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BOSTON. 
PUBLISHED    BY  R.  Ji.  S  SERB  URNE 
1843. 


1 

THE 

ENGLISH  VERSION 

OF    THE 

POLYGLOTT    BIBLE; 

CONTAINING    TH£ 

V     OLD   AND   NEW  TESTAMENTS, 

-                                         ^Q          WITH    THE 

MARGINAL    READINGS: 

TOGETHER   WITH 

A   COPIOUS    AND    ORIGINAL   SELECTION   OF    REFERENCES    TO 

PARALLEL  AND  ILLUSTRATIVE  PASSAGES,  EXHIBITED 

IN  A  MANNER  HITHERTO  UNaTTEMPTED. 

BOSTON: 

PUBLISHED   BY  R.  H.  SHERBURNE. 

1843. 

ORDER 

OF   THE 

BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Chaps. 

Vhapt. 

GENKSIS 50 

Erclesiastes 12 

£.\uikis     . 

40 

Sonar  of  Solomon 

8 

Leviticus 

ia 

Isaiah 

66 

Nuinlieis 

36 

Jeremiah  . 

52 

Deuieronomy 

34 

Lamentations  . 

5 

Josluui 

24 

Kx.ekiel     . 

48 

jLi.|?e8       . 

21 

Daniel       .         . 

13 

Ruili 

4 

Hosea        .         <      >/ 
Joel            .         }       I 

4 

1  S.'inuic;! 

31 

8 

2  Suinuel 

24 

Amos         ,       -i        V 

9 

1  Kinga     . 

22 

Dlia'liah 

I 

SKiiiL's     . 

25 

Jonah 

i 

1  Cliionicles 

29 

-Micah 

7 

2  (Jhronicles 

36 

Naliiim     . 

8 

Kzra 

10 

Hal.akkiilc 

3 

Neliemiah 

13 

Zeplunuah 

3 

Ksilier 

10 

Haff^'^ai      . 
Zecliaiiah 

2 

Jo'j    . 

42 

(T 

T  d 

14 

I'salins 

150 

Malaclii   . 

- 

4 

Pioverbs  . 

31 

THE  CHRONOLOGICAL  ORDER 

With  the  Abbreviations  used  in  the  References. 


B.C. 

B.C. 

H91  Genesis     ....        Ge. 

787  Amos          ....        Am. 

Job    . 

Job. 

750  Micah 

Mi. 

1491   Kxo.liis     , 

Kx. 

74U  Hosea 

Ho. 

1490  Leviticus. 

Le. 

713  Nahum 

Na. 

1431   Deuieronomy 

De. 

698   Isaiah 

Is. 

1-151   Niunbera 

Nu. 

630  Zephaninh 

Zep. 

14-27  Joshua       . 

Jos. 

626  Htihakkulc 

Hab. 

1106  Ju(lge«      . 

Ju. 

623  2  Chronicles,  X 

&c. 

2  Cb. 

1312  Ruth 

Ru. 

590  2  Kings 

2  Ki. 

1055  1  Samuel  . 

1  Sa, 

588  Jeremiah    . 

Je. 

1018  2  Samuel   . 

2Sa. 

5SS  Lamentations 

La. 

1015  1  Chronicles 

1  Ch. 

587  Obadiah      . 

Ob. 

Psalms 

Ps. 

574    F.-ekiel       . 

Eze. 

1013  Son^  of  Solomon 

Ca. 

534   Daniel 

Da. 

100)   1  Kiusrs,  1.— XI. 

IKi. 

520  Hag-s-ai       . 
520  Zechariah 

Ha-. 

1004  2f;hronicles,  1.— IX 

2Ch. 

Zee. 

1000  Proverbs  . 

Pr. 

509  Esther 

K». 

975   Kcclesiastes 

Ec. 

457  K/.ra 

V.y.t. 

897  1  Kind's,  Xll,  &c. 

1  Ki. 

424   Neliemiah 

Ne. 

862  Jonah 

Jon. 

437  JVlalachi     . 

Mai. 

800  Joel 

Joel. 

PREFACE. 


The  form  in  which  this  Volume  now 
appears,  la  altogether  drfferoit  from  any 
thing  uhich  has  before  been  given  to  the 
Public,  Inil  il3  originality  will  be  found 
pr>;emiueiilly  10  coiisisi  in  a  hiborious 
and  entirely  new  Selection  and  Arrange- 
ment of  References,  in  which  il  has  been 
encle;ivoure<l  faithfully  to  exhibit  the 
Sci  ipiuie  as  its  own  Expositoi'. 

The  greatness  of  the  advantages  that 
must  accrue  to  a  sincere  and  diligent 
reader  of  the  Sacred  Pages,  from  having 
constantly  before  him  a  x-eference  to  si- 
milar and  illustrative  passages,  care- 
fully investigated,  and  suitably  applied, 
must  be  obvious  to  every  one  ;  and  has 
been  well  understooii  by  many  pious 
and  able  men,  to  whose  diligent  and 
useful  labours  the  Public  is  unspeakably 
indebted. 

References,  however,  have  hitherto 
been  printed,  almost  exclusively,  in  the 
margins  of  Bibles  of  a  large  size  ;  and 
the  benetit  resulting  from  them  has,  in 
consequence,  been  very  much  restricted  ; 
— the  only  small  Bible  with  References, 
in  the  English  Language,  being  that 
published  by  Mr.  Canne.  The  defects 
of  which  are  many;  for  though  he  was 
a  diligent  student  of  the  Scriptures, 
and  his  work  was  at  that  time  eminently 
serviceable,  yet,  as  he  was  not  in  pos- 
session of  those  helps,  for  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  task  which  he  had 
undertaken,  that  are  now  afforded  by 
many  valuable  editions  and  comments, 
which  have  been  printed  in  different 
languages  since  his  time  ;  and  being, 
therefore,  under  the  necessity  of  relying 
chiefly  on  his  own  industry  ;  it  is  not 
surprising  that  he  shoulil  have  been  less 
successful  than  he  would  otherwise  have 
been.  His  references  are  often  only  re- 
motely applicalile  :  he  seems  frequently 
to  have  been  guided  more  by  similarity 
of  expression  than  by  illustration  :  the 
errors  in  the  letter-press  are  numerous  : 
many   of  the    Marginal   Readings   are 


omitted  :  the  Chronology  is  altogether 
left  out:  and  all  the  References  in  this, 
as  in  the  larger  Bibles,  are  placed  in  the 
margin  of  the  text  ;  by  which  they  are 
rendered  liable  to  be  cut  in  binding,  or 
worn  away  by  use,  or  bound  so  into  the 
back  of  the  book  as  not  to  be  easily  read. 

On  all  these  accounts,  it  has  long  ap- 
peared exceedingly  desiralde,  that  a 
Sew  Bible,  uf  convenient  size  for  the 
Pocket,  original  in  its  plan,  purpose, 
and  execution,  should  be  published  ;  in 
which  a  more  appropriate  and  accurate 
selection,  adaptation,  and  arrangement 
of  References  might  be  inlroiiuced  ;  both 
for  the  assistance  of  Private  Readers, 
and  to  facilitate  the  ready  examination 
and  quotation  of  pa.ssages,  which  the 
Preacher,  or  the  Bililical  Student,  may 
have  an  immediate  occasion  to  cite,  or 
to  consult. 

Convenience  axiiX  utility  were,  howev«?r, 
to  be  equally  consulted  in  all  the  parts 
of  the  undertaking.  On  mature  delibe- 
ration, it  appeared  best  to  adopt  tiia 
plan  here  presented  to  the  notice  of  iho 
Public  :  in  which  the  iVIarginal  Read- 
ings and  References  are  all  contained 
in  a  middle  column,  between  two  of  text ; 
and  the  number  introduced  is  sufficient, 
except  in  a  few  pages  only,  completely 
to  fill  that  column. 

The  Chronology  is  ajways  placed  at 
the  tup  of  the  page,  where  it  denotes  the 
Date  of  the  writing  or  transaction  con- 
tained in  the  text,  at  the  beginning  of 
the  page. 

The  jAIarginal  Readings  contained  in 
the  folio  and  quarto  Bibles  are  all  intro- 
duced ;  the  iilioms  of  the  original  lan- 
guages which  are  preserved  in  many  of 
them,  and  also  the  various  senses  of 
particular  words  or  phrases,  being  in 
most  instances  instructive,  and  in  all 
worthy  to  be  known.  But  it  has  not 
been  thought  necessary,  in  giving  these 
readings,  to  insert  such  words  as  are  re- 
peated  in    the   text,   and    which    would 


PREFACE. 


therefore  liave  fiuitlcssly  occupied  a 
portion  of  the  space  allotted  to  refer- 
ence!. 

The  Various  Readings  are  referred  to 
by  tijuies  placed  immediately  before  the 
words  for  which  they  are  to  be  Btibsti- 
luicd  ;  and  the  References  hy  Italic 
letters,  which  are  generally  placed  r///er 
the  Jirst  or  secoiid  word  of  a  veise,  or 
claus'j  of  a  veiae,  when  they  are  in- 
tended to  illustrate  the  whole  of  that 
verse  or  clause  :  hut  when  the  principal 
force  of  the  illustration  rests  on  a  eingtt 
uord,  the  letter  reference  is  placed  im- 
mediately after  that  word.  This  has 
been  the  general  rule  ;  and  the  excep- 
tions have  either  been  unavoidable,  or 
are  quite  immaterial. 

-  In  referring  to  several  relations  of  the 
SRme  (acts  by  ililferent  Writers  in  the 
Sitcied  Volume,  (as  in  the  histories  re- 
coided  by  the  Four  Kvangelisls,  and  in 
thone  contained  in  tlie  Books  of  Kings 
and  Chronicles,)  the  corresponding 
chapters,  or  parts  of  chapters  in  each, 
Iiaving  been  once  noted  at  the  beginning 
of  the  history  or  subject,  it  has  not  been 
thought  necessary  to  repeat  those  refer- 
ences in  the  subsequent  verses,  except 
where  something  material  is  to  be  no- 
ticed. Thus  also  in  the  prophecy  of 
(H)adiah,  which  relates  chiefly  to  the 
destruction  of  the  Edomites,  the  pro- 
phecies of  Isaiah,  Jeremiah,  Kzekiel, 
and  Amo",  on  the  same  subject,  having 
been  once  pointecl  out  at  the  commencc- 
Jnent,  are  not  again  referred  to.  And 
eo  in  the  history  of  our  Lord's  tempta- 
tion, ^iven  in  the  fourth  chapter  of  the 
Gospel  by  St.  jMatlhew,  reference  being 
made  from  the  first  verse  to  the  fourth 


chapter  of  that  by  Si.  Luke,  where  tlie 
same  history  is  recorded,  no  furllier  re- 
ference is  made  to  that  chapter  in  tho 
subsequent  ve.ses  ;  the  connexion  of 
the  whole  being  nbviciis,  and  the  com- 
parison easy.  More  space  has  been 
thus  retained  for  the  illustiulion  or  con- 
fjimation  of  the  subjects  or  leniences 
individually,  which  are  comprised  in 
the  particular  parts  of  the  history  or 
discourse. 

For  a  similar  reason,  where  the  saras 
identical  words,  or  nearly  so,  might  be 
foiiri.l  in  a  great  number  of  texts,  a  few 
of  these  only  have  been  selected  ; — illus- 
tration, not  repetition,  having  been  tho 
object  in  view. 

The  References,  therefore,  which  fill 
the  middle  column,  have  all  been  dili- 
gently considered  and  applied  with  a 
particular  attention  to  this  sp»cific  end, 
that  none  which  were  superfluous  might 
be  introduced,  while  the  most  material 
purposes  to  be  answered  by  References 
might  nevertheless  be  eiiectually  se- 
en re<i. 

Happy  in  having  laboured  to  facilitate 
the  acquaintance  of  the  Christian  with 
this  invaluable  treasure,  the  Editor  has 
new  only  to  implore  the  blessing  of  Him 
by  whom  its  exiiauslless  stores  have  been 
bestowed  on  sinful  man  ;  and  to  hope 
that  his  feeble  endeavours  may  be  instru- 
mental in  advancing  the  Reader's  edifi- 
cation, and,  in  their  humljle  m-^asure, 
tend  to  promote  that  happy  stale  of 
things,  so  long  foretold,  and  so  ardently 
to  be  desired,  in  which  thf.  earth  shall  bt 
Jilted  with  the  knowledge  nf  the  glory  of 
Jehovah  ac  the  waters  cover  the  sea.  Hab. 
ii.  14.    Is.  xi.  9.  T.  C. 


THE    FIRST    BOOK    OF     MOSES, 

CALLED 


GENESIS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  beofiuning  a  God  created 
6  the  heaven  and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  c  wiihout 
form,  and  void  ;  and  darkness  was 
upon  the  face  of  the  deep.  And 
the  Spiiit  d  of  God  moved  upon 
the  face  of  the  waters. 

3  And  God  said,  e  Let  there  be 
light :  /  and  tliere  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  tlie  light,  that  it 
was  good  :  and  God  divided  1  the 
light  f.om  the  darltne.'is. 

5  Aad  God  called  the  light  ^  Day, 
and  ihe  darkness  he  called  Night. 
And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
■were  2  the  first  day. 

6  And  God  said,  h  Let  there  be  a 
3  firmament  in  the  midst  of  the 
waters,  and  let  it  divide  the  waters 
from  the  waters. 

7  Aad  God  made  the  firmament, 
i  and  divided  the  waters  which 
were  under  the  firmament  from 
the  waters  which  were  above  k  the 
firmament:  and  It  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament 
Heaven.  And  the  evening  and 
the  morningwere  the  second  day. 

9  And  God  said,  I  Let  the  waters 
under  the  heaven  be  gathered  to- 
gether unto  one  place,  and  let  ihe 
dry  iznd  appear  :  and  it  was  so. 

10  And  God  called  the  dry  land 
Earth;  and  the  gathering  together 
of  the  waters  called  he  Seas  ;  and 
God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

11  And  God  said.  Let  the  earth 
m  bring  forth  4  grass,  the  herb 
yieldin^"  seed,  and  the  fruit-tiee 
yielding  n  fruit  after  his  kind, 
whose  seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the 
earth  ;  and  it  was  so. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth 
grass,  and  herb  yielding  seed  after 
his  kind,  and  the  tree  yielding 
fruit,  whose  seed  loae  in  itself,  after 
bis  kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the 
morning  were  the  third  day. 

14  And  God  said.  Let  there  be 
o  lights  in  the  firmament  of  the 
hoaven,  to  divide  the  5  day  from 
the  night  ;  and  let  them  be  for 
*igns,  and  p  for  seasons,  and  for 
days,  and  years ; 


|B.  C    4004. 

a  Pr.  8.  2j. 

Jno.   1.  1,  2. 

Heb.  1.  10. 

6  Job  38.  4. 

Ps.  33.  6. 
,Is.  40.  26. 

J«.  51.  15. 
IZe.  12.  1. 
'Ac.  14.15. 

Ro.  1.  20. 

Cor.  1.16. 
\c  Job  26.  7. 

Je.  1.  23. 

d  Job  26.13. 
j  Ps.  104.  30. 
\e  Ps.  33.  9. 
1  Mat.  8.  3. 
I  /  2  Cor.  4. 
16.  Ep.  5.  14. 

1  between  the 
I  light,  and 

between  the 
j  darkness, 
g  Ps.  74.  16. 
Is.  45.  7. 

2  and  the 
evening  was 
Sc  the  morn- 
ing was. 
hi  oh  37.  18. 
^expansion, 
i  Jer.  10.  12. 
k  Pr.  8.  28. 
/Job  38.  8. 
7«  Mat. 6. 30. 

4  tender 
grass. 

n  Lu.  6.  44. 
■J  Ps.  136.  7. 

5  between 

I  the  day  and 
between 
the  night. 
pPa.  104.19. 


6_/"or  the  rule 
of  the  day. 
g  Je.  31.  35. 

7  creeping. 

8  suul. 

9  let  fowl 

fiv- 

lOfaceofthe 
Jirmament 
of  lieuven. 


15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in 
the  firmament  of  the  heaven,  to 
give  light  upon  the  earth  :  and  it 
was  so. 

Ij  And  God  made  twc  great 
lights;  the  greater  light  6  to  rule 
the  day,  and  the  lesier  light  to 
rule  the  night :  he  made  the  staia 
also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven,  to  give 
light  upon  the  each, 

18  And  to  9  rule  over  the  day  and 
over  the  night,  and  to  divide  the 
light  from  the  darkness  :  and  God 
saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  tha 
morning  were  the  fourth  day. 

20  And  God  said.  Let  the  waters 
bring  forth  abundantly  the  mov- 
ing 7  creature  that  hath  8  life, 
and  fowl  9  that  may  fiy  above  the 
earth  in  the  open  10  firmament  of 
heaven. 

21  And  God  created  great  whales, 
and  every  living  c  eature  that 
moveth,  which  the  waters  brought 
forth  abundantly  after  their  kind, 
and  every  winged  fowl  after  bis 
kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it  waa 
good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  saying, 
Be  fruitful  and  multiply,  and  fill 
the  waters  in  the  seas;  and  let 
fowl  multiply  in  the  earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the  morn« 
ing  were  the  fifth  day. 

24  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth 
bring  forth  the  living  creature 
after  his  kind,  cattle,  and  creeping 
thing,  and  beast  of  the  earth  after 
his  kind  :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  and  cattle 
after  their  kind,  and  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  after 
his  kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it 
was  ffood. 

26  And  God  said.  Let  us  make 
man  in  our  image,  after  our  like- 
ness ;  and  let  them  have  dominion 
over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over 
the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the 
cattle,  and  over  all  the  earth,  and 
over  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

27  So    GoJ    created  mau  In   his 

1 


The  creation. 

own  imaje,  r  in  the  image  of  God 
created  he  hlin  ,'  mr.le  and  female 
Cicuted  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and 
God  SHid  unto  them,  Be  fruitful, 
and  multiply,  and  replenish  the 
euiih,  and  subdue  it;  and  hiive 
dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  »ep , 
and  over  the  fowl  of  tlie  air,  and 
over  every  living  things  thai  mo- 
veth  11  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  God  said,  Behold  I  have 
given  you  every  herb  12  bearinjr 
seed,  which  is  upon  the  face  of  all 
the  eaith,  and  every  tree,  in  the 
which  is  the  f.uitof  a  tree  yielding 
seed ;  s  to  you  it  shall  be  for 
meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
and  to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and 
to  every  thing  that  creepeth  upon 
the  earth,  wherein  there  is  life,  13 
/  have  given  every  green  herb  for 
meat  :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing  tlmt 
he  had  made,  and,  behold,  it  was 
very  good.  And  the  evening  and 
the  morninj  weie  the  sixth  dav. 

CHAPTER  II. 
■"pHUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth 
X    were  finished,  and  all  the  host 
of  them. 

2  And  a  on  the  seventh  day  God 
ended  his  work  which  he  had 
made  ;  and  he  rested  on  the 
seventh  day  from  all  his  work 
tvhioh  he  had  made. 

3  And  God  blessed  the  seventh 
day,  and  sanctified  it;  because 
that  in  it  he  had  rest..'d  from  all 
his  work  which  God  created  1  and 
made. 

4  These  are  the  generations  of 
the  heavens  and  of  the  earth  when 
they  were  created,  in  the  day  that 
the  Lord  God  made  the  earth  and 
the  heavens, 

5  And  evei-y  plant  of  the  field  be- 
fore it  was  in  the  earth,  and  every 
herb  of  the  field  before  it  grew  :  for 
the  Lord  God  had  not  caused  it  to 
ram  upon  the  earth,  and  there  was 
not  a  man  to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  2  there  went  up  a  mist  from 
the  earth,  and  watered  the  whole 
face  of  the  ground. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man 
3  o/"the  6  dust  of  the  ground,  and 
c  breathed  into  his  d  nostrils  the 
breath  of  life  ;  and  e  inan  became 
a  living  soul. 

8  And  the  Lord  God  planted  J'  a 
garden  eastward  in  Kden  ;  and 
theie  he  put  the  man  whom  he  had 
formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made  the 
Lord  God  to  grow  every  tree  that 


GENESIS. 

;  r  Ec.  7.  29. 
Eph.  1.  U4. 
!  I  creepeth. 

12  seeding 
seed. 

s  c.  9.  3. 

13  a  living 
soul. 

oEx.20.  U. 
Is.  58.  13. 
Heb.  4.  4. 

1  created  to 
make. 

2  ur,  a  miat 
which  went 
up  from. 

3  dust  of  the 
g  round. 

b  c.  3.  19. 
Ps.   103.   14. 
Is.  64.  8. 
1  Cor.  15.47. 
c  Job  33.  4. 
d  Is.  2.  22. 
e  1  Cor.  15 
45. 

/Ez.31.8 
9. 


g  c.  3.  22. 
Pr.  3.  18. 
Rev.  2.  7. 
h  ver.  17. 
i  c.  25.  18. 

4  Cush. 

Ic  Dan.  10.4, 

5  or,  enst- 
tcard  to 
Aesijria. 

6  or,  Adam. 
I  ver.  8. 

7  eating 
thou  shall 
eat. 

m  c.  3.  1,  3, 
11.  17. 
Rom.   6.  23. 
1  Cor.  15.56. 

8  dying 
thou  shall 
die. 

n  ICor.  11. 
9.  1  Ti.  2. 
13. 

9  as  before 
him. 

0  Ps.  8.  6. 

10  or,  the 
man. 

11  called, 
pc.  15.  12. 
12builded. 

g  Pr.  18.  22. 
rEp.  5.  30. 


B.  C.  4004. 
is  pleasant  to  (lie  light,  and  gool 
for  food  ;  the  g  nee  of  life  also  in 
the  midst  of  the  gardeu,  and  the 
h  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil. 

10  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden 
to  water  the  garden  ;  and  fiom 
thence  it  was  parted,  and  became 
into  four  beads. 

I  11  The  name  of  the  first  isPison  : 
that  is  it  which  compasseth  i  the 
whole  land  of  Havilah,  where 
tliere  is  gold  ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  it 
good  ;  there  is  bdellium  and  ilie 
ony;;-stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second 
river  is  Gihon  :  the  same  is  it  that 
compasseth  the  whole  land  of 
4  Ethiopia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third 
river  is  Hiddekel  :  k  that  is  it" 
which  goeth  5  toward  the  east  ot 
Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river  ia 
Euphrates. 

15  And  the  Lord  God  took  6  the 
man,  and  I  put  him  into  the  gar- 
den of  Eden,  to  dress  it,  and  to 
keep  it. 

16  And  the  Lord  God  command- 
ed the  rnau,  saying.  Of  every  tree 
of  the  garden  7  thou  inayesi  fieely 
eat  : 

17  But  of  the  tree  of  the  know- 
ledge of  good  and  evil,  m  thou 
shalt  not  eat  of  it  :  for  in  the  daj 
that  thou  eatest  thereof,  thou  8 
shalt  surely  die. 

18  And  the  Lord  God  said.  It  if 
not  good  that  the  man  should  be 
alone  ;  ?» I  will  make  him  an  help 

9  meet  for  him. 

19  And  out  of  the  ground  the 
Lord  God  formed  every  beast  ot 
the  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the  air, 
and    o  brought   them  unto  Adam, 

10  to  see  what  he  would  call  them  : 
and  whatsoever  Adam  called 
every  living  creature,  that  was  the 
name  thereof. 

20  And  Adam  gave  11  names  lo 
all  cattle,  and  to  the  fowl  of  '.he 
air,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  fiold; 
but  for  Adam  there  was  not  found 
an  help  meet  for  him. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a 
p  deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam, 
and  he  sUpt :  and  he  took  one  of 
his  ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh 
instead  thereof. 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord 
God  had  taken  from  man,  made 
12  he  a  woman,  and  7  brought  he» 
unto  the  man. 

23  .\nd  Adam  said,  This  is  now 
hone  of  my  bones,  r  and  flesh  of 
mr    flesh  .    she    shall    ba    called 


B.  C.  4004. 

13  Woman,  because  she  was  take.i  ]  13  Isha. 
out  o.''  14  Man. 


CHAPTKR  III.  The /alt  of  man. 

the  woman,  What  is  this  that  ihou 
1 14  Jsh.  jhasldone?  And  the   woman  said, 


24  Theieti.re  shall  a    rnan   leave   s  Mar.  10.7.  |  The   serpent   beguiled    me,  and  I 


s  his  father  and   his    mother,  and  !  c  Rev.  12.  9. 


ihall    cleave  unto   his   wife  ;   and 
they  shall  lie  one  flesh. 
!(!5  And    they  were    both   naked, 
the  rnan   and   his  wife,  and  were 
not  ashamed 

CHAPTER  III. 

NOW  the  a  serpent  was  more 
b  subtle  than  any  beaSt  of  the 
field  which  the  Lord  God  had 
made.  And  he  said  unto  the  wo- 
man, 1  Yea,  hath  tied  said,  Ye 
shall  not  eat  of  every  tree  of  the 
gaiden  1 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the 
serpent,  We  may  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  the  trees  of  the  garden  : 

3  But  of  the  fiirit  ol  the  tree  which 
is  in  the  midst  of  the  g'arrten,  God 
hath  said,  c  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  it, 
neither  shall  ye  touch  it,  lest  ye 
die. 

4  And  the  serpent  d  said  unto  the 
e  woman.  Ye  shall  not  surely  die  : 

5  Foi  God  doth  know  that  m  tlie 
day  ye  eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes 
shall  be  opened  ;  and  ye  shall  Le 
as  gods,  knowing  good  and  evil. 

6  And  when  the  woman  saw  that 
the  tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that 
!t  wfis  pleasant  2  to  the  eyes,  and 
a  t.ee  to  be  desired  to  make  one 
wise,  she  took  of  the  fiuit  thereof, 
and  did  eat  ;  and  gave  also  unto 
her  husband  vith  her,  and  he  did 
eat. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were 
opened,  and  they  knew  that  they 
were  naked  y:  and  they  sewed  fig- 
ieaves  together,  and  made  them- 
selves 3  aprons. 

8  And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the 
Loid  God  walking  in  the  gaideji 
in  the  4  cool  of  the  day  :  and  Adam 
and  his  w  ife  ^  hid  themselves  from 
the  p  esence  of  the  Lord  God, 
amon-  the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto 
Adarn,  and  said  unto  him,  Where 
art  thou  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice 
in  the  garden,  and  I  was  afraid, 
ft  because  I  teas  naked  ;  and  I  hid 
myself. 

11  And  he  said.  Who  told  thee 
that  thou  uasC  naked  ?  Hast  thou 
eaten  of  the  tree,  whereof  I  com- 
manded thee  that  thou  shouldest 
not  eat  ? 

12  And  the  man  said,  i  The  wo- 
man, whom  thon  gavest  to  be  with 
me,  she  gave  me  of  the  tree,  and  I 
did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 


6  2  Cor.  11. 3. 

1  yea,  be- 
cause, ^•c. 
cc.  2.  17. 

rf  Jno.  8.  44. 
e  1  Ti.  2.  14. 

2  a  desire. 
/  c.  2.k5. 

3  or,  things 
to  gird 
about. 

i  wind. 

g  Je.23.  24. 

Am.  9.2,3. 

.'(.  1  Jno.  3. 

iO. 

i  Job  31.  33. 

Pr.  28.  13. 


k  Is.  6-5.  25. 
Mi.  7.  17. 
/Mat.  13.38. 
Jno.  8.  a. 
1  Jno.  3.  8. 
m  Is.  7.  14. 
Mat.  1.  23. 
Lu.  1.  76. 
n  Ho.  16.  20. 
Ep.  4.  8. 
Re.  12.  7,  8. 

5  or,  subject 
to  thy 
husband. 

0  1  Cor.  14. 
34. 

6  cause  to 
bud. 

7  Chavah, 
living. 

p  Acts   17. 

;^6. 

7   Is.  61.  10. 
Phil.  3.  9. 
r  ver.  5. 
s  Rev.  2.  7. 
t  ver.  19. 
u  Ps.  80.  1, 
&c.  99,  1. 
V  1  Ch.  21. 
16. 

w    Heb.   10, 
•,iO. 

1  i,  e.  got- 
ten, or, 
nrquired. 

2  Hebel. 

3  a  feeder. 


did  eat. 

14  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto 
the  serpent,  Because  thou  hast 
done  this,  thou  art  cursed  above 
all  cattle,  and  above  every  beast 
oi  the  field  :  upon  thy  belly  shalt 
thou  go,  and  k  dust  shalt  thou  eat 
all  ihe  days  of  tJiy  lile  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  be- 
tween thee  and  the  woman,  and 
between  I  ihy  seed  and  m  her  seed  ; 
n  it  shall  biiuse  thy  liead,  and  thuu 
shalt  biuise  his  heel. 

16  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will 
greatly  multiply  thy  sonow,  and 
thy  conception  :  in  sorrow  tliou 
shalt  bring  foith  children  ;  and  tliy 
desiie  shall  be  5  to  thy  husland, 
and  he  shall  o  rule  over  thee, 

17  And  unio  Adam  he  said.  Be- 
cause thou  hast  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  thy  wife,  ami  hast 
eaten  of  the  tree  of  which  I  com- 
manded thee,  saying,  Thou  shalt 
not  eat  of  it  :  cuiSKd  is  the  ground 
for  thy  sake  ;  in  sorrow  shall  thou 
eat  of  it  all  the  days  of  thy  lile  : 

18  Thorns  also  and  thistles  sliall 
it  biing  6  forth  to  thee  ;  and  thou 
shalt  eat  the  herb  of  the  field. 

19  In  the  sweat  of  Ihy  face  shalt 
thou  eat  b.ead,  till  thou  return 
unto  the  ground  ;  for  out  of  it  wast 
thou  taken  :  forduit  thuu  art,  and 
unto  dust  shalt  thon  lelurn. 

iO  And  Adam  called  his  wife's 
name  Eve  7  ;  lecause  she  was  the 
mother  of  all  living. p 

21  Unto  Adam  also,  and  to  his 
wife,  did  the  Lord  God  make  coats 
of  skins,  and  9  clothed  them. 

22  And  the  Loid  God  said,  r  Be- 
hold, the  man  is  become  as  one  of 
us,  to  know  good  and  evil  :  and 
now,  lest  he  put  foith  his  hand, 
and  take  also  of  the  tiee  of  life,  « 
and  eat,  and  live  forever; 

23  Therefore  the  Loid  God  f<ent 
him  forth  from  Ihe  gaiden  of 
Eden,  t  to  till  the  ground  from 
whence  he  was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man  :  and 
he  placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden 
of  Eden,  cherubims,  «  and  a  flam- 
ing sword  »  which  turned  every 
way,  to  keep  the  way  w  of  the  tree 
of  life. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

ND  Adam  knew  Evehiswife; 

nd  she  conceived  and  bare 

1  'ain.  and  said,  I  have  gotten  a 
man  from  the  Lord, 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother 

2  Abel.     And  Abel  was  3  a  keeper 
3 


J\    ar 


Cain  ojtd  Abel. 

o(  theep,  but  Cain  wuii  a  tiller  of 
the  g.ouiid. 

3  Ani  4  in  process  of  time  it 
came  to  jings,  lli.il  Cain  brought 
oof  the  fniitcif  tlie  ground  anolier- 
in^  unto  the  Lord. 

A  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  a  of 
the  liistlin^s  of  his  5  flock,  and  of 
the  6  fut  thereof.  And  the  Lord 
had  c  respect  unto  Abel,  and  to 
bis  otfcrinj : 

6  But  unto  Cain,  and  to  his  offer- 
ing, he  had  not  respect.  And  Cain 
Was  very  wroth,  and  his  coun- 
tenance fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain, 
Why  art  thou  wroth?  and  why 
is  thy  countenance  fallen  1 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shall  thou 
not  6  be  accepted  .'  and  if  thou 
doest  not  well,  d  sin  lielh  at  the 
door.  And  7  unto  thee  nhall  be  his 
desire,  and  thou  shall  rule  ovur 
bini. 

8  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his 
brother  :  and  it  came  lo  pass,  when 
they  were  in  the  field,  that  Cain 
rose  up  ag'iiinst  Abel  his  brother, 
and  e  slew  him. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  untn  Cain, y 
Where  !s  Abel  thy  brother"?  And 
he  said,  I  know  not:  Am  I  my 
brother's  keeper  ? 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou 
done  ?  the  voice  of  thy  brother's 
8  blood  g  crieth  unto  me  from  the 
ground. 

11  And  now  arMhou  cursed  from 
the  earth,  which  hath  opened  her 
mouth  to  receive  thy  brother's 
blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  lillpst  the  ground, 
it  shall  not  henceforth  yield  unto 
'.hee  her  strength;  a  fu;5itive  and 
a  vagabond  shall  thou  be  in  the 
earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord, 
IVIy  punishment  9  is  greater  than 
I  can  bear. 

14  Behold,  thou  liasl  driven  me 
out  this  day  from  the  face  of  the 
earth  ;  and  from  thy  face  shall  I 
be  hid  ;  and  I  shall  he  a  fug'itive 
and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth  :  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  h  thnt  every 
one  that  findeth  me  shall  slay  me. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Therefore  whosoever  slayeth  Cain, 
veng^eance  shall  be  taken  on  him 
seven-iold.  And  the  Lord  set  a 
mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any  finding 
him  should  kill  him. 

16  And  Cain  i  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  dwelt 
in  the  land  of  Nod,  on  the  east 
of  Eden. 

17  And  Cain  knew  his  wife  ;  and 


GENESIS. 

4  at  the  end 
o/  diiiju. 
aNu.  18.12. 

5  theep,  or, 
goats. 

6  Le.  3.  16, 
17. 

c  He.  11.  4. 

6  or,  have 
the  excel- 
lency. 
dlJno.3.12. 

7  or,  sub- 
ject unto 
thee. 

8  1  Jno.3.12. 
Jude  11. 

/  Ps.  9.   1^. 

8  bloods. 
gUe.  12.24. 
Rev.  6.  10. 

9  or,  7niiie 
iniquity  is 
greater 
than  that  it 
may  6c  for- 
given. Mat. 
12.  31. 

A  Job  15.20- 
24.  Pr.  i8.  1. 
i  2K.  13. 
23.  24.  20. 
Ps.  51.  11. 


10  Chanoch. 

11  Lemech. 

12  toketter. 

13  or,  / 
would  slay 
a  man  in  my 
wound,  Sfc. 

14  or,   in  my 
hurl. 

15  Sheth, 
i.e.  appoint- 
ed, or,  put. 

16  Enosh. 

17  or,  to 
call  them- 
selves by 
the  name  of 
the  LORD. 
De.  26.  17. 
Ps.  116.  17. 
Is.  44.  5. 
Joel  2.  32. 

1  Cor.  1.2. 

ac.  1.  27. 

1  Cor.  11.  7. 

2  Cor.  3.  18. 
6  Mai.  2.15. 
c  Job25.  4. 
Jno.  3.  6. 

1  Cor.  15.39. 
d  Heb.  9.27. 


B.  C.  4004. 
(he  conceived,  and  bare  10  Enoch  : 
and  he  bullded  a  city,  and  culled 
the  name  of  the  citjr,  after  tha 
name  uf  his  son,  Enoch. 

18  And  unto  Eiioc  h  was  bom 
Irad  :  and  Irad  begat  Mehujael  : 
unci  Mehujael  begat  Methuaael  : 
and  Melhusaei  begat  11  Lamech. 

19  And  Lamech  look  unto  hira 
two  wives  :  the  name  of  the  one 
wtu  Adah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Zillah. 

^0  And  Adah  bare  Jubal  :  he  was 
the  father  of  such  as  dwell  in 
tents,  and  of  such  as  have  cattle. 

21  Ancl  his  brother's  name  wa» 
Jubal  ;  he  was  the  father  of  all 
such  as  handle  the  harp  and 
organ. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare 
Tubal-cain,  an  12  instriicter  of 
every  artificer  in  brass  and  iron  : 
and  the  sisler  of  Tubal-cain  loot 
N  a  amah. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  hi* 
wives,  Adah  and  Zillah,  Hear 
my  voice  ;  ye  wives  of  Lamech, 
hearken  unto  my  speech  :  for  13  I 
have  slam  a  man  to  my  wound- 
ing, and  a  young  man  14  to  my 
liuil  : 

24  if  Cain  shall  be  avenged 
seven-folil,  tnily  Lamech  seventy 
and  seven-fold. 

25  And  Adam  knew  his  wife 
again:  and  she  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  13  Setli  :  Por 
God,  said  she,  hath  appointed  me 
another  seed  instead  of  Abel, 
whom  Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  ijeth,  lo  him  also 
there  was  bcrn  a  son  ;  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  Enos  16:  Then  be- 
gan men  17  to  call  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THIS  is  the  hook  of  the  genera- 
tions of  Adam.  In  the  day 
that  God  created  man,  in  a  the 
likeness  of  Gocl  made  he  liim  ; 

2  Male  6  and  female  created  he 
them  ;  and  blessed  them,  and 
called  their  name  Adam,  in  the 
day  when  they  were  created. 

3  And  Adam  lived  an  hundred 
and  thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son 
in  his  own  likene-ss,  c  after  his  im- 
age ,  and  called  iiis  name  Seth  : 

4  And  the  days  of  Adam,  after 
he  had  begotten  Seth,  were  eight 
hundred  years  ;  and  he  begat  son« 
and  daujliters. 

5  And  all  the  days  that  -Adam 
lived  were  nine  hundred  and 
thirty  years  :  d  and  he  died. 

6  And  Seth  lived  an  hundred 
and  five  yean,  and  begat  Encs : 


B.  C.  3317. 

7  And  Seth  lived,  after  he  beg'.it 
Enos,  eig'ht  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daujh- 
teis  : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were 
nine  hund.ed  and  twelve  years  : 
and  he  died. 

9  And  Enos  lived  ninety  years, 
and  beg'at  1  Cainan  : 

10  And  Enos  lived,  after  he 
beg'at  Cainan,  eig'ht  hundred  and 
fifteen  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

11  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were 
nine  hundred  and  five  years,  and 
he  died. 

12  And  Cainan  lived  seventy 
years,  and  hesrat  2  Mahalaleel  : 

13  And  Cainan  hved,  after  he 
begat  Mahalaleel,  eight  hundred 
and  forty  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters  : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan 
1»"ere  nine  hundred  and  ten  years  : 
and  he  died. 

15  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty 
and  five  years,  and  begat  3  Ja- 
red  : 

IS  And  Mahalaleel  lived,  after 
he  begat  Jared,  eight  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters: 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Maha- 
laleel were  eight  hundred  ninety 
and  five  years  :  and  he  died. 

IS  And  Jared  lived  an  hundred 
sixty  and  two  years,  and  he  begat 
Enoch. 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat 
Enoch  eight  hundred  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared 
were  nine  hundred  sixty  and  two 
years  :  and  he  died. 

21  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and 
five  vears,  and  begat  4  Methuse- 
lah :' 

22  .\nd  Enoch  e  walked  with 
God,  after  he  begat  Methuselah, 
three  hundred  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters  : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch 
•were  three  hundred  sixty  and  five 
years  : 

24  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  : 
and  he  was  not  ,  J"  for  God  took 
him. 

25  And  Methuselah  lived  an 
hundred  eighty  an^  seven  years, 
and  begat  5  Lamech  : 

26  And  Methuselah  lived  after 
he  begat  Lamech  seven  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat 
8ons  and  daughters  : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Methu- 
selah were  nine  hundred  sixty 
and  nine  years  :  and  be  died. 


CHAP.  VI. 

1  Kenan. 

2  Maleleel. 

3  Jered. 

4Gr.  Ma- 
thusala. 

e  c.  6.  9.  17. 
1.  De.  13.  4. 
2  K.  ?0.  3. 
Ps.  16.  8. 
Am.  3.  3. 
Mai.  2.  6. 

/Heb.  11.5. 

5  Lemech. 


6  Or.  Noe  ; 
i.  e.  rest, 
or,  comfort. 

5  c.  3.  17. 
4.  II. 

he.  6.  10.  7. 
13.  1  Ch.   1. 
4—34. 
ac.  1.  23. 

6  Job31.  I. 
<:De.7.  3.  4. 
E/.ra  9.  2. 
Neh.  13.  26, 
27.  2  Cor.  6. 
14. 

rfNe.  9.  30. 
Is.  5.  4.  63. 
lU.  Je.  11.  7, 
U.  1  Pet.  3. 
20. 

e  Ps.  78.  39. 
/  Ps.  14.  2. 
53.  2.  Ro.  3. 
9. 

1  or,  the 
whole  imag- 
ination. 
The  He- 
brew word 
signifies  not 
only  the 
imagina- 
tion, but  al- 
so the  par - 
poses  and 
desires, 
gc.  8.  21. 
De.  29.  19. 
Kz.  8.  9,  12. 
Mat.  15.  19. 

2  every  day. 
Z  from  man 
unto  beast. 

4  or,  up- 
right. 


Tr^  genealogy  of  the  jiatriarcha. 

28  .\nd  Lamech  lived  an  hun- 
dred eighty  and  two  yeais,  and 
begat  a  son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  narre 
6  Noah,  saying.  This  same  shall 
comfort  us  concerning  our  work 
and  toil  of  our  hands,  because  of 
the  ground  g  which  the  Lord  hath 
cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  ha 
begat  Noah  five  luindred  ninety 
and  five  yeaxs,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters  : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech 
were  seven  hundred  seventy  and 
seven  years  :  and  be  died. 

32  And  Noah  was  five  hundred 
years  old  :  and  Noah  begat 
h  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pa.=.3,  a  when 
men  began  to  multiply  on  the 
face  of  the  earth,  and  daughters 
were  born  unto  them. 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the 
daughters  of  men,  6  that  they  were 
fair  ;  and  they  c  took  them  wives 
of  all  which  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  d  My  Spi- 
ri't  shall  not  always  strive  with 
man,  for  that  he  also  is  flesh; 
e  yet  hisdays  shall  be  an  hundred 
and  twenty  yeaia. 

4  Tliere  were  giants  in  the  earth 
in  those  days  ;  and  also  after  that, 
when  the  sons  of  God  came  in 
unto  the  daughters  of  men,  and 
they  bare  children  to  them,  the 
same  became  mighty  men,  which 
loere  o(  old,  men  of  renown. 

5  And  God  saw/ that  the  wick- 
edness of  man  was  great  in  tlie 
earth,  and  that  every  1  imagina- 
tion g  of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart 
was  only  evil  2  continually. 

6  And  it  repented  the  Lord  that 
he  had  made  rnan  on  the  earth, 
and  it  grieved  him  at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  de- 
stroy man,  whom  I  have  created, 
from  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  both 
3  man  and   beast,  and   the   creep- 

■    thing,  and  the  fowls   of  the 
:   for    it    repenteth  me   that  I 
have  made  them. 

8  But  Noah  found  grace  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord. 

9  These  are  the  generations  of 
Noah  :  Noah  was  a  just  man, 
and  4  perfect  in  his  generations, 
and  Noah  walked  with  God. 

10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons, 
Shem.  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt 
before  God  :  and  the  earth  was 
filled  with  violence. 

12  And    God    looked    upon  the 


6  nctti. 


i  Pa.  93.  3,4. 
Am.  9.6. 


*He.  11.7. 


leevenseven. 


The  order  qf  the  ark.  4-c.  CENBmS. 

e.-\rtli,   ftiiU,   bi'liold,    il    was     cor- 1  ^  1  Pe.  4.  7 
rupt  ;  I'c  ail   llcili   hnil  corrupledl 
hit  way  upon  tlie  earth. 

13  And    (iod    said     untu    Noah,  1 5  or,  yrom 
A  Thi!  cimI  ut'iill  ll<;Hh  is   ciimn    he-  j  the  earth. 
fore  me  ;  fur  ihe  eaitli  la  filied  uilh 
Violence   through  llicm  :   and,   be- 
hold, I  u  ill   duatruy    them    5  with 
the    earth. 

14  Make  thee  an  ark  of  g'opher- 
vood  :  rooms  6  ahalt  ihou  make  in 
the  ark,  and  shall  pitch  il  wilbin 
and  without  with   pitch. 

15  Anil  this  is  thefashion  which 
thou  shall  make  it  n/ :  The  Icnijlh 
of  the  a.k  sliall  be  tlire^  hundred  \J  c.  7.  8,  9 
cubits,  the  b<eadth  of  il  filly  cu- 
bits, and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

16  A  window  shall  thou  make  to 
the  aik,  and  in  a  cubil  shall  thou 
finish    il   above;    and   the  door  ofi^jjp^   3  go 
the  ark  shall  thou  set   in  the   sidegpe   2  5 
thereof ;  ro!</i   lower,   second,    and 
third  stoi-ies  shall  thou  make  it. 

17  And,   behold,    I,    even   I,  t    rtn    ,  .       .. 
brinsr  a  lloud    of  waters  upon   the    ^  ^*' i*- 
ea.lh,  to  destroy  all  llesh,  wherein 
is  the   breath  of  life,    from    under 
heaven  ;  rtnd  every  thing  that  ia  in 
the  eaah  shall  die. 

18  Bui  with  thee  will  I  establish 
tny  covenant  :  and  thou  shall 
come  into  the  aik  ;  thou,  and  thy 
sons,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy  sons' 
wives,  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of 
all  flesh,  two  y  of  every  sort  shall 
thou  b  ing  into  the  ark,  to  kfep 
them  alive  with  thee:  they  shall 
be  male  and  female.  o  ,. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  ^  »;•  °"  «« 
of  cattle  aftertheii- kind  :  of  every  ""'  ""^ 
creeping  thing  of    the   earth   after 

his  kind  ;  two    of  every   sort  shall! 

come    unto    thee,   to    keep    «/iem '  c  c.  8.  2.  Pr. 

alive.  !8.  28.  Mat. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all   24.  38.  ITh. 
fool  that  iseaten,  and    thou    shall. 5.  3. 
gather?^  to  thee  ;    and  it  shall  be 

for  tood  for  thee  and  for  them.  | 

22  Th'is  did  Noah  ;  k  according 
to  all  that  God  commanded  him, 
80  dil  he. 

Cn.^PTER  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  ?<tid   unto  Nonh, 
Come  th"u  and  all   'h^    house  |  d  c.  6.  18. 
into  the  ark  :  forre  thee  nave  I  seen 
righteous  before  me  in  this  gene- 
ration. 

2  i)f  every  h  clean  beast  thou 
shall  tak«  to  thee  by  1  sevens,  the  I 
male     an  I     his    female  ;    and     of 

beasts  that  are  not  clean  by  two,  eDeut.?3. 
the   male  and  his  female.  i27.  Ps.  46.  2. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  aiv  by  se-  { 91.  9.  Pr.  3. 
ver.B,  the  male,  and  the  female;  toi23. 

6 


2  blot  out. 


4  or,  Jiood- 
gales 


5  wing. 


B.  C.  2348. 

:keep  ae«d  alive  upon  the  face  of 
■  II  the  eurih. 

4  Fur  yet  (even  dnya,  and  1  will 
cause  it  to  ruin  upon  the  earth  fuily 
days  and  forty  niglita;  aiid  every 
liviu"'  subrtance  tli.il  I  have  made 
will  f  2  deslioy  from  oB'  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

5  And  Noah  did  according  unto 
all  that  the  Lord  coinnianded 
him. 

6  And  Noah  tear  six  hundred 
years  old  when  the  flood  of  natera 
was  upon  the  eitrlh. 

7  And  Noah  uent  in,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  aona' 
wives,  with  bini,  into  the  ark,  be- 
cause of  the  wateia  of  the  flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasia,  and  of  beasts 
that  are  nut  clean,  and  of  fowls, 
and  of  every  thing  that  creepetb 
upon  the  eaith, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two  un- 
to Noah  into  the  ark,  the  male 
and  the  female,  a3  God  had  com- 
manded Noah. 

10  And  it  came  to  paia,  after 
3  seven  days,  that  the  waters  ol 
the  liood  were  upon  the  eaith. 

11  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of 
Noah's  life,  in  the  second  month, 
the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month, 
the  same  day  were  all  the  foiin- 
lains  >:  of  the  gient  deep  b.oken 
up,  and  the  4  windowa  of  heaven 
were  opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the 
earth  forty  dcys  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  selfsame  day  entered 
Noah,  and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and 
Japheth,  the  sons  of  Noah,  and 
Noah's  wife,  and  the  ih.ce  wives 
of  his  sons  with  them,  d  into  (he 
ark  ; 

14  They,  and  every  beast  after 
his  kind,  and  all  the  cattle  after 
their  kind,  and  every  creeping 
thin?  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  eveiy  fowl  af- 
ter his  kind,  every  bird  of  every 
5  sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  Noah 
into  the  ^ik.  two  and  two  ol  all 
flesh,  wherein  if  the  breath  of  life. 

16  .And  they  that  went  in.  went 
in  male  and  female  of  all  flesh,  as 
(lod  had  commanded  him  :  and 
the  Lord  shut  him  io-  e 

17  And  the  flood  was  forty  daya 
upon  the  earth  ;  and  the  waters 
increased,  and  bare  up  the  ark, 
and  it  was  lifted  up  above  the 
earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and 
were  increased  greatly  upon  tha 
earth  ;  and  the  ark  went  upon  the 
face  of  the  waters. 


B.  C.  23-18.  CHAP.  VIU. 

19  Aad  the  waters  prevailed  es-i/Jobl2.  15.] 
ceerlingly  upoa  the  earthy;  and  ,  Ps.  104.  6. 
all  tlie  higli  hills,  that  -were  under:  2  Pe.  3.  6. 
the  u  hold  heaven,  were  covered.       g  Jer.  3.  23. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upv/ard  did  the  I  h  Job  22. 
waters  prevail  ;     and    the   raoua-  |  15 — 17. 
tains  g  were  covered.  j  6  Ihe  breath 

21  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  i  of  the  spirit 
upon  the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  i  of  life. 

of  cattle,  and  of  beast,  and  of  ev-  i  E,;.  14.  14, 
ery  creeping  thing  that  creepeth  20.  Mai.  3. 
upon  the  earth,  and  every  man.  h     17,  13. 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  was  6  the  !  j  c.  8.  3. 
breath  of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  ;  a  c.  19.  29. 
dry  /and  died.  Ex.  2.  24. 

23  And    every   living    substance    Ps.  106.  4. 
was  <lestroyea  wnich  was  upon  the  1  6  Ps.  36.  6. 
face  of  the  ground,  both  man,  and  i  c  E.x.  14.  21. 
Cattle,   and   the    creeping  things,  '  d  Pr.  8.  28. 
and   the  fowl   of  the  heaven  ;  and  i  e  Job  88.  37. 
they    were    destroyed     from     the  j  Mat.  8.  27. 
earth  :  and  Noah  i  only  remained  ,  1  in.  going 
alice,  and  they  that  were  with  him  j  and  return- 
in  the  ark.  i  ing. 

24  And  J  the    waters   prevailed  : /Je.  51.  27. 
upon    the  earth  an   hundred  and  |  2  were  in 
fifty  days.  going  and 

CHAPTER  VHI.  \  decreasing. 

AND  God  a  remembered  Noah,  \  g  c.  6.  16. 
and  every  living  thing,  nnd\3  in  going 
all  the  6  cattle  that  Joas  with  ]nm\  /orlh  and 
in  the  ark  :  and  God  made  a  wind  ',  returning. 
c  to  pass  over  the  earth  ;  and  the 
waters  assuaged  ; 

2  The  fountains  d  also  of  the  deep, 
and  the  windows  e  of  heaven,  were 
stopped  ;  and  the  rain  from  hea- 
ven was  restrained  : 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from 
off  the  earth  1  continually  :  and 
after  the  end  of  the  hundred  and 
fifty  days  the  waters  were  abat- 
ed. 

4  And  the  ark  rested  in  the  se- 
venth month,  on  the  seventeenth 
day  of  the  month,  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Ararat. _/■ 

5  And  the  waters  2  decreased  con- 
tinually until  the  tenth  month  : 
m  the  tenth  month,  on  the  first  dcy 
of  the  month,  were  the  tops  of  the 
mountains  seen. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end 
of  forty  days,  that  Noah  opened  g 
the  window  of  the  ark  which  he 
had  made  : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven, which 
went  forth  3  to  and  fro,  until  the 
waters  were  dried  up  from  off  the 
earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from 
him,  to  see  if  the  waters  we  re  abat- 
ed from  off  the  face  of  the  g/ound. 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for 
the  sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  re- 
turned unto  him  into  the  ark;  for 
the  waters  icere  on  the  face  of  the 


4  caused  her 
to  come. 

h  c.  1.  22. 

b  families . 

iLe.  11. 

6  a  savour 
of  rest. 

khe.  1.9. 
[s.  65.  5. 

Ez.  20.  41. 
2  Cor.  2.  15. 

Ic.  3.  17.  6. 
17. 

7  or,  though. 

m  c.  6.  5. 
Job  15.  14. 
Je.  17.9. 
Ro.  1.  21. 

nc.  9.  11,15. 

8  as  yet  all 
the  'lays  of 
the  earth. 

0  Is.  54.  9. 
Je.  33.  20. 
25. 


The  waters  assuage 

whole  earth.  Then  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  took  her,  and  4  pall- 
ed her  id  unto  him  into  the  a.k. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days,  and  ag^ain  he  sent  forth  the 
dove  out  of  the  ark  : 

11  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him 
in  the  evening;  and,  lo,  in  her 
mouth  teas  an  olive-leaf,  pluckt 
off.  So  Noah  knew  that  the  wa- 
ters were  abated  from  off  the 
earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven 
days,  and  sent  forth  the  dove, 
which  returned  not  again  unto  him 
any  more. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  six 
hundredth  and  fiitt  year,  in  the 
first  month,  the  firs*  day  of  the 
month,  the  waters  were  aried  up 
front  off  the  earth  :  and  Noah  re- 
moved the  covering  of  the  aik,and 
looked,  and,  behold,  the  face  of 
the  ground  was  dry. 

14  .-Ind  in  the  second  month,  on 
the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  was  the  earth  dried. 

15  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, 
saying, 

16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and 
thy  wife,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
sons'  wives  with  thee. 

17  Bring  forth  with  thee  every 
living  thing  that  is  with  thee,  i>t 
all  tiesh,  both  of  fowl, and  of  cattle, 
and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth  ;  that 
they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the 
earth,  and  h  be  fruitful,  and  mul- 
tiply upon  the  earth. 

18  And  .Voah  went  forth,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  wife,  and  his  sons' 
wives  with  him  : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping 
thing,  and  every  fowl,  and  what- 
soever creepeth  upon  the  earth, 
after  their  5  kinds,  went  forth  out 
of  the  ark. 

20  And  Noah  builded  an  altar  un- 
to the  Lord  ;  and  took  of  i  every 
clean  beast,  and  of  every  clean 
foNsl,  and  offered  burnt-ofiering* 
on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lordsmelled  aSsweet 
savour  ;  k  and  the  Lord  said  in  h  8 
heart,  I  will  not  again  /  curse  tki 
ground  any  more  for  man's  sake  ; 
7  for  the  m  imagination  of  man's 
heart  is  evil  from  his  youtli  : 
neither  will  I  again  n  smite  any 
more  every  thing  living,  as  I  have 
done. 

22  While  8  the  earth  remaineth, 
0  seed-time  and  harvest,  and  cold 
and  heat,  and  summer  and  win- 
ter, and  tlay  and  night,  shall  not 
cease. 


Cod't  Covenant  tcitk  iVooA. 

CHAPTER  IX.  la  ver.  7,  19. 

AND  God  l.lcssf!  Nuah  and  bislc.  10.  32. 
sons,  and   sai.l    uiiio  lliem,  a  6  Ps.  8.  6. 
Be  f.uiiful,  nn.l  mulliply,  and  re-,Hos.  2.  18. 
pit'nish  the  earth.  j  Jam.  3.  7. 

2  And  the  fecir  of  you,  b  and  the  i  c  Ue.  12.  15. 
dread  of  you,  shall  be  upon  every   14.  4,  &c. 
beast  of  the  earth,  and  upon  every  I  Ac.  10.  12, 
fowl    of   the    air,    upon    all     that   14.  1  Tim.  4. 
moveth  uj3on  the  earth,  and  upon '3,  4. 
all  the  fishes  of  the  sea  :  into  your  I  d  c.  1.  29. 
hand  a.e  thuy  delivered.  e  Ro.  14.  3. 

3  Every  c  moving-  thinj  that   liv-  \y  Le.  17.10. 
eth  shall   be   moat    for  you  ;  even' — 14.19.26. 
as  the  d  green  herb  have  I  given  jDe.  12.23. 
you  e  all  ihing-s.  1  Sa.  14.  34. 

4  But  flesh/with  the  life  thereof,  '  g  Ex.  21.  12, 
lohich  is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ve  i  '28. 
not  eat.  '      A  Lev.  24.17. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your   1  K.  2.  5,  6, 
lives  will  I   require;  at  the  hand   32. 
of  every  beast  will  I  require   it,  g^i  c.  1.  27. 
and  at   the  hand  of  rnan  ;    at  the  I  y  ver.  11,  17. 

c.  6.  18. 

>tc.  8.  1. 
Ps.  143.  9. 
/2Pet.  3.7. 
mc.  17.  11. 
»  Ez.  1.  28. 
Rev.  4.  3. 
10.  1. 

0  Le.  26.  42, 
45.  Df.  7.  9. 

1  K.  3.  23. 
Neh.  9.  32. 
Ps.  105.  45. 
Ez.  16.  60. 
Luke  1.  72. 


hand  of  every  miii's  brother  will  I 
require  the  life  of  man. 

6  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  A 
by  man  shall  his  blood  be  shed  :  i 
for  in  ths  image  of  God  made  ho 
man. 

7  And  you,  be  ye  fniitful,  and 
multiply  :  bring  forth  abundantly 
in  the  earth,  and  multiply  therein. 

8  And  God  spake  unto  Noah, and 
10  h.'s  sons  with  hira,  saying, 

9  And  I,  behold,  I  establish  y  my 
covenant  with  you,  and  v/ilh  your 
seed  after  you  ; 

10  .4nd  twith  every  living  crea- 
ture that  is  with  you,  of  the  fowl, 
of  the  cattle,  and  of  every  beast  of 
the  earth  with  you  ;  from  all  that 
go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every  beast  of 
the  earth  :   . 

11  And  I  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  you  ;  neither  shall  all 
ficsh  be  cut  off  any  more  by  the 
waters  of  a  flood  ;  neither  shall 
there  any  more  be  a  /  flood  to  de- 
•troy  the  earth. 

12  And  God  said,  This  is  the  to- 
ken m  of  the  covenant  which  I 
make  between  me  and  you  and 
every  living  creature  that  is  with 
you,  for  perpetual  generations  : 

13  I  do  set  n  my  bow  in  the  cloud, 
and  it  shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  cov- 
enant  between  me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
w^hen  I  bring  a  cloud  over  the 
earth,  that  the  bow  shall  be  seen 
in  the  cloud  : 

15  .4nd  o  I  will  remember  my  cov- 
enant, which  is  between  me  and 
you  and  every  living  creature  of 
all  fiesh  ;  and  the  waters  shall  no 
more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all 
fleth. 

8 


GENESIS.  B.  C.  2348. 

16  And  the  Qow  ahSll  be  in  tb« 
cloud  ,  and  I  will  look  upon  it, 
that  1  may  remember  p  the  ever- 
lastingcuvenaiit  lielween  God  and 
every  living  creature  of  all  flesh 
that  ia  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  Uod  said  unto  Noah,  Thi« 
ii  the  token  of  the  covenant, 
which  I  have  established  between 
me  and  all  flesh  that  it  upon  the 
earth. 

18  And  the  sona  of  Nuah,  that 
went  forth  of  the  ark.weic  iSh'.-in, 
and  Uam,  and  Japheth  :  and  7 
Ham  is  tiie  father  of  1  Canaan. 

19  These  are  the  thiee  sons  of 
Noah  r:  and  of  them  was  the  whole 
earth  overspread. 

20  And  Noah  began  to  be  an  hus- 
bandman, and  he  planted  a  a  vine- 
yard  : 

21  And  he  drunk  of  the  wine,  t 
and  wasdtunken  ;  and  he  was  un- 
covered within  his  tent. 

22  And  Ham,  (he  father  of  Ca- 
naan, saw  u  the  nakedness  of  his 
father,  r  and  lol.l  his  two  brethren 
without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  s 
garment,  and  laid  it  upon  both 
their  shoulders,  and  went  back- 
ward, JO  and  covered  the  naked- 
ness of  their  father;  and  their 
faces  leere  backward,  and  they 
saw  not  their  father's  naked- 
ness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his 
wine,  and  knew  what  his  younger 
son  bad  done  unto  him  : 

25  And  he  said,  x  Cursed  be  Ca- 
naan ;  a  servant  of  servants  shall 
he  be  unto  his  brethren. 

26  And  he  said,  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Shein;  and  Canaan 
shall  2  be  his  servant. 

27  God  shall  enlarge  3  Japheth.  y 
and  he  shall  dwell  in  ihii  tents  of 
Shem  ;  and  Canaan  shall  be  his 
servant. 

28  And  Noaii  lived  after  the  flood 
three  hundred  and  filly  yea-'s. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were 
nine  hundred  and  fifty  years  :  and 
he  died. 

CHAPTER  X. 

NOW  these  are  the  generation* 
of  the  sons  of  Noah  :  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth:  and  unto  them 
were  sons  born  after  the  flood. 
2  The  sons  of  J.ipheth  ;  Gomcr, 
and  IMagog,  and  IVla.lai,  and  Ja- 
van,  and  Tubal,  and  Alesbach,  and 
Tiras. 


p  c.  17.  13, 
19.  2Sa.  23. 
5.  Is.  55.  3. 
Jer.  32.  40. 
Heb.  13.  20. 
7  c.  10.  1.  6. 
1  Chenann. 
re.  10.  32. 
1  Chr.  1.  4. 
«De.20.6. 
28.30.  Pr.24. 
30.  Ca.  1.  6. 
1  Cor.  9.  7. 
C  Pr.  20.  1. 
Lu.  34. 
1  Cor.  10.12. 
Tit.  2.  2. 
uHab.2.  15. 
Rev.  3.  18. 
V  Ps.  35.  20. 
40.  15.70.  3, 
Ob.  12.  13. 
!cEx.20.  12. 
G.nl.  6.  1. 
1  Pet.  4.  8. 
xDe.27.  16. 
Jos.  9.  23,27. 


Ju.  1.  28,  30.  2  Ch.  8.  7,  8.  2  or 
servant  to  the't.  3  or,  persuadt 
y  Eph.  2.  13. 


B.  C.  2233. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer ;  Asb- 
kenaz,  and  Riphath,  and  Togar- 
mali. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan  ;  Eli- 
5!iuh,  and  Taishish,  Kittim,  and 
DoJanim.  1 

5  By  these  were  the  isles  a  of  the 
Gentiles  divided  in  their  lands; 
every  one  after  his  tongue,  lifter 
their  families,  in  their  nations. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Ham  ;  Gush, 
and  i.Iiziaim,  and  Phut,  and  Ca- 
naan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Gush  ;  Seba, 
b  and  Havilah,  and  Sabtah,  and 
Raamali,  and  Sabtecha  :  and  the 
Bons  of  Raamah  ;  Shebu  and  De- 
dan. 

8  And  Gush  be^at  Nimrod  c  ;  he 
began  to  be  a  mighty  one  in  the 
earth  : 

9  He  was  a  mighty  hunter  rf  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  wherefore  it  is 
saiJ,  Even  as  Nimrod  the  mighty 
hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beginning  of  his  king- 
dDm  was  2  Babel,  andErech,  and 
Accad,  and  Caliieh,  in  the  land  of 
Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  3  went  forth 
Asshur,  and  bnilded  Nineveh,  and 
4  the  city  Rehoboth,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Re»en  between  Nineveh 
and  Calah, the  same  is  a  great  city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludirn, 
and  Anamim,  and  Lehabira,  and 
Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Caslu 
him,  e  (out  of  whom  came  Philis 
tim,)  and  Gaphtorim. 

15  And  Canaan  begat  5  Sidon  bis 
first-born,  and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebu.^ito,  and  the  Am- 
orite,  and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Ze- 
marite,  and  the  Hamathite  :  and 
afterward  were  the  families  of  the 
Ganaanites  spread  abroad . 

ly  And  the  border  /  of  the  Ca- 
nnanites  was  from  Sidon,  as  thou 
curaest  to  Gerar,  unto  Gaza  6  j  as 
thou  goest  unto  Sodom,  and  Go- 
morrah, and  Admah,  and  Zeboim, 
even  unto  Lasha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham, 
after  their  families,  after  their 
tongues,  in  their  countries,  and  in 
their  nations. 

21  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father  of 
all  the  children  of  Eber,  the  bro- 
therof  Japhetb  the  elder,  even  to 
him  were  children  born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem  ;  Elam, 
and  A.sshiir,  and  7  .■irphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram. 


CHAP.  XI, 

1 1  or,  as 
'  some  read 
!  it, Hodanim. 

a  Jer.  2.  10. 

Zeph.  2.  11, 
'  b  Ps.  72.  10. 
'cMi.5.  6. 

d  Mi.  7.  2. 
J  2  Gr.  Baby. 
I  Ion. 
'  3  ov,  he  wenl 

out  into 

Assyria. 

4  or,  the 
streets  of 
the  city. 

e  1  Ch.  1.  12. 

5  Tzidon. 
f  c.  1.5.  IS, 
21.  Nil.  34. 
2,  12.  Jos. 
12.  7,  8. 

6  Azzah. 

7  Arpach- 
shaa. 


8  Shelah. 
5lCh.  1.19. 

9  i.  e.  divi- 
sion. 

1  lip. 

2  words. 

3  or,  east- 
ward. 

4  a  man  said 
to  his  neigh- 
bour. 

5  bum  them 
to  a  burn- 
ing. 

aDe.  1.  28. 

b  Ps.  49.  11 
—13.  Pr. 
10.  7.  Da.  4. 
30. 

fver.  9. 
Ps.  92.  9. 
Lu.  1.  51. 

do.  18.  21. 

e  Ps.  2.  1. 

/  Acts 2.  6. 
Ps.  55.  9. 
1  Cor.  11.23. 


Tlie  generc'tions  of  ilKem. 

'  23  And  the  children  of  Aram; 
Uz,  and  Hul,  and  Gether,  and 
Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  8  Salah  ; 
and  Salah  begat  Eber. 

25  And  unto  Eber  g  were  born 
two  sons  ;  the  name  of  one  wat 
9  Peleg ;  for  in  his  days  was  the 
earth  divided  ;  and  his  brother's 
name  toas  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad, 
land  Sheleph,  and  Hazaimaveth, 

and  Jerah, 

!  27  And  Hadoram,  and   Uzal,  and 
iDiklah, 
I   28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and 

Sheba, 

I   29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and 
iJobab:  all   these  were  the  sons  of 
I  Joktan. 
I   30  And  their  dwelling  was  from 

Mesha,  as  thou  goest  unto  Se- 
I  phar,  a  mount  of  the  east. 

1  31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem, 
(after  their  families,    after    their 

tongues,  in  their  lands,  after  their 
nations. 

32  These  are  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Noah,  after  their  genera- 
tions, in  their  nations  :  and  by 
these  were  the  nations  divided  in 
the  earth  after  the  fiood. 
CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  the   whole  earth  was    of 
one  1  language,  and  of,one 

2  speech. 

2  And  It  came  to  pass,  as  they 
journeyed  from  3  the  east,  that 
they  found  a  plain  in  the  land  of 
Shinar  ;  and  they  dwelt  there. 

3  And  4  they  said  one  to  another. 
Go  to,  let  us  make  brick,  and 
5  burn  them  thoroughly.  And 
they  had  brick  for  stone,  and 
slime  had  they  for  mortar. 

4  And  they  said.  Go  to,  let  us 
build  us  a  city  and  a  tower,  a 
whose  top  may  reach  unto  heav- 
en ;  and  let  us  make  us  a  6 
name,  lest  we  be  scattered  c 
abroad  upon  the  face  of  the  whole 
earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  d  to 
see  the  city  and  the  tower,  which 
the  children  of  rnen  bnilded. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Behold,  the 
people  is  one,  and  they  have  all 
one  language  ;  and  this  they  be- 
gin to  do  •  and  now  nothing  will 
be  restrained  from  thein,  which 
they  have  e  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  let  us  go  nosvn,  and  there 
confound  f  their  language,  that 
they  may  not  understand  one  an- 
other's speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them 
abroad  from  thence  upon  the  face 

S 


Tlu  generuliotu  of  Ttruh, 

of  all  the  earth  :  nnd  they  loft  ofl' 
to  huild  the  city. 

9  Tlierefore  .s  the  name  of  it  | 
called  B,il)el  6  :  because  the  Loid 
did  ihe^e  coiifouad  the  lanjua^e  ' 
of  all  the  ea.th  :  iiad  friin  iheiir.f! 
did  the  Lo.d  scatter  iheiu  ab.oad 
upon  the  face  5  of  all  the  earth.       | 

fi)  These  are  the  generatian"  of 
She  in  :  miein  u>n^  an  h.i.i.ired 
years  olj,  and  begat  Arphaxad 
two  years  dfler  the  flood. 

11  And  Shein  lived  after  he  be- 
gat Arphaxad  five  hundred  years, 
and  beg'at  sons  and  daugnters. 

12  And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  SaUh. 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he 
Utfgat  Salah  fonr  hundred  and 
th.ee  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

14  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years, 
and  beg.it  Eber : 

15  An  I  Salah  lived  after  he  be- 
gat K'jcr  four  hundred  and  tliree 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
le.s. 

IG  And  Eber  lived  four  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  7  Peleg  : 

17  .4jid  Kber  lived  after  he  begat 
Peleg  fonr  hundred  and  thirty 
years,  and  beg.it  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

IH  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years, 
ancl  begat  Reu  ; 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat 
Reu  two  hundred  and  nine  years, 
and  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  8  SJerug  : 
'21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat 
Serug  two  hundred  and  seven 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daugh- 
ters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years, 
and  begat  Nahor  : 

23  And  tserug  lived  after  he  begat 
Nahor  two  hunrlred  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and 
twenty  years,  and  begat  9  Terah  : 

25  And  Nahor  lived"  after  he  be- 
gat Terah  an  hundred  and  nine- 
teen years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

23  And  Terah  lived  seventy 
years,  and  begat  Abrarn,  h  Na- 
hor, and  Haran. 

27  Now  these  are  the  generations 
of  Terah  :  Terah  begat  Abram, 
Nahor,  and  Haran  ;  and  Haran 
begat  Lot. 

23  And  Haran  died  before  his 
father  Terah,  in  the  land  of  his 
nativity,  in  i  Urof  the  Chaldees. 

29  And   Abram   and   Nahor  took 

them  wives  :  the  name  of  Abram's 

10 


GENKKIS. 

6  i.  e.  con- 
fuaion. 

g  Ac.  17.  2S. 

7  Luire  3. 
35,  PAz/ec. 

8  Luke  3. 
35,  iSaruch. 

9  Luke  3. 
34,  Thara. 

k  Jos.  24.  2. 
1  Ch.  1.  26. 

i  c.  15.  7. 


J  c.Vr.  15. 
k  c.  22.  20. 
24.  15. 
U.  16.  1. 
18.  11.  21. 
1,2.  Ps.  113. 
9.  Lu.  1.  36. 
m  c.  12.  1. 
ac.  11.  31. 
15   7. 

N  h.  9.  7. 
Is.  41.  2. 
Ac.  7.  3. 
Heb.  U.  8. 
6  c.  17.6. 
24.  35. 
CO.  18.  18. 
28.  4. 

d  Nu.  24.  9. 
e  Ps.  72.  17. 
Ac.  3.  25. 
Ga.  3.  8. 
/  He.  11.  8. 
gDe.  11.30. 
Judg.  7.  1. 
h  c.  10.  18, 
19. 

t  c.  17.  1. 
18.  1. 

J  c.  13.  15. 
17.  8.  26.  3. 
28.  13.  Ps. 
105.  9—11. 
Ro.  9.  8. 
Ga.  3.  16.  4. 
28. 

tc.  13.4, 
13.  26.  25. 
33.20. 
ic.  23.  19. 

1  Ai.  Jos. 
7.  2. 

OTC.  21.  33. 

2  in  $oing 
aiid  jour- 
neying. 


B.  C.  1318. 

I  wife  i«a*  Saraiy  ;  and  the  name 
{ofNnhor's  wife  Milcab,  k  the 
I  daughter  of  Haran,  the  lather  of 
Milcah,  and  the  fnthcr  of  lacah. 

30  But  isarui  was  b<irren  i  ;  bba 
htul  no  child. 

31  And  Terah  took  Abram  his 
son  and  Lot  the  son  of  Haian  Ins 
son's  sun,  and  Sariii  his  daughter- 
in-law,  his  son  Abram's  wife  ,' 
and  they  went  forth  with  thein 
from  Ur  m  of  the  Chalaees,  to  go 
into  the  land  nf  Canaan  :  and  iliey 
came  unto  Haran,  and  dwell 
there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were 
two  hundred  and  five  years:  aad 
Terah  died  in  Haran. 

CHAPTKR  Xir. 
"VrOW  the  Lord  had  said  a  unto 
XN  Ab.am,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred, 
and  from  thy  father's  house,  unto 
a  land  that  1  will  ahow  thee  : 

2  An  1  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great 
6  nation,  and  I  will  bless  thee,  and 
make  thy  name  great ;  c  and  thou 
shalt  be  a  blessing  : 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  d  that 
bless  thee,  and  curse  him  that 
curse th  thee  ;  and  in  thee  shall  all 
families  of  the  earth  be  blessed,  e 

4  So  Abram  departed,  as  the 
Lord  had  spoken  unto  him  ;  and 
Lot  went  with  him  :  anil  .Abram 
7oas  seventy  and  five  years  old 
when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his 
wife,  and  Lot  his  brother's  son, 
and  all  their  substance  that  they 
had  gathered,  and  the  souls  that 
they  had  gotten  in  Ha.-an  :  and 
they  went  forth  to  go  into  the  land 
of  Canaan  y";  and  into  the  land  of 
Canaan  they  came. 

6  And  Abram  passed  through  the 
land  unto  the  place  of  Sichem, 
g  unto  the  plain  of  Moreh.  And 
the  Canaanite  h  was  then  in  the 
land. 

7  And  the  Lord  appeared  i  unto 
Abram,  and  said.  Unto  thy  seed 
will  I  give  this  landy  :  and  there 
builded  he  an  k  altar  unto  the 
Lord,  who  appeared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  from  thence 
unto  a  mountain  on  the  east  of 
Beth-el,  I  and  pitched  his  tent, 
hixving  Beth-el  on  the  west,  and 
Hai  1  on  the  east  ,  and  there  he 
builded  an  altar  mito  the  Lord, 
and  called  m  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

9  And  Abram  journeyed,  2  going 
on  still  toward  the  south. 

10  And  there  was  a  famine  in 
the  land:  and   Abram  vent  down 


B.  C.  1918. 

into  Ejypt  to  sojourn  there  ;  for 
the  famine  teas  grievous  in  the 
la.-d. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  come  near  to  enter  inio 
Eg'ypt,  thai  he  said  unto  Sarai 
his  wife,  Behold  now,  I  know  that 
thou  art  a  fair  woman  to  look 
upon  : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  the  Egyptians  shall 
see  thee,  that  they  shall  say, 
This  is  his  wife  :  and  they  will 
kill  me,  but  they  will  save  thee 
alive. 

13  Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my 
n  sister:  that  it  may  be  well  with 
me  for  thy  sake  ;  and  my  soul 
sh.ill  live  because  of  thee. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Abram  was  come  into 
E^ypt,  the  E;5'yptians  beheld  the 
woin.m,  that  she  was  very  fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh 
saw  her,  and  commended  her  be- 
fore Pharaoh  o  ;  and  the  woman 
was /J  taken  mto  Pharauh's  house. 

16  And  he  entreated  Abiam  well 
for  her  sake  ;  and  he  had  sheep, 
and  oxen,  and  he-asses,  and  men- 
servants,  and  maid-servants,  and 
she-asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pha- 
raoh an<l  his  house  with  great 
plagues,  because  of  Sarai,  Abram's 
wile. 

18  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram, 
and  sai  i,  What  is  this  that  thou 
hast  done  unto  me  ?  q  Whj  didst 
thou  not  tell  me  that  she  u-as  thy 
wife  ? 

19  Why  saiJst  thou.  She  is  my 
sister?  so  I  might  have  taken  her 
to  nie  to  wife  :  now,  therefore, 
behold  thy  wife,  take  hsr,  and  go 
thy  way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  commanded  rhis 
men  concerning  him  :  ami  thsy 
sent  him  away,  and  hi*;  vviie,  and 
all  that  he  had. 

CHAPTER  Xllf. 
A   ND    Abram    went   up    out  of 
-TL   Egypt,   he  and  his  vi'i",  end 
all  that  he  had,  and  Lot  w.'h  hiri:, 
into  the  south,  a 

2  And  Ab.am  was  very  rich,  I  \n 
cattle,  in  silver,  and  in  go'd. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  joumeyi 
from  the  south,  even  to  Bet!--el, 
unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had 
been  at  the  beginning,  between 
Beth-el  and  Hai  ;  i 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  c 
which  he  had  made  there  at  the 
first :  and  there  Abram  called  d  on 
ihe  name  of  the  Lord.  j 

5  And    Lot    also,    which   wen'. 


CHAP 

xin 

'  n  c.  20 
26.  7. 

2. 

1  0  Mat. 

5, 

oPs.  105.14. 
Pr.  6.  29. 
He.  13.  4. 


q  C 

20 

10. 

2S. 

10. 

Ex. 

32. 

21. 

rPr.  21.  1. 

a  c 

12. 

9. 

&c 

4  c.  24.  35. 
1  Sa.  2.  7. 
Jobl.  10. 
Ps.  112.  3. 
Pr.  3.  9,  10. 
10.  22.  Mat. 
6.  33. 

c  c.  12.  7,  8. 
Ps.  42.  1,  2. 
84.  10. 

dPs.  116.17. 
145.  18. 


ec.  36.7. 
/  c.  34.  30. 

g  Ph.  2.  U. 
He.  12.  14. 

1  men  breth- 
ren. 

he.  11.27. 

i  c.  20.  15. 

/  1  Pe.  3.  8 
—12. 

k  c.  19.  25. 
I  Jno.  '?..  15. 

.'  c,  U.  10.  Is. 
51.  3.  Joel  2. 
3. 

m  c.  1!.  2. 

n  Pr.  27.  iO. 

oc.  18.  20. 
£z.  16.  49. 
2Pe.2.  7,8. 

p  c.  12.  7. 

i  plains. 

q  c.  35.  27. 


Lot's  separation  from  Abram. 

[with    Abram,     had     flocks,      and 

herds,  and  tents. 

I  6  An  1  the  land  was  not  able  e  to 
'bear  them,  that  they  might  dwell 
i  together  :  for  theii-  substance  was 
I  great,  so  that  they  could  not  dwell 

together. 

7  And  there  was  a  strife  between 
the  herdme.n  of  Abram's  cattle, 
and  the  herdraen  of  Lot's  cattle. 
And  the  Canaanite  and  the  Periz- 
rite  dwelled  y  then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Ab.am  said  unto  Lot, 
Let  there  be  no  strife,  g  I  pray 
thee,  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  uiy  herdmen  and  thy 
heidmen  ;  for  we  be  1  brelh;en.  h 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before 
i  thee  ?  Separate  thyself,  I  pray 
thee,  from  me  :  if  thou  wilt  take 
the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the 
right  ;  or  '\i  thou  depart  to  the  right 
hand,  then  I  will  gu  to  the  left./ 

10  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  beheld  all  the  plain  of  Jordan, 
that  it  loas  well  watered  every 
where,  before  the  Lord  destroyed 
k  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  even  as 
the  garden  I  of  the  Lord,  like  the 
land  of  Egypt,  as  thou  eomest  un- 
to Zoar.  m 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the 
plain  of  Jordan  ;  and  Lot  jour- 
neyed east  :  and  they  separated 
n  themselves  the  one  from  the 
other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  Lot  dwelled  in 
the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  pitched 
his  tent  toward  Soiom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  were 
wicked,  and  sinners  o  before  the 
Lord  exceedingly. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Abram,  after  that  Lot  was  sepa- 
rated from  him.  Lift  up  now 
thine  eyes,  and  look  from  the 
place  where  thou  art,  northward, 
and  southward,  and  eastward,  and 
westward  : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou 
se-^si,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and;> 
to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as 
the  dust  of  the  earth  :  so  that  if  a 
man  can  number  the  dust  of  the 
earth,  then  shall  thy  seed  also  be 
numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land, 
in  the  length  of  it.  and  in  the 
breadth  of  it  :  for  I  will  give  it  un- 
to thee. 

18  Then  Abram  removed  Ais  tent, 
and  can;e  and  dwelt  in  the  2  plain 
ofMamre,9  which  is  in  Hebron, 
and  built  there  an  altar  un'o  tne 
Lord. 

11 


Abrum  reaciteth  Lot. 


ac.  11.2. 
l8.  11.  11. 

/ec.  5.  U. 
b  De.  29.23 
Ho.  U.  8. 
c  c.  19.  22. 
rfDe.  3.  17. 
Jos.  3.  16. 
e  c.  15.  20. 
/  Jos.  12.  4, 
if  De.  2.  10, 
'.iO. 

I  or,  the 
plain  of  Ki- 
riathnim. 
'Z  or,  plain 
of  Paran. 
he.  21.  21. 
-Nfu.  12.  16. 
i2Ch.20.2. 
./c.  19.17,30. 
Xrc.  13.  12. 
Nu.  16.  26. 
1  Tim.  6.  9. 
I  c.  13.  18. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  It  came  to  \>i\h%  in  tlie  days 
of  Amrnphcl  kni2:oof.Shinar, 
Aiioch  king  of  Kllusa.,  Chi.'ior- 
laomer  king  of  Elani,  and  Tidul 
king  of  nations  , 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Bera 
king   of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsiia 
king    of   Gomorrah,    Shinab  kin? 
of  Admah,   6  and  Shemeber  kin 
of  ZeLoiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela 
which  isc  Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  lo.gether 
in  the  vale  of  Siddirn,  d  which  is 
tlie  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  they  served  Che- 
dorlaomer,  and  in  the  thirteenth 
year  they  rebelled. 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year 
came  Chedorlaomer,  and  the 
kings  that  were  with  liim,  and 
smote  e  the  Rephaimsy"  in  A.=hte- 
roth-lcariiaim,  and  g  the  Zuzims 
in  Ham,  ami  the  Emims  in  1  Slia- 
voh-kiiiathaim  ; 

6  And  the  Horites  in  their  mount 
Seir,  unto  2  El-paran,  h  which  is 
by  the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  retinned,  and  came 
to   Eiiraishpat,  which  is   Kadesh,   3  or,  ltd 
and  smote  all  the  country  of  the   forth. 
Amalekiles,  and  also    the    Amor-   4  or,  iii- 
ites,    that    dwelt   i    in   Ha/.ezon-   stmcted. 
tamar.  ni  De.  34.  1. 

8  And  there  went  out  the  king  of  n  Is.  41.  2,  3. 
Sodom,  and   the   king  of  Gomor-    o  1  Sa.  30. 
rah.  and  the   king  of  Admah,  and   8 — 18. 
the  king  of  Zebuiim,  and  the  king  />  1  Sa.  18.  6. 
ofBela,  (the  same  2S  Zoar;)   and    9  2  Sa.  18. 
they  joined   battle   with  them  in    18. 
the  vale  of  Siddim,  rHe.7.  I. 

9  With  Chedorlaomer  the    king   s  Ps.  110.  4. 
of  Elam,  and  with  Tidal  king  of  He.  5.  6.  7. 
nations,    and    Amraphel    king  of  3,  11. 
Shinar,  and   Arioch    king   of   £1-    I  Mi.  6.  6. 
lasar  ;  four  kings  with  five.  u  ver.  22.  Ps. 

10  And  the  vale    of  Siddim  was   24.  1.5U.  10. 
fill  of  slime-pits  ;  and  the   kings   v  He.  7.   1 — 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  fled,  and    10. 
fell  there  :  and  they  that  ramain-   5  t-cuh. 
ed  lledy  to  the  mountain.  le  Ex.  6.  S. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  good.'  of  .t  ver.  10.  c. 
Sodom    and    Gomorrah,     ard    C-I!   21.  f/j. 
Iheir  victuals, and  went  thdr  way.    y  Est.  9.  15, 

12  And  they  took  Lot,    Abram'c    16. 
brother's  son,    (who    dwelt    Ic    in    ^lTi.5..  18. 
Sodom,)    and  his  goods,  and  de-   i  c.  46.  2. 
parted.  Nu.  12.  6. 

13  And  there  came  one  th-^t  had   Da.  10.  1. 
escaped,   and  told  Abram  the  He-    Ac.  10.  11, 
brew  ;  I  for  he  dwelt  in   the  plain   22. 
of  Mamre    the    Amorite,    brother   4  Lu.  1.   13.  | 
of  Eshcol,    and  brother  of  Aner  :    cDe.  33.  29. 
and  these  were   confedera'.e  with    Ps.  3.  3.  84. 
Abram.  11.  91.  4. 

14  And  when  Abram  heard  that   119.  114.  Pr, 
his  brother  was  taken  captive,  ho   30.  5. 

12 


CSKNESIS.  B.  C.  1813. 

\3  armed    liid  4  traiiiecl    servants, 

born  in  bis  own  home,  three  bun- 
Idred  and  eighteen,    and    puiiued 

them  m  unto  Dan. 
I    15  And  he  divided  himself  againtt 

tliem,    he   and    his    servants,    bv 

1  night,    and  n    Mnote    them,    and 
[pursued  tlieiii  unto  Hubali,  which 
It*  on  the  left  hand  of  Dainascu.'). 
!    18  And  he  brought  buck  o  all  the 

goods,  and  ulso  brought  again  his 
brother  Lot,  and  his  goocis,  and 
the  women  also,  and  the  people. 

17  And  the  king  of  So  Join />  went 
out  to  meet  him,  (after  Ins  return 
from  the  slaughter  of  Chedorla- 
omer, and  of  the  kings  that  were 
with  him,)  at  the  valley  of  Sha- 
veh,  which  is  the  king's  j  dale. 

18  And  r  Melchizedek  king  of 
Salem  biouglit  forth  bread  and 
wine  :  and  he  was  the  s  priest  of 
the  most  t  high  God. 

19  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said, 
Blessed  be  Abram  of  the  most  high 
God,  u  possessor  of  heaven  and 
earth  ; 

20  And  blessed  be  the  mo-'l  high 
God,  which  hath  delivered  thine 
enemies  into  thy  hand.  And  ha 
gave  him  v  tithes  of  all. 

21  And  the  king  of  Sodom  said 
unto  Ab.am,  Give  me  the  5  per- 
sons, and  take  the  goods  to  thy- 
self. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king 
of  Sodom,  I  w  have  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  the  Lord,  the  most  high 
God,  the  X  possessor  of  heaven  and 
earth, 

23  That  y  I  will  not  take  from  a 
thread  even  to  a  shoe-latchet,  and 
that  1  will  not  take  any  thing  that 
is  thine,  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  I 
have  made  Abram  rich  : 

24  Save  only  that  which  the 
young  men  have  eaten,  and  the 
por'.'.on  of  the  men  which  went 
wiili  me,  Aner,  Eshccl,  and 
Mamre  ;  let  them  take  their  por- 
tion, z 

CHAPTER  XV. 
\  riEF.  these  things  the  wcrd 
Xk.  of  ;'>e  Lord  came  unto  .Abram 
ir.  a  Li  vision,  saying,  b  Fear  not, 
.Acr?.m  •  I  am  thy  c  shield,  and  thj 
eiCC2d:ng  d  great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said.  Lord  God, 
wj?t  w:K  thou  give  me,  seeing! 
go  echilcltss,  and  the  steward  of 
n^y  house  is  this  Eliezcr  of  Da- 
mascus ? 

3  And  Abram  said.  Behold,  to  me 
thou  hast  given   no  seed  :  and,  lo, 

d  Ps.  142.  5.  La.  3.  24.   He.    13.  5. 
e  c.  30   1.  Is.  56.5.  Ac.  7.5. 


B.  C.  1913. 

one  born  in  my  house/  is  mine 
heir. 

4  And,  behold,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  cxme  u  ito  liini,  suyin?,  Thi» 
shall  not  be  thine  heir;  b  u  he  tliat 
shdll  come  forth  o'it  of  tlii.ie  g  own 
bowils  shall  be  thiiie  hei.. 

5  .A.nl  he  brought  him  forth 
abrodi,  and  said,  Look  now  Io- 
wa.d  heaven,  and  tell  the  stars,  h 
if  thou  be  able  to  number  them. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  i  So  shall 
thy  seel  be. 

6  A.id  he  believed  in  the  Lord; 
and  he  j  counted  it  to  him  fo. 
iijhteousaess. 

7  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  cot  the 
Lo.d  that  brought  thee  k  out  of  Ui 
oflUe  Ch.U  lees,  to  give  thee  this 
land  to  inherit  it. 

8  An  1  he  sai  1,  Lord  God,Z  where- 
by shall  1  know  that  I  shall  inherit 
it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take 
me  an  heifer  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  she-goat  of  th.ee  years 
olJ,  and  a  ram  of  three  years  old, 
and  a  turtle-dove,  and  a  younj 
pif^eon. 

lU  And  he  took  unto  him  all 
these,  and  divided  m  them  in  the 
midst,  and  laid  each  piece  one 
against  another;  but  n  the  birds 
divide  1  he  not. 

11  \w\  when  the  fowls  came  down 
upon  the  carcasses,  Abram  drove 
them  away. 

12  And  when  the  sun  was  going 
down,  a  deep  sleep  o  fell  upon 
Abram  ;  and,  lo,  an  honor  of  great 
darkness  fell  upon  hi  in. 

13  .4;id  he  Siid  unto  Abram, Know 
of  a  surety  that  thy  aeed  shall  be  a 
stranger  in  a  land  thu  is  not 
theirs,  and  shall  serve  them  ;  and 
they  shall  afflict  ^  them  four  hun- 
dred years  : 

14  And  also  that  nation,  whom 
they  shall  serve,  will  I  q  judge  ; 
and  afterward  shall  they  come  out 
wiui  great  r  substance. 

15  And  thou  shall  go  to  thy  fa- 
thers in  peace  ;  thou  shall  be  bu- 
ried in  a  goo  1  old  age.  s 

16  But  in  the  fourth  generation 
they  shall  come  hither  again  ;  for 
the  iniquity  of  the  Amoritesij  not 
yet  t  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  the  sun  went  down,  and  it 
was  dark,  behold,  a  smoking  fur- 
nace, and  I  a  burmug  lamp  that 
passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  that  same  day  the  Lord 
made  a  covenant  with  Abram,  say- 
ing. Unto   thy   seed  have   I  given 

niB  land,  from  the  river  of  Egvpt 


CHAP.  XVI.         Sarai  giveOi  Hagar  to  Abram. 

f  Pr.  29.  21.  unto  the  great  river,  the  river  Eur 

g  c.  17.  IS.  phrales  : 

A  De.  1.  10.  Id  Tlie  Keniles,  and   the  Keniz- 

He.  11.  12.  zites,  and  the  Kadmoniles, 

i  Ro.  4.  18.  20  And  the  Hittites,  and   the  Pe  • 

i  Ro.  4.  3,  6,  rizzites,  and  the  Rephaims, 

dec.  Ga   3.  21  And  the  .imo.ites,  and  the  Ca- 

6.  Ja.  2.  23.  naanites,  and  the  Girgashites,  and 

k  c.  12.  1.  the  Jebusites. 

Uu.6.  17.  CHAPTER  XVI. 

2  K.  20.  8.  VfONV  Sarai,  Abrain's  wife,  bare 

Lu.  1.  18.  -i-N    him  no  children  :  and  she  had 

OT  Je.  34.  18,  an  hand  maid, an  a  Egyptian, whose 

19.  name  icas  b  Hagar. 

H  Le.  1.  17.  2  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram, Be- 

0  c.  2.  21.  1  hold  now,  the  Lo.'dc  hath  lestrain- 
Sa.  28.  12.  ed  me  from  bearing  :  1  pray  thee. 
Job  4.  13.  d  go  in  unto  my  maid  :  it  may  he 
p  Ex.  12.  40.  that  I  may  1  obtain  children  by  her. 
y  Ex.  6.  6.  And  Ab.am  heaikened  to  the  voice 
rEx.  12.36.  of  Sarai. 

s  c.  2.5.  8.  3  And  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  took 

Job  5.  26.  Hagar  her  maid,  the  Egyptian,  af- 

J  Mat.  23.32.  tfcr  Abram  had  dwelt  ten  years  ia 

1  Th.  2.  16.  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave  her 
1  lamp  of  to  her  husband  Abram  to  be  his 
Jire.  wife . 

4  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar, 
and  she  conceived  :  and  when  she 
saw  that  she  had  conceived,  her 
mistress  was  e  despised  in  her  eyes. 

5  And  Sarai  sai  1  unto  Abram, My 
wrong  be  upon  thee  :  I  liave  given 
my  maid  into  thy  bosom  ;  and 
when  she  saw  that  she  had  con- 
ceived, I  was  despised  in  her  eyes  : 
the  Lord  judge /between  me  and 
thee. 

6  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  ^ 
Behold,  ihy  maid  is  in  thy  hand; 
do  to  her  2  as  it  picaselh  thee.  And 
when  Sarai  3  dealt  hardly  wiib 
her,  she  tied  from  her  face. 

7  X\v\  the  angel  of  (he  Lord  found 
her  by  a  fountain  of  water  in  the 
wilderness,  by  the  fountain  in  the 
v/ay  lo  Shur.  h 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai'i 
maid,  whence  camesl  thou  1  and 
whither  wilt  thou  go  ?  And  she 
said,  I  flee  from  the  face  of  my 
mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  her,  Return  to  thy  mistress, 
and  i  submit  thyself  under  her 
hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  her,  I  will  multiply  thy  seed 
exceedingly,  that  it  shall  not  be 
numbered  for  multitu  le. 

U  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  her.  Behold,  thou  art  with 
child,   and  shall  bear  a  son,  and 

'  alt  call  his  name  Ishmael  4;  be- 
cause the  Lord  hath  heard  thy  af- 
fliction. 

12  And  ho  will  ba  a  wild  j  man 
13 


ac.  21.  9. 

6Ga.  4.  24. 

cc.  20.  18. 

d  c.  30.  3,  9. 

1  he  builded 
by  her. 

elSa.  1.6,8. 
Pr.  30.  23. 

/  c.  31.  53. 

1  Sa.  24.  15. 
2Ch.  24.  22. 

gl  Pe.  3.  7. 

2  that 
which  is 
good  in 
thine  eyes, 

3  afflicted 
her. 

h  0.  25.  18. 

i  lPe.2.  18. 

4  i.  e.  God 
sluill  hear. 

j  e.  21.  20. 


Uaac  proinised.  GENESIS. 

hia  linnd  uill  6eag'aiiisCeTery  man,  |  i  c.  25.  18. 
anj    every    man's    huri'l     ajfainat '  /  Pr.  5.  21. 
him  :  and  he  ihnll  dwell   k  in  the  |  5  i.  c.  Ike 
p  e»enca  ol'  all  his  brelli. en.  iccll  of  him 

13  And  she  cnlled  (he  name  of  the  {  thiU  livtlh 
Koi'd   ihul  spuke    unto  her,   Thuu  I  and  £ee</l 
/  God  secsi  ine  :  for  she  said,  ll.ive  ]  ine. 
I  also  liere  looked  ut'ier  hiin   that- a  c.  18.  14. 
Ex.  6.3. 


»eeth  me  ? 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  j  Da.  4.  35 
Beerlahai-roi  :  5  behold,  il  is  be-  |  Ep.  3.  20. 
Iwten  Kudesh  and  Bered. 

15  And  Hagui'  bare  Abram  a  son  ; 
and  Abram  called  his  son's  name, 
which  Hagar  bare,  Ishrnael. 

16  And  Abram  leae  fourscore  and'  right,  or 
six   years  old,   when   Hajar    bare  I  sincere,  c.  6. 
Ishmael  to  Abram.  j  9.  De.  18.13. 

CHAPTER  XVII.  Johl.  1. 

AND  when   Abram  was  ninety  j  c  c.  9.  9.  Ps. 
years  old  and  nine,  the  Lord  [  105.  8,  11. 
appeared  to  Abram,  and  said  uiitoj  Ga.  3.  17,  18. 
him,  a  I  am  the  .ilmi^hty  God  :  5|  dc.  13.  16 
Walk  before  me  and  be  thou  1  per- 
fect. 

'2  .And  I  will  make  my  c  covenant 
between  me  and  thee,  and  will 
multiply  thee  exceedingly. 

3  And  .\brain  fell  on  his  face  : 
and  God  talked  with  him.  saying', 

4  As  for  me,  behold,  my  covenant 
is  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  rf  a 
f.ither  of  many  2  nations. 

5  Neither  shall  thy  name  any 
more  be  calle.l  Abram,  but  e  thy 
name  shall  be  Abraham  3  ;  for_/"  a 
father  of  many  nations  have  I  made 
thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding 
liuitl'ul,  and  I  will  make  g  nations 
orihee,and  kings  shall  come  out 
of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant between  me  and  thee  and  thy 
seed  after  thee  in  their  generations, 
for  an  everlasting  covenant,  /i  to  Ro.  4.  11. 
be  a  God  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
»eed  after  thee. 

8  And  I  will  give  unto  thee,  and 
to  thy  seed  after  thee,  the  land  4 
wherein  thou  art  a  stranger,  all  the   5  a  son  of 
land  of  Canaan,  for  an  everlasting  eight  days 

i  possession;  and  .;  I  will  be  their  I  I  Ex.  12.  44 
God.  I !»  Ex.  4.  24 

9  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  |  Jos.  5.  2, 
Thou    shalt    keep     my    covenant    &c 
therefore,  thou,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee,  in  their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye 
shall  keep,  between  me  and  you 
and  thy  seed  after  thee  ;  Every 
man-child  among  you  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

11  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the 
flesh  of  your  foreskin  ;  and  it  shall 
be  a  token  k  ot  the  covenant  be- 
twixt mc  and  you. 

14 


b  c.  48.  15.  I 
K.  2.  4.  2 
K.  20.  3. 
1  or,  up- 


22.  17. 

2  multitude 
of  nations, 
e  Ne.  9.  7. 

3  i.  a. father 
of  a  great 
multitude, 
f  Ro.  4.  17. 
S^ver.  16,20. 
c.  35.  11. 

h  c.  28.  13. 
Le.26.  12. 
He.  11.  16. 

4  of  thy  so- 
foumings. 
j  c.  4S.  4. 
De.  3'2.  3. 

y  Ex.6.  7. 
Je.  24.  7. 
Ez.  37.  23. 
Re.  21.  3. 
k  Ac.  7.  8. 


6  i.  e.  Prin- 
cess. 

nc.  18.  10. 

7  she  shall 
beco  me 
nations. 

o  c.  18.  12. 

21.  6. 

p  c.  25.  13, 

&c. 

7  c.  21.  2. 


B.  C.  loia, 

1*2  ,Viid  5  he  that  is  eight  days  old 
shiill  be  circumcised  among  you, 
every  mun-chilil  in  your  g-eiiera- 
tionsj  he  that  is  bo.n/  in  the  house, 
or  bought  with  money  of  any  straa- 
ger,  which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  houses 
and  he  that  is  bought  with  thy  mo- 
ney, must  needs  be  circumcised  : 
and  my  covenant  shall  be  in  youi 
flesh  for  an  everlasting  covenant. 

14  And  the  uncirouincised  man- 
child,  whose  tiesh  of  his  foreskin  i* 
nut  circumcised,  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  ofi  M  from  his  people  ;  he  hath 
broken  my  covenant. 

15  And  God  said  unto  Abraham, 
As  for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shal( 
not  call  her  name  Sorai,  but  6  Sa- 
rah shall  her  name  be. 

16  And  I  will  bless  her,  n  and  give 
lliee  a  son  also  of  her;  yea,  1  will 
bless  her,  and  7  she  shall  be  a  mo- 
ther of  nations;  kings  of  people 
shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his 
face,  and  o  laughed,  and  said  in 
his  hea- 1,  Shall  a  child  be  born  un- 
to him  thatisan  hundred  yearsold.* 
and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninel/ 
yearsold,  bear  1 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God, 
U  that  Ishinael  might  live  before 
thee  ! 

19  And  God  said,  Sarah  thy  wife 
shall  bear  thee  a  son  indeed  ;  and 
thou  shalt  call  his  name  Isaac : 
and  I  will  establish  my  cove- 
nant with  him  for  an  everlasting' 
covenant,  and  with  liis  seed  after 
him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,!  have  heard 
thee  ;  Behold,  1  have  blessed  him, 
and  will  make  him  fruitful,  and 
will  multiply  him  exceedingly  :  p 
twelve  princes  shall  he  beget,  and 
1  will  make  him  a  great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  estab- 
lish with  Isaac,  which  Sarah  shall 
bear  unto  thee  at  this  set  time  g  in 
the  next  vear. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with 
him,  and  God  went  up  from  Abra- 
ham. 

23  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael 
his  son,  and  all  that  were  born  in 
his  house,  and  all  that  were  bought 
with  his  money,  every  male  among 
the  men  of  Abraham's  house,  and 
circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  fore- 
skin in  the  self-same  day,  as  God 
had  said  unto  him. 

24  And  Abraham  was  ninety  yeai'* 
old  and  nine,  when  he  was  cir- 
cumcised in  the  flesh  of  his  fore- 
skin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  ttai  thir- 


B.  C.  1898. 

teen  years  old,  when  he  was  cir- 
cumcised in  the  fiesb  of  his  fore- 
skin. 

26  In  the  selfsame  day  was  Abra- 
ham circumcised,  and  Ishraael  his 
son  ; 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house 
born  in  the  house,  and  bought  with 
money  of  the  stranger,  were  cir- 
cumcised with  him. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AND  tlie  Lord  appeared  unto 
him  111  the  a  plains  of  Mamre: 
and  he  sat  in  the  tent  door  in  the 
heat  of  the  day  : 

2  .4nd  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and 
looked,  and,  lo,  6  three  men  stood 
by  him  :  and  when  he  saw  tliem, 
he  ran  w  meet  them  from  the  tent 
door,  and  bowed  himself  tov/ard 
the  ground, 

3  And  said.  My  Lord,  if  now  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  c 
pass  not  away,  I  pray  thee,  from 
thy  servant  : 

4  Let  a  little  d  water,  I  pray  you, 
be  fetched,  and  wash  your  feet, 
and  rest  yourselves  underthe  tree: 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of 
bread,  and  1  comfort  ye  your 
hearts  ;  after  that  ye  shall  pass  on: 
for  therefore  2  are  ye  cuine  to  your 
servant.  And  they  said.  So  do,  as 
thou  hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the 
teat  unto  Sarah,  and  said,  3  Make 
ready  quickly  three  measures  of 
fine  meal,  knead  it,  and  make 
cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the 
herd, and  fetched  a  calf  tender  and 
good,  and  gave  it  unto  a  young 
man  ;  and  he  hasted  to  dress  it. 

8  .4nd  he  took  butter,  c  and  milk, 
and  the  calf  which  h'  had  dressed, 
and  set  it  before  them  ;  and  he 
stood  by  them  under  the  tree,  and 
they  did  -at. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him.  Where 
is  Sarah  thy  wife?  Ami  he  said, 
Beiiold,  in  the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  1  will  certainly 
return  unto  tbeey  according  to  the 
time  of  life  ;  and,  lo,  Sarah  g  thy 
wife  shall  have  a  son.  And  Sarah 
heard  it  in  the  tent  door,  which 
leas  behind  him. 

11  Now  Abraham  and  Sarah  were 
h  old  and  well  stricken  in  age  ;  and 
it  ceased  to  be  with  Sarah  i  after 
the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  k  laughed 
within  herself,  saying.  After  I  am 
waxed  I  old  shall  I  have  pleasure, 
my  m  lord  being  old  also  1 

IS  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abra- 
ham, Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh, 


ac.  13.  18. 
14.  13. 
6  c.  19.  1. 
cHe.  13.2. 
I  Pe.  4.  9. 
d  c.  43.  24. 

1  stay. 

2  you  have 


3  hasten. 
eJu.  5.  25. 
/  ver.  14. 
2K.  4.  16. 
^c.  17.  19, 
21.  Ro.  9.  9. 
Ga.  4.  23. 
ft  Ro.  4.  19. 
He.  11.  11, 
12. 

i  c.  31.  35. 
i-c.  21.  6. 
Ps.  126.  2. 
I  Lu.  1.  18. 
OTlPe.3.  6. 


CHAP.  XVIII.        Sodom's  destruction /^retold. 

saying.  Shall  I  of  a  surety  bear  a 
child,  which  anr  old  ? 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  for  the 
Lord  ?  «  At  the  time  appointed  I 
will  return  unto  thee,  accordingto 
the  time  of  life,  o  and  Sarah  shall 
have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I 
laughed  not  ;  for  she  was  afraid. 
And  he  said,  Nay  ;  but  thou  didst 
laugh. p 

16  And  the  men  rose  up  from 
thence,  and  looked  toward  Sodom  : 
and  Abraham  went  vvith  them  to 
bring  them  on  the  way.  g 

17  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I  r 
hide  from  Abraham  that  thing' 
which  I  do  ; 

IC  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall 
surely  become  a  great  and  mighty 
nation,  and  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  shall  be  s  blessed  in  him  7 

19  For  I  know  him,  that  he  vviU 
command  his  children  t  and  his 
household  after  him, and  they  shall 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord, to  do  jus- 
tice and  judgment  ;  that  the  Lord 
may  bring  upon  Abraham  that 
which  he  hath  spoken  of  him.  u 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Because 
the  V  cry  of  Sodom  and  Gomoirah 
is  great,  and  because  their  sin  is 
very  grievous  ; 

21  I  will  go  down  w  now,  and  see 
whether  they  have  done  altogeth- 
er according  to  the  cry  of  it,  which 
is  come  unto  me  ;  and  if  not,  x  I 
will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces 
from  thence,  and  went  toward  So- 
dom ;  but  Abraham  stood  yet  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

23  And  Abraham  y  drew  near, 
and  said.  Wilt  z  thou  also  destroy 
the  righteous  with  the  wicked  f 

24  Peradventure  there  be  fifty 
righteous  within  the  city  :  wilt 
thou  also  destroy  and  not  spare  the 
place  for  the  fifty  righteous  that 
are  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  af- 
ter this  manner,  to  slay  the  righ- 
teous with  the  wicked  :  and  that 
the  righteous  should  be  as  the 
wicked,  that  be  far  from  thee  :  a 
Shall  not  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth 
do  right  7 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  b  If  I  find 
in  Sodom  fifty  righteous  within 
the  city,  then  I  will  spare  all  the 
place  for  their  sakes. 

27  .4nd  Abraham  answered  and 
said,  Behold  now,  I  have  taken 
upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord, 
which  am  c  but  dust  and  ashes. 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack 
five   of  ths   fifty    righteous  :    wilt 

15 


nNu.ll.  23. 
Je.  32.  17. 
Mat.  19.  26. 
o2K.  4.  16. 
p  Ps.  44.  21. 
Pr.  12.  19. 
g  Ac.  15.  3. 
Ro.  15.  24. 
3  Jno.  6. 
r  Ps.  25.  14. 
Am.  3.  7. 
Jno.  15.  15. 
s  c.  12.  3. 
22.  18. 
Ps.  72.  17. 
Ac.  3.  25. 
Ga.  3.  8. 
t  De.  4.9,10. 
6.  7.  Ps.  87. 
5-8.  Ep.  6.4. 
ulSa.  2.30. 
V  c.  13.  13. 
19.  13. 
wc.  11.  5. 
Ex.  3.  8. 
r  Jos.  22.  22. 
Ps.  139. 
Jer.  17.  10. 
Lu.  16.  15. 
yjii.  30.  21, 
He.  10.  22. 
Ja.  5.  17. 
3Nu.16.22. 
a  Job  S.  3. 
34.  17.  Ps. 
58.  11.  94.  2. 
6  Is.  10.  22. 
Je.  5.  1. 
Ex.  22.  30. 
cJob4.  19. 


Tht  loUiednesf  of  Sodom.  GENESIS. 

t)iOii   destroy  nil   the   city  for  /ocl' '  (2  J<J.  6.  39. 
0/  live  .'    Aii'l   lie  said,   If   I   find  j 
ibcre  forty  and  five,  I  will  not  de- 
it  roy  ir.  !e  Job  33.  23. 
23  And   he  jpake   unto   him    yeti 
ag'aiii,    i\nd     said,     Peradvenlure  I 
tlie.e   shall  be    foity   found  there,    a  c.  18.  22. 
And   lie   said,  I  will  not  do  i<  for 
forty's  nake.                                            | 

30  And  he  said  itnto  hxm,  Oh  let  6  He.  13.  2. 
not  the  Lord  be  an»fry,  and   I  will  ' 

speak:   Peiadventiiro    there   shall 

tlii.ly    be    found    there.     And   he    c  Lu.  24.  28. 

said. I  will  not  do  >{,  if  I  find  thirty  . 

there. 

31  And   he  said,   Behold    now,    I   dc.  18.8. 
have  taken  up.-'fi  me  to  speak  unto 

the      Loid  :      Peradventure    there 

shall  he  tweniv  found  thcic.     And   eJu.  19.  22. 

he  said,  I    will   not  destroy  it  for 

twenty's  sake. 

32  And   he   said,   Oh    l«t  not  thn   /  Le.  18.22. 
Lord   be  angry,   and  I  will   speak   '-*.  13.  De. 
yet  hut  this  onoe  :  d  Peradventure    1*3.  17.   Ro. 
ten  shall  be  found  there.     .\iid  he    1-  '-^4.   I  Cor. 
sail,  I  will  not  destroy  ir  for   ten's   6-9 — U. 
sake,  e  ,  Jude  7. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  ; 
as  soon  as  he  had  left  communing'  i 
with  Abraham  :  and  Abraham   re-  , 

turned  unto  his  place.  

CHAPTER  XIX.  I 

AXD   there  acanw  two  Anjels 
to   Sodom  at   even  ;  and  Lot  ■ 
sat  in  the  gate  of  Sodom  ;   and  Lot   g  Ro.  3.  8. 
seeing  therA,  rose  up  to  meet  them; 
and  he  bowed  himself  with  his  face    h  Ex.  2.  14. 
toward  the  g.ounl  ;  ,  Pc.  2.  7,  8. 

2  And    he   said,  Behold  now,  my 

lords,    turn  6  in,  I   pray  you,    into    i  c.  18.  20. 

your  servant's  house,  and  tarry  all 

night,  and  wash  your  feet ;  and  ye    t  1  Ch.  21. 

shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on  your   15.  Is.  36.10. 

ways.     And  they  said.  Nay,  c  but 

we    will    abide    in    the  street  all   /Nu.  16. 26. 

night.  Je.  53.  6. 

3  And    he    pressed    upon    them   Me.  18.  -1. 
ffreatly  ;  and  they  turned  in   unto 

nim,  and  entered   into   his  house:    m  Ex.  9.  21. 
dand  he  made  thein    a  feast,  and   2Ch.  36.  16. 
did  bake  unleavened   bread,   and    Is.  23.  22. 
they  did  eat.  Lu.  17.  18. 

4  But  before  they  lay  down,  the   24.  11. 
men  of  the  city. cm  the  men  of  So-  1 

dom,  compassifd  the  house  round,    1  arc  found. 

both  old  and  young,  all  the  people 

from  every  quarter:  2  or,  jtun- 

5  And  they  called   unto  Lot,  and   islimcnt. 
eaid  unto  him.  Where  nre  the  men 

which  cnme  in  to  thee  this  night  1   n  Ps.  34.  12. 
e  brill?  them  out  unto  us,  that  we   Ro.  9.  16. 
may  know  (hem.  j 

6  And  Lot  went  out  at  the  door '  o  1  Sa.  19. 
unto  them,  and  shut  the  door  after  11.  1  K.  19. 
him;  3. 

7  And  said,  I  pvay  you,  brethren,  i 

do  not  50  wickedly./'  jb  Tcr.  26. 

16 


B.  C.  1S88. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daugh- 
ters which  have  not  known  roan  ; 
let  me,  I  pray  yoj,  bring  ihein  out 
unto  you,  ^  and  do  ye  to  tlicm  a* 
t»  good  in  your  eyes:  only  unto 
these  men  do  nothing:  for  there- 
fore came  they  under  the  tliadow 
of  my  roof. 

9  And  ihey  said.  Stand  back. 
And  Ihey  said  ngnin,  This  one  fet- 
/oio  came  in  to  sojourn,  h  and  he 
will  needs  be  a  judge  :  now  will 
we  deal  worse  with  thee  than  with 
them.  And  they  pressed  sore  up- 
on the  man,  even  Lot,  and  came 
near  to  break  the  door. 

ID  But  the  men  put  forth  their 
I  hand, and  pulled  Lot  into  the  house 
I  to  them,  and  shut  to  the  door. 

II  And  they  smote  the  men  that 
\terre  at  the  door  of  the  house  with 
I  blindness,  both  smHll  and  ^reat ; 
jso  that  they  wearied  Ihemselvcsto 
i  find  the  door. 

;  12  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot, 
Hast  thou  any  here  besides?  son- 
in-law,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
daughters,  and  whatsoevei  thou 
hast  in  the  city,  bring  thcin  out  of 
this  place  : 

13  For  we  will  destroy  this  place, 
because  the  i  crj-  of  them  is  waxen 
gieat  before  the  face  of  the  Lord; 
and  k  the  Lord  hath  sent  us  to  de- 
stroy it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out  and  spake 
unto  his  sons-in-law,  whii-h  mai- 
ried  hia  daughters,  and  said,  /  Up, 
"■et  ye  out  of  this  place  ;  for  the 
Lord  wi!l  destroy  this  city.  But 
he  seemed  as  one  that  mocked  m 
unto  his  Bons-in-law. 

15  And  when  the  morning  arose, 
then  the  angels  hastened  Lot.  say- 
ing. Arise,  take  thy  wife,  and  thy 
two  daughters,  which  1  are  here  ; 
lest  thou  tie  consumed  in  the  2  in- 
iquity of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  t)ia 
men  Ir.id  hold  upon  his  hand,  and 
upon  the  h.ind  of  his  wife,  and  up- 
on the  hand  of  his  two  daugh- 
ters; the  Lord  being  merciful  n 
unto  him  :  and  they  brought  him 
forth,  and  set  him  without  the 
ci'.y. 

17  .\nd  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  brought  them  forth 
abroad,  that  he  said,  Escape  o  for 
thy  life  ;  p  look  not  Iiehind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain  ; 
escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  thou 
be  conetimed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them,  Ob, 
not  to.  my  lord  : 

19  Behold,  now,  ihy  serrant  hath 
found  grace  in  thy  Ki^ht,  and  thou 


B.  C.  1898. 


CHAP.   XX 


ql  Ti.  1.  14. 
rlSa.  27  1. 
s  Pr.  3.5— 7. 
i  Ps.   119. 
175.  Is.  c5.3. 

3  Ihy  J'ace. 
u  c.  4.  7. 
Job  42.  8,  9. 
Je  .  M.  10. 
V  c.  32.  36. 
Ex.  3'2.  10. 
De.  9.  14. 
Mar.  6.  5. 

4  i.  e.  ^i^zZe. 
5go7ie  forth. 

w  De.i9. 23. 
Job  18.  15. 
Ps.  11.6.  Is. 
13.  19.  Je. 
49.18.  50.40. 
Za.  4.6.  Ez. 
16.  49.  Am. 
4.  11.  Ze.2. 
9.  Mat.  11. 
23.  2Pe.2.6. 
Jude  7. 
xPs.  107.34. 
y  Lu.  17.32. 
z  c.  18.22. 


bast  q  inajnified  thy  mercy,  w  hich 
thou  hust  showed  unto  me  in  sav- 
ing' my  life  :  and  I  cannot  escape 
to  the  mountains,  t  lest  some  evil 
take  me,  and  I  die. 

20  Behold,  now,  this  city  is  near 
to  flee  unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one  s  : 
Oh,  let  me  escape  thither,  (is  it 
not  a  little  one?)  and  my  soul 
shall  live,  t 

21  And  he  said  unto  him.  See,  I 
have  accepted  3  thee  u  concerning' 
this  thing'  also,  that  I  will  no', 
overthrow  this  city,  for  the  which 
thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither; 
for  V  I  cannot  do  any  thing  till 
thou  be  come  thither;  therefore 
the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
4  Zoar. 

S3  The  sun  was  5  risen  upon  the 
earth  when  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon 
Sodom,  and  upon  Gomorrah,  brim- 
stone w  and  fire  from  the  Lord  out 
of  heaven  ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities, 
and  all  the  plain,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  cities,  and  that 
n-hich  grew  i:  upon  the  ground. 

26  But  his  wife  looked  back   from 
behind   him,  and  she  became  V  a!a  Re.  19.3. 
pillar  of  salt.  A  Ps.  145.20. 

27  And  Abraham  frat  up  early  in  c  ver.  17,  19. 
the  morning  to  the  place  where  dPr.  23.31 — 
z  he  stood  before  the  Lord  :  33. 

28  And  he  looked  toward  So- 
dom and  Gomorrah,  and  toward  all   

the  land  of  the  plain,  and  beheld, 

and,   lo,   the  smoke  of  the    coun- 1  g  Le.  18.6  7. 
try  went  up  as  the   a  smoke  of  aj  Ha.  2.  15 
f''™ace.  /be.2.9,'l9. 

29  And   it  came  to    pass,    when '  23.  3. 

God  destroyed   the   cities  of    the  '  g- Xe.  13.  1. 
plain,  that  God  remembered  Ahra-  i  Is.  11.  14. 
bam,  and  sent  Lot  out  of  the  midst ;  Zep.  2.  9. 
of  the   overthrow  4  when  he  over- |  ik  7  ii 

threw  the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  I  ?  "^'  '5- i''*- 
dwelt.  I  *  "■  ^-  f  • 

30  And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  1 2a  ■7 

and  dv.  elt  in  the  c  mountain,  and  -  ,  j  /  og    ,_ 
his  two  daughters  with  him;   for  p"^  ,J  Sp- 
he  feared  to  dwell  in  Zoar :  and  he  '  *^^-  ^"^-  "• 
dwelt  in  a  cave,  he  and  his  two '  1  married  to 
daughters.  i  an  husband. 

31  And   the    first-born   said  unto  g  ^Ch  21  17 
the  younger,  Our  father  js  old,  and 

there  is  not  a  maB  in  the  earth  to   2  or,  sijn- 
come  in  unto  us  after  the  manner  plicity,  or, 
of  all  the  earth  :  \sincerity. 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  /  2  K.  20.  3. 
drink  wine,  and  we  will  lie  with   g  c.  31.  7. 
him,  that  we  may  preserve  seed  of  35.  5. 

our  father.  ft  Ps.  51.  4. 

33  And   they  made   their  father  i  I  Sa.  7.  5. 
drink  wine  that  night  d:  and  the   Job  42.  8. 
first-born  went  in  and  lay  with  her .  Ja.  5.  16. 


Cod  reproveth  Abitneuch. 
father  ;  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

34  And  it  caine  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  the  first-born  said 
unto  the  younger,  Behold,  I  lay 
yesternight  with  my  father:  let 
us  make  him  diink  wine  tiiis  nig'ht 
also  ;  and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with 
him,  that  we  may  preserve  seed  of 
our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father 
drink  wine  that  night  also:  and 
the  younger  arose,  and  lay  ■with 
him  :  and  he  perceived  not  when 
she  lay  doivn,  nor  when  she  arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters 
of  Lot  with  child  by  their  father,  e 

37  And  the  first-born  bare  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Moab :  the 
samei^the  fatherofthe  Moabites./ 
unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also 
bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Btn-amrai :  the  same  is  the  father 
of  the  g  children  of  Ammon  unto 
this  day. 

'  CHAPTER  XX. 

AI\D  Abraham  journeyed  from 
thence  toward  the  south  coun- 
tiy,  and  dwelled  between  Kadesh 
and  reShur,  and  sojourned  in  Ge- 
rar.  b 

2  And  Abraham  said  of  Sarah, 
his  wife,  She  c  is  my  sister  :  and 
Abimelech  king  of  Gerar  sent,  and 
took  Sarah. 

3  But  d  God  came  to  Abimelech 
in  a  dream  by  night,  and  said  to 
him.  Behold,  thou  art  but  a  dead 
man,  for  the  woman  which  thou 
hast  taken;  for  she  is  a  1  man's 
wi  fe . 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come 
near  her:  and  he  said,  Lord,  e wilt 
thou  slay  also  a  righteous  na- 
tion ? 

5  Said  he  not  unto  rae.  She  is  ray 
sister?  and  she,  even  she  herself, 
said,  He  is  my  brother:  In  the 
2  integrity  y  of  my  heart,  and  in- 
nooency  of  my  hands,  have  I  done 
this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a 
dream,  Yea,  I  know  that  thou  didst 
this  in  the  integrity  of  thy  heart ; 
fori  also  ^  withheld  thee  from  sin- 
ning ft  against  me:  therefore  suf- 
fered I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now,  therefore,  restore  the  man 
Ins  wife  ;  for  he  is  a  prophet,  and 
he  J  shall  pray  for  thee,  and  thou 
slial'-  live  :  and  if  thou  restore  her 
not,  know  thou  that  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  thou,  and  all  that  are 
thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early 
in  the  morning,  and  called  all  hit 

17 


ttaac  bom. 

icrvants,  and  told  all  these  things 
in  their  t'lus  :  and  the  men  were 
Roie  aii'uid. 

9  Then  Abinielcch  called  Abra- 
ham, mid  Siiiil  unto  him,  What 
haei  thou  dune  iintu  ns  ?  und  what 
have  I  ofieudeil  thee,  that  iliou  hast 
brought  on  ine  and  on  my  liing'- 
doin  k  a  jfieat  tin  ?  thou  hast  done 
deeds  unto  me  that  ought  not  I  to 
be  done. 

10  And  Al'imelech  said  unto 
Ali.aliam,  Wiiat  sax/est  thou,  that 
thou  hast  done  this  thing"? 

11  And  Abraham  said,  Because 
1  thought,  Surely  the  fear  of  God 
m  is  not  in  this  place  ;  and  they 
will  slay  me  for  njy  wife's  sake. 

1*2  And  yet  indeed  she  is  my  ;i  sis- 
ter; slie  is  the  daughter  of  my 
father,  but  not  the  daughter  of  my 
m'llher  ;  and  she  became  my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God 
caused  me  to  wander  from  my  fa- 
ther's house,  that  1  said  unto  her. 
This  is  thy  kindness  which  thou 
snalt  ehow  unto  me  ;  at  every- 
place whither  we  slia41  come,  say 
of  me.  He  is  my  brother. 

14  And  Abimelech  took  sheep  and 
oxen,  and  men-servants,  and  wo- 
men-seivaiits,  and  gave  ihem  unto 
Abraham,  and  restored  him  Sarah 
his  « il'e. 

13  And  Abimelech  said.  Behold,  o 
my  land  is  before  thee  :  dwell  3 
where  it  pleaseth  thee. 

16  And  inuo  Sarah  he  said,  Be- 
hold, I  have  given  thy  broiher  a 
thousand /jiecfii' of  silver;  behold, 
he  is  to  (hee  a  covering  of  the  eyes, 
unto  all  that  are  with  thee,  and 
with  all  other:  thus  she  wasp  re- 
proved. 

17  So  Abraham  prayed  unto  God  ; 
and  God  healed  Abimelech,  and 
his  wife,  and  his  maid-servants; 
and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  g  had  fast  closed 
up  all  the  wombs  of  the  house  of 
Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah, 
Abraham's  wile. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  the  Lord  a  visited  Sarah 
as  he  had  said,  and  the  Lord 
did  unto  Sarah  as  5  he  had  spoken  : 

2  For  Sarah  c  conceived,  and  bare 
Abraham  a  son  in  his  old  age,  at 
the  set  time  of  which  God  had  spo- 
ken to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name 
of  his  son  that  was  born  unto  him, 
whom  Sarah  bare  to  him,  d  Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  circumcised  his 
ion  Isaac,  being  eight  nays  old,  as 
God  had  commanded  him.  e 

5  And  Abraham  was  an  hundred 

IS 


GENESIS. 

Jl  Ex.  32.  21. 
Jos.  7.25. 

/  0.  34.  7. 

mNe.  S.  15. 
Ps.  36.  1. 
Pr.  l(i.  6. 

nc.  11.29. 

o  c.  47.  6. 

3  as  is  good 
in  thine 
eyes. 

p  Pr.  12.  I. 

!i5.  12.  Re. 


3.  19. 

q  c.  12.  17. 

1  Sa.  1.  6. 

a\  Sa.2.  21. 
Lu.  1.  68. 

6  c.  17.  19. 
18.  10,  14. 

cHe.  11.  11. 

d  c.  17.  19. 

eEz.  12.  48. 
Le.  12.  3. 
Ac.  7.  8. 


/  Ps.  126.2. 
Is.  54.1. 

^Nu.  23.23. 
Ps.  86.  10. 
Ep.  3.  20. 

he.  16.  1,15. 
Ga.  4.  22. 

i  Ga.  4.  30. 

k  c.  17.  18. 

IKo.  9.7,8. 
He.  11.  18. 

m  ver.  18. 
c.  h6.  10. 

n  Jno.  8.  35. 

o  Ex.  3.  7. 

p  Ps.  107.  4, 
6. 

q  ver.  13. 

7-NU.22.  31. 
2  K.  6.  17, 
20.  Lu.  24. 
16,  31. 


B.  C.  1898. 

lyenrs  old  when  Li*  «on  Isaac  wa4 
born  unto  him. 

6  And  Sarah  said,  God  hnth  made 
me  to  laugh,/ »o  </inIall  that  hear 
will  laugh  with  rne. 

7  And  she  said.  Who  would  have 
g  said  unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah 
should  have  given  children  suck  1 
for  I  have  boiiie  Aim  a  son  in  his 
old  age. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was 
weaned:  and  Abraham  made  u 
great  feast  the  same  day  that  Isaac 
was  weaned. 

9  And  Sarah  saw  the  son  of  Ha- 
gar  the  Egyptian,  h  which  she  had 
borne  unto  Abraham,  mocking. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abra- 
liani,  Cast  out  this  bond-woman 
and  her  son  :  i  for  the  son  of  this 
bond-woman  shall  not  be  heir  with 
my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

11  And  the  thing  was  very  grie- 
vous in  Abraham's  sight,  k  be« 
cause  of  his  son. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Abraham, 
Let  it  not  be  g.ievous  in  thy  sight, 
because  of  the  lad,  and  because  of 
thy  bond-woman  •.  in  all  that  Sa- 
rah hath  said  unto  thee,  hearken 
unto  her  voice  ;  for  I  in  Isaac  shall 
thy  seed  be  called. 

13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the 
bond-wornan  will  I  make  a  m  na- 
tion, because  he  is  thy  seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  took  bread  and 
a  bottle  of  water,  and  gave  it  unto 
Hagar,  (pulling  it  on  her  shoul- 
der,) and  the  child,  and  sent  n  her 
away  :  and  she  departed,  and 
wandered  in  the  wilderness  of 
Beer-sheba. 

15  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the 
bottle,  and  she  cast  the  child  under 
one  of  the  shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her 
do\vTi,  over  against  him  a  good 
way  off,  as  it  were  a  bow-shot  : 
for  she  said,  Let  me  not  see  ihe 
death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat 
over  against  him,  and  lifted  up 
her  voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  o  God  heard  the  voice  of 
the  lad  :  and  the  angel  of  God  call- 
ed to  Hagar  out  of  heaven,  and 
said  unto  her.  What  aileth  thee, 
Hagar?  fear  not 7);  for  God  hatn 
heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  where 
be  is. 

18  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold 
him  in  thine  hand  ;  for  y  I  will 
make  him  a  great  nation. 

19  And  God  opened  her  r  eyes, 
and  she  saw  a  well  of  water  ;  ana 
she  went,  and  filled  the  bottle  with 
water,  and  gave  the  lad  drink. 


B.  C.  1897.  CHAP.  XXII. 

20  And  God  was  with  the  lad  ;  sisc.  17.  20. 
and  he  gicv,',  and  dwelt  in  the  wil- '  t  c.  iiS.  27. 
deniess,  and  became  an  archer,  t     |27.  3. 

21  And  he  dwell  in  the  wilderness   u  Nu.  10.12. 
of  Paran  :  u  and  his  mother  v  look   v  c.  24.  4. 
him  a   wife  out    of   llie    land    of  27.  46.  Vi8.  2. 
Egypt.  \u'  c.   26.  28. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  !  28.  15.  39.  2. 
time,  that  Abimelech,  and  Phichol  ;  Jos.  1.  5,  9. 
the  chief  captain  of  his  host,  spake  '  a:  c.  24.  3. 
unto    Abraham,    saying,    God    is' Jos.  2.12. 
With  thee  w  in  all  that  ihou  doest  :  \  I  if  thou 

23  Now,  ihe.efoie,  x  swear  vtnlo'  shall  lie 
Irie  here   by  God,  1   that  thou  wilt  '  u7(?o  me. 
not  deal  falsely  witli  me,  nnr  v,ilh  ■  y  c.  26.  15 — 
my  son,   nor  with  my  son's  son  :   22. 

hut  accoidinj  to  the  kindness  that !  z   c.  31.  44. 
I   have  done  unto  thee,  thou  shall !  1  Sa.  18.  3. 
do  unto  me,  and  to  the  land  where- 1  a  c.  33.  8. 
5n  thou  hast  sojourned.  |  6  c.  31.  48. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will  2  i.  e.  the 
BWear.  teell  of  the 

25  And   Abraham    reproved  Abi-   oath 
meUch  because  of  a  well  of  water, 
which  Abimelech's  servants  y  had 
Violently  taken  away. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  wot  not 
who  hath  done  this  iliin^  ;  nei- 
therdidst  thou  tell  me,  neitlieryet 
heard  I  of  it  but  to-day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  Abime- 
lech ;  and  both  of  them  z  made  a 
covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe- 
lambs  of  the  fiock  by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  siid  unto 
Abraham,  What  a  mean  these 
seven  ewe-lambs,  which  thou  hast 
set  by  themselves? 

30  And  he  said,  For  thtseaeven 
ewe-lambs  shall  thou  take  of  my 
hand,  that  they  may  be  a  6  wit- 
ness unto  me  that  I  have  digged 
this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  called  that  place 
Eeer-sheba2;  because  there  they 
Bware  both  of  them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at 
Beer-sheba  :  Then  Abimelech  rose 
up,  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain 
of  his  host,  and  they  returned  into 
the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  And  .diraftam planted  a  3 grove 
cin  Beer-sheba,  and  rf  called  there 
on  the  name  of  the  Lord,  the  ever- 
lasting God.  e 

34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in 
the  Philistines'  land  many  days. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  these 
things,  that  God  did  tempt  i 
Abraham,  and  said  unto  him, 
Abraham  :  and  he  said,  1  Behold, 
here  I  dm. 

i  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy 
•on,  thm«  only  son  Isaac,  vbom 


3  or,  tree. 
cDe.  16.  21. 
Jn.3.  7. 
2  K.  17.  16. 
d  c.  4.  26. 
c  Ps.  90.  2. 
Is.  40.  28. 
«De.  8.  2. 
2  Ch.  32.  31. 
Pi.  17.  3. 
He.  11.  17. 
Ja.  1.  12. 
I  Pe.  1.  7. 
1  behold  me. 


b  2Ch.  3.  1. 
c  Jno.  19.17. 

2  behold  vie. 

3  or,  kid. 
d  Jno.  1.  29. 
Rev.  5.  6. 
cPs.  118.  27. 
Jno.   10.  17, 
18. 

/He.  11.17. 
Ja.  2.  21. 
g  Ex.  2.  4. 
]    Sa.   3.  10. 
h  Mi.  6.  7,8. 
i  c.  26.  5. 
1  Sa.  15.  22. 
Ps.  25.  12. 
147.  11. 
Mai.  4.  2. 
/tlCor.10.13. 
2Cor.l.9,10. 

4  i.  e.   the 
LORD  will 
see,  or,  pro- 
vide. 

/Ps.  22.  4.5. 
Da.   3.    17, 
&c.   2  Cor. 
1.  8,  10. 


Abraham  commanded  to  offir  Isaac. 
I  thou  lovest,  and  get  thee  into  the 
!  land  of  6  Moriah  ;  and  ofier  him 
there  for  a  burnt-otiering,  upon 
one  of  the  mountains  which  I  will 
tell  thee  of. 

3  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  saddled  his  ass, 
and  took  two  of  his  young  men 
with  him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and 
j  clave  the  wood  for  the  bumt-offer- 
jing,  and  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
the  place  of  which  God  had  told 
hirn. 

I  4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abra- 
ham lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw 
I  the  place  afai  ofi". 
I  5  And  Abraham  said  untt>  his 
!  young  men,  Abide  ye  here  with 
I  the  a.=3  ;  and  1  and  the  lad  will  go 
[yonder  and  worship,  and  come 
again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of 
the  buint-ofiering,  and  c  laid  it  up- 
on Isaac  his  son  ;  and  he  took  the 
fire  in  his  hand,  and  a  knife  :  and 
they  went  both  of  them  together. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abra- 
ham  his  father,  and  said.  My  fa- 
thei-  :  and  he  said,  2  Here  am  I,  my 
son.  And  he  said.  Behold  the  fiie 
and  the  wood  ;  but  where  is  the 
3  lamb  for  a  buint-ofi'eiing  ? 

8  And  Abraham  said.  My  son, 
God  will  provide  himself  a  iambs 
fur  a  buini-ofiering  :  so  they  went 
both  of  them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place 
which  God  had  told  him  of:  and 
Abrahiim  built  an  altar  iheie,  and 
laid  the  wood  in  order,  and  bound 
e  Isaac  his  son,  and  J"  laid  him  on 
the  altar  upon  the  wood. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth 
Ills  hand,  and  took  the  knife  to 
slay  his  son. 

11  And  the  Angel  of  the  Lord 
called  unio  him  out  of  heaven,  and 
said  Abraham,  Abraham;  g  and 
he  said.  Here  am  I. 

12  And  he  said,  Lay  not  thine 
hand  upon  the  lad,  neither  do  thou 
any  thing  unto  him  h  :  for  now  I 
know  that  thou  fearest  God,  i  see- 
ing thou  hast  not  withheld  thy 
son,  thine  only  son,  from  me. 

13  And  Abraham  lifted  up  hii 
eyes  and  looked,  and  behold,  be- 
hind him  a  ram  caught  in  a  thick- 
et by  his  horns  k  ;  and  Abraham 
went  and  took  the  ram,  and  offer- 
ed him  up  for  a  burnt-offering  in 
the  stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the 
name  of  that  place  4  Jehovah- 
jireh  :  as  it  is  said  to  this  day.  In 
the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall  be 
seen.  I 

19 


Muchpeldh  purchiued. 

15  And  the  An;^el  of  the  Lord 
called  unio  Ah.ithiim  out  of  hea- 
ven m  the  second  lime, 

16  And  sal  I,  By  myself  have  I  n 
Bwurn,  stiili  the  Loid  ;  for  be- 
cnnse  lliou  hast  done  this  thing', 
and  hiisl  not  withheld  thy  son, 
thine  only  son  ; 

17  That  in  blessins^  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  iii  multiplying  I  will 
mukiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  o  uf 
the  heaven,  and  as  tlie  s.ind  which 
is  u;)on  the  5  seashore  ;  und  thy 
iced  ohall  possess  the  gate  of  his 
enemies  : 

18  Anil  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the 
nttions  of  the  eaith  be  blessed  p  ; 
because  thou  hast  obeyed  ;  my 
voice. 

19  So  Abraham  returned  unto 
his  younj  m-m  ;  and  they  rose  up, 
a:i.l  went  tog'elher  to  Bcer-aheba  : 
and  Ab.aliam  dwell  at  Beer- 
she  ba. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  it  was  luld  Abraham, 
saying',  Behold,  JVIilcah,  she  hath 
alsj  bo.ne  children  unto  thy  bro- 
ther Nahor  ; 

21  Hu7.  r  his  first-born,  and  Bn/.  t 
his  brother,  and  Kerauel  ihe  father 
0'"  Aram, 

22  And  Chesed,  and  Ilazo,  and 
Pil  lash,  and  JiJIaph,  and  Be- 
Ihuel. 

23  And  Bethnel  be^at  t  Rebe- 
kah  6  :  these  ei^h:  Milcah  did  bear 
to  Nahor,  Abraham's  b.other. 

24  And  his  concubine,  whose 
name  was  Reumah,  she  bare  also 
Tebah,  and  Galiam,  and  Tha- 
hasb,  anl  Maaohah. 

CHAPl'ER   XXIII. 

AND  Sa.ah  was  an  hundred 
and  seven  and  twenty  years 
old  :  these  were  the  years  of  the  life 
of  Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  Kirjath- 
arba  n  ;  the  same  is  Hebron  6  in 
the  lanil  of  Canaan  :  and  Abra- 
ham came  to  mourn  for  Sarah, 
and  to  weep  for  her. 

3  And  Abraham  stood  up  from 
before  his  dead,  and  spake  unto 
the  sons  of  Heth,  sayinsr, 

4  I  nm.  a  strang'er  c  and  a  sojourn- 
er with  you  :  g'ive  me  a  posses- 
sion of  a  burying-place  with  you, 
that  I  may  d  bury  my  dead  out  of 
my  sight. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  an- 
swered Abraham,  saying  unto 
him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord  ;  Thou  I  art 
a  mi;rhty  prince  e  among  ue:  in 
the  choice  of  our  sepulchres  bury 
thy  dead  :  noae  of  us  shall  witb- 

80 


UENESIS. 

I  m  ver.  11. 

I 

I 

n  P».  105.  9. 

Is.  15.  ■^. 

Lu.  1.  73. 

He.  6.  13, 

14. 

0  De.  1.  10. 
Je.  33.  22. 

5  lip. 

p  c.  12.  3. 

'  q  I  Sa.  2.30. 
Je.  7.23. 

r  Jobl.  1. 

ff  Job  32.  2. 

t  c.  24.  15. 

6  Ro.  9.  10. 

Rebecca. 

a  Jos.  14. 15. 
Ju.  1.  10. 

6  c.  13.   18. 
ver.  19. 
2  Sa.  5.  3. 

c  I  Ch.  29. 
15.  Ps.  39. 
12.  105.  12. 
He.    11.   9. 

1  Pe.2.  11. 

rf  Ac,  7.5. 

1  a  prince 
of  God. 

e  c.  13.  2. 
U.  14. 


2  full  mo- 
ney. 


f  c.  34.20, 

24. 

5  2Sa.  24. 
24. 

h.  c.  25.  9. 
49.  30.  50. 
13.  Ac.  7. 
16. 


B.  C.  1872. 
hold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but 
that  thou  mayeii  bury  ihy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up,  und 
bowed  himself  fj  the  peoj^le  of 
the  land,  eoe/t  to  Ihe  chiidicn  of 
Hcih. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them. 
Buying,  If  it  be  your  mind  that  I 
should  buiy  my  dead  out  of  my 
sight,  hear  me,  and  entieal  for  ine 
to  Kphion  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cava 
of  Machpelah,  which  lie  ha;h, 
which  2«  in  the  end  of  his  field: 
for  2  as  much  money  as  it  is  worth 
lie  shall  give  i-t  me,  for  a  posses- 
sion of  a  burying-place  amonj 
you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwell  among  the 
children  of  Heth.  And  Ephron 
the  Hittite  answered  Abraham  in 
the  3  audience  of  me  ciii'.dran  of 
Helii,  even  of  all  that  went  in  at 
the  gate/  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me:  The 
field  give  1  thee,  and  the  cave  that 
is  therein,  I  give  it  thee  ;  in  the 
presence  uf  the  sons  of  my  people 
give  I  it  thee  :   buiy  thy  dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down 
himself  before  the  people  of  the 
Und. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron, 
in  the  audience  of  the  people  of 
the  land,  saying,  But  if  thou  icilt 
give  it,  I  pray  thee  hear  me  :  I  will 
give  thee  money  g  for  the  field  ; 
take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my 
dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abra- 
ham, saying  unto  him, 

15  lAIy  lord,  hearken  unto  me  : 
The  land  i»  worth  four  hundred 
shekels  of  silver ;  what  is  that  bs- 
twixt  me  and  thee  ?  bury  therefore 
thy  dead. 

16  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto 
Ephron  ;  and  Abraham  weighed 
to  Ephron  the  silver,  which  ne  had 
named  in  the  audience  of  the  son» 
of  Heth,  four  hundred  shekels  of 
silver,  current  money  with  the 
merchant. 

17  And  the  field  of  Ephron,  A 
which  tens  in  Machpelah,  which 
tons  before  Mamre,  the  field,  and 
the  cave  which  teas  therein,  and 
all  the  trees  th'it  teere  in  the  field, 
that  leere  in  all  the  borders  rouad 
about,  were  made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  posses- 
sion, in  the  presence  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Heth,  before  all  thai  went 
in  at  the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  And  after  this  Abraliam  bu- 
ried Sarah  !iis  wif?  in  the  c.tve 
of  the  field  of  Maclipelali,  before 


B.  C.  IBS- 


CHAP.  XXIV.    Abraham' i  charge  to  his  .lertant. 


Mamre  :  the  same  is  Hebron   in   i  Je.  32.  10. 


the  land  of  Canaan. 
20  And   the    field,  and    the  cave 


1  gone  into 
days. 


that  js  therein,  weie  made  sure  jun-   a  c.  13.  2. 
to  Abiaham,  for  a   possession  of  a   ver.  35.  Ps. 
bufving-place,  liy  the  sons  ofHeth.    !12.  1 — 3. 
•     ■      CHAPTER  XXIV.  6  c.  15.  2. 

A   ND     Abraham     was    old    and   ever.  10.  c. 
-TjLI  well  stri'-.ken  in  age  ;  and  the    39.  5. 
Lord  had   blessed   a  Abraha.Ti   in   rf  c.  47.  29. 
^ll  things.  |lCh.  29.  24. 

2  And    Abraham    said    unto    his   eDe.6.  13. 
eldest  servant  6  of  his  house,  that  /'c.6.2,  &o. 
ruled  coverall  that  he  had,  Put,rfl    De.  7.  3. 
pray  thee, thyhand  under  mythig'h;   2  Cor.  6.  14. 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  sweare  by   g  c.  U.  25. 
the  Lo.d,  the  God  of  heaven,  and    &c.  22.  20. 
the   God   of  the   earth,    that   thou   28.  2. 
shah  not  take  _/"  a  wife   unto   my   h  Ezra  1.2. 
son  of  the   daughters  of  the   Ca-   Da.  2.  44. 
jiaanites,  among  whom  I  dwell  :       j  Jon.  1.  9. 

4  But  thou  .shah   go  >into   my   g   Re.  11.  13. 
country,  and   to  my   kindred,  and   i  c.  12.  1,  7. 
take  a  wife  unto  my  son  Isaac.  I  13.  15.  De. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  '1.8.  34.  4. 
Peradvenlure  the  woman  will  not   Ac.  7.  9. 

be  willing  to  follow  me   unto  this   /:  Ex.  23.  23. 
land  :  must  I  needs  bring  thy  son   33.  2  Ps.  34. 
again  unto  the  land  from  whence   7.  Is.  63.  9. 
thou  i^omesl?  He.  1.  14. 

6  And   Abraham   said   unto   him,  I  i  Jos.  2.  17, 
Beware  thou,  that   thou  bring  not :  20. 

my  son  thither  again.  \i  or,  and. 

7  The    Loid  God    of   heaven,  A'mDe.53. 4. 
which  took  me  i  from  my  father's   Ju.3.  8,  10. 
house,  and  from   the   land    of  my    Ac.  2.  9. 
kindred,   and   which    spake    unto   n  c.  11.  31. 
me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  say-   3  that  leo- 
ing,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this   men  which 
land,   he   shall   send   his   angel  k   rfraic  water 
before  thee  ;  and   thou   shall   take    go  forth. 

a  wife  unto  my  son  from  thence.         o  Ex.  2.   16. 

8  And  if  thewoman  will  not  bewil-    1  Sa.  9.  11. 
ling  to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  p  ver.  27. 
be  clear  !  from  this  my  oath  :   only    c.  26.  24. 
bring  not  my  son  thither  again.         Ex.  3.  6. 

9  And  the'servant  put  his   hand    Mat.  22.  32. 
under  the  thigh   of  Abraham  his   q  Ne.  1.  11. 
master,  and  sware  to  him  concern-   Pr.  3.  6. 
ing that  matter.  

10  And     the     servant     look    ten 
camels,  of  the  camels  of  his   mas-   r  ver.  43. 
ter,  and  departed  ;  (for  2  all   the   s  Ju.  6.  17, 
goods   of  his  master  were  in    his  37.  2  Sa.  20. 
hand  ;)  and  he   arose,  and  went  to   9. 
Mesopota.-nia,  m  unto  the  city  of  n    t  Is.  65.  24. 
Nahor.  Da.  9.  21. 

11  And   he  made  his  camels  to   4  good  of 
kneel  down  without  the  city   by   a   countenance. 
well  of  water,  at  the   time  of  the    u  1  Pe.  4.  9. 
evening,  even  the  time  that  3  wo-   v  Lu.  2.  19, 
men  go  out  to  draw  waZcr.  o  51. 

12  And   he  said,  O  Lord   God  of  5  or,  Jeieel 
my    master    Abraham,    p   I   pray   for  the  fore- 
thee,  send  me   good  s^peed  g   this   head. 

day,  and  show  kindness  unto  my   »e  Ez.  16. 
master  Abraham.  j  11,  12.  1  Pe. 


13  Behold,  I  stand  here  by  the 
rwell  of  water  ;  and  ihe  daugh- 
ters of  the  men  of  the  city  come 
out  to  draw  water  : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that 
the  damsel  to  whotn  I  shall  say, 
Let  down  ihy  pitcher,  1  piay  thee, 
that  I  may  drink  ;  and  she  shall 
say,  Drink,  and  1  will  give  thy 
camels  drink  also  :  kt  the  same  be 
she  that  thou  hast  appointed  for 
thy  servant  Isaac  ;  and  thereby 
s  shall  I  know  that  thou  hast 
showed  kindness  unto  my   master. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  before  he 
had  done  t  speaking,  that,  behold, 
Rebekah  came  out,  who  was  born 
to  Bethuel,  son  of  Milcah,  the 
wife  of  Nahor,  Abraham's  bro- 
ther, with  lier  pitcher  upon  her 
shoulder. 

16  And  the  damsel  was  4  very  fair 
to  look  upon,  a  virgin,  neiiherhad 
any  man  known  her  ;  and  she 
went  down  to  the  well,  and  filled 
her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet 
her,  and  said,  Let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
drink  a  little  water  of  thy  i  itcher. 

18  And  she  said.  Drink,  my 
lord  :  and  she  hasted,  and  let  down 
her  pitcher  upon  her  hand,  and 
gave  him  drink. 

19  And,  when  she  had  done  giv- 
ing him  drink,  she  said,  I  will 
draw  water  for  thy  camels  also, 
u  until  they  have  done  drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied 
her  pitcher  into  the  trough,  and 
ran  again  unio  the  well  to  draw 
water,  and  drew  for  all  his  camels. 

21  And  the  man,  wondering  r  at 
her,  held  his  peace,  to  wit  whether 
the  Lord  had  made  his  journey 
prosperous  or  not. 

!i2  -And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
camels  had  done  drnkin-,that 
the  man  took  a  5  golden  ear-ringof 
half  a  shekel  weight,  and  two 
bracelets  w  for  her  hands  of  ten 
she/eels  weight   of  gold, 

23  And  said.  Whose  daughter 
or<  thou  ?  tell  me,  I  pray  thee.  Is 
there  room  in  thy  father's  bouse 
for  us  to  lodge  in  ? 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  am 
the  daughter  of  Bethuel  x  the  son 
of  Milcah,  which  she  bare  unlo 
Nahor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him. 
We  have  both  straw  and  p  oven- 
der  enough,  and  room  to  lodge  in. 

56  .4nd  the  man  y  bowed  down  his 
head,  and  worshipped  the  Lord. 


3.      X  c.  22.  23.     y  ver.  52.    Ex. 
4.31.34.8.  Ne.  8.  6.  Ps.  35.  6. 
21 


Lahan  tntertainelh  him. 

27  And  he  snid,  Blessed  be  tlie 
Lord  God  r  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, who  halh  not  loll  destitute 
my  master  of  a  his  mercy  and 
his  truth:  I  being  in  the  way,  the 
Lord  led  me  to  the  house  of  my 
master's  brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told 
them  of  her  mother's  house  these 
things. 

29  And  Rebekah  had  a  brother, 
and  his  name  was  b  Laban  :  and 
Luban  ran  out  unto  the  man,  unto 
the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
saw  the  ear-rin5,  and  bracelets 
upon  his  si£(er't>  hands,  and  when 
DC  heard  the  words  of  Rebekah  his 
sister,  Maying',  Thus  spake  the  man 
unto  me,  that  he  came  unto  the 
man  ;  and,  behold,  he  stood  by  the 
Camels  at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said,  Come  in,  e  thon 
blessed  of  the  Lord  ;  wherefore 
standest  thou  without  ?  for  I  have 
prepared  the  house,  and  room  for 
the  camels. 

32  And  the  man  came  into  the 
house  :  and  he  ung'irded  his  cam- 
els, and  s^n\e  straw  and  proven- 
der for  the  camels,  and  water  to 
wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  feet 
that  were  with  bin;. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before 
him  to  eat  :  but  he  said,  d  I  will 
not  eat  until  I  have  told  mine  er- 
rand.    And  he  said,  Speak  on. 

34  And  he  said,  I  am  Abraham's 
servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  hath  blessed  my 
master  o^reatly,  e  and  he  is  become 
great  ;  ^and  he  hath  given  him 
flocks,  and  herds,  and  silver,  and 
geld,  and  men-servants,  and 
maid-servants,  and  camels,  and 
asses. 

3S  And  Sarah,  my  master's  wife, 
bare  a  son  to  my  master  when  she 
■was  old  :  and  unto  hira  liath  he 
given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  my  master  made  g  me 
swear,  savins:.  Thou  shall  noi 
take  a  wife  to  my  son  of  the 
daughters  of  the  (?anaanites,  in 
whose  land  I  dwell  : 

38  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  fa- 
ther's house,  and  to  my  kindred, 
and  take  u  wife  unto  my  son. 

39  And  I  said  unto  my  master, 
Peradventure  the  woman  will  not 
follow  me. 

40  And  he  said  unto  me.  The 
Lord,  before  whom  I  walk,  will 
Bend  liis  angel  with  thee,  and 
pronperthy  way  ;  and  thnu  shslt 
take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kin- 
dred, and  of  my  father'^  bouse. 

32 


ever.  1.  c. 
13.  2.  Pr.  10. 
'i'i.  22.  4. 

/  Ps.  18.  35. 

g  ver.  3. 


GENESIS.  B.  C.  1857. 

r  Rt.  18.  10.     41  Then  ihnit  thou  be  clear  from 
Ru.  4.  14.        Mi«  my  outh,  when  tliou  comest  to 

my  kindled  ;  and  If  they  give   not 
a  c.  32,  10.       thee  one,  thou  shuU  be  clear  from 
P».  88.  3.         my  oalh. 
Lu.  1.  68.  42  And  I  came  lhif>  day  unto  the 

well,  and  said,  U   Loid  God  h  of 
h  c.  29.  5.         my  master  Abraham,  if  now   thou 

do  prosper  i  my  way  which  I  go  ; 
c  c.  26.  29.        43  Behohl,  I  stand  by   the  well  of 
Ju.  17.  2.         Water,  and   it  shall  come   to  pasR, 
Ru.  3.  10.        that  when  the  virgin  cnmeih  forth 
Ps.  115.  15.      to  draw   water,  and  I   say  to   her, 

Give  me,  1  prny  lliee,  a  little  wa- 
rf  Ps.  132.3     terof  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ; 
— 5.  Jno.  4.       44  And  she  say  to  me.  Both  drink 
34.  Ep.  6.  5     thou,  and  1  will  also  draw  for  thjr 

camels:  let  the  same  be  the  woman 

whom   the   Lord    hath    appointed 

out  k  for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  I  had  done  speak> 
ing  in  mine  heart,  i  behold,  Hebe- 
kali  came  forth  with  her  pitcher  on 
her  shoulder  ;  and  she  went  down 
unto  the  well,  nnd  drew  tcatcr  : 
and  1  said  unto  her,  Let  me  drink, 
I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let 
aown  her  pitcher  from  her  shoul- 
der, and  said,  Drink,  and  I  will 
give  thy  camels  drink  also.  So  I 
drank,  and  she  made  the  cameli 
drink  also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said. 
Whose  daughter  art  thou  ?  And 
she  said.  The  daughter  of  Bethuel, 
Nahor's  son,  whom  Milcah  bare 
unto  him  :  and  1  put  the  ear-ring 
upon  her  face,  7/1  and  the  bracelets 
upon  her  hands. 

48  And  I  bowed  down  my  head,  n 
and  worshipped  the  Lord,  and 
bles8e<i  the  Lord  God  of  mv  mas- 
ter Abraham,  whioh  had  led  me 
in  the  right  way  o  to  take  my  mas- 
ter's brother's  daughter  unto  hi* 
son. 

49  And  now  if  ye  will  dealpkind- 
ly  and  truly  with  my  master,  (ell 
me  :  and  if  not,  tell  me  ;  that  I  may 
turn  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

50  Then  Laban  anri  Bethuel  an- 
swered and  said.  The  thing  pro- 
ceedeth  from  the  Lord  g  ;  we  can- 
not speak  r  unto  thee  bad  or  good. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before 
thee  ;  take  her,  and  go,  and  let  her 
be  thy  master's  son's  wife,  as  the 
Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Abraham's  servant  heard 
their  words,  he  worshipped  the 
l,or(i,x  bowing  himself  lo  the  earth. 

53  And  the  serTant  brought  forth 
jewels  6  of  silver,  and  jewels  i  of 
gold,  and  raimwnt,  and  gave  them 
to  Robekab  :  he  gave  also  to  her 


h  ver.  12. 

ic.  39.  3. 
Ezra  8.  21. 
Ne.  1.  11. 
Ps.  90.  17. 
Ro.  1.  11. 

k  Pr.  19.  14. 

n  Sa.  1.  13. 
Ne.  2.  4. 

m  Ez.  16.  10 
—12. 

n  ver.  26. 

o  Ps.  32.  8. 
48.  14.107.7. 
Pr.  3.  G.  Is. 
43.  17. 

p  c.  47.  29. 
Jos.  2.  14. 
q  Ps.  118.  23. 

re.  31.  24. 
2  Sa.  13.  22. 
Ac.  11.  17. 

s  ver.  26,  48. 
Ps.  95.  6. 

6  vessels. 

tEx.  3.22. 
11.  2.  12.  35. 


B.  C.  1857.  CHAP.  XXV, 

brother  and  to  her  mother  precious  iiVe.  33.  13.  ] 
ti  things.  — 15.   2  Cli. 

54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  21.  3.  Ezra 
he  and   the   men   that   jverc   with   1.  6. 

him,  and  tarried  all  nig-ht  :  and  _  a  f  II  \ 
they  rose  up  in  the  morning',  and  °  '  "■  ■'"  ! 
he  said,  Send  me  away  unto  my  y^^^^,  "-,  "" 
„     „    '  •'  '    months, 

master.  ^ 

55  And  her  b.other  and  her  mo-   v  c.  45.  9. 
ther  said,    Let  the   damsel   abide        .       ,    „ 
with  us  7  a  few  days,  at  the  least   f  •'°S-  \°- 
ten  ;  after  that,  she  shall  ^o.  j  ^'-  *'^-  ^^■ 

56  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hin-  x  Pa.  45.  10. 
der  me  not,  v  seeing  the  Lord  hath  „_   „ 

■w  prospered    my    way;    send  me   y  c.  ao.  o. 
awav,  that  I  may  go  to  my  mas-  z  c.  22.  17. 
ter. '  iRu.  4.  11,12. 

57  And  they  Slid,  We  will  call  the  ^  J,  jg  ^i 
damsel,  and  inquire  at  her  mouth.     <^    ii 

SS  And  they  called  Rebekah,  and 
said  unto  her.   Wilt  thou  go  with   8  ov, to  prat/. 
this  man?  x  And  she  said,  I  will  go.    j  j^g    j   §. 

59  And  tney  sent  away  Rebekah  pg  |  2.  77. 
their  sister,  and  her  nurse,  y  and  12.  119.  X5. 
Abraham's  servant  and  his  men.     |  1^3^  5_ 

63  And  thev   blc'^sed  zr  Rebekah,'     ,'    ',_  ,„ 

and  said  unto  her.  Thou  art  oursis-   y°^-  '^-  *"• 

ter, be  then  </ieOToi/ier  of  thousands  ' 

of  millions,  and  let  thy  seed  pos-  d   1  Ti.  2.  9. 

Bess  the  frate  of  those  which  hate  j  _  „    ,0   <. 
.,  °  c  c.  18.  b. 

them. 

61  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  ]  _/"  c.  38.  12. 
damsels,  and  they  rode  upon  the  |  1  Tii.  4.  13. 
camels,    and   followed    the    man:!         _, 

and  the  servant  took  Rebekah,  and   "■  '  ^"-  '•**• 
went  his  way.  i_Nu.  22.  4. 

62  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  1  25.  17.  Jude 
of  the    well  a  Lahai-roi  ;    for  he  ;  6. 
dwelt  in  the  south  country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  8  to  5  me- 
ditate in  the  field  at  the  eventide  : 
and  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw, 
and,  behold,  the  camels  were  corn- 


Si  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her 
eyes,  and  when  she  saw  Isaac,  she 
lighted  c  otf  the  camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  ser- 
vant. What  man  is  this  that  walk- 
eth  in  the  field  to  meet  us?  And 
the  servant  had  said.  It  is  my  mas- 
ter :  therefore  she  took  a  veil,d  and 
covered  herself. 

63  .\nd  the  servant  told  Isaac  all 
things  that  he  had  done. 

67  And  Isaa.:  brought  her  into  his 
mother  Sarah's  tent.e  and  took  Re- 
bekah, and  she  became  his  wife  ; 
and  he  loved  her  :  and  Isaac  ^was 
comforted  after  his  molhei'a  death. 
CHAPTER  XXV. 

THEN   again    Abraham   took  a 
wife,  and  her  name  mas  a  Ke- 
turah. 

2  .And  she  bare  him  Zimran,  and 
Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and  Midi- 
tin,h  and  Ishbak,  and  Shuiih.c 


cJob2.  11. 


dl  K.  10.  1. 
Ps.  7-2.  10. 

e  Jer.  25.23. 
/  Is.  60.  6. 
-  Ps.  17.  14. 
hJii.  6.  3. 
i  c.  15.  15. 
49.29.  Job  5. 
26. 

k  c.  35.  29. 
49.  33. 

ic.23. 16. 

1  or,  Hadad. 

1  Ch.  1.  30. 

m  c.  17.  20. 
n  1  Sa.  15.7. 

2  fell. 


tsTimael's  age  and  death. 

3  And  Jok.shan  begat  Sheba,  d 
and  Dedan.  e  And  the  sons  of  De- 
dan  were  Asshurim,  and  Leiu- 
shim,  and  Leumraim. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian ;  E- 
phab,yaiid  Epher,  and  Hanoch, 
and  Abidah,  and  Eldaah.  All 
these  were  the  children  of  Ketu- 
rah. 

5  And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he 
had  unto  Isaac. 

6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  conctl- 
tines,  which  Abraham  had,  Abra- 
ham gave  gifts,  and  sent  them 
away  ^  from  Isaac  his  son,  (while 
he  yet  lived,)  eastward,  unto  h  the 
east  country. 

7  And  these  arc  the  days  of  the 
years  of  Abraham's  life  which  he 
lived,  an  hundred  three  score  and 
fifteen  years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the 
ghost,  and  died  in  a  good  i  old  age, 
an  old  man,  and  full  0/ years  ;  and 
was  gathered  k  to  his  people. 

9  And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ishma- 
el  buried  him  in  the  cave  of  Mach' 
pehih,  in  the  field  of  Ephron  the 
son  of  Zohar  the  Hittite,  which  ia 
before  IVIamre  ; 

10  The  field  which  Abraham 
purchased  of  the  sons  of  Heth  ;  I 
there  was  .Abraham  buried,  ani 
Sarah  his  wife. 

11  And  It  came  to  pass  after  the 
death  of  Abraham,  that  God  bless- 
ed his  son  Isaac  :  and  Isaac  dwelt 
by  the  well  Lahai-roi. 

12  Now  these  are  the  generations 
of  Ishmael,  Abraham's  son,  whom 
Hagar  the  Egyptian,  Sarah's 
handmaid,  bare  unto  Abraham. 

13  -And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Ishmael,  by  their  names, 
according  to  their  generations  ;  the 
first-born  of  Ishmael,  Nebajoth ; 
and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mib- 
sam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Duraah, 
and  Massa, 

15  Hadar,  1  and  Teraa,  Jetur, 
Naphish,  and  Kedemah  : 

16  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
and  these  are  their  names,  by 
their  towns,  and  by  their  castles  ; 
twelve  m  princes  according  to 
their  nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Ishmael,  an  hundred  and 
thirty  and  seven  years ;  and  he 
gave  up  the  ghost,  and  died,  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  n  Ha- 
vilah  unto  Shur,  that  is  before 
Egypt,  as  thou  goest  toward  As- 
syria :  and  he  2  died  in  the  pre- 
sence of  all  his  brethren. 

23 


Jacob  aita  Etau. 

19  And  tlieae  art  the  ^cnerationi 
of  liuac,  Abrubam's  Hon  :  Abra- 
biim  heg&K  Uuiic. 

20  And  Uauc  was  forty  yenn  old 
when  he  touk  lleUekah  to  wife,  o 
the  daughter  of  Buthuel  p  liie  by 
riiia  of  Pud:in-uraiii,  the  sister  to 
Labun  the  tiyrian. 

'21  And  Isaac  entreated  the 
Lord  9  for  his  wife,  because  she 
teas  barren  :  and  the  Lord  was 
entreated  of  r  him,  and  Uebekah 
his  wife  conceived. 

a  And  the  childien  struggled  to- 

f  ether  within  her  :  and  she  said, 
f  it  6e  so,  why  am  1  thus?  And 
slie  went  to  inquire  a  of  the  Lord. 

U3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her, 
Two  nations  rare  in  thy  womb,  and 
two  manner  of  people  shall  be  se- 
parated f.om  thy  bowels  :  and  Ike 
one  people  shall  be  stronger  than 
the  other  ijeople  ;  an  i  the  elder 
shall  se.ve  t  the  younger. 

!t4  Aiid  when  her  days  to  be  de- 
livered we.e  fulfilled,  behold,  there 
irere  twins  in  her  wornb. 

Z5  And  the  first  came  out  red,  all 
over  like  an  hairy  garment  ;  and 
they  Called  his  name  Esau. 

26  And  after  that  came  his  bro- 
ther oul,  and  his  hand  took  hold  on 
Esau's  heel  u  ;  and  his  name  was 
called  Jacob  :  and  Isaac  teas  three 
score  years  old  when  she  bare 
them. 

27  And  the  boys  grew  :  and  Esau 
wa.s  a  cunning  v  liunter,  a  man  of 
the  field  ;  and  Jicob  was  a  plain 
man,  ilwelling  in  w  tents  : 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because 
3  he  did  eat  of  his  venison  x  ;  but 
Rebekah  loved  Jacob. 

i9  And  Jacob  sod  pottage  :  and 
Esau  came  from  the  field,  and  be 
teas  faint. 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed 
iiie,  I  pray  thee,  4  with  that  same 
red  pottage  ;  for  I  am  faint  :  there- 
fore was  his  name  called  Edorn.  5 

31  And  Jacob  said.  Sell  me  this 
day  thy  birthright. 

Si  Arid  Esau  said.  Behold,  I  am 
6at  the  point  to  die  ;  and  what  pro- 
fit y  shall  this  birthright  do  to  me  ? 

33  And  Jacob  said.  Swear  to  me 
this  day  ;  and  he  sware  unto  him  : 
and  he  sold  his  birthright  z  unto 
Jacob. 

31  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread 
and  pottage  of  lentiles  ;  and  he 
did  eat  a  and  drink,  and  rose  up, 
and  went  his  way.  Thus  Esau 
despised  6  his  birthright. 

CHAPTER    XXVI. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
land,  beside  the  first  famine  a 
2i 


(IBNR8IB.  B.  C.  1838. 

o  c.  24.  67.  I  that  wai  in  the  days  of  Alraharo. 
/>  c.  28.  5.         And   Inaac    went  unto   Abinielech 

LlSa.l.ll.  6  king  of  the  Philiatinei,  unto 
u.  1.  13.  Gerar. 
r  I  Ch.  5.20.  2  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
2Cb.33.  13.  him,  and  laiil,  Go  nut  down  into 
E7.ra  8.  23.  Egypt  ;  dwell  in  the  land  which  1 
Ps.  145.  19.  shall  tell  thee  of. 
Pr.  10.  24.  I  3  Sojourn  cm  this  land,  and  1  will 
Ro.  9.  10.  be  wiih  ihi-.e,  (/and  will  bleu  (hee  : 
«  1  Sa.22.15.  for  unto  thee,  and  unto  thy  seed,  I 
Ez.  20.  31.  will  ^ive  all  e  these  countries  ;  and 
36.37.  1 1  will   perform  the  outh/ which  I 

t  c.  27.  29.  sware  unto  Abraham  thy  father. 
Ps.  60.8.  Is.'  4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to 
63.  I — 6.  Ob.  multiply  as  the  stars  of  heaven. 
1 — 16.. Vial. 1.  and  will  give  unto  thy  seed  all 
2 — 4.  Ro.  9.  these  countries  ;  and  in  thy  sced^ 
10 — 12.  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  h« 

u  Hos.  12.3.    blessed  ; 

r  c.  27.  3.       I   5  Because  that    Abraham  obeyed 
w  He.  11.9.    niy  voice,  h  and  kept  my  chaige, 
3  vettiaon         my  commandments,  my  statutes, 
was  in  his       and  my  laws. 
mouth.  6  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar. 

X  c.  27.  19.  "  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked 
i  with  that  I  Aiw  of  his  wife  :  and  he  said,  i  She 
red,  with  i«  my  sister  :  for  he  feared  k  to  say, 
that  red  »"^^<  i»  my  wife  ;    lest,  said  he,  the 

pottage.  men  of  the  place  should  kill   me 

5  i.  e.^red.  'or  Rebekah,  because  she  was  fair 
Ggoingtodie.   to  look  upon. 

y  Job  21.  15.  8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
z  c.  27.  36.  had  been  there  a  long  time,  that 
36.  6.  He. 12.  Abimelech,  king  of  the  Philistines, 
16.  looked  out  at  a  window,  and  saw, 

a  Is.  22.  13.  and,  behold,  Isaac  was  sporting 
I  Cor.  15.32!  with  Rebekah  his  wife  : 
A  Ps.  106!24!  9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac, 
Mat.  22.  5.  and  said.  Behold,  of  a  surety  aha 
Ac.  13.  41.  '*  thy  wife  :  and  how  saidsl  thou, 
a  c.  12.  10.  '^''6  '»  niy  sister  ?  And  Isaac  said 
unto  him.  Because  I  said,  Lest  I 
die  for  her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said.  What  iff 
this  thou  hast  done  /  unto  us  ?  one 
of  the  people  might  lightly  have 
lien  with  thy  wife,  and  thou 
shouldest  have  brought  guiltinesa 
upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all  7ij» 
people,  saying.  He  that  toucheth 
m  this  man,  or  his  wife,  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

12  Then  Isaac  sowed  in  that  land, 
and  received  1  in  the  same  year  an 
hundred-fold  :  and  the  Lord  bless- 
ed him. 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great, 
and  went  lorward,  2  and  grew 
until  he  became  very  great. 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks, 
and  possession  of  herds,  and  great 
store  of  3  servants.  And  the  Phi- 
li:«tines  n  envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  which  his  fa- 
ther's servants  had  digged,  in  ths 


b  c.  20.  2. 
c  Ps.  39.  12. 
He.  11.  9. 
13.  16. 

d  c.  28.  15. 
Is.  43.  2,5. 
e  c.  13.  15. 
15,18.  22.16. 
/Ps.  105.  9. 
Mi.  7.  20. 
S-c.  22.  18. 
Ps.  72.  17. 
h  c.  22.  16. 
i  c.  20.  2,13. 
k  Pr.  29.  25. 
/c.  20.  9. 
m    Ps.    105. 
15.  Pr.  6.29. 

1  found. 

2  went 
joing. 

3  or,  hua- 
handry. 
r\  Ec,  4.  4. 


B.  C.  1800.  CHAP.  XXV 

days  of  Abraham  his  father,   the   o  Ex.  1.9. 

Philistines  had  stopped  ihem,  and    .    Hnins- 
filled  them  with  earth.  °' 

16  And     Abimelech     said     unto   5  i.  e.  con- 
Isaac,  Go   from  us  ;   for  thou    art    tention. 
much  o  mightier  than  we.  'g  j         i 

17  And  Isaac   departed     thence,    ,    ',  ' 
ai;d  pitclied  his  tent  in   the  valley 
of  Gerar,  and  dwelt  there.  7  i.  e.  room 

18  And    Isaac  digged   again   the       p^   27  1  3 
wells  of  water  which  they  had  dig-  -^^   ^j    lO  ' 
ged   in   the  days   of  Ab.aharn  his   ^^   jg 
father;     for     liie    Philistines  had 
stopped    them  after  the    death  of  q  c.  35.  1. 
Abiahani  :     and    he    called    their  j- c_  21    22 
names  after  the   names   by  which         "      '       ' 
his  father  had  called  them.  s  Ju.  11.  7. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged  in   i  y^t,  16 
the  valley,  and  found  there  a  well   „        \ 
of  4  springing  water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar  did 
strive  with   Isaac's  herdmen,  say- 

The   water  is  ouis  :  and   he 


neetng  we 
aic. 


uc.  21.  23. 


called  tlie  name  of  the  well  Esek  ;  5   g  {f  thou 


\ehalt,  &c. 


because  they  strove  with  him 

21  And  they  digged  another  well, 
and  strove  i'or  that  also  :  and  he  I 
called  the  name  of  it  6  Sitnah.  | 

22  And  he  removed  Tom  thence,  | 

and  digged  another  well;  and  fori 

that  they  strove  not  :  and  he  call- 
ed the  name  of  it  7  Rehoboth  :  and  | 
he   said.  For  now  the   Lord   hath   "  c.  24.  31. 
made  room  for  us,  and  we  shall  be  i  Ps.  115.  15. 
fruitful  in  the  land. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence  ''"'  c.  19.  3. 
to  Beer-sheba.  31.54. 

24  And   the  Lord  appeared  unto  I 

him  the   same   night,  and  said,  I  j  10  i.e.  on 
a:n  the   God   of  Abraham   thy  fa- j  oa;/i. 
ther  ;  fear  not,p  for  I  am  with  thee, 
and  will  bless  thee,  and   multiply 
thy  seed,  for    my    servant  Abra- 
ham's sake. 

25  And  he  q  builded  an  altar 
there,  and  called  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  pitched  his  tent 
there  ;  and  there  Isaac's  servants 
digged  a  well. 

26  Then  Abimelech  went  to  him 
from  Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  one  of 
his  friends,  and  Phichol  r  the  chief 
captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them. 
Wherefore  come  ye  to  me,  seeing 
ye  hate  s  me,  and  have  sent  me 
away  t  from  you  ? 

28  And  they  said,  8  We  saw  cer- 
tainly that  the  Lord  was  with 
thee  ;  and  we  said.  Let  there  be 
now  an  oath  u  betwixt  us,  even  be- 
twixt us  and  thee  ;  and  let  us  make 
a  covenant  with  thee  ; 

29  That  9  thou  will  do  us  no  hurt, 
as  we  have  not  touched  thee,  and 
as  we  have  done  unto  thee  nothing 
but  pood,  and  have  aent  thee  awa^r 


11  i.  e.  the 
well  of  the 
oath. 

X  c.  36.  2. 

12  bitter- 
ness of 
spirit. 

a  c.  48.  10. 
1  Sa.3.  2. 
Ec.  12.  3. 

b  Pr.  27.  1. 
Lu.  12.  40. 
Ja.  4.  14. 

1  hunt. 

c  ver.  25. 
0.  48.  9,  28. 
De.33.  1. 

d  ver.  13. 
e  ver.  4. 


II.  Rebekah's  instruction  to  Jacob. 
in  peace  :  thou  art  now  the  bless- 
ed  V  of  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  made  them  w  a  feast, 
and  they  did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  lose  up  betimes  ia 
the  morning,  and  sware  one  to 
another:  and  Isaac  sent  them 
away,  and  they  departed  iioia 
him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
day,  that  Isaac's  seivanis  came 
and  told  him  concerning  .he  well 
which  they  had  digged,  and  said 
unto  him.  We  have  found  water. 

33  And  he  called  it  10  SheLah  : 
therefore  the  name  of  the  city  is 
U  Beer-sheba  unto  this  day. 

34  And  Esau  was  forty  years  old 
when  he  took  to  wife  Judith  the 
daughter  of  Beeii  the  Hittite,  and 
Basliemaih  x  the  daughter  of  Elon 
the  Hittite  : 

35  Which  were  12  a  grief  of  mind 
unto  Isaac  and  to  Rebekah. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Isaac  was  old,  and  his  eyes 
were  dim,  n  so  that  he  could  not 
see,  he  called  Esati  his  eldest  son, 
and  said  unto  him,  My  son  :  And 
he  said  unto  him.  Behold,  here 
am  I. 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  am 
old,  I  know  not  6  the  day  of  my 
death  : 

3  Now  therefore  take,  I  pray  thee, 
thy  weapons,  thy  quiver  and  thy 
bow,  and  go  out  to  the  field,  and 
take  I  me  some  venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat, 
such  as  I  love,  and  bringiZ  to  me, 
that  I  may  eat  ;  that  my  soul  c  may 
bless  thee  before  I  die. 

5  AnA  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac 
spake  to  Esau  his  son.  And  Esau 
went  to  the  field  to  hunt  yor  veni- 
son, and  to  bring-  it. 

6  And  Rebekah  spake  unto  Jacob 
her  son,  saying,  Behold,  I  heard 
thy  father  speak  unto  Esau  thy 
brotlier,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make 
me  savoury  meat,  that  I  may  eat, 
and  bless  thee  before  the  Lord  be- 
fore my  death. 

8  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice,  d  according  to  that 
which  I  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch 
me  from  thence  two  good  kids  of 
the  goats ;  and  I  will  make  them 
savoury  meat  e  for  thy  father,  such 
as  he  loveth  : 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy 
father,  that  he  may  eat,  and  that 
he  may  bless  thee  before  his  death. 

11  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah  his 

IS 


Jr,j-',li  -.icriiv^th  Msj'atticr. 
iiijtbtir,  Bctiul  1,  Eiiiii  my  broiher 
in  a.  Iiuiry  /    man,  and  I  am  a. 
tutootli  miiu  : 

l'^  Aly  falli^r  pcradventme  will  g 
feci  nie,  and  1  sjh;ill  seum  to  him  us 
a  decuiver,  und  1  sbiiU  bring  u 
h  curse  upon  me,  and  not  a  bless- 
ing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  bim, 
Upon  me  i  be  thy  cuibc,  my  eon  : 
only  obey  my  voice,  ami  go  fetch 
me  them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  Tetehed,  and 
brought  them  to  his  mother  :  and 
bis  mother  made  savouiy  meat,  k 
•ucb  as  his  father  loved. 

15  And  Rebekab  took  2  goodly 
raiment  of  her  eldest  son  Ksuu, 
which  were  with  her  in  the  house, 
and  put  them  upon  Jacob  her 
younger  son  : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  the 
kids  of  the  goats  upon  his  hands, 
and  upon  the  smooth  of  his  neck  : 

17  Ai)d  she  j,'ave  the  savoury 
meal,  and  the  bread  which  she  had 
prepared,  into  the  hand  of  her  »on 
lacob. 

18  And  he  came  unto  his  father, 
and  said.  My  father :  And  he 
said,  Here  am  1  ;  who  art  thou,  my 
son? 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther, I  a'/i  Esau,  thy  first-born  ;  /  I 
nave  done  according  as  thou  badest 
me  :  arise,  I  pray  thee,  sit  and  eat 
of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul  may 
bless  me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son, 
How  to- if  that  thou  hast  found  it 
80  quickly,  my  son  ?  And  he  said. 
Because  n  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  it  3  w  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob, 
Come  near,  I  p.ay  thee,  that  1 
may  feel  n  thee,  my  son,  whether 
thou  be  my  very  son  Esau,  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto 
Isaac  his  father  ;  and  he  felt  him, 
and  said.  The  voice  is  Jacob's 
voice,  but  the  hands  are  the  hands 
of  Esau. 

23  .A.nd  he  discerned  him  not,  be- 
cause bis  hands  o  were  hairy,  as 
his  brother  Esau's  hands:  so  he 
blessed  him. 

24  And  he  .<aid,  Art  thou  my  very 
son  Esau  ?  And  he  said,  p  I  am. 

25  And  he  said,  Bring  it  near  to 
me,  and  1  will  eat  of  my  son's 
venison,  that  my  soul  may  bless 
thee.  And  he  brought  ii  near  to 
bim,  and  he  did  eat :  an<l  he 
brought  him  wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  .said  unto 
him,  Come  near  now,  iuid  kiss  me, 
ray  »on. 

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Hos.  14.  6. 
sUe.  6.7. 
t  De.  33.  13, 
28.   2  Sa.  I. 
21.    Ps.  133. 
3.  Mi.  5.  7. 
u  c.  49.  8. 
V  Nu.  24.  9. 
Ze.  2.8. 

4  trembled 
with  a  sreat 
trembling 
greatly. 

5  hunted. 
IB  ver.  25. 

X  Ro.  11.29. 
yPr.  1.31. 
He.  12.  17. 
r  2  K.  10.19. 
Mai.  2.  10. 
1  Th.  4.  6. 

6  i.  e.  a  tup- 
planter. 

ac.25.26,34. 
i  ver.  29. 
2Sa.  8.  14. 

7  or,  sup- 
ported. 
cU.  65.  11. 


9.  C    1730, 

i  27  And  he  c.inie  "'■i  ,  .11'::.^-  ii 
him:  .^nd  be  smellcd  the  su^elt  t.< 
his  raiinciii,  und  ble.»->ed  j  Irm. 
and  said,  t(ec,rthe  Siiiell  of  iriT 
son  i.s-  as  the  smell  of  a  ticid  which 

jtlie  Loi-d  hath  blci<3cd  .' : 
'<.8    riicrefore  God  give  tliee    fit 
t  the  dew  of  heaven,  and  the  fat- 
ness of  the  earth,  und   plenty  of 
cur.i  and  wine  : 

29  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  na- 
tions bow  down  to  thee  :  be  lord 
over  thy  breth.en,  and  let  thy  mo- 
ther's sons  u  bow  down  to  thee  : 
cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth 
thee,  V  and  blecsed  6e  he  that  bless- 
eth  thee. 

30  ,\nd  it  came  to  pas«,  as  soon 
as  Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  bless- 
ing Jacob,  und  Jacob  was  yet 
scarce  gone  out  from  the  presence 
of  Isaac  bis  father,  that  Esau  bis 
brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  sa- 
voury meat,  and  brought  it  unto 
his  father,  and  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther. Let  my  father  arise,  and  eat 
of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul 
may  bles.s  me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto 
him.  Who  art  thou  ?  And  he  said, 
I  am  thy  son,  thy  first-born,  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  4  trembled  very  ex- 
ceedingly, and  said.  Who?  where 
is  he  toat  hath  taken  5  venison, 
and  brought  it  me,  and  I  have  cat- 
en  of  all  before  le  thou  earnest, 
and  have  blessed  him  .'  yea,  x  ojid 
he  shall  be  blessed. 

34  .4nd  when  Esau  heard  the 
words  of  his  father,  he  cri-^d  with 
a  great  and  exceeding  bitter  cry, 
and  said  unto  his  father.  Bless 
me,  even  me  also,  y  O  my  father! 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother 
came  with  subtlety,  z  and  hath 
taken  away  thy  lilessing. 

3G  And  he  said.  Is  not  he  rightly 
named  Jacob  6?  for  he  h.-itb  sup'- 
planted  me  these  two  times:  ho 
took  away  my  birthright  a  ;  and, 
behold,  now  he  hath  li,kcn  away 
my  blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast 
thou  not  reserved  a  blessing  for 
me? 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said 
unto  Esau,  Behold,  I  have  made 
him  thy  lord,  6  and  all  his  brethren 
have  I  given  to  him  for  servants  ; 
and  with  com  and  wine  have  I 
sustained  7  him  :  and  what  shall 
I  do  now  unto  thee,  my  son  ? 

33  And  Esau  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther. Hast  thou  but  one  blessin"', 
my  father  ?  Bless  me,  even  me  al- 
so, O  my  father!  And  Esau  lifted 
up  bis  voice,  and  c  wept 


D.  n.  1760. 


CIL4P.  yjcviii. 


Jacob's  ladder. 


39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered  [8  or,  of  the 
aid   said   unto   him,   Behold,    thy  fatness, 
dwelling  shall  be  8   the   fatness  ofl,         „-   <jq 
the   earth,  and  of  the  dew  of  hea-   S'^gQ   g  j^ 
ven  from  above.  i,,?'   ,g'    .'„  ' 

40  And  by  Ihy  sword  shall  thou  '""'•  ^8— ''"• 
live,  and  d  shall  serve  thy  brother;  e  2  K.  8.  i20. 
and  it  shall  corne  to  pass  when  2  Ch.  21.  8. 
thou  shall  have  the  dominion,  that  lye.  4.  5.  37, 
thou  e  shall  break   his  yoke  from  1 4  g. 

off  thy  neck. 

41  And  Esau  f  hated  Jacob  be- 
cause of  the  blessing  wherewith 
his  father  blessed  him:  and  Esau 
said  in  his  heart.  The  days  of 
mourning  g  for  rny  father  are  at 
hand  ;  then  will  I  slay  A  my  broth- 
er Jacob. 

42  And  these  words  of  Esau  her 
elder  son  were  told  lo  Rebekah. 
And  she  sent  and  called  Jacob  her 
younger  son,  and  said  unto  him. 
Behold,  thy  brolhcr  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  j  comforl  him- 
self, j9«r/)o«i«g  lo  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey 
my  voice  ;  and  arise,  flee  thou  to 
Laban  my  brother,  k  to  Haran  ; 

44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few 
days,  until  thy  brother's  fury  turn 
away  ; 

45  Until  thy  brother's  anger  turn 
away  from  thee,  and  he  foiget  that 
which  thou    hast    done    lo    him 
then  I  will  send,  and   fetch    the 
from   thence. 


g  c.  50.  3. 
h  c.  32.   6. 
Ob.  10. 
i  Job  20.  12. 
Ps.  64.  5. 

k  c.  11.  31. 
I  c.  26.  35. 
ac.  24.  3. 
iHos.  12.  2. 
CO.  25.  20. 
d  c.  24.  29 

1  assembly 
of  people. 

ec.  12.  2. 

2  of  thy  so- 
Jouniings. 


/c.  27.  23. 
g-c.  27.  43. 
Why  should  I   be!3  were   ivil 
deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  \ in  the  eyes. 


day 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  1 
ain  weary  of  my  life  I  because  of 
the  daughters  of  Helh  :  if  Jacob 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Heth,  such  as  these  which  are  of 
the  daughters  of  the  land,  what 
good  shall  mv  life  do  me  ? 
CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and 
blessed  him, and  charged  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thou  shall  not 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of 
Canaan. a 

2  Arise,  go  to  Padan-arara,  6  to 
the  house  of  Bethuel,  c  thy  mo- 
ther's father  ;  and  take  thee  a 
wife  from  thence  of  the  dau^rhters 
of  Laban  d  thy  mother's  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee, 
and  make  thee  fruitful,  and  multi- 
ply thee,  that  IQou  mayest  be  1  a 
multitude  of  people  ; 

4  And  give  thee  e  the  blessing  of 
Abraham,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed 
with  thee  ;  that  thou  mayest  in- 
herit the  2  land  wherein  thou  art  a 
stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent   away    Jacob : 


4ch.   36.   3, 
is  called 
Bashemath. 
/iHos. 12.12. 

5  called, 
Acts  7.  2, 
Cliarran. 

i  c.  41.  Nu. 
12.  6.  Job  4. 
13. 

A- Jno.  1.51. 
He.  1.  14. 

/c.  26.  84. 
Ex.  3.  6. 
Mat.  22.  32. 
m  c.  13.  16. 

Bbrcakforth 

nc.    13.   IS. 
0  Jos.   1.   5. 
Ju.    6.  16. 
p  Ps.  121. 
0—8. 

<]  c.  35.  6. 
r  He.  13.  5. 
s  Ex.  3.  5. 
Jos.  3,   15, 


and  he  went  to  Padan-aram,  unto 
Laban,  son  of  Bethuel  '.he  Syrian, 
the  brother  of  Rebekah,  Jacob's 
and  Esau's  mother. 

6  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  haii 
blessed  f  Jacob,  and  sent  hira 
away  to  Padan-aram,  to  take  him 
a  wife  from  thence  ;  and  that,  ai 
he  blessed  him,  he  gave  him  a 
charge,  saying.  Thou  shall  not 
take  a  wife  of  the  daughters  oJ 
Canaan ; 

7  And  that  Jacob  obeyed  g  his  fa- 
ther and  his  mother,  and  was  gone 
to  Padan-aram  ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the 
daughters  of  Canaan  3  pleased  not 
Isaac  his  father  ; 

9  Then  v.ent  Esau  unto  Ishmael, 
and  look  unto  the  wives  which  he 
had,  4  Mahalath  the  daughter  of 
Ishmael,  Abraham's  son,  the  sister 
of  Nebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  And  Jacob  h  went  out  from 
Eeer-sheba,  and  went  toward  5 
Haran. 

11  And  he  lighted  upon  a  certain 
place,  and  tarried  there  all  night, 
because  the  sun  was  sei  :  and  he 
took  of  the  stones  of  that  place, 
and  put  them  for  his  pillows,  and 
lay  down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  i  dreamed,  and,  be- 
hold, a  ladder  set  up  on  the  earth, 
and  the  top  of  it  reached  to  hea- 
ven :  and,  k  behold,  the  angels  of 
God  ascending  and  descending 
on  it. 

13  And,  behold,  the  Lord  stood 
above  it,  and  said,  I  am  the  Lord 
Gjd  of  Abraham  thy  father,  I  and 
the  God  of  Isaac  :  the  land  where- 
on thou  liest,  to  thee  will  I  give  it, 
and  to  thy  seed  ; 

14  And  thy  seed  rn  shall  be  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth  j  and  thou  shall 
6  spread  abroad  to  the  west,  and 
to  the  east,  and  to  the  north,  and 
to  the  south  :  and  in  thee  and  in 
thy  seed  n  shall  all  the  families  of 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

15  And,  behold,  I  am  v/ith  thee,  o 
and  will  keep  p  thee  in  all  places 
whither  thou  goest,  and  will  brin^ 
thee  again  g  into  this  land  ;  for  I 
will  not  leave  r  thee  until  I  have 
done  that  which  1  have  spoken  to 
thee  of. 

16  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his 
sleep,  and  he  said.  Surely  the 
Lord  is  in  s  this  place,  and  I  knew 
it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said, 
How  dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  ig 
none  other  but  the  house  of  God, 
and  this  is  the  gate  of  heaven. 

18  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the 

87 


Jacob  anive*  at  Padan-aiant. 

morninj,  and  tork  the  stone  that 
he  had  pijt_'or  hia  pillowB,  and  set 
it  up/or  a'pillar,  and  poured  oil  t 
unon  ilie  top  of  it. 

19  And  lie  called  the  name  of 
that  place  Betli-el  :  7  bui  the  name 
of  that  u  city  uias  called  Luz  at  the 
first. 

20  And  Jacob  vowed  a  tow,  say- 
ing', If  God  will  he  with  me,  v  and 
vill  keep  me  in  this  way  that  I  go, 
and  will  give  me  biead  to  eat,  and 
raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again  to  my 
father's  house  in  peace  ;  then 
shall  the  w  Lord  be  my  Gcd  : 

£2  And  ibis  stone  which  I  have 
set  /or  a  pillar,  i  shall  be  God's 
house  :  a:id  of  all  that  thou  shah 
^ive  me,  I  will  suiely  give  the 
tenth  y  unto  thee. 

CHAPTKR  XXIX. 

THB'.N     Jacob    1    went    on    liis 
journey,   and  came    into   the 
land  of  the  2  pciple  of  the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
veil  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  there 
teere  three  flocks  of  slieep  lying  by 
it  a  ;  for  out  of  that  well  they  wa- 
tered the  flocks  '.  and  a  great  stone 
ua-1  upon  the  well's  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flock.s 
gathered  :  and  they  rolled  the 
Btone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and 
watered  the  shcej/,  and  put  the 
stone  again  upon  the  well's  mouth 
in  his  place. 

i  And  Jacob  said  unto  ihem,  My 
brethren,  whence  be  ye?  And 
they  said.  Of  Haran  b  ore  we. 

5  And  be  said  unto  them,  Know 
ye  Laban  the  son  of  Nahor?  And 
they  said,  We  know  him. 

6  And  he  said  unto  ihem,  3  Is  he 
well  c  ?  And  they  said,  He  is 
well  :  and.  behold,  Rachel  his 
daughter  cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  4  it  is  yet  high 
day.  neither  is  it  time  that  the 
cattle  should  be  gathered  together: 
water  ye  the  sheep,  and  go  and 
feed  them. 

8  And  Ihcy  said.  We  cannot,  un- 
til all  the  flocks  be  gathered  to- 
gether, and  till  tl.ey  roll  the  stone 
d  from  the  well's  mouth  ;  then  we 
Water  the  sheep. 

9  And  while  he  yet  spake  with 
thern,  Rachel  came  with  her  fath- 
er's sheep:  for  she  kept  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jacob  saw  Rachel  the  daughter  of 
Laban  his  mother's  brother,  and 
the  sheep  of  Lahan  his  mother's 
brother,  that  Jacob  went  near, 
■nd  rolled  the  Mone  from  the 
well's  mouth,  e  and  watered  the 


GENESIS. 

I  Nu.  7.  1, 

7  the  house 
of  God. 

u  Ju.  1.  S3, 
'2S.  Hos.  12. 
4. 

V  2Sa.  15.8. 

tcDc.  26.17. 

xc.  35.7,14. 

yLe.27.  30. 

1  lifted  up 
his  feet. 

2  children. 

a  Ps.  23.  2. 
Ca.  1.7. 

b  c.  27.  43 

3  Is  there 
peace  to 
him. 

c  c.   43.   7. 

4  yet  the 
dny   id 
great. 

d  Mar.  16.3. 
Lu.  24.  2. 
e  Ex.  2.    17. 


/  c.  33.  4. 

45.  14. 

S  c.  13.  8. 
14.  14,  16. 

h  c.  24.  28. 

5  hearing. 

i   Ro.  16.  6. 

k  Ju.  9.  2. 
2  Sa.  5.  1. 
19.  12. 

6  n  month 
of  days. 

I  Ru.  4.  11. 

VI  Hos.  12. 
12. 

n  Ca.  8  7. 

o  Ju.  14.  10. 
Jno.2.  I,  2. 

p  c.  30.  9, 

46.  18. 

7  place. 

y  Ju.  14.  18. 


B.  C.  1760. 

fli>ck  uf  Laban  his  mother'a  bro 
ther. 

11  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and 
lifted  up  his  voice, yand  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that 
he  wot  her  father's  brother,  g  and 
that  he  leas  Rel)ekah's  ton  :  h  and 
she  ran  and  (old  her  father. 

13  And  It  came  to  pass,  when 
Laban  heard  the  5  ti  lings  of  Jacob 
his  sistei's  son,  that  he  ran  to  meet 
him,  and  embraced  him,  and  kiss- 
ed i  him,  and  brought  him  lo  his 
house.  And  be  told  Laban  all 
these  things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him,  Sure- 
ly thou  art  my  bone  k  and  my 
flesh.  And  he  abode  with  him 
6  the  space  of  a  month. 

15  And  Lahan  said  unto  Jacob, 
because  thou  art  my  brother, 
shouldest  thou  therefore  serve  me 
for  naught  7  tell  me,  what  shall 
thy  wages  be  1 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters: 
the  name  of  the  elder  vas  Leah, 
and  the  name  of  the  younger  was 
Rachel.  /. 

17  Leah  was  tender-eyed  ;  but 
Rachel  was  beautiful  and  well-fa- 
voured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel  :  and 
said,  i  will  serve  thee  seven  yeaia 
for  Rachel  thy  younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  /{  's  better 
that  I  .give  her  to  thee,  iban  that  I 
should  give  her  to  another  man  : 
abide-  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  m  seven 
years  for  Rachel  ;  and  they  seem- 
ed unto  him  but  a  few  days,  for  the 
love  he  had  to  her.  n 

21  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban, 
Give  rr.e  my  wife,  for  rny  days  are 
fulfilled,  that  I  may  go  in  unto 
her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together 
all  the  men  of  the  place,  and 
made  a  feast,  o 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
evening,  that  he  took  Leah  bis 
daughter,  and  brought  her  to  him; 
and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  £-ave  unto  his 
daughter  Leah,  Zilpabp  his  maid, 
for  an  handmaid. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in 
the  morning,  behold,  it  teas  Leah* 
and  he  said  to  Laban,  What  is 
this  tlmvi  hast  done  unto  me  ?  Did 
I  not  serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ? 
Wherefore  then  hast  thou  beguil- 
ed me  ? 

26  And  Laban  said.  It  must  not 
he  so  done  in  our  country,  7  to  give 
the  younger  before  the   first-bom. 

77  Fulfil  her  week,  q  and  we  will 


B    C.  1747. 


s  ver.  20. 
De.  ai.  15. 
t  Ps.  127.  3. 
UC.30.   1. 

8  i.  e.  see  a 
son. 

V  De.26.  7. 
1  Sa.  1.  20. 
La.  1.  25. 

9  i.  e.  hear- 
ing. 

10  i.  e.  Join- 
ed, 
lli.e.praiee. 


give  thee  this  also  for  the  service  ]r  c.  S5 
which  thou  shall  serve  with  rae  yet  1 37.  2 
seven  other  yeai'E. 
'28  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled 
iierweek:  and   he  gave   him   Ra- 
chel his  daughter  to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel 
liis  daughter,  Eilhah  r  his  hanU- 
inaid,  to  be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Ra- 
chel, and  he  loved  also  Rachel  s 
more  than  Leah,  and  served  with 
him  yet  seven  other  years. 

31  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that 
Leah  was  haled,  he  t  opened  her 
womb  :  but  Rachel  wa.i  barren,  u 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son,  and  she  called  his  name 
8  Reuben  :  for  she  said.  Surely 
the  Lord  hath  looked  v  upon  my 
affliction  :  now,  therefore,  my  hus- 
band will  love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  said.  Because  the 
Lord  hath  heard  that  I  vias 
hated,  he  hath  therefore  given  me 
this  son  also  :  and  she  called  his 
name  9  Simeon. 

34  Ami  she  conceived  a^'ain,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  said.  Now  this 
time  will  my  husband  be  joined 
nnto  me,  because  I  have  borne  him 
thiee  sons  :  theiefors  was  his  name 
called  10  Levi. 

^5  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  she  said.  Now 
will  I  praise  the  Lord  :  therefore 
she  called  his  name  Judah  11  ;  and 
12  left  bearing. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 


CHAP.  XXX.  Birth  of  Jacob's  children. 

22. '  wrestlings  have  I  wrestled  with 
I  m.y  sister,  and  I  have  prevailed  ; 
and  she  called  his  name  4  Naph- 
tali. 

9  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had 
left  bearing,  she  took  Zilpah  her 
maid,  and  gave  her  Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah,  Leah's  maid, 
bare  Jacob  a  son. 

11  And  Leah  said,  A  troop 
Cometh  :  and  she  called  his  name 
5  Gad.  g 

12  And  Zilpah,  Leah's  maid,  bare 
Jacob  a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  6  Happy  am 
I,  for  the  daughters  A  will  call  me 

12.  i.e. stood,  blessed  :   and  she  called  his  name 


from  bear- 
ing. 

ac.29.  31. 
b  1  Co.  3.  3. 
Ja.  4.  5. 
c  Job  5.  2. 
d  I  Sa.  I.  5. 

1  be  built  by 
her. 

e  c.  16.  3. 
/Ps.  35.24. 
43.    1.    La. 
3.  59. 

2  :.  e.  Judg- 
ing. 

3  wrestlings 
of  God. 


AND  when  Rachel  saw  that 
she  bare  Jacob  no  children,  a 
Rachel  envied  6  her  sister  ;  and 
said  unto  Jacob,  Give  me  chil- 
dren, c  or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Rachel  :  and  he  said.  Am 
I  in  God's  stead,  who  hath  with- 
held d  from  thee  the  fruit  of  the 
worn  J  ■? 

3  And  she  said,  Behold  my  maid 
Bilhah,  go  in  unto  her  ;  and  she 
shall  bear  upon  my  knees,  that  I 
may  nisr  1  have  children  by  her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Eilhah  her 
handmaid  e  to  wife  :  and  Jacob 
went  in  iinto  her. 

5  And  Billiah  conceived,  and 
bare  Ja:ob  a  son. 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath/  idi.v.Judg- 
Judged  me,  and  hath  also  heard  niy  ment 
voice,  and  ha.li  given  me  a  son  :  o  1  Sa.  1.19. 
then.-fure  called  (.lie  his  name  2r)an.    c.  29.  31 

7  And    Bilhaii,   Rachel's  maul,  pi  Sa.  1.  6 
conceived  again,  and   bure  Jacob  Is.  4.   I. 

a  second  son.  11  i.  g.  add 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  3  great  ling'. 

3 


4  i,  e.  my 
"urestling. 

5  i.e. re  troop 
or  company, 
g   c.   49.  19. 

6  in  my 
hftjypiness, 
hCa.  6.  9. 
Lu.   1.  48. 

7  i .  e .  happy, 
i  Ca.7.  13. 
A-Nu.  16.  9, 
13.  Js.  7.  13. 
Ez.  16.  47. 
I  Ex.3.  7. 
I  Sa.  1.  20. 
Lu.  1.  13. 

8  i.e.  ahire. 
m  c.  49.  14. 
De.  33.  18. 
1  Ch.  1%  22. 
n   c.   29.  34. 

9  i.e.  dwell- 


7  Asher. 

14  And  Reuben  went  in  the  days 
of  wheat-harvest,  and  found  man- 
drakes in  the  field,  and  brought 
them  unto  his  mother  Leah.  Then 
Rachel  said  to  Leah,  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  man- 
drakes, t 

15  And  she  said  unto  her.  Is  it  a 
small  matter  k  that  thou  hast  taken 
my  husband  ?  and  wouldest  thou 
take  away  my  son's  mandrakes  al- 
so ?  And  Rachel  said.  Therefore 
he  shall  lie  with  thee  to-night  for 
thy  son's  mandrakes. 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  in  the  evening,  and  Leah 
went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said. 
Thou  must  come  in  unto  me  ;  for 
surely  1  have  hired  thee  with  my 
son's  mandrakes.  And  he  lay  with 
!ier  that  night. 

17  And  God  hearkened  I  unto 
Leah,  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
Jacob  the  fif'Ji  son. 

18  And  Leah  said,  God  hath 
given  me  my  hire,  because  I  have 
given  my  maiden  to  my  husband  : 
and  she  called  his  name  8  Issa- 
char.  m 

19  .And  Leah  conceived  again, 
and  bare  Jai-ob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  en- 
dued me  with  a  good  dowry  ;  now 
will  my  husband  dwell  with  me, 
n  because  1  have  borne  him  six 
sons  :  and  she  called  his  name  9 
Zebulun. 

21  And  a.''terward  she  bare  a 
diiijhter,  and  called  her  name 
10  Dinah. 

22  And  God  remembered  o  Ra- 
chel, and  God  hearkened  to  her, 
and  opened  her  womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son;  and  said,  God  hath  takea 
away7>  my  reproach  : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  11  Jo- 
seph ;  and  said,  the  Lord  shall  add 
to  me  another  eon. 

29 


Jacob's  bargain  uith  Zjohan. 

25  And  It  came  to  past,  when 
Rachel  had  burne  Joseph,  that 
Jscub  said  unto  Labun,bead  me 
away,  7  ih.\t  I  may  go  unlo  mine 
own  place,  r  aiij  10  my  country. 

26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my 
childien,  for  whom  I  have  served 
thee,  aiul  let  me  g'o :  for  thou 
knoweet  my  service  s  which  I  have 
done  ihec. 

27  And  Laban  said  unto  him,  I 
piay  thee,  if  I  have  found  Oivour  t 
in  thine  eyes,  Inrn/  :  for  I  have 
learneil  by  experience  that  the 
Lord  hulh  blessed  me  u  for  thy 
sake. 

28  And  he  said.  Appoint  me  thy 
wajes,  II  and  I  will  give  it. 

29  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou 
knowest  how  I  have  served  thee,  w 
and  how  thy  cattle  was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  thou 
badst  hefove  1  came,  and  it  is  now 

12  increased  unto  a  multitude  ; 
and   the   Lord   hath    blessed  thee 

13  since  my  coming' :  and  now, 
when  shall  I  provide  for  mine  own 
house  X  also  .' 

31  And  he  said,  What  shall  I 
give  thee  ?  And  Jacob  said.  Thou 
shalt  not  give  me  any  thing:  if 
thou  wilt  do  this  thing  for  me,  I 
will  again  feed  and  keep  (jy  flock: 

32  1  will  pass  through  all  thy 
fiock  to-day,  removing  from  thence 
all  the  speckled  and  spotted  cattle, 
and  all  the  brown  cattle  among 
the  sheep,  and  the  spotted  and 
speckled  among  the  goats  :  and  of 
such  shall  be  my  hire.  ?/ 

33  So  shall  mv  z  righteousness 
answer  for  me  14  in  tune  to  come, 
when  it  shall  come  ior  my  hire 
before  ihy  face  :  every  one  that  is 
not  speckled  and  spotted  among 
the  goats,  and  brown  among  the 
sheep,  that  shall  be  counted  stolen 
with  mc. 

34  And  Laban  said.  Behold,  I 
would  it  itight  be  according  to  thy 
•R-ord. 

35  .And  he  removed  that  day  the 
he-goats  that  were  ring-straked 
anj  spotted,  and  all  the  sne-goats 
that  were  speckled  and  spotted, 
aii'i  every  one  that  l.ad  sorne  while 
in  it,  ana  all  the  brown  among  the 
sheep,  and  gave  them  into  '.he 
hands  of  his  sons. 

33  And  he  set  three  days'  Jour- 
ney betwixt  himself  and  Jacob  : 
anil  Jacob  fid  the  test  of  Labans 
Sicirs. 

37  And  Jacob  took  him  rods  of 
green  poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  and 
chestnut-tree  ;  ^nd  pi'.Ied  white 
ttreaki  in  them,  and  made  (he 
30 


GENESIS. 
7  0.  24.  54. 

T  c.  31.  55. 

«  c.   31.    6. 

t  Ex.  3.21. 
Ne.  1.  11. 
Da.  1.  9. 
Ac.  7.  10. 

uc.  39.  3,  5. 
Ps.  1.  3.  Is. 
61.  9. 

V  c.   29.    15. 

tc  Mil.  24. 
45.  Tit.  2. 
10. 

12  broken 
forth. 

13  0/  my 
foot. 

X  1  Ti.  5.  8. 

y  c.  31.  8. 

z  Ps.  37.  6. 

14  to-mor- 
row. Ex. 
13.  14. 


ac.  31.  9, 
12. 

6  ver.  30. 

c  c.  13.  2. 
24.  35.  26. 
13,   14.    Job 
42.  12. 

a  Ps.  49.  16. 
Ec.    4.   4. 
1  Ti.  6.  4. 

b  c.   4.  5. 

cDe.  28.54. 

1  as  yc!>tfr- 
dny  and  the 
day  before. 

d  c.  28.  13. 

e  ver.  2,  3. 

/  ver.  41. 

ff  ver.  41. 
Nu.   14.  22. 
Ne.    4.     12. 
Job  19.  3. 
Ze.   8.  23. 

h  c.  20.  S. 
Job  1.  10. 
Ps.  37.  28. 
105.   14. 


B.  C.  1739. 

white  appear  which  vat  in  the 
rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods,  which  he 
had  pilled,  before  the  Hocks  in  the 
gutters  in  the  watcring-iroughs, 
when  the  flocks  came  to  drink,  that 
they  should  conceive  when  they 
came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  Hocks  conceived  be- 
fore the  rods,  and  brought  forlU 
cattle  ring-straked,  a  speckled, 
and  spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the 
lambs,  and  stt  the  faces  of  tho 
flocks  toward  the  ring-straked, 
and  all  the  brown  in  the  flock  of 
Laban  :  and  he  put  his  own  flocks 
by  themselves,  and  put  them  not 
unto  Laban's  cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  whenso- 
ever the  stronger  cattle  did  con- 
ceive, that  Jacob  laid  the  lods  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  cattle  in  the 
gutters,  that  they  might  conceive 
among  the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  fee- 
ble, he  put  them  not  in:  so  the  fee- 
bler were  Laban's,  and  the  strong- 
er Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  5  increased  ex- 
ceedingly, and  had  much  cattle,  e 
and  maid-servants,  and  men-serv- 
ants, and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 
A  ND  he  heard  the  words  of  La- 
Xx.  ban's  soils,  saying,  Jacob 
hath  taken  away  all  that  was  our 
father's  ;  and  of  that  which  'oaa 
our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this 
glory,  a 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  6  the  counte- 
nance of  Laban,  and,  behold,  it 
wa.1  not  c  toward  him  1  as  before. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob, 
Return  unlo  the  land  of  thy  fa- 
thers, and  to  thy  kindred  ;  and  I 
will  be  d  with  tliee. 

4  .And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Ra- 
chel and  Leah  to  the  field,  unto 
his  fiock  ; 

5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see  your 
father's  countenance,  that  it  in  not 
toward  me  as  before  ;  but  the  God 
of  my  father  hath  oeen  with  me.  e 

6  And  ye  know,  that  with  all  my 
power  I  have  ser\-ed/your  father. 

7  And  your  father  bath  deceived 
me,  and  changed  my  wages  g  ten 
limes  :  but  God  suffered  hia  not 
to  hurt  rae.  h 

8  If  he  said  thus.  The  speckled 
shall  be  thy  wages  ;  then  all  the 
cattle  bare  speckled  :  and  if  ha 
said  thus.  The  ring-straked  shall 
be  thy  hire  ;  then  bare  all  the  cat- 
tle ring-straked. 

9  Thiis  God  haih  taken  away  the 


B.  C.  1739. 

cattle  of  your  father,  and  given 
imm  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time 
thai  the  cattle  conceived,  that  J 
lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw  in  a 
dream,  and,  Lehnld,  the  2  rama 
which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  were 
ring-straked,  speckled,  and  jris- 
lei.  i 

H  And  the  anjel  of  God  k  spake 
unto  me  in  a  dream,  saying, Jacob: 
And  I  said.  Here  am  I.  I 

12  And  he  said,  Lift  up  now 
vhine  eyes,  and  see,  all  the  rams 
which  leap  upon  the  cattle  are 
ring'-straked,  speckled,  and  Jris- 
Jerl  :  for  I  have  seen  m  all  that  La- 
oan  doeth  unto  thee. 

13  I  am.  the  God  of  Beth-el,  n 
where  thou  anointedst  the  pillar, 
and  where  thou  vowedst  a  vow 
unto  me  :  now  arise,  get  thee  out 
from  this  land,  and  return  o  unto 
the  land  of  ihy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  Leah  an- 
swered and  .?aid  unto  hira.  Is  there 
yet  any  portion  or  inheritance  for 
us  in  our  father's  house  ? 

1-3  Are  we  not  counted  of  him 
B'.ranjers?  for  he  hath  sold  us,  ;> 
and  hath  fiuite  devoured  also  our 
money. 

15  For  all  the  riches  which  God 
bath  taken  from  our  father,  that  is 
ours,  and  our  children's  :  now 
then,  whatsoever  God  hath  said 
unto  thee,  do. 

17  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set 
h  s  sons  and  his  wives  upon 
ChiTiels.  q 

13  And  he  carried  away  all  his 
cattle,  ann  all  his  g-oods  which  he 
had  g'olten,  the  catt'e  of  his  g'et- 
ting',  which  he  had  gotten  in  Pa- 
dan-aram,  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his 
T  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Lahan  went  to  shear  his 
sheep  :  and  Rachel  had  stolen  the 
3  images  s  that  icere  her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  4  una- 
ware- to  Laban  the  Syrian,  in 
that  he  told  him  not  that  he  fied. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had, 
and  he  rose  up,  and  passed  over 
the  river,  t  and  set  his  face  u  to- 
ward the  mount  of  Gilead. 

22  .ind  it  was  told  Laban  on  the 
third  day.  that  Jacob  wa'  fled. 

23  .A.nd  he  took  his  brethren  with 
him,  and  pursued  after  him  seven 
days'  journey  ;  and  they  overtook 
him  in  the  mount  Gilead. 

24  And  God  came  to  Laban  the 
Syrian  in  a  dream  v  by  night,  and 


c  Ex.  20.  12. 
Eaid   unto  him.     Take   heed   that  i  Le.  19.  32. 
thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either  Sj 
^oodorbad.  i  d  Ep.  4.  26. 


CHAP.  XXXI.  Lahan  pursues  Jacob, 

25  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob. 
Now  Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in 
the  mount  ;  and  Laban  with  bis 
b.eth.en  pitched  in  the  mount  of 
Gilead. 

25  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob, 
What  hast  thou  done,  '.bat  thou 
hast  stolen  away  unawa.es  to 
me,  and  carried  away  my  dau°rh- 
le.s,  as  captives  lo  taken  with  the 
sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  a- 
way  secretly, and  6  steal  away  f.om 
me  ;  and  didst  not  tell  me,  that  I 
might  have  sent  thee  away  with 
mirth,  and  with  songs,  x  with  la- 
b.et,  and  with  harp  ? 

23  And  hast  not  suffered  me  to 
kiss  my  sonsy  and  iny  daughters? 
thou  hast  now  done  foolishly  in  so 
doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand 
to  do  you  hurt  :  but  the  God  of 
your  father  spake  unto  me  yester- 
night, saying,  Take  thou  heed 
that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  eith- 
er good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  would- 
est  needs  be  gone,  because  thou 
sore  longedst  after  thy  father's 
house,  yet  wherefore  hast  thou 
stolen  z  my  gods  ? 

31  And  Jacob  answered  and  said 
to  Laban,  Because  I  was  afraid  : 
for  I  said,  Peradventure  thou 
wouldest  lake  by  force  thy  daugh- 
ters from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest 
thy  gods,  let  him  not  live  a  :  before 
our  b.-'ethren  discern  thou  what  t» 
thine  with  me,  and  take  it  to  thee. 
Tor  Jacob  knew  not  that  Rachel 
had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's 
teat,  and  into  Leah's  tent,  and 
into  the  two  maid-servants'  tents; 
but  he  found  them  not.  Then 
went  he  out  of  Leah's  tent,  and 
entered  into  Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  taken  h  the 
images,  and  put  them  in  the  cam- 
el's furniture,  and  sat  upon  them. 
-And  Laban  7  searched  all  the  tent, 
but  found  them  not. 

35  And  she  saii  to  her  father.  Let 
it  not  displease  my  lord  that  1  can- 
not rise  up  c  before  thee  ;  for  the 
custom  of  women  is  upon  me. 
And  he  searched,  but  found  not 
the  images. 

33  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  d  and 
chode  with  Laban  :  and  Jacob  an- 
swered and  said  to  Laban,  What 
is-  my  trespass  ?  what  is  my  sin, 
that  thou  hast  so  hotly  pursued 
after  me  ? 

37  Whe.ea?  thou  hast  F'>aTche'l 
31 


2  or,  he- 
goats. 

i  c.  30.  39. 

k  c.  48.  16. 

I  Ex.  3.  4, 

1  Sa.  3.  4, 
&c.  Is.  58. 
9. 

m  Ex.  3.  7. 
Po.  139.  3. 
Ec.  5.  8. 

n  c.  28.  18. 

o  ver.  3.  c. 
32.  9. 

p  c.  29.  27. 
Ne.  5.  5. 

q  c.  24.  10. 

re.  23.21. 

3  teraphim. 
s  Ju.  17.  5.  1 
Sa.  19.  13. 
Ho.  3.  4. 

4  the  heart 
of  Laban. 

t  c.  15.  18. 

«  c.  46.  23. 

2  K.  12.  17. 
Lu.  9.  51. 

V  c.  20.  3. 
Job  33.  13. 

5/rom  good 
to  bad. 


6  hast  stolen 
me. 

X  Job  21.  11, 
12. 

ylK.  19.20. 

z  ver.  19. 
Ju.  18.  24. 

a  c.  44.  9. 

i  ver.  18. 

Tfelt. 


Jacob'§  euvennnt  with  Laban.  GENESIS, 

all  rny  Btuff,  wlinl  hiist  ihou  found  e  1  Cor.  6.  5. 
of  all  thy   hounehcilU  8tufl'7  set  il    >.  g      go  10 
here  before  my    bielhreii   and  thy  ■'        •      •     • 
biethien,   thiii   they  may  judge  c  f  c.  29.  18, 
beiuixl  us  Ijoih.  30. 

38  This  twenty  yenrs  have  1  been  /j  ver.  7. 
with  thee  ,  thy  ewes  and  thy  she-   ^  pg   J24    j 
goate  hiive   not  cast  their  young,  2      '  ' 
and  the  rams  of  thy  flock  have  I    ,'          ,_ 
not  eaten.                                            |  A:  ver.  53. 

39  That  w  hich  was  torn  0/  bensta   I  Ex.  3.  7. 
1  brought  not  unto    thee  ;  I    bare   771  1  Ch.  12. 
the  loss  of  il  _/■;  of  my  hand  didst  17.  Jude  9. 
thou  require  it,   whether  stolen  by  „  ^   26  28 
day,  or  stolen  by  night.  I  * 

40  Thus   I  was;  in  the  day  the   o  Jos.  22.  27. 
drought  consumed    me,  and    the  24.  27. 
frost  by  night  ;  and   my  sleep  de-|_j  gS   18 
parted  from  mine  eyes.  [/'■■■ 

41  Thus     have    I     been    twenty  8  Chald.  f/te 
years  in  thy  house  ;  I  served  thee  heap  of 
fourteen  ^yea.sforthy  twodaugh-  icitness. 
ters,  and  six  years  for  thy  cattle  :' g  jjgjj   j^^ 
and  thou  hast  changed  my  ^^%^^  heap  of  uit- 
h  ten  limes.  mess 

42  Except  i  the  God  of  my  fath- 
er, the  God  of  Abraham  and  Ic  the   10  i.  e.  a 
fear  of  Isaac,   had   been   with  me,   ieocon,  or, 
surely   thou  hadst  sent  me   away  IwaicA-ZOM- 
now  empty.     God  hath  seen  mine  e?"- 
affliction  /and  the   labour  of  niy'     J^    jj    29 
hands,  and  rebuked  m  thee  yester-  1  j  g^'  7  'g 
night. 

43  And     Laban     answered     and 
said  unto  Jacob,    These  daughters 
are  my  daughters,  and  these  cliil- ; '"  Ju- H-  'O- 
dren  are  my  children,   and   J/icse  j  1  Sa.  12.  5. 
cattle  are   rny  cattle,   and  all  tliat  '  Je.  42.  5. 
thou  seest  i«  mine  :  and   what  can  ,»  ver.  45,  48. 
I  do  this  day  unto  these  my  daugli- ;  t  Jos.  24.  2. 
teis,  or  unto  their  children  which  |«c.  16.  5. 
they  have  borne  ?  |0  ver.  42. 

44  Now,  therefore,  come  thou, let  '  U  or,  killed 
as  make  a  covenant,  n  I  and  thou  ;   beasts. 

and   let  il  be    for  a  witness  o  be-   v>c.  28.1. 
tween  me  and  ihee.  x  c.  30.  25. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a  stone,  p  and   Nu.  24.  25. 
set  it  up/or  a  pillar.  ra  Ps.  91.  11. 

46  And  Jacobsaid  unto  his  brcth-   He.  1.  14. 
ren.    Gather   stones  ;     and     they   h  Jos.  5.  14. 
took  stones,  and   made  an  heap  :   Ps.  34.  7. 
and  they  did  eat  there  upon  the   103.  21.  148. 
heap.  2.  Lu.  2.  13. 

47  And   Laban  called  it  8  Jegar-  ]  1  i.  e.  two 
Bahaduiha  ;    but  Jacob    called  it  hosts. 
9  Galeed. 

48  And  Laban  said,  This  heap  is 
a  witness  between  me  and  thee 
this  day.  Therefore  was  the  name 
of  It  called  Galeed  ; 

49  And  10  Mi/.pah  g  ;  for  he  said. 
The  Lord  watch  between  me  and 
thee,  when  we  are  absent  one 
from  another. 

50  If  thou  shall  afflict  my  daugh- 
ters, or  if  thou  shall  take  other 
wives   beside    mv    dauehters,     no 

32 


cJos.  21.38. 
dLu.l4.  31, 
32. 

eDe.2.  5. 
2  field. 
f'Pv.  15.  1. 
,^c.  33.  8,15. 
)ic.35.  3.P«. 
107.  6. 
i  Ps.  50.  15. 
91.  15. 
Jic.3!.3.13. 


B.  C.  1739. 

mm  t»  with  ui  :  »ee,  God  i»r  wit- 
ness betwixt  me  and  thee. 
61  And  Lahan  said  to  Jacob,  Ba- 
hold  this  heap,  and  behold  thit 
pillar,  which  I  have  cast  beiwizt 
me  and  thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  1  and 
{Ai<  pillar  6e  witness,  that  I  will 
not  pass  over  this  heap  to  thee, and 
that  thou  shall  not  jjass  over  this 
lieap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  fur 
harm. 

53  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Nahor,  the  God  of  their 
father,  judge  betwixt  us.  u  And 
Jacob  sware  by  the  fear  v  of  hii 
father  Isaac. 

51  Then  Jacob  11  offered  sacrifice 
upon  the  mount,  and  called  his 
brethren  to  eat  bread  :  and  they 
did  eat  bread,  and  tarried  all  night 
in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  itioming  La- 
han rose  up,  and  kissed  his  suns 
and  his  daughters,  and  blessed  te 
them  :  and  Laban  departed,  and 
returned  unto  his  place,  x 
CHAPTER  XXXII. 

AND  Jacobwent  on  his  way, and 
the  angels  of  God  a  met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he 
said,  This  is  God's  6  host  :  and 
he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
1  IMahanaim  .  c 

3  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  be- 
fore him  rf  to  Esau  his  brother,  un 
to  the  land  of  e  Seir,  the  2  country 
of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing. Thus  shall  ye  speak  unto  my 
/lord  Esau  ;  Thy  servant  Jacob 
sailh  thus,  I  have  sojourned  with 
Laban,  and  stayed  there  until 
now : 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses, 
flocks,  and  men-seivants,  and 
women-servants:  and  I  have  sent 
to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may  find 
grace  s  in  thy  sight. 

6  And  the  messengers  returned 
to  Jacob,  saying,  We  came  to  thy 
brother  Esau,  and  also  he  cometh 
to  meet  thee,  and  four  hundred 
men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid 
and  distressed  h  :  and  he  divided 
the  people  thatirras  with  him,  and 
the  flocks,  and  the  herds,  and  the 
camels,  into  two  bands: 

8  And  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the 
one  company,  and  smite  it,  then 
the  other  company  which  is  left 
shall  escape. 

9  And  Jacob  said,  i  0  God  of  my 
father  Abraham,  and  God  of  my 
father  Isaac,  the  Lord  which 
snidRt  unto  me,  k  Return  unto  thy 


B.  C.  1739. 

country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I 
will  deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I  am  3  not  wonhy  of  the  least 
of  all  the  mercies,  I  and  of  all  the 
truth,  m  which  thou  hast  showed 
unto  thy  servant  :  for  with  ray 
Btafl"  I  passed  over  this  Jordan  ; 
and  no w  I  am  n  become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  me,  o  I  pray  thee, 
from  the  hand  of  my  brother,  from 
the  hand  of  Esau  :  for  I  fear  him, 
lest  he  will  come  and  smite  me, 
and  the  mother  4  with  the  p  chil- 
dren. 

12  And  thou  q  saidst,  I  will  surely 
do  thee  good,  and  make  thy  seed 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which  can- 
not be  numbered  for  multitude. 

13  And  he  lodged  there  that  same 
night  ;  and  took  of  that  which 
came  to  his  hand  a  present  r  for 
Esau  his  brother ; 

14  Two  hundred  she-goats,  and 
twenty  he-goats,  two  hundred 
ewes,  and  twenty  rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their 
colts,  forty  kine,  and  ten  bulls, 
twenty  she-asses,  and  ten  foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  ZfteOT  into  the 
band  of  his  servants,  eveiy  drove 
by  themselves  ;  and  said  unto  his 
servants.  Pass  over  before  me, 
and  put  a  space  betwixt  drove 
and  drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  fore- 
most, saying.  When  Esau  my 
brother  meeteth  thee,  and  asketh 
thee,  saying,  Whose  art  thou?  and 
whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose 
are  these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say,  Tluybe 
thy  servant  Jacob's  ;  it  is  a  pre- 
sent sent  unto  my  lord  Esau  :  and, 
behold,  also  he  is  behind  us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the  se- 
cond, and  the  third,  and  all  that 
followed  the  droves,  saying.  On 
this  manner  shall  ye  speak  unto 
Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye,  moreover, Behold, 
thy  servant  Jacob  is  behind  us. 
For  he  said,  I  will  appease  s  him 
with  the  present  that  goeth  before 
me,  and  afterward  I  will  see  his 
face  ;  peradventure  he  will  accept 
of  5  rae. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  be- 
fore him  :  and  himself  lodged  that 
night  in  the  company. 

22  And  he  rose  up  that  night, and 
took   his  two  wives,   and  his  two 
women-servants,   and    his  eleven 
pons,  and    passed    over    th 
Jabbok.  t 


I  c.  24.  27. 
Ps.  86.  5. 

m  Ps.  61.  7. 

85.  10. 

72  Jobs.  7. 
Ps.  18.  35. 

oPs.59. 1,2. 

4  upon. 

pHos.  10.14. 
J  c.  23.13-15. 

r  Pr.  18.  16. 

sPr.  21.  14. 

5  my  face. 
Job  42.  8,  9. 

t  De.  3.  16. 

6  caused  to 
pass. 


6.  43.  26. 
ford  !  c  c.  32.  28. 
\dc.  45.  14. 
23  And  he  took  them,  and  6  sent  1 1  to  thee. 
them  over  the  brook,  and  sentover  :  ec 
that  he  had.  1 127.  3. 


CHAP.  XXXIII.         Jacob  wrestles  with  an  aiigel. 

3  J  am  less        24  And  Jacob  was  left  alone;  and 
than  all,  ^c.    there   wrestled  u  a  man   wiih  hiin 
until  the  7  b.eaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  pre- 
vailed not  against  him,  lie  touch- 
ed the  hollow  of  his  thigh  ;  and 
the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  was  out 
of  joint,  as  he  wrestled  with  him. 

26  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for 
the  day  breaketh.  And  he  said,  I 
will  not  let  v  thee  go,  except  thou 
bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  What 
is  thy  name  ?   and  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  Thy  name  shall 
be  called  no  more  w  Jacob,  but  8 
Israel  :  for  as  a  prince  hast  thou 
power  with  x  God  and  with  men,  j 
and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and 
said.  Tell  7ne,  1  pray  thee,  thy 
name.  And  he  said,  Wherefore 
is  it  that  thou  dost  ask  z  after 
my  name  7  And  he  blessed  him 
there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  9  Peniel  :  for  I  have 
seen  God  face  to  a  face,  and  my 
life  is  preserved. 

31  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel 
the  sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he 
halted  upon  his  thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of  Is- 
rael eat  not  of  the  sinew  which 
shrank,  which  is  upon  the  hollow 
of  the  thigh,  unto  this  day  :  be- 
cause he  touched  the  hollow  of 
Jacob's  thigh  in  the  sinew  that 
shrank. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

AND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and, behold,  Esau 
came, a  and  with  hirn  four  hundred 
men.  And  he  divided  the  chil- 
dren unto  Leah,  and  unto  Rachel, 
and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and 
their  children  foremost,  and  Leah 
and  her  children  after,  and  Rach- 
el and  Joseph  hindermost. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before 
them,  and  bowed  himself  to  the 
ground  6  seven  times,  until  he 
came  near  to  his  brother. 

4  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and 
embraced  him,  c  and  fell  on  his 
neck,  d  and  kissed  him  :  and  they 
wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  women  and  the  children  ; 
and  said,  Who  are  those  1  with 
thee  ?  And  he  said.  The  children 
which  God  hath  graciously  given 
e  thy  servant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came 
near,  they  and  their  children,  ^^nd 
they  bowed  themselves. 

33 


uHos.  12.3, 
4. 

7  ascending 
of  the  morn- 
ing. 

V  Lu.  18.  I. 
1  Cor.  15.58. 
lo  c.  35.  10. 
2K.  17.34. 

8  aprince  of 
God. 

X  Hos.  12.  3, 

4. 

yc.  31.24. 

33.4. 

z  Ju.  13.  8. 

9  i .  e .  the  face 
of  God. 

a  Ex.  24.  11. 
33.20.  De.5. 
24.  34.10. Ju. 
6.  22.  13.  22, 
23.  Is.  6.  5. 
Jno.  1.  18. 
Col.  1.  15. 
He.  11.27. 
a  c.  32.  6. 
6  c.  18.2.  42. 


9.P». 


Jacob's  interview  with  Esau. 

7  And  Leah  also  with  her  chil- 
di'LMi  cuiiie  near,  and  bowed  them- 
lelves  :  and  after  came  Joseph 
near  and  Kachel,  and  they  bowed 
theinfelves. 

8  And  he  said,  Whal  2  meanest 
thou  by  all  tliisdrov>>  which  I  met.' 
And  he  said,  These  are  to  find 
gracey  in  the  sight  of  my  loid. 

9  And  KsaUSi'.id,  I  have  enough, 
my  brother  ;  keep  3  that  thou  haot 
unto  thyselC.  g 

10  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  I  pray 
thee,  ll'now  I  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight,  then  leceive  my  present 
at  my  hand  :  for  therefore  I  have 
(een  thy  face,  h  aa  though  I  had 
eeen  the  face  ofGod,  and  thou  wast 
pleas«tl  with  me. 

11  Take,  I  piay  thee,  my  bles- 
sing i  that  is  brought  to  thee  :  be- 
cause God  hath  dealt  graciously 
with  me,  and  because  I  have 
4  enough,  k  And  he  urged  him,  I 
and  he  took  it. 

12  And  he  s;>id,  Let  us  take  our 
journey  ;  and  let  us  go,  and  I  will 
go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  sail  unto  him.  My 
lord  knoweth  that  the  children  arc 
tender,  m  and  the  flocks  and  herds 
with  young  (7rc  with  me:  and  if 
men  should  over-drive  them  one 
day,  all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass 
over  before  his  servant  :  and  I  will 
lead  on  softly,  according  5  as  the 
cattle  that  goeth  before  me  and  the 
children  be  able  to  endure,  until  1 
come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir.  ?t 

15  And  Esau   said,   Let  me   now 

6  leave  with  thee  some  of  the  folk 
that  arc  with   me.     And  he  said, 

7  What  needeth  it  ■?  Let  me  find 
grace  in  the  sight  o  of  my  lord. 

16  So  Esau  returned  that  day  on 
his  way  unto  Seir. 

17  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Suc- 
coth,  p  and  built  him  an  house, 
and  made  booths  for  his  cattle  ; 
tlierefore  the  name  of  the  place  is 
called  8  Succoth. 

18  And  Jacob  came  to  Shalem,  g 
a.  city  of  9  She;hem,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  when  he  came 
from  Padan-aram ;  and  pitched 
his  lent  before  the  city. 

19  And  he  bought  r  a  parcel  of  a 
field,  where  he  had  spread  his  tent, 
at  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
10  Hamor,  Shechem's  father,  for 
an  hundred  11  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar, 
<  and  called  it  12  El-elohe-Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

AND  Dinah,   a  the  daughter  of 
Leah,  which  she  bare  unto  Ja- 
34 


GENES/S. 

2  wkat  is  alt 
this  band  to 
thee  .1 

/c.  32.  5,16. 

3  be  that  to 
thee  that  is 
thine. 

e  Pr.  16.  7. 
h  c.  43.  3. 
2  Sa.  3.  13. 
i  ISa.  25.27. 
2K.  5.  15. 

4  all  things, 
k  Ph.  4.  18. 

/  2  K.  5.  16, 

23. 

OTlCli.22.5. 

5  according 
to  the  foot 
of  the  work, 
HfC.  and  ac- 
cording to 
the  foot  of 
the  children, 
n  c.  32.  3. 
6sel  eit place. 

7  Wherefore 
is  this .' 

0  c.  34.  11. 
Ru.  2.  13. 

1  Sa.  16.  4. 
pJos.  13.27. 
Ju.  8.  5. 

8  i.e.  booths. 
<l  Jno.  3.  23. 

9  called. 
Acts  7.  16, 
Sychem. 
re.  23.  17. 
Jos.  24.  32. 

10  called, 
Acts  7.  16, 
Emmor. 

11  or,  lambs, 
s  c.  35.  7. 

12  God,  the 
God  of  Is- 
rael. 
ac.30.  21. 


b  Tit.  2.  5. 
c  Ju.  14.  1. 
2Sa.  11.  2. 
1  humbled 
her. 
dRu.  1.  14. 

1  Sa.  18.  1. 

2  to  the 
heart  of  the 
damsel. 

e  Ju.  14.2. 
/  ISa.10.27. 
2  Sa.  13.  22. 
g  c.  49.  7. 
h  Jos.  7.   15. 
Ju.  20.  6. 
2  Sa.  13. 12. 


B.  C.  1739. 

cob,  went  out  6  to  «ce  the  daugh- 
ters of  the  land. 

2  And  when  Shechcm  the  son  of 
Hamor  the  Hivitc,  prince  of  the 
country,  saw  her,  c  he  look  her, 
and  lay  with  her,  and  defiled  I  her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  rf  unto  Dinah 
the  daughter  of  Jacob,  and  he  lov- 
ed the  damsel,  and  spake  2kuidly 
unto  the  damsel. 

4  And  Shcchem  spake  unto  his 
father  Hamor,  saying.  Get  me 
this  damsel  «  to  wife. 

5  And  Jacob  heard  thai  he  bad 
defiled  Dinah  his  daughter:  now 
his  sons  were  with  his  cattle  in  ths 
field  ;  and  Jacob  held  his  peacey 
until  they  were  come. 

6  And  Hamor  the  father  of  Shc- 
chem went  out  unto  Jacob,  to  com- 
mune with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  out 
of  the  field  when  they  heard:/; 
and  the  men  were  grieved,  and 
they  were  g  very  wroth,  because 
he  had  wrought  folly  A  in  Israel,  in 
lying  with  Jacob's  daughterjwhich 
thing  ou^ht  not  to  be  done,  i 

8  And  Hamor  communed  with 
them,  saying,  The  soul  of  my  son 
Shechem  longeth  for  your  daugh- 
ter :  I  pray  you  give  him  her  to 
wife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with 
us,  anrf  give  yourdaughters  unto 
us,  and  take  our  daughters  unto 
you. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us  : 
and  the  land  shall  be  before  you  k; 
dwell  and  trade  ye  therein,  and 
get  you  possessions  therein. 

11  And  Shechem  said  unto  her 
father  and  unto  her  brethren.  Let 
me  find  grace  in  your  eyes,  and 
what  ye  shall  say  unto  me  I  will 
give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowty  I 
and  gift,  and  I  will  give  according 
as  ye  shall  say  unto  me:  but  give 
me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answer- 
ed Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father 
deceitfully,  m  and  said,  because 
he  had  defiled  Dinah  their  sister, 

14  And  they  said  unto  them.  We 
cannot  do  this  thing,  to  give  our 
sister  to  one  that  is  uncircumcis- 
ed  ;  for  that  were  a  reproach  n  unto 
us  : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent  un- 
to you  :  If  ye  will  be  as  we  be,  that 
every  male  of  you  be  circumcised, o 

15  Then  will  we  give  our  daugh- 
ters unto  you,  and   we  will   take 


i  De.  23.  17.  i  c.  13.  9.  I  Ex.  22.17. 
m  Pr.  26.25.  n  Jos.  5.  9.  o  Ga.  4.  12. 


B.  C.  1732. 

your  daughters  to  us,  and  we  will 
dwell  wiih  you,  and  we  will  be- 
come one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto 
us,  to  be  circumcised;  then  will 
we  take  our  daughter,  and  we  will 
be  ;one. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Ha- 
mor,  and  Shechem,  Hamoi's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred 
not  to  do  the  thing-,  because  he  had 
delight  jD  in  Jacob's  daughter  :  and 
he  was  more  honourable  q  than  all 
the  house  of  his  father. 

20  An.dHamor  and  Shechem  his 
son,  came  unto  the  gate  of  their 
city,  and  communed  with  the  men 
of  thei:-  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with 
us  ;  therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  trade  therein  :  for  the 
land,  behold,  it  is  large  enough  for 
them  ;  let  us  take  their  daughters 
to  us  for  wives,  and  let  us  give 
them  our  daugiiters. 

22  Only  herein  r  will  the  men 
consent  unto  us,  for  to  dwell  with 
us,  to  be  one  people,  if  every  male 
among  us  be  circumcised,  as  they 
are  circumcised. 

23  Shall  not  their  cattle,  and  their 
substance,  and  every  beast  of 
theirs,  s  be  ours?  only  let  us  con- 
sent unto  thera,  and  they  will 
dwell  with  us. 

24  ."Ind  unto  Hamorand  unto  She- 
chem his  son  hearkened  all  that  t 
went  out  of  the  gate  of  his  city;  and 
every  male  was  circumcised,  all 
that  went  out  cf  the  gateof  his  city. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  when  they  were  sore, 
that  two  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  Si- 
meon and  Levi,  Dinah's  brethren, 
took  each  man  his  sword,  and  u 
came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and 
slew  all  the  males. 

23  And  they  slew  Hamor  and 
Shechem  his  son  with  the  3  edge 
V  of  the  sword,  and  took  Dinah  out 
of  Shcchem's  house,  and  went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon 
the  slain,  w  and  spoiled  the  city, 
because  they  had  defiled  their 
sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and 
their  oxen,  and  their  asses,  and 
that  which  was  in  the  city,  and 
that  which  was  in  the  field, 

29  And  all  their  wealth,  and  all 
their  little  ones,  and  their  wives, 
took  they  captive, and  spoiled  even 
all  that  was  in  the  house. 

30  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and 
Levi,  Ye  have  troubled  x  me,  to 
make  me  to  stink  among  5^ the  in- 
ti.<)bitantB  of  the  land,  among  the 


CHAP.  XXXV.  Jacob  summoned  to  Beth-el 

p  c.  29.  30.    ICanaanites    and  the    Perizzites; 

a.ad  I  being  {e\v  z  in  number,  they 
7  2  K.  5.1.      shall   gather  themselves  together 

against  me,  and  slay  me  ;  an  i  1 
rver.  15,  shall  be  destroyed,  I  and  my 
17.  house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal 
s  Pr.  1.  12,  with  our  sister  as  with  an  harlot  7 
13.  CHAPTER  XXXV. 

AND    Gjd     said     unto    Jacob, 
Arise,   go  up  to  Beth-el  and 
dwell  there  a  ;  and  make  there  an 
MC.  49.  5 — 7.    altar  unto  God,  that  appeared  unto 
thee  when  thou  fleddest  6  from  the 
3  mouth.  face  of  Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  c 
V  De.  32.  42.    household,    and   to   all   that    were 

with  him.  Put  away  the  strange 
w  C.  49.  7.        gods  d  that  are  among  e  you,  and 

bey  clean,  and  change  your  gar- 
X  Jos.  7.  25.    ments, 

3  And  let  us  arise  and  go  up  to 
y  Ex.  5.  21.  Beth-el  ;  and  I  will  make  there  an 
1  Sa.  13.  4.  altar  unto  God,  who  answered  me 
27.  12.               in  the  day  g  of  my  distress, and  was 

with  me  h  in  the  way  which  I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all 
the  strange  gods  which  were  in 
their  hand,  and  all  their  ear-rings 
i  which  were  in  their  ears  ;  and  Ja- 

z  De.  4.  27.     cob  hid  them  under  the  oak  which 

Ps.  105.  12.      was  by  k  Shechem. 

a  Ps.  47.  4.        5  And  they  journeyed  ;  and   the 

6  c.  27.  43.       terror  of  God  I  was  tipon  the  cities 

'i8.  13,  19.        that  were  round  about  them,  and 

c  c.  18.  19.      they  did  not  pursue  after  the  sons 

(iJos.  24.  15.    of  Jacob. 

Ps.  lul.  2-7.      6  So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is 

e  c.  31.  19.        in    the   land   of   Canaan,   that    is 

Jos.  24.  23.      Beth-el,  he  and  all  the  people  that 

1  Sa.  7.  3.        were  with  him. 

/  Ex.  19.10.      7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and 

^c.  32.  7,24.    called  the  place  1  El-beth-el  :    be- 

Ps.  107.  6.        cause  there  God  m  appeared  unto 

h  c.  28.  20.      him,  when  he  Bed  from  the  face  of 

31.  3,  42.  his  brother. 

i  Ex.  32.  3,4.     8  But  Deborah,  Rebekah's  nurse, 

Hos.  2.  13.       died,  and  she  was  buried  beneath 

A-Ju.9.  6.        Beth-el,  under  an  oak;   and   the 

I  Ex.  23.  27.    name  of   it  was   called    2   Allon- 

De.  11.  25.       bachuth. 

Jos.  2.  9.  2        9  And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob 

Ch.  14.  14.      again,  when  he  came   out  of  Pa- 

1  i.  e.  the        dan-aram,and  blessed  him. 
God  of  10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy 
Beth-el.            name  is  Jacob  :  thy  name  shall  not 
m  c.  28.  13.      be  called   any  more  Jacob,   but  Fs- 

2  i.  e.the  rael  shall  be  thy  name  :  and  he 
oak  of  called  his  name  Israel,  n 
iteeping.  11  And  God  said  unto  him,  o  I  am 
TIC.  32.  28.  God  Almighty:  be  fruitful  and 
o  c.  17.  1.  multiply:  a  nation,  and  a  company 
48.  3,  4.  Ex.  of  nations,  shall  be  of  thee  ;  and 
6.  3.  kings  snail  come  out  of  thy 
p  c.  12.  7.        loins  : 

13.  15.  28.         12  And  the  land  which  I  gave  p 
13.  Abraham  and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will 

35 


haac't  age  and  death. 

give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  after  ihee 

will  I  give  the  Innd. 

13  And  God  went  up  from  him,  9 
in  the  place  where  he  talked  with 
him. 

14  And  Jacob  set  up  a  pillar  r  in 
the  place  where  he  talksd  with< 
him,  eoen  a  pillar  of  stone  ;  and  he 
pouied  a  drink-offering  thereon, 
and  he  poured  oil  thereon  : 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of 
the  place  where  God  spake  with 
him,  Beth-el. 

16  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth 
el ,-  and  there  was  but  3  a  little 
way  to  come  to  Ephrath  :  and  Ra- 
chel travailed,  and  she  bad  hard 
labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
■was  in  hard  labour,  that  the  mid- 
wife said  unto  her,  Fear  not  s  ; 
thou  sh-ilt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  her  / 
soul  was  in  departing,  (for  she 
died,)  that  she  called  his  name 
4  Ben-oni  :  but  his  father  called 
him  5  Benjamin. 

19  And  Rachel  died,  u  and  was 
buried  in  the  way  to  Ephrath,  v 
which  is  Beth-lehem. 

20  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon 
her  grave  :  that  is  the  pillar  of 
Rachel'sgrave  w  unto  this  day. 

21  And  Israel  journeyed,  and 
spread  his  tent  beyond  the  tower  x 
of  Edar. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
rael dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reu- 
ben y  went  and  lay  with  Bilhah 
his  father's  concubine  ;  and  Israel 
heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of  Jacob 
were  twelve  z  : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah;  Reuben, 
Jacob's  first-born,  and  Simeon, and 
Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issachar, 
and  Zebulun  : 

21  The  sons  of  Rachel  ;  Joseph, 
and  Benjamin  : 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Ra- 
chel's handmaid;  Dan,  and  Naph- 
tali  : 

26  And  the  sonsof  Zilpah,  Leah's 
handmaid  ;  Gad,  and  Asher:  these 
are  the  sons  of  Jacob,  which  were 
born  to  him  in  Padan-Aram. 

27  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his 
father,  unto  a  Mamre,  unto  the 
city  of  Arbah,  b  which  is  Hebron, 
where  Abraham  and  Isaac  sojourn- 
ed. 

28  And  the  days  of  Isaac  were  an 
hundred  and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost, 
and  died,  and  was  c  gathered  unto 
bis  people,  being  old  and  full  of 
days :  and  his  sons  Esau  d  «.Dd 
lacob  buried  him. 

36 


GENESIS. 

g  c.  17.  22. 
re.  28.  18. 

3  a  little 
piece  of 
ground. 

sc.  30.24. 
1  Sa.  4.  20. 

t  La.  2.  12. 

4  i.  e.  the 
son  of  my 
sorrow. 

5i.  e.  the 
son  of  the 
right  hand. 

uc.  48.  7. 

V  Ru.  1.  2. 
4.  11.  Mi.  5. 
2.  Mat.  2. 
6. 

JolSa.  10.2. 

zMi.  4.  8. 

y  c.  49.  4. 
I  Ch.  5.  1.  1 
Cor.  5.  1. 

r  c.  46.  8. 

ac.  13.  18. 

6  Jos.  14.  15. 
15.  13. 

c  c.  25.  8. 
Job  5.  26. 

dc.  ■25.  9. 


ac.  25.  30. 
b  c.  26.  34. 
clCh.1.35. 

1  touls. 
dc.  13.  6,11 
eDe.2.  5. 

2  Edom. 

3  or,  7ephi. 
1  Ch.  1.  36. 

/Ex.  17.  8, 
14.  Nu.  24. 
20.  1  Sa.  15. 
2. 


B.  C.  1732. 
CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

NOW  these  are  the  zenerationi 
of  Esau,  who  ia  Euoni.  a 

2  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the 
daughters  of  Canaan  ;  6  Adah  the 
daughter  of  Elon  the  Hillite,  and 
Aholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah, 
the  daughter  of  ZiLeon  the  Hi- 
vite  ; 

3  And  Bashemath,  Ishmael'* 
daughter,  sister  of  Nebajoth. 

4  And  Adah  bare  to  Esau,  cEIi- 
phaz  ;  and  Bashemath  bare  Reuel. 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeu^b, 
and  Jaalam,  and  Korah.  These 
are  the  sons  of  Esau,  which  were 
born  unto  hira  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan. 

6  And  Esau  took  his  wive*,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all 
the  1  persons  of  his  house,  and  bi» 
cattle,  and  all  his  beasts,  and  all 
his  substance,  which  he  had  got  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and  went  in- 
to tbe  country,  from  the  face  of  his 
brother  Jacob  : 

7  For  their  riches  were  more  than 
that  they  might  dwell  together; 
and  the  land  wherein  they  were 
strangers  could  not  d  bear  them, 
because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  mount  Seir. 
e  Esau  is  Edom. 

9  And  these  are  the  generations 
of  Esau  the  father  of  2  the  Edom- 
ites  in  mount  Seir. 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's 
sons  ;  Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah  the 
wife  of  Esau,  Reuel  the  son  of 
Bashemath  the  wife  of  Esau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were 
Teman,  Omar,  3  Zepho,  and  Ga- 
tam,  and  Kenaz. 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to 
Eliphaz,  Esau's  son  ;  and  she  bare 
to  Eliphaz,  _/"Amalek  :  these  viert 
the  sons  of  Adah,  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reu- 
el; Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Shammah, 
and  Mizzah  :  these  were  the  sons 
of  Bashemath,  Esau's  wife. 

14  And  these  were  the  sons  of 
Aholibamah,  the  daughter  of 
Anah,  the  daughter  of  Zibeon, 
Esau's  wife  :  and  she  bare  to 
Esau,  Jeusb,  and  Jaalam,  and 
Korah. 

15  They  were  duVes  of  the  sons 
of  Esau  :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz,  the 
first-bom  son  of  Esau  ;  duke  Te- 
man, duke  Omar,  duke  Zepho, 
duke  Kenaz, 

16  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  and 
duke  Amalek  :  these  are  the  dukei 
that  came  of  Eliphaz  in  the  land  of 
Edom ;  these  rcere  the  •on*  ot 
Adah. 


B,  C.  1729.  CHAP.  XXXVII. 

17  And  these  are  the  sonsof  Reu-[g  c.  14.  6. 
el,    Esau's    son;    duke    Nahath,   De.  2.  12, 
duke  Zerah,  duke  Shammah,  duke   22. 
Mizzah  :  these  are  the  dukes  that 
eaJTje  of  Reuel  in  the  land  ofEdom;   ^  qj.  //g. 
these  are  the  sons  of  Bash'imath,   ^qj^^ 
Esau's  wife. 

18  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aho- 
libamah  ,  Esau's  wife;  duke  Jeush, 
duke   Jaalam,  duke  Korah  :  these 


uere  the  dukes  that  came  of  Aholi 
bamah,  the  daughter  of  Anah, 
Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau, 
■who  is  Edora,  and  these  are  their 
dukes. 

20  These  arethe  sons  of  Seirg- the 
Horite,  who  inhabited  the  land  ; 
Lntan,  and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon, 
and  Anah, 

21  And  Dishon,  and  Ezer,  and 
Dislian  :  these  are  the  dukes  of 
the  Horites,  the  children  of  Seir  in 
the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lofan  were 
Hori  and  4  Heman  :  and  Lotan's 
eister  was  Timna. 

23  And  the  children  of  Shotal 
uere  these  ;  5  Alvan,  ;ind  Mana- 
hath,  and  Ebal,  Shepho,  6  and 
Onam. 

24  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Zibeon  :  both  Ajah  and  Anah  :  this 
iea.^  that  Anah  that  found  the 
mules  in  the  wilderness,  as  he  fed 
the  asses  of  Zibeon  his  father. 

25  And  the  children  of  Anah  were 
these  ;  Dishon,  and  Aholibamah 
the  daug'hter  of  Anah. 

26  And  these  are  the  children  of 
Dishon  ;  Hemdan,  7  and  Eshban, 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these; 
Bilhan,  and  Zaavan,  and  8  Akan. 

28  The  children  of  Dishan  are 
these  ;  Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  are  the  dukes  that  came 
of  the  Horites  ;  duke  Lotan,  duke 
Shobal,  duke  Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon,  duke  Ezer,  duke 
Dishin  :  these  are  the  dukes  that 
came  of  Hori,  among  their  dukes  in 
the  land  of  Seir. 

31  And  these  are  the  king's  that 
reigned  in  the  land  of  Edom,  h 
before  there  reigried  any  king  over 
the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Beor 
reigned  ip  Edom  :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Dinhabah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  ths 
son  of  Zera'a  of  Bozrah  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

34  And  Jobab  died,  and  Husham 
of  the  lanu  of  Temani  reigned  in 
bis  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Ha-ied 


5  or,  Allan. 

6  or,  Shephi, 


7  or,  Am- 
ram. 

8  or,  Jalcan. 

ftlCh.  1. 
43. 


91Ch.l.50. 
Hadad  Pai. 
After  his 
death  was 
an  aristo- 
cracy. 

i  Ex.  15.  15 

10  or, 
Alialh. 

11  Edom. 

I  of  his 
father's 
sojourn- 


ac.  17.  8. 
23.  4.  23.  4. 
36.7.  He. 
11.  9—16. 

b  1  Sa.  2.  22 
—24.  1  Cor. 
1.  11.  5.  1. 
11.18. 


c  c.  44.  20. 

2  or,  pieces. 

dJn.  5.  30. 
2  Sa.  13.  18. 
Ez.  16.  16. 

e  c.  49.  23. 
Ps.  38.  19. 
69.  4.  Tit.  3. 
3. 

/c.42.  6— 9. 
43.  26.  44. 
14. 


Joseph's  two  dreams. 
the  son  of  Bedad,  who  smote  Mi- 
dian  in  the  field  of  Moab,  reigned 
in  his  stead  :  and  the  name  of  his 
city  was  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah 
of  Masrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul  of 
Rehoboth  by  the  river  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan 
the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

39  And  Baal-hanan  the  son  of 
Achbor  died,  and  9Hadar  reigned 
in  his  stead  :  and  the  name  of  his 
city  was  Pau  ;  and  his  wife's  name 
wa.f  IVIehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Matred,  the  daughter  of  Mezahab. 

40  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
i  dukes  that  came  of  Esau,  accord- 
ing to  their  families,  after  their 
places,  by  their  names  ;  duke 
Timnah,  duke  10  Alvab,  duke 
Jetheth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Mibzar, 

43  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram  : 
these  be  the  dukes  of  Edom,  ac- 
cording to  their  habitations  in  the 
land  oftheir  possession '.he  is  Esau, 
the  father  of  11  the  Edomites. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  1 
wherein   his   father  was  a    a 
stranger,  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

2  These  are  the  generationsof  Ja- 
cob. Joseph,  irin»  seventeen  years 
old,  was  feeding  the  flock  with  his 
brethren  ;  and  the  lad  was  with 
the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and  with  the 
sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father's  wives  : 
and  Joseph  brought  unto  his  father 
their  6  evil  report. 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more 
than  all  his  children,  because  he 
was  the  c  son  of  his  old  age  :  and 
he  made  him  a  coat  of  mazti/  2  col- 
ours, d 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that 
their  father  loved  him  more  than 

his  brethren,  they  hated  e  him, 
and  could  not  speak  peaceably  un- 
to him. 

5  And  Joseph  dreamed  a  dream, 
and  he  told  it  his  brethren;  and 
they  hated  him  yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hear,  I 
pray  you,  this  dream  which  I  have 
dreamed  : 

7  For,  behold,  we  were  bindin" 
sheaves  in  the  field,  and,  lo,  my 
sheaf  arose. and  also  stood  upright; 
and,  behold,  your  sheaves  stood 
round  about,  and  made  obeisance 
/to  my  sheaf. 

37 


Josejih  $old  to  the  Ishmcclitci. 

8  And  his  brethren  sniJ  to  him, 
Bhalt  thou  in  Jeeii  reijn  over  ^  us  7 
or  shall  thou  indeed  have  dominion 
over  us  7  and  tliey  huted  him  yet 
ihj  more  for  hia  dreams,  and  tor 
his  words. 

9  And  he  dreamed  yet  another 
dream,  and  told  it  his  brethren, 
and  sitid,  Behold  I  have  dreamed  a 
dream  more  ;  and,  behold,  liic 
sun,  and  the  moon,  and  the  eleven 
stars,  made  obeisance  h  to  me. 

10  And  he  tohl  it  to  )iis  tather, 
and  to  his  brethren  :  and  his  fatlicr 
rebuked  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Wliat  is  this  dream  tliat  thou  haat 
dreamed  ?  Shall  I  and  ihy  mother 
and  thy  brethren  indeed  come  to 
bow  downi  ourselves  to  thee  to  the 
earth  ? 

11  And  his  brethren  envied  ihim; 
but  his  father  I  observed  the  say- 

'"?• 

12  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed 
their  father's  liock  in  Shecbem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Do  not  thy  brethren  feed  the  fluck 
in  Shechem  ?  come,  and  I  will  m 
send  thee  unto  them.  And  he  said 
to  him.  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him.  Go,  I  pray 
thee,  see  3  whether  it  be  well  with 
thy  brethren,  and  well  with  the 
flocks  ;  and  bring  me  won!  ag'ain. 
So  he  sent  him  out  of  the  vale  of 
n  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  She- 
chem. 

15  And  a  certain  man  found  him, 
and,  behold,  ha  teas  wandering  in 
the  fiold  :  and  the  man  asked  him, 
saying,  What  seekest  thou  o? 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  breth- 
ren :  tell  ;)  me,  I  pray  thee,  where 
they  feed  their Jlocks. 

17  And  the  man  said.  They  are 
departed  hence  ;  for  T  heard  them 
say.  Let  us  go  to  Dolhan.  And  Jo- 
seph went  after  his  brethren,  and 
found  them  in  q  Dothan. 

18  And  when  they  saw  him  afar 
off,  even  before  he  came  near  unto 
them,  they  conspired  ragainst  him 
to  slay  him. 

19  And  they  said  one  to  anotlier. 
Behold,  this  4  dreamer  comelh. 

20  Come  now,  therefore,  and  let 
us  slay  him,  sand  cast  him  into 
some  pit :  and  we  will  say.  Some 
evil  heast  hath  devoured  him  :  and 
we  shall  see  what  will  become  of 
his  dreams. 

21  And  Reuben  heard  it,  and  he 
delivered  him  out  of  their  hands; 
and  said,  Let  us  not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them, 
Shed  nn  blood,  t  but  cast  him  into 
this  pit  that  is  in  the  wilderness, 

38 


GENESIS. 

gPs.  118. 
22.  Lu.  19. 

h  c. 44.  14. 
46.29.50.18. 
i  c.  27.  29. 
k  Ac.  7.  9. 
I  Da.  7.  28. 
Lu.  2.  19,51. 
m  1  Sa.  17. 
19.  Lu.20. 
13. 

3  see  the 
peace  of  thy 
ljr(thren, 
&c. 

71  c.  a5.  27. 
o  Ju.  4.22. 
2K.  6.  19. 
p  Ca.  1.  7. 
9  2  K.6.  13. 
r  Fs.  31.  13. 
37.  12,  32. 
94.  21.  Mat. 
21.  38.  27.  1. 
Jno.  11.  53. 
Ac.  23.  12. 

4  master  of 
dreams. 
sPr.  1.  11, 
16.  27.  4. 

t  c.  42.  22. 


u  Mat.  27. 
28. 

5  or,  pieces. 
V  ver.  3. 

w  Ps.  35.  7. 
La.  4.  20. 
X  Pr.  30.  20. 
Am.  6.  6. 
y  ver.  28.  36. 
2- Je.  S.  22. 
ac.  4.  10. 
Job  16.  18. 
b  1  Sa.  18. 
17.  2Sa.  12. 
9. 

6  hearkened. 
cJu.  6.  3. 

d  Ps.  105. 
17.  Zee.  11. 
12.  Mat.  27. 
9.  Ac.  7.  9. 
eNu.  14.  6. 
Ju.  11.  35. 
Job  1.  20. 
Joel  2.  13. 
/c. 42.13,36. 
Je.  31.  15. 
g  ver.  23. 
h  c.  44.  28. 
i2  K.  19.  1. 
Est.  4.  1.  Is. 
32.  11.  Jon. 
3.5. 
A  2  Sa. 12,17. 


B.  C.  1729. 

and  lay  no  hand  upon  him  ;  that 
he  might  rid  him  out  of  tlieir 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father 
again. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jo- 
seph was  come  unto  his  brethren, 
that  they  stiipped  Joseph  u  out  of 
hin  coat,  his  coat  u{  matit/  5  colour! 
V  that  7cas  on  him  : 

24  And  thejr  took  him,  and  cast 
him  into  a  pit  v>  :  and  the  pit  wot 
empty,  there  was  no  water  in  it. 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  x 
bread:  and  they  lifted  up  their 
eyes  and  looked',  and,  behold,  a 
company  of  y  Uhmeelites  came 
from  Gilead,  with  their  camela 
bearing  spicery  and  z  balm  and 
mvrrh,  going  to  carry  it  down  to 
Egypt. 

26  And  Juddh  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay 
our  brother,  and  conceal  a  his 
blood  ? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to 
the  Ishmcelites,  and  let  not  our 
hand  b  be  upon  him  ;  for  he  is  our 
brother,  and  our  flesh  :  And  hit 
brethren  6  were  content. 

28  Then  there  passed  by  Midian- 
ites,  ;  merchantmen  ;  and  they 
drew  and  lifted  up  Joseph  out  of 
the  pit,  and  sold  Joseph  d  to  the 
Ishmeelites  for  twenty  pieces  of 
silver:  and  they  brought  Joseph 
into  Egypt. 

29  And  Reuben  returned  unto  the 
pit  ;  and  behold,  Joseph  was  not  in 
the  pit :  and  he  rent  e  his  clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  bre- 
thren, and  said.  The  child/ is  not; 
and  1,  whither  shall  I  go  f 

31  And  they  took  Joseph's  coat,  ^ 
and  killed  a  kid  of  the  goals,  and 
dipped  the  coat  in  the  bloor)  : 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  many 
colours,  and  they  brought  it  to 
their  father  ;  and  said,  This  have 
we  found  :  know  now  whether  it  be 
thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  Tt  i» 
my  son's  coat  ;  an  evil  beast  h 
hath  devoured  him  :  Joseph  is 
without  doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  t  upon  his  loins, 
and  mournod  for  his  son  n;any 
days. 

3-5  And  a'll  his  :ons  tnd  ali  his 
daughters  it  rcce  up  to  com^oTt 
hln:  ;  but  he  refuitd  to  be  comfort- 
en  :  ana  he  said.  For  I  will  go 
down  into  the  grave  ur.to  my  son 
mourning.  Thus  his  father  went 
for  him. 

36  And  the  Midianites  sold  bira 
iiito    Egypt,    unto  Potiphar,    an 


B.  C.  1729. 


CHAP.  XXXVIll. 


Tantar  aeceivein.    ttdaA. 


7  officer  of  Pharaoh's,  and  8  cap- 
tain  of  the  scuaid. 

CHAPTER  XXXVni 

AND  il  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  Judah  went  down 
from  his  brethren,  and  turned  in 
to  a  certain  AduUamite,  whose 
naine  was  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  saw  there  a  daug^h- 
ter  of  a  certain  Canaanite,  whose 
name  was  Shuah  ;  and  ke  took  her, 
and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  slie  conceived,  and  bare  a 
Bon  ;  and  he  called  his  name  Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  ag'ain,  and 
bare  a  son  ;  and  she  called  his 
Dame  Ouan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived, 
and  bare  a  son  ,  and  called  his 
name  Slielah  :  and  he  was  at  Che- 
zib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6  And  Judah  took  a  wife  for  Er. his 
first-born,  whose  name  was  Tamar. 

7  And  Er,  Judah's  first-born,  was 
wicked  in  the  sig'ht  of  the  Lord  ; 
cand  the  Lord  slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan, 
Go  in  unto  6  thy  brother's  wife, 
and  marry  her,  and  raise  up  seed 
to  thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed 
should  not  be  his  :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  he  went  in  unto  his 
brother's  wife,  that  he  spilled  it 
on  the  g'round,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did  1 
displeased  the  Lord  :  wherefore  he 
slew  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar,  his 
daughter-in-law,  Remain  a  widow 
at  thy  father's  house,  till  Shelah 
my  son  be  grown:  for  he  said,  Lest 
peradventure  he  die  also,  as  his 
brethren  did.  And  Tamar  went 
and  dwelt  in  her  father's  bouse. 

12  And  2  in  process  of  time  the 
daughter  of  Shuah,  Judah's  wife, 
died:  and  Judah  was  comforted, 
and  went  up  unto  his  sheep-shear- 
ers tj  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend 
H'rah  the  AduUamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  say-- 
ing,  Beholdj  thy  father-in-law  go- 
eth  up  c  to  Timnath  to  shear  his 
sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  gar- 
ments off  from  her,  and  covered 
lierwith  a  veil,  and  wrapped  her- 
self, and  sat  in  3  an  open  place,  d 
which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnath  : 
for  she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown. 
and  she  was  not  given  unto  him  to 
wife. 

1/5  When  Judah  saw  her,  he 
thought  her  to  be  an  harlot  ;  be- 
cause she  had  covered  her  face. 


7  chief  of  the 
slaughter- 
men or  exe- 
cutioners. 

8  or,  chief 
marshal. 

alCh.  2.  3. 

b  De.  25.  5. 
Mat.  22.  24. 

1  was  evil  in 
the  eyes  of 
the  Lord. 

2  the  days 
were  rnulti- 
filied, 

cJos.  15.10. 
Ju.  14.  1. 

3  the  door  of 
eyes,  or,  of 
Bnajhn. 

d  Pr.  7.  12. 


4  a  kid  of 

the  goats. 

e  ver.  25. 

/  2  Sa.  14. 
2,  5,  14. 

5  or,  in  Ena- 

Jim. 

6  become  a 
contenipt. 

Pr.  6.  33. 
Ro.  6.  21. 
Ep.5.  12. 

h  Ju.  19.  2. 
Hos.  3.  3. 

i  Le.  21.  9. 
De.  22.  21. 
2  Sa.  12.  5. 

k  c.  37.  32. 

I  ver.  18. 

771 1  Sa.  24. 

17. 

n  ver.  14. 

o  Job  34.  31, 
32.  Ro.  13. 
12.  Tit.  2.11, 
12. 


16  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the 
way,  and  said,  Go  to,  I  pray  thee, 
let  me  come  in  unto  thee  ;  (for  he 
knew  not  that  she  was  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law.) And  she  said.  What 
wilt  thou  give  me,  that  thou  may- 
est  come  in  unto  me  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee^ 
a  kid  from  the  flock.  And  she 
said.  Wilt  thou  give  me  a  pledge, 
till  tliou  send  it  7 

18  And  he  said.  What  pledge 
shall  I  give  thee  ?  And  she  said, 
Thy  signet,  e  and  thy  bracelets, 
and  thy  slaffthat  is  in  thine  hand: 
And  lie  gave  it  her,  and  came  in 
unto  her;  and  she  conceived  by 
him. 

19  And  she  arose, and  went  away, 
and  laid  by  her  veil  from  her,  and 
put  on  the  garments  f  of  her 
widowhood. 

20  And  Judah  sent  the  kid  by  the 
hand  of  his  friend  tlie  AduUamite, 
to  receive  his  pledge  from  the  wo- 
man's hand:  but  he  found  her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that 
place,  saying.  Where  is  the  har- 
lot, that  was  openly  5  by  the  way- 
side ?  And  they  said.  There  was  no 
harlot  in  this;>/Qce. 

22  And  he  returned  to  Judah,  and 
said,  I  cannot  find  her  ;  and  also 
the  men  of  the  place  said,  that 
there  was  no  harlot  in  ihis place. 

23  And  Judah  said,  Let  her  take 
it  to  her,  lest  we  6  be  shamed  g  : 
behold,  I  sent  this  kid,  and  thou 
hast  not  found  her. 

24  And  i:  came  to  pass  about 
three  months  after,  that  it  was 
told  Judah,  saying,  Tamar,  thy 
daughter-in-law  hath  played  the 
harlot  ft  ;  and  also,  behold,  she  is 
with  child  by  v  boredom  :  And  Ju- 
dah said.  Bring  her  forth,  and  let 
her  be  burnt,  i 

25  When  she  was  brought  forth, 
she  sent  to  her  father-in-law,  say- 
ing. By  the  man,  whose  these  are, 
am  I  with  child:  and  she  said.  Dis- 
cern, k  1  pray  thee,  whose  are 
these,  the  signet,  and  bracelets,  I 
and  staff". 

26  And  Judah  acknowledged 
them,  and  said.  She  hath  been 
more  m  righteous  than  I  ;  because 
that  I  gave  her  not  to  n  Shelah  my 
son.  And  he  knew  her  again  no  o 
more. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  time 
of  her  travail,  that,  behold,  twins 
were  in  her  womb. 

£8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
travailed,  that  the  one  put  out  his 
hand  :  and  the  midwife  took  and 
bound  upon  his  hand  a  scarUt 
39 


Joseph  adoanced  by  Potiphar. 

thread,  saying,  This  came  out 
first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  aa  he 
drew  back  bis  hand,  that,  behold, 
his  bruiher  came  oul  :  and  she  (.aid, 
7  How  hast  ihou  broken  forth  ?  this 
breach  lie  upon  lliee  :  tlierefore  liis 
name  was  called  S  Pharez./> 

3U  And  afterward  came  out  his 
brother,  that  had  the  scarlet 
thread  upon  his  hand  :  and  his 
name  was  called  Zarah. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

AND  Joseph  was  brought  down 
to  Egypt  ;  and  Potiphar,  a  an 
officer  of  Pharaoh,  captain  of  the 
guard,  an  Egyptian,  bought  him  of 
the  hands  of  the  Ishm  elites, which 
had  brought  him  down  thither. 

2  And  the  Lord  was  with  5  Jo- 
seph, and  he  was  a  prosperous 
man  ;  and  he  was  in  the  house  of 
his  master  the  Eg'yplian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the 
Lord  Wds  with  him,  and  that  the 
Lord  made  all  that  he  did  to  pros- 
per c  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  found  grace  d  in 
his  sight,  and  he  served  him:  and 
he  made  him  overseer  e  over  his 
bouse,  and  all  that  he  had  he  put 
into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the 
time  that  he  had  made  him  over- 
seer in  his  house,  and  overall  that 
he  had,  that  the  Lord  blessed  the 
Egyptian's  house  f  for  Joseph's 
sake  ;  and  the  blessing  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  all  that  he  had,  in 
the  house,  g  and  in  the  field. 

6  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Jo- 
seph's hand  ;  and  he  knew  not 
aught  he  had, save  the  bread  which 
he  did  eat.  And  Joseph  was  a  good- 
ly hperson,  and  well-favoured. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  his  master's  wife  cast 
ner  eyes  i  upon  Joseph;  and  she 
said,  Lie  k  with  me. 

8  But  he  refused,  I  and  said  unto 
his  master's  wife,  Behold,  my  mas- 
ter wolteth  not  what  is  with  me  in 
the  house,  and  he  hath  committed 
all  that  he  hath  to  my  hand  ; 

9  Tliere  is  none  greater  in  this 
house  than  I  ;  neither  hath  he  kept 
back  any  thing  from  me  but  thee, 
because  thou  art  his  wife  :  how 
then  can  I  do  this  great  wicked- 
ness, m  and  sin  n  against  God  ? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she 
spake  to  Joseph  day  by  day,  o  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  her,  to  lie 
by  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this 
time,  that  Joseph  went  into  the 
bouse  to  do  bis  business  ;  and  there 

40 


GENESIS,  a.    C.  1721. 

!  7  or,  uhere-   '  uru  none  of  the  men  of  ttie  housa 

\forehast         there  within. 

I  th'ju  iiuide  '  12  And  she  caught  him  p  by  hi* 
\\\\a  breach  garment,  saying,  Lie  with  me: 
a«ainstthee?   and    he   left  his  garment    in    her 

8  i.  e.  a  band,  and  fled,  g  and  got  him  out. 
breach.  '  13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
p  N'u.26.  20.  saw  that  he  had  left  hisgarment  in 
1  Ch.  2.  4.       her  hand,  and  was  fled  forth, 

I  Mat.  1.  3.  I  14  That  she  called  unto  the  men 
I  a  c.  37.  36.  of  her  house,  and  spake  unio  them 
Ps.  105.  17.  saying.  See,  he  hath  brought  in  an 
ilSa.16.18.    Hebrew  unto  us  to  mock  r  us  :  ha 

18.  14,  28.  came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with  me, 
Ac.  7.  9.  and  I  cried  with  a  1  loud  voice  : 

c  Jos.  1.  7,  8.     15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 

1  Ch.  22.  13.  heard  that  I  lifted  up  my  voice  and 

Ps.  1.  3.  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment  with 

d  ver.  21.  1  me  and  fled,  and  got  him  out. 

Sa.  16.  22.  I    16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment 

e  c.  24.  2.  by  her,  until  his  lord  came  home. 

/  c.  30.  27.  I    17  And  she  spake  unto  him  »  ac- 

g  De.  28.  3  cording  to  these  words,  saying, The 

— 6.  Hebrew  servant,  which  thou  hast 

h  1  Sa.16.12.  brought  unto  us,  came  in  unto  ni« 

17.  42.  to  mock  me  : 

iJobSl.  1.  I    18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  I  lifted 

Ps.  119.  37.  up  my  voice,  and  cried,  that  he  left 

k  2Sa.  13.  his  garment  with  me,  and  fled  ont. 
11.  19  Aiid  it  came  to  pass,  when  hie 

I  Pr.  1.  10.  master  heard  the  words  of  his  wife, 

m  Le.  20.  10.  which  she  spake  unto  him,  saying, 

Pr.  6.  29,  32.  After  this  manner  di'l  thy  servant 

n  2  Sa.  12.  to  me, that  his  wrath  t  was  kindled. 

13.  Ps.  51.  4.  20  And  Joseph's  master  took  him, 

Je.  28.  16.  and  put  him  into  the  tt  prison,  a 

0  Pr.  22.  14.  place  where  the  king's  prisoners 
23.  27.  were  bound  :  and  he  was  there  in 

,  the  prison. 
:   21  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph, 

I  and  showed  2  him  mercy,  and^ave 
p  Pr.  7.  13.     him  v  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 

9  Ec.  7.  26.     keeper  of  the  prison. 

rEz.22.  5.  i    22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 

1  great.  'committed  to  Joseph's  hand  all  the 
s  Ex.  23.  1.  '  prisoners  that  tcere  in  the  prison  ; 
Ps.  37.  14.  :  and  whatsoever  they  did  there,  he 
120.  3.  Pr.  I  was  the  doer  of  it. 

12.19.  I   23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  look- 

t  Pr.6.34,35.  ed  not  to  any  thing  tknt  icas  under 
Ca.  8.  6.  his  hand  ;   because   the  Lord  was 

u  c.  41.  14.  !  with  him,  and  that  which  he  did, 
Ps.  105.  18.    I  the  Lord  w  made  it  to  prosper. 

2  extended  CHAPTER  XL. 
kindness  A  ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
unto  him.  '  J\.  things,  that  the  butler  a  of  the 
V  Ex.  12.36.  king  of  Egypt  and  his  baker  had 
Ps.  106.  46.  offended  their  lord  the  king  of 
Pr.  16.  7.        j  Egypt. 

Da.  1.9.         I  2  And  Pharaoh  was  wroth  5  agairv^t 
Ac.  7.  10.       ■  two  n/his  officers,  against  the  chief 
20  ver.  2,  3.    ,  of  the   butlers,   and    against    the 
a  Ne.  1.  11.    chief  of  the  bakers. 
b  Pr.  16.  14.  !    3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the 

19.  19.  i  house  of  the  captain  of  the  guard 
cc.  39.  20,  into  the  prison,  c  the  place  wbero 
23.                  I  Joseph  uia«  bound. 


B.  C.  1718.  CHAP.  XLI. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  '  d  Job  33.  15 
ch-iiS"-'!!    Joseph  with   them,   and  — 17. 
he  served  them  :  and  they  contin-  e  Da.  4.  5. 
ued  a  season  in  vrard.  1  are  your 

5  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both  facex  evil? 
of  them,  each  man  liis  dieani  d  \n  f  Ne.  2.  2. 
one  night,  each  man  accordmg  lo  §■  c.  41.  15. 
the  iu^eipreiation  of  his  dream,  A  Da.  2.  11, 
the  buUer  and  the  baker  of  the  28. 
kins:  of  Eg'ypt,  which  were  bound  i  Ju.  7.  13. 
in  the  prison.  /;  c.  41.  25. 

C  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  tliem  2  or,  reckon. 
in  the  morning,  and  looked  upon  /2K.25.  27. 
them,  and,  beliold,  they  were  sad.e   Je.  52.  31. 

7  And  lie  asked  Pharaoh's  officers   3  remember 
that  were  with  him  in  the  ward  of  77ie  with 
his  lord's  house,  saying:.  Where-    thee. 
fore  1  look  ye  so  sadlyy  to-day  ?      '  m  1  Sa.  20. 

8  And   they  said   unto  him.  We    14,  15.  I  K. 
have  dreamed  a  dieam,  and  there  2.  7.  Lu.  23. 
is  no  g  interpreter  of  it.     And  Jo-   i'l. 
seph  said  unto  them,  Do  not  inter-   n  1  Sa.  24. 
prelations  belong  h  to  God?    tell   11.  Ps.  59. 
me  them,  I  p.ay  you.  \  3,  4.  Da.  6. 

9  And   the   chief  butler  told   his  22. 
dream  to  Joseph,  and  said  to  him,   4  or  full  of 
In  my  dream,  i  behold,  a  vine  was  holes. 
before  me  ;  i5  7neat  of 

10  And   in   the  vine    were    three   Pharaoii, 
branches  :    and  it  teas  as  though  it   the  work  of 
buided,    and    her    blossoms    shot   re  6aA-er,  or 
forth  ;     and    the    clusters    thereof  cook. 
brought  forth  ripe  grapes  :  j 

11  And  Pharaoh's  cup  ira-?  in  my   

hand  ;  and  I  took  the  grapes,  and 

pressed  them  into  Phaiaoh's  cup,  I 

and  I  gave  the  cup  into  Pharaoh's  o  c.  41.  25. 

hand.  \p  ver.  13. 

12  And   Joseph    said    unto    h\m,   6  or,  reckon 
This  is  the  interpretation  of  it  i-  :   thee,  and 
The  three  branches  are  three  days:    take  thy 

13  Yet   within   three   days    shall   office  yrori 
Pharaoh  2  lift  up  thine  head,  I  and   thee. 
restore  thee  unto  thy  place  :  and   g  1  Sa.  17. 
thou  Ehali  dfiliver  Pharaoh's  cup   44.  2  Sa.  21. 
into    his    hand,    after  the   former '  10. 
manner  when  thou  wast  his  butler.  Ir  Mat.  14.  6.  j 

14  But  3  think  on  me  wiien  it  shall   Mar.  6.  21. 
bo  well  with  thee,  and  show  kind-  j7  cr,  reck- 
ness,  m  I  pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  ;  oned. 
make  n;ention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  ■  e  Ne.  2.  1. 
and  bring  me  cut  of  this  house;        U  ver.  19. 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away   u  Ps.  31.  12 
ou'.  of  the  land  of  the   Hcbrev  s  ;  !  Ec.  9.  lo,I6 
an  I  here  also  have  I  done  nothing  Am.  6.  6. 
n  that  they  should  put  nie  into  the  ,  a  Est.  6.  1. 
dungeon.  Da.  2.  1. 

16  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that    1  fat. 
the   interpretation   was   good,    he   h  Ca.  4.  5. 
said  unto  Joseph,  I  also  was  in  my   19.  7.  28.  8. 
dream,   and,   behold,   /  had  three   27. 
4  white  baskets  on  my  head  :  \c  Ex.  7.  11. 

17  And   in  the  uppermost  basket   Is.  29.  14. 
there  was  of  all  manner  of  5  bake-    Da.  2.  2. 
meats  for  Pharaoh  ;  and  the  birds  d  1  Cor.  1. 
dideatthemoutofthe  basket  upon   19. 
my  heal.  lee.  40.  2. 


Pharaoh' s  two  dreams. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and  said, 
This  is  the  iiuevpretalion  thereof: 
The  three  baskets  o  are  three 
days  : 

19  i'et  within  three  p  days  shall 
Pharaoh  6  lift  up  thy  liead  from  oft' 
ihee,  and  shall  hang  thee  on  a  tree; 
and  the  birds  shall  eat  thy  flesh  j 
from  otf  thee. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third 
day,  which  was  Pharaoh's  birth- 
day,  r  that  he  made  a  feast  unto  all 
his  servants  :  and  he  lifted  7  up 
tlie  head  of  the  chief  butler  and  of 
the  chief  baker  among  his  ser- 
vants. 

21  And  he  restored  the  chief  but- 
ler unto  his  butlership  again  ;  and 
he  gave  the  cup  s  into  Pharaoh's 
hand. 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief  ba- 
ker,  as  Joseph  had  interpreted  ( 
to  them. 

23  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  re- 
member Joseph,  but  u  forgat  him. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end 
of  two  full  years,  that  Pha- 
raoh a  dreamed  ;  and,  behold,  ha 
stood  by  the  river. 

2  And,  behold,  there  came  up  out 
of  the  river  seven  well-favoured 
kine,  and  fat-fleslied  ;  and  they  fed 
in  a  meadow. 

3  And,  behold,  seven  other  kine 
came  up  after  them  out  of  the 
river,  ill-favoured  and  lean-flesh- 
ed, and  stood  by  the  other  kine 
upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  Ill-favoured  and  lean- 
fleshed  kine  did  eat  up  the  Svjven 
well-favoured  and  fat  kine.  So 
Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  lie  slept  and  dreamed  the 
second  time  :  and,  behold,  ceven 
f»ars  of  corn  came  up  upon  one 
ftalk,  1  rank  and  good. 

6  And,  behold,  seven  thin  ears, 
and  blasted  with  the  east  wind, 
sprung  up  after  ihem. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  devour- 
ed the  seven  rank  and  full  ears. 
Ana  Pharaoh  awoke,  and,  behold, 
it_  loas  a  dream. 

S  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  his  spirit  6  was 
troubled  ;  and  he  sent  and  called 
for  all  c  the  magicians  of  Egypt, 
and  all  the  wise  men  thereof:  and 
Pharaoh  told  them  hisdieam  ;  but 
th°re  was  none  that  could  interpret 
d  them  unto  Pharaoh. 

9  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  trn^ 
to  Pharaoh,  saying,  I  do  remember 
my  faults  this  day. 

10  Pharaoh  was  wroth  e  with  his 
servants,    and    put    me    in    waid 

«1 


Pharaoh'*  dreamt  interpreted.  GENESIS. 

in    the    rnptain    of    the     guard's   f  c.  40.  15. 
house,  buth  mi  anil  the  chief  ha- 
lt cr. 

11  And  we  drenmel  a  dream  in 
one  night,  1  and  he;y  we  dreamed 
each  mull  uccordin^  to  the  inter- 
pretation of  his  djeam. 

12  And  there  tens  there  with  us  a 
younj  man,  an  lielirew,  servant 
to  the  captain  of  the  guard  ;  and 
we  told  him,  and  he  interpreted  to 
us  our  dreams;  to  each  man  ac- 
cording to  his  dream  be  did  inter- 
pret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  in- 
terpreted to  us,  so  it  was;  me  lie 
restored  unto  mine  office,  and  him 
he  hanged. 

14  Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  |Da.  2.  30. 
Joseph,   and    they   2  brought  him  ' 
hastily  out  of  f  the  dungeon  :  And 
he   shaved   himself,   and  clianged 
his  raiment,   and    came    in    unto 
Pharaoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  h  Jo- 
seph, I  have  dreamed  a  dream, and 
there  is  none  that  can  interpret  it  : 
and  I  have  heard  say  of  thee,  that 
3  thou  canst  understand  i  a  dream 
to  iiuerpiet  it  : 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pha- 
raoh, saying.  It  is  not  in  me  : 
God  shall  give  Pharaoh  an  answer 
of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joceph, 
in  my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon 
the  bank  of  the  river  i: 

18  And,  behold,  *.li»re  came  up 
out  of  the  river  seven  kir.e,  fat- 
fleshed  and  weil-favoured  ;  and 
they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

19  And,  behold,  seven  other  k^n 


2  made  him 
run. 

S  1  Sa.  2.  8. 
Ps.  105.  20. 

h  Ps.  25.  14, 
Da.  5.  16. 

3  or,  tekcn 
thou  hearcst 
a  dream, 
thou  canst 
interpret  it. 

i  c.  40.  8. 
Da.  2.  30. 
2  Cor.  3.  5. 

k  ver.  1. 

4  come  to 
the  iiiieard 
parts  of 
them. 

5  or,  small. 

I  ver.  8.  Da. 
4.  7. 


771  Da.  2.  29, 
■    Re.  4.  1. 
i7i2K.8.  1. 
•  47. 
came   I'p    ofter   them,   poor,    and  />  ^'er.  54. 
very  ill-favoured  and  lean-ticsh  jd,   ?  c.  47.  13. 
such  as  1  never  saw  in  ail  t.ie  lana  '6  hsavy. 
of  Egynt  :cr  badness  :  \r  c.  37.  7,  J. 

20  Ana   the    lean   and  the  iil-fa-    7  or,  pri- 
voured    kine   did   eat  up  the  firGtIparedc/ 
seven  fat  kin e  :  God. 

21  And   when  they  had  4   eatsn  |s  Nu.  2.^.  19. 
them  up,   it  couM  not   be   known]  Is.  46.  10. 
that   they  had    eaten    thnm  ;    biii  1 8  or,  ocer- 
they  were  still   ill-favoured,   as  a*.  Kefs. 
the  beginning.     So  I  awoke.  1 1  Pr.  6.  6,  8. 


22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and. 
behold,  seven  ears  came  up  in  one 
stalk,  full  and  good  : 

23  And,  behold,  seven  ears,  5  wi- 
thered, thin,  and  blasted  with  the 
east  wind,  sprung  after  them  : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured 
the  se'ien  good  ears.  And  I  told 
this  unto  the  I  magicians;  but 
there  was  none  that  could  declire 
it  to  me. 

25  And  Joseph  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, The  dream  of  Pharaoh  7»onc: 

42 


22.  3. 

9  be  not  cut 
of. 

u  Ac.  7.  10. 
rNu.27.  18. 
Job  32.  8. 
Pr.  2.  6.  Da. 
4.  8,  18.  5. 
11. 

w  Ps.  105. 
21. 

10  be  firmed, 
or,  kiss. 


B.  C.  1719. 

God  hc'.h  showed  Pharaoh  what  he 
ia  abriii  m  to  do. 

26  The  seven  good  kine  are  seven 
yea.s;  and  ihe  seven  good  ea.sar« 
seven  yeais  :  the  dream  it  one. 

^7  And  the  seven  thin  and  ill-fa- 
vouied  kine,  thai  came  up  after 
them,  are  seven  years;  and  the 
seven  empty  ears,  blasted  with  the 
east  wind,  shall  be  seven  n  year* 
of  famine. 

2B  1'his  if  the  thing  which  I  hare 
spoken  unto  Fbaiauh  :  what  Go<! 
is  about  to  du,  he  showetb  unto 
Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  seven  o 
years  of  gieat  plenty  throughout 
all  tlie  laud  of  Egypt  : 

30  And  there  shall  ari«e  after 
them  seven  years  of  famine;^  and 
all  the  plenty  shall  be  lorgoiten  in 
the  land  of  Egypt;  and  the  famine 
shall  consume  g  the  land  : 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be 
known  in  the  land,  by  reason  of 
that  famine  following;  (oi  ii.  sliali 
be  very  6  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was 
doubled  unto  Pharaoh  twice  ,  r  it 
is  because  the  thing  is  7  establish- 
ed by  God,  and  God  will  shortly 
bring  it  to  pass,  s 

33  Now,  therefore,  let  Pharaoh 
look  out  a  man  discreet  and  wise, 
and  set  him  over  the  land  of  Egypt, 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let 
him  appoint  8  officers  over  the 
land,  and  take  up  the  fifth  part  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven 
plenteous  years,  t 

35  And  let  them  gather  all  the 
food  of  thooe  good  yeai-s  that  come, 
and  lay  up  cirn  under  the  hand  of 

j  Poaraoh,  anc  let  iheai  keep  food  in 
j  tne  cities. 

36  And  Ihat  food  shali  bi  for  store 
to  '.Le  U.n(;  f.ga:ns',  the  cevcn  years 
of  fa-Tjine,  wliich  shal!  be  in  the 
land  of  Egypt ;  that  the  land  9 
perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  And  the  thing  was  good  in  the 
eyes  of  Fliaraoh,  u  and  in  the  eyes 
of  all  his  lervants. 

38  And  Pharaoh  ?aid  unto  his  ser- 
vants. Can  we  ."ind  such  a  one  as 
(his  is?  a  man  in  whom  t>  the 
Spirit  of  God  is? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph, 
Forasmuch  as  God  hath  showed 
thee  all  this,  there  is  none  so  dis- 
creet and  wise  as  thou  art. 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house. 
10  and  according  unto  thy  word 
shall  all  my  people  10  be  ruled  : 
only  in  the  throne  will  I  be  great- 
er than  thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph, 


B.  C.  1715, 


CHAP.  XLII 


ac.  45.  8,26. 
Ac.  7.  10. 
14  which  in 
the  Coptic 
sigTiifies,  a 
revealer  of 
secrets,  or, 
the  7nan  to 
whom  se 


See,  I  have  set  thee  X  over  all  the  la:  Da.   6.   3. 
Und  of  E^vpt.  y  Kst.  3.  10. 

42  And  Pharauh  tookofThisring-yjS.  2.  8.  15. 
from  his  hand,  and  put  it  upon  Jo-    11  or,  silk. 
seph's  hand,  and   anayed  hiin   \n\z   Da.   5.7, 
vestures  of  II   fine   linen,  and   put  29. 
a  gold  chain  z  aboni  his  neck  :  12  or,  ten- 

4a  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  '  der father . 
second  chariot  which  he  had:  and  13  Abrech. 
thej'  cried  before  him,  12  13  Bow 
the  knee  :  and  he  made  him  ruler 
over  all  the  land  a  of  Egypt. 

44  And  Pliaraoh  said  unto  Joseph, 
I  am  Pharaoh,  and  without  thee 
shall  no  man  lift  up  his  hand  or 
fcot  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

45  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph's 
•name  Zaphiiath-paaneah  14  ;    and 

he  gave  him  to  wife   Asenalh  \he' crets  arere 
daughter  of  Potipherah,  15  priest  6   vealed. 
of  On.     And  Joseph  went  out  over !  15  or, 
all  the  land  of  Egypt.  iprince. 

46  And  Joseph  was  thirty  years  6  Ex.  2.  16. 
old  when  he  stood  hefore  c  Pliaraoh  2  Sa.  8.  18. 
king  of  Egypt.  And  Joseph  went  c  1  Sa.  16. 
out  from  the  presence  of  Pharaoh,  21.  Da.  1. 
and  went  throughout  all  the  land  ,  19.  Lu.  21. 
of  Egypt.  I  36. 

47  And  in  the   seven    plenteous  d  c.  22.  17. 
years  the  earth  brought  forth  by|ju.7.  12. 
handfuls.  ll   Sa.    13.  5. 

48  A  nd  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  '  Ps.  78.  27. 
of  the  seven  years,  wliich  were   in    e  c.  46.  «0. 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  laid  up  the  '  48.  5. 
food  in  the  cities  :    the  food  of  the  ;  16  or, 
field  which  jcas  round   about  every  prince. 
city  hiid  lie  up  in  the  same.  j  17  i.  e.  for- 

49  And  Joseph  gathered   corn  as   getting. 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  d  very  much,    18  i.e. 
until  he  left  numbering  :  {or  it  was  fruitful. 
without  number.  I  /"c   49    22 

50  And    unto    Joseph  were  bom   •'     '      ' 
two  sons  e  before   the  years  of  fa-  ^  ^^"^^  "^ 
mine   came:    which   Asenalh,  the   AJe.  14.1,2. 
daughter  of  Potipherab   16  priest   La.  4.  4. 

of  On,  bare  untc  him.  i 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of 

the    first-born   17  Manasseh  :    For   1\"". 
God.  said  he,  halh  made  me  forget   -^neTein 
all  my  toil,   and   all  my   father's  ^'^*- 
house.  i   c    42.   6. 

52  And  the  name  of  the   second   47.  14,  24. 
called  he    18  Ephraim  :    For  God         .       -   in 
hath  caused  me  to  be  fruitful  /  in   °-  -*•=■   '•  ^■^• 
the  land  of  my  affliction.  6  c.  43.  8. 

53  And   the  seven  years  of  plen-   Ps.  118.   17. 
teousness  that  wa.s   in  the   land   of  „„ 
Egypt  were  ended.                               ^  '^  '^^'"-  '*''• 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  dearth   d  c.   41.  41. 
began   to   come,  according  as  Jo-    \fiard 
Eeph  had  said  g  :    and  the  dearth    things  with 
was  in  all   lands ;    but  in   all   the    iiiem,^ 

land  of  Egypt  there  was  bread.        1  o-r   c    q 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of  «  =.  37.  5,  9. 
Esypt  was  famished,  h  the  people  /"c.  37.  30. 
cried  to  Pharaoh  for  bread  :  and  Jer.  31.  15. 
Pharaoh  said  unto  all   the  Egyp-   La.   5.   7. 


The  famine  beginnetk. 

tians,  Go  unto  Joseph  ;  what  he 
saiih  to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all 
the  face  of  the  earth.  And  Joseph 
19  opened  all  the  storehouses,  and 
sold  i  unto  the  Egyptians;  and 
the  famine  waxed  soie  in  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

57  And  all  countries  came  into 
Egypt  to  Joseph,  for  to  buy  com  ; 
because  that  the  famine  was  so 
sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

NOW  when  a  Jacob  saw  that 
there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  Ja- 
cob sa  d  unto  his  sons,  Why  do  ye 
look  one  upon  another  ? 

2  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  have 
heard  that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt  : 
get  you  down  thither,  and  buy  for 
us  from  thence  ;  that  we  may  b 
live,  and  not  die. 

3  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren  went 
down  to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  bro- 
ther, Jacob  sent  not  with  his  bre- 
thren :  for  he  said,  Lest  peradven- 
ture  mischief  c  befall  him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to 
buy  corn  among  those  that  came  : 
for  the  famine  was  in  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

6  And  Joseph  7«(is  the  governor  d 
over  the  land,  and  he  it  was  that 
sold  to  all  the  people  of  the  land  : 
and  Joseph's  brethren  came,  and 
bowed  down  themselves  before  him 
icith  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren, 
and  he  knew  them,  but  made  him- 
self strange  unto  them,  and  spake 
1  roughly  unto  them  ;  and  he  said 
unto  them.  Whence  come  ye  ? 
And  they  said,  From  the  land  of 
Canaan,  to  buy  food. 

8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren, 
but  tliey  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Joseph  remembered  the 
dreams  which  he  dreamed  e  of 
them,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye  are 
spies  ;  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
lund  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay, 
my  lord,  but  to  buy  food  are  thy 
servants  come. 

11  We  are  all  one  man's  sons: 
we  are  true  men  ;  thy  servants  are 
no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them.  Nay, 
but  to  see  the  nakedness  of  the 
land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said.  Thy  servants 
«re  twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one 
man  in  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and, 
behold,  the  youngest  is  this  day 
with  our  father,  and  one  f  is  not. 

14  And  Joseph  said   unto  them, 

43 


..ton  kept  for  apltdge. 

That  if  it  thai  I  spnke  unto  vlu, 
saying,  1'  e  are  spiea  : 

15  Hereby  ye  slmll  be  proved  ;  By 
the  life  of  Pharaoh  g  ye  shall  not 
po  forth  hence,  exceptyouryoung'- 
est  brother  come  hither. 

IS  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him 
fetch  your  hrother,  and  ye  shall  be 
2  kept  in  prison,  that  your  woids 
may  be  proved,  whether  th<re  be 
ojiy  truth  in  you  :  or  else,  by  the 
life  of  Pharaoh,  surely  ye  are  spies. 

17  And  he  3  put  them'all  together 
into  ward  ihiee  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the 
third  day,  This  do,  and  live  ;  for 
I  fear  h  God. 

19  If  ye  ietrue  men,  let  one  ofyour 
b.ethren  be  bound  in  the  house  of 
your  prison  ;  g-o  ye,  carry  corn  for 
the  famine  of  your  houses  : 

20  Eul  bring i  your  youngest  bro- 
ther unto  me  ;  so  shall  your  words 
be  veiified,  and  ye  shall  not  die. 
And  they  did  so. 

21  And  they  said  one  to  another, 
We  ore  verily  guilty  h  concerning 
our  brother,  in  that  we  saw  the  an- 
guish of  his  soul,  when  he  be- 
so\ight  us,  and  we  would  not 
hear/;  therefore  is  this  distress 
come  upon  us. 

22  And  Reuben  answered  them, 
saying.  Spake  I  not  unlo  you,  m 
Baying,  Do  not  sin  again.st  the 
child:  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
therefore,  behold,  also  his  blood  is 
n  required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Jo- 
seph understood  them  ;  for  4  he 
spake  unto  them  by  an  interpreter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about 
from  them  and  wept  ;  and  return- 
ed to  iliem  again,  and  communed 
with  them,  and  took  from  them 
Simeon,  and  bound  him  before 
their  eyes. 

25  Then  Joseph  commanded  to 
fill  their  sacks  with  corn,  and  to 
restore  every  man's  money  into 
bis  sack,  and  to  give  them  provi- 
sion for  the  0  way  :  and  thus  did 
he  unto  them. 

26  And  they  laded  theira.=ses with 
the  corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his 
sack,  p  to  give  his  ass  provender  in 
the  inn,  he  espied  his  money  ;  for, 
behold,  rt  was  in  his  sack's  mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren, 
My  money  is  restored  ;  and,  lo,  it 
is  even  in  my  sack  :  and  their 
heart  failed  5  them,  and  they  were 
afraid,  saying  one  to  another, 
What  is  this  that  God  hath  done 
untoHS?  \  protesting 

29  And    thev  came    unto   Jacob  protested. 

44 


GENESIS. 

gDe.  6.  13. 
i  Sa.  1.  26. 
17.  55.  Ja. 
5.12. 

2  bound. 

3  gathered. 

h  c.  20.  11. 
Le.  25.  43. 
Ne.  5.  15. 
Lu.  18.2,4. 

i  Ter.  34. 
c.  43.  5. 
44.  23. 

A-Nu.  32.23. 
1  K.  17.  IS. 
Job  36.  8,  9. 
IIos.  5.  15. 

/  Pr.  21.  13. 
24.     11,    12. 
Je.  34.  17. 
Mat.  7.  2. 
m  c.  37.  21. 

71  c.  9.  5. 
1  K.  2.  32. 
2Ch.24.  22. 
Ps.   9.   12. 

4  oji  inter- 
preter was 
between 
them. 

oMat.5.  44. 

Ro.   12.    17, 

20. 

pc.  43.  21. 

Swentforth. 


6   V)ith  us 

hard 

things. 

gyei.  7,  12. 

r  c.  34.  10. 

s  c.  43.  21. 

t  c.  43.  14. 

u  1  Sa.  27. 1. 

Job  7.  7. 
Ec.  7.  18. 
Ro.  8.  28. 

V  c.   37.  33. 

w  c.  44.  29. 

a  c.  41.  54. 
La.  5.    10. 


B.  C.  1706. 

their  father  unlo  tlie  land  of  C  - 
naan,  and  told  him  all  that  befell 
unlo  them,  saying, 

30  The  man,  'irho  is  the  lord  of  the 
laud,  spake  6  roughly  y  to  us,  and 
took  us  for  spies  of  the  counlry. 

51  And  we  said  unto  him.  We 
are  ttne  men  ;  we  are  no  spies  : 

32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sonsof 
our  father:  one  is  not,  and  the 
youngest  is  this  day  with  our  fa- 
ther in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the 
country,  said  unto  us.  Hereby 
shall  I  know  that  ye  are  true  men  : 
leave  one  of  your  brethren  here 
with  me,  and  ii&e /ood  for  the 
famine  of  your  households,  and  be 
gone  ; 

34  And  bring  your  youngest  bro- 
ther unto  me  ;  then  shall  I  know 
that  ye  are  no  spies,  but  that  ye 
are  true  men  .-  so  will  I  deliveryou 
your  brother,  and  ye  shall  traffic 
r  in  the  land. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
emptied  their  sacks,  that,  behold, 
every  man's  bundle  of  money  wan 
in  his  sack  :  «  and  when  both  they 
and  their  father  saw  the  bundles  of 
money,  they  were  afraid. 

36  And  Jacob  their  father  said 
unto  them,  Me  have  ye  bereaved 
to/  my  children:  Joseph  is  not, 
and  Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will  lake 
Benjamin  away.  All  these  things 
u  are  against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unlo  his 
father,  saying.  Slay  my  two  sons, 
if  1  bring  him  not  to  thee  :  deliver 
him  into  my  hand,  and  I  will  bring 
him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said,  My  son  hall  not 
go  down  with  you  ;  for  his  hrothei 
is  »  dead,  and  he  is  left  alone  :  if 
mischief  befall  him  by  the  w.iy  in 
which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye  bring 
down  my  gray  hairs  tc  with  sorrow 
to  the  grave. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

AND  the  famine  was  sore  a  in 
the  land. 

2  And  it  came  lo  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten  up  the  corn  which  they 
had  brought  out  of  Egypt,  their 
father  said  unto  them,  Go  again, 
buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  And  Judah  spake  ivnto  him, 
saying,  The  man  1  did  solemnly 
protest  unto  us,  saying.  Ye  shall 
not  see  my  face,  except  your  bro- 
ther be  ■with  you. 

4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  hrother 
with  us,  we  will  go  down  and  buy 
thee  food  : 

5  But  if  thou  w^ilt  not  send  him, 
we  will  not  go  down  :  for  the  man 


B.  U.  1705. 

said  unto  us,  Ye  shall  not  s&e  my 

face,  except  your  brother  be  with 

you. 

6  And  Is  ael  said,  Wherefore 
dealt  ye  so  ill  with  me,  as  to  tell 
the  man  whether  ye  had  yet  a 
brother? 

7  And  they  sai  1,  The  man  2  ask- 
«d  us  st;aitly  of  our  state,  and  of 
oui-  kimheil,  sayinj,  1$  your  fa- 
ther yet  alive  ?  have  ye  another 
brother?  and  «'e  told  him  accofd- 
inj  to  the  3  tenor  of  these  words. 
Could  4  we  ceitainly  know  that  he 
would  say,  Bring  your  brother 
down? 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his 
father,  Sen  I  the  lad  with  me,  and 
we  will  arise  and  go  ;  that  we  may 
live,  and  not  die,  both  we,  and 
thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  1)6  surety  6  for  him  ;  of  my 
hand  shall  thou  require  him  :  if  I 
brill''  him  not  unto  thee,  and  set 
himliefore  thee,  then  let  me  bear 
the  blame  for  ever  : 

lU  P'or  except  we  had  ling'ered, 
surely  now  we  had  returned  5  this 
second  time. 

11  And  their  father  Israel  said 
unto  them,  \i it  must  be  so  now,  do 
this  ;  take  of  the  best  fruits  in  the 
land  in  your  vessels,  and  carry 
down  the  man  a  present,  c  a  little 
balm,  d  and  a  little  honey,  spices 
and  myrrh,  nuts  and  almonds  : 

12  And  take  doulile  money  in 
your  hand  :  and  the  money  that 
was  broug'ht  again  e  in  the  mouth 
of  your  sacks,  carry  it  again  in 
your  hand  ;  peradventure  it  was 
an  oversight : 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and 
arise,  g'o  again  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you 
mercybeforeyihe  man, that  he  may 
send  away  your  other  brother,  and 
Benjamin.  If  6  I  be  bereaved  ^q/" 
mychillren,  I  am  bereaved. 

15  And  the  men  took  that  present, 
and  they  took  double  money  in 
their  hand,  and  Benjamin  ;  and 
rose  up,  and  went  down  to  Egypt, 
and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  v.hen  Joseph  saw  Benja- 
min with  them,  he  said  to  the  ru- 
ler h  of  his  house.  Bring  the'.c  men 
home,  and  7  slay,  and  make  rea- 
dy ;  (ov  these  men  shall  dine  8  with 
nie  at  noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Joseph 
bade  :  and  the  man  brought  the 
men  into  Joseph's  house. 

IS  .^nd  the  men  were   afraid,  be- 
cause they  were  brought  into  Jo- 
seph's house  ;  and  they  said,  Be- 
cause of  the  money  th.it  waa  re- 
4 


CHAP.  XLIII 

2  asking 
asked  us. 

3  mouth. 

4  knowirig 
could  we 
know. 

b   c.  44.  32. 
Ps.  119. 
122.     Phil. 
18.  19. 

5  or,  twice 
by  this. 
cPr.  18.   16. 
d  c.  37.  25. 
e  c.  42.  25. 
/Ne.  1.   11. 
Ps.  37.  5. 

6  or,  and  /, 
as  J  have 
been,  &c. 
»  Est.  4.  16. 
ftc.  44.    1. 

7  kill  a  kill- 


ing. 
8  eat. 


9  roll  him- 
self upon  u?. 
i  Job  30.  14. 

10  coming 
down,   we 
came 
doiD?i. 

k  Ju.  6.  23. 
19.  20.  1  Sa. 
25.  6.  Lu. 
24.  33. 

11  your  mo- 
ney came  to 
mc. 

Ic.  18.4. 
24.  32. 
m  ver.  11. 
n  a.   37.  7, 

to. 

12  peace. 

13  Is  there 
peace  to 
your  faChrr. 
o   c.  42.  11, 
13. 

p  c.  35.  17, 
18. 

q  Jos.  7.  19. 
2Ch.29.  11. 
Mat.  9.  2. 
r\  K.3.  26. 
Jer.  31.  20. 
Ph.  1.  8.  2. 
1.  Col.  3. 12. 


.     Joseph  entertaineth  his  brethren . 

turned  in  our  sacks  at  the  first  time 
are  we  brought  in,  mat  he  may 
9  seek  i  occasion  against  us,  and 
fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for  bond- 
men, and  our  asses. 

19  And  they  came  near  to  the 
steward  of  Joseph's  house,  and 
they  communed  with  him  at  the 
door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  10  we  cams 
indeed  down  at  the  first  time  to 
buy  food  : 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  to  the  inn,  that  we  opened 
our  sacks,  and,  behold, euery  man's 
money  was  in  the  .mouth  of  his 
sack,  our  money  in  full  weight: 
and  we  have  brought  it  again  in 
our  hand. 

22  -■Vnd  other  money  have  we 
brought  down  in  our  hands,  to  buy 
food  :  we  cannot  tell  who  put  our 
money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said.  Peace  k  be  to  you! 
fear  not:  yourGod,and  the  God 
of  your  father,  hath  given  you 
treasure  in  your  sacks  :  II  I  had 
your  money.  And  he  brought 
Simeon  out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  the  men 
into  Joseph's  house,  and  gave 
them  I  water,  and  they  washed 
their  feet  ;  and  he  gave  their  asses 
p  ovender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  m 
present  against  Joseph  came  at 
noon  :  for  they  heard  that  they 
should  eat  bread  there. 

16  And  when  Joseph  came  home, 
they  brought  him  the  present 
which  wa,-  in  their  hand,  into  the 
house,  and  n  bowed  themselves  to 
him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  their 
12  welfare,  and  said,  13  Is  your  fa- 
ther well,  the  old  man  of  whom  ye 
o  spake  ?  is  he  yet  alive  ? 

28  .4nd  they  answered.  Thy  ser- 
vant our  father  is  in  good  health, 
he  is  yet  alive.  And  they  bowed 
down  their  heads,  and  made  obei- 
sance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  his  brother  Benjamin,  his  p 
mother's  son,  and  said.  Is  this 
your  younger  brother,  of  whom  ye 
spake  unto  me  ?  And  he  said, 
God  be  gracious  unto  thee,  my 
son.  g 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste  ;  for 
his  bowels  did  yearn  r  upon  his 
brother  :  and  he  sought  where  to 
weep  ;  and  he  entered  into  hin 
chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and 
werrt  out,  and  refrained  himself, 
.and  said,  Set  on  bread. 

45 


Joseph  detains  his  brtthrM. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  him- 
•elf,  and  for  them  hy  themselves, 
and  for  the  Egyptians  which  did 
eat  with  him  by  themselves  :  be- 
cause the  Egyptians  mig'ht  not  eat 
bread  with  the  Hebrews  ;  for  that 
is  an  «  abomination  unto  the  Eg'yp- 
tians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the 
fiist-bom  according  to  his  birth- 
right, and  the  youngest  according 
to  his  youth  :  and  the  men  mar- 
velled one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes  ; 
unto  them  fiom  before  him  :  but 
Benjamin's  mess  was  live  times  so 
much  as  any  of  theirs.  And  they 
drank,  and  14  were  merry  u  with 
him. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

AND  he  commanded  the  1  stew- 
ard of  his  house,  saying,  Fill 
the  men's  sacks  with  food,  as 
much  as  they  can  carry,  and  put 
every  man's  money  in  his  sack's 
mouth  : 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver 
cup,  in  the  sack's  mouth  of  the 
youngest,  and  his  corn-money. 
And  he  did  according  to  the  word 
that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was 
light,  the  men  were  sent  away, 
they  and  their  asses. 

4  And  when  they  were  gone  out 
of  the  city,  and  not  yet  far  off,  Jo- 
seph said  unto  his  steward,  Up, 
follow  after  the  n  men  ;  and  when 
thou  dost  overtake  them,  say  unto 
them.  Wherefore  have  ye  reward- 
ed evil  b  for  good  ? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord 
drinketh,  and  whereby  indeed  he 
2divineth'3  Ye  have  done  evil  in 
BO  doing. 

6  And  he  overtook  them,  and  he 
spake  unto  them  these  same 
words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him.  Where- 
fore sailh  my  lord  these  words  ? 
God  forbid  c  that  thy  servants 
should  do  according  to  this  thing. 

8  Behold,  the  money  which  we 
found  in  our  sacks'  mouths  we 
brought  ajain  unto  d  thee  out  of 
the  land  "of  Canaan  :  how  then 
should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's 
house  silver  or  gold  ? 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  ser- 
vants it  be  found,  both  let  him  e 
die,  and  we  also  will  be  my  lord's 
bondmen. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  be 
according  unto  your  words;  he 
with  whom  it  is  found  shall  be  my 
servant/;  and  ye  shall  be  blame- 
less. 

46 


GENESIS. 

0  c.  46.  34. 
Ex.  8.26. 


14  drank 

large  iy. 

u  Pr.  31.  6. 
Ec.  9.  7. 

10.  19.    Ca. 
5.    1.    Milt. 

11.  19.  Jno. 
2.  10. 

1  him  tJmt 
was  over 
hin  house. 

a  De.  2.   13. 

b  Pr.  17.  13. 

2  or,  makelh 
trial. 

c  Jos.  22.52. 
2K.  8.  13. 

d  c  43.  22. 

e  C.31.  32. 

/Ex.22.  3. 


g  c.  37.  29, 
34.   Nu.   \i. 
6.  2.  Sa.  1. 
U. 

he.  37.  7. 

3  or,  make 
trial,  ver.  5. 

i  Ezra  9.10. 
Job  40.  4. 

;fcNu.  32.23. 
Jos.  7.  18. 
Pr.  58.  17. 
Lu.  12.  2. 

I  Pr.  17.  15. 

m  c.  18.  30, 
32. 

n  c.  37.  3. 

0   c.  42.  15, 
20. 

p  c.  43.  2. 


B.  C.  1703. 

U  Then  they  speedily  took  down 
every  man  his  sack  to  the  ground, 
and  opened  every  man  his  snck. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  a( 
the  eldest,  and  left  at  the  young- 
est :  and  the  cup  was  found  in 
Benjamin's  sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  g  clothes, 
and  laded  every  man  his  ass,  and 
returned  to  the  city. 

14  And  Judah  and  his  brethren 
came  to  Joseph's  house  ;  for  he 
was  yet  there;  and  they  fell  be- 
fore him  hon  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
What  deed  is  this  that  ye  have 
done?  Wot  ye  net,  that  such  a 
man  as  I  can  certainly  3  divine  ^ 

16  And  Judah  said,  What  shall 
we  say  unto  my  lord  ?  what  shall 
i  we  speak  ?  cr  how  shall  we  clear 
ourselves?  God  hath  found  out  <: 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servants  :  be- 
hold, we  are  my  lord's  servantii, 
both  we,  and  he  also  with  whom 
the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I 
should  do  ^  so  :  but  the  man  in 
whose  hand  the  cup  is  found,  he 
shall  be  my  servant  j  and  as  for 
you,  get  ye  up  in  peace  unto  your 
father. 

18  Then  Judah  came  near  unto 
him,  and  said.  Oh,  my  lord,  let 
thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  speak  a 
word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and  let  not 
thine  anger  m  burn  against  thy 
servant :  for  thou  art  even  as  Pha- 
raoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants, 
saying,  Have  ye  a  father,  oi  a 
brother? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord, 
We  have  a  father,  an  old  man, 
and  a  child  of  his  old  age,  a  little 
one:  and  his  brother  is  dead,  and 
he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother,  and 
his  father  n  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  ser- 
vants. Bring  him  down  unto  me,  o 
that  I  may  set  mine  eyes  upon 
him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord, 
The  lad  cannot  leave  his  father: 
for  j/  he  should  leave  his  father, 
his  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  ser- 
vants. Except  your  youngest  bro- 
ther come  down  with  you,  ye  shall 
see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we 
came  up  unto  thy  servant  my  fa- 
ther, we  told  him  the  words  of  my 
lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  again 
p  and  buy  us  a  little  food. 

£6    And  we  said,  we   cannot  ^o 


B.  C.  1705. 

downy:  if  our  youngest  brother  be 
with  us,  then  will  we  go  down  : 
for  we  may  not  see  the  man's  face, 
except  our  youngest  brother  be 
with  us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father 
said  unto  us,  Ye  know  that  my 
wile  bare  me  two  r  sons  : 

28  And  the  one  went  out  from  me, 
and  I  said,  Surely  he  i.s  s  torn  in 
pieces  ;  and  I  saw  him  not  since  : 

29  And  if  ye  take  this  also  from 
me,  and  mischief  befall  him,  ye 
shall  bring  down  my  gray  hairs 
with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

30  Now,  therefore,  when  I  come 
to  thy  servant  my  father,  and  the 
lad  be  not  with  us  ;  seeing  that  his 
life  is  i  bound  up  in  the  lad's  life  ; 

31  It  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he 
seetlj  that  the  lad  is  not  tcick  us, 
that  he  will  die  :  and  thy  sen'ants 
shall  bring  down  the  gray  hairs 
of  thy  servant  our  father  with  sor- 
row to  the  grave. 

32  For  thy  servant  became  sure- 
ty u  for  the  lad  unto  my  father, 
saying,  If  I  b.ing  him  not  unto 
thee,  then  I  shall  bear  the  blame 
to  my  father  for  ever. 

33  Now  therefore,  1  pray  thee,  let 
thy  servant  abide  instead  of  the 
lad,  V  a  bondman  to  my  lord  ;  and 
let  the  lad  go  up  with  his  brethren. 

34  For  how  shall  I  go  up  to  my 
father,  and  the  lad  6e  not  with  me? 
lest  peradventnie  I  see  the  evil  w 
that  shall  come  4  on  .r  my  father. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

THEN  Joseph  could  not  refrain 
himself  before  all  them  that 
stood  by  him  ;  and  he  cried.  Cause 
every  man  to  go  out  from  me.  And 
there  stood  no  man  with  him, while 
Joseph  made  himself  known  unto 
his  brethren. 

2  And  he  1  wept  aloud  a  :  and  the 
Egyptians  and  the  house  of  Pha- 
raoh heard. 

3  .^ud  Joseph  said  unto  his  bre- 
thren, I  am  Joseph:  doth  my  father 
yet  live  ?  and  his  brethren  could 
not   answer  him  :    for  they    were 

2  troubled  b  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  bre- 
thien,  Come  near  to  me,  I  pray 
you  :  and  they  came  near.  And 
be  said,  I  am  Joseph,  your  brother, 
whom  ye  sold  c  into  Egypt. 

5  Now, therefore, be  not  d  grieved, 

3  nor  angry  with  j-ourselves.  that 
ye  sold  me  hither  :  for  God  did 
send  me  e  before  you,  to  preserve 
life. 

6  For  these  two  years  /  hntfi  the 
famine  been  in  the  land  ;  and  yet 
there  are  five  yeais,  in   the  which 


CHAP.  XLV.  Joseph  sendelhfor  kis father 

I  J  Lu.  11.  7.  tli^re  shall  ae'xlhet  be  earing  g  nor 

r  c.  30.  23.  harvest. 

3-5.  18.46.19.  7  And  God  sent  me   before  you, 

s  c.  37.  33.  4  to  preserve  you  a  posterity  in  ihe 

42.  36.  earth,  and  to  save  your  lives  by  a 

<  1  Sa.  18.  1.  great /t  deliverance. 

2  Sa.  25.  29.  8  So  now  it  was  not  you  that  sent 

u  c.  43.  9.  me  hither,  but  i  God  :  and  he  hath 

V  Ex.32.  32.  made  me   a  father  k  to  Pharaoh, 

Ro.5.7— 10.  and   lord  of  all   his   house,  and   a 

9.  3.  ruler  throughout  all  the  land  of 
w  2  Ch.  34.   Egypt. 

28.  9  Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  my  fa- 

4  find  my  ther,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus  saith 

father.  thy  son  Joseph,  God  hath  made  me 
X  Ex.  18.  8.    lord  of  all  Egypt  :  come  down  un- 

Job    31.   29.  to  me,  tarry  not. 

Ps.    113.    3.  10  And  thou   shalt  dwell  in   the 

119.   143.  j  land  of  Goshen./ and  thou  shalt  be 

1  gave  forth  near  unto  me,  thou,  and  thy  chil- 
his  voice  in  |  dren,  and  thy  children's  children, 
weeping.  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds,  and 
a  Nu.  14.  1.  I  all  that  thou  hast  : 

2  terrified.  I  11  And  there  will  I  nourish  thee, 
b  Job  4.5.23.  (for  yet  there  are  five  years  of  fa- 
15.  Mat.  14.  mine,)  lest  thou,  and  thy  house- 
^S.  hold,  and  all  that  thou  hast,  come 
c.  c.  37.  28.     to  poverty. 

rf2Co.2.  7.  12   And,   behold,  your  eyes  see, 

3  neither  let  ot  and  the  eyes  of  my  brother  Ben- 
there  be  an-  jamin,  that  it  is  my  mouth  that 
ger  in  your  speaketh  unto  you. 

eyes.  13  And  ye  shall  tell   my  father  of 

e  c.  50.  20.  all  my  glory  in  Egypt,  and  of  all 
Ps.  105.  16,  that  ye  have  seen  ;  and  ye  shall 
17.  haste,  and  bring  down  n  my  father 

/c.  47.  8.        hither. 

14  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother 
Benjamin's  neck,o  and  wept ;  and 
Benjamin  wept  upon  his  neck. 

15  Moreover,  he  kissed  all  his 
brethren,  and  wept  upon  them  ; 
and  al"ter  that,  hia  brethren  talked 
with  him. 

16  And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard 
in  Pharaoh's  house,  saying,  Jo- 
seph's brethren  are  come  :  And  it 
5  pleased  Pharaoh  v.ell,  and  his 
servants. 

17  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph, 
Say  unto  thy  brethren,  This  do  ye  : 
lade  your  beasts,  and  go,  get  you 
unto  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

18  And  take  your  father  and  your 
households,  and  come  unto  me  : 
and  I  will  give  you  the  good  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  ye  shall  eat  p 
the  fat  of  Vhe  land. 

19  Now  thou  art  commanded, this 
dove  ;  take  you  wagons  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  for  your  little  ones 
and  for  your  wives,  and  bring  your 
father,  and  come. 

20  Also  6  regard  not  your  stuff; 
fur  ;he  good  of  all  the  land  of 
Eu'ypl  is  yours. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
47 


5  Ex.  34.  21. 

'4  to  put  for 
you  a  rein - 
nant. 

;tlCh.ll.l4. 
Ps.  18.  50. 
44.  4. 

iJno.  19.11. 
k  c.  41.  43. 
Ju.   17.   10. 
Job  29.  16. 
I  c.  46.  29. 
47.  1—6.  Ex. 
8.  22.  9.  26. 
m  c.  42.  23.  ] 
Lu.  24.   39.1 
nAc.  7.   14. 
o  c.  33.4.46.! 
29. 

5  was  good 
in  the  eyes  of 
Pharaoh.  \ 
p  c.  27.  58. 
47.  6.NU.I8. 
29.  D.  32.14. 

6  let  not 
your  eye 
spare,  &c. 


Israel  i;oeth  into  Egypt. 

BO  :  imd  Joseph  gave  thi-m  wagons, 
uciiHiling  to  the  Tcoinman'Jinent  1/ 
o(  Hhuradh,  anil  gave  them  pro- 
vision lor  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  (hem  he  gave  each 
man  chanies  ot'  rainiciil  ;  but  to 
Benjamin  Tie  gave  three  hnndreil 
pieces  of  silver,  and  five  r  changes 
of  rniment. 

i3  And  10  his  father  he  sent  after 
this  manner  ;  ten  asses  8  laden  with 
the  good  things  of  \'.<xy^i.,  and  ten 
she-asses  laden  with  corn  and 
bread  and  meat  for  his  father  by 
the  way. 

24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away, 
and  they  departed  :  ami  he  said 
unto  Ihem,  See  that  ye  fall  not  out 
by  the  way. 

'■lS  And  they  went  iip  out  of 
Kgypt,  and  came  into  the  land  of 
Canaan  unto  Jacob  llicir  father, 

26  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph 
is  yet  alive, and  he  is  governor  over 
all  the  land  of  Kgypt.  And  9  Ja- 
cob's heart  fainted,  for  he  believ- 
ed «  them  not. 

27  Anri  they  told  him  all  the 
words  of  Joseph,  which  he  had  said 
unto  them  :  and  wlien  he  saw  the 
wagons  which  Joseph  had  sent  to 
carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob  their 
father  revived  :  / 

23  And  Israel  said,  It  is  enough  : 
Joseph  my  son  is  yet  alive  :  I  will 
ge  and  see  him  before  I  die. 
CIIAPTEU  XLVI. 

AND  Israel  took  his  jonrney  with 
all  that  ho  had,  and  came  to 
a  Eeer-slieba,  and  offered  sacrifices 
unto  the  God  6  of  his  father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  spalre  nnio  Israel  c  in 
the  visions  of  the  niirht,  and  said, 
Jacob,  Jacob,  d  And  he  said,  Here 
am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God 
of  thy  father  ;  fear  not  to  go  down 
into  Kgypt  ;  tor  I  w  ill  there  e  make 
of  thee  a  great  nation. 

4  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into 
Egypt  ;  and  I  will  also  surely 
bring  thee  up/ again  :  and  Joseph 
shall  put  his  hand  g  upon  thine 
eyes. 

5  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer- 
fheba  ;  and  the  sons  of  Israel  car- 
rieii  Jacob  their  father,  and  their 
little  ones,  and  their  wives,  in  the 
wagons  which  Pharaoh  had  sent  h 
to  carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and 
their  goods,  which  they  had  gotten 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  came 
into  Egypt,  i  Jacob  and  all  his 
seed  with  him. 

7  Hin  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons 
with   him,   hia  daughters,  and  hiss 

48 


GENESIS.  B.  C.  1703. 

soni'  daughters,  and  all  hit  seed, 
broujtt  he  with  him  mto  Egypt. 

8  And  these  are  the  names  of  tli« 
children  of  Israel  k  which  came 
into  Egypt;  Jacob  and  his  sons  : 
Reuben,  Jacob's  first-born. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben,  Ha- 
noch,  and  Phallu,  and  Hezron,  and 
Carmi. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Simeon  ;  1  Je- 
muel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and 
2  Jachin,  and  3  Zohar,  and  Shaul 
the  son  of  a  Canaanitish  woman. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Levi  ;  4  Ger- 
shon,  Kohath,  and  IMerari. 

12  And  the  sons  of  Judah  ;  Er, 
and  Unan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pha- 
rez,  and  Zarah  :  but  Er  and  Onan 
died  /  in  the  land  of  Canaan.  And 
the  sons  of  Pharez  were  Uezron 
and  Hamul. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Issacbar  ;  To- 
la, and  Phuvah,  5  and  Job,  and 
Shimron. 

14  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun  ;  Se- 
red,  and  Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Jacob  in  Pa- 
dan-aram,  with  his  daughter  Di- 
nah :  all  the  souls  of  hia  sons  and 
his  daughters  were  thirty  and 
three. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Gad  ;  6  Ziphi- 
on,  and  Haggi,  Shuni,  and  7  Ei- 
bon,  Eri,  and  Arodi,  8  and  Areli. 

17  Ami  the  sons  of  Asher  ;  Jim- 
nah,  and  Ishnah,  and  Isui.  and 
Beriah,  and  Serah  their  sister: 
And  the  sons  of  Beriah  ;  Heber, 
and  Malchiel. 

18  These  ore  the  sons  of  Zilpah, 
whom  Laban  gave  m  to  Leah  hia 
daughter  :  and  these  she  bare  unto 
Jacob,  even  sixteen  souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel,  Jacob's 
wife  ;  Joseph  and  Benjamin. 

20  And  unto  Joseph,  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  were  born  n  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim.  which  Asenath,  the 
daughter  of  Potipherah  9  priest  of 
On,  bare  unto  him. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  zeera 
Belah,  and  Becher,  and  Ashbel, 
Gera,  and  Naaman,  10  Ehi,  and 
Rosh,  II  Muppim,  and  12  Hup- 
pim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Rachel, 
which  were  born  to  Jacob  ;  all  the 
souls  were  fourteen. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Dan  ;  13  Hu- 
shim. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Naphtali  ; 
Jahzeel  and  Guni,  and  Gezer,  and 
S  h  i  1 1  e  m . 

25  These  arc  the  sons  of  Bilhah. 
which  Laban  gave  o  unto  Rachel 
his  daughter  ;    and  she  bare  these 


B.  C.  1703 

unto  Jacob:  all  the  souls  Joere 
seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  came  with 
Jacob  into  Egypt,  which  came  oiu 
of  his  loins,  14  ;  besides  Jacob's 
sons'  wives,  all  the  souls  were 
threescore  and  six. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph,  which 
were  borne  him  in  Eg'ypt,  were 
two  souls:  all  the  souls  of  the  house 
of  Jacob,  which  came  into  Egj'pt, 
icere  threescore  and  ten.  j5 

28  And  he  sent  Judah  before  him 
unto  Joseph,  to  direct  his  face  q 
unto  Goshen  ;  and  they  came  into 
the  land  of  r  Goshen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his 
chariot,  and  went  up  to  meet  Isra- 
el his  father,  to  Goshen  ;  and  pre- 
lented  himself  unto  him  :  and  he 
fell  on  his  neck,  s  and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Now  let  me  die,  t  since  I  have  seen 
thy  face, because  thouar/  yet  alive. 

31  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  bre- 
thren, and  unto  his  father's  house, 
I  will  go  up,  and  show  Pharaoh, 
and  say  unto  him.  My  brethren, 
and  my  father's  house,  which  were 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  corae 
unto  me. 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds, 
for  their  15  trade  hath  been  to  feed 
cattle  ;  and  they  have  brought 
their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and 
all  that  they  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  Pharaoh  shall  call  you,  and 
shall  say,  What  u  is  your  occupa- 
tion ? 

31  That  ye  shall  say,  Thy  ser- 
vants'trade  hath  been  about  cattle 
V  from  our  youth  even  until  now, 
both  we  and  also  our  fathers  ;  that 
ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Go- 
shen: for  every  shepherd  is  an  abo- 
mination w  unto  the  Egyptians. 
CHAPTER  XLVII. 

THEN  Joseph  came  and  told 
a  Pharaoh,  and  said.  My  fa- 
ther, and  my  brethren,  and  their 
flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all 
that  they  have,  are  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Canaan  ;  and,  behold, they 
are  in  the  6  land  of  Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  bre- 
thren, even  five  men,  c  and  pre- 
sented them  unto  Pharaoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  bre- 
thren. What  i.5  your  occupation  d  ? 
And  they  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Thy 
servants  are  shepherds,  e  both  we, 
and  also  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pha- 
raoh, For  to  sojourn  f  in  the  land 
ere  wa  come  :    for   thy    servants 


CHAP.  XLVII 

14  thigh. 

pBe.  10.22. 
Ac.  7.  14. 

q  c.  31.  11. 

r  c.  47.  1. 

■s  c.  45.  14. 

t  Lu.  2.  29, 
30. 

15  they  are 
men  of 
cattle. 

u  c.  47.  3. 
»  c.  30.  35. 
37.  12. 

w  o.  43.  32. 
Ex.  8.  23. 

ac.  46.  31. 

b  c.  43.  23. 


rf  Jon.  1. 
e  Am.  7. 


/  c.  15.  13. 
De.  26.  5. 
Ps.  105.  23. 
Is.  52.  4. 


g  1  Ch.  27. 
29.  Pr.  22. 
29. 

hlPe.2.  17. 

1  many  are 
the  days  of 
the  years  of 
thy  life  7 

i  c.  25.  7,  8. 
33.  28. 

kver.  5. 
Ex.  1.  11. 

2  according 
to  the  little 
ones  ;  or, 
as  n  little 
child  is 
nourished, 

/c. 41. 30,31. 

3  led. 


Jacob  blessetk  Pharaofl. 

have  no  pasture  for  their  flocks; 
lor  the  famine  is  sore  in  the  land 
of  Canaan  :  now  therefore,  wa 
pray  thee,  let  thy  servants  dweJl 
in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Jo- 
seph, saying,  Thy  father  and  thy 
bretliren  are  come  unto  thee  : 

6  The  land  of  Egypt  is  before 
thee  :  in  the  best  of  the  land  make 
thy  father  and  brethren  to  dwell  ; 
in  the  land  of  Goshen  let  them 
dwell  :  and  if  thou  knowest  antf 
men  of  activity  among  ihem,  then 
make  them  rulers  over  g  my  cattle. 

7  Ancl  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob 
his  father,  and  set  him  before  Pha- 
raoh: and  Jacob  blessed  h  Pharaoh. 

8  Antl  Pharaoh  said  unto  Jacob, 
How  old  1  art  thou  ? 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
The  days  o(  the  years  of  my  pil- 
grimage are  an  hundred  and  thirty 
years  :  few  and  evil  have  the  days 
of  the  years  of  my  life  been,  and 
i  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of 
the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers, 
in  the  days  of  their  pilgrimage. 

10  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh, 
and  went  out  from  before  Pliaraoh. 

11  And  Joseph  placed  his  father, 
and  his  brethren,  and  gave  them  a 
possession  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
in  the  best  of  the  land,  in  the  land 
of  Rameses,  as  k  Pharaoh  had 
commanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nourished  his  fa- 
ther, and  his  brethren,  and  all  hia 
father's  household,  with  bread, 
2  according  to  their  families. 

13  And  I  there  wis  no  bread  in  all 
the  land  :  for  the  famine  was  very 
sore,  so  that  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  a^/ the  land  of  Canaan,  faint- 
ed by  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  And  Joseph  gathered  up  all 
the  money  that  was  found  in  tha 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  for  the  corn  which  they 
bought  :  and  Joseph  brought  tti 
money  into  Pharaoh's  house. 

15  And  when  money  failed  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  ail  the  Egyptians  came 
unto  Joseph,  and  said,  give  us 
bread  :  for  why  should  we  die  ia 
thy  presence  ?  for  the  money  fail- 
eth. 

16  And  Joseph  said,  Give  your 
cattl  e  ,  and  I  will  give  you  for  your 
cattle,  if  money  fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle 
unto  Joseph  :  and  Joseph  gave 
tliem  bread  in  exchange  for  horses, 
and  for  the  flockn,  and  for  the 
cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  the 
asses  ;  and    he  fed  3   them  with 

40 


Joseph's  dcftlmg  in  thejavnne. 

bienrl  for  all  their  cattle  for  that 
year. 

18  When  that  year  was  ended, 
they  came  unto  him  the  second 
year,  and  said  unto  him,  We  will 
not  hide  it  from  my  lord,  how  that 
f«r  money  is  spent ;  my  lori!  also 
hath  oui  herdsof  cattle;  there  is 
not  aught  left  in  the  sijht  of  my 
lord,  but  our  bodies  and  our  lands: 

1.9  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before 
thine  eyes,  both  we,  and  our  land? 
buy  us  m  and  our  land  for  bread, 
and  we  and  our  land  will  be  ser- 
vants unto  Pharaoh  ;  and  give  us 
seed,  that  we  may  live  and  not 
die,  that  the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the 
land  of  Ejypl  for  Pharaoh  ;  for 
the  Egyptians  sold  every  man  his 
field,  because  the  famine  prevail- 
ed over  them  ;  so  the  land  be- 
came Pharaoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  re- 
moved them  to  cities  from  one  end 
of  the  borders  of  Egypt  even  to  the 
other  end  thereof 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  4  priests 
bought  he  not  ;  for  the  priests  had 
a  portion  assigned  ^/lewofPharaoh, 
anil  did  eat  their  portion  whi.;h 
Pharaoh  gave  them  ;  wherefore 
they  sold  not  their  lands. 

Si'Then  Joseph  said  unto  the 
people,  Behold,  I  have  bought  you 
this  day,  and  your  land,  for  Pha- 
raoh :  io,  here  is  seed  for  you,  and 
ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  .And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  in 
the  increase,  that  ye  shall  give  the 
fifth /)ar?  unto  Pharaoh  ;  and  four 
parts  shall  be  your  own,  for  seed 
of  the  field,  an.i  for  your  food,  and 
for  them  of  your  households  ;  and 
for  food  for  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said.  Thou  hast 
saved  our  lives  ;  let  us  find  grace 
in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  and  we 
will  be  Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law 
over  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this 
day,  that  Pharaoh  should  have  the 
fifth  part  ;  n  except  the  land  of 
the  5  priests  only,  which  became 
not  Pharaoh's. 

27  And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  country  of  Go- 
shen i  and  they  had  possessions 
therein,  and  grew,  and  multiplied 
o  exceedingly. 

28  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  seventeen  years  :  so  the 
6  whole  age  of  Jjicob  was  an  hun- 
dred forty  and  seven  years. 

29  And  the  time  p  drew  nigh  that 
Israel  must  die  :  and  he  called  his 
•on  Joseph,  and  said  unto  him,  If 

50 


GRNESIP. 

TO  Job  2.  4. 
La.  1.  11. 


4  or,  prin- 
ces. 


71  Ezra  7. 24. 


5  or,  prin- 
ces. 


o  Ex.  1.7, 
12.  De.  10. 
22.  Ne.  9.23. 


6  days  of  the 
years  of  his 
life. 


pTte.Sl.U. 
I  K.  2.  1. 

Job  7.  1.  14. 
14. 


g  c.  24.  2. 

re.  50.  25. 
He.  11.22. 

s  1  K.  1.  47. 
He.  11.21. 

a  c. 28.13-19. 
35.  6,  &c. 

6  c.  17.8. 
De.  32.  8. 
Am.  9.  14, 
15. 

CO.  41.50— 
52. 

d  Jos.  14.  4. 

e  c.  35.  16— 
19. 

/  c.  33.  5. 

g  c.  27.  4. 
He.  11.21. 

1  heavy. 

h  c.  37.  33, 
35.  45.  26. 


B.  C.  170.5, 

now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,  put,  9  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand 
under  my  thigh,  und  deal  kindly 
and  truly  with  me  ;  bury  me  not, 
I  pray  thee,  in  Egypt  : 

30  But  I  r  will  lie'with  my  fathers; 
and  thou  shalt  carry  me  out  ot 
Egypt,  and  bury  me  in  their  bury- 
ing-place.  And  he  said,  I  will  do 
as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said.  Swear  unto  me. 
And  he  sware  unto  him.  And 
Israel  s  bowed  himself  upon  the 
bed's  head. 

CHAPTER  XLVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass, after the»e 
things,  that  one  told  Joseph, 
Behold  thy  father  is  sick  :  and  he 
took  with'him  his  two  sons,  Ma- 
nasseh  and  Ephraim. 

2  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said, 
Behold,  thy  son  Joseph  cometh  un- 
to thee  :  And  Israel  strengthened 
himself,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

3  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph, 
God  Almighty  appeared  a  unto  me 
at  Luz  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
blessed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  lue.  Behold,  I 
will  make  thee  fruitful,  and  mul- 
tiply thee,  and  I  will  make  of  thee 
a  multitude  of  people;  and  will 
give  this  land  to  thy  seed  afterthee 
for  b  an  everlasting  possession. 

5  And  now  thy  two  sons,  Eph- 
raim and  Manasseh,  which  c  were 
born  unto  thee  in  theland  ofEgypt, 
before  I  came  unto  thee  intoEgypt, 
are  mine  :  as  Reuben  and  Simeon, 
they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  be- 
gettest  after  them,  shall  be  thine, 
and  d  shall  be  called  after  the 
name  of  their  brethren  in  their  in- 
heritance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came 
from  Padan,  Rachel  e  died  by  me 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  way, 
when  yet  Oiere  was  but  a  little  way 
to  come  unto  Ephrath  :  and  I  bu- 
ried her  there  in  the  way  of  Eph- 
rath :  the  same  is  Beth-lehem. 

8  And  Israel  beheldJoseph'ssone, 
and  said.  Who  are  these  ? 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther. They  are  my  sons,  whom 
God  hath  given/ me  in  ih\s  place. 
And  he  said,  Bring  them,  I  pray 
thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  bless  ^ 
them. 

10  Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were 
1  dim  for  age,  so  that  he  could  not 
see.  And  he  brought  them  near 
unto  him  ;  and  he  kissed  them, and 
embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
I  h  had  not  thought  to  see  thy  face; 


B.  C.  1689. 

and,  lo,  God  j  hath  showed  me 
also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  broug'ht  them  out 
from  betweea  his  knees,  and  he 
biiwpd  k  himsell  with  his  face  to 
lln«  eanh. 

\'i  And  Joseph  took  them  both, 
Ephraim  in  his  rig'ht  hand  toward 
Israel's  left  hand,  and  Manasseh 
1  his  left  hand  toward  Isiael's 
right  hand,  and  brought  them  neai 
unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his 
right  hand,  and  laid  it  upon  Eph- 
raim's  head,  who  was  the  younger, 
and  his  left  hand  upon  Manasseh's 
head, guiding  his  hands  wittingly,/ 
for  Manasseh  was  the  first-born. 

15  And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and 
said,  God,  before  whom  m  my  fa- 
thers Abraham  and  Isaac  did  walk, 
the  God  which  n  fed  me  all  my 
life  long,  unto  this  day, 

16  The  angel  o  which  redeemed  p 
me  from  all  evil,  bless  the  lads  ; 
and  let  my  name  be  named  on 
them,  and  the  name  of  my  fathers 
Abraham  and  Isaac  ;  and  let  tliem 
2  grow  into  a  multitude  g  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth. 

17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that 
lis  father  laid  his  right  hand  upon 
the  head  of  Ephraim,  it  displeased 
him  ;  and  he  held  up  his  father's 
hand,  to  i-emove  it  from  Ephraim's 
head  unto  Manasseh's  head. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther. Not  so,  my  father  :  for  this 
is  the  first-born  ;  put  thy  right 
hand  upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and 
said,  I  know  it,  my  son,  I  know  it: 
he  also  shall  become  a  people,  and 
he  also  shall  be  great  ;  but  r  tru- 
ly his  younger  *  brother  shall  be 
greater  than  he,  and  his  seed  shall 
become  a  multitude  3  of  nations. 

20  And  he  Messed  them  that  day. 
Baying,  In  thee  f  shall  Israel  bless, 
eayinj;',  God  make  thee  as  Eph- 
raim, and  as  Manasseh  :  and  he 
get  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph, 
Behold,  I  die  ;  but  u  God  shall  be 
with  you,  and  bring  you  again  un- 
to the  land  of  your  fathers. 

22  Moreover,  I  have  given  to  thee 
one  portion  above  v  thy  brethren, 
■which  I  took  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Amorite  with  my  sword  and 
with  my  bow. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

AND  a  Jacob  called  unto  his 
sons,  and  said.  Gather  your- 
selves together,  that  I  may  tell  you 
that  b  whi.-h  shall  befall  you  in  the 
la«t  day*,  c 


i  Ep.  3.  20. 

/tEx.20.  12. 

Le.  19.  32. 

/  ver.  19. 

m  c.  17.  1. 

24.  40. 

n  Ps.  103.  4, 

5. 

oc.  31.  11. 

Is.  63.  9. 

p  Ps.  34.  22. 

2  as  Jishes 
do  increase, 
q  Nu.  26. 

34,  37. 
rNu.  1.  33, 

35.  De,  33. 
17. 

s  c.  25.  23. 

3  yuhiess. 

r  Ru.4.  11, 

12. 

u  c.  50.  24. 

Jos.  23.  14. 

o  Jos.  17.  14. 

aDe.  33.  1, 

&c. 

6NU.24.  14. 

De.4.  30. 

cls.2.  2.  Je. 

23.20. 


dDe.2I.  17. 

1  do  not 
thou. 

ec.  35.  22. 
Dc.5.  21. 

2  or,  mt/ 
couch  is 
gone. 

/c.  29.33,34. 

3  or,  their 
swords  are 
tceapons  of 
violence. 

g  c.  34.  25— 

29. 

ft.Ps.  26.  9. 

Pr.  1.  15, 16. 

4  or,  hough- 
ed oxen. 

i  Jos.  21.  3. 
k  c.  29.  35. 
Pb.  76.  1. 
nCh.  5.2. 
Re.  3.  9. 
TO  Nu.  23.24. 
Re.  5.  5. 
nNu.24.  17. 
o  Ps.  60.  7. 
Is.  33.  22. 
pDe.QS.57. 
9  Is.  11.1—5. 
Ez.  21.  27. 
rJno.  12.32. 
s  Mat.  21.2. 
t  Is.  63. 1—3. 


Jaeoii  blesseth  his  son*. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together,and 
hear,  ye  sons  of  Jacob  ;  and  hear- 
ken unto  Israel  your  father. 

3  Reuben,  thou  art  my  first-born, 
my  might,  and  the  beginning  d  of 
my  strength, the  excellency  ofdig- 
nit.v,  and  the  excellency  of  power. 

4  Unstable  as  water,  1  thou  shall 
not  excel  ;  because,  ethou  wentest 
up  to  thy  father's  bed  ;  then  defi- 
ledstlhouiZ;  2  he  went  up  to  my 
couch. 

5  Simeon  f  and  Levi  are  breth- 
ren  ;  3  instruments  of  cruelty  g  are 
in  their  habitations. 

6  O  A  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into 
their  secret ;  unto  their  assembly, 
mina  honour,  be  not  thou  united* 
for  in  their  anger  they  slew  a  man, 
and  in  theirself-will  they  4  digged 
down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  6e  their  anger,  fori/ waa 
fierce  ;  and  their  wrath,  for  it  was 
cruel  :  I  will  divide  i  them  in  Ja- 
cob, and  scatter  them  in  Israel. 

8  Judah,  thou  k  art  he  whom  thy 
brethren  shall  praise  ;  thy  hand 
sltall  be  in  the  neck  of  thine  ene- 
mies :  thy  father's  childien  shall 
bow  down  I  before  thee. 

9  Judah  is  a  lion's  whelp  ;  from 
the  prey,  my  son,  thou  art  gone 
up  :  he  stooped  down,  he  couched 
as  a  lion,  m  and  as  an  old  lion  ; 
who  shall  rouse  him  up  1 

10  The  sceptre  n  shall  not  depart 
from  Judah,  nor  a  lawgiver  o  from 
p  between  his  feet,  until  Shiloh  q 
come  ;  and  unto  him  r  shall  the 
gathering  of  the  people  he. 

U  Binding  his  foal  under  the 
vine,  and  his  ass's  colt  s  unto  the 
choice  vine  ;  he  washed  his  gar- 
ments in  wine,  t  and  his  clothes  in 
the  blood  of  grapes  : 

12  His  u  eyes  shall  be  red  with 
wine,  and  his  teeth  white  with 
milk. 

13  Zebulun  v  shall  dwell  at  tha 
haven  of  the  sea  ;  and  he  shall  b» 
for  an  haven  of  ships  :  and  his  bor- 
der shall  be  unto  Zidon. 

14  Issachar  is  a  strong  aS3,couch» 
ing  down  between  twobiirdens  : 

15  And  he  saw  that  rest  was  good, 
and  the  land  that  it  was  pleasant; 
and  bowed  his  shoulder  to  bear, 
and  became  a  servant  unto  tribute. 

16  Dan  w  shall  judge  his  people, 
as  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

17  Dan  shall  be  a  serpent  by  the 
way,  an  5  adder  in  the  path,  that 
biteth  the  horse-heels,  so  that  hi* 
rider  shall  fall  backward. 

u  Ca.  5.  10-16.  V  Jos.  19.  10.  w  Ju. 
13.  2,  &c.  5  arrow-snake. 
CI 


T?u  death  and  burial  of  Jacob. 

18  I  T  have  waited  for  thy  salva- 
tion, O  Loiil. 

19  Gaii,  a  troop  shall  overcome 
hini  ;  liut  he  y  ehuU  overcome  at 
(he  last. 

20  Uut  of  Asher  his  bread  s^// fie 
fu*,  and  he  shall  yield  royal  dain- 
ties. 

21  Nnphtali  is  a  hind  let  loose  : 
he  giveth  goodly  words. 

22  Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough, coen 
a  fruitful  bough  by  a  well,  Vfhose 
6  branches  run  over  the  wall. 

23  The  z  archers  have  sorely 
grieved  him,  and  shot  at  him,  and 
hated  him  : 

24  But  his  bow  a  abode  in 
strength,  and  the  arms  6  of  his 
hands  were  made  strong  by  the 
hands  of  the  mighty  Crorf  of  Jacob; 
(from  thence  i>  the  Shepherd, <•  the 
stone  d  of  Israel 

25  Ecen  by  the  God  ofthy  father, 
ewho  shall  help  thee  ;  and  by  the 
Almighty,  who  shall  bless  thee 
with  blessings  of  heaven  above, 
blessings  of  the  deep  that  lieth  un- 
der, blessings  of  the  breasts  and  of 
the  womb  : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father 
have  prevailed  above  the  blessings 
of  my  progenitors,  unto  y  the  ut- 
most bound  of  the  evei lasting 
hills  p  :  they  shall  be  on  the  head  I 
of  Joseph,  and  on  the  crown  of  the  , 
head  of  him  that  was  separate  h 
from  his  brethren.  I 

27  Benjamin  shall  ravin  i  as  a. 
wolf;  in  the  morning  he  shall  de- ; 
vour  the  prey,  and  at  night  he 
shall  divide  the  spoil.  Ic  1 

28  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes' 
of  Israel  :  and  thistsiZ  that  their; 
father  spake  unto  them,  and  bles- 
sed them  ;  every  one  according  T 
to  his  blessing  he  blessed  them.        | 

29  And  he  charged  them, and  said 
unto  them,  I  am  to  be  gathered 
tinto  my  people  :  bury  me  with  my  | 
fathers  m  in  the  cave  that  is  in  the  j 
field  of  Kphron  the  Hittite  : 

30  In  the  cave  n  that  is  in  the 
field  of  iMachpelah,  which  is  be- 
fore Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Ca- ' 
naan, which  .'\braham  bought  with 
the  fiel  I  of  Ephron  the  HUtite  for 
a  possession  of  a  burying-place. 

31  There  they  buried  Abraham' 
aid  Saiah  his  wife  ;  there  they! 
biiiied  Isaac  and  Rebekah  his 
wife  :  and  there  1  buried  Leah. 

32  The  purchase  of  the  field  and 
of  the  cave  that  is  therein  was 
from  the  children  of  Heth. 

33  And  M.  hen  Jacob  had  made  an  ' 
end  of  commanding  his  sons,  he  i 
gathered  up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  1 

52 


GENESIS. 

X  Ps.  40.  1. 
la.  25.  9.  26. 
8. 

ylCh.5.  18. 
6  daughters. 
,  r  c.  37.  4, 
&c.  39.  20. 
a  Job  29.  20. 
Ps.  37.  14, 
15. 

4  Ps.  18.  32, 
34. 

cc.  45.  10, 
11.  50.  21. 
d  Is.  28.   16. 
eDe.  33.  27. 
/  Ep.  1.  3. 
gHiib.  3.  6. 
A  Is.  66.  5. 
i  Ju.  20.  21, 
25. 

i-  Ez.  39.  8— 
10. 

1  Ro.  12.  6, 
&c. 
mc.47.  30. 

2  Sa.  19.  37. 
nc.  23.  3, 
&c. 


0  Job  14.  10. 

p  ver.  29. 

a  ver.  26.  2 
Ch.  16.  14. 
Mat.  26.  12. 
Mar.  14.  8. 
16.  1.  Jno. 
12.  7. 

1  wept. 

6Nu.20.29. 
De.  34.  8. 

c  c.  47.  29. 

d  Is.  22.  16-. 
Mat.  27.  60. 

eEx.  10.  9, 
26. 

/De.  34.  8. 
1  Sa.  31.  13. 
2Sa.  1,  17. 
Job  2.  13. 
Ac.  8.  2. 

2i.  e.  the 
mourning 
of  the  Egyp- 
tians. 

g  c.  49.  29. 

he.  23.  16. 


B.  C.  1688. 

and   yielded  up  the  o  ghoat,   and 
was  gathered  p  unto  his  people. 
CHAPTER  L. 

AND  Joseph   fell   upon   bis  fa- 
ther's face,  and   wept    upon 
him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his 
servants  the  physicians  to  a  em- 
balm his  father:  and  the  physi- 
cians embalmed  Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled 
for  him  ;  for  so  are  fulfilled  the 
days  of  those  which  are  embalm- 
ed ;  and  the  Egyptians  1  mourned 
for  him  b  threescore  and  ten  day  a. 

4  And  when  the  days  of  his 
mourning  were  past,  Joseph  spaire 
unto  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 
If  now  I  have  found  grace  in  your 
eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the 
ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  My  father  made  me  swear,  c 
saying,  Lo,  I  die  :  in  my  grave 
which  I  d  have  digged  for  me  in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  there  shall 
thou  bui-y  me.  Now  therefore  let 
me  go  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  bury 
my  father,  and  I  will  come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said,  Go  up  and 
bury  thy  father,  according  as  he 
made  thee  swear. 

7  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his 
father  :  and  with  him  went  up  all 
the  servants  of  Pharaoh,  the  eld- 
ers of  his  house,  and  all  the  elders 
of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  father's 
house  :  only  their  little  ones,  e  and 
their  fiocks,  and  their  herds,  they 
left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him 
both  chariots  and  horsemen  ;  and 
it  was  a  very  great  company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Atad,  which  is  beyond 
Jordan,  and  there  they  mourned 
with  a  great  and  very  sore  lamen- 
tation :  and  he  made  a  mourning 
f  for  his  father  seven  days. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land,  the  Canaanites.  saw  the 
mourning  in  the  floor  of  Atad, they 
said.  This  is  a  grievous  mourning 
to  the  Egyptians:  wherefore  the 
name  of  it'  was  called  2  Abel-miz- 
raim,  which  is  beyond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  ac- 
cording as  he  commanded  s  them. 

13  For  his  sons  carried  him  into 
the  land  of  Canaan, and  buried  him 
in  the  cave  of  the  field  of  Mach- 
pelah,  which  Abraham  bought  h 
with  the  field  for  a  possession  of 
a  burying  place  of  Ephron  the 
Hittite,  before  Mamre. 

14  And    Joseph    returned    into 


E.  C.  1638. 

Ejrypt,  he,  and  his  brethren,  and 
all  that  went  up  with  him  to  bury 
his  father,  after  he  had  buried  his 
father. 

15  And  when  Joseph's  brethren 
saw  that  llieir  father  i  was  dead, 
they  said,  Joseph  will  peradven- 
\'ire  hate  us,  and  will  certainly  re- 
quite us  all  the  evil  which  we  did 
ui.to  him. 

16  And  they  3  sent  a  messenger 
unto  Joseph,  saying.  Thy  father 
did  command  before  he  died,  say- 
ing, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph, 
Forgive,  I  pray  ttiee  k  now,  the 
trespass  of  thy  brethren,  and  their 
sin  ;  for  they  did  unto  thee  evil  : 
and  now  we  pray  thee,  forgive  the 
trespass  of  the  servants  of  the  God 
of  thy  father.  And  Joseph  wept 
when  they  spake  unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went 
and  fell  down  before  his  face  ;  and 
they  said.  Behold,  we  be  thy  ser- 
vants. 

19  And  Joseph  said  unto  them, 
Fe<ar  not:  for  awl  in  the  place  I  of 
God? 

20  But  as  for  you,  ye  thought  m 
evil  against  me  ;  but  God  meant  n 


CHAP.  I. 

i  c.  27.  41. 

Le.  26.  33. 

Job  15.  21. 
I  Pr.  28.  1. 
!  3  charged. 
I  k  Pr.  28.  13. 
!  Mat.  6.  12, 
:  14.  18.  35. 

Lu.  17.  3,4. 

Ep.  4.  32. 

Col.  3.  13. 

Ja.  5.  16. 

/De.  32.35. 

2K.5.  7. 

Job  34.  29. 

Ro.  12.  19. 

He.  10.  30. 

m  Ps.  56.  5. 

n  c.  45.  5,  7. 


oMat.  5.44. 

4  to  their 
hearts. 
joJob42.  16. 
y  Nu.32.  39. 

5  borne. 
rEx.  3.  16. 
sEx.  13.  19. 
Jos.  24.  32. 
Ac.  7.  16. 
He.  11.  22. 


The  children  oj" Israel  multiply. 

it  unto  good,  to  bring  to  pass,  as  it 
is  this  day,  to  save  much  people 
alive. 

&1  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not :  1 
will  nourish  you,  o  and  your  little 
ones.  And  he  comforted  them, 
and  spake  4  kindly  unto  tliem. 

22  And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt, 
he,  and  his  father's  house  ;  and 
Joseph  lived  an  hundred  and  ten 
years. 

23  And  Joseph  saw  Ephraim's 
p  children  of  the  third  generation: 
the  children  also  of  Machir  q  the 
son  of  Manasseh  were  5  brought 
up  upon  Joseph's  knees. 

24  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  breth- 
ren, I  die  :  and  God  will  surely 
visit  you,  r  and  bang  you  out  of 
this  land  unto  the  land  which  he 
sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob. 

25  And  Joseph  took  an  oath  s  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  God 
will  surely  visit  you,  and  ye  shall 
carry  up  my  bones  tVom  hence. 

26  So  Joseph  died,  being  an  hun- 
dred and  ten  years  old  ;  and  they 
embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put 
in  a  cofSa  in  Egypt. 


THE    SECOND    BOOK    OF    MOSES,    CALLED    EXODUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  these  arc  the  names  of  the 
chiliren  of  Israel,  which  came 
into  a  Egypt  ;  every  man  and  his 
householl  came  with  Jacob. 

2  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Ben- 
jamin, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and 
Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out 
of  the  loins  1  of  Jacob  were  seven- 
ty 6  souls  :  for  Joseph  was  in  Egypt 
already . 

6  And  Joseph  died,  c  and  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  that  generation. 

7  .And  the  children  of  Israel  were 
fruitful,  and  increased  abundant- 
ly, d  and  multiplied,  and  waxed 
exceedingly  mighty  ;  and  the  land 
WKS  filled  with  them. 

8  Now  there  arose  up  a  new  king 
over  Egypt,  which  knew  e  not 
Joseph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people, 
Behold,  the  people  of  the  children 
of  Israel  are  more  and  mightier 
than  we  : 

10  Come  on,  let  us  deal  wisely/ 
with  them  ;  lest  they  multiply, 
and  it  come  to  pass,  that,  when 


B.  C.  1705. 


aGe.  46.  8. 
1  thigh. 
6De.  10.22. 
cGe.50.  26. 
dGe.  46.  3. 
De.  26.  5. 
Ps.  105.  24. 
eEc.  2.  19. 
Ac.  7.  18. 
/Ps.  83.  3,4. 
Pr.  1.  11.21. 
30.    Ac.   23. 
12.    1  Co.  3. 
19.Ja.3.  15. 

?c.  3.  7. 
Ge.    15.    13. 
De.  26.  6. 
Ps.  81.  6. 
;iGe.  47.11. 
2j4nrf  a!>they 
afflicted 
them,  so 
they   ■multi- 
plied. 

i  c.  2.  23.  6. 
9.  Nu.  20. 
15.  Ru.  1. 
20.     Ac.   T. 
19,34. 


there  falleth  out  any  war,  they 
join  also  unto  our  enemies,  and 
fight  against  us,  and  so  get  them 
up  out  of  the  land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over 
them  task-masters,  to  afRict  them 
g  with  their  burdens.  And  they 
built  for  Pharaoh  treasure  cities, 
Pithom  and  h  Raamses. 

12  2  But  the  more  they  afflicted 
them,  the  more  they  multiplied 
and  grew.  And  they  were  grieved 
because  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  the  Egyptian.s  made  the 
children  of  Israel  to  serve  with 
rigour : 

14  And  they  made  their  lives  i 
bitter  with  hard  bondage,  in  mor- 
tar, and  in  brick,  k  and  in  all  man- 
ner of  sei-vice  in  the  field  :  all  their 
service,  wherein  they  made  them 
serve,  mas  with  rigour.  / 

15  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake 
to  the  Hebrew  midwives  ;  of  which 
the  name  of  the  one  was  Shiphrah, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Puah  : 

16  And  he  said,  When  ye  do  the 
office  of  a  midwife  to  the  Hebrew 
women,   and  see   them  upon    the 


k  Na.  3.     14.     Ps.  81.  6.  ILe. 
43.  la.  58.  6.  Je.  50.  33. 
53 


25. 


Mmet  IS  born.  EXODUS. 

•tools,  if  ii  be  a.  son,  Iben  ye  slinU  |  m  Ne.  5.  16. 
kill  him  :  but  if  it  be  a  daughter,    Pr.  16.  6. 
thru  »he  shall  live.  i  Da.  3.  18.  6. 

17  But   the    miiiwiven  feared  m|  13. Ac.  6.  29. 
<iot',  niul  did  not  as  the   king  of 

K?ypt  ciiinrnHnded  them,  but  sav- 
ed ii'.e  men-childicn  nlivc.  I  n  Jos.  2.  4. 

18  And  the  k:ng-  ol  tj^ypl  called   2  Sa.  17.  19. 
f(>r  the   midwives,  and   siiid  unto 

ihem,    Why    have    ye    done    (his 

tiling,  and   have  saved   the  men-  oPr.  11.18. 

cliild.en  alive?  Eo.  8.  12. 

19  Anil    the   midwives  said   unto  Is.  3.  10. 
n  Pharaoh,   Because   the    Hebrew  He.  6.  10. 
women   are  not    as  the   E";yptian 

women  ;    for  they  are  lively,  and 

are    delivered    ere  the    midwives  j)  1  Sa. 2. 35, 

come  in  unto  them.  2  Sa.  7.  11. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  well  owithj  1  K.  2.  24. 
the  midwives;  and  the  people  mul-  I  Ps.  127.  1. 
tiplied,  and  waxed  very  mig'hty. 

!il  And  it  came  to  puss,  because 
tlie  midwives  feared  God,  that  he   a  c.  6.  20. 
p  made  them  houses. 

22  And  Pharaoh  charcfed  all  his '6  Ac.  7.  20. 
people,  saying.  Every  son  that  is  He.  11.  23. 
born   ye  shall  cast   into  the  river, 
and  every  daughter  ye  shall  save   cPs.  106.46. 
nlive. 

CHAPTER  H.  d  Ps.  27.  10. 

AND  there  went  a  man  a  of  the 
house  of  Levi,  and  look  to  wife 
a.  daughter  of  Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
bare  a  son  :  and  when  she  saw 
him  that  he  was  n.  goodly  child,  she 
hid  6  him  three  montlis  ;  1  that  is, 

3  And  when  she  could  no  longer  drawn  out. 
hide  him.  she  took  for  him  an  ark 
of  bulrushes,  and  daubed  it  with   e  c.  1.  11. 
slime  and  with  pitch,  and  put  the   Ac.   7.   23, 
child  therein  ;   and  she  laid  it  in   24.     He.  11. 
the  fla?s  by  the  river's  brink.  24.  26. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to 

wit  what  would  be  done  to  him.         2aman,  a 

5  And    the   daughter  of  Pharaoh  jjrince. 
tame  down  to  wash  her.scif  at  the  I 

river;   and    her    maiilens  walked  i  3  or,  prince. 
along    by    the    river's    side;    and 
when  she  saw  the  ark  among  thelyGe.  24,  11. 
flagt,  she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it.   29.  10.  1  Sa. 

6  And  when  she  had   opened  it,   9.  11. 
she   saw  the  child  :   and,   behold, 

the  babe  wept.     And  she  had  com-   4  Nu.  10.29. 
passion  c  on  him,  and  sairi.  This  called  also 
i>  one  of  the  Hebrews'  children.        Jethro,  or 

7  Then   said   his  sister  to    Pha-   Jether. 
raoh's  daughter,   Sh.Tll   I   go  and 

call  to  thee  a  nurse  of  the  Hebrew  g  Ge.  31.54. 

women,   that   she   n<ay   nurse   the 

child  for  thee  ?  APh.  4.  11. 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to 

her,  Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  i  c.  18.  2. 
called  the  child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daujhter  said  5  i.  e.  a 
unto  her,  Take  this  child  away,  stranger 
and  nurse  it  for  me,  d  and  I  will  here. 

54 


B.  C.   153a. 

give  thi*  thy  wages.  And  th» 
[  woman  took  the  child,  anl  nursed 
it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  aha 
brought  him  unto  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  and  he  became  her  sen. 
And  she  called  his  name  Moses  1 : 
and  she  said.  Because  1  drew  him 
out  of  the  water. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  when  Moses  was  grown, 
that  he  went  out  unto  his  brethren, 
and  looked  on  their  burdens  :  eand 
he  spied  an  Egyptiiin  smiling  an 
Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  axA 
that  way,  and,  when  he  saw  thtt 
there  was  no  man,  he  slew  tha 
Egyptian,  nud  hid  him  in  the 
sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the 
second  day,  behold,  two  men  of  the 
Hebrews  strove  together:  and  he 
said  unto  him  that  did  the  wrong. 
Wherefore  smitest  thou  Ihyfellowl 

14  And  he  said.  Who  made  thee 
a  prince  2  and  a  judge  over  us? 
intendest  thou  to  kill  me,  us  thou 
killedst  the  Egyptian  ?  And  Mo- 
ses feared  and  said,  Surely  this 
thing  is  known. 

15  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this 
thing,  he  sought  to  slay  Moses. 
But  Moses  fled  from  the  face  of 
Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Midian  :  and  he  sat  down  by  a 
well. 

16  Now  the  3  priest  of  Midian  ha4 
seven  daughters:  and  they  came 
and/ drew  water,  and  filled  the 
troughs  to  water  their  father's 
flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and 
drove  them  away:  but  Moses  stood 
up  and  helped  them,  and  watered 
their  fiock. 

18  And  when  they  came  to  4  Reu- 
el  their  father,  he  said.  How  in  it 
that  ye  are  come  so  soon  to-day? 

19  And  they  s.vid.  An  Egyptian 
delivered  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
shepherds,  and  also  drew  water 
enough  for  us,  and  watered  the 
flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daugh- 
ters, And  where  is  he  ?  why  is  it 
that  ye  have  left  the  man  ?  call 
him,  that  he  may  g  eat  bread. 

21  And  Moses  was  content  fc  to 
dwell  with  the  man  :  and  he  gave 
Moses  i  Zipporah  his  daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  him  a  son,  and 
he  called  his  name  Gershom  5  ; 
for  he  said  I  have  been  a  stranger 
in  a  strange  land. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  proces* 
of  time,  that  the  king  of  Egypt 


B.  C.  1533. 

died:  and  the  children  of  Israel 
k  sighed  by  reason  of  the  bondage, 
and  they  cried  ;  and  their  cry  came 
up  unto  God,  I  by  reason  of  the 
bondage. 

24  And  God  heard  their  groaning, 
and  God  remembered  his  covenant 
m  with  Abraham,  witli  Isaac,  and 
with  Jacob. 

U5  And  God  looked  upon  the 
cliildren  of  Israel,  and  God  6  had 
respect  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

NOW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of 
Jethro  his  father-in-law,  the 
priest  of  Midian  :  and  he  led  the 
flock  to  the  back-side  of  the  desert, 
and  came  to  the  mountain  of  God, a 
even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire, 
out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush  b  :  and 
he  looked,  and,  behold,  the  bush 
burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was 
not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now 
turn  aside,  and  see  this  gveat  sight, 
why  the  bush  is  not  burnt. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  thaf 
he  turned  aside  to  see,  God  called 
unto  him  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
bush,  and  said,  c  Moses,  Moses. 
And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said.  Draw  not  nigh 
hither:  put  oft' thy  shoes  d  from  off' 
thy  feet,  for  the  place  whereon 
thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

6  Moreover  he  said, f  I  am  the  God 
of  thy  father,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  And  Moses  hid  his  face  : 
for  he  was  afraid  /  to  look  upon 
God. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have 
surely  seen  the  aflliction  of  my 
people  ^  which  are  in  Egypt,  and 
have  heard  their  h  cry  by  reason 
of  their  task-masters  j  for  I  know  i 
their  sorrows  ; 

8  And  I  am  come  down  to  deliver 
them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, k  and  to  bring  them  up  out  of 
that  land  unto  a.  good  land  I  and  a 
large,  unto  a  land  m  flowing  with 
milk  and  honey  ;  unto  the  place 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Parizzites,  and  the  Hivites,  and 
the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry 
of  the  children  of  Israel  is  come 
unto  me  :  and  I  have  also  seen  the 
oppression  wherewith  the  Egyp- 
tians oppress  them. 

10  Come  now,  therefore,  and  I 
will  send  n  thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that 
thou  mayest  bring  forth  my  peo- 


cnAP.  III. 

iNu.20. 16. 
De.  26.  7. 
Ps.  12.  5. 
/  Ge.  18.20. 
c.  3.   9.    22. 

23,  27.     De. 

24.  15.      Is. 
5.  7. 

mGe.  15.14. 
46.4. 

6  knew. 
«c.  18.  5. 
1  K.  19.  8. 
b  De.  33.  16. 
Is.  63.  9. 
Ac.  7.30. 
c  Ge.  22.  1, 

11.  46.  2. 

d  c.  19.  12. 
Jos.  5.  15. 
Ec.5.  1. 
eGe.  28.  13. 

1  K.  18.  as. 

Mat.  22.  32. 
/  Ju.  13.22. 
Is.  6.  5. 
g  Ne.   9.  9. 
Ps.  105.  44. 
Is.  63.  9. 
A  Ex.  22.  23. 
Ps.  11-5.  19. 
i  Ps.   142.  3. 
k  c.6.6— 8. 

12.  51. 

;Nu.13.  19. 
De.  1.  25. 

m  De.  25.  9. 
Je.  11.  5. 
Ez.  20.  6. 
nPs.  105.25. 
xMi.  6.  4. 


0  Je.  1.  6. 

p  Ge.  31.  3. 
Jos.  1.5. 
Ro.  8.  31. 
g  c.  6.  3. 
Jno.  8.  58. 
He.  13.  8. 
r  Ps.  102.  12. 
135.  13. 
sGe.  50.24. 
Lu.  1.68. 
tGe.  15.13— 
20.  46.  4. 
u  Nu.  23.  3, 
&c. 
V  c.  5.  2. 

1  or,  but  by 
a  strong 
hand. 

wo..  7.  3.11. 
9.  De.  6.22. 
Ne.  9.  10. 
Ps.  105.  27. 
Je.  32.20. 
Ac.  7.  36. 


God's  message  to  Israel 
p!e,  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 

11  And  Moses  said  unto  UoA, 
■Who  am  I,  o  that  I  should  go  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  that  I  should  bring 
forth  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
Egypt  ? 

12  And  he  said.  Certainly  I  will 
be  with^  thee  :  and  this  shall  be  a 
token  unto  thee,  that  I  have  sent 
thee  ;  "When  thou  hast  brought 
forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 
shall  serve  God  upon  this  moun- 
tain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God, 
Behold,  when  I  come  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  shall  say  unto 
them.  The  God  of  your  i'athe.s 
hath  sent  me  unto  you  ;  and  they 
shall  say  tome.  What  is  his  name? 
wliat  shall  I  say  unto  them  ? 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I 
AM  THAT  I  AM:  9  and  he  said. 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  I  AM  hath  sent  me 
unto  you. 

15  And  God  said,  moreover,  unto 
Moses,  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of 
Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  fl...l 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  ser  if,e 
unto  you  :  this  is  my  name  for 
ever,  and  this  is  my  memorial  r 
unto  all  generations. 

16  Go,  and  gather  the  elders  of 
Israel  together,  and  say  unto  them, 
The  Lord  God  of  your  fathersj 
the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and 
of  Jacob,  appeared  unto  me,  say- 
ing, I  have  surely  visited  s  you, 
and  seen  that  which  is  done  to  you 
in  Egypt  : 

17  And  I  have  said,  I  will  brinff 
t  you  up  out  of  the  affliction  of 
Egypt  unto  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites, and  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites, 
unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy 
voice  :  and  thou  shalt  come,  thou 
and  the  elders  of  Israel,  unto  the 
king  cf  Egypt ;  and  ye  shall  say 
unto  him.  The  Lord  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  u  met  with  us  :  and 
now  let  us  go,  we  beseech  thee, 
three  days'  journey  into  the  wil- 
derness, that  we  may  sacrifice  to 
the  Lord  our  God. 

19  And  I  am  sure  that  the  kinj 
of  Egypt  will  not  let  v  you  go,  1  no, 
not  by  a  mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand, 
and  smite  Egypt  with  all  my 
w  wonders  which  I  will  do  in  the 

55 


M met'i  rod  turiitd  inlo  a  serpent. 

ini'.Ut  ihercrf:  and  afler  that  2  be 
w.ll  lei  you  go. 

21  And  1  will  ^ive  tliia  people  y 
favour  in  the  Kiijhl  of  ihe  Kijyp- 
liniib:  nnd  il  shall  come  to  pitss, 
(liat,  wlifu  ye  go,  ye  shall  not  go 
empty  ; 

22  IJut  every  woman  shall  bor- 
fow  z  of  her  neighbour,  and  of  her 
that  sojouriieth  in  her  house,  jew- 
<jls  of  silver,  and  jeweU  of  gold, 
and  raiment:  and  ye  shall  put 
tht/n  upon  your  sons,  and  upon 
your  daug-liteis;  and  ye  shall 
a  spoil  the  '2  Egyptians. 

CHAPTKll  IV. 

AND  Moses  answered  and  said, 
But,  behold,  they  will  not  be- 
lieve me,  nor  hearken  unto  my 
voice  :  for  they  will  say.  The 
Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Wh.a  is  that  in  thine  hand  7  And 
he  said,  A  rod. 

3  And  he  said.  Cast  it  on  the 
ground.  And  he  cast  it  on  the 
ground,  and  it  became  a  serpent  ; 
and  Moses  fled  from  bef\>re  it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Put  forth  thine  hand  and  take  it  hy 
the  tail.  And  he  put  forth  his  hand 
ami  caught  it,  and  it  became  a  rod 
in  his  hand. 

5  That  they  may  a  believe  tliat 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  ap- 
peared unto  thee. 

6  Atul  the  Lord  said  furthermore 
unto  him,  Put  now  thine  hand  into 
thy  bosom.  And  he  put  his  hand 
into  his  bosom  ;  and  when  he  took 
it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was  leprous 
6  as  snow. 

7  And  he  said.  Put  thine  hand  into 
thy  bosom  again.  And  he  put  his 
hand  into  his  bosom  again,  and 
plucked  it  out  of  his  bosom  ;  and, 
behold,  it  was  c  turned  again  as 
his  other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  lo  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  thee,  neither 
hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  first 
sign,  that  they  will  believe  the 
voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  will  not  believe  also  these  two 
signs,  neither  hearken  unto  thy 
voice,  that  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
water  of  the  river,  and  pcurii  upon 
the  dry  land:  and  the  water  which 
thou  take.st  out  of  the  river  2  shall 
become  d  blood  upon  the  dry  land. 

10  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  O  my  Lord,  I  am  not  3  elo- 
quent, neither  heretofore,  4  nor 
since  thou  hast  spoken  to  thv  ser- 

56 


EXODUS. 

xc.  12.31. 

y  c.  11.3. 

z  c.  12.  36. 

a  J.-bVr.  17. 
Pr.  13.  22. 
Is.  33.  1. 

2or,£gj//>r. 
ac.  19.  9. 
h  Nil.  12.10. 
2K.  5.  27. 
c  Mat.  8.  3. 

2  ehall  be 
and  shall  be. 

dc.7.  20. 

3  a  man  of 
words. 

4  since  yes- 
terday,   nor 
sitice  the 
third  day. 


e  Ps.  94.  9. 
Je.  1.  6,  9. 
/  Is.  50.  4. 
Mat.  10.  19. 

5  or,  should- 
est. 

g  ver.  27. 

A  Nu.  22.38. 

23.  5,  &c. 

De.  18.  18. 

Is.  51.  16. 

Je.  l.S.  Lu. 

21.  15. 

i  C.7.  1.18. 

19. 

k  ver.  2. 

6  Jether. 
/c.2.  15,23. 
Mat.  2.  20. 
m  c.  17.  9. 
Nu.  20.8,9. 
n  c.  3.  20. 

o  0.7.  3,  &c. 
D'i.2.  30. 
Jos.  11.  20. 
Is.  6.  10. 
63.  17.    Jno. 
12.   W.    Ro. 
9.  18.    2  Th. 
2.  10—12. 
p  De.  14.  1. 
Je.  31.  9. 
Ho.  U.  1. 
Ru.  9.  4. 
9  c.  11.  5 
12.29. 


B.  C.  1491. 
vant :  but  I  am  ilow  of  speech,  and 
of  a  slow  tongue. 

11  .\ni\  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Who  hath  made  man's  muulh  t) 
or  who  makcth  the  dumL,  or  deaf, 
ur  the  seeing,  or  the  blind?  have 
not  I  the  Lotd  '.' 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will  be 
with  thy  mouth,  and  leach  thee 
what/  thou  shalt  say. 

13  And  he  Bai>l,  U  my  Lord,  send, 
1  pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him 
whom  thou  5  wilt  send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Moses;  and 
he  Eaid,/«  not  Aaron  the  Levita 
'.hy  brother?  I  know  that  he  can 
speak  well.  And  also,  behold,  he 
Cometh  forth  to  meet  thee  ;  and 
when  he  seeth  thee,  g  lie  will  be 
glad  in  his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
him,  and  put  wor\1s/iin  his  mouth: 
and  I  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and 
with  his  moulh,  and  will  teach 
you  what  ye  shall  lio. 

16  And  f.e  shall  be  thy  spokes- 
man unto  the  people  :  and  he  shall 
be,  even  he  shall  be  to  thee  instead 
of  a  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  be  to 
him  instead  i  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  rod 
Ic  in  thine  hand,  wherewith  thou 
shalt  do  signs. 

16  And  Moses  went,  and  returned 
to6Jethro  his  father-in-law,  and 
said  unto  him.  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee,  and  return  unto  my  brethren 
which  are  in  Egypt,  and  see  whe- 
ther they  be  yet  alive.  And  Je- 
thro  said  to  Moses,  Go  in  peace. 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses in  Midian,  Go,  return  into 
E^ypt  :  for  all  the  men  /are  dead, 
which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife  and 
his  sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass, 
and  he  returned  to  the  land  of 
Egypt  :  and  Moses  took  the  rod  m 
of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, When  thou  gocst  to  return  into 
Egypt,  see  that  thou  do  all  those 
n  wonders  before  Pharaoh,  which 
I  have  put  in  thine  hand  :  but  I 
will  harden  o  his  heart,  that  he 
sh-ill  not  let  the  people  £ro. 

22  And  thou  shall  say  unto  Pha- 
raoh, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Israel 
is  my  son,  p  even  my  first-born  ; 

23  And  I  say  unto  thee.  Let  my 
son  go,  that  he  may  serve  mc  :  and 
if  thou  refuse  to  let  him  go,  behold, 
I  will  slay  g  thy  son,  even  thy  first- 
born. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  by  the 
way   in  the    mn.  that    the    Lord 


K.  C.  1491. 

r  met  him,  ami  suught  to  s  kill 
him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a  sharp 
7slo[ie,aiid  C  cut  off' the  Ibreskin  of 
her  son,  and  cast  8  it  at  his  ft:et, 
and  said,  Surely  a  bloody  hus- 
band an  thou  to  me. 

26  So  he  let  him  go  :  then  she 
said,  A  bloody  husband  tkou  art, 
because  of  the  circumcision. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron, 
Go  into  the  wilderness  to  meet 
Moses.  And  he  went,  and  met 
him  in  the  mount  u  of  God,  and 
kissed  him. 

28  And  Moses  told  Aaron  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord  who  had  sent 
him,  and  all  the  signs  which  he 
had  commanded  him. 

29  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
and  gathered  tog'ether  all  the  el- 
ders of  the  childien  of  Israel  : 

30  And  Aaron  spake  v  all  the 
words  which  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  Moses,  and  did  the  signs  in 
the  sight  of  the  people. 

31  And  the  people  believed  w  : 
and  when  they  heard  that  the 
Lord  had  visited  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  that  he  had  looked  up- 
on their  affliction,  then  they  bowed 
their  heads  x  and  worshipped. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and  Aa- 
ron went  in  and  told  Pharaoh, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  hold  a  feast  a  unto  me  in  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Pharaoh  said,  6  Who  is  the 
Lord,  that  I  should  oljey  his 
voice  to  let  Israel  go  ?  I  know  not 
the  Lord,  neither  will  I  let  Israel 
SO. 

3  And  they  said.  The  God  of  the 
c  Hebrews  hath  met  with  us:  let 
us  go,  we  pray  thee,  three  days' 
journey  into  the  desert,  and  sa- 
crifice unto  the  Lord  our  God,  lest 
he  full  upon  us  with  pestilence,  d 
or  with  the  sword. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  said 
unto  them,  wherefore  do  ye,  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  let  the  people  from 
their  works?  get  you  unto  your 
burdens. 

5  And  Pharaoh  said.  Behold,  the 
people  of  the  land  now  ar«  many, 
and  ye  make  them  rest  from  their 
burdens. 

6  And  Pharaoh  commanded  the 
same  day  the  task-masters  of  the 
people,  and  their  officers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  peo- 
ple straw  to  make  brick,  as  hereto- 
fore :  let  them  go  and  gather  straw   ^  Je.  20.  7. 
for  tijemselvee.  Ha.  2.  3. 


CHAP.  V.      The  Israelites'  burdtns  increased. 


r  Nu.  22. 
22. 

sGe.  17.  14 

7  or,  knife. 
r  Jos.  5.  2, 3. 

8  made  i  t 
touch. 

uc.  3.  1. 

o  ver.  16. 

v)c.  3.  18. 
ver.  8,  9. 

X  Ge.  17.  3. 
24.  26.  c.  12. 
27.  1  Ch.  29. 
20.2Ch.  20. 
18. 

ac.  10.  9. 

5  2  K.  18.  35. 
Job  21.  15. 
Ps.  12.  4. 

c  c.  3.  18. 

dDe.28.21. 
Ez.  6.  11. 


ePs.  103.41. 

1  Let  the 
work  be 
heavy  upon 
the  men. 

/2K. 18.20. 

2  a  matter 
of  a  day  in 
his  day. 

ADe.32.  36. 
Ec.   4.   1.  5. 


3  to  stink. 

i  Ge.  34.  30. 
1  Sa.  13.  4. 
27.  12.  2  Sa. 
10.  6.  1  Ch. 
19.  6. 


8  And  the  tale  of  the  bricks  which 
they  did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall 
lay  e  upon  them  ;  ye  shall  not  di- 
minish aught  thereof:  for  they  be 
idle  ;  therefore  they  cry,  saying, 
Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God. 

9  Let  1  there  more  work  be  laid 
upon  the  men,  that  they  may  la- 
bour therein  ;  and  let  them  not  re- 
gard vaiu^/"  words. 

10  And  the  task -masters  of  the 
people  went  out,  and  theirofficers, 
and  they  spake  to  the  people,  say- 
ing. Thus  saith  Pharaoh,  I  will 
not  give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye 
can  find  it  :  yet  not  aught  of  your 
work  shall  be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered 
abroad  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  tj  gather  stubble  instead 
of  straw. 

13  And  the  task-masters  hasted 
them,  saying,  Fulfil  your  works, 
you7-2daily  tasks,  as  when  there 
was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  childrer. 
of  Israel,  which  Pharaoh's  task- 
masters had  set  over  them,  were 
beaten,  and  demanded.  Wherefore 
have  ye  not  fulfilled  your  task  in 
making  brick,  both  yesterday  and 
to-day    as  heretofore. 

15  Then  the  officers  of  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Israel  came  and  cried  unto 
Pharaoh,  saying.  Wherefore  deal- 
est thou  thus  with  thy  servants? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto 
thy  servants,  and  they  say  to  us, 
Make  brick  :  and,  behold,  thy  ser- 
vants are  beaten  ;  but  the  fault  is 
in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said.  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are 
idle  ;  therefore  ye  say.  Let  us  fro 
and  do  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work; 
for  there  shall  no  straw  be  given 
you,  yet  shall  ye  deliver  the  tale  of 
bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children 
of  Israel  did  see  that  they  were  in 
evil  h  case,  after  it  was  said.  Ye 
shall  not  mini.^h  aught  from  youi 
bricks  of  your  daily  task. 

20  And  they  met  Moses  and 
Aaron,  who  stood  in  the  way,  aa 
they  came  forth  from  Pharaoh  ; 

21  And  they  said  unto  them.  The 
Lord  look  upon  you  and  judge  ; 
because  ye  have  made  our  savour 
3  to  be  abhorred  i  in  the  eyes  of 
Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  his 
servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their 
hand  to  slay  us. 

22  And  Moses  returned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Lord,  wherefore 
hast  thou  so  evil-entreated  A' this 

57 


God  rerieueth  his  promise. 

people  ?  why  is  it  that  tliou  liaet 
fceiii  me  ? 

23  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh 
lo  8pe;ik  iti  thy  niimc,  he  h.iih 
done  evil  to  this  people  ;  4  neither 
hast  thou  tteliveied  lliy  people  at 
all. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

TIIF.N  the  Lord  said  unto  BTo- 
sts,  Nowshalt  thou  seewhata 

I  will  do  to  Phar.Toh  :  lor  with  a 
strong  hand  6  shall  lie  let  them  g'o, 
und  with  a  strong  hand  shall  he 
drive  them  c  out  of  his  land. 

'2  And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and 
said  uiilo  him,  I  am  the  1  Lord  : 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Abraham, 
unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacoh,  by  the 
name  of  God  d  Alinisrhly  ;  but  by 
my  name  e  JEHOVAII  was  I  not 
known  to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  established  my 
covenanty  with  them,  to  give  them 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  land  of 
their  pilgrimag'e,  wherein  they 
were  strangers. 

5  And  I  have  also  heard  the  g 
groaning  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
whom  the  Egyptians  keep  in 
bondage  ;  and  I  haye  h  remember- 
ed my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
I  will  bring  you  out  i  from  under 
the  burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
I  will  rid  you  out  of  their  bondag.'j 
and  I  will  k  redeem  you  with  a 
stretched-out  arm,  and  with  great 
judgments  ; 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  me  I  for 
a  people,  and  I  will  be  to  you  a 
God  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
ain  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
briiigeih  you  out  from  under  the 
burdens  of  the  Egyptians. 

8  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto 
the  land  concerning  the  which  I 
did  2  swear  to  give  it  to  Abraham, 
to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob  ;  and  I  will 
give  it  to  you  for  an  heritage  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  :  but  they  hear- 
kened not  m  unto  Moses  for  3 
anguish  of  spirit,  and  for  cruel 
bondage. 

10  .\nd  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

II  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  that  he  let  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  go  out  of  his  land. 

'il  And  Moses  spake  before  the 
Lord,  sayin"',  Behold,  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  have  n  not  hearkened 
unto  me  ;  how  then  shall  Pharaoh 
hear  me,  who  amn^  o  uncircumcis- 
ed  lip>  7 

58 


EXODUS. 

4  delivering 
thou  hast 
not  deliver- 
ed. 

n2Ch.  20. 
17.  Ps.  12.5. 
b  P«.  89.  13. 
cc.  U.  1. 
1  or,  JE- 
HOVAH. 
dGe,  17,  1. 
35.  11.  48.  3. 

ec.  3.14.  Ps. 

68.  4.  83.  18. 
Is.  42.  8. 

Jno.  8.58. 

Re.  1.  4. 

/  Ge.  17.  7. 

8. 

sc.  2.  24. 

Ps.  106.  44. 

h  Ps.  105.8. 

i  De.  26.  8. 

Ps.  81.  6. 

A-  c.  15.  13. 

De.  7.  8. 

1  Ch.  17.  21. 
Ne.  1.  10. 
/Dl-.  4.20.7. 
6.  2  Sa.  7. 
24.  Je.  31. 
33.  Ho.  1. 
10.  Re.  21. 
3,7. 

2  lift  up  my 
hand, 
m  c.  5.  21. 

3  shortness, 
or,  strait- 
ness, 
n  ver.  9. 
o  ver.  30. 
Le.  26.  41. 
Je.  9.  26. 
Ac.  7.51. 


p  Nu.  "27.19, 

23.  De.   31. 
14. 

q  Ge.  46.  9, 
&.C.  1  Ch.  5. 
3. 
r\  Ch.4.24. 

Nu.  3.  17. 
1  Ch.  6.  1. 
t  Nu.  26.  57. 
uNu.  16.  1. 
V  Le.  10.  4. 
w  Ru.  4.  19. 
X  1  fh,  6.  3. 

24.  1. 
y  Jos.  24.  33. 


B.  C.  1491. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Auron,  and  gave 
them  up  charge  unto  (he  children 
of  Itirael,  and  unto  Phumoli  king 
of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  Und  of  Egypt. 

14  These  be  the  heads  of  iheir 
fathers'  houses  :  q  the  sons  of  Reu- 
ben, the  first-born  of  Israel  ;  Ha- 
noch,  and  Phallu,  Hezron,  and 
Carini  :  these  be  the  families  of 
Reuben. 

15  And  r  the  sons  of  Simeon  ;  Je- 
muel,  and  Jamin,  and  Ohud,  and 
Jachin,    and     Zohar,   and    SShaul, 
tlie  son  of  a  Canaanitish   woman 
these  are  the  familiesof  Simeon. 

16  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  s  Levi,  according  to  their 
generations  :  Gersbun,  and  Ko- 
hath,  and  Merari.  And  the  years 
of  the  life  of  Levi  icerean  hundred 
thirty  and  seven  yeuis. 

17  The  sons  of  Gershon  ;  Libni, 
and  Shimi,  according  to  their 
families. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  :  t 
Araram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron, 
and  Uzziel.  And  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Kohath  were  an  hundred 
thirty  and  three  years. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Ma- 
hali,  and  Mushi  :  these  are  the 
families  of  Levi  according  to  their 
generations. 

20  And  Amram  took  him  Joche- 
bcd,  his  father's  sister,  to  wife  ; 
and  she  bare  him  Aaron  and  Mo- 
ses. And  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Amram  were  an  hundred  and  thir- 
ty and  seven  years. 

21  And  the  sons  of  I'/.har  ;  uKo- 
rali,  and  Nepheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ;  r 
Mishael,  and  Elzaphan,  {.nd  Zi- 
thri. 

23  And  /iaron  took  him  Elishe- 
ba,  daughter  of  w  Arnminadab, 
sister  of  Naashon,  to  wife  ;  and 
she  bare  him  x  Nadab,  and  Ab'- 
hu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Korah  ;  As- 
sir,  and  Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph  ; 
these  art  the  families  of  the  Kor- 
hites, 

25  And  Eleazar,  Aa  on's  son, 
took  him  one  of  the  daughters  of 
Putiel  to  wife  :  and  she  bare  him 
Phinehas:  y  these  am  the  heads 
of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
according  to  (heir  families, 

26  These  are  that  Aaion  and 
Moses,  to  whom  the  Lord  said, 
Bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  Egypt,  according 
to  their  armies, 

27  These  are  they  which   spake 


B.  U.  1491. 

to  z  Pharaoh  king  of  Ejypt,  to 
bring  out  the  children  of  Israel  a 
from  Egypt  ;  these  are  that  JVIoses 
and  Aaron. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the 
day  w}itn  the  Lord  sp.ike  unto 
Moses  m  the  land  of  Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, saying,  I  am  the  Lord  :  speak 
thou  unto  Pliaraoh  king  of  Egypt 
all  6  that  I  say  unto  thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  am  of  c  uncircura- 
cised  lips,  and  how  shall  Pharaoh 
hearken  unto  me. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

ANI)  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
See,  I  have  made  thee  a  god  a 
to  Pharaohj  and  Aaron  thy  brother 
shall  be  thy  prophet. 

2  Thou  Shalt  speak  all  h  that  I 
command  thee  ;  and  Aaron  thy 
brother  shall  speak  unto  Pharaoh, 
that  he  send  the  children  of  Israel 
cut  uf  his  laud. 

3  And  I  will  c  harden  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  muhiply  my  signs  and 
my  wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  heaiken 
unto  you,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand 
upon  Egypt,  and  bring  forth  mine 
armies, rt«rf  my  people  the  children 
of  Israel,  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  d  Lord, when  I  stretch 
forth  mine  hand  upon  Egypt,  and 
bring  out  the  children  of  Israel 
from  among  them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  them,  so  did 
they. 

7  .4nd  Moses  was  fourscore  years 
old,  and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three 
years  old,  when  they  spake  unto 
Pharaoh. 

3  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pharaoh  shall  speak  un- 
to you,  saying.  Show  a  miracle  e 
for  y^u  :  then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
Airon,  Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  it 
before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall  be- 
come a  serpent. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  in 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so  as 
the  Lord  had  commanded  :  and 
Aaron  cast  down  his  rod  before 
Pharaoh,  and  before  his  servants, 
and  it  became  a  serpent. 

U  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the 
wise  men  andy  the  sorcerers  :  now 
the  magicians  of  Egypt,  they  also 
did  in  like  manner  with  their  en- 
chantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man 
his  rod,  and  they  became  serpents; 


CHAP.   VII. 

z  z.  5.  1.  7. 
10. 

a  c.  33.  1. 
Ps.  77.  20. 
Mi.  6.  4. 


6  Je.  1.7,8, 
17.  23.  28. 
26.  2.  Ez.  2. 
6,  7.  3.  11. 
Ma.  28.  20. 

c  ver.  12. 

a  Ps.  82.  6. 
Jno.  10.  35. 

6  c.  6.  29. 

cc.  U.  9. 

ic.  14.4, 18. 
Ps.  9.  16. 

e  Mat.  12. 
39.  Jno.  2. 
18. 

/  Da.  2.  2. 

2  Ti.  3.  8. 


§•  ver.  4. 
Ac.  8. 15. 10. 
1,27. 
i  Je.  8.  5. 
He.  12.  25. 
k  ter.  10. 
I  c.  3.  18. 
OT  c.  8.  1, 

&c. 

n  ver.  5.  1 
Sa.  17.  45. 
1  K.  20,  28. 
2K.  19.  19. 
Ez.  29.  9. 
30.8.  38.23. 

0  Ps.  78.  44. 
103.  29.  Re. 
8.8.  16.  4,6. 

1  gathering 
of  their  wa- 
ters. 

p  c.  17.  5. 
Nu.  26.  11. 
q  ver.  18. 
7-2Ti.  3.  8. 
s  Is.  26.  11. 
Je.  5.  3.  36. 
■24.  Hag.  1. 


27ie  river  turned  into  blood, 

but  Aaron's  rod  swallowed  up  their 
rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  that  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them  ;  as  the  g  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened,  h  he 
refuseth  i  to  let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the 
morning  ;  lo,  he  goeth  out  unto 
the  water  ;  and  thou  shalt  stand 
by  the  river's  brink  against  he 
come ;  and  the  rod  which  was 
turned  to  a  serpent  k  thou  shalt 
take  in  thy  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  hira. 
The  Lord  God  of  the  /  Hebrews 
hath  sent  me  unto  thee,  saying, 
Let  my  people  go,  m  that  they  may 
serve  me  in  the  wilderness  :  and, 
behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldest  not 
hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this 
thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  n  the 
Lord :  behold,  I  will  smite  with 
the  rod  that  is  in  mine- hand  upon 
the  waters  which  are  in  the  river, 
and  they  shall  be  turned  o  to 
blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the 
river  shall  die,  and  the  river  shall 
stink;  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
loathe  to  drink  of  the  water  of  the 
river. 

19  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, Say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod, 
and  stretch  out  thine  hand  upon 
the  waters  of  Egypt,  upon  their 
streams,  upon  their  rivers,  and  up- 
on their  ponds,  and  upon  all  their 
pools  1  of  water,  that  they  may  be- 
come blood  ;  and  that  there  may 
he  blood  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  both  in  vessels  of  wood, 
ami  in  vessels  of  &io-af.. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  so, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  ;  and  he 
lifted  up  the  rod,  and  smote  -p  the 
waters  that  were  in  the  river,  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the 
sight  of  his  servants  :  and  all  the 
waters  that  were  in  the  river  were 
turned  to  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  via3  in  the 
river  died  ;  and  the  river  stank, 
and  the  Egyptians  could  not  drink 
7  of  the  water  of  the  river  :  and 
there  was  blood  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt 
did  r  so  with  their  enchantments; 
and  Pharaoh's  heart  was  hardened, 
neither  did  he  hearken  unto  thern  , 
as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went 
into  his  house,  neither  did  he  set 
his  s  heart  to  this  also. 

59 


B.  C.  U91. 


EXODUS. 


The  plague  of  lice,  and  o/Jlie*. 


the  vkiiteruT  the  river, 
25  And  seven  days  were  fulfilled,    jg.  13 
after  lliul  the   Lord   bud    Kinilteii  ^ 
the  river. 

CHAPTER  VIH. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, Go  wuto  Piuiraoh  and  say 
unio  hnn,  Thus  saith  the  Lo.d, 
Lei  rny  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me.  | 

2  An<l   if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  '■i  or,  have 
go,  beh'jld,  I  will  smite  all  thy  bor-   thia  honour 
ders  with  frogs  :  j  over  me. 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth] 

frogs  abundantly,  wliich  shall  go   3or,  against 

up  and  come  into  tliine  house,  and   when. 

into  ihy   bed-cliamber,   and   uponi 

thy  bed,  and  into  the  hou.se  of  thy   4  ig  cut  off. 

servants,  and  upon  tliy  people, and 

into  thine  ovens,   and  into   thy  1 

kneading-trougha  ; 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up, 
both  on  thee  and  upon  thy  people, 
and  upon  all  thy  servants. 

5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto   Mo- 
ses, Say  unto  Aaron,  Stretch  forth   "^ ■  2i-  1  Ch. 
thine  hand  with  thy  rod  over  the    }^' '^,'J,-^^-^^- 
streams,  over  the  rivers,  and  over 


1(J5.  30.  lie. 


b  c.  9.  28. 
10.  17.  Nu. 
21.  7.  1  K. 
13.  6.  Ac.  8. 

24. 


,^  or, against 
to-morrow. 

cDe.  32.  31. 

'  33.  26.  2  Sa. 


18.  86.  8.  Is 


the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs  to  come  ;  ^0.  25.  46.  9. 
-  Je.  10.  6,  7. 


24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged    1  or,  dough.  ]  frogs  which  he  had  brought  against 
round  about  the  river  for  water  to  i  Pharaoh. 

drink  ;  for  they  could  nut  diiiik  uf  a  Ps.  78.  43.     ^^  And  the  Lord  did  e  according 

"to  the  word  of  Moses;  and  the 
frogs  died  out  of  the  house*,  out 
of  the  villages,  and  out  of  the 
fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  to- 
gether upon  heaps  ;  and  llie  laud 
stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that 
there  was  respite,  he  J"  hardened 
his  heart,  and  heaikened  not  unto 
them  :  as  the  Lord  bad  said,  g 

IS  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  ijtielch  out  thy 
rod,  and  smile  the  dust  of  the  land, 
that  it  may  become  lice  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so  :  for  Aaron 
stretched  out  his  hand  with  his  rod, 
and  smote  the  d'jst  of  the  earth, 
and  it  became  h  lice  in  man  and  in 
beast  ;  all  the  dust  uf  the  land  be- 
came lice  throughout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

18  And  the  magicians  did  so  with 
their  enchantments  to  bring  forth 
lice,  but  they  could  not  :  i  so 
there  were  lice  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto 
Pharaoh,  This  is  the  k  finger  of 
God  :  and  Phaiaoh's  heait  was 
hardened,  and  he  heaikened  not 
unto  them;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

20  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Muses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
stand  before  Pharaoh  ;  lo,  he  Com- 
eth forth  lo  I  he  water;  and  say 
unto  him.  Thus  saiih  the  Lord, 
Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me  : 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  I  will  send  6 
swauns  './flics  upon  thee,  and  up- 
on thy  servants,  and  upon  thy  peo- 
ple, and  into  thy  houses  ;  and  the 
houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be 
full  of  swarms  o/Jiies,  and  also  the 
ground  whereon  they  arc. 

22  And  I  will  sever  /  in  that  day 
the  land  of  Goshen,  in  which  ray 
people  dsvell,    that  no   swarms  of 

Jiies  shall  be  there  ;  to  the  end  thou 
mayest  know  that  I  om  the  Lord  in 
the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  7  division  be- 
tween my  people  and  thy  people  : 
8  to-morrow  shall  this  sign  be. 

24  And  the  Lord  did  so;  and  there 
came  a  grievous  swarm  of  ftes  in- 
to the  house  of  Pharaoh,  ami  into 
his  servants'  houses,  and  into  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  ;  the  land  was 
corrupted  9  by  reason  of  the  swarm 
of  flies. 


up  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  strct'-hed  out  his 
Hand  over  the  waters  of  Egypt  : 
and  the  frogs  a  came  up,  and  cov- 
ered the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  so  with 
their  enchantments,  and  brought 
up  frogs  upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  Then  Pharaoh  called  foi  Moses 
and  Aaron,  and  said,  b  Entreat 
the  Lord,  that  he  may  take  away 
the  frogs  t'rom  me,  and  from  my 
people  ;  and  1  will  Ut  the  people 
go,  that  t.'iey  may  do  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord. 

9  And  i/Ioses  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
2  Glory  over  me  :  3  when  shall  I 
entreat  for  thee,  and  for  thy  ser- 
vants, and  for  thy  people,  4  to  de- 
stroy the  frogs  from  thee  and  thy 
houses,  that  they  may  remain  in 
the  river  only  ? 

10  And  he  said,  5  To-morrow. 
And  he  said,  lis  it  according  to  thy 
word  ;  that  thou  mayest  know  that 
c  there  is  none  like  unto  the  Lord 
our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart 
from  thee,  and  from  thy  houses, 
and  f-'um  thy  servants,  and  from 
thy  people  ;  they  shall  remain  in 
the  river  only. 

12  And  Mosce  and  Aaron  went 
out   from  Pharaoh  :  -ind   Moses  rj 


d  Ja. 
18. 


5.  16, 


e  De.  34.  10 

—12. 

/  Ec.8.  11. 

o-  c_  7_  4 

APs.  io5.  31. 
i  Gfi.  41.  a. 
Is.  le.  12. 
47.  12.  Da. 
2.  10. 

k  1  Sa.  6.  3. 
9.  Ps.  8.  3. 
Mat.  12.  28. 
La.  11.  20. 

6  or,  a  mix- 
ture of  noi- 
some beasts, 

I  c.  .n.  4,  4c. 
10.23.  11.  6, 
7.  12.  13. 

7  a  redemp- 
tion. 

8  or,  hy  to- 
raorrow. 


j  9  or,  de- 
cried  untn  the  Lord  because  of  the  '  tlroyed. 
60 


no.  3.  18. 


OC.34.  a. 
Le.  10.  1. 
Mat.  28.  20. 


g  Ps.  78.34— 
37.  Je. 42.20. 


r  V.  15.  c.  4. 
21.  Ro.  2.  5. 


a  Ps.  78.  50. 


The  murrain  of  ^taaU.  CHAP.  IX. 

25  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  mGe.  43. 32. 
and  for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go  ye,  46.  34.  De. 7. 
iacrifice  to  your  God  in  the  land.     I  25.  12.  31. 

26  And  Mcses  said,  It  is  not  meet !  1  K.  11.  5-7. 
so  to  do  ;  for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  ;  2  K.  23.  13. 
abomination  m  of  the  Ejypli.ins  to 
the  Lord  our  God  :  lo,  shall  we 
saciifice  the  abomination  of  the 
Eg'yptians  before  their  eyes,  and 
will  they  not  stone  us  ? 

27  We  will  go  n  three  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  ourGod,  as  he  shall 
o  command  us. 

28  And   Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let 
yoM   go,   that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  P  ^-  8.  c.  9. 
tke  Lord  your  God  in  the  wilder-  28.  IK.  13. 6. 
nes3  ;  only  ye  shall   not  go    very 
far  awav  :  p  entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I  go 
out  from  thee,  and  1  will  entreat 
the  Lord  that  the  swarms  of  fixes 
may  depart  from  Pharaoh,  from 
his  servants,  and  from  his  people, 
to-morrow  :  but  let  not  Pharaoh 
deal  q  deceitfully  any  more  in  not 
letting  the  people  go  to  sacrifice 
to  the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pha- 
raoh, and  entreated  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to 
the  word  of  Moses  ;  and  he  remov- 
ed the  swarms  of  flies  from  Pha- 
raoh, from  his  servants,  and  from 
his  people :  there  remained  not 
one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  r  hardened  his 
heart  at  this  time  also,  neither 
would  he  let  the  people  go. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

THENthe  Lord  said  uoto  Moses, 
Go  in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  tell 
hi;n,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews,  Let  my  people  go, 
that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them 
po,  and  wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is 
upo'i  thy  cattle  which  is  in  the 
fielJ,  upon  the  horses,  upon  the 
Rsses,  upon  the  camels,  upon  the 
oxeri,  and  upon  the  sheep  :  there 
shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  sever  be- 
tween the  caltte  of  Israel  and  the 
cattle  of  Egypt  :  and  there  shall 
nothing  die  of  all  that  is  the  chil- 
dren's of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set 
•-iuie,  saying,  To-morrow  the 
Lord  shall  do  this  thing  in  the 
land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thin»  on 
the  morrow,  and  a  a'l  the  cattle  of  i  1  K.  19. 
Egypt  died;  but  of  the  cattle  ofi20.  6. 
the    childien   of   Israel    died    not  I 

oue.  ItPs.  83.  19. 


6De.  28.  27. 
Job  2.  7. 
Re.  16.2. 

c  Is.  47.  12, 
14. 

dPs.  81.  11. 

ec.  4.  21. 

/Le.  26.18. 
De.28.  15. 
29.20.32.39. 
1  Sa.  4.  8. 
Je.  19.  8. 
Re.  18.8.22. 
18. 

g  Pr.  2.  22. 

h  Pr.  16.  4. 
Ro.  9.  17. 
1  Pe.  2.  8. 

1  Tnade  thee 
stand. 

i  Job  9.  4. 
15.  25,  26. 


B.  C.  U9l. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and,  behoid, 
there  was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of 
the  Israelites  dead.  And  the  heart 
of  Pharaoh  was  hardened,  and  he 
did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  lake  to  you  hand- 
fuls  of  ashes  of  the  furnace,  and  let 
Moses  sprinkle  it  toward  the  heav- 
en  ia  the  sight  of  Pharaoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust 
in  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall 
be  a  boil  6  breaking  funh  uith 
blaias  upon  man  and  upon  beast, 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  uf  the  fur- 
nace, and  stood  before  Pharaoh; 
and  Moses  sprinkled  it  up  toward 
heaven;  and  it  became  a  hoil  break- 
ing (oTthioith  blains  upon  man  and 
upon  beatt. 

U  And  the  magicians  could  not  c 
stand  before  Moses  because  of  the 
boils:  for  the  boil  was  upon  the 
magicians,  and  upon  all  the  Egyp- 
ti  ns. 

12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh,  and  he  heark- 
ened d  not  unto  them;  as  the  Lord 
had  spoken  e  unto  Moses. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and 
stand  before  Pharaoh,  and  say  un- 
to him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  peo- 
ple go,  that  they  may  sei-ve 
me. 

14  For  I  will  at  this  time  send 
allymy  plagues  upon  thine  heart, 
and  upon  tny  servants,  and  upon 
thy  people  ;  that  thou  mayest 
know  that  there  is  none  like  rae  in 
all  the  earth. 

15  For  now  I  will  stretch  out  my 
hand,  that  I  may  smite  thee  and  ^ 
thy  people  with  pestilence  ;  and 
thou  Shalt  be  cut  off  from  the 
earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  h  this 
cause  have  I  raised  1  thee  up,  for 
to  show  in  thee  my  power;  and 
that  my  name  may  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself  t 
against  my  people,  that  thou  wilt 
not  let  them  go  7 

18  Behold,  lo-morow  k  about  this 
time,  I  will  cause  it  to  rain  /  a  very 
grievous  hail,  such  as  has  not  been 
in  Egypt  since  the  foundation 
thereof  even  until  now. 

19  Send  therefore,  now,  and  ga- 
ther thy  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
hast  in  the  field; /"or  upon  every 
man  and  beast  which  shall  be 
found  in  the  field,  and  shall  not 
bo  bought    home,  the   hail   sb«U 

61 


B.  C    1491. 

come  m  down  upon  them,  and  they 
(hall  die.      ■ 

SU  He  that  feared  the  word  n  of 
the  Lord  amoiij  the  servants  of 
Phar.tuh,  made  hi^ser>raiits  and  his 
cattle  Hee  iiuo  the  houses: 

'21  And  he  that  2  regaided  o  not 
the  word  of  ilie  Lord  left  his  ser- 
vants and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  fo.th  thine  hand  toward 
heaven,  that  th3>e  may  be  hail  in 
all  the  land  of  Kgrypl,  upon  man, 
and  upon  bsast,  and  upon  every 
heib  of  the  field,  iluoughoul  the 
laud  of  Ejypt. 

Si3  And  iVIoses  stretched  forth  his 
rod  toward  heaven  ;  and  the  Lord 
sent  thunder  and  p  hdii.  and  the 
liiB  ran  alon^  upon  tlie  ground  ; 
and  the  Lord  rained  hail  upon  the 
land  of  K^ypt. 

24  So  the.e  was  hail,  and  fire 
mi.ig'lel  with  the  hail,  vi:ry  g'.iev- 
ous,  su.;li  as  lhe;e  was  none  like  it 
in  all  the  land  of  Ej^ypt  since  it  be-  j 
came  a  nation.  I 

•^■5  And  till.'  hail  smote  throughout ' 
all  the  land  of  Eg'ypt  all  that  was 
in  the  fi«l  i,  lioth  man  and  beast  ; 
and  the  h  lil  g  smote  every  herb  of 
the  fiel  I,  and  brake  every  tree  of 
thefiell.  j 

US  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  r 
whe.e  the  children  of  Israel  were, 
was  there  no  hail.  j 

27  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  called 
for  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto 
them,  [  have  sinneil  this  time  :  the  j 
Lord  is  righteous,  a  and  I  and  my  j 
people  are  wicked. 

28  Entreat  the  Lord  (for  t  it  is  \ 
enough)  that  there  be  no  more  3 , 
mighty  thundevings  and  hail  ,  and 
I  \\'A\  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall  stay 
no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As 
soon  as  I  am  gone  out  of  the  <'ity, 
I  will  spread  abroad  my  hands  u 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  thunder 
shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  more  hail  ;  that  thou  mayesl 
know  how  that  the  earth  is  the 
Lord's.  « 

30  But  OS  for  thee  and  thy  ser- 
vants, I  know  that  ye  will  not  yet 
te  fear  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barley 
was  smitten  ;  x  for  the  barley 
uji^  in  the  ear,  and  the  flax  was 
boiled. 

3"2  But  the  wheat  and  the  rye  were 
not  smitten  ;  for  they  were  not  4 
grown  up. 

33  And    Moses  went  out  of   the 

city    f.om    Pharaoh,     and    spread 

abroad  his  hand':  unto  the   Lord  ; 

62 


>:X0DU3. 

7n  V.  25. 
fi  Pr.  16.  18. 
22.  3. 

2  set  not  his 
heart  unto. 

0  c.  7.  23. 

p  Jos.  lU.ll. 

1  Sa.  12.  17, 
18.  Job 38. 
22.  Ps.  18. 
13.  78.  47. 
1(15.  32.  Is. 
cO.  30.  Ez. 
38.22.  Re8.7. 
9  Ps.  105.33. 
re.  8.22,  &c. 
Is.  32.  18,19. 
s2Ch.  12.6. 
Ps.  9.16.129. 
4.  145.  17. 
La.  1.  18. 
Da.  9.  14. 

I  Ac.  8.  24. 

3  voices  of 
God. 

u  1  K.  8.  38. 
Ps.  143.  6. 
Is.  1.  15. 
t)  Ps.  24.  1. 
1  Cor,  10.26. 
w  Is.  26.  10. 
X  Am.  4.  9. 
Ha.  3.  17. 

4  hidden,  or, 
dark. 


y2Ch.33. 
23.  3S.  13. 
Ro.  2.  4,  5. 
5  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 
a  (-.7.  13.14, 
6De.  4.  9.6. 
20.  Ps.  44.  1. 
71.  18.  78.  5. 
Joel  I.  3. 
c  Ps.  58.  U. 
d  1  K.21.29. 
2Ch.7.  14. 
33.  12.  19. 
Job  42.  6. 
Je.  13.  18. 
Ja.  4.  10. 
e  Pr.  30.  27. 
Re.  9.  3. 
1  eue. 

/c.  9.  32. 
Joel  1.4.2.25 
g  ver.  14, 15. 
c.  8.  3. 
h  c.  23.  33. 
Job.  23.  13. 

1  Sa.  18.  21. 
Pr.  29.  6. 
Ec.  7.  28. 

2  who.  and 
who,  &c. 


The  plague  of  locust*  threatened. 

and  the  thunders  and  hail  ceased, 
and  the  rain  was  not  poured  uoon 
the  eartli. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  iha: 
the  rain  and  the  hail  and  th« 
thunders  were  ceased,  he  sinned 
yet  y  mure,  and  hardened  hia 
heart,  he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was 
hardened,  neither  would  he  let  the 
children  of  I.^rael  go  ;  as  the  Lord 
had  spoken  by  5  Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Go  in  unto  Pharaoh  ,  for  I 
have  aha:dened  his  heart,  and  the 
heart  of  his  servants,  that  I  might 
show  these  my  signs  belbre  him  : 

2  And  that  thou  inayest  tell  in  the 
ears  of  thy  son,  6  and  of  thy  son's 
son,  what  things  I  have  wrought 
in  Egypt,  and  my  signs  which 
I  have  done  among  them  ;  that  ye 
may  know  how  c  that  I  ain  the 
Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came 
in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
the  Hebrews,  How  long  wilt  thou 
refuse  to  humble  d  thyself  before 
me  ?  let  my  people  go,  that  they 
may  serve  me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my 
people  go,  behold,  to-morrow  will 
1  biing  the  locustse  into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  1  face 
of  the  ea.ih,  that  one  cannot  be 
able  to  see  the  earth  ;  and  they 
shall  eat  the  f  residue  of  that 
which  is  escaped,  which  remaineih 
unto  you  from  the  hail,  and  shall 
eat  every  tree  which  groweth  for 
you  out  of  the  field  : 

6  And  they  shall  fill  thy  hoivses,  g 
and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants, 
and  the  houses  of  all  the  Egyp- 
tians ;  which  neither  thy  fathers, 
nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  upon 
the  e  irth  unto  this  day.  And  he 
turned  himself,  and  went  out  from 
Pharaoh. 

7  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said 
unto  him,  How  long  shall  this 
man  be  A  a  snare  unto  us?  Let 
the  men  go,  that  they  may  serve 
the  Lord  their  Goi  :  Knowest 
thou  not  yet  that  Egypt  is  de- 
stroyed ? 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were 
brought  again  unto  Pharaoh  ;  and 
he  said  unto  them.  Go  serve  the 
Lord  vou  r  God  :  but  2  who  are  they 
that  shall  go  ? 

9  And  Moses  salt,  We  will  go 
with  our  young  and  with  our  old, 
with  our  sons  and  with  our  daugh' 


The  plague  of  locuslt  CHAPTER  XI 

ters,  with  our  flocKR  and  with  our  i  c.  7.  19, 
herds  will  we  g-o  :  for  we  must  hold 
a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let 
tlie  Lord  be  so  with  you,  as  I  will 
let  j'ou  go,  and  your  little  ones  : 
look  to  it  ;  for  evil  is  before  you. 

11  Not  bu  :  go  now  ye  that  are 
men,  anr.  serve  the  Loid  ;  for 
thdt  ye  did  desire.  And  they  were 
driven  out  from  Pharaoh's  pres- 
ence. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  i  out  thine  hand  over  the 
land  of  Kgypt  for  the  locusts,  that 
they  may  come  up  upon  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  eat  every  heib 
of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail 
hath  left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
rod  over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
the  Lord  brought  an  east  wind 
upon  the  land  all  that  day,  and 
all  that  night  ;  and  when  it  was 
morning,  the  k  east  wind  brought 
ihe  locusts. 

14  And  the  locusts  I  went  up  over 
all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  rested 
in  all  the  coasts  of  Egypt:  very 
erievous  were  they;  before  them 
there  were  no  such  locusts  m  as 
they,  neither  after  them  shall  be 
such  : 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  so  that  the  land 
was  darkened  ;  and  they  did  eat 
every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all  the 
fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail 
had  left  :  and  there  remained  not 
nny  green  thing  in  the  trees,  or  in 
the  lierbs  of  the  field,  through  all 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  Then  Pharaoh  3 called  for  Mo- 
se.s  and  Aaron  in  haste  ;  and  he 
said,  I  have  sinned  against  n  the 
Lor^l  your  God,  and  against  you. 

17  Now,  therefore,  forgive,  I  pray 
thee,  my  sin  only  o  this  once,  and 
entreat  the  Lorn  vourGod,  that  he 
niay  take  away  from  me  this  death 


B.  C.  1491. 


18  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh, 
and  entreated  the  Lord. 

19  -And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty 
strong    west    wind,     which     took 
away  the  locusts,  and  4  cast  them p  I 
into  the  Red  Sea  :  there  remained    p-  A";  ^l*- 
not  one  locust  in  all  the  coasts  of  i  '^^-  ^^°-  ^°- 
Ep-ypt. 

'Ai  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  so  that  he  would  not 
let  the  children  of  Israel  go. 

'21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Ptretch  out  thine  hand  toward 
lipaven,  that  there  may  be  dark- 
ness q  over  the  land  of  Egypt, 
5  evpn  darkness  which  may  be  feJt. 


22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  heaven  ;  and  there 
V as  a  thick  daikness  :n  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  iluee  days  : 

U3  They  saw  not  one  another, 
neither  rocse  any  flora  his  place 
for  three  days  ;  but  all  tiie  chil- 
dien  of  Isiael  had  r  light  in  their 
duellings. 

;i4  And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Mo- 

Shastenedto^^^'  ^"^  *'"'''  ^'^  >'•*.  ^"•^'■'^  the 
Lord  ;  only  let  your  fiocks  and 
your  herds  be  stayed  :  let  your 
little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said,  'Thou  must 
give  6  us  also  sacrifices  and  b'lrnt- 
otierings,  that  we  may  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  om  God. 

26  Our  cattle  s  also  shall  go  with 
us  :  there  shall  not  an  hoof  be  left 
behind  :  for  thereof  must  we  take 
to  serve  the  Lord  our  God  ;  and 
we  know  not  with  what  we  must 
Serve  the  Lord  until  we  come 
thither. 

27  But  the  Lord  hardened  t  Pha- 
raoh's heart,  and  he  would  not  let 
them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him, 
Get  thee  from  me,  take  heed  to 
thyself,  see  my  face  no  more  :  u 
for  in  that  day  thou  seest  my  face 
thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Thou  hast 
spoken  well,  d  I  will  see  thy  face 
again  no  more. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Yet  will  I  bring  one  plague 
more  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon 
Egypt  ;  aftei-wards  he  will  let  you 
go  hence  ;  when  he  shall  let  you 
I  go,  he  shall  su;ely  thrust  you  out 
I  hence  a  altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the 
I  people,  and  let  every  man  borrow 
I  of  his  neighbour,  and  eveiy  woman 

of  her  neighbour,  jewels  of  silver, 
and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Loid  gave  the  peo- 
ple b   favour  in   the   sight  of  the 

!  Egyptians.  Moreover  the  m  n 
!  Moses  wo.s  very  great  c  in  the  land 
j  of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh's 

servants,  and   in  the  sight  of  the 

people. 

4  And  Moses  said.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  About  midnight  o'  will  I  go 

I  out  into  the  midst  of  Egypt  : 
I   5    And   oil   the   first-born   in   the 
I  land  of  Egypt  shall  die,  e  from  the 
first-born  of  Pharaoh   that  sitteth 


k  Ps.  78.  26. 
107.25. 
Mat.  8.  27. 

I  Pe.  78.  46. 
105.  34. 

TO  Joel  2.  2. 


call 

n  c.  9.  27. 

o  1  K.  13.  6. 
Is.  26.  16. 

i  fastened. 

p  Joel  2.20. 

q  Ps.  35.  6. 
105.  28.  Pr. 
4.  19.  Ec.2. 
14.  6.  4.  Is. 

8.22. 

5  that  one 
may  feel 
darkness . 


ris.  42.  16. 
Col.  1.  13. 
1  Pe.  2.  9. 

6  into  our 
hands. 

sHo.  5.  6. 
Zee.  14.  20. 

t  ver.  1,  20. 
c.  14.  4.  8. 

i/2Ch.  16.10. 
25.  16.  Am. 
7.  13. 


j)He.  11.27. 
a  c.  12.  31- 


e  2Sa.  7.  9. 
Est.  9.  4. 
Re.  3.  9. 


'upon   his   throne,   even   unto    the 
rf  Job34.  20.    filst-boi-n  of  the  maid-servant  that 


Mi.  2.  10. 
Ze.  14.  3. 
*  Am.  4.  10. 


is  behind   the    mill  ;  and   all  the 
first-born  of  beasts. 
6  And  the^e  shall  be  a  jreat  cry 
63 


B.  c.  uai. 

/lliroughout  all  tlie  land  of  E^y pt, 
such  as  there  wasi  none  like  it,  nor 
ihdil  be  like  it  any  more. 

7  Bui  aj.iiHSt  ;iny  of  the  children 
of  Is.ael  sh.ill  not  a  dog'  move  his 
g  tongue,  against  man  nor  beusl  ; 
that  ye  may  know  how  that  the 
Lord  (loth  put  a  litleience  between 
the  Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants 
hshall  come  down  unco  me,  and 
bow  down  unto  mc,  saying,  Get 
thee  out,  and  all  the  people  1  that 
follow  thee  :  an-J  after  that  I  will 
go  out.  And  he  went  out  from 
Pharaoh  in  '2a  great  anger. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken 
unto  you  ;  that  my  wonders  may 
i  be  multiplied  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  And  Mjses  and  Aaron  did  all 
these  wonders  before  Pharaoh:  and 
the  Lo:(i  hardened  k  Pharaoh's 
heart,  so  that  lie  would  not  let  the 
children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 
land. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  saying, 

a  This  a  month  shall  be  unto  you 
the  bejiniiingof  months:  it  $/iall 
be  the  first  month  of  the  year  to 
you. 

3  Speak  ye  unto  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  saying,  In  the  tenth 
diy  of  this  month  they  shall  take  to 
them  every  man  a  I  lamb,  accord- 
ing to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
e.  lamb  for  an  house  : 

4  And  if  iho  household  be  too 
little  for  the  lamb,  let  him  and  his 
neighbour  next  unto  his  house  take 
it  according  to  the  number  of  the 
souls  :  every  man,  according  to  his 
eating,  shall  make  your  count  for 
the  lamb. 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  6  without 
blemish,  a  male  2  of  the  first  year  ; 
ye  shall  take  it  out  from  the  sheep, 
or  from  the  goats : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until 
the  c  fourteenth  day  of  the  same 
month;  and  the  whole  assembly 
of  the  congregation  of  Israel  shul'l 
kill  it  3  in  the  evening,  d 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the 
Mood,  and  strike  it  on  the  two 
side-posts  and  on  the  upper  do.)r- 
post  of  the  houses  wherein  they 
shall  eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in 
that  night,  roast  with  fire,  and 
<urfleavened  bread;  and  wilh  bitter 
herbs  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at 

64 


/c.  12.  30. 
Am.  5.  17. 

J- Jos.  10.21. 

h  c.  12.  31, 
33, 

1  i.  e.  at  thy 
rtet.  I  K.2U. 
10. 

2  heat  of 
an^er. 

ic.7.3. 
kc.  10.  20, 
27.  lSa.6.6. 
Ro.  2.  5. 

ac.  13.4.34. 
18.  De.16.1. 

1  or,  kid. 

b  Le.  22.  19, 
21.  De.17.1. 
Mai.  1.  8, 
14.   IPe.  1. 
19. 

2  son  of  a 
year.  Le. 
23.  12. 
cLe.  23.5. 
Nu.  9.  3.  28. 
16.  De.16.1, 

a. 

3  between 
the  tieo 
evenings. 

d  c.  16.  12. 

e  c.  34.  25. 
De.  16.  3. 
1  Co.  5.8. 


/C.23.  18. 
ioT,prin':es. 
g  Nu.  33.  4. 
Ps.  82.  1. 

5  for  a  de- 
struction. 

h  Le.  23.  4, 
5.  2  K.  23. 
21.  lCo.5.8. 

ic.  13.6,4c. 
Nu.  28.  17. 
ilr  Nu.  9.  13. 
/Nu.29.  12. 

6  soul. 
mc.  23.  15. 
34    18.    De. 
16.3. 


Tfie  fea*t  of  unltavened  bread. 

lilt  with  water,  but  roKsl  uith  fire  ; 
his  head  with  his  legs, and  with  tba 
purtenance  thereof. 

10  An  I  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it 
(^remain  until  the  morning;  and 
that  which  remaineih  of  it  until  the 
morning  ye  «hall  burn  wiih  fire. 

11  And  ihua  shall  ye  eat  it: 
With  your  loins  girded,  your  shoes 
on  your  feet,  and  your  stall'  in 
your  hand  ;  and  ye  shall  eat  it 
in  haste  :  it  in  the  Lord's  pasx- 
over. 

12  For  I  will  pass  through  the 
land  of  Egypt  this  night,  and  will 
smite  all  the  first-born  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  both  man  and  beast  ; 
and  against  all  the  4  gods  of  Egypt 
g  I  will  execute  judgment :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you 
for  a  token  upon  the  houses  where 
ye  are:  and  when  I  see  the  blood, 
I  will  pass  over  you,  and  the 
plague  shall  not  be  upon  you  to 
5  destroy  you,  when  I  smite  thd 
land  of  Egypt. 

14  An<l  this  day  shall  be  unto 
you  for  a  memorial  ;  and  ye  shall 
keep  it  a  /i  feast  to  the  Lord 
throughout  your  generations  ;  ye 
shall  keep  it  a  feast  by  an  o.di- 
nance  for  ever. 

15  Seven  days  i  shall  ye  eat  un- 
leavened bread  :  even  the  first  day 
ye  shall  put  away  leaven  out  of 
your  houses  :  for  whosoever  eateth 
leavened  bread  from  the  fi.-st  day 
until  the  seventh  day,*  that  soul 
shall  be  cut  off  from  Isi-ael. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  there  thrtll 
be  an  holy  i  convocation,  and  in 
the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  an 
holy  convocation  to  you  ;  no  man- 
ner of  work  shall  be  done  in  them, 
save  that  which  every  6  man  must 
eat,  that  only  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  featt 
of  unleavened  tread  ;  for  in  this 
selfsame  day  have  I  brought  your 
armies  out  of  the  land  nf  Egypt  : 
therefore  shall  ye  observe  this  day 
in  your  generations  by  an  ordi- 
nance for  ever. 

13  In  the  first  month,  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at 
even,  ye  shall  eat  unleavened 
bread,  until  the  one  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  d.ays  there  shall  be  no 
TO  leaven  found  in  your  houses: 
for  whosoever  eateth  that  which 
is  leavened,  even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  the  congregation  of 
Israel,  whether  he  be  a  stranger, 
or  born  in  the  land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothinj  leaven- 


B    C.  1491.  CHAP.  XII. 

ed  ,'  in  all  your  habitatious  shall  7  or,  kid. 

ve  eat  unleavened  bre.id.  »  Jos.  5.10. 

"21  Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  2  K.  23.  21. 

elders  of  Is.ael,    and     said   unto  Ezra  6.  20. 

thein,  Draw  out  and   take   you  a  Mai.  26.  13. 

7  lamb  according  to  your  families,  IMar.  14.  12. 

and  kill  the  n  passover.  Lu.  22.  7, 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of  &c. 
hyssop,  and  dip  ic  in    the  blood  o  Le.  14.  6, 
that   is  in  the    bason,   and   strike  7.  Pa.  51.  7. 
o  the  lintel  and  the  two  side-posts  He.  9.  19.11. 
with  the  blood   that  is  in   the   ba-  28. 

son  :  and  none  of  you  shall  ^o  out  pile.  12.  24. 
at  the  door  of  hia  house  until  the  g  2Sa.  24.  16, 
morning'.  Ez.  9.  4,  6. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  pass  Re.  7. 3.  9. 
through  to  smite   the  Egyptians  :  4. 

and  when  he  seeth  the  blooJ  p  up-  r  c.  13.  8, 14. 

on  the  Imtel,  and  on  the  two  side-  De.  32.  7. 

posts,    the   Lord    will    pass    over  Jos.  4. 6.  Ps. 

the  door,  and  g  wi"   not  suffer  the  78.  6. 

destroyer    to    come    in  unto  your  e  c.  4.  31. 

houses  to  smite  you.  t  Nu.  3.  13. 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this  8.  17.  33.  4. 
thing  for  an  ordinance  to  thee  and  Ps.  78.  51. 
to  thy  sons  for  ever.  105.  36.  135. 

25  And    it    shall    come   to  pass,  8.  135.  10. 
when    ye    be   come    to     (he    land  He.  11.  28. 
which    the   Lord    will    g-ive   you,  8  house  of 
according    as    he  hath    promised,  thepit. 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  service.  u  c.  U.  6. 

26  And  it  shall  coini;  to  pass,  Pr.  21.  13. 
when  your  children  shall  say  unto  Am.  5.  17. 
you,  r  What  mean  ye  by  this  ser-  Mat.  25.  6. 
vir-e  ?  Ja.  2.  13. 

27  That  ye   shall  say,  It  is  the  »  c.  11.  1. 
sacrifice  of   the  Lord's    passover, 

who  passed  over  the  houses  of  the  j 

children  of  Israel  in  Egypt,  when   __^___^_ 

he     smote     the    Egyptians,    and  j 

delivered   our  houses.      And    the  ■ 

people     bowed    the  head,   and  a  • 

worshipped.  loGe.  27.34. 

28  And    the    children    of   Israel  x  Ps.  105. 
■went  away,   and    did   as  the  Lord   38. 

had  commanded  Moses  and  Aa-  9  or,  dough. 

ron,  so  did  they.  y  Ge.  39.  21. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  c.  3.  21.11. 3. 
midnight,  the  Lord  smote  t  all  z  Nu.  33.  3. 
the     first-born     in    the     land     of  5. 

Egypt,  from  the  first-born  of  Pha-  oNu.  1.46. 

raoh  that  sat  on  his  throne,   unto  11.  21. 

the  first-born  of  the  captive   that  \0  a  great 

toas  in  the  8  dungeon  ;  and  aJl  the  mixture. 

first-born  of  cattle.  b  Nu.  11.  4. 

30  And  Fharaoh  rose  up  in  the  cGe.  15.  13. 
night,  he,  and  all  his  servants,  Ac.  7.  6.  Ga. 
and  all  the  Egyptians  ;  and  there  3.  17. 

was  a  great  cry  u  in  Egypt  ;  for  11  a  night 
there  was  not  a  house  where  there   of  observa- 
uas  not  one  dead.  tions. 

31  And  he  called  v  for  Moses  d  De.  16.  1, 
and    Aaron   by    night,    and  said,   6. 

Rise  up,  and  got  you  forth  from  e  Nu.  9.  14. 
among  my  people,  both  ye  and  fGe.  17.  12. 
the  children  of  Israel;  and  go,  ^Le.22.  10. 
!«erve  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  said.      >  Eph.  2. 12. 


TVie  departure  of  the  Israelites. 

32  Also  take  your  flocks  and 
your  herds,  as  ye  have  said,  and 
be  gone  ;  and  w  bless  me  also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were 
X  urgent  upon  the  people,  that 
they  might  send  thein  out  of  the 
land  in  haste  ;  for  they  said,  We 
be  all  dead  men. 

31  And  the  people  took  their 
dough  before  it  was  leaveue.l, 
[their  9  kneading-troughs  beiiij 
I  bound  up  in  their  clothes  upon 
j  (heir  shoulders. 
35  Ami  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  the  word  of  Moses  ; 
and  they  borrowed  of  the  Egyp- 
'  tians  jewels  of  silver  and  jewels 
of  gold,  and  raiment. 
33  And  the  Lord  y  gave  the 
'people  favour  in  the  sight  of  the 
Egyptians,  so  that  they  lent  unto 
them  such  things  as  they  required: 
and  they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 
37  And  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed  from  z  Rameses  to 
Succuth,  about  a  six  hundred 
thousand  on  foot  that  were  men, 
beside  children. 
33  And  10  a  mixed  multitude 
b  went  up  also  with  them  ;  and 
flocks  and  herds,  even  very  much 
cattle. 

39  And  (hey  baked  unleavened 
cakes  of  the  dough  which  they 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  for 
it  was  not  leavened  ;  because  they 
were  thrust  out  of  Kgypt,and  could 
not  tarry,  neither  had  they  pre- 
pared for  themselves  any  victual. 

40  Now  the  sojourning  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  who  dwelt  in 
Egypt,  loas  c  four  hundred  and 
thirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  the  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years,  even  the  self-same  day  it 
came  to  pass,  that  all  the  hosts  of 
the  Lord  went  out  from  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

42  It  is  11  a  night  to  be  much 
d  observed  unto  the  Lord  fir 
bringing  them  out  from  the  lana 
of  Egypt  :  this  is  that  night  of  the 
Lord  to  be  observed  of  all  the 
children  of  Israel  in  their  genera- 
tions. 

43  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  This  is  the  ordi- 
nance e  of  the  passover  :  There 
shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof : 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that 
is  bought  for  money,  when  thou 
bast /circumcised  him,  then  shall 
he  eat  thereof. 

45  A  g-  foreigner  and  an  hired 
servant  shall  not  eat  thereof 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten  t 

6S 


The  tiinctiJicaCion  of  the  Jirst-bom. 

thou  shall  nol  cnrry  forth  au^ht  of 
Ihe  llesh  abroai.1  out  of  the  house  ; 
neilhei'  shall  ye  bicak  a  bone  h 
Ihe.eof. 

47  All  the  congrejalion  of  Israel 
shall  keep  I'J  ii. 

•18  Ami  when  a  stranger  shall  so- 
journ will)  thee,  and  will  keep  the 
passover  lo  the  Lord,  let  all  his 
males  t>e  circumcised,  and  then  let 
hirn  come  nearand  keep  it:  and  he 
shall  be  as  one  that  is  bori.  in  the 
land  ;  for  no  uncircumcised  person 
shall  ertt  thereof. 

49  One  law  i  shall  be  to  him  that 
is  home-born,  and  unto  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourn'-'ih  amon^  you. 

50  Tiius  did  all  the  children  of 
Is.ael  :  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

51  .\i\<\  it  came  :o  pass,  k  the  self- 
same day,  that  the  Lord  did  brinj 
the  children  of  Is.ae!  out  of  the 
land  <if  E^vpt  /  by  their  armies. 

CHAPTER  XIII.  I 

AND     the     Lord     spake    unto  I 
Moses,  saying,  | 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  a 
first-born,  whatsoever  openeth  the 
womb  among  the  children  of! 
Isael,  both  of  man  and  of  beast, 
it  i*  mine. 

3  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, Remember  this6  day, in  which 
ye  came  out  from  Egypt,  out  of 
the  house  of  1  bondage  ;  for  by 
strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
you  out  from  this  place  :  there 
shall  no  leaveneil    brear'    -e  eaten. 

4  This  day  came  ye  out,  c  in  the 
month  Abib. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  thee  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittiles,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Hivjtes,  and  the  Jebusites, 
which  he  d  sware  unto  thy  fa- 
thers to  5ive  thee,  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey,  that  thou 
shall  keep  this  service  in  this 
month. 

6  Seven  days  e  thou  shall  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  seventh 
day  shall  be  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eat- 
en seven  (lays  :  and  there  shallyno 
leavened  bread  be  seen  with  thee; 
neither  shall  there  be  leaven  seen 
with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  And  thou  shalt  sho-.v  thy  son 
g  in  that  day,  saying.  This  is  done 
because  of  that  which  the  Lord 
di  I  unto  me  when  I  came  forth  out 
of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  sh.all  he  lor  h  a  sisrn  'into 
thee  upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a 
mcraorial  between  thine  eyes,  that 

66 


EXODUS. 

ANu.  9.  12. 
Jnu.  19.  33, 
36. 

Udoit. 
i  Nu.  9.  14. 
15.  15,  16. 
Ga.  3.  28. 
Cor.  3.  11. 
k  ver.  41. 
lc.6.  26. 
u  "er.  12.  c. 
22.  iO.  34. 
19.  Nu.  3. 
13.  De.  15. 
19.  Lu.  2. 
£3. 

6  c.  12.  42. 
1  servants. 
c.  20.  2. 
cDe.  16.1-3. 
dGe.  17.  8. 
22.  16. 
e  c.  12.  15. 
/c.   12.  19. 
S  c.  12.  26. 
ver.  14. 
h  ver.  16. 
De.  6.  8.  11. 
18    Pr.   1.  9. 
6.  21.  Ca.  8. 
6. 


t  c.  12.  14, 
24. 

2  cause  to 
pass  over. 

3  0-,  kid. 

k  De.  6.  20. 
Jos.  4.6,21. 

4  to-moT- 

TOU). 

/De.26.  8. 
m  c.  14.  11, 
12.  Nu.  14. 
1^4. 

nDe.  17.  16. 
oDe.32.  10. 

5  or,  by  Jive 
in  rank. 
pGe.  50.25. 
Jos.  24.  32. 
Ac.  7.  16. 

g  Nu.  33.  6. 
r  Nu.  9.   15, 
23.  10.  34. 
14.  14.  De.  1. 
33.  Ne.  9. 
12,  19.  Ps. 
78.  14.  99.  7. 
105.  39.  Is.  4. 
5.  1  Cor.  10. 
2.  Rev.  10. 
1. 


B.  C.   1491. 

'  the   Lonl's    law    mey   be    in    thy 

mouth  :    for  with   h   «lrong   hand 

,  hath  the  Lord  brought  ihee  out  of 

Egypt. 

lu  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  this 
ordinance  i  in  his  season  from  year 
to  year. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  when  the 
Lord  shall  bring  the(>  into  the 
land  of  the  Canaanites,  as  he 
sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy  fathers, 
and  shall  give  it  thee, 

12  That  thou  shall.  28Ct  apwrt  un- 
to the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the 
matrix,  and  every  firstling  that 
Cometh  of  a  beast  which  ihuu  hast; 
the  males  shall  be  the  Lord's. 

13  And  every  ftisilin|f  of  an  ass 
thou  shalt  redeem  with  a  3  lamb  ; 
and  if  thou  wilt  not  redeem  it, then 
ihuu  sliul'.  break  his  neck  :  and  all 
the  first-born  ot  man  among  thy 
children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  when  thy  son  )(: 
asketh  thee  4  in  time  to  come,  say- 
ing, What  i»  this  ?  that  thou  shalt 
say  unto  him.  By  strength  of  hand 
the  Lord  brought  us  out  from 
•Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  would  hardly  let  us  go, 
that  the  Lord  slew  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  ofEgypi,  both  the 
first-born  of  man, and  the  first-born 
of  beast  :  therefore  I  sacrifice  to 
the  Lord  all  that  openeth  the  ma- 
trix, being  males  ;  but  all  the  first- 
born of  my  children  I  redeem. 

16  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  fro;it- 
lets  between  thine  eyes  :  for  by 
strength  of  hand  I  the  Lord 
brought  us  forth  out  of  Eyypt. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Pharaoh  had  let  the  people  go, 
that  God  led  them  not  through  the 
way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistine.3, 
although  that  was  near;  for  God 
said.  Lest  peradventure  the  peo- 
ple m  repent  when  they  see  war, 
and  they  return  n  to  Egypt  : 

IS  but  God  o  led  the  people  about, 
through  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
oftheRedSea.  And  the  children 
of  Israel  went  up  5  harnesse-d  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of 
Joseph  with  him  :  for  he  had 
straitly  sworn  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  p  God  will  surely 
visit  you  ;  and  ye  shall  carry  up 
my  bones  away  hence  with  you, 

20  And  they  took  their  journi'V  q 
from  Succolh.and  encamped  in  E- 
tham,in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness. 

21  And  the  "Lord  went  before 
them  r  by    day  in    a   pillar  of  a 


B.  C.  1491. 

cloud,  to  lead  them  the  way  : 
and  by  nighi  in  a  pillar  of  fire,  to 
give  iheiTi  li^ht  ;  to  go  by  day  and 
night  : 

2'i  He  took  not  away  the  pillar 
of  llie  cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar 
of  fire  by  ni'^ht,  /rom  before  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND    the    Lo.d     spake     unto 
Alo  es,  sayiiig, 

2  :ipeak  unto  ihe  children  of  Is- 
rael, thdt  they  turn  and  encamp 
before  a  Pi-liahiroth,  between  6 
Migiol  and  the  sea,  over  against 
Baal-^eplion  :  before  it  shall  ye 
encamp  by  the  sea. 

3  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  c  They  are 
entangled  in  the  land,  the  wilder- 
ness lialh  shut  thera  in. 

4  And  I  will  haiden  d  Pharaoh's 
heart,  that  he  shall  fullow  after 
them  :  and  I  will  be  honoured 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
hojt  ;  that  the  Egyptians  may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord.  And 
they  did  so. 

5  i\nd  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Egypt  that  the  people  fled  :  and 
the  heart  of  Phaaoh  and  of  his 
servants  was  turned  e  against  the 
people,  and  they  said.  Why  have 
we  done  this,  that  we  have  let 
Israel  go  from  serving  us  ? 

6  An  1  he  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  six  hundred  cho- 
sen chariots,  /and  all  the  chariots 
of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  every 
one  of  them. 

8  Ami  the  Lord  hardened  the 
heart  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  he  pursued  after  the  chil  Len 
of  Is.ael  :  and  the  children  of 
Is.ae!  went  out  with  an  high  g 
hand.  I 

S  But  the  Egyptians  pursued 
after  them  (all  the  horses  and 
chu"i"ts  of  Pharaoh,  and  his  horse- 
men, and  his  army,)  and  over- 
took thera  encamping  by  the  sea 
beside  Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal- 
Z3phan. 

10  And  when  Pharaoh  drew 
nigh,  the  children  of  Is  ael  lifted 
up  their  eyes,  and,  heboid,  the 
Egyptians  marched  after  them  ; 
an  1  they  were  sore  h  afraid  ;  and 
the  children  of  Israel  cried  out 
unto  tlie  Lord.  | 

11  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
Be^-.ause  there  were  no  graves  in 
Egypt,  halt  thou  taken  us  away 
to  die  in  the  wiMerness  ?  where- 
fore h.ist  thou  dealt  thni  with  us, 
to  carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  7         i 


CHAP.  XIV. 
a  Nu.  33.  7. 

6  Je.  44.  I. 

c  Ps.  3.  2. 
71.  11.  Je. 
M.  10,  U. 

rfc.  4.  21, 

&c. 

*  Ps.  105.  iS. 
/  c.  15.  4. 

g  Nu.  33.  3. 

De.  26.  8. 

h  Jos.  24.  7. 
Ne.9.  9.  P». 
34.  17.  106. 
44.  107.  6. 


i  c.  5.  21.  6. 
9. 

k  Nu.  14.  9. 
De.  20.  3.  2 
K.  6.  16.  2 
Ch.  20.  15, 
17.  Ps.  27.  1, 

2.  48.  1,3. 
Is.  41.  10— 
14. 

I /or  where- 
as ye  have 
seen   Che 
Egyptians 
to-day. 

/De.  1.  30. 

3.  22.  20.  4. 
Jos.  10.  14. 
23.  3,  10.  2 
Cb.  20.  29. 
Ne.  4.  20. 
Is.  30.  15. 

m  Nu.  20. 
16.  Is.  63. 
9. 

n  Jos.  3.  16. 
4.23.  Ps.  63. 
6. 

o  1  Cor.  10. 
1.  He.  11.29. 


2Vie  dioidiiig  of  the  Hid  Sea. 

12  Is  not  this  the  wo.'  I  that  we 
did  tell  thee  in  i  Egypt,  saving. 
Let  us  alone,  that  we  may  »eive 
the  Egyptians  ?  Por  it  luid  been 
better  for  us  to  se.ve  the  Egyp- 
tians, than  that  we  should  die  in 
the  wildeiness. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
people.  Fear  ye  not,  k  stand  still, 
and  see  the  salvati.Tii  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  will  show  to  you  to-day  : 
1  for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye 
have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  sea 
them  again  no  inote  for  ever. 

14  The  Lord  shall  fight  /  for  you, 
and  ye  shall  hold  your  peace. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Wherefore  criest  thou  unto 
ine  ?  speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  go  forward  : 

16  But  lift  th<ju  up  tliy  rod,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the 
sea,  and  divide  it  ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  shall  go  on  diy 
ground  through  the  lUidsi  of  the 
sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden 
the  hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
they  shall  follow  them  :  and  I 
will  get  me  honour  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his 
chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lonl,  when 
I  have  gotten  me  honour  upun 
Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots  and 
upon  his  horsemen. 

19  And  the  angel  m  of  Gnd, 
which  went  before  tli<^  camp  of 
Israel,  removed  and  went  behind 
them  ;  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
went  from  before  their  face,  and 
stood  behind  them  : 

29  And  it  came  between  the 
camp  of  the  Egyptians  and  the 
camp  of  Israel  ;  and  it  was  a 
cloud,  and  darkness  to  them,  but 
it  gave  light  by  night  to  these  :  so 
that  the  one  came  not  near  the 
other  all  the  night. 

21  And  Moses  stretched  out  his 
hand  over  the  sea  ;  and  the  Lord 
caused  the  sea  to  go  back  by  a 
strong  east  wind  all  th.it  night, 
and  made  the  sea  n  ilry  land,  and 
the  waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel 
went  into  the  midst  o  of  the  sea 
upon  the  dry  :?TQ«a(/ ;  and  the  wa- 
ters loere  a  wall  unto  them  on  their 
right  hand  ami  on  their  left. 

23  All  1  the  Egyptians  pursued, 
and  went  in  after  them  to  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  even  all  Pha- 
raoh's horses,  his  chariots,  and  bis 
horsemen. 

24  And   it  came  to  pass,  that  in 

67 


Moset'i  song  of  triumph. 

the  morninj  watcii  the  Lord  look- 
ed unto  the  host  of  the  £gypiia:ii 
through  the  pillar  of  fire  and  of 
the  cloud,  And  troubled  the  host  of 
the  Egyptiani, 

25  And'  took  off  their  chariot- 
wheels,  that  2  they  drare  them 
heavily  :  so  that  the  Egyptian! 
laid,  Let  us  fiee  from  the  face  of 
Israel  ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  fw 
them  against  the  Egyptians. 

26  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Stretch  out  thine  hand  over 
the  sea,  that  the  waters  may 
come  again  upon  the  Egyptians, 
upon  their  chariots,  and  upon 
tlieir  horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth 
ais  hand  over  the  sea,  and  the  sea 
returned  to  bis  strength  when  the 
morning  appeared  ;  and  the  Egyp- 
tians fied  against  it  ;  and  the 
Lord  overthrew  3  the  Egyptiams 
in  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and 
covered  p  the  chariots,  and  the 
horsemen,  and  all  the  host  of  Pha- 
raoh that  came  into  the  sea  after 
them  ;  there  remained  not  so 
much  as  one  of  them. 

39  But  the  children  of  Israel 
walked  upon  dry  land  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea  ,°  and  the  waters 
teere  a  wall  unto  them  on  their 
right  hand  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel 
that  day  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians  ;  and  Israel  saw  the 
Egyptians  dead  upon  the  sea- 
shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great 
4  work  which  the  Lord  did  upon 
the  Egyptians  ;  and  the  people 
feared  the  Lord,  and  believed  9 
the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

THEN  sang  a  Moses  and  the 
children  of  Israel  this  song 
uhto  the  Lord,  and  spake,  say- 
ing, 1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously  : 
the  ht^'sc  and  bis  rider  hath  he 
thrown  into  the  sea. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
b  song,  and  he  is  become  my  sal- 
vation :  he  is  my  God,  and  I  will 
prepare  him  an  c  habitation  ;  ray 
father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt  him. 

3  The  Lord  is  a  man  of  (2  war  : 
tbe  Lord  it  bis  name. 

4  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host 


EXODUS. 

2  or,  and 

made  them 
to  go  heavi- 
ly. 

3  thook  off. 

PC.  15.  10. 
Vs.  78.  53. 
106.  11. 

4  hand. 

q  c.  19.  % 
Jno.  2.  U. 

11.  45. 

o  Ju.5.  1. 
2Sa.  22.  1. 
Ps.  106.  12. 
6  Ps.  18.  2. 
27.  1.  62.  6. 
118.  14.  Is. 

12.  2. 

c  1  K.  8. 13, 
27. 

d  Ps.  24.  8. 
45.  3.  Rev. 
19.  11. 


ePi.  118.  IS, 
16. 

/■De.33.26. 
Vs.  68.  S3. 
g  Ps.  59.  13. 
Is.  5.  W.  47. 
14.  Mat.  3. 
12. 

i,  2  Sa.  22. 
16.  Job  4.  9. 
2  Th.  2.  8. 

1  or,  Tnpot- 
aesa. 

t  c.  14.21. 
Ps.  147.  18. 
k  Is.  40.  18. 

2  or,  mighty . 
onea. 

I  Is.  63.  13. 
m  Jos.  5  L 
n  De.  S.  S. 
11.25.  Jos. 
2.  9. 

olSa.SS. 
37. 


p  Ps.  74.  2. 

bath  he  cast  into  the  sea:  his;  Ac.  80.28. 
chosen  captains  also  are  drowned  '.g  Ps.  44.  2. 
in  the  Red  Sea.  r  Ps.  78.  54. 

S  Tbe  depths  have  covered  them:  *-Ps.  146.  10. 
they  E.^nk  into  tbe  bottom  as  a  I  Oa.  4.  3.  7. 
■tone.  i87. 

«8 


B.  C.  H»l. 

6  Thy  right  hand,  «  O  Lord,  i* 
become  glorious  in  power  :  thy 
right  hand,  U  Lord,  bath  dashed 
in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thins 
y  excellency  thou  hast  overthrown 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee  : 
thou  senlesl  forth  thy  wrath, 
tchich  consumed  them  g  as  stub- 
ble. 

8  And  with  the  blast  of  h  thy 
nostrils  the  waters  were  gathered 
together  :  the  floods  stooaupright 
as  an  heap,  and  tbe  d<!pihs  were 
concealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pursue, 
I  will  overtake,  I  will  divide  tbe 
spoil  ;  my  lust  shall  be  satistied 
upon  them  ;  I  will  draw  my 
sword,  my  hand  shall  1  destroy 
them. 

10  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  i 
wind,  the  sea  covered  them  ;  they 
sank  as  lead  in  the  mighty  wa- 
ters. 

H  Who  is  like  k  unto  thee,  0 
Lord,  among  the  2  gods?  who  i« 
like  thee,  glorious  in  holiness, 
fearful  in  praises,  doing  wonders  ? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right 
hand,  the  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  /  led 
forth  the  people  tchich  thou  hast 
redeemed  :  thou  hast  guided  Ihem 
in  thy  strength  unto  thy  holy  hab- 
itation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  and  be 
afraid  :  sorrow  shall  take  hold  on 
the  inhabitants  of  Palestina. 

15  Then  the  dukes  of  Edom  shall 
be  amazed  ;  the  mighty  men  of 
Moab,  trembling  shall  take  hold 
upon  them  :  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Canaan  shall  melt  m  away. 

16  Fear  and  dread  shall  n  fall 
upon  them  :  by  the  greatness  of 
thine  arm  they  shall  be  as  still 
o  as  a  Mone  ;  till  thy  people  pass 
over,  O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass 
oyer,  whick p  \.\ioa  hast  pu. chased. 

17  Thou  Shalt  bring  them  in, 
and  g  plant  them  in  tlie  mountain 
of  thine  inheritance,  in  the  place, 
*•  Lord,  tchich  thou  hast  made 
for  thee  to  dwell  in  ;  in  the  r  sanc- 
tuary, O  Lord,  vhich  thy  hand* 
have  established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  Mign  s  for 
ever  and  ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Pharaoh  went 
in  with  his  chariots  and  with  his 
horsemen  into  the  sen,  an.l  the 
Lord  brought  again  the  waters  of 
tbe  sea  upon  them  ;  but  the  cliiU 
dren  of  Israel  went  on  dry  land  iu 
tbe  midst  of  the  sea. 

^  And    ftlinam  '.at  prophelei^ 


B.  C.  1491. 

the  sister  of  Aaron,  t  took  a  tim- 
brel in  hei  hand  ;  and  all  the  wo- 
men went  out  after  her  with  tim- 
brels and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them, 
Sing'  ye  to  ihe  Lord,  u  for  he  huth 
triumphed  gloriously  ;  the  horse 
and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown  into 
the  sea. 

22  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from 
ths  Red  Sea ;  and  they  went  out 
into  the  wilderness  of  o  Sbur  : 
and  they  went  three  days  in  the 
wilderness,  and  found  no  water. 

23  And  when  they  came  to  w 
Marah,  they  could  not  drink  of 
the  waters  of  Marah,  for  they 
were  bitier ;  therefore  the  name  of 
it  was  called  3  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured 
against  Moses,  saying,  What 
eliall  we  diink  ? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  showed  him  a  tree, 
vhich  when  he  had  cast  into  x  the 
Waters,  the  waters  were  made 
sweet  :  there  he  made  for  them  a 
statute  and  an  ordinance,  and 
there  he  proved  them, 

23  And  said.  If  thou  wilt  dili- 
gently hearken  to  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  wilt  do 
that  which  is  right  in  his  sight, 
and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  command- 
ments, and  keep  all  his  statutes, 
I  will  put  none  of  these  diseases 
upon  thee,  which  I  have  brought 
upon  the  y  Egyptians  :  for  I  am 
the  Lord  z  that  healeth  thee. 

27  And  they  came  to  Elim, 
where  were  twelve  wells  of  water, 
and  threescore  and  ten  palm  trees: 
and  they  encamped  there  by  the 

'  CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  they  took  their  journey 
from  a  Elim  ;  and  all  the  con- 
gregation o(  the  children  of  Israel 
came  unto  the  wilderness  of  6  Sin, 
which  r~  between  Elim  and  Sinai, 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second 
saonth  after  their  departing  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

4  And  the  whole  congregation  of 
•he  children  of  Israel  c  murmured 
against  Moses  and  Aaron  in  the 
wilderness  : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  them.  Would  to  God  we  had 
died  by  the  hand  of  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  when  d  we  sat 
by  the  flesh-pots,  and  when  we 
did  eat  bread  to  the  full  !  for  ye 
bave  brought  us  forth  into  this 
wilderness,  to  kill  this  whole 
Ma^mhly  with  hunger.  i 

i  Tb«n  said  the   Lord  unto  Mo- 1 


CHAP.  XVI 

t  Ju.  11.  34. 

2  Sa.  6.  5. 
Ps.  68.  25. 
81.  2.  149. 

3.  150.  4. 
u  ver.  1. 

t>  Ge.   16.  7. 
w  Nu.  33.  8. 

3  that  is,  bit- 
terness. 
Ru.  1.  20. 
2:2  K.  2.  21. 

4.  41. 

yDe.  28.  27, 
60. 

zPs.  41.4. 
103.  3. 

aNu.33.  10. 
AEz.30.  15. 
c c.  15.24.  Ps. 
106.  25.  1 
Cor.  10.  10. 
d  Nu.  11.  4, 
5. 


e  Ps.  78.  24. 
Jno.  6.  31, 
32. 

Ithe  portion 
of  n  day  in 
his  day. 
f  De.  8.  16. 
g  ver.  22. 
h  ver.  10.  c. 
40.  34.  Nu. 
14.  10. 
i  1  Sa.  8.  7. 
Mat.  10.  40. 
Lu.  10.  16. 
k  Nu.  16. 
16. 

/  Nu.  14.  10. 
IK.  8.  10. 
m  ver.  7. 
nNu.ll.3l. 
Ps.  78.  27, 
31.  105.  40. 
2  or,  What 
is  this  ?  or 
it  is  appor- 
tion. 

0  ver.  31,  33. 
Nu.  11.  7. 
De.  8.  3,  16. 
Jos.  5.  12. 
Ne.  9.  15. 
Ps.  78.  24. 
105.  40.  Jno. 
6.  31.  49.58. 

1  Cor.  10.  3. 
He.  9.  4. Re. 
2.  17. 


Quatb  and  manna  art  tetu, 

'  ses.  Behold,  I  will  rain  e  bread 
from  heaven  for  you ;  and  the 
people  shall  go  out  and  gather 
jlacertam  rate  everyday,  that  I 
I  may /prove  them,  whether  they 
will  Wilk  in  mv  law  or  no. 
3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
on  the  sixth  day  they  shall  pre- 
pare that  which  they  bring  in  ; 
and  it  shall  be  twice  g  as  much 
a«  they  gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  At 
even,  then  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  hath  brought  you  out  from 
the  land  of  Egypt  ; 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  y« 
shall  see  the  glory  h  of  ihe  Lord  ; 
for  that  he  heaieth  your  murmur- 
ings  against  the  Lord  :  and  what 
are  we,  that  ye  murmur  against 
us? 

8  And  Moses  said.  This  shall  be, 
when  the  Lord  shall  give  you  in 
the  evening  flesh  to  eat,  and  in 
the  morning  bread  to  the  full  ; 
for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
murraurings  which  ye  murmur 
against  him  ;  and  what  are  we  ? 
your  murmurings  are  not  against 
us,  i  but  against  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Say  unto  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel, Come  t  near 
before  the  Lord  :  for  he  hath  heard 
your  murmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron 
spake  unto  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
looked  toward  the  wilderness, and, 
behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  I 
appeared  in  the  cloud. 

U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  I  have  heard  the  m  murmur- 
ings of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 
speak  unto  them,  saying.  At  even 
ye  shall  eat  fiesh.and  in  the  morn- 
ing ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread  ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at 
even  the  quails  n  came  up,  and 
covered  the  camp  ;  and  in  the 
morning  the  dew  lay  round  about 
the  host. 

14  .4nd  when  the  dew  that  lay 
was  gone  up,  behold,  upon  the 
face  of  the  wWderness  there  lay  a. 
small  round  thing,  as  small  as  the 
hoar-frost  on  the  ground. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael saw  it,  they  said  one  to  ano- 
ther, 2  It  is  manna:  o  for  they  wist 
not  what  it  was.  And  Moses  said 
unto  them.  This  is  the  bread  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 


ito  manna  found  on  the  tahbaih. 

16  Thia  ia  tlic  thing'  which  the 
Lord  hath  cominande'l,  Ualherof 
it  every  man  according  to  hi8  eat- 
ing ;  an  omer  3  lor  every  man, 
according  to  the  number  ol"  your 
4  peisoiis  :  take  ye  every  man  for 
them  which  are  \n  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
BO,  and  gathered,  sorae  more, 
■ome  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it 
with  an  omer,  p  he  that  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over,  and  he 
thaljathe.ed  little  had  no  lack  : 
they  gatheied  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  eating. 

Id  And  Moses  said,  Let  no  man 
9  leave  of  it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding  they  heark- 
ened not  unto  Moses  ;  Ijut  some  of 
them  left  of  it  until  the  morning, 
and  it  bred  worms,  and  stank  ; 
and  Moses  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  Aiid  they  gathered  it  every 
morniiig,  every  man  according  to 
his  eating  :  and  when  the  sun 
waxed  hot,  it  melted. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  sixth  day  they  gathered  twice 
as  much  bread,  two  omers  for  one 
matt  :  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  con- 
gregation came  and  told  Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  This 
is  t/nt  which  the  Lord  hath  said. 
To-morrow  is  the  r  rest  of  the  holy 
sablvith  unio  the  Lord  :  bake  that 
which  ye  will  bake  to-dny,  and 
■eelhe  that  ye  will  seethe  ;  and 
that  which  remaineth  over  lay  up 
for  you,  to  be  kept  until  the  morn- 
ing, i 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the 
morning,  as  Moses  bade  :  and  it 
did  not  «  slink,  neither  was  there 
any  worm  therein. 

25  And  Moses  said.  Eat  that  to- 
day, for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto 
the  Lord  :  to-day  ye  shall  not 
find  it  in  the  field. 

26  Six  t  days  ye  shall  gather  it  ; 
but  on  the  seventh  day,  which  is 
the  sabbath,  in  it  there  shall  be 
none. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there 
went  out  some  of  the  people  on 
the  seventh  day  for  to  gather,  and 
they  found  none. 

28'And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses. How  long  u  refuse  ye  to  keep 
my  commandments  and  my  laws? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath 
given  you  the  sabbath,  therefore 
he  ?iveth  you  on  the  sixth  day  the 
bread  of  two  days  :  ahiie  ye  evey 
man  in  his  place  ;  let  no  man  go 
out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh 
dav.  I 

70 


EXODUS. 

3  by  the  poll, 
or,  liead. 

4  touts. 

j>2Cor.  8. 
15. 


V. 


Mat.  6. 


r  Ge.2.  3.  c, 
20.  8.  31.  15. 
33.3.  Le.  23. 
3. 

a  ver.  20. 

<c.  20.  9, 10. 

uNu.14. 11. 
2K.  17.  14. 
Ps.  78.  10, 
22.  106.  13. 
Je.  9.  6.  Ez. 
5.6. 


ti  Nu.  11.  7, 

8. 

>o  He.  9.  4. 

xc.  25.  16. 

Nu.  I.  50. 

17.  10.  1  K. 

8.9. 

y  Nu.  33.38. 

Dt.  8.  2,  3. 

Ne.  9.  21. 

Jno.S.  31, 

49. 

rJos.  5.  12. 

Ne.  9.  15. 

a  ver.  16, 

32,  33. 

ac.  16.  1. 

Nu.  33.  12, 

14. 

6  Nu.  20.  3, 

4. 

cDe.  6.  16. 

P«.  78.  18, 

41.  95.  8,9. 

Is.  7.  12. 

Mat.  4.  7. 

1  Cor.  10.  9. 

dlSa.  30.  6. 

Jno.  8.  59. 

10.  31.  Ac. 

7.59. 

ec.  7.  20. 

Nu.  20.  8— 

M. 

/Ps.  105.41. 

114.  8.  ICo. 

10.  4. 


B.  C.  1491. 

I   30  So  the  people   rested  on  the 

seventh  day. 
I   31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called 

the  name  thereof  Manna  :  and  it 
'was  likes  coriander-teed,  white  ; 
{  and  the  taste  of  it  war  like  wafer* 
I  made  with  honey. 

32  And  Muses  said,  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 
eih.  Fill  an  omer  uf  it  to  l>e  kept 

I  for  your  generations  ;  that  they 
may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I 
have  fed  you  in  the  wilderness, 
when  I  brought  you  forth  from  the 

1  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
10  Take  a  pot,  and  put  an  omer 
full  of  manna  therein,  and  lay  it 
up  before  the  Lord,  to  be  kept  for 
your  generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 
ses, so  Aaron  laid  it  up  x  before 
the  Testimony,  to  be  kept. 

I  35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
'eat  manna  y  forty  years,  until 
j  they   came    to   a   land    inhabited: 

they   did  eat   manna,    until   they 
'came  unto   the   holders  z  of  the 
1  land  of  Canaan. 
I   36  Now  an   omer  a  is  the  tenth 

part  of  an  ephuli. 

I  CHAPTER  XVIT. 

AND  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Is.ael  journeyed 
from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  a  after 
their  journeys,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitched  in  Rephidim  :  and  there 
teas  no  water  for  the  people  to 
drink. 

2  Wherefore  the  people  did  chide 
6  with  Moses,  and  said.  Give  us 
water  that  wt  may  drink.  And 
Moses  said  unto  them,  Why  chide 
ye  with  me  ?  wherefore  do  ye 
tempt  c  the  Lord  ? 
!  3  And  the  people  thirsted  there 
for  water  ;  and  the  people  mur- 
mured against  Moses,  and  said, 
Wherefore  is  this  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to 
kill  us  and  our  children  and  our 
cattle  with  thirst  ? 

4  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying,  What  shall  I  do 
unto  this  people?  they  be  almost 
ready  to  dstone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Go  on  before  the  people,  ami  lake 
with  thee  of  the  eM^rs  of  Israel  ; 
and  thy  rod,  wherewith  thou 
smotest  e  the  river,  take  in  thine 
hand, and  go : 

6  Behold,  I  will  stand  before  thee 
there  upon  the  rock  in  Horeb  ;  and 
thou  shall  smite  the  rock,  and 
there  shall  /come  water  out  of  it, 


B.  C.  1491. 


CHAP.  XVIII. 


that  the  people  may  driak.     And  I  1  i.  e.  temp- 
closes  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the   tation. 
el  ieis  of  Israel.  \'ii.  s.  chid- 

7  And  he  CiiUed  the  name  of  the  j  in^,  or, 
jilace  Mdssah,  I  and  Meiihah,  2 
because  of  the  chiding  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  because  they 
tempted  the  Lord,  saying,  Is  the 
Lur.l  among  as,  or  not  t 

S  Then  came  g  Amalek,  and 
fought  with  Israel  in  Rephidim. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  3  Joshua, 
Choose   us  out  men,  and   go  out, 
fight   witli    Amalek:   lo-morroft-   l\  LORD  my 
will  stand  on  the   top   of  the   hill  !  banner.    Ps 
■with  the  rod  of  God  in  mine  hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had 
Baid  to  him,  and  fought  with 
Amalek  :  and  Moses,  Aaron,  and 
Hur,  went  up  to  the  top  of  the 
hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  held  up  his  hand,  that  Is- 
rael prevailed  ;  and  when  he  let 
down  his  hand,  Amalek  pre- 
vailed. 

12  But  Moses'  hands  were  heavy; 
and  they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it 
under  him,  and  he  sat  thereon  • 
and  Aaron  and  Hur  stayed  up 
his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one  side, 
and  the  other  on  the  other  side  ; 
and  his  hinds  were  steady  until 
the  goi  ig  down  of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Ama- 
lek and  his  people  with  the  edge 
of  the  s.vo.d. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  this  /jr  a  memorial  in  a 
book,  and  rehearse  it  in  the  eari 
of  Joshua  :  for  I  will  utterly  put 
out  the  remembrance  of  Amalek /i 
from  under  heaven. 

15  And    Moses    built 
and  called   the  name  of  it  4  JE 
HOVAH-nissi  : 

13  For  he  said,  5  Because  the 
6  Lord  hath  sworn  th.it  the  Lord 
xciilhive  war  with  Amalek  from 


strife. 
g^Ge.  35.  12. 
Nu.  24.  20. 

3  called  Je- 
sus, -A.c.  7. 
45.  He.  4.  8. 
ft  Nu.  24.  20. 
De.  25.  19. 

4  i.  e.  the 


60.4. 
5  or,  Be- 
cause the 
hand  of 
-imalek  is 
against  the 
throne  of 
the  LORD, 
therefore, 
'Vc. 

b  the  hand 
upon  the 
throne  of 
the  LORD. 
a  c.  2.  16. 

1  i.  e.  rt 
stranger 
there. 

2  i.  e.  my 
GOD  is  an 
help. 


b  c.  3.  1,  12. 
cGe.  29.  13. 
an    altar,    33.  4. 


generat'on  to  generation. 
CHAPTER  XVllI. 


3  peace. 

4  found 
them, 
d  Ps.  106. 
43.  107.  2. 

e  Ro.  12.  15. 


w 


HKN  a  Jethro,  the   piiest  of  /  2  Sa.  18. 
Milian,   Moses'    father-in-    28.  Lu.  1. 
law,  heard   of  all  that  God    had   68. 
done  for  Moses,  and  for  Israel  his   ^  pg  g5_  3 
people,  and    that    the   Lord    had   97   9 
brought  Israel  out  of  Eyypt, 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in- 
law,  took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife, 
after  he  had  sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  two  sons  ;  of  which  the 
name  of  the  one  Jo-i.s  1  Gershom  ; 
for  he  said,  I  have   been  an  alien   "^  ^^i-  15. 
in  a  strange  land  :  *J-  27.  5. 

4  And  the  name  ot  the  other -leas  De.  17.  8,  9. 
2  Eliercr  ;  For  the  God  of  my  fa-  5  a  man  and 
lheT,saidke,  joos  mine  help,  ^nd  his  fellow. 


A  Job  40.  11. 
Da.  4.  37. 
7  De.  12.  7. 
1  Ch.  29.  22. 
ICor.  10.21. 


Jethro' s  visit  to  Mosea. 

delivered  me  from  the  sword  of 
Pharaoh. 

5  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in- 
law,  came  with  his  sons  and  his 
wife  unto  Moses,  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  he  encamped  at  the 
b  mount  of  God  : 

6  And  he  saiil  unto  Moses,  I  thy 
father-in-law  Jethro  am  come 
unto  thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her 
two  sons  with  her. 

7  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet 
his  father-in-law,  and  did  obei- 
sance, c  and  kissed  him  :  and  they 
asked  each  other  of  ifteir  welfare ;3 
and  they  came  into  the  tent. 

8  And  Moses  told  his  father-in- 
law  all  that  the  Lord  had  done 
unto  Pharaoh  and  to  the  Egyp- 
tians for  Israel's  sake,  and  all  the 
travail  that  had  4  come  upon  them 
by  the  way,  and  how  the  Lord 
d  delivered  them. 

9  And  Jethro  rejoiced  e  for  all 
the  goodness  which  the  Lord  had 
done  to  Israel,  whom  he  had  de- 
livered out  of  the  hand  of  the 
Egyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  f  Blessed  be 
the  Lord,  who  hath  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  ; 
whohath  delivered  thepeople  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians. 

11  Now  I  know  that  the  Lord  j» 
greater  than  all  g  gods  .  for  in  the 
thins:  wherein  they  dealt  proudly 
h  /lo  WIS  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father- 
in-law,  took  a  burnt-offering  and 
sacrifices  for  God  :  and  Aaron 
came,  and  all  the  elders  of  Israel, 
to  eat  bread  with  Moses'  father- 
in-law,  i  before  God. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Moses  sat  to  judge 
the  people  :  and  the  people  stood 
by  Moses  from  the  morning  unto 
the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father-in- 
law  saw  all  that  he  did  to  the 
people,  he  said.  What  is  this 
thing  that  thou  doest  to  thepeople? 
why  sittest  thou  thyself  alone,  and 
all  the  people  stand  by  thee  from 
morning  unto  even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  fa- 
ther-in-law. Because  the  people 
come  unto  k  me  to  inquire  of  God  : 

16  When  they  have  a  matter, 
they  come  unto  me  ;  and  I  judge 
between  5  one  and  another;  and 
I  do  make  them  know  the  statutes 
of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father-in-law  said 
unto  him,  The  thing  that  thou 
doect  is  not  good. 

n 


Jethro't  eountel  to  Motes. 

13  Thou  6  wilt  surely  wear  away, 
bjlli  thou,  and  this  people  that  is 
with  thee  :  for  this  thing  ia  too 
neavy  I  ioc  thee  ;  thou  ait  not  able 
to  perform  it  thyself  alone. 

19  Hearken  «now  unto  my  voice, 

1  will  give  thee  counsel  ;  and  God 
shall  be  with  thee  :  be  thou  for  the 
people  m  to  God -ward,  that  thou 
mayest  bring  the  causes  unto 
God. 

20  And  thou  shalt  teach  them 
n  ordinances  and  laws,  and  shalt 
show  them  the  way  wherein  they 
must  walk,  and  the  work  that  they 
must  do. 

21  Moreover,  thou  sbalt  provide 
out  of  ull  the  people  able  men, such 
as  o  fear  God,  luen  of  truth,  hat- 
ing covetoiisness  :  and  place  such 
over  them,  to  be  rulers  of  thou- 
sands, and  rulers  of  hundreds,  ru- 
lers of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens  : 

22  And  let  them  judge  the  people 
at  all  seasons  :  and  it  shall  be, 
that  fiery  great  matter  they  shall 
bring  unto  thee  ;  but  every  small 
matter  they  shall  judge  :  so  shall 
it  be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they 
shall  bear  the  burden p  with  thee. 

23  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and 
God  command  q  thee  so,  then  thou 
shalt  be  able  to  endure,  and  all 
this  people  shall  also  go  to  r  their 
place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the 
voice  of  his  father-in-law,  and  did 
all  that  he  had  said. 

25  And  Moses  chose  able  men 
out  of  all  Israel,  and  made  them 
heads  over  the  people,  rulers  of 
thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds,  ru- 
lers of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at 
all  seasons  :  the  hard  causes  they 
brought  unto  Moses,  but  every 
small  matter  they  judged  them- 
selves. 

27  And  Moses  let  his  father-in- 
law  depart  ;  and  s  he  went  his 
way  into  his  own  land. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  gone 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  the 
same  day  came  they  into  the  wil- 
derness a  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from 
b  Rephidim,  and  were  come  to  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  had  pitched  in 
the  wilderness  ;  and  there  Israel 
camped  before  the  mount. 

3  And  Muses  went  up  unto  God, 
and  the  Lord  called  unto  him  out 
of  the  mountain,  saying,  Thus 
•halt  thou  say  to  the  house  of  Ja- 
cob, and  tell  thp  children  of  lu-acl: 

Ti 


GXOUUS. 

i  fading 
thou  wilt 
fade. 

2  De.  1.9,12. 

mc.  20.  19. 
De.  5.  5. 

nDe.4.1.6. 
1,2.  Ne.  9. 
14. 

oDe.  1.15— 
17.  16.  18. 
2  Sr.  23.  3. 
Job  29.  16. 
31.  13. 

pNu.ll.  17. 

y  1  Sa.  8.  7. 

r  Ge.  30.  25. 

«Nu.  10.29, 
30. 

aNu.33. 15. 

6  c.  17.  1,  8. 


cc.  7,  &c. 
dDe.32.  11. 
Is.  40.31.63. 
9. 

eDe.  7.  6. 
32.  9.  IK.  8. 
53.  Ps.  135. 
4.  Is.  41.  8. 
43.  1.  Tit.  2. 
14. 

/  Re.  1.6.5. 

10. 

§■0.24.3.06. 
5.27-29.  Jos. 
24.  24.  Ne. 
10.  29. 

h  c.  20.  21. 
24.  15,  16. 
De.  4. 11. Pi. 
18.  11,  12. 
Is.  19.  1. 

i  Le.  11.  44. 

/tver.  16,18. 

/He.  12.20. 

1  or,  cornet. 

m  1  Sa.  21. 
4,  5.  Joel  2. 
16. 

n  He.  12.21. 


B.  C.  1491. 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  c  unto 
the  Egyptians,  and  huie  I  bare  you 
on  eagles'  wings,  d  and  brought 
you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey 
my  voice  indeed,  and  keep  my 
covenant,  then  ye  shall  be  a  pecu- 
liar e  treasure  unto  me  above  all 
people  :  for  all  the  earth  ia  mine  : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  king- 
dom of  priests,  f  and  an  holy  na- 
tion. These  are  the  words  whi<'h 
thou  sbalt  speak  unto  the  cbildien 
of  Israel. 

7  And  Moses  came,  and  called 
forthe  elders  of  thepeQple,and  laid 
before  their  faces  all  these  wordi 
which  the  Lord  commanded  him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered 
together,  and  said.  All  g  that  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  we  will  do. 
And  Moses  returned  the  words  of 
the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Lo,  I  come  unto  thee  h  in  a. 
thick  cloud,  that  the  people  may 
hear  when  I  speak  with  thee,  and 
believe  thee  for  ever.  And  Moses 
told  the  words  of  the  people  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Go  unto  the  people,  and  sanc- 
tify i  them  to-day  and  to-morrow, 
and  let  them  wash  their  clothes, 

11  And  be  ready  against  the  third 
day  :  for  the  third  day  the  Lord 
will  come  k  down  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  people  upon  mount 
Sinai. 

12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  un- 
to the  people  round  about,  saying, 
Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  ye  go 
not  up  into  the  mount,  or  touch  the 
border  of  it;  whosoever  touchelb 
/the  mount  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death  : 

13  There  shall  not  an  hand  touch 
it,  but  he  shall  surely  be  stoned, 
or  shot  through  ;  whether  it  bt 
beast  or  man,  it  shall  not  live  : 
when  the  Itrumpet  soundeth  long, 
they  shall  come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  And  Moses  *'ent  down  from 
the  mount  unto  the  people,  and 
■anctified  the  people  ;  and  they 
washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people. 
Be  ready  against  the  third  day  : 
come  m  not  at  your  wives. 

16  And  it  came  topass  on  the  third 
day,  in  the  morning,  that  there 
were  thunders  and  lightnings,  and 
a  thick  cloud  upon  the  mount,  and 
the  voice  of  thetrumpet  exceeding 
loud  ,-  so  that  all  the  people  that 
taaa  in  the  camp  n  trembled. 

17  And  Moses  bcaiight  forth   th« 


B.  C.  1491. 


CHAP.  XX, 


The  ten  co7nsnand7nent0. 


i  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  vain  ;  for 
the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  g-uili- 
less  k  that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath  day  to 
keep  it  holy. 

9  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and 


people  out  of  the  camp  to  meet  o  De.  4.  H. 
Willi  Gud  ;  and  they  stood  at  the  33.  2.  Ju.  5. 
nether  part  of  the  mount.  5.  Ps.  68.  8. 

18  And   mount    Sinai    was    alto-   Ha.  3.  3. 
gether  on   a  smoke,   because   the  p  Ne.  9.   13 
Lo.d  descended  upon  it  o  in  fiit;  ;   2  contest. 

and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended  as  g  Ex.  33.  20.    do  ail  thy  work  : 
the  smoke  of  a  furnace,    and   the  ,  1  Sa.  6.  19.     ,    10  But  the  seventh  /  day  is  the 
whole  mount  quaked  greatly.  aDe.5.  4,       sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the  &c.  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  ?«  work, 
trumpet  sounded  long,  and  waxeu  6  Le.  26.  13.  thou,  nor  thy  son.  nor  thy  daugh- 
louder  and  louder,  Moses  spake,   Ps.  81.  10.        tcr,     thy     man-servant,    nor    thy 

1  servants 


and  God  answeied  him  by  a  voice. 
SO  And  the  Lord  came  down/)  up-   c2K.17.  35 
on  mount   Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the   Je.  25.  6. 
mount  :  and  the  Loid  called  Mo-  I  Mat.  4.  10. 


maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  noi 
thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates : 

11  For   in  six  days  n  the   Lord 
»es  u/j  to  the  topof  the  mount ;  and  I  d  Le.  26.  1. 'made  heaven   and   earth,  the  sea, 


Moses  weui  up 
21  And  the   Lord  said  unto  Mo 


De.  4.  16. 
ec.  23.24. 


ses,  Gj  down,  2  charge  the  people,   Jos.  23.  7, 


lest  they  break  through  unto  the  ^  Is.  44.  15,19.    and  hallowed  it. 
Lord  q  to  gaze,  and  many  of  them  I/Jos.  24.19 


and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 
the  seventh  day  :  wherefore  the 
Lord   blessed   the   sabbath   day,  o 


perish 

22  And  let  the  priests  also,  which 
come  near  to  the  Lord,  sanctify 
themselves,  lest  the  Lord  break 
forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the 
Lord,  The  people  cannot  come  up 
to  mount  Sinai  :  fortliou  chargedst 
lis,  saying,  Set  bounds  about  the 
mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Away,  get    thee   down  ;  and  thou  ,  .  ^ 
shalt  come   up,  thou,   and  Aaron  j  *'-'*•  J^-'-^ 


Da.  1.  2. 
g  c.  34.  7. 
Nu.  14.  18. 
Job  21.  19. 
Je.2.  9.  32, 
18. 

h  De.  7.  9. 
Ro.  U.  28. 


with  thee  :  but  let  not  the  priests 
and  the  people  break  through  to 
come  up  unio  the  Lord,  lest  be 
break  forth  upon  them. 
25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the 
people,  and  spake  unto  them. 
CHAPTER    XX. 

AND  God  spake  all  these 
a  words,  saying, 
'■<■  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land 
of  b  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of 
1  bondage. 

3  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  c  gods 
be  fo  re  m : . 

4  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee 
any  graven  d  image,  or  any  like- 
ness of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven 
above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  be- 
neath, or  that  is  in  the  water  under 
tVie  earth  : 

5  Thou  shalt  not  bow  e  down  thy- 
Kelf  to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  fori 
the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous 
/God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto  g 
the  third  and  fourth  generation  of 
them  that  hate  me  ; 

6  And  showing  mercy  h  unto 
thousands  of  them  that  love  me, 
and  keep  my  commandments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take   the  name 


12  Honour  p  thy  father  and  thy 
mother  :  that  thy  days  may  be 
long  upon  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  Shalt  not  q  kill. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  r  adul- 
tery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  s  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  t  wit- 
ness against  thy  neighbour. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy 
u  neighbour's  house,  thou  shalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid- 
servant, nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neigh- 
bour's. 

18  And  all  the  people  saw  the 
thunderings,  and  the  lightnings, 
and  the  noise  of  the  trumpet,  and 

m  Le.  23.  3.  the  mountain  smoking  :  and  when 
the  people  saw  i«,  they  removed, 
and  stood  afar  oft'. 

19  And  they    said    unto  Moses, 


De.  28.  58. 

iLe.  24.16. 
Ps.  139.  20. 

ic.  31.13,14. 
Is.  58.  13. 


Ez.  20.  12.  j 
?iNe.l3.  15, 
,   •/^^^'- '"•;  Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we  will 

t~"t,6.  .Ko.....   K..»  1..*   — *  n^A 1.  ...:.u 


hear  :  but  let  not  God  speak  with 
o  Ge.  2.  2,  3.  \  us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple. Fear  not:  for  God  is  come  to 
prove  you,  and  that  his  fear  may 
be  before  your  faces,  that  ye  eia 
not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off  : 
and  Moses  drew  near  unto  the 
thick  darkness  where  God  was 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Ye  have  seen 
that  I  have  talked  with  you  from 
heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  with  me 
gods  of  silver,  neither  shall  ye 
make  untc  you  gods  of  gold. 

24  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt 
make  unto  me,  and  thalt  sacrifice 
thereon    thy   burnt-offerings,    and 


;>De.27.  16. 
Pr.  1.8.  Je. 
35.  18,  19. 
Mat.  15.  4, 
6.  Ep.  6.  2. 

q  Ge.  9.  6. 

r  Ro.  13.  9. 
Mat.  19.  18. 


s  Rp.  4 
ITh.  4 


tPs.  52.3,  5 

Re.  22.  15. 

uHa.  2.  9. 
Ro.  7.  7.  1 
Cor.  6.  10. 
Col.  3.  5. 


Divert  laict  atid  urdinanren. 

thy  peacc-ofTeriiijs,  lliy  sliecp, 
uiiJ  iliinc  uxeii  :  la  nil  places 
wlie.e  I  recor.l  my  name  r  1  will 
come  mitu  ihee,  uiiii  I  will  bte&s 
thee. 

U5  And  if  thou  will  make  me  an 
al mruf  stone,  I  hou  shall  not  2  On i Id 
it  of  hewn  stone  ;  for  if  thou  lift  up 
thy  tool  upon  it,  thou  hast  pollut- 
ed It. 

26  Neither  shall  thou  go  up  by 
steps  u.ilo  mine  altar,  that  thy 
nakedness  be  not  discovered 
theteon. 

Ca.VPTER  XXI. 

NOW  these  are  the  judgments 
which  thou  shall  a  set  before 
thein. 

2  If  thou  buy  an  Hebrew  servant, 
six  yeais  6  he  shall  serve  ;  and  in 
the  seventh  he  shall  go  out  fiee  for 
nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  1  by  himself,  he 
shall  go  out  by  himself  :  if  he  were 
mariied,  then  his  wife  shall  go  out 
with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him  a 
wife,  and  she  have  borne  him  sons 
or  daiightes;  the  wife  and  her 
children  shall  be  her  master's,  and 
lie  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  Ajid  if  (he  servant  2  shall  plainly 
say,  I  love  my  muster, my  wife,  and 
my  children  ;  I  will  not  go  out  free: 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him 
unto  the  judges  :  he  shall  also 
bring  him  to  the  door,  or  unio  the 
door-post  ;  and  his  master  shall 
bore  his  ear  through  with  an  awl  ; 
and  he  sb.ill  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  And  if  a  man  csell  his  d.aiighter 
to  be  a  maid-servant,  she  shall  not 
go  out  as  d  the  men-servants  do. 

8  [fshe  3  please  not  her  master, 
who  h  ith  betrothed  her  to  himself, 
then  shall  he  let  her  be  redeemed  : 
to  sell  e  her  unto  a  strange  nation 
he  shall  have  no  power,  seeing  he 
hath  dealt  deceitfully/ with  her. 

9  An  1  if  he  have  betrothed  her 
unto  his  son,  he  shall  deal  with 
her  after  the  manner  of  daughters. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  «(/>, 
ner  food,  her  raiment,  and  her 
duty  g  of  marriage,  shall  he  not 
diminish. 

11  -And  if  he  do  not  these  three 
unto  her,  then  shall  she  go  out 
free  without  money. 

12  lie  that  smiteth  h  a  loan,  so 
that  he  die,  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death. 

13  And  i  if  a  man  lie  not  in  wait, 
but  God  deliver  /i)/«  into  his  hand; 
then  I  will  appoint  thee  a  place 
k  whither  he  shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  i.om^  /  pri>iiump- 

74 


EXODUa. 
r2Ch.  7.  16. 
Mat.  18.  20. 
2  build  them 
with  heie- 
ing. 

a  D:.  6.  1. 
b  Ue.  15.  12. 
Je.34.  8— 
117. 

1  teith  hit 
I  body. 

2  saying, 

.  shall  any. 

cNe.5^5. 

.•'  ver.  2,  3. 
'3  be  evil  in 

th".  eyes  of. 

eDe.  21.  14. 

/Mai.  2.14, 

15. 

g  I  Co.  7.  5. 

A  I.e.  24.  17. 

Nu.35.  30, 

31. 

Mat.  26.  52. 

iDe.  19.  4,5. 

A  Nu.  So.n. 

ISa.  15.30. 


OTDe.  19.  11 
—13.  1  K.  2. 
29—34. 

n  I  Ti.  1.  9. 

o  He.  18.  12, 
13. 

p  De.  24.  7. 

4  or,  revil- 
elh. 

7  Pr.  20.  20. 
30.  U,  17. 
Mat.  15.  4. 

5  or,  his 
neighbour. 

6  his  ceas- 
ing. 

7  avenged. 

r  ver.  39. 
De.  16.  18. 

.f  Le.  24.  20. 
De.  19.  21. 
Mat.  5.  33. 

t  Ep.  6.  9. 
uCol.  4.  1. 
vGn.  9.5. 


B.  C.   U9I. 

tuouiljr  upon  Ilia  neighbour,  to 
slay  him  with  ^uilc  ;  thou  ahall 
take  him  from  mine  altar,  m  that 
he  may  die. 
13  And  he  that  smiteth  hisn  fa- 
ther, or  his  mother,  ahull  be  (urely 
put  to  death. 

16  And  he  that  stealeth  o  a  man, 
and  aelleih  p  biin,  or  if  he  be 
found  in  his  hand,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

17  And  he  that  4  curseth  hia  fa- 
ther, q  or  his  mother,  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

18  And  if  men  rtrive  together, 
and  one  smite  5  another  with  a 
stone,  or  with  his  fist,  and  he  die 
not,  but  keepeth  his  bed  : 

19  If  he  ri!ie  again,  and  walk 
abroad  upon  his  stall,  then  sha41 
he  that  smote  him  be  quit  :  only 
he  shall  pay  /or  6  the  loss  of  his 
lime,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be 
thoroughly  healed. 

20  And  if  a  man  amite  his  ser- 
vant, or  his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and 
be  die  under  his  hand  ;  he  shall  be 
surely  7  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  con- 
tinue a  day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be 
punished  :  for  he  is  his  money. 

22  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a  wo- 
man with  child,  so  that  her  f. uil 
depart  from  her,  and  yet  no  mis- 
chief follow;  he  shall  be  surely 
punished,  according  as  the  wo- 
man's husband  will  lay  upon  him  ; 
and  he  shall  pay  as  the  r  judges 
determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow, 
then  thou  shall  give  life  for  life, 

24  Eye  s  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
band  for  hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound 
for  wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  .ind  if  a  man  smite  /  the  eye 
of  his  servant,  or  the  eye  of  his 
maid,  that  it  perish  ;  he  shall  let 
him  go  free  u  for  his  eye 's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smile  out  his  man- 
servant's tooth,  or  his  maid-ser- 
vant's tooth;  he  shall  let  him  go 
free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a  wo- 
man, that  they  die  ;  then  v  the 
ox  shall  be  surely  stoned,  and  his 
flesh  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  but  the 
owner  of  the  ox  .f/ia// 6e  quit  : 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to 
push  with  his  horn  in  time  past, 
and  it  hath  been  testified  to  his 
owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept  him 
in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man 
or  a  woman  ;  the  ox  shall  Ije 
stoned,  and  his  owner  also  shall 
be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  n   sum 


B.  C.  1491. 

of  money,  then  he  shall  give  for 
the  w  ransom  of  his  life  whatsoever 
is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  g'ored  a  son 
or  have  gored  a  daughter,  accord- 
ing to  this  judgment  shall  it  be 
done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man- 
Bervant  or  maid-servant;  he  shall 
give  unto  their  master  thirty  x 
shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox  shall 
be  stoned. 

33  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a  pit, 
or  if  a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and  not 
cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  an  ass  fall 
theiein  ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall 
make  it  y  good,  and  give  money 
unto  the  owner  of  them  ;  and  the 
dead  beast  shall  he  his. 

35  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt  an- 
other's, that  he  die  ;  th^^n  they 
shall  sell  the  live  ox,  and  divide 
the  money  of  it  ;  and  the  dead  ox 
also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox 
hath  used  to  z  push  in  time  past, 
and  his  owner  hath  not  kept  him 
in  ;  he  shall  surely  pay  ox  for  ox  ; 
and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

IF  .1  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a 
1  sheep,  and  kill  it,  or  sell  it  ; 
he  shall  restoie  five  oxen  for  an  ox, 
and  four  a  sheep  for  a  sheep. 

2  If  a  thief  be  found  b  breaking 
up,  and  be  smitten,  that  he  die, 
there  shall  c  no  blood  be  shed  for 
him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him, 
there  shall  be  blood  shed  ?'or  him  ; 
/or  he  should  make  full  restitu- 
tion :  if  he  have  nothing,  then  he 
shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  the  theft  be  certainly  found 
in  his  hand  alive,  whether  it  be 
ox,  or  uss,  or  sheep  ;  he  shall  d  re- 
store double. 

5  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or 
vineyard  to  be  eaten,  and  shall 
put  in  his  beast,  and  shall  feed  in 
another  man's  field  ;  of  the  best  of 
his  ou  n  field,  and  of  the  best  of  his 
own  vineyard,  shall  he  make  e 
restitution 

6  If  fire  break  out  and  catch  in 
thonis.  so  that  the  stacks  of  corn, 
or  the  standing  corn,  or  the  field, 
be  Consumed  therevith;  he  that 
kindled  the  fire  shall  surely  make 
restitution. 

7  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto  his 
neighbour  money  or  siuff  to  keep, 
and  it  be  stolen  out  of  the  man's 
house,  if  the  thief  be  found,  let 
him  pay  double. 

8  n  the  thief  be  not  found,  then 


w  c.  30.  12. 
Pr.  13.  8. 

xZe.  11.  12, 
13.  Mat.  56. 
15.  Ph.  2.  7. 


22.6, 


CHAP.  XXII.  Divers  laics  and  ordinance*. 

the  master  of  the  house  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  judges,  to  see 
uheiherhe  have  put  his  hand  un- 
to his  neighboui's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass, 
lohether  it  be  for  ox,  for  ass,  for 
sheep,  for  raiment,  or  for  any  man- 
ner of  lost  thing,  which  another 
challengeth  to  be  his,  the  cause  of 
both  paities  shall  coniey  before  tlie 
judges;  and  whom  the  judges 
shall  condemn,  he  shall  pay  double 
unto  his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neigh- 
bor an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or 
any  beast,  to  keep  ;  and  it  die,  or 
be  hurt,  or  driven  away,  no  man 
seeinir  it  ; 

11  Then  shall  g  an  oath  of  the 
Lord  be  between   them  both,  that 


z  ver.  29. 

1  or,  goat. 

«2Sa.  12.6. 
Pr.  6.  31. 
Lu.  19.  8. 


i  Job  24.  14. 
Jsel  2.  9. 
Mat.  54.  43. 

c  Nu.  35.27. 


dJe.  16.  18. 
Re.  18.  6. 


e  c.  21.  34. 


/  De.  25.  1. 
2  Ch.  19. 10. 


g  He.  6.  16. 


%De.22.58, 
29. 

2   weigh. 

i  L-.  20.  27. 
De.  18  10. 
1  Sa.  58.  3, 
9.Re.22.  15. 

t  Le.  18.23, 
25. 


IT)-. 

n. 


13.  1, 


m  Le.  19.33. 
Zee.    7.   10. 

nDe.24.17. 
Ps.  94.  6,  7. 
Is.  1.  17. 
Ez.  52.  7. 
.Ta.  1.  27. 


he  hath  not  put  his  hand  unto  his 
neighbour's  goods  ;  and  the  owner 
of  it  shall  accept  thereof,  and  he 
shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stolen  from  him, 
he  shall  make  restitution  unto  the 
owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces,  then  let 
him  biing  it  for  witness,  and  he 
shall  not  make  good  that  which 
was  torn. 

14  And  if  a  man  borrow  aught  of 
his  neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt,  or 
die,  the  owner  thereof  being  not 
with  it  ;  he  shall  surely  make  it 
jood. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be 
« ith  it,  he  shall  not  make  it  good  ; 
if  it  ie  an  hired  thing,  it  came  for 
his  hire. 

16  And  if  a  man  entice  a  mairl 
that  is  not  betrothed,  and  lie  with 
her,  he  shall  surely  endow  her  h 
to  be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to 
give  her  unto  him,  he  shall  2  pay 
money  according  to  the  dowry  of 
virgins. 

18  Thou  shall  not  sufler  a  witch  z 
to  live. 

19  Whosoever  lieth  with  i-  a  beast 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

50  He  that  saciificeth  unto  I  any 
god,  save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he 
shall  be  utterly  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a  m 
stranger,  nor  oppress  him  :  for 
ve  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

52  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  n 
widow,  or  fatherless  child. 

3  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any 
wise,  and  ihey  cry  at  all  unto  me, 
I  will  surely  hear  their  cry  : 

24  And  my  wrath  shall    wax  hot, 
and     I    will     kill    you     with    the 
sv/ord ;    and   vour  wives  shall   be 
'73 


Divert  la>^t  and  01  dinancet .  EXODUii. 

widowB,  o  and  your  children  fa- 1  oJe.15.8.18. 
therless.  '21.  La.  5.  3. 

25  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  p  Ne.  5.  7. 
my  people   that  is   poor  by  the?,    Ps.  15.  5. 
thou    Shalt  nut   be   to   him   as    an   Ez.  18.  8,17. 
usurer,  p  neither  shalt   thou    lay  ,  9  De.  24.6. 
upon  him  usury.  'job  22.  6. 

26  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neigh- j  r  ver.  23. 
boui'B  raiment  to  q  pledge,  thou  ;  s2Ch. 30.  9. 
•halt  deliver  it   unto  him   by  that   £  Ac.  23.3,5. 
the  f>in  gocth  down  :  jJudeS. 

27  for  that  is  his  covering  only  ;  Zor, judges. 
it    is    his    raiment    for  his   skin  :   ilhyfullness 
wherein    shall  he   sleep?    and    it   u  Mi.  7.  1. 
shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  crieth   5  tear. 
unto   me,  that  I   will  hear;    r  for  t»  c.  13.  2. 

I  nm  s  gracious.  |  to  Le.  22.27. 

28  Thou  Shalt  not  revile  t  the  xLe.  19.2. 
3  gods,  nor  curse  the  ruler  of  thy  y  Le.  22.8. 
people.  I  Ez.  4.   14. 

29  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  i  44.  31. 

the  first  of  thy  ripe  fiuits,  u  and  1  OT-,recettie. 
of  thy  5  liquors  :  the  first-born  of  a  Ps.  15.  3. 
tliy  D  sons  shalt  thou  give  unto  me.  ;  6  Pr.  19.  5. 

30  Likewise  shalt   thou   do  with   Ep.  4.  25. 
thine  oxen   rmd   with  thy  sheep  :   c  1  K.  19.  10. 
seven   w  days  it  shall   be  with   his  Job  31.  34. 
dam  :  on  the  eighth  day  thou  shall  2   answer. 
give  it  me.  [  d  ver.  6. 

31  And  ye   shall  x  be  holy  men   cMat.5.  44. 
unto  me  :  neither  shall  ye  eat  any  3  or,  wilt 
flesh  that  is  torn  of  y  beasts  in  the    thou  cease  to 
field  ,  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the  dogs.    \h(lp him,or, 

CHAPTER  XXIU.  landwould- 

THOU  shalt  not  1  raise   a   fix]se   est  cease  to 
a  report  :  put  not  thine  hand  :  leave  thybu- 
wiih  the  wicked  to  be  an  b  unrigh- 1  siness  for 
tcous  witness.  Wra,   thou 

2  Thou  shalt  not   follow  a  multi-'fAnii  surely 
tilde   c  to   do  evil  ;    neither  shalt    leave  it  to 
thou  2  speak  in   a  cause  lo  decline  foinicithhim 
after  many  to  wresl  judgment.         I/"  ver.  3. 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  !  ^  c.  34.  7. 

a  poor  rf  man  in  his  cause.  j  A  Pr.  17.  23. 

4  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's  eox  '  Is.  33.   15. 
or  his  ass  going  astray,  thou   shalt  4  the  seeing. 
surely  bring  it  back  to  him  again.    I  5  soul. 

5  If  tho'i  see  the  ass  of  him  that   i   Le.  25.3, 
hateth   thee   lying  under  his  bur- ■  4.  26.  34. 
den,  3    and    wouldest   forbear    to 

help  him  ;  thou  shalt  surely  help  Golive-lrees, 
with  him.  j  k  De.  4.  9. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judg-   Ep.  5.   15. 
mcnt  of  thy  pooiy  in  his  cause.        j  /  Jos.  23.  7. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  mat- ,  Ps.   16.  4. 
ter  :    and  the  innocent   and   righ-   Ho.  2.   17. 
teous  slay  thou  not  :  for  1  will  not  |  7  or,  feast. 
Justify  g  the  w  icked.  m  c.  34.  26. 

8  And  thou  shalt  take  A  no  gift  ;  ]  n  Is.  63.  9. 
for  the  eift  blindeth4  the  wise,  and  o  Ge.  12.  3. 
peiverteth  the  words  of  the  riarh-|De.  30.  7. 
tecus.  "      jZec.  2.  8. 

9  Also   thou   shalt  not   oppress  a  SoT.Itrillfr/- 
stranger  :  for  ye  know  the  5  heart  ficlthemthat 
of    a    stranger,    seeing    ye    were   afflict  thee. 
strangers  in  the  land  of  E^ypt.        !;>  c.  33.  2. 

10  And  six.  years  i  thou  shalt  sow   Jos.  5.  13. 

76 


B.  C.  1491. 

thy  land,  end  ibalt  g'atber  in  tha 
fruits  thereof. 

[  11  But  the  seventh  year  thou 
shalt  let  it  rest  and  lie  etill  ;  thai 
the  poor  of  thy  people  may  eat; 
and  what  they  leave,  the  beasts 
of  the  field  shaH  eat.    In  like  man- 

]  ner  thou  shalt  deal  with  thy  vine- 
yard, and  with  thy  6  olive-yard. 
12   Six    days  thou    shalt  do  thy 

i  work,  and  on  the  seventh  day  Ihoil 
shalt  rest  ;  that  thine  ox  and  thina 
ass  may  rest,  and  the  son  of  thine 

I  handmaid  and  the  stranger  may  ba 
refreshed. 

I  13  And  in  all  things  that  I  hava 
said  unto  you,  he  k  circumspect: 
and  make  no  mention  of  the  nama 
of  I  other  gods,  neither  let   it  ba 

(heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a 
I  feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of 
[unleavened  bread  :  (thou  shalt  eat 

unleavened  bread  seven  days,  as  I 
commanded  thee,  in  the   time  ap- 

,  pointed  of  the  month  Abih  ;  for  in 

I  It   thou   camest  out   from   Egypt ; 

I  and  none  shall  appear  before  me 

:  empty  :) 

j  16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the 
first-fruits  of  thy  labours  which 
thou  hast  sown  in   thy  field  ;    and 

jthe  feast  of  ingathering,  which  is 
in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of 

I  the  field. 

I  17  Three  times  in  the  year  all  thy 
males  shall  appear  before  the  Lord 
God. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  ofiTer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrifice  with  leavened 
bread  ;  neither  shall  the  fat  of  my 
7  sacrifice  remain  until  the  morn- 
ing. 

19  The  first  of  the  first-fraits  cf 
thy  land  thou  shalt  bring  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou 
shalt  not  seethe  m  a  kid  in  his 
mother's  milk. 

20  Behold,  I  send  an  n  Angel  be- 
fore thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way, 
and  to  bring  thee  into  the  place 
which  I  have  pepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  hii 
voice,  provoke  him  not  ;  for  he 
will  not  pardon  your  transgres- 
sions :  for  my  name  is  in  him. 

22  But  if  thou  shalt  indeed  obey 
his  voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak  ; 
then  I  will  be  an  enemy  o  unto 
thine  enemies,  and  an  8  adversary 
unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  For  mine  A ng'eljj  shall  go  be- 
fore thee,  and  bring  thee  in  unto 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Hittites, 
and  the  Perizzites,  and   the  Ct- 


B.  C.  143;.  • 

naanites,  the  Hivites,  and  the  Je-' 
busites  ;  and  I  will  cut  them  off. 

24  Thou  Shalt  not  bow  down  y  to 
theii'gO'ls,  no.'  seive  them,  nor  do 
rafter  their  works  ;  but  thou  shah 
utterly  overthrow  them,  and  quite 
h.eak  down  s  their  images. 

S5  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  t 
your  God,  and  he  shall  bless  u  thy 
bread,  and  thy  water  ;  and  I  will 
take  sickness  v  away  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

26  There  shall  nothing  cast  their 
young,  nor  be  w  barren,  in  thy 
land  :  the  number  of  thy  days  I 
will  fulfil. 

27  I  will  send  my  fear  x  before 
thee,  and  will  destroy  all  the  peo- 

Fle  to  whom  thou  shalt  come  ;  and 
will  make  all  thine   enemies  turn 
their  9  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  hornetsybe- 
fo  e  thee,  which  shall  drive  out  the 
Hivite,  the  Canaanite,  and  the 
Hittite,  from  before  thee. 

29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from 
before  thee  in  one  year;  lest  the 
land  become  desolate,  and  the 
beast  of  the  field  multiply  against 
thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive 
them  out  from  before  thee,  until 
thou  be  increased,  and  inherit  the 
land. 

31  And  I  will  set  thy  z  bonnds 
from  the  Red  Sea  a  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  Philistines,  and  from  the 
deseit  unto  the  river  :  fori  will  de- 
liver the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
b  into  your  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt 
drive  them  out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant 
c  with  them,  nor  with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy 
land,  lest  they  make  thee  sin 
against  me  :  for  if  thou  serve  their 
gods,  it  will  d  surely  be  a  snare 
unto  thee. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

AND  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come 
up  unto  a  the  Lord,  thou,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  b  ALihu,  and 
seventy  c  of  the  elders  of  Israel  ; 
and  worship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Moses  alone  shall  come 
near  the  Lord  ,•  but  they  shall  not 
come  nigh,  neither  shall  the  peo- 
ple go  up  with  him. 

3  And  Moses  came  and  told  the 
people  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  judgments  :  and  all  the 
people  answered  with  one  voice, 
and  said.  All  the  words  which  the 
Lord  hath  said  d  will  we  do. 

4  And  Moses  wrote  e  all  the 
trords  of  the  Lord,  and  rose  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  builded 


r-v 


/Vf-. 


g  c.  20.  5. 
r  Le.  18.3. 
De.  12.  30. 
Ps.  101.  3. 
s  c.  32.  2(1. 
Nu.  33.   52. 
2Ch.34.  7. 
t  Jos.  22.  5. 
u  De.  7.  13. 
Is.  33.  16. 
Mai.  3.  10, 
11. 

V  Ps.  103.  3. 
u>  De.  28.  4. 

X  Jos.  2.  9, 

11.  1  Sa.  14. 

15.  2Ch.  U. 

14. 

9  neck.     Ps. 

18.  40. 

y  De.  7.20. 

Jos.   24.    12. 

z  Nu.  34.  3, 

&c.   De.  11. 

24. 

aNu.  34.  3. 
Jos.  1.  4. 
Ps.  72.  8. 
4  Jos.  21.44. 
cc. 34,12,15. 
Ps.    106.  35. 
2  Co.   6.  15. 
rf  Ju.  2.  3. 
a  ver.  15. 
c.  34.  2. 
6  c.  28.  1. 
cNu.ll.  IG. 
d  De.  5.  27. 
Jos.   24.   22. 
e  De.  31.  9. 


/He.  9.  19. 
21.  13.  20. 
1  Pe.  1.  2. 
g  IK.  22.19. 
Is.  6.  1,  5. 
h  E.!.  1.  26. 
10.  1.  Re. 
4.   3.  21.  19 
i  Mat.  17.2. 
Re.    1.    16. 
k  Ge.  18.  8. 
I  ver.  2,  18. 
m  De.  5.  22. 
nNe.  9.   13. 
0  c.  19.  9. 
p  Le.  9.  23. 
Nu.   14.  10. 
9   De.  4.  36, 
Ez.1.27. 
Na,  1.  6. 
Hab.  3.  4,  5. 
He.   12.   18, 
29. 


j  an  altar  under  the  hill,  and  twelve 
pillars,  according  to  the  twelve 
j  tribes  of  Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  which  offered 
burnt-offerings,       and     sacrificed 

ipeace-otJerings  of  oxen  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  And  Moses  took  half  of  the 
blood,  and  put  it  in  basons  ;    and 

1  half  of  the  blood  he  sprinkled  on 
I  the  altar. 

7  And  he  took  the  book  of  the  co- 
venant, and  read  in  the  audience 
of  the  people  :  and  they  said,  All 
that  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we 
do,  and  be  obedient. 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood  and 
sprinkled  it  J"  on  the  people,  and 
said,  Behold  the  blood  of  the 
covenant,  which  the  Lord  hath 
made  with  you  concerning  all 
these  words. 

9  Then  went  up  Moses,  and 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and 
seventy  of  the  elders  of  Israel  ; 

10  And  they  saw  g  the  God  of 
Israel  :  and  there  was  under  his 
feet  as  it  were  a  paved  work  of  a 
h  sapphire-stone,  and  as  it  were 
the  body  of  heaven  i  in  his  clear- 
ness. 

11  And  upon   the  nobles  of   the ' 
children  of  Israel  he   laid   not  his 
hand  :  also  they  saw  God,  and  did 
k  eat  and  drink. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, Come  up  to  me  into  the 
I  mount,  and  be  there  :  and  I  will 
give  thee  tables  m  of  stone,  and  a 
law,  and  n  commandments  which 
I  have  written  ;  that  thou  mayest 
teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  his 
minister  Joshua  ;  and  Moses  went 
up  into  the  mount  of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders. 
Tarry  ye  here  for  us,  until  we 
come  again  unto  you  :  and,  be- 
hold, Aaron  and  Hur  are  v.ith  you  ; 
if  any  man  have  any  matters  to  do, 
let  him  come  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  went  up  into  the 
mount,  and  a  cloud  o  covered  the 
mount. 

16  And  the  glory  p  of  the  Lord 
abode  upon  mount  Sinai,  and  the 
cloud  covered  it  six  days :  ami 
the  seventh  day  he  called  unto 
Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  was  like  g  devouring  fire 
on  the  top  of  the  mount  in  the 
eyes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst 
of  the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into 

77 


Dirtetions  given  to  Moaet. 

the  roounl  ;  and  Moses  was  ia  the 
mount  r  forty  Jaya  and  forty 
nights. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

AND     tlie    Loiil     spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, ihat  they  1  bring'  me  an  2  of- 
fering: of  every  man  that  giveth 
It  willingly  a  wiih  his  heart  ye 
shall  take  my  otiering. 

3  An'l  this  is  the  offering  which 
ye  shall  take  of  ihem  ;  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  3  line  linen,  and  goats* 
hniT, 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
ba'Jgers'  skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

6  Oil  for  the  light,  spices  for 
anointing  oil  and  forsweet  incense. 

7  Onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be 
iet  in  the  ephod,  and  in  the  breast- 
plate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanc- 
tuary ;  that  I  may  dwell  6  among 
them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  show  c 
thee,  o/ter  the  pattern  of  the  ta- 
bernacle, and  the  pattern  of  all  the 
instruments  thereof,  even  so  shall 
ye  make  it. 

10  And  they  shall  make  an  ark  d 
o/"  shittim-wood  :  two  cubits  and 
a  half  shall  be  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
height  thereof. 

11  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold  ;  within  and  without 
thou  shalt  overlay  it,  and  shall 
make  upon  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings 
of  gold  for  it,  and  put  them  in  the 
four  corners  'hereof:  and  two 
rings  shall  be  iii  the  one  side  of  it, 
and  two  rings  in  the  other  side 
of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves 
of  shittim-wood,  and  overlay  thera 
with  gold. 

14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves 
into  the  rings  by  the  sides  of  the 
ark,  that  the  ark  may  be  borne 
with  them. 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the 
rings  of  the  ark  :  they  shall  not  be 
taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the 
ark  e  the  testimony  which  I  shall 
give  thee. 

17  And  thou  shalt  make  a/  mer- 
cy-seat q/"  pure  gold:  two  cubits 
and  a  half  shall  be  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
'or«adlb  thereof. 

78 


B.  C.  1491. 

18  And  thou  shall  make  two  che- 
rubims  of  gold,  o/  beaten  work 
shalt  thou  make  them,  in  the  two 
ends  of  the  mercy-seal. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  ths 
one  end,  and  the  other  cherub  on 
the  other  end  ;  euen  4  of  the  mercy- 
seat  shall  ye  make  the  cherubimi 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

20  And  the  cherubims  shall 
stretch  forth  their  wings  g  on  hi^jh, 
covering  the  mercy-seal  with  their 
wings,  and  their  faces  shall  look 
one  to  another  ;  toward  the  mercy- 
seal  shall  the  faces  of  the  cheru- 
bims  be. 

21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy- 
:seat  above  h  upon  the  ark  ;  and 
'i  in  the  ark  thou  shalt  put  the  tes- 
'  timony  Ihat  I  shall  give  thee. 

I  22  And  there  I  will  meet  with 
thee,  and  I  will  commune  with 
thee  from  above  the  mercy-seat, 
from  i  between  the  two  cheiubims 
which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the  tes- 
timony, of  all  things  which  I  will 
give  thee  in  commandment  unto 
the  children  of  Israel. 

23  Thou  shalt  also  make  la  table 
o/"  shittim-wood  :  two  cubits  »'/ia/i 
be  ihe  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
the  breadth  the  eof,  and  a  cubit 
and  a  half  the  height  thereof. 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with 
»n  pure  gold,  and  make  thereto  a 
crown  of  gold  round  about. 

25  And  thou  shall  make  unto  it 
a  border  of  an  hand-breadth  round 
about,  and  thou  shall  make  a 
golden  crown  to  the  border  thereof 
round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it 
four  lings  of  gold,  and  put  the 
rings  in  the  four  corners  that  an 
on  the  four  feel  thereof. 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall 
the  rings  be  for  places  of  the  slaves 
to  bear  the  table. 

28  And  thou  shall  make  ths 
staves  of  shittim-wood,  and  over- 
lay them  with  gold,  that  the  lablo 
may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shall  make  the  n 
dishes  thereof,  and  spoons  Iherecf, 
and  covers  thereof,  and  bowla 
thereof,  5  to  cover  withal  ;  of  ■pure 
gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shall  set  upon  ths 
table  show-bread  o  before  me  al- 
wav. 

31'  And  thou  shalt  make  a  p  cap.- 
dlestick  o/ pure  gold;  o/  beaten 
work  shall  the  candlestick  be 
made  :  his  shaft,  and  his  branches, 
his  bowls,  hisknops,  and  his  flow- 
ers, shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  shall  come 


B.  C.  14&1. 


CHAP.  XXVI.     The  furniture  of  the  tabernncU. 


out  of  the  sides  of  it  :  three  branch- 
es of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  one 
side,  and  three  branches  of  the 
candlestick  out  of  the  oilier  side  : 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto 
almonds,  witli  a  knop  and  a  flow- 
er in  one  branch  ;  and  thre.;  bowls 
made  like  almonds,  in  the  other 
branch,  viith  a  knop  and  a  flower : 
so  in  the  six  branches  that  come 
out  of  the  candlestick. 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  be 
four  bowls  made  like  unto  al- 
monds, with  their  knops  and 
their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same, 
and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  six  branches  that  pro- 
ceed out  of  the  caiidUotick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches 
shall  be  of  the  same  :  all  of  it  s/tall 
be  one  beaten  work  of  pure  gold. 

37  .A.nd  thou  shalt  make  the  q 
seven  lamps  thereof;  and  r  they 
shall  6  light  the  lamps  thereof, 
that  they  may  jive  light  over 
asrainst  7  it. 

33  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and 
the  snufl'-dishes  thereof,  shall  be  of 
puie  srold. 

39  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall 
he  make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make  them 
s  after  their  pattern,  8  which  was 
showed  thee  in  the  mount. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

MORKOVER.  thou  shalt  make 
the  tabernacle  wilhlenacur- 
tains  of  line  twined  linen,  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet  : 
xciih  cherubims  t  of  cunning  work 
slialt  thviu  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall 
be  eight  and  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  b.'eadth  of  one  cu.'tain  four 
cubits  :  and  every  one  of  the  cur- 
tains shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be 
coupled  together  one  to  another  ; 
and  other  five  curtains  shall  be 
coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of 
blue  upon  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain, from  the  selvedge  in  the 
coupling;  and  likewise  shalt  thou 
make  in  the  uttermost  edge  of 
another  curtain,  in  the  coupling  of 
the  second. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in 


J  Zee.  4.  2. 
Re.  1.  4,  12. 


r  c. 27.20,21. 
30.7,8.  Le. 
24.3,4.  Nu. 
8.2.  2  Ch. 13. 
11. 


6  or,  cause  to 
ascend. 


7  the  face  of 
it. 


s  c.  26.  30. 

Nn.  8.  4. 
1  Ch.  28.  11. 
Ac.  7.  ■14. 
He.  8.  5. 


8  which  thou 
loast  caused 
to  see. 


Xthp  work  of 
a  cunning 
workman  or 
embroider- 
er. 


be.  35.  14, 
&c. 


2  01 ,  cover- 
ing. 

3  in  the  re- 
mainder, or, 
surplusage. 

4  bands, 
c   Nu.  3.  36. 


the   one  curtain,    and   fifty    loops 

shalt  thou  make  in  the  edge  of  the   4.  31,  32. 

curtain  that  is  in  the   coupling  of  I 

the   seconil,   that    the    loops   may 

take  hold  one  of  another.  \d  c.  27.  10. 


6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  la- 
ches of  gold,  and  couple  the  cur- 
tains together  with  the  taches  ; 
and  it  shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  And  thou  shalt  make  curtains 
of  goats'  hair,  6  to  be  a  coverin* 
upon  the  tabernacle  ;  eleven  cur- 
tains shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall 
he  thirty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
of  one  curtain  four  cubits:  and  the 
eleven  curtains  sftnii  6e  a/i  of  one 
measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  cur- 
tains by  thembelves,  and  six  cur- 
tains by  themselves,  and  shalt 
double  the  sixth  curtain  in  the  fore 
front  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty 
loops  on  the  edge  of  the  one  cur- 
tain that  is  outmost  in  the  coupling 
and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge  of  the 
curtain  which  coupleth  the  second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  ta- 
ches of  brass,  and  put  the  taches 
into  the  loops,  and  couple  the 
2  teut  together,  that  it  may  be 
one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  re- 
maineth  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent, 
the  half-curtain  that  remaineth, 
shall  hang  over  the  back  side  of 
the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side, 
and  a  cubit  on  the  other  side,  3  of 
that  which  remaineth  in  (he 
length  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent, 
it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of  the 
tabernacle  on  this  side  and  on  that 
side,  to  cover  it. 

14  .4nd  thou  shalt  make  a  cover- 
ing for  the  tent  of  rams'  skins 
dyed  red,  and  a  covering  above  of 
badgers'  skins. 

15  And  thou  shall  make  boards 
for  (he  tc-bernacle  o/*Ehittini-wood 
standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  s^fj?/ 6e  the  length 
of  a  boanl,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
shall  he  the  breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  4  tenons  xhall  there  he  in 
one  board,  set  in  order  one  against 
another:  thus  shalt  thou  make  for 
all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 

18  ^nd  thou  shalt  make  the  e 
boards,  for  the  tabernacle,  twenty 
boards  on  the  south  side  south- 
ward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  d  forty 
sockets  of  silver  under  the  twenty 
boards,  two  sockets  under  one 
board  for  his  two  tenons,  and 
two  sockets  under  another  board 
for  his  two  tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the 
tabernacle  on  the  north  side  there 
shall  be  twenty  board*  : 

79 


TVu  vail  of  the  taOernacU. 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  sil- 
vor  ,  iwu  sockets  under  one  board, 
and  two  sockets  under  another 
board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  taber- 
nacle westward  thou  shalt  make 
lix  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou 
make  for  the  corners  of  the  taber- 
nacle in  the  two  sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  5  coupled 
together  beneath,  and  they  shall 
be  coupled  e  together  above  the 
head  ol  it  unto  f  one  ring:  thus 
shall  it  be  for  them  both ;  they 
shall  be  for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards, 
and  their  sockets  q/"silver,  sixteen 
sockets  ;  two  sockets  under  one 
board,  and  two  sockets  under 
another   boara. 

28  And  thou  shall  make  bars  of 
ehittim-wood  ;  five  for  the  boards 
of  the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards 
of  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
side  of  the  tabernacli!,  for  the  two 
sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  In  the 
midst  of  '.he  boards  shall  reach 
from  end  to  end. 

29  And  thou  shall  overlay  the 
boards  with  gold,  anil  make  their 
rings  of  gold  for  places  for  the 
bars  :  and  thou  shalt  overlay  the 
bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shall  rear  up  the  ta- 
bernacle according  to  the  fashion 
g  therriof  which  was  showed  thee 
in  the  mount. 

31  And  thou  shall  make  a  h  vail 
of  blue,  and  purpl-^,  and  scarlet, 
and  fine  twined  linen,  of  cun- 
ning work  :  with  cherubiras  shall 
it  be  made. 

32  And  thou  shall  hang  il  upon 
four  pillars  of  shitlim-wood  over- 
laid with  gold  :  their  hooks  shall 
be  o/gold,  upon  the  four  sockets  of 
silver. 

33  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the 
vail  under  the  taches,  that  thou 
mayesl  bring  in  thither  within  the 
vail  the  ark  of  the  testimony  :  and 
the  vail  shalt  divide  unto  you 
between  the  i  holy  place  and  the 
most  holy. 

34  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy- 
seat  upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony 
in  the  most  ho\y  place. 

35  And  thou  shall  k  set  the  table 
without  the  vail,  and  the  candl-?- 
stick  over  against  the  table  on  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  toward  the 
south  :  and  thou  shalt  put  the 
table  on  the  north  side. 

80 


EXODUS. 

5  twined. 


e  Ps.  133.  1. 
1  Cor.  3.  16. 
1  Pe.2.5. 


/  Ep.  4.  16. 
Col.  2.  19. 


g  c.  25.9,40. 
27.  8.  Ac.  7. 
44.  He.  8.5. 
9.23. 


h  c.  36.  35. 
Le.  16.  2. 
2  Ch.  3.  14. 
Mat.  27.  51. 
He.  9.  3,8. 
10.  20. 

i  IK. 8. 8-10. 
2  Ch.  5.7-10. 


k  c.  40.  22. 


I  c.  36.  37. 

ac.  38.  1. 
2Ch.  4.  1. 
Ez.  13.  13. 
He.  13.  10. 

5  c.  29. 12. 

Le.  4.  7,  18. 
16.  18.  1  K. 
1.  50.  2.  28. 
Ps.    118.  27. 

cHe.6.  18. 
I  K.  7.  45. 
Je.  52.  20. 

d  c.  30.  4. 
Nu.  4.  14. 

1  he  showed. 

e  c.  26.  30, 
&c.  He.  8.5. 

/  0.  38.  9. 
1  K.  6.  36. 
8.  64.  Ps.  92. 
13.     Ez.  40. 

20,  &c. 


B.  C.  1491. 

36  And  thou  (halt  make  an 
/  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  teui , 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  8<:urlei. 
and  fine  twined  linen,  wrougbt 
with  needlework. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  for  ihr. 
hanging  five  pillam  of  shittim- 
loood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
and  their  books  rhalt  be  qf  gold, 
and  thou  shall  cast  five  sockets  of 
brass  for  them. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  a  an  altar 
of  shillim-wood,  five  cubits 
long,  and  five  cubits  broad  ;  the 
altar  shall  be  foursquare  ;  and  the 
height  thereof  «/iai/  be  three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  6 
horns  of  it  upon  the  four  corners 
thereof:  his  horns  shall  be  of  the 
same  :  and  thou  shalt  overlay  it 
with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans 
to  receive  his  ashes,  and  his  sho- 
vels, and  his  basons,  and  his  flesh- 
hooks,  and  his  fire-pans :  all  the 
vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make  c 
of  brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a 
grate  of  net-work  of  brass  ;  and 
upon  the  net  shalt  thou  make  four 
brazen  rings  in  the  four  corners 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under 
the  compass  of  the  altar  beneath, 
that  the  net  may  be  even  to  the 
midst  of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  d  stares 
for  the  altar,  staves  of  shitlim- 
weod,  and  overlay  tbera  with 
brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  in- 
to the  rings,  and  the  staves  shall 
be  upon  the  twrj  sides  of  the  altar, 
to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shall  thou 
make  it  ;  as  il  1  was  showed  thee  in 
the  mount,  so  e  shall  they  make  it. 

9  And  thou  shall  make  the 
f  court  of  the  tabernacle  :  for  the 
south  side  southward  there  shrill 
be  hangings  for  the  court  of  fine 
twined  linen  of  an  hundred  cubit* 
long  for  one  side. 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  there 
of  and  their  twenty  sockets  sA.a//6e 
of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillais 
and  their  fillets  shnll  he  of  silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north 
side  in  length  there  shall  be  hang- 
ings of  an  hundred  cubits  long, 
and  his  twenty  pillars  and  their 
twenty  sockets  of  brass  ;  the  hooks 
of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  And  for  the  breadth  of  the 
court    on   the   wpbI  side   shall  i* 


B.  C.  1491. 


CHAP.  XXVIII 


liang-ing-8    of    fifty    cubits;    their  gc.36.37. 
pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten.      h  c.  28.  39. 

13  And  the  breadth   of  the  court   39.  29.  Ps. 
on  the  east  side  eastward  shall  be  45.  14. 
fifty  cubits.  2  fiftvbv 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the   fifty. 
^fzJe s/Ki/^6e  fifteen  cubits:  their  pil-   :  „ 
lars  three,  and  their  sockets  three,    l^^'^"  q\   n 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be  \  *  ^^-  '^*"  ^^ 
hang-ing's  fifteen  cubits  :  their  pil-  3  to  ascend 
lars  three,  and  their  sockets  three.  \up. 

16  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  I,  on  o 
shall  be  an  g  hanging  of  twenty  cu-  ,  '^'i,  a'  o 
hits,  o/'blue,  and  purple,  and  scar-  o  pJ^'ia'  ii' 
let,  and  fine  twined  linen, wrought  '  i  .i  q- 
wilh  h  needlework  :  and  their  pil-  j  "'  ^A  fi' 
lars  shall  be  fouc,  and  their  sockets'^  °o  fa' 
four.  I-^-  "'  ■"'• 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the\\^-^-  ^J"^^' 
court  shall  be  filleted  with  silver  :   tt"      ,00^ 
their  hooks  shall  be  of  silver,  and    io"k,     ,  « 
their  sockets  of  brass.  '^-  j\-  ^  ^^• 

18  The  length  of  the  court  shall  ^"-  ^'^• 


be  an  hundred  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  2  fifty  every  where,  and 
the  height  five  cubits  q^fine  twined 
linen,  and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  taberna- 
cle, in  all  the  service  thereof,  and 
all  the  pins  thereof,  and  all  the 
pins  of  the  court,  shall  be  of  i  brass. 

20  And  thou  shall  command  the 
children  of  Israel  that  they  bring 
thee  k  pure  oil-olive  beaten  for  the 
light,  to  cause  the  lamp  3  to  burn 
always. 

21  In  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation without  the  vail,  which 
is  before  the  testimony,  Aaron  and 
his  sons  shall  I  order  it  from  eve- 
ning to  morning  before  the  Lord. 
It  shall  be  a  statute  w  for  everunto 
their  generations  on  the  behalf  of 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

AND  takethou  unto  thee  nAaron 
thy  brother,  and  his  sons  with 
him,  from  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  he  may  minister  unto 
me  in  the  priest's  office,  even  Aa- 
ron, Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar, 
and  Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons. 

2  And  thou  shall  make  b  holy 
garments  for  Aaron  thy  brother, 
for  glory  c  and  for  beauty. 

3  And  thou  shall  speak  unto  all 
that  are  wise-hearted,  d  whom  I 
have  filled  with  the  spirit  of  wis- 
dom, that  they  may  make  Aaron's 
garments  to  consecrate  him,  that 
he  rnay  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  these  are  the  garments 
which  they  shall  make  ;  e  a  breast- 
plate, and  f  an  epiiod,  and  g  a 
robe,  and  h  a  broidered  coat,  i  a 
mitre,  and  a  k  girdle  :   and  thev , 


a  Le.  8.  2. 
Nu.  18.  7. 
2Ch.2S.  18, 
21.  He.  5. 
1—4. 

6  c.  29.  5,  29. 
Le.  8.  7,  30. 
Nu.  20.  26, 
28.  Ps.  13^. 
16. 

cIs.  61.3,10. 
Re.  5.  10. 
19   8 

d  c.si.  3.  35. 
30,35.  Pr.  2. 
6.  1  Cor.  12. 
11. 

e  ver.  15. 
c.  39.  8,  21. 
Is.  59.  17. 
Ep.  6.  14. 
f  ver.  6. 
g  ver.  31. 
c.  39.  22. 
^Le.  8.7. 
i  c.  39.  28. 
Zee.  3.  5. 
A  Is.  11.5. 


1  or,  em- 
broidered. 

1  ver.  36. 
m  ver.  29. 
c.  39.  6,  7. 
n  Jus.  4.  7. 
Zee.  6.  14. 
o  c.  39.  8. 
Le.  8.  8. 

2  fillinit 
fillings  of 
stone. 

3  or,  ruby. 


Aaron  separated  to  thejmesthood. 

shall  make  holy  garments  lor  .\a- 
ron  thy  brother,  and  his  sons,  ihv.t 
he  may  minister  unto  me  in  th« 
priest's  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen. 

6  And  they  shall  make  the  ephod 
q/" gold,  q/"  blue,  and  0/ purple,  cf 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
with  cunning  work. 

i  7  It  shall  have  the  two  shuulder- 
pieces  thereof  joined  at  the  two 
edges  thereof ;  and  so  it  shall  be 
joined  together. 

8  And  the  1  curious  girdle  of  the 
ephod,  which  is  upon  it,  shall  be 
of  the  same,  according  to  the 
work  thereof;  even  of  gold,  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shall  take  two  onyx- 
stones,  and  grave  on  them  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel  : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one 
stone,  and  the  other  six  names  of 
the  rest  on  the  other  stone,  accord- 
ing to  their  birlh. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver 
in  stone,  .ike  the  engravings  I  of  a 
signet,  shall  thou  engrave  the 
two  stones  with  the  names  of  the 
children  of  Israel  :  thou  shall  make 
them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

12  And  thou  shall  put  the  two 
stones  upon  the  shoulders  of  the 
ephod_/br  stones  of  memorial  unto 
the  children  of  Israel.  And  Aaron 
shall  m  bear  their  names  before  the 
Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for 
a  n  memorial. 

13  And  thou  shall  make  ouchea 
of  gold  ; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold 
at  the  ends  ;  of  wreathen  work 
shall  thou  make  them,  and  fasten 
the  wreathen  chains  to  the  ouches, 

15  And  thou  shall  make  o  the 
breastplate  of  judgment  with  cun 
ning  work  ;  aftev  <he  work  of  the 
ephod  thou  shall  make  it ;  q/'gold, 
o/'blue,  and  o/" purple,  and  q/" scar- 
let, and  of  fine  twined  linen,  shalt 
thou  make  it. 

16  Foursquare  it  shall  be,  being 
doubled  ;  a  span  shall  be  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  ihall  be  th» 
breadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shall  2  set  it  in  set- 
tings of  stones,  even  four  rows  of 
stones  :  the  first  row  shall  be  a 
3  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbun- 
cle :  this  shall  be  the  first  row. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  be  an 
emerald, a  sapphire, anda  diamond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst, 

81 


77i?  Vrim  ana  Thummim 
20 


B.  C.  H9I. 


20    And   the   fourth  row  a  berj-l,  p  Re.   4.  3,  '  it  were  the  hole  of  an  u  harbergeon, 
iij  an  onyx,  ami /<  a  jaspur  :  I  hey   SI.  19.  20.       ,  thai  it  be  not  rent. 


«hnll  be  set  in  gulil  in  their  4  en-  4  filUnes 
clusingn  "L        f  ' 

'■i\  And  the  stones  shall  be  with  9  "e.  21.  12. 
q  the  names  of  tlie  chlldien  of  Is-  »"  ver.  12. 
rael,  twelve,  accoiding  to  their  »  Le.  8.  8. 
names,  like  (he  engraving's  of  a  Nu.  27.  21. 
signet  ,  every  one  with  his  name  De.  33.  8.  ' 
shall  they  be,  according  to  the  1  Sa.  28.  6. 
twelve  tribes.  Ezra  2.  63* 

UU  And  thou  shall  make  upon  the  tie.  7.  65. 
breastplate  chains  at  the  ends  of  .  tt  q  „'. 
wreatlien  woik  of  pure  gold.  I 

'■ci  And    thou    shall    make    upon  | 
the  b.eastplate  two  rings  of  gold,  | 


16. 


and  shall  put  the  two  rings  on  the  '     »j      a 
two  ends  of  the  breastplate.  iV  ,  *;  ^n- 

24  And    thou   shall    put   the  t%vo^°"^'-^- 
wreathen  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  ^  '"'>  ^^^'irts. 
rin?s  Khich  are  on  the  ends  of  the   c  He.  9.  12. 
Dieastplate.  |a>  c.  39.  30. 

25  And   Che  other  two  ends  of  the   Zee.  14.  20. 
two   wreathen  chains    thou    shall  ^ He.  7.  26. 
fasten  in  the  two  cuches,  and  put  ,12.  14.  Re. 
them  on  the  shoulder  pieces  of  the   21.  27. 
ephod  before  it.  Ix  ver.  28,31. 

26  And  thou  shall  make  two  Nu.  15.  38. 
rings  of  gold,  and  thou  shall  put  \y  ver.  43. 
them  upon  the  two  ends  of  iheJLe.  10.  17. 
brea.stplate,  in  the  border  thereof,  1 22.  9.  Nu. 
which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ephod  ]  18.  1.  Is.  53 
inward. 

27  And  two  other  rings  of  gold 
thou  shall  make,  and  shall  put 
Ihem  on  the  two  Eides  of  the  ephod 
underneath,  toward  the  fore  pari 
thereof,  over  against  the  other 
coupling  thereof,  above  the  cu- 
rious girdle  of  the  ephod. 

£8    And     they     shall     bind     the 
breastplate   by   the    rings   thereof 
unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  with  a 
lace  of  blue,  that  it  may  be  above   a  Ps.  45.  14 
the  curious  girdle  of   the    ephod,   6  ver.  2. 
and  thai   the   breastplate    be  not   c  c.29.  7.  30. 
loosed  from  the  ephod.  30.  40.15.  Is. 

29  And    Aaron     shall     bear     the   61.  1. 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel  in   B  fill  their 
the  breastplate  of  judgment  upon   hand. 
his  heart,  when  he  goeth  in   unto  rfLe.8.  He. 
the   holy  place,  for  a  r  memorial   5.  4. 
before  ihe  Lord  continually.  e  Le.  16.  4. 

30  And   thou   shalt    put    in     the    Ez.    44.    18. 
breastplate  of  judgment  the  s  Urim   1  flesh  of 
and    the    Thummim  ;     and     they   their  naJced- 
thall  be  upon  Aaron's  heart,  when    ness. 
he  goeth  in  before  the  Lord  :    and   8  be. 
Aaron  shall  bear  the   judgment  of  f  c.  20.  26. 
the  children  oflsrael  upon  his  heart   g  Le.5.1.  17. 
t  before  the  Lord  continually.  20.   19,  20. 

31  And  thou  shall  make  the  robe   22.  9.  Nu. 
of  the  ephod  all  of  blue.  9.  13.  18.  22. 

32  And  there  shall  be  an  hole  in    h  c.  27.  21. 
the  top  of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof:   Le.  17.  7. 
it  shall   have  a  binding  of   woven   a  Le.  8.  2, 
work  rouud  about  the  hole  of  it,  as  &r. 

82 


33  And  beneath,  upon  the  5  hem 
of  it,  thou  ahull  make  pomegra- 
nates of  blue,  and  of  purple,  and 
of  scarlet,  round  about  the  hem 
thereof;  and  bells  of  gold  between 
them  round  about  : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegra- 
nate, a  golden  bell  and  a  pomegra- 
nate, upon  the  hem  of  the  robe 
round  al>out. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron  to 
minister  i  and  hi<  sound  shiiU  be 
heard  when  he  goeth  in  v  unto  the 
holy  place  before  the  Lwid,  and 
whenhecomelh  out, that  lie  die  not. 

36  And  thou  shalt  make  a  w 
\  plate  of  pure  gold,  and  grave  upon 

it,  like  ihe  engravings  of  a  signet, 
HOLINESS    TO    THE    LOKD. 

37  And  thuu  shalt  put  it  on  a  x 
blue  lace,  that  it  may  be  upon  the 
mitre  :  upon  the  foie-froni  of  the 
mitre  it  shall  be. 

38  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's 
forehead,  that  Aaron  may  bear 
ythe  iniquity  of  the  holy  things, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts  ;  and 
il  shall  be  always  upon  his  fore- 
head, that  they  may  be  z  accent- 
ed before  the  Lord. 

39  And  thou  shalt  embroider  the 
coal  of  fine  linen,  and  thou  shall 
make  the  mitre  ojr  fine  linen,  and 
ihou  shall  make  the  girdle  of 
a  needlework. 

for    Aaron's   sons  thou 


11.    Ez. 

4.  4,6.  Jno. 

I.  29.  2  Cor. 

5.  21.  He.  9. 
28.  1  Pe.  2. 
24. 

z  Le.   1.  4.  i   40    And 
22.    27.     23.    sha'l  make  coats,  and  thou  shalt 

II.  Is.  56.  7.    make   for  them  girdles,  and  bon- 
60.  7.  Ep.  1.  I  nets  shall  thou  make  for  them,  for 

6.  \  Pe._2.  5.  j  6  glory  and  lor  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  bis  sons 
with  him  ;  and  shall  c  anoint 
them,  and  6  consecrate  them, 
rf  and  sanctify  them,  that  they 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office. 

42  And  thou  shall  make  them 
e  linen  breeches  to  co»er  7  thei? 
nakedness;  from  the  loins  even 
unto  the  thighs  they  pJiall  reach.  8 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron, 
and  upon  his  sons,  when  thej 
come  in  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  or  when  they  come 
near  unto/ the  altar  to  minister  in 
the  holy  place;  that  they  ^  bear 
not  iniquity,  and  die.  It  shall  be 
a  h  statute  for  ever  unto  him,  and 
his  seed  after  him. 

CHAPTER   XXIX. 

AND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou 
shall  do  unto  a  them  to  hallow 
them,  to  minister  unto  me  in  the 


B.  C.  U&l. 

priest's  office:    Take  one  younr  16  Le.  2.  4.  6 
bullock,   and    two    rams    without  |20 — 22. 
blemish, 


CHAP.  XXIX.      The  conaecration  of  che pnejts. 

17  And  thou  shah  cut  the  ram  in 
pieces,  and  wash  the  inwards  of 
him,  and  his  leg's,  and  put  them 


2  And  6  unleavened  bread,   and  '  cc.  30.19-21.  '  unto  his  pieces,  and   4  unto    his 
Cdkes  unleavened   tempered  with  40.  12.  Le. 8.    head. 

6.  He.  10.22.      "~    ' 

lPe.3.  21. 


oil,  and  wafers  unleavened  anoinl 
ed  with  oil  :  of  wheaten  flour  shall 
thou  make  them. 

3  An!  thou  shalt  put  them  into 
One  basket,  and  brinff  them  in  the 
basket  with  the  bullock  and  the 
two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou 
shalt   bring  unto  the  door  of  ihe 
tabernacle    of   the    congregation,  |  &c 
and  shalt  c  wash  them  with  water. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  d  gar- 
ments, and  put  upon  Aaron  the 
coat,  and  the  robe  of  the  ephod, 
and  the  ephcd,and  the  breastplate, 
and  gird  liim  with  the  curious  gir- 
dle of  the  ephod 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  put  the  holy 
crown  upon  the  mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the 
anointing  oil,  and  pour  il  upon  e 
his  head,  and  anoint  hira. 

8  And  Ihou  shalt  bring  hisy  sons, 
and  put  coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with 
girdles,  Aaron  and  his  sons,  and  1 
put  the  bonnets  on  them  :  and  the 
•priesr's  office  g  shall  be  theirs  for  a 
perpetual  statute  :  and  thou  shalt 
2  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock 
to  be  brought  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congiegation  :  and  Aaron 
and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands 
h  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock 
before  the  Lord,  6^  the  door  of  the 
taljernacle  of  the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
i  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  put  it 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  with 
thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the  blood 
beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat 
that  c"vereth  the  inwards,  and  3 
the  caul  that  is  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
that  is  upon  them,  and  burn  them 
upon  the  altar. 

14  But  the  fle.=h  of  the  bullock, 
and  his  skin,  and  his  dung,  shalt 
thou  burn  with  fire  t  without  the 
camp:  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

15  Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram  ; 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put 
theirhands  upon  the  I  head  ofthe 
xam. 

16  And  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram, 
and  thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and 
■prinkle  it  round  about  upon  the 
•Itar. 


e  Le.  10.  7. 
Ps.  133.  2. 

/c.28.  40, 


1  bind. 

g  Nu.  18,  7. 
He.  5.  4. 

2  Jill  the 
hand  oj". 

hLe.\.4.3. 
2.  8.  14.  Is. 
53.  6.  2  Cor. 
5.  21. 

i  Le.  8.  15. 

3  0T,midriff. 

jtLe.4.  11, 
12.  He.  13. 

a. 

I  ver.  19. 


18  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar  :  it  is  a  burnt- 

I  oftering    unto  the   Lord  ;    it  is    a 
d  c.  28.2 — 8.  I  m  sweet  savour,  an  oflenng  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  And  thou  shall  take  the  n  other 
ram,  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
put  their  bands  upon  the  head  of 
the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram, 
and  take  of  his  blood,  and  put  it 
o  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
Aaron,  and  upon  the  lip  of  the 
right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  their  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  their  right 
foot,  and  sprinkle  the  blood  upon 
the  altar  round  about. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  that  is  upon  the  altar,  and  of 
the  anointings?  oil,  and  sprinkle  it 
upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and  up- 
on the  garments  of  his  sons  with 
him  :  and  he  shall  be  hallowed, 
and  his  garments,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram 
the  fat  and  the  rump,  and  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is  upon 
them,  and  the  right  shoulder,  for  it 
is  a  ram  of  consecration. 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one 
cake  of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer 
out  ofthe  basket  ofthe  unleavened 
bread  that  is  before  the  Lord  : 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the 
hands  of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands 
of  his  sons  ;  and  shalt  5  wave  them 
/or  a  q  wave-ofl'ering  before  the 
Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them  of 
their  hands,  and  burn  them  upon 
the  altar  for  a  burnt-offering,  for  a 
r  sweet  savour  before  the  Lord  :  it 
is  an  ofleringmade  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

26  And  thoa  shalt  take  s  the 
breast  of  the  ram  of  Aaron's  con- 
secration, and  wave  it  /or  a.  ware- 
ofl'ering  before  the  Lord  :  and  it 
shall  be  thy  part. 

27  And  tliou  shalt  sanctify  r  the 
breast  of  the  wave-ofTerin",  and 
the  shoulder  of  the  heave  offering, 
which  is  waved,  and  which  is  heav- 
ed up,  ofthe  ram  of  the  consecra- 
tion,er«i  of  that  which  is  for  Aaron, 
and  of  that  which  is  for  his  sons. 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  hia 
83 


4  or,  upon. 

m  Ge.  8.  21. 
Ep.5.2.Ph. 
4.  18. 

n  ver.  3. 

oLe.  8.  24. 
He.  9.  22. 

p  c.  30.  25. 

5  shake  to 
and  fro. 

q  Le.7.  30. 

r  ver.  18. 

a  Le.  8.  29. 

«Nu.l8.  11, 
18.  De.  18.3. 


Tfie  contecralion  of  thepnettt. 

ion»'  by  a  statute  for  ever  from  the 
children  of  Israel  j  for  it  is  an 
heave-oherin^  :  ajid  it  shall  be  an 
heave-oheiiiig  from  the  children  of 
Israel  of  the  s.tciilice  of  iheir 
peuoe-ofi'eriii^a,  even  their  heave- 
oheiiiig  unto  tlie  Lord. 

29  And  the  holy  °;armeiUs  of 
u  Aaron  shall  be  his  suns'  afie. 
hini,  to  be  anointed  therein,  and  to 
be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  A/id6  that  gun  that  is  priest  in 
hisslead  shjU  put  them  on  u  seven 
days,  when  he  Cometh  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to 
minister  in  the  holy  ^>iace. 

31  And  thou  Shalt  take  the  ram  of 
the  consecration,  and  seethe  bis 
flesh  in  '.he  holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
eat  the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the 
lo  luead  that  ie  in  the  basket,  hy 
the  d>ior  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congrc?gation. 

3a  And  they  shall  eat  x  those 
things  whe.ewiih  the  atonement 
was  made,  to  consecrate  and  to 
sanctify  them  :  l/it  a  stranger 
shall  y  not  eat  thereof,  because 
they  are  holy. 

34  And  if  aught  of  the  flesh  of  the 
consecrations,  or  of  the  bread,  re- 
main unto  the  morning,  then  thou 
Shalt  z  burn  the  remainder  with 
Are  ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten,  because 
it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shall  thou  do  unto 
Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  according 
to  all  tilings  which  I  have  com- 
manded thee  :  a  seven  days  shalt 
thou  consecrate  them. 

35  And  thou  shalt  oflTer  b  every 
day  a  bullockybra  sin-offering  for 
atonement  :  and  (huu  shalt  cleanse 
the  altar,  when  thou  hast  made  an 
atonement  for  it,  and  thou  shalt 
anoint  it,  c  to  sanctify  it. 

37  Seven  .lays  thou  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  altar,  and 
sanctify  it  ;  and  it  shall  be  an  al- 
tar most  holy  :  whatsoever  d  touch- 
elh  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  Now  this  is  that  which  thou 
ehnll  ofl'er  upon  the  altar  ;  e  two 
lambs  of  the  first  year,  day  by  day 
continually. 

33  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer 
in  the  morning,  and  the  other 
lamb  thou  shalt  ofl'er  at  even  : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamba  tenth- 
deal  of  flour  mingled  with  the 
fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  beaten  oil  ; 
and  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of 
wine  for  a  Jrink-ofl"ering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shall 
offer  at  even,  and  shall  do  thereto 
according  to  the  meat-offering  of 

84 


EXODUS. 

u  Nu.  18.  8. 
6  he  of  hit 
aont. 

V  Le.  8.  35. 
9.  1. 

j»  ver.  2,  3, 
23. 

X  Le.  10.  IS- 
IS. J  no.  6. 
53,55. 
y  Le.  22.  10. 
z  Le.  7.   18. 
8.  32. 

<i  Ez.  43.  27. 
He.  10.  11. 
4  c.  30.26,29. 
cc.  40.  10. 
dc.  30.  29. 
Mat.  23.  19. 
sNu.  28.  3, 
4.  1  Ch.  16. 
40.  2Ch.  2. 
4.31.3.  Ezra 
.i.  3.  Da.  9. 
21,27.  12.11. 
Jno.  1.  29. 
Re.5.  9— 12. 


/  c.  25.  22. 
30.  6.  26. 
Nu.  17.  4. 
7  or,  Israel. 
g  c.  40.  34.  2 
Ch.5.  14.  7. 
1,  3.  Ez.  43. 

5.  Hag.  2.  7, 

9.  Mai.  3.1. 
Ac.  25.8. Le. 
26.  12.Ps.68. 
18.  Zee.  2. 

10.  Jno.  14. 
17,20.  2  Cor. 

6.  16.  Re. 21. 
3. 

i  c.  20.  2. 
oc.  37.25. 
6  c.  25.  U. 

1  roof. 

2  walls. 

3  ribs. 
cc.  25.  13. 
d  c.  26.  31. 
40.  3.  Mat. 
27.51.  He. 
9.3. 
ec.25.  21. 

4  incense  of 
spices. 

f  ver.  34. 
1  Sa.  2.  28. 
1  Ch.  23.  13. 
Lu.  1.  9. 

5  cause  th  to 
ascend,  or, 
aetteth  up. 

6  between  the 
tiBO  event. 


B.  C.   H9I 

the  morning,  and  acr.ordin^  to  the 
drink-offering  thereof,  for  a  sweet 
savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

42  This  shall  ben  continuftl  burnt- 
offering  th.oughout  your  gene.a- 
tions,  at  the  door  of  the  labe.nacls 
of  the  congcegation,  before  the 
Lord  ;  where  I  will/  meetyuu,  to 
speak  there  unto  thee. 

43  And  there  I  will  meet  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  anci  7  the  taber- 
nacle shall  be  sanctified  g  by  my 
glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  the 
altar:  I  will  sanctify  also  both 
Aaron  and  his  sons,  to  minister  to 
me  in  the  priest's  office. 

43  And  1  will  h  dwell  among  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  will  be  their 
God. 

43  And  they  shall  know  that  t  I 
am  the  Lord  their  God,  that 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell  among 
them  :  I  am  the  Lord  iheirGod. 
CHAPTER    XXX. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  a  an  altar 
to  burn  incense  upon  :  of  shit- 
tim-wood  shalt  thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  be  the  length  there- 
of, and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof: 
foursquare  shall  it  be  :  and  two 
cubits  shall  be  the  height  thereof; 
the  horns  thereof  shall  be  of  the 
same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  fi  overlay  it  with 
pure  gold,  the  1  top  thereof,  and 
the  2  sides  thereof  round  about, 
and  the  horns  thereof:  and  thou 
shall  make  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shall 
thou  make  to  it  under  the  crown  of 
it,  by  the  two  corners  3  thereof: 
upon  the  two  sides  of  it  shall  thou 
make  it ;  and  they  shall  be  for 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it 
withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the 
c  staves  of  shiitim-wood,  and 
overlay  them  with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shall  put  it  before  the 
d  vail  that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  tes- 
timony, before  the  e  mercy-seal 
that  is  over  the  testimony,  where 
I  will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  bum  thereon 
4 sweet  incense y  every  morning: 
when  he  dresselh  the  lamps,  he 
shall  burn  incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  5  li^hteth  the 
lamps  6  at  even,  he  shall  burn  in- 
cense upon  it  ;  a  perpetual  incens^ 
before  the  Lord  throughout  your 
generaliont. 


hhe.  16.  18. 
23.ii7.  He.9. 

7,25. 

t  Nu.  1.  2. 
26.2. 

7  them  that 
are  to  be 
numbered. 

*Nu.31.50. 

/2Sa.  24. 
2,  15. 

8  multiply. 

9  diminish. 


m  c.  38.  8. 
K.  7.  38. 


n  Ps.  26.  6. 


B.  C.  1491.  CHAP.  XXX 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  g- strange  in-  g'Le.  10.  1 
cense  thereon,  nor  burnt-sacrifice, 
nor  meal-ofiering' ;  neither  shall  ye 
pour  driiik-oti'ering'  thereon. 

!0  And  Aaron  shall  make  an 
atonement  upon  the  horns  of  it 
A  once  m  a  year  with  the  blooj  of 
tlie  sin-otieiing'  of  atonements: 
once  in  the  year  shall  he  make 
atonement  upon  it,  throughout 
your  generations  :  it  is  most  holy 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  When  thou  takest  the  i  sum 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  after 
7  their  number,  then  shall  they 
give  every  man  a  k  ransom  for  his 
soul  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou 
numberest  them  ;  that  there  be  no 
I  plague  amon  J  them,  when  thou 
numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  sive,  every 
one  that  passeth  among  them  that 
are  numbered,  half  a  shekel  after 
the  shekel  cf  the  sanctuary  ;  (a 
shekel  is  twenty  gerahs  f)  an  half 
shekel  shall  be  the  offering  of  the 
Lord. 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among 
them  that  are  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  above,  shall 
give  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  8  give  more, 
and  the  poor  shall  not  9  give  less 
than  half  a  shekel,  when  they  give 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  to 
make  an  atonement  foryour  souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atone- 
ment money  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  shalt  appoint  it  for  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  ;  that  it  may  be  a 
memorial  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael before  the  Lord,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  your  souls. 

17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  m  la- 
ver  q/"  brass,  and  his  foot  also  qf 
brass,  10  wash  withal;  and  thou 
shalt  put  it  between  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  and  the 
altar,  and  thou  shalt  put  water 
therein  : 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
ft  wash  their  hands  and  their  feet 
thereat. 

20  When  they  go  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  they 
shall  wash  with  water,  that  ihey 
die  not  ;  or  when  they  come  near 
to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  hum 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord  -. 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands 
and  their  feet,  that  they  die  not : 


o  Ps.  45.  8. 


10  or,  per- 
fumer. 


p  Ps.  89.  20. 


q  c.  40.  9. 
Le.  8.  10. 


r  c.  29.  7, 


»  ver.  38. 


t  ver.  23.  1 
Ch.  9.  29, 
30. 


11  salted. 
Le.  2.  13. 


u  c.  29.  42. 
Le,  16.  2. 


Tht  sacred  perfume. 

I  and  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
to  them,  even  to  him  and  to  his 
seed  throughout  their  generations. 

22  Moreover,  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  prin- 
cipal spices,  of  pure  o  myrrh  five 
hundred  shekels,  and  of  sweet  cin- 
namon half  60  much,  even  two 
hundred  and  fifty  shekels,  and  of 
sweet  calamus  two  hundred  and 
fifty  shekels. 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred 
shek-els,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  of  oil-olive  an  hin  ; 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil 
of  holy  ointment,  an  ointment 
compound  alter  the  art  of  the 
10  apothecary  ;  it  shall  be  an  p 
holy  anointing  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  g  anoint  the 
labeinacte  of  the  congregation 
therewith,  and  the  ark  of  the 
testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  ves- 
sels, and  the  candlestick  and  hi» 
vessels,  and  the  altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering 
with  all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver 
and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify' them, 
that  they  may  be  most  holy  ; 
r  whatsoever  toucheth  them  shall 
be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  consecrate  them, 
that  «^f^  may  niinister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  This 
shall  be  an  holy  anointing  oil  unto 
me  throughout  your  generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not 
be  poured  ;  jieiihei  shall  ye  make 
any  other  Mhe  it,  after  the  compo- 
sition of  it  ;  it  is  holy,  s  ana  it 
shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  any 
like  it,  or  whosoever  putteth  any 
of  it  upon  a  stranger,  shall  even  be 
cut  off'  from  his  people. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  iinto  Mo- 
ses, take  unto  thee  sweet  t  spices, 
stacte,  and  onycha,  and  galba- 
num  ;  these  sweet  spices,  with 
pure  frankincense  :  of  each  shall 
there  be  a  like  weight. 

35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  per- 
fume, a  confection  after  the  nit  of 
the  apothecary,  11  tempered  to- 
geiher,  pure  and  holy  : 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  some  of  it 
very  small,  and  put  of  it  before  the 
testimony  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  where  u  1  will  meet 
with  thee  :  it  shall  be  unto  you 
most  holy. 

85 


The  $abb<Uh  a  perpetual  cuvenaiit. 

37  And  as/or  llie  perfume  whicli 
tbou  shall  make,  ye  sliall  not 
noiike  lu  youi'selves  accoidiiig'  to 
the  coinposiiioii  ihutcol':  it  shall 
be  uiuo  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

33  Wlioaoever    shall    make    like 
uato  that,  to  smell  thereto,  v  shall 
even  be  cut  oti'  from  his  people. 
CHAPrKR  XXXI. 

AND     the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  sayinj, 
^  Sr-e,  I   have  called  hy  a  name 
Bezaleel  6  the  son  of  (Jri,  the  son 
of  U'lr,  of  the  tribe  of  Jud  ili : 

3  An  1  I  have  c  filled  him  with  the 
spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in 
umlerstanding',  and  in  knowledge, 
and  in  all  manner  of  woikman- 
ship, 

4  Co  devise  cunning  works,  to 
wo.k  in  gold,  and  in  stiver,  and  in 
brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones,  to  set 
them,  and  tn  carving  of  timber,  to 
work  in  all  manner  of  workman- 
ship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given 
with  him  d  Aholiab  the  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan  : 
and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that  are 
wise-hea.ted  e  1  have  put  wisdom, 
that  they  may  make  /  all  that  I 
have  commanded  thee  : 

7  The  labernai-.le  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  ark  of  the  testimony, 
and  the  mercy-seat  that  is  there- 
upon, and  all  the  1  furniture  of 
the  tabernacle, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furni- 
ture, and  the  pure  candlestick 
with  a'.l  his  furniture,  and  the 
altar  of  incense, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt-oRering, 
with  all  his  funiiturs,  and  the 
laver  and  his  foot, 

10  Aiid  the  cloths  of  service,  and 
the  holy  garments  for  Aaron  thi! 
priest,  flnd  the  garments  of  his 
jons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's 
office, 

11  And  the  anointing  oil,  and 
sweet  incense  for  the  holy  place  : 
according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded thee  shall  they  do. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  Verily 
my  £r sabbaths  ye  shall  keep  :  for 
it  is  a.  h  sign  between  me  and  you 
throughout  your  generations  ;  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  doth  sanctify  you. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  i  the  sabb.itli 
therefore,  for  it  is  holy  unto  you  : 
every  one  that  defileth  it  shall 
surelv  be   put   to  des'h  •  for  who- 

86 


EXOUUS. 

1)  ver.  33. 
als.  45.  3,  4. 
61Ch.2.'20. 
c  c.  35.  31. 
1  K.  3.  9. 
7.  14. 

d  c.  35.  34. 
e  Pr.  2.  6,  7. 
/  c.  37.  38. 
Nu.  4.  1  K. 
c.  6,  7,  8. 
2Ch.c.  3, 
4.  Kz.  c.  43, 
&c. 

1  vessels. 
gLe.   19.  3, 
30.  26.  2. 
h  Ne.  9.  14. 
Ez.  20.  12, 
20. 

i  c.  20.  8. 
De.  5.  12. 
Is.  58.  13. 
Ez.  44.  24. 


A  c.  35.  2. 
2  holiness. 
I  Nu.  15.  35. 
m  ver.  13. 
nGe.   1.  31. 

2.  2.  He.  4. 

3,  4,  10. 

o  Job  33.  7. 
Ps.  104.  31. 
p  c.  24.  12. 
32.  15,  16. 
34.  28,  29. 
De.  4.   13. 
5.  22.  9.  9— 

11.  2  Cor.  3. 
3. 

a  c.  24.  18. 
De.  9.  9. 
6  Ac.  7.  40. 
c  Mat.  24. 
48.  2  Pet.  3. 
4. 

dGe.24.  22. 
Ju.  8.24,27. 
Ez.  16.  12, 
17.  Hos.  2.  8. 
e  c.  2IJ.  23. 
De.9.16.  Ju. 
17.  3,4.  IK. 

12.  28.  Ne. 
9.  18.  Ps. 
106.  19.  Is. 
40.  18,  19. 
48.  6.  Uo.  1. 
23. 

/2K.  10.20. 
g-lCor.10.7. 
kGe.  6.  11, 
12.  De.4.  16. 
Ju.  2.  19. 
Hos.  9.  9. 


0.  C.  U91. 

soever  k  duelh  anj>  work  theroin, 
that  soul  shall  b«  cut  oti  fiom 
among  his  people. 

15  dix  days  iniy  work  be  done  ; 
but  in  the  seventh  it  the  sabbuib 
of  rest,  2  holy  to  the  Lord  :  who- 
soever doeih  aiy  work  in  the  sab- 
bath day,  he  i  shall  surely  be  pat 
to  death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Is- 
rael  shall  keep  tlte  sabbath,  to 
observe  the  sabbath  throughout 
their  generations,  /or  a  perpetual 
covenant. 

17  It  is  m  a  sign  between  me  and 
the  children  of  Israel  for  ever  :  for 
in  n  six  days  the  Lord  made  heav- 
en and  earth,  and  on  the  seventh 
day  he  rested,  and  waso  refreshed. 

18  And  he  gave  unto  MoseSj 
when  he  had  made  an  end  ot 
communing  with  him  upon  mount 
Sinai,  p  two  tables  of  testimony, 
tables  of  stone,  written  with  the 
finger  of  Gocl. 

CHAPTER    XXXII. 

AND  when  the  people  saw  thai 
MosSs  delayed  o  to  come  down 
out  of  the  mount,  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  unto 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  him.  Up, 
make  us  gods,  6  which  shall  go  be- 
fore us  ;  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the 
man  that  brought  us  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  c  we  wot  not  what 
is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them, 
Break  off  the  d  golden  ear-rings, 
which  are  in  the  ears  of  your 
wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  them  unto 
me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  ofTtbe 
golden  ea.-iings  which  were  in 
their  ears,  and  brought  t/i£OT  unto 
Aaron. 

4  And  he  received  them  at  their 
hand,  and  fashioned  it  with  a  gra- 
ving tool,  after  he  had  made  it  a 
e  molten  calf;  and  they  said, 
These  be  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  which 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  il,  he 
built  an  altar  before  it  ;  and  Aaron 
made  f  proclamation,  and  said, 
To-morrow  is  a  feast  to  the  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the 
morrow,  and  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  brought  peace-offerings ; 
and  the  people  g  sat  down  to  eat 
and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Go,  get  thee  down  ;  for  thy  peo- 
ple, which  thou  broughtest  out  of 
the  land  of  Egvpl,  have  fc  corrupt- 
ed themsehti. 


B.  C.  Utl. 

8  They  have  tUineJ  aside  quick- 
ly oat  of  ihe  way  which  I  coni- 
liiaujed  them;  they  have  made 
tlium  a  laoltea  calf,  and  have 
worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed 
thereunto,  and  said.  These  be  thy 
gods,  O  Israel,  which  have  brought 
thee  up  out  uf  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, I  have  seen  this  people,  and, 
behol  1,  i  it  i.f  a  stiti'-necked  people: 

lU  Now  theiefore  let  me  aione, 
that  my  wrath  may  k  wax  hot 
ajainst  them,  and  that  I  may 
consume  them  ;  and  I  I  will  make 
of  thee  a  g.eal  nation. 

11  And  Moses  besought  1  the 
Lord  his  God,  and  said.  Lord,  why 
m.  Qoth  thy  wrath  wax  hot  against 
thy  people,  which  thou  hast 
b.-ought  tbith  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  great  power,  and  with 
a  mighty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  n 
Egyptians  speak,  and  say.  For 
mischief  did  he  bring  them  out,  to 
slay  them  in  the  irioinit.-»ins,  and 
to  consume  there  from  the  face  of 
the  earth?  Tern  from,  o  thy  fierce 
wrath,  and  repent 73  of  'hii  evil 
against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  thy  servants,  to  whoir. 
thou  9  swarest  by  thine  own  self, 
and  saidat  unto  them,  I  will 
multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  ;  and  all  this  land  that  I 
have  spoken  of  will  I  give  unto 
your  seed,  and  they  shall  inherit  it 
for  ever. 

14  Ami  the  Lord  r  repented  of 
the  evil  which  he  thought  to  doun- 
to  his  people. 

15  And  Moses  turned,  and  went 
down  from  the  mount,  and  the  two 
tables  of  the  testimony  ipere  in  his 
hand  :  the  tables  icere  written  on 
both  their  sides  :  on  the  one  side 
and  on  the  olherwere  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  were  the  work 
of  God,  and  the  writing  was  s  the 
writing  of  God,  graven  upon  the 
tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the 
noise  of  the  people  asthey  shouted, 
he  said  unto  Moses,  ITiere  is  a 
noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said,  Tt  is  not  the  voice 
of  them  th'it  shout  for  masteiy,  nei- 
ther is  it  the  voice  of  them  that  en,' 
for  2  beingovercome;  hut  the  noise 
of  them  that  sing  do  I  hear. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  assoon  as 
he  came  nigh  unto  the  camp, 
that  he  saw  the  calf  and  the 
dancing  ;  ana  Moses'  anger  wax- 
ed hot,  and  he  ca-st  the  tables  out 


CHAP.  XXXIl.     Moses  intercedes/or  thepeopU. 
i2Ch.30.  8.  I  of  his  hands,  and  brake  them  be- 


Is.  48.  4.  neath  the  mount. 

k  c.  22.  24.1  20  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they 
I  Nu.  14.  12.  ;  had  made,  and  t  burnt  it  in  the  fire, 
Ps.  106.  23. 'and ground  iUopowder,and  strew- 
1  the  face  of  ed  it  upon  the  water,  and  made 
the  LORD,  the  children  of  Israel  drink  of  it. 
m  De.  9.  18,  21  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
29.  Ps.  74.  I  u  What  did  this  people  unto  thee, 
1,  2.  that  thou  hast  brought  so  great 

n  De.  32.  2S,    sin  upon  them  ? 
27.  22  And   Aaron  said.  Let  not  the 

o  De.  13.  17.  'anger  of  my  lord  wax  hot  ;  thou 
Jos.  7.  23.  J  kncwest  the  people,  that  they  are 
Ez.  10.  14.  t  se!  f  on  mischief. 
Ps.  78.  38.  [  23  For  they  said  unto  me,  w  Make 
p  Ps.  90.  13.  I  us  gods,  which  shall  go  utfore  us  : 
q  Ge.  22.  16.  for  as  for  this  Moses,  the  rnan  that 
He.  6.  13.  I  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
r  2  Sa.  24.  1  Egvnt,  we  wot  not  what  is  become 
16.  1  Ch.  21.    of  lam. 

15.  Ps.   106.  (   24    And     I      said      unto      them, 
45.  Je.  18.  8.  [Whosoever    hath     any    gold,    let 
them  break  it  ofl".    So  they  gave  it 
rr.e  :  then  I  cast  it   into   the   fire, 
X  and  there  came  out  this  calf. 

25  And  when  IMoses  saw  that  the 
people  were  naked  ;  (for  Aaron 
had  made  them  naked  y  unto  their 
shame  among  their  3  enemies  ;> 

26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  ga  e 
of  the  camp,  and  said.  Who  is  oa 
the  Lord's  side  ?  let  him  come  unto 
me.  And  all  the  sons  of  Levi 
gathered  themselves  together  unto 
him. 


Joel  2.  13. 
s  c.   31.   IS. 
De.     9.     10. 
He.  8.  10. 
2  weakness. 


tBe.  9.  21. 

tiGe.  20.9. 

V  De.  31.27. 

w  ver.  1. 

X  ver.  4. 

yc.  33.  4,5. 

'JCh.  23.  19. 

Is.  47.3.  Mi.  i   27  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 

1.  11.  Re.  3.  isaith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put 

18.  I  every  man  his  sword  by  his  side, 

3  those  that  and  go  in  and  out  from  gate  to  gate 
rose  up  Ithrcughout  the  camp,  and  r  slay 
against  i  every  man  his  brother,  and  every 
them.  j  man  his  companion,  and  every 
z  Nu.  25.  5.    man  his  neighbour. 

(zDe.33.  9.  I  28  And  the  children  of  Levi  c  did 
Mai.  2.  4,  6.  '  according  to  the  word  of  Mopes: 

4  or.  And  i  and  there  fell  of  the  ceople  that 
Moses  said,  day  about  ihre"  thousand  rnen. 
Consecrate  j  2.0  4  For  Mosis  had  ;aid,  5 
yourselves  Consecrate  yoi/.rLelvts  to-day  to 
to-day  to  the  Lord ,  even  every  rran  upon  his 
the  LORD,  '  son,  and  upon  his  brG*.^tr  ;  that  he 
because  eve-  may  lestcwupcn  you  6  a  blessing 
ry  man  hath    this  day. 

been  against  30  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
Ids  son,  and   morrow,  that  ]V!o.,ess%id  unto  the 


against  his 
brother.  See. 


people,  c  Ye  have  sinntd  a  great 
sin:  and  now  I  w;ll  go  up  unto  the 


12- 


5  Fill  your   Lord:  peradventure  I  shall  li  make 
an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  reiiirned  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  Oh,  this  peopls 
have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and  haya 
made  them  c  gods  of  gold  ; 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt  forg-ive 


hands. 
6  Joel  2 
14. 

c  1  Sa.  12. 
20,  23. 
dNu.  25.13. 
Job  42.  7,  8. 
Am.  5.  15. 


Ja.  5.  16. 


e  c.  20.  23. 
87 


Ttit  IrratliUi  humble  Ihemit^ei. 

iheir  lin — ;  and  if  not  ,/  Mot  me,  I 
pray  thee,  out  o( g  thy  book  which 
thou  ha«t  written. 

33  Anil  (he  Lord  «ai<l  iinlo  Moiei, 
Whinoevrr  hath  miineil  di^uiiisl 
rrie,/i  In  in  will  I  hlul  oiilufiny  txiok. 

34  'l'li(;ri;for>!  now  go,  lead  Ihc 
p«u)jlc  unto  tlie  place  of  which  I 
liMvc  apoken  uiilo  thee  ;  beholil, 
fitnh  An<rel  I  Mhull  ^o  before  thcc  : 
ocveitheleta  in  the  iluy  when  I  via- 
II  k  I  will  viait  their  (III  upon  tbern. 

3o  And  the  Lord  pU'pi  d  the 
people,  heciiuac  they  made  the 
calf  which  Aiiron  made. 

CHAPTKK  XXXriI. 

AND  the  Lord  aaid  unto  Moiei, 
Depart,  and  go  up  hence, 
Ihuu  and  the  people  which  thou 
hitat  brought  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  1  aware 
unto  Abraham,  to  laaac,  and  to 
Jacob,  aayinr^.  Unto  thy  teed  will 
I  f^ive  It  : 

2  And  I  will  Bcnd  an  nngcl  before 
Ihce  ;  and  1  will  drive  out  the 
Cariaanile,  the  Arnorile,  and  the 
Hittiie,  and  the  Fenr.zite,  and  the 
Iliviie,  and  the  Jehuaile  : 

3  Unto  a  hind  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey  :  for  I  will  not  ffo  up  in 
the  midat  of  thee  ;  for  thou  art  a 
atifr-necked  people;  leal  I  consume 
thee  in  the  way. 

4  And  when  the  people  heard 
Iheae  evil  tidin^a,  they  mourned  ; 
and  no  rnnn  did  fJut  on  him  bia 
ornamenta. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  laid  unto 
Moa-^a,  Uay  unto  the  children  of 
larnel,  Ver/rea  at ifi- necked  people: 
(  will  come  up  into  ih«  midai  of 
thee  in  a  moment,  and  conaume 
thee  :  therefore  now  put  ofla  thy 
ornamenta  from  th«w,  that  I  may 
know  what  to  do  unto  ;hee. 

6  And  th<!  children  of  larael 
ttrippcd  theinaelvea  of  their 
omarnend  by  ihi!  mount  Horeh. 

7Arid  Moaea  took  ihefc  tabtrnacle, 
trif>.  pi;chi<l  it  without  the  carnp, 
■f«>r  ■•'.xtytw  the  ca.'np,  anfl  callid 
it.  The  Tabernacle  of  ;he  f^ongre- 
Ifa'.icn.  And  it  came  to  pa»»,  tlial 
every  one  whicli  aou^fht  the  Lord, 
wtni  out  unto  th;;  tabernacle  of 
the  ccnc're^fAtion,  which  leai 
Wi'.hcii'.  i.'.e  carnp. 

8  And  it  carr.n  to  paaa,  when 
IV.jaea  went  out  unto  tne  taberna- 
c!e,  iliril  nl,  tSe  people  roae  up,  and 
■t->iid  every  mar.  nt  hia  tent-door, 
and  looked  after  Moaea,  until  he 
w»a  gf-rx*  into  the  tabernacle. 

It  A  lid  it  came  to  paaa,  aa  Moaea 
entered  into  the  tabernacle,  the 
cloudy  pillar  descended,  and  atood  ; 
88 


EXODUS. 
!/Ro.  9.3. 

lePi.  58.  8. 
I  Da.     12.     1 

Ph.  4.  3.Re 

3.5. 

h  Pa.  99.  28. 

U.  23.20. 
Nu.  UO.  16. 
la.  63.  9. 

*De.  32.35. 
Am.  3.  14. 

aJobl.  20. 
la.  32.  11. 
Ez.  26.  16. 

6  c.  29.   42, 

43. 


c  Pi.  99.  7. 

d  De.  34. 10. 

ec.  32.  34. 

/!«.  43.  1. 
Je.  1.5.2  Ti. 
2.  19. 

gPn.  86.  11. 
119.  28.  Jno. 
14.  21-23. 

h  De.  9.  26, 
29.Jocl2.17. 

i  c.  40.34,38. 
Ii.  63.  9. 

k  Joi.  23.  1. 
Je.  6.  16. 

1  Pi.  4.  6. 

wNu.  14. 
14.  De.  4.  7, 
84.   2Sa.  7. 
23.  1  K.8  ,W. 
Pi.  147.  20. 

2  Cor.  6.  17. 

nc.  34.5-7. 

0  Ro.  9.  15, 
18. 

;j  Jno.  1.  18. 

1  Ti.  6.  16. 
He.    1.   1-3. 


B.  C    1491. 

al  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and 
the  LORD  e  talked  wilb  Moaea. 

10  And  nil  the  people  a-iw  the 
cloudy  I  illaralaml  at  the  tHherna- 
cle-door  :  and  all  the  people  loae 
up  and  worahipped,  every  man  in 
hia  teni-dour. 

11  And  the  Lord  (pake  unto 
d  iVloaei  face  to  face,  aa  a  maa 
apeaketh  unto  hia  friend.  And  he 
turned  again  into  the  camp  :  but 
hia  fcrviint  Joahua,  the  aon  of 
Nun,  a  young  man,  departed  not 
out  of  the  labernacle. 

12  And  Moaea  aaid  unto  the 
Lord,  See,  thou  aayeat  unto  m4, 
t  Bring  up  thia  people  :  and  thou 
haat  not  let  i.ie  know  whom  thou 
wilt  acnd  with  me.  Yet  thou  nnat 
•aid,  I  know  thcey  by  name,  and 
thou  haat  ulao  found  grace  in  ti\j 
aight. 

13  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if 
1  have  found  grace  in  thy  ligh*., 
g  allow  me  now  thy  way,  that  I 
may  know  thee,  that  I  rnay  firw) 
grace  in  thy  ai^ht  ;  and  conaider 
A  that  thia  nit'.ion  ie  thy  people. 

14  And  he  aai'f.  My  preaenct 
i  alial!  go  with  thee,  ana  I  will  give 
thee  k  reat. 

13  And  he  aaid  unto  him.  If  Ih/ 
pretence  go  not  I  leith  me,  carry  ut 
not  up  hence. 

16  F'or  wherein  thall  it  be  knovn 
here  that  I  and  thy  people  have 
found  grace  in  thy  tight  7  ii  it  not 

that  thou  goett  with  ua?  to 
m  aha II  we  be  aeparated,  1  and  thy 
people,  fmrn  all  the  people  that  art 
ijoon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  aaid  unto  Motet, 
I  will  do  thia  thing  aUo  that  thou 
huKt  apokcn  :  for  thou  haat  found 

frnc«  in  my  tight,  and  I  know  thee 
y  name. 

18  And  he  aaid,  I  beteech  thee, 
ahow  me  thy  gloiy. 

19  And  he  aaid,  I  will  make  all 
rny  gooilneaan  paaa  before  thee, 
and  f  will  proclaim  the  name  of  the 
Lord  before  thee  ;  and  will  be 
gracioua  o  to  whor.i  I  will  he 
gracioua,  and  will  ahow  mercy  on 
whom  I  will  ahovr  mercy. 

20  And  he  aaid.  Thou  canat  noi 
aee/j  my  face  :  ffir  there  ahnll  no 
m.'m  aee  me,  and  live. 

21  And  the  Lord  aaid.  Behold, 
there  in  a  place  by  rne,  and  thou 
ahalt  aland  upon  a  rock  : 

22  An>l  it  ahall  come  to  pata,  whilo 
rny  fjlory  paaaeth  bv,  that  I  will 
put  thee  in  a  dift  of  the  rock,  and 
will  cover  thee  with  my  hand 
while  1  paaa  by  : 

23  And   I  will  take  away  mine 


B.  C.  Uat.  CHAP.  XXXIV.         Cod's  instruclions  to  Most*. 

band,  and  thou  shall  see  my  back  aDe.  10.1-4.   Hittite,  and  the  Peiizzite,  and  ihd 
pans;   but    ruy  face  shall  not  be    .         ,q     ,o  i  Hivite,  an<l  the  Jebusite. 

;^o  'i    12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  test  thou 

I      ■  I  make  a  covenant  with  the  inhab- 

'  itants  of  the   land   whither    thou 


A 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  INInfes, '     p     ,q    .f, 
Hev.  thee  two  tables  of  stone,   "^  ^'^-  *°-  '"• 


like  unto  the  first ;  and  I  will  write   d  Nu.  14.18-    midst  of  thee 


g^oest,  lest  it  he  forp  a  snare  in  the 


a  upon  rAfse  tables  the  words  that  2  Ch.   30.  9 
wece  in  the  flist  tables,  which  thou    Nc.  9.   17. 
brakesi.  |  Ps.  85.  15. 

2  Anil  be  ready  in  the  morninsr,    103.  8.116.5. 


13  But  ye  shall  destroy  their 
altars,  break  their  1  imag-es,  and 
cut  down  their  groves  : 

14  For  thou   shalt  worship  q  no 


me    in   the    lop  of  the  1 2.  Ro.  2.  4. 

ePs.  57.  10. 


5C.  20.  5,6. 

33.   15. 

1 16. 


Zee.  2.  12. 

/De.  5.2,3. 
29.  12,  14. 
mDe.  4.  32. 
37.     Ps.   78. 
12. 

n  Ps.  65.  5. 
o  De.  7.  1, 
19.  9.  4,5. 


people  ;  and  pardon  our  iniquity 
and  our  sin,  and  take  us  fort  thine 
inherit  inre. 

10  And  he  sail,  Behold,  I  make 
I  a  rovenanl  :  beft)re  all  thy  people 
I  will  m  do  marvels,  such  as  have 
not  been  done  in  all  the  earth, 
nor  in  any  nation  ;  and  all  the 
people  amouiT' which  thou  firf  shall 
see  the  work  of  the  Lord  ;  for  it  is 
a  n  terrible  thing  that  I  will  do 
with  Ihee. 

11  Ob.^erve  Ihnu  that  which  I 
command  thee  Ibis  day  :  heboid,  I 
drive  o  out  before  thee  the  Amor- 
Uf,   and   the  Cnnuanite,  and   the 


and  come  up  in  the  morning  unto    145.  8.    Joel  i  other  God:   for  the    Lord,  whose 

name  j»  Jealous,  is  a  jealous  God  : 

15  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
and  they  go  a  whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  do  sacrifice  unto  their 
gods,  and  one  call  thee,  ond  thou 
eat  of  his  sacrifice  ; 

16  And  thou  take  of  r  their 
daughters  unto  thy  sons,  and  their 
daughters  go  a  whoring  after  their 
gods,  and  make  thy  sons  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gv>ds. 

17  Thou  shalt  inake  thee  no 
molten  gods. 

18  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread 
shall  thou  keep.  Seven  days  thou 
shalt  eat  unleavened  bread,  *  as 
I  commanded  thee,  in  the  time 
of  the  month  Abih:  for  in  the 
month  Abib  thou  camest  out  from 
Egypt. 

19  All  t  that  openeth  the  matrix 
is  mine  ;  and  every  firstling  among 
thy  cattle,  tehether  ox  or  sheep, 
Chat  is  7iiale. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
shall  redeem  with"a2  lamb:  and 
if  thou  re  leem  him  not,  then  shall 
thou  break  his  neck.  .All  the 
first-born  of  thy  sons  thou  shall 
redeem  :  And  none  shall  appear 
before  me  empty. 

21  Six  days  f/  thou  shalt  work; 
but  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shall 
rest  :  in  earing  time  and  in  harvest 
thou  shalt  rest. 

22  And  thou  sh:ilt  observe  the 
feast  of  weeks,  of  the  first-fruits  of 
wheat  har\'cst,  and  the  feast  of 
ingathering  at  (he  3  year's  end. 

23  Thrice  r  in  the  year  shall  all 
your  men-children  appear  before 
the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  cast  out  the  nations 
«>  before  thee,  and  enlarge  thy 
borders:  neither  shall  any  man 
J- desire  thy  land,  when  thou  shall 
go  up  to  appear  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  thrire  in  the  year. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood 
of  my  sacrifice  with  leaven  ; 
neither  shall   the   sacrifice  of  lh» 

feast  of  the  passover  be  left  tinto 
the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  y  firsl-fruits  of 


mount  Sinai,  and  present  thyself  12.  13.  Jon. 4 

there 

mount. 

3  Ami    no  man   shall  i  tome  up, 
with  thee,  neither  let  any  man  be  /"'^-  T-  1°- 
seen   throughout    all   the    mount 
neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds  feed  jl 
before  that  mouut . 

4  And    he    hewed   two   tables  of 
stone  like  unto  (be  first:  and  Moses  [i  c.  33.  3. 
rose  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  U-  De.  32.  9. 
went  up  unto  mount  Sinai,  as  the  ipj.  33.  \<i. 
Lord   had   commanded    him,   and '94.  14.  135_ 
took  iu  his  hand  the  two  tables  of    4.  Je.  10.  16. 
stone. 

5  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there, 
and  proclaimed  the  name  c  of  the 
Lord. 

6  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before 
him,  and  proclaimed,  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  God,  d  inercilul  and  gracious, 
Ion  g-.vi  tie  ring,  and  abundant  in 
goodness  e  and  truth  ; 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands, 
/forgiving  iniquity  and  transgres- 
sion and  sin,  and  that  will  by  no 
means  clear  the  auHty  ;  visiting 
the  iniquity  g  of  the  fathers  upon 
the  children,  and  upon  the  chil- 
dren's child  "en,  unto  the  third  and 
to  the  fourth  senemtion. 

8  And  Moses  made  haste,  and 
bowed  his  head  toward  the  earth, 
and  worshipped. 

9  And  he  said.  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  siehf,  G  Lord, 
let  my  Lord,  I  pray  thee,?i  go 
amonj  u.i  j  for  it  t?  a  i  stiff-necked 


;>  Jos.  23.12, 
13. 

1  ttatues. 

q  Mat.  4.  10. 

rNu.  25.  1. 
2.  Ezra  9.  2. 

2  Cor.  6.  14. 

.  12.  15. 
23.  15. 


ic.  13.2. 

2  or,  kid. 
u  c.  S5.  2. 

3  revolution 
0/ the  year. 

V  c.  23.  14. 


x2Ch.  17. 
10.  Job  1.10. 

f/De. 
10. 


26.  2, 


Mosct  (leiceiuls  from  ths  mount. 

thy  land  thou  sHrU  brinj  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 
Thou  shall  not  seethe  z  a.  kkl  in 
liid  motlier's  milk. 

'■it  And  the  Ltiid  8:iid  unto  Moses, 
Write  ihju  a  these  words:  for 
after  the  tenor  of  these  worrts  I 
have  made  a  covenant  with  thee 
and  with  Isiael. 

'<8  Awl  he  was  there  with  the 
Lord  forty  days  6  and  fony 
nights  ;  he  did  neither  cut  bread, 
iioidrink  water.  And  he  c  wrote 
upon  the  tables  the  woids  of  the 
covenant,  the  leu  4  commaud- 
meiits. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Moses  came  down  f.om  mount 
Binai  with  tlie  two  tables  of 
testimony  in  Moses'  h.iiid,  when 
he  came  down  from  the  mount, 
thit  IVIoses  wist  not  that  the  skin 
of  his  face  shone  d  while  he  talked 
with  him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  saw  Moses, 
behoM,  the  skin  of  his  face  shone  : 
and  they  were  afraid  to  come  nigh 
him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them  ; 
and  Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of 
the  congregation  returned  unto 
him  ;  and  Moses  talked  with 
them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  chillren 
of  Israel  came  nigh  :  and  he  gave 
them  in  commanflmeni  e  uU  that 
the  Lord  had  spoken  with  him  in 
mount  Sinai. 

33  And  till  Moses  had  done 
speaking  with  thetn,  he  put  a 
vail/on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Moses  went  in  before 
the  Lord,  to  speak  with  Him,  he 
took  the  vail  off,  until  he  came 
out.  And  hec.inie  out,  and  spake 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 
which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
the  face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of 
Moses'  face  shone  :  and  Moses 
put  the  vail  upon  his  face  again, 
until  he  went  in  to  speak  with 
Him. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

AND  Moses  gathered  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  a  These  art  the  words  which 
the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that 
ye  should  do  them. 

2  Six  days  6  shall  work  be  done  : 
but  oh  the  seventh  day  there  shall 
be  to  you  I  an  holy  day,  a  sabbath 
of  rest  to  the  Lord  ;  whosoever 
doeth  work  therein  c  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

»0 


EXODUS. 

z  De.  14.21. 
I 

aDe.  31.  9. 
I 

6De.9.  9. 

18. 

c  ver.  I.  Do. 
i4.  13.  10.2.4. 

4  icurds, 

'  d  Mat.  17. 
2.  Lu.9.  29. 
I  Ac.  6.  15. 
1 2  Cor.  3.  7, 
1 13.  Re.  1.16. 

'<c.  21.  1. 
Nu.  15.  40. 

/2Cor.  3. 
13-16. 

ac.  34.  32. 

6  Le.  23.  3. 

1  holiness. 

cDe.  5.  12- 
14.  Lu.  13. 
14,  15. 


rfNu.  15.32, 


e  c.  25.  2. 
2  Cor.  8.  11, 
12.9.7.  Mar. 
12.  41-44. 

/c.  31.  6. 

s  c.  25.  10, 

&c. 

ft  Le.  24.5, 
6. 

i   c.    30.    1, 
&c. 

k  c.  27.  9. 
i  Sa.  7.  2. 

Ic.  31.  10. 
39.1,41.  Nu. 
4.  5.  7,  &c. 

m  ver.  5.  22, 
Sic.  c.  25. 
2.  36.  2. 
1  Ch.  21.  2, 
9.29.9.  Ezra 
7.27. 


B.  C.  1491. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  no  d  fire 
throughout  your  habitations  upon 
the  sabbath  day. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of 
Isiael,  saying,  This  ii  the  thin^ 
ivhich  the  Lord  conimanded, 
saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an 
ottering  unto  the  Lord  :  whosoever 
i-t  of  a  e  willing  heart,  let  him 
bring  it,  an  oii'ering  of  the  Lord  ; 
gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  line  linen,  and  goat*' 
hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and 
badgers'  skins,  and  ehiltini-wood,' 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices 
for  anointing  oil,  and  for  the 
sweet  incense, 

9  And  onyx-stones,  and  stones 
to  he  set,  foi  the  ephod,  and  far 
the  breastplate. 

10  And  every  wise-hearted 
among  you  shall  comeyand  make 
all  that  the  Lord  hath  command 
ed  ; 

U  The  tahernaole,  his  tent,  and 
his  covering,  his  tachcs,  and  his 
boards,  his  bars,  his  pillars,  and 
his  sockets, 

12  The  g  ark  and  the  staves 
thereof,  with  the  mercy-seat,  and 
the  vail  of  the  covering, 

13  The  table  and  his  staves,  and 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  h  show- 
bread. 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the 
light,  and  his  furniture,  and  his 
lamps,  with  the  oil  for  the  light, 

15  And  the  i  incense-altar,  and 
his  staves,  and  (he  anointing  oil, 
and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  door  at  iha 
entering  in  of  the  tabernacle, 

16  The  altar  of  burnt-offering, 
with  his  brazen  grate,  his  staves, 
and  all  his  vessels,  the  laver  and 
his  foot, 

17  The  hanging's  k  of  the  court, 
his  pillars,  ani  their  sockets,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the 
court. 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  the  pinsof  the  court,  and  their 
cords, 

19  The  cloths  I  of  service,  to  do 
service  in  the  holy  place,  the  holy 

arments  for  Aaron  the  priest, 
and  the  garments  of  his  sons,  to 
minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

20  And  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  departed  from 
the  presence  of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came  every  one 
m  whose  heart  stirred  him  up,  and 


«.  C.  1491. 


CHAP.  XXXV 


erery   one  whom  his  spirit   made  '  n  c.   28.    3. 
wilJinj,   and    they     brought     the   2   K.  23.   7. 
Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the    Pr.  31.  19. 
tabernacle   of    the    congregation,  I 
and  for  all  his  service,  and  for  the 
holy  garments.  | 

52  And  they  came,  both  men  and  o  1  Ch.  29.6. 
■women,  as  many  as  were  willing-  Ezra  2 
hearted,  and  brought  bracelets, 
and  ear-rings,  and  rings,  and 
tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold  :  and 
every  man  that  ofi'ered,  offered  an  p  c.  30.  23. 
ofi'ering  of  gold  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And  every  man  with  whom 
was  found  blue,  and  purple,  and 
•carlet,  and  fine  linen,  and  goats'  y  ver.  21. 
Kair,  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and  1  Ch.  29.  9. 
badgers'  skins,  brought  tfiem.  I 

24  Every  one   that   did  offer  an 
offeiingof  silver  and  brass,  brought ! 

the   Lord's  offering:     and    every,''    *5.   ol.   2, 
man  with  whom  was  found   shit-i"'^" 
tim-wooj,   for    any   work    of    the 
service,  brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  '  g  Ne.  2.  12. 
wise-hearted  did  n  spin  with  their  | 

hands,   and    brought    that    which  | 
they  had  spun,  both  of  blue,  and 

of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and  of  I 

fine  linen.  i 

26  And  all    the    women    whoso 
hearts  stirred  them  up  in  wisdom  I 

spun  goats' Aair.  :'  ^"-  |1- 

27  And  o  the  rulers  brought  onyx-  j  C-  ^l.  J^'  °- 
stones,  and  ston*;s  to  be  set,  for  1-  K.  3.  12. 
the  ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate:   7.   14.  2  Ch. 

28  And  p  spice,  and   oil   for  the   ^I'tj     ,r     • 
light,  and   for  the   anointing  oil,    26.  54.  16. 
and  for  the  sweet  incense.  I 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  j 

a  willing  q  offering  unto  the  Lord,   ^   ^-   ^°-  ^• 

every    man     and    woman,   whose   31-  °-  35.  10, 

heart  made  them  willing  to  bring  *'. 

for  all  manner  of  work  which  the 

Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  or     o 

by  the  hand  of  Moses.  o  c.    ^5.    8. 

30  And  Moses  said  unto  the  chil- 1  Nu-  „'•     ^• 
dren   of   Israel,   See,  r  the    Lord   "^-   °-   "• 
hath  called  by  name  Beza.eel  the  I 

son  of  liri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the ! 

tribe  of  Judah  ;  i  f  S.-^^'^i'-*^- 

31  And  he  hath  filled  him   with   1  Ch.  29.  5. 
the  spirit  of   God,   in  wisdom,  in 
understanding,  aid  in  knowledge,   ^^  q^^  2  jq 
and   in   all   manner  of  workman- 
ship ; 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works,  g  2  Cor.  8.2 
to  woik  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  3_  pii_  '4  17' 
in  brass,  1  js. 

33  And  in  the  cutting  of  stones,  I 
to  set   them,   and    in    carving    of 

wood,  to  make  any  manner  ofj  y-^  ojj  31 
cunning  work.  |  /q 

34  And  he  hath  s  put  in  his  heart  j 
that   he   may   teach,  both  he  and  I 

Aholiab  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  g  c.  26.  1, 
the  trih*  of  Dau.  I  &c. 


I.  77i£  construction  of  the  tabernacu:, 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  t  with 
wisdom  of  heart,  to  work  all  man- 
ner of  work,  of  the  engraver,  and 
of  the  cunning  workman,  and  of 
the  embroiderer,  in  blue,  and  in 
purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  lin- 
en, and  of  the  weaver,  even  of 
thern  that  do  any  woik,  and  of 
those  that  devise  cunning  work. 
CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

THEN  wrought  Bezaieel  and 
Aholiab,  and  every  a  wise- 
hearted  man,  in  whom  the  Lord 
put  wisdom  and  understanding, 
to  know  how  to  work  nil  manner 
of  work  for  the  service  of  the 
6  sanctuary,  according  to  all  that 
the  Lord  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaieel  and 
Aholiab,  and  every  wise-hearted 
man,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord 
had  put  wisdom,  even  every  one 
whose  heart  c  stirred  him  up  to 
come  unto  the  work  to  do  it  : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses 
all  the  offering,  which  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  had  brought  for  the 
woik  of  the  service  of  the  sanctu- 
ary, to  make  it  withal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free-offer- 
ings every  morning. 

4  And  all  the  wise  d  men,  that 
wrought  all  the  work  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, came  every  man  from  bia 
work  which  they  made  ; 

5  And  they  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,  The  people  bring  much 
e  more  than  enough  for  the  service 
of  tha  work,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  command- 
ment, and  they  caused  it  to  be 
proclaimed  throughout  the  camp, 
saying,  Let  neither  man  nor  wo- 
man make  any  more  work  for 
the  offering  of  the  sanctuaiy.  So 
the  people  were  restrained  from 
bringing. 

7  For  the  stuff  they  had  was 
sufficient  for  all  the  work  to  make 
\t,f  and  too  much. 

8  And  every  wise-hearted  man 
among  them  that  wrought  the 
work  of  the  tabernacle  made  ten 
g  curtains  of  fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scailet  : 
■with  cherubims  of  cunning  work 
made  he  them. 

9  The  length  of  one  curtain  was 
twenty  and  eight  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  of  one  curtain  fourcubits: 

j  the  curtains  were  all  of  one  size. 
I  10  And  he  coupled  the  five  cur- 
j tains  one  unto  another;  and  the 
I  of?ier  five  curtains  he  coupled  one 
unto  another. 
11  And  be  made  ioops  of  blue  on 
»1 


The  construction  of  the  tabernacle. 

the  eilje  of  one  curtain  from  the  ' 
•elvedie  in  the  coupling:  like-j 
wise  he  made  in  the  uttermost  si'Ie 
of  another  curtain,  in  the  cou- 
plin"  uf  the  secoml. 

\'i  Fifty  K  l»ups  made  he  in  one 
curiain,  and  fifty  loops  made  he 
in  the  ed^e  of  the  curtain  which 
teas  in  the  coupling  of  the  second. 
The  loops  held  one  curtain  to  an- 
other. I 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of| 
gold,  and  coupled  the  curtains 
one  unto  another  with  the  taches  :| 
•o  it  became  i  one  tabernacle.         | 

14  And  he  made  curtains  of  k 
goats'  hair  for  the  tent  over  the  I 
tabernacle:  eleven  curtains  he 
made  them.  j 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  was 
thirty  cubits,  and  four  cubits  wo*  i 
the  breadth  of  one  curtain  :  the 
eleven  curtains  were  of  one  size. 

16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains 
by  themselves,  and  six  curtains  by 
themselves.  | 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  uponi 
the  uttermost  elg'e  of  the  curtain 
in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops' 
made  he  upon  the  edge  of  the 
curtain  which  coupleth  the  sec- 
ond, i 

18  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of 
brass  to  couple  the  tent  together, 
that  it  might  be  one. 

19  And  he  made  a  covering  /  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red, 
and  a  covering  q/"  badgers'  skins 
above  that. 

20  And  he  made  m  boards  for 
the  tabernacle  of  shiltim-wood, 
n  standing  up.  | 

21  The  length  of  a  board  wai  ten 
cubits,  and  th^;  breadth  of  a  board 
one  cubit  and  a  half. 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons, 
equally  distant  one  from  another: 
thus  did  he  make  for  all  the  boards 
of  the  tabernacle. 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  ;  twenty  boards  for  the 
south  side  southward. 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver 
he  made  under  the  twenty  boards  ; 
two  sockets  under  one  board  for 
his  two  tenons,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board  for  his  two 
tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
tabernacle,  which  is  towards  the 
north  corner,  he  made  twenty 
boards. 

26  And  their  forty  sockets  ef 
silver  :  two  sockets  under  one 
board,  and  two  sockets  under 
another  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  taber- 

93 


EXODUS. 
h   c.  26.  3. 


i  1  Cor.  12. 
20.  Ep.  2. 
20-22.  I  Pe. 
2.  4,  5. 


k  c.  26.  7. 
Zc.  26.  14. 

nc.   26.  15. 


nc.  25.  5,10. 
Nu.  25.  1. 
De.  10.  3. 


1  twined. 


2  tioo  sock- 
ets, two 
sockets  un- 
der one 
board. 


o  c.  26.  26. 


p  c.  26.  31. 
30.  6.  Mat. 
27.  31.  He. 
10.   20. 


q   c.   26.  36. 


3    the   work 
of  a  needle- 
worker,    or, 
eOT6roi- 
derer. 


rPs.  45.  14. 


a  c.  25.  10. 

40.  3,     21. 

Nu.  10.  33, 
35. 


B.  C.  1491 

nacle  westward  he  made  six 
board*. 

US  And  two  boards  made  he  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  la 
the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  1  coupled  be- 
neath, and  coupled  together  at  the 
head  thereof,  to  one  ring  :  thus  ha 
did  to  both  of  them  in  both  the 
corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards; 
and  their  sockets  trere  sixteen 
sockets  of  silver,  2  under  every 
board  two  sockets. 

31  And  he  made  o  bars  of  shit- 
tim-wood  :  five  for  the  boards  of 
the  one  side  of  the  tabernacle, 

32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards 
of  the  other  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
tabernacle  for  the  sides  west- 
ward. 

33  And  he  made  the  middle  bar 
to  shoot  through  the  boards  from 
the  one  end  to  the  other. 

34  And  be  overlaid  the  boards 
with  fold,  and  made  their  rings 
of  gold  to  be  places  for  the  bais, 
and  overlaid  the  bars  with  gold. 

35  And  he  made  a.p  vail  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen  :  with  cherubim* 
made  he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  Anc   ne   made  thereunto  four 

f Hilars  o/"  shittim-taooti,  and  over- 
aid  them  with  gold  ;  their  hooks 
were  of  gold  ;  and  he  cast  for  them 
four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  Ani  he  made  an  j  hanging 
for  the  tabernacle-door  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined   linen,  3  of  r  needlework  ; 

33  And  the  five  pillars  of  it  with 
their  hooks:  and  he  overlaid  their 
chapiters  and  their  fillets  with 
gold  ;  but  their  five  sockets  wert 
of  brass. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

AND  Bezaleel  made  the  a  ark  of 
sliittim-wood  :  two  cnl>its  and 
a  half  was  the  length  of  it,  and  a 
cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth  of  it, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height 
of  it  : 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold  within  and  without,  and 
made  a  crown  of  gold  to  it  round 
about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
gold,  to  be  set  by  the  four  comers 
of  it  ;  even  two  rings  upon  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  rings  upon  the 
other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittira- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold. 

5  And  be  put  the  staves  into  the 


B.  C.  1491. 


CHAP.  XXXVIII 


ring^  by  tne  siJes  of  the  ark,  to 
bear  tlie  ark 

6  Ani  he  made  the  mercy-seat 
b  of  pure  g'oid  :  two  cuoits  and  a 
halt"  was  the  leng'th  thereof,  ami 
one  cubit  and  a  half  the  breadth 
therei.f. 

7  And  ha  made  two  c  cherubims 
Q/'goli,  beaten  cut  of  one  piece 
madn  he  them,  on  tRe  two  ends  of 
the  ii<ercy-seai  ; 

8  (ii\&  cherub  1  on  the  end  on  this 
si  ie  ;  and  another  cherub  2  on  the 
oiher  end  on  th.it  side  :  out  of  the 
mercy-seat  made  he  the  cherubims 
on  the  two  ends  thereof. 

9  And  the  cherubims  d  spread 
out  their  winjs  on  hijh,  and  cov- 
ered with  their  wing's  over  the 
me.cy-seat,  with  their  faces  one 
to  another ;  eeen  to  the  e  m»rcy- 
seat-wa.d  were  the  faces  of  the 
cherubims. 

10  And  he  made  the/  table  of 
shitlim-woo  1  :  two  cubits  was  the 
length  thereof,  and  a  ciibit  the 
breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  height  thereof  : 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  made  thereunto  a  crown 
of  gold  round  about. 

12  Also  he  madw!  thereunto  a 
border  of  an  hand-breadth  round 
about  ;  anrl  made  a  crown  of  gold 
for  the  border  thereof,  roundabout. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  upon 
the  four  corners  that  were  in  the 
four  feet  the  eof. 

14  Ovfr  against  "he  border  were 
th-e  r-ngs,  the  places  for  the  staves 
to  bear  the  table. 

15  4nd  he  made  the  staves  of 
shitti.n-wood,  and  overlaid  them 
wit''  gold,  to  bear  the  table. 

16  .i-nd  ^e  made  the  vessels  which 
tcere  upon  the  table,  his  s,  dishes, 
and  his  spoins,  and  his  bowls,  and 
his  covers  3  to  cover  withal,  of 
pure  go! !. 

17  And  he  made  the  h  candle- 
slick  o/pure  gold  :  q/"beaten  work 
made  he  the  candlestick  ;  his 
shaft,  and  his  brani;h,  his  bowls, 
his  knops,  and  his  fioweis,  were  of 
the  same. 

18  And  six  branches  going  out 
of  tli«  sides  thereof,  three  branches 
of  the  candle.stick  out  of  the  one 
side  thereof,  and  three  branches  of 
the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side  thereof  : 

19  Three  bow's  made  after  the 
fa^■hIO!l  of  almonds  m  one  branch, 
a  knop  and  a  flower;  and  three 
bowls  made  like  almonds  in  an- 
other branch,  a  knot)  and  a  flower  ; 

7 


6  c.   25.  17. 

clK.6.  23. 
Ps.  80.  1. 

1  or,  out  of. 

2  or,  out  of. 

d  Ge.  3.  24. 
Is.  6.  2. 
Ez.    10. 

e  c.   25.  20. 


/  c.  25.  23. 
3-5.  13.  40.  4, 
22.  Ez.  40. 
39.  Mai.  1. 
12. 


S  c.  25.   29. 
2  Ti.  2.  20. 


3  or,  to  pour 
out  withal. 


k  c.  25.  31. 
40.  24,  25. 
1  Ch.  28.  15. 
2Ch.  13.  II. 
Zee. 4. 2,  11. 
He.  9.  2. 
Re.  1.  12,20. 
2.  1,5. 


ic.  30.  1.40. 
27.  Lu.  1. 
9,  10.  Re.  8. 
3,4. 


A-  c.  30.  23. 
Ps.   23.  5. 
92.  10.    Is. 
61.  1,3. 


I  c.   33.  34. 


^c.27.  l: 


Construction  of  the  taberntUlU. 

so  throughout  the  six  branchea 
going  out  of  the  candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were 
four  bowls  made  like  almonds,  his 
knops,  and   his  Rowers  : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a 
knop  under  two  branches  of  tne 
same,  according  to  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knopsand  theirbranche* 
were  of  the  same  :  all  of  it  waa 
one  beaten  work  o/pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps, 
ami  his  snutlers,  and  bis  snuti- 
dishes,  of  pu.e  gold. 

24  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made 
he  it,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  And  he  made  the  incense  t 
altar  oy  shitlim-wood  :  the  length 
of  it  was  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth 
of  it  a  cubit  ;  it  was  fou. square, 
and  two  cubits  was  the  height  of 
It  ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the 
same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold,  both  the  top  of  it,  and  the 
sides  thereof  round  about,  and  the 
ho.  ns  of  it  :  also  he  made  unto  it  a 
crown  of  gold  round  about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold 
for  it  under  the  crown  thereof,  by 
the  two  corners  of  it,  upon  the  two 
sides  thereof,  to  be  places  for  the 
staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of 
shittiin-wood,  and  overlaid  them 
with  gold. 

29  And  he  made  k  the  holy 
anointing  oil,  and  the  pure  /  in- 
cense of  sweet  spices,  according  to 
the  work  of  the  ap.ithecarv. 

CHAPTER  xxxviir. 

AND  he  made  the  a  altar  of 
burnt-otferingo/shittim-wood: 
five  cubits  wa<!  the  length  thereof, 
and  five  cubits  the  breadth  there- 
of; it  was  foursquare;  and  three 
cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof 
on  the  four  corneisof  it  ;  the  horns 
thereof  were  nf  the  same  :  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of 
the  altar,  the  p Us,  and  the  sho- 
vels, and  the  basons,  and.  the 
flesh-hooks,  and  the  fire-pans: 
all  the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of 
brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a 
hraxen  g  ate  of  net-work  under 
the  compass  thereof  beneath  unto 
the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the 
foui  ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to 
be  place*  foi:  the  staves.  • 


Th*  eonttruetion  of  the  tabtrnacU, 

6  And  he  made  the  slaves  o/' (hit- 
tim-wood,  and  oveiluid  ihem  with 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the 
ringa  on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to 
bear  it  withal :  he  made  the  altar 
bollow  with  boards. 

8  And  he  made  the  6  liiver  of 
brass,  and  the  foot  of  it  of  brass, 
of  the  1  looking-glasses  of  the  too- 
men  2  assembling,  which  assem- 
bled at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

9  And  he  made  c  the  court  :  on 
the  south  side  southward  the  hang- 
iOtgs  of  the  court  icere  oj"  fine  twin- 
ed linen,  an  hundred  cubits  : 

10  Their  pillars  tcere  twenty,  and 
their  bra7.en  sockets  twenty  :  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fil- 
lets toere  of  silver. 

U  And  for  the  north  side  the 
hangings  teere  an  hundred  cubits, 
their  pillars  were  twenty,  and  their 
sockets  of  brass  twenty  :  the  hooks 
of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  of 
silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  were 
hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their  pil- 
lar* ten,  and  their  sockets  ten  ; 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their 
fillets  o/  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward 
fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side 
of  the  sate  were  fifteen  cubits  ; 
their  pillars  three,  and  their  sock- 
ets three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the 
court  gate,  on  this  hand  and  that 
hand,  tcere  hangings  of  fifteen  cu- 
bits j  their  pillars  three,  and  their 
sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court 
round  about  were  of  fine  twined 
linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  the  pillars 
were  of  brass  ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver; 
and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapi- 
ters of  silver  :  and  all  the  pillars 
of  the  court  were  filleted  with  sil- 
ver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate 
of  the  court  was  needlework,  of  d 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  twined  linen  ;  and  twenty 
cubits  Ml?  the  length,  and  the 
height  in  the  breadth  was  five  cu- 
bits, answerable  to  the  hangings 
of  the  court. 

19  And  their  pillars  were  four, 
and  their  sockets  of  brass  four; 
their  hooks  o/"  silver,  and  the  over- 
laying of  their  chapiters  and  their 
filletii  of  silver. 

•m    And  aS\    tb«    «    pin*  of   tbs 
Si 


EXfiOUS. 

b  c.  30.  18. 

1  or,  brazen 
ghuses. 

^assembling 
by  troops. 

e  c.  27.  9. 
40.  8,  33. 
1  K.  6.36. 
Pa.   84.  2, 

10. 

d2Ch.  3.14. 


e  c.  27.  19. 
2  Ch.  3.  9. 
Ezra  9.  8. 
Is.  22.  23. 


/Nu.  1.  50, 
53.  9.  15.  10, 
n.  17.  7,8. 
18.  2.  2  Ch. 
24.  6.  Ac.  7. 
44.  Re.  11. 
19. 

g-Nu.4.28, 
33. 


;ic.  31.  1,6. 
35.  30. 

i  c.  35.  34. 

k  I  Ch.  22. 

14.  29.  2,  7. 
Hag.  2.  8. 

I  c.  30.    13, 
24.  Le.  5. 

15.  27.  3,25. 
Nu.3.  47. 
18.   16. 

3  a  poll, 
m  c.  30.  13, 
15. 

n  Nu.  1.  46. 
26.  51. 

o  c.   26.  19- 
32. 

p  c.  87.  17. 


B.  C.  USl. 

tabernacle,  and  of  the  court  round 
about,  were  of  brass. 

21  This  IS  the  sum  of  the  taberna- 
cle, even  of  the  f  tabernacle  of 
testimony,  as  it  wai  counted,  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of 
Moses, /or  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  by  the  hand  of  g  Ithumar, 
son  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

22  And  k  Bezflleel  the  son  of  Uri, 
the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  ol 
Judah,  made  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

23  Ai<d  with  him  was  i  Aholiab, 
son  of  Ahifamach,  of  the  tribe  of 
Dan,  an  engiaver,  and  a  cunning 
workman,  and  an  embroiderer  in 
blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in  scarlet, 
and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  Ic  that  was  occu- 
pied for  the  work  in  all  the  work 
of  the  \\o\y  place,  even  the  gold  of 
the  offering,  was  twenty  and  nir.a 
talents,  and  seven  hundred  and 
thirty  skekels,  after  the  shekel  I  of 
the  aanctuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that 
were  numbered  of  the  congre- 
gation was  an  hundred  talents, 
and  a  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  threescore  and  fifteen  she- 
kels, after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary : 

36  A  bekah  for  3  every  man,  that 
is,  half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel 
of  the  sanctuary,  for  to  every  one 
that  went  to  be  numbered,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
n  for  six  hundred  thousand  and 
three  thousand  and  five  hundred 
and  fifty  men. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  cf 
silver  were  cast  o  the  sockets  of 
the  sanctuary,  and  the  sockets  of 
the  vail  ;  an  hundred  sockets  of 
the  hundred  talents,  a  talent  tor  a 
socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five  shekel* 
he  made  hooks  for  the  pillars,  and 
overlaid  their  chapiters,  and  p 
filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  oflerinj 
was  seventy  talents,  and  two 
thousand  and  four  hundred  she- 
kels. 

do  Ani  therewith  he  made  the 
sockets  to  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  the 
brazen  altar,  and  the  brazen  grate 
for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar. 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  the  sockets  of 
the  court  gate,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  all  the  pins  of 
the  court  round  about. 


'  b  c.  31.  10. 


c  c.  28.  4. 
Ez.  42.  14. 


E.  C.  1491. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

AND  of  a  the  blue,  and  purple,  i  35.  23. 
and  scarlet,  they  made  6  cloths  | 
of  service,  to  do  service  in  the  holy 
place,   and    made    the    holy   gar- 
ments   for    Aaron;    as    the    Lord  35.  19 
c  commanded  Moses. 

2  And  he  made  the  ephod  d  of 
Eold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
let, and  fine  twined  linen. 

3  And  ihey  did  beat  the  gold  into 
thin  plates,  and  cut  it  into  \vire3, 
to  work  it  in  the  tlue,  and  in   the   i  c.  2S.  6. 
purple,  and  in  the  scarlet,  and   in    Le.  8.  7. 
the  fine  linen, wii^  cunning  work,    i 

4  They  made  shouHer-pieces  for  [ 
it,  to   couple  it   together:  by  the   ec.28.  9,  12 
two  edges  was  it  coupled  together.  I 

5  And  the  curious  girdle   ef   his' 
ephod,  ihat  xcas  upon  it,  was  of  the  ,  y  c.  28.  29. 
same,     according     to     the     work ,  Jos.  4.  7. 
thereof;  o/"goKl,  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6  And  they  wrought  on^^i-stones 
enclosed  in  ouches  of  gold',  graven, 
as  signets  are  graven,  e  with  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoul- 
ders of  the  ephod,  that  they  should 
6e  stones  for  a  memorial  y  to   the 


CHAP.  XXXIX.         The  dress  of  the  higlt-prieat. 
a  c.  25.  4.  17  And  they  put  the  two  k  wreath- 


children   of   Israel  ;    as  the    Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

8  And  he  made  the  g  breastplate 
of  cunning  work,  like  the  work  of 
the  ephoil  ;  oygold,  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen. 

9  It  was  foursquare  ;  they  made 
the  breastplate  double  :  a  span 
teas  the  length  thereof,  and  a  span 
the  breadth  thereof,6ein^ doubled. 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows 
h  of  stones  :  the  first  row  was  a 
1  iardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbun- 
cle ;  this  teas  the  first  row. 

11  .A.nd  the  second  row,  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  ligure, 
an  agate,  and  an  amethyst. 

13  .ind  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl, 
an  onyx,  and  a  jasper;  they  were 
enclosed  in  ouches  of  gold  in  their 
enclosings. 

14  And  t"i:e  stones  were  according 
to  the  namcy  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  i  '.welvc  according  to  their 
names,  like  tic  engravings  of  a 
signet,  every  one  with  his  name, 
according  to  the  twtlve  tribes. 

15  Ann  they  made  upon  the 
breastplate  chains  at  the  ends,  of 
wreatnen  work  of  pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  of 
gold,  and  two  gold  rings,  and  put 
the  two  rings  in  tbei  two  ends  of 
UiK  br«a°tplate.        juj  v.-lii  .u^::! 


g  c.  28.  15, 


A  Re.  21. 

20. 


19,' 


1  or,  ruby. 


en  chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings 
on  the  ends  of  the  breastplate. 

18  And  the  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  they  fastened  in 
the  two  ouches,  and  put  them  on 
the  shoulder-pieces  of  the  ephod, 
before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  pal  them  on  the  two  ends 
of  the  breastplate,  upon  the  bor- 
der of  it,  which  was  on  the  side  of 
the  ephod  inward. 

20  And  they  made  two  other 
golden  rings,  and  put  them  on  the 
two  sides  of  the  ephod  underneath, 
toward  the  fore  part  of  it,  jver 
against  the  other  coupling  thereof, 
above  the  curious  giixile  of  the 
ephod. 

21  And  they  did  bind  the  breast- 
plate by  his  rings  unto  the  rings 
of  the  ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue, 
that  it  might  be  above  the  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  thai  the 
breastplate  might  not  be  loosed 
from  the  ephod  :  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

j  22  And  he  made  the  robe  I  of  the 
ephod  of  woven  work,  all  of  blue. 

I   23  And  there  joas  an   hole   in   the 

[midst  of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of 
an  habergeon,  wi^fe  a  band  round 
_  about  the  hole,  that  it  should  not 

I  Re.  21.  12.    rend. 

!  24  And    they    made     upon     the 

hems  of  the  robe  pomegranates  of 

blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 

\  twined  linen. 

!  25  And  they  made  wi  bells  o/ pure 
gold,  and   put    tho   bells  between 

I  the  n  pomegranates  upon  the  hem 

I  of  the  robe  round   about   between 

1  the  pome:»'ranates  : 

'  26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
bell  and  a  pomegranate,  round 
about  the  hem  of  the  robe  to  min- 
ister in  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

27  And  they  made  o  coats  of  fine 
linen,  of  woven  work,  for  Aaron 
and  for  his  sons. 

28  And  a  p  mitre  of  fine  linen, 
and  goodly  bonnets  of  fine  linen, 
and  g  linen  breeches  of  fine  twin- 
ed linen. 

29  And  a  r  girdle  of  fine  twined 
linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  of  needlework ;  as  the 
Lo  d  commanded  Moses. 

30  And  they  made  the  plate  of 
the  holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and 
wrote  upon  it  a  writing,  like  to 
the  engravings  of  a  signet.  HOLI- 

jNESS  s  TO   THE  LORD. 
'    31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of 
«2ec.  14.  20.   blue,  to  fasten  it  on  bi^h  upon  the 
96 


iCa.  1.  10. 


I  c.  28.  31. 


m  c.  23.  33. 


nCa.  4.  13. 


o  c.  28.  39. 
10. 


;>c.  28.  4,39. 


q  c.  28.  42. 
E^.  44.  18. 


r  c.  28.  39. 


Thl  tabernacle  completed. 

iriitre  ;  us  the  Lord  comranndej 
M   sea. 

3i  Thus  was  all  ihe  work  of  the 
tiihernarle  of  the  lent  of  the  con 

fre^\aicn  finished  ;  and  the  chil 
ren  of  Israel  tdid  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  they. 

33  And  they  brought  the  taber- 
nacle unto  Moses,  the  lent,  and 
all  his  furniture,  his  laches,  his 
boarfls,  his  Lars,  and  his  pillars, 
and  his  sockets, 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams' 
skins  dyed  red,  and  the  covering 
of  badgers'  skins,  and  the  vail  of 
the  coveiing. 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
the  staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy- 
seat, 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  and  the  show-bread, 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  leith 
the  lamps  thereof,  tve/i  with  the 
lamps  to  be  set  in  order,  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof,  and  the  oil  for 
light, 

bS  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the 
anointing  oil,  and  2  the  sweet  in- 
cense, and  the  hanging  for  the 
tabernacle-door, 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his 
grate  of  brass,  his  staves,  and  all 
his  vessels,  the  laver  and  his  foot, 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his 
pillars  and  his  sockets,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  court  gate,  his 
cords  and  bis  pins,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  the  service  of  the  taber- 
nacle, for  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation, 

41  The  cloths  u  of  service  to  do 
service  in  the  ho\y  place,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the 
priest,  and  his  sons'  garmeifts,  to 
minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  v  so  the  chil- 
dren (if  Fsrael  made  all  the  work. 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all 
the  work,  and,  behold,  they  had 
done  it  as  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed, even  so  had  thev  done  it  :  and 
Moses  w  blessed  them. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

AND     the      Lord    spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  On  the  first  day  a  of  the  first 
month  shall  thou  set  up  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

3  And  thou  shall  put  therein  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  and  cover 
the  ark  with  the  vail. 

4  And  thou  shall  bring  in  the 
table,  and  set  in  order  1  the  things 
that  are  tc  be  i  set  in  order  upon  ili 


EXODUS. 

£  ver.  42,  43. 
c.  25.  40. 
l)e.  12.  32. 
I  Sa.  15.  28. 

1  Ch.28.  19. 
Mat.  28.  20. 
Ho.  8.  5. 

2  the  incense 
of  sweet 
spices. 

uc  31.  10. 

V  c.  35,  10. 

t«Ge.  14.  19. 
Le.9.'22.23. 
Nu.6.-23,ii7. 
Jos.  22.  6.  2 
Sa.  6.  18.  1 
K.  8.  14.2 
Ch.  30.  27. 
Ne.  11.  2. 
Lu.  2.  34. 

(z  ver.  17.  c. 
12.  2.  13.Nu. 
7.  1. 

1  the  order 
thereof. 

6Le.24.  8. 


c  ver.  30.  c. 
30.  18. 

d  c.  30.  26. 

e  c.  29.  36, 
37. 

^  holiness  of 
hoiirtesses. 

/Le.  8.1-13. 

g  c.  28.  41. 
Is.  61.  1. 
I  Jno.  2.  20. 

ft  Jno.  17.19. 

i  Nu.  25.  13. 
Ps.  110.  4. 
He.  7.  17— 
24. 

Ic  ver.2.  Nu. 
7.  1. 

I  c.  26.  16. 


B.  C.  1491. 

and  thou  shall  brin|^  in  tbi  can- 
dlestick, and  light  the  lamps 
thereof. 

5  And  thou  nhalt  set  the  altar  of 
gold  for  the  incense  before  the  ark 
of  the  testimony,  and  put  the 
banging  of  the  door  to  the  taber- 
nacle. 

6  And  thou  shall  set  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-offering  before  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
congregation. 

7  And  thou  shall  set  the  c  laver 
between  the  tent  of  the  congrega- 
tion and  the  altar,  and  shall  put 
water  therein. 

8  And  ihni  shall  set  up  the  court 
round  about,  and  hang  up  the 
hanging  at  the  court  gate. 

9  And  thou  shall  take  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  d  anoint  the  taberna- 
cle, and  all  that  is  therein,  and 
shall  hallow  it,  and  all  the  veeseU 
thereof  :  and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  shall  anoint  the  al- 
tar of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all 
his  vessels,  and  sanctify  the  al- 
tar: and  e  i:  shall  be  an  altar 
2  most  holy. 

11  And  thou  sha.t  anoint  the  la- 
ver and  his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  And  thou  shall  bringy  Aaron 
and  his  sons  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  wash  them  with  water. 

1  3  And  thou  shall  put  upon  Aaron 
the  holy  garments,  and  g  anoint 
him,  h  and  sanctify  him,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the 
priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shall  bring  his  sons, 
and  clothe  them  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shall  anoint  them, 
as  thou  didst  anoint  their  father, 
that  they  may  minister  unto  me 
in  the  priest's  office  :  for  their 
anointing  shall  surely  be  t  an 
everlasting  priesthood  throughout 
their  generations. 

16  Thus  did  Moses  :  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  commanded  hini, 
so  did  he. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
k  first  month  in  the  second  year, 
on  the  first  rfay  of  the  monlli,  t;utt 
the  tabernacle  was  reared  'jp. 

18  And  Moses  reared  i:p  the  taber- 
nacle, and  fastened  !iis  soc«etB, 
and  set  up  the  boaros  thereof,  and 
put  in  the  bars  thereof,  and  reared 
up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent 
over  ths  tabernacle,  and  p,..t  the 
covering  of  the  lent  above  upon  it  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

20  And  he  took  and  put  I  the  tes- 
timony into  the  ark,* and  set  th« 


B.  C.  1490. 

Slaves  on  the  ark,  and  put  the 
m  mercy-setit  above  upon  tlie 
a.k. 

21  And  he  biought  the  a;k  into 
the  taberaacle,  and  set  up  the 
n  vail  of  the  coveriug,  and  cover- 
ed the  ark  of  the  testimony  ;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  And  lie  put  the  o  table  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  upon  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  p  north 
ward,  without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  biead  in  order 
upon  it  before  the  Lord,  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded  JMoses. 

24  And  he  put  the  caudlesiick  in 
the  tent  of  the  congregation,  over 
against  the  table,  on  the  side  of 
I  he  tabernaclg^southward. 

2o  And  he  lighted  q  the  lamps 
before  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

2G  And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in 
ilie  tent  of  the  congregation  before 
the  vail  : 

27  And  he  burnt  r  sv.'eet  incense 
tliereon  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

28  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  lie  put  the  s  altar  of  burnt- 
offeiing  by  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  lent  of  the  congregation, 
and  offered  upon  it  the  burnt-of- 
fering and  the  meat-offering:  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  And  he  set  the  t  laver  between 


CHAP.  L 

m  c.  'Si.  6-9. 
n  c.  26.  33. 
35.  12. 
o  ver.  4. 
^  c .  26.  35. 
q  ver.  4. 
c.  25.  37. 
r  c.  30.  7. 
s  ver.  6. 
c.  27.  1,  2. 
t  ver.  7.  c. 
30.  IS. 


uc.  30.  19, 

20.  Ps. 73. 13. 
o  ver.  8.  c. 
27.  9,  16. 
wc.  13.  21, 
22.  £9.  43. 
33.  9.  Le. 
16.  2.  Nu. 
9.  15.  1  K. 
8.  10.  2  Ch. 
5.  13.  7.  2. 
Ps.  18.  10— 
12.  Is.  6.  4. 
Hag.  2.  7,  9. 
Re.  15.  8. 
X  Ne.  9.  19. 
3  journeyed. 
yPs.3I.  15. 
z  Ps.  78.  14- 
105.  39.  Is. 
4.5. 


Of  the  burnt-ufferingt ■ 

the  tent  of  the  congregation  and 
the  altar,  and  put  water  there  to 
\\  ash  withal. 

31  .\nd  Moses  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  u  ashed  their  hands  and  their 
feel  the.e.it  : 

c2  When  they  went  into  the  tent 
of  the  congiLgation,  and  when 
they  came  near  unto  the  altar, 
they  u  Washed  ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

33  And  he  reared  up  o  the  court 
round  aboul  the  tabernacle  and 
the  altar,  and  set  up  the  hanging 
of  the  couil  gate.  So  Moses  fin- 
ifhed  the  woik. 

34  Then  a  cloud  ic  covered  the 
tent  of  the  oongiegaiion,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lo^d  filled  the  taber- 
nacle. 

35  -ind  Moses  was  not  able  to 
enter  into  the  tent  of  the  congre- 
gation, because  the  cloud  abode 
thereon,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  Xad  when  the  cloud  x  was 
taken  up  from  over  the  tabernacle, 
the  children  of  Israel  3  went  on- 
ward in  all  their  journeys  ; 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken 
up,  then  they  journeyed  nut  j/ till 
the  day  that  it  was  taken  up. 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord 
z  teas  upon  the  tabernacle  by  day, 
and  fire  was  on  it  by  night,  in  the 
sight  of  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
throughout  all  their  journeys. 


THE   THIRD    BOOK    OF    MOSES,    CALLED    LEVITICUS. 


CHAPTER  1. 

AND  the  Lord  called  unto 
Moses,  and  spake  unto  him  a 
out  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  If  any 
man  of  you  b  bring  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  bring 
your  offering  of  the  cattle,  even  of 
the  herd,  and  of  the  flock. 

3  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt  sacri- 
fice of  the  herd,  let  him  offer  a 
male  c  without  blemish  :  he  shall 
offer  it  of  his  own  voluntary  will, 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  cf  the 
congregation,  before  the  Lord. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  hand 
d  upon  the  head  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ing ;  and  it  shall  be  e  accepted  for 
him,  to  make  /  atonement  for 
him. 

5  .And  he  shall  kill  the  bullock 
before  ttie  Lord  :  and  the  priests, 
Aaron's  sons,  shall  bring  the 
Wood  and   sprinkle    g    the    blood 


B.  C.  1490.      round  about  upon  the  altar  (hat  is 

by  the   door  of  the   tabernacle  of 

n  Ex.  19.  3.     the  congregation. 
Nu.  12.  4,  5.     6  And  he  shall  flay  the   bumt-of- 
6  c.  22.  18.       fering,  and  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 
c  c.  3.  1.  22.      7  And    the    sons    of    Aaron    the 

20,  21.  Ex.  piiest  shall  put  fire  upon  the  altar, 
12.  5.  De.  and  lay  the  wood  in  order  upoa 
15.  21.  Mai.    the  fire. 

1.  14.  Lu.  1.  j    8  And  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons, 

35.  Jno.  1.      1  shall  lay  the  parts,   the  head,  and 

36.  Ep.  5.  the  fat,  in  order  upon  ihe  wood 
27.  He.  9.  that  is  on  the  fire  which  is  upon 
14.1Pe.l.l9.    the  altar: 

d  c.  3.  2.  8.  19  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs 
13.4.  15.8.  I  shall  he  wash  in  water:  and  the 
14,  22.  16.       I  priest  shall  burn  all  on  the  altar, 

21.  Ex.  29.  \to  6e  a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering 
10.  15.  19.  made  by  fire,  of  a  A  sweet  savour 
Nu.  8.  12.      I  unto  the  Lord. 

Is.  53.  4—6.   !  • • 

2  Cor.  5.  20.  ,'24.  Nu.  15.  25.  2  Ch.  29.  23,  24. 
e  c.  22.  21,  He.  10.  4.  1  Jno.  2.  2.  gc.  3.  8. 
27.  Is.  56.  7.  !2Ch.  35.  11.  Is.  52.  15.  He.  12.  24. 
/c.  4.  20.26.  IhGe.  8.  21.  Ez.  20.  28,  41.  Ep.  5.8., 
31.  9.7.  16.    '  Ph.  4.  1.- 


W 


■■:  Ij  ,r.«\'P 


Of  the  mtat-offering. 
10    And    if  liis  offerins 


LEVITICUS. 


B.  C.  M90 


Eze.  8.  5. 


(locks,  namely,  of  the  shet'p,  or  nf 
the  ^uats,  fui  a  Liunu-sacrifice  ;  be 
ahnll  bring'  it  a  male  without  Llem- 
ish. 

11  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  siile 
<'f  the  altar  i  northward  before  the 
Lord  :    and    the    priests,    Aaron's 
8'ins,  shall  sprinkle  his  blood  round    1  £■",  jjitich 
aljout  upon  the  altar:  " 

12  And    he   shall   cut   it    into   his 
pieces,  with  his  head  and  his  fat  :    '"«' 
and  thi"    priest    shall    lay  them    in  ( 
oitier  01.  the  wood  that  is  on  the  \ 
fire  which  is  upon  the  altar.  | 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards 
and  the  le^s  with  water:  and  the' 
priest  shall  brin^  it  all,  and  bum 
it  upon  the  altar:  it  is  a  burnt- 
sai:rilice.  an  oft'erinj  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 


be  of  (hoi  Lx.40.22.    of  lino  flour  mingled  with  oil,  or 


itc.5.  7.  12. 
».  Lu.  2.  24. 


off  the  head 
ilh  the 


2oT,  the  filth 
thtrtof. 


\lGe.  15.  10. 


unleavened  wafeiic anointed  with 
oil. 

5  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat- 
offering frojtc^i  I  in  a  pan,  it  sh.ill  U* 
of  fine  fiour  unleavened,  niing^led 
with  oil. 

6  Thou  shah  part  it  in  piece*, 
and  pour  oil  theieon  :  it  is  a  nieal- 
oflerinj. 

7  Ani\  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat- 
offering' baJcen  in  the  frying-pan, 
it  shall  be  made  of  fine  flour  with 
oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  brin;  the  meal- 
offerin?  that  is  made  of  these 
thin«:s  unto  the  Loid  :  and  when 
it  is  presented  unto  the  priest,  he 
shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  tlie  pnest  shall  take  from 
the    mcat-offe.iii;    a    d  memorial 


14  Anil  if   the  burnt-sacrifice  for   "*'*■'•  °-  ''•    thereof,   and   shall    bum   it  upon 


his  offering  to  the  Lord  6e  of  fowls, 
then  he  shall  bring  his  offering 
of  k  turtle-doves,  or  of  young 
pijeons. 
lo  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it 
unto  the  altar,  and  1  wrin^  off 
his  head,  and  bum  it  on  the  altar; 
and  the  blood  thereof  shall  be 
wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar  : 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his 
crop  with  his  2  feathers,  and  cast  it 
beside  the  altaron  the  east  part,  by 
the  place  of  the  ash-'s  : 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the 
wings  thereof,  but  shall  not  /  di- 
vide it  asunder:  and  the  priest 
Bhall  bur  I  it  upon  the  altar,  upon 
the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire  ;  it  is 
a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made 
by  fire,  of  a  sweet  m  savour  unto 
thii  Lord. 

CHAPTER  ir. 

AND  when  any  will  ofTer  a  a 
meat-offering  unto  the  Lord, 
his  offering  shall  be  of  fine  flour, 
and  he  shall  pour  oil  upon  it,  and 
t)Ut  frankincense  thereon  : 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aa- 
ron's sons,  the  priests  :  and  he 
shall  take  thereout  his  handful  of 
the  Hour  thereof,  and  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense 
thereof  ;  and  the  priest  shall 
burn  5  the  memorial  of  it  upon  the 
altar,  to  be  an  offering  moile  oy 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  : 

3  And  the  remnant  of  the  meat- 
ofi'ering  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his 
sons'  :  it  i»  a  thing  most  holy  of 
the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  bv 
fire. 

4  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation 
of  a  meal-offering  oaken  in  the 
oven,  it  shall  be  unleavened  cakes 


oc.  6.  14.9. 
17.  Nu.  15. 


6  ver.  9.  c.5. 
12.  24.  7. 
Ac.  10.  4. 


2  ascend, 

^Nu.  18. 19. 
Ezr.  7.22. 
Eze.  43.  24. 
Mar.  9.  49. 

A  2  K.  4.  42. 


the  altar  :  i(  is  an  offeiing  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

i  10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the 
!  meat-offering  shall  be  Aaron's  and 
I  bis  sons'  :  it  is  a.  thing  most  holy 
of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made 
by  fire. 

il  No  meat-offering,  which  ye 
shall  bring  unto  the  Lord,  shall  be 
made  with  e  leaven  ;  for  y  shall 
burn  no  leaven,  nor  any  honey,  in 
any  offering  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire. 

12  Asfor  the  oblation  of  (he/first- 
fruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto 
the  Lord  :  but  they  shall  not  2 
be  burnt  on  the  alt>ir  for  a  sweet 
savour. 

13  And  every  oblation  of  thy 
meat-offering  shalt  thou  season 
with  g  salt  ;  neither  shaK  thou 
suffer  the  salt  of  the  covenant  ol 
thy  Gori  to  be  lacking  from  th> 
meat-offering  :  with  all  thine  offer- 
ings thou  shalt  offer  salt. 

14  And  if  thou  ofter  a  meat-offer- 
ing of  thy  first-fruits  unto  the 
Lord,  thou  shalt  offer  for  the 
meat-offering  of  thy  first-fruin 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the 
fire,  even  corn  beaten  out  h  of  full 
ears. 

15  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon  it, 
and  lay  frankincense  thereon  :  it7» 
a  meat-offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the 
memorial  of  it,  pnrl  of  the  beaten 
corn  thereof,  and  pnrt  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense, 
thereof:  it  is  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  thr  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AND  if  bis  oblation  be  a  sacrifics 
of  peace-offerings,  a  if  he  offer 


B.  C.   1490. 

it  of  ihe  herd,  whether  it  be  male 
br  female,  he  shall  offer  it  without 
b  blemish  befoie  the  Lord. 

2  All  t  he  shall  c  lay  his  hand 
upon  the  head  of  his  ofi'erici?,  and 
kill  it  at  the  door  of  the  taliemacle 
of  the  congregation  :  and  Aaron's 
sons,  the  p.iests,  shall  sprinkle 
the  blood  upon  the  altar  round 
about. 

3  Anil  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace-offering',  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fiie  unto  the  LonI  ; 
the  1  fat  that  d  covereih  the  in- 
wards, and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon 
the  Inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  13  on  them,  which  is  by 
the  flanks,  and  the  2  caul  above 
thu  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  shall  e  burn 
it  on  the  altar  upon  the  burnt- 
iacifice,  which  i»  upon  the  wood 
th-at  i»  on  the  lire  :  it  ii  an  offering 
made  by  tire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
«nto  the  Lord. 

6  And  if  his  offering'  for  a  sacri- 
fice of  peace-offering  unto  the 
LoH  be  of  the  flock,  male  or 
ftmale,  he  shall  offer  it  without/ 
blemish. 

7  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offer- 
ing, then  shall  he  offer  it  §  before 
the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  h 
liptin  the  head  of  his  offering,  and 
kill  it  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  and  Aaron's  sons 
iihall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peai'e-offering,  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ; 
the  fat  i  thereof,  nnd  the  whole 
Himp,  it  shall  he  take  off  hard  by 
Ihfe  back-bone  ;  and  the  fat  that 
tovereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  i^  upon  the  inwards. 

10  Ami  the  two  kidneys,  and 
the  fat  that  t-^  upon  them,  which 
f?  by  the  flanks,  and  the  k  caul 
hbnve  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys, 
it  shall  he  take  away. 

11  An.l  the  priest  shall  bum  it 
Mpon  the  altar  :  it  is  the  food  /  of 
the  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

12  And  if  his  offering  be  a.  goat, 
then  he  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
fion  :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron  shall 
tprinkU  th«  blood  thereof  upon 
the  altar  round  about. 


CHAP.  IV. 

6  Nn.  6.  14. 
Alal.  1.  8, 
14,     He.  10. 

cr..  1.4,5.8. 
22.  16.  !cl. 
Kx.   29.    10. 

1  or,  suet, 
dc.  4.  8,  9. 
Kx.   29.    13. 
22. 

2  or,  midriff 
over  the  liv- 
er, and  over 
the  kidneys. 
e  c.  6.  12. 
2  Ch.  35.  14. 
Eze.  44.  15. 
/  ver.    1. 

^  1  K.  8.  62. 
he.  4.  4,  15, 
24. 

i  Ex.  '29.  22. 
k  ver.  4. 
/c.  21.  6, 22. 
Nu.  28.  2. 
K/.e.  44.  7. 
-Mai.  1.  7, 
12.  1  Cor.  10. 
21. 


m  c.   7.   23, 

25.    1   Sa.  2. 

15.  2Ch.  7. 

7. 

n  c.  6.  18.  7. 

36.  17.7.  23. 

14. 

0  Ge.   9.  4. 
De.    12.    IG. 

1  Sa.  14.  32, 
33.  F.T.e.  44. 
7,  15.  Ac. 
15.  20,  29. 
ac.  5.  15,17. 
Nu.  15.  22. 
Ps.  19.  12. 
He.  5.  2. 

6  c.  16.  6. 

c  Ex.  29.  10, 

11. 

d  c.    16.  14. 

Nu.  19.  4. 

ec. 14. 16,27. 

/c.  8.  15.9. 

9.  16.    18. 
Ex.  30.   1— 

10.  Ps.  118. 
27. 

^c.5.  9. 


The  sin-offering  /or  the  pnat. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  hit 
offering,  even  an  offering  made  by 
fiit  unto  the  Loid  ;  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the 
fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and 
the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  which 
is  by  the  flanks,  and  the  caul  above 
the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it  shall 
be  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn 
them  upon  the  altar:  it  i$  th» 
food  of  the  offering  made  by  fire, 
for  a  sweet  savour.  All  the  m  fat 
is  the  Lord's. 

n  It  shall  be  a  perpetual  n  stat- 
ute lor  your  generations,  through* 
out  all  your  dwellings,  that  ye  eat 
neither  fat  nor  o  blood. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND     the    Lord     spake     unto 
iMoses,    saying, 

2  Speak  unto  tiie  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  If  a  soul  shall  sia 
a  tliiough  ignoiance  araiust  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
concerning  things  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  againiit 
any  of  them  : 

3  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do 
sin  according  to  the  sin  of  the 
people  ;  then  let  him  bring  for  his 
sin,  which  he  hath  sinoed,  a  b 
young  bullock  without  blemish 
unto  the  Lord  for  a  sio-ollering. 

4  And  he  shall  bring  the  bullock 
c  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  before  thS 
Lord  ;  and  shall  lay  his  hand  upon 
the  bullock's  head,  and  kill  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed 
d  shall  take  of  the  bullock's  blood, 
and  bring  it  to  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  dip  lit* 
finger  in  the  blood,  and  aprinkit 
of  the  e  blood  seven  times  before 
the  Lord,  before  the  vail  of  the 
sanctuary. 

7  And  the  prie.st  shall  put  somt 
of  the  blood  upon  the  /  horns  of 
the  altar  of  sweet  incense  befora 
the  Lord,  which  is  in  the  taliema- 
cle of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
pour  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock 
at  the  bottom  g  of  the  altar  oi  the 
burnt-offering,  which  is  at  th« 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gre=;ation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it 
all  the  fat  of  the  bullock  for  the 
sin-otferin? :  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwants,  and  all  the  fat  that  it 
upon  the  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  it  upon  them,   which  u 

SS 


Tilt  oferinsfor  the  congregation.    LEVITICUS. 


B.  C.   1490. 


by  the  flanks,  und  the  cnul  above 
(he  livei-,  uiih  ihc  knineys,  it  shall 
he  take  away. 

10  As  It  was  taken  oft"  from  the 
bullock  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace- 
otienn°fs ;  niid  the  piiest  shall 
burn  iliein  upon  the  ultar  of  the 
burnt -otteiing. 

11  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock, 
and  all  his  (iesh,  with  his  head, 
and  with  his  legs,  and  hisinwaids, 
and  his  dung', 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall 
he  carry  forth  1  without  the  camp 
unto  a  clean  place,  wheie  the 
ashes  are  poured  out,  and  burn  h 
him  on  the  wood  with  lire  :  2wheie 
the  ashes  aie  poured  out  shall  he 
be  burnt. 

13  And  if  the  i  whole  cons^rega- 
tion  of  Israel  sin  through  iguo- 
rance,  and  the  thing  be  j  hid 
from  the  eyes  of  the  assembly, 
and  they  have  done  sornciehnt 
n§ainst  any  of  the  commaiidmt;i)te 
of  the  Lord,  concerning  things 
which  should  not  be  done,  and  k 
are  guilty  ; 

14  When  the  sin,  which  they 
have  sinned  against  it,  is  known, 
then  the  congregation  shall  offer 
a  young  bulluck  lor  the  sin,  and 
biing  him  befoie  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

15  And  ihe  eldersof  the  congre- 
gation shall  lay  their  hands  /  upon 
the  head  of  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  bullock  shall  be 
killed  before  the   Lord. 

16  And  the  priest  m  that  is 
anointed,  shall  bring  up  the  bul- 
lock's blood  to  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  : 

17  Ancl  the  priest  shall  dp  his 
finger  in  some  of  the  blood,  and 
sprinkle  it  seven  times  before  the 
Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

18  And  he  shall  put  so7ne  of  the 
blood  upon  the  n  horns  of  the  altar 
which  is  before  the  Lord,  tlwt  is 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-oft'ering,  which  is  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat 
from  him,  and  burn  it  upon  the 
nltar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bul- 
lock as  he  <lid  o  with  the  bull.ick 
fcir  a  sin-ofi'ering,  so  shall  he  do 
•with  this  :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  7>  an  atonement  lor  them, 
and  it  phall  be  fnrgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the 
bullock    without    the    camp,   and 

100 


1  to.tcithout 
the  camp. 

hEx.19.U. 
Nu.  19.  5. 
13.  11. 

2  at  the 

I  ouring  out 
/  the  ashes. 

i  Nu.15.  i4. 
Jo  .  7.  U. 
1  Ti.   1.  13. 

,;  c.  5.  2-4, 
17. 

AE?r.l0.19, 

Ic.  1.4. 

m  ver.  5. 
He.   S.  12- 
14. 

n    ver.  7. 

over.  3. 

p  Nu.  15.25. 
Da.  9.  24. 
Ro.   5.  11. 
Gul.  3.13. 
He.  2.    17. 
10.  10—12. 
1  Jno.  1.  7. 
2.2. Re.  1.5. 


9  ver. 11,  12. 

r  ver.   2,  13. 

s  ver.  14. 
C.5.  4. 

t  ver.  4,  &c. 
Is.  53.  6. 

u  ver.  7.  30. 
V  c.  3.  5. 

w  ver.  20. 
Nu.   15.  28. 

3  any souL 

4  people     of 
the  land. 

xHm.  15.27. 

y  Nu.   5.  6. 

z  ver.  23. 

a  ver.  4,  24. 

6  c.  3.  3,  14. 

c  c.    1.  9. 
Kx.   29.  18. 
Ezr.  6.    10. 
Is.  42.   21. 

d  ver.  £8. 


bunt  him  ai  lie  burned  the  g  firtt 
.  bullock  :  it  i«  a  sin-otlering  fur  the 

ciiiigi  egalioM. 

I  fc'.i  VVIien  a  ruler  hath  sinned,  and 
I  done  $omeviluil  through  r  ignorance 
\ngarigt  any  of  the  couiniuMdiiienll 
I  of   ilii    Liiid    bis  God,   co'>cenii'ig 

<Atn^8  which  should  not  be  dune, 

and  IS  guilty  ; 

23  Or  il  his  sin,  wherein  he  hatb 
sinned,  come  s  to  his  knowledge  ; 
he  shall  bring  his  ottering,  u  kid 
of  the  goats,  a  mule  without 
blemisti  : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  ( 
upon  the  head  of  Ihe  goat,  and  kill 
it  in  the  place  wheie  they  kill  the 
buriit-oflering  before  the  Lord  ;  it 
is  a  sin-otiering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  oi 
the  blood  of  the  sin-ofi'eiingu  with 
his  finger,  and  put  it  upon  ihe 
horns  of  the  altar  of  buint-ofler- 
ing,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  burnt- 
otieiing. 

28  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat 
upon  the  altar  as  the  fat  of  the 
sacrifice  v  of  peace-oflerings  :  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  tc  .nlone- 
ment  for  him  as  concerning  his  sin, 
and  il  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

U7  And  if  3  any  one  of  the  4  com- 
mon people  X  sin  through  igno- 
rance, while  he  doeih  aomeuhat 
against  any  of  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  concerning  things 
which  ought  not  to  be  done,  y  und 
be  guilty  ; 

^8  Or  if  his  sin,  which  he  hath 
sinned,  z  come  to  his  kno«  le  Ige  ; 
then  he  shall  bring  his  ofleiing,  a 
kid  of  the  goats,  a  female  witliout 
blemish,  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  a 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin-oflering, 
end  slay  the  sin-offering  in  the 
place  of  the  burni-ofiering. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of 
the  blood  thereof  with  iiis  finger, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  of  burnt-offering,  and  shall 
pour  out  all  the  Mood  thereof  at 
the  bottom  of  the  altar 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the 
fat  thereof,  6  as  the  fat  is  taken 
away  from  off  the  saciifice  of 
peace-ofi'erings :  and  the  priest 
shall  bum  il  upon  the  altar  for  a 
c  swett  savour  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him,  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him. 

32  Anrl  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for* 
sin-ofi'ering,  he  shall  bring  it  a.«9 
female  without  blemish.  ,.'> 


B.  C.  1490. 


CHAP.  V. 


ils.  53.   11. 
1   Pe.  2.  24. 


33  And  he    shall    lajr  his    handjec.S.  5. 
upon  the  head  of  the  sin-offering',  i    .         Qfi  ^JI 
and  slay  il    for  a  sin-offeiing    in  | -'       ''•'"')•'  ■ 
Ihe    place     where    they    kill    the  j  J^  Eze.  18.  4, 
l<urnt-otieiing.  |'-^0. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of,  6  1  K.  8.  SI. 
the  blood  of  the  sin-oljerinj  with  '  Pr.  29.  24. 
Ills  fing-er,  and  put  it  upon  the  j  Mat.  26.  63. 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 1  ._ 
iag,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  i  "^  ^t'^'iS  17 
blood  thereof  at  the  bottom  of  the  ^U  ,■  '?•  „'• 
altar.                                                          it      <t       o 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all l^- p'^ "•  2" 
the  fat  thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  1  ,"•  ^°-  ff 
liimb  is  taken  away  from  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  them  '  d  Nu.  19.11- 
upon  the  altar,  according  to  the  16.  Hag.  2. 
£  otierings  made   by  fire   unto  the  I  13. 

liOrd  :  and  the  priest  shall   make  ;  e  ver.  17. 
any  atonement  for  his  sin  thai  he  jyc. 12,13,15. 
hath   committed,   and   it  shall   be  I  . 

loigivenhim.  ff  ver.  4. 

CHAPTER  V.  Uju.  11.31. 

AND  if  a  soul  a  sin,  and  hearjl  Sa.  25.  22. 
the  voice  of  6  swearing,  and '2  K.  6.  31. 
is  a  witness,  whether  he  hath  j  Mar.  6.  23. 
seen  or  known  oy  it  ;  if  he  do  not  I  Ac.  23.  12. 
utter  ?2,  then  he  shall  c  bear  his  i  c.  26.  40. 
iniquity.  Nu.  5.  7. 

2  Or  if  a  soul   touch  any  d  un-  Jos.  7.  19. 
clean  thing,  whether  it  be  a  car-   Ezr.  10.   11. 
case   of  an     unclean     beast,   or  a  Ps.  32.  5. 
carcase  of  unclean  cattle,  or  the' Da.  9.  4. 
carcase  of  unclean  creeping  things,  !  Ro.  10.  10. 
and  if  it  be  hidden  from  him  ;  he   1  his  h<md 
aUo    shall     be     unclean,    and    e 
guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touchy  the  unclean- 
necs  of  man,  whatsoever  unclean- 
ness  ii  6e  that  a  man  shall  be  de- 
filed withal,  and  it  be  hid  from 
him  ;  when  g  he  knoweth  of  it, 
then  he  shall  be  guilty. 

4  O.  if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing  I  c.  1.  15. 
with  his  lips  h  to  do  evil,  or  to  do  m  Ex.  12.22 
good,  whatsoever  i/  be  that  a  man  :  23.  He.  12. 
shall  pronounce  with  an  oath,  and   24. 

it   be   hid    from    him;     when    he   1  ordinance. 
kno.veiii  o/  it,   then   he   shall   bene.  4.  26. 
guilty  in  one  of  these.  j  o   Ja.  5.  15. 

5  And   it  shall   be,  when  he  shall  ^  ver.  7. 
be   guilty   in  one  of  these   t/iing^s,  |  9  Nu.5.  15. 
that  he  shall  i  confess  that  he  hath  |  r  c.  2.  2. 
siined  in  that  thing.  Nu.  5.  26. 

S  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass- !  Ac.  10.   4. 
offeung  unto  the  Lord,  for  his  sin   s  c.  7.   6. 
which   he   hath  ainned,   a  female' J   c.22.  14. 
from  the  fiock,  a  lamb  or  a  kid  of  u  Ez.  10.  19. 
the  goats,  for  a  sin-offering  ;    and   r>  Ex.  30.  13. 
the   priest   shall   make   an   atone- '  c.  27.  25. 
ment  for  him  concerning  his  sin.      !  to  ver.  10. 

7  And  if  I  he  be  not  k  able  to '  :r  c.  4.  2,  22. 
bring  a  lamb,  then  he  shall  bring  yc.  4.  2,  13, 
for  his  trespass,  which  he  hath  27.  Ps.  19. 
committed,  two  turtle-dotes,  or  12.  Lu.  12. 
two     young    pigeons,    unto    the   48. 


cannot  reach 
to    the  suffi- 
ciency of  a 
lamb, 
k  c.  12.   8. 
14.   21. 


Of  the  trespass-offering. 

Lord  ;  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and 
the  other  for  a  burnt-ofleiing. 

8  Anil  he  shall  bring  them  unto 
the  prie.st,  who  shall  offer  that 
which  is  for  the  sin-offeiing  first, 
and  /  wring  off  his  head  fiom  his 
neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it 
asunder : 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  m  of  the 
blood  of  the  sin-otl'eiing  upon  the 
side  of  the  altar;  and  the  rest  of 
the  blood  shall  be  wrung  out  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar:  it  is  a  sin- 
offering. 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second 
/or  a  burnt-offering,  according  to 
the  2  manner  :  and  the  priest  shall 
n  make  an  atonement  for  him  for 
his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and 
it  shall  be  o  forgiven  him. 

11  But  if  he  be  not^  able  to  bring 
two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
pigeons  ;  then  he  that  sinned  shall 
bring  for  his  ofi'eringthe  tenth  part 
of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a  sin- 
offering:  he  shall  pui  q  no  oil 
upon  it,  neither  shall  he  put  any 
frankincense  thereon  ;  for  it  is  a 
sin-offering. 

I    12  Then  shall  be  bring  it  to  tha 

'priest,  and  the  priest  shall  take 
his  handful  of  it,  even  a  r  memorial 

;  thereof,  and  burn  j£  on  the  altar, 
according  to  the  offerings  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin- 
offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  him  as  touching  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned  in  one  of 
these,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him: 

j  and   the  remnant   s    shall    be   the 

'  priest's  as  a  meat-offering. 

'  14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,   saying, 

I  15  If  a  soul  commit  a  trespass, 
and  sin  through  ignorance,  t  in  the 
holy  things  of  the  Lord  ;  then  he 
shall  bring,  for  his  trespass  unto 
the  Lord,  u  a  ram  without  blem- 
ish out  of  the  fiocks,  with  thy  es- 
timation by  shekels  of  silver  after 
»  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  for  a 
trespass-offerin?  : 

I    16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for 

jthe  harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the 
holy  thing,  and  shall  add  the  fifth 
part  thereto,  and  give  it  unto  the 
priest:  and  the  priest  w  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  him  with 
the  ram  of  the  trespass-offering, 
and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

I  17  And  if  a  :r  snnl  sin,  and  com- 
mit any  of  these  things  which  are 
forbidden  to  be  done  by  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  ;  though 
he  wist  it  not.  7/ yet  i.s  he   guilt j, 

;  and  shall  bear  his  iniquity, 
101 


Vrt*  la»  of  thm  burnt -ufftring. 

18  And  lie  (hull  Orin;^  u  ram 
without  blemiali  mu(  uf  the  flock, 
With  lliy  eiiiiniitiiin,  for  n  trenpitm- 
oHenn'T,  iiiiio  (ho  pripdt  :  uiul  the 
prirai  *hall  imike  iiii  ntoiieini^nt 
for  him  concerniiiif  hii  i^n'irnncc 
uliei>;iii  hi;  errol,  nnd  wJHt  il  nut  ; 
and  it  ihull  li«  Uw^wkh  him. 

19  It  ia  a.  treapaM-nllcrin^ :  he 
)i  iih  certainly  z  trciipuiiiicd  n;fainit 
the  r.ord. 

CHAPTKH  vr. 

AND  the  I-ord  »pake  unto 
MiiMeH,  •ayiii;^, 
"i  If  a  Moiil  Hill,  and  commit  a 
lre»pflH«  ipffainHt  the  Loril,  and 
a  lie  unto  liix  nciii^hhimr  in  that 
which  wan  6  delivered  liiin  to  ki-ep, 
or  in  1  fcllownhi)),  or  in  a  tiling 
taken  away  hy  violence,  or  hath  c 
deceived  his  nei^hhoiir  ; 

3  Or  hav»!  foiinil  d  that  which 
wa«  loiil,and  lieih  concerning  it, 
and  e  oweareih  faUcly  ;  in  any  of 
all  iheKO  iliut  a  rnan  docth,iinniiir^ 
therein  : 

4  Then  it  «hall  he,  hecaime  he 
halh  mimed,  nnd  i«  r^iiilly,  that 
he  ahall  reniore  that  which  he  took 
violently  away,  or  the  thinj!^  which 
he  hath  deceilfully  collen,  or  thai 
which  wan  delivered  him  to  keep, 
or  the  InKt  thinjr  which  he  found, 

!)  Or  all  that  (it)out  which  he  halh 
•iworn  falnely  ,  he  iihall  even  /  re- 
Ntorc  it  in  the  principal,  and  iihall 
ndrl  the  fifth  part  more  thereto,  nnd 
give  il  unto  hirn  to  whom  il  np- 
peruineth,  2  in  the  day  of  hi* 
treiipa»»-o(i'erin(j. 

6  And  he  iihall  brinff  hlii  tri;«pni<ii- 
ofTeriny  unto  (he  Lord,  a  ram 
without  blemiiih  out  of  the  flock, 
wiih  thy  cm  i  inn  I  ion,  for  n  treiipiui- 
ofl'eiin;f,  unto  the  prieiit  : 

7  And  the  prient  ihall  ?  make  nn 
ntonement  for  him  before  the 
Lord  :  and  il  nh.dl  be  forj^iven 
him  for  any  tbinij  of  h  all  that  he 
hath  done  in  treiipaiiHinjf  therein. 

R  And  the  Loid  iipake  unto 
Mo«cii,  Haying', 

9  Command  Aaron  nnd  hi*  lonii, 
taying',  Thi«  in  the  law  of  the 
burnt-ofTerinij  :  (it  j»  the  biirnt- 
Oft'erinsT,  3  beonuic  of  the  burnin/^ 
upon  the  allar  all  nij^ht  i  unto  the 
morning',  and  the  Are  of  the  altar 
(ihall  be  burnintf  in  il.) 

10  And  the  prient  nhall  put  on 
k  hi»  linen  i^arment,  and  hm  linen 
breechcn  nhall  he  put  upon  bin 
fleih,  and  take  up  the  aiihe*  which 
tnu  fire  hath  connurned  with  ihe 
burnt-offerinf  on  the  altar,  and  he 
•hall  put  them  benide  the  altar. 

11  And  he  ili&ll  put  ofT  hii  gar- 

»02 


pulling  o/  ''"■.",  *"°*^  '"'    "   *:"y    morni.i, 
/,  1 P  „;     and  lay  the  biirnt-oHeriiii;  in  ordi 


LEVITICUS.  B.  <;.  MM 

\t  Ezr.  lO.'i.  minlt,  ant  put  on  /  othar  ^«*« 
loo  19  II  ni«nlt,  and  carry  forth  lb<  afbn 
Iac'5  4  without   the    cump   unto    a  clean 

Col    3   9  place. 

\'i  And  the  fire  upon  the  nllnr 
b  Kx.  '.23.  7,  (hall  be  hurning  in  it,  it  ahull  not 
10.  I  be  put  out:    and    the    piieat   ihull 

//(«  htinif,  or, 
in  dtnting. 

c  Pr.  24.  28. 
•26.  19.  Je.9. 

5. 

dDe.«2.l-3. 
ec.  19.  12. 
Jt.  5.2.7.  9. 
Zee.  5.  4. 
/c.«.  16. 
Nil.  S.  7. 

1  Sa.  12.  3. 

2  Sa.  12.  6. 
Lu.  19.  8. 


y  the  liiirnt-onerinj;  in  order 
upon  It,  and  he  «hull  burn  thereo* 
the  fat  of  the  peacs-otterinffi. 

13  The  fire  iihnll  ever  Itu  burning 
upon  the  altar:  it  ihall  ifitrga 
out. 

14  And  thi«  it  the  tn  law  of  th« 
meat-ofl'xrinif :  Die  loni  of  Aarcn 
■hall  otier  it  before  tha  Lord, 
before    the    allar. 

13  And  hn  iihall  take  of  il  hii 
handful,  of  the  flour  of  the  meat- 
oflerin<{,  and  of  the  oil  lliereof,  and 
all  the  fiankiiicenae  which  f<upon 
the  iiieal-oMeriiig,  and  iball  burA 
it    upon     the    altar  /or  a    aweel 

,,   ,       ,      .        aavour,   evrn   Ihe    memorial  of  It, 

i  in  the  day  unto  Ihe  Lord. 

0/  /ii»    tret-\    16    And     the     remainder    thereof 

prua,  or,   tn  •  „  ,|,a||    ahioii  and    hm  inna  eat  ; 


tlu  day  of 
hi  a  being 
found 
guilty. 
^c.  5.  15,16. 
h  In.    I.   18 


with  unlnavennd  bread  ahall   it  Im 

eaten   in    the    holy    place  ;    in    tb* 

court   of    Ihe    tabtrnncle    of    the 

con;(re;^atioii   they  ahall  eat  il. 

17     II    ahall    not   be   baken    with 

leaven  ;    I  have  ifiven   il  unto  Iham 

'•vi"!    I'o    'jT   '/'•"'   ll'eir  portion    of  my  ulierinira 
.vial.  li.  Ji.    _„,|.  L.,  «.„  .    1,    ,_   _.„_.    i.„i..     _- 


I   Cor.  6.  8 
II. 

3  or,  for  th4 
burning. 

i  ver.  12, 13. 

/:c.  16.4. 
Ex.    UH.  39- 
43.   E/e.  44. 
17,    18. 


made  by  Are  ;  it  ii  moat  holy,  na 
ia  the  ain-oft'erin^,  and  aa  lh» 
treapaaa-oH'eriii';'. 

18  All  (be  rnalea  nmoni^  the 
children  of  Aaron  ahall  eat  of  it; 
il  ahnll  be  a  aialute  for  ever  in  your 
(feneration*,  concerninif  the  ofler- 
inga  of  Ihe  Lord  mad*  by  Dr*  : 
every  one  that  toucheth  Ihoin  ahall 
O  be   holy. 

19  And  the  Lord  ipake  unio 
IVIoaea,    anying, 

20  Thia  i»  the  ofTerinjf  of  p  Aaron 
and  of  Ilia  aona,  which  they  ahilt 
ofl'er  unto  the  Lord  in  the  day 
when  he  ia  anointed  ;  (he  tenth 
part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat-ofTerlni?  perpetual,  half  of 
it  in  the  morninff,  and  lialf  thereof 
at    night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  ahall  be  mad* 
with  oil  t  imd  vihtn  it  ia  baken, 
thou  alinll  bring  il  in  :  and  ih« 
baken   piece!  of  the  meat-olTarinf 

o  c.  22  3— 7.  'ahall  ihou  ofl'er  for  a  awael  favoUr 
Ex.   29.   37.  junto  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  prieit  of  hi*  aon* 
p  Ex.  29.  I,  that  ia  anointed  in  hia  atearl  tbnil 
2.  He.  7.  27.    ofler   il  :    il   it   a   alatul*   for  evar 

I  unto  th«  Lord  ;  9  it  *hall  be  wholly 
7  Ex.29.  23-   burnt. 
2S.  I  93   For    every  maftt-ofltrinf   for 


/E/.».  44.19. 

mc.  2   1. 
Nu.  1.5.  4. 

n  Nu.  18.10. 
Eite,  44.  29. 
1  Cor.  9  13, 
14. 


B    C.  H90. 

llif  pvicst  sluill  be  wholly  burnt  : 
U  shall  iiol  be  ctiten. 

24  Aitd  (he  Lord  spake  unlo 
I\l>>ses,  saying, 

25  ^Spcak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
R.nis,  saymjj,  This  is  the  law  of 
ih<:  r  sin-ortering  :  In  the  ptiice 
where  the  burnt-oflVring'  is  killed 
shall  Uic  sin-otfrrinj  be  killed  be- 
i'orc  the  Lord  :  it  is  s  most  holy. 

V;6  The  priest  that  olVereth  it  for 
sin  shall  eul  it  :  in  tlie  holy  place 
t  shall  it  be  eaten,  in  the  court  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

Vi7  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the 
flesh  thereof  u  shall  be  holy:  and 
when  there  is  sprinkled  of  the 
blood  thereof  upon  any  garment, 
thou  .slialt  wash  that  whereon  it 
Was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  where- 
in it  is  sodden  shall  be  broken  ; 
and  if  it  be  sodden  in  a  brazen  pot, 
it  slrill  be  both  scoured,  and 
rinsed  in  water. 

29  All  the  males  among  the 
priests  shall  Cat  thereof  :  it  is 
most  holy. 

30  And  no  sin-olFering,  whereof 
any  of  the  blood  v  is  brought  into 
the  tabernacle  of  Ihecongregation, 
to  reconcile  itithnl  in  the  holy 
pincc,  shall  be  eaten  :  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  tlie  fire. 

CHAPTl^R  VII. 

LIKEWISK  this  is  the   law  of 
the   trespass-ollering  :  o  it  is 
most  holy. 

2  In  the  place  where  they  kill  the 
burnt-offering  shall  they  kill  6  the 
trespass-offering  :  and  the  blood 
thereof  shall  he  sprinkle  round  i 
about  r  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  rf  all  the 
fat  thereof  ;  the  rump,  and  the  fat 
that  covereh  the  inwards,  i 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
fat  that  is  on  them,  which  is  by 
(he  flanks,  and  the  caul  thnt  is 
above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys, 
it  shall  be  take  away  ; 

5  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them 
upon  the  altar  /or  an  oflcring 
made  by  fire  unlo  (he  Lord  :  it  is  a 
(respass-ofl'ering. 

6  Every  male  omong  the  priests 
e  shall  eat  thereof:  i(  shall  be 
ea(en  in  (he  holv  place  :  it  is  most 
holy. 

7  As  (he  sin-offering  is,  so  is  the 
/"  trespass-offering  :  there  is  one 
law  for  them  ;  (l;e  priest  that  mak- 
rth  atonement  therewith  shall 
have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offerclh  any 
man's     burnt-oflering,     *t'«/>    the 


CUAP.   VII.  TTie  lauOfihepeiici-O^e^itt. 


re.  4.33. 

s  vcr.  17.  c. 
21.  22. 

f c.  10.  17, 
18.  Nu.  18. 
10.  K^e.  44. 
29. 

1/  Ex.29.  37. 
30.  29.  Mat. 
9.  21.  14.  36. 

r  e.  10.  18. 
16.  27.  He. 
9.  12. 

ac.  6.  17,25. 
21.22. 

b  Nu.  6.  12. 
K/.e.  40.  39. 

c  c.  3.  2.  5. 
9. 

rfc.  4.  8,  9. 
Ex.  29.  13. 

ec.  6.  16-18. 

/c.  6.  25,26. 
14.  13. 


1  or,  on  the 
flat  plate, 
or,  slice. 

g-c.3.  1.  22. 
21.  Eze.  45. 
15. 

h  c.  2.  4. 
Nu.  6.  15. 

i  Am.  4.  5. 

JlrNu.  18.8, 
11,  19. 

ic.22.  SO. 

m  c.  19.  7. 

n  c.  11.  10, 
41.  19.  7. 

0  c.  15.  3. 

1  Cor.  11.28. 


priest  shall  have  to  himself  the 
skin  of  the  burnt-offering  which 
he  hath  offered. 

9  And  all  the  meat-offering  that 
is  baken  in  the  oven,  and  all  (hat 
is  dressed  in  (he  frying-pan,  and 
1  in  the  pan,  shall  be  the  priest's 
(hat  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat-offering, 
mingled  widi  oil,  and  dry,  shall 
all  the  sons  of  Aaron  have,  one  at 
much  as  another. 

U  And  this  i«  the  law  of  tha 
sacrifice  of  g  peace-offerin"^, 
which  he  shall  offer  unto  tne 
Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiv- 
ing, then  he  shall  offer  with  tha 
sacrifice  of  thanksa^iving  unlea- 
vened cakes  mingled  with  oil,  and 
unleavened  waters  h  anointed 
with  oil,  and  cakes  mingled  with 
oil,  of  fine  flour,  fried. 

13  Besides  (he  cakes,  he  shall 
oti'er  /or  his  oflering  leavened 
bread  i  with  (he  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving  of  his  peace-offer- 
ings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one 
out  of  (he  whole  obhuion  /or  an 
k  heave-ofl'ering  unto  the  Lord, 
nn(]  it  shall  be  the  priest's  that 
sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  peace- 
ofie  rings. 

15  And  (he  flesh  of  the  sacrifice 
of  his  peace-offerings  for  thanks- 
giving shall  he  eaten  /  the  same 
day  that  it  is  offered  ;  he  shall  not 
leave  anv  of  it  until  the  morning. 

18  But  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offer- 
ing he  a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  ofi'er- 
ing,  it  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day 
that  he  offereth  his  sacrifice  :  and 
on  the  morrow  also  the  remainder 
of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

17  But  the  remainder  of  (he  flesh 
m  of  the  sacrifice  on  (he  third  day 
shall  be  burnt  with  fire. 

18  And  if  nnr/ of  (he  flesh  of  the 
sacrifice  of  his  peace-ofierings  be 
eaten  at  all  on  the  third  day,  it 
shall  not  be  ace ep(eil,nei(her  shall 
it  be  impiKed  unto  him  that  offer- 
eth it  :  It  shall  be  an  u  abomina- 
tion, and  the  soul  that  eateth  of  it 
shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

19  Ami  the  flesh  that  toucheth 
any  unclean  thing  shall  not  be 
eaten  ;  it  shall  be  burnt  with  fire  : 
and  as  for  the  flesh,  all  that  be 
clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  o/the 
flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  pcace- 
oflerings,  that  pertain  un(o  the 
Lord,  o  having  his  uncleannesi 
upon  him,  even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  his  people. 

103 


The /at  and  blood  are  forbtadrn.     I,F:VITICL'S 

SI  Moreover,  the  soul  that  ihall  ^ic.  U.24,28. 
p  touch    any     unclean     thing,   at 

y   the  uncleannes!)  of  niun,  or  o/iy  o  c.  12,  13, 

unclean   beast,  or  any  rahuinina-  15. 
ble  unclean  thing,   and  eat  of  the 

fletih  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-ofier-  r  Eie.  4.  U. 
inga,     which    pertain     unto     the 

Lo.d,  even  that  soul  shall  be  t  cut  »  ver.  20. 

oti  from  his  people.  I 

'22  And    the    Lord     spake     untu  2  carcase. 

Moses,  sayiiij,  j 

5!3  Speak    unto  the     children    of  t  c.  17.  15. 

Israel,   saying,     Ye   shall    eat  no  De.  14.  21. 

manner  of  fat,  of  ox,  or  of  sheep,  Eze.  44.  31. 
orof;^oat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  2  beast  that  u  c.  3.  17. 
dieth  of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  17.  10—14. 
which  is  torn  with  beasts,  may  be  Ge.  9.  4.  1 
used  in  any  other  use  ;  but  ye  Sa.  14.  34. 
shall  in  no  wise  t  eat  of  it.  Eze.  33.  25. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the   fat  Jno.  6.  53. 
of  the  beast,  of  which  men  ofi'er  an  Ac.  15.  20, 
ofieiing'  made    by    fire    unto    the  29. 
Lord,  even  the  suul  that  ealetbiC 

shall  be  cut  otf  from  his  people.         t>  c.  3. 

26  Moreover,    ye      shall   eat     no 

manner  of  blood,  u  lehether  it  be   to  Jno.  10. 
of  foul,  or    of   beast,    in  any  of  18. 
your  dwellings.  | 

27  Whatsoever   soul    it    be   that   xc.  8.27.  9. 
eateth  any  manner  of  blood,  even   21.  Ex.  29. 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his  24.  27. 
people.  I 

28  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  y  Nu.  6.  20. 
Moses,  saying,  | 

29  Speak    unto  the    children    of  j 

Israel,  saying.  He  that  ofiereth  the  ' 

sacrifice  of  his  v  peace-offerings 
unto  the  Lord  shall  bring  his  ob-  j 
lation  unto  the  Lord  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  his  peace-ofii"erings.  '  z  c.S.  12,  30. 

30  His  own  hands  w  shall  bring   Kx.  40.  13, 
the   oflerings  of  the    Lord    made    15. 

hy  fire  ;  the  fat  with  the  breast,  it  a  c.  6.  9,  14, 

shall   he     bring,    that    the   breast  25. 

may  be  waved, /or  x  a  wave-offer-  6  ver.  1. 

ing  before  the  Lord.  c  c.  6.  20. 

31  And  the   priest  shall  bum   the  Ex.29.  1. 
fat  upon  th'  altar  ;  but  the  breast  ver.  11. 
ihall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons'.  a  Ex.  29.1-3. 

32  And  the  right  shoulder  shall  6  Ex.  28.2,4. 
ve  give  unto  the  priest  y /or  an  c  Ex.  30.  24, 
heave-offering  of  the   sacrifices  of  25. 

your  peace-offerings.  d  Ex.  29.  4. 

33  He  among  the   sons  of  Aaron  eRx.UB.  15- 
thatoffereththebloodofthe  peace-  3U.  39.  8-21. 
offerinsrs,  and  the   fat,  shall  have  Eze.  2.  63. 
the  right  shoulder  for  his  part.  /  Ex.  29.  6. 

34  For  the  wave-breast  and  the  Zee.  3.  5. 
heave-shoulder    have  I  taken    of  £■  Ex.  28.  37, 
the  children  of  Israel  from  off  the  &c. 
sacrifices  of  their  peace-offerings,  ft  Ex.  30.  26 
and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron  — 29. 

the  priest  and  unto  his  sons  by  a  i  c.  4.  6.  Is. 

statute  for  ever  from  among  the  52.  15.  Eze. 

children  of  Israel.  36.  25.  Til. 

35  This   is    the   portion  of   the  3.  6. 

104 


B.  C.   U90. 

anointings  of  Aaron,  and  of  the 
I  anoint  ing  of  his  sons,  out  of  tho 
uU'erings  of  the  Loid  made  by 
'fire,  in  the  day  lehen  he  p.esentej 
tbein  tu  iiiiniait'r  unto  the  Lord 
.  in  the  priest's  oflice  ; 
!  36  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
I  to  be  given  them  of  the  children  of 
'Israel,  in  the  day  that  he  z  anoint- 
|ed  them,  by  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  their  generations. 
37  This  in  the  law  a  of  the  burnt- 
I  offering,  of  the  meal-otl'ering,  and 
of  the  sin-oHering,  and  of  the 
6  trespass-offering,  and  of  thn  con- 
secrations, and  c  of  the  saciifice  of 
'the  peace-offeiings  ; 
I  38  Which  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses  in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day 
that  he  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  to  offer  their  oblations 
unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AND    the     Lord    spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Take  Aaron  a  and  his  sons  with 
iiim,  and  6  the  garments,  and 
c  the  anointing  oil,  and  a  bullock 
for  the  sin-offeiing,  and  two  rams, 
and  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread  ; 

3  And  gather  thou  all  the  congre- 
gation together  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him  ;  and  the  as- 
sembly was  gathered  together 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

5  And':\Toses  said  unto  the  con- 
gregation, This  is  the  tiling  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  d  and  washed  them  with 
water. 

7  And  he  put  upon  him  the  coat, 
and  girded  him  with  the  girdle, 
and  clothed  him  with  the  robe, 
and  put  the  ephod  upon  him,  and 
he  girded  him  with  the  cuious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it 
unto  him  therewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breastplate  up- 
on him  ;  also  he  e  put  in  the 
breastplate  the  Urim  and  the 
Thummim. 

9  And  he  put  the/ mitre  upon 
his  head  :  also  upon  the  mitre, 
even  upon  his  fore  front,  did  ha 
put  the  golden  plate,  the  holy 
crown  ;  as  the  Lord  g  commanded 
Moses. 

10  And  Moses  took  the  h  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  anointed  the  taberna 
cle,  and  all  that  ua«  therein,  and 
sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  t  thereof  up- 


B.  C.  U90.  CHAP.  VIII. 

on   the    altar    seven    times,    and  k  c.  21.  10, 

anoiiued    the    aliar,  and    all    his  12.  Ex.  29. 

vessels,     both   the    laver   and   his  7.3U.  30.Ps. 

foot,  tc  .saactify  them.  133.  2. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anoint- 
ing' oil   upon   Aaron's  head,    and  iEx.29.8,9. 
k  anointed  him,  to  sanctify  him. 

13  And    Moses    brought  Aaron's  1  bound. 
Bons,   and  put  coats  I  upon  them, 

and  jiided  th  'm  with  girdles,  and  m  c.  4.  7. 

1  put    bonnets  upon  them  ;  as  the  Eae.  43.  20, 

L'Td  commanded  Moses.  26.  He.  9.  18 

14  And  he  b.oug-lu  the  bullock  for  —23. 
the   sin-oft'e.ing  :  and   Aaron  and 

his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  n  c.  16.  20. 

head  of  the  bullock    for  the  sin-  2  Ch.  29.24. 

offering.  E/,e.  45.  20. 

15  And   he  slew  it  ;  and   Moses  Da.  9.  24. 

m  tojk  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  2  Cor.  5.  IS, 

the  horns  of  the  altar  round  about  21.  Ep.  2.  16. 

with  his  finger,  and  purified  the  Col.  I.  21, 

altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at  the  22.  He.  2.17. 
bottom  oflhe  altar,  and  sanctified 

it,  to  make  «  reconciliation  upon  o  c.  4. 11, 12. 

it.  Ex.  29.  14. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat   that  He.  13.  U— 
icrts  upon  the    inwards,  and     the  13. 

caul  aiooe  the   liver,  and  the  two 

kidneys  and  their  fat,  and  Moses  p  Ep.  5.  2. 

burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  anii  his  hide,  q  Ex.  29.  19 
his  flesh,  and    his  dung,  he  burnt  — 31. 

Willi  fire  o  without  the  camp  ;   as 

the  Lord  commanded  .Moses.  re.  14.  14, 

18  And   he   b.ought  the  ram  for  17,28. 
the    burnt-offering:     and     Aaron 

and  his  sons  laid  their  hands  upon 

the  bead  of  the  ram.  

19  And  he   killed  ii  ;  and  IVIoses 
sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar  y,     g   „„ 
round  about.  ... 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pie- 

ce.^  ;    and  Moses  burnt  tiie  head,  j  t  Ex.  29.  22, 

and  the  pieces,  and  the  fat.  &c. 

21  And   he    washed   the   inwards 

and  the  legs  in  water  ;  and  Moses  [>„   29  26 

burnt  the  whole  ram  upon   the  al-  ' 
tar:  it  was   a    burnt-sacrifice   for 

p  a  sweet  savour,  and  an  offering  t)  c.  10.  3. 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord;  asiNu.  3.  3. 
the  Lorrl  commanded  Moses.            I 

22  And  he  brought    the   q  other' 

ram,    the    ram   of    consecration  :  J  zc  Ex.  29. 31, 

and  -•Varon  and  his  sons  laid  their  32.  1  Sa.  2. 

hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram.  13 — 17. 

23  Xf\\   he  slew   it  ;  and  Moses 
took  of  the  r  blood   of  it,  and  put 

it  upon   the  tip  of  Aaron's  right  x  Er.e.  43. 

ear,   and  upon    the  thumb  of  his  23,  26. 
right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  i 
of  his  riglit  foot.                                    | 

24  And   he  brought  Aaron's  sons,  yNu.  3.  7. 
an  1  Moses  put   of  the  blood  upon  9.  19.  De. 
the  tip  of  their  right  ear,  and  upon  11.1.1  K. 
the   thumbs  of  thsir  right   hands,  2,  3.  1  Ti.  1. 
and   upon  the   great    toes  of  their  13.5.21.6. 
right  feet  ;  and    Moscs  sprinkled  20.  2  Ti.  4.1. 


The  ram  of  consecration. 

the   ulood  a  apon  the  altar  round 

about. 

25  And  he  took  t  the  fat,  and  the 
rump,  and  all  the  fat  that  wai 
upon  the  inwards,  and  the  caul 
above  the  liver,  and  the  tv/o  kid- 
neys, and  their  fat,  and  the  right 
shoulder  : 

■iS  And  out  of  the  basket  of  un- 
leavened bread,  that  was  before 
the  Lord,  he  took  one  unleavened 
cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled  bread, 
and  one  wafer,  and  put  th.em  on 
the  fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoul- 
der : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  Aaron's 
hands,  and  upon  his  sons'  hands, 
and  waved  them  J'or  a  wave-ofi'er- 
ing  before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Moses  took  them  from 
ofi"their  hands,  and  burnt  them  on 
the  altar  upon  the  burnt-offering  : 
they  wi^re  consecrations  for  a 
sweet  savour  :  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire  ujito  the  Lonl. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  breast, 
u  and  waved  il  J'or  a  wave-oft'er- 
ing  before  the  Lord  :  for  of  the 
ram  of  consecration  it  was  Moses' 
part  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

30  .\nd  Moses  took  of  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  of  the  blood  which  was 
upon  the  altar,  and  sprinkled  it 
upon  Aarrio,  and  upon  his  gar- 
ments, and  upon  his  sons,  and 
upon  his  sons'  garments  with 
him  ;  and  sanctified  v  Aaron  and 
his  garments,  and  his  sons,  and 
his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

31  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron 
and  to  his  sons,  w  Boil  the  flesh  at 
the  dour  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  ;  and  there  eat  il 
with  the  bread  that  is  in  the  bas- 
ket of  consecrations,  as  I  com- 
mandeil,  saying,  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  And  that  which  remaineth  of 
the  fiesh  and  of  the  bread  shall 
ye  burn  v>ith  fire. 

33  .4nd  ye  shall  not  go  out  oflhe 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation in  seven  days,  until  the 
days  of  your  consecration  be  at  an 
end  :  for  seven  days  x  shall  he 
consecrate  you. 

34  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so 
the  Lord  hath  commanded  to  do, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  you. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congre.gation  day  and  night, 
seven  days,  and  y  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not :  for 
so  I  am  commanded. 

35  So  .Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all 
1U9 


Aaron't  offerings. 
things  which  the  Lord  cuiiimand- 
ed  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 
CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  il  came  lo  puss  on  the  a 
ei^hihday  that  Moses  called 
Aiiron  and  his  sons,  and  the  elders 
oflsiaej  ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take 
thee  a  young  call"  tor  a  6  sin-ofl'er- 
ing,  and  a  ram  tor  a  c  burnt-oHer- 
i"o>  without  blemish,  and  ofl'er 
them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel 
thou  shall  speak,  saying,  Take 
ye  d  a  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  e  sin- 
cffe^in^  ;  and  a  calf  and  a  lamh, 
both  of  th»  first  year,  without 
blemish,  for  a  bnrnt-oll'ering  : 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for 
peace-offeiings,  to  sacrifice  before 
the  Lord  ;  and  y  a  meat-offering 
mingled  with  oil  :  for  to-day  the 
Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  And  they  biought  that  which 
Moses  commanded  before  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congicgation  :  and 
all  the  congregation  drew  near 
and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said,  This  is  the 
thing  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed that  ye  should  do  ;  and  the 
glory  of  the  g  Lord  shall  appear 
unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Go  unto  the  altar,  and  offer  thy 
A  sin-offering,  and  thy  burnt- 
offering,  and  make  an  atonement 
for  thyself  i  and  for  the  people  : 
and  offer  the  offering  of  the  people, 
and  make  an  atonement  k  for 
them  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

8  Aaron  therefore  went  unto  the 
altar,  and  slew  the  calf  of  the  sin- 
offering,  which  wag  for  himself. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought 
the  blood  unto  him;  and  he  dipped 
his  finger  ia  the  blood,  and  i  put  ii 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar,  and  | 
pou.'ed  out  the  blood  at  the  bottom 
of  the  altar  :  j 

10  But  the  fat,  m  and  the  kid-' 
neys,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver 
of  the  sin-offering,  he  burnt  upon 
the  altar;  as  the  Lord  command- , 
ed  Moses. 

11  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he 
burnt  with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt-offer- 
ing ;  and  Aaron's  sons  prt^sented 
unto  him  the  blo^d,  which  he 
sprinkled  n  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

13  And  they  presented  the  burnt- 
offering  unto  hirn,  with  the  pieces 
thereof,  and  the  head  ;  and  he 
burnt  them  upon  the  altar. 

U  And  be  did   wash   the  inwards 
106 


LEVITICUS.  B.  C.  1490, 

'  a  Gz.  43.  27.  I  and  the  legs,  and  burnt  them  upon 
,  6  c.  4.  3.  8.  the  burnt-oli'ering  on  the  altar. 
'  14.  Ex.  29.1.  {  15  And  he  brought  the  people'* 
c  c.  8.  18.  .  offering,  and  took  the  gout,  uhich 
d  c.  4.  23.  '  uas  the  sin-ofieiing  for  the  people, 
E/.r.  6.  17.  Hnd  slew  it,  and  oDered  it  o  fur  sin, 
e  Is.  53.  lU.     '  as  the  first. 

He.  9.  26.  ;  16  And  he  brought  the  buml- 
/  Nu.  15.  9.  offering,  and  offered  il  accordinj; 
g  ver  23.  to  the  1  manner. 
Ex.  24.  16.  I  17  And  he  b.oughl  the  meat* 
2  Cb.  5.  13,  {offering,  and  2  took  an  handlul 
14.  Ithereot,  and    burnt    it  upon    the 

h  ver.  2.  I  .  altar,  beside  the  burnt  s<M:rifice 
Sa.  3.  14.  J3  of  the  morning. 
iHe.5.  3.  I  18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and 
7.  27.  9.  7.  the  ram  /or  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
k  He.  5.  1.  !  offerings,  y  which  was  for  the  peo- 
/c.4.7.  He.  pie  :  and  Aaron's  sons  presented 
9.22,23.  unto    him    the    blood,    which    he 

m  c.  8.  16.  sprinkled  upon  the  altar  round 
n  c.  1.  5.  8.    ,  about. 

19.  I  19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock,  and 
of  the  ram,   the  rump,    and   that 

0  Is.  53.  10.  which  covereth  the  inieards,  and 
He.  2.  17.  I  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul  above 
5.  3.  ;tlie  liver  : 

1  or,  ordi-  j  20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the 
nance.  breasts,  and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon 

2  Jilled  his    <  the  altar  : 

hojid  out  of  21  And  the  breasts  and  the  right 
it.  !  shoulder  Aaron  wavedyor  a  wave- 

j>  Ex.  29.  38.  '  offering  r  before    the     Lord  ;    ai 
9  c.  3.  1,  3,     j  Moses  commanded. 
&c.  !   22  And  Aaron  lifted   up  his  hand 

r  c.  7.  30-34.  I  towards  the  people,  and  «  blessed 
«  Nu.  6.  23-  them,  and  came  down  from  offer- 
27.  De.  21.  ing  of  the  sin-offering,  and  the 
5.  1  Ch.  6.  ,  burnt-offering, andpeace-offerings. 
3.  Ps.  72.  17.  j  23  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
Lu.  24.  50.  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
t  ver.  6.  gallon,   and  came  out  and  blessed 

Nu.  14.  10.  the  people  :  antl  the  glory  of  thu 
16.  19,  42.  Lord  t  appeared  unto  all  th« 
u  Ju.  6.  21.      people. 

13.  19.  20.  24  And  there  came  a  fire  u  out 
1  K.  18.  38.  from  before  the  Lord,  and  con- 
2Ch.  7.  1-3.  sumed  upon  the  altar  the  burnt- 
V  Ejr.  3.  11.  '  offering  and  the  fat  :  which  when 
a  Ex.  30.  9.  j  all  the  people  saw,  they  o  shouted, 
c.  16.12.  Nu.  and  fell  on  their  faces. 
16.  6,  &c.  CHAPTER  X. 

6c. 9.24. Nu.!  AND  Nadab  and  Abihti,  the 
16.  33.  2K.1.  {  .^jL  sons  of  Aaron,  took  either  of 
10,  12.  I  them  his  censer,  and  put  fire  there- 

cNu.  3.  3,  4.  '  in,  and  put  incense  thereon,  and 
26.  61.  offered   a  strange    fire   before   the 

d  Ex.  19.  22.  Lord,  which  he  commanded  them 
c.  21.  6,8,15.  'not. 

1  Sa.  6.  20.     !   2  And  there  went  out  fire  h  from 
1  Ch.  15.  12,  'the    Lord,  and   devoured    them  • 
13.  Ps.  89.  7.  I  and  c  they  died  before  the  Lord. 
Is.  -52.  II.  3  Then    Moses  sai  1  unto  Aaron, 

He.  12.  28.  This  is  it  that  the  Lcrl  spake, 
t  Is.  49.  3.  saying,  I  will  be  sanctified  d  in 
Eze.  28.  22.  them  that  come  nirh  me,  and  bs- 
Jno.   12    28.    fore  all  the  people  Twill  be  e  g'lon 


B.  C.  U90. 


CHAPTER  XI.  0/ beasts  clean  and  unclean 


fied.     Anti  Aaron/ held  his  peace.  I  /  Ps.  39.  9.  i  a  statute   for  ever;    as  the   Lord 


4  An'i  Moses  called  Mishael  and    46.  10 
EUapban,  the  sons  of  Uzziel  the  | 

uncle   of   Aaron,   and    saul    unto  ^  Ac.  5.6,10.    the  ^out  of  the  sin-offering's,  and 
them,    Come     near,    carry     your 
brethren  from  befote  the  sanctuary  h  c.  21.  10. 
out  of  the  camp.  !  Eze.  24.  17. 


S  So  they  went  near,  and  g  car- 
ried them  in  their  coats  out  of  the   iNu.  16.45. 
camp  ;  as  Moses  had  sail. 

$  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
and  unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Itha- 
rr>ar  bis  sons.  Uncover  A  not  your 
heads,  neither  rend  your  clothes  ; 
last  ye  die,  and  lesti  wrath  come 
upon  all  the  people  :  but  let  your 
brethren,  the  whole  house  of  Is- 
rael, bewail  the  burning  which 
the  Lo.d  hath  kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  k  from  | 

the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  thei_  t„    oa    r 
cong.egalion,  lest  ye  die  :  tor  the 
anointing  oil  of  the  Lord  is  I  upon 
you.     And  they  did  according   to 
the  word  of  Moses. 

8  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  saying,  i 

9  Do  not  drink  m  wine  nor  strong '        , .  a-t  on 
drink,   thou,   nor    thy    sons    with   o:;oc'i,"is' 


Jos.  7.  1.  22. 
18,20.  2Sa. 
24.  1,  15. 

k  c.  21.  12. 


/Ex.28.  41. 
,40.  15. 


Eze.  44.  21. 
Lu.   1.   15. 
ITi.  3.  3. 
Tit.  1.  7. 


Eze.  44. 


'  o  Ne.  8.  2,8. 


^Nu.  18.10. 


thee,  when  ye  go  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  lest  ye 
die:  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations ; 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  n  differ- 
ence   between   holy   and    unholy,    wiaXQ   j' 
and  between  unclean  and  clean  ;     j 

U  .\nd  that  ye  may  teach  o  the 
children  of  Israel  ail  the  statutes 
vhich  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
unto  'hem  by  the  hand  of  Moses.  [ 

12  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  ; 

and  unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Itha-  i 

mar,  his  sons  that  were  left,  Take  \ 

the  meat-offe.lng  that   remaineth   j  c.  6.  26,  30. 

of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made 

by  fire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven 

beside  the   altar;   for   it   is  most 

holy  : 

13  And  ye  shall   eat 
p  holy  place,  because  it  is  thy  due, 
and  thy  sons'  due,  of  the    sacri- 
fices  of   the   Lord  made   by   fire  : 
for  so  I  am  commanded. 

14  And  the  wave-breast  and 
heave-shoulder 


rls.  1.11-15. 
Je.  6.  20.14. 
12.  Ho8.9.  4. 
the  Mai.  1.  10, 
13. 


a  De.  14.  3, 

&c.    Eze.  4. 

14.  Da.  1.  8. 

lall   ye  eat  in   a   Mat.  15.  11. 

clean  place  ;  thou,  and   thy  sons,    Ro.  14.  14. 

«ind  thy  daughters  with  thee  :  for  He.  9.10.13. 

t?iey  be  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due,    9. 

tohich  are  given  out  of  the  sacri- 
fices of  peace-offerings  of  the  chil-   b  Ps.  1.  1,  2. 

dren  of  Israel. 
15  The    heave-shoulder   and   the    c  Is.   52.  11. 

wave-breast  shall  they  bring,  with   Ac.   10.  10 — 

the  offerings  made  by  fire  of    the    15.  2  Cor.  6. 

fat,  to  wave  it  for  a  wave-offering   17.  Col. 2. 21. 

before  the  Lord  ;    and    it  shall  be 

thine,  and  ihy  sons'  with  thet,  by   (i  Do.  14.  8. 


hath  commanded. 
16  And  Moses  diligently  sought 
.he  ";oat  of  the  sin-offerings,  and 
behold,  it  was  burnt  ;  and  he  war 

j  angiy  with  Eleazar  and  llhamar, 
\.\i-.  sons  of  Aaron  which  were  left 

i  alive,  saying, 

13  Wherefoie  have  ye  not  eaten 
the  sin-offering  in  the  holy  place, 
seeing  it  is  most   holy,   and    Goi 

I  h.ith  given  it  you  to  bear  the  ini- 
quity of  the  congregation,  to  make 
atonement  for  them  before  the 
Lord  ? 

18  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was  not 
brought  in  uithin  the  holy  place; 
ye  should  indeed  have  eaten  it  ia 
the  holy  place,  y  as  I  commanded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  this  day  have  they  offered 
their  sin-ofi'ering  and  their  burnt- 
offering  before  the  Lord  ;  and 
suoh  things  have  befallen  me  :  and 
if  I  had  eaten  the  sin-offeiing  to- 
day, should  it  have  been  accepted 
r  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that, 
he  was  content. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND    the     Lord    spake     unto 
Moses  and  to  Aaron,  saying 
unto  .hem, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  These  are  the  beast* 
which  ye  shall  eat  a  among  all  the 
beasts  that  are  on  the  earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof, 
and  i-j  cloven-footed,  6  and  chew- 
eih  the  cud,  among  the  beasts, 
that  shall  ye  eat. 

4  Neve  theless,  these  shall  ye  not 
eat,  of  them  that  chew  the  cud,  or 
of  them  that  divide  the  hoof:  n< 
the  camel,  because  he  cheweth  the 
cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he 
is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not 
the  hoof;  be  is  unclean  unto 
you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  chew- 
eth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the 
hoof;  he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he 
divide  the  hoof,  and  be  cloven- 
footed;  yet  he  cheweth  not  the  cud: 
he  is  unclean  to  you. 

8  Of  their  fiesh  shall  ye  not  eat, 
and  their  carcase  shall  ye  not 
ctouch:   thev  are  unclean  to  you. 

9  These  shall  ye  eat,  of  all  that 
are  in  the  waters:  d  whatsoever 
hath  fins  and  scales  in  the  waters, 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  them 
shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fin»  and 

lCl7 


Of  clean  anA  unclean  animaU. 

•cales  in  the  eeud^nnd  in  iIk>  rivers, 
of  all  lliitl  move  in  the  waters,  and 
of  any  living  thing  which  is  in  the 
Waters,  they  s/ialt  be  une  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

11  They  shall  he  even  nn  ahomi- 
Dation  uiUo  you  ;  ye  shall  not  eat 
o(  their  tieoii,  hut  ye  shall  have 
theii'  carcasses  in  aoomination. 

1'^  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor 
scale3  in  the  waters,  that  vliaU  be 
an  abomination  unto  you. 

13  And  these  are  they  which  yc 
shall  have  in  abomination  among 
theytottisj  they  shall  not  be  ealen, 
they  arc  an  ahouiinalion  ;  the 
eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and  the 
OS pray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite 
after  his  kind  ; 

15  Kveiy  raven  after  his  kind  ; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  liis  kind, 

17  And  the  little  owl,  and  the  cor- 
morant, and  the  great  owl, 

18  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican, 
and  the  gier-eagle, 

19  Ai.d  the  sto.k,  the  heron  after 
her  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the 
bat. 

20  AH  fowls  that  creep,  going 
upon  all  four,  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat,  of  every 
flying  creeping  thing  that  goeth 
upon  all  four,  which  have  legs 
above  their  ft-et,  to  leap  withal 
upon  the  earth  ; 

5W  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat ; 

fthe  locust  alter  his  kind,  and  the 
aid  locust  after  his  kind,  and  the 
beetle  after  his  kind, and  the  grass- 
hopper after  (lis  kind. 
'23  But  all  other  Hying  creeping 
thin^^s,  which  have  I'our  feet,  shall 
he  an  abomination  unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye'  shall  be 
unclean  :  whosoevertoucheth  A  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  be  unclean 
utitil  the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  aught 
of  the  carcass  of  them  shall  wash 
i  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

26  The  cnrcnsses  of  every  beast 
which  divideth  the  hoof,  and  is  not 
cloven-footed,  nor  cheweth  the 
cutt,  are  unclean  unto  you  ;  every 
one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be 
unclean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon 
his  paws,  among  all  manner  of 
bea.sts  that  go  on  all  four,  those  nre 
unclean  unto  you  :  whoso  touchetli 
their  carcass  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  evsn. 

108 


LEVITICUS.  B.  C.  H90. 

e  c.  7.  18.       1  28  And  he  that  beareth  the  c«r- 

coes    of    tliem   shall    wusli   k    hif 

I  clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 

/"De.  14.12.    even:  they  ore  unclehn  unto  you. 

I  I   29  These    also    shall  be  unclean 

I  unto   you     among    the     creeping 

^  Mat.  3.  4.    things  that  cieep  upon  the   earth; 

Mar.  1.  6.      ,  the  weasel,  and  the  mouse,  I  and 

the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

I   30  And  the  ferret,  anrl  thechame- 

A  ver.   8.    c.    leon,  and  the  lizaul,  and  the  snail, 

17.  IS,  16.       land  the  mole. 

31    These    are    unclean    to    yoti 

!  among  all  that  creep:    whosoever 

i  c.  14.  8.15.   doth  m  touch  them,  when  they  he 

5.  Nu.l9.I0,   dead,  shall  be  unclean    until   the 

22.     31.  34.      even. 

Ps.  51.  2,7.  I  32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of 
Zee.  13.  1.  them,  when  they  are  dead,  doth 
Jno.  13.8.  fall,  it  shall  be  unclean;  whetJicr 
Ac.  22.  16.  il  be  any  vessel  of  wood,  or  rai- 
He.  9.  10.  ment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever 
10.  22.  1  Pe.  vessel  it  be,  wherein  any  work  is 
3.  21.  Re.  7.  done,  n  it  must  be  put  into  water, 
14.  I  and  it  shall  he   unclean   until  the 

even  ;  so  it  shall  be  cleansed. 
33    And     every    earthen     vessel, 
jwhereinlo   atiy    of    them    falleth, 
whatsoever    is    in     it     shall     lie 
unclean  ;  and  o  ye  shall  break  it. 
I   34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eat- 
en,   thnl     on    which    such     water 
Cometh  shall  he  unclean  :    and  all 
k  ver  24  25.    drink  that  may  lie  drunk  in  every 
'      '    fiMr/t  vessel  shall  be  unclean. 

35  Ami  eve  IT  thing  whereupon 
.,  ffc  17  ^ any  part  of  their  carcass  falleth 
Lln.W.n.    ighaif    i)g    unclean;   whether  it  be 

{  oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they  shall 
be    broken   down:   /or   they    are 
m  ver.  8.        |  unclean,     and    shall    be    unclean 
Hag.  2.  13.    ju'ito  you. 

36  Nevertheless,  a  fountain  or 
pit,  tcherein  1  there  is  plenty  ot 
water,   shall    be    clean:    but  that 

n  c.  15.  12.     (Which  toucheth  their  carcass  shall 
I  be  unclean. 

37  And  if  f/nj/^^ri  of  their  carcass 
■fall  upon   any  sowing  seed  which 

0  c.6.28.  Ps.    is  to  be  .sown,  it  shall  he  clean.   • 

2   9.  Jer.  48.  1   38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon 

38.  2  Ti.  2.   the  seed,   and   any  jyart  of  their 

21.  Re.  2.27.  I  carcass  fall   thereon,    it    shall    be 

unclean  unto  you. 

I   39  And  if  any  bea^t,  of  which  ye 

\  may  eat,  die  ;  he  that  toucheth  the 

1  a  gather- '  carcass  thereof  shall  be  unclean 
i7ig  together  until  the  even. 

o/  waters.     \   40  And  he  that  eateth  p  of  the 

I  carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes, 

I  and  be  unclean  until  the  even  :  he 

also  that  beareth  the  carcass  of  it 

p  c.  17.  15.     .shall   wash    his    clothes,    and     be 

22.8.    De.     j  unciean  until  the  even. 

14.  21.  Ez.4.  ;   41  And  every  creeping  thinw  that 

14.    44.     31.    creepeth  upon  the  earth  sAai/fte  ah 

I  Cor.  10.21.    abomination  ;  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 


B.  C.  1490. 


CHAP.  XII. 


42  Whatsoever    goeth    upon  thej8  dolhmuU 
belly,  and  whatsoever  goelh  upon  |  Ixjilyft^t. 
all  lour,  or  whatsoever  !2  hath  more  \ 
feet   among'    all    creeping    things   j  c.  20.  25. 
that  creep  upon  the  eai  th,  them  ye  | 
Bhall   not    eat;    for    they  are    an   Syour 
abomination.  souls. 

43  Ye  shall  not  q  make  3  your- 
selves abominable  wiih  any  creep-  re.  19.  2.20. 
ing  thing  that  creepeih,  neither:?,  26.  Ex. 
shall  ye  make  youiselves  unclean  !  19.  6.  Am. 3. 
with  them,  that  ye  should  be  1 3.  Mat.  5. 
defiled  thereby.  48.    1  Th.  4. 

44  For  1  om  the  Lord  yourGod  :   7.  1  Pe.l.l5, 
ye   shall   theiefore  sanctify  your-    16.  2.  9.  Re 
■elves,  and  r  ye  shall  be  holy  ;  for  22.  11,  14. 
lam  holy;   neither  shall  ye  defile 
yourselves   with    any    manner    of 
creeping  thing  that  creepeih  upon 
the  eaith. 

45  For  I  am  the  Lord  that  s  bring- 
ethyou  upout  of  the  land  of  Kgypt, 
to  be  youi  God  :  ye  shall  tJierefore 
be  holy,  for  I  am  holy. 

4G  This  is  the  law  of  the   beasts,  !Mal.  3.  18. 
and  of  the  fowl,  and   of  every  liv- | 
ing   creature  that  moveth   in   the  '  a  Job  14.  4. 
Wi'.ters,  and  of  eveiy  creature  that   Ps 
creepeih  upon  the  earth  ; 

47  To  make  a  difi'erence  t  between 
the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and 
between  the  beast  that  may  be 
eaten  and  the  beast  that  may  not 
be  eaten. 

CHAPTER    XII. 


sEx.  6.  7. 
20.  2.  Ps. 
105.  43—45. 
Hos.  11.  1. 

t  c.  10.  10. 
Ez.  44.  23. 


51.  5. 
j  Lu.  2.  22. 

6  c.  15.  19. 

cGe.  17.  12 
Lu.  2.  21. 
i  Jno.  7.  22, 
23.  Ro.  3.19 

AND     the      Lord    spake     unto 'Ga.  5.  3. 
Moses,  saying,  j 

2  Speak    unto  '  the    children     of  d  Lu.  2.  22 
Israel,   saying.   If   a  woman  have  | 
con'  eived  seed,  and  borne  a  man-   1  a  son  of 
child  ;  then  a  she  shall  be  unclean   his  year. 
seven  days  ;  according  to  the  days  j 
of  the  separation  for  her  6  infirmity 
shall  she  be  unclean.  I 

3  And  in  the  c  eighth  day  the  | 
flesh  of  his  foreskin  shall  be  cir- 
cumcised 


i  e  c.  5.  7. 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in   2herhand 
the   blood   of  her  purifying  three    ^„rf„o,^„y. 
and  tin.  ,y   days;   she   shall  touch     ficiency  nf 
no  hallowed  thing,  nor  come  into    "^  H  J- 
the  sanctuary,  until    the    days    of  \o'^,swelU 
her  purifying  be  fulfilled.                  I '"§■• 

5  But  if  she   bear  a  maid-child,   a  De.  28.27. 
*heri   she   shall    be    unclean    two   is.  3.  17. 
weeks,  as  in  her  separation  :    and 
she   shall  continue  in  the  blood  of  6  De.  17.8,9. 
her  purifying  threescore  and   six   24.  8.    Mai. 
day.  2.  7.  Lu.  I7! 

6  And   when   the    days  of  her  d   14. 
purifying  are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or 
for  a   daughter,  she  shall  bring  a   c  Nu.  12.  15. 
lamb  1  of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  R  young  pigeon,  or  a   £?  Nu.  12.10, 
turtle-dove,  fora  sin-offering,  unto   12.  2K.5.27. 
the   door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the   2  Ch.  26.  19, 
congregation,  unto  the  priest ;         .20. 


XIII.  Lau  concerning  l^rotjf. 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the 
Lord,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
her  ;■  and  she  shall  be  cleansed 
from  the  issue  of  her  blood.  Thi« 
is  the  law  for  her  that  hath  borne  a 
male  or  a  female. 

8  '  And  if"^  she  be  not  able  to  hringf 
a  lamb,  then  she  shall  bring  two 
turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons  ;  the 
one  for  the  burnt-ofle.ing,  and  the 
other  for  a  sin-oflering ;  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
her,  and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAPTER  XIU. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto 
JVIoses  and  Aaron,  saying, 
'Z  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the 
skin  of  his  fiesh  a  1  rising,  a  a  scab, 
or  bright  spot,  and  it  be  in  the  skin 
of  his  fiesh  like  {.he  plague  of  lepro- 
sy ;  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto 
Aaron  the  priest,  b  or  unto  one  of 
his  sons  the  piiests  : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the 
plague  in  the  skin  of  the  fiesh  ;  and 
uhen  the  hair  in  the  plague  is  turn- 
ed white,  and  the  plague  in  sight 
be  deeper  than  the  skin  of  hi.=  f  esh, 
it  7s  a  plague  of  leprosy  :  and  the 
p.iest  sliall  look  on  him,  and  pro- 
nounce him  unclean. 

4  If  the  b  ight  spot  be  white  in  the 
skin  of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight  be 
not  deeper  than  the  skin,  and  the 
hair  thereof  be  not  turned  white  ; 
then  the  piiest  shall  cshut  up  him 
Ihat  hath  the  plague  seven  days  : 

5  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him 
the  seventh  day:  and,  behold,  i/ 
the  plague  in  his  sight  be  at  a  stay 
onrf  the  plague  spread  not  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days  more  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him 
again  the  seventh  day  ;  and,  be- 
hold, if  the  plague  be  somewhat 
dark,  nnri  the  plagtie  spread  not  in 
the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean  ;  it  is  but  a  scab:  and 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,  after  that  he 
hath  been  seen  of  the  priest  for  hit 
cleansing,  he  shall  be  seen  of  the 
priest  again  : 

8  And  if  the  priest  see  that, 
behold,  the  scab  spreadeth  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean  :  it  is  a 
leprosy. 

9  When  the  plague  of  leprosy  ia 
in  a  man,  then  he  shall  be  brought 
unto  the  priest  ; 

10  And  the  priest  d  shall  see  Wot; 
and.  behold,  if  the  rising  be  whit« 
in  the  skin,  and  it  have  turned  tba 

1C9 


/  ditcerning  the  lepTo*y. 

hair  white,  anil  there  be  2  quick 
raw  fleKh  in  ihe  risings; 

11  It  t;;  an  old  lepiusy  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh  ;  and  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean,  and  shall 
notshm  liiin  up:  for  he  is  unclean. 

12  Anci  if  a  lepiosy  liieak  out 
abroad  in  the  skin,  and  the  leprosy 
cover  all  the  skin  of  him  thai  hath 
the  pla-jue  from  his  head  even  to 
his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh  ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider: 
and,  behold,  ij"  the  leprosy  have 
covered  all  his  flesh,  he  shall  pro- 
nounce him  clean  that  hath  the 
plague  :  it  is  all  turned  while  ; 
e  he  is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth 
in  him,  he  shall  lie  unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the 
raw  flesh,  and  pronounce  him  to  be 
unclean  ;  /jr  the  raw  flesh  is  un- 
clean :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  ajain, 
and  be  chanared  unto  white,  he 
shall  come  unto  the  piest  ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him  ; 
and,  beliol  i,  i/ the  plajue  be  turn- 
ed into  white,  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  clean  that  hath  the 
ri\:i<rne  :  he  is  clean. 

IS  'I'he  flesh  also,  in  which,  even 
in  the  skin  thereof,  was  a  y  boil, 
and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil 
there  be  a  white  lising',  or  a  briijht 
spot,  white,  and  somewhat  red- 
dish, and  it  be  showed  to  the 
priest  , 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth 
it,  behold,  it  he  in  sight  lower  than 
the  skill,  and  the  hair  thereof  be 
Inrne  1  white  ;  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean  :  it  f  ?  a  pl.ig'ue 
of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  Bat  if  the  p.nest  look  on  it,  and 
behold,  ihrre  he  no  while  hairs 
therein,  anri  i/ilhenot  lowerthan 
the  skin,  but  be  somewhat  dark, 
then  the  priest  shall  shut  him  g  up 
seven  davs  : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad 
in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall 
pionounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  a 
plague. 

23  But  if  the  bri<rht  spot  stay  A  in 
his  place,  and  spread  n.H.  it  J»-  a 
burning  boil  ;  and  Ihe  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  i  clean. 

24  Or  if  there  be  r.f7y  flesh,  in  the 
skin  whereof  there  i?3  a  hot  bn-n- 
in^,  k  and  the  quick  fah  that 
buTneth  have  a  white  bright  spot, 
somewhat  reddish  or  white, 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon 
it  :  and,  t>ehold,  if  the  hair  in  the 

no 


LEVITICUS, 

2  the  quick- 
ening of 
living  Jleah. 


e  Is.  64.  6. 
Jno.  9.  41. 


/  Ex.  9.  9. 
15.  26. 


g  1  Cor.  5..5. 


A  Job  34.  31. 
Pr.  28.  13. 
1  Pe.  4.  3. 


i  2  Cor.  2.  7. 


3  o  burning 
of  fire. 


k  Is.  3.  24. 


MK.  8.  33. 
2  Ch.  6.  29. 
Is.  l.S. 


771  ver.  4 — 8. 


n  rer.  7.  27. 
2Ti.2.  17. 
3.  13. 


B.  C.  1490. 

brig-lit  spot  be  turned  white,  and  it 
be  in  »igh'.  deeper  than  the  skin,  it 
t«  a  lep.osy  broken  out  of  the  burn- 
ing: wherefo.e  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean:  it  is  the 
plague  of  leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and 
behold,  there  he  no  while  liair  in 
the  bri jht  spot,  and  it  be  no  lower 
than  the  other  skin,  but  be  aome- 
wdiat  dark  ;  then  the  priest  shall 
shut  him  up  seven  days: 

27  And  the  p.iest  shall  look  upon 
him  the  seventh  day  ;  and  if  it  be 
spread  much  abroad  in  the  skin, 
then  the  p.iest  »hall  pronounce 
him  unclean:  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in 
his  place,  and  spread  not  in  the 
skin,  but  it  he  somewhat  da>k  ;  it 
is  a  rising'  of  the  burning,  and  the 
p  iest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  j 
for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the 
burning. 

29  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a  / 
plague  upon  the  head  orthe  beard  ; 

30  Then  the  p.iest  sh.ill  see  the 
plague  :  and,  behold,  if  it  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ;  and 
there  he.  in  it  a  yellow  thin  liair  ; 
then  the  p.iest  shall  pronounce 
him  unclean  :  it  is  a  dry  scall, 
even  a.  lep.osy  upon  th'*  head  or 
beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the 
plague  of  the  scall,  and,  b'thold, 
It  be  not  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  that  there  is  no  binck 
hair  in  it,  then  the  priest  shall 
shut  up  him  that  liaih  the  plague 
of  the  scall  seven  TTtdays  : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the 
p.iest  shall  look  on  the  plague: 
and,  behold,  i/  the  scall  spread 
not,  and  there  be  in  it  no  yellow 
hair,  and  the  scall  he  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin, 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the 
scall  shall  he  not  shave  ;  and  the 
p  iest  shall  shut  up  him  that  hath 
the  scall  seven  days  more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  d.iy  the 
priest  shall  look  on  the  scall  ;  and, 
behold,  i/  the  scall  be  not  spread 
in  the  skin,  nor  be  in  sin^hi  deeper 
than  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
.shall  pronounce  him  clean  ;  and 
he  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much 
71  in  the  skin  after  his  cleansing, 

.36  Then  the  p  iest  shall  look  on 
him  :  and,  behold,  if  the  scall  be 
spread  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall 
not  seek  for  yell:)W  hair;  he  j.» 
unclean. 


B.  C.  1490.  CHAP.  XrV 

37  Bin  if  the  scall  be  in  his  aight   o  Ec.  7.  20. 
at  a  slay,  and  that  there   ia  black   Ro.  7.  22,23. 
hair  grown  up  therein,  the  scall  is  Ja.  3.  2. 
healed,  he  is  clean  :  and  tne  priest  4  head  is 
shall  pronounce  liiin  clean.  pilled. 

38  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman  have  p  Is.  1.  5. 
in  the  skin  of  their  flesh  bright  Q2iieL.  13. 
spots,  o  even  white  bright  spots,         19.  E^r.  9.  3. 

39  Then    the    priest    shall   look  :   Job  1.  20. 
and,  behold,  if  the  bright  spots  in   Jer.  36.  24. 
the  skin  of  their  Hesh   be  darkish   Joel  2.  13. 
white  ;    it  is  a  freckled  spot  that   r  Le.  10.  6. 
groweth  in  the  skin  :  he  is  clean.      21.  10. 

40  And  the  man  whose  4  hair  is  s  Ez.  24.  17, 
fallen  off  his  head,  he  is  bald  ;  yet  22.  Mi.  3.  7. 
is  he  clean.  I  Job  42.  6. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fal-   Ps.  51.  3,  5. 
len  off  from  the  part  of  his  head    Is.  G.  5.  64.6. 
toward   his   face,   he    is    forehead   Ro.  3.  23. 
bald  ;  i/et  is  he  clean.  1  Cor.  6.  11. 

42  And  if    there    be   in    the   bald   u  Pr.  30.  12. 
head,   or   bald   forehead,   a   white    d  Nu.  5.  2. 
reddish  sore  ;  it  is  a  leprosy  sprung   12.  14.  2  K. 
up  in  his   bald  head,   or  his   bald   7.  3.  15.  5. 
forehead.  2Ch.  26.21. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  up-    Ps.  38.  11. 
on  it :  and,  behoM,  i/the  rising  of  La.  1.  1.  Lu. 
the   sore   be   white   reddish   in    his   17.  12. 1  Cor. 
Dald  head,  or  in  his  bald  forehead,   5.  5—13. 

as   the    leprosv    appeareth   in   the  2  Th.  3.  6. 

skin  of  the  flesh.  lTi.6.5.  Re. 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  un-  21.  27.  22. 15. 
clean  :  the  priest  shall  pronounce  ic  Jos.  7.  21. 
hira  utteily  unclean  ;  his  plague  Ec.  9.  8.  Is. 
jjf  in  hiap  head.  61.10.64.6. 

45  And   the    leper   in   whom    the  Zee.  3.  3,  4. 
plague  is,   his  clothes  shall   be  g  Ja.  5.  2. 
rent,  and  r  his  head  bare,  and  he  Jude  23.  Re. 
shall  put  a  covering  upon  his  up-  4.  4.  16.  15. 
per  lip,  s  and  shall  cry.  Unclean,  i  5  work  o/. 
unclean  6  vessel,  or, 

4G  All   the   days    u   wherein    the   instrument. 

plague  shall  be  in  him  he  shall  be   

defiled:  he   is  unclean:    he  shall   :rc.I4.  44. 
dwell   alone,  u  without  the   camp  yc.  11.33.     | 
shall  his  habitation  be.  De.  7.  25, 

47  The  garment  w  also   that  the   26.  Is.  30.22. 
plague  of  leprosy  is  in,  whether  it   Ac.  19.  19. 
he  a  woollen  garment,  or  a  linen    2  Ez.  24.  13. 
garment,  !He.  6.  4—8. 

48  Whether  it  be  in  the  warp,  or  2  Pe.  1.9. 
■woof;     of    linen,   or   of    woollen  ;   2.  20,  22. 
whether  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  5  thing  7  bald  in  the 
made  of  skin  ;  head,  or  in 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish   the  forehead 
or  reddish  in  the  garment,  or  in  the    thereof. 
skin,  either  in  the  warp,  or   in  the    a  Is.  33.  14. 
woof,  or  in  any  thing  6  of  skin  ;   it   Mal.3. 12.25. 
is  a   plague  of  leprosy,  and  shall    41.  Re.  21.8. 
be  showed  unto  the  priest.  |  a  Mat. 8. 2, 4. 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  Mar.  1.  44.  , 
the  plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  Lu.5.  12,  14. 
hath  the  plague  seven  days:  I  17.  14. 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague    1  sparrows. 
on  the  seventh  day  :  if  the  pUigue    b  Nu.  19.  6. 
be  spread   in  the  garment,  either  He.  9.  19.      i 
in  the  warp,  or  in   ihe  woof,  or  in   c  Ps.  51.  7.     ' 


Of  cleansing  the  leper. 

a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that  is  made 

of  skin  ;  the  plague  is  x  a.  fretting 

leprosy;  it  is  unclean. 
52  He  shall  therefore   burn  y  that 

garment,  whether  warp  or  woof, 
j  in  woollen  or  in  lincji,  or  any  thing 
I  of  skin  wherein  the  plague  is;  for 

it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  :  n  siiall  be 
I  burnt  in  the  tire. 
j    53  And  if  the   priest   shall   look, 

and,  behold,  the  plague  be  not 
;  spread   in   tlie  garment,  either  in 

the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 

thing  of  skin  ; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
I  that  they  wash   the  thing  wherein 

the  plague  is,  and  he  shall  shut  it 

up  seven  days  more  : 
!    55  And    the  priest  shall   look   on 

the  plague,  afier  that  it  is  washed; 

z  and,  behold,  if  the  plague  have 

not  changed    his  colour,   and   the 

plague  be  not  spiead,  it  is  unclean; 

thou  shall  burn  it  in  the  fire  ;  it  ia 

frei  inward,  whether  it  be  7  bare 
]  within  or  wiihout. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and,  be- 
hold, the  plague  6c  somewhat  dark 
after  the  washing  of  it  ;  then  he 
shall  rend  it  out  of  the  garment,  or 
out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the  warp, 
or  out  of  I  he  woof: 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the 
garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in 
the  woof,  or  in  any  thing  of  skin  ; 
it  is  a  Bprendxns plague:  thou  shalt 
burn  a  that  wherein  th«  plague  ia 
with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp, 
or  woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of 
skin  it  be,  which  thou  shalt  wash, 
if  the  plague  be  departed  from 
them,  then  it  shall  be  washed  the 
second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague 
of  leprosy  in  a  garment  of  woollen 
or  linen, either  in  the  warp, or  woof, 
or  any  thing  of  skins,  to  pronounce 
it  clean, or  to  pronounce  it  unclean. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses,  saving, 

2  This  shall  be  the  law  of  the 
leper  in  the  day  of  his  cleansing: 
He  shall  be  brought  a  unto  the 
priest  : 

3  And  the  piiest  shall  go  forth 
out  of  the  camp  ;  and  the  priest 
shall  look,  and,  behold,  if  the 
plague  of  leprosy  be  healed  in  the 
leper, 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command 
to  take  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleans- 
ed two  1  birds  alive  and  clean,  and 
b  cedar- wood,  and  scarlet,  and  c 
hyssop  : 

5  And  the  priest  shall   command 

in 


jw  eonceming  leproty. 

that  one  of  the  birds  be  killed  in 
an  earthen  vessel  over  d  running 
Water. 

6  As  for  the  liviag  bird,  he  shall 
take  11,  aii'l  the  ce>lar-wood,  and 
the  scA^let,  and  the  h>-ssop,  aud 
shiill  dip  them  and  the  living'  bird 
in  the  blood  of  the  bi.xl  that  vas 
killed  ovei'  the  running'  water  : 

7  Aud  he  shall  e  sprinkle  upon 
bim  that  is  to  be  cleansed  f.om  the 
lepiOsyy  s^ven  times,  and  shall 
prunouace  him  clean,  and  shall  let 
-.he  living  binl  loose  2 into  the  open 
Cell. 

8  And  he  thit  is  to  he  cleansed 
•hall  wash  g  his  clothes,  and 
eh.ive  on  all  his  hair,  and  wash 
himself  K  in  water,  that  he  may 
he  clean  :  and  after  that  he  shall 
come  into  the  camp,  and  shall 
tai\y  abroad  out  of  his  tent  seven 
days. 

9  B'lt  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh 
day,  thai  he  shall  shave  all  his  hair 
oti'Uis  bead,  and  his  heaid,  and  his 
eye-brows,  t  even  all  his  hair  he 
shall  shave  otf :  and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his 
fiesh  in  water,  and  he  shall  be 
clean. 

10  And  on  the  eixbth  day  he  shall 
lake  two  he-lambs  without  blem- 
ish, and  one  ewe-lamb  3  of  the  fii-st 
ye.ir  without  blemish,  and  three 
lenlh-deals  of  fine  fiour  /or  k  a 
ineat-offeiing',  raing'led  with  oil, 
and  one  loj  of  oil. 

11  And  the  priest  that  maketh ! 
Aim  clean  shall  present  I  the  man 
that  is  to  be  made  clean,  and  those  ' 
things,  before  the  Lord,  at  the  ] 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con-  ; 
giejation  :  t 

12  AnJ  the  priest  shall  take  ofte  , 
he-lamb,  and  offer  him  for  a  ml 
trespass-offering,  and  the  lo^  of  ! 
oil,  and  wave  them,/br  a  n  wave- 
offering'  before  the  Lord  : 

13  Au  1  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in 
*he  place  where  he  shall  kill  'Jie 
•in-offerinj  and  the  burnt-offering' 
in  the  holy  place  :  for  o  as  the  sin- 
offerinj  i-f  the  priest's,  so  is  the 
treipass-offe.'ing' :  it  i?  most  holy. 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  eome 
of  the  bloo  1  of  the  trespass-offer- 
ing', and  the  priest  shall  put  ii 
pupon  the  tip  of  the  risrhtearof 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and 
upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand, 
and  upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right 
foot  : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take  some 
af  the  log  of  oil.  and  pour  ii  into 
the  palm  of  hi»  own  left  hand  : 

IS  And   the   priest  shall    dip  bis 


LEVITICUS. 
drei.  50. 

eN'u.19.  18, 
19.  15.5*^.13. 
Ei.  36.  iS. 
Jiio.  19.  34. 
He.  9.  13, 
21.  12.  24.  1 
Jqo.  S.  6. 

/2K.  5. 10. 
14.  Ps.  51.2. 

2  upon  the 
/nee  o/  the 
Jield. 

'gc.  13.6. 

he.  11.25. 
Ep.  5.  26. 
He.  10.  22. 
1  Pe.  3.  21. 
Re.  1.5,6. 


B.  C.  14J0 

ri^ht  finder  in  the  oil  that  tir  in  ihi 
left  hand,  and  shall  sprinkle  of  tha 
oil  with  his  ringer  teven  times  ue- 
fore  the  Loid  : 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  it 
in  his  hand  shall  the  priest  put  up- 
on 9  the  tip  of  the  r.glil  ear  of  him 
that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  band,  and  upon 
the  gieat  toe  of  his  rigbt  fuul,  upon 
the  blood  of  the  trespass-utienng  : 

18  And  the  remnant  of  the  nil 
that  is  in  the  priest's  haod  he  shall 
pour  upon  the  head  of  bim  th:it  is 
to  be  cleansed  :  and  the  priesi  shall 
make  run  atonenieni  for  him  be- 
fo.e  the  Lo.d. 

'  19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
sin-offering,   and   make  an  atone- 

'  ment  for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed 
from  his  uncleannese  ;  and  after- 
ward he  shall  kill  the  bumi-offer- 


20  And  (he  priest  shall  offer  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  meat-offer- 
iNa.6.  9.  8.   ing  upon  the"allar  :  and  the  priest 

7.  shall  make  an  atonement  for  bim, 
and  he  shall  be  clean. 

3  the  dough-  .  21  And  s  if  he  6f  poor,  and  4  can- 
ter o/ her       I  not   get   so   much;  then   he   shall 
year.  iiake  one  lamb_/or  a  trespass-offer- 
ling  5   tu    be  waved,   to   make    an 

i  c.  2. 1.  Nu. '  atonement  for  him,  and  one  tenth- 
15.  4,  15.         ideal  of  fine  fiour  mingled  with  oil 

'for  a  meat-offering,  and  a  log  of 
ZNu.  8.  11,    oil; 

21.  Ep.5.27,     22  And  two  turtle-doves,  or  two 
27.  Jude  24.    young  pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able 

I  to  get  ;  and  the  one  shall  be  a  sm- 
m  c.  5.  18.  I  offering,  and  the  other  a  burni- 
6.  6.  (offering. 

I  23  And  he  shall  bring  them  on  the 
nEi.  29.  34.    eighth   day  for  his   cleansing  unto 

I  the   priest,   unto   the   door  of  the 
o  c.  7.  7.        j  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  be- 
fore the  Lord. 
p  c.  8.  23.       I  24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 

'lamb  of  the  trespass-offering,  and 
'  the  log  of  oil.  and  the  priest  f  shall 

1  wave  thera/or  a  wave-offerinj  be- 
y  ver.  14.         fore  the  Lord. 

I  25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of 

r  c.  4.  26.  5.  l  the  trespass-ofi'ering,  and  the  priest 

6.  I  shall  take  same  of  the  «  blood  of  the 

trespass-offering,  and  put  if  upon 

s  c.  5.  7.  12.    the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  that 

8.  is  to   be  cleansed.   »'"'    upon    the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon 

4  his  hand       the  great  toe  of  h;.=  right  foot ; 
reach  not.         26  And  the  pripst  shall  pour  of  the 

oil  into  the   palm  of  his  own  left 
o /or  wav-     hand  : 
ing.  27  And   the  priest   shall  sprinkle 

with  his  right  finger  sotne  of  the  oil 
t  ver.  12.  that  is  in  his  left  hand  seven  timet 

before  the  Lord  : 
«vgr  14, 17.     28  And  the  prieK  «hall  put  of  the 


B.  C.  1490.  CHAP.  XIV, 

oil  that  is  in  bis  band  upon  the  tip   c  ver.  22.  c. 

of  the  right  ear  ot'liira  that  is  to  be    15.  14,  15. 

cleuosed,  unci  upon  the  thumb  of 

his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  gieat  v>  Ps.  72.  12 

toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place   — 14.  Mat. 

of  the  blocd  of  the  iiespass-jfler-    11.  5. 

ing. 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  ia  x  Ge.  12.  7. 
in  the  priest's  hand  he  shall  put    13.  17.  17.  8. 
upon  the  head  of  him  that  is  lo  ue    De.  32.  49. 
cleansed,  lo  make   an   atonement 

for  him  before  the  Loid.  y  Am.  6.  11. 

30  And  he  shall  otier  the  one  of  v    Pr.  3.  33. 
the  lunle-doves,  or  of  the  young 

pigeons,  such  as  he  can  get  ;  z  Ps.  91.  10. 

31  Evitn  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,    Pr.  3.  33. 
the  oae/or  u  sin -ofi'e ring,  and  the    Zee.  5.  4. 
olheryora  burnt  oflering,  with  the 
meat-ofieiing  ;  and  the  priest  ahull   6  or,  ^re- 
make an  atonement  for  him  that  is  pare. 

to  be  cleansed  before  the  Lord. 

32  This  ia  the  law  of  him  in  whom   a  c.  13.  50. 
ia   the   plague    of    leprosy,  whose 

hand   is  not    able    tc    to  get   iKat  b  Re.  22.  15. 
tchich pertaincth  lo  his  cleansing. 

33  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses anrl  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land 
of  Canaan,  which  I  give  to  you  j; 
for   a   possession,  and   1   put  y  ihe 

Elague  of  leprosy  in  a  house  of  ihe 
»nd  of  your  possession  ; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house 
shall  come  and  tell  the  priest,  say- 
ing, Ii  seemeth  lo  me  there  is  as  it 
were  z  a  plague  in  the  house  : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
that  they  6  empty  the  house,  be- 
fore the  p.iest  go  into  it  to  see  the 
plague,  that  all  that  ia  in  the  bouse 
be  not  made  unclean  :  and  after- 
ward Ihe  priest  shall  go  in  to  see 
the  house  : 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the 
plasrue,  and,  behold,  if  the  plague 
be  in  the  walls  of  the  house  with 
hollow  Ptreaks,  greenish  or  reddish, 
which  in  sight  are  lower  than  the 
wall  ,- 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of 
the  house  to  tbe  door  of  the  house, 
and  shut  up  the  bouse  a  seven 
days  : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come 
again  the  seventh  day,  and  shall 
look  :  and,  behold,  (/"the  plague  be 
spread  in  the  walls  of  the  house  : 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command 
that  they  take  away  the  slones  in 
which  the  plague  is,  and  they  shall 
cast  them  into  an  unclean  place  b 
■without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house 
to  be  scraped  within  round  about, 
and  they  shall  pour  out  the  dust 
that  they  scrape  off  without  the 
city  into  an  unclean  place  : 


cHe.6.4,8. 
2  Pe.  2.  20, 
22.  Jude  12. 

rfc.  13.51. 
Zee.  5.  4. 

e  1  K.  9.  6- 
9.  2K.  10. 
27.  18.4.  Je. 
52.  13.  Mat. 
24.  2. 

/  c.  22.  6. 
Nu.  19.  22. 

7  in  cQTmng 
in  ahallcome 


SlCor.6.11. 
h  ver.  4. 
i  ver.  20. 
iDe.24.8. 
I  c.  13.  30. 
m  c.  13.  47. 
n  ver.  34. 
o  c.  13.  2. 
p  Ez.  44.  23. 

8  17)  the  day 
of  the  un- 
clean^ and  in 
the  day  of 
the  £lean. 


Laic  concennng  leprosy. 

42  And  they  shall  take  other 
stones,  and  put  them  in  the  place 
of  those  siones:  and  he  shall  take 
other  mortar,  and  shall  plaster  the 
house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  cagain, 
and  break  out  in  the  house,  after 
that  he  liiiih  taken  away  the  stones, 
and  after  he  hath  scraped  the  bouse, 
and  iilter  it  is  xilasie.ed  : 

44  Then  the  piiesl  shall  come  and 
look,  and,  behold,  i/"  the  plag'ie  I* 
spread  in  the  house,  it  i«  c/  a  fiet- 
ting  leprosy  in  the  house  :  it  ia  un- 
clean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  e  th^ 
house,  the  stones  of  it,  and  the  tim- 
ber thereof,  and  all  the  mortar  of 
Ihe  house  ;  and  he  shall  cany  them 
forth  out  of  tbe  city  inio  an  un- 
clean place. 

46  Moreover,  he  that  goeth  into 
the  house  all  the  while  it  is  sbuty 
up  shall  be  unclean  until  the  ercn. 

47  And  he  that  lielh  in  the  house 
shall  wash  his  clothes  ;  and  he  ihat 
eatetb  in  the  house  shall  wash  his 
clothes. 

48  And  if  the  priest  7  shall  come 
in,  and  look  uponit,  &n<\^  behold, 
the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the 
bouse,  after  the  house  was  plaster- 
ed ;  then  ihe  priest  shall  pronounce 
the  house  clean,  g  because  '.be 
plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  Fhall  take  h  to  cleanse 
the  house  tvvo  birds,  and  cedar- 
wood,  and  scarlet,  and  hyssop  : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of 
the  birds  in  an  earthen  vessel  over 
running  water : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar- 
wood,  and  the  hyssop,  and  the 
scarlet,  and  the  living  bird,  and 
dip  them  in  the  blood  of  the  slain 
bird,  and  in  the  nrnning  waler.an^i 
sprinkle  the  house  seven  times  : 

52  And  he  shall  ••.leanse  the  house 
with  the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with 
Ihe  running  water,  and  wiih  the 
living  bird,  and  with  the  cedar- 
wood,  and  with  the  hyssop,  and 
with  the  scarlet  : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living 
hird  out  of  the  city  into  the  open 
fields. and  make  i  an  atonement  for 
the  house  :  and  it  shall  be  clean. 

54  This  -is  the  k  law  for  all  man- 
ner of  plague  of  leprosy,  and  I 
scall, 

55  And  for  the  leprosy  of  a  m  gar- 
ment, and  of  n  a  house, 

56  And  for  a  o  rising,  and  for  a 
scab,  and  for  a  bright  spoi ; 

57  To  p  teach  8  when  it  ia  UB- 
clean,  and  when  it  ia  clean  :  tbi* 
it  the  law  of  leprosy. 

113 


Of  uiicUannest  bij  issuei.  LEVITICUS. 

CHAPTER   XV.  1  or,  run- 

AND  itie  Lo.d  gpake  unto  Mo-   ning  of  the 
xp.i  unci  lo  Aaron,  saying,  reins. 

'J.  bpe.ik  unio  the  cliil'l<ei)  ol  Isra- 
el, ail  I  aay  uiuo  them,  Wbeii  any 
muii  h.ilh  a  riiiiiiiny  1  issue  aoul  of  a.  c.  22.  4. 
his  llesh,  because  of  his  issue  he  is   Nu.  5 — 2.  2 
unclean.  Sa.  3.  29. 

3  An!  this  shall  he  his  unclean-   Miit.  9.20. 
ness  in  his  issue  :  whether  his  flesh   Mar.  7.  20— 
run   with   his  issue,  or  his  flesh  be   23. 
sioppei  from  his  issue,  it  is  his  un-  j 
cleaiiiieas.  ' 

4  Eve.y  bed  whereon  he  lieth  that  ^vessel. 
h:ith    th';   issue,   is   unclean  :    and 

evei7  2thin3'  whereon  he  sitteth, 

shall  be  unclean.  "  c.  H.  23. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his  bed    l^-  15. 
sh.ill  wash  his  clothes,  6  and  bathe 
hinnelf  in   water,  and  be  unclean  '     ,     ,    ,« 
until  the  even.  ^      a   a 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  anything'  ^^-  *•  "• 
whereon  he  sat  thai  hath  the  issue,  ; 

shall  wash  his  clothes,  c  and  bathe  ,  c  oa  n 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  dc.b.J)i.U. 
until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh 

of  him  that   hatli  the   issue   shall    e  Ps.  2.  9. 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself 
in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the     .  ^^ 

even.  /  ver.  23.  c. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  }^-  ^'  ^"' 
upon  hira  that  is  clean  :  then  he  "•  ^'  *  • 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  and   bathe 

kiinidf  in  water,  and  be   unclean  ^  C.  14.  22^ 
until  the  even.  31. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rid- 
eth  upon  that  hath  the  issue  shall 
be  unclean. 

10  And   whosoever  toucheth  any 
thinj  that  was  under  him  shall  be 
unclean   until   the  even:    and    he   ft  c.  22.  4. 
that   beareth  any  of  thosr  things   f)e.  23.  10. 
shall   wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe, 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean! 

until  the  even.  i  Ex.  19.  15. 

11  And    whosoever   he    toucheth   1  Sa.  21.  4. 
that  hath  the  issue  and  hath  noi    pj.  51.  5.  i 
rinsed  his  hands  in  water,  he  shall   Cor.  6.  18. 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  him-    1  Th.  4.  3.  5. 
self  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until   He.  13.  4. 
the  even.  I 

12  And  the  d  vessel  of  earth,  that  | 

he  toucheth  which  hath  the  issue,    k  C.  12.  2. 

shall   be  e  broken  :  and  every  ves- 1 

sel  of  wood  shall  be  rinsed  in  wa- 1 

ter.  3  in  her  sep- 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an  is-  araCion, 
sue  is  cleansed  of  his  issue,  then 
he  shall  numberio  himself y seven 
clays  for  his  cleansing,  and  wash  I  c.  20.  18. 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  Ez.  19.  6. 
running  water,  and  shall  be  clean.   22.  10. 

14  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  | 
take  to  him  ?  two  turtle-doves,  or| 

two  young  pigeons,  and  come  be-  ,  m  Mar.  5. 
fure  the  Lord  unto  the  door  of  the  i23.  Lu.  8.43. 
114 


B.  C.  1490. 

'  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, and 
give  them  unto  the  priest  : 
'    15  And  the  priest  shall  otfer  them, 
j  the  oneyor  a  sin -ottering,  and  tJia 
I  oOierfor  a  burnt-otlering  ;  and  the 
I  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  lor 
him  befoie  the  Lord  for  his  issue. 
'    13  And   A.   if  any    man's  seed   of 
copulation  go  out  from  him,  then 
he  shall  wash  all  his  flesh  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 
I    17  And  every  garment,  and  every 
skin,  whereon  is  the  seed  of  copu- 
i  lation,  shall  be  washed  with  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 
I    18  The   woman  also   with   whom 
j  man  shall  lie  with  seed  of  copula- 
jtion,   they  shall  both   bathe   them- 
I  selves  in  water,  i  and  be  unclean 
'until  the  even. 

19  And  A  if  a  woman  have  an  is- 
'B^ie,  and  her  issue  in  her  flesh  be 

blood,  she  shall  be  3  put  ap.^rt  se- 
ven days  ;  and  whosoever  touch- 
eth her  shall  be  unclean  until  tha 
even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth 
upon  in  her  separation  shall  be  un- 
clean ;  every  thing  also  that  she 
Bitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her 
bed  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
bathe  himielf  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  fh«  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any 
thing  that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himnelf  in 
water,  and  be  unclean  until  tha 
even. 

23  And  if  it  be  on  Aer  bed,  or  on 
any  thing  whereon  she  sitteth, 
when  he  toucheth  it,  he  shall  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at 
all,  and  /  her  flowers  be  upon  him, 
he  shall  be  unclean  seven  days  : 
and  all  the  bed  whereon  be  lietb 

; shall  be  unclean. 

I  25  And  if  a  woman  have  an  is- 
sue m  of  her  blood  many  days  out 
of  the  time  of  her  separation,  or  if 
it  run  beyond  the  time  of  her  sepa- 
ration :  all  the  days  of  the  issue  of 
her  uncleanness  shall  be  as  the 
days  of  her  separation  :  she  shall 
be  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth 
all  the  days  of  her  issue  shall  be 
unto  her  as  the  bed  of  her  separa- 
tion :  and  whatsoever  she  sitteth 
upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 
cleanness of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those 
things  shall  be  unclean,  and  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  him- 
self in  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 


B.  C.  1490. 

28  But  n  if  she  be  cleansed  of 
her  issue,  then  she  shall  number 
to  herself  seven  days,  and  after 
thill  she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she 
thall  lake  unto  her  two  tUiiles,  or 
two  young  pigeons,  and  bring 
them  unto  the  priest,  to  the  door 
of  ihe  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the 
one/"orasin-ort'eiing,  and  the  other 
/or  a  burnt-otiering:  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  her 
belore  the  Lord,  for  the  issue  of 
her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  o  separate  the 
children  of  Israel  from  their  un- 
cleanness,  that  they  die  not  in 
their  uncleanness,  when  they  p 
defile  my  tabernacle  that  is  among 
them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that 
hath  an  issue,  and  of  him  whose 
seed  goeth  from  him,  and  is  defiled 
therewith  ;  i 

33  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her 
flowers,  and  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  and  of  the  man,  and  of  the  | 
woman,  and  of  him  that  lieth  with 
her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses afier  the  death  of  the  two 
suns  of  Aaron,  a  when  they  offered 
before  the  Lord,  and  died  ; 

2  And  ihe  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  unto  Aaron  thy  brother, 
that  he  come  not  at  all  times  b 
into  the  l:o\j place  within  the  vail 
belore  the  mercy-seat  which  is 
upnn  the  ark,  that  he  die  not  :  for  I 
will  appear  in  the  cloud  cupon  the 
mercy-seat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  come  d  into 
the  holy  ^^nce ,"  e  with  a  young 
bullock  (or  a  sin-offering,  and  a 
ram  for  a  burnt -offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  they" holy  linen 
coat,  a-^d  he  shall  have  the  linen 
breeches  upon  his  flesh,  and  shall 
be  girdel  with  a  linen  girdle, 
and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall 
he  be  attired  ,  these  ore  holy  gar- 
ments ;  therefore  shall  he  wash  g 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  so  put  them 
on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel 
two  kills  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offerln?,  and  one  ram  for  a  burnt- 
offering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bul- 
lock of  the  sin-offering  which  is 
for  himself,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  h  himself,  and  for  his 
bouse. 


CHAP.  XV 
n  ver.  13-15 

0  c.  11.  47. 
Ez.  44.  23. 
He.   12.  14. 

pc.  19.  30. 
21.23.NU.5. 
3.  19.  13,20. 
Ez.  5.  11.23. 
38.44.  5—7. 
Da.  9.  27. 

1  Cor.  3.  17. 

ac.  10.  1,  2. 

6  Ex.  30.  10. 
He.   9.  7,8, 
10.  19. 
c  Ex.  25.  22. 
1   K.  8.  10. 
Ps.  18.  11. 

d  He.  9.  7, 

&c. 

ec.  4.  3. 

/Ex.  28.39- 

43.   c.  6.  10. 

Ez.   44.    17. 

Mat.  22.  11, 

12. 

g  Ex.  30.20. 

c.  8.6.  c.  4. 

14. 

Ac.  9.  7. 

He.  5.  2,3. 

7.  27,  28.  9. 

7. 


1  Aznzel. 

2  went  up. 

i  Is.  53. 5,  6. 

2  Cor.  5.  21. 
He.  7.  27. 
9.  23,  24. 

A-  c.  10.  1. 

Nu.   16.   18, 

4S. 

I  Is.  6.  6,  7. 

m  Ex.  30. 

34-38.  Re. 8. 

3,4. 

n  Ex.  30.  8. 

o  Ex.  25.21. 

p  c.  4.  5,  6. 

He.  9.13-25. 

7  ver.  5-9. 
r  ver.  2. 
He.  6.  19. 
9.  3.  7.  12. 

3  Ex.29.  33. 
Ez.  45.  18. 
He.  9.  22,83. 
3  dicel/eth. 

t  Ex.  34.3. 
He.  9.  7. 


1.        The  high-priest's  sin-offering. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats, 
and  present  ihem  before  the  Loid, 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon 
the  two  goats  :  one  lot  for  the 
Lord,  and  the  other  lot  for  the 
1  scape-goat. 

9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat 
upon  which  the  Lord's  lot  2  fell, 
and  offer  himyor  a  sin-oflering  : 

10  But  the  goat,  on  which  the  lot 
fell  10  be  the  scape-goal,  shall  be 
presented  alive  bel'oie  the  Lord, 
to  make  i  an  atonement  with  him, 
and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scape-goat 
into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  bul- 
lock of  the  sin-ofi'ering  which  is 
for  himself,  and  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for 
his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bul- 
lock of  the  sin-oflering  which  is 
for  himself. 

12  And  he  shall  take  a  censer  k 
full  of  burning  coals  of  fire  I  from 
off  the  altar  before  the  Lord,  and 
his  hands  full  of  sweet  vi  incense 
beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail. 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense  n 
upon  the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that 
the  cloud  of  the  incense  may  cover 
the  mercy -seat  o  that  is  upon  the 
testimony,  that  he  die  not. 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  bullock,  p  and  sprinkle  it 
wiih  his  finger  upon  the  mer- 
cy-seat eastward  ;  and  bt-fore 
the  mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle 
of  the  blood  with  his  finger  seven 
times. 

15  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of 
the  sin-offering,  q  that  js  for  the 
people,  and  bring  his  blood  within 
r  the  vail,  and  do  with  that  blood 
as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  upon  ihe 
mercy-seat,  and  before  the  mercy- 
seat. 

16  And  he  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment s  for  the  holy  place,  because 
of  the  uncleanness  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  because  of  their 
transgressions  in  all  their  sins: 
and  so  shall  he  do  for  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  that  3  re- 
maineth  among  them  in  the  midst 
of  their  uncleanness. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congresation 
t  when  he  goeth  in  to  make  an 
atonement  in  the  holy  plnce,  until 
he  come  out,  and  have  made  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
household,  and  for  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel. 

115 


Of  the  scape-goal,  See. 

18  And  he  shall  go  ouC  unto  the 
altar  that  ia  belure  the  Lord,  and 
ninke  u  an  atonement  for  it ;  and 
shall  take  or  the  blood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  of  the  blood  of  the  goat, 
and  put  1/  upon  the  horns  of  the 
altar  lound  about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the 
blood  upon  it  with  his  finger  seven 
limes,  and  cleanse  U,  and  hallow 
It  V  f.om  the  uncleanness  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

'iU  And  when  he  hath  made  an 
end  of  reconciling'  u>  the  ho\y  place, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  the  altar,  he  shall 
bring  the  live  goat : 

'ii  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his 
hands  upon  the  bead  of  the  live 
Jfoal,  and  confess  over  x  him  all 
the  iniquities  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  all  their  transgressions 
in  all  their  sins,  putting  them  y 
upon  the  head  of  the  goat,  and 
khall  sind  him  away  by  the  hand  of 
4  a  fit  man  into  the  wilderness. 

22  All!  the  goat  shall  bearr  upon 
him  all  their  iniquities  unto  a  Iand5 
not  a  inhabited:  and  he  shall  let  go 
the  goat  ill  the  wilderness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  con:rregation, 
and  shall  put  off  the  linen  gar- 
ments which  he  put  on  when  he 
went  into  the  holy^ioce,  and  shall 
leave  them  there  : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh 
with  water  in  the  holy  place,  and 
put  on  his  garments,  and  come 
forth,  and  offer  his  burnt-offering, 
and  the  bumt-offering  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  make  an  atonement  for 
himself,  and  for  the  people. 

K  And  b  the  fat  of  the  sin-offer- 
rn?  shall  he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for 
the  scape-goat  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  c  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  afterward  come  into 
the  camp. 

87  And  the  bullock /or  the  sin- 
ofl'ering,  and  the  goat  for  the  sin- 
ofiering.  whose  blood  was  brought 
in  to  make  atonement  in  the  holy 
plice.  shall  one  carry  d  forth  with- 
out the  camp  ;  and  they  shall  burn 
in  the  fi.-e  their  skins,  and  their 
fte?h,  and  their  dung. 

28  .\nd  he  that  burneth  them 
shall  wash  his  clothes,  an  1  bathe 
bis  flesh  in  water,  and  aflerwani 
ke  shall  cnme  into  the  camp. 

29  And  rti?  shall  be  a  statute  for 
eve  ■  unto  yon.  ih^t  in  e  the  seventh 
month,  on  the  tenth  d'l.y  of  the 
month,  ye  shall  afflict/ yoursonls. 
and  do  no  work  at  all,  vhelher  it  irt 

116 


LEVITICUS. 

u  Gx.  30. lU. 

r  £z.43.  IS- 

22. 

to  Ez.  43. 

20.  Col.  I. 

20. 

I  *  c.  26.  40. 
Ps.  32.  5. 
Pr.  28.  13. 
Ro.  10.  10. 
y  Js.  53.  6. 

4  a  man  of 
opportuni- 
nity. 

z   la.  53.  11, 

12.  Jno.  1. 
29.   He.  9. 
28.  1   Pe.  2. 
24. 

5  of  separa- 
tion. 

aPs.l03.  12. 
b  c.  4.  S-10. 
cc.  15.5. 
ver.  28. 
dc.  4. 12,21. 
6.  30.  He. 

13.  II. 

e  Ex.  30. 10. 
c.  23.  27. 
Nu.  29.  7. 
/Is.  58.  3,5. 
Da.  10.3,12. 


g  Ps.  51.  2. 
Je.  33.8. 
Ez.  36.  25. 
Ep.  5.  26. 
He.  9.  13, 
14.  10.  1,2. 

1  Jno.  1.7,9. 
h  c.  23.  32. 

i   c.  4.  3-16. 

6  fill  his 

hand. 

*  Ex.  29.  36, 

37.    ver.   16. 

/c.  23.  31. 

77J  Ex.  30.10. 

He.  9.  7,  25. 

aDe.  12.5,6, 

21. 

6  Ro.  5.  13. 

cGe.ei.  54. 

2  Ch.  28.  4. 
Ez.  20.  28. 
22.  9. 

d  c.  3.  2. 
e  Ex.  29.  13. 
/D-.32.  17. 
2Ch.  U.  15. 
Ps.  105.  37. 
1  Cor.  10^. 
Re.  9.  30. 


B.  C.  1490. 

one  of  yourown  country, or  a  (tran* 
ger  that  aojournelh  umon^'  you. 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  Ike 
priest  make  an  atonement  for  you, 
to  cleanse  g  you,  that  ye  may  be 
clean  from  all  your  sins  before  the 
Lord. 

31  It  shall  be  a  sibbath  h  of  reat 
unto  you,  and  ye  shall  alBicl  your 
souls,  by  a  statute  forever. 

32  And  i  the  priest,  whom  be 
shall  anoint,  and  wh'im  he  shall 
6  consecrate  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office  in  his  father's  stead, 
shall  make  the  atonement,  and 
shall  put  on  the  linen  clothes,  evea 
the  holy  garments  ; 

33  And  K  he  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  holy  sanctuary,  and 
he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  for  the  altar  ;  and  he  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  the  priests, 
and  for  all  the  people  of  thft 
congregation. 

34  And  this  /  shall  be  an  ever- 
lasting statute  unto  yuu,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  the  children  of 
Israel,  for  all  their  sins,  once  m  a 
year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND    the    Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,   saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  hi* 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  u  itothem.  This  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  bath 
commanded,  saying, 

3  What  ra  man  soever  there  be  o( 
the  house  of  Israel  that  killeth  an 
ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the  camp, 
or  that  killeth  it  out  of  the  camp, 

4  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, to  offer  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  before  the  taberna;le  of 
the  Lord,  blood  shall  be  imputed 
6  unto  that  man  ;  he  hath  shed 
blood  ;  and  that  man  shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  his  people  : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of 
Israel  may  bring  their  sacrifices, 
which  c  they  offer  in  the  open 
field,  even  that  they  may  bring 
them  unto  the  Lord,  unic  th>i  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congie- 
gation,  unto  the  priest,  and  offer 
tbeia  for  peace-offerings  unto  th« 
Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  sp  inkle  d 
the  blood  upon  the  altarof  the  Lord 
at  the  door  of  the  tab>?rnacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  e  bum  the  fat 
for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  they  »baU  no  more  offer 
their  sacrifices  unto  devils,  /  aft^r 


B.  C.  1430. 


g  c.  20.  5. 
Ez.  23.  8. 


I  h  ver.  4. 

'i   Ge.  9.  4. 
c.  7.  28.  27. 


whom  they  have  gone  g  a  whoiinj. 
This  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  them  throughout  their  gen- 
erulioiis. 

8  And   thou  shall  say  unto  them, 
Whatsoever  h  man  there  be  ol  the 
house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  slrangeis   De.  12.  16, 
whioli  sojourn  among  you,  that  of-   23.  Kz.  44.7 
ferelh  a  burnt-otieiing  or  sacrifice, 

9  Anil  b.ingetn  it  not  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
ffiegation,   to    offer    it    unto    the 


kEz.   14.  8, 
I    ver.  14. 
7n   Mat.  26. 


Loid  :    even  that  man  shall  be  cut  '  ag    Ro.'s  9 
oft'  fiom  among  his  people.  |  gp    j  j  iig\ 

10  And  whatsoever  man  there  be    13.  l2.Re.  l! 
of  the   house  of  Israel,   or  of  the    5  ' 
strangers  that  sojourn  among  you,  |    '  n   00 
that  i  eatelh  any  manner  of  blood,  | "  "^-  "•  22. 
I  will  even  set  k  my  face   against   1  [f,fit  kunt- 
that   soul  that   eateth  blood,   and   gth  any 
will    cut   him  off  from   among  his   huntiiig. 
people. 

11  For  I  the  life  of  the  flesh  13  in 


oDe.  15.  23. 


q  ver.  11. 

T  c.  22.  8. 
De.  14.  21. 
Ez.  4.  14. 
44.31. 

2  a  carcass. 
s  c.  11.25. 
t  Nu.  19.19, 
20. 

a  Ex.  6.  7. 

6  Ps. 106.  35. 
Ez.  20.  7,  8. 
Ep.  5.  11. 


the  blood  :   and  I  have  given  it  to  p  Ez.  24.  7. 
you  upon  the  altar,  to  make  m  an 
atonement  for  your  souls  :    for  it 
is  the   blood  n    that    maketh    an 
atonement  for  the  soul. 

12  Tlierefo.e  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  No  soul  of  you  shall 
eat  blood,  neither  shall  any  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  you  eat 
blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  or  of  the 
strangers  ihal  sojourn  among  you, 
1  which  hunteth  and  catcheth  any 
beast  or  fowl  that  may  be  eaten  : 
he  shall  even  pour  o  out  the  blood 
thereof,  and  cover  p  it  with  liust. 

14  For  g  it  is  the  life  of  all  flesh  ; 
the  blood  of  it  is  for  the  life  there- 
of; therefore  I  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  Ye  shall  eat  the 
blood  of  no  manner  of  flesh  ;  for 
the  life  of  r.ll  Hesh  is  the  blood 
thereof:  whosoever  eateth  it  shall 
be  cut  off. 

15  And  r  every  soul  that  eateth 
£  that  wh'ch  died  of  itself ,  or  that 
which  was  torn  with  beasts,  lohether 
it  he  one  of  your  own  country,  or 
a  stranarer,  he  s  shall  both  wash 
niB  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in 
■Water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even  ;  then  shall  he  be  clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor 
bathe  his  Hesh,  then  t  he  shall  bear 
his  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AND     the     Lord     spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  sav  unto  them,  I  a  am  the 
L  lid  your  God. 

3  After  6  the  doings  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  wherein  ye  dwelt,  ishall  ye 


CHAP.  XVIII.  Laws  against  incest. 

not  do  ;  and  after  the  doings  of 
the  land  of  Canaan,  whither  I 
biing  you,  shall  ye  not  do  ;  neither 
shall  ye  walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Ye  c  shall  do  my  judgments, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  to  walk 
therein  :  I  am  the  Loid  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
statutes  and  my  judgments;  which 
if  a  man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

6  None  of  you  shall  approach  to 
any  that  is  1  near  of  kin  to  him,  to 
uncover  their  nakedness  :  1  am 
the  Lord. 

7  The  nakedness  d  of  thy  father,  e 
or  the  nakedness  of  thy  mother, 
shah  thou  not  uncover  :  she  is  thy 
mother;  thou  slialt  not  uncover 
her  nakedness. 

I  8  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
y wife  shalt  thou  not  uncover:  it 
is  thy  father's  nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  g 
the  daughter  of  thy  father,  or  the 
daughter  of  thy  mother,  whether 
she  be  born  at  home,  or  born  abioad, 
even  their  nakedness  thou  shall  not 
uncover. 

10  The  nake<lness  of  thy  sin's 
daughter,  or  of  thy  daughter's 
daughter,  even  their  nakerlness 
Ihou  shall  not  uncover  :  for  theirs 
is  thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's 
wife's  daughter,  begotten  of  thy 
father,  (she  is  thy  sister,)  thou 
shall  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

12  Thou  shall  not  uncover  the  na- 
kedness of  thy  father's  sister  ;  she 
is  thy  t'ather's  near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shall  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sister  : 
for  she  is  thy  mother's  near  kins- 
woman. 

14  Thou  shall  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  father's  brother, 


cDe.4.  1,2. 
6.  LPs.  119. 
4.Ez.  36.27. 


11,1 


1  remainder     ,         ,    ,  ,,..,■ 

of  his  flesh.    ^^°^  shall  not  approach  to  his  wife: 
she  is  thine  aunt. 

15  Thou  shall  not  nn:over  the 
nakedness  of  thy  daughter-in-law: 
h  she  is  thy  son's  wife  ;  thou  shalt 
not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

16  Thou  i  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  thy  brother's  wife  : 
it  is  thy  brother's  nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the 
nakedness  of  a  woman  and  her 
daughter,  neither  shalt  thou  take 
her  son's  daughter,  or  her  daugh- 
ter's daughter,  to  uncover  her  na- 
kedness :  for  they  ore  her  near 
kinswomen  :  it  is  wickedness. 

18  Neither  shalt   thou  take   2   a 
k  1  Sa.1.6,8.   wife  to  her  sister,  to  vex  k  her,  to 

uncover    her    nakedness,   besides 
the  other  in  herl'ife-time. 
117 


d  c.  20 
&c. 

eEz.  22.  10. 
/I  Co.  5.1. 

g2Sa.  13. 
11,  12. 
AGe.38.  19. 

i  De.  25.  5. 
Mat.  22.  24. 

2  or,  one 
wife  to  ano- 
ther. 


Mai.   2. 
15. 


14, 


Moral  laui. 

19  Also,  thou  limit  not  approach 
Uiilo  a  Woman  to  uncover  her  na- 
keilness,  as  lon»f  /  as  she  is  put 
apait  lor  her  uncl'.-unness. 

'Jii  Moieover  7/1  thou  sh.ilt  not  lie 
carnally  with  thy  nei^hboui's 
wile,  to  defile  thyself  wiili  her. 

U.\  Ami  thou  shall  not  let  any  of 
thy  seed  paas  thrcu(jh  the  fre  u  to 
3  Molech,  neither  shall  thou  pro- 
fane the  name  of  thy  God  :  1  am 
the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shall  not  lie  with  man- 
kind, o  as  with  womankind  :  it  is 
abomination. 

!i3  Neither  shall  thou  lie  with  any 
beast,  to  defile  thyself  therewith  : 
neither  shall  any  woman  stand 
before  a  lieast  to  lie  down  thereto: 
it  in  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  yourselves  in  any 
of  these  p  thin  js  :  for  in  all  ther.e 
the  nations  are  defiled  which  1 
cast  out  before  you. 

25  And  th-i  land  is  defiled  :  5 
therefore  I  do  visit  r  the  iniquity 
thereof  upon  it,  and  the  land  itself 
vomiteth  *  out  her  inhabitants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my 
Ftatutes  and  my  judgments,  and 
shall  not  commit  any  of  these 
abominations  :  neither  any  of  your 
own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that 
Bojouineth  among' you  ; 

27  (For  all  these  abominations 
ha>e  the  men  of  the  land  done, 
which  leere  before  you,  and  the 
land  is  defiled  ;) 

i8  That  t  the  land  spue  not  you 
out  also,  when  ye  defile  it,  as  it 
spued  out  the  nations  that  were 
before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit 
any  of  these  abominations,  even 
the  souls  that  commit  them  shall 
be  cut  ofi  from  among  their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine 
ordinance,  that  u  ye  commit  not 
any  o"e  of  these  abominable  cus- 
toms, which  were  committed  be- 
fore you,  and  that  ye  defile  »  not 
yourselves  therein  :  I  u>  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND     the     Lord      spake     unto 
Moses,   saying, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  Ye  n  shall  be  holy  :  for 
I  the  Lord  your  God  nm  holy  : 

3  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his 
mother,  b  and  his  father,  and  keep 
c  my  sabbaths  :  I  nrn  the  Lord 
your  God. 

4  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  rf  nor 
nriake  to  yourselves  molten  gods  : 
I  n77i  the  Lord  your  God. 

118 


LKViTlCL'S.  B.  C.  1490. 

!  I  Ez.  18.6.  [  5  And  e  if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of 
22.    10.  {  peuce-otierings  unto  the  Lord,  ye 

m  Ex.20. 14.    shall  ofiei  it  at  your  own  will. 
Pr.  6.  25,33.  |   6  It  thall    be  eaten  the  same  dny 
Mat.  5.  27.     ye  ofier  it,  and  on  the  morrow  :  and 
riDe.  12. 31.    if    aught   remain   until   the    third 
18.  lU.  2   K.    day,  it  shall  be  burnt  in  the  fire. 
18.  3.PS.106.  I    7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the 
37.  Je.  7.  31.  I  third   day,   it  is  abominable;     it 
3  called  Mo-   shall  not  be  accepted. 
loch,    Ac.  7.  1   8    Therefoie  ertrj/ one  that  ealeth 
43.  lit  shall   bear  his  iniquity,  because 

0  Ro.  1.27.  ihe  hath  profaned  the  hallowed 
])  ver.  6,4c.  thing  of  the  Lord  ;  and  that  soul 
;  De.  18.  12.  {Shall  be  cut  ofi'  from  among  his 
r  Je.  5.9,29.    people. 

He.  2.  13.  9.  9  And/when  ye  reap  the  harvest 

9.  of  your  land,  thou  shall  not  whol- 

a  ver.  28.  ly  reap   the  corners  of    thy   field, 

t  ver.  25.  neither    shalt     thou    gather     the 

c.  20.  22.  gleanings  of  thy  harvest, 

u  De.  18.  9.  10  And   thou  shall  not  glean  thy 

V  ver.  24.  vineyard,  neithershall  thou  gather 

w  ver.  2,  4.  euery  grape  of  thy  vineyard  ;  thou 

rtc.  11.44.  shall  leave  them   for  the  poor  and 

20.  7,  26.  stranger  :  I  am  the  Loid  yourGod. 

Am.  3.  3.  II  Ye  shall   not  steal,  ^  neither 

1  Pe.  1.  16.  deal  falsely,  neither  lie  h  one  to 
6  Ex.  20.  12.  another. 

c  Ex.20.  8.  12  And  ye  shall  not  swear  i  by 
31.  13.  Is. 58.  my  name  falsely,  neither  shalt 
13.  thou  profane   k  the   name   of   thy 

d  Ex.  20.  4.    God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 
c.  26.  1.  13    Thou   shalt    not   defraud  tliy 

1  Co.  10.  14.  neighbour,  neither  rob  him  :  the 
1  Jiio.  5.  21.    wages  I  o(  him  that  is  hired  shall 

not  abide  with  thee  all  night  until 

the  morning. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf, 
nor  put  a  stumbling-block  before 
the  blind,  m  but  shnlt  fear  n  thy 
God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Ye  o  shall  do  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  judgment:  thou  shall  not 
respect  p  the  person  of  the  poor, 
nor  hancur  the  peison  of  the 
mighty  :  but  in  righteousness  shalt 
thou  judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  Titiou  shalt  not  go  np  and  down 
as  a  tale-bearer  7  among  thy  peo- 
ple :  neither  shall  thou  stand 
against  the  blood  r  of  thy  neigh- 
bour :  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  Thou  shall  not  hate  s  thy 
brother  in  thine  heart ;  thou  shnlt 
in  any  wise  rebuke  t  thy  1  neigh- 
bour, and  not  sufler  sin  u  upoa 
him. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  v  nor 
bear  any  grudge  against  the  chil- 
dren of  thy  people,  but  thou  shalt 
love  w  thy  neighbour  as  thyself; 
1  am  the  Lord. 

19  Ye    shall    keep    my  statutes 


ec.  7.  16. 
/c.23.  22. 
De.  24.  19— 
21.  Ru.2.15. 
17. 

^  Ex.  20.15. 
h  Ep.  4.  25. 
Col.  3.  9. 
iEx.  20.  7. 
c.6.3.  Ja.  5. 
12. 

/tc.  18.  21. 
Ez.  36.  20— 
23. 

/Mai.  3.   5. 
Ja.  5.  4. 
mDe.  27.18. 
n  c.  25.  17. 
oDe.  16.19. 
p  Pr.  24.  23. 
Ja.    2.    9. 
oPr.  20.  19. 
r   Ex.  23.  7. 
«1  Jno.  2.9. 
11.3.  15. 
t  Pr.  27,  5. 
Ep.  5.  11. 
1  Ti.  5.  20. 
1  or,  that 
thoubearnot 


sin /or  him.     u  I  Co.  5.  2.    v  Ho, 
12.  17,  19.     »  Mat.  22.  39,  40, 


by  oT,for 
man,  or, 
abased  by 
any. 

3  or,  they. 

4  thei-e  shall 


LORD 
zPc.  3.  9. 
aDe.  12.23. 
6  De.  18.  10- 
14. 

cc.  21.  5. 
6  profane. 
dEc.  5.  1. 
e  De.  IS.  10, 
U. 

/Job  32.4,6. 
^  1  Pe.2.17. 
h  Ex.22.  21, 
Tor, oppress. 


B.  C.  1490.  CHAP.  XX. 

t  Thou  snait  not  let  thy  cattle 
gender  wiih  a  diverse  kind.  Thou 
Bhdk  not  sow  thy  field  with  mingled 
seed  ;  neither  shall  a  gaiineat 
mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  cume 
upon  thee. 

20  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally 
with  a  woman  that  is  a  bond-maid, 
2  betrothed  to  an  husband,  and  not 
at  all  redeemed,  nor  freedom  given 
her,  3  siie  shall  be  4  scourged:  they 
shall  not  be  put  to  death,  because 
slie  was  not  free. 

21  And  he  y  shall  bring  his 
trespass-ofl'ering  unto  the  Lord, 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  even  a  ram  for 
a  trespass-ofi'ering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  hiin,  with  the  ram 
of  the  trespass-ofi'eiing,  before  the 
Lord,  for  his  sin  whii'h  he  hath 
done  ;  and  the  sin  which  he  hath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  And  when  ye  shall  come  in 
to  the  land,  and  shall  have  plant 
ed  all  manner  of  trees  for  food 
then  ye  shall  count  the  food  there 
of  as  uncirciimcised  :  three  years 
shall  it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto 
you  ;   it  shall  not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the 
fruit  thereof  shall  be  5  holy,  to 
praise  z  the  Lord  withal. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye 
eat  of  the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may 
yield  unto  you  the  increase  there- 
of: I  nm  tlie  Lord  your  God. 

26  Ye  shall  not  eat  any  thinz  with 
the  a  blood  ;  neither  shall  ye  use 
enchantment,  b  nor  observe  times. 

27  Ye  c  shall  not  round  the  cor- 
ners of  your  heads,  neither  shalt 
thou  mar  the  corners  of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings 
in  your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor 
print  any  marks  upon  you  :  I  am 
ihe  Lord. 

29  Do  not  6  prostitute  thy  daugh- 
ter, to  cause  her  to  be  a  v.hore;  jpst 
the  land  fall  to  whoredom,  and  the 
land  become  full  of  wickedness. 

30  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths, 
and  reverence  my  sanctuary  ;  d  I 
am  the  Lord. 

31  Regard  e  not  them  that  have 
familiar  spirits,  neither  seek  after 
wizards,  to  be  defiled  by  them  ;  1 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the 
hoary  head,  and  honor/ the  face 
of  the  old  man,  and  fear^  thy  God: 
I  nm  the  Lord. 

33  And  if  a  stranger  h  sojourn 
with  thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall 
not  7  vex  him. 

34  Bat  the  stranger  that  dwelloth 


Ceremonial  and  moral  laics. 

xDe.  22.  9- 1  with  you  shall  be  unto  you  as  one 
11.  !  born  among  you,   and   '.hou   shalt 

2 reproached  \o\ e   him  as  thyself;  for  ye  were 


strange  IS  in  the  land  of  Egypt  ;  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 
35  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness 
in  judgment,  in  mete-yard,  in 
w'eight,  or  in  measure. 
33  Just  balances,  i  just  8  weights, 
be  a  scourg-  '  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just  hin,  shall 
ing.  I  ye  have  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God, 

y  c.  6.  6.         I  which  brought  you  out  of  the  land 
5  holiness  of  \  of  Egypt. 

praises  tothe  37  Therefore  shall  ye  observe  k 
all  my  statutes,  and  all  my  judg- 
ments, and  do  them  :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND     the     Lord     spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Again  thou  shalt  say  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  Whosoever  a 
he  be  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel,  or 
of  the  strangers  that  sojourn  in 
Israel,  that  giveth  any  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  ;  the  people  of 
the  land  shall  stone  him  with 
stones. 

3  And  I  will  set  b  my  far<t 
against  that  man,  and  will  Cu;' 
him  oli'  from  among  his  people  ; 
because  he  hath  given  of  his 
seed  unto  Molech,  to  defile  my 
sanctuary,  and  to  profane  my  holy 
name. 

4  Andifthepeopleofthelanddo 
any  ways  hide  their  eyes  from  the 
man,  when  he  giveth  of  his  seed 
unto  Molech,  and  kill  c  him  not  ; 

5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against 
that  man,  and  ag"ainst  his  family, 
d  ai?d  will  cut  him  off",  and  all 
that  go  a  c  whoring  after  him,  to 
commit  whoredom  with  Molech, 
from  among  their  people. 

6  .\n(if  Ihe  soul  that  turneth  after 
such  as  have  familiar  spirits,  and 
after  wizards,  to  go  a  whorinj 
after  them,  I  will  even  set  my  face 
against  that  soul,  and  will  cut  him 
off'^  from  among  his  people. 

7  Sanctify  A  yourselves,  therefore, 
and  be  ye  holy  :  fori  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

8  And  i  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes, 
and  do  them  :  I  k  am  the  Lord 
which  sanctify  you. 

9  For  eveiy  one  /that  curseth 
his  father  or  his  mother  shall  be 
surely  put  to  death  ;  he  hath 
cursed  his  father  or  his  mother; 
his  blood  m  sh/ill  he  upon  him. 

10  And  the  man  that  committeth 
adultery  with  another  man's  wife, 
even  he  that  committeth  adultery 

7raver.  11,13.  I  with    his    neighbour's   wife,    the 
119 


i  Pr.  11.  1. 

8  stones. 

k  De.  5.  1. 
Ps.     119.   4, 

34. 

ac.  18.21. 

6  c.  17.  10. 
Eze.  14.  8. 

cDe.  17.2-5. 
d  Ex.  20.5. 
ec.  17.  7. 
Je.  3.2.  Ho. 
2.  5,  13. 
/c.  19.31. 
g  Re.  22. 15. 
he.  19.2. 
i  c.  19.  37. 

k  c.  21.  8. 
Rx.  31.  13. 
Rz.  37.  28. 
1  Co.  1.  30. 

I  Ex.  21.  17. 
Pr.  20.  20. 


LatcM  against  pollution. 


n  adiilleier  uiid  the  iuiulteress  sliall  1  n  De.  22.J22. 
8uiely  be  put  lu  'tcalli. 

11    And  the  man  ihul   lielh   with    oDe.T,.  'iQ. 
his  lather's  wile  o  hdth  uiicuveied 
his   tiiiher's  nakediiees  :    bolli   of"    p  c.  18.  15. 
ihem  bhall  smeiy  be  put  to  death  : 
Iheir  bluod  shall  be  upon  them.  g  c.  18.  22. 

Vi    And   if   u   mail    he    with    his   De.  \Ci.  17. 
dau^lilei-jii-luw,  p  bulh  of  them 
shall  Kurely  be  put  to  death  :  they    re.  18.  17. 
have     wrought    confusion  ;    Iheu 
blood  sliall  be  upon  them.  s  c.  18.  23. 

13  If    a     man     also    lie     with  q    De.27,  21. 
mankind  as  he  lieth  with  a  woman, 
both  of  them  have  committed  an    t  De.27. 22. 
abomination  :  they  shall  surely  be 
put  to  dealh  ;  their  bluod  shall  be   u  c.  15.  24. 
upoji  them.  18.  19.  £z. 

14  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and    18.  6. 
her  mother,   r  it  is  wickedness  :  \ 
they  shill  be  burnt  with  fire,  both    Imade naked 
he   and   they  ;   that  there    be    no   v  c.  18.   12, 
wickedness  among' you.  &C. 

15  And  if  a  rnan  lie  with  a  beast,  «   ,.  jp   22  30 
he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death,  and 
ye  shall  slay  the  beast.  ^    jyj  ,     .^ 

16  And  if  a  woman  approach  unto  I  o    a 
any  beast,  and   lie  down  thereto,  |    '    " 
thou  shalt  kill  the  woman  and  the   o  _  aenara- 
beast  :  they  shall  surely  be  put  lo  j  j^^^   ^ 
death  ;  their   blood  th/ill  be  upon 
them.  I  iq   •» 

17  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  t  ,^ 

sister,  his  father's  daughter,  or  his  i  

mother's  daughter,    and    see   her' 
nakedness,  and  she  see  his  naked-  i  re.  18.25,28. 
ness,   it  is   a  wicked   thing;  and   a  De.  9.  5. 
they  shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of    6  Ex.  3.  17. 
their  people  ;  he   hath  uncovered  |6.  8. 
his    sister's   nakedness;   he    shall    c  ver.  26. 
lear  his  iniquity.  I  Ex.   19.5. 

18  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a   33.  16.  1  K. 
womnn     having    her    sickness,   m   8.  53. 
and  shall  uncover  her  nakedness,  ^  rf  c.  11.47. 
1  he  hath  discovered  her  fountain,    3or,  moDet^. 
an<l  she  hath  uncovered  the  foun-  '  e  ver.  7  c.l9. 
tain  of  her  blood;  and  both  of  them  ;  2.  1  Pe.1.18, 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  their  /  ver. 24. De. 
people.  [7.6.  14.2. 

19  And  t)  thou  shalt  not  uncover  26.  18,  19. 
the    nakedness    of    thy    mothei's^ver.S.lSa. 
sister,  nor  of  thy  father's  sister  ;    28.  9. 
for  he    uncovereth   his  near  kin  :    a  Ez.  44.  25. 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity.  1  or,beinsan 

20  And  if  a   man  shall   lie  with   husband 
hisuncle's  wife,  he  hath  uncovered   among  his 
his  uncle's  nakedness  ;  they  shall  people,  he 
bear    their    sin;    they    shall    die  \  shall  not  de- 
childless.  u>  ifle  himself 

21  And  if  a  man   shall  lake  bis    for  his  wife, 
brother's  wife,  j:  it  is  2  an  unclean    &c.  See 
thing;    he    hath    uncovered     his   Ez.    24.    16, 
brother's    nakedness  :    they  shall  ,  17. 
be  childless.  j  4  c.  19.  12. 

22  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all  y  i  c  Is.  52.  11. 
mv  statutes,  and  all  my  judgments,  d  Ez.  44.  22. 
and    do    them;    that    the    land,  I  e  De.  24.1-4. 

120 


LEVITICUS.  B.  C.  1490. 

whither  I  bring  you  lo  dwell 
therein,  spue  z  you  not  out. 
'x3  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  tlia 
manners  of  the  nations  which  I  cast 
out  before  you  :  for  ihey  committed 
all  these  things,  and  therefore  a  I 
abhorred  them. 

24  But  I  have  said  6  unto  you.  Ye 
shall  inherit  their  land,  and  1  will 
^ive   it   unto  you   to   possess  it,  a 

j  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey  ;  1  am  the  Lord  your  God, 

I  which  have  c  separated  you  from 
otA«r  people. 

25  Ye  shall  therefore  put  d 
difference  between  clean  t'easts 
and  unclean,  and  between  unclean 
fowls  and  clean  :  and  ye  shall  not 
make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast,  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner 
of  living  thing  that  3  creepeth  on 
the  ground,  wliich  I  have  separated 
from  you  as  unclean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me  ; 
for  e  1  the  Lord  am  holy,  and  have 
severed  J"  you  from  other  people, 
that  yc  should  be  mine. 

I  '27  A  man  also,  or  a  woman,  that 
hath  a  familiar  spirit,  g  or  that  is 
a  wizard,  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death  :  they  shall  stone  them  with 
stones;  their  blood  shall  be  upon 

,  them. 

!  CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Speak  unto  the  priests  ths 
sons  of  Aaron,  and  say  unto  them, 
There  a  shall  none   be  defiled  for 

I  the  dead  among  his  people  : 

I  2  Bui  for  his  kin  that  is  near 
unto  him,  thai  is,  for  his  mother, 

j  and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son, 

I  and  for  his  daughter,  and  for  bis 

j  brother, 

!  3  And  for  his  sister  a  virgin,  that 
is  nigh  unto  him  ;  wliich  hath  had 
no  husband,   for  her  may   he    ba 

,  defiled. 
4  But  1  he  shall  not  defile  himself, 

{being  a  chief  man  among  bis 
people,  to  profane  himself. 

j  5  They  shall  not  make  baldness 
upon  their  head  ;  neither  shall 
they  shave  off  the  corner  of  their 
beard,  nor  make  any  cutliigs  in 
their  flesh. 

6  They  shall  be  holy  un'.o  their 
God,  and  not  profane  b  t  le  name 
of  their  God  :  for  th"!  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and  the 
bread  of  their  God,  they  do  offer  ; 
therefore  c  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  They  shall  d  not  take  a  wife 
that  is  a  whore,  or  profane  ;  nei- 
ther shall  they  take  a  woman  put 
away  e  from  her  husband  ;  for  he 
ie  holy  unto  his  God. 


B.  C.  1490. 


CHAP,  xxn 


8  Thou  shall  sanctify  him  there- i/c.  20.  7,8. 
fore  ;  for  he  oftereth  the  bread  of    g  Ge.  38.  24. 
thy    God;  he  shall   be   holy  unto   A  Ex.  29. 29, 
thee  :    for/   I    the    Lord,    which   30. 
Banciily  you,  am  holy.  i  c.  10.  6,7. 

9  And  tliri  daug^hterof  any  priest,    k  Nu.l9.  14. 
if  slie  profane    he.self  by  playinjj    I  c.  8.  9-12. 
llie  wliuie,  she  profaneth  her  fath-    Ex.  29.  6,7. 
ei  :    she    shall    be    burnt  g    v;ith   m  ver.  7. 
fi.e.  nGe.18.  19. 

10  And  he  that  is  the  hijh-priest  Ezr.  2.  62. 
among  his  brethren,  upon  whose  o  c.  22.  25. 
head  the  anointing'  oil  was  p  c.  10.  3. 
poured,  and  that  is  consecrated  2  or,food. 
to  put  on  the  h  garments,  shall  c.  8.  11. 
not  uncover  i  his  head,  nor  rend  y  c.  22.  23. 
his  clothes.  3  or,  ?oo 

11  Neither  shall  he  g-o  in  k  to  any   slender. 
dead  body,  nor  defile  himself  for  r  De.  23.   1. 
his  father,  or  forhls  mother  ;  '  s  c.  2.  3,10. 

12  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  6.  17,  29.  7. 
Eanctua.y,  nor  profane  the  sane-  1.  24.  9.  Nu. 
tuary  of  his  God  ;  for  the   crown    18.  9. 

Z  of  'he  anouiting  oil  of  his  God  is   t  c.  22.10-12. 
upui'  him  :  1  am  the  Lord.  1  Nu.  18.  19. 

13  And  he   shall   take   a  wife   n   u  ver.  12. 
in  her  virginity  ; 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman, 
or  profane,  or  an  harlot,  these 
shall  he  not  take  :  but  he  shall 
take  a  virgin  cf  his  own  people  to 
w  i  /e . 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  hisTi 
seed  among  his  people  ;  fori  the 
Loid  do  sanctify  him. 

16  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

17  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying, 
Whosoever  he  he  of  thy  seed  in 
their  generations  that  hath  any 
blemish,  o  let  him  not  approach 
p  to  offer  the  2  bread  of  his 
God:  i 

18  For  whatsoever  man  ?ic6e  that 
hath  a  blemish,  he  shall  not 
approach  ;  a  blind  man,  or  a  lame,  ■ 
or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose,  ox  any 
thing  supe.fluous,  q  { 

19  (Jra  m.nn  that  is  broken-footed 
or  broken-handed, 

20  Or  crook-backt,  or  3  a  dwarf, 
or  that  hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  ' 
or  he  scui"vy  or  scabbed,  or  r  hath  : 
his  stones  broken  : 

21  No  man  that  hath  a  blemish  of  | 
the  seed  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall 
come  nigh  to  offer  the  offerings  of  ; 
the  Lord  made  by  fire  ;  he  hath  a  ■ 
blemish  :  he  shall  not  ••ome  nigh  to 
offer  the  bread  of  his  God.  ' 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his 
God,  both  of  the  most  s  holy,  and 
of  the  holy  ;  t  • 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto 
the  vail,  nor  come  nigh  unto  the 
altar,  because  he  Inth  a  blemish  ;i 
that  u  he  profane  not  my  sanctna-j 


■B  ver.  8. 
a  Nu.  6.  3. 
6  c.  18.  21. 
c  Ex.  28.38. 
Nu.  18.  32. 
De.  15.  19. 
d  c.  7.  20. 
e  c.  15.  2. 

1  of  the 
reins. 
/c.  15.  13. 
g  Nu.  19.11, 
12. 

he.  15.  16. 
i  c. 11.24,43. 
Ac.  15.7,19. 
/  Hag.  2.  13. 
m  c.  15.  5. 
He.  10.  22. 
n  c.  21.  22. 
Nu.   18.    11, 
IS. 

o  Ex.  22.31. 
Ez.  44.31. 
p  Ex.  28.  43. 

2  the   pur- 
chase of  hii 
money. 
jNu.lS.  11, 
13. 

3  a  Tnan  ei 
stranger 


Laws  concerning  tJie  priettt. 

riea ;  for  v  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  it  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  and  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER   xxn. 

AND     the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his 
sons,  that  they  separate  a  them- 
selves from  the  holy  things  of  the 
chil.Iren  of  Israel,  and  that  6  they 
profane  not  my  holy  name  in  those 
things  which  they  hallow  c  uato 
me  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them.  Whosoever  he 
be  of  all  your  seed,  among  your 
generations,  that  goeth  unto  the 
holy  things,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  hallow  unto  the  Lord,  hav- 
ing d  his  uncleanness  upon  him, 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  my 
presence  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed 
of  Aaron  is  a  leper,  or  e  hath  a 
running  1  issue,  he  shall  not  eat 
of  the  holy  things  until  he  be 
clean. y  And  whoso  g  toucheth 
any  thing  that  is  unclean  by  the 
dead,  or  a  man  ft  wjiose  seed  goeth 
from  him  ; 

5  Or  whosoever!  toucheth  any 
creeping  thing,  whereby  he  may 
be  made  unclean,  or  i  a  man 
of  whom  he  may  take  unclean- 
ness, whatsoever  uncleanness  he 
hath  ; 

6  The  soul  which  hath  touched  Z 
any  such  shall  be  unclean  until 
even,  and  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
things  unless  he  wash  m  his  flesh 
with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down  he 
shall  be  clean,  and  shall  afterward 
eat  of  the  holy  things,  because  n 
it  is  his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  oof  itself,  or 
is  torn  icith  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat 
to  defile  himself  therewith  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine 
ordinance,  lest  p  they  bear  sin  for 
it,  and  die  therefore,  if  they  fro- 
fane  it :  I  the  Lord  do  sauc.ify 
them. 

10  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of 
the  holy  thing  ;  a  sojourner  of  the 
pnest.  or  an  hied  servant,  shaP 
not  eat  of  Ihe  holy  thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul 
with  his  2  money,  he  shall  eat  of 
it,  and  he  that  is  born  in  his  house  i 
they  9  shall  eat  of  his  meat. 

I  12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also  be 
married  unto  3  a  stranger,  she  may 
I  not  eat  of  an  offering  of  the  holy 
I  things. 

121 


Laxoa  concerning  tacrijicei. 

13  But  if  the  priest's  daughter  be  a 
Widow,  or  divorccj,  and  have  no 
child,  and  is  returned  r  unto  her 
fftlher's  liouse,  ;is  in  her  youth, 
Bhe  shall  eat  ot  her  fulhci's  meal  ; 
but  there  Bhull  no  stranger  eut 
tliereof. 

14  And  if  a  man  eat  of  the  holy 
thing  unwittingly,  «  then  he  shafl 
put  the  filth  part  thereof  untu  it, 
and  shall  give  it  unto  the  priest 
with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane 
the  holy  things  t  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  they  ofi'er  unto  the 
Lord  ; 

16  Or  4  suffer  them  to  bear  u  the 
iniquity  of  trespass,  when  they 
eat  their  holy  things:  for  I  the 
Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  and  unto  all  the  childien  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  What- 
Boevei'  he  be  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
or  of  the  strangCiS  v  in  Israel,  that 
will  ofi'er  his  oblation  for  all  bis 
vows,  and  for  all  his  free-will 
ofl'eiings,  which  they  will  ofier 
unto    the    Lord   for  a  burnt-ofl'er- 

inS  ; 

19  Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will 
a  male  without  blemish,  w  of  the 
beeves,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the 
goats. 

!iO  But  whatsoever  x  hath  a  blem- 
ish, that  shall  ye  not  ofi'er ;  for 
it  shall  not  be  acceptable  for 
you. 

21  And  whosoever  off'ereth  a  sacri- 
fice of  peace-ofieiings  y  unto  the 
Lo.d  to  accomplish  his  vow,  z  or 
a  fiee-will  oBeiing  in  beeves  or 
5  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be 
accepted :  there  shall  be  no 
blemish   therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed, 
or  having  a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or 
scabbed,  ye  shall  not  ofi'er  these 
unto  the  Lord,  nor  make  ar 
ofi'eiing  by  fire  of  them  upon  the 
altar  unto  the  Lord. 

23  Kither  a  bullock  or  a  6  Iamb 
that  hath  any  thing  superfluous  a. 
or  lacking  in  his  parts,  that  mayest 
thou  ofi'ei /or  a  free-will  oflTering  ; 
but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be 
accepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the 
Lord  that  which  is  bruised,  or 
crushed,  or  broken,  or  cut  ;  neither 
shall  ye  raaVe  any  offering  thereof 
in  your  land. 

25  Neither  from  a  stranger's  b 
hand  shall  ye  ofi'er  the  bread  of 
your  Go'l  of  a'nv  of  these  ;  because 

122 


LEVITICUS. 
irGe.  38.  11. 
ac.  5.  15,16. 

'/.  Nu. 18.32. 

4  or,  lade 
themselves 

I  with  the 
iniquity  of 

i  tretipass  in 
Iheireating, 

u  ver.  9. 

\v  Nu.  15.14. 

|i«c.  1.  3. 

xDe.  15.21. 
MjI.  1.8,14. 
Ep.  5.  27. 
1  Pe.  1.  19. 

yc.  3.  1,  6. 

rNu. 15.3,8. 

5  or,  goat. 

6  or,  icid. 

ac.  21.  18. 
6Nu.  16.40. 


c  Ep.  2.  12. 
1  Jno.  5.  18. 


7  or,  she- 
goat. 

eDe.22.  6. 

/c.  7.12-15. 
Ps.  107.  22. 
Am.  4.  5. 

g^c.  19.  37. 
Nu.  15.  40. 
De.4.  40. 

h  c.  18.  21. 

I  c.  10.  3. 

*  c.  20.8. 

Zc.  11.45. 

a  ver.  4.  37. 

b  Ex.  32.  5. 
Ps.  61.  3. 

cc.  19.  3. 
Ex.  20.  9. 

d  Ex.  12.  6, 
&c.  13.  3,10. 
34.  18.  Nu. 
9.2,  3.  De. 
16.1-8.   Jos. 
5.  10. 


B.  C.   1490. 

{ their  c  corruptlcm  it  in  them,  ayid 
j  blemishes  be  in  them  ;  they  shall 
[not  be  accepted  for  you. 
I   26    Anil    the     Lord     spake     unto 
M,-,8e^,  saying, 

27  Wlien  d  a  bullock,  or  a  slieep, 
or  a  goat,  is  brought  forth,  then  <l 
shall  be  seven  days  under  the 
dam  ;  and  fioin  the  eighth  day,  and 
theiicefoith,  it  shall  be  accepted 
for  an  oflering  made  by  fiie  unto 
the  Lord. 

28  And  whether  it  bt  cow  or  7  ewe, 
ye  shall  not  kill  it  and  her  young  e 
both  in  one  day. 

29  And  when' ye  will  offer  a iacri- 
fice  of  thanksgiving  y  unto  the 
Lord,  ofler  it  at  your  own  will. 

30  Un  the  same  day  it  shall  be 
eaten  up  :  ye  shall  leave  none  of  it 
until  the  mo. row  ;  I  am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  g  shall  ye  keep  my 
commandments,  and  do  them  •  I 
am  the  Loid. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  profane  ft  my 
holy  name:  but  i  I  will  be  hallowed 
among  the  children  of  Is.ael  :  I  k 
am  the  Loid  which  hallowyou. 

33  That  /  brought  you  out  o(  the 
land  of  Ejvpt,  to  be  your  God  :  I 
am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

AND     the     Lord     spake    unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  Con- 
cerning the  feasts  oof  the  Lord, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  6  to  be 
holy  convocations,  ei-en  these  are 
my  feasts. 

3  Six  days  c  shall  work  be  done  ; 
but  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  rest,  an  holy  convocation  ;  ye 
shall  do  no  wo.k  therein  :  it  is  the 
Sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all  your 
dwellings. 

4  These  are  the  feasisof  the  Lord, 
even  holy  convocations,  which  ye 
shall  proclaim  in  their  seasons. 

5  In  rf  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  at  even  is  the  Lord's 
passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
same  month  is  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  unto  the  Lord  :  seven 
days  ye  must  eat  unleavened 
bread. 

7  In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  an 
holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work  therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  ofier  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days:  in  the  seventh  day  is  an  holy 
convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  therein. 

9  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 


5-0.2.14-16. 


B.  C.  1490. 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is-    1  omer,  or, 
rael,  and  say  unto  ihem,  When  ye   haiid/al. 
be  come  into  the  laui  which  1  g'ivc  ] 

ualo  you,  and  shall  re;ip  the  Uar-   e  Ex.  22.  29. 
vest  thereof,  then  ye  sliall  b.ing'  a   23.  19.  34. 
1  sheaf  of  the  fiist-f.iiits  e  of  your  23.  Pr.  3.  9. 
ba.  vest  unto  the  priest ;  i  Ez.  41.  3J. 

11  And  he  sliall  wave  _/ the  sheaf 

before   the    Lord,    to   be   accepted  /"Ei.  29. 24. 
for  you  :   on  the  morrow  after  the 
sabbath  the  priest  shall  wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  oli'er  that  day,  I 
when  ye  wave  the  sheaf,  an  he-  ^'--  ~'  ?l 
lamb  without  blemish  of  the  first  ;  *'*•  ^4-  22- 
year,  for  a  burnt-offering  unto  thei^^-  '^°'  ^• 

^'^■'^-  i  Ac    2    1 

13  And  the  meat-offerinjs-there-r '*''■ ''•  *• 
of  slixll  be  two  tenth-deals  of  fine  !  j^  ver.  10. 
flour  miiig'led  with  oil,  an  offering'   >in_  13   20 
male  by  fie  unto  the  Lord/br  a  28.28   &c. 
B.veet  savour  :  anl  the  d.ink-offer-  | 

iasr  thereof  sh^Ll  be  of  wine,  the    /  Mai.  1.  13, 
fou.th />-zrt  of  an  hin.  1 14. 

14  An  1  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  j 

nor  parohe  1  com,  nor  g'.een  ears,  |OT  c.  4.  23. 

until   the   self-same    day   that    ye 

have  b.ou^^lit  an  offering  unto  your 

God  :  it  shall  be  a  statnte  for  ever 

th  ouafhout  your  generations,  in  all 

your  d.\"elling3.  I 

15  And  ye  shall  count  unto   you  | 

from  the  morrow  after  the  sal-bath,   o  c.l9. 9.  De 
from  the  day  that  ye  bought  the,  24.  19. 


CHAP.  XXIII.  The  yearly  sacrifices,  ^e. 

shall  do  no  servile  work  therein  :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  all 
your  dwellings  throughout  your 
gf!neration3. 

22  And  when  ye  reap  o  the  har- 
vest of  your  land,  thou  shall  not 
make  clean  riddance  of  the  cor- 
ners of  thy  field  when  thou  reap- 
est,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  any 
gleaning  of  thy  harvest  ;  thou  shalt 
leave  them  unto  the  poor,/;  and  to 
the  stranger:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  childien  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  In  the  seventh  q 
month,  in  the  first  day  ofthe  month, 
shall  ye  have  a  sabbath,  a  memo- 
rial of  blowing  of  trumpets,  r  an 
holy  convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein  ;  but  ye  shall  oft'er  an  offer- 
ing ma  ie  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
i  Moses,  saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  day  of  this 
seventh  month  there  shall  be  a  d.iy 
of  atonement.  .■■•  it  shall  be  an  lioly 
convocation  unto  you  ;  and  ye  shall 
alftict  t  your  souls,  and  otier  an  of- 
fe.ing  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And   ye   shall  do   no   work   i.n 
shenf  of  the  wave-offe  ing  ;  seven  \p  Ru.  2.  15, 'that  same  day;  for  it  is  a  day  of 


nNu.18.  12. 
De.  18.  4.  ! 
1  Cor.  9.  14. 


h  sabbaths  shall  be  complete 


'  &c.  Ps.  41.      atonement,  to  make  an  atonement 


15  Eve  1  unto  the  morrow  after  the  1 — 3.  112.9.  for  you  before  the  Lord  your  God. 
seventh  sabbath  shall  ye  number  i  Pr.  11.24,  j  29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  6e  that 
fifty  days;  and  ye  shall  ofier  a  25.  Is.  53.  7,  shall  not  be  afflicted  u  in  that  same 
new  meat-offering  unto  the  Lord.    j8,lO.Lu.  11.   day,    he   shall   v   be   cut   off   from 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  ha- 1  41.  2  Cor.  9.    among  nis  people, 
bitailons  two  wave-loaves,  of  two   5 — 12. 
tenth-deals:  they  shall  be  of  fine   9  Nu.  10.  10. 
flour;    they  shall    be   baken    with  29.1. 
leaven;   they  are  the  first-fiuits  k  re.  25.  9.  Is. 
unto  the  Lord.  [27.  13. 

18  And    ye  shall   offer  with   the'sc.  IS.  30. 
bread  seven  lambs  withov't  I  blem- '  Nu.  29.  7. 
ish,    of   the    fist    year,    and    one  J  Z  Ezr.  8.  21. 
young    bullock,    and    two    rams  :' Da.  10.  3. 
they  shil'  be /5r  a  burnt-offering  !i  Is.  22.  12. 
unto   the   Lo,d,  with   their  meat-   Je   3I.9.Ez. 
offering,  and  their  drink-offerings,   7.  16. 
even  an  offering   made   by  fire,  of ,  u  Ge.  17.  14. 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord.  1  a;  c.  20.3-6. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  one  kid  i  2  re^t. 
m  of  the   gloats  for  a  sin-offering, '  j:  Ex.  23.  15. 
and  t>vo  lirahs  of  the  first  year  for,  34.  22.  Nu. 
a  sacrifice  of  peace-offe rings.  129.  12.  De. 

2?    And    the    priest    shall    wave  I  16.  13.  Ezr. 
them  with  the  bread  of  the  first-;  3.  4.  Me.  8. 


fruits,  yor  a  wave-offering  before    14.  Zee.   14. 


the  Lord,  with  the  two  lambs  ; 
they  n  shall  he  holy  to  the  Lord 
for  the  priest. 

21  And  ye  shall  proclaim  on  the 
self-same  day,  thit  it  may  be  an 
holy   cftnvncation    unto    you  ;    ye 


3;)  And  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that 
doeth  any  work  in  that  same  day, 
the  same  soul  will  I  destroy  w  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Ye  shall  do  no  manner  of 
work  ;  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
throughout  your  generations,  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  bp  unto  you  a  sabbath  of 
j  rest,  and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  : 
;  in  the  ninth  day  of  the  month,  at 
[even,  from  even  unto  even,  shall 
■ye  2  celebrate  your  sabbath. 
I  33  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
I  I\Ioses,  saying, 

I  34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  The  fit'teenth  day  of 
this  seventh  month  shall  be  the 
feast  X  of  tabern.acles  /or  seven 
days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  fir=t  day  shall  be  an  holy 


16 — 19.  Jno.   convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
7.  2.  He.  11.  i  work  therein. 

9.  3'5  Seven   days  ye  shall   offer  an 

j/Nu.  29.  35.  :  offering    made    by   fire    unto    the 


Ie.  8.  18.      j  Lord  :  on  the  eighth  y  day  shall  he 
no.  7.  37.      'an     holy    convocation    ur.to    vou, 
123 


The  loltnm/eoiU,  f  c.  LEVITlCUa. 

and  ye  shall  offer  an  offerinsf  matle   3  'iay  of  re- 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  is  a  sol-   straint. 
emn  3  assembly  ;  z  and  ye  shall  do    c  De.  16.  8. 
no  servile  work  [herein.  2Ch.7.  9. 

37   These   are  the   leasts    of    the    Joel  1.  14.  2. 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim  fo    15. 
ti'  holy  convocations,  to  otter  an  of-   a  Kc.  3.  1. 
ferinj  nia'le  by  tire  unto  the  Lord,    6Nu.29.  39. 
n  burnt-ofi'eriiig',  and  a  ineat-otier-    cEx.  23.  J6. 
ing,    a  sacrifice,   and   driiik-ofTer-   i  fruit. 
jnjs,  every  thin^'upon  this  dav  :a  dDe.  16.  14, 

3S  Beside   A  the   sabh.tths  of' the    15. 
Lord,   and   beside  your  g'ifts,  and    eNu.29.  i2. 
besi'ie  all  your  vows,   and  beside   f^^''^-  13.  14. 
all  yri'jr  free-will  offerings,  which    De.  31.  13. 
ye  give  unto  the  Lord.  Ps.  78.  5,  6. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the    g  ver.  2. 
seventh   month,   when   ye   have   c  n  Kx.  27.  20, 
g.uherud  in  the  fmit  of  the  land,    21. 
ye   shall   keep    a    feast    unto    the    1  to  cause  to 
Lord  seven  days  :  on  the  fii-Bt  day   ascend. 
«A(7//ie  a  sabbath, and  on  the  eighth    6  Mat.  25.  3- 
day  shrill  be  a  sabbath.  ]  8.  Lu.  12.  35. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the   c  Ex.  31.  8. 
fiist  day,  the  4  bousrhs  of  goodly   37.  17 — 24. 
trees,  branches  of  palm-trees,  and    39.  37.  Zee. 
the  boughs  of  thick  t.ees,  and  wil-   4.  2,  II.  Re. 
lows  of  the  brook  ;  and  d  ye  shall    1.  20. 
rejoice  before  the  Lord  your  God    d  Ex.  25.  30. 
jeven  days. 


41  And    ye  shall  keep  it  a  feastelK.  7.  48. 
unto  the  Lord  seven  e  days  in  the  '  He.  9.  2. 
year:  il  shall  be  a.  statute  for  ever  /I  Ch.  9.32. 
in  your  generations  ;  ye  shall  cele-  i  2  Ch.  2.  4. 
brate  it  in  the  seventh  month.  ^  Ex.  29.  33. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell   in   booths  se- '  c.  8.  31.1  Sa. 
ven   days;   all    that  are   Israelites   21.  6.  Mat. 
born  shall  clwell  in  booths  ;  |  12.  4. 

43  That /your  generations  may 'fe  Job  1.5, 
know  that  1  made  the  children  of  II,  22.  Is.  8. 
Israel  to  dwell  in  booths,  when   I   21. 
brought   them  out  of  the   land  of  i  Ex.  18.  26. 
Eyypt  :  I  ram  the  Lord  your  flod.       k  Nu.  15.34. 

41  And  Moses  "•  declared  unto  the   '2  to  expound 
children  of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the    u/tto  them 
Lord.  according  to 

CHAPTER  XXIV.  themoulhof 

AND     the     Lord     spake     unto    the  LORD. 
Moses,  saying,  Z  Nu.  27.  5. 

2  Command  ithe  children  of  Israel,    vi  De.  13.  9. 
that  thev  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil-    17.  7. 
olive. beaten  frrthe  light, 1  tocause   n  Ex.  20.  7. 
the  limps  to  burn  continually,  b        1  K.  21.  10 — 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testi-  13.  Ps.74.10, 
mony,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con-  18.  139.20. 
grejation  shall  Aaron  order  it  j  Mat.  12.  31. 
from  the  evening  unto  the  morn-  Ssmiteth  the 
ing.  before  the  Lord  continually:  lifeofaman, 
it  shnll  6»  a  statute  forever  in  your  o  Ex.  21.  12. 
generations.  Nu.  .85.  31. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon    De.  19.  11. 
the  pure  candlestick  e  before  the  p  ver.  21. 
Lord  continually.  i  life  for 

5  And  thfiu  Shalt  take  fine  flour,    life. 

and  baVe  t\*;elve  rf  cakes  thereof:  9  De.  19.  21. 
two  tenth-deals  shall  be  in  one  Mat.  5.  38. 
cake.  7.  2. 

194 


B.  C.  1490. 

6  And  tliou  shnll  let  thera  in  two 
rows,  six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure 
table  e  before  the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frank- 
incense upon  each  low,  that  it  may 
be  on  the  b.ead  for  a  inemoiial, 
even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unlo 
the  Lord. 

8  Every _/■  sabbath  he  shall  set  il 
in  order  before  the  Loid  continual- 
ly, being  taken  from  the  children  of 
Israel  by  an  eveilasling  covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and 
his  Suns'  ;  and  they  g  shall  eat  it  ia 
the  holy  place  :  for  it  is  most  huljr 
unto  him  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire  by  a  perpetual 
statute. 

I    10  And  the  son  of  an  Jsraelitish 

'woman,  whose  father  was  aa 
Egyptian,  went  out  among  the 
children  of  Israel  ;  and  this  son  of 
the  Israel  tish  leomon  and  a  man  of 

I  Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp  ; 

I  11  .And  the  laraelitish  woman's 
son  blasphemed  h  the  name  0/  the 
LOUD,  and  cursed.  And  they 
brought  him  i  unto  Moses  ;  (and 
his  mother's  name  was  Shelomith, 
the  daughter  of  Dibii,  of  the  tiibe 
oi  Dan  ;) 

12  And  they  k  put  him  in  ward.  2 
I  that  the  mind  I  of  the  Lord  might 

be  showed  them. 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saving, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath 
cursed  w  ithout  the  camp  ;  and  let 
all  that  heard  him  lay  their  hands 
m  upon  his  head,  and  let  all  the 
congregation  stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  saying.  Whoso- 
ever cursetb  his  God  shall  bear  his 
sin. 

16  And  he  n  that  blasphemeth  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death,  and  a\\  the  congre- 
gation shall  certainly  stone  him  : 
as  well  the  stranger,  as  he  that  ia 
born  in  the  land,  when  he  blas- 
phemeth the  name  0/  the  LORD, 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  he  that  3  killeth  any  o 
man  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast  y 
shall  make  it  good;4beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish 
in  his  neighbour  ;  as  9  he  hath 
done,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him. 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye, 
tooth  for  tooth  ;  as  he  hath  caused 
a  blemish  in  a  man,  so  shall  it  be 
done  to  him  again. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he 
shall  restore  it  :  and  he  that  killeth 
a  man,  he  shsdl  be  put  to  death. 


B.  C.  1490.  CHAP.  XXV. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  r  manner  oflrNu.  15.  16. 
law,  as  well  foi  the  stranger  as  for 
one  of  your  o\vn  country  :  for  I  am  1  rest. 
the  Loid  your  God. 

23  And  Moses  spake  to  the  chil- jo  Ex.  23.  10. 
dren  of  Israel,  that  they  should  2  Ch.  36.  21. 
bring  forth  hiin  that  had  cursed 
out  of  the  camp,  and  stone  him  6  2K.  19. 29. 
with  stones.  And  the  children  of  { 
Israel  did  as  the  Lord  commanded  \i separa&on. 
Moses. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  ]  sound. 
in  mount  Sinai,  saying, 
'Z  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Isra-  |  c  c.  23,  24, 
el,  and  say  unto  them.  When  ye 
come  into  the   land  wliich  1  give 
you,  then  shall  the  land  1  keep  a 
satbath  unto  the  Lord. 
3  Six  a  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy 


3  loud  of 


27. 


d  Nu.  10. 
10. 


field,  and  six  years  thou  shalt 
prune  thy  vineyard,  and  gather  in 
the  fruit  thereof ; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be 
a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  the  land,  a 
sabbath  for  the  Lord  :  thou  shalt 
neither  sow  thy  field,  norprune  thy 
vineyard. 

5  That  6  which  groweth  of  its  own 
accord  of  thy  harvest  thou  shalt 
not  reap,  neithergather  the  grapes 
of  thy  2  vine  undressed  -./or  it  is  a 
year  of  rest  unto  the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land 
shall  be  meat  for  you  j  for  thee, 
and  for  thy  servant,  and  for  thy 
maid,  and  for  thy  hired  servant, 
and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourn- 
eth  with  thee, 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  the 
beasts  that  are  in  thy  land,  shall 
all  the  increase  thereof  be  meat. 

8  And  thou  shall  number  seven 
sabbaths  of  years  unto  thee,  seven 
times  seven  years  ;  and  the  space 
of  the  seven  sabbaths  of  years 
shall  be  unto  thee  forty  and  nine 
years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trum- 
pet of  3  tne  jubilee  to  sound,  on  the 
tenth  day  of  the  seventh  month; 
in  the  day  c  of  atonement  shall  ye 
make  the  fZtrumpet  sound  through- 
cut  all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fif- 
tieth year,  and  proclaim  e  liberty 
throu2:houta/Zthe  land  unto  all  the 
inhabitants  thereof:  it  shall  be  a 
jubilee  unto  you  :  and  ye  chall  re- 
turn y  every  man  unto  his  posses- 
sion, and  ye  shall  return  every  man 
anto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth 
year  be  unto  you  :  ye  shall  not 
sow,  neither  reap  that  which  grow- 
eth of  itself  in  it,  nor  gather  the 
grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  uadreised. 

9 


e  Is.  61.  1,2. 
63.  4.  Je.  34. 
15—17.  Zee. 


77ie  year  of  jubilee. 

12  For  it  iff  the  jubilee,  it  shall  b« 
holy  unto  you  ;  ye  shall  eat  the  in- 
crease theieof  out  of  the  field. 

13  In  £•  the  yearof  this  jubilee,  ye 
shall  return  every  man  unto  his 
possession. 

14  And  'if  thou  sell  aught  unto 
thy  neighbour,  or  buyest  aught  of 
thy  neighbour's  hand,  ye  h  shall 
not  oppiess  one  another  : 

15  According  to  the  number  of 
years  after  the  jubilee  thou  shall 
buy  of  thyneighbour,  and  according 
unto  the  number  of  years  of  the 
fruits  he  shall  sell  unto  thee  : 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of 
years  thou  shalt  increase  the  price 
thereof,  and  according  to  the  few- 
ness of  years  thou  shalt  diminish 
the  price  of  it  :  for  occorrfin^  to  the 
number  of  the  years  of  the  fruits 
doth  ho  sell  unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress 


9.  11,  12.Lu.  'one  another  ;  but  thou  shalt  fear  i 


i.  16—21. 

/  ver.  13. 
Nu.  35—4. 


g  ver.  10.  c. 
27.  17—24. 
h  ver.  17.  c. 
19.  13.  Mi. 
2.  2,  3.  1 
Cor.  6.  8. 
i  Ge.  42.  18. 
Je.  22.  16. 
-IPs.  103.18. 
IDe.  12.  10. 
Ps.  4.  8.  Pr. 
1.33.  Je.23. 
6.  Ez.  34. 
25—28. 
mDe.  28.  8. 
n2K.  19.29. 
4yor  cutting 
off,  or,  to  be 
quite  cut  off. 
o2Ch.7.20. 
p  Ps.  39.  12. 
7  Ru.  2.  20. 
Je.  32.  7,  8. 


thy  God  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

18  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  k  my 
statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments, 
and  do  them  ;  and  I  ye  shall  dwell 
in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her 
ftuit,  and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and 
dwell  therein  in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall"  say.  What 
shall  we  eat  the  seventh  year?  be- 
hold, w'e  shall  not  sow,  nor  gather 
in  our  increase  : 

21  Then  I  will  command  m  my 
blessing  upon  you  in  the  sixth 
year,  and  it  shall  bring  forth  fruit 
for  three  years. 

22  And  n  ye  shall  sow  the  eighth 
year,  and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until 
the  ninth  year  ;  until  her  fruits 
come  in  ye  shall  eatq/"the  old  store. 

23  The  land  shall  not  be  sold  4 
for  ever  :  for  the  land  is  o  mine  ; 
for  ye  are  strangers  p  and  sojourn- 
ers wiih  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your 
possession  ye  shall  grant  a  redemp- 
tion for  the  land. 

25  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor, 
and  hath  .sold  away  some  of  his 
possession,  and  g  if  any  of  his  kia 
come  to  redeem  it.  then  shall  he  re- 
deem that  which  his  brother  sold. 

26  .4nd  if  the  man  have  none  to 
redeem  it,  and  5  himself  be  able  to 
redeem  it  ; 

27  The.n  let  him  count  rthe  years 


5  his  hand 

hath  attain-^  j  of  ,he  sale  thereof  and  restore Th 
ove  plus  unto  the  man  to  whom  he 
sold  it,  that  he  may  return  unto  hi% 
possession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore 

i(  to  him,  then  that  which  is  sold 

123 


ed  and  found 
sufficiency. 
c.  5.  7. 
r  ver.  50— 
58. 


Rtdtmption  c^f  tht  land. 

•Ua'.l  remain  in  the  Imnd  of  him 
thai  liMili  boujjrlii  i(,  antil  the  yutir 
ol'  Jiibilue  :  nil  I  iii  thi;  jiihili'i-  ii 
ili.tll  ru  mil,  «  Miirl  hu  liliuil  leuini 
Uiiiii  Ins  posHi'Hsi'ia. 
'29  All  I  il'  ii  III. Ill  sell  n  ilwelliii^- 
houst!  Ill  a  ttullfU  city,  then  hij  in  ly 
leleciii  it  within  u  whole  ye  in' lif- 
ter il  is  Sill  I  ;  within  a.  fall  y«ur 
m.iy  he  reileem  il. 

30  Alii  if  il  liii  not  ledeemcil  with- 
in the  spice  i)f  a  full  yen.,  then  ihe 
huuie  Ui.ii  is  in  the  w.illeil  oily 
slull  be  esiublisheil  lor  evei  lo  him 
th  It  bjujii'.  il,  ihrou^hout  his  ^e- 
neiMtiuns  :  it  shall  nut  gu  out  in  ihe 
jubilee. 

31  but  the  houses  of  the  vill.ng-es 
■which  h.ive  no  walls  roiinil  iiboiit 
tliein  lih.ill  be  cuiintel  us  the  fiehU 
of  the  country  ;  tliev  6  may  be  re- 
ileeineil,  ami  they  shall  go  out  in 
the  jnliijee. 

3i  Noiwiihstandin?,  the  cilie.s  t 
of  ihe  L,evites,ft/ir/ihe  houses  of  the 
cities  of  ilieir  possession,  may  the 
Leviies  leileein  at  any  time. 

33  Arid  if  7  a  man  purchase  of  the 
Leviies,  then  the  house  that  was 
sol  I,  and  th'.'  city  of  his  possession, 
shall  iTj  out  ill  the  year  of  jubilee  : 
for  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  the 
Leviies  ni-e  theii- possession  among 
the  rhil  Iren  of  Isnel.  I 

34  Hut  the  field  u  of  tlic  suburbs 
of  their  cities  may  not  be  sold  ;  fori 
it  it  tlieii- pi'i-petiial  possession. 

35  And  il'  thy  brother  be  waxen  v 
poor,  and  8  f.iUeii  in  decay  with 
thee,  then  thou  shall  9  relieve  lo 
him  ;  yea.  ttfju«li  lie  he  a  stranger,  x 
or  a  sojourner;  that  he  may  live 
with  thee.  I 

33  Take  thou  no  usury  y  of  him,  | 
nr  increase  ;  but   fear  a  thy  God  ; 
ih:ii    thy   brother    ir.ny  live   with 
Ihee. 

37  'I'hon  shall  not  give  him  thy 
r/ionejr  upon  iiimy,  nor  lend  bun 
thy  victuals  for  increase. 

33  I  6  rt'/i  the  Lord  your  God  : 
which  boiii^hi  you  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  to  give  you  the  land 
of  CHnnau.  mid  to  be  your  God. 

39  And  idhybrofhevtluitdwel/flh 
by  thee  be  waxen  poor,  and  be  sold 
unto  thee,  thou  shall  not  10  com- 
pel him  to  serve  as  a  bond-servant: 

i)  But  c  Mi  an  hired  servant,  find 
n»  a  Bijou -ner.  he  shall  be  with 
thee,  n,;i'/ shall  serve  thee  unto  the 
year  of  jubilee  : 

41  And  Ikeu  shall  he  depart  from 
thee,  h'tth  he  and  his  chil  Ircu  with 
him.  and  shall  return  unto  his  own 
family,  and  unto  the  possession  of 
his  fathers  sliall  he  return. 
126 


LEVITICUS.  B.  C.  1490. 

«  ver.  IS.  ,  42  For  they  art  my  d  tervania, 
Bredeinption  which  I  b  ougfht  forth  out  of  ilia 
btlrjiigelk  laud  of  Bgypi  :  they  thall  nut  ba 
unl'i  it.  sold  1 1  us  buii.lmen. 

(  Nu.  35.  2.  I  43  Tliou  shall  not  rule  over  him 
Jo*.  21.  1,  I  with  iigour,  e  but  shall  (tat  f  thr 
&c.  Uod. 

7  or,  one  of  44  Both  Ihy  bondmen,  and  thy 
the  I.evitea  bondmaids,  whi.  h  thmi  shall  have, 
redeem  \ihill  be  of  the   heathen    that    ma 

them.  'round  aboiil  you  ;  of  ili"Ti  thall  ye 

u  Ac.  4.  36,      bu)  bondmen  and  bundmai  Is. 
37.  I   45  Mo.eover,  of  the  child.cn  o( 

v  Ga.  2.  10.  the  slrangeis  ^  that  do  scjoum 
I  J  no.  3.  17.  among  you,  of  ihem  shall  ye  buy, 
i  his  hand  and  ol  their  families  thai  ire  with 
failelh.  you    which    they    heg.il    in     youi 

9atren^then,  land  :  and  they  shall  be  your  pos- 
lo  De.   IS.  7,   session. 

8.  40  And  ye  shall  taire  them  man 

X  He.  13.  2.  inheritance  h  for  your  chlflien  af- 
V  De.  23.  19.  teryou,  to  inherit  them  fiir  n  pos- 
Ps.  15.  5.  session  ;  12  they  shall  be  your 
rt  Ne.  5.  9,  bondmen  for  ever:  but  over  your 
15.  ibrelhi-en,  the  children  of  Israel,  yo 

6  c.  22.  32,  shall  nol  rule  one  over  another  with 
33.  j  rigour,  i 

10  K'.Tve  thy- 1  47  And  if  a  sojourner  or  stranger 
ae//  teilh  13  wax  rich  by  thee,  and  thy  bro- 
him  loith  the  thcr  that  dwellith  by  him  wax  pooi, 
service.  and  sell  k  himself  unto  ihe  stranger 

c  Ex.  21.  2,  or  sojourner  by  thee,  cr  lo  the  stock 
3.  I  of  the  stranger's  family  : 

48  Afi-:r  that  he  is  sold  he  may  ba 
rede;ined  again;  one   of  his  bro- 
"~^"^~~~~~*  th.en  may  redeem  him  : 

I  49  Eiiherhis  uncle,  or  his  iinclc'l 
d  ver  55  'son  ma^  redeem  him,  or  any  ihal  i« 
1  Cor  7  22  "'?■''  "'  I*'"  uiilo  him  of  his  family 
23  •  •  '  may  redeem  him,  or,  if  he  be  able, 
he  may  redeem  hiins.,'lf. 
50  And  he  sh.tll  reckon  with  him 
that  bought  him  fiom  the  year  that 
he  was  sol  1  to  him  iinlo  Ihe  year  of 
jubilee  :  and  Ihe  p  ice  of  his  sale 
shall  be  accorlintf  unto  the  number 
of  yea  s  ;  accor.ling  to  the  time  I 


23. 

II  with  the 
\  srt/e  of  a 
bondman, 
e  ver.  46. 
Kp.  6.  9. 

/■  M'll  3  5°'  y"  *  >  accor.ling  lo  me  iimc  i 
•^  •  ■  ■  •  of  an  hired  servant  shall  il  be  with 
g  Is.  56.  6.       him. 

51  If  there  be  yet  many  years  be- 
hind, according  unto  them  he  shall 
give  again  the  price  of  his  re  lemp- 
tion  out  of  the  money  that  he  was 
bought  for. 

52  And  if  there  remain  but  few 
years  iinio  the  year  of  Jubilee,  then 
he  shall  count  with  him.'/nc'accord- 
ing  nut o  his  years  Khali  he  give  him 
again  the  price  of  bis  re  lemplion. 

53  .4«'/asa  yearly  hired  servant 
shall  he  be  with  him  :  nnd  the  other 

fc  Ne.  5.  5,  8.    shall  not  rule  with  rigour  over  him 
in  thy  sijht. 

54  .And  if  he  be  nol  redeemed  14 
in  these  ye-in.  then  he  shall  go  out 
in  the  year  of  jubilee,  both  he,  and 
his  children  with  him. 


h  Is.  14.  2. 

1 2  ye  shall 
serve  your- 
selves loi  til- 
th em. 

ver.  39. 

i  ver.  43. 

13  /ti«  hand 
obtain. 
ver.  2S. 


;.Iob7.  1. 
Is.  18.  14. 

I  14  or,  by 
1  llicae  moans 


B.  C.  1490. 

55  For  unto  me  (he  children  of  Is- 1  tn  ver.  42. 
rael  are  scivanls  ;  they  ni  are  my   a  He.  16.  22. 
Keivaiiu,  ulioiii  1  b.ouglil  t'oali  out   '/I.  15. 
of  the   land  of  Kjypt  :  1  am  llie 
LorJ  your  Goil. 

CHAP'l'ER  XXVI. 

YE  a  bIiuII    niuke  you    no    idols 
nor  graven  image, neither  rear 
you  up  a  1  standing  image,  neither 


CHAP.  XXVI.  Threalcningi  for  apostacy. 

that    ye    break   v  my    covenant  : 
16  I  also  uill  do  this  unto  you  ;  I 

will  even  appoint  4  ovei  you  ler- 
1  or,  pillar,  ror,  coiisuiiifjtioii,  and  the  burning' 
'iasl(jne,ot,  ague,  that  siiall  consume  the  eyes, 
picture,  or,  and  cause  soirow  oC  heuil  :  and 
figured  ye  shall  sow  u>  your  seed  in  vain, 

alone.  !  lor  your  enemies  z  shall  eat  it. 

b  c.  19.  30.     '    17  And  I  uill  set  my  face  against 


simll  ye  set  \x\>aj\y  image  a  of  stone  !  c  De.  II.  13-   you,  and  ye  shall  be  slain  y  before 
in  your  land,  to  bow  down  unto  it:  |  15.  1:8.  1-14.     your  enemies  :  they  that  hale  you 

shall  reign  over  you  ;  and  ye  shall 
liee  z  when  none  pursueth  you. 
18  And  if  yc  will   not  yet  for  all 
l/Ain.  9.  13.    this  hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will 


fori  a/rt  the  Lord  your  God.  \d  Is.  30.  'i'i. 

'i.  Ye  6  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  j  K?..  34.  26. 
and  reveience  my  sanctuary:  I  i  c  Fs.  67.  6. 
am  the  Lord. 


3  If  eye  walk  in  my  statutes,  and   g  Ps.  147.  14.    punish  you  seven  times  more  for 


9  2  Co.  6.  16. 
rE?..  11.  20. 
»c.  25.38,42. 
<  Je.  2.  20 


keeping  commandments,  and  do   i  cause  lo 
them  ;  |  cense. 

4  Then  I  will  give  you  rain  d  in   h'ZK.  17.25. 
due  season,  and  the    land  e  shall    Ki.  5.  17. 
yield  her  increase,  and  the  trees  of  i  De.  32.  30. 
the  field  shall  yield  their  fruit,  \k  Ex.  2.  25. 

5  And  yourth.eshing/shallreach   2  K.  13.23. 
unto  the  vintage,  and  the  vintage    /  Ne.  9.  23. 
shall  reach  unto  the  sowing  time  ;    mPs. 107.28. 
ami  ye  shall  eal  your  bread  to  the   n  c.  25.  22. 
full,  and  dwell  in  your  land  safely,    o  Ps.  76.  2. 

6  And  1   will   give  peace  g  in  the    Ez.  37.  26 — 
l.M)d,   and  ye  .^ihall  lie   down,  and   28.  He.  21.3. 
none  shall  make  you  afraid  :  and  y.iDe.32.  19. 
I  will  3  lid  evil  beasts /i  out  of  the    Ps.  IS.  59 
land,  neither   shall    the    sword  go 
through  your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  ene- 
mies, and  they  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  i  live  of  you  shall  chase  an 
handled,  an<l  an  hundred  of  you 
shall  put  ten  thousand  to  flight  : 
and  your  enemies  shall  fall  before 
you  by  the  sword. 

9  Eor  I  will  have  respect  k  unto 
yoit,  and  make  /  you  fruitful,  and 
multiply  }n  you,  and  establish  my 
covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  ii  store, 
and  bring  forth  the  ohl  because  of 
the  new. 

11  And  1  will  set  my  tabernacle  o 
among  yiu  :  and  my  soul  shall  not 
abhor/3  you. 

12  And  I  will  walk  9  among  you,  15  or,  nr  oi/ 
and  r  will  be  your  God,  and  ye  \  adventures 
shall  be  my  people. 


your  sins. 

!  19  And  I  will  break  the  pride  a  of 
your  power,  and  1  will  make  your 
heaven  as  iron,  and  your  earth  as 
biass  : 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be 
spent  in  />  vain  :  for  your  land  shall 
not  yield  her  increase,  neither 
shall    the   trees  of  the   land  yield 

-their  fruits. 

1  21  And  if  ye  walk  5  contrary  un- 
to me,  and  will  not  heaiken  unto 
me  ;  1  will  bring  seven  limes  more 
plagues  upon  you,  according  to 
your  gini<. 
22  I  will  also  send  wild  beasts  c 
among  you,  which  shall  rob  you 
of  your  children,  and  destroy  your 
cattle,  and  make  vou  few  in  nuin- 


t/ De.28.  15-    ber  ;    and   vour    higk-v/ayt    shall 


68. 


V  Ez.  16.  59. 

4  upon. 

v>  Mi.  6.  15. 

X  Ne.  9.  36, 

37. 

yJe.  19.  7. 

rPr.  28.  1. 

ols.  25.  11. 

i  P».  127.  1. 


d  be  desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  be  reformed 
by  me  by  these  things,  but  will 
walk  contrary  unto  me  ; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walkecontra- 
ry  unto  you,  and  will  punish  you 
yet  seven  times  foryoursins. 

25  And  1  will  bring  a  sword  upon 
you,  that  shall  avenge  /  the 
quarrel  of //ly  covenant  ;  and  when 
ye  are  gathered  together  within 
your  cities,  I  will  send  the  pesti- 
lence §  among  \  oil  ;  and  ye  shall 
he  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
enemy. 

26  And  when  I  have  broken  b  the 
staft'of  your  b  end, ten  women  shall 
bake  your  bread   in  one  oven,  and 


with  me. 
13  I   s  rim 'the"  Lord    your  God,  j  ^2  K.  17.  25.    t'l^.v  shall  deliver  j/o«  your  bread 
which  brought  you  forth  out  of  ihe  I  Ez.  5.  17. 
lun<'  of  Egypt,  that  you  should  not  '  -;  r  „    i    a 
.,„  .^...  ...-„.,  ,  ,  1 ^^^^  ^^^  ^^ 


be  their  bondmen  ;  and  I  have  bro-  i 

k.Mi  Mhe  bands  of  your  yoke,  and   'J ''^'•i'".',.'* 

made  you  go  upright.  I  '"•  "■'•  '"• 

14  But  «  if  ye   will  not  hearken  I /  De.  32.  35. 
unto  me,  and  will  not  do  all  these  I  Ez.  20.  37. 
commandments  ;  '§■  Je.  24.  10. 


15  And   if   ye    shall   despise  my,,  p,   .q^   .g     your  sins 


again  by  weight  :  and  ye  shall  eat, 

I  and  not  i  be  satisfied. 

I  27  Ami  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  but  walk  con- 
trary unto  me  ; 

I   28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  unto 

jyou  also  in  fury  ;  and  I,  even  I, 
will   chastise  you  seven  times  for 


statutes,  or  if  your  soul  abhor  my 


29  And  ve  shall  eat  t  the  flesh  of 


judgments,   so  that    ye   will     not  ■ '  "-'o'  '■  °-   lyoursons,   and    the   flesh  of  your 
do   all    my  '^omm.andincnts,    6u<!/eLa.  4.  10.  [daughters  shall  yo  eat. 

1S7 


T\reateninp»  and  promt  tat. 

30  And  1  will  destroy  I  yourhifrli 
places,  and  cul  down  your  ima;ji>«, 
and  CU81  your  carcasses  upon  tlie 
carcasses  of  ymir  idols,  and  my 
soul  shall  iihhor  m  you. 

31  Anil  1  %vill  make  your  cities  n 
waste,  and  bung  your  sanctuaries 
o  unto  desolation,  and  I  will  not 
imell  p  the  savourof  your  sweet 
odours. 

32  And  I  will  bring  the  land  q  into 
desolation  :  and  your  enemies 
which  divell  therein  shall  be 
astonishoi  r  at  it. 

33  And  I  will  scatters  you  among 
the  heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a 
sword  lifter  you  :  and  your  land 
shall  be  desolate,  and  your  cities 
waste. 

34  'I'hen  shall  the  land  I  enjoy  her 
sabbaths,  as  long  as  it  lieth  deso- 
late, and  ye  be  in  your  enemies' 
land  :  even  then  shall  the  land 
rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  It  lieth  desolate  it 
shall  rest;  because  it  did  not  rest 
in  your  sabbaths,  when  ye  dwelt 
upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  arc  left 
alive  of  you,  I  will  send  a  faint- 
nefs  u  into  their  hearts  in  the  lands 
of  their  enemies  ;  and  the  sound  v 
of  a  6  shaken  leaf  shall  chase  them; 
and  they  shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from 
a  sword  ;  and  they  shall  fall  when 
none  pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  fall  le  one  upon 
another,  as  it  weie  before  a  sword, 
when  none  pursueth  :  and  ye  shall 
have  no  power  to  stand  before  x 
your  enemies. 

33  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the 
heathen,  and  the  land  of  your 
enemies  shall  eat  you  up. 

.39  And  ihi-y  that  are  left  of  you 
shall  pine  y  away  in  their 
ini(|uity  in  your  enemies'  lands  ; 
and  also  in  the  iniquities  of  their 
fathers  shall  they  pins  away  with 
th.'m. 

40  If  z  they  shall  confess  their 
iniquity,  and  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathei-a'.  with  their  tiespass  which 
they  trespassed  against  me,  and 
that  also  I  hey  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me  ; 

41  And  that  I  also  have  walked 
contrary  'into  them,  and  have 
brourht  them  into  the  land  of  their 
enemies  :  if  then  their  iincircum- 
cised  1  hearts  be  humbled,  6  and 
they  then  accept  c  of  the  punish- 
ment of  their  iniquity  : 

42  Then  will  1  remember  d  my 
C'lvenantwilh  Jacob,  and  also  my 
covenant  with  Isaac,  and  also  my 
covenant   with    Abraham    will   1 

173 


LEVITICUS.  B.  C.  1490. 

/Kj.6.  3,13.  remember;  and  I  will  remember 

m  Le.'.<;0.  it3.  the  land,  e 

H  Ne.  a.  3.  43  The  band  also  shall  be  left  of 
oViCh.37.19.  them,  and  shall  enjoy  her  sab- 
Mat.  'M.  2.  baths,  /  while  she  lieth  desolate 
p  Is.  1.  13.  without  them  :  and  they  shall  ac- 

9  Je.  25.  11,  ceptg'yfthe  punishment  of  their 
18.  iniquity  :  t>ecau8e,  even  because 
rje.  19.  8.  they  despised  h  my  judgments, 
«  Ps.  44.  11.  and  because  their  »i>ul  abhorred 
t'2Ch.20.2l.  my  statutes. 

u  Kz.  21.  7,  44  And  yet  for  all  that, when  they 

15.  be  in  the  land  of  their  enemies,  I 

t)  Job  15.  21.  will  i  not  cast  them  away,  neither 

6  driven.  will  I  abhor  them,  to  destroy  them 

10  Is.  10.  4.  utterly,  and  to  b.-e&k  *  my  cove- 
X  Jii.  2.  14.  nant  with  them  :  for  I  am  the  Lord 
y  La.  4.  9.  their  God. 

Kz.  4.  17.  45  But  I  will  fortheir  sikcs  /  re- 

r  1  K.  8.  33,  member  the  covenant  of  their  n 
&c.  Ne.9. 2,  ancestors,  whom  I  brought  forth 
&c.  Pr.  28.  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the 
13.  Lu.  15.  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  might 
18.1  Jno.1.9.  be  their  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 
a  Je.  9.  26.  46  These  are  the  statutes  and 
Ac.  7.  51.  judgments  and  laws,  which  the 
Ro.  2.29.  Locd  made  between  him  and  the 
&2Ch.  12.  6,  children  of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai 
7,  12.  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

c  Ps.  39.  9.  CHAPTER  XXVIt. 

51.  3,  4.  A   ND    the    Lord     spake     unto 

Da.  9.  7.  XI.   Moses,  saying, 

d  Ps.  106.45.     2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
Ez.  16.  60.       rael,   and  say  unto  them,  When  a 
a  man  shall    make  a    singular  b 
vow,    the  persons  jiha/l  be  for  the 
Lord  by  thy  estimation. 

3  And  thy  estimation  c  shall  he 
of  the  male  from  twenty  years  old 
even  unto  sixty  years  old,  even 
thy  estimation  shall  be  fifty  she- 
kels of  silver,  after  d  the  shekel  of 
the  sanctuary. 

4  And  idt  be  a  female,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  Anil  if  it  be  from  five  years  old 
even  unto  twenty  yea:8  old,  then 
thy  estimation  shall  he  of  the  male 
twenty  shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  be  from  a  month  old 
even  unto  five  years  old,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  of  the  male  five 
shekels  of  silver,  and  for  the 
female  thy  estimation  shall  be 
three  shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  if  6e  from  sixty  yp.nrs  old 
and  above,  idt  be  a  male,  then  thy 
estimation  shall  be  fifteen  shekeis, 
and  for  the  female  ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy 
estimation,  then  he  shall  present 
himself  before  the  priest,  and  the 
priest  shall  value  him  ;  according 
to  his  ability  e  that  vowed  shall  the 
priest  value  him. 

9  And  if  it  6e  a  beast,  whereof 


e  Joel  2.  18. 
/ver.  34,35. 
g  ver.  41. 
^2Ch.3S.16. 

i  Ps.  94.  14. 
La.  3.  31. 
Ro.  11.2. 

k  Ps.  89.  33, 
34. 

I  Ro.  11.  23. 

m  Lu.  1.  72, 
73. 

a  Nu.  6.  2. 
Ju.  11.  30, 
&c.  1  Sa.  1. 
11,  28. 

b  Ec.  5.  4,  5. 

c  Nu.  18.  6. 

d  Ex.  30.  13. 

e  Ne.  5.  7. 


B.  C.  1490. 

men  brinj  an  offering'  unto  the 
Lord,  all  tiiat  any  man  giveth  cf 
such  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  holv 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it, nor  clian 
it,  a  g'ooj  for  a  bad,  or  a  bad  lor  a 
good  :  and  if  he  shall  at  all  change 
beast   for  beast,   then  it  and  the 
exchange  thereof  shall  be  holy. 

11  And  if  i<  fie  any  unclean  beast, 
of  v.hich  they  do  not  ofl'er  a  sacri- 
fice unto  the  Lord,  then  he  shall 
present  the  beast  before  the  priest: 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it, 
■whether  it  be  good  or  bad  :  1  as 
thou  valuest  it,  who  art  the  priest, 
60  shall  it  be. 

13  But /if  he  will  at  all  redeem 
it,  then  he  shall  add  a  fifth  part 
thereof  unto  thy  estimation. 

14  And  when  a  man  shall  sanctify 
his  house  g  to  be  holy  unto  the 
Lord, then  the  priest  shall  estimate 
it,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad  :  as  ft 
the  priest  shall  estimate  it,  so 
shall  it  stand  : 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it 
will  redeem  his  bouse,  then  he 
shall  add  the  fifth  i  part  of  the 
money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it, 
and  it  shall  be  his. 

16  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify 
unto  the  Lord  some  part  of  a  field 
of  his  possession,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  according' to  the  seed 
thereof  :  2  an  homer  of  barley  seed 
shall  be  valued  at  fiity  shekels  of 
silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the 
year  of  jubilee,   accordin 
estimation  it  shall  stand. 

IS  But   if    he    sunctijV   his  field 


/ver.  15,19. 

S  Ps.  101—2 

—7. 

h  ver.  12. 

i  ver.  13. 

2  or,  the 
land  of  an 

homer. 

k  c.  25.  15, 
16. 

/ver.  13. 

WC.25.  10, 
28. 

n  ver.  28. 

oNu.  18.11. 
Ez.  44.  29. 


pc.  25.25. 

q  ver.  18. 

re.  25. -28. 

B  Jirst-born. 
to  thy   s  Ex.  13.  2, 

12.  22.  30. 

Nu.  18.  17. 
after   the  jubilee,  then  the  priest  iDe.  15.  19. 
shall  k  reckon  unto  hirn  the  money 
according  to  the  years  that  remain, 
even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee, 
and  it  shall   be   abated    from  thy 
estimation. 
19  And  if  I  he  that  sanctified  the 
field  will   in  any  wise  redeem   it, 
then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  part  of 
the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto 
it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to  him. 


20  And  if  he  will  not  redtera  the  j  Mai.  3.  28, 
field,  or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to 
another  man,   it  shall  not  be  re- 
deemed any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  when  it  mgoeth 
out  in  the  jubilee,  shall  be  ho^y 
unto  ihe  Lord,  as  a  field  n  devo- 
ted ;  the  possession  thereof  shall 
be  the  priest's,  o 

22  A  d  if  1  man  sanctify  unto  the 
Lord  a  field  which  he  hath  bought, 


CHAP.  XXVn.   Concerning  things  sanctijled,^-e. 

1  according     which  is  not  of  the  fields/)  of  his 

to  thy  esli-      possession  j 

inati'jn,  O        23  Then  q  the  priest  shall  reckon 

priest.  unto  hiin  the  woiih  of  thy  estima- 

tion, even  unto  the  year  of  the 
jubilee  :  and  he  shall  give  thine 
estimation  in  that  day,  as  a  holy 
thing  unto  the  Lord. 

24  In  T  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the 
field  shall  returnuuto  him  of  whom 
it  was  bought, eren  to  him  to  whom 
the  possession  of  the  land  did 
belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall 
be  according  to  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  :  twenty  gerahs  shall 
be  the  shekel. 

26  Only  the  3  firstling  of  the 
beasts,  which  should  be  the 
Lord's  s  firstling,  no  man  shall 
sanctify  it  ;  uliether  it  be  ox  or 
sheep  :  it  is  the  Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean 
beast,  then  he  shall  redeem  it 
according  to  thine  estimation,  and 
shall  add  a  fifth  t part  of  it  there- 
to :  or  if  it  be  noi  redeemed,  then 
it  shall  be  sold  according  to  thy 
estimation. 

28  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted 
thing  that  a  man  shall  devote  unto 
the  Lord  of  all  that  he  hath,  both 
of  man  and  beast,  and  of  the  field 
of  his  possession,  shall  be  sold 
or  redeemed  :  every  u  devoted 
thing  is  most  holy  unto  the 
Lord. 

29  None  »  devoted,  which  shall 
be  devoted  of  men,  shall  be  re- 
deemed ;  but  shall  surely  be  put 
to  death. 

30  And  all  the  tithe  w  of  the  land, 
whether  of  the  seed  of  the  land  or 
of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  the 
Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

31  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  redeem 
ausrht  of  his  tithes,  he  shall  add 
.r  thereto  the  fihh part  thereof. 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of 
whatsoever  passeth  y  under  the 
rod,  the  tenth  shall  be  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether 
it  be  good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he 
change  z  it :  and  if  he  change  it 
at  all,  then  both  it  and  the  change 
thereof  shall  be  holy  :  it  shall  not 
be  redeemed. 

34  These  a  are  the  command- 
ments, which  b  the  Lord  com- 
manded IVtoses  for  the  childiea 
of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai,  c 


ver.  11-13. 
u  Jos.   6.  19. 
0  Nu.  21.2, 
3.  1  Sa.  15. 
18—23. 
7cGe.28.  22. 
Nu.  18.  21, 
24.  2Ch.  31. 
5,  6,  12. 
Ne.  13.  12. 


10, 

X  ver.  13. 
yje.  33.  13. 
"Ez.  20.  37. 
Mi.  7.  14. 
z  ver.  10. 
rac.  26.  46. 
6  Mai.  4.  4. 
cEx.  19.3, 
25. 


1^ 


THE  FOURTH  BOOK  OP  MOSES,  CALLED  NUMBERS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto 
lAloses  in  the  wilderness  oT 
Biiiai,  a  in  llie  tabernacle  of  the 
con^.e^alion,  on  the  first  dny  of 
the  second  month,  m  the  second 
year  after  they  we.e  come  out  of 
the  land  of  Kg'ypt,  saying, 

2  Take  6  ye  the  sum  of  all  the 
con^^eg-ation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  with  the 
number  of  tA«r  names,  every  male 
by  their  polls  ; 

3  From  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
waid,  all  that  are  able  to  go  forth 
to  war  in  Israel  :  thou  and  Aaron  j 
shall  number  them  by  their  ar- 
mies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a  ] 
man  of  erery  tritie  ;  every  one, 
head  c  of  the  house  of  his  fathers.    1 

5  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  I 
men  thai  shall  stand  with  you  : 
Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben;  Elizurd, 
the  son  of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon  ;  Shelumiel  the  son  I 
of  Zurishaddai.  | 

7  Of  Judah  ;  I  Nahshon  e  the  son 
of  Amminadab.  j 

8  Of  Issachar ;  Nethaneel  the 
Bon  of  Zuar.  I 

9  Of  Zebulun  ;  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon.  '■ 

10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  :  of, 
Ephraim,  Elishama  the  son  ofl 
Ammihud  :  of  Manasseh,  Gama-  | 
lie!  the  son  of  Pedahzur.  > 

11  Of  Benjamin  ;  Abidan  the  son  1 
cfGideoni.  | 

12  Of  Dan  :  Ahiezer  the  son  of 
Ammishaddai. 

13  Of  Asher  ;  Pagiel  the  son  ofi 
Ocran.  | 

14  Of  Gad  ;  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
2  Deuel.  j 

15  Of  Naphtali  ;  Ahira  the  son  I 
ofEnan.  I 

16  These  /  were  the  renowned  of 
the  congregation,  princes  of  the 
tribes  of  their  fathers,  heads  £■  of 
thousands,  in  Israel. 

17  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took 
these  men  which  are  expres«ed  h 
by  their  i  names  : 

18  And  they  assembled  all  the 
congregation  together  on  the  first 
(fay  of  the  second  month,  and  they 
declared  their  pedigrees  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, according  t  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  by  their  polls. 

19  As    I    the    Lord  commanded 

130 


a  Ex.  19.  1. 

Nu.  10.  12. 


6  Ex.  30. 12. 
c.  U6.  2,  63. 
2  Sa.  24.  2. 
1  Ch.  21.  2. 


cEx.  18.25. 
Jos.  22.  14. 


dc.2. 10,&c. 
c.  7.  30,  &c. 
10.  18,  &c. 


IcaZ/edNaa- 
son.  Mat.  1. 
4.  Lu.  3.  32. 


e  Ru.  4.  20. 


2  called 
Reuel,  c.  2. 
14. 


/  c.  7.  2.  1 
Ch.  27.  16, 
&c. 


5- Ex.  18.  21, 

25. 


ft  Re.  7.  4, 

&c. 


i  Jno.  10.  3. 


iver.  20, 
&c. 


I  ver.  2. 


m  2  Ch.  17, 
H. 


Moses,  so  he  numbered  tliem  ia 
the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

20  And  the  children  of  Reub»n, 
Israel's  eldest  »on,  by  their  gene 
rations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  the  names, 
by  their  polls,  every  male  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  alt 
that  were  able  to  go  forth  to  war  ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbeied  of 
them,  etien  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
uere  forty  and  six  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

22  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, ty  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  by  their  polls,  evei-y  male 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon, 
7oere  fifty  and  nine  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

24  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  (he  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
foilli  to  war  ; 

25  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
were  forty  anvl  five  thousand  six 
hundred  and  fifty. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Judah,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war, 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tiibe  of  Judah, 
were  threescore  and  fourteen  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred,  to 

28  Of  the  children  of  Issachar,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

29  Thosf"  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Issiichar, 
were  fifty  and  four  thousand  and 
four  liundred. 

30  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 
by  their  generations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  accordin°^  to  the  number 


B.  C.  1490 

of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
oM  and  upward,  all  that  \se.e 
able  10  go  fo.lh  to  war; 

31  Those  that  we  e  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebu- 
luii,  jrere  fifty  and  seven  thousand 
and  four  hund  ed. 

3"^  0(  the  child. en  af  Joseph,  n 
nrt;ne/i^,uf  the  chil  Iren  of  Eph.aim, 
by  their  gene. iitions,  alter  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
faihe  s,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  (Vom  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  we.e  able 
to  go  fu.th  CO  war  ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  t.  ibe  of  Ephraim,  1 
viere  forty  thousand  and  fi\e 
hund  ed. 

34  Of  the  children  of  Manasseh, 
by  their  gene.ations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
falhe.s,  according  to  the  numhtr 
of  the  names,  f.om  twenty  years 
old  an  1  upaaid,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  10. th  to  war; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh, were  thirty  and  two  thousand 
and  tv.o  liun  i.ed. 

36  Of  the  child.en  of  Benjamin, 
by  their  gene.ations,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathe/s,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
oil  and  upward,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  fo.th  to  war  ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  ecen  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min, tvere  ih'wly  and  five  thousand 
and  fou.  hund  ed. 

38  Of  the  child.en  of  Dan,  by 
tlifi;  generations,  alter  their  fa- 
milies, by  the  house  of  their 
failie!S,  according  lo  tht»  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
ol  I  and  upward,  all  that  were 
able  to  go  fo.th  to  war; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
tcere  threescore  and  two  thousand 
an  I  seven  h'lndred. 

40  Of  the  child.en  of  Asher,  by 
their  generations,  after  thei.-  fa- 
milies, by  the  house  of  (heir 
fathers,  according  to  the  number 
pf  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
ol  1  and  upward,  all  that  were 
».ble  10  go  fo  th  to  war; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  f^ven  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
tcere  forty  and  one  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

42  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali, 
thronghuut  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  according  to  the  number 


CHAP.  II. 

nDe.33.  17. 


o  c.  26.  64. 


;>  Ex.  12.  37. 

38.  '.^6.  c.  2. 
32.  9.G.  51. 
De.  10.  £2. 


gc.2.33.  c.3, 
4.  1  Ch.  6. 
21.  6. 


7- Ex.  38.  21, 
c.  3.  6,  &c. 


s  ver.  53. 


tc. 10. 17-21. 


uc.  18.22. 


«  c.  2.  2.  24. 
2. 


tc  ver.  50. 


X  c.  8.  19. 
16.46.  18.5. 
1  Sa.  6.  19. 


y   c.  3.  7,  8. 
31.  30,  47. 

1  Ch.  23.32. 

2  Ch.  13.  10. 


lac.  1.  52. 


Regulations  of  the  camp. 

of  the  names,  f.om  twenty  years 
old  and  upwaid,  all  that  were  able 
to  go  fu  111  to  war  ; 

43  Those  that  we.e  numbered  of 
llieiii,  even  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali, icere  fifty  and  th.ee  thousand 
and  fou.  hundred. 

44  These  o  are  those  that  were 
numlie.ed,  which  Muses  and 
Aaron  numbered,  and  the  princes 
of  Israel,  beini^  twelve  men  :  each 
one  was  for  the  house  of  his 
fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were 
numbered  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, liy  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, all  that  were  able  to  go 
fo.  th  to  war  in  Israel  ; 

4S  Even  all  they  that  were  p 
niunbe.ed  we.e  six  hundred  thou- 
sand and  three  thousand  and  five 
hundred  and  fifty. 

47  But  q  ihe  Levites  after  the 
tribe  of  their  faibers  were  not 
numbered  among  them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number 
the  tribe  of  Levi,  neither  take  the 
sum  of  them  among  the  children 
of  Israel  : 

50  But  T  thou  shalt  appoint  the 
Levites  over  the  tabernacle  of  tes- 
liniony,  and  over  all  the  vessels 
thereof,  anil  over  all  things  that 
belong  10  it  :  they  shall  bear  the 
tabernacle,  and  all  the  vessels 
thereof;  and  they  shall  minister 
unto  it,  and  shall  encamp  s  round 
about  Ihe  tabeuiacle. 

51  .4nd  /  when  the  tabernacle 
setteth  forwanl,  the  Leviies  shall 
take  it  down  :  and  when  the  talier- 
nacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the  Levites 
shall  set  it  up  :  and  the  u  stran- 
ger that  Cometh  nigh  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
pilch  their  tents,  every  man  v  by 
his  own  camp,  and  every  man  by 
his  own  standard,  throughout  their 
hosts. 

53  But  the  Levites  jc  shall  pitch 
round  about  the  tabernacle  of  tes- 
timony, that  there  be  no  wrath  x 
upon  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  :  and  the  Levites  y 
shall  keep  the  charge  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  testimony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  ttiat  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  so  did  they. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  the  Lor  i  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses an  1  unto  Aaron,  saying, 
2  Every  o  man  of  the  childreu  of 
131 


Stations  of  the  several  tribet. 

Israel  shall  pitch  by  his  own  stan- 
dard, with  the  ensign  of  their 
father's  house  :  1  far  6  off  about  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  they  pilch. 

3  And  on  the  east  side  toward  the 
rising  of  the  sun  shall  they  of  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  Judah 
pitch  throughout  their  arniieri:  and 
Nahshon  c  the  son  of  Ammina- 
dab  shall  be  captain  of  the  children 
of  Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were 
threescore  and  fourteen  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next  un- 
to him  shall  be  the  tribe  oflssarhar; 
and  Neihancel  the  son  of  Zuar 
shall  be  captain  of  the  children  of 
Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  leere  fifty 
and  four  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun  :  and 
Eliab  the  sou  of  Helon  shallbecap- 
tain  of  the  children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  teere  fifty 
and  seven  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
c.Trnp  of  Judah  v^ere  an  hundred 
thousand  and  fourscore  thousand 
and  six  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred, throughout  their  armies. 
These  shall  first  d  set  foith. 

10  On  the  south  side  shall  be  (he 
standard  of  the  camp  of  Reuben 
according  tn  their  armies  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  Reuben 
shall  be  Klizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

11  Aad  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  thereof,  uere  forty 
and  six  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him 
shall  be  the  tribe  of  Simeon  :  and 
the  captain  of  the  children  of 
Simeon  shall  be  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  ZuTishad<Iai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  tcere  fifty 
and  nine  thousand  and  three  hun- 
dred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  be 
Khasaph  the  son  of  2  Reul. 

'15  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  J^ere  forty 
and  five  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred ami  fifty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Reuben  were  an  hundred 
thousand  and  fifty  and  one  thou- 
sand and  lour  hundred  ain4  Sfty, 
J33 


NUMBERS, 

1  over 
against. 


i  Jos.  3.  4. 


cc.  I.  7,  &c. 
10.  14.  1  Ch. 
2.  10.  Mat. 
1.4.  Lu.  3. 
32,33. 


d  c.  10.  14. 


2  called 
Deuel, 
c.  1.  14.7.42, 
47.   10.20. 


e  c.  10.  18. 


/   c.  10.  17, 
^1. 


g  c.  10.  22. 


B.  C.  1430 

througliout  their  armies.  And  they 
(hall  set  forth  in  the  second  e  rank. 

17  Then  /  the  tabernacle  of  tha 
congiegatioii  shall  set  forward  with 
the  camp  of  the  Levites  in  the 
midst  of  the  camp  ;  as  ihey  en- 
camp, so  shall  they  set  forwaid, 
every  man  in  bis  place  by  their 
standards. 

IS  Un  the  west  side  shall  be  the 
standard  of  the  camp  of  £phraim 
according  to  their  armies  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim 
shall  be  Elisharoa  the  son  of  Am- 
mihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,ifere  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  be  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh  :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Manasseh  shall  b« 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  Ihcm,  u:rre  thir- 
ty and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

22  Then  the  tiibe  of  Benjamin  : 
and  the  captain  of  the  sons  of 
Benjamin  shall  be  Abidan  the  soa 
of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  were  thir- 
ty and  five  thousand  and  four 
hundred. 

24  All  that  w2re  numbered  of  the 
camp  of  Ephraim  were  an  hundred 
thousand,  and  eight  thousand  and 
an  hundred,  throughout  their  ar- 
mies. And  they  shall  go  forward 
in  the  third  g  rank. 

25  The  standard  of  the  camp  of 
Dan  shall  be  on  the  north  side  by 
their  armie»:  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Dan  shall  be  Ahi- 
ezer,  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  uere 
threescore  and  two  thousand  and 
seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him 
shall  be  ihe  tribe  of  Asher  ;  and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  Asher 
shall  be  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  uere  forty 
and  one  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred. 

29  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphtali: 
end  the  captain  of  the  children  p( 

I  Naphtali  £Aa/^  &e  Ahirah,  the  son 
of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that 
[were  numbered  of  them,  were  fifty 
'and  three  thousand  and  four  hun- 
|dred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered 
lin  the  c^imp  of  Dan  jce'-*  an  hua- 


B.  C.  1490. 

died  thousand  and  fifty  and  seven 

tljoiisand  and  six  hunJreJ.      They 

shall  g-o  h  hindmost    with    their 

stHii'iaids. 

32  These  are  those  which  were 
numbeied  of  the  children  of  Israel 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers;  all  i 
those  that  weie  numbered  of  the 
camps,  throug'hout  their  hosts, zcere 
six  hundred  tliousand  and  thiee 
thousand  and  five  hundredandlifty. 

33  But  the  Levites  were  not  num- 
bered among  the  children  of  Israel; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
according  to  all  k  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses ;  so  i  they 
pitched  by  their  standards,  and  so 
they  set  forward,  every  one  after 
their  families,  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THESE  also  aie  the  generations 
of  Aaron  and  Moses  in  the  day 
that  the  Lord  spake  with  Moses 
in   mount  Sinai. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Aaron  ;  Nadab  a  the  fiisi- 
born,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and 
Ithamar. 

3  These  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  .Aaron,  the  b  priests  which  were 
anointed,  1  whom  he  consecrated 
to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

4  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  c 
before  the  Lord,  when  they  ofl'er- 
ed  strange  fire  before  the  Lord  in 
the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  they 
had  no  children  :  and  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest's 
office  in  the  sight  of  Aaron  their 
father. 

5  .And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,   saying, 

6  Bring  d  the  tribe  of  Levi  near, 
and  present  them  before  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  him. 

7  And  they  e  shall  keep  his 
charge,  and  the  charge  of  the 
whole  congregation  before  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  to  do 
/  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  in- 
struments of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  the  charge  of 
thf  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the 
service  of  the  taberna(;le. 

9  And  thou  shalt  give  g  the  Le- 
vites unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons  : 
they  are  wholly  given  unto  him  out 
of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron 
and  his  sons,  and  they  shall  v/ait 
on  their  priest's  office  ;  and  the 
stranger /i  that  Cometh  nigh  shall 
be  put  to  death. 


CHAP    III, 
k  c.  10.  25. 

i  Ex.  38.  26. 
c.  1.  46,  47. 
11.21. 

/r  Pa.  119.6. 

/c.  24.2,5,6. 

a  Ex.  6.  23. 

6£x.  28.41. 
Le.  8.  2,  &c. 

1  whose  hand 
he  filled. 

cLe.  10.1,2. 
c.  ■U.G.  61. 
1  Ch.  24.  2. 

dc.  8.  6.  18. 
2,  &c.  De. 
33.  10.  Mai. 
2.  4. 

e  1  Ch.  26. 
20,22. 

/c.  L50. 

g  c.  8.  19. 

18.  6,  7. 

h  ver.  38. 
Ep.  2.  19. 
He.  10.  19— 
i2. 


i  ver.41.c.8. 
16. 

k  Ex.  13.  2, 
12.  Le.  27. 
26.  Lu.  2.23. 

^  ver.  31. 
c.  ti6.  62. 

2  mouth. 

mGe.ie.  11. 
Ex.  6.  16. 

nEx.6.  17— 
19. 

o  c.  1.  53. 

/)c.4.24— 26. 

g  Ex.  25.  9. 

r  Ex.  26.  1, 

&c. 

s  Ex.  27.  9, 

&c. 

t  Ex.  35.  18. 


Number  and  order  of  the  Levitea. 

I  11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  And  1,  behold,  I  have  taken 
the  Levites  i  fiom  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  that  openeth  the  matrix 

\  ainongthe  children  of  Israel:  there* 
I  fore  the  Levites  shall  be  njiae  : 

13  Because  all  the  first-born  k  are 
I  mine  :  for  on  the  day  that  I  smote 

all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  I  hallowed  unto  me  all  the 
first  born  in  Israel,  both  man  and 
beast ;  mine  shall  they  be  :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

14  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  ibe  wilderness  of  tJinai,  sayino", 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi, 
alter  the  house  of  their  fathers,  by 
their  families  :  every  male  /  from 
a  month  old  and  upward  shalt  thou 
number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them, 
according  to  the  2  word  of  the 
Lord,  as  he  was  commanded. 

17  And  these  m  were  the  sons  of 
Levi  by  their  names  ;  Geishon  and 
Kohath  and  Meraii. 

18  And  these  «re  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  by  their  fami- 
lies ;  Libni,  n  and  Shifnei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by 
their  families;  Amram,  and  Ize- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

20  And  ihe  sons  of  Merari  by 
theirfamilies  ;  Mahli,  and  Muslii. 
These  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites,  according  to  the  house 
of  their  fathers. 

21  Of  Gershon  was  the  family  of 
the  Libniles,  and  the  family  of  the 
Shimites  :  these  are  the  families  of 
the  Gershonites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of 
all  the  males,  from  a  month  old 
and  upward,  even  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  uere  seven 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Gershon- 
ites o  shall  pitch  behind  the  taber- 
nacle westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of 
the  father  of  the  Gershonitea  shall 
be  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon  p  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  shall  tethetabernticle 
7  and  the  tent, r  the  covering  there- 
of, and  the  hanging  fcr  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangings  s  of  the 
court,  and  the  curtain  for  the  door 
of  the  court,  which  is  by  the  taber- 
nacle, and  by  the  altar  round 
about,  and  the  cords  t  of  it,  for  all 
the  service  thereof. 

133 


Kumoer  and  order  of  the  Levittt.    NUMBERS. 

S7  And  of  Kolialliutn*  llic  family   u    1  Cb.  26. 
of  tie  Aiiir.iuiUes,  and   the   fiiiiiil'y   SS. 
of  tl>e   1/eliuiiles,  and   the  taniily 
of  (I.e  Heb. unites,  and  the  family   v  c.  I.  53. 
of  the    Uzzieliles:     tlitbe   are   lUe  i 
fainilieE  (if  the  Kiih^ilhiles.  tec.  4.  15. 

<b  In  the  number  of  all  ilie  males,  | 
from    a   niunlh   old    and    tipuard,   2: Ex.  25.  10 
tcere  ei^hi  thousand  and  six  hun-| 
d.ed,  keeping  the   chaige  of  the   y  Ex.  25.  23, 
Banciuaiv.  1 31. 

U9  The  families  of  the  sons  of  »| 
Koh.itli  shall  pilch  on  the  side  of  z  Ex.  27.  1. 
the  tabernacle  souihwaid.  I  3U.  1. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  | 

the   father  of  the  families  of  the   aEx.  26.  32. 

Kohaihitcs  shall  be  Eluaphan  the  I 

son  of  U..ziel.  6  1  Ch.6.19. 

31  And  ;heiric  charge  s/m// 6e  the 

ark,  X  and  the  table,  j^anJ  the  can-   c  c.  1.  53. 
dlestick  and  the  altais,  r  and  tlie  ' 
vessels  of  the  sanctuary  ttheiewith   Z  the  ojjice  0/ 
they  minister,  and  the  hanging,  a   tlie  charge. 
and  all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son   of  Aaron   d  0.  4.  31,32. 
the   piiesl  shall  be  chief  over  the 

chief  of  the  Levites,  and /irtoe  the  lever.  7,8. 

oversight   of  them   that   keep  the 

charge  of  the  sanctuary.  /  ver.  10. 

33  U\  Meraii  6  teas  the  family  of 
the  Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  the   g  c  26.  62. 
INliishites:  these  are  the    families 
of  Merari. 

c4  And  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  all  the  males,  from  a  month 
old  and  upwaid,  uere  six  thousand 
and  two  hundred. 

35  And  tlie  chief  of  the  house  of 
the    fatlier  of  the  families  of  Me-   fi  ver.  15. 
raii  was  Zuriel  the  sun  of  Abihail  :  | 
these  c  shall  pitch  on   the   side   of  »  ver.  12,45. 
the  tabernacle  northward.  I 

36  And  3  under  the  custody  and  j  ver.  41. 
d    chaige   of   the   sons  of  Merari  | 

shall  be   the    boards  of  the   taber- !  /  Kx.  13.  13. 
nacle,  and   the  bars    thereof,   and   c.  18.  15. 
tlie  pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets 
thereof  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  I  m  ver.  39-43. 
and  all  that  serveth  thereto,  I 

37  And    the   pillais  of  the   court 

round    about,  and    their  sockets, 'n  Le.  27.6. 
and  their  pins,  and  their  coids.         j  c.  18.  16. 

38  But  those  that  encamp  before 
the   tabernacle    toward    the    east, 

even   before    the   tabernacle  of  the    o  Ex.  30.  13. 
congregation    eastward,   shall    be   Le.    27.   25. 
Moses,  and   Aaron   and   his  sons,   Ez.  45.  12. 
keepings  the  charge  of  the  sane- 1 
tuary   for  the  chaige  of  the  chil- 1 
dren  of    Israel;     and   the    stran-  ^  ver.  46,47. 
gee  /  that  Cometh   nigh  shall  be  i 
put  to  death.  I 

39  All  g  that  were   numbered  of  y  ver.  48. 
the   Leviies,    which    Moses    and] 

Aaron  numbered  at  the  command- 
ment   of    the    Lord,    throughout  r  Mai.  4.  4. 
131 


B.  C.  M90. 
their  ramilies,  all  the  males  from 
a  month  old  and  upward,  uert 
twenty  and  two  thousand. 

40  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  NumberA  all  the  ii.st-boin 
of  the  males  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  from  a  month  old  and 
upward,  and  take  the  number  of 
their  names. 

41  And  i  thou  shall  take  the 
Leviies  for  me  (I  ani  the  Lord) 
instead  of  all  the  fi.st-bnin  among 
the  childien  of  Israel  ;  and  tlie 
cattle  of  the  Leviies  instead  of 
all  the  fiistlingi  among  ilie  cat- 
lle  of  the  child. en  of  Isiael. 

42  And  Moses  numbeied,  aa  the 
Lord  commanded  him,  all  the 
first-boin  among  the  children  of 
Israel. 

43  And  all  the  fiist-born  malea, 
by  the  number  of  names,  from  a 
month  old  and  upwaid,  of  those 
that  were  numbeied  of  them,  were 
tv^enty  and  two  thousand  and  two 
bundled  and  llueescoie  and  thir- 
teen. 

44  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  Take  k  the  Levites  instead  of 
all  the  first-born  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Isiael,  and  the  cattle  of 
the  Levites  instead  of  their  cattle  : 
and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine  :  I 
ar/i  the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be 
redeemed  I  of  the  two  hundred 
and  threescore  and  thirteen  of  the 
fiiEt-born  of  the  child  en  of  Isiael, 
which  are  more  m  than  the  Le- 
vites ; 

47  Thou  shah  even  take  five  n 
fliekels  a  piece  by  the  poll  ;  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctiiaiy  ehalt 
thou  take  them  :  (the  shekel  o  it 
twenty  gernhs  :) 

48  And  ihou  shall  give  the  money, 
wherewith  iheodd  nuinberof them 
is  to  be  redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemp- 
tion money  of  them  that  were 
over  and  above  them  that  were 
redeemed  by  the  Levites: 

50  Of  the  fiisi-hom  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  took  he  the  money; 
a  thousand  three  hundred  ami 
threescore  and  five  shekels,  after  p 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  . 

51  And  Moses  gave  9  the  money 
of  them  that  were  redeemed  unto 
Auri>n  and  to  his  sons,  accouling 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  r  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  the  Lord   spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unlc  Aaron,  saying 


B.  C.  1490. 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Ko- 
hath  l\om  among-  ihe  sons  of  Levi, 
after  their  fdrnilies,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers, 

3  From  a  thirty  years  old  anrl  up- 
ward even  until  tifty  years  old,  all 
that  eater  into  the  host,  to  do  the 
■work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
grearation. 

4  This  b  shall  be  the  service  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  about  the  c  most 
holy  things. 

5  And  when  the  camp  setteth  for 
■ward,  Aaron  shall  come,  and  his 
sons,  and  tliey  shall  take  down  the 
covering' vail,  d  and  cover  the  ark 
e  of  testimony  with  it  : 

6  And  shall  put  tliereon  the  cov- 
ering of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall 
spread  over  it  a  cloth  wholly  of 
blue,  and  shall  put  in  the  stavesy 
thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  table  g  of  h 
show-bread  they  shall  spread  a 
cloth  of  blue,  and  put  thereon  the 
dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and  the 
bowls,  and  covers  to  1  cover  with- 
al :  and  the  continual  bread  shall 
be  thereon  : 

8  And  they  shall  spread  upon 
them  a  cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover 
the  same  with  a  covering  of  bad- 
gers' skins,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  cover  the  candlestick  i 
of  the  light,  and  his  lamps,  and 
his  tongs,  and  his  snuff-dishes,  and 
all  the  oil  vessels  thereof,  where- 
with they  minister  unto  it  : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it  and  all 
the  vessels  thereof  within  a  cover- 
ing of  badgers'  skins,  and  shalt  put 
it  upon  a  bar. 

11  And  upon  the  golden  altar  k 
they  shall  sp.ead  a  cloth  of  blue, 
and  cover  it  with  a  covering  of 
badge .-s'  skins,  and  shall  put  to  the 
slaves  th^'-eof. 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the 
inst  uments  I  of  ministry,  where- 
with they  minister  in  the  sanctu- 
ary, and  put  thern  in  a  cloth  cf 
b'-'e,  and  cover  them  with  a  cover- 
ing of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
them  on  a  bar  ; 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  tbe 
ashes  from  the  altar,  and  spread  a 
purple  cloth  thereon  : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all 
the  vessels  tti  thereof,  wherewith 
they  minisier  alout  it,  tven  the 
censers,  the  fie.sh-hooks,  and  the 
shovels,  aid  the  2  basons,  all  the 
vessels  of  the  altar  ;  and  they  shall 
spread  upon  it  a  covering  of  bad- 


CHAP.  IV 

a  c.  8.  24.  1 
Ch.  -23.  3. 
24.  7. 

6  ver.  15. 

c  ver.  19. 

dEx.  26.  31. 
Is.  U5.  7.He. 
9,  3.  10.  '^0. 
eEx.25.  10 
—16. 

/IK.  8.  7,8. 
^Ex.  25.23- 
30. 

A  La.  24.5-8. 

1  or,  pour 
out. 

i  Ex.  25.  31 
—38. 

tEx.30. 1— 
50. 

/Ex.25.  9. 

1  Ch.  9.  29. 

m  Ex.  38.  3. 
2Ch.  4.  19. 

2  or,  bowls. 


nc.  7.  9,  10. 
21.  De.  31. 
9.  Jos.  4.  10, 

2  Sa.  6.  13. 
1  Ch.  15.  2, 
15. 

o2Sa.  6.  6, 
7.  1  Ch.  13. 
9,  10. 

pHe.  12.29. 
q  c.  3.  31. 

r  Ex.  25.  6. 
Le.  24.  2. 
s  Ex.  30.34. 
I  Ex.  29.  40. 
u  Ex.  30.  23. 
V  ver.  4. 
mEx.  19.21. 
Le.  10.  2.  1 
Sa.  6.  19. 
X  ver.  3. 

3  war  the 
warfare. 

1  Cor.  9.  7. 
ITi.  1.  18. 

4  or,  car- 
riage. 

yc.3.  25,  2S. 
z  Ex.26.  14. 
a  Ex.  27.  9. 
6  Ex.  35.  18. 

5  ?nouth. 


Service  of  the  Levites. 

gers'  skins,  and  put  to  tbe  staves 
of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons 
have  made  an  end  of  covering  the 
sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  sanctuary,  as  the  camp  is  to  set 
forward  ;  alter  that,  the  sons  of 
Kohath  n  shall  come  to  bear  it: 
but  they  shall  not  touch  o  any  holy 
thing,  lest  they  die.js  These  q 
things  ire  the  burden  of  the  sons  of 
Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

16  -And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  j:;er- 
taineth  the  oil  r  for  the  light,  and 
the  sweet  «  incense,  and  the  daily 
meat-ohering,  t  and  the  anointing 
oil,unnrfthe  ovei-sight  of  all  the 
tabernacle,  and  of  all  that  thereia 
is,  in  the  sanctuary,  and  in  tbe 
vessels  thereof. 

17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  ofl'the  tribe  of  the 
families  of  the  Kohathites  from 
among  the  Levites  : 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that 
they  may  live,  and  not  die,  when 
they  approach  unto  the  most  v  holy 
thmgs  :  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 
go  in,  and  appoint  them  every  one 
to  his  service  and  to  his  burden  : 

20  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  ro 
see  when  the  holy  things  are  cov- 
ered, lest  they  die. 

21  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses, sayinar, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon,  throughout  the  houses 
of  their  fathers,  by  their  families  ; 

23  From  thirty  x  years  old  and 
upward  until  fifty  years  old,  shalt 
thou  number  them  ;  all  that  enter 
in  to  3  perform  the  service,  to  do 
the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  Gershonites,  to  serve, 
and  for  burdens.  4 

25  And  y  they  shall  bear  the  cur- 
tains of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  his 
covering,  and  the  covering  of  the 
badgers'  skins  z  that  is  above  upon 
it,  and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

2S  ^nd  the  hangings  a  of  the 
court,  and  the  hanging  forthe  door 
of  the  gate  of  the  court,  which  is 
by  the  tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar 
round  about,  and  their  cords,  6  and 

.all  the  instruments  of  their  ser- 
vice, and  all  that  is  made  for  them: 
so  shall  they  .serve. 

J  27  At  the  5  appointment  of  Aaron 
135 


6  warfare. 
ver.  !iJ. 


ec.3.36,37. 
/Ez.  26.  15. 
S  Ex.  25.  9. 


h  ver.  28. 
Jos.  3.  6. 


I  ver.  47, 


TA*  Levittt  mmbtred.  NUMBERS, 

and  hissons  kIuiII  be  all  ihe  BCi'vice  c  ver.  33. 
of  the  8UI18  ot  ilie  Gerslionitcs,  in  | 
all  their  Imiduiix,  nnd  in  nil  their! 
service:  and  ye  sliall  appoint  unto  d  ver.  3. 
them  ill  cliarge  all  their  burdens.  { 
Ub  Tins  ia  the  nervice  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  S0U3  of  Gurshoii  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ; 
and  their  charge  shall  be  uuder  the 
hand  of  Itbaraar,c  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest. 

29  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou 
Bhalt  number  them  after  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ; 

30  From  thirty  d  yeaiS  old  and 
upward  even  unto  filly  years  old 
•halt  thou  number  Ihcni,  every  one 
that  eaierelh  into  6  the  service,  to 
do  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congreg:aiion. 

31  And  this  e  is  the  charge  of 
their  burden,  according  to  all  their 
service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  the/  boards  of  the 
tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof, 
and  the  pillars  thereof,  and  sockets 
thereof. 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court 
round  about,  and  their  sockets, 
and  their  pins,  and  their  cords, 
with  all  their  instruments,  ^  and 
with  all  their  service  :  and  by 
name  ye  shall  reckon  the  instru- 
ments of  the  charge  of  their  bur- 
den. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  sons  of  Merari,  accord- 
ing to  all  iheirservice  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  under 
the  hand  h  of  Ithamar,  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

34  And  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  the 
chief  of  the  congregation,  number- 
ed the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  after 
their  families,  and  after  the  house 
of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  i  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  enterelh  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered 
of  them,  by  their  families,  were 
two  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites,  all  that  might  do  ser- 
vice in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, which  Moses  and  Aaron 
did  number,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the 
band  of  Moses. 

38  And  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  throughout 
their  families,  and  hy  the  house  of 
iheir  fathers, 

136 


k  ver.  22. 


I  ver.  29. 


OT  ver.  3,  23, 
30.  1  Ch.23. 
3,27. 


71  Ro.  12.  6— 
8.  1  Cor.  12. 
4—31. 


o  ver.  15, 
24,  31.  ver. 
1.  21. 


aLe.13.  3, 
46.  c.  12.  14. 
De.  24.  8,  9. 


cLe.21.  1. 
c.  9.  6,10.19. 
11-13.31.  19. 


d2K.  7.  3. 
2  Ch.  26.  21. 


B.  C.  1490. 

39  From  thiily  years  old  and  up- 
ward even  unto  fifty  yeais  old, 
every  one  that  entureth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  throughout  their  fam- 
ilies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
were  two  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred and  thirty. 

41  These  k  are  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  of  all  that  might 
do  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  iha 
congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Me- 
rari, throughout  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers, 

43  From  thiity  years  old  and  up- 
ward even  unto  fifty  years  old, 
every  one  that  entereth  into  the 
service,  for  the  work  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  after  their  familie*, 
were  three  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

45  These  be  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Merari,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron 
numbered,  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  I  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  Levites,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  and  the  chief  of  Israel  num- 
bered, after  their  families,  and  af- 
ter the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  m  thirty  years  old  and 
upward  even  unto  fiffy  years  old, 
every  n  one  that  came  to  do  the 
service  of  the  ministry,  and  the 
service  of  the  burden  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

48  Even  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  were  eight  thousand 
and  five  hundred  and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  were  num- 
bered by  the  hand  of  Moses,  every 
one  according  to  his  service,  o  and 
according  to  his  burden  :  thus 
w-ere  they  numbered  of  him,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAPTER  V 

AND     the    Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  put  out  of  the  camp 
every  leper,  n  and  every  one  that 
hath  an  issue,  b  and  whosoever  is 
defiled  by  the  dead,  c 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye 
put  out,  without  d  the  camp  shall 
ye  put  them,  that  they  defile  not 


E.  C.  1490. 

their  camps,  in  the  midst  whereof 
I  e  dwell. 

4  And  the  chihiren  of  Israel  did 
so,  and  put  them  out  without  the 
camp  :  as  tlie  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  An<i  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
say  inj, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Isra- 
el ;  VVheny  a  man  or  woman  shall 
commit  any  sin  that  men  commit, 
to  do  a  trespass  ag'ainst  the  Lord, 
and  that  person  be  guilty  ; 

7  Then  iliey  shall  confess  =■  their 
sin  which  they  h.ive  done  :  and  he 
shall  recompense  h  his  trespass 
with  the  principal  thereof,  and  add  1 
unto  it  the  fifth  jtart  thereof,  and' 
give  it  unto  him  ag'ainst  whom  he 
liath  trespasseJ. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman 
to  recompense  the  trespass  unto, 
let  the  t.espass  be  recompensed 
unto  the  Loid,  even  to  the  priest  ; 
beside  the  ram  of  the  atonement, 
whereby  an  atonement  shall  be 
made  for  him. 

9  And  every  1  offering  of  all  the 
holy  things  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  bring  unto  the 
p.iest,  shall  i  be  his. 

10  And  every  man's  hallowed 
things  shall  be  his  :  whatsoever 
any  man  giveth  the  priest,  it  shall 
be  his. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  say  unto  them.  If  any  j 
man's  wife  •gn  aside,  and  commit  a 
trespass  against  him,  j 

13  And  a  man  k  lie  with  her  car- 
nally, and  it  be  hid  from  the  eyes 
of  her  husband,  and  be  kept  close, 
and  she  be  defiled,  and  Uiere  he  no 
witness  against  her,  neither  she  be  i 
taken  wilh  the  manner  ;  \ 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy  I 
come  upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous 
of  his  wifi.,  and  she  be  defiled  :  or  j 
if  the  sp'rit  of  jealousy  come  upon 
him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  ! 
and  she  be  not  defiled  ;  ; 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his 
wife  unto  the  priest,  and  he  shall 
bring  her  offeiingra  for  her,  the 
tenth  pari  of  an  ephah  of  barley 
meal  :  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon  it, 
nor  put  frankincense  thereon  ;  for 
it  is  an  ofl'ering  of  jea.lousy,  an 
offering  of  memorial,  bringing  n 
iniquity  to  remembrance.  , 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her 
near,  and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  jriest  shall  take  holy 
water  in  an  earthen  vessel  ;  and  of 
the  dust  that  is  in  the  floor  of  the 

18 


CHAP.  V. 

eLe.  26.  11, 
12.  2  Cor.  6. 
16. 

/  Le.  6.  2. 
g  Le.5.  5. 
26.40.  Jos.  7. 
19.  Job  33. 
27.  Ps.  32.  5. 
Pr.  28.  13. 
1  Jno.  1.  9. 
ftLe.  6.  5— 
7.  7.  7. 
1  or,  heave- 
offering, 
i  Ex.  29.  28. 
Le.6.17, 18. 
7.  6—14.  c. 
18.  8,  9,  19. 
De.  18.  3,  4. 
Ez.  44.  29, 
30.  Mai.  3. 
8—10.  1  Cor. 
9    13. 

khe.  18.20. 
I  Pr.  6.  34, 
35.  Ca.  8.  6. 
Zep.  3.  8. 
m.  Le.  5.  11. 
n  1  K.  17.  18. 
Ei.  29.  16. 
He.  10.  3. 


oHe.  13.  4. 
Re.  2.  19-23. 

;j  Mat  .26.63. 

2  under,  or, 
being  in  the 
power  of  thy 
husband. 

q  Jos.  6.  26. 
1  Sa.  14.  24. 

Ne.  10.  29. 

7-Je.  29.  22. 

3  fall. 

sPs.  109.  18. 

t  De.  27.  15. 

MLe.8.  27. 

V  Le.  2.2,  9. 

MLe.28.  37. 
Is.  65.15.  Je. 
24.  9.  29.  18, 
22.  42.  18. 
Zee.  8.  13. 


Tlie  lest  for  dduftir^V 

tabernacle  the  priest  shall  take, 
and  put  it  into  the  water  ; 

IS  And  the  priest  shall  set  the 
woman  before  the  Lord,  o  and  un- 
cover the  woman's  head,  and  put 
the  offering  of  memorial  in  her 
hands,  which  is  the  jealousy -offer- 
ing :  and  the  priest  shall  have  in 
his  hand  the  bitter  water  that 
causeth  the  curse. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge 
her  by  an  oath,^  and  say  unto  the 
woman,  If  no  man  have  lain  with 
thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not  gone 
aside  to  uncleanness  2  wii/i  a?ioMer 
instead  of  thy  husband,  be  thou 
free  from  this  bitter  water  that 
cuuselh  the  curse  : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to 
another  instead  of  thy  husband, 
and  if  thou  be  defiled,  and  some 
man  have  lain  with  thee  beside 
thine  husband  : 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  charge  q 
the  woman  with  an  oath  of  cursing, 
and  the  p/iw:st  shall  say  unto  the 
woman,  The  Lord  make  thee  a 
curse  r  and  an  oath  among  thy 
people,  when  the  Lord  doth  make 
thy  thigh  to  3  rot,  and  thy  belly  to 
swell  : 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the 
curse  shall  go  into  thy  bowels,  s  to 
make  thy  belly  to  swell,  and  thy 
thigh  to  rot.  And  the  t  woman 
shall  say.  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these 
curses  in  a  book,  and  he  shall  blot 
them  out  with  the  bitter  water  : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman 
to  drink  the  bitter  water  that  caus- 
eth the  curse  :  and  the  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into 
her,  and  become  liilter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the 
jealousy-offering  out  of  (lie  wo- 
man's iiand,  and  shall  wave  u  the 
offering  before  the  Lord,  and  offer 
it  upon  the  altar  : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  take  an 
handful  of  the  offering,  even  the 
u  memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it 
upon  the  altar,  and  afterward  shall 
cause  the  woman  to  drink  the 
water. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to 
drink  the  water,  then  it  shall  con;e 
to  pass,  that  if  she  be  defiled,  and 
have  done  trespass  against  her 
husband,  that  the  water  that  caus- 
eth the  curse  shall  enter  into  her, 
and  become  bitter,  and  her  belly 
shall  swell,  and  her  thigh  shall 
rot  ;  and  the  woman  shall  be  a 
curse  w  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  de- 
filed, but  be  clean  ;  then  she  shall 

137 


Late  concerning  Nazarites.  NUAIBKUS. 

be  f.ee,  and  shall  conceive  x  seed,  x  P«.  113.  9. 

a9  This  in  ihtf  law  of  jealousie.^,  yver.  ly. 

when  A  wife  goelh  aside  y  to  an-  Is.  57.  8. 

other  instead  of  liur  husband,  and  z  Le.  20.  17 

is  djililtf  J  ;  —20. 

30  Ui-  when  the  spirit  of  Jealousy  I  or,  mnke 
comuth  upon  hini,  and  he  he  jea-  themselves 
lous  over  his  wife,  and  shall  set  the  NazaritCK. 
woman  before  the  Lord,  and  the  aJu.  13.5. 
priest  shall  execute  upon  her  all  Ac.  21.  23, 
this  law.  24. 

31  Then  shall  tlie  man  be  g-uiltless  6  Je.  33.  6 — 
from    iniquity,    an.l    this    woman  8.  Am.  2. 
shall  bear  z  her  iniquity.  12.   Lu.  1. 

CHAPTEit  VI.  15. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto  2  or,  Nnza- 
Moses,  s,iyinj,  riteship. 

U  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is-   3  vine  o/  the 
rael,   and   say   unto   them,    When   wine. 
either  man  or  woman  shall  1  sepa-   c  Ju.  16.  17, 
rate  themselves  to  vow  a  vow  of  a   19.  1  Sa.  1. 
Nazarite,ato  separate  themselves   II. 
unto  the  Lord  ;  d  Le.  21.  1, 

3  Ho  shall  separate  himsel/from  b  2,  11.  c.  9. 
■wine,  and  strong  diijik,  and  shnll   6.   19.   11, 
d.ink  no  vinegar  of  wine,  or  vine-    16. 
garof stron;5drink,  neither.shall  he   4  separa- 
drink  any  liq'ior  of  jrapes,  nor  eat   tion. 
imist  grapes,  or  dried.  e  2  Cor.  6. 

4  AU  the  days  of  his  2  separation  1 17, 13. 
shall  he  eat  nothing  tha(   is  made  \f  Ac.  18. 
of  the  3  vine  tree,  from  the  kernels  j  18. 
even  to  the  husk.  g  Le.  5.  7 

5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his  14.  22.  15 
sepaiation  there  shall  no  razor  c  14,29 
come  upon  his  l>ead  :  until  the 
days  be  fulfilled,  in  the  which  he 
separaleth  Ainise//"  unto  the  Lord, 
he  shall  be  holy,  an'l  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  daysthit  he  separateth  ,  _  . 
himself  unto  the  Lord  he  shall  h.L,e.i>.b. 
come  at  no  dead  bodv.  d  il  r  n 

7  lie  shall  not   make  himself  un-  ^  f'^'-'- 
clean  for  his  father,  or  for  his  mo-    .  91    oc 
ther,  for  his  brother,  or  for  his  sis-  j'  ^^-  ^^-  "*• 
ter,  when  they  die  ;  because  the  4  | 
consecration  of  his  God  is  upon  his  A:  Le.  4.  3, 
heal.                                                        ,28,32.  Mai. 

8  All  the  davs  of  his  separation  e  '•  13,  14.  1 
he  is  holy  unto  the  Lord.  'Pe.  1.  19. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  sud-  | 
denly  by  him.  and  he  hath  defiled    I  Le.  3.  6. 
the  hea  i  of  his  consecration  ;  then 
he  shall  shave/  his  head   in   the   7nLe.2.  4. 
dav  of  his  cleansing,  on  the  sev-  j 
enth  dav  shall  he  -have  it.  n  Ex.  29.  2. 

10  Anri  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall 
bring  two   s  turtles,  or  two  young   0  C.  15.  5,  7, 
pigeons,  to  the  priest,  to  the  doorof  10. 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation.  '■ 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  />  Ac.  21.  24. 
one  for  a  sin-ofiering,  and  the  other 
for  a  burnl-offeiing,  and  make  an   7  1  Sa,  2.  15. 
atonement  for  him,  forthat  he  sin- 
ned by  the  dead,  and  shall  liallow  r  Ex.  29,  23 
his  head  that  same  day,  ;  —28 

133 


B.  C,  1480. 

I  12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto 
[the  Lord  the  daysof  hisiepaiation, 
I  and  shall  b.ing  a  Umb  of  the  fi.st 

year  ios  a.  trespass-otfering  :  h  but 
I  the  days  that  were  belore  shall  5  be 

lust,  because  liis  separation  wat 
1  defiled, 

13  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Na- 
zarite,  when  the  days  of  his  sepa- 

I  ration  are  fulfilled  :  i  he  shall  be 
1  brought  unto  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  ; 

14  And  he  shall  otfer  his  ofTering 
unto  the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  for  a 
burnt-oti'ering,  and  one  ewe-lamb 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish  k 
for  a  sin-ofi'ering,  and  one  ram 
without  blemish  for  I  peace-ofler- 
in?s, 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  cakes  m  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  wafers  of  unlea- 
vened bread  n  anointed  with  oil, 
and  their  meat-offering,  and  their 
o  drink-offerin;^s. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  fAew 
before  the  Lord,  and  shall  oft'er  his 
sin-offering,  and  his  burnt-offer- 
ing. 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram/ora 
sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  unto  the 
Lord,  with  the  basket  of  unlea- 
vened bread  :  the  priest  shall  offer 
also  his  meat-oflering,  and  his 
d  ink-offeiing. 

18  And  the  Nazarite  shall  shave/j 
the  head  of  his  separation  nt  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  shall  lake  the  hair 
of  the  head  of  his  separation,  and 
put  it\n  the  fire  which  is  under  the 
sacrifice  of  the  peace-oflcrings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
sodden  9  shoulder  of  the  ram,  and 
one  r  unleavened  cake  out  of  the 
basket,  ami  one  unleavened  wafer, 
and  .shall  put  them  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Nazarite,  after  iAcAafro/his 
separation  is  shaven  : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the 
Lord  :  this  is  holy  for  the  priest, 
with  the  wave-breast  and  heave- 
shoulder  :  and  after  that  the  Na- 
zarite may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Na/.arite 
who  hath  vowed,  and  o/"his  offering 
unto  the  Lord  for  liis  separation, 
beside  that  that  his  hand  shall  get  : 
according  to  the  vow  which  ho 
vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the  law 
of  his  separation. 

22  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  his 
sons,  saying,  On  this  wise  ye  shall 


B.  C.  1490. 

bless  s  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing iiiitu  liiem, 

tci  1  be  Loid  bless  t  thee,  and  u 
keep  thee  ; 

ko  The  Lord  make  his  face  » 
shine  upcm  thee,  and  be  giacious  u 
unto  thee  , 

26  The  Lord  lift  up  x  his  counte- 
nance upon  thee,  and  give  thee 
peace,  y 

U7  And  they  shall  put  my  name  x 
upon  the  child. en  of  Israel,  and  I 
TviU  a  bless  them. 

CHAPTER  VIL 

AND  it  caiTie  to  pass  on  the  day 
that  Moses  had  fully  set  up  a 
the  tabernacle,  and  had  anointed 
it,  6  and  sanctified  it,  and  all  the 
instiuments  theieof,  both  the  altar 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had 
anointed  them,  and  sanctified 
them, 

2  That  the  princes  c  of  Israel, 
heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
who  leere  the  princes  of  the  tribes, 
1  and  were  over  them  that  were 
numbered,  offered  : 

3  And  theybioujjht  their  offering' 
befo.e  tlie  Lord,  six  coveied  \va- 
g'ons,  and  twelvn  oxen  ;  a  wagon 
''ortwo  of  the  piinces,  and  foreach 
one  an  ox  ;  and  they  brought  them 
brtfoie  tlie  tabernacle. 

4  Anil  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

5  Take  il  of  them,  that  they  may 
be  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabe.na- 
cle  of  the  cong.egation  ;  and  thou 
shall  give  them  unto  the  Levites, 
to  every  man  according  to  his  ser- 
vice. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and 
the  oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the 
Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Geishon, 
according  to  their  service  :  d  I 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight  ox- 
en he  gave  unto  the  sons  of  Mera-  i 
ri,  e  according  unto  their  service, 
under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Knhath  he 
gave  none  ;  because/  the  service 
of  the  sanctuary  belonging  unto 
them  jornt,  thtt  they  should  bear 
upon  their  shoulders. 

10  And  the  princes  offered  for  de- 
dicating s  of  the  altar  in  the  day 
that  it  was  anointed,  even  the  prin- 
ce.s  offered  their  offering  bel'ore  the 
altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
They  sliall  offer  their  offering,  each 
prince  on  his  day,  for  the  dedicat- 
ing of  the  altar. 

1'2  And  he  that  offered  his  offering 


CHAP.  VII 

'jLe.  9.  22. 
De.  10.8.i«l. 
5.  Jos.  8.  63. 

1  Ch.  i3.  13. 
t  Ps.  134.  3. 
uPs.  Ikl.  7. 
Jno.  17.  11. 
V  Ps.  31.  16. 
67.  1.  80.  3, 
7,  19.  119. 
135.  Da.  9. 
17. 

wGe.  43.29. 
Ex.  33.  19. 
Mai.  1.  9. 
xPs.  4.6.89. 
15. 

y  Ps.  29.  11. 
Is.  26.  3,  12. 
Jno.  14.  '^7. 
Ph.  4.  7. 
2Th.  3.  16. 
2De.28.  10. 

2  Ch.  7.  14. 
Is.43.  7.  Da. 
9.  18,  19. 
(zGe.  12.2,3. 
c.  23.  20. 
Ps.  5.  12.  67. 
7.  115.  12,13. 
Ac.  3.26. 
Ep.  1.  3. 
rtEx.  40.  18. 
b  Le.  8.  10, 
11. 

c  c.  1.  4,  &c. 
1  who  stood. 
dc.  4.  24-58. 
e  c.  4.  29-33. 
/c.  4.  4-15. 
^Ue.  20.  5. 
1  K.  8.  63. 
2Ch.7.5,  9. 
Ezr.  6.  16. 
Ne.  12.  27. 
Ps.  30,  title. 


ftc.  1.7.2.3. 
i  Ex.  30.  13. 
itLe.2.  1. 
/Ex.  30.34. 
TO  Le.  12,  3. 
n  Le.  4.  25. 
oLe.3.  1. 
pc.  1.8.2.5. 
g  ver.  13, &c. 
re.  1.9.2.7. 


Offerings  of  the  princes. 

]  the  first  day  was  Nahshon  h  the 
son  of  Amminailab,  of  the  tribe  of 
Judi.h; 

13  And  his  offering  teas  one  silv.er 
charge.,  the  w  eight  the.eof  li-a*  an 
hund.ed  and  ihi.ty  shekels,  one  sil- 
ver bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  i  of  the  sajictuaiy  :  both 

,  of  them  were  full  of  fine  fluur  min- 
I  gled  with  oil,  for  a  k  meal -offering: 

14  One  spoon  of  ten  shekels  of 
gold,  full  of  incense  :  I 

15  t)ne  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  fiiSt  year,  for  a  m 

\  turnt-offeiing  : 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  n  sin- 
offering  : 

I  17  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  o  peace- 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,    five    laml.s    of   the   first 

i  year.  This  was  the  ofl'e.ing  of 
Kahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

I  18  On  the  secoml  day  Nethaneelp 
the  .con  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar, 

.  did  offer  : 

[  19  He  offered  jyor  his  offering  one 
silver  charger,  the  weight  whe.eof 
loos  an  bundled  and  thixty  shekels, 

1  one  silvei  bo\<.l  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuaiy  ; 

I  both  of  them  full  of  fine  fiour 
mingled  with  oil,  for  a  meat-ofl'er- 
ing  : 

SO  One  spoon  of  gold  often  shekels, 
full  of  incense  : 

21  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt-ofl'ering  : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

5:3  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year.  This  wiras  the  offering  of  Ne- 
th.ineel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  On  the  third  day  Eliab  r  the 
son  ofHelon,  prince  of  the  children 
of  Zebulun.  did  f'ffer : 

£5  His  offering  vns  one  silver 
cbarsrer,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  ."hekels.  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  af- 
ter the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil.  for  a  meat-ofiering  : 

25  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels, 
full  of  incense  : 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt-ofi'erinff  : 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he -goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year.  This  wns  the  offering  of 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 
133 


14. 


1. 14.  2. 


Oferinga  of  the  princes.  NUMBERS. 

30  On  the  fourth  day  Eli/.urs  ilie  |  ffc.  1.5.2.10. 
soa  of  Shedeur,  prince  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  did  offer :  | 

31  His  offering  t  was  one  silver  [ 
charger,  of  the  weiglil  of  an  hun-    <  ver.  13, &c. 
dred  and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  oriacluary  ;   both  of  | 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with   u  c.  1.  6.  2. 
oil,  fur  a  meat-offering  :  i  12. 

32  One  golden  spoon  often  shekels, 
full  of  incense  : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the   first  year,  for  a  "^er.  13,&c. 
burnt-offering : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year.  This  was  the  offeringof  Eli- 
zur  the  son  of  Shedeur.  ,„      ,     . 

35  On  the   fifth  day  Shelumiel  u  ^called 
the  son  of  Ziwishaddai,  prince  of  ['^'^"s'j  c-  ''■ 
the  children  of  Sirneon,  did  offer  : 

37  His  offering  v  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  she/eels,  one  j  .„  . 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  af-  •l^  ver.  ld,«c< 
ter  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  sfee- 
kels,  full  of  incense  : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt-nffering  : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
ofl'ering  : 

41  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offering,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  , 
he-goats,  five  hirabs  of  the  first  j 
year.  This  was  the  ofiering  of 
Shelumiel,  the  son  of  Z.irishaddai.  |^yer.l3  &c. 

42  On  the  sixth  day  Eliasaph  wj 
the  son  of  2  Deuel,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Gad,  offered  :  [ 

43  His  offering  x  was  one  silver  a  c.  i.  10.2. 
charger,  of  the  weight  of  an  liun-   20. 
dre  i    and    thirty  shekels,  a  silver, 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the  ^ 
shekel   of  the  sanctuary  ;   both  of: 


1.  10.  2. 


them   full   of    fine   flour    mingled   Jver.  13,&c. 
\vilh  oil,  for  a  meat-offering:  | 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  fen  she- 
kels, full  of  incense  : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,   c  c.  1.  11.  2. 
one  lamb  of  the   first  year,  for  a  22. 
burnt-offering:  I 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-  I 
ofterijig :  | 

47  Ami  for   a  sacrifice   of  peace-   d  ver.l3,&c. 
ofierings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
De-goat8,   five   lambs   of    the   first ' 

year.      This  was   the    offering    ofj 

Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel.  e  c.  1.  12.  2. 

48  On    the   seventh  day  Elisha- i  25. 

140 


B.  C.  1490. 
ma,  y  the  son  of  Ammihud,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  of- 
fered : 

49  His  offering  z  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  u>c» 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
-silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  af- 
ter the  shekel  of  the  s-inctuar,'  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  for  a  meat-offering  : 

50  One  golien  spoon  of  ten  she- 
kels, full  of  incense  : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt-ofl'ering ; 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
ofiering  : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year.  This  was  the  offering  of 
Elishama,  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  On  the  eighth  day  offered  a  Ga- 
maliel, the  son  of  Pedahzur,  prince 
of  the  children  of  Manasseh  : 

55  His  offering  b  was  one  silver 
charger,  of  the  weight  of  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver 
bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
0*1,  for  a  meat-ofiering  : 

56  One  gulden  spoon  of  ten  she- 
kels, full  of  incense  : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a 
burnt-offering  : 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
oflerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
he-goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
year.  This  mo?  the  offering  of  Ga- 
maliel, the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

6'J  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan,  f  the 
son  of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the  child- 
ren of  Benjamin,  offered  : 
61  His  offering  d  was  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  wat 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  af- 
ter the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  min- 
I  gled  with  oil,  for  a  meat-ofiering  : 
I  62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  she- 
\kels,  full  of  incense  : 
1  63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram, 
lone  lamb  of  the  fii-st  year,  for  a 
j  bumt-offering : 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  : 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
1  offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five 
j  he-goats,  five  lambs  of  the  first 
'year.       This  was  the    offering  of 

Abidan,  the  sovi  of  Gideoni. 
I  6S  On  the  tenth  day  Afai*zer,  e  the 


U.    ItW. 


nrj  I  T>     vTt 


29. 


1.  15.  2. 


ifcvei.  13,&c. 


B. 

sou  of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of  the   /  ver.  13, 

cliil  I  e.i  olDii.,  offered  .•  &c. 

67  His  otie.iaj/  tofu  one  silver 
ch.i  '^er,  the  wvts'nl  Mlie.eul'  loxs 
ail  hua  I  ej  .tnti  ihirly  uliekeU,  one 
Bilve.  bowl  af  se^eiily  shekels,  at-  ^  c.  1.  13.  2. 
le.-  the  shekel  of  the  sin.  lua.y  ,  'il. 
both  of  them  full  of  flue  dun:  mi  i- 
gle  I  with  oil.  for  it  meat-olie  in  j  : 

63  O  le  go\  leu  spooa  of  ten  nke- 
keli,  n.ll  of  i  iceiise  :  ftver.  13,&c. 

63  One  you  ig'  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  tlie  first  year,  for  a 
bii.nt-otferi  i  j  : 

70  O  le  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offe  i 15  : 

71  .\  li  for  a  sac  ifice  of  peace- 
oft'e.injs,  two  oxe:i,  five  ratns,  five 
he-foats.  five  lamhs  of  the  first 
ye.i  .  This  wns  the  orfe.in»'  of 
Ahie'.er,  the  son  of  Ammishail  lai. 

7-2  Ot^  the  eleventh  lay  Pujiel,  g 
tlie  son  of  Ooian,  prince  of  the 
chil  Irtn  of  .Ashor,  offered  : 

73  His  oR'e.ing'  h.  was  one  silver 
cha  7er,  the  weig'ht  tt-hereof  wis 
an  hun  Irei  and  thirty  sliekeh,  one 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  af- 
t*>r  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flonr  min- 
gled with  nil,  for  a  meal-ofiermg  : 

74  O'le  golien  spoon  of  ten  she- 
kels,  fall  of  incense. 

75  One  young'  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  l.imb  of  the  fii^t  year,  for  a 
burnt-ofTering' : 

73  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
ofTeriTg  : 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-  i 
offerings,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  | 
he-goat»,    five    lambs  of   the    fi-"st '  „£x_  25.  22. 
yea-.     This  mi-- the  offering  of  Pa- ■ 
gicl  the  son  of  Ocran.  | 

73  O  t  the  twelfth  day  Ahira,  i  the 
son  of  Rnan,  prince  of  the  children 
ofNaphtali,  o/fererf; 

79  His  offering  k  was  one  silverj 
charter,  the  weight  whereof  was 
an  hundred  and  thirty  shekeh,  one  ft  Ex.  25.  31. 
silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels,  after 
the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both 
of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  cEx.  25.  18. 
with  oil.  fo--  a  meat-offering  :  1 

8')  One  gollen  spoon  of  ten  she-\ 

kets,  full  of  incense  :  dEx.  25.  40. 

81  One  ynunir  bullock,  one  ram, 
one  lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a! 
burnt-ofiering  :  iec.  19.  9, 17, 

82  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-    &c. 
offering:  ! 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace- ' 
oft'eiinz's,  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five   /he.  14.8,9. 
he-goats,  five    lambs   of  the    first 

year.  This  i^n?  the  ofi'ering  of 
Ahira.  the  son  of  Enan.  1  cause  a  ra- 

S4  This  was  the  dedication  of  the    zor  to  pass 
altar,   in    the    day  when    it    "*'a»  over. 
10 


I  ver.  1. 


tn  c.  12. 8. 
-Ex.  33.  9, 
11. 


3  That  is, 
God. 


a  Ex.  25.  37. 
40.25. 


anointed,  by  the  p  inces  of  Israel : 
tA"elve  charge. s  of  silver,  twelve 
olive   bo  .vis,  t  .velve  spoons  of  gold  : 

S'>  E.ich  ch.irger  of  silver  loiigA- 
i'l  J  ail  hill  l.e  I  an  1  thi.  ty  shekels, 
each  bortl  se\eity  :  all  the  silver 
vessels  iBai ^lied  \\vo  thuusan  1  and 
foil-  huiid.ed  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctn.iry  : 

3)  I'lie  gol  leii  spoo  is  were  twelve, 
lull  of  incense,  weighing  ten  «/te- 
kels  apiece,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  :  nil  the  gold  of  the 
spoo. 13  was  an  hundred  and  twenty 
shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt- 
ortering  were  twelve  bullocks,  the 
rams  twelve,  the  lambs  of  the  first 
year  twelve,  with  thei'  meat-oti'er- 
ing  :  an  I  the  ki  Is  of  the  goals  for 
sin-ot?'erinsr,  twelve. 

83  An  I  all  the  oxen  for  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace-ofierings  were 
twenty  and  four  bullocks,  the  rams 
sixty,  the  he-goats  sixty,  tne  lambs 
of  the  fist  year  sixty.  This  was 
the  dedication  of  the  altar,  efter 
that  it  was  anointed.  / 

89  And  when  Moses  was  gone 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation to  m  speak  with  3  him, 
then  he  heard  <he  voice  of  one 
speaking  unto  him  from  ofi"  the 
mercy-seat  n  that  was  upon  the 
ark  of  testimony,  from  between 
the  two  cherubims  :  and  he  spake 
unto  him  : 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AXD     the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say  un- 
to him,  When  thou  lightest  the 
lamps,  a  the  seven  lamps  shall  give 
light  over  against  the  candlestick. 

3  And  Aaron  did  so:  he  lighted 
the  lamps  thereof  over  against  the 
candlestick,  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

4  And  this  work  of  the  6  candle- 
stick wai  of  beaten  gol  I,  unto  the 
shaft  thereof,  unto  the  fltU'ers 
thereof,  tcaj  c  beaten  work  :  ac- 
cording unto  the  pattern  d  which 
the  Lord  had  showed  Moses,  so  he 
made  the  candlestick. 

5  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  amon» 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  cleanse 
them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto 
them,  to  cleanse  lliein  :  Sprinkle 
water  e  of  purifying  upon  them, 
and  f  let  them  1  shave  all  their 
flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their 
clothes,  and  so  make  themselves 
clean. 

141 


Constcration  of  the  Levitet. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  young 
bullock  with  hie  meat-ofleniig,  g 
even  fine  flour  iniiig'led  with  oil, 
and  another  young  bullock  shall 
thou  take  for  a  sin-oli'eiing. 

9  And  li  thou  shall  bring  the  Le- 
vites  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  and  i  thou  shall 
gather  the  whole  assembly  of  the 
children  of  Israel  together  : 

10  And  thou  sliall  bring  the  Le- 
vites  before  the  Lord  :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  put  k  their 
hands  upon  the  Levitts  : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  2  offer  I  the 
Levites  before  the  Lord /or  an  3 
offering  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  may  execute  4  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their 
hands  upon  the  heads  of  the  bul- 
locks :  and  thou  shall  offer  the  one 

yor  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other/or 
a  burnt-offering,  unto  the  Lord, 
to  make  an  atonement  for  the  Le- 
vites. 

13  And  thou  shall  set  the  Levites 
before  Aaron,  and  before  his  sons, 
and  offer  them/or  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shah  thou  separate  mihe 
Levites  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel  :  and  the  Levites  shall  Le 
mine,  n 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Le- 
vites go  in  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  tlie  congregation  : 
and  thou  shall  cleanse  them,  and 
offer  0  Ihem/jr  an  offering. 

16  For  they  arc  wholly  given  unto 
me  from  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael ;  instead  p  of  such  as  open 
every  womb,  even  instead  of  the 
first-born  of  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, have  I  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  first-born  q  of  the 
children  of  Israel  are  mine,  botli 
man  and  beast  :  on  the  day  that  I 
smote  every  first-born  in  the  land 
of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them  for  my- 
self. ■ 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levites 
for  all  the  first-born  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

19  And  I  have  given  r  the  Levites 
as  5  a  gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his 
gons  from  among  the  children  of 
Israel,  to  do  the  service  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  to  make  an 
atonement'for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael :  that  s  there  be  no  plague 
among  the  children  of  Israel,  when 
the  children  of  Israel  come  nigh 
unto  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and 
»U  Ibe  conzreeation  of  th«  child 

148 


NUMBERS. 

sLe.2.  I. 

A  Ex.  29.  4, 
&C.40.  12. 

i  Le.  8.  3. 

/f  Le.  1.  4. 

2  wave. 

I  ver.  15. 

3  wave-offer- 
ing. 

4  he  to  exe- 
cute. 

m  c.  16.  9. 
n  c.  3.  45. 
o  ver.  11, 13. 
jDC.3.  12,45. 

q  Ex.  13.  2, 
12—15.  c.  3. 
13.  LU.2.S3. 

re.  3.  9. 

5  given. 

s  c.  1.  53.  c. 
16.  46.  18.  5. 
2Ch.  26.  16. 


t  ver.  7. 
liver.  11,  12. 
V  ver.  15. 
w  ver.  5,  &c. 
xc.  4.  3.  1 
Ch.  23.  3, 
27. 

6  war  the 
warfare. 

1  Cor.  9.  7. 

7  return 
from  the 
warfare  of 
the  service. 
2Ti.4.  7. 
2/c.  1.53.18. 
4.  1  Ch.  23. 
32.  Ez.44.8, 
11. 

zlTi.4.  15. 
a  Ex.  12.3. 
De.  16.  1. 

6  2Ch.  30. 
2,  15. 
1  between 
the  two 
evenings. 
Ex.  12.  6. 
cJos.  5.  10. 
rfc.  5.  2.  19. 
11,  16.  Jno. 
18.  28. 
eEx.  18.  15, 
,  19.  c.  27.2,5. 


B.  C.  1490. 

ren  of  Israel,  did  to  the  Levites  ac- 
cording  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  the  children  of  Is- 
rael unlu  ihein. 

21  And  the  Levites  were  t  pu- 
rified, and  they  washed  their 
clothes  i  and  Aaron  offered  u  them 
<ie  an  oHering  before  the  Lord  ;  and 
Aaron  made  an  atonement  for 
Ihem  to  cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  t)  that  went  the  Le- 
vites in  to  do  their  service  in  tho 
tabernacle  ol  the  congregation  be- 
fore Aaron,  and  before  his  sons; 
as  w  the  Lord  had  commanded 
Moses  concerning  the  Levites,  so 
did  they  unto  them. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  This  is  it  that  btlongeih  unto 
the  Levites  :  from  x  twenty  and 
five  years  old  and  upward  they 
sliall  go  in  to  6  wait  upon  the  ser- 
vice of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

25  And  from  the  age  of  fifty 
years  they  shall  7  cease  wailin"' 
upon  the  service  thereof,  and  shall 
serve  no  more  : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their 
brethren  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  tokeep  j/ the  charge, 
and  shall  do  no  service,  z  Thus 
shall  thou  do  unto  the  Levites 
touching  their  charge. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Si- 
nai, in  the  first  month  of  the  se- 
cond year  after  tliey  were  come  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  cliildren  of  Israel  also 
keep  the  passover  at  his  appointed 
season,  a 

3  In  the  fourteenth  h  day  of  this 
month,  at  1  even,  ye  shall  keep  it 
in  his  appointed  season  :  according 
to  all  the  rites  of  it,  and  accordin"' 
to  all  the  ceremonies  thereof,  shall 
ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  should 
keep  the  passover. 

5  And  (■  they  kept  the  passover  on 
Ihe  fourteenth  day  of  '.he  first 
month,  at  even,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai  ;  according  to  all  that  the 

I  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  did 
the  children  of  Israel. 

6  And  there  were  certain  men  who 
were  defiled  0  by  the  dead  body  of 
a  man,  that  they  could  not  keep 
the    passover  on    that    day  :    and 

ie  they  came  before  Moses  and  be- 

[  fore  Aaron  on  that  day  ; 

1  7  And  thete  men  said  unto  hiro, 


B.  C.  1490. 

We  are  defiled  by  the  dead  body 
of  a  man  :  wherefore  are  we  kept 
back,  that  we  may  not  oBer  an 
ofi'eiing  of  the  Lord  in  his  appoint- 
ed season  among'  the  children  of 
Israel  7 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them, 
Siand  still,  and  I  will  hear  what 
the  Lord  will  command  coacern- 
ingyou. 

9  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying', 

lU  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, Siiying',  If  any  man  of  you  or, 
of  your  posterity  shall  be  unclean  ' 
by  reason  of  a  dead  body,  or  be  in 
a  journey  afar  off,  yet  he  shall 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Loid.     i 

11  The  fourteenth/  day  of  the' 
second  month,  at  even,  they  shall 
keep  it,  nndent  it  with  unleavened 
bread  g  and  bitter  herbs. 

12  They  shall  leave  none  A  of  it 
unto  the  morning,  nor  break  i  any 
bone  of  it:  according  to  all  the, 
ordinances  of  the  passover  they 
shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and 
is  not  in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth 
to  keep  the  passover,  even  the 
same  stnil  k  shall  be  cut  ntl'  from 
his  people  :  because  he  brought 
not  the  offering  of  the  Lord  in  hisi 
appointed  I  season,  that  man  shall 
bear  m  his  sin.  i 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn  | 
among  you,  and  will  keep  the  pass- 1 
over  unto  the  Lord  ;  according  to 
the  ordinance  of  the  passover,  and 
according  to  the  manner  thereof, 
Bo  shall  he  do:  ye  shall  have  one 
?i  ordinance,  both  for  the  stranger 
and  for  him  that  was  born  in  the 
land.  I 

15  And  on  the  day  that  the  taber- ! 
nacle  was  reared  up,  the  cloud  ' 
covered  o  the  tabernacle,  namely,  , 
the  tent  of  the  testimony:  and  at' 
even  p  mere  was  upon  the  taberna-  i 
cle  as  It  were  the  appearance  of 
fire,  until  the  morning.  | 

16  So  it  was  alvvay  :  the  cloud  q 
covered  it  by  day,  and  the  appear-  ' 
ance  of  fire  by  night.  | 

17  And  when  r  the  cloud  was  tak- 
e:i  up  from  the  tabernacle,  then 
after  that  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed  :  and  in  the  place  where 
the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children 
of  Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  the  chiMren  of  Israel  jour-  ' 
neyed,  and  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  they  pitched  :  as  long 
as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the  s  tab- 
ernacle they  rested  in  their  tents,    j 

19  And  when  the  cloud  2  tarried 


CHAP.  IX. 
1  /ver.  3. 

'  g  Ex.  12. 
ftEx.  12.  10. 

i  Ex.  12.  46. 
Jno.  19.  36. 

k  Ex.  12.  15. 

I  ver.  7. 

m  c.  5.  31. 

n  Ex.  12.  49. 

o  Ex.  40.34. 

pEx.  13.21. 
40.  38.    Ne. 
9.  12,  19. 
Ps.  78.  14. 

q   Be.  1.33. 

rEx.  40.35- 
38.  c.  10.11. 
33. 

slCo.lO.  1. 

^prolonged 


tc.  1.  53.  3. 
8.  Zee.  3.  7. 

3  7eas. 

u  Ex.  40.  36, 
37. 

•B  ver.  19. 

w  Ps.  77.  20. 

a  Is.  1.  13. 

6  Je.  4.  5. 
Joel  2.  15. 

cEx.18.  21. 
c.  1.  16. 

dJoel  2.  1. 

ec.2.  3. 

/c.  2.  10. 

?c.  31.  6. 
Jos.  6.   4. 
1  Ch.  15.  24. 
8  Ch,  13.  13. 


Tlie  silver  trumpets. 

long  upon  the  tabernacle  many 
days,  then  the  children  of  Israel 
kept  the  charge  t  of  the  Lord,  and 
journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
was  a  few  days  upon  the  taberna- 
cle ;  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  they  abode  in 
their  tents,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud 
abode  3  from  even  unto  the  morn- 
ing, and  thdt  the  cloud  was  taken 
up  in  the  morning,  then  they  jour- 
neyed ;  whether  it  was  by  day  or 
by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken 
up,  thoy  journeyed. 

U2  Or  whether  it  were  two  days, 
or  a  month,  or  a  year,  that  the 
cloud  tarried  upon  the  tabernacle, 
remaining  theieon,  the  children  of 
Israel  abode  u  in  their  tents,  and 
journeyed  not  :  but  when  it  was 
taken  up, they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  they  rested  in  the  tents,  and 
at  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
they  journeyed  :  they  kept  v  the 
charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the  lo  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,   sayi-ng, 

2  JMake  thee  two  trumpets  of  sil- 
ver :  of  a  whole  piece  shalt  thou 
make  them,  that  thou  mayest  use 
them  for  the  calling  nof  the  assem- 
bly, and  for  the  journeying  of  the 
camps. 

3  And  when  they  shall  blowi  with 
them,  all  the  assembly  shall  assem- 
ble themsel  vesto  thee  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  hut  with  one 
trumpet,  then  the  princes,  which 
are  heads  c  of  the  thousands  of  Is- 
rael, shall  gather  themselves  unto 
thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  d  then 
the  camps  that  lie  on  the  east 
e  parts  shall  ^o  forward. 

6  When  3-e  blow  an  alarm  the 
second  time,  then  the  camps  that 
lie  on  the  south  J"  side  shall  take 
tlieir  journey  :  they  shall  blow  an 
alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is 
to  be  gathered  together,  ye  shall 
blow,  but  ye  shall  not  sound  an 
alarm. 

8  And  the  sons  of  .4aron,  the 
g- priests. shall  blow  with  the  trum- 
pets ;  and  they  shall  be  to  you  fof 
an  ordinance  for  ever  thrcughout 
your  generations. 

U3 


The  moving  of  the  camp. 

9  And  it'  ye  go  to  war  h  in  your 
land  iigiiinst  the  enemy  that  op- 
presscth  i  ytiu,  then  ye  shall  blow 
an  iiiaiin  with  the  tiumpets  ;  and 
ye  shiill  be  remembered  k  before 
the  Lord  your  Uod,  and  ye  shall 
be  saved  I  Irom  your  enemies. 

10  Also  m  in  the  day  of  your 
gladnet^s,  and  in  your  solemn  ilays, 
and  in  the  bejfinninjs  of  your 
months,  ye  shall  blow  with  the 
trumpets  over  your  binnt-ofi'er- 
ings,  and  over  the  sacrifices  of  your 
peace-ofiering's  ;  that  they  may  be 
to  you  for  a  -n  memorial  before 
your  God  :  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
twentieth  d«yof  the  second  month, 
in  the  second  year,  that  the  cloud 
o  was  taken  up  from  otl"  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
their  journeys  out  of  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai,  p  and  the  cloud  i-ested  in 
the  wilderness  of  Paian.  y 

13  And  they  first  took  their  jour- 
ney according  to  the  command- 
inent  of  the  Lord  r  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

14  In  the  first  place  went  the  s 
standard  of  the  camp  of  (he  chil- 
dren of  Judali,  according  to  their 
armies  :  and  over  his  host  was 
>f:ihslion  the  son  of  Ammina- 
dab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  llie  children  of  Issachar  was 
Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Zebulun  was 
Kliab  the  son  of  Helen. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken  t 
down  ;  and  the  sons  of  Gershon 
and  the  sons  of  Merari  set  forward, 
bearing  u  the  tabernacle. 

18  And  the  standard  v  of  the 
camp  of  Reuben  set  forward  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over 
his  host  was  Elizur  the  son  of 
Bhedenr. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Sim.^on  wn^s  She- 
lumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Gad  was  Elia- 
saph,  the  son  of  Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  for- 
ward, bearing  the  w  sanctuary  : 
and  1  the  other  did  set  up  the 
tabernacle  against  they  came. 

22  And  the  standard  .r  of  the 
camp  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
set  fonvard  according  to  their  ar- 
mies :  and  over  his  hoit  was 
Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

S3  And  over  the  hust  of  the  tribe 
144 


NUMBERS.  B.  C.  1490. 

\h  2  Ch.  13. 'of  the  children  of  Manas-seh  wot 
14.  , Gamaliel  the  sun  of  Pedahzur. 

i  Ju.  2.18.  24  And  over  (he  host  of  the  tribe 
10.  8,  12.  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  tea* 
Pi.    106.  42.  '  Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

:k  Ge.  8.  1.  I  25  And  the  standaid  y  of  thecamp 
Pf.  106.  4.  of  the  children  of  Dan  set  ("orward, 
136.  23.  \tohich  was  the  rereward  z  of  all  the 

/Lu.  1.70,71.  'camps  throughout  their  host  :  and 

I  m  Le.  23.24.  over  his  host  tons  Aliiezer  the  son 
{c.  29.  1.  of  Ammishaddai. 

I I  Ch.  15.  24.  26  And  over  the  host  of  the  trihe 
|2Ch.  5.  12.   I  of  the  children  of  Asher  MosPagiel 

7.  6.  29.  26.  ;lhe  son  of  Ocran. 
I  Ezr.    3.    10.  I   27  And  over  the  host  of  the  triba 
lNe.l2.  35.    j  of  the   children   of    Naphtali  was 
|Ps.  81.  3.89.    Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 
1 15.  28  Thus  2  were  the  journeyings  of 

In  Ex.  28.29.  the  children  of  Israel  according  to 
'.Ac.  10.  4.  their  armies,  when  they  set  for- 
\o  Ex.40.  36,   ward. 

37.  c.  9.  17-!  29  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab, 
20.  the  son  of  Raguel  a  the  Midianite, 

p  Kx.  19.  1.  I  Moses'  fathei-in-law,  We  are 
'7  c.  12.  16.  j  journeying  unto  the  place  of  which 
r  c.  2.  9-34.  jthe  Lord  s.iid,  1  &  will  "-ive  it  you  : 
\s  c.  2.  3,  9.  come  (hou  widi  us,  and  we  will  do 
\t  c.  1.  51.  jthee  good:  for  the  Lord  hath 
]u  c.  4.  24.  7.  j  spoken  good  c  concerning  Israel. 
6-8.  I   30  And   he  said  unto  him,  I  will 

,v  c.  2.10-16.  not  go  ;  but  I  will  depart  to  mine 
\w  c.  i.  4-15.  I  own  land,  and  to  my  kindred. 
|1  i.  e.  the  |  31  And  lie  said,  Leave  us  not,  I 
'  Gcrshonites  pray  thee  :  forasmuch  as  thou 
and  the  Me-  knowest  how  we  are  to  encamp  in 
rnriles.  the   wilderness,  and   (hou   mayest 

ver.   17.  be  tons  ins(ead  of  eyes,  d 

;rc.  2.18-24.  32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with 
us,  yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what 
goodness  the  Lord  shall  do  untou.'?, 
the  same  e  will  we  do  unto  thee. 

33  -And  they  departed  from  the 
/mount  of  the  Lord  three  days' 
journey  ;  and  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  went  before 
s  them  in  the  three  days'  journey, 
ito  search  out  a  resting-place  lor 
them. 

34  And  the  cloud  ft  of  the  Lord 
teas  upon  thorn  by  day,  when  they 
went  out  of  the  camp. 

35  And  it  cam»  to  pass,  when  the 
ark  set  forward,  that  Moses  said, 
Rise  i  up.  Lord,  and  let  ihine 
enemies  be  scattered,  and  let  them 
that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said, 
Return,  O  Lord,  unto  the  3  many 
thousands  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  a  when  the  people  1  com- 
plained, 2  it  displeased  the 
I  Lord:  and  the  Lord  heard  it: 
.and  his  anger  6  was  kindled  :  and 
the  fire  c  of  the  Lord  burnt  among 

i  b  Ps.  78.  31.  c  Le.  10.  3.  S.  K.  1.  12 


yc.  2.25-31. 
z  Jos.  6.  9. 
Is.  58.8. 

2  These. 

a  Ex.  2.  18. 

Reuel. 

6Ge.l2.  7. 

r  Ex.  6.  7,8. 

dioh.  29.15. 

e  Ju.  1.  16. 

4.  11. 

/Ex.  3.  1. 

g  De.  1.  33. 
iJos.  3.    3-6. 

AEz.  13.  21. 
iNe.  9.12,19. 
If  P3.68. 1,2. 

132.  8. 

3  ten  thou- 
sand thou- 
sands. 
De.  1.  10. 

a  De.  9.  22. 

1  or,  were  as 
it  were  com- 
plainers. 

2  it  was  evil 
inthtearaqf. 


C.  C.  1490. 

rhem,  and  consumed  tnem  that 
lucre  in  ihe  ultermost  parts  of  the 
camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Mo- 
ses ;  iind  when  iVloses  prayed  unto 
the  Lord,  the  lire  3  was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
place  4  Tabeiah  :  because  the  tire 
of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them. 

4  And  the  mixed  d  multitude  that 
leas  amon^  them  -5  fell  a  lusting  : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  also  6 
\vept  again  and  said,  Who  e  shall 
give  us  riesh  to  eat '? 

5  We  remember  the  fish,  which 
we  did  eat  in  Kgypt  freely  ;  the 
cucumbers,  and  the  melons,  and 
the  leeks,  and  the  onions,  and  the 
garlic  : 

6  But  now  f  our  soul  is  dried 
away  :  there  is  nothing  at  all, 
beside  this  m.inna,  btfore  our  eyes. 

7  And  the  manna  was  as  corian- 
der-seed, and  the  7  cilour  thereof 
as  the  cidour  of  bdellium,  g 

S  And  the  people  went  about,  and 
gathered  it,  and  ground  it  in  mills, 
or  beat  it  in  a  mortar,  and  baked  it 
in  pans,  and  made  cakes  of  it  : 
and  h  the  taste  of  it  was  as  the 
taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  i  fell  upon 
the  camp  in  the  night,  the  manna 
fell  upon  it. 

10  Then  Moses  heard  the  people 
weep  throughout  their  families, 
every  man  in  the  door  of  his  tent  : 
and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  k  5reatly  ;  Moses  also  was 
displeased.  I 

11  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  afflicted  thy 
servant  ?  and  wherefore  have  I  not 
found  favour  in  thy  sight,  that  thou 
layest  the  burden  of  all  this  people 
upon  me  ? 

Vi  Have  I  conceived  all  this  peo- 
ple ?  have  I  begotten  them,  that 
thou  shouldest  say  unto  me.  Carry 
m  them  in  thy  bosom,  as  a  nursing 
father  n  beareth  the  sucking  child, 
unto  the  land  which  thou  o  swarest 
unto  their  fathers  1 

13  Whence  j)  should  I  have  flesh 
to  give  unto  all  this  people  ?  for 
they  weep  unto  me,  saying.  Give 
us  fiesh,  that  we  may  eat. 

14  I  7  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this 
people  alone,  because  it  is  too 
heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me, 
r  kill  me,  1  pray  thee,  out  of  hand, 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
and  let  me  not  see  my  wretched- 
ness. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Gather  unto  me  seventy  s  men  of 


CHAP.  XI. 

I  3    simk. 

4  i.  e.  a 
burning. 

IrfEx.  12.38. 

j  5  lusted  a 

I  lust. 

j  6  returned 
and  loept. 
e  I  Co.  10.6. 

!/c.  21.  5. 

7  eye  of  it  as 

the  eye. 
\gGe.   2.  12. 

kKx.  16.31. 

t  Ex.  16.  14. 
',  k   ver.  1.  Is. 

5  25 
i'Ps."l39.21. 

mis.  40.  11. 

n  Is.  49.  23. 

I I  Th.  2.  7. 

I  o  Ge.  13.  15. 

£6.  3. 

p  Mat.  15. 

33. 

q  Ex.  18.18. 
jDa.  1.  9-12. 

rl  K.  19.  4. 
j  Jon.  4.  3. 
s  Ex. 24. 1,9. 


t  ver.  25. 
Ge.  11.5. 

18.  21.  Ex. 

19.  20. 

u2K.2.9,15. 
Is.  44.  3. 
Joel.  2.  28. 
V  Ex.  19.  10. 

w  Ex.  16.  7. 
X  ver.  4,  5. 
8  month  of 
days. 

y  Ps.  78.  29. 
106.  15. 
5- Ex.  12.37. 
c.  1.  46. 

a2K.  7.  2. 
Mar.  8.  4. 
Jno.6.  7,  9. 

6  Is.  50.  2. 
59.  1. 

c  E7,.12.25. 
24.  14. 
rfver.  17. 
e  1  Sa.  10.  5, 
6,  &c. 
I /Je.  36.5,6. 


The  seventy  elders  jnophesy. 

the  elders  of  Israel,  whom  thou 
knowest  to  be  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  officers  overihem;  and 
Ijriug  them  unto  the  tubernacie  of 
the  congregation,  that  they  may- 
stand  Iheie  with  thee. 

17  And  t  I  will  come  down  and 
talk  with  thee  there  :  and  I  will 
take  of  the  spirit  u  which  is  upon 
thee,  and  will  put  it  upon  them; 
and  tliey  siiall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  witli  thee,  that  thou 
bear  it  not  thyself  alone. 

18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people, 
Sanctify  v  youiselves  against  to- 
morrow, and  ye  shall  eat  fiesh  :  for 
ye  have  wept  in  the  ears  w  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Who  shall  x  give 
us  flesh  to  eai?  foi  ituns  well  with 
us  in  Esrypt  :  therefore  the  Lord 
will  give  you  flesh,  and  ye  shall 
eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor 
two  days,  nor  live  days,  neither  ten 
days,  nor  twenty  days  ; 

20  But  even  a  8  w hole  month,  y 
until  it  come  out  at  your  nostiils, 
and  it  be  loathsome  unto  you  :  be- 
cause that  ye  have  despised  the 
Lord  whii-h  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying,Why 
came  we  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

21  And  Moses  s.iid,  Tlie  people, 
among  whom  I  om,  rire  six  hundred 
z  thousand  footmen  ;  and  thou 
hast  said,  I  will  give  them  flesh, 
that  they  may  eat  a  whole  month. 

22  Shall  a  tlie  flocks  and  the  herds 
be  slain  for  them,  to  suffice  them  ? 
or  shall  all  the  fish  of  the  sea  be 
gathered  togetlier  for  them,  to 
suffice  them  7 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Is  6  the  Lord's  hand  waxed  short  ? 
thou  shalt  see  now  whether  c  my 
word  shall  come  to  pass  unto  thee 
or  not. 

24  And  Moses  went  out,  and  told 
the  people  the  words  of  the  Lord, 
and  gathered  the  seventy  men  of 
the  elders  of  the  people,  and  «ct 
them  round  about  the  tabernacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  down  (/in 
a  cloud,  and  spake  unto  him.  and 
took  of  the  spirit  that  vns  upon 
him,  and  gave  it  unto  the  seventy 
elders  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  e  the  spirit  rested  upon  them, 
they  prophesied,  and  did  not  cease. 

26'But  there  remained  two  o/?Ae 
men  in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the 
one  lens  Eldad,  and  the  name  of 
the  other  JMedad  :  and  the  spirit 
rested  upon  them  ;  and  they  were 
of  them  that  were  written,  but 
went  not  out  unto  the  tabernacle  ; 
and/ they  prophesied  in  tha  camp. 
14S 


Tl^  Lord  honoureth  Moses. 

27  And  there  ran  n  young'  man, 
and  tuld  Mosps,  nrid  raid,  Eldad 
knd  Medad  do  prophesy  in  the 
camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
tht!  eeivaiit  of  Moses,  one  of  his 
younj  men,  answered  and  said. 
My  lord  IMoees,  foihid  g  them. 

29  And  iMosessaid  unio  him,  En- 
viesl  thou  for  my  sake  .'  Would 
/i  God  that  all  the  Lord's  people 
were  prophets,  o.nd  that  the  Lord 
Would  put  his  spirit  upon  them  ! 

3U  And  Moses  i^at  hun  into  the 
cimp,  he  and  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael. 

31  And  there  went  forth  a  wind 
from  the  Lord,  and  broug'ht  t 
quails  from  the  sea,  and  let  Ihem 
fall  by  the  camp,  as  it  were  9  a 
day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as 
it  weie  a  day's  journey  on  the  other 
side,  romd  about  the  camp,  and  as 
it  were  two  cubits  high  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all 
that  day,  and  all  thnt  nig'ht,  and 
all  the  next  day,  and  they  leathered 
the  quails  :  hr!  that  gathered  least 
gathered  ten  k  homers:  and  they 
spread  Ihim  all  abroad  for  them- 
selves round  about  the  camp. 

33  And  while  /the  flesh  was  yet 
between  their  teeth,  ere  it  was 
chewed,  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  the  people, 
and  the  Lord  smote  the  people 
with  a  very  great  plague. 

34  And  he  called  the  name  of  that 
place  10  Kibroth-hattaavah  ;  be- 
cause there  they  buried  the  people 
that  lusted. 

35  And  the  people  journeyed  m 
from  Kibroth-hattaavah  unto  Ha- 
zeroth  ;  and  abode  U  at  Hazeroth. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake 
against  Moses  because  of  the 
1  Eihinpian  woman  whom  he  had 
married  :  for  he  n  had  2  married  an 
Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said,  Hath  the  Lord 
indeed  spoken  only  by  Moses? 
hath  he  not  spoken  6  also  by  us  7 
And  the  Lord  heanl  c  it. 

3  Now  the  man  Moses  ■tca'i  very 
meek  above  all  the  men  which 
were  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

4  And  ri  the  Lord  spake  suddenly 
unto  IVIoses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Miriam,  Come  out  ye  three 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. And  they  three  came 
out. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  e  in 
the  pillar  of  the  cloud,  and  stood 
in  the  door  of  the  tabernacle,  and' 

146 


NUMBERS 

C  Lu.  9.  49. 
jno.  3.  26. 

h\  Co.  14.5. 
i  Ex.  16.  13. 
Ps.  78.  25— 
29.  105.  40. 

9  the  itiny 
nf  a  dny. 

k  Ex.  16.  36. 

/  Ps.  73.  30, 
31. 

10  That   is, 
the  graves 
of  lust. 
De.  9.  22. 

m  c.  33.  17. 

1 1  they  were 
in. 

1  or,  Cttsh- 
ite. 

a  Ex.  2.  21. 

2  taken. 

b  Ex.  15.20. 
Mi.  6.  4. 

c  c.  11.  1. 

Ps.  94.  7-9. 

Is.  37.  4. 

Ez.  35.  12, 

13. 

d  Ps.  76.  9. 

e  c.  11.  25. 


/Ge.  15.  1. 
46.  2.   Job. 
33.  15.  Ez. 

I.  1.    Lu.  1. 

II,  22.    Ac. 
10.  11,  17. 
?Ge.31.11. 
i  K.3.  5. 
Job  33.  15. 

ft  He.  3.  2,5. 
i  I  Ti.  3.  15. 
lPe.2.4,5. 

A  Ex.  33.11. 
De.  34.  10. 
/2Pe.  2.10. 
m  De.  24.  9. 
2K.  5.  27. 
2  Ch.  26.  19- 
21. 

n2Sa.  24. 
10.  Pr.30.32. 

o  Ja.  5.  15. 
p  Le.  13.  46. 
a  c.  32.  8. 
6De.  1.23. 


B.  C.  1490. 

'called  Aaron   and    Miriam:    and 
they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said,  Hear  now  my 
words:  if  there  be  a  prophet 
among  you,  /  the  Lo.'d  will  m.ike 
myeclf  known  nn to  him  in  a  vision, 
/and  will  speak  unto  him  in  &  g 

I  dream. 

7  My  servant  Moses  j»  not  so, 
[who    it    faithful    h   in    nil    mins 

house,  i 

1  8  Wiih  him  will  I  speak  mouth 
k  to  mouth,  even  apparently,  and 
I  not  in  dark  speeches  ;  and  the  si- 
militude of  the  Lord  shall  he  be- 
;  hold  :  wherefore  then  were  ye  not 
I  /  afraid  to  speak  against  my  servant 
Moses  ; 

I  9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  wa« 
'kindled  against  them;  and  be 
departed. 

10  And  the  cloud  departed  from 
oft'  the  tabernacle  ;  ami,  behold 
Miriam  became  leprous,  m  white 
ns  snow  :  and  Aaron  looked  upon 
Miriam,  and,  behold  she  teaa 
leprous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses, 
Alas,  my  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay 
not  the  sin  upon  us,  wherein  we 
have  done  foolishly,  nand  whereia 
we  have  sinnej. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of 
whom  the  flesh  is  half  consumed 
when  he  Cometh  out  of  his  mother's 
womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  saying.  Heal  o  her  now,  O 
God,  I  beseech  thee. 

14  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, If  her  father  had  but  spit  in 
her  face,  should  she  not  be  asham- 
ed seven  days  ?  let  her  be  shut  out 
p  from  the  ramp  seven  days,  and 
after  that  let  hsr  be  received  in 
again. 

15  And  Miriam  was  shut  out 
from  the  camp  seven  days:  and 
the  people  journeyed  not  till 
Miriam  was  brought  in  again. 

16  And  afterward  the  people  re- 
moved from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched 
in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moaes,   saying, 

2  Send  a  thou  men,  that  they 
may  search  the  land  of  Canaan, 
which  1  give  unto  the  children 
of  Israel  :  of  every  tribe  of  their 
fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every 
one  a  ruler  among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  sent  them  6 
from  the  wilderness  of  Paran  ; 
all  those  men  were  heads  of  tho 
children  of  Israel. 


B.  C.  1490. 

4  And  these  were  their  names  :  of 
the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua 
the  son  of  Zaccur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Sha- 
phat  the  son  of  Hori. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the 
son  of  Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Iga.1 
the  son  of  Joseph. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  Oshea 
c  the  son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti 
the  son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gad- 
diel  the  sou  of  Soiii. 

11  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  «a?n«/j', 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi 
the  son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel 
the  son  of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur 
the  son  of  Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi 
the  son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the 
Bon  of  Machi. 

16  These  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out 
the  land.  And  Moses  called  Oshea 
the  son  of  Nun,  Jehoshua.  d 

17  And  Moses  sent  thera  to  spy 
out  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  said 
unto  them.  Get  you  up  this  way 
southward,  e  and  go  up  into  the 
mountain  :/ 

18  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is  ; 
and  the  people  th  >t  dwelleth 
therein,  whether  they  be  strong  or 
weak,  few  or  many  ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they 
dwell  in,  whether  it  be  goo<\  or  bad; 
and  what  cities  they  be  that  they 
dwell  in,  whether  in  tents,  or  in 
strong  holds  ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is,  whether 
it  5e  fat  ^  or  lean,  whether  there 
be  wood  therein  or  not  :  and  be  ye 
of  good  courag*:,  h  and  bring  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the  time 
IPOS  the  time  oflhe  first  ripe  grapes. 

21  So  they  went  up,  and  search- 
ed the  land,  from  the  wilderness 
of  Zin  i  unto  Rebob,  k  as  men 
come  to  Hamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the 
south,  and  came  unto  Hebron, 
where  Ahiman,  Sheshai,  and  Tal- 
mai,  the  children  of  ^  Analr,  tcere. 
(Now  Hebron  m  was  built  seven 
years  before  Zoan  n  in  Egypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the 
1  brook  of  Eshcol,  2  and  cut  down 
from  thence  a  branch  with  one 
cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare 
ft  between  two  upon  a  staff,  and 
they  brought  of  the  pomegranates, 
•nd  of  the  figs. 


CHAP.  XIV, 
c  ver.  16. 

d  ver.8.  Ex. 
17.  9. 

e  ver.  22. 

/Ge.  14.  10. 
De.1.24.  Ju. 
1.  9,  19. 

gNe.  9.25, 
S5.  Ez.  34. 
14. 

ADe.  31.  6, 
7,23. 

I  Jos.  15, 1. 
t  Jos.  19.28. 
Uos.  11.21. 
OT  Jos.  21.11. 
n  Ps.  78.  12. 
Is.  19.  11. 

1  or,  valley. 

2  that  is,   a 
cluster  of 
grapes. 


1  or,  valley. 

2  that  is,  a 
cluster  of 
grapes. 

oc.20.  1,16. 
;jEx.33.  3. 

?De.    1.25, 
&c. 

rDe.  9.  1,2. 

s  ver.  33. 

fEx.  17.  8. 
c.  14.  43. 

ujos.  14.  7, 

8. 

1)  Ro.  8.  37. 

joDe.  1.28. 

3  statures. 

X  De.  9.  2. 

y  ver.  22. 

z  Is.  40.  22. 

ac.  11.  4. 

b  Ps.  106.24, 
25. 


Miision  of  the  twelve  $piu. 

24  The  place  was  called  the 
1  brook  of  Eshcol,  2  because  cfthe 
cluster  of  giapes  which  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cut  down  from 
thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  search- 
ing of  the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  And  they  went  and  came  to 
Moses,  and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all 
the  congregation  of  the  cliildren 
of  Israel,  unto  the  wilderness  of 
Paran.  to  o  Kadesh  ;  and  brought 
back  word  unto  them,  and  unto  all 
the  congregation,  and  showed 
them  the  fruit  of  the  land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said, 
We  came  unto  the  land  whither 
ihou  sentest  us,  and  surely  it 
floweth  p  with  milk  and  honey  ; 
and  this  q  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless  the  people  r  be 
strong  that  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
the  cities  are  walled,  and  very 
great  :  and  moreover  we  saw  the 
children  of  Anak  s  there. 

29  The  Amalekites  t  dwell  in  the 
land  of  the  south  ;  and  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Jebusites,  and  the 
Amorites,  dwell  in  the  mountains  ; 
and  the  Canaaniies  dwell  by  the 
sea,  and  by  the  r.oast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  Caleb  .« stilled  the  poeple 
before  Moses,  and  said.  Let  us  go 
up  at  once  and  possess  it;  for  we 
are  well  r  able  to  overcome  it. 

31  But  the  men  thai  went  up  with 
him  said,  We  be  not  able  to  go  up 
against  the  people  ;  for  they  are 
stronger  than  we. 

32  And  to  they  brought  up  an 
evil  report  of  'he  land  which  they 
had  searched  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying.  The  land,  through 
which  we  have  gone  to  search  it, 
is  a  land  that  eateth  up  the  in- 
habitants thereof;  and  all  the 
people  that  we  saw  in  it  are  men 
of  a  3  great  stature,  x 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants, 
the  sons  of  Anak,  y  tehich  come  of 
the  giants  ;  and  we  were  in  our 
own  sight  as  grasshoppers,  z  and 
so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  all  the  congregation  lifted 
up  their  voice,  and  cried;  and 
the  people  wept  a  that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  Israel 
murmured  6  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron  :  and  the  whole 
consrregation  said  unto  tliem, 
Would  God  that  we  had  died  in 
the  land  of  Egypt  !  or.  would  God 
we  had  died  in  this  wilderness  ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord 
brought  us  unto  this  land,  to  fall 
by  the  sword,  that  our  wives  and 

147 


Ood'i  anger  at  Itrcul. 

O'lr  chili  en  should  be  a  prey? 
were  it  not  beiiei  for  ui  to  return 
int..  Krypi  "? 

4  All  I  ihey  said  on«  to  another, 
Lot  lid  iiLik'!  a  i-aptuin,  and  let  ui 
ret'i.n  c  inlo  K^yjU. 

5  TliAii  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on 
their  faces  t/  bef.'.e  all  thi;  assem- 
bly of  the  congregation  of  the 
cbil  Ireii  of  Israel. 

6  An!  Josliti<-.  e  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh, 
■which  mere  of  them  thai  searched 
the  Ian  1,  leiU  their  clothes  : 

7  And  they  spakrf  unto  all  the 
company  of  the  chil  hen  of  Israel, 
savins^,  The  land,  which  we  passed 
through  to  search  it,  is  an  exceed- 
ing g-ood  land. 

8  If  the  Lord  delight/ in  us.  then 
he  will  b.'in^  us  into  this  land,  and 
g'iie  it  us  ,  a  land  which  floweth 
with  s  milk  and  honey. 

9  Only  rebel  k  not  ye  against  tlie 
Lord,  neithei  fear  i  ye  the  people 
of  the  land  :  for  they  are  bread  k 
f'jr  us  :  tiieir  I  defence  isdepa'led 
from  them,  anri  the  Lord  is  with  / 
us  :  fear  m  them  not. 

10  But  all  the  congregation  bade 
stone  them  'i  with  stone.i.  And 
o  the  glory  of  the  Lord  appeared 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  cong  !•- 
paiion  before  all  the  children  of 
Is.ael. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
Moses,  How  long  will  this  people 
provoke  p  me  ?  and  how  long  will 
It  b'i  f  re  they  believe  me,  9  for  all 
the  sigis  which  I  have  showed 
among  them  ^ 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the 
pestilence,  and  disinherit  them, 
find  will  make  of  r  thee  a  greater 
nation  and  mi?lilier  than  they. 

13  And  Moses  »  sail  unto  the 
Lord.  Thc'i  t  the  Kgyptians  shall 
hear  it.  ffor  thou  bronghtesl  up 
this  people  in  thy  might  from 
among  ihem  ;) 

14  And  ihey  will  tell  it  to  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land  ; /or  they 
have  11  hoard  that  thou.  Lord,  nri 
amnns  th^s  p^onle  ;  that  thou. 
Lord,  art  seen  v  face  to  face  ,  fnd 
thtJ  thy  cloud  tc  standeih  over 
th»m  ;  an  1  thit  thou  x  goeit 
befo'o  them,  by  dav  time  in  u 
pillar  of  a  rlou  I,  and  in  a  pillar  of 
fire  bv  night. 

15  Now,  »/thou  shall  kill  a'/ this 
people  as  one  man.  then  the 
nations  hicli  have  heard  the 
fame  of  thee,  will  speak,  saying. 

l"?  Because  v  the   Lod   was  not 

able  to  brinsr  this  people  into  the 

land  which  he   swaie  unto  them, 

143 


NUMBERS. 

c  Dc.  17.  16. 
Ne.  9.   17. 
Ac.  7.  39. 
>lc.  16.  J,  22. 
e  ver.au.  38. 
/De.  10.  15. 
2  Sa.  15.  25, 
•26.  22.  20. 
I  K.  10.9. 
Ps.  147.  11. 
g  c.  13.  S7. 
hT)e.  9.  23. 
i  Dc.  20.  3. 
kc.  24.  8. 
I  sfuidijw. 
Ps.  121.  5. 
IGe.  43.  21. 
De.20.    1-4. 
31.  6,8.  Ju. 

I.  22.  2Ch. 
15.  2.  32. 

8.   Ps.  4S.  7, 

II.  Is.  8.  9, 
10.  41.  10. 
Am.  5.  14. 
Zee.  8.23. 
Ro.  8.31. 

m  Is.  41.  n. 
n  Kx.  17.  4. 
oc. 16. 19, 42. 
20.  6. 

p  Zee.  8.  14. 
He.  3.  16. 
9  Ps.  103.  24. 
Jno.  12.37. 
r  Ex.  32.  10. 
s  De.  9.  26, 
28. 

t  De.  32.  27. 
Ez.  20.9,14. 
»  Jr.8.2.9,10. 
B  F.X.33.  11. 
ICC.  10.  34. 
tEx  13.21, 
22.  Ps.  78. 
14. 

yDe.  9.  28. 
Jos.  7.  9. 


z  Mi.  3.  8. 
Mat.  9.  6.8. 
a  Kx.  34.6,7. 
6  Mi.  7.  18. 
c  Kx.  20.  5. 
.le.  23.  2. 
d  Ps.  78   33. 

2  or,  hither- 
to. 

-  Ps.  105.23. 
Ja.  5.  16. 
/Ps.  72.  19. 
U.  fiS.  18,19. 

3  if  they  »ee. 
f  De.  1.  35, 
&c.  Ps.  93. 
11.  Ez.  20. 
15.  He.  3.17. 


B.  C.  1490. 

therefore  be  halh  sUia  them  in  tba 
wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  lieaeech  thee,  let 
the  power  z  of  my  Lord  be  great, 
accoiding  as  thou  bast  spoken,  a 
saying, 

18  The  Lord  t«  long-suffering', 
an<l  of  great  mercy,  forgiving  b 
iniquity  an  1  transgression,  and  by 
no  means  clearing  the  guilty; 
visiting  c  the  iniquity  of  the 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto  tba 
llii.d   and  fju. til  generation. 

19  Pardon,  il  I  beseech  thee,  the 
iniquity  of  this  people,  acconiinj 
unto  the  greatness  of  thy  mercy, 
and  as  thou  hast  forgiven  thia 
people  fiom  Egypt  even  2  until 
now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have 
pardoned,  according  €  to  thy  word: 

■<;1  But  <7,«  truly  ru  I  live,  all/the 
earth  shall  be  filled  with  the  glory 
of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which 
have  8e»n  my  jlory,  and  my  mira- 
cles which  lilil  in  E?ypt  and  in 
the  wil  lerness,  have  tempted  me 
now  these  ten  times,  and  have  not 
hearkened  10  mv  voice  ; 

23  3  Surely  5- 'they  shall  not  see 
the  land  which  1  pwear  unto  their 
fathers,  neither  shall  any  of  them 
that  provoked  me  see  it. 

'2\  But  my  servant  Caleb,  h 
because  he  had  another  spirit  v.  ith 
him,  and  halh  follows  1  me  filly, 
him  will  I  b.ing  into  the  land 
whereinio  he  went  ;  and  his  seed 
shall  possess  it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalirkites  and  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.) 
To-morrow  turn  you,  and  get  you 
into  the  wilderness  by  the  way  of 
the  Red  Sea. 

26  A  nd  the  Lord  spake  unto  jVlosea 
and  unio  Aa'on.  saving, 

27  How  Ion?  i  '^hnl'l  I 'len.r  wi th  ihX* 
evil  congregation,  which  murmur 
against  me  ?  I  have  heard  k  the 
mui-murings  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  which  they  murmur  against 
me. 

28  Say  unto  them.  .As  triihj  n'>  I 
live,  saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have 
spoken  in  mine  ears,  so  will  I  do 
to  you  : 

29  Your  carcasses  shall  fall  in  thia 
wildo-ness;  and  all  ih.il  were  I 
numbered  of  you,  according  to 
your  whole  number,  from  twenty 
yea'sol  I  and  upwa'd,  which  h.ava 
murmured  ayainst  me. 

3'J    Doubtless  ye   shall    not  come 

18.  Ac.  32.  U.  12.  j  Mat.  17.  17. 
A  Ex.  16.  12.     U.  1.  45. 


B.  C.  1490. 

into  the  land  concerning  w^iich  I 

4  s ware  tom.ike  you  dwell  theiein, 
save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jepluiniieh, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  Butyour  little  ones,  which  ye 
Siiid  slioulri  be  a  prey  them  will  I 
brinj  in,  and  they  shcxil  know  the 
land  which  ye  have  despised,  m 

2U  But  a*yor  you,  youi- carcasses, 
n  they  shall  fall  in  this  wilder- 
ness.' 

33  And     your     children      shall 

5  wander  in  o  the  wilderness  foit^- 
yea  s,  and  bear  your^  who.eiioms, 
until  your  caicasses  he  wasted  in  i 
the  wilderness.  | 

34  .4fisr  the  number  of  the  days  [ 
in  which  ye  searched  the  land, 
tven  forty  q  days,  each  day  for  a 
year,  shall  ye  bear  your  iniquities, 
even  forty  years  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  my  6  breach  r  of  piomise  : 

35  I  s  the  Lord  have  sail,  I  will 
surely  do  it  unto  all  this  evil 
/  congregation,  that  are  gathered 
together  against  roe  ;  in  this 
■wilderness  they  shall  be  consumed, 
and  there  ihey  shall  die. 

S?  And  the  men  u  which  Moses 
sent  to  search  the  land,  *ho 
returned  and  made  all  the  congre- 
gation to  murmur  against  him,  by 
bringing  up  a  slander  upon  the 
land, 

37  Even  those  men,  that  did  bring 
up  the  evil  report  upon  the  land, 
died  V  by  the  plague  before  the 
Lord. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh,  xohich 
were  of  the  men  that  went  to  search 
the  land,  lived  w  still. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  sayings 
unto  all  the  children  of  Israel:  and 
the  people  mourned  x  greatly. 

40  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the 
mornin?.  and  gat  them  up  into  the 
top  of  the  mountain,  saying,  Lo, 
we  be  here,  and  will  go  up  unto 
the  place  which  the  Lord  hath 
promised  :  for  we  havn  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore  now 
do  ye  transgress  the  commandment 
yof  the  Lord?  but  it  shall  not 
prosper. 

42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not 
among  you  ;  that  ye  he  not  smitten 
before  your  enemies. 

43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the 
Canaanites  are  thsre  before  you. 
and  ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword  ; 
because  z  ye  are  turned  away  from 
the  Lord,  therefoie  the  Lord  will 
not  he  with  you. 

44  But  tliey  presumed  to  so  up 
unto  the  hill  top  :  nevertheless  the 
ark  a  uf  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 


CHAP.  XV.  Laws  concerning  sacn^cet. 

and  Moses,  departed  not  out  of  the 
camp. 

45  Then  the  Amalekites  came 
down,  and  the  Canaanites  which 
dwelt  in  that  hill,  and  smote  them, 
n  1  Co.  10.5.  and  discomfited  thein,  even  unto 
Hormah.  b 

CHAPTER  XV. 

AND     the     Lord     spake     unto 
iVIoses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them.  When 
ye  lie  come  into  the  land  of  your 
habit.itione,  which  1  give  unto 
you, 

3  And  a  will  make  an  offering  by 
fiie  unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offer- 
ing, or  a  s  icrifice  in  1  perfoiming  a 
vow,  b  or  in  a  f.  ee-will  offering,  or 

r  Je.18.9,10.    in  your  solemn  I'easts,  c  to  make  a 
La.  3.  31.33.    sweet  savoured  unto  the  Lord,  of 
the  herd,  or  of  the  flock  ; 

4  Then  shall  he  that  oK'ereth  his 
offering  unto  the  Lord  bring  a 
meat-offe  ing  e  of  a  tenth-deal  of 
flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part 
of  an  hin  of  oil./ 

5  And  the  fourth  pnri  of  an  h ''nof 
wine  for  a  drink-offering  shall 
thou  prepare,  with  the  burnt-offer- 
ing or  saciifice,  for  one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shall  prepare 
/or  3.  meat-offering  two  tenth -deals 

of  flour  mingled  with  the  third. 
part  of  an  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink-offering  thou 
ahalt  offer  the  third  part-nf  an  hin 
of  wine, /or  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  p'eparest  a 
bullock/or  a  burnt-offering,  or /or 
a  sacrifice  in  performing  a  vow,  or 
g  peace-offeringb  unto  the  Lord  ; 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  ft  with  a 
bullock  a  meat-offering  of  three 
tenth-deals  of  flour  mingled  with 
half  an  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a 
drink-offering  half  an  bin  of  wine, 

/oT-  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

11  Thus  7  shall  it  be  done  for  one 
bullock,  or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a 
lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that 
ye  shall  prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to 
every  one  according  to  their 
number. 

13  All  that  are  bom  of  the  country 
shall  do  these  things  after  this 
manne-,  in  offering  an  offering 
made  b)'  fire,  of  a  sweet  savoiar 
unto  the  T.ord. 

12^         14  .ind  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with 

you,  or  whosoever  Je  among  you  in 

your  generations,  and  will  offer  an 

offering  made  bv  fire,  of  a  sweet 

149 


4  lifted  up  I 
my  hand.  I 
Ge.  14.  22.     ! 

otPs.  106.24. 


I  5  or,  Jeed. 

o  c.  32.  !3. 
Ps.  107.  40. 

IpJe.  3.  1,2. 
Ez.  23.  35. 
Hos.  9.  1. 

7  c.  13.  25. 

6  or,  alter, 
ing  of  my 
purpose. 


s  c.  23.  19. 

t  ver.  27. 

uc.  13.31, 
32. 

cl  Co. 10. 10. 
He.  3.  17. 

Jude  5. 

w  c.  26.  65. 
Jos.  14.6,10. 

X  Ex.  33.  4. 
Is.  26.  16. 

y  ver.  £5. 

z2  Ch.15.2. 

ac.  10.  33. 


6  c.  21.  3. 
Ju.l.  17. 

ah".  1.  2,3. 

I  separnting 
Le.  27.2. 

6Le.  7.  16. 
22.  18,  21. 

cLe.23.8,12. 
dEx. '59.  18. 
e  Ex.  29.  40. 
Le.23.  13. 

/Le.  14.  10. 
C.28.  5,  &c. 

gLe.7.  11. 


h  c.28 
4c. 

ic.28. 


2/rom  the 
eyet. 

9  ver.  8.  10. 
5  or,  ordi- 
nance. 
rLe.  4.  23. 
c.  28.  15. 
E7,r.  6.  17.8. 
35. 

»  Ac.  3.  17, 
19.  ITi.  1. 
13.  He.  5.  2. 
the.   i.  27, 
28. 


LiiiB  eonctrning  tncrifict*.  NUMBERS 

B.irour  unto  tlie  Lord  ;  ai  yt  do,  to '  k  ver.  39. 
bo  shall  (lu.  'Kx.  12.  49. 

15  One  *  orilinaiire  shall  be  both   c.  9.  14. 
for  you  of  the   congregation,  and    /  De.  26.  1, 
also  for  the  8t  ran  O'er  that  sojourn  eth   &c. 

leith  you,  an  ordinance  for  ever  in   tn  Jos.  S.  II, 
your  generations:  as   ye    are,   so    12. 
•  hall   the    stranger  he 'before  the  i  n  Pr.  3.9,10. 
Lord.  joLe.  23.  10. 

16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  p  Le.4.2,4c 
be   for  you,  and   for  the  stranger 
that  Kojournetb  wiih  you. 

17  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

18  Speaic  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  tliem,  When  / 
ye  come  into  the  land  whither  I 
bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that,  when 
yc  eat  of  the  bread  of  the  land,  m 
ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave-oliering 
unto  the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  ofi'er  up  a  cake  of  the 
n  first  of  your  dough _/"or  an  heave- 
olfering:  asyedo  the  hcavt.'-ofl'eiing 
o  of  the  threshing-fioor,  so  shall  ye 
heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  your  dough  ye 
shall  gi*o  unto  tbeLord  an  lieave- 
od'ering  in  your  generations. 

22  And  if  ye  have  erred, ^  and  not 
observed  all  the.se  cominaridmenls, 
uhich  the  Lord  hatb  spoken  unto 
Moses, 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  you  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  from  the  day  that  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses,  and  hencefor- 
ward among  your  generations  ; 

24  Then  it 'shall  be,  if  aughC  be 
committed  by  ignorance  2  without 
the  knowledge  of  the  congregation, 
that  all  the  congregation  shal!  ofi'er 
one  young  bullock  for  a  burnt-of- 
fering, for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord,  with  g  his  meal-ofl'ering,  and 
his  drink-ofl'ering,  according  to  the 
3  manner,  and  one  kid  r  of  the 
ffOHls  for  a  sin-offering. 
"S5  And  the  priest  shall  make  an 
atonement  for  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  them  ;  for  it  is 
s  ignorance  :  and  they  shall  bring 
their  ofierin",  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire     unto    the     Lord 


sin-offering  before  the  Lord,  for 
their  ignorance  : 

ii6  .^nd  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  the  stranger  tliat 
sojourneth  among  them;  seeingall 
the  people  wei-c  in  ignoiance. 

27  And  if  /  any  soul  sin  through 
ignorance,  then  he  shall  bring  a 
she-goat  of  the  first  year  for  a 
sin-offering. 

150 


u  Le.  4.  35. 

4  doeth. 
V  Ro.  3.  29, 
30. 

5  with  an 
high  hand. 
JcDe.  17.12. 
Ps.  19.  13. 
He.  10.  26. 
2Pe.  2.  10. 
i:2Sa.  12.9. 
Pr.  13.  13. 
Ac.  13.  41. 
He.  10.  28, 
!<9. 

y  Le.  5.  1. 
Ps.  38.  4. 
Ez.  18.20. 
2Pe.  2.  21. 
r  Ex.  35.  2, 
3. 
rtLe.  24.12. 

6  Ex.  31. 14, 
15. 

cLe.  24.  14. 
dJos.  7.  25. 
eDe.22.  12. 

and    their  Mat.  23.  5. 


/De.29.  19. 
Job  31.  7. 
Je.  9.  14. 
e  Ez.  6.  9. 
Ps.  73.  27. 
106.  39. 
ftPs.  119.  4. 
i  Le.  11.  44, 
45. 

ytLe.22.  33. 
IHe.  11.  16. 


B.  C.  I4f'0, 
I  S8  And  II  the  priert  ihnll  rnaka 
an  ntonemeni  for  the  xmiI  ihnl 
Binneih  ignmantty,  when  ho 
sinneih  by  ignorHnce  ^«f«re  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
him  ,°  and  it  tliall  be  loigiveu  him. 

!<9  Ye  shall  have  one  law  fr)r  him 
that  sinneth  4  through  ignorance, 
both  for  him  thai  is  bom  amon^ 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  fur  the 
stranger  v  that  sojourneih  ainon|r 
them. 

3U  But  the  soul  that  doeth  oii;/i( 
5  presumptuously,  te  tchethtr  he  bt 
born  in  the  land,  or  a  siianger,  the 
same  repruarheth  the  Loid  ;  and 
that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despised 
xthc  word  of  the  Lord,  and  liath 
broken  his  commandment,  that 
soul  shall  utteily  be  cut  ofi';  hi* 
iniquity  y  iihnll  be  upon  him. 

32  And  while  the  children  of 
Israel  wtre  in  the  wilderness,  they 
found  a  man  that  gathered  sticks r 
upon  the  sahbaih-day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him 
.•rathering  sticks  brought  him  unto 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  unto  ail  the 
congregation  : 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  a 
because  it  was  not  declared  what 
should  be  done  to  him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
The  man  b  shall  be  surely  put  to 
death  :  all  the  congregation  shall 
stone  c  him  with  stones  without  the 
camp. 

36  And  d  all  the  congregation 
brought  him  without  the  camp, 
and  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
he  died  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

37  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  bid  them  that  they 
make  them  efiinges  in  the  borders 
of  their  garments,  throughout  ilieir 
generations,  and  that  tliey  pu, 
upon  the  fringe  of  the  bordeis  a 
riband  of  blue  : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
fringe,  that  ye  may  look  upon  It, 
and  remember  all  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  and  do  them  ; 
and    that    ye  seek   not  after  your 

_/"own  heart,  and  yourown  eyes,  af- 
ter which  ye  use  to  go  a  ^  whoring  ; 

40  That  yc  may  remember,  and 
do  h  all  my  commandments  :  and 
be  holy  i  unto  your  God. 

41  I  k  am  the  Lord  your  God 
which  brought  you  out  of  the  land 
nf  Egypt,  to  be"  your  I  God  :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 


B,  C.  1490.  CHAP.  XVI. 

CHAPTER  XVI.  a  Ex.  6.  21. 

NOW  Korah  a  the  son  of  Izhar,    c.  26.  9. 
the  Bon  ot'Koh.ilh,  the  son  of  Jude  11. 
Levi,  and    Datliaii     and    Abiram    b  c.  26.  9. 
the  sons  of  Eliab,  and  On  the  son    cPs.  106.  16. 
of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben,  took    1  It  is  much 
men  :  for  you. 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses   d  Ex.  19 
with  certain  of  the  children  of  Is-    e  Ex.  29.  45. 
rael,  two  hundred  and  fifty  princes  /  c.  14.  5. 
of  the  assembly,  famous  6  in   the    ^0.  6, 
congrei^ation,  men  of  renown  :         g  he.  21.  6, 

3  And   c    they    g-athered    them-    &c. 
selves  together  against  Moses  and   h  He.  12.  14. 
against     .Aaron,     and    said    unto    i  c.  17.  5 
them     1   Ye   take  too  much  upon    k  Le.   10.  3. 
you,  seeing  all  d  the  congregation   21.  17,  18 
are  holy,   every  one  of  them,  and    c.  3.  10.  Ez. 
the     Lord    e    is     among     them  ;   40.  46.  44 
■wherefore   then   lift   ye   up  your-    15,  16, 
selves  above  the   congregation  of  I  Ep.  1.  4, 
the  Lord  7  m  He.  5.  4. 

4  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  he  J"    n  ver.  13.  Is, 
fell  upon  his  face  :  7.  13. 

5  And    be  spake  unto  Korah  and    o  c.  3.  41,45 
unto    al!    his    company,    saying,    8.  14.  De.lO, 
Even     to-morrow    the    Lord   wil 
show  who  are  his,    and    who    is  p  Ex.  16.  8. 
g  holy  ;  and  will   cause  him  h  to    1  Sa.  8.  7. 
come  near  unto  him  :    even   him    Ac.  5.  4.  1 
whom    he   hath   chosen   will  i  he    Cor.  3.  5. 
cause  to   come   near/;  unto   him.    g  ver.  9, 

6  This  do  :  Take  you  censers, 
Korah  and  all  his  company  ; 

7  And  put  (ire  therein,  and  put 
incense  in  them  before  the  Lord 
to-morrow  :  and  it  shall  be  that  the 
man  %vhom  the  Loul  doth  choose, 
lie  shall  be  I  holy  :  ye  take  too  much 
upon  you,  m  ye  sons  of  Levi. 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Hear,  I  pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi  ; 

9  Seemelh  it  6u?  a  small  n  thing 
unto  you,  that  the  God  of  Israel 
nath  separated  o  you  from  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  to  brmgyou 
near  to  himself  to  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  stand  before  the  congregation  to 
minister  unto  them  ? 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee  near 
to  him,  and  all  thy  brethren  the 
sons  of  Levi  with  thee  :  and  seek 
ye  the  priesthood  also  ? 

11  For  which  cause  6oZft  thou  and 
all  thy  company  are  gathered  to- 
gether against  the  Lord  :  and  p 
what  is  Aaron,  that  ye  murmur 
against  him  ? 

12  And  Moses  sent  to  callDathan 
and  Afciram,  the  sons  of  Eliab  ; 
which  said.  We  will  not  come 
up. 

13  Is  g  it  a  small  thing  that  thou 
hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land 
that  floiveth  with  rnilk  and  honey, 
to  kill  us  in  the  wilderness,  except 


rEx.  2.  14. 
sEx.3.  8. 
Le.20.  24. 
2  bore  out. 
tGe.  4.  5. 
Is.  1.  10—15. 
u  1  Sa.  12.  3. 
Ac.  20.  33. 
2  Cor.  7.  2. 
i5lSa.l2.  7. 
w  c.  14.  10. 
X  ver.  45. 
Re.  18.  4. 
yHe.l2.  28, 
29. 

z  c.  14.5. 
rtc.  27.  16. 
Job  12.  10. 
Ec.  12.  7.  Is. 
57.  16.  Zee. 
12. 1.  He. 12. 
9. 

iGe.  18.  32. 
Jos.  7.1.  &.C. 
Ro.  5.  18. 
cGe.  19.  12, 
14.  Is.  52.  11. 
2  Cor.  6.  17. 
1  Ti.  5.  22. 
I  Re.  18.4. 


KoraJi,,  Dathan,  and  Abiram, 

thou  make  thyself  altogether  a 
prince  r  over  us  t 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not 
brought  us  into  a  land  that  floweth 
s  with  milk  and  honey,  or  given  ua 
inheritance  of  fields  and  vine- 
yards :  wilt  thou  2  put  out  the  eyes 
of  these  men  ?  we  will  not  come 
up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth, 
aud  said  unto  the  Lord,  Respect  t 
net  thou  their  oflering  :  I  u  have 
no*,  taken  one  ass  from  them,  nei- 
ther have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah, 
Be  thou  and  all  thy  company  be- 
fore the  Lord,  thou,  and  they, 
and  Aaron,  to-morrow  : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  incense  in  them,  and 
bring  ye  v  before  the  Lord  every 
man  his  censer,  two  hundred  and 
fifty  censeis  ;  thou  also,  and  Aa- 
ron, each  of  you  his  censer. 

18  And  they  took  every  man  his 
censer,  and  put  fire  in  them,  and 
laid  incense  thereon,  and  stood  in 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  with  Moses  and 
Aaion. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the 
congregation  against  them  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  :  and  w  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  Separate  x  yourselves  from 
among  this  congregation,  that  1 
may  y  consume  them  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

22  And  they  fell  z  upon  their 
faces,  and  said,  O  God,  the  God  a 
of  the  spirits  of  al!  fiesh,  shall  one 
6  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou  be  wroth 
with  all  the  congregation  ? 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation, 
saying,  Get  you  up  from  about  the 
tabernacle  of  Korah,  Dathan,  and 
Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up  and  went 
unto  Dathan  and  Abiram  ;  and 
the  elders  of  Israel  followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  con- 
gregation, saying.  Depart,  c  I  pray 
you,  from  the  tents  of  these  wick- 
ed men,  and  touch  nothing  of 
theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all 
their  sins. 

27  So  they  .gat  up  from  the  taber- 
nacle of  Korah,  Dathan,  and 
Abiram,  on  every  side  :  and  Da- 
than and  Abiram  came  out,  and 
stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and 

151 


Korah,  4-c.  destroyed. 

their  wives,  anj  their  sons,  and 
their  lillle  children. 

'■iH  And  iVIosessiiid,  Hereby  ye  d 
shall  know  iliat  the  Lord  hath 
sent  me  tu  do  »ll  these  works  ; 
lor  /  have  not  done  Ihemoi  mine 
own  mind,  e 

iS  II'  tll^  be  men  die  3  the  com- 
mon de;uh  of  all  men,  or  if  they 
he  visiitid  after  the  visitation  y  of 
all  men  ;  then  the  Lord  batb  not 
cent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  4  make  a  new 
g- 11)111°:,  and  the  earth  open  her 
m'juih,  and  swallow  them  up, 
with  all  that  appertain  unto  them, 
and  they  go  down  quick  tuto  the 
pit  ;  h  then  ye  shall  understand 
that  these,  men  have  provoked  the 
Lord. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking  all  these 
words,  that  the  ground  clave  asun- 
der thai  was  under  them: 

32  And  i  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up, 
and  their  houses,  and  all  the  men 
that  appertained  unto  Korah,  and 
all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained 
to  them,  went  down  alive  into  the 
pit,  and  the  earth  closed  upon 
them  :  and  they  perished  from 
among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  were  round 
about  them  fled  at  the  cry  of  them: 
for  they  said.  Lest  the  earth  swal- 
low us  up  also. 

35  And  the.e  came  out  a  fire  A- 
from  the  Lord,  and  consumed  the 
two  hundred  and  fifty  I  men  that 
offered  incense. 

36  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  saying", 

37  Speak  unto  Elcazar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  that  he  take  up 
the  censers  out  of  the  burning, and 
scatter  thou  the  fire  yonder  ;  form 
they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners  n 
against  their  own  souls,  let  them 
make  them  broad  plates/or  a  cov- 
ering of  the  altar  ;  for  they  offer- 
ed them  before  the  Lord,  there- 
fore they  are  hallowed  :  and  they 
shall  be  a  sign  o  unto  the  chiljren 
of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took 
the  brazen  censers, wherewith  they 
that  were  burnt  had  ofi"ered  ;  and 
they  were  made  broad  ^/a^e.f/br  a 
coverinsr  of  the  altar  : 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  p  no  stran- 
ger which  is  not  of  the  seed  of 
Aaron  come  near  to  offer  incense 
before  the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as 

152 


NUMBERS. 

dEx.  3.  12. 
Zee.  2.  9. 
Jno.  5.  36. 

c  Je.23.  16. 

3  aa  every 
7nan  dietk. 
/  Is.  10.  3. 

4  create  a 
creature. 

g  Job  31.  3. 

h  ver.  33. 
Ps.  55.  15. 

ic.  26.10,11. 
De.  11.  6. 
Ps.  106.   17, 
18. 

k  Le.  10.  2. 
c.  11.  1. 

/  ver.  17. 

TreLe.  27.28. 

71  Pr.  8.  36. 
20.  2.  Hab. 
2.  10. 

o  c.  17.  10. 
Ez.  14.  8. 

p  c.  3.  10. 
2  Ch.  26.  18. 


?c.  14.2.PS. 
106.  25,  &c. 

7- Ex  40.  34. 

s  ver.  19. 

t  ver.  21,  24. 

u  vev.  22. 
c.  20.  6. 

V  Le.  10.  6. 
c.  11.  33. 
18.5.   1  Ch. 
27.  24. 

IB  Ps.  106. 
29. 

xDe.33.  10. 

yHe.  7.  24, 
25. 

z  1  Ch.  21. 
26,  27. 

a  Ez.  37.  16. 


B.  C.  HM. 

Kiirah,  and  as  hiRCOinpany  :  an  the 
Lord  said  to  him  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

41  But, on  the  morrow  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  cJildren  of  Israel 
y  murmured  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  saying.  Ye  have 
killed  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
congregation  was  gathered  against 
Muses  anrl  a?ainst  Aaron,  that 
they  looked  toward  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  :  and  behold, 
the  cloud  r  covered  it,  and  the 
glory  s  of  the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came 
before  the  tabernacle  uf  the  con- 
gregation. 

44  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

45  Get  t  you  up  from  among  this 
cong.egation,  that  I  may  consume 
them  as  in  a  moment.  And  u  they 
fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron, 
Take  a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein 
from  off  the  altar,  and  put  on  in- 
cense, and  go  quickly  unto  the 
congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  ;  for  there  is  v 
w'rath  gone  out  from  the  Lord  ; 
the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took,  as  Moses 
commanded,  and  ran  into  the 
midst  of  the  congregation  ;  and, 
behold,  the  plague  w  was  begun 
among  the  people  :  and  he  put  on 
incense,  x  and  made  an  atonement 
for  the  people. 

48  And  he  stood  between  y  the 
dead  and  the  living ;  and  the 
plague  was  z  stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  fourteen  thousand 
and  seven  hundred,  beside  them 
that  died  about  the  matter  of 
Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unfo 
Moses,  unto  the  door  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  congregation  :  and 
the  plague  was  staved. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  take  of  every  one  of 
them  a  rod  a  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  of  all  their 
princes  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  twelve  rods  :  write 
thou  every  man's  name  upon  his 
rod. 

3  And  thou  shall  write  Aaron's 
name  upon  the  rod  of  Levi  :  for 
one  rod  ^hall  be  for  the  head  of  the 
house  of  iheir  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in 


CHAP.  XVIII. 

b  Ex.  25. 
Vi.  29.  42, 


43.  30.  36. 
cc.  16.  5. 
dc.  16.  11. 

1  a  rod  for 
one  prince ^ 
a  rod/or  one 
prince. 
£  Ex.  38.  21. 
Ac.  7.  44. 

/Pb.  no.  2. 

Ez.  19.  12, 

14. 

g  He.  9.  4. 

2  children 
oj"  rebellion, 
h  Ps.  90.  7. 
Is.  57.  16. 
ic.  1.51,  53. 
18.  4,  7. 
k  Ep.  2.  13. 
He.  10.  19— 
22. 

a  Ex.  28.  38. 
Is.  53.  6,  11. 
1  Pe.  2.  24. 
6Ge.29.  34. 
CC.3.  6,  7. 
dc.3.10,&c. 


E   C.  1490. 

the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
het'ore  the  testimony,  whe^e  6  I 
will  meet  wiih  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  man's  rod,  whom  1  shall 
choose,  c  shall  blossom  :  and  I  will 
make  lo  cease  from  me  the  mur- 
mu.ingsot  the  children  of  Israel, 
whereby  d  they  murmur  against 
you. 

6  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  ;  and  every  one 
of  iheir  princes  gave  him  1  a  rod 
a  piece,  for  each  prince  one,  ac- 
cording: to  their  fathers'  houses, 
even  twelve  rods  :  and  the  rod  of 
Aaron  was  among  their  rods. 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  be- 
fore the  Lord  in  the  tabernacle  e 
of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  morrow  Moses  went  into  the 
tabernacle  of  witness;  and,  be- 
hold, the  rod  J"  of  Aaron  for  the 
house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and 
brought  forth  buds,  and  bloomed 
blossoms,  and  yielded  almonds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the 
rods  from  before  the  Lord  unto 
all  the  children  of  Israel  :  and 
they  looked,  and  took  every  man 
his  rod. 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Bring  Aaron's  rod  again  before  the 
testimony,  to  be  kept  g  for  a  token 
against  the  2  rebels  ;  and  thou  shalt 
quite  take  away  their  rnurmurings 
from  ine,  that  they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so  :  as  the 
Lord  commanded  him,  so  did 
be. 

12  And    the    children    of    Israel 
spake    unto    Moses,    saying,    Be-  [ 
hold,  we  die,  we  perish,  h  we  all   I  Le.  7 
perish. 

13  Whosoever  i  Cometh  any  thing 
k  near  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  shall  die  :  shall  we  be  con- 
sumed with  dying? 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron, 
Thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
father's    house    with    thee,    shall 
bear  a  the  iniquity  of  the  sanctua-  \P  Le.  7.  7. 
ry  :    and  thou  ami   thy  sons  with  I  14.  13. 
thee  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  „  Le   6   16 
priesthood.  &c     '     '       ' 

2  And   thy  brethren    also   of  the' 

tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  fa-  I  ^  '^^'"-  ^• 
ther,   bring  thou   with  thee,   that  j  b  De.  18.  3. 
they  may  be   joined  b  unto   thee, '  ^  Lg_  22.  3. 
and    minister   c  unto    thee  :     hut    ,    .  " 
thou    and   d  thy  sons  with   thee,      -'°^  • 
shall  minister  before  the  taberna-  j  u  Ex.  23.  19. 
cle  of  witness.  De.  18.  4. 

3  .A.nd  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,   Ne.  10.  35, 
and  the  charsre  of  all  the  taberna-  ;  36. 


e  c.  16.  40. 
/Ex.  30.  7, 
ic.  Le.  24. 
3. 

gc.  16.  46. 

Ac.  8.  19. 

i  ver.  5. 

A  He.  9.  3,6. 

32. 
5.9. 

mEx.  29.29. 
40.  13,  15. 

nLe.2.  2,3. 
10.  12,  13. 
o  Le.  6.  25, 
26. 


IVie  priests'  portion. 

cle  :  only  they  e  shall  not  come 
nigh  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary 
and  the  altar,  that  neither  they, 
nor  ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unfo 
thee,  and  keep  the  charge  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
for  all  the  service  of  the  taberna- 
cle :  and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unt'i  you. 

5  And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  charge 
of  the/  altar;  thai  there  be  no 
wrath  s  any  more  upon  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

6  And  I,  Behold,  I  have  taken 
your  brethren  the  Levites  fiom 
among  the  children  of  ls<ael  ;  to 
you  they  are  h  ^'w  en  asagitt  for  the 
Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the  ta- 
bern.icle  of  the  congregation. 

7  Tbeiefore  thou  i  and  thy  sons 
with  thee  shall  keep  your  priest's 
office  for  every  thing  of  the  altar, 
and  within  k  the  vail  ;  and  ye 
shall  serve  :  I  have  given  your 
priest's  office  unto  you  as  a  service 
of  gift  :  and  the  stianger  that 
cometli  nigh  shall  be  put  lo  death. 

8  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aa- 
ron, Behold,  1  also  have  given  thee 
the  charge  of  mine  heave-otleringa 
/of  idl  the  hallowed  things  of  the 
children  of  Israel  ;  unto  thee  have 

iven  them,  by  reason  of  the 
anointing,  m  and  unto  thy  sons 
by  on  ordinance  forever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most 
holy  things,  resei-oed  from  the  fire  : 
Eveiy  oblation  of  theirs,  every  n 
meat-ofi"ering  of  theirs,  and  every 

in-ofiering  o  of  theirs,  and  every 
trespass-ofi'ering/)  of  theiis,  which 
they  shall  render  unto  me,  shall  be 
most  holy  for  thee  and  for  thy 
sons. 

10  In  q  the  most  holy  place  shalt 
thou  eat  it  ;  every  male  shall  eat 
it  :  it  shall  be  holy  unto  thee. 

11  And  this  ?«  thine:  the  heave- 
ofl'ering  r  of  their  gift,  with  all  the 
wave-offerings  of  the  children  cf 
Israel  :  I  have  given  them  unto 
thee,  s  and  to  thy  sons,  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  :  eytry  one  that  is  t  clean 
in  thv  house  shall  eat  of  if. 

12  All  the  1  best  of  the  oil,  and  all 
the  best  of  the  wine,  and  of  the 
wheat,  the  first-fruits  u  of  them 
which  ihey  shall  cfier  unto  the 
Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in 
the  land,  which  they  shall  bring 
unto  the  Lord,  shall  be  thine  : 
every  one  that  is  clean  in  thine 
bouse  shall  eat  o/ it. 

153 


The  Levitet*  portion. 

14  Even,' I)  thing  devoted  in  Israel 
sliull    be  lliine. 

15  Every  lo  tiling  (hat  openeth  '.!ie 
matrix  in  all  tiesli,  which  they 
biing  unto  the  Lord,  whelher  it  be 
ot'  men  or  'oeasts,  sliull  be  thine  ; 
nevertheless  the  first-born  of  man 
lihalt  thou  surely  redeem,  x  and 
the  firstling- of  unclean  beasts  sbalt 
thou  redeem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  re- 
deemed, from  a  month  old  shalt 
thou  redeem,  acconiing  lo  thine  es- 
timation, y  for  the  money  of  five  z 
thekels,  alter  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary,  vhich  a  is  twenty  ge- 
rnlis. 

17  But  the  firstling  6  of  a  cow,  or 
the  fiiEtling  of  :i  sheep,  or  the  first- 
ling of  a  goat,  thou  slialt  not  re- 
denm  ;  they  are  holy  :  thou  shalt 
sprinkle  c  their  blood  upon  the  al- 
tar, and  shalt  burn  their  fat  J'or  an 
oU'ering  made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

IS  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be 
thine,  asrfthe  wave-breast  and  as 
the  right  shoulder  are  thine. 

19  All  e  the  "^'eave-ofTerings  of  the 
holy  things,  wh>r,h  the  children  of 
Israel  otfer  un'o  the  Lord,  have  I 
given  thee,  ai  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute 
for  ever  :  it  is  ay  covenant  of  salt 
for  ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee, 
and  to  thy  seed  with  thee. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Aaron,  Thou  s:  shalt  have  no  in- 
heritance in  their  land,  neither 
shall  thou  have  any  part  among 
them  :  I  h  am  thy  part,  and  thine 
inheritance,  among  the  children  of  I 
Israel. 

21  And,  behold,  I  have  given  the 
children  of  Levi  all  the  tenth  i  in  i 
Israel  for  an  inheritance,  for  their 
service  which  they  serve,  even  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

22  Neither  must  the  children  of 
Israel  henceforth  come  nigh  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
lest  they  bear  sin,  and  2  die.  i- 

23  But  I  the  Levites  shall  do  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  they  shall  bear' 
their  initiuity.  It  shall  be  a  sta- 1 
tute  forever  throughout  your  ge- 
nerations, that  among  the  children 
of  Israel  they  have  no  inheritance. 

24  But  the  tithesmof  the  children  I 
of  Israel,  which  they  offer  as  an' 
heave-ofiering  unto  the  Lord;  Ij 
nave  given  to  the  Levites  to  inhe- 
rit :  therefore  I  have  said  unto 
them,  Among  the  children  of  Israel 
vhey  shall  have  no  inheritance.       j 


NUMBERS.  B.  C.  1490 

[  V  Le.  27.  28.  23    And    the    Lord    spake    unto 

w  Ex.  13.  2.  IMuscs,  saying, 

22.  29.  26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites, 

i:  Ex.  13.  13.  and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  take 

34.  20.  of  the  children  of  Israel  the  tithes 

jfLe.27. 2,6.  which    I   have    given    you    froi.i 

z  c.  3.  47.  thera  for   your  inheritance,   llien 

a  Ez.  45.  12.  ye  shall  offer  up  an  heave-offering 

6De.  15.  19.  of  it  for  the   Lord,   even  a.  teotn 

c  Ex.  29.  16.  part  n  of  the  tithe. 

Le.  3.  2,  5.  27  And  thia  your  heave-offering 

He.  12.  24.  shall   be  reckoned  unto    you,    as 

d  Ex.  29.  26,  though  o  it  were  the  corn  of  the 

28.  Le.7.  34.  threshing-floor,  and  as  the  fulness 
e  ver.  11.  of  the  wine-press. 

/  Le.  2.  13.  23   Thus   ye  also   shall    offer  an 

2  Ch.  13.  5.  heave-offering  unto    the    Lord    of 

g  c.  26.  62.  all  your  tithes  which  ye  receive  of 

h  De.  10.  9.  the  children  of  Israel,  and  ye  shall 

12.12.14.27,  give    thereof   the    Lord's    lieave- 

29.  18.  1,  2.  oli'ering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

Jos.  13.  14,  29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall 
33.  14.  3.  18.  offer  every  heave-offering  of  the 
7.  Ps.  16.  5.  Lord,  of  all  the  3  best  thereof, 
Ei.  44.  28.  even  the  hallowed  pari  thereof  out 
i  Le.  27.  30,   of  it. 

32.  30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 

2  to  die.  them.  When  ye  have  heaved  the 

/:  c.  1.  51.  best  thereof  from  it,  then/)  it  shall 
/  c.  3.  7.  be  counted   unto   the   Levites    as 

m  ver.  21.       the  increase  of  the  thrcshing-Hoor, 
Ne.  10.  37.      and  as  the  increase  of  the  wine- 
12.  44.  Mai.   press. 
3. 8— 10.  He.     31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in   every 

7.  5 9.  place,    ye   and  your  households  ; 

for  it  is  your  reward  g  for  your  ser- 
vice in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

32  And  ye  shall  bear  r  no  sin  by 
reason  of  it,  when  ye  have  heaved 
from  it  the  best  of  it  :  neither  shall 
yi^  pollute  s  the  holy  things  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  lest  ve  die. 
CHAPTER  XiX. 

AND  the  LonI  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law 
which  the  Lord  hath  commanded, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  brin^  thes  a  red 
heifer  without  spot,  wherein  a  i* 
no  blemish, a/icf  upon  which  6  never 
came  yoke. 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest,  that  he  may 
bring  her  forth  without  c  the  camp, 
and  one  shall  slay  her  before  his 
facC' 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall 
take  of  her  blood  with  his  finger, 
and  d  sprinkle  of  her  blood  directly 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation seven  times. 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in 
his  sight  ;  her  e  skin,  and  her  fiesh. 
and  her  blood,  with  herdung,  chali 
he  burn  : 


nNe.  10.38. 

0  ver.  30. 
3/aJ,ver,12. 
p  ver.  27. 
9  Mat.  10. 10. 
Lu.  10.  7. 

1  Cor.  9.  13. 
2Cor.  12.  13. 
1  Ti.  5.  18. 
rLe.  19.  8. 
22.  16. 
sLe.22.  2, 
15.  Mai.  1. 
7.  1  Cor.  11. 
27,  29. 
a  Ex.  12.  5. 
Mai.  1.  13, 
i4.  IPe.  I. 
19. 

iDe.  21.  3 
1  Sa.  6.  7. 
c  Le.  4. 12, 
21.  16.  27. 
He.  13.  11. 
rfLe.  4.6.16. 
14,19.  He.  9. 
13.  12.  24. 
eEi.  29.  14. 


B.  C.  1490. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  taKe  cedar 
/  wood,  and  hyssop,  and  scailet, 
and  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the 
burning  of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his 
g  clothes,  and  he  shall  bathe  his 
fiesh  in  water,  and  afterwaid  he 
shall  come  into  the  camp,  and  the 
priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall 
wash  his  clothes  in  water,  and 
bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall 
gather  up  the  ashes  h  of  the  heifer, 
and  lay  them  up  without  the  camp 
in  a  clean  place,  and  it  shall  be 
kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Is.ael,  for  i  a  water  of 
separation  :  it  is  a  purification  for 
sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the 
ashes  of  the  heifer  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
!ven  :  and  it  shall  be  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them,  for  a  statute  forever. 

11  He  /c  that  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  1  man  shall  be  uuclean 
seven  days. 

12  He  /  shall  purify  himself  with 
it  on  the  third  day,  and  on  the 
seventh  day  he  shall  be  clean  ;  but 
if  he  purify  not  himself  the  third 
day,  then  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
not  be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead 
body  of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and 
purifieth  not  himself,  defileth  mthe 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  :  and  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Is  arl  : 
because  the  water  n  of  separation 
was  not  sprinkled  upon  him,  he 
shall  be  unclean  ;  his  uucleanness 
o  is  yet  upon  hiin. 

14  This  is  the  law  when  a  man 
dieth  in  a  tent  ;  All  that  come  into 
the  teni,  and  all  that  is  in  the  tent, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

15  And  every  open  vessel, p  which 
hath  no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is 
unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one 
that  is  slain  with  a  sword  in  the 
open  fields,  or  a  dead  body,  or  a 
bone  of  a  man,  or  a  grave,  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  person 
they  shall  take  of  the  2  ashes  of 
the  burnt  heifer  of  purification  for 
sin,  and  3  runniiisf  water  shall  be 
put  thereto  in  a  vessel  : 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take 
hyssop,  g  and  dip  it  in  the  water, 
and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  tent,  and 


CHAP.  XX.       Tlie  children  of  Israel  murmur. 


/Le.  14.4, 
6,49. 

^Le.  11.  25. 
15.5. 

h  He.  9.  13. 

i  ver.  13,20, 
21.  c.  31.  23. 

iLe.  21.1. 
c.  5.2.9.6,10. 
La.  4.  14. 
Hag.  2.  13. 

1  soul  of 
man. 

1  c.  31.  19. 

wLe.15.31. 

n  ver.  9.  c.8. 
7. 

o  Le.  7.  20. 
22.3. 

;jLe.ll.  32. 

2  dust. 

3  living  ica- 
ters  shall  be 
given.    Ge. 
26.  19.  Jno. 
4.  10. 

q  Ps.  51.  7. 


rLe.  14.  9. 
8  ver.  13. 
t  Hag.  2.  13. 
uLe.  15.5. 
a  c.  33.  33. 
b  Ex.  15.  20. 

eEx.17.  1, 

&c. 

dc.  16.42. 

e  c.  14.  2, 

&c. 

/  c.  15.  14. 


upon  all  the  vessels,  and  upon  the 
persons  that  were  there,  and  upoa 
him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one 
slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a  grave. 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall 
sprinkle  upon  the  unclean  on  the 
third  day  and  on  the  seventh  day  ; 
and  on  r  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
purify  himself,  and  wash  bis 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  wa- 
ter, and  shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  shall  not  purify  him- 
self, that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  the  congregation,  because 
he  hath  defiled  s  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord  :  the  water  of  separatioa 
hath  not  been  sprinkled  upon  him  ; 
he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual 
statute  unto  them,  that  he  that 
sprinkleth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  wash  his  clothes  ;  and  he 
that  toucheth  the  water  of  separa- 
tion shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  t  the  uncleaa 
person  toucheth  shall  be  unclean  ; 
and  u  the  soul  that  toucheth  it 
shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

THEN  a  came  the  children  of 
Israel,  even  the  whole  congre- 
gation, into  the  desert  of  Zin  in  the 
first  month  :  and  the  people  abode 
in  Kadesh  ;  and  i  Miriam  died 
there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  And  c  there  was  no  water  for 
the  congregation  :  and  d  they  ga- 
thered themselves  together  against 
IVIoses  and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  chode  with 
Moses,  and  spake,  saying,  Would  e 
God  that  we  had  died  when  our 
brethren  died  before  the  Lord  ! 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord  into 
this  wilderness,  that  we  and  our 
cattle  should  die  there  ? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us 
to  come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring 
usin  unto  this  evil  place  ?  it/ is  no 
place  of  seed,  or  of  figs,  or  of  vines, 
or  of  pomegranates  ;  neither  is 
there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went 
from  the  presence  of  the  assembly 
unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  they  fell 
upon  their  faces  ;  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lo.d  appeared  unto  them. 

7  And  the  Lord  spake  uulo 
Moses,  saying, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou 
the  assembly  together,  thou  and 
Aaron  thy  brother,  and  speak  ye 
unto  the  rock  before  their  eyes  ; 
and  it  shall  give  forth  his  water, 

155 


Water  iiauts  from  the  rock. 

and  ilioii  shall  brin^  forili  to  them 
water  out  ut'  the  g  .ock  :  so  lliu'i 
shall  give  the  co.ig.egation  and 
their  l>ea<i(s  <lriiik. 

9  An  J  MosL-a  look  the  rod  f.om 
het'ot'C  Ibe  Lo.d,  us  he  commaudej 
him. 

li>  And  Moses  and  Aaron  g.uliered 
the  congregation  togethei-  bet'ofe 
the  rock  ;  and  he  Bail  u.ito  them, 
Hear  now,  ye  h  rebels  ;  must  we 
fetch  you  water  out  of  this  rock  ? 

U  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand, 
and  with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock 
twice  :  and  the  i  water  canifi  out 
abuniantly  :  and  the  congregation 
drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

12  An  J  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  and  Aaivn,  Becanse  k  ye  be- 
iif  ve  t  me  not,  to  sanctify  t  me  in 
the  eyes  of  the  children  of  Is.ael, 
therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this 
Cong  egaiion  into  the  land  which 
I  have  given  them. 

13  Phis  15  the  water  of  1  Meribah  ; 
because  the  child,  enof  Is.ael  stove 
with  the  Lo.d,  and  he  was  sanctifi- 
ed m  in  them. 

14  And  n  Moses  sent  messengers 
from  Kadesh  unto  the  king  of 
Edom,  Thus  saith  o  thy  brother 
Is.-aei,  thou  knowestall  the  travail 
thai  hath  2  befallen  us  ; 

15  How  our  fathers  went  down 
p  into  Egypt,  and  we  have  dwelt 
g  ia  Egypt  a  long  time  ;  and  the 
E-jyptians  vexed  us  and  our  fa- 
the.-s  : 

18  And  when  r  we  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  he  heard  *•  our  voice,  and 
Ee.it  i  an  angel,  and  hath  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt ;  and,  behold, 
we  are  in  rta desh,  a  city  m  ihe 
uttermost  of  thy  border  : 

17  Let  u  us  pass,  I  pray  thee, 
through  thy  count :y  :  we  will  not 
pass  throu-gh  the  fields,  or  through 
the  vineyards, neither  will  we  drink 
of  the  water  of  the  wells:  we  will 
go  by  the  king's  high-way,  we  will 
not  turn  to  the  right  hand  nor  to 
the  left,  until  we  have  passed  thy 
borders. 

18  .Vnd  Edom  said  unto  him,  Thou 
shah  not  pass  by  me,  lest  I  come 
out  agai  ist  thee  with  the  sword,      | 

19  An  1  the  chill ren  of  Israel  said 
unto  him,  We  will  go  by  the  high- 
way :  and  r  if  I  an<l  my  cattle 
drink  of  thy  water,  then  I  will  pay 
for  it  ;  I  will  only,  v;'nhoui  doing 
any  thing  else,  go  through  on  my 
feet. 

20  And  he  said.  Thou  w  shall 
not  go  through.  And  Edom  came 
out  X  against  him  with  much  peo- 
ple, and  with  a  strong  hand.  [ 

15S 


NUMBERS.  B.  C.  1452. 

^ver.  11.  I  21  Thus  Edom  refused  to  give  la- 
Ne.  9.  13.  {  rael  passage  through  hia  border  '. 
Ps.  7tJ.  15,  whe.efore  larael  turned  away  from 
18.  Iu3.  41.       hiin. 

114.8.  Is.  43.  2v!  And  tj  the  children  of  Israel, 
'20.  4d.  '^1.  evert  tbr  whole  cong  egation,  jour- 
h  Pa.  lOi.33.  neyed  from  Kadesh,  and  Came 
i  Ex.  17.  6.  ,  unto  mount  Hor. 
Ok.  8.  13.  I  '£i  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
1  Cor.  lU.  4.  Moaes  and  Aaron  in  mount  Hor, 
k  c.  '^.  14.  by  the  coasi  of  the  land  of  Cdum, 
De.  3.  26.         saying, 

3.2.51.  24  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  r  unto 

/  Le.  10.  3.  his  people  :  fur  he  sh.ill  not  enter 
E/..  36.  23.  into  the  land  v/hicli  I  have  given 
1  Pe.  3.  15.    I  unto  the  children  ol  larael,  because 

1  That  is,  I  ye  rebelled  a  against  my  3  word  at 
strife.     Ex.    the  water  of  Me.ibah. 

17.  7.  I   25  Take    Aaron   and   Eleazar  his 

m  E/,.  20.  41.  sun,  and  bring  them  up  unto  mount 
n  Ju.  11.  18,   Hor: 

17.  I   26  And    strip  Aaron    of  his  gar- 

o  De.  2.  4.       menis,  and  put  them  upon  Elea/.ar 

2  found  us.  his  son:  and  Aaron  shall  be  ga- 
/)  Ge.  45.  6.  thered  unto  his  people,  and  shall 
q  12.  40.  die  there. 

T  Ex.  2.  23.     27   And  Moses  did    as  the   Lord 
sEx.3.  7.       commanded:    and    they   went  up 
t  Ex.  3.  2.    I  into  mount  Hor,  in  the  sight  of  all 
14.  19.  23.20. '  the  congregation. 
33.2.  I   28  And  6  Mosesstripped  Aaron  of 

u  c.  21.  22.  his  garments,  and  put  them  upon 
De.  2.  27.         Eleazar  his  son:  and   Aaron  died 

0  De.  2.6,28.  there  in  the  top  of  the  mount :  and 
loi'X.W.  17.  Moses  and  Eleazar  came  down 
X  Ob.  10-15.  ,  from  the  mount. 

j  29  And  when  all  the  congregation 

!  saw   that   .\aron    was   dead,   they 

mourned   for    Aaron    thiny  days, 

y  c.  33.  37.     I  even  all  the  house  of  Is  -ael. 

zGe.  25.  8.1  CHAPTER  XX!. 

De.  32.  50.         A   ND  when  kin^  Arad  n.  the  Ca- 

n  ver.  12.         J\.  naanite,  which   dwelt  in  the 

3  mouth.  south,  heard  tell  that  larael  came 
6  c.  33.  38,  by  the  way  6  of  the  spies  ;  then  he 
&c.  fought  against  Is.'ael,  and  took 
a  c.  33.  40.       «o/ne  of  the m  prisoners. 

Ju.  1.  16.  2  And  Israel  vowed  c  a  vow  unto 

6  c.  13.21.  the  Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  wilt 
c  Ge.  28.  20.  j  indeed  deliver  this  people  info  my 
Ju.  11.  30.  hand,  then  I  will  utterly  rf  destroy 
rfLe.  27.  28.  j  their  cities. 

De.  13.  15.  3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  e  to 
ePs.22.  4,5.    the  voice  of  Isr.-iel,  and  delivered 

1  That  is,  up  the  Canaanites  ;  and  they  ut- 
n't'T  de-  terly  destroyed  them  andtheirci- 
struction.  ties  :  and  he  called  Ihe  name  of  the 
/  c.  20.  22.     place  1  Hormah. 

33.  41.  4    And   f   they  jottrneyed     from 

g  Ju.  U.  18.  mount  Hor  by  the  w.iy  of  the  Red 

^ox, grieved.  Sea,   to    compass    the   land    g  of 

Heb.  short-  Edom  :  and  the  soul  of  the  people 

ened.  Ex.  6.  was  much   2  discouraged   because 

9.  of  the  way. 

h  Ps.  78.  19.  5  And  the  people  spake  h  against 

i  Ex.  IS.  3.  God,  and  against  Moses,  Where- 

17.  3.  fore  i  ha^e  ye  brought  us  up  out 


B.  C.  1432.  CHAP.  XXI. 

ofErypt  to  die  in  the  wilderness? ]  i- Pe.  68.  6.   | 
for  tliere   is   no   bread,   neilher  is  '  c.  11.  6. 
k   there  any  water;  and   our  soul    I  De.  8.  15.  ] 
joatlietli  lliis  li^lu  bread.  1  Cor.  10.  9. 

6  And  i  Uie  Loid  sent   fiery  ser-    m  Ps.  78.  34. 

Eenis  among  the  people,  and  they   n  ver.  5. 
it   the   people  ;  and  much  people    o  Ex.  8.  8, 
of  Israel  died.  28.  De.  9.20, 

7  Tlieiefure  >n  the  people  c-ame  to  26. 
Moses,  and  said,  We  have  sinned,  1  1  Sa.  12.  19. 
for  we  have  spoken  n  against  the  1  K.  13.  6. 
Lord,  and  aj.iijist  thee  ;  pray  o  Job  42.  S,  10. 
unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away  Je.  15.1.  Ac. 
the  serpents  from  us.  And  Mo-  8.  24.  Ja.  5. 
ses  prayed  7>  for  the  people.  16. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  ;j  Ps.  106.23. 
Moses,  Make  thee  a  fieiy  serpent,  y  2  K.  18.  4. 
and  set  it  upon  a  pole  :  and  it  shall  Jno.  3.14,15. 
come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  re. 33.  43,44. 
is  bitten,  when  he  looketh  upon  2ov, heaps  of 
it,  shall  live.  Abarim. 

9  And  Moses  made  a  serpent  s  De.  2.  13. 
5  of  brass,  and  put  it  upon  a  pole  :  t  c.  22.  36. 
and  it  came  to  pass,  that  if  a  ser-  Ju.  11.  18. 
pent  had  bitten  any  man,  when  3  or,  Vaheb 
he  beheld  (he  s'^pent  of  brass,  he  inSuphah. 
lived.  u  De.  2.  18, 

10  And  the  children  of  Israel  set    29. 
forward,  and  pitched  in  Oboth.  r      4  leaneth. 

11  And     they     journeyed     from   rJu.9.  21. 
Oliotli,  and   pitched  at  2  Ije-aba-    w  c.  20.  8. 
rim,  in  the  wilderness  wliicli  is  be-    x  Ex.  15.  1. 
foie  Moab,  toward  the  sun-rising.     Ju.  5.  1. 

12  From   thence   they    removed,    Ps.  106.  12. 
and     pitched    in     the     valley     of  5  Ascend. 
Zaied.  s  6or, ansjcer. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  y  De.  33.  4. 
and  pitched  on  the  other  side  of  t   Is.  33.  '^. 

Afnon,  which  is  in  the  wilderness    

that   Cometh   out  of  the  coasts  of 

the   Amorites:     for  Ainon   is  the   7  or,  feld. 
border  of    Moab,   betw^een    Moab   8oT,thehill. 
and  the  Amorites.  z  c.  23.  28. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  9  or,  thewil- 
hook   of   the    wars    of    the   Lord,    derness. 

3  What  he  did  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  a  De.  2.  26, 
in  the  brooks  of  Arnon,  27.  Ju.  11. 

15  And    at    the     stream     of    the    19,20. 
h-.ooks     that    goeth    down   to   the  j  b  c.  20.  17. 
dwc.'lhn?  of  Ar,  u  and  lieih  4  upon  <  c  De.  29.  7. 
the  border  of  Moab.  |  d  Jos.  12.  1, 

IG  And  from  thence  they  went  to   2.    24.  8. 
t)  Beer  :  that   is   the  well  whereof  10  (in>.(^A- 
the   Lord   id    spake    unto    Moses,    ters. 
Gather  the  people  together,  and  I   e  Ca.  7.  4. 
will  give  them  water.  Is.  15.  4. 

17  Then  Israel  sang  x  this  song,  jyHab.  2.  6. 
5  Spring  up,  O  well;  6  sing  ye  j  ?  Je.  48.  45 
unto  it  :  46. 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well, ' /i  De.  2.9,18 
•he  nobles  of  the  people  digged  Is.  15.  1,  2. 
it.  by  the  direction  o/the  lawgiver, '  i  Ju.  11.  24 
y  With  their  staves.  And  from  2  K.  23.  13. 
the  wilderness  they  went  to  Mat-  k  Je.  48.  18 
tanah  :  22. 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  Naha-    I  c.  32.  1. 
\\f.\:  and  fromNahaliel  toBamotbv  m  De.  3.  I. 

11 


Sihon  overthroten. 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  valley, 
that  is  in  the  7  count.y  of  Moab, 
to  the  top  of  8  Pisgah,  which 
iooketh  z  toward  Jesnimon.  9 

21  And  a  Israel  sent  messengers 
unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
saying, 

22  Let  6  me  pass  through  thy 
land  :  we  will  not  turn  into  the 
fields,  or  into  the  vineyards;  we 
will  not  drink  of  the  waters  of 
the  well  :  but  we  will  go  along  by 
the  king's  high-way,  until  we  be 
past  thy  borders. 

23  And  Sihon  would  not  suffer 
Israel  to  pass  through  his  border; 
but  c  Sihon  gathered  all  his  peo- 
ple together,  and  went  out  against 
Israel  into  the  w  ildemess  :  and  he 
came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against 
Israel. 

24  And  d  Israel  smote  him  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  pos- 
sessed his  land  from  Arnon  unto 
Jabbok,  even  unto  the  children  of 
Amnion :  for  the  border  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  tens  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  these 
cities:  and  Israel  dwelt  in  all  the 
cities  of  the  Amorites,  in  Heslibon, 
and  in  all  the  villages  10  thereof. 

26  ForHeshl'on  e  tras  the  city  of 
Sihon  the  king  of  the  Amorites, 
who  had  fought  against  the  foimer 
king  of  Moab,  and  taken  all  his 
land  out  of  his  hand,  even  unto 
Arnon. 

27  Wlierefore  they  that  speak  in 
proverbs  y  say,  Come  into  Hesh- 
bon,  let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built 
and  prepared  : 

28  For  g- there  is  a  fire  gone  out 
of  Heshbon,  a  flame  from  the  city 
of  Sihon  :  it  hath  consumed  Ar  h 
of  Moab,  and  the  lords  of  the  high 
places  of  Arnon. 

29  Wo  to  thee,  Moab!  thou  art 
undone,  O  people  of  i  Chemosh  : 
he  hath  given  his  sons  that  escap- 
ed, and  his  daughters,  into  cap- 
tivity unto  Sihon  king  of  the 
Amorites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them  :  He?h- 
bon  is  perished  even  unto  Dibon,  k 
and  we  have  laid  them  waste  even 
unto  Nophah,  which  reacheth  unto 
Medeba. 

31  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land 
ofihe  Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  I 
Jaazer;  and  they  toot  the  villages 
thereof,  and  drove  out  the  Amo- 
rites that  were  there. 

33  And  7n  they  turned  and  wen^ 
up  by  the  way  of  Bashan  :  and 
Og  the  king  of  Bashan  went  out 
ftgamrt  them,  he  and  all  bi«  peo- 

157 


Dalak  tendelh  for  Balaam. 
l.ln,     to     the     battle    at    Edrei. 


NUMBERS, 

I  n  De.  29.  7. 
';(1  AikI  llje  Lo.il  sail  unto  JVlosen,  ]  Jos.  13.  12. 
Fea.  him  not:   lor  I  have  'leliver- 
cd  him  inli)  thy  liaiid,  and   nil    his 
people,  ii.i  1  his   liiiij  ;    uiid   thuu 
siiali  do  tu  hiin  as  ihou  didst  unto 
Siluin  king-  of  the  Anioriles,  which 
dwelt  lU  lieshbon. 
3.5  Sj  n  I  hey  smote  him,  and  his 
eons,  and  all  his  people,  until  iheie 
Was  none  lel't  him  iilive  :  and  they 
posses:>e  1  his  land. 

CHAPTKii  XXII 


B.  O.  1451. 


A 


dc.  31.  8. 
NDa  the  children  oC  Israel  set   Joa.   13.21, 


Ps.  135.  11) 
11.  lc(5.  20. 


a  c.  33.  48. 
6  Ju.  11.25 


cEx.  15.  15 
De.  2.  25. 


I'oiWUid,  and  pitched  in  the 
pi.ans  or  MouLi,  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan iy  Jericho. 

2  And  Balak,  b  the  son  of  Zippor, 
SUV  .ill  that  Israel  had  done  to 
tlie  Amoiites. 

3  And  c  IVIoab  was  sore  afraid  of 
the  people,  because  they  v;ere 
many  :  and  iVIoah  was  distressed 
because  of  the  chil  Iren  of  Israel. 

4  And  iVIoabs.til  unto  the  elders 
d  of  Midian,  Now  shall  ihis  com 


1  S:i.  9.  7, 

pany    lick   up   all   lli^i   are   round   8.  Mi.  3.  11. 
about  us,  as  the  ox   lickeih  up  the   Jude  11 
g-.ass  of  the  field.     And  Balak,  the 
son  of  Zippo.',  w<is   king    of    the 
Moabites  at  that  time. 
5  He    sent  e  messengers,  there- 
fore, unto  B  ilaam  the  son  of  Beor,   oT„h,ll 
to  Petho,-,  which  i.?by  the  river  of  ''■'*''"" 
th<;  land  of  the  child.en  of  his  peo- 
ple,  to    call    him,   sayinjC,  Behold, 
people  come  out   from 


11  Behold,  there  it  &  people  come 
out  of  Egypt,  which  cove.tth  the 
face  of  the  eaith :  come  now, 
curse  me  them  ;  perudventn.e 
2  1  shall  be  able  lu  overcome  them, 
<tnd  drive  ihem  out. 

12  A  id  Go  t  said  unto  Balaam, 
Thou  shall  not  g-o  with  them  ; 
thou  shall  not  curse  the  people: 
foi  A  they  are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
morning,  and  said  unto  the 
princes  of  Balak,  Get  you  into 
your  land  :  for  the  Lord  ■el'us-jth 
t  to  give  me  leave  to  go  with   you. 

14  And  the  princes'  of  .Moab  rose 
up,  and  iliey  went  unto  Balak, 
and  said,  Balaam  refuseth  to  come 
with  us. 

15  And  Balak  sent  yet  again 
p.inces,  more  and  more  honour- 
able than  they. 

16  And  they  came  to  Balaam, 
and  said  to  him.  Thus  saiih  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  3  Lei  nothing, 
I  pray  thee,  hinder  thee  from 
coining  unto  me  : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto 
very  great  honour,  and  I  will  do 
whatsoever  thou  sayest  unto  me  : 
come  k  theiefore,  I  pray  thee, 
cn.se  me  this  people. 

I    18  And     Balaam    answered     and 

„i,     said  unto   the  servants  of  Balak, 

„     ?"■   If  I  Balak    woiill     give     mc     his 

'*^""'*',  house  full   of    silver  and    gold,  I 

m  cannot  go  beyond   the   wo.d   of 


a. 

e  De   23.  4. 
Jos.  24.  9. 
Ne.  13.  1,2, 
Mi.  6.  5. 

1  eye. 

/c.23.  7. 


vail  in  fight- 
I  him 


the  e   IS       .      . 

Ejypt  :    behol  1,   they    cover    'hel.Q    qniR '''"^   Lord  my  God,  to  do   less  or 


1  face  of  the  earth,  and  they  abide 
over  against  me. 

6  Come  now,  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  cu.se  /  me  this  people,  for 
they  are  too  mighty  for  me  :  per- 
adventnre  I  shall  prevail,  that  we 
may  smite  them,  and  thtt  I  may 
drive  ihein  out  of  the  land:  for  I 
wot  I  hat  he  whom  thou  blessest 
is  blessed,  and  he  whom  thou 
cursest  is  cursed. 

7 -And  the  elders  of  Moab,  and 
the  elders  of  Mi  lian,  departed 
■with  the  rewards  g- of  divination 
in  their  hand  ;  and  they  came 
unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him 
the  words  of  Balak.  '  I  n  ver  9 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  Lodge  1 
here  this  night,  and  I  will  bring 
yon  word  again,  as  the  Lord 
shall  .''peak  unto  me  :  And  the 
piinces  of  Moab  abode  with 
Balaam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Balaam, 


De.  33. 


7  2K.  6.17. 
Oa.  10.  7. 


and  said.   What    men    are   these 

with  thee  ?  

10  And   Balaam   said  unto  God, '  Ac.  22.  9. 
Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  kin 
Muab,  hath  sent  unto  me,  sayin-^ 
158 


more. 

I  19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you, 
tarry  ye  also  here  Ihis  night,  that 

I I  may  know  what  the  Lord  will 
say  unto  me  more. 

20  And  n  God  came  unto  Balaam 
[at  night,  and  said  unto  him.  If 
I  the   men   come   to   call    thee,   rise 

up,  and  go  with  them  :  but  yet  o 
the  word  which  I  shall  say  unto 
thee,  that  shall  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the 
I  morning,     and    saddled    his    ass. 

and  went  with  the  princes  of 
I  Moab. 

22  And  God's  anger  was  kindled 
because  he  went  :  an'\  p  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  stood  in  the  way  for 
an   adversary  against   him.     Now 

Ihe  was  riding  upon  his  ass,  and 
ihis  two  servants  were  wiih  him. 

23  And  the  ass  sa  at  q  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  standing  in  the  way, 

'and  his  sword  drawn  in  hishani; 
and  the  ass  turned  aside  out  of 
I  the  way,  and  went  into  the  field: 
'and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to 
of   1  Cor.  1.27—  turn  her  into  the  way. 

29.  1  24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 


i  De.  23.  5. 

3  Be  not 

thou  letted. 

k  ver.  6. 

U.  24.  13. 

wl  K.22. 
14.  c.  23.  26. 
24.  13. 


o  ver.  35. 
c.  'iS.  12. 

p  Ex.  4.  24. 


B.  C.  1452. 

in  a  path  of  the  v'lieyards,  a  wall 
being  on  this  side,  and  a  wall  on 
thai  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  she  thfjst 
heiself  unto  ihd  wall,  and  ciusheii 
Balaam's  foot  against  the  wall  : 
and  he  smote  her  ag-uin. 

26  Aad  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  further,  and  stood  in  a  nar- 
row place,  where  was  no  way  to 
turn  either  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  she  fell  down 
under  Balaam  :  and  Balaam's 
anger  was  kindled,  and  he  smote 
the  ass  with  a  stafi'. 

28  And  the  Loid  opened  r  the 
mouth  of  the  ass  ;  and  she  said 
unto  Balaam,  What  have  I  done 
unto  thee,  that  thou  bast  smitten 
me  these  three  times? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass, 
Because  thou  hast  mocked  mo;  I 
would  ihe.e  weje  a  sword  in  mine 
hand,  s  for  now  would  I  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Ba'aam, 
Am  not  I  thine  ass,  4  upon  which 
thou  hast  ridden  ever  since  5  /  iocs 
thine  unto  this  day?  was  I  ever 
wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  And  he 
said,  Nay. 

SI  Then  the  Lord  opened  t  the 
eyes  of  Balaam,  and  he  saw  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  standing  in  the 
way,  and  his  sword  diawn  in  his 
hand  :  and  he  bowed  u  down  his 
head,  and  6  fell  fiat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  ang-el  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  him,  Wherefore  hast  thou 
smitten  thine  ass  v  these  three 
times  ?  behold,!  went  out  7to  with- 
stand thee,  because  Chy  w  way  i 
perverse  x  before  me  : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned 
from  me  these  three  times  ;  unless 
Ehe  had  turned  from  me,  surely 
now  also  I  had  slain  thee,  and 
saved    her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  the 
angel  of  the  Lord,  I  y  have  sinned; 
for  I  knew  not  that  thou  stoodest  in 
the  way  against  me  :  now  there- 
fore, if  it  8  displease  thee,  I  r  will 
get  me  back  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said 
unto  Balaam,  Go  a  with  the  men  : 
but  h  only  the  word  that  I  shall 
spe.Tk  unto  thee,  that  thoii  shalt 
gpeaJi.  So  Balaam  went  with  the 
princes  of  Balak. 

36  And   when   Balak  heard   that 
Balaam  was  come,  he  went  oul  to 
meet  him  unto 
which  is  in  the  bo 
which  is  in  the  utmost  coast. 


7-2Pe.2.  16. 
,<!  Ps.  12.  10. 

4  or,  ic/io 
hast  ridden 
upon  me. 

5  or,  thou 
wast. 

I  Ge.  21.  19. 

2K.  6.  17. 

Lu.  24.  16, 

31. 

u  Ex.  34.  8. 

6  or,  bowed 
himself. 

V  Ps.  145.  9. 

7  to  be  an 
adversary 
unto  thee. 
w2Pe.2.U. 
X  Pr.  H.  2. 
28.  18. 
wlSa.  15.24, 
30.  26.  21. 

8  he  evil  in 
thine  eyes. 

i- Job  34.  31, 

32. 

a  Is.  47.  12. 

6  ver.  20. 


city   of   Moab,    ^P^M|-,fi 
Drder  of  Arnon   | "' ^^- ^^;^° 


CHAP.  XXIII.  Balak  offer eth  sacrifices. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Did  I  not  earnestly  send  unto  ih:e 
to  Call  thee?  wheiefore  camest 
thou  not  unto  me  ?  am  I  not  able 
indeed  to  promote  cthee  tc  honour? 

38  And  Balaam  said  Mnto  Balak, 
Lo,  I  am  come  unto  thee  :  have  I 
now  any  power  at  all  to  say  any 
thing?  the  word  d  that  God  putteih 
in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I  speak. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak, 
and  they  came  unto  9  Kirjalh-hu- 
zoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to 
the  p.incBc  that  herewith  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Balak  took  Balaam, 
and  brought  him  up  into  the  high 
e  places  of  Baal,  that  thence  he 
might  see  the  utmost  part  of  the 
people. 

CHAPTER  XXIH. 

AND  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
«  Build  me  here  seven  altars, 
and  prepare  me  here  seven  oxen 
and  seven  rams. 
'i  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
spoken  ;  and  Balak  and  Balaam 
oti'ered  6  on  every  altar  a  bullock 
and  a  ram. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak, 
c  Stand  by  thy  burnt-ofl'ering,  and 
I  will  go:  peradventure  the  Lord 
will  come  to  meet  me  :  and  what- 
soever he  showeth  me,  I  will  tell 
thee.  And  he  went  I  to  an  high 
place. 

4  And  d  God  met  Balaam  :  and  he 
said  unto  him,  I  have  prepared  se- 
ven altars,  and  1  have  oftered  upon 
every  altar  a  bullock  and  a  ram. 

5  And  the  Lord  put  e  a  word  in 
Balaam's  mouth,  and  said.  Return 
unto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  shalt 
speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him  ;  and, 
lo.  he  stood  by  his  burnt-sacrifice, 
he,  and  all  the  princes  of  Moab. 

7  Andhe  took  up  his  parable,  y 
and  said,  Balak  the  king  of  Moab 
hath  brought  me  from  Aram,  out 
of  the  mountains  of  the  east,  say- 
ings Come,  curse  g  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  defy  h  Israel. 

8  How i  shall  I  curse,  whom  God 
hath  not  cursed  ?  or  how  shall  I 
defv,  whom  the  Lord  hath  not 
defi'ed? 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  I 
see  him,  and  from  the  hills  I 
behold  him  :  lo,  the  people  shall 
dwell  alone,  k  and  shall  I  not  be 
reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  Who  m  can  count  tue  dust  of 
„  ,  1  Jacob, and  the  number  of  the  fourth 
2 fy;°"^>'''^i;,arrof  Israel?  Let  2  me  die  the 


c  ver.  17. 
C.24.  n.Ps. 
75.  6.  Jno.  5. 
44. 

d  ver.  18. 
9  or,  a  city 
of  streets. 
eDe.  12.  2. 
a  ver.  29. 
6  ver.  14.  30. 
c  ver.  15. 
1  otySolitary 
d  ver.  16. 
e  c.  22.  35. 
De.  18.  18. 
Je.  1.  9. 
/  ver.  18. 
c.24.  3,  15, 
23.  Job  57. 

1.  29.  1.   Ps. 
78.2.  Ez.  17. 

2.  Mi.  2.  4. 
Hab.  2.  6. 
Mat.  13.  33, 
35. 

g  Pr.  26.  2. 

/ilSa. 17.10. 

i    Is.  47.   12, 

13. 

t  De.  33.28. 

/Ex.  33.  16. 

Ezr.  9.  2. 


my  Life 


159 


Biilaam,'*  parable*. 

dea'.h  n  of  the  righlfioiig,  nnd  let. 
rriy  last  end  be  like  liisl 

II  And  Brtl^ik  said  uiilo  Balaam, 
M'liiU  liiiot  tliou  done  unio  nie  .'  1 
o  louk  iliee  lu  case  mine  enemies, 
and,  behold,  thou  haBl  blessed  tliejit 
allogeihei-. 

lU  Aiid  he  answered  and  said, 
p  M'ist  I  not  take  heed  to  speak- 
that  which  the  Loid  halh  put  in 
my  mouth  ? 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him, 
Come,  I  piay  thee,  with  me  unto 
g  ano'hei  place,  fiom  whence  thou 
mayesl  see  them  :  tliou  slialt  see 
but  the  utmost  part  ol  ihem,  and 
shall  not  see  them  nil  :  and  curse 
me  them  I'.um  thence. 

14  And  he  b  ought  him  into  the 
field  ol'  Zuphim,  to  the  top  cl"  3 
risgah,  and  buill  r  seven  allais, 
end  ottered  s  a  bullock  and  a  ram 
on  e-jery  altar. 

15  And  he  said  untoB.-.lak,  Stand 
hcie  by  thy  burjii-otieiing,  while  I 
meet  il.e  LORD  yonder. 

16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam, 
and  put  t  a  word  in  his  mouth,  and 
said.  Go  again  unto  Balak,  and 
say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him, 
behold,  \ii  stood  by  his  turnt-ofier- 
ing,  and  the  piinces  of  Moab  with 
him.  And  BaUik  said  unto  him, 
What  i;  hath  the  Lord  spoken  1 

18  And  he  took  up  his  parable, 
and  said,  Rise  v  up,  Balak,  and 
hear;  heaiken  unto  me,  thou  son 
of  Zippor  : 

19  God  w  is  not  a  man,  that  he 
should  lie  ;  neither  the  son  of  man, 
that  he  should  repent  :  hath  he 
said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it?  or 
hath  X  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not 
make  i(  good  ? 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  com- 
mandment to  bless,  and  he  y  hath 
blessed  ;  and  I  cannot  z  reverse  it. 

21  He  a  hatli  not  beheld  iniquity 
in  Jacob,  neither  hath  he  seen  per- 
verseness  in  I.srael  :  the  Lord  b  his 
God  is  with  him,  and  the  shout  c  of 
a  king  is  among  ihcm. 

22  God  d  brought  them  out  of 
Egypt :  he  hath  e  as  it  were  the 
strength  of  an  unicorn. 

23  Suiely  there  is  no  4  enchant- 
ment against  Jacob,  neither  is 
there  any  rlivination  against  Israel: 
according  to  this  time  it  shall  be 
said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel,  What 
/  hath  God  wrought  ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  up 
g  as  a  great  lioii,  and  lift  up  hini- 
Felf  as  a  young  lion  :  he  shall  not 
lie  down  Auntil  be  eat  of  the  prey, 
and  drink  the  blood  of  the  «lain. 

160 


NUMBERS. 

n  Pa.  ?7.  37. 
Pr.  14.  32. 
^  Cor.  5.  1. 
o  c.  V2.  II. 
p  c.  !«a.  38. 
y  1  K.  !cU.!i3. 

3  or,  the  hill. 
r  ver.  1,  2. 
«Is.  1.  11. 

t  ver.  5. 
u  1  Sa.  3.17. 
Je.  37.  17. 
V  Ju.  3.  20. 
wlSa.  15.29. 
Ps.  89.  35. 
Ro.  11.29. 
Tit.  1.  2. 
He.  6.  18. 
.'a.  1.  17. 
:r  lCh.17.17. 
Mi.  7.  20. 
J/C.22.  12. 
;rJno. 10.28. 
29.  Ro.8.38, 
39. 

aPs.  103.12. 
Is.  1.  18.  38. 
17.  Mi.  7.19. 
Ro.  4.  7,  8. 
8.1. 

b  Ex.  29.  45, 
46.  33.  16. 
Ps.  46.  11. 
cPs.  118.  15. 
dc.  24.  8. 
c  IJe.  33.  17. 
Ps.  92.  10. 

4  or,  in. 
Mat.  12.  25, 
27. 

/Ps.  31.19. 

5  Gc.  49.  9. 
Mi.  5.  8. 
/iGe.49.  27. 


i  ver.  12, 13. 

1  to  the 
meeting  of. 
a\  Ka.  10. 
10. 

2  jcfeo  had 
his  eyes 
shut',  but 
now  open- 
ed. 

h  Ps.  1.  3. 
Ge.  17.  8. 
cPs.  92.12— 
14. 

dPs.  2.  9. 
e  Ps.  45.  5. 
/c.  23.  24. 
gGe.\i.3. 


B.  C.  H32 

25  And  Balak  Fitid  unto  Balaam, 
Neither  curse  them  ul  ali,  nor 
bless  them  ui  all. 

U6  But  Balaam  answered  i  and 
said  unto  Balak,  Told  not  1  thee, 
saying,  All  that  the  Lord  spcaketh 
that  1  must  do  ? 

Ul  And  Bulak  said  unto  Balaam, 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  1  will  biing' 
thee  unto  another  place  :  peiad- 
venture  It  will  please  God  that  lliou 
ninyest  curse  me  them  from  thence. 

iS  And  Baiak  brought  Balaam 
unto  the  top  of  Peor,  that  lookuih 
toward  Jeshiraon. 

29  And  Balaam  s.iid  unto  Balak, 
Build  me  here  seven  altars,  una 
prepa.e  me  here  seven  bullocks 
ana  seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had 
Said,  and  oflered  a  bullock  and  a 
ram  on  every  altar. 

CHAPTiCR  XXIV. 

AND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it 
pleased  the  Lord  to  bless  Isra- 
el, he  went  not,  as  at  other  times, 
1  to  seek  for  enchantments,  but  he 
set  his  fare  toward  the  wilderness. 

2  And  Balaam  lift  up  his  eyes, 
and  he  saw  ls;ael  abiding  t7i /ji* 
tenis  according  to  l  heir  tribes;  and 
c  the  spirit  of  God  came  upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  halh 
said,  and  the  man  2  whose  eyes 
are  open  hath  said  ; 

4  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the 
words  of  God,  which  saw  the  vision 
of  the  Almighty,  falling  into  a 
trance,  but  having  his  eyes  open  : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O 
Jacob,  and  thy  tabernacles,  O 
Israel  I 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread 
fori b,  as  gardens  by  6  the  river's 
side,  3£  the  trees  of  lign-aloes 
wliich  the  Lord  hath  planted,  and 
as  c  cedar  trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  nut  of 
his  buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  be  in 
many  waters,  and  his  Jting  shall  be 
higher  than  Agag,  and  his  king- 
dom shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  brought  him  forth  out  of 
Egypt  ;  he  hath  as  it  were  the 
strength  of  an  unicorn  :  he  .■'hal'. 
cat  np  the  nations  hisenemies,anc( 
shall  breakrf  their  nones,  and  pierce 
e  them  through  with  hi.s  arrows. 

9  He  couched;  he  lay  down  as/a 
lion,  and  asa  gri  it  lion  :  who  shall 
stir  him  up  ?  Bleo'-^d  §■  is  he  that 
blesseth  thee,  and  ct>.  -^ed  ii' he  that 
curseth  thee. 

10  And  Balak's  angev  was  kin- 
dled against  Balaam,  ana  'e  smote 
bis    hands    together:    ana   Balak 


B.  C.  1452. 

said  unto  Balaam,  I  called  thee  to] ft  Ne.  13.  2. 
curse  mine  enemies,  and  behold,  k  i  Re.  1.  7. 

/c  Re.  22. 

16. 

IPs.  110.  2. 

3  or,  thruus, 


PDa.  11.30 
yGe.  10.  4. 
rGe.  10.  21, 
25. 


thou  hast  altogether  blessed  them 
these  three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  (lee  thou  to  tliy 
place  ;  I  thought  to  promote  thee 
unto  jreat  honour;  but,    lo,   \.\\^^  the  princes. 
Lord  hath  kept   thee     back   from  i  ?«  Ps.  60.  8 
honour.  — 12. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  '4  or,  the  na- 
Spake  I  not  also  to  thy  messengers  I  lions  that 
■which  thou  sentest  unto  me,  say- Izca/ved 
ing,  \asa,inst  Is- 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me   his' tcsI.    Ex. 
house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  can-  i  17.  8,  16. 
not  go  beyond  the   commandment  ^5  or,  coen  to 
of  the  Lord,   to   do  cif/itr  good  oi\destruclion. 
bad  of  mine  own  mind  ;   hut  what  Ex.  17.  11. 
the  Lo.d  saith,  that  wil  I  I  speak  ?  j  1  Sa.  15.  3. 

14  And   now,    behold,   I  go   unto  n  Ge.   15. 
my  people  :  come  therefore,  and.  I   19. 
will  advertise  thee  what  this  peo-  J6  Kain. 
pie  shall  do  to  thy  people    in  the  i  7  or,  how 
latter  days.  \tong  shallit 

15  And  he  took  up  his  parable,   be  ere. 
and  said,   Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  j  o  Mai.  3.  2. 
hath  said,  and  the  man  whose  eyes 
are  open  hath  said  ; 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the 
words  of  God,  and  knew  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Most  High,  which  saw 

the  vision  of  the  Almighty ,  falling! 

into  a  trance,  but  having  his  eyes 
open  : 

17  I  i  shall  see  him,  but  not  now;  'a  c.  33.  49. 
I  shall  behold  him,    but  not   nigh:   Mi.  6.  5. 
there  shall  come   a  Star  k  out  of  6  c.  31.  16. 
Jacob,   and  a  Sceptre   I  shall  rise    1  Cor.  10.  8. 
out  of  Israel,  and  shall  smite  3  the   c  Ex.  34.  15, 
corners  of  Moab,   and  destroy  all    16. 
the  children  of Sbeth.  IdEx.  20.  5. 

18  And   Edom  m  shall  be  a  pos-   c  Jos.  22.  17. 
session,  Seir  also   shall  be  a  pos-   Ps.  106.  28, 
session  for  his  enemies  ;  and  Israel   29.  Hos.  9. 
shall  do  valiantly.  i  10. 

19  Out  ofjacob  shall  come  he  that  /De.13.6-9. 
shall  have  dominion,  and  shall  de-  g  De.  13.  17. 
stroyhimthatremaineth  of  the  city,    h  Ex.  32.  27. 

20  And  when  he   looked  on  Ama-   i  Joel  2.  17. 
lek,  he  took  up   his   parable,  and   k  Ps.  106.30. 
said,  Amalek  icas  the  first  of  4  the    I  De.  4.  3. 
nations;  but  his  latter  end  shall  be,   1  Cor.  10.  8. 
5  that  ho  perish  forever.  i^Ps.  106.23. 

21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites,n  '  Jno.  3.  36. 
and  took  up  his  parable,  and  said,    1  with  my 
Strong  is  thy  dwelling-place,  and   ^eal. 
thou  puttest  thy  nest  in  a  rock.         :  n  Ex.  20.  5. 

22  Nevertheless  6  the  Kenite  shall  De.  32.  16, 
be  wasted  7  until  Asshur  shall  car-  21.  1  K.  14. 
xy  thee  away  captive.  22.  Ps.  78. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  58.  Ez.  16. 
and  said,  Alas,  who  o  shall  live  38.  Zep.  1. 
when  God  doeth  this  !  18.  3.  8. 

24  And   ships  p  shall  come  frorn   o  Mai. 2.4, 5. 
the  coast  of  Chittim,  and  shall  af-  p  Ex.  40.  15. 
fiict  a  Asshur, and  shall  afflict  Eber,   q  Ps.  69.  9. 
r  and  he  also  shall  perish  forever,  jr  He.  ^.  17. 


CHAP.  XXV.  The  wickedness  of  Zimri. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went 
and  retn.ned  to   his  place  :  And 
Balak  also  went  his  way. 
CHAPl  ER  XXV. 

AND  Is.ael  abode  in  Shittim,  a 
and  the  people  began  to  com- 
mit whoredom  6  with  the  daugh- 
ters of  Moab. 

2  And  c  they  called  the  people 
unto  th^  sacrifice.?  of  their  gods  : 
and  the  people  did  eat,  and  bow- 
ed d  down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  e  himself  unto 
Baal-peor  :  and  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Loid  said  unto  Moses, 
/Take  all  the  heads  of  the  people, 

and  hang  them  up  before  the  Lord 
against  the  sun,  that  the  tierce  §■ 
anger  of  the  Lord  may  be  turned 
away  from  Israel. 

5  .-ind  Moses  said  unto  the  judges 
of  Israel,  Slay  h  ye  every  one  his 
men  that  weie  joined  unto  Eaal- 
peor. 

6  And,  behold,  one  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  came,  and  b.ought 
unlo  his  breth.en  a  Midianiiish 
woman,  in  the  sight  ofMoses,  and 
in  the  sight  of  all  ihe  cong.egatioa 
of  the  childien  of  Israel,  who  were 
weeping  i  before  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  cong  egation. 

7  And  when  PIiinehasA' the  son  of 
Eleazar,  the  ton  of  Aaron  the 
priest,  saw  it,  be  rose  up  from 
among  the  congregation,  and  took 
a  javelin  in  his  hand: 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of 
Israel  into  the  tent,  and  thrust 
both  of  them  through,  the  man  of 
Israel,  and  the  woman  th.ongh 
her  belly.  So  the  plague  v.'as  stay- 
ed from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  those  I  that  died  in  the 
plague  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

11  Phinehas  thesou  of  Eleazar,the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  hath  turn- 
ed m  my  wrath  away  from  (he 
children  of  Israel,  (while  he  was 
zealous  1  for  my  sake  amonj 
them,)  that  I  consumed  not  the 
children  of  Isi'ael  in  my  jealousy.re 

12  Wherefore  say,  Behold,  I  give 
unlo  him  o  my  covenant  of  peace  : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his 
seed  after  him,  tven  the  covenant 
of  an  7>  everlasting  priesthood  ; 
because  he  was  q  zealous  for  his 
Goil,  and  made  an  r  atonement  for 
the  children  of  Is  ael. 

14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite 
that  was  slain,  even  that  was  ulain 
with  the  MidianitisU  woman ,  *ca» 

161 


Itretl  numbered  at  Moah. 

Ziinii  the  ion  ofSalii,  a  prince  ofa 
t2cliicl  lioiiseiiiiiiMij^tlio  biincunilus. 

15  AikI  Uie  Maim-  ul  tliu  Midianit- 
isli  uuniuii  (hilt  wnsslain  xeaa  Coz- 
bi,  lliu  duii^liter  ofs  Ziir  ;  he  uios 
hciiil  over  u  people,  and  of  u  chief 
huiiie  ill  Midiaii. 

16  And  ili^  Loi'd  spake  unto 
IVIosus,  Siiyingf, 

17  Vex  {  the  Midianites,  and 
sniiie  ihein  : 

18  For  ihey  vex  you  u  with  their 
wilts, wheiewith  iliey  have  beguil- 
ed you,  in  the  niatier  of  Peor,  and 
in  the  mallei  ol'Cozbi,  the  daugh- 
ter of  a  prince  of  Midian,  their 
■istei  which  was  slain  v  in  the  day 
of  the  plague,  for  Peoi's  sake. 

CUAPTKR  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  tu  pass,  after  the 
plague,  thai  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Muses,  and  unio  Klea:ai  the 
son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saying, 

2  Take  a  the  sum  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  chiMien  of  Israel, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upwaid, 
throughout  their  father's  house, all 
that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in  Israel. 

3  And  Moses  and  Kleazar  the 
priest  spake  with  them  in  the 
plains  6  of  Moab,  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward  :  as 
the  Lcrd  commanded  Moses,  and 
the  children  of  Israel,  which  went 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  ReuliiMijCthe  eldest  son  oflsracl: 
the  children  of  Reuben  ;  Hanoch, 
of  whom  cnmelh  the  family  of  the 
Hanochites  :  of  Pallu,  the  family 
of  the  Palliiites  : 

6  Of  Hesron,  the  family  of  the 
Hcsionites  :  of  Carmi,  the  family 
ofthe  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Reubenitea  ;  and  they  that  were 
numbered  of  them  weie  forty  and 
three  thousand  and  seven  hundred 
and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu  ;  Elinb. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Elial)  i  Neinu- 
el,  and  Dathan,  and  Abiiam.  This 
is  ^Artj  Dathan  and  Abiram  which 
■tcere  famous  in  the  congregation, 
who  strove  d  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron  in  the  company  of 
iCorah,  when  they  strove  against 
the  Lord  : 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her 
mouth,  and  swallowed  them  up 
together  with  Korah,  when  that 
company  died,  whai  time  the  fire 
devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty 
men  ;  and  e  they  became  a  sign. 

11  Notwithstanding,  the  children 
/'of  Korah  died  not. 

162 


NUMBLRS. 

2  houxe  of  a 
father. 

#c.  31.  8. 
Jos.  13.  21. 

t  c.  31.  2. 

«c.  31.  16. 
Re.  2.  14. 

V  ver.  8. 

a  Ex.  30.  12. 
38.  S5,  26. 
c.  1.  2,3. 

6  ver.  63.  c. 
35.  1. 

cGe.  46.  8. 

dc.  16.  1, 

&c. 

ec.  16.  38. 
1  Cor.  10.  6. 
2Pe.2.  6. 

/  Ex.  6.  24. 


i'  Ge.  46.  10. 
Ex.6.  16. 
Jemuet. 
AlCh.4.24. 
Jarib. 

i  Ge.  46.  10. 

Zohar. 

kGe.  46.  16. 
Ziphion. 
i  or,  Ezbon. 
Ge.  46.  16. 

AGe.  46.16. 
Arodi. 

IGc.  38.  2— 
10.  1  Ch.2.3, 
&:c. 

mGe.  46.13. 
lCh.7.  1. 

1  or,  Phu- 
vah. 

2  or  Job. 

nGe.  46.14. 

oGe.46.  20. 

p  Jos.  17.  1. 
1  Ch.  7.  14, 
15. 


B.  C.  UZ2. 

12  The  sons  of  Simeon  after  their 
familiea  :  of  Nemuel,  g  ihe  family 
ofthe  NeiTiuclites  :  of  Jainin.  the 
family  of  the  Janiinites  :  of  Jachiu, 
h  the  family  of  the  Jachinites  : 

13  Of  Zerah,  <  the  family  of  the 
Zaihites  :  of  Shaul,  the  family  of 
the  Shaulites. 

14  These  are  the  families  of  tlie 
Simeoniles,  twenty  and  Iwo  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

15  The  children  of  Gal,  after  their 
families  :  of  Zephon,  k  the  family 
ofthe  Zephonites  :  of  Hagsi,  the 
family  of  the  Haggiie*  :  of  fchuni, 
the  family  of  the  ShunitPS  ; 

16  Of  Ozni,  i  the  family  of  the 
Oznites  :  of  Eri,  the  family  of  the 
Erites: 

17  Of  Arod,  tthe  family  of  the 
Arodites  :  of  Areli,  the  family  of 
the  Aielites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the 
children  of  Gad,  according  to  those 
that  were  numliered  of  them, 
forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

19  The  sons  of  Judah  I  were  Er 
and  Onan  :  and  Er  and  Onun  died 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Judah  after 
their  families  were  ;  of  Shelah.the 
family  of  the  Shelanites  :  of  Pha- 
rez,  the  family  ofthe  Pharzites  :  of 
Zeiah,  the  family  of  the  Za.hites. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were  : 
of  He/.ron,  the  family  of  the  Hez- 
ronites  :  of  Hamul,  the  family  of 
the  Hamulitcs. 

22  These  arethe  familiesof  Judah 
according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  threescore  and  six- 
teen thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  Qi'the  sons  of  Issacharro  after 
theirfamilies  :  nf  Tola.,  the  family 
of  the  Tolaites"  :  of  1  Pua,  the 
family  ofthe  Punites  : 

24  Of  2  Jashub.  the  family  of  the 
Jashubitcs  :  of  Shimron,  the  family 
ofthe  Shimronites. 

25  These  are  the  families  of  Issa- 
char  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  threescore  and 
four  thousand  and  three  hundied. 

26  Cy  the  sons  of  Zebulun  n  after 
their  families  :  of  Sered.the  family 
ofthe  Sardites  ;  of  Elon.the  family 
of  the  Elonites  :  of  Jahleel,  the 
family  ofthe  Jahleelites. 

27  These  are  the  familiesof  the 
Zebulunites.  according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them, three- 
score thousand  and  five  hundred. 

'i8  The  sons  of  Joseph,  o  after 
their  families,  were  Manasseb  and 
Ephraim. 

29  Ofthe  sons  of  Manaseeh  :  ofp 
Machir,  the  family  ofthe  Machir- 


B.  C.  1452, 

ites  :  and  Machir  be^atGilead 


CHAP.  XXVI. 


27ifi  division  of  the  la^i. 


of 


Gilead  come  the  lamily  of  the 
Gilertdites  : 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead  : 
q/"  Jeezer,  3  the  family  of  tiie  Jee- 
zeates  :  of  Heiek,  the  family  of 
the  Helekites  : 

31  And  of  Asriel,  the  family  of 
the  As.ielites  ;  and  of  Shechem, 
the  family  of  the  Shechemites  : 

32  And.  o/'Shemida,  the  family  of 
the  Shemidaiies  :  and  of  Hepher, 
the  family  of  llie  Hephentes. 

33  And  Zelophehad  q  the  son  of 
Hepher  had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
ters i  and  the  names  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zelophehad  were  Mahlali, 
and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and 
Tirzah. 

34  These  are  the  families  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  fifty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred. 

35  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephraim 
jifter  their  families  :  of  Shuthelah, 
the  family  of  ihe  Shuthalhiles  :  of 
Becher,  r  the  family  of  the  Bach- 
rites  :  of  Tahan,  the  family  of  the 
Tahanites. 

36  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Shn- 
thelath  :  of  Eran,  the  family  of 
the  Eranites. 

37  These  are  the  families  of  the 
eons  of  Ephraim, according  to  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them, thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred. These  aie  the  sons  of 
Joseph  after  their  families. 

38  The  sons  of  Benjamin  s  after 
their  families  :  of  Beta,  the  family 
of  the  Belaites  ;  of  Ashbel,  the 
family  of  the  Ashbelites  :  of  Ahi- 
ram,  t  the  family  of  the  Ahiram- 
ites  : 

39  Of  Rhupham,  u  the  family  of 
the  Shupliamites  :  of  Hupham,  the 
family  of  the  Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were 
t>  .4rd  and  Naaman  :  of  Ard,  the 
family  of  the  Ardites  :  and  of  Naa- 
man. the  family  of  the  Naamitds: 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benja- 
min, after  their  families  :  and  they 
that  were  numbered  ofthemKere 
forty  and  five  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

42  These  w  are  the  sons  of  Dan, 
after  tlieir  families  :  of  4  Shnham, 
the  family  of  (he  Shuhamiles. 
These  nre  the  families  of  Dan 
•  fter  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shu- 
bamitPS.  according  to  those  that 
•were  numbered  of  ihem,  were 
threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  Of  the  children  of  Asher,   x 


3  called 
Abiezer, 
Jos.  17.  2. 
Ju.  6.  11,24, 
34. 

0  0.27.1.36. 


rlCh.7.20. 
Bered. 

s  Ge.  46.  21. 
ICh.  7.  6. 

r  Ge.  46.  21. 
Ehi.  1  Ch.8. 
1,  Aharah. 

u  Ge.  46,  21. 

Muppim, 
and  Hup- 
pim. 

0  1  Ch.  8.  3. 
Addar. 

wGe.iS.  23. 

4  or,  Hush- 
im. 

zGe.46.  17. 

1  Ch.  7.  30. 


yGe.  46.24. 
1  Ch.  7.  13. 

2lCh.7.13. 

Shallum. 

ac.  1.  46. 

6  Jos.  11.23. 
14,  1. 

c  c.  33.  54. 

5  multiply 
his. 

6  diTninish 
his. 

dGe.  46.11. 
Ex.6. 16-19. 
1  Cb.  6.  1, 
16. 

e  Ex.  2.  1,2, 
6.20. 


after  their  families  :  of  Jimna,  the 
family  of  the  Junnites  :  of  Jesui, 
the  family  of  the  Jesuitcs  :  of  Be- 
riah,  the  family  of  the  Beriiles. 
:  45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah  :ofHe- 
I  her,  the  family  of  the  Heberites  : 
of  Rtalchiel,  the  famUy  of  tha 
Malchielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter 
of  Asher  teas  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  tlie 
sons  of  Asher,  according  lo  those 
that  were  numbe.ed  of  them,  jcAo 
were  fifty  and  three  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

48  Of  ihe  soiisofNaphtali,y  after 
their  families:  of  Jah.:eel,  the 
family  of  llie  Jahzeelite?  :  of  Guni, 
the  family  of  the  Gunites  : 

49  Of  Jezer,  tiie  family  of  the 
Jezerites  :  of  Shillem,  z  the  family 
of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of 
Napbtali,  accoiding  to  their  fam- 
ilies :  and  they  that  were  number- 
ed of  them  were  forty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hunrlred. 

51  Tliese  awerexbe  numbered  of 
tha  children  of  Israel,  six  hundred 
thousand,  and  a  thousand,  sevea 
hundred  and  thirty. 

52  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses   saying, 

53  Unto  b  these  the  land  shall  be 
divided  for  an  inheritance,  accord- 
ing to  the  numiaer  of  names. 

54  To  c  many  thou  shalt  5  give 
the  more  inheritance,  and  to  few 
thon  shalt  6  give  the  less  iidieri- 
tance:  to  everyone  shall  his  in- 
heritance be  given  accoiding  to 
those  that  were  numbeied  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding  the  land 
shall  be  divided  by  (ot  :  according 
to  the  names  of  the  tiibes  of  their 
fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  Accoiding  to  the  lot  shall  ''  e 
possession  thereof  be  divided  be- 
tween many  and  few. 

57  And  d  these  nre  they  that  were 
numbered  of  the  Levites,  after 
their  families  :  of  Geishon,  the 
family  of  the  Gershonites  :  of  Ko- 
halh,  the  family  of  the  Kohalh- 
iies  :  of  Merari,  the  family  of  the 
Mern  rites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the 
Levites  :  the  family  of  the  Lib- 
nites,  the  family  of  the  Heb'-on- 
ites,  the  family  of  the  Mclilitc.^, 
the  family  of  the  Mushites,  the 
family  of  the  Korathites :  and 
Kohath  begat  Amram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amrnm's 
wife  wns  Jochebed,  e  the  daughter 
of  Levi,  whom  her  mother  bare  to 
Levi  in  Egypt :  and  she  bare  unto 

'  163 


The  daughters  of  Zelophehnd.  NUMBERS 

Amram,  Aaron,   and  Mcses,  and'/c.  3.  2. 
IMiriain  iheirsister.  g  Le.  10.  1, 

60  And   unio   Aaron  /  was  born   2.  c.  3.  4. 
Nadal),  and  Abiliu,  Eleazar,   and    lCh.24.2. 
Itliamar.  A  c   3.  39. 

61  And  g  Nadab  and  Abiliu  died, '  i  c.  1.  49. 
vlien    they    oliered    slraiije     fire   k  c.  18.  20 — 
before  the  Loid.  24.  Dc.  10.9. 

62  And  h  those   that   were  num-    Jos.  13.  14, 
beied   ot  tliem   were    twenty   and   33.  14.  3. 
three  thousand,  all    males,   from  a   i  ver.  3. 
month  old  and  upward  :  for  i  they   m  De.  4.  3,4. 
were    not    numbered    amonof    the   n  c.  14.  28 — 
children   of  Israel,  because    ther<>   30.  1  Cor. 10. 
was  110  inheritance  k   Efiven  them   5,  6.  Ju  le  5. 
among-  the  children  of  Israel.  |  a  c.  26.  33. 

63  'Vhe^e  nre  they  thaLwere  num-   36.  l-ll.  Jos. 
bered   by   Moses  and    Kleazar  the    17.  3. 
priest,  who  numbered  the  children   b  c.  14.  35. 
of  Israel  in   /the  plains  of  Moab,   26.  64,65. 
by  Jordan  ;i«ar  Jericho.  |cc.   16.1,2. 

64  But  among'  these  m  there  was   d  Ez.  18.  4. 
not   a  man  of  them   whom   Moses  Jno.  8.  21, 
and   Aaro'i  the  priest    numbered,  :  24.  R3.  6.  23. 
when  they  numbered  the  children  ;  1  diminish- 
o(    Israel     in     the    wilderness    of  ed. 

Sinai  :  <  e  Jos.  17.  4. 

65  For  the  Lord  had  said  n  of  /Ex.  18.  15, 
them,  They  shall  surely  die  in  the  19.  Job 23.  4. 
wilderness.       And   there  was  not   g  c.  3S.  2. 

left  a  man  of  them,  save  Caleb  the    

son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the   h  c.  35.  29. 
son  of  Nun.  lie.  33.  47. 

CHAPTER  XXVII.  JDe.S.  27. 

THEN  came   the  daughters    of  32.  49.  34.  1. 
nZelophehad,  the  son  of  He-  ,k  c.  20.  24. 
pher,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  31.  2. 
Machir,    the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  /c.20.  28. 
the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son   De.  10.  6. 
of   Joseph;    and     these    nre    the   m  c.  20.  10 — i 
names  of  his  daughters  ;  JMahlah,  i  12.  | 

Noah,   andHoglah,  and   Milcah,inEx.  17.  7. 
and  'I'irzah.  I  o  c.  16.  22. 

2  And  they  stood   before   Moses,  |  He.   12.9. 
and  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  p  Je.  3.  15. 
before  the  princes  and  all  the  con-  1  q  De.  31.  2. 
{jre^-ation,  6]/ the  door  of  the  taber- 1  1  Sa.  8.  20.     ! 
nacle  of  the  congregation,  .saying,  j  18.  13.  2  Ch. 

3  Our  father  died  6  in  the  wilder- 1 1.  10.  Jno. 
iiess,  and  he  was  not  in  the  com-  10.  9. 
pany  of  them  that  gathered  c'rlK.22.  17. 
themselves  together  against  thejZcc.lO.  2. 
Lord  in  the  company  of  Korah;  but !  Mat.  9.  36. 
died  in  his  own  d  sin,  and  had  no  1 1  Pe.  2.  25. 
sons.  s  Ge.  41.  38. 

4  Why  should   the   name  of  our   Tn.  3.  10.  11. 
father  be  1  done  away  from  among]29.  1  iSa.  16. 
his   family,   because   he    hath    n0|13,  18.  Da. 
son  ?  Give  e  unto  us,  Iherffore,  a  5.  14.  Ac.  6. 
pnss,.'seion    among  the  brethren  of ,  3. 

our  father.  U  De.  34.  9. 

5  Ami    IMo.ecs   /    brought    their  Ac.  6.  6. 
cause  before  the  Lord.  u  De.  31.  7. 

G  And     the     Lord     spake    unto  c  2  K.  2.  9, 
Moses   saying,  115. 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  '  w  iot.  I.  16, 
•peak  right  :  thou  g  shall  surely  1 17. 
164 


B.  C.  HSi. 

'  pive  them  a  posseuirkit  of  an  in- 
heritance amon^  their  father'* 
brethren  ;  and  ihuu  shalt  cause 
the  inheritance  of  their  father  to 

j  pass  unto  them. 

I  8  And  thuu  eliall  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Isiael,  saying,  if  u  man 
die,  and  have  no  son,  then  ye  shall 

^  cause  his  inheritance  to  pass  unto 

I  his  daughter. 

I  9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  his  brethien. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren, 
then  ve  shall  give  his  inheritance 
unto  Iiis  faihei's  brethren. 

;  11  And  if  his  father  have  no  bre- 
inren,  then  ye  shall   give   his  in- 

I  heritance  unto  his  kinsman  that 
is  next  to  )iim  of  his  family,  and 
he  shall  possess  it  :  and  it  shall  be 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  a  sta- 
tute A  of  judgment  ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

1  12  An(l  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Get  thee  i  up  into  this  mount 
Abarim,  and  see  the  land  which  I 
have  given  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  if, 
thou  also  shalt  be  gathered  k  unto 
thy  people,  as  /  Aaron  thy  brother 
was  gathered. 

14  For  m  ye  rebelled  against  my 
commandment  in  the  desert  of 
Zin,  in  the  strife  of  the  congrega- 
tion, to  sanctify  me  at  the  water 
before  their  eyes  ;  tliat  ts  the  water 
of  Meribah  n  in  Kadesh  in  the 
wilderness  of  Zin. 

15  And  Moses  spake  unto  the 
Lord,  saving, 

16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  o  of  the 
spirits  of  all  flesh,  setp  a  man  over 
the  congregation, 

17  Which  may  go  out  q  before 
them,  and  which  may  gc  in  liefore 
them,  and  which  may  lead  them 
out,  and  which  may  biing  tliem 
in  ;  that  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  be  not  as  slieep  r  which  have 
no  shepherd. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
a  man  in  s  wliom  is  the  spirit, 
and  lay  (  thine  hand  upon 
him  : 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar  the 
priest,  and  before  all  the  congre- 
gation ;  and  give  him  u  a  charge 
in  their  sight. 

20  And  V  thou  shalt  put  some  of 
thine  honour  upon  him,  that  all 
the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel  may  be  v>  obedient. 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before 
Eleazar  the  priest,  who  shall  ask 


B.  a.  1152. 


a-  counsel  for  him,  after  the  judg'- 
ment  of  j(  Urim  befoie  the  Loid: 
at  his  woid  shall  they  go  out,  and 
at  his  word  they  shall  coine  in, 
bol/i  he,  aud  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael with  him,  even  all  the  con- 
gregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  him  :  and  he  took 
Jos)  ua,  and  set  him  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  all  the  con- 
g.egation. 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon 
him,  aud  gave  him  a  charge,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  z  by  the 
hand  of  IMoses. 

CHAPTER  XXVIir. 

AND    the     Lord     spake      unto 
iVlosea,  saying, 

2  ( lommand  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  My  oft'ering, 
and  my  bread  for  my  sacrifices 
made  by  fire  l/or  a  a  sweet  savour 
unto  me,  shall  ye  obseive  to  otier 
unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  thi'm, 
This  is  6  the  ottering  made  by  fire 
v/hich  ye  shall  ofi'er  unto  the  Lord; 
two  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot,  day  2  by  day,  /ur  a  contin- 
ual burnl-otiering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  ofier  in 
the  morning,  and  the  other  lamb 
shalt  thou  oft'er  3  at  c  even  ; 

•5  And  a  lunih  pnxt  of  an  ephah  of 
flour  for  a  meat-ofiering,  d  mingled 
ewith  the  fourth pai^  of  an  hin  of 
beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  a  continual  burnt-offering, 
which  was  ordained  in  mount  Si- 
nai for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  diink-oft'ering  thereof 
ehalLbe  the  foar\.hparl  of  an  hin  for 
the  one  lamb  :  in  the  holy  place 
shalt  thou  cause  the  strong  wine 
to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord  ^or  a 
drink-offering. 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou 
offer  at  even  :  as  the  meat-offering 
of  the  morning,  and  as  the  drink- 
offering  thereof,  thou  shalt  offer 
it  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a 
gweeit  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  on  the  sabbath  day  two 
lambs  of  the  first  year  withoMt 
spot,  and  two  tenth-deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat-offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  and  the  drink-offering  thereof. 

10  This  is  the  burnt-offering  of 
every  sabbath,/ beside  the  contin- 
ual burnt-ofiering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

11  And  in  the  beginnings  g  of 
your  months  ye  shall  ofier  a 
burnt-offering  h  unto   the    Lord 


CHAP.    XXVIII. 

X  Ju.  20.  18, 
&c.  1  Sa.22. 
10.  23.9.  30. 
7. 


o  Ex.  23.  16. 

34.  22.  Le. 

23.  10,  &c. 

De.  16.  10. 

two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram,  Ac.  2.  1. 


y  Ex.  2S.  30. 
z  ver.  19. 

1  a  savour  of 
my  rest. 

a  Le.  3.  11. 

6  Ex.  29.  38. 

2  in  a  day. 

3  between 
the  two 
evenings. 
cEx.  12.  6. 

dhe.  2.  1. 
c.  15.  4. 
eEx.  29,40. 

&c. 

/Ez.  46.4. 

gc.  10.  10. 
1  Ch.  23.31. 
2Ch.  2.  4. 
Ne.  10.  33. 
Is.  1.  13,  14. 
Ez.  45.  17. 
Col.  2.  16. 

h  c.  15.  3-11. 


i  c.  15.  24. 

k  ver.  11. 

/Ch.  9.  3. 
Ex.  12.6,18. 
Le.  23.  5,  6. 

Ez.  45.  21. 

m  ver.  31. 
Le.  22.  20. 
c.  29.  8.  De. 
15.  21.  Mai. 
1.13,14.  IPe. 
1.  19. 

n  ver.  15. 


77ie  offering  of  the  pass  over, 

seven  lambs  of  the  first  year 
without  spot ; 

12  And  three  tenth-deals  of  flour 
for  a  meat-offering,  mingled  with 
oil,  for  one  bullock  ;  ami  two 
tenth-deals  of  fiour  for  a.  meat- 
oflering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
ram  ; 

13  And  a  several  tenth-deal  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,/y7-  a  meat- 
ofl'ering  unto  one  lamb  :  for  a 
burnt-offering  of  a  sweet  savour,  a 
sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

14  And  their  drink-offerings  shall 
be  half  an  hin  of  wine  unto  a 
bullock,  and  the  third  part  of  an 
hin  unto  a  ram,  and  a  Iburtli  part 
of  an  hin  unto  a  lamb:  this  is  the 
burnt-offering  of  every  month 
throughout  the  months  of  the 
year. 

15  And  i  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
sin-offering  unto  the  Lord  shail  be 
offered,  beside  k  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  and  his  drink-offer- 
ing. 

16  And  in  the  fourteenth  /  day  of 
the  first  month  is  the  passover  of 
the  Lord. 

17  .4nd  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this 
month  is  the  feast  :  seven  daya 
shall  unleavened  bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  be  an  holy 
convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no  man- 
ner of  servile  work  therein. 

19  But  ye  shall  ofl'er  a  sacrifice 
made  by  fire, yor  a  burnt-ofi'ering 
unto  the  Lord  ;  two  young  bul- 
locks, and  one  ram,  and  seven 
lambs  of  the  first  year:  they  shall 
be  unto  you  without  m  blemish  : 

20  And  theirmeat-offerings/in//6e 
of  fiour  mingled  with  oil  :  three 
tenth-deals  shall  ye  offer  for  a  bul- 
lock,and  two  tenth-deals  for  a  ram. 

21  A  several  tenth-deal  shalt  thou 
offer  for  every  lamb, throughout  the 
seven  lambs  : 

22  And  one  goatn_/'ora  sin-offer- 
ing, to  make  an  atonement  for 
you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the 
burnt-offering  in  the  morning, 
which  is  for  a  continual  burnt- 
ofiering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall 
oft'er  daily,  throughout  the  seven 
days,  the  meat  of  the  sacrifice 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  shall  be  ofiered 
beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  drink-off'erinsr. 

25  And  on  the  seventh  dnv  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convoca'aor.  ; 
ye  shall  do  no  servile  work. 

26  Also  in  o  the  day  of  the  first- 

165 


Tite  /east  of  trumpett. 

fruits,  when  je  liring  a  new  nieat- 
ofl'emig' uiiio  ilie  Lor'l,  after  your 
■weeks  be  out,  >e  eliall  have  an 
huly  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do  no 
aei vile  wuik  : 

'x7  But  ye  shall  ofl'er  the  burnt- 
oficiiiig  lor  a  sweel  savour  unto 
the  Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks, 
one  ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  tirsl 
year ; 

US  And  their  meat-offering  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth- 
deals  unto  one  bullock,  two  tenth- 
deals  unto  >>iie  ram  ; 

29  A  several  tenth-deal  unto  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lamU; 

3(J  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to 
Blake  an  atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  them  beside  the 
continual  burnt-ofl'efing,  and  his 
meal-oftering  (they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  blemish,  p)  and  their 
drink-olierinsrs. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  of 
the  first  day  ci  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  an  holy  convocation  : 
ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  ;  it  o  is 
a  day  of  blowing  the  trumpets 
unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offer- 
ing for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord,  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish  : 

3  And  iheirmeat-offering  sAa// 6e 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth-deals  for  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth-deals  for  a  lani, 

4  And  one  tenth-deal  for  one 
lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

5  And  one  kill  of  the  goats  yor  a 
sin-ofieiing,  to  make  an  atonement 
for  you  : 

6  Beside  the  b  burnt-offering  of  the 
month,  and  his  meat-offering,  and 
c  the  daily  burnt-offering,  aiid  his 
meal-offering,  and  their  drink-of- 
ferings, according  d  unto  their 
manner,  for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sa- 
crifice made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  e  ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth 
day  of  this  seventh  month  an  holy 
convocation  ;  and  ye  shall  afflict_/" 
your  souls  :  ye  shall  not  dn  any 
■work  therein  : 

8  Bui  ye  shall  oflcr  a  burnt-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord  fur  a  sweet 
savour;  one  young  bullock,  one 
ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the  first 
year  ;  they  g  shall  be  unto  you 
without  blemish. 

9  And  their  meat-offering  sA«/Z  6e 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  th/ee 
•enih-deals  to  a  bullock,  and  two 
tenth-deals  to  one  ram. 

10  A  several  tenth-deal  for  one 

166 


NUMBEaS. 
p  ver.    9. 


aLe.  23.  24. 
Ps.  81.3,4. 


6  c.  28.  11. 


cCh.28.  3. 
He.  10.  1. 


dc.  15.11,12, 
Ezr.  3.  4. 
ICo.  14.40. 


eLe.  16.29. 
23.  27. 


/Ps.  35.  13. 
is.  58.  5. 


^c.  28.19. 


^Le.  16.3, 

&c. 


tLe.  23.  34. 
De.  16.  13, 
Ez.  45.  25. 


*  Ezr.  3.  4. 


£  ver.  3,4,  9, 
10.  c.  15.  12. 
28.  7,  14. 


m  Ps.  16.  4. 
Joell.  9,  13. 
2.  14. 


B.  C.  1452. 

lamb,  throughout  Ihc  seven  lainbt: 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats/or  a  »in- 
otlering,  beside  the  /i  sin-otlering 
of  atonement,  and  the  continual 
burnl-otlering,  and  the  meat-ulier- 
ing  of  it,  and  their  diink-offerings. 

12  And  t  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month  ye  shall  have 
an  holy  convocation  ;  ye  shall  do 
no  servile  work,  and  ye  sluill  keep 
a  feast  unto  the  Lord  seven  days  ; 

13  And  k  ye  shall  otler  a  buint- 
ofiering,  a  saciifice  made  by  fiie, 
of  a  Bvieel  savour  unto  the  Lord  ; 
thirteen  young  bullocks,  two  rams, 
and  fouiteen  lambs  of  the  first  year; 
they  shall  be  without  blemish  : 

14  And  their  meat-oflering  shall  be 
of  flour  mingled  with  oil,  three 
tenth-deals  unto  every  bullock  of 
the  thirteen  bullocks,  two  tenth- 
deals  to  each  rarn  of  ihe  two  rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth-deal  to 
each  lamb  of  the  fcurleen  lambs  ; 

16  A  nd  one  kid  of  the  goais_/or  a 
Bin-offenng,  beside  the  continual 
burnt-ofl'ering,  his  meat-offering, 
and  his  drink-ofiering. 

17  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall 
offer  twelve  young  bullocks,  two 
rams,  fourteen  lambs  of  the  fiist 
year,  without  spot  : 

18  And  their  meat-offerin?,  and 
their  drink-oflerings,  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
\ambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner./ 

19  And  one  kid  of  Ihe  goats/ora 
sin-offering;  beside  the  continual 
burnt-oflering,  and  the  ment-ofler- 
ing  thereof,  and  their  drink-ofi'er- 
ings. 

20  And  on  the  third  day  eleven 
bullocks,  two  rams,  fourteen  Inmbs 
of  the  first  year  without  blemish; 

21  And  their  meat-oflering,  and 
their  drink-offerings,  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat/or  a  sin-offering: 
beside  the  continual  burnt-ofl'er- 
ing ;  and  hismeat-offe.ing,  and  his 
drink-offeriii?.  m 

23  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bul- 
locks,two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  blemifh  : 

24  Their  meat-offerin?,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullocks, 
for  the  rams,  and  for  the  lambs, 
shall  be  according  to  their  number, 
after  the  m.inner  : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  zoaln/or  a 
sin-offering  ;  beside  the  continual 
burnt-ofi'erin?,  his  meat-offering, 
and  his  drink-offering. 

26  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bul- 


nLe.23.  36. 
Jiio.  7.37. 

1  or,  o^er. 


o  Le.  23.  2, 
&c.lCh.  23. 
31.  2Ch.31. 
3.  Ezr.  3.  5. 
Nu.  10.  33. 
Is.  1.  14. 


p  Le.  7.  11, 
16.  22.  21, 
23.  De.  12.6. 

rtc.  1.  4-16. 


b  Le.  27.  2. 
De.  23.  21. 
Ju.ll.  35,36. 
Ps.  15.4.EC. 
5.4. 

rLfi.5.  4. 
Mat.  5.  33. 
14.  7-9.   AC. 
23.  14. 


1  profane. 
Ps.  55.  20. 

d  Job  22.  27. 
Ps.  22.  25. 
50.  14.  65.13, 
14.    116.    14, 
18.  Na.  1. 
15. 


2  her  vows 
were  upon 
her. 
Ps.  56.  12. 


eGe.  3.  16. 
1  Co.  7.4,14. 
34.  Ep.5.22, 
24. 


/I  Co.  11.3. 


B.  C.  1452.  CHAP.  XXX. 

locks,  two  rams,  and  fourteea 
lambs  of  the  fi.st  year  without  spot: 

27  And  theii-  meut-oti'e.ing',  and 
theif  dri.ik-ofiering's,  fof  the 
bullocks,  foi-  the  rams,  and  lor  the 
lambs,  shalL  be  accoiding'  to  their 
number,  utter  the  manner  : 

28  And  one  go.afur  a  sin-ofi'ering: 
beside  the  continual  burnt-otfer- 
Ing',  and  liis  meat-oti'erinj,  and  his 
dnnk-otlering. 

29  And  on  the  sixth  day  ei^ht 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
blemish  : 

30  And  their  meat-offerinj,  and 
their  drink-offerings,  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  ram.s,  and  for  the 
lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner: 

31  And  one  ^oat  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  continual  bnrnt- 
ofi'ering,  his  meat-ofl'ering,  and  his 
drink-offering. 

32  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven 
bullocks,  two  rams,  and  fourteen 
lambs  of  the  first  year,  without 
blemish  : 

33  And  their  meat-offering,  and 
their  drink-offerings,  for  the  bul- 
locks, for  the  rams,  and  for  the 
Iambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner: 

34  And  one  goat  yor  a  sin -offering; 
beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-offering,  and  his 
drink-otlering. 

35  On  the  eighth  n  day  ye  shall 
have  a  sulemn  assembly  ;  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  therein  : 

3S  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offer- 
ing, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  one 
bullock,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year  without  blemish  : 

37  Tliei  •  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  for  the  bullock, 
for  the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs, 
shall  be  according  to  their  number, 
after  th>.  manner  : 

38  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing; beside  the  continual  hurnt- 
offering,  and  his  meal-offering, 
and  his  drink-offering. 

39  These  things  ye  shall  1  do  unto 
the  Lord  in  your  set  o  feasts,  beside 
your  vows  p  and  your  free-will- 
offerings,  for  your  burnt-offerings, 
iinJ  for  your  meat-offerings,  and 
for  your  drink-offerings,  and  for 
your  peace-otTerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of 
Israel  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Muses. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

AND  IVIoses  spake  untothe  heads 
a  of  the  tribes  concerning  the 


Vows  which  may  he  awiuUed, 


g  ver.  5.  8. 
c.  15.  25,  28. 


children  of  Israel,  saying,  This  is 
the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath 
rommanded. 

2  If  a  man  vow  6  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  or  swear  c  an  oath  to  bind 
his  soul  with  a  bond  ;  he  shall  not 
1  break  his  word,  he  shall  dc  d 
according  to  all  that  proceedeth 
out  of  his  mouth. 

3  If  a  woman  aiso  vow  a  vow  unto 
the  Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a 
bond,  being  in  her  lathers  house 
in  her  youth  ; 

4. And  herfalher  hear  her  vow,  and 
her  bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound 
her  soul,  and  her  father  shall  hold 
his  peace  at  her ;  then  all  her  vows 
shall  stand,  and  every  bond  where- 
with she  hath  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in 
the  (lay  that  he  hearelh  ;  not  any 
of  her  vows,  or  of  her  bonds,  where- 
with she  haih  bound  her  soul,  shall 
stand  :  and  the  Lord  shall  forgive 
her,  because  her  father  dioallowed 
her. 

6  And  if  she  had  at  all  an 
husband,  when  she  2  vowed,  or 
uttered  aught  out  of  her  lips, 
wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  ; 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her  in  the  daythat 
he  heard  it;  then  her  vows  shall 
stand,  and  her  bonds  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul  shall  stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  e  disallowed 
heron  the  daythal  he  heard  it;  then 
he  shall  make  her  vow  which  she 
vowed,  and  that  which  she  uttered 
with  her  lips,  wherewith  she  bound 
her  soul,  of  none  effect:  and  the 
Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and 
of  her  that  is  divoixed,  wherewith 
they  have  bound  their  souis,  shall 
stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  hus- 
band's house,  or  bound  her  soul  by 
a  bond  with  an  oath  ; 

11  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and 
held  his  peace  at  her,  «nddisallow- 
ed  her  not  ;  then  all  hervow.s  shall 
stand,  and  every  bond  wherewith 
she  bound  her  snul  shall  stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly 
made  themvoid  on  the  day  ne  heard 
them;  then  whatsoever  proceedeth 
outofher  lips  concerning  her  vows, 
or  concerning  the  bond  of  her  soul, 
shall  not  stand;  herhusband/hath 
made  them  void,  and  the  Lords' 
shall  fjrgive  her. 

13  Everv  vow.  and  every  binding 
oath  to  afflict  the  soul,  her  husband 
may  establish  it,  or  her  husband 
may  make  it  void. 

167 


Slaughter  of  the  Midianitu. 

14  Bill  if  her  Imel.Knil  altogether 
hold  his  pea^-e  ui  hui,  I'luni  day  to 
•J.iy  ,  llieu  hi'  eslabliihctli  nil  her 
vowH,  or  all  liui-  luiiils,  which  are 
upon  her:  liu  coiifi.meih  ihem, 
because  he  held  his  peace  ni  her  in 
the  day  that  he  heard  Oieni. 

15  Bui  il'  he  shall  any  ways  make 
tliem  void,  al'tei  thalhe  hath  heard 
theiiii  then  he  shall  bear  her  in- 
itunty. 

16  These  ore  the  statuteswhich  the 
Loid  commanded  Aloaes  between 
a  man  and  his  wile  ;  between  the 
lather  and  hii«  dang-hter,  6etn|f  yet 
in  her  youth  in  her  father's  house. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,  sayinj, 
'i  Avenge  a  the  children  of  Israel 
of  the  Midianites  :  afterward  shall 
thou  be  g'athe.ed  6  unto  thy  people. 

3  And  IMoses  spake  unto  the 
people,  saying',  Arm  some  of  your- 
selves unto  the  war,  and  let  them 
go  against  the  IVIidianites,  and 
avenge  the  Lord  of -Alidian. 

4  Of  1  every  tribe  a  thousand, 
throug-houl  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
shall  ye  send  to  the  war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of 
the  thousandsof  Israel,  a  thousand 
of  every  tribe,  twelve  thousand 
armed  for  war. 

6  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the 
war,  a  thousand  of  every  tribe, 
iliem  and  Phinehas  the  son  of 
Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war,  with 
the  holy  instiuments,  and  the 
trumpets  to  c  blow,  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the 
Midianites,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses  ;  and  d  they  slew  all  the 
males. 

8  And  e  they  slew  the  kings  of 
Midiar^  beside  the  rest  oi  them 
that  were  slain  ;  namely,  Kvi,  and 
Rekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 
Reba,  five  kings  of  Midian  :  Ba- 
laam also,  the  son  of  Beor,  they 
slew  with  the  sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took 
all  the  women  of  Midian  captives, 
and  their  little  ones,  and  took  the 
spoil  of  all  their  cattle, and  all  their 
flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  theyy  burnt  all  their  cities 
wherein  they  dwelt,  and  all  their 
goodly  castles,  with  fire. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  spoil  g 
and  all  the  prey,  both  of  men  and 
of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives, 
and  the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto 
Moses  and  Kleazar  the  priest,  and 
unto  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren oflsrael,  unto  the  camp  at  the 

163 


NUMBERS. 

a  c.  25.  17.     ] 

6  c.  27.  13.     1 

1  a  thoutand 
of  a  tribe, 
a  Ihous'jitd 
of  a  tribe. 

CO.  10.  9. 

dDe.20.  13. 
Ju.21.  11. 
I  K.   11.   13, 
16. 

e  Jos.  13.  21, 
22. 

/Jos.  6.  24. 
Re.  18.  8. 

^De.20. 14. 
Job.  8.  2. 


Ac.  22.  1. 

2  host  of 
war. 

i  De.  20.  13. 
1  Sa.  15.  3. 

ic.  25.  1-3. 

^2Pe.2.  15. 
Re.  2.  14. 

m  c.  25.  9. 

n  Ju.  21.  11. 

3  a  tmile. 

0  c.  5.  2.  19. 
11,  &c. 

4  instru- 
ment, or, 
vessel  of 
skins. 

pc.  19.9,17. 

g  he.  11.  25. 

5 of  the  cap- 
tivity. 

rJos.  22.8. 

1  Sa.  30.  24. 
P».  68.  19. 


B.  C.  1452. 

plains  h  of  Moab,  which  art  by 
Jordan  nenr  Jeiicho. 

13  And  Moses  and  Eleaznr  the 
piiest,  and  all  the  princes  of  the 
congregation,  went  loith  to  meet 
them  wiihuiit  the  camp. 

14  Ami  Moses  was  wroth  with  the 
ofliceis  of  the  host,  tcilh  the  cap- 
tains over  thousamls,  and  captain* 
over  hundreds,  which  came  from 
the  2  battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Have  ye  saved  all  the  women  t 
alive  "? 

16 Behold,  these  Ircause'I  tlie  chil- 
dren oflsrael,  through  the  counsu-l 
I  of  Balaam,  tu  commit  trespasa 
against  the  Lord  in  the  matter  of 
Peor,  and  there  was  a  plague 
among  m  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord. 

17  Now  therefore  n  kill  every 
male  among  the  little  ones,  and 
kill  every  woman  (hat  hath  known 
man  by  lying  with  3  him. 

18  But  all  the  women-children, 
that  have  not  known  a  man  by 
lying  with  him,  keep  alive  lor 
yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the 
camp  seven  days:  whosoever©  hath 
killed  any  person,  and  whosoever 
hath  touched  any  siain,  purify  both 
yo'Jiselvesand  yourcaptiveson  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment, 
and  all  that  4  is  made  of  skins,  and 
all  work  of  goats'  Imir,  and  all 
things  made  of  wood. 

21  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said 
unto  the  men  of  war  whicli  went  to 
the  battle,  This  is  the  ordinance  of 
the  law  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses  ; 

220nly  the  gold, and  the  silver,lhe 
brass,  the  iron, the  tin, and  the  lead, 

UZ  Every  thing  tha'.  may  abide  the 
fire,  ye  shall  make  il  go  through 
the  fire,  and  it  shall  be  clean  ; 
nevertheless  it  shall  be  purified 
p  with  the  Water  of  separation  : 
and  all  that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye 
shall  make  go  through  the  water. 

24  Andy  ye  shall  wa?h  yourclothes 
on  the  seventh  day,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean,  and  afterward  ye  shall  come 
into  the  camp. 

25  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  5  that 
was  taken,  both  of  man  and  of 
beast,  thou,  and  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  the  chief  fathers  of  the  congre- 
gation ; 

27  And  divide  r  the  prey  into  two 
parts  ;  between  them  that  took  the 
war  upon  them,  who  went  out  to 


B.  C.  1452. 


CHAP.  XXXII. 


Division  of  the  gpoil. 


battle,  and  between   all  the  con- js  Ge.  14.  20.  i   45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and 
giegiitiun  :  jjos.  6.  19.      [  five  liundrej, 

'23  And  levy  a  tribute  s  unto  the   2  Sii.  8.  11,       40    A.nd    sixteen    thousand     per- 
Lori    ol'    the    men   of   war  which    12.  Pr.  3.  9,    sons  ;) 

went  out  to  biiiilc  :    one   i  soul  of  10.  i   47  Even  y  of  the  children  of   Is 

I  rael's  half,  iVIoses  took  one  portion 

I  of  fifty,  bulk  of  man  and  of  beast, 

i  ver.  30.^7.    and  g'ave  them  unto  the  Levites, 

c.  18.  26.        I  which  kept  the  charg-e  of  the  tab- 

I  ernacle  of  the  Lord  ;    as  the  Lord 

u  ver.  42,47.    commanded  Moses. 

6  or,  goats.  \    48    And   the   officers    which  leere 

over  thou.=!ands  of  the  host, the  cap- 


five  hundred,  bothof  the  persons, 
and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of  ihe  sheep  : 

iI9  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give 
it  unto  Eleazar  the  priest, /or  an 
hea\'e-otTerinj  of  the  Lord. 

3U  .A.nil  of  the  chi'rlren  of  Israel's 
half,  thou  shalt  take  u  one  portion 


hundreds,  came  near  unto  Moses: 
i  49  And  they  said  unto  Moses, 
u>  c.  3.  7,&c.  Thy  servants  have  taken  the  sum 
of  the  men  of  war  which  are  un- 
x  c.  18.8,19.  der  our  7  chaise,  and  there  lacketh 
j  not  one  man  of  us. 
I    50  We  have  therefore  brought  an 

oblation   for  the   Lord,  what  every 

I  man  hath  gotten,  8  of  jewels  of 
1  gold,  chain.';,  and  bracelets,  rings, 
ear-rings,  and  tablets,  to  make  z 
an  atonement  for  our  souls  before 
the  Lord. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the 
priest  took  the  gold  of  them,  even 
all  wrought  jewels. 


y  ver.  30. 

7  hand. 

8  found. 


of    fifty,   of   the     persons,    of   llie  I  r  1  Co.9.  13,   tains  of  thousand.«,  and  captains  of 

beeves,   of    the   asses,   ancl  of   the    14 

6  fiocks,  of  all  manner  of   beasts, 

and  give  v  them  unto  the  Levites, 

wliic-b   !«   keep   the   charge  of  the 

tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  anl  Eleazar  the 
pii.?st(lid  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

32  And  the  booty, /icttjo' the  rest  of 
the  prey  which  tlie  men  of  war  had 
canght,  was  six  hundred  thousand 
an  I  seventy  thousand  and  five 
thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve 
thousand  beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thou- 
sand asses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand 
persons  in  all,  of  women  that  had 
n'U  known  man  by  lyingr  with  him. 

36  And  the  half,  fMidv  was  the 
portion  of  them  that  went  out  to 
war,  was  in  number  three  hundred 
thousand  and  seven  and  thirty 
thnu«an'i  and  five  hundred  sheep  : 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the 
sheep  was  six  hundred  and  three- 
score and  fifteen . 

33  And  the  beeves  vcre  thirty 
and  six  thousand  ;  of  which  the 
Lord's  tribute  was  threescore  and 
twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  were  thirty  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  ;  of  which 
the  Lord's  tribute  aas  threescore 
and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  vtere  sixteen 
thousand  ;  of  which  the  Lord's 
tribute  loa^  thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute, 
which  v>as  the  Lord's  heave-ofi"er- 
ing,  unto  Eleazar  the  priest  ;  us  x 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's 
half,  which  Mnses  divided  from 
the  men  that  warred, 

43  (Now  the  half  that  pertained 
unto  the  congregation  was  three 
hundred  thousand  and  thirty  thou- 
sand 17?!^  seven  thousand  and  five 
hundreii  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand 
beeves. 


2  Ex.30.  12  52  And  all  the  gnld  of  the  9  ofi"er. 
ing  that  they  ofiered  up  to  the 
Lord,  of  the  captains  of  thousands, 
and  of  the  captains  of  hundreds, 
was  sixteen  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  fifty  shekels. 

53  (For  the  men  of  war  had  a  ta- 
ken spoil,  evei"y  man  for  himself.) 

54  And  Moses  and  Ek-azar  the 
priest  took  the  gold  of  the  captains 

oc. 21. 32. ver  of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  and 
35.  Jnazer.  brought  it  into  the  tabernacle  of 
.los.  13.23.  the  congregation, /or  6  a  memorial 
2  Sa.  24.  5.  for  the  childien  of  Israel  before 
Is.   16.   8,  9.    the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

6Je.  50.  19.    "VTOW  the   children  of   Reuben, 

-LN    and  the  children  of  Gad,  had 

a   very  geat  multitude  of  cattle  : 

c  Ge.  13.2,5.    and   when   they   saw   the   land   of 

47.  4.  Jazer,  a  and  the   land  of  Gilead,  h 

that,  behold,  the  place  xcas  a  place 

<f  Is.  15.  2,4.    cfor  cattle  ; 

I  2  The  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
children  of  Reuben,  came  and 
spake  unto  ftloses,  and  to  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  the  princes  of 
the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataioth,  and  Dibon.rf  and  Jazer, 
and  Nimrah.  e  and  Heshbon.yand 
Elealeh,  and  Shebam,^  and  Nebo, 
and  Beon,  h 

4  Eoer.  the  country  i  which  the 
Lord  smote  before  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle, 
and  thy  servants  have  cattle  : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we  have 


16 

9  henve  of- 
fering. 

aDe.20. 14. 
6  Ex.  30.  16. 


Mi.  7.   14. 


ever.  36. 

Beth-Tiim- 

rah. 

/Ju.  11.25. 

g  ver.  33. 
Shibmnh. 

;iver.  38. 

Banl-meon. 


ic.21 .24,34.  ' 


109 


Requett  of  the  Reuhenitei, 

found  grace  in  thy  si  .'ht,  let  this 
lanj  be  given  uiiio  thy  servants 
for  a  possession,  and  bring  us  not 
over  Ji).(l.in. 

6  Anil  Moses  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Gail,  and  to  the  children 
of  Reuben,  Shall  your  brethren  go 
to  war,  ami  ahall  ye  sit  here  ? 

7  And  wherefore  1  discourage  ye 
the  heart  of  the  children  of  Israel 
from  guin"'  over  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  them  ? 

8  Thus  did  your  faiher8,when  k  I 
sent  them  from  Kadesh-barnea  to 
see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto 
tlie  valley  o(  Eshcol,  and  saw  the 
land,  they  discouraged  the  heart 
of  the  cliildrenof  Israel,  that  they 
should  not  go  into  the  land  which 
the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  /  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kin<iled  the  same  lime,  and  lie 
sware,   saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that 
came  up  out  of  Egypt,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward,  shall  see 
the  land  which  I  sware  unto  Abra- 
ham, >into  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob  ; 
because  m  they  have  2  not  wholly 
followed  me  ; 

12  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh  the  Kenezite,  and  Joshua  the 
S(  n  of  Nun  ;  for  they  have  wholly 
followed  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he 
made  them  n  wander  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  years,  until  o  all  the 
generation  that  had  done  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  was  con- 
sumed. 

H  And,  behold,  ye  are  risen  up 
in  your  fathers' stead,  an  increase 
p  of  sinful  tnen,  to  augment  q  yet 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  toward 
Israel. 

15  For  if  r  ye  turn  away  from 
after  him,  he  will  yet  again  leave 
»  them  in  the  wilderness,  and  ye 
shall  destroy  all  this  people, 

16  And  they  came  near  unto  him, 
and  si-.id,  We  will  build  sheep- 
folds  he'e  for  our  cattle,  and  cities 
for  our  little  ones  ; 

17  But  we  t  ourselves  will  go 
ready  armed  before  the  children  of 
Israel  until  we  have  brought  them 
unto  their  place  :  and  our  little 
ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced 
cities,  because  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land. 

18  We  u  will  not  return  unto  our 
houses,  until  the  children  of  Israel 
have  inherited  every  man  bisj 
inheritance  : 

19  For  we  will  not  inherit  with 

170 


NUMBKRS. 

■  1  break.  Ac. 
21.  13. 

jAclS.  3-26. 
;Dc.  1.22. 

!/c.l4.11,29. 
jDe.  1.  35. 

'm'c.  14.24, 
30.  Jos.  11.8, 
,9. 

^2  fulfilled 
\  after  me. 

inc.  14.33-35. 

|oc.26.64,65. 
II  Co.  10.  5. 
JHc.  3.16-19. 
p  Ps.  78.  57. 

q  Ne.l3. 18. 
Is.  65.  6,  7. 

7-De.30.  17. 
Jos.  22.  16, 

18.  2  Ch.  7. 

19.  15.  2. 

so.  14.35. 

t  Jos.  4.  12, 
13. 

u  Jos.  22.  4. 


i'ver.33.Jo8. 

13.  8. 

w  De.  3.  18, 
&c.   Jos.  1. 

14,  4c.  4.  12, 
13. 

X  Jos.  18.  I. 

y  Jos. 22. 4, 9. 

rGe.  4.7.44. 

16.  Ps.  90.8. 
139.  U.  Pr. 
13.  21.  Is.  59. 
12.  ICo.  4.5. 

a  ver.  16,34, 
&c. 

A  Jos.  1.  13, 
14. 

c  Jno.  4.  12. 
d  ver.  20. 

e   De.  3.  12- 

17.  29. 8. Jos. 
12.  6. 

/  c.  21.  24, 
33. 


B.  C.    152. 

them  on  yonder  tide  Jordan,  or 
forward  ;  because  c  our  inherit- 
ance is  fallen  to  us  on  this  Jordan 
eastward. 

kO  And  w  Moses  said  ui.io  them. 
If  ye  will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will 
go  armed  before  the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  a.nied 
over  Joidan  before  tlie  Loid,  until 
he  hath  driven  out  his  enemiea 
from  before  him, 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  x  be* 
fere  the  Lord  ;  then  afterward  y 
ye  shall  return,  and  be  guiltless 
before  the  Lord,  and  before  Is.ael; 
and  this  land  shall  be  your  posses- 
sion before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  be- 
hold, ye  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  :  and  be  sure  your  sin  z  will 
find  you  out. 

24  Build  «  you  cities  for  your  little 
ones,  and  folds  for  your  sheep  ; 
and  do  that  which  bath  proceeded 
out  of  your  mouth. 

25  Anil  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
the  children  of  Reuben,  spake  un- 
to Moses,  saying.  Thy  6  servants 
will  do  as  my  loid  commnndeth. 

26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our 
flocks  and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be 
there  in  the  cities  of  Gilead  ; 

27  But  c  thy  servants  will  pass 
over,  every  man  armed  for  war, 
before  the  Lord  to  battle,  as  my 
lord  sailh. 

28  So  concerning  them  Moses 
commanded  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and 
the  chief  fathers  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel  : 

29  And  d  Moses  said  unio  them. 
If  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  will  pass  with  you 
over  Jordan,  every  man  armed  to 
battle,  before  the  Lord,  and  the 
land  shall  be  subdued  before  you, 
then  ye  shall  give  them  the  land 
of  Gilead  for  a  possession. 

30  But  if  they  will  not  p.iss  over 
with  you  armed,  they  shall  have 
possessions  among  you  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad,  and 
the  children  of  Reuben,  answered, 
saying.  As  the  Lord  hath  said  unto 
thy  servants,  so  will  we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  into  the  Vand  of  Ca- 
naan, that  the  possession  of  our 
inheritance  on  this  side  Jordan 
mny  be  ours. 

33  And  e  Moses  gave  unto  them, 
even  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  unto 
half  the  tribe  of  Mananseh  the  son 
of  Joseph,/ the  kingdom  of  Sihon 


B.  C.  1452. 


CHAP.  XXXIII.     Encampme7its  0/ the  Israelites. 


king  of   the    Amorites,    and    the '5  c.  33.45,    zephon  :    and  they  pitched  before 


kiiigiom  of  Og   king'  of  Bashan,    46. 

thu  lanJ,  with  ihe  cities  the.eof  II)    j^  De.  2.  36. 

the   coasts,   even  the   cities  of  the 

co'int.y  roiiiid  about.  t  ver.  1.  3, 

34  Ani  the  children  of  Gad  built    Jazer.  | 
Diijon,  g  and  Ataioth,  and  A:oec,h   /i  ^g^  3  | 

35  And  Atroih,  Shophun,  and  i  Ja-    Nimrafi. 
aze,-,  and  Jcrbehah,  !  , 

35  And  Beth-nim.ah,  k  and  Beth-  ■  '  ''«"^-  -*• 
hafan,  fenced  ^  cities  ;    and    folds  ?»  c.  21.  27. 
foi-  sheep.  '  n  Is   45    1 

37  And   the   children  of   Reuben  i 

built  Heshbnn,  maud  Elealeh,  and   o  c.  22.  41.     ! 
K'  jathiim. 

33  An  1  Xe'ho,  n  and  Baal-meon,  o   3  ''lej'  ctHed 
(their  names  being  changed,)  and    bynames 


Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before 
Pi-liahiioth,  and  passed  i  through 
the  midst  of  the  sea  into  the  wil- 
derness, acid  we  It  three  days  jour- 
ney in  the  wilderness  of  £tham, 
and  pitched  in  Marali. 

9  And  I  hey  removed  from  Marah, 
and  came  k  unto  Elim  :  and  in 
Elim  were  twelve  fountiiins  of  wa- 
ter, and  threescore  and  ten  palm- 
tree.s  ;  and  they  pitched  there. 

lU  And  they  removed  from  Elim, 
and  encamped  by  the  Red  Sea. 

U  And  I  they  removej  from  the 
Red    Sea,   and   encamped    in  the 


Shiiim.ih  :     an  I   3    gave"  other  ;?   the  names  of  wilderness  of  Sin. 


names  unto   the  cities  which  they   '''6  cities 
bull  ie  1.  pver.  3.  Ex. 


12  And   they   touk  their  journey 
out  of  the    wil  lerness  of  Sin,  and 


39  A  id  the   children  of  Machir,   ^3.    13.  jg^.    encamped  in  Dophkah. 


the  sjn  of  Mana.sseh,  went  to  Gi-    23.  7. 
lead,  and  took  it,  and  dispossessed       .      ,-   no 
the  .-Vmo  iie  which  was  in  it.  ?  Jos.ia.  ^w- 

4a  An  I  Moses  g;ive  Gilead  q  unto   "^  ' 
Machir  the  son  of  Manasseh  ;  and   r  Ju.  10.  4. 
he  divelt  therein. 

41  And  Jair,   the   son  of  Manis 
seh,  went  and  took  the  small  towns   "  ^^-  13.  4 
thereof,  and   called  them  Havoth 
jair.  r 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took  Ke 
nath,  and  the  villages  thereol,  and   g  gx.  12.  12. 
calle  1    it    Nobah,  after    his    own    ig.ll.  Is.l9! 
name. 

CHAPTKR  XXXIII. 
rr^'dE^E  are  the  journeys  of  the 


13  And  they  departed  from  Doph- 
kah, and  encamped  in  Ak'sh. 

14  .4nd  they  removed  from.  Alush, 
and  encamped  m  at  Rephilim, 
where  was  no  water  for  the  people 

a  Ex.  12.  37.    t"  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Re- 
phidim,  and  pitched  in  the  wilder- 
ness n  of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the 
desert  of  Sinai,  and  pitched  at 
1  Kibrcth-h  ittiavah.  o 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kt- 
broth-hiltaavah,  and  p  encamped 
at  Ha/eroth. 

18  And   they  departed    from  Ha- 


cEx.  14.  8. 
(iEx.  12.29. 


1.  Re.  12.7 
9. 


ciiil  Iren  of  Israel,  which  went   J  '^'•-  '-••"  •    zeroth,  and  pitched  in  Rithmah.  g 


fa  thoiil  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  fr  Ex.13.  20. 
th-^ir  armies,  under  the  hand  of  ^  g  j^  2 
Mosen  an  I   Aaron.  o 

2  And    iVToses  wrote  their  goings 
out  according  to  their  jou  neys,  by  j 

the  cnmmanimjnt   of    the    Lord.] 

and   these  nre   their  journeys,  ac- 
cording to  their  goings  out. 

3  And  thev  departed  a  from  Ra- 
meses  in  the  first  month,  on  the 
fifteenth  6  day  of  the  first  month  : 
on  the  n.irrow  after  (he  passover, 
the  children  of  Israel  went  out 
with  c  an  hirh  hand  in  the  sight  m  Ex.  17.  1. 
of  ail  die  Bgyotians.  19.  2. 

4  (For  the    FJgvptians  buried   all 

rAeir  fi  st-birn.  which  d  the   Lord   "  Ex.  16.  1. 
had  smitten  among  them,    upon    19.1.2. 
thei-  gilsealso  the  Lord  executed    j  (i,a(  jg 
iulgments.)  the  graves 

.5  And   the  children  of  Israel  re-    gr  lust. 
move  i  from/ Rameses,  and  pitch 
ed  in  Succnih. 

6  And  ?thev  departed  from  Suc- 


i  Ex.  14.22, 
15.  22,  23. 

yfcEx.  15.27. 

I  Ex.  16.  1. 


cotn,  and  pitched  in  Etham,  which  ^ 


o  c.  11.  34. 
11.35. 


g  c.  12.  16. 


in  the  edge  of  the  wilderness. 
7     And    h    they     removed     from 
Etham,    and   turned    again    unto   rDe.  10.  6. 
Pi-hahiroth.  which  is  before  Baal-  \Moaera. 


19  And  they  departed  from  Rith- 
mah, and  pitched  at  Rimmon- 
parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rim- 
mnn-parez,and  pitched  in  Libnah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Lib- 
nah, and  pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from 
Rissah,  and  pitched  in  Kehela- 
thah. 

23  .4nd  they  went  from  Kehela- 
thah,  and  pitched  in  mount  Slia- 
pher. 

24  .And  they  removed  from  mount 
Shapher,  and  encamped  in  Hara- 
dah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Hara- 
dah,  and  pitched  in  Mtkheloth. 

■■  26  And  they  removed  from  Mak- 
heloth.  and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Ta- 
hath,  and  pitched  at  Tarah. 

28  And  thev  rem  ived  from  Tarah, 
and  pitched  in  Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah, 
and  pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hash- 
monah,   and   encamped  at  Mose- 

i  roth. T 

171 


Encampmenti  nf  tJif  Iimelitei.         NUMBERS 

31  And  they  departed  from  Mo- '  «  1  Ch.  1.  4'^. 
ferotli,  and  pui  lied  in  Bune-jaa- j  <  De.  10.  7. 
kan.  I  UadgodcJi. 

iti  And  lliey  removed  from  Bene-  .  u    De.  ID.  7. 
Jaak.ui,  »  and   encamped   al  Hoc-\j'jtb(ith. 
ha'^idijad.  t  v  De.  'A.  8. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor-  1  K.  9. 26. 
h.i^ldjad,  and  pitched  in  Jotba-  Ezion-ge- 
th.ih.  u  ber.  IK.  22. 

34  And  they  removed   from  Jot-   48. 
bathah,   and    encamped   at  £bro-    tc  c.  20.1.27. 
nail.  14. 

St  And  they  departed  from  Ebro-  x  c.  20.  22, 

nah,  and   v   encamped  at  E^ion-  23.21.4. 

pai.er.  y  c.  20.  25- 

33  And  they  removed  from  Ezion-  '28.  De.lO.  6. 

gal)er,   and    pitclied    in   the    wil-  32.  50. 

(leiness  to  of   iiin,  whicli  is  Ka-  z  c.  21.  1, 

desh.  &c. 

37    And    X    they   removed    from  a  c.  21.  4. 

Kadesh,   and    pitched     in    mount  b  c.  21.  10. 

Hor,  in  the   edg'e   of  the  land   of  2  or,  heaps 

E  lom.  of  Abarim. 

33  And   y  Aaron   tlie   priest  went  c  c.  21.  11. 

up   into  mount   Hor,  al   the   com-  dc.  32.34. 

mandment  of  the  Lord,  and  died  e  Je.  48.  22. 

there,  in  the  fortieth  year  after  the  Ez.  6.  14. 

children  of  Israel  wore   come   out  /De.  32.49. 

of  the  land  of  Ejypt,  in  the  first  g  c.  22.  1. 
dmj  of  the  fifth  month.                        |  a  or,  the 

39  And   Aaron   was  an   hundred 'yj/ains  <?/■ 
and   twenty  and    three  years  old  i  .SAi^Hm. 
when  he  d  ed  in  mount  Hor.  he.  25.  I 

40  And   W\n%  Arad  z  the  Canaan-   Jos.  2.  1, 
ite,  which  dwelt   in    the  south    in 
the  land  of  Canaan,  heard  of  the 
coming  of  the  childicn  of  Israel. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount 
Hor,  (I  an  i  pitched  in  Zalmonuh. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zal- 
monah,  and  pitched  in  P'lnon. 

43  Anil  tlioy  departed  from  Pu- 
non,  and  pitched  in  (Jboth.  b 

44  And  they  departed  from  Oboth, 
nn  i  pitched  in  2  Ije-abarim,  c  in 
the  border  of  Moab. 

45  And  thev  departed  from  lim, 
and  pitched  In  Dihon-^ad.  d 

43  And  they  removed  from  Di- 
bon-jad,  ancl  encamped  in  Almon- 
di'ilathiiim.  e  i 

47  And  they  removed  from  Al- 
mon-diblathaim,  and  /  pitched  in  j 
the  mountains  of  Abarim,  before 
Nebo.  I 

48  And  th<>y  departed  from  thai 
mountains  (if  .4harim,  and  §-pitch-j 
ed  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  by  | 
Jordan  near  Jericho.  I 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan, 
from  Beth-jesimnth  even  unto' 
3  Abel-shittim  in  h  the  plains  of 
Moab.  I 

50  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  7iear  Jericho,  savin?,  1 

61    Speak  unto  the    children   of: 
172 


i  De.  9.  1. 
Jos.  3.  17. 
k  Ek.23.  24, 
33.  34.  13. 
De.  7.2,  5. 

12.  3.  Jos.  11. 
11.  Ju.  2.  2. 
/c.  26.52-55. 

4  multiply 
his  inherit- 
ance. 

5  diminish 
his  inherit- 
ance. 

m  Ex.  23.33. 
Jos.  23.  12, 

13.  Ju.l.  21- 
36.  Ps.  106. 
■yl-3S.Ez.28. 
24. 

a  Jos.  IS.  1, 
&c.  Ez.  47. 
13,  &c. 

b  Ge.  14.  3. 

re.  13.20.32. 

8. 

dOe.  15.  IS. 

1  K.  8.  65. 

Is.  27.  18. 


B.  C.  1453. 
:  Israel,  aud  say  unto  them.  When 
i  ye  are  passed  over  Jordan,  into 
the  land  oi  Cunaan  ; 

Si  Then  k  ye  shall  drive  out  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you,  and  destroy  all  their 
pictures,  and  destroy  all  th^ir 
molten  images,  and  quite  pluck 
down  all  their  high  places. 

•53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  dwell 
therein:  fori  have  given  you  the 
land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  /  ye  shall  divide  the  land 
by  lot  fur  an  inheritance  arnonj 
your  families  ;  and  to  the  more 
ye  shall  4  give  the  more  inherit- 
ance, and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall 
give  5  the  less  inheritance  :  every 
man's  inheritance  shall  be  in  the 
place  where  his  lot  falleth  ;  ac- 
cording to  the  tribesof  your  father* 
ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But  m  if  ye  will  not  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land  from 
before  you  ;  then  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  those  which  ye  let  re- 
main of  them  shall  be  pricks  in 
your  eyes,  and  thorns  in  your 
sides,  and  shall  rex  you  in  the 
land  wherein  ye  dwell. 

55  Moreover,  it  ohall  come  to 
pass,  that  1  shall  do  unto  you,  as  I 
thought  to  do  unto  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses,   saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, an  t  say  unto  them.  When  ye 
come  into  the  land  of  Canaan, 
(this  IS  the  land  that  shall  fall 
unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  eren 
the  land  of  Canaan,  with  the 
coasts  thereof.) 

3  Then  a  your  south  quarter 
shall  be  from  the  wilderness  of 
Zin,  along  by  the  coast  of  Edom  ; 
and  your  south  boraer  shall  be 
(he  outmost  coast  of  the  salt  sea^ 
eastward. 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn 
from  the  south  to  the  ascent  of 
Akrabljim,  and  pass  on  to  Zin  : 
and  the  going  foith  thereof  shall 
be  from  the  south  to  c  Kadesh- 
barnea,  and  shall  go  on  to  Hazar- 
addar,  and  pass  on  to  Azmon. 

5  And  the  border  tliall  fetch  a 
compass  from  Azmon  unto  tiie 
river  of  Esypt,  d  and  ilie  goings 
out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  is/'jrthe  western  border, 
you  shall  even  have  the  great  sea 
for  a  border:  this  shall  be  your 
west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north 
border :    from  the  great    Ma  you 


B.  C.  1452, 


shall  point   out  for  you   mount  e  e  c.  33.  37. 

8  Prom  mount  Horye  shall  point  f  c.  13.  21. 
our  your  6jrder  unto  tlie  ent.aiice  ^  K.  14.  !t5. 
of  HaiRath  :/aail  the  joiugs  forth  Ez.  47.  16. 
of  tUe  border  shall  be  to  °  Zeflud  : 

9  And  the  bo.*er  shall  go  on  to   g  Ez.  47.  15. 
Ziphron,  and  the  going's  out  of  it 
shall    be    at    Hazar-enan  :    h   this   h  Ez.  47.  17. 
shall  be  your  noith  border. 

10  And  >e  shall  point  out  your  i2K.23.  33. 
east  border  from  Hazar-eaan  to  Je.  i9.  5,  tf. 
Shepham  : 

11  And  the  toast  shall  go  down   1  skoutder. 
tiom  Ethephara  to  Riblah,  i  on  the 
east  side  of  Am;   and  the   border  i  De.  3.  17. 
shall  descend,  and  shall  reach  unto   Jos.  U.  2.19. 
the  siie  I  of  the  sea  of  Chuinereth  35.  Lu.  5.  1. 
it  east*ard. 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down    I  ver.  1.  Jos. 
to  Jordan,  and  the  goings  out  of  it   14.  2. 
shall  be  at  the  s.ili  sea:  this  shall 
be  you .  land,  with  the  coasts  there-   m  c.  32.  23. 
of  round  about. 

13  And    JVIoses  commanded  the   n  Jos.  14.  1. 
children  of  Israel,  saying,  This  is   19.51. 
the  land  which  ye  shull  inherit  by 
lot,  i  which  the  Lord  commanded   o  c.  1.  4 — 16. 
to  give  unlo  the  nine  tribes,  and  to 
the  half  tribe  :  I 

14  For  ni  the  tribe  of  the  children  ' 
of  Reuben  according  to  the  house    — ^— — ^— 
of  their  fathers,   and  the   tribe  of 
the  children  of  Gad  according  to 
the   house   of   their  fathers,    have   _  ^g.   j    g 
received    Ikeir    inheritance ;    and  •    i    • 
half  the  t  ibe  of   Manasseh   have 
received  their  i:iheritance  ;                 a  Jos.  14.  3, 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe   4.21.2,  &c. 
have  .eceived  their  inheritance  on   Ez.  45.  l,&c. 
this  si  le  Jor  lai  near  Jericho  east-   48.  8,  &c. 
ward,  towa.d  the  sun-rising.  t 

15  Anl    the     Lord     s^jake    unto  j  2  Ch    11 
Moses,  saying,  ]< 

17  These   are   the   names  of   the 
men  which  shall   divide  the  land 
unto   n    you;    Elea^ar  the   priest,   c  ver.  13,  14. 
an  1  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun.  De.  4.  41-43. 

18  Anl  ye  shall  take  one  prince  Jos.  20.  2,  9. 
o  of  every  tribe,  to  divide  the  land  21.  3,  13,  &c. 
by  inheritance.  Ps.  62.  7,  8. 

19  Anl  the  names  of  the  men  are  He.  6.  18. 
these  :  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb 
the  son  of  Jephiinneh.  I  above 

20  An  i  of  the  tribe  of  the  children   themve 
of    Simeon,   Shemuel   the  son    of  nuaU  o-ive 
Ammihud.  I  " 

21  Uf  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Eli 
dad  the  son  of  Chislon. 

22  A'li  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  Bukki  the  son 
of  JigU. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of    ,      „.  ,., 
Jiiseph,  for  the  tribe  of  the  children  -^  '^-  "•  ^* 
of  i\Ianasseh,  Hanniel  the  son  of 
Ephod.  2  they  in- 

24  And  Ike  prince  of  the  tribe  ol.herit. 

13 


CHAP.  XXXV.  Cities  of  the  Levnts. 

the  children  of  Ephraim,  Kemuel 
the  son  of  cjhiphtan. 
io  And  the  p.ince  of  the  tribe  of 
Mie  child. en  of  Zebulun,  Klizaphaa 
the  son  of  Parnach. 

26  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  uf  issachar,  Palliel 
the  son  of  Azzan. 

27  Ani  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  child.en  cf  Asher,  Ahihud  the 
son  of  Shelomi. 

28  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Naph'.ali,  Pedahel 
the  son  of  Ammihud. 

29  These  p  are  they  whom  the 
Lord  commanded  to  divide  the 
inheritance  unlo  the  children  of 
Israel  in  the  land  of  (>aiiaan. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

AND    the     Lord     spake     unto 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab, 
by  Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

2  Command  a  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, that  they  give  unto  the  Le- 
vites,  of  the  inheritance  of  their 
possession,  cities  to  d^vell  in  ;  and 
ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites 
suburbs  for  the  cities  round  about 
them. 

3  And  the  citiesshall  they  have  to 
dwell  in  ;  and  the  suburbs  of  thera 
shall  be  for  their  cattle,  and  for 
their  goods,  and  for  all  their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  6  of  the  cities 
which  ye  shall  give  unlo  the  Le- 
vites shall  reach  from  the  wall  of 
the  city  and  outward,  a  thousand 
cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from 
without  the  city  on  the  east  side 
two  thousand  cubits,  and  on  the 
south  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand 
cubits,  and  on  the  north  side  two 
thousand  cubits  :  and  the  city 
shall  be  in  the  midst  :  this  shall  be 
to  thera  the  suburbs  of  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Levites,  there 
shall  iesix  cities c  for  refuge, which 
ye  shall  appoint  for  the  man-slay- 
er, that  he   may  flee  thither  :  and 

1  to  them  ye  shall  add  forty  and 
two  cities. 

7  S:)  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  to  the  Levites  shill  be  forty 
and  eight  d  cities  :  them  shall  ye 
gioe  with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  shnll  be  of  the  posse.ssion  e  of 
the  children  of  Israel  :  (com/  them 
thit  htae  many  ye  shall  give  many; 
but  from  them  that  have  few  ye 
shall  give    few  :     every  one   shall 

ive  of  his  cities  unto  the  Levites 
according  to  his  inheritance  which 

2  b<  inheritetb. 
173 


d  Jos.  21.41. 


e  Jos.  21.  3. 


iVo  murderer  to  bt  spared.  NUMBERS. 

9    And     the     Lord     ipuke     unto^  De.  19.  2.  ' 
Motea,  Buying-,  Joa.  U!Q.  2. 

lU  SpcHk   unto    the    children    of  /iKx.2l.  13. 
larael,  und  aay  nnlo  them,  When    'dtiy  error, 
g  ye  be  come  over  Jordan  into  the   t  Ue.  IB.  6. 
land  ol  Canaan  ;  Job.  vM.  3-6. 

11  Tlien  h  ye  shall  appoint  you   /t  ver.  6. 
cities  to  be  ciiies  of  refujce  for  yuu  ;    /De.  4.  41. 
that    the    slayer  may  liee  thitlie.-,    J. .a.  53).  8. 
which  killelh  any  person  at  3  un-   r/i  c.  15.  16. 
•  wares.  Le.  24.  i2. 

12  And  tliey  shall  be  unlo  you  n  Ex.  21.12- 
cities  forrefuje  fiom  the  avenger  ;  14. Le.  24.71. 
i  thai  the  man  slayer  die  not,  until  De. 19. 11, 12. 
he  stand  before  the  congregaliou  in  4  a  stone  of 
judgment.  thehand. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  o  ver.  21,24, 
sliall  give,  six  A- cities  shall  ye  have  27.  Do.  19.6, 
for  refuge.  12.  Jus.  20. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  I  cities  on   3,  5. 
this  side  Jo. dan,  ami  three  cities  ^Ge.4.  5,  8. 
shall   ye  give  in  the   land  of  Ca-   2  ba.  3.  27. 
naan,  which  shall  be  cities  of  re-   20.  10.  I  K. 
fuge.  2.  31,32.  Pr. 

la  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  re-   26.  24. 
fuge  ioj/i  for  the  children  of  Israel,   y  Ex.  21.  14. 
and  lor  the  stranger,  m  and  for  the    De.  19.  11. 
sojourner  among  ihem  ;  that  every   r  ver.  12. 
one    that    killeth  any  person  un-   Jos.  20.  6. 
awares  may  fiee  thither. 

16  And  n  if  he  smile  him  with  an 
instrument  of  iron  so  that  he  die, 
he  ii  a   murderer:   the    murderer  e  Ex.  29.  7 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death.  |  Le.  21.  10. 

17  And    if  he   smite   him  4  with   5 /lo  i^oocJ 
throwing  a  stone,    wherewith   he   shall  be  /9 
may  die,  and  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 1  him.     Ex. 
derer  :    the  murderer  shall  surely]  22.  2. 
be  put  to  death.  t  c.  27.  11. 

18  Or  if  he  smite   him  with  anIuDe.  17.6. 
hand-weapon  of  wood,  wherewith   19.  15.  Mat. 
he  may  die,  and  he   die,  he  is  a   18.  16.  2  Co. 
murderer  :  the  murderershallcure-    13.  1.  He. 
ly  be  put  to  death.  j  10.  28. 

19  The  o  revengerof  blood  himself  5  faulty  to 
shall  slay  the  muiMeier:   when  he   die. 
meeteih  him,  he  shall  slay  him.         o  2  K.  24.  4. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,.?   Ps.  106.  38. 
or  hurl  at  him  by  laying  q  of  wait.    Mi.  4.  II. 
that  he  die  ;  Mat.  23.  31 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with    — 35. 
his  hand,   that  he    die;    he    thai    Ttherecan 
smote  him   shall  surely  be   put  to   be  no  expia- 
death  ;  for  he  is  a  murderer:  the    tion  for  the 
revenger  of  blood  shall   slav   the    land. 
murderer  when  he  meeteth  him.       ic  Oe.  9.  6. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly   x  Le.  18.  25. 
without  enmity,  or  have  cast  upon    De.  21.  23. 
him  any  thing  without  laying  of  y  Ex.  29.  45, 
wait.  46.  I  K.  6. 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith    13.  2  Cor.  6. 
a  man  may  die,  seeing  him  not,    16. 
and  cast  it  upon  him  that  he  die,    n  c.  26.  29. 
and   was  not  his  enemy,   neither   b  c.  *6.  55. 
sought  his  harm  ;  33.  51.  Jos. 

24  'I'hen  the  congregation  r  shall    17.  3- 
ludfe  between  the  slayer  nnd  the   c  c.  27.  1,  7. 

174 


B.  C.  1453. 

revenger  of  blood  according  to 
these  judgments  : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  de- 
liver the  (layer  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  revengerof  blood,  and  the  con- 
gregation shall  restore  him  to  iho 
city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he  wa« 
tied  :  and  he  shall  abide  in  it  unto 
the  death  of  the  high  prie.ii,  which 
was  anointed  s  with  tht  holy  oil, 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any 
time  come  without  the  border  of 
the  city  of  his  refuge,  whith«r  he 
was  tied  ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find 
him  without  the  borders  of  the 
city  of  his  refuge,  and  the  re- 
venger of  blood  kill  the  slayer; 
5  he  shall  not  be  guilty  of  blood  ; 

28  Because  he  should  have  re- 
mained in  the  city  of  his  refugo 
until  the  death  of  the  high  priest : 
but  after  the  death  of  the  high 
priest  the  slayer  shall  return  into 
the  land  of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a 
statute  of  t  judgment  unto  you, 
throughout  your  generations,  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

i  30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the 
murderer  shall  be  put  to  death  by 
the  mouth  of  u  witnesses  :  but  one 
witness  shall  not  testify  against 
any  person  to  cause  him  to  die. 

i  31  Moreover  ye  shall  take  no  sa- 
tisfaction for  the  life  of  a  murder- 
er, which  is  guilty  6  of  death  ;  but 
he  shall  be  surely  put  to  death. 

I  32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfac- 
tion for  him  thai  is  fied  to  the  city 
of  his  refuge,  that  he  should  come 
again  to  dwell  in  the  land,  until 
the  death  of  the  priest. 

'  33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the 
land  wherein  ye  are ;  for  blood  it 
V  defileth  the  land  :  and  7  the  land 
cannot  be  cleansed  of  the  blood 
that  is  shed  therein,  but  to  by  the 
blood  of  liim  that  shed  it. 
34  Defile  not  x  therefore  the  land 
which  ye  shall  inhabit,  wherein  I 
dwell  :  for  I  y  the  Lord  dwell 
among  the  children  of  Israel. 
CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the  f?- 
milies  of  the  children  of  Gi- 
lead,  a  the  son  of  Machir.  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and 
spake  before  Moses,  and  before  the 
princes,  the  chief  fathers  of  the 
children  of  Israel : 
2  And  they  said,  The  Lord 
6  commanded  my  lord  to  give  the 
land  fur  an  inheritance  by  lot  to 
the  children  of  Israel  :  nnd  c  ray 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord 


K.  C.  1451. 

to  g-ive  the  inheritance  of /elophe- 
had  our  biuther  unlo  bis  daughters. 

3  .\iid  if  they  be  married  to  any 
of  the  sons  of  the  otiier  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Isiael,  then  sliall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  from  the 
inheritance  of  our  fathers,  and 
shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  whereunto  1  they  are  re- 
ceived :  so  shall  it  be  taken  from 
the  lot  of  our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  the  jubilee  d  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  be,  then 
shall  their  inheritance  be  put  unlo 
the  inheiitance  of  the  tribe  where- 
unto they  are  received  :  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away 
from  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
our  fathers. 

5  And  Moses  commanded  the 
children  of  Israel,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
tribe  of  the  sons  of  Joseph  hath 
said  e  well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  doth  command  concerning 
the  dauschlers  of  Zelophehad,  say- 
ing, Let  2  ihern  marry  to  whom 
they  think  best  ;  onlyy"  to  the  fa- 
mily of  the  tribe  of  their  father 
shall  they  marry  : 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Israel  remove  from 
tribe  to  tribe  ;  for  every  one  of  the  | 


CHAP.  I. 

1  unto  whom 
they  shall  be. 

(iLe.25.  10, 
occ. 

e  c.  27.  7. 

2  be  wives. 

/ver.l2.Ge. 
24.  3.  2  Cor. 
6.  14. 


3  cleave  to. 

g  IK.  21.  3. 

AlCh.23. 
22. 

i  2Ch.  30. 
12. 

ic.  27.  1. 

4  to  some 
that  were 
of  the  fami- 
lies. 

/c.  26.  3.  33. 
50. 


Moses^  address  to  ilie  Israelites, 

children  of  Israel  shall  3  keep 
§  himself  to  the  inheiitance  of  the 
tribe  of  his  fathers. 

8  And  fe  every  daughter  that  poa- 
sesseth  an  inheiitance  in  any 
tribe  of  the  childien  of  Jsiael,  shall 
be  wife  unto  one  of  the  family  of 
the  tribe  of  her  father,  that  the 
childien  of  Israel  may  enjoy  every 
man  the  inheritance  of  his  lathers. 

9  Neither  shall  the  inheritance 
remove  from  one  tribe  to  anotiier 
tribe  ;  but  every  one  of  the  tiibos 
of  the  childien  of  Israel  shall  keep 
himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  Even  i  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Mo.'^es,  so  did  the  daughters  of 
Zelophehad  : 

U  For  k  Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and 
Hoglah,  and  Milcah,  and  Noah, 
the  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  were 
rnariied  unto  their  father's  bro- 
theis'  sons. 

12  And  they  were  maiTied  4  into 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  IVIanas- 
seh,  the  son  of  Joseph  ;  and  their 
inheritance  remained  in  the  tiibe 
of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  are  the  commandmenta 
and  the  judgments,  which  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
in  I  the  plains  of  Woab,  by  Jordan, 
near  Jericho. 


THE  FIFTH  BOOK  OF  MOSES,  CALLED  DEUTERONOMY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Mo- 
ses spake  unlo  all  Israel  on  this 
fi  side  Jordan,  in  ihe  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  over  against  ihelRediS'ea, 
between  Paran,  and  Tophel,  and 
Laban.and  Hazeiolh.and  Dizahab. 

2  (There  are  eleven  days'  Journey 
from  Horeb.  by  the  way  of  mount 
Seir,  unto  Kadesh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  for- 
tieth yeri.,  in  the  eleventh  month, 
on  the  first  day  of  the  month,  that 
Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  according  unlo  all  that  the 
Lord  had  given  him  in  command- 
ment unto  them  ; 

4  After  he  had  slain  b  Sihon  the 
king"  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  Og  the  king  of 
Bashan,  which  dwelt  at  Astaroth 
in  Edrei : 

5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land 
of  Moab.  beaan  Moses  to  declare 
this  law,  saying, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto 
us  in  Horeb,  c  saying,  Ye  have 
dwelt  long  enough  in  this  mount  : 

7  Turn    d  you,    and    take    your 


re  Jos. 9.1, 10. 

1  or,  Zuph. 

6NU.21.  24, 
35.  Jos.  13. 
12. 

cEx.  3.  1. 
o!Ex.  19.  1. 
Nu.  10.  11. 


1 2  all  his 
1  neishbouTs. 
'  3  given. 
'eGe.  12.7. 
i22.  It>-18.26. 

3,  4.  28.  13, 
114. 

/Ex.  18.18. 

Nu.  11.  14. 
I  o^Ge.  15.  5. 
|c.  10.22. 

A2Sa.  24. 
13. 

\i  IK.  3.  7-9. 
1 4  give. 


journey,  and  go  to  the  mount  of 
the  .\morites,  and  unto  all  2  the 
places  nigh  thereunto,  in  the  plain, 
in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and 
in  the  south,  and  by  the  fea  side, 
to  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  and 
unto  Lebanon,  unlo  the  great  ri- 
ver, the  river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I  have  3  set  the  land 
before  you  :  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord  swaiee  unto 
your  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  to  give  unto  them,  and  to 
their  seed  after  them. 

9  And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that 
time,  saying,  I  am  y  not  able  to 
tear  you  myself  alone  : 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath 
multiplied  you,  and,  behold,  ye 
are  this  day  as  the  stars  g  of  hea- 
ven for  multitude. 

11  (The  Lord  h  God  of  your  fa- 
thers make  you  a  thousand  times 
so  many  more  as  ye  are.  and  bless 
you,  as  he  hath  promised  you  !) 

12  How  i  can  I  myself  alone  hear 
your  cumbrance,  and  your  burden, 
and  your  strife  '? 

13  Take  4  ve  wise  men,  and  un> 

'       175 


Jitrim  of  their  wmriinii^t.        DEUTERONOMY 

derft.infiinj,    mid    known    nmnng  A-Kx.lb.  25. 

)'oUi'  (lihfj,  and  I  will  make  iIilmii  o  gave. 

rulcis  uvcr  you.  /  c.  16.  18. 

14  And    ye    answered   me,    and  Jno.  7.  Mi. 
■aid,  Tiie   ihin^   which  thuii   haat  mLe.!^4.22. 
•pokcn  j»  g'ood_/"or  un  to  do.  6  acknou- 

15  Sjo  1  look  k  the  chief  of  your  ledgt  faces. 
tribes,  wise  men,  und  known,  and  n  Le.  19.  15. 
5  made  them  heads  over  you,  Pr.  24.  23. 
captains  over  thousands,  and  cap-  Ja.  2.  I. 
tains  over  hundreds,  and  captains  o  Jer.  1.  17. 
over  fifties,  and  capt runs  over  lent,  ^2Ch.  19.  6. 
and  otfice.s  among  your  tribes.  9  Nu.  10.12. 

16  Anl  I  charged  your  judges  at  re.  8.  15. 
that  time,  saying.  Hear  the  cawes  32.  10.  Jc. 


B.  C.  K51. 

not  go  up,  but  rebelled  aramst  the 
cominaadmeiil  of  the  Lord  your 
Uud  : 

'*7  And  ye  murmured  in  your 
tenU,  and  said,  Bec-iuse  the  Lord 
hated  V  us,  he  huth  brought  us 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Eg'ypt,  to 
deliver  us  into  the  band  of  ibe 
Amoritcs,  (0  diistioy  u*. 

Ua  W'hiiher  shall  we  go  up?  our 
hreibioa  have  7  ducouraged  our 
heart,  saying,  The  people  it  great- 
er w  and  taller  than  we  ;  the  cities 
are  great  and  walled  up  to  heaven; 
and,  moreover,  we  have  seen  the 
sons  of  the  x  Anakiins  there. 


heiween  your  brethren,  and  judge   2.  6. 
/   righteously   between    every  man   sN'u.  13.26.1   29  Then  I  said  unto  you.  Dread 
and  his  brother,  and  the  stranger   t  Nu.  13.3,    I  not,  neither  be  afraid  of  them. 
m  thtt  is  wiih  him.  &c.  j    30    The    Lord    your  God,    which 

17  Yo  shall  not  6  respect  persons  u  Nu.  14.  1,    goeth  before  you,  he  y  shall  light 


n  in  judgment  ;  hut  ye  shall  hear  &c.  Ps 
the  small  a3  well  a."?  (lie  gr^at  ;  ye  24,25. 
shall  not  be  afraid  o  of  the  face  of 
man  ;  for  the;j  judgment  is  God's:  I 
and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for! 
you,  bring  it  unto  me,  and  I  will] 
hear  it. 

18  And  I  commanded  you  at  that 
time  all  the  things  which  ye 
should  do. 

19  And  when   we   departed  from 


106. 


V  c.  9.  28. 

7  melted. 
Horeb,  we  went  9  through  all  that   Jos.  2.  11. 
great   and    terrible    wilderness,   r  tec.  9.  1,2. 
which  ye   saw  by  the  way  of   the   x  Nu.  13.28, 
mo'inlain  of  the  Amoriles,  as  the   33. 

Lord    our   God    commanded    us;   y  Ez.  14.  14,  lye  should  go,   and  in  a  cloud  by 
and  we  came  s  to  Kadesh-barnea.     25.  N'e.  4. 
20  And  I  said    unto  you.  Ye  are   20.  Ro.  8.37, 
come   unto   the   mountain   of   the   z  Ez.  19.  4. 
Amorites,    which    the     Lord    our  c.  32.  11,  12. 


for  you,  according  to  all  that  ho 
did  for  you  in  Egypt  before  your 
eyes  ; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where 
thou  hast  seen  bow  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  bare  z  thee,  as  a  man  dotb 
bear  his  son,  in  all  the  way  that 
ye  went,  until  ye  came  into  this 
place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  ye  did  not  a 
believe  the  Lord  your  God, 

33  Who  went  6  in  the  way  before 
you,  to  search  c  you  out  a  place  to 
pitch  your  tents  in,  in  fire  by 
night,  to  show  you   by  what  way 


God  <lyth  give  unto  us.  lis.  40.  11. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thv  God  46.3.63.9. 
hath  set  the  land  bel'ore  thee  :  go  Hos.  11.  3. 
up  and  possess  it,  as  the  Lord  God  Ac.  13.  18 
of  thy  fathers  hath  said  unto  thee  " 
fear  not,  neither  be  discouraged. 

22  And    ye  came    near  unto   me'JudeS 


«Ps.  106.54. 
He.  3.  18. 


day. 

34  .\nd  the  Loi'd  heard  ths  roice 
of  your  words,  and  was  wroth, 
and  sware,  d  sayiii?, 

35  Surely  e  there  shall  not  one  of 
these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
see  that  good  land,  which  I  sware 
to  give  uiito  your  fathers, 

36  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephuii- 
neh  ;  he  shall  see  it  ;  and  to  him 
will  I  give  the  land  that  he  hath 


every  one  of   yon,  and  said,   We    i  Ex.  13.  21,    troflden  upon,  and  to  hi.*  children, 
will  send  men  before  us.  and  they   22.  i  because  he  hath  8  wholly  followed 

shall  search  us  out  the  land,  and   c  Nu.  10.  33.  '  the  Lord. 

bring  us  word  again  by  what  way   Ez.  20.  6.  37  Also  f   the    Lord    was    angry 

■we   must    go   up,    and    into    what   rfc.  2.  14,15.  |  with   me  for    your  sakes,   savin?, 
cities  we  shall  come.  e  Nu.  14.  22. 


23    And    the    saying  pleased  me   &c. 
well  :    and  1  t  took  twelve  men  of  S  fulfilled 
vou,  one  of  a  tribe  :  to   go  after. 

'24  Kni  they  turned  and  went  up  /Nu.  20.12. 
into  the  mountain,  and  came  unto   27.  13,  14. 
the  valley  of  Eshcol,  and  searched   c.  3.  2-3 — 26. 
it  out.  4.  21.  34.  4. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit  of  Ps.  106.  32. 
the  land  in  their  hands,  and  gNu.l4. 30. 
brought  it  down  unto  us,  and  27.  18 — 23. 
brought  us  word  again,  and  said,  he.  31.  7,23. 
It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord  i  Nu.  14.  31. 
our  God  doth  give  us.  \k  Ro.  9.  11. 

26  Notwithstanding  u    ve  would  I /Nu.  14.35. 

176 


Thou  also  shall  not  go  in  thitlier. 

38  Bh(  Joshua  §■  the  son  of  Nun, 
which  standeth  before  thee,  he 
shallgo  in  thither:  encourageAhim; 
for  he  shall  cause  Israelto  inheritit. 

39  Moreover,  i  your  little  ones, 
which  ye  said  should  be  a  prey, 
and  your  children,  which  in  that 
day  had  no  k  knowledge  between 
good  and  evil,  they  shall  ^o  in 
thither,  and  unto  them  will  1  give 
it,  ami  they  shall  possess  it. 

40  But  a*/'or  you,  turn  /  ye,  and 
take  your  journey  into  the  wilder- 
nen,  by  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea. 


B.  C.  1451. 

41  Then  m  ye  answered  and  said 
unto  me,  We  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord  ;  we  will  go  up,  and 
fight,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  commanded  us. 
And  when  ye  had  giided  on  everj' 
man  his  weapons  of  war,  ye  were 
ready  to  go  up  into  the  hill. 

42  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Bay  unto  them.  Go  not  up,  neither 
fight  ;  for  I  am  not  among  you  ;  n 
lest  ye  be  smitten  before  your  ene- 
mies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you  ;  and  ye 
would  not  hear,  but  rebelled 
against  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  went  9  presumptuously 
up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which 
dwelt  in  that  mountain,  came  out 
against  you,  and  chased  you,  as 
bees  o  do,  and  destroyed  you  in 
Seir,  even  unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned,  and  wept 
before  the  Lord  ;  but  the  Lord 
would  not  hearken  to  your  voice, 
nor  give  ear  unto  you. 

46  So  75  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many 
days,  according  unto  the  days  that 
ye  abode  there. 

CHAPTER  II. 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our 
journey  into  the  wilderness, 
by  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea,  as 
rathe  Lord  spake  unto  me  ;  and 
we  compassed  mount  Seir  many 
days. 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  moun- 
tain long  b  enough  :  turn  you 
northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people, 
saying,  Ye  c  ore  to  pass  through 
the  coast  of  your  brethren  the 
children  of  E?au,  which  dwell  in 
Seir  ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
yon  :  take  ye  good  heed  unto  your- 
selves therefore  : 

5  Meddle  not  with  them  ;  for  I 
will  not  give  you  of  their  land, 
1  no,  not  so  much  as  a  foot  breadth, 
because  d  I  have  given  mount  Seir 
unto  Esau, /or  a  possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for 
money,  that  ye  may  eat  ;  and  ye 
shall  also  buy  water  of  them  for 
money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee  in  all  the  works  e  of 
thy  hand  ;  he  knoweth  thy  walk- 
ing through  this  great  wilderness  : 
these  /  fo'ty  years  the  Lord  thy 
Gnd  hnth  been  with  thee  ;  thou  hast 
lacked  nothing. 

8  And  g  when  we  passed  by  from 
our  brethren  the  children  of  Eeau, 

23 


CHAP.  II. 

mNu.  14.40, 
&c. 

n  Jos.  7.  12 
13. 

9  Ye  were 
presump- 
tuous and 
went  up. 
oPs.  118.  12. 
pT<lvL.  13.25. 
20.  1,22.  Ju. 
11.  17. 
aNu.  13.25. 
c.  1.  40. 
6  ver.  7,  14. 
cNu.  20. 
14. 

1  even  to  the 
treacling  of 
the  sole  of 
the  foot, 
d  Ge.  36.  8. 
Jos.  24.  4. 
e  Ps.  90.  17. 
/  c.  8.  2—4. 
29.  5.  Ne. 
9.  21.  Lu. 
22.  35. 
g  Ju.  11.  18. 


;i  1  K.  9.  26. 

2  or.  Use  no 
hostility 
against 
Moab. 
iNu.  21.28. 
it  Ge.  19.  36, 
37. 

IGe.  14.  5. 
TO  Nu.  13.22, 
23.  c.  9.  2. 
n  Ge.  14.  6. 

3  inherited 
them . 

4  or,  room. 

5  or,  valley. 
oNu.2I.  12. 
7)Nu.l3.26. 

6  or,  valley. 
yNu.  14.32, 
33.  26.  24. 
rNu.  14.  35. 
c.  1.  34,  35. 
Ps.  95.  11. 
Ez.  20.  15. 

?  Ps.  78.  33. 

106.  20. 

t  1  Cor.  10. 

5. 

uGe.  19.  36 

—38. 

V  Ge.  14.  5. 

Zuzims. 

10  ver,  10. 


Of  the  Moabites,  Ammonites,  ^c. 

which  dwelt  in  Seir,  through  tha 
way  of  the  plain  from  Elath,  h 
and  from  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned, 
and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Muab. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
2  Distress  not  the  Moabites,  nei- 
ther contend  with  them  in  battle  ; 
fori  will  not  give  thee  of  ihei.land 
for  a  possession,  because  1  have 
given  i  Ar  unto  the  k  children  of 
hoi  for  a  possession. 

10  The  Emims  I  dwelt  therein  in 
times  past,  a  people  great,  and 
many,  and  tall,  as  the  m  Ana- 
kims  ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted 
giants,  as  the  Anakims  ;  but  the 
Moabites  call  them  Emims. 

12  The  Horims  n  also  dwelt  in 
Seir  before  time  ;  but  the  childrea 
of  Esau  3  succeeded  them,  when 
they  had  destroyed  them  from  be- 
fore them,  and  dwelt  in  their 
4  stead  ;  as  Israel  did  unto  the 
land  of  his  possession,  which  the 
Lord  gave  unto  them. 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  I,  and  get 
you  over  the  5  brook  o  Zered  ;  and 
v.-e  went  over  the  brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we 
came/)  from  Kadesh-barnea,  until 
we  were  come  over  the  6  brook 
Zered,  was  thirty  and  eight  years  j 
until  all  g  the  generation  of  the 
men  of  war  were  wasted  out  from 
among  the  host,  as  r  the  Lord 
sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  s  of  the 
Lord  was  against  them,  to  destroy 
t  them  from  among  the  host,  until 
they  were  consumed. 

16  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  men  of  war  were  consumed 
and  dead  from  among  the  people, 

17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me, 
saying, 

18  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through 
Ar,  the  coast  of  Moab,  this 
day  : 

19  And  when  thou  comest  nigh 
over  against  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  distress  them  not,  nor  med- 
dle with  them  :  for  I  will  nut  give 
thee  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  any  possession  ;  because 
I  have  given  it  unto  the  children 
of  Lot  u  for  a  possession. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a 
land  of  giants  :  giants  dwelt 
therein  in  old  time,  and  the  Am- 
monitescall  them  v  Zamzummims; 

21  A  people  great,  w  and  many, 
and  tall,  as  the  Anakims;  butthe 
Lord  destroyed  them  before  them  j 
and  they  succeeded  them,  and 
dwelt  m  their  stead  ; 

177 


OaerlffniB  of  Sihon. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


E.  C.  1451 


52  At  he   (lid  to  the  children  of  |  ^  Oe.  36.  20,  i    35  Only  the  cattle  we   took  for  a 

ipiey  unto  ouiselveB,  and  (be  apoil 
of  the  citii-s  which  we  took. 
36  From  n  Aioer,  which  ia  by  the 
a  Ge.  10.14.    bunk  of  tliu   river  of  Acnon,  and 


Am.  9. 


Esau,  which  dwelt   in  Seir,  when  i  &c 

he  dcmroyed    the  j-   Hoiims   fiom   y  Jos.  13.  3 

before  tlieiii  ;    and  they  succeeded  ;  z  Je.  ti5.  i!0. 

them,    iind    dwelt   in   their  Eteiid 

even  unlci  tliis  day  : 

23  And  the  t/ Avims  which  dwelt 
in   Hazenm,  even  unto   Azzah,  z    14.  Ju.11.18, 
the  a  Caphloiims,     which    cinie   21 
fo.ih  out   of  Caphtor,     destroyed  i  7  6egin, 
them,  and  dwell  in  their  stead.)      \possess. 

24  Kise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  j  c  Ex.  15.  14 
and  pass  6  over  the   river  Arnon  :! — 16.  Jos.  2. 
behold,   I  have     g'ivea   into   thine!  9,  10. 
liand   Sihon  the  Amorite,   kin<j  of  rf  c.  20.  10. 
Heshbon,  and  his  land  :  7  beg:in  to   e  Nu.  21.  21, 
possess  it,  and  contend   with  him   22. 
in  battle.  /  Nu.20.18. 

25  This  day  will  I   begin   to  put    g-Nu.21.23. 
the  dread  of  thee  and  the  c  fear  of  h  Ex.  4.  21. 
thee  upon  the  nations  that  are  un-    11.  10.  Jos. 
der  the  whole  heaven,  who   shall    11.  20.  Ro. 
hear  lepoit  of  thee, andshall  trem-    9.  18,22. 
ble,  and  be  in  anguish  because  of  j  Nu.  21.  23, 
thee.  24. 

26  And  I  sent  messengers  out  of  k  c.  29.  7. 
the  wilderness  of  Kedemoth,  unto    I  c.  20.  16. 
Sihon     king    of     Heshbon,    with    29.  7. 
words  of  peace,  d  saying,  8  every  city 

27  Let  c    me    pass    through    thy   of  men  arid 
land  :  I  will  go  along  by  the  high-    women,  and 
waj- :  I  will   neither  turn  unto  the    little  ones. 
right  hand  nor  to  the  left.  m  c.  7.  2,  26. 

28  Thou  shall  sell  me   meat  for 
money,  that  1   may  cat  ;  and  give 

me  water  for  money,  that  1   may    

diink  ;  only  1  will  pass  through  on 
my  feet  ; 

29  (As  /  the    children    of  Esau    "  c.  3.  12.  4. 
v.hich    dv.elt    in    Seir,     and    the    48.  Jos.  13. 
Moabites  which   dwell  in  Ar,   did   9. 
unto  me  ;)    until  1  shall    pass  over   o  Ps.  44.  3. 
Joidan,  into   the   land  which   the  pGe.  32. 
Lord  our  God  giveth  us.  ^2. 

30  But  Sihon  g  king  of  Heshbon    g  ver.  5,  9, 
would  not  let  us  pass  by  him  :  for    19. 
the  Lord  thy   God  hardened  h  his   a  Nu.  21.  33 
spirit,  and   made  his   heart   obsti-    — 35.  c.  29. 
Date,  that  he   might  deliver  him   7. 
into  thy  hand, as  op^jenro^/ithisdav.    6  c.  1.4. 

31  And  the    Lord  said   unto   me,    c2Ch.  20. 
Behold,  I  have  begun  to  give  Sihon    17. 
and  his  land  before  thee  :  begin  to    d  Nu.  21. 
possess,  that  thou  mayest   inherit   24. 
his  land.  e  1  K.  4.  13. 

32  Then  i  Sihon  came  out  against    /  C.  2.  34. 
us,  he  and  all  his  people,  to  fight    rs.  135.  10 — 
at,1ahaz.  12.136.19— 

33  And  the   Lord  our  God  deliv-    21. 
cred   him   before    us  ;   and  A-    we    ?  Jos.  11. 
smote  him,   and   his  sons,   and  all    12,  14. 
his  people.  /ic.  4.48,  49. 

34  And  we   took   all  his  cities  at   i  Ps.  29.  6. 
that  time,  and  utterly  I  destroyed    k  1  Ch.  5  23. 
8  the  men,    and  the   women,  and    Ez.  27.  5. 
the  little  ones,   of  every  city  :  we    /  Jos,  12.  5, 
left  none  m  to  remain  :  13.  II. 

178 


from  the  city  that  j«  by  the  river. 


6Nu.21.13,  even  unto  Gilead,  thde  was  not 
one  city  too  strong  for  us:  the 
Loid  o  our  God  delivered  all  unto 
us. 

37  Only  unto  the  land  of  the 
children  of  Ammon  thou  earnest 
not,  nor  unto  any  place  of  the 
river  Jabbok,  p  nor  unto  the  cities 
in  the  mountains,  nor  unto  what- 
soever the  Lord  our  God  forbade 
a  uE. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THEN  we  turned  and  went  up 
the  way  to  Bashan  :  and  a  (Jg 
the  King  of  Bashan  came  out 
against  us,  he  and  all  his  people, 
to  battle  at  Edrei.  b 

2  And  the  Loid  said  unto  me, 
cFearhim  not  ;  for  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  all  his  people,  and  his 
land,  into  thy  hand  ;  and  thou 
ehalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst 
unto  Sihon  d  king  of  the  Amorites, 
which  dwelt  at  Heshbon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered 
into  our  hands  Og  also,  the  king  of 
Bashan,  and  all  his  people  :  and 
we  emote  him  until  none  was  left 
to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at 
that  time,  there  was  not  a  city 
which  we  took  not  from  them, 
threescore  cities,  all  the  region  of 
Argob,  e  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan. 

5  All  these  cities  were  fenced 
with  high  walls,  gates,  and  bars  ; 
beside  unwalled  towns  a  great 
many, 

6  And  J"  we  utterly  destroyed 
them,  as  we  did  unto  Sihon  king 
of  Heshbon,  utterly  destroying  the 
men,  women,  and  children,  of 
every  city. 

7  But  g  all  the  cattle,  and  the 
spoil  of  the  cities,  we  took  for  & 
prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the 
Amorites  the  land  that  was  on  this 
side  Jordan,  from  the  river  of 
Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon  ; 

9  {Which  Hermon  h  the  Sido- 
nians  call  i  Sirion  ;  and  the  Amo- 
rites call  it  k  Shenir  :) 

10  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and 
all  Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  unto 
Salchnh,  /and  Edrei,  cities  of  the 
kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

11  Por  only  Og  king  of  Bashan 
reiBsiined     of    the    femn«nt     of 


B.  C.  1451. 

m  giants  ;  behold, his  bedstead  leas 
tt  bedstead  of  iron  ;  is  it  not  in 
Rabbatli  ri  of  the  childien  of  Am- 
nion ?  nine  cubits  was  the  length 
theieof,and  four  cubits  the  breadth 
cf  it,  after  the  cubit  of  a  man. 

12  And  this  land,  which  v/e  pos- 
sessed at  that  time,  from  o  Aroer, 
which  is  by  the  river  Arnon,  and 
half  mount  Gilead,  and  the  cities 
thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Reuben- 
ites  and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  p  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and 
all  Bashan,  being  the  kingdom  of 
Og,  gave  I  unto  the  half  tribe  of 
M.musseh  ;  all  the  region  of  Argob, 
with  all  Bashan,  which  was  called 
the  land  of  giants. 

14  Jair  g  the  son  of  Manasseh 
took  all  the  country  of  Argob  unto 
the  coasts  of  Geshuri  r  and  Maa- 
chathi  ;  and  called  them  after  bis 
own  name,  Bashan-havoth-jair, 
unto  this  day. 

15  And  I  gave  Gilead  untoMachir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites,  and 
unto  the  Gadites,  I  gave  from  Gil- 
ead even  unto  the  river  Arnon, 
half  the  valley,  and  the  border 
even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  lehich 
is  s  the  bolder  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  : 

17  The  plain  al.'io,  and  Jordan, 
and  the  coast  thereof,  from  Chin- 
neieth  t  even  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,    even    the    salt    sea,  under 

1  Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

18  And  I  commanded  you  at  that 
time,  saying,  The  Lord  your 
Gofl  hath  given  you  this  land  to 
possess  it  ;  ye  u  shall  pass  over 
aimed  before  your  brethren  the 
children    of   Israel,    all    that    are 

2  meet  for  the  war. 

19  But  your  wives  and  your  little 
ones,  and  your  cattle,  (for  I  know 
that  ye  have  much  cattle,)  shall 
abide  in  your  cities  which  I  have 
given  you  : 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given  rest 
unto  your  biethren,  as  well  as  unto 
vou,  and  until  they  all  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord  yourOod  hath 
given  them  beyond  Jordan  :  and 
ihen  V  shall  ye  return  every  man 
unto  his  possession  which  1  have 
given  you. 

21  ^nd  V3  I  commanded  Joshua 
at  that  time,  saying.  Thine  eyes 
have  seen  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  done  unto  these  two 
kings  :  so  shall  the  Lord  do  unto 
all  the  kingdoms  whither  thou 
passesl. 

22  Ve  shall  not  fear^them:  for 
y  the  Lord  your  God  he  shall  fight 
for  you. 


CHAP.  ly. 

TO  Am.  2.  9. 
n  2  Sa.  12. 
26. 

0  Jos.  12.  2, 
&c.  13.  9, 
&c. 

oJos.  13.29. 
5lCh.2.22. 
Nu.  32.  39— 
41. 

r  Jos.  13.  13. 
2  Sa.  3.  3. 
10.  6. 

sJos.  12.2,3. 
rNu.34.  11. 

1  or,  under 
the  springs 
of  PisgcDi, 
or  the  hill. 
«Nu.32.  20, 
&c. 

2  sons  of 
power. 

o  Jos.  22.  4. 
w  Nu.  27. 
22,  23. 
jrls.  43.  1,2. 
yEx.  14.  14. 
c.  1.30.20.4. 


z  c.  11.  2. 
a  Ex.  15.  11. 
2Sa.  7.  22. 
Ps.  71.  19. 
83.  8.  89. 
6,  8.  Is.  40. 
28.  Da.  3.29. 
iEx.3.  8. 
cNu.20.  12. 

27.  13,  14. 

3 or,  the  hill. 
dNu.27.  18, 
23.  c.  1.  38. 
31.  3,7. 
e  c.  4.  48. 
cLe.  19.  37. 
Ps.  119.  4. 
6  Ez.  20.  11. 
Ro.  10.  5. 
cc.  12.  32. 
Re.  22.  18, 
19. 

rfNu.  25.  1 
—9.  Ps.  106. 

28.  29. 
cNu.26.  64. 
/  Jo.>.  23.  8. 
Ac.  11.  23. 
fi^Pr.  22.  19, 
20. 

k  Job  28.  28. 
Ps.  19.  7. 
111.  10.  Pr. 
1.  7. 

iPs.  119.  99. 
it2Sa.7.  23. 


An  exhortation  to  obedienct. 

23  And  I  besought  the  Lord  at 
that  time,  saying, 

24  O  Loid  God,  thou  hast  begun 
to  show  thy  servant  thy  great- 
ness, z  and  thy  mighty  hand  :  for 
what  a  God  is  there  in  heaven  or 
in  earth  that  can  do  according  to 
thy  works,  and  according  to  thy 
might  ■? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over, 
and  see  the  good  b  land  that  is  be- 
yond Jordan,  that  goodly  moun- 
tain, and  Lebanon. 

£6  But  c  the  Lord  was  wroth  with 
me  for  your  sakes,  and  would  not 
hear  me  :  and  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Let  it  suffice  thee  ;  spteak  no 
more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of 
3  Pisgah,  and  lift  up  thine  eyes 
westward,  and  northward,  and 
southward,  and  eastward,  and  be- 
hold it  with  thine  eyes;  for  thou 
shalt  not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

1;8  But  d  charge  Joshua,  and  en- 
courage him  and  strengthen  him: 
for  he  shall  go  over  before  this 
people,  and  he  shall  cause  them 
to  inherit  the  land  which  thou 
shalt  see. 

29  So    we    abode    in    the    valley 
over  against  Beth-peor.  e 
CHAPTER  IV. 

NOW  therefore  hearken,  O  Is- 
rael, unto  the  statutes  a  and 
unto  the  judgments  which  I  teach 
you,  for  to  do  b  them,  that  ye  may 
live,  and  go  in  and  possess  the 
land  which  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers  giveth  you. 

2  Ye  c  shall  not  add  unto  the 
word  which  I  command  you,  nei- 
ther shall  ye  diminish  aught  from 
it,  that  ye  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God 
which  1  command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the 
Lord  did  because  d  of  Baal  peor  : 
for  all  e  the  men  that  followed 
Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
destroyed  them  from  among  you. 

4  But  ye  that  did  cleave  _/"  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  are  alive  every 
one  of  yon  this  day. 

5  Behold,  I  g  have  taught  you 
statutes,  and  judgments,  even  as 
the  Lord  my  God  commanded 
me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in  the 
land  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keep,  therefore,  and  do  them  : 
for  this  is  your  wisdom  h  and  your 
understanding  in  the  sight  of  the 
nations,  which  shall  hear  all  these 
statutes,  and  say.  Surely  i  this 
great  nation  is  a  wise  anil  under- 
standing people. 

7  For  k  what  nation  is  there  to 

178 


/ 


Agninit  idoJatry. 

gieal,  who  Anr/i  Givi  »o  nigfh  unto 
litem,  as  iliu  Loid  our  God  i«  in 
all  things  that  wc  cull  upon  him 

for  f 

8  And  /  what  nation  t«  there  so 
g.e.ii,  that  hath  statutes  and  judg- 
ments so  righteous  us  all  this  law, 
\\hii;li  I  set  I'efo.e  you  this  day  ? 

y  Unly  take  heed  lo  thyself,  and 
fn  keep  tliysoul  diligently,  lest  n 
tliju  lo-get  the  things  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  and  lest  tliey  de- 
part from  thy  heart  all  the  day?  of 
thy  life  ;  hut  teach  o  them  thy 
sons,  and  thy  sons'  sons  ; 

10  Specialty  the  day  p  that  thoo 
stondtst  hefore  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  said  un- 
to me,  Giuhcr  me  the  people  to- 
gether, and  1  will  make  them  hear 
iny  wortis,  thai  they  may  learn  lo 
I'car  q  me  all  the  days  that  they 
shall  live  upon  the  eaith,  ami  that 
they  may  toach  their  children. 

11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood 
under  the  mountain  ;  and  the 
mouniiiin  burned  with  fire  unto 
the  1  midst  of  heaven,  with  dark- 
ness, clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  ;  ye 
heard  the  voice  of  the  words,  but 
saw  no  similitude  ;  only  2  ye  Aeard 
a  voice,  r 

13  And  be  declared  unto  you  his 
covenant,  which  he  commanded 
you  to  perfo.m,  eeen  s  ten  com- 
mandments ;  and  he  t  wrote  them 
upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  And  u  the  Lord  commanded 
me  at  that  time  to  teach  you  sta- 
tutes and  judgments,  that  ye 
misrht  do  them  in  the  land  whither 
ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

'  15  Take  v  ye  therefore  good  heed 
anto  yourselves,  (for  ye  saw  no 
manner  of  similitude  v>  on  the  day 
th'it  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in 
Horeb  o;it  of  the  midst  of  the  fire.) 

16  Lest  ye  corrupt  x  j/oumelves, 
and  make  you  a  graven  image. 
thr;  similitude  of  any  figure.  The 
likeness  !/  of  male  or  female  ; 

17  The  likeness  of  any  a  beast 
that  is  on  the  earth,  the  likeness 
of  any  winged  fowl  that  liietli  in 
the  air  ; 

18  The  likeness  of  any  fhingthat 
creepeih  on  (he  ground,  the  like- 
ness of  any  fish  that  is  in  the 
w.Tters  beneath  the  eaith  : 

19  And  lest  thou  liflrt  up  thine 
eyesunm  heaven,  and  when  thou 
seest  ihe  sun,  and  the  moon,  anil 
the  stars,  even  all  (he  host  of  heav- 
en, sliuullest  be  driven  to  worship 
b  them,  and  serve  them,  which  the 

180 


DEUTERONOMY. 


B.  C.  1451. 


;Ps.  147.  19,!  Lord  thy  God  hath  3  divided  un- 
.lO.  to    all    nalioni   under    the  wboli 

m  Pr.  4.  23.     heaven. 

n  Pr.  3.  1.  4.  20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you, 
Ul.  and  b.ought  you  forth  out  of  thee 

0  C.  6.  7.  II.  iron  furnace,  f pen  out  of  Kgypt, 
19.  Ps.  78.  to  be  unto  him  a  people  of  iuhei' 
5 — 7.  Ep.  6.     iiance,  d  as  ye  are  (his  day. 

4.  21  Kurthemioie   e  th»  Lord   wai 

pEx.  19.20.  angry  With  me  for  your  sakes,  and 
9  Ec.  12.  13.    Bware   that   I  should  not  go  over 

1  heart.  Jordan,  and  that  1  should  nut  go  ia 

2  save  a  unto  that  good  land  which  tlie 
coire.  Lord  thy  God  giveth  ihee  /or  ua 
r  IK.  19.  12.    inheritance: 

Is.  30.  2i.  22  But  I  must  ilie   in  this  land,  I 

»  Ex.  34.  28.  must  not  go  over  Jordan  :  but  ye 
<  Ex.  31.  18. '  shall  go  over,  and  possess  that 
u  Ex.  21,        I  good  land. 

ftc.  I    '^3  Take  heed  /  unto  yourgelvei, 

V  Jos.  23.  11. '  lest  ye  forget  the  covenant  of  the 


Ps.  119.  9. 

w  Is.  40.  18. 

xEx.  32.  7. 

y  Ex.  20.  4. 

5. 

z  Ro.  1.23. 

o  Job  31.  26, 

27. 

6  c.  17.  3. 

2K.  17.  16. 


3  or,  im- 
parted. 

c\  K.  8.51. 
Je.  11.  4. 
d  c.  9.  29. 
32.  9.  Ep.  I. 
18. 

eNu.20.  12. 
/ver.  15, 16. 
sc.  9.  3. 
He.  12.  29. 
h  Ex.  20.  5. 
Na.  1.2. 
Zep.  3.  8. 
?2K.  17.  17, 
&c.  1  Cor. 
10.  22. 
*c.  30.  18, 
19.  Is.  1.  2. 
Mi.  6.2. 
;  Le.26.  33. 
c.  28.  62-64. 
Ne.  l.b,  9. 
7n  Je.  16.  13. 
«  Le.  26.  39, 
40.  Je.3.  12- 
14. 
o  Joel  2.  12. 

4  have  found 
thee, 

q  Je.  23.  SO. 
rPs.  116.5. 
Jon.  4.  2. 


Lord  your  God,  which  he  made 
with  you,  and  make  you  a  graven 
image,  or  the  likeness  of  any 
thing,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  forbidden  thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  i»  & 
consuming  fire,  g  even  a  jealous 
A  God. 

25  When  fhoti  shall  beget  chil- 
dren, and  children'achildren,  and 
ye  shall  have  remained  long  in  the 
land,  and  shall  corrupt  j/ourffe/ues, 
and  make  a  graven  image,  or  the 
likeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do 
evil  in  the  sijht  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  provoke  i  him  to  anger  ; 

26  I  *•  call  heaven  and  earth  to 
witness  against  you  this  day,  that 
ye  shall  soon  utterly  perish  from 
off  the  land  whereunto  ye  go  over 
Jordan  lo  possess  it  ;  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but 
shall  utteilv  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  shall  /  s^-atter 
you  amon?  the  nations,  and  ye 
shall  be  left  few  in  number  among 
the  heathen,  whither  the  Lord 
"hall  lead  you. 

28  And  m  there  ye  shall  serre 
gods,  the  work  of  men's  hands, 
wood  and  stone,  which  neither 
see,  nor  hear,  nor  cat,  norsmell. 

29  But  Ji  if  from  thence  f  hou  sh.ilt 
seek  the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shall 
find  him,  if  thou  seek  hirn  with  all 
0  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul. 

30  Wh-n  thou  art  in  tribulation, 
and  all  these  things  4  are  come  up- 
on thee,  ere'/ in  the  latter  o  days, 
if  thou  turn  to  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  shaltbeobedient  unto  hisvoire, 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  r 
merciful  Go  1.)  he  will  not  forsake 
thee,  neither  destroy  thee,  nof 
forget  the  covenant  ofthy  fathers, 
which  he  sware  unto  ibera. 


B.  C.  1451. 

32  Po;-  s  ask  now  of  the  days  that 
are  pai=t,  which  were  before  thee, 
since  the  day  that  God  created 
man  upoa  the  earth,  and  ask  from 
the  one  side  of  heaven  unto  the 
other,  whether  there  hath  been  any 
such  thing  as  this  g'reat  thing  is,  or 
hath  been  heard  like  it  f 

33  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice 
of  God  speaking  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  fire,  t  as  thou  hast  heai-d, 
and  live  ? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go 
and  take  him  a  nation  from  the 
mi  1st  of  a«oi/ier nation,  by  tempta- 
tions, u  by  signs,  v  and  by  won- 
ders, and  by  war,  and  by  a  mighty 
IB  hand,  and  by  a  stretched-out 
X  arm,  and  by  j^reat  terrors,  y  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before 
your  eyes  ? 

85  Unto  thee  it  was  showed,  that 
thou  mightest  know  that  the  Lord 
he  is  God  ;  there  is  nime  else 
beside  him. 

33  Out  of  heaven  z  he  made  thee 
to  hear  his  voice,  that  he  might  in- 
struct thee  ;  and  upon  earth  he 
showed  thee  his  great  fire  ;  and 
thou  heardest  his  words  out  of  the 
rni  ist  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  a  loved  thy 
fathers,  therefore  he  chose  their 
seed  after  them,  and  brought  tliee 
out  in  his  sight  with  his  6  mighty 
power  out  of  Egypt  ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  be- 
fore thee  greater  c  and  mightier 
than  thou  art,  to  bring  thee  in,  to 
give  thee  their  land/or  an  inherit- 
ance, as  it  ?■»  this  day. 

39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and 
consider  d  it  in  thine  heart,  that  e 
the  Lord  he  is  God  in  heaven 
above,  and  upon  the  earth  beneath: 
there  in  none  else. 

40  Thou  /  shalt  keep  therefore 
his  statutes,  and  his  command- 
ments, .vhich  I  command  thee 
this  day,  that  it  may  go  well  g 
with  thee,  and  with  thy  children 
after  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
prolong  thy  days  upon  the  earth, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  gHveth 
thee  for  ever. 

41  Then  Moses  severed  three 
cities  on  this  side  Jordan  toward 
the  sun-rising  ; 

42  That  h  the  slayer  micrht  flee 
thither,  which  should  kill  his 
neighbour  unawares,  and  hated 
him  not  in  times  past  ;  and  that 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he 
mijht  live  : 

43  Namely,  Bezerj  in  the  wilder- 
neis,  in  the  plaia  country,  of  the 


CHAP.  V. 

»  Jobs.  8. 

t  Ex.  19.  18, 
19. 

u  c.  29.  3. 
V  Ex.  7.  3. 
w  Ex.  13.  3. 
X  Ex.  6.   6. 
y  c.   34.  12. 
z  He.  12.25. 

a  c.    10.  15. 
Je.31.3. 
b  Ex.  13.  3, 
9,  14. 

cc.7.  1.  9. 
1,2. 

d  Is.  1.  3. 
Hos.  7.  2. 

e  Jos.  2.  11. 
1  Ch.  29.  11. 
/Le.  22.  31. 

g  c.  5.    16. 
Ep.  6.  3. 
htiu.  35.11. 
c.  19.  4. 

i  Jos.  20.  8. 


k  Ps.  119.  2. 
I  Ps.  119.  5. 
mPs.  119.7. 
n    c.   3.  29. 

oNu.21.24, 
&c.  c.   1.  4. 
p  c.  2.  38. 
g  Ps.  133.  3. 
r  c.  3.  17. 

1  keep  to  do 
them. 

o  Ex. 19.5-8. 
He.  8.  9. 

6C.29.10-15. 

c  Ex.  19.  9, 
18,     19.  20. 
18—22. 
d  Ex.  24.  2, 
3.  Ga.  3.  19. 

e  Ex.  20.  2- 
17.  Ps.  81. 
10. 

2  servants. 
/Mat.  4.10. 
1-0.4.15-19. 


TTie  ten  coTnmandmenta, 

Reubenites  ;  and  Ramoth  in  Gile- 
ad,  of  tlie  Gadites  ;  and  Golan,  in 
Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  And  this  is  the  law  which 
Moses  set  before  the  children  of 
Israel  : 

45  These  are  the  testimonies,  k 
and  the  statutes,  i  and  the  judg- 
ments, m  which  Moses  spake  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  after  they 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jo. dan,  in  then 
valley  over  against  Beth-peor,  in 
the  landofSihon  kingofthe  Amo- 
rites,  who  dwelt  at  Heshbon  whom 
Moses  and  the  children  ot  Israel 
smote,  0  after  they  were  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt  : 

47  And  they  possessed  his  land, 
and  the  land  of  O^  king  of  Ba- 
shan, two  kings  of  the  Amoriles, 
which  were  on  this  side  Jordan 
toward  the  sun-rising  ; 

48  From  Aroer,  p  which  is  by  the 
bank  of  the  river  .Arnon,  even  un- 
to mount  Sion,  which  is  Heimon,^ 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward,  even  unto  the 
sea  of  the  plain,  under  the  springs 
T  of  Pisgah. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  Moses  called  all  Israel, 
and  said  unto  them.  Hear,  O 
Israel,  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  I  speak  in  your  ears  this 
day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
1  keep,  and  do  them. 

2  The  Lord  our  God  made  a  a 
covenant  with  us  in  Horeb. 

3  The  Lord  made  not  this  cove- 
nant with  our  fathers,  hut  with  us, 
b  even  us,  who  are  all  of  us  here 
alive  this  day. 

4  The  Lord  c  talked  with  you 
face  to  face  in  the  mount,  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire. 

5  (I  rf  stood  between  the  Lord 
and  you  at  that  time,  to  show  you 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for  ye  were 
afraid  by  reason  of  the  fire,  and 
went  not  up  into  the  mount,) 
saying, 

6  I  e  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  2 
bondage. 

7  Thou  /  shalt  have  none  other 
gods  before  me. 

8  Thou  s  shalt  not  make  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  nf 
any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
thai  it  in  the  waters  beneath  the 
earth  : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thy- 
self unto  them,  nor  serve  them  ; 
for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous 

181 


The  ten  commandmenU,  4  c.         DEUTERONOMY 

fcOod,  vifitin?  t  the  iniquity  of  /i  Ei.  34.  14. 
tlic  laihe.s  upon  the  chil.lren  unto  i  Ex.  3-1.  7. 
the  tlji.J  iiiii  fotiiili  generation  of  Je.  32.  18. 
them  ihM  hate  me,  j  Da.   9.   4-9. 

lu  Ami  shokviiio;-  mercy  unto  thou- '  Mat.  23.  35, 
sail  Is  ul  ihem   that   love    mu,and   36.    Ro. 
keep  jnv  commaii'.lmenls.  128,29. 

11  Tl)'ou    /:    Bhalt    not    take  the   A- Le.  19.  12 
name  of    the    Lo.d     thy    Gol    in   Ps.  139.  20. 
vaia  :    for  the    Lord  will   not  hold   Ja.  5.  12. 
hi/n  i^uiUless  that  takeib  his  name 
in  vain. 

12  Keep   I  the    sabbath    day  to   m  Qe.  2.  2. 
sanrtify  it,  as   the    Lord   thy   God    He.  4.  4. 
halh  cummandc  I  thee.  n  Ex.  23.  12. 


B.  C.  1451. 


/   Is.  53. 
Ez.  20. 


13  &>ix  days  thou  shall  labour,  and   o 


do  all  thy  work 


116. 


14  But  the  soventli  day  i»  the  m   18,  22. 


15.  15. 
12.    24 


tain  did  bum  with  fire,)  that  j» 
came  near  unto  me,  evc/i  all  the 
heads  of  your  tribes  and  your 
elders; 

24  And    ye    said,   Behold,    tba 
11.  :  Lord  our  Gol  halh  showed  ui  his 

I  iflory  and  Ills  g'ieatne>8,  and  we 
have  heard  his  voice  out  of  the 
mid«t  of  the  tire  :  we  have  seen 
this  day  that  God  doth  talk  with 
man,  and  he  y  liveth. 

25  Now  z  the  efore  why  should 
we  die  ?  for  this  g-real  fire  will 
consume  us  :  if  we  3  hear  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  our  God  any  more, 
then  we  t,hall  die. 

26  Fo,-  who  is  there  of  all  fie«h, 
that  hath  beard   the  voice   of   lUe 


sabbaih  of  the  Lord  thy  God:  in  p  Le.  19.  3.  li"'!);  God  speaking  out  of  '.he 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  iVIat.  15.4-6.  mi  1st  of  the  fire,  as  we  have,  and 
thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  dau^h-  i  F,p.  6.   1—3.    lived  ? 


ter,  nor  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  5  1;.  1.  40 
maid-servant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  r  Mat.  5.  21, 
thine  ass,  nor  any  of  thy  cattle,  22. 
not  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  a  Pr.6.32,33. 
gates;  that  thy  man-servant  n  Mat.  5.  2", 
and  thy  mail-servant  may  rest  as  28.  Ja.  2.  II. 
well  as  thou.  \t  Rt,.  !3.    9. 

15  And  remember  o  that  thou  Ep.  4.  28. 
wast  a  servant  in  the  land  of  u  Mai.  3.  5. 
E'^ypt,  and  that  the  Lord  thy  God  j,  Hab.  2.  9. 
brought  thee  out  Ihence,  through  Lu.  12.  15. 
a  mighty  ban  1,  and  by  a  stretoherj-  \  Ro.  7.  7. He. 
out  arm  :  therefore  the  Lord  thy  13.  5. 
Go  I  commanded  thee  to  keep   the   ie  Ex.  31.18. 


Srti)bath  day 

IS  Honour  p  thy  father  and  thy 
mother,  as  the  Lord  thy  God  halh 
commanded  thee  ;  that  thy  days 
9  may  be  prolonged,  and  that  it 
may  gc  well  with  thee,  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  r  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  » 
adulte.-y. 

19  -Neither  shalt  thou  t  steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false 
witness  u  against  thy  neighboar. 

21  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy 
neighbour's  wife,  neither  shalt 
thou     covet     V    thy    neighbour's 


X  Ex.20.  18, 
19. 


y  c.  4.  33. 
Ju.  13.  22. 

re.  18.  15. 

oadd  to  /tear. 

a  He.  12.  19. 

6  c.  18.  17. 

c  c.  32.   29. 

Ps.  81.  13. 

Is.    48.     18. 

Rz.    33.   31, 
house,  hi*!   field,   or    his  man-ser-   J^'  Mat.  ^. 
vant,  01    his  maid-servant,  his  ox, 
or  his  ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy 
neighbour's. 

22  These   words  the   Lord  spate, 
unto    all    your    assembly    in    the:*   ''•  ^ 
mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  I  i-Qg   3    jg 
of  the  clou  1,  and  of  the  thick  dark- ' 
ness,  with  a  arreat  voice  ;    and   he 


Lu.    19. 


37. 
42. 

|dc.  11.  I. 

40. 


c.  17.  20. 


added  no  more:  and  he  jo  wrote  -  ^  '  ^"^l" 
them  in  two  tables  of  stone,  and,'-  '''•'•  27. 
delivered  them  unto  me.  lAPs.  119.6. 

23  And  X  it  came   to  pass,  when   Lu.  1.  6. 
Tc  heard  the  voice  out  of  the  midst  ] 
cf  the  darkness,    tfor  the  mouQ-,t  Ja.  7.  23. 
132 


27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  say;  and 
a  speak  thou  unto  us  all  that  the 
Lord  our  Gol  shall  speak  unto 
thee  ;  and  we  will  hear  it,  and  do 
it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice 
of  your  words,  wdien  ye  spake 
unto  me  ;  aii-J  the  Lord  said  unto 
me,  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  the 
words  of  this  people,  which  they  6 
have  spoken  unto  thee  :  they  have 
well  said  all  that  they  have 
spoken. 

29  O  c  that  there  were  such  an 
heart  in  them,  that  they  would  fear 
me,  and  d  keep  all  my  command- 
ments always,  that  e  it  might  be 
well  with  ihein,  and  with  their 
children  for  ever  I 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into 
your  tents  again  : 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou 
here  by  me,  and  ly  will  speak  unto 
thee  all  the  commandments,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  thou  shall  teach  them,  that 
they  may  do  them  in  the  land 
which  I  give  them  to  posses*  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  there- 
fore as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
commanded  you  :  ye  shall  not 
turn  aside  g  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  h  the 
ways  which  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  commanded  you,  that  ye  may 
live,  and  that  it  may  be  weW  with 
you,  and  i  thit  ye  may  prolong 
your  days  in  the  land  which  ye 
shall  possess. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

NOW  thes,e  are  the  command- 
ments, the  statutes,  and  the 
judgments,  which  the  Lord  your 
God    commanded    to  teach   you, 


B.  C.  1451. 

that  ye  mig-Iit  do  a  thon  in  the  land 
whither  ye  1  go  to  possess  it. 

2  That  thou  niightest  fear  b  the 
Lo.d  ihy  Gad,  to  keep  all  his 
statutes  and  his  comrnaadiiients, 
which  I  command  thee  ;  thou,  and 
thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son,  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  ;  and  that  thy 
days  may  be  prolonged,  c 

3  Hear  therefore,  O  Israel,  and 
observe  to  do  it,  that  it  may  be 
well  d  with  thee,  and  that  ye  rnay 
increase  raig'htily,  as  the  e  Lord 
Go  1  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 
thee,  in  the  land  that  fioweth  with 
milk  and  honer. 

4  Hear,/0  Israel  :  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  g  Lord  : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  h.  all  thine  heart,  an  1 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mijjht. 

6  And  these  words,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  shall  be  in 
thine  i  heart  : 

7  And  thou  shaU  2  teach  them 
diligently  unto  thy  children,  k  and 
shall  talk  of  them  when  thou  sit- 
test  in  thine  house,  and  when  thou 
walkest  by  the  way,  and  when 
thou  liest  down,  and  when  thou 
risest  up. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bind  I  them  for 
a  sign  upon  thine  hand,  and  they 
shall  be  as  frontlets  between  thine 
eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  m  write  them 
upon  the  posts  of  thy  house,  and 
on  thy  gales. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  have  brought  thee 
into  the  land  which  he  sware  unto 
thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac, 
and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee  great 
and  gooiUy  cities,  which  thou  n 
buildedst  not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good 
things,  which  thou  fiUedst  not,  and 
wells  digged,  which  thou  diggedst 
not,  T'neyards  and  olive-trees, 
which  thou  plantedst  not:  when 
thou  shall  have  eaten,  and  be 
full  : 

12  TVien  beware  lest  thou  forget 
the  Lord,  which  brought  thee 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Hgypt, 
from  the  house  of  3  bondage. 

13  Thou  0  shalt  fear  the  Lord 
thy  God.  and  serve  him,  and  shalt 
Bwearp  by  his  name. 

14  Ye  9  shall  not  go  after  other 
gods,  of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about  you  ; 

15  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a 
r  jealous  God  among  you,  s)  lest 
the  t  anger  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
be  kindled  against  thee,  and  de- 


CHAP.  vn. 

a  Ez.  37.  24. 

1  p'lss  over, 
b  Ec.  12.  13. 
cPr.  3.  1,  2. 
d  Ec.  8.  13. 
Is.  3.  10. 
eGe.22.  17. 
/  Mar.  12. 
29—32.  Jno. 
17.  3.  1  Co. 
8.4,6. 

g-  2  K.  19. 
15. 

A2K.  23.25. 
i  Pr.  2.  10, 
11.  3.  3,  5. 

2  whet,   or, 
sharpen. 

k  c.    11.  19. 
Ps.   78.  4-6. 
Ep.   6.    4. 
IPr.   6.   21. 
7.  3. 

m  Ha.  2.  2. 
n  Jos.  21.  13. 
Ps.    105.  44. 

3  bondmen, 
or, servants. 
o  c. 10. 12,20. 
p  Is.  65.  16. 
Je.  5.  2.  12. 
16. 

g  Je.  25.  6. 
r  Ex.  20.  5. 
s  Am.  3.  2. 
t  c.  7.  4. 
2Ch.  36.  16. 


u  iMat.  4.  7. 

V.  Ex.  17.  2, 

7.    1  Co.  10. 

9. 

w   Ps.     119. 

4. 

xEx.  15.26. 
c.  12.  28. 
y  Nu.  33.  52, 
53. 

4  to-worrow 
z  Ex. 13.14. 
a  Ex. 3. 7-12. 
Ps.  135.  9. 

5  evil. 

b  ver.  2. 
cc.  10.    13. 
Job  3-5.  7,  8. 
Je.  32.   39. 
d  Ps.   41.  2. 
Pr.  22.   4. 
e   c.   24.   13. 
Ro.  10.  3,  5. 
a  Ps.  44.2,3. 
b  Ge.  15,  19- 
21. 

c  Nu.  33.  52. 
dEzr,  9.1.2, 


T%e  children  to  be  instructed. 

stroy  thee  from  oS  the  face  of  the 

earth. 

16  Ye  u  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  ye  tempted  him  in 
Massah.  v 

17  Ye  shall  diligently  v>  keep  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  his  testimonies,  and  his 
statutes,  which  he  hath  com- 
manded thee. 

18  And  X  thou  shalt  do  that  which 
is  right  and  good  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ;  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee,  and  that  thou  mayesi  go  in 
and  possess  the  good  land  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 

19  To  y  cast  out  all  thine  ene- 
mies from  before  thee,  as  the  Lord 
hath  spoken. 

20  And  when  thy  son  asketh 
thee  4  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  z  mean  the  testimonies,  and 
the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
which  the  Lord  our  God  hath 
commanded  you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thjr 
son,  We  were  Pharaoh's  bond- 
men in  Egypt  ;  and  the  Lord 
brought  us  out  of  Egypt  with  a 
mighty  hand  : 

22  And  the  Lord  showed  sign«  a 
and  wonders,  great  and  5  sore, 
upon  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh,  and 
upon  all  his  household,  before  our 
eyes  : 

tsS  .-ind  he  brousrht  us  out  from 
thence,  that  he  might  bring  us  in, 
to  give  us  the  land  which  he  sware 
unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us 
to  do  all  these  statutes,  to  fear  6 
the  Lord  our  God,  for  c  our  good 
always,  that  he  might  preserve  d 
us  alive,  as  il  is  at  this  day. 

25  And  it  shall  be  our  righteous- 
ness, e  if  we  observe  to  do  all  these 
commandments  before  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  hath  commanded 
us. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land 
whither  thou  goesl  to  possess  it, 
and  hath  cast  out  a  many  nations 
before  thee,  the  b  Hittites,  and  the 
Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites.and 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebus- 
ites,  seven  nations  greater  and 
mightier  than  thou  ; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  deliver  thf^m  before  thee  ; 
thou  shalt  smite  them,  and  utterly 
c  destroy  them  :  thou  shalt  make 
no  covenant  with  them,  nor  show 
mercy  unto  them  : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  make  d  raar- 

183 


Strict  obedience  tn/orced. 


DEUTERON'OM'V. 


B.  C.  N51. 


g  c.   10.  22. 
AGe.  22.  16, 


riag-ei  with  them;    thy  ilnii^hter  1 1  «tafu<«,  or, 
tho'i  shall  not   g-ive   unto  his  son,  'pillart, 
nor  his  dnii^hter  shall   thou    *-*^t  ^ ,  c,    ig     g 
unto  thy  son.  !  c    n'  2  ' 

4  Fur    they   will   turn    away  thy 

son    I'loru   lollowin;»  me,  thitt  they    y  1  Pe.  2.  9. 

may  ser>'e  other  gods  :    so  will  the 

nn^er    of    the    Lord     be    kindled 

against     you,   and    destroy     thee 

BiidJenly. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with 
them  ,  ye  shall  destroy  their  al- 
tars, and  break  down  their  1  im- 
ages, and  cut  down  their  g'roves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images  with 
fire  : 

6  For  thou  art  an  holy  e  people 
unto  the  Lord  ihy  God  ;  the  Lord 
thy  GoJ  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a 
special  /  people  unto  himsell', 
above  all  people  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord   did   not  set   his  love 
upon  ycu,  nor  choose  you,  because  !  39   35 
ye  were  more  in  number  than  any    .     Wg    jg    ' 
people  :    for  ye  tcere  the  fewest  g  1  p'      jo    'jg 
of  all  people  ;                                      |,j  i'       '        ' 

8  But    because   the    Lord    loved  f  o*"^""**- 
you,  and   because   he   would   keepi"    Le 
the  h   oath  which  he    had    sworn  j4c.  c 
unto  your  fathers,  hath  the    Lord  :  &c. 
brought!  you   out  with   a  mighty 

hand,    and   redeemed   you   out   ofl 

the  house  k  of  bondmen,  from  the  1 

hand  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Kgypt.      |„  jjjj  53  26 

9  Know  therefo.e  that  the  Ijord  |  j^  '  '  ' 
thy  God,  he  i»  God,  the  faithful  l\ 
God,  m  which  keepeth  covenant 
and  mercy  with  them  that  love 
him  and  keep  his  commandments, 
to  a  thousand  generations  ; 

10  And  n  repayelh  them  that  hate 


17.     Lu.    I. 

72,  73. 

i  Ex.  12.  41, 
42. 

*Ex.  13.  3, 
14.  20.2. 

lU.  49.7. 
ICo.  10.  13. 
2  Th.  3.  3. 
I  Jno.  1.  9. 
m  Ne.  1.  5. 
Da.  9.  4. 


£6.  3, 
28.  1, 


q  Ex.  9.  14. 
r  c.  13.  8. 
19.    13,     21. 

s  Ex.  23.  33. 
him  to  their  face,  to  destroy  them:  ;  ^-      '^-     ^^ 
he  will    not  be  slack  to   him   thatii"-   ,°: 
hateih   him,  he  will  repay  him  to 
his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the 
commandments,  and  the  statutes, 
and  the  judgments,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  do  them  : 

12  Wherefore    it    shall   come    to 
pass,   2  if  ye   hearken    o   to  these 
Judgments,  and  keep  and  do  them,    3  pluck   of. 
that  the   Lord  thy  God  shall   keep  !  z  Ex.  23.  29. 
unto  thee  the   covenant  and    the  I  30. 

mercy   which   he  sware  unto  thy  4  before  thy 
fathers  ;  /"ce 

13  And    he   will    love    thee,  and   re  Jos.  10.24, 


27. 
Ps.   106.  36. 

t  c.  31.  6. 
u  Ps.  105.  5. 
V  c.  4.  34. 
to  Jos.  3.  10. 
I  Ex.  23.28. 
y   c.   10.  17, 


bless  thee,  and  multiply  thee  :  he 
will  aUo  bless  the  fruit  of  thy 
womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine 
oii,  the  increase  of  Ihy  kine.  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  in  the  land 
which  he  aware  unto  thy  fathers  to 
give  tliee. 
14  Thou  shall  be  blessed  above 
184 


42.  12.  1 
b  c.  25.  19. 
c  c.  U.  25. 
Is.  54.  17. 
d  Ex.  32.20. 
1  Ch.  14.  12. 
e.los.  7.1,2L 
/  Ju.  8.  27. 
g  Ez.  14.  7. 


all  people  :  (here  p  ilvall  not  b« 
male  or  female  barren  aniong  you, 
or  among  your  cultle. 

1:3  And  the  Loid  will  take  awoy 
from  thee  all  sirkncm,  and  will 
put  none  of  the  evil  discuses  7  of 
Kfypt,  whiih  thou  knowi:sl,  upon 
thee  :  but  will  lay  them  upon  all 
ihem  thai  hate  thee. 

16  And  thou  shnlt  consume  all 
the  people  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  deliver  thee  ;  thine  r 
eye  shall  have  no  pity  upon  them  : 
neither  shalt  thou  serve  Iheirgod*; 
for  that  toill  be  n  snare  »  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shall  say  in  thins 
heart.  These  nations  are  more 
than  I  ;  how  can  I  dispossen 
them? 

18  Thou  /  shalt  not  be  afraid  of 
ihem  ;  bitt  shall  well  remember  u 
what  '.he  Lord  thy  God  did  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  untoall  Egypt  ; 

19  The  srreat  temptations  v  which 
iliine  eyes  saw,  ami  the  signs,  and 
the  wonders,  and  the  mighty  hand, 
and  the  stretched-oiit  arm,  where- 
by the  Lord  thy  God  brought  thee 
out  :  so  tc  shali  the  Lord  thy  God 
do  unto  all  the  people  of  whom 
thou  art  afraid. 

20  Moreover,  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  send  the  hornet  x  among 
them,  until  they  that  are  left,  and 
hide  themselves  from  thee,  be 
destroyed. 

21  Thou  shall  not  be  afTrighted  at 
them  :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is 
amonsf  you,  a  mighty  y  God  and 
terrible.' 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
3 put  out  those  nations  before  thee 
by  z  little  and  little  :  thou  mayest 
not  consume  them  nt  once,  lest  the 
beasts  of  the  fie  d  increase  upon 
thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
deliver  them  unto  4  thee,  and  shall 
destroy  them  with  a  mighty  de- 
atructinn,  until  they  he  destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  n 
kings  into  thine  hand,  and  thou 
shalt  destroy  their  name  from  b 
under  heaven  :  there  shall  c  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee, 
until  thou  have  destroyed  them.  _ 

25  The  "'raven  images  of  their 
^ods  shall  ye  bum  d  with  fiie : 
3iou  shall  not  desire  e  the  silver  or 
srold  that  is  on  them,  nor  lake  it 
linto  thee,  lest  thou  be  sna'ed/" 
therein  :  for  it  is  an  abomination 
to  the  Lord  thy  God. 

26  Neither  g' shnlt  thou  bring  an 
abomination  into  thine  hou.=e,  iest 
thou  be  a  cursed  thin?  like  it  ; 
but  thou   shalt  utterly  detest    it, 


B.  C.  1431.  CUAP.  VIII, 

and  thou  ghall  utierly  abhor  it ;  for  A  Jos.  6.  17, 
U  i;s  a  curse.l /i  thiiij.  118. 

CHAPTKR  VIII.  laPs.  119.  6. 

ALL  nllie  coinmamlments  which  6  c.  5.  32,  33. 
1  commanil  thee  this  day  shall  c  c.  2.  7.  29. 
6  ye  obseive  to  do,  that  ye  may  5.  Am.  2.  10. 
live  and  multiply,  and  go  in  and  dPs.  136.16. 
possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  e  Job  33.  17. 
sware  unto  your  fathers.  ,f  Ex.  16.  4. 

2  And   thou  shalt   remember    all   ^  2  Ch.  32. 
the  way   which  the  Lord  thy  God   31. 

led  thee  these  forty  c  years  in  the    h  Ex.  16.  15. 
wilderness,  d  to  humble  thee,  e  and   i  JVIat.  4.  4. 
to   p.ove  /  thee,  to  know  §  whit   k  Ps.  104. 
woo-  in   thine  heart,  whether  thou  ;  27 — 29. 
wouldestkeep  his  commandments,    I  Ne.  9.  21. 
or  no.  I  m  Pr.  3.  12. 

3  And     he    humbled    thee,     and    He.  12.  5,  6. 
suffered   thee   to   hunger,  and  fed   Re.  3.  19. 
thee   with   h  manna,  (which  thou   n  1  Sa.  12. 
knewest   not,  neither  did  thy   fa- !  24. 

thers  know,)  that  he  might  make  1  1  of  olive 
thee  know  that  i  man  doth  not  live  ,  tree  of  oil. 
by     bread     only,     but     by     every !  o  c.  33.  25. 
word  k  that  pioceedeth  out  of  the  /)1  Co. 10. 31. 
mouth    of    the     Lord    doth    man  j  c/  1  Ch.  29. 
live.  I  14.  Ps.  103. 

4  Thy  I  raiment  waxed  not  old  2.  Pr.  3.  9. 
upon  thee,  neither  did  thy  foot  r  Pr.  30.  9 
swell,  these  foriy  years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in 
vhine  heart,  that  as  ot  a  man  chas- 
teneth  his  son,  so  the  Lord  thy 
God  chastenelh  thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the 
commandments  of   the    Lord   thy 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to   s  Je.  2.  6. 
fear  n  him.  t  Nu.  21.  6 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bring-eth    "  Hos.  13.  5. 
thee  into  a  good  land,  a  land   of  «Nu.20.  11. 
brooks  of  water,  of  fountains  and    Ps.  78.  15, 
depths  that  spring  out  of  valleys    16.  114.  8. 
andhiUs;  1  Cor.  .10.  4. 

8  A    land  of  wheat   and   barley,    y  ver.  3. 
and  vines,  and  fig-trees,   and  po-   .r  ver.  2. 
meg.anates  ;  a  land  1  of  oil-olive,   y  La.  3.  26. 
and  honey;  33.  He.  12. 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat    10,  11. 
bread    without    scarceness,     thou   zc.9.4. 
ehalt  not  lack  any   thing   in  it  ;  ail  Cor.  4.  7. 
land  whose  stones  are  iron,  o  and   "  Pr.  10.  22. 
out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig   Hos.  2.  8. 
brass.  j  6  c.  4.  26.  30. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten  p  and    18. 

art  full,  then  thou  shalt  bless  q  the  c2  Ch.  36. 
Lord  thy  God  for  the  good  land  j  16,  17.  Da. 
which  he  hath  given  thee.  I  9.  11,  12. 

11  Beware   that   thou    forget  not ' 'i  Jos.  4.  19. 
the  Lord   thy  God,  in  not  keeping  b  Nu.  13.  28 
his  commandments,  and  his  judg- 1 — 33. 
ments,  and    his    statutes,  which  I    cc.31.  3 — 6. 
cotnmand  thee  this  day  :  j  Jos.  3.  11. 

12  Lest   r  when   thou    hast  eaten   rf  c.  7.  24. 
and  art  full,  and  ha>t  built  goodly   e  Ex.  23.  31. 
houses,  and  dwelt  therein;  lyc.  8.17.Ro. 

13  And  when  thy   herds  and  thy    11.  6,20. 
Cucke  multiply,  aad  thy  silver  anil  { I  Cor.  4.  7. 


IX.  Moses^  charge  continued. 

thy  gold  is  multiplied,  and  all  that 
thou  hast  is  multiplied  ; 

14  Then  thine  heart  te  lifted  up, 
and  thou  forget  s  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  brought  thee  forth  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the 
house  of  bondage. 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that 
great  and  terrible  wilderness, 
icherein  wr.re  fiery  serpents,  t  and 
scorpions,  and  u  drought  ;  where 
there  was  no  water  ;  who  brought 
thee  forth  water  v  out  of  the  rock 
of  Hint  ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilder- 
ness with  manna,  to  which  thy 
fathers  knew  not,  that  x  he  might 
humble  thee,  and  that  be  might 
prove  thee,  to  y  do  thee  good  at 
thy  latter  end  ; 

17  And  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
z  My  power,  and  the  might  ot 
mine  hand,  hath  gotten  nie  this 
wealth. 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  the 
Lord  thy  God  :  for  it  is  he  a  that 
giveth  thee  power  to  get  wealth, 
that  he  may  establish  his  cove- 
nant, which  he  sware  unto  thy 
fathers,  as  it  is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  te,  if  thou  do  at 
all  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
walk  after  other  gods,  and  serve 
them,  and  worship  them,  I  6  tes- 
tify against  you  this  day,  that  ye 
shall  surely  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  destroyeth  before  your  face, 
so  c  shall  ye  perish;  because  ye 
would  not  be  obedient  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  vourGod. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

HEAR,  O  Israel  :  Thou  art  to 
pass  a  over  Jordan  this  day, 
to  go  in  to  possess  nations  great- 
er b  and  mightier  than  thyself, 
cities  great,  and  fenced  up  to 
heaven  ; 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  the 
children  of  the  Anakims,  whom 
thou  knowest,  and  of  v:hom  thou 
hast  heard  say^  Who  can  stand 
before  the  children  of  Anak  ! 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day, 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  is  he  which 
goeth  over  before  c  thee  ;  as  a 
consuming  fire  he  shall  destroy 
them,  and  he  shall  bring  thera 
down  before  thy  face  :  so  d  .shalt 
thou  drive  them  out,  and  destroy 
them  quickly,  as  the  Lord  hath 
said  e  unto  thee. 

4  Speaky  not  thou  in  thine  heart, 
after  that  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
cast  them  out  from  before  thee, 
saj'ing,  For  my  righteou3nes.s  tha 
Lcrd  hath   brsuirht  me  in  to  pos- 

1B5 


hrael's  rebellion  rehearsed.        DEUTERONOMY 


i?Ge.l5. 16. 
Le.  18.  24, 


Eess  lliiti  land  ;  l>ut  for  tlie  wick' 
cUiiess    g    of    tlic'se     nations    tlu 
Lord  doth   diive    iheni    out  from   35.  c.  18.  12. 
before  thee.  h  Tit.  3.  5. 

5  Not  li  for  thy  rig'htcousne.ss,  o. 
for  the  uprig'htness  of  thine  heart, 


i  Ge.  12.  7. 
17.  8. 

dost  thou  go  to  possess  their  land  ;  k  Ge.  26.  4. 

but  for  ihi;  wickedn-js';  of  these  na-  I  Ge.  28.  13. 

tions  the  Lord  thy  God  dotli  drive  m  Ex.  32. 

theiri   out   from  befo.e   thee,    and  9.  33.  3.  2 

that   he   may   peifotni     the     word  Cli.  3U.  8. 

which  the    LokI    sware    unto   thy  n  Ex.  14.  11. 

fathers,  Abraham,  i  Isaac,   k  and  16.  2.  17.  2. 

Jacob.  I  N"u.  11.  4. 

6  Understan<l   therefore  that  the  20.  2.  25.  2. 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  o  Ex.  32.  1 — 
good    land    to    possess  it   for  thy  6. 
rig'hteousne.ss  ;  for  thou  ort  a  stiff-  ^  Ex.  34.  28. 
ne'cked  m  people.  '9  Ex.  31.  18. 

7  Remember,  and  forg'et  not,  how  r  Ex.  19.  18, 
thou     provokedst    the    Lord     thy  19. 

God  to   wrath  in  the  wilderness  :  s  He.  8.  6 — 

from    n    the   day   that   thou   didst  10. 

depart  out  of  the   land  of   Egypt,  t  iu.  2.  17. 

until  ye  came  unto  this  place,  ye  Ps.  78.  57. 

have   been   rebellious   against  the  Hos.  6.  4. 

Lord.  uEx.  32.  9. 

8  Also   o   in   Horeb  ye   provoked  v  ver.  6.  Ac. 
the   Lord  to   wrath,    so    that    the  7.  51. 
Lord  was  angry  with  you,  to  have  70  c.  29.  20 


destroyed  you 
9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the 
mount,  to  receive  thu  tables  of 
stone,  evun  ihe  tables  of  the  cove- 
nant which  the  Lord  made  with 
you,  then  1  p  abode  in  the  mount 
forty  (lays  and  forty  nights  ;  I  nei- 
ther did  eat  biead  nor  drink  water 


.rNu.  14.  12. 


VEx.32.  15, 
&c. 


zEx.\9.  18. 

10  And  the  g  Lord  delivered  unto   c.  4.  11.  5. 
roe  two  tallies  of    stones,  written   23. 

with    the    finder  of  God  :  and   on  '  .„ 

them  ica?  written  according  to  all   _^^' 
the   words  which  the  Lord   spake  • 

with  you  in  the  mount,  r  out  of  the   6  Lu.  12.  4, 
midst  of  the  fire,  in  the  day  of  the   5. 
asseniMy.  i     „      qo   17 

11  And   it  came   to  pass,  at  the  '  ^^^*- ^  ■  i  • 
end  of  forty  days  and  forty  nights.  '  *^^-  '""•  ■"■ 
that  the   Lord  gave   me   the    two   d  Ex.  32.  20. 
tables  of  stone,  euen  the  tables  of,     ¥     qi    7 
the  covenant,  s  e  Is.  31.  7. 

12  And  the  Lord  said   unto   me.'y  Nu.  11.  1 
Arise,  get  thee  down  quickly  from   — }. 
hence;  for  thy  people  which  thou 

hast  brought 'forth  out  of  Egypt  ?  t'X-  !'•  7. 
have  corrupted  themielvcs :  they  ftNu.  11.34. 
are  quickly  t  turned  aside  out  of  .„  ta  14 
the  way  which  I   have  command-j*  ' 

ed  them  ;  they  have  made  them  a  k  Ps.  78.  22. 
molten  image.  i  106.  24,  25. 

13  Furthermore,   the  T.ord  spake'  ,      „,    „_ 
u  unto  me,    saying.   I  have   seen      <^- ■'l- 
this  people,   and,   behold,   it  is  a   ot  ver.  18. 
BtitT-necked  u  pt-ople  :  I  _  r--   on   11 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I  may  de-l^r  ' 
atrov  them,  and   blot  w  out  their 


I  &c. 


name  from  under  heaven 
186 


and«I'o  I  K.  8.  51. 


B.  C.  1151. 

will  make  ofthecd nation  mightier 
and  greater  tiian  ihey. 

15  bo  y  1  turned,  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  z  the  mount 
bunied  with  fiie:  and  the  two 
tables  of  tlie  covenant  aere  in  my 
two  hands. 

16  And  1  looked,  and,  behold,  yo 
had  sinned  against  the  Loid  your 
God,  and  had  made  you  a  molten 
calf:  ye  had  turned  aside  quickly 
out  of  the  way  which  the  Loril 
had  commanded  you. 

17  And  1  took'  the  two  tables, 
and  cast  them  out  of  my  two 
hands,  and  brake  them  before  your 
eyes. 

18  And  I  a  fell  down  before  the 
Lord,  as  at  the  first,  forty  days 
and  forty  nights  :  I  did  neither  eat 
bread  nor  drink  water,  because  of 
all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
donig  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger  : 

19  For  I  vvas  afraid  b  of  the  anger 
and  hot  displeasure  wherewith  the 
Lord  was  wroth  against  you  to 
destroy  you.  But  c  the  Lord 
hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time 
also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  an- 
gry with  Aaron  to  have  destroyed 
him  :  and  I  prayed  for  Aaron  also 
the  same  time. 

21  And  d  1  took  your  sin,  e  the 
calf  which  ye  had  made,  and  burnt 
it  with  fire,  and  stamped  it,  and 
ground  il  very  small,  even  until  it 
was  as  small  as  dust:  and  1  cast 
the  dust  thereof  into  the  brook 
that  descended  out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  Taberah,  /  and  at 
Massnh,  ^  and  at  Kibroth-hattaa- 
vah,  h  ye  provoked  the  Lord  to 
wrath. 

23  Likewise,  when  i  the  Lord 
sent  you  from  Kadesh-barnea, 
saying,  Go  up  and  possess  the 
land  which  I  have  given  you  ;  then 
ye  rebelled  against  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
ye  k  believed  him  not,  nor  heark- 
ened to  his  voice. 

24  Ye  have  been  rebellious  I 
against  the  Lord  from  the  day  that 
I  trnew  you. 

25  Thus  m  I  fell  down  before  the 
Lord  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
as  I  fell  down  nt  the  first ;  because 
the  Lord  had  said  he  would 
destroy  you. 

26  I  prayed  n  therefore  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  Lord  God,  de- 
stroy not  thy  people,  and  o  thine 
inheiilance,  which  thou  hast  re- 
deemed through  thy  greatness, 
which    thou    liast    brought    forth 


B.  C.  1451.  CHAP.  X.  XI. 

out  of  Egypt  with  a  mig-hty  hand.  \p  Ps.  78.  8. 

27      Remember     tliy      servants,  |  g  Pr.  21.12. 
Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob:    look  i  r  Mi.  7.  18. 

s  Ex.  6.  6-8. 

t  Nu.  14.  16. 

u  ver.  26. 

Ne.  1.  10. 

Ps.  100.  3. 

a  Ex.  34.  1. 

6  Ex.  25.  10. 

He.  9.  4. 

cEx.37.  1. 

d  Ex.  34.  28. 

1  words. 

eEx.20.1-17. 

/  1  K.  8.  9. 

S-Nu. 3.31-38 

AN'i.3.  6-9. 

i  Nu.  4.  15. 

A-  Ps.  135.  2. 

/c.  18.  5.  2 

Ch.  29.  U. 

Ro.  12.  7. 

mXu.  6.23. 

c.  21.  5. 

?iNu.  18.20, 

24. Ei. 44.28. 


not  unto  the  stubbornness^  of  thi 
people,  nor  to  their  wickedness, 
g  noi'  to  their  sins  ;  r 

28  Lest  the  land  s  whence  thou 
broughtest  us  out  say.  Because 
(  the  Loid  was  not  able  to  bring 
them  into  the  land  which  he  pro- 
mised them,  and  because  he  hated 
them,  he  h  ith  brought  them  out  to 
slay  them  in  the  wilderness. 

29  Yet  i^they  are  thy  people,  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
broughtest  out  by  thy  mighty 
power,  and  by  thy  stretched-out 
arm. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Hew  «  thee  two  tables  of 
Btone  like  unto  the  first,  anvi  come 
up  unto  me  into  the  mount,  and 
make  thee  an  aik  6  of  wood  ; 

2  And  I  will  wiito  on  the  tables 
the  words  that  were  in  the  first 
tables  which  thou  brakest,  and 
thou  shalt  put  them  in  the  ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  o/cshittini- 
■wood,  and  hewed  two  tables  of 
Btone  like  unto  the  first,  and  went 
up  into  the  mount,  having  the  two 
tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  he  wrote  d  on  the  tables, 
according  to  the  first  writing,  the 
ten  1  commandments,  which  e  the 


2  or,  former 
days, 
o  Ex.32.  14. 

3  go  in  Jour- 
ney. 

pMi.  6.  8. 
9  c.  6.  13. 
Ps.  34.  9. 

Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the  mount  !  re.  5.  33. 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  in  the  i  s  c.  6.  5.   11. 
day    of   the    assembly:    and    the  j  13. 30.  16,20. 
Lord  gave  them  unto  me.  j  Ps.  18.  1. 

5  And  I  turned   myself  and  came  j  145.20.  JVIat. 
down  from  the  mount,  and  put  the   22.  37. 
tables    in    the    ark  which   I    had  ;  Z  Job  36.  11. 
made  ;  and  /  there  they  be,  aa  the  j  Zep.  3.  9. 
Lord  commanded  me.  Ro.  1.  9.He. 

6  And  ^the  children  of  Israel  took  j  12.  28. 
their  journey  from  Beeroth  of  the  ' !/  c.  6.  24. 
children    of    Jaakan    to    Mosera  :   u  Ps.  115.  16. 
there  Aaron  died,  and  there  he  was   w  Ps.  148.  4. 
buried  ;  and  Eleazar  his  son  min-    x  Ge.  14.  19. 
istered  in  the  priest's  office  in  his  ^  Ps.24.1.50.I2 


stead. 


yJe.4.4.  Ro. 


7  From    thence    they  journeyed   2.  28,  29. 
unto  Gudgodah  ;  and  from  Gudgo-    z  Jos.  22.  22. 
dah  to  Jotbath,  a  land  of  rivers  of,  Ba.  4.  47. 


waters. 


loRe.  17.  14. 


8  At  that  time  h  the  Lord  sepa-  ■  19.  16. 
rated  the  tribe  of    Levi,    to   bear   6  Ne.  9.  32. 
i  the  ark  of  the   covena-.t    of  the    c2Ch.lO.  7. 
Lord,  to  stand  k  before   the  Lord    Job  34.  19. 
to  minister  I  unto  him,  and  to  bless   Ep.  6.  9. 

m  in  his  namn,  unto  this  day.  i  d  Ps.  68.  5. 

9  Wherefore  n  Levi  hath  no  part  e  Le.  19.  33. 
nor  inheritance  with  his  brethren  :  f  A.c.  11.23. 
the  Lord  is  his  inheritance,  ac-  g  Is.  45.  23. 
cording  as  the  Loid  thy  God  pro- ,  )i  Je.  17.  14. 
raised  hira.  li  G*.  43.  87. 


Obedience  enforced. 

10  And  I  stayed  \n  the  mount, 
according  to  the  2  first  time,  forty 
days  and  forty  nights  ;  and  the 
Lord  hearkened  o  unto  me  at  that 
time  also,  and  the  L^rd  would 
not  destroy  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Arise,  take  3  thy  journey  before 
the  people,  that  tliey  may  go  in 
and  possess  the  land  which  I 
sv/are  unto  their  fathers  to  give 
uiito  them. 

12  And  now,  Israel,  what  p  doth 
the  Lord  thy  God  require  of  thee, 
but  to  fear  q  the  Lord  thy  God, 
to  r  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to 
love  s  him,  and  to  t  serve  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart  and 
v/ith  all  thy  soul. 

13  To  keep  the  commandments 
of  thi;  Lord,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
for  u  thy  good  ? 

14  Behold,  the  v  heaven  and  the 
heaven  of  to  heavens  is  the  Lord's 
thy  God,  the  earth  x  also,  with  all 
that  therein  is. 

15  Only  the  Lord  had  a  delight 
in  thy  fathers  to  love  them,  and 
he  chose  their  seed  after  them,  eoen 
you  above  all  people,  as  i{  is  this 
day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  the  fore- 
skin of  your  heart,  y  and  be  no 
more  stiff-necked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  is 
z  God  of  gods  and  Lord  a  of  lords, 
a  great  God,  a  mighty,  b  and  a  ter- 
rible, which  c  regatdeth  not  per- 
sons, nor  taketh  reward  : 

18  He  d  doth  execute  the  judg- 
ment of  the  fatherless  an4  widow, 
and  loveth  the  stranger,  in  giving 
him  food  and  raiment. 

19  Love  e  ye  therefore  the  stran- 
"■er :  for  ye  were  strangers  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

20  Thou  Shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God  ;  him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to 
him  shalt  thou  cleave,/ and  swear 
g  by  his  name. 

21  He  is  thy  praise,  h  and  he  is 
thy  God,  that  hath  done  for  thee 
these  great  and  terrible  things, 
which  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into 
i  Egypt  with  threescore  and  ten 
persons;  and  now  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  made  thee  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAPTER   XI. 

THEREFORE  thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  keep 
his  charge,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  and  his  command- 
ments, alway. 

8  And  know  ye   this  day  t  for  I 
137 


DEUTERONOMY. 


e  ver.  22. 
c.  6.  17. 


12. 

\g  Le.  26.  4. 


ft  Joel  2.  23. 
Ja.  5.  7. 


Obeditnce  ei\forced, 

tptak  not  with  yourcbildren  which   a  c.  8.  5. 

have  nut  knuwn,  and  winch   have 

not  seen  the  chustisenient  a  of  the   6  Ex.  14.  23 

Lord  your  Coil,  his  grcatnecs,  hia  — 31. 

mighty  band,  unU  hiastrctched-out  I 

arm.  1  or,  living 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  liis  nets,   siibvtance 
*hich  he  did  in  the  iiddslor  K^ypt   which  fo I- 
unio  Pharauli   the  Iting  of  Egypt,  .luteed  thtm. 
and  unto  all  his  hind  ; 

4  And  what  lie  did  unto  the  army   2  waa  at 
cf  tgypl,  unto  their  horses,  and  to    their  /tet, 
their  chaiiots  ;   how  he  made  the 

water  6  of  the  Hed  Seu  to  overflow   c  Zee.  14.18. 
them  as  they  pursued  after  you,  | 
Sind  huw  ihii   Lord   hath  destroyed   3  seekcth. 
them  unto  this  day  ;  I 

5  And  what  he   did   unto  you   in|dlK.  9.  3. 
the  u  ildernese,  until  ye  came  into 
this  place  ; 

6  And  whut  he  did  unto  Dathan 
and  Abinim,  the  sons  of  Eliali, 
the  son  of  Reuhen  ;  how  the  earth  l_/"  c.  10 
opened  her  mouth,  and  swallowed 
them  up,  and  their  households, 
and  their  tents,  and  all  the  1  sub- 
stance that  2  wns  in  their  posses- 
sion, in  the  midst  of  all  U.ael  : 

7  But  your  eyes  h;ive  seen  all 
the  great  acts  of  the  Lord  which 
he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the 
commandments  which  1  commaixl  i  Ps.  104.  14 
you  this  day,  that  ye  may  be  Hos.  2.  21, 
strong,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  22 
land,  whither  ye   goto  possess  it  ;j  4  ^ipe. 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  j^our  U"  Joel  3.  19. 
days  in  the  land,  which  the  Lord  ^Jos.  23.  11 
sware   unto  your    fathers  to   give   — IG. 

unto   them   and   to   their  seed,   a   w  c.  29.  13. 
land  that  floweth   with  milk  and   Je.  4.  18. 
honev.  "  c.  6.  15.    . 

10  For    the    land,  wliither   thou   o  1  K.  8.  33. 
poest  in  to  possess  if,  is  not  as  the   2  Ch.  7.  13. 
land   of  Kgypt,    from  whence  ye  p  c.  6.  6 — 9. 
came   out,   where   c  thou  sowedst   Pr.  3.  1. 
thy   seed,    and  wateiedst  it   with   7  Pr.  3.  3. 
thy  foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs  :  r  c.  4.  9,  10. 

11  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to   s  Pr.  4.  10. 
possess  it,   16-  a  land   of  hills  and    9.  11. 
valleys,  and  drinketh  water  of  the    t  Ps  89.  29. 
rain  of  heaven  ;  u  c.  10.  20. 

12  A    land   which   the   Lord   thy   30.  20. 

God  caret  h  3  for  ;  iho  eyescf  of  the   t>  c.  9.  5.  Ps. 
Lord  thy  God  are  always  nnon  it,    78.  55. 
from   the   beginning  of    the  year  i*  Jos.  1.  3. 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  year.  x  lie.  15.  18. 

13  And   it  shall  come  to  pass,    if  Nu.  34.  3. 
ye  shall   hearken  diligently  e  unto   yc.7.  24. 
my  commandments  which  I  com-   ;:  Jos.  2.  9, 
niand  you  this  day,   to  /  love  the   24. 

Lord  your  God.  and  to  serve   him   o.  Ex.  23.  27. 
with  all  your  heart,   and  with  ui!    4  c.  30.  1, 
your  soul.  15,  19. 

14  That  g  I  will  give  you  the  rniii  c  c.  £8.  2-13. 
of  your  land  in  his  due  season,  the  d  c.  28.  15 — 
h  first  rain  aad  the  latter  rain,  that  >  68. 

188 


B.  C.  1451 


thou  mayesl  gather  in  thv  com, 
aTd  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  And  t  1  will  send  4  grass  in  thy 
fields  for  thy  cattle,  that  thou 
mayeet  eat  *  and  be  full. 

16  Take  heed  I  to  yourselves, that 
your  heart  tn  be  not  deceived,  and 
ye  turn  aside,  anri  serve  other 
gods,  and  worship  them  ; 

17  And  then  the  Lord's  wrath 
n  be  kindled  against  you,  and  he 
shut  o  up  the  heaven,  that  there 
be  no  rain,  ami  that  the  land  yield 
not  her  fruit  ;  and  Ujt  ye  perish 
quickly  from  ofi"  the  jood  land 
which  the  Lord  give'.h  you. 

18  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  up  p 
these  rny  words  in  your  heart  and 
in  your  soul,  and  q  bind  them  for 
a  sign  upon  your  hand,  that  they 
may  be  as  frontlets  between  your 
eyes. 

19  And  r  ye  shall  teach  them 
your  children,  speaking  of  them 
when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house, 
and  when  thou  walkest  by  the 
way,  when  thou  liest  down,  and 
when  thou  risesl  up. 

20  And  thou  slialt  write  them 
uj.'on  the  door-posisof  thine  house, 
and  upon  thy  gates  ; 

21  Tiiat  s  your  days  may  be  mul- 
tiplied, and  the  days  of  your 
childien,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  s.vaie  unto  your  fathers  to 
give  them,  as  the  days  t  of  heaven 
upon  the  earth. 

22  for  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep 
all  these  commandments  which  I 
command  you,  to  do  them  ;  to 
love  the  Lord  your  God,  to  walk 
in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave  u 
unto  him  ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drire 
V  out  all  these  nations  from  before 
you,  and  ye  shall  possess  great-jr 
nations  and  mightier  than  your- 
selves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  w  the 
soles  of  your  feet  shall  tread  shall 
be  yours  :  from  the  x  wilderness 
and  Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the 
river  Euphrates,  even  unto  the 
uttermost  sea,  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  y  shall  no  man  be  able 
to  stand  bctore  you  ;  for  the  Lord 
your  God  shali  lay  the  fear  z  of 
you  and  the  dread  of  you  upon  all 
the  land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon, 
as  he  hath  said  a  unto  you. 

26  Behold,  I  b  set  before  you  this 
day  a  blessing  and  a  curse  : 

27  A  blessing, c  ifye  obey  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  I  command  you  this  da v  ; 

28  And  a  curse,  d  if  ye  will  not 
obey  the    commandmeuts  of  the 


B.  C.  1451. 


CHAP.  xri. 


Lord  your  God,  but  turn   aside  eel  Sa.  12. 
out  of  ihe  way  which  I  command   21. 
yoa   this    day,   to  go    after   other  /  c.  27.  12, 
gods,  which  ye  have  not  known.      ,  13.  Jos.  8. 

29  And   it    shall    come    to    pass,    33. 

when     the     Lord    thy    God     hath  g  c.  12.  32. 
brought  thee  in  unto  the  land  whi-   ei  c.  6.  1. 
ther  thou  goest  to  posses3  it,  that   b  c.  4.  10. 
thou  shall  put  /  the  blessing  upon   c  Ex.  34.  13. 
mount  Gerizim,  and  the  curse  up-    1  or,  inherit. 
on  mount  ELal.  ie/2K.17.  10, 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side    11.  Je.  3.  6. 
Jordan,  hy  the  way  where  the  sun   2  break 
goeth  down,    in   the   land  of   ibe   doicn. 
Canaanites,  which    dwell   in    the   cNu.33.  52. 
champaign    over    against    Gilgai,   Ju.  2.  2.  2 
beside  the  plains  of  JVIoreh  ?  iCh.  31.  1. 

31  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan,  /  1  K.15.13. 
to  go  in  to  possess  the  land  which   g  ver.  31. 
the   Lord    your   God   giveth  you,   A  ver.  11.  2 
and  ye  shall  possess  it,  and  dwell   Ch.  7.  12. 
therein.  '  Ps.  78.  68. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  §■  to  do  i  Le.  17.  3,4. 
all  the  statutes  and  judgments  k  c.  14.  22 — 
which  I  set  before  you  this  day.        :26. 

CHAPTER  XII.                 !  I  ver.  12,  18. 
r"pHESE  a  are  the  statutes   and   Le.  23.  40. 
J.    judgments  which  ye  shall  ob-   c.  16.  11 — IS. 
serve  to  do  in  the  land  which  the;  £6.  11. 
Lord   God    of    thy   fatheis  giveth 
thee  to   possess  it,  all  4  the  days 
that  ye  live  upon  the  earth.  

2  Ye   shall   utterly  destroy  c  all 

the    places    wherein    the     nations'      ,      17   6 
■which    ye   shall   1   possess   served  gi    05  ' 

their  gods,  upon  the  high  inoun-|  '  ' 

tains,  d  and  upon   the   hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree  : 

3  And  ye  shall  2  overthrow  e  their 
altars,  and  break  their  pillars,  and 


In  He.  4.  9. 
o  Jos.  3.  17. 


burn  their  groves/ with  fire  ;  and:  ,  18  1 
ye  thall  hew  down  the  graven  |^i°^g  09  ' 
images  of  their  gods,  and  destroy!  ' 

the   names    of   them    out   of  tYi3.t' 3  the  choice 
place.  0/  your 

4  Ye  g  shall  not  do  so  unto  thelvoics. 
Lord  your  God.  j  - 

5  But  unto  the  place  h  which  the  j  '  ^         " 
Lord  your  God  shall  choose  out  of;  re.  14.  29. 

all    your    tribes  to   put   his   name]     .       ._   „ 

there,    even    unto    his    habitation  j  *  ^^• 

shall    ye   seek,    and   thither    thou 

shah  come  ;  t  ver.  11. 

6  And    thither  i    ye   shall   bring 

your  burnt-offrirings,  and  your  sa-   uc.  14.  26. 
crifices,     and    your    tithes,  k  and 
heave-offerings  of  your  hand,  and   v  ver.  22. 
your    vows,    and    your    free-will   c.  15.  22. 
offerings,  and  the  firstlings  of  your 
herds  and  of  your  flocks  :  w  Ge.  9.  4. 

7  And  there    ye  shall  eat  before    Le.  7.  26. 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall 

rejoice  in  I  all    that  ye  put   your  jrver.  11, 12. 
hand   unto,    ye   and    your   house-   c.  14.  23. 
holds,   wherein  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  blessed  thee.  y  1  Cor.  10. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do   after  p.ll   the  31. 

13 


Place  0/  'Jeering. 

things  that  we  do  here  this  day, 
every  ni  man  whatsoever  is  right 
in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ye  are  not  n  as  yet  come  to 
the  rest  and  to  the  inheritance, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth 
you. 

10  But  tchen  ye  go  over  Jordan,  o 
and  dwell  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  yuur  God  giveth  you  to  in- 
herit, and  uhen  he  giveth  you  rest 
from  iill  your  enemies  round  a- 
boul,  so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety  ; 

I  11  Then  there  shall  be  a  place  J> 
which    the   Lord    your   God    shall 

I  choose,  to  cause  his  name  to  dwell 
there  ;  thither  shall  ye  bring  all 
that  1  command  you  ;  your  burnt- 
cfferings,  and  your  sacrifices,  your 
tithes,   and   the   heave-oflering  of 

jyour  hand,  and  all  3  youi  choice 

I  vows  which  ye  vow  unto  the 
Lord  : 

12  And  ye  shall  rejoice  9  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  ye,  and  your 
sons,  and  your  daughters,  and  your 
men-servants,  and  your  maid-ser- 

I  vants,and  the  Levite  that  is  within 
I  your  gates;  forasmuch  as  he  hath 
no  r  part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou 
offer  not  thy  burnt-ofi'erings  in  eve- 

I  ry  s  place  that  thou  secst. 
I  14  But  in  the  place  which  the 
i  Lord  shall  choose  in  one  of  thy 
i  tribes,  there  t  thou  shalt  offer  thy 
burnt-offerings,  and  theie  thou 
shalt  do  all  that  I  command  thee. 

15  Notwithstanding  thou  mayest 
I  kill  and  eat  flesh  in  all  thy  gates, 

I  whatsoever  thy  u  soul  lusleth  af- 
[  tcr,  according  to  the  blessing  of  the 

Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath  given 
1  thee  :  the  v  unclean  and  the  clean 

may  eat  thereof,  as  of  the  roebuck, 

and  as  of  the  hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the 
le  blood  ;  ye  shall  pour  it  upon  the 
earth  as  water. 

17  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within 
thy  gates  the  tithe  of  thy  eorn,  or 
of  thy  wine,  or  of  thy  oil,  or  the 
firstlings  of  thy  herds  or  of  thy 
flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  free-will  of- 
ferings, or  heave-ofi'ering  of  thine 
hand  : 

18  But  X  thou  must  eat  them  be- 
fore the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  man-servant, 
and  thy  maid-servant,  and  the 
Levite  that  is  within  thy  gates  : 
and  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  all  y  that  thow 
pxillest  thine  hands  UQtO. 

1S9 


Cautions  against  idolatry. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


B.  C.  MSI. 


19  THke  z  hefx\  to  thyicif  that 're.  H.  27.  |  31  Thou  n  ih'itt  not  do  «o  unto  llio 
Ihmi  I'u.fiike  not  the  Leviie  4  as  iail  thydnyt  Lord  thy  God  :  lor  every  uboininii- 
loii^  .it  I  hull  livest  upon  iheenith.alCh.l.lO.tionSiuthc  Lord,  vhich  he  h^ilrll), 

2(1  AVI.fii  the  Lodl  ihv  G,id  shall    bGe.UH.  14.    have   ihev  done   unto  ih 


n  iliy  harder,  us  heliaih6    Kx.  34.  24.     i  lor   o    even    their  suns  mid    (heir 


114. 
«  c.  4.  40. 


J,  Nu.5.9,10. 
I,  Le.  i.2.  18, 
1. 


i  Jno.  15.  10, 
14. 


enl.i 

pruniisrd  tliee,  and  llicm  eImU  say,    c  ver.  15,  16 

I  will  eat  liesli,    (because  thy  soul   5  slron^ 

lorisrtth  to  eai   t!esb,)  thou  mayest   d  Le.  17.  11, 

tin  fiesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lust 

eili  alter. 

U\    If  the  place   which  the  Lord!/Ex.  15.26. 
Iliy   Gcil    hath   chosen   to   put   his    IK.  11.38. 
name  the. e   be   too   far  from  thee,    Kc.  2.  ^6 
tlifii  thou  shalt  kill  ol'lhy  her<l  aiicl 
ol   thy  Hock,  which   the   Lord   hath 
g'iven  thee,  as  I  have  cominnnded    &c.  I  Sa 
thee,   and    tlimi   thalt   eat    in   thy   21 — 24. 
^nic»  fthatsocver  thv  soul  lusteth  i  j  Le.  1.5, 
alter.  '  [9,  13.  17.  11. 

x'i  Kven  c  as  the  roebiirk  and  the  '  k  Ex.  34.  11. 
hart    is  eaten,   so   thou    shalt   eat   2  Ch.  7.  17. 
thuin  :   the  unclean  and  the  clean    E/.  37.  i.4. 
shall  f.il  o/  llirni  alike. 

£3  Only  be  5  sure  ihat  thou  eat 
not  the  blooil  :  for «» the  blood  is  the  /  Ex.  23.  23. 
life  ;  anil  thou  mayest  not  eat  the  !c.  19.  1.  Jos. 
life  with  the  tie. h. '  '23.4. 

2'4  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it  ;  thou  6  inheriteat, 
elialt  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  orpossesaest 
water.  7  n/ler 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it  ;  that  e  it   them. 
may  ffo  weU  with  thee,  and  with    w>2K.  17. 
thy   children    after  thee,   when  /  15.  Ps.  106. 
thou  »\\x'\\.  do  thnt  which  is  right  in    34— b8. 

the  sijiii  of  the  Lord.  

26  Only  thy  holy  g  Ihing-s  which  n  Ex.  23.  2. 
tliou   hast,   and   iliy  vows,  h  thoujSo/. 

bhili  take,  aiii1  «ro  unto  the  place  ]  o  Le.  18.  21. 
which  the  Loid  shall  choose  :  |  Je.  32.  35. 

27  And  thou  shall  ofl'er  thy  burnt-  lEz.  20.  31. 
ofierin^s,  the  fiesh  and  the  blood,  j  23.  37.  Mi. 
upon   the  altar  i  of  the  Lord  thy   6.  7. 

(iol  :  and  the  blond  of  thy  sacrifi-   p  Jos.  1.  7. 
CCS  shall  be  poured  out  upon  the  |  7  Re.  22.  18. 
silar  of   the    Lord    thv  God,   and  j  o  Zee.  10.2. 
thou  shalt  eat  the  flesh'.  j  6  Mat.  24. 

28  Observe  A-  and   hear  all  these  I  24.  2  Th.  2. 
Words  vhiih  I  command  thee,  that  '  9.  Re.  13.14. 
it  may  so  well  with  thee,  and  with  ]  c  c.  18.  £2. 
thy  ciiildren   after   thee   for  ever,  '  Je.  28.  9. 

w  hen  thou  doest  thnt  which  is  sfood  |  Mat.  7.  22. 
and  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  r/l  Co. 11. 19. 
thv  God.  e2Ch.34. 

29  When     the    Lord     thy    God    31. 

shall  cut  off  I  the  nations  f  om  be-  \f  Je.  7.  23. 
foi-e  thee,   whither  thou  goest   to    ;  c.  10.  20. 
possess  them,  and  thou  6  succeed-    h  '/ce.  13.  3. 
est   them,   and   dwellest    in    their   1  revolt 
land  ;  I  a^ninsl  the 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself,  that  thou    Lord. 

be   not   snared    7   by   following  m   2  c.  17.  7. 
therii,  after  that  thev  be  destroyed    1  Cor.  5.  13. 
from  before  thee;    .ind   that   thou    Jt  e.  28.  54. 
inquire  not  after  their     ods,  say-    Mi.  7.  5. 
ine.  How  did  these   nations  serve    /ISa.S0.17. 
their  gods  ?  even  so  will  I  do  like-    m  Pr.  1.  10. 

U'ise.  .:/.:.:  ^    ,      .,  I  71  C.  17.  7. 

earn 


luiigh'eis  they  have  burnt  in  llie 
Hie  lu  their  gods. 

32  What  p  thing  soever  I  com- 
mand you,  ol/serve  to  do  it  :  thono 
shall  not  add  theieto,  nor  diniiniMi 
fiom  it. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 


IF  there  ante  among  you  a  pro- 
phet, or  11  dieamer  a  of  dreams, 
and  giveth  thee  a  sign  6  or  a  uon- 
der  ; 

2  And  the  sign  or  the  wonder 
come  c  to  pass  whereof  he  spake 
unto  thee,  saying,  Let  us  go  after 
other  gods,  which  thou  hast  not 
known,  and  let  us  serve  tloni  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  heaikeii  unto 
the  words  of  that  projihet,  or  that 
dreamer  of  dreams  :  for  the  I,or<l 
your  God  proveth  d  yon,  to  know 
whoiher  ye  love  the  Loid  your 
God  with  all  your  heart  and  with 
all  your  soul. 

4  Ve  shall  walk  e  after  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  fear  him,  and  keep 
his  commandments,  and  obey  his 
voice, y  and  ye  shall  serve  him, 
and  cleave  ^  unto  him. 

5  And  h  that  prophet,  or  Ihat 
dreamer  of  dreams,  shall  be  put  to 
death  ;  because  he  hath  spoken 
1  to  turn  you  away  f, om  the  Lo.d 
your  God,whi''h  broughl  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  lede.-m- 
ed  yon  out  of  the  house  of  bondage, 
to  thrust  thee  out  of  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded thee  to  walk  in  :  So  shalt 
i  thou  pill  the  evil  away  from  the 
midst  of  thee. 

6  If  thy  brother,  the  sin  of  thy 
mother,  ortliyson,  or  thy  daugh- 
ter, or  the  wife  k  of  thy  bosom,  or 
thy  friend.  /  which  i.5  as  thine  own 
soul,  entice  thee  secretly,  saying, 
Let  UB  go  and  seive  other  gods, 
which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou, 
nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7  tfrimfly,  of  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple which  ore  round  about  you, 
nigh  unto  thee,  or  far  nfi  from 
thee,  from  the  one  end  of  the  ea.'th 
even  unto  the  other  end  of  tiie 
eailh  ; 

8  Thou  shalt  not  consent  vi  unto 
him,  nor  h'aiken  untn  him  ;  nei- 
ther shaU  thine  eye  pity  him,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  spare,  neither  shalt 
thoii  conceal  him  ; 

9  But  thou  shalt  so'-ely  kill  him  ; 
thine  hand  n  shall  lie  first  upon 
him  to  put  bim  to  death,  and  af- 


B.  C.  1451.  CHAP.  XIV. 

tprwards  thehand  of  all  the  people.  '2  bondmen. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with   o  c.  19.  1:0. 
stones,   that   he   die;    because   he  ^Jos.  22.  U. 
luilli  sought  to  thrust    thee   away  3  or,  naugh- 
fioni  the    Lord    thy    God,    which    lt/mtn.}u. 
bioug-ht    thee    out   of  the    land    of   19.  ii2.  1  K. 
Effypt,  froni  the  house  orbondag'e.2  21.   10,13. 

11  And  o  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  '  rj  Jude  19. 
fear,   and   shall   do   no    more   any   rEx.i2.  20. 
such  wickedness  as  this  is  among  Jos.  6.  17-24. 
you.  s  Jos.  8.  28. 

12  If  thou  shalt  hear  p  say  in  one   Je.  49.  2. 

of  thy  cities,  which  the  Lord  thy   ioi,devoted. 
God  hath  given  thee  to  dwell  there,   t  c.  7.  26. 
Eayi.ig,  Jus.  6.  18.  7. 

13  Certain  men,  3  the  children  of  1. 

Belial,   are  gone  out  from  among  u  Jos.  7.  26. 
you,   and   have   withdrawn   q    the   Ps.  78.  38. 
inhabitants  of  their  city,  saying,   v  Ex.  20.  6. 
Let  us  go  and   serve   other  gods,   zcLa.S.  32. 
which  ye  have  not  known  ;  xF.z.  37.  26. 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and  ^Ge.  22.  17. 
make  search,  and  ask  diligently  ;:  r  Ps.  119.6. 
and,  behold,  if  it  be  truth,  oidthe  |a  Je.  3.  19. 
thing  certain,  thai  such  abomina-  Ro.  8.  16, 
lion  is  wrought  among  you  ;  9.  8,  26.  Ga. 

1-5   Thou  shalt   suiely   smite    the   3.  26 
inhabitants  of  that  city  with   the    6  Le.  19.  2! 
edge  of  the  sword,  destroying  r  it   Je.  16.  6. 
utte.ly,   and    all   that  is  theiein,    c  Le.  20.  26. 
and   the   cattle  thereof,  with   the    d  1  Pe.  2.  9. 
edge  of  the  sword.  e  Ez.  4.  14 

16"  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the    Ac.  10.  12, 
spoil  of  it   into  the   midst    of  the    H.lCor.lO. 
street  thereof,  and  shalt  burn  with   28. 
fire    the    city,   anrl    all    the    spoil 
thereof  every  whit,  for  the    Loid 
thy  God  :  and  s  it  shall  be  an  heap 
for  ever  ;  it  shall  not  be  built  again. 

17  And  there  shall  cleave  naught 
of  the  cursed  4  thing  t  to  thine 
hand  ;  that  the  Lord  may  turn  u 
from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
and  show  V  thee  mercy,  and  have 
coni|assion  w  upon  thee,  and 
multiply  X  thee,  as  he  hath  sworn 
y  nolo  thy  fathers. 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to 
keep  z  s.\\  his  commandments 
which  1  command  thee  this  day, 
to  do  that  ichirh  ia  right  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Loni  thv  God. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

YE  are  the  children  a  of  the 
Lord  your  God  :  ye  shall  not 
cut  b  yourselves,  nor  make  any 
baldness  between  your  eyes  for  the 
d  ad  : 

2  por  thou  nrt  an  holy  c  people 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  the 
Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  be  a  pe- 
culiar«/  people  unto  himself,  above 
all  the  nations  thit  are  upon  the 
eaith. 

3  Thou  shalt  not  eat  e  any  abo- 
m'Piiljle  thing. 


1  diskon,  or, 
bison. 

f  Le.  U.  3, 
4.Ps.  34.  14. 

'Le.11.26, 


hhe.  11.9. 
i  Le.  11.  13. 

k  Le.  17.  15. 

22.  8.  Ez.  4. 
14. 

/  ver.  2. 

m  Ex.  23.19. 
34.  26. 

n  Le.27.  30. 
Nu.  18.  21. 
c.  12.  6,  17. 
Ne.  10.  37. 

oc.  12.5, 


Meats  clean  and  unclean, 

4  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye 
shall  eat,  the  ox,  the  sheep,  and 
the  goat, 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roebuck,  and 
the  fallow-deer,  and  the  w  ild  goat, 
and  the  pygaig,  1  and  the  wild 
ox,  and  the  chamois. 

6  And  every  beast  that  parteth 
/  the  hoof,  and  cleaveih  the  cleft 
into  two  claus,  and  cheweih  the 
cud  among  the  beasts,  that  ye 
shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless  these  ye  shall 
not  eat  of  thern  that  chew  the 
cud,  or  of  them  that  divide  llie 
cloven  hoof;  aithe  camel,  and  the 
hare,  and  the  coney  :  for  they 
chew  the  cud,  but  divide  not  the 
hoof;  therefore  they  aTe  unclean 
unto  you. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  di- 
vide! h  the  hoof,  yet  cheweth  not 
the  cud,  it  is  unclean  unto  you  : 
ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh,  nor 
touch  g  their  dead  carcass. 

9  These  h  ye  shall  eat  of  all  that 
are  in  the  waters:  all  that  have 
fins  and  scales  shall  ye  eat  ; 

10  And  w  hatsoever  hath  not  fins 
and  scales  ye  may  not  eat  ;  it  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

11  Of  all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat, 

12  But  these  i  are  they  oi  which 
ye  shall  not  eat  :  the  eagle,  and 
the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite, 
and  the  vulture  alter  his  kinri, 

14  And  eveiy  raven  after  hi» 
kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night- 
hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
hawk  after  his  kind, 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great 
owl,  and  the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier- 
eagle,  and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stoik,  and  the  heron 
after  her  kind,  and  the  lapwing, 
and  the  hat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing  that 
flietli  is  unclean  unto  you  ;  they 
shall  not  be  eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may 
eat. 

21  Ye  shall  not  eat  o/ any  thing 
that  dieth  k  of  itself:  thou  shalt 
give  it  unto  the  stranger  that  is  in 
thy  gates,  that  he  may  eat  it  ;  or 
thou  mayest  sell  it  unto  an  alien  : 
for  I  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God.  Thou  m  shalt 
not  seethe  a  kid  in  his  mother's 
miik. 

22  Thou  shalt  tfulytilhe  n  all  the 
increase  of  thy  seed,  that  the  field 
bringeth  forth  year  by  year. 

23  And  o  thou  shall  eat  before  the 

191 


tliee. 


TTte  year  of  reUoit. 

Lord  thy  God,  iti  ilie  place  which  ]p  c.  15.  19, 

he  sliull  choose   lo  pl.ioe  liis  name   20. 

there,  (hi:  in  lie  of  tliy  com,  ol"  thy  [f  c.  12.  21. 

wine,   iiiul   ol'  thine  oil,   and   the  i^U.  asketli  o/ 

firstlinofs//  of  thy  herds  and  of  thy 

flocks  ;   tlial  thou  niaycst  learn  to 

fear  the  Lord  thy  God  always. 

24  And  it"  the  way  be  too  long^ 
for  thee,  so  that  thou  art  not  able 
to  carry  it  ;  or  if  y  the  place  be  too 
far  iVoni  thee,  which  the  Lord  tliv 
God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name 
there,  when  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  lilessed  tlije  ; 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into 
money,  and  bind  up  tlie  money  in 
thine  hand,  and  shalt  g-o  unto  the 
place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  choose  : 

26  And   thou   shalt    bestow    that 
money     for    whatsoever    thy  soul 
lusteth  after,  for  oxen,  or  forsheep, 
or  for  wine,  or  for  strong  drink,  or   a  Ex.  23.  10, 
for  whatsoever  thy  soul  2  desirelh  :  |  11.  Le.  25. 
and  thou  r  shalt  eat  there  before]  2 — 4.  Je.  34. 
the   Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  shalt i  14—17. 
rejoice, s  thou  and  thine  household, !  1  mn^ter  of 

27  And  the  Levite  that  is  within 
thy  gates  ,  thou  shalt  not  forsake 
him  ;  for  he  t  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  thee. 

28  A'   u  the  end   of    three   years 


DEUTERONOMY.  B.  C.  1451. 

junto  the   voice  of   the   Lord   thy 
God,   to    observe   to  do   all   these 
I  commandmenls  which  I  command 
\  thee  this  day. 
6  For  the  Lord  ihvGod  blesseth 


8  Ec.  9.  7. 
t  Nu.  18.20. 
c.  18.  1,  2. 
u  c.  26.  12. 
Am.  4.  4. 
V  c.  12.  12. 
ver.  27. 
w  Ex.  22. 
21—24.  Job 
31.  16—22. 
Lu.  14.  12— 
14.  He.  13.2. 
^c.  15.  10. 
Pr.  3.  9,  10. 
19.  17.  i\Ial. 
3.  10. 


the  lendini 
of  his  htaid. 
b  c.  23.  20. 
2  or,  to  the 
end  that 


tnou  shall  b  in<^  forth  all  the  tithe  there  he. 

of  thine  increase   the  same  year,  c  c.  28.  1 — 8. 

and  shalt  lay   it    up    within    thy  j 

gates:  d  c.  28.  12, 

29  And  the  Levite,  (because  c  he  44. 

hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  e  1  Jno.  .3.17. 

thee,)  and  the  strang'er.  w  and  the  f  Le.  25.35- 

fatherless,  and  the  widow,  which  37.  Ga.  2.  10. 

are  within  thy  g'ates,  shall  com-;,  Sword. 

and   shall     eat    and    be    satisfied  ;  4  iJc/ia/. 

that  the  x  Lord  thy  Go  1  may  bless  .c  c.  28.  54— 

thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hand  56.  Pr.  23.  6 
which  thou  doest. 

CHAPTER  XV. 


the   end    of   evert/  seven   c.  24.  15. 


lea: 


years  thou  shalt  make  a  rc- 


2  And  this  i*  the   manner  of  the   i2Co. 9.5-7. 
release  .  Every  1  creditor  that  lend-    I  c.  24.  19. 
eth  nughl  unto  his  neig'hbour  shall    Ps.  41.  1,  2. 
rele.ise  !< ;  he  shall  not  exact  it  of  Pr.  11.  2.5. 
his  neighbour,   or  of  his  brother  ;   22.  9.  He. 

13.  16. 

in.  Mat.  26. 


because  it  is  called  the  Lord's  re 
lease 

3  Of  a   foreigner  6  thou  mayest  11. 
exact  it  a^ain  :  but  that  which  is  n  Ex.  21.  2. 
thine  with  thv  brother,  thine  hand  Le.  23.  39 — 
shall  rele.ise  ;  41.  Je.  34. 

4  Save  2  when  there  shall   be   no  14. 
poor  amon?  you  ;    for  c  the  Lord  o  Ps.  68.  10. 
shall  jjreatlv  ble.5S  thee  in  the  land  p  Pr.  10.  22. 
which   the    Lord    thy  Go  1    giveth  Ac.  20.  35. 
thee /or  an  inheritance  to  possess  oc.5.  15.  16. 
it:  12.  Is.  51.  1. 

5  Only  if  thou  carefuUv  hearkan  rEx.21.5,6. 

192 


c.  12.  7,  18.  thee,  as  he  promised  thee  :  and 
thou  shalt  lend  d  unto  many  na- 
tions, but  thou  shalt  not  borrow  ; 
and  thou  shalt  reign  over  many 
nations,  hut  they  shall  not  reign 
over  thee. 

7  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor 
man  of  one  of  thy  brethren  within 
any  of  thy  gates  in  thy  land 
which  the  'Lord  ihy  God  giveth 
thee,  thou  e  shalt  not  harden  thine 
heart,  nor  shut  thine  band  from 
thy  poor  biother  ; 

8  But  /  thou  shalt  open  thine 
hand  wide  unto  him,  and  shall 
surely  lend  him  sufficient  for  his 
need,  in  that  which  he  wanteth. 

9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a 
3  thought  in  thy  4  wicked  heart, 
saying.  The  seventh  year,  the 
year  of  release,  is  at  hand  ;  and 
thine  eye  g  be  evil  against  ihy  poor 
brother,  and  thou  givest  him 
naught  ;  and  he  cry  h  unto  the 
Lord  against  thee,  and  it  be  sin  » 
unto  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  liim, 
and  thine  heart  shall  not  be  griev- 
ed k  when  thou  givest  unto  him  : 
because  that  for  this  thing  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  I  thee  in 
all  ihy  works,  and  in  all  that  thou 
puttesl  thine  hand  unto. 

11  For  the  poor  m  shall  never 
cease  out  of  the  land  :  therefore  I 
command  thee,  saying.  Thou 
shalt  open  thine  h.ind  wide  unto 
thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to 
thy  needy,  in  thy  land. 

12  And'it  n  thy  brother,  an  He- 
brew man,  or  an  Hebrew  woman, 
be  sold  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee 
six  years,  then  in  the  seventh 
year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free 
from  thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him 
out  free  from  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
let  hiin  go  away  empty  ; 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  libe- 
rally out  of  thy  flock,  and  out  of 
thy  floor,  and  out  of  thy  wine- 
press: of  th'xt  v.hcrewilli  o  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  p  blessed  thee 
thou  shalt  jrive  unto  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  remember  q 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  redeemed  thee  :  therefore  I 
command  thee  this  thing  to-day. 

16  And  it  shall  be,  if  -.■  he  £U7 
unto  thee,  I  wi;l  not  °c  away  from 
thee,   (because  he  loveth  thee  and 


I  Mat.  20.  15. 
A  Ex.  22.23. 


i  Mat. 
41—45. 


B.  C.  1451. 

thine   house,   becausa    he   is  well ' 

■with  thee,) 

17  Then  thou  shall  take  an  awl, 
and  thrust  iJ  through  his  ear  unto 
the  door,  and  he  shall  be  thy  ser- 
vant foi-  ever:  And  also  unto  thy 
maid-servant  thou  shalt  do  like-, 
■wise. 

13  It  shall  not  seem  s  hard  unto 
thee,  when  thou  sendest  him  away 
free  from  thee  ;  for  he  luith  been 
worth  a  double  hired  servant  to 
thee,  in  seiving'  thee  six  years: 
and  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless 
thee  in  all  that  thou  doest. 

19  All  the  firstling'  t  males  that 
come  of  thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock 
thou  shall  sanctify  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  thou  shall  do  no  work 
with  the  firstling'  of  thy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  firstlingof  thy  sheep: 

20  Thou  u  shalt  eat  it  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  year  by  year,  in  the 
place  which  the  Lord  sliall  choose, 
ihou  and  thy  household. 

21  And  if  v  there  be  ony  blemish 
therein,  as  i/  it  be  lame,  or  blind, 
or  have  any  ill  blemish,  thou  shalt 
not  sacrifice  it  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

22  Thou  shall  eat  it  within  thy 
gates ;  the  w  unclean  and  the 
clean  person  shrill  eat  ii  alike,  as 
the  roebuck,  and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only  thou  shall  not  eat  the 
hlood  thereof;  thou  shalt  pour  it 
upon  the  ground  as  water. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

OBSERVE  a  the  month  of  Abib, 
and  keep  the  passover  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  :  for  in  the 
month  of  Abib  the  Lord  thy  God 
broug-ht  thee  forth  out  of  Egypt  by 
night.  6 

2  Thou  shalt  therefore  sacrifice 
the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  of  the  c  flock  and  the  herd, 
in  the  place  d  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  to  place  his  name 
there. 

3  Thou  e  shalt  eat  no  leavened 
bread  with  it  ;  seven  days  shalt 
thou  eat  unleavened  tread  there- 
with, even  the  bread  of  affliction  ; 
(for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  in  haste  ;)  that 
thou  mayest  remerabar  the  day 
when  thnu  earnest  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypl  all  the  days  of  thy 
life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened 
bread  seen  with  thee  in  all  thy 
coasts  seven  days  ;  neither /shall 
there  any  thing  of  the  fiesh,  which 
thou  sacrificedsl  the  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the 
morning. 


CHAP.  XVI, 
s  ver.  10.       I 

t  Ex.  13.  2. 
Nu.  3.  13. 
18.   17.  i 

u  c.  12.  5,  6, 

il7.  I 

V  Le.  22.  20. 
c.  17.  1. 
Mai.  1.7,8.  I 

w    c.  12.  15, 

&c.  j 

a  Ex.  34.18.  i 

I  I 

6Ex.  12.  31- 
^42.  I 

c  Nu.  28.16- ! 

19. 

do.  15.  20. 

e  Ex.  13.  6, 

7. 

/Ex.  12.10. 
34.25. 


1  or,  kill. 
gEx.  12.6- 
9. 

h  2  Ch.  35. 
13. 

i2K.23.  23. 
Jno.  2.  13, 
23.  11.  55. 
k   Le.  23.  8. 

2  restraint. 
Le.  23.  2S. 
I  Ex.  23.  16. 
34.  22.  Le. 
23.  15.  He. 
2.   1. 

3  or,  suffi- 
ciency. 

m  ver.  17. 

1   Co.  16.  2. 

n  c.  12.7,12, 

18. 

o  c.   15.  15. 

La.  3.  19.20. 

p  Le.  23.34. 

4  floor  and 
thy  wine- 
press. 

q  Ne.  8.  9- 

12. 

rLe.  23.  39, 

40. 

s  Et..  23.  14. 

34.  23. 


The  yearly  feasts. 

5  Thou  rnayest  not  1  sacrifice  the 
passover  Vvithin  any  of  thy  gules, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveih 
thee  : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to 
place  his  name  in,  there  thou  shalt 
sacrifice  the  passover^  at  even,  at 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the 
season  that  thou  camesl  forth  out 
of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  h  and  eat 
it  in  Ihe  place  i  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose  :  and  lliou 
sh;ilt  turn  in  the  morning,  and  go 
unto  thy  tents. 

8  iSix  days  thou  slialt  eat  unleav- 
ened bread  :  and  on  the  seventh  k 
day  shall  he  a.  2  solemn  ass>!mbly 
to  the  Lord  thy  God  :  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  therein. 

9  Seven  i  weeks  shalt  thou  num- 
ber unto  thee  :  begin  to  number 
the  seven  weeks  from  such  time  as 
thou  beginnest  to  put  the  sickle  to 
the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast 
of  weeks  unto  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  3  a  tribute  of  a  free-will  otter- 
ing of  thine  hand,  which  thou 
shalt  give  unto  the  Lord  thy  God, 
according  m  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  blessed  thee  : 

11  And  n  thou  shalt  rejoice  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy 
man-servant,  and  thy  maid-ser- 
vant, and  iheLevite  that  is  within 
thy  gales,  ard  the  stranger,  and 
the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that 
o.re  among  you,  in  the  place  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to 
place  his  name  there. 

12  And  o  thou  shalt  remember  that 
thou  wast  a  bondman  in  Egypl  : 
and  thnu  shalt  observe  and  do 
these  statutes. 

13  Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of 
tabernacles  p  seven  days,  after 
that  thou  hast  gathered  in  thy  i 
corn  and  thy  wine  : 

14  And  thou  shall  rejoice  g  in  thy 
feast,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daughter,  and  thy  man-servant, 
and  thy  maid -servant,  and  the  Le- 
vite,  the  stranger,  and  the  father- 
less, and  the  widow,  that  are 
within  thy  gates. 

15  Seven  r  days  shalt  thou  keep 
a  solemn  feast  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  :  because  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  ble.S3  thee  in  all  thine 
increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of 
thine  hands,  therefore  thou  shalt 

I  surely  rejoice. 

I   16  Three  s  times  in  a  vear  shall 
193 


Idolatry puniehed  uilh  death.      DEUTERONOMY.  B.  C.  1451. 

nil    tliy   male*  appear  before   the  1 1  Ex.  23.  15.    in  worlliy  of  death  be  put  to  death; 
Lu.ii  iliy  Uo  t  ill   the  place   whichjS  according   6u{  ul  the  iiiuuth  of  one  wiineM  ha 
to  tlw  gi/tu/  shall  not  tiL;  put  to  death. 


he  sh.ill  rhuiisi!  ;  In  the  fenst  ofun 
ItMveiied  liie.id,  aiiil  iii  the  feasi  of 
weeks,  and  in  liie  feaet  of  laUeina- 
cles  :  .md  they  shall  not  appear 
befo.e  (he  Lord  t  empty  : 

17  Every  man  iilnll  give  5  as  he  is 
able,  u  according  v  to  the  blessing: 
of  the  Lord  iliy  God  which  he 
li.ilh  given  thee. 

li  JuAges  u>  and  officers  shall 
thou  inaKe  thee  in  all  thy  gates, 
wlii;  h  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  ih.onsrhoui  thy  tnbas  :  and 
they  shall  judge  the  people  with 
just  judgment. 

19  Thou  X  shalt  not  wrest  judg- 
ment ;  thou  shalt  not  respect  y 
pe.sons,  neither  take  a  gilt :  for  z 
a  gift  doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  6  words  of 
the  righteous. 

•20  That  7  which  is  altogether  a 
just  shalt  thou  follow,  that  thou 
mayst  live,  6  and  inherit  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 

21  Thou  slialt  not  plant  thee  a 
grove  c  of  any  trees  near  unto  the 
altar  of  thrt  Lord  thy  God,  which 
thou  shall  make  thee. 

22  Neither  rf  shalt  thou  set  thee 
up(7n!/8  image  ;  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hateth.  e 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

THfiU  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God  any  bul- 
lock, or  I  sheep,  wherein  rt  is  blem- 
ish, or  any  evil-favouredness  ;  for 
that  is  an  abomination  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

2  If  1)  iheie  be  found  among  you, 
within  any  of  thy  gates  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  man 
or  woman,  that  hath  wrought 
wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
L.)rd  thy  God,  in  c  transgressing 
his  covenant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other 
gods,  and  worshipped  them,  either 
the  sun,  or  moon,  or  any  of  the 
host  of  heaven,  which  I  have  not 
commanded  ; 

4  .^nd  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou 
hast  heard  of  it,  and  inquired  dili- 
gently, and,  behold,  it  be  true, 
<tnd  the  thing  certain,  that  such 
abomination  is  wrought   in  Israel  : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth 
that  man  or  that  woman,  which 
have  Committed  that  wicked  thing, 
unto  thy  gates,  ccfn  that  man  or 
that  woman,  ami  shalt  stone  them 
with  stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  d  the  mouth  of  tv/o  witness- 
es, or  three  witnesses,  shall  he  that 

194 


his  hand.  '  7  The  tiiinds  e  of  the  witnesiei 
u  Mar.  12.  shall  be  liist  upon  him  to  put  him 
41-44.  2  Co.  to  death  and  ufterwf.rd  the  handl 
8.  12.  of  all   the  people.     So  thou   shalt 

t>.  ver.  10.  put  the  evil  away  from  among 
w  Ex.  18.25,   you. 

26.  c.  1.  15—1  8  If  there  arise  a  matter  too  hard 
17.1Ch.23.4.  '  for  thee  in  judgment,  between 
2Ch. 19.5-11.  I  blood  /  and  Ijlood,  between  plea 
X  Le.  19.  15.  and  plea,  and  between  stroke  and 
y  Pr.  24.  23.  'stroke,  being  muttei^  of  coiitrover- 
i  Pr.  17.  23.  '  sy  within  thy  gates;  then  shalt 
i  or,  matters   thou  arise,  and  get  thee  up  inio  g 

7  Justice,  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
Justice.  shall  choose  : 

a  Mi.  6.  8.  9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  th« 
Ph.  4.  8.  h.  piiests  the  Levites,  and  unto  the 

b  Ez.  18.5,9.  judge  i  that  shall  be  in  those  days, 
c  1  K.  14.15.  and  inquire  ;  and  they  shall  show 
d  Le.  26.  1.    thee  the  sentence  of  judgment. 

8  statue,  or,  10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to 
pillar.  the  sentence,  which  they  of  that 
e  Je.  44.  4.  place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose 
1  or,  goat.  shall  show  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt 
a  Mai.  1.8,  observe  to  do  according  to  all  that 
13,    14.  they  inform  thee  : 

b  c.  13.  6.  11  According  to  the  sentence  of 
c  Jos.  7.  II, '  the  law  which-  they  shall  teach 
15.  Ju.  2.20.  '  thee,  and  according  to  the  jnilg- 


ment  which  they  shall  tell  thee, 
thou  shalt  <lo  :  thou  shall  not  de 
dine  from  tha  sentence  wliicli  ihey 
shall  show  thee,  to  the  righl  hand, 
nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  k  the  man  that  will  do 
presumptuously.  2  and   wilW  not 

p  Ac. 7.58, 59.  heaiken  unto  the  prip.st  that  stand- 
y  Ex.  21.12.  eth  OT  to  minister  there  befoie  the 
^Ps. 1522.4,5.  i  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge, 
h  Je.  18.  18.  ;  even  that  man  shall  n  die  ;  and  o 
11.  I  thou  shalt  put  away  the  evil  from 
Israel. 

13  And  p  all  the  people  shall 
hear,  and  fear,  and  do  no  more 
presumptuously. 

14  When  ihon  art  come  unto  the 
land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  and  shall  possess  it, 
and  shalt  dwell  therein,  and  shalt 
say,  I  q  will  set  a  king  over  me, 
like  as  all  the  nations  that  art 
about  me  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set 
him  king  over  thee,  whom  r  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  :  one 
from  »  among  thy  breihren  shall 
thou  set  king  over  thee  :  thou  may- 
est  not  set   a  stranger  J  over  thee. 


2  K.  18.  12 
Ho.  8.  1. 
d  Nu.35.30 
Jno.  8.  17 
2  Co.  13.  1 
1  Ti.   5.  19 


Ha' 
Mai.    2.    7 
i  c.  19.  17. 
k  Nu.  15.30. 
Ezr.    10.    8. 
Hos.  4.  4. 
2  not  to 
hearken. 
I  Je.   25.  3. 
mc.  18.5,  7. 
n  He.  10.28. 

0  c.   13.  5. 
pc.  13.  11. 
g  1  Sa.  8.  5, 
19,  20. 

r  1  Sa.  9.  15- 
17.     16.     12. 

1  Ch.  22.  10. 


s  Je.  30.   21. ;  which  is  not  thv  brother. 


/  Je.  2.  25. 
u    1    K.    10. 

26—28.  Ps. 
20.  7.  Hos. 
14.  3. 


16  But  he  shall  not  multiply 
u  hor^es  to  himself,  nor  cause  the 
people  to  V  return  to  Egypt,  to  the 

»   Is.  31.  1.   Ei.  17.  IS. 


B.  C.  1451. 


CHAP.  XVIII 


tnd  that  lie  should  multiply  horsee;  \w  Ex.  13.17. 


Hos.  11.  5. 
xl  K. 11.3,4. 
y  Jos.  1.  8. 
Ps.  119.  S7. 
z  IK.  15.  5. 
a  Pr.  10.  i7. 
a  Nu.  18.  SO. 
61  Co.  9.  13, 
14. 

c  Ps.   16.  5. 
La.  3.  24. 
d  Le.7.  30— 
34. 

e  Ex.22.  29. 
/Nu.  3.  10. 
gNii.35.2,  3. 
h  Ps.  84.  5. 
I  iCh.  31.4. 
1  Afs  sales 
by  the  fa- 
thers. 


forasmuch  as  the  Led  hath  said 
unlo  you,  Ve  te  shall  henceforth 
return  no  more  that  way. 

17  Neithei- shall  he  multiply  wives 
to  himself,  that  his  heaa  x  tu.n 
not  away  :  neither  shall  he  g'leatly 
multiply  to  himself  silver  and 
gold. 

18  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  sit- 
teth  upoii  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, that  he  shall  write  him  a 
copy  of  this  law  in  a  book  out  of 
tlud  which  is  before  the  priests  the 
Leviies  : 

19  And  y  it  shall  be  with  him, 
and  he  shall  read  therein  all  the 
days  of  his  life  :  that  he  may  leain 
to  fear  the  Lord  his  God,  to  keep 
all  the  words  of  this  law  and  these 
Btatiues,  to  do  them  : 

20  Thill  his  heart  be  not  lifleil  up 
above  his  h.ethren,  and  that  he 
turn  z  not  aside  from  the  com- 
mandment, to  the  li^ht  hand,  or 
to  the  left  :  to  llie  end  that  he  may 
prolong'  a  his  days  in  his  kinginm. 
he,  and  his  children,  in  the  midst 
of  Isiael. 

CHAPTER  XVIIl. 

THE  priests  a  the  Levites,  ottri 
all  llie  tribe  of  Levi,  shall 
have  no  pa.t  nor  inheiilance  with 
J-irael  ;  they  shall  eat  the  offering's 
6  of  the  Led  made  by  fire,  and  his 
inlieiitance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no 
inhe.itance  among  their  hreth.en  : 
the  c  Lord  is  their  iiilifcritance,  as 
he  hath  said  untn  them. 

3  Anl  ihis  rf  shall  be  the  priest's 
due  from  the  people,  from  them 
that  oHer  a  sacrifice,  Mheiher  ji  he 
ox  or  sheep  ;  and  iliey  shall  give 
unto  the  priest  the  sho'jider,  and 
the  twii  cheeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  fi  st-f.iut  e  a/so  of  thy  corn, 
of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and 
th°  fiist  of  the  fieere  of  thy  sheep, 
sha  t  ihoii  give  him. 

5  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chrsen  him  /  out  of  all  thy  Irihes, 
to  stand  to  minister  in  the  name 
uf  the  Lord,  him  and  his  sons  for 
ever. 

6  And  if  a  Levite  come  fv"m  pny 
of  thy  fates  out  of  all  Israel. where  |2.  3.  12.  i5. 
g  he  sojourned,  and  come  with  all  |d  c.  13.  1 — 5. 
the  A  desire  of  his  mind  unto  llieije.  14.  14, 
place  which  the  Lord  shall  choose  ;    15.  Zee.    13. 

7  Then  he  shall   minister  in    the  ,3. 
nameofthe    LiTd   his  God,  as  all' ic  Je.  CS.  15- 
his  hrpth  en  ihe  Leviies  do,  which    17.     Re.  19. 
Eland  thee  before  the  Lord.  120. 

8  They  shall  have  like  portions  j  !  2-lJno. 4. 1-3. 
to  eat,  beside  1  that  which  comethit/  Is.  41.22, 
•)<■  »>«.  sale  of  his  paUimony.  |23.  Je.  28.  9, 


k  Le.  18.  21, 
&c. 

1  Re.  22.  15. 

2  or,  up- 
right, or, 
sincere.   Ge. 
17.  l.Jobl.l. 

3  or,inherit. 
m  Ge.  '.0.  6. 
Ps.  H7.  19, 
20.  Ac.  14. 
16. 

n  Jno.  1.  45. 
■■.  14.  Ac.  3. 
'.2,  2  . 

0  Mat.  17. 
5.  He.  1.  1, 
2.     2.     1—3. 

1  Jno.  3.  i3. 
p  Ex.  20.19. 
9  Is.  9.  6. 
Zee.  6.  12, 
13.  Mai. 3.1. 
r  r.ii.  V4.  19. 
s  Nil.  12.6— 
8.  He.3.  2— 
6. 

t  Jno.  4.  25. 
8.  L8.  12.49, 
50.  15.  15. 
u  Mar.  16. 
16.  Ac.  3. 
.2,  23.    He. 


TTie  great  Prophet, 

9  When  thou  art  come  into  the 
hind  which  the  Lo^d  thy  God 
giveih  thee,  thou  shall  not  lea. n  to 
do  alter  the  aDoininations  of  those 
nations. 

10  There  k  shall  not  be  found 
among  you  any  one  that  maketh 
his  son  or  his  daughter  to  pas8 
through  the  fire,  or  that  useih  divi- 
nation, ciran  observer  of  times,  or 
an  enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

11  Or  a  charmer,  or  a  consulter 
with  familiar  spi. its,  or  a  wizard, 
or  a  nectomancer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord; 
and  because  of  these  abominations 
/  the  Loid  thy  God  dothd.ive  ihem 
out  from  lielbie  thee. 

13  Thou  Shalt  be  2  perfect  with 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou 
shall  posses.^.,  3  hea.k-jned  unto 
observers  if  times,  and  unto  di- 
viners: but  as  (or  thee,  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  not  sufl'eied  m  thee 
so  to  do. 

15  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise 
up  unto  thee  a  Piophel  n  from  ihe 
midst  of  ihee,  ol  thy  biethien,  like 
unto  me  :  unto  him  o  ye  shall 
hearken  ; 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  de- 
siredst  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Hp- 
reb  in  the  day  p  of  the  a.=semMy, 
saying.  Let  me  not  hear  again  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  neither 
let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  mo.e, 
that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
They  have  well  spoken  that  which 
they  have  spoken. 

18  I  9  will  raise  them  up  a  r  Pro- 
phet from  among  their  brethien, 
like  .?  unto  thee,  and  vill  put  my 
V  Olds  in  his  mmiih  ;  and  he  /  shall 
speak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall 
command  him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
whosoever  u  will  ntt  heaiken  unto 
my  words  which  he  shall  speak 
in  my  name,  I  will  require  it  of 
him. 

20  But  »  the  prophet  which  shall 
presume  to  speait  a  vord  in  my 
name,  which  1  have  not  command- 
ed him  to  speck,  or  that  shall  speak 
in  till  name  of  other  gods,  even 
that  prophet  shall  die.  w 

21  Anil  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
How  si  all  X  we  know  the  word 
which  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  ? 

5.2  'When  J/ a  prophet  speaketb  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing 
follow  not.  nor  orme  to  pa-s,  that 
js  the  thing  which  the  Lord  hath 
not  spoken,  but  the  prophet  bath 


Citici  of  r^uge, 


«poken   it  presumptuoiisly  : 
shall  not  be  afraifl  of  him.  z 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
VyHEN   a   the    Lord    thy  God 


DEUTERONOMY. 

thou 

\a  c.    12.29 


B.  C.  1451, 


Pr.  26.  2.    the  aveng-cr  of  blood  that  he  miy 
die. 
13  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him, 
but  thou  shall  put  away  the  guile 


h.ith    cut    off     the    nations,    ^  inheritest,    o/innocenl  blood  from  Israel,  that 


■w  hos''  Innil  the  Lord  thy  God 

eth   thee,   and   Ihou   1  succeedest    ,  „ 

them,  ami  dwellest  in  their  cities,   Zr      '^J'  !„ 

and  in  tlieir  houses;  i  J*'*-   ^^-   ]'{> 

2  Thou  Shalt    separate    three   6   t?' '^,-  t}.' 
cities  for  thee  in  the  midst  of  thy   „„  ■'°^-  ''"• 
land,  which    the     Lord    thy    God 
givelh  thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Tlion  shall  prepare  thee  a  way, 
and  divide  the  coasts  of  thy  land, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  inherit,  into  three  parts, 
that  every  slayer  may  flee  thither.  I  4  wood. 

4  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  slay- '  Sfmdeth. 
er  which  shall  flee  thither,  that  he 
may  live:  Whoso  killeth  hisneigh-   ^e'nilebim 
bour  ijnorantly,  whom  he  haled  ^^  "f^- 
not  2  in  time  past  ;  !  "J from  yet  • 

5  As  when  a  man  joeth  into  the    terday  the 
wood  with   his  neighbour  to  hew  third  day. 
wood,   and     his    hand  fetcheth   a       "      "■    - 
stroke  with  the   axe  to  cut   down 
th'e  t;ee,  and  the  3   head  slippeth 
from   the   helve,  4   and  lijhteth  5 
upon   his  neighbour,  that   he  die:   e  Jos.   20.7 
he  shall   flee  unto    one   of   those  8. 
cities,  and  live  : 

6  Lest  the  avenjer  of  blood  pur- '  gj 
sue  the  slayer,  while  his  heart  is  ^^ " 
hot,  and  overtake  him,  because  yi  ' 
the  way  is  long,  and  slay  6  him  ; 
whereas  he  was  not  worthy  of  8  in 
death,  inasmuch  as  he  haled  him  ' 
not  in  7  lime  past.  i     ^_ 

7  Wherefore  I  command  thee,  j 
saying,  Thou  shall  separate  three  ' 
cities  for  ihee, 

8  Ani  if  the   Lord  Ihy  God  en- 
large c  ihy  coast,  as  he  hath  sworn  '  h  2  Co.  13.1. 
unto  thv  fathers,  and  give  thee  all 


orpoaseasest   ^  may  go  well  with  ihee. 

14  Thou  shall  not  remove  thy 
neighbour's  land-mark,  g  which 
they  of  old  lime  have  set  in  thine 
inheritance,  which  thou  shall  in- 
herit in  the  laud  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  givelh  Ihee  to  possess  it. 

15  One  h  witness  shall  not  rise  up 
against  a  man  for  any  iniquity, 
or  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin  that  he 
sinneth  :  at  the  mouth  of  two 
witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth  of 
three  witnesses,  shall  the  mailer 
be  established. 

16  If  a  false  witness  rise  up 
against  any  man,  lo  testify  against 
him  9  that  which  ia  wrong  ; 

17  Then  both  the  men,  between 
whom  the  controversy  if,  shall 
stand  before  the  Lord',  before  the 
priests  and  the  judges  which  shall 
be  in  those  days  ; 

:  18  And  the  judges  shall  make 
diligent  inquisition  :  and,  behold, 
if  the  witness  be  a  false  witness, 
and  hath  testified  falsely  against 
his  brother  ; 

19  Then  i  shall  ye  do  unto  him, 
as  he  had  thought  to  have  done 
unto  his  brother  ;  so  shall  thou  put 
the  evil  away  from  among  yo>i . 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall 
hear,  and  fear,  and  shall  hence- 
forth commit  no  more  any  such 
evil  among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity  ; 
k  but  life  shall  go  for  life,  eye  for 
eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand, 
foot  for  fool. 

CHAPTER   XX. 


2—7. 

-from  yes- 
terday the 
third  day. 
3  iron. 


='  c  Ex.  34.  24. 
rfGe.  15.  18, 
21. 


1/  Ge.   9.  6. 
~      21.    12, 
P..  28. 


life. 


i^Hos.  5.  10. 


Ihe  laid  which  he  promised  d  io  9  or, fallin" 
give  unio  thy  fathers  ;  I  away. 

9  If    tliou  shall    keep  all   these! 
commandments  lo  do  them,  which  j  Pr.  19.5,  9. 
I  command  thee  this  day,  to  love   Da.  6.  24. 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to  walk  ever 

in  his  ways  ;    then  shall  thou  add   ^  Le.  24.  19, 

e  three  cities  more  for  thee,  beside  ^  20, 

these  three  ;  I/,  P,   on     7 

10  Thai   innocent  blood  be  not       ^'■- •«'•    '• 
shed  in  thy  land  which  the   ^•'^^<^\lle  tender. 
thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inher- 1 

itance,  and     so    blood    be    upon  ZmaTcehaste. 
thee.  Is.  28.    16. 

11  But/  if   any  man  hate    his' 
neighbour,  and  He  in  wail  for  him,   °  '^-  ^l-  '  i  °- 
and  rise  up  against  him,  and  smite  * 

him  8   mortally  thai  he  die,  and   c  c.     1.   30. 
fleeth  into  one  of  these  cities  ;  3.    22.     Jos. 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  23.  10.  2  Ch. 
shall  send  and  fetch  him  thence,  13.  12.32.7. 
and  deliver  him  into  the   .hand  of,&. 

196 


WHEN  thou  goest  out  lo  battle 
against  thine  enemies,  and 
seest  a  horses,  and  chariots,  and.  a. 
people  more  than  thou,  be  not 
afraid  of  them  :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  is  with  ihce,  which  brought 
thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  il  shall  be,  when  ye  are 
come  nigh  unto  the  battle,  that  the 
priest  shall  approach,  and  speak 
unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them.  Hear, 
O  Israel  ;  ye  approach  this  day  un- 
to battle  against  your  enemies: 
let  not  your  hearts  1  faint;  fear 
not,  and  do  not  2  tremble,  neither 
be  ye  terrified  b  because  of  them  ; 

4  Tor  c  the  Lord  your  God  is  he 
that  goeth  with  you,  lo  fight  for 
you  against  your  enemies,  to  save 
you. 

(  o    Ai\d  tfcs   officers   shall   speaJc 


B.  C.  H51. 

unto  the  people,  saying,  What 
man  is  'here  that  hath  built  a  new 
house,  anij  hath  not  dedicated  d  it? 
let  him  go  and  return  to  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  an- 
other man  dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath 
planted  a  vineyard,  and  hath  not 
yet  3  ea.ten  of  it?  let  him  also  g-o 
and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
eat  of  it. 

7  And  what  man  is  there  that 
hath  betrothed  a  wife,  and  hath 
not  taken  her?  let  e  him  go  and 
return  unto  his  house,  lest  he  die 
in  the  battle,  and  another _/"  man 
take  htr. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak 
further  unto  the  people,  and  ihey 
»hall  say.  What  s;  man  is  there 
that  is  fearful  and  faint-hearted  ? 
let  him  go  and  return  unto  his 
house,  lest  h  his  brethren's  heart 
faint  4  as  well  as  his  heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  offi- 
cers have  made  an  end  of  speaking: 
unto  the  people,  that  they  shall 
make  captains  of  the  armies  5  to 
lead  the  people. 

10  When  thou  comest  nij^h  unto 
a  city  to  fig'ht  against  it,  then  pro- 
ctiim  peace  i  unto  it. 

11  And  it  shall  be  if  it  make  thee 
answer  of  peace,  and  open  unto 
thee,  then  it  shall  be,  that  all  the 
people  that  is  found  therein  shall 
be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and  they 
k  shall  serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace 
with  thee,  but  will  make  war 
against  thee,  then  thou  shall  be- 
siege it  : 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  delivered  it  into  thine 
hands,  I  thou  shall  smite  every 
male  thereof  with  the  edge  of  the 
gword  : 

14  But  the  women  and  the  little 
ones,  and  the  cattle,  m  and  all  that 
is  in  the  city,  even  all  the  spoil 
thereof,  shall  thou  take  6  unto 
thyself;  and  thou  n  shall  eat  the 
spoil  of  thine  enemies,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee. 

1.5  Thus  shall  thou  do  unto  all 
the  cities  which  are  very  lar  off 
from  thee,  which  are  not  of  the 
cities  of  these  nations. 

16  But  of  the  cities  of  these  peo- 
ple, which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
give  theeyor  an  inheritance,  thou 
shall  save  alive  nothing  o  that 
breatheth  ; 

17  But  thou  shall  utterly  destroy 
them  ;  7iimely,  the  Hittites,  and 
the  Amorites,  the  Canaanites,  and 


CHAP.  XXI. 

dNe.  12.27. 
Ps.  30,  title. 

3  made  it 
common. 
Le.  19.23, 
25. 

e  c.  24.  5. 
/  c.  28.  80. 
?  Ju.  7.  3. 
h  Nu.  32.  9. 

4  melt. 

5  to  be  in 
the  head  of 
the  people. 
i  2  SJa.  20. 
19,  20. 

*  Le.  £5.  44 

—46. 

INa.  21.  37 

—9. 

m  Jos.  8.  2. 

6  spoil. 

n  Jos.  22.  8 
o  Nu.  21.  2, 
3,  35-.  c.  7.  1 
—4.  Jos.  11. 
14. 


p  Ex.  23.  33. 

c.  12.  30,  31. 
Ps.  1C6.  34 
—40.  1  Cor. 
13.  33. 

7  or,  for  O 
man,  the  tree 
of  the  field 
is  to  be  em- 
ployed in 
the  siege. 

8  to  go  from 
before  thee. 

q  Je.  6.  6. 

9  co7nedouin. 
alCh.23.13. 

6Nu.6.  22 

—27. 

1  mouth. 
cc.  17.8-10. 

d  Ps.  26.  6. 

Mat.  27.  24. 

e  Ps.  19.  12. 
Jon.  1.  14. 

2  in  the 

midst. 

f  c.  19.  13. 


Of  undiscovered  murder. 

the  Peiizzites,  the  Hivites,  and  the 
Jebusiies  ;  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee  : 

IS  That  p  they  teach  you  not  to 
do  after  all  their  abominations, 
which  they  have  done  unto  their 
gods  ;  so  should  ye  sin  against  the 
Lord  your  God. 

19  When  thou  shall  besiege  a  city 
a  long  time,  in  making  war  against 
it  to  take  it,  thou  shall  not  destroy 
the  trees  thereof  by  forcing  an  axe 
against  them  ;  for  thou  mayest  eat 
of  them,  and  thou  shalt  not  cut 
them  down  (for  7  the  tree  of  the 
field  is  man's  life)  8  to  employ 
them  in  the  siege  : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou 
knowest  that  they  be  not  trees  for 
meat,  thou  shall  destroy  and  cut 
them  9  down  ;  and  thou  shall  build 
bulwarks  against  the  city  that 
inakelh  war  with  thee,  until  it  9 
be  subdued. 

CHAPTER    XXI. 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land 
which  tha  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  to  possess  it,  lying  in  the  field, 
and  it  be  not  known  who  hath 
slain  him  ; 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges 
shall  come  forth,  and  they  shall 
measure  un'.o  the  cities  which  art 
round  about  him  that  is  slain  : 

3  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  city 
which  is  nenl  unto  the  slain  man, 
even  the  elders  of  that  city  shall 
take  an  heifer,  which  hath  not 
been  wrought  with,  and  which 
hath  not  drawn  in  the  yoke  ; 

4  And  the  eldeig  of  that  city  shall 
bringdown  the  heifer  unto  a  rough 
valley,  which  is  neither  eared  nor 
sown,  and  shall  strike  off  the  heif- 
er's neck  there  in  the  valley. 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi 
shall  come  near  ;  for  them  a  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen  to  min- 
ister unto  him,  and  to  bless  b  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  by 
their  1  word  shall  every  c  contro- 
versy and  every  stroke  be  trid  ; 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city 
that  are  next  unto  the  slain  man, 
shall  d  wash  their  hands  over  the 
heifer  that  is  beheaded  in  the  val- 
ley : 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say, 
Our  hands  have  not  shed  this  blood, 
neither  have  our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  thy 
people  Israel,  whom  thou  hast  re- 
deemed, and  lay  not  e  innocent 
blood  2  unto  thy  people  of  Israel's 
charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be 
forgiven  them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  away/  the 

197 


Puni$hinent  of  filial  impiety 

guilt  q/'innoceni  hluocil'iom  Hinong' 
you,  ulieii  lli>  u  oljall  <lo  thai  ichicli 
is  lislii  ill  ilic  si^iii  of  iliL-  Lur.l. 

10  \Vheii  ilioii  iruest  loilli  lo  war 
ngtiinsl  tliiiio  eiieinics,  an'.l  the 
Lurd  (li)  (jod  halli  deiiveiol  tli<-iii 
iiilu  tliiiie  haiiiU,  iinS  lliuu  lias( 
liikeii  tliem  caplive, 

11  And  seest  ani'jiig  the  captives 
a  beuuiil'ul  woman,  g  and  liast  a 
(liisi.e  unto  her,  (hat  thou  woulde^t 
have  hf r  to  lliy  wile  ; 

1-  Tlien  thou  Bliult  bring'  her 
home  lo  thine  house,'  and  she  shall 
shave  k  her  head,  and  3  puie  her 
nails  ; 

la  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment 
of  her  captivity  from  oH  her,  and 
eIiuII  remain  in  thine  house,  and 
bewail  hei  i  father  and  liei  niotlie. 
a  full  month  :  and  after  that  thou 
shall  ^o  in  unto  her,  and  he  hej 
hushand,  and  she  shall  he  thy 
Wife. 

H  And  it  shall  he  if  thou  have  no 
delight  in  her,  then  thou  shall  let 
her  go  uhither  she  will  ;  but  tlioii 
shall  not  sell  k  her  at  all  for 
TTioncy,  thou  shall  not  inaVe  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  bast 
htimhied  /  her. 

15  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one 
beloved,  7n  ami  another  liated,  « 
and  they  have  borne  him  children, 
both  the  beloved  and  the  hated  ; 
and  if  the  firat-bo.n  son  be  hers 
that  was  haled  : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he 
miikelli  his  eons  to  inherit  th(it 
wliii'h  he  haih,  thut  he  may  not 
make  the  son  of  the  beloved  fi.st- 
born  before  o  th*-  son  of  ihe  hated, 
icliich  in  intleeri  the  first-born  ; 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the 
son  of  the  hatedybr  the  firsi-torn, 
by /3  giving  him  a  double  poitinn 
of  all  that  4  he  hath  :  for  he  is  the 
beginning  of  his  strength  ;  the 
right  V  of  the  firstborn  in  his. 

18  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and 
rebellious  son,  which  will  not  obey 
r  the  voice  of  liis  father,  or  the 
voice  of  his  mother,  and  Ihnt, 
when  they  have  chastened  s  him, 
will  not  hearken  unto  thern  ; 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his 
inoiher  lay  hold  on  him,  an. I  iiring 
him  on  I.  unto  the  elders  of  his  city, 
and  unio  the  gate  of  his  place  ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the 
/  elders  of  his  cily.  This  onr  son 
is  stubborn  and  rebellions  ;  he  will 
not  obey  u  our  voire  ;  he  is  a  glut- 
ton, B  and  a  drunkard. 

icl  And  v>  all  the  men  of  his  cily 
shall  stone  him  with  stones,  that 


/Le.  19.  19 
he  die:  x  so  sbalt  thou  put  evill  l/u/n««s. 
198 


DEUTERONOMY.  B.  C.  14!>t. 

^Nu.  31.18.  away  from   among  yon:    and   aii 

/i  1  Co.  11.6.  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear. 

'6  make,  or  '£i  And  if  a  man   have  cummiitiyl 

drest,  or  a  sin  worthy  y  u\  deatli,  and  he  os 

suffer  to  pul  10  death,  and  thou   hang   liim 

groto.  on  a  tree  ; 

i  Ps.  45.  10.  S(3  Hisr  body  shall  not  remain  all 

Lii.  14.  '^6.  night  upon  Ihe  tiee,  but  thou  nhult 

h  Ex.  Ul.  8.  in  any  wise  I  ury  him  thutday,'  (for 

/  Ge.  34.  2.  he  that  is  hanged  i«  accursed  5  of 

c.  'i.'2,  !c9.  God  ;)   that  thy  land  be  not  a  de- 

mGe.i9.  18,  filed,    whiih    the     Loid    thy   God 

•iO.  giveth  Oice/or  an  inheritance. 

«Ge.29.  31  CHAPTER    XXll. 

— 33.  rpHOU  aslialt   not  see  thy  bro- 

o  1  Ch.  5.  2.  X     ther's    ox    or    his    sheep    go 

i<.6.  10.  2Ch.  astray,   and     hide   b   thyself  from 

11.  '^\,  22.  them  :    thou    shall     in    any    case 

p  1  Ch.  5.  1,  bring  them   again    unto   thy   bro- 
ther. 

4  is  found  2  And  if  thy  brother  ic  not  nigh 
icilh  him.  unto  thee,  oi  if  thou  know  him  not, 
Ge.  49.  3.  (hen  thou  shall  luing  it  unto  thina 
J  Ge.  25.  31  own  house,  and  it  shall  be  wi;h 
— oi.  ■  thee  uniil  thy  b. other  seek  after  it, 
rEx.  £0.  12.  and  thou  shall  lesioie  it  to  him 
s  Pr.  13.  24.  again. 

19.  18.  3  In   like  manner  shall  thou  do 

t  c.  25.  7.  with  his  ass  ;  and  so  shall  thou  do 

li  Pi.  !i9.  17.  with    his   rainent;    and    wilh    all 

V  Pr.  19.  26.  lost  things  of  thy  brotlier's,  which 

iS.  19—21.  he  hath  lost,  and  thou   hast   found, 

w  Pr.  29.  1.  shall  thou  do  likewise  :  thou  may- 

^c.  13.5,11.  esl  not  hi<le  thyself. 

4  Thon  c  shall   not  see    thy  bro- 
ther's ass  or  his  ox   fall  down   by 

the   way,   and    hide    thyself    f  om 

them  ;  thou  shall  su  ely  help  him 
to  lift  (/  Ihfm  up  again. 

5  The  woman  shall  not  wear  that 
J/C.19.  6.  whi'h  peilaineth  unto  a  man, 
Ac.  25.  11,  neither  shall  a  man  pul  on  a  wo- 
25.  man's  garment  :  for  all  that  do  so 
z  Jos.  8.  29.  nre  abomination  e  unto  the  Loid 
10.  26,  27.  thy  God. 
Jno.  ly.  31.  6  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be  be- 

5  the  curse  fore  thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree, 
of  Ood,  Nu.  or  on  the  ground,  vhelhrr  they  bi 
25.  4.  Ga.  3.  young  onesy"  or  eggs,  and  the  dam 
13.  sitting  upon  the  young  or  upon  the 
n  Nu.  35.  eggs,  thou  shall  not  take  the  dam 
33,  34.  g  with  the  young  : 
o  Ex.  23.  4.  7  iJu/ thou   shalt   in   any  vise  let 

6  Is.  58.  7.  the  dam  go,  and  take  the  young  lo 
cEx.  i3.  4.  thee  ;  that  h  it  may  he  well  with 
rf  He.  12.  12,  thee,  and  Ihnt  thou  mayest  pro- 
13.  long  I  thy  davs. 
ec.  18.  12.  8  When  thou  biiildest  a  new 
f  Lu.  12.  6.  house,  then  thou  shall  make  a  hat- 
.eLe.22.28.  tlement  for  thy  roof,  *  that  thou 
)i  c.  4.  40.  bring  not  blood  upon  thine  house, 
i  Pr.  22.  4.  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 
i-  Is.  22.  1.  9  Thou  /  shalt  not  sow  ihy  vjne- 
Je.  19.  13.  vard  with  divers  seeds  ;  lest  the 
.Mat.  10.  27.  fruit  1  of  thy  seed  which  thou  hast 

sown,  and   the   fruit  of  thy  vine- 
yard, be  defiled. 


B.  C.  1451. 

10  Thou  shall  not  plough  w  with 
an  ox  and  an  ass  together. 

11  Thou  n  shiilt  not  wear  a  car- 
rneiit  ul' dive  s  soils,  as  of  woollen 
und  linen  together. 

12  Tliuu  sh;'.lt   make  thee  fringes 

0  upon  the  four  2  quarters  of  thy 
vesiu.e,  wherewith  thou  coverest 
Ihijself. 

\'6  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and  go 
p  in  unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasions  9  of  speech 
against  her,  and  bring  up  an  evil 
name  upon  her,  and  say,  I  took 
this  woman,  and,  when  I  came  to 
her,  1  found  her  not  a  maid  ; 

15  Then  c-hall  the  father  of  the 
damsel,  and  her  mother,  take  and 
bring  forth  the  tokens  uf  the  dam- 
sel's vi  ginity  unto  the  elders  of 
the  city  in  the  gate  ; 

16  And  the  damsel's  father  shall 
Bay  unto  the  elilers,  I  gave  my 
daughter  unto  this  man  to  wife, 
and  he  hatelh  her  ; 

17  And,  lo,  he  hath  given  occa- 
sions of  speecli against  Aer,  saying, 

1  found  not  thy  daughter  a  maid  ; 
and  yet  these  are  the  tokens  of  my 
daughter's  virginity  ;  And  tliey 
shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the 
el  iers  of  the  city. 

18  And  the  elders  of  that  city 
shall  take  that  man,  and  chastise 
hirn  ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in 
an  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
give  them  unto  the  father  ot  the 
damsel,  because  he  hath  brought 
up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel  ;  and  she  shall  be  his  wife  ; 
he  ;■  may  not  put  lier  away  all  his 
days. 

26  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and 
the  tokens  o/"virginity  be  not  found 
for  the  damsel  : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the 
damsel  to  the  door  of  her  father's 
house. and  the  men  of  hercity  shall 
Btone  heu  with  stones  that  she  die  ; 
because  she  hath  wrought  folly  s 
in  Israel,  to  t  plav  the  whore  in 
her  fai her's  house  :  so  u  shalt  thou 
put  evil  away  from  among  you. 


m  2  Cor.  6. 
14,  16. 

n  he.  19.  19. 

o  Nu.  15.38. 

Mat.  23.  5. 

2  wings. 


rMat.  19. 
8,9. 

sUe.  34.  7. 
Ju.20.  6, 10 
2  i 
13 

t  he.  21.  9. 
uc.  13.  5. 
V  Le.  20.  10. 
Nu.  5.  22— 
27.  Ez.  23. 
45—48.  Jno. 

5.  He 
4. 

w  Mat.  1.18 
19. 


'i.  Is.  56.  3. 

22  If  13  a  man  be  found  lying  with    La.  1.  10 
a  woman  married  to  an   husband, 
then  they  shall   both  of  them  die. 
both  the  man  that  lay  with  the  wo- 
man,  and   the   woman:     so   shall  I^Nu.  22.  5, 
thnu  put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  If  a  damsel  that  !■>' .a  virgin  be 
betrothed  w  unto  an  husband,  and 
a  man  find  her  in  the  city,  and  lie 
with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  brinjT  them  both 
out  unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and 
ye  shall  stone   them  with  stones 


CHAP.  XXllI.  Punishment  of  fornication. 

that  they  die  ;  the  damsel,  becauss 
she  cried  nut,  being  in  the  city;  and 
the  man,  because  he  hath  hum- 
bled X  his  neighbour's  w  fe  :  so  y 
thou  shall  put  away  evil  fiom 
among  you. 

25  But  if  a  rnan  find  a  betrothed 
damsel  in  the  field,  and  the  man  3 

^  Ge.  29.  21.    force  her,  and   lie  with  her;  then 

olTi.5.  14.   *''^  ""'i"  ""'y  ''"i'  l^y  with  her 
shall  die  ; 

26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt 
do  nothing  ;  there  is  in  the  damsel 
no  sin  worthy  of  death  :  for  as 
vvhen    a    man    risetli     against   his 

2  Sa.  13.  12,   neighbour,  and  slayeth  him,  even 
so  is  this  matter  ; 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field, 
and  the  betrothed  damsel  cried, 
and  there  was  none  to  save  her. 

28  If  i'  a  man  find  a  damsel  that 
is  a  virgin,  which  is  not  bet.othed, 
and  lay  hold  on  her,  and  lie  with 
her,  and  they  be  found  ; 

8.  5.  He.  13.  29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with 
her  shall  give  unto  the  damsel's 
father  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  and 
she  shall  be  his  wife  ;  because  he 
hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not  put 
her  away  all  his  days. 
30  A  a  man  shall  not  take  his 
father's   wife,   nor  discover  6    his 

X  c.  21.  14.      father's  skirt. 

j^ver.21,22.  CHAPTER  XXItl. 

1  Cor.  5.  2,      yTE   a   that   is  wounded   in    the 

13.  XI  stones,  or  hath  his  privy  mem- 

3  or,  take  ber  rut  off,  shall  not  enter  into  the 
strong  hold  congiegation  of  the  Lord. 
of  her.  2  2  A  bastard  b  shall  not  enter  into 
Sa.  13.  14.  the  congreguiion  of  the  Lord  ; 
z  Ex.  22.  even  to  his  tenth  generation  shall 
16,  17.  he  not  enter  into  the  congregation 
rtLe.18.  8.      of  the  Lord. 

20.  11.  c.  27.  3  An  Ammonite  c  or  Moabite  d 
20.  1  Cor.  5.  shall  not  enter  into  the  congrega- 
1,  13.  j  lion   of  the    Lord  ;   even   to  their 

iRu.3.  9.  tenth  generation  shall  they  not 
Ez.  16.  8.  !  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
a  I.e.  21.  17     Lord  for  ever  : 

■21.  22.  22       4    Because   e  they   met  you   not 

— 24.  with  bread   and  with  water  in  the 

6  Zee.  9.  6.     way,  when   ye   came   forth  out  of 

eNe.J3.  1,     Egypt;    and    because   they   hired 

against   thee  Balaam  /  the  son  of 

Beor,   of  Pethor  of  Mesopotamia, 

to  curse  thee. 

5  Nevertheless  the  Lord  thy  God 
would  not  hearken  unto  Balaam  ; 
but  the  Lord  ihy  God  turned  s  the 
curse  into  a  blessing  un(o  thee, 
because  the  Lord  thy  God  loved 
thee. 

6  Thou  h  shalt  not  seek  their 
peace  nor  their  1  prosperity  all  thy 
days  for  ever. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edom. 
ite  ;  for  he  is  thy  i  brother  :  thou 


fiKu.4.  10, 
&c. 
ec.2.  29 


ff  Mi.6.  5. 
h  Ezr.  9.  12. 
1  sood 
i  Ge.25.  24 
—26.  Ob.  10. 
12.  Mai.  1. 
2. 


199 


Cleanliness,  ^-c.  enjoined. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


B.  C.  1451. 


«halt  not  nbhor  an  Kg'yptian,  be-  A- Ex.  22.  21. 
cause  thou  A-  wast  a  stranger  in  23.9.  I.e.  19. 
his  land.  34.  c.  10.  19. 

8  The  children  that  are  begotten  I  Rs.  3.  29, 
of  them  shall  enter  I  into  the  con-  30.  Ep.  2. 
g.ejalion   of  the    Lord     in     their   12. 

third  generation.  /«  Jos.  6.  18. 

9  When  the  host  goeth  fortli  n  Le.  15.  16. 
against   thine  enemies,  then   keep   2  turneth 

m  thee  from  every  wicked  thing.       toward. 

10  If  7!  there   be  among  you   any   o  Le.  15.  5. 
man  that  is  not   clean  by  reason  of  3  sillest 
uncleanness  that  chanceth  him  by   down. 
night,  then  shall   he  go  abroad  out  phe.  26.  12. 
of  the   camp,   he   shall   not  come   2  Cor.  6.  16. 
within  the  camp  :  4  nakedness 

11  But  it  shall  be  when  evening  2  of  anything. 
Cometh  on,  he  shall  wash  o /limse//"  q  1  tja.  30, 
with  water  :  and  when  the  sun  is   15. 

down,  he  shall  come  into  the  camp  5  is  good  for 
again.  him. 

12  Thou  Shalt  have  a  place  also  r  Ex.  22.  21. 
without  the  camp,  whither  thou  6  or,  sodojn- 
ahalt  go  forth  abroad  :  iless.  Ro.  1. 

13  And  thou   Shalt  have  a  paddle   26. 

upon  thy  weapon  ;  and  it  shall  be,   s  Le.  19.  29. 
when     thou    wilt    3  ease     thyself'/Ge.  19.  4, 
abroad,  thou   slialt  dig  therewith,   5.  2  K.  23.  7. 
and  shall  turn  back  and  cover  that   Ro.  1.  27, 
which  cometh  from  thee  :  128. 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  walketh  '  u  Ex.  22.  25. 
p  in  the  midst  of  thy  camp,  to  de-  Le.  25.  35 — 
liver  thee,  and  to  give  up  thine  37.  Ne.  5.  2, 
enemies  before  thee  ;  therefore  7.  Ps.  15.  5. 
shall  thy  camp  be  holy  ;  that  he  Ez.  18.  8, 
see  no  4  unclean  thing  in  thee 
and  turn  away  from  thee. 

15  Thou  shall  not  deliver  unto  his  35. 
master  9  the  servant  which  is  es-   »  c.  15.  3. 
caped  from  his  master  unto  thee  :     jc  Le.  19.  i 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even   c.  15.  10. 
among  you,  in  that  place  which  he   z  Nu.  30.  2. 
shall  choose  in   one  of  thy 
where  it  5  likelh  him  best  ;  thou  r 
shall  not  oppress  him.  | 

17  There  shall  be  no  6  whore  s  of 

the  daughters  of  Israel,  nor  a  so-  y  Ps.  65.  13, 
domite  f  of  the  sons  of  Israel.  14.  116.  18. 

18  Thou  shall  not  bring  the  hire  >  Mat.  12. 
of  a  whore   or  the  price  of  a  dog,    1. 

into  the    house  of  the  Lord    thy   1  matter  of 
God   for  any  vow  :  for  even   both   nakedness, 
these  are    abomination    unto  the   2  cutting 
Lord  thy  God.  off. 


17.  22.  12. 
Lu.  6.  34, 


rates,   Ec.  5.  4,  5. 


unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shall 
not  slack  to  pay  it  :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God  will  surely  refjuire  il  of 
thee  ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in  Ihee. 

22  But  if  thou  shall  forbear  to 
vow,  It  shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  y  which  is  gone  out  of 
thy  lips  thou  shult  keep  and  per- 
form ;  even  a  free-will  oli'ering,  ac- 
cording as  thou  hast  vowed  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  which  ihou  hast 
promised  with  thy  mouth. 

'24  When  thou  comest  into  thy 
neighbour's  vineyard,  Ihen  thou 
mayest  eat  grapes  thy  fill  at  thinu 
own  pleasure  ;  but  thou  shall  not 
put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

25  When  Ihou  comest  into  the 
standing  corn  of  thy  neighbour, 
then  thou  mayesl  pluck  z  the  ears 
with  thine  hami  ;  but  thou  shalt 
not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour's standing  corn. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

WHE.N  a  man  hath  taken  a 
wife,  and  married  her,  and 
il  come  to  pass  that  she  find  no  fa- 
vour in  his  eyes,  because  he  hath 
found  1  some  uncleanness  in  her  ; 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of  2 
divorcement,  a  and  give  it  in  her 
hand,  and  send  her  out  of  his 
house. 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out 
of  his  house,  she  may  go  and  be 
another  man's  W7ye. 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate 
her,  and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  giveth  it  in  her  hand, 
and  sendeth  her  out  of  his  house  ; 
or  if  the  latter  husband  die,  which 
took  her  to  be  his  wife  ; 

4  Her  former  husband,  which 
sent  her  away,  may  not  lake  her 
again  6  to  be  his  wife,  after  that 
she  is  defiled  ;  for  that  is  abomin- 
ation before  the  Lord  ;  and  thou 
shall  not  cause  the  land  c  to  sin, 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee/oT-  an  inheritance. 

5  When  d  a  man  hath  taken  a 
new  wife,  he  shall  not  go  out  to 
war,  3  neither  shall  he  be  charged 
with  any   business  :    but   he   shall 


19  Thou  u  shall  not  lend   upon   n. Mat.  5.  31,   be  free  at    ome  one  year,  and  shall 


usury   to   thy    brother  ;    usury   of  32. 
money,  usuiy  of   victuals,   usury  bJe.  3.  1. 
of  any  thing  that   is    lent    upon   c  Le.  18.  25 
usury.  — 28. 

20  Unto  a  slrangero  thou   may-   rfc.20.  7. 
est  lend  upon  Uoury  ;  but  unto  thy   3  not  any 
brother  thou  slmlt  not  lend  upon    thing  .■shall 
tjsury  ;  that  w  the   Lord   thy  God  pass  upon 
may  bless  thee  in  all  that  thou  sei-   him. 
test   thine   hand    to    in   the    land   e  Pr.  5.  18. 
whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it.        y  Ex.  21.  16 


21  When  thou  .shall  vow  i  a  vow 
200 


cheer  e  up  his  wife  which  he  hath 
taken. 

6  No  man  shall  take  the  nether 
or  the  upper  millstone  to  pledge  : 
forhe  taketh'j  77i'7'('.5  life  to  pledge. 

7  Ify  a  man  be  found  stealing 
any  of  his  brethren  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  makelh  merchandise 
of  him,  or  selleth  him  ;  then  that 
thief  shall  die  ;  and  thou  shalt  put 
g  evil  away  from  among  you. 

c.  19.  )9.    I   8   Take   heed    in   the   plague  of 


B.  C.  1451.  CHAP.   XXV 

leprosy,  h  that  thou   observ'e  dili-  h  Le.  13,  14 

gentiy,   and  do  according    to   all  i  Nu.  12.10 

that  the   priests   the  Levites  shall  4  lend  the 

teach  you  :  as  I  commanded  them,  lunn  of  any 

so  ye  shall  observe  to  do.  thin^  to 

9  Remember  what  the   Lord  thy  ArEi.  22.26 
Go  1  (lid   unto    Miriam  i   by     the  27, 
way,  after  that  ye  were  come  forth  I  Job  29.  U- 
oin  of  Egypt.  13.  31.   19 

10  When   thou    dcst  4  lend  thy   20.  2  Cor.  9 
brother  any  thing,   thou  shall  not    13,14. 
go    into    his    house    to    fetch  his   ni  Ge.  15.  6 
pie  Igre.  Ps.  106.  31 

U  Thou  Shalt  stand  abroad,  and  112.  9.  Da. 
the  man  to  whom  thou  dost  lend  4.  27.  Ja.  2 
sh.ill  biin<j  out  the  pledge  abi"oad  15 — 23 
unto  thee.  "  5  li/telh  his 

12  And   if  the  man  be  poor,  thou   soul  unto  it 
shall  not  sleep  with  his  pledge  :       Ps.  2.5.  1 

13  In  Ic  any  case  thou  shall  de-  4 
liver  him  the  pledge  again  when  n  Ja.  5.  4 
the  sun  goeth  down,  that  he  may  o2K.  14.  5 
sleep  in  his  own  raiment,  and  6.  Je.31.29 
bless  /  ihee  :  and  it  shall  be  7;j  30.  Ez.  18. 
righteousness  unto  thee  before  the  20 
Lord  ihy  God.  ^  Pr.  22.  22 

14  Thou    shall    not     oppress    an    23.  Je.22. 3, 
hired    servant   that    is    poor    and    Zee.  7.  10. 
needy,  whether  he  he  of  thy  brelh-    Mai.  3.  5. 
ren,  or  of  thy  strangers  that  are  in    Rx.  22.  22 — 
thy  land  within  thy  gales  :  27. 

15  At  his  day  thou  shall  give  him   g  c.  16.  12 
his  hire,  neither  shall  the   sun  go   r  Le.  19.  9, 
down  upon  it  ;   for  he  is  poor  and    10.  23.  22, 
5  setleth  his  heart  upon  it  :  lest  he    Ps.  i\.  I. 
cry  n  against  thee  unto  the  Lord,    S  bjught  it 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee.  after  thee. 

16  1  he  fathers  o  shall  not  be  put   7  after  thee 
to  death  for  the   children,  neither 
shall  the   chil  hen  be  put  to  death 
for  the   fathers  :    every    man  shall 
be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

17  Thou  shall  not  pcrveil  the 
judgment  of  (he  stranger,  nor  of 
the  fatherless  ;  nor  p  take  the 
widow's  raiment  In  pledge  : 

18  But  (J  thou  shall  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in 
JCgypt.  and  the  Lord  thy  God  re- 
deem';'' thee  thence  •  therefore  I 
command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  When  r  thou  cultest  down 
thine  harvest  in  thy  field,  and  hast 
forsrot  a  sheaf  in  the  field,  thou 
thalt  not  c^o  ajain  to  fetch  it  :  it 
shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the 
fatherless,  and  for  the  widow  : 
thai  the  Lord  thy  God  may  bless 
thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive- 
tree,  thou  shall  not  6  so  over  the 
boughs  again  :  it  shall  be  for  the 
stranger,  for  the  fatherless,  and 
fo    the  widow. 

21  When  thou  galherest  the 
grapes  of  thy  vineyard,  thou  shall 
not  sflean  iti  aftenvard  ;  it  shall  be 


s  ver.  18. 
rec.  19.  17. 
Ez.  44.  24. 
6  2Ch.l9.  8. 
Pr.  17.  15. 
oMat.  10. 
17.  Lu.  12. 
43.  2  Cor. 
U.  24. 
d  Job  18.  3. 
el  Cor.  9.  9. 
1  Ti.  5.  IS. 

1  threiheth. 
Hos.  10.  11. 

2  or,  next 
kin^jnan. 
Ge.  38.  8,  9. 
Ru.  1.  12, 
13. 

/IVIat.22.24. 
s  Ge.  33.  8. 
h  Ru.  4.  10, 
&c. 

3  or,  nei-t 
kinsman's. 


Of  raising  seed  unto  a  brotlier. 

for  the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless, 
and  lor  ihe  widow. 
£2  And  s  thou  shall  remember 
that  thou  wast  a  bondman  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  ;  therefore  I  com- 
mand thee  to  do  this  thing. 
CHAPTER  XXV. 

IP  there  be  a  controversy  a  be- 
tween men,  and  they  come  unto 
judgment,  that  tlie  Judges  may 
judge  them  ;  then  they  shall  jus- 
tify 6  the  righteous,  and  condemn 
the  wicked. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked 
man  be  worthy  to  be  beaten,  c  that 
the  judge  shall  cause  him  lo  lie 
down,  and  to  be  beaten  before  his 
face,  according  to  his  fault,  by  a 
certain  number. 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him, 
and,  not  exceed  ;  lest,  if  he  should 
exceed,  and  beat  him  above  these 
with  many  stripes,  then  thy  bro- 
ther should  seem  vile  d  unto  thee. 

4  Thou  c  shall  not  muzzle  the  ox 
when  he  1  treadelh  out  the  corn. 

5  If  brethren  dwell  together,  and 
one  of  them  die,  and  liave  no  child, 
the  wife  of  the  dead  shall  not 
marry  without  unto  a  stranger  ; 
her  2  husband's  y  brother  shall  go 
in  unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to 
wife,  and  perform  the  duty  of  an 
husband's  brotlier  unto  her. 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first- 
born which  she  bearelh  shall  suc- 
ceed g  in  the  name  of  his  brother 
which  is  dead,  h  that  his  name  be 
not  put  out  of  Israel. 

7  .4.nd  if  the  man  like  not  to  take 
his  brother's  3  wife,  then  let  his 
brother's  wife  go  up  to  the  gate 
unto  the  elders,  and  say,  My  hus- 
band's brother  refvueth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel, 
he  will  not  perform  the  duly  of 
my  husband's  brother  : 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall 
call  him,  and  speak  unto  him  : 
and  if  he  stand  to  it,  and  say,  I 
like  not  to  take  her  ; 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife 
come  unto  him,  in  the  presence  of 
the  elders,  and  loose  his  shoe  from 
off  his  foot,  and  spit  in  his  face, 
and  shall  answer  an  1  say,  So 
shall  it  be  done  unto  that  man  that 
will  not  build  up  his  brother'i 
house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called 
in  Israel,  The  house  of  him  that 
hath  his  shoe  loosed. 

11  When  men  strive  together  one 
with  another,  and  the  v.ife  of  the 
one  draweth  near  for  to  deliver  her 
husband  out  of  the  hand  of  him 
thnt.5miteth  him, and  putlelh  forth 

201 


DEUTERONOMY. 


5  nn  ephih 
arul  an 
cphah. 


Of  offering  the  Jlrtt-fitiiU 

her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the|4iston« 
Bccrsn  ; 

1^  Then  thou  shall  cut  off  her 
h.iii  1,  iliine  eye  shall   not  puy/ier. 

IJ  Tliou  shall  not  have  iii  thy 
ba^  divers  4  weig'hts,  a  J.eat  and 
a  small. 

U  I'hou  shalt  not  have  in  thine 
house  divers  5  measures,  a  great 
and  a  small. 

15  JJiti  i  ihou  shalt  have  a  perfect, 
and  ju.st  weight,  a  perfect  and  just 
measu.e  .shalt  thou  have  ;  that  thy 
days  may  be  lengthened  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  ihy  God 
giveth  thee. 

IS  for  all  k  that  do  such  things, 
nnd  all  that  do  unrighteously,  are 
an  abomination  unto  the  Lord  thy 
GoJ. 

17  Remember  what  Amalelc  did 
unto  thee  Ly  the  way,  when  ye 
were  come  forth  out  of  Kgypt  j 

18  How  he  met  thee  liy  the  way, 
aii'l  .smote  /  the  hindmost  of  thee, 
even  all  that  were  feeble  behind 
thee,  when  thou  wtsl  faint  and 
weary  ;  and  he  feared  m  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  wlien  n 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given  thee 
rest  from  all  thine  enemies  round 
ab  )Ut,  'n  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  Go  I  giveth  thee  f>jr  an  inher- 
itance to  possess  it,  th'U  thou  shalt 
blot  o  out  the  remembrance  of 
Amalek  f.-om  under  heaven  ;  thou 
shall  not  forget  il. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

AND  it  .'hall  be,  when  thou  art 
come  in  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lo  d  thy  God  giveth  thee/or 
an  inheritance,  and  postessesi  it, 
and  dwellest  therein  ; 
2  That  a  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
first  of  all  the  fruit  of  the  earth, 
which  thou  shall  b  ing  of  thy  land 
th.it  the  Lord  thy  God  giveih  thee 
and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket,  and 
shall  go  unto  the  place  which  the 
Lonl  thy  God  shalt  choose  to 
pl-ice  his  name  there 


B.  C.  W5I. 


a  Tew,  e  and   became  there  a  na- 
and  a  ttone. '  tion,  great,  mighty,  and  populous; 

6  And  the  Egyptians  /  evil- 
entreaied  us,  and  alHiced  us,  and 
laid  upon  U8  hard  bondage  : 

7  And  when   we   cried   unto  the 


i  Le.  19.  35,    Lord  God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lo.d 


38.  Pr.  11.  1. 
Ez.  45.  10. 
Am.  8.  5. 
Mi.  6.  11. 

k  1  Th.  4.  6. 

/Ex.  17.8, 

&c. 

w  Pr.  38.  1. 

Pr.  16.  6. 

nlSa.  15.3. 

oEx.  17.14. 

a  Ex.  23.  19. 
Nu.  18.  13. 

6Hos.  12.12. 

cGe.  43.  12. 

dGe.46.  1 
—6. 


11 


51.  13.  3,  16 
i  c.  4.  34. 
kKx.  3.  8. 
I  Pr.  3.  9. 
1  Co.  10.  31. 
m  c.  12.  7, 
12.   IS.  11. 
n  1  Cor.  9. 
11. 

0  Lc.  27.30. 
Nu.  18.  24. 
pc.  14.  28, 


heard  g  our  voice,  and  looked  on 
our  artliclioii,  and  our  labour,  and 
our  oppreesioii  ; 

8  And  the  Lord  brought  ua 
forth  h  out  of  Egypt  with  a  mighty 
hand,  and  with  an  out-stretched 
arm,  and  with  great  tefiiblenesi, 
and  with  signs,  and  i  with  won- 
ders ; 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into 
this  place,  and  hath  given  lu  this 
land,  even  a  land  that  floweth  k 
with  milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have 
brought  the  first-fruits  of  the  land, 
which  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  given 
me.  And  thou  shall  set  it  before 
the  Lord  thy  Go  I,  and  woiehip 
I  before  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

11  And  thou  shall  rejoice  m  in 
evecy  good  thing  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  unio  thee,  and 
unto  thine  house,  thou,  and  the 
Levltc,  n  and  the  stranger  that  ia 
amon?  you. 

12  VV'lien  thou  hast  made  an  end 
of  tithing  all  the  tithes  oof  thine 
increase  the  third  year,  which  is 
the  year;)  of  tithing,  and  hust  giv- 
en it  unto  the   Leviie,  the  stan- 


29 

3  A'kI    thou    shall    go    unto  the  ■  7  Ps.  18.  21 
priest  that  shall  be   in   those  days,  I — 24.26.  1,6 
an.l  say  unto  him,  I   profess  this!  Ac.  24.  16. 
day  unto  the   Lord  thy  God,  that  |  1  Jno.  3.  22, 
I  ain  come  unto  the  coui^'rv  which 
the  Lord   swarc  unto  our  falbcrn 
for  to  give  us. 

4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the 
basket  out  of  thine  hand,  and  set 
it  down  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  ihou  shall  speak,   and  savl  t>  P.».  28.  9 
before    the    Lord    thy    God,     A   6151.13. 
Sy.ian   ready  to  perish  c  tea^   my  1  w  He    6.  1; 
father  ;  and  d  he  went  down  into   — 18. 
Egypt,  and  sojourned  there  withljrc.  11.  8. 

203 


c  c.  7.  7. 
/  Ex.  I. 
—14. 

^  Ex.  2.  3,4. 

h  Ex.  12.  37, !  ger,  the  fatherless,  ami  the  widow, 

~'     '^    "^    '"     that    they    may    eat     within    thy 

gates,  and  be  filled  ; 

13  Then  thou  shalt  »ay  before 
the  Lo.d  thy  God,  I  have  brought 
away  Ihe  hallowed  things  out  of 
mi/ie  house,  and  alfo  have  given 
them  unto  the  Leviie,  and  unto 
the  stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and 
to  the  widow,  according  to  all  thy 
commandments  which  thou  hast 
commanded  me  :I  have  not  trans- 
gressed q  thy  commandments, 
neither  have  I  forgotten  r  them  : 

14  I  have  not  eaten  thereofin  my 
mourning,  s  neither  have  I  taken 
away  au^ht  thereof  for  any  un- 
clean a^^e,  nor  given  au^/iMhereof 
for  the  dead  :  but  I  have  hearken- 
ed to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my 
God, 'rnrf  have  done  according  to 
all  that  thou  hast  commanded  me. 

15  Look  /  down  from  thy  holy 
habitation,  from  heaven,  u  and 
bless  »  thy  people  Israel,  and  the 
land  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  swarest  w  unto  our  fatners,  a 
land  that  Qowelh  with  milk  and 
honev. 

16  this  T  day  the  Lord  thy  God 


rPs.  119. 

111. 

*  Le.7.  26. 

24.  1.  11. 

Ho.  9.  4. 

t  U.  63.  15 

u  Is.  66.  1. 


B.  C.  1151. 

hath  commanded  thee  to  do  these 
Jtatuies  and  judgments  :  thou 
shiilt  thereloie  keep.imi  do  them 
wuli  all  ihine  beait,  and  with  all 
tliy  soul. 

17  Thou  hast  avouched  y  the 
Lo.d  this  day  to  be  ihy  God,  and 
to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
his  statutes,  r  and  his  command- 
ments, and  his  judgments,  and  to 
hea.ken  unto  his  voice  : 

18  And  the  Lo.d  a  hath  avouch- 
ed thee  this  day  to  be  his  peculiar 
6  people, as  he  hath  promised  thee, 
and  that  thou  shouldest  keep  c  all 
his  commandinents  ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  high  d 
above  all  nations  which  he  hath 
made,  in  praise,  and  in  name,  and 
ill  honour:  and  that  thou  mayest 
be  an  holy  e  people  unto  the  Lord 
thv  God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

AND  Piloses  with  the  elders  of 
Israel  coinmandedlhe  people, 
saying,  Keep  all  the  commund- 
ments  which  I  command  you  this 
day. 

2  And  it  shall  be  on  the  day 
awhen  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan 
unto  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveili  thet?,  that  thou  shalt 
set  thee  up  great  stones,  and 
plisterthem  with  plaster: 

3  And  6  thou  shalt  write  upon 
them  all  the  words  of  this  law, 
when  thon  art  passed  over,  that 
thon  mayest  go  in  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  givelh 
thee,  a  land  that  tioweth  with 
milk  and  honey  ;  as  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 
thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be,  when  ye 
be  gone  over  Jordan,  that  ye  shall 
set  up  tliese  stones,  whxh  I  corn- 
man  I  you  this  day,  in  mount  Ebal, 
cand  thou  shalt  plaster  them  with 
plaster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an 
aliar  of  stones  :  thon  shalt  not  lift 
up  rrny  iron  tool  upon  them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  ihe  altarof  the 
Lord  thy  God  of  whole  stones  ; 
and  thou  shalt  offer  burnt-oDenngs 
thereon  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  : 

7  .And  thou  shalt  otfer  peace-of- 
ferings, and  shalt  C't  there,  and 
rejoice  d  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the 
stones  all  the  words  of  this  law 
very  plainly. 

9  And  Moses,  and  the  priests  the 
Levites,  spake  unto  oil  Is-ael, 
Baying,  Take  heed,  and  hearken  ; 
O  Israel  ;  This  e  day  thou  art  be- 


y  Ex.  £4.  7. 
2  Ch.  34.  31. 
Is.  44.  5. 
Zee.  13.  9. 
a  Cor.  8.  5. 

zPs.  147. 
19,  20. 

ac.  14.2. 
28.  9. 

b  Kx.  19.  5, 
6.  Tit.  2.  14. 

cPs.  119.  6. 
Ro.  16.  ke. 

dPs.  148. 14. 

elPe.  2.  9. 

a  Jos.  4.  1, 

&c. 

6  Jos.  8.  32. 

c  Jos.  8.  30 

—33.  c.  11. 

29. 

d  c.  26.  10, 
11. 

e  c.  26.  18. 


CHAP.  XXVn.  Curses  from  Eoal. 

come  the  people  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lo.d  thy  God,  and 
do  his  commandinents  and  bis 
statutes,  which  J  command  thee 
this  day. 

11  And  Moses  charged  the  people 
the  same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  upon  mount 
Geriiim  to  oless  ihe  people,  when 
ye  are  come  over  Jordan  ;  Simeon, 
and  Levi,  and  Judah,  and  Issa- 
char,  and  Joseph,  and  Benja- 
min. 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon 
mount  Ebal  1  to  curse  ;  Reuben, 
Gad,  and  Asher,  and  Zebulun, 
Dan,  and  Naphtali. 

14  And  the  Levites/ shall  speak, 
and  say  unto  iill  the  men  of  Israel 
with  a  loud  voice, 

j  15  Cursed  t>e  the  man  that  mak- 
!  eih  g  any  graven  or  molten  image, 
ian  aljoiiiiiiatim  unto  the  Lo.d, 
the  work  of  the  hands  of  the  crafts- 
!  man,  and  puiieth  it  in  a  h  secret 
place.  And  all  the  people  shall 
answer  and  say,  Amen. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  i  seltelh  light 
by  his  father  or  his  mother.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  ha  that  removeth  t 
his  neighbour's  land-mark.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

18  Cuisad  be  he  that  maketh  the 
I  blind  to  wander  out  of  the  way. 
And  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  perverteth 
77?  the  judgment  of  the  stranger, 
fatheiles.s,  and  widow.  And  all 
the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

20  Cursed  be  he  n  that  lieth  with 
his  lather's  wife  ,  because  he  un- 
covereth  his  fither's  skirt.  And 
all  the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
any  manner  of  beast,  o  And  all 
the  people  shall  say,  Amen. 

1^2  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  sister,  p  the  daughter  of  his 
father,  or  the  daughter  of  his  mo- 
ther. And  all  the  people  shall 
say,  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with 
his  mother-in-law.  g  And  all  the 
people  shall  say.  Amen. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his 
neighbour  secretly,  r  And  all  the 
people  shall  say,  Amen. 

25  Cuised  be  he  that  talteth  re- 
ward to  slay  .5  an  innocent  person. 
.And  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

26  (Cursed  t  be  he  that  confirmclh 
not  all  the  words  of  this  law  to  do 

203 


^/or  a  CUTS' 

ing. 

f  c.  33.  10. 

g  Ex.  20.  4, 

^3.  Is.  44.  9. 

Ho.  13.  2,  3. 

A2K.  17.  19. 

Jer.  23.  £4. 

i  Le.  19.  3. 

Pr.  30.  17. 

k  c.  19.  14. 

I  Le.  19.  14. 

m  Ex.  22.  21 

—24.  Mai. 

3.  5. 

n  Le.  18.8. 

20.  11.  ICo. 

5.  1. 

o  Le.  18.23. 

20.  15. 

p  Le.  18.  9. 

20.  17. 

q  Le.  18.  17. 

20.  14. 
rEi.  21.  12. 
14.  c.  19.  11, 
12. 

sEx.23.  7, 
8.  Pr.  1.  11 
—19.  En.  22. 
12. 

t  c.  28.  15, 
&c.  Ps.  119. 

21.  Ga.  3.10. 


BteasiKgi/or  obedience. 


DEUTERt)NOMY. 


B.  C.  Ubl. 


u  ihem.  And  nil  v  the  people  shall  'u  Ro.  10.  5. 
'v  Je.  11.  3— 
5.  Ko.  3.  19. 


Eay, 


CHAPTER  XXVIII 

AND   il   sliull  come  to   puss,   if  aEx.  15.  liO. 
a  ihuii  shall  hearken  diligeiu- 1  Le.  26.  3, 
ly  unio  the  voice  of  the    Lord   thy   &c. 
God,  10  observe  and   to  do  all  his  6  c- 26.  19. 
commandments  which  I  command  j  c  ver.  15,  45. 
lliee  this  day,  that  the  Lord  thy '  rf  1  Ti.  4.  8. 
G'>d  will  set  thee  on  high  6  above   eGe.39.  5. 
all  nations  of  the  earth  :  Ps.  Ii8.  1-4. 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall  /Ge.49.  25. 
come  on  thee,  and  overtake  c  thee,  c.  7.  13.  Ps. 
ifrf  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  107.38. Ii;7. 3. 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  1  or,  dou^h, 

3  Blessed  e   shall  thou   be  in  the   or,  kneading 
citv,  and  blessed   shalt   thou  be  in    trough. 
th()  field.  5  Ps.  121.  8. 

4  Blessed   shall  he  the  /  fruit  of  h  2  Sa.  22. 
thy    body    and    the    fruit    of   thy   38—41. 
ground,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,   i  Jos.  8.  22. 
the  iuciease  of  thy  kine,  and  the   2Ch. 14.9-15. 
fiocksof  thy  sheep.  A:Le.25.  21. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  2  or,  barns. 
thv  1  store.  /  Ps.  87.  5. 

6  Blessed   shall  thou  he   when  §■  2Th.3.  3. 
thou  comest   in,  and   blessed  shalt   1  Pe.  5.  10. 
thou  be  when  thou  goest  out.  m  Ex.  19.  5, 

7  The    Lord    shall   cause    thine   6. 
h  enemies  that  rise  up  against  thee   n  Mai.  3.  12. 
to  be  smitten  before  thy  face:  they   o  Da.  9.  18, 
shall  come   out   against  thee  one    19. 
wav,  and  flee  i  before  thee  seven  />  c.  11.  25. 
ways.  1  Ch.  14.  17. 

8  The     Lord    shall     command   k   q  Pr.  10.  22. 
the   blessing    upon     thee     in    thy   3  or,  for 
2  storehouses,  and  in   all  that  thou    good. 
settest  thine   hand   unto;  and  he   A  belly. 
shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which   r  Joel  2.  23. 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee.  s  c.  15.  6. 

9  The     Lord     shall     establish    I   rls.  9.  14,15. 

thee  an  holy  people   unto  himself,      — 

ns  he  hath  sworn  m  unto  thee,    if  u  c.  5.  32. 
thou   shalt   keep    the    command-   u  Is.  30.  21. 
rnents  of  the   Lord  thy  God,   and   w  Le.  26.  14, 
walk  in  his  ways.  &c. 

10  And  all  people  n  of  the  earth  i;  La.  2.  17. 
shall  see  that  thou  art  called  o  by  j^Mal.  2.  2. 
the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  and  they  z  Is.  28.  19. 
shall  be  afraid  p  of  thee.  c  Is.  30.  17. 

11  And  q  the  Lord  shall  make  5  which  thou 
thee  plenteous  3  in  goods,  in  the  vyouldestdo. 
fruit  iif  thy  4  body,  and  in  the  b  1  Sa.  14. 
fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  tlie  fruit  20.  Zee.  14. 
of  thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  13. 
the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers  rJo.  24.  10. 
to  give  thee.  cfAm.4.  9. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  6ov,drought 
the-e  his  good  treasure,  the  heaven  fje.l4.  1-6. 
to  give  the  rain  unto  r  thy  land  in  f  Job  18.  15 
his  season,  and  to  bless  all  the  — 21.  ver.  7. 
work  of  thine  hand  :  and  thou  g  c.  32.  30. 
shalt  lend  .<»  unto  many  nations,  1  for  a  re- 
nnd  thou  shalt  not  borrow.  movins. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  |  A  Je.  15.  4. 
thee  the  head,  t  and  not  the  tail  ; '  i  Ps.  79.  2 
and  thou  shnlt  be  above  only,  and  .  Je.  7.  33. 

204  ' 


thou  sbalt  not  be  beneath  ;  if  that 
thou  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  thy  Gud, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day, 
to  observe  and  to  do  them  : 

14  And  u  thou  thait  not  go  aside 
from  any  of  the  words  whicii  I 
command  thee  this  day,  to  v  the 
right  band,  or  to  the  left,  to  go 
after  other  goda  to  serve  them. 

15  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
thou  will  not  10  hearken  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Loni  thy  God,  to  ob- 
serve to  do  all  his  commandments 
and  his  statutes  uhichl  communj 
thee  this  day  ;  that  all  these  cuisea 
shall  X  come  upon  thee,  and  over- 
take thee  : 

16  Cursed  y  shalt  thou  be  in  the 
citv,  and  cursed  shall  tbou  be  in 
the  field. 

17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and 
thy  store. 

18  Cursed  shallbe\.\\e  fruit  of  thy 
body,  and  the  fiuit  of  thy  land, 
the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the 
tiocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  CuxsitiX  shalt  thou  ftewhen  thou 
comest  in,  and  cursed  shalt  \.ho\i 
be  when  thou  goest  out. 

20  The  Luid  shall  send  upon 
thee  cursing,  vexation,  z  and  re- 
buke, a  in  all  that  thou  settest 
thine  hand  unto  5  for  to  do,  6  until 
tliou  be  destroyed,  and  until  thou 
perish  tjuickly,  because  of  tho 
wickedness  of  thy  doings,  whereby 
thou  hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  c  pes- 
tilence cleave  unto  thee,  until  he 
have  consumed  thee  from  ofl'  the 
land,  whither  thou  goest  to  possess 
it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee 
with  a  consumption  and  with  a 
fever,  and  with  an  infiammation, 
and  with  an  extreme  burning,  and 
with  the  d  sword,  and  with  blast- 
ing, 6  and  with  mildew,  and  they 
shallpursue  thee  until  thou  perish. 

23  And  e  thy  heaven  that  is  over 
thy  head  shall  be  brass,  ami  the 
eaith  that  }£  under  thee  shall  be 
iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the 
rain  of  thy  land  powder  and  dust  : 
from  heaven  shall  it  come  down 
upon  thee,  f  until  thou  be  de- 
stroyed. 

£5  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to 
be  smitten  g  before  thine  enemies: 
thou  shall  go  out  one  way  against 
them,  and  tlee  seven  ways  before 
Ihem  ;  and  shalt  be  7  removed  h 
into  ail  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 
26  And  thy  carcass  i  shall  be 
■meat    unto    all   fovls   of  the   air, 


L    1451. 

Riiil  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth,  !^  Ex.  9.  9, 
and  no  man  shall  fVay  them  awrtv.    |  11.  1  Sa.5. 

•i?  The  Lo.d  uill  smite  thee  w'ith  j  6,  12. 
Ihe  butch  of  Egypt,  and  with  the    /  Je.  4.  9. 
t  emeriids,  and  with  the  scab,  and  i  m  Job  5.  14. 
Willi  ilie  iii;h,  wheieol' thou  canst  j  Is.  59.  10. 
not  be  healed.  ri  Je.  S.  10. 

!t8  Tiie    Loid    shall    smite    thee  |o  Am.  5.  11. 
vviih  madness,  and  blindness,  andjINIi.  6.  15. 
i  astonishment  of  heart  :  ISpiqfane, 

ay    And   thou   shall    giope    m  zt^  ot,  ub-e  it  as 
noon-day,  as  ilie  blind  giopeth  in\co?/ii-wn 
da.kness,  and  ihou   shall  not  pros-  \meat,  as.  c. 
per  in   thy  ways:    and  then  shall   SO.  6. 
be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever-  j  9  return. 
nioie,  and  no  niiin  shall  save  thee,     p  2  Ch.  29. 

3U  Thou  n  shall  betroth  a   wife,  |  9. 
and    another    man   shall   lie  w  iih  j  9  Je.  5.  17. 
her:   thou  shall  build  o  nn  house,  JNe.  9.36, 
and  iliou  shall  not  dwell  therein  :  |37. 
thou  shall   plant  a  vineyard,  and|rls^l.6. 
shall    not    8    gather    the    grapes 
the.eof. 

31  Tnine  ox  shall  4e  slain  before 
thine  eyes,  and  thou  shall  nut  eat 
thereof :  thine  uss  shall  be  violently 
taken  away  from  befoie  thy  face, 
and  shall  nol  9  be  restored  10  thne  : 
thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  ihou  shall  have  none 
to  reS'  ne  them. 

32  Thy  sons  p  and  thy  daughters  12 
shall  be  given  unto  another  people,  j  10  thty  shall 
and  thine  eyes  shall   look,  and  fail  ;  not  he  thine, 
leith  longing  for  them   all  the  day  '  i'S  K.  24.  14. 
long  :   and   there  shall  be  no  might  I  La.  1.  5. 
in  thine  hand. 


CHAP.  XXVIII.  Curses  for  disobedience 

I  grapes  ;  for  the  worms  to  shall  eat 
them. 

40  Thou  shall  have  olive-treei 
thioughout  all  thy  coasts,  but  thou 
shall  not  anoint   thyself  with   ihe 

toil  ;   for  thine  olive  shall  cast /ttj 
fruit. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and 
i  danghters,  but  10  tliju  shalt  nol 
j  enjoy  thein  ;    for  they  x  shall  go 

into  captivity. 

I   42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy 
( land  shall  the  locust  11  consume. 

43  The  y  stranger  that  is  within 
I  thee  shall  get   up  above   ihee  ve:y 

high  ;   and  thou  shalt  come  down 

very  low. 
44'He  z  shall  lend  to  thee,   and 

thou   shalt  not   lend  to  him  :    he 

shall  be  the  head,  and  thou  shalt 

be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover,  all  these  curses  a 
shall  come  upon  thee,  and  shall 
puisue  thee,  and  overtake  thee, 
till  6  thou  be  destroyed  ;  because 
thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep 
his  commandmenis  and  his  sta- 
tutes whiih  he  commanded  thee  ! 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee 
for  a  sign  c  and  for  a  wonder,  und 
upon  thy  seed  forever. 

47  Because  d  thou  servedst  noi 
the  Loni  thy  God  with  joyful- 
ness,  and  with  gladness  of  heart, 
for  the  abundance  e  of  all  things  ; 

48  Therefore  f  shalt  thou  seive 
thine   enemies,    which    the    Lord 


s2Ch.36. 
6,  17. 

tPs.  44.  14. 
u  Mi.  6.  15. 
Hag.  1.  6. 
V  Joel  1.  4. 


\k  Am.  7. 1, 


11  or,  pas 
33  The  fi  nil  7  of  thy  land,  and  all  I  sess. 
thy  labours,  shall  a  nation  which  [y  Ju.  2.  11 —   shall   send   against   thee,    in  hun 
thou    knowest   not    eat   up  ;     and  !  15. 


thou  shalt  be  only  oppressed   and   iver.  12,  13. 
crushed  alway  :  a  ver.  15. 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  6  2K.  17.  20. 
the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which  thou   c  E^.  14.  8. 
shalt  see.  1  Co.  10.  11. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in  d  Ne.  9.  35 
the  knees,  and   in  the   legs,  with  a  — 37. 

sore  botch  that  cannot  be  healed,  c  c.  32.  15. 
fiom  r  the  sole  of  thy  foot  unto  the  /2  Ch.  12. 
top  of  ti.y  head.  8.  Je.  5.  19. 

36  The   Lord  shall   hring  s  thee,   Ez.  17.  3,7, 
and  thy  king  which  thou  shalt  set   12. 

over    thee,   unto   a  nation    which  '  g' La.  5.  2-6. 
neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers  have   h  Je.  £8.  14. 
known  ;  and  there  shalt  thou  serve   i  Je.  5.  15. 
other  gods,  wood  and  stonp  |6.  22,  23. 

37  .4nd     thou    shalt    become   an  I*  Lu.  4.  19. 
astonishment,  a  proverb,  and  a  tAihenr 


and  in  thirst,  and  in  naked- 
ness, and  in  v>ant  of  all  things: 
and  he  shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  h 
upon  thy  neck,  until  he  have  de- 
stroyed thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  i  na- 
tion against  thee  from  far,  from 
the  end  of  the  earth,  as  k  swift  as 
the  eagle  flieth  ,  a  nation  whose 
tongue  thou  shalt  not  12  under- 
stand ; 

50  A  nation  13  of  fierce  counte- 
nance, which  shall  I  not  regard 
the  person  of  the  old,  nor  show 
favour  to  the  young  : 

51  And   he  shall   eat   the   fruit  of 
thy   cattle,   and   the    fruit   of   thy 
land,   until     thou    be    d£.<itroyed 
which   also   shall    nut   leave   thee 


by -word,  among  all  nations  whither   13  strong  of  either  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the  in- 


the  Lord  shall  lead  thee.  \fnce.    Pr.  7. 

38  Thou  shalt   carry  much  u  seed    13.  Ec.  8.  1. 
out  into  the  field,  and  shall  gather  Da.  8.  23. 
hut  little  in  ;  for  the  locust  x>  shall    /  2  Ch.  36. 
consume  it.  1 17.  Is.  47.  6. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards, '  7?t  Is.  1.  7. 
and  dress  «Ae;/i,  but  shalt  neither  62.  8.  2  K. 
drink  of  the  wine,  nor  gather  f?iej25.  1—4. 


crease  of  thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy 
sheep,  until  he  have  destroyed 
thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiea-e  ni  thee  in 
all  thy  gates,  until  thy  high  and 
fenced  walls  come  down,  wherein 
thou  trustedst,  throughout  all  thy 
laud  :  and  he  thall  besiege  Ihee  iu 
805 


Curie*  for  ditobtdienee. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


B.  C.  M5I. 


all  lliy  ffatef.  Ilirou^hout  all  thy  |  n  2  K.  6.  28, 
land,  wliicli  the  LurU  tliy  God  ^.  Je.  19.  9. 
halli  ^ivei)  lliee.  I  La.  2.  20. 

53  .\ii(l  tliuu  ahalt  ent  n  the  fruit!  4.  10. 

of  thi.ic  own   boily,  14  the  flesh  of   14  belli/. 
tiiy  noiis    uiid    of    thy   (liiMg-hteis,    o  c.  15.9. 
which    the     Lord    thy    (iod     hath    Mat.  20.  15. 
yiven  thee,  in  the  siege,  and  in  the  \p  c.  13.  6. 
■traitness,   wherewith    thine   ene- I  Mi.  7.  5. 
niies  shall  distress  thee  ;  15  n/Ur 

54  iSs  that  the  man  that  is  tender    birth. 
Hn)ong'  you,  and  vary  delicate,  his   y  Is.  49.  15. 
eye  shall  be  o  evil  toward   his  bio-    r  vcr.  53. 
ther,  and  toward  the  p  wife  of  his   »  Ne.  9.  5. 
bosom,  and  toward  the  lemnant  of   Ps.  72.  19. 
liis  children  which  lie  bhall   leave;    tPs.  111.9. 

55  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  any    u  Ex.  6.  2, 3. 
of  them  of  the  fle.sh  of  his  children    Ps.  83.  18. 
whom    he   shall   eat;     because   he    »  Kx.  20.  2. 
hath  nothing  left  him  in  the  siege,  i  Ps.  50.  7.  Is. 
and    in    the   str:iitness   wherewith    41.  10. 
thine   enemies  shall  distress   thee    zo  Da.  9.  12. 


\xc.7.  15. 
'  16  cause  to 


II  all  thy  gates. 

56  The   tender  and  delicate  wo- 
man among  you,  which  would  not   ascend. 
adventure   to  set  the   sole   of  her   y  Ne.  7.  4. 
foot  icpon  the  ground  for  delicate-  [  Is.  1.  9. 
ness  and  tenderness,  her  eye  shall    z  Ne.  9.  23. 
be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her 
bosom,  and  toward  her  son,  and 
toward  her  daughter, 

57  And  toward  her  15  young  one  ac.  30.  9 
that  Cometh  out  from  between  her  |  Je.  32.  41. 
feet,   and   toward   her  children   g 

which  she  shall  bear  :  for  she  shall    6  Pr.  1.  26. 
eat  r  them   for  want  of  all  things  !  Is.  1.  24. 
secretly   in   the   siege    and   strait- 
ness  wherewith  thine  enemy  shall    cJe.  16.  13. 
distress  thee  in  thy  gates.  50.  17.  Ez. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  11.  16,  17. 
all   the  words  of  this  law  that  are 

written   in    this    book,    that    thou    d  Am.  9.  4. 
mayest   fear  this    glorious  3    and 
fearful  t   name,    THE    u    LORD   e  Job  7.  4. 
THY  V  GOD ; 

59  Then  the  Lord  will  make  thy  /Hos.  8.  13. 
plagues    wonderful,    to    and     the    9.  3. 
plagues  of   thy   seed,   even    great 

plagues,  and  of  long  continuance,    gc.  17.  16. 
and   sore   sicknesses,  and  of  long 
continuance.  a  c.  5.  2,  3. 

60  Moreover  he  will  bring  upon 

thee  all  the  diseases  x  of  Egypt,    6  Ex.  8.  12. 

which   thou   wast   afraid   of;     and  , 

they  shall  cleave  unto  thee.  [  c  c.  4.  34. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every  j 

plague,  wliich  is  not  written  in  the   d  Is.  6.  9, 10. 
book  of  this  law,   them    will  the  ;  63.  17.  Jno. 
Lord   16   bring    upon    thee,   until  i  8.  43. 
thou  be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  y  in   e  c.  8.  4. 
number,  whereas  ye  were   as  the 

z  stars  of  heaven   for  multitude  ;   _/"Ex.  16.35. 
because    thou  wouldest    not  obey   Ps.  78.  24, 
ihe  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  25. 

63  And    it   shall    como  to    pass,  I 

that,  ai  tb»  Lord  rejcricsd  ov»r  you  '  g  1  Co.  9.  2S. 


to  do  ;ou  a  good,  and  to  multiplr 
you  ;  no  the  LorrI  will  rejuictf 
over  you  to  destroy  6  ycj,  and  to 
bring  you  to  naujfbt  ;  ami  ye  shal! 
be  plucked  from  off  the  land  whi- 
ther thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

64  And  the  Loid  shall  scatter  e 
thee  among  all  people,  from  the 
one  end  of  the  earth  even  unto  tbo 
other  ;  ;inil  there  thou  shalt  scrva 
other  ifodi,  which  neither  thou  iiar 
thy  lathers  have  known,  ecert 
wuod  and  stone. 

63  And  d  among  these  nationn 
shalt  thou  find  no  eai^e,  neither 
shall  the  sole  of  ihy  foot  have  rest  : 
but  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  there 
a  trembling  heart,  and  failing  of 
eyes,  and  sorrow  of  mind  : 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in 
doubt  before  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt 
fear  day  and  night,  and  shalt  have 
none  assuranCK  of  thy  life  : 

67  In  the  morning  e  thou  (halt 
say.  Would  God  it  weie  even  I 
and  at  even  thou  shalt  say.  Would 
God  it  were  morning!  for  the  fear 
of  thine  heart  wherewith  thou 
shalt  fear,  and  for  the  eight  ol' 
thine  eyes  wliich  thou  shalt  see. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring 
thee  into  Egypt  /  again  with 
ships,  by  the  way  whcieof  I  spake 
g  unto  ihee.  Thou  shalt  see  it  no 
more  again  :  and  there  ye  shall  ba 
sold  unto  your  enemies  for  bond- 
men and  bondwomen,  and  no  man 
shall  buy  you. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the 
covenant,  which  the  Lord 
coniman<led  Moses  to  make  with 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  beside  the  covenant 
which  he  made  a  with  them  in 
Horeb. 

2  And  Moses  called  unto  all  Is- 
rael, and  said  unto  them,  Yc  have 
seen  all  that  the  Lord  did  6  before 
your  eyes  in  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  his  servants- 
and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

3  The  great  temptations  c  which 
thine  eyes  have  s>;en,  the  signs, 
anil  those  great  miracles  ; 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given 
you  an  heart  d  to  perceive,  and 
eyes  to  see,  and  ears  to  hear,  unto 
this  day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  years 
in  the  wilderness  ;  your  clothes  e 
are  not  waxen  old  upon  you,  and 
thv  shoe  is  not  waxen  old  upon  thy 
foot. 

6  Ye  have  not  /  eaten  bread, 
g  neither  have  ye  drunk  wine  or 
•troncT  drink  :   that  vb  mi?ht  Vnm«r 


B.  C.  1151. 


CHAP.  XXX.  Efects  of  disobedience, 

I  h  Nu.  21.  23.  ag'.iin.st  that  man,  and  all  the  cur- 
ses that  are  written  in  this  book 
shall  lie   upon  him,  and  the  Lord 


that  I  arn  the  Lord  your  God. 
7    And  when    ye  carae  unto   this  i  Jos.  1.  7,  8 
place,  Sihon  k  the  king'  of  Hesh-    k  2  Ch.  23. 

bou,  and  Ug  the   king'  of  Baslian,  '  16,  34.  29 —     shall  blot  out  y  his  n-ime  from  un 
came  out  against  us  unto   battle,   32.  Ne.  8.  2.   der  heaven 
:/Jos.  9.  21 


and  we  smote  them  ; 

8  And  we   took   their  land,    and  1 27. 
gave  It  for  an  inheritance  unto  the  ,  I  pass. 
Keubenites,   and   to   the   Gadites,  '«  N 
and  to  the  half  tribe  of  IVIanasseh 

9  Keej)  i  therefore  the  words  of'  o  Ex.  6.  7, 
this  covenant,  and  do  them,  that  p  Oe.  17.  7 
ye  mav  prosper  in  all  that  ve  do  ~     ~-   - 

10  Ye  stand  this  day  all  k  of  you  i  r  Ge.  28.  13 
before  the  Lord  your  God;    your! — 15. 
captains  of   your  tribes,  your  el- !  s  Ac.  2.  39. 
ders,  and  your  officers,  teith  all  the  j  2  dungy 
men  of  Israel,  \gods. 

11  Your  little  ones,   your  wives,   3  ros/i  or,  a 
and   thy   stranger  that    is   in   ihy' poison/ul 
camp,    from   the   hewer  i   of    thy   herb. 

wood  unto  the  drawer  of  thy  wa-  \  t  Ac.  8.  23. 
ter  :  u  He.  12.  15. 

12  That   thou   shouldest  1   enter  4  or,  stuh- 


21  And  the  Lord  shall  separate 
z  him  unto  evil  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  according'  to  all  the 
curses  of  the  covenant  that  6  are 
•written  in  this  book  of  the  law  : 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come 
of  your  children,  that  shall  rise  up 

'/Ge.  26. 3,4.  I  after  you,  and  the  stranger  that 
shall  come  tVom  a  far  land,  shall 
say,  when  they  see  the  plagues  of 
that  land,  and  the  sicknesses 
which  7  the  Lord  hath  laid  upon 


10.29 
I  n  c.  23.  9. 


into  covenant  with  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  into  his  oath,  m  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  maketh  with 
thee  this  day  : 

13  That  he  may  establish  n  thee 
to-day  for  a  people  unto  himself, 
and  that  he  may  be  unto  thee  a 
God,  as  he  hath  said  o  unto  thee, 
and  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fa- 
thers, to  Abraham,  p  to  Isaac,  q 
and  to  Jacob,  r 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I 
make  this  covenant  and  this  oath  ; 

15  But  s  with  him,  that  staiideth 
here  with  us  this  day  before  the 
Lord  our  God,  and  also  with  him 
that  if!  not  here  with  us  this  day  : 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  and 
how  we  came  through  the  nations 
which  ye  passed  by  ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abo- 
minations, and  their  2  idols,  wood 
and  stone,  silver  and  gold,  which 
lecre  among  them  :) 

18  Les'  there  should  be  among 
you  man,  or  woman,  or  family, 
ortribe,  whose  heart  turnelh  away 
this  day  from  the  Lord  our  God, 
to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these 
nations  :  lest  there  should  be 
among  you  a  root  that  heareth 
3  gall  t  and  wormwood  ;  « 

IS  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he 
beareth  the  words  of  this  curse, 
that  he  bless  himself  in  his  heart, 
saying,  I  shall  have  peace,  though 
I  walk  in  the  4  imagination  of 
mine  heart,  to  add  5  drunkenness 
■0  to  thirst  : 

20  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him, 
hut  then  the  anger  to  of  the  Lord 
and   his     j«!Hlousy   x    shall  smoke 


bonmess. 
Je.  3.  17.7. 
24. 

5  the  drunk- 
en to  the 
thirsty. 
V  Is.  30.  1. 
Ro.  2.  5. 
a>Ps.  74.  1. 
X  Ps.  79.  5. 


yc.  9.  14. 
Ez.  14.  7,  8. 
z  Mat.  24. 
51. 

6  is  written. 

7  where- 
with the 
Lord  hath 
madeitsick. 
aJe.  17.6, 
Zep.  2.  9. 
6Ps.  107.  34. 
cGe.  19.  24. 
Je.  20,  15. 
rflK.  9.  8,9. 
Je.  22.  8,  9. 
Sor,  ichohad 
not  given  to 
them  any 
portion. 

9  divided. 
cDa.9.11-14. 
/IK.  14.15. 
<r  Je.23.  18. 
Da.  2.  22.28. 
I  Cor.  2.  16. 
h  Ps.  72.  2-7. 
2Ti.  3.  16. 
«1K. 3.47,48. 
b  Is.  55.  7. 
1  Jno.  1.  9. 


23  And  that  the  whole  land  there- 
of is  brimstone, and  salt, a  and  burn- 
ing, that  it  is  not  sown,  nor  bear- 
eth, 6  nor  any  giassgrowetb  there- 
in, like  the  overthrow  of  Sodom, 
and  Gomorrah,  Admah,  and  Ze- 
boim,  which  the  Lord  overthrew 
c  in  his  anger,  and  ia  his  wrath  ; 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say, 
Wherefore  d  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  land  ?  what  meaneth 
the  heat  of  this  great  anger? 

25  Then  men  shall  say.  Because 
they  have  forsaken  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  he  made  with  them  whea 
he  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  : 

26  For  they  went  and  served 
other  gods,  and  worshipped  them, 
gods  whom  they  knew  not,  and 
8  whom  he  had  not  given  9  unto 
them  : 

27  And  e  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  this  land,  to 
bring  upon  it  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  this  book  : 

28  And  the  Lord  rooted/  them 
out  of  their  land  in  anger,  and  in 
wrath,  and  in  great  indignation, 
and  cast  them  into  another  land, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  g  things  belong  un- 
to the  Lord  our  God  :  but  those 
things  which  are  revealed  h  belong 
unto  us,  and  to  our  children  for 
ever,  that  ice  may  do  all  the  words 
of  this  law. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

AND  it  sha!  i  come  to  pass,  -when 
all  these  things  are  come  upon 
thee,  the  blessing  and  the  curse, 
which  I  have  set  before  thee,  and 
thou  shall  call  them  to  mind  a 
among  all  the  nations  whither  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  driven  thee, 
2  .\nd  shalt  return  b  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  shalt  obey  his 
voico  according  to  all  that  I  com- 
S07 


Mercies  to  tlic peniltiit 

niand  thee  this  day,  thou,  and  thy  cie.  32.  37. 

cliildreii,  wiih  uU  ihiae  heail,  and  &c.  £z.  311. 

■with  ill!  iliy  soul  ;  24. 

3  Thjl  thou    the    Lord   thy  God 
■will  luiii  thy  cuplivicy,  and  have  d  Nc.  1.  9. 
couipassion    upon    lliee,    and    will 
vetu.n  and  c  gather  thee  iVom  all  c  Is.  14.  1 — 
the  nations,  whither  the  Loid  thy  27.  Ob.  10. 
God  hath  scalte.ed  thee.                     j 

4  II  d  any  of  thine  he  driven  out  f  c.  28.  11. 
ito  the  utmost  parts  of  heaven, 


DEUTERONOMY.  B.  C.  1451 

15  See,  I  n  have  »el  before  iheo 
this  day  life  and  good,  and  deaili 
and  evil  ; 

16  In  that  I  command  thee  this 
day  to  love  o  the  Lord  thy  God, 
to  walk  in  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
p  hia  coniinandriicnts  and  his  blu- 
tutes  and  his  judgments,  that  thou 
niayesl  live  and  multiply  :  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  Lless  ihce 
in  the  land  whither  thou  goest  to 


from   thence    will     the    Lord    thy   g-Zep.  3.  17.    possess  it. 


&c. 


God  gather  thee,  and  from  thence 
■will  iic  fetch  thee  : 

5  And   the   Lord    thy  God    will 
bring  thee  into  the  land  which  thy    i  1  Co.  7.  19 
falhe.s  possessed,   and  thou  shalt ' 
possess  It ;    and    he    will   do  thee    A:  ver.  2.  La 
good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy   3.  40,  41.  Ez, 
fathers.  133.  ll,&c. 

6  And   the    Lord    thy  God    will 
circumcise    thine   heart,    and  the  '  /  Ps.  147.  10. 
heart  of  thy  seed,  to  love  the  Lord   Is.  45.  19. 
thy  God  with  all   thine   heart,  and  I 
with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou  mayest  [m  Ro.  10 
live. 

7  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
put  all  these  curses  upon  thine 
enemies,  e  and  on  them  that  hate 
thee,  which  persecuted  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all 
his  commandments,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day. 

9  And  /  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
make  thee  plenteous  in  every 
work  of  thine  hanrl,  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 

for  the  Lord   will  again 


for  good 

g  rejoice  over  thee  for  good,  as  he 

rejoiced  over  thy  fatheis  ; 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  h  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  to 
keep  i  his  commandments  and  his 
statutes  which  are  written  in  this 
book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou  turn 
k  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul. 

11  For  this  commandment  which 
I  command  thee  this  day,  it  is  not 
i  hidden  from  thee,  neither  is  it  far 
off. 

12  It  m  is  not  in  heaven,  (hat 
thou  shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go 
up  for  us  to  heaven,  and  bring  it 
unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it,  and 
doit? 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea 


17  Bat  if  thine  heart  y  turn  away 
h  Is.  55.  2,  3.   so  ihiit  thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt 

be  drawn  away,  and  woisliip  other 
gods,  and  serve  them  ; 

18  1  r  denounce  unto  you  this 
day,  that  ye  shall  suiely  pensh, 
and  that  ye  shall  not  prolong  i/our 
days  upon  the  land,  whither  thou 
passest  over  Jordan  to  go  to  pos- 
sess it. 

19  I  s  call  heaven  t  and  earth  h  to 
record  this  day  against  you,  thai  I 
have  set  before  you  life  and  death, 
blessing  and  cursing  :  therefore 
chr)ose  life,  tirat  both  thou  and  thy 
seed  may  live  : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  that  thou  may- 
est obey  his  voice,  and  that  thou 
mayest  cleave  unto  him  ;  lor  he  is 
thy  life  v  and  the  length  of  thy 
days  ;  that  thou  mayest  dwell  in 
the  land  which  the  Lord  s^vace 
unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 


nc.  11.26. 

ver.  1,  19. 

o  Mat.  22. 

37,  38. 

jsJno.  14.21. 

q  Pr.  14.  14. 

7-c.  8.  19. 

s  c.  4.  26.  31. 

28. 

t  c.  32.  1.  Is. 

1.  2.  Je.  2. 

12,  13. 

u  Je.  22.  29.  jsaid  b  unto  me,  Thou  shalt  not  go 


AND  IVIoses  went  and  spake 
these  woids  unto  all  Israel. 
2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  a 
an  hundred  and  twenty  years  old 
this  day  ;  I  can  no  more  go  out 
and  come    in  :  also  the  Lord    hath 


Mi.  6.  1,  2. 
V  Ps.  27.  1. 
30.  5.  Jno. 

11.  25.  Ac. 
17.  28. 
aKx.  7.  7. 
c.  34.7. 

h  Nil   20. 

12.  c.  3.  27. 
cc.  9.  3.  Ps. 
44.  2,  3. 

d  Nu.  27.  18 
-21. 

«Nu.21.24, 
33 


that    thou    shouldest     say.     Who  /c.  7.  2,  18. 


shall  go  over  the  sea  for  us,  and 
bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear 
it,  and  do  it  ? 

14  But  the  word  i.' very  nigh  unto 
thee,   in   thy  mouth,    and  in   thy 
beart,  thai  thou  raayegt  do  it. 
SOS 


g  Jos.  10.  25 
I  Ch.  22.  13. 
7ic.  20.  4.l8. 
43.  1—5. 
i  Jos.  1.  5. 
He.  13.  5. 


over  this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  he  c  wil! 
go  over  before  thee,  and  he  will 
destroy  the.se  nitions  from  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  possess  them  : 
and  Joshua,  he  shall  go  over  be- 
fore thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  d 
said. 

4  And  the  I,ord  shall  do  unto 
them  as  he  did  e  to  Sihon  and  to 
Og,  kings  ot  the  Amorites,  and 
unto  the  land  of  them  whom  he 
destroyed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  give  J 
them  up  before  your  face,  that  ye 
may  do  unto  them  according  unto 
all  the  commandments  which  I 
have  commanded  you. 

6  Be  g  strong  and  of  a  good  cou- 
rage. A  fear  not  nor  be  afraid  of 
them  :  for  the  Lord  thy  God,  he 
it  in  th&t  doth  go  with  thee  :  he  i 


B. 


C.  1451.  CHAP. 

fail    thee,  nor    foisake 


will    not 
Ihee. 

7  And  Mosps  called  unto  Joshua, 
aad  said  unto  him  in  the  siglit  of 
all  Isiael,  Be  Ic  strong'  and  of  a 
g'ood  couiage  :  for  tliou  must  go 
with  this  people  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto 
their  fathers  to  give  them;  and 
thou  shalt  cause  them  to  inherit  it. 

8  A'ld  the  Lord,  he  I  it  is  that 
doth  go  be'ore  thee  ;  he  will  be 
With  ihee,  he  will  m  not  fail  thee, 
neither  I'orsake  thee  :  fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed. 

9  And  iVIoses  wrote  this  law,  and 
delivered  n  it  unto  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Levi,  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and 
uiiloalllhe  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them, 
saying.  At  the  end  of  every  seven 
years  in  the  solemnity  of  the 
year  of  o  release,  in  the  feast  p  of 
tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  Xo  q 
appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
the  place  which  he  shall  choose, 
thou  shalt  r  read  this  law  before 
all  Israel  in  their  hearing. 

12  Gathers  the  people  together, 
men,  and  women,  and  children, 
and  thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy 
gates,  that  they  may  hear,  and 
that  they  may  learn,  and  fear  the 
Lord  your  God  and  observe  to  do 
all  the  words  of  this  law  ; 

13  And  that  their  children,  t 
which  have  not  known  tviy  thing, 
may  hjar,  and  learn  to  fear  the 
Lord  your  God,  as  long  as  ye  live 
in  the  land  whither  ye  go  over 
Jordan  to  possess  it. 

14  And  the  Loid  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  thy  days  approach  that 
thou  must  udie  :  call  Joshua,  and 
present  yourselves  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  that  I 
may  give  him  a  charge,  v  And 
Moses  and  Joshua  went,  and  pre- 
sented themselves  in  the  taberna- 
cle (if  ihe  congregation. 

15  And  V!  the  Lord  appeared  in 
the  tabernacle  in  a  pillar  of  a 
cloud  :  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
stood  over  the  door  of  the  taberna- 
cle. 

IS  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
sea,  Behold,  thou  shalt  sleep  1  with 
thy  fathers:  and  this  people  will 
rise  iup,  and  go  a  whoring  y  after 
the  gods  of  the  strangers  of  the 
land  whither  they  go  to  be  among 
them,  and  will  foi-sake  me,  and 
break  my  covenant  which  I  have 
made  with  them. 

17  Then  mv  anger  shall  be  kin- 


k  c. 
Jos. 
£<p. 


XXXIl.  Israel's  apostasy  foretold, 

3.  28.  '  died  against  them  in  thatday,  and 
1.  6.  I  r  wiU  fo.-sake  them,  and  I  will 
S.  10.  hide  a  my  face  from  them,  and 
they  shall'  be  devouied,  ami  many 
evils  and  troubles  shall  2  belall 
them:  so  that  they  will  say  ia 
thatday.  Are  not  these  evils  come 
upon  us,  because  our  God  is  not 
b  among  us  ? 

18  And  I  will  surely  hide  ray  face 
in  that  day,  for  all  the  evils  which 
they  shall  have  wroughi,  in  that 
they  are  turned  unto  otiier  gods. 

19  Now  theiefore  write  ye  this 
song  for  you,  anil  leach  K  the  cliil- 
drei  of  Israel  :  put  it  in  their 
mouths,  that  tliis  song  may  be  a 
witnee^  for  me  against  the  children 
of  Israel. 

20  For  when  I  shall  liave  brought 
them  into  the  land  which  1  sware 
unto  their  fatheis,  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey  ;  and  they 
shall  have  eaten  and  c  filled  them- 
selves, and  waxen  fat  ;  then  will 
ihey  tum  unto  other  gods,  and 
serve  them,  and  provoke-  me,  and 
break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  (1  many  evils  and  trouble* 
are  befallen  them,  that  this  song- 
sh.iU  testify  3  against  them  as  a 
witness  ;  for  it  shall  not  he  forgot- 
ten out  of  the  mouths  of  their  seed: 
for  1  e  know  their  imagination 
which  they  4  go  about,  even  now, 
before  I  have  brought  them  into 
the  land  which  I  sware. 

22  Moses  therefore  wrote  this 
song  the  same  day,  and  taught  it 
the  children  of  Israel. 

23  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun  a  charge,  and  said.  Be  strong 
and  of  a  good  courage  :  for  thou 
shalt  bring  the  children  of  Israel 
into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto 
them  :  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
INIoses  had  made  an  end  of  writing 
the  words  of  this  law  in  a  book, 
until  they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  the 
Levites  which  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law 
and  put  it  in  the  side  of  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  that  it  may  be  there  f  for  a 
witness  against  thee. 

27  Fori  know  thy  rebellion  and 
thy  slifT  neck  :  behold,  while  I  am 
yet  alive  with  you  this  day,  ye 
have  been  rebellious  g  against  the 
Lord  ;  and  how  much  more  after, 
my  death  ? 

28  Gather  h  unto  me  all  the  elders 
of  your  tribes,  and  your  officer* 

209 


/Ex.  13.  21, 
22.  ver.  3. 

Tn  ver.  6. 

n  ver.  25,26. 

0  c.  15.  1. 

p  Le.  23.  34. 

q  c.   16.  16. 

rjos.  8.  34. 
•2  K.  23.  2. 
Ne.  8.   1—8. 

s  c.  4.  10. 

t  Ps.  78.  4-8. 

uc.  34.5. 

»  Nu.  27.19. 
ver.  23. 

wEx.  33.  9. 

1  lie  down. 

2  Sa.  7.   12. 

r  Ex.   32.6. 

yEx.  34.15. 
Ju.  2.  17-20. 
Ps.  73.  27. 
Je.  3.  1.  Ez. 
16.    15. 


z  2  Ch.  15. 


a  Is.  G4.  7. 
Ez.  39.  23, 
24. 

2  find. 

b  Nu.  14.42. 
Ju.6.  13. 

c  c.  32.  15. 
Ne.  9.  25, 
26.  Hos.  13. 
6. 

d  ver.  17. 

3  he  fore. 

e  Ps.  139.  2. 
Hos.  5.   3. 

4  do. 

/K.  22.  8, 
&c. 

g  Ex.  32.   9. 

ft  Ge.  49.1,2. 


Sang  of  ATonft. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


B.  (J.  USt. 


tliat   I  mny  «oenk  thcje  v.'or<!3  in   »  c.  32.  1. 
tlirir  <,-nr8,  and  t    lall    liunvi'ti   uiij    A-  Jii.  U.   19, 
earlli  to  iccord  ii<i:Hii)(>t  them,  /2C'li.34.«4, 


jhiiTi,  and  thtrt  long  iiottnii^e  god 
Willi  him. 
I    13  He  7  made   liim  ride  nn   the 


U9  I'di  1  know  IhnlaltirmydeBlh  ac.  aO.  19.  hi^li  plucmof  the  earth,  thii;  he 
ye  will  uueily  corrupt  k  your-  Pa.  6U.  4.  I  might  eiit  the  increage  ol  the  lieldw; 
stloci,  and  turn  aside  from  the  A  Pb.  72.  6.  |  and  he  niailc  him  to  tuck  honey  r 
Way  \\.l>ioli  I  have  coinni.'iiuled  1h.  53.  10,  out  of  the  rock,  und  oil  out  of  ihe 
you;  imd  uvil  /  will  Imlall  you  in  11.  Ml.  5.  7. 
llie  lallur  days  ;  bcoaune  ye  will  fir,  c  1  Cli.'.i9.Il. 
He.  7.  \\,Vi. 


nvil    in    lliu   ti^-ht  of  the    Loid, 


provoke   hiin  to  an;jer  through  the   d   Ps. 
woik  ol  your  hands. 


'M  And   IVloreA  upaka   in  (he  ears   /"Ui 


3.  II. 
4.37. 


s  Ps  92.  l.j. 
I  lie  hath 
I  corrujitfd  to 
himattf. 


I  his  children, 


1  Co 

i  Kz.  20.  13. 

3  generatiim 
and  genera- 
tivn. 

k  Ac.  17.26. 
I  G.;.  11.  8, 
?«Ex.  19.  5. 
Ps.  135.4. 

4  cord. 

n  Ps.  78.  71. 
Ep.  1.    18. 

5  or,  com- 
passed. 

o  Zee.  2.  8. 
p   Is.    63.  9. 


nil  ihu  congregation  of  Israel 
the  wordh  of  thi6  song,  until  they 
were  emled. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

GIVE  a  ear,  IJ  yc  heavcni,  and   2   or,  that 
1    will   sjienk  ;     and    hear,   O    they  arc  not 
e«r;l),  ihc  words  of  my  mouth 

2  My  cloitrinc  shall  drop   h  as  the  ]  that  is 
ram,  my  spei'cli  shall  distil  as  the    ^/leir  6/ot. 
dew,  as  the   Binall    rain    upon    Ihe   h  Ex.  15.  16. 
tender  herb,   and   us   the   bliowers 
upon  the  grass  ; 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name 
of  Ihe  Lord  :  ascribe  c  ye  greutiiess 
uiiio  our  God. 

4  He  IS  the  d  Rock,  his  work  i» 
e  perfect  ;  for  all  his  ways  /  are 
Judgment  :  a  GotI  of  g  truth  and 
without  iniquity,  just  and  right  is 
he. 

5  They  1  have  corrupted  thcm- 
selviis  ;  their  2  spot  is  not  the  spot 
of  his  children  :  they  areu  pei-veree 
and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  tluis  requite  the  Lord,  O 
foolish  people  ancl  unwise  ?  is  not 
he  thy  father  h  (hot  hath  bought  i 
thee  .'  halii  he  not  made  then,  and 
established  thee  ? 

7  Hcinemberthe  days  ofold,  con- 
sider the  years  3  of  many  genera- 
tions: ask  thy  father,  and  he  will 
show  ihee  ;  thy  elders,  and  they 
will  tell  ihce  ; 

8  When  the  Mo.«t  High  divided 
k  to  the  nations  their  inheritance, 
when  he  aeparated  I  Ihe  sons  of 
Adam,  he  set  the  bounds  of  the 
people  according  to  the  number  cif 
ihe  childrim  of  Israel. 

9  For  771  the  Lord's  portion  is  his 
people  ;  Jacob  is  the  lot  4  of  his  n 
inhei  itance. 

lU  He  found  him  in  a  desert  land, 
and  in  the  waste  howling  wilder- 
ness ;  he  5  led  him  about,  o  he  in- 
Mructed  him,  he  kept  him  as  the 
apple  of  his  eye. 

11  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her 
nest,  fhittereth  over  her  young, 
uprcadelh  abroad  her  wings,  tak- 
pih  them,  ^j  beareth  them  on  her 
■wings  ; 

12  S'j  the   Lord   alone  did   lead 

210 


9  Is.   5S.  14. 
r  Ph.  81.  16. 
s   Is.    44.    2. 
/  1  Sa.  2.  29. 
Ac.  9.  5. 
liNe. 9.25,26 
rl  Co.  10.22. 
jplCo.  10.20. 
6  or,  which 
were  not 
Cod.  V.  21. 
X  Is.  17.    10. 
7oT,di:ipisrd 
yRo.  10.  19. 
z  La.  4.    11. 

8  or,   /uilh 
burned. 

9  or,  hath 
consumed. 
aZep.  3.  8. 
h   E/,.   5.  16. 

10  coals. 
Hal).  3.  5. 

r  E/..  14.  21. 

11  from  the 
ch  am  hers. 
IS  btreave. 


flinty  rock  ; 

14  Butler  of  kine,  and  milk  of 
■herp,  with  fat  of  lambs,  and 
rams  of  the  breed  of  Bashan,  and 
goals,  with  the  fat  of  knineys  of 
wheat  i  iind  thou  didMt  dunk  th« 
pure  blood  of  the  giape. 

15  But  JeFliuiun  a  waxed  fat, 
and  (  kicked  ;  thou  art  waxen  fat, 
thou  ait  jrrown  thick,  thou  art 
covered  with  fatness  :  then  lie  u 
foisook  God  which  made  him,  and 
lightly  esteemed  the  Rock  of  hii 
salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  (o  v  jesl- 
oiisy  wiih  strange  goc/*,  with 
abominations  provoked  they  him 
to  anger. 

17  They  to  sacrificed  unto  dcvili, 
6  not  to  God  ;  to  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  to  new  gods  that  camo 
newlv  up,  whom  your  fathers 
feared  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee 
thou  art  unmindful,  and  hast  for- 
gotten i-God  that  formed  thee. 

19  And  when  Ihe  Lord  saw  7';, 
he  abhorred  7  them,  because  of  the 
provoking  of  his  sons,  and  of  liia 
daughters. 

'xO  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my 
face  from  them,  I  will  see  what 
their  end  shall  be:  for  thev  are  a 
very  frowaid  generation,  children 
in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  lenl- 
ousy  with  that  ichich  is  not  God  ; 
they  have  provoked  me  to  anger 
with  their  vanities  :  and  I  will 
y  move  them  to  jealousy  with 
those  xahich  are  not  a  people;  I 
will  provoke  them  to  anger  with  a 
fiiolish  nation. 

22  Por  a  fire  z  is  kindled  in  mine 
unger,  and  8  shall  burn  unto  the 
lowest  hell,  and  shsll  9  consume 
the  earth  a  uilh  her  increase,  and 
set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the 
mountains. 

23  I  will  heap  mischiefs  upon 
them  ;  I  will  spend  mine  arrows  h 
upon  them. 

24  They  shall  be  burnt  with  hun- 
ger, and  devoured  with  burning  10 
heat,  and  with  bitter  destruction  : 
I  will  also  send  the  teeth  c  of  beasts 
upon  them,  with  the  poison  of 
serpents  of  the  dust. 

25  The  sword  without,  and  ter- 
ror U  within,  chall  12  destroy  bom 


B.  C.  1451. 


CHAP.  XXXIII. 


isnd  of  Mosij'  uildi  i^'t. 


the  young  man  and  the  virgin, 
the  suckling  also  with  tlie  man  of 
gray  hairs. 

26  I  said,  I  would  scatter  d  them 
into  corners,  I  would  make  the  re- 
membrance of  them  to  cease  fiom 
among  men  : 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the 
■wrath  of  the  enemy,  lest  their  ad- 
versarie.s  should  behave  themselves 
strangely,  and  lest  they  should  say, 
13  Our  hand  is  high,  and  the  Lord 
hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  for  they  are  a  nation  void  of 
counsel,  neither  is  there  any 
understanding  in  them. 

29  O  e  that  they  were  wise,  that 
they  understood  this,  that  they 
would  consider  their  latter  end  ! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a  thou- 
sand, and  two  put  ten  thousand  to 
flight,  except  their  Rock  had  sold 
y  them,  and  the  Lord  had  shut 
them  up? 

31  For  g  their  rock  is  not  as  our 
Rock,  even  h  our  enemies  them- 
selves being  judges. 

32  For  their  vine  is  14  of  the  vine 
j  of  Sodom,  k  and  of  the  fields  of 
Gomorrah  :  their  grapes  «r£ grapes 
of  gall,  their  clusters  are  bitter  : 

33  Their  wine  is  the  prison/  ofdra- 
gons.and  the  cruel  venom  of  asps. m 

34  Is  not  this  laid  up  n  in  store 
with  me,  ojid  sealed  up  among  my 
treasures  7 

35  To  me  o  belongeth  vengeance, 
and  recompense;  their  fool;;  shall 
slide  in  due  time  :  for  the  day  of 
their  calamity  1.9  at  hand, 9  and  the 
things  that  shall  come  upon  them 
make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his 
people,  and  repent  r  himself  for 
his  servants,  when  he  seeth  that 
their  15  power  is  gone,  and  there  is 
none  shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say.  Where  are 
their  gods,  their  rock  in  whom 
they  trusted  ; 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their 
sacrifices,  and  drank  the  wine  of 
their  drink-offerings  ?  let  them  s 
rise  up  and  help  you,  and  be  16 
your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  I,  t  evenl,  am  he, 
and  there  is  no  god  with  me  :  1  u 
kill,  and  I  make  alive  ;  I  wound, 
and  I  heal  :  neither  is  there  any 
that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  For  I  lift  up  my  hand  to  heav- 
en, and  say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  If  I  whet  my  glittering  sword, « 
and  mine  hand  take  hold  on  judg- 
ment, I  will  render  vengeance  to 
mine  enemies,  and  will  reward 
them  that  hate  me. 


d  Is.  63.    16. 

13  or,  our 
high  hand, 
and  not  the 

LORD,ha'-h 
done. 

ePs.  81.  13. 
/Is.  50.  1. 
g  I  Sa.  2.  2. 
h  1  Sa.  4.  8. 

14  or,  tcorse 
than. 

iJe.  2.21. 
-4- Is.  1.  10. 
IPs.  58.  4. 
m  Ro.  3.  13. 
n  Je.    2.  £2. 
Ro.  2.  5. 
o  He.  10.30. 
p  Je.  13.   16. 
?2  Pe.2.  3. 
r- Ju.  10.  15, 
15. 

15  hand. 

s  Ju.  10.  14. 

16  G7i  lading 
for  you. 

t    Is.    45.   5, 

18,  22. 

u  Ps.  63.  20. 

Re.    1.     17, 

18. 

V    Ez.  21.  9- 

15. 


w    Ps.  45.  5. 

17  or,  sing 
ye,  or. praise 
his  people, 
ye  nations. 
X  Re.  19.  2. 
y  Ps.   &5.  1. 

18  or,  Josh- 
ua. 

z  Pr.  3.  1-4. 
Ez.  40.  4. 
a  Le.  18.  5. 
Pr.  4.  22. 
b  Nu.  27.12, 
13. 

cNu.20.  24- 
29. 

dNu.  20.11, 
12. 

19  or,  strife 
at  Kadesh. 

I.e.   10.  3. 
Is.  8.  13. 
/c.  34.  1-4. 
a  Ex.  19.  18, 
20.  Ju.5.4,5. 
Hab.  3.  3. 
b  Ps.  68.  ir. 
Ga.  3.  19. 
1  or,  Jire  of. 
cHos.  11.  1. 


42  I  will  make  mine  arrows  v> 
drunk  with  blood,  and  my  sword 
shall  devour  fles^h;  and  that  with 
the  blood  of  the  slain  and  of  the 
captives,  from  the  beginning  of 
revenges  upon  the  enemy. 

43  17  Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  with 
his  people  :  for  he  will  avenge  x 
the  blood  of  his  servants,  and  will 
render  vengeance  to  his  adversa- 
ries, and  y  will  be  merciful  unto 
his  land,  and  to  his  people. 

44  And  Moses  came  and  spake 
all  the  words  of  this  song  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  he,  and  18 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  these  words  to  all 
Israel  : 

45  And  he  said  unto  them.  Set  z 
your  hearts  unto  all  the  words 
which  I  testify  among  you  this 
day,  which  ye  shall  command 
your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all 
the  words  of  this  law. 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for 
you  ;  because  it  is  your  a  life  :  and 
through  this  thing  ye  shall  pro- 
long jiour  days  in  the  land,  whither 
ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it. 

48  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses that  self-same  day,  saying, 

49  Get  6  thee  up  into  this  moun- 
tain Abarim,  unto  mount  Nebo, 
which  is  in  the  land  of  Mnab,  that 
is  over  against  Jericho  ;  and  be- 
hold the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I 
give  unto  the  children  of  Israel  for 
a  possession  : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither 
thou  goest  up,  and  be  gathered 
unto  thy  people  ;  as  Aaron  thy 
brother  died  c  in  mount  Hor,  and 
was  gathered  unto  his  people  : 

51  Because  ye  trespassed  d 
against  me  among  the  children  of 
Israel  at  the  waters  of  19Meribah- 
Kadesh,  in  the  wilderrn^ss  of  Zin  ; 
because  ye  sanctified  e  me  not  in 
the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel: 

52  Yet  thou  shall  see  f  the  land 
before  i/iee  ;  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
thither  unto  the  land  which  I  give 
the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

AND  this  is  the  blessing,  where- 
with Moses  the  man  of  God 
blessed  the  children  of  Israel  before 
his  death. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  cam« 
a  from  Sinai,  and  rose  up  from 
Seir  unto  them  ;  he  shined  forth 
from  mount  Paran,  and  he  came 
6  with  ten  thousands  of  saints  : 
from  his  right  hand  loent  a  1  fiery 
law  for  them. 


1  Jno.  4. 19.  j  3  Yea,  he  loved  c  the  people  :  all 
*  211 


■^>.>5  piuuOaHceaey  .Moset.    USU  I'fiKONUMY. 


B.   C.  U51. 


his  saints  nrt  in  thy  rf  li.ind  ;  and  jrf  I  Sa.  2.  9.     17  His  r  glory  i»  .Hit*  the  flrsiling 


Ihfv  s,>l  down  at   thy  fi?et  :    every 
o/i«  «hall  f  .eceive  o(  (hy  words. 

4  Aloses  cotmn.inded  us  a  law, 
cten  ilie  i-ilie.itiiace  of  ihe  oon- 
f  ej.iuon  ol"  Jacob. 

5  .\i\  I  he  was  kinj/in  Jeshurun 
■Vkliiji)  the  heads  nl"  the  people  and    , 
the  iiibesof  Israel  we.e  5^a;heied|4c 
to^ethf r.  '  ' 

6  lei  s;  Reuben  lire,  and  not  die 
an  I  let  not  his  men  l>e  few. 

7  .And   this  is  jA«  A/f-ssinr  of  Ju-j'iS. 
dah  :  an;l  he  said,  Hear,  Lorvl,  the  |  i  MnI.3.5-7 


Ps.  31.  13.  of  his  b"  IKvk,  and  his  ho.n»  aj-t 
J. 10.  17.  11—  /jir  the  >■  hiH'iisof  6  iinicoins  :  with 
13.  them   he  shiill  push  (  the  peop'.e 

fflTh.  I.  6.  together  to  the  ends  of  the  ea  ih  : 
yEx.lS.  16,  niid  (hey  err  i  he  ten  ihonsaul*  <if 
19.  Ephiairn,   and   they  art  the   thou- 

Go.  49.  3,   eanilsof  IMiiii.tsseh'. 

IS  And  of  Zebu  Inn   he  snid,    Re- 
■  h  Ps.  MS.  5.   joice,  Zebuhin,  in   thy  ffoin?  out  ; 
;  |t  Kx.  '23.  30.    and,  Issachar,  in  thy  tents. 

it  Ex.  ;^.U3-  19  They  n  shall  call  the  people 
unto  the  mountain  ;  there  they 
sh.ill  ort'er  v  sacrifices  of  ri^-hi^ 


Toice  of  Ju  tah,  and  b.in^  him  un-  !2o.,/r{  Ihem.    ness  ;  for  se  they  shall   suck  of  the 


to  his   people;    let   his  "hands  be|»i    Kx. 
sufS.ienl  for  liim  ;    and  he  thou  an  |7,  8. 
help  A  i  J  Ai;/»  f;oin  his  enemies. 


30. 


abundance    of    the    seas,   and    of 
treasures  hid  in  the  sand. 
20  .*nd  of  (iad  he  s.iid.   Blessed 


3nf  thy  nr>ff. 

8  .\n  1  of  Levi   he   siil.   Let   thy   n  Le."l.9,17.  be   he     that    enlarjeth    Gad.     he 

Thiiininiin  i  and  lliy  Cim  5e  with    Ps.  51.   19.  dwelled)   as  a  lion,  f  and  leareth 

Ihy    holy  one,   whom    thou    didst   o  Job    4'2.  8.  the  arm  with  the  crown    of    the 

p  ove  at   M.issah,  o-'irf  ifi/ftwhom    Ei.    20.   40,  head. 


thiu  di  1st  strive   at  the  watet-s  of  41. 
Me.ibah  ;  ipGe.97.  S8. 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to  4  o.-,  thrml. 
his  mother,  I  have  not  seen  him  ;  5  moon^s. 
neither  i-dil  he  acknowie  lare  his  j  Ex.  3.2,  4. 

bivthren,  nor  kuen   his  own  cliil-|  

dren  ;   fo.-   they  have  olserved  ihyi 

wo.il,  and  kepi  thv  covenant.  /        •  r  I  Ch.  5.  1. 

10  They   sh.ill    teach    Jacob    thy    *  Ps.  92.  10. 
julrme:its,    and    Is.-ael   thy    law:   S  an  uni- 
2  they  shall  p'lt  m  inceise  3  bef-ire    c^rn. 
thee,  an  I    «   whole   burnl-sacritice    '    Ps.   44. 
upon  thiie  altar.  .  uls.  2. 3. 

11  BK.ss.    Loci,    his    suhstance.  ' »  Ps.  4.  5. 
an  i  ac.ept   )  the  wo  k  of  his  ha  1  Is:    tr    Is.  60.5,    the  «i>nth. 

■"  24    A  1  1   of   Asher   he    sail.    Ltt 


21  .\nd  he  provided  the  first  y 
pa  t  for  himself,  because  there,  rrj 
a  po.'tion  of  the  law-giver,  iro*  he 
7  seated;  and  he  came  with  the 
heals  of  thj  people,  he  execniad 
£  ih^  justice  of  the  Lorl,  and  hi* 
ju  Irments  with  Israel. 

22  Ant  'if  Dan  he  sai  I.  Dan  is  n 
lion's  whelp  ;  henshal  leap  from 
Basliau. 

i   23    All    of   Naphtali   he  sai  I.  O 

5.    Naphtali.  satisfied  h  with   favour, 

an  1   full  with   (he   blessiny  of  the 

Ln.-d  :  p'lssess  c  ihou  the  west  and 


smite    ih.'oujh   the    loiis  of    them    16, 

that  rise  aril  ist  him.  an  I  of  them    -r  '   Ch.12.8. 

th.it   hate 'him,  that  they  rise  not   yNii.32.    I. 


iiu. 


ic. 


12  .4-1-^  of  Benjamin  he  sai  1.  The    7  crile4. 
bel.ivel  of  the  Lj.d  shall  dwell   in    r  Jos.   4.12, 
sif-tv    bv    hiui  :     ail    the   LORt)    13. 


Asher  he  blesse  I  with  ••hll  Iren  ; 
let  him  l.e  acreptaMe  to  his  b.eth- 
ren,  and  let  him  dip  his  fool  in 
oil.-/ 

25  Thy  S  shoes  shtll  he  iron  and 
brass;  an  )  r  as  thvdavs,  so  thntl 


shall"  cove- him   all   the  dav  Ion?,    n  Jos.  19.47.  thv  st  ■enjtli  6e. 

an  I    he   shall    dwell   between   his   4   Ps.    3S  8  2S   TAyrr  ;,•  none  like  /  unto  the 

fhiulle-s.                                                 ,9(1.14.  Je. 31.  Gt>  1    of  .lesloi  nn,    trhi     ri  leth    tr 

13  Ati  I  of  .Toseph  he  sail.  Bless- '  14.  npm  the  heaven   in  thy  help,  and 

el   of  the    Lorl    be   hi*    land,   for   f  Jos.  19.32,  in  his  ex<-ellency  on  the  skv. 


the  precious  things  of  heaven,    for   4 

the  low.  p  «n  1   for  the  deep  (hat   </ Job   99.  6. 

c.'ucheih  beneath.  8  or,    unler 

14  .Ao  I     fo.-   the    pre^ioMS   fniits   thy. 
hriii^ht  forth  by  the   sun.  and  fir   e  Is.    41.  IH. 
the  v>recious  (hinjs  4  put   forth  by    I   Co.  11.13. 
theinoin.  3  '     /  J-"-  I'V  6. 

15  .\u  I  for  the  chief  thinirs  of  the    s  Ps.    68.4,    Jacob  «Ai/f  ^e  upon  a  land  of  com 


27  The  eternal  Go  I  i--Mv'-efM?« 
h  nn-1  u-iderneath -7re  (he  everlasl- 
injiirm?:  and  he  shall  (h-us(  out 
the  enemy  fnm  before  ihee  :  and 
shall  sav.  Destrny  ihe'n. 

^S  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in  i 
safetT    k  alone  :    Ihe    f 'iintain  of 


ancienl    m  'Untains,    and    for  the    33. 


vecims    things    of    the     lasting  APs  90.  l.ls.    drop  do  vn  dew. 


and  wine  ;  nis'i  his  heavens  shall 


Ills.  '  25   4. 

13  -And  for  (he  precious  (hings  of  i  Je.  ^-  6 
the  ear'.h  and  fulness  the-^oranl  k  Nn.  23.  9. 
/)rthes»iil  will  ofliiin(haldA-eli    /  Ps   114.15. 


2<>  Happv  /  art  (h^n.  O  Icael : 
who  j<  like  ii-i(-)  ihee,  <>  pe'-'plo 
saved  hv  (he  Lord,  the  shiel  1  m 
of  (hv   help,  an  I  who  i^  (he  sw^rd 


in  the  9  bu-ili  :  let  Me 'i/i'SvvV.'s-cnme    m    Ps.     115.    n   of   ihv  ex'-ellencv  !     an  I    (hine 


upon  (lie  head  of  J -is-^nh.  and  up  in    9 — 11. 
the  top  of  the  head  of  him  thai  was   n   Re.  I.IS. 
separated  from  his  brethren.  1 9or,«ui<<«ed. 

212 


enemies  shall  be  9  fmn  I  liars  unto 
th»e  ;  .ind  thou  shall  tread  upoa 
their  high  pl.-icet. 


B.  C.  1451. 


CHAPTER  XXXrV. 

AND  .Vlyciii  Weill  up  from  the 
jjUiiiii  ol  .vl^jth  uni<j  ilie  rnoun- 
laiii  ulNebo,  lo  iJie  lopol  I  fiugah, 
tlial  it  uver  a^iiinisl  Jericlio.  And 
tlie  Lo.d  8lio»e<l  biru  ull  ihe  land 
oi  Gileaii,  uiilj  Dun. 

2  And  all  Napliluli,  and  the  land 
o(  l:^pli.Hiin,  and  Mauaseeh,  attd 
all  Uie  laud  of  Judah,  uulo  the 
uiinoKt  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of 
the  valley  of  Je.icho,  the  city  of 
palm-i>ee8,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  «aid  unto  hirn, 
This  in  the  land  which  1  aware  a 
unto  Ab.aliarn,  unto  I«aac,  and 
unio  Jaco^<,  saying,  I  will  give  il 
unto  thy  seed  ;  I  have  caused  thee 
to  eee  it  with  thine  «yes,  hut  b 
thou  shall  not  ^o  over  thilher. 

5  8o  Moses  ihe  servant  of  the 
Lord  died  there  in  the  land  of 
Moah,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Loid. 

6  And  he  buded  him  in  a  valley 
in  the  land  of  Moalj,  over  against 
Belh-peor  ;  but  c  no  man  knowelli 
of  his  sepulchre  uiiVj  this  day. 


1  or, Oie  hill. 
aGe.  12.  7. 
6  0.3.06,27. 
c  Jude  9. 


CHAP.  XXXI V.     Death  and  character  of  aTot*t. 

7  And  Moses  leo*  an  hundred  aud 
twenty  years  old  when  be  died  • 
his  d  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  liis 
Z  natural  furce  ataled.  3 

&  Ami  the  childien  uf  Israel  wept 
for  Mutes  in  ilie  plains  uf  Mouh 
thirty  e  days  :  so  ihe  da}s  of  weep- 
ing aiul  Hiburniog  lot  Muses  wers 
ended. 

9  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun 
was  full  of  ibe  spi.it/ of  wicdom  ; 
for  Moses  g  hdd  hud  his  handi 
upon  him  :  ajid  the  children  of 
Israel  hea.kened  unto  Lim,  and 
did  as  tb«  Lord  cumiuanded 
Motes. 

ID  And  there  arose  not  a  prophet 
since  in  Israel  h  like  uoto  Muses, 
whom  the  Loid  knew  face  to 
face, 

11  In  all  the  cigns  i  and  the  won- 
ders which  the  Lu.d  seiii  him  to 
do  in  th^  lan'l  of  £gypi  to  Phara- 
oh, and  to  all  bis  aeivants,  and  lo 
all  his  land. 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  k 
hand,  and  in  all  the  ^reat  terror 
which  Moses  showed  in  the  sight 
of  all  Israel. 


d  Jos.  14.10, 
11. 

2  moitture. 
I 

3  fled. 

eNu.aO.  29. 

/Da.  6.3. 

^Nu.  27.18, 
U3. 

h  c.  18.  15. 
18.  He.  3.  5, 
6. 

ic.4.  34. 
*  c.  7.  19. 


THE    BOOK    OF    JOSHUA. 


CHAPTER  1. 
•V^'OW  after  the  death  a,  of  Mo- 
X\  ses  the  seivant  of  the  Lord, 
It  came  to  paiss  that  the  Lord 
spake  unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
Mooes'  minister,  6  saying, 

2  Moses  my  seivanl  is  dead  ; 
now  iheiefure  arise,  go  over  this 
Joidan,  thou,  and  all  this  people, 
unto  the  land  which  I  do  give  to 
them,  even  lo  the  children  of 
Is  iiel. 

3  Every  c  place  that  the  sole  of 
your  foot  Hliall  Ircud  upon,  that 
have  I  given  unto  you,  as  I  said 
unto  M'jses. 

4  Krom  d  the  wilderness  and  this 
Lehaiioii,  even  unto  the  gieat 
river,  the  river  Euphrates,  all  the 
land  of  the  Hittitee,  an  I  unto  the 
g  eat  sea  toward  the  going  down 
of  (lie  sun  shall  be  your  coast. 

5  The.e  e  shall  not  any  nan  he 
at/le  to  stand  before  thee  all  the 
days  of  thy  life  :  as/  I  was  with 
Moses,  col  will  be  with  ihee  :  I  ^ 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee. 

6  Be  Etron?  and  of  a  jood  courage: 
,'or  unto  I  this  people  shall  thou 
divide  for  an  inheritance  the  land 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers  lo 
give  ihem. 

7  Only  be  h  ihou  strong  and  very 


laDe.  34.  5. 
6  Ex.  'i\.  13. 
cDe.  II.  'A. 
dGe.  15.  18. 

I  Nu.  34.2-12. 
«De.7.  24. 

!/c.  3.7.   6. 

.•<.7. 

i^De.   31.6, 
8.  He.  13.  5. 
1  or,  thou 
fhatl  cause 
this  people 
to  inlitrit. 
h  De.  31.   7, 
53.  Ep.  6.10. 
2Ti.  2.  1. 


2oT,do  wise- 
ly. De.  29.9. 

3oT,doicise- 
ly.  ver.  7. 
t  lCh.'.;8.20. 
Ha;j.  2.  4. 
Zee.  8.  9. 

tGe.SS.  15. 
Ps.  27.1.  Je. 
1.8. 

/  Ps.  46.  7. 
Is.   43.   1,  5. 

m  c.  3.  2. 


courageous,  that  thou  mayest 
observe  to  do  according  to  all  the 
law  which  Moses  my  servant 
commanded  thee  :  turn  not  from 
It  to  the  right  hand  or  to  ihe  left, 
that  tliou  mayest  2  prosper  wbith- 
e. soever  thou  goett. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not 
depait  out  of  ihy  mouth  ;  but  thou 
shall  meditate  ilierein  day  and 
night,  thai  thou  mayest  obseive 
to  do  according  lo  all  that  is 
written  thsiein:  for  then  thou 
shall    make   thy    way    prosperous, 

land  ilien  thou  shall  3  have  g^ood 
success. 

9  Ha*e  not  I  commanded  ihee  1 
i  Be  strong  and  of  a  gnod  courage  ; 
te  k  not  afraid,  neither  be  thou 
dismayed  :  /  for  the  Lord  tJiy  God 
ie  with  thee  whitheisoever  ibou 
goest . 

JO  Then  Joshua  commanded  the 
olTicers  of  the  penple,  s;tying, 

11  Pass  Through  the  host,  and 
command  ihe  people,  saying. 
Prepare  you  victuals  ;  for  m  with- 
in three  days  ye  shall  pass  over 
this  Jordark,  to  go  in  to  possess  the 
land,  which  the  Lord  your  God 
givyih  yon  to  po.^sess  it. 

12  And  to  the  Reubenites  and  to 
the  Gadites,  anci  to  half  the  tribe  of 
Manasseb,  bpake  Joshua,  saying, 

513 


Jiahab  cottcectleth  the  spitn. 

13  Remember  the  word  which' 
INIosej  ihe  servanl  ot"  the  Loiil 
coinjnun'led  you,  saying:,  n  The 
Lord  your  God  hath  given  you 
rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  \'oai'  wives,  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  shall  remain  in 
the  land  which  Moses  g'ave  you 
on  this  side  Jordiin  ;  but  ye  shall 
pass  befo.e  your  brethren  5  armed, 
all  the  miglity  men  of  valour,  and 
help  thein  ; 

15  Until  the  Lord  have  given 
your  brethren  rest,  a.3  he  hath  given 
you,  antl  they  also  have  possessed 
the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveih  them  :  then  ye  shall 
return  unto  the  land  of  your  pos- 
session, and  enjoy  it,  which  Moses, 
the  Lord's  servant,  gave  you  on 
this  side  Jordan,  toward  the  sun- 
rising. 

18  And  they  answered  Joshua 
saying,  All  o  that  thou  commanrt- 
est  us  we  will  do,  and  whitherso- 
ever thou  sendest  us  we  will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened 
unto  M.ises  in  all  lliiiigs,  so  will 
we  hearken  unto  thee  :  only  the 
Lord  thy  God  be  with  thee,  as  2' 
he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  be  thai  doth 
rebel  against  thy  commandment, 
and  will  not  hearken  unto  thy 
wo.ds  in  all  that  thou  commandest 
him,  he  q  shall  be  put  to  death  : 
only  r  be  strong  and  of  a  good 
courage. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  1 
sent  out  of  Shittiin  two  men 
to  spy  a  secretly,  saying.  Go  view 
the  land,  even  Jericho.  And  they 
went,  and  came  into  an  harlot's 
house,  named  Rahab,  6  and  lodged 
2  there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of 
Jericho,  saying.  Behold,  there 
came  men  in  hither  to-night  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  search  out 
the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent 
unto  Rahab,  saying,  Bring  forth 
the  men  that  are  come  to  thee, 
■which  are  entered  into  thine  house: 
for  they  be  come  to  search  out  all 
the  country. 

4  And  c  the  women  took  the  two 
mi-n.  and  hid  them,  and  said  thus. 
There  came  men  unto  me,  but  I 
■wist  not  whence  they  reere  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  about  the 
time  oi  shutting  of  the  gate,  when 
it  was  dark,  that  the  men  went 
out  :  whither  the  men  went  I 
wot  not  :  pursue  after  them  quick- 
ly; for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

214 


JOSHUA. 
nNu.32.20 
-23. c. 22.1-4. 

Snamh-'.'/ft 
t\y  live.  Lx. 
13.  "18. 

0  De.  5,  27. 

p  ver.  5. 
ISa.  20.  13. 

1  K.  1.  37. 

9R0.  13.1-5. 

r  ver.6,  7,9. 
1  Co.  16.  13. 

1  or,  had 
sent. 

nNu.  13.2. 

6  Mat.  1.  5. 
He.  11.  31. 
Ja.  2.  25. 

2  lay. 

c2Sa.l7.19, 

20. 


rfEx.   1.  15- 
21. 

eGe.  35.  5. 
Ex. 15.15,16. 
23.27.  De.2. 
25.  a.  25. 

3  melt. 

1  Sa.  14.  16. 
2Sa.   17.10. 

/Ex.  14.  21. 

§•  Nu.  21.21- 

35. 

Ac.  5.1.7.  5. 

Is.  13.  7. 

4  rose  up. 
iDe.  4.39. 
i-Ge.  24.3.9. 
1  Sa.  20.  16, 
17.  Ro.I.  31. 
ITi.  5.  8. 

I  Ex.  12.  13. 
ver.  18. 
Eze.  9.  4-6. 

5  instead  of 
you  to  die. 
m  Ge.  24.49. 
Ju.  1.  24. 

1  Sa.  20.  8. 
n  Ac.  9.25. 

o  Le.  19.11, 
12.  Nu.33.2. 

2  Sa.  21.  1. 
2,7. 


B.  C.  1451. 

6  But  d  she  liad  brought  them  up 
to  the  roof  of  the  house,  and  hid 
tl.eni  with  the  stalks  of  flax,  which 
she  had  laid  in  order  upon  the  couf. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after 
them  the  way  to  Joidan,  unto 
the  fords :  and  as  soon  as  they 
which  pursued  after  them  were 
gone  out,  ihey  shut  the  gate. 

8  And  before  they  were  laid  down, 
she  came  up  unto  them  upon  ihe 
roof  i 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I 
know  that  the  Lord  lialli  given 
you  the  land,  and  that  your  terror 
e  is  fallen  upon  us,  and  that  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  laud  faint  3 
because  of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  tlia 
Lord  dried y  up  the  water  of  the 
Red  Sea  for  you,  wlien  ye  cama 
out  of  Egypt ;  and  what  g  ye  did 
unto  the  two  kings  of  the  .Vmor- 
ites  that  teere  on  the  other  side 
Jordan,  Sihon  and  Og,  whom  yo 
utterly  destroyed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard 
these  things,  our  hearts  A  did  melt, 
neither  4  did  there  remain  any 
more  courage  in  any  man,  because 
of  you  :  for  i  the  Lord  your  God, 
he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in 
earth  beneath. 

12  Now,  therefore,  I  pray  .vou, 
swear  unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since 

!1  have  showed  you  kindness,  that 
lye  will  also  show  kinilness  unto 
I  my  A:  father's  house,  and  give  me 
a  true  token  :  i 

13  And  tliat  ye  will  save  alive 
my  father,  and  my  mother,  and 
my  brethren,  and  my  sisters,  and 
all  that  they  have,  and  deliver  our 
lives  from  d-^ath. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her. 
Our  life  5  for  your's,  if  ye  utter  not 
this  our  business.     And  it  shall  he, 

{when  the  Lord  hath  given  us  Ihe 
land,  that  wo  will  deal  kindly 
;  >n  and  truly  with  thee. 
I  15  Then  she  let  n  them  down  by 
a  cord  through  the  window:  for 
!  her  house  wat  upon  the  town  wall, 
and  she  dwelt  upon  the  wall. 
!  16  And  she  said  unto  them.  Get 
I  yon  to  the  mountain,  lest  the 
I  pursuers  meet  you  ;  and  liiile  your- 
j  selves  thi;ra  three  days,  until  the 
ipursuere  be  returned  :  and  afters. 
I  ward  may  re  go  your  way. 
I  17  And  the  men  said  unto  her, 
I  We  will  be  blameless  o  of  this 
{thine  oath  which  thou  hast  made 
us  swear. 

I  IS  Behold,  icAen  we  come  into  the 
land,tho-j  shalt  bind  this  line  of 
scarlet  thread  in  the  wiadow  wbi;h 


B.  C.  1451. 

thou  didst  let  us  down  by  ;  and  p 
thou  shalt  6  bring'  thy  father,  ani 
tliy  mother,  and  tliy  breiliren,  and 
all  thy  father's  household,  home 
unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  that  whosoever 
shall  go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy 
house  into  the  street,  his  blood 
shall  be  upon  his  head,  and  we  will 
be  guiltless  :  and  whosoever  shall 
be  with  thee  in  tlie  house,  his  blood 
shall  be  on  our  head,  j  if  any  hand 
be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  r  this  our 
business,  then  we  will  be  quit  of 
thine  oath  which  thou  hast  made 
u.^  to  swear. 

21  And  she  said.  According  unto 
your  words,  s  so  he  it.  And  she 
sent  them  away,  and  they  depart- 
ed :  and  she  bound  the  scarlet  line 
in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came 
linto  the  mountain,  and  abode 
there  three  days,  until  the  pursuers 
were  returned  :  And  the  pursuers 
sought  them  throughout  all  the 
vay,  but  found  them  not. 

S3  So  the  two  men  returned,  and 
descended  from  the  mountain,  and 
passed  over,  and  came  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  told  him  all 
things  that  befell  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua, 
Truly  the  Lord  hath  delivered  t 
into  our  hands  all  the  land  ;  for 
even  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
country  do  faint  7  because  of  us. 
CHAPTER  III. 

AND  Joshua  rose  early  in  the 
morning  ;  and  they  removed 
from  Sliittim,  a  and  came  to  Jor- 
dan, he  and  all  the  children  of 
Isi'ael,  and  lodged  there  before 
tht-y  passed  over. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  three 
days,  that  the  officers  went  b 
through  the  host ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  When  ye  see  the  ark 
I-  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  the  d  priests  the 
Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall 
remove  from  your  place,  and  go 
after  it. 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  e 
between  you  and  it.  about  two 
thousand  cubits  by  measure  :  come 
not  near  unto  it,  that  ye  may  know 
the  way  by  whr\:h  ye  must  go  : 
for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  1 
heretofore. 

.5  And  f  Joshua  said  unto  the 
people.  Sanctify  yourselves:  for 
to-morrow  the  Lord  will  dowonders 
g  among  you. 

6    And    Joshua    spake  unto    the 


CHAP.  in. 

]p  c.  6.  23. 
[  6  gather. 
\qlK.  2.  32. 
I  Mat.  27.  25. 

r  Pr.   11.  13. 

s  Mat  .27.24. 
UEx.  23.  31. 

c.  21.  44. 

7  melt.  V.  9. 

ac.  2.  1. 

6  c.  1.  10,11. 

cNu.  10.33. 

dUe.  31.  9. 

25. 

eEx.  19.  12. 

1   since  yes- 
terday and 

the  thi  rd  day 
fE^    19.  10, 

14. 

Le.  20.7. 

Nu.  11.  18. 

c.  7.  13. 

1  Sa.  16.  5. 

Jobl.  5. 

Joel  2.  16. 

Jno.   17.   19 

g  Ps.  86.  10 


h  Nu.  4.  15. 
i  c.  4.  14. 
1  Ch.  29.  2-5. 
2Ch.  1.1. 
Ps.  18.  35. 
k  c.  1.  5. 
/  ver.  17. 
TODe.5.  26. 
Mat.  16.  16. 
1  Th.  1.  9. 
nc.21.45. 

0  Ex.  33.  2. 
De.7.  1. 
Ps.  44.  2. 

p  ver.  13. 
Is.  54.  5. 
Mi.  4.  13. 
Zee.  4.  14. 
6.5. 

g  c.  4.  2. 
r  ver.  15,16. 
s  Ps.  78.  13. 
t  De.  31.  26. 
Je.  3.  16. 
He.  9.  4. 
u  ver.  13. 

V  1  Ch.   12. 

15. 

Je.  12.  5. 

w  Ps.  114.  3. 

a-  1  K.  4.  12. 

Zartnnnh. 

1  K.  7.  46. 
Zartkan. 

yDe.3.  17. 


Joshua  encourageth  the  people. 

i  priests,  saying,  Take  h  up  the 
'  ark    of   the    covenant,    and    pass 

over  before  the  people.     And  lliey 

took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 

and  went  before  the  people. 
7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 

This  day  will  I  begin  to  magnify 
jithee  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel, 
I  that  they  may  know  that,  as  A  I 
I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with 
i  thee. 

j  8  And  thou  shalt  command  the 
'  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
I  covenant,  sayinST,  When  ye  are 
'  come  to  the  brink  of  the  water  of 
j  Jordan,   ye  shall   stand   I  still  in 

Jordan. 

I  9  And  Joshua  said  unto  the 
'  children   of  Israel,   Come   hither, 

and   hear  the   words  of  the   Lord 

your  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said  ,  Hereby  ye 
shall  know  that  (he  living  m  God 
is  among  you,  and  tluit  he  will 
without  fail  ti  drive  o  out  from 
before  you  the  Canaanites,  and 
the  Hittites,  and  the  Hiviies,  and 
the  Perizzites,  and  the  Girga- 
shites  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Jebusites. 

11  Behold,  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  ^j  Lord  of  all  the  earth 
passethoverbefore  you  into  Jordan. 

12  Now  therefore  take  you  o 
twelve  men  out  of  tlie  tribes  of 
Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  aa 
soon  r  as  the  soles  of  the  feet  of 
the  priests  that  bear  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth, 
shall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan, 
?ft/«;  the  waters  of  Jordan  shall  be 
cut  oS/rom  the  waters  that  come 
down  from  above;  and  they  sliall 
stand  s  upon  an  heap. 

14  And  it  came  to  p.nss,  wlien  the 
people  removed  from  their  tents, 
to  passover  Jordan,  and  the  priests 
bearing  the  t  ark  of  the  covenant 
before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  that  bare  the  ark 
were  come  unto  Jordan,  and  the 
feet  It  of  the  priests  that  bare  the 
ark  wore  dipped  in  the  brim  of  the 
water,  (  for  Jordan  v  overfloweth 
all  his  banks  all  the  time  of  har- 
vest.) 

16  That  the  waters  which  came 
down  from  above  stood  and  rose 
up  w  upon  an  heap  very  far  from 
the  city  Adam,  that  is  beside 
Zaretan  :  x  and  those  that  came 
down  toward  the  y  sea  of  the  plain, 
even  the  salt  sea,  failed,  and  were 
cut  off :  and  tlie  people  passed  over 
right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  th« 

215 


S:i)nci  taien/or  a  immorial.  JUSHL/A. 

ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord ';  Ex.  14.  29. 
(tuod  lirm  on  dry  z  j^rouiid  in   the 
mi  Ul  of  Jordan,  and  all  the  Isra-   a  De.  27.  2. 
elites  passed   over  on  dry  ;;i'<>und,  : 
until   all   the   people  we.e   pasHed    b  Ex.  13.  14. 
clean  over  Joidan.  'De.6. '20. 

CHAPTER  IV.  |ver.  21. 

AND  It  came  to  pass,  when  all    Ps.  44.  1. 
the  people  were  clean  passed    78.  3 — 8, 
over  Jordan,  that  the   Lord  spake  j 
unio  Joshua,  saying',  1  to-morrote 

2  Take  you   twelve  men   out  of 

the  people,   out  of   every  tribe  a  ^  e  c.3.  13, 16. 
man, 

3  And  comroand  ye  them,   say-   d  Nu.  16.40. 
inj,   Take  you   hence   out  of  the    Ps.  111.  4. 
mi  Isl  of  Jordan,  out  cf  the   place 

where  the  priests'  feet  stood  fi.m,   e  Ex.  24.  12. 
twelve  stones;  a  and  ye  shall  carry   28.  21. 
them   over   with   you,   and    leave    1  K.  18.  31. 
them  in  the  lodging  place  where  ye 
shall  lodge  this  nig-ht.  /c.  3.  13. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve  } 

men  whom  he  had  prepared  -jf  the   

children   of   Israel,   out  of   every  j 
tiibe  a  man  :  { 

5  And  Joshua    said  unto  them,   j-Na.  32.  20 
Pass  over   before    the   ark   of    the    — 29. 

Lord   your  God  intc   the  midst  of  1 

Jordan,    and   take    you    up   every    ioT.readt/ 

man    of   you    a    stone    upon    his   armed. 

shoulder,  according  unto  the  nnm-  ! 

her  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  ,hc.  3.7. 

Israel  : 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among  i  Ex.  14.  31. 
you,  thfit  when  6  your  children  a"k    1  Sa.  12.   18. 
their  fathers    1  in   time   to  come,    1  K.  3.  28 
saving,    What    mean  ye    by   these  i 

stones  ?  A  Ex.  25. 16, 

7  Then  ye   shall   answer    them,   21. 
That  c  the  wate.s  of  Jordan  were, 

cut  off"  before  the  ark  of  the  cove-    Z plucked 
nant  of  the  Lord  ;  when  it  passed    up. 
over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan  , 
were    cut    off;    and    these    stones   iieenl. 
shall   be  for  a  memorial  d  unto  the  j 
children  of  Israel  for  ever.  I  c.  3.  15. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  d  .d  | 

so    as    Joshua    commanded,    ar  1   m  ver.  8. 

took   up  twelve  stones  out  of  the  ^ 

midst  of  Jordan,  ;i?  the  Loid  spake  ^  n  ver.  6. 

unto    Joshua,    according    to     the] 

number  of  the  tribesof  thechildrin   5  to-morrou> 

of  Israel,   and  carried   them   overi 

■with  them   unto   the   place  where  j  o  c.  3.  17. 

they  lodged,  and  laid  them  down  I 

there.  |p  Ex.  14.21. 

9  And  Joshua  set    up  twelve  e 

stones  in  the   midst  of  Jordan,  in    ?  1  K.  8.  42, 
the    place   where    the    feet    of  the    -IS. 
priests  which  bare  the  aik  of  the    2  K.  19.  19. 
covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there    Ps.  106.  8. 
unto  this  day.  '  Je.  10.  6,7. 

10  For  the  priests  which  bare  the    Da.  4.  34, 
ark  stoody  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,    33. 
until  every  thing  was  finished  that ' 

(be    Lord  corom.'\nded  Joshua  to  ,  6  all  days, 
216 


B.  C.  M5I. 

jspeak  unto  the  people,  accordin;^ 
to  all  that  Mosea  commanded 
Joshua  :  and  the  people  hasted 
land  pakscd  over. 

;  II  And  il  came  to  pns],  when  all 
i  the  people  weie  clean  passed  over, 
I  that  the  urk  of  the  Lord  puued 
over,  and  the  priests,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  people. 

12  And  ^  (he  children  of  Reuben, 
and  the  children  of  Uad,  and  half 
the  t.ibe  of  Manaaseb,  passed  over 
armed  before  the  childien  of  Israel, 
SUB  IVIoB<s  spuku  unto  them  : 

13  About  foily  ihousami  2  pre- 
pared for  war  passed  over  before 
the  Lord  unto  battle,  to  the  plaiai 
of  Jericho. 

14  On  that  day  the  Lord  h  mag- 
nified Joshua  in  the  si^hl  of  k11 
Israel  ;  and  they  feared  him,  us 
they  feared  i  Moses,  all  the  days  cf 
his  life. 

15  And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Joshua,  saying, 

16  Command  the  priest&that  hear 
the  ark  k  of  the  testimony,  that 
they  come  up  out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded 
the  priests,  saying,  Come  ye  up 
out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  that  bare  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  were  come 
up  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and 
the  soles  of  the  priesu'  feet  were 
lifted  3  up  unto  the  d.y  land,  that 
the  waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto 
th<.-ir  place,  and  floweil  4  over  I  all 
his  lianks,  as  they  did  before. 

19  And  the  people  came  up  out 
of  Jordan  on  the  tenth  doy  o{  the 
first  month,  and  encamped  in  Gil- 
gal,  in  the  east  border  cf  Jericho. 

20  And  rn  those  twelve  stones, 
which  they  took  out  of  Jordan,  did 
Joshua  pitch  in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Isiael,  saying.  When  n  your 
children  shall  ask  their  fathers  3  ia 
time  to  come,  saying.  What  mean 
these  sioncs  ? 

Z2  Then  ye  shall  let  your  children 
know,  saying,  Israel  came  o  over 
this  Jordan  on  dry  land. 

U3  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried 
up  the  wate  s  of  Jordan  from 
before  you,  until  ye  were  passed 
over,  as  the  Lord  your  God  did  p 
to  the  Red  Sea,  which  he  drieil  up 
from  before  us,  until  we  were  gone 
over  : 

24  That  Cf  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  might  know  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  that  it  ia  mighty  ;  that  ye 
might  fear  the  Lord  your  God  6  for 
ever. 


B.  C.  1451. 

CHAPTER  V 


CHAP.   V.   VI.         Joshua  rencweth  circumcision. 


I  a  Nu.  13.  29. 

AND  it  came  lo  pass,  when  all  b  Ex.  15.  14, 

Ihe    king's  of   the    Amorites,  15. 

which  were  on  the  side  of  Jordan  c  c.  2.  9,  11. 

wesiwaid,  and  all  the  king's  of  the  Ps.  48.  6. 

Canaaniles,   which  a  were  by  the  Eze.  21.  7. 

sea,   heard   6    that   Ihrf   Lord'  bail  d  I  K.  10.  5. 

dried  L-.p  the  waters  of  Jordan  from  1  or,  knives 

before  the  children  of  Israel,  unril  of  flints. 

we  were  passed   over,  that  c  their  Ex.  4.  25. 

heart    melted,   neither  was  there  2  or,  Gib' 

spirit  d  in  them  any  more,  because  eah-hua- 

of  the  chiljien  of  Israel.  raloth. 


11  And  they  did  eat  of  the  old 
corn  of  ths  land  on  the  monow  af- 
ter the  passover,  unleavened  cakes 
and  parched  corn,  in  the  self-same 
day. 

12  And  the  manna  n  ceased  on 
the  monow  after  they  had  eaten  of 
the  old  corn  of  the  land  ;  neither 
had  the  children  of  Israel  manna 
any  more  ;  o  but  they  did  eat  of 
the  fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan 
that  year. 

13  And  it  came   to  pass,   when 


2  At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto   e  N'u.  26.  64,   Joshua  was  by  Jericho,    that    he 


Joshua,  IVLike  thee  sharp  I  knives,    65. _ 

und  circumcise  again  the  children   /Su.  14.33. 

of  Is  ael  the  second  time.  1  De.  1.  3.  2. 

3  And  Joshua   made   him   sharp  |  7,  14.  8.  4. 
knives,  and  circumcised  the  chil-    g  Ps.  95.  10, 
dren  of  Israel  at  2  the  hill  of  the  :  11.  He.  3.U. 
fo-eskins.  l/tNu.  14.31. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Josh-  i  De.  1.  39. 
ua  did  circumcise  :    All  e  the  peo-   3  the  people 


I  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked,  and, 
behold,  there   s>ood  a  man  p  over 

j  against     him    with     his    g    sward 

j  drawn  in  his  hand:  and  Joshua 
went  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Ar-C  th'ju  for  us,  or  for  our  adversa- 

!  ries  ? 

14  And  he   said.  Nay  :   but  as  5 
captain  of  the  host  of  the  Lord  am 


pie  that   came   out  of  Egypt,  fA/<J   had  made  an   I  now  come.     And  Joshua  fell  r  on 


leerc   males,   ecen   all   the  men   of  end  to  be 
war,   died     in    the  wilderness    by   circum 
the  way,  after  they  came  out  of  ciscd. 
Egypt  ■  '- "   '- 


his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did  wor- 
ship, and  said   unto  him,   What  » 
saith  my  Lord  unto  his  servant  ? 
Ge.  34.  14.  '    15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's 


5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  i  1  Sa.  17.  26.   host  said  unto  Joshua,  Loose  t  thy 


out  were  circumcised  :    but  all  the    k  c.  24.  14 
people  that  were  bom  in  the  wil-  i  Ez.e.  20.  7, 
dernesa  by  the  way  as  they  came   8.  23.  3,  8. 
forth  out  of  Egypt,  lliem  they  had   4  that  is, 
not  ci-'^cumcised.  \rolling. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel  walk-  '  /  c.  4.   19. 
ed/  forty  years  in  the  wilderness,    niEx.  12.6. 
till  all  the  people  that  were  men  of,  Nu.  9.  5. 
war,   which  came   out  of    Egypt,  { 

were  consumed,  because  they  obey- 
ed not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  :  unto  ' 

whom  g,  the  Lord  sware  that  he  j 
would  not  show  them  the  land ; 
which  the  Lord  swear  unto  their 
fathers  that  he  would  give  us,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey  : 

7  .\nd  their  children  h  whom  he 


16. 


shoe  from  off  thy  foot ;  for  the  j  lace 
whereon  thou  standest  is  holy. 
And  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

NOW  Jericho  I  was  straitly  shut 
up,  because  of  the  children  of 

Israel :  none  went  out,  and  none 
icame  in. 

■  2  .And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
'See,    I   1  have   given    into    thine 

hand    Jericho,     and     the     king  b 

thereof.  2nd    the   mighty   men  of 

valour. 

I  3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city, 
'all  ye  men  of  war.  and  go  round 
I  about  the   city  once.     Thus  shall 

thou  do  six  days. 
4    And    seven   priests  shall   bear 

before  the  ark  seven  trumpets  c  of 


nEx. 

35.  Ne.  9. 

20. 

o  Re.  7.  16 

raised    up     in    their  stead,    them    17-_      _ __    . -. 

Joshua  circumcised  ;  for  they  were  pde.  32.24.  rams'  horns,  and  the  seventh  day 
uncircuii.cised,  l)ecause  they  had  ^\  23.  23.  ye  shall  compass  the  city  seven 
not  circumcised  them  by  the  way.    9NU.22.  23.    times,  and  the  rf  priests  shall  blow 

8  And    it  came   to  pass,  when  3   1  Ch.  21.  27,    with  the  trumpets, 
they  had  done  circiimcisiiig  all  the   30. 
people,    that   they  abode  in  their  5or,  pri?ice. 
places  in  the  camp,  till  they  were    Ex.  23.  20. 
whole.  Da.  10.  13, 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,    21.  12.  1. 


5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
e  when  they  make  a  long  hlasl 
with  the  rani's  horn,  a«rf  when  ye 
hear  the  sound  of  the  tnimpet.  all 
the   people    shall   shout/  with 


This  day  have  I  rolled  away  the  Re.   19.  11 —  great  shout  ;  and  the  wall  of  the 

reproach  i  of  Egypt  A:  from  ofi  you.  14. 

Wherefore  the  name  of  the  place  '"  Ge.  17.  3. 

is  called  Gils'al  4  unto  this  dav.  N'l-  ^^-  22. 

10  And    I  the   children   of  Israel  s  1  Sa.  3.  9, 

encamped  in  Gilgal.  and  kept  the  10.  Is.  6.  8. 

passover  on  the   fourteenth  ot  day  Ac.  9.  6. 

of     the     month,   at  even,   in   the  '  Ex.  3.  5. 

plains  of  Jericho.  I  Ac.  7.  33. 


city  shall  fall  down  fiat,  2  and  the 
people  shall  ascend  up,  every  man 
Etraiffht  before  him. 

1  did  shut  up,  and  was  shut  up. a  c. 
2.9,24.  8.  1.  6De.  7.  21.  Ju.  11.24. 
c  Ju.  7.  16.  22.  d  Nu.  10.  8.  e  2  Ch. 
; 20.21,22./ 2  Ch.  13. 14, 15.2  «n!/er  if. 
217 


Jericho  l»  taken. 

6  And  Joshua  tlie  son  of  Nun 
called  the  (Jiiustii,  and  s.-tiil  unto 
them,  g  Take  up  the  ark  of  the 
covenant,  ami  let  seven  priests 
bear  seven  trumpets ofru ma'  hoins 
belore  ihe  aik  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  tho  people, 
Pass  on,  and  compass  It  the  city, 
and  let  him  that  is  armed  pass  on 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

S  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  had  spoken  unto  the  peo- 
ple, that  the  seven  priests  bearing' 
the  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 

Cassed  on  before  the  Lord,  and 
lew  with  the  trumpets  ;  and  the 
aik  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
followed  them. 

9  And  the  armed  men  went  be- 
fore the  priests  that  blew  with  the 
trumpets,  and  the  3  rearwaid  i 
came  after  the  ark,  llie  priests 
going  on,  and  blowing  with  the 
trumpets. 

10  Ami  Joshua  had  commanded 
the  people,  sayinsr.  Ye  shall  not 
shout  nor  make  4  any  noise  with 
your  voice,  neither  shall  rany  wor'l 
proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until 
the  day  I  bid  you  shout ;  then  shall 
ye  shout. 

11  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  compass- 
ed the  city,  going  about  it  once  ; 
and  they  came  into  the  camp,  and 
lodged  in  the  camp. 

VZ  And  Joshua  ruse  early  in  the 
morning,  and  the  priests  took  up  k 
the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests,  bearing 
seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns  be- 
fore the  aik  of  the  Lord,  went  on 
continually,  and  blew  with  the 
trumpets  ;  and  the  armed  men 
went  before  them  ;  but  the  rear- 
ward came  after  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  the  priests  going  on,  and 
blowing  with  tlie  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  com- 
passed the  city  once,  and  returned 
into  the  camp:  so  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
I  seventh  day,  that  they  rose  early 
about  the  dawning  of  the  day,  and 
compassed  the  city  after  the  same 
manner  seven  times  :  only  on  that 
day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  sev- 
enth time,  when  the  priests  blew 
with  the  trumpets,  .loshua  said 
unto  the  people,  m  Shout  :  for  tlie 
Lord  hath  given  you  the  city. 

17  And  the  city  shall  be  5  accurs- 
ed, esai  it  and  all  that  are  therein, 
to  the  Lord  ;  only  Raliab  the  har- 
lot shall  live,  she  and  all  that  are 
with  her  in  the  house  because  she 

SI8 


JOSHUA. 
g  c.  3.  6. 

h  ver.  3. 

3  ^atluring 
host. 

i  Nu.lO.  25. 

4  your  voice 
to  be  heard. 

it  De.  31.  25. 
ver.  6. 

I  ver.  4. 

m  ver.  5. 

5  or, devoted, 
Le.27.  23. 
Mi.  4.  13. 


n  C.  2.  4. 

oDe.  7.26. 
13.  17.  c.  7. 
1.  2  Cor.  6. 
17. 

jic.  7.  25. 

6  holiness. 

y  1  K.  7.  51. 
r  ver.  5. 

7  under  it. 
sDe.7.2, 

16.  20.  16, 

17.  1  Sa.  15. 
3,  18.  1  K. 
20.  42.  Ps. 
137.8,9.  Je. 
48.  10.  Re. 

18.  21. 

t  c.  2.  14. 
UC.2.  13. 

8  /amilies. 
V  De.  13.  16. 
w  ver.  19. 

tJu.  1.  24, 
25.  He.  U. 
31. 

yMat.  1.5. 
z  Ja.  2.  25. 
rtlK.16.  34. 
iDe.31.6. 
n- ver.  20,21. 


B.  C.  1451. 

hid  n  the  messengers  that  we 
tent. 

lb  And  ye,  in  any  wise  keep  o 
yourselves  fium  the  accuiaed  thing, 
lest  ye  mak-j  yourselves  accursed, 
when  ye  take  of  the  accursed 
thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Israel 
a  curse,  and  trouble />  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver  and  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  and  iron,  are 
6  consecrated  unto  the  Lord  ;  they 
shall  come  into  the  Ireasuiy  y  of 
the  Loid. 

20  So  the  people  shouted  when 
the  priests  blew  witli  the  trumpets: 
and  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
people  hearrl  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted 
with  a  great  shout,  that  the  r  wall 
fell  down  7  Hat,  so  that  the  people 
went  up  into  the  city,  every  man 
straight  before  him,  and  they  took 
the  city  : 

21  .ind  they  utterly  s  destroyed 
all  that  leas  in  the  city,  lioth  man 
and  woman,  young  and  old,  and 
ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

22  But  Joshua  bad  said  unto  the 
two  men  that  had  spied  out  the 
country, Go  into  the  harlot's  house, 
and  bring  out  thence  the  woman, 
and  all  that  she  hath,  as  ye  swure 
t  unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were 
spies  went  in,  and  brought  out 
Rahab,  and  u  lier  father,  and  her 
mother,  and  her  brethren,  and  all 
that  she  had  ;  and  they  brought 
out  all  her  kindred, 8  and  left  them 
without  the  camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  v  the  city  with 
fire,  and  all  that  was  therein  :  only 
the  JO  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass  and  of  iron,  they 
put  into  the  treasury  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Rahab  x 
the  harlot  alive,  and  her  father's 
household,  and  all  that  she  had  ; 
and  she  dwelleth  in  Israel  y  even 
unto  this  day,  because  z  she  hid 
the  messengers  which  Joshua  sent 
to  spy  out  Jericho. 

26  And  Joshua  adjured  thetn  at 
that  time,  saying.  Cursed  a  be  the 
man  before  the  Lord,  that  riseth 
up  and  buildeth  this  city  Jericho  : 
he  shall  lay  the  foundation  theieoi 
in  his  first-born,  and  in  his  young- 
estsonshall  he  setup  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  with  6  Joshua; 
and  his  famo  was  noised  through- 
out all  the  country. 

CHAPTER  Vir. 

BUT  the  children  of  is.-ael  com- 
mitted a  trespass  a  in  the  as- 


B.  C.  1431.  CHAP.  VII. 

cursed  thing'  :  for  Achan,  1  the  son  '  1  I  Ch.  2.  7. 

of  Canni,  the  6on  of  Zabdi,  2  the  Achar. 

sonof  Zerah,  of  the  tiibe  ofjudah,  2  or,  Zimri. 

took   of  the   accursed  thing-:  and  1  Ch.  2.  6. 

the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  3  about  two 

against  the  children  of  Israel.  thousand 

2  And  Joshua  sent  men  from  Jer-  men,  or, 
icho  to  Ai,  which  is  beside   Beth-  about  three 
aven,  on  the  east  side  of  Beth-el,  thousand 
and  spake   unto   them,  saying.  Go  men. 

up    and   view  the    country.     And  6  Le.  26.  17. 

the    men    went    up    and     viewed  De.  28.  25. 

Ai.  cDe.  1.  44. 

3  And  they  returned   to  Joshua,  4  or,  in 
and  said  unto  him.  Let  not  all  the  Morad. 
people  go  up  ;  but  let  3  about  two  d  Le.  26.  35. 
or  three  thousand  men  go  up  and  e  Ps.  22.  14. 
smite   Ai  :    and  make  not  all   the  /Ge.37. 29, 
people  to  labour  thither;  for  they  34. 

are  but  few.  g  1  Sa.  4.  12. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  2  Sa.  1.  2. 
people  about  three  thousand  men  :  13.  19.  Ne.9. 
and  they  fled  l>  before  the  men  of  1.  Job2.  12. 
Ai.  h  Ex.  5.  22. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote   of  2K.  3.  10. 
them   about  thirty  and   six  men  :  i  Hab.  2.  1. 
for  they  chased  clhem/rom  before  5  necks. 

the  gale  even  unto  Shebarim,  and  k  Ex.  32.  12. 

smote  them  4  in  the  going  down  :  Nu.  14.  13. 

wherefore  the  hearts  of  the  people  /  De.  32.  26, 

melted,  d  and  became  as  water,  e  27.  Ps.  83.  4. 

6  And  Joshua  reniyhis  clothes,  m  Eze.  36. 
a«d  fell  to  the  earth  upon  his  face  22,  23. 
before   the   ark  of  the  Lord  until  ^fullest. 
the  e'-«n-tide,  he  and  the  ciders'  of  n  c.  6.  17,18. 
Israel,  and  put  dust  j   upon   their  o  ver.  21. 
heads.  p  .Ac.  5.  1,  2. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alns  !  0  Lord  q  Nu.  14.  45. 
God,  wherefore  h  hast  thou   at  all  Ju.  2.  14. 

brought  this  people  over  Jordan,^ 

to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 

Amorites,  to  destroy  us?    Would  rDe.7. 26. 

to  Go'l  we  had  been  content,  and  c.  6. 18. Hag. 

dwelt  on  the  other  side  Jordan  !  2.  13,  14. 

8  O   Lord,   what   i   shall    I  say,  f  c.  3. 5. 
when  Israel  turneth  their  backs  5  t\  Sa.  10. 
before  their  enemies  !  19.  14.  38-42. 

9  For  k  the  Canaanites,   and  all  u  Pr.  16.  33. 
the  inhabitants  of  the   land,  shall  Jon.  1.  7. 
liear  of  it,   and   shall   environ   ua  7  or,  toick- 
round,  and  cut  off  !  our  name  from  edness, 

the  earth  :  and  what  wilt  thou  do  v  Ge.  34.  7. 

unto  tliv  great  name  ?  m  Ju.  20.  6.  1 

10  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh-  Sa.  20.  21. 
ua.  Get  thee  up  ;  wherefore  6  liest  jo  1  Sa.  6.  5. 
thou  thus  upon  thy  face  ?  Je.  13.  16. 

11  Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they  ;rNu.5.  6,7. 
have  also  transgressed  my  cove-  2C'h.30.  22. 
nant  which  I  commanded  n  them  :  33.  12,  13. 
for  they  have  even  taken  o  of  the  Ezr.  10.  10, 
accursed  thing,  and  have  also  stol-  11.  Ps.  32.  5. 
en,  and  dissembled  p  also,  and  51.  3.  Je.  3. 
they  have  put  it  even  among  their  12,  13.  Da. 
own  stuff.  9.  4.  Ro.  10. 

12  Therefore  q  the  children  of  Is-  10.  1  Jno.  1. 
rael  could  not  stand   before  their  8— 10. 
enemies,   but  turned   tfieir   backs  i  y  Pr.  28.  22. 


Cod  instructeth  Joshita. 

before  their  enemies,  because  they 
weie  accursed  :  r  neither  will  I  be 
with  you  any  more,  except  ye  de- 
stroy the  accursed  from  among 
you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and 
say.  Sanctify  s  yourselves  against 
to-morrow  :  for  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  There  is  an  accuised 
thing  in  the  midst  of  ihee,  O  Is- 
rael :  thou  canst  not  stand  before 
thine  enemies,  until  ye  takeaway 
the  accursed  thing  from  among 
you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye 
shall  be  brought  according  to  your 
tribes:  and  it  shall  be,  tluit  the 
tribe  which  the  uLord  laketh  shall 
come  according  to  the  families 
tlierenf :  and  the  family  which  the 
Lord  shall  take  shall  come  by 
households;  and  the  household 
whii;h  the  Lord  shall  take  shall 
come  rnan  by  man. 

15  Ami  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is 
taken  with  the  accursed  thing  shall 
be  burnt  with  tire,  he  and  all  that 
he  lialli  :  because  he  hath  trans- 
gressed the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
and  because  he  hath  wrought  folly 
7  in  w  Israel. 

16  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  brought  Israel  by 
their  tribes  ;  and  the  tribe  of  Ju- 
d-ih  was  taken  : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of 
Judah  :  and  he  took  the  family  of 
the  Zarhites  :  and  he  brought  the 
family  of  the  Zarhites  man  by  man; 
and  Zabdi  was  taken. 

18  And  he  brought  his  household 
man  by  man  ;  and  Achan,  the- son 
of  farmi,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son 
of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  was 
taken. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan, 
My  son,  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory 
le  to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and 
make  confession  x  unto  him  ;  and 
tell  me  now  what  thou  hast  done  : 
hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua, 
and  said,  Indeed  I  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
and  thus  and  thus  have  I  done  : 

21  When  I  saw  y  among  the 
spoils  a  goodly  Babylonish  gar- 
ment, and  two  hundred  shekels  of 
silver,  and  a  8  wedge  of  gold  of 
fifty  shekels  weight,  then  I  covet- 
ed z  ihem,  and  took  a  them  ;  and, 
behold,  they  are  hid  6  in  the  earth 
in  the  midst  of  my  tent,  and  the 
silver  under  it. 


8  tongue,  z  Ha.  2.  9.  Ro.  7.  7.1  Ti. 

6.  10.  Jr.1.15.  cMi.2.1.  6  Is.  29.15. 

219 


Jothua't  tlratagem. 

22  So  Joshua  seiii  nie8aen^eni,and 
they  run  iini:i  the  leiil  ;  ami,  be- 
hul'l,  il  was  liitl  in  liis  lent,  and 
the  silver  unJtr  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the 
tiii  Ut  of  liii  tent,  and  broug-ht 
them  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  ull 
the  chil  Iren  of  Israel,  and  laid  9 
them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel 
with  hhn,  took  Achan  the  son  of 
Zerah,  »nd  the  silver,  and  the  gar- 
ment, and  the  wedge  of  jfold,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  daujhiers,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his 
Bheep,  and  liis  tent,  and  all  that 
be  had  :  and  tlicy  brought  them 
unto  the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said.  Why  hast 
thou  troubled  c  us  ?  the  Lord  shall 
trouble  ihee  this  day.  And  all  Is- 
rael stoned  d  hiin  with  stones,  and 
bu;ned  them  with  lire,  after  they 
had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  e  over  him  a 
yeat  heap  of  stones  unto  this  day. 
Sothe  Lord  lurned/fi'om  the  lieice- 
nessof  hisang'er.  Wherefore  the 
name  of  the  place  was  called.  The 
valley  g  of  Achor,  10  unto  this  day. 

CliAPTKR  Vlll. 

AND  the  Lord  sai  1  unto  Joshua, 
Fear  not,  neither  be  thou  dis- 
mayed :  take  all  the  people  of  war 
with  thee,  and  arise,  go  up  to  Ai  : 
see,  I  have  given  into  thy  hand 
the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people, 
and  his  city,  and  his  laud  : 

2  And  thou  shah  do  to  Ai  and  her 
king  as  thou  didst  unto  Jericho  a 
and  her  king  :  only  the  spoil  h 
thereof,  and  the  cattle  thereof, 
shall  ye  take  fora  prev  unto  your- 
selves :  lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the 
city  behind  it. 

3  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the 
people  of  war,  to  go  up  against  Ai; 
and  Joshua  chose  out  thirty  thou- 

'Sand  mighty  men  of  valour,   and 
«ent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  say- 
ing, Behold,  ye  shall  lie  c  in  wait 
against  the  city,  even  behind  the 
city  :  go  not  very  far  from  the  city, 
but  be  ye  all  ready  '. 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that 
are  with  me,  will  approach  unto 
the  city  :  and  it  shall  cume  to  pass, 
when  they  come  out  acainst  us,  as 
at  the  first,  d  that  we  will  flee  be- 
fo  e  them, 

6  (For  they  will  come  out  after 
us.)till  we  have  I  drawn  ihern  f'-om 
the  city  ;  for  they  will  say,  They 
flee  before  us.  as  at  the  first:  there- 
fore we  will  flee  before  thein. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the 

SSQ 


JOSHUA. 

9  poured. 


c  I  Ch.  2.  7. 
He.  12.  15. 


dDe.  17.6. 


ec.  8.  29.2 
Sa.  18.  17. 


/De.  13.17. 


g  ver.  24. 
Is.  65.  10. 
Hus.  2.  15. 


10  that  is, 
trouble. 


nc.  6.  21. 
6De.20.  14. 


cJu.20.  29, 

&c. 


d  c.  7.  5. 
1  pulled. 


t2Sa.  13.28. 
/  ver.  5. 
2  or,  of  Ai. 


3  lying  in 
wait.  Ter. 
4. 


•■.Tu.  20.  34, 
&c.  Ec.  9. 
12.  Is.  19. 
U,  13.  1  Th. 
5.3. 


hEx.S.5. 


B.  C.  1451, 

ambush,  and  seize  upon  (he  city  : 
for  ihe  Loid  yourUud  will  deliver 
it  into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be,  when  ye  have 
taken  the  city,  tlial  ye  elmll  mn  the 
city  on  lire  ;  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  khall  ye  do. 
See,  e  I  have  commanded  you. 

9  Joshua  therefore  sent  ihein 
forth  :  and  ihey  went  to  lie  in  ain- 
bugh,  and  abode  between  Beth-ol 
and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of  Ai  :  but 
Joshua  lodged  that  night  among 
the  people. 

10  Ami  Joshua  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  numbered  the 
people,  and  went  up,  he  and  iha 
elders  of  Israel,  before  the  people 
to  Ai. 

11  Andyall  the  people,  even  the 
people  of  war  that  toere  with  hiin, 
went  up,  and  drew  nigh,  and  cama 
before  the  city,  and  pitclieii  on  the 
north  side  of  Ai  :  now  there  waaa. 
valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

12  And  he  took  about  five  thou- 
sand men,  and  set  them  to  lie  in 
ambush  between  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
on  the  west  2  side  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the 
people, eue/i  all  the  host  that  wot 
on  the  north  of  the  city,  and  their 
liers3  in  wait  on  the  west  of  the 
city,  Joshua  went  that  night  into 
the  midsl  of  the  valley. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  of  Ai  saw  ?<,  that  thev  hasted 
and  rose  up  early,  and  the  men  of 
the  city  went  out  against  Israel  to 
battle,  he  and  all  hi.t  people,  at  a 
time  appointed,  before  the  plain  : 
but  he  wist  §■  not  'hat  titerc  were 
liersin  ambush  against  him  behind 
the  city. 

15  Arid  Joshua  and  all  Israel 
made  as  if  they  were  beaten  before 
them,  and  fled  by  the  way  of  the 
wildern.;ss. 

16  And  all  the  people  that  were 
in  Ai  were  called  together  to  pur- 
sue after  them,  and  they  pursued 
after  Joshua,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city. 

17  And  there  was  not  a  rnan  left 
in  Ai  or  Beth-el,  that  went  not  out 
after  Israel  :  and  they  left  the  city 
open,  and  pursued  after  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Josh- 
ua, Stretch  h  out  the  spear  that  if 
in  thy  hand  toward  Ai  ;  for  I  will 
give  it  into  thine  hand.  A'ld  Josh- 
ua stretched  out  the  spear  that  7i« 
h'ld  in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  aroii-  rjiiickly 
out  of  their  place,  and  they  ran  ai 
soon  as  he   had  stretched   out   hiki 

ihand;   and  they  entered  into  the 


B.  C.  1451. 

city,  and  look  it,  and  hasted,  and 
get  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  look- 
ed behind  them,  they  saw,  and, 
behold,  the  smoke  of  the  city  as- 
cended i  up  to  heaven,  and  they 
had  no  powei-  4  to  flee  this  way  or 
that  way  ;  and  the  people  that  fled 
to  the  wilderness  turned  back  upon 
ibe  pursuers. 

21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  lira- 
el  saw  that  the  ambush  had  taken 
the  city,  and  that  the  smoke  of  the 
city  ascended,  then  they  turned 
a^ain,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the 
city  against  them  ;  so  they  were  in 
the  midst  of  Israel,  some  on  this 
Bide,  and  some  on  that  side  :  and 
they  smote  them,  so  that  they  let 
none  k  of  them  remain  or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took 
alive,  and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Is- 
lael  had  made  an  end  of  slaying  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the  field,  in 
the  wilderness  wherein  theychased 
them,  and  when  they  were  all  fall- 
en on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until 
they  were  consumed,  that  all  the 
Israelites  returned  unto  Ai,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edgeof  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell 
that  day,  both  of  men  and  women, 
toere  twelve  thousand,  even  all  the 
men  of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  I  not  his  hand 
liaok,  wherewith  he  stretched  out 
the  spear,  until  he  had  utterly  de- 
stroyed all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai. 

27  Only  m  the  cattle,  and  the 
spoil  of  that  city.  Israel  took  for  a 
jirey  unto  them.^elves,  according 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  tj 
he  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  o  Ai,  and 
made  it  an  heap  for  ever,  even  a 
desolation,  unto  this  day. 

29  And  the  kingp  of  Ai  he  hang- 
ed g  on  r.  tree  until  even-tide  :  and 
as  scon  r  as  the  sun  was  down, 
Joshua  commanded  that  they 
should  take  his  carcass  down  from 
the  tree,  and  .",ast  it  at  the  entering 
of  the  gate  ot  the  city,  and  raise  s 
thereon  a  great  heap  of  stones,  that 
rcmriineth  unto  this  day. 

30  Then  Joshua  built  an  altarun- 
to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  mount 
Ebal,  t 

31  As  Mopes  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  commanded  the  children  of 
Israel,  as  it  is  written  u  in  the  book 
of  the  law  of  Mosee,  An  altar  of 
whole  stones,  over  which  no  man 
liath  lift  up  any  iron  :  and  they  of- 
lered  thereon  burHl-ofi'erings  unto 

15 


(,'HAf.   iX.  The  &ibeoTnus' craft, 

i  Ge.  i*J,  2».    the  bord,   and    sacrificed    peace- 
Is.  34.  10.         offerings. 

32  And  V  he  wrote  there  upon  the 
4  hatid.             stoiies  a  copy  of  the  law  of  Moses, 

uhich  he  wrote  in  the  piesence  of 
tDe.7.  2.        the  children  of  Isiaol.  / 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  theireldera, 
I  Ex.  17.  11,  and  officeis,  and  their  judges,  stooj 
12.                     on  this  side  the   ark  and  on   that 

side,  before  the  priests  the  Leviies 
m  Nu.  31.  which  w  bare  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
22,26.  nant  of    the    Lord,   as    well    the 

stranger  x  as  he  that  was  born 
7J  ver.  2.  among  them  ;   half  of  them  over 

against  mount  Gerizim,  and  half 
o  De.  13.  16.    of  them  over  against  mount  Kbal  ; 

as  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
p  Ps.  110.  5.    had  commanded  i/ before,  that  they 

should  bless  the  people  of  Israel. 
g  c.  10.  26,        34  And  afterward  he  read  z  all  the 
27.  words  of  the  law,  the  blessings  a 

and  cursings,  according  to  all  that 
r  De.  21.  22,    is  written  in  the  book  of  the  law. 
23.  35  There  was   not  a  word  of  all 

that    Moses    commanded,     which 
s  c.  7.  26.         Joshua  read  not  before  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  with  the  wo- 
t  De.  27.  4 — ,  men,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the 
6.  strangers  that  5  were  conversant 

among  them. 
u  Ex.  20.  25.  CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
the  kings  which  were  on  this 
side  Jordan,  in  the  hills,  and  in  tlie 
valleys,  and  in  all  the  coasts  of  the 
a  great  sea  over  asrainsi  Lebanon, 
the  6flittite,  and  theAmorite,  the 
Canaanite,  the  Perizzite,  the  Hi- 
vite,  and  the  Jebusite,  heard  there- 
of, 

2  That  they  gathered  c  them- 
selves together,  to  fight  withJoshua 
and  with  Isiael,  with  one  1  accord, 

3  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  d 
Gibeon  heard  e  what  Joshua  had 
done  unto  Jericho  and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily  and  went 
and  made  as  if  they  had  been  am- 
bassadors ;  and  took  old  sacks  upon 
their  asses,  and  wine-bottles,  old, 
and  rent  and  bound  up  ; 

5  And  old  shoe?  and  clouted  upon 
their  feet,  and  old  garments  upon 

Ithem;  and  all  the  bread  of  their 
piovision  was  dry  and  mouldy 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  unto 
j  they  camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  un- 
I  to  him,  and  to  the  men  of  Israel, 

We  be  come  from  a  far  country  • 
now  therefore  make  ye  a  league 
with  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto 
the    g   Hivites,   Peradventure  ye 

j  dwell  among  us;  and  how  shall 
j  we  make  a  league  h  with  you  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  We 
art   thy    ssrvants.  f    And    Joshtia 

£21 


V  De.  27.  2, 

3,8. 

w  Dc  31.  9, 

25.  1  Ch.  15. 

11—15. 

xDe.  31.  12. 

y  De.  U.  29. 

27.  12. 

rDe.31.  11. 

Ne.8.  2,3. 

13.  1. 

a  Le.  26.  3, 

&c.  De.29. 

15—26.28,29. 

30.  15—20. 

5  walked, 
a  Nu.  34.  6. 

6  Ex.  3.  17. 
23.  23. 
c2Ch.  20.1, 
&c.  Ps.  83.3, 
5.  Is.  8.  9, 
10.  54.  15. 
1  mouth, 
d  c.  10.  2. 
cc.  6.  27. 
re.  5.  10. 

Vc.  11.  19. 
/i  Ex.  23.  32. 
De.  7.  2. 
Ju.  2.  2. 
i  De.  20.  U. 
2K.  10,5. 


Fate  of  the  Gibeonitet. 

•aid  unto  them,  AVho  are  ye  ?  and 
Irom  wlience  come  je  ? 
y  And  they  said  unio  him,  From  a 
»erv  f.u  A  cuuiit  )■  ihy  se.vauti  aie 
I  come,  because  of  the  name  of  the 
Loid  iliy  God  :  fur  we  have  heard 
i/i  the  fame  of  him,  and  .,11  thut  he 
dill  ill  Egypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two 
kings  of  the  Amoiites  that  icere 
beyond  Joidan,  to  Silion  king  of 
Heshhon,  and  to  Og  king  of  Ba- 
iihan,  wliiih  teas  at  Ashtaroth. 

11  Wlieiefore  n  our  elders,  and 
all  the  inhabitants  of  our  couniry 
•spalie  to  us,  saying,  Take  vic- 
tiiuls'J  with  you  for  the  journey, 
and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  un- 
to them,  We  are  your  servants  : 
tlieiefore  now  make  ye  a  league 
with  IIS. 

I'-i  This  our  bread  we  took  hot 
Jur  our  provision  out  ol  our  houses 
on  the  day  we  came  I'oitli  to  go  un- 
to you  :  but  now,  behold,  i  is  dry, 
«nd  il  is  mouldy  : 

Id  And  these  bottles  of  wine, 
which  we  filled,  icere  new;  and, 
ueh<..l  I,  they  be  rent:  and  these 
our  ga.ments  and  our  shoes  are 
become  old,  by  reason  of  the  very 
long  jouiney. 

14  ".And  3  the  men  took  of  their 
victuals,  and  a.sked  not  o  counsel 
ai  ji  the  month  of  the  Loid. 

15  And  Joshua  made  peace  g 
with  them,  and  made  a  league 
with  them,  to  let  them  live  :  and 
the  princes  of  the  congregation 
sware  r  unto  them. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the 
end  of  three  days  after  they  had 
made  a  league  with  them,  that 
they  heard  that  they  icere  their 
neighbours,  and  tfiat  they  dwelt 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel 
journeyed,  and  came  unto  their 
cities  on  the  third  day.  Now  their 
cities  uerf  Gibern,  sand  f^hephi- 
rah,  and  Eeeroth,  and  Kirjath-jea- 
rim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel 
smote  them  not.  because  the  prin- 
cte  of  the  cong  egation  had  swom 
/  unto  them  by  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel.  And  all  the  congregation 
riui  mured  ag.ninst  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto 
all  the  congregation,  We  have 
e.vorn  unto  tliem  by  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  ;  now,  therefore,  we 
may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them  ; 
we  will  even  let  them  live,  lest  u 
Vrath  he  upon  us,  because  of  the 
oath  whicliwe  svaxe  unto  them. 

SS2 


JUSHOA. 

i!:De.20.  15. 
/  1  K.  8.41. 
Is.  55.  5. 
Ac.  8.  27. 
m£x.  lo.H. 
c,  2.  10. 
Nu.  21.  35. 
n  Kst.  3.  17. 
2  in  your 
hand. 

-3  or,  they  re- 
ceived the 
vien  by  rea- 
son of  thtXT 
victuals. 

0  Nu.  i7.21. 

1  Ch.  10.  13, 
;  14. Is.  30. 1. 2. 
}>  }u.  1.  1. 
•xO.  18.  28.  1 

!Sa.  23.10,11. 

30.  8.  aSa. 

2.  1.6    19. 

?c.  11.  19. 
|j-2Sa.  21.  2. 
Isc.  10.2.  18. 
'25— i8. 

t  Ps.  15.  4. 

Ec.  5.  6. 
;u2Sa.  21.   1 

-6.  Eze.  17. 

12-21.  Zee. 
Is.  3,  4.  Mai. 
,3.  5. 


V  De.  29.  U. 

2  Ch.  2.  17, 

18. 

w  ver.  15. 

a:  Le.  27.  28, 

29. 

4  not  be  cut 

off  from 

you. 

y  ver.  21. 

27. 

i^  Ex.  23.  32. 

l)e.  7.  1,2. 

a  Ex.  15.  14 

—16. 

4  2  Sa.24. 

14.  Is.  47.  6 
5°'(7»e,or,rfe- 
livcred  to  be. 
E7.r.  8.  20. 
cDe.  12.  5. 
P.S.  132.  13, 
14. 

ac.  8.  22-28. 
6  c.  6.  21. 
cc.  9.15.  Ex. 

15.  14—16. 
De.  11.  25. 
I  cities  rf 
thekingdbm. 


B.  C.  M51. 

21  And  the  princes  iaid  unto 
them.  Let  ihem  live  ;  but  let  them 
be  liewe  8  v  of  wood  and  diuv\4rs 
ufuuierunto  all  the  longiegiiiujn  ; 
as  the  piinces  httd  p.oiniiiKd  lo 
them. 

22  And  Jtshua  called  for  them, 
and  he  spake  unto  them,  saying, 
Wherefoie  have  ye  beguiled  ug, 
saying.  Wo  are  very  far  fionj 
you  ,-  when  ye  dv,  ell  among  us  ? 

:i3  Now  tbeiefoie  ye  are  curs- 
ed ;  X  and  iheie  bh  II  4  none  of 
you  be  freed  from  being  bondmen, 
and  hewers  y  of  wood,  and  d.aw- 
ers  of  water,  for  the  house  of  my 
God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua, 
and  said.  Because  it  was  ceitainly 
told  thy  servants,  how  that  ilie 
Lord  thy  God  commanded  z  his 
servant  Moses  to  give  you  ail  ihe 
land,  and  to  detttoy  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  land  fioni  before  you, 
therefore  ve  weie  soie  af. aid  a  ol 
our  lives  because  of  you,  and  have 
done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  in  b 
thine  hand  :  as  it  seemeth  good  and 
right  unto  thee  to  do  unio  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  ihein,  and 
deliveied  them  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  that  they 
slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  5  made  them  that 
day  hewers  of  wood  and  diaweri 
of  water,  for  the  congregation, 
and  for  the  altar  of  the  Lord, 
even  unto  this  day,  in  tne  c  place 
which  he  should  choose. 

CHAPTER  X. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Adonizedec  king  of  Jeiusa- 
lem  had  heard  how  Joshua  had 
taken  Ai,  and  a  had  uiteily  de- 
stroyed it  ;  as  he  had  done  to  Jeri- 
cho and  her  kin?,  so  he  had  done  to 
Ai  A  and  her  kin?  ;  and  how  the 
inhabitants  of  Gibeon  had  made 
peace  with  Israel,  and  weie  among 
them  ; 

2  That  they  feared  c  greatly,  be- 
cause Gibeon  uas  a  gr^at  city,  a« 
one  of  the  royal  1  cities,  anil  be- 
cause it  i«n.9  gieater  than  Ai,  and 
all  the  men  thereolicerp  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adimi-zedec  king 
of  JeruBulem  sent  unto  Hnham 
kinff  of  Hebron,  and  unto  Pi  am 
kins:  of  Jarniulh.  and  unto  Japhia 
king  of  Liichisli,  and  unto  Debir 
kingofEglon.  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me.  and  help  rr.c, 
that  we  may  smile  Gibeon  :  for  it 
haih  made  pence  with  Joshua  and 
V  iih  the  .-hildren  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  ol  ibe 


B.  C.  1451. 

Amorites,  the  king  of  Jeiusalem, 
the  king-  of  Hebion,  llie  king  ol 
Jaimuth,  the  king  of  Lacliish,  ihe 
king  ol  Kglon,  d  galbered  tbeni- 
selves  tugeiliKr,  and  went  up,  tliey 
aiid  all  tlieir  hosts,  and  encanipsd 
before  Gibeon,  and  made  war 
against  it. 

6  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  sent 
unto  Joshua  to  the  cump  c  at  Gil- 
gal,  saying,  Slack  not  thy  hand 
fiom  tliy  servants  ;  come  up  to  us 
quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help  us  : 
for  all  the  kings  of  the  Ainorites 
that  dwell  in  the  mountains  are 
gathered  together  against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gil- 
gal,  he  and  all  the  people  of  war 
with  him,  and  all  the  mighty  men 
of  valour. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Fear/ them  not  ;  fori  have  deliv- 
ered them  into  tliine  hand  :  there 
shall  not  a  man  of  them  stand  be- 
foiC  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto 
them  suddenly,  and  went  up  fiom 
Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited  g 
them  before  Israel,  and  slew  them 
with  a  great  slaughter  at  Gibeon, 
h  and  chased  them  along  the  way 
that  goeth  up  to  Beth-horon,  and 
emote  them  to  Azekah,  and  unto 
fllakkedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  tliey 
fled  from  iiefore  Israel,  and  were 
in  the  going  down  to  Beth-horon, 
that  the  Lord  cast  down  gieat 
stones  ?■  from  heaven  upon  them 
unto  Azekah,  and  they  died  :  they 
icf.re  more  which  died  with  hail- 
stones than  ihey  whom  the  children 
of  Israel  slew  with  Ihe  sword. 

12  Then  spake  Joshua  to  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  Ihe  Lord 
delivered  up  the  Amorites  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  he  said 
in  the  sight  of  Israel,  2  Sun,  stand 
thou  still  k  upon  Gibeon,  and  thou, 
IVIoon,  in  the  valley  of  Ajalon.  / 

13  And  the  sun  stood  siill,  and 
the  moon  stayed,  until  the  people 
had  avenged  themselves  upon 
their  enemies.  Is  not  this  written 
in  the  book  of  3  Jasher?  m  So  the 
sun  stood  still  in  the  midst  of 
neaven,  and  hasted  not  to  n  go 
down  about  a  v.liole  day. 

14  And  there  was  no  day  like 
that  before  it  or  after  it,  that  the 
Lovd  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
a  man  :  for  the  Lord  fought  o  for 
Israel. 

15  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all 
Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp  to 
(iilsah 


CHAP.  X. 

dc.9.  2.  Is. 
8.  9,  10. 

ec.  9.  6. 

/c.  11.6. 
Ju.4.  14.15. 

gjn.i.  15. 

h  Is.  iS.  21. 

i  Ex.  9.  22— 
26.  Ps.  18. 
13,  14.  Is. 
30.  30.  Re. 
16.  21. 

2  be  silent. 

k  Job  9.  7. 
Hab.  3.  11. 


3  or,  the  up- 
right. 

m  2Sa.  1. 
18. 

n  Is  38.  8. 

olJe.  1.  30. 


;5  Ju.  6.  2. 
1  Sa.  13.  6. 

24.  3,  8. 

9  Mat.  27. 

60. 

r  Jer.  48.  10. 

4  cut  off  the 

tail. 

s  2  Sa.  20. 

6.  Je.  8.  14. 
tEx.  11.  7. 
iaSa.15.32. 
1)  Is.  £6.  5,6. 
Mai.  4.  3. 

>c  Ps.  18.  40. 
arPs.  107.40. 
149.  8,  9. 
y  De.  31.  6, 
8.  c.  1.  9. 
z  Ep.  6.  10. 
aDe.  3.21. 

7.  19.  Ro. 

8.  37. 

6  c.  8.  29. 
cDe.21.  23. 


Of  the  Jive  kings 

16  But  these  five  kings  lied,  an'l 
hid  themselves  in  a  cave  p  at 
Makkedali. 

17  And  It  was  told  Joshua,  say- 
ing. The  five  kings  are  found  hid 
in  a  cave  at  IVlakkeciah. 

18  And  Joshua  said,  Roll  great 
5  stones  upon  the  muuih  of  the 
cave,  and  set  men  by  it  for  to  keep 
Ihcm  : 

19  And  stay  ye  not,  but  pursue 
r  after  your  enemies,  and  4  smite 
the  hindmost  of  them  ;  sutler  them 
not  to  enter  into  their  cities  :  for 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  delivered 
thein  into  your  hand. 

20  And  It  came  to  pass,  when 
Joshua  and  the  children  of  Isiael 
had  made  an  end  of  slaying  them 
with  a  very  gieat  slaughter,  till 
they  were  consumed,  that  the  rest 
uhich  lemained  of  them  entered 
into  s  fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to 
the  ramp  to  Joshua  at  Makkedah 
in  peace  :  non«  moved  his  tongue  t 
against  any  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

22  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the 
mouth  of  Ihe  cave,  and  bring  n  out 
those  five  kings  unto  me  out  of  the 
cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought 
forth  those  live  kings  unto  him  nut 
of  the  cave,  the  king  of  Jerusalem, 
the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  of 
Jaiiriuth,  the  king  of  Lachish,  and 
the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  A\hen 
they  brought  out  those  kings  unto 
Joshua,  that  Joshica  called  for  all 
the  men  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  him,  Come  near, 
put  your  feet  »  upon  the  necks  w 
of  theee  kings.  And  x  thej'  came 
near,  and  put  their  feel  upon  the 
necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them, 
Fear  y  not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be 
strong  z  and  of  good  courage  :  for 
thus  a  shall  the  Lord  do  to  all 
your  enemies  against  whom  ye 
fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote 
them,  and  slew  Ihem,  and  hanged 
b  them  on  five  trees  :  and  they  were 
hanging  upon  the  trees  until  the 
evening,  c. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
time  of  the  going  down  of  the  sun, 
thai  Joshua  commai.ded,  and  they 
took  them  down  olf  the  trees,  and 
cast  them  into  the  cave  wherein 
they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  which 
remain  until  this  very  day. 

223 


Joihua's  return. 


JOSHUA. 


28    And    that    day   Joshua     took  dDe.7.  2, 
IVIitkkeilnh,  iuid  smote   it  with  the    16. 
edge    of   llie  sword,  and   the   king 
Iheieiif    he    uiierly   destioyed,    d  «  c.  6.  21. 
them,  and  nil  the   suuls   tliat   uere 
therein  ;  he  let  none  remitin  :   and  /  c.  15.  42. 
he  did  lo  the  king  olMakkedah  as  :^1.,I3.  2K. 
he  did  e  unto  the  king  of  Jericho.      8.  '^'i.  19.  8. 

59    Tlien     Joshua    passed     from  I 
Makkedah,    and    all     Israel   with   f  ver.  28. 
him,  unto  _/"  Libnah,   and   fought 
against  Libnah  :  ft  ver.  3.  5. 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it  al- 1  _ 

so,  and  the  king  theieof,  into  the   »  '^er.  30. 

hand  of  Israel  ;    and  he  smote   it 

with  the  edge  of  the  swurd,  and  all  i"  ver.  3. 

the  souls  that  icere  therein  ;  he  let 

none   remain   in  it  ;  but  <iid  unto  ^  ver.  32. 

the  king  thereof  as  g  he  did  unto  i 

the  king  of  Jericho.  m  c.  14. 13. 

31  And  Joshua  passed  from  Lib-   '5-  '3-  J"- 
nah,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto   1-  "J-  2  Sa. 
Lactiish,  h  and  encamped  against  5.  1 — 5.  15. 
it,  and  fought  against  it  :  9,  10.  1  Ch. 

32  And  the    Lord   delivered   La-   12.  23,  38. 
chish    into    the     hand    of    Israel, 

which  took  it  on  the  second  day,  "  ver.  35. 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  i 
sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were  °  c.  15.  15. 
therein,  according  to  all  that  he   Ju.  1.  11. 
had  done  t  to  Libnah.  | 

33  Then    Horam    king  of  Gezeri 

came   up   to  help    Lachish  ;     and  P  ^er.  37. 
Joshua  smote   him   and   his    peo-   9  De.  20.  16, 
pie,  until  he  had  left  him  none  re-   17. 
maining.  rDe.9.  23. 

34  And     from    Lachish     Joshua  sGe.  10.  19. 
passed  unto  Eglon,   k  ami  all  Is-   1  Sa.  6.  17. 
rael    with    him  ;    and    they     en-   t  c.  11.  16. 
camped    against     it,   and    fought  u  ver.  2.  12. 
against  it  :  !  1  K.  3   5. 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,   »  ver.  14. 
and  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the   a  c.  10.  3. 
Bword  ;  and  all  the  souls  that  tcere  b  c.  19.  15. 
therein  he  utterly  destroyed  that  fNu.34.  11. 
day,  acconling  to  all  I  that  he  bad   d  c.  17.  11. 
done  to  Lachish.  Ju.l.  27. 

36  And    Jushua   went     up    from    1  K.  4.  11. 
Eglon,    and   all   Israel   with  him,   e  Ju.3.  3. 
unto  Hebron  ;  m  and  they  fought  /  c.  13.  11. 
against  it  :  gGe.  31.  49. 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  hJu.  7.  12. 
it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  1  Sa.  13.  5. 
the  king  thereof,  and  all  the  cities  1  nssemhted 
thereof,  and  all  the  so.ils  that  trere  by  appoint- 
therein  ;  he  l^ft  none  remaining,  ment. 
according  to  all  n  that  he  had  done   J  c.  10.  8. 

to  Eglon  ;  but  destroyed  it  utterly,    k  2  Sa.  8.  4. 
and  all  the  souls  that  vere  therein.    /  Ps.  20.  7. 

38  And  Joshua  returned,  and   all    Is.  31.  1. 
Israel  with   him,  to  Debir,  o  and   Hos.  14.  3. 
fought  against  it  :  '  m  Ps.  46.  9. 

39  And  he  took   it,  and  the  king  n  c.  10.  9.  1 
thereof,  and  all  the  cities  thereof  ;   Tli.  5.  3. 
and   they  smote     them    with   the   oc.  21.44. 
edge   of    the   sword,    and    utterly  2  or,  Zidon- 
(Uftroved   nil  the  souls  that  tcere  rabbah 

sa4 


B.  C.  1461. 

therein;  he  left  none  remaining; 
as  p  he  had  done  to  Hebron,  so  be 
did  to  Debir,  and  to  the  king  iheie- 
of ;  as  he  had  doi.e  also  to  l.iLnah, 
and  to  her  king. 

40  iSo  Joshua  smote  all  the  coun- 
try of  the  hills,  and  of  the  south, 
and  of  the  vale,  and  of  the  springs, 
and  all  their  kings:  lie  left  none 
remaining,  but  utteily  destroyed 
all  that  breathed,  oa  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  commanded,  q 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from 
Kadesh-barnea  reven  unto  Guza, 
s  and  all  the  counti'y  of  Goshen  I 
even  unto  Gibeon.  u 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their 
land  did  Joshua  take  at  one  lime, 
because  v  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all 
Isiael  with  hiin,  unto  the  camp  to 
GUgal. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ja- 
bin  king  of  Ilazor  had  heard 
those  thinss,  that  he  sent  nto  Jobab 
king  of  Mudoii,  and  to  the  king 
of  Shimron,  6  and  to  the  king  of 
Achshaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  ircre  on 
the  noith  of  the  mountains,  and  of 
the  plains  south  of  Chinneioth,  c 
and  in  the  valley,  and  in  the  Lor- 
deis  of  Dor,  d  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the 
east  and  on  the  west,  and  to  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the 
Perizzite,  and  the  Jebiisile  in  the 
mountains,  and  to  the  Hivite  e 
under  Heimon,  /  in  the  land  of 
IVlizpeh.  g 

4  Ami  they  went  out,  they  and 
all  their  hosts  with  them,  much 
peoi:le,  even  as  the  sand  A  that  is 
upon  the  sea-shore  in  multitude, 
with  horses  and  chariots  very 
many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were 

1  met  together,  they  oome  and 
pitched  together  at  the  waters  of 
Merom,  to  fight  .ngninst  Israel. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Be  i  not  afraid  (ecanse  of  them:  for 
to-morrow  about  this  time  vill  I 
deliver  tliem  tip  all  slain  before 
Israel  :  thou  shalt  hough  k  their 
horses,  /  and  burn  their  chariots  m 
with  fire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the 
people  of  war  with  him,  against 
them  by  the  waters  of  Merom  sud- 
denly ;  71  and  they  fell  upon  thorn. 

8  And  the  Lord  o  delivered  Ihem 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  who  smote 
them,  and  chased   them  unto  great 

2  Zidon,    and    unto  MiErephoth- 


B.  C.  1445.  CHAP.  XII. 

maim,  3  and   unto  the   valley  of  3  burmings, 
Miipeh  eastward  ;  and  they  smote    or  salt-pits. 
them,  until   they  left  them  none  p  ver.  6. 
remaining'.  q  Eze.  39. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  as  9,  10. 

the  p  Lord  Dade  him  :  he  houghed  i  any  breath. 

their    horses,    and    burned     their  c.  10.  40. 

chariots  with  fire.  r  Ne.  33.  52. 

10  And  Joshua  at  that  time  turned  De.  7.  2. 
back,  and   took  Hazor,  and  smote  20.   16,  17. 
the  king  thereof  with   the  sword  :  5  on  their 
for  Hazor  beforetime  was  the  head  heap.    Je. 
of  all  those  kingdoms.  30.  18. 

11  And   they  smote  all  the  souls  6  removed. 
that  were  therein  with  the  edge  of  s  c.  12.  8. 
the  sword,  utterly  destroying  them:  t  c.  10.  41. 
there  was4  not  any  left  to  breathe:  7  or,  the 
and  he  burnt  Hazor  with  fire.  smooth 

12  And    all    the    cities  of  those  jnouutain. 
kings,  and  all  the   kings  of  them,  wc.l2.  7. 
did  Joshua  take,  and   smote  them  v  De.  7.  24. 
with  the  edge  of  the   sword  ;  and  c.   12.  9 — 24. 
he  utterly  destroyed    them,   r  as  8  till  1445. 
Moses    the    servant  of  the    Lord  ie  c.  9.  3,  7. 
commanded.  x  Ju.  14.  4. 

13  But  as /or  the  cities  that  stood  1  Sa.  2.  25. 
Btill  5  in  their  strength,  Israel  1  K.  12.  15. 
burned  none  of  them,  save  Razor  y  De.  2.  30. 
only  ;  that  did  Joshua  burn.  Is.  6.  10. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cit-  Ro.  9.  18. 

ies,  and  the  cattle,  the  children  of  

Israel  took  for  a  prey   unto   them-  .rDe.20.  16, 

belves  ;  but  every  man  they  smote  17. 

with  the  edge  of  the   sword,  until  aNu.  13.22, 

they  had  destroyed  them,  neither  33.  De.  9. 

left  they  any  to  breathe.  2.  c.  15.  13, 

15  As      the     Lord      commanded  14. 

Moses  his  servant,  so  did  Moses   h  1  Sa.  17.4. 

command     Joshua,     and     so     did  2  Sa.  21.  22. 

Joshua  :  he  6  left  nothing  undone  1  Ch.  18.  1. 

of  all  that  the   Lord  commanded  c  c.  15.  46. 

Moses.  i2Ch.  26.  6. 

16  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  Ne.  13.23, 
the  hills,  sand  all  the  south  coun-  24. 

try,  and  all  the  land  of  Goshen,  t   d  Nu.  34.  2, 
and  the  val'ey,  and  the  plain,  and   &c. 
the    mountain  of  Israel,   and  the    e  Nu.  26.  52 
valley  of  the  same  ;  1  — 55.  c.  14, 

17  Eoen  from  7  the  mount  Halak,    15,  16. 

u  that  joeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto  V c.  21.  44, 
Baal-gad,   in    the   valley  of    Le-,45. 
banon,  under  mount  Heitnon:  and   a  Nu.  21.  24. 
all  their  kings  o  he  took, and  smote   De.  3.  8,  9. 
them,  and  slew  them.  [  6  De.  2.  33, 

18  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time  '  36.  3.  6,  16, 
8  with  all  those  kings.  I  17, 

19  There    was    not   a    city    that '  1  or,  TV- 
made  peace  with   the   children   of  man. 
Israel,  save  the  Hivites,  w  the  in- J  2  or,  the 
habitants  of    Gibeon  :    all    other  \springs  of 
they  took  in  battle.  j  Pisgah,  or, 

20  For  it  was  of  x  the  Lord  to  y   Ike  hill.  De. 
harden    their    hearts,    that    they ,  4.  49. 
should  come  against  Israel  in  bat-   c  Nu.  21.  33 
tie,   that   he    might  destroy  them   — 35. 
utterly,  and  that  they  mirht  have  j  d  De.  3.  11. 
no  favour,  but  that  he   might  de-l«  De.  1.  4. 


Of  divers  kingt. 

stroy  them,  as  the  Lord  z  com- 
manded M.jses. 

21  And  a  t  that  time  came  Joshua, 
land  cut  olithe  a  Anakims  from  the 
'mountains,    f.om     Hebron,    from 

Dcbi.-,  from  Anab,  and  from  all 
the  mountains  of  Jiidah,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Israel  ;  Joshua 
destroyed  them  utterly  with  their 
cities. 

22  There  was  none  of  the  Ana 
kirns  left  in  the  land  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  :  only  in  Gaza,  in 
Gath,  b  and  in  Ashdod,  c  there 
remained. 

23  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land, 
acconling  to  all  that  the  Lord 
said  d  unto  Moses  ;  an!  Joshua 
gave  it  for  an  inheritance  unto 
Israel,  according  to  their  divisions 
e  by  their  tribes.  And  the  land 
rested/ from  war. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

NOW  these  are  thj  kings  of  the 
land,  which  the  children  of 
Israel  smote,  and  possessed  their 
land  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  to- 
ward the  rising  of  the  sun  ;  from 
the  river  Arnon  a  unto  mount  Her- 
mon,  and  all  the  plain  on  ths 
east  : 

2  Sihon  J  king  of  the  -Amorites, 
who  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and  ruled 
from  Aroer,  which  is  upon  the 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  from 
the  mid<ile  of  the  river,  and  from 
half  Gilead,  even  unto  the  river 
Jabbok,  which  is  the  border  of  ths 
chil  Iren  of  Ammon  : 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sea 
of  Chinneroth  on  the  east,  and 
unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the 
salt  sea  on  the  east,  the  way  to 
Beth-jeshiraoth  ;  and  1  from  the 
south,  underS  Ashdoth-pisgah  : 

4  And  the  coast  of  Og  c  king  of 
Bashan,  which  was  of  the  d  rem- 
nant of  the  giants,  that  dwelt  e  at 
Ashtaroth  and  at  Edrei, 

5  And  reigned  in  mount  /  Her- 
mon,  and  in  Salcah,  and  in  all 
Bashan,  unto  the  border  of  the 
Geshurites,  and  the  Maachathites, 
and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of 
Sihon  king  of  Heshbon. 

6  Them  did  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  and  the  children  of  Israel 
smite  ;  and  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  ga.ve  it  sfor  a  possession 
unto  the  Reubenites,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  the  half  tribe  of 
Manasseh. 

7  And  these  are  the  kings  of  the 
oountiy  which  Joshua  and  the 
children   of  Israel   smote   on  this 


/De.  3.  8-14.  g  Nu.  32.  29,  33. 

225 


Bounds  of  the  land.  JOSHUA. 

bUc  Jorflaii   on     the    west,    from  ]  A  Ex.  23.  23. 

lja.il-g.id  ill  tlie  vulley  of  Lebanon 

even  unto  the    mount  Hulak,  thai    t  c.  6.  2. 

giieih   up  to  Seii  ;    which  Joshua] 

guve  unto  the  tiibes  of  Israeiyt/r  a   A:  c.  8.  17, 

P'.iiisessiun,      according    to     lheir|29. 

divisions; 

8  III  the  mountains,  and  in  the' /c.  10.  23 — 
valleys,  ami  in  the  plains,  an'l  in   33. 

ine  springs,  and  in  the  wilderness, ! 
«nd  in  the  south  country  ;   the  h  m  Ju.1.22. 
Hiltitcs,   the   Aniorites,    and   the  I 
Canaanites,   the     Perizzites,     the  ,  n  1  K.  4.  10. 
Hivitcs,  and  the  Jebnsiies  :  | 

9  The  kin>j  of  Jericho,  i  one  ;  the   3  or,  Sha- 
king   of    Ai,    k    wiiich    is    beside   ron.   13.33. 
Belh-el,  one  ;  I  9. 

10  Tlie  kin?  of  Jeru.s;ilem,  I  one  ;! 

the  king  of  Hebron,  one  ;  ;  o  c.  11.  10. 

11  The   king  of   Jarmuth,     one; 

the  king  of  Lachisli,  one  ;  ;  p  C.  11.  1. 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one  ;  the 

king  of  Gezer,  one  ;  1  to  possess 

13  The  king  of  Debir,  one  ;  the  tJ.  De.  31. 
king  of  Geder,  one  ;  |  3. 

\\  The  king  of  Horinah,  one  ;  the  ' 
kingof  Arad,  one  ;  !  Q  Ju.  3.  1. 

15  The  kingof  Lilmah,  one  ;   the 

kill"-  of  Adullum,  one  ;  6  2  Sa.  3.  3. 

16  The  kin?  of  IMakkedah,  one  ;  13.  37,  38. 
the  kingof  Betli-el,  m  one  ;  I 

17  The  king  of  Tappuith,  one;  cJe.2.18. 
the  king  of  Hepher,  n  one  ;  I 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one  ;  the  d  Jn.  3.  3.  1 
king  of  Lasharon,  3  one  ;  Sa.  6.  4,  16. 

19  The  king  of  Madon.one  ;  the  Zep.  2.  4,  5. 
kingof  Hazor,  o  one  ;  ! 

2U  The  king  of  Shiniron-meron,  eDe.2.  23. 
pone  ;  the  kingof  Achshaph,  one  ; 

21  The   kinsr  of    Taanach,  one  ;|    — 

the  kinT  of  aiegiddo,  one  ;  I 

22  The  kingof  Kedesh,  one  ;  the   2  or, //ic 
kingof  Jokrieamof  Carniel,  one  ;    cnve. 

23°The  king  of  Dor  in  the  coast  /  1  Sa.  4.  1. 
of  Dor,  one;  the  king  of  the  g-Jn.l.3S. 
nations  of  Gilgal,  one  ;  /i  1  K.  5.  18. 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one  :  All   Ps.  83.  7. 

the  kings  thirty  and  one.  '  c.  12.  7. 

CHAPTER  XIH.  A- c.  11.  8. 

NOW  Joshua  was  old  and  strick-  /  Ex.  23.  30, 
en  in  vears  ;  and  the  Lord  31. 
said  unto  him,  Thou  art  old  and  me.  14.1,2. 
stricken  in  years,  and  there  re-  nNu.32.  K. 
maine'h  yet  very  much  land  1  to  o  Nu.  21.30. 
be  possessed.  ver.  16. 

2  This  is   the  land  that  yet  a  re-  p  c.  12.  5. 
maineth  :   all    the   borders  of  the    oNu.21.34, 
Philistines,  and  all  Geshuri,  6  55. 

3  From  Sihor,  c  which  is  before  r  Nu.  33.5.5. 
Egypt,  even  unto  the  borders  of  c.  23.  12,  13. 
Ekron  northward,  wftp'r/i  is  counted  Ju.  2.  1—3. 
to  the  Canaanite  :  d  five  lords  of  s  c.  14.  3,  4. 
the  Philis'.ines  ;  the  Ga/athites,  t  Nu.  18.  20 
and  the  Aslidnthites,  the  Kshkalo-  —24. 
nites,  the  Gittites,  and  the  Ekron-  u  c.  12.  2. 
ites  ;   also  the  cAvites  :  rNu.21.28. 

4  From  the  south,  all  the  land  of  30. 

226 


B    V.  1445. 

the  Canaanitei,  «ntl  2  Mearah 
that  it  beside  the  Bidonians,  unto 
Aphek,  f  to  the  border!  £  of  the 
Aniorites  : 

5  Ami  the  land  of  the  Giblites,  h 
and  all  Lebanon,  townitl  the  sun- 
rising,  from  Ba«l-g.»d  t  under 
mount  Hermon  uiitu  the  entering 
into  Hamath  : 

6  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill 
country,  fiom  Leiianon  unto  IMis- 
rephoth-maim,  k  and  all  the  Kido- 
niuns,  them  will  1  drive  /  out  from 
before  the  children  of  Israel  :  only 
n»  divide  thou  it  by  lot  unto  the 
Israelites  for  an  inheritance,  as  I 
have  commanded  thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land 
for  an  inheritance  unto  the  nine 
tribes,  and  the  half  tribe  ot 
Manasseh, 

8  With  whom  the  Reuhemtes  and 
the  Gadites  have  received  their 
inheritance,  which  Mos-is  u  gave 
them,  beyond  Jordan  eastward 
eveti  as  Moses  the  servant  of  tha 
Lord  gave  them  ; 

9  From  Aroer,  that  i»  upon  th» 
bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  the 
city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
river,  and  all  the  plain  of  Medeba 
o  untoDibon  ; 

10  And  all  thi!  cities  of  Sihon  king 
of  th.!  Amorites,  which  reisrncd  in 
Heshbon,  unto  the  border  of  thi« 
children  of  .4mmon  ; 

11  AndGile.vl,  p  and  the  border 
of  the  Geshurites  and  Maacha- 
thites,  and  all  mount  Herman, and 
nil  Bashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in 
Bashan,  which  reignei.'  in  Ashta- 
roth  and  in  Edrei,  who  remained 
of  the  remnant  of  the  giante  :  for 
these  7  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast 
them  out. 

13  Nevertheless  the  children  of 
Israel  expelled  not  t  the  Geshu- 
rites, nor  the  Maachathitcs  ;  but 
the  Geshurites  and  the  Maacha- 
thites  dwell  among  the  Israelites 
until  this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he 
gave  none  s  inheritance  ;  the  sac- 
rifices t  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
made  by  fire  are  their  inheritance, 
as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Reuben  inher- 
itance according  to  their  families. 

16  And  their  coast  was  from  u 
Aroer,  that  is  on  the  bank  of  the 
river  Arnon,  and  the  city  that  ia 
in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and  all 
the  plain  by  Medeba  ; 

17  Heshbon,  tJ  and  all  her  cities 
that  are  in  the  plain  ;  Dibon  and 


IV 

3  the  hi  eh 
places  of 
Bnnt,  and 
hnune  of 
Baalrneon. 
Nil.  32.  38. 

w  Nu.  21.23. 

4  fprings  of 
PissoJi,  or, 
the  hill.  c. 
W.  3. 

X  De.  3.  10. 
y  N...  31.  8. 
r  Nu.  22.  5. 
31.  8. 


B.  C.  1444.  CHAP. 

3  Bainolh-baal,  and  Beth-baal- 
meon, 

18  AndJahaza,  tc  and  Kederaoth, 
Hid  Mc(jhaatli, 

19  And  Kiijathaim,  and  Sibmah, 
and  Z.ireihshahar  in  the  mount  of 
the  valley, 

'M  And  Beth-peor,  and  4  Asli- 
doth-pisjah.  and  Beth-jeshimolh, 

21  And  all  X  the  r.itieo  of  the 
plain,  and  all  the  kiiiydom  of  Si- 
hon  kin^  of  the  Amorites,  which 
reigned  in  He.shhon,  whom  Moses 
smnie  with  ihe  princes  of  Midian, 
y  Evi,  and  Rekem.  and  Zur,  and 
Hnr.  and  Reha,  ichih  were  dukes 
of  Sihon.  dwelling  in  the  conntiy. 

22  Balaam  z  also  the  son  of  Beor, 
the  S'lotlis  lyer,  5  did  the  cliildien 
of  Israel  slay  with  the  sword  amonj 
them  that  were  slain  by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children 
of  Reuben  was  .Jordan,  and  the 
border  thereof.  This  !/irt.t  ihe  in- 
heritance of  llie  children  of  Ren- 
ben  after  their  fimilies,  the  cities 
and  the  villages  thereof. 

24  And  Moses  g'are  inheritance 
unto  the  tribe  of  Gad.  even  unto 
the  children  of  Gad,  according  to 
their  families  : 

25  And  their  coast  was  Jazer,  n 
and  all  the  cities  of  Gilead.  and 
half  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammnn,  unto  Aroer  that  is  before 
Rabbah  ;  6 

2S  And  from  Heshhon  unto  Ra- 
mtth-mizpeh,  and  Belonim  ;  and 
from  .Mahanaim  unto  the  border 
of  Deliir. 

27  A  id  in  the  valley,  Besh-aram, 
c  an  1  Beih-nimrah,  and  Succoih,  d 
and  Zaphon,  the  rest  of  the  king- 
dom of  Sihon  ki'i<r  of  Heslibon. 
Jordan  and  hi--  border,  even  unto 
the  edje  nf  the  sea  of  e  Chinnernih, 
on  the  other  si  le  Ji>r  ian  eastward. 

23  This  JT  the  inheritancH  of  the 
children  of  Gad  after  their  fami- 
lies, tl.e  cities,  and  their  villages. 

29  And  Moses  gave  inheritnnre 
unto  the  half  tribe  of  M.inasseh  : 
and  thi^  was  the  /jo-'ses-'ion  of  the 
half  tribe  of  the  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh   by  their  families: 

31  And  y  their  coast  was  from 
Mahanaim,  all  Bashan,  all  ths 
kinsriom  of  Dg  king  of  Bashan, 
and  all  the  towns  s  ot  Jair,  which 
are  in  Bashan,  threescore  cities  ; 

31    And    half  Oilead,  and  A   Ash- 
tarnth,    and    Rlrei,    cities  of  the    m  Nu.  13. 
kin?bim   of  I)?   in    Bashan.   were   31,32.  De. 
pert,inins    unto    the    children    of   1.  !<8.  3fi. 
Machir  the  "on  of  .Maoasseh,  even   n  Nu.  14,  24. 
f.'>    the  one  half  of  the  children  of  o  c.  I.  3. 
Machir  by  their  fdroilies.  1^  Nu.  14.30. 


5  or,dii)i7ier. 
a  Nu.  32.35. 
'>2Sa.  11.  1. 
cNu.  32,36. 

'i  Ge.  33.  17. 
1  K.  7.  47. 

cNu.  34.  II. 

/  Nu.  32. 

39—41. 

g  I  Ch.  2. 

23. 

h  c.  12.  4. 


!  ver.  14. 
k  De.  18.  1. 

>  Nu.  34.17, 

18. 

/)  .Nu.  S6.55. 

3.54.34.13. 

Ps.  16.  5.6. 
c  Ge.  48.  5. 
1  Ch    5.  1,2. 

'  1  Ch.  6.  54 
—81. 

>-  Nu.  35.  3. 
/Nu.  35.  2. 
?  Nu.  32, 
12. 

h  Nu,  14. 
:lo.  De,  1.36, 
38. 

J  Nu.  12.  7, 
8. 

k  Nu.  13.  6, 
26 

/  Nu.  13.30. 
14.  6—8. 


Caleb's  inheritcmee. 

32  These  are  Vie  countries  which 
IMoses  did  distijliuie  for  inheri- 
tance in  the  plains  of  .M^ab,  on 
the  other  side  Jordan,  hy  Jericho, 
eastward. 

33  But  i  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi, 
Moses  gave  not  n7iy  inheritance  : 
The  Lord  God  of  Israel  was  their 
inheritance,  as  he  said  k  unto 
them. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

AND  these  are  the  countrieg 
which  the  chililren  of  Israel 
inherited  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
*hich  Eteiuer  a  the  priest,  and 
.Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the 
hea  Is  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  dittrihu- 
ted  for  inheritance  to  them 

2  By  lot  i  I31S  their  inheritance, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  .Muses,  for  the  nine  tribes, 
and/jr  ilie  half  tribe. 

3  For  Moses  had  given  the  inher- 
itance of  two  es  and  an  half 
tribe  on  'le  other  side  lordhn  : 
but  unto  the  Leviteshe  gave  nono 
inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  the  childien  of  Joseph 
were  c  two  tribes,  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim  :  therefore  they  gave  no 
part  unto  the  Levites  in  the  land, 
save  citiesrf  to  dwell  in,  with  their 
suburbs  e  for  their  cattle  and  for 
their  substance. 

5  As  y  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel 
did.  and  they  divi  led  the  land. 

6  Then  the  child  en  of  Judnh 
came  unto  .loshiia  in  Gilral  :  and 
C.ilfb  ^  the  son  of  Jephunneh 
Ihe  Kenezile  said  unto  him.  Thou 
knowest  the  thin?  that  the  Lord 
.said  A  unto  Mo^es  the  man  i  of 
God  concerning  me  and  thee  in 
Kadeshbarnpa. 

7  Porty  years  old  irns  I  when 
Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  sent 
k  ms  froni  Kadesh-barnea  to  e.«py 
out  the  land  ;  and  1  brought  him 
word  again  as  it  was  I  in  mine 
heart. 

8  Nevertheless  my  brethren  that 
went  up  with  me  made  the  heart 
of  the  people  m  melt  :  bni  I  wholly 
n  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day, 
saying.  Surely  the  laml  whereon 
o  thy  feet  have  trod<len  shall  be 
thine  inheritance,  and  thy  chil- 
dren's forever,  because  thou  hast 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  my 
God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord 
hath  kept  me  ali»e,  as  he  said,  p 
these  forty  and  fi^e  years,  even 
since   the   Lord    si  ake     this  word 

Z*7 


Border »  of  the  tot  of  Judah. 


JOSHDA. 


unto  Moses,  while  <Ae  children  of  \\walktd. 
Iirael   1    wandere-l   in  the  wilder- 1  7  De.  34.  7. 
ncH  :  and  now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  I  P».  103.  5. 
fourscore  imd  live  years  old.  \r  lie.  31.  2. 

11  Asyetlawi  a«  strung  this  day    «  Nil.  13.  28 
as  /  iea»  in   the   day  that  Alobd   33. 

tent  me  :  7  as  my  strength  uae  t  1  S.i.  14.  6. 
then,  even  so  is  my  strength  now,  2  Ch.  14.  11. 
for  war,  both  to  r  go  out  and  to  Ps.  18.  32 — 
come  in.  34.  27.  1—3. 

12  Now  therefore    give   me   this  44.  3.  60.  12. 
mountain,  whereof  the  Lord  spake    118.  10—12. 
inth^itday;  for  thou  heardest  inlhiit    Ro.  8.  31. 
day  how  »  the  Anakims  were  there,    Ph.  4.  13. 
and  that  the  cities  uere  great  and  I  He.  11.  33. 
fenced  :  if  :  so  be  the  Lotdieillbe 


with  me,  then  I  shall  be  able  to 
drive  them  out,  as  the  Lord  said. 

13  And  Joshua  blessed  u  him, 
and  t>  gave  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh,  Hebron  for  an  inher- 
itance. 

14  Hebron  therefore  became  the 
inheritHnce   of  Paleb    the    son   of 
Jephunneh  the  Kenezite  unto  this 
day,    because  that  he  wholly  fol 
lowed  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  name  ofHebron  before 
teas  Kirjnth-arba  ;  Jo  which  Arba  x 
mas  a  gr^at  man  among  the  Ana- 
kiins.  And  y  the  land  had  rest 
from  war. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

THIS  then  was  the  lot  o  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Juiab 
by  their  families,  even  b  lo  the  bor- 
der of  Edom  ;  the  wilderness  of 
Zin  southward  was  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was  from 
the  shore  of  the  salt  sea  from  the 
bay  1  that  looketh  southward  : 

3  And  it  w^ent  out  to  the  south 
mde  to  Maaleh-acrabbim,  2  and 
passed  .-ilongto  Zin,  and  ascended 
up  on  the  south  si'le  unto  Kadesh- 
barnea  ;  and  passed  along  to  He- 
zron,  and  went  up  to  Adar,  and 
fetched  a  compass  lo  Karkaa  : 

4  From,  thence  it  passed  toward 
Azmon,  and  went  out  unto  the  ri- 
ver of  Kgypt:  and  the  goings  ou*. 
of  thai  coast  were  at  the  sea  :  This 
shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  ira?  the  salt 
sea,  ecefi  unto  the  end  of  Jordan. 
And  fAeirhorder  in  the  north  quar- 
ter was  from  the  bay  of  the  sea  at 
the  uttermost  part  of  Jordan  : 

6  And  the  border  went  up  to  c 
Bethhngla.  and  passed  along  by 
the  north  of  Beth-arabah  ;  and  the 
border  went  up  lo  the  stone  d  of 
Buhan  the  son  of  Reuben  : 

7  And  the    border    went    up  to 


UC.22.  6 
Ca.  6.  9. 
t>  c.  15.  13. 
wiie.  UZ.  2. 
zGe.35.  27. 
y  c.  11.  23. 
a  Nu.  'J}.55. 
6Nu.  34.3 
—5. 

1  tongue. 

2  or,  the  go- 
ing up  to 
J.crnbbim. 
cc.  18,  19. 

d  c.  18.  17. 
ec.  7.  26. 


/  c.  5.  9. 
g'2Sa.  17. 

17.  IK.  1. 
9. 

h  c.  18.  16. 
2K.  23.  10. 
Je.  19.  2,  6. 
j  c.  18.  28. 
Ju.  19.  10. 
>l:2Sa.  5. 

18,  22. 
Ic.  18.  15. 
m  2  Sa.  6. 
2.  ICh.  13. 
6. 

n  Ju.  18.  12. 

oGe.38.  13. 

Ju.  14.  1. 

p  1  Sa.  5. 

10.  7.  14.  2 

K.  1.2,3,6, 

16. 

9  Nu.  34.  6, 

7. 

3  Kirjath- 

nrba. 

rNu.l3.  22. 

Ju.  1.  10.20. 

s  c.  10.  38. 


<  Ju.  1.6, 
ward    Debir    from   the    valleV    ofU2,  13. 
Achor,  e  and  go  northward,   look- juNu,  83, 12. 
228 


B.  C.  1444. 

ing  toward  Gilgal,/ that  i»  before 
the  going  up  to  Adummim,  whirh 
it  on  the  south  side  of  the  rlTcr  ; 
and  the  border  painei  toward  (he 
waters  of  Entnemcsh,  nnd  the 
goinn  out  thereof  were  at  ^  En- 
rogcl; 

8  And  the  border  went  up  by  the 
Valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnnm  h 
unto  the  south  side  of  the  Jebusiie; 
the  same  if  i  Jerusalem:  and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  lop  of  the 
mountain  ihat  lieth  before  the  val- 
ley of  Hinnom  westward,  which 
it  at  the  end  of  the  valley  of  tha 
giants  k  northwaid  : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from 
the  top  of  the  bill  unto  the  foun- 
tain /of  the  water  of  Nephtnah, 
and  went  out  10  the  cities  of 
mount  Ephron  ;  and  I  he  border 
was  drawn  to  Baaiab,  m  which  i« 
Kirjath-jearim  :  n 

10  And  the  border  compassed 
from  Baalah  westward  unto 
mount  Seir,  and  passed  along  unto 
the  side  of  niouni  Jearim, 
which  is  Chesalon,  on  the  north 
side,  and  went  down  to  Beth- 
shemesh,  and  passed  on  to  Tim- 
nah  :  o 

11  And  the  border  went  out  unto 
the  side  of  Ekron  p  northward  : 
and  the  border  was  drawn  t« 
Shicron,  and  passed  along  to 
mount  Baalah,  and  went  out  unto 
Jabneel  ;  and  the  goings  out  of 
the  border  were  at  the  sea. 

12  And  the  west  border  ten*  fo 
the  9  great  sea,  and  the  const 
there'f.  This  t*  the  coast  of  the 
children  of  Judah  round  about 
according  to  their  families. 

13  And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh  he  gave  a  part  among 
the  children  of  Judah.  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
to  Joshua,  even  3  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anuk,  which  city  it 
Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  the  r 
three  sons  of  Anak,  Sheshai.  nnj 
Ahim.-in,  and  Talroai,  the  children 
of  Annk. 

15  And  he  went  up  thence  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Debir  :  «  and  the 
name  of  Debir  before  jeaa  Kirjath- 
sepher. 

16  And  Caleb  Raid,  He  t  that 
smiteth  Kirjnth-sepher,  and  ta- 
keth  it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsab 
my  daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  Otiiniel  ihf  son  u  of  Ke- 
nai,  the  brother  of  Caleb,  took  it  : 
and  he  gave  him  Achsah  hit 
daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  shs 


B.  C.  1444. 

came  unto  him,  that  she  moved 
him  to  asir  of  her  father  a  field  : 
and  she  v  lighted  off  her  ass  ;  and 
Caleh  said  unto  her,  What  would- 
est  thou  7 

19  Who  answered,  Give  me  a  w 
blessinj;  for  thou  hast  given  me 
a  sou'h  land  ;  give  me  also  springs 
of  water.  And  he  gave  her  the 
upper  springs,  and  the  nether 
springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah 
according  to  their  families. 

21  And  the  uttermost  ciiiesof  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Judah,  to- 
ward the  coast  of  Edom  south- 
ward, were  Kabzeel,  and  Eder, 
and  Jagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and 
Adadah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Ilhnan, 

24  Ziph,  X  and  Telem,  and  Bea- 
loth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and 
Kerioth,  and  Hezron,  which  is 
Hazor, 

26  Amam,  and  Shema,  and  Mo- 
lad  ah, 

27  And  Ha7,ar-ga.l  Jah,  and  Hesh- 
raon,  and  Beth-palet,  y 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer- 
sheba.  and  Bizjolhjah, 

29  Baalah,  z  and  lim,  and 
Azem,  a 

30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and 
Hormah, 

31  And  Ziklag,  b  and  Madman- 
nah,  and  Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim, 
and  c  Ain,  and  Rimmon  :  all  the 
cities  are  twenty  and  nine,  with 
their  villages  ; 

33  And  in  the  valley,  Eshtaol,  d 
and  Zoreah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zauoah,  and  En-gannim, 
Tappuah,  and  Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  e 
Socoh,  /  and  Azekah, 

38  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim, 
and  Gederah,  4  and  Gederothaim  ; 
fourteen  cities  with  their  villages  : 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and 
Migdalgad, 

38  -And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  g 
anil  Joktheel,  h 

39  Lachish,  i  and  Bozkath,  and 
Eglon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahmam, 
and  Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon, 
and  Naamah,  and  Makkedah  ; 
sixteen  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

42  Libnah,  k  and  Ether,  and 
Ashan, 


CHAP.  XVI, 
■oGe.24.  64. 

1  Sa.  25.  23. 
»Ge.33.  11. 
De.  33.  7. 
X  \    Sa.  23. 
14,  24. 

yNe.  11.  26. 
z  ver.  9. 
lolCh.  4.29. 
6  1  Sa.27.6. 

cNu.  ai.ii. 

diu.  13.  25. 

el  t>a.22.  1. 

Mi.  1.   15. 
;/l  Sa.  17.1. 
'4  or,  or. 

gGe.  31,48, 
'49. 

h2K.  14.  7. 

t  2K.  18.14. 
A2  K.8.  22. 


II  Sa.  23.  1, 

&c. 

TO  Mi.  1.  14, 

15. 

n    Am.  1.  8. 

Zep.  2.  4. 

Zee.  9.  5,  7. 

5  by  the 
place  of. 

0  1  Sa.5.1,6. 
2  Ch.  26.  6. 
Ne.  13.  23, 
24.  Is.  20.  1. 
j>Nu.  34.  5, 
6. 

7  Ju.  1.  11. 
re.  10.  41. 
11.  16. 
sis.  21.   11 

6  or,  Janus, 
t  ver.  13. 

ulSa. 23.25. 

«  1  K.18.  42. 

wc.  18.  14. 
X  lSa.23.29. 

yJu.  1.8,21. 
2  Sa.  5.  6. 
Ro.   7.   14— 
21. 

1  went 
forth. 

aGe.28. 19. 
c.  18.  13. 
Ju.  1,  26. 


Borders  of  Joseph. 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and 
Nezib, 

44  And  Keilah, /and  Achzib,  ni 
and  Maieshah  ;  nine  cities  with 
their  villages  : 

45  Ekron  n  with  her  towns  and 
her  villages  : 

46  Frum  Ekmn  even  unto  the 
sea,  all  that  lay  5  near  Ashdod, 
with  their  villages  : 

47  Ashdod  o  with  her  towns  and 
her  villages,  Gaza  with  her 
towns  and  her  villages,  unto  the 
river  of  Egypt,  and  the  gieat  sea, 
p  and  the  border  thereof  i 

48  And  in  the  mountains,  Shamir, 
and  Jaltir,  and  Socoh, 

49  And  Dannah,  and  Kiriath- 
sannah,  which  is  Debir,  q 

50  And  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh, 
and  Anim, 

51  And  Goshen,  r  and  Holon, 
and  Giloh  ;  eleven  cities  with 
their  villages : 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  a  and 
Eshean, 

53  And  6  Janiim,  and  Beth-tap- 
puah,  and  Aphekah, 

54  And  Humtah,  and  t  Kirjath- 
arba  (which  !«  Hebron,)  and  Zior  ; 
nine  cities  with  their  villages  ; 

55  Maon,  u  Carmel,  »  and  Ziph, 
and  Juttah, 

56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam, 
and  Zanoah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah ; 
ten  cities  with  their  villages  ; 

58  Halhul,  Belh-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  And  Maaialh,  and  Beth- 
anoth,  and  Eltekon  ;  six  cities 
with  their  villages : 

60  Kirjath-baal  w  (which  is  Kir- 
jath-jearim)  and  Rabbah;  two 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-ara- 
bah,  Middin,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of 
Bait,  and  En-gedi  ;  x  six  cities 
with  their  villages. 

63  As  for  the  Jebusites,  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  could  not  drive 
them  out:  but  the  y  Jebusites 
dwell  with  the  children  of  Judah 
at  Jerusalem  unto  this  day. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  the  lot  of  the  children  of 
Joseph  fell  1  from  Jordan  by 
Jericho,  and  to  the  water  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  east,  to  the  wilderness 
that  goeth  up  from  Jericho 
throughout  mount  Beth-el, 

2  And  gneth  out  from  Beth-el  to 
a  Luz,  and  passeth  along  unto  the 
borders  of  Archi  to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to 
the   coast    of    Japhleti,   unto  th« 

229 


7^  lot  of  MaTtatseh 

coast  of  A  B'-'thhoron  the  nether, 
and  to  Qe/.er  :  c  nnl  llie  goings  out 
thereof  a.e  at  tli»?  sea. 

4  So  d  the  cliildren  of  Joceph, 
I\I.icM,seh  and  Kpli.uim,  took  their 
inlie.  It  iMce. 

5  Ad'l  the  border  of  the  children 
of  iCpli.'uim,  uccodiiig  to  their 
families,  was  than  :  even  the  bor- 
der of  their  inheritance  on  the 
eist  side  was  Ataroih-adJar,  unto 
Beili-horon  the  upper  : 

6  And  the  border  went  out  toward 
the  sea  to  Michinethali  e  on  the 
noitli  side  ;  and  the  border  went 
about  eastward  unto  Taa-nath- 
Ehiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the 
east  to  Janohrth  : 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Jano- 
hih  to  Atarolh,  and  to  Naarath, 
and  came  to  Jericho,  and  went  out 
at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from 
Tapp'iah  westward  unto  the 
river  /  Kanah  ;  and  the  joints 
out  thereuf  were  at  ihe  sea.  This 
if  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  cliil  iren  of  Ephraim  by  their 
families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the 
children  of  Kphraim  were  amonj 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh,  all  the  cities  with  their 
villag'es. 

10  An  i  5  they  drave  not  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwell  in  Gezer  : 
but  the  CaiKo  lites  dwell  among' 
the  Kphraimiies  unto  this  day, 
and  serve  un  lert.ibnte. 

CHAPTKR   XVII.  I 

TEIRItK  was  also  a  lot  for  the] 
t.ilie  of  Manasseli,  (fjr  he 
wn  the  fi  st-I)oin  a  <f(  Joseph  ;)  j 
to  wit.  forMai-hir  h  the  first-horn 
of  .Vlanassah.  the  father  of  Gilead;  | 
br^canse  he  was  a  man  of  war. there- 1 
fore  he  had  Gilead  c  and  Bashan.    I 

2  There  wai  also  n  lot  for  the  rest 
d  of  the  children  of  Manasseh  by 
their  families  ;  for  t)ie  children  of 
1  Abiezer,  and  for  the  children  of 
Helolf,  and  for  the  children  ofi 
As  iel,  and  for  the  chi'dren  of 
She-hem.  and  forth?  chil  iren  of 
Hepher,  and  for  the  children  ofj 
Shemi  la  :  these  teere  the  male  I 
children  of  Manasseh  the  son  of 
Joseph  hv  their  lamilies. 

3  But  'Zeluph?had,  the  sin  ofi 
Hepher.  the  s m  of  Gilead.  the  son  I 
of  Vlachir,  the  son  c(  Manasseh,  ' 
had  no  sons,  but  danehters  :  and 
these  ore  the  names  of  his  daug'h- 
te-^  Mihlah.  and  .Moah,  Hojlah, 
Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  e 
Eleazar   the     priest,    and    before! 

•230 


JOSHUA. 
l6  2Ch.8.  5 

c  I  Ch.7.  28. 

dc.  17.  14. 

e  c.  17.  7. 

/c.  17.  9. 

gJii.  1.29. 
1  K.  9.  16, 
21. 

aGe.  41.51. 

6  Ge.  50.  23. 

c  De.  3. 13. 

d  Nu.  26.29. 
32. 

1  Nu.  26.30. 

Jezer. 

ec.  14.  1. 


/Nu.27.6,7. 

g-c.   16.6-8. 

I 

2  or,  brook 
of  reeds. 

h  c.  16.  9. 

ilCb.  7.29. 

AlSa.31.10. 
1  K.  4.  12. 

/ 1  Sa.  28.  7. 
Ps.  83.  10. 

m    Zee.   12. 
11. 

n    Ju.  1.  27, 

28. 

o  c.  16.  10. 

p  Ge.  49.  22- 

25. 

Nu.  26.  34— 

37. 

De.  33.  13— 

17. 


B.  C.  1444. 

Joshua  the  aon  of  Nun,  and  before 
the  princei,  »ayinj.  The  Lord 
commanded  Moses/  to  yive  u«  .in 
inheritance  ainon^  our  b  elh  en. 
Tliciel'oie,  according  to  the  com- 
mandineiit  of  the  Lord,  he  gave 
them  an  inhe  itance  among  the 
brethren  of  their  lather. 

5  All  I  the  e  fell  ten  portions  to 
Manasseh,  besi'te  the  land  of  Gi- 
lead and  Bashan,  which  tecre  on 
the  other  side  Jonlun  ; 

6  Because  the  daugliters  of  P/Ta- 
nasseh  haJ  an  inhe. itance  among 
his  sons  :  and  the  rest  of  M.inas- 
eeli's  Mins  had  the  land  j(  Gilead. 

7  And  the  coast  of  Manasseh  wn» 
from  Asher  to  Michmeihah,  ff 
that  lieth  before  Shechsm  ;  nnj 
the  border  went  along  on  the  right 
hand,  unto  the  inhabitants  of 
Eii-tappnah. 

8  N'jw  Manasseh  bad  the  land  of 
Tappuah  :  but  Tappuah,  on  the 
border  of  Manas-ch,  belonged  to 
the  children  of  Ephraim  ; 

9  Ami  the  coast  descended  unto 
the  2  river  Kmah,  southward  of 
the  river:  these  cities  li  of  Eph- 
raim are  among  the  cities  of  .Ma- 
nasseh :  the  coast  of  Manasseh 
also  was  on  the  north  side  of  the 
river,  and  the  outgoings  of  it  were 
at  the  sea  : 

10  Southward  it  tens  Rphraim's, 
and  northward  it  was  Mauasseh's, 
and  the  sea  is  his  border;  and 
Ihey  met  together  in  Asher  on  the 
north,  and  in  Issachar  on  the  east. 

11  And  i  Manasseh  had  in  Issa- 
char, and  in  Asher,  Beth-shean  k 
and  her  towns,  and  Ibleam  and 
her  towns,  and  the  inhabit.^nls  of 
Dor  and  her  towns,  and  ilie  inhat- 
itants  of  En-dor/  and  her  towns, 
and  Ihe  inhabitants  m.  of  Taanach 
and  her  towns,  and  ihc  inhabitants 
of  -Megi  Ido  and  her  towns,  even 
three  countries. 

12  Yet  n  the  children  of  M.anas- 
seh  could  not  drive  out  the  inKthit- 
anti  of  ihose  cities;  but  the  Ca- 
naanites would  dwell  in  that  land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
children  of  Israel  were  waxea 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaan- 
ites to  tribute:  o  but  did  not  utterly 

Idrive  them  out. 

I  14  And  the  children  of  Joseph 
spake  unto  Joshua,  sayinr.  Why 
hast  thou  given  me  hut  one  lot  and 
one  ponton  to  inherit,  seeing  I  nm 
a  great  people.  forasmu':h  as  the 
Lord  hath  blessed  p  me  hitherto'? 
15  And  Joshua  answered  them, 
If  thou  be  a  great  people,  then  get 

Ithee  up  to  the  wood  country,  and 


B.  C.  1444. 


cut  don'n  for  thyself  thijre  in  the 
land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of  the 
3  giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too 
narrow  for  thee. 

16  Anil  the  child ren  of  Joseph 
Baid,  The  hill  is  not  enough  for 
us:  and  all  the  Canaanites  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  the  valley 
have  chariots  of  iron,  q  both  they 
who  are  of  Belhsliean  r  and  her 
towns,  and  Ihey  who  are  of  the 
valley  of  Jezreel.  s 

17  And  .loshua  spake  unto  the 
house  of  Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim 
and  to  Manasseh.  saying'.  Thou 
art  a  great  people,  and  hust  yreat 
power:  thou  shall  not  have  one 
lot  only : 

18  Bui  the  mountain  shall  be 
thine;  for  it -i.s  a  wood,  and  thou 
shall  cut  it  down  :  and  the  out- 
going's of  it  shall  be  thine  :  fori 
thou  shall  drive  out  the  Canaan- 
ites, though  they  have  iron  chari- 
ots, and  thouyh  they  be  strong. 

CHAPTER  XVHI. 

AND  the  -whole  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
bled together  at  Shiloh,  ra  and  set 
tip  the  tabernacle  b  of  the  congre- 
gation there.  And  the  land  was 
subdued  before  them. 

2  And  there  remained  among  the 
children  of  Israel  seven  tribes 
which  had  not  yet  received  their 
inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  sai<l  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  How  long  are  ye 
slack  c  to  go  to  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers 
hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  oat  from  among  you  three 
men  for  each  tribe  :  and  I  will  send 
them,  and  they  .shall  rise,  and  go 
d  through  the  land,  and  describe 
it.  according  to  the  inheritance  of 
them  :  and  ihey  shall  come  again 
to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divile  it  into 
seven  parts  :  Judah  e  shall  abide 
in  theircoaston  the  south,  and  the 
house  ofy  Joseph  shall  abide  in 
their  coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the 
land  into  seven  parts,  and  bring 
the  description  hitherto  me,  that 
I  may  cast  ^  lots  for  you  here  before 
the  Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  Levites  h  have  no  part 
among  you  ;  for  the  priesthood  of 
the  Lord  is  their  inheritance  :  and 
iGad.anI  Reuben,  and  half  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  have  received 
their  inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on 
the  east,  which  Moses  the  servant 
of  the  Lord  gave  them. 

8  And  the  men  arose,  and  went] 


CH.AP.   XV^IIl.  TJ^iC  lot  0/ Benjamin. 

away  !  and  Joshua  charged  them 
that  went  to  describe  the  land, 
saying.  Go  and  walk  through  Ic  the 
land,  and  desciibe  it,  and  come 
again  to  me,  ihat  I  may  here  cast 
lots  for  you  before  the  Lord  in 
Shiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went,  and  passed 
through  the  land,  and  described  it 
by  cities,  into  seven  I  parts,  in  a 
b()ok,  and  came  again  to  Joshua  to 
the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  And  Joshua  cast  lots  m  for 
them  in  Shiloh  befoie  the  Lord  : 
and  there  Joshua  divided  the  land 
unto  the  children  of  Israel  accord- 
ing to  their  divisions. 

11  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  came  up  ac- 
cording to  their  families  :  and  the 
coast  of  their  lot  came  forth  be- 
tween the  children  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  And  their  border,  on  the  north 
side,  was  from  Jordan  :  and  the 
border  went  up  to  the  side  of  Jeri- 
cho on  the  north  side,  and  went 
up  through  the  mountains  west- 
ward ;  and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  the  wilderness  of  Beth- 
aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over 
from  thence  toward  Luz.  to  the 
side  of  Luz,  (which  ri  is  Belh-el,) 
southward  ;  and  the  border  de- 
scended to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the 
hill  that  lieth  on  the  south  side  of 
the  nether  Beth-huron.  o 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn 
thence,  and  compassed  the  corner 
of  the  sea  southward,  from  the  hill 
that  lieth  before  Belh-horon  south- 
ward ;  and  the  goings  out  thereof 
were  at  Kirjath-baal  (which  is 
Kirjath-jearim.)  a  city  of  the 
children  of  Judah  :  this  was  the 
west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  zeas 
from  the  end  of  Kirjath-jearim  ;  p 
and  the  border  went  out  on  the 
west,  and  went  out  to  the  well  of 
waters  9  of  Nephloah  : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to 
the  end  of  the  mountain  that  lieth 
before  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
nom,  7- «nrf  which  2?  in  the  valley 
of  the  giants  on  the  north,  and  de- 
scended to  the  valley  of  Hinnom, 
to  the  side  of  Jebusi  on  the  south, 
and  descended  to  En-rogel,  s 

17  And  wasdrawn  from  the  north, 
and  went  fo'1h  to  En-shemesh, 
and  went  forth  towards  Gehloth, 
which  is  over  against  the  going 
up  of  Adummim,  and  desceniled 
to  the  stone  t  of  Bohan  the  son  of 
Reuben, 

231 


3  or,  Re- 

phaims. 

Ge.  14.5. 

15.  20. 

2  Sa.  5.  18, 

22. 

9  Ju.  1.  19. 
4.  3. 

rlK.  4.  12. 
.'2K.9.  10, 
37. 

<De.  20.    1. 

Is.  41.  14, 

16. 

Ro.  8.  31, 

37. 

He.  13.  6. 

ffic.  19.  51. 
Je.  7.  12. 

6Ju.  18.31. 
ISa.  1.  3,24. 
4.  3,  4. 
cJu.  18.  9. 
d  ver.  8. 
e  c.  15.1,&c. 
/c.  16,  1-4. 

^c.  14.  2. 
ver.   10. 
Ac.  13.33. 
2  c.  13.   8. 


k  Ge.  13. 17. 

1  Ac.  13.  19. 

m  Eze.  47. 
22.  48.  29. 

nGe.28.  19. 
Ju.  1.23. 

o  c.  16.  3. 

p  ICh.  13.5, 
6. 

q  c.  15.  9. 

re.  15.8. 

2  K.  23.  10. 
2  Ch.  28.  3. 
33.  6. 

Je.  19.  2. 
32.35. 

s  c.  15.  7. 

tc.  15.  6. 


The  lot  <tf  Simeon. 

18  And  passed  alonj  toward  the 
eule  over  n^aiiisl  1  Aiabab  norlb- 
wurd,  nnU  went  down  unto 
Arabah: 

19  And  the  border  pa.<:seil  along 
to  the  side  of  Belh-hoglab  norlb- 
ward  :  and  l)ie  oiitg'oing's  of  the 
turder  were  at  the  north  2  bay  of 
the  salt  sea,  nt  the  south  end  of 
J(>rdan  :    this  wa^  the  south  coast 

'xQ  And  J 01  (Ian  was  the  border  of 
it  on  the  easl  side.  This  u;a«  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, by  the  coasts  thereof  round 
about,  according  to  their  families. 

21  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  accord- 
ing' to  their  families,  were  Jericho, 
and  Eelh-hoglah,  and  the  valley 
of  Keziz, 

22  And  Belh-arabah,  and  u  Ze- 
maraini,  and  Beth-el,  v 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and  w 
Ophrah, 

24  And  Chepliar-haammonai, 
and  Ophni,  and  Gaba  ;  twelve 
cities  with  their  villages  : 

25  Gibeon,  x  and  Raraah,  y  and 
Beeroth, 

26  And  Mizpeh,  z  and  Chephi- 
rnh,  and  Mozah, 

27  And  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,  and 
Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  Jebu- 
ei  a  (which  ie  Jerusalem,)  Gibeath, 
and  Kirjuth  ;  fourteen  cities  with 
their  villages.  This  is  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
according  in  their  families. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  the  second  lot  came  forth 
to  Simeon,  even  for  the  tribe  of 
tlie  children  of  Simeon  according 
to  their  families:  and  their  inherit- 
ance was  «  within  the  inheritance 
of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  they  bad  in  their  inherit- 
ance Beer-sheba,  6  Sheba,  and 
Moladah, 

3  And  e  Hazar-shual,  and  Balab, 
and  Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and 
d  Hormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  e  and  Betb-mar- 
cabolh,  and  Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharu- 
hen  ;  thirteen  cities  and  their 
villages  : 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and 
Ashan  ;  four  cities  and  their  vil- 
lages : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  Me^e 
round  about  these  cities,  to  Baa- 
lath-beer,  Ramath  /"of  the  south. 
This  is  the  inhenlance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon, 
according  to  their  families. 

233 


JOSHUA. 

1 1  or,  the 
'plain. 
,  2  tongue. 
\la.  11.  15. 

uGe.  10.  18. 
I  2  Ch.  13.  4. 
iclK.  12.29, 
132. 

w  1  Sa.  13. 

17. 

a:  IK.  3.  4,5. 

?/ Je.  31.   15. 

zht.  10.  17. 

a  c.  15.  8,63. 

a  ver.  9. 

6Ge.2I.3t. 
1  Ch.  4.  28. 

c  c.  15.  £8 — 
32. 

d  Ju.  1.  17. 

e  1  Sa.  27.  6. 
30.  1. 

/ISa. 30.27. 


^2Co.  8. 14, 
15. 

h  ver.  1. 

iGe.49.  13. 

ic.  12.  22. 

Uu.4.6,12. 
Ps.  89.   12. 

m  lCh.6.72. 

n2K.  14.25. 

1  or,  which 
is  drawn. 

o  Ju.  1.  30. 

pc.  11.  1. 

?  Ru.   1.  19. 
2Sa.  23.   15. 

2  Ch.   11.6. 

rlK.   21.  1. 

slSa.  28.4. 
2  K.  4.  8, 12. 

t  c.  21.  29. 

u  1  Cb.6.77. 

V  1  Sa.  6.  9, 

&c. 

2   K.  14.  11. 

10  2  Sa.  2. 16. 


B.  C.  1444. 
9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  chiU 
dren  cf  Judab  loas  ihe  inheiitance 
\  of  the  children  o\  Simeon  :  for  the 
part  of  the  children  of  Juduh  wa» 
too  much  ^  for  them  ;  h  tbeiefore 
the  children  of  Simeon  had  their 
inlieritancc  within  the  inheritance 
of  thein. 

;  10  And  the  third  lot  came  up  for 
the  childien  ofZebulun,  according 
to  their  families:  and  the  border 
of  their  inheritance  was  unto 
Sarid  : 

11  And  their  border  went  up  to- 
ward the  sea,  :  and  Maralah,  and 
reached  to  Dabbasheth,  and  reach- 
ed to  the  river  that  is  before 
Jolcneam  ;  k 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  east- 
ward, toward  the  sun-rising,  unto 
the  border  of  Chislolh -labor,  I  and 
then  goeth  out  to  Uaberath,  maud 
goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on 
along  oil  the  east  to  Giilah-hepher, 
n  to  Ittah-kazin,  and  goeth  out  to 
1  Remmon-methoar  to  Neah  ; 

14  Ani  the  border  compasseth  it 
on  the  north  side  to  Haiinalhon  : 
and  the  outgoings  thereof  are  ia 
the  valley  of  Jipbtbah-el  : 

15  And  kattalh,  and  Nahallal,  o 
and  Shiinron,  p  and  Idalab,  and  q 
Beth-lebem  :  twelve  cities  with 
their  villages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to 
their  fainilico,  these  cities  with 
their  villages. 

17  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out  to 
Is.sachar,  for  the  children  of  Issa- 
char  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward 
Jezreel,  t  and  Chesulloth,  and 
Sbunein,  s 

19  And  Haphraim,  and  Shihon, 
and  Anaharath, 

20  And  Rabbith,  and  Kishion, 
and  Abez, 

21  And  Remeth,  and  En-gan- 
nim,  t  and  £n-haddah,  and  Beth- 
pazzez  ,- 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to  u 
Tabor,  and  Shahazimab,and  Beth- 
sbemesh  :  r  and  the  outgoings  of 
their  border  were  at  Jordan  : 
sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  j«  the  inheiitance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Issachar 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  and  their  villages. 

24  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Aslier 
according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath, 
w  and  Hali,  and  Beten,  and 
Achshaph, 


B.  C.  1441. 


CHAP.  XX, 


26  And  Alammelech,  and  Amad, '  x  1  Sa.  15. 
ami  Misheal  ;  and  leacheth  to  Car-  12.  1  K.  18. 
mel  X  wesiward,  and  to  Shihorlih-  2U,  ^2.  Ca. 
nalh  ;  7.  5.  Is.  33. 

27  And  turneth  toward  the  sun-   9.  35.  2.  37. 
rising  to  Betli-dagon,  y  and  reach-   24.  Je.  46. 
eth  to  Zebulun,  and  to  the  valley    18. 

of  Jiphthiih-f?!,  toward  'he   north   y  1  Sa.  5.  2. 
side  of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel,  and   z  c.  U.  8. 
goeth  out  toCabul  on  the  left  hand,   Ju.  1.  31. 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Rehob,  and   2  Tzor. 
Hanimon,   and  Kanah,  even  unto   £  Sa.  5.  11. 
great  z  Zidon  ;  j  Eze.  27.  2, 

29  .ind  then  the  coast  turneth  to   &c. 
Ramah,   and   to  the   strong  city  2  nJu.  1.31. 
Tyre:    and  the    coast   turneth   to   JMi.  1.   14. 
Hosah  ;   and  the  outgoings  thereof  6  1  Sa.  4.  1. 
are  at  the  sea,  from  the  coast  to  a   IK.  20.  30. 
Ach/.ib  :  IcGe.  49.  20. 

30  Ummah   also,   and  Aphek,    i'De.  33.24. 
and  Rehob  ;  twenty  and  two  cities  d  De.  33.  23. 
with  their  villages.  |  e  Mar.  6.  53. 

31  'i'his  is  the  inheritance  of  the  f  ver.  22. 
tribe  of  the  childien  of  Ashcr  c  ac-  ■  g  2  Ch.  11. 
cording    to    their   families,    these '  10. 

cities  with  their  villages.  |  h  in.  18.  2. 

32  The  sixth   lot  came  out  to  (he  I  i  1  Sa.  14. 
children  of  Nuphtali,  even  for  the  '  31. 
children  of  Naphtali  according  to   k  I  Sa.  5.  10. 


their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  He- 
Icph,  from  Allon  to  Zaanannim, 
and  Adami,  Nekeb,  and  Jabneel, 
unto  I,akum  ;  and  the  outgoings 
theieofwere  at  Jordan  : 

34  .-iud  tlien  the  coast  turneth 
westward  to  Aznoth-tabor,  and 
goeth  orit  from  thence  to  Hukkok, 
and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on  the 
south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher 
on  the  west  d  side,  and  to  Judah 
upon  Jordan  toward  the  sun-rising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  are  Zid- 
dim,  Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rak- 
kath,  and  e  Chinnereth. 

38  And  Adamah,  and  Ramah, 
ami  Hazor, 

37  And  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and 
En-hazor, 

38  And  iron,  and  Migdal-el.  Ho- 
rem,  and  Be(h-anath,  andy  Beth- 
fhemesh ;  nineteen  cities  with 
their  villages. 

39  This  in  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families,  the 
cities  ami  their  vill.-\!res. 

40  Andihe  seventh  lot  came  out 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan 
according  to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inherit- 
nnce  was  Zorah,  ^  and  Eshlaol,  h 
and  Ir-shemesh, 

42  .\nd  Shaalabbin,  and  Aj.alon, 
t  and  Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thininathah, 
and  k  E'cron,  '    ■  '  ■        ' 


Am.  1.  8. 


/IK.  15— 
27. 

3  or,  over 
against. 

4  or,  Joppa. 
Ac.  9.  36. 

M  Ju.  18.  1. 
27-29. 

n  c.  24.  30. 

o  Nu.  3t.l7. 
c.  14.  1. 

pGe.i9.  10. 
c.  18.  10. 
Ju.  21.  19, 
21.  ISa.  1. 
3.  Pa.  78. 
60.  Je.  7.  12 
—14. 

a  Ex.21.  13. 
Nu.  35.  6, 
11,  14.  De. 
19.  2,  9. 

6Ru.4.  1,2. 
Pr.  31.  23. 

cHe.6.  18. 

(/Nu.aS.  12, 
•25. 


Cilies  of  refuge  appointed. 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon, 

1  and  Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak, 
and  Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  iVIe-jarkon,  and  Rakkon, 
with  the  border  3  before  4  Japho. 

47  And  m  the  coast  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan  went  out  loo  little  for 
them  ;  therefore  the  children  of 
Dan  went  up  to  fight  against  Le- 
shem,  and  look  it,  and  smote  it 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
possessed  it,  and  dwelt  therein, and 
called  Leshem,  Dan,  after  the 
name  of  Dan  their  father. 

48  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  these 
cities  with  their  villasfes. 

49  When  they  had  made  an  end 
of  dividingthe  land  for  inheritance 
by  their  coasts,  the  children  of  Is- 
rael gave  an  inheritance  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Nun  among  them  : 

51)  According  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  they  gave  him  the  city 
which  he  asked,  even  Timnaih- 
serah  n  in  mount  Ephraim  :  and 
he  built  the  city, and  dwell  therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances 
which  Eleazar  o  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the 
heads  of  the  fathois  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  divided  for 
an  inheritance  by  lot  in  Sliiloh  p 
before  the  Lord,  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation.  So 
they  made  an  end  of  dividing  the 
countiT. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

THE    Lord     also    spake    un'o 
Joshua,  saying, 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  Appoint  a  out  for  you 
cities  of  refuge,  whereof  I  spake 
unto  you  by  the  hand  of  Moses  : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any 
person  unawares  and  unwittingly, 
may  flee  thither:  and  they  shall 
be  your  refuge  from  the  avenger  of 
blood. 

4  .4nd  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto 
one  of  those  cities  shall  stand  at 
the  6  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city,  and  sIkiU  declare  his  cause  in 
the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that  city, 
they  shall  take  him  into  the  city 
unto  them,  and  give  him  a  place, 
that  he  may  dwell  c  among  them. 

5  And  if  the  avens"er  d  of  blood 
pursue  after  him,  then  they  shall 
not  deliver  the  slayer  up  into  his 
hand  ;  because  he  smote  his  neigh- 
bour unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  beforetirne. 

6  And  he  sliall  dwell  in  that  city, 
until  he  stand  before  the  coagrega- 

£38 


Forty  eitiet  given  to  the  Levitt* 

tion   for  jiidgmeiil,  and  until  ihc 
(Il-ikIi  ut'  (lie   lii;;li  priest  lliul  sliali 
l-e  111    ihime  iU^h:    tlieii  kimll    ll 
slii)e.    iclMiii,  and   cuine    uiilo  li 
onn  city,  nnrl  unto  his  own  liou^e, 
unto  the  ciiy  (Voiii  whence  he  tieil. 

7  And  thuy  I  appi'inleil  Keilesh  e 
in  Galilee  in  mount  Naphi^li,  nnd 
Sliecheinyin  mount  Epiiiuiin,  and 
Kiijuih-arba  ^  (which  is  Uuhruii) 
l-n  the  niounlain  h  of  Juiuh. 

8  And  on  the  othor  side  Jo. dan  by 
Jericho  easlwaid,  they  assijrne  1 
Bezeri  in  the  wilderness  upon  the 
plum  out  of  the  tube  of  Keuben, 
and  Rainoih  k  in  Uileud  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Gud,  nnd  GoUn  I  in  Bashaii 
out  (if  the  tribe  ofManaeseh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  appointed 
m  for  all  the  children  of  Israel,  an  I 
for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
ainoniflhem,  that  whosoever  kill- 
eth  any  person  at  unawares  migrht 
flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand 
of  the  aveng'er  of  blood,  until  be  n 
Blood  before  the  con?re!»'aiion. 

'.'HAPrKR  XXI. 

THI'N  came  near  the  heads 
of  tli3  fathers  of  the  Levites 
unto  Kleazarci  the  priest,  and  unto 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  unto 
the  heads  of  the  fatherisof  the  trills 
of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 

2  And  they  spike  unto  them  at  6 
Shiloh  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
saying,  The  Lord  commanded  c 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  jfive  us 
cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburhg 
theieof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  ^ave 
unto  the  Levites  out  of  their  inhe- 
ritance, at  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord,  these  cities  and  their 
suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  fa- 
milies of  the  Kohathites  :  and 'he 
children  of  Aaron  d  the  priest, 
jf/iic/i  jcere  of  the  Levites.  had  by 
lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah.  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen 
cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  the  children  of 
Kohath  e  had  by  lot.  out  of  the  fa- 
milies of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim.  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan.  and  out  of 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseb,  ten 
cities. 

6  And  the  children  ofGerehon/" 
hot!  by  lot,  out  nf  the  families  of  the 
trihe  of  Issacha  ,  aud  out  of  the! 
tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  I 
vribe  of  Naphtali.  \nA  out  of  the! 
half  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,! 
thirteen  cities. 

7  The  children  of  Merari,  g  by 
their  fumilies,  had,  out  of  the  tribe . 

234 


JOSHUA, 

1  sanctijiid. 
t  >:.  l;l.  isi. 
1  Ch.  6   76. 
/c.U.vl. 
^Ch.    lU.    1. 

5  c.  14.  15. 
c.  21.  11,  13. 
h  Lu.  1.  39. 
i  De.  4.  43. 
c.  21.  36.  1 
Ch.  6.  78. 
A-c.  21.  38. 

1  K.  22.  3, 

4,  6. 

U.  21.27. 

m  Nu.  35. 

15. 

n  ver.  6. 

ac.  14.1.17. 

4. 

6  c.  18.  1. 
cNu.  35.  2. 
d  ver.  8.  19. 
c.  24.  33. 

e  ver.  20, &c. 

/  ver.  27, 

&c. 

g  ver.  34, 

&c. 


h  ver.  3. 

1  called. 

i  1  Ch.  6. 
55. 

2  or,  Kir. 
jath-orba. 
Ge.23.  2. 

k  c.  15.  13, 
14. 

I  c.  20.  7, 
&c.  Lu.  1. 
39. 

771  c.  14.  14. 

71  1  Ch.  6. 

56,  &c. 

olCh.  6. 

58.  mien. 
c.  15.51. 

p  1  Ch.  6. 

59.  Ashan. 
c.  15.  42. 

gc.  18.24. 
Gaba. 

rlCh.  6.60. 

Alemelh. 

s  ver.  5.  I 
Ch.  6.  66. 


B.  C.  1444. 

1  of  Reuben,  aod  out  of  the  tribe  of 

;ti.iJ,  and  out  of  the  tiibu  of  Zebu- 
lull,  Iwelte  r.iliei). 
8  And  the  children  of  Is  ael  ^ave 
h  by  lot  uiilu  tlie  Levites  lhe:ie  rit- 

>  ies  with  their  giibuils,  a>  ihc  Luid 
cominauileJ  by  the  hand  of  Muses. 

I   9  And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe 

'  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  cbildien  of  Simeon, 

I  these  cities  which   are  here  meu- 

I  tioned  I  by  name, 

I  10  Whicii  the  children  of  Aaron, 
bcin^  of  the  families  of  the  Koha- 
thites, uho  were  of  the  childien  of 

!  Levi,  bad  :    for  theirs  was  the  first 

'lot. 

I  11  And  they  i  gave  them  2  the  city 
of  Arba    the    father    k    of     Anak, 

I  which  city  it  Hebron,  in  the  hill  I 

,  Cuu72{rj/ of  Judah,  with  the  luburbt 
thereof  round  about  it. 

12  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  nnd 
;  the  vill.-'.ges  thereof,  gave   they  to 

Caleb  771  the  son  of  Jephunneh  for 
I  his  possession. 

13  Thus  71  they  gave  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Aaron  the  priest,  Hebron 
wilb   her  suburbs,  Zo   be  a  city  of 

I  refuge  for  the  slayer  ;  and  Libnab 
with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  Jattir  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Eelitemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  Hulon  o  with  her  suburb*, 
and  Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

16  And  Ain  p  with  her  euburbs, 
and  Jultuh  with  her  subiiibs,  nncL 

I  Beth  shomesli    with  her  suburbs; 

I  nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

I    17  Andjiut  of  the  tribe  of  Ben-a- 

jniin,  Gibeon  with  her  subuJiS, 
Geba  q  with  her  suburbs, 

I    18    Anatholh    with    her  suburbs, 

I  and  Almon  r  with  her  suburbs; 
four  cities. 

I  19  All  the  cities  of  the  children 
of  Aaron,  the  priests,  tccre  thirteen 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 
20  .4nd  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Kohath,  «  the  Levites 
which  remained  of  the  children  of 
Kohath.  even  they  had  the  cities  of 
their  lot  out  of  the  tribeof  Ephraim. 

I  21  For  they  gave  I  hem  She- 
chem  with  her  suburbs  in  mount 
Kphraim,  t(j  be  a  city  of  refuge  for 
the  slayer;  and  Gezer  with  her 
suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  su- 
burbs, and  Beth-horon  with  ber 
suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan. 
Eltekeh  with  her  suburbs,  Gibbe- 
thon  with  he.""  suburbs, 

24  Ai'alon  with  her  suburbs, 
Gath-riinmon  with  her  suburbs; 
four  cities. 


B.  C.  1444. 


CHAP.   XXII.    Two  tribes  and  a  half  sent  hoTne. 


25  And   out  of  the   half  tribe  of   t  ver.  6. 
Manasseh,   Tanach  with   her  su-   1  Ch.  6.  71. 
Im  bs,  and  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
subu.h?  ;  two  cities.  u  c.  20.  8. 

is  All  the   cities  icere  ten,   with 
their  siibUi'bs,    for  the  families  of  v  c.  20.  7. 
the   child. ea    of  Kohath  that  re- 
mained, w  ver.  7.  1 

27  And  unto  the  children  of  Ger-   Ch.  6.  77. 
shon,   t  of  the  families  of  the  Le- 
Tiles,  out  of  the  other  half  tribe  of  x  o.  20.  8. 
Manasseh,    they  gave  Golan   u    in 
Bashan  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 

city  uf  refuse   for  the  slayer:  and    

Beesh-terah  with  her  suburbs  ;  two 
cities. 

^8  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char,    Kishon    with    her    suburbs,   y  Nu.  35.  7 
Dabareh  wiih  her  suburbs, 

29  .farmulh  with  her  sulmrbs.  En-   z  Ge.  12.  7. 
gannim    with    her  suburbs  ;    four   13.  15.  15. 
cities.  13—21.  26. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,   3,  4.  28.  4, 
Mishal  with    her   suburbs,  Abdon   13,  14. 
with  her  subuits, 

31  Helkalh  with  her  suburbs,  and   ffiC.  11.  23. 
Rehob     with    her    suburbs;    four  22.4. 
cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph-   b  De.  7.  23, 
tali,  Kedesh  »  in  Galilee  with  her  24. 
suburlis.  ^•J  be  a  city  of  refuge  for 

the  slayer;  and  Hammoth-dor  c  c.  23.  14. 
with  he'rsuburbs.  and  Kartan  with  Nu.  23.  19. 
her  suburbs  ;  tb  ee  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gersbon 


1  K.  8.  56. 

1  Cor.  1.  9. 

ites,   according  to   their  fimilies,    Tit.  1.  2. 
were  thirteen  cities  with  their  su- 
burbs, a  Nu.  32.  20 

34  And  unto  the  families  of  the   —29.  De.  3. 
children  of  Merari,  v>  the  rest  of  IS — 20. 

the  Levites,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ze- 

bulun,  Jokneam  with  her  suburbs,   6  c.  1.  12-18. 

and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs. 

35  Dirnuah     with     her    suburbs,   c  De.  29.  8. 
Nahalal  with    her   suburbs  ;    four 
cities. 

33  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben, 
Bezer  z  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ja- 
hazah  with  her  s'.ibui-bs. 


dDe.6.  6, 
17.  U.  22. 
1  Ch.  28.  7, 
8.  Je.  12. 16. 


37  Ked»moib   with    her   suburbs, 
and  Mephaath  with  her  suburbs  ,   e  De.  10.  12.  lyour  heart  and  with  all  yoursoul. 


dren  of  Israel  icere  forty  and  eight 
y  cities  with  their  subui  bs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one 
with  their  suburbs  round  aliout 
iliem  :  thus  were  all  these  cities. 

43  Ami  the  Lonl  srave  unto  Israel 
all  the  land  which  lie  sware  z  to 
give  unto  their  fathe.s:  and  they 
possessed  it,  and  dvielt  therein. 

44  And  a  the  Lord  gave  them 
rest  round  about,  accorjing  to  all 
that  he  sware  unto  their  fathers: 
and  6  there  stood  not  a  man  of  all 
their  enemies  before  them  ;  the 
Lord  delivered  all  their  enemies 
into  their  hand. 

45  The.e  c  failed  not  aught  of  any 
good  thing  which  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  the  house  of  Israel  ; 
all  came  to  pass. 

CHAPTER  XXIT. 

THEN  Joshua   calle  1  the  Reu- 
l)enites,  and   the  Gadites,  and 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 

2  .ind  said  unto  them.  Ye  have 
kept  all  tiiat  Moses  a  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded  you,  and 
have  obeyed  my  voice  in  all  that  I 
h  commanded  you  : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  brethren 
these  many  days  unto  this  day, 
but  have  kept  the  charge  of  the 
i-rmmandment  of  the  Lord  vour 
God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God 
hath  given  rest  unto  your  biethren, 
as  he  p  omised  them  :  therefore 
now  return  ye.  and  get  you  unto 
your  tents,  and  unto  the  land  of 
your  possession,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  con 
the  other  side  Jordan. 

5  But  take  d  diligent  heed  to  do 
the  commamiment  and  the  law, 
which  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  charged  you,  to  e  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all 
his  ways,  and  to  keep  bis  com- 
mandnienis,  and  to  cleave  y  unto 
him,  and  to  serve  s  him  with  all 


four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  /Ac.  11.23. 
Ramolh    in  Gilead    with    her  su- 
burbs, LO  be  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  ?  c.  24.  14. 
slayer  ;    and  Mahanaim  with  her  1  Sa.  12.  20, 
suburbs,  24. 

39  Heshbon  with    her   suburbs  ; 

Jazer  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities  ft  Ge.  47.  7. 

in  all.  2Sa.  6.  18. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  chil-  Lu.  2.  34. 
dren  of  Merari,  Ijy  their  families,  24.  50. 
which  were  remaining  of  the  fami- 
lies of  tlie  Levites,  were  iytheir  lot  i  c.  17.5. 
twelve  cities.                                      " 

41  Ail   the   oi'.ies  of  the  Levites  k  De.  8.  10 
within  the  possession  of  the  chil-  — 14. 


6  So  Joshua  blessed  ft  them,  and 
sent  them  away  ;  and  they  went 
unto  their  tents. 

7  Now,  to  the  07!e  halfof  the  tribe 
of  Manasseh,  Closes  had  sriven 
j9o^"9f 9970'(  in  Ba.sh.m  ;  but  i  unto 
the  ucher  half  thereof  gave  Joshua 
among  their  brethren  on  this  side 
Jordan  westw.irrt.  And  when  Jo- 
shua sent  them  away  also  unto 
their  tents,  then  he  blessed  them  ; 

8  .\nd  he  spake  unto  tbt^m,  say- 
ing. Return  with  much  ri.rhes  k 
unto  your  tents,  and  with  very 
much  cattle,  with  silver,  and  with 
gold,   and    with    brass,   and  with 

233 


Thr  altar  of  UtUynony  built. 

iron,  and  willi  veiy  much  raiment  ; 
divi.ie  /  (he  hjtuil  ul'  yuur  eiieinics 
with  your  hielhreii. 

9  Ami  the  •  hilUreii  of  Reuben, 
nnil  (he  child  tii  of  Gad,  and  ihe 
liuiririhe  of  IMauusseh.  iciiirned, 
and  depailed  from  llie  children  of 
Ifiiuel  out  of  idhiloh,  which  i»  in  ihe 
)aiid  of  Ci^iaan,  to  g'o  unlo  llie 
country  of  Gilead,  m  to  the  land  of 
their  possession,  whereof  ihcy  were 
possetsed,  according  lo  the  word  of 
the  Lo.'d  by  the  hand  of  IMofes. 

lU  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
borders  of  Jordan,  that  are  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  the  children  of 
Rtiiben,  and  the  children  of  Gad, 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a 
grieat  altar 71  to  see  to. 

11  And  the  children  of  Israel 
heard  o  say,  Behold,  the  children 
of  Reuben,  and  the  children  of 
G.id,  and  the  half  tribe  of  iMa- 
nasseli,  have  huilt  an  altar  over 
ai^ainst  the  land  of  Canaan,  in 
the  borders  of  Jordan,  at  the  pas- 
sage of  the  children  of  Israel. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  Is- 
rael heard  of  it.  the  whole  congre- 
gation of  the  childien  of  Israel  <?a- 
tliered  themselves tosrether  ;it  Shi- 
loh,  to  so  up  to  war  against  them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent 
unto  the  children  of  Reuben,  and 
to  the  children  of  Gad.  and  to  the 
half  tr#je  of  Manassch,  into  the 
land  of  Gilead,  p  Fhinehas,  the  son 
of  Elea/.ar  the  priest  ; 

14  And  with  him  ten  ptinces,  of  I 
each  chief  house  a  prince  throug'h- 
out  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  ;  and 
each  one  was  an  head  <]  of  the  house 
of  their  fathers  aiuoiig  the  thou- 
sands of  Israel. 

15  And  they  came  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben,  and  to  the  children 
of  Gad,  and  to  iIk;  half  tribe  of  .Ma- 
nasseh.  unto  the  land  of  Gilead  ; 
and  they  spake  with  them,  saying', 

16  Thus  sailh  the  whole  congre- 
pation  of  the  Lord,  What  tiespats 
is  this  that  ye  have  committed 
against  the  God  of  Israel,  to  turn 
away  this  day  from  following  the 
Lord,  in  that  ye  have  bnilded  you 
an  altar,  that  ye  might  rebel  r  ibis 
day  against  the  Lord  ? 

17  /f  the  iniquity  of  Peors  too  lit- 
tle for  us.  from  which  we  are  not 
cleansed  until  Ibis  dny.  although 
there  was  n  plague  in  the  congre- 
gation of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away 
this  day  f:o:n  following  the  Lord  ? 
and  t  it  will  be,  feeing  ye  rebel  to- 
day ng'ninn   the  Xord,   that   to- 

886 


JOSHUA. 

/Nu.  31.27. 
1  Sa.  30.  24. 
Ps.  68.  12. 
m  Nu.32.  I. 
i6.  '.^9. 
nUe.  28.  18. 
31.  46-52. 
c.a4.!«— 27. 

0  De.  13.  12, 
&c.  Ju.20. 
1.  12 

;*Ex.6.  25. 
Nu.  25.  7, 
11—13. 

1  house  of 
the  father. 
9  Nu.  1.  4. 
r  Le.  17.  8, 
9. 

»  Nu.  25.  3, 

&c.  De.  4. 

3. 

t  Ezr.  9.  13, 

14. 


uNu.  16.22. 
vc.  18.  1. 
wc.  7.  I, 
&c. 

^De.  10.  17. 
Ps.  95.  3. 
135.  2.  Da. 
2.  47.  U. 
36. 

y  1  K.  8.  39. 
Job  23.  10. 
Ps.  44.  21. 
139.  1—12. 
Je.  12.  3. 
Jno.  2.  24, 
'^5.  21.  17. 
Ac.  1.  24. 
2  Cor.   11. 
II,  31.  He. 
4.   13.  Re.  2. 
23. 

jMal.3. 18. 
a  1  Sa.  15. 
23. 

6De.  18. 
19.  1  Sa.  20. 
16.  2Ch.  24. 
22. 

2  to-mor- 
row.  Ex. 
13.  14. 
cNe.2.  20. 
<i\  K.  12. 
27,28. 
c  ver.  34. 
/  De.  12.  5, 
&c. 

e  Ex.  25.  40. 
E7e.43.  10, 

n. 


B.  C.   1444. 

]  morrow  he  will  be  u  wroth  with 
the  whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

I    19  Notwithstanding,  if  the   land 

I  of  your  pu£8el^sio■l  be  uncle.m,  thin 
pM«s  ye  over  unto  (be  land  of  the 
possession  of  the  Lord,  wherein 
the  Lord's  tabernacle  duclk-th,  o 

\  and  take  possession  among  us  :  bu* 
rebel  not  against  the  Lord,  not 
rebel  against  us,  in  building  you 
an  altar,  beside  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

20  Did  not  Aclian  ia  the  son  of 
Zerah  commit  a  trespass  in  the 
accursed  thing,  and  wraih  fell  oa 
all  the  congregation  of  Israel  ?  and 
that  man  perished  not  alone  in  hi* 
iniquity. 

21  Then  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
half  tribe  of  Manassch  answered, 
and  said  unto  thi<  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  God  x  of  gois,  the 
Lord  God  of  gods,  he  kiioweth,  y 
and  Uiael  z  he  shall  know  ;  if  it 
he  in  rebellion,  a  or  if  in  transgres- 
sion against  the  Lord,  (save  us  not 
this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  tuilt  us  an  altar 
to  turn  from  following  the  Lord, 
or  if  to  ofi'er  thereon  burnt-oHering 
or  meat-offeiing,orif  tooff'erpeace- 
o9'eriii|'s  thereon,  let  the  Lord 
himself  require  6  it. 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done 
it  for  fear  of  this  thing,  sayin  j,  2 
In  time  to  come  your  children 
might  speak  unto  our  children, 
saying.  What  have  ye  to  do  with 
the  Lord  God  of  Isr.iel  ? 

25  For  '.he  Lord  hath  made  Jor- 
dan  a  border  between  ns  and  you  ; 
ye  children  of  Reuben,  and  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  ye  e  have  no  part  ia 
the  Lord  :  so  shall  your  cliildien 
make  our  children  cease  d  from 
fearing  the  Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said,  Let  us  now 
p.'epare  to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for 
burnt-ofi'ering',  nor  for  sacrifice  : 

27  But  that  It  may  be  a  wi(ne?8  e 
between  us  and  you,  and  our  gene- 
rations after  us,  that  we  might  do 
the  service  of  the  Lord  befoie  f 
him  wtih  our  burnt-ofl'crings.  and 
with  our  sacrifices,  and  with  our 
pence -offerings  ;  that  your  children 
may  not  say  to  our  children  in 
time  J»j  come.  Ye  have  no  part  in 
the  Lord. 

"Xi  Therefore  said  w  e,  that  it  shall 
be,  when  they  should  so  say  to  us, 
or  to  our  generations  in  t'me  to 
•ome,  that  we  may  sny  asnin,  Be- 
hold the  pattern  g- of  the  al'arof 
the  Lord,  which  our  fathe.'sinade, 


B.  C.  1444. 

not  for  burnt-offering's,  nor  for  ea-  ft  lie.  44.  7, 
irificesj  Oat  ji  is  a  N^ituess  between  17.  1  S;i.  12. 
us  and  >i)U.  ,23.  1  K.  21. 

29  Go.l  Corbid  h  that  we  shoulU   3.  Ro.  3.  6. 
rebel  ag'anist  the   Loid,  and  turn    3  was  good 
this  day  tVom  following  the  Lord,    in  llieir  eyes. 
to    build  an  altar  fur  bumt-otier- , ;  Le.  i6.  11, 
ings,    for    ineat-ofieiing.s,    or     for   12.  Zee.  8. 
sacrifices,  beside  the   altar  of  the    1:3.  1  Cor. 
Lord  our  God   that   is   befoie   his  j  14.  25. 
tabernacle.  j4  then. 

30  And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  I  yt  Pi.  25.  13. 
and   tho  piinces  of  the  cong.ega-    I  1  Sa.  25. 
tion,  and  heads  of  the  thousands  of  32,  33.  1  Ch. 
Is.ael  which  were  wiili  hinj,  heard  ,29.  20.  Ne. 
the  words  that  the  children  of  Reu-   8.  6.  Da.  2. 
ben,  and  the  cliil  lien  of  Gad,  and  j  19.  Ep.  1.  3. 

5  i.  e.  a  wit- 
ness.  So  c. 
24.  27. 
ffic.  22.  4. 

6  c.  13.  1. 
1  come  into 
days. 

cDe.3l.28. 
c.  24.  1.  1 
Ch.  28.  1. 
d  Ps.  44.  3. 
e  c.  13.6,7. 
18.  10. 


the  children  of  iVIanasseh,  spak 
it  3  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Elea- 
zar  the  priest  said  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben, and  to  the  childien 
of  Gad,  and  to  the  children  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  This  day  we  perceive  that 
the  Lord  is  among  i  us,  because  ye 
have  not  committed  this  tiespass 
against  the  Lord  :  4  now  ye  have 
delivered  the  children  of  Israel  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Elea- 
zarthe  priest,  and  the  pances,  re- 
turned fiom  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, and  fioni  the  rhildiun  of  Gad, 
out  of  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto  the 
1.  ni  of  Canaan,  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  biought  them  word  k 
again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel 


2  at  the  sun- 
set. 

/De.11.23. 
Ps.  44.  2. 

^gNu.  33.53. 
and  the  children  of  ift  c.  1.  7 


Israel  I  blesied   God,  and  did  not   i  De.  5.  32. 
intend  to  go  up  against  them  in    4"De.7.2,  3. 
battle,  to  destroy  the  land  wherein    I  Ps.  16.  4. 
the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad 
dwelt. 
34  And  the  children   of  Reuben, 
and  the  children  ofGad,  called  the 
altar  5  Ed  :  for  it  shnll  be  a  witness 
between  usth.Tt  the  Lord  is  God. 
CHAPTER   XXIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  a  long  time 
after  that  the  Lord  hud  given 
rest  a  unto  Is.ael  from  all  their  en- 
emies round  about,  thul  Joshua 
waxed  old  h  ond  1  stiicken  in  age. 

2  And  Joshua  called  c  for  all  Is- 
rael, and  for  their  elders,  and  for 
their  heads,  and  for  their  judges, 
and  for  their  officers,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in  age: 

3  And   ye   have  seen  all  that  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto  all 
these  nations  because  of  you;  for  39.  2  Pe.  2 
the    Lord  d  your  God   is  he  that|20,21 
hath  fousht  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  divided  e  unto!  14 
you  by  lot  these   nations  that  re-  Is  Ju.  2.  2,  3 
OMiiu,  to  be  an  inheritance  for  your  it  1  E.  11.  4. 

16 


CHAP.  XXIII.  Joshua's  ei-hortation. 

tribes  from  Jordan,  with  all  the 
nLHtions  that  I  have  cut  oH',  even 
unto  the  great  sea  2  westward. 

5  And  the  Lord  your  God,  \\ef 
shall  expel  them  from  before  you, 
and  drive  them  from  out  of  your 
sight  ;  and  ye  shall  possess  their 
land,  as  the  Loid  your  God  hath 
promised  g  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  theiefore  very  courage- 
ous, Ii  to  keep  and  to  do  all  that  is 
vritten  in  the  Look  of  the  law  of 
Moses,  that  i  ye  turn  not  aside 
theiefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left ; 

7  That  k  ye  come  not  among 
these  nations,  these  that  remain 
among  you  ;  neither  make  men- 
tion I  of  the  name  of  their  gods, 
nor  cause  to  swear  m  by  them,  nei- 
ther serve  them,  nor  bow  your- 
selves unto  them  : 

8  3  But  cleave  n  unto  the  Lord 
your  God,  as  ye  have  done  unto 
this  day. 

9  4  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out 
f;om  befoie  you  great  nations  and 
strong:  but  as  for  you,  no  man 
hath  been  able  to  stand  before  you 
unto  this  day. 

10  One  o  man  of  you  shall  chase  a 
thousand  :  for  the  Lord  your  God, 
he  it  is  that  fightelh  for  you,  as  p 
he  hath  p.omised  you. 

11  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto 
5  yourselves,  that  ye  love  the  Lord 
your  God. 

12  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go 
back,  q  and  cleave  unto  the  rem- 
nant of  these  nations,  even  these 
that  remain  among  you,  and  shall 
make  marriages  rwith  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  ihey  to  you  ; 

13  Know  for  a  certainty  that  the 


Hos.  2.  17. 
?«Zep.l.4,6. 

3  or.  For  if  .Lord    your  God     will    no   more  * 
ye  will 
cleave. 
n  c.  22.  5. 

4  or,  then 
the  Lord 
will  drive, 
o  Le.26.  8. 
Ju.  7.  19— 
22.  15.  15. 


drive  out  a7iy  cif  these  nations  from 
before  you  ;  but  they  shall  be 
snares  t  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
j  scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns 
;  in  your  eyes,  until  ye  peii'h  from 
off  II  this  good  land  which  the  Lord 
your  God  hath  given  you. 

14  And,  behold,  this  day  I  am 
going  the  way  of  all  the  earth  ;  and 

p  Ex.  23.  27,   ye  know  in  all  your  hearts,  and  in 

&c.  all  your  souls,  v  that  not  one  thing 

Hyour souls,   hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 

1/  Ps.  125.  5.    which   thp   Lord   your  God   spake 

concerni»ig  you  ;  all  are  come   to 

pass  unto  you,  and.  not  one  thing 

hath  failed  thereof. 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass 
that  as  all  good  things  are  come 
upon  you,  which  the  Lord  your 
God  promised  you  ;   so  shall    the 

wSK.  ir.  22,23.  »c.  21.  4S. 
837 


Is.   1.  4. 
Zep.  1.  6. 
He.  10.  38, 


7-2  Cor.  6, 


taratVt  covenant  reneteeil. 


JOSHUA. 


Lord  bring  upon  you  u  all  evil 'le  Le.  26.  U, 
ibinv's,  until  lie  have  dcslioyeil  &c.  De.  2b. 
you  Iroinutl'  tins  ^oud  land  whicli    15,  63. 


^r2K.  24.20. 


Uie    Lord    your  Uud    hulh 
you. 

16    When   ye   have  tr.-msgressed  |a  c.  23.  2. 
the  covenant  of   the    Loid    y'^''  6  iSa  10  19. 
God,   which   he   conimaniled  you,  I 
and   have  jfone  and   served  other  t-Ge.  11.  26, 
gods,   and     bowed    yourselves    to ,  ^'^• 
them;  then  shall   the  anger  x  of  dGe.  12.  1. 
the  Lord   be  kindled  ajainst  you,  i 
and  ye  shall   pensli  quickly  from  ,  *  "^- -^'•■'>^' 
off  the  ;jood    land  which  he   hath  |  yGe,  25.  21. 
given  unto  vou.  j      „      „.' 

CHAPTKR  XXIV.  !  ?  C!«-  36-  8. 

AND   Joshua  gathered   all   the  106.2.0. 
tribes  of  Israel    to  Shechem,   A  Ge.  46.1-7. 
and  called  a  for  the  elders  of  Israel,  '  .  ,, 
and  for  their  heads,  and  for  their  ^  t-x- C.7-U. 
judges,  and  for  their  officers  ;  and   k  Ex.  c.  14. 
ihey  presented  6  themselves  before    ;„    5   g 
God.  I      •    •    • 

2  And   Joshua  said  untn   all  the   w  Nii.  21. 
people.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  21 — 35. 

of  Is.ael,  Your  fathers  c  dwelt  on,,  k-,,    qo  5 
the  other  side  of  the  flood  in  old   ^        '  ' 

time,   ei-en  Terah,   the    father    of, 

Abiahain,   and   the    father  of  Na- | 

chor  :  and  they  served  other  gods.  I 

3  And  I  look  d  your  father  Abra-   o  De.  23.  4. 
ham  from  the  other  side  of    the   Mi.  6.  5. 
flooil,  and  led  him  throughout  all  pj..  3.  14— 
the  land  of  Canaan,  and  luultipli-  ^  17. 

ed  his  seed,  and  gave  him  e  Isaac.    9  c.  6. 

4  And/  I  gave  unto  Isaac,  Jacob  rKi.  23.  28. 
and  Esau  :  and   I  gave  unto  Esau   De.  7.  20. 

g  mount  Seir,  to   possess  it  :  but  s  Ps.  44.  3,6. 
Jacob    h    and    his     children  went   i  c.  21.  45. 
down  into  Egypt.  j  u  De.  6.  ll) 

5  I  sent  Moses  also  and  Aaron,  — 12.  c.  11. 
and  I  plagued  i  Egypt,  according   13. 

to  that  which  I  did  among  them  :  clSa.  12.24. 
and  afterward  1  brought  you  out.      w  Ge.  17.  1. 

6  And  I  brought  your  fathers  out   De.  18.  13. 
of  Egypt  :  and  k  ye  came  unto  the   Jno.  4.  24. 
sea  :   and  the   Egyptians  pursued   2  Cor.  1.  12. 
after   your    fathers    with   chariots   Ep.  6.  24. 
and  horsemen  unto  the  Red  Sea.       x  L,e.  17.  7. 

7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the  E/.e.  21).  18. 
Lord,  he  put  darkness  between  y  Ru.  I.  15, 
you  and  the  Egyptians,  and  16.  IK.  18. 
brought  the  sea  upon  them,  and  21.  Jno. 6. 67. 
covered  them  :  and  your  eyes  have  jrEze.20.39. 
seen  what  I  have  done  in  Egypt  :  a  P>.  101.  2. 
and  ye  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  119.  I06. 
long  i  season.  iPs.  116.16. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the  land   Lu.  1.  74,75. 
of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  on   c -Mat.  6.  24. 
the  other  side  Jordan  ;  and  m  they   d  Le.  19.  2. 
fought  with  you  :  and  I  gave  tlieni    1  Sa.  6.  20. 
into  your  hand,  that  ye  might  pos-   Is.  6.  3. 
Bess  their  Ian  1  ;   and  I   de.stroyed   £  Ex.  20.  5. 
them  from  before  von.  /  Ex.  34.7. 

9  Then  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,    g  1  Ch.28.9. 
king  of  Moab,   arose   and  warred    Ezr.  8.  22. 
arainst     Israel,  and   s«nt    n  and  Is.  65. 11.12. 

.238 


B.  C.  1427. 

called  Balaam  the  ion  of  Beor  to 
cuise  you  : 

10  But  o  I  would  not  hearken  un- 
to Balaam  ;  therefore  he  bleswd 
you  still  :  so  I  delivered  you  out 
of  his  hand. 

11  And  p  ye  went  over  Jordan, 
and  came  unto  Jericho  :  and  the 
men  of  y  Jericho  fought  aMinst 
you,  the  Amoiites,  and  the  Periz- 
zilcs,  and  the  Caiiaanjles,  and  the 
Hliiites,  and  the  Gngushites,  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites  :  and  I 
delivered  them  into  your  hand. 

12  And  I  sent  the  hornet  r  before 
you,  which  drave  them  out  fcoip 
before  you,<pt';i  the  two  kingH  of 
the  Amoiiles  ;  hut  not*  with  thy 
SA'oid,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  .A.nd  I  have  given  /you  a  land 
for  which  ye  did  not  labour,  and 

i  cities  u  which  ye  built  not,  and  yb 
|dwell  in  lliem  ;  of  the  vineyanU 
land  oliveyards  which  ye  planted 
'  not,  do  ye  cat. 

'    14  Now  0  therefore  fear  the  Lord, 

and  serve  him   in  sincerity  w  and 

[  in  truth  :  and  put  away  x  the  gods 

I  which  your  faihe.s  served  on   the 

other  side    of   the   flood,    and    in 

Egypt  ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

I    15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to 

serve  the  Lord,  choose  y  you  tlii* 

day  whom  ye  will  xervc  ;  whether 

'•  z   the     gods    wliiih  your    fathers 

'  served,  that  were  on  the  other  side 

'  of   the  flood,  or  the    gods  of  the 

Amorites,  in  whose  land  yc  dwell : 

but  1  as  for  me  and  my  house,  we 

will  serve  the  Lord. 

1(5  An<l  the  people  answered  and 

said,  God   forbid    that  we  should 

forsake   the  Lord,   to  serve   other 

gods  ; 

17  For  the  Lord  our  God,  he  it  is 
that  brought  us  up,  and  our 
fathers,  out  of  the  laml  of  Egypt, 
from  the  house  of  bondage,  and 
which  did  those  great  signs  in 
our  sight,  and  preserved  us  in 
all  the  way  wherein  we  went,  and 
among  all  the  people  through 
whom  we  passed  : 

IS  And  tho  Lord  drave  out  from 
before  us  all  the  people,  even  the 
Amorites  which  dwelt  in  the  land  ; 
therefore  b  will  we  also  serve  the 
Lord  ;  for  he  is  onr  God. 

19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple, Ye  cannot  c  serve  the  Lord  ; 
for  (/  he  ii  an  holy  God  ;  he  is  it 
jealous  e  God;  he/  will  not  for- 
give your  transgressions  nor  your 
sins. 

20  Iff  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and 
serve  strange  gods,  than  he  wiil 
turn   and  do  you  hurt,  %ud  eonsums 


B.  C.  1427. 

you,  after /i  that  he  hath  done  you 
good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Josh- 
ua, Nay,  but  we  will  serve  the 
Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple. Ye  i  are  witnesses  against 
yourselves  that  ye  have  chosen  k 
you  tlie  Lord,  to  serve  liim.  And 
they  said.  We  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  i  away,  said 
he,  the  strange  g'ods  which  are 
among  you,  and  incline  your  heart 
7?iunto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  n  unto  Jo- 
shua, The  Lord  our  God  will  we 
eerve,  and  his  voice  will  we  obey. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a  covenant 
with  the  people  that  day,  and  set 
them  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
in  Shechem. 

26  And  Joshua  wrote  tliese  words 
in  tha.book  of  the  law  of  God,  and 
took  a  great  stone,  and  set  it  up 
there  o  under  an  oak,  that  was  by 
the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the 
people,  Behohl,  this  stone  shall  be 
a  witness  unto  us;  for  it  hath  heard 
p  all  the  words  of  the  Lord  which 
he  spake  unto  us  :  it  shall  q  be 
therefore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest 
ye  deny  your  God. 


CHAP.  L 

hEz.e.  18.24. 

i  De.  26.  17. 

k  Ps.  119. 

173. 

^Ju.  10.  15, 

16.  ISa.  7.3. 

m  Pr.  2.  2. 

He.  12.  28, 

29. 

n  De.  5.  28, 

29. 

o  Ju.  9.  6. 

p  De.  32.  1. 

g  c.  22.  28, 

34. 


r  c.  19.  50. 
s  Ju.  2.  7. 

1  prolonged 
their  days^ 
after. 

fDe.n.2,7. 

uGe.  50.25. 
Kx.  13.  19. 
He.  11.  22. 

V  Ge.  33.  19. 

2  or,  lambs. 


Eleuj:ar  dieth. 

!c8  So  Joshua  let  the  people  de- 
part, every  man  unto  his  inherit- 
ance. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things, that  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servantof  the  Lord,  died,  being 
an  bundled  and  ten  years  ol  1. 

30  And  they  buiied  him  in  the 
border  of  his  inheritance  r  in  Tim- 
nath-serah,  which  is  in  mount 
Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
hill  ofGaash. 

31  And  Israels  served  the  Lord 
all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the 
days  of  the  elders  that  1  overlived 
Joshua,  and  which  had  known  t 
all  the  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

32  And  u  the  bones  of  Joseph, 
which  the  children  of  Israel 
brou^'ht  up  out  of  Egypt,  buiied 
they  in  Shechem,  in  a  parcel  of 
ground  which  Jacob  bought  oof  the 
sons  of  Hamor  the  father  of  She- 
chem, for  an  hundred  2  pieces  of 
silver:  and  it  became  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Joseph. 

33  And  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron, 
died  ;  and  they  liuried  him  in  a  hill 
that  pertained  to  Phinehas  his  son, 
which  was  given  him  in  mount 
Ephraim. 


THE    BOOK    OF    JUDGES. 


CHAPTER    I. 

NOW,  after  the  death  rt  of  Jo- | 
shua,  it  came  to  pas.*,  that  the  ' 
childien  of  Israel  b  asked  the  Lord,  ! 
saying,  Who  shtU  go  up  for  us! 
against  the  Canaanites  first,  to 
fight  against  them  ? 

2  And  the  Lord  said,  Judah  c 
shall  go  up:  behold,  I  have  deliver- 
ed the  land  into  his  hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon 
his  brother.  Come  up  with  me  into 
my  lot,  that  we  may  fight  against 
the  Canaanites;  and  I  likewise  will 
go  with  thee  d  into  thy  lot.  So 
Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up  ;  and  the 
Lord  delivered  the  Canaanites  and 
the  Perizziles  into  theirhand  :  ajid 
they  sUw  of  them  in  Bezeke  ten 
thousand  men. 

5  .4nd  they  found  Adoni-bczek  in 
B.izek  ;  and  they  fought  against 
him,  and  they  slew  the  Canaanites 
and  the  Perizzites. 

6  But  .\doai-bezek  fled  ;  and  they 
pursued  after  him,  and  caught 
him,  and  cut  off  his  thumbs  and 
iis  great  toes. 

7  And  /Vdoni-bezek  said,   Three- 


a  Jos.  24.  29. 

6  Nu.  27.  21. 
c.  20.  18. 

cGe.49.  8, 
9. 

d  ver.  17. 

«lSa.  11.8. 


1  the  thumbs 
of  their 
hands  and 
of  their  feet, 
2or, gleaned. 
/Le.  24.  19. 
1  Sa.  15.  33. 
Is.  33.  1. 
-Mat.  7.  1,2. 
Ju.  2.  13. 
^Jos.  15.  63. 
/iJos.  11.21. 
3  or,  low 
country, 
i  Jos.  15.  13. 
/.•Jos.  15.  15, 
&c. 


score  and  ten  kings,  having  I  their 

thumbs  and  their  great  toescut  off, 
gathered  2  their  meat  under  my  ta- 
ble :  asyi  have  done,  so  Qod  hath 
requited  me.  And  they  brought 
him  toJerusalem,and  there  hedied. 

8  Now  the  children  of  Judah  had 
g  fought  against  Jerusalem,  and 
had  taken  it,  and  smitten  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  set  the 
city  on  fire. 

9  And  afterward  A  the  children  of 
Judah  went  down  to  fight  against 
the  Canaanites,  that  dwelt  in  tlie 
mountain,  and  in  the  south,  and  in 
the  3  valley. 

10  And  Judah  went  against  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  i  He- 
bron, (now  the  name  of  Hebron  be- 
fore was  Kirjath-arba,)  and  they 
slew  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  aod 
Talmai. 

11  And  from  thence  he  went 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Debir  ; 
(and  the  name  of  Debir  before  waa 
Kirjath-sepher :) 

12  And  A-  Caleb  said.  He  that 
smiteth  Kirjaih-sepher,  and  taketh 
it,  to  him  will  I  give  Achsah  my 
daughter  to  wife. 

239 


The  acts  of  several  tribes. 

13  Ami  Olhniel  ihcsjn  of  Kenaz, 
C.ileli's  younger  brother,  took  it  : 
aii'l  lie  gu\e  him  Acjisuh  his 
diuig'liter  to  wife. 

14  And  it  cuiiic  to  pass,  when  flie 
C:\ine  iu  him,  tluit  fhe  moved  him 
to  usk  of  her  father  a  field  :  mid 
slie  lighted  from  oil  her  ass  ;  and 
Caleb  said  uuto  her,  What  wilt 
thou  ? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him.  Give 
me  a  blessing  :  I  for  thou  hast 
given  me  a  south  land  ;  give  me 
also  springs  of  water.  And  Caleb 
gave  her  the  upper  springs  and  the 
nether  spiings. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  m  Ke- 
nile,  JMoses'  fathei-in-law,  went 
up  out  of  the  n  city  of  palm-trees 
■with  the  children  of  Jud;  b  into  the 
wilderness  of  Judah,  which  lieth 
in  the  south  of  o  Ar;id  ;  and  p  they 
went  and  dwell  among  the  people. 

17  And  Judah  q  went  with  Si- 
meon his  brother,  and  they  slew 
the  Canauniles  that  inhaliited  Ze- 
phath,  and  utteily  destroyed  it: 
(And  the  name  of  the  city  was 
called  Hormah.  r) 

18  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  s  with 
the  coast  thereof,and  A.skelon  with 
the  coast  thereof,  and  Kkron  with 
the  coast  thereof. 

19  And  the  Lord  t  was  with  Ju- 
dah, and  he  drave  4  out  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  mountain,  but  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants  of  the 
valley,  because  they  had  chariots 
u  of  iron. 

20  And  they  gave  Hebron  t>  unto 
Caleb,  as  Moses  said  :  v>  and  he 
expelled  thence  the  three  sons  of 
Anak. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
xdid  not  drive  out  '.he  Jebusitt^s 
that  inhabited  Jerusalem  ;  but  the 
Jebusites  dv^'ell  with  the  children 
of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem  unto 
this  day. 

22  And  the  house  of  Joseph,  they 
also  went  up  against  Beth-el  :  and 
the  ^  Lord  uias  wiih  ihem. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent 
to  descry  z  Beth-el  :  (Now  the 
name  of  the  city  before  was  Lu7..  a) 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come 
forth  out  of  the  city  ;  and  they  said 
ttnto  him.  Show  us,  we  pray  thee, 
the  entrance  into  the  city,  and  we 
b  will  show  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  showed  them 
the  entrance  into  the  city,  they 
smote  the  city  with  the  edge  of  (he 
sword  ;  but  they  let  go  the  man 
and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the 
land  of  the  c  Hittites,  and  built  a 

340 


JUDGES.  B.  C.  1425. 

I  Ge.  33.  11. 1  city,  Mid  called  the  name  thereof 
I  Pe.  3.  9.  Luz  :  whi'  b  is  the  name  thereof 
mc.  4.11,17.    unto  this  day. 

1  Cli.  2.  53.  27  Neither  did  Manasseh  cf  drive 
n  De.  34.  3.  I  out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-shean 
o  Nu.  21.  l.|and  her  towns,  nor  Taanach  and 
jD  Nu.  IU.  29  j  her  towns,  nor   the   inhabitants  of 


—32.  1  Sa 

15.  6. 

q  ver.  3. 
rNu.  21.3. 
s  Jos.  11.  22, 
/  ver.  2.  2 
K.  18.  7.  Ps. 
60.  12.  Ec. 
9.  11. 
4  or,  pos- 
sessed the 
mountains, 
u  Ex.  14.  7, 
&c.  Jos.  17. 

16.  Ps.  46. 
9. 

V  Jas.  14.  9 

—14. 

M  Nu.  14. 

24.  De.  1. 

36. 

X  Jos.  15. 

63.  18.  28. 

y  Ge.49.  24. 

ver.  19. 

z  Jos.  7.  2. 

aGc.28.  19. 

6  Jos.  2.  12. 

1  Sa.  30.  15. 

c2K.  7.6. 


d  Jos.  17.  11 

—13. 

e  Ro.  7.  21. 

/Jos.  16.10. 

IK.  9.  16. 

g^  Jos.  19.  15. 

k  Jos.  19.  24 

—30. 

!  Ps.  106.  35. 

k  Jos.  19.  32 

-39. 

I  ver.  30. 

Ps.  18.  44. 

m  Jos.  10. 

12.  19.  42. 

5  was  heavy. 

6  or,  Maa- 
hh-Akrab- 
bim.   N  u . 
34.  4.  Jos. 
15.  3. 

1  or,  mes- 
senger, 
a  ver.  5. 
6Ge.  17.  7. 
Ps.  89.  34. 
cDe.  7.2. 
d  De.  12.  3 


Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  llie  inhabi- 
tants of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor 
the  inhabitants  of  IVlegiddo  and 
her  towns  :  but  the  Caiiaanites 
would  e  dwell  in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Israel  was  strong,  .that  they  put 
the  Canaaniies  to  tribute,  and  did 
not  utterly  diive  them  out. 

29  Neither  did  Ephiaim  drive  out 
the  Canaanites  that  du  ell  in  Ge- 
zer  ;/but  the  Canaaniies  dwell  in 
Gezer  among  them. 

30  Neither  did  Zelmlun  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Kilron,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Nahalol  ;  ^but  the 
Canaaniies  dwelt  among  thero, 
and  became  tributaries. 

31  Neither  did  Asher  A  drive  out 
the  inhabitants  of  Accho,  nor  the 
inhabitants  of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ah- 
lab,  nor  of  Achzib,  nor  of  Helbab, 
nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of  Rehob: 

32  But  the  Asberites dwelt  among 
the  Canaaniies,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  ;  for  they  did  t  not  drive 
them  out. 

33  Neither  did  Naphtali  k  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-she- 
mesli,  nor  the  inhabitants  of  Beth- 
analh  ;  but  he  dwelt  among  the 
Canaaniies,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  :  nevertheless  the  inhabitants 
of  Beth-shemesh  and  of  Eeih- 
anath  became  tributaries  I  unto 
them. 

34  And  the  Amoriles  forced  the 
children  of  Dan  into  the  mountain: 
for  they  would  not  sutler  them  to 
come  down  to  the  valley  : 

35  But  the  Amcrites  would  dwell 
in  mount  Heres  in  Aijalon,  m  and 
in  Shaalbim  :  yet  the  hand  of  the 
house  of  Joseph  5  prevailed, so  that 
they  became  tributaries. 

36  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites 
was  from  6  the  going  up  to  Akrab- 
bim,  from  the  rock,  and  upward. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  nn  1  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  up  fiom  Gilgal  to  Bo- 
chim,  a  and  said,  1  made  you  to  go 
up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have  brought 
you  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  youi  fathers  ;  and  I  said,  h  I 
will  never  break  my  covenant  with 
you. 

2  And  ere  shall  make  no  league 

with  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  ; 

jye  d  shall  throve  down  their  altars: 


B.  C.  1425. 

but  e  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice; 
why  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3  Wherefoie  I  also  said,  I  will  not 
drive  them  out  iVom  before  you  ; 
but  they  shall  be  as  thorns  f  in 
your  sides,  and  their  gods  §  shall 
be  a  snare  h  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
anjel  of  the  Lord  spake  these 
words  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  the  people  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of 
that  place  2  Bochim,  and  they 
sacrificed  there  ur.tothe  Lord. 

6  And  when  i  Joshua  had  let  the 
people  go,  the  children  of  Israel 
uent  every  man  unto  his  inheri- 
tance to  possess  the  land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord 
nil  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the 
days  of  the  elders  that  3  outlived 
Joshua,  who  had  seen  all  the  g-reat 
works  of  the  Lord,  that  he  did  for 
Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
the  servant  of  the  Lord,  died, 
hein^  an  hundred  and  ten  years 
old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
bonier  of  his  inheritance  in  Tim- 
nath-heres,  k  in  the  mount  of 
Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
hill  Gaash. 

10  And  also  all  that  generation 
were  gathered  unto  their  fathers  ; 
and  there  arose  another  generation 
after  them,  which  knew  /  not  the 
Lord,  nor  yet  the  works  which  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

11  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
served  Baalim  : 

12  And  they  forsook  m  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  followed  other  gods,  of  the 
gods  of  the  people  that  were  round 
about  them,  and  bowed  n  them- 
selves i.nto  them,  and  provoked 
the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord, 
and  served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  And  the  anger  o  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he 
delivered  -p  them  into  the  hands  of 
spoilers  that  spoiled  them,  and  he 
sold  9  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  about,  so  that  they 
could  not  any  longer  stand  before 
their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  r  they  went 
out,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  them  for  evil,  as  the  Lord 
had  said,  and  as  the  Lord  had 
eworn  unto  them  :  and  they  were 
greatly  distressed. 


CHAP.  III. 

e  ver.  20. 
Ps.  136.  34— 
36. 

/Jos.  23. 13. 
5-c.  3.  6. 
h  Ex.23.  33. 
De.  7.  16. 

2  i.  e.  ?«eep- 
ers. 

i  Jos.  24.  28, 
&c. 

3  prolonged, 
days  after. 

A- Jus.  19.50. 
24.  30. 
Tivmathse- 
rah. 

iEx.  5.  2. 
1  Ch.  28.  9. 
Ps.  92.  5,  6. 
Je.  9.  3.22. 
16.  Ga.  4.  8. 
2Th.  1.  8. 
Tit.  1.  16. 
mDe.3l.  16. 
n  De.  5.  9. 
o  c.  3.  7,  8. 
10.  7.  Ps. 
106.  40—42. 
^2K.  17  20. 
q  c.  4.  2.  Ps. 
44.12.  Is.  50. 
1. 

r  Le.  26.  17. 
De.  28.  15. 


s  Ac.  13.  20. 

4  saved, 

t  Ps.  106.  43 
—45. 

u  Ex.  34. 
j 15,  16. 

V  Jos.  1.  5. 

I  w  Ge.  6.  6. 
De.  32.  36. 
[Hos.  11.  8. 

re.  4.  1.  8. 
33. 

5  were  cor- 
rupt. 

6  let  nothing 
\fall  of. 

yjos.  23.  16. 

zPs.  65.  10. 

7  suffered. 
\a  Jos.  13.  3. 


Israel  commitleth  idolatry. 

16  Nevertheless  the  Lord  raised 
up  judges,  s  which  4  delivered  t 
them  out  of  the  hand  of  those  that 
spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not  heark- 
en unto  their  judges,  but  they 
went  a  whoring  u  after  other  gods, 
and  bowed  themselves  unto  them  : 
they  turned  quickly  out  of  the 
way  which  their  fathers  walked 
in,  obeying  the  coinmandmenta 
of  the  Lord  ;  but  they  did  not  so. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  raised 
them  up  judges,  then  v  the  Lord 
was  with  the  judge,  and  delivered 
them  out  of  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies all  the  days  of  the  judge  : 
for  it  repented  w  the  Lord  because 
of  their  groanings,  by  reason  of 
them  that  oppressed  them  and 
vexed  them. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
^  the  judge  was  dead,  that  they 
returned  and  corrupted5;Aem.5e/»eff 
more  than  their  fathers,  in  follow- 
ing other  gods  to  serve  them,  and 
to  bow  down  unto  them:  6  they 
ceaseil  not  from  their  own  doings, 
nor  from  their  stubborn  way. 

20  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel  ;  and  he 
said.  Because  y  that  this  people 
hath  transgressed  my  covenant 
which  I  commanded  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my 
voice, 

21  I  also  will  not  henceforth  drive 
out  any  from  before  them  of  the 
nations  which  Joshua  left  when  he 
died  ; 

22  That  through  them  I  may 
prove  z  Israel,  whether  they  will 
keep  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  walk 
therein,  as  their  fathers  did  keep 
it,  ornot. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  7  left  those 
nations,  without  driving  them  out 
hastily  :  neither  delivered  he 
them  into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 

CHAPTER  III. 

NOW  these  are  the  nations 
which  the  Lonl  left,  to  prove 
Israel  by  them  ;  {even  as  many  of 
Israel  as  had  not  known  all  the 
wars  of  Canaan  ; 

2  Only  that  the  generations  of 
the  chiiilren  of  Israel  might  know 
to  teach  them  war,  at  the  least 
such  as  before  knew  nothing 
thereof ;) 

3  Namely,  five  a  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  all  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Sidonians,  and  the  Hi- 
vites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Leba.. 
non,  from  mount  Baal-hermon  un-i 
to  the  enteringin  of  Ha  math. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  Israel 

241 


Ehud  killetk  Eglon. 
by  them,  to  know  whether  they 
woulj  heiukeii  niilo  the  com- 
maiidmeiits  of  the  Loril,  wliich 
he  coiniiianilej  their  lathers  by 
the  hand  ul'  Moset*. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt 
amnii^  llie  Cimaaniles,  Uittites, 
and  Aniorites,  and  Peiizzites,  and 
Hivites,  and  jebnsi'es  : 

6  And  they  took  6  their  daugh- 
ters to  be  their  wives,  and  gave 
their  dnug-lilcis  to  their  sons,  and 
•erved  their  gods. 

7  And  Ihe  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
forgat  the  Loid  their  God,  and 
served  Baalim  and  the  groves. 

8  Therefore  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  hot  against  Israel,  and 
he  sold  tliem  into  the  hand  of 
c  Chushan-rishalhaim  king  of 
1  Mesopotamia  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  served  Cluishan-risha- 
Ihnini  eight  years. 

9  And  wlien  the  children  of  Israel 
d  cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
raised  up  a  delivejer  2  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  who  delivered  them, 
even  Uthniel  e  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spirit  /  of  the  Lord 
1  came  upon  him,  and  he  judged 
Israel,  and  went  out  to  wai  :  and 
the  Lord  delivered  Chushan-rish- 
athaim  king  of  2  Mesopotamia 
into  his  hand  ;  and  his  hand  pre- 
vailed against  Chushan-risha- 
thaim. 

11  And  the  land  had  rest  forty 
years  :  and  Olhniel  the  son  of 
Kenaz  died. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  strengthened 
Eglon  the  king  of  Moab  against 
Israel,  because  they  bad  done  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the 
children  of  Ammon  and  Amalek, 
and  went  and  smote  Israel,  and 
possessed  the  s  city  of  palm-trees. 

14  So  (he  chiblren  of  Israel  served 
h  Kglon  the  king  of  Moab  eighteen 
years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Isra- 
el cried  unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
raised  them  up  a  deliverer,  Ehud 
the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite,  3  a 
man  left  handed  ;  4  and  by  him 
the  children  of  Israel  sent  a 
present  unto  Eglon  the  king  of 
Moab. 

16  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger, 
which  had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit 
length  ;  and  he  did  gird  it  un  ler 
his  raiment  u|ion  his  right  thigh. 

17  And  he   brought    the  present 

842 


JUDGES. 

b  De.  7.  3, 

4. 

c  Uab.  3.  7. 

1  Aramna- 
liaraim. 

d  1  Sa.  12. 

10.  Ne.  9. 
27.  Ps.  107. 
13,  19. 

2  saviour. 
ec.  1.  13. 

/c.  6.34. 

11.  29. 

1  was. 

2  Aram, 
gc.  1.  16. 

h  De.  28. 

18. 

3  or,  the  son 
of  Jemini. 

4  shut  of  his 
right  hand. 


i  Ps.  73.  7, 
19. 

5  or,  graven 
images. 

k  Jos.  4.  20. 

6  a  parlour 
of  cooling. 
Am.  3.  15. 

7  or,  it  came 
out  at  the 
fundament. 

8  or,  doeth 
his  ease- 
m-ent.  1  Sa. 
24.3. 

I  ver.  19. 

mc.  6.  34. 
1  Sa.  13.  3. 

n  Jos.  17. 
15. 

o  c.  7.  9, 
15. 

9  fat.  Ps, 
17.  10. 


B.  C.  ISfM. 
I  unto  Eglon  king'  of  Muub  :  an<l 
{  Eglon  was  a  very  fat  i  man. 
I  18  And  when  he  liad  made  an 
end  to  ofl'er  the  present,  he  sent 
away  the  people  that  bare  the  pre- 
sent. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again 
from  the  quarries  5  that  k  were  by 
Gilgal,  and  eaid,  I  have  a  secret 
eriand  unto  thee,  O  king :  who 
said,  Keep  silence.  And  all  that 
stood  by  hirn  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him  ; 
and  he  was  sitting  in  6  a  summer 
parlour  which  he  had  for  himself, 
alone  :  and  Ehud  said,  I  have  a 
message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  oihis  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left 
hand,  and  took  the  dagger  from 
his  right  thigh,  and  thrust  it  into 
his  belly. 

22  And  the     haft    also    went    in  • 
after  the  blade  ;  and  the  fat  closed 
upon  the  blade,  so  that  he   could 
not  draw   the   dagger    out  of  bis 
belly  ;  and  7  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through 
the  porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of 
the  parlour  upon  him,  and  locked 
them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  bis 
servants  came  ;  and  when  they 
saw  that,  behold,  the  doors  of  the 
parlour  were  locked,  they  said. 
Surely  he  8  covereth  his  feet  in 
his  summer  chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they 
were  ashamed  ;  and,  behold,  he 
opened  not  the  doors  of  the  par- 
lour :  therefore  they  took  a  key, 
and  opened  them  :  and,  behold, 
their  lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on 
the  earth. 

S.6  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they 
taiTied,  and  passed  beyond  the 
quarries,  I  and  escaped  unto  Sei- 
rath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  ha 
was  come,  that  he  blew  m  a  trum- 
pet in  the  moiintain  n  of  Ephraim, 
and  the  children  of  Israel  went 
down  with  him  from  the  mount, 
and  he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them,  Fol- 
low after  me  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  o  your  enemies  the 
Moabites  into  your  hand. And  they 
went  down  after  him,  and  took  the 
fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and 
suffered  not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at 
that  time  about  ten  thousand  men, 
all  9  lusty,  and  all  men  of  valour  ; 
and  there  escaped  not  a  man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that 
day   under  the    band    of  Israel. 


B.  C.  1391.  CHAP.  IV. 

And   the  luna  bad  rest  fourscore  ;)  c.  5.  6. 

y^ais.  q  c.  5.  8. 

31  And  after  him  was  Sham^ar   15.  15.  1  Sa. 
j>  the  Sun  of  Andth,  which  slew  of   17.  47. 
the  Pliilistines  six   hundred   men   r  So  part  is 
with  g   an   ox-goad  :  and   he  also   called  Is- 
deliveied  Israel,  r  ,Tael.  c.  4. 

CHAPTER  IV.  1,3,  &c. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  again   li  seems  to 
a  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the    concern  only 
Lord,  wlien  Bliud  was  dead.  the  country 

2  And  the  Lord  sold  b  them  into   7iext  to  the 
.he  hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan,   Philistines. 
that  reigned  in  Hazor  ;  c  the  cap-   a  c.  2.  19. 
tain    of    whose   host    was    Sisera,    b  1  Sa.  12.  9. 
which  dwelt  in  Haroshelh  d  of  the   It  seems  to 
Gentiles.  i  concern  only 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  '  North  Is- 
unto  the   Lord  ;   for  he  had   nine   rael. 
hundred   chariots  e  of  iron  :  and  '  cJos.11.1,10. 
twenty    years    he     mightily     op- '  d  ver.  13.  16. 
pressed  the  children  of  Israel.  lee.  1.  19. 

4  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess,  ly  Ge  35.  8. 
the  wife  of  Lapidoth,  she  judged  g  Ex.  14.  4. 
Israel  at  that  lime.  jXc.  5.  21. 

5  And  she  dwell  under  the  palm-  |  i  ver.18 — 20. 
tree  of  Deborah, y  between  Ramah  ; /t  c.  5.  18. 
and  Beth-el   in   mount  Ephraim  ;    I  c.  1.  16. 
and  the   children   of  Israel    came   mNu,  10.29. 
up  to  her  for  judgment.  n  Zaananim. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak,  Jos.  19.  33, 
the  son  of  Abinoam,  out  of  Kedesh-  37. 
naphtali,  and  said  unto  him,  Hath 
not  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  com- 
manded, saying.  Go,  and  draw  to- 
ward mount  Tabor,  and  take  with 
thee  ten  thousand  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Zebulun  ? 

7  And  I  g  will  draw  unto  thee,  to 
the  river  Kishon,  k  Sisera,  the 
captain  of  Jabin's  army,  with  his 
chariots  and  his  multitude  ;  and  I 
will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her,  If 
thou  wilt  go  with  me,  then  I  will 
go  ;  but  if  thou  wilt  not  go  with 
rae,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go 
with  'hee  :  notwithstanding  the 
journey  that  thou  takest  shall  not 
be  for  thine  honour  ;  for  the  Lord 
shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand  of  a 
woman,  t  And  Deborah  arose, 
and  went  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  And  k  Barak  called  Zebulun 
and  Naphtali  to  Kedesh  ;  and  he 
went  up  with  ten  thousand  men 
at  liis  feet  :  and  Deborah  went  up 
with  him. 

11  Now  Heber  the  Kenite, Z  wAic^ 
uas  of  the  children  of  Hobab,  m 
the  father-in-law  of  Moses,  had 
•eversd  himself  from  the  Kenites, 
and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the  plain 
of  Zaanaim,  n  which  is  by  Ke- 
desh. 


1  gathered 
by  cry  or, 
proclama- 
tion. 

o  De.  9.  3. 
2Sa.  5.  24. 
Ps.  68.  7,  8. 
Is.  52.  12. 

p  Ps.  83.  9, 
lO.Jos.10.10. 

J  He.  11.32. 

r  Is.  43.  17. 

2  unto  one. 
s2K.  6.  19. 

3  or,  rug, 
or,  blanket. 

«c.  5.  25,26. 

4  put. 

u  P«.  3.  7. 


Jael  tnlltlh  Sisera,, 

I  12  And  they  showed  Sisera  that 
Barak  the  son  of  Abinoam  was 
gone  up  to  mount  Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  1  gathered  together 
all  his  chariots,  even  nine  hundred 
ch;iriots  of  i.on,  and  all  the  peopl* 
that  were  with  him,  from  Harosh- 
eth  of  the  Gentiles  unto  the  river 
of  Kishon. 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  BaraV, 
Up  ;  for  this  is  the  day  in  whicn 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  Sisera 
into  thine  hand  :  o  is  not  the  Lord 
gone  out  before  thee  ?  So  Barak 
went  down  from  mount  Tabor,  and 
ten  thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  the  Lord  p  discomfited 
Sisera,  and  all  his  chariots,  and  all 
his  host,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  befoie  Barak  ;  q  so  that 
Sise.a  lighted  down  oS his  chariot, 
.ind  fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the 
chariots,  and  after  the  host,  unto 
Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  :  and  all 
the  host  of  Sisera  fell  upon  the 
edge  of  the  sword  ;  and  r  there  was 
not  2  a  man  left. 

17  Howbeit,  Sisera  fled  away  on 
his  feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife 
of  Heberthe  Kenite  :  (orthirevias 
peace  between  Jabin  the  king  of 
Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber  the 
Kenite. 

18  And  3  Jael  went  out  to  meet 
Sisera,  and  said  unto  him,  Turn 
in,  my  lord,  turn  in  to  n.e  ;  fear 
not  .  and  when  he  had  turned  in 
unto  her  into  the  tent,  she  covered 
him  with  a  3  mantle. 

19  And  he  said  unto  her.  Give 
me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water  to 
drink  ;  for  I  am  thi.sty  :  and  she 
opened  a  bottle  of  milk,  tand  gave 
him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her.  Stand 
in  the  door  of  the  tent  ;  and  it  shall 
be,  when  any  man  doth  come  and 
inquire  of  thee,  and  say.  Is  there 
any  man  here  ?  that  thou  shall 
say,  No. 

21  Then  Jael,  Heber's  wife,  took 
a  nail  of  the  tent,  and  4  took  an 
hammer  in  tier  hand,  and  went 
softly  unto  him,  and  smote  the 
nail  into  histemples,  u  and  fasten- 
ed it  into  the  ground  ;  (for  he  was 
fast  asleep,  and  weary  ;  )  so  he 
died. 

22  And,  behold,  as  Barak  pur- 
sued Sisera,  Jael  came  nut  to  meet 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Come, 
and  I  will  show  thee  the  man 
whom  thou  seekest.  And  when 
he  came  into  her  tent,  behold, 
Sisera  lay  dead,  and  the  nail  wa* 
in  bis  temples. 

243 


The  tong  of  DeboroA  ana  iatiak. 

23  So  V  Go'i  subdued  on  that  dny 
Jubin  the  kinj  of  Canaan  before 
the  chil'lieii  of  Isnel. 

1;4  Ami  ihe  harid  .)f  thi  children 
of  Is  i\r\  5  prospe.ed,  and  p. avail- 
ed ag'uinsi  Jabiii  the  kin?  of  Ca- 
naan, until  they  had  destroyed 
Jaliin  kinif  of  Canaan. 

CHAPTKR  V. 

THEN  a  sang  Deborah,  and  Ba- 
rak  ilie  son   of  Abinoam,  on 
th  It  (lay,  saying, 

2  Paise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  6 
avenyiiijof  Israel,  when  the  peo- 
ple Nkillingly  c  ofte  ed  themselves. 

3  Hear,  d  O  ye  king's  ;  g'ive  ear, 
O  ye  p  inces  :  I,  fre/i  I,  will  sing 
unto  theLorl  ;  I  will  3\nz  praise 
to  the  Lonl  God  of  Is.ael. 

4  Lord,  when  e  thou  wentest  out 
of  Seir,  when  thmj  marchedsl  out 
of  the  field  of  Edom,  the  /  earth 
trembleil,  and  the  heavens  drop- 
pe  I, the  clou  Is  also  dropped  water. 

5  The  moutitaiiis  1  mt!lt'?d  ^  from 
hefo;e  the  Lo.'-d.  evin  iliat  Sinai  h 
from  before  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

6  In  the  days  of  Shamjar  7  the 
son  of  A  lath.  in  the  days  of  Jael, 
k  the  /  highways  wure  unoccu- 
pied, anil  the  2  travellers  walk-id 
ih  uu^h  3  by-ways. 

7  The  iiihnhitnnte  of  the  vill:f-j»s 
ceased,  they  cease  I  in  Israel,  until 
that  I  fJeborah  arose,  that  1  arose 
a  motrier  in  Is.ael. 

8  They  chiise  n-^w  m  gods  ;  then 
wts  wa  in  the  srates  :  was  n  there 
a  shield,  or  spear  seen  ajnong  forty 
thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9  .My  heart  !■'  toward  the  govern- 
o.s  of  Is  ael,  that  offered  o  ihem- 
se'vps  willingly  amongtlie  people. 
Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  Speak,  4  ye  p  that  ride  on 
while  asses,  ye  that  sit  iu  judg- 
ment, and  walk  by  the  way. 

11  They  thai  are  delivercl  from 
the  noise  of  arrhe  s  in  the  pl.tces 
of  drawing  wate,  there  shall  they 
rehearse  7  iho  5  tighli'mis  acts  r  of 
the  Lord,  even  the  righteou?  arts 
toward  the  !nhi'iilanC<  o(  his  vil- 
lage? in  Israel  :  then  shall  the  peo- 
ple of  IheLord  godownto  the  gales. 

12  Awake,  »  awake.  Deborah  ; 
avake,  awake  ;  utter  a  song  : 
arise,  Barak,  and  lead  t  thy  cap- 
tivity captive,  thou  son  of  Abi- 
noam. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  re- 
mainelh  have  dominlnn  over  the 
nobles  among  the  people:  the  Lord 
u  made  me  have  dominion  over 
the  mightv. 

14  Out  of  Ephraim  teas  there  a 

244 


-oLKJES. 

t>  Pi.  18.  47. 
5  going, 
vent,  and 
W(u  hard. 
a  Ex.   15.  1. 
Ps.  18.  title. 
iDe.  32.  43. 
Ps.  18.47. 
c2Ch.l7.16. 
d  Ps.  2.  10. 
e  Ps.  68.  7,  8. 
/  2  Sa.  22. 
8.  Is.  64.  3. 
Hab.  3.  3,10. 

1  fiinced. 

5  Ps.  17.  S. 
^£x.  19.  18. 
t  c.  3.  31. 
kc.  4.  17. 
^Le.  26.  22. 

2  jcrilkers  of 
piilhs. 

3  crooks 
way?. 

mDe.  32.17. 
n  I  Sa.  13. 
19,  22. 

o  ver.  2. 

4  or,  medi- 
tate. 

p  c.  10.  4. 
o  Ps.  145.  7. 

6  righteous- 
ne.«. 

r\  Sa.  12.7. 
s  Ps.  57.  8. 
t  Ps.  68.  18. 
u  Ps.  75.  7. 


6  drnvt  leith. 

7  his  feet. 

8  or.  in. 

9  impres- 
sions. 

V  Ps.  4.  4. 
77.  6.  La.  3. 
40,  41. 

10  or,  port. 

11  or,  creeks. 
VJ  exposed 
to  reproarh. 
wRe.  1-2.  II. 
xGe    14.23. 
y  c.  4.  15. 
\3pnlht. 
re    4.7.  1 
K.  18  40. 
Ps.  83.  9.10. 
n  Ps.  41.  5. 

14  tramp- 
lin?n.  or, 
plitnsinss. 
h  N'e    3   5. 
cl  Sa.  18,17. 
rfc   4.19.4c. 

15  she  ham- 


I  root  of  them  ag^ainst  Amaiek  ;  af- 
ter thee,  Beiijamin,  among  thy 
people  :  out  of'^Mnchir  came  down 
go\e  I  no.  8,  and  out  of  Zebu  lull  they 
that  6  handle  the  pen  of  the  writer. 

15  And  (he  p. inces  of  Iss;ichar 
utre  with  Deborah  ;  even  Issa- 
cliar,  and  also  Barak  :  he  was  sent 
on  7  foot  into  the  valley.  For  8 
the  divisions  of  Reuben  therewere 
great  9  thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  ab.jdcst  thou  among  the 
shecpfolds,  to  hear  the  bleniingt 
of  the  flocks  ?  For  the  divisiont 
of  Reuben  there  icere  gieat  seaicb- 
ings  V  of  heart. 

17  Gileal  abude  beyond  Jordan  : 
and  why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships? 
Asher  continued  on  the  lU  sea- 
shore,and  abode  in  his  11  breaches. 

18  ^'ebulun  and  Naphinli  vrere  a 
people  that  12  jeoparded  their  lives 
unto  ir  the  death  in  the  high  place* 
of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought  ; 
then  fought  the  kings  of  Canaan 
in  Taanach  by  the  waters  of  Me- 
giddo  :  they  x  took  no  gain  of 
money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven  ;  j 
the  stars  in  their  13  courses  fought 
against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  of  Kishon  r  swept 
them  away,  that  ancient  river,  the 
river  Kishon.  O  my  soul,  thou 
hast  a  trodden  down  stren^ih. 

22  Then  were  the  horse-hooft 
broken  by  the  means  of  the  14 
p-ancings,  the  prancings  of  theii 
mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Mero^.said  the  angel 
of  the  Lord:  curse  ye  bitterly  the 
inhabitants  thereof ;  because  At  hey 
came  not  to  the  c  help  of  the  Lord, 
to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against 
the  mighty. 

5:4  Blessed  above  women  shall 
Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite 
be  :  blessed  shall  she  be  above  wo- 
men in  the  tent. 

25  Ue  d  aske  1  water,  and  she 
give  hJm  milk  ;  sh<?  brought  forth 
btitte'  in  a  lo'-dly  dish. 

2i  She  put  hcr'hand  to  the  nail, 
and  her  right  hand  to  (he  work- 
man's hammer  ;  ami  with  15  the 
hamme-she  smote  Sise  a  ;  she 
smote  off  his  head,  when  she  had 
pierced  and  stricken  through  his 
temples 

27  At  16  her  feel  he  bowed,  he 
felt,  he  lay  down  :  at  her  feel  he 
bnwe  i.  he  fell  :  where  he  bowed, 
lherr»he  fell  d>iwn  17  dead. 

US  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked 

mered.     16  between.     17  dtttrovtd. 


B.  C.  1256. 

out  at  a  window,  and  cried  throug'h 
the  e  lattice,  Why  is  his  chariot  so 
long:  in  coming?  why  tairy  the 
wheels  of  his  chariots'? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her, 
vea,  slie  returned  18  answer  to 
herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped?  have/* 
they  not  divided  the  prey  ;  to  19 
ever}-  man  a  damsel  or  two  ?  to 
Sisera  a  prey  of  divers  colours,  a 
li.ey  of  iliveis  colour  sof  needle- 
work, of  divers  colours  of  needle- 
work on  both  sides,  meet  for  the 
necks  of  them  that  take  the  spoil  ? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish, 
£■  O  Lo.d  :  but  let  them  that  love 
him  be  as  the  sun  h  when  he  goeth 
forth  in  his  i  might.  And  the  land 
had  rest  forty  years. 

CHAPTER  Vr. 

AND  athe  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ; 
an  i  the  Lord  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  Midian  seven  6  years. 

2  And  the  hand  of  MiJian  1  pre- 
vailed against  Israel  :  and  because 
.f  the  Midianites  the  children  of 
Is  ael  made  them  the  dens  c  which 
ore  in  the  mountains,  and  caves, 
and  strong  holds. 

3  And  Ko  it  was,  when  Israel  had 
sown,  that  the  Midianites  came 
up,  and  the  Amalekites,  and  the 
children  of  the  east,  even  they 
came  up  against  them  : 

4  And  they  encamped  against 
them,  and  destroyed  d  the  increase 
of  the  earth,  till  thou  come  unto 
Gaza;  and  left  no  sustenance  for 
Israel,  neither  2  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor 
ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  theircat- 
tle,  and  their  tents,  and  they  came 
as  grasshoppers  e  for  multitude  : 
/or  both  they  and  their  camels 
were  without  number:  and  they 
entered  into  the  land  to  destroy  it. 

6  And  Israel  was  greatly  impov. 
erished  oecanse  of  the  Midianites  ; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  criedy 
iinto  the  Lord. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  \\-hen  the 
chil  Iren  of  Israel  c.ied  unto  the 
Lord  because  of  the  Midianites, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  3  a  prophet 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
said  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  I  brought  you 
up  from  Egypt,  and  brought  you 
forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

9  And  I  delivered  you  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of 
the  hand  of  all  that  oppress  you, 
and  drave  s  them  out  from  before 
you,  and  gave  you  their  land  : 

10  And  I  laid  unto  you,  I  am  the 


CHAP.   VI 

eCa.  2.  9. 

18  her 
.  ieords. 

1/  Ex.  15.  9, 
10. 

1 19  to  the 
head  of  a 
man. 

g  Ps.  92.  9. 

h  2  Sa.  23.  4. 
Ps.  37.  6. 
Pr.  4.  18. 
i  Ps.  19.  5. 
ac.  2.  19. 
6  Hab.  3.  7. 
Iwas  strong, 

1  1  Sa.  13.  6. 
dLe.26.  16. 
De.  28.  30. 

2  or,  goat. 
ec.  7.  12. 
Je.  46.  23. 
/Ho.«.5. 15. 

3  a  man  a 
prophet. 

g  Ps.  44.2,3. 


/i2K.  17. 
35—39. 
iHe.  11.32. 
Gedeon. 

4  cause  it  to 
fee. 

Ac.  13.3. 
^Ge.  25.  22. 
m  Ps.   77.  7- 
9. 

89.  49. 
nHe.  11.32. 

5  my  thou- 
sand is  the 
meanest. 
Mi.  5.  2. 

0  1  Sa.  9.  21. 
p  Ex.  3.  12. 
g  Is.  41.  15, 
16. 

r2K.  20.  8. 
ver.  36 — 40. 
Ps.  86.  17. 
Is.  7.  11. 

sGe.  IS.3,5. 

6  or,  meat- 
nfering. 

i  a  kid  of 
the  soats. 
t  Le'.  9.  24. 

1  K.  18.  38. 
2Ch.  7.  1. 


An  an^el  cendeih  Crideon. 
Lord  your  God  ;  fear  A  not  the 
gods  of  the  Amorites,  in  whose 
land  ye  dwell:  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  my  voice. 

11  And  theie  came  an  angel  of 
the  Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oalf 
which  was  in  Ophrah,  that  per- 
tained unto  Joash  the  Abiezrite  : 
and  his  son  Gideon  i  threshed 
wheat  by  the  wine-press,  to  hide 
4  it  from  ihe  Midianites. 

12  And  the  angel  k  of  the  Lord 
appeared  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  The  Lord  is  with  thee,  thou 
mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,. 
Oh  my  Lord,  if/  the  Lord  be  with 
us,  why  then  is  all  this  befallen 
us?  and  where  m  be  all  his  mira- 
cles which  our  fathers  told  us  of, 
saying.  Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us 
up  from  Egypt?  but  now  "the 
Lord  hath  fors.iken  us,  and  de- 
livered us  into  the  hands  of  the 
Midianites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon 
him,  and  said.  Go  in  this  thy  might, 
n  and  thou  shalt  save  Is.ael  from 
the  hand  of  the  Midianites  :  have 
not  I  sent  thee  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him.  Oh  my 
Lord,  wherewith  shall  I  save  Is- 
rael ?  behold,  5  my  family  is  poor 
in   Manasseh,  and  I  am  the  feast 

0  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
p  Surely  I  will  be  with  thee,  and  g 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Midianites  as 
one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  now 

1  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight, 
then  show  r  me  a  sign  that  thou 
talkest  with  me. 

18  Depart  s  not  hence,  I  pray 
thee,  until  I  come  unto  thee,  and 
bring  forth  my  present,  6  and  set 
it  before  thee.  And  he  said,  I  will 
tarry  until  thou  come  again. 

19  And  Gi  ieon  went  in,  and 
made  ready  a  kid,  7  and  unleav- 
ened cakes  of  an  ephah  of  flour  : 
the  flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and 
he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and 
brought  if  out  unto  him  under  the 
oak,  and  presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said 
unto  him.  Take  the  flesh  and  the 
unleavened  cakes,  and  lay  them 
upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out  the 
broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  Then  the  anzel  of  the  Lord 
put  forth  the  end  of  the  staff  that 
Jci?  in  his  hand,  and  touched  the 
flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes; 
and  t  th-^re  ose  up  fire  out  of  fiie 
rock,  and  consumed  the  fiesh  and 
the  unleavened  cakes.     Then  the 

245 


Bcuil't  attar  deitroytd. 

angel  of  the  Lord  departed  out  of  | 

hissi^hl. 

22  And  when  Gideon  perceived 
that  he  teas  an  aiig'el  of  the  Lord, 
Gideon  said,  AIlis,  U  Lord  God  I 
for  liecause  u  I  have  seen  an  angel 
of  the  Loid  face  to  face.  ! 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Peace  be  unto  thee  ;  fear  not :  thou 
«  shall  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar 
there  unto  the  Lord,  and  called  it 
8  Jehovah-shalom  :  unto  this  day 
it  is  yet  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abi- 
ezrites.  | 

25  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
night,  that  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Take  thy  father's  young  bul- 
loclf,  9  even  the  second  bullock  of 
»even  years  old,  and  throw  down 
the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father 
hath,  and  cut  down  w  the  grove 
that  is  by  it  : 

26  And  build  an  altar  \inlo  the 
Lord  thy  God  upon  the  top  of  this 
10  rock,  ill  11  the  ordered  place, 
and  take  the  second  bullock,  and 
offer  a  burnl-sacrifice  with  the 
wood  of  the  grove  which  thou  shall 
cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of 
his  servants,  and  did  as  the  Lord 
had  said  unto  him  :  and  so  it  was, 
because  he  feared  his  father's 
household,  and  the  men  of  the 
city,  that  he  could  not  do  it  by 
day,  that  he  did  it  by  night. 

28  And  when  the  nien  of  the  city 
arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold, 
the  altar  of  Baal  was  cast  down, 
and  the  grove  was  cut  down  that 
ttas  by  it,  and  the  second  bullock 
■was  offered  upon  the  altar  Oiat  was 
built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another. 
Who  hath  done  this  thing?  And 
■when  they  inquireil  and  asked, 
they  said,  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash 
hnlh  done  this  thing. 

31  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Joaeh,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that 
he  may  die  ;  because  he  hath  cast 
down  the  altarofBaal,  and  because 
he  both  cut  down  the  grove  that 
wns  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that 
stood  against  him.  Will  ye  plead 
for  Baal  .'  will  ye  save  him  ?  he 
tlial  lA-ill  plead  for  him,  let  him  be 
put  to  death  whilst  it  is  yet  morn- 
ing :  if  he  be  a  god,  let  him  plead 
for  himself,  because  one  hath  cast 
down  his  altar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called 
him  12  Jerubbaal,  x  saying.  Let 
Baal  plead  against  him,  because 
be  hnth  thrown  down  his  altar. 

^6 


JUDGES. 

u  c.  13.  22, 

23. 

Is.  6.  5-8. 

V  Ge.  32.  30. 

8  i.  c.  The 
LORD 
send  peace. 
Ge.  22.  14. 
Ex.  17.  15. 
Je.  33.  16. 
Eze.  48.  a'j. 

9  or,  and. 
toDe.7.  5. 

10  strong 
place. 

11  or,  an 

orderly 
manner. 

12.  i.e.  Let 

Baal 

plead. 

x\  Sa. 12.11. 
2Sa.  11.  21. 
Jerubbe- 
sheth. 
i.e.  Let 
the  sliame- 
ful  thing 
plead. 
Hos.  9.  10. 


y  ver.  3. 

z  c.  3.  10. 

\Z  clothed. 

asNu.  10.  3. 

14  called. 

6  Ex.  4.  1, 

&c. 

c  li.  35.  7. 

dGe.lS.  32. 
ePs.  107.  33, 

as. 

Is.  50.  2. 

ac.  6.  32. 

6De.8.  17. 
Is.  10.  13. 
Ro.  11.  18. 
ICo.  1.29. 
2  Co.  4.7. 

jcDe.20.  8. 


B.  C.  1249. 

33  Thtn  nil  y  the  Midianitct  and 
the  A  male  kites  and  the  children  of 
the  east  were  gathered  together, 
and  went  over,  and  pitched  in  the 
Valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  z  the  spiiit  of  the  Lord 
13came  upon  Gideon,  and  he  blew 
a  a  tiumpel  j  and  Abi-ezer  was  14 
gathered  after  him. 

35  And  he  sent  mtssengert 
thioughout  all  Manasseh  ;  who 
also  was  gathered  after  him  :  and 
he  sent  mesi'^ngerb  untc  Asher, 
and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Naph- 
tali ;  and  they  came  up  to  meet 
them. 

36  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If 
thou  will  save  Israel  by  mine  hand, 
as  thou  hast  said, 

37  Behold,  I  6  will  put  a  fleece  of 
wool  in  the  floor:  and  if  the  dew 
be  on  the  fleece  only,  and  it  be  dry 
upon  all  the  earth  beside,  then  shall 
I  know  that  thou  will  siivc  Israel 
by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  io  :  for  he  rose  up 
eaily  on  the  morrow,  and  thrust 
the  fleece  together,  and  wringed 
the  dew  out  of  the  fleece,  a  bowl 
full  of  water,  c 

39  And  Gideon  sail  unto  Goa, 
Let  d  not  thine  anger  be  hot  against 
me,  and  I  will  speak  but  this 
once  :  Let  me  prove,  I  pray  thee, 
hut  this  once  with  the  fleece  ;  let 
it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece, 
and  upon  all  the  ground  let  there 
be  dew. 

40  And  God  e  did  so  that  night:  for 
it  was  dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and 
there  was  dew  on  all  the  ground. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

THEN  Jerubbaal,  a  (who  t» 
Gideon,)  and  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  rose  up  early, 
and  pitched  beside  the  well  of 
Harod  :  so  that  the  host  of  the 
Midianites  were  on  the  north  side 
of  them,  by  the  hill  of  Moreh,  in 
the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon, 
The  people  that  are  with  thee  are 
too  many  for  me  to  give  the 
Midianites  into  their  hands,  lest 
Israel  vaunt  6  themselves  against 
me,  saying.  Mine  own  hand  hath 
saved  me. 

3  Now  therefore,  go  to,  proclaim 
in  the  ears  of  the  people,  saying, 
Whosoever  c  is  fearful  and  afraid, 
let  him  return,  and  depart  early 
from  mount  Gilead  :  and  there 
returned  of  the  people  twenty  and 
two  thousand,  and  there  remained 
ten  thousand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon, 
The    people  are  yet  too   many  ; 


B.  C.  1249. 

d  hsin^  them  down  unto  the  water, 
and  I  will  try  them  for  thee  there  : 
and  it  shall  Oe,  thai  of  whom  I  say 
unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with  thee, 
the  same  shall  go  with  thee  ;  and 
of  wiiomsoever  I  say  unto  thee, 
This  shall  not  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people 
unto  the  water:  and  the  Lord  said 
unto  Gideon,  Every  one  that 
lappeth  of  the  water  with  his 
tongue,  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  shall 
thou  set  by  himself;  likewise  every 
one  that  boweth  down  upon  his 
knees  to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that 
lapped,  jfiiHin^  their  hand  to  their 
mouth,  were  three  hundred  men  : 
but  all  the  rest  of  tlie  people  bowed 
down  upon  their  knees  to  drink 
water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon, 
e  By  the  three  hundred  men  that 
lapped  will  I  save  you,  and  deliver 
the  Midianites  into  thine  hand  : 
and  let  all  the  other  people  go 
every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in 
their  hand,  and  their  trumpets  : 
and  he  sent  all  the  rest  of  Israel, 
every  man  unto  his  tent,  and 
retained  those  three  hundred  men. 
And  the  host  of  Midian  was  be- 
neath him  in  the  valley. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  the  samey 
night,  that  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Arise,  get  thee  down  unto  the  host  ; 
for  g  1  have  delivered  it  into  thine 
hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go 
thou  with  Phurah  thy  servant 
down  to  the  host  : 

11  And  h  thou  shalt  hear  i  what 
they  say  ;  and  afterward  shall 
thine  hands  be  strengthened  logo 
down  unto  the  host.  Then  went 
he  down  with  Phurah  his  servant 
unto  the  outside  of  the  1  armed 
men  that  were  in  the  host. 

12  And  the  Midianites,  and  the 
Amalekites,  and  all  the  children 
of  the  east ,  lay  along  in  the  valley 
like  grasshoppers  k  for  multitude  ; 
and  their  camels  were  without 
number,  as  the  sand  by  the  sea- 
side for  multitude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come, 
behoid,  there  was  a  man  that  told 
a  dream  unto  his  fellow,  and  said, 
Behold,  I  dreamed  a  dream,  and, 
lo,  a  cake  lot  barley-bread  tum- 
bled into  the  host  of  Midian,  and 
came  unto  a  tent,  and  smote  it 
that  it  fell,  and  overturned  it,  that 
the  tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered  and 


CHAP.  VII. 
dPs.  33.  16. 

e  lSa.14.6. 

/Ge.46.2,3. 

g  Jos.  1.5,9. 

h  Ge.  24.  14. 
I  Sa.    14.   9, 

10. 


1  or,  ranks 
by  fii-e. 
Ex.  13.  18. 

k  c.  6.  5,  33. 
8.  10. 

Ps.  118.  10, 
12. 

UCo.  1.27. 


2  breaking. 

3  trumpets 
in  the  hand 
of  all  of 
them. 

4  or,  fire- 
brands,  or, 
torches. 

TOlTh.  5.  3. 

}i  ver.  8. 

0  ver.  16. 

pEx.  14.13, 

14. 

2  Ch.  20. 17. 

9  2K.  7.  6,7. 

r  Jos.  6.  16, 
20. 

s  Ps.  83.  9. 
Ts.  9.  4. 

n  Sa.  14.20. 
2Ch.20.  S3. 

5  or,  to- 
ward. 

6  lip. 

KG.  3.  27,28. 


Gideon's  stratagem, 

I  s.aid.  This  is  nothing  else  save  the 
su'ord  of  Gideon  the  sun  of  Joash, 
a  man  of  Israel  :  for  into  his  hand 

I  hath  God   delivered  Midian,  and 

I  all  the  host. 

I    15  And   it  was  so,  when  Gideon 

i  heard  the  telling  of  the  dream,  and 
the  2  nuerpretation  thereof,  that 
he  worshipped,  and  returned  into 
the  host  of  Israel,  and  said.  Arise  ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  And  he  divided  the  three  hun- 
dred men  into  three  companies, 
and  he  put  3  a  trumpet  in  every 
man's  hand,  with  empty  pitchers, 
and  4  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  Look 
on  me,  and  do  likewise  :  and,  be- 
hold, when  I  corne  to  the  outside 
of  the  camp,  it  shall  be,  that  as  I 
do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet, 
I  and  all  that  are  with  me,  then 
blow  ye  the  tnimpets  also  on  every 
side  of  all  the  camp,  and  say, 
The  sword  of  the  Lord  and  of 
Gideon. 

19  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred 
men  that  were  with  him,  came 
unto  the  outside  of  the  camp,  in 
the  beginningofthe  middle  watch; 
and  they  had  but  newly  set  m  the 
watch  :  and  they  blew  the  trum- 
pets, n  and  brake  the  pitchers  o 
that  were  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew 
the  trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitch- 
ers, and  held  the  lamps  in  their 
left  hands,  and  the  trumpets  in 
their  right  hands  to  blow  withal ; 
and  they  cried,  The  sword  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  Gideon. 

21  And  they  stood  p  every  man 
in  his  place  round  about  the  camp  ; 
and  q  all  the  host  ran,  and  cried, 
and  lied. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew 
r  the  trumpets,  and  the  Lord  s  set 
every  man's  sword  against  his 
t  fellow,  even  throughout  all  the 
host  :  and  the  host  fled  to  Eeth- 
shittah  in  5  Zererath,  and  to  6  the 
border  of  Abel-meholah,  unto  Tab- 
bath, 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gathered 
themselves  together  out  of  Naph- 
tali.  and  out  of  Asher,  and  out  of 
all  Manasseh,  and  pursued  after 
the  Midianites. 

24  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  mount  Ephraim,  u 
saying,  Come  down  against  the 
Rlidianites,  and  take  before  them 
the  waters  unto  Beth  barah  and 
Jordan.  Then  all  the  men  of 
Epbrairo  gathered  themselves  to- 

247 


ZebiA  and  Zalmunna. 

gether,  and  took  the  waters  unto 
JBcih-Li.truh  v  and  Jordan. 
25  And  ihey  lojk  lo  i»o  princes 
of  ilie  Mi  lianitea,  Oreb  and  ZteL  ; 
and  they  slew  Oreb  upon  the  rock 
O.eh,  and  Zeeb  they  slew  ut  the 
wine-press  uf  Zeeb,  and  pursued 
Midiaii,  and  brought  the  heads  of 
Oreb  and  Zeeb  lo  Gideon  on  the 
ether  side  Jordan. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AND  the  men  a  of  Ephraim  said 
unto  liiin,  1  Wliy  hast  thou 
served  us  thus,  that  thou  cailedst 
us  not  when  thou  weiUest  to  fight 
wiih  the  Midianites?  and  they  did 
chide  with  him  'isliarply. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
have  I  done  now  in  comparison  of 
you?  Is  not  the  gleaning  of  the 
prapes  of  Ephraim  better  than  the 
vintage  of  Abi-ezer? 

3  Go  1  liath  delivered  into  your 
hands  the  princes  of  Midian,  Oreb 
and  Zerb  ;  and  what  was  I  able 
to  do  in  comparison  of  vuu  ?  Then 
their  3  angL'r  was  abated  toward  6 
him,  when  he  haii  said  that. 

4  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan, 
and  passed  over,  he,  and  the  three 
hundred  men  that  tccre  with  him, 
faint,  yet  pursuing  them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of 
c  Suc.-.olh,  Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves 
of  bread  unto  the  people  that  fol- 
low me  ;  for  they  be  faint,  and  I 
am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna, kings  of  IMidian. 

6  And  the  princes  of  Succoth 
said,  d  Are  the  hands  of  Zebah 
ami  Zalmunna  now  in  thine  hand, 
that  we  should  give  bread  unto 
thine  army  ? 

7  And  Gideon  said.  Therefore, 
when  the  Lord  hath  delivered  Ze- 
bah and  Zalmunna  into  mine  hand, 
then  e  I  will  4  tear  your  flesh  with 
the  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and 
with  briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  to  Pe- 
nuel/"and  spake  unto  them  like- 
wise: and  the  nien  of  Pennel  an- 
sweied  him  as  the  men  of  Succnh 
had  answered  him. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the 
men  of  Penuel,  saying.  When  I 
come  s;  again  in  peace,  I  h  will 
break  down  this  tower. 

10  Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
mere  in  Karkor,  and  their  hosts 
■with  thein.  about  fifteen  thousand 
men,  all  that  were  left  of  all  the 
hosts  of  the  childien  of  the  east  : 
for  there  fell  5  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  rnen  that  drew 
•word. 

11  And  Gideon  went  up  by  the 

249 


JUDGES. 
V  Jno.  1.  29. 

w  c.  8.  3. 
P«.  83.  11, 
12. 

re  c.  12.  1. 
2Sa.   19.  41. 

1  what  thing 
is  this  thou 
hast  done 
unto  us  ? 

2  strongly. 

3  spirit. 

b  Pr.  15.  1. 

25.  15. 

cGe.  33.  17. 
Ps.  60.  6. 

dQe.  'i5.  13. 
37.  25,  28. 
e  ver.  16. 


/Ge.  32.30. 
1  K.  12.  25. 
g^lK.  22.27. 
h  ver.  17. 

5  or,  120,000 
every  one 
drawing  a 
sword. 


i  Nu.  32.  35, 
42. 

k  c.  18.  27. 
1  Th.  5.  3. 

IVs.  83.  11. 

6  terrified, 
1  writ. 

m  ver.  6,  7. 

8  mnde  to 
know. 

n  ver.  9. 

o  c.  4.  6. 
Ps.  89.  12. 

9  according 
to  the  form. 

10  or,    orna- 
ments like 
the  moo/i. 
Is.  3.  18. 

p  1  Sa.  8.  7. 
10.  19.  12. 
12.  Is.  33. 
22.  63.  19. 


B.  C.  1249. 

way  of  them  that  dwelt  in  tentt 
on  the  east  of  Nobah  j  and  Jogbe- 
hr.h,  and  smote  the  host:  for  Iha 
host  was  Secure,  k 

VI  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmun- 
na fled,  he  pursued  after  them, 
and  took  /the  two  kings  of  Mid- 
ian, Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  6 
discomfited  nil  the  host. 

13  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Jo^sh 
returned  from  battle  before  the  sun 
was  up, 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of 
the  men  of  Succoth,  and  inquired 
of  him  :  and  he  described  7  unto 
him  the  p.inces  of  Succoth,  and 
the  elders  thereof,  even  ihreexcore 
and  seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of 
Succoth,  and  said,  Behold  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  with  whom  m  ye 
did  upbraid  me,  saying.  Are  the 
hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
now  ill  thine  hand,  that  we  should 
give  bread  unto  thy  men  that  are 
weary  ? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the 
city,  and  thorns  of  the  wilderness 
and  briers,  and  with  them  he  8 
taught  the  men  of  Succoth. 

17  And  he  beat  down  the  n  tower 
of  Penuel,  and  slew  the  men  of  the 
city. 

18  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and 
Zalmunna,  What  manner  of  men 
were  they  whom  ye  slew  at  Ta- 
bor? o  And  they  answered.  At 
thou  art.  so  vere  they  ;  each  one 
9  resembled  the  child. en  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said.  They  were  my 
brethren,  even  the  sonsof  my  moth- 
er: as  the  Lord  liveth,  if  ye  had 
saved  them  alive,  1  would  not  slay 
you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his 
first-born,  Up,  and  slay  them  :  but 
the  youth  drew  not  his  sword:  for  he 
feared ,  because  he  was  yet  a  youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
said,  Rise  thou,  and  fall  upon  us: 
for  as  the  man  is,  so  in  his  strength. 
And  Gi  leon  arose,  and  slew  Zebah 
and  Zalmunna,  and  took  away 
the  ornaments  10  that  were  on  their 
camels'  necks. 

22  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said 
unto  Gideon,  Rule  thou  over  ua, 
both  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
.son's  son  also  ;  for  thou  hast  deliv- 
ered us  from  the  hand  of  Milian. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I 
will  not  rule  overyou,  neithershall 
my  son  nile  over  you  :  the  Lord 
p  shall  rule  over  you. 

24  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I 
would  desire  a  request  of  you,  that 
ye  would  give  me  every  man  the 


B.  C.  1249. 


CHAP.  XI. 


y  lSa.25.ll. 
1  K.  20.  11. 


ear-rings  of  his  prey  :  (for  Ihey  had 
golden  ear-rings,  because  iheywere 
Islimaehtes.)  q 

•25  And  they  answered,  We  will 
willingly  give  tliem.  And  they 
spread  a  garment,  and  did  ca£t 
therein  every  man  the  ear-rings  of 
his  prey. 

28  .\nd  the  weight  of  the  golden 
ear-rings  that  he  requested  was  a 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  she- 
kels of  gold,  beside  ornaments,  and 
11  collars,  and  purple  raiment  that 
teas  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  a.nd  \  out  of  tiis 
beside  the  chains  that  were  a^JO\xi  \  thigh. 
their  camels'  necks.  \w<!et 

27  And  Gideon  made  ranephod| 
thereof,  and  put  it  in  his  city,  even  \x  c.  9.  18. 
in  Ophrah  :  sand  all   Israel  went  I     j^^   25   3 
thither  a  /  whoring  after  it  :  which  I  jpj^  g   gg 
thing  became   a  u  snare  unto  G' 
tleon,  and  to  his  house. 

28  Thus  was  Midian  subdued  be-  |a  c.  9.  4 
fore  the  children  of  Israel,  so  that 
they  lifted  up  their  heads  no  more  : 
and  the  country  was  in  quietnessi 
forty  years  in  the  days  of  Gideon.     I 

29  And  Jerubbaal,  the  sonuf  Joash,    c  c 
went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  o  threescore 
and  ten  sons  12  of  his  body  begot- 
ten :  for  he  had  many  wives. 

31  And  his  concubine,  thatiortsin 
Shechein,  she  also  bare  him  a  son, 
whose  name  he  w  called  Abime- 
lech.  X 

32  And  Gideon,  the  son  of  Joash, 
died  in  a  good  y  old  age^  and  was 
buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  Joash  his 
father,  in  Ophrah  of  the  Abiezriies. 

33  And  it  came  to  pas.-;,  as  soon 
z  as  Gideon  was  dead,  that  the 
children  of  Israel  turned  again, 
and  went  a  who.ing  after  Baalim, 
and  made  Baal-berith  a  thei     god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  re- 
membered not  b  the  Lord  their 
God,  who  had  delivered  them  out 
of  the  hands  of  all  their  enemies 
on  eveiy  side  : 

35  Neither  c  showed  they  kind- 
ness to  the  house  of  Jerubbaal, 
name/;/ Gideon,  according  to  all  the 
goodness  which  he  had  showed 
unto  Israel. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  Abimelech,  the  son  of  Je- 
rubbaal, went  to  Shechem  a 
unlo  his  mother's  brethren,  and 
communed  with  them,  and  with 
all  the  family  of  the  house  of  his 
mother's  father,  saying, 
2  Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  men  of  Shechem,  1 
Whether  i^  better  for  you,  either 
that  all  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
uhich  areb  threescore  and  ten  per- 


il or,  sweet 
jewels. 

T  c.  17.  5. 

a  c.  6.  24. 

t  Ps.  106.  39. 

uDe.  7.  16. 

V  c.  9.  2,  5. 

12  s^^^ni, 


^c.  2.  17,19. 


b  Ps.  78.  11, 
42.  106.  13. 
21. 

9.  16— 
19. 

a  c.  8.  31. 

1  what  is 
good  ? 
whether, 
&c. 

6  c.  8.  30. 


cGe.  29.  14. 

2  after, 
d  c.  8.  33. 
e  c.  11.  3. 
2Ch.  13.  7. 
Pr.  12.  11. 
Ac.  17.  5. 
/2K.11.1,2. 

3  or,  oak. 
Jos.  24.  26. 
g  Jos.  8.  33. 
Jno.  4.  20. 
h  2K.  14.  9. 
i  Pe.  104.  15. 

4  up  and 
down  for 
other  trees, 
k  Pr.  31.  6. 
Ec.  10.  19. 

5  or,  thistle. 
I  Is.  30.  2. 
Da.  4.  12. 
Hos.  14.  7. 
m  ver.  20. 
Nu.  21.  28. 
Eze.  19.  14. 
n  Is.  2.  13. 
Eze.  31.3. 


Abimelech  made  king, 

;son8,  reign  over  you,  or  that  one 
'reign  over  you  .'  remember  also 
I  that  I  atn  your  bone  c  and  y ourflesh. 

3  And  his  mothei's  li.eih.en  spake 
of  him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men 
of  Shechem  all  these  words:  and 

I  their  hearts  inclineil  2  to  follow 
j  Abimelech  :  for  they  said,  He  is 
our  brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore 
and  ten  pieces  of  silver  out  of  the 
house  of  Baal-beriih,  d  wherewith 
Abimelech  hired  e  vain  and  light 
persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's 
house  at  Ophrah,  and  slew  /  his 
brethren,  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal, 
being  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone  :  notwithstanding, 
yet  Jolham,  the  youngest  son  of 
Jerubbaal,  was  left  :  for  he  hid 
himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
gathered  together,  and  all  the 
house  of  Millo,  and  went  and 
made  Abimelech  king,  by  tlie 
plain  3  of  the  pillar  that  was  in 
Shechem. 

7  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jo- 
tham,  he  went  and  stood  in  the 
top  of  mount  Gerizim,  g  and  lifted 
up  his  voice,  and  cried,  and  said 
unto  them,  Hearken  unto  me,  ye 
men  of  Shechem,  that  God  may 
hearken  unto  you. 

8  The  trees  h  went  forth  on  a 
time  to  anoint  a  king  over  them  : 
and  they  said  unto  the  olive-tree, 
reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive-tree  said  unto 
them,  Should  I  leave  my  fatness, 
i  wherewith  by  me  they  honour 
God  and  man,  and  go  4  to  be  pro- 
moted over  the  trees  ? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig- 
tree.  Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

H  Butthe  fig-tree  said  unto  them, 
Should  I  foisake  my  sweetness, 
and  my  good  fruit,  and  go  to  be 
promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the 
vine, Come  thou,  and  reign  ovei  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  tliein, 
Should  I  leave  my  wine,  which  k 
cheereth  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto 
the  5  bramble.  Come  thou,  and 
reign  over  us. 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the 
trees.  If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king 
over  you,  then  come  and  put  your 
trust  in  my  shadow  ;  I  and  if  not, 
let  fire  m  come  out  of  the  bramble, 
and  devour  the  cedars  n  of  Leba- 
non. 

16  Now    therefore,    if  ye    have 

24S 


The  ShechcmiUs  revolt. 


JUDGES. 


done  truly  nnd    sincerely  in   tliat1oc.7. 
ye   have   made    Abiinelcch     king,   6  cast. 
and  il"  ye  have  dealt  well  with  Je-  p  c.  8.  35. 
ruLibadl  and  his  house,    and   have    ver.  5,  6. 
done  unto  him  according- to  the  de- 1  9  c.  8.  31. 
serving  of  his  hands  ;  jrls.  8.  6. 

17  (For  my  father  o    fought  for!  Phi.  3.  3. 
you,  and  6  adventured  his  fife  far, '  Ja.  4.  16. 
and  delivertd  you  out  of  the  hand  ' »  ver.  15. 56, 
ofMidian;  j57. 

18  And  ye  p  are  risen  up  against ;  /  2  Sa.  20. 
my   father's   house   this  day,   and  1  14. 

have    slain     his    sons,    threescore   u  1  Sa.  16. 
and  ten  persons,  upon   one   stone,    14.  1  K.  12. 
and  have  made  Abimelech,  the  q  :  15.  22.  22, 
eon  of  his  maid-servant,  king  over  j  23.  Is.  19. 
the  men  of  Shechem,  because  he  j  14.  2  Th.  2. 
is  your  brotlier  ;)  11,  12. 

19  If  ye    then    have  dealt  Inily  j  o  Is.  33.  1. 
and  sincerely  with  Jerubbaal  and    10  1  K.  2.  32. 
with  his  house   this  day,  then  re-    Est.  9.  25. 
ioice    r  ye  in   Abimelech,  and  letlPs.  7.  16. 
iiim  also  rejoice  in  you  ;  |7  slrength- 

20  But  if  not,  let  s  fire  come  out  ened  his 
from  Abimelech,  and   devour  the\  hands  to 
men  of  Shechem,  and  the  house  of  \  kill. 
Millo  i  and  let  fire  come  out  from   8  or,  songs. 
the  men    of   Shechem,   and    from   Is.  16.  9,  10. 
the   house  of   Millo,   and    devour  Je.  25.  30. 
Abimelech.  i  ver.  4. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and 
fled,  and  went  to  Beer,  t  and 
dwelt  there,  for  fear  of  Abimelech 
his  brother. 

22  When  Abimelech  had  reigned 
three  years  over  Israel,  j/ 1  Sa,  25. 

23  Then  God  sent  u  an  evil  spirit  |  10.  1  K.  12. 
between  Abimelech  and    the  men  1 16. 

of  Shechem  ;  and  the  men  of  She- 

thern  v   dealt  treacherously  'vith   rGc.  34.2, 

Abimelech  :  6. 

24  That  JO  the  cruelty   done    to 

the  threescore  and  ten  sons  of  Je-   raSSa.  15. 

rubbaal     might   come,    and    their  4.  Ps.  10.  3. 

blood    be     laid     upon     Abimelech 

their  brother,   which   slew  them  ;   9  or,  hot. 

and  upon  the    men    of  Shechem, 

which  aided  7  him  in  the  killing   10  crnftily, 

of  his  brethren.  or,  to  Tor- 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set   mnh. 
Iiers  in  wait  for  him  in  the  top  of 

the    mountains,   and    they   robbed   11  thine 
all  that  came   alnng  tli:it   way  by   hand  shrill 
them  ;  and  it  was  told  Abimelech.      find.  1  Sa. 

26  And  Gp.al,   the   son  of  Ebed,    10.  7.  25.  8. 
came  with  his  brethren,  and  went    Ec.  .9.  10. 
over  to    Shechem  :   and   the   men 

of  Shechem  put  their  confidence   }2 navel. 
in  him 

27  And  they  went   out  into    the    13  or,  the 
fields,   and   gathered    their    vine-   regarders 
yards,   and   trode  the  grapes,  and   q/"  the 
made  8  merry,  and  went  into  {he\  limes.   De. 
house  ^of  tlieir  god,  and  did  eat    IS.  14. 
and    drink,    and    cursed    Abime- 
lech. I  5  ver.  28, 

28  And  Gaal,  the  30d   of   Ebed,i29, 

SSO 


B.  C.  1209, 

said,  Who  is  y  Abimelech,  and 
who  is  Shechem,  that  we  should 
8  rve  hini?  is  not  he  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal?  and  Zcbul  his  officer 7 
serve  the  men  of  Hamor  z  the  fa- 
ther of  Shechem  ;  for  why  should 
we  serve  him  ? 

29  And  would  a  to  God  this  peo- 
ple weie  under  my  hand  I  then 
would  I  remove  Abimelech.  And 
he  said  to  Abimelech,  Increase 
thine  army,  and  come  out. 

30  And  when  Zebul,  the  ruler  of 
the  city,  heard  the  words  of  Gaal, 
the  son  of  Ebed,  his  anger  was  9 
kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto 
Abimelech  10  privily,  saying,  Be- 
hold, Gaal,  the  son  of  Ebed,  and 
his  brethren,  be  come  to  Shechem  ; 
and,  behold,  they  fortify  the  city 
against  thee. 

32  Now,  therefore,  up  by  night, 
thou  and  the  people  that  is  with 
thee,  and  lie  in  wait  in  the  field. 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the 
mornrng,  as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up, 
thou  shall  rise  early,  and  set  upon 
the  city  :  and,  behold,  when  he 
and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  may- 
est  thou  do  to  them  as  11  thou  shall 
find  occasion. 

34  .4nd  Abimelech  rose  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him, 
by  night,  and  they  laid  wait 
against  Shechem  in  four  compa- 
nies. 

35  And  Gaal,  the  son  of  Ebed, 
went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering 
of  (he  gate  of  the  city  :  and  .A.bim- 
cler.h  rose  up,  and  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  from  lying  in 
wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  peo- 
ple, he  said  to  Zebul,  Behold, 
there  come  people  down  from  thi* 
top  of  the  mountains.  And  Zeliul 
said  unto  him.  Thou  seest  the 
shadow  of  the  mountains  as  if 
theij  were  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again,  and 
said,  See,  there  come  people  down 
by  the  12  middle  of  the  land,  and 
another  company  come  along  by 
the  plain  of  13  Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him, 
Where  is  now  thy  mouth,  where- 
with thou  saidst,  b  Who  is  Abim- 
elech, that  we  should  sei-ve  him  ? 
Is  not  this  the  people  that  thou 
hast  ile-ipised  ?  go  out,  I  pray  now, 
and  fight  w'ith  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the 
men  of  Shechem,  and  fought  with 
Abimelech. 

I  40  And    Abimelech  chased   bim, 


B.  C.  1206.  CHAP.  X. 

and  he  fled  before  him  ;  and  many   ever.  20. 
were    overthrown    and   wounded, 
even  unto  the  entering  of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Aru-  d  2  K.  3. 
mah  :   and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal   25. 

and  his  brethren,  that  they  should 
not  dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And   it  oame   to  pass  on  the   e  De.  29.  23. 
morrow,  that  the  people  went  out   Eze.  47.  11. 
into  the  field  :  and  tLey  told  Abim-   Zep.  2.  9 
elech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and 

divided  them    into  three    compa-  y  c.  8.  33. 
nies,  and    laid   wait    in  the  field, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  the  peo- 
ple were  come  forth  out  of  the  city  ;   S  Ps.  68.  14. 
and  he  rose  up  against  them,  and 
smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  com-    Hlhave 
pany  that  was  with  him,   rushed   done. 
forward,  and  stood  in  the  entering 

of  the  gate  of  the  city  :   and   tne 

two  other  companies  ran  upon  all 

the  people  that  uere  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And        Abimelech         fought 

against  the  city  all  that  day  :  and   ft2Sa.  11. 
rhe   took   the   city,  and  slew  the  1 21. 
people  that  teas  therein,  and  beat 
down  d  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with   i  1  Sa.  31. 
salt.e  4. 

46  And  when  all  the  men  of  the 

tower  of  Shechem  heard  that,  it  ver.  24. 
they  entered  into  an  hold  of  the  Job  31.  3. 
house  of  the  god  Berith./  Ps.  94.  23. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech  j  Pr.  5.  22. 
that  all  the  men  of  the  lower  of  i  Mat.  7.  2. 
Shechem  were  gathered  together,   j  Ga.  6.  7. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to 

mount   Zalmon,  g  he  and  all  the  ,  I  ver.  20. 

people  that   u-ere   with  him;   and  ,  45. 

Abimelech    took    an    axe    in    his 

hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough  from    1  save,  or, 

the  trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  deliver. 

on  his  shoulder,  and  said  unto  the 

people  that  were  with  him.  What   a  c.  5.  10. 

ye  have  seen  14  me  do,  make  haste,  i  12.  14. 

and  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  A<^d  all  the  people  likewise  cut   6  De.  3.  14. 
down   every   man  his  bough,  and  | 

followed     Abimelech,     and      put   2  or,  ^/le  vi/- 
Z/!e?n.  to  the  hold,  and  set  the  hold    loges  of 
on  fire  upon  them  ;  so  that  all  the  '  Jair.  Nu. 
men    of  the    tower    of    Shechem   32.  41. 
died   also,   about  a  thousand  men  I 
and  women.  cc.  2.  11 — 

50  Then  went  Abimelech  to  14.  3. 7.  4. 
Thebez,  and  encamped  against ,  1.  6.  1.  13. 
Thebez,  and  took  it.  I  1. 

51  But  there  was  a  strong  tower! 

within  the  city,  and  thither  fled  all   d  1  K.  11. 

the  men  and  women,  and  all  they  33. 

of  the  city,   and  shut  it   to  them,  ■ 

and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of  the   e  1  Sa.  12. 

towe"r.  9,  10. 

52  And    Abimelech    came    u^to 

the  tower,  and  fought  against  it,   3  cruthed. 


Death  of  Ahtmelech. 

and  went  hard  unto  the  door  of  the 
tov.er  to  burn  it  with  fire. 

53  And  h  a  certain  woman  cast 
a  piece  of  a  millstone  upon  Abim- 
elech's  head,  and  all  to  brake  his 
scull. 

54  Then  i  he  called  hastily  unto 
the  young  man  his  armour-bearer, 
and  said  unto  him.  Draw  thy 
sword  and  slay  me,  that  men  say 
not  of  me,  A  womau  slew  him. 
And  his  young  man  thrust  bim 
through,  and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
saw  that  Abimelech  was  dead, 
they  departed  every  man  unto  his 
place. 

56  Thus  God  rendered  k  the 
wickedness  of  Abimelech,  which 
lie  did  unto  his  father,  in  slaying 
his  seventy  hrelhien  : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of 
Shechem  did  God  render  upon 
iheir  heads:  and  upon  ihem  came 
the  curse  I  of  Jotliam  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND  after  Abimelech  there 
arose  to  defend  1  Israel,  Tola 
the  son  of  Puah,  the  son  of  Dodo, 
a  man  of  Issachar  ;  and  he  dwelt  in 
Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty 
and  three  years,  and  died,  and 
was  buried  in  Shamir. 

3  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a 
Giieadite,  and  judged  Israel  twen- 
ty and  two  years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that 
rode  a  on  thirty  ass-colts,  and  they 
had  thirty  cities,  which  6  are  call- 
ed 2  Havoth-jair  unto  this  day, 
which  are  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried 
in  Camon. 

6  Anri  (■  ihe  children  of  Israel  did 
evil  again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  served  Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth, 
and  the  gods  of  Syria,  and  the  gods 
of  d  Zidon.  and  the  gods  of  Moab, 
and  the  godsof  Ihe  children  of  Ara- 
mon,  and  the  gods  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  foiEook  the  Lord,  and 
served  not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he 
sold  e  them  into  the  hands  of  the 
Philistines,  and  into  the  hands  of 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and 
3  oppressed  the  children  of  Israel 
eighteen  years,  all  the  children  of 
Israel  that  were  on  the  ether  side 
Jordan,  in  the  land  of  the  Amor- 
ites,  which  is  in  Gilead  : 

9  (Moreover,  the  children  of  Am- 
mon passed   over  Jordan,  to  /i°:ht 

Sol 


JephthMs  covenant. 

also  iig'ainst  Juduh,  an'l  against! 
Bei<iaiiiiii,  itnd  ag;ainsl  the  house  ] 
of  bpli.aim  ;)  eu  that  Israel  was 
sore  disi  eased./ 

10  And  il)e  childien  of  Israel 
cried  unto  the  Lord,  sayinj,  We 
have  ainiied  ug'ainst  tliee,  both  Ue- 
cause  we  have  torsakeii  our  God, 
and  also  served  Baalim. 

11  And  the  Lord  s;ud  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  Did  not  Idelivcr 
you  from  the  Eijyptians,  g  and 
from  the  Aniorites,  h  from  the 
child  en  of  Aiiimuu,  i  and  from 
the  Pliilistines  ? 

12  Tiie  Zidonians  k  also,  and  the 
Amalekites,  I  and  the  Maonites, 
did'  oppress  m  you  ;  and  ye  cried 
to  me,  and  I  delivered  you  out  of 
their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  n 
and  served  other  gods:  wherefore 
1  will  deliver  you  no  more. 

14  Go  and  cry  unio  the  gods 
which  ye  have  chosen  ;  let  them 
o  deliver  you  in  the  time  of  your 
ti  ihuhition. 

15  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  the  Lord,  We  have  sinned  : 
do  thou  p  unto  us  whatsoever  4 
si-emelli  good  unto  thee  ;  deliverus 
only,  we  pray  thee,  this  day. 

16  And  they  put  away  q  the  5 
stran.-re  gods  from  among  them, 
and  s'irved  the  Lord  :  and  his 
soul  was  6  grieved  r  lor  the  misery 
of  Israel. 

17  Then  the  children  of  Ammon 
were  Tg.tlhered  together,  and  en- 
camped in  Gilead  :  an  1  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  assembled  them- 
selves together,  and  encamped  in 
Mizpeh.  i 

18  And  the  people  a/irf  princes  of 
Gilead  siiid  one  to  another,  What 
man  is /!>>  that  will  begin  to  fight 
against  the  rhildren  of  Ammon? 
he  shall  be  hea  1  over  all  the  inha- 
bitants of  Gilead. 

CHAPTER  Xt. 
■VrOW  Jephthah  a  the  Gileadite 
XN  was  6  a  mighty  man  of  va- 
I'lur,  and  he  w;  the  son  of  1  an 
harlot  :  and  Gilead  begat  Jeph- 
thah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him 
sons  :  and  his  wife's  sons  g  ew  up, 
and  they  thrust  oiit  .lephtliah.  and 
sail  unto  him,  Thou  shall  not  c 
inherit  in  our  father's  house  ;  for 
Ihou  (irt  the  sott  of  a  strange 
w.iman. 

3  Then  Jephthah  fled  2  from  his 
brethren,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Tob :  and  there  were  gathered 
vain  rf  men  to  Jep'liihah,  and  went 
rii«  w'*U  hira. 

8o2 


JUDGES, 

/  1  Sa.  28. 

15. 

S  Ex.  14.  30. 

h  iNu.21.21 

— i.5. 

i  c.  3.  12— 

15,  31. 

A-  c.  5.  19. 

/c.6.  3. 

m  Vs.  106. 

42. 

n  Je.2.  13. 

0  De.32.  37, 
38.  2  K.3. 

13.  Je.  2.28. 
;;  I  Sa.  3.  18. 
2  Sa.  15.  26. 

4  is  good  in 
thine  eyes. 

q  2  Ch.  7. 

14.  15.  8. 

5  gods  of 
strangers. 

6  shortened. 
r  Fs.  11)6.44, 
45.  Is.  63.  9. 

7  cried. 
sGe.  31.49. 
c.  11.  11,29. 
a  He.  11.32. 
called 
Jcphthee. 

b  c.  6.  12. 
2  K.  5.  I. 

1  a  vjoman, 
an  harlot. 
cGe.  21.  10. 
Ga.  4.30. 

'2  from  the 
/ace  of. 
dc.9.  4.  I 
Sa.  22.  2. 


I 

3  after  days. 

eGe.  26.  27. 
/  La.  17.  4. 
l^-c.  10.  18. 
ft  Je.  42.  5. 

4  the  hearer. 
i  ver.  8. 
A-c.  20.  1.  1 
Sa.  10.  17. 
iNu.  21.  24. 
mGe.32.  22, 
nDe.  2.9,19. 

o  Nu.  14.25. 
De.   1.  40. 
Jos.  5.  6. 

p  Nu.  20.  1, 
;lt,  &o. 


B.  C.  1206. 

4  And  it  came  to  pai«  3  in  pro- 
cess of  lime,  that  the  children  of 
Ammon  made  war  aguin^t  Israel. 

5  And  it  WU8  so,  that  wlien  the 
children  of  Ammon  made  war 
against  Israel,  the  elder*  of  Gilead 
went  to  fetch  Jephthah  out  of  the 
land  of  Tob  : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah, 
Come,  and  be  our  captain,  tliat 
we  may  fight  with  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gileail,  Old  e  not  y<! 
hate  me,  and  expel  me  out  of  my 
father's  house  '.'  and  why  are  ye 
come  unto  me  now  when  ye  ar'! 
in  distic.'S  ? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  iiaid 
unto  Jephthah,  Therefore  we  •uiii 
again  /  to  tlice  now,  that  thou 
mayest  '^o  with  us,  and  "iglit 
against  the  children  of  Aminon, 
and  be  our  head  g  over  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Gilead. 

9  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the 
elders  of  Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me 
home  again  to  fight  against  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  the 
Lord  deliver  them  before  me, 
shall  I  be  your  head  ? 

10  And  the  elilers  of  Gilead  said 
unto  Jephthah,  the  h  Lord  be  t 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
so  according  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jephthah  went  v/ilh  tire 
elders  of  Gilead,  and  the  peopio 
made  him  head  i  and  cnptain  over 
them  :  and  Jephthah  uttered 
all  his  words  before  the  Lord  in 
k  Mizpeh. 

12  And  Jephthah  sent  messen- 
gers unto  the  king  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  saying,  Wh.it  ha«t 
thori  to  do  with  me,  that  thou  art 
come  against  me  to  fight  in  my 
land? 

I  13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  answered  unto  the  mes- 
sengers of  JephlVinli,  Uecause  Is- 
I  rael  /  took  away  my  land,  when 
they  came  up  out  of  Kgvpt,  from 
iArnon  even  unto  Jabhok,  m  and 
.unto  Jmdan  :  now,  therefore,  re- 
I  store  those  land>i  again  peaceably. 
I  14  And  Jephthah  sent  messen- 
gers again  unto  the  king  of  the 
children  of  Ammon, 

15  .\nil  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Jephthah.  Isncl  took  not  n  away 
the  land  of  Moab,  nor  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon  : 
j  16  But  when  Israel  came  up 
I  from  Egypt,  and  walked  n  through 
the  wilderness  unt'>  the  Red  Sea, 
and  came  p  to  Kadesh  ; 
i    17   Then  Israel  sent  messengers 


B.  C.  1161. 

unto  the  king  of  Edora,  saying, ' 
Lt!t  me,  I  pray  lliee,  pass  Ukou^Ii 
tliy  laud  :  out  Llie  kiii.j  of  E  luin 
wuuld  not  lieuikea  llierclu.  Aji.l 
in  like  niajiaei  lliey  se.il  uaio  the 
IcMi^  ol  iVloal)  ;  but  he  Wi.uUl  not 
consent :  and  Isiael  abode  in  Ka- 
desh. 

18  Then  they  went  along  ihroug^h 
tlie  wilderness,  and  compassed  y 
the  land  of  Edoin,  and  the  land 
ol' Al'ial),  and  caine  by  tlie  east  side 
of  the  land  of  Mjab,and  pitched  on 
the  otiie.  side  of  Ainun,  but  came 
not  within  the  border  r  of  iVIjab : 
foi'  Aiiioii  was  the  buidei'  of  iVIjab. 

Id  And  Israel  sent  s  inessenge.s 
unto  tJihon  king  of  the  Aino.iies, 
the  kinij  of  Heslibon  ;  and  Israel 
Said  u.ito  him,  Let  us  pass,  we 
p  ay  thee,  ihiough  thy  land  into 
my  place. 

UO  iJiit  fciihon  trusted  not  Israel  to 
pasi  through  liis  cu.ists  :  but  Sdion 
gaUie  ed  .il!  his  people  log'elher, 
aiid  pitched  in  Jahaz,  and  fought 
against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Is.ael 
delive.e  1  Sihon  and  all  his  people 
into  the  hand  of  Is.ael,  and  they 
smate  tliem  :  so  Is.ael  possesseil 
all  the  land  of  the  .4inorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  cuunliy. 

22  And  they  possessed  all  the 
coasts  of  the  Amorites,  from  Ar- 
non  e>'en  anto  Jabbok,  and  f.om 
the  wilde.nefs  even  unto  Jordan. 

23  Ho  now  the  Lord  God  of  Is.ael 
hath  dispossessed  the  Ainoriles 
from  befo.e  his  people  Israel,  and 
BhonI  lest  thou  possess  it  ? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that 
which  Chemosh  t  thy  god  jiveth 
thee  to  possess  !  So  u  whomsoever 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  drive  o 
out  from  before  us,  ihera  will  we 
possess. 

U5  And  now  art  thou  any  thing 
better  than  Balak  w  the  son  of 
Zippor,  king  of  IVloub  ?  diil  he 
ever  stiive  against  Israel,  or  did 
he  ever  fiihl  against  them, 

23  While  Is  ael  dwell  in  Hesh- 
bnn  X  and  her  towns,  and  in  Aroer 
y  and  her  towns,  and  in  all  the 
cities  that  he  along  by  the  coast  of 
Arnon,  three  hundred  years  ?  why 
therefo  e  di  1  ye  not  recover  them 
within  that  time  ? 

27  Wherolore  I  have  not  sinned 
against  thee,  but  tluu  doest  me 
wrong  to  war  against  me  :  the 
Lord  the  Judge  z  be  Julge  a  this 
day  between  the.  chil  Iren  o(  Israel 
and  the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  HoA-beii  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren   of    Amtaoa    hearkeaed  not 

ir 


CH.4P.  XI. 

g  Nil.  21.  4, 

&c. 

r  Nu.  22.  36. 

rf  Nu   -.^l.  k:t, 

&c.     De.  U. 

2S,  &c. 

t  N'u.21.29. 

1  n..  n.  7. 

J«.  48.  7. 
u  Nil.  4.  5. 
V  De.  18.  12. 
F.S.  78.  55. 
w  Nj.  22.  2, 
&c. 

j:  Nu.  21.2.5. 
y  De.  2.  66. 
z  Ge.  18.  25. 
Ps.  75.  7. 
Ec.  12.  14. 
a  Ge.  16.  5. 
31.53.  ISa. 
24.  12,  15. 


6  c.  3.  10. 
c  Jephlhah 
seems  to 
h  ive  been 
Judae  only 
of  North- 
eiist  Isriel. 
e/Ge.28.  20. 
ISa.   I.  11. 
Kc.  5.2,4,5. 

5  that 
which 
cumelh 
forth, 
ichich  shall 
come  fjrth. 
e  Le.  27.2,3. 
I   Sa.   I.   U, 
28.    Ps.  66. 
13,  14. 

6  or,  or. 
/Eie.27.17, 

7  or,  Ahel. " 
g  ver.  U. 

h  Ex.  15.20. 
1  Sa.  18.  6. 
Ps.  68.  25, 
150.  4. 
Je.  31.  4. 

8  of  himself, 
or,  he  had 
not  of  Ai? 
own  either 
son  or 
daughter. 

i  Ge.  37.  29, 

34. 

k  Nu    30.  2. 

Ps.  15.  4. 

i2Sa.  18.19, 

31. 

9  go  and  go 
down. 


Jephthah'  f  rash  bow. 

unto  the  words  of  Jephthah  which 
he  sent  him. 

29  Tiien  the  Spirit  b  of  the  Lord 
caiae  upu.i  Jephih.ih,  c  and  ke 
passedover  Gnead  and  .Vlanassch, 
and  passed  over  JVIi/.peh  of  Gil- 
ead,  and  f.onl  IMizpeli  of  Gilead 
he  passed  over  unto  the  children  of 
Amnion. 

30  And  Jephthah  vowed  d  a  vow 
unto  the   Loril,   and  said.   If  thou 
shall  without  l.ul  deliver  the  cLl 
d.en  of  .lininon  i  ao  iniiie  hands, 

31  I'hen  It  shall  he,  that  5  whatso- 
ever coineih  foith  of  the  doo.B  of 
my  house  to  meet  ine,  when  1  re- 
turn  in  peace  f.oin  the  children  o 
Amnion,  shall  e  su.ely  be  the 
Lo.d's,  and  6  I  will  oher  it  up  for 
a  bu.ntotiering. 

32  So  Jephthah  pas.sed  over  unto 
the  chil  I. en  of  Aminon,  to  fight 
against  them  ;  and  the  Lord  de- 
live.ed  ihein  into  his  h.uids. 

33  And  he  smote  tliein  from 
Aroer,  even  lill  thou  come  toMin- 
nith,/even  twenty  ci'ies,  anrl  unto 
7  the  plain  of  the  vineya.ds,  with 
a  very  g. eat  slaughter.'  Thus  ihe 
chill. en  of  Amnion  we.e  sub- 
dued before  the  child.en  of  Israel. 

34  And  Jephthah  came  to  iSlii- 
peh  g  unio  his  house,  and,  behold, 
lus  daughtercaine  out  to  meet  him 
with /i  timUels  and  with  dances: 
an  I  she  was  his  only  child  :  8  be- 
side her  he  had  neither  son  nor 
daughter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
saw  her,  '.hat  he  rent  i  his  clothes, 
and  sail,  Alas,  my  daughter! 
thou  h.ist  b  ought  me  very  low, 
and  thou  art  one  of  them  that 
t.ouble  me  ;  foi  I  have  opened  my 
mouth  unio  the  Lord,  and  I  can- 
not k  go  back. 

33  And  she  said  unto  him.  My 
father,  if  thuu  hast  opened  thy 
mouili  unto  the  Lord,  do  to  me 
according  to  that  which  h;ith  pro- 
ceeded out  of  thy  mouth  ;  foras- 
much as  ('  the  Lord  hath  taken  ven- 
geance for  thee  of  thine  enemies, 
even  of  the  chil  iren  of  Ammon. 

37  .4nd  she  said  unto  her  father, 
Let  this  thing  be  done  for  me  :  let 
me  alone  two  months,  that  I  may 
9  go  up  and  down  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  bewail  my  virginity,  I 
and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said.  Go.  And  he 
sent  her  away  for  two  months: 
and  she  went  with  her  compan- 
ions, and  bewailed  her  virginity 
upon  the  mountains. 

39  And  il  came  to  pass,  at  the 
ead  of  tvro   months,  that  she  r«<. 

85^ 


The  Ephmimitertlain.  JUDGES. 

turned  unio  her  father,  who  m  did  i  m  ver    31. 
■w  ith  Uii  accurdiug  to  li.ivow  which    1  Sa.  1.  22, 
be   hud  vusved  :  und  she  knew  no  24.  2    18. 
man.     And  iiwasa   lU  cutiom  in    10  or,  ordi- 
iKiael,  ^nnnce. 

40  Tlial  the  diiiig'hters  of  Israel   II  from 
wenl  yearly  11  to  lament    12   the   year  to 
didigliteruf  Jephthah  theGileadite   yenr, 
four  days  in  a  viar.  I  12  or,  talk 

CHAFTJCR  XII.  \\DilK. 

AND  a  the   men  of  Kphraim  1   c.  5.  11. 
jatheied  themselves  together,   a  c.  8.  1. 
and  went  northward,  und  said  unto    \werec<ilUd. 
Jephiliah,      Wheielo.e      passedst   6  1  iSa.  1!).  5. 
thou  over  to  fig-lii  a^jainst  the  chil-   28.  21. 
dien   ol     Ainmun,   and   didst    not   Job  13.  14. 
cull  us  to  go   with  thee?  we  will   Ps.  119. 
burn  thine  house  upon  thee  with  ]  109. 
fire.  IcJos.  22.  U. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  jc.  3.  28. 

1  anil  my  people  weie  atgreal  strife   7.  24. 
wiih  the  children  of  Aminon  ;  and   2  Which 
when    1  called  you,  ye    delivered   signifieth  a 
me  not  out  of  their  hands.  elri-.am, 

3  And  when  1  saw  that  ye  deliv-   or,  Jlood. 
ered  me  not,  1  put  6  my  life  in  my    Ps.  69.  2,  15. 
hands,    and    passed    over  against    Is.  \7.  12. 
the  childcen  of   Ammon,  and  the   d  He  seems 
Lord     delivered    them     into     my    to  have 
hand;  wherefoie  then  are  ye  come    been  only  a 
up   unto   me    this    day,    to     fight   civil  judge 
against  me-?  to  do  justice 

4  Tlien   Jephthah  gathered  toge-    inNo.th- 
ther  all    the   men   of  Gilead,  and    east  Israel. 

fought   with     Ephraim  :    and    the   

raen   of    Gilead    smote    Ephraim,    e  A  civil 
because  they  said.  Ye  Gileadiies  judge  in 
are  fugitives   of  Ephraim   among   No.iheast 
the   Ephraimiies,  aiul   among   the   Israel. 
Manassites.  /lCh.8.13. 

5  And    the    Gileadites   took    the   g  A  civil 
passages  c  of    Jordan   before   the   judge  also 
ISphrairoites  :    and  it  was  so,  that   in  North- 
when    those     Ephrairaites    which    east  Israel. 
were  escaped  said,  Let  me  go  over;   h  son's  sons. 
that  the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto   i  c.  5.  10. 
him.  Art    thou    an    Ephraimite  ?    10.  4. 

If  he  said.  Nay  ;  Arc.  3.  13,27. 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Say   5.  14. 

2  now    Shibboleth  ;    and   he  said    1  added  to 
Sibholeth  :  for  he  could  not  frame    commit. 
to  pronounce  it  risrht.     Then  they    Ro.  2.  6. 
took    him,    and   slew   him   at   the   a  Je.  13.  23. 
passages  of  Jordan  :  and  there  fell    6  This 

at   that   time   of  the    Ephraimites   seems  a 
forty  and  two  thousand.  partial 

7  And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six    captivity. 
years.     Then   died   Jephthah    the    c  1  Sa.  12.  9. 
Gileadite,  and  was  buried  in  one   rfjos.  19.  41. 
of  the  cities  of  Gilead.  e  Lu.  1.  11, 

8  And  after  him  Ibzan  d  of  Beth-    &c. 
jehem  judged  Is  ael.  /  1  .Sa.  1.11. 

9  And    he    had    thirty   sons,  and    g  Nu.  6.  2, 
thirty  daughters,    whom    he    sent    &c. 
abroad,  and  took  in   thirty  daiigh-    h  1  K.  17.24. 
ters  from  abroarl  for  his  sons.    And    i  Mat.  58.  3. 
be  judged  Israel  seven  yeaiB,  J  Ac.  6,  15, 

«34 


B.  C.  1143. 

10  Then  died  Ibzan,  and  was 
buried  at  Betb-lebem. 

11  And  after  hiin  Elon,  e  a  Zebu- 
Ion  lie,  judged  Isinel  ;  and  he  judg' 
ed  Israel  ten  years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zcbulonile  died, 
!  and  was  buiied  at  Aijalonyin  the 

country  of  Zebulun. 

13  And  after  him  Alidon  g  (he 
son  of  Hillel,  aPirathonite,  judged 
Is.f.el. 

14  Arid  he  had  forty  sons  and 
thi.ty  h  nephews,  that  rode  t  on 
threes  ore  .iiid  ten  ass-colts:  and 
he  judged  Is.ael  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel 
the  Pirathonite  died,  and  wa* 
buiied  in  Piruthoii  in  the  land  of 
Ephraim,  in  the  mount  t  of  the 
Amalekiies. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND  ihecbild.en  ofls.ael  Idid 
evil  again  a  in  the  sight  of  the 
Loid  ;  and  the  Lo.d  d.;livered  4 
them  into  c  Uie  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines foity  years. 

2  .K\\>\  there  was  a  certain  man 
of  Zo.ah,  d  of  the  family  of  the 
Danites,  whose  name  icas  Mano- 
ah  ;  and  his  wife  UMS  barren,  anit 
baie  not. 

3  And  the  angel  e  of  the  Lord 
appea.ed  unto  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  her.  Behold  now,  thou 
art  barren,  and  beaiest  not:  but 
thou  Shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I  pray 
thee,  and  drink  not  wine  norsirong 
dink,  and  eat  not  any  unclean 
thing  : 

5  For,  lo,  thou  shall  conceive, 
and  bear  a  sou  ;  and  no  J"  razor 
shall  come  on  his  head :  for  thi 
child  shall  be  a  ^  Nazarite  unto 
God  from  the  womb  ;  and  he  shall 
begin  to  deliver  Israel  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

6  Then  the  woman  came  and  told 
her  husband,  saying,  A  k  man  of 
God  came  unto  me,  and  his  coun- 
tenance i  teas  like  the  countenance 
of  an  angel  of  God,  very  terrible  ; 
but  I  asked  him  not  whence 
he  was,  neither  told  he  me  his 
name  : 

7  But  he  said  unto  me.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son  ;  and  now  drink  no  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  neither  eat  any  un- 
clean thing  :  for  the  child  shall  1^ 
a  Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb 
to  the  dav  of  his  death. 

8  Then'  Manoah  entreated  the 
Lord,  and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let 
the  man  of  God  which  thou  didst 
send   come   agaia    unto  us,  and 


B.  C.  1U3. 

teach  us  what  vte  shall  do  unto  the 
child  thai  shiiU  be  born. 

9  A. Ill  God  heiukened  to  the  voice 
of  Maiiouh  ;  and  the  angel  ot'God 
came  aguin  unto  the  wuman  as 
she  sat  in  the  field  ;  but  Maiioah 
her  husband  was  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  womnn  made  haste, 
and  run,  ami  showed  her  husband, 
and  Said  unto  luni.  Behold,  the 
roan  hatn  appeared  unto  me,  that 
came  unto  nie  the  other  day. 

U  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went 
after  his  wife,  and  came  to  the 
man,  and  said  unto  him,  Arl  thou 
the  man  that  spakest  unto  the 
woman  ?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said.  Now  let 
thy  words  come  to  pass :  1  how 
Bhall  we  order  the  cluld  ?  and  2 
how  shall  we  do  unto  him  ? 

13  And  the  ang^el  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Manoah,  Of  all  that  1 
said  unto  the  woman  let  her  be- 
ware. 

14  She  k  may  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  conieth  of  the  vine,  neither 
let  her  drink  wi  .e  or  stiong' drink, 
nor  eat  any  unclean  thi/ig  ;  all 
that  I  commanded  her  let  her 
observe. 

15  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let 
I  us  detain  thee,  until  we  shall 
have  made  ready  a  kid  3  for  thee. 

16  And  the  ang'el  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  fllanoali,  Thoug'h  thou 
detain  me,  I  will  not  eat  of  thy 
bread  ;  and  if  thou  wilt  otier  a 
burnt-oflerinj,  thou  must  oS'er  it 
unto  the  Loid  ;  for  Manoah  knew 
not  that  he  was  an  angel  of  the 
Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the 
anjel  of  the  Lord,  What  m  is  thy 
name,  that  when  thy  sayings 
come  to  pass,  we  may  do  thee 
honour  ? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  him,  Why  askest  thou 
thus  after  my  name,  seeing  it  is 
4  seciet  ? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid  with  a 
meat-ofiering,  and  n  oflered  it 
upon  a  rock  unto  the  Lord  :  and 
the  angel  did  wonderously  ;  and 
Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
flame  went  up  toward  heaven  from 
ofl'  the  altar,  that  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  ascended  in  the  flame  of  the 
altar.  And  Manoah  and  his  wife 
looked  on  it,  and  fell  o  on  their 
faces  to  the  ground. 

21  (But  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
did  no  more  appear  to  Manoah 
and  to  bis  wife.)      Then   Manoah 


CHAP.  XIV 

1 1  What 
I  shall  be  the 
manner  of. 

2  What 
shall  be 
his  work, 
or,  what 
shall  he  do. 

k  ver.  4. 
/c.6.18,  &c. 

3  before. 
?/iGe.  32.29. 

4  or,  won- 
derful. 

Is.  9.6. 

TIC. 6.19— 23. 

0  Le.  9.  '..4.   I 

1  Ch.  21.  16, 
26. 

Eze.  1.  28.     i 
Mat.  17.  6.    1 


;;  Ex.  33.  20. 
De.  5.  26. 
9  Ps.  25.  14. 
27.  13. 
Pr.  3.  32. 
Jno.  15.  15. 
rHe.  U.  32. 
s  1  Sa.3.  19. 
I  c.  3.  10.       j 
5  Mahaneh-   j 
dan,  I 

as  c.  18.  12.   i 
u  Jos.  15.  33.  I 
c.  18.  11. 
aGe.38.  13.' 
Jos.  15.  10.     ! 
6Ge.o4  1,2. 
cGe.24.  3,4. 
rfGe.  34.  14. 
£x.    34.    12, 
16. 
De.7. 3.         I 

1  is  riahtin ' 

mine  eyes. 

e  Jos.  11.  20. 
2K.  6.  33. 
2Ch.  10.15. 
22.  7. 
25.  20. 
/c.  13.  1. 

2  in  meeting 
him. 

gc.  13.  25. 
1  Sa.  11.  6. 
h  ISa.  17.34, 
35. 


Samson  is  born. 

knew  that  he  leae  an  angel  of  the 
Lo.d. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his 
wife.  We  shall  p  surely  die, 
because  we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him, 
If  the  Lord  were  pleased  to  kill 
us,  he  WDulJ  not  have  received  a 
burnt  ottering  and  a  meat-oti'ering 
at  our  hands;  5  neither  would  he 
have  showed  us  all  these  t/iings, 
nor  would,  as  at  this  time,  have 
told  us  such  tilings  as  these. 

24  And  the  Woman  baie  a  son, 
and  called  his  name  Sainson  ;  r 
and  s  the  child  grew,  and  ifce 
Lo.d  blessed  him. 

25  And  the  Spiiit  t  of  the  Lord 
began  to  move  him  at  times  in  5 
the  camp  of  Dan  between  Zorah 
u  and  Eshlaol. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  Samson  went  down  to  a 
TiiniiaUi,  and  saw  6  a  woman 
in  Tirnnath  of  the  daughteis  of 
the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his 
father  and  his  mother,  and  said, 
1  have  seen  a  woman  in  Timnath 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Philis- 
tines ;  now,  therefore,  get  her  for 
me  to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mo- 
ther said  unto  him, /s  there  never 
a  woman  among  the  daughters  of 
thy  brethien,  c  or  among  all  my 
people,  that  ihou  goest  to  take  a 
v\ife  of  the  unciicumcised  d  Phi- 
listines? And  Sainson  said  unto 
his  father.  Get  hei  for  me  ;  for  she 
1  pleaseth  me  well. 

4  But  his  father  and  his  mother 
knew  not  thai,  il  was  of  the  Lord,  e 
that  he  sought  an  occasion  against 
the  Philistines  :  for  at  that  t'me 
the  f  Philistines  had  dominion 
over  Isiael. 

5  Then  went  Samson  down,  and 
his  father  and  his  mother,  to  Tim- 
nath, and  canie  to  the  vineyards 
of  Timnath  :  and,  behold,  a  young 
lion  roared  2  against  him. 

6  And  the  Spirit  g  of  the  Lord 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  h  he 
rent  him  as  he  would  have  rent  a 
kid,  and  he  had  nothing  in  his 
hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father  or 
his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked 
with  the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased 
Samson  well. 

8  And  after  a  time  he  returned  to 
take  her,  and  he  turned  aside  to 
see  the  carcass  of  the  lion  ;  and, 
behold,  there  was  a  swarm  of  bees 
and  honey  in  the  carcasis  of  the  • 
lion. 

255 


Simson't  riddli. 

9  And  t  he  touk  thereof  in  his' 
hiinds,  nntl  went  on  eating,  and 
Ciime  to  his  fattier  and  mother,  and 
he  g.ive  them,  and  they  did  tut: 
bu'  he  tuld  nut  ihern  (hat  he  had 
taken  the  lioney  out  of  the  carcass 
of  the  lion.  I 

10  So  his  father  went  down  unto 
the  woman  :  and  Samson  made 
there  a  feast;  /;  for  so  used  the, 
young  men  to  do. 

11  A'ld  it  came  to  pass,  when' 
they  saw  himi  tliat  they  broiig'ht 
thirty  companions  to  be  with  liim. 

i'Z  And  Samson  said  unto  them, 
I  will  now  put  forth  a  riddle  I  unto 
r>ar  if  ye  can  certainly  declare 
it  m;  within  the  seven  m  days  of 
the  least,  and  find  it  out,  then  I 
will  ^ive  you  thirty  3  sheets,  and 
thirty  change  n  of  garments  :  | 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  i/ me, 
then  shali  ye  give  me  thirty  [ 
sheets,  and  thirty  change  of  gar- 
ments. Ami  they  said  unto  him. 
Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may  j 
hear  it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them.  Out  I 
of  the  eater  came  forth  meat,  and 
out  of  the  strofigcame  forth  sweet- 
ness. And  they  could  not  in 
three  days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  they  said  unto 
Samson's  wife,  Entice  o  thy  hus- 
band, that  he  may  declare  unto  us 
the  riddle,  \esl  p  we  burn  thee  and 
thy  father's  house  with  fire  :  have 
ye  called  us  to  4  take  that  we 
have  ?  is  it  not  so  ? 

16  An.l  Samson's  wife  wept  be- 
fore him,  and  said,  Thou  g  dost 
but  hate  me,  and  Kivest  me  not  : 
thou  hast  pui  forth  a  riddle  unto 
the  childien  of  my  people,  and 
hast  ncjt  told  it  me.  And  he  said 
unto  her.  Behold,  I  have  not  told 
it  mv  father  nor  my  mother,  and 
shall!  tell  it  thee?' 

17  A  nd  she  wept  before  him  5  the 
seven  day.'?,  while  the  feast  last- 
ed :  and  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day  that  he  told  her, 
because  r  she  lay  sore  upon  him  ; 
and  she  told  the  riddle  to  the  chil- 
dren of  her  people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  him  on  the  seventh  day, 
before  the  sun  went  down,  What 
t»  sweeter  than  honey  ?  and  what 
is  stronger  than  a  lion?  And  he 
eaid  unto  them.  If  ye  had  not 
plowed  with  my  heifer,  ye  had  not 
found  lUit  my  riddle. 

19  And  s  I'he  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  he  went 
dowri  10  Ashkelon,  and  slew  thirty 

256 


JUDGES. 

t  1  Sa.l4.  251 
—30.  Pr.  25. 
16. 

k  Est.  1.  7, 

&c.  Ec.  10. 

19. 

/  Pr.  1.  6. 

Eze.  17.  2. 

Lu.  14.  7. 

m  Ge.  29. 

U7.  2  Ch.  7. 

8. 

3  or,  shirts. 

»iGe.  45.22. 

oc.  16.  5. 
Pr.  1.  10. 

p  c.  15.  6. 

4possesi!  us, 
or,  impover- 
ish us. 

qc.  16.  15. 

5  or,  the  rest 
of  the. 

rLu.  11.  8. 
18.  4,  6. 

s  vcr.  6. 


6  or,  ap- 
parel. 

t  c.  15.  2. 

u  Je.  9.  4. 
Mi.  7.  5. 
J  no.  3.  29. 

ac.  14.20. 

1  let  her  be 
thine 

2  or,  blame- 
less from. 

3  OT,  torches. 

6  2Sa.  14. 
30. 

cc.  14.  15. 

d  ver.  19. 

4  went 
do  ten. 


B.  C.  1143, 

men  of  them,  anJ  tuck  their  6 
spoil,  and  gave  change  of  gar- 
ments unio  them  which  expound- 
ed the  riddle:  and  hisunger  was 
kindled,  and  he  went  up  (o  his 
father's  house. 
20  But  tJamson's  wife  was  given 

2  to  his  companion,  whom  he  hud 
used  as  his  frienrl.  u 

CHAPTER   XV. 

BUT  it  came  to  puss  within  ii 
while  after,  in  the  time  ot 
wheat  harvest,  that  Samson  visit- 
ed his  wife  with  a  kid;  and  he 
said,  I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into 
the  chamber.  But  her  father 
would  not  sufierhim  to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily 
thought  that  thou  hadst  utterly 
hated  her;  therefore  a  I  gave  her 
to  thy  companion  :  is  not  her 
younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ? 
take  1  her,  I  pray  thee,  instead  of 
her. 

3  And  Samson  said  concerning 
them,  Now  shall  I  be  2  more 
blameless  than  the  Philistines, 
though  1  do  them  a  displijasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught 
three    hundred    foxes,    and    took 

3  fire-brands,  and  turned  tail  to 
tail,  and  put  a  fire-brand  in  the 
midst  between  two  tails. 

5  And  w  hen  he  had  set  the  brands 
on  fire,  he  let  them  go  into  the 
standing  corn  6  of  the  Phili.^tines, 
and  burnt  up  both  the  shocks,  and 
also  the  standing  corn,  with  the 
vineyards  and  olive.s. 

6  Then  the  Philistines  said.  Who 
hath  done  this?  And  they  an- 
swered, Samson,  the  son-in-law 
of  the  Timnite,  because  he  had 
taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  (o 
his  companion.  And  the  Philis- 
tines came  up  and  burnt  c  her  .ind 
her  father  with  fire. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  them. 
Though  ye  have  done  this,  yet  will 
I  be  avenged  of  you,  and  after 
that  1  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  (hem  hip  and 
thigh  with  a  great  slaughter  :  and 
he  went  down  and  dwelt  in  the 
top  of  the  lock  Etam. 

9  Then  the  Philistines  went  up, 
and  pitched  in  Judah.  and  spread 
themselves  in  Lehi.  d 

10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said, 
Why  are  ye  come  up  a-'ainst  us? 
And  they  answered,  To  hind 
Samson  are  we  come  up,  to  do  to 
him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of 
Judah  went  4  to  the  top  of  the 
rock  Etam,  and  said  to  Samson, 
Knowest  thou  not  that  the  e  Philia- 


B.  U.  lUO. 

times  are  ruleis  /  over  us  ?  what 
i?  this  lliat  thou  hast  done  unto  us? 
And  lie  said  unto  them,  As  they 
did  unto  rno,  so  have  I  done  unto 
tlieni. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  We 
are  come  down  to  bind  thee,  that 
we  may  deliver  thee  into  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines.  And  Samson 
said  unto  them,  Swear  unto  me, 
that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  nie 
yourselves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  say- 
ing', No;  but  we  will  bind  thee 
fast,  and  deliver  thee  into  their 
hand;  but  surely  we  will  not  kill 
tiiee.  Xn^l  they  hound  him  with 
two  new  cords,  and  brought  him 
up  from  the  rock. 

14  And  when  he  carne  unto  Lehi, 
the  Philistines  shouted  against 
him  :  and  ^  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
came  mightily  upon  him,  and  the 
cords  h  that  were  upon  his  arms 
became  as  flax  that  was  burnt  with 
fi.e,  and  his  5  bands  loosed  from 
off  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  6  new  jaw- 
bone of  an  ass,  and  put  forth  his 
hand  and  tojk  it,  and  slew  a 
thousand  men  therewith. 

13  And  Samson  said.  With  the 
law-bone  of  an  ass,  7  heaps 
upon  heaps,  with  the  jaw  of 
an  ass  have  I  slain  a  thousand 
men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  had  made  an  end  of  speaking-, 
that  he  cast  away  the  jaw-bone 
out  of  his  hand,  and  called  that 
place  8  Ramath-lehi. 

18  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and 
called  on  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Thou  i  hast  given  this  great  de- 
liverance into  the  hand  of  thy  ser- 
vant ;  and  now  shall  I  die  for 
thirst,  and  fall  into  the  hand  of 
the  uncircumcised  ? 

19  But  God  clave  an  hollow  place 
that  KISS  in  9  the  jaw,  and  there 
came  k  water  thereout  ;  and  when 
he  had  drunk,  his  spirit  came 
again,  I  and  he  revived  :  where- 
fore he  called  the  name  thereof  10 
En-hakkore,  which  is  in  Lehi  unto 
this  day. 

20  And  he  judged  m  I?rael,  in  the 
days  of  the  Philistines,  twenty 
years. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

THEV  went  Samson  to  Ga^a, 
and  saw  there  1  an  harlot, 
and  went  in  unto  her. 
2  And  it  70fj5  told  the  Gazites, 
saying,  Samson  is  come  hither. 
And  they  compassed  a  him  in,  and 
laid   wait    for  him   all    night  in 


CHAP.   XVL 

•/Ps.106.41. 
g  c.  14.  6. 
h  Ps.  18.  34. 

5  wtre 
?neUed, 

6  moist. 

7  an  heap, 
two  heaps. 
Si.e.the  lift- 
ing up  of  the 
jam-bone,  or 

the  casting 

away  of  the 
Jaw-bone. 

i  Ps.  3.  7. 

9  or,  Lehi. 
ik  Is.  44.  3. 

/  Is.  40.  29. 

10.  i.  e.  tite 

well  of  him 

that  called 

or  cried. 

Ps.  34.  6. 

771  He  seems 
to  have 
judged 
South-west 
Israel  dar- 
ling 20  years 
of  their  ser- 
vitude of  the 
Philistines. 
c.  13.  1. 
1  a  woman, 
an  harlot, 
a  1  S>a. 23.26. 
Ps.  118.10— 
12. 


2  silent. 

3  icith  the 
bar. 

b  1  K.  11.  1. 

4  or,  by  the 
brook. 

CO.  14.  15. 
Pr.  2,  16-19. 

5.  3—11. 

6.  24—26. 

7.  21—27. 

1  Co.  6.    IS- 
IS. 

5  oT,humble. 

6  ynoist,  or, 
new, 
cords. 

7  one. 

8  smetleth. 

9  wherewith 
■work  hath 
not  been 
done. 


Delilah  enticeth  Samaon. 

the  o'ate  of  the  city,  and  were  quiet 
2  all  the  night,  saying.  In  the 
morning,  when  it  is  day,  we  shall 
kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight, 
and  arose  at  midnig-ht,  and  took 
the  doors  of  the  gate  of  the  city, 
and  the  two  posts,  and  went  away 
with  them,  3  bar  and  all,  and 
put  them  upon  his  shoulders,  and 
carried  them  up  to  the  top  of  an 
hill  that  is  before  Hebron. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  he  loved  a  6  woman  4  in  the 
valley  of  Sorek,  whose  name  wa.t 
Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  said  unto 
her,  c  Entice  him,  and  see  where- 
in his  great  strength  licth,  and 
by  what  means  we  may  prevail 
ag-ainst  him,  that  we  may  bind 
him  5  to  afflict  him  ;  and  we  will 
give  thee,  every  one  of  us,  eleven 
hundred /(feces  of  silver. 

6  And  Delilah  said  to  Samson, 
Tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy 
g-reat  strength  lieth,  and  where- 
with thou  mightest  be  bound  to 
afflict  thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If 
they  bind  me  wiih  seven  6  green 
wiihs  that  were  never  dried,  then 
shall  I  be  weak,  and  be7asauother 
man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines brought  up  to  her  seven 
g'een  v.iths  which  had  not  been 
dried,  and  she  bound  him  with 
them. 

9  (Now  there  were  men  lying  in 
wait,  abiding  with  her  in  the 
chamber.)  And  she  said  unto 
him.  The  Philistines  be  upon  thee, 
Samson.  And  he  biake  the  withs, 
as  a  thread  of  tow  is  broken  when 
it  8  toucheth  the  fire  :  go  his 
strength  was  not  known. 

10  Anil  Delilah  said  unto  Samson, 
Behold,  thou  hast  mocked  me, 
and  told  me  lies  :  now  tell  me,  I 
pray  thee,  wherewith  thou  might- 
est be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her.  If  they 
bind  me  fast  with  new  ropes  9  that 
never  were  occupied,  then  shall 
I  be  weak,  and  be  as  another 
man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new 
ropes,  and  bound  him  therewith, 
and  said  unto  him.  the  Philistines 
be  upon  thee,  Samson.  (And  there 
were  licrs  in  wait  abiding  in  the 
chamlier.)  And  he  brake  them 
from  ofi'  his  arms  like  a  thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Sam- 
son,  Hitherto   thou    hast  mocked 

257 


Sanuon't  imprisonment. 

me,  and  toM  nie  'lies :  tell  rae 
wb'jiewitli  ,liou  nughleslbe  bound. 
And  lie  sitid  untu  ber,  If  ihuu 
weaveet  the  seven  locks  of  my 
head  wiih  the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  the 
pin,  and  said  unto  biin,  Tlie  Philis- 
tines be  upon  tliee,  Samson.  And 
he  aivaked  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
went  away  with  the  piu  of  the 
beam,  atnl  with  the  web. 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  How 
d  canst  thou  say,  I  love  thee,  when 
thine  bean  is  not  with  ine  '.'  thou 
hast  mocked  me  these  three  times, 
and  bast  not  told  me  wherein  thy 
great  strength  lietli. 

16  .4nd  it  came  to  pass,  when  she 
pressed  him  daily  with  her  words, 
and  iiig'ed  liim,  so  that  his  soul  was 
10  vexed  unto  death, 

17  That  be  told  e  het  all  his  heart, 
and  said  unto  her,  There  bath  not 
come  a  razor  upon  mine  head  ;  for 
y  I  have  been  a  Nazarite  unto  God 
from  my  mother's  womb  ;  If  I  be 
shaven,  then  iny  strength  will  go 
fioin  me,  and  1  shall  become  weak, 
and  be  like  any  other  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he 
had  told  ber  all  bis  heart,  she  sent 
and  called  for  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines, saying',  Come  up  this 
once  :  for  he  hath  showed  me  all 
his  heart.  Then  the  lonis  of  the 
Philistines  came  up  unto  ber,  and 
brought  money  in  their  hand  ; 

19  And  y  she  made  him  sleep 
upon  her  knees  :  and  she  called 
for  a  man,  and  she  caused  biin  to 
shave  ofl'  the  seven  locks  of  his 
head  ;  and  she  began  to  afflict 
bim,  and  his  strength  went  from 
him. 

2U  And  she  said,  the  Philistines 
be  upon  thee,  Samson.  And  be 
awoke  out  of  his  sleep,  and  said,  I 
h  will  go  out,  as  at  oiher  limes  be- 
fo.e,  and  shake  myself.  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  i  de- 
parted from  bim. 

'2\  Bill  the  Philistines  took  him, 
and  II  put  out  his  eyes,  and 
brought  him  down  to  Gaza,  and  k 
bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass; 
and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison- 
house. 

22  Howbeit  the  hair  of  his  head 
began  to  grow  again  12  after  he 
was  shaven. 

23  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines gathered  them  together  for  to 
ofier  a  great  sacrifice  unto  Dagon  I 
their  god,  and  to  rejoice  :  m  for 
they  said,  Our  gcd  hath  delivered 
Barnson  our  enen-  j  into  our  band. 

24  And  -when  the  people  saw  him, 

258 


JUDGES. 
|d  c.  14.  16. 

10  shorten- 
ed. 

e  Pr   12.  23. 
Mi.  7.5. 

/Nu.6.  5. 
|c.  13.5. 

\g    Pr.  7.26. 
|Ec.7.  26. 

'.h  Hos.  7.  9. 

iNu.l4.  42, 
143. 
l.Sa.  28.  15. 

llboredoM. 

tJe.  2.  19. 

12  or,  as 
tchcn. 

n  Sa.  5.  2, 
&c. 

w  Job  30.  9, 

10. 

Ps.    35.    IS, 

16. 

Pr.    24.    17, 

18. 


n  Da.   5.  4. 

13  and  who 
multiplied 
our  slain. 

0  C.  9.  27. 

pU.e.  11.36. 

14  before 
them. 

g  Ps.  91.  15. 
La.  3.31.32. 
Jon.  2.1,2,7. 

r  Ps.  74.  18- 

23. 

Je.  15.  15. 

15  or,  he 

leaned  on 
them. 

16  my  soul. 
s  Job  20.  5. 
Ps.  62.  3. 
Ec.  9.    12. 

t  c.  13.  25. 

a  Jos.  17.14- 

18. 

6Ge.  14.  19. 

Ru.3.  10. 

Ne.  13.  25. 

2  Jno.  11. 


B.  C.  1120 

]  Ihey  praised  n  their  god  ;  for  they 
said,  Our  god  bath  delivered  into 

I  our  hands  our  enemy,  and  the  de- 
stroyer of  our  country,  13  which 
slew  many  of  u.3. 
25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
their  hearts  were  merry,  o  that 
they  said,  Call  forSaraaon,  that  be 
may  make  us  p  sporl.  And  they 
called  for  Samson  out  of  the  pris- 
cn-bouse  ;  and  he  maiie  14  them 
spori ;  and  they  set  him  between 
llie  pillars. 

Ai6  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad 
that  held  bim  by  the  hand,  Suffer 
me  that  I  may  feel  ihe  pillars 
whereupon  the  bouse  staiidelh, 
that  I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men 
and  women  ;  and  all  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines  were  there  :  and 
there  were  upon  the  roof  about 
three  thousand  men  and  women, 
that  beheld  while  Samson  mads 
sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  q  unto  the 
Lord,  and  sniii,  O  Lord  God,  re- 
member r  me,  I  pray  thee,  and 
strengthen  me,  1  pray  thee,  only 
this  once,  0  Gi.d,  that  I  may  be  at 
once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for 
my  two  eyes. 

29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the 
two  middle  pillars  upon  which  ibe 
house  stoc*l,  and  15  on  which  it 
was  borne  up,  of  the  one  with  his 
right  hand,  and  of  the  other  with 
his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said,  Let  16  me 
die  with  the  Philistines.  And  he 
bowed  himself  with  all  his  might, 
and  ihe  house  s  fell  upon  the  lords, 
and  upon  all  the  people  that  were' 
therein  :  so  the  dead  which  he 
slew  at  his  death  were  more  than 
they  which  he  slew  in  his  life. 

31  Then  bis  brethren,  and  all  the 
house  of  bis  father,  came  down, 
and  took  him,  and  brought  him  up, 
and  buried  him  between  t  Zorah 
and  Kshlaol,  in  the  burjing-place 
of  Manoab  his  father.  And  he 
judged  Israel  twenty  years. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND    there    was    a    man  of  a 
fnount  Ephraim,  whose  name 
was  Micah. 

2  And  be  said  unto  his  mother. 
The  eleven  hundred  shekels  of  sil- 
ver that  were  taken  from  thee, 
about  which  thou  cursedst,  and 
spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  be- 
hold, the  silver  is  with  me  ;  I  took 
it.  And  his  mother  said,  ft  Blessed 
be  thou  of  the  Lord,  my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver  to 


B.  C.  1408. 

Lis  mother,  his  mother  said,  I  had 
wholly  diidicateil  the  silver  unto 
the  Lord,  from  my  hand,  for  my 
Bon,  to  m;ike  c  a  graven  image  and 
a  molten  nnage  :  now,  therefore,  I 
■will  iestore  it  unto  thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto 
his  mother;  and  his  mother  took 
two  hundred  shekels  of  silver,  and 
d  gave  them  to  the  founder,  who 
made  thereof  a  graven  image  and 
a  molten  image  :  and  they  were  in 
the  house  of  Micah. 

5  And  the  man  IVIicah  Ijad  an 
house  of  gods,  aiid  made  an  ephod, 
e  and  teraphim,  /and  I  consecrat- 
ed one  of  his  sons,  who  became  his 
priest. 

6  In  those  days  there  was  no  king 
g  in  Isiael,  but  every  man  did  tliat 
h  which  !cas  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7  And  there  was  a  young  man  out 
of  Beth-lehem-judah,  i  of  the 
family  of  Judah,  who  teas  a  Levite, 
and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of 
the  city  from  Beth-lehem-judah, 
to  sojourn  where  he  could  find  a 
place :  and  he  came  to  mount 
Ephraim,  to  the  house  of  Micah,  2 
as  he  journeyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him, 
Whence  comest  thou  ?  And  he 
said  unto  him,  I  am  a  Levite  of 
Beth-lehem-judah,  and  I  go  to 
sojourn  where  I  may  find  a  place. 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him, 
Dwell  with  me,  and  be  unto  me  a 
faihert  and  a  piiest,  and  I  will 
give  thee  ten  shekels  of  silver  by 
the  year,  and  3  a  suit  of  apparel, 
and  thy  victuals.  So  the  Levite 
went  in. 

11  And  the  Levite  was  content  to 
dwell  with  the  man  ;  and  the 
young  man  was  unto  him  as  one  of 
his  sons. 

12  And  Micah  consecrated  I  the 
Levite,  and  the  young  man  became 
m  hi'  pi-iesl,  and  was  in  the  house 
of  Mirah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  Now  n  know 
I  that  the  Lord  will  do  me  good, 
seeing  I  have  a  Levite  to  wiy  priest. 

CHAPTER  XVIU. 

IV  n  'hose  days  there  teas  no  king 
in  Israel  :  an<l  in  those  days  the 
t  ibe  of  the  Danites  h  sought  them 
an  inheritance  to  dwell  in  ;  for 
unto  that  day  nil  their  inheritance 
had  not  fallen  unto  them  among 
the  tribes  of  Israel. 
2  And  the  chiMren  of  Dan  sent  of 
their  family  five  men  from  their 
coasts,  men  1  of  valour,  from  Zo- 
rah.  c  and  from  Eshtaol.  to  spy  out 
the  land,  and  to  search   it  ;    and 


CHAP.  XVIII 

c  Ex.  20.  4, 

S3. 

Le.  19.  4. 

d  Is.  46    6. 

ec.  8.  27. 

/Ge.  31.19, 

30. 

Hus.  3.  4. 

1  Jilled  the 

hand. 

Ex.  29.  9. 

1  K.  13.  33. 

g  c.  18.  1,  7. 
19.    1. 
21.  3,25. 

hDe.  12.   8. 
Pr.  16.  2. 
Ec.   a.  9. 

i  Ru.  1.  1,2. 

2  in  making 
his  way. 
kc.   18.  19. 
San  order  of 
garments, 
or,  a  double 
suit. 
I  ver.  5. 
me.  18.  30. 
n  Pr.  14.  12. 
ac.  17.  6. 
b  Jos.  19.  47. 

1 1  sons. 
ice    13.  25. 

16.  31. 

Ge.   42.  9. 

Nu.  13.  17. 
I  Jos.  2.  1. 


dHos.  4.12. 
«  1  K.  22.  6. 
/Jos.  19.47. 
called 
Leshem. 

2  possessor, 
or,  heir  of 
restraint. 

g  ver.  2. 

h  Nu.  13.30. 

1  K.  22.  3. 

i  ver.  7.  27. 

/tJos.  2.  23, 

24. 

IDe.  8.  9. 

3  airried. 
nriCh.13.5, 
6. 

2Ch.  1.  4. 
TIC.  13,  25. 
o  c.  17.  5. 


Micah  robbed  by  the  Danitea. 
they  said  unto  them,  Go,  search 
the  land  :  who,  when  they  came  to 
mount  Ephraim,  to  the  house  of 
Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When- they  were  by  the  house 
of  Micah,  they  knew  the  voice  of 
the  young  man  the  Levite  ;  and 
thay  turned  in  thither,  and  said 
unto  him,  Who  bruughl  thee  hith- 
er? and  what  make.st  thou  in 
ihis  place?  and  what  hast  thou 
here  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus 
and  thus  dealetb  Micah  with  me, 
and  hath  hired  me,  and  I  am  liis 
priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask  d 
counsel,  we  pray  thee,  ofGod,  that 
we  may  know  whether  our  wajr 
which  we  go  ^hall  be  prosperous. 

6  And  the  priest  s.\i  I  unto  them, 
e  Go  in  peace  :  before  the  Lord  ir 
your  way  wherein  ye  go. 

7  Then  the  five  men  departed,  and 
came  to  Laish./  and  saw  the  peo- 
ple that  were  therein,  how  they 
dwelt  careless,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Zidonians,  quiet  and  secure  ; 
and  there  icas  no  2  magistrate  in 
the  land,  that  might  put  them  to 
shame  in  any  thing'  :  and  they 
were  far  from  the  Zidonians,  and 
had  no  business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their  bre- 
thren to  Zorah  g  and  Eshtaol  :  and 
their  brethren  said  unto  them, 
What  say  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said,  Arise,  h  that 
we  may  go  up  against  them  :  for 
we  have  seen  the  land,  and,  be- 
hold, it  is  very  good  :  and  are  ye 
still  7  be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to 
enter  to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come 
unto  a  people  secure,  i  and  to  a 
large  land  :  for  God  t  hath  given 
it  into  your  hands  ;  a  place  where 
I  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  the  earth. 

11  And  there  went  from  thence 
of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  out 
of  Zorah  and  out  of  Rshtaol,  six 
hundred  men  3  appointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitch- 
ed in  Kirjath-jearim,  m  in  Judah; 
wherefore  they  called  that  place 
n  Mahaneh-dnn  unto  this  day  : 
behold,  iij-s  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto 
motint  Ephraim,  and  came  unto 
the  house  of  Micah. 

14  Then  answered  the  five  men 
that  went  to  spy  out  the  country  of 
Laish.  and  said  unto  their  breth- 
ren. Do  ye  know  that  the  e  is  in 
these  houses  o  an  ephod,  and  ter,-i- 


Idolatry  of  the  Danilta. 
phim,   and  a   graven   ima^e,  anj 
II  inollcn  imaije  J    now,   ilierefoie, 
conaidei-  wlial  yc  have  lo  do. 

15  Aiii  iliey  tunied  tliii  lierward, 
and  cuine  to  ihe  house  of  the  vuung' 
man  the  Leviie,  even  unto  the 
house  of  Micah,  and  4  saluted 
him. 

16  And  the  p  six  hunrlred  men 
appoiiii-;d  with  iheir  weapons  of 
War,  which  leere  of  the  chil  Iren  of 
Dun,  stood  by  the  entering^  of  the 
gate. 

17  And  the  five  7  men  that  went 
to  spy  o'J'.  the  land  went  up,  and 
came  in  1  hither,  and  took  thegav- 
en  iinaje,  and  the  ephod,  an  I  the 
teraphiin,  and  the  molten  image: 
and  the  priest  stood  in  the  entecinf 
■}(  the  jaie  with  the  six  hundred 
men  Chit  uere  appointed  with 
weapons  of  war. 

18  Kixi  these  went  into  Micah's 
house,  an  1  fetched  the  carved  im- 
age, Ihe  epho  I,  and  the  teraphim, 
and  the  molten  imaje.  Then  said 
the  priest  unto  them.  What  <lo  ye? 

19  And  they  sail  unto  him,  Hold 
thy  peace,  lay  r  thine  hand  upon 
thy  mouth,  and  go  with  us.  and  be 
s  to  us  a  f.iiher  and  a  p  iest  :  i*  li 
belter  for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto 
the  house  of  ono  man,  or  that  thou 
be  a  priest  unto  a  tribe  and  a 
family  in  Israel  ? 

2'J  And  the  priest's  heart  was 
gla  I  ;  an  I  he  look  the  epho  1,  an  I 
the  teraphim,  and  the  g  aven  im- 
age, and  went  in  the  midst  of  the 
people. 

21  So  the?  tu'-ned  and  departed, 
nn  1  put  the  little  ones,  and  the 
cattle,  and  the  carriage,  before 
them, 

2*2  An-i  when  they  were  a  ?ood 
Way  from  the  house  of  .Micah.  the 
men  that  were  in  the  houses  near 
to  Micah's  house  were  g.ilhered 
toreiher,  and  overtook  the  cliildren 
of' Dan. 

23  And  they  criel  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan.  And  they  turned 
their  faces,  and  sai  I  unto  Micah, 
What  /  aileth  thee,  that  thou  5 
somest  with  such  a  company  .' 

24  And  he  sail,  Ve  have  taken 
away  my  gods  which  I  made,  and 
the  priest,  and  ye  are  gone  away  : 
and  what  have  j  more  ?  an  I  what 
i«  this  tlinl  ye  say  unto  me.  What 
aileth  thee  ? 

25  .And  the  children  of  Dan  said 
unt  ihim.I/et  not  thy  voice  lie  hea  d 
amon?ns.  lest  6  an?ry  fellows  iin 
upon  ihee.  and  ihou  lise  ihy  life, 
with  the  lives  of  thy  household. 

2S  Xnil  the  children  of  Dan  went 
2SU 


JUDGES. 

4  asked  him 
nf  peace. 
Ue.  43.  27. 

1  Sa.  17.  22. 
p  ver.  11. 

y  ver.  2.  14. 
r  Job.  21.  5. 
29.    9. 
40.  4. 
Pr.  30.  32. 
Mi.  7.  16. 
»c.  17.  10. 
t  Ge.21.17. 

2  K.  6.  28. 
Ps.  114.5. 
Is.  22.  1. 

5  art  gath- 
ered togeth- 
er. 

6  bitter  of 
soal. 

2  Sa.  17.  8. 


u  ver.  7.  10. 
De.  33.  22. 


w  Nu. 13.21. 
2Sa.  10.  6. 

xGe.  14.14 
Jos.  19.  47. 
1    K.  12.  29, 
30.  15,  20. 

y  1  Sa.  4.  2, 

&c. 

Ps.  73.  60. 

z  Jos.  18.   1. 
c.  19.  18. 

1  a  woman 
a  concu'/ine, 
or,  a  wi/e,  a 
concubine. 

2  riayt/our 
monthi,  or, 
a  year  and 
f  >ur 

monthi. 

3  to  her 
heart. 
Ge.  34.  3. 

In  Je.  3.  1 

I  4  strerigth- 
en. 

Ge.  18.   5. 
ver   8. 
iPs.  104.15. 

c  ver.  22. 


B.  C.  1408. 
their  way:  and  when  ."Micah  saw 
that  they  uiere  too  strong  for  him, 
he  turned,  and  went  back  unto  hif 
house. 

27  And  they  look  the  things  which 
Micah  had  made,  and  the  priest 
which  ho  had,  and  came  unto  La- 
ish,  unto  a  people  that  were  at 
qniel  an  I  secure:  u  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  swotd, 
an  I  burnt  the  city  wrh  fire. 
'  28  .And  there  was  no  ileliverer,  » 
because  it  wa)  far  from  Zidon,  and 
they  had  no  businefs  with  any 
man  ;  and  it  was  in  the  valley  that 
Jielh  by  Beth-iehcb.  »  And  they 
^  built  a  city,  and  dwell  therein. 
29  And  X  they  called  the  name  of 
tlie  city  Dan,  after  the  name  of 
Dan  their  father,  who  was  born 
unto  Israel:  howbeit,  the  name  of 
the  city  was  Laish  at  the  fi  st. 
:  30  And  the  children  of  Dan  set 
up  the  graven  image:  and  Jona- 
thao.  the  son  of  Gershom,  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  he  and  his  sons  were 
priests  10  the  tribe  of  Dan  until  the 
day  1/  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 
1  31  And  they  set  them  up  .Micah's 
[graven  image,  which  he  made,  all 
|the  time  th.it  the  house  of  G 3d  * 
:  was  in  Shiloh. 
I  CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  when  there  ions  no  king 
ill  Israel,  that  there  was  a  certain 

jLevite  sojourning  on  the  side  of 
mount  Ephraim,  who  took-  to  him 
I  a  concubine  out  of  Ceth-lehein- 
judah. 

i  2  And  his  concubine  played   the 

j  whore  against  him,  and  went  away 

'from  him  unto  her  father's  house 
t"    Beth-lehem-j  id:ih.     and     was 

j  there  -.i  four  v^hole  months. 

j  3  And  her  husband  arose,  and 
went  after  her,  to  speak  3  friendly 
unto  her.  nn'1  to  b  ing  her  again,  a 

-having  his  servant  with  him,  and 
a  cofple  of  asses  :  and  she  b  ourht 
him  into  her  father's  b  'Use  ;  .-ind 
when  the  father  of  the  damsel  saw 
him.  he  rejoiced  to  meet  him 

I  4  An  I  his  father-in-law.  the  dam- 
sel's father,  remine  I  him  ;  and  he 

[abode  with  him  three  days:  so 
they  did  eat  and  drink,  and  lodged 
there. 

'.  5  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
fou  th  day.  when  ihev  arose  early 
in  the  morninsr.  thai  he  rose  up  to 
depart:  and  the  damsel's  father 
sai  1  unto  his  son-in-law,  4  Comfort 
thine  6  heart  with  a  motel  of 
bread,  c  and  afterward  ^0  your 
way. 

1  6    And   they  sat  down,  and  did 


B.  C.  1406,  CHAP.  XIX. 

eat  and  drink  both  of  them  tog-eth-  6  Pb.  104. 

er  :    for  the  damsel's   father   had  15. 

said  unto  the   man,  Be  ciritent,  I  5  till  the 

pray  lliee,  and  tarry  all  nig'ht,  and  day  de- 

let  thine  6  heait  be  merry.  dined. 

7  And  when  the   man   rose  up  to  Gisweak. 
depait,    his    father-in-law    urEfed  d  Lu.  24. 
him  ;    therefore    he   lodg'ed   there  iO. 
a2:ain.  7  It  is  the 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morn-  pitching 
ing  on  the  fifth  d^y  to  depart  :  and  time  of  the 
the  damsel's  lather  said,  Comfort  day. 
thine    heart,    I    pray   thee.      And  e  Ge.  6.  4. 
they    tarried    5     until    afternoon,  8  to  thy 
and  they  did  eat  both  of  them.  tent. 

9  And  when  the   man  rose   up  to  9  to  over- 
depart,  he  and  his  concubine  and  against. 
hisservant,  his  father-in-law,  the  _/"  Jos.  15. 
damsel's  father,  said    unto    him,  8,  63.   18. 
Behold   now,    the   day   6   draweth  !t8.  2  Sa.  5. 
toward  evening,  d  I  pray  you  tar-  6. 

ry  all  night  :  behold,?  the   day  e   g  Jos.   18. 
gioweth    to   an   end  ;  lodge   here,    25.  1  Sa.  7. 
that   thine   heart  may  be    merry  ;    17. 
and   to-morrow   get  you    early  on    h  Mat.  25. 
your  way,  that  thou   mayest  go  8   43.  He.  13. 
nome.  2. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry   i  Ps.  104. 
that  night,  but  he  rose  up  and  de-    53. 

parted,  and  came  9  over  against   

J e bus, y  which  isJemsalem  :  ami 

theTC  were  with  him  two  asses  sad-  k  Jns.  18.  1.  '■ 
died  :  his  concubine  a\&owas  with  1  Sa.  1.  3,  1 
him.  17. 

11  And  when  they  were  by  Jebus,  i  10  gather- 
the   day  was   far  spent;  and   the' eth.   ver. 
sotvant     said     unto    his    master,    15.  Jno.  15.    | 
Come,  I  pray  thee,  and  let  us  turn    6.  i 
in   into   this  city  of  the  Jebusites,  1  /  Ge.  43.  23, 
and  lodge  in  it.                                     '24.   c.  6.        I 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him,  ;  23. 

We  will  not  turn  aside  hither  into   m  Ge.  19.      ! 
the  city  of  a  stranger,  that  is  not  2. 
of  the  children  of  Israel  ;  we  will  j  n  Ge.  24. 
pass  over  to  Gibeah.  32. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant,  I  o  Ge.  18.  4.  I 
Come,  and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  Jno.  13.  5,  I 
of  these  places  to  lodge  all  night,  ;  14.  1  Ti.  5.  j 
in  Gibeah,  or  in  Ramah.  §■  10. 

14  An("i  they  passed  on  and   went  p  ver.  6.  9. 
their  way;     and     the     sun     went  ,  c.  16.  25. 
down   upon   them   when   they  icere   q  De.  13. 
by  Gibeah, which  belongeth  to  Ben-  j  13.  2  Sa.  23. 
jamin.  6,  7. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  !  r  Ge.  19.  4, 
to  go  in  and  to  lodge  in   Gibeah  :   &c.  c.  20.  5. 
and  when  he  went  in'  he  sat  him    Hos.  9.  9. 
down   in  a  street  of  the  city  :  for   10.  9. 
there  was  no  man  that  took   them   s  Ro.  1.  26, 
into  his  house  to  lodging,  h  |  27. 

16  And,    behold,   there   came   an    f  2  Sa.  13. 
old  man  from  his  v.  oik  j  out  of  the    12. 

field  at  even,  which  was  also  of  !/Ge.34.2. 
mount  Rphraim  ;  and  he  sojourned  De.  21.  14. 
in  Gibeah  ;  but  the  men  of  the  II  the  tnat- 
place  were  Benjamites.  ]  ter  of  this 

17  And  when  be  bad  lifted  up  hisi/o//y. 


The  Levitt  and  his  concutine. 

eyes,  he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in 
the  street  of  the  city  :  and  the  old 
roan  said.  Whither  goest  thou  ? 
and  whence  coiiiest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  sai  I  unto  bira.  We  are 
passingf. om  Beth-lehem-judah  to- 
ward the  side  of  mount  Ephiaira  ; 
fioni  thence  am  I  ;  and  1  went  to 
Beth-lihem-judHli,  but  I  am  now 
going  to  the  house  k  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  there  is  no  man  that  10  receiv- 
eth  me  to  house. 

19  yet  theie  is  both  straw  and 
provender  for  our  asses  ;  and  there 
is  bread  and  wine  also  for  me, 
and  for  thy  handmaid,  and  for 
the  young  man  which  is  with  thy 
Servants:  there  is  no  want  of  any 
thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said.  Peace  I 
be  with  thee  :  howsoever,  let  aU 
thy  wants  lie  upon  me  ;  only  lodg'e 
not  in  the  st.eet.  m 

21  So  n  he  brought  him  into  his 
house,  and  gave  provender  unto 
the  asses  :  and  they  washed  their 
feet,  o  and  did  eat  and  diink. 

22  Now,  as  they  weie  making 
their  heaits  p  merry,  behold,  the 
men  of  the  city,  certain  sons  g  of 
Eelial,  beset  r  the  house  round 
about,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and 
spake  to  the  master  of  the  house, 
the  old  man,  saying,  Bring  forth  s 
the  man  that  came  into  thine 
house,  that  we  may  know  him. 

23  And  the  man,  the  master  of 
the  house,  went  out  unto  them, 
and  said  unto  them.  Nay.  my  bre- 
thren, nny,  I  pray  you,  do  not  so 
wickedly  ;  seeing  that  this  man 
is  come  into  mine  house,  do  not 
this  folly,  t 

24  Behold  here  is  my  daughter,  a 
maiden,  and  his  concubine  ;  them 
I  will  bring  out  now,  and  humble 
u  ye  them,  and  do  with  them  w  hat 
seemelh  giod  unto  you  :  but  unto 
this  man  do  not  11  so  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  heark- 
en to  him  :  so  the  man  took  his 
concubine,  and  brought  her  foith 
unto  them  ;  and  they  knew  her, 
and  abused  her  all  the  night  until 
the  morning:  and  when  the  Jay 
began  to  spring,  they  let  her  go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman,  in  the 
dawninjr  of  the  day,  ami  fell  down 
at  the  door  of  the  man's  house 
w  here  her  lord  wvs.till  it  was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the 
moi-nins",  and  opened  the  doors  of 
the  house,  and  went  out  to  go  his 
wny  :  and.  behold,  the  woman  his 
concubine  was  fallen  down  at  the 
door  of  the  house,  and  hec  hands 
were  upon  the  threshold. 

261 


ne  Levite  declaTclh  his  urong.  JUDGES. 

28  And  he  said  luuo  her,  Up,  and   o  c.  20.  6,  7. 
let  U8  bu  g'lutg  :  Ijul  none  aiiawer-    I  Sa.  11.  7. 
ed.     Then    llie    man    look   her   up\ 

upon  iin  ues,  and  the  man  luue  up,   to  c.  20.  7. 
anil  ^al  liim  unto  hid  place.  i 

29  Alii  when   he  was  come   into  x  Pr.  11.  14. 
his   house,    he    took   a   knile,   and    24.  6. 

laid    hold    on    ills   concubine,   and  | 
divided  v    her,   together  with  her  n  Jos.  22. 
bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and  sent   12.  ver.  11. 
her  into  all  the  coutiiH  of  Israel.        Ic.  21.  5.  1 

30  And    it  was  so,  that  all   that   Sa.  11.  7. 
Haw   it   said,    There   was   no   such 

deed  done  nor  seen   from  the  day   h  I  Sa.  3.  20. 
that  the  children  of  Israel  came  up  2  Sa.  3.  10. 
out  oT  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  24.  2. 
day  :  consider  w  of  it,  lake  advice,  I 
X  and  speak  yrjur  mi)ids.  \c  c.  11.  11. 

CHAPTER    XX.  !l  Sn.  7.  5. 

THEN"  a  all   ihe  children  of  Is-    10.  17. 
rael  went  out,  and  the  congre-  | 
eation    was  gathered    together  as  d  c.  8.  10. 
one  man,  from  A  Dan  even  to  Beer-  | 
sheba,   with    the     land  of  Gilead, '<  c.  19.  22 — 
unto  the  Lord  in  Mizpeli.  c  j27. 

2  Arid  the  chief  of  all  the  people, 

even  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  pre-    1  the  man 
seined  ibeniselves  in  the  assembly   the  Levite. 
of  the  people  of  God,  four  hundred  : 
thousand    footmen     that   d   drew  /  c.  19.  15, 
•  word.  I&c. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Benjamin  I 

heard  that  the  children  of  Israel   2  AuTnA/ed. 
were  g'one  up  to  Mizpeh.)     Then 
said  Ihe  children  of  Israel,  Tell  us,  '  ff  c  19.  29. 
how  was  this  e  wickedness  ?  I 

i  And  1  the  Levite,  the  husband   hjos.  7.  15. 
of  the  woman  that  was  slain,  an- | 
Bwered   and    said,   I   came/  into  ,  i  c.  19.  30. 
Gibeah    that   belon^rth  to  Benja- 
min,! and  my  concubine,  to  bulge. 

5  And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose 
aErainst  me,  and  l)eset  the  house 
round  about  upon  me  by  night,  and 
thought  to  have  slain  me  ;  and  my 
concubine  have  they  forced,  2  that 
»he  is  dead. 

6  And  g  I  took  my  concubine, and 
cut    her    in  pieces,    and  sent   her  i"De.l3.  14. 
throughout  all   the   country  of  the   Joi.  22.  13, 
inheritance    of    Israel:    for    they   &c. 

have  committed  lewdness  and  for- i 

ly/i  in  Israel.  |  i  c.  19.  22. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of 

Isael  ;    give  i   here    your  advice  mDe.  17. 12. 
and  counsel.  | 

8  And  all  the  people  arose  as  one   n  c.  3.  IS. 
man,  saying.  We  will   not  any  of  1  Ch.  12.  2. 
us  go  to  his  tent,  neither  will  we 

any  of  us  turn  into  his  house.  o  ver.  23.2ft 

9  But  now,  this  shall  be  the  thing  Joel  1.  14. 
which  we   will   do  to  Gibeah  ;  tee 

icill  go  up  by  lot  against  it  ;  p  Nu.  27.  21. 

10  And  we  will    take  ten  men  of  c.  I.  I. 
an    hundred    throughout   all     the 

tribes  of  Israel,  and  an  hundred  of  g  Ge.  49.  27. 
a  thousand,  and   a  thousand  out  Hos.  10.  9. 
88.J 


2  fellows. 


B.  C.  U08. 

of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual 
for  the  people,  that  tliey  ni.iy  do, 
when  lliey  cume  to  Gil^eab  of 
BKUjaiiiin,  accoiding  to  hII  the 
folly  that  they  have  wrought  in 
Israel. 

11  So  all  Ihe  men  of  Israel  were 
gathered  against  the  city,  2  knit 
together  as  one  man. 

12  And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent 
k  men  through  all  Ihe  t.ibe  of 
Benjamin,  saying.  What  wicked- 
ness is  this  that  is  dune  among 
you  ? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the 
meo,^  (he  children  of  Belial,  which 
arc  in  Gibeah,  that  we  may  put 
them  to  death,  and  put  away  m 
evil  from  Israel.  But  the  children 
of  Benjamin  would  not  heaiken 
to  the  voice  of  their  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel  : 

14  But  the  chililren  of  Benjamin 
gathered  themselves  together  out 
of  the  cities  unto  Gil)enh,  to  go  out 
to  battle  against  the  cbildien  of 
Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
were  numbered  at  that  time,  out 
of  the  cities  twenty  and  six  thou- 
sand men  that  drew  sword,  besi'le 
the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah,  which 
were  numbered  seven  hundred 
chosen  men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there 
toere  seven  hundred  chosen  men  n 
left-handed  :  every  one  could  sling 
stones  at  an  hair  breadth,  and  not 
miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  beside 
Benjamin,  were  numbered  four 
hundred  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword  :  all  these  were  men  of 
war. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel 
arose,  and  went  o  up  to  the  house 
of  God,  and  asked  p  counsel  of 
God,  and  said.  Which  of  us  shaM 
go  up  first  to  the  b.mle  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  ?  And  the 
Lord  said,  Judah  shall  go  up  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose 
up  in  the  morning,  and  encamped 
against  Gibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  to  battle  against  Benjamin  ; 
and  the  men  of  Israel  put  them- 
selves in  array  to  fight  against 
them  at  Gibnah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 
came  forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  de- 
stroyed f  down  to  the  ground,  of 
the  Israelites  that  day,  twenty 
and  two  thousand  men. 

22  And  the  people,  the  men  of 
Israel, encouraged  themselves,  and 
set  tbcir  battle  again  in  array,  in 


B.  C.  1406. 


CHAP.  XX. 


th"   place   where  tliey  put  them- jr  ver.  26,  27. 
selves  ill  array  the  tiist  (lay.  Ps.  78.  34. 

23  (And   rthe   childien  of  Israel   Hos.  5.  15. 
went  up  and  wept  before  the  Lord  , 

until  even,  and  asked  counsel  of  s  ver.  21. 

the   Lord,   saying,   Shall   I  go   up 

again  to  battle  against  the  child-   t  ver.  18,23. 

ren  of  Benjamin  niy  brother  ?  And 

the    Lord    said,     Go    up    against   i<  Joel  2.  12 

him.)  1—18. 

24  And    the    children    of    Israel  | 

came  near  against  the  children  of  u  Jos.  18.  1. 
Benjamin  the  second  day.  j  1  Sa.  4.  3,  4. 

25  And    Benjamin     went     forth  | 

against  them  out  of   Gibeah,  the  !  to  N«.  25.  7 
second  day,  and  destroyed  s  down  — 13.  Jos. 
to   the  ground,  of  the   children  of  24.  33. 
Israel     again,   eighteen    thousand  j 
men;  all  these  drew  the  sword.      ijrDe.lO.  8, 

26  Then  t  all  the  children  of  Is-   18.  5. 
lael,  and  all  the  people,  went  up,  ; 

and  came  unto  the  house  of  God,   y  2  Ch.  20. 

and  wept,  u  and  sat   there   before    17. 

the    Lord,    and    fasted     that    day! 

until  even, and  oflered  burnt-offer- |  r  Jos.  8.  4. 

ings    and    peace-ofierings    before  ;  2  Sa.  5.  23. 

the  Lord.  j 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  \n-'B  wounded. 
quired  of  the  Lord,  (for  v  the  ark  I 

of  the  covenant  of  God  was  there  ,4  or,  Belkel. 
in  these  days  ; 

28  And   Phinehas,  ?o   the   Stin  of  

Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron,  stood  x 

before   it   in   those  days,)    saying, 
Shall  I  yet  again  go  ont  to  battle   a  Jos.  8.  14. 
against  the   children  of  Benjamin   Ec.  9.  12. 
my  brother,  orshall  I  cease  ?    And   Is-  47.  11. 
the  Lord   said,  Go   up  ;  for  y  to-  1 1  Th.  5.  3. 
morrow   I   will   deliver  them  into  '  6  Jos.  8.  15, 
thine  hand.  j  &c. 

29  And   Israel   set  Hers  ^  in  wait '  5  or,  made 
round  about  Gibeah.  \a  long 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  ,  sound  with 
up  against  the  children  of  Benja-  :  the  t?um- 
min   on   the    third   day,    and    put  pets.  Jos.  6. 
themselves  in  array  against  Gibe- j  5. 

ah,  as  at  other  times.  \S  or,  time. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  i7  with. 
went  out  against  the   people,  and\8  elevation. 
were   d.awn   away  from  the  ov.y  ;   9  tlie -wound- 
and    they  began   to  smite   of  the   td. 
people, 3  anrfkill.as  at  other  times,  !  c  Ge.  19.  28. 
in   the   high-ways,  of    which   one  I  Joel  2.  30.      ( 
goRth   up   to  4  the  house  of  God,  i  10  whole         i 
and   the   other  to   Gibeah    in   il\e  .consuntp- 
tield,  about  thirty  men  of  Israel.       \tion. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  \d  Is.  13.  8. 
said,  They  are  smitten   down  be- [33.  14. 
fore  us,    as  at  the   first      But  the    11  touched. 
childien  of  Israel  said,  Let  us  flee,    e  La.  1.  3. 
and  draw  them  from  the  city  unto   12  or,  from 
the  high-ways.  \  Menuhah. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  i  13  unto  over 
up  out  of   their    place,   and    pallogainst. 
themselves    in   anay  at    Baal-ta- ly  Jos.  15.  32. 
mar  j  and  the  Hers  in  wait  of  Is- !  1  Ch.  6.  77. 
rael  came  forth  out  of  their  places,  |Zec.  14.  10. 


The  Benjamites  smitten 

'  eaen  out  of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 
I  34  And  there  came  against  Gi- 
j  beah  ten  thousand  chosen  mea 
out  of  all  Israel,  and  the  battle 
was  sore  :  but  a  they  knew  not 
I  that  evil  was  near  them. 
I  35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin 
before  Israel  :  and  the  children  of 
Israel  destroyed  of  the  Benjamites 
I  that  day  twenty  and  five  thousand 
land  an  hundred  men:  all  these 
I  drew  the  sword. 

1  36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin 
i  saw  that  they  were  smiiten  :  for 
j  the  men  of  Isiael  gave  place  6  to 
I  the  Benjamites,  because  they 
1  trusted  unio  the  Hers  in  wait  which 
j  they  had  set  beside  Gibeah. 
I  37  And  the  lieis  in  wait  hasted, 
j  and  rushed  upon  Gibeah  ;  and  the 
I  Hers  in  wait  5  drew  themselves 
I  along,  and  smote  all  the  city  with 
I  the  edg'e  of  the  sword. 
I  38  Nuw  there  was  an  appointed 
I  6  sign  between  the  men  of  Israel  7 
I  and  the  Hers  in  wait,  that  they 
;  should  make  a  great  flame  8  with 
smoke  lise  up  out  of  the  city. 
I  39  And  v.hen  the  men  of  Israel 
retired  in  the  battle,  Benjamin  be- 
gan to  sm\\.e9and  kill  of  the  men 
!  of  Israe  1  about  thirty  persons  ;  for 
j  they  said.  Surely  they  are  smitten 
down  before  us,  as  in  the  fiist  bat- 
tle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  \o 
[rise  up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pillar 

of  c  smoke,  the  Benjamites  looked 
behind  them,  and,  behold,  the  10 
flame  of  the  city  ascended  up  to 
heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
turned  again,  the  men  of  Benja- 
min were  amazed  :  d  for  they  saw 
that  evil  11  was  come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their 
backs  before  the  men  of  Israel  unto 
the  way  of  the  wilderness  ;  but  the 
battle  e  overtook  them:  and  them 
which  came  out  of  the  cities  they 
destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  enclosed  the  Benia- 
mites  round  about,  and  chaied 
them,  rt/idtrode  them  down  12  with 
ease,  13  over  against  Gibeah  to- 
ward the  sun-rising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin 
eighteen  thousand  men  :  all  these 
were  men  of  valour. 

45  And  ihey  turned,  and  fled  to- 
ward the  wilderness  unto  the  rock 
of/  Rimmon  :  and  they  gleaned 
of  them  in  the  high-ways  five  thou- 
sand men  ;  and  pursued  hard  after 
them  unto  Gidorn,  and  slew  two 
thousand  men  of  them. 

45  So  that  all  which  fell   that  day 
263 


Betifamtn's  desolntion  bewailed. 

<if  Bunjniiiiii  were  iwcniy  and 
live  lliuiKttiid  men  tliitt  drew  the 
KWoiJ  :  all  iliese  toere  men  of  ^al 
our. 

47  But  s  six  hundred  men  turned, 
and  lied  lo  ilic  wilderncsH  uiilo  the 
ruck  Kinimon,  and  iihode  \n  the 
rock  Kiinmon  luur  niunihs. 

48  y»ud  ihtf  men  o)  Is.uel  turned 
Bj.ini  upon  llic  childien  of  Benja- 
min, luid  smote  them  with  the 
edg-e  of  the  sword,  iis  well  the  men 
of  every  cUy ,  as  tiie  beast,  and 
nil  thiti  14  citine  lo  hand:  ulsoiiiey 
»el  on  liie  all  the  cities  that  15  they 
came  lo. 

CHAPTKR  XXI. 

NOW  a  the  men  of  Israel  had  b 
sworn  in  Mizpeh,  saying. 
There  shall  not  any  of  ns  g-ive  his 
daugl)ier\into  Benjamin  lo  wife. 

2  And  the  people  Cfune  c  to  the 
house  of  God,  and  abode  there  till 
even  hefoie  God,  and  lifted  d  up 
their  voices,  and  wept  sore  ; 

3  And  said,  U  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
why  is  this  come  to  pass  in  Israel, 
that  tlieie  slioiild  lie  to-day  one 
tribe  lacking  in  Israel  ? 

4  .\nd  it  carne  lo  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  the  people  rose  early, 
ant!  e  hnili  there  an  altar,  and  of- 
fered bnrnt-ofierings  and  peace- 
ofT-jrings. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said. 
Who  is  (Aere  among  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel  that  came  not  up  w  ith  the 
congregation  unto  ihe  Lord  ?  for 
they  had  made  a  great  oath  con- 
cerning him  that  came  not  up  to 
the  Lord  lo  Mizpeh,  saying.  He 
shall  surely  be  put   lo  death. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel/" re- 
pented them  for  Benjamin  their 
brother,  and  said.  There  is  one 
tribe  cut  ofl'frotn  Israel  this  day  : 

7  How  shall  we  do  fur  wives  tor 
them  that  remain,  seeing  we  have 
•worn  hy  the  Lord,  that  we  will 
not  give  them  of  our  daughlers  to 
wives  ? 

8  And  they  said.  What  one  is 
there  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  to  Mizpeh  to  the 
Lord?  And,  bchoM,  there  came 
none  to  the  camp  fiom  Jabesh- 
gilead  g  to  the  assembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered, 
and,  behold,  there  were  none  of  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent 
thither  twehe  thousand  men  of 
the  valiant»st,  and  commanded 
them,  saying.  Go  h  and  smite  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  with  the 
women  and  the  children. 

!264 


JUDGES. 
gc.  31.  13. 

14  loot 
found. 

15  were 
found. 

ac.  20.  1, 

10. 

b  1  Sa.  14. 
i8,  :«9.  Ko. 
10.2. 

c  c.  20.  18, 
26. 

dGe.27.  38, 
1  Sa.  30.  4. 

e  2  Sa.  24. 
i5. 

/c.  11.35. 

g\  Sa.  11. 
1.  31.  11. 

h  c.  5.  23. 
ver.  5.  1  Sa. 
11.7. 


i  Nu.  31. 
17. 

1  knoueth 
lliC  lyitig 
\\  ith  man. 

2  women 
virgins. 

k  Jos.  18.  1. 

3  and  spake 
and  called. 
I  c.  -zO.  47. 

4  or,  pro- 
claim  pen^e. 
m  ver.  6. 

n  1  Ch.  13. 
11.  15.  13. 
Is.  30.  13. 
58.  12. 
o  ver.  1. 

5  from  year 
lo  year. 

6  or,  toward 
the  sun- 
rising. 

7  or,  on. 

p  c.  11.  34. 
Ec.  3.  4. 

8  or,  grati- 
fy us  in 
them. 

q  1  Cor.  7.2. 


B,  C.  HOfl. 

'  II  And  this  ii  Ibe  thing  thai  ye 
•hull  do,  Ve  i  thall  uiteily  deatjuy 
eveiy  mule,  dnd  eveiy  «uinan 
'  that  1  hath  lain  by  man. 
I  Vi  And  they  luund  among  the 
inhaliilanlB  uf  JuLevb-gileaa  l.iur 
hundred  young  'i  vi.gnw,  that  had 
known  nu  man  by  lying  \t  iiL  any 
!inale  ;  and  they  brought  ihcui  un- 
ta  the  camp  to  bhiloh,  /.-  which  it 
in  '.be  land  uf  Canaan. 
I  13  And  llie  whole  congregation 
I  sent  «ome  3  to  speak  to  ihe  chil- 
^d.en  of  Benjamin  that  /  were  lo 
[the  rock  Uiinrnon,  and  to  4  cull 
peaceably  unlu  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at 
'that  lime  ;    and    tliey   ga^e    them 

wives  which  tliey  had  saved  alive 
,  of  the  women  uf  Jabesh-gilead  : 
and  yet  so  they  suflited  ihein  not. 

15  And  the  people  repented  ;/j 
them  fur  Beiijainin,  because  that 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  n  in 
the  tribes  of  Is.ael. 

16  Tlien  llie  elders  of  the  congre- 
gation said.  How  shall  we  do  for 
wives  for  them  that  lemain,  seeing 
the  women  are  destroyed  uut  of 
Benjamin  1 

17  And  tliey  said,  There  must 
be  an  inheiilance  fur  Ihem  ihat  be 
escaped  of  Benjamin,  that  a  tribe 
be  not  ilpstroyeil  out  of  Israel. 

18  Howbeil  we  may  not  give 
them  wives  of  our  daughlers  :  for 
othe  children  of  Isael  have  sworn, 
saying,  C'uised  be  he  that  givelh  a 
wite  lo  Benjamin. 

19  Then  tliey  said,  Behold,  there 
is  a  feast  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  5 
year\y,  in  a  place  which  is  on  the 
north  sid*-  ol  Bethel,  6  on  the  east 
side  7  of  the  high-way  that  gceth 
up  f.ora  Belh-el  lo  Shechem,  and 
on  ihe  south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefoie  they  commanded 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  saying, 
Go  and  lie  in  wail  in  the  vine- 
yards ; 

21  And  see,  and,  behold,  if  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh  come  out  ('• 
dance  p  in  dances,  then  come  ye 
out  of  the  vineyard*,  and  catch 
you  every  man  his  wife  of  the 
daughleis  of  Khiloh,  and  go  to  the 
land  of  Benjamin. 

'^2  And  it  shall  be,  when  their 
fathers  or  their  brethren  come  un- 
to us  to  complain,  that  we  will 
say  unto  them,  8  Be  favourable 
unto  them  for  our  sakes  :  because 
we  reserved  not  to  each  man  his 
wife  9  in  the  war  :  for  ye  did  not 
give  unto  them  at  this  lime,  that 
ye  should  be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin 


I 


B.  C.  14C6. 

did  so,  and  took  them  wives  ac- 
cocding  to  their  number,  of  them 
tbat  danced,  whom  tliey  caught  ; 
and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  repaired 
the  cities,  r  and  dwelt  in  them. 
24  And  the  children  of  Israel  de- 


CHAP.  XXI, 

re.  20.  48. 


17.  6. 
1.    19. 


t  De.  12.  8. 


Naomi  Telunteth  home. 
parted  thence  at  that  time,  every 
man  to  his  tribe  and  to  his  family; 
and  they  went  out  fiom  thence 
ever)'  man  to  his  inheritance. 
25  In  those  days  s  there  was  no 
king  in  Israel,  every  man  did  that 
lehich  was  right  in  his  own  t  eyes. 


THE    BOOK    OF    RUTH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  a 
days  when  the  judges  I  rt-led, 
tliat  there  was  a  famine  in  the 
land.  And  a  certain  man  of  Beth- 
lehem-judah  6  went  to  sojourn  in 
the  country  of  JVIoab,  he,  and  hie 
wife,  and  his  two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  uas 
Elimelech,  and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Naomi,  and  the  name  of  his 
two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chilion, 
Ephrathites  c  of  Beth-!ehem-ju- 
dah.  And  they  came  into  the 
country  of  Moab,  and  2  continued 
there. 

3  And  Elimelech,  Naomi's  hus- 
band, died  ;  ana  she  was  left,  and 
her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  took  them  wives  of 
the  women  of  Moab  ;  the  name  of 
the  one  !c(m  Orpali,  and  the  name 
of  tlie  other  Rutli  :  and  they 
dwelled  there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died 
also  both  of  them  ;  and  the  wo- 
man was  left  of  her  two  sons  and 
her  husband. 

6  Then  she  arose,  with  her 
daughters-in-law,  that  she  might 
return  from  the  country  of  Moab  ; 
for  she  had  heard  in  the  country 
of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had 
visited  d  his  people  in  giving  e 
them  bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out 
of  the  place  where  she  was,  and 
her  two  daughters-in-law  with 
her;  and  they  went  on  the  way 
to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8  And  Naomi  .said  unto  her  two 
daughters-in-law,  Go,  return  each 
to  her  mother's  house  :  the  Lord 
y  deal  kindly  with  you,  as  ye  have 
dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with  me. 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye 
may  find  rest,  each  of  you  in  the 
bouse  of  her  husband.  Then  slie 
ifissed  them  :  and  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her.  Sure- 
ly we  will  return  with  thee  unto 
thy  people. 

11  And  Naomi  said,  turn  again, 
my  daughters,  why  will  ye  go 
with  me  ?  are  there  yet  any  mon 

34 


B.  C.    1322. 


n  Ju.  2.  16. 

1  judged. 
bin.  17.  8. 
cGe.  35.  19. 

2  were. 
dGe.50.25. 
Ex.  4.  31. 
Lu.  1.  68. 
ePs.  132.  15. 
Mat.  6.  31— 
34. 

/2Ti.  1.  16 
—18. 


S-Ge.  38.11. 
be.  25.  5. 

3  o\',  rcere 
with. 

4  hope. 
5 /  have 
much  bit- 
terness. 

ft  Ju.  2.  15. 
Job  19.  21. 
Ps.  32.  4. 
38.  2.  39.  S, 
10. 

i  Pr.  17.  17. 
k  Ju.  II.  24. 
/Jos.  24.  15. 

6  Be  not 
asainst  me. 
m2K.2.  2 
—6.  Lu.  24. 
28,  29. 

no.  2.  11,12. 
0  lSa.3.  17. 
pAc.  20.  24. 
9  Ac.  21.  14. 

7  strength- 
ened her- 
self. 

r  Is.  23.  7. 
La.  2.  15. 

8  that  is, 
plensant. 

9  that  is, 
hitter. 

■^  Jobl.  21. 


sons  in  my  womb,  that  g  they 
may  be  your  husbands  ? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters, 
goyourvjay;  for  I  am  too  old  to 
have  an  husband.  If  I  should  say, 
I  have  hope,  zy  I  3  should  have  an 
husband  also  to-night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons  ; 

13  Would  ye  4  tarry  for  them  till 
they  were  grown  ?  would  ye  stay 
for  them  from  having  husbands'? 
nay,  my  daughters  ;  for  it  5  griev- 
eth  me  much,  for  your  sakes,  that 
tlie  hand  ft  af  the  Lord  is  gone  out 
against  me. 

14  .4nd  they  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  again  :  and  Orpah  kis- 
sed her  mother-in-law,  but  Ruth 
clave  i  unto  her. 

15  And  she  said.  Behold,  t!iy 
sister-in-law  is  gone  back  unto  her 
people,  and  unto  her  gods  .  jt  re- 
turn I  thou  after  thy  sisler-in-law. 

16  And  Ruth  said,  6  Entreat  me 
not  to  leave  vi  thee,  or  to  return 
from  following  after  thee  ;  for 
whither  thou  goest,  I  will  go  ;  and 
where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge  : 
thy  n  people  shall  be  my  people, 
and  thy  God  my  God  : 

17  Where  thou  diest  will  I  die, 
and  there  will  I  be  buried  :  the  o 
Lord  do  so  to  me,  and  more  also, 
i/ aught  but  jD  death  part  thee  and 
me^ 

18  When  g  she  saw  that  she  7 
was  steadfastly  minded  to  go  with 
her,  then  she  left  speaking  unto 
her. 

19  So  they  two  went  until  they 
came  to  Beth-lehem.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  they  were  come  to 
Beth-lehem,  that  all  the  city  was 
moved  about  them  ;  and  they  said, 
Is  this  r  Naomi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them.  Call 
me  not  8  Naomi,  call  me  9  Mara  : 
for  the  Almighty  hath  dealt  vei-y 
bitterly  with  me. 

21  I  went  up  full,  and  the  Lord 
s  hath  brought  me  home  again 
empty  :  why  then  call  ye  me  Nnn- 
mi.  seeing  the  Lord  hath  testified 
against  me,  and  the  Almighty 
hath  afflicted  me  ? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth 

•iSS 


Boos:  ahoweth/nvoitr  to  Ruth. 

the  Moal.itess  her  daiijhler-in- 
law,  with  ber,  -Alnch  relumed  out 
oflhi!  couiiljy  of  Monb  :  and  tlioy 
Ciiine  to  Beth-luhein  in  ilie  Ijegin- 
niii^  of  bailey-lia. vest. 
CHAPTER  II. 

AND  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  a  of 
her  husband's,  a  ini^'hly  man 
ol  weahh,  of  the  family  of  Elime- 
lech  ;  and  his  name  was  I  Eoaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  MoaUiless  said 
unto  Naomi,  Let  me  now  go  to 
thi"  field,  and  glean  6  cars  of  c-orn 
after  him  in  whose  sight  I  shall 
find  ffrace.  And  she  said  unto 
her.  Go,  my  daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and 
gleaned  in  the  field  after  the  reap- 
ers j  and  her  hap  2  was  to  light  on 
a  part  of  the  field  belonginj^  unto 
Boaz,  who  was  of  the  kindred  of 
Klimelech. 

4  And,  behold,  Boaz  came  from 
Beth-lehcm,  and  said  unto  the 
reapers,  c  The  Lord  Se  with  you. 
And  they  d  answered  him,  The 
Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  ser- 
vant that  was  set  over  the  reapers, 
Whose  damsel  is  this  ? 

6  AnA  the  servant  that  was  set 
over  the  reapers  answered  and 
said,  It  is  the  Moabitish  damsel 
that  came  back  with  Naomi  out  of 
the  country  of  Moab  : 

7  An(\  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let 
me  glean  and  gather  after  the 
roapiMS  among  the  sheaves  :  so  she 
came,  and  hath  continued  even 
f ri  m  the  morning  until  now,  that 
she  tarried  a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Bouz  unto  Ruth, 
Hearest  thou  not,  my  daughter? 
Go  not  to  glean  in  another  field, 
neither  e  go  from  hence,  but  abide 
here  fast  by  my  maidens  : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field 
that  they  do  reap,  and  go  thou 
after  them  ;  have  I  not  charged  the 
young  men  that  they  shall  not 
touch  /  thee  ?  and  when  thou  an 
athirsi,  go  unto  the  vessels,  and 
drink  of  that  which  the  young  men 
have  drawn. 

10  Then  she  fell  g  on  her  face, 
and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground 
and  said  unto  him,  Why  have  I 
found  graf-e  in  thine  eyes,  that 
thou  shouldest  take  knowledge  of 
me,  s(?eing  I  nm  a  stranger  ? 

11  And  Boaz  answered  and  said 
unto  her.  It  hath  fully  been  show- 
ed me  h  all  that  thou  hast  done 
unto  thy  mother-in-law  since  the 
death  of  thine  husband  ;  and  hmo 
thou  hast  left  thv  father  and  thy 
mother,  and  the  land  of  thy  nati- 


ri;th. 

a  c.  3.  2,  12. 

1  called 
Booz. 
Mat.  1.  5. 

6Le.  19.  9. 
De.  24.  19. 

2  happened. 

c  Ps.  129,  7, 
8.  Lu.  1.23. 
2Th.  3.  16. 

d  1  Ti.  6.  2. 

cCa.  1.  7,8. 

/  Ge.  20.  6. 
Pr.  6.  29. 

g  1  Sa.  25. 
23. 

he.  1.  14— 
27. 


i  1  Sa.  14. 
19.  Pr.  11. 

18. 

k  Ps.  17.  8. 
36.  7.  57.  1. 
63.  7. 

Ic.  1.16. 

3  or,  J  Jind. 

m  Ge.  33. 
15.  ISa.  1. 
18. 

4  to  the 
heart.  Ge. 
33.  3.  Ju.l9. 
3. 

n  Ps.  23.  5. 

5  shame. 

oJa.  1.5. 

pPs.41.  1. 

9C.  3.  10. 
2  Sa.  2.  5. 
Job  29.  13. 

r2Sa.  9.  1. 

6  or,  thot 
hath  right 
to  redeem. 
Le.  25.  25. 

sCa.  1.7,  8. 

1  or,  fall  not 
upon. 


B.  C.  1329. 

vity,  niid  nrt  coine  unto  a  people 
which  thou  knewest  not  hcieto- 
fore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  i  thy 
work,  and  a  full  reward  be  given 
thee  oi  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
tinder  whose  wings  thou  k  art 
come  /  to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  3  Let  me  find 
m  favour  in  thy  sight,  my  lord  ; 
for  that  thou  hast  comforted  nie, 
and  for  that  thou  hast  spoken 
4  friendly  ante  thine  handmaid, 
though  I  be  not  like  unto  one  of 
thine  handmaiilens. 

14  And  Boax  said  unto  her,  At 
mealtime  come  thou  hither,  and 
eat  of  the  bread,  and  dip  thy  mor- 
sel in  the  vinegar.  And  she  sat 
beside  the  reapers  :  and  he  reach- 
ed her  parched  corn,  and  she  did 
eat,  and  wassulTiced,  and  left,  n 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up 
to  glean,  Boaz  commanded  his 
young  men,  saying,  Let  het 
glean  even  among  the  sheaves, 
and  5  reproach  u  her  not  ; 

16  Awl  let  fall  also  some  of  the 
handfuls  of  purpose  for  her,  and 
leave  them,  that  she  may  glean 
them,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  un- 
til even,  and  beat  out  that  she  had 
gleaned  :  and  it  was  about  an 
ephah  of  barley. 

18  And  she  looV  it  up,  and  went 
into  the  city;  and  her  mother-in- 
law  saw  what  she  had  gleaned  ; 
and  she  brought  forth,  and  gave  to 
her  that  she  hud  reserved  after  she 
was  sufficed. 

19  And  her  mother-in-law  said 
unto  her.  Where  hast  thou  glean- 
ed to-day  ?  and  where  wroughiest 
thou  ?  blessed  be  p  he  that  did 
take  knowledge  of  thee.  And  she 
showed  her  mother-in-law  with 
whom  she  had  wrought,  and  said. 
The  man's  name  with  whom  1 
wrought  to-day  ts  Boaz. 

SO  And  Naomi  said  unto  her 
daughter-in-law.  Blessed  o  iehe  of 
the  "Lord,  who  hath  not  left  off  r 
his  kindness  to  the  living  and  to 
the  dead.  And  Naon.i  said  unto 
her.  The  man  is  near  of  kin  unto 
us.  one  6  of  our  next  kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  .Moabitess  said, 
He  said  unto  me  also.  Thou  e 
shalt  keep  fast  by  my  young 
men,  until  they  have  ended  all  my 
harvest. 

22  .4nd  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth 
her  diiugrbtor-in-law.  It  is  good, 
my  daughter,  that  thou  go  out 
with  his  maidens,  that  they  7  meet 
(hee  nut  in  any  other  field. 


B.  C.  13;2. 


CHAP.  III.  IV 


23  So  she  kept  t  fast  by  the 
maidens  of  Boaz  to  glean  unto 
the  end  of  ba. ley-harvest,  and  of 
wheal -harvesi  ;  and  divelt  with 
hei  raoiher-in-law. 

CHAPTER  HI. 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother-in- 
law  said  unto  her,  My  daugh- 
ter, Bliall  a  I  not  seek  rest  6  for 
thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee  ■? 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our 
kindred,  with  whose  maidens 
thou  wast  ?  c  lehuld,  he  wmnow- 
eth  barley  to-night  in  the  ihresh- 
ing-flnor. 

3  Wash  thyself,  therefore,  and 
d  anjint  thee,  and  put  thy  rai- 
ment upon  thee,  and  gel  thee 
down  to  the  floor  :  but  make  not 
thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until 
he  shall  have  done  eating  and 
drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  lieth 
down,  that  thou  shall  mark  the 
place  where  he  shall  lie,  and  thou 
glial t  go  in,  and  1  uncover  his  feet, 
and  lay  thee  down  ;  and  he  will 
tell  thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

5  And  she  said  unto  her.  All 
that  thou  sayest  unto  me  I  will 
do. 

6  And  she  went  down  unto  the 
floor,  and  did  according  to  all  that 
her  mother-in-law  bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and 
drunk,  and  his  heart  was  merry,  e 
he  went  to  lie  down  at  the  end  of 
the  heap  of  corn  ■  and  she  came 
softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet, 
and  laid  her  down. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  at  mid- 
night, that  the  man  was  afraid, 
and  2  turned  himself;  and,  be- 
hold, a  woman  lav  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said,  'Who  art  thou  ? 
And  she  answered,  I  am  Ruth 
thine  handmaid  :  spread  /  there- 
fore thy  skirt  over  thine  hand-: 
maid;  f^r  thou  ar!  3  a  near  kins- 1 
man.  I 

10  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  thou 
of  the  Lord,  my  daughter  ;  yori 
thou  hast  showed  more  kindness 
in  the  latter  end  than  at  the  be-! 
ginning,  g  inasmuch  as  thou  fol- 
lowelst  not  young  men,  whether 
poor  or  rich.  ' 

H  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear 
mt  ,  I  will  do  to  thee  all  that  thou 
requirest  :  for  all  the  4  city  of  my 
people  do'h  know  that  thou  art  a 
virtuous  h  woman. 

12  And  now,  it  is  true  that  I  am 
thy  near  kinsman  :  howbeit,  i 
there  is  a  kinsman  nearer  than  I.    i 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall 


t  Pr.  13.  20. 

1  Cor.  15. 

33. 

a  1  Cor.  7. 

33.  I  Ti.  5. 

8. 

6  c.  1.  9. 

cc.  2.  8,  23. 

d2Sa.  14. 

2.  Ec.  9.  8. 

1  or,  lift  up 
the  clothes 
that  are  on. 
e  Ju.  19.  6, 
9,22.  2Sa. 
13.  28.  Est. 
1.  10.  Ec.  8. 
15.  9.  7.  10. 
19. 

2  or,  took 
hold  on. 
/Eze.lS.  8. 

3  or,  one 
that  hath 
a  right  to 
redeem, 
c.  2.  20. 
gc.  1.8. 

4  gate. 

h  Pr.  12.  4. 
31.  10. 
ic.  4.  1. 


k  De.  25.  5. 
c    4   5 

Mat.  22.  24, 
25. 

Ue.  4.  2. 

mRo.  14.10. 
1  Cor.  10.32. 

5  or  sheet, 
or  apron. 

n  Ps.  37.  3, 
5. 

ac.  3.  12. 

6  IK.  21.  8. 

1  7  said  I 
will  receal 
in  thine  ear. 

c  Je.  32.  8, 
25. 

dGe.23.  18. 

ec.3.  13. 


Boat's  present  to  Ruth. 
be  in  the  morning,  that  if  he  will 
perform  unio  thee  the  pait  /t  of  a 
kinsman,  well  ;  let  him  do  the 
kinsman's  p.ut  ;  but  if  he  will 
not  do  the  part  of  a  kinsman  to 
thee,  then  will  I  dothepaitofa 
kinsman  to  thee,  as  I  the  Lord 
liveth:  lie  down  until  the  morn- 
ing. 

14  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until 
the  morning  ;  and  she  rose  up  be- 
fore one  could  know  another.  And 
he  said,  m.  Let  it  not  be  known 
that  a  woman  came  into  (he  floor. 

15  Also  he  said.  Bring  ihe  5  vail 
that  thou  hast  upon  thee,  and 
hold  it.  And  when  she  held  it,  he 
mea.su red  six  measures  of  barley, 
and  laid  it  on  her  :  and  she  went 
into  the  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her 
mother-in-law,  she  said.  Who 
orMhou,  my  daughter?  And  she 
told  her  all  that  the  man  had  done 
to  her. 

17  And  she  said.  These  six  men- 
sures  of  barley  gave  he  me  ;  for 
he  said  to  me.  Go  not  empty  unto 
thy  mother-in-law. 

18  Then  said  she.  Sit  n  still,  my 
daughter,  until  thou  know  how 
the  matter  will  fall;  for  the  man 
will  not  be  in  rest,  until  he  have 
finished  the  thing  this  dav. 

CHAPTER  IV'.' 

THEN  went  Boaz  up  to  the 
gate,  and  sat  him  down  there: 
and,  behold,  the  kinsman,  of 
whom  Boaz  spake,  a  came  by: 
unto  whom  he  said,  Ho,  such-a- 
oiie  !  turn  asiiie,  sit  <lown  here. 
And  he  turned  aside  and  sat 
down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  b 
elders  of  the  city,  and  said.  Sit 
ye  down  here.  And  they  sat 
down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman, 
Naomi,  that  is  come  again  out  of 
the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a 
parcel  of  land,  which  was  our 
brother  Elimelech's : 

4  And  1  1  thought  to  adverti.se 
thee,  saying.  Buy  c  it  before  d 
the  inhabitants,  and  before  the 
elders  of  my  people.  If  thou  wilt 
redeem  it.  redeem  it  ;  but  if  thou 
wilt  not  redeem  it.  then  tell  me, 
that  I  may  know  ;  for  there  is  none 
to  redeem  it  besides  thee  ;  and  I 
am  after  thee.  And  he  said,  I 
will  redeem  it. 

5  Tlien  said  Boaz,  What  day 
Ihiiu  buyest  the  field  of  the  hand 
of  Naomi,  thou  must  buy  it  also 
of  Ruth  the  Mnabitess,  the  wife 
of  the  dead,  to  raise  up  e  the  name 

2B7 


B:iat  murritth  Ruth. 

of  the  dead  upon  his  inhciitance. 

6  And  ihe  kinsman  said,  I  can- 
not redeem  it,  lor  myself,  lest  I 
mar  uune  own  inhe.itunce  :  re- 
deem tliau  my  ughl  to  thyself; 
foi  I  ciiiinot  redeem  it. 

7  Now  this  /  wag  the  manner  in 
former  lime  in  Isriiel,  concerning 
redeeming,  itnd  conr.erninjrchaua;- 
in^,  for  to  confi.mall  things:  A 
mm  plucked  off  liis  shoe,  itnd 
gave  it  to  his  neiglibour  ;  and  this 
ua^  a  testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Tlierefore  the  kinsman  said 
unto  C.iaz,  Buy  it  for  thee  :  So  he 
dro>v  ulT  hi.>  shoe. 

9  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders, 
and  unto  all  ihe  people,  Ye  are 
witnesses  this  day,  liiat  I  have 
bought  all  that  wat:  Elimelech's, 
and  all  thai  was  Chilion's  and 
Mahhin's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Mo.eover,  K'iih  the  Moabi- 
tess,  the  wife  of  Mahlmi,  have  I 
purchrtsei  to  be  my  wife,  to  raise 
up  the  name  of  the  dead  upon  his 
inheiilanre,  that  the  naineof  the 
dead  be  not  cut  ofl'  from  among  his 
b  ethren,  and  from  the  gale  of  his 
place  :  ye  are  witnesses  this  day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  were 
in  the  gate,  and  the  elders,  said. 
We  are  witnesses.  The  Lord 
g  make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thine  house  like  Rachel  and 
like  Leiih,  vihich  two  h  did  build 
the  house  of  Israel  .  and  2  do  thou 
worthily  in  Ephratah,  i  and  3  be 
famous  in  Beth-lehem  : 

12  And  let  thv  house  be   like  the 


1  SAMUEL. 
/  De.  25.7. 

g  Ps.  127.  3. 
\,S.i. 

hGe.  29.30. 

2  or,  gat 
thee  riches, 
or,  power, 

i  Mi.  5.  2. 

3  proclaim 
thy  name. 


kGe.  38.  29. 
IGe.  -M.  17, 
18.  33.5. 
miio.  12.  15. 

4  caused  to 
cease  unto. 

5  or,  re- 
deemer. 

6  to  nour- 
is-h.  Ge.  45. 
11.  Ps.  55. 
22. 

7  thy  grey 
hairs. 

n  1  Sa.  1.  8. 

o  Lu.  1.  58. 

p  Mat.  1.  3, 

&c. 

q  Nu.  1.  7. 

8  or,  Sil- 
VI  ah. 

9  1Ch.2. 15. 


B.  C.  131Z 

hOu««  of  Pharez,  whom  Tamar  *• 
bare  unto  Judah,  of  the  seed 
which  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  of 
this  young  woman. 

13  So  Boaz  look  Ruth,  and  she 
was  his  wife  :  and  when  he  went 
in  unto  her,  ihe  Lord  gave  I  her 
conception,  and  she  bare  a  son. 

14  And  m  the  women  said  unto 
Naomi,  Bli-ssed  be  the  Lord, 
which  hath  not  4  left  ihee  this  day 
without  a  6  kinsman,  ihat  hit 
name  may  be  famous  in  Isrnel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a 
restorer  of  thy  life,  and  6  a  nour- 
isherof  7  thine  old  age  :  for  thy 
daughter-in-law,  which  loveth 
thee,  which  is  better  h  to  thee  than 
seven  sons,  hath  boine  liim. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child, 
and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  be- 
came nurse  unto  it. 

17  And  o  the  women  her  neigh- 
bours gave  it  a  name,  saying. 
There  is  a  son  born  to  Naomi  ; 
and  they  called  his  name  Ubed  : 
he  i.i  the  father  of  Jesse,  the 
father  of  David. 

18  Now  these  are  ihe  generations 
of  Pharez  :  Pharcz  p  begat  Hei- 
ron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and 
Ram  begat  Amminadab, 

20  And  Amminadab  begat 
Nahshon,  q  and  Nahshon  begat 
8  Salirjon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and 
Boaz  begat  Obed, 

22  And  Dbed  begat  Jesse,  and 
Jesse  be?at  David.  9 


THE    FIRST    BOOK    OF    SAMUEL, 
OTHERWISE    CALLED    THE    FIRST    BOOK    OF    THE    KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I.  I 

NOW  there  was  a  certain  man  1 
of  Ramathaim-zophirn,  of 
mount  Ephraim,  and  his  name 
103s-  Elkanah,  a,  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  the  son  of  Elihu,  the  son  of 
Tohu.  the  son  of  Zuph,  an  Eph- 
rathite  : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives  ;  the 
name  of  the  one  !£•'«  Hannah,  a  id 
the  t.nmc  of  the  other  Peninnali  : 
and  Peniiinah  had  children,  but 
Hannah  had  no  children. 

3  And  ihi.'  man  went  up  out  of 
his  city  I  ye-irly  h  to  worship,  ami 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts 
in  Shilol).  And  the  two  sons  of 
Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the 
priests  of  the  Lord,  trrre  there. 

4  And  when  the  time  was  that 
Elkanah  offered,  c  he  gave  to 
Peuinnah  his  wife,  and  to  all  her 


B.  C.    1171. 


a  1  Ch.6. 

27,  34. 

1  from  year 

to  year. 

6  Ex.  23.  14. 

Lu.  2.  41. 

f  De.  12.5-7. 


2  or,  double. 
dGe.  30.  2. 

3  angered. 

e  Job  24.  21. 

4  from  her 
going  up, 
or,  from 
the  time 
that  she 
went. 

/  Ru.  4.  15, 


sons  and  her  daughters,  portions: 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  a2 
worthy  portion  :  for  he  loved  Han- 
nah ;  but  d  the  Lord  had  shut  up 
her  womb. 

6  And  her  adversary  also  3  pro- 
voked  her  e  sore,  for  to  make  her 
fret,  because  the  Lord  had  shut  up 
her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year, 
when  4  she  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  sc  she  provoked  her; 
therefore  she  wept,  and  did  not 
e-it. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  hus- 
band to  her,  Hannah,  why  weep- 
est  thou  ?  and  why  entest  thou 
not  ?  and  why  is  tliy  heart  griev- 
ed ?  am  not  I'better/  to  thee  than 
ten  sons? 

9  So  Hannah  rose  up,  after  they 
bad  eaten  in  Shilob,  aiul  after  they 


B.  C.  1165. 

had  drunk:  (nowEli  the  priest  sat ' 
upon  a  seat  by  a  post  of  the  temple 
ot  the  Lord  ;) 

10  And  she  was  5  in  bitterness  of 
soul,  and  piayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  wept  sore.  ' 

1 1  And  she  vowed  g  a  vow,  and 
Bald,  O  Lord  of  liosis,  if  thou 
wilt  indeed  ft  look  on  tlie  affliction 
of  thine  handmaid,  and  remember 
t  me,  and  not  forg'et  ihine  hand- 
maid, but  wilt  give  unto  thine 
handmaid  a  6  man-child,  then  I , 
will  jive  him  unto  the  Lord  all; 
the  days  of  bis  life,  and  there  shall 
no  raior  k  come  t.  pon  his  head.         I 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  7 
continued  praying  before  the  j 
Lord,  that  Ell  marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her ! 
heaii  ;  only  her  lips  moved,  but! 
lier  voice  was  not  heard  :  therefore 
Eli  thought  she  had  been  drunken. 

14  And  Eli  said  unto  her.  How 
long  wilt  :hou  be  dnmken  1  put 
away  thy  wine  from  thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and 
said,  No,  my  lord  ;  I  am  a  woman 
8  of  a  sorrowful  spirit  :  I  have 
drunk  neither  wine  nor  strong 
drink,  but  have  I  poured  out  ray 
soul  before  the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for 
a  daughter  of  Belial  ;  for  out  of  the 
abundance  of  my  9  complaint  and 
g  ief  have  I  spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said. 
Go  in  peace  :  and  the  Uod  of  Israel 
grant  m  thee  lliy  petition  that  thou 
hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said.  Let  thine  hand- 
maid find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So 
the  woman  went  her  way,  and 
did  eat,  n  and  her  countenance 
was  no  more  sad. 

19  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morn- 
ing early,  and  worshipped  before 
the  Lord,  and  returned,  and  came 
to  their  house  to  Ramah  :  and  El- 
kanah  !:ne.v  Hannah  his  wife  ; 
and  the  Lord  remembered  o  her. 

20  Wherefore  il  came  to  pass,  10 
when  the  time  was  come  about 
alter  Hannah  had  conceived,  that 
she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his 
name  II  Samuel,  saying.  Because 
I  have  asked  him  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and 
all  his  house,  went  up  to  offer  unto 
the  Lord  the  yearly  sacrifice,  and 
his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up  ; 
for  she  said  unto  her  husband,  / 
v>ill  not  go  up  until  the  chibi  be 
weaned,  and  then  I  will  bring  liim. 
that  he  may  appear  p  before  the 
Loi°d,  and    there   abide  fgi  eyei 

18 


CHAP.  II. 

5  bitter  of. 
g  }u.  11.  30. 
ft2!Sa.  16.12. 
i  Ge.  30.  22. 

6  seed  of 
men. 

it  Nu.6.  5. 

7  muUiplied 
to  pray. 

8  hard  of 
spiHt. 

I  Pi.  62.  8. 

9  medita- 
tion. 

mPs.  20.3,5. 
nEc.  9.  7. 

o  ver.  11. 

10  in  revo- 
lution of 
days. 

U  that  is, 

asked  of 

God. 

p  Lu.  2.  22. 


?  Nu.  30.  7. 
7- 2  Sa.  7.25. 
sPh.4.  6. 
t  Ps.  145.18, 
19. 

12  or,  re- 
turned him 
whom  I 
have  obtain- 
ed by  peti- 
tion,  to  tha 
LORD. 

13  or,  he 
whom  I 
have  obtain- 
ed by  peti- 
tion, shall 
be  returned, 
a  Lu.  1.  46, 
&c. 

6  Ps.  112.  8, 

9. 

c  Ps.  13.  5. 

d  Ex.  15.  11. 

eDe.  32.  31. 

/  Ps.  94.  4. 

1  hard. 

g  Je,  17.  10. 

h  Ps.  37.  15, 

17. 

i  Ps.  113.  9. 

ytDe.32.  39. 

/Job  1.  21. 

m  Ps.  75.  7. 

n  Ps.  113.  7, 

8.  Da.   4. 

17. 

0  Ps.  102. 

25. 


Hannah's  song. 

23  And  Elkanah  her  husband 
said  unto  her,  Do  g  what  seemeth 
thee  good  ;  tarry  until  thou  have 
weaned  him  ;  only  r  the  Lord  esta- 
blish his  word.  So  the  woman 
abode,  and  gave  herson  suck  until 
she  weaned  him. 

24  And  when  she  had  weaned 
him,  she  took  him  up  with  her, 
with  three  bullocks,  and  one  ephah 
of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and 
brought  him  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord  in  Shiloh^  and  the  child 
was  young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and 
brought  the'child  to  Eli. 

26  And  she  said.  Oh,  my  lord  .'  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  my  loid,  I  am  the 
woman  that  stood  by  thee  here, 
praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  I  prayed  ;  s  and 
t  the  Lord  hath  given  me  ray  peti- 
tion which  I  asked  of  him  : 

28  Therefore  also  I  have  12  lent 
him  to  the  Lord  ;  as  long  as  he 
livelh  13  he  shall  be  lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  he  worshipped  the 
Lord  there. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  Hannah  prayed,  and  said, 
a  My  heart  rejoiceth  in  the 
Lord  ;  mine  horn  is  exalted  b  io 
the  Lord  ;  my  mouth  is  enlarged 
o»er  mine  enemies  ;  because  I  re- 
joice c  in  thy  salvation. 

2  There  d  is  none  holy  as  the 
Lord  :  for  there  is  none  beside 
ihee  ;  neither  is  there  auy  rock  e 
like  our  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding^ 
proudly  ;letyno/  I  ariogancycome 
out  of  your  mouth  :  for  the  Lord  g 
is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and  by  bin* 
actions  are  weighed. 

4  The  bows  ft  of  the  mighty  men 
are  broken,  and  they  that  stumbled 
are  girded  with  strength. 

5  They  thoX  were  full  have  hired 
out  themselves  for  bread  ;  and  they 
that  were  hungiy  ceased  ;  so  that 
the  i  barren  hath  borne  seven  ;  and 
she  that  hath  many  children  is 
waxed  feeble. 

6  The  Lord  killeth,  k  and  raaketh 
alive  :  he  bringeth  down  to  the 
grave,  and  bringeth  up. 

7  The  Lord  I  maketh  poor,  and 
maketh  rich  :  he  m  bringeth  low, 
and  lifteth  up. 

8  He  n  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  up  the  beggar 
from  the  dunghill,  to  set  them 
amcng  princes,  and  to  make  them 
inherit  the  throne  of  flory  :  for  the 
pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's, 
and  he  hath  .set  o  the  world  upoa 
tbem. 

859 


Tfit  fin  of  KlVi  aons. 
9  He  will  keep  the  feet  p  oi  liis 


eet  ©  ol 

shall  he 


(aims,  and  (he  wicked  shall  be  si 
leiil  in  daikiiees;  lor  liy  slreiig^th 
;  shall  no  man  pievail. 

10  The  adveitiiiies  of  the  Loid 
shall  Le  bioken  r  ID  pieces  ;  out  of 
hcaviMi  shall  he  thunder  s  upon 
them  :  the  Loid  shall  judge  t  ihe 
ends  of  the  eaith;  and  he  shall 
give  streng^ib  unto  his  king',  and 
e;ialt  u  the  horn  of  his  Anoiiiied. 

11  And  l:Ilkunalta.went  to  Rainab 
to  his  house  ;  and  the  child  did 
minister  unto  the  Lord  befoie  Kli 
the  piiest. 

12  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  icere  sons 
of  Belial  ;  they  knew  not  t>  the 
Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with 
the  people  was,  that  when  any  man 
ofl'eied  sacrifice,  the  piiest's  ser- 
vant came,  while  the  fiesh  was  in 
seeihing,  with  a  flesh-hook  of  three 
teelh  ill  his  hand  ; 

U  And  he  struck  it  into  t;ie  pan, 
or  kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot;  all 
thai  the  flesh-hook  bioug-ht  up  the 
priest  took  for  himself.  So  they 
did  in  Shiloh  unto  all  the  Israelites 
that  came  thiiher. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the  fat, 
10  the  priest's  servant  came,  and 
B.iid  to  the  man  that  sacrificed. 
Give  fies^h  to  roast  for  the  priest; 
for  he  will  not  have  sodden  flesh  of 
thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  ^f  any  man  said  unto 
him,  Let  them  not  fail  to  burn  the 
fat  2  presently,  and  then  take  as 
much  as  thy  soul  dcsireth  ;  then  he 
would  answer  him,  Nay  ;  but  thou 
tbalt  g'ive  it  me  now:  and  if  not, 
1  will  take  it  by  force. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the 
young  men  was  very  great  before 
X  the  Lord  ;  for  men  abhorred  y 
the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

18  But  Samuel  ministered  before 
the  Lord,  being  a  child,  girded  z\ 
with  a  linen  ephod. 

19  Moreover,  his  mother  made] 
him  a  little  coat,  and  brought  it  to 
him  from  year  to  year,  when  she 
came  a  np  with  her  husband  to  of- 
fer the  yeaily  sacrifice. 

20  And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and 
his  wife,  and  said.  The  Lord  give 
the  seed  of  this  woman,  for  the  3 
loan  which  is  lent  to  the  Lord. 
And  they  went  unto  their  own 
home. 

21  And  the  Lord  visited  h  Han- 
nah, so  that  she  conceived,  and 
bare  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 
And  the  child  Samuel  grew  before 
the  Lord. 

22  Now  Eli  was    very  old,  and 

?7!) 


1  SAMUEL. 
p  Ps.  121.  3. 
V  Ec.9.  II. 
rEx.  15.  6. 
Ps.  2.  9. 
s  Ps.  18.  13, 
U. 

1  Ps.  se.  13. 

u  Ps.  89.  24. 

t>  Je.  ti-4.  16. 

Ro.  1.24, 

28. 

w  Le.  3.  3 

—5,  16. 

2  as  on  the 
day. 

xiie.  13.  13. 
yMal.  2.  8. 
i  Ex.iS.  4. 
ac.  1.  3. 

3  or,  peti- 
tion  which     j 
she  asked. 
6Ge.  21.  1. 


4  assembled 
by  troops. 
Ex.38.  8 

5  or,  evil 
words  of 
you. 

6  or,  cry  out. 
cNu.  15.30. 
Ps.  51.4,  16. 
rfl  Ti.  2.5. 
He.  7.25. 

e  Jos.  11.20. 

/  Pr.  3.  4. 

Lii.2.  52. 

fEx.  4.  14, 

27. 

A  Ex.  28. 1,4. 

i  Le.7.  7,  8, 

34.  Nu.  5. 

9,  10. 

18.  8—19. 

k  De.  32.  15. 

/Ex.  29.  9. 

m  Je.  18.  9, 

10. 

nPs.  91.  14. 

Pr  3.  9,  10. 

o  Mai.  2.  8, 

9. 

p  1  K.  2.  27, 

35. 

7  or,  the 
aJPiction 
of  the  tab- 
ernacle, 
for  all  the 
wealth 
■whic'i  Gnd 
would 
have  givtn 
Israel. 


B.  C.  llfl). 
heard  ull  that  hii  aons  did  upto  nil 
Israel  ;  and  how  they  lay  >vith  the 
ttoineii  that  4  usstinbied  r>t  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 
2o  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
do  ye  such  things?  fori  hear  .3  of 
your  evil  dealings  by  all  tiiis 
people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons  ;  for  it  -t  no 
go3d  report  that  1  hear:  ye  nrike 
the  Lord's  people  to  6  l.ansg  efs. 
I  26  if  one  man  sin  against  ano- 
ther, the  judge  sliall  judge  liim  ; 
hut  if  a  man  din  against  c  the 
Lord,  who  d  shall  entreat  lot 
him?  Notwithstanding,  ihey 
hea.kened  not  unto  the  voiie  of 
their  father,  because  e  the  Lo.d 
wonH  slay  them. 

26  (And  Ihe  child  Samuel  grew 
on,  and  was  in  favou.'-  b>ith  with 
y  (he  Lord,  and  also  with  men.) 

27  And  thee  came  a  man  of  (jcJ 
unto  Eli,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Loid,  Did  1  plainly  ap- 
pear g  unio  the  house  of  iliv  fa- 
ther, when  Ihey  were  in  Ejtptin 
Pharaoh's  house  ? 

28  And  did  I  choose  him  h  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  be  mv 
priest,  to  ofler  upon  mine  altar,  to 
burn  incense,  to  wear  an  ephod 
befoie  me  ?  and  did  1  give  t  unto 
the  house  of  thy  father  all  the  ofler- 
ings  made  by  fire  of  the  childien 
of  Israel  ? 

£9  Wherefore  kick  k  ye  at  my 
sacrifice  and  at  mine  ofiering, 
which  I  have  commanded  t;i  my 
habitation  ;  and  honourest  thy  sons 
above  me,  to  make  vouiselvec  fat 
with  the  chiefestofall  the  ofiering* 
of  Israel  my  p<^ople  ? 

30  Wheiefore  the  Lord  Goil  of 
Israel  saith,  I  said  /  indeed  that  thy 
house,  and  the  house  of  thy  father, 
should  walk  liefore  me  for  ever: 
but  now  m  the  Lord  saith.  Be  it 
far  from  me  ;  for  them  n  tliiit  ho- 
nour me  I  will  honour,  and  lliey 
that  despise  o  me  shall  be  lightly 
esteemed. 

31  Behold,  the  days;)  come,  that 
I  will  cut  oft'  thine  arm,  and  the 
arm  of  thy  father's  house,  that 
there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thine  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  7  an  enemy 
in  r/iy  habitation,  in  all  the  wealth 
which  Gorf  shall  give  Is  ael  :  and 
there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thine  hotise  forever. 

33  And  tlie  man  of  thine,  whom  I 
shall  not  cut  off  from  mine  altar, 
shall  be  to  consume  thine  eyes,  and 
to  grieve  thine  heart;  and  all  the 


B.  c.  neb. 

increase  of  thina  house  shall  die  8 
in  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  be  a  sigri  unto 
thee,  that  shall  come  upon  thy  two 
Suns,  on  Hophni  and  Phinehas  ;  in 
one  day  they  shall  die  y  both  of 
them. 

35  And  r  I  will  raise  me  up  a 
faillifal  priest,  that  shall  do  ac- 
cording' to  that  which  is  in  mine 
lieart,  and  in  my  mind  :  and  I 
will  build  him  a  sure  hou^e  ;  and 
he  shall  walk  before  mine  Anoint- 
ed for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  one  that  is  left  in  thine 
house  sliall  come  and  crouch  to  him 
for  a  piece  of  silver  and  a  morsel 
of  bread,  and  shall  say,  9  Put  me. 
I  pray  Ihee,  into  10  one  of  the 
priests'  oifices,  that  I  may  eat  a 
piece  of  bread. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AND  the  child  Samuel  minis- 
tered unto  the  Lord  before 
Eli.  And  the  word  a  of  the  Lord 
was  precious  in  those  days  ;  there 
teas  no  open  vision. 
'2  And  it  cauie  to  pass  at  that 
time,  when  Eli  was  laid  down  in 
his  place,  and  his  eyes  began  to 
wax  dim,  that  he  could  not  see  ; 

3  And  ere  the  lamp  6  of  God  went 
out  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord, 
where  the  ark  of  God  was,  and 
Samuel  was  laid  down  to  sleep  ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel  : 
and  he  answered,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said. 
Here  am  I  ;  for  thou  calledst  me. 
And  he  said,  I  called  not  ;  lie 
down  again.  And  he  went  and 
lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again, 
Samuel.  And  Samuel  arose,  and 
went  to  Eli,  and  .«aid.  Here  am  I  ; 
for  thou  didst  call  me.  And  he 
answered.  I  called  not,  my  son  ; 
lie  down  again. 

7  Now  1  Samuel  did  not  yet  know 
the  Lord,  neither  was  the  word 
of  the  Lord  yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel 
again  the  third  time.  And  he 
arose,  and  went  to  Eli,  and  said, 
Here  n7ii  I  ;  for  thou  didst  call  me. 
And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  called  the  child. 

2  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samu- 
el. Go.  lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be, 
if  he  call  thee,  that  thou  shalt  say. 
Speak,  Lord  ;  for  thy  servant 
iiearetb.  So  Samuel  went  and 
lay  down  in  his  place. 

10    And     the     Lord    came,    and 


8  men. 

q  c.  4.  11. 
T  Eie.  44. 
15,  16. 

9  Join. 

10  or,  some- 
what about 
the  priest- 
hood. 

a  Ps.  74.  9. 
6Ex.27.20, 
21. 

1  or.  Thus 
did  Samuel 
before  he 
knew  the 
LORD,  and 
before  the 
word  of  the 
LORD  ivas 
revealed 
unto  him. 
c  ver.  4,  5, 
6,8. 


CHAP.  in.  IV.  Israel  overcome. 

Samuel  answered  :  Speak  j  for 
thy  servant  heareth. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  to  Sam- 
uel, Behold,  I  v/ill  do  a  thing  in 
Israel,  at  which  d  both  the  ears  of 
every  one  that  heareth  it  sliall 
tingle. 

12  In  that  day  I  will  perform 
against  Eli  all  things  which  I 
have  spoken  e  concerning  his 
house  :  2  when  I  begin,  1  will  also 
make  an  end. 

13  For  3  I  have  told  him,  that  I 
will  judge  y  his  house  for  ever,  for 
the  iniquity  which  he  knoweth  ; 
because  his  sons  §  made  them- 
selves 4  vile,  and  he  restrained 
5  them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  liave  sworn 
unto  the  house  of  Eli,  that  the  ini- 
quity of  Eli's  house  shall  not  be 
purged  h  with  sacrifice  norofl'ering 
for  ever. 

15  And  Samuel  lay  until  the 
morning,  and  opened  the  doors  of 
the  house  of  1  he  Lord  ;  and  Samuel 
feared  to  show  Eli  the  vision. 

16  Then  EH  called  Samuel,  and 
said,  Samuel,  my  son.  And  tie 
answered,  Here  am  1. 

17  And  he  said.  What  is  the 
thing  that  the  LORD  hath  said 
unto  thee  7  I  pray  thee  hide  it 
not  from  me  :  God  i  ilo  so  to  thee, 
and  6  more  also,  if  thou  hide  any 
thing  7  from  me  of  all  the  things 
that  he  said  unto  thee. 

18  And  Samuel  Icdd  him  8  every 
whit,  and  hid  nothing  from  him. 
And  he  said.  It  k  is  the  Lord  •  let 
him  do  what  seemeth  him  good. 

19  And  Samuel  grew,  and  the 
Lord  was  with  him,  and  /did  let 
none  of  his  words  fall  to  the  ground. 

20  And  all  Israel,  from  Dan  even 
to  Beer-sheba,  knew  that  Samuel 
was  9  established  to  be  a  prophet  of 
the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lorri  appeared  again 
in  Shiloh  :  for  the  Lord  revealed 
himself  to  Samuel  in  Shiloh  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  the  word  of  Samuel  I  came 
to  all  Israel.  Now  Israel  went 
out  against  the  Philistines  to  hat- 
tie,  and  pitched  beside  Eben-ezsr  ; 
and  the  Philistines  pitched  in 
Aphek. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  them- 
selves in  array  against  Israel  : 
ani,  when  2  they  joined  battle, 
Israel  was  smitten  before  the  Phi- 

istines  ;  and  they  slew  of  3  the 
army  in  the  field  about  four  thou- 
sand men. 


rf.2K.21.  12. 
Je.  19.  3. 
2.  £9,&c. 

2  besin- 
ir  and 

ending. 

3  or.  And  I 
will  tell. 

f  Eze.  7.  3. 
ec.  2.  12,23, 
'&c. 

4  or,  oc- 
cursed. 

5  frowned 
not  upon 
them,. 

ftNu.  15.  30. 
Ps.  51.  16. 
Is.  22.  14. 
He.  10.  4— 
10. 

i  Ru.  1.  17. 

6  so  add. 

7  or.  word. 
Sail  the 
things,  or, 
words. 

k  ioh  1.  21. 
Ps.  39.  9. 
Is.  39.  8. 
Ic.  9.6. 
9  or,  faith- 
ful. 

1  was.  or, 
crime  to 
pass, 

2  the  battle 


stood,   and   called    as  c  at    other  |  ions  spread.    .... 

limes,    Simuel,     Sarnuel.      Thaa  \3  the  anau.  J  3  And  when  the  people  were  coma 

271 


Hophni  and  Pldmhas  slain.  I  SAMUEL. 

inlo  the  c^imp,  the  elders  of  Isrnet  4  talee  unto 

Biiid,     VVhuiuluie    hnih    thu    Lord  us. 

emilten  us  lo-iliiy  beluifc  ihe  PhiliH-  „  oe-    c   o 

tines  !     Lei  us  4  lelcn  the  ink  ot  p     gy    • 
the   coveiuini    of  the  Lonl  out  of        •      •    • 

Bhiloh  unto  us,  that,  when  it  coin-  J  Rx.  25.  18 

eih  iunong  us,  it   may  save  us  out  22. 
of  the  hand  of  our  enemies.               ; 

4  So  the  people   scut  to  Shiloh,  5 yesterday, 

thai  they  might  bring-  from  theuce  or,  the  Ikird 

the    ark   of    the   covenant   of   the  (lay. 

Lord   of    hosts    vhich   dwelleth   a  .  i  f-..   i<j 

oe/ween  the  clieniliims  :  b  and  the  lo 
two  sons  of  Kli,  Hophni  and  Plii- 
nehas,  tocre  there  v;ith   the  ark  of  d  Ju.  13.  1. 

the  covenant  of  God.  i  «  i„  „«_ 

5*11         1         1      r  .u  o  oc  men. 

And  when  ihc  ark  of  the  cove- 1 

nant   of  the   Loid   came   into    the   e  Ps.  78.  60 

camp,    all   Israel   shouted   with   a   — 64. 

great  shout,  so  that  the  cartli  rang    /"  c   2  °4 

again.  | -^     "     '  "  ' 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard   T  died. 
the  noise  of  the  shout,   tliey  said,  ! 

What   7neanetlL    the   noise   of    this  ^  Jos.  7.  6. 
great    shout    in   the   carnp  of  the   '-^'^a-  15.32. 
Hebrews  ?     And   they   understood   •'''I' 2.  12. 
that  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  ' ,  „     no   o 
into  the  camp.  7i  Pb.  26.  8. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid  ; 
for  they  said,  (joil  is  come  into  the 
camp.  And  they  said.  Woe  unto 
us  !  for  there  hath  not  been  such  a 
thing  5  heretofore. 

8  Woe  unto  us  !  who  shall  deliver 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  these  mighty   8  stood. 
Gods?    these    are    the    Gods  ihdl   9  the  thing. 
Emote  the  Egyptians  with  all  theji  c.  2.  32. 
plagues  in  the  wilderness.  \k  He  seems 

9  Be  c  strong,  and  quit  yourselves   to  hare 
like  men,   O    ye   Philistines,   that^beena 
ye    be  not  servants  unto   the   He-   judge  to 
prews,  as  d  they  have  been  to  you  : '  do  justice 
quits    yourselves  like    men,   and   only,  and 
fight.  that  in 

10  And  the    Philistines  fought  :   South-west 
and  Israel  e  was  smilten,  and  they  I  Israel, 
tied  every  man  into  his  tent  :   and   10  or,  cry 
there  was  a  very  great  slaughter;   oui. 

for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou-    11  ivere 
•and  footmen.  \  turned. 

11  And  the  ark  of  God  w^as  taken;    /  Ge.  35.  17. 
y  and  the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni    12  set  not 
and  Phinehas,  7  were  flain.  her  heart. 

12  And  there  ran  a  man  of  Benja-  1 13  i.  e. 
rnin  out  of  the  army,  and  came  tnliehere  is 


Bhiloh  the  same  day,  with  his 
clothes  rent,  and  with  earth  g  upon 
his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli 
cat  upon  a  seat  by  the  way-side, 
watching  :  for  /;  his  heart  trembled 
for  the  ark  of  (jod.  And  when  the 
man  came  into  the  city,  and  told 
it,  all  the  city  cried  o\it. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise 
of  the  crying,  he  said.  What 
mtaneth  the  noise  of  this  tumult  ? 

272 


the  glory  7 
or,  there  is 
no  glory, 
m  Ps  78.61. 
106.  20.  Je. 
2.  11. 

n  Hos.  9.  12. 
ac.  7.  12. 
b  Ju.  16.  23. 
1  Ch.  10.  10. 
cIs.  19.  1. 
16.  1, 2,  7. 


B.  C.  1141. 

{  And  the  man  came  in  hastily,  and 
tuhl  Kli. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight 
years  old  ;  and  his  eyes  8  were 
dim,  that  he  could  not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Kli,  I 
nm  he  that  caine  out  of  the  army, 
and  I  fied  to-day  out  of  the  army. 
And  he  said,  What  is9  there  done, 
my  son  '.' 

I  17  And  the  messenger  answered 
and  said,  Israel  is  lied  befoie  the 
Philistines;   and  there  hath  been 

[also  a  great  slaughter  among  the 

fieople  ;   and    thy  two    sons    also, 
hophni  and  Phinehas,   are   dead, 
and  the  aik  i  of  God  is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
i  made  mention  of  the  aik  of  God, 
lthi;t  he  tell  from  ofl'  the  seat  back- 
1  ward,  by  the  side  of  the  gate  ;  and 
his  neck  brake,  and  he  died;  for 
i  he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy  : 
and  k  be  had  judged  Israel  forty 
years. 

I  19  And  his  daughter-in-law,  Plii- 
Inehas'wife,  was  with  child,  7iear 
'  to  10  be  delivered  ;  and  when  she 
heard  the  tidings,  that  the  ark  of 
I  God  was  taken,  and  that  her  fa- 
ther-in-law and  her  husband  were 
dead,  she  bowed  herself  and  tra- 
vailed ;  for  her  pains  11  came 
upon  her. 

UO  And  about  the  time  of  her 
death,  the  women  that  stood  by 
her  said  unto  her,  Fear  /  not,  for 
thou  hast  borne  a  son.  But  she 
I  answered  not,  12  neither  did  she 
regard  it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  13 
I-chabod,  saying,  The  glory  is  de- 
parted from  Israel  :  (because  the 
ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  be- 
cause of  her  father-in-law  and 
her  husband  :) 

22  And  she  said.  The  glory  m  is 
departed  from  n  Israel  ;  for  the 
ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  the   Philistines  took    the 
ark   of  God,   and   brought    it 
from  a  Eben-ezov  unio  Ashrlod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the 
ark  of  God,  they  brought  it  into 
the  house  oi'Dagon,  b  and  set  it  by 
Dagon. 

3  And  when  they  of  Ashdod 
arose  early  on  the  morrow,  behold, 
Dagon  was  fallen  upon  his  face  to 
the  earth  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon,  and 
set  r  him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on 
the  morrow  morning,  behold,  Da- 
gon was  fallen  upon  his  face  to  the 
ground  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ; 


B.  C.  1141.  CHAP.  VI. 

and  d  the  head  of  Dag'on  and  both  I  d  Je.  50.  2.    ' 
the  palms  of  liis  hands  were  cut  oft'  E/e.  6.  4,  6. 
upon  the  thieshold  :  only  the  slump  j  Mi.  1.  7. 
1  of  Dagon  was  left  to  hiin.  1  or,  Jtshy 

5  Therefore  neither  the  piiests  of 'parZ.  i 
Dag'on,  nor  any  that  come  mto  Da-  j  e  ver.  7.  H. 
gon's  house,  tread  on  the  threshold  |  Ex.  9.  3.         | 
of  Dagon  in  Ashdod  unto  this  day.  ;  Ps.  32.  4. 

6  But  the  hand  e  of  the  Lord  was  '  Ac.  13.  11. 
heavy  upon  them  of  Ashdod  ;  and   y  De.  58.  S7. 
he   destroyed     thern,     and     smote    Ps.  78.  66. 
them  with   emerods,  /  even  Ash-    g  De.  2.  15. 
dod,  and  the  coasts  tliereof.  c.  7.  13.  12. 

7  And  when  the  men   of   Ashdod    15, 

saw  that  it  was  so,  they  said.  The  h  2  K.  1.  2. 
ark  of  the  God   of  Israel  shall  not  ;2  me,  to  sloy 

abide  with  us;  for  his  hand  is  sore  me  and  my. 

upon   us,   and    upon    Dagon    our  3  me  not, 

god.  and  my. 

8  They  sent, therefore,  and  gather-  i  ver.  6,  9. 

ed  all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  k  c  9.  16. 

unto  them,   and   said,  What  shall  Je.  14.  2. 

we  do  with  the  ark   of  the   God  of  oGe.41.8. 

Israel  ?   And  they  answered.   Let  Ex.  7.  11. 

the   ark   of    the   God   of  Israel  be  Is.  47.  13. 

carried   about    unto    Gatli.      And  Da.  2.  2.  5. 

they  carried  the  ark  of  the  God  of  7.  Mat.  2. 
Israel  about  £Ai«Aer.                             ;4. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that,  after  they  i  b  Mi.  6.  6 — 
had  carried  it  about, the  e  hand  of  9 
the  Lord  was  against  the  city 
with  a  very  great  destruction:  and 
he  smote  the  men  of  the  city,  both 
small  and  great,  and  they  had 
emeiods  in  their  secret  parts. 

10  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark  of 
God  to  Ekron.  h  And  it  came  to 
pass,  as  the  ark  of  God  came  to 
Ekrou,  that  the  Ekronites  cried 
out,  saying.  They  have  brought 
about  the  aik  of  the  God  of  Israel 
to  2  us,  to  slay  us  and  our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered 
together  all  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  said.  Send  away  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  and 
let  it  go  again  to  his  own  place, 
that  it  slay  3  us  not,  and  our  peo- 
ple :  for  there  was  a  deadly  de- 
struction throughout  all  the  city  ; 
the  harid  of  God  was  very  i  heavy 
there. 

12  And  the  men  that  died  not 
were  smitten  with  the  emerods  : 
and  the  k  cry  of  the  city  w  ent  up 
to  heaven. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND  the  ark  of  the   Lord  wag 
in  the  country  of  the  Philis- 
tines seven  months. 

2  And  the  Philistines  called  for 
the  priests  and  the  diviners,  a  say- 
ing. What  shall  we  do  to  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  ?  tell  us  wherewith  b 
we  shall  send  it  to  his  place. 

3  And  they  said,  If  ye  send  away 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send 


cDe.  16.  16. 

dLe.5.  15, 

16. 

e  Job  10.  2. 

34.  31,  32. 

/Jos.  13.  3. 
Ju.  3.  3.  ver. 
17,  18. 

1  them. 

g  Ro.2.  11. 

K  Jos.  7.  19. 
Mai.  2.  2. 

i  c.  5.  6,   11. 

A:  Ex.  7.  14. 
8.  15.  14.  17, 
23. 

2  or,  re- 
pToachfuUy. 

3  them. 

;  Ex.  12.  31. 
7re2Sa.  6.  3. 
n  ver.  4,  5. 
o Jos.  15.  10. 

4  or,  it. 

p  Am.  3.  6. 
0  ver.  3.  Ie. 
i6.  11. 


Restoration  of  the  ark. 

it  not  empty  ;  c  but  in  any  wise 
return  him  a  trespass-ofrering  : 
d  then  ye  shall  Lie  healed,  and  it 
shall  be  known  to  you  why  e  hia 
hand  is  not  lemoved  fiom  you. 

4  Then  said  ihey,  What  shall  be 
the  trespass-otieiing  which  we 
shall  return  to  him?  They  an- 
swered. Five  golden  emeiods,  and 
five  golden  mice,  according  to  the 
nurnl)er_/"of  the  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines; for  one  plague  was  on  1 
you  all,  and  g  on   your  lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  ima- 
ges of  your  emeiods,  and  images 
of  yoiu  mice  that  mar  the  land  ; 
and  ye  shall  give  It  glory  unto  the 
God  of  Israel:  peiadventure  he 
will  lighten  ?  his  hand  from  off 
you,  and  from  off  your  gods,  and 
from  ofiyour  land. 

6  Wheiefore  then  do  ye  harden 
your  heaits,  as  the  Egyptians  k 
and  Pharaoh  hardened  their 
heaits?  When  he  had  wrought  2 
wonderfully  among  them,  did  they 
not  let  3  the  people  go,  and  they 
departed  ?  I 

7  Now  therefore  make  a  new  m 
cart,  and  take  two  mili:h  kine  on 
which  theie  hath  come  no  yoke, 
and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart,  and 
bring  their  calves  home  from  them; 

8  And  take  the  aik  of  the  Lcrd, 
and  lay  it  upon  the  cart  :  and  put 
the  n  jewels  of  gold,  which  ye  re- 
turn him  for  a  trespass-ofleiing, 
in  a  cofier  by  the  side  thereof;  and 
send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the 
way  of  his  ov.n  coast  to  Belh-she- 
mesh,  o  4  then  he  p  hath  done  us 
this  great  evil:  but  if  not,  then  9  we 
shall  know  that  i<  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us ;  it  teas  a  chance 
that  happened  to  us. 

10  And  the  men  did  so  ,  and  took 
two  milch  kine,  and  tied  them  to 
tlie  cart,  and  shut  up  their  calves 
at  home. 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  upon  the  cart  and  the  coffer 
with  the  mice  of  gold  and  the 
images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  sttaight 
way  to  the  w.ny  of  Beth-shemesh, 
mid  went  along  the  high-way, 
lowing  as  they  went,  and  turned 
not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
tlie  left  :  and  the  loids  of  the 
Philistines  went  after  them  unto 
the  border  of  Beth-shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh 
icere  reaping  (heir  wheat-harvest 
in  the  valley  :  and  they  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  and  saw  the  ark,  and 
rejoiced  to  see  it. 

273 


The  people  are  smitten.  I    SAMUEL 

14  AniJ   the  cart   came   into    the  ]  r  Jii.  6.  26. 
field   u(   Joslxia,  a   Beili-shcmite,   'J  8a.  24.  22, 
and   tiluud    (lierc,  where  there  uas  ,'25. 

a  greul  stone   :  and  r  they  clave   »  ver.  4. 
the  woud  of  the  carl,  and   ottered   t  c.  5.  10. 
the   kine  u  burat-oU'ering  unto  ihc   »2  Ch.26.  6. 
Lord.  Je.  25.  2U. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down  Zee.  9.  5,  6. 
theaikuf  the  Lord,  and  the  col-  t>Jij.l6.1,21. 
fer  that  was  with  it,  wlieiein  the  I  Am.  1.  7,  8. 
jewels  of  ^old   were,  and  put  {Acm  '  w2  Sa.  l.'^iO 


on  the  great  sione  :  and  the  men 
of  Beth-shemesh  ofi'ered  burnt- 
offerinars  and  sacrificed  sacrifices 
the  same  day  'Jnlo  the  Lout. 

16  And  when  the  five  a  lords  of 
the  Philistiiies  bad  seen  it,  they 
returned  to  Ekron  t  the  same 
day. 

17  And  these  are  the  golden  erae- 
roils  which  the  Philistines  return- 
edyur  a  trespass-ofl'ering  unto  the 


a;2Sa.21.22. 
Am.  6.  2. 
5  or,  great 
stone. 

yKx.  19.21. 
Nn.  4.15,20. 
ICh.  13.9,10. 
2  2  Sh. 6.7,9. 
Ps.  76.  7. 
xMal.  3.  2. 
n  Lu.  5.8. 


Lord  :  for  «  Aslidod  one,  for  Gaza  i8.  37. 

V  one,  for  Askeloii  w  one,  for  Galh   b  Jos.  18.  14. 

a'one,  for  Ekron  one  :  Ju.  18.  12. 

18  And  the  golilen  mice,  accord-    1  Cli.  13.5,6. 
ing  to  the  number  of  all  the  cities  a  c.  6.  21. 
of  the  Phili  litres  belonging  to  the  |  Ps.  132.  6. 
five    lords,  both  of    fenced   cities,    4  2Sa.  6.3,4. 
and  of  country  villages,  even  unto   r  Is.  52.  11. 
the  5  great  stone  o/Abijl,  whereon   d  Zee.  12. 
they  set  down  the  ark  of  the  Lord  ;    10,  11. 
tohich    stone    remaineth  unto   this 
day   in   the   field    of    Joshua    the 
Beth-shemite. 

19  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth- 
shemesh.  becau.se  vihey  had  look- 
ed into  the  ark  of  the  Lod,  even 
he  smote  of  the  people  fifij-  thou- 
sand and  threescore  and  ten  men. 
And  the  people  lamented,  because 
the  Lord  had  smitten  vinny  of  the 
people  with  a  great  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh 
said.  Who  z  is  able  to  stand  be- 
fore this  holy  Lord  God  ?  and  to 
whom  shall  he  go  up  from  us  .'  a 

21  And  they  sent  messengers  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Kiijalh-jearim, 
b  saying,  The  Philistines  have 
brought  again  the  ark  of  the 
Lord :  come  ye  down,  and  fetch 
it  up  to  you. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

AND  the  men  of  Kirjath-jearim 
came,  and  fetched  a  up  the  ark 
of  the  Lord,  and  brought  it  into 
the  house  of  6  Abinadab,in  the  bill, 
and  sanctified  c  Eleazar  his  son 
to  keep  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 
2  Ami  it  came  to  pass,  while  the 
ark  abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that 
the  lime  was  long  ;  for 
twenty   years 


pDe. 30.2-10. 
I  K.  8.  48. 
Joel  2.  13. 
/Ge.  35.  2. 
Jos.24. 14,23. 
i;2Ch.30.19. 
job  11.13,14. 
Jno.  4.  24. 
/iDe.  13.4. 
i  Is.  55.  7. 
Hos.  6.  1. 
/•■  Ju.  2.  11. 
/  Job  16.  20. 
Je.9.  1. 
m  Ju.  10.10. 
Ps.  106.  6. 
Je.  3.  13,  14. 

1  Be  not  si- 
lent from 
ua  from, 
crying, 
n  Is.  37.  4. 

2  or,  fin- 
steered, 
o  Ps.  99.  6. 
Ja.  5.  16. 
pPs.  18.  14. 

was   9  Ge.  28.  18, 
and   all  the  house  '  19. 


of    Israel    lamented   d   after   the  13  i.e.  TVie 
Lord.  stone  of 

3  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  \help. 
274 


B.  C.  1141. 

house  of  Isra«l,  »aving.  If  ye  do 
rciurn  e  unto  the  Lord  with  all 
your  hearts,  then  put  f  away  the 
strange  gods  and  Ashtarolh  front 
among  you,  and  prepare  g  yout 
hearts  unto  the  Lord,  and  seive 
him /i  only;  and  he  i  will  dtilivei 
you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philii- 
tines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did 
put  away  Baalim  k  and  Aslita- 
rolh,  ami  served  the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said.  Gather  all 
'Israel  to  Mi^peh,  and  1  will  pray 

for  you  unto  the  Lord.- 

6  And  ibey  gathered  together  to 
Mizpeh,  and  drew  water,  and 
poured  I  it  out  before  the  Lord, 
and  fasted  on  that  day,  and  said 
there,  We  m  have  sinned  against 
the   Lord.      And    Samuel    judged 

j  the  children  of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 
I  7  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  the  children  of  Israel  were 
gathered  together  to  Mizpeh,  the 
lords  of  the  Philistines  went  up 
against  Isranl.  And  when  the 
children  of  Israel  heard  ??,  they 
were  afraid  of  the  Philistines. 
I  8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
I  to  Samuel,  1  Cease  not  to  cry 
I  unto  the  Lord  our  God  for  n  us, 
that  he  will  save  us  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Philistines. 
I  9  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking 
lamb,  and  offered  it  for  a  burnt- 
offering  wholly  unto  the  Lord: 
and  Samuel  cried  unto  the  Lord 
for  Isiael  ;  and  the  Lord  2  heard 
o  him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering 
up  the  burnt-offering,  the  Philis- 
tines drew  near  to  battle  against 
Israel  :  but  the  Lord  thumered 
with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day 
ujjon  the  Philistines,  and  discom- 
fited p  them  ;  and  they  were  smit- 
ten before  Israel. 

11  And  the  men  of  Israel  went 
out  of  Mizpeh,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  and  smote  them,  until 
they  came  under  Bfth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  took  a  stone,  q 
an. I  set  it  between  Mizpeh  and 
Shen,  and  called  the  name  of  it  3 
Eben-ezer,  saying.  Hitherto  hath 
the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  So  the  Philistines  were  sub- 
dued, and  they  came  no  more  into 
the  coasts  of  Israel  :  and  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  was  against  the  Phi- 
listines all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  taken  from  Israel  were 
restored  to  Israel,  from  Ekron  even 
unto  Galh  ;  and  the  coast  thereof 
did  Itrael  deliver  out  of  the  hands 


CHAP.  VIII.  IX. 


And  there  was  4  and  he 
Israel     and    the   circuited. 


B.  c.  n». 

of  Ibe  Philistines, 
peace     bei' 
Amoiit.es. 

15  Ami  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  re.  8.  4. 
the  it.iys  ol'  hiii  life. 

16  And  he  went  liom  year  to  year  1  Vashni. 

4  in  ci  cuii  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgiil,    1  Ch.  6.  28. 

and  iMizpeh,  and  judged  Isiael  in 

all  these  plices.  o  Ex.  13.  21. 

17  A.i.l  his  return  was  to  Ramah  ;    1  Ti.  3.  3. 
r  I'or    ihe.e   was   his    house:    and 

ibf  re  he  jiidsred  Isiael  ;  and  there  6  Pr.  29.  4. 
he  built  an  a'luu  uuto  the  Lord. 

CHAPTKR  Vm.  cDe.  17.  14. 

AND   11    came    to    pass,   when  Hos.  13.  10. 
Samuel  was  old,  that  he  made 

his  sons  judges  over  Israel.  2  Jcas  cviiin 

2  Now  the  name  of  the  first-born  tlie  et/es  of. 
was  Joel,  I  and  the  name  of  his 

second  Abiah:  they  were  yiiigcs  in  d  El.  IS.  8. 

Beer-ihel.a.  Mat.  10.  40. 

3  And  Ins  sons  walked  not  in  bis 

ways,  but  lur.ied  aside    after  lu-  3  or,  oi«y. 
Cie,  a  and  look  bribes,  6  and  per- 
verted judgment.  4  or,  not- 

4  Tlien   ail    the   elders  of   Is;ael  uilhstand- 
galhered  themselves  together,  and  i)ig  ichen 
Came  to  Samuel  unto  Ramah,  thouhnst 

5  And  a.iid  unto  him,  Behold,  solemnly 
thou  ait  old,  and  tliy  sons  walk  protested 
not    in   thy   ways  ;     now   make   us  u.gnimt 

a  king  c  to    judge  us  like  all  the  lliem,  then 

nat  ous.  thou  shall 

6  But     the    tiling   2     displeased  show. 
Samuel,  when  they  said.  Give  us  a 

king  to  judge    us.      And   Samuel  e  c.  10.  25, 
praye.l  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And    the    Lord   said  unto  Sa- 


The  luaimir  of  a  '<\ng 


14.  52. 


tains  over  thousands,  and  captains 
over  fifties,  and  will  set  themxo  ear 
his  giound,  and  to  reap  his  har- 
vest, and  to  make  his  instruments 
of  war,  and  insti-umenis  of  his 
chariots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daugh- 
te.s  to  be  confectionaries,  and  to  be 
cooks,  and  to  be  bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields,/ 
and  your  vineyards,  and  your 
oliveyards,  even  the  best  of  ikem, 
and  give  them  to  his  servants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of 
your  seed,  and  of  your  vineyards, 
and  give  to  his  5  officers,  arid  to 
his  servants. 

16  And  he  will  take  your  men- 
servants,  and  your  maid-servants, 
and  your  goodliest  young  men, 
and  your  asses,  and  put  lhe7n  to 
his  work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
sheep  :  and  ye  shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that 
day,  because  of  your  king  which 
ye  shall  have  chosen  you  ;  and 
the  Lord  will  not  hear  g  you  in 
that  day. 

19  Nevertheless,  the  people  re- 
fused h  to  obey  the  voice  of  Sa- 
muel :  and  they  said,  Nay  ;  but 
we  will  have  a  king  over  us  ; 

20  That  we  may  also  he  like  j  all 
the  nations;  and  that  our  king 
may  judge  us,  and  go  out  before 
us,  an  I  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the 
words  of  the  people,  and   he   re- 


muel,  Hr:a  ken   unto   the  voice  of  

the  people    in    all    that   they   say     j-  i  ir   91    7     hearsed  them   in   the   eai-s  of  the 
uiilo  thee  :  for  d  ihev  have  not  re-    /        Vc  Vo      Lord. 


Eze.  46.  18. 


jected  thee,  but  they  have  rejected 
me,  that  1  should  not  reign  over 
them. 

8  According    to    all     the     works 
wh.i  h   they  have  done,  since  the       „ 
day  that  1  brought  them  up  out  of  ?„ 
Egypt  even  unto  this  day,  where-    .     ,    j_ 


5  ewtuchs. 
Ge.  37.  36. 


1.25- 


witli  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
served  othei  gods;  so  do  they  also 
unto  thee 


Mi.  3.  4. 


22  .4nd  the  Lord  said  to  Sa- 
muel, Hearken  k  unto  their  voice, 
and  make  them  a  king.  And 
Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of 
Israel,  Go  ye  every  man  unto  his 

'^'  ^'         CHAPTER   IX. 

NOW  thnie  was  a  man  of  Benja- 
min, whose  name  was  Kish, 
the  son  of  Abiel,  tlie  sim  of  Ze- 


9  Now,  therefore,  3  hearken  unto  ror,  the  son   of  Becho  ath,  th 


their  voice  :  4  howbeit  yet  protest    .  - 

solemnly   unto  them,   and  show  e   ^  '^^'' 
them  the  manner  of  the  king  that 
shall  reign  over  them. 

10  And  Samuel  toll  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord  unto  the   people  that   ac.  14.  51. 
asked  of  h'm  a  king. 

11  And  he  s-iid,  This  will  he  the    1  or,  the 
mannerof  the  kin?  that  shall  reign   «'^"  ^fj^ 
over  you  :  He  will  take  your  sons, 
an  I  appoint   them  for  himself,  for 
hie  chariots,    and    to  he  his  horse-   2  or  suh- 
men  ;    and   some  shall  run  before   stance. 
his  chariots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  cap-   b  c.  10.  23, 


*  ver.  7. 
Hos.  13.  U. 


man  of 
Jetnini. 


Aphiah,     1     a     Benjaniite,     a 
mighty  man  of  2  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name 
was  Sanl,  a  choice  young  man, 
and  a  goodly  :  and  there  vrns  not 
among  the  children  of  Israel  a 
good'ier  person  than  he  :  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward  he  was  b 
higher  than  any  of  the  peoi)le. 

3  And  the  as?es  of  Kish,  Saul's 
father,  were  lost.  A:\i\  Kish  said 
to  Saul  his  son.  Take  now  one  of 
the  servants  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  seek  the  asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  mount 

875 


Saul  comtth  to  Samuel. 

Ephraim,  oiul  pnsseil  through  the 
land  ol' &iliali8ha,  c  l)ut  they  found 
them  not  :  iheii  they  pHSScd 
^hioiig'h  the  UikI  of  Shaliin,  and 
there  they  were  not  :  and  he  passed 
thiuiig'h  ihc  land  of  ihe  Uenja- 
miles,  bnl  ihey  found  them  not. 

5  And  when  they  wee  come  to 
the  Idiid  uf  Zuph,  Siul  said  lo  his 
sei  vant  that  was  w  iih  him,  Come, 
and  lei  us  reiu.n  ;  lest  rny  father 
!eavo  rnring  lor  the  asses,  and  lake 
thuii^hl  loi  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him,  Behold 
now,  there  is  in  this  city  ad  man 
of  God,  and  he  is  an  honouiatle 
tnaix  ;  ull  e  thai  he  sailh  comcih 
su.ely  Id  pass  ;  now  let  ns  go  Ihilh- 
er:  peiadvenluic  he  caji  show  us 
our  >*ay  that  we  should  go. 

7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant. 
But,  l)ehol  I,  if  we  go,  whaty  shall 
we  b.iiig  the  man?  for  the  bread 
183  spent  in  our  vessels,  and  there 
is  not  a  piesent  lo  bring'  to  the  man 
of  Gud  :  what  4  have  we  ? 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul 
again,  and  sai<i,  Behold,  5  I  have 
he.e  at  hand  the  fourth  part  of  a 
shekel  of  silver  ;  that  will  I  give  to 
the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way. 

9  (Befoietiiiie  in  Israel,  when  a 
man  went  to  inquire  of  God,  thus 
lie  spake,  Come,  and  let  us  go  to 
the  seer  :  for  he  thnt  is  now  called 
a  Prophet  was  beforetime  called  a 
Seer.    «) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  ' 
6  Well  said  ;  come,  let  us  go.  So 
they  went  unto  the  city  where  the 
man  of  Ood  was.  i 

11  And  as  they  went  up  7  the  hill 
to  the  cily,  they  found  young 
maidens')  going  out  to  draw  wa- 
ter, nnd  said  unto  them.  Is  the 
seer  here  7 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and 
said.  He  is;  behold,  he  is  before 
you  :  make  haste  now,  for  he  came 
to-day  to  the  city  ;  for  tliere  is  a  8 
sacrifice  i  of  the  people  to-day  in  | 
k  the  nigh  place  :  I 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the 
city,  ye  shall  straightway  find 
him,  before  he  go  up  to  the  high 
place  to  eat  :  for  the  people  will 
not  eat  until  he  rome,  because  he 
doth  bless  /  the  sacrifice  ;  am!  af- 
terwaids  they  eat  that  be  biiiden. 
Now  therefore  get  you  up;  for 
about  this  9  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the 
city  :  nnd  when  they  were  come 
into  the  city,  behold,  Samuel  came 
out  ag.iiust  them,  for  to  go  up  to 
the  high  place. 

15  Now  the  Lord  10  had  told  m 

278 


I   SAMUEL,  B.  C.  109« 

'c2K.4.42.  Samuel   in  his   ear  a  day    before 

d  Ue.  33.  1.  Saul  came.  Saying, 

1  K.  13.  1.  16  To-mor.ow,  about  thi<i  time,  I 

ec.  3.  19.  will  send  fhee   a   man  out  ol'  ihe 

/  Ge.  43.11.  laud  of  Benjamin  ;  and  thou  shall 

Ju.  6.  18.  anoint  n  him  to  be  captain  ovci  my 

1  K.  14.  3.  people  Israel,  that  he  may  save 
2K.  8.  8.  my   people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 

3  gone  ou(  Philistines:  for  I  have  looked  o 
of.  upon  my  people,  because  their  cry 

4  is  with  us.  is  come  unto  me. 

5  there  is  .  17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Raul, 
found  in  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Behoia 
my  hand.  the  man  whom  I  spake  to  thee  of: 
g  '.^  S.I. 24.11.  this/)  same  shall  11  reign  over  my 
2K.  17.  13.  people. 

2  Ch.  16.  7,  18  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Sni 
10.  inuel  in  the  gale,  and  said.  Tell 
Is.  30.  10.  me,  I  pray  thee,  where  the  eeer'i 
Am.  7.  12.  house  is. 

6  tliy  word  19  And  Samuel  answered  Saul, 
is  good.  and  said,   I   am  the   seer:    go   up 

7  in  the  as-  before  nie  unto  the  high  place  ;  for 
cent  of  the  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to  day  ;  and 
city.  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and 
h  Ge.  24.  II.  ■will  tell  g  thee  all  that  is  in  thine 

8  or,  feast,  heart. 

I  Ge.  31.  54.  U.0  And  as  for  thine  asses,  r  that 
c.  16.2.  were  lost  12  three    days    ago,  set 

k  \  K.3.  2.  not  thy  mind  on  them  ;  for  they 
^  Mar.  6.  41.  are  found.  And  on  whom  is  afl 
Lu.  24.  36.       the  desire  s  of  Israel  ?  is  it  not  on 

9  to-day.         thee,    and    on    all    thy    father'* 

10  revealed      house  1 

the  ear  of  I  21  And  Saul  answered  and  said, 
Samuel.  \Am  not  I  a  Benjamite.  of  the 
c.  VO.  2.  smallest  /  of  the  tribes  of  Israel? 
m  Am.  3.  7.  and  my  family  u  the  least  of  all 
Ac.  27.  23.  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min? wherefore  then  speakesl  thou 
13  so  to  me  ? 

22  And  Samuel  took  S.aul  and 
his  servant,  and  brought  them  into 
the  parlour,  and  made  them  sit 
in  the  chiefest  place  among  them 
that  viere  bidden,  which  \cert 
about  thirty  peisons. 

23  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
cook,  Bring  the  portion  which  I 
gave  thee,  of  which  I  said  unto 
thee,  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  the  cook  look  up  the  v 
shoulder,  and  that  which  uas  upon 
it,  and  set  it  before  Saul.  And 
iS^7?(ue/ said.  Behold  that  which  it 
14  left  .'  set  it  before  thee,  ond  eat : 
for  unto  this  lime  hath  it  been  kept 
for Ihee, ■■since  I  said,  I  have  invited 
the  people.  So  Saul  did  eat  with 
Samuel  that  day. 

25  And  when  they  were  come  i# 
down  from  the  high  place  into  the 
city,  Snniiel  communed  with  Saul 
upon  the  lop  x  of  the  house. 

26  And  they  arose  early  :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  about  the  spring  of 
the  day,  that  Samuel  called  Saul 


71  c.  10.  1. 

o  Ex.  2.23— 

25. 

Ps.  106.  44. 

■p  Ac.  13.  21. 

11  restrain 

g.inn.  14.29. 
T  rer.  3. 

12  to-day, 
three  days. 
s  c.  12.  13. 

r  Ju.  20.46— 

48. 

Ps.  68.  27. 

u  Ju.6.  15. 

13  accord- 
ing to  this 
•word.  I 
V  Le.  7.  32, 
33.                   , 
K/.e.  24.  4. 

14  reserved. 
U)  ver.  13.       I 
X  Ac.  10.  9.  1 


B.  C.  1095. 

to  the  top  of  the  house,  sayiiig^,Up, 
that  1  may  send  ihee  away.  And 
Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both 
ot  them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad. 
27  And  as  they  were  goiog  down 
to  the  end  of  the  city,  Sajnuel  said 
to  Saul,  Bid  the  se.vant  pass  on 
befo.e  us,  (and  he  passed  on,)  but 
stand  thou  stiil  15  a  while,  that  I 
may  show  thee  the  word  of  God. 
CHAPTER  X. 

THEN  a  Samuel  took  a  rial  of 
oil,  and  poured  it  upon  his 
head,  and  6  kissed  him,  and  said, 
Jn  it  not  because  the  Lord  hath 
anointed  thee  Jo  6e  captain  cover 
his  inheritance  ?  d 

2  When  th^m  art  departed  from 
me  to-day,  then  thou  shall  find 
two  men  by  Rachel's  sepulchre,  e 
in  the  border  of  Benj-.tmin,  at  Zel- 
zah  ;  _/■  and  they  will  say  unto 
thee,  The  asses  which  thou  went- 
est  to  seek  are  found  :  and,  lo,  thy 
father  hath  left  the  1  care  of  the 
asses,  and  sorroweth  for  you,  say- 
ino^,  What  shall  1  do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shall  thou  go  on  forward 
from  thence,  and  thou  shall  come 
to  the  plain  of  Tabor,  and  there 
shall  meet  thee  three  men  going 
up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  g  one  carry- 
ing three  kids,  and  another  carry- 
ing three  loaves  of  bread,  and  an- 
other carrying  a  bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  2  salute  thee, and 
give  thee  tv-olonves  of  bread, which 
thou  shall  receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shall  come  to 
the  hill  ft  of  God,  where  is  the 
garrison  i  of  the  Philistines  :  and 
11  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou 
art  come  thither  lo  the  city,  that 
thou  shall  meet  a  company  of  pro- 
phets coming  down  from  th*  high 
place,  k  with  a  psaltery,  I  and  a 
tab  et,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp, 
before  them  ;  and  they  shall  pro- 
phesy :  m 

6  And  the  Spirit  n  of  the  Lord 
will  come  upon  thee,  and  thou 
ihalt  prophesy  with  them,  and 
shall  be  turned  info  another  man. 

7  And  3  let  it  be,  when  these 
tigns  are  come  unto  thee,  4  thnt 
thou  do  as  occasion  serve  thee  ;  for 
God  in  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shall  go  down  before 
me  to  Gilgal  ;  o  and,  behold,  I 
■will  come  (lown  unto  thee,  to  offer 
burnt-offerings,  and  to  sacrifice  sa- 
crifices of  peace-offerings  :  seven  p 
days  shall  thou  tarry,  till  I  come 
to  thee,  and  show  thee  what  thou 
slialt  do. 

9  And  it  was  so,  lliat  when  he 
bad  turned  his  5  back  to  go  from 


CHAP.  X. 

15  to-day. 
ac.  9.  16. 
16.  13.  2  K. 
9.  3,  6. 
b  2  Sa.  19. 
39.  1  Th.  5. 
26. 

c  2  Sa.  5.  2. 
d  Ps.  78.  71. 
e  Ge.  35.  19, 
20. 
/Jos.  18.28. 

1  business. 
g-Ge.  28.  19. 

2  ask  thee 
of  peace. 
Ju.  18.  15. 
ft  ver.  10. 
i  c.  13.  3. 
kc.  9.  12. 

I  Ex.  15.  20. 

m  1  Cor.  14. 

1. 

n  Nil.  11. 

25,  26.  c. 

16.  13. 

3  it  shall 
come  to 
pass  that. 

4  do/or  thee 
as  thine 
hand  shall 
Jind.  Ju.  9. 
33. 

oc.  11.  14, 
15.  13.  4,  8. 
p  c.  13.  8. 

5  shoulder. 


6  turned. 

q  ver.  6.  c. 

11.  6. 

7  a  man  to 
his  neigh- 
bour. 

r  c.  19.  20, 
24.  Jno.  7. 
15,  16. 

8  JVom 
thence. 
sc,  7.  5,  6. 

«  Ju.  2.  2.  6. 

8,  9.  Ne.  9. 

9,  &c. 

uc.  8.  7,  19. 

12.  12. 

V  Ps.  106.  8 

—10.  Is.  63. 

9.   Je.  3. 

23. 

w  Jos.  7.  14, 

&C. 


Saul  is  chosen  king, 

Samuel,  God  6  gave  him  another 
heart  :  and  all  those  signs  came  lo 
pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither 
to  the  hill,  behold,  a  company  of 
prophets  met  lum  ;  and  the  Spirit 
of  God  came  q  upon  him,  and  he 
prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all 
that  knew  him  beforetiine  saw 
that, behold,  he  prophesied  among 
the  prophets,tlien  the  people  said  7 
one  to  another,  What  is  this  that 
is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  1  Is  r 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets? 

12  And  one  8  of  ihe  same  place 
answered,  and  said.  But  who  is 
their  father  ?  Therefore  it  became, 
a  proverb, /s  Saul  also  among  the 
prophets  ? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end 
of  prophesying,  he  came  to  the 
high  place. 

14  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto 
him  and  to  his  servant,  Whither 
went  ye  ?  And  he  said.  To  peek 
the  asses  :  and  when  we  saw  thai 
they  mere  no  where,  we  came  to 
Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said,  Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said 
unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle, 
He  told  us  plainly  that  the  asses 
were  found.  But  of  the  matter  of 
the  kingdom,  whereof  Samuel 
spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  And  Samuel  called  the  people 
together  unto  the  Lord  lo  Miz- 
peh  ;  s 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  Thus  <  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  I  brought  up  Israel  out 
of  Egypt,  and  delivered  you  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms, 
and  of  them  that  oppressed  you  : 

19  And  «  ye  have  this  day  reject- 
ed your  God,  who  himself  saved 
u  you  out  of  all  your  adversities 
and  your  tribulations :  and  ye 
have  said  unto  him.  Nay,  but  set 
a  king  over  us.  Now  therefore 
present  yourselves  before  the  Lord 
w  by  your  tribes,  and  by  your 
thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  caused 
all  the  tribesof  Israel  to  come  near, 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin  was  t^ken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin  to  come  near 
by  their  families,  the  family  of 
Matri  was  taken,  and  Saul  the  son 
of  Kish  was  taken  :  and  when 
they  sought  him,  he  could  not  be 
found. 

22  Therefore  they  inquired  of  the 

27r 


Stiul  reieiuth  Jabesh-giUad. 

Lord  furtlier,  if  lh<-  man  Blioiild 
yet  come  tliiihiT.  And  ihe  Lord 
answered,  lieholj,  lie  lialh  liid 
himself  Hinnnj  ihc  sliift'. 
US  And  lliey  ran  and  Ictchod  him 
thenre  :  and  whein  he  stood  arnono^ 
the  people,  he  x  was  higher  iIkui 
any  of  the  peop'o-,  Irom  his  shoul- 
ders and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the 
people,  See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord 
hath  chosen,  thai  there  is  none  like 
him  among  all  the  people  ?  And 
all  the  people  shouted,  and  said, 
9  God  save  the  king  ! 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people 
the  manner  of  ihe  kingdom,  and 
wrote  it  in  a  book,  and  laid  it  up 
before  the  Lord.  And  Samuel 
sent  all  the  people  away,  every 
man  to  his  house. 

26  And  Saul  also  went  home  to 
Giljeah  ;  j^  and  there  went  with 
him  a  liand  of  mm,  whose  hearts 
God  had  touched. 

27  But  the  children  z  of  Belial 
said,  How  shall  this  man  save 
us  ?  And  they  despised  him,  and 
hrought  him  no  presents:  a  but 
he  10  held  his  peace. 

CHAPTER  Xr. 

THEN  Nuhash  a  the  Ammon- 
ite came  up,  and  encamped 
against  Jabesh-gilead  :  h  and  all 
the  men  of  Jabesli  said  unto  Na- 
hash.  Make  c  a  covenant  with  us, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

2  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite 
answered  them,  On  this  d  contfi- 
tion  will  I  make  a  covenant  with 
you,  that  I  may  thrust  out  all  your 
right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  a  re- 
proach r  upon  all  Israel. 

3  And  the  el  lers  of  Jabesh  said 
unto  Inm,  1  Give  us  seven  days' 
respite,  that  we  may  send  messen- 
geis  unto  all  the  coasts  of  Is- 
rael :  and  then,  \{  there  he  no  man 
to  save  us,w  e  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  Then  came  the  messengers  to 
/  Giheuh  of  Saul,  and  told  the  ti- 
dings in  the  eais  of  the  people  : 
and  all  the  people  lifted  up  their 
voices,  and  w  epi. 

5  And.  beholil,  Saul  came  after 
the  herd  out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul 
said,  What  niletli  the  people,  that 
they  weep?  And  they  toM  him 
the  lidiugs  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

6  And  ^ihe  Spiiit  of  God  came 
upon  Saul  v.  lien  he  heard  those 
tiding;,  and  his  anger  was  kindled 
greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  hewed  them  in  pieces,  h  and 
sent  them  throughout  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel  by  the   hands  of  messen- 

878 


1  SAMUEL. 

•a-c.  9.  2. 

9  Lej  Ihf 
king  live. 
1  K.  I.!i5, 
39.  2K.  11. 
12. 

yc.  U.  4. 
z]ie.  13.  13. 
2Ch.  13.  7. 
/j2Sa.  8.  2. 
1  K.  4.  i^l. 
10.25.  2Ch. 
17.  5.  Ps. 
72.  10. 

10  or,  loas 
ns  though 
he  had  been 
deaf. 

a  c.  12.  12. 
6  Ju.  icl.  8, 
i&c. 

cIs.  36.  16. 
Ky.e.  17.  13. 
d  Pr.  12.  10. 
cc.  17.26. 
1  Forbear 
us. 

f  c.  15.  34. 
2Sa.  21.  6. 
g  c.  10.  10. 
h  Ju.  19.  29. 


i  Ju.2l.  5— 
10. 

2  as  one 
mnr..  Ju.  20. 
1. 

k  Ju.  1.  5. 

3  or,  deliver- 
ance. 

Ic.  31.  U. 
m  ver.  3. 
n  Ju.  7.  16. 
o  c.  10.  27. 
;>Lu.  19.27. 

9  c.  14.  45. 
2  Sa.  19.  22. 

7-c.  19.  5. 
Is.  59.  16. 

s  c.  10.  8. 

nc.  8.  5,  IS, 
20. 

h  c.  10.  24. 
11.  14,  15. 
cXu.  16.15. 
Ac.  20.33. 
2  Cor.  12.  14. 


B.  C.  1095. 

I  gfcrt,  saying,  Whosoever  j  cniuftb 

'not  foilh  niter  Snul  and  after  Sa- 
muel, so  shall  it  be  done  unto  his 
oxen.  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
fell  on  (he  people,  and  they  came 

I  out  with  2  one  consent. 

I  8  Anri  when  he  nuniherctl  them 
in  Be/.ek,  k  the  chihlrcii  of  U.acl 
were  three  hundied  tliousand,  and 
the  men  of  Judah  tliiity  thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  messen- 
gers that  came,  Thus  shall  ye  say 
unto  the  men  of  Jabesli-gilead, To- 
morrow, by  that  time  the  sun  be 
hot,  ye  shall  have  3  help.  And 
the  messengeis  came  and  showed 
it  to  the  men  of  Jabesh  ;  and  /they 
weie  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh 
Said,  To-morrow  we  will  com-;  out 
munto  you,  and  ye  shall  do  with 
us  all  that  seemeth  gond  uiuo  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow, 
that  Saul  put  the  people  in  three  n 
companies  ;  and  they  came  into 
the  midst  of  the  host  in  the  morn- 
ing-watch,  and  slew  the  Ammon- 
ites until  tlie  heat  of  the  day  :  and 
it  came  to  pass,  that  they  which 
remained  were  scattered,  so  that 
two  of  them  were  not  left  together. 

12  And  ihe  people  said  unto  Sa- 
muel, Who  in  he  that  said,  o 
Shall  Saul  reign  over  us  ?  bang p 
the  men,  that  we  may  put  them  to 
death. 

13  And  Saul  said.  There  9  shall 
not  a  man  be  put  to  deal  h  tliis  day: 
for  to-day  the  Lord  haili  wrought 
salvation  r  in  Israel. 

14  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  peo- 
ple, Come,  and  let  u»  go  to  Gilgal, 
s  and  renew  the  kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  the  people  went  10  Gil- 
gal ;  and  there  they  ma  le  Saul 
king  before  the  Lonl  in  Gilgal  ; 
and  theie  they  sac  ificed  sacnfice* 
of  peace-oflVrings  before  Ihe  Lord; 
and  the.o  Saul  and  all  the  men  of 
Israel  rejoiced  areatlv. 

CHAPTER    XII. 

AND  Samuel  sa'd  unto  all  Is- 
rael,  Behold,  I  have  hearken- 
ed unto  your  voice  in  all  that  ye 
said  n  unio  me,  and  have  made  oa 
king  over  yoti. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  kinj 
walketh  before  you  :  and  I  am  old 
and  grey-headed  ;  and,  behold, 
my  8on»  Tf  with  you  :  and  1  heve 
walked  before  you  from  my  child- 
hood unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  nut  :  witness 
against  me  before  the  Lord,  and 
I  e lore  his  anointed  :  whose  c  ox 
have  I  taken  ?  or  whose  ass  have  I 
taken?  or  whom  have  I  defrauded? 


B.  C.  1093. 


CHAP.  XIII. 


whom  have    I    oppressed  ?   or   of  1  ransom. 
whose  hand  have   I  received  any  2  or,  that  I 
bribe  I  to  2  Lilmd  d  mine  eyes  there-  should  hide 
wuii  ?  and  1  will  lestore  e  it  you.      mine  eyes 

4  And  they  said,   Thou  hast  not   at  him. 
det'iauded    us,   nor  oppressed   us,   rf  De.  16.  19. 
neither  hast  ihou  taken  aught  of  e  Ex.  22.  4. 
any  man's  hand.  yAc.  24.  16, 

5  And  he    said  unto    them,   The  ^  kO. 

Lord  is  witness  ajainst  you,  and  .  3  or,  made. 
his  anointed  is  witness  this  day,|g-Is.  1.  18. 
thaty  ye  have  not  found  uught  in   Ali.  6.  2,  3. 


my   hand.      Aijd    they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  And  Samue\  said  unto  the  peo- 
ple. It  is  the  Ldid  that  3  advanced 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  that  biougfht 
your  fathers  up  out  of  the  land  oY 
Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that 
I  may  reason  g  with  you  before  the 
Lord,  of  all  the  4  lig-hteous  acts  of 
the  Loid,  which  he  did  5  to  you 
and  to  your  fathers. 

8  When    Jacoli    was  come   into 


4  righteous- 
nesses, or, 
benefits.  Ju. 

5.  li. 

5  utitk. 
hEx.  3.  10. 
i  Ju.  4.  2. 

t  Ju.  10.  7. 

13.  1. 

/  Ju.  3.  12. 

OT  Ju.  10.  10, 

&c. 

n  Ju.  2.  13. 


Egypt,  and  your  fathers  ciied  un-   o  Ju.6.I4,32 


to  the  Lord,  then  the  Lord  sent 
h  Moses  and  Aaron,  which  brought 
foith  your  falljeis  out  of  Egypt, 
and  made  them  dwell  in  this 
place. 

9  And  when  they  forgat  the  Lord 
their  God,  he  sold  them  into  the 
hand  of  Sisera,  i  captain  of  the 
host  of  Hazor,  and  into  the  hand 
of  the  t  Philistines,  and  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  /  Moab  ;  and 
they  fought  against  them. 

10  AmT  m  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  We  have  sinned, 
because  we  ha\e  forsaken  the 
Lord,  and  n  have  served  Eaalim 
and  Ashtaroth  :  but  now  deliver 
us  cut  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies, 
and  we  will  serve  thee. 

11  And  tlie  Lord  s=nt  Jenibbaal, 
o  and  Bedan,  and  Jephthah,  p  and 
Samuel, 9  and  delive.ed  you  out  of 
the  hand  of  your  enemies  on  every 
side,  and  ye  dwelled  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  r  Na- 
hash,  the  king  of  the  childien  of 
Ammon,  came  against  you,  ye  said 
unto  me,  Nay  ;  but  a  king  shall 
reign  over  us;  when  the  Lord 
your  God  teas  your  king. 

13  Now  therefore  behold  the  king 
whom  ye  have  chosen,  and  whom 
ye  have  desired  !  and,  behold,  the 
s  Lord  hath  set  a  king  over  you. 

14  If  t  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and 
not  rebel  against  theGcommand- 
mentofthe  Lord,  then  shall  both 
ye,  and  also  the  king  that  reigneth 
over  you,  7  continue  following  the 
Lord  vour  God  ; 


;5  Ju.  11.  1, 

&c. 

qc.  7.  13. 

re.  11.  2. 

sHos.  13.11. 

t  Jos.  24.  14, 

20.  Ps.  81. 

12—15. 

6  month. 

7  be  after. 


i/Le.  26.  14, 

&c. 

«  ver.  9. 

«f  Ja.  5.  16— 

18. 

2:  Ex.  14.31. 

Ezr.  in.  9. 

!/Ex.  9.  £8. 

10.  17.  is. 

iS.lS.  IJuo. 

5.  16. 

zDe.  11.16. 

J.-.  3.  1. 

0  Je.  16.  19. 
Jon.  2.  8. 
6Hab.  2.  18. 
c  La.  3.  31, 
32. 

dEze.  20. 
9.  14. 
S  from. 
eCol.  1.  9. 
/Ec.  12.  13. 
9  or,  uhat 
a  great 
thing. 
g^De.28.  36. 

1  tlie  son  of 


Saul's  selected  band. 

13  But  if  ye  will  net  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Loid,  but  rebel  against 
the  commandment  of  the  Loid, 
then  u  shall  the  hand  of  the  Loid 
be  against  jou,  as  it  was  v  against 
youi  fathers. 

16  Now  therefore  stand  and  see 
this  great  thing,  which  the  Lord 
will  do  before  your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to-day? 
I  will  w  call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he 
shall  send  thunder  and  lain  ;  that 
ye  may  perceive  and  see  that  your 
wickedness  is  great,  which  ye  have 
done  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in 
asking  you  a  king. 

18  So' Samuel  called  unto  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder 
and  rain  that  day  :  and  x  all  the 
people  greatly  feared  the  Loid  and 
Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto 
Samuel,  Piay  y  for  thy  servants 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  that  we 
die  not  :  for  we  have  added  unto 
all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a. 
king. 

20  And  Samuel  said  unto  the 
people,  I'ear  not  :  (ye  have  done 
all  this  wickedness  ;  yet  z  turn  not 
aside  fiom  follow  ing  the  Lord,  but 
serve  the  Lcid  with  all  your  heaitj 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside  ;  for 
then  should  ye  go  after  vain  things, 
which  a  cannot  profit  nor  deliver  : 
for  they  are  vain  :  6) 

22  For  the  Loid  will  not  forsake 
c  his  people  for  d  his  .'jreat  name's 
sake,  because  it  hath  pleased  the 
Loid  to  make  you  his  people. 

23  Moreover,  as  for  me,  God  for- 
bid that  I  should  sin  against  the 
Loid  8  in  ceasing  to  pray  e  for 
you  :  but  1  will  teach  you  the  good 
and  the  light  way  : 

24  Only  fear  /  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  truth  with  all  your 
linait:  for  consider  how  9  great 
things  he  hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wicked- 
ly, ye  shall  bo  consumed,  both  g 
ye  and  your  kinaf. 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

SAUL  1  leigned  one  year  ;  and 
when  he  had  reigned  two  yeais 
over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand 
men  of  Israel  ;  uhereaf  two  thou- 
sand were  with  Saul  in  Miolimash 
and  in  mount  Eeth-el.  and  a  thou- 
sand were  with  Jonathan  in  Gi- 
beah  a  of  Benjamin  :  and  the  rest 
of  the  people  he  sent  every  man  to 
his  tent. 


one  year  in  his  reigning,   a  C.  10. 
26, 

879 


Scunutl  rfprooeth  Suul. 

3  And  Jonathan  xinole  the  gar- 
ruon  6  of  the  Philistinea  Ihut  u><u 
in  2  Geba  ;  and  the  Philistines 
he<<.i'd  of  it.  Anil  Saul  blew  the 
trumpet  th.oug'hout  all  the  land, 
eayini^,  let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  Anl  all  Israel  heard  say,  that 
Saul  had  smitten  a  g'arrison  ot'  the 
Plulistines,  and  tluit  (.xrael  also  3 
Was  had  in  aboininaiion  with  the 
Philistines.  And  the  people  were 
called  together  alter  Saul  to  Gil- 
gal. 

5  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  to  fight  with 
Israel,  thirty  thousand  chariots, 
and  six  thousand  horsemen,  and 
people  as  the  sand  which  is  on  the 
sea-shore  in  multitude  :  and  they 
came  up  and  pitched  in  Mich- 
mash,  eastward  iVorn  Belh-aven.  c 

6  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  they  were  in  a  strait,  d  (for 
the  people  were  distressed,)  then 
the  people  did  hide  themselves  e  in 
caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  bi^h  places,  and  in 
pits. 

7  And  gome  of  the  Hebrews  went 
over  Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad 
and  Gileaj.  As  for  Saul,  he  te'is 
yet  in  Gilgal  ;  and  all  the  people  4 
followed  hirn  trembling. 

8  And  he  tarried  seven  days,  ac- 
cording to  the  set  time  _/"  that  Sa- 
muel ?i'«Z  appointed:  but  Samuel 
came  not  to  Gilgal  ;  and  the  peo- 
ple were  scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Saul  said,  Bring  hither  a 
burnt-otfering  to  me,  and  peace- 
offerings.  And  he  offered  the 
burnt-offering.  j 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as 
soon  AS  he  had  made  an  end  of  of- 
fering the  burnt-oflering,  behold, 
Samuel  came  ;  and  Saul  went 
out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  5 
salute  him. 

11  And  Samuel  said,  What  hast 
thou  done  ?  and  Saul  said.  Be- 
cause I  saw  that  the  people  were 
scattered  from  me,  and  that  thou 
earnest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  thit  the  Philistines 
g.Tthered  themselves  together  at 
Slichmaiih  ; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philis- 
tines will  come  down  now  upon  me 
to  Gilgal,  and  I  have  not  6  made 
supplication  unto  the  Lord  :  I  forc- 
ed myself,  therefore,  and  offered  a 
burnt-offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  ^ 
Thou  hast  done  foolishly  :  thou  h 
hast  not  kept  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he  com- 
manded thee  :  for  now  would  the 


I  SAMUEL. 

j  b  c.  10.  5. 

2ar,  the  hill. 

3  did  stink. 
Ge.  31.  30. 
I  Ex.  5.21. 

c  Jos.  7.  2. 

d2Sa.24. 

14. 

eJu.6.  2. 
c.  14.  11. 

J4  trembled 
'  after  him. 

!/c.  10.  8. 

I 

1 5  bless. 

,6  ent  reated 
the /ace. 

.?2Ch.  16. 

19. 

\hc.  15.  11, 

28. 


i  Ps.  89.  20. 
Ac.  13.  22. 

7  found, 
k  0.  14.  2. 

8  Geba.  ver. 
3. 

/  Jos.  18.  23. 

m,  Jos.  16.  3. 

n  Ge."  14.  2. 
Ne.  11.  34. 
Hos.  11.  8. 

0  2K.24. 
14.  Is.  54. 
16.  Je.24.  1. 

9 -with 
mouths. 

10  set. 
p3\x.  5.  8. 

11  or,  stand- 
ing camp. 

q  Is.  10.  28. 

1  or,  there 
was  a  day. 

a  c.  13.  15, 


B.  c.  loss. 

Lord  have  eatablished  thy  king- 
dom upon  Israel  for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall 
not  continue  :  the  Lord  linlh 
sought  him  a  i  man  after  his  own 
heart,  and  the  Lord  h^ith  com- 
manded him  to  be  captain  over  hi* 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept 
that  which  the  Lord  commanded 
thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gnt 
him  up  from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah  of 
Benjamin.  And  Saul  numbered 
the  people  tliat  were  present  7  with 
him,  about  k  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  hit 
son,  and  the  people  that  mere  pre- 
sent with  them,  abode  in  8  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin  :  but  the  Philistine* 
encamped  in  Michmash. 

17  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of 
the  camp  of  the  Philistines  in  three 
companies:  one  company  turned 
unto  the  way  that  lendeth  to  (Iph- 
rah,  I  unto  the  land  of  Shual  : 

18  And  another  company  turned 
the  way  to  Beth-horon  :  m  and 
another  company  turned  to  the 
way  of  the  border  that  looketh  to 
the  valley  of  ;i  Zeboim,  toward  the 
wilderness. 

19  Now  there  was  no  smith  o 
found  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Israel  ;  (for' the  Philistines  said, 
Lest  the  Hebrews  make  them 
awords  or  spears  ;) 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  w 
down  to  the  Philistines,  to  sharpen 
every  man  his  share  and  his  coul- 
ter, and  his  axe  and  his  mattock. 

21  Yet  they  had  a  file  9  for  the 
mattocks,  and  for  the  coulters,  and 
for  the  forks,  and  for  the  axes,  and 
to  10  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  p  it  came' to  pass,  in  the 
day  of  battle,  that  there  vi-ns  nei- 
ther sword  nor  spear  found  in  the 
hand  of  any  of  the  people  that 
were  with  Saul  and  Jonathan  :  but 
with  Saul,  and  with  Jonathan  hi» 
son,  was  there  found. 

23  And  the  11  garrison  of  the  Phi- 
listines went  out  to  the  passage  of 
7  Michmash. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

NOW  1  it  came  to  paas  upon  a 
day,  that  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Saul  said  unto  the  young  man  that 
bare  his  armour.  Come,  and  let  us 
go  overto  the  Philistines'  garrison, 
that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  hd 
told  not  his  father. 
2  And  Saul  tarried  In  the  utter- 
most part  of  Gibeah, under  a.  pome- 
granate-tree, which  is  in  Migron: 
and  the  people  that  were  with  him 
were  about  a  (is  hundred  men  i 


ent 


^Ju.7.9,11. 

3  be  still. 
hGe.  24.  14. 
I  c.  13.  6. 
i2K.  14.8. 
/2Sa.  5.  24. 
m  Le.  26.  8. 

4  or,  half  a 
furrow  of 

an  acre. 


E.  C.  10S7.  CHAP.  XIV, 

3  And  Ahiah,  b  the  son  of  Ahitub,  i  6  called 
I-chabod's    c   brolher,   the  son   of  Ahimelech. 
Phinehas,  ibeson  offili,  the  Lord's  c.  22.    9.  11, 
priKSi  in  Sbiloh,  wearing  an  ephod.  ,20. 

d  And   the  people   knew  not  tball^g   4   gl. 
Jonathan  was  gone.  Irfr   o    28 

4  And  between  the  passages,  by   " '^- ■*•  *°- 
which  Jonathan  sought  to  go  over  e  c.  13.  23. 
unto    the    Philistines'   garrison,  ^  \2  tooth, 
there  was  a  sharp  roct  on  the  one  ^  j,      0.3  m 
side,  and  a  aharp  rock  on  the  other  /  ue.«.£0. 
side  :  and  the  name  of  the  one  acos   q"/.,     ,4'  '.'i 
Bo^e.'.,  and  the  name  of  the  other  |- •--"•  '*• 
Seneh. 

5  The  2  fore  front  of  the  one  was  | 
situate  northward  over  against 
IMichinasb,  and  the  other  south- 
ward over  against  Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonathan  said  to  the  young 
man  tliat  bare  his  armour,  Come, 
and  let  us  go  over  unto  the  garri- 
son of  these  uncircunicised  :  it 
may  be  that  the  Lonl  will  work 
for  us  :  for  there  is  no  restraint  to 
the  Lord  to  /  save  by  many  or  by 
few. 

7  And  his  armour-bearer  said  un- 
to him,  Do  all  that  is  in  thine 
lieaii  :  turn  thee  j  behold,  1  0774 
with  thee  according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold, 
■we  will  pass  over  g  unto  these 
men,  and  we  will  discover  our- 
selves unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us,  3  Tarry 
until  we  come  to  you  ;  then  we 
will  stand  still  in  our  place,  and 
will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus.  Come  up 
unto  us  ;  then  we  will  go  up  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  them  into 
our  hand  ;  and  this  sluill  be  a  sign 
h  unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered 
thems(?lves  unto  the  garrison  of 
the  Philistines  :  and  the  Philis- 
tines said.  Behold,  the  Hebrews 
come  forth  out  of  the  i  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  Ai.i  the  men  of  the  garrison 
answered  Jonathan  and  his  ar- 
mour-bearer, and  said.  Come  k  up 
tu  us,  and  we  will  show  you  a 
thing.  And  Jonathan  said  unto 
his  armour-bearer.  Come  up  after 
me  ;  for/  the  Lord  hath  delivered 
thorn  into  the  hand  of  Israel. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  up- 
on his  hands  and  upon  his  feel, 
and  his  armour-bearer  after  him  : 
and  m  they  fell  before  Jonathan  ; 
and  his  armour-bearer  slew  after 
bim. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which 
Jonathan    and    his  armour-bearer 
made,   was     about    twenty 
within  as  it  were  4  an  half-acre  ofllNIat.  3.  4. 


n2K.  7.6,7. 
Job  18.  11. 

0  c.  13. 17. 

5  trembling 
of  God. 
Ge.  35.  5. 

p  ver.  SO. 

q  2Sa.  15.24- 
26. 

r  Nu.  27.21 

6  or,  tu- 
mult. 

7  leere  criid 
together. 

s  Ju.7.  22. 
2  Ch.  20.  23. 
Is.   19.  2. 

tc.  13.6. 

uEx.  14.30. 
Ps.  44.  6,  7. 
Hos.  1.7. 

re.  13.  5. 

w  Jos.  6.  26. 

xEx.  3.  8. 
Nu.  13. -27. 


Saul's  adjuralion, 
land,  uhich  a  yoke  of  oxen  might 
plow. 

15  And  there  was  trembling  n  in 
the  host,  in  lh«  field,  and  among 
al!  the  people  ;  the  gaixison,  and 
the  spoilers,  othey  also  trembled; 
and  the  earth  rjuaked  :  so  it  was  a 
5  very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin  looked  ;  and, 
behold,  the  multitude  melted 
away,  and  p  they  went  on  beatinjf 
down  one  another. 

17  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  peo- 
pie  that  were  with  him,  Number 
now,  and  see  who  is  gone  from 
us.  And  when  they  had  num- 
bered, behold,  Jonathan  and  his 
armour-bearer,  were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul  said  unto  Ahiah,  7 
Bring  hither  the  ark  of  God  :    (for 

(the    ark  of  God   was  at  that  time 
with  the  children  of  Is.ael.) 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
Saul  talked  r  unto  the  piiest,  that 
the  6  noise  that  was  in  the  host  cf 
the  Philistines  went  on  and  in- 
creased :  and  Saul  said  unto  the 
priest.  Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people 
that  were  with  him  7  assembled 
themselves,  and  they  came  to  the 
battle  :  and,  behold,  every  man's  s 
sword  was  against  his  fellow,  and 
there  was  a  very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover,  the  Hebrews  that 
were  with  the  Philistines  before 
that  lime,  which  went  up  with 
ihem  into  the  canipyroOT  the  coun- 
try round  about,  even  they  also 
turned  to  be  with  the  Israelites  that 
were  with  Saul   and  Jonathan. 

22  Likewise  all  the  men  of  Israel 
which  had  hid  t  themselves  in 
mount  Epliraim,  when  they  heard 
that  the  Philistines  fled,  even  they 
also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle. 

23  So  u  the  Lord  saved  Israel 
that  day  :  and  the  battle  passed 
over  V  unto  Beth-aven. 

24  And  the  men  of  Israel  were 
distressed  that  day  :  for  Saul  had 
w  adjured  the  people,  saying, 
Cursed  be  the  man  that  eateth  any 
food  until  evening,  that  I  may  be 
avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So 
none  of  the  people  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  they  of  the  land  came 
to  a  wood  ;  and  there  was  honey  x 
upon  the  ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were 
come  into  the  wood,  behold,  the 
honey  dropped  ;  but  no  man  put 
his  hand  to  his  mouth  :  for  the 
people  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  whea 

281 


Jonathati'*  trespass  discovered.         I  SAMULL. 

his  father  cUnrgfd  the  people  with 
thu  ualli  :  whrreluic  he  put  forth 
thf  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  his 
hand,  niid  dipped  it  in  an  honey- 
comb, and  put  hiB  hand  to  his 
mouth  ;  and  y  his  eyee  were 
cnlifrhtencd. 

i.8  Then  answered  one  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  said, Thy   father    straitly 


char»-cd  the  people  with  an  oath, 
saying'.  Cursed  be  the  man  that 
ealeth  ant/  food  this  day.  And  the 
people  were  8  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  fath- 
er halh  troubled  the  land:  see,  1 
pray  vou.  how  niijie  eyes  have 
been  enlightened,  bccarse  I  tasted 
a  little  of  this  honey  ; 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the 
people  had  eaten  fr-ely  to-day  of 
the  spoil  of  their  enemies  which 
they  found?  for  had  theic  not  been 
now  a  much  <jreater  slaug'hter 
among  the  Philistines  ? 

31  An,\  they  smote  the  Philis- 
tines that  day  from  Michmash  to 
Aijalon  :  and  the  people  weie  very 
faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the 
spoil,  and  took  shtep,  and  oxen, 
and  calves,  and  slew  llicm  on  the 
ground  :  and  the  people  did  eat 
them  with  the  blooil. 

33  Then  they  told  Saul,  saving:. 
Behold,  the  people  sin  z  ag'ainst 
the  Lord,  in  that  they  eat  with  the 
blood.  And  he  said.  Ye  have  9 
transgressed  :  roll  a  great  stone 
unto  me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said,  Disperse  your- 
selves amons:  the  people,  and  say 
unto  them.  Bring  nje  hither  evey 
man  his  ox,  and  every  man  his 
sheep,  and  slay  them  here,  ami 
eat  ;  and  sin  not  asfainst  the  Lord 
in  eating  with  the  tlnod.     And  all 


y  c.  30.  12. 
Pr.  25.  16. 

8  or,  weary. 

z  Le.  3.    17. 

17.  10. 

De.  12.  23, 

24. 

Kzc.  33.  25. 

9  or,  dealt 
treacher- 
ously. 

10  in  his 
haiid. 

rtHos.  8.  14. 

11  that  altar 
he  begun  to 
build  unto 
the  LOUD. 

6  c.  28.  6. 

cJos.  7.  14, 

ic. 

0.  10.  19. 


12  corners. 
Ju.  20.  2. 

d2Sa.  12.i5. 

13  or,  show 
the  innocent 

e  Pr.    16.  33. 
Ac.  1.   24. 

14  went 
forth. 
/Jon.  1.7— 
10. 


g  ver.  27. 

h  Ru.  1.  17. 

i  ver.  39. 
the  people  brought  every  man  his|^2Sa  14  11 
ox   10   with   him   that  night,   and  |  ]  k"^  j    52 
'         '       ■'  Lu.'2i.   18. 


slew  them  there. 
35  And  Saul  a  huilt  an  altar  un'o 


/2Ch. 19.11. 


the  Lord:  II  the  same  was  the 
fii-st  altar  that  he  built  unto  the 
Lord.  , 

36  And  Saul  said.  Let  lis  go  down 
after  the  Philistines  by  night,  and 
spoil  them  until  the  morning  light, 
and  let  us  not  leave  a  man  of 
them.  And  they  said,  Do  whatso- 
ever seemeth  good  unto  thee. 
Then  said  the  priest.  Let  us  draw 
near  hither  uni^  God. 

37  And  Saul  asl.ed  counsel  of  God, 
Shall   I   go  down  afier  the  Philis- 
tines ?  wilt  thou  deliver  ihem  into 
the    hand    of   Israel?      But   6    he  j/' c.  15.  3,  7. 
answered  him  not  that  day.  9  c.31.  2. 

33  And  Saul  said,  Draw  rye  near  I  1  Ch.  8.  33. 
282 


Is.  13.  3. 

2  Co.  6.  1. 

Ph.  2.  12, 

13. 

m  Is.  29.  23, 

21. 

7JC.  11.  n. 

o2Sa.l0.  6. 
15  or, 
wrought 
niighli>y. 


B.  C.  1087. 

hither  all  the  12  chief  of  the  peo- 
ple ;  and  know  and  see  wbeieia 
this  sin  haih  been  this  day  : 

39  For,  as  d  the  Loid  liveth, 
which  saveth  Israel,  though  it  IjB 
in  Jonathan  my  son,  he  shall  surely 
die.  But  there  was  not  a  man 
among  all  I  he  people  (/ia(  answered 
him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel, 
Be  ye  on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jona- 
than my  son  will  be  on  the  other 
side.  And  the  people  sail]  unto 
Saul,  Do  what  seeineth  good  unto 
Ihee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  untoths 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  13  Give  a 
perfect  lot.  e  And  Saul  and  Jona- 
than were  taken  :  but  the  people 
14  escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said.  Cast  lots  be- 
tween me  and  Jonathan  my  son. 
And  Jonathan  was  taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  10  Jonuthnn, 
Tell  /  me  what  thoU  hast  done. 
And  Jonathan  told  him,  and  said, 
I  g  did  but  taste  a  little  honey  with 
the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  mine 
hand,  and,  lo,  I  mii.«t  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  God /i  do 
so,  and  more  also :  for  i  thou  shalt 
surely  die,  Jonathan. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul, 
Shall  Jonathan  die,  who  hath 
wrought  this  "■'■ea*  salvation  in  Is- 
rael ?  God  forbid  :  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  Ar  of 
his  head  fall  to  the  ground  ,  for  he 
hath  wrought  with  dod  /  this  day. 
So  m  the  people  rescued  Jonathan, 
that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  fol- 
lowing the  Philistines:  and  the 
Philistines  went  to  their  own 
place. 

47  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom  over 
Israel,  and  fought  ag-ainst  all  his 
enemies  on  every  si-.'c.  against 
INIoab,  and  against  the  children  of 
Ammon,  n  und  against  Kdcm, 
and  against  the  kinjfs  of  Zotah, 
o  and  against  the  Philistines  :  and 
whithersoever  he  turned  himself, 
he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  15  gathered  an  host, 
and  smote  the  Amalekites,  p  ann 
delive  ed  Israel  out  of  the  hands 
of  them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  Now  the  sons  9  of  Saul  were 
Jonathan,  and  Ishui,  and  Melchi- 
shua  :  and  the  names  of  his  two 
daughters  were  the'.e  ;  the  name  of 
the  first-born  Me/ah.  and  the  name 
of  the  younger  Michal  : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  wi''e 
was  Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of 
Aliimauz  :    aod   th4   name  of  the 


B.  C.  1079. 

captaia  of  liis  host  teas  Abnee,  16 
the  soil  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle  : 

51  Anil  Kish  r  tvn-f  the  father  of 
Saul  ,  and  Ner  the  father  of  AOner 
teai  the  son  of  Abiel. 

52  And  the.e  was  sore  war 
ag'aiii&t  the  Philistines  all  the  days 
of  Saul,  and  when  Saul  saw  any 
strong  man,  or  any  valiant  man, 
he  s  look  him  unto  hirn. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

S.^MUEL  also  said  unto  Saul,  a 
The  Lord  sent  nie  to  anoint 
thee  to  be  king  over  his  people, 
over  Israel  :  now  therefore  heark- 
en ihon  unto  the  voice  of  the  words 
of  the  Lo.d. 

2  'I'hus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
I  [timsinliec thai  which  Amalekdid 
to  Is.ael,how6  he  laid  wait  for 
him  in  the  way,  when  he  came  up 
from  Egypt. 

3  No>v  fo,  and  smite  Amalek, 
and  c  utterly  destroy  all  d  that 
they  have,  and  spare  them  not ; 
but  slay  both  man  and  woman, 
infant  and  sucklinj,  ox  and  sheep, 
camel  and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people 
together,  and  numbered  them  in 
Telaim,  two  hundred  thousand 
footmen,  and  ton  thousand  men  of 
Judah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of 
Amalek,  and  1  laid  wait  in  the 
valley. 

6  And  Saul  said  unto  the  e  Ke- 
nites,yGo,  depart,  get  you  down 
from  among  the  Ara.ilekites,  lest  I 
destroy  you  with  them  :  for  ye 
showed  kindness  £•  to  all  the  chil- 
dre  1  of  Israel,  when  they  came 
up  out  of  Egypt.  So  the  Kenites 
departed  from  among  the  Amale- 
kites. 

7  .And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites 
from  Ha.v]la.h  k  until  thou  comest 
to  Shur,  i  that  is  over  against 
Egypt. 

8  And  .'-•  he  took  Agag  the  king  of 
the  Amalekites  alive,  and  utterly 
f  destroyed  all  the  people  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared 
'n  A?ag.  and  the  liest  of  the  sheep, 
and  of  the  oxen,  and  of  the  2  fat- 
lings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all  that 
wis-  gjod.  and  would  not  utterly 
destroy  them  :  but  every  thing 
Chit  wii  vile  and  refuse,  that  they 
destroved  utterly. 

10  Th-n  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  It  n  repenteth  me  that  I  have 
get  up  Saul  ?o  he  king:  for  he  is 
turned  o  back  from  following  me, 
and  p  hath  aot  performed  my  com- 


CHAP.  XV. 

16  Abiner.     I 
r   c.  9.  1,2. 
s  c.  8.   11. 
ac.  9.  16. 

6  Ex.   17.  8, 

14. 

De.  25.  17— 

19. 

cLe.  27.  28. 

Jos.  6.  17. 

21. 

d  Nu.  24.20. 

1  ov.foussht. 
e  Ju.  1.  16. 
4.  U. 

/Re.  18.4. 
g  Nu.  10.29- 
32. 

2Ti.  1.  16. 
h  Ge.2.  11. 
25.  18. 
t  Ge.  16.  7. 
k  I  K.   20. 
30,  &c. 

1  c.  30.  1. 

m  ver.  3.  15. 

2  or,  second 
sort. 

n  Ge.  6.  6,  7. 
ver.  35. 
2Sa.  24.  16. 
Je.  18.  8,10. 
o  1  K.  9,  6. 
iHe.  10.  38. 
p  c.    13.  13. 
ver.  3.  9. 

q\  K.  18.42. 
r  Ju.  17.  2. 
s  Pr.  28.  13. 
30.  13. 
t  ver.  9.  21. 
«c.  9.  21. 

3  consume. 
u  ver.  15. 
tijPs.  50.8,9. 
51.  16,  17. 
Pr.  21.  3. 
Is.  1.  11—17. 
Je.7.  22,  23. 
Mi.  6.  6—3. 
He.  10.  4— 
10. 

X  Ec.  5.   1. 
Hos.  6.  6. 
Mar.  12. 
33. 

4  divination 
Ue.    18.    10. 

J/ Re.  22.  15. 
2-2C0.6  16. 
Ga.  5.  20. 
Re.  21.  8. 


Samuel  de,%ouncetli  Saul. 

mandraents.  And  it  grieve  1  Sam- 
uel ;  and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord 
all  night. 

12  And  when  Samuel  rose  early 
to  meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it 
was  told  Samuel,  saying,  Sau! 
carne  to  Carmel,  q  and,  behold,  he 
set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone 
about,  and  pa-ssed  on,  and  gone 
down  to  Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul  : 
and  Saul  said  unlo  him.  Blessed  r 
be  thou  of  the  Lord  :  I  have  s  per- 
formed the  commandment  of  the 
Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said,  What 
meaneth  then  this  bleating  of  the 
sheep  in  mine  ears,  and  the  lowing 
of  the  oxen  which  I  hear  ? 

15  And  Saul  said,  They  have 
brought  them  from  the  Amale- 
kites :  for  t  the  people  spared  the 
best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the  oxen, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  i  and  the  rest  we  have  utterly 
destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul, 
Stay,  and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the 
Lord  hath  said  to  me  this  night. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Say  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said.  When  thou 
wast  little  u  in  thine  own  sight, 
wast  thou  not  rund.e  the  head  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  Lord 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel  ? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a 
journey,  and  said.  Go,  and  utterly 
destroy  the  sinners  the  Amalekites, 
and  fight  against  them  until  they 
3  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not 
obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but 
didst  fiy  upon  the  spoil,  and  didst 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ? 

20  Anil   Saul   sail   unto  Samuel, 

I  Yea,  I  have  obeyed  the  voice  of 
i  the  Lord,  and  have  gone  the  way 
which  the  Lord  =ent  me,  and  have 
brought  Agag  the  kinsr  of  Amalek, 
and  have  utterly  destroyed  the 
Amalekites. 

21  But  V  the  people  took  of  the 
spoil,  sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of 
the  things  wdiich  should  have  been 
utterly  destroyed,  to  sacrifice  unto 
the  Lor.i  thy  God  in  Gil?al. 

I  22  And  Samuel  said.  Hath  w  the 
I  Loril  as  great  delight  in  burnt- 
I  offerings  and  sacrifices,  as  in  obey- 
ing the  voice  of  the  Lord  7  Be- 
hold, to  obey  is  x  better  than  sacri- 
fice, and  to  hearken  than  the  fat  of 
rams. 

23  Tcr  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  4 
witchcraft,  y  and  stubbornness  is 
\a3  iniquity  and  idolatry,  z  Be- 
1  cause  thou  haat  rejected  the  word 


SiiuC'a  laimilifUiun.  I  SAIVIL'£L. 

of  the  LorJ,  he  a  huth  alto  rejected  ac.  13.  14. 

thee  from  beiug  kin>.  b    Ex.  23.  2. 

24  And  Saul  gaid'unto  Samuel,  Pr.  29.  25. 
I  have  Biiiac'l  :  t'ur  I  btive  tiaris-  |g.  51.  12. 
grcssed  ihe  cominundiiieiit  of  ihe  Ga.  I.  10. 
Lord,  find  thy  words:  because  1  ciJuo.  11. 
feared  b  the  people,  and  obeyed  d  \  K.  11. 
their  voice.  30,  31. 

25  Now   therefore,    I   piay   thee,  5  or,  eCemi- 
pardon    my    sin,   iind    tu.n    again  ty,  or,   vie- 
with  me,  that   I  may  worship   the  lory. 
Lord.  e  Nu.  23.  19. 

26  And  Samuel  eaid  unto  Saul,  1    Eze.    24.  14. 
c  will  not   return    wiili   thee:    for   2Ti.  2.  13. 
thou  haul  rejected  the  word  of  the    Tit.  1.  2. 
Lord,  and  the   Lord    hath  rejecteil    /Jno.  5.44. 
thee  from  bein^  king  over  Isiael.       12.  43. 

27  And    as  Samuel   turned   about    g   Ju.    I.   7. 
to  go  away,  he   d   laid   hold   upon    h  ver.  11. 
the   skirl  of   bis   mantle,    and     it    P.v.  119.  136. 
rent.  Je.  13.  17. 

28  And    Samuel   said   unto    hira,    ac.  15. 35. 
The  Lord  hath   rent  the    kingdom    Je.    7.  16. 
of  Israel  from   thee   this  day,   and    11.14.14.11. 
hath   given    it   to   a   neighbour   of   6  ver.  15, '23. 
thine,  tA«i  is  better  than  thou.  !c2K.9.   1. 

29  And  also  the  5  Strength  of  Is- 
rael will  not  lie  e  nor  vepeiii  :  for 
lie  is  not  a  man,  that  he  should 
repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned  : 
yet  honouryme  now,  1  pray  thee, 
before  the  elders  of  my  people, 
and  before  Israel,  and  turn  again 
with  me,  that  1  may  worship  the 
Lord  thy  GoJ. 

31  So  Samael  turned  again  after 
Saul  :  and  Saul  worshipped  the 
Lord. 

32  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye 
hither  to  me  Agag  the  Icing  of  the 
Amalckites:  and  Agag  came  unto 
him  delicately.  And  Agag  said, 
Surely  the  bitterness  of  death  is 
past. 

33  And  Samuel  said,  As  thy  g 
sworil  hath  made  women  child- 
less, 60  shall  thy  mothsr  be  child- 
less among  women.  And  Samuel 
hewed  Agag  in  pieces  hefore  the 
Lor  1  in  Gilgal. 

34  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  : 
and  Saul  went  up  to  his  house,  to 
Gibeali  of  Saul. 

35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to 
see  Saul  until  the  rlay  of  his 
death  ;  iieverlhrtless  Samuel 
mouriied  A.  for  Saul  :  and  the  Lord 
repented  that  he  had  made  Saul 
king  over  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Sam- 
uel, a  How  long  wilt  thou 
mourn  for  Saul,  seeing  6  I  have 
rejected  him  from  reigning  over 
Israel  ?  Fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  c 
and  go  ;  I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse 
284 


d  Ps.  78.  70. 
89.  19.20. 
Is.  5,5.  4. 

1  in  thine 
hand. 

e  c.  9.  12. 
20.  29. 
/De.  17.15. 

2  meeting. 

e  1  K.  2.  13. 
ft  Ex.  19.  10. 
Nu.  11.  18. 
Jos.  3.  5. 
Job  1.  5. 
1  Co.  11.  28. 
ic.  17.  13. 
called  Elihu 
1  Ch.  27.  18. 
/tPs.  147.10. 
I  Is.  55.  8,  9. 

3  eyes. 

m  2  Co. 10. 7. 
,1  1  K.  8.39. 

1  Ch.28.9. 
Ps.  7.  9. 
Je.  17.  10. 
Re.  2.  23. 

4  Shimenh. 

2  Sa.  13.  3. 
Shimma. 

1   Ch.  2.  13. 
o2Sa.  7.  8. 

5  round. 

6  fair  of 
eyes. 

p  c.  17.  42. 
Ca.  5.   10. 
->  Jn.  11.  29. 
14.  6. 
0.  10.6,9,10. 


B.  C.  1063. 

the  Belh-iehemite  :  for  d  I  have 
providril  me  a  king  axiiong  bii 
son*. 

2  And  Samuel  said.  How  can  I 
go  1  if  Saul  hear  it,  be  will  kill 
me.  And  the  Lord  sail.  Take  an 
heifer  1  with  tl.ee,  and  say,  I  am 
come  to  sacrifice  e  (o  ihe  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  lo  the  sacrifice, 
and  1  will  show  thee  what  Ihou 
shalt  do  :  and  thou  shah  anoint 
unto  nie  Aim  y  whom  I  name  unto 
thee. 

4  And  Samuel  did  that  which 
the  Lord  spake,  and  came  to 
Beth-lebem  :  and  Ihe  eldeii  of  the 
town  trembled  at  his  2  coming, 
and  said,  Comest  thou  peacea- 
bly  ?  s 

5  And  he  said,  Peaceably  :  I  am 
come  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  ; 
h  sanctify  yourselves,  and  come 
with  me  to  the  sacrifice.  And  he 
sanctified  Jes^e  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  And  it  came  lo  pass,  wlien  they 
were  come,  that  he  looked  on  Eli- 
ub,  i  and  said.  Surely  the  Lord'8 
anointed  is  bel'ore  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Look  not  k  on  his  countenance,  or 
on  the  height  of  his  stature;  be- 
cause I  have  refused  him  :  for  I 
the  LORD  teeth  not  as  man  seeth  ; 
for  man  looketh  on  the  3  outward 
appearance,  m  but  the  Lord  look- 
eth on  the  heart,  n 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab, 
and  made  him  pass  hefore  Samuel. 
.4nd  he  sai>l.  Neither  hath  the 
Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  4  Shammah 
to  pass  by.  And  he  said,  Neither 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

10  Again,  Jesse  made  seven  of 
his  sons  to  pass  before  Samuel. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  The 
Lord  hath  not  chosen  these. 

11  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse, 
Are  here  all  thy  children  '  And 
he  said.  There  remaineth  yet  the 
youngest,  and,  behold,  he  n  keep- 
eth  the  slicep.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him  : 
for  we  will  not  sit  5  down  till  he 
come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him 
in.  Now  he  wri.^  ruddy,  6  and 
withal  p  of  a  beautiful  cotinte- 
nance,  and  goodly  to  look  to. 
And  the  Lord  said,  Arise,  anoint 
him  :  for  this  is  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of 
oil.  and  anointed  him  in  the  rnidst 
of  his  brethren:  and  the  Spirit  o 
of  the  Lord  came  upon  David 
from   that  day  forwaiJ.      So  Sa- 


t  ver.  23. 

u  c.  17.  32. 
3S. 

V  2  Sa.  17. 
8,  10. 

w  2  Sa.  14. 
20. 

8  or,  speech. 

X  ver.  12. 

yc.  18.  12— 
14. 

z  Pr.  22.  29. 

a  ver.  14, 16. 

a2Ch.  28. 
18. 

6  Jos.  15.  35. 

1  or,  the 
coast  of 
Dranmim. 
called 
Pasdam- 
mim.   1  Ch. 
11.  13. 

2  ranged  the 
battle. 


B.  C.  1083.  (;iJAH.  XVII 

nmel  rose  up,  and  went  to  Rarnah.    r  Ju.  16.  20 

14  Bat  the  Spiiit  of  the  Lord  de-    Ps.  51.  11. 
palled  T  from  iSaul,  and   an  evil  s 
spirit    fiom   ihe   Lord   7    troubled    s  c.  18.  10. 
him.  19.  9. 

15  And  Saul's  servants  said  untu 
him,   Behold    now,   an   avil  spirit   7  or,  terri- 
from  God  troubleth  thee.  fied. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command 
thy  servants,  which  are  hefore  thee, 
to  seek  out  a  man  who  is  a  cunninjf 
player  on  an  haip  :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  when  the  evil  spirit 
from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he 
shall  play  t  with  his  hand,  and 
thou  shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants. Provide  me  now  a  man 
that  can  play  well,  and  biing  him 
to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  ser- 
Tants,  and  said,  Behold,  1  have 
seen  a  son  of  Jesse,  the  Beth- 
leliemile,  that  is  cunning  in  plify- 
ing,  and  a  migliiy  valiant  u  man, 
and  a  man  of  war,  v  and  prudent 
10  in  8  matters,  and  a  comely  x 
person,  and  the  Lord  y  is  with 
him. 

19  Wherefore  Saul  sent  mes- 
sengers unto  Jesse,  and  said. 
Send  me  David  thy  son,  which  is 
■with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  took  an  ass  laden 
with  bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine, 
and  a  kid,  and  sent  them  by  David 
his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and 
stood  before  z  him:  and  he  loved 
him  greatly  ;  and  he  became  his 
armour-bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  sayin?. 
Let  David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  be- 
fore me  ;  for  he  hatli  found  fa- 
vour in  my  sijht. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  evil  spirit  a  from  God  was  up- 
on Saul,  that  David  took  an  harp, 
and  played  with  his  hand  :  so  Saul 
■u'as  refreshed,  and  was  well,  and 
the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered 
together  their  armies  to  battle, 
and  were  gathered  together  atSho- 
choh,  a  which  6  belongeth  to  Ju- 
dah,  and  pitched  between  Sho- 
choh  and  Azekah,  in  1  Epbes- 
dammim. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Is- 
rael were  fathered  tog'ether,  and 
pitched  by  the  valley  of  Elah.  and 
2  set  the  battle  in  array  against  the 
Philistines. 

3  And  the  Philistines  stood  on  a 
mountain  on  the  one  side,  and  Is- 
rael stood  on  a  mountain   on  the 

19 


3  clothed. 

4  or,  gOTget. 

c2Sa. 21.19. 

dc.  8.  17. 

e  ver.  26.  2 
Sa.  21.  21. 

/  Ru.  4.  22. 

g^c. 16.10. 11. 

Ac.  16.11.19. 


Goliulh'i  cli/iUengi, 

other  Bide:  and  there  was  a.  valley 
between  them. 

4  And  there  went  out  a  champion 
out  of  the  camp  of  the  Philis- 
tines, named  Goliath,  of  Gath, 
whose  height  was  six  cubits  and  a 
span. 

5  And  he  had  an  helmet  of  brass 
upon  his  head,  and  he  was  3  armed 
with  a  coat  of  mail  j  and  the 
weight  of  the  coat  was  five  thou- 
sand shekels  of  brass. 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  up- 
on his  legs,  and  a  4  target  of  brass 
between  his  shoulders. 

7  And  the  staff  c  of  his  spear  wat 
like  a  weaver's  beam,  and  hii 
spear's  head  weighed  six  hundred 
shekels  of  iron  :  and  one  bearing  a 
shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the 
armies  of  Israel,  and  said  unto 
them.  Why  are  ye  come  out  to  set 
your  battle  in  array  ?  Am  not  I  a 
Philistine,  and  ye  servants  d  to 
Saul  ?  choose  you  a  man  for  you, 
and  let  him  come  down  to  me. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me, 
and  to  kill  me,  then  will  we  be 
your  servants:  but  if  I  prevail 
against  him,  and  kill  him,  then 
shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve 
us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  I  ede- 
fy  the  armies  of  Israel  this  day  : 
give  me  a  man,  that  we  may  fight 
Together. 

11  When  Saul  and  all  Israel 
heard  those  words  of  the  Philistine, 
they  were  dismayed,  and  greatly 
afraid. 

12  Now  David  was  the  son  y  of 
that  Ephrathite  of  Beth-lehem- 
judah,  whose  name  was  Jesse  ; 
and  he  had  tight  g-sons  :  and  the 
man  went  among  men  for  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of 
Jesse  went  «nrf  followed  Saul  to  the 
batlle  :  and  the  names  of  his  three 
sons  that  went  to  the  battle  wert 
Eliab  the  first-born  ;  and  next  un- 
to him,  Abinadab  ;  and  the  third, 
Sh;immah. 

14  And  David  was  the  youngest : 
and  the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  and  returned 
from  Saul  to  feed  h  his  father's 
sheep  at  Beth-lehem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near, 
morning  and  evening,  and  pre- 
sented himself  forty  days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his 
son,  Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an 
ephah  of  this  parched  corn,  and 
these  ten  loaves,  and  run  to  the 
camp  to  thy  brethren  t 


David  visiteth  hU  brethren. 

18  And  carry  tbi'se  ten  5  cheeses 
unlo  Ibe  captain  ol"  6  their  ihou- 
sanfl,  and  look  i  how  thy  breihren 
fare,  and  lake  tlieir  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  ihey,  and  all 
the  men  of  Isiai'l,  loerc  in  ihe  val- 
ley of  Elali,  fighting'  with  the 
Philistines. 

20  And  David  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  left  the  sheep 
■with  a  kijcper,  and  took,  and 
vent,  as  Jesse  had  coiiimanded 
him  :  and  he  came  to  the  7  treJich, 
as  the  host  was  going  forth  to  the 

iS  fight,  and  shouted  lor  the  battle. 
a    21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines 
!  had  put  the   battle   in  an  ay,  army 
against  arrny. 

22  And  David  left  9  his  carriage  in 
the  hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  car- 
riage, and  ran  into  the  army,  and 
came  and  10  saluted  his  breibren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them, 
heboid,  there  came  up  the  cham- 
pion (the  Philistine  of Gath, Goliath 
by  name)  out  of  the  armies  of  the 

.  Philistines,   and   spake   according 

•  to  the  same  words  :  k  and  David 

.'heard  then. 

1-24    And   all  the   men    of   Israel, 

•■when  they  saw  the  man,  fied  from 

11  him,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

2-5  And  the    men  of   Israel   said. 

Have   ye  seen    this  man     that    is 

come  up  ?  surely  to  defy  Israel  is 

hi;  come  \ip  :   and  it  shall  be,  that 

the  man  who  killeth  him,  the  king 

will  enrich  him  with  great  riches, 

and  will  give  him   his  daughter,  I 

and  make  his   father's  house  free 

in  Israel. 

26  And  Diwid  spake  to  the  men 

that  stood  by  him,  saying.  What 

shall   be   done    to    Ihe    man    that 

tkilleth  this  Philistine,  and  taketh 

away   the   reproach  from    Israel  ? 

^rfor  who  is   this  unciroumcised  m 

sPhilistine,  that  he  should  defy  the 

■-  armies  of  the  living  n  God  ? 

»•  27  -4nd  the  people  answered  him 

-after    this    manner,     saying,     So 

.Ishall  it   be   done   to  the  man  that 

killeth  him. 

28  And  Kliab,  his  eldest  brother, 
heard  when  he  spake  unto  the 
men  :  and  Eliab's  anger  o  vas 
kindled  against  David,  and  he 
Slid,  Why  camest  thou  down 
hither?  and  with  whom  hast  thou 
left  those  few  sheep  in  the  wilder- 
ness? I  know  thy  pride,  and  the 
naughtiness  of  thine  heart  ;  for 
thou  art  come  down  that  thou 
niisrhtest  see  the  battle. 
•  29'  And  David  said,  p  What  have 
I  now  done  ?  Is  there  not  a  cause  ? 
30  And  he   turned  from  him  to- 


I  SAMUEL. 

5  cheeses  of 
milk. 

6  a  thou- 
sand. 

i  Ge.  37.  14. 

7  or,  p/ace 
of  the  car- 
riage. 

c.  26.  5. 

8  or,  battle 
array,  or, 
place  of 
Jight. 

9  the  vesseU 
from  upon 
him. 

\0  asked 
his  brethren 
of  peace  ; 
asJu.  18.  15. 
k  ver.  8. 
U  his  face. 
Uui.  15.  16. 
m  c.  14.  6. 
n  De.5.  26. 
0  Ge.37.  4, 
8,  11. 
p  Pr.  15.  1. 


12  iBord. 

13  took. 

9  De.  20.2,3. 

14  or,  kid. 

rPs.  11.  I. 
18.  17.  77. 
11.  2  Cor. 
1.  10.  2Ti. 
4.  17.  18. 

sc.  20.  13. 
1  Ch.  22.  11, 
16. 

15  clothed 
David  with 
his  clothes. 

16  or,  val- 
ley. 

17  vessel. 

rPs.  123.  4. 
1  Cor.  1.  27 
—29. 

u  c.  16.  12. 


B.   C.  1053. 

ward  another,  and  spake  after  the 
same  12  manner:  and  the  people 
answered  him  again  after  the  lor- 
mer  manner. 

31  And  when  the  word*  were 
heard  which  David  spake,  they 
rehearsed  the7n  before  Kiaul  ;  and 
he  13  sent  for  him. 

32  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let 
no  man's  heart  fail  q  because  of 
him  :  thy  servant  will  go  and  fight 
with  this  Philistine. 

33  And  iSaul  said  to  David, 
Thou  are  not  able  to  nu  against 
this  Philistine  to  fight  with  him  : 
for  thou  art  Out  a  youth,  and  he  a 
man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
Thy  servant  kept  his  father's 
sheep,  and  there  came  a  lion,  and 
a  bear,  and  look  u  14  lamb  out  of 
the  flock  ; 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and 
smote  him,  ami  delivered  it  out  of 
his  mouth  :  and  when  ho  arose 
against  me,  I  r.aught  him  by  his 
beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew 
li  i  m . 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  li- 
on and  the  bear;  and  this  un- 
ciroumcised Philistine  shall  be  as 
one  of  them,  seeing  he  hath  defied 
the  armies  of  iho  living  God. 

37  David  said  moieover,  The 
r  Lord  that  delivered  me  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the 
paw  of  the  bear,  be  will  deliver  me 
out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philistine. 
And  Saul  said  unto  David,  Go, 
and  the  Lord  .«  be  with  thee. 

38  And  Saul  15  armed  David  with 
his  armour,  and  he  put  an  helmet 
of  brass  upon  his  head;  al.so  he 
armed  him  with  a  coat  of  mail. 

39  And  Davi  1  girded  his  sword 
upon  his  armour,  and  he  assayed 
to  so  ;  for  he  had  not  proved  it. 
And  David  said  unto  Saul,  I  can- 
not go  with  these  ;  for  I  have  not 
proved  them.  And  David  put 
them  nflhim. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff  in  his 
hand,  and  chose  him  five  smooth 
stones  out  of  the  16  brook,  and  put 
them  in  a  shepherd's  bag  17  which 
he  had,  even  in  a  scrip  ;  and  his 
sling  icas  in  his  hand  :  and  he 
drew  near  to  the  Philistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on, 
and  drew  near  unto  David  ;  and 
tUo  man  that  bare  the  shield  tcent 
before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Philistine  look- 
ed about,  and  saw  David,  he  dis- 
dained t  him;  for  he  was  but  a. 
youth,  and  ruddy,  u  and  of  a  fair 
countenance. 


B.  C.  1063. 


CHAP.  XTIII. 


Jonatlian  loveth  David. 


43    And  the  Philistine  said  unto  '  v  2  Sa.  3.  8.   Philistine,  and  broug-ht  it  to  Jeiu- 


Davifl,  Am  I  a  dog,  v  that  thou   2  K.  8.  13. 
comesi  to  me    wiih  staves  7     And   w  1  K.  20. 
the  Philistine  cursed  David  by  his    10,  11. 
gods.  i2:2Sa.  22. 

44  And  the  Philistine  said  ta  to  33.  aS.  Ps. 
David,  Come  to  me,  and  I  will  124.  8.  125. 
give  thy  flesh  unto  the  fowls  of  the  1.  2  Cor.  3. 
air,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  field.      5.  He.  11. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philia-   33. 


tine,   Thou   comest  to  ir.e  with  a   y  ver.  10. 

sword,  and  with  a  spear,  and  with    18  shut  thee 

a  shield  :  but  x  I   come  to  thes  in    up. 

the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the    z  ver.  51. 

God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom  ,  aDe.  28.  26.   before  Saul  with  the  head  n  of  the 


salera  :  but  he  put  his  armour  in 
his  tent. 

55  And  when  Saul  saw  David  go 
forth  agrtinst  the  Philisiine,  he 
1  said  unU)  Abner,  the  captain  of  the 
host,  Abner,  m  whose  son  is  this 
youth?  And  Abner  said,  .4s  thy 
soul  liveth,  0  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

66  And  the  king  said.  Inquire 
thou  whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Ab- 
ner took   him,   and   brought    him 


thou  hast  defied,  y 
46  This  day  will  the  Lord  18  de 
liver  thee  into  mine  hand  ;     and  I 


Mat.  24.  28.   Philistine  in  his  hand. 


6  Jos.  4.  24. 
IK.  8.  43. 


will  smite  thee,  and  take  z  thine    18.  36.  2  K. 
head  from  thee  ;  and  I  will  give  the    19.  19.  Ps. 
carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philie-    46.  10.  Is. 
tines  this  day  unto  the  fowls  a  of  52.  10. 
the  air,  and  to   the  wild  beasts  of  cPs.  44.6,7. 
the  earth  ;  that  all  the  earth  may   Hos.  1.  7. 
know  6  that  there  is  a  God   in  Is-    Zee.  4.  6. 
rael.  'd2Ch.20.l5. 

47  And   all   this    assembly  shall  |  e  1  S.  22.  34. 
c  Irnow  that  the   Lord  saveth  not  if  Ju.  3.  81. 
with  sword   and  spear:   for  d  the  I  15.  15. 
baitle  is  the   Lord's,  and  he  will   §■  c.  21.  9. 
give  yon  into  our  hands.  1  2  Sa.  23.  21. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  '  Ps.  7.  15,  16. 
Philistine   arose,    and   came     and  ; /i  ver.  46 


drew   nigh    to    meet   David,   that   i  He.  11 .  34.    as  his  own  soul. 


58  And  Saul  said  to  him.  Whose 
.sen  art  thou,  tliou  ycung  man? 
!  And  David  ansvvereo,  o  I  am  the 
j  son  of  thy  servant  Jesse  the  Beth- 
I  lehemite. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  lie 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  Saul,  that  the  soul  a  of  Jon- 
athan was  knit  with  the  soul  of 
David  ;  and  Jonathan  loved  b  him 
as  his  own  c  soul. 

2  And  Saul  look  him  that  day, 
and  would  let  him  go  no  more 
home  to  his  father's  house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made 
a  covenant,  because  he  loved  him 


David  hasted,  and  ran  toward  the  ,  t  Jos.  15.  33, 
army  to  meet  the  Philistine.  36,  45. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his   I  Je.  30.  16. 
bag,  and  took  thence  a  stone,  and 
slang  i(,  and  smote  the  Philistine 
in  his  forehead,  that  the  stone  sunk 
into  his  forehead  ;  and  he  fell  e  up-   m  c.  16.  21, 
on  his  tace  to  the  earth.  22, 

50  So   David   prevailed  over  the   7i  ver.  54. 
Philistine  with  a  sling/  and  v.'ith  i  o  ver.  12. 

a   stone,    and    smote     the    Philis- ;  n.Ge.  44.  30. 
tine,  and  slev/  him  ;   but  there  was   b  ver.  3.  c. 
no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David.        1 19.  2.  20.  17. 

51  Therefore  David  ran,  and  stood  2  Sa.  1.  26. 
upon  th"  Philistine,  and  took  his  cDe.  13.6. 
sword,  g  and  drew  it  out  of  the  '  d  Ge.  41.  42. 
sheath  thereof,  and  slew^him,  and  1  or,  pron- 
cut  off"/?  his  head  therewith.  And  pered.  ver. 
when  the  Philistines  saw  their,  14,  15,30 
champion  was  dead,  they  fled,  i 

52  And  the  men  of  Israel   and 
Jud-ih    arose,   and    shouted,    and    iines. 
piu-sued  the  Philistines,  until  thou   e  Ex.  15.  20. 
come  to   the   valley,  k  and  to  the   Ju.  11.  34. 
gates  of  Ekron  :  and  the  wounded    3  three- 

of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by  the    stringed  in- 
v/ay  to  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath, '  struments. 
and  unto  Ekron.  [_/'c.21.11. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  re-  •  g  Pr.  27.  4. 
turned  from  chasing  after  the  Phi- 1  Ec.  4.  4. 
listines,  and   they   spoiled   I  i\\&\x  i  icas  evil 
tents.  j  in  his  eyes. 

54  .And  David  took  'Ma  hflcd  of  the   h  c.  15.  28. 


•Pa.  1.3. 
-f  2  or,  Philis- 


4  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself 
d  of  the  robe  that  Teas  upon  him, 
and  gave  it  to  David,  and  his  gar- 
ments, even  to  bis  sword,  and  to 
his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5  And  David  went  out  whitherso- 
ever Saul  sent  him,  and  1  behaved 
himself  widely  :  and  Saul  set  him 
over  the  men  of  war  and  he  was 
accepted  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of 
Saul's  servants. 

6  And  it  carr.e  to  pass,  as  they 
came,  when  David  was  returned 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  2  Philis- 
tine, that  e  the  women  came  out  of 
all  the  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with 
tabrets.  with  joy,  and  with  instru- 
ments 3  of  music. 

7  Anil  the  women  answered  OTte 
another  as  they  played,  and  said, 
Saul  hath  /  slain  his  thousands, 
and  David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  g 
and  the  saying  4  displeased  him  ; 
and  he  said.  They  have  ascribed 
unto  David  ten  thousands,  and  to 
me  they  have  ascribed  but  thou- 
sands :  and  u-hat  can  he  have  more 
but  the  kingdom  ?  h 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from 
that  day  and  forward. 

297 


J«AMC£L. 

M  -^A  it  CHBc  to  pM»  m  die  <  e.  U.  14. 
aannr,  (tat  the  evil  ■parii  i  &*m  il  c.  It.  2i. 
Gad  MBe  a^iA  Saal,  aJfl  be  pf»-  Ac  1ft  W. 
pit«-.ed^ia  ibeaidatafikehbttK:  i  c.  U.  9. 
?.-  :  r>-.^  :  ;.U)e4  «ilh  hM  huA,  10.  SO.  33. 
;>i  1  '  ...izitm..  mmd  tkerewmam.  aP«.  37. 12, 

;.^-^        ^    -.  .-^aal'*  hwi4.  33.  Ij.  &1. 

11  Asii  ziaai  ezM.  U<e  lavetia  ;  Car  17. 
he  Mjd.  I  wiU  miw  DaTta  ereo  to  3  or,  oror- 
tae    wall   anXA   it.      Aad    Darid  pirei.  rer. 
a.Toi<l«d  ai  oiatof  lus  fttaemeeiwtct. 


B.  c.  ice. 

M  JimA  tke  aer¥«Ms«f  Saul  Mid 
kua,  mfia^,  $  0»  lium  aajiaer 
■paiie  Daviu. 

:£  Aa4  &»ul  aajd,  Ttaa  ibaH  rt 
faj  lo  I>af  id,  [kekiordeai  7'.. 
anj  y  do«(7t  hot  >*  ■■*di' ' 
akioj   of    (h«    PkilMiinei. 
•reared  z  ot  tbe  fei.. : 
Baliasi  ibcrig^  t. 


13  Aad  Soai  vaa  airaid  of  Da-  mNu.U'.  t7.  DaTid  ;ii«<e  woida,  ii  pi«a*«<l  IK- 


▼id,   to.t  laat   the  Lofd  waM  vith  2  Si.  3.  Z 
biM,  aad  warn  aeparted  fnna  Soal.   1  K.  3.  7. 
U  Theuiace  8a«l  >ea«ved  him  o  c.  17.  iS. 

f-  -. 3i  h: '.^,  rad  Made  kua  aia  cap-  C  a  ten  of 
2.^Aummd  :  mmd  he  went  9aUAtr. 
-  tn  before tke  people.  ^  c.  v5.  28. 
.-    A-      ^  :  -  id  9  cebaved  bionelf  jrer.  23.  25. 
ifv   <ii   bia  w^a;  ead  Ibe   2  Sa.  12.9, 


lid  wcit  lo  be  tbe  kiag'*  aua-in- 
Uw  :  asd  tbe  dajL  weie  Del  6  ex- 
pired. 
27  Wh«.--:r-. :•.   TJa'-M  arcae,  and 


Log]  W4U  with  him.  r  Ter.  S3. 

L3  Wbe<el«re,  wbea  SanI  aaw  e.  9.  21.  2 
that  be  bebared  bioiaeif  Teiywae-  8a.  7.  IS. 
ir,  be  waa  afraid  af  bin.  f2Sa.'^.9. 

W  BatalllacaelaadJadabUrred   tJi    T. -i^. 
David,  heeaaaf  be  veat  •  ovt  aad  7  '.■    ■ 
caaae  ta  beCine  tbeau  .  ia  - 

17  Aad  Saal  uid  u>  Oarid,  Be-  u  r.. 
bold  a^  eider  dzajrfater  Merab,  o   Pr   ^.  3. 
ber  will  1  ^^e  thee  to  wife ;  oalv  v  ret.  17. 
be  tbooC  TaliaBt  f»r  aae,  aad  fi«bt  w  1  Jno.  3.1.  ]  Zi&ii'i'i  tntmj  c  coAiiaoaiij 


weat,  h->  :  ..  a  aad  Ml 

of   the  <ro  buadtci 

mea  ,    :.:  .'^a^t    ike..- 

:  foreikic. ' .  ^'are  them  ir> 

,iall  lale  rat  be  Uiighl 

:be  tbe  ^  -              -  >aw.       And 
'Saoi  gave  u-iTi  Itl.'.  lai  hudaof  btei 

v.  AndSanl  aaw  and  knew  tha*. 
i  wa«  with  David,  aaJ 
riol,  Saul'*  daa;bter,  krr- 

^^  .l:k'1  Saal  wzs  jet  tbe  iDore 
lafe&id  cf  Darid  :  axi'l  Saui  ^<eeaaae 


^  tbe  L«id'<battiea:  for  Sa«l  aajd,  x  Pi.  lid. 
Letaa^miae  haad  be  apaa  bim,   I4U 
batflettbe  baadof  (bePbiliatiaes 

te  apoa  biaa.  . 

18  And  David  aaid  aato  Saal,  r 
Wb»4BBl?  aad  wbat  i*  Mr  life,   fiCJxeiniing 


or  mj  fatber'a  Cuaiiy  in 


MT  life, 
1  lacael. 


to  /A«4< 


that  I  chould  fce  •oA-in-ia.w  10  ibe  wonLi. 
kia^l  y£x.  SS.  17 

19  Eat  it  caiae  to  poaa,  at  tbe  z  c.  U.  M. 
tiaie  wbeaMeiab,  Saai'a  daagh-  i/uljUUd. 
ter,  dM>«td  bare  beea  girea  to  Da-  a  rer.  13. 
-•id,  tbatcbe  was  ^ea  oato  Adriei 
«  (be  MebaUtbite  t  to  wife. 

■2b  Aad  Xiebal,  aail'a  daa^fcter, 


30  IHten  tbe  pdacek  of  tbe  Pht<L<- 
jtiaes  weat  d  fonb  :  aad  it  ca.xe  Vj 
jpar;.  ?f'«T  •.h'sy  »eat  forth.  Lu^ 
Di  ■  ■    bimaeif    more    t 

■n  ibe    acrranu   ct 

g-.  :.  J  name  waa  owcb 

iJ.-*^-.  ... 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AXD  Sam  •fi^'.ir*  •<>    J<?nathar 
bia*on,ai. ''  .-ru^u, 

that  thej  tooi. 

2  Sot  Jcoatr.  ^.  d»- 

lifbted  uracb  '  -  '-• 


U. 
iorred  Dxnd:  arAthejVild~iaa\,  .ditSA-U 


62Sa.  3.  M 

ePa.  37.  12,   luubaa  toid 


,my 


falh'r    "r' 


aad  tbe  thea;  pleaMd  7  bin. 


«  rtt.  5.  Pi,  fii-r- 


21  And  ilanl  «ai4^<  will  fare  kirn    11.9  Vi 

her,  tbatafae.ai^be  a  a  aaaie  to   ID 

btms-  m^^tat.  (be  baad  o  of  (b^  e.  ^' 

Pbiliatiaea  taaf  be    agamat  bia.    K    . 
Wbereiare    Saal    aeid  to  Dxr^d,    U«.  ; '.  .^ 
Tl!«a  rf>ak  tbia  day  be  aty  aoa-in-  Pe.  2.  7. 
Uwia  (be<»aeo/'tbe;.waio.  lae.  18.  1. 

23  Aad  Saal  eoanaaade-f  - ^-Z\.i.9. 

raata,  st^a^.  CoaHBOne  .-..  ii.  ^. 

Ti>i  leeretly.  and  aay,  B4.-.  -   c5.  12. 

CiOi;  aatb  deli^bt  ia  tbee.  .=  ...>.     .  .>.  5.  P.'. 
k.iaaerfaatalov«  tbee  ■  acrw  there-  fl7.  13. 
fore,  be  (be  kinf *s •oa-m-lxw.         )e  ia.  12.  3. 

33  And    thtat'a   aerrasu     rpake  !c.  2i.  21.  Fii. 
•.<<«ae  warrlaia  tbe  ear*  of  Da«i/i.    119.  149. 
Aad  Darid    au^4.  Beemeth   it  i/^  /  ^.  17.  49, 
yvo'i'--'--  '-  ti-'n^t^  be  a  kia^'i .  50, 

'.ax  I  An»a  paof ;  IT  e.  11.  13. 


TO  oat  ani  star.d 

.-  !a  the  field  «acf/! 

-'  'r»m-jr.e  *'tb 

:  -Aba'.  I  tee, 

.  :^..iiL«  f^ood  i  of 
Jt  DU  father,  aad 
.'.41  D(^(  the  kini^  ain 


ro'X.  "f 

'7  For  he  did  put  e  bis  life  in  bia 
^uiTid.  aad  •iev/tae  Pbiliatirie , 
rid  tbe  p  hard  wroagot  a  gr^at 


*(i««m«d?        jlCk.  IL  14.  |aalraiM>o£H»llIc.-x«l :  tlwu  «v. 


B.  C.  1032. 

est  it,  and  didst  re}ciee  :  vfaere- 
lore  h  ilien  Wili  ihou  5ia  as"ainsi 
innocent  blood,  to  ElavOaTkt  viih- 
oul a  cause  ? 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the 
\oice  of  Jonathan  :  and  Saul 
SMare,  i  As  the  Lord  iiveth,  he 
shall  not  he  sl&in. 

T  And  Jonathan  called  David, 
and  Jonathan  showed  him  all  those 
things  ;  and  Jonathan  brought  Da- 
vid to  Saul,  and  he  was  in  his  pre- 
sence  as  1  in  limes  past,  i 

8  And  there  was  war  ag-ain  :  and 
David  went  oat,  and  fougrbt  with 
the  Philistines. and  slew  inem  w  ith 
a  gneat  siaug-hter;  and  they  fied 
from  2  him. 

9  And  the  evil  spirit  I  from  the 
Lord  wa£  upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in 
his  house  with  bis  javelin  in  hjs 
hand  :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  Da- 
vid even  to  the  wsTlI  with  the  jave- 
lin ;  but  he  slipped  away  out  of 
Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote  the  | 
javelin  into  the  wall  :  and  David  \ 
ied,  and  escaped  m  that  night. 

11  Saul  also  sent  n  messengers; 
unto  David's  house,  to  watch  hira, 
and  to  siay  him  in  the  morning: 
and  iMichal,  David's  wife,  told, 
him,  saying.  If  thou  save  not  thy 
life  to-night,  to-morrow  thou  sbaJt 
be  slain. 

12  So  o  Michal  let  David  p  down 
tltrough  a  window  :  and  he  went, 
and  fied,  and  escaped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  3  image, 
and  laid  i!  in  the  bed,  and  put  a 
pillow  of  goats'  hmr  for  his  bolster, 
and  covered  t4  wiih  a  cloth. 

14  .*nd  when  S.-iul  sent  messen- 
gers to  take  David,  she  said.  He  j« 
Eick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers 
again  to  see  David,  saying.  Bring 
him  up  to  me  in  the  bed,  that  I 
may  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers 
were  come  in.  behold.  iluTt  teas  an 
image  in  the  bed,  with  a  pillow  of 
goats'  hair  for  his  bolster. 

IT  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal, 
Why  ha?t  thou  deceived  me  so. 
and  sent  away  mine  enemy,  that 
he  is  escaped  ?  And  IVIich'al  an- 
swered g  Saul.  He  said  unto  me. 
Let  me  go  ;  why  r  should  1  kill 
thee  .' 

IS  So  David  fied,  and  escaped, 
and  came  to  Sjimuel  to  Ramah. 
and  told  him  all  that  Saul  had 
done  to  him  :  and  he  and  Samuel 
went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19    .4nd  it  W4S  told    Saul,   saj- 


CUAP.  XX, 

A  c.  20.  aa. 

i  Pi.  Sfi.  a, 

a. 

1  yestirca^. 

thirri  daf. 
i  c.  16.  ill. 
IS.  2,  13. 

2  his  feet. 
1  c.  16.  14. 
IS.  10,  11. 

m  Ps.  124.  7. 

Mat.  10.  23. 

n  Ps.  58. 

ii:U. 

0  Ps.  34.  19. 

p  Jos.  2.  15. 

Ac .  9.  £4.':a. 

2Cor.ll.32, 
33. 

3  Ur(7phiBt. 
Ge.  31.  19. 
Ju.  17.  5. 

9  2  Sa.  17. 

20. 

r  2  Sa.  2. 

22. 


f  Jno.  7.  32, 
45. 

t  c.  10.  5,  8. 
1  Cor.  14. 

24.  25. 

uNu.ll.K. 
Joel  2.  2S. 

i>Is,aO.  2. 

4  fell.  Nu. 

ai.  4. 

u  c.  10.  10, 
12. 

1  uncorer 
fTiJn*  ear. 
ret.  12,  c. 
9.  15. 

a  c.  27.  1.  2 
Cor.  1.  9, 
10. 

2  or,  «ry 
what  is  thy 
mind,  end  I 
itiU  do. 

3  speol-etk, 
or,  thinWth, 

JNu.lO.lO. 

25.  11. 

f  c.19,  2. 


Datid  Jleetk  far  s^tty, 

i:jg,  Febold,  David  is  at  l^aiotk 
ia  Ram:»h. 

^  Aud  Saul  sent  messengers  s 
to  take  Ddv:d  :  and  t  »heir  they 
saw  the  compsny  of  the  prophets 
prophesying,  and  Samuel  stand- 
ing as  appointed  o«er  them,  ilie 
Spirit  of  God  was  upon  the  mes- 
sengeiE  of  Saul,  and  they  u  also 
p.ophesied. 

'21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he 
sent  ether  messengers,  and  they 
prpphesied  likewise.  And  Saul 
sent  messengers  again  the  third 
time,  and  they  prophesied  also. 

C2  "Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah, 
and  came  to  a  great  well  thai  is  ia 
Sechu  :  and  he  asked,  snd  said. 
Where  art  Samuel  and  Davjd  ? 
And  cne.  said.  Behold,  iht^  he  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth 
in  Ramah  :  and  the  Spirit  of  God 
was  upon  him  also,  and  he  went 
on,  r.ud  prophesied,  until  ^e  caaM 
to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  T  he  stripped  off  bis 
clothes  also,  and  prophesied  before 
Sanuel  in  like  manner,  and  4 
lav  down  naked  all  that  day,  and 
all  that  night.  Wherefore  they 
say.  Is  Saul  ir  a'so  among  iha 
prophets  } 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND  David  fied  from  Naioth  in 
Ramah,  and  came  and  sai-1 
before  Jonathan,  what  have  I 
done?  what  iy  mine  inif^uity? 
and  what  is  my  sin  before  liy  la- 
ther, that  he  seeketh  my  life  ? 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God 
forbid  :  thou  shall  not  die  :  behold, 
my  father  will  Jo  nothing,  either 
gieat  or  small,  but  that  he  will  I 
show  it  me  ;  and  why  sliould  mr 
father  hide  this  thing  from  me^ 
it  is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover, 
and  said.  Thy  father  certainly 
knowelh  that  I  have  found  grace 
in  thine  eyes  ;  and  he  saith^  Let 
not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  ho 
be  grieved  :  but  a  truly,  as  the 
Lord  Iiveth,  and  as  thy  soul  Iiveth, 
ihert  is  but  a  step  between  me  and 
death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  Da- 
vid. Whatsoever  2  thy  soul  3  de- 
airetb,  I  will  even  do  it  for  thee. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan, 
Behold,  to-morrow  j>  the  new  J 
moon,  and  1  should  not  fail  to  sit 
with  the  king  at  meat  ;  but  let  me 
go,  that  1  may  bide  myself  in  the 
field  c  unto  the  third  d'rp  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  rae, 
then  sav,  David  eamestlv  csked 

SS9 


Jonathan's  kindiuit  to  David. 


I  SAMUEL. 


leave  of  me,  IKhI  lie  might  run  t0|4  or, yeast. 
Belh-leheni  his  citv  ;  lor  there  is'c.  9.  12. 
a  yearly  4  aaciilire  there  for  all  the  jd  c.  25.  17. 
fn'mily.  Kst.  7.  7. 

7  If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well  ;  thy   e  Jos.  2.  14. 
eervant  shall  have  peace  :  but  if  he  I/"  ver.  16. 
be   very  wioth,  Uien   bo  sure  that  c.  18.3.23. 
eril  is  delerminerl  d  by  him.  18. 

8  Therefore  thou  shall  deal  el^'iSa.  14. 
kindly  with  (hy  .servant  ;  for  thou  |  32. 

hast   brought  ihy  servant     into   a   5  searched. 
cuTenant  /  of  the  Lord  with  thee:  6  uncover 
notwithstanding,  if  ^  there  be   in   thine  ear. 
me  iniquity,  slay  me  thyself;  for  ver.  2. 
whv  shouldest  thou  bring  me  to  thv  h  c.  17.  37. 
father?  '    i  c.  10.  7. 

9  And  Jonathan  said.  Far  be  it   11.  6,  &c. 
from  thee  :  for  if  I  knew  certainly  2Sa.  7.  15. 
that  evil  weie  determined   by  my   t  c.  24.  21. 
father  to  come  upon    thee,  then  2  Sa.  9.  1— 
would  not  I  tell  it  thee  ?  I  7. 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  1  7  cut. 
Who  shall  tell  me  ?  or  what  7/ thy   /  c.  31.  2. 
father  answer  thee  roughly  1  j  2  Sa.  4.  7. 

11  And  Jonathan  said   unto  Da- j  8  or,  dy /ti» 
vid.  Come,  and  let  us  go  out  into   /oce  toward 
the    field.      And    they    went    out   /u'm. 

both  of  them  into  the  field.  |  m  c.  18.  1. 

12  And   Jonathan  said  unto  Da- >j  ver.  5. 
vid,  O  Lord  God   of  Israel,  when   9  missed. 

I  have  5  sounded   my  father  about   10  gnatly, 
to-morrow  any  time,  or  the  third   or,  dili- 
dny,  and,   behold,  if  there  be  2"ood  .gently. 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send  not  !  o  c.  19.  2. 
unto  thee,  and  6  show  it  thee,  j  11  in  the 

13  The  Lord  do  so,  and  mMch  day  of  the 
more  to  Jonathan  :  but  if  it  please  .business. 
my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I 
will  show  it  thee,  and  send  thee 
away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in 
peace:  and  the  Lordft  be  with  thee, 
as  he  hath  been  i  with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shall  not  only,  while 
yet  I  live,  show  me  the  kindness  1 12  or,  that 
of  the  Lord,  that  [  die  not  ;  |  showeth 

15  But  also  k  thou  shall  not  cut   the  way. 
oS'lhy  kindness  from  my  house  for| 

ever  ;  no,  not  when  the  Lord  hath   13  noi  any 
cut  off  the  enemies  of  David  every  ,  thing. 
one  from  the  face  of  the  earth.         | 

16  So  Jonathan  7  made  a  covenant  p  Je.  4.  2. 
with  the  house  of  David,  saying,  , 

Let  the  Lord  even  require  j(  /  at  yver.HjlS, 
the  hand  of  David's  enemies.  42. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to 

swear  again,  8  because  he    loved   rLe.7.  21. 
him  :  for  he  m  loved  him  as  he   15.  5,  &c. 
loved  his  own  soul. 

18  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David,   s  ver.  6. 
n  To-morrow  is  the  nev/  moon  :  \ 

and  thou  shall  be  missed,  because   j  Pr.  19.  12. 
thy  seat  will  be  9  empty.  I 

19  And  when  thou  hast  stayed  14  or,  per- 
three  days,  then  thou  shall  go  verse  rebel. 
down  10  quickly,   and  come  to  the 

place  0  where  thou  didst  hide  thy-   15  perverse 
B«lf    11    when    the   business    \iz.i  rtbtUion, 
2S0 


B.  C.  1063. 

in  hxuxd,  and  (halt  remain  bj  the 
stone  12  Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  nrrowi 
on  the  Hide  thereof,  as  though  1 
shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And,  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad, 
saying,  Cjo,  find  out  the  arrows.  If 
I  expressly  say  unto  the  lad,  Be- 
hold, the  aiTows  are  on  this  side 
of  thee,  lake  them  ;  then  ccino 
thou  :  for  there  is  peace  to  thee, 
and  no  13  hurt  ;  as  p  the  Lurci 
liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the 
young  man,  Behold,  the  arrows 
are  beyond  thee  ;  go  thy  way  :  for 
the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  mattery- 
which  thou  and  I  have  spoken  of, 
behold,  the  Lord  be  between  thse 
and  me  forever. 

24  So  David  hid  himself  in  the 
field  :  and  when  the  new  moon 
was  come,  the  king  sat  him  down 
to  eat  meat. 

£5  And  the  king  sat  upon  his 
seat,  as  at  other  times,  even  upoir 
a  seat  by  the  wall  :  and  Jonathan 
arose,  and  Abner  sat  by  Saul's 
side,  and  David's  place  was 
empty. 

26  Nevertheless,  Saul  spake  not 
any  thingthat  day  :  for  he  thought, 
Something  hath  befallen  him,  he 
is  not  r  clean  ;  surely  he  is  not 
clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  which  was  the  second  day 
of  the  month,  that  David's  place 
was  empty  ;  and  Saul  said  unto 
Jonathan  his  son.  Wherefore 
comelh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to 
meat,  neither  yesterday  nor  to- 
day? 

28  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul, 
s  David  earnestly  asked  leave  of 
me  to  go  to  Beth-lehem  : 

29  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  I 
pray  thee  ;  for  our  family  hath  a 
sacrifice  in  the  city,  and  my  broth- 
er he  hath  commanded  me  to  be 
there;  and  now,  if  I  have  found 
favour  in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get 
away,  I  pray  thee,  and  see  my 
brethren  ;  therefore  he  comelh  not 
unto  the  king's  table. 

30  Then  Saul's  angers  was  kin- 
dled against  Jonathan  ;  and  he 
said  unto  him.  Thou  son  14  of  15 
the  perverse  rebellious  tcoTwn",  do 
not  I  know  that  thou  hast  chosen 
the  son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  con- 
fusion, and  unto  the  confusion  of 
thy  mother's  nakedness? 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse 
liveth  upon  the  ground,  thou  shall 
not  be  established,  nor  thy  king- 


B.  C.  1062.  CHAP.  XXI, 

dorn.      "Wherefore  now  send  and   «  c'.  19.  6, 
fetch  him  unto   me,  u  for  he  16  ill. 
shall  surely  die.  I  16  is  the 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  .so?i  of 
his    father,    and    said   unto    him,  '  death. 
Wherefore   v   shall   he    be   slain  ?   u  c.  19.5. 
what  hath  he  done  ?  1  Pr.  31.  8,  9. 

33  And  Saul  cast  ta  a  javelin  at   Mat.  27.  23. 
him    to  smite    him;    whereby  ziwc.  18.  11. 
Jonathan    knew   that   it    was  de-!.rver.  7. 
termined  of  his  father  to  slay  Da-  1 17  to  pass 
vid.  I  over. 

34  So  Jonathan    arose   from   the   j^  ver.  21, 
table  in  fierce  ang'er,  and  did  eat   5^2. 

no  meat   the   second   day   of    the    18  itistru- 
month  ;    for  he   was  grieved     for  I  menls. 
David,     because    his    father    had  \  19  the  lad 
done  him  shame.  !  that  was 

35  And   it  came   to   pass  in  ihehis. 
morning',  that  Jonathan  went  out  I  s'  c.  1.  17. 
into  the  field,  at  the  time  appoint-  i  20  or,  the 
ed  with   David,   and  a  little   lad  1  LORD  be 
with  him.  witness  of 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad.  Run,  that  lohich, 
find  out  now  the  arrows  which   I  &c.  ver. 
shoot.     And,   as    the   lad   lan,   he  23. 
shot  an  arrow  17  beyond  him.  a  c.  14.  3. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  called 
to  the   place  of  the   arrow   which  Ahiah. 
Jonathan  had  shot,  Jonathan  cried  Called  also 
after  the  lad,  and  said,  Is  not  the  Abiathar. 
arrow  beyond  y  thee  ?  Mar.  2.  26. 

S8  And  Jonathan  cried  after  the   b  c.  16.  4. 
lad.  Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not. 
And  Jonathan's  lad  gathered   up 
the  arrows, and  came  to  his  roaster. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any 
thing  :  only  Jonathan  and  David 
knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  18  ar- 
tillery unto  19  his  lad,  and  said 
unto  him,  Go,  carry  them  to  the 
city. 

41  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was 
gone,  David  arose  out  of  a  place 
toward  the  south,  and  fell  oa  bis 
face  to  the  ground,  and  bowed 
himself  three  times  :  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one 
with  another,  until  David  exceed- 
ed. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David, 
Go  z  in  peace,  20  forasmuch  as 
we  have  sworn  both  of  us  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  saying.  The 
Lord  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for 
ever.  And  he  arose  and  depart- 
ed :  And  Jonathan  went  into  the 
city. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

THEN  came  David  to  Nob,  to 
Ahimelech  a  the  priest  :  and 
Ahimelech  was  6  afraid  at  the 
meeting  of  David,  and  said  unto 
him,  Why  arr  thou  alone,  and  no 
man  with  tliee  ?, 


cPs.  119.  29. 

1  found. 

rf  Ex.  25.  30. 
Lu.24.5— 9. 
e  Ex.  19.  15. 
/ 1  Th.  4.  4. 

2  or,  especi- 
ally when 
this  day 
there  is 
other  sanc- 
tijied  in  the 
vessel. 

g  Mat.  12. 

3,  4. 

he.  22.  9. 

Ps.  52. 

title. 

i  c.  17.  2,  50, 

51. 

k  c.  31.  10. 

3  or,  Abim- 
eleeh.  Pa. 
34.  title. 

I  Ps.  56. 

title. 

m  c.  18.  7. 

29.5.,.. 


Jonathan  and  Datoidpart. 

2  And  David  said  c  unto  Ahime- 
lech the  priest,  The  king  hath 
commanded  me  a  business,  and 
hath  said  unto  me,  Let  no  man 
know  any  thing  of  the  business 
whereabout  I  send  thee,  and  what 
I  have  commanded  thee  :  and  I 
have  appointed  my  servants  to 
such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Now,  therefore,  what  is  under 
thine  hand  ?  give  me  five  loaves  of 
bread  in  mine  haud,  or  what  theie 
is  1  present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  Da- 
vid, and  .said,  There  is  no  com- 
mon bread  under  mine  hand  ;  but 
there  is  hallowed  d  bread  ;  if  e  the 
young  men  have  kept  themselves 
at  least  from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest, 
and  said  unto  him.  Of  a  truth, 
women  have  been  kept  from  us 
about  these  three  days,  since  t 
came  out,  and  the  vesselsyof  the 
young  men  are  holy,  and  the  bread 
is  in  a  manner  common,  2  yea, 
though  it  were  sanctified  this  day 
in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  gave  g  him  hal- 
lowed bread ;  for  the  re  was  no 
bread  there  but  the  show-bread, 
that  Was  taken  from  before  the 
Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the  day 
when  it  was  taken  away. 

7  Now,  a  certain  man  of  the 
servants  of  Saul  was  there  that 
day,  detained  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  his  name  was  Doeg,  h  an 
Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herd- 
men  that  belonged,  to  Saul. 

8  And  David  said  unto  Ahime- 
lech, And  is  there  not  here  under 
thine  hand  spear  or  sword?  fori 
have  neither  brought  my  sword 
nor  m)  weapons  with  me,  be- 
cause the  king's  business  required 
baste. 

9  And  the  priest  said,  The 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine, 
whom  i  thou  slewest  in  the  val- 
ley of  Elah,  behold,  it  is  k  here 
wrapped  in  a  clolh  behind  the 
ephod  :  if  thou  wilt  take  that, 
takeii/  for  there  is  no  othersave 
that  here.  And  David  said,  There 
is  none  like  that  ;  give  it  me. 

10  And  David  arose,  and  fled 
that  day  for  fear  of  Saul,  and 
went  to  3  Achish,  the  king  of 
Gath. 

11  And  I  the  servants  of  Achish 
said  unto  him.  Is  not  this  David 
the  king  of  the  land  ?  did  they 
not  sing  one  to  another  of  him  in 
dances,  saying,  tti  Saul  hath  siain 
his  thousands,  and  David  bis  ten 

.ir.tii  tna/csi  ^i-W^^dri 


David  lulmouithed  hy  Gad. 

12  And  David  laid  up  n  these 
words  in  hi«  lieart,  and  was  sore 
nt'niid  of  Acliish  the  king^  of 
Gaih. 

13  And  he  changed  o  his  heha- 
Tiour  before  them,  and  feig'ned 
himself  mad  p  in  their  hands, 
and  scrabbled  on  4  the  doors  of  the 
g'ate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down 
upon  his  beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  nnto  his  ser- 
vants, Lo,  ye  see  the  man  5  is 
mad  ;  wherefore  then  have  ye 
brought  him  to  me  ? 

15  Have  1  need  of  madmen,  that 
ye  have  brought  this  fellow  to 
play  the  madman  in  my  piesence? 
shall  this  fellow  come  into  my 
liouse  ? 

CHAPTER    XXn. 

DAVID  therefore  departed 
thence,  and  escaped  a  to  the 
cave  AduUam  :  b  and  when  his 
brethieri  and  all  his  father's  house  I 
heard  it,  they  went  down  thither 
to  him. 

2  Aiid  c  every  one  that  teas  in! 
distress,  and  every  one  that  1  was 
in  debt,  and  everyone  that  was  2 
discontented,  garhered  themselves] 
unto  him;  and  he  became  a  cap- 
tain d  over  them  :  and  there  were  I 
with  him  about  four  hundred 
men. 

3  And  David  went  thence  to  e 
Mizpeh  of  Moab:  and  he  said 
unto  the  king  of  Moab,  Let  my 
father  and  my  mother,  I  pray 
thee,  come  forth,  and  be  with  you, 
till  I  know  what  God  will  do  for 
me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before 
the  king  of  Moab  ;  and  they  dwelt 
with  him  all  the  whiJe  that  David 
was  in  the  hold,  f 

5  And  the  prophet  Gad  g  said 
unto  David,  Abide  not  in  the 
hold  ;  depart,  and  get  thee  into 
the  land  of  Judah.  Then  David 
departed,  h  and  came  into  the  for- 
eiit  of  Hareth. 

6  When  Saul  heard  that  David 
was  discovered,  and  the  men  that 
were  with  him,  (now  Saul  abode 
in  Gile.ih  under  a  3  tree  in  Ra- 
mah,  having  his  spear  in  his 
hand,  and  all  his  servants  were 
standing  about  him.) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  his  ser- 
vants that  stood  about  him.  Hear 
now.  ye  Benjamiles  :  will  the  son 
of  Jesse  give  i  every  one  of  you 
fielrfs  and  vineyards,  and  make 
vou  all  captains  of  thousands,  and 
captains  of  hundreds  ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired 
iioainst  mi-,  and  there  i>  none  that 

292 


I  SAMUEL. 

n  Lu.  2.  19. 

0  Ps.  34. 
title. 
pEc.7.7. 

4  or,  made 
marks. 

5  or,  playelh 
the  mad 
man. 

a  Ps.  57. 
title,  and 
142.  title. 

6  2Sa.  23. 

13.  Mi.  1.3. 
He.  11.38. 
cju.  11.  3. 

1  had  a 
creditor. 

2  bitter  of 
soul. 

d  Ps.  72.  12, 

14.  Mat.  9. 
12,  13. 
eJu.  11.29. 
/  1  Ch.  12. 
16. 

g  lCh.2l. 

9.  2Ch.  29. 

25. 

A  Mat.  10. 

23. 

3  or,  grove 
in  a  high 
place. 

i  c.  8.  14. 


4  uncover- 
eth  mine 
car.  c.  20. 
2. 

k  c.  18.  3. 
20.  30. 
/c.  21.7. 
Ps.  52.  title, 
and  ver.  1, 
2,  3. 

mc.  21.  1, 
&c. 
«Nu.27.2l. 

5  beholdmi. 
o  c.  19.  4,  5. 
24.  11. 

p  c.  18.  27. 

6  little  or 
great. 

q  De.  24.  16. 
Est.  3.  6. 

7  runners, 
or  guard. 

r  Ex.  1.  17. 
s  c.  2.  31, 
33. 


B.  C.  1062. 

'4  showeth  me  that  my  »on  hetb 
made  a  league  k  with  the  s»n  of 
Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  (hat 
is  sorry  for  me,  or  showeth  unto 
me  that  my  son  hath  stirred  up 
my  servant  against  me,  to  lie  in 
wait,  at  at  this  day  ? 

9  Then  answered  Doeg  I  tha 
Edomite,  which  was  set  over  the 
servants  of  Saul,  and  said,  I  saw 
the  son  of  Jesse  coming  to  Nob,  to 
Ahimelech  m  the  son  of  Ahitub. 

10  And  he  inijuired  n  of  the  Lord 
for  him,  and  gave  him  victuals, 
and  gave  him  the  sword  of  Goliuth 
the  Philistine. 

11  'I'lien  the  king  sent  to  call 
Ahimelech,  the  priest,  the  son  of 
Ahitub,  and  all  his  father's  house, 
the  priests  that  were  in  Nob  :  and 
they  came  all  of  them  to  the 
king. 

12  And  Saul  said,  Hear  now,  thou 
son  of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered, 
5  Here  1  am,  my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him, 
Why  have  ye  conspired  against 
me,  thou  and  the  son  of  Jesse,  ia 
that  thou  hast  given  him  bread, 
and  a  sword,  and  hast  inquired  of 
God  for  him,  that  he  should  rise 
against  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at 
this  day  1 

14  Then  Ahimelech  answered 
the  king,  and  said.  And  who  j»  so 
faithful  o  among  all  thy  stivants 
as  David,  which  is  p  the  king's 
son-in-law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bid- 
ding, and  is  honourable  in  thine 
house  ? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of 
God  for  him"?  be  it  far  from  me. 
Let  not  the  king  impute  any  thing 
unto  his  servant,  nor  lo  all  the 
house  of  my  father:  for  thy  ser. 
vant  knev/  nothing  of  all  this,  6 
less  or  more. 

16  And  the  king  said,  Thou  shall 
surely  die,  Ahimelech,  thou  and 
all  9  thy  father's  house. 

17  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
7  footmen  that  stood  about  him, 
Turn,  and  slay  the  priests  of  the 
Lord  ;  because  their  hand  also  is 
with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  when  he  fled,  and  did  not 
show  it  to  me.  But  the  servants 
of  the  king  would  not  put  r  forth 
their  hand  to  fall  upon  the  priests 
of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg, 
Turn  thou,  and  fall  upon  the 
priests.  And  Doeg  the  Edomite 
turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the 
priests,  and  slew  s  on  that  day 
fourscore  and  five  persons  that  did 
wear  a  linen  ephod. 


g  Je. 
19. 


11.  18, 


B.  C.  1062,  CHAP.  XXllI 

19  And    Nob,    t    the  city  of  the    t  ver 
priests,  smote  he  with  the  edge   of 
the  sword,   botli  men  and  women,    "  c.  23.  6. 
children  and  sucklings,  and  oxen,    1  K.  2.  26, 
and   asses,    and    sheep,   with  the   27. 
edg-e  oC  the  sword.  u  c.  21    1-9 

2U  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahime- 
lech,    the   son   of  Ahitub,  named   ajos.  15.  44. 
Abiathar,    u    escaped,     and     fled 
after  David.  b  ver.  4.  6, 

21  And  Abiathar  showed  David  9.  c.  30.  8. 
that  Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  2  Sa.  5.  19, 
p;iests.  23. 

22  And  David    said  unto  Abia-  ; 
thar,  I   knew  it  that    day,   w  hen   *  "•  ^'-  !• 
Doeg  the  Edomite  was  there,  that  I  j  t„    <•   go 
he  would   surely    tell   Saul  :  c    i  ^  "  •>".  o.  iS». 
have  occasioned   the  death  of  all   e  c.  22.  20. 
the  persons  of  ihv  father's  house.    I 

23  Abide  thou  with  roe,  fear  not;  /Ps.  71.  10, 
for  he  that  seeketh  my  life  seeketh  ;  H. 
thy  life  :  but  with   me   thou  shall 
be  in  safesruard. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

THEN  they  told  David,  say- 
ing. Behold,  the  Philistines 
fight  against  Keilah,  a  and  ihey 
rob  the  threshing-fioors. 

2  Therefore  David  inquired  b  of 
the  Loid,  saying,  Shall  I  go 
and  smite  these  Philistines  ?  And 
the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go, 
and  smite  the  Philistines,  and 
save  Keilah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  c  unto 
him,  Behold,  we  be  afraid  here  in 
Judah  :  how  much  mere  then  if 
we  come  to  Keilah  against  the 
armies  of  the  Philistines  ? 

4  Then  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord  yet  again,  d  And  the  Lord 
answered  him  and  said.  Arise, 
go  down  to  Keilah  ;  for  I  will  de- 
liver the  Philistines  into  thine 
hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to 
Keilah,  and  fought  with  the  Phi- 
listines, and  brought  away  their 
cattle,  and  smote  them  with  a 
great  sl'-ughter.  So  David  saved 
the  inhabitants  of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Abiathar  the  son  of  Ahimelech  e 
fled  to  David  to  Keilah,  that  he 
came  down  with  an  ephod  in  his 


hand. 

7  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  Da- 
vid was  como  to  Keilah.  And 
Saul  said,  God  hath  delivered 
him  into  mine  hand;  for  be/  is 
shut  in,  by  entering  into  a  town 
that  hath  gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people 
together  to  war,to  go  down  to  Kei- 
lah, to  besiege  David  and  his  men. 

?  And  David  knew  that  Saul  g 
secretly  practised  mischief  against   Mi.  3.  11. 


;iNu.27. 
21.  c.  30.7. 
Je.  33.  3. 
i  ver.  8. 
Est.  3.  6. 
Pr.  28.  15. 
Ro.  3.  15, 
16. 

1  shut  up. 
k  c.  22.  2. 
25.  13. 
IVs.  II.  1. 
m  Jos.  15. 
55. 

n  Ps.  37.  32, 
33.  54.  3,  4. 
o  Pr.  27.  9, 
17.  Is.  35.  3, 
4.  He.  12. 
12. 

;5Ep.  6.  10. 
g  Jobs.  Il- 
ls. 

re.  24.  20. 
s  c.  20.  16, 
42.  2Sa.21. 
7. 

tc.  26.  1. 
Ps.  54. 
title. 

2  on  the 
right  hand. 

3  or,  the 
wilderness, 
u  Ps.  54.  3. 
V  Jn.  17.  2. 


Saul  discoveretk  David. 

9,11.   jhim;   and  7i  he   said   to  Abi.tthar 
the  priest,  Bring  hither  the  ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  thy  servant  hath 
certainly  heard  that  Saul  seeketh 
to  come  to  Keilah,  to  destroy  the 
city  l"or  i  my  sake. 

11  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliv- 
er me  up  into  his  hand  ?  will  Saul 
come  down,  as  thy  servant  hath 
heard  7  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
I  beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant. 
And  the  Lord  said,  He  will  come 
down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the 
men  of  Keilah  1  deliver  me  and 
my  men  into  the  hand  of  Saul  ? 
And  the  Lord  said,  they  will 
deliver  r/ife  up. 

13  Then  David  and  his  men,  it 
which  were  about  six  liundred, 
arose  and  departed  out  of  Keilah, 
and  went  whithersoever  they 
could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul 
that  David  was  escaped  from 
Keilah  :  and  be  forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wil- 
derness in  strong  holds,  and  re- 
mained in  a  mountain  I  in  the 
wilderness  of  Ziph  :  m  and  Saul 
sought  him  every  day  ;  but  >i  God 
delivered  him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul 
was  come  out  to  seek  his  life  :  and 
David  -was  in  the  wilderness  of 
Ziph  in  a  wood. 

16  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son, 
arose,  and  went  to  David  into  the 
wood,  and  strengthened  o  his  hand 
in  God. p 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not  ;  for  the  hand  of  Saul  my 
father  shall  not  g  find  thee  :  and 
thou  shall  be  king  over  Israel,  and 
I  shall  be  next  unto  theii  ;  and 
that  also  Saul  r  my  father  know- 


eth. 


IS  And  they  two  s  made  a  cove- 
nant before  the  Lord.  And  Da- 
vid abode  in  the  wood,  and  Jona- 
than went  to  his  house. 

19  Then  came  /  up  the  Ziphitea 
to  Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  in 
strong  holds  in  the  wood,  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on  2  the 
south  ofS  Jeshimon  ? 

20  Now  therefore,  0  king,  come 
down,  according  to  all  the  desire 
of  thy  soul  to  come  down  ;  and  u 
our  part  shall  be  to  deliver  him 
into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  v  be 
ye  of  the  Lord  ;  for  ye  have  com- 
passion on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet, 
and  know  and'  see  hie  place  where 

293 


David  dteelleih  at  En-gedl.  \  S^MUE^. 

bii  4  haunt  IK,  fl«'i  whi   hutli  ecen '4  yoot  shall 

him  there  :  lor   ii  is  told  me  thai  be. 

he  dealeth  verv  suljtilly.  in  Jno.  18. 

23  «(,e   ihi'ieiore,     and    tukc    to  2.  3. 
knowlfds-e    of   all    the      hirkin?-   x\  K.  18. 
places  where   lie   hidelh   himself,    lO. 

nnd  come  yc  ag'aiii  to  me  with  the   y  Nu.   10. 
ceriainly,  ami  1  will  go  with  you  :   36.  IVli.  5.  2. 
and  it  shall  come  to  pas-s,  if  he  be   z  c.  25.  2. 
in  the    laml,  that   I   will  search  x  5  or,  J'rom 
him  out   Ihroug'hout  all  the  thou-   tke. 
sands  j^ of  Judah.  \a  Ps.  31.  22. 

24  And  they  arone,  and  went  to  6  Ps.  17.  9, 
Ziph  before  Saul  :  but  David  and  11.  140.  1— 
his  men  tccre  in  the   wilderness  of  9. 

Maon,  s  in  the  plain  on  the  south   c  2  K.  19.  9. 
ofJcshimon.  6  tpread 

25  Saul   also  and   his  men  went   themselves 
to  seek  ^im.     And  they  told  Da-   upon.  - 
vid  :  wherefore    he   rame   down   5  7  i.  e.  the 
into  a  rock,  and  abode  in  the  wil-   rock  of 
derness    of    Maon.       And     when   dioisionj. 
Saul  heard //lat,   lie  pursued  after  d  2  Ch.  20. 
David  in  the  wilderness  of  Maon.    2. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  a  c.  23.  28, 
the  mountain,   and  David   and  his  29. 

men  on  thai  side  of  the  mountain  :   1  n/ter. 
and  David  made   ha.'ite  a  to  g'et   b  Ps.  38.  12. 
away   for  fear  of  ^5aul  ;   for  Saul   c  Ps.  141.  6. 
and  his  men  compassed   b  David   dJu.3.  24. 
and  his  men  round  about  to  take  e  Ps.  57. 
them.  1142. 

27  But  c  there  came  a  messeng'er '  f  c.  26.  8 — 
unto  Saul,    saying'.     Haste   thee,  ill. 

and   come;     for    the     Philistines 

have  6  invade<l  the  land.  | 

28  Wherefore      Saul       returned 
from  pursuing    after  David,    and  I 

went  against  the  Philistines:  '2  the  robe 
therefore  they  called  that  place  7  which  teas 
Sela-hanimah-lekoth.  Saul's. 

29  And    David     went    up    from   e-2Sa.  24. 
thence,  and  dwelt  in  strongholds   10.  1  Jno.  3. 
atEn-gedi.  rf  |20,21. 

CHAPTER  XXIV.  \h  1  K.  21.  3. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  i  2  Sa.  1.14. 

was  returned  a  from  1  follow-  3  cut  off. 

ing  the   Philistines,  that    it    was  i  P».  7.  4. 

told  him,  saying.  Behold,  David  |Mat.  5.  44. 

is  in  the  wilderness  of  fin-gedi.  ;Ro.  12.17 — 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  21. 
-hosen  men  out  of  all   Israel,  and  I  Le.  19.  16. 
went  to  b  seek  David  and  his  men  Pr.  18.  8. 
upon    the     rocks   c    of   the    wild  26.  20 — 22. 
goats.  29.  12.  Ec. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheepcots  7.  21. 

by  the  way,   where  icas  a  cave  ;  m  ver.  4. 

and  Saul  went  in   to  cover  d  his  n  Ps.  35.  7. 

feet:    and    David    and    bis    men  oc.26.  20. 

remained  in  the  sides  of  the  cave,  e  p  2  Ch.  24. 

4  And  the    men    of   David    said  22. 

unto    him.  Behold  /  the    day   of  q  Ps.  35.  1. 

which  the    Lord    said    unto  thee,  43.   1.  119. 

Behold.  I  will  deliver  tliine  enemy  154.  Mi.  7. 

into  thine  band,  that  thou  mayest  9. 

do  to   him  as   it  shall  seem   good  4  Jud^e. 

uato    thee.     Then    David  'arose,  re.  28.  24, 
•i3i 


B.  C.  1061. 

and  cut  "fT  the  tkirt  of  2  Saul'* 
robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pats  afterward, 
that  David's  heart  g  smote  him, 
because  he  had  cut  off  Haul'* 
skiit. 

6  And  he  said  unto  hii  men, 
The  h  Lord  forlrid  that  I  should 
do  this  thing  unto  my  master,  the 
Lord's  anointed,  tw  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  agaiimt  him,  seeinghe 
is  the  anointed  i  ofthe  Lord. 

7  So  David  3  stayed  k  his  ser- 
vants with  these  words,  nnd  suf- 
fered them  not  to  rise  against 
Saul.  But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  iht 
cave,  and  wenton  Ai»  way. 

8  David  also  arose  afterward, 
and  went  out  of  the  cave,  and 
cried  after  Saul,  saying,  My  lord 
the  king  !  And  when  Saul  looked 
behind  him,  Darid  stooped  with 
his  face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed 
himself. 

9  And  David  siid  to  Suul, 
Wherefore  hearest  I  thou  men'» 
words,  saying.  Behold,  David 
seeketh  thy  hurt  ? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes 
have  seen  how  that  the  Lord 
had  delivered  thee  to-day  into 
mine  hand  in  the  cave  :  and  some 
m  bade  me  kill  thee  ;  but  mint  eye 
spared  thee  ;  and  I  said,  I  will 
not  put  forth  mine  hand  as^ainst 
my  lord ;  for  he  is  the  Lord'* 
anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see, 
yea,  see  the  skirt  of  thy  robe  in 
my  hand  :  for  in  that  I  cut  off  the 
skirt  of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee 
not,  know  thou  and  see  that 
there  is  neither  evil  n  nor  trans- 
gression in  mine  hand,  and  I 
have  not  sinned  against  thee  ; 
yet  thou  huntest  o  my  soul  to  take 
It. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  me 
and  thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge 
me  of  thee  :  but  mine  hand  shall 
not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the 
ancients.  Wickedness  proceedeth 
from  the  wicked  ;  but  mine  hand 
shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Is-i 
rael  come  out?  after  whom  do«t 
thou  pursue  ?  after  a  dead  dog, 
after  a  flea  ? 

15  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge, 
and  judge  between  me  and  thee, 
and  see,  p  and  plead  y  my  cause, 
and  4  deliver  r  me  out  of  thine 
hand. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  whea 
Da?id  had  made  an  end  of  speak- 
ing  these  words  unto   Saul,  that 


B.  C.  1061. 

Baul  saiil,  Is  this  thy  voice,  lay 
son  David  ?  And  Saul  lifted  up 
his  voice,  and  wept. 

17  Aad  he  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  more  rig'hteous  than  I  :  tor 
thou  hast  rewarded  me  good,  s 
wliereas  I  have  rewarded  thee 
evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  showed  tliis 
day  how  that  thou  hast  dealt  well 
with  me  :  forasmuch  as,  when 
the  Lord  had  5  delivered  me 
into  thine  hand,  thou  killedst  me 
not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy, 
will  he  let  him  go  well  away  ? 
wherefore  the  Lord  reward  t  thee 
good  for  that  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I  know 
u  well  that  thou  shalt  surely  be 
king,  and  that  the  kingdom  of  Is- 
rael shall  be  established  in  thine 
hand. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto 
me  by  the  Lord,  that  thou  wilt 
not  cut  ofi"  my  seed  after  me,  and 
that  V  thou  wilt  not  destroy  ray 
name  out  of  my  father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul. 
And  Saul  went  liome  :  but  David 
and  his  men  gat  them  up  unto 
the  hold.  7e 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

AND  Samuel  died  :  and  a  all 
the  Israelites  were  gathered 
together,  and  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  his  house  at  Ra- 
mah.  And  David  arose,  and 
went  down  to  the  wilderness  of 
Paran.  6 

2  And  thei'e  loas  a  man  in  Maon, 
c  whose  possessions  1  were  in 
Carmel  ;  and  the  man  teas  very 
great,  and  he  had  three  thousand 
sheep,  and  a  thousand  goats  : 
and  he  was  shearing  his  sheep  in 
Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man 
was  Nabal,  and  the  name  of  his 
wife  Abigail  ;  and  she  loas  a  wo- 
man of  d  good  understanding, 
and  of  a  beautiful  countenance  : 
but  the  man  -Jcas  churlish,  e  and 
evil  in  his  doings  ;  and  he  was  oi 
the  house  of  Caleb. 

4  And  David  heard  in  the  wil- 
derness that  Nabal  did  /,  shear 
his  sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young 
men  ;  and  David  said  unto  the 
young  men.  Get  you  up  to  Car- 
mel, and  go  to  Nabal,  and  2  greet 
him  in  my  name  : 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him 
that  liveth  in  prosperity.  Peace 
g  be  both   to  thee,  and   peace  be  to 


CHAP.  XXV.  Nabal's  churlishneit. 

thine  house,  and  peace  be  unto  all 
that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that 
thou  hast  shearers  :  now  thy  shep- 
I  herds  which  were  with  us,  we 
'3  hurt  them  not,  neither  was 
■there  aught  missing  unto  them, 
'all  the  while  they  were  in  Carmel. 
1  8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and 
they  will  show  thee.  Wherefore 
let  the  young  men  find  favour  in 
thine  eyes  ;  for  we  come  in  a 
good  day  :  h  give,  i  I  pray  thee, 
whatsoever  corneth  to  thine  k 
hand  unto  thy  servants,  and  to 
thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David's  youn^' 
men  came,  they  spake  to  Natal 
according  to  all  those  words  in 
the  name  of  David,  and  4  ceased. 

10  And  Nabal  answered  David's 
servants,  and  said.  Who  I  is 
David  'I  and  who  is  the  son  of 
Jesse  ?  There  be  many  servants 
now-a-days  that  break  away  every 
man  from  his  master. 

11  Shall  m  I  tlien  take  my  bread 
and  rny  water,  and  my  5  flesh 
that  I  have  killed  for  my 
shearers,  and  give  it  unto  men 
whom  I  know  not  whence  they 
be? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turn- 
ed their  way,  and  went  again, 
and  cams  and  told  him  all  those 
sayings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men, 
Gird  ye  on  every  man  his  sword. 
And  they  girded  on  every  man 
his  sword,  and  David  also  girded 
on  his  sword  :  and  there  went  up 
after  David  about  four  hundred 
men  ;  and  two  hundred  abode 
n  by  the  stuff. 

14  But  one  of  the  young  men 
told  Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  say- 
ing. Behold,  David  sent  messeii- 
gers  out  of  the  wilderness  to  sa- 
lute our  master  ;  and  he  6  railed 
on  them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good 
unto  us,  and  we  o  were  7  not  hurt, 
neither  missed  we  any  thing,  as 
long  as  we  were  convei-sant  with 
them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields  : 

16  They  were  a  wall  p  unto  us 
both  by  night  and  day,  all  the 
while  we  were  with  them  keeping 
the  sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  con- 
sider wliat  thou  wilt  do  ;  for  evil 
is  determined  against  our  master, 
and  against  all  his  household  : 
for  he  is  such  a  son  of  Belial,  q 
that  a  man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and 
r  took  two  hundred  loaves,  and 

253 


s  Mat.  5. 

44. 

5  shut  up. 

c.  23.  12. 

26.  8. 

t  Ps.  18.  20. 

Pr.  23.  21, 

22. 

u  c.  23.  17. 

V  2Sa.  21, 

6,8. 

w  c.  23.  29. 

aNu.  20. 

29.  De.  34. 

8.  c.  28.  3. 

6Ge.21.  21. 

Nu.  10.  12. 

13.  3,  26. 

c  c.  23.  24. 

1  or,  busi- 
ness, 

dPr.  14.  1. 
31.  26,30. 

e  ver.  10.  11, 

17. 

/  Ge.  38. 

13.  2  Sa.  13. 

23. 

2  ask  him 
in  my  name 
of  peace,    c. 

17.  22. 
^ICh.  12. 

18.  Lu.  10. 
5. 


3  ashamed. 
ver.  15.  21. 
/iNe.  8.  10 
—12.  Est.  9. 
19. 

i  Ec.  11.  2. 
A-Lu.  11.41. 

4  rested. 
Un.  9.  28. 
Ps.  73.  7,  8. 
123.  3,  4.  I.',. 
32.  5,  7. 

m  Ju.  8.  6. 

5  slaughter, 
n  c.  30.  24. 

6  flew  upon, 
o  ver.  7. 

7  shamed. 
;jEx.  14.22. 
Job  1.  10. 
Je.  15.  20. 

9  2Sa.  21. 
6,7. 

rGe.32.  13. 
Pr.  18.  16. 
21.  14. 


Abigail pdcifeth  David. 

two  bottles  of  wine,  and  five 
sheep  reiidy  dressed,  anJ  five 
measures  of  parched  corrij  and  an 
hundied  8  clusters  of  raisins,  and 
iwu  liundred  cukes  of  fi^s,  and 
laid  them  on  asses. 

19  AntI  she  said  unto  her  ser- 
vants, s  Go  on  before  me  ;  behold, 
1  come  after  you.  But  she  told 
not  her  husband  Nakil. 

!iO  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on 
the  ass,  that  die  came  down  by 
the  covert  of  the  hill,  and  behiold, 
David  and  his  men  came  down 
against  her  ;  and  she  met  them. 

ai  (Now  David  had  said,  Surely 
in  vain  have  I  kept  all  that  this 
felloxB  hath  in  the  wilderness,  so 
that  nothing  was  mifsed  of  all 
\haii perlairtfd  unto  him  :  and  he 
bath  lequiicd  me  evil  t  for  good. 

2*2  So  and  moro  also  do  God  unto 
the  enemies  of  David,  if  I  leave 
of  all  that  pertain  to  him,  by  the 
morning  lig'ht,  any  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall.) 

&  And  when  Abigail  saw  Da- 
vid, she  hasted,  and  lighted  «  ofi 
the  ass,  and  fell  before  David  on 
her  face,  and  bowed  herself  to  the 
ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said, 
Cpon  me,  my  lord,  upon  me  let 
this  iniquity  be;  and  let  thine 
handmaid,  I  pray  th'^e,  speak  in 
thine  9  audience,  and  hoar  the 
words  of  thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee, 
10  regard  this'man  of  Belial,  even 
Nabal  :  for  as  his  name  is,  so  is 
he  ;  11  Nabal  is  his  name,  and 
folly  7?  with  him  :  but  I  thine 
handmaid  saw  not  the  young  men 
of  my  lord,  whom  thou  didst  send. 

•iS  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  as 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 
withholden  t>  thee  from  comini^to 
shed  blood,  and  from  12  avenging 
thyself  JB  with  thine  own  hand, 
now  let  thine  x  enemies,  and  they 
that  seek  evil  to  my  lord,  be  as 
Nabal. 

27  And  now  this  13  blessing 
y  which  thine  handmaid  hath 
Drought  unto  my  lord,  let  it  even 
be  given  unto  the  young  men  that 
14  follow  my  lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  tres- 
pass of  thine  handmaid  :  for  the 
z  Lord  will  certainly  make  my 
lord  a  sure  house  ;  because  my 
lord  fighteth  a  the  battles  of  the 
Lord,  and  evil  bath  not  b  been 
found  in  thee  all  thy  days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  nurs'ie 
thee,  and   to  seek  thv  soul  :  but 

296 


1  SAMT;EL.  B.  C.  lOGO. 

8  or,  lumps,  the  soni  of  my  lord  shull  be  bound 
«Ge.32.  16,  in  the  bundle  c  of  life  with  the 
211.  Lord  thy  God  ;  niid  the  souls  of 
(  Ps.  109.  5.  thine  enemies,  them  ahull  he  sling 
Pr.  17.  13.  out,  15  as  out  ot  the  middle  of  a 
u  Jos.  15.  18.  sling,  d 

9  ears.  30  And    it    shall    come    to  pass, 

10  lay  it  to  when  the  Lord  shall  have  done 
his  heart.  to  my  lord  according  to  all  the 
U  i.  c./ool.  good  that  he  hath  spoken  conrern- 
1)  Ge.  20.  6.  ing  thee,  and  shall  have  appoint- 
ver.  33.  ed  thee  luler  over  Israel, 

\'Z  saving.  31  That  this  shell  be  16  no  grief 

tcRo.  1<2.  19.  unto    thee,  nor    offence    of   heart 

;;2Sa.l8.32.  unto  my    lord,    either   that    thou 

13  or,  pre-  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that 
sent.  my  lord  hath  avenged  hioiself; 
j^Ge.  33.  11.  but  when    the    Lord    shall     have 

2  K.  5.  15.  dealt  well  with  my  lord,  then  re- 

14  walk  at      member  e  thine  handmaid. 

the  fell  of.  32  And  David  said  to  Abigail,/ 
Ju.  4.  10.  Blessed  6ethe  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
ver.  42.  which  sent  thee  this  day   to  meet 

z  2  Sa.  7.         me  : 

11,  27.  1  K.  33  And  blessed  bt  thy  advice,  g 
9.  5.  Ps.  89.  and  blessed  be  thou,  which  hast 
29.  kept  me  this  day   from  coming  to 

a  c.  18.  17.      shed  blood,    and    from    avenging 
6  1  K.  15.  5.    myself  with  mine  own  hand. 
P».  119.1 — 3.     34  For  in  very  deed,  as  tlie  Lord 
God   of  Israel   liveth,  which  halh 

kept /i  me  back  from  hurting  thee, 

except  thou  hadst  hasted, and  come 
to  meet  me,  surely  there  had  not 
been  left  unto  Nabal,  by  the  morn- 
ing light,  any  that  pisseth  against 
the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand 
that  which  she  had  brought  him, 
and  said  unio  her.  Go  i  up  in 
peace  to  thine  house  :  see,  I  have 
hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have 
accepted  thy  person. 

36  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal  ; 
and,  behold,  he  held  a  feasi  k  in 
his  house,  like  the  feast  of  a  king  ; 
and  Nabal's  heart  was  meriy  I 
within  him, for  he  xcas  very  drunk- 
en ;  wherefore  she  told  him  no- 
thing, less    or   more,     until     the 

[  morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
'morning,  when  the  wine  was 
!gone  out  of  Nabal,  and  his  wife 
jhad  told  him  these  things,  that 
I  his  heart  TO  died  within  him,  and 

he  became  as  a  stone. 
j  38  And  it  came  to  pass,  about 
ten  days  after,  that  the  Lord 
smote  n  Nabal,  that  he  died. 
;  39  And  when  David  heard  that 
I  Nabal  was  dead,  he  said,  Blessed 
0  6c  the  Lord,  that  hath  pleaded 
p  the  cause  of  my  reproach  from 
the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  liath  kept 
q  his  servant  from  evil  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  returned  r  the  wick- 


cMaI.3.  ir. 

15  in  the 
midst  of  the 
bow  of  a 
sling. 

d  Je.  10.  18. 

16  stagger- 
ing or  stum- 
bling. 

eGe.  40.  14. 
Ln.  23.  42. 
/Ge.24.27. 
Ex.  18.  10. 
Ezr.  7.  27. 
Ps.  41.  13. 
Lu.  1.  68. 

g  Ps.  141.  5. 

Pr.  9.  9. 

Aver.  26. 

i2Sa.  15.  9. 

Lu.  7.  50. 

A- 2  Sa.  13.23. 

I  Pr.  20.  1. 

Ec.  10.  19. 

Is.  28.3,7. 
I  wi  Job  15.  21. 
1  Pr.  23.29-35. 
jn2  K.  15.5. 

Ac.  12.23. 
I  o  ver.  32. 

p  Pr.  22.  23. 

7  ver.  26,34. 

r  1  K.  2.  44. 

Ps.  7.  16. 


B.  C.  1060. 


CHAP.  XXVI. 


David  spaieth  Saul's  life. 


edness  of   Nabal    upon    bis    ownsRu.  2.  10, '  Abnei'  and  the  people  lay  round 


,    17  at  her 

servants   of   y^gj^  ver.27, 

AlilSTuil     to  I 


head.  And  David  sent  and  com 
miiiied  with  Abigail,  to  take  her  to 
him  tu  Wile. 

40  And    when    the 
David    were   come   to 
C'armel,    they    spake    unto     her, 
sayinsf,  David  sent  us  unto  thee, 
to  take  thee  to  ium  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed 
herself  on  her  face  to  the  earth, 
and  said,  Behold,  let  s  thine  hand- 
maid be  a  servant  to  wash  the  feet 
of  the  servants  of  my  lord. 

i'i  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose, 
and  rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five 
damsels  of  her's  that  went  17  after 
her;  and  she  went  after  the  mea- 
sengersof  David,  and  became  his  I 
wife.  .        j4    en 

43  David   also   took   Ahinoam  of  |     "^^  ^*- *>"■ 
Jezreel  :  and  I  thay  were  also  both  j 
of  them  his  wives. 

44  But  Saul  had  ?iven  fllichal 
his  daug'hter,  David's  wife,  to 
18  Phalti,  the  son  of  Laish,  which 
was  of  Galliin.  u 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

AND  n  the  Ziphites  came  unto 
Saul  to  Gibeah,  saying,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  in  the 
hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  before 
.leshimon  ? 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went 
down  to  the  wilderness  of  Zipli, 
having  three  thousand  chosen  men 
of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek  David 
in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of 
Hachilah,  which  is  before  Jesbi- 
mon,  by  the  way  :  but  David  abode 
m  the  wilderness  ;  and  he  saw  that 
Saul  came  after  him  into  the 
wilderness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies, 
and  understood  that  Saul  was 
come  in  very  deed. 

5  And  David  arose,  and  came 
to  the  place  where  Saul  had 
pitcher'  ;  and  David  beheld  the 
place  where  Saul  lay,  and  Abner 
b  the  son  of  Ner,  the  captain  of 
hi;  host:  and  Saul  lay  in  the  1 
trench,  and  the  people  pitched 
round  about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David,  and 
said  to  Ahimelech  the  Hittite, 
and  to  Abishai  c  the  son  of  Zeru- 
iah,  brother  to  Joab,  saying,  Who 
■will  go  down  with  me  to  Saul  to 
the  camp  1  And  Abishai  said,  I 
will  go  down  with  thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came 
to  the  people  by  night:  and,  be- 
hold. S;iul  lay  sleeping  within 
the  trench,  and  his  spear  stuck  in 

he   ground    at    his    bolster;   but 


13.  Pr.15.33.  labout  him. 

I  8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David, 
God  hath  delivered  2  thine  enemy 
into  thine  hand  this  day  :  now, 
therefore,  let  me  smite  him,  1 
pray  thee,  with  the  spear,  even 
to  the  earth  at  once,  and  I  will 
not  S7nite  him  the  second  time. 

9  And  David  suid  to  Abishai, 
Destroy  him   not:   for  d  who  can 

j  stretch  forth  his  hand  against  the 
Lord's  anointed,  and  be  guilt- 
less ? 

10  David  said  furthermore.  As 
the  Lord  liveth,  the  Lord  e  shall 

i  smite  liim  ;  or  his  day  /  shall 
;  come  to  die  ;  or  he  shall  descend 
I  into  battle,  and  perish,  g 

11  The  Lord  foibid  A  that  I  should 
stretch  forth   mine   hand    against 

I  the  Lord's  anointed:  but,  I  pray 
thee,  take  thou  now  the  .=pear  that 
is  at  his  bol-ter,  and  the  cruse  of 
water,  and  let  us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and 
the  cruse  of  water  from  Saul's 
bolster  ;  and  they  gat  them  away, 
and  no  man  saw  it,  nor  knew  it, 
neither  awaked  :  for  they  were 
all  asleep  ;  because  a  deep  sleep 
from  i  the  Lord  was  fallen  upon 
them. 

13  Then  David  went  over  to  the 
other  side,  and  stood  on  the  top  of 
an  hill  afar  off;  a  great  space  be- 
ing between  them  : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  people, 
and  to  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  say- 
ing, Answerest  thou  not,  Abner? 
Then  Abner  answered  and  said. 
Who  art  thou  that  criest  to  the 
king? 

15  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art 
not  thou  a  valiant  man  ?  and  who 
is  like  to  thee  in  Israel?  wherefore 
then  hast  thou  not  kept  thy  lord 
the  king?  for  there  came  one  of  the 
people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy 
lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that 
thou  hast  done.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  ye  are  3  worthy  to  die, 
because  ye  have  not  kept  your 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed.    And 

A  c.  24  6  12     "°^^'  ^'^^  where  the  king's  spear  is, 

'~  '    '     ■    and  the  cruse  of  water  that  ?oas  at 

his  bolster. 

7  Ge.  2.  21.    i    ^^    ^'^^     Saul     knew     David's 

15.  12.        '      voice,    and    said.    Is    k  this    thy 

voice,   my   son   David?  And   Da- 

3  the  sons  of   vid  said.  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord, 

death.  2  Sa.    O  king. 

18  And  he  said.  Wherefore  doth 

my     lord    thus    pursue    after  his 

servant  ?  for  what   have   I  done  ? 

or  whdt  evil  is  in  mine  hand  1 

297 


!  t  c.  27.  3. 


18  Phalliel. 
2  Sa.  3.  15. 


u  Is.    10.  30. 


.?  c.  23.  19. 
Ps.  54.  title. 


1  or,  midst 
of  his  car- 
riages. C.17. 
20. 


clCh.2.  16. 


2  shut  up. 
c.  21.  18. 


d  c.  24.  6.  I 
&c.  2  Sa.  1.  : 
16.  I 


e  Ps.  94.  23. 
Lu.  18.  7. 


/De.  31.14. 
Job  7.  1.  Ps. 
37.  13.  Ec. 
3.  2.  He.  9. 
27. 

^c.  31.  6. 


12.  5. 


/;  c.  24.  IS, 


David  Jleeth  to  Aehith. 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
let  my  lunl  the  kinj:  hear  the 
words  of  his  servant.  If  the  Lord 
have  stirred  t  thee  up  af^ainsi  me, 
let  him  4  accept  m  an  oliering: 
but  if  Ihey  be  the  childiTn  of  men, 
cursed  be  they  before  the  Lord  ; 
for  they  have  n  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  5  abiding  in  the  inherit- 
ance o  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go 
serve  other  ^ods. 

20  Now,  therefore,  let  not  my 
Wood  fall  to  the  earth  before  the 
face  of  the  Lord  :  for  the  kin  j  of 
Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  a  flea,  as 
when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge  in 
the  mountains. 

21  Then  said  S:\ul,  I  p  have  sin- 
ned :  return,  my  son  David  ;  for 
I  will  no  more  do  thee  harm,  be- 
cause my  soul  was  precious  q  in 
thine  eyes  this  day  :  behold,  I  have 
played  the  fool,  and  have  erred 
exceedingly. 

22  And  David  answered  and  said, 
Behold  the  king's  spear  i  and  let 
one  of  the  young  men  corae  over 
and  f-'tch  it. 

23  The  Lord  r  render  to  every 
man  his  righteousness,  and  his 
faithfulness:  for  the  Lord  deliv- 
ered thee  into  my  hand  to-day  ; 
but  I  would  not  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  Lord's 
anointed. 

24  And,  behold,  as  thy  life  was 
much  set  by  this  day  in  mine 
eyes,  so  let  my  life  be  much  set 
by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and 
let  him  deliver  s  me  out  of  all 
tribulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said 'to  David, 
Blessed  be  thou,  iny  son  David: 
thou  shalt  both  do  great  things, 
and  also  shall  still  i  prevail.  So 
David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul 
returned  to  his  place. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

AND  David  said  in  his  heart,  I 
shall  now  1  perish  none  day 
by  the  hand  of  Saul  :  there  is  no- 
thing better  for  me  than  that  I 
Bhoulil  speedily  escape  into  the 
land  of  the  Philistines;  and  Saul 
ehall  despair  of  me,  to  seek  me 
any  more  in  any  coast  of  Israel  : 
BO  shall  I  escape  out  of  his  hand. 

2  Ami  David  arose,  and  he  pass- 
ed over  with  the  six  hundred  men 
6  that  jTfre  with  him  unto  Achish, 
cthe  son  of  Maoch,  king  of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish 
at  Gath,  he  and  his  men,  every 
man  with  his  household,  even  Da- 
vid with  his  two  wives,  rl  Ahino- 
am  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail 
the  Carmelitess,  Nabal's  wife. 

293 


1  SA.AIUKL 
,i2Sa.  16. 

U.'^.  1. 

i  i  smell.  Gc. 
8.  21.  Le. 

;26.  31. 
,  otPs.  119. 

108. 

n  De.  4.  27, 
128.  Ps.  120. 
!5.  Is.  60.  5. 

5  cleaving. 
o2Sa.l4.16. 
pc.  15.  24. 

9  ver.  24. 
rPe.  7.8. 
18.  20. 
s  Pe.  18. 
title. 

34.  17,  18. 
144.  2. 

2  Co.  1.9, 
10. 

2  Th.  3.  2. 
t  Ge.  32.  28. 
Is.  54.  17. 
Ro.  8.  35, 
37. 

1  be  con- 
sumed, 
a  Is.  40.  27- 

ai. 

51.  12. 

6  c.  25.  13. 
cc.  21.  10. 
d  c.  25.  43. 


eGe.  46.  34. 

/  Jos.  19.  5. 

2  t?ie  num- 
ber of 
days. 

3  n  year  of 
days. 

c.  29.  3. 
'Jos.  13.  2. 

4  or,  Oer- 
ziles. 

AJu.  1.  29. 
i  Ex.  17.  16. 
k  Ge.  25.  18. 

5  or,  did  you 
not  make. 

1 1  Ch.  2.  9, 
25. 

Ju.  1.  16. 

6  to  stink. 
Ge.  34.  30. 
an.  25.  I. 


B.  C.  10*. 

4  And  it  wu(  (old  Saul  thtl 
David  was  Aed  to  Gnlh  ;  and  be 
sought  no  more  agatn  for  him. 

5  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
If  I  have  now  found  grace  in  thine 
eyes,  let  them  give  me  a  place 
e  in  pome  town  in  the  country, 
ihiU  I  may  dwell  there  :  for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the 
royal  city  with  thee  ? 

6  Tlicn  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag 
/that  duy  :  wherefore  Ziklag  per- 

taineth  unto  the  kings  of  Juduh 
unto  ihis  day. 

7  And  the  2  time  that  David 
dwelt  in  the  i  ounlry  of  the  Phil- 
istines was  3  a  full  year  and  four 
months. 

8  And  David  and  his  men  went 
up  and  invaded  the  Geshurites,  g 
and  the  4  Gezerites,  h  and  the 
Amalekites:  i  for  those  nations 
were  of  old  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  as  thou  goest  to  Shur,  k  even 
unto  the  land  of  Egypt. 

9  .4nd  David  smote  the  land, 
and  left  neither  m.in  nor  woman 
alive  ;  and  took  away  the  sheep, 
and  the  oxen,  and  the  asses,  and 
the  camels,  and  the  apparel,  and 
returned  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said,  5  Whither 
have  ye  made  a  road  to-day? 
And  David  said.  Against  the 
south  of  Judah,  and  against  the 
south  of  the  Jerahmeelites,  I  and 
against  the  south  of  the  Keniies.wi 

11  And  David  saved  neither  man 
nor  woman  alive  to  bring  tidings 
to  Gath,  saying,  Lest  they  should 
tell  on  us,  saying.  So  did  David, 
and  so  will  be  his  manner  all  the 
while  he  dwcUeth  in  the  counliy 
of  the  Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  Davjd, 
saying,  He  hath  made  his  people 
Israel  6  utterly  to  abhor  him; 
therefore  he  shall  be  my  servant 
for  ever. 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  the  Philistines  ga- 
thered their  armies  together  for 
warfare,  to  fight  wi(h  Israel.  And 
Arhish  said  unto  David,  Know 
thou  assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go 
out  with  ine  to  battle,  thou  and 
thy  men. 

2'  .\nd  David  said  to  Achish, 
Surely  thou  shalt  know  what  thy 
servant  can  do.  And  Achish  said 
to  D.ivid,  Therefore  will  I  make 
thee  keeper  of  mine  head  forever. 

3  Now  Samuel  a  was  dead,  and 
all  Israel  had  lamented  him,  and 
buried  him  in  Ramab,  even  in 
bis  own  city.     And  Saul  bad  put 


chAp;  xxviii. 

for 


111. 
c  Jos.  19. 18. 
2  K.  4.  8. 

''d  c.  31.  1. 
'eJob  18.11. 


jLa.  2.  9. 
^^Nu.  12.6. 
A  Nu.  27.21. 


B.''c.io'&. 

away  those  b  that  had  familiar  spi-  1 5  Le.  20.  27 
rita,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the'De.  18.  10, 
land. 

4  And  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  came 
and  pitched  in  Shunem  :  c  and 
Saul  g'athered  all  Israel  together, 
and  they  pitched  in  Gilboa.  d 

5  And   when  Saul   saw  the   host 
of  the  Philistines,  he  was  afraid,  ' /Pr^   1.28. 
«  and  his  heart  greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  the  Lord  answered  him  not, 

/  neither  by  dreams,  g  nor  by 
Urim,  h  nor  by  prophets. 

7  Tlien   said  Saul   unto  his  ser- 
vants, Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath   Is.  8.  19. 
a  familiar  spirit,  that  i  I  may  go  to   ;^  ^gj.   3_ 
her,  and   inquire  of  her.     And  his 
servants  said  to  him,  Behold,  there   ^  Ex.  22.  28. 
is   a  woman  that  hath   a  familiar  j  Ps.  82.  6,  7. 
spirit  at  En-dor.  j  j  j^  ;^^g 

8  And    Saul    disguised  himself,  <  fQ^jji 
and  put  on  other  raiment,  and  he 
went,  and  two  men  with  hijti,  and   ""■  J^-   '^^  "'• 
they  came  to  the  woman  by  night :   2  K.  2.  8,  13. 
and   he   said,  I   pray  thee,   divine   n  Pr.    5.  11- 
unto  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and    13. 
bring    me    him   up   whom   I   shall 
name  unto  thee. 

9  And     thj     woman     said    unto 

him.   Behold,  thou  knowest  what! 

Saul  hath  done,  how  he   halh   cutj 
off  i' those  that  have   familiar  spi-   ?'''•  ^^-   '2. 
rits,   and  the   wizards,   out  of  (he   "°'' ^- ^2. 
land  :  wherefore  then  layest  thou  /*  ^^''-  "• 
a  snare  for  my  life,  to  cause  me  to  1 2  ov  the 
die?  I-    i'- 


The  witch  0/ En-dor. 

the  Philistines  make  war 
against  me,  and  God  is  departed 
o  from  me,  and  p  answereth  me 
no  more,  neither  by  2  propbet.8, 
nor  by  dreams  :  therefore  I  have 
called  thee,  that  thou  mayesl 
make  known  unto  me  what  I  shall 
do. 

16  Then  said  Samuel,  Where- 
fore then  dost  thou  ask  of  me, 
seeing  g  the  Lord  is  departed 
from  thee,  and  is  become  thine 
enemv  .'  r 

17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  3  to 


14.  14. 
Je.2.  17, 19. 


hand  of. 
10  And  Saul   sware  to  her  by  the  '  q  2  K.'6.  27. 
Lord,  saying, /Is  the    Lord  liveth,   r  La.  2.  5. 
there  shall  no  punishment  happen  !  „         . 

jr  this  thing.  li°"''-',°/ 


to  thee  fo 

11  Then  said  (he  woman.  Whom 
shall  I  bring  up  unto  thee  ?  And 
he  said.  Bring  me  up  Samuel. 

12  And    when     the    woman  saw 
Samuel,  she     cried    with    a  loud 
voice:    and  the   woman   spake  to   tc.13.  9,  13. 
Saul,  saying.  Why  hast   thou    de-    1  K.  20.  42. 
ceived  me  7  for  thou  art  Saul.  j  1  Ch.  10.  13. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her.   Je.  48.  10. 
Be  not  afiaid  :     for  what  saweat    uPs.  50.  21, 
thou?     And  the  woman  said  unto   22. 
Saul,  I  saw  /  gods  ascending  out  of 
the  earth. 

14  And  be  said  unto  her,  What  1 ;  Da.  5.  26— 
form  is  he  of?     And   she  said,  An   28. 
old  man  cometh  up  ;    and   he   is 
covered  with  a  mantle,   n;      And  Smade  haste 
Saul   perceived    that    it    laas  Sa-   and  fell 
muel,    and    he   stoiped  with    his   with  the 
face    to    the    ground,  and    bowed  fulness  of 
himself. 

15  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul, 
Why  hast  thna  disquieted  me,  to 
bring    me    ud  ?      And     Saul     an- 


swered,  I   am  sore   distressed  ;    n  x  c.  19.  5. 


i  Le.  19.  31.  I  him  as  he  spake  s  by  4  me  :  for  the 
'  1  Ch.  10.  13.  I  Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  out  of 
thine   hand,   and   given   it  to   thy 
neighbour,  even  to  David. 

18  Because  t  thou  obeyedst  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  nor  execut- 
edsl  his  fierce  wrath  upon  Ama- 
lek,  therefore  tc  hath  the  Lord 
done  this  thing  unto  thee  this 
day. 

19  Moreover,  the  Lord  will  also 
V  deliver  Israel  with  thee  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines  :  and  to- 
morrow shall  thou  and  thy  sons 
6ewith  me:  the  Lord  also  shall 
deliver  the  host  of  Israel  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  5  fell  straightway 
all  along  on  the  earth,  and  was 
sore  afraid,  w  because  of  the  words 
of  Samuel  :  and  there  was  no 
strength  in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten 
no  bread  all  the  day,  nor  all  the 
night. 

21  And  the  woman  came  unto 
Saul,  and  saw  that  he  was  sore 
troubled,  and  said  unto  him.  Be- 
hold, thine  handmaid  hath  obey- 
ed thy  voice,  and  I  have  put  x 
my  life  in  my  hand,  and  have 
hearkened  unto  thy  words  which 
thou  spakest  unto  me  : 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
hearken  thou  also  unto  the  voice 
of  thine  handmaid,  and  let  me 
set  a  morsel  of  bread  before  thee  ; 
and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength  when  thou  goest  on  thy 
way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I 
will  not  eat.  But  his  servants, 
together  with  the  woman,  com- 
pelled him,  and  he  hearkened 
unto  their  voice.  So  he  arose 
from  the  earth,  and  sat  upon  the 
bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf 
in  the  house  :  and  she  hasted,  and 
killed  it.  and  took  flour,  and 
kneaded  it.  and  did  bake  unleav- 
ened bread  thereof: 

'■iS    And    she    brought   it    before 
ISaul,  and  •  before    his    servants; 
S99 


himself, 
Pr.  16.  4. 
s  c.  15.   23. 
4  mine 
hand. 


Id  c.  31.  1-6. 


his  stat- 
tire. 

w  Job  15.20. 


Aehiah  ditmUnth  Ouvid. 

and  they  did  o:it.  Tlicn  tlioy 
roiie  u^j,  KiiJ  went  awuy  that 
niifhi. 

f'MAPTKR  XXIX. 

NOW  a  llic  I'liilieliiiui  gathered 
((/'^elliur  nil  their  iiiinirB  to 
Al>hek  :  h  and  the  liiuditOH  pitrh- 
lJ  by  a  fountain  which  t»  in  Jei- 
K.-el. 

'■i  And  the  lords  of  tke  PliilistincH 
J)a8scil  on  by  hundreds  and  by 
thonuanUs  :  Iaii  Uitvid  ami  hiii 
men  j)asacd  un  in  the  reruwurd 
with  Ai^hish. 

3  ThiMi  Haiil  till!  priiiccB  of  the 
Philislincs,  What  du  those  llu- 
brews  In  re  .'  And  Ai'hi»h  said 
unio  the  princi'd  v(  the  rhilixtiiic!), 
In  not  this  David,  the  hurvunt  of 
Saul  the  kin;J  of  lorael,  which 
hath  been  witli  nie  iheKi;  days,  c 
or  thtiRc  years,  and  I  have  fnund 
no  fauli  '/  in  him  since  he  fell  uiilo 
tne  unto  this  day  '.' 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines were  wroth  with  him  ;  and 
e  the  princes  of  the  Philislinu* 
laid  unto  him,  Make  this  fellow 
return,  that  lie  may  gu  ajjain  to 
his  place  which  thou  hast  appoint- 
ed him,  and  let  him  not  go  down 
with  us  Id  battle,  lest  in  ihe  battle 
yiie  be  an  ndviTsarv  to  us:  for 
wherewith  slmuld  ho  reconcile 
himself  unto  his  master  ?  Hhould 
it  nut  be  with  the  heads  of  these 
men  ? 

5  /.»  not  this  David,  of  whom 
they  g  sang'  one  to  another  in 
dunces,  suyinfT,  Saul  slew  his 
thousands,  and  Dnvid  his  ten 
thousands  ? 

6  Then  Achish  called  David,  and 
said  unto  him.  Surely,  rw  the  Lord 
livelh,  thou  hast  been  upri£rht,and 
/(  lliy  iroin?  out  and  thy  coming  in 
with  me  in  the  host  is  good  in 
my  slight  ;  for  t  I  have  not  found 
evil  in  thee  since  the  day  of  thy 
Coming  unto  me  unto  this  day  ; 
nevertheless,  1  the  lords  favour 
thee  not. 

7  Wherefore,  now  tetiirn,  and  go 
in  p-^ace,  '.hat  thon  2  displease  not 
the  lords  of  the  Philislines. 

8  And  David  said  unto  Achish, 
But  what  have  I  done  ?  end  what 
hast  thou  found  in  thy  servant  so 
lon^as  I  have  been  'i  with  tViee 
unto  this  day,  that  I  may  not  go 
fight  against  the  enemies  of  my 
lord  the  king 7 

9  And  Achish  anawcred  and  said 
to  David,  I  know  that  thou  art 
good  in  my  sight,  as  k  an  angel  of 
God  :  not'wiihslaiiding,  the  prin- 
c*i  of  the  Pbili^ine*  biive  said, 


1  SAMUKL. 
|ac.!a.  1,8. 
|6r..  4.  1. 

!c  c.  27.  r. 

'  d  c.  a.?.  88. 
Da.  6.5. 

|«1CU.12.19. 
/c.  14.81. 

'i'c.  18.7. 

ih2iiu.  3.25. 
2K.    19.87. 

i  vcr.  3. 

1  lluju  art 

not  good 

in  the  eyti 

of  the 

loTda, 
I 

2f/o  not 

evil  ill  tita 

eyes  of. 
I 

3  he/or t. 

|*'2  8h.14.17. 
19.  87. 


I  ver.  4. 
»i2Sa.  4.  4. 

0  P».  76,  10. 
6c.  25.42,43. 
c   Ex.  17.  4, 

1  hitter. 
Ju.  18.  85. 
c.  1.  10. 

8  Sa.  17.  8. 
2K.4.  87. 

d  Ps.  18.  6. 
86.  I,  2. 

M.  1— a. 

40.  1,  8. 
48.  5,  II. 
56.  1—4. 
Is.  25.  4. 
Je.  16.  19. 
Hab.  3.  17. 
Ro.  8.  31. 

2  f;o.  1.  9, 
10. 

He.  13.  6. 

(  c.  83.  2-9. 
/  rer.  81. 


fi.  C.  1066. 

\  I  He  shall  not  ^o  up  with  ui  to  th« 
battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  enrlr 
fii  the  mnrning,  with  thy  master  ■ 
nervnnti  that  are  come  with  thee  : 
mid  as  soon  ni  ye  be  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  have  lig;ht, 
depart. 

11  So  David  ond  his  men  rose  up 
early  to  depart  in  the  morning,  to 
return  into  the  land  of  the  Philis- 
tines: and  the  Philistines  Went  m 
up  to  Jf  zreel. 

fniAPTKR    XXX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  lia- 
vid  and  his  men  wen:  come  (o 
Ziklag  on  the  third  day,  that  the 
Amalekitcs  had  invaded  the  smjlh, 
and  /ikla^,  and  smitten  Ziklag, 
ond  burned  it  with  (ire  ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  cap- 
tives that  icere  therein  :  they  slew 
not  n  any,  either  great  or  small, 
hut  rnrried  them  awuy,  and  went 
on  their  way. 

3  So  David  and  his  men  camo  to 
the  city,  and,  behoM,  it  vnt  burn- 
ed with  flre  ;  and  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters, 
were  tak-.'n  captives. 

4  Then  David  and  the  people  that 
wen:  with  him  lifted  up  their  voice 
and  wept,  until  they  had  no  mure 
power  to  weep. 

6  And  Davi.l's  two  wives  b  were 
taken  captives,  Ahinoarn  the 
Je/.reelitehs,  and  Abigail  the  wife 
of  Nnbal  the  Carmelite. 

6  And  David  was  greatly  dis- 
tressed: fore  the  people  spake  of 
stoning  him  ;  because  the  soul  of 
all  the  peiiple  was  grieved,  1  every 
man  for  hi^  sons  and  forhisduugh- 
tcis  :  but  d  David  encouraged 
hlnisi'lf  ill  the  f,ord  his  God. 

7  And  David  said  to  Abiathar  thf 
prieMt,  Ahimelech's  ««on,  I  pruy 
thee,  e  bring  me  hither  the  epnod. 
And  Abiathar  brought  thither  the 
ephod  to  David. 

8  And  David  inquired  at  Ihn 
Lord,  saying,  .Shall  I  pursue  after 
this  troop  7  ehall  I  overtake  them? 
And  he  unswired  him,  Pui-sue  : 
for  thou  shall  surely  overtake 
thrm,  und  without  fail  recover 
all. 

9  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six 
hundrcil  m-!n  that  »e«re  with  him, 
and  came  to  the  brook  Besor, 
where  lliusc  that  were  left  behind 
stayed. 

1(1  Rut  D.'ivid  pursued,  he  and 
fuiir  hun-lred  men  :  (for  two  hun- 
dred f  abode  behind,  which  were 
so  faint  that  tliey  rould  not  go 
overtht  brook  SatMr.) 


B.  C.  1056. 


11  And  they  found  an  Egyptian 
in  the  field,  and  brought  him  to 
David,  and  gave  him  bread,  and 
he  did  eat ;  and  they  made  him 
drink  water : 

12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  cake  of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of 
raisins  ;  and  when  he  g  had  eaten, 
his  spirit  came  again  to  hira,  for 
he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  hira, 
To  whom  belongest  thou  f  and 
■whence  arj  thou  ?  And  he  said,  I 
am  a  young  man  of  Egypt,  ser- 
vant to  an  Amalekite  ;  and  my 
master  left  me,  because  three 
days  agone  I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon 
the  south  of  the  Cherethrites,  fi 
and  upon  the  coast  which  belong- 
eth  to  Judah,  and  upon  the  south 
of  Caleb  ;  t  and  we  burned  Ziklag 
with  fire. 

15  And  David  scvid  to  him.  Canst 
thou  bring  me  down  to  this  com- 
pany ■?  And  he  said,  Swear  unto 
me  by  God,  that  thou  wilt  nei- 
ther kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into 
the  hands  of  my  master,  and  I 
will  bring  thee  down  to  this  com- 
pany. ,, 

16  And  when  he  had  brought 
him  down,  behold,  ttiey  tcere 
spread  abroad  upon  all  tiie  earth, 
eating  i  and  drinking,  and  danc- 
ing, because  of  all  the  great  spoil 
that  ihey  had  taken  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines,  and  out  of 
the  lend  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from 
the  twilight  even  unto  the  even- 
ing of  2  the  next  day  ;  and 
there  escaped  not  a  man  of  them, 
save  four  hundred  young  men, 
which  rode  upon  camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  tliat 
the  A'lialekites  had  carried 
away ;  a^d  David  rescued  his 
two  wives. 

19  And  I  there  was  nothing  lack- 
ing to  them,  neither  smsli  nor 
great,  neither  sons  nor  daughters, 
ne'ther  spoil,  nor  any  thing  that 
they  had  taken  to  tbeia  :  David 
recovered  all.  m 

2C  And  David  took  all  the  flocks 
and  ihtf  herds,  which  they  drave 
before  those  other  cattle,  and  said. 
This  is  David'.",  spoil. 

21  And  Daviil  came  to  the  two 
hundred  n  men,  which  weie  so 
fi'iiit  that  they  could  not  follow 
David,  whom  they  had  made  also 
to  abide  a',  the.  brook  Bssor  :.  and 
thev   weni    forth   to  i.ieel   David, 


CHAP.  XXXI.  David  dividelh  the  spoil. 

and  to  meet  the  people  that  teere 
with  hiin  :  and  when  David  came 
near  to  the  people,  he  3  saluted 
them. 

22  Then  answered  all  the  wicked 
men,  and  men  of  Belial,  o  of  4  those 
that  went  with  David,  and  said, 
Because  they  went  not  with  us,  we 
will  not  give  them  aught  of  the 
spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save 
to  every  man  his  wife  and  his  chil- 
dren, that  they  may  lead  the/n 
awav,  and  depart. 

23  'Then  said  David,  Ye  shall 
not  do  so,  my  brethren,  with  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  us, 
who  hath  preserved  us,  and  deliv- 
ered the  company  that  came 
against  us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto 
you  in  this  matter?  but  p  as  his 
part  is  that  goeth  dowii  to  the  bat- 
tle, so  shall  his  partfie  that  tarrieth 
by  the  stufi':  they  shall  part 
alike. 

«  ver   10-         ^  And  it  was  so,  from  that  day 


g-Ju.lS.  19. 
c.  14.  27. 


A2Sa.  8. 
18.  1  K.  1. 
38,  44.  Eze. 
25.  16.  Zep. 
2.5. 

i  Jos.  14.  13. 

k  Mat.  24. 
38,39.  ITh. 
5.3. 

2  their  mor- 
row. 

IGe.  14.  14 
—16. 


.  i.e.  .  5  forward,  that   he   made  it  a  sta- 


^■■.  S! 


3  or,  asked 
them  how 
they  did. 
Ju.  18.  15. 

0  I  K.21. 
10.  13. 

4  men. 

p  Nu.  31. 
27.  Jos.  22. 
8. 

5  and  foT- 
rcard. 

6  hlesfiitig. 
Ge.  33.  11. 
c.  25.  27. 

q  Jos.  19.  8. 

r  Jos.  15. 

48. 

s  Jos.  13. 

IS. 

t  Jos.  15. 

50. 

i/c.  27.  10. 

B  Ju.  1.  IB. 

wJn.  1.  17. 

^  Jos.  14.  13, 

2  Sa.  2.  1. 

a  1  Ch.  10. 

1,  &c. 

1  or,  u-ound- 
ed. 

b  c.  28.  4. 
c  c.  14.  49. : . 
1  Ch.8.  33. 


tute  and  an  ordinance  for  Israel 
unio  this  day. 

26  And  when  David  came  to 
Ziklag,  he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto 
the  elders  of  Judah,  even  to  his 
friends,  saying,  Behold  a  6  pr«s3nt 
for  you  of  the  spoil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord. 

27  To  jAem  which  were  in  Beth- 
el, and  to  them  which  tcerein  south 
Ramoth,  g  and  to  them  which 
were  in  Jattir,  r 

28  And  to  them  which  were  in 
Aroer,  s  and  to  them  which  teere 
in  Siphmoth,  and  to  tliem  which 
were  in  Eshtemoa,  t 

29  And  to  tliem  which  teere  in 
Rachal,  and  to  tfum  which  trere 
ill  the  cities  of  the  Jerahmeelites, 
u  and  to  t/iem  which  were  in  the 
cities  of  the  Kenites,  v 

30  And  to  them  which  toere  in  to 
Hormah,  and  to  the-m  which  were 
in  Chor-ashan,  and  to  them  which 
teere  in  Athacli, 

31  And    to   them  which  teere  in 
Hebron,   x  and  to  all  the   places  : 
where  David  himself  and  his  men! 
were  wont  to  haunt.  ; 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

NOW  a  the  Philistines  fought 
against  Israel  :  and  the  men 
of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Phi- 
listines, and  fell  down  slain  1  in' 
mount  Gilboa.  6 

2   And   tlie   Philistines    foUowedi' 
hard    upon     Saul    and     upon    his 
sons ;    and     the    Philistines    slew 
Jonathan,    and     Abinadab,      and 
Me!chi-shua,  S^aul'ssons.  c 
SOI 


T!ie  deuih  of  Sau!. 

a  Ani  the  battle  d  went  sore 
iig'ainst   ijuul,  iiiid   the  2    archers 

3  hit  hiiu  ;  und  lie  waa  sure 
wouiideil  ul  tlie  archers. 

4  'I'hfii  e  said  Suul  unto  his 
armour-bearer,  Driiw  ihy  sword, 
and  Ihiiut  iii<i  ihruuj^h  therewith, 
lest  these  unciiounicised  y  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and  abuse 

4  me.  But  liis  aiiiiour-beurer 
would  not  ;  for  he  wab  sore  afraid  : 
therefore  i>aul  took  a  sword,  and 
fell  upon  it. 

5  Anil  when  his  armour-bearer 
saw  that  fJAul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  upon  hisswurd,  and  died 
with  him. 

6  ao  Saul  died,  g  and  his  three 
sons,  and  his  annuur-beaier,  and 
all  his  men,  that  same  day 
together. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Israel 
that  u-ere  on  the  other  side  of  the 
valley,  and  thex/  that  were  on  the 
other  side  Jordan,  saw  that  the 
men  of  Israel  fled  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  for- 
sook the  cities,  and  fled  ;  and  the 
Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in 
them. 


II  SAMt'ilL. 

d  2Sa.  1.6, 

4c. 

2  shooter*, 
vicn  wiCh 
\  bous. 

Z  found. 

e  Ju.8.  54. 
/c.  14.  6. 
17.26. 
4  or,  mock, 
go..  28.  19. 


Ac.  21.  9. 

i2Sa.21.12. 

A  Jos.  17.11. 

Ja.  1.  27. 

U.  11.  1-11. 

5  or,  coti- 

cerning 

him. 

m  2  Ch.  16. 

14. 

Je.34.  5. 

Am.  6.  10. 

n2Sa.2.4,5. 

21.   12—14. 

oGe.  50.  10. 


B.  C.  1056, 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  tha 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines 
came  to  strip  the  slain,  that  they 
found  Saul  and  his  three  soiu 
fnllcn  m  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  they  cut  oti'  his  head,  and 
stripped  oil'  his  armour,  nn  j  sent 
into  the  land  of  the  Philistine* 
round  about,  to  publish  it  in  the 
house  of  their  idols,  and  umon^ 
the  people. 

10  And  h  they  put  his  armour  in 
the  house  of  Ashturoth;  i  and 
they  fastened  his  body  k  to  the 
wall  of  Beth-shan. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitants  of 
JaUeah-g'ilead  I  heard  5  of  that 
which  the  Philistines  had  done  to 
Saul, 

12  All  the  valiant  men  arose, 
and  went  all  night,  and  took  the 
body  of  Saul,  and  the  bodies  of 
his  sons,  from  the  wall  of  Beth- 
shan,  and  came  to  Jabesh,  and 
burnt  7/1  them  there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones, 
and  buried  n  thtm  under  a  tree 
at  Jabesh,  and  fasted  o  sevea 
days. 


THE    SECOND    BOOK    OF     SAMUEL, 
OTHERWISE     CALLED     THE     SECOND     BOOK     OF    THE    KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  after  the 
death  of  Saul,  when  David 
was  returned  from  the  slaughter  a 
of  the  Ami'Jekites,  and  David  had 
abode  two  daya  in  Ziklng  ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the 
third  day,  that,  behold,  a  man  6 
came  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul, 
with  his  clothes  rent,  and  earih 
upon  his  head  :  and  so  it  was, 
when  he  came  to  David,  that  he  fell 
10  the  earth,  and  did  obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  un*.o  him. 
From  whence  comest  thou?  And 
he  said  unto  him,  Out  of  the  camp 
of  Israel  am  1  escajied. 

4  And  David  .'*aid  unto  him,  1 
How  went  the  matter?  I  pray 
thee,  tell  me.  And  he  answered. 
That  the  people  are  fled  from  the 
battle,  and  m.-.ny  of  the  people 
also  are  fallen  and  dead,  and  Saul 
and  Jonathan  his  son  are  dead 
also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him,  How  knowest 
thou  that  Saul  and  Jonathan  his 
son  be  dead  f 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told 
him  said.  As  I  happened  by 
rhaitc*   »po»  mount    CJilboft,   bc- 


B.  C.  1056. 


a  1  Sa.  30. 
17—26. 

h  I  Sa.4.12, 
16. 

I  What  was. 
1  Su.  4.  16. 


clSa.  31.  1, 

2,  &c. 

2Beholdme. 
1  Sa.  22.  12. 

3  or,  my 
coatofmcil, 
or,  my  evi- 
broidered 
coat,  hinder- 
eth  me,  that 
■my,  &c. 

dc.  3.  31. 
13.  31. 


hold,  Saul  c  leaned  upon  his 
spear;  and,  lo.  the  chariots  and 
horsemen  followed  hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind 
him,  he  saw  me,  and  called  unto 
me  :  and  I  answered,  2  Here 
am.  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me.  Who 
art  thou?  And  I  answered  him, 
I  am  an  .\malekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again.  Stand, 
I  piay  thee,  upon  me,  and  slay 
me  :  for  anguish  3  is  '■ome  upon 
me,  bccauBemy  life  i*  yet  whole 
in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him  and  slew 
him,  because  1  was  ture  that  he 
could  not  live  after  that  he  was 
fallen:  and  I  took  the  crown  '.hat 
was  upon  his  heail,  and  the  brace- 
let that  was  on  his  arm,  and  liavo 
brouirbt  thern  hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  Then  David  look  hold  on  his 
clothes,  and  r.ent  d  them  ;  and 
likewise  all  tCe  men  that  were 
with  him. 

12  And  they  mourned,  and  wept, 
and  fasted  until  even,  for  Saul, 
and  for  Jonathan  his  son,  and  for 
the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  house  of  Israel  ;  because  they 
■wers  fallen  by  the  sword. 


M.   C.  1055.  CHAP.  II. 

13   And    David    said   unto    the   e  1  Sa.  24.  6. 

young      man      that      told      him,   26.  9. 
Whence  art   thou?    And  he    an-   Ps.  105.  15. 
Bwered,  I  am  the  son  of  a  stranger,   _/"  1  K.  2,  32, 
an  Arnalekiie.  33,  37. 

14  And   David   said  unto   him,  e  ,?  ver.  10. 
How    wast    thou    not    afraid     to   Lu.  19.  22. 
stretch   fortli  thine    hand    to    de-   A  Jos.  10.  13. 
Btroy  the  Lord's  anointed  ?  4  or,  the 

15  And   David  called  one  of  the   upright. 
young  men,   and    said,  Go   near,   i  La.  2.  1. 
and  fall  upon  hira.     And  he  smote    k  La.  5.  16. 
him  that  he  died.  I  Mi.  1.  10. 

16  And  David  said  unto  him,  otJu.  16.23. 
Thy  tlood  /  be  upon  thy  liead  :  njob3.3-10. 
for  thy  mouth  halh  testified  g  Je.  20.  14 — 
against  thee,  saying,  I  have  slain    16. 

the  Lord's  anointed.  o  Joal  1.  9. 

17  And    David    iamented    with   2.  14. 

this  lamentation    over    Saul   and  p  ISa.  10.1. 
over  Jonathan  his  son  :  g  1  Sa.  14. 

18  (Also  lie  bade  them  teach  the   6,  &c. 
children  of  Judah  the  use  of  the   5  or,  sweet. 
bow:   behold,  it  is  written  iu  the    r  1  Sa.  31. 
book  7t  of  4  Jaslier  :)  1 — 4. 

19  The  beauty  i  of  Israel  is  slain   s  Ju.  14.  18. 
upon   thy  liiffh   places :    how  are    Pr.  30.  30. 
the  mightv  /t'fallen  !  t  ISa. 18.1,3. 

20  TelUiinot  inGath,publisb27   20.   17,41. 
not  in  the  streets  of  Askelon  ;   lest   23.  16. 

the   daughters    of  the    Philistines   u  ver.  19.25. 

rejoice,  i/i  lest  the  daughtersof  the 

uncircurncised  triumph.  cJu.  1.  1. 

21  Ye  mountains  of    Gilboa,   let   1  Sa.  23.  2. 
)i  there  be  no  dew,  neither /eZ  there   4.  10. 

be  rain   upon    you,   nor  tield.s    of  b  c.  5.  I,  3. 
offerings  :   o  for  there  the  shield  of  c  1  Sa.  30.  5. 
the   mighty  is   vilely   cast    away,    d  1  Sa.  27. 
the   shield   of  Saul,  as  though  he   2,  3. 
hnd  not  been  anointed^  with  oil.    .   1  Ch.  12.  1, 

!S  From  the  blood  of  the   slain,    &c. 
from  the   fat  of   the  mighty,   the   «lSa.31. 
bow    of   Jonathan    turned    not  g    11 — 13. 
back,  and  the  sword   of  Saul  re-    /  Uu.  2.  20. 
turned  not  empty.  3.  10. 

23    Saul     and      Jonathan     tcere   ^  2  Ti.  1. 
lovely  and    pleasant    5    in     their   16 — 18. 
lives,   and   in   their  r  death  they    1  the  sons  of 
were    not     divided  ;     they    were    valour. 
swifter    than    eagles,   they    were   ftlSa.  14. 50. 
stronger  *han  s  lions.  2     tJie    host 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep    which  was 
over  Saul,  who    clothed    you     in   Stud's. 
scarlet,  with  other  delights  ;   who   3  or,  Esh- 
put  on  ornaments  of  gold    upon   banl.     1  Ch. 
your  apparel.  8.33.    9.39. 

25  How  are  the  mighty  fallen  in   4  rmmber  of 
the  midst  of  the  battle  !  O  Jona-   dai/s. 
than,  thoa  wast  slain  in  thine  high   i  c.  5.5.  IK. 
places.  2.11. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my   L-  Ge.  32.2. 
brother  Jonathan  :   very  pleasant   c.  17.  24. 
hast  thou  Ijeen  unto  me  :  thy  love!  /  Jo.=.  10.  2. 
t  to  me   was  wnnderl'ul,    passing  4.  12. 

the  love  of  women.  ,5  them   to- 

27  How  ware  the  mighty  fallen,  !  sre/Acr. 

«nd  tlie  v/eapons  of  w.ir  perished  !    ?«  Je.  41.  IS. 


Uavid  is  made  king, 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  David  inquired  a  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up 
into  any  of  the  cities  of  Judali? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Go  up.  And  David  said,  Whither 
shall  I  go  up  ?  And  he  said,  Unto 
Hebron,  b 

2  So  David  went  up  thiiher,  and 
his  two  c  wives  also,  Ahinoam 
the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail, 
Nabal's  wife,  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  his  men  d  that  were  with 
him  did  David  bring  up,  every 
man  with  his  household  :  and 
they  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Hebron. 

4  And  the  men  of  Judah  came, 
and  tljere  they  anointed  David 
king  over  the  house  of  Judah. 
And  they  told  David,  saying. 
That  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead  e 
were  they  that  buried  Saul. 

5  .ind  David  sent  messengers 
unto  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead, 
and  said  unto  them.  Blessed  f  be 
ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  have 
showed  this  kindness  unto  youi 
lord,  even  unto  Saul,  and  have 
buried  him. 

6  And  now  g  the  Lord  show 
kindness  and  truth  unto  you  : 
and  I  also  will  requite  you  this 
kindness,  because  ye  have  done 
this  thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands 
be  strengthened,  and  he  ye  1 
valiant  :  lot  your  master  Saul  is 
dead,  and  also  the  house  of  Judah 
have  anointed  me  king  over 
them. 

8  But  Abner  h  the  son  of  Nor, 
captain  of  Saul's  2  host,  took  3 
Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim  ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gil- 
ead,  and  over  the  Ashu rites,  and 
over  Jezreel,  and  over  Kphraim, 
and  over  Benjamin,  and  over  all 
Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth,  Saul's  son,  was 
forty  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  over  Israel,  and  reigned  two 
years.  But  the  house  of  Judah 
followed  David. 

11  And  the  4  time  that  David 
was  king  in  Heb;on,  i  over  the 
house  of  Judah,  was  seven  years 
and  six  months. 

12  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
and  the  servants  of  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul,  went  out  from 
Mahanaim  k  to  Gibeon.  I 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 
and  the  servants  of  David,  went 
out,  and  met  5  together  by  the 
pcol   CT  o!  Gibeon  :  and   they  sat 

sua 


Asahclis  slain. 
down,  ihe  one  on  the  one  side  of 
tile  jiool,  and  the  oiher  on  the 
other  R'dc  of  the  pool. 

1-1  Ami  Abner  said  to  Joat,  Let 
l)ie  yaun;^  rnen  now  arist!,  and 
play  ri  before  us.  And  Joab  said, 
Let  them  arise. 

15  Then  there  arose,  and  went 
over  liy  number,  twelve  of  Benja- 
min, which  pertained  to  Ish-bo- 
eheih  the  aon  of  Saul,  and  twelve 
of  the  servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caujht  every  one 
his  fellow  by  the  he'id,  and  thrust 
his  sword  in  his  fellow's  side  ;  so 
they  fell  down  together:  wlii;r  - 
fore  that  place  was  called  Ilel- 
kath-hazzurim,  6  which  is  in 
Gibeon. 

17  And  there  was  a  ■very  sore 
battle  that  day  :  and  Abner  v.as 
beaten,  o  and  the  rnen  of  Israel, 
before  the  servants  of  David. 

18  And  there  were  three  p  sons 
of  Zeruiah  there,  Joab,  and  Abi- 
shai,  and  Asahel  :  and  Asahel 
was  as  light  7  of  foot  as  8  a  wild 
roe.  g 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after 
Abner;  and  in  goin?  lie  turned 
not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the 
left  from  9  following  Abner. 

20  Then  Ali-.ier  looked  behind 
him,  and  said,  Art  thou  Asahel  ? 
And  ho  answered,  lam. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn 
thee  aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to 
thy  left,  and  lay  thee  hold  on  one 
of  the  young  men,  and  take  thee 
his  10  armour.  But  Asahel  would 
not  turn  aside  from  following  of 
him 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to 
Asahel,  Turn  thee  aside  from  fol- 
lowing me  :  wherefore  should  I 
smite  thf>e  to  the  ground?  how 
then  should  I  hold  up  my  face  to 
Joab  r  thy  brother? 

23  Howbeit,  he  refused  to  tuni 
aside  :  wherefore  Abner,  with  tlie 
hinder  end  of  the  spear,  smote 
him  under  s  the  fifth  rib,  that  the 
spear  came  out  behind  him;  and 
he  fell  down  there,  and  died  in 
the  same  place  :  and  it  came  to 
pass,  tliat  as  many  as  came  to 
the  place  where  Asahel  fell  down 
and  died,  stood  still. 

24  Jioab  also  and  Abishai  pur- 
sued after  Abner:     and    the   sun 


II    SAMUEL, 
n  Pr.  10.23. 

6  i.  e.  the    . 
field  of 
strung  men. 

oc.3.1. 

p  1  Ch.  2. 
16.  ' 

7  of  his  feet, 

8  IS  one  of 


B.  C.  1053. 

troop,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  an 
hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab, 
and  said,  Shall  thi:  sword  devour 
tfore^er?  knoweiit  thou  not  that 
it  will  be  bitterness  in  the  latter 
end  ?  u  how  long  sball  it  be  then 
ere  thou  bid  Ihe  people  return  from 
following  their  brethren  ! 

27  And  Joab  said.  As  God  liveth, 
unless  thou  hadst  spoken,  v  surely 
then  11  in  the  morning  the  people 
had  gone  12  up  every  one  from 
following  his  Inother. 

the  TiH's  iliai     28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and 


13  !«  the 

ftld. 

q   1  Ch.  12. 


all  the  people  stood  still,  and  pur- 
sued after  Israel  no  nw)re,  neither 
fought  they  any  more. 
29    And    Abner     aad     his    men 


Ca.  2.  17.   walked  all  that  night  through  the 


.14. 

9  after. 

1  '  or,  spoi ', 
Ju.  14.  19. 

r  c.  3.  27. 

»c.  3.  27.  4. 
6.  c.  20.  10. 


j  plain,   and    passed    over    Joidan, 
I  and  w-cnt  through  all  Bithron,  and 
'  they  came  to  Alahanaim.  v> 
I    30  And  Joab  returned   from  fol- 
lowing Abner :   and  when  he  Lad 
gathered  all  the  people  together, 
'there  lacked  of  David's  servants 
I  nineteen  men  anil  .4sahel. 
31  But  the  servants  of  David  li'a4 
smitten   of  Benjamin,  and  of  Ab- 
j  ner's  men,  so  that  three  hundred 
and  threescore  men  died. 
I   32  And  they    took     up    Asahel, 

and  buried  him  in  the  sepulchre  of 

his   father,  which  was  in  Beth-le- 
Ihem.      .4nd    Joab    and    his    men 
t  c.   11.   25. 'went  all  night,  and  they  came  to 
Is.  1.  20.  Je.   Hebron  at  break  of  day. 
"  ■  CHAPTKR  III. 

NOW  there  was  long  war  be- 
tween the  house  of  Saul  and 
the  house  of  David  :  but  David  a 
■Wiixed  stronger  and  stronger,  and 
the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker 
and  weaker. 

2  And  b  unto  David  were  sons 
born  in  Hebron  :  and  his  first- 
born was  Ainnon,  of  Ahinoara  e 
the  Jezreelitess  ; 

3  And  his  second,  1  Chileab,  of 
Ps.  84.  7.  Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the 
Pr.  4.  18,19.    Oarmeliiff  ;    and  the  third,  Absa- 

\  lom,   d  the  son    of    Maacah   the 
daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Ge- 
-   ■  shur  ;  e. 

4  .4nd  the  fourth,  -idonijah,  f 
,        n     ■  1  ,  the  son  of  Haggith  ;   and  the  fifth, 

?J:.?'\^^'    Sheph.itiah.  the  son  of  Abital  ; 
1  Ch.  3.  1.     15  And    the    s 


46.  10,  14 
uver.16.Pr. 
17.  14. 
V  Is.  47.  7. 

11  ox,  from. 

12  or,  away. 

.  12. 

2.    17. 
Job    17.     9. 


Re.  6.  2. 
6  1Ch.3.1-4 
c  1  Sa.  25. 
43. 


d  c. 15.1-18. 


sixth,     Ithream,    by 
Eglah  David's  wife.     These  were 


went  down  wnen  thev  v/ere  comp  e  1  Sa.  27.  8. '  born  to  David  in  Hebron. 


to  the  hill  of  Amniah,  that  /Jei/i  Ic.  13.  37. 
be  fo  re 
wilde 
25  And   the  children    of   Benja- 


6  And    it   came    to    pass,  while 


:    Giah,  by  the  way  of  the;  /-  •  ir    i    e     th.ire  was  war  between  the  house 
mess  of  Gibeon.  ,  f\  tS..  \.o,    of  Saul   and  the  house  of  David, 


,  that  Abner  made  himself  strong 


min  gathered  themselves  together  g  Pr.  21.  30.  ^  for  the  bouse  of  Saul 


after     .\bner 


and 

304 


became     one   It;.  8.  9,  10. 


And    Saul    had    a    concubine 


B.  C.  1033. 

whose  name  was  Rizpab,  h  the 
daughter  of  Aiah  :  and  Ish-bosh- 
elh  said  to  Abner,  Wherefore  hast 
thou  g'one  in  unto  my  father's 
concubine  ? 

8  Then  was  Abner  rery  wroth 
for  tlie  words  of  Ish-bcsheth,  and 
said,  Am  lis.  dog's  head,  which 
against  k  Judah  do  show  kind- 
ness this  day  unto  the  house  of 
Saul  thy  father,  to  his  brethren, 
and  to  bis  friends,  ai.d  have  not 
delivered  thee  into  the  hand  of 
David,  that  thou  charges!  me  to- 
day with  a  fault  concerning  this 
woman  ? 

9  So  i  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more 
also,  except  as  vi  the  Lord  hath 
Kwcrn  to  David,  even  so  I  do  to 
him  ; 

10  To  translate  n  the  kingdom 
fiotn  the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  set 
up  the  throne  of  David  over  Israel, 
Rnd  over  Judah,  from  o  Dan  even 
to  Beer-sheba. 

U  And  he  could  not  answer  Ab- 
ner a  word  again,  because  he 
("eared  hirn. 

12  And  Abner  sent  messengers 
to  David  on  his  behalf,  saying. 
Whose  is  the  land  ?  saying,  also. 
Make  thy  league  with  me,  and, 
beheld,  my  hand  shall  le  with 
Ibee,  to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto 
Ihee. 

13  And  he  said,  Well  ;  I  will 
make  a  league  with  thee  :  but  one 
thing  I  require  of  thee,  2  that  is, 
Thou  p  shall  not  see  my  face,  ex- 
cept thou  first  bring  Michal  q 
Saul's  daughter,  when  thou  comesi 

•  to  see  my  face. 

r  14  And  David  sent  messengers 
^o  Ish-bosheth  r  Saul's  son,  say- 
'  ing,  Deliver  me  my  wife  Michal, 
'  which  I  espoused  to  me  for  .?  an 
hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and 
took  her  from  her  husband,  even 
from  t  i-haltiel  the  son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with 
her  along  3  weeping  behind  her 
to  Bahurim.  «  Then  said  Abner 
unto  him,  Go,  return.  And  he 
returned. 

17  And  Abner  had  communication 
■with  the  elders  of  Israel,  saying, 
Ye  sought  for  David  4  in  times 
past  to  be  king  over  you  : 

18  Now  then  do  it  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  v  of  David,  saying, 
By  the  hand  of  my  servant  Dav;d 
I  will  save  my  people  Israel  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their 
enemies, 


CHAP.  III. 

Ac.  21.  8.      1 
i    1  Sa.   24.1 
14.  c.  9.  8. 
k  Ps.  2.  I. 
/Ru.  1.    17. 
1  K.  19.  2. 
m  1  Sa.  15. 
28.  16.  1-12. 
28.    17.    Ps.  I 
89.  35—37.     i 
nlCh.12.23. 

0  Ju.   20.   1. 
c.     17.      11. 

1  K.   4.  25. 

2  saying. 
pGe^.  43.  3. 
q   1   Sa.   18. 
20,  28. 

re.  2.  10. 
s  1  Sa.  18. 
25,  27. 

t  I  Sa.25.44. 
Pkalti. 

3  going  and 
weeping. 

u  c.  19.  16. 

4  both  yes- 
terday and 
the  third 
day. 

V  ver.  9. 


w  I  Ch.  12. 
29. 

rver.  10,12. 

y  IK.  11.37. 

z  1  Sa.29,6. 

a  Ge.  42.  9, 
12. 

6  c.  20.9, 10. 
1  K.  2.  5. 

5  or,  peace- 
ably. 

c  c.  2.  23. 

6  bloods. 

dlK.2.  32, 
33. 

7  be  cut  off. 

eLe.  15.  2. 

/Le.  13.  2, 

4-c. 


Joao  kilieth  Abner. 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  tlie 
ears  of  Benjamin  :  w  and  Abner 
went  also  to  speak  in  the  eais  of 
David  in  Hebron  all  that  seemed 
good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed 
good  to  the  whole  house  of  Ben- 
jamin. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to 
Hebron,  and  twenty  men  with 
bim  :  and  David  made  Abner,  and 
the  men  that  were  with  him,  a 
feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David, 
I  will  arise  and  go,  and  x  will 
gather  all  Israel  unto  my  lord  the 
king,  that  they  may  make  a 
league  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  reign  over  all  y  that  thine 
heart  desireth.  And  David  sent 
Abner  away  ;  and  he  went  ia 
peace. 

22  And,  behold,  the  servants  of 
David  and  Joab  came  from  pur- 
suing a  troop,  and  brought  in  a 
great  spoil  with  them  :  (but  Abner 
was  not  with  David  in  Hebron;  for 
he  had  sent  bim  away,  and  he  was 
gone  in  peace.) 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host 
that  was  with  him  were  come, 
they  told  Joab,  saying,  Abner  the 
son  of  Ner  came  to  the  king,  and 
he  halh  sent  him  away,  and  he.  is 
gone  in  peace : 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king, 
and  said,  What  hast  thou  done? 
behold,  Abner  came  unto  thee  ; 
why  is  it  that  thou  hast  sent  him 
away,  and  he  is  quite  gone  ? 

25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son 
of  Ner,  that  he  came  to  deceive 
thee,  and  to  know  thy  going  z  out 
and  thy  coming  in,  and  to  know 
a  all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  was  come  out 
from  David,  he  sent  messengers 
after  Abner,  which  brought  him 
again  from  the  well  of  Sirah  ;  but 
David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  returned 
to  Hebron,  Joab  took  him  aside 
b  in  the  gate  to  speak  with  him 
5  quietly,  and  smote  him  there 
under  the  fifth  rib,  that  he  died, 
for  the  blood  of  Asahel  c  his  bro- 
ther. 

28  And  afterward  when  David 
heard  it,  he  said,  I  and  my  king- 
dom «re  guiltless  before  the  Lord 
for  ever  from  the  6  blood  of  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner  : 

29  Let  it  rest  d  on  the  head  of  Jo- 
ab, and  on  all  his  father's  house  ; 
and  let  there  not  7  fail  from  the 
house  of  Joab  one  that  hath  an  is- 
sue, e  or  that  is  a  leper,  /or  that 
leaneth  on  a  staff,  or  that  falletb 

305 


Jsh-toshelA  murdered. 

on  llie  nwonl,  or  that  lackelh 
bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishni  his  broth- 
er slew  Abner,  because  he  hail 
slain  iheir  bi'ulber  Asahel  ul  Gibe  on 
in  ihe  ballle. 

31  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and 
to  all  the  people  that  uiere  with 
him,  g  Rend  your  clothes,  and  gird 
h  you  with  sackcloth,  and  mourn 
before  Abner.  And  k\ng  David 
/ii//is«// followed  the  8  bier. 

32  And  they  buried  Abner  in  He- 
bron :  and  the  king  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept  at  the  grave  of 
Abner  ;  and  all  the  people  wept. 

33  And  the  king'  lamented  over 
Abner,  and  said,  Died  Abner  as  a 
focli  dieth  ? 

34  Thy  hands  tacre  not  bound,  nor 
thy  feet  put  into  fetters  :  as  a  man 
falleth  before  9  wicked  men,  so 
fellest  thou.  And  al'l  the  people 
wept  again  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  came 
to  cause  David  to  eat  k  meat  while 
it  was  yet  day,  David  aware,  say- 
ing, So  do  God  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  I  taste  bread,  or  aught 
else,  till  /  the  sun  be  down. 

33  And  all  the  people  took  no- 
tice n/it,  and  it  It)  pleased  them  : 
as  whatsoever  the  king  did  pleased 
all  the  people. 

37  For  all  the  people,  and  all  Is- 
rael, understood  that  day,  that  it 
was  not  of  the  king  to  slay  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  not  that  there 
is  a  prince  and  a  great  man  fallen 
this  day  in  Israel  ? 

39  And  I  am  this  day  11  weak, 
though  anointed  king  :  and  these 
men  the  sons  of  Zeiiiiah  he  too 
hard  m  for  me  :  the  n  Lord  shall 
reward  the  doer  of  evil  according 
to  his  wickedness. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  when  Saul's  son  heard 
that  Abner  was  dead  in  He- 
bron, his  hands  a  were  feeble, 
and  all  the  Israelites  were  trou- 
bled. 6 

2  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men 
tluit  were  captains  of  bands  ;  the 
name  of  the  one  was  Baanah,  and 
the  name  of  the  1  other  Rechab, 
the  sons  of  Rimmon  a  Beercthite, 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  :  (for 
Beeroth  c  also  was  reckoned  to 
Benjamin  : 

3  And  the  Beerothites  fled  to 
Gittaim,  d  and  were  sojourners 
there  until  this  day.)  i 

4  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son, 
had  tt  e  son   that  was  lame  of  his 

30S 


II  SAMUEL 

'^Jos.  7.  6. 
•c.    1.  2,    11. 

/iGc.  37.  34. 

9  bed. 

iPr.    18.    7. 

Jc.  17.  11. 

9  children  of 
iniquity. 

I  k   c.    12.  17. 

iiJu.20.  26. 

I 

10  teas  good 
in  th^r  eyes. 

11  tender. 

iWC.  19.  6,7. 

'nl  K.  2.  5, 
6.  33.  Ps.  7. 
16.  28.  4.  62. 
12.  2Ti.   4. 

jl4. 

o.  Ezr.  4.  4. 
Is.  13.  7. 
.  6  Mat.  2.  3. 


1  second. 

cJos.  18.25. 
dNe.  11.33. 
ec.  9.  3. 


/lSa.29.1, 
11. 

2  or,  Merib- 
>>aal.\  Ch.8. 
34.  9.  40. 
-C.2.  23. 

h  1  Sa.  19. 
2,  10.  11.  23. 
15.  25.  29. 
Ps.  63.  9,  10. 
71.  24. 
i  Ge.  48.  16. 
1  Sa.26.  24. 
1    K.    1.29. 
Pi.  31.  7.34. 
6,  7,  17. 
kc.  1.  2-18. 

3  he  was  in 
hit!  own  eyes 
a  bringer  of. 

4  or,  which 
was  the  re- 
ward I  gave 
him. 

lGe.9.5,e. 
mc.  1.  15. 

n  c.  3.  32. 
rel  Ch.  11.1. 
6  Ju.  9.  2. 


B.  C.   1018. 

feet.  He  was  flre  years  old  when 
the  tidings  came  of  Saul  and  Jon- 
athan out  of  Jezrcel,  f  and  his 
nurse  took  him  up,  and  fled  :  and 
it  came  to  pass,  as  she  made  hastr 
to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and  became 
lame.  And  his  name  u><u  2 
Mephibosheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the 
Beerolhite,  Rechab  and  Baanah, 
wont,  and  came  about  the  heat  of 
the  day  to  the  house  of  Isb-bosh- 
eth,  who  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon  : 

6  And  they  came  thither  into  the 
midst  of  the  house  as  though  they 
would  have  fetched  wheat  ;  and 
they  smote  him  under  ^  the  fifth 
rib  :  and  Rechab  and  Baaoah  hii 
brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the 
houES,  he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his 
bed-chamber  ;  and  they  sraoie 
him,  and  slew  him,  and  beheaded 
him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gal 
them  away  through  the  plain  all 
night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of 
Ish-bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron, 
and  said  to  the  king,  Behold  the 
head  of  Ish-bosheth,  the  son  of 
Saul  thine  enemy,  which  h  sought 
thy  life  ;  and  the  Lord  halh  aveng- 
ed my  lord  the  king  this  day  of 
Saul,  and  of  his  seed. 

9  And  David  answered  Rechab 
and  Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons 
of  Rimmon  the  Beerothile,  and 
said  unto  them.  As  the  Lord  liv- 
eth,  who  i  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When  k  one  told  me,  saying, 
Behold,  Saul  is  dead,  3  (thinking 
to  have  brought  good  tidings,)  I 
took  hold  of  him,  and  slew  him  in 
Ziklag,  4  who  thought  that  I  would 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  his 
tidings. 

11  How  much  more,  when  wicked 
men  have  slain  a  righteous  person 
in  hi-s  own  house,  upon  his  bed? 
shall  I  not  therefore  now  require  I 
his  blood  of  your  hand,  and  take 
you  away  from  the  earth  ? 

12  And  OT  David  commanded  his 
young  men,  and  they  slew  them, 
and  cut  ofi"  their  hands  and  their 
feet,  and  hanged  /A«mup  over  the 
pool  in  Hebron.  But  they  took 
the  head  of  Ish-hosheth,  and  bu- 
ried it  in  the  sepulchre  n  of  Abner 
in  Hebron. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THEN  a  came  all   the   tribes  of 
Israel  to  David  unto  Hebron, 
and    spake,  saying.  Behold,   we   6 
are  thy  bor.e  and  thy  flesh, 
2  Also  in   lime   p.nst,  when  Saut 


B.  C.  U08. 

■was  king  over  us,  thou  e  wast  he 

that  leddest  out  and  bioug'htest  in 

Israel  :    and  the  Lord  said  to  thee, 

Thou  shall  teed  d\ny  people  Israel, 

and  thou  shall  be  a  captain  e  over 

Israel. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came 
to  the  king  to  Hebron  ;  and  king 
David  made  a  league  y  with  them 
in  Hebron  before  the   Lord  :    and 

'they     anointed    David    king  over 
'  Israel. 

4  David  teas  thirty  years  old 
when  he   began   to  reign,  and  he 

'reigned  g  forty  years. 

:  5  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Ju- 
dah  seven  years  and  six  months; 
and  in  Jerusalem  he  reigned  thir- 
ty and  three  years  over  all  Israel 
and  Judah. 

6  And  the  king  and  his  men  went 
to  Jerusalem  h  unto  the  Jebusites, 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land;  which 
spake  unto  David,  saying,  Except 
thou  take  away  the  blind  and  the 
lame,  thou  shall  not  come  in  hith- 
er :  thinking,  1  David  cannot  come 
in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless  David  took  the 
strong  hold  nf  Zion  :  the  same  i  is 
the  city  of  David. 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day. 
Whosoever  getteth  up  to  the  gut- 
ter, and  smiteth  the  Jebusites, 
and  the  lame  and  the  blind,  that 
are  hated  of  David's  soul,  he  shall 
be  chief  and  captain.  2  Where- 
fore thev  said.  The  blind  and  the 
lame  shall  not  come  into  the 
house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and 
called  it  the  city  of  David.  And 
David  built  round  about,  from 
Millo  and  inward. 

10  And  David  went  3  on,  and 
grew  great:  and  the  Lord  God  of 
hosts  was  with  him. 

11  And  Hiram  k  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  to  David,  and 
cedar  *rees,  and  carpenters,  and 
4  masons;  and  they  built  David 
an  house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  established  him  king 
over  Israel,  and  that  he  had  ex- 

'alted  his  kingdom  for  his  people 
Israel's  sake. 

13  And  David  took  him  more  I 
concubines  and  wives  out  of  Jeru- 
salem, after  he  was  come  from  He- 
bron :  and  there  were  yet  sons  and 
daughters  bnm  to  David. 

14  And  these  he  the  names  of 
those  that  were  bom  unto  him  in 
Jerusalem  ;  5  Shammuah,  and 
Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solo- 
mon, 


CHAI\  VI. 
clSa.  18.13. 
d  Ps.  78.  70- 
72. 

e  Is.  55.  4. 
/•2K. 11.17. 
Ne.  9.  38. 
?  1   Ch.  29. 
27. 
h  Jos.  15.63. 

1  or,  saying 
David  shall 
not. 

i    1  K.  8.  1. 

2  or.    Be- 
cause they 
had-  said,ev- 
en  the   blind 
andthelame, 
he  shall  not 
come  into 
the  house. 

3  going  and 
growing. 
k\   K.  5.   1. 

4  hewers  of 
the  stone  of 
the  icall. 
/De.  17.  17. 
1   Ch.  14.  3. 

5  or,jS?!im«a. 
1  Ch.  3.  5. 


6  or. Elisha- 
ma.  1  Ch.  3. 
6. 

7  or,  Beelia- 
da.  ICh.  14. 
7. 

m  c.  23.  14. 
n  1  Ch.  11. 
15. 

0  Jos.  15.  8. 
p   Ja.  4.  15. 

8  i.  e.  the 
plain  of 
breaches. 

9  or,  took 
them    away. 

g\  Ch.14.16. 
Gibenn. 

1  or, Baalah, 
i.   e.  Kir- 
jath-Jearim 
Jos.  15.  9, 
60. 

2  at  which 
the  name, 
even  the 
name  of  the 
LORD  of 
hosts,  was 

I  called  upon, 

J3  made  to 

iride. 

14  or,thehill. 


Davidsnntcth  !Ke  Philistines. 

15  Ibharalso,  and  6  Elishua,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

16  And  Elishaina,  and  7Eliada, 
and  Eliphalet. 

17  But  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  they  had  anointed  David  king 
over  Israel,  all  the  Philistines 
came  up  to  seek  David;  and  Da- 
vid heard  of  it,  and  went  down  to 
the  hold,  m 

18  The  n  Philistines  also  came, 
and  spread  themselves  in  the 
valley  o  of  Rephaim. 

19  And  David  inquired ^J  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Shall  I  go  up  to  the 
Philistines?  wilt  thou  deliverthem 
into  mine  hand  ?  And  the  Lord 
said  unto  David,  Go  up  ;  for  I  will 
doubtless  deliver  the  Philistines 
inlo  thine  hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  Baal- 
perazim,  and  David  smote  them 
there,  and  said.  The  Lord  hath 
broken  forth  upon  mine  enemies 
before  me,  as  the  breach  of  wa- 
ters. Therefore  he  called  the 
name  of  that  place  8  Baal-pera- 
zim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  im- 
ages, and  David  and  his  men  9 
burned  them. 

22  And  the  Philistines  came  up 
yet  again,  and  spread  themselves 
in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  David  inquired  of 
the  Lord,  he  said,  Thou  shall 
not  go  up  ;  but  fetch  a  compass 
behind  them,  and  come  upon 
them  over  against  the  mulberry- 
trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  hear- 
est  the  sound  of  a  going  in  the 
tops  of  the  mulberry-trees,  that 
then  thou  shall  bestir  thyself  :  for 
then  shall  the  Lord  go  out  before 
thee,  to  smite  the  host  of  tlie 
Philistines. 

25  And  David  did  so,  as  the  Lord 
had  commanded  him  ;  and  smote 
the  Philistines  from  Geba  q  until 
thou  come  to  Gazer. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AGAIN,  David  gathered  togeth- 
er all  </ie  chosen  men  of  Israel, 
thirty  thousand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  went 
with  all  the  people  that  were  with 
him  from  Baale  1  of  Judah,  to 
bring  up  from  thence  the  ark  of 
God,  2  whose  name  is  called  by 
the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  dwelleth  between  the  cheru- 
bims. 

3  And  they  3  set  the  ark  of  God 
upon  a  new  cart,  and  brought  it 
out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab  Ihat 
was  in  4  Gibenh  :    and  Uzzah  and 

307 


II  SAMUEL 


Ch.I3.9. 
15. 


lUzah  is  tmitten. 

Ahio,  llie  sons  of  Abinadab,  drave  15  tcJ/A. 
llie  new  cart 

4  Anil  tlioy  brought  il  oul  of  the  I  Chidon. 
house  of  Aliinatltih,  which  vma  at  6  Nu.  4 
Gilieah,   acrompanying  5    the  ark  I 

of  God  :  and  Ahio  went  before  the   6  or,  etuni- 
nrk.  \hled. 

5  Aii.1  David,  and  all  the    house  I 

of  Israel,   played   before  the   Lord   7  or  rash- 
on  all  manner  of  inslrumenls  intule  '  nets, 
of  fir-wood,   even   on   harps,   and    %  broken 
on  pnalteries,  and  on  litnbreii,  and 
on  cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  And  when  they  came  toaNa- 
ehon's  threshinar-floor,  Uzz.-.h  put 
forth  b  his  hind  to  the  ark  of  God, 
and  took  hold  of  it  ;  for  ihe  oxen  6 
•hook  If. 

7  And   the  ang'er  of  (he  Lord  was!  ^ 
kindled    a^ainat   Uzzah,    and  God 


9  that  18, 
tlie  breach 
of  Uztah. 

cPs.    119. 

120. 

d  Mat.  10. 


a.  c.  UA1 

I  David  leaping  and  dancing  before 

the  Lord  ;   and  the  despised  him 

in  her  heart. 

I  17  And  it  they  brought  in  the  aric 
I  of  Mie  Lord,  and  set  it  in  bis  place, 

ill  the  midiit  of  the  tabernarlu  that 
!  David  had  pitched  10  for  it:  and 
I  David    oli'ered    I    buml-otlerin^ii, 

and  pe  ace -oH'e  rings  before  the 
I  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had 
made  an  end  of  offering  burnt- 
ofierings  aiwi  peace-ofierings,  he 
blesficd  m  (he  people  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  71  be  dealt  among  all  tha 
people,  tven  among  the  whole 
multitude  of  Israel,  as  well  to 
the  women  as  men,  to  every  one  a 


..., , ^  ,  take  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  o/ 

mote   him  there   for  his  7  error  ; ;  *_1  *^"'  I"-")  Jtesh,  and  a  fla  =  on  of  wine.     So  all 


and   there   he   died  by  the  ark  of .  '^u**^. 


God. 


/Ps.30.  11. 
150.  4. 


8  And  David  was  displeased,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  8  made  a 
breach  upon  Uzzah  :  and  he  called 
the  name  of  the  place  9  Perez- 
uzzah  to  thisday. 

9  And  David  was  afraid  c  of  the 
Lord  that  day,  and  said,  How 
shall  the  ark  of  the  Lord  come  to 
me  ? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  unto  him  \n\.o\Vi  stretched 
the  city  of  Davir]  ;  but  David  car-  J  /  j  K  g  5  63 
ried  it  aside  into  the  house  of  _  g  '  qd'jo 
Obed-edom  the  Gittite.  .      .     . 

11  And    the   ark  of  the  Lord  con- 
tinued in  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
the  Gittite  three  months  ;  and  the  j  gg'   7    0    10 
Lord   blessed   Obed-edom,  and   all.Kj'     g   |'q 
his  household.  o    Pi 

12  And  it  was  told   kin?'  David,  ]  ^^^^^ 
sayinar.    The    Lord    hnth     blessed  j  iqj    o 
the   house  of  Obed-edom,    and   *"    nl  Sa  19  24 
tiii^i  perlmneth  Mnio  him,  because  I  „„,.    /j    in 
d  of  the   ark  of  God.      So  David 
went    and  brought    up  the   ark  of 
God  from  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
into  the   city  of  DaTid  with  glad- 
ness. 

13  And  it  w-as  so,  that  when  they 
that  bare  e  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had 
g'one  six  paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen 
and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  danced  f  before 
the  Lord  with  all  Ais  mi?ht  ;  and 
David  toas  girded  §•  with  a  linen 
ephod. 

15  So  A  Daviil  and  all  the  house 
of  Israel  b'ouarht  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  i  and  with  the 
Bound  of  the   trumpet. 

16  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
carne  into  the  city  of  David,  Mi- 
cbal,  Saul's  daughter,  looked 
through  a  window    and  saw   king 

308 


;  ?  1  Sa.  2. 
18,  28. 
h  Ps.  132. 

t  Pb.  47.  1. 


*lCh.l6.1. 


1  K.  8.55. 
n2Ch.  30. 

24. 


Ps.  30. 


ver.  14,  16. 
11  or,  open- 

ly- 

7  I  Sa. 13.14. 
15.  28. 
12,  oT,o/ the 
hnnd- 
tnnids  of 
my  ser- 
vants. 

rlSa.15.3.5. 
a  ICh.  17.1. 
b  Pb.  18. 
title. 

cc.  5.  11. 
d  Ex.  26.   1, 
&c. 
40.  21. 
1  to  mV  ser- 
vant, to 
David. 


I  the  people  departed,  every  one  to 
his  house. 

20  Then  David  returned  to  bless 
o  his  household.  And  Michal, 
the  daughter  of  Saul,  came  out  to 
meet  David,  and  said.  How  glori- 
ous was  the  king  of  Israel  to-day, 
who  p  uncovered  himself  to-day 
in  the  eyes  of  the  handmaids  of 
bis  servants,  as  one  of  the  vein 
fellows  shamelessly  11  uncovereth 
himself  I 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal, 
It  iea.9  before  the  Lord,  which  g 
chose  me  before  thy  father,  and 
before  all  his  house,  to  appoint  me 
ruler  over  the  people  of  the  Lord, 
over  Israel  :  therefore  will  I  play 
before  the  Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile 
than  thus,  and  will  be  base  io 
mine  own  sight :  and  12  of  the 
maid-servants  which  thou  hast 
spoken  of,  of  them  shall  1  be  had 
in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Saul,  had  no  child  untorthe 
day  of  her  death. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

AND  it  c.-ime  to  pass,  when  a 
the  kin?  sat  in  his  house,  and 
the  Lord  had  given  6  him  rest 
round  about  from  all  his  enemies  ; 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Na- 
th.in  the  prophet.  See  now,  I 
dwell  in  an  house  of  cedar,  c  but 
the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
curtains,  d 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king, 
Go,  do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart: 
for  the  Lord  is  with  thee. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lofd  came 
unt>  Nathan,  saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  1  my  servant  Da- 
vid, thus   saith   the    Lord,  Shalt 


B.  C.  1042.  CHAP.  Vlir. 

thou  e  build  me  an  house  for  me  to  '  e  1  K.  5.  3. 
dwell  in?  8.16—19. 

6  Whereas  I   have   not  dwelt  in    1  Ch.  22.  8. 
any  house,  since    the  time  that  I   28.  3,  &o. 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel   yLe.26.  11, 
out   of  £?ypt,   even  to   this  day,    12.  De.  23. 
but  have  walked  in  a  tent,  and   in   14.  2  Cor.  6. 
a  tabernacle.  16. 

7  In  all  thcplaces  wherein  I  have   2.  1  Ch.   17. 
walked /with  all  the  children   of  S.  judges. 
Israel,  spake  I  a  v/ord  with  any  of  i;  c.  5.  2. 
the  2  tribes  of  Israel,  whom  I  com-   Ps.  78.  71, 
manded  to  g  feed  my  people  Israel,    72.  Je.  3.  15. 
saying,  Why   build  ye  not  rae  an  •  Mat.  2.  6. 
house  of  cedar?  i  Ac.  20.  28. 

8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thou  say    1  Pe.  5.  2. 
unto    my    servant    David,     Thus  3  ^T/^er. 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  1  took  thee    h  1  Sa.  18. 
from  the  sheepcot,  from  3  follow-    14.  c.  5.  10. 
in  J  the  sheep,  to  be  ruler  over  my   i  Ps.  18.  37 
people,  over  Israel  :  ' — 42. 

9  And  I  was  with  thee  h  whither-  '  4  fTom  thy 
soever  thou  wentest,  and  i  have  cut  face. 

off  all  thine  enemies  4  out  of  thy    k  Ge.  12.  2. 
sig'ht,  and  have  made  thee  a  2:reat    I  Ps.  44.  2. 
name,  k  like  unto  the  name  of  the   Je.  24.  6. 
great  men  that  are  in  the  earth.        i  m  Ez.  28. 

10  (Moreover,  I  will  appoint  a  24.  Re.  21. 
place  for  mv   people   Israel,    and   4. 

■will  I  plant'them,  that  they  may  n  IK.  11.  38. 

dwell  in  a  place  of  their  own,  and  o  1  K.  8.  20. 

move   no  more  ;     neither  m  shall  Ps.  132.  11, 

the  children  of  wickedness  afflict  12. 

them  any  more,  as  beforetime,  'p  Ps.  89.  20 

11  And  as  since  the  time  that  I  — 37. 
commanded   iudges  to  4e  over  my  g  1  K.  11. 
people    Israel,   and    have    caused  13,  34. 

thee  to  rest  from  all  thine  ene-  r  Jno.  12.  34. 
mies.)      Also    the     Lord      telleth    He.  1.  8. 

thee,  that  he  will  make  thee   an  | 

house,  n  i 

12  And  when    thy  days  be   ful-   s  Ge.  32.  10. 
filled,  and  thou  shalt  sleep  with   Ep.  3.  8. 
thy  fathers;  I  will  set  up  thy  seed   5  laio. 

o  after  thee,  which  shall  proceed  t  Ps.  138.  2. 
out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will  es-  Eze.  36.  22, 
tablish  his  kingdom.  i  32. 

13  He  shall   build  an  house   for   u  Je.  10.  6,7. 
my  name,   and  I  will  stablish  the    v  Is.  45.  5, 
throne  of  his  kingdom  for  ever.         1 18,  22. 

lA  \p  will   be  his  father,  and  he   w  Ps.  147. 
shall  be  my  son.      If  he   commit   20. 
iniquity,  I  will   chasten  him  with    x  De.  06. 
the    rod    of   men,    and    with    the    18. 
stripes  of  the  children  of  men  :  y  Ps.  48.  14. 

15  But  9  my  mercy  shall   not  de-   6  opened 
part  away   from  him,  as  I  took  it    the  ear. 
from  Saul,  whom  I  put  away  be-  i  Ru.  4.  4. 
fore  thee.  U  Sa.  9.  15. 

16  And  thine  house  and  thy  king-   Ps.  40.  6. 
dom  shall  be  established  for  ever  ir  Jno.  17. 
before  thee  :  thy  r  throne  shall  be  1 17. 
e.<;tablished  for  ever.  7  be  thou 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  pleased 
and    according  to   all  this  vision,    and  bless. 
■o  did  Nathan  speak  unto  David,     a  c.  22.  51. 

18  Then  went   kin*  David   in,  lalCh.  18. 1. 

■i  .1  J^'l 


David's  prayer,  ij-c. 
I  and  sat  before  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
[said,  Who  s  am  I,  O  Lord  God  ? 
land  what  is  my  house,  that  thou 
1  hast  brought  me  hitherto  '? 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing 
in   thy  sight,   O 'Lord   God;    but 

I  thou  hast  spoken  also  of  thy  ser- 
I  vant's  house  for  a  great  while  to 
jcome.  And  is  this  the  manner  5 
of  man ,  O  Lord  God  ? 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more 
unto  thee?  for  thnu,  Lord  God, 
knowest  thy  servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  sake,  f  and  ac- 
cording to  thine  own  heart,  hast 
thou  done  all  these  great  things, 
to  make  thy  servant  know  them. 

22  Wherefore  thou  u  art  great, 
O  Lord  God  :  for  v  there  is  none 
like  thee,  neither  is  there  any  God 
beside  thee,  according  to  all  that 
we  have  heard  with  our  ears. 

23  And  what  Ju  one  nation  in  the 
earth  2.9  like  thy  people,  even  like 
Israel,  whom  God  went  to  redeem 
for  a  people  to  himself,  and  to 
make  him  a  name,  and  to  do  for 
you  great  things  and  teiTihle,  for 
thy  land,  before  thy  people,  which 
thou  redeemedst  to  thee  from 
Eg>'pt,  from  the  nations  and  their 
gods  ? 

24  For  X  thou  hast  confirmed  to 
thyself  thy  people  Israel,  to  be  a 
people  unto  thee  for  ever:  and  y 
thou.  Lord,  art  become  their  God. 

25  .4nd  now,  O  Lord  God,  the 
word  that  thou  hast  spoken  con- 
cerning thy  servant,  and  concern- 
ing his  house,  establish  j7  forever, 
and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magni- 
fied for  ever,  saying.  The  Lord 
of  hosts  ii  the  God  over  Israel  : 
and  let  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant David  be  established  before 
thee. 

27  Forthou,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God 
of  Israel,  hast  6  revealed  to  thy 
servant,  saying,  I  will  build  thee 
an  house  !  therefore  hath  thy  ser- 
vant found  in  his  heart  to  pray  this 
prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  thou 
art  that  God,  and  thy  words  z  be 
true,  and  thou  hast  promised  this 
goodness  unto  thy  servant  : 

29  Therefore  now  7  let  it  please 
thee  to  bless  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant, that  it  may  continue  forever 
before  thee:  for  thou,  O  Lord  God, 
hast  spoken  it  ;  and  with  thy  bless- 
ing let  the  house  of  thy  servant  be 
blessed  for  ever,  a 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AND  a  afterthis  it  came  to  pass, 
that  David  smote  the  Philis- 


Dueid  tubdueth  lit  Phxlietiiua. 

tinei,  and  ciibrluerl  them  :  and 
David  tuok  1  Mrthc^aminith  out 
of  (he  hand  of  the  I-'hilistiiies. 

2  And  he  smote  Moali,  b  and  r 
measured  thtin  with  a  line,  cast- 
inj  them  down  to  the  ground  ; 
even  with  two  lines  meaeurecl 
he  to  put  to  death,  and  with 
one  full  line  to  keep  alive  :  and 
so  the  Moabites  became  Da- 
vid's servants,  d  and  brought 
gifts,  e 

3  David  smote  alto  2  Hadadezer, 
the  son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah, 
as  he  went  to  recover  his  border  at 
the  river  Kuphrates. 

4  And  David  took  3  from  him  a 
thousand  chariots,  f  and  seven 
hundred  horsemen,  and  twenty 
thousand  footmen  :  and  David 
houghed  g  all  the  chariot  horses, 
but  reserved  of  them /or  an  hun- 
dred chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  Da- 
mascus came  to  succour  Hadade- 
7.er  h  king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of 
the  Syrians  two  and  twenty  thou- 
sand men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria  of  Damascus;  and  the  Sy- 
rians became  servants  to  David, 
and  brought  gifts.  And  i  the  Lord 
preserved  David  whithersoever  lie 
Went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  that  were  on  the  servants  of 
Hadadezor,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  4  Betah,  and  from  5 
Berothai,  cities  of  Hadadezer, 
king  David  took  exceeding  murh 
brass. 

9  When  G  Toi  king  of  Hamath 
heard  that  David  had  smitten  all 
the  host  of  Hadadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  ".Toram  his  son 
rinto  king  David,  to  8  salute  him, 
and  to  bless  him,  because  he  had 
fought  against  Hadadezer,  and 
smitten  him  :  (for  Hadadezer  harl 
9  war.1  with  Toi  :)  and  JoTiini  10 
broucfht  with  him  vessels  of  silver, 
and  vessels  of  gold,  and  vessels  of 
brass ; 

11  Which  also  king  David  did 
dedicate  k  unto  the  Lord,  with  the 
silver  and  gold  that  he  had  dedi- 
cated of  all  nations  which  he  sub- 
dued ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab.  and  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the 
Philistines,  and  of  Amaiek,  and  of 
the  spoil  of  Hadadezer,  son  of  Ke- 
hob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  hxvi  a  name  j 
when  he  returned  from  11  smiting] 
of  the  Syrians  /  in  the  valley  m  of 

310 


U  SAMLEL.  B.  C.  1010. 

!  1  or,  rAe        I'all,   12  Arin^-  eighteen  thousand 

i  bridle  (^       \  men. 

,  Aminah.         |    14  And  he  put  garrisonB  in  Kdoin; 

6  Nu.  ^4.  17.  i  throughout     all     £dom     put     he 

CC.12.  31.      Igarrisuns:   and   all  they  ol   Edurn 
\d  vcr.  6.  14.  In  became  David's  servants.     And 

e  1  Sa.  10.27.   the  Loid  o  preserved  David  whith- 
i  Ps.  72.  10.      jersoever  he  went. 

2  or,  Ilada-       15  And   David   reigned    over  all 
\rezer.  Israel  ;  and  David  executed  iudg- 

I  1  Ch.  18.  3.     mem  p  und   juflice  unto  all  his 
I  3  or,  o/  his.    people. 

/  IC'li.  18.  4. 1  16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zoruiab 
was  over  the  host;  and  Jehosba- 
phat  g  the  son  of  Ahilud  icaa  13 
recorder. 

17  And  Zadok  r  the  son  of  Abi- 
tub,  and  Ahimelech  the  ion  of 
Abiathar,  were  the  priests  ;  and 
Seraiah  teas  the  14  scribe  ; 

18  And  Benaiah  s  the  son  ofJe- 
hoiada  was  over  both  the  Chere- 
thiles  t  und  the  Pelethites;  and 
David's  sons  15  were  chief  rulers. 

CHAPTKR  IX. 


^Jos.  11.6, 

9. 

ft  IK.  11.  23 

I  ver.  14. 

4  or,  Tib- 
hath. 

5  or  Ctiun. 
1  Ch.   18.  8 

6  Tou. 
1  Ch.  18.  9. 

7  Hadoram. 
1  Ch.  18.  10, 

8  ask  him  of 
peace. 

9  M<is  a  man 
of  wars 

vii  th . 

10  in  his 
hand  were. 

k  1  K.  7.51. 
1  Ch.  18.  11. 
26.  26. 

11  his  smit- 
ing. 

I  Ps.  60. 
m2K.  14.7. 


12  or,  slay- 


71  Ge.  27.  29. 

Nu.  24.  18. 

oPs.121.4-8. 

r  Ps.  72.  2. 

89.  14. 

Jc.  22.13,16. 

Am.  5.15.24.  !  Lo-debar. 


AND  David  said,  Is  there  yet 
any  (hat  is  left  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  that  I  may  show  him  kind- 
ness a  for  Jonathan's  sake  ? 

2  And  there  was  of  the  house  of 
Saul  a  servant  whose  name  ions 
Ziba  :  b  and  when  they  had  called 
hirn  unto  David,  the  king  said  unto 
him,  j4rMhou  Ziba  ?  And  he  said, 
Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said.  Is  there  not 
yet  any  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that 
I  may  show  the  kindness  of  God 
unto  him  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the 
king,  Jonathan  hath  yet  a  son, 
which  is  lame  c  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Where  is  he  ?  And  Ziba  said  un- 
to the  king.  Behold,  he  is  in  the 
house  of  Machir,  d  the  son  of  Ani- 
miel,  in  Lo-debar. 

5  Then  king  David  sent,  and 
fetched  him  out  of  the  house  of 
Marhir,  the  son  of  Ammiel,  from 


I  1  K.  4.  3. 

13  or,  rc- 
rn'  mhran- 
cer,  or, 
writer  of 
chronicles. 
rlCh.24.  3. 

14  or,  secrc- 
tari/. 
slCh. 18.17. 

I I  Sa.  30.14. 

15  or,  prin- 
cea. 

alSa.20.14. 
Pr.  27.  10. 

b  c.  16.  1,4. 
r  r,  4.4. 


6  Now  when  1  Mephibosheth, 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son  of 
Saul,  was  come  unto  David,  he 
fell  on  his  face,  and  did  reverence. 
And  David  said,  Mephibosheth  ! 
And  he  answered,  Behold  thy 
servant. 

7  And  David  said  unto  him.  Fear 
not  :  for  I  will  surely  show  thee 
kindness  for  Jonathan  thy  fa- 
ther's sake,  and  will  restore  thee 
all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father  ; 
and  thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my 
table  continually. 


d  c.   17.   27. 
1  Ch.  8.  34. 


1  called  Meribbaal, 


B.  C.  1037. 


CHAP.  X. 


/  c.  19.  29. 
g  ver.  7,  13, 


ilCh.8.  34. 

ASK.  25. 
29. 

a  1  Ch.  19. 
1. 

1  in  thine 
eves  doth 
David  ? 


8  And    hp   bowed    himself,    and  !e  c.  16.  9 
gaid,    What  is  thy  Bervant,   that 
thou   shouldest  look  upon  such  a 
dead  dog-  e  as  I  a7n  7 

9  Then  the  king^  called  to  Ziba, 
Saul's  servant,  and  said  unto  him, 

1  haveygiven  unto  thy  master's  |  A  c.  19.  17, 
son  all  thai  pertained  to  Saul,  and 
to  all  his  house. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons, 
and  thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land 
for  him,  and  thou  shalt  bring  in 
the  fruits,  that  thy  master's  son 
may  have  food  to  eat  :  but  Mephi- 
bosheth,thy  master's  son,  shall  eat 
bread  alway  g  at  my  table.  Now 
Ziba  had  h  fifteen  sons,  and  twenty 
servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king, 
According  to  all   that  my  lord  the 
king  hath  commanded  his  servant,  i  b  Ge.  42.  9 
so  shall   thy  servant   do.      As  for 
IVIephibosh'eth,  said   the  king,  he  |  c  Is.  20.  4. 
shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of  the   47.  2 
king's  sons. 

21  And  Mephibosheth  had  a 
young  son,  whose  name  teas  Mi- 
cah.  ?  And  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
house  of  Ziba  were  servants  unto 
Mephibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem :  for  he  did   eat    continu- 
ally  at   the   king's  table  ;    k   and  I  Ex.  5.  21 
was  lame  on  botli  his  feet. 
CHAPTER    X. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  the  king  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  died,  and  Hanun 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  I  will  show 
kindness  unto  Hanun  the  son  of 
Nahash,  as  his  father  showed 
kindness  unto  me.  And  David 
sent  to  comfort  him,  by  the  hand 
of  his  servants,  for  his  father. 
And  David's  servants  came  into 
the  land  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  chil-  iDe.31.6. 
dren  of  Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  i  Jos.  1.  6,  7, 
their  led,  1  Thinkest  thou  that  { 9.  Ne.  4.  14. 
David    doth    honour    thy    father, 

that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto    k  1  Sa.  4.  9. 
thee  ?  hath  not  David  rather  sent   1  Cor.  16.13. 
his  servants  unto   thee   to  gearch 
b  the  city,  and  to  spy  it  out,  and  to   I  Ju.  10.   15. 
overthrow  it  ?  1  Sa.  3.  18. 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's  I 
servants,   and   shaved  off"  the  one   nt  Pb,  68.  1, 
half  of  their  beards,   and   cut  off  12. 
their  gaiTTien's  in  the  middle,  even 
c  to  their  buttocks,  and  sent  them 
away. 

5  When  they  told  it  unto  David, 
he  sent  to  meet  them,  because  the 
men   v.  ere   greatly  ashamed:  a.niX\phach.  1  Ch 
the  kin^  said,   'Tarn-   at    Jericho  '  19.  16. 


rfGe.34.30. 
Ex.  5.  21. 

1  Sa.  13,  4. 

ec.  8.  3,5. 

2  or.  The 
men  of  Tob. 
Ju.  11.  3,  5. 

/  c.  23.  8. 

g  ver.  6. 

A  Jos.  8.  21, 
22. 


3  that  is, 

Euphrates. 


4  or,  Sho- 


The  Ammonites  overcnm* 

until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
JAen  return. 

6  And  when  the  children  of  Am- 
mon saw  that  they  stank  d  be- 
fore David,  the  children  of  Am- 
mon sent  and  hired  the  Syrians  e 
of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of 
Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen, 
and  of  king  IVIaacah  a  thousand 
men,  and  of  2  Ish-tob  twelve 
thousand  men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it, 
he  sent  Joab,  and  all  the  host  of 
the  mighty  men.f 

8  And  the  children  of  Ammon 
came  out,  and  put  the  battle  in 
array  at  the  enteiing  in  of  the 
gate  :  and  the  Syrians  of  Zoba,  g 
and  of  Rehob,  and  Ish-tob,  and 
Maacah,  were  by  themselves  in  the 
field. 

9  When  Joab  saw  that  the  front 
of  the  battle  was  against  him  be- 
fore and  behind,  he  chose  of  all 
the  choice  men  of  Israel,  and  h  put 
them  in  array  against  the  Syri- 
ans : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he 
delivered  into  the  hand  of  Abishai 
his  brother,  that  he  might  put 
them  in  array  against  the  children 
of  Ammon. 

11  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians 
be  too  strong  for  me,  then  thou 
shalt  help  me  ;  but  if  the  children 
of  Ammon  be  too  strong  for  thee, 
then  I  will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Be  i  of  good  courage,  and  let 
k  us  play  the  men  for  our  people, 
and  for  the  cities  of  our  God  :  and 
the  Lord  do  that  I  which  seemeth 
him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  xinto 
the  battle  against  the  Syrians: 
and  they  fled  m  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  childien  of  Am- 
mon saw  that  the  Syrians  were 
lied,  then  fied  they  also  before 
Abishai,  and  entered  into  the  city. 
So  Joab  returned  from  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

15  And  when  the  Syrians  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, they  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and 
brought  out  the  Syrians  that 
icere  beyond  3  the  river  :  and  they 
came  to  Helam  ;  and  Shobach  i 
the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hadare- 
zer iceni  before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David, 
he  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
and  passed  over  Jordan,  and  came 
to     Helam.      And     the    Syrian* 

3U 


Dutld't  adultery. 

set   tliemselves    in   array   against  in  1  Ch.  19. 
D.iviil,  ami  louijht  willi  him.  \  18. /ootinen. 

IS  Ami   the   Syrians    fled    beforn  jo  c.  8.  6. 
Isrnel  ;  and  David  slew  the  men  of  p  Ps.  18.  37, 
seven  humlied  chariots  of  the  Sy-|38. 
rians,   and    forty   thousand   liorse-    1  at  tht  re- 
men,   n  and    smote    Shobach   the  |  turn  o/"  t/i« 

ycnr.   1  K. 

v;0.  22,  a6. 

2CI1.36.  10. 

alCh.20.  I. 

b  Ge.  34.  2. 

Job  31.  1. 

Pr.  6.  25. 

Mat.  5.  28. 

cPr.   31.  30. 

2  Bath-skita. 
1  Ch.3.  5. 

3  or.  Am- 
miel. 

d  c.  23.  39. 
e  Ps.  51.  Ja. 
1.  14,  15. 
i  or,  and 
when  she 
had  purified 
herself,  she 
returned, 
f  Le.  15.  19 
—28.  18.  19. 

5  of  the 
pence  of. 
g  Ge.  18.  4. 

6  went  out 
after. 


captain  of  their  host,  who  died 
there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that 
teere  servants  to  Hadarezer  saw 
that  they  were  smitten  before  Is- 
rael, hiey  made  peace  with  Is- 
rael, and  ssrN'ed  o  them,  p  So 
the  Syrians  feared  to  help  the 
children  of  Ammon  any  more. 
CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  it  carne  to  pass,  1  after  the 
year  was  expired,  al  tlie  time 
when  kinjs  go  forth  to  battle,  that 
David  sent  a  Joab,  and  his  ser- 
vants with  him,  and  all  Israel  ; 
and  they  destroyed  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  besieged  Rabbah. 
But  David  tarried  still  at  Jerusa- 
lem. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in   an  eve- 
ning-tide, that  David  arose  from 
off  his  bed,  and  walked   upon   the 
^.  roof  of  the  king's  house  :  and  from 
^.Ihe  roof  he  saw  b  a  woman  wash- 
ing herself  ;  and   the  woman  was 
0  -very  beautiful  c  to  look  upon. 
J,,.  3-  And  David   sent  and  inquired 
,,  nfter  the  woman.     And   one  said. 
Is    not    this    Bath-sheba,    2    the 
daughter  of  3  Eliam,  the  wife  of 
Uriah  d  the  Hittite  ? 

4  And  David  sent  messengers, 
/-.and  took  her;  and  she  came  in 
'.  unto  him,  and  e  he  lay  with  her,  4 

(for  she  was  purified  /  from  her 
uncleanness  :)  and  she  returned 
unto  her  house. 

5  And  the  woman  conceived,  and 
sent  and  told  David,  and  said,  I 
am  with  child. 

.    6  And  David  sent  to  Joab,  saying, 

s  Send  me  Uriah  the  Hittite.     And 

,  Joab  sent  Uriah  to  David. 

;■  7  And  when  Uriah  was  come 
unto  him,  David  demanded  of 
him  5    how    Joab    did,    and    how 

v/the  people  did,  and  how  the  war 

.prospered. 

.  8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go 
down  to  thy  house,   and   wash  g 

i  thy  feet.      And    Uriah    departed 

lOUt  of  the  king's  house,  and  there 

i6  followed  him  a  mess  oy  meat  from 

(the  king. 

9  But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of 
the  king's  house,  with  all  the  ser- 
Tants  of   his  lord,  and  went  not 

.down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  Da- 
vid, aayiae,  Uriah  went  not  down  i 

312 


It  SAMUEL.  B.  C.  1249. 

unto  hii  hoiue,  David  said  unto 
Uriah,  Cameat  thou  not  from  /Ay 
journey  }  why  then  didsl  thuu  not 
go  down  uiiiu  thine  house  7 

11  And  Uiiuh  said  unlo  David, 
The  ark,  /i  and  Israel,  and  Judah, 
abide  in  tents ;  and  my  lord  i 
Joab,  and  the  servants  uf  my  lord, 
are  encamped  in  the  open  fiehis  : 
shall  I  k  then  go  into  mine  house, 
to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  lie 
with  my  wife  7  as  thou  lives!,  and 
as  thy  boul  livetb,  1  will  not  do  Ihia 
thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah, 
Tarry  here  to-day  also,  and  to- 
monow  I  will  let  thee  depart.  So 
Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  that  day, 
and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called 
biro,  he  did  eat  and  drink  before 
him  ;  and  he  made  him  drunk  :  I 
and  at  even  he  went  out  7/1  to  lie 
on  his  bed  with  the  servants  of 
his  lord,  but  went  not  down  to 
his  house. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  David  wrote  a  let- 
ter n  to  Joab,  and  sent  it  by  the 
hand  of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter, 
saying,  Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  fore 
front  of  the  7  hottest  battle,  and 
retire  ye  8  from  him,  that  he  may 
be  smitten,  o  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joab  observed  the  city,  that  he 
assigned  Uriah  unto  a  place 
where  he  knew  that  valiant  mea 
were. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went 
out,  and  fought  with  Joab  :  and 
there  fell  .•.■qot«  of  the  people  of  the 
servants  of  David  ;  and  Uriah  the 
Hittite  died  also. 

18  Then  Joab  sent  and  told  Da- 
vid all  the  things  concerning  the 
war  ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger, 
saying.  When  thou  hast  made  an 
end  of  tellin"'  the  matters  of  the 
war  unto  the  King, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king'* 
wrath  arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee, 
Wharefore  approacheil  yo  so  nigh 
unto  the  city  when  ye  did  fight  ? 
knew  ye  not  that  they  would  shoct 
from  the  wall  7 

21  Who  smote  Abimelech  p  the 
son  of  Jerubbesheth  7  9  did  not  a 
woman  cast  a  piece  of  a  millstone 
upon  him  from  the  wall,  that  he 
died  in  Thebez7  why  went  ye 
nigh  the  wall  7  then  say  thou, 
Thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is 
dead  also. 

22  So  the  messenger  went,  ajid 


/ic.7.  2,  6. 

i  c.  20.  6. 

k  Is.  22.  12, 
14. 

I  Ge.  19.  33 
—35.  Hab. 
2.  15. 

m  ver.  9. 

n  1  K.  21.  8, 
9. 

7  strong. 

8  from 
after. 

o  c.  12.  9. 

p  Ju.  9.  53. 

9JU.6.  32. 
Jcrubbaal. 


B.  c.  loai. 

came  and  shower!  David  all  that 
Joah  had  sent  him  for. 

23  And  the  messeng-er  said  unto 
David,  Surely  the  men  prevailed 
against  us,  and  came  out  unto  us 
into  the  field,  and  we  were  upon 
them  even  unto  the  entering'  of 
tjie  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from 
cfl'  the  wall  upon  thy  servants, 
and  Ko«eof  tlie  king's  ser\antsbe 
dead,  and  thy  servant  Uriah  the 
Hittite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the 
messenger,  Thus  shall  thou  say 
unlo  Joab,  Let  not  this  thing  10 
displease  thee  ;  for  q  the  sword 
devoureth  11  one  as  well  as  ano- 
tlier  :  make  thy  battle  more 
strong  against  the  city,  and  over- 
tlirow  r  it :  and  encourage  thou 
bim. 

26  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah 
heard  that  Uriah  her  husband 
was  dead,  she  mourned  for  her! 
liutband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was| 
past,  David  sent  and  fetched  herl 
to  his  house,  and  she  became  his 
wife,  ;>•  and  bare  him  a  son.  But 
Die  thing  that  David  had  done  121 
displeased  t  the  Lord. 

CH.iPTKR  Xn.  I 

AND   tlie    Lord     sent     Nathan  | 
unto  David.     And  a.  he  came 
unto  hirn,   and   said  h  unto  him. 
There  were  two  men  in  one  city  ; 
the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor.      | 

2  Tlie  rich  man  had  exceeding; 
many  flocks  and  herds  :  j 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing, 
save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  ! 
he  had  bought  and  nourished  up  ;  \ 
and  it  grew  up  together  with  him,  I 
and  with  his  children  :  it  did  eat 
of  his  own  1  meat,  and  drank  of 
his  own  cup,  and  lay  in  his  j 
bosom,  c  and  was  unto  him  as  a 
daughter. 

4  A"nd  there  came  a  traveller  d\ 
unto  the  rich  man  ;  and  he  spared  | 
to  t?.ke  of  his  own  flock,  and  of 
his  /-wn  herd,  to  dress  for  the 
wayfaring  man  that  was  come 
unto  him;  but  took  the  poor 
man's  lamb,  and  dressed  it  for 
the  man  that  was  come  to  him.        j 

.'j  And  David's  anger  was  greatly 
kindled  against  the  man  ;   and   he 
said  to  Nathan,  ^.9  the  Lord  liveth, 
the  man  that  hath  done  this  thing  ' 
2  shall  surely  die  :  I 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb' 
fourfold,  e  because  he  did  tliis 
thing,  and  because  he  had  no  pity. 

7  And  Nathan  said  to  David, 
Thou   art  the   man.      Thus  saitli  ■ 


CHAP.   XIL 

to  be  evil  in 
thine  eyes, 
q  Ec.  9.  2, 
3,  12. 

11  so  and 
such. 

re.  12.  26. 
sDe.  22.29. 
c.   12.  9. 

12  was  fvil 
in  the  ei/LS 
of. 

tl  Ch.21.  7. 

cPs.Sl. 

title. 

h  c.  14.j,&c. 

1   K.  20.  35, 

41. 

Is.  5.  1—7. 

Mat.  21.33, 

&c. 

Lu.  15.  11, 

&c. 

16.  19,  &c. 

1  morsel. 
cPr.5.I8,19. 
(iGe.  18.2-7. 

2  or,  is  wor- 
thy to  die, 
or,  is  a  son 
of  death. 

1  Sa.  26.  16. 
eEx.22.  1. 
Lu.  19.  8. 


/ISa. 16.13. 
f  Ps.  18. 
title. 
he.  5.  5. 
i  1  Su.15.19. 
/.-Nu.  15.31. 
Is.  5.  24. 
Am.  2.  4. 
Zc. 11.  15-27. 
m  Am.  7.  9. 
Mat.  26.  52. 
?;De.28.  30. 
c.  16.  22. 

0  c.  24.  10. 
.lob  7.  20. 
Ps.  32.  5. 
51.  4. 

Pr.  28.  13. 
;5Ps. 130.3,4. 
Is.  6.  5—7. 
Mi.  7.  18. 
Zee.  3.  4. 

1  Jno.  1. 
7,  9.  2.  1. 
Re.  1.  5. 

g  Is.  52.  5. 

Eze.  36.  20, 

23. 

Ro.  2,  24. 

3  /as  ted  a 

fast. 

re.  13.31. 


David  moumeth. 

the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  1  anoint- 
ed J"  thee  king  over  Israel,  g  and  I 
delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul  ; 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's 
house,  and  thy  master's  wives 
into  thy  bosom,  and  h  gave  thee 
the  house  of  Israel  and  of  Judah  ; 
and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I 
would,  moreover,  have  given  unto 
thee  such  and  such  things. 

9  Wherefore  i  hast  thou  despised 
k  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  evil  in  lii  siffht  ? 
Thou  hast  killed  I  Uriah  tbellit- 
tiie  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken 
his  wife  to  be  thy  wife,  and  hast 
slain  him  with  the  sword  of  the 
children  of  Amnion. 

lU  Now  m  therefore,  the  Bword 
shall  never  depart  from  thine 
house  ;  because  thou  hast  despis- 
ed me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife 
of  Uriah  the  Hittite  to  he  thy 
wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  raise  up  evil  against 
thee  out  of  thine  own  house,  and 
I  will  take  n  thy  wives  before 
thine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto 
thy  neighbour,  and  he  shall  lie 
with  thy  wives  in  the  sight  of  this 
sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly  :  but 
I  will  do  this  thing  before  all 
Israel,  and  before  the  sun. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Nathan, 
I  have  sinned  o  against  the 
Lord.  And  Nathan  "said  unto 
David,  The  Lord  also  hath  put 
away  p  thy  sin  ;  thou  shalt  not 
die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed 
thou  hast  given  great  occasion  to 
the  enemies  of  the  Lord  to  blas- 
pheme, q  the  child  also  that  ia 
torn  unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  And    Nathan    departed   unto 
his  house.     And  the  Lord  struck' 
the  child  that   Uriah's   wife  bare',^' 
unto  David,  and  it  was  very  sick.. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God 
for  the  child  ;  and  David  3  fasted, 
and  went  in  and  lay  r  all  night 
upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  hotise 
arose,  and  went  to  him,  to  raise 
him  up  from  the  earth  -.  but  he 
would  not,  neither  did  he  cat 
bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
seventh  day,  that  the  child  died. 
And  the  servants  of  David  fear- 
ed to  tell  him  that  the  child  was 
dead  :  for  they  said.  Behold, 
while  the  child  was  yet  alive  wc 
spake  unto   hirn   and    he    ■v.-ouM 

Sli 


^tjtunKjH  in  burn. 

nol  Uearkcii  unto  our  voice  ;  how 
will  he  then  4  vex  himself  if  we 
tell  him  that  the  cliilJ  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that 
his  stivants  wliisperej,  David 
perceived  that  the  child  was  dead  : 
IhercCore  Uavid  Baid  unto  his  ser- 
vants, Is  the  child  dead  1  And  they 
Edid,  He  is  dead. 

WO  Then  David  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  washed,  and  anointed 
himself,  and  changed  his  apparel, 
and  came  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  worshipped  :  a  then 
he  came  to  his  own  house  ;  and 
when  he  required,  tlicy  set  bread 
before  him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto 
him.  What  thinjj  io-  this  that  thou 
hast  done  ?  thou  didft  fast  and 
Weep  for  the  child  while  it  was 
alive  ;  l;ut  when  the  child  was 
dead,  thou  didst  arise  and  eat 
b.-ead. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child 
was  yet  alive,  I  fasted  and  wept  : 
for  I  said,  Who  t  can  tell  uhetlitr 
God  will  be  gracious  to  me,  that 
the  child  may  live  ? 

■^3  But  now  be  is  dead,  wherefore 
should  I  fast  7  can  I  brinj  him 
back  a^ain  ?  I  shall  go  to  him,  but 
u  he  shall  not  return   to  ine. 

24  And  David  comforted  Bath- 
eliebi  his  wife,  and  went  in  unto 
her,  and  lay  with  lier  :  and  she 
bare  a  son,  and  he  culled  his 
name  Sfilomon  ;  v  and  the  Lord 
loved  him. 

25  And   he  sent  by  the  hand  of 
Nathan  the  prophet ;  and  lie  call 
ed  his  name  Jedidiah,  5  because  of 
the  Lord. 

26  And  to  Joab  fonjht  against 
Kabbah  x  of  the  children  of  Am- 
rnon,  and  took  the  royal  city. 

27  And  Joub  sent  messengers 
toD.ivid,  and  said,  I  Lave  fought 
against  Rabbah,  and  have  taken 
the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest 
of  the  people  together,  and  en- 
camp against  the  city,  and  take 
it  :  lest  I  take  the  city,  and  6  it  be 
called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  went  to  Kab- 
bah, and  fought  against  it,  and 
took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's 
crown  from  off  his  head,  (the 
weight  v.'hereof  was  a  talent  of 
gold  with  precious  stones,)  and  it 
was  sei  on  David's  head:  and  he 
brought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  7 
in  great  abundance. 

31  AuJ  he  brought  forth  the  peo- 


11  SiAMLKL. 
1 4  do  hurt  to. 


«  Jobl.  20. 


t  Is.  38.  2,  3. 
Joel  2.  14. 
Jon.  3.  9. 


w  Job  7.  8— 
10. 


V  I  Ch.22.9. 

5  i.  e.  be- 
loved of  the 
LORD. 

Ne.  13.  26. 

j*lCh.20.1. 
i-  De.  3.  11. 


6  my  nafiiB 
be  called 
upon  it. 


7  very  great. 


alCh.  3.  9. 


b  1  K.  21.  4. 
2  Cor.  7.  10. 


1  it  tons 
marvel- 
lous, or, 
hidden  in 
the  eyes  of 
Amnon, 


c  1  Sa.  16.  9. 
IShammiah. 


3  moi-ning 
by  morning. 

rfGe.  18.6. 

e  or,  paste. 


B.  C.  lULia. 

pic  that  ttrirc  therein,  and  put  2/i£//i 
under  saws,  and  under  hurruwH 
of  iron,  and  under  axes  of  iron, 
and  made  them  pass  through  the 
biick-kilii  :  and  thus  did  he  unto 
all  the  cities  of  the  children  of 
Ammon.  So  David  and  all  the 
people  rettiioe  I  to  Jerusalem. 
CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pagj  after  this, 
that  Absalom,  the  son  of  Da- 
vid, had  a  fair  sister,  whose  name 
was  Tamar;  a  aud  Amnon  the 
son  of  David  loved  her. 

2  And  Arnnun  was  so  vexed, 
that  b  he  fell  sick  for  his  sister 
Tamar  ;  for  she  wtis  a  virgin  :  and 
1  Amnon  thought  it  haixi  fo.-  him 
to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a  friend, 
whose  name  was  Jonadab,  tl.f) 
son  of  Shimeah,  c  David's  bro- 
ther, and  Jonadab  was  a.  very 
subtil  man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why 
art  thou,  6ein^  the  king's  son,  U 
lean  3  from  day  to  duy  'i  wilt 
thou  not  tell  me?  And  Amnon 
said  unto  him,  I  love  Tamar,  my 
brother  Absalom's  sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him. 
Lay  thee  down  on  thy  bed,  and 
make  thyself  sick  :  and  when 
thy  father  Cometh  to  sec  thee,  say 
unto  him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  si>i- 
ler  Tainar  come  and  give  me 
meat,  and  dress  the  meat  iu  my 
sight,  that  I  may  see  it,  and  eat 
it  at  her  hand. 

6  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and 
made  himself  siiik  ;  and  when 
the  king  was  come  to  see  him, 
Amnon  said  unto  the  king,  I 
pray  thee,  let  'i'amar  my  sister 
come,  and  make  me  a  couple  of 
r.akes  d  in  my  sight,  that  I  may 
eat  at  her  haiid. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Ta- 
mar, saying,  Go  now  to  thy  bro- 
ther Amnon's  house,  and  dress 
him  meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother 
Amnon's  house  :  and  he  was  laid 
down.  And  she  took  c  flour,  and 
kneaded  it,  and  made  cakes  in 
his  sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  .ind  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured 
J/ie/?t  out  before  him  ;  but  he  refu- 
sed to  eat.  And  Amnon  said. 
Have  out  all  men  from  ine  :  and 
they  went  out  every  mau  from 
him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Ta- 
mar. Bring  the  meat  into  the 
chamber,  that  I  may  eat  of  thine 
hand.  And  Tamar  took  the 
cak<s  which  she    bad   made,  and 


B.  C.  1032. 


CHAP.  XIII. 


brought  them  into  the  chamber  to 
Amnon  her  brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought 
them  unto  hira  to  eat,  he  /  took 
hold  ol"  her,  and  said  unto  her. 
Come,  lie  with  me,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answeied  him, 
Nay,  ray  brother,  do  not  4  force 
me  ;  for  5  no  such  thing  ought  to 
be  done  in  Israel  :  g  do  not  thou 
this  folly,  h 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause 
my  shame  to  go  .'  and  as  for  thee, 
thou  shalt  be  as  one  of  the  fools 
in  Israel.  Now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  speak  unto  the  king  ,  for 
he  will  not  withhold  me  from 
thee. 

14  Howbeit,  he  would  not  hear- 
ken unto  her  voice  ;  but,  being 
stronger  than  she,  forced  i  her, 
and  hiy  with  her. 

15  Then  Amnon  hated  her  6 
exceedingly  :  so  that  the  hatred 
wherewith  he  hated  her  was 
greater  than  the  love  wherewith 
he  had  loved  her :  and  Amnon 
said  unto  her,  Arise,  be  gone. 

16  And  she  said  unto  liim, 
There  is  no  cause  :  this  evil  in 
sending  nie  away  is  greater  than 
the  other  that  thou  didst  unto  me. 
But  he  would  not  hearken  unto 
her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant 
that  ministered  unto  him,  and 
said,  Put  now  this  woman  out 
from  me,  and  bolt  the  door  after 
her. 

18  And  she  had  a  garment  of  di- 
vers colours,  k  upon  her:  for  I 
with  such  robes  were  the  king's 
dattghters  that  were  virgins  ap- 
parelled. Then  his  servant 
brought  her  out,  and  bolted  the 
door  after  her. 

19  And  Tamar  put  ashes  m  on 
her  head,  and  rent  her  garment  of 
divers  colours  that  was  on  her, 
and  laid  her  hand  n  on  her  head, 
and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother 
said  unto  her,  Hath  7  Amnon  thy 
l)rother  been  with  thee  ?  but  hold 
now  thy  peace,  my  sister:  he  is 
thy  brother ;  8  regard  not  this 
thing.  So  Tamar  remained  9 
desolate  in  her  brother  Absalom's 
house. 

21  But  when  king  David  heard 
of  all  these  things,  he  was  very 
wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his 
brother  Amnon  neither  o  good  nor 
bad  :  for  Absalom  hated  p  Am- 
non, because  he  had  forced  his 
titter  Tamar.  ;   ... 


/Ge.  39.12. 

4  humble 
me. 

Ge.  34.2. 

5  it  ought 
not  so  to 
be  done. 

g  he.  18.  9, 
11. 

20.  17. 
^Ge.  34.7. 
Ju.  19.  23. 
Pr.  5. 22,  23. 
iDe.22.  25. 

6  with  great 
haired 
greatly. 
/4rGe.  37.3. 
Ju.  5.30. 

I  Ps.  45.  13, 

14. 

TO  Jos.  7.  6. 

c.  1.  2. 

Job  2.  12. 

nJe.2.  37. 

7  Aminon. 

8  set  not 
thine  heart. 

9  and  deso- 
late. 

oGe.  24.  50. 
31.  24. 

p  Le.  19.  17, 
18. 


9  Ge.  38.  12, 
13.  1  Sa.  25. 
4,36. 

r  Pr.  26.24- 
26. 

s  Ju.  19.  6, 
9,  22.  Ru.  3. 
7.  1  Sa.  25. 
36.  Est. 1.10. 
Ps.  104.  15. 
Ec.  9.  7,  10, 
19. 

10  or,  will 
you  710 1, 
since  J  have? 
Jos.  1.  9. 

11  sons  of 
valour. 

t  Pr.  29.  12. 

12  Tode. 

u  1  K.  1.  33. 
V  c.  1.  11. 
w  c.  12.  16. 
X  ver.  3. 

13  mouth. 
lioT,settled. 
yc.  19.  19. 
z  \<it.  38. 


Absalom  killeth  Amnon. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
two  full  years,  that  Absalom  had 
q  sheep  shearers  in  Baal-hazor, 
which  is  beside  Ephraira :  and 
Absalom  invited  all  the  king's 
sons. 

£4  And  Absalom  came  to  the 
king,  and  sai<l.  Behold  now,  thy 
servant  hath  sheep-shearers;  let 
the  king,  I  beseech  thee,  and  his 
servants,  g'o  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absa- 
lom, Nay,  my  so.i,  let  us  not  all 
now  go,  lest  we  be  chargeable 
unto  thee.  And  he  pressed  him: 
howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but 
blessed  him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not, 
1  pray  thee,  let  my  brother  Am- 
non go  with  us.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him,  Why  should  he 
go  with  thee  1 

27  But  T  Absalom  pressed  him, 
that  he  let  Amnon  and  all  the 
king's  sons  go  with  him. 

28  Now  Absalom  had  command- 
ed his  servants,  saying,  Mark  ye 
now  when  Ainnon's  heart  is  mer- 
ry s  with  wine,  and  when  I  say 
unto  you,  Smite  Amnon  ;  then 
kill  him,  fear  not  :  10  have  not  I 
commanded  you  ?  be  courageous, 
and  be  11  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom 
t  did  unto  Amnon  as  Absalom 
had  commanded.  Then  all  the 
king's  sons  arose,  and  every  man 
12  gat  him  up  upon  his  mule,  u 
and  lied. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  while 
they  were  in  the  way,  that 
tidings  came  to  David,  saying, 
Absalom  hath  slain  all  the  king's 
sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them 
left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  tare 
V  his  garments,  and  lay  w  on  the 
earth  ;  and  all  his  servants  stood 
by  with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  Jonadab,  x  the  son  of 
Shimeah,  David's  brother,  an- 
swered and  said,  Let  not  my  lord 
suppose  that  they  have  slain  all 
the  young  men  the  king's  sons  ; 
for  Amnon  only  is  dead  ;  for  by 
the  13  appointment  of  Absalom' 
this  hath  been  14  determined  from 
the  day  that  he  forced  his  sister 
Tamar. 

33  Now  therefore  let  not  my  lord 
the  king  take  y  the  thing  to  his 
heart,  to  think  that  all  the  king's 
sons  are  dead  ;  for  Amnon  only 
is  dead. 

34  But  Absalom  fled.  ::  And  the 
young  man  that  kept  the  watch 
lilted   up    hie   eves,  aud    looked, 

315 


The  widow's  parable. 
Slid,    behold,    there    came    much 
people    by  ihc  way  of  the  bill  side 
behiml  him. 

35  And  Jonudab  said  unto  the 
king,  Behul'i,  the  king's  sons 
come  :  15  as  thy  servant  said,  so 
it  is. 

b6  And  it  came  to  pass,  ns  soon 
as  he  had  niude  an  end  of  speak- 
ing', that  behold  the  king's  sons 
came,  and  lifted  up  their  voice, 
and  wept  :  and  the  king  also  a.'id 
all  his  servants  wept  16  veiy 
sore. 

37  But  Absalom  fled,  and  went 
to  Tulmai,  a  the  son  of  17  Am- 
mihud  king  of  Geshur.  And  Da- 
vid mourned  for  his  son  every 
day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to 
Geshur,  b  and  was  there  three 
years. 

39  And  the  suul  of  king  David 
18  longed  to  go  forth  unto  Absa- 
lom :  for  he  w;is  comforted  c  con- 
cerning Amnon,  seeing  he  was 
dead. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

NOW  Joab  the  son  of  ZeriiirOi 
perceived     that    the    king's 
heart  ^Das  toward  a  Absalom. 

2  And  Joab  sent  to  Tekoah,  b 
and  fetched  thence  a  wise  woman, 
and  said  unto  her,  I  pray  thee, 
feign  thyself  to  be  a  mourner,  and 
put  on  now  mourning  apparel,  and 
anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be 
as  u  woman  that  had  a  long  time 
moi'med  for  the  dead  ; 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and 
speak  on  this  manner  unto  him. 
Bo  Joab  put  the  words  in  her 
mouth. 

4  And  when  the  woman  of  Te- 
koah spake  to  the  king,  she  fell  c 
on  her  face  to  the  ground,  and  did 
obeisance,  and  said,  1  Help,  O 
king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she  an- 
swered, I  d  am,  indeed  a  widow 
woman,  and  mine  husband  is 
dead. 

6  And  Ihy  handmaid  had  two 
Eons,  and  they  two  strove  together 
in  the  fiehl,  and  there  icas  2  none 
to  part  them  ;  but  the  one  smote 
the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And,  behold,  the  whole  family 
is  risen  against  thine  handmaid, 
and  they  said,  Deliver  c  him  that 
smote  his  brother,  that  we  may 
kill  him,  foi  the  life  of  his  brother 
whom  he  slew  ;  and  we  will  de- 
stroy the  heir  also  :  and  so  they 
shall  quench  my  coal  which  is 
lelt,  and    ah^ll    net  leave   to   my 

3IG 


n  SAMUEL, 

I  \5  according 
'  to  the  word 
of  thy  ser- 
\vant. 
1 16  loith  a 
\  great  wecp- 
\i"g  greatly. 
\a  c.  3.  3. 

17  oT,Ainini- 
I  hur. 

6  c.  14.  23. 

18  reas  con- 
sumed. Pa. 
84.2. 

c  Ge.  37.  36. 
38.  12. 

a  c.  13.  39. 
6  2  Ch.  11.6. 
clSa.  20.  41. 

1  save. 

do..  12.1, &c. 

2  no  deliver- 
er between, 

c  De.  19.  12. 


SyVicc  of  the 
earth. 

/Ge.27.  13. 
1  Sa.  25.  21. 
S   c.  3.  28. 
1  K.  2.  23. 

4  that  the 
revenger  of 
blood  do  not 
multiply  to 
destroii. 

A  Nu.  35.19. 
ilSa.  14.45. 
Je.  4.  2. 
k  c.  13.  37, 
38. 

I  Job  34.  15. 
Pb.  90.3.  10. 
He.  9.  27. 

5  or,  because 
Ood  hath 
not  taken 
auoy  his 
Ife,  he  hath 
alsodevised. 
m  Job  34.19. 
Mat.  22.  16. 
Ac.  10.  34. 
Ro.  2.  11. 
nNu.35.  24. 
o  Le.  26.40. 
Is.   50.   1,  2. 
La.  3.  31,32. 

6  for  rest, 
p  c.  19,  27. 

7  htcr. 


B.  C.  1032.^ 

husband  neither  name  nor  re-  ■. 
mainder  upon  the  3  earth. 
I  8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  i 
woman,  Go  to  thine  house,  and  I 
I  will  give  chaige  concerning  .' 
thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  ' 
said  unto  the  king.  My  lord,  O 
king,  the  iniquity  be  on  nic,/  and 
on  my  father's  house  :  and  the 
king  g  and  his  throne  be  guilt- 
less. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whoso- 
ever saith  ougAt  unto  thee,  bring 
him  to  me,  and  he  shall  not  touch 
thee  any  more, 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee, 
let  the  king  remember  the  Lord 
thy  God,  4  that  thou  wouldest  not 
suffer  the  revengers  of  h  blood  to 
destroy  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy my  son.  And  he  said.  As  i 
the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not 
one  hair  of  thy  son  fall  to  the 
earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said.  Let 
thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee, 
speak  one  word  unto  my  lord  the 
king.     And  he  said,  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said.  Where- 
fore then  hast  thou  thought  such 
a  thing  against  the  people  of  God? 
for  the  king  doth  si)eak  this  thing 
as  one  which  is  faulty,  in  that  tlie 
king  doth  not  fetch  home  again 
his  banished,  k 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  /  and 
areas  water  spilt  on  the  ground, 
which  cannot  be  gathered  up 
again:  5  neither  doth  God  respect 
m  any  person  ;  yet  doth  he  devise 
means  n  that  his  banished  be  not 
expelled  o  from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I  am  come 
to  speak  of  this  thing  unto  my 
lord  the  king,  it  is  because  the 
people  have  made  me  afraid  :  and 
thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king;  it  may  be 
that  the  king  will  perform  the  re 
quest  of  his  handmaid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  de- 
liver his  handmaid  out  of  tha 
hand  of  the  man  that  would  de- 
stroy me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said,  !• 
The  word  of  my  lord  the  king  i 
shall  now  be  6  comfortable  :  for 
as  an  angel  p  of  God,  so  is  my 
lord  the  king,  to  7  discern  good 
and  bad;  therefore  the  Lord  thy 
God  will  be  with  thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said   unto  the  woman,   Hide   not 
from  me,  I   pray  thee,   the  thing-  < 
that  I  shall  ask  thee.    And  tiic  wo. 


B.  C.  1023. 


CHAP.  XV. 


sGe.43.  3. 
Ex.  10.  28. 


10  and  as 
Absalom 


in  all  Israel 
to  praise 
greatly. 

t  Is.  1.  6. 

u  c.  18.  18. 

c  ver.  24. 


man   said,  Let  my  loid   llie  king;  9  ver.  3. 
row  speak.  t 

19  .4.1111  (he  king  sairl,  Is  not  the   8  blessed. 
liami   of   Joab    with    thee    in    all 

this?  And  the  woman  answered  9  or,  i7(y. 
and  said,  As  tliy  soul  liveth,  my  ! 
lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to  j- c.  13.  37 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left  from 
aught  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
spoken  ;  for  thy  servant  Juab,  he 
bade  me,  and  he  q  put  all  these 
words  in  ihe  mouth  of  thine  hand- 
maid : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of, 
speech  hath  thy  servant  Joab  j '''*'"*  "f"^* 
done  this  thing:  and  my  lord  is  |  "5"  ^  °^"" 
vise,  according  to  the  wisdom  of  i  ft/''^',,'"^'^^ 
an  angel  of  God,  to  know  all 
things  that  are  in  the  earth. 

21  And  the  king  said  unto  Joab, 
Behold  now,  I  have  done  this 
thing  :  go  therefore,  bring  the 
young  man  Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground 
on  his  face,  and  bowed  himself, 
and  8  thanked  the  king  :  and 
Joab  said.  To-day  thy  servant 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  my  lord,  O  king,  in 
that  the  king  hath  fulfilled  the  re- 
quest of  his  9  servant. 

23  So  Joab  arose,  and  went  to 
Geshur,  r  and  brouglit  Absalom 
to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  the  king  said.   Let  him 
turn   to   his  own     house,    and  let  |  w  Ju.  15.  4, 
him  not  see   my  face.     sSoAhsa-   5 
lom  returned   to    his  own    house, 
and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

25  But  10  ill  all  Israel  there  was 
none  to  be  so  much  praised  as  Au- 
ealom  for  his  beauty  :  from  t  the 
pole  of  his  foot  even  to  the  crown 
of  his  head  there  was  no  blemish 
in  him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  liead, 
(for  it  was  at  eveiy  year's  end 
that  ho  polled  it  ;  because  the 
hair  v/as  heavy  on  him,  therefore 
he  poller!  it,)  he  weighed  the  hair 
of  his  head  at  two  hundred  she- 
kels after  the  king's  weight. 

27  u  And  unto  Absalom  there 
were  liorn  tliree  sons,  and  one 
daughter,  whose  name  teas  Ta- 
mar  ;  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

23  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full 
years  in  Jerusalem,  and  saw  not 
V  the  king's  face. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for 
Joab,  to  have  sent  him  to  the  king; 
but  he  would  not  come  to  him  : 
and  when  he  sent  again  the  se- 
cond time,  he  would  not  come. 

30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his 
servants.  See,  Joab's  field  is  near 

81 


11  my  place. 


X  Ge.  45. 
15.  Lu.  15. 
20. 

ac.  12.  11. 

6  IK.  1.5. 

1  to  come. 

2  or,  none 
will  hear 
thee  from 
the  king 
downward. 

c  Pr.  30.  11, 
17. 

d  Ju.  9.  29. 

cRo.  16.  18. 

/Je.9.  3,5. 

g  ISa.  16. 

2. 

ha.  13.33. 


Absalom's  conspiracy. 

11  mine,  and  he  hath  barley  there; 
go  and  set  it  on  fire,  w  And  Absa- 
lom's servants  set  the  field  on 
fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came 
to  Absalom  unto  his  house,  and 
said  unto  him.  Wherefore  have 
thy  servants  set  my  field  on  fire  ? 

32  And  Absalom  answered 
Joab,  Behold,  I  sent  unto  thee, 
saying,  Come  hitlier,  that  I  may 
send  thee  to  the  king,  to  say, 
Wherefore  am  I  come  from  Ge- 
shur? it  had  been  good  for  me  to 
have  been  there  still  ;  now  there- 
fore let  me  see  the  king's  face  ; 
and  il  there  be  any  initjuity  in  me 
let  him  kill  me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king, 
and  told  him  :  and  when  he  had 
called  for  Absalom,  he  came  to 
the  king,  and  bowed  himself 
on  his  face  to  the  ground  before 
the  king  :  and  the  king  x  kissed 
Absalom. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Absalom  prepared  b 
him  chariots  and  horses,  and  fifty 
men  to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early, 
and  stood  beside  the  way  of  the 
gate  :  and  it  was  so,  that  when 
any  man  that  had  a  controversy  1 
came  to  the  king  for  judgment, 
then  Absalom  called  unto  him, 
and  said,  Of  what  city  art  thou  ? 
And  he  said,  Thy  servant  is  of 
one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him,  2 
See,  thy  matters  are  good  and 
right  i  but  there  is  no  man  deputed 
of  the  king  c  to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover,  Oh  d 
that  I  were  made  judge  in  the 
land,  that  every  man  which  hath 
any  suit  or  cause  might  come  unto 
me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice  ! 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any 
man  came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him 
obeisance,  he  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  took  him,  and  kissed  him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Absa- 
lom to  all  Israel  that  came  to  the 
king  for  judgment.  So  e  Absa- 
lom stole  the  hearts  of  the  men  of 
Israel. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  forty 
years,  that  Absalom  said  unto 
the  king,  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go 
and  pay  f  my  vow,  g  which  1 
have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in 
Hebron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  n  vow 
while  I  abode  at  Geshur  h  in  Sy- 
ria, saying.  If  the  Lord  shall 
bring  me  again  indeed  to  Jeruaa- 

317 


David  leave th  Jerusalem. 


II  SAMUKL. 


B.  C.  102S. 


lein,   then  I  will  serve  the  Lord,  it  Job  SO.  5, 
9  And  the  king  said  unto  him,    &c. 
Go  m    peace,     bo   he    arose,  and  U:  Ge.  20.  5. 


went  to  Hebron 

10  But  Absalom  sent  spies 
throug'hout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
saying.  As  soon  as  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Absalom  rei«^neth  i  in 
Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two 
hundred  men  out  of  Jerusalem, 
that  were  called  ;  and  they  went 
in  their  simplicity,  k  and  thiy 
knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahi- 
thophel  the  Gilonile,  David's 
counsellor,  /from  his  city,  even 
from  Giloh,  w  while  he  ofl'ered 
sacrifices.  And  the  conspiracy 
was  strong  ;  for  the  people  n  in- 
creased continually  with  Absa- 
lom. 

13  And  there  came  a  messenger 
to  David,  saying.  The  o  hearts  of 
the  men  of  Israel  are  after  Absa- 
lom. 

H  And  David  said  unto  all  his 
servants  that  were  with  him  at 
Jeiusalem.  Arise,  and  let  us  flee  ; 
p  for  we  shall  not  else  escape  from 
Absalom  :  make  speed  to  depart, 
lest  he  overtake  us  suddenly,  and 
3  bring  evil  upon  us,  and  smite  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

15  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  the  king.  Behold,  thy  ser- 
vants are  ready  to  do  whatsoever 
my  lord  the  king  shall  4  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and 
all  his  household  5  after  him  : 
and  the  king  left  ten  women, 
which  tcere  concubines,  q  to  keep 
the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  furth,  and 
all  the  people  after  him,  and  tar- 
ried in  a  place  that  was  far  off. 

18  And  all  his  servanis  passed 
on  beside  him  ;  and  all  the  Che- 
rethites,  rand  all  the  Pelethites, 
and  all  the  Gittites,  six  hundred 
men  which  came  after  him  from 
Gath,  passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  Then  said  the  king  to  Ittai  s 
the  Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou 
also  with  us?  return  tothy  place, 
and  abide  with  the  king  ;  for  thou 
art  a  stranger,  and  also  an  exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  camest  but 
yesterday,  should  I  this  day  make 
thee  5  go  up  and  down  with  us  ? 
Seeing  I  go  t  whither  I  may, 
return  thou,  and  take  back  thy 
brethren  :  mercy  and  truth  be 
with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king, 
end  said,  u  As  the  Lord  liveth, 

818 


I  Pi.  41.  9 
55.  12,  14. 
m  Jos.  15.51. 
nPs.  3.  1,  2. 
o  ver.  6.  Ju. 
9.  3. 
p  c.  19.  9. 

3  thrust. 

4  choose. 

5  at  hia/eet. 
g  c.  12.  U. 

16.  21,  22. 
re.  8.  18. 
so.  18.2. 

5  wander  in 

going. 

t  1  Sa.  23. 

13. 

u  Ru.  1.  16. 

17.  Pr.  17. 
17,  18,  24. 
Mat.  8.  19, 
20.  Jno.  6. 
66—69.  Ac. 
11.23.  21. 
13.  Re.  2. 
10. 


V  Ro.  12.  15. 

6  called  Ce- 
dron.  Jno. 
18.  1. 

w  c.  16.  2. 

X  Nu.  4.  15. 

j/Ps.  43.  3, 
4.  63.  1,  2. 
Is.  38.  22. 

z  Nu.  14.  8. 
c.  22.  20.  1 
K.IO.  9. 

a  1  Sa.  3.  18. 

6  1  Sa.  9.  9. 
cc.  17.  16. 

7  going  up 
and  weep- 
ing. 

do.  19.  4. 
Est.  6.  12. 

els.20.  2,  4. 

/Je.  14.3,4. 

g  Ps.  126.  6. 

h  ver.  12. 

tc.  16.23. 
17.  14,23. 

k  Job  5.  13. 


and  aa  my  lord  the  king  liveth, 
surely  in  what  place  my  lord  the 
king  shall  be,  wliether  in  death  or 
life,  even  there  also  will  thy  ser- 
vant be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Itlai,  Go, 
and  pass  over.  And  Ittai  the  Gil- 
lite  passed  over,  and  all  his  men, 
and  all  the  little  ones  that  uier« 
!  with  him. 

I  23  And  all  the  country  wept  v 
I  with  a  loud  voice,  and  all  the  peo- 
ple passed  over  :  the  king  also 
himself  passed  over  the  brook  6 
Kidron,  and  all  the  people  passed 
over,  toward  the  way  of  the  wil- 
derness. lO 

24  And  lo,  Zadok  also,  and  all 
the  Levites  were  with  him,  bear- 
ings: the  ark  of  the  covenant  ol 
God  :  and  tliey  set  down  the  ark 
of  God  ;  and  Abiathar  went  up, 
until  all  the  people  had  done  pas- 
sing out  of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Za- 
dok, Cany  back  the  ark  of  God 
into  the  city  ;  if  I  shall  find  fa- 
vour in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
he  y  will  bring  me  again,  and 
show  me  both  it  and  his  habita- 
tion. 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no 
delight  in  z  thee  ;  behold,  fwrt 
am  I,  let  a  him  do  to  me  as  seem- 
elh  good  unto  liim. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Za- 
dok the  priest.  Art  not  thou  a 
seer  ?  6  return  into  the  city  in 
peace,  and  your  two  sons  with 
you,  Ahimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jona- 
than the  son  of  Abiathar. 

28  See,  I  will  tarry  in  the  plain 
of  the  wilderness,  c  until  there 
come  word  from  you  to  certify 
me. 

29  Z.-xdok  therefore  and  Abiathar 
carried  the  ark  of  God  again 
to  Jerusalem  ;  and  they  tarried 
there. 

30  And  David  went  up  by  the 
ascent  of  mount  Olivet,  7  and 
wept  us  he  went  up,  and  had  his 
head  d  covered  ;  and  he  went 
barefoot  ;  e  and  all  the  people  that 
was  with  him  covered  /  every 
man  his  head,  and  they  went  up, 
weepings  as  they  went  up. 

31  And  one  told  David,  saying, 
Ahithophel  h  is  among  the  con- 
spirators with  Absalom.  And 
David  said,  O  Lord,  I  pray  thee, 
turn  i  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
into  foolishness,  k 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  David  was  come  to  the  top 
of  the  mount,  where  he  worship- 
ped   God,   behold,    Husbai     the 


B.  C.  1023. 


CHAP.  XVI. 


Aichite  I  came  to  meet  him,  with 
171  liis  coat  rent,  and  earth  upon 
his  head  ; 

33  Unto  whom  David  said,  If 
thou  passest  on  with  me,  then 
thou  Shalt  be  a  burden  n  unto 
me  : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city, 
and  say  unto  Absalom,  I  o  will  be 
thy  servant,  O  king'  ;  as  I  have 
been  thy  father's  servant  hitherto, 
BO  will  I  now  also  be  thy  servant  : 
then  mayest  thou  for  me  p  defeat 
the  counsel  of  Ahithophef. 

35  And  hast  thou  not  there  with 
thee  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests  7  therefore  it  shall  be,  that 
what  thing'  soever  thou  shalt  hear 
out  of  the  icing's  house,  thou 
shalt  tell  i^y  to  Zadok  and  Abia- 
thar the  priests. 

36  Behold,  they  have  there  r -wilh 
them  their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz, 
Zadok's  son,  and  Jonathan,  Abi- 
athar's  son;  and  by  them  ye 
shall  send  unto  rae  every  thing 
that  ye  can  hear. 

37  Sos  Hushai,  David's  friend,  t 
came  into  the  city,  and  Absalom 
came  into  Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  when  David  was  a  little 
past  the  top  of  the  hill,  a  be- 
hold, Ziba  6  the  servant  of  Mephi- 
bosheth  met  him,  with  a  couple 
of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  c  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and 
an  hundred  bunches  of  raisins, 
and  an  hundred  of  summer  fruits, 
and  a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba, 
What  meanest  thou  by  these  ? 
And  Ziba  said.  The  asses  be  for 
the  king's  household  to  ride  on  ; 
and  the  bread  and  the  summer 
fruit  for  the  young  men  to  eat  ; 
and  the  wine,  that  d  such  as  be 
faint  in  the  wilderness  may 
drink. 

3  And  the  king  said.  And 
where  is  thy  master's  son  ?  And 
Ziba  said  e  unto  the  king,  Behold, 
he  abideth  at  Jerusalem  :    for  he 

laid.  To-day  shall  the  house  of 
Israel  restore  me  the  kingdom  of 
my  father. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba, 
Behold,  thine  are  all  tha.i  pertain- 
ed unto  Mephibosheth.  And  Ziba 
said,  I  1  humbly  beseech  thee 
that  I  may  hi>d  grace  in  thy  sight, 
my  lord,  O  king. 

5  And  when  king  David  came 
to  Bahurim,  behold,  tlience  came 
out  a  man  of  the  family  of  the 
house  of  Saul,  whose  name  was 
Shimei,  /  the  son    of  Gera  ;  he 


\lJos.  16.2. 
OTC.  1.  2. 
no.  19.  S3. 
(OC.  16.  19. 
p  c.  17.  5— 
14. 

y  c.  17.  15, 
16. 

r  ver.  27. 
s  c.  16.  15, 
16. 

t  1  Ch.  27. 
33. 

a  c.  15.  30, 
32. 

6  c.  9.  2. 
c  1  Sa.  17. 
17,  18.  25. 
18. 

d  c.  17.  29. 
e  c.  19.  27. 
Pr.  18.  17. 
1  do  obei- 
sance. 
/  c.  19.  16, 
&c.  1  K.  2. 
44,  &.C. 


2  still  came 
forth  and 
cursed. 

g  Ps.  109. 
17,28.  Pr. 
26.  2.  Ec. 
10.  20.  Mat. 
5.  11,  12. 

3  man  of 
blood. 

h  c.  1.  IS.  3. 

28.  29.  4. 
8—12. 

4  thee  in 
thy  evil. 
i  c.  9.  8. 

k  Ex.  22. 
28. 

nPe.  2.23. 
m  La.  3.  38. 
n  Job  9.  12. 
Ro.  9.  20. 
oGe.  15.  4. 
p  1  Pe.  4. 
19. 

5  eye,  or, 
tears.  Ge. 

29.  32.  1  Sa. 
1.  11.  Ps.  25. 
18. 

9  Ro.  8.  28. 

6  dusted  him 
with  dust, 
re.  15.  37. 

7  let  the 
kins  live. 


Shimei  curseth  David. 

came  2  forth,  and  cursed  g  still  aa 
he  came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  David, 
and  at  all  the  servants  of  king 
David  :  and  all  the  people  and  all 
the  mighty  men  lecre  on  his  right 
hand  and  on  his  left. 

7'And  thus  said  Shimei  when 
he  cursed,  Come  out,  come  out, 
thou  3  bloody  man,  and  thou  man 
of  Belial  : 

8  The  Lord  hath  returned  upon 
thee  all  the  blood  h  of  the  house 
of  Saul,  in  whose  stead  thou 
hast  reigned  ;  and  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  the  kingdom  into  the 
hand  of  Absalom  thy  son  :  and 
behold,  4  thou  art  taken  in  thy 
mischief,because  thou  art  a  bloody 
man. 

9  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of 
Zeruiah  unto  the  king.  Why 
should  ibis  dead  dog  2  curse  t  my 
lord  the  king  ?  let  me  go  over,  I 
pray  thee,  and  take  oflhis  head. 

10  And  the  king  said.  What  / 
have  I  to  do  with  you,  ye  sons  of 
Zeruiah  ?  So  let  him  curse,  be- 
cause the  Lord  m  hath  said  unto 
him,  Curse  David.  Who  n  shall 
then  say,  Wherefore  hast  thou 
done  so  7 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai, 
and  to  all  his  servants.  Behold, 
my  son,  which  came  o  forth  of 
my  bowels,  seeketh  my  life  :  how 
much  more  now  may  this  Benja- 
mite  do  it  7  Let  him  alone,  and 
let  him  curse  ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
bidden  him. 

12  It  p  may  be  that  the  Lord 
will  look  on  mine  5  affliction, 
and  that  the  Lord  will  requite 
me  good  9  for  his  cursing  this 
day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men 
went  by  the  way,  Shimei  went 
along  on  the  hill's  side  over 
against  him,  and  cursed  as  he 
went,  and  threw  stones  at  liim, 
and  6  cast  dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  came 
weary,  and  refreshed  themselves 
there. 

15  And  Absalom  and  all  the 
people,  the  men  of  Israel,  came  to 
Jerusalem,  and  Ahithophel  with 
him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
r  Hushai  the  Archite,  David'a 
friend,  was  come  unto  Absalom, 
that  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
God  save  the  king,  7  God  save  the 
king. 

17  And  Absalom  saiJ  to  Hushai, 
Is  this  thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  7 

S19 


Of  AhithopheVa  counsel. 

s  why  wentesl  thou   not  with  C^iy 

friend  ? 

18  And  H'jshai  snid  unto  Absa- 
lom, Nay  ;  but  whom  the  Lord, 
and  ihis  people,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  choose,  his  will  I  be, 
and  with  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  again,  whom  should  I 
serve  ?  should  I  not  serine  in  flie 
presence  of  his  son  ?  As  I  have 
served  in  thy  father's  presence, 
BO  will  1  be  in  thy  presence. 

20  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahi- 
thophe!,  t  Give  counsel  amonj 
you  what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto 
Absalom,  Go  in  unto  thv  father's 
concubines,  which  he  hath  left  to 
keep  the  house  ;  and  all  Israel 
shall  liear  that  thou  art  abhorred 
of  thy  father  :  then  u  shall  the 
hands -u  of  all  that  are  with  thee 
be  strong-. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a 
tent  upon  the  top  of  the  house  ; 
and  Absalom  went  in  ic  unto  hie 
father's  concubines  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel, 
which  he  counselled  in  those 
days,  tnas  as  if  a  man  had  in- 
quired at  the  8  oracle  of  God  :  so 
u-as  all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel, 
both  with  David  and  with  Absa- 
lom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

MORKUVER,  Ahithophel  said 
unto  Absalom,  Let  me  now 
choose  out  twelve  thousand  men, 
and  I  will  arise  and  pursue  after 
David  this  nijht  : 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him 
while  he  is  weary  a  and  weak- 
handed,  and  will  make  him 
afraid  :  and  all  the  people  that 
are  v.ith  him  shall  Hee  ;  and  I  will 
smite  the  king-  b  only. 

S  And  1  will  bring  back  all  the 
people  unto  thee  :  the  man  whom 
thou  seekest  is  as  if  all  returned  : 
so  all  the  jieople  shall  be  in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  1  pleased  Ab- 
salom well,  and  all  the  elders  of 
Isral. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now 
Hushai  the  Archite  also,  and  let 
us  hear  likewise  what  2  he  saiih. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come 
to  A-bsalom,  Absalom  spake  unto 
him,  saying,  Ahithophel  hath 
spoken  after  this  manner  :  shall 
we  do  o/tcr  his  3  saying  ?  if  not, 
speak  thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absa- 
lom. The  counsel  that  Ahithophel 
hdUi  4  given  is  not  good  at  this 
lime. 


II  SAMOEL, 

»  c.  15.  33, 
34. 

tc.  15.  12. 
u  1  Sa.  27. 
12. 

V  c.  2.  7. 
Zee.  8.  13. 

wc.  12.  n, 

12.  15.  16. 
20.3. 

18  icord. 

laDe.25.  18. 
Ic.  16.  14. 
16  IK.  22. 

31.  Zee.  13. 

7. 

1 1  was  right 
\in  tlie  ei/e.i 
\o/.  ISa.  18. 
'20. 

i«  .    .    ■ . 

2  IS  tnhia 

mouth. 

3  word. 

4  counselled. 


5  bitter  of 
soul.  Ju.  18. 
25. 

c  Pr.  17.  12. 
Hos.  13.  8. 

6  fallen. 

d  Jos.  2.  11. 

e  1  Sa.  18. 

17.  He.  11. 

34. 

/  Ca.  3.  7. 

g-Jos  11.  14. 

IK.  20.  10. 

7  thy  face  or 
presence  go. 

he.  15.31, 
&c. 

8  command- 
ed. 

i  Job  5.  12, 

13. 

*  Lu.  16.  8. 

I  Pr.  6.  4,  5. 

m  c.  15.  28. 

no.  15.27,36. 

o  Job.  15.  7. 


B.   C.  1023 

8  Por,  said  Hushai,  thou  know, 
est  thy  father  and  lii»  men,  that 
they  6e  rnighly  men,  and  they  6e 
5  chafed  in  their  niindn  as  a 
bear  c  robbed  of  her  v.helps  in 
the  field  :  and  thy  father  i.?  a  man 
of  war,  and  will  not  lodge  with 
the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some 
pit,  or  in  some  other  place  ;  and 
It  will  come  to  pass,  when  some 
of  them  be  6  overthrown  at  the 
first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it 
will  say.  There  is  a  slaughter 
among  the  people  that  follow  Ab- 
salom. 

10  And  he  also  that  i»  valiant, 
whose  heflrt  is  as  the  heart  of  a 
lion,  shall  utterly  melt:  d  for  all 
Israel  knoweth  that  thy  father* 
is  a  mighty  man,  and  they  which 
be  with  him /are  valiant  men. 

11  Therefore  I  couns^jl,  that  all 
Israel  be  generally  gathered  unto 
thee,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer- 
sheln,  as  g  the  sand  that  is  by  the 
sea  for  multitude  ;  and  7  that 
thou  go  to  battle  in  thine  own 
person. 

12  So  sliall  we  come  upon  him 
in  some  place  where  he  shall  be 
found,  and  we  will  light  upon  him 
as  the  dew  falleth  on  the  »round  : 
and  of  him  and  of  all  the  men 
that  rtre  with  him  there  shall  not 
be  left  so  much  as  one. 

13  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into 
«  city,  then  shall  all  Israel 
bring  ropes  to  that  city,  and  we 
will  draw  it  into  the  river,  until 
there  be  not  one  small  stone  found 
there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the 
men  of  Israel  said,  The  counsel 
of  Hushai  the  Archite  is  better 
than  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel. 
For  h  the  Lord  had  8  appointed 
to  defeat  i  the  STOod  k  counsel  of 
Ahithophel,  to  the  intent  that  the 
Lord  might  bring  evil  upon  Ab- 
salom. 

15  Then  said  Hushai  unto  7a- 
dok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests, 
Thus  and  thus  did  Ahithophel 
counsel  Absalom  and  the  elders 
of  Israel  ;  and  thus  and  thus  have 
I  counselled. 

16  Now  therefore  send  quickly, 
and  tell  David,  saying.  Lodge  / 
not  this  night  in  the  plains  to  of 
the  wilderness,  but  speedily  pans 
over;  lest  the  king  be  swallowed 
up,  and  all  the  people  that  are 
with  him. 

17  Now  n  Jonathan  and  Ahi. 
maaz  stayed  by  En-rogel,  o  (for 
they  might  not  be  seen  to  come 


B.  c.  loia. 

into  the  city  :)  and  a  wench  went 
and  told  them  :  and  they  went 
and  told  king  David. 

18  Nevertlieless  a  lad  saw  them, 
r.nd  told  Absalom  :  but  they  weM 
both  of  them  away  quickly,  and 
came  to  a  man's  house  in  Bahurim, 
p  which  had  a  well  in  his  court, 
whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  g  the  woman  took  and 
spread  a  covering'  over  the  well's 
mouth,  and  spread  ground  com 
thereon  ;  and  r  the  thing  was  not 
known. 

20  And  when  Absalom'.s  ser- 
vants came  to  the  woman  to  the 
house,  they  said,  v;here  is  Ahi- 
maaz,  and  Jonathan  1  And  the 
woman  said  unto  them  They  be 
gone  over  the  brook  of  water.  And 
when  they  had  sought  and  could 
not  find  them,  they  returned  to 
Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after 
they  were  departed,  that  they 
came  up  out  of  the  well,  and  went 
and  told  king  David  ;  and  said 
tinto  David,  Arise,  s  and  pass 
quickly  over  the  water  :  for  thus 
hath  Ahithophel  counselled 
against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him, 
and  they  passed  over  Jordan  :  by 
the  morning  light  there  lacked 
not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone 
over  Jordan. 

23  And  when  Ahithophel  saw 
that  his  counsel  was  no*.  5  fol- 
lowed, he  saddled  his  ass,  and 
arose,  and  gat  him  home  to  his 
house,  to  his  city,  t  and  10  put 
his  household  in  order,  and  hang- 
ed u  himself,  and  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  fa- 
ther. 

24  Then  David  came  to  Maha- 
naim.  v  And  Absalom  passed  over 
Jordan,  he  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael wit'~  him. 

25  And  Absalom  made  Amasa 
captain  of  the  host,  instead  of 
Joab  :  which  Amasa  was  a  man's 
son,  whose  name  a^ns  Ithra,  11  an 
Israelite,  that  went  in  to  12  Abi- 
gail w  the  daughter  of  13  Nahash, 
Bister  to  Zeruiah,   Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched 
in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
David  was  come  to  Mahanaim, 
that  Shobi  a:  the  son  of  Nalvash  of 
Rabbah  y  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  and  Machir;r  the  son  of  Am- 
miel  of  Lo-debar,  and  B.arzillai  a 
the  GileaJite  of  Rogelim, 

28  Brought  beds,  and   14  basons, 


p  c.  16.  5. 

y  Jos.  2.  6, 

&c. 

7- Ex.  1.  19. 

sver.  15,  16. 

9  done. 

t  c.  15.  12. 

10  gave 
charge  con- 
cerning his 
house.  2  K. 
20.  1. 

uPs.  5.  10. 
55.  23.  Mat. 
27.5. 

V  c.  2.8. 
U  or,  Je- 
ther,  an 
Jshmaelite. 

12  Abigal. 
w  1  Ch.  2. 
16,  17. 

13  or,  Jesse. 
1  Ch.  2.  13, 
16. 

X  c.  10.  1. 

y  c.  12.  29, 

30. 

zc.  9.4. 

rtc.  19.  31, 

32.  1  K.  2.  7 

14  or,  cups. 


CHAP.  XVIII.  The  Israelites  S7mtten. 

and  earthen  vessels,  and  wheat, 
and  barley,  and  flour,  and  parched 
corn,  and  beans,  and  lentiles,  and 
parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and 
sheep,  and  cheese  of  kine,  for 
David,  and  for  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  to  eat  :  for  thev 
said.  The  b  people  is  hungry,  and 
weary,  and  thirsty,  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

CHAPTER    XVIII. 

AND  David  numbered  the  peo- 
ple that  were  with  him,  and 
set  captains  of  thousands  and  cap- 
tains of  hundreds  over  them, 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third 
part  of  the  people  under  the  band 
of  Joab,  and  a  tliird  part  under  the 
hand  of  Abishai  the  son  of  Zerui- 
ah, Joab's  brother,  and  a  third 
part  under  the  hand  of  Ittaiathe 
Gittite.  And  the  king  said  unto 
the  people,  I  will  surely  go  forth 
with  you  myself  also. 

3  But  6  the  people  answered, 
I  Thou  shalt  not  go  forth  :  for  if  we 

flee  away,  they  will  not  1  care 
for  us  ;  neither  if  half  of  us  die, 
will  they  care  for  us  ;  but  now 
thou  art  2  worth  ten  thousand  of 
us  :  therefore  now  it  is  better  thai 
thou  succour  3  us  out  of  the 
city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them. 
What  Beemetb  you  best  I  will  do 
And  the  king  stood  by  the  gate 
side,  and  all  the  people  came  out 
by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded 
Joab  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  say- 
ing, Deal  gently  for  my  sake 
with  the  young  man,  eusn  with 
Absalom.  And  c  all  the  people 
heard  when  the  king  gave  all  the 
captains  charge  concerning  Absa- 
lom 

6  So  the  people  went  out  into  the 
field  against  Israel  :  and  the  battle 
was  in  the  v.'ood  d  of  Ephraim  ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel 
were  slain  before  the  servants  of 
David  ;  and  there  was  there  a 
great  slaughter  that  day  of  twenty 
thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scat- 
tered over  the  face  of  all  the  coun- 
try :  and  the  wood  4  devoured 
more  people  that  day  than  the 
sword  devoured. 

9  And  Absalom  met  the  servants 
of  David.  And  Absalom  rode 
upon  a  mule,  and  the  mule  went 
under  the  thick  boughs  of  a  great 
oak,  and  e  bis  head  canght  hold  of 
the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  be- 
tween the  heaven  and  the  earth: 

321 


6  c.  16.  2, 
14.  17.  2. 

a  c.  15.  19. 

b  c.  21.  17. 

I  set  their 
heart  on. 


3  be  to  suc- 
cour. 

c  ver.  12. 

rf  Jos.  17. 
15,  18. 

4  multiplied 
to  devour. 

eDe.21.23. 
27.  16,  20. 
Job  18.  8— 
10.  31.  3. 
Ps.  63.  9,  10. 
Pr.  £0.  20. 
Je.  48.  44. 


Absalom  it  slain  by  Joai.  II  SAMUEL 

nnd  tlie  mule  tlial  ica«  under  himlSwri^^ 
went  away.  \uj)Oninin» 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and   hand. 
told   Joab,    unrl    said,   Buhuld,     11 

•aw     Absalom     banging      in      an'yvor.  5. 
oak.  I 

11  And  Joab   said  unto  the  man   6  fletrnr* 
that  luld   him,  And,  behold,  \.)no\i   whoaoever 
•awcst  him;  and  why  didst  thou  j  ye  be  q^. 
not  smite  him  there  to  the  ground? 

and  I  would   have  g-iven  thee  ten '^c.  14.  19, 
tlukels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle.  120. 

12  And  the   man  s;iid  unto  Joab,  ' 
Though  I  should  5  receive  a  thou-  i  7  be/ore. 
•and  shekels  of  silver  in  mine  hand,  ' 

yet  would  I    not  put    forth   mine   8  A«or/. 

hand  against  the  king's  son  :  foryl 

in  our  hearing  the    king  charged   A  Job.  7.  26. 

thee  and  Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  I 

6    Beware    that    none    touch  the  j  i  Ge.  14.  17, 

young  man  Absalom. 

13  Otherwise      1      should     have  !  it  c.  14.  27. 
wrought    falsehood   against    mine  I 

own  life  :  for  g  there  is  nn  matter!  I  Ps.  49.  11. 
hid  from  the  king,  and  thou  thyself! 
wouldest   have  set  thyself  against '  9  judc;ed 
me.  ihim/rom 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not  tar- !  the  hand. 
ry  thus  with  7  thee.     And  he  took  j 

three  darts  in  his  hand,  and  tlnust  10  be  a  man 

them  through  the   heart  of  Absa-  c/  tidings. 
lorn,  while  he  was  yet  alive  in  the 
8  midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare 
Joab's  armour  compassed  about 
and  smote  Absalom,  and  slew 
him.  11  be  what 

16  And    Joab  blew  the   trumpet,  may. 
and  the  people  returned  from  pur-  \'i  or,  conve- 
Buing  after  Israel  :  for  Joab  held  nient. 
back  the  people.                                    ;mJno.  20.4. 

17  And   they  took  Absalom,  and  n  2K.  9.  17. 
cast  hirn   into  a  great   pit   in   the  Is.  21.  11,12. 
wood,  and  laid  h  a  very  great  heap  Eze.  33.  2-7. 
of  stones  upon  him  :  and  all  Israel  13  I  see  the 
fleil  every  one  to  his  tent.                   [  running. 

18  Now  Absalom  in  his  life-time  ,  o  I  K.  1.  42. 
had  taken  and  reared  up  fur  him-  Pr.  25.  13. 
self  a  pillar,  which  is  in  the  king'.s  Is.  52.  7. 
dale  :  i  for  he  said,  I  have  no  son  14  Peace, 

k   to  keep   my   name   in    remem-   or,  Peace  Ae 
brance  :  and  he  called  /  the  pillar   to  thee. 
after   his   own    name  :     and    it    is  p  Ps.  124.  6. 
called    unto  this   day,   Absalom's    \5  shut  up. 
Place.  Ps.  31.  i. 

19  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the   son   16  Is  there 
of  Zadok,  Let    me   now  run    and  peac^  ? 
bear  the  king  tidings,  how  that  the    17  tiding} 
Lord  hath  9  avenged   him  of  h\a  is  brought. 
enemies.  \g  Ps.  144.  7, 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him.  Thou    10. 

•halt  not  10  bear  tidings  this  day,   r  Lu.  18.  7, 

but  thou  shall  bear  tidings  another  8. 

day  ;  but  this  day  thou   shalt  bear  s  Ps.  124.  2, 

no  tidings,  because  the  king's  son    3. 

is  dead.  1  t  Ju.  5.  31. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go  Da.  4.19. 

322 


B.  C.  1023. 
tell  the  kin<j  what  thou  hast  seen. 
And  Cuahi  bowed  bimKelf  unto 
Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of 
Zadok  yet  again  to  Joab,  But  11 
howsoever,  let  me,  I  pray  thee, 
also  run  after  Cuebi.  And  Joab 
said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  loy 
•on,  seeing  that  thou  hast  no  ti- 
dings 12  ready  7 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  ma 
run.  And  he  said  unto  him,  run. 
Then  Ahimuar.  ran  by  the  way  of 
the  plain,  .and  over-ran  m  C'ushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the 
two  gates  :  and  the  watchman  >» 
went  up  to  the  roof  over  the  gate 
unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  hit 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold,  a 
man  running  alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and 
told  th£  king.  And  the  king  said, 
If  he  be  alone,  there  is  tidings  in 
his  mouth.  And  he  came  apace, 
and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  sawanoth- 
ther  man  running  ;  and  the  watch- 
man called  unto  the  porter,  and 
said,  Behold,  another  m3n  running 
alone.  And  the  king  said,  He  also 
bringeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  13 
Me  thinketh  the  running  of  the 
foremost  is  like  the  running  of 
Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok. 
And  the  king  said  He  o  i«  a  good 
man,  and  cometh  with  good  ti- 
dings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said 
unto  the  king,  14  All  is  well.  And 
he  fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  hia 
face  before  the  king,  and  said, 
Blessed  p  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  hath  15  delivered  up  the 
men  that  lifted  up  their  hand 
against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  king  said,  16  Is  the 
young  man  Absalom  safe  1  And 
Ahimaaz  answered.  When  Joab 
sent  the  king's  servant,  and  nu 
thy  servant,  1  saw  a  great  tumult, 
but  I  knew  not  what  it  was. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
Turn  aside,  and  stand  here.  And 
be  turned  aside,  and  stood  still. 

31  And,  behold,  Cushi  came  ; 
ind  Cushi  said,  17  Tidings,  my 
ord  the  king,  g  for  the  Lord  hath 

avenged  r  Ihce  this  day  of  all 
them  that  rose  up  s  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cu- 
shi, Is  the  yoimi^  man  Absalom 
safe''  And  Cushi  answered,  The 
enemies  t  of  my  lord  the  kin?, 
and  all  thrtt  rise  against  thee  to 
do  thee  hurt,  be  as  that  younj  man 


B.  C.  1023.  CHAP.  XIX 

33  And  the  kiii^  was  much  mov-lw  c.  19.  4. 
ed,  and  went  up  to  the   chamber 
over  the   gate,  and   wept:  and  as  uRo.5.7,  8. 
he  went,  thus  he  said,  u  O  my  son   9.  3. 
Absalom  !  my  son,  my  son  Absa- 
lom I  would  God  V  1  bad  died  for  re  Pr.  17.  25. 
thee    O    Absalom,     ray    son,     my 
Bon  !  1  salvation, 

CHAPTER  XIX.  or,  deliver- 

AND  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,   ance. 
the  king'  weepeth  and  mourn- 
eth  a  tor  Absalom.  b  c.  15.  30. 

2  And  the  I  victory  that  day  was 

turned  into  mourning  unto  all  the   c  c.  18.  33. 
people  :  for  the  people  heard  say 
that  day  how  the  king  was  grie  ved   2  by  loving. 
for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them   by  3  thatprin- 
Btealth   that  day  into  the  city,  as   ces  or  ser- 
people  being  ashamed  steal  away   vanis  are 
■when  they  flee  in  battle.  not  to  thee. 

4  But  the  king  covered  b  his  face, 

and    the   king  cried    witli   a  loud   4  to  the 
voice,  c  O  my  son  Absalom  !  O  Ab-   heart  of. 
salom,  my  son,  my  son  !  Ge.  34.  3. 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house 

to  the  king,  and  said,    Thou   hast  d  Pr.  14.  28. 

shamed   this  day  the    faces  of  all 

thy  servants,  which  this  day  have   e  c.  18.  6 — 8. 

saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy 

sonsand  of  thy  daughters,  and  the  f  c.  15.  14. 

lives  of  thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of 

thy  concubines  ;  5  are  ye 

6  In  2  that  thou  lovest  thine  ene-  silent. 
mies,  and  hatest  thy  friends  :  for 
thou  hast  declared  this  day,  3  that 
thou  regardest  neither  princes  nor 
servants  ;  for  this  day  I  perceive, 
that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all  g  c.  5.  1. 
we  had  died  this  day,  then  it  had  i 
pleased  thee  well.  jTic.  17.  25. 

7  Now  therefore   arise,   go  forth,    1  Ch.  2.  17. 
and  speak  comfortably  4  unto  thy  \ 
servants  :  for  I  swear  by  the  Lord,    i  Ju.  20.  I. 
if  thou  go   not    forth,  d  there  will 

not  tarry  one  with  thee  this  night  :   k  Jos.  5.  9. 
and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee 
than  all  the  evil  that  befell  thee   I  c.  16.  5. 
from  thy  youth  until  now.  I 

8  Then  the   king  arose,  and  sat   mc.  9.  2,  10. 
in  the  gate.     And  they  told   unto 

all    the   people,    saying,    Behold,   6  the  good 
the  king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.    And   in  his  eyes. 
all    the   people    came    before  the 
king;  for  e  Israel  had  fled,  every  n  1  Sa.  22. 
man  to  his  tent.  15.  Ps,  32.  2. 

9  And   all    the    people  were    at   Ro.  4.  6 — 8. 
strife  throughout  all   the  tribes  of 

Israel,  saying.  The   king  saved  us   o  Ps.  79.  8. 

out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  p  c.  16.  5, 

and   he  delivered    us  out  of   the   &c. 

hand  of  the  Philistines  ;  and  now 

he  is  fled  /out  of  the  land  for  Ab-   q  c.  13.  33. 

salom. 

10  And  Absalom,   whom  we   an-   r  Ex.  22. 
ointed  over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.   28.  1  Sa.  26. 
Now,   therefore,  why  5  speak  ye   9. 


Shimei  is  pardoned. 

not  a  word  of  bringing  the  king 
back  ? 

11  And  king  David  sent  to  Za- 
dok  and  to  Abiathar  the  priests, 
saying.  Speak  unto  the  elders  of 
Judah,  sayin"'.  Why  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his 
house  ?  seeing  the  speech  of  all 
Israel  is  come  to  the  king,  evenXo 
his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  my 
g  bones  and  my  flesh  :  wherefore 
then  are  ye  the  last  to  bring  back 
the  king? 

13  And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  h  Art 
thou  not  of  my  bone,  and  of  my 
flesh  ?  God  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  thou  be  not  captain  of  the 
nest  before  me  continually,  in  the 
room  of  Joab. 

M  Ani  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all 
the  men  of  Judah,  even  i  as  the 
heart  of  one  man  ;  so  that  they 
sent  this  word  unto  the  king.  Re- 
turn thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and 
came  to  Jordan.  And  Judah  came 
to  Gilgal,  k  to  go  to  meet  the 
king,  to  conduct  the  king  over 
Jordan. 

16  And  Shimei  I  the  son  of  Gera, 
a  Beiijamite,  which  was  of  Bahu- 
rim,  hasted,  and  came  down  with' 
the  men  of  Judah  to  meet  kins' 
David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand 
men  of  Benjamin  with  him,  and 
Ziba  m  tne  servant  of  the  house  of 
Saul,  and  his  fifteen  sons  and  his 
twenty  servants  with  him  ;  and 
they  went  over  Jordan  before  the 
king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry- 
boat to  carry  over  the  king's  house- 
hold, and  to  do  6  what  he  thought 
good.  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera 
fell  down  before  the  king,  as  he 
was  come  over  Jordan  ; 

19  And  said  unto  the  king.  Let 
n  not  my  lord  impute  iniquity 
unto  me,  neither  do  thou  remem- 
ber o  that  which  thy  servant  didp 
perversely  the  day  that  my  lord 
the  king  went  out  of  Jerusalem, 
that  the  king  should  take  q  it  to 
his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  knew 
that  I  have  sinned  :  therefore,  be- 
hold, 1  am  come  the  first  this  day 
of  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  to  go 
down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
answered  and  said.  Shall  not  Shi- 
mei be  put  to  death  for  this,  be- 
cause he  cursed  r  the  Lord's  an- 
ointed t 

22  And  David  said,  What  have 

323 


Barzillai  ditmitttd. 

I  to  do  Willi  >'ou,  ye  tons  of  Zc- 
ruiab,  thai  ye  aliouliJ  Ihi*  dny  be 
adveii.irieii  unto  roe  ?  Shall  « 
there  any  man  be  put  tu  dcaih 
thi«  day  in  Isrnel  1  lur  do  not  I 
know  that  I  a/H  this  day  king  over 
I»rael  7 

23  Therefore  the  king  aaid  unto 
Shiinei,  Thou  t  Bhult  nut  die.  And 
the  kin^iuaie  unto  him. 

24  And  Mephibocheth  u  the  son 
of  Saul  came  down  to  meet  the 
king,  and  h. id  neither  dreaded  hii 
feet  nur  tiirnmed  his  beatd,  nor 
waBh<:d  his  clothes,  from  the  day 
the  king  depailed  until  the  dny  he 
came  again  in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
was  come  to  Jeiiisalem  to  meet  the 
king,  that  the  king  «uid  unto  him, 
Wherefore  r  wentest  thou  not  with 
me,  M-pliibosheth  ) 

'■iS  Ami  he  aneweied.  My  lord,  0 
king,  my  seivanl  deceived  me;  for 
thv  ieivant  said,  1  will  saddle  me 
an  ass,  that  I  mny  ride  thereon, 
and  go  t'- the  king;  because  thy 
servant  is  lame. 

27  And  he  to  halh  slan  leied  thy 
servant  unto  my  lord  the  king  ; 
but  my  loid  the  king  i«  nsan  angel 

■  x   of  God  :    do   therefore   wlmt  i$ 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father's  house 
were  but  dead  7  men  before  my 
lord  the  king:  yet  did^i!  thou  eet 
y  thy  servant  among  them  that 
did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  What 
right,  therefore,  have  I  yet  to  cry 
any  inoie  unto  the  king  ? 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Why  spcakest  thou  any  more  of 
thy  mailers  ?  I  have  said.  Thou 
and  Zil>a  diviile  the  land. 

30  And  IWephiboBhelh  said  unto 
the  king,  Yea,  let  him  take  all, 
forasmuch  as  my  loid  the  kin,j  is 
come  again  in  peace  unto  his  own 
nouee 

31  And  Bar/illai  2  the  Gilcadite 
came  down  from  Rogeliin,  and 
went  over  Jordan  with  ihe  king,  to 
conduct  him  over  Jordan. 

32  .Nfow  E.-irzillai  was  a  vciy 
ngel  man,  even  fou  score  years 
old  :  and  u  he  had  provided  (he 
kini^  of  sustenance  while  he  lay  at 
Mahanaim  ;  for  b  he  uioj  a  very 
great  man. 

.33  And  ihc  king  said  unto  Bar- 
jillai.  Come  thmi  over  v  ilh  me, 
and  I  w  ill  feed  thee  with  me  in  Je- 
rusaleni. 

34    And   Barzillai   said   unio  the 
king,    How  8  In   «f  have  I  to  live, 
that  1   should  so  up  v.ith  the  king 
unto  Jerusalem  ? 
324 


H  SAMUEL 
:«ISa. 11.13. 

'  r  1  K.  2.  8, 
36,  ic. 

uc.  9.6. 

V  c.  16.  17. 

toe.  16.  3. 
Je.  9.  4. 

\ic.  14.  17, 
,20. 

I  7  men  of 
dealli.  1  Ha.. 

1 26.  16. 

ly  c.  9.  7,  10, 

1 13. 

J  1  K.  2.  7. 

ac.  17.27. 

5  1Ti.  6.  17 

—19. 

8  Uote  many 

rlwja  are 

the  ytara  of 

my  lift!  Ge. 

47.  9. 


c  Ps.  90.  10. 
Pr.  16.31. 

dHe.5.  14. 

eEc.  12.3-5. 

/  Lu.  6.  38. 

^IK.2.  7. 
Je.  41.  17. 


ftGe.31.  55. 

I  Th.  5.  26. 

10  Chimhan. 
iver.  11— 15. 

k  ver.  12. 

II  set  us  at 
linht. 

I  hi.  8.  1. 
Ja.  3,  2—10. 


B.  C.  1023. 

33  I  am  Ibis  day  fuuiacore  c  years 
old  :  onc^  can  I  discern  J  between 
good  sod  evil  7  can  e  thy  servant 
taste  what  I  eat  or  what  1  drink  7 
can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing-men  and  singing-women? 
wherefoie  then  should  thy  servant 
be  yet  a  burden  unto  my  lord  the 
king  7 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little 
wuy  over  Jordan  With  the  king  : 
and  why  should  the  king  leoom- 
pense  it  me  with  such  a  leward  7  y 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee, 
turn  back  again,  that  1  may  die  in 
mine  own  city,  and  bebur-.ed  by  tha 
grave  of  my  father  and  of  my  mo- 
ther :  but,  behold,  thy  seivant 
Chimham,  j:  let  him  guoierwiib 
my  lord  the  king  :  and  do  lo  him 
what  shall  aeein  good  untu  thee. 

38  And  Ihe  king  answered,  Chim- 
harn  shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I 
will  do  to  birn  that  which  shiul 
seem  good  unto  thee  :  and  what- 
soever thou  shall  9  require  of  me, 
tliul  will  I  do  for  ihee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over 
Jordan.  And  when  the  king  was 
come  over,  the  king  kissed  h  Bar- 
zillai, and  blessed  him ;  aud  he 
returned  iinlo  his  own  place. 

40  Then  Ihe  king  went  on  to  Gil- 
gal,  and  C'hiniham  10  went  on  with 
nim  :  and  all  the  people  of  Judah 
conducted  the  kin^,  and  also  half 
the  people  of  Israel. 

41  And,  behold,  all  the  men  of 
la.ael  came  to  the  king,  and  said 
unto  the  king.  Why  have  our 
ljr>-thren,  the  men  of  Judah,  slulen 
thee  away,  and  have  i  brought  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all 
David's  men,  wilb  him  over  Jor- 
dan 7 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah  an- 
swered the  men  of  Israel,  Because 
Ihe  king  iii  near  of  kin  k  to  us  : 
therefore  then  be  ye  angry  for 
this  matter?  have  we  eaten  at  nil 
of  the  king's  coil  }  or  halh  ho 
given  us  any  gifts  7 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  rn- 
•weccd  the  men  of  Judah,  and 
Suii/,  We  have  ten  parts  in  the 
king,  anrl  «c  have  also  more 
rx«ht  in  David  than  ye  :  why 
then  did  ye  II  despise  us,  that 
our  advice  should  not  be  first  had 
in  bringing  back  our  king?  And 
the  words  of  the  men  of  Judah 
were  /  fiercer  than  the  words  of 
the  men  of  Israel. 

CHAPTKR  XX. 

AND  there  happened  to  be  there 
a  man  of  Belial,  whose  name 
vas  Sheba,   the  son   of  Bichri,  ■ 


B.  C.  1022.  CHAP.  XX, 

Benjamite  ;  and  he  blew  a  trum-  a  c.  19.  43. 
pet,  and  suid,  We  have  no  part  1  K.  12.  16. 
a  in  David,  neither  have  we  in-  Lu.  19.  14. 
heritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  b  Pa.  62.  9. 
every  man  to  his  tent-i,  O  Israel.        c  c.  19.  41. 

2  So  6  every  man  of  Israel  went   2  Ch.  10.  17. 
up  from  after  David,   and  follow-   d  c.  15.  16. 
edSheba  the  son  of  Bichri  :  but    16.21,22. 
the    men    of  Judah    c  clave  unto    1  an  house  ■ 
their  king,   from  Jordan  even   to   of  ward. 
Jerusalem.  eGe.40.  3, 

3  And  David   came   to   his  house   4,  7. 

at  Jerusalem;   and  the  king  took   2  bound. 
the  ten  women   his  concubines,  d  3  in  uidow- 
whom    he   had    left   to    keep    the   hood  of  life. 
house,  and   put  them  in  1  wHrd,e  A  call. 
and  fed  them,  but  went  not  in  un-  f  c.  19.  13. 
to  them.     So  they   were  2  shut  up   gc.  11.  U. 
unto  the  day  of  their  death,  3  liv-    IK.  1.33. 
ing  in  widowliood.  5  deliver 

4  Then   said  the  kinsr  to  Amasa,   himself 

4  .Assemble  me  the   men  of  Judah  from  our 
within  three    days,    and    be  thou   eyes. 

here  present.  A  I  K.  1.  33. 

5  So   Amasa  went  f  to  assemble   i  Lu.  22.  47. 
the  men   of  Judah  :  but   he  tarried   fc  1  K.  2.  5. 
longer  than  the  set  time  whir.h  he    I  c.  2.  23. 
had  appointed  him.  6  doubled 

6  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  I  iioi  Ais 
Now  shall  Sheba  the  son  of  Bi- ;  strode, 
chri  do  us   more    harm   than   did, 

Absalom:    take    thou     thy   lord's   

sei-vants,  g  and  pursue  after  him, 

lest  he  get  him  fenced  cities,   and  mS  K.  IS. 

5  escape  us.  29.  2  Ch.  16. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him,   4. 
Joab's  men,  and  the  Chereihites, 

/l  and  the   Pelethiles,   and    all  the   ;i  2  K.  19. 

mighty   men  :  and   they  went  out   32. 

of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after  She-  I 

ba  the  son  of  Bichri.  \T  or, against 

8  When   they   were   at  the   ^eax\  the  outmost 
stone  which  is  in   Gibeon,  Ama.sa.\  wall. 
went  before    them.      And    Joab's 

garment  that  he   had  put  on  was  S  marred  to 

ifirded   unto   him,   and   upon  it  b.  throw  down. 
pirdle  with  a  sword  fastened  upon 

his   loins  in   the    sheath   thereof,  9  or.  They 

and  as  he  went   forth,  it  fell  out.  plainly 

9  And   Joab  said   to   Amasa,  Art  spake  in  the 
thou  in  health,  my  brother?    And  [beginning, 
Joab   took    Amasa    by    the    beard  saying  Sure- 
with  the  right  hand  to  kiss  i  him.  ly  they  will 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heeil  to  ask  of  Abel, 
the  sword  that  was  in  Joab's  and  so  make 
hand  :  so  he  k  smote  him  there-  an  end.  De. 
with  in  I  the  fifth  rib,   and   shed   20.  11. 

out  his  bowels  to  the  ground,    and 

6  struck   him   not  again  ;   and  he   o  Ju.  5.  7. 
died.     So   Joab    and     Abishai   his 

brother  pursued   after  Sheba  the    10  his  name. 
son  of  Bichri. 

11  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood  p  P.c.  9.  14 
by  him,  and  said,    He  that  favour-   —16. 

etli  Joab,  and  he  that  is  for  David, 

let  him  go  after  Joab.  U  were 

12  And      Amasa      wallowed      in   scattered. 


A  uoman  saveth  the  citjf, 

I  blood  in  the  midst  of  the  high* 
I  way.  And  when  the  man  saw 
I  that  all  the  people  stood  still,  he 
1  removed  Amasa  out  of  the  high- 
way into  the  field,  and  cast  a 
cloth  upon  him,  when  he  saw 
that  every  one  that  came  by  him 
atooil  still. 
13  When  he  was  removed  out  of 
the  high-way,  all  the  people  went 
I  on  alter  Joau,  to  pursue  after 
Slieba  the  son  of  Bichri. 
I  14  And  he  went  through  all  the 
•  tribes  of  Israel  unto  Abel,  m  and 
to  Belh-maachah,  and  all  tho 
Berites  ;  and  they  were  gathered 
together,  ond  went  also  after 
him. 

15  And  they  came  and  besieged 
him  in  Abel  of  Beth-mancliah, 
and  they  cast  up  a  bank  n  against 
the  city,  and  it  stood  7  in  the 
trench  :  and  all  the  people  thai 
were  with  Joab  8  battered  tlie 
wall,  to  throw  it  down. 

16  Then  cried  a  wise  woman 
out  of  the  city.  Hear,  hear  :  say, 
I  pray  you,  unto  Joab,  Come  near 
hither,  that  I  may  speak  with 
thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near 
unto  her,  the  woman  said.  Art 
thou  Joab  ?  And  he  answered,  I 
am  lie.  Then  she  said  unto  him, 
Hear  the  words  of  thine  hand- 
maid. And  he  answered,  I  do 
hear. 

18  Then  she  spake,  sayincf,  9 
They  were  wont  to  speak  in  old 
time,  saying,  They  shall  surely 
ask  counsel  at  Abel  :  and  so  they 
ended  the  matter. 

19  I  am  one  of  them  thnt  are 
peaceable  and  faithful  in  Israel  : 
thou  seekest  to  destroy  a  city  and 
a  mother  o  in  Israel  :  why  wilt 
thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance 
of  the  Lord  ? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said, 
Far  be  it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that 
I  should  swallow  up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  nm  so  :  but  a 
man  of  mount  Kphraim,  Sheba 
the  son  of  Bichri  by  10  name, 
hath  lifted  up  his  hand  against 
the  king,  even  against  David  :  de- 
liver him  only,  and  I  will  depart 
from  the  city.  .\nd  the  woman 
said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head 
shall  be  thrown  to  thee  over  the 
wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto 
all  (he  people  in  her  wisdom  :  p 
and  they  cut  off  the  head  of  She- 
ba the  son  of  Bichri,  and  cast  i( 
out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  th^v  11  retired  from 

325 


r/i*  three  years'  /amine. 

the  city,  every  ninn  to  liis  tent. 
And  Jonb  returned  to  Jerusalem 
unto  the  king. 

U3  Now  Joab  g  teas  over  all  the 
host  of  Israel  :  and  Bcnaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  teas  over  the  Che- 
rethites,  and  over  the  Pelethites  ; 

24  And  Adoram  teas  over  the  r 
tribute  ;  and  Jelioshaphat  «  the 
son  of  Ahiind  tens  12  recorder  ; 

25  And  Sheva  teat  scribe  :  an'l 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  teere  the 
priests  : 

^6  And  Ira  also,  the  Jairite,   was 
13  a  chief  ruler  about  David. 
CHAPTER  XXI. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in 
the  days  of  David  three 
years,  year  after  year  ;  and  David 
1  inquired  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Lord  answered,  It  is  for  Saul,  and 
for  his  bloody  house,  because  he 
slew  the  a  Gibeoniles. 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gibe- 
oniles, and  .said  unto  them  :  (now 
the  Gibeonite.s  were  h  not  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  but  of  the  rem- 
nant of  the  Amorites  ;  and  the 
children  of  Israel  had  sworn  unto 
them  :  and  Saul  sought  to  slay 
them  in  his  zeal  to  the  children  of 
Israel  and  Judah  ;) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto 
the  Gibeonites,  What  shall  I  do 
for  you  ?  and  wherewith  shall  I 
make  the  atonement,  that  ye  may 
bless  the  inheritance  c  of  the 
Lord  ? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto 
him,  2  *Ve  will  have  no  silver  rf 
nor  gold  of  Saul,  nor  of  his 
house  ;  neither  for  us  shalt  thou 
kill  any  man  in  Israel.  And  he 
said.  What  ye  shall  say,  that  will 
I  do  for  you. 

5  And  they  answered  the  king. 
The  man  tiiat  consumed  us,  and 
that  3  devised  against  us  that  we 
should  be  destroyed  from  remain- 
ing in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

6  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  e 
be  delivered  unto  us,  and  we  will 
hang  them  up  unto  the  Lord  in 
Gibeah  f  of  Saul,  4  tehom  the 
Lord  did  choose.  And  the  king 
•aid,  I  will  give  them. 

7  But  the  king  spared  Mephibo- 
sheth,  the  son  of  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Saul,  because  of  the 
Lord's  oath  g  that  teas  between 
them,  between  David  and  Jona- 
than the  son  of  Saiil, 

8  But  the  king  took  the  tv/o  sons 
of  Rizpah  h  the  daughter  of  Aiah, 
whom  she  bare  unto  Saul,  Ar- 
moni  and  Mephibosheth  ;  and 
the    five   sons   of    5  Michal   the 

32fi 


II  SAMUEL.  B.  C.  1021. 

|yc.8.  16—  daughter  of  Saul,  whom  she  6 
'  18.  brought  up  for  Adriel   the  son  of 

'  r  1  K.  4.  6.      Barzfllai  the  Meholathite  ; 
«  1  K.  4.  3.        9  And  he  delivered  them  intothe 

12  or,  re-  hands  of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they 
membran-  hanged  them  in  the  hill  before  i 
eer.  the  Lord  :  and  they   fell   all  sev- 

13  or,  a  'en  together,  and  were  put  to 
prince.  Ge.  death  in  the  days  of  harvest,  in 
■41.  45.  Ex.      the  first  day*,  in  the   beginning  ot 

2.  16.  c.  8.      barley  harvest. 

18.  10  And   Rizpah  the  daughter  of 

1  sought  the  Aial\  took  sackcloth,  and  spread  it 
/ace.  Nu.  for  her  upon  the  rock,  from  the 
27.  21.  beginning  of  harvest  until  water 
a  1  Sa.  22.       dropped  upon  them  out  of  heaven, 

19.  and  suffered  neither  the   birds  of 
b  Jos.  9.  3 —  the  air  to  rest  on  them  by  day,  nor 
21.  the  beasts  of  the  field  by  night, 
cc.  20.  19.         11  And  it  was   told   David  what 

2  or,  It  w  Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  the 
not  silver       concubine  of  Saul,  had  done. 

nor  gold  12  And    David    went     and    took 

that  toe  have  the  bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of 
to  do  with  Jonathan  his  son  from  the  men  of 
Saul  or  his  i  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had  stc- 
house,  nei-  lien  them  from  the  street  of  Beih- 
Jfter  per-  Ishan,  where  the  Philistines  had 
tains  it  to  |hanged  them,  when  the  Philis- 
us  to  kill.  tines  had  slain  Saul  in  Gilboa  : 
dPs.  19.  6,7.  I   13  And     he     brought     up     from 

3  or,  cut  ua  jthence  the  bones  of  Saul  and  ths 
off.  Dones  of  Jonathan  his  son  ;  and 
e  Ec.  18.  19.    they  gathered  the   bones  of  them 


/  1  Sa.  10. 
2S. 

4  or,  chosen 
o/  the 
LORD. 

g  1  Sa.  20. 

15. 

he.  3.  7. 

5  or,  Mi- 
chal's  sis- 
ter. 


6  bare  to 
Adriel.  I 
Sa.  18.  19. 
i  I  Sa.  15. 
33. 

tiSa.  31. 
11. 

I  Jos.  18.  28. 
m  c.  24.  25. 

7  or,  Rapha. 

8  the  staff, 
or,  the  head, 
n  c.  18.  3. 

9  candle,  or, 
lamp. 
olK.  11. 


that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
Jonathan  his  son  buried  they  in 
the  country  of  Benjamin  in  Ze- 
lah,  Hn  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  hit 
father,  and  they  performed  all 
that  the  king  commanded  :  and 
after  that,  God  was  entreated  m 
for  the  land. 

15  Moreover,  the  Philistines  had 
yet  war  again  with  Israel  ;  and 
David  went  down,  and  his  ser- 
vants with  him,  and  fought 
against  the  Philistines  :  and  David 
waxed  faint. 

16  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  too* 
of  the  sons  of  7  the  giant,  (the 
weight  of  whose  spear  8  teeighed 
three  hundred  shekels  of  brass  in 
weight,)  he,  being  girded  with  a 
new  steord,  thought  to  have  slain 
David  : 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeru- 
iah succoured  him,  and  smote  the 
Philistine,  and  killed  him.  Then 
the  men  of  David  sware  unto 
him,  saying.  Thou  n  shalt  go  no 
more  out  with  us  to  battle,  that 
thou  quench  not  the  9  light  o  of 
Israel. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  thi», 
that  there  was  again  a  battle  with 
the  Philistines  at  Gob  :  then  Sib- 


B.   C.  1018. 


CHAP.  XXII 


bechai  p  the  Hushathite  slew 
Saph,  10  which  was  of  the  sons  of 
11  the  giant. 

19  And  there  was  ag'ain  a  battle 
in  Gob  with  the  Philistines,  where 
Elhanan  the  son  of  12  Jaare-ore- 
gim,  a  Beth-Iehemite,  slew  the 
brotlier  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the 
staff  of  whose  spear  was  like  a 
weaver's  beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in 
Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  great 
Btature,  that  had  on  every  hand  six 
fingers,  and  on  every  foot  six  toes, 
four  and  twenty  in  number;  and 
he  also  was  born  to  13  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  14  defied  Israel, 
Jonathan,  the  son  of  Shimeah,  g 
the  brother  of  David,  slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the 
giant  in  Gath,  and  fell  by  the 
hand  of  David,  and  by  the  hand 
of  his  servants. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

AND  David  spake  unto  the 
Lord  a  the  words  of  this 
song,  b  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
had  delivered  him  out  of  the  hand 
of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the 
hand  of  Saul  : 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  is  my 
rock,  c  and  my  fortress,  d  and  my 
deliverer  ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ;  in  him 
will  1  trust  :  he  is  my  shield,  e 
and  the  horn  /of  my  salvation, 
my  high  tower,  g  and  my  re- 
fuge, h  my  saviour;  thou  savest 
me  from  violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  who  is 
worthy  to  be  praised  :  so  shall  I 
be  saved  from  mine  enemies.  5  binding  of 

5  When    the    1    waves    of  death  waters. 
compassed  me,  the  floods  of  2  un-   «  Ps.  29.  3. 
godly  men  made  me  afraid  ;  Is.  30.  30. 

6  The  3  sorrows  of  hell  compassed   t  De.  32.  23. 
me   about  ;    the  snares  of    death   u  Na.  1.4 
prevented  me  ;  6  or,  anger. 

7  In  my  distress  i  I  called  upon   Ps.  74.  1. 
the   Lord,  and   cried  to  my  God  ;   7  or,  great 
and  he  ciid  hear  A:  my  voice  out  of  »  Is.  43.  2. 
his  temple,  and  ray  cry  did  enter  w  c.  15.  26. 
into  his  eai-s.  x  1  Sa.  26. 

8  Then  the  earth    I    shook    and  23. 
trembled  ;      the     foundations     of  J^  Job  17.  9. 
heaven  m  moved  and  shook,  be-   z  Pr.  8.  32. 
cause  he  was  wroth.  raPs.  119.  30. 

9  There  went  up   a  smoke  4  out  8  to  him. 
of  his  nostrils,  and  fire  out  n  of  his  9  before  his 
mouth   devoured  :  coals  were  kin-   eye?. 

died  by  it.  b  Mat.  5.  7. 

10  He  bowed  o  the  heavens  also,  c  Le.  26.  23. 
and  came  down  ;  and  darkness ^j  j  10  or,  wres- 
loas  under  his  feet.  \tle. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  q  ]  d  Da.  4.  37. 
and  did  fly  :  and  he  was  seen  upon  1 11  or, candle. 
the  wings  r  of  the  wind.  |l2or,6roAen. 


7jlCh.20.4.! 
10or,iS'z;>/)fii. 
lloT,Rapha. 
12  or,  Jai  r. 
i3or, Rapha. 
14  or,  re- 
proached, 
1  Sa.  17.  10, 
25,26. 
g  1  Sa.  16.  9. 
Shammnh. 
aPs.116.2,3. 
6  Ps.  18.  ti- 
tle. 

c  De.  32.  4. 
dPa.  91.  2. 
eGe    15.  1. 
Ps.  f)4.  11. 
/  Lu.  1.  69. 
g  Pr.  18.  10. 
h  Ps.  46.  1, 
11.  Je.  16.19. 

1  or,  pangs. 

2  Belial. 

3  or,  cords, 
i  Jon.  2.  2. 
A-  Ps.  34.  6, 
15. 

IJvi.S.  4. 
Hab.  3.6,10. 
mJob26.  U. 

4  by. 

nPs.  97.3,4. 
o  Is.  64.  1. 
p  Ps.  97.  2. 
g  Ec.  9.  3. 
r  Ps.  104.  3. 


.    David's  psalm  of  thanksgiving, 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pa- 
vilions round  about  him,  5  dark 
waters,  and  thick  clouds  of  the 
skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before 
him  were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  s  from 
heaven,  and  the  Most  High  utter- 
ed hisvoice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  /  and 
scattered  them  ;  lightning,  and 
discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  gea  u 
appeared,  the  foundations  of  the 
world  were  discovered,  at  the  re- 
buking of  the  Lord,  at  the  blast 
of  the  breath  of  his  6  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 
me  :  he  drew  me  out  of  7  many 
waters  ;  v 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them  that 
hated  me  :  for  they  were  too  stronj 
for  me. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the 
day  of  my  calamity  :  but  the  Lord 
was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  me  forth  also  into 
a  large  place  ;  he  delivered  me, 
because  he  delighted  u>  in  me. 

21  The  Lord  rewarded  me  ac- 
cording X  to  my  righteousness  : 
according  to  the  y  cleanness  of  my 
hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

22  For  I  have  kept  z  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly 
depaited  from  my  God. 

23  For  a  all  his  judgments  were 
before  me  :  and  as  for  his  statutes, 
I  did  not  depart  from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upright  8  before 
him,  and  have  kept  myself  from 
mine  iniquity. 

25  Therefore  the  Lord  hath  re- 
compensed me  according  to  my 
righteousness  ;  according  to  ray 
cleanness  in  9  his  eye-sight. 

26  With  the  merciful  6  ihou  wilt 
show  thyself  merciful,  and  with 
the  upright  man  thou  wilt  show 
thyself  upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  show 
thyself  pure  ;  and  with  the  fro- 
ward  c  thou  wilt  10  show  thyself 
unsavoury. 

28  And  the  afllicted  people  thou 
wilt  save  :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon 
the  haughty,  d  that  thou  mayest 
bring  them,  down. 

29  For  thoii  art  my  11  lamp,  O 
Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  will  lighten 
my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  I  have  12  run 
through  a  troop  :  by  my  God  ha.ve 
I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

31  As  for  God,  hia  way  is  per- 
fect ;    the  word    of   the  Lord    is 

327 


Drvid's psalm  of  thanksgiring. 

13  tried  :  he  is  a  buckler  to  all  them 
that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  %vho  i»  God,  save  the 
Lord  ?  and  who  is  a  rock,  save 
our  God  t 

33  God  is  my  strength  071(2  power: 
ami  he  14  maketh  my  way  per- 
fect. 

34  He  15  maketh  my  feet  e  like 
hinds'  yeet  ;  and  setteth  rae  upon 
my  hijrh  places. 

33  He  tcachelh  my  bands  16  to 
war ;  so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is 
brpken  by  mine  arras. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation  ;  and  thy 
gentleness  hath  17  made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me  ;  so  that  my  18  leet  did 
not  slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
aiii  destroyed  them  ;  and  turned 
not  again  until  I  had  consumed 
them. 

33  And  I  have  consumed  them, 
and  wounded  them,  that  they 
could  not  arise  :  yea,  they  are 
fallen  /  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  to  battle  :  them  g  that 
rose  up  against  me  hast  thou  19 
subdued  under  me. 

41  Thou  hast  also  given  me  theh 
necks  of  mine  enemies,  that  I 
might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  was 
none  to  save  ;  even  unto  the  Lord, 
but  i  he  answered  them  not. 

43  Then  did  I  beat  them  as  small 
as  the  dust  k  of  the  earth,  I  did 
stamp  them  as  the  mire  I  of  the 
street,  and  did  spread  them 
abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me 
from  the  strivings  ?n  of  my  peo- 
ple, thou  hast  kept  me  io  be  head 
of  the  heathen  :  7i  a  people  which 
I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  20  shall  21  submit 
themselves  unto  me  :  as  soon  as 
they  hear,  they  shall  be  obedient 
unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away, 
and  they  shall  be  afraid  out  of 
their  close  o  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  bles- 
sed be  my  rock  ;  and  exalted  be  the 
God  of  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

4S  It  is  God  that  22  avengeth 
me,  and  that  bringeth  down  tha 
people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth 
from  mine  enemies:  thou  also 
hast  lifted  me  up  on  high  above 
them  that  rose  up  against  me  : 
thou  bast  delivered^  me  fromtbs 
violent  man. 

333 


11  SA.ML'EL, 

l3oi,reJined. 

14  riddelh, 
or,  looseth. 

15  egualleth. 
e  Hah.  3.  19. 
16 /or  the 
war. 

17  multipli- 
ed me. 
13  ankles. 
/Mai.  4.3. 
g  Ps.  44.  5. 

19  caused  to 
bow. 

AGe.49.  8. 
Jos.  10.  24. 

j  Pr.  1.  28. 
Mi.  3.  4. 
k  2  K.  13.  7. 
iMi.7.  10. 
7«c.3.  1.  19. 
9,  14.  20.  1, 
2,  22. 
n  Ps.  2.  8. 

20  Sons  of 
the  stran- 
ger. 

21  lie,  or, 
yield  feign- 
ed obedience. 
Do.  33.  29. 
Ps.  66.  3. 

0  Mi.  7.  17. 

22  giveth 
avengement 
for  Tne. 

1  Sa.  25.  39. 
c.  18.  19,31. 
joPs.  52.  1,5, 
8.  2Th.3.  2. 


\gPs.  89.29, 

36. 

a  Ps.  73.  70, 

71. 

6L11.24.  44. 
lc2Pe.l.  21. 
1 1  or,  be  thou 

ruler,  &c. 

Ps.  no.  2. 

rf  Pr.  31.  9. 

eEx.  18.21. 
'2  Ch.  19.7,9. 

/Pr.  4.  18. 
:  g  Ps.  72.  6. 

Ac.  7.  14-16. 

Is.  55.  3. 
I  i  Pa.  73.  25, 

26. 

2  filled. 
\  k  Mat.  3.  10. 
'  3or,  Josheb- 
'  bassebet  the 

Tachmonite, 

liead  of  the 
I  three, 
1 4  slain. 


B.  C.  1018, 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thank* 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  iha 
heathen,  and  1  will  eing  praises 
unto  thy  name. 

51  He  is  Che  tower  of  salvation 
for  his  king  ;  and  showeth  meioy 
to  his  anointed,  unto  David,  and 
to  his  seed  for  evermore,  q 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

NOW  these  be  the  last  words  of 
David.  David  the  son  of 
Jesse  said,  and  the  man  who 
teas  raised  a  up  on  high,  the 
anointed  of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and 
the  sweet  psalmist  b  of  Israel, 
said, 

2  The  Spirit  c  of  the  Lord  spake 
by  me,  and  his  word  was  in  my 
tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said.  The 
Rock  of  Israel  spake  to  me,  1  He 
that  ruleth  over  men  viusl  be  just, 
d  ruling  in    the    fear  e    of   God  : 

4  And  he  shall  be  SB  ihe  Ughifof 
the  morning,  whenlhe  sun  riseth, 
even  a  morning  without  clouds  ; 
as  the  tender  grass  springing  out 
of  the  earth  by  clear  shining  after 
rain. g 

5  Although  my  house  be  not  so 
with  God  ;  yet  he  hath  made  with 
me  an  h  everlasting  covenant, 
ordeied  in  all  things,  and  sure  : 
for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all 
Tnydesire,  i  although  he  make  it 
not  to  grow. 

6  But  the  sons  of  Belial  shall  b« 
all  of  them  as  thorns  thrust  away, 
because  they  cannot  be  taken  with 
hands : 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch 
them  must  be  2  fenced  with  iron, 
and  the  staff  of  a  spear;  and  they 
shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire  k 
in  the  same  place. 

8  These  fie  the  names  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had  :  3 
The  Tachmonite  that  sat  in  the 
seat,  chief  among  the  captains  ; 
the  same  was  Adino  the  Eznite, 
he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  eight 
hundred,  whom  4  he  slew  at  one 
time. 

9  And  after  him  was  Eleazar  the 
son  of  Dodo  the  Ahohite.  one  of 
the  three  mighty  men  with  Da- 
vid, when  they  defied  the  Philis- 
tines that  were  there  gathered  to- 
gether to  battle,  and  the  men  of 
Israel  were  gone  away  : 

10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Phi- 
listines until  his  hand  was  weary, 
and  his  hand  clave  unto  the 
sword  :  and  the  Lord  wrought  a 
great  victory  that  day  ;  and  the 
people  returned  after  him  only  to 
spoil. 


B.  C.  lOlS. 


11  And  after  him  urts  Shammah,  i5  or,  J'or 

the  son  of  Agee  the  Haraiite  :  and   foraging 

the  Philistines  were   g'athered  to- i 

g'elher  5  into  a  troop,  where  was  6  or,  the 

a  piece  of  ground  full  of  lentiles  ; 

and  the  people  tied  from  the  Plii- 

Jistiiies. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of 
the  ground,  and  defended  it,  and 
Blew  tlie  Philistines  :  and  the 
Lord  wrought  a  great  victory, 

13  And  C  three  of  the  thirty  chief  i 

went  down,  and  came  to  David  in  'S  great  of 
the  harvest-time  unto  I  tlie  cave   acts. 
of  Adullam  :  and  the  troop  of  the  I 
Philistines  pitched   in  the  yaWnylQ  lions  of 
of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  teas  tlien  in  an 
Iiold,  and  the  garrison  of  ihe  Phi- 
listines was  then  in  Beth-lehem. 

15  And  Daviii  longed,    and   said,  !  yjrencf,  or, 
Oh  that  one  would  give  me   drink  •sight ;   call 
of  the  water  of  the  well   of  Beth- 
lehem, which  is  by  the  gate  i 

IG  And  the  three  mighty  men 
brake  through  the  host  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  drew  water  out  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  was  by 
the  gate,  and  took  it,  and  brought 
1/  to  David  :  nevertheless  he 
would  not  drink  thereof,  but 
poured  it  out  unto  the  Lord  ; 

17  And  he  said,  Be  it  far  from 
me,  O  Lord,  that  I  should  do  this  : 
is  not  this  the  blood  of  the  men 
that  went  in  jeopardy  of  their 
lives  "?  therefore  he  would  not 
drink  it.  These  things  did  these 
three  mighty  men. 

18  And  Abishai,  the  brother  of 
Joab,     the    son    of    Zeruiah,    was 


CHAP.   XXIV.  David  mimbereth  the })Cople. 

than  the  thirty,  but  he    attained 


tliree  cap- 
tains ever 
tli£  thirty. 

1 1  Sa.  22.  1. 

7  slain. 


\God. 

10  a  man  of 
counte- 


ed  a  man  of 
great  stat- 
ure. 1  Ch. 
II .  23. 

11  or,  hon- 
orable 
among  the, 


13  or,  val- 
leys. 


£6. 


12  at  his 
command , 
or,  over 

,      ,  ,,  J  1      vr.    .council. 

chief  among  three  :  and  he  lilted:  i  go    22    14 
up  his  spear    againft   three   hun-| 
dred,  7  and  slew  ihein,  and  had  the 
name  among  three. 

19  Was  he  not  most   honourable 
of  three  ?    therefore  he  was  theirl 
captain:  howbeit  he  attained  not"ic.20 
unto  the _^rsMhree.  | 

£0  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada,  the  son  of  a  valiant  man, 
of  Kabzeel,  8  who  had  done  many  1 
acts,  he  slew  two  9  lion-like  men  |  o.  i 
of  Moab  :  he  went  down  also  and 
Blew  a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit  in  L 
lime  of  snow.  I  i  ^'?/""' 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  10  a  !  J^^h.  21    1, 

foodly  man:     and   the   Egyptian   *f"'^"-  ^' 
ad  a  spear  in  his  hand  ;    but  he  i  ''^'  ^^• 
went  down  to    him  v;ith   a    staff,  | 
and  plucked  the  spear  out   of  the  ,  b  1  Ch.  27. 
Egyptian's  hand,    and   slew  him  23,  24. 
with  his  own  spear.  j 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  2  or,  cow- 
son  of  Jehoida,  and  had  the  name  'pass. 
among  three  mighty  men.  | 

23  He   was   11   move  honourable  '  c  Je.  17.  5. 


nc.  11.  3, 

&c. 


not  to  the  first  three  :  and  David 
set  him  over  his  12  guard. 

24  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab  was 
one  of  the  thirty  ;  Elhanan  the 
son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

25  Shammah  the  Harodite,  Elika 
the  Harodite, 

26  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son 
of  Ikkosh  the  Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Me- 
bunnai  the  Hushathite, 

£8  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Rlaha- 
rai  the  Nelcphathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a 
Netophathite  ;  Ittai  the  son  of 
Ribai,  out  of  Gibeah  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hid- 
dai  of  the  13  brooks  of  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Az- 
maveth  the  Earhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite  •  of 
the  sons  of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

33  >Shammah  the  Hararite,  Ahi- 
am  the  son  of  Sharar  the  Hara- 
rite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai, 
the  son  of  the  Maachathite  ;  Eli- 
am  the  son  of  Ahithophel  the 
Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai 
the  Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zo- 
bah,  Bani  the  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Ammonite  ;  Naha- 
rai  the  Beerothite,  armour-bearer 
to  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira  vi  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an 
Ithiite, 

39  Uriah  n  the  Hittite  :  thirty 
and  se\  en  in  all. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

AND  again  a  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against 
Israel,  and  1  he  moved  David 
against  them  to  say.  Go,  b  number 
Israel  and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab  the 
captain  of  the  host,  which  was 
with  him,  2  Go  now  through  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  from  Dan 
even  to  Eeer-sheba,  and  number 
ye  the  people,  that  I  may  know 
the  number  c  of  the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king, 
Now  the  Lord  thy  God  add  unto 
the  people,  how  many  soever  they 
be,  an  hundredfold,  and  that  the 
eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may  see 
it  :  but  why  doth  my  lord  the  kin j 
delight  in  this  thing? 

4  Notwithstanding,  Ihe  king's 
word  prevailed  against  Joab,  and 
against  the  captains  of  the  host  : 
and  Joab  and  the  captains  of  the 
host  went  out  from   the  presence 

326 


Three  days'  pestilence. 

of  the  kinj,  to  number  the  people 
of  Israel. 

5  And  Ihcy  passed  over  Jordan, 
and  pit.:hed  in  Aroer,  d  on  the 
light  side  of  the  city  that  lietk  in 
the  midst  of  the  river  3  of  Gad, 
and  toward  Jazer  :  e 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilcad,  and 
to  the  land  4  of  Tahtim-hodshi  : 
and  they  came  to  Danjaan,  _/"  and 
about  to  Zidon,  g 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold 
of  Tyre,  and  to  all  the  cities  of 
the  Hivites,  and  of  the  Canaan- 
ites:  and  they  went  out  to  the 
south  of  Judab,  even  to  Beer-she- 
ba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone 
through  all  the  land,  they  came 
to  Jerusalem  at  the  end  of  nine 
month?  and  twenty  days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up'thesum  of 
the  number  of  the  people  unto  the 
king :  and  there  were  in  Israel 
eight  hundred  thousand  valiant 
men  that  drew  the  swor  I  ;  and 
the  men  of  Judah  were  five  hun- 
dred thousand  men. 

10  And  David's  heart  smote  h 
him  after  that  he  had  numbered 
the  people.  And  David  said  unto 
the  Lord,  I  i  have  sinned  greatly 
in  that  I  have  done  :  and  now, 
I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take 
away  it  the  iniquity  of  thy  ser- 
Yant ;  for  I  have  done  very  fool- 
ishly. I 

11  For  when  David  was  up  in  the 
morning,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  the  prophet  Gad,  m 
David's  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee 
three  things;  choose  n  thee  one 
of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto 
thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and 
told  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Shall 
seven  o  years  of  famine  come  unto 
tliee  in  thy  land  ?  or  wilt  thou  flee 
three  months  before  thine  ene- 
mies, while  they  pursue  thee  ?  or 
that  there  be  three  days'  pesti- 
lence in  thy  land  ?  Now  advise, 
and  see  what  answer  I  shall  return 
to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  a  great  strait  :  let  us  fall 
now  into  the  hand  of  the  Lord, 
(for  his  mercies  are  5  great,  p)  and 
let  me  not  fall  into  y  the  hand  of 
man. 

15  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence 
upon  Israel,  from  the  morning 
even  to  the  time  appointed  :  and 
there  died  of  the  people,  from  Dan 

330 


II  SAMUEL,  B.  C.  1017. 

'd  Joi.  13.  9,  even  to  Bcer-ahebn,  MTcnty  tliou- 

1 16.  snnd  men. 

1 3  or,  valley.  16  And  when  the  angel  r  stretch- 

e  Nu.  3:2.  1,  ed   out  his  hand  upon  JcruBnIem, 

3.  to  destroy  it,   the  Lord  repented  » 

4  OT.  nether  birn  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the 
land  Jietoly  angel  that  destroyed  the  people, 
inhabited.  It  is  enough  ;  t  slay  now  thino 
/Ju.  18.  29.  hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
j'Jos.  19. 28.  was  by  the  threshing-piace  of 
hlSn.24.5.  Araunah  u  the  Jebusite. 

i  c.  12.  13.  17  And     David    spake    unto    the 

ilr  Hos.  14.  2.  Lord,    when    he    saw    the     angel 

I  1  Sa.  13.  that  smote  the  people,  and  said, 

13.  Lo,   I  have   v  sinned,  and  I   have 

m  1  Sa.  22.  done  wickedly  :  but  these  sheep,  t* 

I  5.  1  Ch.  29.  what  have  they  done?  Let  thine 

29.  hand,  I  pray  thee,  be  againit   me, 

n  Le.  26.  ar.d  against  my  father's  house. 

I  41,  43.  18  And  Gad  came  that  day  to  Da- 

{  o  1  Cb.  21.  vid,   and  said  unto  him,   Go   up, 

12.  rear  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  in  the 

5  or.  many,  threshing-floor  of  Araunah  6  the 
p  Ps.  103.  8  Jebusite. 

— 14.  119.  19  And  David,  according  to  the 

156.  138.  saying  of  Gad,  went  up,   as  the 

\q  Ps.  106.         Lord  commanded. 
41,  42.  Is.  20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw 

47.  6.  the  king  and  his  servants  comin* 

I  on   toward    him  :      and    Aiaunao 

I went  out,  and  bowed  himself  be- 
fore the  king  on  his  face  upon  the 
ground. 

21  And  Araunah  said,  Wherefore 
is  my  lord  the  king  come  lo  bis 
servant?  And  David  said,  To 
buy  X  the  threshing-floor  of  thee, 
to  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  y 
from  the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David, 
Let  my  lord  the  king  take  and  of- 
fer up  what  eeemeth  good  unto 
him  :  behold,  here  be  oxen  z  for 
burnt-sacrifice,  and  threshing  in- 
struments and  other  instruments 
of  the  oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  things  did  Araunah, 
as  a  king,  a  give  unto  the  king  : 
and  Araunah  said  unto  th-:  king, 
The  Lord  thy  God  accept  6 
thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  .4rau- 
nah.  Nay  ;  but  I  will  surely  buy 
It  of  thee  at  a  price  :  neither  will 
I  offer  burnt-offerings  unto  the 
Lord  my  God  of  that  which  doth 
cost  me  nothing.  So  David 
bought  the  threshing-floor  and  the 
oxen  for  fifty  shekels  of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an  al- 
tar unto  the  Lord,  and  offered 
burnt-offerings  and  peace  offer- 
ings. So  the  Lord  was  entreated 
c  for  the  land,  and  the  plaguo 
was  stayed  from  Israel. 


r  Ex.  12.  23. 

s  Ps.  90.  13. 
135.  14. 

r  Joel  2.  13, 
14.  Is.  27.  8. 
57.  16. 

u  ver.  18.  1 
Ch.  21.  15. 
Oman.  2 
Ch.  3.  1. 

V  Ps.  51.  4. 

V,  Ps.  74.  1. 


X  Ge.  23.  8 
—16. 

vNu.  16.47 
—50. 

z  1  K.  19. 
21. 

a  Ps.  45.  16. 
Re,  1.6. 

b  Job  42.  8, 
9.  Ez.  20. 
40,41. 

CO.  21.  14. 


THE    FIRST    BOOK    OF    THE    KINGS. 
COMMONLY    CALLED    THE    THIRD    BOOK    OF    THE    KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  king'  David  was  old  and  1 
stricken  in  years  ;  and  they 
covered  him  with  clothes,  but  he 
gat  no  heat. 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said 
unto  him,  Let  2  there  be  sought 
for  my  lord  the  king'  3  a  young' 
virgin  ;  and  let  her  stand  before 
the  king,  and  let  her  4  cherish 
him,  and  let  her  lie  in  thy  bosom, 
that  my  lord  the  king-  may  get 
heat. 

3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  dam- 
sel throughout  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel,  and  found  Abishag  a 
Shunammite,  and  brought  her  to 
the  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  was  very  fair, 
and  cherished  the  king,  and  mi- 
nistered to  him  :  but  the  king 
knew  her  not. 

5  Then  Adonijah  a  the  son  of 
Haggith  exalted  himself,  b  say- 
ing, I  will  5  be  king  :  and  c  he 
prepared  him  chariots  and  horse- 
men, and  fifty  men  to  run  before 
him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  dis- 
pleased him  at  6  any  time  in  say- 
ing. Why  hast  thou  done  so? 
and  he  also  was  a  very  goodly 
man;  and  his  mother  bare  him 
after  Absalom. 

7  And  7  he  conferred  with  Joab 
d  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and  with 
Abialhar  e  the  priest  :  and  they,  8 
following  Adonijah,  helped  him. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Be- 
naiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Shimei, 
/"and   Rei,  and  the   mighty  men 

g' which  belonged  to  David,  were 
not  with  Adonijah. 

9  And  Adonijah  slew  sheep  and 
oxen  and  fat  cattle  by  the  stone 
of  Zoheleth,  which  is  by  9  En-ro- 
gel,  and  called  all  his  brethren 
the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king's  servants  : 

10  But  Nathan  h  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  Solomon  his  brother,  he 
called  not. 

11  Wherefore  Nathan  spake  unto 
Bath-sheha  the  mother  of  Solo- 
mon, saying.  Hast  thou  not  heard 
that  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith 
doth  reign,  and  David  our  lord 
knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that 


B.  C.   1015. 


i  1  entered 
into  days. 

2  them  seek. 

3  a  damsel, 
a  virgin. 
Abe  a  cher- 
isher  unto, 
a  2  Sa.  3. 
4. 

bhxi.  14.  11. 

5  reign. 
c2Sa.  15.1. 

6  from  his 
days. 

7  his  words 
were. 

d  c.  2.  28. 

e  2  Sa.  20. 

25. 

8  helped  af- 
ter Adoni- 
jah. 

f  c.  4.  18. 

g'2Sa.  23. 
8,  &c. 

9  or,  the  well 
Rosel.  2  Sa. 
17.  17. 

A2Sa.  12. 
1,  &c. 


k  1  Ch.  22. 
6—13. 

10  fill  up. 

11  What  to 
thee? 

I  vcr.  7—9. 

m  c.  2.  10. 

12  sinners. 


thou  mayest  save  thine  own  life, 
and  the  life  of  thy  son  Solomon. 

13  Go  and  get  thee  in  unto  kin* 
David,  and  say  unto  him.  Didst 
not  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  swear 
i  unto  thine  handmaid,  saying. 
Assuredly  k  Solomon  thy  son 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  1  why  then 
doth  Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest 
there  with  the  king,  I  also  will 
come  in  after  thee,  and  10  con- 
firm thy  words. 

15  And  Bath-sheba  went  in  unto 
the  king  into  the  chamber  ;  and 
the  king  was  very  old  ;  and  Abi- 
shag the  Shunammite  ministered 
unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and 
did  obeisance  unto  the  king.  And 
the  king  said.  11  What  wouldst 
thou  ■} 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My 
lord,  thou  swarest  by  the  Lord 
thy  God  unto  thine  handmaid, 
saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy 
son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne  : 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah 
reigneth  ;  and  now,  ray  lord  the 
king,  thou  knowest  it  not  : 

19  And  I  he  hath  slain  oxen  and 
fat  cattle  and  sheep  in  abun- 
dance, and  hath  called  all  the 
sons  of  the  king,  and  Abiathar 
the  priest,  and  Joab  the  captain 
of  the  host  :  but  Solomon  thy 
servant,  hath  he  not  called. 

20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O  king, 
the  eyes  of  all  Israel  are  upon 
thee,  that  thou  shouldest  tell  them 
who  shall  sit  on  the  throne  of  my 
lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  when  my  lord  the  king  shall 
sleep  m  with  his  fathers,  that  I 
and  my  son  Solomon  shall  be 
counted   12  offenders. 

22  And,  lo,  while  she  yet  talked 
with  the  king,  Nathan  the  pro- 
phet also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  say- 
ing, Behold,  Nathan  the  prophet. 
And  when  he  was  come  in  be- 
fore the  king,  he  bowed  himself 
before  the  king  with  his  face  to 
the  ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said,  My  lord, 
O  king,  hast  thou  said,  Adonijah 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

331 


Sulomon  declared  king. 

25  For  Ti  he  is  gone  down  this 
day,  and  lialli  slam  oxen  niiJ  fal 
cattle  aii'J  eliecp  in  abundance, 
and  luilli  called  all  llii;  kind's 
sniiB,  and  llie  cnptuina  of  the  host, 
and  Aliathai- the  priest  :  and,  be- 
hold, they  rht  and  drink  hefore 
)iim,  and  say,  13  God  save  o  kinj 
/donijnli. 

26  Bui  mc,  even  me  thy  servant, 
and  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Eenn- 
iah  the  son  ol'  Jehoiada,  and  thy 
serv[.nt  Solomon,  hath  he  not 
called. 

27  Is  this  thin^  done  by  my  lord 
the  king,  and  thou  hast  not  show- 
ed it  unto  thy  servant,  who  should 
sit  on  the  throne  of  my  lord  the 
king  after  him  ? 

28  Then  kin?  David  answered 
and  caia.  Call  mc  Bath-sheba. 
And  she  came  14  into  the  king's 
presence,  and  stood  hefore  the 
king-. 

29  And  the  king-  ewarc,  and 
said,  p  As  the  Lord  liveth,  that 
hath  redeemed  my  soul  out  of  all 
distress, 

30  Even  as  I  sware  o  unto  thee 
by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son 
shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall 
sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead  ; 
even  so  will  I  certainly  do  this 
dav. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with 
her  (ace  to  the  earth,  and  did  rever- 
ence to  the  king,  and  said.  Let  my 
lord  kinsr  David  live  for  ever. 

32  And  king  David  said.  Call  me 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the 
prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada.  And  they  came  before 
the  king. 

r>3  Tlie  king  also  said  unto 
them.  Take  with  you  the  ser- 
vants s  of  your  lord,  and  cause 
Solomon  my  son  to  ride  15  upon 
mine  own  mule,  and  bring  him 
down  to  Gihon.  t 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and 
Nathan  the  prophet  anoint  u  him 
there  king  over  Israel  :  and  blow 
ye  with  the  trumpet,  and  say, 
God  save  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after 
him,  that  he  may  come  and  sit 
upon  my  throne  ;  for  he  shall  be 
king  in  my  stead  :  and  I  have  ap- 
pointed him  to  be  ruler  over  Is- 
rael  and  overjudah. 

35  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada answered  the  king,  and 
■aid,  Amen  :  7c  the  Lord  x  God 
of  my  lord  the  king  say  so  too. 

37    As    y    the    Lord    hath    been 

with  mv  lord  the  king,  even  so  be 

332 


I  KINGS, 

n  ver.  19. 

13  Let  king 
Adon\jaii 

live. 

o  1  Sa.  10. 

£4. 

14  before 
the  king. 
p2Sa.  4.  9. 
g  ver.  13, 17. 
7-Ne.  2.3. 
Da.  2.  4.5. 
10.  6.  21. 
«2Sa.20.  6. 

15  which  be- 
lungelh  to 
me.  Kst.  6. 
8. 

t  2  Ch.  32. 

30. 

u  1  Sa.  10. 

1.  16.3.  12. 

2  Sa.  2.  4. 

5.  3.  c.  19. 

16.  2  K.  9. 

3.  11.  12. 

Ps.  89.  20, 

36.  Is.  45.  1. 

Ac.  10.  38. 

5  Cor.  1.  21, 

22 

vill.  9.  13. 

w  Pr.  72.  19. 

X  1  Ch.  17. 

27. 

y  Jos.  1.  5, 

17. 


r  ver.  47. 
Ps.  89.  27. 

a  Ex.  30.  23 
—25.  Ps.  89. 
20. 

6  1Ch.29. 

22. 

c  1  Sa.  10. 
24. 

16  or,  flutes. 

d  Pr.  14.  13. 
Ec.  7.  4—6. 

e2Sa.  18.27. 

/lCh.29.23. 

§■  ver.  37. 

ft  Ge.  47.  31. 

7  c.  3.  6. 
Ps.  132.  11. 

k  Ps.  128.  5, 
6. 


B.  C.  1015. 

he  with  Solomon,  and  make  hia 
throne  g-rcaler  z  than  the  thrnna 
of  my  lord  king  David. 

38  S'o  Z  idok  the  piiest,  and  Na- 
than the  prophet,  and  Bvnniah 
the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Che- 
reihites,  and  the  Pclethitcs,  went 
down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upoii  king  David's  mule,  ansl 
brought  him  to  Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took 
an  horn  of  oil  nout  of  the  tnberna- 
rle,  and  6  anointed  Solomon.  And 
they  blew  the  tiumpet  ;  c  and  all 
the  people  said,  God  save  kinj 
Solomon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  up 
after  him  ;  and  the  people  piped 
with  16  pipes,  and  rejoiced  with 
great  joy,  bo  that  the  earth  rent 
with  the  sound  of  them. 

41  And  Adonijah,  and  all  the 
guests  that  iccre  with  him,  heard 
it,  as  they  had  made  an  end  of 
eating,  rf  '  And  when  Joab  heard 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said, 
Wherefore  is  this  noise  of  the  city 
being  in  an  uproar  ? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hold, Jonathan  the  son  of  Abia- 
Ihar  the  priest  came  ;  and  Ado- 
nijah said  unto  him.  Come  in  ;  for 
e  thou  fiTt  a  valiant  man,  and 
bringest  good  tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and 
said  to  Adonijah,  Verily,  our  Jord 
king  David  hath  made  Solomon 
king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with 
him  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  the  Cherethiles, 
and  the  Peleihiles,  and  they  have 
caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule  : 

45  And  ifudolc  the  priest  and 
Nathan  the  prophet  have  anoint- 
ed him  king  in  Gihon  ;  and  they 
are  come  up  from  thence  rejoic- 
ing, so  that  the  city  rang  a^-ain. 
This  is  the  noise  that  ye  nav« 
heard. 

46  And  also  Solomon  sitteth  / 
on  the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And,  moreover,  the  king'» 
servants  came  to  bless  our  lord 
king  David,  saying,  God  g  make 
the  name  of  Solomon  better  than 
thy  name,  and  make  hia  throne 
greater  than  thy  throne,  h  And 
the  king  bowed  himself  upon  the 
bed. 

J8  And  also  thus  said  the  km», 
Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
which  i  hath  given  one  to  sit  on 
my  throne  this  day,  mine  eyes  * 
even  seeinp  it. 


B.  C.  1013.  CHAP.  II. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  were]  lc.2.  28. 
\vith   Adonijah   were   afraid,    and   mlSa.  14.45. 
sose   up,  and  went  every  man  his   Ac.  17.  34. 
way.  n  Joh  15.  22. 

50  And  Adonijah   feared  because    Pr.  13.  6. 
o.''  Solomon,  and  arose,  and  went,    21.  12. 

and  caught  /  hold  on  the  horns  of  o  c.  2.  21-25. 
the  altar.  UGe.  47.29. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  say-   De.  31.  14. 
ing-,     Behold,     Adonijah     feareth    Job  7.  1. 
king'    Solomon  :    for,   lo,   he  hath    b  Jos.  23.14. 
caug-ht  hold  on   the   horns  of  the   c  Pa.  89.48. 
altar,   saying',    Let  king  Solomon   He.  9.  27. 
swear     unto    me   to-day,   that   be   d  Ec.  12.  13. 
will  not  slay  his  servant  with  the    1  Co.  16.  13. 
gword.  :eDe.l7.  18- 

52  And   Solomon  said,  If  he  will   20. 

show  himself  a  -^vorthy  man,  there    f  De.  29.  9. 
m  shall   not  an  hair  of    him   fall    1  or,   do 
to  the  earth  ;  but  n  if  wickedness  wisely. 
shall   be    found  in    him,   he  shall    1  Sa.  18.  5. 
die.o  114.30. 

53  So    king   Solomon    sent,    and  gPs.  132.12. 
they  brought   him   down  from  the   /i2Sa.7.  16. 
altar.     And   he   came   and   bowed   2  be  cut  off 
himself    to    king^   Solomon  ;     and  from  thee 
Solomon    said   unto    him.    Go    to   from  the 
thine  house.  |  throne. 

CHAPTER  II.  i2Sa.l9.5-7. 

NOW  a  the  days  of  David  drew   i  2  Sa.  3.27. 
nigh  that  he'  should  die  ;  and  \  I  2  Sa.20.10. 
he  charged  Solomon  his  son.   Bay-  ,3 put. 
log,  l7n  ver.  9. 

2  1   b  go  the  way  of   all    c    the  | 

earth:    be   thou   strong'  therefore,  |n  ver.  31.34. 
and  show  thyself  a  man  ;  d  o  Ge.  42.38. 

3  And    keep    the   charge   of   the   44. 31. 
Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his  ways, 'p  2  Sa. 19.31- 
to  keep  his  statutes,  and   his  com- i  40. 
tnandments,   and   his    judgments,  |gr  2 Sa. 17. 27. 
Bnd  his  testimonies,  as  it  is  written   r  2Sa.  16.  5. 
e  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  /  thou   4  strong. 
mayest  1   prosper  in  all  that  thou   s2Sa. 19.18- 
doest,    and      whithersoever    thou   23. 
turnest  thyself;  \t  Ex.20.  7. 

4  That    the    Lord   may  continue  !  Job  9.  28. 
his   word,   which    he    spake   con-|uc.  1.  21. 
cerning     me,    saying.    If    g    thy  j  Ac.  13.  36. 
children  take   heed  to  their  way,  i  i>  Ac.  2.  29. 
to  walk  before  me   in  truth,  with   to 2  Sa.  5.  7. 
all  theii  heart,  and  with   all  their  :  a:  ICh. 29.27. 
soul,  there  ft  shall  not  2  fail  thee   j/ 1  Ch.  29. 

(said  he)  a  man   on   the   throne  of  23. 2Ch.l.l. 
Israel.  \z  Ps.  72.  8. 

5  Moreover,    thou   knowest    also  '  re    1  Sa.  16. 
what    Joab  the     son    of     Zeniiah   4,  5. 

did  to  me,  i  and  what  he  did  to  the   b  c.  1.  5. 
two    captains  of  the    hosts  of  Is- '  c  1  Ch.  22.9, 
rael,  unto  Abner  k  the  son  of  Ner,   10.  Je.  27.  5- 
and    unto    Amasa    I   the     son     of  8.  Da.  2.  21. 
Jether,    whom     he    slew,     and    3  5  turri  not 
ehed   the   blood  of  war  in  peace,   ««■«!/ mj^ 
and   put    the    blood  of   war  upon  ' /'^Lce.Ps.  132. 
liis  g'irdle  that  was  about  his  loins,    10. 
and  in  his  shoes  that  laere  on  his  d  c.  1.  3,  4. 
feet.  IcLe.  19.  32. 

6  Do  therefore    according    >n  to  I /Ex.  20.12. 

22 


David's  death. 

thy  wisdom,  and  n  let  not  his  hoar 
head  o  go  down  to  the  grave  in 
peace. 

7  But  show  kindness  unto  the 
sons  of  Barzillai  p  the  Gileadite, 
and  let  them  be  of  those  that  eat 
at  thy  table  :  for  so  they  came  q 
to  me  when  I  fied  because  of 
Absalom  thy  brother. 

8  .4nd,  behold,  thou  hast  with 
thee  Shimei  r  the  son  of  Gera,  a 
Eenjamite  of  Bahurim,  which 
cursed  me  with  a  4  giievous  curse 
in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Maha- 
iiaim  :  but  s  he  came  down  to 
meet  me  at  Jordan,  and  I  sware 
to  him  by  the  Lord,  saying,  I 
will  not  put  thee  to  death  with  the 
sword. 

9  Now  therefore  hold  t  him  not 
guiltless  ;  for  thou  art  a  wise 
man,  and  knowest  what  thou 
oughtest  to  do  unto  him  ;  but  his 
hoar  head  bring  thou  down  to  the 
grave  with  blood. 

10  So  David  slept  u  with  his  fath- 
eis,  and  was  buried  v  in  the  city  to 
of  David. 

11  And  X  the  days  that  David 
reigned  over  Israel  tcere  forty 
years  :  seven  years  reigned  he  in 
Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  Then  t/  sat  Solomon  upon  the 
throne  of  David  his  father;  and 
his  kingdom  was  established  z 
greatly. 

13  And  Adonijah  the  son  ol 
Haggith  came  to  Eath-sheba  the 
mother  of  Solomon.  And  she 
said,  Comest  a  thou  peaceably  ? 
And  he  said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have 
somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And 
she  said,  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said,  Thou  knowest 
that  the  kingdom  was  mine,  b  and 
that  all  Israel  set  their  faces  on 
me,  that  I  should  reign  :  howbeit 
the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
is  become  my  brother's  ;  for  it  ■was 
his  c  from  the  Lord. 

16  And  now  1  ask  one  petition  of 
thee  ;  deny  5  me  not.  And  she 
said  unto  him,  Say  on. 

17  And  he  sajd.  Speak,  T  pray 
thee,  unto  Solomon  the  king,  (for 
he  will  not  say  thee  nay,)  that  he 
give  me  Abishag  d  the  Shunam- 
mite  to  wife. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said.  Well; 
I  will  speak  for  thee  unto  the 
king. 

19  Bath-sheba  therefore  went 
unto  king  Solomon,  to  speak 
unto  him  for  Adonijah.  And  the 
king  rose  e  uxt  to  meet  her,  and  J" 

333 


/oai  tf  tlatn.  I  KINGS, 

oowed  himself  unto  her,  ari'l  sat  |  y  P«.  45.  9.    i 
down   on   Ins  thione,   anil   caused  ^  ^    ^    y 
a.  seal  to  be  set  for  the   king's  nio-    ,     '     '     '         ' 
ther;    and   she   sat   on  his  right  ^    t  2  Sa.  3.  35.  , 
hand.  it  2  Sa.  7.11- 

•2J  Then   she   said,    I   dcjire   one  1 13.  | 

small  petition  of  thee  ;  /  pray\ 
thee,  say  me  not  nay.  And  the 
king  said  unto  her,  Ask  on,  my 
mother  ;  for  I  will  not  say  thee 
nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag  the 
Shunammile  be  ^iven  to  Adonijah 
thy  brother  to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered 
and  said  unto  hia  mother,  And 
why  dost  thou  a.sk  Abishag  the 
Stiunanimite  for  Adonijah?  Ask 
for  him  the  kingdom  also  ;  for  he 
t«  mine  elder  brother  ;  «ven  for 
him,  and  for  Abialhar  h  the 
priest,    and   for  Joab    the    son   of 

Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by 
the  Lord,  saying,  God  i  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  Adonijah 
have  not  spoken  this  word  against 
his  own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  L  rd 
liveth,  which  hath  established  me, 
and  set  me  on  the  throne  of  David 
my  father,  and  who  hath  made  me 
an  house,  as  he  k  promised,  Adoni- 
jah shall  be  put  to  death  I  this 
day. 

25  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the 
hand  of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
da  ;  and  he  fell  upon  him,  that  he 
died. 

26  And  untoAbiathar  the  priest 
said  the  king.  Get  thee  to  Ana- 
thoth,   m  unto  thine   own    fields  ; 


Ic.  1.   52. 

mJos.21.18. 

5  a  man  of 
death. 

1  Sa.  26. 16. 

n  ISa.  23.6. 

2  Sa.  13. 
34,29. 

0  1  Sa.  22. 
20—23. 

p  ISa.  2. 
30—36. 
9C.  1.7. 
rDe.  32.35. 
»c.  1.  50. 
«Ex.21.  14. 
Eze.  9.  6. 

1  Pe.  4.  17. 


u  Nu.  35.33. 
De.  19.  13. 
21.8,  9. 

V  ver.  5. 

w  Ju.  9.  24, 

57. 

Ps.  7.  16. 

x2Ch.21.13. 


y2Sa.3.  37 

for  thou  art  5  worthy  of  death  :  i  y  2  Sa.  3.27. 
but  I  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee 
to  death,  because  n  thou  barest 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  God  be- 
fore David  my  father,  and  be- 
cause thou  bast  been  afflicted 
o  ill  all  wherein  my  father  was 
alHicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abia- 
thar  from  being  priest  unto  the 
Lord  ;  that  he  might  fulfil  the 
•word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  p  the  house  of  Eli  in 
Shilob. 

28  Then  tidings  came    to  Joab:   24.   3. 
(for  Joab  bad  q  turned   after  Ado- 1  „  i  o-    o  35 
nijah,    though    r    he    turned    not  i  %     '  cyj  '     ' 


o2Sa.20.10. 

6  2  Sa.  3.29. 

c  Pr.  25.  5. 

d  Ps.  89.  36, 

37. 

Is.  9.  6,  7. 

«  Job  34.  24. 

/Nu.  25.11- 

13. 

1  Ch.  6.  53. 


after  Absalom  :)  and  Joab  fled 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
and  caught  a  hold  on  the  horns  of 
the  altar. 

29  And    it  was    told    king  Solo- 
mon that   Joab  was   fled  unto  the 
tabernacle  of  the   Lord;    and,  be- j  Jos.  2.    19. 
hold,  he  is  by  the  altar,  t    Then  !  2  Sa.   1.  16. 
334 


h  ver.  8. 

I  2  Sa.  15. 
23. 

k  he.  20.  9. 


B.  C.  lOM. 
Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  eon  of 
Jehoiada,  saying,  Go  full  upon 
him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tab- 
ernacle of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  faith  the  king,  Come 
forth.  And  he  said,  Nay  ;  but  I 
will  die  here.  And  Benaiah 
brought  the  king  word  again,  say- 
ing. Thus  said  Joab,  and  thus  he 
answer-id  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him, 
Do  as  he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon 
him,  and  bury  him  ;  that  u  lliou 
mayesl  take  away  the  iiinoci'iil 
blood,  which  Joab  shed,  v  from 
me.  and  from  the  house  of  my 
fatner. 

32  And  the  Lord  shall  return  u 
hit  blood  upon  bis  own  head, 
who  fell  upon  two  men  more 
righteous  and  better  x  than  he, 
and  slew  them  with  the  sword, 
my  father  David  not  y  kn6wing 
thereof,  to  uit,  Abner  the  son  of 
Ner,  z  captain  of  the  host  of  Is- 
rael, and  Amasa  a  the  bod  of 
Jelher  captain  of  the  host  of 
Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore 
return  upon  the  head  of  Joab, 
and  upon  the  head  of  his  seed  6 
for  ever:  but  c  upon  David,  and 
upon  his  seed,  and  upon  liiH 
house,  and  upon  his  throne,  shall 
there  be  peace  for  ever  d  from  the 
Lord. 

3}  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada went  up,  and  fell  upon  him, 
and  slew  him  ;  and  he  was  buried 
in  his  own  house  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

35  And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada  in  his  room  e 
over  the  host;  and  Zadok  /  the 
priest  did  the  king  put  in  the  room 
o{  Abiathar.  g 

36  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
forShimei,  ^  and  said  unto  him. 
Build  thee  an  house  in  Jerusalem, 
and  dwell  there,  and  go  not  forth 
thence  any  whither. 

3^  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day 
thou  goest  out,  and  passest  over 
the  brook  Kidron,  i  thou  shall 
know  for  certain  that  thou  shall 
surely  die  :  thy  k  blood  shall  be 
upon  thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the 
king,  The  saying  is  good  :  as 
my  lord  the  king  hath  said,  so 
will  thy  servant  do.  And  Shi- 
mei dwelt  in  Jerusalem  many 
days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the 
end  of  three  years,  that  two  of  the 
servants  of  Shimei  ran  away  un- 


B.  C.  1014. 

to  Achish  I  son  of  Maachah,  king' 
of  Gath  :  and  they  told  Shimei, 
saying,  Behold,  thy  servants  be  in 
Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose,  and  saddled 
his  ass,  and  went  to  Gath,  to 
Achish,  to  seek  hia  servants  :  and 
Sbimei  went,  and  brought  his 
servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solonnon  that 
Shimei  had  g'one  from  Jerusalem 
to  Gath,  and  was  come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called 
for  Shimei,  and  said  unto  bim, 
Did  1  not  make  thee  to  swear  by 
the  Lord,  and  protested  unto  thee, 
Baying,  Know  for  a  certain,  on  the 
day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest 
abroad  any  whither,  that  thou 
ehalt  surely  die  ?  and  thou  saidst 
m  unto  me.  The  word  that  1  have 
heard  is  good. 

43  Why  ihen  hast  thou  not  kept 
the  oath  of  the  Lord,  and  the  com- 
mandment n  that  I  have  charged 
thee  with '? 

44  The  king  said,  moreover,  to 
Shimei,  Thou  knowest  all  the 
wickedness  o  which  thine  heart  is 
privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to  David 
my  father  :  therefore  p  the  Lord 
shall  return  thy  wickedness  upon 
I  bine  own  head  : 

45  And  king  Solomon  shall  be  g 
blessed,  and  r  the  throne  of  David 
shall  be  established  before  the 
Lord  for  ever. 

46  So  the  king  coinmanded  Be- 
naiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada;  which 
went  out,  and  fell  upon  him,  that 
he  died.  And  s  the  kingdom  was 
established  in  the  hand  of  Solo- 
mon. 

CHAPTKR  III. 

AND  Solomon  made  affinity 
with  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
and  a  took  Pharaoh's  daughter, 
and  brought  her  into  the  city  6  of 
David,  until  he  had  made  an  end 
of  c  building  his  own  house,  and 
d  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  wa!'  e  of  Jerusalem  round 
about. 

2  Only  /  the  people  sacrificed  in 
high  places,  because  there  was  no 
house  built  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord  until  those  days. 

3  And  Solomon  loved  g  the 
Lord,  walking  in  the  statutes  h 
of  David  his  father  ;  only  he  sac- 
rificed and  burnt  incense  in  high 
places. 

4  And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon  i 
to  sacrifice  there  ;  for  that  k  teas 
the  great  high  place  :  a  thousand 
burnt-offerings  did  Solomon  ofi"er 
upon  that  altar. 


CHAP.  III. 

1 1  Sa.  27.  2. 
m  Lu.  15.22. 
nEc.  8.  2. 
o  2  Sa.  16. 
5—8.  Ro.  2. 
15.  IJno.  3. 
20. 

p  Eze. 17.19. 
g  Ps.  72.  17. 
r  ver.  33,  34. 
s2Ch.  1.  1. 
a  c. 7. 8. 9.24. 
6  2  Sa.5.  7. 
CO.  7.  1. 
dc.  6. 
ec.  9.  15,19. 
/Le.  17.  3, 
5.  c.  22.  43. 
S  De.  30.16, 
20.  Ps.  31. 
23.  Mat.  22. 
37.  Ro.8.28. 
h  ver.  6.  14. 
Jno.  14.  15, 
21. 
J2Ch.  1.3, 

k  i  Ch.  16. 
39. 


Ic.  9.  2. 
m  Nu.  12.  6. 
Mat.  1.  20. 
n  Mat.  7.  7. 
Jno.  16.    24. 

1  01, bounty. 
o  c.   2.  4.  9. 

4.  15.  5. 
^2K.20.  3. 
Ps.  15.  2. 

g  c.  1.   48. 
rl  Ch.29.  1. 
sPs.  121.  8. 
t  De.   7.    6. 
uGe.  13.16. 

2  hearins. 

V  Pr.  2.  "^3-9. 
Ja.  1.  5. 
10  Ps.  72.  1, 
2. Jno.  5.  30. 
xUe.  5.  14. 
y  Ro.  8.  26. 
Ja.  4.  3. 
dmany  days, 

4  hear. 

z  lJno.5.14. 
ac.  4.29-31. 

5.  12.  10.  23. 
24.  Ec.  1.13, 
16. 

6  Mat.  6.33. 
Ep.  3.  10. 
c.  c.  4.21,24. 
Pr.  3.  16. 
rfc. 10. 23-29. 

5  or,  hrith 
not  been. 


Solomon  choeseth  icisdom 

5  In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared, 
to  Solomon  in  a  dream  m  by  night: 
and  God  said.  Ask  n  what  I  shall 
give  thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said,  thou  has. 
showed  unto  thy  servant  David 
my  father  great  mercy,  1  accord- 
ing as  he  walked  o  before  thee  in 
truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and  in 
uprightness  p  of  lieart  with  thee  ; 
and  thou  hast  kept  for  him  this 
great  kindness,  that  thou  hast  giv- 
en him  a  son  g  to  sit  on  his  throne, 
as  it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God,  thou 
hast  made  thy  servant  king  instead 
of  David  my  father  ;  and  I  ant  but 
a  little  child  ;  r  I  know  not  how  to 
go  s  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  seivant  is  in  the  midst 
of  thy  people  which  thou  hast  cho- 
sen, t  a  great  people,  that  cannot 
be  u  numbered  nor  counted  for 
multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an 
2  understanding  v  heart  to  judge 
ID  thy  people,  that  I  may  discern  x 
between  good  and  bad  :  for  who  is 
able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great  a 
people  ? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the 
Lord,  that  Solomon  had  asked  this 
thing. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him.  Be- 
cause y  thou  hast  asked  this  thing, 
and  hast  not  asked  for  thyself  3 
long  life  ;  neither  hast  asked  riches 
for  thyself,  nor  bast  askerl  the  life 
of  thine  enemies  ;  but  hast  asked 
for  thyself  understanding  to  4 
discern  judgment  ; 

12  Behold,  I  have  done  z  accord- 
ing to  thy  words  :  lo,  I  have  given 
thee  a  wise  and  an  understanding 
heart  ;  so  a  that  there  was  none 
like  thee  before  thee,  neither  after 
thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  given  thee 
that  6  which  thou  hast  not  asked, 
both  riches  c  and  honour  ;  so  that 
(Z  there  5  shall  not  be  any  among 
the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy 
days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my 
ways,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  ray 
commandments,  as  thy  father  Da- 
vid did  walk,  then  I  will  lengthea 
e  thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke  ;  and, 
behold,  it  was  a  dream.  And  he 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  stood 
before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  ofi"ered  up  burnt- 
oS'erings,  and   offered  peace-ofTer- 


e  De.  25.  15.  Ps.  21.  4.  91.  16.  Pr  3 
2.  1  Ti.  4.  8. 

335 


0/ theharlot$.  1  KINGS. 

ing-s,  ami  made  a  feast  /  to  all  his'/c.  8.  65. 
■erv'ttrits.  j  £sl.  1.  3. 

16  Then  came  there  two  women,  ]  Mar.  6.  21. 
that  were  harlots,  unto  the    king,  | 

and  3(ood  before  g^  him.  ig-Nu.  27.  2. 

17  And  the   one   woman  said,  O 

my  lord,  I  and  this  woman   dwell   A  Job  24.  16. 
in  one  house  j  and  I  was  delivered  iPs.  139.  11. 
of  n  child  with  lier  in  the  house.      | 

18  And  it  cani.=  to  pass,  the  third  t  Ge.  43.  30. 
day  after  that  I  wasdelivered,  that  Is.  49.15.Je. 
this  woman  was  delivered  also  :  31.  20.  Hos. 
and  we  were  together  ;    tlicre  was   11.8. 

no  stranger  with  us  in  the   house,' 

save  we  two  in  the  house.  \6iccre  hot. 

19  And  this  woman's  child  died  I 

in  the  night ;  because  she  overlaid  17  the  midst 
it.  \  of  him. 

20  And  she  arose   at  midnight,  7t  | 

and  took  my  sen  from    beside  me,^  Ps.  72.2, 
while   thine  handmaid  slept,  and! 4. 
laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and  laid  her 
dead  child  in  my  bo.=om. 

21  And  when  I  arose  in  the 
morning  to  give  my  child  suck, 
behold,  it  was  dead  ;  but  when  I 
had  considered  it  in  the  morning, 
behold,  it  was  not  my  son  which  I 
did  bear. 

Zi  And  the  other  woman  said. 
Nay  ;  but  the  living  is  my  son, 
un<i  the  dead  is  thy  son.  And 
this  said.  No  j  but  the  dead  is 
thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son. 
Thus  they  spake  before  the 
kinaf. 

23~Then  said  the  king,  The  one 
saith,  This  is  my  son  that  liveth, 
and  thy  son  is  the  dead  :  and  the 
other  saith,  Nay  ;  but  thy  son  is 
the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  liv- 
ing. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me  a 
sword.  And  they  brought  a  sword 
before  the  king. 

25  And    the    king   said.    Divide 
the  living  child  in  two,  and  give  5  or,  Ben- 
half  to  the  one,  and  half  to  the  hur. 
other. 

26  Then       spake      the      woman  6  or,  Ben- 
whose   the   living  child   wris  unto  dtkar. 
the  king,  (for  i  her  bowels  6  yearn 
ed  upon  her  son,)  and  she  said,  O  7  or,  B«n- 
my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child,  hesed. 
and   in  no   wi.se   slay  it.     But  the 
other  said.  Let  it  lie  neither  mine  8  or,  Bena- 
Dor  thine,  6u£  divide  ii.  binadab. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and 
said,    Give    her  the   living  child,   9  or,  Ben- 
and  ill  no  wise   slay  it;   she  is  the   geber, 
mother  thereof. 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  dNu.  32.41, 
judgment  which  the  king  had 
judged  ;  and  they  feared  the  king;  eJ)e.  3.  4,8. 
for  they  saw  that  the  wisdom  of 
God  leas  in  7  him,  to  do  k  judg-  10  or,  to 
ment.  Mahanaim. 

S36 


1  or,  the 
chief  ojjicer. 

2  or,  secre- 
taries. 
a2Sa.20.24. 

3  or,  re- 
Tn-mbran- 
cer. 

b  c.  2.  27,35. 
c  lCh.27.33. 

4  or,  levy. 
c.  5.  14. 


B.  C.  1014 

CHAPTER  IV. 

SO   king  Solomon  waa  king  over 
all  Israel. 

2  And  these  mere  the  princet 
which  he  had  ;  Azariub,  the  son  cf 
Zaduk  the  1  piiest ; 

3  Klihoreph  and  Abiah,  the  sons 
ofShieha,  Ascribes;  Jehoshaphats 
the  eon  of  Ahilud,  the  3  recoider. 

4  And  £cnaiah  the  son  of  Jehuia- 
da  loos  over  the  host:  and  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  6  were  the  priests  ; 

5  And  Azaiiah  the  son  cf  Na- 
than uas  over  the  officers  ;  and 
Zabud  the  son  of  Nathan  was 
principal  officer,  and  the  king's  e 
friend  ; 

6  And  Ahishar  teas  over  the 
bousehold  ;  and  Adonirain  the  son 
of  A  bda  loas  over  the  4  tribute. 

7  And  Solomon  had  twelve  offi- 
cers over  all  Israel,  which  provided 
victuals  for  the  king  and  bishouse- 
hold  :  each  man  his  month  in  a 
year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  are  their  names  : 
5  The  son  of  Hur,  in  mount 
Ephraim. 

9  The  6  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz, 
and  in  Sh:!albini,  and  Beth-she- 
mesh,  and  Elonbeth-hanan. 

10  The  7  son  of  Hesed,  in  Ani- 
botli  ;  to  him  pertnined  Socholi, 
and  all  the  land  of  Hepher. 

11  The  8  son  of  Abinadab,  in  all 
the  regifin  of  Dor  ;  which  bad 
Taphath  the  daughter  of  Solomon 
to  wife. 

12  Baana,  the  son  of  Ahilud  ;  to 
him  pertained  Taanach  and  Me- 
giddo,  and  all  Belh-sbean,  which 
is  by  Zartanah  beneath  Jezreel, 
from  Beth-shean  to  Abel-meholali, 
even  unto  the  place  that  is  beyond 
Jokneam. 

13  The  9  son  of  Geber,  in  Ra- 
moth-gilead  :  to  him  pertained  the 
towns  of  d  Jair  the  son  of  IVIanas- 
seh,  which  are  in  Gilead  :  to  him 
also  pertained  the  region  of  e  Ar- 
gob,  which  is  in  Bashan.  three- 
score great  cities,  with  walls  and 
brazen  bars. 

14  Ahinadabthe  son  of  Iddo  had 
10  Mahanaim. 

15  Ahimaaz  was  in  Naphtali  ; 
he  also  took  Basmath  the  daughter 
of  Solomcn  to  wife. 

16  Baanali  the  son  of  Hushai  was 
in  Asher  and  in  Alotb. 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah 
in  Issachar. 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah  m 
Benjamin. 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  was  in  the 
counti-y  of  Gilead,  in  the  country 
of  Sihou  king  of  the  Anicritcs,  and 


B.  C.   1014. 

of  Og  king  of  Bashan  ;  and  he 
teas  the  only  oiScer  which  wcs  in 
the  land. 

20  Judah  and  Israel  were  many, 
/  as  the  sand  which  is  by  the  sea 
in  multilud'S.  eating  §■  and  drink- 
ing, and  making-  merry. 

21  And  Solomon  reigned  h  over 
all  kingdoms  from  the  river  unto 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and 
unto  the  border  of  Egypt  :  they 
brought  presents,  i  and  served 
Solomon  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  And  Solomon's  11  provision 
for  one  day  was  thirty  12  measures 
of  fine  flour,  and  threescore  mea- 
sures of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty 
oxen  out  of  the  pastures,  and  an 
hundred  sheep,  besides  harts, 
and  roebucks,  and  fallow  dter, 
and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over 
all  the  region  on  this  side  the 
river,  from  Tiphsah  even  to  Az- 
zah,  over  all  the  kings  ou  this  side 
the  river  :  and  he  had  peace  k  on 
all  sides  round  about  him. 

25  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwell 
13  safely,  I  every  man  under  tti 
his  vine  and  under  his  fig-tree, 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  all 
the  days  of  Solomon. 

26  And  Solomon  had  forty  thou- 
sand stalls  of  horses  n  for  hrs 
chariots,  o  and  tv/elve  thousand 
horsemen. 

27  And  those  officers  provided 
victual  for  king  Solomon,  and  for 
all  that  came  unto  king  Solo- 
mon's table,  every  man  in  his 
mor'h  :  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for 
the  horses  and  14  dromedaries 
brought  they  unto  the  place  where 
the  officers  were,  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  charge. 

29  And  God  gave  Solomon  p 
wisdom  and  understanding  ex- 
ceeding much,  and  largeness  of 
heart,  e-^n  as  the  sand  that  is  on 
the  sea-shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  ex- 
celled the  wisdom  of  all  the  chil- 
dren of  the  q  east  country,  and  all 
r  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all 
men  ;  than  Ethan  s  the  Ezrahite, 
and  Heman,  t  and  Chalcol,  and 
Daida,  the  sons  of  Mahol  :  and 
his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round 
about. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand 
proverbs:  u  and  his  songs  u  were 
H  tnousand  and  five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from 
the  cedar-tree  that  is  in  Lebanon 


CHAP.  V.      Soiomon^s  agreement  u-itK  Hiram 


f  Ge.22.l7. 
c.  3.  8. 
P'e.'u'.  28. 
S  Ec.  2.  24. 
A2Ch.9.  ic6, 
&c. 

Pr.  72.  8-11. 
i  lSa.10.27. 
Ps.  68.  29. 

11  bre^id. 

12  cois. 

k  lCh.22.9. 

13  conji- 
denibj. 
Ue.23.  6. 
m  Mi.  4.  4. 
Zee.  3.  10. 
nDe.  17.  16. 
n  c.  10.  26. 
2Ch.  1.  14. 

14  or,  yiules, 
or,  stei/t 
beasts. 
Est.  8.  14. 
Mi.  1.  13. 

p  c.  3.  12. 

rj  Job  1.  3. 

Mat.  2.1,16. 

r  Ac.  7.  22. 

.slCh.15.19. 

Ps.  89. 

title. 

t  ICh.  2.  6. 

6.  33. 

Ps.  88. 

title. 

u  Pr.  1,  &c. 

Ec.  12.  9. 

V  Ca.  1.  1. 


w  2Ch.9.  1, 

23. 

Is.  2.  2.  3. 

Col.  2.  3. 

^ver.  10.  IS. 

2Ch.  2.  3. 

Huram. 

b  2  Sa.  5.  11. 

Am.  1.  9. 

clCh.22.8. 

28.  3. 

d  Ps.  72.  7. 

Is.  9.  7. 

1  say. 

e  2Ch.2.  4. 
2Sa.  7.  13. 
/lCh.17.12. 

2  say. 

g-lCor.12.14, 
&c. 

h  Da.  2.  21. 
i  Pr.  13.  1. 

3  heard. 

4  send. 

k  Ezr.  3.  7. 
Eze.  27.  17. 
Ac.  12.  20. 


even  unto  the  hyssop  that  spring- 
eth  out  of  the  wall  :  he  spake 
also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and 
of  creeping  things,  and  sf  fishes. 
34  And  w  t.here  came  of  all  peo- 
ple to  hear  the  v/isdom  of  Solo- 
in(;ii,  from  al!  kings  of  the  earth, 
which  had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 
CHAPTER  V. 

AND  Hiram  a  king  of  Tyre 
sent  his  servants  unto  Solo- 
rion  J  (for  he  had  heard  that  they 
had  an:;iiv'.sd  him  king  in  the 
room  of  his  father;)  for  6  Hiram 
was  ever  a  lover  of  David. 

2  And  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram, 
saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David 
my  father  could  not  build  an 
house  unto  the  name  of  the 
Lord  his  God,  for  the  wars  c 
•vhicb  were  about  him  on  every 
Bide,  until  the  Lord  put  them 
under  the  soles  of  his  feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God 
hath  given  rne  rest  d  on  every 
side,  so  tljit  there  is  neither  ad- 
versary niu'evil  occurrent. 

5  And,  behold,  I  I  purpose  to 
build  an  house  e  unto  the  name  of 
the  Lord  my  God,  as  the  Lotd 
spake  f  unto  David  my  father, 
saying,  Thy  son,  whom  I  will  set 
upon  thv  throne  in  thv  room,  he 
shall  build  an  house  unto  my 
name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou 
that  they  hew  me  cedar-trees  out 
of  Lebanon  ;  and  my  servants 
shall  be  with  thy  servants ;  and 
unto  thee  will  I  give  hire   for  thy 

(Servants,   according    to    all     that 

Ithou  shalt  2  appoint:  for  thou 
knowest  that  t'rvere  is  not  among 
us  g  any  that  can  skill  to  hew 
timber  like  unto  the  Sidonians. 

]  7  And  it  came  to  pass,  v/hen  Hi- 
ram beard  the  words  of  Solomon, 
that  he  rejoiced  greatly,  and  said, 

J  Blessed  be  tne  Lord  k  this  d.iy, 
which  hath  given  unto   Davtd   a 

I  wiie  son  i  over  this  great  psi:p;e. 

i    8  And   Hiram   sent  to   Solomon, 

:  saying,  I  have  3  considered  the 
things  ■which  ihou  sente<l  to  ir.o 
for  :  and  I  will  Co  ail  thy  dcs:r9 
concerning  timber  of  cedar,  s.nd 
concerning  timber  of  fir. 
9  My  servants  shall  bring  them 
down  from  Lebanon  unto  the  sep. ; 
and  I  will  convey  them  by  sea  ia 
floats  unto  the  pl.^ce  that  thou 
shalt  4  appoint  me,  and  will 
cause  them  to  be  discharged  there, 
and  thou  shalt  recoive  them:  ar>d 
thou  shall  aci'.nmplish  my  desire  in 

i  k  giving  fooa  tor  mi'  honse.iold, 
337 


Building  of  the  temple. 

10  So  flirani  i,:»ve  Solomon  ce- 
dar-uees  nntJ  tir-lrees,  according 
tu  ull  his  ilesire. 

11  And  Solomon  gave  Hirarr 
twenty  ihousanc.  5  measui'!s  of 
wheal  /or  food  lo  hia  household, 
nnd  twenty  measures  of  oure  oil  : 
thi's  ^uve  Solomon  to  Hiram  year 
by  year. 

12  And  the  lord  gav?  Soluiron 
w;sdom,  as  ne  proi'.i!»»c  /  him  ; 
and  there  wai  peace  between 
Hiram  and  Soion.on  ;  nr.a  '.hay 
two  made  u  lesj;ie  ',oj61.l.-,'i. 

13  And  king  iiulcinon  rcisad  a  G 
levy  out  of  ill  l.rae.  ,  and  the 
levy  was  thirty  thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  ihein  to  Leba- 
non, ten  thousand  a  month  liy 
courses  ;  a  nionin  they  were  in 
Lebanon,  and  two  months  at 
Lome  :  and  Adoniram  m  teas  over 
'.he  levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  lireescore 
and  ten  thousand  (hat  bare  bur- 
dens, n  and  fourscore  thousand 
hewers  o  in  the  mountains  : 

16  Beoide  the  chief  of  Solomon's 
officers  which  were  over  the  work, 
three  thousand  and  three  hun- 
dred, which  ruled  over  the  people 
that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  great  •tonec, 
costly  stonss,  and  hewed  stones, 
to  lav  the  foundation  of  the 
iioUBe. 

18  And  Solomon's  buildsrs  and 
Hiram's  builders  did  hew  them, 
and  the  7  etone-squarers  :  so  tney 
prepared  lirohjr  and  stones  to 
build  the  houie. 

CHAPTER  VL 

AND  it  caroe  to  puss,  in  the 
four  hundred  and  eightieth 
year  after  the  children  of  Israel 
were  come  cut  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solo- 
mon's reign  over  Isra<il,  in  the 
month  Zif,  which  is  the  second 
month,  that  he  began  1  to  build 
the  b.rtxie  of  the  Lord. 

2  Arc  thu  house  a  which  king 
Solomin  built  for  the  Lord,  the 
length  thereof  was  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  height 
thereof  thirty  cubits. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  tem- 
ple of  the  house,  twenty  cubits 
teas  the  length  thereof,  according 
to  the  breadth  of  the  house  ;  and 
ten  cubits  was  the  breadth  thereof 
before  the  house. 

4  And  for  the  house  he  made  2 
■windows  of  narrow  lights. 

6  And  3  asaiost  the  wall  of  the 
338 


I  KINGS. 
5  cort. 

U.S.  12. 

ti  tribute 
of  men. 

m  c  4.  6. 

nc.  9  SI. 

0  Jos.  9.  SI. 

7  or,  Gib- 
lites. 
Ei.  27.  3. 

1  buitl. 
a£ze.40,41. 

2  or,  lein- 
dows  broad 
within, 
and  narrow 
without  ; 
or,  skewed 
and  closed. 

3  or,  upon, 
OT, Joining 
to. 


4  floors. 
6Eze.41.6. 

5  ribs. 

6  narrow- 
ings,  or, 
"ehale- 
rnents. 
cDe.  27.5,6. 
c.  5.  17,  18. 

7  shoulder, 

8  or,  the 
vault- 
beams,  and 
the  ceilings 
with  cedar, 
dc.9.i. 
e2Sa.  7.13. 
/  Ex.  25.  8. 
2  Cor.  6.  16. 
Re.  21.  3. 
gDe.  31.6. 
He.  13.5. 

9  or,  from 
the  floor  of 
the  house 
unto  the 
walls,  and 
so. 

ver.  16. 
A  Ex.  26.  33. 
C.8.  6. 
£ze.  43.  33. 


B.  C.  1012. 

bo<i3«  bp  liuilt  4  chamliers  b  round 
aDoui,  ui^'umt  the  walls  of  the 
house  round  about,  both  of  the 
temple  nnd  of  the  oracle  ;  and  be 
made  5  chambers  round  about. 

6  The  nethermost  chamber  was 
five  culits  broad,  and  the  middle 
WIS  six  cubits  broad,  and  the  third 
wot  seven  cubits  bruad  :  for  with- 
out ii»  the  wall  of  the  house  h« 
made  6  i.  arrowed  rests  round 
aboi.t,  tha".  the  keaTns  should  not 
be  faslsneil  in  the  walls  of  the 
house. 

7  And  tl-.j  house,  when  it  was  in 
building,  was  built  of  stone  made 
ready  before  c  it  was  brought 
thither  :  lo  tbat  there  was  neither 
harnra^r,  nor  axe,  nor  any  tool  of 
iron,  beard  in  the  bouse  while  it 
was  in  building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  cham- 
ber wai  in  the  right  7  side  of  the 
house :  and  they  went  up  with 
winding  stairs  ii  to  the  middle 
chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle 
into  the  third. 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it ;  and  covered  the  house 

8  with  beams  and  boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers 
against  all  the  house,  live  cubita 
high  :  and  they  rested  on  the 
house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

11  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Solomon,  saying, 

12  Concerning  this  house  which 
thou  art  in  building,  if  d  thou  wilt 
walk  in  my  statutes,  and  execute 
my  judgments,  and  keep  all  my 
commandments  to  walk  in  them  ; 
then  ivill  I  perform  my  word  with 
tliee,  which  I  spake  e  unto  David 
thy  fa'hcr  : 

13  And  f  I  will  dwell  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  will 
not  forsake  g  my  people  Israel. 

14  So  Solomon  built  the  house, 
and  finished  it. 

15  And  he  built  the  walls  of  th« 
house  within  with  boards  of  cedar, 

9  both  the  floor  of  the  hcii.i*.  and 
the  walls  of  the  ceiimg;  ind  ha 
covered  them  on  the  inside  with 
wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of 
the  house  with  planks  of  fcr. 

16  And  he  buili  twenty  cubita 
on  the  sides  of  the  house,  both 
the  floor  and  the  walls,  with 
boards  of  cedar:  he  tten  built 
them  for  it  within,  eten  for  the 
oracle,  even  for  the  h  most  holy 
place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  is,  the 
temple  before  it,  was  forty  cubits 
long. 

18  And  the  cedar  of  the   houM 


B.  C.  \0V2, 

within  was  cVtrved  with  10  knops ; 
and  11  open  fiowers :  all  was 
cellar;   there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  And  the  oracle  i  he  prepared 
in  the  house  within,  to  set  there 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord.  I 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  fore ' 
part  was  twenty  cubits  in  leng'lh, 
and  twenty  cubits  in  breadth, 
and  twenty  cubits  in  the  height 
thereof:  and  he  overlaid  it  with 
pure  12  gold  ;  and  so  covered  the 
altar,  which  was  of  cedar.  I 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  1 
house  within  with  pure  gold  : 
and  he  made  a  partition  by  the 
chains  of  gold  before  the  oracle  ; 
and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold.  [ 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  over-  ' 
laid  with  gold,  until  he  had  fin- 
ished all  the  house  :  also  k  the 
whole  altar  that  was  by  the  oracle 
he  overlaid  with  gold.  | 

23  And  within  the  orarle  he 
made  two  cherubims  I  of  13  olive- 
tree,  e«cA  ten  cubits  high.  ! 

24  And  five  cubits  was  the  one 
wing  of  the  cherub,  and  five  cu- 
bits the  other  win^  of  the  cherub  ; 
from  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  other  were  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten 
cubits  :  both  the  cherubims  were 
of  one  measure  and  cie  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub 
was  ten  cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the 
other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubims 
within  the  inner  house  j  and  14 
they  stretched  forth  the  wings  of 
the  cherubims,  so  that  the  wing 
of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall, 
and  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
touched  the  other  wall  ;  and  their 
wings  touched  one  another  in  the 
midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubims 
with  goH. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls 
of  the  house  round  about  with 
earved  figures  of  cherubims  and 
palm-trees  and  15  open  flowers, 
within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he 
overlaid  with  gold,  within  and 
without. 

31  And  for  the  eritering  of  the 
oracle  he  made  doors  q/" olive-tree: 
the  lintel  and  side-posts  were  16 
a  fifth  part  of  the  wall. 

32  The  17  two  doora  also  were 
e/" olive-tree  ;  and  he  carved  upon 
them  carvings  of  cherubims  and 
palm-trees  and  16  open  flowers, 
and  overlaid  (hern  with  fold,  and 


CHAP.  VII. 

1  10  or, 
gourds. 

11  openings 
of. 

i  ver.  5,  16. 
Ps.  £8.  2. 

12  shut  up. 

k  Ex.  30.  1, 

3,5. 

2  Ch.  3.  7,     I 


The  house  of  Lebanon. 

[spread  gold    upon  the  cherubims 

j  and  upon  the  palm-trees. 

I  33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door 
of  the   temple  posts  of  olive-tree, 

\  19  a  fourth  part  of  the  wall. 

I    34  And  the  two  doors  were  of  fir- 

j  tree  :  the  two  m  leaves  of  the  one 

I  door  were  folding,  and  the  twa 
leaves  of  the  other  door  tt^ere  fold- 
ing. 


35  And  he  carved  thereon  cheru- 
bims   and     pitlm-trees  and  open 
flowers  ;    and   covered   them   with 
I  Ex  37  7-9  '  S^"'*^  fitted  upon  the  carved  work. 

■|  36  And  he  built  the  inner  court 
13  trees  of  I  with  three  rows  of  hewed  stone, 
oil,  or,  oily  j  and  a  row  of  cedar-beams. 

37  In  the  fourth  year  was  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  laid,  in  the  month  Zif : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in 
the  month  Bui,  (which  is  the 
eighth  month,)  was  the  house 
finished  20  throughout  all  the 
parts  thereof,  and  according  to 
all  the  fashion  of  it.  So  was  he 
n  seven  vears  in  building  it. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

BUT  Solomon    was  building  his 
own   house  thirteen  1  years, 
j  and  he  finished  all  his  house. 


trees. 

14  or,  the 
cherubims 
stretched 
forth  their 
wiiigs. 

15  openings 
of. 

16  or,  five- 
square. 

17  or,  leaves 
of  the  doors. 
IS  openings 
of. 


19  or,  four- 
square. 

m  Eze.  41. 
23. 


2  He  built  also  the  house  of  the 
forest  of  Lebanon  ;  the  length 
thereof  was  an  hundred  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  thereof  fifty  cu- 
bits, and  the  height  thereof  thirty 
cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar 
pillars,  with  cedar-beams  upon 
the  pillars. 

3  And  It  was  covered  with  cedar 
above  upon  the  2  beams,  that  lay 
on  forty-five  pillars,  fifteen  in  & 
row. 

4  And    there    were    windows    in 


20  or,  with 
all  the  ap- 
purtenances 
thereof,  and  '  three  rows,  and  light  3was  against 


with  all  the 
ordinances 
thereof. 

n  ver.  1.  9. 

ic.  a.  10. 

2Ch.8.  1. 

2  ribs. 

3  sight 
against 
sight. 

4  or,  spaces 
and  pillars 
were 

square  in 
prospect. 

5  or,  accord- 
ing to. 

6 from  floor 
to  floor. 


light  in  three  ranks. 
3  And   all  the   4  doors  and  posts 
were   square,   with   the   windows 
and    light   was    against  light    in 
three  ranks. 

6  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pil- 
lars ;  the  length  thereof  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
thirty  cubits  :  and  the  porch  was  5 
before  them  ;  and  the  other  pil- 
lars  and  the  thick  beam  were  6 
before  them. 

7  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the 
throne,  where  he  might  judge, 
even  the  porch  of  judgment  ;  an<i 
it  was  covered  with  cedar  from 
6  one  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  And  his  bouse  where  he  dwelt 
had  another  court  within  the 
porch,  which  was  of  the  like 
work.  Solomon  made  also  an 
house    for    Pharaoh's    daughter, 

339 


Orno-rntnts  of  the  temple. 

whom  a  he  had  tnken  to  tei/e,  like  i 
unto  this  porch. 

9  All  these  were  of  costly  stones,  I 
(nccordiiij  to  the  meusmes  of 
liewed  stones,  sawed  with  saws) 
Within  and  without,  even  from 
the  foundation  unto  the  coping, 
and  ao  on  the  outsidu  toward  the 
great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  uaa  of 
costly  stones,  even  great  stones: 
stones  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones 
of  eight  cubits. 

11  And  above  were  costly  stones 
(after  the  measures  of  hewed 
stones)  and  cedars. 

VZ  And  the  great  court  round 
about  wa»  with  three  rows  of 
hewed  stones,  and  a  row  of  cedar- 
beams,  both  for  the  inner  court 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  the  porch  6  of  the  house. 

13  And  king  Solomon  sent,  and 
fetched  Hiram  ;  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  wa.9  7  a  widow's  son  d  of 
the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  his 
father  e  was  a  man  of  Tyre,  a 
worker  in  brass  :  and  f  he  was 
tilled  with  wisdom  and  under- 
standing, and  cunning  to  work 
all  works  in  brass.  And  he  came 
to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all 
his  work. 

15  For  he  8  cast  two  pillars  g;  of 
brass,  ot  eighteen  cubits  high 
a-piece  ;  and  a  line  of  twelve 
cubits  did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters  of 
molten  brass,  to  set  upon  :he  tops 
of  the  pillars:  the  height  of  the 
one  chapiter  was  five  cubits,  and 
the  height  of  the  other  chapiter 
was  five  cubits  : 

17  And  nets  of  checker-work, 
and  wreaths  of  chain-work,  for 
the  chapiters  which  were  upon 
the  top  of  the  pillars  ;  seven  for  the 
one  chapiter,  and  seven  for  the 
other  chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and 
two  rows  round  about  upon  the 
one  net-work,  to  cover  the  chapi- 
ters thit  were  upon  the  top,  with 
pomegranates:  and  so  did  he  for 
the  other  ciiapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  were 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  were  of 
lily-work  in  the  porch,  four  cu- 
bits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the 
two  pillars  had pume ^ranates  also 
above,  over  against  the  belly 
which  was  by  the  net-work:  and 
the  pomegranates  were  two  hun- 
dred, in  rows  round  about  upon 
the  other  chapiter. 

340 


I  KINGS.  B.  C.  1005. 

ac.3.  1.        I   21  And  be  set  up  the  pillars  in 

2  Ch.  8.  11.   I  the  porch  h  of  the  temple  :  and  he 

!  set  up  the  right  pillar,  and  called 

6  Jno.  10.23.  the  name  thereof  Jachin  ;  9  and 
Ac.  3.  11.       I  be  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and  cuU- 

'  ed  the  name  thereof  10  Bouz. 
c  2Ch.4.  11.     22  And   upon  the  top  of  the  piU 
Huram.  lars  was  lily-work  :    bo    was    the 

ver.  40.  work  of  the  pillars  finished. 

23  And  he  made  a  molten  sea,  i 

7  the  eon  of  |  ten  cubits  11  from  the  one  brim  to 
a  widow  Jto- [the  oiher  :  it  was  round  all  about, 
man.  and  his  height  woi  five  cubits;  and 

a  line  of  ihirtv  cubits  did  compass 
d  2  Ch.2.14.  '  it  round  abcmt. 

j  24  And  Ic  under  the  brim  of  it 
e  2  Ch.  4.16.  1  round     about     there    were    knopa 

I  compassing  it,  ten  in  a  cubit,  cora- 
/  Ex.  31.  3.  ;  passing  the  sea  round  about :   the 

36.  1.  knops    were    cast    in    two    rows, 

when  it  was  cast. 
8 fashioned.     25    It    stood  upon   twelve   oxen, 

three  looking  toward  the  north, 
g  ver.  21.  and  three  looking  toward  the 
UK.  25.  17.  west,  and  tluee  looking  toward 
2  Ch.  3.  15,  the  south,  and  three  looking 
&c.  toward  the  east :  and  the  sea.  wot 

4.  12,  &c.        set  above  upon  them,  and  all  their 
Je.  52.  21,        hinder  pans  w«7e  inward. 
&c.  26  And   it  was  an   hand-breadth 

thick,  and  the  brim  thereof  wa« 
wrought   like  the   brim  of  a  cup, 

with  Howers  of  lilies  :  it  contained 
h  c.  6.  3.  two  thousand  baths, 

ver.  12.  27  And   he   made    ten    bases    of 

brass  :  four  cubits  was  the  length 

9  i.  e.  He  of  one  base,  and  four  cubits  the 
shall  es tab-  breadth  thereof,  and  three  cubits 
lish.  i  the  height  of  it. 

I   28  And   the   work  of    the     bases 

10  \.  e.  in  it  was  on  this  manner:  they  had 
is  strength,     borders,     and    the     borders     were 

between  the  ledges : 
t2K.25.  13.  ]  29  And  on  the  borders  that  were 
I  between  the  ledges  were  lions,  I 
W  from  /lis  I  oxen,  and  cherubims  :  m  and  upon 
brim,  to  his  i  the  ledges  there  was  a  base  above  : 
brim.  and   beneath  the    lions  and  oxen 

were  certain  additions  n  made  of 
A-2Ch.4.        thin  work. 
3,5.  30    And     every     base    had     four 

brazen  wheels,  and  plates  of  brass; 
I  Eie.  1.  10.  and  the  four  corners  ther-iof  had 
10.  14.  undersetters  :  under  the  laverjcere 

41.  19.  undersetters  molten,  at  the  side  of 

Hos.  5.  14.       every  addition. 
Re.  5.  5.  31  And   the   mouth   of  it,  within 

the  chapiter  and  above,  was  a 
m  Ge.  3.  24.  cubit ;  but  the  mouth  thereof  wat 
Ex.  25.  18.       round,  after  the  work  of  the  base, 

37.  7.  a  cubit  and  ao  half;  and  also  upon 
He.  9.  5.          the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings  with 

their  borders,  four-square,  not 
71  1  Pe.  2.5.   round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  wert 
o  Eze.  1. 15,  four  wheels ;  o  and  the  axle- 
&c.  treeaof  the  wheels  j«ere  joined  to 


B.  C.  1005. 


CIIAP.  VIII 


p'iCh.  4.  6. 
&c. 

13  shoulder. 

14  Heb. 
Hironi. 
Ter.  13. 

q  ver.  17,  18. 

15  upon  tlie 
face  of  the 
pillars. 


made  bright 
or,  scoured 


the  base,  and  'he  height  of  a  wheel   12  naTced- 
taas  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit.  ness. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels 
u-as  like  the  work  of  a  chariot- 
wheel  ;  their  axletrees,  and  their 
naves,  and  their  felloes,  and  their 
spokes,  were  all  molten. 

34  And  there  were  four  underset- 
tKrsto  the  four  corners  of  one  base: 
and  the  undersetters  were  of  the 
very  base  itself. 

35  And  ia  the  top  of  the  base 
%vas  there  a  round  compass  of  half 
a  cubit  high:  and  on  the  top  of 
the  base  the  ledges  thereof,  and 
the  borders  thereof,  were  of  the 
same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges 
thereof,and  on  the  borders  thereof,  |r  Ex.  27.  3 
he   graved  cherubims,   lions,   and 
palm-trees,    according   to    the    12  16  brass 
proportion  of  every  one,  and  addi- 
tions round  about. 

37  After  this   manner    he    made 
the   ten  bases:     all   of  them   had  '  17  in  Z/ie 
one    casting,    one    measure,    and  .thickness  of 

the  ground. 

38  Then  made  he  ten  lavers  p  of 
brass  :  one  laver  contained  forty 
baths  ;  and  every  laver  was  four 
cubits  :  and  upon  evei-y  one  of  the 
ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the 
right  side  13  of  the  house,  and  five   s  Ge.  33. 
on  the  left  side  of  the  house  ;  and  1 17. 

he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side  of  1 1  Jos.  3.  16. 
the  house  eastward,  over  against  j  18 yor  the 
the  south.  ^exceeding 

40  And     14    Hiram     made    \.\\e\multitude. 
lavers,   and  the  shovels,   and  the  j  19  searc/ied. 
basons.     So  Hiram  made  an  end  of  1 1  Ch.  22. 
doing  all   the  work  that  he  made  1 14. 

king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  |u  Ex.  37. 
Lord  ;  25. 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  i»o  [c  Le.  24.  5 — 
bowls  of    the  chapiters   that  icere\S. 

on  the  top  of  the  two  pillars  ;  and  j  20  ash  pans. 
the  two  net-works,  q  to  cover  the   21  holy 
two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  which   things  of 
were  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ;       David. 

42  Ant'   four    hundred   pomegra-   w  2  Sa.  8. 
nates  for  the  two  net-works,  even  \l. 

two  rows  of  pomegranates  for  one   a  2  Ch.  5.  2, 
net-work,  to  cover  the  two  bowls  &c. 
of  the  chapiters  that  ^cere  15  upon    1  princes. 
the  pillars  ;  6  2  Sa.  6. 

43  And  the  ten  bases,   and  ten   17. 
lavers  on  the  bases  ;  c  2  Sa.  5 — 

44  .4nd  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  9. 
under  the  sea  ;  d  Le.  23. 

45  And  r  the   pots,  and  the  sho-|34. 

vels,  and  the  basons  :  and  all  these  |  e  Nu.  4.  15. 
vessels,  which  Hiram  made  to  king   1  Ch.   15. 
Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  1 14. 
were  of  16  bright  brass.  |/2  Ch.  1.  3. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  i  g  2  Sa.  6. 
king    cast  them,  17    in  the  clayjlS. 


Dedication  of  the  temple. 

ground  between  Succoth  s  and 
Zarthan.  t 

47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  ves- 
sels unweighed,  18  because  they 
were  e.xceeding  many  :  neither 
was  the  weight  of  the  brass  19 
found  out. 

48  And  Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  pertained  unto  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  the  altar  m  of 
gold,  and  the  table  of  gold,  where- 
upon the  show-bread  v  was. 

is  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure 
gold,  five  on  the  right  side,  and 
five  on  the  left,  before  the  oracle, 
with  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps, 
and  the  tongs,  of  golil ; 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuf- 
fers, and  the  basons,  and  the 
spoons,  and  the  20  censers,  of 
pure  gold;  and  the  hinges  oy  gold, 
both  for  the  doors  of  the  inner 
house,  the  most  holy  place,  and 
for  the  doors  of  the  bouse,  to  wit, 
of  the  temple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work 
that  king  Solomon  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Solomon 
brought  in  the  21  things  which 
David  w  his  father  had  dedicated  ; 
even  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  did  he  put  among  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

THEN  a  Solomon  assembled  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  1  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  king  Solomon  in  Jeru- 
salem, that  6  they  might  bring  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
out  of  the  city  c  of  David,  which  is 
Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  as- 
sembled themselves  unto  king 
Solomon  at  the  feast,  d  in  the 
month  Ethanim,  which  is  the 
seventh  month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
came,  and  the  priests  e  took  up 
the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  tabernacle  yof 
the  congregation,  and  all  the  holy 
vessels  thai  were  in  the  tabernacle, 
even  those  did  the  priests  and  the 
Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  that  were 
assembled  unto  him,  were  with 
him  before  the  ark,  sacrificing  g 
sheep  and  oxen,  that  could 
not  be  told  nor  numbered  for  mul- 
titude. 

6  And  the  priests  brought  in  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the   Lord 

341 


Solomon'*  blessing. 

unto  hi»  place,  k  into  the  oracle  of 

the  hoU8e,  to  the  most   ho\y  place, 

even  under  the  wijigs  t  of  the  clie- 

rubims. 

7  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth 
tlieir  two  wings  over  the  place  of 
the  ark,  and  the  cherubims  cover- 
ed the  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof, 
above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves, 
that  the  2  ends  of  the  staves  were 
seen  out  in  the  3  holy  place  before 
the  oracle,  and  they  were  not  seen 
without  :  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  day. 

9  Tlie're  was  nothing-  in  the  ark, 
save  the  two  tables  of  stone, 
which  Moses  put  there  k  at  Ho- 
reb,  4  when  the  Lord  made  a  co- 
venant I  with  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, when  they  came  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy 
place,  that  the  cloud  m  filled  the 
noMEc  of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  because  of  the 
cloud  :  for  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

12  Then  n  spake  Solomon,  The 
Lord  said  that  he  would  dwell  in 
the  thick  darkness,  o 

13  I  ;?  have  surely  built  thee  an 
house  to  dwell  in,  a  settled  place 
9  for  thee  to  abide  in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face 
about,  and  blessed  r  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  :  (and  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel  stood  :) 

15  And  he  said,  Blessed  .f  6e  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  spake 
t  with  his  mouth  unto  David  ray 
father,  and  hath  with  his  hand 
fulfilled  it,  saying, 

16  Since  the  day  that  I  brought 
forth  my  people  Israel  out  of 
Egypt,  i  chose  no  city  out  of  all 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  an 
house,  that  my  name  might  be 
therein  ;  hut  I  chose  David  u  to  be 
over  my  people  Israel. 

17  And  V  it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  my  father  to  build  an  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David 
my  father.  Whereas  it  was  in  thine  ] 
heart  to  build  an  house  unto  my 
name,  thou  didst  well  that  it  was 
in  thine  heart  : 

19  Nevertheless  thou  shalt  not 
Imild  the  house  :  but  thy  son,  that  | 
shall  come  forth  out  of  thy  loins,  ] 
he  shall  build  the  house  unto  my 
name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  peiform- 

342 


I  KINtiS. 

ft  Ex.  26.  33. 
i  c.  6.  !i7. 

2  heads. 

3  or,  ark. 
2Ch.  5.  9. 
k  Ex.  25. 
21.  40.  20. 
De.  10.  2, 
5.  He.  9.  4. 

4  or,  where. 
/Ex.  34. 
27,28. 
"I  Ex.  40. 
34.  Le.  16. 
2. 

n2Ch.G. 
o  Ps.  97.  2. 
Is.  45.  15. 
p  2  Sa.  7. 
13. 

q  Ps.  132. 
14. 

T  2Sa.  6. 
18. 

«  Lu.  1.  68. 
t  2  Sa.  7.  5, 
&c. 

u  1  Sa.  16. 
1. 

«  1  Ch.  17. 
1,  &c. 


M  1  Ch.  28. 
5,  6. 

xDe.31.26. 
ver.  9. 
y  Ex.  9.  33. 
Is.  1.  15. 
zEx.  15.  II. 
2  Sa.  15.  22. 
aNe.  1.  5. 
Da.  9.  4. 
6  c.  3.  6. 
cc.  2.  4. 

5  There 
shall  not  be 
cut  off  unto 
thee  a  man 
from  my 
sight. 

6  only  if. 
d  Ps.  119. 
49. 

e  2  Ch.  2.  6. 
Is.  66.  1. 
Je.  23.  24. 
Ac.  17.  24. 
/  2  Cor.  12. 
2. 
ffDe.l2.  11. 

7  or,  in. 
Da.  6.  10. 
/i2Ch.  20. 


B.  C.  1005. 

ed  his  word  that  he  spake  ;  and  I 
am  risen  up  in  the  room  of  Duvid 
my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of 
Israel,  as  to  the  Lord  promised, 
and  have  built  an  house  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place 
for  the  ark,  wlierein  jr  is  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  which  he  made 
with  our  fathei-E,  when  he  brought 
them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  And  Solomon  stood  before  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
and  spread  y  forth  his  bands  lo> 
ward  heaven  ; 

23  And  he  said.  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  there  z  is  no  God  like  thee, 
in  heaven  above,  or  on  earth  be- 
neath, who  a  keepest  coven-inl 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that 
walk  6  before  thee  with  all  their 
heart  ; 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
vant David  my  father  that  thou 
promisedst  him  :  thou  spakest  also 
with  thy  mouth,  and  hast  fulfilled 
it  with  thine  hand,  asii  is  thisday. 

25  Therefore  now.  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  keep  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promisedst 
him,  c  saying,.  5  There  shall  not 
fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit 
on  the  throne  of  Israel  ;  6  so  that 
thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
way,  that  they  walk  before  me,  as 
thou  hast  walked  before  me. 

26  And  now,  O  God  of  Israel,  let 
d  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  verifi- 
ed, which  thou  spakest  unto  thy 
servant  David  my  father. 

27  But  will  God  indeed  dwell  on 
the  earth  ?  Behold,  the  heaven,  e 
and  heaven  of  heavens, /cannot 
contain  thee  ;  how  much  less  this 
house  that  I  have  builded  I 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto 
the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to 
his  supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  to  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee  to-day  : 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open- 
ed toward  this  house  night  and 
day,  even  toward  the  place  of 
which  thou  hast  said,  g  My  name 
shall  be  there  ;  that  thou  raayest 
hearken  unto  the  prayer  which 
thy  servant  shall  make  7  towsKd 
this  place. 

30  And  A  hearken  thou  to  the 
supplication  of  thy  servant,  and 
of  thy  people  Israel,  when  they 
shall  pray  7  toward  this  place  : 
and  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place ;  and  when  thou 
hearest,  forgive. 


B.  C.  1004. 

31  If  any  man  trespass  ag'ainst 
his  neighbour,  and  8  an  oath  be 
laid  upon  liim  to  cause  him  to 
Bwear,  and  the  oath  come  before 
thine  altar  in  this  house  : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants,  i 
condemning  the  wicked,  to  bring 
his  way  upon  his  head  ;  and  jus- 
tifying k  the  righteous,  to  give 
him  according  to  his  righteous- 
ness. 

33  When  thy  people  Israel  be  / 
smitten  down  before  the  enemy, 
because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee,  and  shall  turn  m  again  to 
thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
pray,  and  make  supplication  unto 
thee  9  in  this  house  : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people 
Israel,  and  bring  them  again  unto 
the  land  which  thou  gavest  unto 
their  fathers. 

35  When  heaven  n  is  shut  up, 
and  there  is  no  rain,  because  they 
have  sinned  against  thee  ;  if  they 
pray  toward  this  place,  and  con- 
fess thy  name,  and  turn  from 
their  sin,  when  thou  afBictest 
them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven, 
and  forgive  tlie  sin  of  thy  ser- 
vants, and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
that  thou  teach  o  them  the  good 
■way  wherein  they  should  walk, 
and  give  rain  upon  thy  land 
which  thou  hast  given  to  thy  peo- 
ple for  an  inheritance. 

37  If  p  there  be  in  the  land  fa- 
mine, if  there  lie  pestilence,  blast- 
ing, mildew,  locust,  or  if  there  be 
caterpillar  ;  if  their  enemy  besiege 
them  in  the  land  of  their  cities  ; 
10  whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever 
sickness  there  he  ; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication 
soever  be  made  by  any  man,  or  by 
all  thy  people  Israel,  which  shall 
know  every  man  the  plague  of  his 
own  heart,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  this  house  : 

c9  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  forgive,  and 
do,  and  give  to  every  man  accor- 
ding to  his  ways,  whose  heart  thou 
knowest;  (for  q  thou,  even  thou 
only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the 
children  of  men  ;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  r  thee  all 
the  days  that  they  live  in  the 
land  which  thou  gavest  unto  our 
fathers. 

41  Moreover,  concerning  a  stran- 
ger that  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel, 
but  Cometh  out  of  a  far  country 
for  thy  name's  sake  ; 


CHAP.   VIII 

8  he  require 
an  oath  of 
him.   Ex. 

22.  11. 

i  Ex.34.  7. 
De.  25.  1. 
k  Is.  3.  10. 
Ro.  2.  13. 

7.  9. 

^De.  28.  25, 
OTLe.  26.  40 
—42.  Ne.  1. 
8,9 

9  or,  to- 
ward. 

n  Le.  26.  19. 
De.  28.  23. 
o  1  Sa.  12. 

23.  Pa.  25. 

8.  94.  12. 
pLe.  26.  16. 
De.  28.  21, 
&c.  2Ch. 
20.  9. 

10  or,  juris- 
diction. 

q  1  Ch.  28. 

9.  Ps.  11.4. 
Je.  17.  10. 
He.  4.  12. 

r  Ps.  130.  4. 


sDe.  4.  34. 
Z2K.  19.  19. 
Ps.  67.2. 
102.  15. 

11  thy  name 
is  called 
upon  this 
house. 

12  the  way 
of  the  city. 

13  or,  right, 
u  Ec.  7.  20. 
Ja.  3.  2.   1 
Jno.  1.8,  10. 
V  De.  28.  36, 
64. 

14  bring 
back  to 
their  heart, 
te  Ne.  1.  6, 
&c.  Ps.  106. 
6.  Da.  9.  5, 
4c. 

X  Je.  29.  12 
—14.  Ho. 
14.  1,2. 
y  vet.  29. 

15  or,  right. 
z  Ezr.  7.  6. 
Ps.  106.  46. 
aDe.  9.  29. 
6De.  4.  20. 
Je.  11.4. 


Solomon^  s  prayer 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy 
great  name,  and  of  thy  g  strong' 
hand,  and  of  thy  stretched-out 
arm  ;)  when  he  shall  come  a.ld 
pray  toward  this  house  ; 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  do  according 
to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  for  ;  that  t  all  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  thy  name,  to  fear 
thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel  ;  and 
that  they  may  know  that  11  this 
house,  which  I  have  builded,  is 
called  by  thy  name. 

44  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle 
against  their  enemy,  whitherso- 
ever thou  shall  send  them,  and 
shall  pray  unto  the  Lord  toward 
12  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toward  the  house  that  I  have 
built  for  thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven 
their  prayer  and  their  supplica- 
tion, and  maintain  their  13  cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for 
u  there  is  no  man  that  sinneth 
not,)  and  thou  be  angry  with 
them,  and  deliver  them  to  the 
enemy,  so  that  they  carry  them 
away  v  captives  unto  the  land  of 
the  enemy,  far  or  near  ; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  14  bethink 
themselves  in  the  land  whither 
they  were  carried  captives,  and 
lepent,  and  make  supplication 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that 
carried  them  captives,  saying,  to 
We  have  sinned,  and  have  done 
perversely,  we  have  committed 
wickedness  ; 

48  And  so  return  x  unto  thee 
with  all  their  heart,  and  with  all 
their  soul,  in  the  land  of  their  ene- 

nies  which  led  them  away  cap- 
tive, and  pray  unto  thee  toward  y 
their  land  which  thou  gavest  unto 
their  fathers,  the  city  which  thou 
hast  chosen,  and  the  house  which 
I  have  built  for  thy  name  : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication  in  heaven 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  maintain 
their  15  cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that 
have  sinned  against  thee,  and  all 
their  transgressions  wherein  they 
have  transgressed  against  thee, 
and  give  z  them  compassion  be- 
fore them  who  carried  them  cap- 
tive, that  they  may  have  compas- 
sion on  them  : 

51  For  a  they  be  thy  people  and 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
broughtest  forth  out  of  Egypt, 
from  the  midst  of  the  b  furnace  of 
iron  : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 

343 


Sotomnn't  tacrijice. 

unto  the  supplication  of  thy  ser- 
vnnt,  and  unto  the  supplication  of 
thy  people  IsraiH,  to  hearlcon  unto 
them  in  all  thai  they  cull  for  unto 
thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them 
from  among  all  the  people  of  the 
earth,  to  be  thine  inheritance,  ns 
thou  spakest  c  by  the  hand  of 
Muses  thy  servant,  when  thou 
brnug^htest  our  fathers  out  of 
Egypt,  O  Lord  God. 

54  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Sol- 
omon had  made  an  end  of  praying 
aii  this  prayer  and  lupplication 
unto  the  Lord,  he  arose  from  be- 
for<;  the  altar  of  the  Lord,  from 
kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his 
hands  spread  up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood,  and  blessed  d  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  with  a 
loud  voice,  sayinsr. 

56  Blessed  be  the'Lord,  that  hath 
given  rest  unto  his  people  Israel, 
according  to  all  that  he  promised  : 
there  e  hath  not  failed  16  one  word 
of  all  his  good  promise,  which  he 
promised  y^  by  the  hand  of  Moses 
his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with 
us,  as  he  was  with  our  fathers  : 
let  g  him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake 
us  ; 

58  That  he  may  incline  h  our 
hearts  unto  him,  to  walk  in  all  his 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  statutes,  and  his 
judgments,  which  be  commanded 
our  fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words, 
wherewith  I  have  made  supplica- 
tion before  the  Lord,  be  nigh  unto 
the  Lord  our  God  day  and  night, 
that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  peo- 
ple Israel  at  17  all  times,  as  the 
matter  shall  require  ; 

60  That  i  all  the  people  of  the 
earth  may  know  that  k  the  Lord 
is  God,  and  that  there  is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart,  therefore,  be  I 
perfect  with  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  bis  statutes,  and  to  keep 
his  commandments,  as  at  this 
day. 

62  And  m  the  king,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  offered  sacrifice  before 
the  Lord. 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a  sacri- 
fice of  peace-offerings,  which  he 
offered  unto  the  Lord,  two  and 
twenty  thousand  oxen,  and  an 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
sheep.  So  the  king  and  all  the 
children  of  Israel  dedicated  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king 

244 


I  KINGS. 

cEx.  19.5,G. 
Dc.  14.  2. 

d2Sa.  6.  IS. 

e  Jos.  23.  H. 

le  fallen. 

/De.l2. 10, 
11. 

g  De.  31.  6. 

A  Ps.  119.36. 

17  the  thing 
of  a  day  in 
his  day. 

i  Jos.  4.  24. 
■%eT.  43. 

K  De.4.  35, 
39. 

^De.  18.  13. 

7n2Ch.7.  4, 
&c. 


n2Ch.  4.  1. 

0  ver.  2. 
pNu.  34.  5, 

17  or, 
thanked, 
q  Pk.  106.  4, 
5.  122.  6—9. 
«2Ch.  7. 

11,  &c. 

6  c.  7.  1. 
c2Ch.  8.  6. 
dc.  3.  5. 
e2K.  20.  5. 

1  Jno.  5.  14. 
/  c.  8.  29. 
5-Ue.  11.  12. 
h  c.  2.  4.  6. 

12.  15.  5. 

i  Pr.  10.  9. 

28.  18. 

k  1  Ch.  22. 

9,  10.  Ps. 

132.  12. 

/  2  Sa.  7.  14. 

Ps.  89.  30, 

&c. 

mDe.  4.  26. 

2K.  17.  23. 

nJe.7.  14. 


B.  C.  1004. 

Imllow  the  middle  of  the  court 
that  was  before  the  house  of  the 
Lord:  for  there  he  offered  bumt- 
offcruigs,  and  meat-olferings,  and 
the  ful  of  the  peace-ofi'erings ; 
because  the  brazen  n  altar  that 
was  before  the  Lord  leas  too  little 
to  receive  the  burnt- offerings  and 
meat-offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the 
peace-olierings. 

65  And  atthat  time  Solomon  held 
a  feast,  o  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
a  great  congrejfation,  froni  the 
enteringp  in  of  Hamath  unto  the 
river  of  Egypt,  before  the  Lord  our 
God,  seven  days  and  seven  days, 
even  fourteen  days. 

66  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the 
people  away  :  and  they  17  blessed 
the  king,  and  went  unto  their  tents 
joyful  and  glad  of  heart,  for  all  the 
goodness  q  that  the  Lord  had  done 
for  David  his  servant,  and  for  Is- 
rael his  people. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Solomon  had  finished  the 
building  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house,  6  and  all  c 
Solomon's  desire  which  he  was 
pleased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  the  second  time,  as  he 
had  d  appeared  unto  him  at  Gi- 
be on. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
I  have  heard  e  thy  prayer  and  thy 
supplication  that  thou  hast  made 
before  me  :  1  have  hallowed  this 
house  which  thou  hast  built,  to  put 
my  /  name  there  for  ever  ;  ami 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall  ba 
there  g  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me, 
as  David  h  thy  father  walked,  in  t 
integrity  of  heart,  and  in  upright- 
ness, to  do  according  to  all  that  I 
have  commanded  tuee,  and  wilt 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  judg- 
ments : 

5  Then  I  will  establish  the  throne 
of  thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for 
ever,  as  I  promised  k  to  David  thy 
father,  saying.  There  shall  not 
fail  thee  a  man  upon  the  throne  of 
Israel. 

6  But  if  I  ye  shall  at  all  turn  from 
following  me,  ye  or  your  children, 
and  will  not  keep  my  command- 
ments and  my  statutes  which  I 
have  set  before  you,  but  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship 
them  : 

7  Th.;n  m  will  I  cut  off  Israel  out 
of  the  land  which  I  have  given 
them  :  and  this  bouse,  n  which  I 
have  hallowed  for  my  name,  will 


B.  C.  992. 

I  cast  out  of  my  si  jht  and  Israel 
shall  be  a  proverb  o  and  a  by-word 
amonjf  ail  people  : 

8  And  at  this  house,  which  is 
high,  every  one  that  passeth  by  it 
Bhall  be  astonished,  and  shall 
hiss;  and  they  shall  say.  Why  p 
hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto 
this  land,  and  to  this  house  ? 

9  And  they  shall  answer.  Be- 
cause they  forsook  g  the  Lord 
theii  God,  who  brought  forth  their 
fathers  out  of  the  land  of  Ejypt, 
and  have  taken  hold  upon  other 
g-ods,  and  have  worshipped  them, 
and  served  them  :  therefore  r 
hath  the  Lord  brought  upon  them 
all  this  evil. 

10  And  s  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  when  Solo- 
mon had  built  the  two  houses,  the 
house  of  the  Lord  and  the  king's 
house, 

11  (Now  Hiram  the  king  of 
Tyre  had  furnished  Solomon  with 
cedar-trees, and  fir-trees,  and  with 
gold,  according  to  all  bis  desire,) 
ihat  then  king  Solomon  gave 
Hiram  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of 
Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from 
Tyre  to  see  the  cities  which  Solo- 
mon had  given  him  ;  and  they  1 
pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said.  What  cities  are 
these  which  thou  hast  given  me, 
my  brother  ?  And  he  called  them 
the  land  of  2  Cabul  unto  t  this 
day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king 
sixscore  tal-'nts  of  gold. 

15  And  this  is  the  reason  of  the 
K  levy  which  king  Solomon  rais- 
ed. For  to  build  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  own  house,  and 
Millo,  V  and  the  wall  io  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  Hazor,  x  and  Megiddo, 
y  and  z  Gezer. 

16  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt 
had  gone  up  and  taken  Gezer, 
and  biUut  it  with  fire,  and  slain 
the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the 
city,  and  given  it  for  a  present 
unto  his  daughter,  Solomon's 
wife. 

17  And  Solomon  built  Gezor, 
and  Btth-horon  a  the  nether, 

18  .\nd  Baalath,  6  and  Tadmor 
in  tlie  wilderness,  in  the  land, 

IT  .Vnd  all  the  cities  of  store  that 
Solomon  had,  and  cities  for  his 
chariots,  f  and  cities  for  his  horse- 
men, and  3  that  which  Solomon 
desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  Lebanon,  and  in  ai}  the  land  of 
Ills  dominion. 

20  And  all  the  people   that  uere 


CHAP.  X. 

0  De.  28. 
37.  Ps.  44. 
14. 

p  De.  29. 

24,  26.  Jc. 

22.  8,  9. 

9  Zep.  1.  4, 

5. 

!-Je.  12.7, 

8. 

s2  Ch.  8.  1, 

&c. 

1  were  not 
right  in 
his  eyes. 

2  i.  e.  dis- 
pleasing, or, 
dirty. 

t  Jos.  19.  27. 
u  c.  5.  13. 
V  2Sa.  5.  9. 
%o  Ps.  51.  18. 
i  Jos.  19.36. 
yios.  17.  11. 
zJos.  16.  10. 
Ju.  1.29. 
a  Jos.  16.  3. 
6  Jos.  19.44. 
2  Ch.  8.  4, 
6,  &c. 
c  c.  4.  26. 
Z  the  desire 
of  Solomon 
which  he 
desired. 


d  Ju.3.  1. 
e  Jos.  15.  63. 
17.  12. 
/  Ju.  1.  23. 
Ezr.  2.  58. 
^Le.25.  39. 
^c.  3.  1. 
i  c.  7.  8. 
k  ver.  15. 
c.  11.  27. 
2  Ch.  32. 
5. 

4  upo7i  it. 
/2Ch.  8. 
12,  &c. 
mDe.  2.  8. 

5  lip. 

nc.  10.  11. 

0  Job  22. 
24. 

a2Ch.  9. 
1,  &c.  Mat. 
12.  42. 

b  Ft.  1.  5, 
6. 

1  words. 


The  queen  of  Sheba, 

left  of  the  Amorites,  Hittites, 
Perizzites,  Hivites,  and  Jebusites, 
which  were  not  of  the  children  of 
Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left 
d  after  them  in  the  land,  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  also  were 
not  able  e  utterly  to  destroy,  upon 
those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute 
of  bond-serviceyunto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  g- 
did  Solomon  make  no  bondmen  : 
hut  they  were  men  of  war,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
his  captains,  and  rulers  of  his 
chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  were  the  chief  of  the 
officers  that  were  over  Solomon's 
work,  five  hundred  and  fifty, 
which  bare  rule  over  the  people 
that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  But  h  Pharaoh's  daughter 
came  up  out  of  the  city  of  David 
unto  her  i  house  which  Solomon 
had  built  for  her:  k  then  did  he 
build  Millo. 

25  And  three  times  in  a  year  did 
Solomon  offer  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-otferings  upon  the  altar 
which  he  built  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  burnt  incense  4  upon  the 
altar  that  leas  before  the  Lord. 
So  he  finished  the  house. 

26  And  I  king  Solomon  made  a 
navy  of  ships  in  Ezion-geber,  in 
which  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the  5 
shore  of  the  Red  Sea,  in  the  land 
of  Edom. 

27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy 
his  servants,  shipmen  that  had 
knowledge  of  the  sea,  with  the 
servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  n  they  came  to  Opliir,  o 
and  fetched  from  thence  gold, 
four  hundred  and  twenty  talents, 
and  brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND  rt  when  the  queen  of  She- 
ba heard  of  the  fame  of 
Solomon,  concerning  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove  him 
with  hard  questions,  b 

2  .4nd  she  came  to  Jerusalem 
v/ith  a  very  great  train,  with 
cameis  that  bare  spices,  and  very 
much  gold,  and  precious  stones  ; 
and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him 
of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  I 
questions  :  there  was  not  any 
thing  hid  from  the  king,  which 
he  told  her  not. 

4  .A.nd  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 

345 


Solo»i07i's  teisdom,  ^e. 

Ihe  sitting  of  his  servnnls,  and 
ihe  2  uUendanoe  of  his  ministers, 
tiiicl  (heir  appiirel,  iind  his  3  cup- 
beiircra,  and  liis  asceiil  by 
which  he  went  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Luid  i  there  was  no  more 
spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king;,  It 
was  a  true  4  report  that  I  heard  in 
mine  own  land  of  thy  6  acta  and 
of  thy  wisdom. 

7  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  the 
wonts,  until  I  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  eeen  it  ;  and,  behold, 
the  half  was  not  told  me  :  thy  o 
wisdom  and  prospeiity  exceedeth 
the  fame  which  I  beard. 

8  Happy  c  an  thy  men,  happy 
are  these  thy  servants,  which 
(land  continually  befoie  thee, 
and  that  hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Blessed  d  be  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  delighted  in  thee,  to 
set  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel  : 
because  the  Lord  loved  Israel 
for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee 
king,  to  e  do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  And  /  elie  gave  the  king  an 
hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  of  spices  very  great 
store,  and  precious  stones  :  there 
came  no  mure  such  abundance  of 
spices  as  these  which  the  queen 
of  Sheba  gave  to  king  Solomon. 

11  And  the  navy  g  also  of  Hi- 
ram, that  brought  gold  from 
Ophir,  brought  in  from  Ophir 
great  plenty  of  7  almug-trees,  and 
precious  stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the  al- 
mug-trees pillars  8  for  the  house  of 
till!  Lord,  and  for  the  king's  house, 
harps  also  and  psalteries  for  sing- 
ers :  there  came  no  such  almug- 
trees,  nor  were  seen  unto  this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto 
the  queen  of  Shcba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that 
which  Solomon  gave  her  9  of  his 
royal  bounty  :  so  she  turned,  and 
went  to  her  own  country,  she 
and  her  servants. 

14  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was 
six  hundred  threescore  and  six 
talents  of  gold. 

15  Beside  that  fie  had  of  the  mer- 
chantmen, and  of  the  traffic  of  the 
spice-merchants,  and  of  all  the 
kings  of  Arabia,  and  of  the  10 
governors  of  the  country. 

16  .\nd  king  Solomon  m.tde  two 
hundred  targets  of  beaten  gold  : 
six  hundred  sltekels  of  gold  went 
to  one  target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred 
h  shields  of  beaten    gold  ;  three 

340 


I  KINGS. 

2  standing. 

3  or,  but- 
Uri. 

4  word. 

5  or,  say- 
ings. 

6  thou  hast 
added  wis- 
dom and 
goodtiess  to. 
C  Pr.  8.  34. 
d  c.  5.  7. 

e  Ps.  72.  2. 

Pr.  8.  15. 

/  Ps.  72.  10, 

15. 

g  c.  9.  27. 

7  2  Ch.  2.  8. 
9.  10,  11. 
algum- 
trees. 

S  a  prop,  or, 
raits. 

9  according 
to  the  hand 
of  king 
Solomon. 

10  or,  cap- 
tains. 

h  c.  14.  26. 


i  c.  7.  2. 

11  on  the 
hinder  part 
thereof. 

12  bands. 

13  so. 

14  or,  there 
was  no 
silver  in 
them. 

it  Ge.  10.  4. 
2Ch.20.  36. 

15  or,  ele- 
phants' 
teeth. 

led.  12,13. 
4.  29—34. 

16  the  face 
of 

m  Pr.  2.  6. 
Ja.  1.5. 
n  2Ch.  I. 
14,  &c. 

17  gave. 

18  And  the 
going 
forth  of 
the  horses 
which  v/a3 
Solomon's. 

0  Eze.27.  7. 
/>2K.  7.6. 

19  hand. 

1  or,  beside. 


B.  C.  992. 

pound  of  gold  went  to  one  shield  : 
and  the  king  put  them  ni  the 
houie  t  of  the  foretl  of  Lebanon. 

18  Moreover,  the  king  inado  a 
great  throne  of  ivory,  and  over- 
laid it  with  the  best  gold. 

19  The  throne  hud  fix  steps,  and 
the  top  of  the  throne  was  round  11 
behind  :  and  there  were  stays  12 
on  either  *ide  on  the  place  of  the 
seat,  and  two  lions  stood  besiile 
the  stays. 

20  And  twelve  lions  flood  there 
on  the  one  liile  and  on  the  other 
upon  the  aix  steps  :  there  was  not 
13  the  like  made  in  any  kingdom. 

!2l  And  uU  king  Soloinon'a 
drinking  vessels  were  of  gold, 
ami  all  the  vessels  of  the  house 
of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  toere  of 
pure  gold  ;  14  none  toere  of  sil- 
ver :  it  was  nothing  accounted  of 
in  the  days  of  Solomon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  na- 
vy of  Tharshish  k  with  the  navy 
of  Hiram  :  once  in  three  years 
came  the  navy  of  Tharshish, 
bringing  gold,  andsilver,  15  ivory, 
and  apes,  and  peacocks. 

23  So  i  king  Solomon  exceeded 
all  the  kings  of  the  earth  for  riches 
and  for  wisdom. 

24  And  all  the  earth  sought  to  16 
Solomon,  to  hear  his  wisdom, 
which  m  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  garments, 
and  armour,  and  spices,  horses, 
and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

26  And  Solomon  gathered  togeth- 
er chariots  n  and  horsemen  :  and 
he  had  a  thousand  and  four  hun- 
dred chariots,  and  twelve  thou- 
sand horsemen,  whom  he  bestowed 
in  the  cities  for  chjiriots,  and  with 
Ihe  king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  And  the  king  17  made  silver 
tohe  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and 
cedars  made  he  to  be  as  the  syca- 
more-trees that  are  in  the  vale,  for 
abundance. 

28  And  18  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  linen 
yam  :  o  the  king's  merchants  re- 
ceived the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and 
went  out  of  Egypt  for  six  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  an 
horse  for  an  hundred  and  fifty  : 
and  so  for  all  the  kingsof  the  p 
Hittite9,and  for  the  kings  of  Syria, 
did  they  bring  them  out  by  their  19 
means. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

BUT  king  Solomon  loved  many 
strange  women,    (1    together 


B.  C.  09'Z.  CHAP.  XI. 

■with  the   daughter  of   Pharaoh,)    a  Ex.  34.  16. 
women  of  the  Moabites,  Arnmon-    De.  7.  3,  4. 
ites,     Edomites,     Zidonians,    and   b  De.  17.  17. 
Hittites:  Ne.  13.  26. 

2  Of     the     nations    concerning  c  c.  8.  61. 
which   the   Lord   said  a  unto   the    d  c.  9.  4. 
children   uf  Israel,     Ye   sliall  not   2  called 
go  in  to  them,  neither  shall   they    Molech. 
come  in  unto  you  :  for  surely  they    ver.  7. 
will   turn  away   your   heart  after   3  fulfilled 
their  g-ods.      Solomon  clave  unto   not  after. 
these  in  love.  Nu.  14.  24. 

3  And    he    had   seven    hundred   e  Nu.  33.  52. 
wives,  princesses,  and  three   hun-   2  K.  23.  13. 
dred  concubines  :   and  his  wives  6  /Nu.21.29. 
turned  away  his  heart.  Ju.  11.  24. 

4*  For  it  came  to  pass,  when   Sol-  g  Ps.  78.  58. 

oraon     was    old,     that    his    wives  h  c.  3.  5.  9. 

turned  away  his  heart  after  other  2. 

gods  :   and  his  heart  was  not   per-  4  with  thee. 

feet  c  with  the  Lord  his  God,   as  i  Is.  29.  13, 

was  d  the  heart  of  David   his   fa-  14. 

ther  :  k  ver.  31. 

5  For  Solomon  went   after    Ash-  Zc.  12.16,20. 
toreth  the   goddess  of    the  Zido-  m  c.  21.  29. 
nians,    and    after  2    Milcom    the  2  K.  20.  17, 
abomination  of  the  Ammonites.  19.  22.  19, 

6  And  Solomon  did   evil   in   the  20. 

sight  of  the  Lord,  and  3  went  not   n2Sa.  7.  15. 
fully  after  the  Lord,  as  did  David    ver.  39. 
his  father. 

7  Then   did    Solomon     build   an    

high   place   e   fur   Chemosh,  /  the 
abomination  of  Moab,  in  the  hill    o  De.  12.  11. 
that  is  before  Jerusalem  ;   and  for  | 
Molech,  the     abomination  of  the 
children  of  Amnion. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his 
strange  wives,  which  burnt  in- 
cense, and  sacrificed  unto  their 
gods. 

9  And  the  Lord  was  angry  g 
with  Solomon,  because  his  heart 
was  turned  from  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  which  had  appeared  unto 
him  twice,  h 

10  And  had  commanded  him 
concerning  this  thing  that  he 
should  not  go  after  other  gods  :  but 
he  kept  not  that  whicn  the  Lord 
commanded. 

11  Wl.crefore  the  Lord  said  unto 
Solomon,    Forasmuch     as   this   is 

4  done  of  thee,  and  thou  hast  not 
kept  i  my  covenant  and  my  sta- 
tutes, v.'hich  I  have  commanded 
thee,  I  will  surely  rend  k  the  king- 
dom from  thee,  and  will  give  it  / 
to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  m 
days  I  will  not  do  it,  for  David  thy 
father's  sake  :  but  I  will  rend  it 
out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Howbeit  n  I  will  not  rend 
away  all  the  kingdom  ;  but  will 
give  one  tribe  to  thy  son  for  David 
mv  servant's  sake,  and   for  Jeru- 


plCh.  5. 
26. 

7  2  Sa.  8. 
14.  1  Ch.  18. 
12,  13. 

7-NU.24. 19. 
De.  20.  13. 

sGe.25.  2, 
4.  Ex.  2.  15. 

t  Ge.  21.  21. 

uGe.  41.45. 

V  c.  2.  10, 
34. 

5  send  me 
atoay. 

6  Not. 

w2Sa.  8.  3. 

^2Ra.  10. 
8.  18. 

V  c.  12.  2.  2 
"Ch.  13.  6. 


Solomon's  adversariet, 

salem's  sake,  which  o  1  have  cho- 
sen. 

14  And  the  Lord  p  stirred  up  an 
adversary  unto  Solomon,  Hadad 
the  Edoraite  :  he  was  of  the 
king's  seed  in  Edom. 

15  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  q 
David  was  in  Edom,  and  Joab, 
the  captain  of  the  host,  was  gone 
up  to  bury  the  slain,  after  he  had 
smitten  every  male  r  in  Edom, 

16  (For  six  months  did  Joab  re- 
main there  with  all  Israel,  until 
he  had  cut  off  every  male  in 
Edorn,) 

17  That  Hadad  fled,  he  and  cer- 
tain Edomites  of  his  father's  ser- 
vants with  him,  to  go  into  Egypt  ; 
Hadad  being  yet  a  little  child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  Mi- 
dian,  s  and  came  to  Paran  :  t  and 
they  took  men  with  them  out  of 
Paran,  and  they  came  to  Egypt, 
unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  ; 
which  gave  him  an  house,  and 
appointed  him  victuals,  and  gave 
him  land. 

19  And  Hadad  found  great  fa- 
I  vour  in   the   sight  of  Pharaoh,  so 

that  he  gave  him  to  wife  u  the 
sister  of  his  own  wife,  the  sister 
of  Tahpenes  the  queen. 
I  20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes 
bare  him  Genubath  his  son, 
whom  Tahpenes  weaned  in  Pha- 
raoh's house  :  and  Genubath  was 
in  Pharaoh's  household,  among 
the  sons  of  Pharaoh. 

21  And  when  Hadad  heard  in 
Egypt  that  David  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  v  that  Joab,  the  cap- 
tain of  the  host,  was  dead, 
Hadad  said  to  Pharaoh,  5  Let 
me  depart,  that  I  may  go  to  mine 
own  country. 

22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him, 
But  what  hast  thou  lacked  with 
me,  that,  behold,  thou  seekest  to 
go  to  thine  own  country  ?  And  he 
answered,  6  Nothing ;  howbeit 
let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  And  God'  stirred  him  up 
another  niveisary,  Rezon  the  son 
of  Eliadah,  which  fled  from  his 
lord  Hadadezer,  w  king  of  Zobah. 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto 
him,  and  became  captain  over  a 
band,  when  x  David  slew  them 
of  Zobah  ;  and  they  went  to  Da- 
mascus, and  dwelt  therein,  and 
reigned  in  Damascus. 

25  And  he  was  an  adversary  to 
Isiael  ail  the  days  of  Solomon, 
beside  the  mischief  that  Hadad 
did:  and  he  abhorred  Israel,  a,)jd 
reigned  over  Syria.  '  i,   '-,?,% 

25  And   Jeroboam    y  tlie    3on"l)f 
347 


AkijoJi't  yropfiecy. 

Nchat,  an  Ephrntliite  ofZureda, 
Solomon's  servanl,  (whose  mo- 
ther's mime  tons  Zcruah,  a  widow 
womnii,)  even  he  lifted  up  z  hia 
hand  asjainst  the  kingf. 
'Zf  And  this  toas  the  cause  that 
he  lifted  up  his  hand  against  the 
king  :  Solomon  built  Millo,  a  and 
7  repaired  the  breaches  of  the  city 
of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  loas 
a  mighty  man  of  valour :  and 
Solomon  seeing  the  young  man 
that  he  8  was  industrious,  he 
made  him  ruler  over  all  the  9 
charge  of  the  house  of  Joseph, 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that 
time,  when  Jeroboam  went  out  of 
Jerusalem,  that  the  prophet 
Ahijah  i  the  Shilonite  found  him 
in  the  way  ;  and  he  had  clad 
himself  with  a  new  garment : 
and  they  two  were  alone  in  the 
field  : 

30  And  Ahijah  caught  c  the 
new  garment  that  was  on  him, 
and  rent  it  in  twelve  pieces. 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam, 
Take  thee  ten  pieces;  fordthus 
Baitli  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  Behold,  I  will  rend  the 
kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Solo- 
mon, and  will  give  ten  tribes  to 
thee  ; 

32  But  he  shall  have  one  tribe 
for  my  servant  David's  sake, 
and  for  Jerusalem's  sake,  the 
city  which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  : 

33  Because  e  that  they  have  for- 
saken me,  and  have  worshipped 
Ashtoreth  the  goddesis  of  the 
Zidonians,  Chemosh  the  god  of 
the  iVIoabites,  and  Milcom  the 
god  of  the  children  of  Ammou  ; 
and  have  not  walked  in  my 
ways,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in 
mine  eyes,  and  to  Icep  my  sta- 
tutes and  my  judgments,  as  did 
David  his  father. 

34  Howbcity  I  will  not  take  the 
whole  kingdom  out  of  his  hand  : 
but  I  will  make  him  prince  all  the 
days  of  his  life,  for  David  ?  my 
servant's  sake,  whom  I  chose, 
because  he  kept  my  command- 
ments and  my  statutes  ; 

35  But  h  I  will  take  the  king-] 
dorn  out  of  his  son's  hand,  and  will  , 
give  it  untc  thee,  even  ten  tribes. 

35  And  unto  his  son  will   I  give  ] 
ione  tribe,    that  k  David  my  ser- 
vant   may    have     a    10    light    al- ' 
Wiy  tie  fore   me   in  Jerusalem,  the 
,,city  which  I   have  chosen  me   to 
■  put  my  name  there. 
37  .Vnd    I    will    take    thee,    and 
34S 


I  KINGS. 

r2Sa.  20. 
21. 

ac.9.  24. 

7  closed. 

8  did  toork. 

9  burden. 
6  c.  14.2. 

c  1  Sa.  15. 

27. 

dver.  11— 
13. 

e  ver.  5 — 7. 
Je.  2.  13. 
Hos.  4.  17. 

/Ps.  103.10. 

S  U.  55.  3. 

h  Ex.  20.  5, 
6. 

i  c.  12.  17. 

k  c.  15.  4. 
2  K.  8.  19. 
Ps.  132.  17. 

10  lamp,  or, 
candle. 


Ic.  9.4,5. 

?/i  Jos.  1.  5. 

n2Sa.  7.  11, 

27. 

o  Ps.  89.  30 

—34.  La.  3. 

31,  32. 

p  Pr.  19.  21. 

r/  2  Ch.  9. 

29—31. 

11  words, 
or,  things. 

12  daijs. 

13  called 
Hoboam. 
Mat.  1.  7. 
a  2  Ch.  10. 
1,  &c. 

6c.  11.26,40. 
clSa.  8.  11 
—18.  c.  4.  7. 
9.  15. 

d  Job  12.  12. 
e  Mar.  10. 
43,  44. 


B.  C.  984. 

thou  fchall  reign  according  to  all 
that  (hy  soul  desireth,  and  shall 
be  king  over  Israel. 

38  And  It  shall  be,  if  /  thou  wilt 
hearken  uiilo  all  that  I  command 
thee,  and  will  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  do  llmt  is  right  in  my  sight, 
to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
commandments,  as  David  my 
servant  did  j  that  m  I  will  be 
with  thee,  and  n  build  thee  a  sure 
house,  as  1  built  for  David,  and 
will  give  Israel  unto  thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the 
seed  of  David,  but  o  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  p  tberefor^to 
kill  Jeroboam  ;  and  Jeroboam 
arose,  and   fled   into  Egypt,  unto 

IShishak  king  of  Egypt,  and  was 
in  Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solo- 
mon. 

41  Andy  the  rest  of  the  11  acls 
of  Solomon,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and    his    wisdom,     are    they    not 

I  written  in  the  book  of  the  Acts  of 

Solomon  7 

I   42  And    the  12    time   that  Solo- 
I  moil  reigned  in    Jerusalem,    over 
j  all  Israel,  was  foity  years. 
43  And    Solomon    slept  with  bis 

fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the 
'city  of  David  his  father  :  and  Re- 
jhoboaml3bis  son  reigned  in  his 

stead. 
I  CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  a  Hehoboam  went  to  She- 
chem;  for  all  Israel  were  come 
I  to  Shechem  to  make  him  kin^'. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  b 
I  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
Iwas  yet  in  Egypt,  heard  o/ it, 
(for  he  was  fled  from  the  pre- 
Isence  of  king  Solomon,  and  Jero- 
1  boam  dwelt  in  Egypt,) 
I  3  That  they  sent  and  called  him. 
And  Jiroboam  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  came  and  sp.ike 
unto  Rehoboain,  baying, 

4  Thy  lather  made  our  yoke  c 
grievous  :  now,  iheiefore,  make 
thou  the  grievous  service  of  thy 
father,  and  his  heavy  yoke  which 
he  put  upon  ns,   lighter,  and  we 

I  will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  De- 
I  part  yei/or  three  days,  then  come 

again  unto  me.  And  the  people 
departed. 

6  And  king  Rehoboam  consult 
ed  with  the  old   d  men  that  stood 

'  before  Solomon  his  lather  while 
he  yet  lived,  and  said.  How  do  ye 
advise,  that  I  may  answer  this 
people  ? 

j  7  And  they  spake  unto  him, 
(saying,  If  thou  wili  be  a  servant 
le  unto   this  people   this  Jay,  an.l 


B.  C.  964. 

wilt  serve  them,  and  answer 
them,  and  speak  g-ood  words/  to 
them,  then  they  will  be  thy  ser- 
Tants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  foisook  the  counsel  of 
the  old  men,  which  they  had  given 
hira,  and  consulted  with  the  young' 
men  that  were  grown  up  with 
Iiim,  and  which  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
counsel  give  ye,  that  we  may  an- 
swer this  people,  who  have  spok- 
en to  me,  saying,  Make  the  yoke 
which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
grown  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou 
speak  unto  this  people  that  spake 
unto  thee,  saying.  Thy  father 
made  our  yoke  heavy,  but  make 
thou  il  lighter  unto  us  ;  thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  My  lit- 
tle finger  shall  be  thicker  than  my 
father's  loins. 

11  And  now,  whereas  my  father 
did  lade  you  with  a  heavy  yoke, 
I  will  add  to  your  yoke  :  my  fa- 
ther hath  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions,  g 

12  Ko  Jeroboam  and  all  the  peo- 
ple came  to  Rehoboam  the  third 
day,  as  the  king  had  appointed, 
saying,  Come  to  me  again  the 
third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  1 
people  roughly,  h  and  forsook  i 
the  old  men's  counsel  that  they 
gave  him  ; 

14  And  k  spake  to  them  after  the 
counsel  of  the  young  men,  say- 
ing, My  father  made  your  yoke 
heavy,  and  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke  :  my  father  also  chastised 
you  with  whips,  but  I  will  chas- 
tise you  with  scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearken- 
ed not  unto  the  people  ;  for  /  the 
;ause  was  from  the  Lord,  that  he 
might  perform  his  saying,  which 
the  Lord  spake  m  by  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat. 

16  So  when  all  Israel  saw  that 
the  king  hearkened  not  unto  them, 
the  people  answered  the  king, 
saying,  What  n  portion  have  we 
in  David  ?  neither  have  we  inheri- 
tance in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  to  your 
tents,  O  Israel  :  Now  see  to  thine 
own  house,  David.  So  Israel  de- 
parted unto  their  tents. 

17  But  0  (is /o?- the  children  of 
Israel  which  dwell  in  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over 
tuem. 

33 


CHAP.  xn. 

/  Pr.  15.  1. 

g-Eze.  2.  6. 

1  hardly. 

h  Pr.  10.  U, 
32.Ec. 10. 12. 
Ja.  3.  17. 

t  Pr.  13.  20. 

/:  2  Ch.  22. 
4,5. 

/Ju.  14.  4. 
ver.24.2Ch. 
22.  7.  25.  20. 
Am.  3.  6. 

OTC.  11.  11, 
31. 


o  c.  11,  13, 
36. 


p  c.  4.  6.  5. 
14. 

2  strength- 
ened him- 
self. 

9  2K.  17. 
21. 

i  or,  fell 
away. 

rHoa.  U. 
12. 

s2Ch.  11. 
1,  &c. 

t  ver.  15. 

u  Ju.  9.  45. 

V  Ju.  8.  17. 

w  De.  12.  5, 
14. 

a-2K.  10.29. 
17.  16. 

yEx.  32.  4, 
8. 

zGe.28.  19. 

aju.  18.  29. 
Am.  8.  14. 


Jeroboam's  idolatry. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  p 
Adoram,  who  was  over  the  tribute; 
and  all  Is.ael  stoned  him  with 
stones,  that  he  dieil  :  therefore 
king  Rehoboam  2  made  speed  to 
get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee 
to  Jerusalem. 

19  So  9  Urael  3  rebelled  against 
the   house  of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  And  it  caine  to  pass,  when  all 
Israel  heard  that  Jeroboam  was 
come  again,  that  they  sent  and 
called  him  unto  the  congiegation, 
and  made  him  king  over  all  Is- 
rael :  there  was  none  that  follow- 
ed the  house  of  David,  but  the 
tribe  of  Judah  only,  r 

21  And  s  v,/hen  Rehoboam  was 
come  to  Jerusalem,  he  assemlled 
all  the  house  of  Judah,  with  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin,  an  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand  chosen  men, 
which  were  warriors,  to  fight 
against  the  house  of  Israel,  to 
bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Re- 
hoboam the  son  of  Solomon. 

22  But  the  word  of  God  came 
unto  Shemaiah  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the 
son  of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah, 
and  unto  all  the  house  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  anil  to  the  rem- 
nant of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Loid,  Ye 
shall  not  go  up  nor  fight  against 
your  brethren  the  children  of  Is- 
rael :  return  every  man  to  his 
house  ;  for  t  this  thing  is  from  me. 
They  hearkened  therefore  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  returned  to 
depart,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord. 

25  Then  Jeroboam  buiJt  Shechem 
V  in  mount  Ephraim,  and  dwelt 
therein  ;  and  went  out  from 
thence,  and  built  Penuel.  v 

26  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his 
heart.  Now  shall  the  kingdom  re- 
turn to  the  house  of  David  : 

27  If  this  people  go  up  ia  to  do 
sacrifice  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
at  Jerusalem,  then  shall  the 
heart  of  this  people  turn  again 
unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Reho- 
boam king  of  Judah,  and  they 
shall  kill  me,  and  go  again  to 
Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took 
counsel,  and  made  two  calves  x 
of  gold,  and  said  unto  them,  It  13 
too  much  for  you  to  go  up  to  Je- 
rusalem :  behold  ?/thy  gods,  O  Is- 
rael, which  brought  thee  up  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el, 
z  and  the  other  put  he  in   Dan.  a 


Jtroboofn'i  hand  tcithireth. 

30  And  this  thin°^  became  6  a 
sin  :  for  the  people  went  to  vor- 
ship  before  the  one,  even  unto 
Pan. 

31  And  he  maiie  an  house  of 
high  places,  and  made  priests  c 
of  the  lowest  of  the  people, 
which  were  not  of  the  suns  of 
Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  orJained  a 
feast  in  the  eighth  month,  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  like 
unto  the  feast  d  that  is  in  Judah, 
and  4  he  oflered  upon  the  altar. 
So  did  he  in  Beih-el,  5  sacrificing 
unto  the  calves  that  he  had 
made  :  and  he  placed  in  Beth-el  e 
the  priests  of  the  high  places 
which  be  had  made. 

33  So  he  6  ofiersvi  upon  the  altar 
which  he  had  made  in  Beth-el, 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  eighth 
month,  even  in  the  month  which 
he  had  devised  /  of  his  own 
heart  ;  and  ordained  a  feast  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  :  and  he  of- 
fered upon  the  altar,  and  7  burnt 
g  incense. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND,  behold,  there  came  a 
man  of  God  out  of  Judah  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Beth- 
k1  :  and  a  Jeroboam  stood  by  the 
altar  to  1  bum  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar 
in  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and 
said,  O  altar,  altar!  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Behold,  a  child  shall  be 
born  unto  the  house  of  David,  Jo- 
siah  by  name  ;  and  upon  thee 
shall  b  he  ofi'er  the  priests  of  iiie 
high  places  that  burn  incense 
upon  thee,  and  men's  bones  shall 
be  burnt  upon  thee. 

3  And  he  gave  a  sign  c  the  same 
day,    saying.      This    is    the  sign 


r  KINGS. 

6  De.  24.  15. 

c.  13.  84. 

cNu.  3.   TO. 

2K.  17.  32. 

Eze.  44.  6— 

8. 

d  Le.  23.  33, 

34. 

4  or,  v>ent 
up  Co  the 
attar. 

5  or,  to  sac- 
rijice. 

e  Am.  7.  13. 

6  or,  tccnt 
up  to. 
/Nu.  15.39. 

7  to  burn. 
SC.  13.  1. 
a  c.  12.  32, 
33. 

1  or,  o_ff'er. 
6  2  K.  23.  15 
—17. 

cIs.  7.  14. 
38.  7.  22. 
Jno.  2.  18. 
1  Cor.  1.  22. 
d2Ch.l6.10. 
18.  2-5,  &c. 
25.  15,  16. 
Ps.  105.  15. 
Je.  20.  2.  4. 
Am.  7.  10— 
17.  Mat.  25. 
40.  Jno.  13. 
20.  Ac.  6.12. 
€  ver.  3. 


which    the     Lord    hath    spoken  ;   Ac.  8.  24 


/  Ex.  8.  8. 
Nu.  21.  7. 


Behold,  the  altar  shall  be  rent, 
and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it 
»hal'  be  poured  out. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
king  Jeroboam  heard  the  saying 
of  the  man  of  God,  which  had 
cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el, 
that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from 
the  altar,  saying,  d  Lay  hold  on 
him.  And  his  hand,  which  be 
put  forth  against  him,  dried  up, 
BO  that  he  could  not  puH  it  in 
again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and 
the  ashes  poured  out  from  the 
altar,  according  to  the  sign  e 
which  the  man  of  God  had  given 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and 
eaid  unto  the  man   of  God,   En- 

850 


Ja.  5.  16. 

2  the  face 
of  the 
LORD. 

g  1  Sa.  9.  7. 
2K.5.  15. 
ftNu.22.  18. 
^4.  13. 
i  1  Cor.5.11. 

3  son. 

k  ver.  8,  9. 

4  a  word 
uas. 

I  c.  20.  35. 
1  Th.  4.  15. 
m  Is.  9.  15. 
Je.  23.  32. 
n  De.  13.  1, 
3,  5.  18.  20. 
Ac   4.  19. 


B.  C.  975. 

treat  /  now  the  face  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  end  pray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  re»tori'd  me 
again.  And  the  man  of  God  lie- 
buught  2  the  Lord,  and  the 
king's  band  was  restored  him 
again,  and  became  ait  it  tcaa  be- 
fore. 

7  And  the  king  said  unto  the 
man  of  God,  Come  home  with  me, 
and  refresh  thyself,  and  I  will 
give  thee  a  g  reward. 
"«  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto 
the  king.  If  h  thou  wilt  give  me 
half  thine  house,  I  will  not  go  in 
with  thee:  neither  will  I  eat  bread 
nor  drink  water  in  this  place  : 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  saying. 
Eat  i  no  bread,  nor  drink  water, 
nor  turn  again  by  the  same  way 
that  thou  earnest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and 
returned  not  by  the  way  that  he 
came  to  Beth-el. 

11  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  pro- 
phet in  Beth-el  :  and  his  3  eons 
came  and  told  him  all  the  works 
thai  the  man  of  God  had  done 
that  day  in  Beth-el  :  the  words 
vhich  he  had  spoken  unto  the 
king,  them  they  told  also  to  their 
father. 

12  And  their  father  eaid  unto 
them.  What  way  went  he?  for 
his  sons  had  seen  what  way  the 
man  of  God  went  which  came 
from  Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.  So  they  sad- 
dled him  the  ass,  and  he  rode 
thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of 
God,  and  found  him  sitting  under 
an  oak  :  and  he  said  unto  him, 
AtI  thou  the  man  of  God  thai 
camesi  from  Judah  ?  and  he  said, 
I  am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him.  Come 
borne  with  me,  and  eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  I  m.ty  *  not  re- 
turn with  thee,  norgo  in  with  thee; 
neither  will  I  eat  bread  nor  drink 
water  with  thee  in  this  place  : 

17  For  4  it  was  said   to  me  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord,   Thou  shalt 
eat   no   bread     nor    diink    water 
there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by  the 
way  that  thou  earnest. 

18'  He  said  unto  him,  I  am  a 
pvophet  also  as  thou  q7«  ;  and  an 
angel  spake  unto  me  by  the  word 

'  the  Lord,  saying,  Bring  him 
bai-kwiih  thee  into  thine  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink 
water,     flu?  be  lied  jn  unto  him. 

19  So  n  he  went  back  with  himi 


B.  C.  S75.  CHAP.  XIV 

and  did  eal  bread   in  his  house,  ]  o  Nu.  20. 
and  drank  water.  12.  1  Sa.  13. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  13,  14.  15.23. 
eat  at  the  table,  that   the  word  of  | 

the  Lord  came   unto  the  prophet  p  ver.  19. 
that  Liruujht  him  back:  | 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of  '  g  ver.  9. 
God  that   came  from  Judah,  say- 
ing.   Thus  saith  the   Lord,     For-   rver.  30. 
asmuch  o  as  thou   hast   disobeyed   c.  14.  13.  2 
the   mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  h.ist  j  Ch.  21.  20. 
not      kept      the      commandment   Is.  14.  18 — 
■which    the    Lord    thy  God    com-  20.  Je.  22. 
manded  thee,  18,  19. 

22  But   camest    back,     and    hast' 

eat'in  p  bread  and  diunk  water  in   s  c.  20.  35. 
the  place  of  the  which  the  LORD '  Pr.  22.  13. 
did  say?  to  thee.   Eat  no  bread,   26.  13. 
and     drink     no  water;     thy  car- 
ca.s;    r  shall   not   come    unto   ihe\5  broken. 
sepulchre  of  thy  fathers. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he    t  ver.  9. 
had  eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had 
drunk,    that   he  saddled    for  him   6  broken. 
the   ass,   !o  icit,    for  the   prophet 
whom  he  had  brought  back.  tije.22.  18. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion 
s  met  him  by  the  way,  and  slew 
him  ;  and  his  carcass  was  cast  in 
the  way,  and  the  ass  stood  by 
it,  the  lion  also  stood  by  the 
carcass. 

25  And,  behold,  men  passed  by, 
and  saw  the  carcass  cast  in  the 
way,  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass  :  and  they  came  and  told 
it  \\\  the  city  where  the  old  proph- 
et dwelt. 

26  And  when  the  prophet  that 
brought  him  back  from  the  way 
heard  thereof.,  he  said,  It  is  the 
man  of  God,  who  was  disobedient 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 
therefore  the  Lord  hath  delivered 
liim  unto  the  lion,  which  hath 
torn  5  him,  and  slain  him,  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  « spake  unto  hirn. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing. Saddle  me  the  ass.  And  they 
saddled  him. 

£8  And  he  went,  and  found  his 
carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the 
ass  and  the  lion  standing  by  the 
carcass:  the  lion  had  not  eaten 
the  carcass,  nor  torn  6  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the 
carcass  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
laid  it  upon  the  ass,  and  brought 
it  back  :  and  the  old  prophet  came 
to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to  bury 
him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in 
his  own  grave,  and  they  mourned 
ofer  him,  saying,  Alas,  u  my 
brother  !  j 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,   pfter  hel 


»  2  K.  23.  16 
—19. 

w  c.  16.  24. 

xc.  12.  31. 
32.  2Ch.  11. 
1-5.  13.  9. 

7  returned 
and  made. 
y2Ti.  3.  13. 

8  filled  his 
hand.  Ju. 
17.  12. 

zc.  14.  10. 
Pr.  1.  3.  6. 

ac.  It.  31. 

61Sa.9.7,8. 

1  in  thine 
hand. 

2  or,  cakes. 

3  or,  bottle. 
cc.  11.  29. 

4  stood  for 
his  hoari- 

ness. 

dEc.  12.3. 
ePs.  139.1-4. 

5  hard. 
/c.  16.2. 


Jeroboam  sendetk  to  Ahijah, 

had  buried  him,  that  he  spake  to 
his  sons,  saving,  When  I  am 
dead,  then  bury  me  in  tlie  sepul- 
chre wherein  the  man  of  God  is 
buried  :  lay  v  my  bones  beside  h's 
bones  : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord  agains'. 
the  altar  in  Beth-el,  and  against 
all  the  houses  of  the  high  places 
which  are  in  the  cities  of  Sama- 
ria, w  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

33  After  x  this  thing  Jeroboam 
returned  not  from  his  evil  way, 
but  7  made  again  p  of  the  lowest 
of  the  people  priests  of  the  high 
places  :  whosoever  would,  he 
consecrated  8  him,  and  he  be- 
came one  of  the  priests  of  the 
high  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin 
unto  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even 
to  z  cut  it  oil",  and  to  destroy  it 
from  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

AT  that  time  .4bijah  the  son  of 
Jeroboam  fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife, 
Arise,  I  piay  thee,  and  disguise 
thyself,  that  thou  be  not  known  to 
be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam,  and  get 
thee  to  Shiloh  :  behold,  there  is 
Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  a  told 
me  that  I  should  be  king  over  this 
people. 

3  And  b  take  1  with  thee  ten 
loaves,  and  cracknels,  2  and  a  3 
cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to  him  : 
he  shall  tell  thee  what  shall  be- 
come of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so, 
and  arose,  and  went  to  Shiloh  ;  c 
and  came  to  the  house  of  Ahijah. 
But  Ahijah  could  not  see,  for  his 
ej'es  4  were  set  by  reason  of  hia 
age.  d 

5  .ind  the  Lord  said  e  unto 
Ahijah,  Behold,  the  wife  of  Jero- 
boam Cometh  to  ask  a  thing  of 
thee  for  her  son,  for  he  is  sick  : 
thus  and  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
her;  for  it  shall  be,  when  she 
Cometh  in,  that  she  shall  feign 
herself  Zo  it  another  woman. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah 
heard  the  sound  of  her  feet,  as 
she  came  in  at  the  door,  that  he 
said,  Come  in,  thou  wife  of  Jero- 
boam ;  v.hy  feigiiest  thou  thyself 
to  be  another?  For  I  am  sent  to 
thee  5  with  heavy  tidings. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saith 
the    Lord   God  of    Israel,    Foras-^ 
much   _/■  as    I   exalted  thee    from' 
among    the     people,     and     made 
thee      prince     over     my    people 
Israel, 

351 


Jeroboam  dieth. 

8  Aai  rem  g  the  kingdom  awny  ' 
from  the  house  of  David,  and 
gave  il  thee  ;  and  t/tt  Ihon  hast 
not  been  as  my  servant  D.vid, 
who  h  kept  my  conimandmeiits, 
and  who  lollowed  ine  with  all 
bis  lieart,  to  do  that  only  which 
teas  right  in  mine  eyes  ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all 
that  were  before  ihee  :  for  i  thou 
hast  gone  and  made  thee  other 
gods,  and  molten  images,  to  pro- 
voke k  me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast 
/  nie  behind  thy  back  ;  | 

10  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  the  house  of  Jeroboam, 
and  will  cut  off  m  from  Jeroboam 
him  that  pisseth  against  (he 
wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  n  up 
and  left  in  Israel,  and  will  take 
away  the  remnant  of  the  bouse  of 
Jeroboam,  as  a  man  taketh  away 
dung,  till  it  be  all  gone.  I 

11  Him  0  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam 
in  the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat  ;  and 
him  that  dieth  in  the  field  shall 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it.  | 

12  Arise  thou,  therefore,  get  thee 
to  thine  own  house  ;  a7id  when 
tiiy  feet  enter  into  the  city,  the 
child  shall  die.  p 

13  And  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for 
him,  and  bury  him  ;  for  he  only 
of  Jeroboam  shall  come  to  the 
grave,  because  g  in  him  there  is 
found  r  some  good  thing  toward 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the 
house  of  Jeroboam. 

14  Moreover,  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up  a  king  over  Israel, 
who  s  shall  cut  off  the  house  of 
Jeroboam  that  day  :  but  what  ? 
even  now. 

15  For  the  Lord  shall  smite  Is- 
rael as  a  reed  is  shaken  in  the 
water,  and  t  he  shall  root  u  up 
Israel  out  of  this  good  land  which 
he  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  shall 
scatter  v  them  beyond  the  river, 
because  they  have  made  their  io 
groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  Israel  up,  x 
because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam, 
who  y  did  sin,  and  who  made  Is- 
rael to  sin. 

17  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose, 
and  departed,  and  came  to  Tir- 
7.ah  ;  z  and  when  she  came  to  the 
threshold  of  the  door,  the  child 
died. 

18  And  they  buried  him  ;  and 
all  Israel  mourned  for  him,  ac- 
coriling  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  a  by  the  hand  of 
Li.^  s.uvant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 


I  KINGS. 

g  c.  u.  al- 
as. 

h  c.  15.5. 
i  c.  12.  28. 
2Ch.  11.  15. 
APs.  106.29. 
/Ne.  9.  26. 
Ps.  50.  17. 
Eze.  23.  33. 
mc.  15.29. 
71  Dc.  32.  36. 
2  K .  14.  26. 
oc.  16.  4. 
21.  24. 
p  ver.  17. 
9  Eze.  18. 

14,  &c. 

7-2  Ch.  13.3. 

s  c.  15.  27— 

29. 

t  De.  28.  63, 

66.  Jos.  23. 

15,  16. 

u  Ps.  52.  5. 

t)  2  K.  15.29. 

17.  6. 

to  De.  12.  3, 

4.  Is.  1.28, 

29. 

X  Ps.  81.  12. 

yc.  15.30, 

34.  16.  2. 

z  c.  16.6,8. 

a  ver.  12, 

13. 


i2Ch.  13. 
2,  &c. 

6  lay  down. 
c2Ch.  12. 
13. 

dc.  11.  36. 
f  De.  32.  21. 
Ps.  78.  58. 
1  Cor.  10.  22. 
/  Eze.  16. 
24,25. 

7  or,  stand- 
ing images, 
or,  statues. 
-2K.  17. 
9,  10. 

h  Is.  57.  5. 
Je.  3.  13. 
i  De.  23.  17. 
2K.23.  7. 
k  2  Ch.  12. 
2,  &c. 
Ic.  10.17. 

8  runners, 
tn  c.  12.  24. 
15.  6, 


19  And  the  rest  of  the  arts  of 
Jeroboam,  how  he  warred,  h  and 
how  he  reigned,  behold,  they  ire 
written  in  the  l>ook  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jero- 
boam reigned  were  two  and  twenty 
years:  and  he  6  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  Nadabhisson  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

21  And  Rehobonm  the  son  of 
Solomon  reigned  in  Judah.  Re- 
hoboam  teas  c  forty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
he  reigned  8event>;en  years  in  Je- 
rusalem, the  city  d  which  the 
lord  did  choose  out  of  all  the 
trilies  of  Israel,  to  put  his  name 
there.  And  his  mother's  name 
jcnsNaamah,  an  Ammonitess. 

22  And  Judah  did  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lorn,  and  they  pro- 
voked him  to  e  jealousy  with  their 
sins  which  they  had  committed, 
above  all  that  their  fathers  had 
done  ; 

23  i'or  they  also  built  them  high 
/  places  and  7  images  and 
groves,  g  on  every  high  hill,  and 
h  under  every  green  tree. 

24  And  i  there  weie  also  soilom- 
ites  in  the  land  ;  and  they  did 
according  to  all  the  abominations 
of  the  nations  which  the  Lord 
cast  out  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

25  .4nd  h  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
fifth  vear  of  king  Rehoboam,  that 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem  : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house  ;  he  even  took  aivay  all  : 
and  he  took  away  all  the  shields 
of  gold  I  which  Solomon  had 
made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in 
their  stead  "brazen  shields,  and 
committed  them  unto  the  hands  of 
the  chief  of  the  8  guard,  which 
kept  the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

28  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
that  the  guard  bare  them,  and 
brought  them  back  ihto  the  gTiard- 
charaber. 

29  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Rehoboam,  and  all  that  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

30  And  m  there  was  war  be- 
tween Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam 
all  their  A&SB. 

31  And  Rehoboam  slept  with 
his  fathers,  and  wrs  buried  with 


B.  C.  953. 

his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

An'i     his     mother's     name     teas 

Naamah,  an    Ammoniless.      And 

Abijam  n  his  son  reigned  in  his 

stead. 

CHAPTER    XV. 

NOW,  a  m  the  eighteenth  year 
of  Icing  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  reigned  Abijam  over  Ju- 
dah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  lie  in 
Jerusalem.  And  b  his  mother's 
name  was  c  Maachah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Abishalom.  d 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins 
of  his  father,  which  he  had  done 
before  him:  and  his  heart  e  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his 
God,  as  the  heart  of  Duvid  his 
father. 

4  Nevertheless,  /  for  David's 
sake,  did  the  Lord  his  God  give 
him  a  1  lamp  in  Jerusalem,  to  set 
up  his  son  after  him,  and  to  es- 
tablish Jerusalem  : 

5  Because  David  did  that  which 
was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  turned  not  aside  fiora  any 
thing  \.)aa.\.  he  commanded  him  all 
the  days  of  his  life,  save  only  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  And  there  was  war  between 
Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abi- 
jam, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 
And  there  was  war  bety/een  Abi- 
jam and  Jeroboam. 

8  And  g  Abijam  slept  with  his 
fathers  ;  and  they  buried  him  in 
the  city  of  David  :  and  Asa  his 
sun  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of 
Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  reigned 
Asa  over  Judah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  2  mother's  name  was  Maa- 
chah, the  daughter  of  Abisha- 
lom. 

11  And  Asa  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as 
did  David  his  father. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  sodom- 
ites out  of  the  land,  and  removed 
all  the  idols  that  his  fathers  bad 
made. 

13  And  also  Maachah  his  mo- 
ther, even  her  he  removed  from 
being  queen,  because  she  had 
made  an  idol  in  a.  grove  ;  and 
Asa  h  destroyed  3  her  idol,  and 
burnt  i  it  by  the  brook  Kidron. 

14  But  k  the  high  places  were 
not  removed  :  nevertheless  Aji.-i'B 

45 


CHAP    XV. 

n2Ch  12. 
16. 

Abijah. 
Mat.  1.  7. 
Abia. 

'a2Ch.  13. 
1,  &c. 
6  2Ch.  11. 
20—22. 
c2Ch.l3.2. 
Michaiah 
the  daugh- 
ter of 
Uriel. 

d2Ch.ll.21. 
Absalom. 
ec.  11.  4. 
/2Ch.21.7. 

1  or,  candle. 
c.  11.36. 

i^2Ch.  14. 
1,  &c. 

2  i.e.  grand- 
mothers. 
ver.  2. 

/(  2  Ch.  15. 
16,  &c. 

3  cut  off. 

i  Ex.  32.  20. 
k  c.  22.  43. 


4  holy. 

l2Ch.  16.1, 
&c. 

m  Jos. 18.25. 

n  0.  12.  27. 

o  c. 11.23,24. 

5  go  up. 

;3  2K.  15.29. 
g  Ju.  18.  29. 
r2Sa.20.14. 

B/ree, 

s  Jos.  21. 17. 
t  Jos.  18.  26. 
u2Ch.l6.12. 

u2Ch.  17.1, 

&c. 

ic  Mat.  1.  8. 
called  Josa- 
phat. 


Jehoshaphat  succeedeth  Asa. 

heart  was  perfect  with  the  Lord 
all  his  days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  4 
things  which  his  lather  had  dedi- 
cated, and  the  things  which  him- 
self had  dedicated,  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  silver,  and  gold,  and 
vessels. 

16  And  there  was  war  between 
Asa  and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all 
their  days. 

17  And  I  Baasha  king  of  Israel 
v/ent  up  against  Judah,  and  built 
Ramab,  m  that  he  7i  mig-ht  not 
suffer  any  to  go  out  or  come  in  to 
Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver 
and  the  gold  that  were  left  in  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  treasures  of  the  king's 
house,  and  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  his  servants :  and 
king  Asa  sent  them  to  Ben-ha- 
dad,  the  son  of  Tabrimon,  the 
son  of  Hezion,  king  of  Syria, 
that  dwelt  o  at  Damascus,  say- 
ing, 

19  There  is  a  league  between  me 
and  thee,  and  between  my  father 
and  thy  father:  behold,  I  have 
sent  unto  thee  a  present  of  silver 
and  gold  ;  con;e  and  break  thy 
league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel, 
that  he  may  5  depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened 
unto  king  Asa,  and  sent  the 
captains  of  the  hosts  which  he 
had  against  the  cities  of  Israel, 
and  smote  Ijon,p  and  Dan,  g  and 
Abel-beth-maachah,  r  and  all 
Cinneioth,  with  all  the  land  of 
Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Baiisha  heard  thereof,  that  he  left 
off  building  of  Raraah,  and  dwelt 
in  Tirzah. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a  pro- 
clamation throughout  all  Judah  ; 
none  was  6  exempted  :  and  they 
took  away  the  stones  of  Ramah, 
and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 
Baasha  had  builded  :  and  king 
Asa  built  with  them  Geba  s  of 
Benjamin,  and  Mizpah.  t 

23  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa, 
and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he 
did,  and  the  cities  which  he  built, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah?  Nevertheless  in  the  time 
of  his  old  age  he  was  diseased  u 
in  his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father:  and  «  Jehoshaphat  vt 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

353 


Jchu'apropheaj  ai;ainsC  Baaska.        I   KINGS. 

25  And  Niidab  tlic  son  of  7  Jeio-   1  reigned. 
bodin  begun  to  reign  over  Isruel  in 

llie   second   year  of  Asa   kiiijj    of  j;  c.  14.  14. 

Judah,   and    leigned    over    Israel 

two  years.  y  Jos.  21.23. 

26  Anci  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  c.  16.  15. 
the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of 

his  lather,  and  in  his  sni  where- .  z  c.  14.9 — 16. 
with  he  made  Israel  to  sin.  | 

27  And  Baaiha    the  sou  of  Ahi-   «  c.  14.22. 
jah,   of    tlie     lioiise    of    Issachar, 
conspired     against    him  :     and    x  b  ver.  IG. 
Baasha  sjnote   hiin    at    y    Gibbe- 

thon,     which     belonged     to      the   cc.  12.28,29. 
Philistines;     (for   Nadab   and   all    13.33,34. 
Israel  laid  siege  to  Gibbethon  ;)        I 

28  Even     in    the    third    year  of  dcM.  16. 
Asa    king  of    Judah    did  Baasha   Is.  1.  4. 
slay     hini,   and    reigned    in    hi3| 

stead.  aver.  7. 

29  And    it    came  to  pass,  when  2  Ch.  19.  2. 
he  reigned,  that  he  smote  all  the  20.  34. 
house  of  Jeroboam  ;  he  left  not  to 
Jeioboam  any  that  breathed,  until  b  c.  15.  33. 
he  had  destroyed  him,  according' 

unto   the   saying   z    of  the   Lord,    c  c.  14.7. 

which    he    spake    bv    his  servaut 

Ahijah  the  Sliilonite':  •  d  c.  15.  34. 

30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jero- •  ^  jyjg^^  5  jg 
boam  which  he  sinned,  and  which  , 

he  made  Israel  sin,  by  his  provo- ■  _/"  ver.  11. 
cation   wherewith  he   provoked  a   c.  21.21,22. 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger,      i  , .    ,, 

31  Now    the   rest   of   the  ads  of^^*^'  "•  *'• 

Nadab,  and   all   that  he   did,   aTe    

they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 

chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ?      /;  2  Ch.  16.1, 

32  Ami  b  there  was  war  between    &c. 

Asa   and    Baasha    king  of    Israel  i  c.  15.  21. 

all  their  days.  k  ver.l. 

33  In    the  third  year  of  Asa  king  i  Ex.  20.  5. 
of  Judah  began  Baasha  the  son  of  in  ver.  13. 
Ahijah  to  reign  over  all   Israel  in  n  c.  15.  27 — 
Tir^ah,  twenty  and  four  yeais.  29. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  o  2  K.  9.  31. 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the  7>  Na.  1.  10. 
way   c  of   Jeroboam,   and    in    his  1  which 

sin  d  wherewith    he   made    Israel   was  over. 
to  sin.  !  ?  1  Sa.25.22. 

CHAPTER  XVI.  \'iov,both 

THEN  the   word   of    the    Lord   his  kins- 
came  to  Jehu  a  the  son  of  Ha-   men  and 
nani,  against  Baasha,  6  saying,        his 

2  Forasmuch  c  as  I  exalted  lUee  •  friends. 
out  of    the   dust,  and   made  thee   r  ver.  3. 
prince  over  my  people  Israel,  and   3  by  the 
thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  d  of  hand  0/. 
Jeroboam,   and    hast  e   made    my   s  c.  15.30. 
people    Israel   to  sin,   to   provoke    t  De.  32.  21. 
me  to  anger  with  their  sins  ;  1 1  Sa.  12.  21. 

3  BehoW,  I  will  /  take  away  the   Is.  41.  29. 
posteiity     of     Bnasha,     and     the   Jon.  2.  8. 
posteiity  of   his  house  ;    and  will    Ro.1.21 — 23. 
make  tliy  house  like  the  house  of  1  Cor.  8.  4. 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat.  10.19. 

4  Him  g  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in   u  ver.  8. 

the  city  shall  the  dogs  eat  i  andjPC.  15.27.     | 
354 


B.  C.  851. 

him  that  dieth  of  bii  in  the  lield 
shall  the  fowls  uf  the  Hir  eat. 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Baasha,  and  what  he  did,  and  hia 
might,  are  they  not  written  h  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  7 

6  tjo  Baaslia  alepl  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  Tirzuli  :  i 
and  Elah  his  son  reigned  in  hia 
stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the 
k  prophet  Jehu,  the  son  of  Hana- 
ni,  came  the  woid  of  the  Loid 
against  Baasha,  and  against  bin 
house,  I  even  for  all  the  evil  that 
he  did  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
in  ;/i  provoking  him  to  anger  with 
the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam;  and 
because  n  he  killed  him. 

8  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began 
Elah  the  son  of  Baasha  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Tirzah,  two  years. 

9  And  his  servant  Zimri,  o  cap- 
tain of  half  his  chariots,  con- 
spired against  him,  as  he  was  in 
Tirzah,  drinking  himself  drunk 
p  in  the  house  of  Arza,  1  steward 
of  his  house  in  Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and 
smote  him,  and  killed  him,  in  the 
twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  began  to  reign,  as  soon  as  he 
sat  on  his  throne,  that  he  slew  all 
the  house  of  Baasha  :  he  left  hiin 
not  one  g  that  pisseth  against  a 
wall,  neither  2  of  his  kinsfolk  nor 
of  his  friends. 

12  Thus  dill  Zimri  destroy  all 
the  house  of  Baasha,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  r  against  3  Baasha  by  Jehu 
the  prophet  ; 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha, 
and  the  sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by 
which  they  sinned,  and  by  which 
they  made  Israel  to  sin,  in  pro- 
voking s  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
to  anger  with  their  vanities,  t 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Elah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

15  In  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah  did 
Zimri  reign  seven  days  in  Tir- 
zah. u  And  the  people  were  en- 
camped against  Gibbethon,  o 
which  belonged  to  the  Philistines. 

16  And  the  people  that  were  en- 
amped    heard    say,    Zimri    bath 

conspired,    and    bath    also    alain 


B.  C.  925. 


CHAP.  XVII 


the  king:  wherefore  all  Israel 
made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the 
bust,  king  over  Israel  that  day  in 
the  carap. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  from 
Gibbethon,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  and  they  beaieged  T.rzah. 

18  And  it  came  lo  pass,  when 
Zimri  saw  that  the  city  was 
taken,  that  he  went  into  the 
palace  of  the  king's  house,  and 
burnt  the  king's  house  over  him  w 
with  fire,  and  died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned 
in  doing  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  in  walking  x  in  the  way 
of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin  which 
he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zimri,  and  his  treason  that  he 
wrought,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel '.' 

21  Then  were  the  people  of  Israel 
divided  y  into  two  parts:  half  of 
the  people  followed  Tibni  the  son 
of  Ginath,  to  make  him  king  ;  and 
half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed 
Omri  prevailed  against  the  peo- 
ple that  followed  Tibui  the  son  of 
Ginath:  so  Tibni  died,  and  Omri 
reigned. 

23  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of 
Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Omri  z 
to  reign  over  Israel,  twelve  years  ; 
six  years  reigned  he  in  Tirzah. 

24 'And  he  bought  the  hill  Sa- 
maria of  She  me  r  for  two  talents 
of  silver,  and  built  on  the  hill,  and 
called  the  name  of  the  city  which 
he  built,  after  the  name  ofSheraer, 
owner  of  the  hill,  4  Samana.  o 

25  But  Omri  wrought  evil  p  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse 
than  all  that  were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  g  in  all  the 
way  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he 
made  Israel  to  sin,  to  provoke  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  with 
their  vanities,  r 

27  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Omri  which  he  did,  and  his  might 
that  he  showed,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  in  Sama- 
ria :  and  Ahab  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

29  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  began 
Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  to  reign 
over  Israel:  and  Ahab  the  son  of 
Omri  reigned  over  Israel,  in  Sa- 
maria, twenty  and  two  years. 


tt2Sa.  17.23. 
Ps.  9.  16. 

xc.  12.  28. 
15.  26,  34. 
t/  Pr   23.  2. 
Is.  9.  19—21. 
19.  2. 

M'at.'  12.  25. 
2  2Ch.22.2. 
4  Shomeron. 
o  c.  13.  32. 
2  K.  17.  24. 
Jno.  4.  4. 
Ac.  8.5—8. 
p  Mi.  6.   16. 
q  ver.  19. 
r  ver.  13. 
Ac.  14.  15. 


s  ver.  33. 
5  was  it  a 
light  thing. 
t  Eze.  8.  17. 

16.  47. 
i<De.7.  3. 
Jos.  23.  12, 
13. 

u  Ju.  18.  7. 

w  c.  21.  25, 

26. 

2K.  10.  18, 

&c. 

17.  16. 

a:2K.  13.6. 
17.  10. 

121.3. 

Je.  17.1,2. 

y  ver.  30. 

c.  21.  25. 

s  Jos.  6.  26. 

Mat.  24.  35. 
1 1  Elijahu. 

Lu.  1.  17. 

4.  25. 

JHe  is  called 
\  Ellas. 

a2K.  3.  14. 

6De.  10.  8. 

cLu.  4.  25. 
iJa.  5.  17. 

d  Is.  43.  20. 

eP8.37.3,19. 

Is.  33.  16. 

Hab.  3.  17, 
118. 
!  Mat.  6.  31— 

33. 

Lu.  22.  35. 

He.  13.  5,6. 

2  at  the  end 

of  days. 

/Ob.  20. 

Lu.  4.  26. 

called  Sa- 
\Tepta. 


Elijah  fed  by  rail  ent. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri 
did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
above  s  all  that  were  before  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  5  as  if 
it  had  been  a  light  t  thing  for 
him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of  Jerobo- 
am the  son  of  Nebat,  that  he  look 
to  wife  li  Jezebel  the  daughter  of 
Elhbaal  king  of  the  Zidonians,  » 
and  w  went  and  served  Baal,  and 
woisbipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for 
Baal  in  the  house  of  Baal,  which 
he  had  built  in  Samaria. 

33  And  Ahab  made  a  grove;  x 
and  Ahab  did  more  y  to  provoke 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger 
than  all  the  kings  of  Israel  that 
were  before  him. 

34  In  his  days  did  Hiel  the  Beth- 
elite  build  Jericho:  he  laid  the 
foundation  thereof  in  Abiram  his 
first-born,  and  set  up  the  gates 
thereof  in  his  youngest  son  Segub, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  spake  z  by  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND  1  Elijah  the  Tishbite,«jfto 
was  of  the  inhabitants  of  Gi- 
lead,  said  unto  Ahab,  As  a  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth,  before 
6  whom  I  stand,  there  c  shall  not 
be  dew  nor  rain  these  years,  but 
according  to  my  word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee 
eastward,  and  hide  thyself  by  the 
brook  Cherith,  that  is  before  Jor- 
dan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou 
Shalt  drink  of  the  brook;  and  I 
have  commanded  the  ravens  d  to 
feed  thee  there. 

5  So  he  went,  and  did  according 
unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  for 
he  went  and  dwelt  by  the  brook 
Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  e  the  ravens  brought  him 
bread  and  flesh  in  the  morning, 
and  bread  and  flesh  in  the  eve- 
ning :  and  he  drank  of  the  brook. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  2  after  a 
while,  that  the  brook  dried  up, 
because  there  had  been  no  lain  in 
the  land. 

8  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  Zarephath,/ 
which  belongeth  to  Zidon,  and 
dwell  there  :  behold,  I  have  com- 
manded a  widow  woman  there 
to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose,  and  went  to  Za- 
rephath. And  when  he  came  to 
the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  tha 

355 


Kli;ah  tyxitefh  Iht  ieidou't'ton.  I  KINOS. 

widow  woman  was  tliere  gather-'g  Ge.  21.16. 
ing  of    sticks  :    and    lie   called  to  Je.  14.  18. 
her,  and   amd,   Fetch   me,   I  pray    La.  4. 9. 
thee,   a  little    wuier   in    a   vessel, 
that  I  may  drink.  ftPr.  3.9,10. 

11  And   us  she  was  ;^oin^  to  fetch   Mar.  9.  41. 
it,     he   called   to    her,   and    said,    lie.  6.  10. 
B.ing  me,  I  pray  thee,    n  morsel 

of  bre.id  in  thine  hand.  ,3  giveth. 

12  And    she   said.   As   the    Lord 

thy  God  liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,   4  or,  a  full 

but  an  handful  of  meal   in   a  bar-   year. 

rel,    and   a   little   oil    in   a  cruse  :  i 

and,   behold,  1  am  gathering   two   5  by  the 

sticks,  that  I  may  go  in  and  dress  hand  of. 

it   for  me   and    my   son,    that    we  [ 

may  eat  it,  and  die.  g  it  Lu.  5.  8. 

13  And    Elijah    said    unto    her,  | 

fear  not  ;  go,  and  do  as  thou  hasl  k  Job  13.  23, 

said:  but  make  me  thereof  a  little  26. 

cake  first,  A  and  bring  it  unto  me,  Eze.   21.23, 

and  after  make    for   thee   and  for  24. 

thy  son.  ! 

14  For  thus  saiih  the  Lord  God  12K..  4.  34, 
of  Israel,  The  barrel  of  meal  shall  33. 

not   wa'ite,  neither  shall  the  cruse 

of  oil  fail,  until  the  day   that  ihe  ^measured. 

Lo.d    3    sendeth   rain   upon     the  \ 

earth.  7  his  inward 

15  And   she   went,   and    did    a.c-^parts. 
cording  to  ihj   saying  of  Elijah;  I 

and  she,  and   he,   and  her  house, 

did  eat  4  many  days.  

16  And  i\ie   barrel  of  meal  wast- 
ed  not,    neither  did   the   cruse  of| 

oil  fail,  according  to   the   wonl  of TnHe.ll.SS. 

the  Lord,  which  he    spake    5    by  i 

Elijah.  nJno.  3.  2. 

17  And    it    came    to    pass,   after;  16.30. 
these  things,    ituit   the  son  of  the  I 
woman,  the  mistress  of  the  house,   ac.  17.  1. 
fell   sick;    and    his  sickness    was 

so  sore,  that  there  was  no   breath   6  De.  28.  12. 
left  in  him.  ;  P».  147.  8. 

18  And    she    said    unto   Elijah,   Je.  5.  24. 
What  j    have  I  to  do  with  Ihee,  O    14.22. 
thou  man  of  God  ?  art  thou  come  Hos.  2.  21, 
unto  me  to  call  k  my  sin  to   re-  22. 
membrance,     and     to     slay     my 

son  ?  1  ObadiaXu. 

19  And   he   said   unto   her.    Give  < 

me  thy   son.      And    he    took   him  2  over  his 
out  of  her  besom,  and  carried  him   house. 
up  into  a  loft  where  he  abode,  and  | 
laid  him  upon  hisown  bed.  icNe.  7.2. 

20  And  he  cried   unto  the    Lord, 

and  said,   O    Lord    my  God,  hast   3  Izabel. 
thou  also   brought   evil   upon    the  j 
wi'low  with  whom   I    sojourn,  by   d  Ne.  5.  15. 
slaving  her  eon  ?  I 

2!'  And    I  he  6  stretched  himself  eP8.34.9,lD. 
upon   the    child   three    times,  and    Is.  33.  16. 
cried    unto   the    Lord,    and    said, 
O     Lord,    my    God.   I    pray   thee,    icutnotoff 
let  this  child's  soul   come   into   7   ourselves 
him  again!  '  from  the 

22   And     the     Lord     heard    the ,  beasts. 
356 


B.  c.  eio. 

voice  of  Elijah;  and  the  soul  of 
the  child  came  into  bim  again, 
and  be  revived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  chile], 
and  brought  him  down  out  of  tho 
chamber  into  the  house,  and  deliv- 
ered him  unto  his  mother  :  m  and 
Elijah  said,  8ee,  thy  son  liveth  ! 

24  And  the  woman  said  to  Eli- 
jah, Now  n  by  this  I  know  that 
thou  art  a  man  of  God,  and  that 
the  wonl  of  the  Lord  in  thy 
mouth  is  truth. 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  after  ma- 
ny a  days,  that  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  to  Elijah  in  the 
third  year,  saying.  Go,  show  thy- 
self unto  Abab  ;  and  6  I  will 
send  rain  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  show  him- 
self unto  Ahab.  And  there  was 
a  sore  famine  in  Samaria. 

3  And  Ahab  called  I  Ubadiah. 
■which  VHis  2  the  governor  of  hie 
house.  (Now  Obadiab  feared  e 
the  Lord  greatly  : 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  3  Jezebel 
cut  ofi'  the  prophets  of  the  Lord, 
that  Obadiah  took  d  an  hundred 
prophets,  and  hid  them  by  fifty 
in  a  cave,  and  fed  them  with 
bread  e  and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah, 
Go  into  the  land,  unto  all  foun- 
tains of  water,  and  unto  all 
brooks:  peradventure  we  may 
find  grass  to  save  the  horses  and 
mules  alive,  that  we  4  lose  not  all 
the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  be- 
tween them,  to  pass  throughout 
it :  Ahab  went  one  way  by  him- 
self and  Obadiah  went  another 
way  by  himself. 

7  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the 
way,  behold,  Elijah  met  him  : 
and  be  knew  him,  and  fell  on  his 
face,  and  said,  .i4r(  thou  that  my 
lord  Elijah? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I  am: 
go,  tell  thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah 
is  here. 

9  And  he  said.  What  have  I  sin- 
ned, that  thou  wouldesl  deliver 
thy  servant  into  the  hand  of 
Ahab,  to  slay  me  ? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth, 
there  is  no  nation  or  kingdom 
whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to 
seek  thee  :  and  when  they  said. 
He  is  not  there,  he  took  an  oath 
of  the  kingdom  and  nation,  that 
they  found  thee  not. 

11  And  now  thou  savesl.  Go, 
tell  thy  lord,  Behold,  'Elijah  i$ 
here. 


B.  C.  906. 


CHAP.  XVIII. 


Of  Baal's  prophets. 


12  And   it  shall  come  to  pass,  cs '/2K.  2.  16.  I  your  gods,  and  I  will  call  on  the 


soon  as  I  am  gone  from  tbee,  that    Eze.  3.  12, 
/   the    Spirit    of   the    Lord    shall    14.  Mai.  4. 
carry   thee   whither  I    know  not  ;    1.  Ac.  8.  39. 
and    so    when    I    come     and    tell   g'Pr.  8.  13. 
Ahab,    and   he   cannot   find   thee,   Ec.  7.  18. 
he  shall   slay   me  :   but   I  thy  ser-  !  Is.  50.  10. 
Tant   fear    g  the   Lord    from    my  i  ft  Mat.  10. 


youth 


;41,42. 


13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  \i  Mat.  25. 
I    did     when    Jezebel    slew     the   35. 
prophets  of  the  Lord,   how  I  hid  .  k  Mat.  10. 
an   hundred    men   of   the    Lord's   28. 
prophets  h  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and    I  Is.  51.  7,  8. 
fed  i  them  with  bread  and  water  ?     m  Ac.  16. 

14  And  now  thou   sayest,  Go,  tell   20.  17.  6. 
thy  lord,  Behold,  Elijah  is  here:    n  c.  21.  20. 
and  he  shall  slay  A  me .  o  2  Ch.  15.2. 

15  And   Elijah   said,  .<ls  the  Lord  _plSa.15.12. 
of   hosts    li\eth,    before    whom   12K.  2.  iS. 
stand,  I  i  will  surely  show  myself  |o  c.  16.  33. 
unto  him  to-day.  /•  c.  22.  6. 

16  So    Obadiah    went    to    meet   s2K.  17. 41. 
Ahab,  and    told   him:    and  Ahab   Mat.  6.  24. 
■went  to  meet  Elijah.  5  or, 

17  And  it   came    to  paes,   when    thoughts. 
Ahab  saw  Elijah,   that    Ahab  said    {Jos.  24.  15. 
unto  him.  Art  thou  he  that  troub-    u  c.  19.  10, 
lethm  Israel?  (14. 

18  And  he  answered,  I  have  not 

troubled  Israel  ;  but  thou  and  thy 

father's  house,  n  in  that  ye   have 

foisaken   o  ihe  commandments  of 

the  Lord,  and  thou  hast   followed    v  1  Ch.21.26. 

Baalim.  2Ch.7.  1,3. 

19  Now     therefore      send,      and   6  7'he  word 
gather  to  me  all  Israel  untn  mount    is  good. 
Carmel,  p   and    the    prophets    of  7  or,  an- 
Baal   four  hundred  and  fifty,  and   sicer. 

the  prophets  of  the  groves  q   four   w  Ps.  115. 
hundred,  which    eat   at  Jezebel's   5,  8.  Je.  10. 
table.  5.  ICor.  12. 

20  So   Ahab  sent     unto  all    the    2. 
children  of  Israel,  and  o-athered  r   8  or,  heard. 
the  prophets  together  unto  mount   9  or,  up  and 
Carmel.  down  at 

21  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the  the  altar. 
people,  and  said,  How  s  long  \Q  with  a 
halt  yt  between   two  opinions  ?  5   great 

if  the   Lord   be  God,   follow  him  :   voice. 
but  if  t    Baal,    then    follow    him.    x  Is.  41.  23. 
And  the  people  answered  him  not    11  or,  medi- 
aword.  tateth. 

22  Then    said    Elijah    unto    the    12  hath  a 
people,  I,  even  I  only,  u  remain  a  pursuit. 
prophet   of  the  Lord  ;  but  Baal's   j/Le.  lil.  28. 
prophets  nre  four  hundred  and  fifty    13  poured 
men.  out  blood 

?3  Let    them    therefore    give    us   upo7i  them. 
two  bullocks  :  and  let  them  choose    14  ascend- 
one   bullock   for    themselves,   and    ing, 
cut    it   in     pieces,   and   lay  it  on    15  atlen- 
wood,  and  put  no  fire  under  :  and    tion. 
I  will  dress  the  other  bullock,  anrl    z  Ge.  32. 
lay  it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire   28. 
under  :  a  Le.  1.  6 — 

24  And  call   ye  on  the   name  of  1 8. 


name  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  God 
that  answereth  by  fire,  v  let  hira 
be  God.  And  all  the  people  an- 
swered and  said,  6  Ii  is  well  spok- 
en. 

25  And  Elijah  said  unto  the  pro- 
phets of  Baal,  Choose  you  one  bul- 
lock for  yourselves,  and  dress  it 
first  ;  for  ye  are  many  :  and  call 
on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but  put 
no  fire  under. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock 
which  was  given  them,  and  they 
dressed  it,  and  called  on  the  name 
of  Baal  from  morning  even  until 
noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  7  hear  us  ! 
But  there  w  was  no  voice,  nor  any 
that  8  answered.  And  they  leap- 
ed 9  upon  the  altar  which  was 
made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon, 
that  Elijah  mocked  them,  and 
said,  Cry  10  aloud  ;  for  x  he  is  a 
god  :  either  he  11  is  talking,  or  he 

12  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a  jour- 
ney, or  peradveniure  he  sleepeth, 
and  must  be  awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloi>d,  and 
cut  y  themselves,  after  their  man- 
ner, with  knives  and  lancets,  till 

13  the  blood  gushed  out  upon 
them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
mid-day  was  past,  and  they  pro- 
phesied until  the  time  of  the  14 
ofi'ering  of  the  evening  sacrifice, 
that  there  was  neither  voice,  nor 
any  to  answer,  nor  any  15  that  re- 
garded. 

30  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  Come  near  unto  me.  And 
all  the  people  came  near  unto  him. 
And  he  repai.ed  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  that  was  broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones, 
according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 
whom  z  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name  : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built 
an  altar  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
and  he  made  a  trench  about  the 
altar,  as  great  as  would  contain 
two  measures  of  seed. 

S3  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order, 
and  cut  a  the  bullock  in  pieces, 
and  laid  him  on  the  wood,  and 
said,  Fill  four  barrels  with  water, 
and  pour  it  on  the  burnt-sacrifice, 
and  on  the  wood. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  i?  the  second 
time  :  and  they  did  it  the  second 
time.  And  he  said.  Do  2/ the  third 
time  :  and  they  did  it  the  third 
time. 

357 


Baal't  prophets  tlain. 

35  And  llie  wuier  16  ran  round 
about  the  altar  ;  imd  he  filled  llic 
trt.'ncli  6  kIko  wiili  water. 

36  An(\  it  ciinie  to  pass,  at  the 
tims  of  the  otiering'  of  the  evening 
»acrifice,  that  Elijah  the  prophet 
came  near,  and  said,  c  Lord  God 
of  Abraham,  Iraac,  and  of  Israel, 
d  let  it  be  known  this  day  that 
thou  art  God  in  Israel,  and  thnt  I 
sun  thy  servant,  and  e  that  I  have 
done  all  these  thing's  at  thy  word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me  ; 
that  this  people  may  know  that 
Oiou  art  the  Lord  God,  and  that 
thou  hast  turned  their  heart  hack 
asrain. 

33  Then/ the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell, 
and  consumed  the  burnt-sacrifice, 
and  the  wood,  and  the  stones,  and 
the  dust,  and  licked  up  the  water 
that  was  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw 
it,  they  fell  on  their  faces  :  and 
they  said.  The  Lord,  he  is  the 
God  ;  the  Lord,  he  g  is  the  God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them, 
17  Take  the  prophets  of  Baal  ;  let 
not  one  of  them  escape.  And  th'^y 
took  them  :  and  Elijah  brought 
them  down  to  the  brook  Kishon, 
and  slew  h  them  there. 

41  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab, 
Get  thee  up, eat  and  drink;  (or  there 
in  a  sound  of  abundance  18  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and 
to  drink.  And  Elijah  went  up  to 
the  top  of  Carmel  ;  and  i  he  cast 
himself  down  upon  the  earth,  and 
put  his  face  between  his  knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up 
now,  look  toward  the  sea.  And  he 
■went  up,  and  looked,  and  said, 
There  is  nothing.  And  he  said, 
Go  again  seven  limes. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the 
seventh  time,  that  he  said,  Be- 
hoM,  there  ariseth  a  little  cloud 
out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's  hand. 
And  he  snid.  Go  up,  say  unto 
Ahab,  19  Prepaie  thy  chariot,  and 
get  thee  down,  that  the  rain  stop 
thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
mean  while,  that  the  heaven  was 
black  with  clouds  and  wind,  and 
there  was  a  great  rain.  And  Ahab 
rode  and  went  to  JezreeL 

46  And  the  liani  of  the  Lord  was 
on  Elijah  :  and  he  girded  k  up  his 
loins,  and  ran  before  Ahab  20  to 
the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that 
Elijah  had  done,  and  withal, 
how  he  had  slain  a  all  the  prophets 
with  the  Buurd. 

358 


I  KINGS. 

16  toent. 
f)  vet.  32, 
33. 

cEx.3.  6. 
dc.  8.  4,i. 
2K.  19.  19. 
Ps.  83.  18. 
Eze.  36.  23. 
39   7 

eNu'.  16.28. 
/  Le.  9.24. 
Ju.  6.21. 

1  Ch.  21.  26. 
2Ch.  7.  1. 
g  ver.  24. 

17  or,  Ap- 
prehend. 
ADe.  13.5. 
18.  20.  2K. 
10.25. 

18  or,  a 
noise. 

i  Ja.  5.  17, 
18. 

19  tie,  or, 
bind. 

k  2  K.  4.  29. 
9.  1.  Job  38. 
3.  Je.  1.  17. 
Ep.  6.  14. 
1  Pe.  1.  13. 

20  till  thou 
come  to. 
rtc.  18.  40. 


6Ru.  1.  17. 
c.  20.  10.  2 
K.6.  31. 
c  Ps.  37.  32, 
33. 

1  his  life. 

It  Nu.  11.15. 
Jon.  4.  3,  8. 
e  Ps.  39.  12. 
file.  1.  14. 

2  bolster. 
g  Ex.  34. 
23.  De.9.  9, 
18.  Mat.  4. 
2. 

ft  Ex.  3.  1. 

Mai.  4.  4. 

5. 

iRo.  11.2— 

4. 

k  Nu.  25. 

11,  13.  Pb. 

69.  9. 

U.  18.  4, 

20.  Mi.  7.  2. 

m  Ex.  24. 12. 

n  Eze.  1.  4. 

0  Zee. '4.6. 


B.  C.  906. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  metseng'er 
unto  Elijah,  saying.  So  6  let  thu 
gods  do  to  me,  and  more  alco,  if  c  I 
make  not  thy  life  aa  the  life  of  one 
of  them  by  to-morrow  about  this 
lime. 

3  And  when  he  saw  thnt,  he 
nrotie,  and  went  for  his  life,  and 
caine  to  Beer-aheba,  which  belong- 
e</i  to  Judah,  and  left  his  aervaiit 
there. 

4  But  be  himself  went  a  day's 
journey  into  the  wilderness,  and 
came  and  sat  down  under  a  juni- 
per-tree :  and  he  requested  for 
himself  I  that  he  might  die  ;  and 
said,  d  It  is  enough  ;  now,  O  Loid, 
take  away  my  life  ;  for  e  I  am  not 
belter  than  my  fathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under 
a  juniper-tree,  behold,  then  an 
angel  jf  touched  him,  and  said 
unio  him,  Arise  nrn/i  eat. 

6  And  he  looked,  and,  behold, 
there  wis  a  cake  baken  on  the 
coals,  and  a  cruse  of  water  at  his 
2  head.  And  he  did  eatand drink, 
and  laid  him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
again  the  second  time,  and  touch- 
ed him,  and  said,  Arisj  and  eat  ; 
because  the  journey  is  loo  great 
for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  went  in  the  strength  of 
that  meat  forty  g  days  and  forty 
nights,  unto  Horeb  the  h  mount  of 
God. 

9  And  he  came  thither  unto  a 
cave,  and  lodged  there;  and,  be- 
hold, the  word  of  the  Lord  come 
to  him,  and  he  said  unto  him, 
Whatdoest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? 

10  And  i  he  said,  I  have  been 
very  k  jealous  for  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  :  for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael have  forsaken  thy  covenant, 
thrown  down  thine  altars,  and 
slain  I  thy  prophets  with  the 
sword  :  and  I,  even  1  only,  am 
left  ;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to 
take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and 
stand  upon  the  mount  m  before 
the  Lord.  And,  behold,  the  Lord 
passed  by,  and  a  great  and  strong 
wind  n  rent  the  mountains,  and 
brake  in  pieces  the  rocks,  before 
the  Lord  ;  hut  the  o  Lord  was  not 
in  the  wind  :  and  after  the  wind 
an  earthquake  ;  but  the  Lord  wa» 
not  in  the  earthquake  : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a 
fire  ;  but  the  Lord  teas  not  in  the 
fire  :  and  after  the  fire  a  still  small 
voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah 


B.  C.  906.  CHAP.  XX. 

heard  it,  that    he  p  wrapped  his  p  Ex.  3.  6 

fiice  in  his  mantle,  and  went  out,  Is.  6.  2. 

and  stooa  in  the  entering  in  of  the  q  ver.  9,  10 

cave.     And,  behold,  there  catne  a  r  Je.  22.  9 

voice   unto   him,   and  said,    What  s2K.S.  12 

doest  thou  here,  Elijah  7  13 

14  And  he  said,  I  g  have  been  «  2  K.  9.  1— 
very  jealous  for  the  Lord  God  of  3. 
hosts;  because  the  children  of  u  Lu.  4.  27. 
Israel  have  forsaken  r  thy  cove-  called 
nan'.,  thrown  down  thine  altars,  Eliseus. 
and  slain  thy  prophets  with  the  »  2  K.  9. 
sword  ;  and  I,  even  I  only,  am  left  ;  14,  &c.  10 
and  they  seek  my  life,  to  take  it  6,  &c.  13 
away.  3. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  w  Hos.  6.  5 
Go,  return  on   thy  way  to  the  wil-  x  Ro.  11.  4 
derness  of  Damascus  :  and   when  3  or,  icill 
thou  comest,  anoint  Hazael  £  to  be  leave. 
king;  over  Syria  :  y  Hos.  13. 

16  And  Jehu  t  the  son  of  Nirashi  2. 
shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  king  over  z  Mat.  8. 
Israel  :  and  Elisha  u  the  son  of  21,  22.  Lu 
Shaphat,  of  Abel-mcholah,  shalt  9.  61,  62. 
thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  4  go  rc- 
room.  turn. 

17  And  o   it  shall  come   to   pass,  a  2  Sa.  24 
that   him  that  escapeth  the  sword  22. 
of  Hazael   shall   Jehu    slay  ;    and 
him  that  escapeth  fiom  the  sword 
of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay.  u> 

18  Yet  X  I  3  have  left  me  seven 
thousand  in  Israel,  all  the  knees 
which  have  not  bowed  unto  Baal, 
and  ever)^  mouth  which  hath  not 
kissed  y  him. 

19  So  he  departed  thence,  and 
found  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat, 
who  teas  plowing  with  twelve 
yoke  of  oxen  before  him,  and  he 
with  the  twelfth  :  and  Elijah  pass- 
ed by  hira,  and  cast  his  mantle 
upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran 
after  Elijah,  and  said,  Let  me,  I 
pray  thee,  kiss  my  father  and  my 
mother,  and  then  z  I  will  follow 
thee.  And  he  said  unto  him,  4  Go 
back  af  ain  :  for  what  have  I  done 
to  thee  ■? 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him, 
and  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew 
theni,  and  boiled  their  flesh  with 
the  instruments  a  of  the  oxen,  and 
gave  unto  the  people,  and  they 
did  eat  :  then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto 
him. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND  Een-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  gathered  all  his  host 
together ;  and  there  were  thirty 
and  two  kings  with  him,  anil 
horses,  and  chariots  :  and  he 
went  up,  and  besieged  Samaria, 
md  warred  against  it. 
2   And    he    sent    messengers    to 


a  Is.  10.  13, 
14. 

1  desirable. 
6  2K.  5.  7. 

2  ke]>t  not 
back  froin 
him. 

c  c.  19.  2. 

3  are  at  my 
feet.  Ex. 
U.  8.  Ju.  4. 
10. 

d  Pr.  27.  1. 

4  word. 

5  or,  tents. 

6  or,  place 
the  en- 
gines ;  and 
they  placed 
engines. 

7  approach- 
ed. 


Samaria  is  besieged. 
-Ihab  king  of  Israel  into  the  city, 
and  said  unto  him,  Thus  a  saith 
Ben-hadad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
mine  :  thy  wives  also  and  thy  chil- 
dren, even  the  goodliest,  are  mine. 

4  And  the  kingof  Isi'ael  answered 
and  said,  My  lord,  O  king,  accor- 
ding to  thy  saying,  I  am  thine,  and 
all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came 
again,  and  said.  Thus  speaketh 
Ben-hadad,  saying,  Although  I 
have  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shall  deliver  me  thy  silver, 
and  thy  gold,  and  thy  wives,  and 
thy  children  ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants 
unto  thee  to-morrow  about  this 
time,  and  they  shall  search  thine 
house,  and  the  houses  of  thy  ser- 
vants ;  and  it  shall  be,  that  what- 
soever is  1  pleasant  in  thine  eyes, 
they  shall  put  it  in  their  hand, 
and  take  it  away. 

7  Then  the  Icing  of  Israel  called 
all  the  elders  of  the  land,  b  and 
said,  Mark,  I  pray  you,  and  see 
how  this  man  seeketh  mischief; 
for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my  wives, 
and  for  my  children,  and  for  my 
silver,  .nnd  for  my  gold  ;  and  I  2 
denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  thfj 
people  said  unto  him.  Hearken 
not  unto  him,  nor  consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the 
messengers  of  Ben-hadad,  Tell 
ray  lord  the  king.  All  that  thou 
didst  S'ind  for  to  thy  servant  at 
the  first,  I  will  do  :  but  this  thing 
I  may  not  do.  And  the  messen- 
gers departed,  and  brought  him 
word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto 
him,  and  said.  The  gods  c  do  so 
unto  me,  and  more  also,  if  the 
dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice  for 
handfuls  for  all  the  people  that 
follow  3  me. 

11  And  the  king  of  Israel  an- 
swered and  said,  Tell  Aim,  Let  cZ 
not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  har- 
ness boast  himself,  as  he  that  put- 
teth  it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass  when 
Ben-hadad  heard  this  4  message, 
as  he  was  drinking,  he  and  the 
kings  in  the  5  pavilions,  that  he 
said  unto  his  servants,  6  Set 
yourselves  in  array  :  and  they  set 
themselves  in  array  against  the 
city. 

13  And,  behold,  thi-re  7  came  a 
prophet  unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
Baying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Hast    thou    seen     all   this    great 

359 


Tlie  SffTicais  ea-e  slnin.  I  KINGS. 

niultilude  ?  behold,  I  will  deliver  i  e  ver.  28. 
it  inlo    lliine    tmnii   this   duy  ;    e| 
and  thou  shall  know  Ihat  I  am  the  i  8  or,  ter- 
Lord.  \vante. 

14  Aiifl   Abab  said,   By   whom?' 

And     he     said.     Thus     snith     the    96inc/,  or, 

Lord,   J^Bcn   by  the  ynunj  8  men  I  tie. 

of  the   princes   of    the    provinces.  | 

Then   he   said,  Who  shall  9  order '/ Ju.  7.  7. 

the    battle?     And    he     an&wered,! 

Thou.  ^c.  16.  9. 

15  Then  he  numbered/ the  young  ver.  12.  Pr. 
men   of  the  princes  of  the   prov-i23.  29 — 32, 
inces,  and  they  were   two  hundred   Ho.  4.  11. 
and  thirty-two  :  and  after  them  he 
numbered  all  the  people,  even  aW   A  Is.  54.  15. 
the  chibiren  of  Israel,  being  seven 
thousand.  t  Ju.  7.  21, 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon  :  22.  Ec.  9.  11. 
but   Ben-badad    was    drinking    g 

himself  drunk  in  the  pavilions,  he   A  2  K.  6.  12. 

and   the  kings,  the  thirty  and  two 

kings  A  that  helped  him.  /2Sa.  II.  I. 

17  And     the   young  men   of  the 

princes  of  the  provinces  went  out  mPs.  115.2, 
first;    and    Ben-hudad    sent    out,   3.  Is.  42.  8. 
and      they      told      him,      saying. 
There   are  men  come  out  of    Sa-    10  teas 
maria.  fallen, 

18  And  he  said.  Whether  they  be 
come  out  for  peace,  take  them 
alive  ;    or  whether  they  be  come 

out  for  war,  take  them  alive.  

19  So  these  young  men  of  the 
piincesof  the  provinces  came  out 
of  the  city,  and  the  army  which 
followed  them.  n  Ps.  10.  3. 

20  Audi  they  slew  every  one  his  o  1  Sa.  4.  1. 
man  :    and   the  .Syrians  fled  ;  and  29.  1.2K. 
Israel   pursued  them  :    and    Ben-  13.  17. 
hadad   the   king  of  Syria  escaped  U  the  war 
on  an  horse  with  the  horsemen.  with  Js- 

21  And   the  king  of  Israel   went  rnel, 
out,    and    smote    the    horses    and  12  or,  vic- 
chariots,  and  slew  the  Syrians  with  tualled. 

a  great  slaughter.  ^13.37.29 

22  And   the   prophet    k  came  to   — 36. 
the  king  of  Israel,   and   said   unto   g  ver.  13. 
him,  Go,  strengthen  thyself,   and   Job  12.   16 — 
mark   and  see   what   thou    doest  :   19. 

for  at  the  return  I  of  the  year,  the  r  Ps.  10.  16. 
king  of  Syria  will  come  up  against  s  Ps.  18.  45. 
thee.  Ue.48.  44. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  Lu.  13.  4. 
of  Syria  said  unto  him,  Their  gods  \3ac!inm- 
mare  gods  of  the  hills,  therefore  ber  within 
they  were  strongerthan  we:  bullet  a  chamber, 
us  fight  against  them  in  the  plain,  c.  22.  25. 
and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  or, /roOT 
than  they.  chamber  to 

24  And  do  this  thing  :  Take  the   chamber. 
kings  away,  every  man  out  of  his  u  Is.  16.5. 
place,  and  put  captains  in  their  v  Ge.  37. 
rooms ;  34. 

25  And  number  thee  an  army  w  2  K.  10. 
like  the  army  that  10  thou  hast  I  15.  Ac.  8. 
lost,  horse  for  horse,  ajjd  chariot !  31 

36U 


B.  C.  901, 
for  chariot:  and  we  will  fight 
against  them  in  the  plain,  anc/;i 
surely  we  shall  be  slionger  than 
ibe^.  And  he  hearkened  unto 
their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the 
return  of  the  year,  that  Ben-haduJ 
numbered  the  Syrians,  and  went 
up  to  Aphek,  o  to  11  fight  against 
Israel. 

27  And  the  children  of  I«rael 
were  numbered,  and  were  12  all 
present,  and  went  aMinst  them  ; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  pitched 
before  them  like  two  little  tiocks  of 
kids;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the 
country. 

28  And  there  came  a  man  of  God, 
and  spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
and  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Because  p  the  Syrians  have  said. 
The  Lord  is  God  of  the  hills,  but 
he  js  not  God  of  the  valleys  ; 
therefore  g  will  I  deliver  all  this 
great  multitude  into  thine  hand, 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over 
against  the  other  seven  days  ;  and 
so  it  was,  that  in  the  seventh  day 
the  battle  was  joined  :  r  and  the 
children  of  Israel  slew  of  the  Sy- 
rians an  hundred  thousand  foot- 
men in  one  day. 

30  But  the  rest  fled  s  to  Aphek, 
into  the  city  ;  and  there  t  a  wall 
fell  upon  twenty  and  seven  thou- 
sand of  the  men  that  were  left. 
And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came 
into  the  city,  into  13  an  inner 
chamber. 

31  And  his  servant  said  unto 
him.  Behold  now,  we  have  heard 
that  the  kings  of  the  house  of  Is- 
rael are  merciful  u  kings  :  let  us, 
I  pray  thee,  put  v  sackcloth  on 
our  loins,  and  ropes  upon  our 
heads,  and  go  out  to  the  king  of 
Israel  ;  peradventure  he  will  save 
thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on 
their  loins,  and  put  ropes  on  their 
heads,  and  came  to  the  kin^  of 
Israel,  and  said.  Thy  servant  Ben- 
hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let  ma 
live.  And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive? 
he  is  my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently 
observe  whether  any  thins;  woull 
come  frcm  him,  and  did  hastily 
catch  ?f  :  and  they  said.  Thy  bro- 
ther Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said, 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben-ha- 
dad came  forth  to  him  ;  and  he 
caused  him  to  come  up  w  into  tho 
chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him, 


B.  C.  900. 


CHAP,  XXI, 


o!2Sa.  14. 
2. 

e2Sa.  12. 
1,  &c. 
/2K.  10. 
24. 


2  Sa.  12. 
5—7. 

ft  Job  15.  6. 
Mat.  21.  41 
—43.  Lu. 
19.  22. 
i  c.  22.  31— 
37. 

A- c.  21.4. 
a  1  Sa.  8. 
14. 


The  cities  J  which  my  father  look  |  a- c.  15.  20. 
from  thy  father  1  will  i-estore  ;  and  I  y  Is.  8.  12. 
thou  shall  make  streets  for  ihee  in  z  2  K.  2.  3, 
Damascus,  as  my  father  made  in  5,  &c. 
Samaria.  Then,  saidAhab,  I  will  ■■  a  c.  13.  17, 
send  thee  away  with  this  cove- ;  18. 
nant.  So  he  made  a  I'ovenant  y  6  Je.  27.  2. 
with  him,  and  sent  him  away.  Eze.  4.  3. 

35  And  a  certain  man  of  the  cc.  13.  24. 
sons  z  of  the  prophets  said  untO'  \i  smiting 
hiS  neig'hbour  in  the  word  a  of  the  and  wound 
Lord,  Smite  6  me,  1  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  refused  to  smite 
him. 

86  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  behold,  as 
soon  as  thoj  art  departed  from 
me,  a  lion  shall  slay  thee.  AndllS  weigh 
as  soon  as  he  was  departed  from  16  was  not. 
him,  a  lion  c  found  him,  and  slew 
him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man, 
and  said.  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  smote  him,  14  so 
that  in  smiting  he  wounded  him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and 
waited  for  the  king-  by  the  way, 
and  d  disguised  himself  with 
ashes  upon  his  face. 

39  And  as  the  king  passed  by, 
he  cried  unto  the  king  :  and  he 
said,  e  Thv  servant  went  out  into 
the  midst  of  the  battle  ;  and, 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and 
brought  a  man  unto  me,  and  said. 
Keep  this  man  :  if  y  by  any  means 
he  be  missing,  then  shall  thy 
life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thou 
shall  15  pay  a  talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy 
here  and  there,  he  16  was  gone. 
And  ihe  king  of  Israel  said  unto 
him,  So  s:  shnll  thy  judgment  be  ; 
thyself /i  hast  decided  it. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the 
ashes  away  from  his  face  ;  and; 
the  king  of  Isiael  discerned  him- 
that  he  wfl»  of  the  prophets.        ' 

42  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Because  thou 
hast  let  go  out  of  Ihy  hand  a  man 
whom  I  appointed  to  utter  de- 
struction, therefore  i  thy  life  shall 
go  for  his  life,  and  thy  people  for 
his  people. 

43  And  the  king  of  Israel  went 
to  his  house  heavy  k  and  displeas- 
ed, and  came  to  Samaria. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after 
these  things,  that  Naboth  the 
.lezreelite  had  a  vineyard,  which 
leas  in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the  palace 
of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 
2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Na- 
both,    sayinj,     Give    a     me    thy 


1  he  good 

in  thine 

eyes. 

b   Le.  25. 

23.  Nu.  36. 

7.  Eze.  46. 

18. 

c  Jobs.  2. 

Hab.  2.  9— 

12. 

dNe.2.  2. 

■e  Mi.  2.  1, 

2. 

/2Sa.  n. 

14,  15.  Est. 
3.  12,  13. 
'iin  the  top 
of. 

s:  De.  13. 
l3. 

h  Ex.  22. 
28.  Le.  24. 

15,  16.  Mat. 
2S.  59—66. 
Ac.  6.  11. 
i  Le.  24.  14. 
k  Is.  58.  4. 
/  Ex.  20.  16, 
Ps.  27,  12. 
Pr,  25.  18. 
Mai.  3.5, 


Of  Kaboth's  vineyard. 

vineyard,  that  I  may  have  it  for 
a  garden  of  herbs,  because  it  is 
near  unto  my  house  ;  and  I  will 
give  thee  for  it  a  better  vineyard 
than  it  ;  or,  if  it  seem  1  good  to 
thee,  I  will  give  thee  the  worth 
of  it  in  money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab, 
The  Lord  forbid  it  me,  that  6  I 
should  give  the  inheritance  of  my 
fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house 
c  heavy  and  displeased,  because 
of  the  word  which  Naboth  the 
Jezreelite  had  spoken  to  him  ; 
for  he  had  said,  I  will  not  give 
thee  the  inheritance  of  my  fathers. 
And  he  laid  him  down  upon  his 
bed,  and  turned  away  his  face, 
and  would  eat  no  bread. 

5  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  d 
is  thy  spirit  so  sad,  that  thou  eatest 
no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her.  Because 
I  spake  unto  Naboth  the  Jezreel- 
ite, and  said  unto  him.  Give  me 
thy  vineyard  for  money  ;  or  else, 
if  it  please  thee,  I  will  give  thee 
another  vineyard  for  it  :  and  he 
answered,  I  will  not  give  thee  my 
vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  wife  said  unto 
him.  Dost  thou  now  govern  the 
kingdom  of  Israel  ?  Aiise,  and  eat 
bread,  and  let  thine  heart  be 
merry  :  I  e  will  give  thee  the 
vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

8  So  y  she  wrote  letters  in 
Ahab's  name,  and  sealed  them 
with  his  seal,  and  sent  the  letters 
unto  the  elders  and  to  the  nobles 
that  were  in  his  city,  dwelling  with 
Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters, 
saying,  Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set 
Naboth  2  oa  high  among  the 
people  ; 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  g  of 
Belial,  before  him,  to  bear  witness 
against  him,  saying-.  Thou  didst 
blaspheme  h  God  and  the  king: 
and  then  carry  him  out,  and  stone 
i  him,  that  he  may  die. 

11  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even 
the  elders  and  the  nobles,  who 
were  the  inhabitants  in  his  city, 
did  as  Jezebel  had  sent  unto  them, 
and  as  it  was  written  in  the  letters 
which  she  had  sent  unto  them  : 

12  They  proclaimed  a  fast,  k 
and  set  Naboth  on  high  amon^ 
the  people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men, 
children  of  Belial,  and  sat  before 
him  :  and  the  men  of  Belial  wit- 
nessed /  against  him,  even  against 

3&1 


Nabotk  it  stontd.  I  KINGS. 

Nnboth,   in  the   presence  r,{    the|?n2K.  9. 
people,  saying-,  Naboili  did  bins- I  26.  Ec.  4.  1. 
pheine  God   and  the  kin?.     Then    Ac.  7.  57 — 
vt   thev   carried  liiin  forth  out   of  59. 
tlie   ciiv,    and   stoned    hiin     with    n  Pr.  1.  10— 
stones,  that  he  died.  j  16.  4.  17. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel, !  o  Ps.  9.  12. 
saying,  Nabolh  is  stoned,  and  is  p  c.  13.  32. 
dead.  J2Ch.22.  9. 

15  An.i   it  came   to  pass,    when  ]  o  c.  22.  38. 
Jezebel    heard    that    Naboth   was  i  Ps.  7.  16. 
stoned,  anU  was  dead,  that  Jeze-  'Mat.  7.  2. 
bel   said   to  Ahab,   Arise,    take  n\rc.  18.  17. 
possession    of     the     vineyard     ofisver.  25. 
Nabolh  the  Jezreelite,   which  he   2  K.  17.  17. 
refused   to   give  ihee   for  money  :    Is.  50.  1.  52. 
for  Nubotli  is  not  alive,  but  dead.     3.  Ro.  7.  14. 

16  And  it   came    to   pass,   when    t  c.  14.  10. 
Ahab     heard      that      Naboth  was   li  Ex.  20.  5. 
(lend,    that    Ahab   rose    up    to  go  '  6.  2  K.  9. 
down  to  the  vineyard  of  Naboth   8. 

the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession   v  c.  15.  29. 
of  it.  u,  c.  16.  3, 

17  And   o  the   word  of  the  Lord    11. 

came    to     Elijah     the     T  ishbite,  a- 2  K.  9.  36, 

saying,  37. 

18  Arise,  go  down  to  meet  Ahab  3  or,  ditch. 
king    of   Israel,     which    p   is    in 

Samaria  :    behold,    ke    is    in  the 

vineyard   of  Nabolh,   whither  he    

is  gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And   thou   shall     speak    unto 

him,      saying.     Thus     sailh     the    J^  c.  16.  30, 
Lord,  Hast  ihou   killed,  and  also   31.  ver.  20. 
taken     possession?         And     thou    i  or, incited. 
shalt    speak    unto     him,     saying,    z}os.'i3.l2, 
Thus    saith    the    Lord,    In    g   the    13.  Ec.  7. 
place  where  dogs  licked  the  blood   26. 
of   Naboth    shall     dogs    lick   thy   aGe.  15.  16. 
blood,  even  thine.  2  K.  21.  11. 

20  And    Ahab     said     to    Elij.ih,    i  Jo.  2.  12, 
Hast  r  thou   found    me,    O   mine    13. 
enemy  ?        And    he    answered,    I    c  Jon.  3.  6 — 
have    found    thee  ;     because     thou    10. 

hast  sold  s  thyself  to  work  evil  in  d  Ex.   10. 

the  sight  of  the  Lord.  3. 

21  Behold,  I  t  will  brin^evilup-  e  Is.  66.  2. 
on   thee,  and  will   take  away   thy  /2K.20. 
posterity,  and   will  u  cut  off  from  19. 
Ahab    him    that     pisseth    against  ^  2  K.  9. 
the  wall,    and  liira  that  is  shut  up  25. 

and  left  in  Israel,  a2Ch.  18. 

22  And    will    make  thine    house  2.  &c. 
like   the  house  of  Jeroboam  v  the  i  De.  4.  43. 
son  of  Nebat,  and   like  the  house  Jos.  20.  8. 
of   Baasha  w  the    son  of  Ahijah,  1  silent 

for    the     provocation     wherewith   /rum  taking 

thou  hast  provoked  me  to  anger,    it. 

and  made  Israel  to  sin.  c  Pr.  1.  10. 

23  And  of  Jezebel  x  also   spake    2  Cor.  6.  14. 
the  Lord,  savintr.   The   dogs  shall    d  2  K.  3.  7. 
eat  Jezebel  by  the  3  wall  of  Jez-   e  Pr.  3.  6. 
reel.  Je.  21.2. 

24  Him   that  dieth    of  Ahab    in   /  c.  18.  19. 
the  city  the  dogs  shall  eat;   and   ^  Je.  5.  31. 
him  that  dieth   in   the  field  shall    A  2K.  3.  11. 
the  fowls  of  the  air  eat.  i  Ps.  34.  31. 

362 


B.  C.  900. 

25  But  y  there  was  none  like  un- 
to Ahab,  which  did  sell  himself 
to  woik  »ickedneeH  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  whom  Jezebel  hit 
wife  4  itir.cd  up.  z 

26  And  he  did  veiy  abominably 
in  following  idols,  according  to 
all  things  as  did  the  Amoriles,  a 
whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

27  And  It  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  heard  those  words,  that  6  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  put  c  sack- 
cloth upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted, 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went 
softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Elijah  the  Tisbbite,  say- 
ing, 

29  Seest  thou  how  Ahabrfhum- 
bleth  himself  before  me  ?  because 
he  humbleth  himself  before  me, 
I  will  not  bring  the  evil  in  /  his 
days  ,  but  in  §  his  son's  days  will 
I  bring  the  evil  upon  his  house. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

AND  they  continued  three  years 
wiibout   war   between  Syria 
and  Israel. 

2  And  a  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
third  year,  that  Jeho.'haphat  the 
king  of  Judah  came  down  to  the 
king  of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  his  servants.  Know  ye  that 
Ramoth  b  in  Gilead  is  ours,  and 
we  be  I  still,  find  take  it  not  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria? 

4  And  he  said  unio  Jehoshaphat, 
cWiltthougo  with  me  to  battle 
to  Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  Jehosha- 
phat said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  I  d 
am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as  thy 
people,  my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto 
the   king    of   Israel,    Inquire,  e  I 

Erfty  thee,  at  the  word  of  the 
.Old  to-day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gatner- 
ed  the  prophets /together,  about 
four  hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Shall  I  go  against  Ra- 
moth-gilead to  battle,  or  shall  I 
forbear  ?  And  g  they  said.  Go 
up;  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it 
into  the  Viand  of  the  king. 

7  And  Jehoshajrtiat  said.  Is  h 
tliere  not  here  a  prophet  of  the 
Lord  besides,  that  we  might  in- 
quire of  him  ? 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet 
one  man,  Micaiah  the  son  of  Ira- 
lah,  by  whom  we  may  inquire 
of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  i  him  ; 
for  he  doth  not  prophesy  good  con- 
cerning me,    but    evil.     And  Je- 


B.  C.  897. 

hoshaphat  said,  Let  not  the  king 
Bay  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called 
2  an  officer,  and  said,  Hasten 
ftiiAer  Micaiah  the  son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king-  of  Israel  and 
Jehoshaphat  the  king-  of  Judah 
sat  each  on  his  throne,  having-  put 
on  their  robes,  in  a  3  void  place  in 
the  entrance  of  the  gate  of  Sa- 
maria :  and  all  the  prophets  pro- 
phesied before  thein. 

11  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Chenaanah  made  him  horns  of 
iron  :  and  he  said,  Thus  sai'th  the 
Lord,  With  these  shalt  thou 
push  the  Syrians,  until  thou  have 
consumed  ibtera. 

12  And  k  all  the  prophets  pro- I 
phesied  so,  saying,  Go  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead,  and  prosper  ;  I  for 
the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was 
g-one  to  call  Micaiah  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Behold  now,  the 
words  of  the  prophels  declare  good 
unto  the  king  with  one  mouth  : 
lei  thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like 
the  word  of  one  of  them,  and 
speak  that  which  is  good,  m 

14  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  what  n  the  Lord 
saith  unto  me,  that  will  I  speak.     [ 

15  So  he  came  to  the  king.  And 
the  king  said  unlo  him,  Micaiah, 
shall  we  go  against  Ramoth-  ' 
g-ilead  to  battle,  or  shall  we  for- 
bear? And  he  answered  hira, 
Go,  and  prosper  :  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of 
the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him. 
How  many  timas  shall  I  adjure 
thee  that  thou  tell  me  nothing  but 
that  which  is  true  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  7 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel 

0  scattered  upon  the  hills. as  sheep 
that  have  not  a  shepherd  :  and 
the  Loril  said,  These  have  no 
master  ;  let  them  return  every 
man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell 
thee  that  he  would  prophesy  no 
good  concerning  me,  but  evil  ? 

19  And  he  said,  Hear  thou, 
therefore,  the   word  of  the   Lord: 

1  saw  p  the  Lord  sitting  on  his 
throne,  and  all  the  host  g  of  heav- 
en standing  by  him,  on  his  right 
band  and  on  his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Who 
shall  4  persuade  Ahab,  that  he 
m.ay  go  up  and  fall  at  Ramoth- 
gilcad '.'    And    one    said    on    this 


CHAP.  XXII 

2  or,  eu- 
nuch. 

Z  floor. 

iEze.  13.  6 
—9.  Mi.  3. 
U. 

nob9.  4. 

m  Is.  30.  10. 

71  Nu.  22. 
38.  24.  13. 
Je.  23.  28. 
Ac.  20.  27. 
Ga.  1.  10. 

o  Zee.  13.  7. 
Mat.  9.  36. 

2  I.S.  6.  1—3. 
Da.  7.  9,  10. 

?  Jobl.  6. 
Ps.  103.  21. 
Mat.  25.  31. 
Re.  5.  11. 

4  or,  de- 
ceived. 


7-Ju.  9.  23. 

Job  12.  16. 

E7.e.  14.  9. 

2Th.  2.  10 

—12. 

s  Ac.  23.  2. 

5  or,  from 
chamber  to 
chamber. 

6  a  chamber 
in  a  cham- 
ber, c.  20. 
30. 

t  Je.  38.  G. 
Ac.  5.  18. 
Re.  2.  10. 
uDe.  16.  3. 
Is.  30.20. 
oNu.  16.29. 
De.  18.  20, 
22. 

a- Mat.  13.9, 
43. 

7  or,  when 
he  was  to 
disguise 
himself. 
^2Ch.  35. 
22. 

y  Pr.  13.  20. 


.     Ahab  seduced  by  false  prophets. 

manner,  and  another  said  on  that 
manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  Spirit, 
and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  will  persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  s.iid  unto  him, 
Wherewith  ?  And  he  said,  I  will 
go  forth,  and  I  will  be  a  lying  spir- 
it in  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets. 
And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  peisuade 
him,  and  prevail  also  :  go  forth, 
and  do  so. 

23  Now  r  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  hath  put  a  lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  pro- 
phets, and  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
evil  concerning  thee. 

24  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Chenaanah  went  near,  aiud  smote 
s  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and  said, 
Which  way  went  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto 
thee  ? 

25  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  in  that  day,  when 
thou  shalt  5  go  into  6  an  inner 
chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

25  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Take  Micaiah,  and  carry  him 
back  unto  Amon  the  governor  of 
the  city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's 
son  ; 

27  .4nd  say,  Thus  saith  the 
king.  Put  \.\\\3  felloio  in  the  pri- 
son, t  and  feed  him  with  bread  of 
affliction,  u  and  with  water  of 
affliction,  until  I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said.  If  v  thou 
return  at  all  in  peace,  the  Lord 
hath  not  spoken  by  me.  And  he 
said,  w  Hearken,  O  people,  every 
one  of  you. 

29  So  the  king  of  Israel,  and  Je- 
hoshaphat the  king  of  Judah, 
went  up  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3'J  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  7  I  will  dis- 
guise myself,  and  enter  into  the 
battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy  robe.s. 
And  the  king  of  Israel  z  dis- 
guised himself,  and  went  into  the 
battle. 

31  But  the  king  of  Syria  com- 
m-inded  his  thirty  and  two  cap- 
tains that  had  rule  over  his  char- 
iots, saying,  Fight  neither  with 
small  nor  great,  save  only  with 
the  king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  captains  of  the  chariots  saw 
Jehoshaphat,  that  they  said. 
Surely  it  is  the  king  of  Israel. 
And  y  they  turned  aside  to  fight 
against  him  :  and  Jehoshaphat 
cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  (o  pass,  when 
the   captains  of  the  chariots  per- 

36S 


Ahab't  dtfith.  II  KINGS. 

ccived  lliat  il  K>.i«  not  the  king' ofiS  in /lic 
Uiael,  that  llicy  turned  back  (com  iiitnplicily. 
pursuing  liim.  2  Sa.  15.  II. 

M  Ami    a    certain    man    drew  a| 
bjw  8  .tt  a  venluie,  and  smote  the  ,9  and  the 
kinjot'  larael   bL'tween   the  joinls  6rca»i- 
9  of  the    harness  :    wherefore   he  plate. 
SAid  unto  the  driver  of  liia  char- 
Turn   thine   hand,  and  carry   10  made 
out   of  the   boet  ;  for  I  arn  10   sick, 
wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  11  increased  11  ascended. 
that  day  ;  and  the  king  was 
stayed  up  in  his  chariot  against  li  bosom 
the  Syrians,  and  died  at  even  : 
ind  the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  z  vet.  17,28. 
into    the    12    midst  of   the    char 

13  came. 

36  And  there   went  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  the  host  about  the   a  c.  21.  19. 
going    down     of    the     sun,    say- 

Kvery    z    man    to   his  city,   b  Am.  3.  15. 
and  every  man   to  his  own  coun- 
try. c2Ch.  20. 

37  So  the  king  died,  and   13  was  31,  *c. 
brought    to    Samaria  ;     and    they 
buried  the  king  in  Samaria.  d2Ch.  17.3. 

33  And  one  washed  the  chariot 
in  the  poDl  of  Samaria,  and  the 
dogs  licked  up  his  blood,  (and 
they  washed  his  armour,)  accord- 
ing unto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
whi -h  he  spake,  a 

39  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahab,  and  :ill  that  he  did,  and 
the  ivory  b  house  which  he  made, 
and  all  the  cities  that  he  built,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers; 
and  .ihaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
atead. 

41  And  c  Jehoshaphat  the  son 
of  Asa  began  to  reign  over  Judah 
in  the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king 
of  Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  was  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  :  and  he  reigned  twenty  and 
five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  iras  Azubah,  the 
daughter  of  Shilhi. 

43  And   d  he   walked   in  all  the 


ec.  14.23. 
15.  14.  2  K. 
12.  3. 

/2K.8.  18. 
2Ch.l9.  2. 
2  Cor.  6.  14. 
g  c.  14.  24. 
15.  12. 
hGe.  25.23. 
2Sa.  8.  14. 
2  K.  3.  9.  8. 
20. 

14  or,  had 
ten  slaps. 
i  2  Ch.  20. 
35,  &c. 
k  c.  10.  22. 
I  c.  9.  26. 
OT2Ch.2I.l. 
H  ver.  40. 
o  c.  16.  30, 
&c. 

;jc. 12.28-33. 
y  Jti.  2.  11. 


B.  C.  897. 

'  wayt  of  Asa  his  father  ;  he  turn- 
:  el  not  aside    from   it,   doing  thai 

vhich  was  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
I  Lord  :  n«v<;ithele»i  the  high 
I  places  e  were  not  taken  iiway  ; 
\/or  the   people   ofi'i? red  and  burnt 

incense  ye*,  in  the  high  place*. 

44  And  Jehoshaphat  made 
peace  /"  with  the  king  of  Israel. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoshaphat,  and  his  might  thai 
he  showed,  and  how  he  warred, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  1 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  g 
sodomites  which  remained  in  the 
days  of  his  father  Asa,  he  took 
out  of  the  land. 

47  There  teas  then  no  king^ia 
£dom  :  a  deputy  was  king. 

48  Jehoshaphat  14  made  ships  i 
ofATharshish  to  go  to  Ophir  for 
gold  :  but  they  went  not  ;  for  the 
ships  were  broken  at  Ezion-ge- 
ber.  I 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  ol 
Ahub  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Lev  my 
servants  go  with  thy  servants  in 
the  ships  :  but  Jehoshaphat  would 
not. 

50  And  m  Jehoshaphat  slept 
with  his  fathers,  and  was  buried 
with    his    fathers    in   the   city    of 

,  David  his  father  :  and  Jehoram  bis 

I  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

I   51  Ahaziah  n  the    son  of    Ahab 

j  began  to  reign  over  Israel  in 
Samaria  the  seventeenth  year 
of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  two  years  over  Is- 
rael. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in 
the  way  o  of  his  father,  and  in 
the  way  of  his  mother,  and  in 
the  way  of  Jeroboam  p  the  son 
of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to 
sin  : 

53  For  he  served  Baal,  g  and 
worshipped  him,  and  provoked  to 
anger  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ac- 
cording to  all  tliat  his  father  had 
done. 


THR    SECOND    BOOK    OF    THE    KINGS, 
COMMONLY    CALLED    THE    FOURTH    BOOK    OF    THE    KINGS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THEN  Moab  rebelled  a  against 
Israel     after     the     death     of 
Ahab. 

2    And       Ahaziah      fell       down 

through  a    lattice    in     his  upper 

chamber    that    was   in    Samaria, 

S64 


B.  C.  896.   land  was  sick  :  and  he  sent  mes- 
sengers, and  s.ii-i  unto  them.  Go, 


a2  Sa.  8.  2.   '  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of  6 
c.  3.  5.  Ekron,  whether  I  shall  recover  c 

6  1  Sa.  5.  10.    of  this  disease. 
c  1  K.  14.  3.     3  But   the    angel    of     the    Loid 
c.  8.  9,  10.      said      to     Elijah     the     Tishbite, 


B.  C.  897. 

Arise,  go  up  to  meet  the  messen- 
gers of  the  king  of  Samaria,  and 
say  unto  them,  I3  it  not  because 
there  is  not  a  God  in  Israel,  that 
ye  go  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  d 
the'god  of  Ekron  ? 

4  Now,  therefore,  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Thou  1  shall  not  come  down 
from  that  bed  on  which  thou  art 
gone  up,  but  shall  surely  die.  And 
Elijah  departed. 

5  And  when  the  messengers 
turned  back  unto  him,  he  said 
unto  them.  Why  are  ye  now 
turned  back  ? 

6  And  they  said  unto  him.  There 
came  a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and 
Baid  unto  us,  Go,  turn  again  unto 
the  king  that  senl  you,  and  say 
unto  him.  Thus  c  saith  the  Lord, 
Is  it  not  because  there  is  not  a 
God  in  Israel,  that  thou  sendest 
to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god 
of  Ekron  ?  therefore  y  thou  shall 
not  come  down  from  that  bed  on 
which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shall 
surely  die. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  2  What 
manner  of  man  was  he  which  came 
up  to  meet  you,  and  told  you  these 
words  '? 

8  And  they  answeied  him,  He  g 
vas  an  hairy  man,  and  girt  with 
a  girdle  of  leather  about  his  loins. 
And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah  the 
Tishbite. 

9  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a 
captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And 
he  went  up  to  hira  ;  (and,  behold, 
he  sat  on  the  top  of  an  hill  ;)  and 
he  spake  unto  him.  Thou  man  of 
God,  the  king  hath  said,  Come 
down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and 
said  to  the  captain  of  fifty.  If  I  be 
a  man  of  God,  then  let  fire  k 
come  down  from  heaven,  and 
consume  thee  and  thy  fifty.  And 
there  came  i  down  fire  from  heav- 
en, and  k  consumed  him  and  his 
fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him 
another  captain  of  fifty  with  his 
fifty.  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  thus 
hath  the  king  said,  Come  down 
quickly. 

12  Ami  Elijah  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  If  I  ie  a  man  of  God, 
let  fire  come  down  from  heaven, 
and  consume  thee  and  thy  fifty. 
And  the  fire  of  God  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fifty. 

13  And  he  sent  again  a  captain 
of  the  third  fifty  with  his  fifty. 
And    the   third    captain    of    fifty 

?1 


CHAP.  II. 

d  Mar.  3.22. 

1  The  bed 
whither 
thou  art 
gone  up, 
thou  shall 
not  cojne 
downfrom 
it. 

e  Is.  41.  22, 
23. 

/lCh.10.13. 
Ps.  16.  4. 

2  ^Vhat  teas 

the  manner 
of  the  man  1 

g  Zee.  13.  4. 
Mat.  3.  4. 
ANu.  16.35. 
Lu.  9.  54. 
He.  12.  29. 

r  1  K.  18.24. 
Da.  3.  25. 

/tc.  2.  24. 
Ac.  5.  5,  9. 


3  boved. 

I  Is.  66.  2. 

m  1  Sa.  26. 

21. 

Ps.  72.  14. 

116.  15. 

?i  ver.  10,12. 
o  ver.  6. 

4  the  sec- 
ond year 
that  Jeho- 
ram  was 
Prorex, 
and  the 
eighteenth 
of  Jehosha- 
phat. 

c.  3.  1. 

a  Ge.  3.  24. 
6  IK.  19.21. 
c  Je.  4.  2. 

d  1  Sa.  1.26. 

ver.  4,  6. 
c.  4.  30. 

e  1  K.  20.35. 
ver.  5,  7,15. 
c.  4.  1,  38. 
9.  1. 


Elijah  leaveth  Elisha. 

went  up,  and  came  and  3  fell  I  oa 
his  knees  before  Elijah,  and  be- 
sought him,  and  said  unto  him, 
O  man  of  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 
my  life,  and  the  life  of  these  fifty 
thv  servants,  be  precious  m  in  thy 
sight. 

14  Behold,  there  came  n  fire 
down  from  heaven,  and  burnt  up 
the  two  captains  of  the  former  fif- 
ties with  their  fifties  :  therefore 
let  my  life  now  be  precious  in  thy 
sight. 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
said  unto  Elijah,  Go  down  with 
him  ,  be  not  afraid  of  him.  And 
he  arose,  and  went  down  with  him 
unto  the  king. 

16  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Forasmuch  o  as 
thou  hast  sent  messengers  to  in- 
quire of  Baal-zebub  the  god  of 
Ekron,  (is  it  not  because  tli^re  is 
no  God  in  Israel  to  inquire  of  his 
word  ?)  therefore  thou  shall  not 
come  down  off  that  bed  on  which 
thou  art  gone  up,  but  shall  surely 
die. 

17  So  he  died,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had 
spoken  :  and  4  Jehoram  reigned 
in  his  stead,  in  the  second  year  of 
Jehoram  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah  ;  because  he  had  no 
son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ahaziah  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel? 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  would  take  a  up  Elijah 
into  heaven  by  a  whirlwind,  that 
Elijah  went  with  6  Elisha  from 
Gilgal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha, 
Tarry  here,  I  pray  thee  ;  for  Ihfi 
Lord  hath  sent  mc  to  Beth-el. 
And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  As  c 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  d  thy  soul 
liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee.  So 
they  went  down  to  Beth-el. 

3  And  the  sons  e  of  the  prophets 
that  were  at  Beth-el  came  forth  to 
Elisha,  and  said  unto  him,  Know- 
est  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to- 
day ?  And  he  said.  Yea,  I  know 
it  ;  hold  ye  your  peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him, 
Elisha,  tarry  here,  I  pray  thee  ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  Jeri- 
cho. And  he  said.  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  1 
will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  cams 
to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of   the   propheti 

365 


Elijaft  i*'  taken  up  to  heaten, 
that  leere  at  Jericho  came  to  Eli- 
■hn,  and  rani  uiilo  him,  Kiiowest 
thou  thtil  ihe  Lord  will  tuku  away 
thy  master  lioin  thy  head  to-day  7 
And  he  answered,  Yea,  I  know  iC  ; 
hold  ye  your  peace. 

6  And  £lijuh  said  unto  him, 
Tarry,  I  pray  ihee,  here  ;  for  the 
Luril  hath  sent  me  to  Jordan. 
And  he  saiil,  As  the  Lord  livctb, 
and  at  thy  suul  liveth,  I  will  not 
leave  thee.  And  they  two  went 
on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  went,  and  stood  1  to 
view  alar  ofl' :  and  they  two  stood 
by  Jordan. 

8  And  Klijah  took  his  mantle, y 
and  wrapped  it  together,  and 
smote  the  waters,  and  g  ihey  were 
divided  hither  and  thither  ;  so 
that  they  two  went  over  on  dry 
ground. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  jone  over,  that  Elijah  said 
unto  Elislia,  Ask  what  I  shall  do 
for  thee,  before  I  be  taken  away 
from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  1 
pray  thee,  let  h  a  double  portion  of 
thy  spirit  be  upon  me. 

10  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  2 
asked  a  hard  thinjj  :  nevertheless, 
if  thou  see  me  when  I  am  taken 
from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto 
thee  ;  but  if  not,   it  shall    not  be 

30. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
siill  went  on,  and  talked,  that, 
behold,  there  appeared  a  chariot  i 
of  fire,  and  horses  of  fire,  and 
parted  them  both  asunder  ;  and 
Elijah  went  up  by  a  whirlwind 
into  heaven. 

12  And  Klisha  saw  it,  and  he 
cried,  k  My  father,  my  father  ! 
the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the 
horsemen  thereof!  And  he  saw 
him  no  more  :  and  he  took  hold  of 
his  own  clothes,  and  rent  them  in 


.'o  piec 
3  He  t 


ooknpalso  the  mantle  of 


two  ^ 

k  up  a 

Elijah  that  fell  from  liim,  and  went 
back,  and  stood  by  the  3  bank  of 
Jordan  : 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of 
Elijah  that  fell  from  him,  and 
smote  the  waters,  and  said.  Where 
it  the  Lord  God  of  Elijah  ? 
And  when  he  also  had  sn.ilten 
the  waters,  I  they  parted  hither 
and  thither :  and  Elisha  went 
over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the 
prophets,  which  were  to  view  m 
at  Jericho,  saw  him,  they  said, 
The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on 
Elisha.     And  thev  came  to  meet 


II  KINGS, 

1  in  tight, 
or,  over 
ugaintt. 

/IK. 19.13, 
19. 

g  Ex.  14.21. 
ver.  14. 
Jos.  3.  14— 
17. 

A  Nu.  27.20. 

2  done  hard 
in  asking. 

i  c.  8.  17. 
Ps.  104.  4. 

k  c.  13.  14. 
Slip. 
I  ver.  8. 
m  ver.  7. 


4  sons  of 
strength. 

nlK.  18.12. 
Ac.  8.  39. 

5  one  of  the 
mountains. 

6  causing  to 
miscarry. 

oLe.  2.  13. 
Mat.  5.  13. 
Mar.  9.  50. 

p  Ex.  15.25. 
c.  4.41. 
Eze.   47.   8, 
9. 

y  Ps.  107.33, 
34. 

r  Job  19.  18. 
30.  1,  8,  &c. 

s  Mat.  27. 
29,  &c. 

«Ge.9.  25. 
Ju.  9.20,57. 
La.  3.   65. 

ac.  1.  17. 
1  statue, 
b  1  K.  16.32. 


B.  C.  899. 

him,  aitd  bowed  tbemietvcs  to  the 
ground  before  him. 

16  And  they  saitl  unto  him.  Be- 
hold now,  there  he  with  Ihy  ser- 
vants fifty  4  strong  men  ;  let 
them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek 
thy  master;  lest  peradvenlure 
the  n  Spirit  of  the  Loid  hath 
taken  him  up,  and  cast  him  upon 
5  some  mountain,  or  into  some 
valley.  And  he  said.  Ye  shall  not 
lend. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till 
he  was  ashamed,  he  said.  Send. 
They  sent,  therefore,  fifty  men  ; 
and  they  sought  three  days,  but 
found  him  not. 

18  And  whun  they  came  again  to 
him,  (for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,) 
he  said  unto  them.  Did  I  not  lay 
unto  you,  Go  not  ? 

19  And  the  men  of  the  city  said 
unto  Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee, 
the  situation  of  this  city  is  pleas- 
ant, as  my  lord  seelh  :  but  the 
water  is  naught,  and  the  ground  6 
barren. 

20  And  he  said.  Bring  me  a  new 
cruse,  and  put  salt  therein.  And 
they  brought  it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the 
spring  of  the  waters,  and  cast  the 
salt  o  in  there,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  p  healed 
these  waters ;  there  shall  not  be 
from  thence  any  more  death,  or 
barren  j  latid. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  un- 
to this  day,  accordingto  the  saying 
of  Elisha  which  he  spake. 

23  And  he  went  up  from  thence 
unto  Beth-el  :  and  as  he  wasgoing 
up  by  the  way,  there  came  forth 
little  children  r  out  of  the  city, 
and  mocked  s  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go  up,  thou  bald  head  ;  go 
up,  thou  bald  head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  look- 
ed on  them,  and  cursed  t  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.  And  there 
came  forth  two  she  bears  out  of 
the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and  two 
children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to 
mount  Carmel  ;  and  from  thence 
he  returned  to  Samaria. 

CH.APTER  III. 

NOW  a  Jehoiam  the  son  of 
Ahab  began  to  reign  over  Is- 
rael in  Samaiia  the  eighteenth 
year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  twelve  years. 
2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  the 
?i?Iit  of  the  Lord  ;  but  not  like  his 
father,  and  like  his  mother  ;  for  he 
put  away  the  1  imoge  of  d  Baal 
that  bis  father  had  made. 


B.  C.  895.  CHAP.  111. 

3  Nevertheless  he  cleaved   unto  '  c  1  K.12.  28- 
the  c  sins  of  Jeroboam   the  son  of  32. 
Nebat,  which   made  Israel  to  sin  :  |  (f  g  Sa.  8.  2. 
he  departed  not  therL-from.  i  ps_  igg.    g 

4  And  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  '  jq  '        '      ' 

a  sheep-master,   and  d    rendered  I     t     ••<.    i 
>     -  '  -  -        ■  e  Is.  16.  1. 


auto  the   king  of  Israel  an   hun- 


/c.  1.  1. 
2.20. 

^IK.  22.  4. 
2  at  their 
feet. 
Ex.  11.  8. 


n  1  K.  17.  1. 
c.  5.  16. 


dred  tbous^ind  lambs,  e  and  an 
hundred  thousand  rams,  with  the 
■wool. 

5  But  y  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Ahab  was  dead,  that  the  king  of 
Moab  rebelled  against  the  king  of 

6  And  king  Jehoram  went  out  of  I  ^  ^  ^-  ^^-  '^■ 
Samaria  the  same  time,  and  I  J  Lu.  22.  26. 
numbered  all  Israel.  Jno.  13.  5, 

7  And   he   went   and   sent  to  Je-    14. 
hoshaphat     the    king    of    Judah,    1  Ti.  5.  10. 
saying,   The    king  of  Moab  h!Hh\,^^^^_  14   3 
rebelled  against  me  :  wilt  thou  go  i 

with  me  against  Moab  to  battle?  i^Ju.  10.14. 
And  he  said,  1  will  go  up  :  ^  I  am  [  ^''-  ^-  ^  • 
as  thou  art,   my    people    as     thy  1  •'^- *• '^• 
people,    and   my    horses    as    thy  ]  ;;j  1  g_  18.19. 
horses. 

8  And  he  said.  Which  way  shall 
we    go   up  f     And    he    answered. 
The  way  through  the  wilderness  of  "  Ps.  15.  4, 
Edom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and 
the  king  of  Judah,  and  the  king 
of  Edom  ;  and  they  fetched  a 
compass  of  seven  days'  journey  : 
and  there  was  no  water  for  the 
host,  and  for  the  cattle  2  that 
followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
Alas  !  that  the  Lord  hath  called 
these  three  kings  together,  to  de- 
liver them  into  the  h.ind  of  Moab! 

11  But  h  Jehoshaphat  said,  Is 
there  not  here  a  prophet  of  the 
Lord,  that  wc  may  inquire  of  the 
Lord  by  him?  And  one  of  the 
king  of  Israel's  servants  answered 
and  said,  Here  is  Elisha  the  son  of 
Shaphat,  which  poured  i  water  on 
the  hands  of  Elijah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  The 
word  of  ti.e  Lord  is  with  him.  So 
the  king  of  Israel,  and  Jehosha- 
phat, and  the  king  of  Edom,  went 
down  to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  AVhat  I-  have  1  to  do 
with  thee  ?  Get  I  thee  to  the  pro- 
phets 771  of  thy  father,  and  to  the 
prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the 
king  of  Israel  said  unto  him.  Nay: 
for  the  Lord  hath  called  these 
three  kings  together,  to  deliver 
them  into  the  hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  As  n  the 
Lord  of  hosts  liveth,  before 
whom  I  stand,  surely,  were  o  it 
not  that  I  regard  the   pres&ncc  of 


plS^.  10.5. 
f]  Eze.  1.   3. 
3.  14. 
8.  1. 

7-c.  4.  3. 
s  De.  20. 19, 

20. 

3  grieve. 

«Ex.  29.39, 

40. 

4  were  cried 
together. 

5  gird-  him- 
self with  a 
girdle. 

6  destroyed. 

7  or,  smote 
init,  even 
smiting. 

uJa.  37.  26. 
V  Ge.  2S.  15. 

8  until  he 
left  the 
stones 
thereof  in 
Ki  rhara- 
stth. 

w  Is.  16.  7, 
11. 


Miraculous  supply  of  water, 

Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judali,  I 
would  not  look  towaid  thee,  nor 
see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a  min- 
strel, p  And  it  came  to  pass 
when  the  minstrel  played,  that 
the  hand  q  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
him. 

16  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Make  r  this  valley  full  of 
ditches  : 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Te 
shall  not  see  wind,  neither  shall 
ye  see  rain  ;  yet  that  valley  shall 
be  filled  with  water,  that  ye  may 
drink,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle, 
and  your  beasts. 

18  And  this  is  but  a  light  thing 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will 
deliver  the  Moabites  also  into  your 
hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every 
fenced  city,  and  every  choice  city, 
and  shall  fell  every  good  tree,  s 
and  stop  all  wells  of  water,  and 
mar  3  every  good  piece  of  land 
with  stones. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  when  the  meat-oflering 
t  was  offered,  that,  behold,  there 
came  water  by  the  way  of  Edom  ; 
and  the  country  was  filled  with 
water. 

21  And  when  all  the  Moabites 
heard  that  the  kings  were  come  up 
to  fight  against  them,  they  4  gath- 
ered all  that  were  able  to  put  5  on 
armour,  and  upward,  and  stood  in 
the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  the  sun  shone  upon 
the  water,  and  the  Moabites  saw 
the  water  on  the  other  side  as  red 
as  blood  : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood  : 
the  kings  are  surely  6  slain,  and 
they  have  smitten  one  another: 
now  therefore.  Moab,  to  the 
spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the 
camp  of  Israel,  the  Israelites  rose 
up  and  smote  the  IMoabites,  so 
that  they  fled  before  them  :  but 
they?  went  forward  smiting  the 
Moabites,  even  in  iAeir  coiintiy. 

25  And  they  beat  down  u  the 
cities,  and  on  every  good  piece  of 
land  cast  eveiy  man  his  stone,  and 
filled  it  ;  and  they  stopped  u  all 
the  wells  of  water,  and  felled  all 
the  good  trees  ;  only  8  in  Kirhara- 
seth  left  w  the.v  the  stones  thereof  ; 
howbeit,  the  slingers  went  about 
2?.  and  smote  it. 

26  And  when  the  king  of  Moab 
saw  that  the  battle  was  too  sore 
for  him   he   took  with  him  seven 

367 


The  teidow't  oil  iiicreaiei. 

hundred  men  ihnldrew  8Worda,  to 
kieak  through  even  unto  thu  king 
of  Edom  :  l/ul  they  could  not. 
27  Then  he  took  lii.t  eldest  son,  x 
thut  should  have  reigned  in  his 
8te:ul,  und  offered  hint/or  a  burnt- 
otlenug  y  upon  the  wall.  And 
there  was  great  indig'nation 
ag-ai:iRt  Israel  :  and  they  departed 
from  him,  and  z  returned  to  tlieir 
own  land. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

NOW  there  cried  a  certain  wo- 
man of  the  wives  of  the  sons 
a  of  the  prophets  unto  Elislia, 
saying,  Thy  servant  my  husband 
is  dead  ;  and  lho\i  knowest  that 
thy  servant  did  fear  the  Lord  : 
and  the  b  creditor  is  como  to 
lake  unto  him  my  two  sons  to  be 
bondmen. 

2  And  Elisha  said  unto  her.  What 
shall  I  do  for  thee  ?  tell  me  :  what 
hast  thou  in  the  house  ?  And  she 
said.  Thine  handmaid  hath  not  c 
any  thing  in  the  house  save  a  pot  | 
of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said.  Go,  d  borrow 
thee  vessels  abroad  of  all  thy 
neighbours,  euc/i  empty  vessels  ;  1 
borrow  not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in, 
thou  shah  shut  the  door  upon  thee 
and  upon  thy  sons,  and  c  shall 
pour  out  into  all  those  vessels,  and 
thou  shall  set  aside  that  which  is 
f..n. 

5  So  she  went  from  liim,  and 
shut  the  door  upon  her  and  upon 
her  sons,  who  brought  thevessels  to 
her,  and  she  poured  out. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Vessels  were  full,  that  she  said 
unto  her  son.  Bring  me  yet  a  ves- 
sel :  and  he  said  unto  her.  There 
it  not  a  vessel  more.  And  the  oil 
stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the 
man  of  God  :  and  he  said.  Go, 
sell  the  oil,  and  pay  thy  2  debt, 
and  live  thou  and  thy  children  of 
the  rest. 

8  And  3  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  Eli- 
sha passed  to  Shunem,  /  where 
leas  a.  great  woman  :  and  she  4 
constrained  him  to  eat  bread. 
And  so  it  was,  that,  as  oft  as  he 
passed  by,  he  turned  in  thither  to 
eat  bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  husband. 
Behold  now,  I  perceive  g-that  this 
is  an  holy  man  of  God,  which 
p«sse;h  by  us  continually. 

10  Let  A  us  make  a  little  cham- 
ber, I  pray  thee,  on  the  wall  ;  and 
let  us. let  for  him  there  a  bed,  and 
a   talile,  and   a  stool,   and  a  can- 

333 


I    UINGS. 
riMi.6.  7. 

yAm.2.  I. 

z  Is.  37.  37. 

a  I  K.  20.35. 

6  Le.£5.  39. 
Mat.    18. 
25. 

c  1  K.  17.12. 

dc.  3.   IG. 
Ro.  4.   17. 

1  or,  scant. 

e  Mar.  6.37- 

44. 

8.  5—9. 

Jno.  2.  7—9. 

Ep.  3.  20. 

2  or,  cred' 
itor. 

3  There  teas 
a  day. 

/Jos.  19.18. 

4  laid  hold 
on  him. 

g- Mat.  5.16. 

ft  Mat.  10. 
41.  ■32. 
Mar.  9.  41. 
He.  13.  2. 
lPe.4.  9. 


i  He.  6.  10. 

/.Ge.  18.10, 
14. 

5  set  time. 
I  ver.   28. 

mPs.  113.9. 
Lu.  1.  36. 

71  Nu.  28.11. 

6  peace. 

7  restrain 
not  for  me 
to  ride. 


B.  C.  89a. 
dlestick  :  aiid  it  nhall  be,  when  he 
Cometh  to  us,  that  he  thiill  turn  in 
thither. 

11  And  it  fell  on  a  dny  that  he 
cam<!  thither,  and  be  turned  into 
the  chamber,  and  lay  there. 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  ser- 
vant. Call  this  Khunammiie.  And 
wlien  he  hud  called  her,  she  stood 
before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him,  Say 
now  unto  her,  Bebold,  thou  has*, 
been  careful  t  for  us  with  all  this 
care  ;  what  is  to  be  done  for  ihee  ? 
wouldesl  thou  be  spoken  lor  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  boat? 
And  she  answered,  I  dwell  among 
mine  own  people. 

14  And  he  said.  What  then  is  to 
be  done  for  her  ?  And  Gehazi  an- 
swered. Verily  she  hath  no  child, 
and  her  husband  is  old. 

15  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And 
when  he  had  called  her,  she  stood 
in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  About  it  this  5 
season,  according  to  the  time  of 
life,  thou  shalt  embrace  a  son. 
And  she  said.  Nay,  my  lord,  thou 
man  of  God,  do  I  not  lie  unto 
thine  handmaid. 

17  And  the  woman  conceived,  m 
and  bare  a  son  at  that  season  that 
Elisha  had  said  unto  her,  accord- 
ing to  the  time  of  life. 

18  And  when  the  child  was 
grown,  it  fell  on  a  d.'i/  that  be 
went    out    to    his    father    to   the 

I  reapers. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father, 
My  head,  my  heud  I  And  he 
said  to  a  lad.  Carry  him  to  his 
mother. 

20  And  when  he  had  taken  him, 
and  brought  him  to  his  mother,  he 
sat  on  her  knees  till  noon,  and 
then  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid 
him  on  the  bed  of  the  man  of  God, 

iand  shut  the  door  upon  him,  and 
I  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  hus- 
band, and  said,  Send  me,  I  pray 
thee,  one  of  the  young  men,  anil 
one  of  the  asses,  that  I  may  run 
to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again. 

23  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt 
thou  go  to  him  to-day  ?  it  is  nei- 
ther new  moon  n  nor  sabbath. 
And  she  said,  It  shall  be  6  well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and 
said  to  her  servant.  Drive,  and  go 

I  forward  ;  7  slack  not  thy  riding  for 
■  me,  except  1  bid  thee. 
I   25  So  she  went,   and  came  unto 
I  the   man  of  God   to   mount  Car- 


B.  C.  895. 

me],  o  And  it  came  to  pass,  vhen 
the  man  of  God  saw  her  afar  oft', 
that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  ser- 
vant, Behold,  yonder  is  that  Shu- 
namniite  : 

26  Run  now,  I  pray  thee,  to 
(neet  her;  and  say  unto  her,  Is 
it  well  wiih  Ihee  1  is  it  well  with 
thy  husband?  is  ii  well  with  the 
child  ?  And  she  answered,  It  is 
p  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the 
man  of  God  to  the  hill,  she  caug'ht 
8  him  by  the  feet  :  but  Gehazi 
came  near  to  thrust  her  away,  g 
And  the  man  of  God  said.  Let 
her  alone  ;  for  her  soul  is  9  vexed 
within  her  :  and  the  Lord  hath  hid 
rit  from  me,  and  hath  not  told  me. 

28  Then  she  said,  Did  I  desire  a 
son  of  my  lord  7  did  I  not  say,  s 
Do  not  deceive  me  ? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  Gird 
t  up  thy  loins,  and  take  my  staff 
in  ihine  hand,  and  go  thy  way  : 
if  thou  meet  any  man,  salute  u 
him  not;  and  if  any  salute  thee, 
answer  him  not  again  :  and  lay  my 
staff  t'  upon  the  face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child 
said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as 
thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.  And  he  arose,  and  followed 
her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before 
them,  and  laid  the  staff  upon  the 
face  of  the  child  ;  but  there  was 
neither  voice  nor  hearing  :  10 
wherefore  he  went  again  to  meet 
him,  and  told  him,  saying.  The 
child  is  not  awaked.  ie 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come 
into  the  house,  behold,  the  child 
was  dead,  and  laid  upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  therefore,  and 
shut  X  the  door  upon  them  twain, 
and  y  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay 
upon  the  child,  and  put  his 
mouth  upon  his  mouth,  and  his 
eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and  his 
hands  upon  bis  hands  ;  and  z  he 
stretched  himself  upon  the  child, 
and  the  flesh  of  the  child  waxed 
warm. 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked 
in  the  house  11  to  and  fro  ;  and 
went  up,  and  stretched  himself 
upon  hira  :  and  the  child  sneez- 
ed seven  times,  and  the  child 
opened  his   eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Gehazi,  and 
said.  Call  this  Shunammite. 
So  he  called  her.  And  when  she 
■was  come  in  onto  him,  he  said, 
Take  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,    and  fell 


CHAP.  V. 

1o  c.  2.  25. 
Is.  S5.  2. 
pLe.  10.  3. 
Job  1.  21,22. 
Ps.  39.  9. 

8  by  his  feet. 
Mat.  i8.  9. 
q  Mat.  20. 
31. 

9  bitter.  1 
Sa.  1.  10. 
rGe.  18.  V. 
s  ver.  16. 

t  c.  9.  1. 
uLu.  10.  4. 
V  Ex.  7.  19. 
Ac.  19.  12. 

10  atten- 
•  tion. 

k;  Mar.  5.39. 
Jno.  11.  11. 
I  X  ver.  4. 
Mat.  6.  6. 
y  1  K.  17. 
20,21. 
z  Ac.  20.  10. 

11  once 
hither,  and 

i  once  thither. 


nBe.  11.35. 

6  c.  2.  1. 

cc.  8.  1. 

rfc.  2.  3. 

e  Lu.  10.  39. 

Ac.  22.  3. 
/  Is.  5.  4. 

Mat.  15.  13. 

He.  12.  15. 

g  Ex.  15.  25. 

C.2.  21.  Jno. 

9.  6. 
]i2evil 

thing. 

;ilSa.  9.4,7. 

ilCo.  9.  11. 

Ga.  6.6. 

13  or,  in  his 

scrip,  or, 

garment. 

kha.  9.  17. 

Jno.  6.  11— 
,13. 
\l  j\lat.  14. 

20.  15.  37. 

qLu.  4.  27. 

1  before. 

2  lifted  up, 
or,  accepted 

;  in  counte- 
nance, or, 
!  gracious. 

3  or,victory. 
i  4  -teas  before. 

5  before. 
.6  eatherin. 


Naaman^i  leprosy  healed. 

at  his  feet,  and  bowed  herself  to 
the  ground,  and  took  a  up  her  son, 
and  went  out. 

38  And  Elisha  came  again  to  b 
Gilgal,  and  there  teas  a  dearth  c 
in  the  land,  d  and  the  sons  of  the 
prophets  jcere  e  silting  before  him  : 
and  he  said  unto  his  servant,  Set 
on  the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pot- 
tage for  the  sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the 
field  to  gather  herbs,  and  found  a 
wild  vine,  and  gathered  thereof 
wild  f  gourds  his  lap  full,  and 
came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot 
of  pottage:  for  they  knew  iAem  not. 

40  So  ihey  poured  out  for  the 
men  to  eat  :  and  it  came  to  pass, 
as  they  were  eating  of  the  pot- 
tage, that  they  cried  out,  and 
said,  O  thou  man  of  God,  there  is 
death  in  the  pot  :  and  they  could 
not  eat  thereof. 

41  But  he  said.  Then  bring  meal. 
g  And  he  cast  it  into  the  pot; 
and  he  said.  Pour  out  for  the  peo- 
ple, that  they  may  eat.  And  there 
was  no  12  harm  in  the  pot. 

42  And  there  came  a  man  from 
Baal-shalisha,  hand  brought  i  the 
man  of  God  bread  of  the  first- 
fruits,  twenty  loaves  of  barley, 
and  full  ears  of  corn  13  in  the 
husk  thereof.  And  he  said.  Give 
unto  the  people,  that  they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said.  What, 
k  should  I  set  this  before  an  hun- 
dred men  7  He  said  again.  Give 
the  people,  that  they  may  eat  :  for 
thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  They  shall 
eat,  and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  anil 
they  did  eat,  and  left  thereof,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  V. 

NOW  Naaman,  a  captain  of 
the  host  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
was  a  great  man  1  with  his  mas- 
ter, and  2  honourable,  because  by 
him  the  Lord  had  given  3  deli- 
verance unto  Syria  :  he  was  also 
a  mighty  man  in  valour  ;  but  he 
1C0S  a  leper. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out 
by  companies,  and  had  brought 
away  captive  out  of  the  land  of 
Israel  a  little  maid  ;  and  she  4 
waited  on  Naaman's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mis- 
tress. Would  God  my  lord  uere  5 
with  the  prophet  that  is  in  Sama- 
ria !  for  he  would  recover  6  him 
of  his  leprosy. 

4  And  one  went  in  and  told  hi« 
lord,  saying,  thus  and  thus  said 
the  maid  that  ig  of  the  land  of 
Israel. 

369 


£liaha  cureth  Naaman. 


II  KINGS. 


5  And  the  kiii^  of  Syria    «aid,   //  I  Sa.  9.  8. 
Go  to,  go,  and  1  will  send  a  letter  c.  8.  8,  9. 
unto  the  king'  of  Ismel.     And  6  lie   7  in  hia 
(iepurletl,  anil  look  7  with  him  ten   hand. 
talents  ol'  silver,  and  six  thousand   c  Is.  37.  14. 
pieces  of   gold,   and   ten  changes  c/Ge.30.  2. 
of  niunent.  e  De.  32.  39. 

6  And   he  brought   the  letter  to   1  Sa.  2.  6. 
the   king  of  Israel,  saying,   Now,    /"l  K.  20.  7. 
when  this  letter  iscome  unio  thee,   Lu.  II.  54. 
behold,     I     have     therewith    sent   g  I  K.  18. 
Naoman  my  servant  to  thee,  that  36,  37.  Eze. 
thou    raayest  recover  him  of  bis  2.  5.  33.  33. 
leprosy.  j  h  Jiio.  9.  7. 

7  And   it  came  to  pass,   when  c  i  Joa.  6.  4 — 
the    king  of   Israel   had   read   the    16. 
letter,  that  he  rent  bis  clothes,  and   8  said,  or, 
said,  .(4m  I  rfGod,  to  kill  e  and  io   sriid  teilh, 
make    alive,   that  this   man   doth   myself. 
send  unto   me   to   reco\er   a  man    A  Jno.  4.  48. 
of   his  Icprosv  ?     Wherefore  con-   9  move  up 
sider,  I   pray  you,  and  see  how  be   and  down. 
seeketh  /  a  quarrel  against  me.       ]  10  or, 

8  And   it  was  so,   when    Elisha   .i4ma;jaL. 
the  man    of  God  had   heard   that  '  i  Ge.  41.  43. 
the    king    of   Israel   had    rent   his   c.  2.  12. 
clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the   king,   m  1  Cor.  1. 
saying,    Wherefore  hast  ihou   rent   21,  27. 

thy  clolhes  ?  let  him  come  now  to  n  Eze.  47.  1 
me,  and  he  shall  know  g  that  — 9.  Zee.  13. 
there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel.  1.  14.  8. 

9  So  Naaman  came  with  his  o  Job  33.  25. 
hoises  and  with  }iis  chariot,  and  j9  Lu.  4.  27. 
stood  at  the  door  of  the  house  of 

Elisha.  

10  And  Elisha  sent   a  messenger 
unto  him,  saying,  Go  and  wash  h 

in  Jordan  seven  i  times,  and  thy  y  Da.  2.  47. 
flesh  shall  come  again  to  thee,  3.  29.  6.  26, 
and  thou  shalt  be  clean.  27. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and   rGe.  33.  11. 
went  away,  and  said.  Behold,  I  8  s  c.  3.  14. 
thought.  He   k  will   surely  come    t  Ge.  14.  23. 
out  to  me,  and  stand  and  call  on   Mat.  10.  8. 
the   name   of   the   Lord   his  God,    Ac.  20.  33 — 
and  9  strike    his   hand    over    the   35. 

place,  and  recover  the  leper.  u  I  Th.  1.  9. 

12  Are  not   10  Abana  and  Phar-   v  c.  7.  2. 
par,   rivers  of   Damascus,     better  w  Ex.  20.  5. 
than    all    the  waters    of   Israel?   a:2Ch.30. 
may  I  not  wash  in  them,   and   be    18,  19. 
clean?     So  he  turned,  and  went   »/ Mar.  5.  34. 
away  in  a  rage.  Lu.  7.  50. 

13  And   his  servants  came  near,    II  "piece  of 
and    spake   unto   him,    and    said,   ground. 
My  I  father,    if  the   prophet  had    as  Ge.  35. 
bid    thee    do    some    great     thing,    16. 
wnuldest  thou  not  have  done  itt   3  Hab  2.  9. 
how  m  much  rather  then,  when  he    1  Ti.  6.  9, 
saith  to  thee.  Wash,  and  be  clean?    10. 

14  Then  n  went  he   down,    and    12  Is  there 
dipped    himself   seven     times    in  peace? 
Jordan,    according    to   the  sayinsr  <z  c.  6.  3. 

of   the    man     of    God  :     and     his   13  or,  secret 
flesh   came   again  like  o  unto  the  place. 
flesh  of  a  little  child,  and  he  was   6  Jos.  7.  21. 
clean,  c  Is.  29.  15. 

370 


B.  C.  89$. 

15  And  be  relumed  to  the  roan 
of  God,  he  and  all  hia  company, 
and  came  and  stood  before  him  : 
and  he  said.  Behold,  now!  know 
q  that  Ihire  is  no  God  in  all  the 
earth,  but  in  Israel  :  now  there- 
fore, I  piay  thee,  take  a  blessing  r 
of  thy  servant. 

16  But  be  said.  As  »  the  Lord 
liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will 
receive  none,  t  And  he  uiged  him 
to  take  it  ;  but  he  refused. 

17  And  Naaman  said.  Shall  there 
not  then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to 
thy  servant  two  mules'  Luiden  of 
earth  ?  for  thy  servant  will  hence- 
forth offer  neither  b'jrnt-offeiing 
nor  sacrifice  iinlo  other  gods,  but 
u  unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  par- 
don thy  servant,  thai  when  my 
master  goetb  into  the  house  of 
Rimnion  to  worship  there,  and 
he  leanelh  v  on  my  band,  and  I 
bow  myself  in  the  house  of  Rim- 
mon  j  when  I  bow  down  to  my- 
self in  the  house  of  Rimmon,  the 
Lord  pardon  x  thy  servant  in  this 
thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  y 
in  peace.  So  he  departed  from 
him  a  little  11  way. 

20  But  Gehazi,  the  £er\'ant  of 
Elisha  the  man  of  God,  said.  Be- 
hold, my  master  hath  spared  Naa- 
man this  Syrian,  in  not  receiving^ 
at  his  hands  that  which  be 
brought:  but,  n-s  the  Lord  liveth, 
1  will  run  after  him,  and  take  z 
somewhat  of  hint. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after 
Naaman.  And  when  Naaman 
^aw  him  running  after  him,  he 
lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to 
meet  him,  and  said.  12  Is  nil 
well  ■? 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well. 
My  master  hath  sent  .no,  say» 
ing,  Behold,  even  now  there  be 
come  to  me  from  mount  Ephraim 
two  young  men  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophe's:  give  them,  I  pray 
thee,  a  talent  of  silver,  and  two 
changes  of  garmentt. 

23  And  Naaman  said.  Be  a  con- 
tent, take  two  talents.  And  he 
urged  him.  and  bound  two  talentg 
of  silver  in  two  bags,  with  two 
changes  of  garments,  and  laid 
them  upon  two  of  his  servants  ; 
and  they  bare  them  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the 
13  tower,  he  took  them  from  their 
hand,  and  bestowed  b  them  in  the 
house  :  and  he  let  the  men  go, 
and  they  departed. 

25  But  he   went   in,   and   stood 


B.  C.  894. 

c  before  his  muster.  And  Elisha 
said  unto  him,  Whence  comest 
ihou,  Gehazi  7  And  he  said,  Thy 
Eervant  went  14  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him,  Went 
i2  not  mine  heart  with  thee,  when 
the  man  turned  as^aiii  from  his 
chariot  to  meet  thee  1  Is  it  a  time 
to  receive  money,  and  to  receive 
gaiTOents,  and  oliveyards,  and 
vineyards,  and  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  men-servants,  and  maid-ser- 
vants'? 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  e  of  Naa- 
man  sliall  cleave  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thy  seed  for  ever.  And  he 
went  out  from  his  presence  a  leper 
f  as  white  as  snow. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

ANU  the  sons  a  of  the  prophets 
said  unto  Elisha,  Behold  now, 
the  place  where  we  dwell  with 
thee  is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto 
Jordan,  and  take  thence  every 
man  a  beam,  and  let  ub  make  us  a 
place  there,  where  we  may  dwell. 
And  he  answered,  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said.  Be  6  content,  I 
pray  thee,  and  g'o  with  thy  ser- 
vants. And  he  answered,  I  will  g-o. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And 
■when  they  came  to  Jordan,  they 
cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam, 
the  1  axe  head  fell  into  the  water: 
and  he  cried,  and  said,  Alas, 
master  !  for  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said, 
Where  fell  it  ?  And  he  showed 
him  the  place.  And  c  he  cfit 
down  a  flick,  and  cast  it  in  thith- 
er ;  and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up 
to  thee.  And  he  put  out  his  hand, 
and  took  it. 

8  Then  the  king  of  Syria  war- 
red against  Israel,  and  took  coun- 
k1  with  his  servants,  saying,  In 
Btich  and  such  a  place  shall  be  my 
Scamp. 

9  And  the  man  of  God  sent  onto 
the  king  of  Israel,  saying.  Beware 
that  thou  pass  not  such  a  place  ; 
for  thither  the  Syrians  are  come 
down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
the  place  which  the  man  of  God 
told  him  and  warned  him  of,  and  d 
Raved  himself  there,  not  onoe  nor 
twice. 

11  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king 
of  Syria  was  sore  troubled  e  for 
this  thing;  and  he  called  his  ser- 
vants, and  said  unto  them,  Will 
ye  not  show  me  which  of  us  is  for 
th«  king  of  Israel  ? 


CHAP.  VI. 

jcEze.  33.31. 

14  not  hither 
or  thither. 

\  d  Pr.  12.  19, 

I  22. 

!  els.  59.2,3. 
I  Hos.   10.  13. 

/Nu.  12. 
10.  c.  15.  5. 

a  c.  4.  38. 

6  c.  5.  23. 

1  iron. 
CC.2.  21. 

2  c,  en- 
camping. 

d2Ch.20.20. 

cPs.  48.4,5. 
Mat.  2.  3, 

&c. 


3  No. 

/  Am.  3.  7. 
g  Ps.  139.  1 
— 4.  Je.23. 
24. 

h  Ps.  37.  32, 
33.  Je.S6.26. 
Ac. 23. 12-27. 
i  Ge.  37.  17. 

4  heavy. 

5  or,  minis- 
ter. 

yfc2Ch.  16. 
9.  32.  7,  8. 
Ps.  55.  18. 
Ro.  8.  31. 
Ic.  2.  11. 
Ps.  34.  7. 
68.  17.  Zee. 
1.  8.6.  1—7. 
Re.  19.  11, 
14. 

771  Ge.  19.11. 
n  2  Sa.  16. 
18. 

6  co>7ie  ye 
after  me. 
oLu.24.  16, 
31. 

p  Pr.  25.  21, 
22.  Ro.  12. 
20. 


The  Syrians  Jtruck  blind. 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said 
3  None,  my  lord,  O  king:  but  ^ 
Elisha,  the  piophet  that  is  in  Is- 
rael, telleth  the  king  of  Israel  the 
wcrds  that  thou  speakest  in  thy  bed 
chamber,  g 

13  And  he  said,  Go  and  spy 
where  he  is,  that  I  may  send  k 
and  fetch  him.  And  it  was  told 
him,  saying,  behold,  he  is  in  Do- 
than.  i 

14  Therefore  sent  be  thither 
horses,  and  chariots,  and  a  4  great 
host  :  and  they  came  by  night,  and 
compassed  the  city  about. 

15  And  when  the  5  servant  of  the 
man  of  God  was  risen  early,  and 
gone  forth,  behold,  an  host  com- 
passed the  city  both  with  horses 
and  chariots.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,  Alas,  my  master!  how 
shall  we  do  ? 

16  And  he  answered,  Fear  not  ; 
for  they  k  that  iewith  us  are  more 
than  they  that  be  w  ith  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said, 
Lord,  I  pray  thee,  open  his  eyes, 
that  he  may  see.  And  the  Lord 
opened  the  eyes  of  the  young 
man  :  and  he  saw,  and,  behold, 
the  mountain  was  full  of  horses  I 
and  chariots  of  fire  round  about 
Elisha. 

18  And  when  they  came  down  to 
him,  Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Smite  this  people,  I 
pray  thee,  with  blindness.  And 
he  smote  them  with  m  blind- 
ness, according  to  the  word  of 
Elisha. 

19  And  Elisha  said  n  unto  them, 
This  is  not  the  w-ay,  neither  is 
this  the  city  :  follow  6  me,  and  I 
will  bring  you  to  the  man  whom 
ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to  Sa- 
maria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  into  Samuria, 
that  Elisha  said.  Lord,  open  the 
eyes  of  these  men,  that  they  may 
see.  And  the  Lord  opened  th^ir 
o  eyes,  and  they  saw  ;  and,  oe- 
hold,  they  were  in  the  midst  of  Sa- 
maria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Elisha,  when  he  saw  them. 
My  father,  shall  I  smite  themi 
shall  I  smite  them  ? 

22  And  he  answered.  Thou  shall 
not  smite  them  :  wouldest  thou 
smite  those  whom  thou  hast  taken 
captive  with  thy  sword  and  with 
thy  bow?  Set  b-ead  p  and  water 
before  them,  that  they  may  eat 
and  drink,  and  go  to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  pro- 
vision   for     them  ,-     and     when 

371 


The  famine  in  Sumaria. 

they  had  eaten  nnd  drunk,  he 
sent  Ihem  away,  and  they  went  to 
their  muster.  So  the  bands  7  of 
Syria  ciime  uo  more  into  the  land 
of  Israel. 

U4  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria 
gatbere'i  all  his  host,  and  went  up, 
and  besieg'ed  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  u  great  famine 
ill  Samaria  :  and,  Liehold,  they 
besieged  r  it,  until  an  ass's  head 
■was  sold  for  fourscore  pieces  of  sil- 
ver, and  the  fourth  part  of  a  cab  of 
dove's  dung  (or  fi\e  pieces  of  silver. 

26  And  as  the  kin^  of  Israel  was 
passing  hy  upon  the  wall,  there 
cried  a  woman  unto  him,  saying. 
Help,  my  lord,  O  king  ! 

27  And  he  said,  7  If  the  Lord  s  do 
not  help  thee,  whence  shall  I  help 
thee  ?  out  of  the  barn  floor,  or  out 
of  the  wine-press  ? 

58  And  the  king  said  unto  her. 
What  aileth  thee?  And  she 
answered,  This  woman  suid  unto 
me.  Give  ihy  son  t  that  we  may 
eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat 
my  son  to-morrow. 

29  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did 
eat  him  :  and  I  said  unto  her  on 
the  8  next  day.  Give  thy  son,  that 
we  may  eat  him,  and  u  she  hath 
hid  her  son. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  heard  the  words  of  the  wo- 
man, that  he  rent  v  his  clothes  : 
and  he  passed  by  upon  the  wall, 
and  the  people  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, he  had  sackcloth  within  upon 
bis  flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  w  do  so  and 
more  also  to  me,  if  the  head  of 
Elisha  the  son  of  Sbaphat  shall 
stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house, 
and  X  the  elders  sat  with  him  : 
and  the  Icing  sent  a  man  from 
before  him  :  but  y  ere  the  mes- 
senger came  to  him,  he  said  to 
the  elders,  See  ye  how  this  son  of 
a  murderer  z  hath  sent  to  take 
away  mine  head  ?  look,  when  the 
messenger  Cometh,  shut  the  door, 
and  hold  him  fast  at  the  door  :  is 
not  the  sound  of  his  master's  feet 
behind  him  ? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with 
them,  behold,  the  messenger  came 
down  unto  him:  and  he  said.  Be- 
hold, this  evil  a  is  of  the  Lord  ; 
what  6  should  I  wait  forlheLord 
any  longe'  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

THEN     Elisha    said,     Hear  ye 
the  word   of  the   Lord  :  Thus 
Bailh    the    Lord,    To-morrow,   a 
372 


II  KINGS. 

9  c.  5.2. 
24.  2. 
r  Le.26. 
•26.  Je.  52. 
6.  Eze.  4. 
16. 

7  or.  Let  not 
lite  LORD 
save  thee. 

s  Ps.  127.   I. 

146.  3,5.  Je. 

17.  5. 

t  Le.  26.  29. 

De.  28.  53 

—57.  Is.  49. 

15. 

8  other. 

u  1  K.  3.  26. 

I.  1  K.  21. 

27. 

tr  1  K.  19.  2. 

X  Eze.  8.  1. 

20.  1. 

yl  K.  14.  6. 

?  IK.  18. 13, 

14. 

a  Jobl.  21. 

6  Ps.  37.  7, 

9. 

aver.  18, 19. 


1  which  be- 
longed to 
the  king 
leaning 
upon  his 
hand.  c.  5. 
18. 

5Ge.  7.  11. 
Mai.  3.  10. 
ever.  17,20. 
dLe.  13.46. 
eEst.  4.  16. 
Lu.  15.  17, 
18. 

/2Sa.  5. 
24.  c.  19.  7. 
Job  15.  21. 
^c.3.  22, 
&c. 

hlK.  10.29. 
i  Ps.  14.  5. 
48.  4—6.  68. 
12.  Pr.  21.  1. 
JtLe.  19.  18. 
Pr.  11.  26. 
/Est.  4.  14. 

2  loe  shall 
find  punish- 
ment. 

m  2  Sa.  18. 
26. 


B.  C.  893. 

about  this  time,  $hall  a  measure  of 
fine  flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and 
two  rnea-^uresof  barley  for  n  shek- 
el, in  the  gate  of  Samaria. 

2  Then  a  lord,  I  on  whose 
hand  the  kin»  leaned,  answeted 
the  man  of  God,  and  said.  Be- 
hold, i/  the  Lord  would  make  6 
windows  in  heaven,  might  thii 
thing  be  ?  And  he  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes, 
but  c  shalt  not  eat  thereof. 

3  And  there  were  four  leprous 
men  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  :  d  and  they  said  one  to 
another,  Why  sit  we  here  until  we 
die  ? 

4  If  we  say.  We  will  enter  into 
the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the 
city,  and  we  shall  die  there  :  and 
if  we  sit  still  here,  we  die  also. 
Now  therefore  come,  and  let  ut 
fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians  : 
if  e  they  save  us  alive,  v.e  shall 
live  ;  and  if  they  kill  us,  we  shall 
but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twi- 
light, to  go  unto  the  camp  of  the 
Syrians  ;  and  when  they  were 
come  to  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
camp  of  Syria,  behold,  there  tea* 
no  man  there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host 
of  the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise  /  of 
chariots,  and  a  noise  of  horses, 
even  the  noise  of  a  great  host :  and 
g  they  said  one  to  another,  Lo,  the 
king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against 
us  the  kings  h  of  the  Hittites,  and 
the  kings  of  the  Egyptians,  to 
come  upon  us. 

7  Wherefore  they  arose,  i  and  fled 
in  the  twilight,  and  left  their  tents, 
and  their  horses,  and  their  asses, 
even  the  camp  as  it  was,  and  fled 
for  their  life. 

8  And  when  thi^se  lepers  came  to 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  camp, 
they  went  into  one  tent,  and  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  earned  thenco 
silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and 
went  and  hid  it  ;  and  came  again, 
and  entered  into  another  tent,  and 
carried  thence  also,  and  went  and 
hid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another, 
We  k  do  not  well  :  this  day  is  a 
day  of  good  tidings,  and  we  hold 
our  peace  :  if  /  we  tarry  till  the 
morning  light,  2  some  mischief 
will  come  upon  us  :  now  therefore 
come,  that  we  may  go  and  tell  the 
king's  household. 

10  So  they  came,  and  called 
unto  the  porter  m  of  the  city  ; 
and  they  told  them,  saying.  We 
came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syrians, 


B.  C.  893. 

and,  behold,  there  leaa  no  man 
there,  neither  voice  of  man,  but 
horses  tied,  and  asses  tied,  and 
the  tents  as  they  were. 

11  And  he  called  the  porters  ; 
and  they  told  it  to  the  king's  house 
within. 

12  And  the  kinj  arose  in  the 
night,  and  said  unto  his  servants, 
I  will  now  show  you  what  the 
Syrians  have  done  to  us  :  They 
know  that  we  be  hungry,  there- 
fore are  they  gone  out  of  the 
camp  to  hide  themselves  in  the 
field,  saying,  When  they  come 
out  of  the  city  we  shall  catch 
them  alive,  and  get  into  the 
city. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants 
answered  and  said,  Let  some 
take,  I  pray  thee,  five  of  the  hor- 
ses that  remain,  which  are  left  3 
in  the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all 
the  multitude  of  Israel  that  are 
left  in  it;  behold, /soy,  they  are 
even  as  all  the  multitude  of  the 
Israelites  that  are  consumed,)  and 
let  us  send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chari- 
ot horses  ;  and  the  king  sent  after 
the  host  of  the  Syrians,  saying.  Go 
and  see. 

15  And  they  went  after  them 
unto  Jordan  ;  and,  lo,  all  the 
way  was  full  oi  garments  and 
vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had 
cast  away  in  their  haste  :  and 
the  messengers  returned,  and  told 
the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and 
n  spoiled  the  tents  of  the  Syrians. 
So  a  measure  of  fine  flour  was  sold 
for  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  according  to 
the  word  o  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  king  appointed  the 
lord  on  whose  hand  he  leaned  to 
have  the  charge  of  the  gate  :  and 
the  people  trode  upon  him  in  the 
gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man  of 
God  had  said,  y  who  spake  when 
the  king  came  down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  5  as  the 
man  of  God  had  spoken  to  the 
king,  saying,  Two  measures  of 
barley  for  a  shekel,  and  a  measure 
of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be 
to-morrow,  about  this  time,  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria  : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the 
man  of  God,  and  said,  Now,  be- 
hold, if  the  Lord  should  make 
windows  in  heaven,  might  such  a 
thing  be?  And  he  said,  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes, 
hut  shall  r  not  eat  thereof, 

20  And  80  it   fell  out  unto  him  : 


CHAP.  vin. 

\3init. 


nPs.  68.  12. 
Is.  33,  1,4, 
23. 


o  ver.  1. 
p  ver.  2. 


yGe.  18.  14. 
Nu.  11.  23. 
23.  19. 


rNu.20.  12. 
Je.  17.  5,  6. 
He.  3.  19. 


ac.  4.  18, 
&c. 


6  Ps.  105.16. 
Hag.  1.  11. 


cGe.41.  27. 
dc.5.20,27. 


e  Mat.  2.  8. 
Lu.  9.  9. 
23.  8.  Jno. 
9.27. 


/  c.  4.  35. 


1  or,  eu- 
nuch. 


g  1  K.  19. 
15. 


M  K.  14.  3. 
i  c.  1.  2,  6. 


2  in  his 
hand. 


Lojid  of  the  SlMnammite  restored. 

for  the  people  trode  upon  him  in 
the  gate,  and  he  died. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

THEN  spake  Elisha  unto  the 
woman  whose  son  a  he  had 
restored  to  life,  saying.  Arise, 
and  go  thou  and  thine  household, 
and  sojourn  wheresoever  thou 
canst  sojourn  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
called  b  for  a  famine  :  and  it  shall 
also  come  upon  the  land  seven  c 
years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and 
did  after  the  saying  of  the  man 
of  God  :  and  she  went  with  her 
household,  and  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  the  Philistines  seven 
years. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  se- 
ven years'  end,  that  the  woman 
returned  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  :  and  she  went  forth 
to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house 
and  for  her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  Ge- 
hazi,  d  the  servant  of  the  man  of 
God,  saying,  e  Tell  me,  I  pray 
thee,  all  the  great  things  that  Eli- 
sha hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  telling  the  king  how  he  had 
restored  a  dead  body  to  life, /that, 
behold,  the  woman,  whose  son  he 
had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the 
king  for  her  house  and  for  her 
land.     And  Gehazi  said,  My  lord, 

0  king,  this  is  the  woman,  and 
this  is  her  son  whom  Elisha  re- 
stored to  life. 

6  And  when  the  king  asked  the 
woman,  she  tnld  him.  So  the 
kinar  appointed  unto  her  acertain 

1  ofRoer,  saying,  Restore  all  that 
teas  her's,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the 
field  since  the  day  that  she  left  the 
land,  even  until  now. 

7  And  Elisha  came  to  Damas- 
cus ;  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sick  :  and  it  was  told 
him,  saying.  The  man  of  God  is 
come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  Ha- 
zael,  g  Take  a  present  k  in  thine 
hand,  and  go,  meet  the  man  of 
God,  and  inquire  i  of  the  Lord  by 
him,  saying,  Shall  I  recoverof  this 
disease  ? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him, 
and  took  a  present  2  with  him, 
even  of  every  good  thing  of  Da- 
mascus, forty  camels'  burden, 
and  came  and  stood  before  him, 
and  said,  Thy  son  Ben-hadad 
king  of  Syria  hath  sent  me  to 
thee,  saying,  Shall  I  recover  of 
this  disease  ^ 

10  And   Elisha    said   unto   him, 

373 


2.  1. 

iu2Ch.  21. 


Jthoram't  uickal  reisti.  II  KINUtj. 

Go,  sny  unlo  him,    Thou   maycst  k  I  K.  22.15. 

k  ccitninly   recover:  liowboit   ihc  /  ver.  15. 

Lord   liulli    Hhoued    me    tliut    he  3  and  set  it. 

Ghull  aiirtiv  die.  /  tn  Lu.  19.41. 

11  And   he  settled   his  3  counte-  n  c.  10.  3'2. 
niiiice    steiidfaBily,   until   he    waa  12.  17.  13.  3, 
ashamed  :    and    the  man  of  God  7 
^^^■pt.  m  o  Am.  1.  3— 

12  And      Hazael      said,      Why  5.  Ps.  137. 
wuepeth    my  lord  ?     And    he  an-   8,  9. 
Bwered,  Because  I  know  the  evil  n  p  c.  15.  16. 
that   thou    wilt  do   unto   the  chil-   Hos.  13.  16. 
dren  of  Israel  :  their  stronj  holds  Am.  1.  13. 
wilt    thou    set   on   fire,   and   their  9lSa.l7.43 
young  men  wilt  thou  slay  with  the   r  1  K.  19.  15, 
sword,  and  o  wilt  dash   their  chil-   s  ver.  10. 
dren,  and  rip  up  p  their  women  {<  I\I 
■with  child.  j  u  2  i 

13  And  Hazael   said,  But  what  !   5,  &c. 
t*   thy   servant  a   dog,  7   that    he   i  reigned. 
should  do  this  great  thing?     And    v  1  K.  22. 
Elisha  answered,     The  Lord  hath  52,  53. 
showed   me   r  that  thou   stialt   be  to  ver.  26. 
kinsr  over  Syria.  2- J e.  33.  25, 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha,  26.  Hos.  11. 
and    came    to    his    master  ;    who   9. 

said  to  him.  What  said   Elisha  to  y2Sa.  7. 

thee?  And  he  answered.  He  told  13.  1  K.  11. 

me   that  thou   shouldest  s  surely  36.  15.  4. 

recover.  Ps.  132.  17. 

15  And    it  came  to   pass  on   the  5  candle,  or, 
t    morrow,   that    he   took   a   thick  lamp. 
cloth,  and  dipped  it  in  water,  and  z  Ge.  27.  40. 
spread  it   on   his  face,  so  that  he  a  1  K.  22.47. 
died  :  and  Hazael  reigned  in  his  4  ver.  20. 
stead. 

16  And  in   the   fifth  year  of  Jo- 

ram.  the  son  of  Ahab   king  of  Is-   cJos.  21.  13. 
rael,  Jehoshaphat  being  then  king  6  called 
of  Jiidnh,   Jehoram   u   the  son   of  Azariah, 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah  4  be-   2Ch.22.  6. 
gan  to  reig-n.  and  Jcho- 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  ahaz.  2  Ch. 
he  when  lie  began  to  reign  ;  and  he  21 .  17.  25.23. 
reigned  eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And    he  walked  in  the  wav  v 


22. 


18. 


rf  2  Ch 
1,  &c. 

of  the  kings  of  Israel,  as  did   the   7  or,  grand 
bouse  of  Ahab  ;   for  the  ie  daugh-  daughter, 
ter  of   Ahab  was    his  wife:    and  ver 
he    did  evil    in   the  sight   of   the  e  c.  9 
Lord.  i  8  where- 

19  Yet  X  the   Lord     would    noitoi th  the 
destroy  Judah,  for  David   his  ser-   Syrians  had 
vant's  sake,  as  he  promised  y  him   wounded. 

to  give  him  alway  a  light,  5  and  to  9  called 
his  children.  \jitimoth. 

20  In   his  days  Edom  revolted  r  ver.  28. 
from  under  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  /  c.  9.  16. 
made  a  king  a  over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair 
and  all  the  chariots  with  him  :  b  c.  4.  29. 
and  he  rose  by  nig-ht,  and  srnote  Je.  1.  17. 
the  Edomites  which  compassed  cc.  8.  28. 
him  about,  and  the  captains  of  tlie  d  ver.  5,  11 
chariots  :  and  the  people  fled  into  ,  1  chamber 
their  tents 

S2  Yet  b  Edom  revolted  from  un-jier 
374 


15. 


10  toounded. 
al  K.  20.35. 


\in  a  chnm- 


B.  C.  898. 
der  the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this 
day.  Then  Libnah  c  revolted  at 
the  same  time. 

23  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Juram,  and  all  (hat  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  took  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah ? 

24  And  Joram  tUpt  with  hii 
fatheis,  and  was  buiied  uith  hii 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  :  and 
6  Ahaziah  his  d  son  reigned  in  hii 
stead. 

25  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram, 
the  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  did 
Ahaziah,  the  son  of  Jehoram  Ifing 
of  Judah,  begin  to  reign. 

26  Two  and  twenty  years  old  tea* 
Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  one  year  in  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  liis  mother's  name  icat 
Athaliah,  the  7  daughter  of  Omri 
king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way 
of  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Loid,  a* 
did  the  house"  of  Ahab  :  for  he 
leas  the  son-in-law  of  the  bouse  of 
Ahab. 

28  And  e  he  went  with  Joram 
the  son  of  Ahab  to  the  war 
against  Hazael  king  of  Syria  in 
Romoth-gilead  ;  and  the  Syrians 
wounded  Joram. 

29  And  king  Joram  went  back 
o    be    healed    in   Jezreel    of  the 

wounds  8  which  the  Syrians  had 
given  him  at  9  Ramah,  when  he 
fought  against  Hazael  king  of 
Syria.  And  Ahaziah,  the  son  of 
Jehoram  king  of  Judah,  went  / 
down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because  he  was 
10  sick. 

CHAPTER    IX. 

AND  Elisha  the  a  prophet  call- 
ed one  of  the  children  of  the 
prophets,  and  said  unto  him,  Gird 
b  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this  box 
of  oil  in  thine  band,  and  go  to 
Ramoth-gilead.  c 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither, 
look  out  there  Jehu,  the  son  of 
Jehoshaphat,  the  son  of  Nimshi, 
and  go  in,  and  make  him  arise 
up  from  among  d  his  brethren, 
and  carry  him  to  an  1  inner 
chamber  : 

3  Then  e  take  the  box  of  oil,  / 
and  pour  it  on  his  head,  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  1  have 
anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 
Then  open  the  door,  and  flee,  and 
tarry  not. 

4  So  the  young  man,    even  the 


e  IK, 19.16.   /I  Sa.  10,1. 


B.  C.  885. 

young  man  llie  prophet,  went  to 
Ramoth-g^ilead. 

5  And  when  he  came,  behold, 
the  captains  of  the  host  were  sit- 
tiiig  :  and  he  e.iid,  I  have  an  er- 
rand to  thee,  O  captain.  And 
Jehu  said.  Unto  which  of  all  us? 
And  he  said.  To  ihee,  O  captain. 

6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into 
the  house  ;  and  he  poured  the  oil 
on  his  head,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  g  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  I  li  have  anointed  thee  king 
over  the  people  of  the  Lord,  even 
over  Israel. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house 
of  Ahab  thy  master,  that  I  may  i 
avenge  the  blood  of  my  servants  k 
the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of  all 
the  servants  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
Land  of  Jezebel. 

8  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab 
shall  perish  ;  and  I  1  will  cut  off 
from  Ahab  him  that  pisseth 
against  the  wall,  and  him  that  is 
shut  up  m  and  left  in  Israel. 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of 
Ahab  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam 
n  the  son  of  Nebat,  and  like  the 
house  of  Baasha  o  the  son  of 
Ahijah  : 

10  And  p  the  dogs  shall  eat  Je- 
zebel in  the  portion  of  Jezreel, 
and  there  shall  be  none  to  bury  her. 
And  he  opened  the  door,  and 
fled. 

11  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the 
servants  of  his  lord  :  and  one  said 
unto  him.  Is  all  well  ?  wherefore 
came  this  mad  g  fellow  to  thee  ? 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said,  It  is  false  ;  tel! 
us  now.  And  he  said,  Thus  r  and 
thus  spake  he  to  me,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  have  anointed 
thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted,  and  took 
every  man  his  garment,  s  and  put 
it  under  him  on  the  top  of  the 
stairs,  and  blew  t  with  trumpets, 
saying,  Jehu  2  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu,  the  son  of  Jehosha- 
phat,  the  son  of  Nimshi,  con- 
spired against  Joram.  (Now  Jo- 
ram  had  kept  Ramoth-gilead,  he 
and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael 
king  of  Syiia. 

15  But  king  3  Joram  was  re- 
turned to  be  healed  in  Jezreel  of 
the  wounds  which  the  Syrians  4 
had  given  him,  when  he  fought 
with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And 
Jehu  said,  If  it  be  your  minds, 
then  5  let  none  go  forth  nor  escape 
ouL  of  the  city,  to  go  to  tell  it  in 
Jezreel. 


CHAP.  IX. 

]S-2Ch.22.  7. 

i  h  Ps.  75.  6. 
iDa.  2.  21. 

4.  17—32. 

5.20,21. 

iLu.  18.7,8. 
jRe.6.  9,  10. 

kl  K.  18.4. 
21.  15,  21. 

nK.  14.10. 
OTDe. 32.36. 
L  IK. 15. 29. 

jo  IK.  16.5, 

1 11. 

I;>  IK.  21.23. 

I  ver.  35,  36. 

L  Je.  29.  23. 
!Ho3.  9.  7. 

Jno.  10.  20. 

Ac.  26.  24. 

1  Co.  4.  10. 

r  ver.  6. 
s  Mat.  21.7. 
«2Sa.l5.10. 

2  reigneth. 

3  Jehoram. 

4  smote. 

5  let  no  es- 
caper  go. 


«2Sa.  18.24. 
Is.  21.6,&c. 

V  1  Sa.  16.4. 
17.  22. 

I  K.2.  13. 

6  or, 
marching . 

7  in  mad- 
ness. 

wHab.  1.6. 

8  bind. 

9  found. 

X  Is.  48.  22. 

y  Re.  2.  20- 

23. 

Y)  filled  his 

hand  with  a 

bow. 

II  bowed. 

z  1  K.21.29. 
12  bloods. 


Jtku  killelh  Joram. 

16  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and 
went  to  Jezreel  ;  for  Joram  lay 
there.  And  Ahaziah  king  of  Ju- 
dah  was  come  down  to  see  Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman 
u  on  the  tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he 
spied  the  company  of  Jehu  as  he 
came,  and  said,  I  see  a  company. 
And  Jorara  said.  Take  an  horse- 
man, and  send  to  meet  them,  and 
let  him  say.  Is  it  v  peace  ? 

18  So  there  went  one  on  horse- 
back to  meet  him,  and  said,  Thua 
saith  the  king, /»  it  peace  ?  And 
Jehu  said.  What  hast  thou  to  do 
with  peace  '?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  lold,  saying, 
The  messenger  came  to  them,  but 
he  Cometh  not  again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on 
horseback,  which  came  to  them, 
and  said,  Thus  saith  the  king,  Is 
it  peace  ?  And  Jehu  answered. 
What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  ? 
turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  say- 
ing, He  came  even  unto  them, 
and  Cometh  not  again  :  and  the 
6  driving  is  like  the  driving  of  Je- 
hu the  son  of  Nimshi  ;  for  he  dri- 
veth  7  furiously,  w 

21  And  Jorara  said,  8  Make 
ready.  And  his  chariot  was 
made  ready.  And  Joram  king 
of  Israel,  and  Ahaziah  king  of 
Judah,  went  out,  each  in  his 
chariot,  and  they  went  out 
against  Jehu,  and  9  met  him  in 
the  portion  of  Naboth  the  Jezreel- 
ite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Joram  saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is 
it  peace,  Jehu  ?  And  he  an- 
swered, What  ^  peace,  so  long  as 
the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Je- 
zebel, y  and  her  witchcrafts,  are 
so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands, 
and  fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah, 
There  is  treachery,  O  Ahaziah  ! 

24  And  Jehu  10  drew  a  bow  with 
his  full  strength,  and  smote  Je- 
horam between  his  arms  ;  and 
the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart, 
and  he  sunk  11  down  in  his 
chariot. 

25  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bibkar  hia 
captain,  Take  up,  and  cast  him 
in  the  portion  of  the  field  of  Na- 
both the  Jezreelite  :  for  remember 
how  that,  when  I  and  thou  rode 
together  after  Ahab  his  father, 
the  Lord  laid  this  burden  upon 
him.  z 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday 
12  the  blood  of  Naboth,  and  the 
blood  of  his  sons,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

375 


Jehu  kilUtli  Jeliornm. 
and  a  I  will  requite  thee  in  tliis 
13  plat,  sailh  the  Lord.  Now 
therefore  take  and  caat  him  into 
the  plat  11/  ground,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  when  Ahaxiah  the  king 
of  Judah  saw  this,  he  lied  by  the 
way  of  the  garden-house  :  and 
Jehu  followed  after  him,  and  said. 
Smite  him  also  in  the  chariot. 
And  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.  And 
he  fled  to  Megiddo,  6  and  died 
there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and 
buried  him  in  his  sep'ilchre  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

29  And  c  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Joram  th>,'  son  of  Ahab  began 
Ahaziah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

30  And  when  Jehu  was  come 
to  Jezreel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it  ; 
ond  she  14  painted  her  face,  and 
tired  her  head,  and  looked  out  at 
a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the 
gate,  she  said,  Had  Zimri  d  peace, 
who  slew  his  master? 

33  And  he  lifted  up  his  fare  to 
the  window,  and  said.  Who  is 
on  my  side  ?  who  ?  And  there 
looked  out  to  him  two  or  three  15 
eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said,  Throw  her 
down.  So  they  threw  her  down  ; 
and  some  of  her  blood  was  sprink- 
led on  the  wall,  and  on  the  horses  : 
and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in, 
he  did  eat  and  drink,  and  said, 
Go,  see  now  this  cursed  woman, 
and  bury  her  :  for  she  is  a  king's 
daughter,  e 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her  ; 
hulf  they  found  no  more  of  her 
than  the  scull,  and  the  feet,  and 
the  palms  o{ her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again, 
and  told  him.  And  he  said,  This 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  16  by  his  servant  Elijah  the 
Tishbite,  saying,  g  In  the  portion 
of  Jezreel  shall  dogs  eat  the  flesh 
of  Jezebel ; 

37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel 
shcfll  be  as  dung  h  upon  the  face 
of  the  field  in  the  portion  of  Jez- 
reel ;  so  that  they  shall  not  say 
This2s  Jezebel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in 
Sjimaria.  And  Jehu  wrote 
letters,  and  sent  to  Samaria,  unto 
the  rulers  of  Jezreel,  to  the  elders, 
and  to  1  them  that  brought  up 
Ahab's  c/iiWr«n.  saying,  I 

376 


II  KINGS. 

a\  K.21.19. 
13  or,  por- 
tion. 

6  Jos.  17.11. 
Ju.  1.27. 
2  Ch.  22.  9. 
cc.  8.  25. 
2Ch.22.  1, 
2. 

Hput  her 
eyes  in 
painting. 
Kze.  23.  40. 
d\  K.  16.9- 
20. 

15  or,  cham- 
berlains. 

e  I  K.  16.31. 
/  Ec.  6.  3. 
Is.  14.  18- 
20. 

Je.22.  19. 
36.  30. 

16  6y  the 
hand  of. 

g  1  K. 21.23. 
hVs.  83.10. 
Je.8.2. 
16.4. 

1  nourish- 
ers. 


a  C.9.  24,27. 
IK.  20.  4, 

cfor  me. 
rf  IK. 21. 21. 
e  Ju.  9.5,&c. 
/Mat.  14.8, 
11. 

gc.  9.14,24. 

h\  Sa.  3.19. 
Je.  44.  28, 
29. 

il  K.21.19, 

&c. 

2  by  the 
hand  of. 

3  or,  ac- 
quaintance. 

APs.  125.5. 
Pr.  13.  20. 
n  K.  14.10. 


B.  C.  884. 

2  Now,  ai  soon  ai  this  letter 
Cometh  lo  you,  seeing  your  mas- 
ter's »ons  are  with  you,  and  there 
arc  with  you  chariots  and  horses, 
a  fenced  city  also,  and  armour  ; 

3  Look  even  o\it  the  best  and 
rneetest  of  your  master's  sons,  and 
set  hiTn  on  his  father's  throne,  and 
fight  for  your  master's  bouse. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said,  Behold,  two  a 
kings  stood  not  before  bim  :  how 
then  shall  we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  teas  over  the 
house,  and  he  that  was  over  the 
city,  the  elders  also,  and  the 
hringers  up  of  the  children,  sent  to 
Jehu,  saying.  We  6  arc  thy  ser- 
vants, and  will  do  all  that  thou 
shalt  bid  us;  we  will  not  make 
any  king  :  do  tbou  that  which  ia 
good  in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  se- 
cond lime  to  them,  saying.  If  ye 
6e  mine,  c  and  i/" ye  will  hearken 
unto  my  voice,  take  ye  the  heads 
of  the  men,  your  master's  sons, 
and  come  to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to- 
morrow this  time.  (Now  the 
king's  sons,  being  seventy  per- 
sons, icere  with  the  great  men  of 
the  city,  which  brought  them 
up.) 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  letter  came  to  them,  that  they 
took  the  king's  sons,  and  slew  d 
seventy  c  persons,  and  put  their 
heads  /  in  baskets,  and  sent  him 
them  to  Jezreel. 

8  And  there  came  a  rnessenger, 
and  told  him,  saying.  They  have 
brought  the  heads  of  the  king's 
sons.  And  he  said,  Lay  ye 
them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
morning,  that  he  went  out,  and 
stood,  and  said  to  all  the  people, 
Ye  be  righteous  :  behold,  I  g  con- 
spired against  my  master,  and 
slew  him  :  but  who  slew  all 
these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall 
fall  h  unto  the  earth  nothing  of 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  the 
Lord  spake  i  concerning  the 
house  of  Ahab  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
done  that  which  he  spake  2  by  his 
servant  Elijah. 

11  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  re- 
mained of  the  house  of  Ahab  ia 
Jezreel,  and  all  his  ^reat  men, 
and  his  3  kinsfolk,  A  and  bis 
priests,  until  I  he  left  him  none 
remaining. 

12  And  he  arose  and  departed, 
and    came  to  Samaria.      And   as 


B    C.  884.  CHAP.  X. 

he  teas  at  the  shearing-house  4  in  !  4  house  of 
the  way,  '^shepherds 

13  Jehu  5  rnet  with  the  brethren  ;  binding 
of  Ahaziah    king  of   Judah,    zniX\  sheep. 
said,     Who     are    ye?     And   they  1 5/ou7id. 
answered.    We    are  the   brethren   6  the  peace 
of  Ahazii'.h  :    and  we   go   down  to    of. 

6  salute  the  children  of  the   king,    ni  lK.20.18. 
and   the  children  of  the  queen.  ?j  2  Ch.22.8. 

14  And     he     said,     Take     them   1  found. 
alive,   m    And  they  n  took  them    o  Je.  35.  6, 
alive,  and  slew  them  at  tlie  pit  of    &•:. 

the  shearing-house,  even  two  and  1^  1  Ch.  2.55. 
forty  men:     neither  left  he   ?li\3  \S  blessed. 
of  them.  5Ezr.lO.i9. 

15  And  when    he  was    departed   r  1  K.  19.10. 
thence,  he  lighted  7  on  Jehonadab  i  Pr.  27.  2. 

o  the  son  of  Rechab,  p  conang  to  E/e.  33.  31. 
meet  him  ;  and  he  8  saluted  him,  Mat.  6.  2,5. 
and  said  to  him,  Is  thine  heart  s  c.  9.  8. 
right,  as  my  heart  is  with  thy  j  1  K.  21.21. 
heart?  And  Jehonadab  answered,  !  u  IK.  16.  31, 
It  is.  If  it  be,  give  g  me  thine  1 32. 
hand.  And  he  gave  him  his  u  1  K.  22. 6 
hand  :  and  he  took  him  up  to  him  w  Job  13.  7 
into  the  chariot.  Pr.  29 

16  And   he  said.  Come  with  me,    9  sanctify 
and   sfe   my  zeal  r  for  the  Lord,    x  1  K. 16.32, 
So   they  made    him    ride    in    his   10  or,  so 
chariot.  full,  that 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Sama-   they  stood 
ria,  he  slew   all   s  that   remained    mouth  to 
unto  Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  he  had    mouth, 
destroyed  him,    according  to    the   7/  ver.  15 
saying    of    the    Lord,    which    he 
epake  t  to  Elijah. 

18  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ahab  u  served  Eaal  a  little, 
but  Jehu  shall  serve  hirn  much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me 
all  the  prophets  t)  of  Baal,  all  his 
servants,  and  all  his  priests  ;  let 
none  be  wanting  :  for  I  have  a 
great  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal  : 
whosoever  shall  be  v.anting,  he 
shall  not  live.  But  Jehu  did  iZ  in 
subtilty  :  m  to  the  intent  that  he 
might  destroy  the  worshippers  of 
Baal. 

20  Anrf  Jehu  said,  9  Proclaim  a 
solemn  assembly  for  Baal.  And 
they  proclaimed  it. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  lhro';gh  ?'.! 
Israel  ;  and  all  th<  wciMv.pperj 
of  Baal  came,  so  '.hat  there  ■vas 
not  a  man  left  that  came  not.:  and 
they  camo  into  the  Lou-e  x  ct 
Eaal  ;  and  the  house  of  Daal  was 
10  full  from  one  end  to  anothtr. 

22  And  he  s-iid  unto  lum  that 
leas  over  the  vestiy,  bring  forth 
vestmer.ts  for  all  the  worshippers 
of  Eaal.  And  he  brought  them 
forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  y  Je- 
honadab the  son  of  Rechab,  into 


z  Mat.  13. 
30.  41. 
25.  32,  33. 
a  1  K. 20.39. 
6  Ex.  32.27. 
De.  13.6— 
11. 
Eze.  9.  5-7. 

11  mouth. 

12  statues. 
c  1  K. 14.23. 
(Z2Sa.  S.21. 
IK.  15.  13. 
c  Ezr.  6.  11. 
Da.  2.  5. 
3.  29. 

/lK.n.28, 
23. 

iS-iO. 
.',  ver.  35. 
c  13.  1,  10. 

14.  23. 

15.  8-12. 

13  ohtertcd 
not. 
i  Jno.  4.  24. 

\k  I  K.14.16. 

U  to  cut  off 

tli£  ends. 
\lc.S.  12. 

15  toward 


Hazael  oppresseth  Israel. 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  said  unto 
the  worshippers  of  Baal,  Search, 
and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the 
Lord,  but  z  the  -worshippers  of 
Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to 
oflar  sacrifices  and  burnt  offer- 
ings, Jehu  appointed  fourscore 
men  without,  and  said,  Jf  any 
of  the  men  whom  I  have  brought 
into  your  hands  escape,  he  that 
lelteth  him  go,  his  a  life  shall  be  for 
the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  he  had  made  an  end  of  offer- 
ing the  burnt-offering,  that  Jehu 
said  to  the  guard  and  to  the  cap- 
tains. Go  in,  and  slay  b  them  ; 
let  none  come  forth.  And  they 
smote  them  with  the  U  edge  of 
the  sword  ;  and  the  guard  and 
the  captains  cast  thern  out,  and 
went  to  the  city  of  the  house  of 
Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  12 
images  c  out  of  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  burned  d  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the 
imago  of  Bail,  and  brake  down 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  e  made  it  a 
draught-house  unto  this  day. 

58  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out 
of  Israel. 

29  Howbeit,  from  the  sins  of  Je- 
roboam the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  departed 
not  from  after  them,  to  uit.  the 
golden  calves/  that  zcere  in  Beth- 
el, and  that  were  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehu, 
Because  g  thou  hast  done  well 
in  executing  that  which  is  right  in 
mine  eyes,  and  hast  done  unto  the 
house  of  Ahab  according  to  all  that 
was  in  mine  heart,  thy  children 
of  the  fourth^  generation  shall  sit 
on  the  throne  of  Israel. 

21  Btit  Jehu  13  look  no  heed  to 
walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  with  all  his  heart  ;  i 
for  he  departed  net  frtm  the  k 
sins  of  Jeroboiim,  v.hich  made 
Israel  to  sin. 

32  In  those  days  the  Lord  began 
14  to  cut  Israel  short  :  and  Hazael 
Zamott  them  in  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel  ; 

33  From  Jordan  15  eastward,  all 
the  land  of  Gilead,  the  Gadites, 
and  the  Reubenites,  and  the  Ma- 
nassites,  from  Aroer,  (which  is  by 
the  river  Arnon,)  16  even  Gilead 
m  and  Bashan. 

the  rising  of  the  sun.      16  0.',  even- 
to  Gilecid  and  Bash^tn.  m  Ara.  1.  3. 
377 


&c.  2  Ch.25, 
17,  &.C. 


Jckoahat'*  tcicked  reign.  II  KINGS. 

CHAPTER  Xni.  I  1  the  Iwen- 

IN   1   the     ihiee    and   twentieth  '  tieth.  year 
year  of  Joa»h,  the  son  of  Ahaz-    and  third 
iahkin^of  Judiib,  Jehoahnz,  the   year. 
aon  of  Jehu,  bes:un  to  reign  over  i  walked 
Isriit;!    in     Samaria,    ar>d    reigned  .of ler. 
seventeen  years.  |aju.2.  14. 

2  AmJ  he   did  that  which  was  evil   6  c.  8.  12. 
in  the   eight  of  the  Lord,   and  2  j  12.  17. 
followed  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the    c  Ps.  78.  34. 
son   of  Nebat,  which   made  Israel   d  Ex.  3.  7. 
to  sin  ;   he    departed    not    there-   c.  14.26. 
from.  e  ver.  25. 

3  And  (I  the   anger  of  the   Lord  1 3  yes/erday 
was   kindled  against    Israel;  an(}  '  and  third 
he  delivered  them   into  the   hand    rfr^y. 

of   Hazael  6   kin^  of  Syria,    and  |  4  he  walked. 
in'.o  the   hand   ot   Ben-hadad  thei5.«iood. 
son  of  Huzael,all  their  days.  !/ 1  K.  16.33. 

4  And  Jehoahaz   besought  c  thei^  Am.  1.3. 
Lord,    and     the    Lord   hearkened    A  ver.  10. 
unto  him  ;  for  he   d  saw   the   op- '.Jehoash. 
piession   of    Israel,     because    the  ,  i  alone, 
king  of  Syria  oppressed  them.  j  k  In  con- 

5  (And  the   Loid   gave  Israel  a  ci  sort  with 
saviour,  so    that    they    went    out  j  his  father, 
from  under  the   hand  of  the  Syri-   c.  14.1. 
ans  :    and   the   children   of  Israel  i /c.  14.15,25 
dwelt  in   their  tents,  as  3  before-   ;»  c.  14.  9, 
time. 

C  Nevertheless  they  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Je- 
roboam who  made  Israel  sin,  but 
i  walked  therein  :  and  tliere 
remained  5  the  grove  also  y  in 
Samaria.) 

7  Neither  did    he    leave    of  the 
people      to    Jehoahaz      but     fifty 
horsemen,   and   ten   chariots,  and  ]  n  c.  2.  12. 
ten   thousand    footmen;    for    the  I 

ting    of    Syria      had      destroy-d  I  6  mate 
them,    and    hud    made  them  \i)ie\  thine  hand 
the  dust  by  threshing,  g  to  ride. 

8  Now  the    rest    of   the    acts  of 
Jehoahaz,  and  all  tliat  he  did,  and  j  o  Ju.  7.  20. 
his  might,  are  they  not  written  in  I 

the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the '75 1  K.  20.  26. 
kings  of  Israel  '.'  -         | 

9  And  Jehoahaz   slept    with  hislyver.  25. 
fathers  ;  and  they   buried   him  in  I 
Samaria:    and    Joash    h    his   sonl7«rc«t 
reigned  i  in  his  stead.  \doion. 

10  In    the     thirty     and    Eeventh 

year  of  Joash   king  of  Juilah    be-   re.  8.  12. 
gan  Jehoash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,   ver.  3. 
to  reign  k  over  Israel  in  Samaria, 
and  reigned  sixteen  years.  '  •»  Ex.  2.  24, 

11  .And  he  did  that  tchich  was  evil  1^. 
in    the    sight    of   the    Lord  ;     he 

departed  not  from   all  the   sins  of  i  Ge.  17.  2 — 
Jeroboam  the   son  of  Nebat,  who  [5.  Ex.  32.13. 
made   Israel   sin  ;  but   he  walked   Ne.  9.  32. 
therein.  Ps.  106.  45. 

12  And  I  the   rest  of  the  acts  of 
Joash,  and   all    that  he   did,  and   8 _/ace. 
his  might  wherewith  he  fought  m 

against  Amaziab    king  of  Judali,   i<  Gd.  6.  3. 
S80 


B.  C.  850. 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  hia  fa- 
thers ;  and  Jeroboam  sat  upon  his 
thiune  :  and  Joash  was  buried  in 
Samaria  with  the  kingsof  Israel. 

14  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  tick, 
of  his  sickness  whereof  he  died. 
And  Joaoh  the  king  of  Israel 
came  down  unto  him,  and  wept 
over  hie  face,  and  said,  O  my 
father,  my  father  I  the  chariot  n 
of  Israel,  and  the  horsemen  there- 
of! 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him. 
Take  bow  and  arrows  :  and  he 
took  unto  him  bow  and  arrows. 

16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, Put  6  thine  hand  upon  the 
bow  :  and  he  put  his  hand  upon 
it  ;  and  Elisha  put  bis  hands  upon 
the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said,  Open  the  win- 
dow eastward  :  and  he  opened  it. 
Then  Elisha  eaid.  Shoot  :  and  he 
shot.  And  he  said,  o  The  arrow 
of  the  Lord's  deliverance,  and 
the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Sy- 
ria :  for  thou  shalt  smite  the  Sy- 
rians in  p  Aphek,  till  thou  have 
consumed  them. 

18  And  he  said,  Take  the  ar- 
rows. And  he  took  them.  And 
he  said  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
Smile  upon  the  ground.  And  he 
smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was 
wroth  with  him,  and  said.  Thou 
shouldest  have  smitten  five  or  six 
times ;  then  hadst  thou  smitten 
Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed  it  : 
whereas  now  thou  sbalt  amite 
Syria  but  thrice,  y 

20  And  Elisha  died,  and  they 
burie<l  him.  And  the  bands  of  the 
Moabitesi  invaded  the  land  at  the 
coming  in  of  the  year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  burying  a  man,  that,  behold, 
they  spied  a  band  of  tnen  ;  and 
they  cast  the  man  into  the  sepul- 
chre of  Elielia  :  and  when  the 
man  was  7  let  down,  and  touched 
the  bones  of  Elisha,  he  revived, 
and  stood  up  on  his  feet. 

22  But  Hazael  r  king  of  Syria 
oppressed  Israel  all  the  days  of 
Jehoahaz. 

23  And  the  Lord  waa  gracious 
unto  them,  and  had  compaseicn 
on  them,  and  had  s  respect  unto 
them,  becaiise  of  his  covenant 
with  t  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, and  would  not  destroy  them, 
neither  cast  he  them  from  hia  S 
presence  as  yet,  u 


B.  C.  83g. 


CHAP.  XIV 


;i2Ch.  25. 

1 17,  &c. 


5,  17.  Hab. 
2.4. 


24  So  Hazae!  kinj  of  Syria.  ^  9  returned 
died;  aiiJ  Ben-hadad  his  Bon  and  took. 
rei-nedin  his  stead  L  ver.  18,  19, 

Uo  Ann  Jeiioash,    the  soa   of  Je-  |  ' 

hoaliaz,  took  9   ag'ain,   out   of  the    ac.  13.  10. 
hand   of  Ben-hadad,    the    son    of  j  2  Ch   25 
Hazael,  the   cities   which  he   had    1    &c 
taken  out  of  the  hand cfjehoahaz j    ' 
his  father  bj'  war  :   three  v   times   <^  c.  12.  3. 
did  Joach  beat  him,  and  recovered  !  ^  ,;_  12   20. 
the  citie.';  of  Israel. 

CHaPTKR  XIV.  e  De.  24.  16, 

IN  a  tlie  second  year  of  Joash  son  \ y  Kze.  18. 
of    Jehoahaz    king'   of     Israel,    4    20.  ' 
reigned  b  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Jo-  j  , 

ashkin^ofjudah.  ■        '^ilni 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  jeara  j '■°'^^-  ^"-  ° 
old  when  he  bejan  to  reign,   and   ,»Jo8.  15.38 
reigned  twenty  and   nine  years  in 
Jerusaiem  :  and  his  mother's  name 
ira,;  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And    he    did     that    which    zc/s;*  U  2  Sa.  2.  14. 
right    in    the    sight  of  the    Lord,  ';t  Ju.  9.  8 
yi:t  not  like  David  his  father  :   he    g^,,^  '     '    ' 
did    accoi-fling-    to    all    things    as  i       ' 

Joash  his  father  did.  ^orl'  lo  O"; 

4  Howbeii    c     the    high     places  ;~,^"-^"- ■'5. 
were     not    taken    away  :    as    yet    J'^f.j    °^  \ 
the  people  did  sacrifice  and  burnt 
incense  on  the  high  places. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon 
as  the  kingdom  was  confirmed  in 
his  iiand,  that  he  slew  his  ser- 
vants d  which  had  slain  the  king 
his  father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  mur- 
derers he  slew  not  :  according  unto 
that  which  is  written  e  in  the  book 
of  the  law  of  Moses,  wherein  the 
Lord  commanded,  saying,  The 
fathers/  shall  not  be  put  to  death 
for  the  children,  nor  the  children 
be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers  ; 
tut  every  man  shall  be  put  to 
death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  He  slew  of  Edom,  in  the  valley 
of  Salt,  ten  thousand,  and  took  1 
Selah  by  war,  and  called  the 
name  of  it  Joktheel  g  unto  this 
day. 

8  Then  h  Amaziah  sent  mes- 
sengers to  Jehoash,  the  son  of  Je- 
hoahaz, son  of  Jehu  kins:  of  Israel, 
saying,  Come,  let  us  i  look  one 
another  in  the  face. 

S  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Isra- 
el sent  to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
Haying,  The  thistle  k  that  ica?  in 
Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that 
fens  in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  :  and 
theie  passed  by  a  wild  beast  that 
teas  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

10  Thou     hast    indeed      smitten 
Edom,  and  thine   heart  hath  lift- 1 
ed  I  thee  up  :  glory  0/  this,  and  f"  C.  16.  6. 
2.3 


2  at  thy 
house. 

m  Pr.  3.  30. 
15.  18.  25. 


n  Jos.  19. 
38.  1  Sa.  6. 
9,  &c. 

3  smitten. 

o  Ne.  8.  16. 

p  Je.  31.  38. 
Zee.  14.  10. 

5  1  K.  7.  51. 

re.  13.  12. 

s2f;h.  25. 

25,  &c. 

r  Jos.  10.31. 

uc.  15.  13. 
2Ch,26.  1. 
he  is  called 
Uzziah. 


Amaziah  slain. 
tarry  2  at  home  ;  for  why  should- 
esl  thou  meddle  to  thy  huit,  that 
thou  shoul.lest  fall,  ?/i  even  thou, 
and  Judah  with  thee  ? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not 
hear.  Therefore  Jehoash  king  of 
Israel  went  up  ;  and  he  and 
Amaziah  king  uf  Judah  looked 
one  another  in  the  face  at  n  Beth- 
she  mesh,  which  belongeth  to  Ju- 
dah. 

12  And  Judah  was  3  put  to  the 
worse  before  Israel  ;  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel 
look  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the 
son  of  Jehoash,  the  son  of  Aliazi- 
ah,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and  came 
to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  from  the 
gate  o  of  Ephraim  unto  the  cor- 
ner gate,  p  four  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  q 
and  silver,  and  all  the  vessel* 
that  were  found  in  the  hou.se  of 
the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of 
the  king's  house,  and  hostages, 
and  retuined  to  Samaria. 

15  Now  r  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoash  which  he  did,  and  his 
might,  and  how  he  fought  with 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  ar^  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  Sa- 
maria with  the  kings  of  Israel  ; 
and  Jeroboam  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

17  And  s  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  lived  after 
the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Je- 
hoahaz king  of  Israel  fifteen 
years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amaziah,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

19  Now  they  made  a  conspiracy 
against  him  in  Jerusalem  :  and 
he  fled  to  t  Lachish  ;  but  they 
sent  after  him  to  Lachish,  and 
slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on 
horses  ;  and  he  was  buried  at 
Jerusalem  with  his  fathei-s,  in  the 
city  of  David. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  Azariah,  u  which  xnas  six- 
teen years  old,  and  made  him 
king  instead  of  his  father  Ama- 
ziah. 

22  He  built  Elath,  o  and  restored 
it  to  Judah,  after  that  the  kinj 
slept  «  ith  his  fathers. 

33  Id  the   fifteenth  year  of  Ama- 
8dl 


II  KINGS. 


le  Now  be 
begins  to 
reign  iiloni^. 
xl  K.  12.28, 
&c.  Ps.  106. 
20. 

yNu.3.  1,8. 
zDe.3.  17. 
a  Jon.  1.  1. 
callcil 
Joncig.  Mat. 


Aznrlah's  good  ragn. 

zidh  70  the  son  of  JoubIi  king  of 
Judah,  jLTolioani  the  Bon  of 
Joash  kin^  of  Israel  hcgan  to 
reitcii  in  Samaria,  and  reigned 
foily  and  one  yeais. 

24  And  he  did  that  tchicfi  wna 
evil  111  the  Bight  of  the  Loid  :  he 
departed  not  from  all  the  sins  x 
of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  He   restored    the  coast   of  Is- 
rael from  the  entering  of  Hamath  !  12.  39,  40. 
y  unto  the  sea  z  of  the  plain,   ac-  '  b  De.  32.  36 
cording  to   the  word  of  the  Lord  \c  De.  9.  14. 
God  of   Israel,  which  he    spake   by  i  Ro.  11.  2, 
the   hand  of  his  servant  Jonah,  a   &c. 

the  son  of  Aniittai,   the   prophet,    d  c.  13.  5. 
which  was  of  Gath-hepher.  e  2  Sa.  8.  6. 

26  For  the   Lord    saw  the   afflic-  j  1  K.  11.  24. 
tion   of   Israel,    that    it    !ort.9  veiy  i  2  Ch.  8.  3. 
bitter:     for  b    there  teas  not  any  y"  After  an 
shut  up,   nor  any    left,     nor  any  ,  interreg- 
helper  for  Israel.  j  nuni  of  11 

£7  And   the  Lord   said  not  c  that   years  : 
he   would    blot  out    the   name   of  c.  15.  8. 
Israi'l  from  under   heaven:  but  d   a  c.  14.  21. 
he  saved  them  by  the  hand  of  Jero-   2  Ch.  26.  1. 
boani  the  son  of  Joash.  i  6  This  is 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Je-    the  27lh 
roboam,  and   all  that  he  did,  and    year  of 
his  might,    how    he   warred,   and    Jerobo- 
how  he  recoveied  Damascus,  and    am's  part- 
Hamath,  vrhirh  belonged  e  to  Ju- |  nership  in 
dah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not  writ-  '  the  king- 
ten  in  ihe  book  of  the  chronicles  of  dom  with 
the  kings  of  Israel  ?  |  his  father, 

29  Anil  Jeroboam  slept   with  his  !  who  made 
fathers,    even    with  the    kings   of  him  con- 
Israel  ;     and    Zachariah     his     son  i  sort  at  his 
reigned/  in  his  stead.  j  going  to 

CHAPTER  XV.  |theSyri- 

IN    a    the   twenty    and    seventh    an  wars. 
h  year  of  Jeroboam  king  of  Is-  '  U  is  the 
rael,    began     c     Azariah     son    ofil6lhyear 
Amaziah     king      of      Judah       to  |  of  Jerobo- 
reign.  jam'smon- 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when    nrchy. 
he  began  to  reijn,  and  he  reigned  j  c  Called 
two    and    fifty    years     in    Jervtsa.-]  Uzzinh. 
lem  :     and      his    mother's     name  I  ver.  13,30, 
teas  Jerholinh  of  JeruKalem.  I  &c.  and 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  |  2  Ch.  26.  1. 
in  the  sight  of  the   Lord,  accord- |  d  ver.  35. 
ing  to  all  that  his  father  Amaziah  i  e2Ch. 26. 19. 
bad  done  ; 

4  Save   d  that   the    high   places   

were    not    removed  ;   the    people 

Sacrificed    and  burnt   incense   still '/"  There 
on  the  high  places.  j  having 

5  And    e    the     Lord     smote    the  '  been  an  in- 
king, so  that  he  wns  a   Uper  unto   terregnum 
the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwrlt  in    for  11  years, 
a  several  house.     And  Jothani  the    g  As  pro- 
king's  son   loas    over    the   house,    phesied, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land.         Am.  7.  9. 

6  And'    the    rest   of   the    acts   of  h  c.  10.  30. 
Azariab.   and  all  that  he  did,  are  rBIat.  1.8,9. 

38ii 


B.  C.  784 

[they  not  written  in  the  book  o.' 
Ith-s  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah 7 

7  So  A/.ariah  slept  with  his  fa- 
theis  ;  and  they  buried  him  with 
his  fathers  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Jotharn  bis  son  reigned  in  bis 
stead. 

8  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  did/ 
Zachariah,  the  son  of  Jeroboam, 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  six 
months. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as  bis 
fathers  had  done  :  be  departed 
not  from  the  sins  of  Jerol)oam  the 
son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

10  And  Sballum  the  son  of  Ja- 
besh  conspired  against  him,  and 
smote  him  before  the  people,  and 
slew  g  him,  and  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Zachariah,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  was  the  word  of  the 
Lord  h  which  he  spake  unto 
Jehu,  saying.  Thy  sons  shall  sit 
on  the  throne  of  Israel  unto  the 
fourth  generation.  And  so  it  came 
to  pass. 

13  Sballum  the  son  of  Jabesh 
began  to  reign  in  the  nine  and 
thirtieth  year  of  U/.z.iah  i  king  of 
Judah  ;  and  he  reigned  a  1  full 
month  in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of 
Gadi  went  up  from  Tirzah,  and 
came  to  Samaria,  and  smote 
Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  in 
Samaria,  and  slew  hira,  and 
reigned  in  bis  stead. 

15  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Shallum,  and  his  conspiracy 
which  he  made,  behold,  they  ore 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chron- 
icles ofihe  kingsof  Israel. 

16  Then  Menahem  smote  Tiph- 
s:ih,Ar  and  all  that  were  (herein, 
and  the  coasts  thereof  from 
Tirzah  :  because  they  opened 
not  to  him,  thereforu  he  smote 
it  ;  and  all  the  women  I  therein 
that  were  with  child  he  ripped 
up. 

17  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year 
of  Azariah  king  of  Judah  began 
Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign 
over  Israel,  and  reigned  ten  years 
in  Samaria. 

called  OrifM ;  A  ver.  I.  Azar-inh, 
1  a  month  of  davs.  A:  1  K.  4.  24 
ic.  8.  12.  Am.  I.  13. 


B.  C.  759. 

18  And  lie  did  that  tohich  was 
evil  ill  the  siglit  of  the  Lord  : 
he  departed  not  all  his  days  from 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

19  And  Pul  m  the  kinij  of  Assyria 
came  against  the  land  :  and  Men- 
nliem  g'aven  Pul  a  thoi  sand  talents 
of  silver,  that  his  hand  might  be 
with  him,  to  confirm  o  the  king- 
dom in  his  hand. 

20  And  IVIenahem  2  exacted  the 
money  of  Israel,  even  of  all  the 
mighty  men  of  wealth,  of  each 
man  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  to 
g'ive  to  the  king  of  Assyria  :  so 
the  king  of  Assyria  turned  back, 
and  staye<l  not  there  in  the 
land. 

21  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Menahem,  and  all  that  he  did, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  7 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his 
fathei.? ;  and  Pekahiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah  king  of  Judah,  Pekahiah  the 
son  of  Monahem  began  to  reign 
over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reign- 
ed two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Je- 
roboam the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah,  a  captain  of  his,  conspired 
against  him,  and  smote  him  in 
Samaria,  in  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  with  Argob  and 
Arieh,  and  with  him  fil'ty  men  of 
the  Gileadites  ;  and  he  killed  him, 
and  reigned  in  his  room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Pekahiali,  and  all  that  he  did, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Israel. 

27  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of 
Azariah  king  of  Judah,  Pekah  p 
the  son  of  Reinaliah  began  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  vjhich  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he 
departed  not  from  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

29  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of 
Israel,  came  Tiglath-pileser  king 
of  Assyria,  and  took  Ijon,  and 
Ahel-beth-maacbah,  and  Jano- 
ah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and 
Gilead,  and  Galilee,  all  the  land 


CHAP.  XVI 

m  lCh.5.26. 

nHos.8.9. 

oc.  14.5. 

2  caused  to 
comeforth. 

p  Is. 7.  1,4,9. 


7  Is.  9.  1. 
r  Alter  an 
anarchy 
for  some 
years, 
c.  17.  1. 
Hos.  10.  3. 
7.  15. 


s  The  4th 
year  of 
Abaz, 
the  20th 
after  Jo- 
tham  had 
begun  to 
reign  ; 
(U-^her.) 


i2Ch.27.  1, 
&c. 


u  At  the 
end  of  Jo- 
tham's 
reign. 


DC  16.5 
w  ver.  27. 


a2Ch.  28. 
l,&c. 


6Le.l8.  21. 
Ps.  106.  37, 
38. 


cDe.  12.31. 
Ps.  106.  35. 


Reign  of  Pekah,  fye, 

of  q  Naphtali,  and  carried  them 
captive  to  Assyria. 

30  And  Hosb'ea  the  son  of  Elah 
made  a  couspiiacy  against  Pe- 
kah the  son  of  Reinaliah,  and 
smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and 
reig'ned  r  in  his  stead,  in  the 
twentieth  s  year  of  Jotham  the 
son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Pekah.  and  all  that  he  did,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

32  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah 
the  son  of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel, 
began  t  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah 
king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old 
was  he  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  sixteen  years  in 
Jerusalem  :  and  his  mother's 
name  was  Jerusha,  the  daughter 
ofZadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  ihe  Lord  :  he 
did  according  to  all  that  his  father 
Uzziah  had  dune. 

35  Howbeit,  the  high  places 
were  not  removed  :  the  people 
sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  still 
in  the  high  places.  He  built  the 
higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

36  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jotham,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah? 

37  In  those  days  u  the  Lord  began 
to  send  against  Judah,  Rezin,  v 
the  king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  w  the 
son  of  Remaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father  :  and  Ahaz  his  son  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

INff  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pek- 
ah the  son  of  Remaliah,  Ahaz 
the  son  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah 
began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  was  Ahaz 
when  he  began  to  reign, and  reign- 
ed sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem,  and 
did  not  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  like 
David  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  w^ay  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  ;  yea,  and 
made  his  son  to  6  pass  through 
the  fire,  according  c  to  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  heathen,  whom  the 
Lord  cast  out  from  before  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And   he    sacrificed   ttnd    burnt 

3S3 


Reign  of  Ahaz. 

inconse  in  (he  high  placet,  and  d 
on  ihe  hills,  and  under  every 
green  ( ree. 

5  Tlien  e  Rezin  V\ng  of  Syria, 
anil  I'ekuh  son  of  Renialiali  king' 
of  Israel,  c:imc  up  to  JeruBulem  to 
war  ;  and  they  besieged  Ahaz,  but 
could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Uezin  king  of 
Syria  recovered  Elath/to  Syria, 
and  drave  the  Jews  from  1  Elath  : 
and  the  Syrians  came  to  Elath, 
and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  2 
Tiglath-pileser  ^  king  of  Assyria, 
Baying,  I  aiii  thy  servant,  and  thy 
eon  :  come  up,  and  save  me  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Israel,  which  rise  up  against 
me.  I 

8  And  h  Ahaz  took  the  silver  and 
gold  that  was  found  in  the  house  ^ 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures 
of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  it 
for  a.  present  to  the  king  of  As-l 
Syria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  heark- ' 
ened  unto  him  ;  for  the  king  of 
Assyria  v/ent  up  against  3  Damas- 
cus, and  i  took  it,  and  carried  the 
pople  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and 
slew  Rezin. 

10  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Da- 
ma.scus  to  meet  Tiglath-pileser 
king  of  Assyria,  and  saw  an  altar 
that  ■wan  at  Damascus  :  and  king 
Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the 
fasliioM  of  the  altar,  and  the  pat- 
tern of  it,  according  to  all  the 
workmanship  thereof. 

11  And  Urijah  the  priest  built ' 
k  an  altar  according  to  all  thati 
king  Ahaz  had  sent  from  Da- 1 
mascus  :  so  Urijah  the  priest 
made  i?  against  king  Ahaz  came; 
from  Damascus. 

\2  And  when  the  king  was  come 
from  Damascus,  the  king  saw 
the  altar:  and  the  king  ap- 
proached to  the  altar,  and  offered 
/  thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  meat-offering,  and 
poured  his  drink-offering,  and 
sprinkled  the  blood  of  4  his  peace- 
offerings,  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brousrht  also  the  bra- 
zen altar,  m  which  lorjjs  before  the 
Lord,  from  the  fore-front  of  the 
house,  from  bet  veen  the  altar  and 
the  honse  of  the  Lord,  ami  put  it 
on  the  north  siile  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded 
Urijah  the  priest,  saying,  Upon 
the  great  altar  burn  the  morning 
n  burnt-offerinar.  and  the  evening 

"354 


11    KINGS.  B.  C.  7«, 

rfDe.  12. 2.  ]  meat-offering,  and  the  king's 
1  K.  14.  23.  j  bnrnt-sacrtfice,  and  his  meat-of- 
iferin"',  with  Ihe  burnt-offering  of 
cls.7.  1,  lail  the  people  of  the  lajul,  and 
&c.  Iheir    meat-tdlcring,     and      their 

diink-oflerings  ;  and  sprinkle 
f  c.  14.  22.     upon  it  all  the  bloo<l  of  the  bnrnt- 

offering,  and  all   the  blood  of  the 

1  Eloth.  sacrifice  :    and   the    brazen     allar 

shall  be  for  me  to  inquire  by. 

2  Tilgath-  16  Thus  did  Uriiah  the  priest, 
pileser,  according  to  all  that  king    Aba? 

1  Ch.  5.  26.  I  commanded. 

&c.  I   17  And   o  king  Ahaz  cut  off  the 

2  Ch.28.20.  I  borders  of  the  bases,  and  removed 
Tilgath-  i  the  laver  from  olf  them  ;  and  look 
pilneser,  I  down  the   sea  from  off  the  brazen 

oxen  that  were  under  it,  and  put  it 
g  c.   15.29.     upon  a  pavement  of  stones  ; 
Ac.  12.  18.       18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath 

that  they  had  built  in  the  house, 
3Dammesek.   and    the     king's    entry    without, 

turned  he    from  the  house  of  the 
i  Foretold,     Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 
Am.  1.  5.  19    Now  the  rust    of  the   acts  of 

Ahaz  which  he  did,  are  they  )iot 
k  Ps.  106.39.   written  in  the  book  of  the  chro.ii- 

cles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 
ZNu.  18.  3.       20  And    Ahaz   slept  with    his  fa- 
2  Ch.  26.  16,  :  tliers,  and  p  was  buried  with    big 
19.  I  fathers  in  the  city  of  David:  and 

Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
i  the  peace-     stead. 

offerings  CHAPTER   XVIT. 

which  TN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king 

were  his.  J.  of  Judah,  began  a  Hoshea  the 

son  of  Elah  to  reign  in  Sama  ia 
m.2  Ch.  4.  1.  iover  Israel  nine  years. 

j  2  And  lie  did  that  which  was  ev\\ 
n  Ex.  29.  39  in  the  sight  of  the  Lonl,  but  not  a.i 
— 41,  I  the  kings  of  Israel  that  were  before 

him. 

3  Against  h  him  came  up  Shal- 
maneser  king  of  .Assyria;  and 
Hoshea  became  his  servant,  and  1 
gave  him  2  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  .Assyria  found 
conspiracy  in   Hoshea  :  for  he  had 

[Sent  messengers  to  So  king  of 
Egypt,  an<i  brought  no  present  to 
I  the  king  of  Assyria,  as  he  hod 
'done  year  by  year:  therefore  the 
I  king  of  As.syria  shut  him  up,  and 
'bound  him  in  prison. 
j  5  Thon  the  king  of  Assyria 
came  up  throughout  all  the  land, 
and  went  up  to  Samaria,  and  be- 
sieged it  thre"  years. 

6  In  c  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea 
the  king  of  Assyria  took  Samaria, 
and  d  carried  Israel  away  into 
Assyria,  and  placed  them  in  Ha- 
lah^  e  and  in  Habor  bp  the  river  of 
Gozan,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
Medes. 

7  For  .90  it  was,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  had  sinned  against  the 


0  IK. 7.23, 

28. 

p  2Ch.28.27. 
a  After  an 
interreg- 
num, 
c.  15.30. 
6  c.  18.  9. 

1  rendered. 

2  Sa.  8.  2. 

2  or,  tribute. 
cc.  18.10,11, 
Foretold, 
Hos.  13.  16. 
dLe.26.  32, 
33. 

De.28.  36, 
61. 

29.27,28. 
c  1  Ch.5.26, 


B.  C.  742.  CHAP.  XVII. 

Lord      Ihtiir      God,      which      had  /  Le.   18.  3. 
brought   thera    up  out  of  the  land   De.  18.  9.  c. 
of  Egypt,  from   under  the  hand  of   16.  3.  Ps. 
Pharaoh   king-  of  Egypt,  and  had    106.  35. 
feared  other  gods,  gEze.  8.  12. 

8  And  walked/ in  the  statutes  of  h  c.  18.  8. 
Ihe  heathen,  whom  the  Lord   cast   i  1  K.  14. 
out  from  before  the  children  of  Is-   23.  Is.  57.  5. 
rael,   and   of  the   kings  of  Israel,   3  statues. 
which  they  had  made.  A  De.  16.  21. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  dij   Mi.  6.  14. 
g  secretly   those   things   tha:  uercll  De.  12.2. 
not   right  against  the    Lord   their  c.  16.4. 
God,   and   they    built   them     high   m  Ex.  20.  3, 
places   in   all   their  cities,  from  ?i  1 4.  Le.  26.  1. 
the  tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  I  De.  4.  19.  5. 
fenced  city.  7,  8. 

10  And  i  they  set  them  up  3  im-  4  by  the 
ages  and  groves  k  in  I  every  high  hand  of. 
hill,  and  under  every  green  tree  ;     n  Is.  1.  16, 

11  And  there  they  burnt  incen«e 
in  all  the  high  places,  as  did  the 
heathen  whom  the  Lord  carried 
away  hefore  them  ;  and  wroug^ht 
wicked  things  lo  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger  : 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  Pr.  29.  1.  Is 
t.ae  Lord  had  said  }n  unto  them,  I  48.  4.  Je.  7. 
Ye  shall  not  do  tills  thing.  26. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against  l^)  Je.  8.  9. 
Israel,  and  against  Judah,  4  by  all  j  q  De.  29. 
the  prophets,  aitd  6^  all  the  seer?,  (25,  56. 
Baying,  n  Turn  yt   from  your  evil   rDe.  6.  17, 
ways,    and    keep    my    command- ;  13.  Je.  44. 
ments  ar.d  my  statutes,  according  23. 
to  all  the  law  which   I  commanded  [  s  De.  32. 
your    fathers,   and    which    I   sent;  21.  1  Sa.  12. 
to  vou   by   my  servants   liie   pro- i  21.  I  K.  16. 
phets.  j  13. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would;  r  Jon.  2.  8. 
not    hear,    but    haidened  o    their   Ro.  1.  21. 
necks,    lilce   to  the   neck   of  their  ,  u  De.  12.  30, 
fathers,    that   did   not   believe     in   31. 
the  Lord  their  God.  I  v  Ex. 32.4,8. 

15  And    they   rejected  p  his  sta- |  ?o  1  K.  12.28. 
tutes,  and  his  covenant   5  that  he  '  r  1  K.  14. 
made  with  their  falherj,   and   his   15.  23.  15. 
testimonies  r    which   he    testified 


Mixture  of  religions, 

sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him 
lo  angei'. 

18  Therefore  the  Lord  was  very 
angry  with  Israel,  and  removed 
them  out  of  his  sight  :  there  was 
none  left  but  d  the  tribe  of  Judah 
only. 

19  Also  e  Judah  kept  not  the 
commandments  cf  the  Lord 
their  God,  but  walked  in  the 
statutes  of  Israel  which  they 
made. 

?'J  And  the  Lord  rejected  /  all 
the  seed  of  Israel,  and  afflicted 
'.hem,  and  g  delivered  them  into 
the  hand  of  spoilers,  until  he  had 
cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  h  he  rem  Israel  from  the 

house   of  David  ;  and  they   made 

Jeroboam,  the  son  of  Nebat,  king: 

17.  55.  7.  Je.  I  and  Jeroboam  i  drave  Israel  from 


13.  11.  25.  5 
35.  15.  Eze. 
IS.  31.  2  Pe 
3.  9. 
oV>&.  31.  £7. 


13. 

against  them  ;  and   they  followed   y  Je.  8.  2. 
vanity,  s  and  became  vain,  t  and    z  1  K.  IS. 
went'after  the  heathen   that  weie  31.  22.  53. 
round     about     them,      concerning   a  Le.  18.  21. 
whom   the   Lord     bad    charged   u   c.  16. 3.  Eze. 
them,    that    tiiey    should    not    do  23.  37. 
like  them.  1  6  De.  18.  10. 

16  And    they    left    all    the    com- '  c  1  K.  21.  20. 
mandments     of    the     Lord     their  I 

God,    and   made   them   molten    v   

images,   even  two   calves,   w    and 
made  a  grove,  x  and  worshipped   d  IK.  11.13, 
all    the    host    of   heaven,    y    and   32. 
served  Baal,  z  e  Je.  3.  8. 

17  And   they  caused  their    sons  /  Je.  6.  30. 
and    their    daughters    to    pass    age.  13.  3. 
through  the  fire,  and  used  divina-   15,  29.  Ne. 
tion  and  enchantments,  b  and  sold   9.  27.  28. 

c  thenaselvea    to   do    evil    ia    the   /tlK.  11,11. 


Inllowing  the  Lord,  and  made 
them  sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  thf  children  of  Israel 
walked  in  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
which  he  did  ;  they  departed  not 
from  them  ; 

53  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel 
out  of  his  sight,  as  he  had  said  k  by 
all  his  servants  the  prophets.  So 
I  was  Israel  carried  away  out  of 
their  own  land  to  Assyria  unto  this 
day. 

24  And  Tn  the  king  of  Assyria 
brought  men  from  Babylon,  n  and 
from  Cuthah,  and  from  Ava,  o  and 
from  Hamath,  and  from  Sephar- 
vaim,  and  placed  iliem  in  the  cities 
of  Samaria,  instead  of  tne  children 
of  Israel:  and  Ihey  possessed  Sa- 
maria, and  dwelt  in  the  cities 
thereof. 

55  And  so  it  was,  at  the  begin- 
ning of  their  dwelling  there,  that 
they  feaied  not  the  Lord  ;  there- 
fore the  Lord  sent/)  lions  amonj 
them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

25  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the 
iting  of  Assyria,  saying.  The 
nations  which  thou  hast  removed, 
and  placed  in  the  cities  of  Sama- 
ria, know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land  :  therefore  be 
hath  sent  lions  among  thera,  and, 
behold,  they  slay  them,  because 
they  know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria 
commanded,  saying,  Carry  thi- 
ther one  of  the  priests  whom  ye 
brought  from  thence  ;  and  let 
them  go  and  dwell  there,  and  let 


i  1  K.    12.  20,   28.     k  1  K.  14.   16. 
I  ver.  6.  m  Ezr.  4.  2,  10.  n  ver.30. 
o  c.   18.  34.   Ivah.    p  1  K.  13.  26. 
Je.  5.  6.  Eze.  14.  21. 
385 


Mixture  of  religions. 

him  teach  ihfin  ihe  manaer  of 
•he  Gofl  1)1' the  land. 

'28  Then  one  i>t'  the  priests,  wliom 
Ihey  had  earned  away  from  Sa- 
maria, came  and  dwelt  in  Beth-el, 
and  tiiug'ht  them  how  they  should 
fear  the  Lord. 

'29  Howbeit  every  nation  made 
gods  of  their  own,  g  and  put  them 
in  the  houses  of  the  hig'h  places 
■which  the  .Samaritans  had  made, 
every  nation  in  their  cities  where- 
in they  dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  Babylon  r 
made  Snccoth-bcnoth,  and  the 
men  of  Cuth  made  Nergal,  and 
the  men  of  Haniath  made  Aahi- 
ma, 

31  And  s  the  Avites  made  Nibha?. 
and  Tartak,  and  the  Sepharviics 
burnt  t  their  children  in  fire  to 
Adrammelech  and  Anaminelech, 
the  jods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  u 
and  made  unto  themselves  of  the 
lowest  of  tliiTn  priests  of  the  high 
places,  whii'h  sacrificed  for  them 
in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  They  r  feared  the  Lord,  and 
served  their  own  gods,  after  the 
manner  of  the  nations  5  whom 
they  carried  away  from  thence. 

34  Unto  tliis  day  they  do  after  the 
former  manners  :  they  fear  not  the 
Lord,  neither  do  they  after  their 
statutes,  or  after  their  ordinances, 
or  after  ihe  law  and  command- 
ment which  Ihe  Lord  commanded 
the  children  of  Jacob,  to  whom  he  ever.  32, 
named  Israel ;      .  33. 

35  With    whom    the   Lord    hadjaSCh.  28. 
made   a    covenant,     and    cliarged   27.  29.  1. 
them,  T  saying,  Ye  shall  not  lear  He  is  call- 
other  gods,   nor  y  bow  yonrsclvts   ed  Ezekias. 
to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sai-   Mat.  \.  0. 
ririce  to  them  :  6  2Ch.  29. 

36  But  the   Lord,    who   brouglit   1.   Abijah. 
you   up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  I  I  statues. 
with  great  power  r  and  a  stretch- '  c  Nu.  21.  9. 
ed-out   arm,  him   shall  a  ye  fear,   2  1.  e.  n 
and  him   shall  ye  worship,  and   to  piece  of 
him  shall  ye  do  sacrifice.  \bTass. 

37  And   the  statutes,  and  the  or-   d  c.  23.  25. 
dinances,    and    the  law,   and   thelcDe.  10.20. 


II  KINGS. 

9  Mi.  4.  5. 

T  ver.  24. 

8  Kzr.  4.  9. 

I  De.  12.  3L 

u  I  K.  12. 
31. 

o  ver.  41. 
Zep.  1.  5. 

5  or,  viJio 
carried 
them  away 
from 
thence. 

w  Ge.  32. 

28. 

X  Ju.  C.  10. 
yEx.  20.5. 
zEx.  6.  6. 
aDe.  10.20. 
6De.5.  32. 
c  De.  4.  23. 
d  Je.  13.  23. 


commandment,  which  he  wrote 
for  you,  ve  6  shall  observe  to  do 
for  evermore  ;  and  ye  sb.all  not 
fear  other  K'ods. 

38  And  the  covenant  that  I   have 
made    with     you,   ye  c  shall    not 


Jos.  23.  8. 

3  ofti^  him. 

f  2  Ch.  15. 

2.  1  Sa.  18. 

14. 

^  Ps.  60.  12. 


forget  ;  neither  shall  ye  fear  other  Ro.  8.  31. 
gods.  \h  c.  16.  7. 

39  But   the   Lord    your   God    ye\i  Azzah. 
shall    fear;  and   he    shall    deliver  ]  j  c.  17.  3, 
you   out  of  the   hand  of  all   your  .(fee. 
enemies.  1  k  1  Ch.  5. 

40  Howbeit  d  they  did  not  hcark-l26. 

3S6 


B.  C.  721. 

en,  but  they  did  after  their  former 
manner. 

41  So  e  these  nations  feared  the 
Lord,  and  served  their  graven  im- 
ages, both  their  children  and  their 
cliildren's  children  :  as  did  their 
fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

NOW  it  came  to  paaa,  in  the 
third  year  of  Hoshea  son  of 
Elah  king  of  Israel,  (hat  Hezekiah 
a  the  son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Judalt 
began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was 
he  when  he  began  to  veign  ;  and 
lie  reigned  twenty  and  nine  yean 
in  Jerusalem.  His  moih-ir's name 
also  bios  Abi,  6  the  daughter  of 
Zachariah. 

3  And  lie  did  that  tehich  icas 
right  :n  the  sil'ht  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  David  his 
father  did. 

4  He  removed  the  high  places, 
and  brake  the  1  images,  and  cut 
down  the  groves,  and  brake  in 
pieces  the  brazen  c  serpent  that 
Muses  had  made  :  for  unto  those 
days  the  children  of  Israel  did 
burn  incense  to  it  :  and  he  called 
it  2  Nehushtan. 

5  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  ;  so  d  that  after  him  was 
none  like  him  among  all  the  kings 
of  Judah,  nor  a/iy  that  were  before 
him. 

6  For  he  clave  e  to  the  Lord,  and 
departed  not  from  3  following 
him,  but  kept  his  command- 
ments, which  the  Lord  com- 
Hiinded  JMoses. 

7  And  the  Lord  was  with  /  him  ; 
and  he  prospered  g  whithersoever 
he  went  forth  :  and  he  rebelled 
against  the  king  of  Assyria,  h  and 
.served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even 
unto  Gaza,  4  and  the  borders  there- 
of, f.om  the  tower  of  the  watchmen 

I  to  the  fenced  city. 

9  And  it  came  to  pasa  in  the 
fourth    year    of    king    Heiekiah, 

I  which  was  the  seventh  year  of 
I  Hoshea  sen  of  Elah  king  of  Is- 
rael, tluit  Shalmaneser  i  king  of 
Assyria  came  up  against  Samaria, 
and  besieged  it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years 
they  took  it:     even  in   the  sixth 

I  year  of  Hezekiah  (that  is,  the 
[ninth  year  of  Hoshea  king  of  Is- 
rael) Samaria  wastaken. 

11  And  k  the  king  of  Assyria 
did  carry  away  Israel  unto  As- 
syria, and  put  them  in  Halah 
and  in  Habor  by  the  river  of  Go- 


B.  C.  725. 


GHAP.  XVIII 


zan,   and    in    the    cities    of    the  lNe.9.26, 

Medea  ;  27. 

12  Because  I  they  obeyed  not  the  Ps.  107.  17. 
voice  of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  Da.  9.  6,  10. 
transjiessed  his  covenant,  and  all  jn2Ch.3'i.l 
that     Moses   the    servant     of   the  ^g, 

Luid  commanded,  and  would  not  ]3.*36.  1    &c. 

hear  tfiem,  nor  do  tfiem.  5  Sanherib. 

13  Now,  m  in  the  fourteenth  year 

of  king  Hezekiah,  did  5  Sennache-  n  c.  16.  8. 

rib  king  of  Assyria  come  up  against  g  ifigjji^ 
all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and       i     on   i 

took  them.  °  ^^-  20-  1- 

14  And  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  7  heavy. 
sent  to  the   king  of  Assyria  to   La-'      t,   7  3 
chish,  saying,  I  have  offended;  re-  P      ■    •    • 
turn  from   me:     that  which  thou  S  or,  secre- 
puttesl  on   me    will  I   bear.     And  tary. 

the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto  g  qj.  juZtesf. 
Hezekiah     king    of    Judah    three  ' 

hundred  talents  of  silverand  thirty    10  word  of 

talents  of  gold.  \  the  lips. 

15  And  n  Hezekiah  gave  him  all  jj  ^p    ^^^^ 
ihe  silver  that   was  found   in   the  counsel 
house    of   the    Lord,    and    in   the  ^^^^ 
treasures  of  the  king's  house.  'strength 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  ^^^.g   /-g^  ^^g 
oS  the  go!d  from  ihe  doors  of  the  J^^^ 
temple  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the 

pillars    which    Hezekiah    king  of  12  trustest 
Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  6  it  ,  thee. 


g  Eze.  29.6, 
7. 


r  ver.  4. 


to  the  king  of  Assyria 

17  And     the      king     of    Assyria 
sent   o  Tartan,  and   Rabsaris,  and 
Rab-shakeh,     from      Lachish      to 
king    Hezekiah,   with    a  7    great 
host      against     Jerusalem  :      and   op.     q,    . 
they  went  up,  and  came   to  Jeru-  ;     ^°'  ^'    • 
salem.      And     when     they     were  '  13  or,  ftos- 
come    up,   they    came    and  stood    tages. 

by  the  conduit  of  the   upper  pool,  '  g  fs.  10.  5,6. 
which  p  is  in  the  highway  of  the  :  Am.  3.    6. 
fuller's  field.  tjno.  19.   10, 

18  And  when  they  had  called  to  '  H. 

the  king,  there  came  out  to  them  1 1  La.  4.  5. 
Eliakiin  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  which    Eze.  4.  15. 
WIS  over  the  household,  and  Sheb-    14  the  water 
na  the  8  scribe,  and  Joahthe  son  of  of  their 
Asaph  the  recorder.  ^  feet. 

19  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  :  70  o  o 
them,  Cpeak  ve  now  to  Hezekiah,  :"  "•  '^-8,9. 
Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  I  e  2Th.2.4,8. 
king  of  Assyria,  What  confi-  |  rj  ,,  , 
dence  is  this  wherein  thou  ?l\?'  !'•  • 
trustest?                                                    2?i'>°L 

20  Thou  9  sayest,  (but  they  are 
but  10  vain  words,)  11  I  have  coun- 
sel and  strength  forthe  war.  Now, 
on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou 
rebellest  against  me  ? 

21  Now,  behold,  thou  12  trustest 
upon  the  staff  of  this  bruised  reed, 


15  make 
wi  th  me  a 
blessing, 
or,  seeAr 
viy  favour. 
.    Ge.32.  20. 

g  even  upon  Egypt,  on   which  if  a '33.  n. 

man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand.  I  Pr.  18.  16. 

and  pierce  it  :  so  is  Pharauh  king  |  ,. 

of   Egypt  unto  a!!   that  trust  on]'"""^'^"- 

him.  |xDe.8. 7,8. 


125.  1,  2. 


Rab-sliakeK's  blasphemy, 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me,  We 
trust  in  the  Lord  our  God  :  is 
not  that  he,  whose  high  places  r 
and  whose  altais  Hezekiah  hath 
taken  away  ;  and  hath  said  to 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall 
worship  before  this  altar  in  Jeru- 
salem ? 

23  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee, 
give  pledges  13  to  my  lord  the 
king  of  Assyria,  and  I  will  deliver 
thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thou 
be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders 
upon  them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
the  face  of  one  captain  of  the 
least  of  my  master's  servants, 
and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypi  for 
chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without 
the  Lord  against  this  place  to 
destroy  it  ?  The  Lord  »  said  to 
me.  Go  up  against  this  land,  and 
destroy  it. 

26  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  and  Shebna,  and  Joah, 
unto  Rab-shakeh,  Speak,  I  pray 
thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the  Syrian 
language  ;  for  we  understand  it  : 
and  talk  not  with  us  in  the  Jews' 
language,  in  the  ears  of  the  people 
that  are  on  the  wall. 

27  But  Rab-shakeh  said  unto 
them.  Hath  my  master  sent  me  to 
thy  master,  and  to  thee,  to  speak 
these  words  ?  hath  he  not  sent  me 
to  the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall, 
that  I  they  may  eat  their  own 
dung,  and  drink  14  their  own  piss, 
with  you  ? 

28  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  in  the 
Jews'  language,  and  spake,  say- 
ing, Hear  the  word  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Assyria  : 

29  Thus  u  saith  the  king.  Let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you;  for  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  deliver  you  out  of 
his  hand  : 

30  Neither!)  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  w  in  the  Lord,  saying. 
The  Lord  will  surely  del  ver  us, 
and  this  city  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

31  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  :  for 
thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  15 
Make  an  agreement  with  me  by  a 
present,  and  come  out  to  me,  and 
then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his  own 
vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree, 
and  drink  ye  every  one  the  waters 
of  his  16  cistern  ; 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  x  your  own 
land  ;  a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a 
land   of  bread   and  vineyards,  a 

337 


Uexekiah,  is  con\foTUd. 

land  of  oil-olive  and  of  honey, 
that  ye  may  live  and  not  die  :  and 
beaiken  nut  unto  Uezckiah,  when 
he  17  persuadelh  you,  saying.  The 
Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  H;ah  y  any  of  the  "'oda  of  the 
nationa  delivered  at  all  bit  land 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria  1 

34  Where  art  the  g-ods  of  Ha- 
math  z  and  of  Arpad  '?  where  art 
the  "-ods  of  Sepliarvaim,  Hena, 
and  I  »ah  ?  a  have  ihey  delivered 
Samaria  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

35  Who  6  are  (hey  among  all  the 
gods  of  the  countries,  that  have 
delivered  ibeir  country  out  of 
mine  hand,  that  the  Lord  should 
deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  mine 
hand  7 

36  But  the  people  held  their 
peai-e,  and  answered  him  not  c  a 
Word  :  for  the  king's  command- 
ment was,  saying,  Answer  him  not 

37  Then  carae  Eliakim  the  son  of 
Hilkiah,  which  was  over  the  house- 
hold, and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
Joah  ihe  son  of  Asaph  the  record- 
er, to  Hezekiah,  d  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rab-shakeh. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

ANDd  it  came  to  pass, when  king 
Hezekiah  heard  it,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes,  and  covered  him- 
self with  sackcloth,  and  went  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim  which  was 
over  the  household,  and  Sliebna 
the  scribe,  and  th>»  ciders  of  the 
priests,  coveied  with  .sackcloth,  to 
Isaiah  b  the  prophet  the  son  of 
Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  hira.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day 
c  of  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  and  1 
blasphemy  :  for  the  children  are 
come  to  the  birth,  and  thert  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  bear  all  the  wordsof  Rab-sha- 
Jteh,  whnm  the  king  of  Assyria  his 
master  hath  sunt  d  to  reproach  e 
the  living  God  ;  and  will  reprove 
_/"lhe  words  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  heard  :  wherefore  lift  up 
thy  praver  for  the  remnant  g  that 
are  2  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

G  And  Isai.nb  said  unto  tbera. 
Thus  shall  ye  sav  to  your  master. 
Thus  s.niih  the  Lord.  Be  not  afraid 
of  (b3  wor  is  which  thou  hast  hoard, 
with  whir h  h  the  servants  nf  the 
king  of  .\Esyria  have  Uliiaphemert 
me. 

388 


11  KIXG3. 

1  17  or,  dt- 
ceiveth. 

yc. 19.12,13. 

Is.  10.   10, 

11. 

zJe.  49.23. 

<ic.  17.  24. 
Avah. 

b  c.  19   17, 

18. 

Da.  3.  15. 

c  Pr.  26.  4. 
Am.  5.  13. 
d  Is.  33.  7. 

a  Is.  37.  1, 
&c. 

6Lu.  3.  4. 

called 
£saias. 

cJe.30.7. 

1  or,  provo- 
cation. 

dc.  18.  17. 

e  Ps.  74.  18. 

/Ps.  50.  21. 

S  Ro.  9.  27. 

2  found. 

h  c.  18.  35. 


i  ver.  35-37. 
i- Je.  15.  1. 
U.  18.  14. 

m  1  Sa.  23, 

27. 

n  c.  18.  5. 

o  c.  18.  33, 

34. 

p  Eze.  27. 

23. 

9  2Ch.32.£0- 

r2Ch. 5.7,8. 
ISa.  4.  4. 

si  K..  18.39. 
Is.  44.  6. 
tPs.  102.25. 
uPs.  31.2. 
V  2  Ch.6.40. 
3  given. 

7^Ps.  115.  4, 

&c. 

Is.  44.  10, 

&c. 


B.  C.  710. 

7  Behold,  I  i  will  send  a  blast  k 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  hear  a  ru- 
mour, and  shall  return  to  his  own 
land  ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to 
fall  by  the  sword  m  bit  own 
land. 

8  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and 
found  the  king  of  Assyiia  war- 
ring against  Libnah  :  for  be  had 
heard  that  he  was  departed  from 
Lachieh.  I 

9  And  VI  when  he  beard  say  of 
iTiihakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  Be- 
hold,   he     is    come    out     to    light 

I  against  ibee  ;  he  sent  messenger* 
I  aerain  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

fo  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hez- 
ekiah king  of  Judah,  saying, 
Let  not  thy  God  in  whom  thou 
trustcst  n  deceive  thee,  saying, 
{Jerusalem  shall  not  be  deli\ered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

11  Behold,  tbuu  hast  heard  what 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to 
all  lands,  by  destroying  them  ut- 
terly ;  and  shalt  ihou  be  deliver- 
ed ? 

12  Have  o  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  them  which  my  fathers 
have  destroyed  ;  as  Gozan,  and 
Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and  iho 
children  of  Eden  p  which  icere  in 
Thelasar? 

13  Where  is  the  kingof  Hamatb, 
and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the 
king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvuim,  of 
Hena,  and  Ivah  ? 

14  And  Hezekiah  received  the 
letter  of  the  hand  of  the  messen- 
geis,  and  rjad  it  :  and  Hezekiah 
went  up  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  q  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  said,  0  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  uliich  r  dwellest 
between  the  cherubims,  thou  s  art 
the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all 
Ihe  kingdnms  of  the  earth  ;  thou 
t  hast  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  Lord,  bow  u  down  thine  ear, 
and  hear  :  open,  v  Lord,  thine 
eyes,  and  see  ;  and  hear  the  words 
of  Sennacherib,  which  hatb 
sent  him  to  reproach  the  living 
God. 

17  Of  a  truth.  Lord,  the  kings  o 
Assyria  have  destroyed  the  nationn 
and  their  lands. 

18  And  have  3  cast  their  crods  in- 
to the  fire  :  for  they  were  no  gods, 
but  »o  the  work  of  men's  hands, 
wood  and  stone  ;  therefore  they 
have  destroyed  them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our 
God,  I  beseech  thee,  save  thou  ug 


B.  C.  710.  CHAP.  XX. 

out  of  his  hand,  that  all  the  king--  x  1  K.  20.28.  i 

doms  of  the  earth  may  know  x  that  y  Ps.   65.  2. 

thou  arl  the   Lo.d  God,  nven  thou  z  La.  2.  13. 

only.  a  Job    16.  4. 

20  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  La.  2.  Ij. 
Bent   to    Hezekiah,    saying-.  Thus  6  Is.  5.  24. 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Thai  Je.  51.  5. 
which    thou    hast    prayed    to    me  4  by  the 
against  Sennacheribkuig  of  Assyria  hand  of. 

I  have  heard,  y  I  c  Ps.  20.  7. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord   5  the  tall- 
hath     spoken      concerning    hiin  :  ness. 

The  virgin  z  the  dau^jhter  of  Zion   6  or,  the  for- 
hath  despised   thee,  and  laughed   est  and 
thee   to   scorn  ;     the    daughter  of  his  fruit- 
Jerusalem  hath  shaken  a  her  head   ful  field. 
at  thee.  'is.  10.  18. 

22  Whom    hast  thou   reproached  i  7  cr,  fenced. 
and     blasphemed  ?     and     against   8  or,  hast 
■whom  hast  thou  exulted  thy  voice,    thou  not 
and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on  hig-h  7   heard 

even   ag-ainsl  6   the   Holy    One    of  how  / 
Israel.  [have  made 

23  By    4    thy    messengers    thou   it  long 
hast    reproached     the     Lord,   and   ago,  and 
hast  said.  With  the  multiaide   of  formed  it 
my  chaiiots  c  I  am  come  up  to  the    of  ancient 
height  of  the    mountains,   to  the   times  ? 
Bides  of    Lebanon,   and    will    ci\l' should  I 
down  5  the  tall   cedar-trees  there-  ,  now  bring 
of,  and  the  choice  fir-trees   there- 1  it  to  be 

of  :  and  I  will  enter  into  the  lodg- '  laid  waste, 
jngB  of  his  borders,  and  into  6  tlie  and  fenced 
forest  of  hisCarmel.  I  cities  to  be 

24  I     have    digged     and     drunk   ruinous 
strange  waters  ;  and  with  the  sole   heapc  ? 

of  my  fe«t  have  I  dried  up  all  the  d  Is.  45.  7. 
rivers  of  7  besieged  places.  '  9  short  of 

25  Hast   8   thou  not  heard    long  hand. 

Hgo  how  I   have  (i  done  it,  and  of  e  Ps.  129.  6. 
ancient  times  that   I  have  foi-med    lo  or     sit- 
it  ?    now  have  I  brought  it  to  pass,    ting. 
that    thou     shouldest     be    to    lay : /Eze.  3S.4. 

waste    fenced    cities  into  ruinous: 

heaps.  1 11  the  escap- 

es    Therefore    their     inhabitants   ing  of 
were  9  of  small   power,   they  were    the  house 
dismayed  and  confounded  ;    they   of  Judah 
were  as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and    that   re- 
as  the  green  herb,   as   e  the  grass   maineth. 
on    the    house-tops,   and    as  corn  g  ver.  4. 
blasted  before  it  be  grown  up.  !  12  the  escap- 

27  But  I   know  thy  10  abode,  and   ?"^. 

thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  ft  c.  20.  6. 

and  thy  rage  against  me.  i  2  Ch.32.21. 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  Is.  37.  36. 
and  thy   tumult   is  come   up   into  /rGe.  10.  11. 
mine  ears,  therefore  I  will  put  my  Jon.  1.   2. 
Lookyin  thy  nose,  and  my   bridle  3.  2,  &c. 

in  thy   lips,  and  I   will   turn   thee    I  ver.  7. 
back   by   the   way  by   which  thou    13  Ararat. 
camest.  \  m  Ezr.  4.  2. 

29  And  thh  shall  be  a  sign   unto   ffi2Ch.  32. 
thee,  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such   24,  &c. 
things  as  grow  of  themselves,  and   Is.  38.   1, 
in    the    second    year  that  which   &c. 
springeth  of  the  same  ;  and  in  the  ;  1  give. 


An  ar.gel  slayeth  the  Assyrians. 
third  year  sow  ye  and  reap,  and 
plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits 
thereof. 

30  And  11  the  remnant  that  is 
escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  yet  again  take  root  down- 
ward, and  bear  fruit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  g  and  12  they 
that  escape  out  of  mount  Zion  : 
the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  the  king  of  Assyria, 
He  chall  not  come  into  this  city, 
ncr  shoot  an  arrow  there,  nor 
corr.e  before  it  with  shield,  nor  cast 
a  bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by 
the  same  shall  he  return,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

34  For  h  I  will  defend  this  city, 
to  save  it,  for  mine  own  sake,  and 
for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

35  And  i  it  came  to  pass  that 
night,  that  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
went  out,  and  smote  in  the  camp 
of  the  Assyrians  an  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand  :  and  when 
they  arose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  they  loerc  all  dead 
corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria departed,  and  went  and  re- 
turned, and  dwelt  at  Nineveh,  k 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch  his  god,  that  Adrammelerh 
and  Sliarezer  his  sons  smote  ^  him 
with  the  sword  :  and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  13  Armenia.  And 
Ksarhaddon  his  m  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

IN  a  those  days  was  Hezekiah 
sick  unto  death.  And  the 
prophet  Isaiah  the  son  cf  Amoz 
came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  1  Set  thine 
house  in  order;  for  thou  shalt  die, 
and  not  live. 

2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the 
wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  b  re- 
member now  how  I  have  walked  « 
before  thee  in  truth  d  and  with  a 
perfect  heart,  and  have  done  that 
which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And 
Hezekiah  wept  2  sore. 

4  And    it     came    to    pass,   afore 

charge  concerning   thine  house.     2 
Sa.  17.  23.     6  Ne.  13.  22.     c  c.   18. 
3-6.     d  Ge.    17.  1.     1  K.  3.  6.     3 
with  a  great  weeping. 
389 


The  tun  goetk  back  ten  degrees. 
Isaiah  wat  g'une  oul  in'.o  the  mid- 
dle  3  court,  t)iat  the  word  of  the 
Lord  canr:  loliiin,  saving', 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekinh, 
the  captain  e  of  my  people,  Thus 
eail.'i  ilie  Lord,  the  (iod  of  David 
thv  lather,  I  have  heard  /  thy 
p.ayer,  1  have  seen  thyleais:  g 
behold,  1  will  heal  /i  thee  j  on  the 
third  day  thou  shall  go  up  unto  the 
house  ot'  the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  adil  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  years  :  and  I  will  deliver 
thee  and  this  city  oul  of  the  hand 
of  the  king'  of  Assyria  ;  and  i  I 
will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own 
sake,  and  for  my  servant  David's 
sake. 

7  And  Isaiah  said,  Take  a  lump 
of  fig^s.  And  they  took  and  laid  it 
on  the  hoil,  and   he  recovered. 

8  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  shall  be  the  sign  k  that  the 
Lord  will  heal  me,  and  that  I  shall 
go  uj.  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 
the  third  day  ? 

9  And  Isaiah  said,  this  si^n  shall 
thou  have  of  the  Lord,  that  the 
Lord  will  do  the  thing'  that  he  hath 
spoken  ;  shall  the  shadow  go  for- 
■wardlen  degrees,  or  go  back  ten 
degrees  ? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered,  It 
is  a  light  thing  for  the  shadow  to 
go  down  ten  degrees  ;  nay,  but  let 
the  shadow  return  backward  ten 
degrees. 

11  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  t  he  brought 
the  shadow  ten  degrees  biii;kward, 
by  which  it  had  gone  down  in  the 
4  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  At  rn  that  time  5  Berodach- 
baladan,  the  son  of  Ealaaan,  king 
of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and  a 
present  unto  Hezekiah  ;  for  he 
had  heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been 
sick. 

13  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto 
them,  and  showed  n  them  all  the 
house  of  6  his  precious  things,  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
epicca,  and  the  precious  ointment, 
and  nil  the  house  of  his  7  armour, 
and  all  that  was  found  in  his  trea- 
sures :  o  there  was  nothing  in 
his  house,  nor  in  all  his  domin- 
ion, that  Hezekiah  showed  them 
not. 

14  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet 
■unto  kii;g  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto 
nim.  What  said  these  men  1  and 
from  whence  came  they  unto  thee? 
And  Hezekiah  sail.  They  are  come 
from  a  far  country,  even  from 
Babylon. 

15  And  he  said,  what  have  they 

390 


II  KINUS. 

3  or,  cilt/. 

e  1  Sa.  9.  16. 
10.   1. 

/c.  19.  20. 
I's.  66.  19, 

iiO. 

g  Ps.  39.  12. 

56.  8. 

126.  5. 

hX)e.  32.39. 

i  c.  19.  34. 

>t  Ju.  6.  17, 

37. 

Is.  7.  11,  14. 

Uo«.  10.12. 

4  degrees. 

mis.  39.  1, 
Sec. 

5  or,  Mero- 
dach-bala- 
dan. 

n2Ch. 32.27. 

6  or,  spi- 
cery. 

7  vessels, 
or,  jewels. 

o  Pr.  23.  5. 


p  rer.  13. 

7Le.26.  19. 
c.  24.  13. 
25.  13. 
Je.  27.  21. 
52.  17. 
re.  24.  12. 
2Ch.  33.  11. 
sDa.  1.  3. 
f  Job  1.  21. 
8  shall  there 
not  be 
pence  and 
truth. 

u  Ne.3.  16. 
'o2Ch. 32.30. 
a  2  Ch.  33. 
I,  &c. 
6  c.  16.   3. 
cc.  18.   4. 
dl  K.  16.32. 
e  De.  4.  19. 
c.  17.  16. 
Job  31.  26. 
/Je.  32.  34. 
?  1  K.  8.  29. 
he.  16.3. 
17.  17. 
Mi.  6.7. 
i  De.  18.  10. 


E.  C.  710. 
seen  in  thine  bouse?  And  Heze- 
kiah answered.  All  p  the  Ihingt 
that  are  in  mine  house  have  they 
seen  ;  there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I  have  not  showed 
them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah, 
Heanhe  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Beholil,  7  the  days  come,  that 
all  that  is  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  unto  this  day,  shall  be  car- 
ried into  Babylon  :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall 
issue  from  thee,  which  thou  shall 
beget,  shall  they  lake  away  ;  r 
and  s  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in 
the  palace  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto 
Isaiah,  Good  t  is  the  word  of  the 
Lord  which  thou  hast  spoken.  And 
he  said,  8  Is  it  not  good,  if  peace 
and  liTJth  he  in  my  days? 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  all  his  might,  and 
how  he  made  a  pool,  u  and  a  con- 
duit, and  brought  water  a  into  the 
city,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  ? 

21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his 
fathers  :  and  Manasseh  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

MAN'ASSEH  a  was  twelve 
years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign,  and  reigned  fifty  and  fivo 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  moth- 
er's name  was  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  after  6 
the  abominations  of  the  heathen, 
whom  the  Lord  cast  out  before  the 
children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high 
places  ■«hich  c  Hezekiah  his  fath- 
er had  destroyed  ;  and  he  reared 
up  altars  for  Baal,  and  made  a 
grove,  as 'Z  did  Ahab  kingof  l.'^rael; 
and  worshipped  e  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house 
_/"of  the  Lord,  of  which  the  Lord 
g  said.  In  Jerusalem  will  I  put  my 
name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  (he 
host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  son  h  pass 
through  the  fire,  and  observed 
times,  i  and  used  enchantments, 
and  dealt  v.-ith  familiar  spirits  and 
wizards  :  he  wrought  much  wick- 
edness in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to 
provoke  him  to  anger. 


B.  C.  698. 


CHAP.  XXII 


7  And  he  bcI  a  graven  image  of 
the  grove  that  he  had  made  in  the 
house  of  which  the  Loid  faid  to 
David,  k  and  to  I  Solomon  his 
son,  In  this  house,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Isrral,  will  I  put 
my  name  for  ever  : 

8  Neither  ?n  will  I  make  the  feet 
of  Israel  move  any  more  out  of 
the  land  which  I  gave  their  fa- 
thers ;  only  if  they  will  observe  to 
do  according  to  all  that  I  have 
commanded  them,  and  according 
to  all  the  law  (hat  my  servant 
Moses  commanded  them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not ;  and 
n  Manasseh  seduced  them  to  do 
more  evil  than  did  the  nations 
whom  the  Lord  destroyed  before 
the  cliildr'jn  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his 
servants  the  prophets,  saying, 

11  Because  o  Manasseh  king  of 
Judah  hath  done  these  abomina- 
tions, cind  hath  done  wickedly 
above  all  that  the  Amorites  p  did, 
which  7cere  before  him,  and  hath 
made  Judah  also  to  sin  with  his 
idols  : 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  1  q  am 
bringing  such  evil  upon  Jerusa- 
lem and  Judah,  that  whosoever  j 
heareth  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall 
tingle. 

13  And  I  will  stretch  over  Jeru- 
salem the  line  r  of  Samaria,  and 
the  plummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab: 
and  I  will  v/ipe  Jerusalem  as  s  a 
man  wipeth  a  dish,  1  wiping  it, 
and  turning  it  upside  down. 

14  And  I  will  forsake  t  the  rem- 
nant of  mine  inheritance,  and  de- 
liver them  into  the  hand  of  tlieir 
enemies;  u  and  they  shall  be- 
come a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all 
their  enemies  ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that 
which  tens  evil  in  my  sight,  and 
have  provoked  me  to  anger,  since 
the  day  their  fathers  came  forth 
out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day. 

16  Moreover,  Manasseh  shed  in- 
nocent blood  V  very  much,  till 
he  had  filled  Jerusalem  2  from 
one  end  to  another;  beside  his 
sin  wherewith  v>  he  made  Judah 
to  sin,  in  doing  t}i.at  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

17  Now  X  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  and  all  that  he  did, 
and  his  sin  that  he  sinned,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

18  And  JIanasseh  slept  with  his 


A2Sa.  7. 13 
n  K.  9.  3. 
OT2Sa.7.10 
n  Pr.  29.  12 
OC.23.  26, 
27. 

24.  3,  4. 
Je.  IS.  4. 
p  1  K.  21.26 
ver.  9. 
q\  Sa.  3.11, 
Je.  19.  3. 
Am.  3.  2. 
r  Is.  10.  22. 
34.  11. 
La.  2.  8. 
Am.  7.  7,  8. 
«  IK.  14.10. 

1  he  wipeth 
and  turn- 
eth  it  upon 
the  face 
thereof. 

t  Ps.  89.  38, 

&c. 

Je.  12.  7. 

Am.  5.  2. 

u  Ps.  74.  1-7. 

V  Je.  2.  34. 

19.  4. 

2  from 
mouth  to 
?nouth. 

a>  IK.  14.16. 
^2Ch.33.1- 
20. 


j/2Ch. 33.21, 

&c. 

z  ver.  2,  &c. 

a  IK.  11.33. 
c.  22.  17. 

b  Mat.  1.10. 

called 

Josias. 

a  1  K.  13.  2. 
2Ch.  34.  1, 
&c. 

6  Jos.  15.39. 

c  Be.  5.  32. 

d  c.   12.  4, 

&c. 

e  Ps.  84.  10. 
1  threshold. 


Josiah's  good  reign. 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the 
garden  of  his  own  house,  in  the 
garden  of  Uzza  :  and  Amoa  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  Anion  y  was  twenty  and  two 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  two  years  in  Jeru- 
salem. And  his  mother's  name 
was  Meshullemeth,  the  daughter 
of  Haruz  of  JotOah. 

20  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  as 
z  his  father  Manasseh  did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the 
ways  that  his  father  walked  in, 
and  served  the  idols  that  his 
father  served,  and  -worshipped 
them: 

22  And  he  forsook  a  the  Lord 
God  of  his  fathers,  and  walked 
not  in  the  way  of  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  servants  of  Amon 
conspired  against  him,  and  slew 
the  king  in  his  own  house. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land 
slew  all  them  that  had  conspired 
against  king  Amon ;  and  the 
people  of  the  land  made  Josiah 
his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Amon  which  he  did,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his 
sepulchre,  in  the  garden  of  Uzza  : 
and  Josiah  6  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

JOSIAH  a  was  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and 
lie  reigned  thirty  and  one  years 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Jedidah,  the  daughter 
of  Adaiah  of  Boscath.  b 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
and  walked  in  all  the  way  of 
David  his  father,  and  turned  not 
aside  c  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the 
left. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
eighteenth  year  of  king  Josiah, 
that  the  king  sent  Shaphan  the 
son  of  Azaliah,  the  son  of  Mo- 
shullam  the  scribe  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high 
priest,  that  he  may  sum  the  silver 
S  which  is  brought  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  which  the  keepers  e 
of  the  1  door  have  gathered  of  the 
people  : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  doers  of  the 
work,  that  have  the  oversight  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  let 
them  give   it  to  the  doers  of  the 

391 


Huldah's  prophecy. 

work  whicli  is  in  llic  house  of  tlie 
Lord,  to  ropiiir  the  breaches  of 
the  house, 

6  Uiilo  carpenters,  and  builders, 
and  masons,  and  to  bay  timber, 
and  hewn  stone,  to  repair  the 
house. 

7  Howbeit  there  was  no  reckon- 
iji^  made  with  th>;m  of  the  money 
tliat  was  delivered  into  their 
hand,  because  they  dealt  faith- 
fully. 

8  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest 
said  unto  Shaphau  the  scribe,  I 
have  found  f  the  book  of  the  law 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to  Sha- 
phan,  and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came 
to  the  king,  and  brought  the  kinsj 
word  again,  and  said,  Thy  ser- 
vants have  2  gathered  the  money 
thai  was  found  in  the  house,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  do  the  work,  that  have 
the  oversight  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe 
showed  the  king,  saying,  Hilkiah 
the  priest  hath  delivered  me  a 
book.  And  Shaphan  read  g  it 
bsfore  the  king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  had  heard  the  words  of 
the  book  of  the  law,  that  he  rent 
h  his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaplian,  and  Achbor 
i  the  son  of  3  Michaiah,  and  Sha- 
phan the  scribe,  and  Asahiah  a 
servant  of  the  king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  k  of  the  Lord 
for  me,  and  for  tlie  people,  and  for 
ail  Judah,  concerning  the  words 
of  this  book  that  is  found  :  for 
great  I  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
that  is  kindled  against  us,  be- 
cause our  m  fathers  have  not 
hearkeneil  unto  the  words  of  this 
book,  to  do  n  according  unto  all 
that  which  is  written  concerning 
us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and 
AhiKara,  and  Achbor,  and  Sha- 
phan, and  Asahiah,  went  unto 
Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Shallum  the  son  of  Tikvah,  o 
the  son  of  4  Harhas,  keeper  of  the 
5  wardrobe  ;  (now  she  dwelt  in 
Jerusalem  6  in  the  college;)  and 
they  communed  with  her. 

15  And  she  said  unto  them. 
Thus  sailh  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, Tell  the  man  that  sent  you 
to  rae, 

16  Thus    aaith    the     Lord,    Be- 

392 


II  KINGS. 

/De.31.24. 
•■i  Ch.  34.  11, 

&.C. 

2  melted. 
^Ne. 8.3,18. 
Je.  36.  6, 15. 

h  ver.  19. 

t2Ch,34.20. 
Abdun. 

3  or,  Micah. 
k  ICh. 10.14. 
I  Ps.  76.  7. 
Na.  1.  6. 
Re.  6.  17. 
mDe.  29.27. 
nJa.  1.  22— 
25. 

o2Ch. 34.22. 
Tikvath. 

4  or,  Has- 
rah. 

5  garments. 

6  or,  in  the 
second 
part. 


pDe.29.  25, 

&c. 

Ne.   9.  26, 

27. 

Da.  9.  11— 

14. 

}lTh.  2.16. 

r  Ps.  51.  17. 
la.  57.  15. 
s  1  K.  21.29. 

t  Le.26.  31, 
32. 

u  Je.  25.  6. 
44.  22. 

V  ver.  11. 

wNe.  1.  4." 

X  Ps.  37.  37. 
Is.  57.  1,  2. 
Je.22.  lU. 

a2Ch.34. 
29,  &c. 

I  from 
small  even 
unto  great, 

b  c.  22.  8. 

CO.  11.14,17. 


B.  C.  624- 
jhold,  J  will  bring  evil  upon  this 
'  place,  and  upon  the  inliuLitunts 
tiiereof,  even  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  the  king  of  Judah 
hath  read  : 

17  Because  p  they  have  forsakea 
me,  and  have  burnt  incense  unlo 
other  gods,  that  they  might  pro- 
voke me  to  anger  with  all  the 
works  of  their  hands  ;  therefore 
q  my  wrath  shall  be  kindled 
against  this  place,  and  shall  not 
be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah, 
which  sent  you  to  iiujuire  of  the 
Lord,  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, As  touching  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard  ; 

19  Because  thine  heart  r  was 
tender,  and  thou  hast  humbled  s 
thyself  before  the  Lord,  when 
thou  heardegt  what  I  spake 
against  this  place,  and  against 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  that  Ihejr 
should  become  a  desolation  (  and 
a  curse,  u  and  hast  rent  v  thy 
clothes,  and  wept  w  before  ine  ; 
I  also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

20  Behold,  therefore,  I  will  ga- 
ther thee  unto  thy  fathers  and  x 
thou  shall  be  gathered  into  thy 
grave  in  peace  ;  and  thine  eyes 
shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I 
will  bring  upon  this  place.  And 
they  brought  the  king  word 
again. 

CHAPTER  XXIir. 

AND  a  the  king  sent,  and  they 
gathered  unio  him  all  the  el- 
ders of  Judah  and  of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  all  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem  with  him,  and 
the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and 
all  the  people,  1  both  small  and 
great  :  and  he  read  in  their  ears 
all  the  words  of  the  book  of  tha 
covenant  which  was  6  found  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  c  the  king  stood  by  a  pil- 
lar, and  made  a  covenant  before 
the  Lord,  to  walk  after  the  Lord, 
and  to  keep  his  commandments 
and  his  testimonies  and  his  stat- 
utes, with  all  their  heart  and  all 
their  soul,  to  perform  the  words  of 
this  covenant  that  were  written 
in  this  book  :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  And  the  king  commanded  Hil- 
kiah the  high  priest,  and  the 
priests  of  the  second  order,  and  (lie 
keepers  of  the  door,  to  bring  forth 
out  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  all 


B.  C.  624. 


CHAP.  XXllI 


the  vessels  that  were  made  for 
ljaE.1,  and  for  the  grove,  d  and  for 
all  tile  host  of  heaven  ;  and  he 
burnt  theui  without  Jerusalem  in 
the  fields  of  Kidron,  and  carried 
the  ashes  of  them  unto  Beth-el. 

5  And  he  2  put  down  3  the  idol- 
atrous priests,  wnom  the  kings  of 
Judah  had  ordained  to  burn 
incense  in  the  high  places  in  the 
cities  of  Juduh,  and  in  the  places 
round  ahnut  Jerusalem  ;  them  also 
that  burnt  incense  unto  Baal,  to 
the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and  to 
the  4  planets,  and  to  all  the  host  of 
heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  grove 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
without  Jerusalem,  unto  the 
brook  Kidron,  and  burnt  it  at  the 
brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it 
small  to  powder,  and  cast  the 
powder  thereof  upon  the  graves  e 
of  the  children  of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses 
f  of  the  sodomites,  that  were 
by  the  house  of  the  Lord,  where 
the  women  g  v.'ove  5  hangings  for 
the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests 
out  of  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
defiled  the  high  places  where  the 
priests  had  burnt  incense,  from 
Geba  h  to  Beer-sheba,  and  brake 
down  the  high  places  of  the  gates 
that  were  in  the  entering  in  of 
the   gate   of  Joshua  the   governor 

of    the    city,    which    tnere    on     a    

man's  left  hand    at   the   gate     of  8  i.  e.  the 
the  city.  mouilt  of 

9  Nevertheless  the   priests    i    of  olives. 

the   high   places  came  not  up   to   g  I  K.  11.  7. 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  in   Jerusa-  L- Ex.  23.  24. 
lem,  but   they  did  eat  of  the  un-    Nu.  33.  52. 
leavened    bread    k    among    their   De.  75.  25. 
brethren.  ]Vli.  1.  7. 

10  And     he    defiled  Topheth,    I   g  statues. 
■which   is    in  the  valley  m  of  the   s  IK.  12.  28 
children   of   Hinnom,    n    that   no   33. 

man  might  make  his  son  or  his  ^  1  K.  13.  2. 
dauffhtei  to  pass  through  the  fire  u  I  K.  13.30 
to  Molech.  31.      '      "     ' 

11  And  he  took  away  the  horses  \[)  to  escape. 
that  the  kings  of  Judah  had  u  2  Ch.34.6, 
given  to  the  sun,  at  the   entering  7_ 

in  of  the    house   of  the   Lord,  by   n  or   sap. 
the    chamber   of   Nathan-melech   rificed. 
the  6  chamberlain,  which  was  in   10  Ex.  22.20. 
the  suburbs,  and  burnt  the  chari-    1  k.  18.  40. 
otsof  the  sun  with  fire.  c.  ii_  18. 

12  And  the  altars  that  were  on  z-2Ch.ii.5. 
the  o  top  of  the  upper  chamber  of  y  £x.  12.  3 
Ahaz,  which   the   kings  of  Judah  I  ^c. 

had  made,  and  the  altars   w-hicli  j  >Tu_  9.  2. 
p  Manasseli  had  made  in  the   two'De.  16.2  &c. 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.jj.   2  Ch.' 35. 
did  the   kiag  beat   down,  and   7|i8   19. 


d  c.  21.  3,  7. 

2  caused  to 
cease. 

3  chemarim. 
Ho.  10.  5. 
Foretold, 
Zep.  1.  4. 

4  or,  twelve 
signs, 

or,  constel- 
lations. 
e2Ch.  34.4. 
/IK.  14.24. 

15.  12. 

g  Eze.8.  14. 

16.  16. 

5  houses, 
hi  K.  15.22. 
i  Eze.  44.  10 
—14. 

k  1  Sa.  2.  36. 
I  Is.  30.  33. 
Je.  7.  31. 
Tit  Jos.  15.  8. 
n  Le.  !8.  21. 
De.  18.  10. 
Eie.  23.  37, 
39. 

6  or,  eu- 
?iuch,  or, 
officer. 

0  Je.  19.  13. 
Zep.  1.  5. 
p  c.  21.  5. 

7  or,  ran 
froin 
thence. 


Josiah  kecpeth  a passover, 

brake  tJicm  down  from  thence, 
and  cast  thi  dust  of  them  into  the 
brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that 
were  before  Jeiusalem,  which 
were  on  the  right  hand  of  8  the 
mount  of  Corruption,  which  Solo- 
mon g  the  king  of  Israel  had 
builded  for  Ashtoreth  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  Zidonians,  and  for 
Chemosh  the  abomination  of  the 
Moabites,  and  for  Milcom  the 
abomination  of  the  children  of 
Ammon,  did  the  king  defile. 

14  And  he  brake  r  in  pieces  the  9 
images,  and  cut  down  the  groves, 
and  filled  their  places  with  the 
bones  of  men. 

15  Moreover,  the  altar  that  was 
at  Beth-el,  and  the  high  place  s 
which  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  to  sin,  had 
made,  both  tliat  altar  and  the 
high  place  he  brake  down,  and 
burnt  the  high  place,  and  stamped 
it  small  to  powder,  and  burnt  the 
grove. 

16  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself, 
he  spied  the  sepulchres  that  were 
there  in  the  mount,  and  sent,  and 
took  the  bones  out  of  the  sepul- 
chres, and  burnt  them  upon  the 
altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to 
the  woid  t  of  the  Loid,  which 
the  man  of  God  proclaimed,  who 
proclaimed  these  words. 

17  Then  he  said,  What  title  is 
that  that  1  see?  And  the  men  of 
the  city  told  him,  /i  is  tlie  sepul- 
chre of  the  man  of  u  God  which 
came  from  Judah,  and  proclaim- 
ed these  things  that  thou  hast 
done  against  the  altar  of  Beth-el. 

18  And  he  said,  Let  him  alone  ; 
let  no  man  move  his  bones.  So 
they  let  his  bones  10  alone,  with 
the  bones  of  the  prophet  that 
came  out  of  Samaria. 

19  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the 
high  place.>  that  ii-ere  v  in  the 
cities  of  Samaria,  which  the  kings 
of  Israel  had  made  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger,  Josiah  took  away, 
and  did  to  them  according  to  all 
the  acts  that  he  had  done  ia 
Beth-el. 

20  And  he  11  slew  w  all  the 
priests  of  the  high  places  that 
u-ere  there  upon  the  altars,  and 
burnt  men's  honest  upon  them, 
and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  the  king  commanded  all 
the  people,  saying.  Keep  the 
passover  unto  the  Lord  your 
God.  as  it  is  written  y  in  the  book 
of  this  covenant. 

22  Surely  ^  thsie  was  no<  holden 

53S3 


Josicih  is  slain. 

such  a  passover  from  the  days  of 
the  judges  that  judged  Israel,  nor 
in  all  the  dnjt-  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael, noi  of  the  kings  of  JuJah  ; 

23  But  in  the  eighieenlh  yeui  of 
king  Josiah,  wherein  this  passo- 
ver was  hulden  to  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem. 

24  iVloreover,  o  the  workers  with 
familiar  spirits,  and  the  wi/.ards, 
and  the  12  images,  and  the  idols, 
and  all  the  al'ominations  that 
were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put 
away,  that  he  might  perform  the 
woids  of  the  b  law  wliii;h  were 
written  in  the  I'ock  that  Hilkiah 
the  priest  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

25  And  c  like  unto  him  was 
there  no  king  before  him,  that 
turned  d  to  the  Lord  with  all  his 
heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and 
with  all  his  might  according  e  to 
all  the  law  of  Moses;  neither 
after  him  arose  there  any  like 
him. 

26  Notwithstanding  the  Lord 
turned  not  from  the  fierceness  of 
his  great  wrath,  wherewith  his  an- 
ger was  kindled  against  Judah, 
because  f  of  all  the  13  provoca- 
tions that  Manasseh  had  pro- 
voked him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will 
g  remove  Judah  also  out  of  my 
sight,  as  I  have  remo\ed  h  Israel, 
and  will  cast  off  this  city  Jenjsa- 
lem  which  I  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  i  I  said,  My  name 
shall  be  there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jo?iah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah ? 

29  In  t  his  days  Pharaoh-iie- 
choh  king  of  Egypt  went  up 
against  tlie  king  of  Assyria  to  the 
river  Euphrates:  and  king  Jo- 
siah went  against  him  ;  and  he 
slew  him  at  Megiddo,  /  when  he 
had  seen  him. 

30  And  his  .servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  dead  from  Megiddo, 
and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  buried  him  in  his  own  se- 
pulchre. And  m  the  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah, and  anointed  him,  and 
made  him  king  in  bis  father's 
stead. 

31  Jehoahaz  14  wees  twenty  and 
three  years  old  when  lie  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  three 
months  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's   name  was  n  Hamutal, 

334 


II  KINGS. 

a  c.  21.6. 
Re.  22.  15. 

12  or,  tera- 
j^him. 
Ge.31.  19. 

b  Le.  19.31. 

20.  27. 
De.  18.  11. 
cc.  18.  5. 

d  IK.8.  48. 
Je.  29.  13. 
eNc.  10.29. 
/c.21. 11,12. 

21.  3,  4. 
Je.  15.  4. 

13  anger. 
?c.21.  13. 

k  c. 17. 18,20. 

18.  11. 

il  K.  9.3. 

A-2Ch.35.20, 

&c. 

IZec.  12.11. 

m2Ch.36.1, 

&c. 

14  called 
Shallum. 
lCh.3.  15. 
Je.  22.  11. 
n  c.  24.  18. 


0  c.  25.  6. 
Je.  52.  27. 

15  or,  be- 
cause he 
reigned. 

16  set  a 
mulct 
upon  the 
land. 

2Cb.36.  3. 
pGe.  41.45. 
c.  24.  17. 
Da.  1.  7. 

9  Je.  22.  11, 

12. 

Eze.  19.  3, 

4. 

r  ver.  33. 

a2Ch.36.5, 

&c. 

A  Je.  25.  9. 

32.  28. 

Eze.  19.  8. 

1  by  the 
hand  of. 
cEx.  20.  5. 
c.  23.  26. 
due.  19.10. 
c.  21.  16. 
Je.  2.  34. 
19.  4. 

ePs.  106. .38. 
/Eze. 33. 25. 


B.  C.  623, 

the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Lib- 
nnh. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sisrht  of  the  Loid,  ac- 
cording to  ail  that  his  fathers  h.id 
done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechch  put  him 
in  bands  at  Riblah,  o  in  the  land 
of  Ilamalh,  that  15  he  might  not, 
reign  in  Jerusalem  ;  and  16  put 
the  land  to  a  liibute  of  an  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver,  and  a  tal- 
ent of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  in 
the  room  of  Josiah  his  father, 
and  turned  p  his  name  to  Jehoi- 
akim,  and  took  Jehoahaz  away  : 
and  5  he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died 
there. 

35  And  Jehoakim  gave  the  sil- 
ver r  and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh  ; 
but  he  taxed  the  land  to  give  the 
money  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh  :  he  ex- 
acted the  silver  and  the  gold  of 
the  people  of  the  land,  of  every 
one  according  to  his  taxation,  to 
give  it  unto  Pharaoh-nechoh. 

56  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  |  and  he  reigned  eleven 
years  in  Jerusalem  :  and  his  mo- 
thei's  name  was  Zebudab,  the 
daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Oumah. 

37  And  he  did  Ihal  which  was  evii 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  fatheis  had  done. 
CHAPTER  XXIV. 

IN  a  his  days  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came  up,  and 
Jehoiakim  became  his  servant 
three  years  :  then  he  turned  and 
rebelled  agiinst  him. 

2  And  b  the  Lord  sent  against 
him  bands  of  the  Chaldecs,  and 
hands  of  the  Syrians,  and  bands 
of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  sent 
them  against  Judah  to  destroy  it, 
according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  1  his 
servants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  came  this  upon  Ju- 
dah, to  remove  thimi  out  of  his 
sight,  for  c  the  sins  of  Manasseh, 
according  to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  blood 
d  that  he  shed,  (fore  he  filled  Jeru- 
salem with  innocent  blood,)  which 
the  Lord  would  not  pardon. y 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  all  that  he  did, 
are  they  notwiitten  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah? 


B.  C.  599. 


CHAP.   XXV. 


6  So  ^  Jehoiakim  slept  with  hia 
fathers  :  and  Jehoiachin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  k  ihe  king  of  Egypt  came 
not  again  any  more  out  of  his 
land  :  for  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  taken,  i  from  the  liver  of 
Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates, 
all  that  pertained  to  the  king  of 
Egypt. 

8  Jehoiachin  2  was  eighteen 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  : 
and  he  reigned  in  Jenisalera  three 
months.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Nehushla,  the  daughter  of 
Elnathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  lokich  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  accoid- 
ing  to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

10  At  k  that  time  the  servants 
of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon came  up  against  Jerusalem, 
and  the  city  3  was  besieged. 

11  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  against  the  city, 
and  his  servants  did  besiege  it. 

12  And  /Jehoiachin  the  king  of 
Judah  went  out  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother. 
and  his  servants,  and  his  princes, 
and  his  4  officers:  and  the  king 
of  Babylon  took  him  in  the  eighth 
year  of  his  reign. 

13  And  he  caniijd  out  thence  all 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house,  and  cut  in  pieces 
all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  So- 
lomon king  of  Israel  had  made  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
Lord  m  had  said. 

14  And  n  he  carried  away  all 
Jerusalem,  and  all  the  princes, 
and  all  (he  mighty  men  of  va- 
lour, even  ten  thousand  captives, 
and  all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths  : 
none  remained  save  the  poorest 
o  sort  of  the  people  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  earned  away  Jehoia- 
chin to  Babylon,  and  the  king's 
mother,  and  the  king's  wives, 
and  his  5  officers,  and  the  mighty 
of  the  land  :  those  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Ba- 
bylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even 
seven  thousand,  and  craftsmen 
and  smiths  a  thousand  ;  all  that 
were  st  ong  and  apt  for  war,  even 
them  the  king  of  Babylon  brought 
captive  to  Babylon. 

17  And  p  the  king  of  Babylon 
made  Mattaniah  his  father's 
brother  king  in  his  stead,  and 
chang  d  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  Zeiiekiah  g  was  twenty  and 
one  years  old  when  he  began  to 


g-Je.22.  18,1 
19.  j 

h  Je.  37.5,7. 
i  Je.  46.  2. 

2  called 
Jeconiah, 

1  Ch.  3.  16. 

Je.  24.  1. 

and 

Coniah, 

Je.  22.  24, 

28. 

k  Da.  1.1,2. 

3  came  into 
siege. 

/  Je.29. 1,2. 

4  or,  eu- 
nuchs. 

m  V.  20.  17. 

nJe.24.  1. 

o  c.  25.  12. 

5  or,  eu- 
nuchs. 

pJe.S7.  1. 

7  Je.  52.  1, 


re.  23.  31. 

s2Ch.36.13. 

Eze.  17.   15. 

a2Ch.3S.17. 

&c. 

Je.  34.  2, 

&c. 

39.  l,&c. 

52.  4,  &c. 

Eze.  24.  2, 

&c. 

6  Eze. 12.12- 

cc.  23.  33. 

1  spake 
Judgment 
with  him. 

2  made 
blind. 

d  Eze.  12. 
13,  &c. 

3  or,  chief 
marshal. 

elK.9.8. 

Ps.  79.  1. 

Is.  64.  10, 

11. 

/•  Am.  2.  5. 


Jerusalem  besieged  and  taken. 

reign  ;  and  be  reigned  eleven 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Hamutal,  r 
the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Lib- 
nah. 

19  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had 
done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  that  Zede- 
kiah rebelled  s  against  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER   XXV. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  oi 
the  month,  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it  ;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  round  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  un- 
to the  eleventh  year  of  king  Ze- 
dekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  the 
fourth     month    the    famine    pie-' 

vailed  in  the  city,  and  there  wa3 
no  bread  for  the  people  of  the 
land. 

4  And  the  city  was  broken  up, 
and  all  the  men  of  war  fied  by 
night,  by  the  way  of  the  gale  be- 
tween two  walls,  which  is  by  the 
king's  garden  :  (now  the  Chal- 
dees  were  against  the  city  round 
about  :)  and  the  king  b  went  the 
way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees 
puisued  after  the  king,  and  over- 
took him  in  the  plains  of  Jeiicho  : 
and  all  his  army  were  scattered 
from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and 
brought  him  up  to  the  king  of 
Babylon  to  c  Riblah  ;  and  they  1 
gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of 
Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  and  2 
put  out  the  eyes  of  d  Zedekiib, 
and  bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass,  and  carried  him  to  Baby- 
lon. 

8  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the 
seventh  rf«y  of  the  month,  (which 
is  the  nineteenth  year  of  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon) came  Nebuzar-adan,  3  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  a  servant  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  e  he  burnt  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  king's  liouse, 
and  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  f  every  great  man's  house 
burnt  he  with  fire. 

395 


Josiah  is  slain. 

»uch  a  passovcr  from  the  days  of 
the  ludgeB  dial  judged  iBracI,  nor 
in  all  the  dajt  of  the  kir.gs  of  Is- 
rael, noi  of  llie  kings  of  Jiidxh  ; 

23  But  in  the  eij^liivenih  year  of 
king  Joeiali.  wherein  tliis  pusso- 
ver  uns  hulden  to  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem. 

24  Moreover,  a  the  loorkers  with 
familiar  spirits,  and  tiK  wi/.ards, 
and  the  12  images,  and  the  idols, 
and  all  the  ahominntions  that 
were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put 
away,  that  he  might  perform  the 
woids  of  the  6  law  which  were 
written  in  the  iKjok  that  Hilkiah 
the  priest  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

25  And  c  like  unto  him  was 
there  no  king  before  him,  that 
turned  d  to  the  Lord  with  all  his 
heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and 
with  all  his  might  according  e  to 
all  the  law  of  Moses;  neillier 
after  him  arose  there  any  like 
him. 

26  Notwithstanding  the  Lord 
turned  not  from  the  fierceness  of 
his  great  wrath,  wherewith  his  an- 
ger was  kindled  against  Judah, 
because  /  of  all  the  13  provoca- 
tions that  Manasseh  had  pro- 
voked him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will 
g  remove  Judah  also  out  of  my 
sight,  as  I  have  removed  h  Israel, 
and  will  cast  oft"  this  city  Jenjsa- 
lem  which  I  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  t  I  said,  My  name 
shall  be  there. 

28  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah ? 

29  In  A-  his  days  Pharaoh-ne- 
choh  king  of  Egypt  went  up 
against  the  king  of  Assyria  to  the 
river  Euphrates:  and  king  Jo- 
siah went  against  him  ;  and  he 
slew  him  at  Megiddo,  I  when  he 
had  seen  him. 

30  And  his  servants  carried  him 
in  a  chariot  dead  from  Megiddo, 
and  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
and  buried  him  in  his  own  se- 
pulchre. And  m  the  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah, and  anointed  him,  and 
made  him  king  in  his  father's 
itead. 

31  Jehoahaz  14  tc(cs  twenty  and 
three  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  three 
monllis  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's   name  vas   n  Hamutal, 

394 


II  KI.NGS. 

ac.  21.  6. 
Re.  22.  15. 

12  or,  tera- 
j.him. 
Oe.31.  19. 

6  Le.  19.31. 
20.27. 
De.  18.  U. 
cc.  18.  5. 
d  IK.  8.  48. 
Je.  29.  13. 
eNe.  10.29. 
/c.21. 11,12. 
21.  3,  4. 
Je.  15.  4. 

13  anger, 
g  c.  '.dl.  13. 
Ac. 17.18,20. 
18.  II. 

il  K.  9.  3. 

>t2Cb.35.20, 

&c. 

/Zee.  12.11. 

m2Ch.36.1, 

&c. 

14  called 
Shallum. 
ICh.  3.  IS. 
Je.  22.  11. 
n  c.  24.  18. 


0  c.  25.  6. 
Je.  52.  27. 

15  or,  be- 
cause he 
reigned. 

16  set  a 
mulct 
upon  the 
land. 

2Cb.36.  3. 
pGe.  41.45. 
c.  24.  17. 
Da.  1.  7. 

cf  Je.  22.  11, 

12. 

Eze.  19.  3, 

4. 

r  ver.  33. 

fi2Ch.36.5, 

&c. 

6  Je.25.  9. 

32.  28. 

E7,e.  19.  8. 

1  bp  the 
hand  of. 
cEx.20.  5. 
c.  23.  26. 
rfDe.  19.10. 
c.  21.  16. 
Je.  2.  34. 
19.  4. 

cPs.  1C6..38. 
/Ezc.33.25. 


B.  c.  ea, 

I  the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Lib- 
nah. 

32  And  he  did  that  which  roas 
evil  in  the  M£rht  of  the  Lu.'l,  :tc- 
cording  to  all  that  his  falhcia  had 
done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechbh  put  him 
in  bamls  at  Riblah,  o  in  ine  land 
of  Hamath,  that  15  he  might  not. 
reign  i.n  Jerusalem  ;  and  16  put 
the  land  to  a  tribute  of  an  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver,  and  a  tal- 
ent of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made 
Eliakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king  in 
the  room  of  Joaiah  his  father, 
and  turned  p  his  name  to  Jehoi- 
akim,  and  took  Jehoahaz  away  : 
and  9  he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died 
there. 

35  And  Jeboakim  gave  tlie  sil- 
ver r  and  the  gold  to  Pharaoh  ; 
but  he  taxed  the  land  to  give  the 
money  according  to  the  com- 
niandmenl  of  Pharaoh  :  he  ex- 
acted the  silver  and  the  gold  of 
the  people  of  the  land,  of  every 
one  according  to  his  taxation,  to 
give  il  unto  Pharaoh-nechoh. 

36  Jehoiakini  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  eleven 
years  in  Jerusalem  :  and  his  mo- 
thei's  name  was  Zebudah,  the 
daughter  of  Pedaiah  of  Rumuh. 

37  And  he  did  that  which  was  evii 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  lii8fathe:R  had  done. 

CHAPTER   XXIV. 

IN  a  his  days  Nebuchadnezzar 
kin^  of  Babylon  came  up,  and 
Jehoiakim  became  his  servant 
three  years  :  then  he  turned  and 
rebelled  agiinst  him. 

2  And  6  the  Lord  sent  against 
him  bands  of  the  Chaldees,  and 
bands  of  the  Syrians,  and  bands 
of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  sent 
them  against  Judah  to  destroy  it, 
according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  1  his 
sei-vants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  came  this  upon  Ju- 
dah, to  remove  thrm  out  of  his 
sight,  for  c  the  sins  of  Manasseh, 
according  to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  blood 
d  that  he  shed,  (fore  he  filled  Jeru- 
salem with  innocent  blood,)  which 
the  Lord  would  not  pardon. y 

5  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  ;.ll  that  he  did, 
are  (hej-  not  wiitten  in  the  book 
of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Jurtali? 


B.  C.  599. 


CHAP.   XXV. 


Jerusalem  besieged  and  taken. 


6  So  ^  Jehoiakim  slept  with  hia 
fathers  :  and  Jehoiachin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  A  the  king  of  Egypt  came 
not  afjain  any  more  out  of"  his 
land  :  for  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  taken,  i  from  the  liver  of 
Egypt  unto  tlie  river  Euphrates, 
all  that  pertained  to  the  king  of 
Egypt. 

8  Jehoiachin  2  was  eighteen 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  : 
and  he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  three 
months.  And  his  mother's  name 
ums  Nehushta,  the  daughter  of 
Elnathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  acc.oid- 
ing  to  all  that  his  father  had  done. 

10  At  k  that  time  the  servants 
of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon came  up  against  Jerusalem, 
and  the  city  3  was  besieged. 

11  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  against  the  city, 
and  his  servants  did  besiege  it. 

12  And  /Jehoiachin  the  king  of 
Judah  went  out  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  his  servants,  and  his  princes, 
and  his  4  oificers:  and  the  king 
of  Babylon  took  him  in  the  eighth 
year  of  his  reign. 

13  And  he  carried  out  thence  all 
the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  tlie 
king's  house,  and  cut  in  pieces 
all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  So- 
lomon king  of  Israel  had  made  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
Lord  m  had  said. 

14  And  n  he  carried  away  all 
Jerusalem,  and  all  the  princes, 
and  all  the  mighty  men  of  va- 
lour, even  ten  thousand  captives, 
and  all  the  craftsmen  and  smiths  : 
none  remained  save  the  poorest 
o  sort  of  the  people  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Jehoia- 
chin to  Babylon,  and  the  king's 
mother,  and  the  king's  wives, 
and  his  5  officers,  and  the  mighty 
of  the  land  :  those  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Ba- 
bylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even 
seven  thousand,  and  craftsmen 
and  smiths  a  thousand  ;  all  that 
were  st  ong  and  apt  for  war,  even 
them  the  king  of  Babylon  brought 
captive  to  Babvlon. 

17  And  p  the'  king  of  Babylon 
made  Mattaniah  his  father's 
brother  king  in  his  stead,  and 
chang  d  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  Zedekiah  g  was  twenty  and 
one  years  old  when  he  began  to 


g- Je.  22.  18,1  reign  ;    and     he    reigned    eleven 


19. 


years     in     Jerusalem.     And      his 


h  ]e    37  5  7     mother's  name    was   Hamutal,    r 
'   'the   daughter  of  Jeremiah  of  Lib- 


i  Je.  4G.  2. 

2  called 
Jeconiah, 

1  Ch.  3.  16. 

Je.  24.  1. 

and 

Coniah, 

Je.  22.  24, 

28. 

k  Da.  1.1,2. 

3  came  into 
sie^e. 
Me.  29. 1,2. 

4  or,  eu- 
nuchs. 

m  V.  20.  17. 

nJe.24.  1. 

o  c.  25.  12. 

5  or,  eu- 
nuchs. 

pJe.  37.  1. 

(7  Je.  52.  1, 

&c. 


re.  23.  31. 

s2Ch.36.13. 

Eze.  17.  15. 

a2Ch.3S.17, 

&c. 

Je.  34.  2, 

&c. 

39.  l,&c. 

52.  4,  &c. 

Eze.  24.  2, 

&c. 

6  Eze. 12.12- 

CO.  23.  33. 

1  spake 
judgment 
Tilth  him. 

2  made 
blind. 

d  Eze.  12. 
13,  &c. 

3  or,  chief 
marshal. 

elK.9.8. 

Ps.  79.  1. 

Is.  64.  10, 

U. 

f  Am.  2.  5. 


nah. 

19  And  he  did  that  which  was 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jehoiakim  had 
done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem 
and  Judah,  until  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  his  presence,  that  Zede- 
kiah rebelled  s  against  the  king 
of  Babylon. 

CHAPTER   XXV. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  day  of 
the  month,  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it  ;  and  they  built 
forts  against  it  round  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  un- 
to the  eleventh  year  of  king  Ze- 
dekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  the 
fourth  month  the  famine  pre- 
vailed in  the  city,  and  there  was 
no  bread  for  the  people  of  the 
'land. 

4  And  the  city  was  broken  up, 
and  all  the  men  of  war  tied  by 
night,  by  the  way  of  the  gate  be- 
tween two  walls,  which  is  by  the 
king's  garden  :  (now  the  Chal- 
dees  were  against  the  city  round 
about  :)  and  the  king  b  went  the 
way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  tlie  Chaldeea 
puisued  after  the  king,  and  over- 
took him  in  the  plains  of  Jeiicho  : 
and  all  his  army  were  scattered 
from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  kin?,  and 
brought  him  up  to  the  king  of 
Babylon  to  c  Riblah  ;  and  they  1 
gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  .And  they  slew  the  sons  of 
Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  and  2 
put  out  the  eyes  of  d  Zedekiah, 
and  bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass,  and  carried  him  to  Baby- 
lon. 

8  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the 
seventh  rfay  of  tlie  month,  (which 
29  the  nineteenth  year  of  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon) came  Nebuzar-adan,  3  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  a  servant  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  e  he  burnt  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house, 
and  all  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  f  every  great  man's  house 
burnt  he  with  fire. 

395 


TTie  noblfs  einin  at  JUbloJi. 

10  Anil  nil  the  nrmy  of  the  Clial- 
dees,  that  wcrevith  ihe  captain  of 
the  giirxrd,  l.iake  down  g  the  walls 
of  Je~  usiilem  lound  about. 

11  Now  the  rest  of  the  people 
tliot  were  left  in  the  city,  and  ihe  4 
fug-iiives  that  fell  away  lotlie  king 
of  Babylon,  with  the  remnant  of 
the  multitude,  did  Nebuznr-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  carry 
away. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard 
left  of  the  poor  A  of  the  land  io  Ae 
vinedressers  and  husbandmen. 

13  And  i  the  pillars  k  of  brass 
that  irere  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  bases,  and  the  brazen  sea 
that  tens  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
did  Ihe  Chaldees  break  in  pieces, 
and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to 
Babylon. 

14  And  the  pots,  I  and  the  sho- 
vels, and  the  snuffers,  and  the 
spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass 
v.herewith  they  ministered,  took 
they  away. 

15  And  the  fire-pans,  and  the 
bowls,  and  such  things  as  jcere  of 
gold,  in  gold,  and  of  silver,  in  sil- 
ver, the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
away. 

16  The  two  pillars,  5  pne  sea,  and 
the  bases,  which  Solomon  had 
made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
the  brass  of  all  these  vessels  was 
without  weight. 

17  The  height  m  of  the  one  pil- 
lar tras  eighteen  cubits,  and  the 
chapiter  upon  it  mas  brass:  and 
the  height  of  the  chapiter  three 
cubits  ;  and  the  wrcalhen  work, 
and  pomegranates  upon  the  cha- 
piter routed  about,  all  of  brass  : 
and  like  unto  these  bad  the  second 
pillar  with  wreathen  work. 

18  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Seraiah  n  the  chief  priest, 
and  o  Zephaniah  the  second 
priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  6  door ; 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took 
an  7  officer  that  was  set  over 
the  men  of  war,  and  five  men  of 
them  that  8  were  in  the  king's 
presence,  which  were  found  in 
the  city,  and  the  9  principal 
scribe  of  the  host,  which  mus- 
tered the  peo]<le  of  the  land,  and 
threescore  men  of  the  people  of 
the  land  that  leere  found  in  the 
ci»y  : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan,  captain 
of  the  guard,  took  these,  and 
brought  Ihem  to  the  king  of  Ba- 
bylor.  to  Riblah  : 


II  KINGS. 

^Ne.  1.  3. 

Je.S2.  14, 

ic. 

i  fallen 

aicay. 

he.  24.  14. 

Je.  40.  7. 

i  Je.  27.  19, 

&c. 

1  K.  7.  15— 

57. 

k-  Ex.  27.  3 

/IK.  7.  47, 

50. 

5  Me  one. 
ml  K.7.  15. 
n  1  Ch.6.14. 
Ezr.  7.  1. 

o  Je.  21.  1. 
29.  25,  29. 

6  threshold. 

7  or,  eii- 
nuch. 

8  sais  the 
king's 
face. 

Est.  1.  14. 

9  or,  scriie 
of  the 
captain  of 
the  host. 


pLe.26.  33 
De.  28.  36, 
64. 

c.  23.  27. 
Eze.  12.  25- 
28. 

24.  14. 
g  Je.  40.  5, 
&c. 

rJe.  41.  1, 
l&c. 

10  of  the 

I  kingdom. 
IS  Je.  43.  4.7 
Ir  Je.  52.  31, 
'&c. 

u  Je.40 

20. 

11  good 
things 
icilh  him. 

V  Da.  2.  37. 
5.  18,  19. 
w  Is.  61.  3. 
X  2  Sa.  9,  7 
vNe.  11.23 
Da.  1.  5. 
Mat.  6.  11. 
lAc.6.  I. 


13, 


B.  C.  55S. 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon 
smote  them,  and  slew  them  at 
Rihiah  in  the  land  of  Humiith.  So 
p  Judah  was  carried  away  out  of 
thc'ir  land. 

22  And  7  as  for  the  people  that 
remamcd  in  ihe  land  of  Judah, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  had  left,  even  over  them 
he  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam,  the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  captains  of 
the  armies,  they  and  their  men, 
heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  made  Gedaliah  governor, 
there  came  to  Gedaliah  to  JNliz- 
pah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nelhaniah,  and  Johnnan  the  son 
of  Careah,  and  Seraiah  the  son  of 
Tanhumeth  the  Neiopliaihite,  and 
Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a  Maacha- 
thite,  they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  eware  to  them, 
and  to  their  men,  and  said  unto 
them,  Fear  not  to  be  the  servanta 
of  the  Chaldees:  dwell  in  Die 
land,  and  serve  the  kin^  of  Ba- 
bylon, and  it  shall  be  well  with 
you. 

25  But  r  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nathaniah,  thii  son  of 
Elisharoa,  of  the  seed  10  royal, 
came,  and  nn  men  with  him, 
and  smote  Gedaliah  that  he  died, 
and  the  Jews  and  the  Chaldees 
that  were  with  him  at  Mizpah. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small 
and  great,  and  the  captains  of  the 
armies,  arose,  and  came  to  E"ypt ; 
s  for  they  were  afraid  of  the  Chal- 
dees. 

27  And  t  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
seven  and  thirtieth  year  of  the 
captivity  of  Jehoiachin  king  of 
Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month,  on 
the  seven  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  month  that  Evil-merodach 
king  of  Babylon,  in  the  year  that 
he  began  to  reign,  did  lift  up  u  the 
head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah 
out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  11  kindly  to  him, 
and  set  his  throne  above  the  throne 
of  the  kings  that  r  trere  with  him 
in  Babylon  ; 

29  And  changed  u>  his  prison- 
garments  :  and  he  did  eat  x  bread 
continually  before  him  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

30  Anil  his  allowance  tras  a  con- 
tinual allowance  given  him  of  the 
king,  ay  daily  rate  for  every  diiv, 
all  the  days  of  biit  life. 


S6C 


THE   FIRST   BOOK   OP   THE   CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

ADAM,  a  Sheih,  Enosh, 
2  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  La- 
mech, 

4  N'oah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
phelh. 

5  The  6  sons  of  Japhcth  ;  Go- 
mer,  und  Magog,  and  Madai,  and 
Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
and  Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Gomer  ;  Aeh- 
"henaz,  and  1  Riphath,  and  To- 
garmah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jaran  ;  Eli- 
shaU,  and  Tart>hish,  Kittim,  and 
2  Porianira. 

8  The  sons  of  Ham  ;  C'Jsh,  and 
Mizraim,  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sens  of  Cush  ;  Seba, 
and  Havilah,  and  Sab',a,  ana 
Eaamah,  and  Sabtecha.  And 
the  sons  of  Raamah  ;  Sbeba, 
and  DeJan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Kimrod  ;  he 
be^aa  to  be  mighty  upon  the 
earth. 

11  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim, 
and  Anamim,  and  Lehabim,  and 
Naphtuhira, 

12  And  Pathrusira,  and  Caslu- 
him,  (of  whom  came  the  Philis- 
tines,) and  Caphthoiim.  c 

13  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his 
first-born,  and  Heth, 

14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Ark- 
ite,  and  the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the 
Zsmarite,  and  the  Hamathite. 

17  The  sons  of  Shem  ;  Elam, 
and  Asshur,  and  Arphaxad,  and 
Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and 
Hul,  and  Gether,  and  3  Meshech. 

18  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah, 
and  Shelah  begat  Eber. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two 
eons:  the  name  of  the  one  was  4 
Peleg,  (because  in  his  days  the 
earth  was  divided,)  and  his  bro- 
ther's name  was  Joktan. 

20  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad, 
and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth, 
and  Jeiah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and 
Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimael,  and 
Sheba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah, 
and  Jcbab.  All  these  were  the 
eons  of  Joktan. 

24  Shem,  d  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 
85  Eber,  Peleg,  Reu, 

26 


B.   C.   4004. 


a  Ge.  4.  25, 
26.  5.  3.  9. 
b  Ge.  10.  2, 
&c. 

1  or,  Di- 
phath, 
as  it  i: 
in  pcrae 
cop?ss. 

2  or,  Koda- 
nim,  ac- 
sordiag 

to  some 
copies. 
c  De.  2.  23. 

3  or,  Mash, 
Ge.  10.  23. 

4  i.  e.  Di- 
vision, Ge. 
10.25. 
dGe.  11.  10, 
&c. 


e  Ge.  17.  5. 

/Ge.21.  2, 

3. 

"Ge.  16.  11, 

15. 

/iGe.25.  31 

-16. 

5  or,  Ha- 
dar,  Ge.  25. 
15. 

i  Ge.  25.  1, 

&c. 

A:  Ge.21.  2. 

3. 

I  Ge.2-5.  25, 

26. 

m  Ge.  36.  9, 

&c. 

6  or,  Zepho, 
Ge.  36.  11. 

7  or.  He- 
man.  Ge. 
36.  SB. 

8  or,  Al- 
van,  Ge.  3S. 
23. 

9  or,  She- 
pho,  Ge.  36. 
23. 

10  or,  Hem- 
dan,  Ge.  36. 
26. 

11  or, 
Achan, 
Ge.  35.  27. 


26  Sertig,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  AbratE  ;  e  the  same  is  Abra- 
ham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham  ;  Isaac, 
_/"and  Ichraael.  g- 

29  These  are  their  generations  : 
The  first-born  h  of  lahmael,  Ne- 
baioth  ;  then  Kedar,  and  Adbeel, 
and  Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Mas- 
sa,  5  Hadad,  and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kede- 
mah.  These  are  the  sons  of  Ish- 
mael. 

32  Now  the  sons  of  Keturah,  i 
Abraham's  concubine  :  she  bare 
Zimran,  and  Jokshan,  and  Me- 
dan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak, 
and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of 
Jokchan  ;  Sheba,  andDedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian  ; 
Ephah.  and  Epher,  and  Henoch, 
and  Abida,  and  Eldaah.  All 
these  are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  And  k  Abraham  begat  Isaac. 
The  sons  I  of  Isaac  ;  Esau,  and 
Israel. 

33  The  m  sons  of  Esau  ;  Eliphaz, 
Reuel,  and  Jeush,  and  Jaalam 
and  Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz  ;  Te- 
man,  and  Omar,  6  Zephi,  and 
Gatam,  Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and 
Amalek. 

37  The  sons  of  Reuel  ;  Nahath, 
Zerah,  Shammah,  and  2Mizzah. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Seir  ;  Lotan, 
and  Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and 
Anah,  and  Dishon,  and  Ezar,  and 
Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan  ; 
Hori,  and  Homam  :  7  and  Timna 
icng  Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal  ;  8  Allan, 
and  Manahath,  and  Ebal.  9  She- 
phi,  and  Onam.  And  the  sons 
of  Zibeon  ,  Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah  ;  Dishon. 
And  the  sons  of  Dishon  ;  10  Am- 
rani,  and  Eshban,  and  Ithran, 
and  Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer  ;  Bilhan, 
and  Zavan,  and  11  Jakan.  The 
sons  of  Dishan  ;  L^z,  and  Aran. 

43  Now  these  are  the  kings  that 
reigned  in  the  land  of  Edoro, 
before  any  king  reigned  over 
the  children  of  Israel  ;  Eela  tha 
son  of  Beor  :  and  the  name  of 
his  city  was  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead, 
Jobab  the  son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And    when    Jobab  was  dead, 

397  •         ' 


The  tuns  of  InTOEl. 


I  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  1753. 


IIuahHni  of  the   land  of   the  Tc- 

initiiiies  reigned  in  his  stead. 

46  .4iid  when  Uushuin  wai:  dead, 
Hud.id  the  dun  of  Bedad,  (which 
MDOie  Jlidian  in  the  field  of 
jMoab,)  reig-ned  in  his  Etcad  ;  and 
the  name  of  his  city  was  Avilh. 

•17  And  when  Hndud  was  dead, 
Sainlali  of  Masieknh  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

■18  And  when  Samlah  was 
dead,  Shaul  of  Rehoboth  by  (he 
river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shuul  was  dead, 
Baal-li;uian  the  son  of  Achhor 
r.!igned  in  his  stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  was 
dead,    Hadad    12    reigned  in    his 


stead:   and  the   name   of  his  city!  3. 


12  or,  Ha- 

dar,  Ge.  38. 
29. 

13  or,  Pau, 
Ge.  o6.  33. 

14  or,  Al- 
vah. 

1  or,  Jacob. 
rtGe.29.  32, 
&c.  30.  5, 
&c.  35.  18, 
&'-,.  46.  8, 
*,c. 

6Ge.3c'.  3, 
4c.  4.^  12. 
Nu.  9P.  19. 
cGe.  3d.  29, 
■^0.  Mat.  1 


t<;as  13  P.(i  ;  and  his  wife's  name 
v>as  Mehetabel,  the  daughter  of 
Matred,  the  daughter  oflMezahab. 

51  Hadad  died  also.  And  the 
dukes  of  Edom  v/ere  ;  duite  Tim- 
nah,  duke  Aiiali,  14  duke  Jetlieth, 

52  Duke  Aholibair.ah,  di;!te  Elah, 
duke  Pinon, 

J3  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman, 
duke  Ulibzar, 


aGe.46.  la. 
Ru.  4.  J8. 
2at,Zabdi, 
Joa.  7.  1. 

3  or,  Darda. 

4  or,  Achan. 
e  Jos.  6.  13. 
7.  1,  25. 

5  or,  Arctn, 
Mat.  1.   3, 


54  Duke     Magdiel,    duke    Irara.  t4. 
These  are  the  dukes  of  Edcm.  I  6  or,  Caleb, 

CHAPTER  II.  ver.  18,  42. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  1  Israel  ;  /  Ru.  4.  19, 
Ueuben,  a  Simeon,  Levi,  and  20. 
.Tudah,  Issachar,  and  Zohulun,         ^  g  Nu.  1.  7. 
'2  Dan,   Joseph,    and    Benjamin,   7  or,  ■S'a" 


Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher.  nion,  Ru 

3  The  sons  of  Judah  ;  i   Er,  and  4.  21. 
Onan,  and   Slielah  :  tchich.    three  j 

weie  bom  unto  him  of  the  daugli-  

ter     of    Shua     the     Canaanitess. 

And  Er,    llie   first-born  of   Judah,  I 

was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  h  1  Sa.  16. 

and  he  slew  him.  6,  &c. 

4  .\ndcTamar  his  daughler-in-  S  or,  Sham- 
law  bare  him  Phaiez  and  Zerah.  maJi.  1  Sa. 
All  the  sons  of  Judah  isere  five.  15.  9. 

5  The  sons  d  of  Phaiez  ;  Hezron,  i  2  Sa.  2. 
and  Hainul.  18. 

6  And    the    sons    of     Zerah;    2  /:2Sa.l7.25. 
Zimri,    and   Ethan,   and  Heraan,  9  2  Sa.  17. 
and  Calcol,   and  3  Dara  ;   five   of  25.  Ithrn, 
them  in  all.  nu  Israel- 

7  And     the     sons   of  Carmi  ;    4  ile. 
Achar,    the  troubler  e  of    Israel,  /  ver.  50. 
who    transgressed     in    the    thing  m  Ex.  31. 
accursed.  2. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan ;  Azariah.  n  Nu.  27. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that  1. 
were  born  unto   him  ;   Jerahmeel,  10  took. 
and  5  Ram,  and  6  Chelubai.  o  Nu.  32. 

10  And    Ram  _/■  begat    Aramina-  41.  De.  3. 
dab  ;     and       Amrninadab      begat  14.  Jos.  13. 
Nahshon,  prince  g  of  the  children  30. 

of  Judah  ;  p  c.  4.  5. 

11  And    Nahshon    begat  7    Sal-  7  ver.  34. 
ma,  and  Salma  bes'at  Boa:,  35. 

3S8 


12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  aod 
Obed  begat  Jene, 

13  And  /i  Jrssc  begat  his  fiist> 
bom  Eliab,  and  Ahinadal'  the  se- 
cond, and  8  Shimma  the  thiid, 

14  Nethancel  the  fourth,  Raddai 
the  fifth, 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  D^vid  the 
sjventh, 

16  Whose  sisters  utre  Zeniiah, 
and  Abigail.  And  i  the  sons  of 
Zeruiali ;  Abirhni,  and  Joab,  and 
Asahel,  thiee. 

17  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa,  k 
and  the  father  of  Amasa  loas  9  Je- 
ther  the  Ishmeelite. 

18  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron 
begat  children  of  Azubah  his 
wife,  and  of  Jericth  :  her  sens 
are  these  ;  Jesher,  and  Shobac, 
and  Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead, 
Caleb  look  unto  him  Ephrath,  I 
which  bare  him  Hur. 

2U  And  n_ur  begat  Uri,  and  Un 
begat  Bszaleei.  m 

21  And  afterward  Hezron  went 
in  to  the  daughter  of  Moc'iir  71  the 
father  of  Gilead,  whom  he  10  mar- 
ricd  when  he  was  threescore  years 
old  ;  and  she  bare  hir.i  Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begiit  Jair,  who 
had  th.ee  and  twenty  cities  in  tlie 
land  of  Gilead. 

23  And  o  he  took  Geshur,  and 
Aram,  v/ith  the  towns  of  Jair, 
from  them,  with  Kenath  and  the 
towns  thereof,  even  threescore  cit- 
ies :all  these  belonged  to  the  sons 
of  IMachir  the  father  of  Gilead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was 
dead  in  Caleb-ephratah,  then 
Abiah,  Hezron's  wife,  bare  him 
Ashur/)  the  father  of  Tekoa. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel, the 
first-born  of  Hezron,  were.  Ram 
the  fi.st-born,  and  Bunah,  and 
Oren,  and  Ozem,  cmd  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another 
wife,  whose  name  was  Atarah  ; 
she  was  the  mother  of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram,  the 
first-born  of  Jerahmeel,  were, 
Maaz,  and  Janiin,  and  Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onani  were, 
Shammai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sons 
of  Shammai  ;  Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
Abishur  wa.i  Abihail,  and  sho 
bare  him  Ahban,  and  Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Nadab  ;  Se- 
Icd,  and  Appaim  :  but  Seled  died 
without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ; 
lahi.  And  the  sons  of  Tshi  ;  She- 
shan.  And  the  children  of  Sbe- 
shan  ;  j  Ablai. 


B.  C.  1753. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada,  the 
brother  of  Sliammai  ;  Jethei,  and 
Jonathan  :  and  Jether  died  with- 
out children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ; 
Peleth,  and  Zaza.  These  were 
the  sons  of  Jerahraeel. 

34  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters  :  and  Sheshan  had 
a  servant,  an  Eg-yptian,  whose 
name  was  Jarha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his 
daus:hter  to  Jarha  his  servant 
to  wife,  and  she  bare  hirn  Al- 
tai. 

36  And  Attai  begat  Nathan, 
and  Nathan  begat  Zabad,  r 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal, 
and  Ephlal  begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and 
Jehu  begat  Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez, 
and  Helez  begat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Eleasah  begat  Sisaniai, 
and  Sisamai  begat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jcka- 
miah,  and  Jekaraiah  begat  Eli- 
shama. 

42  Now  the  sons  of  Caleb,  s 
the  brother  of  Jerahmeel,  were 
jNIesha  his  first-born,  which  was 
the  father  of  Ziph  ;  and  the 
i<ons  of  iMareshah,  the  father  of 
Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ; 
Korah,  and  Tappuah,  and  Re- 
kein,  and  Kherna. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham, 
the  father  of  Jorkoam  ;  and  Re- 
keni  begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai 
laas  Maon  ;  and  Maon  was  the 
father  of  Beth-zur. 

4S  And  Epliah,  Caleb's  concu- 
bine, bare  Haran,  and  JMoza,  and 
Gazez  :  and  Haran  begat  Ga- 
zez. 

47  And  the  sons  of  Jahdai  ; 
Regem,  and  Jothain,  and  Ge- 
shan,  and  Pelet,  and  Ephah,  and 
Shaaph. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concu- 
bine, bare  Sheber,  andTirbanah. 

49  She  bare  also  Shaaph  the 
father  of  Madmannah,  Sheva 
the  father  of  3Iachbenah.  and 
the  father  cf  Gibe  a :  and  the 
datighter  of  Caleb  was  Achsa.  t 

50  These  were  the  sons  of  Ca- 
leb, the  son  of  Hur,  the  first- 
born of  11  Rphratnh  ;  Shobal 
the  father  of  Kirjath-jeariin, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-le- 
hem,  Hareph  the  father  of  Beth- 
g:ider. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of 
Kirjath-jearim      had      son's  ;     1/2 


CHAP.  III. 

re.  II.  41. 

s  ver.  9. 

t  Jos.  15.  17. 

11  or,  Eph- 
rath,  ver. 
19. 

12  or,  Be- 
aiah,  c.  4, 


13  or,  half 
of  the  Mc- 
nuchites, 
or,  Hatsi- 
hamme- 
nuchoth. 

14  or,  Ata- 
rites,  or, 
crowns  of 
the  house 
of  Jonb. 
uJu.  1.  16. 

0  Je.  35.  2. 
a2Sa.  3.  2, 
&c. 

6  1  Sa.  25. 
42,  43. 

1  or,  Chi- 
leab,  2  Sa. 
3.  3. 
c2Sa.5.  4, 

14,  &c. 

2  or,  Sham- 
mua,  2  Sa. 
5.  14. 

3  or,  Bath- 
^heba,  2  Sa. 
11.  3. 

4  or,  Eliam, 
2Sa.  11.  3. 

5  or,  Eli- 
shua,  2  Sa. 
5.  15. 

6  or,  Beeli- 
arJa,  c.  14.7. 
rf2Sa.  13.  1. 

7  or,  Abi- 
jotn,  1  K. 

15.  1. 

8  or,  Aza- 
riah, 2  Ch. 

22.  6.  or,  Je- 
hoahaz,  2 
Ch.  21.  17. 
9or,  Uzzioh, 
2K.  15.  30. 

10  or,  Jeho- 
ahaz,  2K. 

23.  30. 

11  or,  Elia- 
kini.  2K. 

23.  34. 

12  or.  Mat- 
teniah,  2  K. 

24.  17. 


David's  sous  aitd  saccesaors. 

Haroeh,  and  13  half  of  the  Mana- 
hethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath- 
jearim  ;  the  Ithrites,  and  the  Pu- 
hites,  and  the  Shumathltes,  and 
the  iVIishraites  :  of  them  came 
the  Zareathites,  and  the  Eshtau- 
lites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma  ;  Beth- 
lehem, and  the  Nelophathites,  14 
Ataroth,  the  house  of  Jcab,  and 
half  of  the  Manahethites,  the 
Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the 
scribes  which  dwelt  at  Jabe.-i  ;  the 
Tirathites,  the  Shimeathites,  and 
Suchathites.  These  are  the  Ken- 
ites  u  that  came  of  Hemath,  the 
father  of  the  house  of  Re- 
chab.  v 

CHAPTER  III. 

NOW  these  were  the  sons  of 
David,  which  were  bom  unto 
him  in  Hebron  ;  the  first-born  a 
Amnon,  of  b  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 
reelitess  :  the  second,  1  Daniel,  of 
Abigail  the  Carmelitess  : 

2  The  third,  Absalom,  the  son  of 
Maachah,  the  daughter  of  Tal- 
mai  king  of  Geshur  ;  the  fourth, 
Adonijah,  the  son  of  Haggith  ; 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiali  of  Abi- 
tal  ;  the  sixth,  Ithream,  by  Eglah 
his  wife. 

4  These  six  were  torn  unto  him 
in  Hebron  ;  and  there  he  reigned 
seven  years  and  six  months  ;  and 
c  in  Jerus;tlera  he  reigned  thirty 
and  three  years. 

5  And  these  were  born  unto  him 
in  Jeiusalem  ;  2  Shirnea,  and 
Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solo- 
mon, four,  of  3  Bath-shua  the 
daughter  of  4  Animiel  : 

6  Ibhar  also,  and  5  Elishama, 
and  Eliphelet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japhia, 

8  And  Elishama,  and  6  Eliada, 
and  Eliphelet,  nine. 

9  TAese^i'cre  all  the  sonsof  David, 
beside  the  sons  of  the  concubines, 
and  Tamar  d.  their  sister. 

10  And  Solomon's  son  was  Re- 
boboam  ;  Abia7his6on,  Asa  his 
son,  Jehcshaphat  his  son, 

11  Joram  his  son,  8  Ahaziah  his 
son,  Joash  his  son, 

12  ^maziah  his  son,  9  Azariah 
his  son,  Jotham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his 
son,  ]Manas.i:eh  his  son, 

14  Anion  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were, 
the  fiist-born  10  Johanan,  the  se- 
cond  U  Jehoiakim,   the   third   12 

IZedckiah,  the  fourth  Shallum. 
399 


Posterity  r,/  J  ad,  Ji.  I  CHRONICLES. 

16  And  the  sonsof  Jehoiakim  ;  131  13  or,  Jiho- 
Jecoiiiali  lii6  3on,  Ze<lekiali  liiison.  I  ?a<r/ttn,  !i  K. 

17  And    the   sods    of    Jcconiah  ;  24.  6.  ur, 


B.  C.  1033. 


Orinio/i,  Je. 
22.  34. 


of  Israel,  saying,  4  Oh  thai  thoii 
wouldcBt  bless  rae  indeed,  nnd 
enlarge  my  const,  and  thul  thine 
hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that 
thou  nouldest  5  beep  mc  from 
evil,  that  it  may  not  grieve  mn  I 
And  Gorl  granted  him  that  which 
he  requested. 

11  And  Chelub  the  brotlier  of 
Shuah  begat  Mebir,  which  uai  the 
father  of  Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Belh-ra- 
pha,   and   Paseah,   and  Tehinnah 

I  the   father  of  6  Irnahash.     These 

„„ ,  .. ._.  1  or,  Chclu-  I  are  the  men  of  Hechah. 

21  And   the  sons  of    Hananiah  ;  |6«i,  c.  2.  9.    |    13  And      the     sons    of     Kenaz  ; 
Pelatiah,  and  Jesaiah  :  the    sons  or,  Co/e6,  c.   Othniel,   and   Seraiah  :    and    the 


Assir,  Sahultiel  14  bis  son, 

18  Al.ilchirum  also,  and  Petiai- 
nh,  and  Shenazar,  Jecamiah, 
Hosh.xnia,  and  Nedaliiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  tecre 
Zeruhbaliel,  and  Shi  me  i  :  and  the   ,_  ,,.   ,., 
sons  of  Zerubbabcl  ;   M«shiillam,    '"  "tsKija- 
and     Hananiah,     and    Shc.loraith     " 
their  sister  : 

•20  And  Hashubah,  and  Ohel, 
anil  Bcrechiah,  and  Hassadiob, 
JushaO-hesed,  live. 


14  Shoalliel. 


aGe.  46.  12. 


of  Rephaiah,  the  sons  of  Anian,j2.  18 
the  sons  of  Obadiah,   the   sons  of  | 
Shechaniah.  \2oc,IIa- 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;   rocA,  c.  2. 
Shemaiah  :  and   the  sons  of  yhe-|52. 
maiah  ;   Hattush,  and  Igeal,   and 
Bariah,  and  Neariah,   and    Sha- 
phat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah ; 
Elioenai,  and  15  Hezekiah,  and 
Azrikam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  aiere 
Hodaiah,  and  Eliashil),  and  Pe- 
laiah,  and  Akkub,  and  Johanan, 
and  Dalaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 

CHAPTER  TV. 

THE  «  sons  of  Jndah  ;  Pharez, 
Hezron,   and   1    Carmi,     and   i  If  thou 
Hur,  and  Shobal.  wilt. 

2  .■\nd2Reaiah  the  son  of  Sho-Srfome 


6Ge.34.  19 


3  i.  e.  sor- 
rowful, 


aonsof  (Jthniel  ;  7  Hathath. 

14  And  Meonothai  hegat  Oph- 
rah  ;  and  Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the 
father  of  the  8  valley  of  Charash- 
im  ;  9  fore  they  were  craftsmen. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  ;  Iru,  Elah,  and 
Naam  :  and  the  sons  of  Elah,  10 
even  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel  ; 
Zipli,  and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and 
Asaice). 

17  And  the  sons   of  Ezra    icere, 
_'Jether,    and    Mered,    and  Kpher, 

and  Jalon  ;  and  she  bare  Miriam, 
nnd  Shammai,  and  Ishbah  the 
father  of  Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  11  Jehudijab 
bare  Jerod  the  father  o(  Gedor, 
and  Heber  the  father  of  Socho, 
and  Jeknthiel   the    father  of  Za- 


bal  be^at  Jahath  ;  .and  J.Thath  be-   6  or,  Z/ie  .--     _.  _.. 

gat  Ahiimai  and  Lahad.      These  ,  city  o/ iVo-  Inoah.     And  these  nre  the_sons  of 


are  the  families  of  the  Zoi-athites.    hriah. 

3  And   these  viere.   of  the   father  7  or, 
of  Etam  ;      Jezreel,    and    Ishma,   Hathath, 
and   Idbash  ;    and    the    name     of  and  Meon- 
their  sister  was  Hazelplponi  :  othai  who 

4  And  Penuel  the   father  of  Ge-   begat. 
dor,  and   Ezer  the   father  of  Hu-   8  nr,  inhab- 
shah.     These  are  the  .sons  of  Uiir,    itants  of 
the     first-born    of    Ephratah,   the    the  villey. 
father  of  Beth-lehem.  9  That  is, 

5  And  Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa   crnftsinen. 
had   two  wives,   Helah  and  Naa-   cNe.11.35. 
rah.  10  or,  Uk- 

6  And   Naarah  bare    him    Ahn-   naz. 
zam.   ami  Hepher,    and  Terneni,    11  or,  the 
and    Haahashtari.         These    were   Jewess. 
the  sons  of  Naarah.  12  or,  Jehu- 

7  And  the   sons  of  Helah  were, 
Zereth,  and  Jezoar,  and  fjthnan. 

8  .4nd    Coz    bejrat    Anuli,     and 
Zobebah,     and    the     families     ofjlSor,  Jem- 
Aharhel  the  son  of  Harum.  i  iiel,  Ge.  46 

9  And  Jabez  was  more  honou'a-  j  10.  Ex.  6. 
ble  6  than   Viis  brethren  :   and   his   15.  Nu.  26. 
mother  called  his  name   3  Jabez,  |  12. 
saying,  Because  I  bare  him  with  1  14  or,  Ja- 
Eorrow.  j  chin,  Zo- 

10  And  Jabez  cnlled   on  theGodi/iar. 

4C0 


Bithiah  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh, 
which  Mered  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  his  wife  18 
Hodiah  the  sister  of  Naham,  the 
father  of  Keilah  the  Garmite,  and 
Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  were, 
Amnon,  and  Rinnali,  Ben-hanan, 
and  Tilon.  And  the  sons  of  Isbi 
were,  Znheth,  and  Benz  dielh. 

21  The  sons  of  Shelah  the  ."on  of 
Judah  were,  Er  the  fatherof  Le- 
cah,  nnd  Laadah  the  father  of 
Mareshah,  and  the  families  of 
the  house  of  them  that  wrought 
fine  linen  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  .And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of 
dijah,  men- j  Chozeba,  andJoash,  and  Saraph, 
tioned  be-  who  had  the  dominion  in  Moab, 
fore.                and   Jashubi-lehem.      And    these 

I  are  ancient  things. 
j   23  These  were  the    potters,   and 
I  those    that    dv/elt   among    plants 
■and    hedges:     there    they    dwelt 
I  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  The  sons  of  Simeon  icere,  13 
JNemuel,  and  Jamin,  14  Jarib, 
Zerah,  and  Shaul  - 


B.  C.  715. 

25  Shallum  his  son,  Mibsam  his 
son,  Mislinia  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma;  Ham- 
uel  his  son,  Zacchur  his  son,  Slii- 
mei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons 
and  SIX  daug-hters  ;  hut  his  breth- 
ren had  not  many  children,  neither 
did  all  their  family  multiply  15 
like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba, 
and  iMoladah,  and  Hazarshual, 

29  And  at  16  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem, 
and  at  17  Tolad, 

30  And  at  Betbuel,  and  at  Hor- 
mah,  and  at  Zilclag', 

31  And  at  Beth-raarcaboth,  and 
ISHazarsusim,  and  at  Beth-birei, 
and  at  Shaaraim.  These  were  their 
cities,  unto  the  reig'n  of  David. 

32  And  their  villag;es  were,  19 
Etam,  and  Ain,  Rimmon,  and 
Tochen,  and  Ashan,  five  cities  ; 

33  And  all  their  villages  that 
mere  round  about  the  same  cities, 
unto  20  Baal.  These  were  their  ha- 
bitations, and  21  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jam- 
lech,  and  Joshah  the  son  of  Araa- 
ziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of 
Josibiah,  the  son  of  Seraiah,  the 
son  of  Asiel. 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaalrobah, 
and  Jeshohaiah,  and  Asaiah, 
and  Adiel,  and  Jesimiel,  and 
Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi, 
the  son  of  Allon,  the  son  of  Jeda- 
jah,  the  son  of  Shirari,  the  son  of 
Shemaiah  : 

38  These  22  mentioned  by  their 
names  were  princes  in  their  fami- 
lies ;  and  the  house  of  their  fathers 
increased  jreatly. 

39  And  they  went  to  the  entrance 
of  Gedor,  ««e/i  unto  the  east  side 
of  the  valley,  to  seek  pasture  for 
their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture 
and  good,  and  the  land  loits  wide, 
and  quiet,  and  peaceable  ;  for 
thet/  of  Ham  had  dwelt  there  of 
old. 

41  And  these  wiitten  by  name 
came  in  the  days  of  Hezckiah 
king  of  Judah,  and  smote  d  their 
tents,  and  the  habitations  that 
■were  found  there,  and  destroyed 
them  utterly  unto  this  day,  and 
dwelt  in  their  rooms  :  because 
there  was  pasture  e  there  for  their 
fiocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,  even  of  the 
Bona  of  Simeon,  five  hundred 
men,  went  to  mount  Seir,  having 
for  their   captains  Pelatiab,  and 


CHAP.  V. 

15  wito. 

16  or,  Ba- 
lah,  Jos.  19. 
3. 

17  or,  Elto- 
lad,  Jos.  19. 
4. 

18  or,  Ha- 
zarsusah, 
Jos.  19.  5. 

19  or,  Ether, 
Jos.  19.  7. 

20  or,  Baal- 
athbeer,  Jos. 
19.  8. 

21  or,  as 
Ihey  divided 
themselves 
by  nations 
amons; 
them. 

22  coming. 
d  2K.  18.8, 
&c. 

eNu.  32.  1 
—4. 


/  Ex.  17. 

16.  De.25. 

17,  19.  1  Sa. 
15.  8.  30. 
17.  2  Sa.  8. 
12. 

aGe.29.  32. 
6Ge.  35.  22. 
cGe.  48.  15. 
dGe.  49.  8, 
10.  Ps.  60. 
7.  Mi.  5.  2. 
He.  7.  14. 

1  or,  prince. 
e  Ge.  46.  9. 
Ex.  6.  14. 
Nu.  26.  5. 

2  or.  Tig- 
lath-pi  le- 
ser,  2  K. 
15.  29.  16. 
7. 

3  or,  ,S7ie- 
rnaiah,   ver. 
4. 

/Jos.  13.16. 
g-Jos.  22. 
9. 

/iGe.25.  12. 
Ps.  83.  6. 

4  upon  all 
the  face  of 
the  East. 

i  Jos.  13.  11. 


The  line  of  Reuben. 

Nearian,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uz- 
ziel,  the  sruis  of  Ishi. 
43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of 
the  Araalekites  f  that  were  es- 
caped, and  dwelt  theie  unto  this 
day. 

CHAPTER  V. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Reuben  the 
first-born  of  Israel,  (for  he 
a  was  the  first-born  ;  but,  foras- 
much as  he  6  defiled  his  father's 
bed,  his  birth-right  was  given  c 
unto  the  sons  of  Joseph  the  son 
of  Israel  :  and  the  genealogy  is 
not  to  be  reckoned  affer  the  birth- 
right. 

2  For  Judah  d  prevailed  above 
his  brethren,  and  of  him  came  the 
chief  1  ruler  ;  but  the  birth-right 
was  Joseph's  ; 

3  The  sons,  e  I  say,  of  Reuben 
the  first-born  of  Israel,  were,  Ha- 
noch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and 
Carmi. 

4  The  eons  of  Joel  ;  Shemaiah 
bis  son,  Gog  his  son,  Sbimei  his 
son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son, 
Baal  his  son, 

6  Beerah  his  son,  whom  2  Til- 
gath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria 
Parried  away  captive :  he  was 
prince  of  the  Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  fa- 
milies, (when  the  genealogy  of 
their  generations  was  reckoned,) 
were  the  chief,  Jeiel,  and  Zecha- 
riah, 

8  And  Bela  the  son  of  Azaz,  the 
son  of  Shema,  3  the  son  of  Joel, 
who  dwelt  in  Aroer,/  even  unto 
Nebo  and  Baal-meon  : 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited 
unto  the  entering  in  of  the  wilder- 
ness from  the  river  Euphrates  ; 
because  their  cattle  were  multipli- 
ed in  the  land  of  Gilead.  g 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they 
made  war  with  the  Hagarites,  h 
who  fell  by  their  hand  :  and  they 
dwelt  in  their  tents  throughout  4 
all  the  east /(znd  of  Gilead. 

11  And  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt 
over  against  them,  in  the  land  of 
i  Bashan,  unto  Salcah  : 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham 
the  next,  and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat 
in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers  were,  Mi- 
chael, and  Meshullara,  and  She- 
ba,  and  Jorai,  and  Jachan,  and 
Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of 
Abihail  the  son  of  Huri,  the  son 
of  Jaroah,  the  son  of  Gilead,  the 
son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Jeshi- 

401 


Conquest  of  Heuben.  1  CHRONICLES. 

khai,  the  son   of  Jahdo,  (he  son  of  k  c.  27.  29. 

Biu  ;  Ca.  2.  I. 

13  Ahi  the  Ron  of  Abdiel,  the  son  5  goingn 

of  Gil  111,  chief  of  the  bouse  of  their  forlh. 

futue.8.  /2K.  15.  32. 

16  Anil  they  dwelt  in  Gilead   in  mv;K.  14.16. 
Buslian,  and  in  her  towns,  and  in  6  suns  oj" 
ail  the  ruLiUiba  of  Sharon,  il  upon  valour. 
their  5  borders.  ;i  ver.  10. 

17  All    these   were   reckoned    by    o  ver.  'i.2. 

fenealogies  in  the  days  of  Jothnm  \p  2  Ch.  18. 
kinar  of  Judah,  and  in  the  day8of,31. 
Jeruliuani  m  kin?^  of  Israel. 

18  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the 
Gadites,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  6  of  valiant  men,  men  able 
to  hear  buckler  and  sword,  and  to 
shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful  in  war, 
were  four  and  forty  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  tlireescore,  that  went 
out  to  the  war. 

19  And  n  they  made  war  with  the 
Hagarites,  with  Jetur,  and  Nep- 
hish,  and  Nodab. 

20  Ajid     o     they     were     helped 


B.  C.  1756. 


o2Ch.l4.11. 
Pe.  22.  4,  5. 
84.  11,  12. 

7  led  cap- 
tive. 

8  souls  of 
men :  as 
Nu.  31.  35. 
rJos.  23.  10. 
2Ch.32.  8. 
«2K.  15.29. 
17.  6. 

9  men  of 


Qgain.st  them,   and  the  Hag-antes   names. 

were    delivered    into   their  hand,    t  2  K.  17.  7 

and  all  that  were  with  them  :  for   — 18. 

th.;y  period   to  God  in  the  battle,    u2K.15.  19. 

and    he  was  entreated   of   them  ; 

because  q   they  put  their  trust  in 

him. 

21  And  they  7  took  away  their 
cattle  ;  of  their  camels  fifty  thou- 
sand, and  of  sheep  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  asses 
two  thousand,  and  of  8  men  an 
hundred  thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many 
slain,  bei;ausij  r  the  war  was  of 
God.  And  they  dwelt  in  their 
steads  until  the  captivity,  a 

23  And   the  children  of  the  half 
tribe   of    iVIanasseh  dwelt 
land  :  they  increased  from  Bashan 
unto  Baal-hermon,  and  Senir,  and 
unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  even 
Epher,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and 
Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  Hoda- 
viah,  and  Jahdiel,  migfhty  men 
of  valour,  famous  9  men,  and 
heads  of  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

25  And      t     they     transgressed 
against  the  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  went  a  whoring' after  the  gods   ver.  41 
of  the   people  of  the  land,  whom   6  or,  Ethni, 
God  destroyed  before  them.  ver.  41. 

26  And  u  the  Gocl  of  Israel  stirred   7  or,  Izhar, 
up  the   spirit  of  Pul  king  of  As-   ver.  2,  18. 
Syria,   and   the   spirit   of  Tilgath-    8  or,  .Zc- 
pilneser  king  of  Assyria,   and  he  phanink, 
carried     them     away,     even     the    Azarinli, 
Reubeniles,     and      the      Gadites,    Joel,  ver. 
and  the  half  tribe   of  Manasseh,   36. 

402 


t)2K.  18,11. 
aGe.46.  11. 
Nu.  26.  57. 

1  or,  Ger- 
shoin,  ver. 
16. 

6  Ex.  6.  21, 
24.  ver.  22. 
cLe. 10.1,16. 
dNu.25. 11, 
13. 
e2Sa.  8.  17. 

n   the  |/2Ch. 26.17. 

2  house, 
g  Ezr.  7.  3. 
h  or,  Me- 
shullam,  a. 
9.  11. 

iNe.ll.  11. 
A2K.25.18. 

3  or,  Ger- 
shon,  ver. 


and  brought  them  unto  Ualah,  o 
and  Habor,  and  Hara,  and  to  the 
river  Uozan,  unto  this  d.iy . 
CHAPTER  VI. 

THK  a  sons  of  Levi  :  IGershoni 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Am- 
ram,  Izhur,  b  and  Hebron  and 
Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram  ; 
Aaron,  and  Moses,  and  Miriam. 
The  sons  also  of  Aaron  ;  Nadab  e 
and  AInhu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

4  Eleazar  be  jat  Phinehas,  d  Phi- 
nehas  begat  Abishua, 

5  Ami  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and 
Bukki  begat  Uzzi, 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiab,  and 
Zeruhiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariab,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  Ahitub  e  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  begat  Ahimaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah, 
and  Azariah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah, 
(he  it  is  that  /  executed  the 
priest's  oifice  in  the  temple  2  that 
Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem,) 

11  And  Azariah  begat  Amariah, 
g  and  Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and 
Zadok  begat  h  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah, 
and  Hilkiah  begat  Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  Seraiah,  i 
and  Seiairth  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into  cap- 
tivity, when  k  the  Lord  carried 
away  Judah  and  Jerusalem  by  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar. 

16  The  sons  of  Levi  ;  Gershom, 
3  Kohath,  and  Merari. 

17  And  these  be  the  names  of  the 
sons  of  Gershom  ;  Libni,  and  Shi- 
mei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  leere, 
Amram,  and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,, 
and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari  ;  Mahli 
and  Mushi.  And  these  are  the 
families  of  the  Levites,  according^ 
to  their  fathers. 

20  Of  Gershom  :    Libni    his  son, 


1. 

4  or,  Ethan,  j  Jahath  his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 
ver.  42.  j   21  Joah  4  his  son,  5  Iddo  his  son, 

5  or, Adaiah,    Zerah  his  son,  6  Jenterai  his  son. 
'22  The  sons  of  Kohath  ;  7    Am- 

minadab  his  son,  Korah  his  son, 
Assir  his  son, 

23  Elkanah  bis  son,  and  Ebiasaph 
his  son,  and  Assir  his  son, 

24  Tahath  his  son,  8  Uriel  his 
son,  Uzziah  his  son,  and  Shaul 
his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkaaab  t 
Amasai,  and  Ahimoth. 


B.  C.  1280.  CHAP.   VI. 

26  As  foT  Elkanah  :  the  sona  of,  9  or,  Zuph, 
Elkanah  ;  Zophai   9  his  son,  and   ver.  35.  1 
Nahath  ^  hi6  son,  ISa.  1.  1. 

27  EUabhis  son,  Jeroham  his  son,    /  v.34,7'ortA. 
Elkanah  his  son.  i  10  called 

28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel  ;  also  Joel, 
the  first-born  10  Yashni,  and:  ver.  33.  1 
Abiah.  Sa.  8.  2. 

29  The  sons  of  Merari  ;  Mahli,  i  m  c.  16.  1. 
Libni  his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  '  11  stood. 
Uzzahisson,  j  n  Ps.  88. 

30  Shiraei  his  son,   Haggiah  his   title. 
son,  Asaiah  his  son.  I  12  ver.  26. 

31  And    these     are    they    whom   Nahatk. 
David  set  over  the  service  of  song   13  or,  Zo- 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  after  that  phai. 

the  ark  had  rest,  m  \  14  ver.  24. 

32  And     they   ministered    before  ,,SAnu/, 
the  dwelling-place  of  the  taberna- 1  Vzziah, 
cle  of  the  congregation  with  sing-  i  Uriel. 
ing,  until   Solomon   had   built  the  '  o  Ex.  6.  24. 
house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem  ;  p  Ne.  7.  44. 
and     then    they  waited     on    their  jPs.  73,  &c. 
office  according  to  their  order.  |  titles. 

33  And    these  are  they   that    11   y  ver.  21. 
•waited,   with  their  children.      Of,  15  called 
the  sons  of  the  Kohathites  ;    Ilc-\Jeduthun, 
man  n  a  singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the   c.  9.  16. 
son  of  Shemui'l,  £5.  1,  3,  6. 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  r  Ps.  89. 
Jeroham,  the  son  of  Eliel,  the  son    title. 

of  Toah,  12  16  or, 

35  The  son  of  13  Zuph,  the  son  of  Kushaiah. 
Elkanah,  the  son   of  Mahath,  the   c.  15.  17. 
Fon  of  Amasa, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah.  the  son  of 

14  Joel,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son   

of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of 

Assir,   the  son  of  Ebiasaph,   o  the   s  Nu.  8.  5 — 
son  of  Korah,  11. 

38  The  son    of  Izhar,   the  son  of 
Kohath,  the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  (  Le.  1.  9. 
Isae)  : 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  p  (who   u  Ex.  30.  7. 
stood    on    his    right    band,)    even 

Asaph,  the  son    of  Berachiab,  the   v  ver.  4 — 8. 
son  of  Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son  to  Jos.  21. 
of  Baaseiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  q  the  son  of  x  Jos.  14.  13. 
Zerah,  the  son  of  Adaiah,  15.  13. 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of 
Zimmah,  the  son  of  Shimei,  17  or,  Ho- 

43  The  son   of  Jahath,  the  son  of  Ion,  Jos.  21. 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Levi.  15. 

44  And  their  brethren,   the  sons 

cf  Merari,  stood  on  the  left  hand  :   18  or,  Ain, 

15  Ethan   r  the  son   of  16   Kishi,   Jos.  21.  16. 
the  son  of  Abdi,  the  son  of  Mal- 

luch,  19  or,  .4^ 

45  The   son    of  Hashabiah,    the   mon,  Jos. 
eon    of  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Hil-  21.  18. 
kiah, 

46  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  y  ver.  66. 
Bani,  the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  z  Nu.  3.  20. 


Cities  of  tlie pnestt. 

Muslii,  the  son  of  Merari,  the  son 
of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  Le- 
vites  were  appointed  s  unto  all 
manner  of  service  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  house  of  God. 

49  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  of 
fered  upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
otiering,  t  and  on  the  altar  u  of 
incense,  and  were  appointed  for  all 
the  work  of  the  place  most  holy, 
and  to  make  an  atonement  for  Is- 
rael, accordin|' to  all  that  Moses 
the  servant  of  God  had  command- 
ed. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Aaron  ;  Eleazer  v  his  son,  Phine- 
has  his  son,  Abishua  his  son, 

51  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son, 
Zerabiah  his  son, 

52  Meraiotli  his  son,  Amariah  his 
son,  Ahitub  his  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his 
son. 

54  Now  these  w  are  their  dwell- 
ing-places throughout  their  cas- 
tles in  their  coasts,  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  of  the  families  of  the  Ko- 
hathites ;  for  theirs  was  the 
lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  Hebron 
in  the  land  of  Jtidah,  and  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  round  about  it. 

56  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and 
the  villages  thereof,  they  gave  x  to 
Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh. 

57  And  to  the  sons  of  Aaron 
they  gave  the  cities  of  Judah, 
namely.  Hebron,  the  city  of  refuge, 
and  Libnah  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with 
their  siibuibs, 

58  And  ITHilen  with  hersuburbs, 
DeLir  with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  18  Ashan  with  her  suburbs 
and  Btth-shemesh  with  her  sub- 
urbs : 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benja- 
min ;  Geba  with  hersuburbs,  and 
19  Alenieth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anathoth  with  her  suburbs.  All 
their  cities,  throughout  their  fami- 
lies, s^fre  tliirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath, 
which  were  left  y  of  the  family 
of  that  tribe,  Mrfre  cities  given  out 
of  the  half  tribe,  namely,  out  of 
the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  by  lot, 
ten  cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom, 
throughout  their  families,  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan, 
thirteen  cities. 

68  Unto    the   sons  of  Memrt   z 
403 


Cit'us  of  tht  Levites. 


I  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  1144. 


uere  givenhy  lot,  througlioul  their  aver.  61 
families,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reu-I 
hen,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
tuelve  cities. 

64  And    the   children  of     Israel 
piive    to   the    Levites  thise  cities  6  Jos.  22.  21 
with  their  eurburbs.  | — 35,  where 

65  And    they   gave  by  lot,  out  of!  mnuy  of 
the  tribe  of  tlie  children  of  Judah,    these  cities 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  children    have  other 
of  Simeon,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
the    children   of  Benjamin,    these 
cities,  which   are  called   bjr   their 
names. 

66  And  a  the  residue  of  the  fami- 
lies of    the   sons  of  Kohath    had 
cities  of  their  coasts   out   of   the   cDe.4. 
tribe  of  Ephraim.  — 13. 

67  And  they  gave  unto  thein,  of 
the  cities  of  refuge,  Shechiin  in 
mount  Ephraim  with  her  suburbs  ; 
they  gave  also  Gezer  with  her  su- 
burbs, 

68  And  Jokmeam  b  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Betli-horon  with  her 
Eubuibs, 

69  And  Aijalon  with  her  su- 
burbs, and  Gath-rimmon  with  her 
suburbs  : 

70  And  out  of  the  half  tribe  of 
INI.inasseh  ;  Aner  with  her  su- 
burbs, and  Bileam  with  her  su- 
burbs, for  the  family  of  the  rem- 
nant of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  ofGershom  toere 
given  out  of  the  family  of  the  half 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Golan  in  Bash- 
an  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ashta- 
roth  with  her  suburbs  : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char  ;  Kedesh  with  her  suburbs, 
Daberatli  with  her  suburbs, 

73  And  Ramoth  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Aiiemwith  her  suburbs  : 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ash- 
er  ;  Ma.shal  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  su- 
burbs, and  Rehob  with  her  su- 
burbs : 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naph- 
tali  ;  Kedesh  in  Galilee  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Hammon  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Kirjathaira  with  her 
suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children 
of  Merari  were  given,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Zebulun,  Rimmon  with 
her  suburbs.  Tabor  with  her  su- 
burbs : 

78  And  c  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan by  Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of 
Jordan,  ^ccre  given  them  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer  in  the  wil- 
derness with  hersuburbs,  and  Jah- 
zah  with  hersuburbs, 

404 


rflK.22.  3, 
&c. 


e  Ge.  32.  2. 
2  Sa.  17.  24, 

27. 


aGe.46. 13. 
Nu.  26.  23. 


1  Phuvah, 
Job. 


ic.  27.  1. 


c  c.  12.  32. 


dGe.  46.21. 
c.  8.  I,  &c. 


7.9  Kedemoth  aluo  with  her  su- 
burb*, and  Mephaath  with  her 
suburbs  : 

80  And  out  ofthe  tribe  of  Gad  ;  d 
Ramoth  in  Gilead  with  her  gu- 
buibs,  and  Mahanaim  e  with  her 
suburbs, 

81  And  Hechbon  with  her  sa- 
burbs,  and  Jar.er  with  hersuburbs. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

NOW    a  the    sons    of   Issachar 
were,  Tola,  and    I  Puah,  Ja- 
shub,  and  Shimron,  four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola  ;  Uzzi, 
and  Rephaiah.  and  Jeriel,  and 
Jahmai,  and  Jibsam,  and  Shem- 
uel,  heads  of  their  father's  house, 
to  icit,  of  Tola  :  they  teere  valiant 
men  of  might  in  their  jeneiations; 
whose  number  6  teat,  in  the  day* 
of  David,  two  and  twenty  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi  ;  Izrahi- 
ah  :  and  the  sons  of  Izrahiah  ; 
Michael,  and  Obadiah,  and  Joel, 
Ishiah,  five  :  all  of  them  chief 
men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  gener- 
ations, after  the  house  of  their 
fathers,  were  bands  of  soldiers  for 
war,  six  and  thirty  thousand  men  : 
for  they  had  many  wives  and 
ions. 

5  And  their  brethren,  among  a!) 
the  families  of  Issachar,  c  were 
valiant  men  of  might,  reckoning 
in  all,  by  their  genealogies,  four- 
score and  seven  thousand. 

6  TTie  sons  of  Benjamin  ;  d  Bela, 
and  Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela  ;  Ezbon, 
and  Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jeri- 
moth,  and  Iri,  five  :  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  mighty 
men  of  valour  ;  and  were  leck- 
oned,  by  their  genealogies,  twenty 
and  two  thousand  and  thirty  and 
four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher  ;  Ze- 
mira,  and  Joash,  and  Eliezer, 
and  Elioenai,  and  Omri,  and  Je- 
rimoth,  and  Abiah,  and  Anatholh, 
and  Alameth.  All  these  are  the 
sons  of  Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  df- 
ter  their  genealogy  by  their  gen- 
erations, heads  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  mighty  men  of  val- 
our, was  twenty  thousand  and  two 
hundred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael  ;  Bil- 
han  :  and  the  sons  of  Bilhan  ; 
Jeush.  and  Benjamin,  and  Ehud, 
and  Chenaanah,  and  Zethan,  and 
Tharshish,  and  Ahishahar. 

11  All  these,  the  sons  of  Jediael, 
bv    the   heads   of    their   fathers, 


B.  C.  1444. 

mighty  e  men  of  valour,  were  se- 
venteen thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred soldiers,  fit  to  go  out  for  war 
and  bsUle. 

12  Shuppimy  also,  and  Hupplm, 
the  childien  of  2  Ir,  and  Hushim, 
the  sons  of  3  Aher. 

13  The  sons  of  Naphtali  ;  Jahziel, 
and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shallum, 
the  sons  of  Bilbah. 

14  The  sons  of  Manasseh  :  Ash- 
riel,  whom  she  bare  ;  (but  his  con- 
cubine the  Aramitess  bare  Machir 
the  father  of  Gilead. 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the 
tisterof  Huppim  §■  and  Shuppirn, 
whose  sister's  name  was  Maach- 
ah  ;)  and  the  name  of  the  second 
teas  Ziilopheliad  :  and  Zelophehad 
had  daughters  : 

16  And  Maachah  the  wife  of 
Machir  bare  a  son,  and  she  called 
his  name  Peresh  ;  and  the  name 
of  his  brother  was  Sheresh  *.  and 
bis  sons  were  Clam  and  Rakera. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  ;  Se- 
dan, h  These  were  the  sons  of  Gi- 
lead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son 
of  Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh 
bare  Ishod,  and  Abiezer,  i  and 
Mahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemidah 
were,  Ahian,  and  Shechem,  and 
Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  And  k  the  sons  of  Ephraim  ; 
Shuthelah,  and  Bered  his  son,  and 
Tahath  his  son,  and  Eladah  his 
Bon,  and  Tahath  his  son, 

21  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shu- 
thelah his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  E- 
lead,  whom  the  men  of  Gath  that 
were  born  in  that  land  slew,  be- 
cause they  came  down  to  take  away 
their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  father  I 
mourned  many  days,  and  his  bre- 
thren came  m  to  comfort  him. 

23  And  when  he  went  in  to  his 
wife,  she  conceived,  and  bare  a 
eon,  and  he  called  his  name  4 
Beriah,  because  n  it  v^ent  evil  with 
his  house,  o 

24  (And  his  daughter  was  She- 
rah,  who  built  Beth-horoh  the 
nether,  and  the  upper,  and  Uzzen- 
Bherah.) 

!25  And  Rephah  v^as  his  son,  also 
Resheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and 
Tahan  his  son, 

26  Laadan  his  son,  Ammihud  his 
son,  Elishama  his  son, 

27  Non  5  his  son,  Jehoshuah  his 
»on. 

23  And  their  possessions  and 
habitations  were  Beth-el  and  the 
towns      thereof      and      eastward 


CHAP.  VIII 

e2Ch.  17. 
13,  &c. 

/Nu.  26.39. 
Shupham 
and  Hup- 
ham. 

2  or,  Iri. 
let.  7. 

3  or,  Ahi- 
ram, 

Nu.  26.  38. 

g  ver.  12. 

/i.lSa.12.11. 

i  Nu.26.  30. 
Jezer. 

k  Nu.  26.35. 

;Ge.37.  34. 

TO  Job  2.  11. 

4  i.  e.  in 

evil. 

nGe.35.  18, 
I  Sa.  4.  21. 

0  2  Sa.  23.5. 

5  or.  Nun, 
Nu.  13.  8, 
16. 


p  Jos.  16.  7. 

6  daugh- 
ters. 

7  or,  Adasa. 
q  Jos.  17.  7, 
11. 

rGe.46.  17 
Nu.  26.  44. 

s  ver.  34. 
Shamer. 
t  ver.  32. 
Shomer. 

1  or,  Ard, 
Ge.  46.  21. 

Ju.3.  15. 

2  or,  Shu- 
pham. 
Nu.  26.  39 
c.  7.  12. 

6  c.  2.  52, 


The  sons  of  Benjamin, 
Naaran,  p  and  westward  Gezer 
with  the  towns  6  thereof,  She- 
chem also  and  the  towns  thereof, 
unto  7  Gaza  and  the  towna 
thereof: 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh,  q  Beth- 
shean  and  her  towns,  Taanach 
and  her  towns,  Megiddo  and  her 
towns,  Dor  and  her  towns.  In 
these  dwelt  the  children  of  Joseph 
the  son  of  Israel. 

30  The  sons  of  Asher  ;  r  Imnab, 
and  Isuah,  and  I'huai,  and  Beriah, 
and  Serah  their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah  ;  He- 
ber,  ar.d  Malchiel,  who  is  the  fa- 
ther of  Eirzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and 
s  Shomer,  and  Hotham,  and  Shua 
their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet ; 
Pasach,  and  Bimhal,  and  Ash- 
vath  :  these  are  the  children  of 
Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sons  of  Shamer ;  t 
Ahi,  and  Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and 
Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother 
Helem  ;  Zophah,  and  Imna,  and 
Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah ;  Suah, 
and  Harnepher,  and  Shual,  and 
Beri,  and  Imrah, 

37  Eezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma, 
and  Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and 
Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether  ;  Je- 
phunneh,    and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  LTlla  ;  Arab, 
and  Haniel,  and  Rezia. 

40  All  these  luere  the  children  of 
Asher;  heads  of  their  father's 
house,  choice  and  mighty  men  of 
valour,  chief  of  the  princes.  And 
the  number,  throughout  the  gene- 
alogy of  them  that  were  apt  to  the 
war  anfZ  to  battle,  was  twenty  and 
six  thousand  men. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

NOW  Benjamin  begat  Bela  his 
first-born,  Ashbel  the  second, 
and  Aharah  the  third, 

2  Nohah  the  fourth,  and  Rapha 
the  fifth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were,  I 
Addar,  and  Gera,  and  Abihud, 

4  And  Abishua,  and  Naaman, 
and  Ahoah, 

5  And  Gera,  a  and  2  Shephuphan, 
and  Huram. 

6  And  these  are  the  sons  of 
Ehud  :  these  are  the  hi>ads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of  Ge- 
ba,  and  they  removed  them  to 
Manahath  :  6 

7  And     Naaman,     and     Ahiab, 

405 


I'/ie  sons  of  Btiijomin.  1 

Knd  Qera,  lie  removed  tliem,  nnd 
begHt  Uzza  and  Ahibud. 

8  Anil  .Sli.ihiiraim  bejat  children 
in  the  country  of  Moab,  ratter  he 
had  sent  them  away  ;  Hushim  and 
Banra  were  his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his 
■wife,  Jobab,  nnd  Zibia,  nnd  Me- 
»ha,  nnd  Malcham, 

10  And  JiMiz,  and  Shachia,  and 
ISIirma.  These  were  bis  Boas, 
heads  of  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  bejfat  Ahi- 
tub,  and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal  ;  Eber,  and 
Misham,  and  Shamed,  who  built 
Ono  rf  and  Lod,  with  the  towns 
thereof: 

13  Beriah  also,  and  Shema,  e 
who  icere  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Aijalon,  who 
drove  away  the  inhabitants  of 
Gnth  : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Je- 
remotli, 

15  And  Zebadiah,  andArad,  and 
Ader, 

16  And  IMichacl,  and  Ispah,  and 
Joha,  the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshul- 
1am,  and  Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  nnd  Jezliah, 
and  Jobab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zicbri,  and 
Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  nnd  Zilthai,  and 
Elicl, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beralah, 
and  Shimrath,  the  sons  of  3 
Shimhi  ; 

2*2  .4nd  Ishpan,  nnd  Heber,  nnd 
Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and 
Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  nnd 
Antothijah. 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Pcnuel, 
the  sons  of  Shashak  ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  nnd  Sheha- 
riah,  and  Athnliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and 
Zichri,  the  sons  of  Jeroham. 

28  These  were  heads  of  the  fa- 
thers, by  their  generations,  chief 
men.  f  These  dwelt  in  Jenisalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  4  fa- 
ther of  Gibeon,  (whose  ■wife's 
name  wan  Maachah  ;) 

3!)  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon, 
and  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Nadah, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  5 
Zacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  beofat  G  Shime- 
ali.  And  these  also  dwelt  with 
their  brethren  in  Jerusalem,  over 
against  them. 

406 


d  Ezr.  2.  33. 
Ne.6.  2. 
11.  35. 

c  ver.  21. 


3  or,  iShema, 
ver.  13. 

/Jos.  18.28. 
Ne.  11.  1. 

4  called 
Jehiel, 
c.  9.  35. 

5  or,  Zech- 
ariah. 

c.  9.  37. 

6  or,  Std- 
meam, 
C.9.  38. 


(JHROM    LES.  B.  C.  1400. 

c  Ru.  1.  1.  33  And  Ner  begat  Kish,  and  Kish 
b'l^at  Saul,  and  Saul  beg'at  Jona- 
tliun,  and  Malchi-Kliua,  and  Abl- 
na.lab,  ^  and  7  Esh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  tea* 
8  IV!erib-b.ial  ;  and  Merib-baul  be- 
gat Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  uere, 
Pilhonaand  Mslecb,  and9Tarea, 
and  Ahaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  Jchoadnh  :  h 
nnil  Jehoadah  begat  Alemeth,  and 
Azmavclh,  nnd  Zimri  ;  and  Zimri 
bega    IMoza. 

37  And  Mnza  begat  Binen  :  Ka- 
pha i  was  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 
Azei  his  son. 

38  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Boch- 
eru,  and  Isbmael,  and  Sheariah. 
and  Obadiab,  nnd  Hanan.  All 
these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Esliek  his 
brother  were,  Ulam  his  fiist-born, 
Jehush  the  second,  and  Eliphelet 
the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  were 
mighty  men  of  valour,  archers, 
and  had  many  sons,  and  sons' 
sons,  an  hundred  and  fifty.  All 
these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

SO  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by 
g'nealogies  ;  and,  behold,  they 
ifcre  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  and  Judah,  who 
were  carried  away  to  Babylon  for 
their  transgression. 

2  Now  a  the  first  inhnbitnnts 
that  dwelt  in  their  possessions  in 
their  cities  were,  the  Israelites, 
the  priests,  Leviies,  and  the  Ne- 
thinims.  b 

3  And  in  Jerusalem  c  dwelt  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  nnd  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephrnim,  nnd   Manasseh  ; 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Ammihud,  the 
son  of  Omri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the 
son  of  Pani,  of  the  children  of 
Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites  ;  Asniah 
the  first-born,  nnd  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sans  of  Zerah  ;  Je- 
uel,  and  their  brethren,  six  hun- 
dred and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  ; 
Sallu,  the  son  of  MeshuUam,  the 
son  of  Hodaviah,  the  son  of  Ha- 
scnuah. 

8  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham. and  Elah  the  son  of  Uzzi, 
the  son  of  Michri,  nnd  .Meshullarn 
thf  son  of  Shephathiah,  the  son  of 
Reuel,  the  son  of  Ibaijah  : 

9  And  their  brethren,  according 
to  their  generations,  nine  hundred 


^ISa. 14.49. 
I/:hui. 

7or, /sA- 
bo.ihelh, 
2  Sn.  2.  8. 

8  or,  Me- 
phibosheth. 
2Sa.  4.  4. 
9.6,  10. 

,0or,  Tah- 
Tea. 
9.  41. 

h  Jarnh, 
c.  9.  42. 

i  licphaiah, 
c.  9.  43. 

a  Ezr.  2.  70. 

Ne.7.  73. 

b  Jos.  9.  27. 
Ezr.  2.  43. 
8.  20. 

rNe.U.  1. 


E.  C.  1400.  CHAP.  IX. 

and  fifty  and   six.    All  tliesc  men  «/Ne.  11.10, 

vicre  chief  of  ihe    father.s    in   the  &c. 
house  of  their  fathers. 

10  And  d  of  llie  priests  ;  Jedaiah,  e  Ne.  11.  11. 
and  Jehoiarih',  and  Jachin.  Seraiah. 

11  And  Axariah  e  the  son  of  Hil- 

kiab,  the   son   of  IVIeshullam,  the  1  mighty 

son  ofZadok,  the  son  of  Meraiotb.  men  of 

the  son  of  Ahitub,  the  ruler  of  tlie  valuuT. 
house  of  God  , 

12  And    Adaiah   the  son  of  Jero-  2  thresh- 
ham,   the  son   of  Pashur,  the   son  olds. 

of   Malchijah,    and    Maasiai    the 

son  of   Adiel,    the    son    of  Jahze-  /Nu.31.  6. 

rah,   the    son  of   Meshullam,   the 

son  of  Meshillemith,   the  son    of 

Immer;  

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their   fathers,  a  thou- 
sand    and     seven     hundred      and    .g-c.  26.  1, 
threescore  ;    1   very  able   men   for   &c. 

the   work    of   the    service   of   the 

house  of  God.  fc  1  Sa.  9.  9. 

14  And    of    the     Levites ;     She- 

maiah    the    son     of  Hasshub,  the    Z/ounded. 

son  of  Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hash- 

abiah,  of  the  sons  of  Merari  ;  4  or,  trust. 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,   and 

Galal,   and  Mattaniah  the   son   of    i  2  K.  11.  5. 

Micah,  the  son  of  Zichri,  the  son 

of  Asaph  ;  5  or,  trust. 

16  And     Obadiah    the     son     of 
Sheniaiah,   the  son   of  Galal,   the   6  or,  store- 
son  of  Jeduthun  ;    and  Berechiah    houses. 
the   son   of  Asa,   the  son  of  Elka- 

>iah,  that  dwelt  in  the  villages  of  7  bring 

the  Netophathites.  them  in  by 

17  And    Ihe    porters   jrcre,   Shal-  tnle,  and 
lum,  and  Akkub,  and  Talraon,  and  cnrnj  them 
Ahimnn,  and  their  brethren  ;  Shal-  out  by  tale. 
lum  wos  the  chief  ; 

18  (Who   hitherto  waited   in   the  8oT,ves- 
king's  g'ate  eastward:)    ihey  were  sets. 
porters   in  the    companies  of   the 

children  of  Levi.  i  Ex.  30.23, 

19  And     Shallum     the     son      of    25. 
Kore,    the   son    of   Ebiasaph,    the 

son   of  Korah,     and    his    brethren    9  or,  trust. 
(of  the   house    of   his    father)   the 
Korahites,  uere  over   the  work  of    I  Le.  2.  5. 
the  servi-e,  keepers  of  the2g'ates   6.  21. 
of  the  tabernacle  :    and   their  fa- 
thers,  being  over  the   host   of  the    10  or,  on 
Lord,    were    keepers     of    the    en-  flat  plates, 
try.  I  or,  slices. 

20  And    Phinehas  _/"  the   son    of  [ 
Eleazar  was  the  ruler  over  them  in    11  bread  of 
time  past,  and  the  Lord   was  with    ordering, 
him.  iLe.24. 8. 

21  And     Zechariah    the    son     of  1 
Meshelemiah   icas    porter    of   the   m  c.  6.31. 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con-   25.  4. 
gregalion.  I 

22  All   these,  which  were  chosen    12  «/)on 
to  be  porters  in     the    "rates,   were   them  was. 
two  hundred   and  twelve.     These 

■were   reckoned  bv  their  genealogy  '  n  c.  8.  29. 
407 


Gfnealogy  nf  Saul. 
in  their  villages:  whom  David  g 
and  Samuel  the  h  seer  3  did  ordain 
in  their  4  set  office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children 
had  the  oversight  of  the  gales  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  namely, 
the  house  of  the  tabernacle,  by 
wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  por- 
ters, toward  the  east,  west,  north, 
and  south. 

25  And  their  brethren,  which 
were  in  their  villages,  were  to  come 
after  i  seven  days  from  time  to 
time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four 
chief  porters,  were  in  tlteir  5  se( 
office,  and  were  over  the  6  cham- 
bers and  treasuiies  of  the  house  of 
God. 

27  And  they  lodged  round  about 
the  house  of  God,  because  the 
charge  was  upon  them,  and  the 
opening  thereof  every  morning 
pertained  to  them. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the 
charge  of  the  ministering  vessels, 
that  they  should  bring  7  them  in 
and  out  by  tale. 

29  Some  of  thern  also  were  ap- 
pointed  to  oversee  the  vessels,  and 
all  the  8  instruments  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  the  fine  fiour,  and  the 
wine,  and  the  oil,  and  the  frank- 
incense, and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the 
priests  made  the  ointment  k  of  tho 
spices. 

31  And  Matlithiah,  one  of  the 
Levites,  who  icas  the  first-born  of 
Shallum  the  Korahite,  had  the  9 
set  office  over  the  things  I  that 
were  made  10  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren, 
of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathitcs,  were 
over  the  show-bread,  11  to  prepare 
it  every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  the  singers,  m 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
who  remoining  in  the  chamberg 
were  free  ;  for  12  they  were  em- 
ployed in  that  work  day  and 
night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Le- 
vites were  chief  throughout  their 
generations:  these  dwelt  at  Je- 
rusalem. 

35  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the  fa- 
ther of  Gibeon,  .Tehiel,  whose 
wife's  name  icas  Maacbah  :  n 

36  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon, 
then  Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and 
Ner,  and  Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and 
Zechariah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shime- 
ora.      An<i    thev  also    dwelt  with 


Death  of  Sniit.  I 

their  brethren  at  Jerusalem,  over 
ag-ainRt  their  brethren. 

39  Anil  o  Ner  beg'at  Kish  ;  and 
Kish  be^;it  Saul  ;  nnd  JSiiul  begat 
JoiiRthnn,  and  Malchi-bhua,  and 
Abinudub,  and  Esh-baal. 

4U  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was 
Merib-baal  :  and  Meiib-baal  beffit 
Micah. 

41  And  the  gons  of  Micah  were, 
Pithon,and  Melech,  and  Tahrea, 
and p  Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah  ;  and 
Jarah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azma- 
veth,  and  Ziinri  ;  and  Zimri  beg'at 
Moza  ; 

43  And  Moza  begat  Binea  ;  and 
Rrphaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son, 
Kzel  his  son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose 
names  are  these,  Azrikam,  Boch- 
eru,  and  Islimael,  and  Sheariah, 
and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan.  These 
were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

CHAPTER  X. 

NOW  a  the  Philistines  fought 
against  Israel  ;  and  the  men 
of  Israel  fled  from  before  the  Phi- 
listines, and  fell  down  slain  I  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed 
hard  after  Saul,  and  after  his  sons  ; 
and  the  Philistines  slew  Jonathan, 
and  2  Abinadab,  and  Malchi-shua, 
the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore 
against  Saul,  and  the  3  archers  4 
hit  him,  and  he  was  wounded  of 
the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armour- 
bearer.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust 
me  through  therewith,  lest  these 
uncircumcised  come  and  5  abuse 
me.  But  his  armour-bearer  would 
not ;  for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon 
it. 

5  And  w^ben  his  armour-bearer 
saw  that  Saul  was  dead,  he  fell 
likewise  on  the  aword,  and  died. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three 
»ons,  and  all  his  house  died  to- 
gether. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael that  were  in  the  valley  saw 
that  they  fled,  and  that  Saul  and 
his  sons  were  dead,  then  they  for- 
sook their  cities,  6  and  fled  :  and 
the  Philistines  came  and  dwelt  in 
them. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  when  the  Philistines 
came  tosti.p  the  slain,  that  they 
found  Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped 
him,  they  took  hi?  head,  and  his 

408 


CHRONICI 

0  c.  8.  33. 

pc.8.  35. 

a  I  Sa.  31. 
1,  &c. 

lor, 
wounded. 

2  or,  Jskui, 

1  Sa.  14.  49. 

3  shooters 
with  bows. 

i/ound. 

5  or,  mock. 

b  Le.  26.  31. 


ES. 


B.  C.  1048. 


c  1  Sa.31.10. 
6  trans- 
gressed. 

rflSa. 13.13. 
15.23. 
e  I  Sa.  28. 
7,  &c. 
/  1  Sa.  16. 
I,  13. 
28.  17. 
2  Sa.  3.  9, 
10. 
5.3. 
1  Isai. 

a2Sa.  5.  1, 
&c. 

1  both  yes- 
terday and 
the  third 
day. 

2  or,  Tvle. 

h  Ps.  78.  71. 
Je.  3.  15. 

3  by  the 
hand  of. 

c  1  Sa.  16. 
1,12. 

f?Ju.  1.  21. 
19.  10. 

4  l\aad. 

5  i.  e.  Zion, 
2  Sa.  5.  7. 


armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistinei  round  about,  to 
carry  tiiiin^g  unto  their  idoli,  and 
to  the  people. 

10  And  c  they  put  hit  armour  in 
the  house  of  their  god»,  and  fast- 
ened hia  head  in  the  temple  of 
Dagon. 

11  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead 
heard  all  that  the  Philistinei  had 
done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant 
men,  and  took  away  the  body  of 
Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons, 
and  brought  them  to  Jabesh,  and 
buried  their  bones  under  the  oak  in 
Jabesh,  and  lasted  seven  days. 

13  So  Saul  died  for  his  trans- 
gression which  he  6  committed 
against  the  Lord,  even  d  against 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  coun- 
sel e  of  07ie  tluit  had  a  familiar 
spirit,  to  inquire  of  it  ; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord  : 
therefore  he  slew  him,  and  turned 
/  the  kingdom  unto  David  the 
son  of  7  Jesse. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

THEN  o  all  Israel  gathered 
themselves  to  David  unto 
Hebron,  saying.  Behold,  we  are 
thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  And,  moreover,  1  in  time  past, 
even  when  Saul  was  king,  thou 
wast  he  that  leddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel  :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee, 
Thou  Shalt  2  feed  6  my  people  Is- 
rael, and  thou  shall  be  ruler  ovei 
my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elderg 
of  Israel  to  the  king  to  Hebron  ; 
and  David  made  a  covenant  with 
them  in  Hebron  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord  3  bjr  Samuel,  c 

4  And  David  and  all  Israel  went 
to  Jerusalem,  which  is  Jebus ;  d 
where  the  Jebusites  wire,  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebui 
said  to  David,  Thou  shalt  not 
come  hither.  Nevertheless  David 
took  the  castle  of  Zion,  which  is 
the  city  of  David. 

6  And  David  said.  Whosoever 
sraiteth  the  Jebusites  first  shall  be 
4  chief  and  captam.  So  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah  went  first  up,  and 
was  chief. 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle  ; 
therefore  they  called  5  it.  The  city 
of  David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round 
about,   eren    from    Millo    round 


B.  C.  1048.  CHAP.  XI. 

about:  and  Joab  repaired  6    the  6  revived. 

rest  of  the  city.  7  went  in 

9  So  DiiviJTwaxed  greater  and  going  and 
greater :  for  the  Lord  of  hosts  increasing, 
uas  wilh  him.  8  or,  held 

10  These   also   are  the  chief  of  strongly 
the     mighty    men    whom     David  with  him. 
had,  who   strengthened   8     them-  e  1  Sa.  16. 
selves  with  him   in  his  kingdom,  1,  12. 

and  with  all  Isi'ael,  to  make  him  S  ox,  son  of 
king,  according  to  the  word  e  of  Hachmoni. 
the  Lord  concerning  Israel.  10  or, 

11  And   this  is   the    number     oi^Ephcs- 
the     mighty     men    whom     David   dainmin, 
had  ;      Jashobeam     9     an     Hach-    1  Sa.  17.  1. 
raonite,  the  chief  of  the  captains:    11  ov,  stood. 
he     lifted    up    his  spear  against    12  or,  salva- 
three  hundred  slain  by  him  at  one    tion. 
time.  13  or,  three 

12  And  after  him  7j)is  Eleazar  the  captains 
Bon  of  Dodo  the  Ahohite,  who  over  the 
teas  one  of  the  three  mighties  :  thirty. 

13  He    was    with    David    at    10   /  2  Sa.  23. 
Pas     dammim,     and     there      tlie  i  13,  &c. 
Philistines  were  gathered  together!  »  c.  14.9. 

to    battle,  where  was  a  parcel  oi  h  Ps.  107.  5. 
ground  full    of    barley  ;    and   the  |  i  1  Sa.  7.  6. 
people  fled  from  before  the  Philis-  \khe.  17. 
tines.  1 10,  11. 

11  And    they   11    set    themselves  |  Ps.  72.  14. 
in  the  midst  of    tlmt  parcel,  and  i  14  rcir/i 
delivered  it,  and  slew  the  Ph\\\s-\  their  lives. 
tines;    and   the   Lord   saved  thentll  Ju.  5.  18. 
by  a  great  12  deliverance.  i  9.  17. 

15  Now   13    three   of  the    thirty  |  1  Sa.  19.5. 
captains  went  down/ to  the  rock   to  2  Sa.  23. 
to  David,  into  the  cave  of  Adul-  |  18,  &c. 
lam:   and  the  host  of  the  Philis- 
tines encamped  in   the   valley  of 
Rephaim.  g 

16  And  David  teas  then  in  the 
bold,  and  the  Philistines'  garri- 
son was  then  at  Beth-lehem. 

17  And  David  longed,  h  and 
said.  Oh,  that  one  would  give  me 
drink  of  the  water  of  the  well  of 
Beth-lehem,  that  is  at  the  gate  ! 

18  .4nd  the  three  brake  through 
the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of 
Beth-Ieb'-m  that  was  by  the  gate, 
and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to  D  t- 
vid  :  but  David  would  not  drink 
of  it,  but  poured  it  i  out  to  the 
Lord, 

19  And  said.  My  God  forbid  it 
me,  that  I  should  do  this  thing: 
shall  I  drink  the  blood  k  of  these 
men  14  that  have  put  I  their  lives 
in  jeopardy  ?  for  with  the  jeopardy 
of  their  lives  they  brought  it. 
Therefore  he  would  not  drink  it. 
These  things  did  these  three 
mightiest. 

20  And  7n  Abishai  the  brother  of 
Joab,  he  was  chief  of  the  three  : 
for    lifting    up  bis  spear   against 


15  §reat  of 
deeds. 

16  of  mea- 
sure. 

n  ISa. 17.51. 

17  or, 
Sliammnh. 

18  or.  Ha- 
rodlte, 

2  Sa.  23.  25. 

19  or,  Pal- 
tite, 

2  Sa.  23.  26. 

20  or,  Me- 
biinnai. 

21  or,  Zal- 
mon. 

22  or,  Heleb. 

23  or,  Hid- 
dai. 

24  or,  Abi- 
elbon. 

25ov,Jashen, 
2  Sa.  23.  32, 
33. 

23,  or,  Sha- 
rar. 


Dauid's  mighty  men, 

three  hundred,  he  slew  them,  and 
had  a  name  among  the  three. 

21  Of  the  three,  he  was  more 
honourable  than  the  two,  for  he 
was  their  captain  ;  howl)eit  he 
attained  not  to  ihe  frst  three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man  of  Kab- 
zeel,  15  who  had  done  many  acts  j 
he  slew  iwo  lion-like  men  of  Mo- 
ab  :  also  he  went  down  and  slew 
a  lion  in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  day. 

23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a 
man  16  of  great  stature,  five  cu- 
bits high  ;  and  in  the  Egyptian's 
hand  teas  a  spear  like  a  weaver's 
beam  ;  and  he  went  down  to  him 
with  a  staff,  and  plucked  the  spear 
out  of  the  Egyptian's  hand,  and 
slew  him  with  his  own  n  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a  name 
among  the  three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable 
among  tlie  thirty,  but  attained 
not  to  the  frst  th.ee  :  and  David 
set  him  over  his  guard. 

26  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the 
armies  leere,  Asahel  the  brother  of 
Joab,  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of 
Beth-lehem, 

27  Shammoth  17  the  18  Haro- 
rite,  Helez  the  Pelonite.  19 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Te- 
koite,  Abiezer  the  An'.othite, 

29  Sibbecai   20    the    Hushathite, 

21  Ilai  the  Ahohite, 

30  Maharai     the     Netopnathite, 

22  Heled  the  son  of  Baanah  the 
Netophathite, 

31  Ithai  the  son  of  Ilibai  of 
Gibeah,  that  pertained  to  the 
children  of  Benjamin,  Benuiah 
the  Pirathonite, 

32  Hurai  23  of  the  brooks  of 
Gaash,  Abiel  24  the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharuinite, 
Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sons  of  25  Hashem  the 
Gizonite,  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Shage  the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiam  the  son  of  26  Sacar 
the  Hararite,  Eliphal  27  the  son 
of  28  Ur, 

38  Hepher  the  Mecheralhite, 
Ahijah  the  Pelonite, 

37  Hezro  29  the  Carmelite,  30 
Naarai  the  son  of  Ezbai, 

33  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan, 
31  Mibhar,  the  son  of  Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Na- 
harai  the  Berothite,  the  armour- 
bearer  of  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruialj, 

27  or,  Eliphelet.  28  or,  Ahasbai. 
29  or,  Hezrai.  30  or,  Paarai  the 
lArbite.     31  or,  the  Haggerite. 

•109 


Coriijxatict  that  iicnie  tu  David.     I 

40  Ira  the  Itluitc,  Gareb  the 
Iihiitu, 

41  Uiiah  the  Hittite,  Zab.id  the 
bon  of  Ahliii, 

42  A'lina  the  son  of  Shiza  the 
Reubeniie,  a  caplal'i  of  the  Reu- 
benites,  and  thiity  with  hini, 

13  Hanan  the  son  uf  Maachah, 
and  Joshaphat  the  Mithnite, 

44  U/.zia  the  Ashteiathite,  Sha- 
ma  ajid  Jehiel  the  sons  of  Ho- 
Ihani  the  Aroenle, 

45  Jediael  the  3^  son  of  Shimri, 
and  Juha  his  brother,  the  Tixite, 

46  Eiiel  the  Mahavite,  and  Je- 
ribai,  and  Joshaviah,  the  sons  of 
Elnai'.m,  and  Ithmah  the  Moabite, 

47  Kliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasiel 
the  Mesobaite. 

CHAPTKU    XII. 

NOW  a  these  are  they  that 
fame  to  David  to  Ziklag',  1 
while  lie  yet  kept  himself  close, 
because  of  Saul  the  snn  of  Kish  ; 
an<l  they  were  amonj  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2  Tliey  were  armed  with  bows, 
and  could  use  both  the  rijht  hand 
and  the  left  b  in  hurling  stones 
and  shooting  arrows  out  of  a 
how,  even  of  Saul's  brethren  of 
Benjamin. 

3  The  chief  was  Ahiezer,  then 
Joash,  I  ha  sons  of  2  Sheniaah  the 
Gibeathite  ;  and  Jeziel  and  Pe- 
let,  the  sons  of  Axmaveth  ;  and 
Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  Antuihite. 

4  And  Ism.uah  the  Gibeonite, 
a  mighty  man  among  the  thirty, 
and  over  the  thirty;  and  Jeremi- 
ah, and  Jahaziel,  and  Johanan, 
and  Josabad  the  Gederalhite, 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and 
Bealiali,  and  Shemariah,  and 
Shephatiah  the  Ilaruphite, 

6  Elkanah,  and  jesiah,  and 
Azareel,  and  Joezer,  and  Jasho- 
beara,  the  Korhites, 

7  And  Joelah,  and  Zebadiah, 
the  sons  of  Jeroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  the  Gadites  there  se- 
parated themselves  unto  David, 
into  the  hold  to  the  wilderness, 
men  of  might,  and  men  of  3  war 
Jit  for  the  battle,  that  could  han- 
dle shield  and  buckler,  whose 
faces  irere  like  the  faces  of  lions, 
and  we7-e  4  as  swift  as  the  roes  c 
upon  the  mountains  ; 

9  Ezerthe  first,  Obadlah  the  se- 
cond. Eliab  the  third, 

10  Mishmannah  the  fourth,  Je- 
remiah the  fifth, 

TI  Attai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the 
«lyenth, 

12  Johanan  the  eighth,  El/.abad 
be  ninth, 

410 


CUIIONICLES. 


B.  C.  IW.i 


32  or,  lihim- 
rite. 


a  1  Sa.  27.2, 
6. 


1  being 
t/et  shut  up. 

6Ju.20.  16. 

2  or,  Has- 
maah. 

3  o/  the  host. 

4  as  the  roes 
upon  the 
mountains 
to  make 
haste. 

c2Sa.  2.18. 
Ca.  8.  14. 


o  or,  one 
that  was 
least  could 
resist  an 
hundred, 
and  the 
greatest  a 
thousand. 

6  filled  over.  \ 
d  Jos.  3.  15.  i 

7  before         \ 
them . 

8  be  one. 

9  or,  vio- 
lence, 

10  clothed.     I 
Ju.  6.34. 

Is.  59.  17.  ' 
«2Sa.l7.23. 
/ISa.  29.2, 
3.  I 

11  on  our 
heads. 

12or,  wirA.    j 
a  band.  I 

g  1  Sa.  30.  1 
—10. 

13  heads,  or, 
captains,        ' 
or,  men, 
Ac.  11.1.       I 


13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Mach- 
banai  the  eleventh. 

14  These  were  of  the  sons  of 
Gad,  captains  of  the  host  :  5  one 
of  the  least  was  over  an  hundred, 
and  the  greatest  over  a  thousand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over 
Jordan  in  the  lirst  month,  when 
it  had  6  overflown  d  all  his  banks  ; 
and  they  put  to  flight  all  thtnt  of 
the  valleys,  both  toward  the  oast, 
anfl  toward  the  west. 

16  And  there  came  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  and  Judah  to 
the  hold  unto  Daviil. 

17  And  David  went  out  7  to 
meet  them,  and  ansivered  and' 
said  unto  them.  If  ye  be  come 
peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me, 
mine  heart  shall  8  be  knit  unto 
you  :  but  if  ye  be  come  to  betray 
nie  to  mine  enemies,  seeing  there 
is  no  9  wrong  in  mine  hands,  the 
God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon, 
and  rebuke  it. 

18  Then  the  spirit  10  came  upon 
e  Amasai,  who  was  chief  of  the 
captains,  cttid  he  said.  Thine  are 
we,  David,  and  on  thy  side,  thou 
son  of  Jesse  :  peace,  peace  be 
unto  thee,  and  peace  be  to  thine 
helpers ;  for  thy  God  helpeth 
thee.  Then  David  received  them, 
and  made  them  captains  of  the 
band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Ma- 
nasseh  to  David,  when  /  he  came 
with  the  Philistines  against  Saul 
to  battle  ;  but  they  helped  thera 
not  :  for  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines, upon  advisement,  sent  him 
away,  saying.  He  will  fall  to  his 
master  Saul,  11  to  the  Jeopardy  of 
our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there 
fell  to  him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah, 
and  Jozabad,  and  Jediael,  and 
Michael,  and  Joz.abad.  and  Elihu, 
and  Zillhai,  captains  of  the  thou- 
sands that  were  of  Maiiasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David  12 
against  the  band  g  <f  the  rovers  : 
for  they  irere  all  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  were  captains  in  the 
host. 

22  For  at  that  time,  day  by  day, 
there  came  to  David  to  help  him, 
until  it  was  a  great  host,  like  the 
host  of  God. 

23  And  these  are  the  numbers  of 
the  bands  13  that  were  ready  arm- 
ed to  the  war,  and  came  to  David 
to  Hebron,  to  turn  h  the  kingdom 
of  Saul  to  him,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that 
bare    shield    and    spear   Tcere  six 


B.  C.  1045.  CHAP.  XIII. 

thousand    and      eight     hundred,  14  or,  pre- 

ready  14  armed  to  the  war.  pared. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  i2Sa.8.  17. 
niig'hty  men  of  valour  for  the  war,  15  brethren, 
seven  thousand  and  one  hundred.  Ge.  31.  23. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Levi,  four  A- 2  Sa. 2.8,9. 
thousand  and  six  hundred.  i  a  mulli- 

27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader  tude. 

of  the   Aaronites,  and   with     him  minenqf 

were  three   thousand    and     seven  names. 

hundred  ;  n  Est.  1.  13. 

28  And  Zadok,  i  a  yonng  man  Is.  33.  6. 
mighty    of    valour,    and    of    his  Mi.  6.  9. 
father's  house    twenty    and    two  Ja.  3.  13,  17. 
captains.  16  or,  ran- 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Ben-  gers  of 
jamin,  the   kindred     15    of    Saul,  battle, 
three   thousand  :     for    hitherto    k  or,  ranged 
the  I  greatest   part   of  them    had  in  battle. 
kept   the   ward   of    the    house    of  17  or,  set 
Saul.  the  battle 

30     And     of     the      children     of  in  array. 
Ephraim,    twenty    thousand    and    \?i  without 
eight  hundred,    mighty    men     of  a  heart 
valour,  m  famous  throughout  the    and  a 
house  of  their  fathers.  heart. 

31  And   of  the    half  tribe  of  Ma-    Ps.  12.  2. 
nasseh   eighteen  thousand,  which   19  or,  keep- 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  come   ing  their 
and   make   David   king.  rank. 

32  And  of  the   children    of   Jssa-   ver.  33. 
char,   which  n  were  men  that  had   Joel  2.  7. 
understanding    of    the    times,  to 

know  v.hat   Israel   ought    to  do  ;      _ 
the     heads    of     them    were    two 
Hundred,   and   all   their    brethren   20  or,  vic- 
v>ere  at  their  commandment.  tual  of 

33  Of    Zebulun,   such    as     went   vieal. 
forth  to  battle,  16  expert   in  war,    1  break 
with   all    instruments  of  war.  fifty  \  forth  and 
thousand,    which    could    17    keep  .send. 

rank  :  they  were  18   not  of  double  'a  1  Sa.  31.1. 
heart.  J2  the  cities 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a  thousand  o/ Meir 
captains,  and  with  them,  ■vi\i\i  suburbs. 
shield  and  spear,  thirty  and  seven  3  about. 
thousand.  |5  1Sa.7.1,2. 

35  And  of  the  Danites,  expert  in  c  2  Sa.  6.  1, 
war,  twenty   and    eight  thousand   &c. 

and   six   hundred.  d  Jos.  13.3. 

36  And    of    Asher,  such   as  went   Je.  2.  18. 
forth  to  oattle,  19  expert   in   war,   e  Jos.  15.  9, 
forty  thousand.  ,60. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jor-  '  /  1  Sa.  4.  4. 
dan,  of  the  Reubenites,  and  the  4  made  the 
Gadites,  and  of  the  half  tribe  of  ark  to  ride. 
Manasseh,  with  all  manner  of  ^  1  Sa.  7.  1. 
instruments  of  war  for  the  battle,  h  2  Sa.  6.  5, 
an     hundred    and    twenty   thou-   &c. 

sand.  5  songs. 

38  All  these  men   of   war,    that  6  called 
could    keep   rank,    came    witli    a  Nnchon, 
perfect  heart  to  Hebron,  to  make  2  Sa.  6.  6. 
David   king  over  all    Israel  :   and  7  shook  it. 
ell  the  rest  also  of   Israel   were  of  i  Nu.  4.  15. 
the  heart  to  make  David  king.  c.  15.  13,  15. 
39    And    there    they    were     with  yt  Le.  10.  2. 


Daoid  feichelh  lite  ark. 
David  three  days,  eating  and 
drinking:  for  their  brethren  had 
prepared  for  them. 
40  JMofeover,  they  that  were 
nigh  them,  even  unto  Issachar 
and  Zebulun  and  Naphtali, 
brought  biead  on  asses,  and  on 
camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on 
oxen,  and  20  meat,  meal,  cakes  of 
figs,  and  bunches  of  raisins,  and 
wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and 
sheep  abundantly  :  for  thtre  was 
joy  in  Israel. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the 
captains  of    thousands     and 
hundreds,  and\\h\\  every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the 
congregation  of  Israel,  If  it  seem 
good  unto  you,  and  that  it  be  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  let  us  1  send 
abroad  unto  our  brethren  every- 
where, that  are  left  a  in  all  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  with  them 
also  to  the  priests  and  Levites 
which  are  in  2  their  cities  and 
suburbs,  that  they  may  gather 
themselves  unto  us  : 

3  And  let  us  bring  3  again  the 
ark  of  our  God  to  us:  for  6  we 
inquired  not  at  it  in  the  days  of 
Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said 
that  they  would  do  so  :  for  the 
thing  was  right  in  the  eyes  o 
all  the  people. 

5  So  c  David  gathered  all  Israel 
together,  from  Shihor  d  of  Egypt 
even  unto  the  entering  of  Hemath, 
to  bring  the  ark  of  God  from  Kir- 
jath-jearim. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all 
Israel,  to  Baalah,  e  that  is,  to 
Kirjath-jearirn,  which  belonged  to 
Judah,  to  bring  up  thence  the 
ark  of  God  the  Lord,  that  dwell- 
eth  f  between  the  cherubims, 
whose  name  is  called  on  it. 

7  And  they  4  carried  the  ark  of 
God  in  a  new  cart  out  of  the 
house  of  g  Abinadab  :  and  Uzza 
and  Ahio  drave  the  cart. 

8  An.!  A  David  and  all  Israel 
played  before  God  with  all  their 
might,  and  with  singing.  5  and 
with  harps,  and  with  psalteries, 
and  with  timbrels,  and  with 
cymbals,  and  with  tnimpets. 

9  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
threshing-floor  of  6  Chidon,  Uzza 
put  forth  his  hand  to  hold  (he  ark  ; 
for  the  oxen  stumbled.  7 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  kindled  against  Uzza,  and  he 
smote  him,  because  i  he  put  his 
hand  to  the  ark  :  and  there  he 
died  k  before  God. 

411 


Dauid't  two  victories.  I 

11  And  David  was  didplcaaed, 
becauie  Ihe  Lord  had  nmd«  a 
breach  ujioii  L'/.za:  wherefuiu  ihal 
place  is  called  8  Perez-uzzu  to  this 
day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of 
God  that  day,  saying,  ilow  sluiU 
I  briny  ihe  ark  of  God  home  lo 
me  ■} 

13  So  David  9  broiig-ht  not  the 
ark  kome  to  himself  to  the  city  of 
David,  but  carried  it  aside  into 
the  house  of  OUed-edom  the  Gil- 
lite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained 
with  the  family  of  Ubed-edoni  in 
hia  house  three  months.  And 
ihe  Lord  blessed  I  the  house  of 
Obed-edoni,  and  all  that  he  bad. 

CUAPTEU  XIV. 

NOW  a  Hiium  king  of  Tyre 
sent  messengers  lo  David, 
and  timber  of  cedars,  with  masons 
and  carpenters,  to  build  him  an 
house. 

2  And  David  perceived  that  the 
Lord  had  confirmed  hira  king 
over  Israel  ;  fur  his  kingdom  was 
lifted  up  on  high,  because  of  his 
people  Israel. 

3  And  David  took  1  more  wives 
at  Jerusalem  :  and  David  begat 
more  sons  and  daughters. 

4  Now  these  are  the  names  of /lij 
children  b  which  he  had  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  Shaminita,  and  Sbobab, 
Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibbar,  and  £lishua,  and 
Elpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and 
Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  2  Beelia- 
da,  and  Eliphalet. 

8  And  when  the  Philistines 
heard  that  Davitl  was  anointed 
king  over  all  Israel,  all  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  lo  seek  David  :  and 
David  heard  o/  it,  and  went  out 
against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and 
spread  themselves  c  in  the  vulley 
of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  up  against  the 
Phili.''lines  ?  ami  wilt  thou  deli- 
ver thein  into  mine  bund?  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up  ;  for  I 
will  deliver  tliem  into  thine  hand. 

11  So  they  came  up  to  Baal-pe- 
razim  ;  and  David  smote  them 
there.  Then  David  said,  God 
hath  broken  in  upon  mine  ene- 
mies by  inine  hand,  like  the 
breaking  forth  of  waters:  there- 
fore they  called  the  narue  of  that 
place  3  Baal-perazim. 

12  And  when  they  bad   left  their 

412 


CHRONICLES.  fi.  C.  1043. 

Si.e.tlie  g'oda  there,  David  gare  a  com- 
breach  ((f  ■  mamlrncnt,  and  they  were  ournl 
Uzza.  with  fire. 

13  And  the  Philistinei  yet  agaia 
9  rtmooed.      d  spruud  themselves  abroad  in  the 

valley. 

iGe.  30.  27.  14  Therefore  David  inquired 
c.  26.  S.  again  of  God  :   and  God  said  unto 

Pr.  10.  22.        him,  Go  nut  up  after  them  j   turn 

away  from  them,  and  come  upon 
a2Sa.5.11,  ihem  over  against  the  mulberry- 
&c.  trees. 

13  And    it  shall    be,   when    thou 

1  yet,  shall  hear  a  sound  of  going  in  the 
I  tops  of   the   mulberry-trees,    that 

be.  3.  5,  then  thou  shall  go  oul  to  battle  : 
&c.  for  God   is  gone  forth  before  thee 

to  smile  the  host   of   the    Pbilia- 

2  or,  Elia-      lines. 

da.  16   David   therefore   did  as   God 

2  Sa.  5.  16.      commanded  him  :   and  they  smote 
the  host  of    the  Philistinea  from 

c  s.  11.  15.       Gibeon  e  even  to  Gazer. 

17   And    the   fame    /    of    David 

3  i.  e.  a  went  out  into  all  lands;  and  the 
place  of  Lord  g  brought  the  fear  of  him 
breacltei.  upon  all  nations. 

CHAPTER    Xy. 

AND  David  made  him   houses 
in  the  city  of  David,  and  pre- 
pared a  place  for  the  aik  of  (5od 
and  pitched  for  it  a  a  tent, 
dver.  9.  2  Then     David    said,     1     None 

b  ought  to  carry  the  ark  of  God 
e  2  Sa.  5.  25.  but  the  Levites;  for  them  hath 
Geba,  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry  the   ark 

of  Gild,  and  lo  minister  unto  him 
/Jos.  6.  27.    for  ever. 

2  Ch.  26.  8.      3  And  David  fathered  all  Israel 
Ps.  18.  44.       together  to  Jerusalem,  lo  bring  up 
c  the   ark  of   the   Lord    unlo    his 
place  which  he  had  prepared  for 


g  De.  2.  25. 
11.  25. 

ac.  16.  1. 

1  It  is  not 
to  carry 

the  ark  of 
God,  but 
for  Hie  Le- 
vites. 

iNu.  4.  2— 

15. 

De.  10.  8. 

31.  9. 

clK.  8.1. 
c.  13.  5. 

2  or,  kins- 
men. 

d  Ex.  6.  22. 

f  Kx.6.  13. 


It. 

4  And  David  assembled  the 
children  of  Aaron,  and  the  Le- 
vites : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohatb  ;  Uriel 
the  chief,  and  hie  2  brethren,  an 
hundred  and  twenty. 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari  ;  Asa- 
iah  the  chief,  and  his  brethren, 
two  hundred  and  twenty. 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershora  ;  Joel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren,  an 
hundred  and  thirty. 

8  Of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan  ;  d 
Shemaiab  the  chief,  and  hie 
brethren,  two  hundred. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  e  Eliel 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren,  four- 
score. 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ;  Am- 
minadab  the  chief,  and  his  bre- 
thren, an  hundred  and  twelve. 

U  And  David  called  for  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  the  priests,  and  for 
tho  Levites,  for  Uriel,  As.\iah,  and 


E.  C.   1042. 


CHAP.  XVI. 


Joel,  Shernaiah,  and  Eliel,  and 
Amminadab  ; 

12  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  are 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  oi  the  Le- 
viies  ;  f  sanctify  youiselves,  bolh 
ye  and  your  bielhren,  that  ye  may 
b.ingup  the  aikoflhe  Lord  God 
of  Israel  unto  the  place  that  I  have 
piepared  for  it. 

13  For  becausp  ye  did  it  not  at 
the  fi.st,  the  Lord  our  God  made 
n  breach  g  upon  us,  for  that  \\  e 
sought  him  not  after  the  due 
order.  A 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
sanctified  themselves  to  biing  up 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

15  And  the  children  of  the 
Leviies  bare  the  ark  of  God  upon 
their  shoulders,  with  the  staves 
thereon,  a.s  Moses  i  commanded, 
according-  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

16  And  David  spake  to  the  chief 
of  the  Levites  to  appoint  their 
brethren  to  be  the  siii«rers  with 
instruments  of  music,  psalteries, 
and  harps,  and  cymbals,  sound- 
ing, by  lifting  fc  up  the  voice  with 
joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed  He- 
man  I  the  son  of  .loel  ;  and  of  his 
brethren,  m  Asaph  the  sun  of  Bere- 
chiah  ;  and  of  the  sons  of  Merari 
their  brethren,  Ethan  ?i  the  son  of 
Kushaiah  ; 

IS  And  with  them  their  brethren 
of  the  second  decree,  Zechariah, 
Bon,  and  Jaaziel,  and  Shemira- 
moth,  and  Jehiol,  and  Unni,  Eliab, 
nnd  Benaiah,  and  Maaseiah,  and 
Mattilhiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah  ;  and  Obed-edom,  and 
Jeiel.  the  porters. 

19  So  the  sing-ers,  Heman,  Asaph, 
and  Ethan,  wen  appointed  to 
sound  with  cymbals  of  brass  ; 

£0  And  Zechariah,  and  3  Aziel. 
and  Shemiranioth,  and  Jehiol,  and 
Unni.  and  Eliab,  and  Maaseiah, 
and  Beraiah,  with  psalteries  on 
Alamolh  ;  o 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Eliphe- 
leh, and  Mikneiah,  and  Ohed- 
edom,  and  Jeiel.  and  Azaziah,with 
harps  on  the  Sheminith  4  to  excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah.  chief  of  the 
Levites,  wns  5  for  6  song-;  he  in- 
structed alinut  the  song,  because 
he  was  skilful, 

23  And  Beiechiah  and  Elkanah 
mere  door-keeper.';  lor  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehosha- 
phat,  and  Nethaneel,  and  Ama- 
sia,  and  Zechariah,  and  Benaiah, 
untJ  Eliezer,  the  priests,  did  blow 


/2Ch.5.11. 
29.  5. 

Eze.  48.  11. 
5  2  Sa. 6. 7,8. 
c.  13.  9,  10. 
/t2Ch. 13.17- 
20. 

1  Co.  11.2. 
14.  40. 
i  Ex.  25.  14. 
Nu.  4.  15. 
7.  9. 

i-2Ch.5.13. 
Ic.  6.  33. 
m  c.  6.  39. 
n  c.  6.  44. 

3  ver.  18. 
Jaaziel. 
o  Ps.  46. 
title. 

4  or,  eighth 
to  oversee, 
Ps.  6.  title. 

5  or,  teas 
for  the 
carriage  ; 
he  in- 
structed 
about  the 
carriage. 

6  li/txngup. 


p  Nu.  10.  8. 
Ps.  81.   3. 
Joel  2.  1,  15. 

o2Sa.6.  15, 

1  k.  8.  1. 

7  or,  car- 
riage. 
re.  13.   8. 
2Ch.  5.  12. 
Ezr.  3.  10, 
11. 

Ps.  47.    1, 
&c. 
68.  25. 
S8.  4—6. 
150.  3—5. 
sVs.  149.3. 
Ec.  3.  4. 

tVs.  69.7-9. 

rT2Sa.  6.17- 

19. 

h  Ps.  33,  70. 

titles. 

1  instru- 
ments rf 
psalteries 
and  harps. 


David's  /estiva!  sacrifice. 

p  with  the  trumpets  before  the 
ark  of  God  ;  and  Obed-edom  and 
Jehiah  were  door-keepeis  for  the 
ark. 

25  So  q  David,  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  the  captains  over 
thousands,  went  to  biing  up  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
out  of  the  house  of  Obed-edom 
with  joy. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
God  helped  the  Levites  that  bare 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  that  they  ofieied  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  teas  clothed  with 
a  robe  of  fine  linen,  and  all  the 
Leviies  that  bare  the  ark,  and  the 
singers,  and  Chenaniah  the  mas- 
ter of  the  7  song-,  with  the  sing-ers; 
David  also  had  upon  him  an  ephod 
of  linen. 

23  Thus  r  all  Israel  brought  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  with  shouting,  and  with 
sound  of  the  cornet,  and  with 
tsumpets,  and  vvith  cymbals,  mak- 
ing a  noise  with  psalteries  and 
harps. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
came  to  the  city  of  David,  tlial 
Michal,  the  daughter  of  Saul, 
looking  out  at  a  window,  saw  kinsf 
David  dancing  s  and  playing  : 
and  she  despised  him  t  in  her 
heart. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

SO  n  they  brought  the  ark  of 
God,  and  set  it  in  the  midst  of 
the  tent  that  David  had  pitched 
for  it  :  and  they  oflered  lurnt-sac- 
rifices  and  peace-ofi'erings  before 
God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an 
end  of  ofiering  the  burnt-oflerings 
and  the  peace-otierings,  he  bless- 
ed the  people  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of 
Israel,  both  man  and  woman,  to 
every  one  a  loaf  of  bread,  and  a 
good  piece  of  flesh,  and  a  flagon  of 
v;ine. 

4  And  he  appointed  certain  of 
the  Levites  to  minister  before  the 
aik  of  the  Loid,  and  to  record,  6 
and  to  thank  and  praise  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to 
him  Zechariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemi- 
ramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Matti- 
thiah, and  Eliab,  and  Benaiah, 
and  Obed-edom  :  and  Jeiel  with 
psalteries  1  and  with  harps  ;  1ml 
Asaph  made  a  sound  with  cym- 
bftJs  ; 

41S 


David's ptalm  of  thanktgiving.  I 

6  Benniah  aUo  nnd  Jahaziel  the 
priests  with  iniinpcts  continually 
befoie  the  uric  of  the  covenant  of 
God. 

7  Then  c  on  that  day  David  de- 
livered first  this  psalm,  to  thiink 
the  Lord,  into  the  hand  of  Asaph 
nnd  his  brethren. 

8  Give  d  thanks  unlo  the  Lord, 
call  upon  his  name,  make  known 
his  deeds  amonj  the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms 
unto  him,  talk  e  ye  of  all  his 
wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  ; 
let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that 
seek  the  Lord. 

11  Seek  the  Lord  and  his 
strength,  seek  his  face  continu- 
ally. 

I'i  Remember  his  marvellous 
■works  that  he  hath  done,  his  won- 
ders, and  the  judgements  of  his 
Tnoulh  ; 

13  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant, 
ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen 
ones.  ' 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  his 
judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his 
covenant,  the  word  which  he  com- 
manded to  a  thousand  generations; 

16  Eoen  of  the  covenant  which  he 
made  with  Abraham,  f  and  of  his 
oath  unto  Isaac  ;  s 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same 
to  Jacob  h  for  a  law,  07id  tq  Israel  i 
^or  an  everlasting  covenant,  k 

18  Sayinj,  Unlo  thee  will  I  give 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  2  lot  of 
your  inheritance  ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  3  few,  even 
a  few,  I  and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  when  they  went  from  na- 
tion to  nation,  and  from  one  king- 
dom to  another  people  ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong  ;  yea,  he  reproved  kings  7n 
for  their  sakes, 

22  Spying,  Touch  not  mine 
anointed,  and  do  ray  prophets  no 
harm. 

23  Singn  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
earth  ;  show  forth  from  day  to  day 
his  salvation. 

24  Declare  hi."  gloi-y  among  the 
heathen  ;  his  marvellous  works 
among  all  nations. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and 
greatly  to  he  praised  :  he  also  is  tvj 
be  feared  above  all  gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the  people 
are  idols  ;  o  but  the  Lord  made  the 
heavens,  p 

27  Glory  and  honour  ore  in  his 
presence  :  strength  and  gladness 
are  in  bis  place. 

414 


CHRONICLES. 
!c2Sa.  22.  1. 

23.  1. 

dP».  105.  1- 

15. 

e  Mai.  3.  16. 

/Ge.  17.  2. 

^Ge.  26.3. 

/iGe.28.  13. 
35.  n. 


i  Ex.  3.  17. 
Jos.  24.  Il- 
ia. 

itJe.  11.2-7. 

2  cord. 

3  men  of 
number. 
lGe.3i.  30. 
wGe.  12.17. 
20.  3. 

Ex.  7.  15, 

&c. 

n  Ps.  9S. 

o  Le.  19.  4. 

Is.  44.  9, 

&c. 

Je.  10.    10— 

14. 

p  Ps.  102.25. 

Is.  40.  26. 

44.  24. 

Re.  14.  7. 


g2Ch.5.13. 

7.  3. 

Ps.  106.  1. 
!l07.  1. 

118.  1. 
1136.   1. 

r  Ps.106.  47, 

48. 

s  IK.  8.  13. 
j  t  De.  27.  15. 
iNe.  8.  6. 

1  Co.  14.  16. 
iu2Ch.  1.  3, 

13. 

4  in  the 
!  morning 

and  in  the 

evening. 
|uEx.  29.38. 

Nu.  28.  3,4. 

w  ver.  34. 
lEzr.  3.  11. 
1  Ps.  103.  17. 

Je.33.  11. 
\xVs.  150.5. 

5 for  the 

gate. 
lyP8.84.  10. 


B.  C.  1012. 

28  Give  unto  th«  Lord,  ye  kin- 
dreds of  the  people,  give  unto  the 
Lord  glory  and  strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory 
(iueunio  biit  name:  biing  an  of- 
fering, and  come  befuie  him; 
worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth  : 
the  world  also  shall  be  stable,  that 
it  be  not  moved. 

31  Let  ilie  heavens  be  glad,  and 
let  the  eaith  rejoice  :  and  let  men 
say  among  the  nations.  The  Lord 
reigncth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof  ;  let  the  fields  rejoice, 
and  all  that  is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the 
wood  sing  out  at  the  presence  of 
the  Lord,  because  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth. 

34  O  9  give  thanks  unlo  the 
Lord  ;  for  Ae  is  good  :  for  his  mercy 
endurelh  forever. 

35  And  say  ye,  Save  r  us,  O  God 
of  our  Siilvnlion,  and  gather  us 
together,  and  deliver  us  from  the 
heathe:),  that  we  may  give  thanks 
to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory  in  thy 
p.'-aise. 

36  Blessed  »  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  for  ever  and  ever.  Aud  all 
t  the  people  said,  Amen,  and 
praised  the  Lord. 

37  So  he  left  there,  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
Asaph  and  his  bieihren,  to  minis- 
ter before  the  ark  continually,  as 
every  <lay's  work  required  : 

38  And  Obeil-edom,  with  their 
brethren,  threescore  and  eight  ; 
Obed-edom  also,  the  son  of  Jedu- 
thun,  and  Ilosah,  to  be  porters  : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  his 
brethren  the  priests,  befoie  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord  in  the  high 
place  that  was  at  Giboon,  u 

40  To  offer  burnt-offerinsrs  unto 
the  Lord  upon  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-oflering  continually,  4 
morning  v  and  evening,  and  to 
do  according  to  all  that  is  written 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
commanded  Israel  : 

41  .4nd  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun,  and  the  rest  that  were 
chosen,  who  were  expressed  by 
name,  to  .give  thanks  to  the  Lord, 
because  v>  his  mercy  cndureth  fot 
ever ; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and 
Jeduthun,  with  trumpets  and 
cymbals  x  for  those  that  should 
make  a  sound,  and  with  musical 
instruments  of  God.  And  the 
sons  of  Jeduthun  were  5  porters,  y 


B.  C.  1042. 


CHAP.  XV 11. 


David'  3  prayer. 


43  And  2  all  the  people  departed,  \z  2  Sa.6.  19,   and  I  will  stablish  bis  throne  for 


every  man  to  hie  house:    and  Da-|20 


vid  returned  to  bless  his  house. 
CHAPTER  XVII. 

NOW  a  it  came  to  pass,  as  Da- 
vid sat  in  his  house,  that 
David  said  to  Nathan  tlie  pro- 
phet, Lo,  f  dwell  in  an  house  of 
cedars,  but  the  aik  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  remaineth  under 
curtains. 

2  Then  b  Nathan  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart  ; 
for  God  is  with  thee. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same 
night,  that  the  word  of  God  came 
to  Nathan,  saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt 
not  build  me  an  house  to  dwell 
in  : 

5  For  I  have  not  dwelt  in  an 
house  since  the  day  that  I  brought 
up  Israel  unto  this  day  ;  but  have 
1  gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and  from 
one  tabernacle  to  another. 

6  Wheresoever  1  have  walked 
with  all  Israel,  spake  I  a  word  to 
any  of  the  judges  of  Israel,  whom 
I  commanded  to  feed  my  people, 
saying.  Why  have  ye  not  built  me 
an  house  of  cedars? 

7  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  my  servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  took  thee 
from  the  c  sheepcot,  even  from  2 
following  the  sheep,  that  thou 
shouldest  be  ruler  over  my  people 
Israel  ; 

8  And  d  I  have  been  with  thee 
whithersoever  thou  hast  walked, 
and  have  cut  off  all  thine  enemies 
e  from  before  thee,  and  have  made 
thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the 
great  men  that  are  in  the  earth. 

9  Also  I  will  ordain  a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant 
f  them,  and  they  shall  dwell  in 
their  place,  and  shall  be  moved  g 
no  more  :  neither  h  shall  the 
children  of  wickedness  waste 
them  any  more,  as  at  the  begin- 
ning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
manded judges  i  to  be  over  my 
people  Israel.  Moreover,  I  v.ill 
subdue  all  thine  enemies.  Ic  Fur- 
thermore I  tell  thee,  that  the  Lord 
will  build  thee  an  house. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  thy  days  be  expired  that 
thou  must  go  to  be  with  thy  fath- 
ers, that  I  will  raise  up  thy  seed 
after  thee,  which  shall  be  of 
thy  sons  ;  and  I  will  establish  his 
kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  an  bouse, 


ever. 
a2Sa.7.    1.      13  I  Z  will  be   his  father,  and   he 
4c.  '   shall  1t«  my  son  :  and  m  I  will   not 

2  Ch.  6.  7-9.    ''il'e  my  mercy  away  Uom  him,  as 

I  took  iJ  from  Aim  that  was  before 

thee  : 
14   But  n  I  will    settle   him  in 


b  1  Co.  13.9 
1  been. 


■ISa   16  11    '  f"'"*   house    and   in   my  kingdom 
'   forever:  and  o  his  th. one  shall  be 
established  for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all   these  words, 
and  according  to  all  this  vision,  bo 
ISa.  18.   14.    did  Nathan  speak  unto  David. 
2  Sa.  8.6,14.  I    16  And  David  the  king  came  and 
e  Ps.  18.  I  gat  before  the  Lord,  and  said.  Who 

title.  ipciml,0  Lord   God,  and   what  is 

yPs.  92.13.  j  mine      house,    g    that    thou    hast 
Is.  61.  3.  brought  nie  hitherto  ? 

Je.  24.  6.  17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  tbinj 

gRe.3.  12.  I  in   thine  eyes,  O    God;    for  thou 
hKze.iS.a.    hast  a/so  spoken  of  thy   servant's 
"'    '  house  fora  great  while   to  come, 

and  hast  regarded  me  according  to 
the  estate  of  a  man  of  high  degree, 
O  Lord  God. 

18  What  can  David  speak  more 
to  thee  for  the  honour  of  thy 
servant  ?  for  thou  knowest  thy 
servant. 

19  O  Lord,  for  r  thy  servant's 
sake,  and  according  to  thine  own 
s  heart,  hast  thou  done  all  this 
greatness,  in  making  known  all 
these  3  great  things. 

20  O  Lord,   there   t  is  none  like 


12. 

2  after. 
dGe.  28.  15. 


Re.  21.4 

i  Ju.  2.  14— 

18. 

/c  Ps.  18.  40, 

&c. 

1  Co.  15.  25. 


/2Sa.  7.  14 

15. 

m  Ps.  89.28 

&c. 

Is.  55.  3. 

n  Lu.    1.  33.  (thee,  neither  is  there  any  God  be 

0  Ps.  72.  17.  i  sides  thee,  according  to  all  that  we 
p  Ge.  32.10.  ihave  heard  with  our  ears. 
Ep.  3.  8.  21  And  u  what  one  nation  in  the 
9  Ju.  6.  15.  earth  is  like  thy  people  Israel, 
r  Is.  37.  35.  whom  God  went  to  redeem  to  be 
42.  1.  his  own  people,  to  make  thee  a 
49.  5,  6.  narne  of  greatness  and  tembleness, 
Da.  9.  17.  by  driving  out  nations  fiom  before 
s  Mat. 11. 28.  thy      people,     whom     thou      hart 

3  great-  redeemed  out  of  Egypt  ? 
netses.  22    For    thy    people   Israel   didst 
t  De.  33.  26.  thou  make  thine  own  v  people  for 
Ps.  86.   8.  ever  ;    and  thou,   Lord,  becamest 
Ep.  3.  20.  their  God. 

uDe.  4.7,32.  23  Therefore    now,  Lord,  let  the 

33.  29.  thing  that  thou   hast  spoken  con- 

V  Ex. 19. 5, 6.  cerning    thy     servant,    and     con- 

1  Sa.  12.  22.  cerning  his  bouse,  be  established 
Ro.  9.  4,  5.  Ill  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast 
11.  1,  2,  &c.  said. 

2cPs.ll9.49.  24    Let  it   even   be    established, 

Je.  11.5.  that  thy  name  maybe  magnified 

xHe.8.    10.  for  ever,  saying,  The  Lord  of  hosts 

11.  16.  is  the  God  of  Israel,  ei'en  a  God  lo 

Re.  21.   3.  X    Israel  :     and    let  the   house    of 

y  Ps.  90.  17.  David  thy  servant  be  established  y 

4  revealed  before  thee. 

the  ear  0/  25  For  thou,   O  my  God,  hast  4 

thy  ser-  told    thy   servant  that    thou    wilt 

vant.  build    him    an   house  ;    therefore 

416 


Vavid't  victories.  1 

tby  servant  hnib  found  in  hit 
heart  to  prav  In  lore  tliee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God, 
and  h.ist  proniisetl  lliia  {juodn  s» 
uiuo  iliy  scrvuiu  ; 

U7  Now.  ilierefore,  5  let  it  please 
thee  lo  bless  the  house  of  thy  ser- 
vant, that  it  niny  he  befoie  thee 
for  ever  ;  for  tiion  blesstfst,  O 
Lord,  and  z  it  shall  be  blessed  for 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

NOW  a  alter  this  it  came  to 
pass,  that  David  snriote  ihc 
Philistines,  and  subdued  them, 
and  took  Gath  and  her  towns  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab  :  and  the 
IVIcabites  became  David's  servants, 
and  brought  gifts. 

3  And  David  smote  1  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah  unto  Hamath,  as 
he  went  to  stablish  his  dominion 
by  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a 
thonsjnd  chariots,  and  seven  2 
thousand  horsemen,  and  twenty 
thousand  footmen  :  David  also 
houghed  all  the  chariot  horses, 
but  reserved  of  them  an  hundred 
chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  3  Da- 
mascus came  to  help  Hadarezer 
king  of  Zobah,  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  two  and  twenty  thousand 
men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in 
Syria-damascus  ;  and  the  Syrians 
became  David's  servants,  and 
brought  gifts.  Thus  the  Lord 
preserved  David  whithersoever  he 
went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of 
gold  tliat  were  on  the  seivants  of 
Hadarezer,  and  brought  them  to 
Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  4  Tibhath,  and 
from  Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer, 
brought  David  very  much  brass, 
wherewith  6  Solomon  made  the 
brazen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and 
the  vessels  of  brass. 

9  Now  when  5  Ton  king  of  Ha- 
math heard  how  David  had  smit- 
ten all  the  host  of  Hadarezer  king 
of  Zobah  ; 

10  He  sent  6  Hadoram  his  son  lo 
king  David,  to  7  inc|uire  of  his 
■welfare,  and  to  congratulate  8 
him,  because  he  had  fought  against 
Hadarezer  and  smitten  him  :  (for 
Hadari'zer  9  had  war  with  Tou  ;) 
and  with  him  all  manner  of 
vessels  of  gold  and  silver  and 
brass. 

11  Then  also  king  David  dedi- 
cated   unto    the    Lord,  with    the 

416 


5  or,  it  hath 
pleased. 

z  Ro.  11.29. 
aSiSa.  8.  1, 
&c. 

1  or  Hada- 
dezer, 
2Sa.  8.  3. 

2  2Sa.  8.  4 
hundred. 

3  Darmc- 
sck. 

i  called  in 
the  book 
of  Sam- 
uel, Betah, 
and 
Bcrothai. 

6  1  K.  7.  15, 
&c. 

5  or,   Toi, 
2  Sa.  8.  9. 

6  or,  Joram. 
2Sa.  8.  10. 

7  or,  salute. 

8  bless. 

9  was  the 
man  of 
■wars. 


CHRONICLES.  B.  C.  1040 

silver  .c  nnd  the  g^old  that  h* 
brought  from  all  these  nations 
fiom  Kdom  and  from  Moab,  and 
from  the  childien  of  Ainmun,  nixi 
from  the  Philistines,  unci  from 
Ainalek. 

12  Moreover  10  Abishai  the  ron 
of  Zcruiuh  Slew  of  the  Kdomiles, 
d  in  the  valley  of  iSalt,  eighteen 
thousand. 

13  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Kdom; 
and  all  the  Kdomiles  became  Da- 
vid's aervants.  Thus  the  Loid 
preserved  David  whithersoever  he 
went. 

14  So  David  reigned  over  all  Is- 
rael, and  e  executed  judgment  and 
justice  among  all  his  people. 

15  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeniiah 
voas  over  the  host  ;  and  Jehosha- 
phat  (he  son  of  Aliilud,  U  recor- 
der. 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub, 
and  Abimelecli  12  the  son  of  Ahin- 
ihar,  »ere  the  piiests  ;  and  13 
Shavsha  was  scribe; 

17  And  Benaiuh  the  son  of  Je- 
hoida  tons  over  the  Cherclhiles 
and  the  Pelethites  ;  and  the  sons 
of  David  iccre  chief  14  about  the 
king. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

NOW  a  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  Naliash  the  king  of 
the  children  of  Amnion  died,  and 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  show 
kindness  untu  Hanun  tlic  son  of 
Nahash,  because  his  father  showed 
kindness  to  ir.e.  And  David  sent 
messengers  to  comfort  hiin  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  ser- 
vants of  David  came  into  the  land 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  to 
Hanun,  to  comfort  him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  said  to  Hpnun,  1 
Thinkest  thou  that  David  doth 
honour  thy  father,  that  he  hath 
.-ient  comforters  unto  thee  ?  a  e  not 
his  servants  come  unto  thee  for  to 
search,  and  lo  overthrow,  and  lo  h 
spy  out  ihe  land  ? 

4  Wherefore  c  Hanun  took  Da- 
vid's servants,  and  shaved  them, 
and  cut  ofi"  their  garments  in  the 
midst,  hard  by  their  buttocks,  and 
sent  them  away. 

5  Then  there  went  certain,  and 
told  David  how  the  men  were 
served.  And  he  sent  to  meet 
them  ;  (for  the  men  were  greatly 
ashamed.)  And  the  king  said, 
Tarry  at  Jericho  until  your  beards 
be  grown,  and  then  return. 

6  And  when  the  children  of  Am- 
men    saw   that   they    had    made 


c  Jos.  6.    19. 

10  Ahshai. 
rf2Sa.  8.13, 
14. 

Ps.  GO. 
eGe.  18.  19. 
I  K.  10.  9. 
Ps.  78.  72. 
89.  14. 
Is.  9.  7. 
S2.  1. 

11  or,  re- 
membran- 
cer. 

12  called 
Ahxv\e- 
Ifih, 
2Sa.  8.  17. 

13  called 
Serai  ah, 
2Sa.   8. 
17.   and 
Shis  ha, 
1  K.4.  3. 

14  at  the 
hand  of. 
c2Sa.  10.  I, 
&c. 

1  In  thine 
eyes  doth 
Datid. 
6Ge.  42.  9. 
c  Ps.  35.   12. 
109.  4,5. 


B.  C.  1018.  CHAP.  XX. 

themselves    2    odious    to    Duvid,    2  to  stink, 

Hanun   and  the   children   of  Am-    Ge.  34.  40. 

mon   sent  a   thousand    talents  of 

silver  to  hire  rf  them  chariuts  and  '  d  Ps.  46.  9. 

horsemen    out    of    Mesopotamia,  I 

and   out  of  Syria-maachaii,     and   ec.  18.5,9. 

out  of  Zobah.  e  I 

7  So   they   hired  thirty  and  two   3  face  of 
thousand  chariots,   and    the   king   the  battle. 
of  iVIaachah  and  his  people,   who 
came  and  pitched  before  Medeba.    4  or,  young 
And     the     children     of     Amrnon   men. 
gathered  themselves  together  from  ' 
their  cities,  and  came  to  battle.        :  5  Abshai. 

8  And   when  David   heard  of  it,  \ 
he  sent  Joab,   and  all   the   host  of  f  Ne.  4.  14. 
the  mig'hty  men.  I 

9  And  the  children    of    Ammon   ^g- Ju.  10.  15. 
came   out,  and   put  the    battle  in' 
array  before  the   g-ate  of  the  city  ;    h  Je.  46.   15, 
and    the    king's    that    were    come    16. 
were  by  themselves  in  the  field.        j 

10  Novv-  when  Joab  saw  that  the   6  i.  e.  Eu- 
3  battle  was  set  against  him  before  phrates. 
and   behind,  he  chose   out   of  all 
the  4  choice  of  Israel,  and  put  them  7  or,  Sho- 
in  array  against  the  Syrians.  bach,  2  Sa. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the   people  he    10.  13. 
delivered  unto  the  hand  of  5  Abi-  I 
shai    his    brother,  and    they    setj 

themselve.j  in  array     against    the  j 

children  of  Amnion. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  I 
too  stiong-  for  me,  then  thou  sbalt   i  Ps.  18.  39, 
help   me  ;   but  if  ihe   children   of  44. 
Ammon   be    too  s-.rong    (or    thee,    a23a.ll.  1. 
then  I  will  h.-lp  thee.  j  1  at  the  re- 

'3  Bey  of  good  courage,  and  'e',   turn  of  the 
us     behave     i-iitcelvts     valiantly  year. 
for  our  people,  and  for  the  citie.^   o  2  Sa.  12. 
of  our  God:  and  s  '^"^  'he   I.orfl   26,  &o. 
do    that    which     ^s     good    in    his  2  the  weight 
si»ht.  i  of. 

14  So  Joab,  and   tiie  peop;e  that   c  2  Sa.  21. 
were  with   hm,  drew  n'gn   before  :  18,  &c. 
the  Syrians  unto   tir.e  ta'.tic  j  aod   3  sjoorf,  cr, 
they  fled  h  before  Ivim.  i  cojttinued. 

15  Ar.d     wiien     the     chiUlr^n   of  4  or,  ijfob. 
AmrTiOn    6a'v     In  it    tl.e     Syrians   i>or,Snpt, 
wer'i  f.td.  they   liltewiee    ficd  be-   2  Sa.  21.  18. 
fore    Abishai     his     brother,     and   6  or,  Kip'r.a. 
enter^a  into  the  city.     Then  Joab  ,  7  called  a>«o 
came  to  Jerosale:'i.  Jao~eo'e- 

16  And    when    tht    Syrians    »aw   gii^i,  2  Sa. 
that  tcey  \\i-,v-i   \ta\   to   ihs   woree   21.  19. 
before    leia'l,   they  sent   inessei)-    d  2  Sa.  21. 
gers,   ar.d   drew  fr.rtb    th?  Syr;.\ns   20. 
that  weTe  beyon(l  the  6  rivtr  ;    .H.nd   6  measure. 
7  Snophach,    the    cai'ta-n   of    tbe   9  born  to 
host  of   Hadare^ier,    went    before    tlie  giant, 
them.  !  or,  Rapha, 

17  And  it  vas  toid  Dtvid  ;   and   ver.  4. 
he   f^atheied  ail   Israel,  and   pas-   10  or,  re- 
sed  over  Jcdan.   and   caiiie   upon   proachcd. 
ther.1,  ann   set   the  battle  in  array   11  called 
against    them.       So   when  David   Sh.ammah, 
had   put    the     battle    ia     array  ^  1  Sa.  16.  9. 


RubbaJi  is  spoiled- 

against  the  Syrians,  they  fought 
with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before 
Israel  ;  and  David  slew  of  the 
Syrians  seven  thousand  me>i 
which  fought  in  chariots,  and 
foity  thousand  footmen,  and  kil- 
led Shophach  tbe  captain  of  the 
host. 

19  And  I  when  the  servants  of 
Hadarezer  saw  that  they  v.'ere 
put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
they  made  peace  with  David, 
and  became  his  servants  ;  nei- 
ther woulfl  the  Syrians  help  the 
children  nf  Ammon  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass,  that  1 
after  the  year  was  expiied, 
at  the  time  that  kings  go  out  to 
battle,  Joab  led  forth  the  power  of 
the  army,  and  wasted  the  country 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
came  and  besieged  Rabbah  :  (but 
David  tarried  at  Jerusalem.)  And 
6  Joab  smote  Rabbah,  and  destroy- 
ed it. 

2  And  David  took  the  crown  of 
their  king  from  off  his  head,  and 
found  it  2  to  weigh  a  talent  of 
gold,  and  there  were  precious 
stones  in  it;  and  it  was  set  upon 
David's  head  :  and  he  brought 
also  exceeding  much  spoil  out  of 
the  city. 

3  And  he  brought  out  the  peo- 
ple that  icere  in  it,  and  cut  them 
wiih  saws,  and  with  harrows  of 
iron,  and  with  axes  :  even  so 
dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of 
the  children  of  Ammon.  And 
David  and  ail  the  people  return- 
ed to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  c  it  came  to  pass  after 
this,  that  there  3  arose  war  at  4 
Gfczer  with  the  Philistines,  at 
which  time  Sibbecbai  the  Hu- 
E'::alhite  slew  5  Sippai,  that  was 
of  the  children  of  6  the  giant  : 
and  they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again 
with  the  Philistines  ;  and  Elha- 
r.an  the  son  of  7  Jair  slew  Lahmi, 
the  brother  of  Goliaih  the  Gitlite, 
whose  spear-staff  was  like  a  wea- 
ver's beam. 

6  And  d  yet  again  there  was  war 
at  Gath,  where  was  a  man  of  8 
great  stature,  whose  fingers  and 
toes  j?ere  four  and  twenty,  six  on 
each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot  : 
and  he  also  was  9  the  son  of  the 
giant. 

7  But  when  he  10  defied  Israel, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  11  Shiraea, 
Davia's  brother,  slew  him. 

8  Thes9    were    born     unto    the 
^  417 


David  nuiribenth  the  people.        I  CHRONICLES 

piant  in  Gaih  ;  and  ihey  fell,  b;   a  2  Sa.  24. 
the  band  of    D<ivi(|,    and   by    tbe    I,  &c. 
band  uf  his  scrvnnls. 

CU  A PTKR  XXI. 


B.  C.    1018. 


&  Job  1.6, 
&c.  2.  I, 
&c.  Zee.  3. 
1. 


AN  D  a  S;iian  stuod  up  6  against 
Urael,  and    provoked   David 
to  n'jniber  Israel. 

2  And   David   said    to   Joab,  and 
10   ibe   rulers  of  the   people,   Go,    cc.27. 23 
number    Israel,    from    Beer-slieba 
even   to   Dan:    ;uul    bung    c    the   ci  Ec.  8.  4. 
number  of  tbe m  to  me,  ibitl  I  may 
know  it.  e  c.  27.  24. 

3  And      Joab      answered.     The 
Lord    make    his    people     an  bun-  i  1  it  uas  evil 
dred  times  so  many   more  as  they  j  in  the  eyes 
be  :   but,    my    lord    the   king,   (irc'of  the 
they  not  all    my   lord's  servants  ?    £0A£> 
why   then  doth   my    lord    require  '  concfrning-. 
this  thing  ?  why  will  he  be  a  cause 

of  tiespasa  to  Israel  ?  /2S.i. 12.13. 

4  Nevertheless  the    king's  word 
prevailed  d  ag.tiiisi  Joab  :   where-    g'lSa.26.21. 
fore     Joab    departed,    and    went 
throughout  all  Israel,  and  came  to   ^  1  Sa.  9.  9. 
Jerusalem. 

5  .4n  J  Joab  gave  the   sum  of  the    "i  stTelch 
number  of  the  people  unto  David,    out. 
And    all    Ihtt/   of    Israel    v.-ere    a 
thousand   thousand    and   an   liun-    3  Take  to 
dred    thousand     men    that     drew    tine. 
sword  :  and   Judah  teas  four  hun- 
dred threescore  and   ten  thousand 

men  that  drew  sword. 

6  But     e     Levi     and    Benjamin  ■ 
counted  he  not  among  them  ;   for 

the  king's  word    was   alKirotnable 
to  Joab. 

7  And  I  God  was  displeased  i  Jno.  12. 27. 
with  this  thing  ;  therefore  he  k  He.  10.31. 
Emote  Israel.  4  or,  many 

8  And    David    sai.l    unto    God   I    -'Ps.  86.5,15. 
have    sinned     greatly,    because   I    m  2  Ch.  28. 
have   done    tliic  thing:  but   now,    9.  Pr.  12.10. 
I  beseech  thee,  do  /  away  the  in-    i^.  46.  7.  Lh. 
iquity  of  thy  servant  ;  for  I   have    5.  2 — 15. 
done  very  foolishly,  g  n  Nu.  16. 

9  And     the      Lorn      epaie     unto    '«> — 19. 
Gad,  David's  seer,  h  saying,  c  Ju.  2.  It. 

10  Co    and    tell    David,    sayinj,    Jen.  4.  2. 
Thuo  siith    the   Lord,    I    2    oaer  ?  Ps.  7S.  38. 
thee  three  thxns;s  :  choo.'-e  thee  one   5  or,  Arau- 
cfthem,thatl  may  do  ii  unto  tUee.    nan,  2  Sa. 

11  So  Gad   came   to  David,   and    24.  18. 
said  unto  hiin,     Thus    saith     the    9  2  Cb.  3.  1. 
Lord,  3  Choose  thee.  TGe.3.  24. 

12  Either  three  years'  famine  ;  or  Nu.  22.  31. 
three  nonths  to  be  destroyed  be-  Jos.  5.  13, 
fore  ihy  .'oes,  while  that  the  sword    14. 

of  thine  enemies  overtaketh  thee  ;  s  Ps.  44.  11. 
or  else  three  days  the  sword  of  the  {  Jno.  10.  11, 
Lord,  even  the    pestilence,  in   the 


12. 
land,  and  tbe   angel  of  the   Lord  |  u  vsr.  15. 
destroying     throughout     all     the    6  or.  When. 
cof.8t8  of  Israel.     Now,  therefore,  '  7  or,  tken 
advise  thyself  what  word   I  shall ;  Ae  and. 


bring  again  to  him  that  sent  me. 
418 


I  8  Give. 


13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I 
am  in  ■  great  strait  :  t  let  nie  fall 
k  now  into  tbe  hand  of  the  Lord  ; 
for  very  4  great  /  an  his  meicies: 
but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand 
of  man.  m 

14  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  n 
upon  Israel  :  and  there  fell  of 
Israel  seventy  thousand  men. 

15  Ami  Goil  sent  an  angel  unto 
Jerusalem  to  destroy  it  :  and  at 
he  was  destroying,  the  Lord  be- 
held, and  lie  repented  o  him  of  the 

il,  andsaiil  to  (he  angel  thai  de- 
stroyed, It  is  enough,  stay  p  now 
thine  hand.  And  the  angel  uf  the 
Lord  stood  by  the  threshing'- 
fioor  of  5  Oman  o  the  Jebusite. 

16  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  the  angel  r  of  the  Lord 
stand  between  the  earth  and  iba 
heaven,  having  a  drawn  sword  in 
his  hand  stretched  out  over  Jeru- 
salem :  then  David  and  the  elders 
0/  Israel,  who  were  clothed  in 
sackcloth,  fell  upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  la 
it  not  I  that  commanded  the  peo- 
ple to  be  numbered  7  even  I  it 
is  that  have  sinned  and  done 
evil  indeed  :  but  as  for  these  t 
sheep,  what  haTe  they  done  ?  Let 
thine  hand,  I  piny  thee,  O  Lord 
my  God,  be  en  {  m;,  and  on  my 
father's  hcuse  ;  but  noi  on  thy 
people,  that  iliey  taoul.1  te 
plagued. 

18  Then  the  angel  u  of  tbe 
Lcrd  commanded  Gud  to  say  to 
David,  '.hat  Dav.d  sho.ild  go  up, 
and  set  up  on  altar  unto  the  Lord 
in  the  threshing-fiourof  Orr.un  the 
.iabusi'.e. 

19  Ar;d  Da^id  went  up  at  t!u 
Myin^j  of  rSad  which  Le  sjiak?  in 
'.he  name  of  *.!.s  Lcrd. 

ro  6  And  Orr.fir.  turned  back, 
and  ?avr  ;hs  anfei  ;  7  end  his  four 
scr.n  »i'h  h:n  hid  tftmselves. 
New  Or.tan  was  thresliin; 
wh.;it. 

21  And  as  David  cfime  to 
Orntn,  Oman  Ijoked,  ami  saw 
David,  and  v.-ent  out  of  tha 
thr^shinr  .loor,  and  bowed  him- 
self'c  David  with  hits  r<ici  ta  the 
ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman,  B 
Grant  me  tnt  pince  o(  this  thrcah- 
ing-fl.ior.  that  I  :nay  buili  an  al- 
tai  therein  unto  the  Lord  :  thcu 
shult  §rant  it  me  for  the  ful'  price, 
that  the  I'lague  may  be  stayed  from 
the  people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David, 
Taka  it  to  thee,  and  let  my  lord 
the  king  do  that  which  is  good  in 


CHAP.   XXII. 


B.  C.  1017 

bis  eyes  :  lo,  I  give  thee  the  oxen  ;  v  Ge.  23 
aleo   for  burnl-offerings,    and  the    13. 
thieshing  instruments  for    wood,  I  jo  D 
and  the  wheal  for  the  meat-ofl'er-  1 17 
ing  :  I  give  it 

24  And       king    David    said     to'Ju.6.  21. 
Oman,   Nay  ;    hut    I    will    verily    1  K.  18.  24, 
buy  V  it  for     the  full  price  :  fori   38.  2Ch.  7. 
will  not  take  that   v/hich  is   thine  i  1. 
for    the    Lord,     nor    offer    burnt- j  y  Ex.  40. 
offerings  without  cost,  w  \zc.  16.  39. 

85  So   David   gave   to   Oman  for  U  K.  3.  4, 
the  place  six   hundred  shekels  of.&c. 
gold  by  weight.  a  Ps.  90.  11 

26  And    David     built     there    an  '  Je.  5.  22.  10 
altar   unto  the  Lord,  and  offered;  7.  He.  12. 
burnt-offerings     and    peace-offer- 128,  29.  Re. 
ings,  and   called  upon  the  Lord  ;  1 15.  4. 

and    X    he     answeied    him    from  |  a  De.  12.  5. 
heaven  by    fire  upon  the  altar  of  ic.  21 
burnt-offerin_  ~  ~' 

27  And    the     Lord    commanded  I  6  1  K.  9.  21. 
the  angel  ;     and   he    put   up    his 'ever.  14. 
sword      again    into    the     sheath  d  1  K.  7.  47. 
thereof.  I  e  1  K.  5.  6. 

28  At  that    time,    when    David  i/l  K.  3.  7. 
saw  that  the   Lord   had  answered  ]  g  Ezr.  3.  12. 
him     in     the     threshing-floor    of 
Oman     the     Jebusite,      then     he 
sacrificed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord,  which  IVIoses  made  y  in 
the  wilderness,  and  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-offering,  were  at  that 
season  in  the  high  place  z  at 
Gibeon  : 

30  But  David  could  not  go  be- 
fore it  to  inquire  of  God  :  for  he 
was  afraid,  a  because  of  the 
Bword  of  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

THEN  David    said,    This  a    is 
the  house  of  the   Lord  God, 
and  this  is  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
offering  for  Israel. 
2  And     David      commanded 


David  instructeth  Solomon. 


16. 
|zLe.9.  24. 


2Ch.  3.  1. 


Is.  64.  11. 
Eze.  7.  20. 
Hag.  2.  3. 


Ac.  17.  1, 
&c.  28.  2, 
&c. 

i  De.  12.  5, 
11. 

k\K.5.  a. 
/Nu.  31.19. 
1  That  is, 
to  peaceable. 

gather    together  the    strangers  6    ?nlK.  4.  25. 

that  were    in  the  land  of   Israel  ;  i  P«.  72.  7. 

and      he      set     masons    to    hew  n2Sa.  7.  13. 

wrought  stones  to  build  the  house  :  o  Ps.  89.  26. 

of  God.  I  He.  1.  5. 

3  And  David  prepared  c  iron  in  p  ver.  16. 
abundance    for    the    nails  for  the   glK..3.  9, 
doors  of  the  gates,     and    for   the 
joinings  ;     and     brass      in     abun- 
dance without  d  weight  ; 

4  Also  cedar-trees  in  abundance  :   r  2  Ch.  20. 

e  for  the  Zidonians  and  they  of  20.  Ps.  119. 6. 
Tyre  brought  much  cedar- wood  ,  s  De.  31.  7, 
to  David.  j8.  Jos.  1.6— 

5  And   David  said,  Solomon  my  9. 

son  is  young  /  and  tender,  and   2  or,  pover- 
the  house  that  is  to  be  builded  for   ty. 
the  Lord  muat  be  exceeding  mag-   3  That  is, 
niflcal,   ir    of  fame  and     of  glory   masons  and 
throughout  all  countries  :    I    wiW.  carpenters, 
ther^ore    now  make  preparationUver.il. 


12.  Ps.  72.  1. 
Pr.  2.  6,  7. 
iJa.  1.5. 


for  it.  So  David  piepared  abun- 
dantly before  his  death. 

6  Then  he  calleil  for  Solomon 
his  sou,  and  charged  him  to  build 
an  house  for  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

7  And  David  said  to  Solomon, 
My  son,  as  for  me,  it  was  h  in 
my  mind  to  build  an  house  i  unto 
the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God  : 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying.  Thou  k  hast 
shed  blood  /  abundantly,  and  hast 
made  great  wars  :  thou  shalt  not 
build  an  house  unto  my  name, 
because  thou  hast  shed  much 
blood  upon  the  earth  in  my  sight. 

9  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to 
thee,  who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest  ; 
and  I  will  give  him  rest  from  all 
his  enemies  round  about  :  for  his 
name  shall  be  1  Solomon,  and  I 
will  give  peace  m  and  quietne»3 
unto  Israel  in  his  days. 

10  He  n  shall  build  an  house  for 
my  name,  and  he  shall  be  my 
son,o  and  I  will  be  his  father  ;  and 
I  will  establish  the  throne  of  his 
kingdom  over  Israel  forever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  p  be 
with  thee,  and  prosper  thou,  and 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  hath  said  of  thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  give  g  thee 
wisdom  and  understanding,  and 
give  thee  charge  concerning  Is- 
rael, that  thou  mayest  keep  the 
law  of  the  Lord  thy'Ood. 

13  Then  r  shalt  thou  prosper,  if 
thou  takest  heed  to  fulfil  the  sta- 
tutes and  judgments  which  the 
Lord  chariTCd  Moses  with  con- 
cerning Israel  :  be  s  strong,  and 
of  good  courage  ;  dread  not,  nor 
be  dismayed. 

14  Now,  behold,  in  my  2  trouble 
I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  an  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  gold,  and  a  thousand 
thousand  talents  of  silver  ;  and 
of  brass  and  iron  without  weight  ; 
for  it  is  in  abundance  :  timber 
also  and  stone  have  I  prepared  ; 
and  thou  mayest  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  are  workmen 
with  thee  in  abundance,  hewers 
and  3  workers  of  stone  and  tim- 
ber, and  all  manner  of  cunning 
men  for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and 
the  brass,  and  the  iron,  there  13 
no  number.  Arise  therefore,  and 
be  doing,  and  the  t  Lord  be  with 
thee. 

17  David  also  commanded  all  the 
princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solomon 
his  son,  sai/ing, 

419 


Solomon  is  made  king.  I  CHRONICLES 

18  Is    not    the   Lord   your    God 


B.  C.  1017. 


with  you  ?  and  hath  he  not  given 
you  rest  u  on  every  side  ?  lor  he 
hath  jfiven  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  into  mine  hand  ,'  and  llie 
land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord, 
and  before  his  people. 

19  Now,  set  V  your  heart  and 
Tour  Boul  to  seek  tc  the  Lord  your 
God  :  arise,  therefore,  and  build 
ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 
God,  to  bring  x  tlie  ark  of  the  cov- 
enant of  the  Lord,  and  the  holy 
vessels  of  God,  into  the  house 
that  is  to  be  built  to  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

SO  a  when  David  was  old  and 
full  of  days,  he  made  Solomon 
his  son  king  over  Israel. 

2  And  he  gathered  together  all 
the  princes  of  Israel,  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites.  I 

3  Now  the  Levites  were  num- 
bered from  the  age  of  thirty  6 
years  and  upward  ;  and  their 
number  by  their  polls,  man  by 
man,  was  thirty  and  eight  thou- i 
sand.  I 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four 
thousand  were  to  1  set  forward 
the  work  of  the  house  of  the  Lord; 
and  six  thousand  uere  officers 
c  and  judges. 

5  Moreover,  four  thousand  were 
porters  ;  and  four  thousand  prais- 
ed the  Lord  with  instruments  d 
which  I  made  (said  David)  to 
praise  therewith. 

6  And  David  divided  them  into 
2  courses  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
namehj,  Gershon,  Kohath,  and 
JMerari. 

7  Of  the  Gershonites  were,  3 
Laailan,  and  Sbirnei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan  ;  the 
chief  was  Jchiel,  and  Zelham, 
and  .Joel,  three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei  •  Shelo- 
mith,  and  Haziel,  and  Haran, 
three.  These  were  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Sliimei  were, 
Jahatli,  Zinn.  4  and  Jeush,  and 
Beiiah.  These  four  joere  the  sons 
of  Shimei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief, 
and  Zi?.ah  the  second  ;  but  Je- 
ush and  Beriah  5  had  not  many 
sons  ;  therefore  they  were  in  one 
reckoninjr,  according  to  their  fa. 
ther's  house. 

12  The  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Am- 
ram,  Izhar,  Hebron,  and  Uzziul, 
foui. 

13  The  sons  of  Amram  ;  Aaron, 
and    Motfes  :    and    Aaron  e    was 

420 


uDe.  12.  lu.   separated,  that  he  should  sanctify 

Jus.  22.  4.      I  the  most  lioly   things,  he  and   lii« 

2  Sa.  7.  1.        sons   for  ever,    to/  burn  incense 

c.  23.  25.        I  before  the  Lord,  to   minister  unto 

V  2  Ch.  20.     j  him,  and   to   bless  g  in   hiM  name 

3.  I  for  ever. 

wPs.  27.  4.    I    14    Now    concerning    Moses  the 

.7  I  K.  8.  6,     man  of  God,  his  sons  were  named 

21.  j  of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

a  1  K.  1.  33,  !    15  The  sons  of  MoseB  were,  Gcr- 

&c.  c.  28.  5.   shorn  and  Eliezer. 

b  Nu.  4.  3,        16  Of  tlie    song  of   Gershom,    6 

47.  Shebuel  uias  the  chief. 

1  or,  over-         17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  were 

see.  Rehabiah  the  7  chief.     And  Elie- 


c  De.  16.  18.    zer  had  none  other  sons 
rf  2  Ch.  29.      sons  of    Rehabiah     were 
25,  26.  Am.     many. 
6.  5.  18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar 

2  divisions,    loraith  the  chief. 

3  or,  Libni,\    19  Of  the    sons  of  Hebron  ;   Je 
c.  6.  17.  I  riah   the  first,    Amariah    the    «e 

4  or,  .^izoA,   cond,  Jahaziel  the  third,  and  Je 


but  the 

8  very 

9  She- 


ver.  11. 

5  did  not 

multiply 

sons. 

e  Ex.  S8.  1, 

&c.  He.  5. 

4. 


kameam  the  fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel  ;  Micah 
the  first,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  The  sons  of  Merari  ;  Mahli 
and  Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mahli  ; 
Eleazar  and  Kish. 

22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no 
sons,  but  daughters  :  and  their  10 
brethren  the  sons  of  Kish  took 
them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mushi  ;  Mnhli, 
and  Eder,  and  Jereinotb,  three. 

24  These  were  the  sons  of  Levi, 
after  the  liouse  of  their  fathers  ; 
even  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  as 
they  were  counted  h  by  number  of 
names  by  their  polls,  that  did  the 
work  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of    the  Lord,     from    the     age    of 

j  twenty  i  years  and  upward. 
!   25  For    David   said,     The     Lord 
hath   given  rest  k 


/Nu.  16.40 
g^Nu.  6.23 
—26. 

6  Shubncl, 
c.  24.  20. 

7  or,   first. 

8  highhj 
multiplied. 
9 Shelomoth,   God  of  Israel 


24.22.        lUnto  liis  people,  11  that  thoy  may 

10  or,  kins-    j  dwell  in  Jerusalem  for  ever  : 
men.  |   26  And   also    unto  the    Levites  ; 
/iNu.lO.  17,    they  shall  no  more  carry   the  ta- 
21.  bernacle,  nor  any  vessels  of  it  for 
i  ver.  27.          the  service  theieof. 

Ezr.  3.  8.  27  Forby  thel.TStwordsofDavid, 

i- c.  22.  18.     'the   Levites    were     12     numbered 

11  or,  nnrf      ifrom     I    twenty     years     old     and 
he  dwelleth.     above  ; 

12  numbers.     28  Because  their  13  office  was  io 
I  ver.  3.  24.     wait  on  the  sons  of  Aaron,  for  the 

13  station  service  of  tlie  house  of  the  Lord, 
was  ^t  the  in  the  courts,  and  in  the  cham- 
handof.  bers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
Ne.  11.24.  holy  thinsrs.  and  the  work  of  the 
m  Ex.  25.30.  service  of  the  house  ofGorl  ; 
nl,e.6.20.  j  29  Both  for  the  show-hrend,  m 
o  Le.  2.  4 —  I  ami  for  the  fine  fiour  n  for  meat- 
7.                     lofl'ering,   and  foro  the  unleavened 

14  or,  flat       cakes,  and  for  that  which  is  baked 
plate,  \in  the  14  pan,  and  for  that  which 


B.  G.  1015. 

is  fried,  and  for  all  manner  of 
measure^  and  size  ; 

30  And  y  to  stand  every  morning' 
to  ihunk  and  praise  the  Lord,  and 
likewise  at  even  ; 

31  And  to  otfer  all  burnt-sacri- 
fices unto  the  Lord,  in  r  the  sab- 
baths, in  the  new  moons,  and  on 
the  set  feasts,  g  by  number,  ac- 
cording to  the  order  commanded 
unto  them,  continually  before  the 
Lord  : 

32  And  that  they  should  keep 
the  t  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congipgation,  and  the  charge 
of  the  holy  place,  and  u  the  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Aaron  their  bre- 
thren, in  the  service  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

NOW  a  these  are  the  divisions 
of  the  sons  of  Aaron.  The 
sons  of  Aaron  ;  Nadab,  and  Abi- 
hu,  Eleazar,  and  Ilhamar. 

2  But  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  b 
before  their  father,  and  had  no 
children  :  therefore  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar  executed  the  priest's  of- 
fice. 

3  And  David  distributed  them, 
both  Zadok  of  the  sons  of  Eleaz'ar, 
and  Ahimelech  c  of  the  sons  of 
Ilhamar,  according  to  their  offices 
in  their  service. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief 
men  found  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar 
than  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar;  and 
thus  were  they  divided  :  among 
the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  were 
sixteen  chief  men  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  and  eight  among  the 
sons  of  Ithamar,  accoidingto  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot, 
d  one  sort  with  another  :  for  the 
governors  of  the  sanctuary,  and 
governors  of  the  house  of  God, 
were  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaneel  tne  scribe,  one  of  the  Le- 
vites,  wrote  them  before  the  king, 
and  the  princes,  and  Zadok  the 
priest,  and  Ahimelech  the  son  of 
Abidthar,  and  before  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  priests  and  Le- 
vites  :  one  1  principal  household 
being  taken  for  Eleazar,  and  one 
taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to 
Jehoiarib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth 
to  Seorim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the 
sixth  to  Mijamin. 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the 
•ighth  to  Abijah,  e  ic.25.  8. 


CHAP.  XXIV.  XXV.  The  divisionof  Aaron's  song. 


;>Le.l9.  35. 

7  2Ch.  29. 
•^,  26.  Ezr. 
3.  10,  11.  Ps. 
135.  1,  2. 

rNu.lO.  10. 
Ps.  81.  3. 


«  Le.  23.  4, 

&c. 


t  Nu.  1.  53. 


uNu.  3.  6— 


n  Le.  10.  1, 
6.  Nu.  26. 
60. 

6  Nu.  3.  4. 

clSa.  21.  1. 
22.  9,  &c. 

d  Jos.  18.  10. 
Pr.  16.  33. 
Jon.  1.  7. 
Ac.  1.  26. 

1  house  of 
the  father. 

e  Ne.  12.  4, 
17.  Lu.  1. 
5. 


/  c.  9.25. 


§•  c.  23.  16. 
Shebuel. 


h  c.  23.  18, 
Shelomith. 


Ex.  6.  19. 


k  c.  23.  22. 


I    11  The  ninth  to  Jeshua,  the  tenth 

to  Shecaniah, 
i    12  Tlie  eleventh  to  Eliashib,   the 

twelfth  11)  Jakim, 

13  The  thiiteenth  to  Huppah, 
the  fourteenth  to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilbah,  the 
sixteenth  to  Iinmer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the 
eighteenth  to  Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah, 
the  twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ja- 
chin,  the  two  and  twentieth  to 
Gamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Delaiah,  the  four  and  twentieth 
to  iVlaaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  f  of 
them  in  their  service,  to  come  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  their  manner,  under  Aaron 
their  father,  as  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  had  commanded  him. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of 
Levi  were  these  :  Of  the  sons  of 
Amram  ;  g  Shubael  :  of  the  song 
of  Shubael  ;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  Rehabiah  j  of  the 
sons  of  Rehabiah,  the  first  ica* 
Isshiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites;  Shelomoth  :  h 
of  the  sons  of  Shelomoth  ;  Jahatli. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Je- 
riah  thefrst,  Amariah  the  second, 
Jahazial  the  third,  Jekameam  the 
fourth. 

24  0/"the  sons  of  Uzziel;  Michah: 
of  the  sons  of  Michah  ;  Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  was 
Isshiah  :  of  the  sons  of  Isshiah  ; 
Zechariah. 

26  The  i  sons  of  Merari  were 
Mahli  and  Mushi  :  the  sons  of 
Jaaziah  ;  Beno. 

27  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaaziah; 
Beno,  and  Shoham,  and  Zaccur, 
and  Ibu. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  who 
k  had  no  sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish  ;  the  son  of 
Kish  u&?  Jerahmeel. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi  ;  Mah- 
li, and  Eder,  and  Jerimoth.  These 
were  the  sons  of  the  Levites,  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

31  These  likewise  cast  lots  over  i 
against  their  brethren  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  in  the  presence  of  David 
the  king,  and  Zadok  and  Ahime- 
lech, and  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  priests  and  Levites,  even 
the  principal  fathers,  over  against 
their  younger  brethren. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

MOREOVER,   David,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host,  sepii- 
421 


Tht  divitton  of  the  singtri.  I  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  1015. 


rated  lo  the  service  of  llie  eons  of  a  c.  6.  33, 
ABapli,  a  and  of  Henian,  and  of  &c. 
Jeduthuu,  wiiu  kIiouIiI  prophesy 
with  harps,  with  psalteiies,  and 
wilh  cymbals  :  and  (he  number  of 
the  woikmen,  according  to  their 
service,  was  : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph  ;  Zaccur, 
and  Joseph,  and  Nethaiiiah,  and  1 : 
Asurelah,  ihe  sons  of  Asaph,  under  2  by  the 
the  hands  of  Asaph,  which  proph-  hands  of 
esied  2  according  to  the  ordei  of  the  king, 
the  king.  !  ver.  6. 

3  Of    Jeduthun  :    the    sons    of| 
Jedutliun  ;  Gedaliah,  and  3  Zeri, 'n         r     • 
and     Jeshaiah,     Hashabinh,     and   ver   11 
Mattiihiab,     4     six,     under      the  i    ^*'  "• 
hands   of    their   father  Jeduthun,  | 

who   prophesied   with   a   harp,    to   4  with 
give    thanlcs    and    to    praise    the   Shimei, 
Lord. 

4  Of  Heman  :  the  sons  of  He- 
man  ;  Bukkiah,  Mattaniah,  5 
Uzziel,  6  Shebuel,  and  Jerimoth, 
Hananiah,  Hanani,  Eliathah, 
Gidda!li,and  Romamti-ezer,  Josh- 
bekashdh,  Mallothi,  Hothir,  and 
Mahazioth  : 

5  All  these  v-ere  the  sons  of   He- 
man  the  king's  seer  in  the  7  words 
ofGod,tolift  up  the  horn.     And  |  7  or,  mat- 
God  gave  to  Heman  fourteen  sons' 
and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  ii-ere  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  for  song  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  with  cymbals, 
psalteries,  and  harps,  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  house  of  God,  8  accord- 
ing to  the  king's  order  to  Asaph, 
Jeduthun,  and  Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with 
their  brethren,  that  were  instruct- 
ed in  the  songs  of  the  Lord,  even 
all  that  were  cunning,  was  two 
hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8  And  6  they  cast  lots,  ward 
against  ward,  as  well  the  small 
as  the  great,  the  teacher  c  as  the 
scholar. 

9  Now,  the  first  lot  came  forth 
for  Asaph  to  Joseph  ;  the  second 
to  Gedaliah,  who  with  his  brethren 
and  sons  were  twelve  : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

11  The  fourth  to  Izri,  he,  his  sons 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

12  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  he, 
bis  sons  and  his  brethren,  leere 
twelve  : 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  jc?re  twelve: 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesliarelah, 
he,  his  sona  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

m    The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he, 
432 


1  otherwise 
called  Je- 
sliarelak, 
ver.  14. 


mentioned 
ver.  17. 

5  or,  Aza- 
reel,  ver.  18. 

6  or,  iS^u- 
hael,  ver.20. 


ters. 

8  hy  the 
hands  of 
the  king, 
ver.  2. 

6  c.  24.  5. 

o2Ch.23. 
13. 


d  Uzziel, 
ver.  4. 


1  or,  iSTiefe- 
rxiah,  ver. 
14. 


2  or,  Ebia- 
eaph,  c.  6. 
37.  9.  19. 


a  c.  15.  18, 
21.  16.  5, 

38. 


his  sons  and  his  brethren,  vere 
twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mattaniah,  he, 
bis  sons  and  bis  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his 
sons  and  bis  Iretbren,  icers 
twelve  : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  d  he, 
his  sons  and  bis  brethren,  uere 
twelve  : 

19  The  twelfth  to  Hathabiah,  he, 
his  sons  and  bis  brethren,  toera 
twelve  ; 

20  The  thirteenth  lo  Shubael,  he, 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  v>er» 
twelve  : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah: 
he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

22  The  fifteenth  to  Jeremoth,  he, 
his  sons  and  bis  brethren,  teert 
twelve  : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hunaniah, 
he,  bis  sons  and  bis  brethren,  uere 
twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbeka- 
abah,  he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
were  twelve  : 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he, 
bis  sons  and  bis  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

26  The  nineteenth  to  Mallothi, 
he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah, 
he,  his  eons  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve  : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Ho- 
thir, he,  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
were  twelve  ; 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  toGid- 
dalti,  he,  his  sons  and  his  bre- 
thren, were  twelve  : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to 
Mahazioth,  he,  his  sons  and  his 
brethren,  uere  twelve  : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to 
Roinamtiezer, /le,  his  eons  and  his 
brethren,  tc«re  twelve. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

CONCERNING  the  divisions 
of  the  porters  :  Of  the  Kcr- 
bites  was  1  Meshelemiah  the  son 
of  Kore,  of  the  sons  of  2  Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemi- 
ah tcere  Zechariah  the  first- 
born, Jediael  the  second^  Zeba- 
diah  the  third,  Jathniel  the 
fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the 
sixth,  Elioenaithe  seventh. 

4  Moreover,  the  sons  of  a  Obed- 
edom  were,  Shemainh  the  first- 
born, Jehozabad  the  second,  Joah 
the  third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth, 
and  Netbaneel  the  fifth. 


B.  C.  1015.  CHAP.  XXVI.  Officers  and  Judges. 

5  Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the   3  i.  e.  Obed- f   22  The  sons  of  Jehieli  ;   Zetbara, 
seventh,  Peulthai  the  eighth  ;   for  edom,  us  c.     and  Joel   his  brother,   which  were 


God  blessed  3  him. 


13.  14.  Pe. 


6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  \  128.  1,  2. 


over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 


sons  born,   that  ruled  throughout   6  Ne.  II.  14.  !   23  Of  the  Amraraites,  and  the  Iz- 


the  house  of  their  father  :  lor  they  '  c  Mat^  25 
were  mig'hly  men  6  of  valour 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah  ;  Othni,    4 — 11.  2  Cor. 
and  Rephae),  and  Obed,  Elzabad,   3.  6.  1  Pe. 
whose  brethren   were  strongmen  ;   4.  11. 
Elihu,  and  Semachiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed-  14  or,  as 
edom  ;  they,  and   their  sons,  a.nd\v:eUJ'or 
their    brethren,    able   c    men    iot  \  the  small 
streng-th  for  the  service,  tcere  three  ■  as  for  the 
score  and  two  of  Obed-eJom.  \  great. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  5  called 
and  brethren,  strong  men,  eight- I  MeskcU- 
een.  Imiah,  ver, 

10  Also  Hosab,  d  of  the  children  1 1. 
of  Merari,   had   sons;    Sirari  the\6  gather- 
chief,  (for  though  he  was  not  the  \ings 
first-born,  yet  his  father  made  him       "  ' 
the  chief  ;) 

11  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliab 
the  third,  Zechariah  the  fourth  : 
nil  the  sons  and  brethren  of  Ho- 
eah  were  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions 
of  the  porters,  eren  among  the  chief 


I  d  c.  16.  38. 


e  1  K.  10.  5 
2Ch.9.  4. 
/  ver.  15. 
^c.28.  12. 
Mai.  3.  10. 

7  holy. 

8  or,  Libni, 
c.  6.  17. 

men,  having  wards  one  against  i  9  or,  JeWeZ, 
another,  to  minister  in  the  house  c.  23.  8.  29. 
of  the  Lord. 

13  And  they  cast  lots,  4  as  well 
the  small  as  the  great,  according 
to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  for 
every  gate 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  5 
Shelemiah.  Then  for  Zechariah 
his  son  (a  wise  counsellor)  they 
cast  lots,  and  his  lot  came  out 
northward. 

15  ToObed-edom  southward,  and 
to  his  sons  the  house  of  6  Asuppim. 

16  To  Siiuppim  and  Hosah  the 
lot  came  forth  westward,  with  the 
gate  Shallecheth,  by  the  causeway 
of  the  going  e  up,  ward  against 
ward. 

17  Eastward  were  six  Levites, 
northward  four  a  day,  southward 
four  a  day,  and  toward  Asuppim 
f  two  and  two. 

18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at 
the  causeway,  and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the 
porters  among  the  sons  of  Kore, 
and  among  the  sons  of  Merari. 

20  And   of   the   Levites,    Ahijah 
teas  over  the  treasures  of  the  house    o  c.  23.  19. 
of  God,  and  over  the  treasures  g 
of  the  7  dedicated  things.  p  Jos.  21.39 

21  As  concerning  the   sons  of  8 
Laadan  ;  the  sons  of  the  Gersho-   12  thing, 
nite  Laadah,   chief   fathers,   even 
of  Laadan  the  Gersbonile,  were  g  2  Ch.  19. 
e  Jehieli.  11, 


harites,   the  Hebronites,   and  the 
15.  lCor.l2.  '  Uzzielites  : 

24  And  Shebuel  A  the  son  of  Ger- 
shorn,  the  son  of  Moses,  was  ruler 
of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliezer  ; 
Rehabiab  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah 
his  son,  and  Joram  his  son,  and 
Zichri  his  son,  and  Shelomith  i 
his  son. 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his 
brethren  were  over  all  the  treas- 
ures of  the  dedicated  things, 
which  David  the  king,  and  the 
chief  fathers,  the  captains  over 
thousands  and  hundreds,  and  the 
captains  of  the  host, had  dedicated. 

27  Out  k  of  the  10  spoils  won  in 
battles  did  they  dedicate  to  main- 
tain the  house  of  the  Lord. 

28  And  all  that  Samuel  the 
seer,  I  and  Saul  the  son  of  Kish, 
and  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  Jo- 
ab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  had  dedi- 
cated ;  and  whosoever  had  dedi- 
cated any  thing,  it  was  under  the 
hand  of  Shelomith,  and  of  his 
brethren. 

29  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah 
and  his  sons  were  for  the  outward 
business  over  Israel,  for  officers  ot 
and  judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Ha- 
shabiah  and  his  brethren,  men  nof 
valour,  a  thousand  and  seven 
hundred,  were  11  officers  among 
them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jordan, 
westward,  in  all  the  business  of 
the  Lord,  and  in  the  service  of  the 
king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was  o 
Jerijah  the  chief,  even  among  the 
Hebronites,  according  to  the  ge- 
nerations of  his  fathers.  In  the 
fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  David 
they  were  sought  for,  and  there 
were  found  among  them  mighty 
men  of  valour  at  Jazer^  of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of 
valour,  were  two  thousand  and 
S5ven  hundred  chief  fathers, 
whom  king  David  made  rulers 
over  the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites, 
and  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
for  every  matterpertainingtoGod, 
and  12  affairs  q  of  the  king. 

CHAPTER  XX7II. 


Ac.  23.  16. 
i  c.  23.  18. 
k  Jos.  6.  19. 

10  battles 
and  spoils. 

I  1  Sa.  9.  9. 

771  c.  23.  4. 

n  ver.  6. 

11  over  the 
charge. 


N 


OW    the    children    of    Israel 

after  their  number,    to    wit, 

the   chief  fathers  and  captains  of 

thousands     and    hundreds,     and 

their  officers  that  served  the   kinff 

423 


I  CHRONICLES. 


6  c.  11.  11. 


1  or,  Dodo. 
2Sa.  23.  9. 


cipal  offi- 


the    son 
priest  :    and 


oal  offi- 
r:hildrcn   of  Perez  teas  !  cer,  1  K.  4. 


d  2  Sa.  2.  18 
—23.  23.  24. 
c.  11.26. 

ec.  11.  28. 

/c.  11.  27. 

^2Sa.21. 
18.  c.  11.29. 

Ac.  11.28. 


77i«  cnptaini  for  etinj  month 

in     any    matter    of    the    courses,  lo  1  K.  4.  7 

which    came     in     and    went    out|27. 

month  a  by  month,  throujjhout  all 

the  months  of  the  year,  of  every 

course  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 

Bnnd. 

2  Over  the   first  course,   for  the 
first   month,  mo*  Jashobeam  b  the 
son  of  Zabdiel  :  and   in   his  course  1 2  or,  ^Hn 
■were  twenty  and  four  thousand 

3  Of  the ~ 

the  chief  of  all  the  captains  of  the  j5 
host  for  the  fii-st  month. 

4  And    over    the    course   of    lhe|c2Sa.  23. 
second    month    was   1    Dodai    an  20, 22.  c.  11. 
Ahohite,  and   of    his    course   tcds  j  22 — 24. 
Miklolh    also   the   mler  :     in    his 
course  likewise   were  twenty   and 
four  thousand. 

5  The  third  captain  of  the  host, 
for  the  third  month,  was  Benaiah 

of   Jehoiada,   a   2  chief 
in    his    course    laere 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6  This  is  that  Benaiah  cicho  loas 
mig-hty  among  the  thirty,  and 
above  the  thirty  :  and  in  his 
course  was  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The     fourth    captain,     for    the 
fourth  month,  was   Asahel  d  the 
brotherof  Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his  i2Sa._23 
son  after  him  :  and   in   his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain,  for  the  fifth 
month,  was  Shamhuth  the  Izra- 
hite:  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  captain,  for  the  sixth 
month,  was  Ira  e  the  son  of  Ikkesh 
the  Tekoite  :  and  in  his  course 
teere  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  The  seventh  captain,  for  the 
seventh  month,  was  Helez /the 
Pelonite,  of  the  children  of  Eph- 
raim  :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  captain,  for  the 
eighth  month,  was  Sibbecai  g  the 
Hushathite,  of  the  Zarhites  :  and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
thousand. 

12  The    ninth    captain,    for  the 
ninth   month,   was   Abiezer  h  the 
Anetothite,  of  the  Benjamites:  and 
in  his  coarse  were  twenty  and  four  o  2  Sa.  24 
thousand.  15.  c.  21.7. 

13  The  tenth  captain,  for  the 
tenth  month,  was  Maharai  i  the 
Netophathitc,  of  the  Zarhites  : 
and  in  his  couise  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

14  The  eleventh  captain,  for  the   5  that  which 
eleventh    month,   was  Benaiah  A:  j  was  o/ rfte 
the  Pirathonite,  of  the    cW\\(\r en  .vineyards. 
of   Ephraira  :    and  in    his  course 

were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
cand. 

424 


B.  C.  1015. 


28.  c.  11.  30, 
itc.  11.31. 


3  or,  Heled, 
c.  11.  30. 


I  c.  26.  30. 


m  1  Sa.  16. 
6.  Eliab. 


nGe.  15.  5. 


4  ascended. 


i/)  IK.  20.87. 


15  The  twelfth  captain,  for  tl-.e 
twelfth  month,  wot  3  Hcldui  the 
Netophathite,  of  (Jthniel  :  and  in 
his  course  were  twenty  and  four 
ihousand. 

16  Furthermore  over  the  tribei 
of  Israel  ;  the  ruler  of  (he  Reu- 
beniles  v^as  Eliezer  the  son  of 
Zichri  :  of  the  Siineoniies,  Sbe- 
phatith  the  son  of  Maitchah  : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  Hashabiah  I 
the  son  of  Kemuel  '  of  the  Aaron- 
ites,  Zaduk  : 

18  Of  Judah,  Elihu,  m  one  of  the 
brethren  of  David  :  of  Issacbar, 
Omri  the  son  of  Michael  : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son 
of  Obadiah  :  of  Naphtali,  Jeriroolh 
the  son  of  Azriel  : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim, 
Hoshea  the  son  of  Azaziah  :  of  the 
half  tribe  of  Manasseb,  Joel  the 
son  of  Pedaiah  : 

21  Of  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh 
in  Gilead,  Iddo  the  son  of  Zecha- 
riah  :  of  Beujamin,  Jaasiel  the 
son  of  Abner  : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  ot 
Jeroham.  These  were  the  princei 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  Bui  David  took  not  the  num- 
ber of  them  from  twenty  years  old 
and  under  :  because  the  Lord  had 
said  n  he  would  increase  Israel 
like  to  the  stars  of  the  heavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began 
to  number,  but  he  finished  not, 
because  there  fell  wrath  o  for  it 
against  Israel  ;  neither  was  4  the 
number  put  in  the  account  of  the 
chronicles  of  king  David. 

25  And  over  the  king's  treasures 
MO.*  Azmaveth  the  son  of  Adiel  : 
and  over  the  storehouses  in  the 
fields,  in  the  cities,  and  in  the 
villages,  and  in  the  castles,  was 
Jehonathan  the  son  of  Uz/.iah  ; 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the 
work  of  the  field,  for  tillage  of 
the  ground,  was  Ezri  the  son  of 
Chelub  : 

27  And  over  the  vineyarila  iro* 
Shimei  the  Ramothite  :  over  5 
the  increase  of  the  vineyards  for 
the  wine-cellars  was  Zabdi  the 
Shiphmite  ; 

28  And  over  the  olive-trees,  and 
the  sycamore-trees  p  that  were  in 
the  low  plains,  was  Baal-hanan 
the  Gederite  :  and  over  the  cel- 
lars of  oil  was  Joash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed 
in  Sharon  was  Shitrai  the  Sharon- 
ite  :  and  over  the  herds  that  wera 
in  the  -valleys  was  Shaphat  the 
■on  of  Adiai  : 

30  Over  the  camels  also  was  Obil 


B.  C.  l&lo. 

the  Ishmaelite  :  and  over  the  asses 
u-ns  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite  : 

31  And  over  the  flicks  was  Jazi 
the  Hageriie.      All  these  Jaere  the 
Idlers  ct'  (he  substance  which  xcas 
king  David's. 

32  Also  Joiiathan,  David's  uncle, 
fias  a  counsellor,  a  wise  man, 
and  a  6  scribe  :  and  Jehiel  the  " 
son  of  Hachraoni  «e«s  with  the 
king's  sons. 

3.^  And  Ahithophel  q  was  tha 
king's  counsellor:  ar.d  Hushii  r '.he 
Archite  zor«.'  ih-;  kinj^'s  companion; 

34  And   alte:  Ahithophel  voa.»  Je- 
hoiada  the   son  of   Eenaiah,   and 
Abiaihaf:  s    and   the    general   of 
the  king's  amy  was  Joab.  t 
CHAPTER  XXVIil. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the 
princec.  of  Israel,  the  piinces 
a  of  'he  tribes,  and  the  captains 
of  the  companies  6  that  minis- 
tered to  The  r.ing  by  course,  and 
the  captains  over  the  thousands, 
and  captains  over  the  hundreds, 
and  the  stewards  c  ever  all  the 
buhstance  and  1  possession  of  the 
king-,  2  and  of  liis  son-!,  with  t.he  3 
oRcers,  and  with  the  d  mighty 
men,  and  with  all  the  valiant 
men,  unto  .Terusalf  in. 

2  Then  David  the  king  stood 
up  upon  his  feet,  and  said.  Hear 
nie,  my  brethren,  and  my  peoide  : 
As  for  mc,  I  had  e  in  mine  heart 
to  build  an  Louse  cf  rest  for  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  footstool  /  of  our  God, 
and  had  made  ready  for  the 
oui'ding. 

3  But  God  said  unto  me,  Thou 
shah  not  build  an  house  for  my 
name  ;  g  becausr  thou  kast  been  a 
man  of  war,  and  hast  shed  4 
blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael chose  me  h  before  ail  the 
houi-e  of  my  father  to  be  king  over 
Israel  forever:  for  h^  hath  chosen 
Judah  i  ti  iet)ie  roler  ;  and  or  the 
house  of  Judah,  tne  hou^e  k  of  my 
father  ;  a.nd  an^iong  the  sens  of  my 
father  he  b'rced  me,  to  make  me 
king  ever  aii  Israel : 

5  And  of  all  rny  sons  (for  I  the 
Lord  hath  jiven  me  niany  eons) 
he  hath  chosen  Solomon  m,  my  son 
to  «it  nj-on  the  throne  of  the  king- 
dom of  the  Lonl  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  jaid  n  unto  me,  Solo- 
mon thy  ton,  hs  shall  build  my 
house  and  my  courts:  for  I  have 
chosen  him  to  be  my  son,  and  I 
will  be  his  father. 

7  Moreover,  I  will  establish  liis 
kingdom  for  (jver,  if  o  he  be  5  con. 


CHAP.  XXVlII, 


David's  charge  to  Solomon, 


5  or,  secrt- 
tary. 

7  or,  Hack- 
moniCe. 
a:jSa.l5.12. 
7- 2  Sa.  15.37. 
16.  16. 
slK.  1.  7. 
tc.  11.  6. 
a  c.  27.  15. 

6  c.  S7.  1,  2. 
c  c.  27.  25. 

1  or,  cattle. 

2  or,  and 
his  sons. 

3  ur, 
eunuchs, 
dz.  11.  10, 
&c. 

e2Sa.  7.  2. 
Ps.  132  2— 
7. 

/  Ps.  99.  5. 
La.  2.  1. 
^  1  k.  5.  3. 

4  bloods. 

h  1  ba.  16.7- 

13. 

iGe.49.8,10. 

r.5.2. 

Ps.  60.  7. 

78.  68. 

He.  7.  14. 

A-  1  Sa.  16.1. 

/c.  3.  1, 

&c. 

mc.  22.9,10. 

7i2Sa.  7.  13, 

14. 

o  c.  22.  13. 

5  strong. 


pDe.4.  6. 

Mat.  5.  14- 

16. 

q  De.29.  10, 

15. 

r  Pe.  119.  4, 

10. 

s  Is.  34.  16. 

Ac.  17.  11. 

«De.  6.  1-3. 

u  Ezr.  9.  12. 

Pr.  13.  22. 

t-  Je.  9.  i4. 

Jno.  17.  3. 

w  Job  36.  11, 

12. 

;r  2  K.  20.  3. 

Ps.  101.  2. 

Jno.  4.  24. 

Ro.  1.  9. 

He.  12.  28. 

y  1  Sa.  16.  7. 

Ps.  7.  9. 

Je.  17.  10. 

Re.  8.  23. 


slant  to  do  my  commandments  and 
my  judgments  as  at  this  day. 

8  Now  therefore,  in  the  sight  7>  of 
all  Israel,  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  audience  of  our 
God,  5  keep  r  and  s  seek  for  all 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  t  ye  may  possess 
this  good  land,  and  leave  u  it  for 
an  inheritance  for  your  children 
after  you  for  ever. 

9  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  o 
iT.-'.ow  thou  the  God  of  thy  father, 
and  serve  w  him  wiih  a  perfect 
heart,  x  and  with  a  willing  mind  : 
for  the  Lord  searchcth  y  all  hearts, 
and  understandeth  z  all  the  imag- 
inations of  the  thoughts:  if  a  thou 
seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  thee  : 
but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he  wil» 
cast  thee  ofl"  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now  ;  for  b  the 
Lord  hath  chosen  thee  to  build  an 
house  for  the  sanctuary  :  be  strong, 
and  do  it. 

11  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon 
his  son  the  pattern  of  the  porch, 
and  of  the  houses  thereof,  and  of 
the  treasuries  thereof,  and  of  the 
upper  chambers  thereof,  and  of  the 
inner  pailours  thereof,  and  of  the 
place  of  the  mercy-seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  c  of  all  that 
6  he  had  by  the  Spirit,  d  of  the 
courts  of  the  bouse  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  all  the  chambers  round 
about,  of  the  treasuries  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  of  the  treasuries 
e  of  the  dedicated  things  : 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  for  all 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  for  all  the 
vessels  y  of  service  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for 
iftino-s  of  gold,  for  all  instruments 
of  all  manner  of  service  ;  silver 
also  for  all  instruments  of  silver 
by  weight,  for  all  instrumenta  of 
every  kind  of  service  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  g 
candlesticks  of  gold,  and  for  their 
lamps  of  gold,  by  weight  for  every 
candlestick,  and  for  the  lamps 
thereof;  and  for  the  candlesticks 
of  silvei  by  weight,  both  for  the 
candlestick,  and  also  for  the  lamps 
thereof,  according  to  the  use  of 
every  candlestick. 

16  And   by  weight    he  gave  gold 


z  Ps.  139.  2.  a  2  Ch.  15.  2.  b  ver.  6. 
c  Ex.  31.  2,  3.  6  tens  with  him. 
rfEx.  25.  40.  He.  8.  5.  ec.26.  20. 
/IK.  7.  13.  g-Zec.  4.  2.  Re.  1. 
13.  20. 

426 


DrmiiVi  gifUfoT  tht  tenpU.         I 

for  the  tables  of  show-bread,  for 
every  table  ;  ami  tilcttcise  silver 
for  the  tallies  of  silver  : 

17  Also  pii.e  g'old  tor  the  h  flesh- 
hooks,  and  the  bowls,  unci  llie 
cup3  ;  and  for  the  golden  basons 
ht  gave  gold  by  weigbt  for  every 
bason  ;  and  likewise  silver  by 
woighl  for  every  bnson  of  silver  : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense 
refined  gold  by  weight  ;  and  gold 
for  the  pattern  of  the  chariot  of 
the  cherubims,  i  that  spread  out 
their  wings,  and  covered  tbe  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David,  the  Lord 
k  made  me  understand  in  writing 
by  hii  band  upon  me,  eveti  all  the 
works  of  this  pattern. 

20  And  David  said  to  Solomon 
his  son.  Be  I  strong,  and  of  good 
courage,  and  do  it :  fear  not,  nor 
be  dismayed  ;  for  the  Lord  God, 
even  my  God,  uill  be  with  thee  : 
m  be  will  not  fail  thee,  nc  r  forsake 
thee,  until  thou  hast  finished  all 
the  work  for  the  service  of  the 
]iouse  of  the  Lord. 

21  And,  behold,  the  course-s  n 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites, 
even  thep  shall  be  with  thee  for  all 
the  service  of  the  house  of  God  : 
and  there  shall  be  with  thee,  for  all 
manner  of  workmanship,  every 
willing  skilful  o  man,  for  any 
manner  of  service  :  also  the  prin- 
ces and  all  the  people  will  be 
wholly/)  at  thv  commandment. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

FURTHER.MORE,  David  the 
king  said  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation, Solomon  my  son, 
whom  God  alone  hath  chosen,  t« 
yet  young  a  and  tender,  and  the 
work  is  great  :  for  the  palace  is 
not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord 
God. 

2  Now  I  have  prepared  with  all 
my  misht  for  the  house  of  my 
God,  the  gold  for  things  to  be 
made  of  gold,  and  the  silver  for 
things  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for 
things  of  brass,  the  iron  for  things 
of  iron,  and  wood  for  things  of 
wood  :  onyx-stones,  6  and  stones 
to  be  set,  glistering  stones,  and 
of  divers  colours,  and  all  manner 
of  precious  stones,  and  marble 
stones  in  abundance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set 
my  afi'ection  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  I  have  of  mine  own  proper 
good,  of  gold  and  silver,  rr/nc/i  I 
nave  given  to  the  house  of  my 
God,  over  and  above  all  that  I 
have  prepared  for  the  holy  house, 

4  Even  three  thousand  talents  of 

436 


chroni(;les. 


B.  C.  1016. 


kl  Ba.2. 13, 

14. 

i  Ex.  25.  18. 

22. 

1  Rn.  4.  4. 

I  K.  6.  23. 

He.  9.5. 

k  ver.  11,12. 

/De.  31.7,8. 

Jos.  1.  6-9. 

c.  22.  13. 

mHe.  13.  5. 

n  c.  24-26. 

o  Ex.  35.25, 

26. 

o6.  1,2. 

Ro.  13.  1. 

p  Tit.  3.  1. 

a  1  K.  3.  7. 

c22.  5. 

Pr.  4.  3. 

6  Ex.  28.  20. 

39.  6.  &c. 

Is.  54.  11, 

12. 

Re.  21.  18. 


cl  K.  9.  28. 

Job  28.  16. 

\  Jill  his 

hand. 

d  c.  27,  &c. 

e2Co.  9.  7. 

/c.  26.  21. 

g  Pr.  23.  15. 

A2Ch.  20. 

26—28. 

i  Ps.  89.  52. 

1  Ti.  I.  17. 
Re.  5.  12, 
\i. 

AGe.  33.20. 
/Mat.  6.   13. 
m  De.  8.  13. 
Pr.  8.  19. 
Ec.  5.  19. 
Ro  11.  36. 
n  Ps.  75.6,7. 
o  Is.  40.  29. 

2  retain, 
or,  obtain 
streneth. 
pRo.'^11.36. 
Ja.  1.  17. 

3  ha/id. 

g  Ps.  39.  12. 
He.  11.  13. 
lPe.2.  11. 
r  Job  14.  2. 
Ps.  90.  9. 
102.  11. 
144.4. 
Is.  40.6-8. 
Ja.  4.14. 


gold,  of  the  fold  of  Ophir,  c  an  J 
seven  thousand  talents  of  refined 
silver,  to  overlay  the  walls  of  the 
houses  u>j//m/. ■ 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold, 
and  the  silver  for  things  of  silver, 
and  for  all  manner  ol  work  to  be 
made  by  the  hands  of  anificers. 
And  who  tlien  is  willing  to  conse- 
crate 1  hiii  service  this  day  unto 
the  Lord  ? 

6  Then  t/ the  chief  o' the  fathers, 
and  princei  of  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  the  caj^tains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  with  the  rulers 
of  the  king's  work,  offered  vtilU 
ingly,  e 

7  And  gave,  for  the  service  of 
the  house  of  God,  of  gold,  five 
thousand  talents  and  ten  thou- 
sand drams  :  and  of  silver,  ten 
thousand  talents;  and  of  brass, 
eighteen  thousand  talents ;  and 
one  hundred  thousand  talents  of 
iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  preciout 
stones  were  found  gave  them  to 
the  treasure  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Jehiel  /  tbe 
Gershonite. 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for 
that  they  oflered  willingly,  be- 
cause with  perfect  heart  they 
offered  willingly  to  the  Lord  :  and 
David  the  king  also  g  rejoiced 
with  .Treat  joy. 

10  Wherefore  David  blessed  A  the 
Lord  before  all  the  -longregation  : 
and  David  said.  Blessed  t  be  thou. 
Lord  God  of  Israel  k  our  Father, 
for  ever  and  ever. 

11  Thine,  I  O  Loia,  is  the  great- 
ness, and  the  power,  and  the  glo- 
ry, and  the  victory,  and  the  ma- 
jesty :  for  all  that  is  in  the 
heaven  and  in  the  earth  is  thine  ; 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  O  Lord, 
and  thou  art  exalted  as  head 
above  all. 

12  Both  m  riches  and  honour  come 
of  thee,  and  thou  reignest  over 
all  ;  and  in  thine  hand  is  power 
and  might,  and  in  thine  hand  it 
is  n  to  make  gieat,  and  to  give 
strength  o  unto  all. 

13  S'ow  therefore,  our  God,  we 
thank  thee,  &nd  praise  thy  glorious 
name. 

14  But  who  am  I,  and  what  it 
my  people,  that  we  should  2  be 
ab'.e  to  oflcr  so  willingly  after  this 
sort?  for  all  things  come  of  thee, 
and  p  of  thine    3  own    have    wo 

;iven  thee. 

15  For  g  we  are  strangers  before 
thee,  and  sojourners,  as  reere  all 
our  fathert:    our  r  days  on    the 


B.  C.  1015. 

earth  are  as  a  shftdow,  and  there  is 

ncne  4  abiding'. 

16  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store 
that  we  have  prepared,  to  build 
thee  an  house  lor  thine  holy  name, 
cometti  of  thine  hand,  and  is  all 
thine  own.  s 

17  1  know  also,  my  God,  that 
thou  t  triest  the  heart,  and  hast 
pleasure  u  in  upri^-htness.  Ae 
for  me,  in  the  uprightness  of 
mine  heart,  1  have  willing-ly  of- 
fered all  these  things  :  and  now 
have  I  seen  with  joy  thy  people, 
which  are  5  present  here,  to  otfer 
wiilinglv  unto  thee. 

18  O  'Lord  God  of  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  of  Israel,  our  fathers, 
keep  this  for  ever  in  the  imagina- 
tioii  of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart 
of  thy  people,  and  6  prepare  o 
their  heart  unto  thee  : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my 
son  a  perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy 
commandments,  thy  testimonies, 
and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do  all 
these  things,  and  to  build  the  pa- 
lace for  the  which  w  I  have  made 
provision. 

20  And  David  said  to  all  the 
congregation.  Now  bless  x  the 
Lord  your  God.  And  all  the 
congregation  blessed  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down 
their  heads,  and  worshipped  the 
Lord  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices 
unto  the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt- 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  on  the 
morrow  after  that  day,  even  a 
thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand 
rams,  and  a  thousand  lambs,  with 
their  drink-offerings,  and  sacri- 
fices in  abundance  for  all  Israel  : 


4  expecta- 
tion. 

s  Ps.   24. 1. 

£c.  28.  9. 

uPr.  11.  20. 

5  or,  found. 

6  or,  esta- 
blish, 

Ps.  10.  17. 
V  Pr.  16.  1. 
w  c.  2-2.  14. 
xPs.  145.  1. 


CHAP.  XXIX.  David's  ragn  and  death. 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before 
the  Lord  on  that  day  with  great 
gladness :  and  they  made  Solo- 
mon, the  son  of  David,  king  the 
second  time,  and  y  anointed  him 
unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  go- 
vernor, and  Zadok  to  be  priest. 

23  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the 
throne  of  the  Lord  as  king  in- 
stead of  David  his  father,  and 
prospered  ;  and  all  Israel  obeyed 
him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  fne 
mighty  men,  and  all  the  sons 
likewise  of  king  David,  7  Bubm'X- 
ted  themselves  unto  Solomon  the 
king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  So- 
lomon exceedingly  in  the  sight  of 
all  Israel,  and  bestowed  z  upon 
him  such  royal  majesty  as  had  not 
been  on  any  king  before  him  in 
Israel. 

26  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse 
reign  d  over  all  Israel. 

27  And  a  the  time  that  he  reigned 
over  Israel  was  forty  years  ;  seven 
years  reigned  he  in  Hebron,  and 
thirty  and  three  years  reigned  he 
in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  6  in  a  good  old 
age,  full  c  of  days,  riches,  and 
honour:  and  Solomon  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

2a  Now  the  acts  of  David  the 
king,  first  and  last,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  Samuel 
the  seer,  and  in  the  8  book  of  Na- 
than the  prophet,  and  in  the  book 
of  Gad  the  seer. 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his 
might,  and  the  times  d  that  went 
over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  countries. 


ylK.  1.34, 

&c. 

7  gave  the 
hand  un- 
der. 

Ge.  24.  2. 
47.  29. 
2  Ch.  30.  8. 
Eze.  17.  18. 

z  Ec.  2.  9. 

a  1  K.  2.  11. 

5Ge.25.  8 

c  Job  5.  26. 


or. 


8  wordi 
history 

d  Da.  4.  23 
25. 


THE    SECOND    BOOK     OF     THE     CHRONICLES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

AND  a  Solomon  the  son  of  Da- 
vid was  ."Strengthened  in  his 
kingdom,  and  the  Lord  b  his  God 
tea?  with  him,  and  magnified  chira 
exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all 
Israel,  to  the  captains  rf  of  thou- 
sands and  of  hundreds,  and  to  the 
judges.,  and  to  every  governor  of 
all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the  fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation with  him,  went  e  to  the 
high  place  that  was  at  Gibeon  ;  for 
there  /  was  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  of  God,  which  RIo- 
Bes,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  had 
made  in  the  wilderness. 

4  But  s  Ihe  ark  of  God  had  Da- 

427 


B.  C.  1015. 


a  IK.  2.  46. 
6Ge.  39.2. 
c  lCh.29.25. 
rflCh.27.1. 
elK.3.  4, 
&c. 

/lCh.16.39. 
«-lCh.  15.1, 
&c. 


AEx.  38.1,2. 

1  or,  tea* 
there. 


vid  brought  up  from  Kirjath-jea- 
rim  to  the  place  which  David  had 
prepared  for  it  :  for  he  had  pitched 
a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover,  the  brazen  altar  h 
that  Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the 
son  of  Hur,  had  made,  1  he  put 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  Solomon  and  the  congrega- 
tion sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither 
to  the  brazen  altar  before  the 
Lord,  which  was  at  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  of- 
fered a  thousand  burnt-offerings 
upon  it. 

7  In  that  night  did  God  appear 
unto  Solomon,  and  said  unto 
him,  Ask  what  I  shall  g'ive  thee. 


of  the 
ttiTlh. 

kPt.A.I. 
/Nu.27.  17. 
De.  31.  2. 

m  Pr.  23.  7. 
He.  4.  li. 

n  c.  9.  22. 
Ec  2.9. 
Ja.  1.5. 

o  Mm.  6.33. 
plCh.  29. 
25. 

?1  K.  10.16, 

Ac. 

r  1  K.  10.27, 

&c. 

Job  22. 24. 

3  gave. 

4  tAe  going 
forth  :f 

the  horses 
which  was 
Solornon's. 

5  hands. 


Sblomon't  eJioiee  nf  iuiidom.       11  CHRONICLES 

8  And  Solomon  said   unto  God,  It  1  Ch.  S8.5. 
Thou    hast    etiowed    great    "'"-'■'cy  |2  ,«ncA  n» 
unto  Duvid   my  lather,    and  ha«ii;/,j  ^„^^ 
made  me  to  reig'n  in  his  stead.  > 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy 
promise  unto  David  my  iVitlier  be 
I'Ktublished  ;  for  thou  linst  made 
me  king' over  n  people  like  2  the 
duet  ofthe  earth  in  multitude. 

lu  Give  me  now  wisdom  k  and 
knowledg'e,  that  I  may  go  I  out 
and  come  in  before  this  people  : 
for  who  can  judgo  this  thy  people, 
tluit  ia  so  great  ? 

11  And  God  said  to  Solomon, 
£ecuiise  this  was  in  thine  heart,  vi 
and  thou  hast  not  asked  riches, 
■wcalih,  or  honour,  nor  the  life  of 
thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast 
asked  lori^  life  ;  hut  hast  asked 
■wisdom  and  knowledges  for  thy- 
self, that  thou  mayest  judg^e  my 
ppople,  over  whom  1  have  made 
thee  king  : 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  n 
granted  unto  thee  :  and  o  I  will 
pive  thee  riches,  and  wealth,  and 
honour,  such  as  none  of  p  the 
kings  have  had  that  have  been  be- 
fore thee,  neither  shall  there  any 
after  thee  have  the  like. 

13  Then  Solomon  came  from 
his Joamei/lo  the  hi^h  place  that 
loos  at  Gibeon  to  Jerusalem,  from 
before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gre^^ation,  and  reigned  over  Is- 
rnel. 

14  And  Solomon  gathered  cha- 
riots q  and  horsemen  :  and  he  had 
a  thousand  and  four  hundred 
chariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  which  he  placed  in  the 
chariot  cities,  and  with  the  king 
at  Jerusalem. 

15  And  r  the  king  3  made  silver 
and  gold  at  Jerusalem  as  plente- 
ous as  stones,  and  cedar-trees 
made  he  as  the  sycamore-trees 
thct  are  in  the  vale  for  abun- 
dance. 

16  And  4  Solomon  had  horses 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  and  linen 
yarn  ;  the  king's  merchants  re- 
ceived the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and 
brought  forth  out  of  Egypt,  a 
chariot  for  six  hundred  shekels  of 
silver,  and  nn  horse  for  an  hun- 
dred and  fifty  :  and  so  brought 
they  out  horses  for  all  the  kings  of 
the  Hittites.  and  for  the  kings  of 
Syria,  by  their  5  means. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  Solomon  determined  to 
build  an  house  for  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

42S 


a  IK.  5.  2, 
&c. 
1  or, 
Hirom, 

1  K.  5.  1. 

6  1  Ch.  14  1. 
c  Ex.  30.  7. 

2  incettse  of 
spices. 

rf  Ex.  25.  30. 
Le.  24.5—9. 
c  Nu.  28.  3, 
&c. 

fPs.  135.  5. 
1  Ti.  6.  15. 
gU.  66.  1,2. 

3  hath  re- 
tained, or, 
obtained 
strength, 
h  c.  6.  18. 

4  to  grave 
gravings. 

i  ICh.22.15. 

5  or,  almug- 
trim, 

i  K.  10.  11. 

6  great  and 
wonderful, 
k  1  K.10.9. 
Ps.  72.  17. 


B.  C.  loia 

2  And  Solomon  told  out  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  to 
bear  burdens,  and  fouiscore  thou- 
sand to  hew  in  the  mouniani,  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred  to 
oversee  them.  ., 

3  And  a  Solomon  sent  to  1  Hu«; 
ram  the  king  of  Tyre,  saying. 
As  thou  didsi  deal  with  David  6 
my  father,  and  didst  send  him 
cedars  to  build  him  an  house  to 
dwell  therein,  even  so  deal  uith 
vie. 

4  Behold,  I  build  an  bouse  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord  my  God,  to 
dedicate  it  to  him,  and  to  burn  c 
before  him  2  sweet  incense,  and 
for  the  continual  show-bread,  d 
and  for  the  burnt-offerings  e 
morning  and  evening,  on  the  sab- 
baths, and  on  the  new  moons,  and 
on  the  solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord 
'jur  God.  This  ia  an  ordinance  for 
ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is 
great  :  for  f  great  it  our  God 
above  all  gods. 

6  But  ^^vlio  3  is  able  to  build 
tiim  an  house,  seeing  A  the  heaven 
and  heaven  of  heavens  cannot 
contain  him?  who  am  I  then, 
that  I  should  build  him  an  house, 
save  only  to  burn  sacrifice  belo.e 
him? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man 
cunning  to  work  in  gold,  and  in 
silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in  iron, 
and  in  purple,  and  crimson,  and 
blue,  and  that  can  skill  4  to  grave 
with  thj  cunning  men  that  art 
with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, whom  t  David  my  father  did 
provide. 

8  Send  me  also  cedar-trees,  fir- 
trees  and  5  algiim-trees,  out  of 
Lebanon  :  (for  I  know  that  thy  ser- 
vants can  skill  to  cut  timber  in 
Lebanon  ;)  and,  behold,  my  ser- 
vants shall  be  with  thy  servnnts, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in 
abundance  :   for  the  house  which  I  ' 
am   about  to  build  shall  be  6  won- 
derful great. 

10  And,  behold,  I  will  give  to 
thy  servants,  the  hewers  that  cut 
timber,  twenty  thousand  mea- 
sures of  beaten  wheat,  and 
twenty  thousand  measures  of  bar- 
ley, and  twenty  thousand  baths 
of  wine,  and  twenty  thousand 
baths  of  oil. 

11  Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre 
answered  in  writing,  which  he 
sent  to  Solomon,  Because  k  the 
Lord  hath  loved  his  people,  he 
hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 

12  Huram  said  moredver,  BIeas> 


B.  C.  1015. 

ed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
that  made  heaven  I  and  earth, 
who  hath  g'iven  to  David  the  king 
a  wise  son,  7  endued  with  pru- 
dence and  understanding',  that 
might  build  an  house  lor  the 
Lord,  and  an  house  for  his 
kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cun- 
ning man,  endued  with  under- 
standing, of  Huram  my  father's, 

14  The  m  son  of  a  woman  of  the 
daughters  of  Dan,  and  his  father 
teas  a  man  of  Tyre,  skilful  to 
work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  in 
brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in 
timber,  in  purple,  in  blue,  and  in 
fine  linen,  and  in  crimson  ;  also 
to  grave  any  manner  of  graving, 
and  to  find  out  every  device  which 
shall  be  put  to  him,  with  thy 
cunning  men,  and  with  the  cun- 
ning men  of  my  lord  David  thy 
father. 

15  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and 
the  barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine, 
which  my  lord  hath  spoken  of, 
let  him  send  unto  his  servants  : 

16  And  we  will  cut  wood  out  of 
Lebanon,  as  8  much  as  thou  shall 
need  ;  and  we  will  bring  it  to  thee 
in  floats  by  sea  to  9  Joppa,  and 
thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to  Jeru- 
Ealem. 

17  And  n  Solomon  numbered  all 
10  the  strangers  that  were  in  the 
land  of  Israel,  after  the  number- 
ing o  wherewith  David  his  father 
had  numbered  them  ;  and  they 
were  found  an  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  and  three  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  of  them  to  be  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  fourscore  thousand 
to  6e  hewers  in  the  mountain,  and 
three  thousand  ami  six  hundred 
overseers  to  set  the  people  a  work. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THEN  a  Solomon  began  to 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord 
Bt  Jerusalem  in  mount  Moriah,  h 
where  I  the  LORD  c  appeared 
unto  David  his  father,  in  the  place 
that  David  had  prepared  in  the 
threshing-floor  of  2  Oman  the 
Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the 
second  dny  of  the  second  month, 
ill  the  fourth  year  of  his  reign. 

3  Now  these  are  the  things  where- 
in Solomon  was  3  instructed  d 
for  the  building  of  the  house  of 
God.  The  length  by  cubits  after 
the  first  mea.sure  toas  threescore 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  twenty 
cubits. 

?8 


CHAP.  III. 

I  Ps.  33.  6. 

Je.  10.  10, 

11. 

Ac.  14.  15. 

Re.  10.  6. 

7  knowing. 
mlK.7.  13, 
14. 

8  according 
to  all  thy 
need. 

9  Japho, 
Jos.  19.  46. 
Ac.  9.  36. 

n  1  K.  9.  20, 

21. 

c.  8.  7,  8. 

10  the  men, 
the  stran- 
gers. 

0  1  Ch.  22.2. 
alK.6.  I, 
&c. 

b  Ge.  22.  2, 
14. 

1  or,  which 
was  seen 
of  David 

!  his  father. 
clCh.  21.18. 

2  or,  Arau- 
nah , 
2Sa.24.  18. 

3  founded. 
dlCh.28.11. 


e  Jno.  10.23. 
Ac.  3.  11. 
5.  12. 

4  covered. 
/lCh.29.2, 
8. 

Is.  54.   11, 

12. 

Re.  21.  18— 

21. 

gUe.  9.3-9. 

5  or,  (as 
some 
think)  of 
moveable 
work. 

6  or,  to- 
ward the 
house. 

;i  Ex.  26.  31. 

7  caused  to 
ascend. 

i   1  K.  7.  15 

—21. 

Je.  52.  20, 

21. 

8  long. 


TTie  ornaments  of  the  temple, 

4  And  the  porch  e  that  was  in  the 
front  of  the  house,  the  lengtli  of  it 
was  according  to  the  breadth  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
height  was  an  hundred  and  twen- 
ty :  and  he  overlaid  it  within 
with  pure  gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  he  ceiled 
with  fir-tree,  which  he  overlaid 
with  fine  gold,  and  set  thereon 
palm-trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  4  garnished  the  house 
witn  precious  stones  f  for  beauty  ; 
and  the  gold  was  gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the 
beams,  the  posts,  and  the  walU 
thereof,  and  the  doors  thereof, 
with  gold  ;  and  graved  cherubimB 
on  the  walls. 

8  And  he  made  the  most  holy  g 
house,  the  length  whereof  wot 
according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits: 
and  he  overlaid  it  with  fine  gold, 
amounting  to  six  hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  v.'eight  of  the  naiU 
was  fifty  shekels  of  gold.  And 
he  overlaid  the  upper  chambers 
with  gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he 
made  two  cherubims  5  of  image 
work,  and  overlaid  them  with 
gold. 

11  And  the  wings  of  the  cherub- 
ims ipere  twenty  cubits  'ong: 
one  wing  of  the  one  cherub  was  five 
cubits,  reaching  to  the  wall  of 
the  house  ;  and  the  other  wing 
was  likewise  five  cubits,  reaching 
to  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other 
cherub  was  five  cubits,  reaching 
to  the  wall  of  the  huuse  ;  and  the 
other  wing  was  five  cubits  also^ 
joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other 
cherub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherub- 
ims spread  themselves  forth 
twenty  cubits;  and  they  stood 
on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  were 
inward.  6 

14  And  he  made  the  vail  h  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  crimson, 
and  fine  linen,  and  wrought  7 
cherubims  thereon. 

15  Also  he  made  before  the  house 
two  pillars  i  of  thirty  and  five 
cubits  8  high,  and  the  chapiter 
that  was  on  the  top  of  each  of 
them  was  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in 
the  oracle,  and  put  them  on  the 
heads  of  the  pillars;  and  made 
an  hundred  pomegranates,  and 
put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillua 

4'?9 


Tht  irulrunienta  of  hrati. 


II  CnuONICLES. 


B.  C.  low. 


before  the  temple,  one  on  the  right '  9  i.  e.  he 
band,  and   the   other  on  the  Xeiv,    shall  tt- 
and  culled  the   niirne   of  that  on  .  inblish. 
the   right   hand  9  Jnchin,  imd  the    10  i.  e.  in 
name  of  thut  on  the  left  10  i3uiiz.       il  is 

CHAPTKR  IV.  [strength. 

MOREOVKR,  he  made  an  altar  !  a  Ex. '^7. 1,2. 
a  of  brass,  twenty  cubit.s  the    2  K.  16.  14. 


the  pommels,  and  the  chapiters, 
tehichuere  on  the  top  of  the  two 
pillars,  and  the  two  wreulhs  to 
cover  the  two  poinnieU  of  the  cha- 
piters which  ucre  on  the  pillars  ; 
13  And  four  hundred  pome- 
griinuies  on  the  two  wreaths;  two 
rows  of  poniegranuies  on  each 
length   thereof,  and  twunty  cuLits   Eze.  43.13 —  wreath,   to  cover     the   two   porii 


the  breadth  thereof,  and  ten  cubits  |  17. 
the  height  thereof 

2  AUu  he  made  a  molten  sea  b  of'  &c 
ten  cubits  1    from   brim   to    brim,  i  lyrom  Ate 
round  in  compass,  and  five   cubits   bj-irn  to  hit 
the  height  thereof;   and  aline  o[[brim. 
thirty  cubits  did  compass  it  round  |  2  or,  like  a 
about. 

3  And   under  it  was  the   simili 


lily-JioioeT 
I  3  the  work 


tude  of  oxen,  which  did  compass   o/  burnt 


It  round  about  ;  ten  in  a  cubit, 
compassing  the  sea  round  about. 
Two  rows  of  oxen  were  cast,  when 
it  was  cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen, 
three  looking  toward  the  north, 
and  three  looking  toward  the 
West,  and  tluee  looking  toward 
the  south,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  east  ;  and  the  sea  was 
set  above  upon  them,  and  all  their 
hinder  parts  were  inward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  an 
hand-breadth,  and  the  brim  of 
it  like  the  work  of  the  brim  of 
a  cup,  2  with  flowers  of  lilies  :  cuid 
il  received  and  held  three  thou- 
sand baths. 

6  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and 
put  five  on  the  right  hand,  and 
five  on  the  left,  to  wash  in  them  : 
3  such  things  as  they  ofiered  for 
the  burnt-ohering  they  washed  c 
in  them  ;  but  the  sea  was  for  the 
priests  to  wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks 
of  gold  according  to  their  form,  d 
and  set  them  )n  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left. 

8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  and 
placed  them  in  the  temple,  five  on 
the  right  side ,  and  five  on  the  left: 
and  he  made  an  hundred  4  basons 
of  gold. 

9  Furthermore,  he  made  the 
court  e  of  the  priests,  and  the 
great  court,  and  doors  for  the 
court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of 
them  with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the 
right  side  of  the  east  end,  over 
against  the  south. 

11  And  Huram  made  the  pots, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  5  basons. 
And  Huram  finished  G  the  work 
that  he  was  to  make  for  kin^ 
Solomon  for  the  house  of  God  ; 


1 1  perfec- 
tions of 
gold. 

12  or,  bowls. 
al  K.7.  51. 
6  iCh. 22.14. 
c  1  K.  8.  1 
&c. 

d  Nu.  10.33, 
36. 

e2Sa.6.  12. 
/  Ps.  2.  6. 
87.  2. 

18  To  wit,  the   tv.o  pillars,  and    132.  13—17. 
430 


raels   of  the   chapiters  which  were 
blK.7.  23,  upon  the  pillars.  7 

14  He  made  also  bases;  f  and  8 
lavers  made  he  upon  the  bases  ; 

15  Une  sea,  and  twelve  oxen 
under  il. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  sho- 
vels, and  the  flesh-hooks,  and  all 
their  instruments,  did  Huiam  g 
his  father  make  to  king  Solomon, 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  of  9 
bright  brass. 

17  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did 
the  king  cast  them,  in  the  10 
clay-ground  between  Succoth  and 
Zeredathah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all 
these  vessels  in  great  abundance  : 
for  the  weight  of  the  brass  could 
not  be  found  out. 

19  And  Solomon  made  all  the 
vessels  that  were  for  the  bouss 
of  God,  the  golden  altar  also, 
and  the  tables  whereon  the  show- 
bread  h  was  set ; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks 
with  their  lamps,  that  they  should 
burn  i  after  the  manner,  before  the 
oracle,  of  pure  gold  ; 

21  And  the  flowers,  k  and  the 
lamps,  and  the  tongs,  made  he  of 
gold,  and  that  perfect  11  gold  : 

22  And  the  snufi'ers,  and  the 
12  basons,  and  the  spoons,  and 
the  censers,  of  pure  gold  :  and 
the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner 
doors  theieof  for  the  nijst  holy 
place,  and  the  doors  of  the  houss 
of  the  temple,  were  of  gold. 

CHAPTER  V. 
fT^HUSo  all  the  work  that  Solo- 


offerin 

c  He.  9.  23. 

d  Ex. 25.31— 

40. 

lCh.28.  12 

—19. 

He.  8.  5. 

4  or,  bowls. 
c  1  K.  6.  36. 

5  or,  bowls. 

6  finished  to 
make. 


7  face  of  the. 
/IK.  7.  27, 
43. 

8  or,  cal- 
drons. 
S  1  K.  7.  14, 
45. 

9  made 
bright,  or, 
scoured. 

10  thick- 
nesses of  the 
ground. 
/i  Ex.  25.  30. 
i  Ex.  27.  20, 
21. 
k  Ex.  25.  31, 


men  made  for  the  house  of 
the  Lord  was  finished:  anl 
Solomon  brought  in  all  the  5 
things  that  David  his  father  had 
dedicated  ;  and  the  silver,  and 
the  gold,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments, put  he  among  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  God. 

2  Then  c  Solomon  assembled 
the  elders  of  Israel,  and  all  the 
heads  of  the  tribes,  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring 
up  the  ark  d  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  out  of  the  city  e  of 
David,  which  is  Zioa.f 

3  Wherefore    all  the  men  of  Is- 


B.  C.  1004. 

rael  assembled  themselves  unto 
the  king,  in  the  feast  s  which 
loos  in  the   seventh  month. 

4  And  all  tue  elders  of  Israel 
came  ;  and  the  Levites  took  up 
the  ark. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark, 
and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  all  the  holy  vessels 
that  were  in  the  tabernacle,  these 
did  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
bring  up. 

6  Al-so  king  Solomon,  and  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  that 
were  assembled  unto  him  before 
the  ark,  sacrificed  sheep  and  oxen, 
which  could  not  be  told  nor  num- 
bered for  multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  h 
the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  unto  his  place,  to  the  ora- 
cle of  the  house,  into  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  wings 
of  the  cherubirns  :  i 

8  For  the  eherubims  spread  forth 
their  wings  o^-er  the  place  of  the 
ark,  and  the  eherubims  covered 
the  ark  and  the  k  staves  thereof 
above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves 
of  the  ark,  that  the  ends  of  the 
staves  were  seen  from  the  .ark 
before  the  oracle,  but  they  were 
not  seen  without.  And  1  there  it 
is  unto  this  day. 

10  IViere  was  nothing  in  the  ark 
save  the  two  tables  which  Moses 
I  put  therein  at  Horeb,  2  vi.hen 
the  Lord  made  a  covenant  with  the 
children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  Egypt. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  priests  were  come  out  of  the 
holy  pla.ce ;  (for  all  the  priests 
tltat  were  3  present  were  sancti- 
fied, and  did  not  then  wait  by 
course  :  m 

12  Also  n  the  Levites,  which  were 
th-j  singers,  all  of  them  of  Asaph, 
of  Henian,  of  Jeduthun,  with 
their  cjns  and  their  brethren, 
being  arrayed  in  white  linen, 
naving  cymbals  and  psalteries 
and  harps,  stood  at  the  east  end 
of  the  altar,  and  with  them  an 
hundred  and  twenty  priests  sound- 
irig  o  with  trumpets  ;) 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the 
trumpeters  and  singers  were  as 
one,  to  make  one  p  sound  to  be 
heard  in  praising  and  thanking 
the  Lord  ;  and  when  they  lifted 
up  tlieir  voice  with  the  trumpets 
and  cymbals  and  instruments  of 
music,  and  praised  the  Lord, 
saying.  For  q  he  is  good  ;  for  his 
mercy   endureth    for    ever :    that 


CHAP.  VI. 

g-c.7.8— 10. 

h  Ps.  132.  8. 

i  Ex.  37.7-9. 
He.  9.  4,  5. 

/i:  Ex. 37.3-5. 

1  or,  they 
are  there, 

as  1  K.  8.  8. 

/De.  10.2-5. 

2  or,  tehere. 
S/ound. 

m  c.  35.  4. 

nl  Ch.25.1. 

o  ICh. 15.24. 
Ps.  68.  25. 

p  Re.5.8-ll. 

glCh.  16. 
34-41.  - 
Ps.  loS. 


r  Ex.  40.35. 

c.  7.  2. 

Eze.  10.  4. 

Re.  15.  8. 

a  1  K.  8.  12, 

&c. 

6Le.  16.2. 

Ps.  18.  11. 

Na.  1.  3. 

He.  12.  IS. 

cNu.6.23— 

27. 

dNe.  8.  5. 

eLu.  1.68— 

70. 

/De.  12.5, 

11. 

g  c.  12.  13. 

h  1  Ch.28.4. 

i2Sa.  7.  2, 

&c. 

1  Ch.  28.2, 

&c. 

k  iCh. 29.23. 

nCh.17.11. 

m  c.  5.  7, 10. 

nlK.  8.  82, 
&c. 


Solotnon  blesseth  the  people, 
tlien  the  house  was  filled  with  a. 
cloud,  even  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
14  So  that  the  priests  could  not 
stand  to  minister  by  reason  of  the 
cloud ;  for  r  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
God. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

THEN  a  said  Solomon,  the 
Lord  hath  said  that  he 
would  dwell  in  the  thick  dark- 
ness. 6 

2  But  I  have  built  an  house  of 
habitation  for  thee,  and  a  place 
for  thy  dwelling  for  ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face, 
and  blessed  c  the  whole  congrega- 
tion of  Israel :  and  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  stood  :  d 

4  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  who  e  hath 
with  his  hands  fulfilled  that 
which  he  spake  with  his  mouth 
to  my  father  David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought, 
forth  my  people  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  I  chose  no  city  among 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build  an 
house  in,  that  /  my  name  might 
be  there  ;  neither  chose  I  any 
man  to  be  a  ruler  over  my  people 
Israel  : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem, 
g  that  my  name  might  be  there  ; 
and  have  chosen  David  h  to  bs 
over  ray  people  Israel. 

7  Now  i  it  was  in  the  heart  of 
David  ray  father  to  build  an  house 
for  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

8  But  the  Loid  said  to  David 
my  father,  Forasmuch  as  it  was 
in  thine  heart  to  build  an  bouse 
for  my  name,  thou  didst  well  in 
that  it  was  in  thine  heart  : 

9  Notwithstanding,  thou  shalt 
not  build  the  house  ;  but  thy  son 
which  shall  come  forth  out  of  thy 
loins,  he  shall  build  the  house  for 
my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  per- 
formed his  word  that  he  hath 
spoken  ;  for  I  am  risen  up  in  the 
room  of  David  my  father,  and  am 
set  k  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as 
the  Lord  promised,  I  and  have 
built  the  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  : 

11  And  in  it  have  I  put  m  the 
ark,  wherein  is  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  that  he  made  with  the 
children  of  Israel. 

12  And  nbe  stood  before  the  al- 
tar of  the  Lord,  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
and  spread  forth  his  hands. 

13  (For    Solomon    had    made     a. 

431 


Solomon's  prayer.  II  CHRONICLES 

bra/.en   scafl'old,   of  five    cubits    Itl  the  length 
I'jii^,  anU   live  cubits  broad,    and    thereof,  &c. 
three  cubits  hi°;li,  aud  had  set  it'oNe.8^4 
the    midst  of  the   court 


»Ex.  15.11. 
De.4.39. 


3  or,  in. 

4  pray. 

y  c.  30.  27. 

5  he  reguire 
an  oath  of 
him. 


and 
upon   it   he   stood,  o  and   Ifnceled 
down   upon   his   knees  before    all  1 7.  d. 
tlu-   congregation    of    Israel,   and  !  9  Ne.  1.  5. 
spread    forth    his    hands     toward   Da.  9.  4. 
heaven,)  r  1  Ch.  22.9. 

14  And    said,    O    Lord    God    of  s  ver.  4. 
Israel,   </iere  is  p  no  God  like  thee    «2Sa.7.12 — 
in   the    heaven   nor  in  the  earth  ;    16. 

which   q   keepest     covenant,    and    1  K.  2.  4. 
shoicesl  mercy   unto  thy  servants   6.  12. 
that   walk   before   thee    with    all   U  a  man  be 
their  hearts  :  cut  off. 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  -with  y  Ps.  132.12. 
thy  servant  David  my  father  that  v  Ex.  29.  45, 
which  thou  hast   promised  r  him  ;    46. 

and  spakest  with  thy  mouth,  and    Ps.  68.  18. 
s  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,    tc  c.  2.  6. 
as  it  is  this  day.  Is.  66.  1. 

16  Now  therefore,   O  Lord    God   Ac.  7.  49. 
of  Israel,   keep  with   thy   servant    ^  Ps.  121.  4. 
David  my  fatlier  that  which  thou    "  '~ 
hast     promised     t     him,    saying. 
There  shall  not  2  fail  thee   a   man 
in   my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne 
of  Israel  ;  yet  so  u  that   thy  chil- 
dren take   heed  to  their   way  to 
walk  in   my    law,   as    thou    hast 
walked  before  me. 

17  Now  then,  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  let  thy  word  be  verified, 
which  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy 
servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed 
dwell  with  v  men  on  the  earth? 
Behold,  u>  heaven  and  the  hea- 
ven of  heavens  cannot  contain 
thee  ;  how  much  less  this  house 
which  I  have  built ! 

19  Have  respect,  therefore,  to  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  to  his 
supplication,  O  Lord  my  God, 
to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee  : 

2tJ  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open 
X  upon  this  house  day  and  night, 
upon  the  place  whereof  thou  hast 
said  that  thou  wouldest  put  thy 
name  there  ;  to  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
toward  3  this  place. 

21  Hearken,  therefore,  unto  the 
supplications  of  thy  servant,  and 
of  thy  people  Lsrael,  which  they 
shall  4  make  toward  this  place  ; 
hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  y  even  from  heaven,  and 
when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

22  If  a  man  sin  against  his 
.neighbour,  and  5  an  oath  be  laid 
upon  him  to  make  him  swear, 
and  the  oath  come  before  thine 
altar  in  this  bouse  ; 

432 


2  2  K.  9.  26. 
Ps.  10.  14. 
Je.  28.16, 
17. 
51.  56. 

6  or,  srnii- 
ten. 

7  or, toward, 
a  Ps.  106.  40 
—47. 

6  1  K.  17.18. 
Is.  5.  6. 
c  Je.  5.  24. 
Eze.  34.  26. 
Hos.  2.21, 
22. 

dc. 20. 5-13. 
eJoel  1.4,11. 
2.  25. 

8  land  of 
their  gates. 
/c.  32.  24. 
Ja.  5.  13. 
g  Ps.  32.2-6. 
142.  1,  2. 

9  or,  to- 
ward, 
k  Ps.  62.  12. 

10  all  the 
days  which. 

11  upon  the 

face  of.         IJno.lO.  16. 
.  Is.56.3,6-7.    12,  13. 


B.  C.  1004. 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  do,  and  judge  thy  servants, 
by  requiting  the  wicked,  by  re- 
compensing z  his  way  upon  hi« 
own  head  ;  and  by  justifying  the 
righteous,  by  giving  him  accord- 
ing^ to  bis  righteousness. 

24  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  6 
put  to  the  worse  before  the  ene- 
my, because  they  have  sinned 
against  thee,  and  shall  return  and 
confess  ihy  name,  and  pray  and 
make  supplication  before  thee  7 
in  this  house  ; 

25  Then  a  hear  thou  from  the 
heavens,  and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy 
people  Israel,  and  bring  them 
again  unto  the  land  which  thou 
gavest  to  them  and  to  their 
fathers. 

26  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up, 
and  there  is  no  rain,  6  because 
they  have  sinned  against  thee  ; 
yet  if  they  pray  toward  this 
place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
turn  from  their  sin,  when  thou 
dost  afflict  them  ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  ser- 
vants, and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
when  thou  hast  taught  them  the 
good  way  wherein  they  should 
walk  ;  and  send  rain  c  upon  thy 
land,  which  thou  hast  given  unto 
thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

28  If  there  be  dearth  d  in  the 
land,  if  there  be  pestilence,  if 
there  be  blasting,  or  mildew,  lo- 
custs, c  or  caterpillars;  if  their 
enemies  besiege  them  in  the  8 
cities  of  their  land  ;  whatsoever 
sore,  /  or  whatsoever  sickness, 
there  be  ; 

29  Then  what  prayer  or  what 
supplication  soever  shall  be 
made  of  any  man,  or  of  all  thy 
people  Israel,  when  every  one 
shall  know  his  g  own  sore  and  his 
own  grief,  and  shall  spread  forth 
his  hands  9  in  this  house  ; 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven 
thy  dwelling-place,  and  forgive, 
and  h  render  unto  every  man  ac- 
cording unto  all  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  thou 
only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the 
children  of  men  :) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to 
walk  in  thy  ways,  10  so  long  as 
they  live  11  in  the  land  which 
thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

32  Moreover  concerning  the  7 
stranger,  which  is  not  of  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  but  is  come   from  a  far 


Ac.  8.  27—39.    F,p.  2. 


B.  C.  1004.  CHAP.  VII. 

country    for    thy    great     name's,  *  Ps.  46.  10. 
Bake,  and  thy    mighty   hand,  andjije.  10.7. 
thy  stietched-out    arm  ;   if    they    12  thy  name 
come  and  pray  in  this  liouse  ;  is  called 

■  33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  liea-   upon  this 
Tens,    even    from     thy     dwelling-   house. 
place,  and  do  according  to  all  that   m  c.  14.  11, 
the  stranger  c.xlleth   to  thee  for  ;    )2.  20.  4, 
that  all  k  people  of  the  earth  may  j  &c. 
know  thy  name,  and  fear  I  thee,   n  Ps.  9.  3,4. 
as  doth    thy    people     Israel,    andl  13  ot,  right. 
may    know    that    12     this    house   o  Ec.  7. 20. 
which  I  have  built  is  called  by  thy   Ja.  3.  2.  1 
name.  Jno.  1.  8. 

34  If  thy  people  gc  out  to  war  w.   14  they  that 
against  their  enemies  by  the  way]  take  them 
that  thou   shalt   send   them,   and  ^captives 
they  pray  unto   thee   toward  this  ,  carry  them 
city  which  thou   hast  chosen,  and   away. 

the  house   which  I  have  built  for   15  bring 
thy  name  ;  back  to  their 

35  Then     hear    thou   from     the   heart. 
heavens    their    prayer   and    their  p  Je.  29.  12 
supplication,  and  maintain  n  their   — 14. 

13  cause.  \q  Da.  6.  10. 

36  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  o  \r  Da.  9.  16 
there  is   no    man   which    sinneth   — 19. 
not,)     and  thou     be     angry  with   16  or,  rieht 
them,  and  deliver  them  over  be-   M  to  the 
fore    their  enemies,     and  14  they  prayer  of 
carry  them  away  captives  unto  a   this  place. 
land  far  ofl' or  near  :  s  Ps.  132.8 

37  Yet  if  they  15  bethink  them-   &c 
selves  in  the  land    whither  they   i  1  Ch.  28 
are  carried  captive,  and  turn  and   2.  Is.  66.  1 
pray  unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  tt  Ne.  9.  25. 
captivity,   saying.  We   have  sin-   Ps.  65.  4, 
ned,   we   have    done   amiss,    and   11.  Zee.  9. 
have  dealt  wickedly  ;  17. 

38  If  p  they  return  to  thee  with 
all  their  heart  and  with  all  their 
soul  in  the  land  of  their  captivity, 
whither  they  have  carried  them 
captives,  and  pray  toward  their 
land,  which  thou  gavest  unto  their 
fathers,  and  toward  the  city  g 
which  thou  hast  chosen,  and 
toward  the  house  which  I  have 
built  for  thy  name  : 

39  Then  r  hear  thou  from  the 
heavens,  even  from  thy  dwelling- 
place,  tneir  prayer  and  their  sup- 
plications, and  maintain  their  16 
cause,  and  forgive  thy  people 
which  have  sinned  ag'ainst  thee. 

40  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech 
ihee,  thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let 
thine  ears  be  attent  17  unto  the 
prayer  that  is  made  in  this  place. 

41  Now  therefore  arise,  s  O 
Lord  God,  into  thy  resting  t 
place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy 
strength  :  let  thy  priests,  O 
Lord  God,  be  clothed  with  sal- 
vation, and  let  thy  saints  rejoice 
in  goodness,  u 

42  O  Lord  God,   turn   not  away 


V  Is.  55.  3. 
a  1  K.8.  54, 
&c. 

6  Ex.  29.  43. 
Le.  9.  24. 
Ju.  6.  21.  1 
K.   18.  38.  1 
Ch.  21.  26. 
Mai.  3.  1,2. 
CC.5.  13,14. 
Eze.10.3,  4. 
dlCh. 16.41. 
c,  20.  21. 
Ps.  103.  17. 
136.  1.  He. 
7.  24,  25. 
elCh.15.16. 
Ps.  87.  7. 

1  hand. 

f  c.  5.  12. 
g  Jos.  13.  3, 
5. 

2  restraint. 


Solomon's  solemn  sacrijici 
the  face  of  thine  anointed  :  re 
member  the  v  mercies  cf  David 
thy  servant. 

CH.APTER  VII. 

NOW  a  when  Solomon  had 
made  an  en<l  of  praying,  the 
fire  6  came  down  from  heaven, 
and  con.sumed  the  burnt-offering 
and  the  sacrifices  ;  and  the  glory 
c  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not  enter 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
had  filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  ol 
Israel  saw  how  the  fire  came 
down,  and  the  gloi-y  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  house,  they  bowed 
themselves  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground  upon  the  pavement,  and 
worshipped,  and  praised  the 
Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good  ; 
for  d  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Then  the  king  and  all  the 
people  ofi«red  sacrifices  before  the 
Lord. 

5  And  king  Solomon  offered  a 
sacrifice  of  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand oxen,  and  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  sheep.  So  the 
king  and  all  the  people  dedicated 
the  house  of  God. 

6  And  the  priests  waited  oa 
their  offices  ;  the  e  Leviles  also 
with  instruments  of  music  of  the 
Lord,  which  David  the  king  had 
made  to  praise  the  Lord,  because 
his  mercy  e?idureth  for  ever,  when 
David  praised  by  their  1  ministry  ; 
and  y  the  priests  sounded  trum- 
pets before  them,  and  all  Israel 
stood. 

7  Moreover,  Solomon  hallowed 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  teas 
before  the  house  of  the  Lord : 
for  there  he  oflered  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  the  fat  of  the  peace- 
offerings,  because  the  brazen 
altar  which  Solomon  had  made 
was  not  able  to  receive  the  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  meat-offerings, 
and  the  fat. 

8  Also,  at  the  same  time  Solo- 
mon kept  the  feast  seven  days, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  very 
great  congregation,  from  the  en- 
tering in  of  Haraath  g  unto  the 
river  of  Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they 
made  a  solemn  2  assembly ;  for 
they  kept  the  dedication  of  the 
altar  seven  days,  and  the  feast 
seven  days. 

10  And  en  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  seventh  month, 
he  sent  the  people  away  into  their 
tents,  glad  and  merry  in  heart,  for 

433 


Ood' »  promises  to  Solomon 
thp  g-oodness  ih.-il  the  Lord  had 
showed  uniii  I)ii\id,  and  to  Sal- 
omon, and  to  Israel  his  peo- 
ple. 

U  Thus /t  Solomon  finished  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  kinfj's 
luiuse  ;  iiiid  al!  that  came  into  Sol- 
omon's heart  to  make  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his 
own  house,  he  prosperously  eflect- 
ed. 

12  And  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  by  nig'ht,  and  s;ud  unto 
him,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer, 
and  i  have  chosen  this  place  to 
myself  for  an  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  i  I  shut  up  heaven  that 
there  be  no  rain,  or  if  1  command 
the  locusts  to  devour  the  land,  or 
if  I  send  pestilence  among  my 
people  ; 

14  If  rny  people,  3  which  are 
called  by  my  name,  shall  humble  I 
themselves,  and  pray,  m  and  seek 
n  my  face,  and  turn  o  from  their 
wicked  ways  ;  then  p  will  I  hear 
from  heaven,  and  will  forg'ive 
their  sin,  and  will  heal  their 
land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be 
open,  and  mine  ears  atteni  4  un- 
to the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this 
place. 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and 
sanctified  this  house,  that  my 
name  may  be  there  for  ever  :  and 
mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall 
be  there  perpetually. 

17  And  as  for  thee  if  thou  wilt 
■walk  before  me,  as  David  thy  fa- 
ther walked,  and  do  according' to 
all  that  1  have  commanded  thee, 
and  shalt  observe  my  statutes  and 
mv  judgments  ; 

18  Then  will  I  stablish  the 
throne  of  thy  kingdom,  according 
as  I  have  covenanted  with  David 
thy  father,  saying,  There  shall 
not  5  fail  thee  a  man  to  be  ruler  in 
Israel. 

19  But  g  if  ye  turn  away,  and 
forsake  my  statutes  and  my  com- 
mandments, which  1  have  set  be- 
fore you,  and  shall  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  and  worship  them  ; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up 
by  the  roots  out  of  my  land  which 
I  have  given  them  ;  and  this 
house,  which  I  have  sanctified 
for  my  name,  will  I  cast  out 
of  my  sight,  and  will  make  it 
to  be'  a  proverb  and  a  byword 
among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is 
high,  shall  be  an  astonishment  to 
every  one  that  passeth  by  it  ;  so 
that  he  shall   sav,    r    Why  hath 

434 


II  CHIIONICLES. 


B.  C.  1004. 


A  IK.  9.  1, 

&c. 

i  De.  12.  5. 

to.  6.26,23. 
Ps.  107.  34. 

3  upon 
whom  my 
name  is 
called. 

IJa.i.  10. 

m  Ac.  9.  U. 

n  Is.  45.  19. 
La.  3.40,41. 

o  Is.  59.  20. 

pc.  6.27,30. 

4  to  tlie 
prayer  of 
this  place. 

5  be  cutfiff 
to  thee. 

7Le.26.  14, 
&c.  De.  28. 
36. 

rJe.22.  8,9. 


a  1  K.  9.  10, 
&c. 

b  Nu.  34.  8. 
2  Sa.  8.  3. 

cJos.  16.3,5. 
1  Ch.  7.  24. 

1  the  desire 
of  Solomon 
which  he. 

d  Ec.  2.  4, 
&c. 

elK.  7.2. 
Ca.  4.  8. 

/Jos.  16.10. 
17.  13. 

glK.9.  23. 

;i  1  K.  3.  1. 

7.  8. 

2  holiness. 


the  Lord  done  tliui  unto  this  land, 
and  unto  this  house  7 
22  And  It  KJiall  be  answered, 
Because  they  foisook  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers,  which  brought 
them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other 
gods,  and  worshipped  ihein,  and 
«erfc<l  tlicin  ;  therefore  hath  he 
brought  all  this  evil  upon  them. 
CHAPTER  VIII. 

AND  a  it  cnme  to  pass  nt  the 
end  of  twenty  years,  wherein 
Solomon  had  built  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  own  house, 

2  That  the  cities  which  Huram 
had  restored  to  Solomon,  Solo- 
mon built  them,  and  caused  the 
children  of  Israel  to  dwell  there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  b  Ha- 
math-zobah,  and  prevailed  a- 
gainst  it. 

4  And  be  built  Tadinor  in  the 
wilderness,  and  all  the  store- 
cities  which  he  built  in  Hamath. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  c  the 
upper,  and  Bclh-horon  the  ne- 
ther, fenced  cities,  with  walls, 
gates,  and  bars  ; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store- 
cities  that  Solomon  had,  and  all 
the  chariot-cities,  and  the  cities  of 
the  horsemen,  and  all  1  that  Solo- 
mon desired  d  to  build  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  in  Lebanon,  e  and 
throughout  all  the  land  of  his 
dominion. 

7  yl? /or  all  the  people  that  were 
left  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amo- 
rites,  and  the  Perizzitcs,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which 
were  not  of  Israel. 

8  Bm<  of  their  children,  who  were 
left  after  thera  in  the  land,  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  consumed 
not,  them  did  Solomon  make  to 
pay  tribute  /  until  this  day. 

9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel 
did  Solomon  make  no  servants  for 
his  work  ;  but  they  ?eere  men  of 
war,  and  chief  of  bis  captains, 
and  captains  of  bis  chariots  and 
horaemcn. 

10  And  these  ware  the  chief  of 
king  Solomon's  officers,  e.ven  two 
g  hundred  and  fifty,  that  bare 
rule  over  the  people. 

11  And  Solomon  brought  up  the 
daughter  A  of  Pharaoh  out  of  the 
city  of  David  unto  the  house  tliat 

i  he  bad  built  for  her  :  for  he  said, 
I  My  wife  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
house  of  David  kingof  Israel,  be- 
cause the  places  are  2  holy  where- 
unto  the  ark  of  the  Lord  hath 
come. 

12  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt« 


B.  C.  1004. 

offerings  unto  the  Lord  on  llie 
altar  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had 
built  before  the  i  porch, 

13  Even  after  a  certain  rate 
every  k  day,  offering  according 
to  the  commandment  of  Moses, 
on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts, 
three  times  /  in  the  year,  even  in 
the  feast  of  unleavened  bread, 
and  in  the  feast  of  weeks,  and  in 
the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

14  And  he  appointed,  according 
to  the  order  of  David  his  father, 
the  courses  m  of  the  priests  to 
their  service,  and  the  Levites  to 
their  charges,  to  praise  and  min- 
ister before  the  priests,  as  the 
duty  of  eveiy  day  required  ;  the 
porters  n  also  by  their  courses  at 
every  gate  ;  for  so  3  had  David 
the  man  of  God  commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from 
the  commandment  of  the  king 
unto  the  priests  and  Levites,  con- 
cerning any  matter,  or  concern- 
ing the  treasures. 

16  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon 
was  prepared  unto  the  day  of  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  until  it  was  finished  : 
so  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
perfected. 

17  Then  o  went  Solomon  to 
Ezion-geber,  and  to  Eloth,  p  at 
the  sea-side  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

18  And  ij  Huram  sent  him,  by 
the  hands  of  his  servants,  ships, 
and  servants  that  had  knowledge 
of  the  sea  ;  and  they  went  with 
the  servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir, 
and  took  thence  four  hundred 
and  fifty  talents  of  gold,  r  and 
brought  them  to  kinj'Solomon. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  a  when  the  queen  of  She- 
ba  heard  of  the  fame  of  Solo- 
mon, she  came  to  prove  Solomon 
with  hard  questions  at  Jerusa- 
lem, with  a  very  great  company, 
and  carnels  that  bare  spices,  and 
gold  in  abundance,  and  precious 
stones  :  and  when  she  was  come 
to  Solomon,  she  communed  with 
him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  b 
her  questions  :  and  there  was  noth- 
ing hid  from  Solomon  which  he 
told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba 
had  seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon, 
and  the  house  that  he  had  built, 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and 
the  sitting  of  his  servants,  and 
the  attendance  of  his  ministers, 
and  their  apparel  ;  his  1  cup- 
bearers also,  and   their  apparel  ; 


CHAP.  IX. 

iJno.  10.23. 
yirEx.29.  38. 
I  Ex.  23.  14. 
De.  16.  16. 
TO  I  Ch.  24. 
25. 

\n  ICh.  9. 
17.  26.  1. 
3  was  the 
command- 
ment of 
David  the 
man  of 
God. 

0  1  K.  9.  26, 
27. 

p  Elath, 
De.  2.  8.  2 
K.  14.  22. 
9C.9.  10,  13. 
tEc.  2.  8. 
«1  K.  10.  1, 
Sic.  Mat. 
12.  42.  Lu. 
11.  31. 
b  Pr.  18.  4. 
Ja.  1.  5. 

1  or,  but- 
lers. 


2  word. 

3  or,  srtji- 

ings. 

cPs.  31.  19. 

d  Pe.  72.  18, 
19. 

c  1  K.  3.  28. 
Pr.  21.  3. 

/Ps.  72.  10, 
15. 

g  Ec.  2.  8. 

h  C.8.  18. 

i  IK.  10. 11, 

almug. 

4  highways, 
or,  stays. 

k  Ps.  92.  3. 
Re.  5.  8.  14. 
2. 

I  Ps.  68.  29. 

5  or,  cap- 
tains. 

m  c.  12.  9, 
10. 


Solomon's  7-ichii. 

and  his  ascent  by  which  he  went 
up  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
thtre  was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It 
teas  a  true  report  2  which  I  heard 
in  mine  own  land  of  thine  3  acts, 
and  of  thy  wisdom  ; 

6  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  their 
words  until  I  came,  and  mine 
eyes  had  seen  it;  and,  behold, 
the  cone  half  of  the  greatness  of 
thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me  : 
yor  thou  exceedest  the  fame  that 
I  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy 
are  these  thy  servants,  which  stand 
continually  before  thee,  and  hear 
thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  d  he  the  Lord  thy 
God,  which  delighted  in  thee  to 
set  thee  on  his  throne,  to  be  king 
for  the  Lord  thy  God  :  because 
thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish 
them  for  ever,  therefore  made  he 
thee  king  over  them,  to  do  judg- 
ment e  and  justice. 

9  And  /  she  gave  the  king  an 
hundred  and  twenty  talents  of 
gold,  and  of  spices  great  abun- 
dance, and  precious  stones:  g 
neither  was  there  any  such  spice 
as  the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  king 
Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Hu- 
ram, and  the  servants  of  Solo- 
mon, which  h  brought  gold  from 
Ophir,  brought  i  algum-trees  and 
precious  stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  of  the 
algnm-trees  terraces  4  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  king's 
palace,  and  harps  A- and  psalteries 
for  singers  :  and  there  were  none 
such  seen  before  in  the  land  of 
Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to 
the  queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire, 
whatsoever  she  asked,  beside  that 
which  she  had  brought  unto  the 
king  :  so  she  turned,  and  went 
away  to  her  own  land,  she  and 
her  servants. 

13  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that 
came  to  Solomon  in  one  year  was 
six  hundred  and  threescore  and 
six  talents  of  gold  ; 

14  Besides  that  which  chapmen 
and  merchants  brought.  And  all 
the  I  kinsrs  of  Arabia  and  5  gov- 
ernors of  the  country  brought  gold 
and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  And  king  Solomon  made  two 
hundred  targets  to  q/ beaten  gold  : 
six  hundred  shekels  of  beaten  gold 
went  to  one  target. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields 
made  he   of  beaten  gold  ;    three 

4a5 


Solomon't  riches. 


11  CHRONICLES. 


10  i.  e.  Eu- 
'  pkrates. 

10. 


11  gave. 

r  1  K.  11.  41 
—43. 

12  words. 

»  IK.  11.29. 

t  c.  12.  15. 
13.  22. 


hundred   thekcls  of    ^old   wcnl  lol  n  1  K.  7.  2. 
one  shield  :  imd  the  kingput  them 
in  the  house  n  uf  the  forest  of  Lcb- 1  6  hand*. 
anon.  ! 

17  Moreover,  the   king-    made   a  7  shut  up. 
great  throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid 
jt  with  pure  gold.  8  or,  there 

18  And    there   were    six   steps  to  was  no 
the  throne,  with  n  footstool  of  s^old,   silver  in 
tchich  vjtre  fastened  to  the  throne,    them, 
and  6  stays  on  each  side  of  thej 
sitting-place,  and  two  lions  stand-   9  or,  el»- 
ing  by  tlie  stays  ;  \phfintg' 

19  And  twelve    lions   stood  there    teeth. 
on  the  one  side  and  on   the  other' 
upon   the  six    steps.     There   was  o  1  K.  3.  12, 
not  the    like   made    in  any   king-    13.  4.  30, 
dom.  &c. 

20  And  all    the  drinking  vessels 
of  king  Solomon  uere  o/gold,  and  p  Ge.  15.  18. 
all  the  ves.sels  of  the  house  of  the    I  K.  4.  21. 
forest  of  Lebanon  were  of  7  pure    Ps.  72.  8. 
gold  :  8  none  were  o/"silver  ;  it  was 
?ior  any  thing  accounted  of  in  the 
days  of  Solomon. 

21  For   the   king's   ships  went  to 
Tarshish    with     the     servants    of  y  1  K 
Huram  :    every   three  years   once   27,  &c.  c.  1. 
came     the     ships      of     Tarshish,  ,  15—17. 
biinging  gold,  and  silver,  9  ivory, 
and  apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  o  king  Solomon  passed 
all  the  kings  of  the  earth  in  riches 
and  wisdom. 

23  And  all  the  kings  of  the 
earth  sought  the  presence  of  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom  that 
Goii  had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  evei-y  man 
his  present,  vessels  of  silver,  and 
vessels  of  gold,  and  raiment,  har- 
ness, and  spices,  horses  and 
mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  And  Solomon   had    four  thou- 
sand  stalls   for  horses  and   chari- 
ots,   and   twelve    thousand   horse-    a  1  K.  12.  1, 
men,  whom    he  bestowed    in  the 
chariot  cities,  and   with  the  king! 
at  Jerusalem.  !iGe.  37.  12, 

26  And  he  reigned  p  over  all  the  ]  13.  Ju.  9.    1. 
kings  from  the  10  river  even   unto  | 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  to   c  1  K.  11.  26,  j  turn  answer  to   this  people,  which 

-  ■        --  140  -  •  - 


B.  c.  m. 

iiecr   a?ainit  Jerohoam  the  ion  of 
Nebat  1 

3U  And  Solomon  reigned  in  Je- 
niRHlem  over  all  Israel  forty 
year». 

31  And  Solomon  »lept  with  his 
fathers  and  he  was  buried  in  the 
city  of  David  his  father  :  and 
Rehoboam  liis  son  reigned  in  bia 
ctead. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND  a  Rehoboam  went  to  She- 
chem  ;  b  for  to  Shecheni  were 
jail  Israel  come  to  make  him  king. 
I  2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
[c  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
(who  was  in  Egypt,  whither  he 
had  fled  from  the  presence  of 
Solomon  the  king,)  heard  it,  that 
Jeroboam  returned  out  of  Egypt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him. 
So  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel  came, 
and  spake  to  Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yolre 
grievous  j  now,  therefore,  ease 
thou  somewhat  the  grievous  ser- 
vitude of  thy  father,  and  his  hea- 
vy yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and 
w-e  will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come 
again  unto  me  after  three  daya. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  And  king  Rehoboam  look  d 
counsel  with  the  old  e  men  that 
had  stood  before  Solomon  his  fa- 
thery  while  he  yet  lived,  saying. 
M'hat  counsel  give  ye  me,  to  re- 
turn answer  to  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him, 
saying.  If  thou  he  kind  to  tliis 
people,  and  please  them,  and 
speak  g  good  words  to  them, 
they  will  be  thy  servants  for 
ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel 
which  the  old  men  gave  him,  and 
A  took  counsel  with  the  young  men 
that  were  brought  up  with  him, 
that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
advice   give   ye,  that  we  may  re- 


the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  And   9    the  king  11   made  sil- | 

ver  in   Jerusalem   as  stones,    and   d  Pr.  12.  15. 
cedar-trees  made  he   as  the  syca-   19.  20. 
more-trees  that    nre    in    the    low' 
plain.s  in  abundance.  e  Job  12.  12, 

28  And  they   brought   unto  Solo- ,  13. 
mon  hor-xps  out  of  Egypt,   and  out  i 

of  all  lands.  !/Pr.  27.  10. 

29  Now  r  the  rest  of  the   acts  of 
Solomon,  first  and    last,   are  they   g  Pr.  15.  1. 
not  written  in  the  book  12  of  Na- 
than the  prophet,  and    in  the  pro-   fc  Is.  30.1. 
phecy  of  Ahijah   s  the  Shilonite, : 

and  in  the  visions  of  Iddo  t  the:l  laded. 
436  ' 


have  spoken  to  me,  saying.  Ease 
somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy  fa- 
ther did  put  upon  us  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him  spake  unto 
him,  saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  an- 
swer the  people  that  spake  unto 
thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made 
our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  tbou  if 
somevhat  lighter  for  us;  thui 
shalt  thou  say  unto  them.  My 
little  finger  shall  be  thicker  than 
my  father's  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  1  put 
a  heavy  yoke  upon    you,   I  -will 


B.  C.  975. 

put  more  to  your  yoke  :  my  father 
chastised  you  with  whips,  but  / 
villi  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  bo  Jerohoam  and  all  the  peo- 
ple came  to  Rehoboam  on  the 
third  day,  as  the  king  bade,  say- 
ing, Come  again  to  me  on  the 
thud  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them 
roughly  :  and  king  Rehoboam 
i  foisook  the  counsel  of  the  old 
men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the 
advice  of  the  young  men,  saying. 
My  father  made  your  yoke  hea- 
vy, but  I  will  add  thereto  :  My 
father  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  I  will  chnsiise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

15  So  k  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people  ;  for  I  the  cause 
was  of  God,  that  the  Lord  might 
perform  his  word,  which  he  spake 
m  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the 
Shilonita  to  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat. 

16  And  when  all  Israel  saw  that 
the  king  would  not  hearken  unto 
them,  the  people  answered  tbe 
king,  saying,  n  What  portion  have 
we  in  David  ?  and  we  have  none 
inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  : 
every  man  to  your  tents,  O  Israel  : 
and  now,  David,  see  to  thine  own 
house.  So  all  Israel  went  to  their 
lents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Is- 
rael that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Rehoboam  reigned  over 
them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  o 
Hadoram,  that  was  over  the  trib- 
ute ;  and  the  children  of  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died:  but  king  Rehoboam  2  rpads 
speed  to  get  him  up  to  his  ch£.riot, 
30  flee  to  Jerusalem. 

19  And  p  Israel  rebelled  against 
the  house  of  David  unto  thit 
day. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  a  when  Rehoboam  was 
come  to  Jerusalem,  he  gath- 
ered of  the  house  of  judah  and 
Benjamin  in  hundred  and  four- 
score thousand  chosen  men,  which 
were  warriors,  to  fight  against  Is- 
rael, that  he  might  bring  the 
kingdom  again  to  Rehoboam. 

2  But  b  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Shen,aiah  c  the  man  of  God, 
saying, 

3  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son 
of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  to 
all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall 


CHAP.  XI. 

i  Pr.  19.  27. 

k  Is.  30.   12, 
13. 

iDe.  2.  30. 

1  Sa.  2.  25. 
Is.  19.   14. 

ml  K.  11.31. 

n2Sa.  20.1. 

o  IK.  4.  6. 
5.  14. 

Adoniram. 

2  strength- 
ened him- 
self. 

j>  Ps.  89.  30, 

&c. 

a  1  K.  12.21, 

&c. 

6  Pr.  21.  30. 

CO.  12.5. 


dGe.  13.  8. 
ec.  10.  15. 
Ps.  33.  11. 
/Is.  22.  10, 
11. 

S  c.  17.  19. 

\  presented 
themselves, 
h  Nu.  35.  2, 
&c. 

i  c.  13.  9. 

k  1  K.  12.31. 

13.  33. 

/Le.  17.7. 
De.  32.  17. 
1  Co.  10.  20. 

m  IK. 12.23. 

14.  9. 
Ho8.  13.  2. 

nc.  15.  9. 
30.  11,  18. 
Ps.  84.  5-7. 
o  c.  12.  1. 

plK.  15.2- 
She  is  call- 
ed Micha- 
iah  the 
daughter 
of  Uriel, 
c.  13.  2. 


Rehoboam  s  teive.f, 

not  go  up,  nor  fight  against  your 
d  brethren  :  return  every  man  to 
his  house  ;  for  e  this  thing  is  dons 
of  me.  And  they  obeyed  the 
words  of  the  Lord,  and  returned 
from  going  against  Jeroboam. 

5  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jeni- 
salem,  and  built  cities  for  defence 
in  Judah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and 
Etam,  and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and 
Adullam, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and 
Ziph, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachisb, 
and  Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Aijalon,  and 
Hebron,  which  are  in  Judah  and 
in  Benjamin,  fenced  cities. 

U  And  he  fortified  f  the  strong 
holds,  and  put  captains  g  in  them, 
and  store  of  victual,  and  of  oil  and 
wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  }te 
put  shields  and  spears,  and  made 
them  exceeding  strong,  having 
Judah  and  Benjamin  on  his  side. 

13  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites  that  were  in  all  Israel  1  re- 
sorted to  him  out  of  all  their 
coasts. 

14  (For  the  Levites  left  their  h 
suburbs,  and  their  possession,  and 
came  to  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem :  for  JeroDoam  and  his  sons 
had  cast  them  off  i  from  execut- 
ing the  priest's  office  unto  the 
Lord  : 

15  A.nd  k  he  ordained  him  priests 
for  the  high  places,  and  for  the 
devils,  i  and  for  the  calves  m  which 
he  had  made.) 

16  And  alter  them,  out  of  all  n 
the  tribes  of  Israel,  such  as  set 
their  hearts  to  seek  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem  to 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

17  So  they  strengthened  o  the 
kingdom  of  Judah,  and  made  Re- 
hoboam the  son  of  Solomon  strong, 
three  years  :  for  three  years  they 
walked  in  the  way  of  David  and 
Solomon. 

18  And  Rehoboam  took  him.  Ma- 
halaih  the  daughter  cf  Jerimoth 
the  son  of  David  to  wife,  and  Abi- 
hail  the  daughter  of  Eliab  the  son 
of  Jesse  ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children  ; 
Jeush,  and  Shamariah,  and  Za- 
ham. 

20  And  aftsr  her  he  took  Maa  • 
chah  p  the  daughter  of  Absalom, 
which  bare  him  Abijah,  and  Attai, 
and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

437 


S/iUKuk  irmadeth  jL^(l<.h.  U  CHROKICI, 

21  And    Rehoboam    loved    I\Iaa- 1<7  Do.  21.  15- 


ES. 


B.  C.  floT, 


?7^ 


chilli     the    duu^hler    of    Ahsulom 

nLiovc  ull   hiH  wives  anil  his  coii>,u-   c.  12.  16. 

bines;      (lor    he      look     eighteen  jj  ^  ^„/jj 

wives,  and  ihreescorc  conculiinee  ; 

and  hegul  twenty  and  piglil  sons, 

and  ihreescoje  daughleis.) 

22  And  Hchoboam  made  a  Abijnh 
the  son  of  ftluachah  the  chief,  to 
be  ruler  among  his  brethren  :  fcr 
hr  thouglit  to  make  him  V\m%. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dis- 
persed of  all  his  ohil  Iren  through- 
out all  the  countries  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  unto  every  fenced  city  ; 
and  he  gave  them  victual  in  abun- 
dance. And  he  desired  2  many 
wives. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Re- 
hoboam had  established  a  the 
kingdom,  and  had  strengthened 
himself,  he  6  forsook  c  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  and  all   Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  in 
the  fifth  year  of  king  Rehoboam, 
Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  because  they 
had  transgressed  agaiust  the 
Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots, 
and  threescore  thousand  horsemen: 
and  the  people  Jofrs  without  num- 
ber that  came  with  him  out  of 
Egypt  ;  the  Lnbims,  d  the  Suk- 
kiiins,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities 
which  pertained  to  Judah,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  Then  came  Shemaiah  «  the 
prophet  to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the 
princes  of  Judah,  that  were  gath- 
ered together  to  Jerusalem  because 
of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  /  have 
forsaken  me,  and  therefore  have  I 
also  left  you  in  the  hand  of 
Shishak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Is 
rael  and  the  king  humbled  =:  them- 
selves ;  and  they  said,  The  h  Lord 
is  righteous. 

7  And  t  when  th3  Lord  saw  that 
they  humbled  themreives,  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  She- 
inaiah,  saying,  They  have  hum- 
bled themselves,  therefore  k  I  wil! 
not  destroy  them,  hut  I  will  grant 
them  1  some  deliverance  ;  and  my 
wrath  shall  not  be  pcured  out 
upon  Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of 
Shishak. 

8  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his 
I  servants;  that  they  may  know 
my  service,  and  the  service  of  the 
kingdoms  m  of  the  countries. 

8   So    Shishak     king   of    Esrypt 
-138 


j  tude  of 
wives. 

ac.  11.  17. 
6  IK.  14.22. 
c  De.  32.  15, 
18. 

dc.  IG.  8. 

ec.  11.2. 

/c.  15.2. 

^Je.  13.15, 

18. 

Ja.  4.  6,   10. 

h  Ex.  9.  27. 

i  IK.  21.28, 

29. 

k-  Le.26.  41, 

42. 

1  or,  a  little 

while. 

I  Tie.  9.   36, 

37. 

Is.  26.  13. 

mDe.28.47, 

48. 


nc.  9.15,16 

o2Sa.  8.18. 

p  c.  33.  12, 

13. 

If.  57.  15. 

1  Pe.   5.  6. 

2  cr,  and 
yet  in  Ja- 
dnh  there 
were  good 
things. 
Ge.18.  24. 
IK.  14.  13. 
c.  19.  3. 

3  ^ixed. 
oUe.5.   29. 
Eze.33.  31. 

4  words. 
T  ver.  5. 
.?c.  9.  29. 
t  1  K.14.31, 
Ahiiar)\,. 
a  1  K.  15.  1, 
&c. 

i  c.  11.  20. 
1  bound 
together. 
c  Jos.  18.  22. 


came  up  against  Jerusalem,  and 
look  away  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  trea- 
sures of  the  king's  house  ;  he  look 
all  :  he  carried  away  also  the 
shields  of  gold  which  n  Solomon 
had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which  king  Reho- 
boam made  shields  of  brass,  and 
committed  them  to  the  hands  of 
the  chief  o  cf  the  guard,  that  kept 
the  entrance  of  the  king'n  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  the 
guard  came  and  fetched  them,  and 
brought  them  again  into  the  guard 
chamber. 

12  And  when  p  he  humbled  him- 
self, the  wrath  of  the  Lord  turned 
from  him,  that  he  would  not  de- 
stroy him  altogether  :  and  also  2  in 
Judah  things  went  well. 

13  So  king  Rehoboam  strength- 
ened himself  in  Jerusalem,  and 
reijned  :  for  Rehoboam  was  ona 
and  forty  years  old  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  and  he  leigned  sev- 
enteen years  in  Jerusalem,  the 
city  which  the  Lord  had  chosen 
out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to 
put  his  nam';  there.  And  his 
mother's  name  was  Naamah,  an 
Ammonite.'^s. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  3 
prepared  not  bis  heart  q  to  seek 
the  Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam, 
firs',  and  last,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  4  book  of  Shemaiah  r  the 
prophet,  and  of  Iddo  .■(  the  seer 
concerning  genealogies?  And 
there  were  wars  between  Rehoboam 
and  Jeroboam  continually. 

16  And  Reboboam  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  in  the  city 
of  David  :  and  Abi}ah  t  his  son 
reigued  in  hid  stead. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 
pyOWa  in  the  eighteenth   year 
i.\    of     king     Jeroboam      began 
Abijah  to  reign  over  Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Je- 
rvct.lem.  His  mother's  name 
H.\sowasb  Michaiah  the  daughter 
of  Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there 
was  war  between  Abijah  and 
Jeroboam, 

3  And  Abijah  1  set  the  battle  in 
array  with  an  army  of  valiant 
men  of  war,  ci'en  four  hundred 
thousand  chosen  men  :  Jeroboam 
also  set  the  battle  in  array  against 
him  with  eight  hundred  thousand 
chosen  men,  being  mighty  men  of 
valour. 

4  And  Abijah  stood  up  upon 
mount  Zemaraim,  c  which  ie  in 


B.  C.  957. 

mount  Ephraim,  and  said,  Hear 
me,  ihou  Jeroboam,  and  all  Is- 
rael. 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  gave  the  king- 
dom over  Israel  to  David  for  ever, 
even  to  him  and  to  his  sons  d  by  a 
covenant  e  cf  salt  ? 

6  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
the  servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David,  is  risen  up,  and  hath 
rebelledy  against  his  lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto 
him  ^  vain  men,  the  children  of 
Belial,  and  have  strengthened 
themselves  against  Rehoboara 
the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Reho- 
boam  was  young  h  and  tender- 
hearted, and  could  not  withstand 
them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  with- 
stand the  kingdom  of  the  Lord  in 
the  hand  of  the  sons  of  David  ; 
and  ye  be  a  great  multitude,  and 
there  are  with  you  golden  calves, 
which  i  Jeroboam  made  you  for 
gods. 

9  Have  ye  not  cast  k  out  the 
priests  of  the  Lord,  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites,  and  have 
made  you  priests  after  the  manner 
of  the  nations  of  other  lands?  so 
that  whosoever  Cometh  to  2  con- 
secrate himself  with  a  young 
bullock  and  seven  rams,  the  sa7ne 
may  he  a  priest  of  them  that  are  no 
gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  our 
God,  and  we  have  not  forsaken 
hirn  ;  and  the  priests,  which  min- 
ister unto  the  Lord,  are  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites  wait  upon 
Zftfir  business  : 

U  And  I  they  burn  unto  the 
Lord,  every  mornin."^  and  every 
evening,  burnt-sacrifices  and  sweet 
incense  ;  the  shcw-bread  m  also 
set  therj  in  order  upon  the  pure 
table  ;  and  the  candlestick  of  gold 
with  the  lamps  thereof,  to  burn  n 
every  evening:  for  we  keep  the 
charge  if  the  Lord  our  God  ;  but 
ye  have  forsaken  him. 

!2  And,  behold,  God  o  himself 
is  with  us  for  our  captain,  p  and 
his  priests  with  sounding  trum- 
pets q  to  cry  alarm  against  you. 
O  children  of  Israel,  r  fight  ye 
not  against  the  Lord  God  of 
your  fathers;  for  ye  shall  not 
prosper. 

13  But  Jeroboam  caused  an  am- 
bushment  to  come  about  behind 
them  ;  so  they  were  before  Judah, 
and  the  ambushment  teas  behind 
them. 

14  And     when     Judah     looked 


CHAP.  XIV 

d2Sa.7.I2-: 
16.  I 

eNu.  18.19.  i 

/IK. 11.26. 
n.  20. 

gJn.  9.  4. 
he.  10.16. 
i  IK.  12.28. 
Hos.  8.  5,6. 
/irc.11.14,15. 1 

2  Jill  his 
hand, 
Ex.  29.  1. 
Le.8.  2. 

I  c.  2.  4. 

m  Le.  24.  5- 

9. 

n  Ex.  27.  20, 

21. 

Le.  24.2,  3. 

o  Is.  8.  10. 

p  Jos.  5.  14, 

15. 

g  Nu.  10.  8. 
Jos.  6.  13— 
20. 

r  Job  9.  4. 
Je.  50.  24. 
Ac.  5.  39. 


sc.  14.12. 

n  Ch.  5.20. 
Ps.  22.  5. 
Da.  3.  S8. 

Na.  1.  7. 

u  Ps.  18.  37, 

38. 

ulSa.  25.38. 

3  or,  com- 
mentary, 

w  c. 12.  15. 

a  IK.  15.  8, 

&c. 

b  IK.  11.  7. 
c.  15.  17. 


c  Ex.34.  13. 


images. 
rf  Jos.  23.  1. 


Asa  deptToyeth  idolatry. 
back,  behold,  the  battle  icas  before, 
and  behind  :  and  they  ciied  unto 
the  Lord,  and  the  priests  sounded 
with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  a 
shout :  and  as  the  men  cf  Judah 
shouted,  it  came  to  pass,  that  God 
s  smote  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel 
before  Abijah  and  Judah. 

16  And  the  childien  of  Israel  fled 
before  Judah  ;  and  God  delivered 
them  into  their  hand. 

17  And  Abijah  and  his  people 
slew  them  with  a  great  slaughter  : 
so  there  fell  down  slain  of  Israel 
five  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men. 

18  Thus  the  children  of  Israel 
were  brought  under  at  that  time, 
and  the  children  of  Judah  prevail- 
ed, because  t  they  relied  upon  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathes. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Je- 
roboam, and  took  cities  from  him  ; 
Beth-el  with  the  towns  thereof, 
and  Jeshanah  with  the  towns 
thereof,  and  Ephraim  with  the 
towns  thereof. 

20  Neither  did  Jeroboam  u  re- 
cover strength  again  in  the  days  of 
Abijah  :  and  the  Lord  struck  i> 
him,  and  he  died. 

21  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty,  and 
married  fourteen  wives,  and  begat 
twenty  and  two  sons,  and  sixteen 
daughters. 

S2  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Abijah,  and  his  ways,  and  his  say- 
ings, are  written  in  the  3  story  of 
the  prophet  Iddo.  to 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

SO  a  Abijah  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  in 
the  city  cf  David  ;  and  Aba  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead.  In  his 
days  the  land  was  quiet  ten 
years. 

2  And  Asa  did  that  which  was 
good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Lord  his  God  : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars 
of  the  strange  gods,  and  b  the  high 
places,  and  brake  down  the  1  im- 
ages, and  cut  c  down   the  groves  ; 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  and 
to  do  the  law  and  the  command- 
ment. 

5  Also  he  took  away,  out  of  all 
the  cities  of  Judah,  the  high  places 
and  the  2  images  ;  and  the  king- 
dom was  quiet  before  him. 

6  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in 
Judah:  for  the  land  had  rest,  and 
he  had  no  war  in  those  years  •  be- 
cause d  the  Lord  had  given  him 
rest. 

4S9 


Asaoci-reometh  Znnh. 

7  Therefore  h?  said  untoJuilnh, 
Let  u»  build  (lifBC  cities,  nnd  make 
alioui  Vifin  ualls  nri'l  towers,  jates 
■  lid  lars,  whilt  tKc  land  ia  jet 
before  iis  ;  because  we  have  soujht 
e  the  Lord  our  Goil,  we  b;ive 
sought  hiniy  and  he  hath  jiven  us 
rest  on  every  side.     So  they  built 

,ar»d  prospered. 

8  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men 
that  bare  targets  and  spears,  out 
of  Judah  throe  hundred  thousand, 
and  out  of  Benjamin,  that  bare 
shields,  nnd  drew  bows,  two  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand.  All 
these  were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

9  And/thcr>;  came  out  against 
them  Zerah  the  Ethiopian,  with 
an  host  of  a  thousand  thousand, 
and  three  hundred  chariots  ;  and 
came  unto  Mareshah.  g 

10  And  Asa  went  out  against 
him,  and  they  set  the  battle  in 
array  in  the  valley  of  Zephathah, 
at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa  cried  h  unto  the  Lord 
his  God,  and  said,  Lord,  it  is  noth- 
ing with  thee  to  help,  whether  i 
■wiih  many,  or  with  them  that 
have  no  power:  help  us,  O  Lord 
our  God  i  for  we  rest  on  thee,  and 
in  thy  name  Ic  we  go  against  this 
multitude.  O  Lord,  thou  ardour 
God  ;  let  not  3  man  prevail  against 
thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  smote  I  the  Ethio- 
pians before  Asa,  and  before  Judah; 
and  the  Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa,  and  the  people  that 
toere  with  him,  pursued  them 
unto  Gerar :  m  and  the  Ethio- 
pians vi-ere  overthrown,  that  they 
could  not  recover  themselves  ; 
for  they  wore  4  destroyed  before 
the  Lord,  and  before  his  host  ;  and 
they  earned  away  very  much 
spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities 
round  about  Gerar  ;  for  the  fear  n 
of  the  Lord  came  upon  them  :  and 
they  spoiled  all  the  cities  ;  for 
there  was  exceeding  much  spoil  in 
them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of 
cattle,  and  carried  away  sheep  and 
cnmels  in  abundance,  and  returned 
to  .Jerusalem. 

CHAPTER    XV. 

AND  the  Spirit  a  of  God  came 
upon    Azariah     the    son    of 
Obed  : 

2  And  he  -went  out  1  to  meet  Asa, 
and  said  unto  him,  Hear  ye  me, 
Asa,  and  all  Judah  and  Benja- 
min :  The  b  Lord  in  with  you 
while  ye  be  with  him  :  nnd  if  c  ye 
seek  him,  he  will  be  found  of  you  ; 
410 


II  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  987. 


*P«.105.3,4. 
Je.  !».   13. 
/c.  16.  8. 
g  Job.  15.44. 
hBx.  14.10. 
c.  13.  14. 
Ps.  18.  6. 
ViO.  1. 
i  1  Sa.  14.6. 
*lRa.l7.45. 
Pr.  18.  10. 

3  or,  mor- 
tal man. 
U.  13.  13. 
mGe.  20.  I. 

4  broken. 

n  Ge.  35.  5. 
Jos.  2.  9,24. 
c.  17.  10. 
Is.  31.  9. 
aNu.  24.2. 
Ju.  3.  10. 
c.  20.  14. 
24.  20. 
1  bffore. 
6  Ja.  4.  8. 
ever.  4.   15. 
1  Ch.  28.9. 
c.  33.  12,  13. 
Je.  29.  12, 
13. 
Mat.  7.  7,8. 


d  c.  24.  20. 
He.  10.  38. 
e  Hos.  3.  4. 
/Le.  10.11. 
Mai.  2.  7. 
s^De.  4.  29. 
Ps.  106.  44. 
ft  Ju.  5.6. 

1  Sa.  13.  6. 

2  beaten  in 
pieces. 

i  Mat.  24.7. 
k  Am.  3.  6. 
Uos.  1.  7,9. 
1  Uh.  28.20. 

3  abomina- 
tions. 

m  c.  13.  19. 
nc.  11.  16. 

4  in  that 
day. 

o  c. 14. 13,15. 
p2  K.  23.  3. 
c.  31.  31. 
Ne.  10.  29. 
g  Ac.  24.  14, 
r  Ex.  22.20. 
De.  13.  5- 
15. 

17.  2-5. 
«  ver.  12. 


but  if  ye  forsake  d  him,  h«  will 
Inrnake  you. 

3  Now  fore  along  season  Israel 
hath  been  without  the  true  God, 
and  without  a  teaching  /  priest, 
and  without  law  : 

4  But  when  ^  they  in  their  trouble 
did  turn  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  and  sought  bim,  be  was 
found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  times  h  tture  v>aa 
no  peace  to  him  that  went  out,  nor 
to  him  that  came  in,  but  great 
vexations  irere  upon  all  the  inhab- 
itant* of  the  countries. 

6  And  nation  was  2  destroyed  of 
nation,  i  and  city  of  city  :  for  God 
did  A-vex  them  with  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong,  /  therefore,  and 
let  not  your  hands  be  weak  :  for 
your  v/orlc  shall  be  rewarded. 

8  And  when  Asa  heard  these 
words,  and  the  prophecy  of  Oded 
the  prophet,  he  took  cotirage,  and 
put  away  the  3  abominable  idols 
out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities 
which  he  had  taken  m  from  mount 
Ephraim,  and  renewed  the  altar 
of  the  Lord,  that  was  before  the 
porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin,  and  the  strangers 
n  with  them  out  of  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh,  and  out  of  Simeon ; 
for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel 
in  abundance,  when  they  saw 
that  the  Lord  his  God  was  with 
him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Jerusalem  in  the  third 
month,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Asa. 

11  And  they  offered  unto  the 
Lord  4  the  same  time,  of  the  spoil 
o  which  they  had  brought,  seven 
hundred  oxen,  and  seven  thousand 
sheep. 

12  And  they  entered  into  a/)Cov- 
enant  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  their 
q  fathers  with  all  their  heart  and 
with  all  their  soul  ; 

13  That  r  whosoever  would  not 
seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
should  be  put  to  death,  whether 
small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  trumpets,  and  with 
cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the 
oath  :  for  they  had  sworn  with  all 
their  heart,  and  sought  him  with 
their  whole  desire  ;  s  and  he  was 
found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord  gave 
them  reat  round  about. 


CHAP.  XVI.  xvn 


12.3. 


14.  9. 


J3.  C.  941. 

16  And   t  also   concerning  Maa-   i  1  K.  15. 
chah   the    mother   u    of   Asa    the   13,  &c. 
kiiisr,  he  removed  her  from   being\ 
queen,  because  she   had   made  an  u  i.  e. 

5  idol   ill   a  grove  :    and   Asa  cut  grand- 
down  beridol,  and  stamped  it,  and  mother,  1 
burnt  it  at  the  brook  Kidron.  I  K.  15.  2,  10. 

17  But   tlie    high    places  v  were 

not  taken  away  out  of  Israel  :  nev-  !5  horror. 
ertheless  the  heart  of  Asa  was  per- 
fect all  his  days.  \v  c.  14.  3,  5. 

18  And  he  brought  into  the  house  ' 

of  God  the  things  that   his   father:  a  1  K.  15. 
had   dedicated,   and  that  he  him-   17,  Sec. 
self    had    dedicated,  silver,    and 
gold,  and  vessels.  b  c.  15.  5. 

19  And    there  was  no  more  war 

unto  the  five  and  thirtieth   year  of;  1  Darmesek. 
the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAPTER  XVI.  \2  armies 

IN  (I  the  sixth  and   thirtieth  year  j  j«AifA  were 
of  the  reign  of  Asa,  Baasha  king  Ais. 
of  Israel  came   up  against  Jndah,  i 
and  built   Ramah,  to  the  intent  h\c  IK.  16.  1. 
that  he  might   let  none  go  out  or  jC.  19.2. 
come  in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then   Asa   brought    out   silver  d  Ps.  146.  3, 
and  gold  out  of  the  treasuresof  the   6.  Is.  31.  1. 
house  of  the  Lord  and  of  the  king's   Je.  17.5. 
house,  and  sent  to  Benhadad  king 
of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at  1  Damascus, 
saying, 

3  There  is  a  league  between  me   o  .       , 
and  thee,  as  there  lois  between  my     , 
father  and   thy  father:  behold,  I   '''^"«- 
have  sent  thee  silver  and  gold;  go, 
break  thy  league  with  Baasha  king' 
of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from 
me. 

4  And      Ben-hadad     hearkened  /Job  34.  21. 
unto     king    Asa,     and    sent     the    Pr.  5.  21. 
captains  of  2  his  armies   against   15.  3.  Je.  16. 
the  cities  of  Israel;  and  they  smote    17.  32.19. 
Ijon,   and    Dan,    and    Abel-maim,    Zee.  4.  10. 
and  all  the  store-cities  of  Naph-  4  or,  strong- 
tali.  \lytohold 

5  And  it    came    to   pass,   when   with  them. 
Baasha  heard  it,  that  he  left  off  g- 1  K.  15.  32. 
building  of  Ramah,   and  let    his  h  c.  18.  26. 
work  cease.  lJe.20.  2. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Ju-   5  crushed. 
dah  ;  and   they   carried   away  the   6  digged. 
stones  of  Ramah,  and  the  timber  n  1  K.  15. 
thereof,    wherewith     Baasha    was  24. 
building;  and   he  built  therewith   i  c.  15.  8. 
Geba  and  Mizpah.  1 1  or,  of  his 

7  And  at  that  time  Hanani  r  the   /aZfter,  and 
seer  came   to  Asa  king  of  Judah,    of  David. 
and  said  unto  him.  Because  d  thou    c  1  K.  12. 
hast   relied  on  the  king  of  Syria,    30. 

and  not  relied    on   the    Lord   thy   2  gave. 
God,   therefore   is  the  host  of  the   3  i.  e.  teas 
king  of  Syria  escaped  out  of  thine   encourris;ed, 
hand.  ' 

8  Were  not  the  Ethiopians  e  and   22 
the  Lubims  3  a  huge  host,    with  e  c.  19.  3 
very    many    chariotR   and    hone- !  29.  33. 


Jekoshaphat' s  reign, 

men  1  yet,  because  thou  didst  rely 
on  the  Lord,  he  delivered  theni 
into  thine  hand. 

9  For  f  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
run  to  and  fro  throughout  the 
whole  earth,  4  to  show  himself 
strong  in  the  behalf  of  them  whose 
heart  is  perfect  toward  him.  Here- 
in thou  hast  done  foolishly  ;  there- 
fore from  henceforth  thou  shall 
have  wars,  g 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the 
seer,  and  put  him  in  a  prison- 
house  ;  h  for  he  was  in  a  rage  with 
him  because  of  this  thing.  And 
Asa  5  oppressed  some  of  the  peo- 
ple the  same  time. 

11  And,  behold,  the  acts  of  Asa, 
first  and  last,  lo,  they  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa,  in  the  thirty  antl 
ninth  3ear  of  his  reign,  was  dis- 
eased in  his  feet,  until  his  disease 
was  exceeding  great  :  yet  in  his 
disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord, 
but  to  the  physicians. 

13  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  died  in  the  one  and  fortieth 
year  of  his  reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchres,  which  he  had  6 
made  for  himself  in  the  city  of 
David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
which  was  filled  with  sweet  odours 
and  divers  kinds  of  spices  prepar- 
ed by  the  apothecaries'  art  ;  and 
they  made  a  very  great  burning 
for  him. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND  a  Jehoshaphat  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead,  and 
strengthened  himself  against  Is- 
rael. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the 
fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  set 
garrisons  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  cities  of  Epliraira, 
which  h  Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Jehosh- 
aphat, because  he  walked  in  the 
first  ways  1  of  his  father  David, 
and  sought  not  unto  Baalim  ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  LORD  God 
of  hia  father,  and  walked  in  his 
commandments,  and  not  after  the 
doings  c  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  stablished 
the  kingdom  in  his  hand  ;  and 
all  Judah  brought  2  to  Jehosha- 
phat presents  ;  and  he  had  riches 
and  honour  in  abundance. 

6  And   his  heart  3  was  lifted  up 
of    the     Lord  r 


d  Ps.  18.  21,    in     the     d     ways 


I  moreover,    he    e   took    away    tb ' 
jhi^h  places  and  g'roves  out  of  Ju 

idAU. 

441 


ff  c.  35.  3. 
Ne.  0.  7. 

h  Mai.  2.  7. 

t  c.  14.  14. 

4  was. 

A  Ex.  34.  24. 
Pr.  16.  7. 

/  2  Sa.  8.  2. 
ver.  5. 

5  OT,palucea. 

m  c.  26.  10, 
15.  1  Ch.  27. 
25—31. 

6  at  hia 
hand. 

n  Ju.  5.  2,9. 
2  Cor.  8.  5. 

o  ver.  2. 


Jthoshaplial'a  grealneea.  II  CHRONICLES. 

7  AUo,  in  the  third  year  of  his  /  c.  15.  3. 
reig'ii,  he  sent  to  his  princes,  even 
to  Ben -hail,  uii'l  to  Obadiiih,  and 
to  Zcchaiiuh,  and  to  Ncthiineel, 
ami  KiMichaiah,  to/ teach  in  the 
cilieti  uf  Judah. 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  Le- 
vites,  ?  even  Shemaiab,  and  Ne- 
thaniuh,  and  ZebaJiuh,  and 
Asahel,  and  Sheiniranioth,  and 
Jehonathaii,  and  Adonijah,  and 
Tohijal),  and  Tob-adonijah,  Le- 
viteii  ;  and  with  them  Elishama 
and  Jehoium,  priests,  h 

9  And  they  taught  in  Judah, 
and  had  tlie  book  of  the  law  of  the 
Lord  with  them,  and  went  about 
throughout  all  the  cities  of  Judah, 
and  taug-ht  the  people. 

10  And  the  fear  i  of  the  Lord  4 
fell  upon  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
lands  that  were  round  about  Ju- 
dah, so  that  k  they  made  no  war 
against  Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  tome  of  the  Philistines 
brought  Jehoshaphat  presents,  / 
and  tribute-silver  :  and  the  Ara- 
bians brought  him  tiocks,  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred 
rains,  and  seven  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  he-g)   is. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great 
exceedingly  ;  and   he  built  in  Ju- ;  ^ 
dah  5  c:istles.  and  cities  of  store.      |«c.  17.  J. 

13  And  ?n  he  had  much  business 
in   the    cities  of  Judah  :  and   the 

men  of  war,  mighty  men  of  valour,    

uere  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  are  the   numbers  of 
tliem,  according  to  the   house   ofl 
their  fathers  :  Of  Juiian,  the  cap-   6  2  K.  8.  18. 
tains  of    thousands;    .4dnah    the    2  Cor.  6.  14. 
chief,  and  with   him   mighty  men    1  at  the  end 
of  valour  three  hundred  thousand,    of  years. 

15  And  6  next  to  him  was  Jehoha-    c  I  K.  22.  2, 
nan  the  captain,  and  with  him  two   &c. 
hundred  and  fourscore  thousand,      rf  1  Sa.  23.  2, 

16  And   next    him   loan   Amnsiah   4,9. 2Sa.  2. 
the  son  of  Zichri,  who  n  willingly    1. 
ofTered  himself  unto  the  Lord  ;  and    e  Je.  23.  14. 
with  him  two    hundred   tliousand   28.  1,  &c. 
mighty  men  of  valour.  '  2  yet,  or, 

17' Ar.d  of  Benjamin  ;    Eliada   a   more. 
mighty  man   of  valour,  and  with    /Ps.  34.21. 
him    armed    men    with  bow    and   55.  3. 69.  14. 
shield  two  hundred  thousand.  j  Pr.  29.  10. 

IS  And  next  him  w^s  Jeliozabad,  I  Am.  5.  10. 
and   with   him    an    hundred    and  :  Lu.  6.  22. 
fourscore  thousand  ready  prepared  |  3  or,  eu- 
for  the  v.ar.  |  nurhi. 

19  These   waited    on    the    king,  |  4  Hasten. 
beside    those  whom  the  king   put.  5  or,  floor. 
in  '.he  fenced  cities  o   throughout    ?  Je.  28.  10, 
all  Judah.  IL 

CHAPTFR   XVHI.  6  thou 

NOW  n  Jehoshaphat  had  riches   consume 
and    honour    in    abundance,  I  them. 
Hi 


B.  C.  911. 

and  joined   b  aAinity  with  Abab. 

2  And  1  after  certain  years  c  he 
went  down  to  Ahab  to  ^5amaritt  : 
and  Ahab  killed  sheep  nnil  oxen 
for  him  in  abumlancc,  and  for  the 
people  that /le /uu/  with  him,  au!l 
persuaded  him  to  go  uptcith  him 
to  Ramoth-gilead. 

3  Anil  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
Wilt  thou  go  Willi  me  to  Kamoth- 
gilead  ?  And  he  answered  him, 
1  atn  H3  thou  art,  and  my  people 
as  thy  people  ;  and  wc  will  be 
with  thee  in  the  war. 

4  And  JehoKJiaphat  said  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  Inquire,  d  1  pray 
thee,  at  the  word  of  the  Lord  to- 
day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel 
gathered  together  of  prophets  four 
hundred  men,  and  said  unto 
them.  Shall  wo  go  to  Ramotli- 
gilead  to  battle,  or' shall  I  forbear? 
And  c  they  said,  Go  up  ;  for  God 
will  deliver  it  into  the  king's 
hand. 

6  But  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there 
not  liere  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  2 
besides,  that  we  might  incjuire  of 
him  ? 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  There  is  yet 
one  man  by  whom  we  may  iiir|uire 
of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  /  him  ; 
for  he  never  prophesied  good  unt^-i 
me,  but  always  evil  :  the  same  i* 
Micaiah  the  son  of  Imla.  And 
Jehoshaphat  said.  Let  not  the  kinjf 
say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called 
for  one  of  his  3  officers,  and  said, 
4  Fetch  quickly  Micaiah  the  son 
of  Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel,  .iiid 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  sal 
either  of  them  on  his  tlirone, 
clothed  in  their  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  a  5  void  place  at  the  enter- 
ing in  of  the  gate  of  Samaria  ; 
and  all  the  prophets  prophesied 
before  them. 

10  And  Zcdekiah  the  son  of  Che- 
naanah  had  made  him  horns  of 
iron,  and  said.  Thus  sr  saith  the 
Lord,  With  these  thou  shall 
push  Syria  until  6  they  be  con- 
sumed. 

11  And  nil  the  prophets  prophe- 
sied so,  saying.  Go  up  to  Rarnoth- 
gileud,  and  prosper;  for  the  Lord 
shall  deliver  it  into  the  hand  of 
the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  wont 
to  call  Micaiah  spake  to  him, 
saying,  Behold,  the  woivls  of  the 
prophets  deelare  good  to  the   king 


B.  C.  897. 

with  one  7  assent  :  let  h  thy  word 
therefore,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  one 
of  theirs,  and  epeak  thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiuh  said,  As  tlie  Lord 
liveth,  even  i  what  my  God  aaitli 
that  will  I  speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
king,  the  king  said  unto  him,  Mi- 
caiuh, shall  we  go  to  Ramolli- 
gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  for- 
bear '?  And  he  said,  Go  ye  up, 
and  prosper,  and  they  shall  be 
delivered  into  your  hand. 

15  And  the  king  said  *.o  him. 
How  many  times  shall  I  adjure 
thee,  that  thou  say  no'.hing'  but 
the  truth  to  me  in  the  rams  of 
the  Lord  ? 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  Is- 
rael scattered  A'  upon  the  moun- 
tains, as  sheep  that  liave  no 
shepherd  :  and  the  Lord  said. 
These  have  no  master  ;  I  let 
them  return,  thircfore,  evf.ry 
man  to  his  house   in   peace. 

17  And  the  king-  of  Isiael  said  to 
Jehoshaphat,  Did  I  not  tell  thee 
that  he  would  not  prophesy  good 
unto  me,  but  8  evil  1 

18  Again  he  said.  Therefore, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  I 
saw  TO  the  Lord  silting  upon  his 
throne,  and  all  the  host  n  of  hea- 
ven standing  on  his  ri^jht  hand, 
and  071  his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who 
shall  entice  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at 
Raraoth-gilead  '?  And  one  spake. 
Baying  after  this  manner,  anrl 
another  saying  after  that  man- 
ner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  Spirit, 
o  and  stood  before  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  will  entice^  him.  And  the 
Lord  said  unto  him,  Wherewith  ? 

21  And  he  said,  I  will  go  out, 
and  be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth 
of  all  his  prophets.  And  the 
LORD  said.  Thou  shall  entice 
him,  aiid  thou  shall  also  prevail  : 
go  out,  and  do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  hath  put  q  a  lying  spirit  in 
the  mouth  of  these  thy  prophets  ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil  r 
a.Tainst  thee. 

23  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Chenaanah  came  near,  and  smote 
s  Micaiah  upon  the  cheek,  and 
said.  Which  way  went  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  from  rae  to  speak  unto 
thee? 

24  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold, 
thou  shalt  see  on  that  day  when 
thou  shall  go  into  9  an  10  inner 
chamber  to  hide  thyself.  j 


6,  8.  Zee. 
10.  2.  13. 
7. 

^2Sa.2.  7. 
a  K.  10.  3. 

8  for  evil. 
in  Is.  6.  1, 
&c.  Da.  7. 
9,  10.  Ac.  7. 
55,  56.  Re. 
1.  10,  12, 
&c. 

n  Ge.  32.  2. 
Ps.  103.  21. 

0  Job  1.  6. 
joJob  12.  16. 
2Th.2.  11, 
12. 

y  Is.  19.  14. 
Eze.  14.  9. 
rJe.  18.  11. 
Mi.  2.  3. 
s  Jc.  20.  2. 
Mar.  14.  65. 
Ac.  23.  2. 

9  or,  from 
chamber 

to  chamber. 

10  a  cham- 
ber in  a 
chamber, 

1  K.  20.  30. 


CHAP.  XIX.  AhcJi  ia  slain. 

1  mouth.  ,  25  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said, 
/lis.  30.  10.  iTake  ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him 
Mi.  2.  6.  I  back  to  Amon  the  governor  of  the 
i  Nu.  22.  18,  !  city,  and  to  Joash  the  king's 
20.  23.  12,      I  son  : 

i6.  24.  13.  I  26  And  say,  Thussailh  the  king, 
A"  Je.23.  1,2.  I  Piit  this  Iftllovi  in  the  prison,  and 
Eze.  34.  5,      feed   him   with   bread  of  affliction 

and  with  water  of  affliction,  until 

I  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said,  If  u  thou 
certainly  return  in  peace,  then  v 
hath  not  the  Lord  spoken  by  me. 
And  he  said,  Hearken,  all  ye 
people. 

28  So  the  king  of  Israel,  and 
Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah, 
went  up  to  Ranioth-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  I  will  disguice 
myself,  and  will  go  to  the  battle  ,' 
but  put  tliou  on  thy  robes.  So  w 
the  king  of  Israel  disguised  him- 
self, and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Nov/  the  king  of  Syria  had 
commanded  the  captains  of  tht! 
chariots  that  ji-cre  v.iili  him,  say- 
ing. Fight  ye  not  with  small  or 
gieat,  save  only  with  the  king  of 
Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  captains  of  the  chariots  saw 
Jehoshaphat,  that  they  said,  Jt  is 
the  king  of  Israel  :  therefore  they 
compassed  ai^out  him  to  fight  : 
but  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and 
the  Lord  helped  x  him  ;  and 
God  moved  them  to  dejmrt  from 
him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pasj,  that, 
when  the  captains  if  the  chariots 
perceived  that  it  was  not  the  king 
of  Israel,  they  turned  back  again 
from  11  pursuing  him. 

33  And.  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow 
12  at  a  venture,  and  smote  the 
king  of  Israel  between  the 
joints  13  of  the  harness  :  therefore 
he  said  to  his  chariot-man,  Turn 
thine  hand,  that  thou  niayest  Car- 
ry me  out  of  the  host  ;  for  I  am  14 
wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that 
day:  howbeit  the  king  of  Israel 
stayed  himself  up  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians  until  the 
even  ;  and  about  the  time  of  the 
sun  going  down,  he  died. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 


tc.  16.  10. 

u  Am.  9.  10. 

V  Nu.  16. 

29. 

w  c.  35.  22, 

23. 

X  Pa.  34.  7. 

11  after. 

12  in  his 
simplicity. 
2Sa.  15.  11. 

13  and  be- 
tween the 
breast- 
plate. 

14  made 
sick. 

a  c.  16.  7. 
6  Ps.  139. 
21. 


AND  Jehoshaphat   the   king  of 
Judah  returned  to  his  house  in 
peace  to  Jerusalem. 
2  And  Jehu,   the   son   of  Hanan 
a  the  seer,  went  out  to  meet  him 
and    said     to    king    Jehoshaphat 
Shouldest  thou   help  the  ungodly 
and  love    6  them    that    hate  th 
443 


II  CHRONICLES. 


cc.  32.  25. 
rf  c.  12.  12. 
17.  4,6. 
ec.  30.  19. 
Ezr.  7.  10. 

1  returned 
Olid  uent 
out. 

/De.  16.18. 
g  Dc.  1.  17. 
h  Ps.  82.  1. 
Ec.  5.  8. 

2  matter  of 
judgment, 
i  De.32.  4. 
Ro.  3.  5,6. 
9.  M. 

k  De.  10.  17. 
Job  34.  19. 
Ac.  10.  34. 
Ho.  2.  11. 
Ep.  6.  9.  I 
Pe.  1.  17. 
iDe.17.8,  9. 
w2Sii.23.3. 
nE/.e.S.  18. 
oNu.  16.46. 
/-ICh. 26.30. 


Jehoshaphal's  prayer. 

Loifl  7  Iherefori;   c  is  wrath   upon 

thee  from  btluie  the  Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  arc  good  d 
things  fciunil  in  iheo,  in  that  thou 
hast  tak-iii  away  the  g^rnvcs  out  of 
the  land,  and  hasl  prepared  c  thine 
hearl  to  seek  God. 

4  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Je- 
rusalem :  and  he  1  went  out  ajain 
through  the  people,  from  Becr- 
Bheba  to  mount  Ephraim,  and 
brought  them  back  unto  the  Lord 
OoJ  of  iheir  fathers, 

5  And  he  set  jud2"es/in  the  land, 
throughout  all  the  fenced  cities  of 
Judah,  citv  by  city, 

6  And  stifd  to  the  judges.  Take 
heed  what  ye  do  :  for  g  ye  judge 
not  for  man,  but  for  the  Lord, 
who  h  is  with  you  in  the  2  judg- 
ment. 

7  Wherefore  now,  let  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  be  upon  you  ;  take  heed 
and  do  if  ;  for  there  is  no  iniquity 
i  with  the  Lord  our  God,  nor  re- 
spect /;  of  uersons,  nor  taking  of 
gifts. 

8  Moreover,    in    Jerusalem    did 
Jehoshaphat  set  of  the   Levites,  /  !'3  Take 
and  of  the  priests,  and  of  the  chief  cciurage 
of  the   fathers   of  Israel,    for    the' and  do. 
judgment    of    the   Lord,    and   for  no.  15.  2. 
controversies,  when  they  returned  •  Ec.  2.  26. 
to  Jerusalem.  I 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying,    

Thus  shall   ye  do  in  the  fear  m  of 

tbe   Lord,   faithfully,  and  with  a  aGe.U.  7. 
{.erfect  heart.  |AJo9.  15.  62. 

10  .\n'l  what  cause  soever  shall  1 /li.' /ace. 
come  to  you  of  your  brethren  that  !c  c.  19.  3. 
dwell  in  their  cities,  between  !  rf  Ezr.  8.  21. 
bUiod  and  blood,  between  law  Je.  36.  9. 
and  commandment,  statutes  and  |Da.  9.  3. 
judgments,  ye  shall  even  warn  n  Joel  2.  15, 
them  that  they  trespass  not  &c.  Jon.  3. 
against   the    Lord,    and   so   wrath   5. 

o  come  upon  you,  and   upon  your  e  Dc.  4.  39. 
brethren  :    this  do,   and  yc    shall   Jos.  2.  11. 
not  trespass.  :  Ps.  115.  3. 

11  And,    behold,     Amariah     the  /Da. 4. 17,25. 
chief  priest  is  over  you  in  all  mat-   2  tfiou. 

ters  p  of  the  Lord  ;  and   Zebadiah   g  Ps.  44.2. 
the   son  of  Ishrnael,   the   ruler  of  h  Is.  41.  8. 
the   house   of    Judah,    for  all   the    i  Ja.  2.  23. 
kinsr's  matters:   also   the   Levites   /.- c.  6.  58-30. 
s/ia/;  6e  officers  before  you.   3  Deal    ^  Mat. 18.20. 
courageously,     and     the     Lord    9    m  c.  6.  20. 
shall  be  with  the  a'ood.  n  De.  2.  4, 

CHAPTER    XX.  9,  19. 

IT  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  oNu.20.21. 
thaUhe  children  of  Moab,  and  p  Vs.  83.  12. 
the  children  of  Amnion,  and  with  9  Ps. 123. 1,2. 
them  other  beside  the  .Amnion-  r  Is.  65.  24. 
ites.  came  against  Jehoshaphat  to  Da.  9.20,  21. 
battle.  "  sKu.  11.25, 

2   Then    there   came    some    that  26.  24.  2.  c. 
told    Jelioshapha*,   saying",   There    15. 1, 2. 24. SD. 
444 


B.  C.  897. 


Cometh  a  great  muUiludc  against 
thee  from  beyond  Ibe  kCn,  on  this 
side  Syria:  and,  behold,  they  b» 
in  Hazazon-taniar,  a  which  it  En- 
gedi.  0 

8  And  Jchoshsphat  feared,  and 
set  1  himself  to  seek  c  the  Lord, 
and  proclaimed  a  fast  d  through- 
out all  Judali. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  them- 
selves together,  to  ask  help  of  the 
Lord,  even  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah  they  came  to  seek  the 
Lord. 

5  And  Jehcshaphat  stood  in  the 
congregation  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem, in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  ouY 
fathers,  3rt  not  thou  God  in  hea- 
ven ?  e  and  lulest  not  thou  over  all 
the  kingdoms/  of  the  heathen  ? 
and  in  thine  hand  is  there  not 
power  and  might,  so  that  none  is 
able  to  withstand  thee  ■? 

7  Art  not  thou  our  God,  2  tefio 
didst  drive  g  out  the  inhabitants 
ofthi;  land  before  thy  people  Is- 
rael, ana  »ave3t  it  to  the  seed 
ft  of  Abraham  thy  friei.d  i  for 
ever? 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and 
have  built  thee  a  sanctuary  there- 
in for  thy  name,  saying, 

9  If,  it  when  evil  oometh  upon 
us,  ns  ihe  sword,  judgment,  or 
pt,stilen.;e,  or  famine,  we  stand 
before  this  house,  and  in  thy  pre- 
sence, I  (for  thy  1  aine  m  is  in  this 
house)  and  cry  unto  thee  in  our 
affliction,  then  thou  wilt  hear  and 
help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  Moab,  and  mount 
Seir,  whom  thou  wouldest  not  n 
let  Israel  invade,  when  they  came 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but  they 
o  turned  from  thein,'and  destroyed 
them  not  ; 

11  Behold,  /  say,  how  they  re- 
ward us,  to  p  come  to  cast  us  oiit 
of  thy  possession  which  thou  hast 
given  us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  tliou  not  judge 
them  ?  for  we  have  no  might 
against  this  great  company  that 
Cometh  against  u'  ;  neither  know 
we  what  to  do  :  but  our  eyes  g  are 
upon  thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the 
Lord,  with  their  little  ones,  their 
wivft.s,  and  their  children. 

14  Then  r  upon  Jahaziel,  the  son 
of  Zechariah.  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
the  son  of  Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mat- 
taniah,  a  Levite,  of  the  sons  of 
Asaph    came  the  Spirit  s  Of  ths 


B.  C.  8&6.  '^  CHAP.    XX. 

Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  congrega- '  t  Ex.  14.  13, 
tion  ;  I  14.  De.  1. 

15  And  he  said,  Hearken  ve,  all  29,  30.  31. 
Judah,  and  ye  inhabitants  ot'  Je-  6,  8.  c.  32. 
rusalera,  and  thou  king  Jehosha-  7,  8.  Is.  43. 
phat  ;   Thus  sailh   the  Lord   unto   1,2. 

you,  Be  t  not  atraid  nordismayed   '6  ascent. 
by  reason  of  this  great  multitude  ;   4  or,  valley. 
for  the   battle   is  not  your's,    but   m  Is.  30.  7, 
God's.  1 15.  La.    3. 

16  To-morrow  go  ye  down  against   26. 

them  :    behold,  they  come   up   by  v  Nu.  14.  9. 
the  3  cliff  of   Ziz  ;    and  ye   shall   Ho.  8.  31. 
find    them    at    the    end    of   the  4  w  Ex.  4.  31. 
brook,    before    the    wilderness    of ;  a:  Job  1.  20. 
Jeruel.  Ps.  95.  6. 

17  Ys  shall  not  need  to  fight  m  y  Ne.  12.42, 
this  battle;  set  yourselves,  stand  43. 

u  ye  still,  and  see  the  salvation  of  '  z  Ps.  81.  1. 
the   Lord   with  you,  O  Judah  and   95.   1,2. 
Jerusalem:    fear  not,  nor  be  dis- J  a  Is.  7.  9. 
mayed  ;  to-morrow  go  out  against   He.   11.  6. 
them  ;  for  v  the  Lord  will  be  with  b  c.  5.  13. 
you.  \5  praisers. 

18  And    Jehoshaphat     bowed    w  clC\\.  16. 
his    bead    with    his    face    to    the   29. 
ground;   and   all   Judah   and  the  ^  rf  c.  7.  3,  6. 
inhabitants    of  Jerusalem    fell    x  e  Ps.  lo6. 
before  the  Lord,  worshipping  the  16  in  the 
Lord.  time  that. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  Q.hi\-\l  in  sin^- 
dren  of  the  Koliathites,  and  of  the   ing  and 
children  of  (he  Korhites,  stood  up  praise. 

to  praise  y  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  8  or,  amote 
with  a  loud  r  voice  on  high.  {  one  another. 

20  And    they    rose    early   in    the  !/ Ju.  7.  22. 
morning,  and  went  forth  into  the  |  I  Sa.  14.  20. 
wilderness  of  Tekoa  :  and  as  they   9 /or  the 
went     forth,     Jehoshaphat     stood   destruction. 
and  said.  Hear  me.  O  Jujali,  and 
ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  :  Be- 
lieve a  ia  the  Lord  your  God,  so 
shall  )'e    be   established  ;   believe 
his  prophets,  so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted 
with  the  people,  he  appointed 
singers  b  unto  the  Lord,  and  5 
that  should  praise  the  c  beauty  of 
holiness  as  they  went  out  before 
the  array  and  to  say,  Praise  rf  the 
Lord ;  e  for  his  mercy  endureth 
forever. 

22  And  6  when  they  began  7  to 
sing  and  to  praise,  the  Lord  set 
ambushments  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  Moab  and 
mount  Seir,  which  were  come 
against  Judah  ;  and  they  8  were 
smitten. 

23  For/  the  children  of  Ammon 
and  Moab  stood  up  against  the  in- 
habitants of  mount  Seir,  utterly 
to  slay  and  destroy  them  :  and 
when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Seir.  every  one 
helped  to  9  destroy  another. 

24  And    when    Judah    came    to- 

99 


g  Ex.  14.  30. 

I  Ch.  5.  22. 
Is.  37.  36. 
10  there 
was  not  an 
escaping. 
Ezr.  9.  14. 
h  Eze.  39. 
S,  9. 

II  i.  e. 
blessing, 

12  head. 

i  Ne.  12.  43. 
k  c.  17.  10. 
I  c.  15.  15. 
Job  34.  29. 
m  1  K.  22. 
41,  &c. 
n  c.  17.  6. 
o  De.  29.  4. 
c.  12.  14.  19. 
3. 

13  words. 

14  tous  made 
to  ascend. 


Jehoshaphat' ^  reign, 

ward  the  watch-tower  in  the  wil- 
derness, they  looked  unto  the 
multitude,  and,  behold,  they  were 
dead  g  bodies  fallen  to  the  "earth, 
and  none  10  escaped. 

23  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and 
his  people  came  to  take  away  the 
spoil  of  them,  they  found  among 
them  in  abundance,  both  riches 
with  the  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  (which  they  stripped  off 
for  themselves,)  more  than  ihey 
could  carry  away  :  and  they  were 
three  days  in  gathering  of  the 
spoil,  it  h.  was  so  much. 

!i6  And  on  the  fourth  day,  they 
assembled  themselves  in  the  val- 
ley of  11  Berachah  :  for  there  they 
blessed  Ihe  Lord  :  therefoie  the 
name  of  the  same  place  was  call- 
ed, The  valley  of  Berachah,  unto 
this  day. 

27  Then  they  returned,  every 
man  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and 
Jehoshaphat  in  the  12  fore-front 
of  tliem,  to  go  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem wiih  joy  :  fori  the  Lord  had 
mude  them  to  rejoice  over  their 
enemies. 

£8  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem 
with  psalieries  and  harps  and 
trumpets,  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

29  And  the  fear  k  of  God  was 
on  all  the  kingdoms  of  those 
countries,  when  they  had  heard 
that  the  Lord  fought  against  the 
enemies  of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat 
was  quiet ;  for  I  his  God  gave  him 
rest  round  about. 

31  And  m  Jehoshaphat  reigned 
over  Judah.  He  was  thirty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reigned  twenty 
and  five  years  in  Jerusalem  :  and 
his  mother's  name  -was  Azubah 
the  daughter  of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of 
Asa  his  father,  and  departed  not 
from  it.  doing  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

33  Howbeit  n  the  high  place* 
were  not  taken  away  ;  for  as  yet 
the  people  had  not  prepared  o 
their  hearts  unto  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoshaphat,  first  and  last,  be- 
boH,  they  are  written  in  the  13 
hook  of  Jehu,  the  son  of  Hanani, 
who  14  is  mentioned  in  the  hook 
of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

35  And  after  this  did  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Judah  Join  himself 
with  Ahaziah  king  of  Israel,  wi)q 


did  very  wickedly. 
*  iiS 


II  CHRONICLES. 


Jehoratn't  vtcked  reign. 

36  AnApht  Joined  himself  with  p  IK.  22.48, 

him   to  nuke  chips  to  go  lo  Tiir-   -IW. 

ithtfh  :    nii<l   they  made    the    lihipa 

in  Kzioii-ir.ilHT.  7  Jo».  7.   11, 

37  'I'lir.i   Khezer,  the  ion  of  Do-    12.  Pr.  13. 
d«vnh    of    Muresluih,    piojihesied    ^iO. 
agiiiniit  Ji'lioshiiphat,  sKyinj,  Be- 
cause   ;■   ihou    h.iRl   joined    thvitelf  re.  9.  21. 
wiih     >\huziah,     the     Lord     hnlh 

broken     thy      worha.       And      llip    a  1  K.  22. 
ships     were     broken,     Ihnl      they    50. 
weie    nut    able     to    go    lo    Tar- 
shish.  r  6  2K.  8.  16, 

CHAPTER  XXI.  4c. 

NOW  n  Jehoshiiphiit  slept  with 
Ins   f.(ihei-8,   and   wns   buried    cc.22.  2. 
with  his  fathers,  in  the  city  of  Da- 
vid :  and  Jelioram  his  son   reigned    I  lamp,  or, 
in  Ilia  steal.  candle. 

2  And   he  had  brethren,  the  sons 

of     .lehosliaphal,      Arariah,     and   d2Sa.7.  12, 
Jehiel,  and   Zechnriah,    and  A/a-    13.  1  K.  II. 
riuh,  and    Michael,  and    Shepha-    36.  2  K.  8. 
tiah  :    all   these   icerc  the  sons  of   19. 
Jehoshaphat  king  of  Jiidah. 

3  And    their    father    gave    them   2  Aand. 
great  gifts  of  silver,  and   of  "'old, 

and  of  preriuus  things,  with  fenc- 
ed cities  ill  Jiidah  :  but  the  king- 
dom gave  be  lo  .lehoram,  6  because 

lie  tcafi  ihe  first-born. 

4  Now  when  .lehoinm  was  risen 
up  to  the  kiiigdoiij  of  his  fnlber,  he 
strengthened  liim.seU,  and  slew  all    <^  Le.  20.  5. 
his  brethren  with   the  sword,  and    ver.  13.   Re. 
divers  also  of  the   princes  of   Is-   2.  20 — C2. 
rael.  /Ex.34.  15. 

.5    Jehoram   vn^    thiity   and    two    De.  31.  16. 
years  old  when  he  bejan  to  reign,    Je.  3.  8.  9. 
and  he  reigned  eight  years  in  Je-   g  1  K.  16.  31 
rosalem.  '  —33.  2  K.  9. 

6  And    he  walked   in   the  way  of  2i. 

the  kings  o;  Israel,  like  as  did  the  i  It  ver.  4. 
house  of  Ahab;    for  c  he   had  the   3  stroie. 
daughter  of  Ahab  to  wife  :  and  he  ,1  ver.  18, 
wrought  thot  '.rhich  itas  evil  in  the    19. 
eves  of  the  Lord.  i  IK.  11.14, 

7  Howbeit   the    Lord    woul.l   not   U3.  I  .  10.5, 
destroy    the    house    of  David,   l.e-iS. 

;anse  of  the  covenant  that  he  had    4  captive, 
made  with  David,  and  as  he  prom-    <',.  22.  I. 
ised  lo  give  a  1  light  d  to  him  and   6  or,  Aha- 
to  his  sons  for  ever.  |  ziah, 

8  In    his  days  the   Edomites  re-   c.  52.  1. 
veiled   from  under  the  2  dominion    or,  ,1  ra- 
of  Judah,  and  made  themselves  a   rinh, 
kin?.  c.  22.  6. 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with    /ver.  15. 
his  princes,    and    all    his   chariots   Ac.  12.  23. 
wilh  him  :  and  he  rose  up  by  night,    m  c.  16.  H. 
and    smote    the    Edomites   which    6  desire. 
compassed   him    in,  and   the  cap-   n   Je.  22. 
tains  of  Ihe  chariots.  18. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revelled  from  a  2  K.  8. 
under  the  hand  of  .liidah  unto  this  24,  &c.  c. 
day.  The  same  time  n/so  did  Lib-  21.  7.  ver. 
nah  revolt  from  under  hit  hand;  .6. 

i4€ 


B.  C.  889. 


I  because  he  Itrnl  foraakeu  the  L^d 

iCod  of  his  fathers. 
I    II  Moreuvei,  be   made  high  pi  i- 
{  ces  in  the  niuiinluiiia  uf  Jiid.ih,  and 
Icuuied   Ihe   iiihabilauls  uf  Jvrasa- 

lem  to  commit   foriiicalioii,  e  and 

compelled  Judah  thereto. 
I  12  And  there  came  a  writitig  to 
I  him  from  Elijah  the  prophet,  say- 
ling.  Thus  saiih  tlie  Lord  God  of 
iDatid  thy  father,  Because  thou 
I  hast  not  walked  in  the  ways  ol  Je- 

hiishiiphal   ihy   father,  nor  in  the 

ways  (  f  Asa  kiiigot  Judah, 

13  But  bast  walked  in  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  haf-l  made 
Judah  and  the  inhabitn-ils  (d  Jeiii- 
snlem  lo  go/a  whvring.  like  to  the 
whoredoms  of  the  house  of  Aliab, 
f!  and  also  hasl  slain  h  thy  birthien 
of  thy  father's  house,  lahicli  uere 
better  than   thyself; 

14  Behold,  with  a  great  3  plag-iie 
will  ihe  Lord  smile  thy  people. 
and  thy  children,  and  thy  wives, 
and  all  thy  goods: 

15  And  thou  shall  have  great 
sickness  by  disease  u(  thy  bow- 
els, t  until  thy  bowels  fall  out  by 
iea.<ion  of  the  sickness  day  by 
day. 

16'  Moreover  the  Lord  stirred 
up  k  Rgainst  Jehoram  the  spirit 
of  the  Philistines,  and  of  the 
Aipbi..ins,  that  uere  near  the 
Ethiopians. 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah, 
and  brake  into  it,  and  cariied  4 
away  all  the  substance  thai  was 
found  in  the  king's  house,  and  his 
sons  also,  and  his  \«iv  s;  so  that 
there  was  never  a  son  left  him, 
save  5  Jehoiihaz,  the  youngest  of 
his  sons. 

18  And  after  all  this  the  Lord 
smote  I  him  in  his  bowelt  with  an 
incurable  disease. 

19  And  it  came  lo  pass,  that  in 
process  of  tim-;,  after  the  end  of 
two  years,  his  bowels  fell  ont  by 
reason  of  his  sickness  ;  so  he  died 
of  sore  di«easfs:  and  his  pFoplo 
made  no  burning  for  him,  like  iho 
burning?/)  of  his  fathers. 

20  1'hiity  and  two  years  old  wb» 
he  \v  hen  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reignc:!  in  Jernsalem  eight  years, 
and  departed  without  S  bein"' 
n  desired  ;  howheit  thry  buried 
him  ill  the  cily  of  Daviil.  but  not 
in  the  sepnlrhre.'=  of  ihe  kinjs. 

CHAPTER  XXIL 

AND  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem made  Aha/.iah  a  his 
youngest  son  king  in  his  stead  : 
for  ihe  band  of  men  that  camo 
with   the  Arabians  to   the   c:imp 


B.  C.  878.  CHAP.  XXIII 

had  slain  all  the  eldest.     So  Aba-   6  c.  21.  6. 
ziah  the   son  of  Jehoram  king  of  cGe.  27.  12, 
Judah  reigned.  13.  De.  7.  '6, 

2  Forty   and   two  years  old  teas   i.   13.  6 — 10. 
Ahaziah  when  he  began  to  reigji  ;    Mat.  10.  37. 
and  he  reigned  one   year  in  Jeru-    Ac.  4.  19. 
Salem.      His   mother's  name  also   dFr.i'i.5. 
was  Athaliab   b    the    daughter  of  f.  Mi.  6.  16. 
Omri.  /2  K.  9.  15. 

3  He  also  walked  in   the   ways  of   1  whireicith 
the   house   of  Abab  :   for  his  mov  they 
ther  c   was  his    counsellor   to   do   wounded 
wickedly.  him.. 

4  Wherefore   he   did  evil   in  the   2  called 
sight  of  the  Lord  like  the 'house  of  Ahaziah, 
Ahah  ;    for  they   were     his  coun-   ver.  1. 
eellors    d   after   the  death    of  his   and  Jehoa- 
father  to  his  destruction.  haz,  c.  21. 

5  He  walked   e  also   after  their   17. 
counsel,  and  went  with  Jehoram   3  treading 
the  son  t)i  Ahab   king  of  Israel  to   douitt. 
war  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria  g  De.  32.  35. 
at    Raraotb-gilead  ;   and  the   Sy-    Ju.  14.  4.   1 
rians  smote  joiam.  K.  12.  15. 

G  And/ he  returned  to  be  healed  \c.  10.  15. 
in  Jezreel,  because  of  the   wounds  ,  Hos.  14.  9. 
1   which   were   given   liim  at  Ra-   /i  2  K.  9.  21. 
raah,  when  he  fought  with  Hazael  \i   2  K.  9.  6, 
king    of   Syria.     And    2    Azariah   7. 


Joash  made  king. 

nurse  in  a  bed-chamber.  So  Je- 
boshabeath,  the  daughter  of  kin" 
Jehoram,  the  wife  of  Jehoiada 
the  priest  (for  she  was  the  sisier 
of  Ahaziah,)  hid  him  from  Atha- 
liab, so  that  slie  sleu-  him  not. 
12  And  lie  was  wiih  tbem  hid 
in  the  house  of  God  six  years  ; 
and  Athaliah  reigned  over  the 
land. 

CHAPTER  XXITI. 

AND  a  in  the  seventh  year  Je- 
hoiada strenglbened  himself, 
and  took  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, Azariah  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham,  and  Ishrnael  the  son  of  Je- 
hohanan,and  Azariah  the  son  of 
Obed,  and  Maaseiah  the  son  of 
Adaiah,  and  Klishaphat  the  son 
of  Zichri,  into  covenant  with 
him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Ju- 
dah, and  gatheied  the  Levitesout 
of  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  the 
chief  of  the  faiheisof  Israel,  and 
they  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congiegation  made 
a  covenant  6  with  the  kin?  in  the 
house  of  God.     Ami   lie  said   unt' 


tlie  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah   it  2  K.  10.  12  I  tbem.  Behold,  the  king's  son  shall 


went  down  to    see   Jehoram    the, — 14. 


reign,  as  the   Lord  hath  said  c  of 


son  of  Ahab  at  Jezreel,  because  he  ;  i  2  K.  9.  57.  |  tliesons  of  David, 
was  sick. 
7  And  the  3  destruction  of  Aha 


TO  1  K.  14. 
13. 


ziah  was  g  of  God  by   coming  to   n  c.  17.  4. 


4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall 
do:  A  third  part  of  you  enteiing 
on  the  sabbath,  of  the  priests  and 


Joram  ;    lor  v.'hen   he   was  come,  '  o  2  K.  11.  1,    of  the  Leviies,  shall  be  porters  of 


he    h    went    out     with     Jehoram    &c. 
against  Jf-hu    the   son   of  Nimsbi,  p  2  K.  11.  2, 
whom   the   Lord   had   anointed  to   Jehosheba. 
cut  off  the  house  of  Abab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  j 

Jehu  was  i     executing  judgment  i 

upon    the    house     of   Ahab,     and  i 

found  A  the  princes  of  Judah  and    a  2  K.  11.  4, 

the  sons  of  the   brethren   of  Aha-    &c. 

ziah,  that  ministered  to  Ahaziah,  1 

he  slew  them.  6  2  Sa.  5.  3. 

9  And  /  be  sought  Ahaziah  :  and 

they  caught   him.  (for  he  was  hid   c  2  Sa.  7. 
in   Samaria,)   and  brotight  him  to   12,   16.   1 
Jehu  :   and   when  they  had   slain    K.  9.  5.  c. 
him,  thjy  buried  him  ;  Because, m   21.   7.    I 
said  they,    be  is  the  son   of  Jeho-    Ch.  9.  19 — 
shaphat,  who  n  sought   the    Lord   27.  Ps.  89. 
with  all  his  heart.     So  the  house   29. 
of  Ahaziah  had  no  power  to  keep 
still  the  kingdom.  1  thres- 

10  But  o  when   Athaliah  the   mo-   holds. 
ther  of  Ahaziah  saw   that   her  son 

was  dead,  she  arose  and  destroy-   d  1  Ch.  23. 
ed  all  the  seed   royal  of  the  house   28,  29. 
of  Judah.  ! 

11  But      Jehoshabeath,     p      the    e  Nu.  3.  10, 
daughter  of  the   king,  took  Joash   38. 

the  son  of  Aha/.iah,  and  stole  him 

from  among  the  king's  sons  that  /  1  Ch.  24. 

were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his  !^. 


the  1  doors  , 

5  Anil  a  third  part  shall  be  at  tha 
king's  house  ;  and  a  third  part  at 
the  gate  of  the  foundation  :  and 
all  tbe  people  shall  be  in  the  courts 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the 
hoii.se  of  the  Lord,  save  the 
priests,  and  they  d  that  minister 
of  tbe  Levites  ;  they  shall  go  in, 
for  they  aie  holy  :  but  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  keep  the  watch  of  the 
Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass 
the  king  lound  about,  every  man 
with  hip  wenpons  in  his  hand  ; 
and  whosoever  else  cometh  into  e 
the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to  death; 
but  be  you  with  the  king  when  he 
cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth 
out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah 
did  according  to  all  tilings  that 
Jehoiada  the  priest  had  command- 
ed, and  look  every  man  his  men 
that  were  to  come  in  on  tbe  sab- 
bath, with  tbem  that  were  to  s:o 
out  on  tbe  sabbath  ;  for  Jehoiada 
the  priest  dismissed  not  the 
courses.  _/" 

9  Moreover,  Jehoiavla  the  priest 

4t7 


Athalinh  tltdn. 


I)  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  878. 


delivered  to  the  cnptRins  of  hun 
dreds  gpearc,  and    bucklers,    and 


ig  2Sa.8.  7. 
5  shoulder. 


shields,    lUni  had  been    king    J)n-\3house. 


teere  in  the  house 


h  De.  17.  18 

—20. 

4  Let  the 


55.  23.  Ja. 

2.  13. 

9  De.  29.  1 

15. 
rDe.  26.  17 
—  19. 

s  De.  13.  9. 
t  1  Ch.  23. 
24. 
u  Nu.  28. 


6  by  the 
hands  of. 


vid's,  which  _ 
of  God. 

10  And    he  set    all    the    people, 
(every  man  having  his   weapon  in  {king  live. 
his  hand,)   frona  the  light  2  side  of  ,i  Ps.  14.  5. 
the  3  temple  to  the  left  side  of  the    *  Pr.  U.  10. 
temple,   along  by  the    altar    and  U  1  Ch.  25. 
the  temple,    by    the    king   round   6— 8. 
about.  "«  Ec.  9.  12. 

11  Then    they   brought    out   the '5  conspira- 
king's  son,  and  put  upon  him  the    cy. 
crown,  and  gave  him  the  testimo-  [  n  Ex.  21.  14. 
ny,  h  and   made  him   king:  and  |  o  Ne.  3.  28. 
Jehoiada  and   hi«  sons    anointed  '/>_PaL_5.^6. 
him,   and   said,    4  God    save  the 
king. 

12  Now  when  Athaliah  heard 
the  noise  of  the  people  running 
and  praising  the  king,  she  came 
to  the  people  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

13  And  i  she  looked,  and,  be- 
nold,  the  king  stood  at  his  pillar 
at  the  entering  in,  and  the  princes 
and  the  trumpets  by  the  king  ; 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, /;  and  sounded  with  trum- 
pets ;  also  the  Z  singers  with  in- 
struments of  music,  and  such  as 
taiijht  to  sing  praise.  Then  m 
Athaliah  rent  her  clothes,  and 
said,  5  Treason,  treason  ! 

14  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest 
brought  out  llie  captains  of  hun- 
dreds that  were  set  over  the  host, 
and  Sdid  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  Ji  of  the  ranges  ;  and  whoso 
foUoweth  her,  let  him  be  slain 
with  the  sword.  For  the  priest 
said.  Slay  her  not  in  the  houte  of 
the  Lord. 

15  So  they  laid  hands  on  her  ; 
and  when  she  was  come  to  the  en- 
tering of  the  horse-gnte  o  by  Uie 
king's  house,  they  slew  p  her 
there. 

16  And  Jehoiada  made  a  cove- 
nant 9  between  him,  and  between 
all  the  people,  and  between  the 
king,  that  r  they  should  be  the 
Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to 
the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it 
down,  and  brake  his  altars  and 
his  images  in  pieces,  and  s  slew 
Mattan  the  priest  of  Baal  before 
the  altars. 

18  Also   Jehoiada  appointed   the 
officers  of  the  house   of  the    Lord 
by  the  hand  of  the  priests  the  Le 
vites,    whom     David    had    distri-i 
buted  t  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  2t)oice. 
to   offer  the  burnt-offerings  of  the 

Lord,    as  it  is   wriiteD  u  in  tbelf  ver.  6, 
448  * 


1  renew. 

c  Ex.  30.  12, 
16. 

d  Nu.  1.  50. 
Ac.  7.  44. 

ec.  21.  17. 

/  E7.e.  16. 
17—19.  Hos 
2.  8,  13. 


law  of  Moses,  with  rejoicing'  nnU 
V.  iih  singing,  as  it  uas  ordained  6 
by  David. 
1>  And  he  set  the  porters  v  at  the 
gates  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
ihal  none  uhich  was  unclean  in 
any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  (he  '-aptains  to 
of  hundreds,  and  the  nobles,  and 
the  governors  nf  the  people,  and  pII 
the  people  of  the  land, and  brought 
down  the  king  from  the  hou.ee  of 
the  Lord  :  and  they  came  thrf.ugh 
the  high  gate  into  the  kind's 
house,  and  set  the  king  upon  the 
throne  of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land 
X  rejoiced  :  and  the  city  was 
quiet,  after  that  they  had  slain 
Athaliah  with  the  sword. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

JOASH  <i  mas  seven  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and 
lie  reigned  forty  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. His  mother's  name  also  ttQ» 
Zibiah  of  Beer-fheba. 

2  And  Joash  did  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  al, 
the  davs  6  of  Jehoiada  the  piiest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  two 
wives,  and  he  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

4  A'nd  it  came  to  pass  after  this, 
that  Joash  was  minded  to  1  repair 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the 
priests  and  the  Levilcs.  and  said 
to  them.  Go  out  unto  the  cities  ol 
Jiidah,  and  gather  of  all  Israel 
money  to  repair  the  house  of  your 
God  from  year  to  year,  and  tee 
that  ye  hasten  the  mntter.  How- 
beit  the  Levites  hastened  it  not. 

6  And  (he  king  called  for  Je- 
hoiada the  chief,  and  said  unto 
him',  Why  hast  thou  not  required 
of  the  Levites  to  bring  in,  out  of 
Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem,  the 
collection,  orcorrfjnf  to  the  com- 
mandment  r  of  yioaes  the  sen.-ant 
of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  for  the  d  tabernacle 
of  witness  ? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that 
wicked  woman,  had  broken  up  e 
the  house  of  God  ;  and  also  all  the 
dedicated  things  /  of  the  house  cl 
the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon 
Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  command- 
ment (hey  made  a  chest,  and  set 
it  without  at  the  gate  of  the  house 
ofthe  Lord. 

9  And  '.hev  made  a  2  proclama- 
tion  through  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, to  bring  in  to  the  Lord  the 
collection  g  Ihut  Moce*  tti«  ser- 


B.  C.  840.  CHAP.  XXV, 

vant  of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the    h2  Co.  9.  7.  \ 
wilderness.  i  1  Co.  16.  2- 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the    3  thehcaiing 
people  rejoiced,  h  and  brought  in,    went  up 
and  cast  into  the  chest,  until  they   upon  the 
had  made  an  end.  woTk. 

11  Now  it  came  to  pass,   that  at   4,  ox, pes- 
M'hat  time  the  chest  was  brought    tils. 
unto  the  king's  office  by  the   hand    k  c.  23. 

of  the    Levites,    and    v.hen   they  ver.  2.12,14. 

saw  that   there  teas   much    money,  I  Pr.  26.  8. 

the    king's  scribe    and    the    high  mPr.  29.  12. 

priest's  officer  came  and  emptied  nlK.  14.23. 

the  chest,  and  took  it,   .ind  carried  o  Ju.  5.  8. 

it  to  his  place  again.     Thus  they  c.  28.  13. 

did  day  by   day,    i   and   gathered  29.  8. 

money  in  abundance.  S6.  14—16. 

12  And  the    king    and  Jehoiada  Hos.  5.  10, 
gave  it  to  such  as  did  the  work  of  14. 

the  service    of   the    house    of  the    Zep.  1.4 — 6. 
Lord,   and  hired  masons  and   car-    Ep.  5.  6. 
penters  to  repair  the  house  of  the  p  Je.  7.  25, 
Lord,     and  also  such   as  wrought   26. 
iron   and   biass  to  mend  the  house    25.  4. 
of  the  Lord.  26.  5. 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and   g  Ps.  95.7,8. 
3    the    w-ork    was    perfected     by    Ac.  7.  51. 
them,   and   they  set  the  house   of    5  clothed, 
God  in  his  state,  and  strengthened   Ju.  6.  34. 
it. 

14  And  when  they  bad  finished 
it,  they  brought  the  rest  of  the 
money  before  the  king  and  Jeho- 
iada, whereof  were  made  vessels 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  4  to  offer 
uithal,  and  spoons,  and  vessels 
of  gold  and  silver  :  and  they  of- 
fered burnt-offerings  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  continually  all  the 
days  of  Jehoiada. 

15  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and 
was  full  of  days  when  he  died  ;  an 
hundred  and  thirty  years  old  uaa 
he  when  he  died. 

16  And  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  among  the  kings, 
because  he  had  done  good  k  in  Is- 
rael, both  toward  God,  and  toward 
his  house. 

17  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoi- 
ada came  the  princes  of  Judah, 
and  made  obeisance  I  to  the  king  : 
then  the  king  hearkened  m  unto 
them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
and  served  n  groves  and  idols: 
and  wrath  came  o  upon  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  for  this  their  tres- 
pass. 

19  Yet  p  he  sent  prophets  to 
Ihem,  to  bring  them  again  unto 
the  Lord  ;  and  they  testified 
against  them  ;  but  q  they  would 
not  give  ear. 

£0  And  the  Spirit  of  God  5  catne 


rNu.  14.41. 

s  c.  15.  2. 

t  }e.  18.  18. 

u  Mat.  21. 

35. 

23.  35. 

Ac.  7.  58,59. 

V  Pr.  17.  13. 
w  Ps.  10.  14. 
Je.  51.  56. 
Lu.  11.51. 
2Ti.  4.  16. 

6  in  the  re- 
volution  of. 
x2K.  12.17. 

7  Damie- 
sek. 

V  Le.  26.  37. 
De.  32.30. 
Is.  30.  17. 
2-Le.26.  25. 
De.  28.  25, 
48. 

ac.  22.  8. 
Is.  10.  5. 
6  ver.  21,22. 

8  or,  Joza- 
char, 

2  K.  12.21. 

9  or,  Slio- 
mer. 

lO/ounding. 
11  or,  com- 
mcntnry. 
aXK.U.   1, 


Amaxiah  made  king. 

upon  Zechariah  the  son  of  Jeho- 
iada the  priest,  which  stood  :ibove 
the  people,  and  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  God,  wliy  r  trans- 
gress ye  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  that  ye  cannot  pros- 
per? because  s  ye  have  forsaken 
the  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken 
you. 

21  And  they  conspired  t  against 
him,  and  stfned  u  him  with  stones, 
at  the  commandment  of  the  king, 
in  the  court  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remem- 
bered not  the  kindness  whi-ch  Je- 
hoiada his  father  had  done  to  him, 
but  D  slew  his  son.  And  when  he 
died,  he  sai<l,  The  Lord  look  upon 
it,  and  require  ic  it. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  6  at  the 
end  of  the  year,  that  x  the  host  of 
Syria  came  up  against  him  :  and 
they  came  to  Judah  and  Jerusa- 
lem, and  destroyed  all  the  prin- 
ces of  the  people  from  among  the 
people,  and  sent  all  the  spoil  of 
them  unto  the  king  of  7  Damas- 
cus. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians 
came  with  a  small  y  company  of 
men,  and  the  Lord  delivered  z  s. 
very  great  host  into  their  hand, 
because  they  had  forsaken  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers.  So 
they  executed  judgment  a  against 
Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  depart- 
ed from  him,  (for  they  left  him  in 
great  diseases,)  his  own  servants 
conspired  against  him  for  the 
blood  of  the  sons  of  Jehoiada  h  the 
priest,  and  slew  him  on  his  bed, 
and  he  died  :  and  they  buiied  him 
in  the  city  of  David,  but  they  bu- 
ried him  not  in  the  sepulchres  of 
the  kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  con- 
spired against  him  ;  8  Zabad  the 
son  of  Shimeath  an  Ammonitess, 
and  Jehoznbad  the  son  of  9  Shira- 
rith  a  Moabitess. 

27  Now  concerning  his  sons,  and 
the  greatness  of  the  burdens  laid 
upon  him,  and  the  10  repairing  of 
the  house  of  God,  behold,  they  ere 
written  in  the  11  story  of  the  book 
of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

AMAZIAH  o  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  ichen  he  began 
to  reign,  and  he  reigned  twenty 
and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Jehoaddan 
of  Jerusalem. 
2  And  he  did  that  7chichwas  right 
449 


AmmioKamiUththe  Edoinitcs.    11  CfaRONICLES. 


B.  C.  83». 


in  the  si^ht  of  tlie  Lord,  but  not  6 
with  a  perfect  iicurt. 

3  Now  it  ciiinc  to  pass,  wlien  the 
kingrlom  was  1  establislied  to  him, 
th.ii  he  slew  his  servants  that  haJ 
killed  the  king  his  father. 

4  Eiit  he  slew  not  their  children, 
b'lt  did  an  it  is  written  cin  the  law 
in  the  book  of  Bloses,  where  the 
Lord  commanded,  sayinsf,  Tlie  d 
falheis  shall  not  die  for"  the  chil- 
dren, neither  shall  the  children  die 
lor  the  fathers,  but  every  man  shall 
die  for  his  own  sin. 

5  Moreover,  Amaziah  "gathered 
Juilah  together,  and  made  them 
captains  over  thousands,  and 
captains  over  hundreds,  accord- 
ing to  the  houses  of  ;/jtir  fathers, 
throughout  all  .ludah  and  Benja- 
min :  and  he  numi.ered  them  from 
twenty  e  years  old  and  above, 
and  found  them  three  hundred 
thousand  choice  men,  able,  to  go 
forth  to  war,  that  could  handle 
Epear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  an  hundred 
thousand  mighty  men  of  valour 
out  of  Israel  for  an  hundred  talents 
of  silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God 
to  him,  saying.  O  king,  Ist  not 
the  army  of  Israel  go  with  thee  ; 
for  the  Lord  is  not  with  Israel, 
to  7cit,  with  all  the  children  of 
Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  it,  be 
strong  for  the  battle  :  God  shall 
make  thee  fall  befoie  the  enemy  , 
for  God  /hath  power  to  help,  and 
to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man 
of  God,  But  what  shall  we  do  for 
the  hundred  talents  which  I  have 
given  to  the  2  army  of  Israel  ?  And 
the  man  of  God  answered,  The 
Lord  is  ablo  g  to  give  thee  mucli  i 
more  than  this.  | 

10  Then  Amaziah  separated  j 
tb'tm,  to  icit  the  army  that  was 
come  to  him  out  of  Ephraim,  to  go 

3  home  again  :  wherefore  their  an- 
ger was  2-reatly  kindled  against 
Judah,  and  they  returned  home  in  I 

4  great  anger. 

11  And  Amaziah  strengthened 
himself,  and  led  forth  his  people, 
and  went  to  the  valley  of  Salt,  and 
smote  of  the  children  of  Seir  ten  1 
thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  hyt 
alive  did  the  children  of  Judah  I 
carry  away  captive,  and  brought 
them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock,  and 
cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  : 
the  rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  I 
in  pieces,  , 

450 


b  Ps.  78.  S7. 
Is.  29.  13. 
Hos.  10,  2. 
Ja.  1.  8. 
4.  8. 

1  confirmed 
upon  him. 

cDe.  24.  16. 

rfJe.  31.  30. 
Eze.  18.  SO. 

eNu.  1.3. 

/c.20.  6. 
Vs.  62.  U. 
Ec.  9.  11. 

2  band. 

gPs.  24.  1. 
Pr.  10.  22. 
Ph.  4.  19. 

3  to  their 
place. 

4  heat  of 
anger. 


5  sons  of 
the  band. 

h  c.  28.  23. 

i  Ex.  20.3.5. 
Is.  44.  19. 

*  ver.  11,12. 
Ps.  96. 5. 

S  counselled. 

1 1  Sa.  2.  25. 

m2K.  14.8, 

&c. 

7  ox,  furze 
bush,  or, 
thorn, 

8  beast  of 
tlie  field. 

n  1  K.  12,15. 
c  22.  7. 
ver.  16. 

9  smitten. 


13  But  the  '}  soldiers  of  the  ar- 
my whi'.h  Aniaziali  sent  back, 
that  they  shonid  not  go  with  hira 
to  battle,  tell  upon  the  cities  of 
Jud.th,  Iron)  Bumuria  even  unto 
Beth-horon,  and  smote  three 
thousand  of  them,  and  look  much 
B,)oil. 

14  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after 
that  Amaziah  was  come  Ironi  the 
slaughter  of  the  Edomites,  that 
be  brought  h  the  gods  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Seir,  and  set  them  up  to 
be  his  gods,  and  bowed  i  down 
himself  before  them,  and  burned 
incense  unto  them. 

15  Wherefore  the  an^er  of  the 
Lord  was  kindled  against  Ama- 
ziah, and  he  sent  unto  him  a 
prophet,  which  said  unto  him, 
Why  hast  thou  sought  after  the 
gods  of  the  people,  which  k  could 
not  deliver  their  own  people  out 
of  thine  hand  ? 

16  And  it  oame  to  pass,  as  he 
talked  with  bim,  that  the  king  sairl 
unto  him,  Art  thou  made  of  the 
king's  counsel  ?  "forbear  :  why 
shouldesl  thou  be  smitten  ?  Then 
the  prophet  forbare,  and  said,  I 
know  that  God  hath  C  determined 
to  destroy  thee,  because  i  thou 
hast  done  this,  and  hast  not 
hearkened  unto  my  counsel. 

17  Then  m  Amaziah  king  of 
Judah  took  advice,  and  sent  to 
Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  the 
son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. Come,  let  us  see  one  another 
in  the  fac;. 

18  And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sent 
to  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  say- 
ing, The  7  thistle  that  uas  in 
Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife  :  and 
there  passed  by  a  8  wild  beast  that 
wos  in  Lebanon,  and  trode  down 
the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest,  Lo,  thou  bast 
smitten  the  Edomiies  ;  and  thine 
heart  liftelb  thee  up  to  boast  : 
abide  now  at  home  ;  why  should- 
est  thou  meddle  to  thine  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and 
Judah  with  thee  ? 

30  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear  ; 
for  it  n  came  of  God,  that  he  might 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  their 
enemies,  because  they  sought  after 
the  jrods  of  Edom. 

21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel 
went  up  :  and  they  saw  one  ano- 
ther in  the  face,  both  he  and  Ama- 
ziah king  of  Judah,  at  Beth-she- 
mesh,  which  helon^eth  io  hidaih. 

22  And  Judah  was  9  put  to  tho 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

OC.21.  17. 

10  ^nte  of 
xt  thai 
lookelh. 
pc.  US.  9. 
g2  K.M.17. 
&c. 
re.  15.  2. 

11  n/tcr. 

12  conspired 
(I  conspira- 
cy. 

la  i.  e.  the 
ci  iy  of 
Dnvid. 
2  K.  14.  20. 
n2K.  14.21, 
22. 
15.  1,  &c. 

1  or,  Aza- 
riah. 
b  c.  'Zi.  2. 
Ge.  41.  15, 
39. 

Da.  1.  17. 
10,  1. 

2  seeing. 
clCh.  22.13. 

3  or,  in  the 
country  of 
Ashdod. 


B.  C.  839 

worse  before  Isrnel  ;  and  they  fled 
every  man  to  his  tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king'  of  Israel 
took  Ama/.iah  kiii;^  of  Ju'Iali,  the 
soii  of  Joash,  the  son  of  Jehoa- 
hai,  0  at  Beili-shemesh,  and 
broug'ht  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
brake  down  the  wall  of  Jerusa- 
lem, from  the  gate  of  Ephraim  to 
the  10  coiner-gate,^  four  liundred 
cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and 
the  silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that 
Were  lound  in  the  house  of  God 
with  Obed-edom,  and  thj  trea- 
sures of  the  king's  house,  the  host- 
ages also,  and  returned  to  Sama- 
ria. 

25  And  q  Amaziah  the  son  of 
Joash  kinj  of  Judali,  lived  af'.er 
the  death  of  Joash,  son  of  Jehoa- 
ba.1  king  of  Israel,  fifteen  years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Ama/.iah,  first  and  last,  behold,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  ? 

27  Now  r  after  the  time  that 
Amaziah  did  turn  away  f  orn  11 
following  the  Lord,  they  made  12 
a  conspiracy  against  him  in  Jerii- 
•alem  :  and  he  fled  to  Lachish  : 
b'lt  ihey  sent  to  Lachish  after  l.im, 
and  slew  him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon 
horses,  and  buried  him  with  his 
fatliers  in  the  city  of  13  Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

THEN  a  all  the  people  of  Judah 
took  Uzziah,  1  who  tras  six- 
teen years  old.  and  made  him 
king  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Ama/.iah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it 
to  Judah,  after  that  the  king  slept 
with  his  father.-i. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  tons  Uzziah 
when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reiyned  fifty  and  t«o  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. His  mother's  name  also 
teas  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  An''    he    did    tliat    tchich    tens 
right  in  the  sisht  of  the  Lord,  ac- 
cording   to     all     that    his     father  ]  9  ^^/(OJocr 
Amaziah  did.  \of  nn  nrmt/. 

5  And    he    sousrht    God     in    the    10 
days    5  of    Zechariah,     who    hn(\\slingn. 
understanding  in  the  visions  2  of  |  11  went 
God  :  and  as  long  c  as  he  sought  forth. 
the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  pros-  j  h  De.  8.  14. 
per.  '32.  15. 

6  And  he  went  forth,  and  c  25.  19. 
•warred  against  the  Philistines,  '  i  Pr.  10,  18. 
and  brake  down  ihe  wall  ofGatli,  i  2  K.  16.12,  valiant  men 
and  the  wall  of  Jahneh,  and  the  13.  18  And  they  withstood  Uz/iali 
■wall  of  Ashdod,  and  built  cities  3  /  1  Ch.  6.10.  the  king,  and  said  unto  hiro.  It 
about  Ashdod,  and  among  the  i  m  Nu.16.40.  jiertaineth  not  m  unto  thee,  Vz- 
Philistines.                                         1 18. 7.             iziab,    to   burn    incense   unto  (he 

451 


Vxziak's  tmgn, 

7  And  God  helped  liim  against  c{ 
the  Philistines,  e  and  against  the 
Arabian?  that  dwell  in  Gor-baal, 
and  the  Meliuninis. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  gave  gifts 
f  to  Uzziali  ;  and  his  name  4 
spread  abroad  even  to  the  entering 
in  of  Egypt :  for  he  strengthened 
himself  exceedingly. 

9  Moreover,  Uzziah  built  towers 
in  Jerusalem,  at  the  cornei-gate, 
^  and  at  the  valley-gate,  and  ut 
the  turning  of  the  wall,  and  5  for- 
tified them. 

10  Also  he  built  towers  in  the 
de.se rl,  and  6  digged  many  wells: 
for  he  had  much  cattle.  b.Jth  in 
thj  low  country  and  in  the  plains  ; 
hnsbandmeri  also,  and  vinedress- 
ers in  the  mountains,  and  in  7 
Carmel  ;  for  he  loved  6  hus- 
bandry. 

11  Moreovei,  Uzziah  had  an  hoat 
of  nghtiiig  men,  that  went  out  to 
v.ar  by  bands,  according  to  the 
Tiumber  of  their  account  by  the 
hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah  the  ruler,  under  Ihe  hand 
of  Haiianiah  one  of  the  king's 
captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the 
cl.ief  of  the  fathers  ol  the  mighty 
men  of  valour  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  th^ir  hand  teas  9 
an  army,  three  huiidre.I  thousand 
and  seven  thousand  and  five  hun- 
dred, that  made  war  with  miichty 
power,  to  help  the  king  against 
the  enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for 
them,  throughout  all  the  host, 
shields,  and  spears,  and  helmets, 
and  habergeons,  and  bows,  and  10 
slings  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem 
engines,  invented  by  cunning 
men.  to  be  on  the  towers  ?.nd  up- 
on the  bulwark.?,  to  siioot  arrows 
and  great  stones  withal  :  and  h;3 
name  II  spread  far  abroad  ;  for  he 
was  marvellously  helped,  till  he 
was  strong. 

16  But  h  when  he  was  strnnr,  his 
tones  of  heart  was  lifted  up  to  hi.^  destruc- 
tion :  i  for  he  transgressed  against 
the  Lord  his  God,  and  went  k  into 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  to  burn  in- 
cense upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  /  the  priett  v/ent 
in  a  ter  him,  and  with  l.im  four- 
score priests  of  the  Lord,  that  teete 


dICh.5.  20, 
Is.  14.  £9. 
ec.21    16. 
/  c.  17.  11. 

4  went. 
e  c.  25.  23. 
"Ne.  3.  13, 
32. 
Zee.  14.  10. 

5  or,  re- 
paired. 

6  or,  cut 
out  many 
cisterns. 

7  or,  fruit- 
ful f  elds. 

8  ground. 


Jotkam'*  good  reign. 

Lord,  but  to  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Anron,  that  are  consecrated  n  to 
burn  incense  :  go  out  o  ol'lhc  sanc- 
tuary, lor  thou  hast  trespassed  : 
neither  shall  it  be  for  thine  honaur 
p  from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  q 
and  had  a  censer  in  his  hand  to 
burn  incense  ;  and  while  r  he  was 
wroth  with  the  priests,  the  leprosy 
•ven  rose  up  in  his  forehead  be- 
fore the  priests  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  fioni  beside  the  incense 
altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest, 
and  all  the  priests,  looked  upon 
him,  and,  behold,  he  vxa  leprous 
in  his  forehead,  and  tkey  thrust 
bini  out  from  thence  ;  yea,  him- 
eelf  s  hasted  also  to  go  out,  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  tniitlen  him. 

21  And  t  Uzziah  the  king  was  a 
leper  unto  the  day  of  liis  death, 
and  dwelt  in  a  several  12  houxe,  u 
bting  H  leper;  for  he  was  cut  off 
from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  ind 
Jotharn  his  eon  was  o»er  the  king's 
bouse,  judging  the  people  ef  the 
land. 

22  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Uzziah,  first  and  last,  did  Isaiah  v 
the  prophet,  the  son  of  Amoz, 
write. 

23  So  tt  Uzziah  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  with 
bis  fathers  in  the  field  of  the  buri- 
al which  belonged  to  the  kings  ; 
for  they  said,  He  is  a  leper  :  and 
Jotham  his  son  reigned  iu  his 
■tead. 

CHAPTER  XXVn. 

JOTHAM  a  uas  twenty  and  five 
years  oid  when  he  began  to 
xeign  ;  and  he  reigned  sixteen 
years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  was  Jerushah,  the 
daughter  of  Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  teas  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  his  father  Uzziah  did  : 
howbeit  he  entjred  not  into  the 
temple  of  the  Lord.  And  the  peo- 
ple ilid  yet  corruptly. 

3  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the 
bouse  of  the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall 
1  of  Ophel  he  built  much. 

4  Moreover,  he  built  cities  in  the 
mountains  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
forests  he  built  castles  and  towers. 

5  He  fought  also  with  the  king 
of  the  Ammonites,  and  prevailed 
against  them.  And  the  children 
of  Ammon  gave  liim  the  same 
year  an  hundred  talents  of  silver, 
and  ten  thousand  measures  of 
wheat,  and  ten  thousand  of  bar- 
ley.   2  So  nvuch  did  the  children 

453 


11  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  80«. 


n  Ex. SO. 7,8. 
He.  S.  4. 

0  1  Co.  5.  5. 
plSa.  2.30. 
q  c.  25.  16. 

r  Nu.l2.  10. 
2K.  5.  27. 

s  Est .  6.  12. 

fZK.  15.5. 

12/ree. 

uLe.  13.46. 
Nu.  5.  2. 
12.  15. 
2  K.  7.  3. 
V  Is.  1.  L 
w  Is.  6.  1. 

a  2  K.  15.32, 
&c, 

1  or,  the 
tower. 

c.  33.  14. 
Ne.  3.  26, 
27. 

2  This. 


5  c.  26.  5. 
3  or,  estab- 
liahed. 
cc.  19.  3. 
a  2  K.  16.  2, 
&c. 

iEi.  34.  17. 
Le.  19.  4. 
c  Ju.2.  11. 
Hos.  2.  13, 
17. 

1  or,  offtrid 
sacrifice. 

d  2  K.  33.10. 
e  Le.  18.  21. 
c.  33.  6. 
Ps.  106.  37. 
Je.  32.  35. 
Eze.  16.  20, 
21. 

Mi.  6.  7. 
/  Is.  7.  1. 

2  Darme- 
sek. 
^2K.  15.27. 

3  sons  of 
valour. 
/iDe.31.  16, 
17. 

Jos.  24,  20. 
Is.  1.  28. 
Je.  15.  6. 

4  the  second. 
ic.  11.4. 


of  Ammon  pay  unto  him,  both  the 
secund  year  and  the  third. 

6  Su  Juiham  became  mighty,  b 
because  he  3  prepared  c  his  wayi 
before  the  Lord  his  God. 

7  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jo- 
tham, and  all  his  wars,  and  hii 
ways,  lo,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judab. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  yean 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and 
reigned  sixteen  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

9  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city  of  David  :  and  Ahaz  bis  son 
reigned  in  hissteud. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

AHAZ  a  was  twenty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  rei^n  ;  and 
he  reigned  sixteen  years  lu  Jeru- 
salem :  but  he  did  not  that  which 
was  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
like  David  his  father  : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of 
the  kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also 
6  molten  images  for  Baalim,  c 

3  Moieover,  he  1  burnt  incenee 
in  the  valley  d  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
nom,  and  e  burnt  bis  children  in 
the  fire,  after  the  abominations  of 
the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  had 
cast  out  before  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

4  He  sacrificed  also,  nnd  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places,  and  on 
the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree. 

5  Wherefore  J"  the  Lord  his 
God  delivered  him  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Syria;  and  they 
smote  him,  and  carried  away  a 
great  multitude  of  them  captives, 
and  brought  them  to  2  Damascus. 
And  he  was  also  delivered  into 
the  hand  of  the  kin^  of  Israel, 
who  smute  him  with  a  great 
slaughter. 

6  ForPeknh  ^  the  son  of  Rema- 
liah  slew  in  Judah  an  hundred 
and  twenty  thousand  in  one  day, 
which  were  all  3  valiant  mi-n  ;  be- 
cause h  they  had  forsaken  the 
Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

7  And  Zichii,  a  mighty  man  of 
Ephrnim,  slew  Maaseiah  the 
king's  son,  and  Azrikam  the  gov. 
ernor  of  the  house,  and  Elkanah 
that  was  4  next  to  the  king. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  car- 
ried away  captive  of  tl.eir  bre- 
thren i  two  hundred  thousand, 
women,  .wns,  and  danghters,  and 
took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to 
Samaria. 


B.  C.  728.  -,2  CHAP.  XXIX. 

9    But    a    prophet   of    the    Lord    k  Ps.  69.  26 


Hezekiah' s  good  reign. 
the     villages 


was  there,  whose  name  was  Oded,    Is.  10.  5 — 7. 

and  he  went  out   before   the  host   47.  6. 

thai   came   to  Samaria,    and   said  '  Je.  50.  17, 

unlo   them,  Behold,   because   the  '  18. 

Lord    God    of   your    fathers    wasj£ze.25.  12- 

vvrolh  with  Judah,  he  hath  deliver- 1 17. 

ed  them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  k  26.  2,  3. 

liave  slain   them   in  a    rage   thai   Ob.  10,  &c. 

reacheth  I  up  unto  heaven.  j  Zee.  1.  15. 

10  And   now  ye  purpose   to   keep'/Ge.  4.  10. 
under  the  children  of  Judah  and  ;  Ezr.  9.  6. 
Jerusalem    for    bondmen    m    and  j  Re.  18.  5. 
bondwomen    unto    you:    but   are   m  Le.  25.39, 
there  not    with  you,   even  n  with  |  &c. 

you,  sins  against  the   Lord  your  j  n  Je.  25.  29. 
God?  Mat.  7.  2-4. 

11  Now  hear  me,  therefore,  and  ]  o  Is.  58.  6. 
o  deliver  the  captives  again,  which  j  Je.  34.  14. 


ye    have  taken    captive    of    your 
brethren  :  iorp  the  fierce  wrath  of 
the  Lord  is  upon  you. 
12  Then   certain  of  the   heads   of 


tlie  children  of  Ephraim,  Azariah  i  22. 


pJa.2.  13. 
q  ver.  12. 
r2  K.  6.  22. 
Pr.  25.  21, 


the  son  of  Johanan,  Berechiah 
the  son  of  Meshillemoth,  and  Je- 
hizkiah  the  son  of  Shullum,  and 
Araasa   the   son  of   Hadlai,  stood 


Lu.  8.  27, 

35. 

s  Ro.  15.  1. 

t  De.  34.  3. 


up  against  them   that  came  from   Ju.  1.  16. 


the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall 
not  bring  in  the  captives  hither  : 
for  whereas  we  have  ofiended 
against  the  Lord  already,  ye  in- 
tend to  add  more  to  our  sin?  and 
to  our  trespass  ;  for  our  trespass  is 
great,  and  there  is  fierce  wrath 
against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the 
captives  and  the  spoil  before  the 
princes  and  all  the  congrega- 
tion. 

15  And  the  men  which  were  ex- 
pressed by  name  q  rose  up,  and 
took  the  captives,  and  with  the 
spoil  clothed  all  that  were  naked 
among  them,  and  arrayed  them, 
and  shod  them,  and  gave  them 
to  eat  r  and  to  drink,  and  anointed 
them,  and  carried  all  the  feeble  s 
of  ther"  upon  asses,  and  brought 
them  to  Jericho  the  city  t  of  palm- 
trees,  to  their  brethren  ;  then  they 
returned  to  Samaria. 

16  At  that  time  u  did  king  Ahaz 
send  unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to 
help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomitas  o  had 
come  and  smitten  Judah,  and 
carried  away  captives.  5 

18  The  Philistines  vi  also  had  in- 
vaded the  cities  of  the  low  coun- 
try, and  of  the  south  of  Judah, 
and  had  taken  Beth-shemesh,  and 
Ajalon,  and  Gederoth,  and  Sho- 
clio  with  the  villages  thereof,  and 
Timnah  with  the  villages  thereof, 


u  2  K.  16.  7. 

V  Ob.  10.13, 
14. 

5  a  captivi- 
ty. 

w  Eze.  16. 
27,57. 


^Ps.  106.43. 

y  Ex.  32.25. 
Re.  3.  17, 
18. 
16.  15. 

r  2  K. 15.29. 
16.  7—9. 

6  Darme- 

sek. 

a  Je.  10.  5. 
44.  17—28. 

6  Is.  1.  28. 
Hos.  13.  9. 
c  c.  29.  3,  7. 
die.  11.  13. 

7  o^fer. 

a2K.  18.  1, 

&c. 

6  c.  26.  5. 

c  Ps.  101.  3. 
Ga.  1.  16, 

d  ver.  7. 


Giinzo     also     and 

thereof;  and  they  dwelt  there." 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah 
X  low,  because  of  Ahaz  king  ot 
Israel  :  for  he  made  Judah  naked, 
y  and  transgressed  sore  against  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Tilgath-pilneser  z  kin^ 
of  Assyria  came  unto  him,  ana 
distressed  him,  but  strengthened 
him  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  portion 
out  of  tije  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
out  of  the  house  of  the  king,  inj 
of  the  princes,  and  gave  it  unto 
the  king  of  Assyria  :  but  he  helped 
him  not. 

22  And  in  the  time  of  his  distress 
did  he  trespass  yet  more  against 
the  Lord  :  this  is  that  king  Ahaz. 

23  i'or  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods 
of  Damascus,  6  which  smote  him  : 
and  he  said.  Because  the  gods  of 
the  kings  of  Syria  help  tbern, 
therefore  will  I  sacrifice  to  them, 
that  they  may  help  a  me.  But 
they  were  the  ruin  6  of  him,  and 
of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  cut  in  pieces  the  vessels  of  thu 
house  of  God,  and  shut  up  c  the 
doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
ajid  he  made  him  altars  in  every 
corner  of  Jerusalem. 

25  And  in  every  d  several  city  of 
Judah  he  made  high  places  to  7 
burn  incense  unto  other  gods,  and 
provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  God  of 
his  fathers. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts,  and 
of  all  his  ways,  first  and  last,  be- 
hold, they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and 
Israel. 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  bis  fa- 
thers, and  they  buried  him  in  the 
city,  even  in  Jerusalem  :  but  they 
brought  him  not  into  the  sepul- 
chres of  the  kings  of  Israel  :  and 
Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

HEZEKIAH  a  began  to  reign 
when  he  was  five  and  twenty 
years  old,  and  he  reigned  nine  and 
twenty  years  in  Jerusalem  ;  and 
his  mother's  name  was  Abijah,  the 
daughter  of  Zechariah.  h 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according 
to  all  that  David  his  father  had 
done. 

3  He,  in  the  first  c  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  first  month,  opened  d 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  repaired  them. 

453 


The  house  of  Ooa  cleansed. 

4  And  he  brought  in  tlie  priests] 
und  ilie  Levites,  and  gailieied 
tliem  tojellier  inlo  tlie  cnst  eueel, 

5  And  siiid  unto  thein,  He.ir  mc, 
ye  LevituB  :  Sanctify  e  now  yuur- 
selvot:,  and  sanctil'y  the  house  of 
t)ie  Loid  God  of  your  lalheis,  and 
carry  forth  the  filthines«  out  of  llic 
holy/place. 

6  Fur  g  our  fathers  have  trespass- 
e<i,  and  done  that  uhich  was  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  our  God, 
und  have  forsaken  him,  and  A  have 
turned  awny  ilieir  fuces  from  tlie 
habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 
1  their  backs. 

7  Also  they  have  shut  up  j  the 
doors  of  the  poich,  and  put  out  the  I 
lamps,  and  have  not  burnt  in-} 
reuse  nor  offered  burnt-offerinjs  I 
in  the  holy  ^^ace,  unto  the  God  of 
Israel. 

8  Wherefore  k  tlie  wrath  of  the 
Lord  was  upon  Judah  ami  Jerusa- 
lem, and  he  halli  delivered  them 
to  ii  trouble,  to  astonishment,  and 
to  hissing,  I  as  ye  see  with  your 
eyes. 

9  For,  lo,  our  fathers  have  fallen 
m  by  the  sword  ;  and  our  sons,  and 
our  duug-htiMs,  and  our  wives,  are 
in  captivity  for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to 
make  a  covenant  n  with  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  that  his  fierce  wrath 
may  turn  away  from  us. 

11  My  sons,  be  not  now  3  negli- 
g'ent  :  for  the  Lord  hath  chosen  o 
you  to  stand  before  him,  to  serve 
him,  and  that  you  shouKi  minister 
unto  him,  and  4  burn  incense. 

12  Then  the  Levites  arose,  Ma- 
nath  the  son  of  Ama.sai,  and  Joel 
the  son  of  Azariali  of  the  sons  of 
the  Kohalhites  ;  jt  and  of  the  sons 
of  Merari  ;  Kisli  the  son  of  Abdi, 
and  Azariali  the  son  of  Jahalelel  : 
and  of  the  Gershonites  ;  Joah  the 
son  of  Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  son 
of  Joah  : 

13  And  of  the  sons  of  Elizaphan; 
Shimri,  and  Jeiel  :  and  of  the 
sons  of  Asaph  ;  Zechariah,  and 
Mattaniah  : 

14  .^nd  of  the  sons  of  Henan  ; 
Jehiel,  and  Shimei  :  and  of  the 
sons  of  Jeduthiin  ;  Shemaiah,  and 
Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  breth- 
ren, and  sanctified  q  themselves, 
and  camrt,  according  to  the  com- 
Eiandment  of  the  king,  5  by  the 
v.ords  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  rthe 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the 
inner  part  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  to  cleanse    it,  and  brought 

454 


II  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  726. 


elCh.15.  12. 
c.  33.  6. 
/Eic.8.3,9, 

g  Ne.  9.  16. 
h  Ge.  '2.  27. 
Eit.  8.  16. 

1  given  the 
neck. 

i  C.28.  24. 
ver.  3. 
Rial.  1.  10. 

k  c.  24.  18. 

2  commo- 
tion, 
De.28.  25. 

MK.  9.8. 

Je.  18.  15, 

16. 

25.  9.  18. 

nic.    8.5,8, 

&c. 

La.  5.  7. 

nc.l5. 12. 

3  or,  de- 
ceived. 

o  Nu.  3.6,7. 
18.  2—6. 

4  or,  offer 
sacrijice. 

pNu.  4.  2, 

&c. 

g  ver.  5. 

5  or,  in  the 
business, 

rich.  23.28. 


sIVIat.21.K, 
13. 

I  IK.   fl.  3. 

u  c.  28.  24. 

vLe.4.3,14. 

w  Le.  8.  14, 

&c. 

He.  9.  21. 

6  near. 

xl  Ch.16.4. 

23.5. 

25.  1,  &c. 

c.  8.  14. 

y   2  Sa.  24. 
11. 


out  »  all  ibe  uncleannesa  that  they 
found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lo.d 
inlo  the  couil  of  Ilie  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  ihe  Levites  look  it,  to 
carry  it  out  abroad  inlo  the  brook 
Kid  roil. 

17  Now  they  begnn  on  the  first 
day  of  the  fi.st  month  to  sanctify, 
and  on  the  eighth  day  of  the 
month  came  they  to  ihe  porch  /  of 
the  Loid  :  so  they  sanctified 
the  house  of  the  Lord  in  eight 
days  ;  and  in  the  sixieenih  day 
of  the  first  month  they  made  an 
end. 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  said.  We  have 
cleansed  all  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  altar  of  burnt-offering, 
with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  show-braad  table,  with  all  the 
vessels  thereof. 

19  Moreover,  all  the  vessels  which 
king  Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  cnsl 
away  u  in  his  transgre.ision,  have 
we  prepared  and  sanctified,  and, 
behold,  they  nrc  before  the  altar  of 
the  Loid. 

20  Then  Hezekiah  the  king  rose 
early,  and  gathered  the  rulers  of 
the  city,  and  went  up  to  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

21  .And  they  brought  seven  bul- 
locks, and  seven  rams,  and  seven 
lambs,  and  seven  he -gnats,  for 
a  sin-offering  •»  for  the  kingdom, 
and  for  the  sanctuaiy,  and  for  Ju- 
dah :  and  he  commanded  the 
priests,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  to  of- 
fer them  on  the  altar  of  the 
Lord. 

52  So  they  killed  the  bullocks, 
and  the  priests  received  the  blood, 
and  sprinkled  w  it  on  the  altar  : 
likewise,  when  ihey  had  killed  the 
rams,  they  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  :  they  killed  also 
the  lamhs,  and  they  sprinkled  the 
blood  upon  the  altar. 

23  And  Ihey  brought  6  forth  the 
he-goats  fur  the  sin-oHering  be- 
fore the  kingand  the  congregation; 
and  they  laid  their  hands  upon 
them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them, 
and  they  made  reconciliation  with 
their  blood  upon  the  altar,  to  make 
an  atonement  f')r  all  Israel  ;  for 
the  kinqr  commanded  thnt  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sin-offering 
should  he  made  for  all  Israel. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the 
house  of  the    Lord   with   cymbals, 

ith  psalteries,  and  with  harps, 
according  a;  to  the  comniandmeni 
of  David,  and  of  y  Gad  the  king's 
seer,  and   Nathan   the    prophet  ; 


B.  C.  726.  CHAP.  XXX 

for  z  so  was  the  commandment  of]  z  c.  30.  12. 
the  Lord  7  by  hia  prophets.  7  hy  the  hand 

25  And  l^e  Levites  nood  with  the  |  of. 
instrumsnts  a   of  David,  and  the  j  ^  1  Ch.23.5. 
priest.-i  with  the   trumpets.  6 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to 
offer  tlie  burnl-ofiering  upon  the 
altar.  8  And  when  the  burnt- 
otfering'  bejan,  the  c  sou^  of  the 
Lord  bejan  also  with  the  trumpets, 
and  with  the  9  instruments  ordain- 
edhy  David  king  of  Israel. 

23  An<l  all  the  congregation  wor- 
shipped, and  tlie   10  singers  sang, 
and  tlie  trumpeters  sounded:  andlment 
all  this  continued  until  the  burnt-    10  soh^-. 
ofi'ering  was  finished.  11  found. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an   rf  c.  20.  18 
end  of  oft'ecing,  the   king   and  all  j  Ps.  72.  U 
that   were    present    11     with    him 
bowed    d    themselves,    and    wor- 
shipped. 

30  Moreover,  Hezekiah  the  king, 
and  the  princes,  commanded  the 
Levites  to  sing  praise  unto  the 
Lord  with  the  words  of  David, 
and  of  Asaph  the  seer  :  and  they 
sang  praises  with  gladness,  e  and 
ibey  bowed  /  their  heads  and 
worshipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and 
said,  Now  ye  have  12  consecrated 
yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  come 
near,  and  bring  sacrifices  and 
thank-offerings  g  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  "And  the  congrega- 
tion brought  in  sacrifices  and 
thank-oft'erings  ;  and  as  many  as 
were  of  a  free  heart,  burnt-offer- 
ings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt- 
offerings,  which  the  congregation 
brought,  was  threescore  and  fn 
bullocks,  an  hundred  rams,  and 
two  hundred  lambs  ;  all  these 
toere  for  a  burnt-offering  to  the 
Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things 
viere  six  hundred  oxen,  and  three 
thousand  sheep 


Ps.  87.  7 
150.3-5. 
Is.  33.  20. 
b  1  Ch.  16.6. 

8  ;;j  the 
time. 

c  c.  23.  18. 
Ps.  137.3,  4. 

9  hands  of 
instru- 


e  Ps.  100.  2. 
/Ps.  95.  6. 

12  or   flkd 
l/our  hand, 
c.  13.  9. 

?  Le.  7.    12. 

13  strength- 
ened. 

he.  35.  11. 
i  c.  30.  3. 
k  Ps.  26.  6. 
94.  15. 
/Le.  3.  16. 
m  Nu.   15. 
5—10. 


n  Kzr.  6.  22. 

0  Ps.  10.  17. 
Pr.  16.  1. 

a  Nu.  9.  10, 

U. 

b  Ex.  12.   6, 

18. 

c  c.  29.  34. 

1  jcas  right 
in  the  eyes 
of. 

rfDe.  12.32. 

1  Co.  11.2. 

2  from  the 


hand  of. 

34  But  '.he  priests  were  too  few,  e  Je.  4.  1. 
80  that  they  could  not  flay  all  the  i  La.  5.  21. 
burnt-offerings:  wherefore  their  j  Joel  2  13, 
brethren  the  Levites  13  did  help  h  j  14. 

them  till  the  work  whs  ended,  and  '  /Is.  6.  13. 
until  the  other  priests  had   sancti-  ]  g  Eze.  20. 
fied     themselves  ;    for    i    the    Le-  j  13.  &c. 
vites  were  more  upright  k  in  heart  |  He.  3.  7-11. 
to    sanctify  themselves  than    theiftc.  29. 8. 
priests.  \3  harden  not 

35  And  also  the   burnt-offerings  :  t/owr  necis. 
toere  in  abundance,  with  the   fat   I  i  De.  10.  16. 
of    the    peace-offerings,   and    the    Ro.  10.  21. 
drink   offerings  m  for  every  burnt- j  4  gioe  the 
offering.      So   the    service    of    \.he\hand. 
house    of    the    Lord    was    set    ia  1 1  Ch.  29.  24. 
order.  I  Ezr.    10.  19. 


Hezekiah  proclaim  a  pas::over . 

35  And  n  Hezekiah  rejoiced  and 
alt  the  people,  that  God  had  pre- 
pared 0  ihe  people  :  for  the  thing 
was  done  suddenly. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel 
andJudah,and  wrote  letters 
also  to  Ephraim  and  Manasseh, 
that  they  should  come  to  the  house 
of  tlie  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  to  keep 
the  passoverunto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  coun- 
sel, and  his  princes,  and  all  tho 
congregation  in  Jerusalem,  to 
keep  the  passover  in  the  second  a 
month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  at 
that  time,  6  because  the  priests 
had  not  c  sanctified  themselves 
sufficiently,  neither  had  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  to 
Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  1  pleased  the 
king  and  all  the  congregation. 

5  .So  they  established  a  decree, 
to  make  proclamation  throughout 
all  Israel,  from  Beer-sheba  even 
to  Dan,  that  they  should  come  to 
keep  the  passover  untj  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem  ;  for 
they  had  not  done  it  of  a  long 
time  in  such  sort  as  it  was  writ 
ten.  d 

6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  let- 
ters from  2  the  king  and  his  piinces 
throughout  all  Israel  and  Judah, 
and  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  the  king  saying.  Ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  turn  e  again  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Israel,  and  he  will  return  to 
the  remnant  /  of  you  that  are  es- 
caped out  of  the  hand  of  the  kings 
of  Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  your  fath- 
ers, g  and  like  your  brethren, 
which  trespassed  against  the  LorJ 
God  of  their  father,  who,  therefore, 
gave  them  up  h  to  desolation,  as 
ye  see. 

8  Now  3  be  ye  not  stifl'-necked,  i 
as  your  fathers  were,  but  4  yield  k 
yourselves  unto  the  Lord,  and  en- 
ter into  his  sanctuary,  which  he 
hath  sanctified  forever;  and  serve 
the  Lord  your  God,  that  the  fierce- 
ness /  of  his  wrath  may  turn  away 
from  you. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the 
Lord,  your  brethren  and  your 
children  shall  find  compa"=sion  be- 
fore them  m  that  lead  them  cap- 
tive,   so    that     they    shall    come 


k  Ro.  6.  13—19. 
Ps.  106.  45. 

455 


I  c.  29.  10.    m 


Tht  pa$$over  ktpt.  II  CHRONICLES. 

B^iiJn  into  this  liind  :  for  the  Lord 'n  Ex.  34.6.   kept 

your  God  is  jracious  n  and  inerci-  '  Ne.  9.   17, 

ful,    and  will    not    turn   awav  hit   31. 

face  from  you,  if  ye  return  o  unto   Pb.  111.  4. 

him.  Jon.  4.  2. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  cily  I  „  p^  28   13 
to    city,    through     the   country  of|j     «    j' 
Ephraim  and  IVIanagseh,  even  unto  |     '      '    ' 
Zebulun:  p  but  they  laughed  them  p  c.  36.  16. 
to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 

11  Nevertheless  divers  J  of  Ashcr 
and  Manasseh  and  of  Zebulun 
humbled  themselves,  and  came  to 
Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judah,  the  hand  of 
God  r  was  to  give  them  one  heart 
to  do  the  commandment  of  the 
king  and  of  the  princes,  by  s  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  there  assembled  at  t  Je- 
rusalem much  people  to  keep  the 
feast  of  unleavened   bread  in  the  !«  c,  29.  34 
second   month,  a  very  great  con- 
gregation.  15  standing 

14  And  they  arose,  and  took  away   w  ver.   11. 
the  altars  u  that  were  in  Jerusalem,  | 
and  ail  the  altars  for  incense  tookj^Nu.  9 
they  away,  and  cast  them  into  the 
orjok  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover 
on  the  fourteenth  dny  of  the  sec- 
ond month  :  and  the  priests  v  and 
the  Levites  were  ashamed,  ^^A\g  found 
sanctified  themselves,  and  brought , 
in  the  bumt-olierings  into  the  ■  ■ 
house  of  the  Lord.                                I 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  5  place  ,  7  instru- 
after   their   manner,  according  to   ments  of 
the  law  of  Moses  the  man  of  God  :    strength. 
the    priests    sprinkled    the    blood,    g  ^^  j^^ 
uhich  they  received  of  the   hand  of  iigarlo/all. 
the  Levites  :  jg  ^q   2. 

17  For  t?ure  were  many  in  the  _ 
congregation  that  were  not  sancti-  a  De.  33.10. 
fied  ;  therefore  the  Levites  had  j  ^^.r.  10.11. 
the  charge  of  the  killing  of  the 
passover  for  ever)'  one  that  was  not  9  lifted  up, 
clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  or,  offered. 
Lo'"!-                                                      '10  thehnhi- 


jc.  11.  16. 
ver.  18,  21. 

rJe.24.  7. 
Eze.  36.   26. 
Ph.  2.   13. 

»c.  29.25. 

t  Pg.  8i.  7. 
u  c.  28.  24. 


10, 
&c. 
y  c.  19.  3. 

zH.5.  15. 


B.  C.  726. 

the     feast    of     unleavened 

bread  seven  days  with  grei-t  ijlad- 
jiiess;    and      th'!    Levites  and    (he 

priests  praised  the  Lord  d.iy  by 
I  day,  ginging  with  7  loud  iiistru- 

meats  unto  the  Lord. 
22  And  Hezektah  spake  8  rom- 

forlably  unto  all  the  Levites  that 
|rt  taught  the  good  knowledge  of 
I  the  Lord:  and  they  diil  eat 
Ithroughout  the  feast  seven  days, 
I  offering  peace-offerings,  and  niak- 
I  ing  6  confession  to  the  Lord  God  of 

their  fathers. 

I  23  And  the  whole  assembly  toolf 
I  counsel  to  keep  other  seven  days  ! 

and    they   kept  other  seven  day» 

with  gladness. 

24  ForHezekiah  king  of  Judah  9 
did  give  to  the  congregation  a 
thousand  bullocks  and  seven  thou- 
sand sheep  ;  and  the  princes  g.tve 
to  the  congregation  a  thousand 
bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep  : 
and  a  ^reat  number  of  priests 
sanctified  themselves. 

25  -And  all  the  congregation  of 
Judah,  with  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  the  congregation 
that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  that  dwelt  in 
Judah,  rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  Joy  in  Je- 
rusalem :  for  since  the  time  of 
Solomon  the  son  of  David  king  of 
Israel,  there  teas  not  the  like  in 
Jerusalem. 

27  Then  the  priests  the  Levites 
arose  and  blessed  the  people  :  ani 
their  voice  was  heard,  and  their 
prayer  came  up  to  10  his  holy 
dwelling-place,  even  unto  hea- 
ven. 

CHAPTER  XXXr. 
OWwhen  all  this  was  finish- 
ed, all  Israel  that  were    1  pre- 
sent went  out   to  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah,  and   brake   the  2  images  in 


N^ 


18  For  u)  a  multitude  of  the  peo-  ,  -;  „  ofHs '  P'^<^**'  "  *'"!  '^"^  down  the  groves, 
pie,  even  many  of  Ephraim  and  i„«„-,/  *  j  and  threw  down  the  high  places 
Manasseh,  Issachar  and  Zebulun,    p     gg   g'        j  and  the  altars  b  out  of  all   Judah 


had    not   cleansed    x  themselves, 
yet    did    they    eat    the    passover   j  f^^^^ 
otherwise    than    it    was    written  ;     •' 
but  Hezekiah    prayed    for   them,    g,,^,^, 
saying,    the     good    Lord    pardon 
every  one 

19  That  prepareth  1/  his  heart  to 
seek  God,  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  though  he  be  not  cleansed 


a2K.  18. 4 
6  c.  30.  14. 


and  Benjamin,  in  Ephraim  also 
and  Manasseh  ;  until  3  they  had 
utterly  destroyed  them  all.  Then 
all  the  children  of  Israel  returned, 
every  man  to  his  possession,  into 
their  own  cities. 

2  And  Hezekiah  appointed  the  c 
courses  of  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites   after    their   courses,     every 


according  to  the  purification  of  the   3  to  make  an  ^  man  according  to  his  service,  the 

priests   and    Levites  d   for   burnt- 


end.  I  priests   and    Levites  d   for   burnt- 

rd  hearkened  z  to  ^  1  rrj,  23  6.  '  offerings  and  for  peace-offerinp, 
healed  the  people.  24  1  &c.  i^"  minister,  and  to  give  thanks, 
children    of   Israel       '    '       *       'and  to  praise   in   the  gates  of  the 


sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord 
Hezekiah,  and  h 

21  And    the 
that  were  present  6  at  Jerusalem,  ,  d  ICh. 23.30.  ;  tents  of  the  Lord 

456 


B.  C.  728. 


CHAP.    XXXII. 


Sennacherib  invadeth  Judaii. 


3  He  appointed  also  the  king's 
portion  of  his  substance  for  the 
buint-oft'ering's,  to  wit,  for  the 
morning  and  evening  burnt-ofi'er- 
injs,  and  the  burnt-otferings  for 
the  sabbaths,  and  for  the  new 
moons,  and  for  the  set  feasts,  as 
it  is  written  e  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

4  Moreover,  he  commanded  the 
people  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem  to 
give  they  portion  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  that  they  might 
be  encouraged  g  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

5  And  as  soon  as  the  command- 
ment came  4  abroad,  the  children 
of  Israel  brought  in  abundance  the 
first-fruits  h  of  corn,  wine,  and 
oil,  and  5  honey,  and  of  all  the 
increase  of  the  field  ;  and  the  tithe 
of  all  things  brought  they  in  abun- 
dantly. 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of 
Israel  and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  they  also 
brought  in  the  tithe  of  oxen  and 
sheep,  and  the  tithe  i  of  holy 
things  which  were  consecrated 
unto  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
laid  them.  6  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  k  month  they  be- 
gan to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
heaps,  and  finishKd  them  in  the 
Seventh  month. 

8  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the 
princes  came  and  saw  the  heaps, 
they  blessed  the  I  Lord,  and  his 
people  Israel. 

9  Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with 
the  priests  and  the  Levites  con- 
cerning the  heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest, 
of  the  house  of  Zadok,  answered 
him,  and  said.  Since  the  people 
began  to  bring  the  offerings  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  we  have 
had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left 
m  plenty  :  for  the  Lord  hath  bless- 
ed his  people  ;  and  that  which  is 
left  i?  this  great  store. 

11  Then  Hezekiah  commanded 
to  prepare  7 chambers  in  the  house 
cf  the  Lord  ;  and  they  prepared 
them, 

12  And  brought  in  the  offerings, 
nnd  the  tithes,  and  the  dedi- 
cated things,  n  faithfully  :  over 
■which  Cononiah  the  Levite  was 
ruler,  and  Shimei  his  brother  tons 
the  next.  i 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah, 
and  Nahath,  and  Asahel,  and 
Jerimoth,  and  Jozabad,  and  Eliel, 
and  Ismachiah,  and  Mahath,  and 
Benaiah,  were  overseers  8  under  i 
the  hand  gf  Cononiah  and  Shiroei  | 


eNu.28.  29. 
/Nu.  18.  8, 
&c.  Ne.  13. 
lU— 13. 
g  Mai.  2.  7. 
1  Cor.  9.  9  - 
11.  Ga.  6.  6. 

4  brake 
forth. 

A  Ex.  22.  29. 

5  or,  dates. 

i  he.  27.  30. 
De.  14.  28. 

6  heaps, 
heaps. 

k  he.  23. 
16,  &c. 
I  1  Ch.  29. 
14.  Ezr.  7. 
27.  2  Cor.  8. 
16.  Ph.  4. 
10,  19. 
m  Mai.  3. 
10. 

7  or,  store- 
houses. 
n2K.  12. 
15. 

Bat. 


0  Ne.  13. 
13. 

9  at  his 
hand. 

p  Jos.  21.  9. 

10  or,  trust, 

1  Ch.  9.  22. 
q  1  Ch.  23. 
24,  27. 

11  or,  trust. 
r   Le.    25. 
34.  Nu.  35. 
2. 

s  ver.  12 — 
15. 

t  2  K.  20.  3. 
Jno.  I.  47. 
Ac.  24.  16. 
1  Th.  2.  10. 
3  Jno.  5. 
u  Ps.  1.  2,  3. 
V  c.  26.  5. 
Jos.  1.7,  8. 
Mat.  6.  33. 
7.  24—27. 
re2K.  18. 
13,  &c.Is. 
36.  1,  &c. 

1  break  them 
tip. 

2  his  face 
was  to  var. 


his  brother,  at  the  commandment 
of  Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Azari- 
ah the  ruler  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah 
the  Levite,  the  porter  toward  the 
east,  was  o^er  the  freewill-offer- 
ings of  God,  to  o  distribute  the 
oblations  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
most  holy  things. 

15  And  9  next  him  were  Eden, 
and  Miniamin,  und  Jeshua,  and 
Shemaiah,  Amariah,  and  She- 
caniah,  in  the  cities  p  of  the 
priests,  in  their  10  set  office,  to 
give  to  their  brethren  by  courses, 
as  well  to  the  great  as  to  the 
small  : 

16  Beside  their  genealogy  of 
males  from  three  years  old  and 
upward,  even  unto  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  his  daily  portion  for  their 
service  in  their  charges,  according 
to  tlieircourses  ; 

17  Both  to  the  genealogy  of  the 
priests  by  the  hou.se  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  the  Levites  from  q 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  in 
their  charges  by  their  courses  ; 

18  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all 
their  little  ones,  their  wives,  and 
their  sons,  and     their  daughters, 

!  throu.gh  all  the  congregation  :  for 
j  in  their  11  set  office  they  sanctified 
I  themselves  in  holiness  : 
j  19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the 
[priests,  which  were  in  the  fields  r 
!  of  the  suburbs  of  their  cities,  in 
i  every  several  city,  the  men  that 
were  expressed  by  name  s  to  give 
portions  to  all  the  males  among 
'the  priests,  and  to  all  that  were 
reckoned  by  genealogies  among 
I  the  Levites. 

20  And  thus  did  Hezekiah 
throughout  all  Judah,  and  wrousrht 
that  which  was  good  t  and  right 
and  truth,  before  the  Lord  his 
God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he 
began  in  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  in  the  law,  u  and  in 
the  commandments,  to  seek  his 
God,  he  did  i«v.ith  all  his  heart, 
and  prospered,  v 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

AFTER  a  these  things,  and  the 
establishment  thereof,  Sen- 
nacherib king  of  Assyria  came, 
and  entered  into  Judah,  and  en- 
camped against  the  fenced  cities, 
and  thought  to  1  win  them  for 
himself. 
2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that 
Sennacherib  was  come,  and  that 
2  he  was  purposed  to  fi^bt  against 
JerusaleiD, 

457 


Stnnachtrib'a  bltujthttny. 


II  CHRONICLES. 


B.  C.  726. 


could 


ihei'8  utterly  ilestroyed,  tl 
deliver    Ins    peuple    out    t<(   n 
huiid,  tljai   your    God  ilioulil 
ul^le   to  deliver   yon  out   of  niiue 
!bHnd  7 
15  Now  therefore  let  not  Ilezoki 


be 


8  He  took  cnuiiHel  with   hii   prin-    6  Ih.  V2.  9,      I  god*  of  Ihoio  naliont,  tbal  niy  fn- 
ccg  and  hit  rniirhi  v  men  to  alup  llic    11. 
Water*  6   ul'  die    fountains   winch   3  ovtrflow- 
vjtre   wrtliout   (he   city  :  and   they    ed. 
did  hi'li)  liim.  cc.  25.  23. 

4  So   there    was   gathered   much    d  2Sa.  5.  9. 
people   together,  wiio  stopped  all    1  K.  9.  24. 

the  fountains,  and  llic  brook  4  or,  «icorci«  ah  deceive  you,  nor  peKUade  you 
that  3  ran  through  the  nii'lst  of  or  iceapoiit.oix  this  manner,  neither  yet  be- 
the    land,    saying.     Why   should    S  to  their       "'  "  '   ' 

the  kings  of  Assyria  come,  and  heart,  c.  30 
find  much  water?  22. 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself,  eDe.31.6. 
and  built  up  all  the  wall  c  that  /  c.  20.  15. 
was  broken,    and   raised   it  up   to   g '2  K.   6. 


16. 


the  towers,  and  another  wall  with- 
out, and  lepaired  Millot/  in  the  /i  Je.  17.  5. 
city  of  David,  and  made  4  darts  i  c.  13.  12. 
and  shields  in  abundance.  Ro.  8.  31. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over   1  Jno.  4.  4. 
the  people,  and  gathered  them  to-    6  leaned. 
gelher  to  him   in  the  street  of  the   k  Pr.  12.  25. 
gule  of  the  city,  anri   spake  5  com-    7  dominion. 
forlably  to  ihem,  saying,  8  or,  strong 

7  Be  {Strong  and  couii  geous,  be   hold. 

f  not  afraid  nor  dismayed   for  the    /  Is.  10.  14. 
king  of    Assyria,  nor    lor    all    the   Da.  5.  19. 
multitude    that    is   with  him  :   fort 
there  g  be  more  with  us  than  wiib 
him.  I 

8  With  him  is  an  h  arm  of  flesh  ; 

but  with  us  i  i«  the  Lord  our  God, 

to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our  battUs. 
And   the    people    rested    6    them- 
selves upon  the  t  words  of  Hezeki-    w  Da.  3.  15. 
ah  kingof  Judah.  n2  K.  19.  9, 

9  After  this  did  Sennacherib  &c. 
kingof  Assyria  send  his  servants  o  Ne.  6.  9. 
to  Jerusalem,  (but  he  himself  laid  p  1  Sa.  17. 
siege  against  I, achish,  and  all  his  36.  Job  15. 
7  power  with  him.)  unto  Hezeki-  25,  2C.  Ps. 
ah  king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  10.  13,  14. 
Judah  that  tcere  at  Jerusalem,  73  8 — 11. 
saying,  139.  19,  20. 

10  Thus  saith   Sennacherib  king  (?  Is.  37.  1, 
of  Assyria,  Whereon   do  ye  Imst,    &c. 

that  ve   abide   in  the  8  siege  in  Je-   r  Ps.  50.  15. 
rusal'em  ?  91.  14,  15. 

11  Doth    not  Hezekiah   persuade   sis.  10.  16 
you  to  give  over  yourselves  to  die   — 18.   42. 
hv   famine   and   by  thirst,   .^nying,   8. 

The  I.ori  our  God  shall  deliver  /2Sa.24. 
us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  16.  Ps.  18. 
Assyria  ?  5J.  Da.  3. 

12'Hath   not  the  same  Hezekiah   2S.  6.  22. 
taken    away  his   high    places   and    9  made  him 
his  altars,  and  commanded    Judah  /nil. 
and   Jeru.?alem,    saying,  Ye  sh.ill    u  Ps.  37.  39, 
■worship  before  one  altar,  and  bum    40.  Hos.  1. 
incense  upon  it  ?  ,7. 

13  Know  ye  not   what  I  and  my  v  Ps.  48.  14. 
fathers  have   done  /  unto  all    the   71.  20,21. 
people   of  othrr  lands  ?    were    Ihc    10  precious 
gods  of  the  nations  of  (hose  lands   things. 
any   ways    able    to  deliver    their  w2K.20. 
lands  out  of  mine  hand  ?  1,  &c.  Is. 

14  Who  ica?  th£re  among  all  the  38.  1,  &c. 

45S 


lieve  him  ;  for  no  god  of  any 
nation  or  kingdom  wa:>  able  to  de- 
liver hill  people  out  of  mine  hand, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  my  fa- 
therj:  how  much  m  less  shall 
your  God  deliver  you  out  of  mine 
hand  '.' 

16  And  his  servants  spake  yet 
more  against  the  Lord  Liod,  and 
against  his  servant  Hezekiah. 

17  He  wrote  also  leiteisn  to  rail 
on  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to 
speak  against  him,  saying,  As  (he 
gods  of  the  nations  of  o/'i«r  lands 
have  not  delivered  their  people 
out  of  mine  han>I,  so  shall  not  the 
God  of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  peo- 
ple out  of  mine  hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  in  the  Jews'  speech,  unto 
the  people  of  Jerusalem  that 
lucre  on  the  wall,  to  afiViglit  o 
them,  and  to  trouble  them,  that 
they  might  take  the  city. 

19  And  p  they  spake  against  the 
God  of  Jerusalem  as  against  the 
gods  of  the  people  of  the  earth, 
which  were  the  work  of  the  handl 
of  man. 

20  And  9  for  this  cause  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  the  prophet  Isaiah 
the  son  of  Amoz,  prayed  r  and 
cried  to  heaven. 

21  And  s  the  Lord  sent  an  angel, 
t  which  cut  off  all  the  mighty  men 
of  valour,  and  the  leaders  and 
captains,  in  the  camp  of  (he  king 
of  Assyria  :  so  he  returned  with 
shame  of  face  to  his  own  lanil. 
And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house  of  his  god,  they  that  came 
forth  of  his  own  bowels  slew  9  hira 
there  with  the  sword. 

22  Thus  u  the  Lord  saved  Hez- 
ekiah and  the  inhabitanis  of  Je- 
rusal^m  from  the  hand  of  Senna- 
cherib the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
from  the  hand  of  all  other,  and  » 
guided  them  on  every  side. 

i3  And  many  brought  gifts  unto 
the  Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  10 
presents  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah :  so  that  he  was  magnified  in 
the  sight  of  all  nations  from 
thenceforth. 

24  In  ji-  those  days  Hezekiah  was 
sick  to  the  death,  and  prayed 
unto    the    Lord  •'    and    be    spake 


B.  C.  710. 


CHAP.  XXXIII 


unto  him,  and  he  11  ^ave  him  a 
sign. 

'z5  But  Hexekiah  rendered  x  not 
a^ain  accuiding  to  liie  benefit 
rfone  unto  liim  lor  his  heart  was  v 
lifted  up  :  z  therelore  there  was 
wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judali 
ami  Jeiiisalem. 

26  Notwitlistanding',  Hezekiah 
humbled  liimseif  for  the  12  pride 
of  his  heart,  {botlihe  a  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,)  so  thai 
6  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  cam;  .lot 
upon  thern  in  ir.e  daysot  Hezekiah. 

ii7  And  c  He/.e',fi.ih  liad  exceed- 
ing much  riches  and  honour  :  and 
he  made  himself  treasuries  for  sil- 
ver, and  I'org-uld,  and  forprtciouc 
stone?,  and  for  spice?,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  jli  manner  of  13 
pleasant  jewels  ; 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  in- 
crease of  corn,  and  wine,  and  oil  ; 
and  stalls  tor  all  manner  of  teasta, 
and  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  jMoreover  he  provided  him 
cities,  and  possessions  of  Hocks  d 
and  herds  in  abundance  ;  for  God 
had  given  him  substance  very 
much. 

30  This  same  Hazekiah  a'so  stop- 
ped the  upper  water-course  e  uf 
Gihon,  and  brought  it  straight 
down  to  the  west  side  of  the  city 
of  David.  And  Hezekiaii  proBper- 
ed  in  all  his  works. 

yi  Howbeit,  in  theh^tsinessofihe 
14  ambassadors  of  the  princes  of 
Babylon,  who  sent /unto  him  to 
inquire  of  ths  wonder  that  was 
done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to 
try  ^  him,  that  he  might  know  all 
that  wns  in  his  heart. 

32  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Hezekiah,  and  his  15  goodness, 
behold,   thev   are    written    in    the 


U  or, 

wrought  a 

miTacle  for 

him. 

xVs.  116.12. 

y  c.  26.  16. 

Da.  5.  20,23. 

Hab.  2.  4. 

z  c.  24.  18. 

12  lifting 

up.  2  K.  14. 

lU. 

3  Je.  2S.  18, 

19. 

i  IK.  21.29. 

c  Pr.  lU.  22. 

!3  instru- 

menCs  of 

defire. 

d  Jobl.  3, 

9.  12.  11. 

^Is.  22.  9,11. 

14  ii'.'.er- 
preltTs. 

/■2K.20. 
12,  4?,.  !«. 
39.  1,  &c. 
?De.  3.  2, 
16.  Ju.  1.13. 

15  kind- 
nesses. 

h  lb.  3G— 39. 

i'ZK.  18-20. 

IG  or,  hish- 

esC. 

k  Pr.  10.  r. 

.J2K.21.  I, 

&c. 

6  De.  18.  9, 

12.  2Ch.28. 


1  returned 
and  built. 
vision  of  Isaiah  h  the  prophet,  the  |c  c.  30.  14. 
son  of  .4moz,  and  in  the  book  of|3l.  1.32.  12. 
thekinjsi  of  Judah  and  Israel.  (/De.16.21. 
33  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  hisieDe.  17.3. 
fathers,  and  they  buried  him  inj/^Eze.  23 
the  16  c!.iefest  of  the  sepulchres 
ofthcsonsof  David  ;  and  all  Ju- 
dah and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem did  him  honour  A:  at  his  death. 
And  Mannsseh  his  son  reigned  in  'were  the 
his  stead.  I  A-JHgi. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

MANASSFH     n     loas     twelve  |  i  Ps.  107.  10 
years  old   when  he  began  to   — 14. 
reign  :  and    he   fei9rne<l    fifty  and   3  or,  chains. 
five  vears  in  Jemsnlem  :  1 1  c.  32.  23. 

2  But  did   that  which  wns  evil   in  ,  / 1  Ch.  5.  20. 
the  sight   of  the    Lord,    like   unto  i  Ezr.  8.  23. 
the  h  aboininationsof  the  heathen,    m  Ps.  9.  16. 
whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out  before    Da.  4.  34, 


37,  39. 
?De.  18. 
10,  11. 
2  which 


h  La.  3.  7. 


the  children  of  Israel 


135. 


Manasseh  humbleth  hi/nse/f. 

3  For  he  1  built  again  the  high 
places  which  Hezekiah  his  f.ither 
chad  broken  down,  and  he  leured 
up  altars  foriBHaiiin,  and  made 
groves,  d  and  woishipped  e  all 
tlie  host  of  heaven,  and  served 
ihcm. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  iiouse 
of  the  Lord,  whereof  the  Loid  had 
said,  In  Jerusalem  shall  my  name 
be  foi  ever. 

5  And  he  built  altars  foralllne 
host  of  heaven  in  the  two  courts  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  f  he  caused  his  children 
to  pass  thiujgh  ilie  liie  in  the  val- 
ley ot'  the  son  of  Hmnom  :  also  g 
he  observed  times,  and  used  en- 
chantments, and  used  wiichcraft, 
and  dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit, 
and  with  wizards  :  he  wiought 
much  evil  in  tlie  sight  ot  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  an- 
ger. 

7  And  he  set  a  carved  image,  the 
idol  which  he  tu'd  made,  in  the 
house  of  God,  of  which  God  had 
saiil  to  David,  and  to  Solomon  his 
son,  In  this  house,  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, which  I  have  chosen  before 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put 
my  name  for  ever  : 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  re- 
move the  fool  of  Israel  from  out  of 
the  land  wliich  I  have  appointed 
for  your  fatlieis  ;  so  that  they  will 
take  heed  to  do  all  that  1  have 
commanded  them,  according  to 
the  whole  lav/  and  the  statutes 
and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

9  So  Manasseh  made  Judah 
and  the  inh.abitants  of  Jerusalem 
to  err,  and  to  do  worse  than  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  had 
destroyed  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

10  And  the  Lord  spake  to  IVIanas- 
seh,  and  to  his  people  :  but  they 
would  not  heaiken. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought 
upon  them  the  captains  of  the 
host  2  of  the  king  of  Assyria, 
which  took  ManassRh  among  the 
thorns,  h  and  bound  i  him  v/ith 
3  fetters,  and  carried  him  to  Ba- 
bylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  afflic- 
tion, he  besought  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  k  humbled  himself 
greatly  before  the  God  of  his  fa- 
the;s, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  :  and 
I  he  vas  entreated  of  him,  and 
heard  his  supplication,  and 
brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem 
into  hifl  kingdom.    Then  m  Ma- 

459 


4  or,  the 
toipcr,  c. 
27.  3. 


fi  ver.  3 
o  Le.  7 


Amon  slatn.  H  CHRONICLES 

naiseh  knew  that  the  Lord  lie  ua^ 

God. 

14  Now  after  this  he  *juilt  a  wall 
without  ilie  city  of'^-David,  on  the 
west  side  of  Gilioii,  in  the  valley, 
even  to  the  entering' in  at  the  fish- 
gate,  and  compassed  abaut  Ophel, 
4  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great 
height,  and  put  captains  of  war  in 
nil  the  fenced  cities  of  Judn.h. 

15  And  he  look  away  the  strange 
n  gods,  and  the  idol  out  of  the 
iiouse  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
altais  that  he  had  built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  Jerusalem,  and  cast  them 
out  of  the  city  : 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  and  sacrificed  there- 
on peace-offerings,  and  thanlf- 
ofiorings,  o  and  commanded  Ju- 
dah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

17  Nevertheless, p  the  people  did 
sacrifice  still  in  the  hi^h  pla;ee, 
yet  unto  the  Lord  their  God  only. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Manasseh,  Knd  his  prayer  unto 
his  God,  and  the  words  ot'the  seers 
that  spake  to  him  in  the  name  ofi 
the  Lord  Goil  of  Israel,  behold,  '  tcGe.  9.6. 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  '  Nu.  35.  31, 
king?  of  Israel  : 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  how  God 
was  entreated  q  oi  him,  and  all  r 
his  sins,  and  bis  trespass,  and 
the  places  wherein  he  built 
high  places,  and  set  up  grov<;j 
and  graven  images,  before  e  he 
was  humbled  ;  behold,  they  are 
written  among  the  sayings  cf  5 
the  seers. 

20  So   Manasseh  slept  with    his 
fathers,    and   they   buried   him   i"    ,.  pr.  8.  17. 
his  own  house  :  and  Amon  his  son    g^,^  J2'  j    " 
reigned  in  his  stead.  | 

21  Amon  t  was  two   and   twenty    dLe.26.30. 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign. 


B.  C.  710 

againit  kin?  Amon  :  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land  made  Josiah  bii 
son  king  in  his  stead. 

CHAPTER    XXXIV. 

JOSIAH  a  teas  eight  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign  :  and 
he  reigned  in  Jerusalem  one  and 
thiity  years. 

2  And  he  did  that  tthich  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and 
walked  in  the  ways  of  David  bis 
fether,  and  declined  neither  b  to 
the  riyht  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

3  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  hit 
reign,  while  he  was  yet  young,  c 
he  began  to  seek  after  the  God  of 
David  his  father  :  and  in  the 
twelfth  year  he  began  to  d  purge 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  fiom  the 
high  «  places,  and  the  groves,  and 
the  carved  images,  and  the  molten 
images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  tlve  al- 
tai3  of  Baalim,  in  bis  presenc-J  : 
and  the  1  images  that  uere  on 
hio-li  above  them  he  cut  down  ; 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved 
images,  nnd  the  molten  images, 
he  brake  in  pieces,  and  made  dust 
of  them,/  and  strowed  it  upon  '.he 
2  graves  of  them  that  had  sacri- 
ficed unto  them. 

5  And  he  burnt  g  the  bones  of 
the  priests  upon  their  altars,  and 
cleansed  Judah  and  JeP'salem. 

ifl  I      ov    00   1    I    6  -^"f*    «^    '''-'^    ''*   '"   *''*    <^''''-'* 

built   n  -'«•••<'«•  1>]  of  Manasseh,  and   Ephraim,    nnd 

°"^'  Simeon,  even  unto  Naphlali.  with 


5,7. 

12. 

p2K.  15.  4. 

9  IJno.  1.  9. 

r  Ro.  5.  16. 

sPg.  119.67. 
71.  75. 

5  or,  Hosai. 

r2K.21.  19, 

&c. 

u  Is.  4L  13, 

&c. 

6  multiplied 
trespass. 

V  Je.  7.  28. 


,33. 


6  Do.  5.  32. 
17.  11,  20. 
28.  14.  Jos. 
1.7. 


years  OIQ  wnen  ne   ucgan   lu  icigu, 

and  reigned   two  years   in  Jerusa-   *  "^^  *'•"'"'- 

lem.  1  or,  stm 

22  But  he  did  tlmt  which  wns  evil   images,  e. 
in   the   sight   of  the    Lord,  as  did    14.  5. 
Manasseh   his    father ;    for  Amon 
sacrificed  unto   all   the   carved   u  /2K.23.  4 
images      which      Manasseh      his 

father     had     made,    and    served  2/o«  0/ Ift« 
them  ;  graves. 

23  And  humbled  not   himself  be-       ,  if   10  o 
fore   the    Lord,    as   Manasseh    his   ?  *  *■•  '=•  *■ 
father   had  humbled    himself:  hut   3  (,j.   jnauls. 
Amon   6   trespassed    more    v  and  ' 
more.                                                       4  to  make 

24  And     his    servants    conspired  pouder. 
a?avnst  him,  and  slew  him  in  his 

own  house.  h  De.  9.  21. 

2:3   But  the  people  of   the   land 
Blew  to  aU  them  that  bftd  c«napired  i  2  K.  12.  4. 
««0 


their  3  mattocks  round  about. 

7  And  -when  he  had  broken  down 
the  altars  and  the  groves,  and  had 
beaten  the  graven  images  4  into 
powder,  h  and  cut  down  all  the 
idois  throughout  all  the  land  of 
Israel,  he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
his  reign,  when  he  had  purged  the 
land,  and  the  house,  he  sent  Sha- 
phan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  and 
Maaseiah  the  governor  of  the  city, 
and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  re- 
corder, to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord  his  God. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hilki- 
ah  the  high  priest,  they  delivered 
i  the  money  that  was  brought  into 
the  house  of  God,  which  the  Le- 
vites  that  kept  the  doors  had 
gathered  of  the  hand  of  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim,  and  of  all  the  rem- 
nant of  Israel,  and  of  all  Judah 
and  Benjamin  ;  and  they  returned 
to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of 
the  workmen  that  had  the  over- 
sight of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  they  gavo  it  to  the  workmen 


B.  C.  677. 


CHAP.  XXXIV. 


Huldah' s  propTieey, 


that  wroug-ht  in  the  house  of  the  15  or,  rafter. 
Lord,  to  repair  and  arnead  the  1  k  c.  31.  lU. 
house  ;  Ne.  7.  2. 

II  Even    to    the     artificers    and    1  Cor.  4.  2. 
builders    g'ave     they     it,    to     bay  \l  c.  2.  18. 
hewd   stoue,  and   timber  lor  cou-    Ne.  4.  10. 


to  do  after  all  that  is  written  in 
tills  book. 

22  4nd  Hilkiah,  and  they  that 
the  king^  had  appointed,  went 
to  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the 
wife     of     Shulluin     the     son      of 


plicig's,  and  to  5   floor   the    houses   wi  I  Ch.23.4,    Tikvuth,  the   son  of    U     Hazrah, 


which  the  kings  of  Judah  had  de 
stroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the   work  ^  i  19. 
faithfully:   and   the   overseers    of  i  Jos.  1.8 
Ihem   were  Juliath   and   i)b.vl\i\.\\,\G  by  the 
the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  IVle.ari  ;  I  hand  of. 


keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ;    12  (no^w 
n  De.  17.  18,    she  d^velt  in  Jenjsaleni  in  the  13 
colleg-e  ;)  and  ihey    spake   to  her 
to  that  effect. 

23  And     she      answered      them, 
jThns  sailh    the  Lord   God   of   Is- 


and    Zechariah    and    Meabullam,  |  o  Je.  33.  20,  j  rael,  Tell   ye    the   man     that  sent 


of  the  sons  of  the   Koliathites,  to   21. 


set  it  forward  :  and  otlixr  of  the 
Levites,  all  that  could  skill  of  in- 
etrumeinls  of  music. 

13  Also  Ihcy  were  over  the  bear- 
ers I  of  burdens,  and  were  over- 
seers of  all  that  wrousrht  the  work 
in  any  manner  of  ser\ice  ;  and  m 
of  the  Levites,  lliere  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  And  when  they  brought  out 
tlie  money  that  was  brought  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  Hilkiah 
the  p.iest  found  a  book  ;i  of  the 
law  of  the  Lord  ^ivien  6  by  Mo- 
ses. 

15  And  Hilkiah  aiiswei-ed  and 
sail!  to  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  hine 
found  the  book  of  the  law  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord.  And  Hilkiah 
delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

IS  And  Shaphan  carried  o  the 
book  to  the  king,  and  brought  the 
king  word  back  again,  saying. 
All  that  was  committed  to  7  thy 
servants,  they  do  it. 

17  And  they  have  8  gathered  to- 
gether the  money  that  v.as  found 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  delivered  it  into  the  hand  of 
the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of 
the  workmen. 

13  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told 
the  kinx,  saying,  Hilkiah  the 
priest  hdth  given  me  a  book.  And 
Shaphan  read  9  it  before  the  king. 

19  .Vnd  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  king  had  heard  p  the  words  of 
the  law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded 
Hilkiah,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of 
Shaphan,  and  Abdon  10  the  son 
of  Micah,  and  Shaphan  the 
scribe,  and  Asaiah  a  servant  of 
the  king's,  saying, 

21  Go,  in(|uire  "q  of  the  Lord 
for  me,  and  for  them  that  are  left 
r  in  Israel  and  in  Judah,  concern- 
ing the  words  of  the  book  that 
is  found  ;  for  great  5  ii!  the  wrath 
of  the  Lord  that  is  poured  out 
upon  us,  because  our  fathers  have 
not  kept    the  word  of  the  Lord 

30  ' 


7  to  the 
hand  of. 

8  poured 
out,  or, 
vielled, 

9  in  it. 

p  Ro.  7.7,9. 

10  or, 
Achbor, 

2  K.  22.  12. 

9  Je.21.2. 

K/e.  14.  1, 

&c. 

20.  1,  &c. 

ris.  37.  4. 

s  Le.  26.  14, 

&c. 

De.  28.  15, 

&c. 

29.  18—28. 

30.  17—19. 

31.  16—22. 

32.  1.5—25. 
Ro.  I.  8. 
2.  8—12. 


n  or,  Har- 

has. 

2  K.  22.  14. 

12  gar- 
vients, 

13  or, 

school,  or, 
second,  part, 
t  Je.  6.  19. 
19.  3.  15. 
35.  17. 

u  Is.  42.  25. 
Je.  7.20. 
La.  2.  4. 
4.  11. 

«c. 33. 12,13. 
Ps.  84.  18. 
51.  17. 
Is.  57.  15. 
fiS.  2. 
Eze.  9.  4. 
!!>Ja.  4.6,10. 
X  Ps.  10.  17. 
Is.  65.  24. 
jf  IK.  21.29. 
2K.20.  19. 


you  to  me, 

24  Thussaith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  i  will  bring  evil  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
euen  all  the  curses  that  are  written 
in  the  book  which  they  have  read 
before  the  king  of  Judah  : 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  burned  incense 
unto  other  g.)ds,  that  they  might 
provoke  me  to  an.ser  with  all  the 
works  of  their  hands  ;  therefore, 
my  wrath  shall  be  poured  out  u 
upon  this  place,  and  shall  not  be 
queriched. 

26  And  as  for  tlie  king  of  Judah, 
who  sent  you  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord,  so  shall  ye  say  unto  him, 
Thus  sailh  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael,  concerning  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard  ; 

27  Because  thine  heart  v/as  v 
tender,  and  thou  didst  humble  w 
thyself  before  God,  when  thou 
heardest  his  words  against  this 
place,  and  against  the  inhabitanti 
thereof,  and  humblest  thyself 
before  ine,  and  didst  rend  thj 
clothes,  and  weep  before  me  ;  I 
have  even  heard  «.t<e  j:  also,  saith 
the  Lord. 

2S  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to 
thy  fathers,  and  thou  shall  be 
gathered  to  thy  grave  in  peace, 
neither  y  shall  ihine  eyes  see  all 
the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this 
place,  and  upon  the  inhabitanti 
of  the  same.  So  they  brought 
the  king  word  again. 

29  Then  z  the  king  sent  and 
gatliered  together  all  the  elders  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all 
the  men  of  Judah.  and  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
the  people,  great  14  and  small  ; 
and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the 
words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant 


z  2  K.  23.  1,  &c. 
even  to  amall. 

461 


14  from  great 


Jotiah't  loUmnpaiiottr. 

that  wa(  found   in   the    faoute  of 

the  Lor'l. 

31  And  the  king  stood  a  in  liis 
place,  anil  inade  a  covenant  6  be- 
foie  tlie  Lord,  to  walk  iifter  the 
Lord,  Hnd  to  keep  liiis  coinnmnd- 
menlB,  and  hia  te»tinionic8,  c  and 
bit  statutes,  with  all  liis  heart, 
and  villi  all  his  soul,  to  perforin  d 
the  words  of  the  covenant  which 
are  written  in  this  book. 

3a  And  he  caused  all  that  were 
15  present  in  Jerusalem  and  Ben- 
jamin to  st'.nd  lu  it.  And  the  in- 
nabitants  of  Jeruiulein  did  ac- 
cording to  the  covenant  of  God, 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 

33  And  Jusiah  look  away  all  the 
iibominationa  e  out  of  all  the 
countries  that  pertained  to  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  made  all 
thai  were  present  in  Israel  to 
eerve,  even  to  serve  the  Lord 
their  God.  And  all  his  days/ 
they  departed  not  from  16  follow- 
ing the  Lord,  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

MOREOVER,  (I  Josiah  kept 
a  passover  unto  ihe  Lord 
in  Jerusalem  :  and  they  killed  the 
passover  on  the  lourlecnlh  day  6 
of  the  first  month. 

2  And  he  set  Ihe  priests  in  their 
c  charges,  and  'incouraged  them 
to  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Levitcs 
that  taught  all  d  Israel,  which 
were  holy  unto  the  Lord,  Pat  the 
holy  ark  in  the  house  which  Solo- 
mon the  son  of  David  king  of  Is- 
rael did  build  ;  it  e  shall  not  be  a 
burden  upon  your  shoulders: 
•erve  now  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  his  people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  t/ourse!ve-i  by  the 
houses  of  your  fathers,  after  your 
courses,  according  to  the  writing 
of  David  /  king  of  Israel,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  writing  of  Solo- 
mon g  his  son  ; 

5  And  stand  h  in  the  holy  place, 
according  to  the  divisions  of  the 
1  families  of  the  fathers  of  your 
brethren  the  '■i  people,  and  o/ter 
the  division  of  the  families  of  the 
Leviies  : 

6  So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanc- 
tify i  yourselves,  and  prepare 
your  brethren,  that  they  may  do 
according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  3  gave  to  k  the  peo- 
ple, of  the  flock,  lambs  and  kids, 
all  for  the  passover-offerings,  for 
•U  that  w«re  present,  to  lh«  num- 

163 


TI  CHRONICLE» 

a'iK.  11.14. 
c.  6.  13. 
6.Ie.50.  5. 
cPa.  119. 
111,112. 
rfPs.  119. 
IU6. 

15 /ound. 
e  1  K.  11.5. 
/  Je.  3.  10. 
Hos.  6.  4. 

16  ei/ter, 

a2K.  23.21, 

&c. 

6  Ex.  12.  6. 
Ezr.  6.  19. 
CC.23.  18. 
dDe.aS.  10. 
e.  30.  22. 
Mai.  2.7. 

e  1  Ch.23.'i6. 
/lCh.23.26. 
S  c.  8.  14. 


B.  C.  624. 

ber  of  thirty  thouian'l,  and  three 
thousand  bullocks  :  these  were  of 
ihe  king's  substance. 
U  And  his  princes  4  ;ave  wil- 
lingly unto  the  people,  to  ilia 
priesiR,  and  to  the  Levitei:  Hil- 
kiali  and  Zerhariuh  and  Jehiel, 
rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gavo 
unto  the  priests  for  the  passover- 


oUeriiigs  two  thousund  and  six 
hundred  small  cattle,  and  Hires 
hundred  oxen. 

9  Connniah  also,  and  Shemaiah 
and  Nethaiieel  his  hvelhren,  and 
Hashabjah,  and  Jciel,  and  Joza- 
bad,  chief  of  the  Leviips,  5  gave 
unto  the  Levites,  lor  pa*»over-of> 
fejings,  five  thousand  small  cattle, 
and  five  hundred  oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared, 
and  ihe  priests  stood  in  their 
place,  and  the  Levites  in  their 
courses,  I  according  to  the  king'a 
comiiiandineiit. 

11  And  m  they  killed  the  pabs- 
over,  and  the  priests  sprinkled  the 
blood  from  their  hands,  and  the 
Leviies  flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnl- 
h  Ps  1^4  1  ofTeiiiigs,  that  they  might  give  ac- 
'  '^^^  '^'       '  cording    to    the    divisions  of  the 

families  of  the  people,  to  olier 
unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  n  in 
ihe  book  of  Moses  :  and  so  did 
ihcy  witn  the  oxen. 

13  And  they  roasted  o  the  pass- 
over  with  fire,  according  to  the 
ordinance  :  but  the  other  holy  of- 
ferings sod  p  they  in  pots,  and  in 

caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  6  di- 
vided them  speedily  among  all 
the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made 
ready  for  tliemselves,  and  lor  thr> 
priests:  because  the  priests  the 
sons  of  Aaron  were  husitd  in  of- 
lering  of  |]urnt-ofl'erin»s  and  the 
fnt  until  night;  therefore  Ihe  Le- 
vites prepared  for  themselves, 
and  for  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Anion. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of 
Asaph  jcere  in  their  7  place,  ac-' 
cording  to  the  commandment  of 
David,  9  and  Asaph,  and  Heman, 
and  Jediilhun  the  king's  seer: 
and  the  porters  r  waited  at  every 


1  house. 

2  sons  of 
the  people. 

i  c.  30.  3,  15. 
Ezr.  6.  20. 

3  offered, 
Jtc.7.S— 10. 
30.24. 


4  offered. 

5  offered. 
I  Ezr.  6. 


18. 


m  c.  29.  22, 
34. 


jiLe.3.  3. 


o  Ex. 12.8,9. 
De.  16.  7. 


1  tj     9  Ti.   'J"'^  i  ^^^^  might  not  depart  from 
■P  '  ^''-  ■'■'^i  their  service  ;    for  their  brethren 


15 

6  made 
them  run. 

7  station. 

q  1  Ch.  25.1, 
&c. 

r  1  Ch.J.  17. 


the  Levites  prepared  for  them. 

16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord 
was  prepared  the  same  day,  to 
keep  the  passover,  and  to  offer 
burnt-offerings  upon  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  according'  to  the  com- 
mandment of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the    children    of    Israel 


B.  C.  610. 


that  were  present  8  kept  the 
passover  at  that  time,  and  the 
(east  of  unleavened  bread  seven 
days. 

18  And  there  was  no  passover 
like  to  that  kept  in  Israel,  from 
the  days  of  Samuel  the  prophet  ; 
neither  did  all  the  king's  of  Israel 
keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah 
kept,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  all  JuJah  and  Isra- 
el that  were  present,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the 
reign  of  Josiah  was  this  passover 
kept. 

20  After  s  all  this,  when  Josiah 
had  prepared  the  9  temple,  Ne- 
cho  C  king  of  Eg'ypt  came  up  to 
fight  against  C'harchemish  by 
Euphrates  :  and  Josiah  went  out 
against  him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to 
him,  saying.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  thee,  tluui  king  of  Jurlah  ?  / 
come  not  against  thee  this  day, 
but  against  the  house  10  where- 
with I  have  war;  for  God  com- 
manded me  to  make  haste  :  for- 
bear thee  from  meddling  with 
God,  who  is  with  me,  that  he  de- 
stroy thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless,  Josiah  would 
not  turn  his  face  from  him,  but 
disguised  himself,  that  he  might 
fight  with  him,  and  hearkened 
not  unto  the  words  of  Ntcho  from 
the  rnoutli  of  God.  and  came  to 
fight  in  the  valley  of  IVIegiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king 
Josiah  :  and  the  king  said  to  his 
servants,  Have  me  away  ;  for  1 
Rm  sore  11  wounded. 

"^A  His  servants  therefore  took 
him  out  of  that  chariot,  and  put 
him  in  the  second  chaiiot  that  he 
had  ;  and  they  brought  liim  to 
Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was 
buried  12  in  one  of  the  sepulchres 
of  his  fathers  :  and  all  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  mourned  for  Josiah. 
55  And  Jeremiah  lamented  u  for 
Josiah  ;  and  all  the  singing-men 
V  and  the  singinsj-women  spake 
of  Josiah  in  their  lamentations  to 
this  day,  and  made  them  an  or- 
dinance w  in  Israel  :  and,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  lamenta- 
tions. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Josiah,  and  his  13  goodness,  ac- 
cording to  thul  which  was  written 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  his  deeds,  first  and  last, 
behold,  they  ore  written  in  the 
Book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
Judah. 


CHAP.  XXXVI 

8  found 


s  2  K.  23.29, 
&c. 


tU.  46.  2, 

&c. 

10  of  my 
war. 

11  made 
sick, 

1  K.  22.  34. 

12  or, 
among  the 
sepulchres. 
uZec.  12.11. 
La.  4.  20. 

V  Mat.  9.23. 
w  Je.  22.  20. 

13  kind- 
nesses, 
c.  as.  32. 


«2K.23.  30, 
&c. 

1  removed 
him. 

2  mulcted. 

6  2  K.  24.13, 
&c. 

3  or,  chains: 
foi  etold, 
Hab.  1.  6, 
&c. 

4  or,  Jeco- 
7iiah, 

1  Ch.  3.  16. 
or,  Cuniah, 
Je.  22.  24. 
<,-2K.  24.  8, 
&c. 

5  at  the  re- 
turn of  the 
year. 

6  vessels  of 
desire. 

d  Da.  I.  1,2. 
5.  2. 

7  or,  Mat- 
taniah,  his 
father's 
brother. 

2  K.  24.  17. 
e  Je.  37.  1. 
/Je.  52.  1, 
&c. 

=•  Je.  52.  3. 
Eze.  17.  15, 
18. 


Jehoaliaz  deposed, 
CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

THEN  a  the  people  of  the  land 
took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Jo- 
siah, and  made  him  king  in  lii.s 
father's  stead  in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three 
years  old  vvhen  he  began  to  reign  ; 
and  he  reigned  three  months  in 
Jerusalem. 

3  And  the  king  of  Egypt  1  put 
him  down  at  Jerusalem,  and  2 
condemned  the  land  in  an  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver  and  a  talent 
of  gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made 
Eliakim  his  brother  king  over 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  turned 
his  name  to  Jehoiakim.  And 
Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother, 
and  carried  him  to  Egypt. 

5  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and 
five  years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  he  reig'ned  eleven 
years  in  Jeiusalem  :  and  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  his  God. 

6  Ag-ainst  b  hira  came  up  Ne- 
buchadnezzar king  of  Babylon, 
and  lound  him  in  fetters,  3  to 
carry  him  to  Babylon. 

7  Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried 
of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  to  Babylon,  and  put  them 
in  his  temple  at  Babylon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
Jehoiakim,  and  his  abominations 
which  he  did,  and  that  which 
was  found  in  him,  behold  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah  :  and  4  Je- 
b.oiachin  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

9  Jehoiachin  c  was  eight  years 
old  v.hen  he  began  to  reign  ;  and 
he  reigned  three  months  and  ten 
days  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  did 
that  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

10  And  5  v^hen  the  year  was  ex- 
pired, king  Nebuchadnezzar  sent 
and  brought  him  to  Babylon,  with 
the  6  goodly  vessels  d  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  made  7  Zedeki- 
ah  his  e  biother  king  over  Judah 
and   Jerusalem. 

11  Zedekiahywas  one  and  twen- 
ty years  old  when  he  began  to 
reign  ;  and  reigned  eleven  years 
in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Loik  his  God, 
and  humbled  not  himself  before 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  speaking 
from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  also  rebelled  g  against 
king  Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had 
made  him   swear  by  God  :  but  he 

4S3 


T%e proclamation  of  Cyt-ut. 

itliffeneJ  h  his  iicck,  anj  haixlen- 
cj  Ills  heart  fruiii  luriiiug;  uiilo 
tlie  LunJ  LiuJ  of  lerael. 

14  Moreover,  ;ill  the  chief  of  'ho 
pneiiis,  and  llie  people,  trans- 
grcfse.i  very  much,  afiir  ull  Ihc 
H>ioiMinulion8  of  the  huaihen,  and 
pollLUeil  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  lie  Uad  hallowed  in  Jeru- 

13  And  i  tlie  Lord  God  of  their 
fiilhers  sent  to  iheui  8  hy  bis  mes- 
eenjjera,  rising  up  9  betimes,  and 
sending;  because  he  had  com- 
passion on  his  people,  and  on  his 
dwelling-place. 

16  But  they  mocked  k  the  mes- 
sengeiS  of  God,  and  despised  /  his 
words,  and  misused  his  propliets, 
until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  arose 
against  his  people,  till  there  was 
no  10  remedy. 

17  Therefore  nj  he  brought  upon 
them  the  king  of  the  Chaldees, 
vhu  slew  their  young  men  v.iih 
the  sword  in  the  house  of  their 
sanctuary,  and  liad  no  compassion 
upon  young  man  or  maiden,  old 
man,  or  him  that  stooped  for  age  ; 
he  gave  Ihem  all  into  hio  hand. 

18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  great  and  small, 
and  (he  treasures  of  the  liouse 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  trea- 
sures of  the  king  and  of  bis 
princes,  ail  tliese  he  brought  to 
Babylon. 


EZKA. 

/i2K.  17.14. 
iJe.25.3,4. 
3.5  15. 

8  by  the 
haiid  of. 

9  i.  c.  cun- 
titiuatty  and 
airefully. 

k  Is.  28.  22. 
/Pr.  1.24-30. 

10  healing. 
wDe.  28.49. 
2K.  25.  1, 
&c. 

Ezr.  9.  7. 


n  Ps.  74.6-8. 
Is.  64.  11. 

1 1  the  re- 

inaindtr 

/rum  the 

sword. 

o  J e. 25. 9- 12. 

iS.  6,  7. 

2!).  10. 

p  Le.  26.  34, 

43. 

Da.  9.  2. 

9  Ezr.  1.  1, 

&c. 

r  Is.  44.  28. 

45.  1,  &c. 


D.  C.  536. 

19  And  ri  Ihcy  burnt  the  huusa 
of  God,  an<l  brake  down  the  wall 
of  Jcruaalim,  and  burnt  ull  the 
palaces  iheieof  with  fire,  und  de- 
clroycd  all  the  goodly  vessel* 
thereof. 

20  And  II  them  that  had  escaped 
from  the  sword  carried  he  away 
to  Babylon,  where  they  were  ser- 
vants tu  him  and  his  sona  until 
the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Per- 
sia : 

V!l  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  o  until 
liie  land  had  enjoyed  lier  sab- 
baths :  p  for  as  Ion"'  as  she  lay 
desolate  she  kepi  sabbath,  to  fulfil 
threescore  and  ten  years. 

22  Now,  y  in  the  first  year  of  Cy- 
rus king  of  Persia,  (that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  spoken  by  the  mouth 
of  Jeremiah  mi:jbt  be  accomplish- 
ed,) the  Lord  stirred  up  the 
spirit  of  Cyrus  r  king  of  Persia, 
that  be  made  a  proclamalioa 
throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and 
put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

23  Thus  saitb  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  X\\  the  kingdoms  of  the 
earth  hath  the  Lord  God  of  hea- 
ven given  me.  and  he  hath  charg- 
ed me  to  build  him  an  house  In 
JiMiisalem,  which  is  in  Judah. 
Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his 
people  ?  the  Lord  his  (iud  be  with 
him,  and  let  him  go  up. 


CHAPTER    I. 

NOW  a  in  the  first  year  of  Cy- 
rus king  of  Persia,  (that  the 
■word  of  the  6  Loid  by  the  mouth 
of  Jeremiah  might  be  fulfilled,) 
the  Lord  c  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  Cyrus  king  of  Peisia,  that  he 
1  made  a  proclamation  d  through- 
out all  bis  kingdom,  and  put  it 
also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saitb  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, The  Lord  e  Goil  of  heaven 
hath  given  me  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth;  and /he  hath  charged 
me  to  build  him  an  house  at  Jeru- 
salem, which  is  in  Judah  : 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all 
his  people  ?  his  God  be  with  liim. 
and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem, 
which  ^^■  in  Judah,  and  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
(he  ^  is  the  God,)  which  is  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

4  And  whosoever  rernainelh  in 
any  place  when.'  he  sojourneth, 
let  the   mt-n  of  his  place  2  help, 

4«4 


EZRA. 
B.  C.  535. 


a2Ch.36.22, 

23. 

b  Je.  2-3.  12. 

29.  10. 

33.  7—13. 

cPr.  21.  I. 

Da.  2.  21. 

1  cnit^i'l  n 
voicetopnss. 
dc.  5.  13,14. 
c  Da.  2.  21. 
/  U.  44.  23. 
4.5.  1,  13. 

i'  Ps.  83.  18. 
Is.  45.  5. 
Je.  in.  10. 
Da.  6.  26. 

2  lift  him 
up. 


hSe.  2.  12. 
I'r.  16.  I. 
Ph.  2.  13. 


hiin  with  silver,  und  with  gold, 
and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts, 
besides  the  freewill-offerinor  for 
the  liiiuse  of  God  that  is  in  Jeru- 
salem. 

5  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  of  Jiidali  and  Benjamin, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
with  all  them  whose  spirit  God 
/(  bad  raised  to  go  up  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  which  is  in 
Jenisalem. 

6  And  all  they  that  were  al>out 
them  strengthened  3  their  bands 
with  ve.ssels  of  silver,  with  gold, 
with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and 
wiih  precious  things,  besides  all 
lluit  was  willingly  offered. 

7  Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought 
forth  the  vessels  i  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  which  k  Nebuchadnez- 
zar had  brought  forth  out  of  Jeru- 


3.  Jno.  11.  3  i.  e.  helped  tJitm. 
i  c.  5.  14.6.  5.  Jfc2K.24.  13.  2Ch. 
36.  7.  Da.  5.  8. 


B.  C.  53G.  CHAP.  II. 

salern,  and  had  put  them   in  theJ/2Ti.  2.  20, 
house  of  his  gods  ;  21. 

8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king'  of  4  transpor- 
Peisia    brini^    forth    by   the    hand    tation, 

of  Milhieduih  the  treasurer,  and    Mat.  1.  11, 

numbered  them  unto  Sheshbazziir    12. 

the  prince  of  Judah.  a  Ne.  7.  6, 

9  .4nd  this  is  the  Dumberof  them:   &c. 

thirty  chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand    6  2  K.  24.  14 
chargersof  silver,  nine  and  twenty   — 16.  2Ch. 
knives,  36.  20.  La. 

10  Thirty  basons  of   gold,  silver    1.  3,  5.  4.22. 
basons  of  a  second  sort  four  hun-    Zep.  2.  7. 
dred  and  ten,  aiid  other  vessels  a   cHag.  1.  1, 
thousand.  &c. 

11  All  the  vessels  I  of  gold  and  of  1  or,  Aza- 
silver  were  five  thousand  and  four  riah.  Ne.  7. 
hundred.     All  these  did  Sheshbaz-   7. 

zar    bring    up   with    them  of   the   2  or,  iZaa- 
i  captivity,  that  were  brought  up   miah. 
from  Babvlon  unto  Jerusalem.  3  or,  JiTis- 

CHAPTER  II.  pereth. 

NOW  a  these  are  the  children  of  4  or,  Ne- 
the    province,   that  went  up   hum. 
out  of   the   captivity,   6  of   those   d  c.  4.  8. 
which    had    been    carried     away,   e  Ne.  7.  10. 
whom   Nebuchadnezzar  the   king  f  Ne.  7.  11. 
of  Babylon  had  carried  away  unto   g  ver.  31. 
Babylon,  and  came  again  unto  Je-  5  or,  Bin- 
rusalera  and  Judah,  evei^  one  unto   nui,  Ne.  7. 
his  city  ;  15. 

2  Which  came    with    Zerubba-   

bel  :  c  Jeshua,  Nehemiah,  1  Sera- 

iah,  2  Reelaiah,    Mordecai,    Bil-   6  or,  Ha- 

shan,      3     IVIizpar,     Bigvai,      4]W;jA,  Ne.  7. 

Eehum,  d  Baanah.     The  number  1 24. 

of    the    men    of    the    people     of! 

Israel  :  1 7  or, (?i6eon, 

3  The   children  of  Parosh,   two   Ne.  7.  25. 
thousand  an  hundred  seventy  and 

two.  8  or,  Beth- 

4  The  children   of  Shephatiah,   azTtiaveth, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two.         Ne.  7.  28. 

5  The  children  of  Arah,  e  seven 
hundred  seventy  and  five.  A  ver.  7. 

6  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 

f  oi  the   children  of  Jeshua  and  9  or,  Harid, 
Joab,  two  thousand  eight  hundred  as  it  is  in 
and  twelve.  j  some 

7  The    children    of   Elam,    g  a  copies, 
thousand    two  hundred  fifty  and  | 

four.  I  i  1  Ch.  24.  7. 

8  The   children   of   Zattu,  nine 
hundred  forty  and  five.  k  1  Ch.  24. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven   14. 
hundred  and  threescore.  i 

10  The  children  of   5  Bani,  six  7  1  Ch.  9.12. 
hundred  forty  and  two.  I 

11  The    children   of   Bebai,   six  m  I  Ch.  24. 
hundred  twenty  and  three.  8. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thou- 
sand   two    hundred   twenty    and   10  or,  Ju- 
two.  dah,  c.  3, 

13  The  children  of   Adonikam,   9.  called 
six  hundred  sixty  and  six.  also  Ho- 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  devah,  Ne. 
thousand  fifty  and  six.  j  7.  43. 


The  number  that  returned. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  fout 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

16  The  chihi.en  of  Aterof  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

17  Thi;  cluldien  of  Bezai,  three 
bundled  twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  uf  6  Jorah,  an 
hundred  and  twelve. 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two 
hundred  twentv  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  7  Gibbar, 
ninety  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Beih-lehem, 
an  hundred  tv.-enty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty 
and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

24  The  children  of  8  Azmaveth, 
forty  and  two. 

25  The  children  of  Kirjath-arim, 
Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven 
hundred  and  forty  and  three. 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and 
Gaba,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
one. 

27  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai, 
two  hundred  twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and 
two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  an 
hundred  fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other 
Elam,  ha.  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harira,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  9  Hadid, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and 
thirty. 

36  The  priests:  the  children  of 
Jedaiah,  i  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  tnree. 

37  The  children  of  Immer,  k  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Pashur,  la. 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

39  The  children  of  Harim,  m  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

40  The  Levites  :  the  children  of 
Jeshua  and  Kadmiel,  of  the  child- 
ren of  10  Hodaviah,  seventy  and 
four. 

41  The  singers:  the  children  of 
Asaph,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
eight. 

42  The  children  of  the  porters; 
the  children  of  Shallum,  the 
children  of  Ater,  the  children  of 

465 


T/\e  Kethiniinn,  Ifrc. 


EZRA. 


Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  »i  ver.  58. 

the  citildi'cii  of  U»iila,  (he  child-  11  OTjSia. 

leii  of  Shubai,  in  nil,  an  hundred  12or,iS'Anm- 

tliirt^  uiid  nine.  lai. 

43  The  Nethiniros:  n  the  child-  13  or,  Ke- 
rt'ii  ol  Zihn,  the  children  of  Ilusa-  phislietiin. 
l)h.i,  ilie  children  of  Tabbaolh,  14  or,  liaz- 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the  lith,  Ne.  7. 
children  of  11  Siaha,  the  children  54. 

of  Padon,  o  I  K.  9.  21. 

45  The  children  df  Lcbanah,  the  15  or,  Pe- 
chililren  of  Hagabuh,  the  children  rida,  Ne.  7. 
of  Akkub,  57. 

46  The   children  of  Hagab,   the  16  or, 
children  of  12  Shalmai,  the  child-  ^  Amon, 
renofHanan,  Ne.  7.  59. 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the  p  Jos.  9.  21, 
children  of  Gahar.  the  children  of  27.  1  Ch.  9. 
Reaiah,  2.  Ne.  3.  26. 

48  The   children   of   Rezin,  the  17  or,  .ilrf- 
children  of  Nekoda,  the  children  |  c'on,  Ne.  7. 
of  Gazzam,                                             i61. 

49  The    children    of   Uzza,   the  j  18  or.^edi- 
children   of  Paseah,  the  children  igree 
of  Besai, 

50  The  children  of  Asnab,  the 
children  of  iVIehunim,  the  children 
of  13  Nephusini, 

51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
children  of  ilakupba,  the  children 
of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  14  Bazluth, 
the  children  of  iSIcbida,  the  child- 
ren of  Harsha, 

53  The   children  of  Barkos,   the 


9  2Sa.  17. 
27. 

rNu.  3.  10. 
19  Chex/ 
were  pol- 
luted from 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of:  the  priest- 


Thainah,  hood. 

54  The   children  of  Neziah,  the  20  or,  gov- 
children  of  Hatipha,  emor,  Ne. 

55  The  children  of  Solomon's  o  8.  9. 
servants:    the   children  of  Sotai,  sLe.22.  10, 
the    children    of   Sopherelli,    the   14. 
children  of  15  Peruda,  r  Ex.  28.  30. 

56  The  children   of   Jaalah,   the   Le.  8.  8. 
children  of  Darken,  the  children   Nu.  27.  21. 
of  Giddel,  De.33.  8. 

57  The   children  of  Shephatiah,   u  Ne.  7.  66, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  children   &c. 

of  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  the  chil-   »  Ne.  7.  70, 
dren  of  16  Ami.  &c. 

58  All  the  Nethinims,  p  and  the   u>  1  Ch.  26. 
children    of   Solomon's    servants,   20. 

uere    three    hundred    ninety  and  1 1  or, /o«Aua, 
two.  Hag.  1.  1. 

59  And    these    were    they  which  2.  2.  Zee.  3. 
went    up    from    Tel-melah,   Tel-   I. 

harsa.    Cherub,    17    Addan,    an(2i2  called 
Immer  ;  but  they  could  not  show-  Zorobabel, 
their    father's    house,    and    their  Mat.  1.  12. 
IS  seed,  whether  they  were  of  Is-  Lu.  3.  27. 
riiel  :  3  called 

60  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  Salathiel, 
child.en  of  Tobiah,  the  children   Mat.  1.12. 
of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty  and   Lu.    3.27. 
two.  a  Nu.    8.  3, 

61  And  of  the   children   of  the   Sc.  De.  12. 
priests:  the  children  of  Habaiab,  i5,  6. 

466  ' 


B.  ('.  536. 

the  children  nf  Kox.  the  children 
of  Barzillai  ;  (which  took  u  wife 
of  the  duughten  of  ;  Bar/.ill ai  the 
Gileadite,  and  wu*  culled  alter 
their  name  ;; 

62  The«c  sought  their  reginter 
among  those  that  were  reckoned 
by  genealogy,  but  r  they  were  not 
found  ;  therefore  were  19  they,  a* 
polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  2U  Tirahatha  said  unto 
them,  that  they  should  not  cat  i 
of  the  moEt  holy  things,  till  there 
stood  up  a  priest  with  Urim  (  and 
with  Thummim. 

64  The  u  whole  congregation  to- 
gether wa»  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  Q»irf  threescoie. 

65  Beside  their  servants  and  their 
maids,  of  whom  there  were  seven 
thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and 
seven:  and  there  were  among  ihem 
two  hundred  singing-men  and 
singing-women. 

66  Their  horses  were  seven  hun- 
dred thirty  and  six  ;  their  mules, 
two  hundred  forty  and  five  ; 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five  ;  their  asses,  six 
thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty. 

68  And  tj  some  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers,  when  they  came  to 
the  house  of  the  Lord  which  is  at 
Jerusalem,  offered  freely  for  the 
house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  his 
place  ; 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability 
unto  the  treasure  w  of  the  work, 
threescore  and  one  thousand  drams 
of  gold,  and  five  thousand  pounds 
of  silver,  and  one  hundred  priests* 
garments. 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Lcvltes, 
and  some  of  the  people,  and  the 
singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
Nethinims,  dwelt  in  their  cities, 
and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 

CHAPTER   III. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month 
was  come,  and  the  children 
of  Israel  were  in  th<>  cities,  the 
people  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  1  Jeshua  the  son 
of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren  the 
priests,  and  Zerubhabel  2  the  son 
of  3  Shealtiel,  and  his  brethren, 
and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt-offering* 
thereon,  as  it  is  written  a  in  the 
law  of  INIoscs  the  man  of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his 
bases  ;  (for  fear  teas  upon  them 
because  of  the  people  of  those 
countries ;)  and  they  offered 
burnt-offerings  thereon   uato  the 


2.  C.  5S6.  CHAP.  IV. 

Lord,  ecenbunit-oSeringsmorninjIi  Ne.  8.  14, 
and  evening'.  1 17. 

4  They  b  kept  also  the   feast  of  Zee.  14.  16. 
tabernacles,  as  it  is  wiittPn,  and   4  the  matter 
offered    the    daily   burnt-ofleiiiig^s  I  o/"  2/ic  rfay 
by  number,  accordinjf  to  the  cms- \  in  his  day. 
torn,  4  as  the  duty  of  every  day  CjC  Ex.  29.  38. 
required:  dNu.23. 29. 

5  And  a.''terward  offered  '.he  con-  |5  the  tern  ■ 
tinual  burnt-ofi'ering',  both  of  the  pie  of  the 
new  moons,   and  of   al!    the    set  :LOMD 
feasts  d  of  the  Lord  that  were  con-   was  not  yet 
Becrated,   and  of  every  one   tliat  founded. 
■willingly  offered   a  freewili-offer- ,6  or,  sort- 
ing unto  the  Lord.  men. 

6  From  the  Lrst  day  of  the  sev-   e  1  K.5.  6,9. 
enth   month   beg-an   they   to   offer ;_/" c.  6.  3. 
burnt-offerings     unto     the     Lord.  1  g- ver.  2. 
But  5  the  foundation  of  '.h?  tem-   ft  1  Ch.  23. 
pie  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid.       24. 

7  They  fave    money    also    unto  7  or,  Hcda- 
the  masons,  and  to  the  fi  carpen-   viok, 

lers ;    and  r.':eat,   and   drink,   and   c.  2.40. 
oil,  unto  thera  of  Zidon,   and   to  8  as  one. 
them  of  Tyre,  to  brinj  cedar-trees  |  <  Zee.  4.  10. 
from  Lebanon  e  to  the  sea  of  Jop-   k  1  Ch.  6.31, 
pa,  according  to   the  grant y that  &e. 
they  had  of  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 1 16.  4,  &e. 
sia.  1 25.  1,  4c. 

8  Now    in    the    second    year  of[Ne.  12.  24, 
their   coming   unto  the   house  of  &c. 

God  at  Jerusalem,   in   the  second  |  /  1  Ch. 16. 34, 
month,   began   g  Zerubbabel    the  141. 


Bon  of  Sbealtiel,  and  Jeelua  the 
8on  of  JoKadak,  and  the  remnant 
of  their  brethren  the  priests  and 
the  Levi.,eE,  and  all  they  that 
were  come  out  of  the  cap'.i-ity 
unto  Jerusalem;  and  appointed 
the  Levites,  from  h  twenty  yeprs 
old  and  upward,  to  set  forward 
the  work  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jeshua  with  his 
sons  and  his  brethren,  Kadmiel 
and  his  eons,  the  sons  of  7  Judah, 
8  together,  to  set  foi-ward  the 
workmen  in  the  house  of  God  ; 
the  sons  of  Henadad,  with  their 
sons  and  their  brethren  the  Le- 
vites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  {  laid 
the  foundation  of  the  temple  of 
the  Lord,  they  set  k  the  priests  in 
their  apparel  with  trumpets,  and 
the  Leviies  the  sons  of  Asaph  with 
cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after 
the  ordinance  of  David  king  of 
Israel. 

11  And  they  sang  together  by 
course,  in  praising  and  giving 
thanks  unto  the  Lord ;  because 
I  he  is  good,  for  his  mercy  ert- 
dureth    for   ever   towards     Israel. 


Ps.  136. 
HS.  1—11. 
Jp.  33.  11. 


OT  Re.  21. lo- 
ll. 
n  Hag.  2.  3. 

0  Ps.  126.  6. 
Je.  31.  8,  9. 
;>P8.  5.  11. 
y  Ju.  2.  5. 

a  ver.  7—9. 

1  fons  of  the 
transporta- 
lioti. 

6  2K.  17.24, 
&e. 

c2K.  19.37. 
dtie.  2.  20. 
Ac.  8.21. 
3  Jno.  9,  10. 
ec.  1.  1—3. 
/Ne.6.  9. 
gc.  3.  3. 
h  Ac.  24.  1, 
&c. 

2  Ahashve- 
rosh. 

3  or,  in 


peace. 

And  all  the  people  shouted  with  1 4  societies, 
a  great  shout  when  they  praised  5  or,  «ecre- 
the    Lord,    because   the   fouoda-| Jary. 


The  Utter  to  Artaxerxta. 
[  tion  m.  of  the  houB^  of  the  Lord 
was  laid. 

12  But  n  many  of  the  priests  and 
Levites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers, 

\v:ho  were  ancient  men,  that  had 
seen  tlie  first  house,  when  the 
foundation  of  this  house  was  laid 
before  their  eyee,  wept  o  with  a 
liud  voice  ;  and  many  shouted  p 
aloud  for  joy  ; 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not 
discern  the  noise  of  the  shout  of 
joy  from  the  noise  of  Ihs  weepin* 
q  of  tlie  people  :  for  the  people 
shouted  with  u  loud  shout,  and  the 
noise  was  heard  afar  ofi'. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

NOW  when  the  adversaries  a 
of  Jadahand  Benjamin  heard 
that  the  1  children  of  the  captivity 
builded  the  temple  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel, 

2  Th*n  they  cane  to  Zerubbabel, 
and  to  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and 
said  unto  them,  Let  ua  build  with 
you  ;  for  6  we  seek  your  God,  as 
ye  f<c>  ;  and  we  do  sacrifice  unto 
him,  since  the  daysof  Erar-haddon 
c  king  of  AsEur,  which  brought  as 
up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua, 
and  the  rest  of  the  chief  of  the 
f<»thers  of  Israel,  said  unto  thera, 
Ye  d  have  nothing  to  do  with  us  to 
build  en  house  unto  our  God,  but 
we  ourselves  together  will  build 
unio  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  ag 
>fing  e  Cyrus,  the  king  of  Persia, 
hath  commanded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land 
f  weakened  the  hands  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Judah,  and  troubled  g  theni 
in  building, 

5  And  hired  counsellors  ft  against 
them,  to  frustrate  their  purpose, 
all  the  days  of  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
sia, even  until  the  reign  of  Dariui 
king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  2  Ahasue- 
rus,  in  the  beginning  of  his  reign, 
wrote  they  unto  him  an  accusation 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

7  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxis 
wrote  Bishlam,  3  Mithredathj 
Tabeel,  and  the  rest  of  their  4 
companions,  unto  Artaxeries  king 
of  Persia  ;  and  the  writing  of  the 
letter  was  written  in  the  Syrian 
tongue,  and  interpreted  in  the 
Syrian  tongue. 

8  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and 
Shimshai,  the  scribe,  5  wrote  a 
letter  against  Jerusalem  to  Artax- 
erxes  the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  lorote  Rehum  the  chan- 
cellor, and  Shimshai  the   icribe, 

467 


7^«  decree  of  Arlartrxet.  EZRA. 

•  nfl    the    rest  of   their   compsn-   9  gociftien. 
ioiit  ;  t  the  Uiiiaiiea,  i  the  Aj^hnr-    i  2  K.  f  30, 
inllichiles,     the     1'a.pelilri,     lh<!    31. 
Aphnr»iti'3,    Oie    Aroneviie,<,    the    *  Ro.  1?.  7. 
Balyloiiiiins,      the      Sn-i.t  ichiten,   7  Cl-ffeCh. 
thd    Deh.ivites,    and    the     EUiii-    /  ver.  H.  17. 
iifs,  c.  7.  \'i. 

10  And   the   rest  of   the   naticns   tn  Eze.  17. 
whoifi  the   greut  a:iJ   noble   k  As-    12 — 'A. 
n&ppt^r   brought  over,   an'l   Bet   in    Sor^Jinith- 
me  cities  of  S.imari.i,  and  the  ivit   cl. 

that  are  on  this  siJe  the  river,  aiiii  9  n^iecd 

7  at  S'loh  a  time.  ^  logrlKer. 

11  This  U  the  ctpy  cf  the  letter  ID  give. 
tbut  they  sen;  xxn'o  him,  eeen  unto  n  c.  7.  24. 
Artaxerxes    the    k:n^:    Tt.v  ser-  11  or, 
vanui,   the   men   on   this  side    the  strength. 
river,  and  at  such  a  tirr.e.  V2  are  anit- 

12  Be   it   known   unto   the   kin^,  ed  with 
ttat  the  Jews,  which  ci-nie  up  f.oir.  the  ttatt  of 
thee  to  us,  are  ccmo  unio  Jerusa-  thepalacc. 
le.Ti,  balMinjthe  rebeUious  mand  o  Est.  3.8. 
the  bad  city,  and  have  S  set  up  *.he  13  made. 
Walls    thereof,  and  9   joined  the  14  in  the 
foundations.  midst 

13  Be   it   known   now    unto  ih^  thereof. 
king,  that  ii"  this  city  be  huilded,  ;5  2K.24.20. 
and   the   vrnlls  set  up  again,  then  25.  1,  4. 
will   they  not  10  pay  toli,  tribute,  15  societies. 
n  an  1   custom,  ani  so  thou  ehalt  \6  by  me  a 
end&mage  the  11   revenue  of  the  decree  is 
Vingf.  aet. 

14  Now,    because  we    12    have  92K.  18.  7. 
maintenance  fiom  the  king's  pal-  17  lifted  up 
nee,   and   il  was  not   meet   for  Ub  itself. 
touee  tlie  king's disiionour,  tiiere- 

fore  have  we  sent  and  certified  the  

king, 

15  That  search  may  be  ruade  in 

the  book  of  the   records  of  thy  fa-    r  IK.  1.  21, 
Ihers  :   so   shall   thou   find    In    the    24. 
book   of  the   records,    and    kno-w,    Ps.  72.  8. 
that  this  city  js  a  rebellious  city, 
and  hurtful  o  unto  kings  and  prnv-    s  Ge.  13.  18. 
inces.  and  that  they  have  13  moved  1  Jos.  1.  3,  4. 
lition  14  within  the  same  of  old  | 


time:  for  which  cause  was  this  city 
destroyed,  p 

16  We  certify  the  king,  that  if 
this  city  be  builded  again,  ami  the 
walls  thereof  set  up,  by  this  means 
thou  shall  have  no  portion  on  this 
side  the  river. 

17  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer 
unto  Rehum  the  chancellor,  and 
tn  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  to  the 
rest  of  their  15  companions  that 
dwell  in  Samaria,  and  unto  the 
rest  beyond  the  river.  Peace,  and 
at  S'lrh  a  time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto 
us  hath  been  plainly  lead  before 
me. 

19  And  16  1  commanded,  and 
search  hath  been  made,  and  it  is 
found  7  that  this  city  of  old  time 
nalh  17  made  insurrection  against 

468 


1 8  Make  a 
decree. 

19  arm. 

a  Hag.  1.  1. 

6  Zee.  1.  1. 

Xbuildl 

c  c.  7.  6.  28. 
Ps.  32.  8. 
33.  18. 
34   15. 
76.  10. 


d  Ps.  129. 
5. 

ec.  6.  6. 


2- 


B.  C.  533. 

\  kings,  and  that  rebellion  end  sedi- 
tion h.ive  hern  made  therein. 
'20  There  have  b«en  mighty 
kings  also  over  Jerusalem,  winch 
•^  h.iv*  .nileil  over  at!  countries 
beyond  s  the  rivor;  and  toll,  tiib- 

,ute,  ar.d  custom,   was  paid  unto 
them. 

21  Give  13  ye  now  comm.indment 
10  catse  '.h-:ni  men  to  cease,  and 
tKi'.'  th'scity  be  not  build-d.  until 
attotlter  commandment  shall  be 
given   from   rrt. 

22  Tak-i  heed  now  that  ye  fnil  not 
to  do  this:  why  should  damage 
g'Ciw  to  the  hurt  of  the  kings  ? 

23  Now  when  the  copy  cf  king 
Ar.axerrec'  lettei  vns  read  tefore 
Reborn,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe, 
and  their  companions,  they  went 
up  in  h.iste  to  li^rusaleri,  unto  the 
Jews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by 
19  force  and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem. So  it  ceaeed  unto  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  cf  Darius  king  of 
Persia. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THEN  ;h»  prophets,  Haggai  o 
the  prophet,  and  Zechariah  6 
the  son  of  Iddo,  prophesied  unto 
the  Jews  that  uerc  in  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Zeruhbabel  the 
sou  of  Sh,?nl;iel,  and  Jeshua  the 
«or.  of  .'ozadak.  and  began  to 
build  the  house  of  God  vhich  is 
nt  Jerusalem  ;  and  with  them 
u"Te  the  prophets  of  God  helping 
tbc-n. 

3  At  the  sam;  time  came  to  them 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  jide  the 
river,  and  Shethar-bo7.nai,  and 
their  rompar.ions,  and  said  thus 
unto  them.  Who  h^th  commandud 
you  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
make  up  this  wall  ? 

4  Then  said  we  unto  them  after 
this  manner.  What  are  the  names 
of  the  men  that  1  make  this  build- 
ing? 

5  But  the  eye  c  of  their  God  wa» 
upon  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  that 
they  could  not  d  cause  them  to 
cease,  till  the  matter  came  to 
Darius:  and  then  they  returned  « 
answer  by  letter  concerning  thii 
matter. 

6  The  copy  of  the  letter  that 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the 
river,  and  Shethar-boznai,  and 
his  companions  the  Apharaa- 
chites,  which  a>ere  on  this  side 
the  river  sent  unto  Darius  the 
king: 


B.  C.  519. 


CHAP.  VI. 


7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  'Z'^  in  the 
wheiciii    was  written   thus:   Unto   midst 
Dniius  the  king',  all  peace.  ^whtreof. 

8  Be    it    known    unto   th^;    king,   o  „,„„        , 
,  .  .  .  °/?    o  stones  of 

that  we  went  into  the  province  ol    _,  ,,•    „    •' 
T     1  .1       )  V  .u      ^       .    rotting. 

JuJea,  to  the   house   ot  the   great  ° 

God,  which  is  buiklecl  with  Sg.eatj  /ver.  3,  4. 

stones,   and   timber  is  laid  in  the   g- jj^.  3.  26. 

walls,   and    this   work    goeth   fast    Ac.  27.  23. 

on,  and  prospereth  in  their  hands.    Ro.  6.  16. " 

9  Then  askeJ/  we  those  elders,    .   .  ,,'  g  '. 
and    said    unto    them    thus,    Who  iv-     .    . 
commanded     you     to     build    this  i  2Ch.33.16, 
house,    and     to    make     up    these  j  17. 
walls?                                                    A-  2  K.  24.  2, 

10  We   asked  their   names   also,  1 25   8—11 

to    certify    thee,    that    we    might    ,   '   .   , ^ 

write  the  names  of  the  men  that;    *"■ 

tcere  the  chief  of  tbem.  UraJe.  52.19. 

11  And    thus    they    returned    us'     11   ,   1  11 
answer,   saying.  We   are   the   ser- :  2   o^yi 
vants  g  of  the  God  of  heaven  and  1         ' 
earth,    and    build    the   house   that ,  4  or,  depu- 
was  builded  these  many  years  ago,    ty- 

which     a    gieat    king  of  Israel    A   o  c.  3.  8    10 
builded  and  set  up.  |       '  -'    ,', 

12  But  after  i  that  our  fathers  >"^- "•  "• 
had  provoked  the  God  of  heaven  1  c.  6.  1,  2. 
unto  wrath,  he  gave  them  k  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean, 
who  destroyed  this  house,  and 
carried  the  people  away  into  Ba- 
bylon. 

13  But  I  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
the  king  of  Babylon,  the  same  king 
Cyrus  made  a  decree  to  build  this  a  c.  5.  17. 
house  of  God.  1 ,  ,      , 

14  And   the  vessels  also  of    gold    ^  ""o**- 
and  silver    of   the    house  of  God,   2  marfe  ro 
which     Nebuchadnezzar     took     to  descend. 
out  of  the  temple  that  vins  in   Je-   3  or,  Ecba- 
rusalem,   and     brought  them  into   tana,  or, 
the  temple  of  Babylon,  those  did   in  a  coffer. 
Cyrus  the   king  take    out  of   the   fi  2Ch.36.22 
temple     of    Babylon,     and     they  23.  ' 
were   delivered   unto   one  n  whose  ;     p     .„_    . 
name   was  Sheshbazzar,  whom   hej*^         '■«.  4. 
had  made  4  governor  ;                        id  IK.  6.  36. 

15  And     said     unto    him.     Take   e  c.  I.  7,8. 
these  vessels,  go,  carry  them  into  5.  14. 

the  temple  that  is  in   Jerusalem,   Da.  5.  2. 
and  let  .he  house  of  God  be  build 
ed  'n  his  place. 
15  Then   came   the  same   Shesh 


4  go. 
l/c.  5.  3. 

bazzar,  and  laid  o  the  foundation   5  their 
of  the   house   of  God  which   is  in 
Jerusalem  :   and   since   that   time, 
even    until  no.v,  hath   it  been   in 
building,   and  yet  p  it  is  not  fin- 
ished. 6  by  me  a 
17  Now  therefore,  ifii  seem  good   decree  is 
to  the   king,    let   there    be  search   made, 
q   made     in   the    king's    treasure-  , 
house,  which  is  there  at  Babylon,   T  made  to 
whether  it   be    so,  that  a   decree   cease. 
was  made  of  Cyrus   the   king  to  , /i  Is.  49.  23 


societies, 
g  Ac.  5.  38. 
39. 


TTie  decree  of  Dartus, 
]  build  this  house   of  God  at  Jeru- 
salem,  and  let  the  king  send  his 
pleasure     to     us    conceining   thia 
matter. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a 
decree,  and  search  a  was  made 
in  the  house  of  the  1  rolls,  where 
the  treasures  were  2  laid  up  in 
Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  3 
Achmetha,  in  the  palace  that  is 
in  the  province  of  the  Medes,  a 
roll,  and  therein  was  a  record  thus 
written  : 

3  In  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king,  the  same  Cyrus  the  king 
made  a  decree  concerning  b  the 
house  of  God  at  Jerusalem,  Let 
the  house  be  builded,  the  place  e 
v/here  they  offered  sacrifices,  and 
let  the  foundations  thereof  be 
strongly  laid  ;  the  height  thereof 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  threescore  cubits  ; 

4  With  d  three  rows  of  great 
stones,  and  a  row  of  new  timber  : 
and  let  the  expenses  be  given  out 
of  the  king's  house. 

5  And  also  let  the  golden  and 
silver  vessels  e  of  the  house  of 
God,  which  Nebuchadnezzar  took 
forth  out  of  the  temple  which  is  at 
Jerusalem,  and  4  brought  unto 
Babylon,  be  restored  and  brought 
again  unto  the  temple  which 
is  at  Jerusalem,  ceeri/  one  to  his 
place,  and  place  them  in  the  house 
of  God. 

6  Now  therefore,  Tatnai,  /  gov- 
ernor beyond  the  river,  Shetliar- 
boznai,  and  5  your  companions 
the  Apharsachites,  which  are  be- 
yond the  river,  be  yet  far  from 
thence ; 

7  Let  g  the  work  of  this  house  of 
God  alone  ;  let  the  governor  of  the 
Jews,  and  tbe  elders  of  the  Jews, 
build  this  house  of  God  in  his 
place. 

8  Moreover,  6  I  make  a  decree 
what  ye  shall  do  to  the  elders  of 
these  jews,  for  the  building  of  this 
house  of  God  ;  that,  of  the  king's 
goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond 
the  river,  forthwith  expenses  be 
given  unto  these  men,  that  they  be 
not  7  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have 
need  of,  both  young  bullocks,  and 
rams,  and  lambs  for  the  burnt- 
oft'erings  of  the  God  of  heaven, 
wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  ac- 
cording to  the  appointment  of  the 
priests  which  are  at  Jerusalem,  let 
it  be  h  given  them  day  by  day 
without  fail  : 

469 


T'lt  Uin},ttij  finUhtd. 

10  Tliat  I  ihpy  may  otter  iaciifl- 
cii  8  of  Evvciu  snvoun  unto  ihe 
God  of  heaven,  mid  pray  for  k 
the  life  o(  llie  king',  and  uf  hif 
loni. 

11  Also  I  liavc  made  a.  decree,  thit 
wliosuever  Ehall  alter  (his  wuid, 
le(  iimL>er  he  pulled  dowa  from  his 
hou«e,  and,  being  set  up,  let  biin 
be  9  hanged  ihereun  ;  and  let 
his  house  I  be  made  a  dunghill  for 
this. 

13  And  the  God  that  hath  caused 
his  name  m  to  dwell  there,  de- 
atroy  n  all  kings  and  people  that 
shall  put  to  their  hand  to  altei'  and 
to  destroy  this  house  of  God  which 
ia  nt  Jerusalem.  I  Darius  have 
made  a  decree  ;  let  it  be  done  with 
speed. 

13  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on  this 
side  the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and 
their  companions,  according  to 
that  which  Daiius  the  king  had 
sent,  so  they  did  speedily  : 

14  And  o  the  elders  of  the  Jews 
builded,  and  they  prospered 
through  the  prophesying  of  Ilag- 
gai  the  prophet,  and  Zechaiiah 
the  son  of  fddo  ;  and  they  builded, 
and  finished  it,  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, and  according  to  the  10 
crmmandmsnt  of  Cyrus,  p  and 
Darius,  q  and  Artaxerxes  king  r 
of  Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished 
on  the  third  day  of  the  month 
Adar,  which  was  in  the  sixth 
year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the 
king. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel,  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  and  the 
rest  of  the  11  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity, kept  s  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  with  joy,  t 

17  And  offered  «  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  this  house  of  God  an  hun- 
dred bullocks,  two  hundred  rams, 
four  hundred  lambs  ;  and,  for  a 
sin-offering  for  all  Israel,  twelve 
he-goats,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  t>  in 
their  divisions,  and  the  Levites  to 
in  their  courses,  for  the  service  of 
God,  which  i»  at  Jerusalem;  12 
as  it  is  written  x  in  the  book  of 
Mobes. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity kept  the  pa-ssovor  upon  the 
fourteenth  day  y  of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites were  purified  z  together,  all 
of  them  were  pure,  and  killed  a 
the  Passover  for  all  the  children! 
of    the    captivity,  and    for    their 

470 


EZRA. 

i  c.  7.  !». 
Je.  29.  7. 

8  ofrttt. 
ill  Ti.  52.1,2 

9  dtalToytd 
/Da.  2.  5. 
3.29. 

TO  1  K.  9.  3. 
n  Ps.  137. 
8,9. 
Ob.  10. 
oc.  5.1,2. 

10  rfecree. 
p  ver.  3. 
q  c.  4.24. 
7-C.7.  1. 

11  «071S  of 

the  trant- 
portation. 
c.  4.  1. 
s  1  K.  8.  63. 
2Ch.  7.  5. 
t  ver.  22. 
Ne.  8.  10. 
12.  43. 
Ps.  122.  I. 
u  c.  8.  35. 
v\  Ch.24.1. 
w  1  Ch.S3.6. 
\2  according 
to  the  wri- 
ting. 

xNu.  3.  6. 
8.  9. 

y  Ex.  12.  6. 
z  2  Ch.  30. 
15. 

a  2  Ch.  35. 
11. 


6  c.  9.  11. 

c  Ex.  12.  15. 

13.  6. 

2Ch.30.  21. 

35.17. 

1  Co.  5.  7,  8. 

d  ver.  6. 

Pr.  21.  1. 

fiNe.2.  1. 

5  1  Ch.6.14. 

cNu.25.11- 

13. 

dHe.5.  5. 

ever.  11,12, 

21. 

/  ver.  9. 

c.  8.22,  31. 

Ne.  2.  8,  18. 

Pr.  3.  6. 

ff  c.  8.  1,  15, 

&c. 

h  c.  2.  43. 
]  1  was  the 
foundation 
I  of  the  going 
\up. 

i  ver.  6. 


B.   (..  457. 

brethren  lUf  pHcstn,  and  for 
themselte*. 

21  Ami  the  children  of  Itmel, 
which  were  come  ngain  out  of  cap- 
tivity, and  al!  such  as  had  sppn- 
ratcd  themselves  unto  them  fiom 
the  fillhiness  b  of  the  heathen  of 
the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of 
,  Israel,  did  eat, 

I  22  And  kept  the  feast  c  of  iin- 
[  leavened  bread  seven  days  with 
I  joy:  for  the  Lord  had  made  them 
[joyful,  and  turned  the  heart  d  of 
I  the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them, 
to  strengthen  their  hands  in  the 
work  of  the  house  of  God,  the  God 
of  Israel. 

CHAPTER  Vn. 

NOW  after  these  things,  in  the 
reign  of  Artaxerxes  a  king  of 
Persia,  Ezra  the  son  of  Serniah, 
b  the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of 
Hilkiah, 

2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of 
Zaiok,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  .4tnariah,  the  son  of 
Azariah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son  of 
Uzii,  the  son  of  Biikki, 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  eon  of 
Phinehas,  cthe  son  of  Eleazar,  the 
son  of  Aaron  d  the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ezra  went  up  from  Baby- 
lon ;  and  he  irn?  a  ready  scribe  e 
in  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  had  given  : 
and  the  king  granted  him  all  hie 
request,  according/  to  Ihe  hand 
of  the  Lord  his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  e  there  went  up  some  ol 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  th« 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the 
singers,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
Nethinims,  h  unto  Jerusalem,  in 
the  seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the 
king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in 
the  fifth  month,  which  leas  in  the 
seventh  year  of  the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the 
first  month,  1  beMn  he  to  go  up 
from  Babylon,  and  on  the  first  d/ty 
of  the  fifth  month  came  he  to  Je- 
rusalem, according  i  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  prepared  k  hit 
heart  to  seek  I  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  to  do  m  it,  and  to 
teach  n  in  Israel  statutes  and 
judgments. 

11  "Now  this  ia  the  copy  of  the 
letter  that  the  king  Artaxerxes 
gave    unto    Ezra  the    priest,    the 


/taCh.  19.  3.  ZPs.  119.  45.  m  Da. 
16.  12.  n  De.  33. 10.  Mai.  2.  7. 
Tit.  2.  1,  15. 


B.  C.  457. 

Bciibe,  eT:en  a  scribe  of  the  woids 
of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  of  his  statutes  to  Is- 
rael. 

12  Artaxerxes,  kins'  o  of  kings,  2 
Unto  Ezra  the  piiest,  a  scribe  of 
the  1  iw  of  the  God  of  heaven,  per- 
fect pence,  and  at  such  a  time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they 
of  the  people  of  Isiael,  and  of  his 
priests  and  Levites,  in  my  realm, 
■which  are  minded  of  their  own 
free-will  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  go 
with  thee. 

M  Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent 
3  of  the  king,  and  of  hie  seven  ^ 
counsellors,  to  inquire  concerning 
Jud;ih  and  Jerusalem,  according 
to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is  in 
thine  hand  ; 

15  And  to  carry  l.^e  silver  and 
gold,  which  q  the  king  and  his 
counsellors  have  freely  offered  un- 
to the  Goc^  of  Israel,  whose  habi- 
tation r  is  in  Jerusalem  ; 

16  And  »  all  the  silver  and  gold 
that  thou  canst  find  in  all  the 
province  of  Babylon,  with  the 
ireewill-ofTering  of  the  people,  and 
of  the  priests,  oflering  t  willingly 
foi  the  ho\ise  of  their  God  which 
is  in  Jerusalem  ; 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speed- 
ily with  this  money,  bullocks, 
rams,  lambs,  with  their  meat-of- 
ferings, u  and  their  drink-offer- 
ings, and  offer  them  upon  the  v 
altar  of  the  house  of  your  God 
which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem 
good  to  thee,  and  to  thy  brethren, 
to  do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver 
and  the  gold,  that  do  w  after  the 
will  of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  "•iven 
thee  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  thy  God,  those  deliver  thou  be- 
fore the  God  of  Jerusalem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be 
needful  for  the  house  of  thy  God, 
which  thou  shall  have  occasion  to 
bestow,  bestow  it  out  of  the  king's 
treasure-house. 

21  And  I,  even  I,  Artaxerxes  the 
king,  do  make  a  decree  to  all  the 
treasurers  which  are  beyond  the 
river,  that  whatsoever  Ezra  the 
priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law  of  the 
God  of  heaven,  shall  require  of 
you,  it  be  done  speedily, 

22  Unto  an  hundred  talents  of 
silver,  and  to  an  hundred  4  mea- 
sures of  wheat,  and  to  an  hundred 
baths  of  wine,  and  to  an  hundred 
baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without  pre- 
scribing hoic  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  5  corQiaanded 


CHAP.  VIII. 

o  Eze.  2G.  7.  ] 
Ua.  2.  37. 

2  or,  toEzra  [ 
the  priest, 
a  ■perfect 
scribe  of  the 
law  of  the 
God  of  hea- 
ren,  peace, 
&c. 

^from  he- 
fore  the 
king. 
J)  Est.  1.  14. 

g  Ps.  68.  29. 
76.  11. 
r2Ch.  6.  2. 
Ps.  9.  11. 
26.  8. 
135.  21. 
s  c.  8.  25. 

t  1  Ch.  29.6, 

9. 

u  Nu.  15. 

4—13. 

V  De.l2.  5— 

11. 

w  Ep.  5.  17. 

4  cors. 

5  of  the 
decree. 


X  ver.  18. 
yPs.  119.  4. 

?Ex.  18.21, 

22. 

De.  16.  18. 

a  ver.  10. 

Ro.  10.  14— 

17. 

6  rooting 

out. 

b  lCh.29.10. 

CO.  6.  22. 

do.  9.  9. 

I  ver.  6. 

c.  8.  18. 

a  1  Ch.  6.  4, 

&o. 

i  1  Ch.  3.22. 

cc.  2.  3. 


Those  who  returned  with  Ezra. 

\T  by  the  God  of  heaven,  let  it  be 
diligently  l/  done  for  the  house  of 
the  God  of  heaven  :  for  why  should 
there  be  wrath  against  the  realm 
of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that, 
touching  any  of  the  priests  and 
Levites,  singers,  porters,  Nelhi- 
nims,  or  ministers  of  this  house  of 
God  ;  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  im. 
pose  toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon 
them. 

25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  w-is- 
dom  of  thy  God,  that  is  in  thine 
hand,  set  magistiates  z  and  jud- 
ges, which  may  judge  all  the  peo- 
ple that  are  beyond  the  river,  all 
such  as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God  ; 
and  teach  a  ye  them  that  know 
them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the 
law  of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the 
king,  let  judgment  be  executed 
speedily  upon  him,  whether  it  be 
unto  death,  or  to  6  banishment,  or 
to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  im- 
prisonment. 

27  Blessed  b  be  the  Lord  God  of 
our  fathers,  which  hath  put  c  such 
a  thing  as  this  in  the  king's  heart, 
to  beautify  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  in  Jerusalem  ; 

28  And  d  haih  extended  mercy 
unto  me  before  the  king  and  his 
counsellors,  and  before  all  the 
king's  mighty  princes.  And  I 
was  strengfhened  as  e  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  my  God  was  upon  me  ; 
and  I  gathered  together  out  of 
Israel  chief  men  to  go  up  with 
me. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of 
their  fathers,  and  this  is  the 
genealogy  of  them  that  went  up 
with  me  from  Babylon,  in  the 
reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  a  the  sons  of  Phinehas ; 
Gershom  :  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ; 
Daniel  :  of  the  sons  of  David ; 
Hattush  :  6 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah,  of 
the  sons  of  Pharosh  ;  c  Zecha- 
riah  :  and  with  him  were  reckon- 
ed, by  genealogy,  of  the  males  an 
hundred  and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab  ; 
Elihoenai  the  son  of  Zerahiah, 
and  with  him  two  hundred 
males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  the 
son  of  Jahaziel,  and  with  him 
three  hundred  males. 

6  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin  ;  El)ed 
the  son  of  Jonathan,  and  with  him 
fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elara ,  Je- 

471 


Eira  sendeth/or pritflt. 

•haiab  the  son  o(  Atlmliah,  and 
wiih  him  »everiiy  males. 

8  And  of  the  sous  of  Shepha- 
tiah  ;  Zebadmh  tbe  son  of  Mi- 
chnel,  and  with  him  fourscore 
mules. 

9  Of  the  Eo:i«  of  Joab  ;  Obadiah 
the  son  of  Jehiffl,  and  with  him 
two  hundred  and  eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomith  ; 
the  son  of  Josiphiuh,  and  with 
him  an  hundred  and  threescore 
males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai  ; 
Zechariah  the  son  of  Bebai,  and 
with  him  tsventy  and  eijht  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  A7.gad  ; 
Johanan  the  1  son  of  Hakkatan, 
and  with  him  an  hundred  and  ten 
males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adoni- 
kam,  whose  names  are  these, 
Eliphelet,  Jeiel,  and  Shemaiah, 
and  with  them  threescore  males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai  : 
Uthai,  anil  Zabbud,  2  and  with 
them  seventy  males. 

15  And  I  gatlnred  them  together 
to  the  river  that  runneth  to  Aha- 
va  ;  and  there  abode  3  we  in  tents 
three  days  :  and  I  viewed  the  peo- 
ple and  the  priests,  and  found 
there  none  d  of  the  sons  of  Levi. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezer,  for 
Ariel,  for  Shemaiah,  and  for  El- 
nathan,  and  for  Jarib,  and  for 
Elnathan,  and  for  Nathan,  and 
for  Zechariah,  and  for  Meshul- 
1am,  chief  men  ;  also  for  Joiarib, 
and  for  Elnathan,  men  of  under- 
standing, e 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  com- 
mandment unto  Iddo  the  chief,  at 
the  place  Casiphia  ;  and  4  I  told 
them  what  they  should  say  unto 
Iddo,  anrf  to  his  brethren  the  Ne- 
thinims,  at  the  place  Casiphia, 
that  they  should  bring  /  unto  us 
ministers  for  tbe  house  of  our 
God. 

18  And,  by  the  good  hand  of  our 
God  upon  us,  they  brought  g  us  a 
man  of  undei-standing,  of  the 
sons  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Levi, 
the  son  of  Israel  ;  and  Sherebi:<h, 
with  his  sons  and  his  brethren, 
eighteen  ; 

19  And  Hashabiah,  and  with 
him  Jeshaiah,  of  the  sons  of  IMe- 
rari,  his  brethren  and  their  sons, 
twenty  ; 

20  Also  of  the  Nethiniras,  A  whom 
David  and  the  princes  had  ap- 
pointed for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
Tites,  two  hundred  and  twenty 
Nethinims  ;  all  of  them  were  ex- 
pressed by  name,  i 

472 


EZRA.  B.  C.  457. 

1  or,  21  Then  I  proclaimed  a  fad  k 
youngett  there,  at  the  river  of  Ahava,  that 
son.  we  might  /  afnicl  ourselves  before 

2  or,  Zee-  our  God,  to  m  seek  of  him  a  right 
cur,  us  way  for  u»,  and  for  our  n  little 
some  read,  ones,  and  for  all  our  substance. 
Hot, pitch-  22  For  o  I  was  ashamed  to  ic- 
ed, quire  of  the  king  a  band  of  sul- 
ci c.  7.  7.  diers  and  horsemen  to  help  us 
e  1  Ch. 12.32.  against  the  enemy  in  the  way  ;  be- 
Pr.  20.  5.  cause  we  had  spoken  unto  the 
28.  2.  king,  saying.  The  hand  p  of  our 

4  I  put  God  ia  upon  all  them  for  good  that 
words  in  seek  y  him  ;  but  his  power  and  his 
their  !  wrath  r  is  against  uil  them  that 
mouth.  1  forsake  him. 

2  Sa.  14.  3,  23  So   we    fasted,    nnd    besought 

19.  our  God  for  this;  and  he  was  en- 

/Tit.  1.5.  treated  s  of  us. 

g-  Ne.  8.  7.  24  Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the 

9.  4,  5.  chief   of   the    priests,    Sberebiah, 

/ic.2.  43.  Hashabiah,    and     ten     of     their 

i  Ph.  4.  3.  brethren  with  them, 

25  And  weighed   unto  them  the   t 

i  2  Ch.  20.3.  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 

l  Le.  16.  29.  sels,  even  the  ofl'ering  of  the  house 

23.  29.  of  our  God,  which   the  king,  and 

13.58.  3,  5.  bis  counsellors,  and  his  lords,  and 

Joel  2,  13.  I  all  Israel  rAerc  present,  had  offei- 

m  Ps.  5.  8.  ed  ; 

143.  8,  10.  26    I    even    weighed    unto    their 

Pr.  3.  6.  hand  six  hundred  and  fifty  talents 

Is.  30.  21.  of  silver,    and    silver   vessels    an 

42.  16.  hundred  talents,   and  of  gold    an 

Je.  10.  23.  hundred  talents  ; 

n  Vs.  8.  2.  27  Also    twenty  basons  of   gold. 

Mar.  10.  of  a  thousand    drams  ;    and    two 

13,  16.  vessels  of  5  fine  copper,  6  precious 

o  1  Co.  9.15.  as  gold. 

p  c. 7.6, 9, 28.  28  And  I  said  unto  them.  Ye  are 

q  Ps.  33. 18,  u  holy  unto  the  Lord  ;   the  vessels 

19.  V  are  holy  also  ;  and  the  siWer 
34.  15,  22.  and  the  gold  are  a  freewill-offer- 
La.  3.  25.  ing  unto  the  Lord  God  of  your 
Ro.  8.  28.  I  fathers  : 

r  2  Ch.  15.2.  29    Watch  ye,    and    keep    them, 

Zep.  1.4,  6.  until  ye   weigh    tliem    before    the 

He.  10.33.  chief  of  the  priests  and    the   Le- 

s  1  Ch.  5.20.  vites,  and   chief  of  the  fathers  of 

Ps.  66.  18 —  Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chara- 

20.  i  bers  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Is.  19.  22.  30  So   took  the  priests    and    the 

Je.  29.  12,  Levites  the  weight  of  the  silver, 

13.  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,   to 

tc.  7.  15,16.  bring  them  to  Jerusalem,   w  unto 

5  yellow,  or,  the  house  of  our  God. 

shining  31  Then   we   departed     from   the 

brass.  river  of  Ahava,  on  the  twelfth  day 

6  desirable,  of  the  first  month,  to  aro  unto  Je- 
i(  Le.21.6-8.  rusalem  :  and  x  the  hand  of  our 
22.  2,  3.  God  was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered 
De.  33.  8.  us  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy, 
V  Nu.  4. 15.  and  of  such  as  lay  in  wait  by  the 
Ro.  9.  23.  way. 

te  ver.  32.  32  And  y  we  came  to  Jerusalem, 

IC.7.  28.  and  abode  there  three  days. 

y  Ne.  2.  11.  33  Now  on   the    fourth  day  Taa 


B    C.  457.  CHAP.  IX. 

the  silver  and  the   gold,  and  the  >  ver.  26,30. 
vessels,   z  weiglied   in   the   house   a  c.  6.  17. 
of  our  God  by  the  hand  of  Mere-   6  c.  7.21. 
moth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  iciest  ;   a  c.  6.  21. 
and  v.iih  him  teas  Eleazar  the  son   Ne.  9.  2. 
of  Phinehas;  and  with  them  wets  2  Cor.  6,  17. 
JozabaJ    the   son   of  Jeshua.   and   6  De.  12.  30, 
Noadiah  the  son  of  Binnui.  Le-   31. 
vites  ;  Ro.  2.  17-25. 

34  By  number  and  by  weight   of  c  Ex.  34.  16. 
every  one  :  and  all  the  weight  was  Ne.  13.  23. 
written  at  that  time.  dDe.  14.  2. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that   Is.  6  13. 
had     been    earned    away,    which   e  2  Cor.  6.14. 
were   ronie  out  of  the    captivity,  /2  K.  19.  1. 
offered  a  burnt-oO'erings  unto  the   g  \s.  15.2. 
God  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for  k  Ps.  60.  3. 
all    Israel,    ninety  and    six  rams,  i  c.  10.  3. 
seventy  and  seven  lambs,  twelve   Ps.  119.  136. 
he-goats  /or   a    sin-offering':    all   Is.  65. 2. 
this  teas  a  burnt-offering  unto  the   Eze.  9.  4. 
Lord.  A  Ex.  29.  39. 

36  And  they  delivered  the  Icing's   1  ot  rifflic- 
commissionsiiinto  the  king's  lieu-   tion, 
tenants,  and  to  the  governors  on   /  1  K.  8.22, 
this  side  the  river  ;  and  they  fur-  i 

thered  the  people,  and  the  house  I 

of  God.  i 

CHAPTER  IX.  i 

NOW   when  these  things  were 
done,  the  princes  came  to  me,   m  Da.  9.7,8. 
saying,  Tlie  people  of  Israel,  and   n  Ps.  38.  4. 
the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  have   2ox  guilti- 
iiot  separated  a  themselves   from   ness. 
the  people   of  the   \a.nds,  doing  b   o2Chr.28.9. 
accordintr  to   their  abominations,   Lu.  15.21. 
even  of  the   Canaanites,  the  Hit-   Re.  18.5. 
tites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Jebusites,  p  Ps.  106.  6. 
the     Ammonites,    the     Moabites,   9  De.  28.  38, 
the    Egyptians,     and    the     Amo-  64. 
rites.  3  Tnoment. 

'2  For  they  have   taken  c  of  their  4or,  a^in; 
daughters  for  themselves,  and  for  that  is, 
their   sous;    so    that    the    holy   d  a  constant 
seed   have  e  mingled   themselves   and  sure 
with  tie  people   Of  those    lands;   abode, 
yea,  the  hand  of  the  princes  and   Is.  22.  23. 
rulers  hath  been  chief  in  this  tres-  r  Ps.  13.  3, 
pass.  s  Pb.  85.  6. 

3  And  when  I  heard  this  thing,  I   ?  Ne.  9.  36. 
yrent  mv  garment  and  my  man-   u  Ps.  136.23. 
tie,  and  plucked  off  the   hair  g- of    Eze.  11.  16. 
my  head  and  of  my  beard,  and  sat  4  set  up, 
down  astonied.  h  o  c.  6.  8, 14. 

4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me   5  by  the 
every  one  that  trembled  i  at  the   hand  of, 
words  of  the  God  of  Israel,  because   6  mouth  to 
of  the  transgression  of  those  that   mouth. 
had  been  carried  away  ;  and  I  sat   2K.  21.  16. 
astonied  until  the  evening  eacri-  »flDe.23.  6. 
fice.  k  7  withheld 

5  And  at  the   evening  sacrifice  I   beneath  our 
arose  up  from  my  1  heaviness  ;  and   iniquities. 
having  rent  my  garment  and  m>    x  Ps.  103.10. 
mantle,  [  fell  upon  my  knees,  and   yJno.S.H. 
spread   I  out  my  hands  unto  the  2Pe.2.20,21. 
Lord  my  God,  z  De.  9.  8. 


Ezra's  prayer 

6  And  said,  O  my  God  !  I  am  m 
ashamed  and  blush  to  lift  up  ray 
face  to  thee,  my  God  :  for  our  ini- 
quities are  increased  over  our 
head,  n  and  our  2  tiespiiss  is  grown 
o  up  unto  the  heavens. 

7  tJince  the  days  of  our  fathers^ 
have  we  been  in  a  great  trespass 
unto  this  day  :  and  for  our  iniqui- 
ties have  we,  our  kings,  o?id  our 
priests,  been  delivered  y  into  the 
hand  of  the  kingo  of  the  lands,  to 
the  sword,  to  captivity,  and  to  a 
spoil,  and  to  confusion  of  face,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  3  little  space 
grace  hath  been  showed  from  the 
Lord  our  God,  to  leave  us  a  rem- 
nant to  escape,  and  to  give  us  4  a 
nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our 
God  may  lighten  r  our  eyes,  and 
give  us  a  little  reviving  s  in  our 
bondage. 

9  For  we  were  bondmen  ;  t  yet  u 
our  God  hath  not  forsaken  us  in 
our  bondage,  but  hath  extended 
mercy  unto  us  in  the  sight  of  the 
kings  of  Peisia,  to  g'ive  us  a  reviv- 
ing, to  set  up  the  house  of  our 
God,  and  to  repair  4  the  desola- 
tions thereof,  and  to  give  us  a 
wall  V  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what 
shall  we  say  after  this  7  for  we 
have  forsaken  thy  command- 
ments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded 
5  by  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
saying,  The  land,  unto  which  ye 
go  to  possess  it,  is  an  unclean  land 
with  the  filthiness  of  the  people 
of  the  lands,  with  their  abomina- 
tions, v.hich  have  filled  it  from  6 
one  end  to  another  with  their  un- 
cleannesE. 

12  Now,  therefore,  give  not  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  neither 
take  their  daughters  unto  your 
sons,  nor  seek  their  peace  w  or 
their  wealth  for  ever  ;  that  ye 
may  be  strong,  and  eat  the  good 
of  the  land,  and  leave  it  for  an 
inheritance  to  your  children  for 
ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon 
us  for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our 
great  trespass,  seeing  that  thou 
our  God  hast  7  p^Hished  us  less 
X  than  our  mij!^\i\lie^deserve ,  and 
hast  given  us-  such  deliverance  as 
this  ; 

14  Should  y  we  again  break  thy 
commandments,  and  join  in  affin- 
ity vi'ith  the  people  of  these  abomi- 
nations,woulde8t  not  thou  be  angry 
vrith  us  till  z  thou  hadst  consumed 

473 


Ezra's  work  of  reformation. 

us,  ao  thai  there  should  be  no  rera- 
naiil  nor  tscu|<in^  .' 
15  O  Liiid  Gud  of  Israel,  thou  a 
art  ligliiLdiis  ;  forwe  remain  yet 
escaped,  6  a3  it  is  tliisday  :  behold, 
we  are  before  ihce  in  our  c  tres- 
passca  ;  for  we  cannot  stand  before 
d  thee  bei-.aiise  of  tUs. 

CHAPTKR   X. 

NOW  when  E^ru  had  prayed, 
and  when  he  had  confeseed, 
weeping  and  casting  himself 
down  before  a  the  house  of  God, 
there  assembled  unto  him  out  of 
Israel  a  very  great  congregation  of 
men.  and  women,  and  children  : 
for  tlie  people  wept  very  1  sore. 

2  And  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Je- 
hiel,  one  of  the  sons  of  Elam  an- 
swered and  said  unto  Ezra,  We 
have  trespassed  6  against  our  God, 
and  have  taken  strange  wives  of 
the  people  of  the  land  :  yet  now 
there  is  c  hope  in  Israel  concern-  I 
ing  this  thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a  d 
covenant  with  our  God  to  2  put 
away  all  the  wives,  and  such  as  are  ] 
born  of  them,  according  to  the 
counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  those 
that  tremble  e  at  the  command-  | 
meniy  of  our  God  ;  and  let  it  Ic  I 
done  according  to  the  liw.  j 

4  Arise  ;  for  this  mallvT  belongetk 
unto  thee  :  we  also  icill  be  with 
thee  ;  be  of  good  courage,  and  do 
it. 

5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the 
chief  priests,  the  Levitts,  and  all 
Israel,  to  swear  5  that  they  should 
do  according  to  this  word.  And 
they  sware. 

6  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  before 
the  house  of  God,  and  went  into 
the  chamber  of  Johanan  the  son  of 
Eliashib:  and  when  he  came  thith- 
er, he  k  did  eat  no  bread,  nor  drink 
water  ;  for  he  mourned  because  of 
the  transgression  of  them  that  had 
been  carried  away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation 
throughout  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
unto  all  the  children  of  the  cap- 
tivity, that  they  should  gather 
themselves  together  unto  Jerusa- 
lem ; 

8  And  (hat  v/hosoever  v.-ould  not 
come  within  three  days,  accord- 
ing  to  the  cou|>?2l  of  the  princes 
and  the  eldiysj^jlihis  substance 
should  be  3 forfeited',  and  himself 
separated  from  the  congregation 
of  those  that  had  been  carried 
away.  I 

9  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  gathered  them- 
telvsi    tofelher    unto    Jsi-usalem 

4T4. 


EZRA 

IttNe.  9.33. 
Da.  9.  14. 

b  La.  3.  22, 
23, 

c  Jno.  8.  21, 
24. 

1  Cor.  15.17. 

'  d  Ps.  130.  3. 
a2Chr.20.9. 

1  a  great 
weeping. 

b  Ne.  13.  27. 
c  Is.  55.  6.  7. 
d2Ch.34.31. 

2  bring 
forth, 
ec.  9.  4. 
/De.  7.  2,3. 
g  Ne.  5.  12. 
hVe.9.  18. 

3  devoted. 


i  ISa.  12.18. 

4  showers. 

5  caused  to 
dwell,  or-, 
have 
brought 
back. 

k  Pr.  28.  13. 
1  Jno.  1.9. 

6  or,  have 
greatly 
offended. 

7  or,  be  turn- 
ed from  us 
till  this 
matter  be 
despatched. 

8  stood. 
IDe.  13.  14. 
Job  29.  16. 

1  Jno.  7.  51. 

m  Je.  23.  11. 
Mai.  2.  8,  9. 

n  2  K.  10.15. 
IChr.  29.24. 
2Chr.  30.  8. 
La.  5.6. 

o  Le.  5.  15, 

16. 

G.  4,  6. 


B.  C.  467. 
I  within  three  dayc  it  was  tha 
I  ninth  month,  and  the  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  ;  and  all  the 
people  sat  in  the  street  uf  the 
tiouae  of  God,  trembling  because  i 
of  this  matter,  and  for  the  great  4 
rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up, 
'  and  said  unto  them, Ye  have  trans- 
gressed, and  have  5  taken  strange 

.wives,  to  incicase  the  trespass  of 
Israel. 

11  Now  therefore  make  confes- 
Ision  unto  it  the  Lord  God  of  your 
!  fathers,  and  do  his  plca.suic  j  and 
I  separate  youi-sel\cs  from  the  peo- 
ple of  the  land,  and  from  (he 
strange  wives. 

I  12  Then  all  the  congregation 
answered  and  said  with  a.  loud 
voice.  As  thou  hast  said,  so  must 
we  do. 

I  13  But  the  people  are  many,  and 
litis  a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we 
are  not  able  to  stand  without,  nei- 
ther js  this  a  woik  of  one  day  or 
two  ;  for  we  6  are  many  that  have 
transgressed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  ruleis  of  all  the 
'congregation  stand,  and  let  alJ 
jthem   which   have   taken    strange 

wives  in  our  cities  come  at  ap- 
pointed times,  and  with  them  the 
elders  of  every  city,  and  the  judges 
thereof,  until  the  fierce  wialli  of 
our  God  for  7  this  matter  be  turned 
from  us. 

15  Only  Jonathan  the  sou  of 
lAsahel,   and   Jahaziah   the  son  o! 

Tikvah,  8  were    employed    about 

this  matter;  and  MeshuUam  and 
Ishabbethai     the     Levite     helped 

them. 

I  16  And  the  children  of  the  cap- 
I  tivity  did  so.     And  E.'.ra  the  priest, 

foiift  certain  chief  of  tfce  fathers, 
1  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
'and  all   of  them  by  thtir  names, 

were  separated,  and  sat  down  in 
Ithe  first  day  of  the  tenth  month  tu 

examine  /  the  matter. 
I  17  And  they  made  an  end  -w  i(li  all 
'the  men   that  had    taken   strange 
I  wives  by  the  first  day  of  the  first 

month. 
I   18  And  among  the  sons  of  the  in 

priests  there  were  found  that  had 
■taken  strange  wives;  namely,  of 
I  the  sons  of  Jeshiia  the  son  of  Joza- 
Idak,  and  his  brethren;  Maase- 
|iah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarih,  and 
(Gedaliah. 

19  And  they  ffave  n  their  hands 
'that  they  would  put  away  their 
I  wives;  and  being  guilty,  they  of 
\fered  o  a  ram  of  the  flock  for  their 
I  trespass. 


B.  C.  446. 


CHAP.  X. 


20  And  of  the  eons  of  Immer  ;  I 
Hanani,  and  Zebadiah. 

21  And  of  the    sons   of   Harim  ; 
Maaseiah,   and   Elijah,  and   She- {p  Ne.  7.  41. 
maiah,  and  Jeliiel,  and  Uzziah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pasliur  ;  p 
Elioenai,  Maaseiah,  Ishmael, 
Nethaneel,  Jozabad,  and  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites  ;  Jozabad, 
and  Shimei,  and  Kelaiah,  (the 
same  is  Kelila,)Pethahiah,  jadali, 
and  Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also  ;  Eliashib  : 
and  of  the  porters  ;  Shallum,  and 
Telern,  and  Uri. 

26  Moreover  of  Israel:  of  the  sons 
of  Parosh  ;  Ramiah,   and  Jeziah,    9  or, Mabna- 
and  Malchiah,   and   Miarr.in,  and   dtbai, 
Eleazar,  and  Malchijah,  and  Ben-    according 
aiah.  to  some 

26  And    of  the    sons  of    Elam  ;   copies. 
Matlaniah,     Zechariah,    and    Je- : 

hiel,  and  Abdi,  and  Jereinoth,  and 
Eliah.  I 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu;| 
Elioenai,  Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  | 
and  Jeremoth,  and  Zabad,  and  i 
Aziza.  j 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai  ;  Je-' 
hohanan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai,  one!  i 
Athlai.  I 

29  And     of   the    sons    of   Bani  ;  : 
Meshiillam,    Malluch,    and  Ada-   „  p,.   5   .30 
iah,  Jashub,  and  Sheal,  and   Ra-   '       '     '      ' 
moth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of   Pahath- 


TJiose  tcho  took  strange  tUiilSi, 

rnoab,  Adna,  and  Chelal,  Bena- 
iah,  Maaseiah,  Mattaniah,  Be- 
zaleel,  and  Einnui,  and  Manas- 
seh. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ; 
Eliezer,  lahijah,  Malchiah,  She- 
maiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  a^zd  She- 
mariah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum ; 
Matienai,  Mattathah,  Zabad, 
Ehphelet,  Jcremai,  Manasseb, 
and  Shimei. 

3-1  Of  the  tons  of  Bani  ;   Maadai, 
Amram,  and  Uel, 
.So  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chelluh, 

36  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  Eliashib, 

37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and 
Jaasau, 

39  And  Bani,  and  Binniii,  Shi- 
mei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  and  Nathan, 
and  Adaiah, 

40  Machnadebai,  9  Shashai, 
Sharai, 

41  Azarsel,  and  Shelemiah,  She- 
mariah, 

42  Shallum,  Aniartah,  wxd  Jo- 
seph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo  ;  Jeiel, 
Mattithiah,  Zabad,  Zebina,  Ja- 
dau,  and  Joel,  Benaiah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange 
q  wives  :  and  some  of  them  had 
wives  ty  whom  they  had  chil- 
dren. 


THE 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  words  of  Nehemiah  a  the 
son     of   Hachahah.      And 


BOOK    OP    NEHEMIAH 
B.C.  446. 


^      oui.      ui     iia..iiaiiau.        ^iiu    ii    a  c.  10.   1. 

came  to  pass  in  the  month  Chiileu,    ^  pg  ^37  ^.3 
in  the  twentieth  year,  as  1  was  in   La.  I.  7. 
Shushan  the  palace,  3   61 

2  That    Haaani,     one     of     my   g'  1  ' 

brethren,  came,    he    and    ceriaiTj  ^2  K  25.  10  -  .      .    - 

men  of  Juduh  ;  and   I  asiced  them   jg   §4'  jq  jj'  'now,  dav  and  night,  for  the  chil 

concerning    tbe     Jews     that    had   d  Da    9  '4       """""    "'^  ' '    "" "" 

escaped,  which   were  left  of   the    ^^ 
captivity,  and  concerning  Jerusa-  ! 
lem 


and  terrible  God,  that  keepeth  e 
covenr.n*  and  mercy  for  them  that 
love  liiin  and  observe  his  com- 
mandments ; 

6  Lety  thine  ear  now  be  atten- 
tive, and  thine  eyes  open,  g  that 
thou  may  est  hear  the  prayer  of  thy 
servant,  which  I    pray  before  thee 


3  And    they  said  unto  me.   The   e  Ex.  20.  6. 
remnant  that  are  left  of  the  cap-  /  I  K.  8.  28, 
tivity  there   in   the  province  are  6   29. 

in  great  affliction   and  reproach  :   2  Ch.  6.  40. 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  bro-  !  g  Ps.  34.  15. 
ken  c  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  h  Ps.  32.  5. 
are  burnt  with  fire.  ,  1  Jno.  1.  9. 

4  And  it   came  to  pass,   when   I  i  i  Ps.  106.  6. 
heard    these    words,    that     I     sat  :  it  De.  28.  15. 
down  and  wept,  and  mourned  cer-   I  Le.  26.  33, 
tain  days,  and  fasted,  and  prayed    &c. 
before  the  God  of  heaven,  |  De.  4,  25, 

5  And  said,  1   beseech  thee,  d  0  ,  &c. 
Lord  God  of    heaven,  the    great  128.  64. 


dren  of  Israel  thy  servants,  and 
confej.?A  the  sins  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  we  have  sinned 
against  thee  :  both  I  and  my  fa- 
ther's house  have  sinned. 

7  We  i  have  dealt  very  corruptly 
against  thee,  and  have  not  kept 
k  the  commandments,  nor  the 
statutes,  nor  the  judgments, 
which  thou  commandedst  thy  ser- 
vant Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
word  that  thou  commandedst  thy 
servant  Moses,  saying.  If  I  ye 
transsgres,  1  will  scatter  you 
abroad  among  the  nations  : 

9  But  if  ye  turn  unto  me,  and 
keep  my  coramandmenta,  and  do 

473 


NehtmiaK  ttnt  to  JtrunaUm.  Nmil^MIAH. 

thtm  ;  though  them  m  weie  ufyuu    r.i  I>e.  Jli.  4. 
cad  out  uiiui  the  u(l«intu>t  pail  ul'       p     ...   ,, 
the   heaven,  yrJ    will    I  caiher  ;i   V.   ,,    ,q      " 
them  lu.iii  theiicc,  miU    will  l-iiiip   Jg  "•  "• 
them  Until  llie  pliiru  thnt   1    have    ■      .n    .^ 
chosen  to  set  iny  iiiime  iheiD.  »/j"  .g"  ,,|)* 

10  Now  these  u  are  thy  seivanti,  I      "       ' 
Biict  Ihy  iieuple,    whom'thuu   hn»t    ?.^*^  ^,-,''^- 
med  by  thy  g, 


i(  power, 


l&c 


9.  15. 


<le 
by  thy  sluing  liuml 

11  O   Lord,    i   t.eseei'li    thee,    let  '  «  p,   gg.  6. 
now  thine  ei.r  be  attentive  p  to  the 
prayer  ol   :hy  »ervHnt,  and   to  the 
prayer  ot'  thy  tervHUt*,  who  ilenirj 

fto  tear  thy  n«irie  ;  anj  prosper, 
prsy  thee,  lliy  si'rvnnt  thin  "iuv, 
ai.d  ^rxni  biin  nt-rcy  in  the  ns'itl 
pf  this  ni'in.  Tor  r  1  wiis  the  king's 
cup-bo  i-rer. 

CHAPTER  11. 

AND    it    came    to    pas*  in   the 
nionth   Nicnn,    in    the    twiMi- 
tieth    year    of    «    Ar'nxerxcs    the 
kin^,  ih<i'.  wine  uiu/  belorii   him  ; ' /•jCh.Sl.SO. 
and  I  took  up  6  the  wii.e,  and  guv«   gg^  27_ 
t(  unto  the  kin^.     Now  I  hud  fJHS^iiu". 
been  bs/oivtu-te  sad  in   liiii   ptes-       |      ".   „ 
ence.  ife         k 

12  Wherefore  the  kin*  said  unto   '^''- "*•  °- 
me.  Why  i^  thy  counlemmoe  sad, '  1  tei/e 


o  Is.  'X.  8. 
lie.  13.  1«. 

jrc.a.  1. 

ht.  1.  U. 
c  Pr.  15.  13. 
(ilK.  1.  31. 
Du.  2.  4. 
ec.  1.  3. 


h  C.  !). 

13.6. 


U. 


i  c.  3.  r. 


seeinff  thou  n>-t  not  riek  ?  this  :« 
noihinu:  c/jc but  sorrow  cof  bead. 
Then  Twab  very  sore  africil, 

3  And  baid  iin'o  the  king.  Let  (i 
the  kiiiy  live  for  ever  :  why  snoiild 
not  my  countenance  be  sutl,  when 
the  cilv,  e  (hi  place  of  my  faiheiK*  i 
iepulciues,  /  lieth  wasie,  and  tlie  k  E*r.  5.  5. 
rates  thereof  ure  consumed  wilhjver.  18. 

"'•^  •'  /  P»   Wi  10 

4  Then  tlie  king  said  unlonie.  For' v>.." 'ji?  k  « 
Avhat  dobl  thou    make  re;. lest  7  bi»  i 

1  prayed  s.  to  the  God  ol  heaven.       '"  *••"•  ^-  ''^■ 

5  An  1  I  said   unto  the  kin^r.  If  ''    "  P«-  ^1.  18- 
please    the    kin^,   and    if  thy  ser-'HW.  6. 
vanl    have    found    favour    in    'hy  '  j,  ^  (^j,  rg  g_ 
sijlit,  that  ihou  wouldes^  send  ine  i    -i       " 
unto  Jiiiluh,  unto  the  city  of  my  JP  ^'  '•  **• 
futherc'   sepulchres,     lUat   I    may   ;  c.  3.  IS. 

bi'i'J  ii-        ,.  .,  ,     lr2Sa.l5.23. 

6  And  the  kmy  paid  un'o  me  (the    jg    31    yg 
(piecn  1  alvi  siltinff  by  him,)     For \q 

how    lon^   Khali    thy    jouincy    be  ?  |     ,       n  n  o 
and  when  wilt  thou  return  .'    So  it    '^'"  ■•■'*>  "1 

Flensed  the  kin^  to  send  lue  ;  and  . 
set  him  a  h  liiue.  I  /  c.  1.  3. 

7  .Moreover,  I  said  unio  the  kin^,    P"   i*    '3. 
If  it  please  the  kinjr,  let  letters  be    79.  i,  12 
piven   nil'  to  the  fTovernors   boyoiid    Je.  24.  9. 
the    river,   that  (hey   may   convey    Kze.  5.  14, 
nie  over,  till    I  d'nc  into  Judah  ;        IS. 

8  And    a   letter   unto   ANapli   the    22.4. 
keeper  of  the    kinsr's   forest,   that   uver.  8. 
he   mav   ffive  me   timber  lo  iimko       o  n  ■  o  • 
heame'for  the  ^atcs   of  the  paluci:    V^^    a'iM 
which   oppertutiieil  to   the   house,    *'*'■•''•■*•• 
and  for  the  wall  of  the  cilT,  and  for ,  u>  Ps.  80.  C. 

478 


B.  C.  446. 

tha  houta  i  thst  I  shall  rolei  into. 
And  the  knij;  nianlsd  (()",  aci  <iiO- 
iii{:  k  to  the  (food  hand  of  my  OuU 
upon  me. 

9  Then  I  cnnie  to  (he  fpvrrnoif 
beyond  (he  liver,  and  giwe  (li«m 
the  kiiij;'a  leltirs.  (N<iw  (he  knu 
had  seiu  captains  of  the  uiiny  and 
hoisenien  with  me.) 

10  When  Sniiballat  the  Ilnronite, 
and  Toliiah  (he  servant,  the  Am- 
niunite,  he.ird  "J'  it,  it  sfrieved  I 
them  excredinjrly  that  theie  was 
come  K  man  to  seek  the  welfare  of 
the  childien  of  Isit-I. 

11  So  m  I  came  to  JerusaleiD,  and 
w.vs  '.aero  ;hr«e  days. 

12  And  I  :irus«  in  the  iiijcht,  I  and 
son:e  few  men  with  me  ;  neither 
told  1  any  ;:iun  what  my  Uod  n  had 
put  in  my  heart  '.o  do  ut  Jemsa- 
lem  taneither  ts<n  thnt  (cy  least 
with  me,  tave  the  beast  that  I 
rode  bp.<n. 

13  .\nd  I  went  out  by  ni^ht,  by 
the  ;ale  >>  ol  the  valley,  even  ba- 
foriS  the  (lr.Ai;on-well,  and  to  the 
dunf-pi-rt,  and  viewed  '.he  walls 
of  Jer.isalem,  which  were  p  broken 
down,  and  the  s'n'.es  theirof  were 
consumed  wiih  firr. 

14  'l'h':i)  I  went  on  to  the  rate  of 
the  fonn'.Kin,  9  and  to  the  kind's 
pool  :  hut    t^rre  uni  no  place  Tor 

I  the   be.ist   </iu(    ua4  under  nie  to 

I  16  Then  went  1  up  in  ttie  n'\g,\\l 
by    Ine    biook,    r  and    viewed    the 

Wall,  and  '.lined  back,  and  enter- 
ed >>y  tiie  rale  of  the  valley,  and 
«u  leturneu. 

16  And  ihe  rul«rs  knew  not  wbi- 
th.'r  I  went,  or  what  I  did  ;  nei- 
tlier  had  I  as  yet  told  it  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  nrieKs,  nor  lo  (h» 
nobles,  nor  to  the  rul'Ts,  nor  (o 
tu<-  rcbt  (hat  did  the  wuik. 

'  17  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Yo 
■ee  tliu  distress  that  we  me  in, 
how  Jerusalem  'xlh  waMe,»iind 
the  g'a'.es  thuieof  are  Imint  with 
f.re  :  come,  and  let  ns  build  up 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  tlial  we  ba 
no  more  a  reproai  h.  t 

18  Then  I  lold  them  of  the  hand 
u  of  my  Uod,  which  was  <;uoil  upon 
mc  ;  as  also  the  king's  words  that 
he  had  spoken  unto  me.  And  they 
said.  Let  us  rise  up  and  build.  So 
they  stien^ihcncrl  v  their  hands 
for  th'ii  irood  teork. 

19  But  when  Sanballat  the  IIo- 
ronite,  ami  Tobiah  the  servant, 
the  Ammonile.  and  Geshem  the 
Arabian,  heard  it,  they  lHn|;he4 
to  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us, 
and  said  What  t's  this  tliinj^  that 


B.  C.  443. 

ye  do  I  will  ye  rebel  x  against  the 
kiagi 

20  'I'hen  Hnswered  I  tliern,  nnd 
said  unto  lliem,  Tlie  God  ul  hea- 
ven, lie  y  will  piospur  us  ;  tlieie- 
foie  we,  his  SBivaiUB,  will  arise 
unci  builit  ;  hut  ye  r  have  no  por- 
tion, iiiir  right,  iiur  iiiemnrial,  in 
Jerusalem,  a 

CHAPTER  HI. 

THEN  Kliashibfithe  hiarh  priest 
rose  up  with  liis  breili.en  the 
priests,  and  they  huilJed  the  6 
Kheep-gate  ;  they  sanclitieil  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  uf  it  ;  even 
unto  the  tower  of  iVIeah  c  they 
eanctilied  it,  unto  the  towir  d  ol' 
Hananeel. 

'i  And  I  next  unto  him  bullded 
the  men  of  Jericho,  e  And  next 
to  them  builded  Zuccur  the  son  of 
Imri. 

3  But  the/ fish-gate  did  the  sons 
of  Hassenaah  bulhl,  who  ri/oo  laid 
the  beams  Ihereol,  and  set  up  the 
doors  the:e()f,  the  locks  thereof, 
and  the  bars  thereof. 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Meremoth,  the  son  of  Urijah,  the 
8oucifKo2.  And  next  unto  thcui 
repaired  Meshullani  the  sou  of 
Beiechiah,  the  sou  of  Meshey.a- 
beel.  And  next  unto  them  repair- 
ed Zadok  the  sou  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  uulo  ih';m  the  Teko- 
ites  rcpaiiel  ;  but  their  nobles  g 
put  not  their  necks  to  the  work  /i  of 
their  Lord. 

6  Moreover,  the  old  gate  repaired 
Jehoiada  the  son  of  Paseuh,  and 
IMeshullam  the  son  of  Hesodeiah  ; 
they  laid  the  beams  thereof,  ami 
set  up  the  doors  thereof,  and  the 
lookslhereof,  and  the  bars  thereof. 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Melatiah  the  tiibeonit'!,  and  Ja- 
don  the  IMeronothite.  the  men  of 
Gibeou,  and  of  Mi/.pah,  unto  the 
thione  i  of  the  governor  on  lliis 
side  the  river. 

8  Ntxt  unto  him  repaired  Uz- 
■i\e\  the  sou  of  Harhaiah.  of  the 
golismiths.  Next  unto  him  also 
repaired  Ilananiah  the  son  of  one 
of  the  apothecaries,  and  they  2 
foitified  Jerusalem  unto  the  broad 
wall,  k 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired 
Rephaiali,  the  son  of  Hur,  the 
ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Jerusalem. 

10  Ami  next  unto  them  repaired 
Jedaiah,  the  son  of  Hiirumaph. 
even  ovc  •  aijninst  his  house.  And 
next  unto  him  repaired  Hattiiah, 
the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Miilchijah  the  son  of  Harim, 
and  Ilashub  the   son    of  Pahatlf 

31 


CHAP.   in. 

X  c.  6.  6. 

yPs.  102.13. 

14. 

Kc.  7.  18. 


nis.  56.  5. 
Ac.  12.  10. 


6  Jno.   5.  2. 
c  c.  12.  39. 


dJc.  31.  38. 
Zee.  14.10. 


1  at  hit 
hand. 


/2Ch.  33. 
14. 

Zep.  I.  10. 

J?  Je.  5.  4,  5. 
1  Co.  I.  26. 

1  Ti.  6.  17, 
18. 

A  Ju.5.  23. 
ic.2.  8. 

2  or,  hfl. 
k  c.  12.  88. 


3  second 
measure. 

I  c.  2.  13. 

nc.  2.  14. 

o  Jno.  9.  7. 

;j2K.20.20. 
Is.  7.  3. 
22.  11. 

7  I  Sa.  23.!l, 

&c. 

r2Ch.  26.9. 

4  or,  Zaccai. 
t  0.  12.  28. 


The  names  of  tht  builders, 

monb,  repaired  tlie  3  other  piece, 
and  liie  toworof  ilie  furnaces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Shallum  the  son  of  llalohesh,  tiie 
ruler  ol'lhe  half  part  of  Jerusuiem, 
he  and  his  duughieis. 

13  The  valley-gate  I  repaired 
Hauun,  ami  the  inhabitants  of 
Zauoah  ;  they  built  it,  and  set  up 
the  doors  the.eof,  the  lo'jks  there- 
of and  the  bais  thereof,  and  a 
thuusaint  cubits  on  the  wall  unto 
the  dung-gate,  m 

14  But  the  dung-gate  repaired 
Malchiah  the  son  of  llechab,  th« 
ruler  of  part  of  Beth-liaccerem  ; 
he  built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  the  lucks  theieof,  and  tbo 
b.iif  thereof. 

15  But  the  gate  of  the  fountain  n 
repaiied  ijhallum  the  son  of  CoN 
hozeh,  the  ruler  of  pari  of  IVIi/.pnh: 
he  built  it,  and  covered  it,  and  set 
up  the  doois  theieof,  the  locks 
thereof,  and  the  bais  thereof,  and 
the  wall  of  the  pool  of  Jiiloah  o  by 
the  king's  gaiilen,  and  unto  the 
stairs  that  go  down  from  the  city 
of  David. 

IG  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah 
the  son  of  A/.buk,  the  ruler  of  tlio 
half  part  of  Beth-zur,  unto  iha 
pirtce  o\i:t  against  the  sepulchres 
of  David,  and  to  the  pool  p  that 
was  made,  and  unto  the  house  of 
the  mighty. 

17  After  hiio  repairerl  the  Le- 
vites,  Rehum  the  sou  of  Bani. 
Next  unto  him  rep»irc<l  Hasha- 
biah,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of 
Keilah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  bre- 
thren, Baviii  the  son  of  Ilenadad, 
the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Kei- 
lah. 7 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired 
Kzer  the  son  of  Jtshua,  the  ruler 
of  Mizpah,  another  piece  over 
against  the  going  ujj  to  the  ar- 
moury at  the  turning  ;■  af  the  wall. 

20  After  him  Bariich,  the  son  of 
4  Zabbai,  earnestly  repaired  the 
other  piece,  from  the  turning  of 
the  Witt  unto  the  door  of  the  house 
of  Kliashih  the  high  priest. 

21  Afterhim  repaired  Meremoth, 
the  son  of  Urijah,  the  son  of  Koj, 
another  piece,  from  the  door  of  the 
hotipc  of  Kliashih.  even  to  the  end 
of  the  house  of  Kliashih. 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the 
priests,  the  men  of  the  plain,  s 

23  After  liim  repaired  Benjamin 
and  Hashnh,  over  against  their 
house.  After  him  repaired  Aza- 
riah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  the  eon 
of  Aaaaiah,  by  his  house. 

47T 


J\'«*«)»i«A'#  prayer. 

24  After  him  repaired  Biiinui, 
the  son  of  Henariail,  another  piece, 
from  Ihc  house  of  Azariiih  unto 
Wit\<.unm^tofthev)all,  even  unto 
the  coiner. 

25  P.ilal,  the  son  of  Uzai,  over 
against  the  turning'  of  the  wall, 
and  the  lower  which  lioth  out  fiom 
the  kind's  high  hoUBe,  that  ica«  hy 
the  court  u  of  ihi;  prison.  After 
him  Peiiainh,  the  son  of  Parosli.      | 

26  Moreover,  the  v  Nethinims  Si 
dwelt  in  6  Uphel,  w  unto  the  place 
over  against  the  water-gate  x  to-] 
wai'l  the  east,  and  the  tower  that  i 
lieth  out. 

27  After  them,  the  Tekoites  re- 
pairefl  another  piece,  over  against 
the  gieat  tower  that  lieth  out, 
even  unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the  horse  y  gate 
repaired  the  priests,  every  one 
over  against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadolf, 
the  son  of  Immer,  over  against  his 
liouse.  After  him  repaired  also 
Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Shechaniah, 
the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

80  After  him  repaired  Hananiah 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun 
the  sixth  son  of  Zaiaph,  another 
piece.  After  him  repaired  Me- 
shullam,  the  son  of  Berechiah, 
over  against  his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah, 
the  goldsmith's  son,  unto  the 
place  of  the  Nethinims,  z  and  of 
the  merchants,  over  against  the 
gate  Miphkad,  and  to  the  going 
lip  7  of  the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of 
the  corner  unto  the  sheep-gate  a 
repaired  the  goldsmiths  and  the 
merchants. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass,  that  a 
when  Saiiballat  heard  that  we 
build ed  the  wall,  he  was  wroth, 
and  took  great  6  indignation,  and 
c  mocked  the  Jev.s. 
2  And  he  spake  before  his  bre- 
thren and  the  army  of  Samaria, 
»nd  said.  What  do  these  d  feeble 
Jews  ?  will  they  1  fortify  them- 
selves ?  will  they  sacrificed  will 
they  made  an  end  in  a  day  ?  will 
they  revive  the  stones  out  of  the 
keapa  of  the  rubbish  which  are 
burnt  ? 

3  Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite 
was  hy  him,  and  he  said.  Even  e 
that  which  they  build,  if  a  fox  go 
up,  he  shall  even  break  down 
their  stone  wall. 

4  Hear,/0  our  God  ;  for  we  are 
2  despised  ;  and  turn  g  their  re- 
proach upon  their  own  h«Rd,  and 


diceit  in 

Ophel, 

repaired 

unto. 

6  or,  the 

tower. 


z  ver.  26. 
7  or,  comer 
chamber, 
a  ver.  1. 


NEHEMIAH.  B.  C.  445. 

t  \  er.  19.  •  give  th«m  for  a  prey  in  th«  land  of 
«  Je.  a.  2.     1  captivity  ; 

37.21.  I   5  And /i  cover  not  their  iniquity, 

t)  Ezr.  2.  43, '  and  let  not  their  sin  be  blotted  out 
4,:.  !  from   befoie    thee;  for  they   have 

5  or,  which    |  provoked  !/icc  to  anger  before  the 
builders. 

G  So   built  we  the  wall  :  and  al. 

the  wall  was  joined  together  unto 

the   half  theieof  :   for  the  people 

had  a  mind  i  to  work. 
Kj-wci .  I   7  But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 

M  2Ch.  27.  3.  Sanuallat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the 
X  c.  8.  I,  3.  Arabians,  and  the  Ammonilea, 
12.37.  and  the    Ashdodiies,    heard    that 

ySK.  11.16.  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  3  were 
Je.  31.  40.        made  up,   and    that  the    breaches 

began   to   be  stopped,   then    they 

were  very  wroth, 
d  And  conspired    k  all   of  them 
ctici.i.  1  together    to    come    and    to    fight 

(I  c.  2.10.  19.    against   Jerusalem,  and  to  4   hin- 

6  Ac.  5.  17.      derit. 

<-He.  11.36.  9  Nevertheless  we  made  our  I 
dZec.  12.  8.    prayer  unto    ovir  God,  and   set  a 

1  leave  to         watch  m  against   them    day  and 
thetnselves.      night,  because  of  them. 
e  2K.  18.  23.     1«  And  Judah  said,  the  strength 

yPs.123.3,4.    of  the  bearers  of  burdens  is  decay- 

2  despite.'       ed,  and  there  is  much  rubbish,  so 
-'  —    ■"     that  we  are  not  able  to  build  the 

wall. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said,  « 
They  shall  not  know,  neither  see, 
till  we  come  in  the  midst  among 
them,  and  slay  them,  and  cause 
the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  carnc  to  pass,  that 
when  the  Jews  which  dwelt  by 
them  came,  they  said  unto  us  ten 
times,  5  From  all  places  whence 
ye  shall  return  unto  us  they  leill  be 

'  upon  you. 

13  Therefore  set  I  6  in  the  lower 
places  behind  the  wall,  and  on  the 

jc.  *v.  lu.  higher  places,  1  even  set  the  peo- 
Da.  6.  4,  5,  !  pie  after  their  families  with  their 
/  Ps.  50.  15.  swords,  their  spears,  and  their 
55.  16—22.       bows. 

rn  Lu.  21.36.  '  14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up, 
Ac.  4.  24-29.  and  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
n2Sa.  17.2.  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the 
Ac.  23.12,21.    people.     Be    o    not    ye   afraid   of 

5  or,  that  them  :  remember  the  Lord  which 
fromall  !rs  great  p  and  terrible,  and  fight  g 
places  ye.  I  for  your  brethren,  your  sons  and 
must  return  your  daughters,  your  wives  and 
to  us.  I  your  houses. 

6  from  the  I  15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our 
lower  parts  enemies  heard  that  it  was  known 
of  the  place,  unto  us,  and  God  had  brought 
n  De  1.  29,  their  counsel  to  nought,  r  that  wo 
30.  returned  all  of  us  to  the  wall. 
Mat.  10.  28.    every  one  unto  his  worjc. 

^s  66.  3,  5.  '  9  2  Sa.  10.  12.  r  Job  5.  12.  P». 
Nft.  J.  6,7.     83  10.     La.  3.  37,38. 


B.  C.  445. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  from  that 
time  forth,  that  the  half  of  my 
servants  wrought  in  the  work, 
and  the  other  half  of  them  held 
both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and 
the  howr,  nnd  the  haberg'eons ; 
and  the  rulers  were  behind  all  the 
house  of  Jiidah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the 
wall,  and  they  that  bare  burdens, 
with  tho.-e  that  laded,  every  one 
with  one  of  his  hands  wrought  in 
the  work,  and  with  the  other  Aa/itf 
held  a  weanon.  s 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one 
had  his  sword  girded  7  by  his  side, 
and  so  builded.  And  he  that 
Bounded  the  trumpet  was  by  me. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  nobles, 
and  to  the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest 
of  the  people,  The  work  is  great 
and  large,  and  we  are  .«epar;ited 
upon  the  wall,  one  far  from 
another  ; 

20  In  wlut  place  thereforeye  hear 
the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort 
ye  thither  unto  us  :  our  God  t  shall 
fight  for  us. 

21  So  we  hboured  in  the  work  ; 
and  half  of  them  held  the  spears, 
from  the  rising  of  the  morning  till 
the  stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said 
I  unto  the  people,  Let  every  one 
with  his  servant  lodge  within  Jeru- 
salem, that  in  the  night  they  may 
be  a  guard  to  us,  and  labour  on  the 
day. 

23  So  neither  I,  u  nor  my  breth- 
ren, nor  my  servants,  nor  the  men 
of  the  guard  which  followed  me, 
none  of  us  put  off  our  clothes,  8 
sru}iii$  that  every  one  put  them  off 
for  washin?. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  there  was  a  great  cry  a  of 
the  people,  and  of  their  wives, 
against  their  brethren  the  Jev.s. 

2  For  there  v.ere  that  said.  We, 
our  sons,  and  our  daughters,  are 
many  ;  therefore  we  take  up  corn 
for  therr ,  that  we  may  eat  and 
live. 

3  Somt  also  there  were  that  said, 
We  have  mortgaged  b  our  lands, 
■vineyards,  and  houses,  that  we 
might  buy  corn,  because  of  the 
dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said,  We 
have  borrowed  money  for  the 
king's  tribute,  and  that  upon  our 
lands  and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  r.ow  our  flesh  c  is  as  the 
flesh  of  our  brethren,  our  children 
as  their  children  :  and,  lo,  we 
bring  into  bondage  our  sons  and 
cur  daughters  to  "be  servants,  and 


CHAP.  V. 

\s  1  Co. 16.13, 

Ph.  1.28. 

7  on  his 
loins. 

t  Ex.  14.  14, 

25. 

De.  1.  30. 

Zee.  14.  3. 

ul  Co. 15.10. 

8  or,  ever;/ 
\  one  went 

■  u-ith  his 
'  weapon 
for  wale  . 
in.  5.  11. 

a  Is.  5.  7. 

b  he.  25.  35- 

39. 

De.  15.  7. 

c  Is.  58.  7. 


tZEx.  21.  7. 

1  my  heart 
consulted 
in  me. 
Ps.  4.  4. 

e  Ex.  52.  25. 
Ps.  15.  1,5. 
Eze.  22.  12. 

/Le.25.  48. 

g  ver.  15. 

[A2Sa.l2.14. 
IRo.  2.  24. 

1  Pe.2.  12. 

i  2 K.  23.2,3. 
Ezr.  10.  5. 
Je.  34.  8,  9. 

A- Mat.  10. 

14. 

Ac.  13.  51. 

18.6. 

2  empty,  or, 
void. 

ID  .27.  15, 
&c. 

CT  2  K.  23.  3. 

n  c.  13.  6. 

o  1  Cor.  9.  4, 
15, 


Kehemiah  relukelh  the  usurers^ 
some  of  our  daughters  d  are 
brought  unto  bondage  already, 
neither  is  it  in  our  power  to  re- 
deem them;  for  other  men  have 
our  lands  and  vineyards. 

6  And  I  was  very  angry  when  I 
heard  their  cry,  and  these  words. 

7  Then  1  I  consulted  with  myself, 
and  I  rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the 
rulers,  and  said  unto  them.  Ye 
exact  usury,  e  every  one  of  his 
brother.  And  I  set  a  great  assem- 
bly against  them  : 

8  And  I  said  unto  them,  We,  af- 
ter our  ability,  have  redeemed  ^.'^ 
our  brethren  the  Jews,  whi'-.h  were 
sold  unto  the  heathen  :  and  will 
you   even  sell  your  brethien?   or 

j  shall  they  be  sold  unto  us  ?     Then 

j  held  they  their  peace,  and   found 

I  nothing  to  answer. 

j  9  Also  1  said,  It  is  not  good  that 
ye  do  :  ought  ye  not  to  walk  in  the 
fear  g  of  our  God,  becaiise  of  the 
reproach  h  of  the  heathen  our 
enemies  1 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren, 
and  iny  servants,  might  exact  of 
them  money  and  corn  :  I  pray  you, 
let  us  leave  oil'  this  usury. 

11  Restore,  I  pray  you,  to  them, 
even  this  day,  their  lands,  tiieir 
vineyards,  their  oliveyard.s,  and 
their  houses,  also  the  hundredth 
part  of  the  money,  and  of  the 
corn,  the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that 
ye  exact  of  them. 

12  Then  said  they.  We  will  re- 
store thetn.  and  will  require  no- 
thing of  them  ;  so  will  we  do  aa 
thou  sayest.  Then  I  called  the 
priests,  and  i  took  an  oath  of  them, 
that  they  should  do  according  to 
this  promise. 

13  Also  1  shook  Ic  my  lap,  and 
said.  So  God  shake  out  every 
man  from  his  house,  and  from 
his  labour,  that  perl'ormetb  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he 
shaken  out  and  2  emptied.  And 
/  all  the  congregation  said.  Amen, 
and  praised  the  Lord.  And  m 
the  people  did  according  to  this 
promise. 

14  Moreover,  from  the  time  that 
I  was  appointed  to  be  their  gov- 
ernor in  the  land  of  Judah,  from 
the  twentieth  year  even  unto 
the  two  and  thirtieth  n  year  of 
Artaxerxes  the  king,  that  is, 
twelve  years,  I  and  my  brethren 
have  not  o  eaten  the  bread  of  the 
governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that 
had  been  before  me  were  chargea- 
ble unto  the  people,  and  had 
taken  of   them  bread  and  wine, 

479 


I  Pk.  40.  17. 
c.  13.  22. 
uMat.25.40. 


The.  plot  of  Satihtllct.  .\  JiUK.MI.vU 

brsi'le     fjity    slickcU    ot'    »iWci' ; 'ji  Pr.  If.  6. 
yvn,    even     tlienc    8i!r»!in(»    barn   i!  Cor.  1 1.  9. 
rule  ovci  tlic  people  ;  but  /)  no  ditl    l!i.  13. 
n')t    I,    because   of    the    fear  g  "M„ver   9 

16  Yea,  nlso,  I  continued  in  llie  |r  ver.  M,  15. 
wojk  of  (his  wall,  neither  bought  j'j>^  37  jl, 
we  anv  land  ;  and  nil  my  aprvunta  og 

wire  gathered    thither     uiito    ihu 
voik. 

17  Moreover,   there    were   at    nriy 
table  an   humlreil  and   fifty  of  the    „  ,,,^1..^^.,, 
Jews  and  rulers,  hesideii  those  th.Tl    ivlar.  9.  41. 
C'lme    unto    us    from    amon?'    the  in  lo 
beathcn  that  are  about  Ui.                   "  <=•  ■*•  '"i'»- 

18  Now   tliat  which   was  jirep.ir-    4.  1,7. 
tA /or  mt   daily  was  one   ox   om/ 

■ix  choice  sheep  ,  .-ilso  fowlw  were    '  """t  "!'»''- 

prepiir'jd  for  me,  and  once  in  ten   '""1 

days   store    of  all  sorts  of    wine  •.'"'''•  "■ 

\e\.  for  all  tliis  required  not   I  the  |  j  pr.  26.  24, 

bread   r  of  the  governor,  because  ^i^, 

s   the    bondage    was    heavy   upon!     ,  „,     £,  ,„ 

this  people.  h    M    ii^ 

19  Think  /  upon    me,   my   God,   c.  11.00. 
for  5C.11J,   ncc'jrrlin;}  u  lo  all  that  I    ,/  Pg.  37.  12, 
have  done  for  this  people.  '  y^. 

CHAI'TKR  VI.  I  ,       ,- 

NOW    it  came    to  p-iss,   when   «  »  r.  w.   10. 
Sanballal,  o  and  Tobiali,  and  f  Je.  20.  10. 

1  Gesliem    the    Arabian,    and   the 

rest  of  our  enemies,   hcird   that   I    ^orOeehem, 
had    huilded    the    wall,    and    tliat    ''■<-''•  »• 
there    was  no  breach   left  thcroin, ' 
(though   at  iliat  time  I  bad  not  set  | 
up  (he  doors  upon  the  gates,)  ' 

2  That  Sanballat  and   fieshem  6   

sent  unto    me,  saying.  Come,  let  I 

us  meet  tojelhcr  in  «o?ne  one  qf\ 
the  villajres  in  the  plain  of  Ono.  i:\ 
Bui  they  d  thought  to  do  me  mis- ! 
chief.  j^lSa.  30.6. 

3  And    T    sent     messengers  unto  ^  Ps.  71.  1. 
them,  saying,  I  am  doin^  a  g'real  | 

work,    80     tliat     I     cannot     come    /i  Job  2'1.  16. 
dow'i  :      why     should     the     work  | 
cease,  wbilct  I  leave  it,  and  come    t  P«.  M.l. 
down  to  you  ?  112.6,8. 

4  Yet   they   sent   unto    me    four   Lu. 13.31-33. 
times  after  this  sort  ;  and  e  I  an-  '  Ac.  20.  24. 
Bwered  them  after  the  same  man- ^21.  13. 

ncr.  I 

5  Then  sent  Sanballat  his  ser-  t  E7,c.l3.17, 
Tant  unto  me  in  like  manner,  the    &c. 

fifth  time,  with   nn  open  letter  in 

his  hand  ;  i  Ja.  4.  17. 

6  Wherein   terrs  written.    It   is  / 
reported  amon?  the  heathen,  and    m  c.  13.  29. 

2  Gashmu  saith  it,  that  lUn\i  and  Ps.  36.11,12. 
the  Jews  think  to  rebel  :  for  which 

cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that  ri  Ps.  126.  2. 
Ihou  mayest  be  their  king-,  accord-  Ac.  5.  38,39. 
iiijf  to  these  wordu. 

7'And   thou    hast  also  appointed   3  multiplied 
prophets   to  preach  of  thee  at  Jc-    their   letter! 
rusalem,  snym^'.    There  i»  a  king  pansint;  to 
in  Judab  :    and  now  shkU   it  be ,  Tob  ah. 
480 


B.  C.  44d. 

reported  to  the  kinp  •ccordii.g'  lo 
these  words.  Come  now  there - 
foie,  and  let  us  take  counsel  to- 
gether. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  bini,  S'y- 
ing;  There  are  no  such  thingj 
i|i)n8  as  thou  snyest,  but  thou 
feignesl  them  out  of  thine  own 
heart. 

9  For  they  all  made  ii»  afrai'!, 
saying,  Their  hands  Khali  be 
weakened  from  the  v.ork,  that  it 
be  not  done.  Now  therefore,  O 
O'jd,  g  strenfTthen  my  hands. 

10  Afterward  I  came  unto  tha 
house  of  Shemaiah  the  sen  of 
Delaiah,  the  son  of  Mehalabeel, 
who  v)OS  shut  up  i  and  he  saiJ, 
Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house 
of  God,  within  (he  temple  ;  and 
let  us  shut  the  floors  of  the  tem- 
ple :  for  they  will  come  to  slaV 
thee  ;  yea,  in  the  night  U  will 
they  come  to  slay  thee. 

11  Anil  I  said.  Should  i  such  a 
man  as  i  liee  .'  and  toho  is  there 
that,  bting  as  1  am,  would  ^o  into 
the  temple  to  save  his  life  ?  I  will 
not  go  in. 

12  And,  lo,  I  perceived  that  God 
had  not  sent  him  ;  but  that  he 
pronounced  this  prophecy  againet 
me  :  for  Tobiah  and  Sanballat 
bad  hired  bim. 

13  Therefore  A  icdJ  he  hired,  that 
I  shotild  be  afraid,  and  do  ko,  and 
sin,  /  and  thfit  they  might  have 
mrt/'pJ- for  un  evil  report,  that  they 
might  reproach  ine. 

14  My  God,  think  m  thou  upon 
Tobiah  and  Sanlnllat  according 
to  the.se  their  woikn,  and  on  the 
prophetess  Noadiah,  and  the  rest 
of  the  prophets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

15  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the 
twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the  month 
Elul,  in  fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it'  came  to  pass,  that 
when  all  our  enemies  heard  there- 
of, Knd  all  the  heathen  thal7cer« 
about  us  saw  thme  thingn,  they 
were  much  cast  down  in  their  own 
eyes  :  for  n  they  perceived  that 
this  work  was  wrought  of  our 
God. 

17  Moreover,  in  those  days,  tha 
nobles  of  Judah  3  sent  many  letters 
unto  Tobiah,  and  the  letters  of 
Tobiah  came  unto  them. 

18  For  there  were  many  in  Ju- 
dnh  .sworn  unto  him,  because  he 
was  the  son-in-law  of  Shechani- 
ah.  the  son  of  Arab  ;  and  his  son 
Jobanan  had  taken  the  dau?hter 
of  Meehullam  the  son  of  Bore- 
chiab. 


B.  C.  445. 

19  Also  they  reported  his   good 

deeds  befuie  me,  and  uttered  my 

4  words  tu  hMfi.     AndTubiah  sent 

letters  to  put  me  in  tear. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
Willi  was  Ijuilt,  an(l  I  bad  set 
up  the  a  doors,  and  the  porters 
and  the  singers,  and  the  Levites 
were  appointed, 

2  Thut  I  gave  my  hrother  Ha- 
nani,  and  Hananiah  the  ruler  of 
the  palace,  charge  over  Jerusa- 
lem: (for  6  he  was  a  faithful  man, 
and  feaied  c  God  above  many  :) 

3  And  I  said  unto  them,  Let  not 
the  gales  of  Jerusalem  be  opened 
luuil  the  sun  be  hot  ;  and  while 
they  stand  hy,  let  them  shut  iha 
doors,  and  bar  them  ;  and  appoint 
watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, every  one  in  his  watch, 
and  every  one  to  be  over  against 
his  ho'jse. 

4  Now  the  city  was  1  large  and 
great  ;  but  the  people  were  few 
therein,  and  the  houses  ucre  not 
huilded. 

5  And  my  God  y.ut  d  into  mine 
heart  to  gathei  together  the  no- 
bles, and  the  ruls  d  -ind  the  peo- 
ple, (hat  they  "n  fhi  be  reckoned 
by  genealogy  ;  i  ."  1  found  a  reg- 
ister e  of  the  j<i."  i  v;v.,gy  of  them 
which  came  up  at  \^e  Qrst,  and 
found  written  therein 

6  These /are  tAe  jhin,ienof  the 
province,  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity,  of  those  that  had  been 
curried  away,  whom  g  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  of  Babylon  had 
carried  away,  and  came  again  to 
Jerusalem  and  to  Judah,  every  one 
unto  his  city  ; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel, 
h  Je>hua,  Nehemiah,  2  Azariah, 
Raaniiah,  Naharnani,  Mordecai, 
Bilshan,  Mispereth,  Bigvai,  Ne- 
hum,  Baanah  ;  the  number  /  say, 
of  the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel, 
was  ihis  ; 

8  The  -hildren  of  Parosh,  two 
thousand  an  hundred  seventy  and 
two. 

9  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
three  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

10  The  children  of  Arah,  six 
hundred  fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab, 
of  the  children  of  Jeshua  and  Jo- 
ab,  two  thousand  and  eight  hun- 
dred and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elara,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and 
four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight 
hundred  forty  and  five. 


CHAP.  VII. 

4  or,  mat- 
ters. 


c  c.  6.  1. 

6  Ac.  6.  3,5 

c  Ex.  18.  21, 

1  brnad  in 
spaces. 

dEzr.  7.  27. 

elCh.  9.  1. 

iScc. 

/Ezr.  2.  1. 


^  2  K.  24.14. 
—16. 
/tHag.  1.1. 


2  or,Seraia]i, 
Ezr.  2.  2. 


3  or,  Bani. 

4  or,  Jora. 

5  or,  Gibhar. 


•5  or  Atma- 
vcth. 


7  or,  Kir. 
Jatharim. 


i  ver.  12. 


k  I  Ch.  24.7, 

&c. 


n.Ch.  9.12. 


Those  U'ho  returnedfrom  Babylon. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven 
bundled  an  I  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  3  Binnui,  six 
liundred  tony  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  eigdit. 

17  The  childien  of  Azgad,  two 
thousand  three  hundred  twenty 
and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam, 
six  hundred  threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two 
thousand  threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six 
hundred  fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Heze- 
kiah,  ninety  and  eight. 

!   22  The      children     of     Hashum, 
I  three  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 
I    23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three 

hundred  twenty  and  four. 
I   'Zi  The  children   of  4Hariph,  an 

hundred  and  twelve. 
I   23  The    children    of  5    Gibeon, 
'  ninety  and  five. 

!  26  The  men  of  Beth-lehem  and 
jNeiophah,  an  hundred  fourscore 
.and  eight. 

I  27    The   men    of    Anathoth,    an 
I  bundled  twenty  and  eig-ht. 
I   23  The  men  of  6  Beth-azraaveth, 

forty  and  two. 

;  29  The  men  of  7  Kirjath-jearim, 
iChephirah,   anl    Beeroth,    seven 

hundred  forty  and  three. 

30  The  men  of  Rainah  and  Gaba, 
I  six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  iVIichmas,  an  hun- 
jdred  and  twenty  and  two. 

I    32  Tlie  men  of  Eeth-el  and  Ai,  an 
j  hundred  twenty  and  three. 
I    33  The  men  of  the  other  Nebo, 
'  fifty  and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other 
Elam,  i  a  thousand  two  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

35  The  children  of  Harim,  three 
hundred  and  twenty. 

3S  The  children  of  Jericho,  three 
hundred  forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  HadiJ, 
and  Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty 
and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  three 
thousand  nine  hundred  and 
thirty. 

39  The  priests :  the  children  of 
Jedaiah,  k  of  the  house  of  Jeshua, 
nine  hundred  seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Immer,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  Pashur,  /  a. 
thousand  two  hundred  forty  and 
seven. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a 
thousand  and  seventeen. 

43  The  Levites  :  the  children  o. 

481 


The  gingers,  poTtett,  ^e. 
Jesliiin,  of  K;iitmiel,   and  of   the 
children  of    8  Hoticvah,  Ecveuty 
and   four. 

H  Tlie  sing-eis  :  the  children  of 
Asaph,  iin  hundred  forty  and 
eigiii. 

45  The  porters  :  the  children  of 
Shiilltiin,  the  children  of  ^ler,  the 
children  uf  Talrnon,  the  children 
of  Akkiib,  the  chiMreii  of  Hatila, 
the  children  ofShobai,  an  liuiidred 
thiny  and  eiglit. 

46  The  Neihiiiims:  the  children 
of  Ziha,  the  children  of  Hashuplia, 
the  children  of  Tahbaolh, 

47  The  children  of  Kcros,  the 
children  of  9  Sia,  the  children  of 
Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the 
children  of  Uagaba,  the  children 
of  10  Shalmni, 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the 
children  of  Giddel,  the  children  of 
Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the 
children  of  Rezin,  the  children  of 
Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the 
children  ot  Uzza,  the  children  of 
Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the 
children  of  IVIeiiniin,  the  children 
of  11  Nephishesiin, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the 
children  of  Ilakupha,  the  childien 
of  Harhur^ 

54  The  children  of  12  Eazlith, 
the  children  of  Mehida,  the  chil- 
dren of  Harsha, 

55  The  children  of  Bavko*,  the 
children  of  Sisera,  the  children  of 
Tamah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the 
children  of  Hatipha. 

57  The  children  of  Solomon's 
servants  :  the  children  of  Sotai, 
the  children  of  Sophereth,  the 
children  of  13  Perida. 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the 
children  of  Darken,  the  children 
ofGiddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah, 
the  children  of  Hattil,  the  chil- 
dren of  Pocherelh  of  Zebaim,  the 
children  of  14  Amon. 

60  All  the  Kethinims,  and  the 
children  of  Solomon's  servants, 
tpere  three  hundred  ninety  and 
two. 

61  And  these  Tnicere  ihey  which 
went  up  also  from  Tel-melah, 
Tel-haresha,  Cherub.  15  Addon, 
and  Immer  :  but  they  could  not 
show  their  father's  house,  nor 
their  seed,  16  whether  they  were 
of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the 

432 


8  or,  Hada- 
viali, 

Ezr.  2.  40, 
or,  Juda, 
Ezr.  3.  9. 

9  or,  SiaJia. 

I  10  or, 
\Sltamlai. 

11  or,  A'e- 
jjhuaitn. 

12  or,  Baz- 
luth 

13oi,i>e- 
ruil-a. 

14  or.  Ami. 
m  Ezr.  2.59. 

15  or,  Ad- 
dan. 

16  or,  pedi- 
gree. 


N^jeftEMlxii.  B.  C.  445. 

I  children  of  Tohiah,  the  children 
of  Nekoda  six  hundred  foiiy  and 
two. 

63  And  of  the  priests  :  the  chil- 
dren of  Hubaiab,  the  children  of 
Koz,  the  children  of  Barzillai,  n 
which  look  OTieofthe  daug-hteriof 
Barzilini  the  Gileadile  to  wife, 
and  was  called  alter  their  nnnie. 

64  These  soug-ht  o  their  ie^i«ter 
among  those  that  were  reckoned 
by  genealogy,  but  it  was  not  p 
found  :  therefore  were  they,  a* 
polluted,  y  put  from  the  piieet- 
hood. 

65  And  the  17  Tirshatha  said 
unto  them,  that  they  s'jould  not 
eat  r  of  the  most  holy  thing's,  till 
there  Blood  up  a  priest  with  Urim 
«  and  Thummim. 

66  The  whole  congregation  to 
g«ther  was  forty  and  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  threescore. 

67  Besides  their  man-servants  ( 
and  their  maid-servants,  of  whom 
there  were  seven  thousand  three 
hundred  thirty  and  seven.  And 
they  had  two  hundred  forty  and 
five  singing-men  and  singing- 
women. 

68  Their  horses,  seven  hundrei! 
thirty  and  six  ;  their  mules,  two 
hundred  forty  and  five  ; 

69  Their  camels,  four  hundred 
thirty  and  five  ;  six  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  twenty  apses. 

70  And  18  Borne  of  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  gave  unto  the  *ork. 
The  Tirshatha  u  gave  to  the 
treasure  a  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  fifty  basons,  five  hundred 
and  thirty  priests'  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the 
fathers  gare  to  the  treasure  of  the 
work  twenty  thousand  dra.Tis  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  and  two 
hundred  pound  of  silver. 

72  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the 
people  gave  was  twenty  thousand 
drams  of  gold,  and  two  thousand 
pound  of  silver,  and  threescore 
and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Le- 
vitts, and  the  porters,  and  the 
singers,  and  some  of  the  people, 
and  the  Nethinims,  and  all  Israel, 
dwelt  in  their  cities  ;  and  t>  when 
the  seventh  month  came,  the 
children   of    Is:ael  were  in    their 

CHAPTER  Vin. 

AND  a  all  the  people  gathered 
themselves  together  ns  one 
man  into  the  street  that  uaj  be- 
fore the  water-gate  ;  6  and  thejr 
spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe,  c  to 
br»ag  the   boot  of  the  law  of  Mo- 


Ji2Sa.l7.27. 
19,  31—39. 
1  K.  2.  7. 

o  Mat.  22.11 
—13. 

p  Mat.  25. 
11,  12. 

7  Le.  4.  3. 
c.  13.  29. 

17  or,  gov- 
ernor, 
c.  8.9. 

rLe.7.  IS, 
20. 

s  Ex.28.   30. 

t  Is.  14.  1,  2. 

I8^<w;. 

uc.  8.  9. 

V  Ezr.  3.  1. 

a  Ezr.  3.  1, 

8fc. 

6  c.  3.  26, 

(-•  Ezr.  7.  6. 
Is. 34. 16. 


fl.  C.  445.  CHAP.  IX. 

ties,  which    the    Lord   had    com-  d  Ac.  15. 21. 

tnan'led  to  Israel.  1  under - 

2  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the  stood  in 
law  before  the  oong^icgration  d  botli  hearing. 

of  men   and  women,  and  all  that  e  Le.  vTS.  24. 

could  1  hearwiih  understanding',  flight. 

upon  e  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  3  tower. 

month.  /Lu.  4.  16, 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the  &c. 
street  that  uias  before  the   water-  4  eyes. 
gate,    from   the   morning   2    until  g  Ju.  3.  20. 
mid-day,  before  llii  men  and    tlie  IK.  8.  14. 
women, and  those  that  could  un-  /!.2Ch.6.  4. 
derstand  :  and  the   ears  of  al!  the  i  ICo.  14.16. 
people    uere    attentive    unto    the  «  Ps.  63.  4. 
book  of  the  law.  La.  3.  41. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  1  Ti.  2.  8. 

a   pulpit  3  of  wood,    which    they  ^  Ex.  12.  5:7. 

had   made   far  the   purpose;    and  2Ch.  20.  18. 

beside   him  stood   Mattithiah,  and  mlJe.  33.10. 

Shema,   and   Anaiah,  and   Urijah,  2  Ch.   17.  7- 

and  Hilkiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  9. 

riarht  hand  ;    and  on  his  left  hand,  .SO.  23. 

Pedaiah,   and  Mishael,  and   Mai-  Mai.  2.  7. 

chiah,  and  Hashum,  and   Hashba-  /i  Lu.  24.27, 

dana,  Zechariah,  and  Meshullam.  45. 

5  And  Ezra  opened  /the  book  in  Ac.  8.   30, 
the  sieht  4  of  all  the  people;   (for  ic. 

he  was  above  all  the  people  ;)  and  5  or,  gov- 

when  he  opened  it,  all  the  people  ernor. 

stood  ff  up.  o  Le.  23,  24. 

6  And   Ezra  blessed  h  the  Lord.  Nu.  29.  1. 
the  great  God  :  and  all  the  people  p  De.  16.14. 
answered,    i    Amen.   Amen,   with  Ec.  3.  4. 
lifting /:  up  their  hands  :  and  they  Is.  61.  3. 
bowed  I  their  heads,  and  worship-  g  2Ch.34.19, 
ped  the  Lord  with   their  faces  to  21. 

the  ground.  Ro.  7.  9. 

7  Also    Jeshua,    and    Bani,   and  r  Ca.  5.  1. 
Sherebiah,   Jamin,    Akkub,   Shab-  s  Est.  9.  19, 
bethai,   Hodijah,    Maaseiah,    Ke-  22. 

lita,     Azariah,    Jozabad,    Hanan,  Re.  11.  10. 

Pelaiah,  and   the  Levites,  caused  t  Ps.   149.  2. 

m  the  people  to   understand  the  Is.  12.  2,  3. 

law  :  and  the  people  stood  in  their  35.  1,  4. 

place.  61.  10. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  book,  in  the  Joel  2.  23. 
Jaw  of  God,  distinctly,   and  gave  Ph.  3.  3. 
the  sense,    and    caused    them     to 
understand  n  the  reading. 

9  And  Nehemiah.  which  ia  the 
5  Tirsha'ha,  and  Ezra  the  priest 
the  scribe,  and  the  Levites  that 
taught  the  people,  said  t>nto  all 
the  people.  This  o  day  is  holy  un- 
to the  Lord  your  God  ;  mourn  p 
not,  nor  weep.  For  all  the  people 
wept,  when  they  heard  q  the  words 
of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them.  Go 
your  way,  eat  r  the  fat,  and  drink 
the  sweet,  and  send  «  portions 
onto  them  for  whom  nothing  is 
prepared  :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto 
our  Lord  :  neither  he  ye  sorry  ; 
for  the  joy  {  of  the  Lord  is  your 
ttriugth. 


u  Ps.  126.  1- 
3. 

oRo.  7. 1,8. 
a>  ver.   7,  8. 

6  or,  that 
they  might 
instruct  in. 

7  by  the 
hand  of. 
rLe.23.  34. 
De.  16.  13, 
&c. 

uDe.  22.  8. 
z'2K.  14.13. 
c.  12.  37,  39. 
«2Ch. 30.21. 
b  De.  31. 10- 
13. 


A  solemn  fast  kept. 

11  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  tht 
people,  saying.  Hold  your  peace  ; 
for  the  day  is  holy  ;  neither  be  ye 
grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their 
way  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
send  portions,  and  to  make  great 
mirth,  u  because  v  they  had  un- 
derstood w  the  words  that  were 
declared  unto  them. 

13  .4nd  on  the  second  day  were 
gathered  together  the  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  all  the  people,  the 
priests  and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra 
the  scribe,  even  6  to  understand 
the  words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the 
law  which  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed 7  by  Moses,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  should  dwell  in  booths 
X  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh 
month  : 

15  And  that  they  should  publish 
and  proclaim  in  all  their  cities, 
and  in  Jerusalem,  saying,  Go 
forth  unto  the  mount  and  fetch 
olive-branches,  and  pine-branch- 
es, and  myrtle-branches,  and 
palm-branches,  and  branches  of 
thick  trees,  to  make  booths,  as  itig 
written. 

16  So  the  people  went  forth,  alid 
brought  them,  and  made  them- 
selves booths,  every  one  upon  the 
roof  y  of  his  house,  and  in  their 
courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
house  of  God,  and  in  the  street  of 
the  water-gate,  and  z  in  the  street 
of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of 
them  that  were  come  again  out  of 
the  captivity  made  booths,  and 
sat  under  the  booths:  for  since 
the  days  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
nnto  that  day,  had  not  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  done  so.  And  there 
was  very  great  a  gladness. 

18  Also  6  day  by  day,  from  the 
first  day  unto  the  last  day,  he  read 
in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God. 
And  they  kept  the  feast  seven 
days  ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  teas  8 
a  solemn  assembly,  according  unto 
the  c  manner. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth 
day  of  this  month,  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  were  assembled  with 
fasting,  and  with  sackclothcs,  and 
earth  a  upon  them. 
I  2  And  the  seed  of  Israel  separat- 
\  ed  themselves  6  from  all  1  stran- 
gers,   and    stood    and    confessed 

8  restraint,     c  Nu.  29.  35.     o  1  Sa. 
,4.  12.   6  Ezr.  9.  2.  10.  U.  1  atrang* 
\  children, 'Ps.  144.  11. 
483 


TULtvittt'con/eieion.  NBUEMUU 

their  (Ills,  and   ibe    iniquities  of  ce.  8.  7,  8. 

Ilieiv  fHibe.s.  2  u  ,  icu/- 

3  Aii.l    they    stood    up   in    their  /-jld. 
pl.ice,  ,iirl   .eiiJ   c   ill    llie    Iwok    of  dl'i.3.4. 
the    Idw   u>    tlix     Lo  il     tlieir  Uu  I  e  l'':i.l3o.l,2. 
oneloii.iti   pint   o(   tlic   <l.iy  ;    «iij  /  ll."h.VSt;.l3. 
an-)lher  Ion  ih  pait  iIk'v  coalessej,  g  F's.  tii.  a. 
no. I     wo.bbippeii    l.h«    Loid    their  Tt)6.  i. 
GoJ.  /i  Ps    86.  10. 

4  Thei'i  sloo'l  up  upon  the  2  slaiii,  Ib.  37.    IS. 
of  the  LeviieH,  J'Miiiit,  uiij  B.ini,  i  Ge.  1.  I. 
Kii'liiiiul,  ShelMiii.ili,  ii.i:ini,  ::>l.e-  Ex.  20.  II. 
rebuilt:     lia.ii,   nniL   CJlien.nii,   und  ^-I)c.lU.I4. 
crie  I  li  Aiil>  .1   loud  voice  unto  the  L¥&.  .)6.  O. 
Lor  I  ihei,  God.  m  Re.  5.  11- 

5  rii>-ii  lilt    Leviies,  Jeshua,  and  13. 
Ki'liiiii-'l,  B.iiii,  H.isliaUiiiih,  ^hK-  /•  Ge.  12.  I. 
ri-'jiiili,    Hilijili.    SlieL.uit.ili,    and  o  Gc.  17.5. 
Peth.ihiali,  s,u  I,   e  Si.iii  1    up   and  p  Ge.  15.  G, 
bleats  t lie  Loid    your  Go  I    fo.-   ever  IS. 

and   ever;    and    blessed/  be    thy  </ Ps.  105.  8. 

gljiious    name,    wluoii    is  exalted  r  Jos.  23.14. 

above  ,°  all  ble^ssin^  .in  I  p  aise.  s  Ex.  3.  7,  8. 

6  Thou,   A    even   ih  >u,    art    Lord  I  Bx.  14.  10. 
alo.ie  :     llio'i   h.ifl    iiid  le  i  heaven,  u  Kx.  c.  7- 
the  heaven  of  heavens,  k  with   all  14. 

their  host,  the  e.t. ill,  and  hIU/k/ijs  v  Ex.  18  11. 

thdt  are  theiein,  the   sea-,  and  all  v>  Is.   63.  12- 

that  ii  thereiil,  anil  thou  I  p  eserv-  14. 

est   them   all;     and    the   host  ;7i  of  J  e.  32.  20. 

heaven  worshippeih  thee.  xEx.  14,15. 

7  Thju  art  thii  L.o.d  the  God,  who  y  Ex.  13.^1, 
»idi  Ist  choose  Abr.ini,  and  b/ouslit-  22. 

est  him    forth    out   of    Ur  of   the 

Chal  lees,    !.\n.\     gavesl    him    the  |  ^_______ 

name  o  of  Abraham  :  | 

8  An  1  loan  lest  his  heart  faithful  p  nn  *c 
p  before  thee,  and  madest  a  cove-  o  /^u,'j  ^f  ' 
nanty  with  him,  to  ifive   the   land  ,      ,i,      ■' 

of   the    Canaanites,' the   Hittites, 

the  Amorites,  an  i   the   Perizzites,  a  Ex.  16.14, 

and   the  Jebnsiies,  and  the  Gi.-ja-  15. 

shites,  to  ^ive  if, /.»'?y,  to  hisseed,  Jno.  6.31— 

and   hast   performed   r  thy  words  ;  35. 

forthon  art  righteous  ;  A    p      17   c 

9  And  di  Isl  see  s  the  affliction  of  m       on    7_ 
our  fathers  in   E^'ypt,    and   heard-  tj"'  ^■' 
est  their  cry  by  t  the  Red  Sea  ; 

10  And    showe  1st    sig-ns     u     and  4  lift  up 
wonders  upon   Pharaoh,  and  on  all  thine  k-cnd. 
hisservants,  an  1  on  all  the  people  Nu.  14   3). 
of  his  Ian  I  ;   for  thcu  knewest  that 

'hey  dealt  pron  lly  v  against  them:  c  De.  31.  27. 

•o  di  Isl  thou  g«t  thee  a  name,  lo  as  Ps.  78.  8, 

i:  is  this  dav.  &c. 

11  An  I   X  thou   didst  divide  the  rf  Ps.  86.  5. 
»ea    before     them,    so   that    they  15. 

went  through  the  mi  1st  of  the   sea  e  Nu.  14.  4. 

on  the  dry  land  ;  and   their  pei-se-  So/pardons. 

culors     thou     threwest     into     the  /  Ex.  32.  4. 

deeps,  a.i  a  slone  into  the  mighty  g  ISu. 12.22. 

waters.  Is.  44.  21. 

12  Moreover,  thou    leddest   them  h  Is.  63.  11. 
in    the   day    by   a   clon  ly    pilla-.  y  t  De.  2.  7. 
and  in  ihe  night  l)v  n  pillar  of  lire,  *  De   8.4. 
to    give    them    light    in    the   way  /  Nu.  21.21, 
wherein  they  should  go,                     ,  &c. 

484 


B.  C.  445. 

13  Tliou  earnest  down  also  upon 
mount  Sinai,  and  Spukcst  wiiU 
lUein  fiiim  heuven,  i<nd  g.ivest 
them  z  iijlil  jiidj{ineiil«  and  3 
liUd  laws,  ^ouvi  iluUlte*  and 
coinmaiidinents : 

14  And  in.idesl  koown  lo  ibera 
thy  holy  8ab;>.tih,  uuJ  commuikd- 
edst  them  p.eoepis,  statutes,  uiid 
laws,  by  llie  hund  of  Moses  Iby 
servant  : 

15  And  ga.ve:H  lliem  bread  a  from 
heaven  lor  llieir  hunger,  and 
broughicsl  foitii  water  6  lo>  liiem 
out  of  Ihe  lock  fur  liirir  tliiisl,  and 
proniisedsl  tliem  that  lliey  should 
gii  III  to  pos3C«8  the  land  which 
thon  liatlsl  4  »vvorn  to  give  them. 

lo  But  they  and  oui  f.iiheis  ileall 
p  oiidly,  and  hardened  c  their 
necks,  and  hearkened  not  to  thy 
coininandinents, 

17  And  lefused  lo  obey,  ntither 
d  we.e  mi.idlul  nf  ihe  wonders 
that  thou  ilidsi  unioiig  ihein  ;  but 
haidennd  ihei.  necks,  and  in  their 
rebellion  appointed  e  a  cuptuin  to 
return  to  their  ojndage  :  but  thou 
ort  .1  God  5  leady  to  pardnn,  gra- 
cious and  inercilul,  slow  to  anger, 
and  of  g.e.it  kindness,  and  for- 
sooke^^l  them  not. 

IS  Vea,  when  /  they  had  made 
them  a  molten  call,  and  sal  1,  This 
is  thy  Go  1  that  bought  thee  up 
out  of  Egypt,  and  had  wrought 
g  cat  provocations  ; 

19  Yet  thou,  in  thy  manifold  mer- 
cies, fo  souke<)t  g  '.hem  not  in  the 
wil  ierness:  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
dep.irted  not  from  them  by  day, 
to  lead  them  in  Ihe  way  ;  neither 
the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  show 
them  light,  and  the  way  wherein 
they  should  go. 

2u'Thou    g.ivest   also  thy  good   k 
spirit   to  instiMCt  them,  and  ..ilh 
heldest  not   thy  manna  from   their 
mouth,  and  gavest  them  water  for 
their  ihii'si. 

21  Vea,  forty  i  years  didst  thou 
sustain  them  in  the  wilderness,  so 
{/ti(  they  lucked  nuihing;  their  A: 
clothes  waxed  not  old,  and  their 
feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover,  thou  gavest  them 
king  loins  and  nations,  and  didst 
divide  them  into  comers  :  so  they 
possessed  the  land  of  I  Sihon,  and 
the  lanil  of  the  king  of  Heshbon, 
and  the  land  of  Og,  king  of  Ba- 
shan. 

23  Their  children  also  mnltipli- 
edst  thou  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  broiisrhtest  them  into  th* 
land,  concerning  which  thou 
hadst  promised   to    their    fathaa 


B.  C.  445. 

that  they  should  go  in  to  possess 

it. 

24  So  the  children  m  went  in 
ai.d  possessed  llie  laud,  and  n 
thou  auhdnedsl  before  Ihem  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Ca- 
naanites,  and  gavesl  them  into 
their  hands,  with  their  kings,  and 
the  people  of  the  land,  thai  they 
might  do  with  them  6  as  they 
Would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities, 
and  a  fat  land,  and  possessed 
houses  full  of  all  goods,  7  wells 
digged,  vineyards,  and  olive- 
yards,  and  8  fiuit-trees  in  abun- 
dance :  so  they  did  eat,  and  were 
filled,  and  became  fat,  o  and  de- 
lighted themselves  in  thy  great 
goodness. 

26  Nevertheless  they  were  diso- 
bedient, p  and  rebelled  against 
thee,  and  cast  thy  law  behind  q 
their  backs,  and  cslew  r  ihy  proph- 
ets, which  testified  against  them 
to  turn  them  to  thee  ;  and  ihey  : 
wrought  gieat  provocations.  | 

i7    Therefore   s  thou  deliveredst 
them   into  the   hand  of  their  ene- | 
mies,   who  vexed   them  ;    and    in 
the   time   of    their  trouble,   when 
they  cried  unto  thee,  thou  heard-  i 
est  them   from   heaven  ;    and,    ac- I 
cording  to   thy    manifold  mercies, 
thou    gavest    them   saviours,   who 
saved    them   out   of    the    hand   of' 
their  enemies.  i 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  9  i 
did  evil  again  before  thee:  there- 
fore leftesi  thou  them  in  the  hand 
of  their  enemies,  so  that  they  had 
the  ilomiiiion  over  them  :  yet  when 
they  returned,  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  lieardest  them  from  heaven  ; 
and  many  times  didst  thou  de- 
liver them,  according  to  thy , 
mercies  ;  j 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them, 
that  thou  mightest  bring  them 
again  unto  thy  law  :  yet  they  dealt 
proudly,  and  heaikened  not  unto 
thy  commandments,  but  sinned 
against  thy  judgments,  (which,  if 
a  man  do,  he  shall  live  in  them,) 
and  10  withdrew  the  shoulder,  and 
hardened  their  neck,  and  would 
not  hear  : 

31)  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  11 
fprbear  them,  and  testifiedst  t 
against  them  by  thy  spirit  V2  in  thy 
prophets;  yet  w-ould  they  not  give 
ear:  therefore  gavest  thou  them 
into  the  hand  of  the  people  of  the 
lands.  I 

31  Nevertheless,  for  thy  great 
mercies'  sake  thou  didst  not  ut- 
terly consume  them,  nor  forsake  i 


CHAP.  X. 

mNu. 14.31. 
Jos.  21.  43, 
45. 
nPs.44.2,  3. 

6  according 
to  their 

wi  U. 

7  or,  cis- 
terns. 

8  trees  of 
food. 

o  De.  32.  15. 
piu.'i.  11, 
12. 

Eze.  20.   21. 
q  Ps.  50.  17. 
r  IK.  18.  4. 
Ac.  7.  52. 
s  Ps.  106.41. 

9  returned 
to  do  evil. 

10  they 
gave  a 
withdraw- 
ing shoul- 
der. 

Zee.  7.  11. 

11  pro- 
tract over. 
«2Ch.36.15. 

12  in  the 
hand  of. 


13  weari- 
ness. 

14  found. 

u  2K.  17.  3. 
V  Ps.    119. 
137. 
145.  17. 
Da.  9.   5-14. 
w  Ps.  106.6. 
^  Je.  29.  19. 
y  De.31.  21. 
2K.  17.13. 
2  De.  28.47. 
ffi  De.  31.21. 
b  Ezr.  9.  9. 
cDe.  28.  .S3, 
rf  2K.  23.  3. 
2  Ch.  2.9.  10. 
c.  10.  29. 

15  are  at 
the  sealing, 
or,  seated, 

1  at  the 
sealings 
c.  9.  38 

2  or  gov- 
ernor, 

c.  8.  9. 
a  c.  1.  I. 
b  c.  12.1, &c. 


Tlie  men  tJuit  sealed  the  covetiant. 

them  ;  for  thou  art  a  gracious  and 
merciful  God. 

'&i  Now,  ihe.efore,  cur  God,  the 
great,  the  mighty,  aiid  the  terrible 
God,  who  keepest  covenant  and 
me.cy,  let  not  all  the  13  trouble 
seem  little  before  thee,  that  hath 
14  corne  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on 
our  princes,  and  on  cur  pnesls, 
and  on  our  prophets,  and  on  our 
fathers,  and  on  all  thy  people, 
since  the  time  u  of  the  kings  of 
Assyria  unlo  this  day. 

33  Howbeit,  thou  art  just  o  in  all 
that  is  brought  upon  us  ;  for  thou 
hast  done  right,  but  we  w  have 
done  wickedly  ; 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our 
princes,  our  paests,  nor  our  fath- 
ers, kept  thy  law,  nor  hearkened 
X  unto  thy  commandmentsand  thy 
testimonies,  whe.ewiih  thou  didst 
te.stily  y  against  them. 

35  For  z  they  have  not  served 
thee  in  their  kingdom,  and  in  thy 
great  goodness  that  thou  gavest 
them,  and  in  the  large  and  fat  a 
land  which  thou  gavest  before 
them  ;  neither  turned  they  from 
their  wicked  woiks. 

36  Behold,  we  are  servants  b 
this  day  ;  and  for  the  land  that 
thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers  to 
eat  the  I'ruit  thereof  and  the  good 
'.hereof,  behold,  we  are  servants 
in  it : 

37  And  it  yieldeth  much  increase 
unto  the  kings  c  whom  thou  hast 
set  over  us,  because  of  our  sins: 
also  they  have  dominion  over  our 
bodies,  and  over  our  cattle,  at 
their  pleasure,  and  we  ai-e  in  great 
distress. 

33  And  because  of  all  this,  we 
make  d  a  sure  covenant,  and  write 
it  :  and  our  princes,  Levites,  and 
priests,  15  seal  uiit'  it. 

CHAPTER  X. 

NOW  1  those  that  sealed  were, 
Nehemiah  the  2  Tiishatha, 
the  £on  of  Hachaliah,  a  and  Zid- 
kijaii, 

2  Seraiah,  6  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 

3  Pashur,  Ar.iariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hatlush,  Shebaniah,  IVIal- 
luch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Earuch, 

7  MeshuDar-i,  Abijhh,  Mija- 
min. 

8  IHaaziah,  Bilgai,  Sheraaiah  : 
these  were  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Levites  ;  both  Je- 
shua,  the  son  of  Azaniah,  Bin- 
nuiofthe  sons  of  Henadad,  Karl- 
miel  ; 

10  And    their    brethren,    ShebR- 

4S.5 


The  points  of  thf  eortnant.  NEHEMIAH. 

niah,    Ilodijnh,   KelilR,    Pclaiah, 
Hunan, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hnshabinh, 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiati,  Sheba- 
niali, 

13  Ho.]ij:ili,  Bani,  Beninii. 
H  The  chief  of  thB   people  ;  Pa- 

rosh,  c  Pahath-nioab,    £liim,  Zat- 
(hii,  Bnni, 

15  Bunni,  Ai^ri,  Bebni, 

16  Adoiiijab,  Big'vai,  Adiii, 

17  Ater,  Hizlcij:ili,  Azznr, 

18  Hoilij;ih,  Hashnm,  Bezai, 

19  H.uiph,  Analhoth,  Nebai, 

20  Mag-piash,  Meshullam,  He- 
lir, 

21  Mesheza  eel,  Zadok,  Jad- 
dua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashnb, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pileha,  Shobek, 

25  Uehum,  Ha^hubnah,  Maase- 
iah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Aiian, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  And  rf  the  rest  of  the  people, 
the  piiesis,  the  Levitcs,  the  por- 
ters, the  singers,  the  Nethinims, 
and  all  they  that  had  separated  e 
themselves  from  the  people  of  the 
lands  unto  the  law  /  of  God, 
their  wives,  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  every  g  one  having 
knowledge,  and  having  under- 
standing ; 

29  They  clave    to  their  brethren,  175  Nu.  28,29, 
their  nobles,  and   entered   into   a  ly  He.  10.11. 

curse,  and  into  an  oaih,  h  to  walk    

i  in  God's  law,  which  was  given 

3  by   Moses,    the   servant  of  God,  >  c.  13.  31. 
and    to    observe    and     do    all   the    Is.  40.  16. 
commandments  of   the   Lord   cur  s  He. 10.3  7. 
Lord,  and   his  judgments  and   his  i  Le.  6.  12. 
italutes;  uKx.  23.19. 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give  iNu.  18.  12. 
our  daughters  t  unto  the  people  of  jDe.  26.  2. 
the  land,  nor  take  their  daughters  i-  Ex.  13.  2. 
for  our  sons  :  1 12.  13. 

31  And  if  the  peopla  of  the  land    Le.  27.  26. 
bring    ware,   or   any    victualc,   on   w  Nu.15.19. 
the  /sabbath  day  to  sell,    thnt  we   De.  18.  4. 
would    not  buy  it    of  them  on   the    i- De.  26.   2. 
sabbath,  or  on  the  holy  day  ;    and   yNu.  18.21. 
that  we  would  leave  the  m  seventh   Mai.  3.  8, 
year,  and  the  exaction  n  of  every   10. 

4  debt.  zlCh.9.26. 

32  Also    we      made     ordinances  2  Ch.  31. 
for  us,  to  charge  curcelves  yearly    11,  12. 
with  the  third  part  of  a  shekel   for  a  De.  12.  6, 
the    service    of    the   house  of  our  11. 

God  ;  i-   ""  13.  10- 

33  For  the  shov^-bread,  o  and  for  li. 

the  continual  meat-offering,  p  and   a  Jos.  18.10. 
for  the  9  continual   burnt-offering,    b  ver.  18. 
of    the      sabbaths,     of    the     new   Mat.  4.  5. 
moons,  for  the   set  feasts,  and   for  27.  53. 
the  holy  ;Wng-s,  and  for  the   sin-    c  Ju.  5.9. 
48B 


cKtT.  2.  3, 

&c. 

c.  7.  8,  4c. 

ri  EzT.  2.  38. 

e  Le.20.  24. 

Kir.  10.  11- 

19. 

c.  9.  2. 

13.  3, 

/Ro.  1.  1. 

S  c.  8.  2. 

P«.  47.  7, 

h  De.29.  12, 

14. 

c.  5.  12,  13. 

P».  119. 

106. 

i2Ch.34.31, 

3  by  the 
hand  of. 
HEx.  34.16. 
De.  7.3. 
Kzr.  9.  12, 
14. 

/  Le.  23.  3. 

De.5.  12. 

c.  13.  15, 

&c. 

Is.  53.  13, 

14. 

m  Le.  25.4. 

n  De.  15.  2. 

c.  5.  1—13. 

4  bond. 

n  Le.  24.  5. 


B.  C.  445. 

ofltiringrs,  to  m^*  an  atonement 
for  Israel,  and  for  all  the  woik  ot 
the  house  i)f  our  God. 

34  And  we  cast  the  lot*  among 
the  prinolH,  the  Leviies,  and  the 
people,  fur  r  the  wood-ofleiinp,  to 
biing  it  into  the  house  ol  ourtiod, 
after  the  housesof  our  fntherx,  at 
times  appointed  year  hy  year  #  to 
burn  upon  the  altur  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  it  is  written  I  in  the 
law  ; 

35  And  to  bring  the  fifkt-fruiti  u 
of  our  ground,  and  the  flrst-fruili 
of  all  fiuit  of  nil  trees,  year  by 
year,  unto  the  house  of  tha 
Lord  : 

36  Also  the  first-born  of  our  sons, 
and  of  oar  cattle,  as  it  is  written  » 
in  the  law,  and  the  firstlings  of 
our  herds,  and  of  our  flocks,  to 
bring  to  the  house  of  our  God,  un- 
to the  priests  that  minister  in  the 
house  of  our  God  : 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the 
first- fni its  of  our  dough,  yt  and 
our  offerings,  and  the  fruit  x  of 
all  manner  of  trees,  of  win*  and 
of  oil,  unto  the  priests,  to  the 
chambers  of  the  house  of  our 
God  ;  and  the  tithes  y  of  our 
ground  unto  the  Levites,  that  the 
same  Levites  might  have  the 
tithes  in  all  the  cities  of  oui 
tillage. 

38  And  the  priest,  the  son  of 
Aaron,  shall  be  with  the  Levites, 
when  the  Levites  takx  tithes:  ^nd 
the  Levites  shall  bring  up  the 
tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the  house 
of  our  God,  to  the  chambers  z  into 
the  treasure-house. 

39  For  t'ne  children  of  Israel,  and 
the  children  cf  Le»i,  shall  bring  a 
the  offering  of  the  corn,  of  the  new 
wine  and  the  oil,  unto  the  cham- 
bers, where  are  the  vessels  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  priests  that 
mir-isler,  and  the  porters,  and  the 
singers  :  and  4  we  will  not  forsake 
the  house  of  our  God. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  people 
dwelt  at  Jerusalem  :  the  re« 
of  the  people  also  cast  lots,  a  to 
bring  one  of  ten  to  dwell  in  Jeru- 
salem, the  holy  h  city,  and  nine 
parts  to  dxoell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the 
men,  that  willingly  c  offered 
themselves  to  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

3  Now  these  arc  the  chief  of  the 
province  that  dwelt  in  Jenisa- 
l°m  ;  but  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
dwelt  every  one  in  his  possession 
in  their  cities,  to  wit,  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the 


B.  C.  445. 

dNethinims,  and  the  children  of 

Kolomoa's  servants. 

4  And  e  ai  Jerusalem  dwelt  «r- 
tain  of  the  children  of  Judah,  and 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin.  Of 
the  children  of  Jndah  ;  Athaiah 
the  son  of  U/.ziah,  the  son  of 
Zechariah,  the  son  of  Amariah, 
the  Son  of  Shephatiah,  the  son  of 
Mahalaleel,  of  the  children  of 
Perez;  / 

5  And  iVIaaseiah  the  son  of  Ba- 
ruch,  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the 
son  of  Hazaiah,  the  son  of  Ada- 
riah,  the  son  of  Joiarib,  the  son 
of  Zechaiiah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that 
dwelt  at  J«rusalem  vitTe  four  hun- 
dred threescore  and  eig'ht  valiant 
men. 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Ben- 
iimin  ;  Sallu  the  son  of  Meshul- 
1am  the  son  of  Joed,  the  son  of 
Pedaia"-,  the  son  of  Kolaiah,  the 
son  of  ]>raaseiah,  the  son  of  Ilhiel, 
the  son  of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai, 
nine  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was 
their  overseer:  and  Judah  the 
son  of  Senuah  was  second  over  the 
city. 

10  Of  the  priests  :  ^  Jedaiah  the 
son  of  Joiaiib,  Jachin. 

11  Scraiah  the  son  of  Hillriah, 
the  son  of  MeshuUam,  the  son  of 
Zadolc,  the  son  of  Meraioth,  the 
son  of  Ahilub,  liias  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren,  that  did 
the  work  of  the  house,  tcere  eight 
hundred  twenty  and  two  :  and 
Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 
son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi, 
the  son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of 
Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the 
fathers,  two  hundred  forty  and 
two  :  and  Amashai  the  son  of 
Azareel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of 
Immer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty 
men  of  valour,  an  hundred  twen- 
ty and  eight  :  and  their  overseer 
vias  Zabdiel,  the  son  of  1  one  of 
the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites  :  She- 
maiah  the  son  of  Hashub,  the  son 
of  Azrikam,  the  son  of  Hashabi- 
ah,  the  son  of  Bnnni  : 

16  And  Shahbethai  and  Joza- 
fcad,  of  the  chi?f  of  the  Levites,  2 
Kajd.  the  oversight,  ^  of  the  outward 
i  business  of  the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  k  the  son  of 
Micha,  the  son  of  Zabdi,  the  son 


CHAP.  XI. 

d  Ezr.  2.  43, 
55. 

e  1  Ch.  9.  3, 

&c. 

/Ge.  38.29, 
Pharez. 

ff  lCh.9.10, 


1  or,  Ha§- 
gedolirn. 

2  were 
o»er, 

h  1  Ch.  26. 
20. 

i  Ac.  6.  2,3. 

k  c.  12.  8. 


1 1  Ch.  16.4. 
25.  4—6. 

m  Ph.  4.  6. 

n  ver.  1. 

3  at.  thi 
gates. 

o  Vs.  81.  10. 

p  c.  3.  26. 

4  or,  the 

tower. 

q  Ezr.  6.8,9. 
7.20,  &c. 

5  or,  to  a 
sure  ordi- 
nance. 

rGe.  38.  30, 
Zarah. 

s  ICh. 18.17. 

<  Jos.  14.  15. 

uGe.26.  33. 
Am.  8.  14. 

V  Jos.  15.  8. 
2K.  23.  10. 
Je.  32.  35. 

6  o-r,  of. 

7  or,  to. 


Inhabitants  of  divers  ciiiet. 
of  Asaph,  was  the  principal  to  be- 
gin the  L  thanksgiving  i[i  prayer; 
m  and  Bakbukiah,  the  second 
among  his  brethren,  and  Abda 
the  son  of  Shamraua,  the  son  of 
Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduihun. 

18  All  the  Levites  in  the  holy  n 
city  tccTe  two  hundred  fourscore 
and   four. 

19  Moreover,  the  porters,  Akkub, 
Talmon,  and  their  brethren  that 
kept  3  the  gates,  o  were  an  hun- 
dred  seventy  and  two. 

20  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of 
the  piiests  and  the  Levites,  teere 
in  all  the  cities  of  Judah,  eveiy 
one  in  his  inheritance. 

21  But  p  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in 

4  Ophel  :  and  Ziha  and  Gispa 
loere  over  the  Nethinims. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Le- 
vites at  Jerusalem  was  Uzzi,  the 
son  of  Bani,  the  son  of  Hasha- 
biali,  t!ie  son  of  Mattaniah,  the 
son  of  Micha.  Of  the  sons  of 
Asaph,  the  sinf^ers  wire  over 
the  business  of  the  house  cf  God. 

23  For  9  it  inas  the  kind's  com- 
mandment concerning  th»m,  that 

5  a  certain  portion  should  be 
for  the  singers,  due  for  every 
day. 

94  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of 
Meshezabeel,  of  the  children  of 
Zerah,  r  the  son  of  .'udah,  vtas 
at  s  the  king's  hand  in  all  mat- 
ters concerning  tl>€  people. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with 
their  f  eld.%,  so^ne  of  the  children 
cf  Judah  dwelt  at  K ir^ath-arba,  t 
and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villajeo 
thereof,  and  at  Jekabzeel,  and  in 
the  villages  thereof, 

23  And  at  Jeshua,  and  at  Mola- 
dah,  and  at  Beth-phelet , 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at 
Beer-sheba,  and  in  the  villag'es 
thereof. 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Me- 
konah,  and  in  the  villages  there- 
of, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at 
Zareah,  and  at  Jarmuth, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in 
their  villages,  at  Lachish,  and 
the  fields  thereof,  at  Azekah,  and 
in  the  villages  thereof.  And  tliey 
dwelt  from  Beer-sheba  u  unto  the 
valley  v  of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benja- 
min 6  from  Geba  7  dwelt  at  Mich- 
mash,  and  Aija,  and  Beth-el, 
and  in  their  villages, 

32  And  at  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ana- 
niah, 

33  Hazor,  Ramah,  Gittaira, 

487 


IVieprietti  and  Levitts. 

34  Hadid,  Zi-bolm,  Nebnllat, 
33  Liid,  mill   Uiiu,   the    valley  w 
of  criil'ismen. 
36  Ami   of  ilie  Levites  were  <li- 
visiur,!!  Ill  JuiIhIi,  aiid  ii>   Benja- 
min. 

CHAPTER    XII. 

NOW  a  these  are  the  priests 
and  ilie  I.eviies  that  went  up 
\>\i\\  Zeiul.baliel  the  son  of  She- 
alliel,  and  Jeshua  ;  Seraiah,  6  Je- 
remiali,  £zi'a, 

2  Aiiuiriah,  I  Malluch,  Hattush, 

3  Shechuniali,  2  3  Rehum,  4  Mc- 
reinoth, 

4  Mdo,  5  Ginnetho.  Abijah,  c 

5  IVliainiii,6  7  iVIaadiah,  Bilgah, 

6  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Je- 
daiah, 

7  Sallii,8  Amok,  Hilkiah,  Jeda- 
iah.  These  icere  the  chief  of  the 
priests,  and  of  their  brethren,  in 
the  days  of  Jes"\ua.  d 

8  Aloieover,  '.he  Levi'.es :  Je- 
shua, Binnui,  Kadmiel.  Shere- 
biah,  Judah,  and  Maf.aniah,  e 
which  >c*s  over  9  the  thanlt^jriv- 
ing,  he  ^nd  his  brethren. 

9  Ako  Ba.kbukiah  and  Unni, 
tlieir  bre'hren,  Mfre  over  againot 
them  in  the  wa'rhes. 

10  And  Jeshua  bezat  Joiakim, 
Joinkim  also  beg'at  Eliachib,  and 
Eliasliib  boKat  Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  beg'at  Jonathan, 
and  Jonathan    begat   Jaudua. 

12  And  in  the  dayi?  of  Joiakim 
were  priest.";,  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers :  of  Seraiah,  Aleraiah :  of 
Jeremiah,  Hananiah  : 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam :  of 
Air.ariah,  Jebohanan  : 

14  Of  MelicD,  Jonathan  :  of 
Shebaniah,  Joseph  : 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna  :  of  Merai- 
oth,  Helkai  : 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah:  of  Gin- 
nethon,  Meshullam  : 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri  :  of  Mini- 
amin  of  Moadiah,  Piltai  : 

18  Of  Biigrah,  Rhammua  :  of 
Shemaiah,  Jehonathan  : 

19  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai  :  of 
Jedaiah,  Uzzi : 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai  :  of  Amok, 
Eber : 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah :  of 
Jedaiah,  Nethaneel. 

22  The  Levites,  in  th"  days  of 
Eliashib,  Joiada,  and  Johanan, 
and  Jaddiia,  were  recorded  chief 
of  the  fathers  :  also  the  priests, 
to  the  reign  of  Darius  the  Per- 
sian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief 
of  the  lathers,  were  written  J"  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles,  even 

498 


NEHEMIAH. 


B.  C.  448. 


u>  1  Ch.4. 14. 1  until  the  day*  of  Johanan  the  ion 
oEzr.2.  1,2.  jof  Eliai.hib. 


6  c.  10. i!— 8. 

1  or,  Aleli- 
cu,  ver.  14. 

2  or,  Sheba- 
niah, 

ver.  14. 

3  or,  }Ia- 
rim, 
ver.  15. 

4  or,  Mera- 
ioth, 

ver.  15. 

5  or,  Cin- 
nethon, 
ver.  16. 

c  Lu.   1.  5, 
Abia. 

6  or,  Mini' 
nmin, 

ver.  17. 

7  or,  Moa- 
diah, 

ver.  17. 

8  or,  Sallai, 
ver.  20. 

d  Ezr.  3.  2. 
Joshua. 
Hag.  I.  1. 
Zee.  3.  1. 
fic.  11.  17. 

9  i.  e.  :he 
pfalns  of 
tha?iks- 
giviiig. 

f\  Cii.9.14, 
«cc. 


?lCh.23.25, 
26. 

h'E./.x.  3.  11. 

10  or,  trea- 
suries, or, 
assemblies. 

i  c.  8.9. 

it   Er.r.  7.  6, 
11. 

lPs.30,title. 

TOlCh.25.6. 
2Ch.5.  13. 

nHe.5.  1,3. 

o  ver.  38.40. 

pc.  3.  13. 
9  Nu. 10.2,8. 
r  1  Ch.  83.5. 


.4  And  the  chief  of  the  Lcvitei  : 
Hashabiiih,  Shurebiuh,  and  Je- 
shua the  hon  of  Kadmiel,  wiiii 
their  bielbren  over  against  them, 
to  praise  and  to  five  thanks,  ac- 
cording to  the  cuminRndnienl  g  of 
David  the  man  of  God,  ward  k 
over  against  ward. 

25  Mattaiiiah,  and  Bakbukiah, 
Obadiah,  Meshullam,  Tulmon, 
Akkub,  tcerc  porters,  keeping 
the  ward  at  the  10  tlire«holds  of 
the  gates. 

26  These  loere  in  the  day«  of 
Joiakim  the  son  of  Jeshua,  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  in  tli>i  days 
of  Nehemiah  i  the  governor,  and 
of  Ezra  the  priest,  the  k  scribe. 

27  And  at  the  ilediculion  /of  the 
wall  of  Jerusalem,  thev  soiignt 
the  Levites  out  of  all  their  olaces, 
to  bring  them  to  Jeruji  e.n,  to 
keep  the  dedication  with  g..\ane2S, 
both  ?n  with  thanksgivings,  and 
with  singing,  willt  cy.nnals, 
psalteries,  and   with   harps. 

U8  And  the  sons  of  the  singem 
gathered  themselves  together, 
both  out  of  the  plain  country 
round  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  villages  of  Netophathi  ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal, 
and  out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and 
Azmaveth  :  for  the  singers  had 
builde<l  them  villages  round  about 
Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites purified  themselves,  and 
purified  n  the  people,  and  the 
gates,  and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes 
of  Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  ap- 
pointed two  great  companies  of 
them  that  gave  thank.s,  tchereo/  o 
one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall,  toward  p  the  dung-gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Ho- 
shaiah,  and  half  of  the  princes  of 
Judah, 

33  And  A^.nriah,  Ezra,  and 
Meshullam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and 
Shcmaiah,  and  Jeremiah  ; 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons 
with  trumpets  ;  q  namely,  Zecha- 
riah the  son  of  Jonathan,  the  son 
of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of  Matta- 
niah,  the  son  ofMichaiah.  the  son 
of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  ; 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah, 
and  Azarael,  Milalai,  Gilalai, 
Maai,  Nethaneel,  and  Judah, 
Hanani.with  the  musical  instru- 
ments r  of  David  the  man  of  God, 
and  Ezra  the  scribe  before  thero. 


B.  C.  434.  CHAP.  XIII. 

37  And  at  the    fountain-gate,  »i  s c.3.15,  &c. 
which    was    over    against    them,    i  ver.  31. 
they  went  up  by  the   stairs  of  the   u2K.14.  13. 
city  of  David,  at  the  going    up  of  c.  8.  16. 
the  wall,  above  the  house  of  Da-   v  Je.  32.  2. 
vid,    even    uato    the    water-gate  ,  11  mode 
eastward.  |  their  voice 

38  And   the   other  t  company  of  'to  be  heard, 
them  that   gave  thanks  went  over  iv  Ps.  81.  1. 
against   them,  and    I   after  them,   S8.  4 — 6. 
and  the  half  of  the   people    upon   x  Ezr.  3.  13. 
the  wall,   from  beyond   the   tower  yc.  13.  12, 
of    the     furnaces    even  unto   the  1 13. 

broad  wall  ;  |  12  i.  e.  ap- 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of  u  pointed  by 
Ephraim,  and  above  the  old  gate,  '  the  law. 
and   above  the   fish-gate,  and  the    13 /or  the 
tower  of  Hananeel,  and  the  tower   Joy  of  Ju- 
of    Meah,   even   unto  the   sheep-   dali. 

gate  :  and  they  stood  still  in  the  14  stood. 
V  prison-gate.  z  I  Ch,  25. 

40  So  stood  the  two  companies  of    28. 

the7n  that  gave  thanks  in  the  house   a  2  Ch.  29. 

of  God,  and  I,  and  the  half  of  the    30. 

rulers  with  nie  :  6  Nu.  18.21, 

41  And     the     priests ;    Eliakim,   26. 
Maasoiah,    Miniamin,  Michaiah,    15i.  e.sei 
Elioenai,   Zechaiiah,   and    liana-   apart. 
iiiah,  with  trumpets  ; 

42  And     Maaseiah,     and     She- 

maiah,  and    Eleazar,   and     Uzzi,   

and   Jehohanan,    and   Malchijah, 

and    Elam,   and   Ezer.      And   the 

singers  11  sang  aloud,  vi  with  Jez-    1  there  was 

raliiah  lAeir  overseer.  read. 

43  Also    that    day    they    offered   oDe.31.  11, 
great  sacrifices,  and  rejoiced  ;   for   12. 

Uod   had   made  them  rejoice  with  2  K.  23.  2. 

great  joy  :   the  wives  also  and  the  c.  8.  3,  8. 

children  rejoiced;   so  that  the  joy  lears. 

of  Jerusalem    was   heard   z  even  6  De.  23.3,4. 

afarofl'.  c  Mat. 25.40. 

44  And  at  that  time  were   some  d  Nu.  22.  5. 
appointed  over  the  chambers  y  for  e  Nu.  24.  10. 
the  treasures,  for  the  otl'erings,  for  De.  23.  5. 
the   first-fruits,  and  for  the  tithes,  Jos.  24.  9, 
to  ga:her  into  them,   out    of  the  10. 

fields '-f  the  cities,  the  portions  12  Mi.  6.  5. 

of  the  law  for  the  ories'.s  and  Le-  f  c.  9.  2. 

Tites :   13  for  Judah   rejoiced     fcr  i  being  set 

t^■e  rriestsand  for  the  Levitesthat  over. 

14  waiter.  g  2  Ch.  31. 

45  And  both  tbe  cingers  apQ  the  11. 
po'"*.7iv  'fdptthe  ward  of  tbeiiGod,  c.  12.  44. 
and  the  ward  o*'  th"^   '^••rificaUon,  4  the  com- 
accoru.ng  to '"^e   commandment  z  mand-Tisii 
o(  Pa /id,  and  of  Soiomon  his  son.  of  Ch:  Le- 

46  Fo'    i'.     ihe     days    of    David  vttes. 

and  a    Asaph,  of  old,   there   were]  h  Nn.  18. m, 
chief  of  the  singers,  and  songs  of,  24. 
praise  and  tbanksgiving  unto  God.  I  i  c.  5.  14. 

47  And  all  Israel,  in  the   days  of}  5  at  the  end 
Zerubhabel,   and    in    the    days  oV.ofdays. 
Nehemiah,  gave   the    portions  of  6  or,  / 

the  singers  and  the  porters,  every  '  earnestly 
day  his  portion;  6  and  they  15  requested. 
Bunctified  holy    things    unto    Ihe  [l  standing. 


Tim  'mixed  multitudt  separated. 

Levites;   and  the   Levites  sancti- 
fied    them    unto    the   children    of 
Aaron. 
j  CHAPTER    XIII. 

ON  that  day  1  they  read  a  in 
the  book  of  Moses  in  the  2 
[audience  of  the  people;  and 
therein  6  was  found  written,  that 
the  Ammonite  and  the  MoaUite 
should  not  come  into  the  congre- 
gation of  God  for  ever  ; 

2  Because  c  they  met  not  the 
children  of  Israel  with  bread  and 
with  water,  but  hired  d  Balaam 
against  them,  that  he  should  curse 
them;  howbeiteour  God  turned 
the  cuise  into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  had  heard  the  law,  that  they 
separated  /  from  Israel  all  the 
mixed  multitude. 

4  And  before  this,  Eliashib  the 
3  priest,  having  the  oversight  of 
the  chamber  of  the  house  of  our 
God,  -was  alli'^d  unto  Tobiah  : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him 
a  great  chamber,  where  g  afore- 
time they  laid  the  meat-otierings, 
the  frankincense,  and  the  vessels, 
and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  (4  which  was 
commanded  h  to  be  given  to  the 
Levites,  and  the  singei-s,  and  the 
porters,)  and  the  ollcrings  of  the 
priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not 
I  at  Jerusalem:  fori  in  the  two 
and  thirtieth  year  of  Artaxerxes 
king  of  Babylon  came  I  unto  the 
king,  and  5  after  certain  daya 
obtained  6  I  leave  of  the  king. 

7  And  1  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
understood  of  the  evil  that  Elia- 
shib did  for  Tcbiah,  in  preparing 
him  a  chanii)er  in  the  courts  of 
the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore  ;  there- 
fore I  cast  forth  all  the  household 
stufi'  of  Tobiah  out  of  the  cham- 
ber. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they 
cleansed  the  chambers  :  and  thi- 
*.her  brought  I  again  the  vessela 
of  '.he  house  of  God,  with  the 
meat-oifeiing  and  the  frankin- 
icnse. 

10  And  I  perceived  that  the  por- 
tions of  the  Levites  had  not  been 
given  them:  for  the  Levites  and 
the  singers  that  did  the  work 
were  fied  every  one  to  his  field. 

11  Then  contended  I  with  the 
rulers,  and  said,  Why  is  the 
hrjse  of  God  forsaken?  And  I 
gathered  them  together,  and  set 
them  in  their  7  place. 

12  Then  brought    all   Judah  the 

439 


Nd\emiah  rtformeth  abuses, 

lillie  of  llie  corn,  and  tlie  new 
wine,  iind  tlie  oil,  unto  tlie  8 
treasuries. 

13  Ami  I  made  treasurers  over 
the  irca^urieK,  k  Sheleiniali  ihe 
priest,  uiid  /adok  the  ucribe. ; 
naJ  ot'  the  Lcviies,  Peduiah  ;  aad 
9  next  lu  them  was  Ilanaii  the  son 
of  Zaccur,  the  son  of  Mattaniah  ; 
for  tliey  were  counted  faithful  ;  I 
and  10  their  office  tens  to  distribute 
unto  their  brethren. 

14  Remember  m  me,  O  my  God, 
concerning  this,  and  wipe  not  out 
my  11  good  deeds  lliat  I  have 
doae  for  the  house  of  my  Uod, 
and  for  the  12  oihces  thereof. 

15  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah 
some  treading  wine-presses  on  the 
n  sabbath,  and  bringing  in 
sheaves,  and  lading  asses  ;  as  also 
wine,  grapes,  and  ligs,  and  all 
manner  of  burdens,  which  o  they 
brought  into  Jerusalem  on  the 
sabbath  day :  and  I  testified 
against  them  in  the  day  wherein 
they  sold  victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also 
therein,  which  brought  fish,  and 
all  manner  of  ware,  and  sold  on 
the  sabbath  unto  the  children  of 
Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  Then  p  I  contended  with  the 
nobles  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
them,  What  evil  thing  is  this 
that  ye  do,  and  profane  the  sab- 
bath day  "? 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  thus,  g 
and  did  not  our  God  bring  all  this 
evil  upon  us,  and  upon  this  city? 
yet  ye  bring  more  wrath  upon 
Israel  by  profaning  the  sabbath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pa.ss,  that 
when  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  be- 
gan to  be  dark  before  r  the  sab- 
bath, I  commanded  that  the 
gates  should  be  shut,  and  charged 
that  they  should  not  be  opened 
till  after  the  sabbath  :  and  some 
of  my  servants  set  I  at  the  gates, 
that  there  should  no  burden  be 
brouirht  in  on  the  sabbath  day. 

20  So  the  merchants  ai'd  sellers 
of  all  kind  of  ware  lodged  without 
Jerusalem  once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against  them, 
and  Baid  unto  them,  Why  lodge 
ye  13  about  the  wall  ?  If  ye  do  so 

490 


NBHEMIAH.  B.  C.  434. 

8or,ftore-  again,   I   will  Iny   bnndi  on  you. 
houses,  Fium  that   imc  forth   came  they 
Mai.  3.  10.  no  /nore  on  the  sabbath. 
k  c.  12.  44.  2*2    And    1   c  >u>manded   the     Le- 
ver. 5.  vites  that  they   a  should  cleanse 

9  at  tluir  themselves,  and  that  they  should 
hand.  come  and  keep  the  gales,  to  sanc- 
'  Ac.  6.  3.  tify  the  sabbath  day.  Remember 
1  Ti.  3.  10.  (  me,  (J   my   God,  concerning   this 

10  it  was  also,  and  spare  me  according  to 
upon  them,  the  14  greatness  of  thy  mercy. 

m  Ps.  122.  6-  23  In  iho^c  days  also  saw  1  Jews 

9.  that  had  13  married  wives  u  of 
He.  6.  10.  Ashdod,  of  Amnion,  irmi  of  Moab: 
\l  kind-  24  And  their  children  spake  half 
7iesse8.  in   the   speech  of  Ashdod,  and  18 

12  or,  ohser-  could  not  speak  in  the  Jews'  lun- 
vations.  guage,  but  according  to  the  lan- 
nFjX.  20.10.  guage  of  17  each  people. 

o  c.  10.  31.  25  And  v  I  contended  with  them, 

7?  ver.  U.  and    cursed    18    them,   and  smote 

Pr.  28.  4.  certain  of  them,   and   plucked   ofl' 

7Je.  17.21-  their  hair,  and  made  them  swear 

23.  w  by   God,   saying.  Ye   shall    not 

r  Le.  23.  32.  givK  your    d;iughtcrs    unto    their 

13  be/ore.  sons,  nor  take  their daughtersunto 
your  sons,  or  for  yourselves. 

s  c.  12.  30.  23  Wi'I   "ol  Solomon    x   king    of 

/ver.  14,31.  Israel  sin  by  these  things?    yet  i; 

li  OT,  mat-  among    many   nations    was    there 

titude.  "O  king  like   him,   who   was     be- 

\5  made  to  loved     z    of    his    God,   and   God 

dice II  with  made    him  king    over    all  Israel: 

them.  nevertheless,   even    him  did    out- 

u  Ezr.  9.  2.  landish  women  cause  to  sin. 

\6  titer/ dis-  27  Shall   we   then    hearken   unto 

cerne'i  not  yo"    to   'lo   all   this  great   evil,  to 

to  speak.  transgress     against    our    God     in 

\7  people  marrying  strange  wives? 

and  people.  28  And   one  o(  the  sons  of  Joia. 

uver.  11,17.  da,  a  the  son  of  Kliashib  the  high 

18  or,  re-  priest,  was  son-in-law   to   Sanbal- 

viled.  'at    the     Horonite :     therefore     I 

Ps.  15.  4.  chased  him  from  me. 

w  Ezr.  10.  5.  29  Remember    6    them,    O     my 

c.  10.29,30.  God,   19    because     they   have   de- 

X  1  K.  11.  1.  filfid  tlie  priesthood,  and  the  cove- 

y  1  K.  3.  13.  nant  c  of  the   priesthood,  and  of 

2Ch.  9.  22.  the  Levitts. 

s-2Sa.12.24.  30    Thus  cleansed   I   them    from 

rtc.  12.10,22.  til    strangers,  and   appointed   the 

/;  c.  6.  14.  wards    d  of    the   priests    and  th^ 

\9  for  the  Levites,   evsry  one   in   his    busi- 

dc filiu^s,  ness  ; 

c  Mai.  2.  4,  31  And   for  the  wocd-bP"erin»,  at 

10.  '  times  appointed  and  for  the  fiist- 
d  c.  10.  34.  fruits.  Remember  e  me,  0  »/ 
ePs.26.  8.9.  {God,  fcr  good. 


N 


THE    BOOK    OF    ESTHER 

CHAPTER  I.  ,   B.  C.  521. 

OW  it  came    to    pass    in   the 


days  of  Ahasuerus,  a  (this  is  I  a  Ezr.  4.  6. 
Ahasuerus  which  reigned  from  I  Da.  9. 1. 
India  even  unto  Ethiopia,  over  6:6c.  8.  9. 
an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty  j  Da.  6.  1. 
provinces,)  c  Ne.  1.  1. 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  thelrfGe.  40.20. 


king  Ahasuerus  sat  on  the  throne 
of  his  kingdom,  which  loaa  in 
Shushan  c  the  palace, 

3  la  the  third  year  of  his  reign, 
he  made  a  feast  d  unto  all  his 
princes  and  his  servants  ;  the 
power  of  Persia  and  Media,  the 
nobles  and  princes  of  the  provin- 
ces being  before  him  ; 

4  When  he  showed  the  riches  of 
his  glorious  kingdom,  and  the  hon- 
our of  his  excellent  majesty,  many 
days,  even  an  hundred  and  four- 
score days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were  ex- 
pired, the  king  made  a  feast  unto 
all  the  people  that  were  1  present 
in  Shushan  llie  p;ilace,  both  unto 
great  and  small,  seven  days,  in  the 
court  of  ihe  garden  of  the  king's 
palace  ; 

6  Where  were  white,  green,  and 
2  bliiK  hangings,  fastened  with 
cords  of  fine  linen  and  purple  to 
silver  lings  and  pillars  of  marble  : 
thi  beds  t  were  of  gold  and  silver, 
upon  a  pavement  3  of  red,  and 
blue,  and  white,  and  black  mar- 
ble. 

7  Aiid  they  gave  them  drink  in 
vessels  'jf  gold,  (the  vessels  being 
diverse  one  from  another,)  and  4 
royal  wjne  in  abundance,  accord- 
ing to  .he  5  state  of  the  king. 

3  And  the  drinking  (cai;  according 
to  the  law;  none  did  compel  ;_/" 
for  so  the  king  had  appointed  to 
all  the  officers  of  his  house,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  every 
man's  p'easure, 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a 
feast  for  the  women  in  the  royal 
house  which  belonged  to  king  Aha- 
suerus. 

10  On  the  seventh  day,  when 
the  g  heart  of  the  king  was  merry 
A  with  wine,  he  commanded  Me- 
human,  Biztha,  Haibona,  i  Big- 
tha,  and  Abagtha,  Zethar,  and 
Carcas,  the  seven  6  chamberlains 
that  served  in  the  presence  of 
Ahasuerus  the  king, 

11  To  bring  Vasiiti  the  queen 
before  the  king,  with  ths  crown 
royul,  to  show  the  people  and  the 


c.2.  18. 
Mar.  6.  21. 
\/ound. 

2  or,  violet, 
c.  8.  15. 
eEze.  23.41. 
Am.  6.  4. 

3  or,  of  por- 
phyry, and 
marble 

and  alabas- 
ter, and 
stone  of 
blue  colour. 

4  wine  of 
the  king- 
dom. 

5  hand. 
/Hab.2.)5. 
^2Sa.  13.28. 
h  Ec.  10.  19. 
i  c.7.  9. 

6  or,  eu- 
nuchs. 


7  good  of 
counte- 
Jiance. 

1  Sa.  25.  3. 

8  which 
was  by  the 
hand  of  bis 
eunuchs. 

k  Je.  10.  7. 
nCh.  12.32. 
n,  Ezr.  7.14. 
n2K.  25.19. 

9  what  to  do. 

10  he  good 
with. 

11  from  be- 
fore him. 

I2pass  not 
away. 
c.  8.  8. 
Da.  6.8-15. 

13  her  com- 
panion. 

o  Ep.  5.  33. 
Col.  3.  18. 

14  loas  good 
in  the  eyes 
of. 


princes  her  beauty  :  for  she  waj  7 
fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused 
to  come  at  the  king's  command- 
ment 8  by  his  cliamberlains : 
therefore  was  the  king  very 
wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in 
him. 

13  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise 
k  rnen,  which  knew  I  the  times, 
(for  so  was  the  king's  manner 
towards  all  that  knew  law  and 
judgment  ; 

14  And  the  next  unto  him  teas 
Carsheria,  Shelhar,  Admatha, 
Tarshish,  Meres,  Marsena,  and 
Memucan,  the  seven  m  princes  of 
Persia  and  Media,  which  n  saw 
the  king's  face,  a«d  which  sat  the 
first  in  the  kingdom  ;) 

15  What  9  shall  we  do  unto  the 
queen  Vashti  according  to  law, 
because  she  hath  not  performed 
the  commandment  of  the  king 
-Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  be- 
fore the  king  and  the  princes, 
Vashti  the  queen  hath  not  done 
wrong  to  the  king  only,  but  also  to 
all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple that  arc  in  all  the  provinces  of 
the  king  Ahasuenis. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen 
shall  come  abroad  unto  all  women, 
so  that  they  shall  despise  their 
husbands  in  their  eyes,  when  it 
shall  be  reported.  The  king  Ahas- 
uerus commanded  Vashti  the 
queen  to  be  brought  in  before  him, 
but  she  came  not. 

18  Likewise  shall  the  ladies  of 
Permit  and  Media  say  this  day 
unto  all  the  king's  princes,  which 
have  heard  of  the  deed  of  the 
queen.  ThMS  shall  there  arise  \oo 
much  contempt  and  wrath. 

19  If  it  10  please  the  king,  let 
there  go  a  royal  commandment 
11  from  him,  and  let  it  be  written 
among  the  laws  of  the  Persians 
and  the  Medes,  that  it  12  be  not 
altered,  that  Vashti  come  no  more 
before  king  Ahasuerus  ;  and  let 
the  king  give  her  royal  estate 
unto  13  another  that  is  better  than 
she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree 
which  be  shall  make  shall  be  pub- 
lished throughout  all  his  empire, 
(for  it  is  great,)  all  the  wives  shall 
give  to  their  husbands  honour,  o 
both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  14  pleased  the 

491 


A  ixexB  quten  xi  to  be  clioteit. 
king  and  the  princei ;  and  the 
king  did  acooidiiig  lo  the  word  of 
MKinucan  : 
42  i^'or  he  sent  letter*  ;>  into  nli 
the  king's  piovinces,  into  every 
province  accoiding  to  the  writing 
Uicieol,  and  to  every  people  allei 
their  language,  lluit  eveiy  man 
should  beur  Pile  9  in  his  own 
bouse  ;  and  that  15  il  should  be 
published  Bccording-  to  the  lan- 
guage of  every  p<;ople. 

CHAKrEH  n. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the 
wialli  ol  king  Ahasueius  was 
appeased,  he  leinenibered  Vashti, 
and  what  she  had  done,  and  what 
a  was  decreed  against  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  sen-ants 
that  ministered  unto  him.  Let 
theie  be  fair  young  virgins  sought 
for  the  king  : 

3  And  lei  the  king  appoint  ol- 
ficcis  in  all  the  provinces  of  his 
kingdom,  that  they  may  gather 
together  all  the  fair  young  virgins 
unto  Siiushan  the  palace,  to  the 
house  of  the  women,  unto  the  1 
custody  of  iHege  the  king's  cham- 
berlain, keeper  of  the  women  ; 
and  let  their  things  for  purifica- 
tion be  given  them  : 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which 
pleaselh  the  king  be  queen  6  in- 
stead of  Vashii.  And  the  thing 
pleased  the  king  ;  and  he  did 
eu. 

5  Now  in  Shushan  the  palace 
there  was  a  certain  Jew,  whose 
name  W(l3  Monlecai,  the  son  of 
Jair,  the  son  of  Shiniei,  the  son  of 
Kish,  a  Beujamiie, 

6  Who  had  been  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem  with  the  captiv- 
ity c  which  had  been  carried 
away  with  'i  Jecoiuali  king  of 
Jurlah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar 
the  king  of  Babylon  had  carried 
awav. 

7  And  he  4  brought  up  Hadas- 
sah  (that  in,  Esther)  his  uncle's 
daiishter;  for  she  had  neither  fa- 
ther" nor  mother,  and  the  maid 
teas  5  fair  and  beautiful  ;  whom 
Mordecai,  when  her  father  and 
mother  were  dead,  took  for  his 
own  daughter. 

8  So  it  came  to  pass,  -when  the 
king's  cornrranQment  r.nd  his  de- 
cree was  heard,  and  when  many 
maidens  were  gathered  -.ogether  d 
unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai.  that  Estlier  was 
brought  also  unto  the  king's 
house,  to  the  custody  of  Hegai, 
keeper  of  the  women. 

0  And  the  jr.aid-n  pleaMd  him, 

m 


ESTHER. 

pc.  8.  9. 
q  Ep.  5.!ia— 

I  Ti.  2.  12. 
15  one 
should  pub- 
linh  it  (ic- 
rording  to 
the  language 
0/  his 
people. 
oc.  1.  19,20. 

1  hand. 

2  or,  Hegai, 
ver.  8. 
6Mat.20.16. 
22.  i4. 

f  2K.24.  14, 
13. 
Je.24.  1. 

3  or,  Jehoi- 
achin. 

2  K.  24.  6. 

4  nourished. 
Ep  6.  4. 

5 fair  of 
form,  and 
good  of 
counte- 
nance, 
d  ver,  3. 


t  Pe.  106.46. 
/  ver.  3,  12. 

6  her  por- 
tion. 

7  changed. 
g  ver.  20. 

8  the  peace 
of  Esther. 
Ge.  37.  14. 

1  Sa.  17.  18. 
h  Pr.  7.  17. 
la.  57.  9. 

i  Ge.  34.  19. 
De.21.  14. 
Is.  62.  4,5. 

k  \i.  43.  1. 
I  Ca.6.  9. 
8.  10. 
Ac.  7.  10. 

9  or,  kind- 
ness. 

10  before 
him. 


B.  C.  621. 

and  the  obtained  kindncm  e  cf 
him  i  and  he  speedily  gave  her 
her  things  lor  /  puiilii  aiiun,  wilO 
such  6  things  us  l.elooged  to  hrr, 
and  seven  maidens,  which  wir* 
meet  to  be  gi\cn  her,  out  of  the 
king's  linuse  :  and  he  7preteried 
her  and  her  maids  unto  the 
best  place  of  the  house  of  the  wo- 
men. 

10  Esther  had  not  showed  hei 
people  nor  her  kindred  :  foi  Mor- 
decai had  charged  her  g  that  she 
should  not  show  rt. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every 
day  before  the  court  of  the  wo- 
men's house,  to  know  8  how  Es- 
ther did,  and  what  should  become 
of  her. 

12  Now,  when  every  maid'i 
turn  was  come  to  go  in  to  king 
Ahasucrus,  after  that  sh-;  had  been 
twelve  moiiibs  according  to  the 
manner  of  the  women,  (for  so  weie 
the  days  of  their  purifications 
accomplished,  to  ivit,  six  months 
with  oil  of  myrrh,  h  and  six  months 
with  sweet  odou  s,  and  with  other 
things  for  the  purifying  of  the 
women,) 

13  Then  thus  came  ecery  maiden 
unto  the  king;  whatsoever  she 
desired  was  given  her,  to  go  with 
her  out  ot  th'e  house  of  the  women 
unto  the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and 
on  the  morrow  she  returned  into 
the  second  houee  of  the  women,  to 
the  custody  of  Shaashgaz  the 
king's  chamberlain,  which  kept 
the  concubines  :  she  curne  in  unto 
the  king  no  more,  except  i  the 
king  delighted  in  her,  and  that 
she  were  called  by  i  name. 

15  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther, 
the  daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle 
of  i\Iordecai,  who  had  taken  her 
for  his  daughter,  was  come  to  go 
in  unto  the  king,  she  required  no- 
thing  but  what  Hegai  the  king's 
chamberlain,  the  keeper  of  -.he 
women,  appointed:  and  Esther 
obtained  favour  /  in  the  sight  of 
all  them  that  looked  upon  her. 

16  So  Esther  was  liiken  unto  king 
Ahasuerus  into  his  house  royal  in 
the  tenth  month;  which  is  tte 
month  Tebj'.h,  in  the  seventh  year 
ofhisrsign. 

17  And  till?  king  loved  Esther 
above  all  the  women,  and  she  ob- 
tained graci  and  favour  9  in  10  bis 
sight  more  than  all  the  Virgins  ;  so 
that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon 
her  head,  and  made  her  queen 
instead  of  Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great 


B.  C.  519.  CHAP.  III. 

m  feast  unto  all  bis  princes  and  his  1  m  c.  1.  3. 

servants,  even  Esther's  feast ;  and 

ho  made  a   11  release  to  the   prov-    11  rest. 

inces,  and  g'ave   gifts  n  according' 

to  the  state'of  the  king.  n  Ne.  8.  12. 

19  And    wlien     the   virgins  were 
gathered  together  the  second  time,    o  c.  3.  2. 
then  Mordecai  sat  o  in  the  ting's 

gate.  pEp.6.1— 3. 

20  Esther    had    not   yet    showed 

her  kindred    nor    her  people,    as  12  or,  Big- 

Mordecai  had  charged  her  :  for  p  Ihana, 

Esther  did  the  command  of  Mor-  c.  6.  2. 
decai,     like     as     when    she     was 

brought  up  with  him.  lolhreshold. 

21  In   those  days,   while    Morde- 

cai  sat   in  the  king's  gate,  two  of    y  c.  6.  1,  2. 

the  king's  chamberlains,    12  Big- 

than  and   Teresh,   of  those  v/hich    a  Nu.  24.  7, 

kept  the  13  door,  were  wroth,   and    1  Sa.  15.  8, 

sought  to  l.iy  hand    on   the    king  33. 

Ahasuerus. 

22  And  the   thing  was  known  to   6  Ge.  41.  43. 
Mordecai,  who   q  told  it  unto  Es- 
ther the  queen,   and  Esther  certi-    c  Ps.  15.  4. 
fled  the  king  thereof  in  Mordecai's 

name.  d  ver.  2. 

23  And     when      iniiuisilion     was 

made  of  the  matter,  it  was   found   e  ver.  2. 
out   ;    therefore     they    were    both   c.  5.  9. 
hanged    on    a    tree  :     and    it  was 
written  in  the  oook  of  the  chroni-    fGs.  4.  5,6. 
cles  before  the  king.  Da.  3.  19. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AFTER   these  things  did   king 
Ahasuerus    promote    Haman 

the  son  of  Hammedatha  the  Aga- 

gite,  a  and  advanced  him,   and  set 

his  seat  above  all  the  princes  that    g  Ps.  83.  4. 

joerewith  him.  Re.  12.  17. 

2  And     all    the    king's  servants, 

that  were  in  the  king's  gate,  bo-.v-   h  c.  9.  24. 
ed,  b  and  reverenced  Haman  ;  for 
tlie     king      had     so     commanded    i  Ezr.  4.  13. 
concerning   him  :     but    Mordecai    Ac.  16.  20. 
bowed   not,  c  nor  did  him  rever- 
ence. 1  meet,  or, 

3  Then      the      king's     servants,   equal. 
which    were    in    the   king's    gate, 

said   unto   Mordecai,   Why  trans-    Ito  destroy 
gressest  thou    the    king's  d  com-   them. 
inandment  ? 

4  Now    it  came   to   pass,    when   3  weigh. 
they  spake  rlaily  unto   him,    a-nd 

he  hearkened  not  unto  them,  that   A  Ge.  41.42, 
they  told  Haman,   to  see  whether  c.  8.  2,  8. 
Mordecai's  matters  would  stand  : 
for  he  had  told  them  that  he  toas  a  4  or,  op- 
Jew.  pressor, 

5  .4nd    when    Haman    saw    that   c.  7.  6. 
Mordecai   bowed    not,    e    nor  did 

him    reverence,   then  was  Haman    ^  c.  8.  9,  &c. 
full  ofy  wrath. 

6  And  he   thought  scorn    to    lay   5  or,  secre- 
hands    on     Mordecai     nlone  ;  for   taries. 
they  had  showed   him  the  people 

of  Mordecai;    wherefore  Haman  I  ^^  1  K.  21.  8. , 
32 


Decree  against  the  Jeut. 
sought  to  destroy  all  g  the  Jew* 
that  were  throughout  the  whole 
kingdom  of  Ahasuerus,  even  the 
people  of  Mordecai. 

7  In  the  first  month,  that  is  the 
month  Nisan,  in  the  twelfth  year 
of  king  Ahasuerus,  they  cast  Pur, 
h  that  is,  Uie  lot,  before  Haman, 
from  day  to  day,  and  from  month 
to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month, 
that  is,  the  month  Adar. 

8  And  Haman  said  unto  kinj 
Ahasuerus,  There  is  a  certaia 
people  scattered  abroad  and  dis- 
persed among  the  people  in  all  the 
provinces  of  thy  kingdom  ;  and  i 
their  laws  are  diverse  from  all 
people  ;  neither  keep  they  the 
king's  laws  ;  therefore  it  is  not 
for  1  the  king's  profit  to  suffer 
them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be 
written  that  2  they  may  be  de- 
stroyed ;  and  I  will  pay  3  ten 
thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the 
hands  of  those  that  have  the 
charge  of  the  business,  to  bring  it 
into  the  king's  treasuries. 

10  And  the  king  took  Ic  his  ving 
from  his  hand,  and  gave  it  unto 
Haman  the  son  of  Hammedatha 
the  Agagite,  the  Jews'  4  enemy. 

11  Arid  the  king  said  unto  Ha- 
man, The  silver  is  given  to  thee, 
the  people  also,  to  do  with  them  as 
it  seemeth  g'ood  to  thee. 

12  Then  I  were  the  king's  5 
scribes  called  on  the  thirteenth 
day  of  the  first  month,  and  there 
was  written  according  to  all  that 
Haman  had  commanded,  unto  the 
king's  lieutenants,  and  to  the 
governors  that  teere  over  every 
province,  and  to  the  rulers  of  every 
people  of  every  province,  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  thereof,  and  to 
every  people  after  their  language  ; 
in  m  the  name  of  king  Ahasuerus 
was  it  written,  and  sealed  with  the 
king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by 
posts  into  all  the  king's  provin- 
ces, to  destroy,  to  kill,  and  to 
cause  to  perish,  all  Jews,  both 
young  and  old,  little  children  and 
women,  in  one  day,  even  upon  the 
thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth 
month,  which  is  the  month  Adar, 
and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a 
prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing,  for 
a  commandment  to  be  given  in 
every  province,  was  published 
unto  all  people,  that  they  should 
be  ready  against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  beinf 
hastened  by  the  king's  command- 

493 


Mordecai  and  the  Jeut  mourn. 

ment  ;  and  the  df  cree  wn»  ^iven 
in  Shusliaii  the  pnlace.  And  the 
king'  aii'l  U.imnii  s.it  down  tu 
drink  ;  l»Ji  ii  the  city  o(  bhushan 
was  peiplexed. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

WUKN  MurJecai  perceived  all 
tlutl  was  done,  Mordecai 
rent  a  his  clothes,  ami  put  on 
sackcloth  with  a)<hes,  6  and  went 
out  into  ilie  niiJst  ollhe  city,  and 
cried  with  u  loud  and  bitter  c 
cry  ; 

2  And  came  even  before  the 
king's  jjate  ;  for  none  might  enter 
into  tlic  king's  gate  clothed  with 
cackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province,  whith- 
ersoever the  king's  commandment 
and  liis  decree  came,  tlie'^e  was 
gieat  inouriiing  d  anion;j'  t...-  Jews, 
and  fasti;ig,  and  weep  ij  «nd 
Wailing:  and  I  many  la  in  .s^-jk- 
clolli  and   ashes. 

4  So  Ksih<i''s  maids  and  her  2 
chambe.lains  came  and  told  it 
ber.  Then  was  tin;  queen  exceed- 
ingly g.ieied  ;  and  she  sent  rai- 
ment to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to 
take  away  his  sackcloth  from  him  : 
but  e  he  received  it  not. 

5  Then  called  Esther  forHatach, 
one  of  the  king's  chamlierlains, 
v/honi  he  had  appointed  3  to  at- 
tend upon  her,  and  g.>ve  him  a 
commandment  to  Mor.lecai,  to 
know  what  it  was,  and  why  it 
was. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mor- 
decai unto  the  street  of  the  city, 
which  teas  before  the  king's 
gate  : 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all 
that  had  happened  unto  him,  and 
of  the  sum  of/ the  money  that  Ha- 
man  had  promised  to  pay  to  the 
king's  treasuries  for  the  Jews,  to 
destroy  them  : 

8  Also  he  gave  him  the  copy  of 
the  writing  g  of  the  decree  that 
wae  given  at  Shushan  to  destroy 
them,  to  show  jMiiito  Esther,  and 
to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to 
charge  her  that  she  should  «^o  in 
tinto  the  Iting,  to  make  supplica- 
tion h  unto  him,  and  to  nialte 
reiiUHSt  before  him  for  her  peo- 
ple. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Es- 
ther the  word-;  of  .\Iordecai. 

10  Again  Esther  spake  unto 
Hatach,  nnil  gave  him  command 
mcnt  unto  Mordicai  ; 

11  Ail  the  king's  servants,  and 
the  people  of  the  king's  provin- 
ces, do  know,  that  whoaoever, 
whether    luiin    or   woman,     shall 

494 


ESTHER. 

n  Pr.  29.  2. 

<i2Ka.  l.ll. 
Job  1.  20. 

6  Jos.  7.  6. 
E/e.'i7.  30. 
Jon.  3.  6. 

cGe.  27.  34. 
d  Is. '22.  4,5. 
37.  1—3. 

1  sackcloth 
and  anhes 
were  laid 
under  ma- 
ny. 

Is.  58.  5. 
Da.  9.  3. 

2  eunuchs. 
e  Ps.  77.  2. 

3  set  be/ore. 

/c.  3.  9. 

^c.  3.14,15. 

h  Ne.2.  4. 
Pr.  21.  1. 


ic.  5.  1. 

k  Da.  2.  9. 

U.  5.  2. 
8,  4. 

TO  Pr.  24. 
U,  12. 

jiNu.  23.23. 
1  Sa.  12.  22. 
Is.  54.  17. 

4  respira- 
tion, 
Jobs.  18. 

5  found. 

0  Jon.  3.4-9. 
pGe.  43.14, 

6  passed. 

a  c.  4.  15. 

ic.  4.  11. 
6.4. 

rNe.  1.  11. 
2.  4,&c. 
Pr.  21.  1. 

<ic.  8.  4. 

e  ver6. 
Mar.  6.  23. 


B.  C.  510. 

com«  unto  the  king  into  the  inner 
i  court,  who  is  not  culled,  there  x* 
one  k  law  of  hit  to  pui  h\m  to 
death,  except  such  to  whom  the 
king  shall  hold  out  I  the  golilen 
scepiie,  that  he  may  live  :  but  I 
have  nut  been  called  to  come 
in  unto  the  king  these  thirty 
days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai 
Esther's  words. 

13  Then  M  rdecai  commanded  to 
answer  Esther,  Think  not  m  with 
thyself  that  thou  shalt  escape  in 
the  king's  house,  more  than  all 
the  Jews. 

14  Porn  if  thou  altogether  bold- 
est thy  peace  at  this  tune,  then 
shall  theie  4  enlargement  and  de- 
liverance arise  to  the  Jews  fiom 
anoiher  place  ;  but  thou  and  thy 
father's  house  shall  be  destroyed  : 
and  who  knoweih  whether  ihou  art 
conij  to  the  kingdom  for  such  a 
time  as  this  ? 

15  Then  Esther  bade  them  return 
Mordecai  this  anszt^er  ; 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the 
Jews  that  are  5  piesent  in  Shu- 
shan, and  fast  o  ye  for  me,  and 
neither  eat  nor  drink  three  days, 
night  or  day  :  I  also  and  my  mai- 
dens will  fast  likewise  ;  and  so 
will  1  go  in  unto  the  king,  which 
is  not  according  to  the  law  ;  and 
if  I  p  perish,  I  perish. 

17  So  Mordecai6  went  bis  «'ny, 
and  dill  according  to  all  that  Es- 
ther had  conimande;!  Iiiin. 

CHAPTER  V. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
third  a  day,  that  Esther  put 
on  Aer  royal  nppnrel,  and  stood  in 
the  inner  court  6  of  the  king's 
house,  over  against  the  kins'a 
house  :  and  the  king  sa'  upon  his 
royal  th.one  in  the  royal  house, 
over  against  the  gate  of  the 
bouse. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king 
saw  Esther  the  queen  standing  in 
the  couit.  th^il  she  ohtaiiieil  favour 
c  in  bis  sight:  and  the  king  held 
out  (/ to  Es' her  the  golden  s'rplre 
that  j/'a«  in  his  hand.  So  Esther 
drew  near,  and  touched  the  top  of 
the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her, 
What  wilt  thou,  queen  Esther? 
and  what  7?  thy  request  ?  it  e  shall 
be  even  given  thee  to  the  half  of 
the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered.  If  7/ (f^ew 
good  unto  the  king,  let  the  king 
and  Hnman  come  this  day  unto 
the  banquet  that  I  have  preparo.J 
for  hint. 


B.  C.  510. 

5  Then  the  king  said,  Cause 
Haraaa  to  make  haste,  that  he 
may  do  as  Esther  hath  said.  So 
the  kinj  and  Haman  came  to  the 
banquet  that  Estlier  had  pie- 
paied. 

6  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther, 
at  the  bantjuet  of  wine,  What  f 
is  thy  petition  ?  and  it  shall  be 
granted  thee  :  and  what  in  thy  re- 
quest ?  even  ^  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom  it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and 
said,  My  petition  and  my  request 
is  ; 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the 
sig'htof  the  king,  and  if  it  please 
the  king  to  grant  my  petition,  and 
to  1  perform  my  request,  let  the 
king  and  Haman  come  to  the  ban- 
quet that  I  shall  prepare  for  them, 
&ud  I  will  do  to-moriow  as  the  king 
hath  said. 

9  Then  went  Haman  forth  that 
day  joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart: 
but  when  Haman  saw  Mordecai  in 
the  king's  gate,  that  h  he  stood 
not  up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he 
was  full  of  indignation  against 
Mordeoai. 

U>  Nevertheless,  Haman  i  re- 
frained himself:  and  when  he 
came  home,  he  sent  and  2  called 
tor  his  friends,  and  Zeresh  his 
wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  tliera  of  the 
glory  of  his  riches,  and  the  mulli- 
tu  le  of  his  children,  ];  and  all  the 
J/iirtg?  wherein  the  king  had  pro- 
moted him,  and  how  /  he  had  ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and 
servants  of  the  king. 

12  Hamaa  said  moreover,  Yea, 
Esther  the  (|ueen  did  let  no  man 
come  in  with  the  king  unto  the 
banquet  that  she  had  prepared, 
but  myself;  and  to-morrow  am  I 
invited  unto  her  also  with  the 
kinsr. 

13  Yet  m  all  this  availeth  me 
nuthing,  so  long  as  I  see  Mordeoai 
the  Jev.-  sitting  at  the  king's 
gate. 

14  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife,  and 
all  his  friends  unto  him,  Let  a  3 
gallows  n  he  made  of  fifty  cubits 
higii,  and  to-morrow  speak  o  thou 
unto  the  king,  that  Mordecai  may 
be  hanged  thereon:  then  go  thou 
in  merrily  with  the  king  unto  the 
ba'K-Mjet.  And  the  thing  pleased 
Haman  ;  and  he  caused  the  gal- 
lows to  be  made,  v 

CHAPTER   VI. 

ON  that  night    1  could  not  the 
king  sleep,  and  he  command- 
ed to  bring  the  book  a  of  records  of 


CHAP.  VI. 

/c.  7.2. 
9.  12. 

g  ver.  3. 

1  do. 

he.  3.  5. 
Da.  3.  16-19. 
Mat.  2.  16. 
i2Sa.  13.22. 

2  caused  to 
come. 

kc.  9.  12,13. 
Ic.  3.  1. 
m  1  K.  21.4. 
Job  15.  20. 

3  tree. 

n  c.  7.  9. 

0  c.  6.  4. 

p  Ps.  37.  14, 
32. 

1  the  king's 
sleep  Jied 
away. 

ac.  2.  23. 


2  nr,  Big- 
i  than. 
Ic.  2.21. 

j  3  threshold. 

\b  Ec.  9.  15. 

14  in  whose 
honour  the 
I  king  de- 
;  tighteth. 

c  Pr.  18.  12. 

5  in  lahose 
honour  the 

! king  de- 
lighteth. 

6  them 

j  bring  the 
Toyal  aji- 
parcl. 

7  wherewith 
the  king 
clotheth 
himself. 

8  cause  him 
to  ride. 

if/Ge   41.  43. 
1  K.  1.33,34. 

9  suffer  not 
a  whit  to 
fall. 


MordecaVs  honour. 

the  chronicles  ;  and  they  -ft-ere 
read  b3fore  the  king. 

2  And  It  was  found  written,  that 
Mordecai  had  told  of  2  Bigthana 
and  Teresh,  two  of  the  king's 
chamberlains,  the  keepers  of  the 
3  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand  on 
the  king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said.  What  hon- 
our and  dignity  hath  been  done  to 
Mordecai  for  this?  Then  said  the 
king's  servants  that  ministered 
unto  him,  There  is  6  nothing  done 
for  him. 

4  And  the  king  said,  Viho  is  in 
the  court  ?  Now  Haman  was  come 
into  the  outward  court  of  the  king's 
house,  to  speak  unto  the  king  to 
hang  Mordecai  on  the  gallows  that 
he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  And  the  king's  servants  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  Himan  stand- 
eth  in  the  court.  And  the  king 
said,  Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the 
king  said  ujito  him.  What  shall  be 
done  unto  the  man  4  whom  the 
king  delighteth  to  honour?  Now 
c  Haman  thou<jl,i  in  his  heart,  To 
whom  would  the  king  delight  to  do 
honour  more  than  to  myself? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king, 
For  the  man  5  whom  the  king  de- 
lighteth to  honour, 

8' Let  6  the  royal  apparel  be  7 
brought  which  the  king  useth  to 
wear,  and  the  horse  that  the  kin^ 
ri  ieth  upon,  and  the  crown  royal 
which  is  set  upon  his  head  : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse 
be  delivered  to  the  hand  of  one 
of  the  king's  most  noble  princes, 
that  they  may  array  the  man 
withal  wtiom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honour,  and  bring  him  8  on 
horseback  through  the  street  of 
the  city,  and  d  proclaim  before 
him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honour. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman, 
Make  haste,  and  take  the  apparel 
and  the  horse,  as  thou  hast  said, 
and  do  even  so  to  Mordecai  the 
Jew, that  sitteth  at  the  king's  gate: 
9  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou 
hast  spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  appa- 
rel and  the  horse,  and  arrayed 
Mordecai,  and  brought  him  on 
horseback  througrh  the  street  of  the 
city,  and  proclaimed  before  him, 
Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to 
honour. 

12  And  Mordecai  came  again  to 
the     kinr's    eate.     But    Rajnaii 

"493 


Efther  aretueth  ttamnn, 

hasted  e  tn  lii«  house,  mourning, 
and  havin;-  his  head  covered./ 

13  And  H;iman  told  Zeresh  his 
ivife,  and  all  his  frienda,  every 
thing  that  had  befallen  him. 
Then  said  his  wise  men  and  Ze- 
resh  his  wife  unto  him,  If  g  Mor- 
decai  be  of  the  seed  of  the  Jews, 
before  whom  Ihou  hast  be^un  to 
fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevsil  a'ainst 
him,  but  shalt  surely  fall  h  before 
h  i  m . 

14  And  while  they  mere  yet  talk- 
in?  with  him,  came  the  king^'s 
chamberlains,  and  hasted  to  bring 
Haman  unto  the  banquet  that  i 
Esther  had  pre))ared. 

CHAPTER  Vn. 

SO   the  king  and   Haman  came 
to  1  banquet  with   Esther  the 
queen. 

2  .4nd  the  king  said  again  unto 
Esther  on  llie  second  day  at  the 
banquet  of  wine.  What  is  thy 
petition  queen  Esther  ?  and  it 
shall  be  granted  '.lice  :  and  what 
is  thy  request  ?  and  it  shall  be 
performed,  even  to  the  half  of  the 
kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answer- 
ed and  said,  If  I  have  found  favour 
in  thy  sight,  O  king,  and  if  it 
please  the  kin?, let  my  life  be  given 
me  at  my  petition,  and  my  people 
at  my  request  ; 

4  For  a  we  are  sold,  I  and  my 
people,  to  2  be  destroyed,  to  be 
slain,  and  to  perish.  But  if  we 
had  been  sold  for  bondmen  and 
bondwomen,  I  had  held  my 
tonrue,  although  the  enemy 
could  not  countervail  the  king's 
damage. 

5  Then  the  king  Ahnsuerus  an- 
swered and  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen.  Who  is  he,  and  where  is 
he,  3  that  durst  presume  in  his 
heart  to  do  so  ? 

G  And  Esther  said,  4  The  adver- 
sary and  enemy  ij  this  wickod 
Haman.  Then  Haman  was 
nfraid  6  before  5  the  king  and  the 
queen. 

7  And  the  kin?,  arising  from 
the  banquet  of  wine  in  his  wrath. 
went  into  the  palace  garden  ;  and 
Haman  stood  up  to  make  rsqiiesl 
for  his  life  to  Esther  the  queen  ; 
for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil 
determined  against  him  by  the 
kin?. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of 
the  palace  garden  into  the  place 
of  the  banquet  of  wine  ;  and  Ha- 
man was  fallen  upon  the  bed 
whereon  Esther  was.  Then  said 
ihe  king,  Will  he  force  the  queen 

496 


ESTHER. 

|f2Ch.28.20. 
/a  Sa.  15.30. 
Je.  14.  3,4. 
e  Job  15.  24. 
APr.  28.  18. 
Hos.  U.  9. 
t  C.5.  8. 

1  drink, 
ac.  3.  9. 
4.  7. 

2  tluit  they 
should  de- 
stroy and 
kill,  and 
cause  to 
perish.. 

3  whose 
heart  hath 
/tiled  him. 

4  the  man 
adversary, 
b  Pr.  16.  14. 

5  or,  at  the 
presence  of. 


6  with. 

c  Jobs.  24. 
dc.  1.  10. 

7  tree. 
ec.5.  14. 
Ps.  7.  15, 16. 
3.5.  8. 

141.  10. 
Pr.  11.5,  6. 
/Da.  6.  24. 
Ps.  37,35,36. 
a  Pr.  13.  22. 
6  c.  2.  7. 
cc.3.  10. 
(/  Ps.  37.  35. 
Da.  2.  48. 

\  sht  wept 
and  be- 
sought him. 

ec.  4.  11. 
5.2. 

2  devise. 

3  or,  who 
wrote. 
/Ne.2.  3. 
C.7.  4. 

4  be  able 
tluit  1  may 
fee. 

g  ver.  1. 


B.  C.  510. 

also  6  Ijffore  rae  in  the  house  7  An 
the  word  went  out  of  the  king'g 
mouth,  they  covered  e  Hainan's 
face. 

9  And  HarlMnah,  d  one  of  the 
chamberlains,  said  before  the  king, 
Behold  also,  the  7  gallows,  e  fifty 
cubits  hijh,  which  Haman  had 
made  for  ftlorlecai,  who  had  spo- 
ken good  for  the  king,  standeih 
in  the  house  of  Haman.  Then 
the  king  said.  Hang  him  there- 
on. 

10  So  they  hanged  Haman  on  the 
fallows  that  he  had  prepared /for 
.Viordecai.  Then  was  the  king's 
wrath  pacified. 

CHAPTER  virr. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahas- 
uerus  give  the  house  of  Ha- 
man, the  Jews'  enemy,  tinto  a 
Esther  the  queen.  And  Morde- 
cai  came  before  the  king;  for 
Esther  had  told  what  he  was  b 
unto  her. 

2  And  the  kiu»  took  oft'  his  ring, 
c  which  he  had  taken  from  Haman, 
and  gave  it  unto  .Mordecai.  And 
d  Esther  set  Mordecai  over  the 
house  of  HMman. 

3  And  Esther  spake  yet  again 
before  the  king,  and  fell  down  at 
his  feet,  and  besought  1  him  with 
(ears  to  put  away  the  mischief  of 
Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  de- 
vice that  he  had  devised  against 
the  Jews. 

4  Then  the  king  held  out  e  the 
golden  sceptre  toward  Esther.  So 
Esther  arose,  and  stood  before  the 
king, 

5  And  said,  If  it  please  the  kiiij, 
and  if  I  have  found  favour  in  hil 
sight,  and  the  thing  sfem  right  be- 
fore the  king,  and  I  f>e  pleasing  in 
his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  reverse 
the  2  letters  devised  by  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammerlatha  the  Agagite, 
which  3  he  wrote  to  destroy  the 
Jews  which  are  in  ?.ll  the  king'* 
provinces : 

6  For  how/can  I  endure  4  to  see 
the  evil  that  shall  come  unto  my 
people?  or  how  can  T  endure  to 
see  the  destiuction  of  my  kind- 
red? 

7  Then  tlie  king  Ahasuenis  said 
unto  Esther  the  queen, and  to  Mor- 
decai tli-;  Jew,  Behold,  I  g  have 
given  Esther  the  house  of  Haman, 
and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  jrallows.  because  he  laid  hit 
hand  upon  the  Jews. 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as 
it  liketh  you,  in  the  king's  name, 
and  seal  it  with  the  king's  ring; 
for  the  writing  which  is  written 


B.  C.  510. 

in  the   king's  nam  ,   and  sealed 


CHAP.   IX. 

Ac.  1.  19. 


Ua.  6.  8. 
12.  15. 
i  c.  3.  12. 
Ac.  1.  1. 
n  K.21.8. 
m  Ps.  37. 14, 
15. 

68.23. 
137.  8. 
149.  6—9. 
Eze.  39.  10. 


nc.3.13,&c. 
9.1. 

5  revealed, 

6  or,  violet, 
c.  1.  6. 

o  Ps.  18.  28. 
30.  5—11. 
97.  11. 
Pr.  11.  10. 
Is.  30.  29. 


with  the  king's  ring,  may  h  no 
man  reverse. 

9  Then  i  were  the  king's  scribes 
called  at  that  time  in  the  third 
month,  that  is,  the  month  Siran, 
on  the  three  and  twentieth  dai/ 
thereof:  and  it  was  written,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Mordecai  com- 
manded, unto  the  Jews,  and  to  the 
lieutenants,  and  the  depuiiesand 
rulers  of  the  provinces  which  are 
from  k  India  unto  Ethiopia,  an 
hundred  twenty  and  seven  provin- 
ces, unto  every  province  according 
to  the  writing  thereof,  and  unto 
every  people  after  their  language, 
and  to  the  Jews  according  to  their 
writing,  and  according  to  their 
language. 

10  And  he  wrote  /  in  the  king 
Ahasuerus'  name,  and  sealed  ii 
with  the  king's  ring  :  and  sent  let- 
ters by  posts  on  horseback,  nnd  rid- 
ers on  mules,  camels,  and  young 
dromedaries  ; 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the 
Jews  which  were  in  every  city  to 
gather  themselves  together,  and 
to  stand  for  their  life,  to  destroy, 
m  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and 
province  that  would  assault  them, 
both  little  ones  and  women,  and 
to  take  the  spoil  of  tbem  for  a 
Drey, 

12  Upon  one  day,  in  all  the  pro- 
vinces of  king  Ahasuerus,  namely, 
upon  the  thirteenth  n  day  of  the 
twelfth  month,  which  is  the  mouth 
Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing,  for 
a  commandment  to  be  given  in 
every  province,  was  5  published 
unto  all  people,  and  that  the  Jews 
should  be  ready  against  that  day 
to  avenge  themselves  on  their  ene- 
mies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon 
mules  and  camels  went  out,  being 
hastened  and  pressed  on  by  the 
king's  ""ommandment.  And  the 
decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  And  Mordecai  v/ent  out  from 
the  presence  of  the  king  in  royal 
apparel  of  blue  6  and  white,  and 
with  a  great  crown  of  gold,  and  !„  j. 
•with  a  garment  of  fine  linen  and  :"ff?.'_  ^ 
purple  :  and  the  city  of  Shushan 
rejoiced,  and  was  glad. 

16  The  Jews  had  o  light,  and 
gladness,  and  joy,  and  honour 


;jc.  9.  19,22. 
?  Ex.  15.  16. 
Da.  2.  25. 
11.  25. 
c.  9.2. 
a  c.  8.  12. 
6  c.  3.  13. 
cc.  8.  U. 
ver.  16. 
rfPs.  71.13, 
24. 

eGe.  35.  5. 
c.  8.  17. 

1  those 
■which  did 
the  business 
that  belong- 
ed to  the 
king. 

/Ps.  18.43. 
g^2Sa.  3.  1. 
IChr.  U.  9. 
Pr.  4.  18. 


to  their 
will, 
he.  5.  11. 

^ ^_  ,  ^  ^ _..       I  Job  18.  19. 

17  And   in   every   province,    and  '  27-  ^^ — ''• 

in  every  city,  whithersoever  the  |  P*- ■^1.10. 

king's  commandment  and  his  de-  [  i  c.  8. 11. 

cree    came,    the    Jews    had    joy [3 came 


T!ie  JetBS  slay  their  enemies. 

and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good 
p  day.  And  many  of  the  people 
of  the  land  became  Jews  ;  for 
the  fear  q  of  the  Jews  fell  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

NOW  in  a  the  twelfth  month, 
that  2i>',  the  month  Adar,  on 
the  thirteenth  day  of  the  same, 
when  the  king's  commandmeui  b 
and  his  decree  drew  near  to  be 
put  in  execution,  in  the  day  that 
the  enemies  of  the  Jews  hoped  to 
have  power  over  them,  (though  it 
was  turned  to  the  contrarj-,  that 
the  Jews  had  rule  over  them  that 
hated  them  ;) 

2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves 
together  c  in  Their  cities  through- 
out all  the  provinces  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand  on  such  3 
as  sought  their  hurt  :  and  no  man 
could  withstand  tbem  ;  for  the  e 
fear  of  them  fell  upon  all  people. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  pro- 
vinces, and  the  lieutenants,  and 
the  deputies,  and  1  officers  of  the 
king,  helped  the  Jews  ;  because 
the  fear  of  Mordecai  fell  upon 
them, 

4  For  Mordecai  was  great/ in  the 
king's  house,  and  his  fame  went 
out  throughout  all  the  provinces: 
for  this  man  Mordecai  waxed 
greater  g^  and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their 
enemies  with  the  stroke  of  the 
sword,  and  slaughter,  and  de- 
struction, and  did  2  what  they 
would  unto  those  that  hatred 
them. 

6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the 
Jews  slew  and  destroyed  five  hun- 
dred men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dal- 
phon,  and  Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and 
Aridatha, 

9  And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai, 
and  Aridai   and  Vajezatha, 

10  The  ten  sons  h  of  Haman  the 
son  of  Hammedatha,  the  enemy 
of  the  Jews,  slew  they;  but  i  on 
the  spoil  laid  they  not  their 
hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of 
those  that  were  slain  in  Shushaa 
the  palace  3  was  brought  before 
the  king. 

12  And  the  king  said  unto  Es- 
ther the  queen,  The  Jews  have 
slain  and  destroyed  five  hundred 
men  in  Shushan  the  palace,  and 
the  ten  sons  of  Haman  ;  what 
have  they  done  in  the  rest  of  the 
king's  provinces?  Now  what  is 
thy    petition?    and    it    shall    be 

497 


Hrtman'i  ten  sont  hanged.  ESTHER. 

giiinled   thue  :  cir  what  i»  t)iy  re-  4  Itt  men 

quriii    ruiilier  ?    and    it   shall    he  hang. 
done. 

13  Then  t.ii  1  K«lher,   If  il  please  k  De.  21.  23. 
the   luM»,  let   It   be  jjianl^il  to  the  2Sa.ai.6,9. 
Jews  »hirh  are  in  Shush.tn  '.o  do  Gu.  3.  13. 
tij-nioriow  iilso  according'  unto  this 

dny's  (lei:!ee,  and  4  let  Haman's    /  ver.  2,  13. 
ten  sons  be  hanged  k  upon  the  gal- 
lows m  ver.  10. 

14  And   the   king  commanded  it 

BO  111  lie  "lone  :    and  the  decree  was  5  in  it. 
given  at  Shushan  ;  and  they  hang- 
ed Haman's  ten  sons.  n  De.  16.  II, 

15  For   /   the    Jews   that   were  in    14. 
Shufhan    gatheied  themselves  to-   c,  8.  17. 
gcclier  on   the   fourteenth  day  also 

of  thn;  monlii  Adar,  and  slew  three    o  i-er.  22. 
hund-ed   men  at  iShushan  ;  but  m   Ne.  8.10-12. 
on    the    prey  they   laid  not  tbeir 
hand.  ^Ps.  30.  II. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  leere 
in  the  king's  provinces  gathered 
themselves     together,    and    stood 

for  tlu'ir  lives,  and  had   rest  from    

their  enemies,  and  slew  of  their 
foes  seventy  and  five  thousand, 
but  tli'jy  laid  not  their  hamls  on 
the  prey,  7  c.  3.  6,  7. 

17  Un  the  thirteenth  day  of  the 
month    Adar  :    and   on    the    four-    6  crush. 
teentii   day   5   of  the  same   rested 

they,  and  made  il  a  day  of  feasting  7  she. 
and   jiadness. 

18  But  the  Jews  that  irere  at  Shu-   re.  8.  3,  11. 
slian    assemlilijd    together   on    the 
thirt(-'enili   rfay  thereof,  and  on  the    s  Ps.  7.  16. 
fourteunlh  thereof,  and  on  the  fif- 
teen ih  rfny  of  the  same  they  rested,   8  that  i8,lot. 
and  made  il  a  day  of  feasting  and 

gladness.  t  ver.  20. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  vil- 
lages, ihat   dwelt  in  the  unwalled  uc.8.  17. 
towns,   made    the    fourteenth   day  Is.  56.  3,6. 
of  the  month  Adar  a  day  of  glad-  Zech.  2.  U. 
ness  n  and    feasting,  and   a   good 

day,  and  of  sending  o  portions  one   9 pass. 
to  another. 

20  And     Mordecai     wrote    these    10  pass, 
things,   and   sent   letters  unto  all 

the  Jews  that  u-ere  in  all  the  prov-    11  be  ended. 

inces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  both 

nigh  and  far,  12  strength. 

21  To  establish  this  among  them, 

that   they   should    keep   the    four-  c  c.  8.  10. 

teenth   day   of    (he    month    Adar,  ver.  20. 
and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same, 

yearly,  13  their 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  souls. 
rested  from  their  enemies,  and  the 

month  which   was   lurned  p  unto   wc.  4.3,  16. 
thern  fiom  sorrow  to  joy,  and  from 
mournin?   into  a  srood   day  ;  that    n  Lu.  2.  1. 
they   should    make    them    days   of 
feasting  and  joy,  and   of  sending   ^Ge.lO.S. 
portions  one  to  another,  and  gifts  Ps.  72.  10. 
to  the  poor.  lis.  24.  16. 

498 


B.  C.  509. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do 
HB  ihey  had  begun,  and  ua  IVIorde- 
cai  hull  uiilien  unto  Ih-m  ; 

24  Because  Ilaman  the  son  of 
Hammcdaiha  the  Ag.igite,  the 
enemy  of  all  (he  Jews,  iiad  deviled 
1}  against  Ihe  Jews  to  dcstioy  ihein, 
and  had  rust  Pur  (that  is,  the  lot) 
to  6  consume  them,  and  to  destroy 
them  : 

25  But  when  7  Esther  came  be- 
fore the  king,  he  commanded  f 
by  letters,  that  his  wicked  de- 
vice, wliich  he  devised  ngaiiisl 
the  Jews,  should  lelurn  s  upon 
his  own  iicad,  and  that  he  and 
his  sons  should  be  hanged  on  the 
gallows. 

26  Wherefore  they  called  these 
days  Purini,  after  the  name  of 
8  Pur  :  therefoie,  for  all  the  words 
of  this  letter,  t  and  of  that  which 
they  had  seen  concerning  this 
mailer,  and  which  had  come  unto 
them, 

27  The  Jews  oidained,  and  look 
upon  them,  and  upon  their  seed, 
and  upon  all  such  as  joined  u  them- 
.■ielvcs  unto  them,  so  as  it  should 
not  9  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their 
writing,  and  according  to  their  r.n- 
pointed  time,  every  year  ; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  be 
remembered  and  kept  throughout 
every  generation,  every  family, 
every  province,  and  every  city  ; 
and  ihnt  these  days  of  Purim  should 
not  10  fail  from  among  the  Jews, 
nor  the  memorial  of  them  11  perish 
from  their  seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail,  and  Morde- 
cai the  Jew,  wrote  with  all  12  au- 
thority, to  confirm  this  second  v 
letter  of  Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto 
all  the  Jews,  to  the  hundred  twen- 
ty and  seven  provinces  of  ihe  king- 
dom of  Ahasuerus,  tcith  words  of 
peace  and  tmth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Pu- 
rim in  their  limes  appointed,  ac- 
cording as  Mordecai  the  Jew  and 
Esther  the  queen  had  enjoined 
them,  and  as  they  had  decreed  for 
13  themselves,  and  for  their  seed, 
the  matters  of  the  fastings  to  and 
their  crj-. 

3i  And  the  decree  of  Esther  con- 
finned   tbcFe    matters    of    Purim  ; 
and  it  was  written  in  the  book. 
CHAPTER    X. 

AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a 
tribute  <i  upon  the  land,  and 
upon  the  6  isles  of  the  sea. 
2  And  all  the  acts  of  bii  power 


B.  C.  509.  CHAP.  X.  Moraecai's  greatnesi. 

and  of  his  might,  and  the  declara- '1  made  Aim  1  great    among  the  Jews,  and    ac- 


tion of  the  greatness  of  Moidecai,    great, 
wheieunto  the    king    I   advanced    D.i.  2.  48. 
liim,  rare  they   not   written  in   ihe    cGe.il.  40. 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings   Da.  5.  16, 
of  Media  and  Persia  ?  ,  29. 

3   For     Moidecai    the    Jew    teas ' 


next  c  unto    king  Ahusuerus,  and   d  Ro.  14.18. 


cepted  d  of  the    mnltitude  of  his 
beth. en,  seeking  e   ihe   wealth  of 
his  people,  and  speaking  peace  to 
II  his  seed. 


e    Ne. 
10.  1. 


2.   10.     Ps.    122.   6-9.     Ro. 


THE    BOOK     OF    JOB. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THERE  was  a  man  in  the  land 
of  a  Uz,  whose  name  was 
Job  ,  6  and  that  man  was  perfect 
and  upright,  and  nne  that  c  feared 
God,  and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him 
6evrtn  sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  1  substance  also  was  se- 
ven thousand  sheep,  and  three 
thousand  camels,  and  five  hun- 
dred yoke  of  oxen,  and  five  hun- 
dred she-asses,  and  a  very  great  '2 
household  ;  so  that  this  man  was 
the  g.eatest  of  all  the  3  men  of  the 
east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted 
in  their  houses,  every  one  his  day  ; 
and  sent  and  called  for  their  three 
•iste.s,  to  eat  and  to  drink  with 
them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days 
of  their  feasting  were  gnne  about, 
that  Job  sent  and  sanctified  them, 
and  rose  up  early  in  the  morning, 
and  ofi'ere  I  burnt-offe  ings  accord- 
ing t&  the  number  of  them  all  : 
for  Job  said.  It  may  be  that  my 
eons  have  sinned,  and  cursed  d 
Goi  in  their  hearts.     Thus  did  Job 

4  ■•ontinually. 

6  No.v  there  was  a  day  e  when 
the  sons  of  Goi  came  f  to  present 
tlemselves   before   the    Lord,    and 

5  Satan     came     also      among    6 
them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Whence  comest  thou  ?  Then  Sa- 
tan answered  the  Lord,  and  said, 
From  going  g  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
dosvn  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Hast  thou  7  considered  my  servant 
Job,  thit  there  is  none  like  him  in 
the  earth,  a  perfect  and  an  upright 
man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
esche-.veth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for 
nou?!it? 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge 
h  about  him,  and  about  his 
house,  and  about  all  that  he  hath 
en  every  side?    Thou  bast  blessed 


B.  C.   1520, 


.Moses  is 
thought  to 
have  writ- 
ten the 
Book  of 
Job, 
whilst 
among  the 
Midianites. 
B.    C.  15iO. 
a  ICh.  1.  17, 
42. 

La.  4.  21. 
6  Eze.14.14, 
20. 
cPr.  16.6. 

1  or,  cattle. 

2  or,  hus- 
bindry. 

3  sons. 

d  Le.  24.15. 
iall  thedayg. 
ec.  2.  1,4c. 
/I  K.22.19. 
c.  38.  7. 

5  the  ad- 
versary. 

I  Ch.  21.    1. 
Zee.  3.   1. 
Re.  12.9,10. 

6  in  the 
midst  of 
them. 

g^Mat.  12.43. 
1  Pet.  5.  8. 

7  set  thine 
heart  on. 

h  Ps.  34.  7. 


8  or,  cattle. 
i  c.  19.  21. 

9  if  he  curse 
thee  not. 

k  U.  8.  21. 

10  hand, 
Ge.  16.  6. 

/  Ec.  9.  12. 

11  or,  a 
great  fire. 

12  rushed. 
XZfromaside 
mGe.  37.29. 
14  or,  robe. 


the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his 
substance  8  is  increased  in  the 
land  : 

11  But  put  forth  thine  hand 
now,  and  touch  i  all   that  he  hath, 

9  and  he  will  i  curse  thee  to  thy 
face. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Behold,  all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy 

10  power ;  only  upon  himself  put 
not  forth  thine  hand.  So  Satan 
went  forth  from  the  presence  of 
the  Lord. 

13  And  there  was  a  day  I  when 
his  sons  and  his  daughters  loere 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house  : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger 
unto  Job,  and  said,  The  oxeti  were 
plowing,  and  the  asses  feeding 
beside  them  ; 

15  And  the  Saheans  fell  upon 
them,  and  took  them  away  ;  .vea, 
they  have  shiin  the  servants  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  :  and  I  only 
am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  '«n?  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 

11  The  fire  of  God  is  fallen  from 
heaven,  and  hath  burnt  up  the 
nheep,  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them  :  and  I  only  am 
escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  was  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said. 
The  Chaldeans  make  out  three 
bands,  and  12  lisll  upon  the  camels, 
and  have  carriecl  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword  :  and  I  only  am 
escaped  alone  totell  thee. 

18  While  he  wis  yet  speaking, 
there  came  also  another,  and  said, 
Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  were 
eating  and  drinking  wine  in  their 
eldest  brother's  house  : 

19  And,  behold,  there  came  a 
great  wind  from  13  the  wilder- 
ness, and  smote  the  four  corners 
of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the 
young  men,  and  they  are  dead 
and  I  only  am  escaped  aione  to 
tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,   and   ren'  m 
his   14   mantle,  anci  shaved    his 
499 


Job  it  trmttetHBith  boiU. 

head,  and  fell  n  down  upon  the 
ground,  and  worshipped, 

21  And  snid,  Naked  o  came  I  oul 
of  my  mother's  W(imb,  and  naked 
■hull  I  return  thither  :  the  Lord  p 
gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
■way  ;  blessed  g  be  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

22  In  rail  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor 
charged  15  God  fnolishly. 

CHAPTKIl  II. 

AGAIN  a  there  was  a  day  when 
the  sons  of  God  came  to  pre- 
sent themselves  before  the  Lord, 
and  Satan  came  also  among'  them 
to  present  himself  before  tbe 
Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
From  whence  comest  thou  ?  And 
Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said,  From  going  to  and  fro  in  the 
earth,  and  from  walking  up  and 
down  in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Hast  thou  considered  my  ser- 
vant Job,  that  there  is  none  like 
him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and 
an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth 
God,  and  escheweth  evil?  and 
slill  he  holdelh  fast  his  integrity,  6 
althoujli  thou  movedst  me  against 
him,  to  1  destroy  him  without 
cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord, 
and  ouid.  Skin  for  skin  ;  yea,  all 
that  a  man  hath  will  he  give  c  for 
his  life  : 

5  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now, 
andtouclihis  bone  and  his  flesh, 
and  he  will  curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Sat.in, 
Behold,  he  ia  in  thine  hand  ;  2  but 
save  his  life. 

7  So  went  Satan  forth  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  smote 
.lob  with  sore  boils,  from  the  sole 
of  his  foot  unto  his  crown. 

8  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to 
scrape  himself  withal  ;  and  he  sat 
down  among  the  ashes,  d 

9  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him. 
Dost  thou  still  retain  thine  integ- 
rity ?  curse  God,  and  die. 

id  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou 
speakest  as  one  of  the  foolish  wo- 
men speaketh.  What  !  shall  e 
we  receive  good  at  the  hand  of 
God.  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil? 
In  all  this  did  not  Job  sin/ with  his 
lips. 

11  Now  when  Job's  three  frienda 
heard  of  all  this  evil  that  was  coma 
u^on  him.  they  came  every  one 
<rom  his  own  place;  Eliphaz  the 
Temanite,  ir  and  Bildad  the  Shu- 
hile,  ft  and  Zophar  the  Naamath- 
ite  :  for  they  had  made  an  appoint- 
500 


JOB. 

n  1  Pe.  5.  6. 
olTi.6.7. 
p  La.  3.  38. 
9  P».  89.  38- 
52. 

re.  2.  10. 
15  or,  at- 
tributed 
folly  10 
Ood. 
ac.  1.6, 
&c. 

6  c.  27.  5,  6. 
Ps.  26.  1. 
41.  12. 

1  swallow 
him  up. 

c  Mat.  6.25. 

2  or,  only. 
dMa.1.  11. 
21. 

eJa.  5.  10, 
11. 

/Ps.  39.  1. 
^Ge.  36.  11. 
Je49.  7. 
;iGe.  25.  2. 


i  Ro.  12.  15. 
itNe.  9.  1. 
La.  2.  10. 
IE7T.9.3-5. 
mGe,  50.10. 

1  answered. 

ac.  10.  18, 

Ac. 

Jc.  20.  14. 

2  or,  chal- 
lenge. 

3  or,  let 
them  ter- 
rify it,  as 
those  who 
have  a  bitter 
day. 

Am.  8. 10. 

4  or,  rejoice 
among. 

h  Ja.  9.  17— 
20. 

5  or,  a  levi- 
athan. 

6  eyelids  of 
the  morn- 
ing. 

c  Is.  66.  12. 
d  c.  15.  28. 
e  Ps.  58.  8. 

7  wearied 
in  ttrengtk. 


B.  c.  tn». 

ment  (o^t'.hcc  tocoma  t  to  mourn 
with  him,  und  to  comfort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  thtir 
eyes  af.ir  uti',  and  knew  him  not, 
they  lifted  up  iheir  voice,  and 
wept  ;  and  they  rent  every  one  his 
mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  k  upon 
their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sal  down  /  with  him 
upon  the  ground  seven  m  days  and 
seven  nights,  and  none  spake  a 
word  unto  him  :  for  they  saw  that 
his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAPTER  JII. 

AFTER    this    opened    Job    hit 
mouth,  and  cursed  his  day, 

2  And  Job  1  spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  a  the  day  perish  wherein  I 
was  born,  and  the  night  in  which 
it  was  said,  There  is  a.  man-chili) 
conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness;  let 
not  God  regard  it  from  abov^, 
neither  let  the  light  shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  ami  tbe  shadow  of 
deathstuin2  it;  let  a  cloud  dwell 
upon  it  ;  3  let  the  blackness  of  the 
day  terrify  it. 

6  ^s /or  that  night,  let  darkness 
seize  upon  it  ;  let  it  not  be  4  join- 
ed unto  the  days  of  the  year;  let 
it  not  come  into  tbe  number  of  th« 
months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary  ; 
let  no  joyful  voice  corne  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  tha 
day,  who  6  are  ready  to  raise  up  5 
their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight 
thereof  be  dark  ;  let  it  look  for 
light,  but  have  none  ;  neither  Ut 
it  see  the  6  dawning  of  the  day  ; 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  th^ 
doors  of  my  Tnolher's  womb,  nor 
hid  sorrow  from  mine  eves. 

11  Why  died  I  not  from  'ha 
womb?  why  did  I  not  give  up  the 
ghost  when  I  came  out  of  the 
belly? 

12  Why  did  the  knees  c  prevent 
me  ?  or  why  the  breasts  that  I 
should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I  have  lain 
still  and  been  quiet.  I  should  have 
slept  ;  then  hud  I  been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of 
the  earth,  which  built  desolate  d 
places  for  themselves ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold, 
who  filled  their  houses  with  sil- 
ver : 

16  Or  as  an  hidden  untimely 
birth  el  had  not  been  ;  as  infants 
which  never  8a,w  light. 

17  Therq  the  wicked  cease  from 
troubling;  and  there  the  7  weary 
be  at  leai. 


g  c.  19.  8. 
La.  3.  7. 

9  my  meat. 

10  I  feared 
a  fear,  and 
it  came 
upon    mc. 

1  a   tcord. 

2  refrain 
froTn  words 
ale.  35.  3. 

3  botcing. 
He.  12.  12. 
6Ga.  6.  7,8. 

4  i.  e.  his 
anger, 

a.  15.  30. 
Is.  11.  4. 
cPb.    58.  6. 

5  bt/  stealth. 


IS.  C.  1580.  CHAP.  IV.  V. 

18  TTiere    the  prisoners    rest  to-    8  wait 
gether  ;  they  hear  not  the  voice  of  y  Re.  9.  6. 
the  oppressor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  there; 
and  the  servant  is  free  from  his 
master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to 
him  that  is  in  misery,  and  life  unto 
the  bitter  in  soul  ; 

21  Which  8  long  /for  death,  but 
it  cometh  not  ;  and  dig  for  it  more 
than  for  hid  treasures  ; 

22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly, 
and  are  glad,  when  they  can  find 
the  ^rave  ■? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man 
■whose  way  is  hid,  and  whom  God 
hath  hedged  g  \n1 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  9  be- 
fore I  eat,  and  my  roarings  are 
poured  out  like  the  waters. 

25  For  10  the  thing  which  I  great- 
ly feared  is  come  upon  me,  and 
that  which  1  was  afraid  of  is  come 
unto  me. 

26  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither 
had  I  rest,  neither  was  I  quiet  ; 
yet  trouble  came. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

THEN    Eliphaz    the   Temanite 
answered  and  said, 

2  If  we  assay  1  to  commune  with 
thee,  wilt  thou  be  grieved  ?  but 
who  can  2  withhold  himself  from 
gpeaking? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed 
many,  and  thou  hast  strengthened 
a  the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him 
that  was  falling  ;  and  thou  hast 
strengthened  the  3  feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon 
thee,  and  thou  faintest  ;  it 
toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art 
troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  thy  fear,  thy  confi- 
dence, thy  hope,  and  the  upright- 
ness of  thy  ways  ? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who 
«t!er  perished,  being  innocent?  or 
■where  were  the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Eve.i  as  I  have  seen,  the./  b 
that  plow  iniquity,  and  sow 
wickedness,  reap  the  same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish. 
and  by  4  the  breath  of  his  nostr.ls 
are  they  consumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and 
the  voice  of  the  fierce  lien,  and 
*he  teeth  c  of  the  young  lions,  are 
broken. 

11  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack 
of  prey,  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps 
are  scattered  abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  5  secretly 
brought  to  me,  and  mine  car 
received  a  little  thereof. 


6  Tnet  me. 

7  the  multi- 
tude of. 

8  or,  /  heard 
astillvoice. 

9  or,  nor  in 
his  angels, 
in  whom 
heput  light. 
rf2Pe.2.  4. 

10  beaten  in 
pieces. 

eP8.146.3,4. 

/Is.  2.  22. 

1  or,  look. 

2  or,  indig- 
nation. 

oPs.  37.  35. 

3  or,  iniqui- 
ty. 

6  1Co.10.13. 

4  or,  labour. 

5  sons  of  the 
burning 
coal  lift  up 
to  fy. 

6  there  is 
no  search. 

7  till  there 
le  no  num- 
ber. 

8  out- 
places. 


God  to  be  sought  in  affiietion. 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  vision! 
of  the  night,  when  deep  sleep 
falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  6  came  upon  me,  and 
trembling,  which  made  7  all  my 
bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before 
my  face  ;  the  hair  cf  my  flesh 
.stood  up  : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not 
discern  the  form  thereof;  an  im- 
age was  before  mine  eyes  ;  8  there 
was  silence,  and  I  heard  a  voice, 
saying, 

17  Shall  mortal  man  be  more 
just  than  God?  shall  a  man  be 
more  pure  than  his  Maker? 

18  Behold,  he  put  no  trust  in  his 
servants  ;  and  9  his  angels  d  be 
charged  with  folly. 

19  How  much  less  in  them  that 
dwell  in  houses  of  clay,  -whose 
foundation  is  in  the  dust,  which 
are  crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

20  They  are  10  destroyed  from 
morning  to  evening:  they  per- 
ish for  ever,  without  any  regarding 
it. 

21  Doth  e  not  their  excellency 
which  is  \a  them  go  away?  they 
die, /even  without  wisdom. 

CHAPTER  V. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any 
that  will  answer  thee  ;  and  to 
which  of  the  saints  wilt  thou  1 
turn  ? 

2  For  wrath  killclh  the  foolish 
man,  and  2  envy  slayeth  the  silly- 
one. 

3  I  a  have  seen  the  foolish  taking 
root  :  but  suddenly  I  cursed  his 
habitation. 

4  His  children  are  far  from  safety, 
and  they  are  crushed  in  the  gate, 
neither  is  there  any  to  deliver 
the7n. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eat- 
etii  up,  and  taketh  it  even  out  of 
the  thorns,  and  the  robber  swal- 
lo'%veth  up  their  substance. 

6  Although  3  affliction  cometh 
not  for;h  of  the  dust,  neither  doth 
trouble  springout  of  the  ground  ; 

7  Yet  b  man  is  bom  unto  4  trouble, 
as  the  5  sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and 
unto  God  would  I  commit  my 
cause  : 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and 

6  unsearchable  ;  marvellous  things 

7  without  number  : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the 
earth,  and  sendeth  waters  upon 
the  8  fields  : 

11  To  set  up  on  high  those  that 
below;  that  those  which  mourn 
may  be  exalted  tc  safety. 

501 


Happy  end  of  Ood'i  corrtetion. 

1*2  He  cdisappoiiitetli  (he  device! 
of  tlie  cral'iy.  hu  tlial  llieii'  harxU 
cannol  peilonn  {/leir  9  enti-rpi  iae. 

13  He  r/ t'iketh  the  »'ise  in  ilieir 
own  cr:tl'iiiie86  ;  aii'l  (he  counsel  of 
the  r.iiw:i.'l  IS  CHrried  huallonj. 

14  They  lU  meet  with  ilarkiiess  in 
the  day-lime,  Rii'l  jope  in  the 
noon-d.iy  as  in  the  ni:;'hl. 

15  But  e  he  «avelh  the  poor  from 
the  sword,  from  tlieir  month,  and 
from  the  hand  of  the  mijhty. 

16  So  the  pool'  hath  hope,  and 
iniquity  stopp-iih  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  liappy/i*  the  man 
whom  God  correcleth  ;  therefo.e 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Almijhty  : 

18  For  g  he  malteth  sore,  and 
bindeih  up  :  lie  woundeth,  and  bis 
hands  make  whole. 

19  He  ft  shall  deliver  thee  in  lix 
troubles  ;  yea,  in  seven  iberp  shall 
no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  tn  famine  :  he  shall  redeem 
thee  from  death  ;  and  in  war  fronr; 
the  li  pow-r  of  the  sword. 

21  Thou  shilt  be  hid  12  from  the 
scourge  of  the  tongue  ;  k  neither 
shall  thou  he  afraid  of  destruction 
when  it  comelh. 

W  At  destruction  and  famine 
thou  shall  lauih  ;  neither  shall 
thou  be  afraid  of  ihe  bcists  of  the 
earth. 

23  For  thou  shall  be  in  leag-ue 
with  the  stones  of  tlie  fielil  ;  and 
the  beasts  /  of  the  field  shall  be  at 
peace  y/ith  thee. 

24  An  I  thou  shall  know  13  that 
thy  tabernacle  ghiU  he  in  peace  ; 
and  thmi  ohalt  vi.sit  thy  lialiitation, 
and  shall  not  H  sin. 

25  Thou  shall  know  also  that 
thy  seed  skill  be  15  g'reat,  and 
thine  ofi'spring' as  Ihe  grass  of  the 
earth. 

26  Thou  Shalt  co.-ne  to  <V 
grave  in  a  full  a'e.  ni  like  as  a 
shock  of  corn  16  cometh  in  hit 
eeason. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  searched  n 
It.  so  it  i«  ;  hear  it,  and  know  itou 
it  for  17  thv  good. 

(CHAPTER  VI. 

B'JT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Oh     that     my    grief    weie 
tlKirou?hly     weiglieii.      and      my 
calamity  1    laid    in    the   balances 
together ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier 
than  the  sand  a  of  the  sea  : 
therefore  2  my  words  are  swal- 
lowed up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Al- 
mighty are  within  me,  the  poison 
vbereof  drinkeih   up   my  spitit : 

502 


JOB. 

cNe.4.    IS. 

9  or,  <uiy 
thing. 

d  I  Co.3.19. 

10  or,  Tun 
into. 

Is.  59.   10. 
Am.  8.  9. 
ePs.  107.  41. 
/He.  12.5. 
Ja.  1.  !2. 
S  De.  32.39. 
APs.  91.  3. 
i  Ps.  37.   19. 

11  hands. 

12  or,  when 
thx  t'in/^uf. 
scourgeth. 

k  Ps.  31.  20. 

;  is.  11.  9. 

13  or,  that 
peace  is  thy 
tabernacle. 

14  or,  err. 

15  or,  tnuch. 
m  Pr.  9.   U. 

16  ascend- 
eih. 

n  Pr.  2.  3-5. 

17  thyself, 
Pr.  9.  12. 

1  lifted  up. 
a  Pr.  27.  3. 

2  i.e.  I  want 
words  to 
express 

my  grief, 
Ps.  77.  4. 


6  Ps.  88.  15, 
16. 

3  at  grass. 

4  my  expec- 
tation. 

c\  K.  19.4. 

Jon.  4.  3,  8. 

d  Ps.  40.  9. 

Ac.  20.  20, 

27. 

e  Is.  57.  15. 

5  brazen. 

6  meltelk. 
/He.  13.3. 
o  Ps.  38.  11. 

7  are  cut  ojf. 

8  in  the  neat 
thereof. 

9  extin- 
guished. 
AG*.  25.  15. 

10  or,  ye  are 
like   to  it, 
or,  them, 

U  not. 


B.  C.  IBM. 
the  terrora  6  of  God  do  vet  tbrm- 
selves  in  array  aguintt  loe. 

5  Dcth  the  wild  asa  brny  3  when 
he  hatli  grass?  or  lowetb  the  ox 
over  hii  fodder  ? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury 
be  eaten  without  sail  ?  or  is  there 
any  taste  in  the  while  of  an 
egg  1 

7  The  things  thnl  ray  soul  refus- 
ed to  touch  are  as  my  sorrowful 
meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  re- 
quest ;  and  that  God  would  grant 
me  4  the  thing  thai  I  long  foi  ; 

9  Even  that  c  it  would  please 
God  to  destroy  me  ;  that  he  would 
let  luojie  bis  band,  and  cut  me 
off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  com- 
foil  ;  yea,  I  would  harden  my- 
self in  sorrow :  let  him  net 
spare  ;  for  d  I  have  not  conceal- 
ed the  words  of  the  Hcly  e 
One. 

U  What  is  my  strength,  that  I 
should  hope  7  and  what  is  mine 
en'l,  thai  I  should  prolong  mj 
life  ? 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength 
of  stones?  or  is  ray  flesh  5  of 
brass? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me?  and  is 
wisdom  driven  quite  from  me  ? 

14  To  him  that  6  is  afflicted/ piijr 
should  be  showed  from  hie  friend  ; 
but  he  forsaketb  the  fear  of  the 
Almighty. 

15  My  tjrelhren  g  have  dealt  de- 
ceitfully as  a  biook,  and  as  the 
stream  of  brooks  they  pass 
away  ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  by  reason 
of  the  ice,  and  wherein  the  snow 
is  hid  : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm, 
they  vanish  :  7  when  it  is  8  hot, 
they  are  9  consumed  out  of  tbeir 
placo. 

18  The  paths  of  their  way  are 
turned  ;>Eide  ;  they  go  to  nothing, 
and  pensh. 

19  'i'he  troops  of  Tema,  h  iooLed, 
the  coiiipaiiies  of  Sbeba  waited 
for  lh.?m. 

20  They  were  confounded  be» 
cause  they  had  hoped  ;  they  c&m* 
thither,  and  were  ashamed. 

21  For  now  10  ye  are  II  nothing  ; 
ye  see  my  casting  down,  and  are 
afraid. 

22  Did  I  say.  Bring  unto  me  ? 
or.  Give  a  reward  for  me  of  your 
substance  ? 

23  Or,  Deliver  me  from  the  ene- 
my's band?  or,  Redeem  me  from 
the  b&nd  of  the  mighty  1 


B.  C.  1520. 


CHAP.  VII.  vin. 


21  Teach  me,  and  I  will  hold  my   i  Ec.  12.  11 


tonine  ;  and  cause  me  to  under 

Eland  wheiein  I  have  erred.  ^^^^  uann 

25  How  forcible  i  are  rig'h'.  words!    ..,  .    ." 
but   what  doth  your  arguing  re 
prove  *? 

26  Do    ye    imag'ine    to    reprove   14  i.e.  ikis 
words,    and   tlie  speeches  of  one   ma'ter. 
that    is    desperate,  which   are  as 
v/ind  ? 

27  Vea,  ye  12  overwhelm  the 
fatheili'ss  and  ye  dig  a  pit  for 
your  friend. 

28  Now,   therefore,  be  contn at  : '2  ocpeJA, 
look  upon  me  :  for  it  is  13  evident   after. 
unto  you  if  I  lie. 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not 
be  iniquity  ;  yea,  return  again, 
my  rig'hteousness  i?  in  14  it. 

30  Is      there      iniqui-y     in      my   jyifosureil 
tongue  ?  cannot  rpy   15  taste  dis- 
cern perve.si;  things  ^ 

CHAPTER  Vn. 
19   there  not  1    an    app.in'ed   r. 
•"   time   tc   Iran   upon  eurth  ?  ere   , 
not  his  days  also   like  the  d^^ys  of  '"'Voy 


12  cause  to 


13  befort 
your  face. 


15  palate. 
1  or,  war- 
fart. 
ac.l4.  5,  14 


6  Ps.  6.  6. 
cDe.  28.  67. 


dGe.  42.33 
inot  return. 
5  to  sec 


an  hireling  ? 


i  i.e.  J c0.1i 


2  As  a   servant    2  earnestly  de-  ■  lit  3  no 


sireth  the  shadow,  and  as  an  hire 
ling  looketh  for  the  re-jiard  of  his 
work  ; 

3  So  am  I  miJe  to  pi^ssess 
months  of  canity,  and  v7oari- 
some  nights  6  ar«  appolcUd  to 
me. 

4  When  c  I  lie  dovn,  I  sny, 
Wlien  shall  I  ari-:.n,  anri  t!i.i  rt 
nvght  be  gone  ?  an-'i  i  ft.  full  of 
tossings  to  and  tro  UR\.o  ll.-i  dawn- 
ing of  the  day. 

5  -My     flesh      is     clothed    with 
worms    ?nd    c'odJ    of    dust  ;    my 
skin      is      broken 
loathsome. 

6  Mv  ftavs    ar-'    jwifter    than 


Icn^ 

e  Fs.  49.  12, 
14. 


7  hones. 
/c.  10.  1,2{ 
g  Ps.  8.  4. 
.-lUd      become  '  h  Ps.  80.  4. 
i  Ps.  36.  6. 


weaver's    shittie,   and   are  spent  p^  La.  3.12. 
wiihou'hor.e  /Mi.  7.  18, 

I  O    remember    that    my  life  js  19 
wind  ;  mirr  aeye?  shall  4  no  more  '  \  jno.  1.  9 
5  s-;-,  <rooi. 

8  Thrt  (»ye  of  him  tl:at  hath  seen  I'"  Ps-103.15. 
me  sl.aii  see  rnt-   no  rnrire  :  thine 
eyes  are  '-pon  nia,  and  6  I  am  not. 

i  Ai  th;  ciou'i  is  consumed  and 
vanislulf  avay  ;  so  ht?  that  ffoeth 
down  to  tLs  ;;rave  &ii.ill  come  up 
7".  ore 


10  He  e  shall   return  no  move  to  ,  ^°-  ^-  ^'  ^• 
his  ho..se,  neither  gball  his  place    1  i„  ^^^  j^^^^ 
knov.-  hini  any  inore.  j  ^,  ^^^^^ 

11  Therefore   I   will   not    refrain  ;  "^ 
my  mouth  :    I   will   speak  in   the^^A''.'^' 
anguish  of  my  spirit  ;  I  will  com- 
pl;iin  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that 
ihou  settest  a  watch  over  me  ? 


13  When    I  say,    My   bed  shall  id  lCh.29.15 


BUdad  shoioeth.  Cod'sjutHei. 

comfort  me,  rr.y  couch  shall  eass 
my  complaint  ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with 
dreams,  and  terrifiest  me  through 
vicions  : 

15  So  tha.t  my  soul  ohoosetb 
strangling,  and  death  rather  than 
my  7  lif^. 

lb  1/ loathe  it  ;  I  would  not  live 
aHvny  •  let  me  ulone  ;  for  niy 
days  are  vanity. 

17  W'.at  g  is  man,  that  thou 
shouldcs',  magnify  him  ?  and  t'la'. 
•hou  shculdesl set  thine  heart  upon 
hi.n-? 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visi*. 
hiin  every  morning,  and  try  him 
every  moment  ? 

3  eremne  be  i  '"''  '^'"•'"'  '""=  '*'''  '^''°**  ""'■  "Popart 
Jrom  me,  nor  let  me  alone  till  I 
.-v/.i'  ow  down  my  spittle  ? 

Vi  r  have  sinned  ;  li  what  shall  I 
do  into  thee,  O  thou  Pieserveriof 
u);,';i  '.'  why  hast  thou  set  me  as  a 
irark^'  against  thee,  so  that  I  am 
a  burden  to  myself? 

21  And  whj'  dost  thou  not  pardon 
my  transgres-^ion,  and  take  away 
I  mine  iniquity  ?  for  now  shall  I 
I  sleep  in  the  dust  :  and  thou  shalt 
seek  me  in  the  morning,  but  I  m 
shall  not  be. 

CHAPTER  Vlir. 

THEN     answered     Bildad     the 
Slnihite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things  .?  and  how  long  shall  the 
words  of  thy  mouth  be  like  a  strong 
wind  ? 

3  Doth  a  God  pervert  judgment  ? 
or  doth  the  Almighty  pervert  jus- 
tice ? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned 
against  him,  and  he  have  cast 
them  away  1  for  their  transgres- 
sion : 

5  If  6  thou  wouldest  seek  unto 
God  betimes,  and  make  thy  sup- 
plication  to  the  Almighty  : 

6  If  thou  jcer^  pure  and  upright; 
surely  now  he  would  awake  for 
thee,  and  make  the  habitation  of 
thy  righteousness  prosperous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was 
smalt,  yet  thy  latter  end  should 
greatly  increase. 

8  For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of 
the  former  age,  and  prepare  thy- 
self to  the  search  of  their  fa- 
thers : 

9  (For  we  c  are  hut  o/" yesterday, 
and  know  2  nothing,  because  our 
days  upon  earth  are  a  d  shadow  :) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and 
tell  thee,  and  utter  words  out  of 
their  heart  f 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  with- 
503 


raDe.  32.  4. 
2Ch.  19.  7. 
c.  34.12,17. 
Ps.  89.  14. 
Da.  9.  14. 


.22.  23,&c. 
'cPs.  39.  5 
.2  not. 


Joh  acknoultdgtth  Cod's  Jiutice. 

out  inire  ?  can  ihe  flag  frow  willi- 
oul  WHier  7 

12  Whilst  e  It  IK  yet  in  his  g;rcen- 
ness,  and  not  cut  down,  it  wither- 
elh  before  any  oilier  herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  thai  for- 
get God  ;  and  the  hypoorite'i 
hope/ shall  nerish  : 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off, 
and  whose  trust  slwll  be  a  spider's 
3  wf>b. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house, 
but  it  ^Fhall  not  stand  :  he  shall 
bold  it  fast,  but  it  shall  not  en- 
dure. 

16  He  ia  green  before  the  sun, 
and  his  branch  sbooteth  forth  io 
his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about 
the  heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of 
stones. 

18  If  he  destroy  him  from  his 
place,  then  it  shall  deny  hiic, 
saying,  I  h  have  not  seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his 
Way,  and  out  of  the  earth  shall 
others  i  grow. 

20  Behold,  Ciod  k  will  not  cast 
away  a  perfect  ^nan,  neither  will 
he  4  help  the  evil  doers  ; 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with 
laughing,  and  thy  lips  with  5  re- 
joicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  he 
clothed  with  /  shame  ;  and  the 
dwelling-place  of  the  wicked  shall 
S  come  to  nought. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

THEN      Job      answered      and 
said, 

2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth  :  but  a 
how  should  man  be  just,  with  God? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him, 
he  cannot  answer  him  one  of  a 
thousand. 

4  He  b  is  wise  in  heart,  and 
mighty  in  strength  :  who  hath 
hanlened  himself  against  him, 
and  hath  prospered  ? 

5  Which  removeth  the  moun- 
tains, and  they  know  not  ;  which 
overturneth  iheni  in  his  anger  : 

6  Which  c  shaketh  the  earth  out 
of  her  place,  and  the  pillars  there- 
of tremble  ; 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun,  d 
and  it  riseth  not,  and  sealeth  up 
the  stars  : 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the 
e  heavens,  and  treadeth/ upon  the 
2  waves  of  the  sea  ; 

9  Which  g  maketh  3  Arcturus, 
Orion,  and  Pleiades,  and  the 
chambers  of  the  south  ; 

10  Which  doeth  great  things  past 
finding  out  ;  yea,  and  wonders 
without  number. 

504 


JOB. 

t  Pa.  129.  6. 
Mat.  13.  20. 

/t.  11.20. 

27.8. 

Pr.  10.  28. 

3  house. 
Is.  59.  5,6. 

g^  Mat. 7.  26. 
h  Ps.  37.  36. 
i  Mat.  3.  9. 
k  Pi.  94.  14. 

4  take  the 
ungodly  by 
the  hand. 

5  shouting 
fo:Joy. 

I  Ps.  132. 18. 
fi  not  be. 
a  P«.  143.2. 
Rom.  3.  20. 
I  or,   lij-trt. 

6Jude24,25. 
die.  12.  23. 

rf  Jos.  10, 12. 

e  Ps.  104.2.3. 
lis.  40.  22,28. 
I/Mat. 14.25. 
1  2  heights. 

g  Am.  5.  8. 

3  A-ih,  Ce- 
eil,  and 
Cimah. 


4  turn  him 
away  ? 

c.  11.  10. 

h  Da.  4.  35. 

5  helpers  of 
pride,  or, 
strength. 

i  c.  34.  31. 

k  Eze.  21.  3. 

6  ships  of 
desire,  or, 
ships  of 
Ebelh. 

Ue.2.22. 

7  make  me 
to  be  abhor- 
red. 


fi.  C.  ISiO. 

11  Ia>,  he  goetb  by  me,  and  I  Hce 
him  not  :  he  pa&selh  oo  uUu,  but  I 
perceive  him  not. 

12  Behold,  ho  tuketh  away,  who 
can  hinder  4  hirn  7  who /i  will  tay 
unto  him.  What  doesl  ihou  1 

13  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his 
un^er,  the  5  proud  helpers  do 
sloop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer 
him,  and  choose  out  my  wordi  to 
reason  with  him  J 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  righ- 
teous, yet  would  I  not  answer,  but 
i  I  wouid  make  supplication  to  my 
Judge. 

16  If  I  had  called,  and  he  bad 
answered  me,  yet  would  I  not  be- 
lieve that  he  had  hearkened  unto 
my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  mc  with  a 
tempest,  and  rnulliplielh  my 
vy-ounda  v/ithout  cause. 

18  He  will  not  sufi'er  me  to  take 
my  breath,  but  filleth  me  with 
bilteineas. 

19  If  I  epeak  of  strength,  lo,  .^e  j* 
strong:  and  if  of  judgment,  who 
shall  set  mc  a  time  to  plead  > 

20  If  I  justify  mysel.,  mine  own 
mouth  shall  condemn  me  :  if  I 
say,  1  am  perfect,  it  shall  also 
prove  ni2  perverse. 

21  T/iuugh  1  were  perfect,  yet 
would  I  not  know  my  soul :  I 
would  de.'pisc  my  life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I 
said  if,  lie,  k  destroyeih  the  per- 
fect and  ihe  wickej. 

23  If  the  *ccurge  shiy  suddenly, 
he  will  !aug<i  at  tiie  trial  of  tht  in- 
nocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked  :  he  covereth 
the  faces  of  tlie  jiidges  thereof  ;  if 
not,  where,  and  who  is  lie  ? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swif'er  than 
a  post  :  they  flee  away,  they  see 
no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the 
6  swift  ships:  ks  the  eugia  that 
hastelh  lo  the  prey. 

27  If  I  say,  I  wii'.  fcrgel  m-  conc.- 
plaint,  I  will  ieave  oft'  my  iaeavi- 
ness,  and  comfort  myself  ; 

28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows, 
I  know  that  '.hcu  wilt  not  hold  m« 
innocent. 

29  1^  I  be  wicked,  why  then  la- 
bour I  in  vain  ? 

30  If  /  I  wo.sh  myself  w.th  snow 
wafer,  and  make  my  hands  never 
so  clean  ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  rae  in 
the  ditch,  and  mine  own  clothe* 
shall  7  abhor  me. 

32  For  he  it  not  a  man   as  I  ajn, 


B.  C.  1520. 


CHAP.  X.  XI.  Ood's  tBisdomimsearchabU. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  6  -ftitnesses 
against  me,  and  incieasest  thine 
indignation  upon  iTie  ;  changes 
and  war  are  against  me. 

18  Wherefoie  then  hast  thou 
brouglit     me     forth     out     of     the 


thai  I  should  answer  him,  and  we  ]  8  one  that 
should    come    together    in    ^udg-  should 
nient.  I  argue. 

33  Neither  is  there  8  any  9  days-  9 or,  umpire. 
man  betwixt  m  us,  ihat  might  lay  '  m  Ps.106.23. 
his  hand  upon  us  both.  [n  Ps.  39.  10. 

34  Let  hun  take  Ji  his  rod  away  !  10/am  noi  so  i  womb  7  Oh  Z  that  I  had  given  up 
fiom  me,  and  let  not  his  fear  ter- :?ci//t  mj/sc//". ;  the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had  seeii 
rify  me  ;  I  1  or,  cut  off   i  me  ! 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not  while  I  live,  j  19  I  should  have  been  as  though 
fear  him  :  but  10  it  is  not  so  with    a  Ps.  143.  2.  i  I  had   not   been  :    I   should    have 


been  cairiej  from  the  womb  to 
the  grave. 

£0  Are  not  my  days  few  ?  m  cease 
then,  and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may 
take  comfort  a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  whence  I  shall  not 
return,  even  to  the  land  n  of  dark- 
ness and  the  o  shadow  of  death  ; 

S2  A   land   of  darkness,  as  dark- 
ness ii^e//" ;  and  of  the  shadow  of 
death,    without    any    order,    and 
jf/iere  the   light  is  as  darkness. 
CHAPTER   XI. 

THEN    answered     Zuphar    the 
Naamathite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of 
words  be  a  answered  ?  and  should 
a  man  1  full  of  talk  he  justified  ? 

3  Should  thy  2  lies  make  men 
hold  their  peace  ?  and  when  thou 

mine    iniquity,    and    searchest    e  Hos.  13.  7,8. '  mockest,  shall  no  man  make  thee 


me.  1  Ro.  8.  1. 

CHAPTER  X.  jiLa.  5.  16, 

MY  foul  is  1  weary  of  my  life  :    17. 
I   will   leave    my   complaint  i  2  ^aiour. 
upon  myself;  I  will  speak  in  the    cl  Sa.I6.7. 
bitterness  of  my  soul.  j  d  Jno.  2.  24, 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,   Do  not  a' 25. 
condemn  me  ;  show  me  wherefore  '  e  Ps.  10.  15. 
i  thou  contendcst  with  me.  J  3  It  is  upon 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  '  thy  hnowl- 
shouldest      oppre.ss,      that      thou    erf^e. 
shouldest    de.'-pise    the   work  2  of  y  Jno.  21.  17. 
thine   hands,  and   shine  upon   the   4  ^ooi  ^Jains 
counsel  of  the  wicked  ?  \  about  me. 

4  Hast   thou   eyes   of  flesh?  or  c'frJe.  18.6. 
seest  thou  as  man  seeth  ?  '  Ro.  9.  21. 

5  Are  thy   days  us    the   days  of  /iPs.139.  13. 
man  ?     are    thy    years    as    man's  5  hedged. 
days,  I  i  Is.  6.  5. 

6' That    d   thou    inquirest    after  ;l  La.  3.  10. 


after  my  sin 

7  Thou  3  knowest/thal  I  am  not  | 
wicked  ;  and  there  is  none  that  | 
can  deliver  out  of  thine  h.Tnd. 

8  Thine  hands  4  have  made  me, 
and  fashioned  me  together  round  i 
about  ;  yet  thou  dost  destroy  me. 

9  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  that  I 
thou  hast   made  me  as  the  clay  ;  g  g  ^j^j^j  jg 
and  wilt  thou   bring  me  into  dust  j^^^o^^^^  ' 
ajTain  ?  jr     o        • 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out      *''  • 
as    milk,    and    curdled     me    like   7nPs.39.5,13. 
cheese 

11  Thou  h  hast  clothed  me  with 
skin  and  flesh,  and  hast  5  fenced 
me  with  bones  and  sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and    1  of  lips. 
favour,  and    thy  visitation    hath   2oT,dei'ices. 
preserved  mv  spirit.  6  c.  6.  30. 

13  And  these  things  linst  thou  hid    10.  7. 
in   thine   heart  :  I  know  that  this  c  Ezr.  9. 
is  v.'iih  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest  me,    Ro.  II.  33. 
and  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me  from   3  the 
mine  iniquity.  heights  of 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  w^oe  i  unto  me;   heaven. 


ashamed  ? 

4  For  6  thou  hast  said,  My  doc- 
trine is  pure,  and  I  am  clean  in 
thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak, 
and  open  his  lips  against  thee  ; 

6  And  that  he  would  show  thee 
the  secrets  of  wsdom,  that  they 
ore  double  to  that  which  is!  Know, 
therefore,  that  God  exactcth  of 
thee  less  c  than  thine  iniquity  de- 
serve th. 

7  Canst  thou  by  searching  d  find 
out  God  ?  canst  thou  find  out  the 
Almighty  unto  perfection  ? 

8  It  is  3  as  high  as  heaven  ;  what 
canst  thou  do  ?  deeper  than  hell  ; 
what  canst  thou  know  f 

9  The  measure  thereof  is  longer 
than  the  earth,  and  broader  than 
the  sea. 

10  If  e  lie  4  cut  off",  and  shut  up, 
or  gather  together,  then  who  can 
5  hinder  him  ? 

11  For,/"  he  knoweth  vain  men  ; 
he  seeth  wickedness  also  ;  will  he 
not  then  consideriJ  ? 

and  ?y  I  be  righteous,  yet  will  t  e  Re.  3.  7.  '  12  For  6  vain  man  would  be  wise, 
not  lift  up  my  head.  I  ant  full  of  4  or,  jnake  a  though  m.an  be  born  like  a  wild 
confusion  ;     therefore     see      thou   change.  ass's  colt. 

mine  affliction  ;  5  turn  him     '    13  If  thou   prepare  §■  thine  heart, 

16  For  it  increaseth.    Thou  hunt-   airay  ?  and  stretch  out  thine  hands  toward 

est  me  as  a  fierce  lion ;  k  and  asrain  /  Ps.  10.    14.   him  ; 

thou   showest    thyself    marvellous  G  empty.  14  If  iniquity   be  in  thine   band, 

upon  me.  glSs.  7.3.    put     it     far    away,   and    let    not 

505 


nPs.  88.  12. 
o  Ps.  23.  4. 
aPr.  10.    19. 


13. 

d  Is.  40.28. 


Job  eonfeattth  God's  omnijiotenry.        JOB. 

wickedness  dwell  in  h  thy  tnbcrna- 

cles. 

15  Forlh,;n  shall  thou  lift  up  thy 
face  wiihoui  spot  ;  yea,  ihi-u 
■brfll  be  sieadfasi,  and  shall  not 
fear  : 

16  Because  thou  shiilt  forget  thy 
misery,  and  reinenibei  it  as  wateis 
that  pass  away  : 

17  And  thine  age  shall  7  be  clear- 
er than  the  noon-day  ;  thou  shalt 
shine  i  forth,  thou  &halt  be  as  the 
morning'. 

18  And  thou  shall  be  seriira,  be- 
cause the<e  is  hope  ;  yea,  thuu 
shall  dig  about  thee,  and  ihuu  shall 
take  thy  rest  in  safely. 

19  Also  thou  shall  lie  down,  and 
none  sliall  make  thee  afruid  : 
yea,  many  8  shall  make  suit  unto 
\hee. 

10  But  the  eyes  k  of  the  wicked 
shall    fail,    and   9  they   shall    not 
escape,  and  their  I  hope  shall  be  as 
10  the  giviiig  \ip  of  the  jrhost. 
CHAPTER   XII. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No    doubt    but   ye   are  the 
people,  and  wisdom  shall  die  with 
you. 

3  But  I  have  1  understanrling  as 
well  as  you;  I  ftw  2  not  inferior  to 
you  ;  yea,  who  3  knoweth  not  such 
things  as  these  ? 

4  1  am  as  one  mockud  of  his 
neighbour,  who  calleth  upon  God, 
and  he  answerelh  him  :  the  just 
upiight  man  is  laughed  to  scorn. 

•5  He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with 
his  fi'et  in  as  a  lamp  despised  in 
the  thought  of  him  that  is  at  ease. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  robbers  a 
prosper,  and  they  that  provoke 
God  are  secure  ;  into  whose  hand 
God  b.ingeth  abundantly. 

7  Bui  ask  now  the  beasts,  and 
they  shall  teach  thee  ;  and  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  shall  tell 
thee  : 

8  (.)r  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it 
shall  teach  thee  ;  and  the  fishes  of 
(he  sea  shall  declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these, 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  hath 
wroughl  this  ? 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  4  soul  of 
every  living  thing,  and  the  breath 
of  all  5  mankind. 

11  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words? 
and  the  mnnth  6  taste  his  meal  f 

12  Wiih  the  ancient  4  i.?  wisdom; 
and  in  length  of  days  understand- 


13  With  7  him  is  wisdom  and 
strength,  he  hath  counsel  c  and 
understanding. 

14  Behold    he    breaketh    down, 

506 


APs.ioi.a. 

•7  arise 

ah'jvt  the 

noon-day. 

iPr.  4.  18. 
jU.58.8,10. 

8  entreat 

thy /nee, 
iPs.  45.12. 

k  De.  !c8.  65. 

a  flight 

shall  perish 
from  them. 

IPr.  11.7. 

10  or,  a 
jjuf  of 
breath. 
1  an  heart. 
'Zfall  not 
lower  than 
you. 

3  leith 
whom  are 
not  such 
as  lliese  7 
a  Vs.  73.  12, 
(tc. 
Je.  12.  l,&c. 

4  or,  life. 
Sjiesh  of 
man. 

6  palate, 
b  c.  32.  7. 

7  i.  e.  God. 
c  Pr.  8.  14. 

8  upon. 

dPy/.e.  14.  9. 

*Is.  19.  13. 
/Is.  45.  1. 
■.g  Is.  3.  1-3. 

9  lip  nf  the 
faithful, 
h  Da.  2.  21, 

122. 

'  10  or. 
i  looseth  the 
'  girdle  of  the 
I  strong . 
\i  1  Co.  4.  5. 
k  c.  34.  22. 
I  /  Ps.  107.  38. 

11  Icadelh 
in. 

m  Da.  4.  16, 
33. 

n  De.  28.  29. 
\2v;ander. 
ac.  23.  3. 
31.  a5. 
6  Is.  1.  18. 
Mi.  6.2,&c. 
cc.  16.  2. 

d  Pr.  17.  28. 
Am.  5.  13. 
ec.3'2.21,22. 
r2Co.4.  2. 


B.  C.   16!M. 

and  it  cannot  be  built  ap-ain  ;  he 
shutteth  8  up  a  man,  and  there  can 
be  no  opeuiiis. 

15  Ijehold,  he  withholdetli  (he 
waters,  and  they  dry  up;  also  he 
sendelh  ihem  out,  and  they  ovei- 
lurn  the  earth. 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  wis- 
dom :  the  deceived  d  and  the  de- 
ceiver are  his. 

17  He  leadcth  counsellors  away- 
spoiled,  and  makeih  the  Judges  e 
fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kin^s, 
and  girdeth  their  loins  with  a  git- 
die. 

19  He  /  leadelh  princes  away 
spoiled,  and  ovenhrowelh  the 
mighty. 

20  He  removeth  g  away  the  9 
speech  of  the  trusty,  and  taketb 
awav  the  understanding  of  the 
aged. 

21  He  h  poureth  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  10  weakeneth  the 
strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  He  discovereth  i  deep  thingf 
out  of  darkness,  and  bringeth 
out  to  light  the  shadow  X-  of 
death. 

23  He  increaseth  I  the  nations, 
and  destroyeth  them  :  he  enlarg- 
eth  the  nations,  and  II  straiteneth 
them  again. 

24  He  tuketh  away  the  heart  m 
of  the  chief  of  the  people  of  the 
earth,  and  causeth  them  to  wan- 
der in  a  wilderness  ichcre  there  is 
no  way. 

25  They  grope  n  in  the  darli 
without  light,  and  he  mnketh 
them  to  12  siagger  like  a  drunken 
irMn. 

CHAPTER  Xlir. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  thif, 
mine  ear  hath  heard  and  un- 
derstood if. 

2  What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I 
know  also  ;  I  am  not  inferior  unto 
you. 

3  Surely  I  would  speak  to  the 
Almighty,  a  and  I  desire  to  reason 
b  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye  are 
all  physicians  of  no  c  value. 

5  O  that  ye  would  altogether  hold 
your  pe.-ice  !  and  d  it  should  be 
your  wisiom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and 
hearken  to  the  pleadings  of  my 
lipa. 

7  Will  ye  speak  wickedly  e  for 
God  ?  and  talk  deceitfully  /  for 
him  ? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person  ?  will 
ye  contend  fortjod  ? 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search 


B.  C.  1520. 

j-ou  out  1  or  as  one  man  mocVeth 
another,  do  ye  so  mock  g  him  ? 

10  lie  will  su.ely  reprove  yuu,  If 
ye  do  secietly  accept  h  peisoiis. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  n  ake 
you  afiaid?  i  and  his  dread  fall 
upon  you  ? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like 
unto  ashes,  your  todies  to  bodies 
of  clay. 

13  Hold  1  your  peace,  let  me 
alone,  that  I  may  speak,  and  let 
come  on  me  what  will. 

14  Wherefore  do  1  take  my  flesh 
in  my  teeih,  and  put  my  life  in 
mine  hand  ? 

15  Though  Ic  he  slay  me,  yet 
•will  I  trust  in  him  ;  but  1  will  2 
maintain  mine  own  ways  before 
bim. 

16  He  also  shall  be  my  salvation  : 
I  for  an  hypocrite  m  shall  not  come 
before  him. 

17  Hear  dilig'ently  my  speech, 
and  my  declaration  with  your 
ears. 

18  Behold  now,  I  have  ordered 
wy  cause;  I  know  that  I  shall  be 
justilied. 

19  Who  n  is  he  that  will  plead 
with  me  ?  for  now,  if  I  hold  my 
tongue,  I  shall  g^ive  up  the  ghost. 

£0  Only  do  not  two  thing'.v  unto 
me,  then  will  I  not  hide  myself 
from  thee. 

51  Withdraw  c  thine  hand  far 
from  me  :  and  let  not  Ihy  dread 
make  me  afiaid. 

52  Then  call  p  thou,  and  I  will 
answer:  or  let  me  speak,  and  an- 
swer thou  me. 

£3  How  many  are  mine  iniquities 
and  sins  ?  make  me  to  know  q  my 
transgies-'ion  and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  r  thou  thy 
face  and  boldest  me  for  thine  en- 
emy ?  s 

25  Wilt  tbou  break  t  a  leaf  driven 
to  and  fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue 
the  dry  stubble  ? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things 
against  me,  and  makest  me  to 
possess  the  iniquities  of  my 
youth,  u 

27  Thiiu  puttest  my  feet  al.so  in 
the  stocks,  v  and  3  lookest  narrow- 
ly until  all  my  paths  ;  thou  set- 
test  a  print  upon  the  heels  4  of  my 
feet. 

56  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  con- 
sumeth,  as  a  garment  that  is  moth- 
eaten. 

CHAPTKR   XIV. 

MAX    that  is  horn  of  a  woman, 
is  1  of  few  days,  and  full  a  of 
tn.i.ble. 
2  He  6  cometli  fortii  like  a  flower. 


CHAP.  XIV 

5-Ga.6.  7. 
hPa.  82.1,2. 
i  Je.  5.  22. 
10.7,  10. 

1  be  silent 
frovi  vie. 
k  Ps.  23.  4. 
Pr.  14.  32. 
2^roi;e,  or, 
argue. 

IPs.  27.  1. 
m  Is.  33.  14. 

n  Is.  50.  8. 
Ro.  8.  33, 
34. 

0  Ps.  39.  10. 

p  c.  38.  3. 

g  c.  34.  32. 
Jiio.  16.  8,9. 

r  fs.  102.  2 

s  La.  2.5. 

t  Is.  42.  3. 

u  Ps.  25.  7. 

V  c.  33,  U. 

3  ohservest. 

4  roots. 

1  short  of. 
aEc.  2.  23. 

6  Ps.  90.  5— 
10. 


cPs.  144.3. 
d  Ps.  143.  2. 

2  will  sive. 
e  Ps.  51.  2, 
10. 

Jno.  3.  6. 
/  ver.  14. 
He.  9.  27. 

3  cease. 

4  is  weaken- 
ed, or,  cut 
off. 

^Ps.  102.26. 

Is.  51.  6. 

2Pe.3.  10, 

U. 

Re.  £0.  11. 

/!  ITh.  4, 

14—16. 

i  1  Co.  15. 

51—54. 

t  Pr.  5.  21. 

Sfadetk. 

6  Gvcr- 

fiowest. 


Man  is  subject  to  corruption 
and  is  cut  down  ;  he  fleeth  also  as 
a  shadow,  and  coniinueth  not. 

3  And  c  dust  thou  open  thine  eyes 
upon  such  an  one,  and  briiigesid 
me  into  judgment  with  thee  ? 

4  Who  2  can  bring  a  clean  e 
thing  out  of  an  unclean  ?  not 
one. 

5  Seeing  his  dayeare  determined, 
the  number  of  his  months  are  with 
thee,  thou  hast  appointed  /  his 
bounds  that  he  cannot  pass  ; 

6  Turn  fiom  him,  that  he  may  3 
rest,  till  he  shall  accomplish,  as  an 
hireling,  his  day. 

For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it 
be  cut  down,  that  it  will  sprout 
agp.in,  and  that  the  tender  branch 
thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax 
eld  in  the  earth,  and  the  slock 
thereof  die  in  the  ground  ; 

9  Yet  ihiough  the  scent  of  water 
it  will  bud,  and  biing  forth  boughs 
like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth.  and  4  wasteth 
away  :  yea,  man  giveth  up  the 
ghost,  and  w  here  is  be  ? 

11  As  the  wiiteis  fail  from  the 
sea,  and  the  flood  decayeth  and 
diieth  up  : 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth 
not  :  till  the  heavens  "■  be  no  more, 
they  shall  not  awake  nor  be  raised 
out  of  their  sleep. 

13  O  that  thou  would^st  hide  me 
in  the  gra\e,  that  thou  would"?! 
keep  me  secret,  until  thy  wiatli 
be  past,  that  thou  wouldest  ap- 
point me  a  set  time,  and  remem- 
ber me  ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  h  he  live 
again?  all  the  days  of  my  ap- 
pointed time  will  i  wait,  till  my 
change  i  come. 

15  Thou  shah  call,  and  Twill  an- 
swer thee  ".  thou  wilt  have  a  de- 
sire to  the  work  of  thine  hands. 

16  For  k  now-  thou  numberest  my 
steps:  dost  thou  not  watch  over 
my  sin  ? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up 
in  a  bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine 
iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain 
falling  Cometh  5  to  nought,  and 
the  rock  is  removed  out  of  his 
place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones  ; 
thou  washest  6  away  the  things 
whii'h  grow  out  of  the  dust  of  the 
earth  ;  and  thou  destrovest  the 
hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever 
against  him.  and  he  passeth  :  thou 
chnngest  his  countenance,  and 
sendest  him  awav. 

507 


T%e  ditqttielude  of  the  icicked. 

21  His  »oiis  come  to  honour,  nn<I 
he  knowuth  il  aoi ,'  aud  they  are 
brouscht  low,  but  he  perceiveth  it 
not  of  them. 

^  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall 
have  pain,  uiid  his  &3nl  within  bim 
shall  muurn. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

THKM    answeieJ    Eliph.ni    the 
Temanite,  and  said, 

2  Should  a  wise  man  utter  1  vain 
knowledge,  and  fill  his  belly  v.iib 
the  cast  wind  ? 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofi- 
table talk  ?  a  or  with  speeches 
wherewiih  he  ran  do  no  goo<i  ? 

4  Yei,  thou  'i  easiest  ofl"  fear, 
and  restrainesl  3  prayer  before 
Gnd. 

5  For  thy  mouth  4  uttereth  thine 
iniquity,  and  thou  choosest  the 
tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6  Thine  6  own  mouth  condemn- 
eth  thee,  and  not  I  ;  yea,  thine 
own  lips  lesiify  ajainst  thee. 

7  Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was 
born?  or  wast  thou  made  before  c 
the  hills? 

8  Hast  d  thou  heard  the  secret  of 
God  ?  and  dost  thou  restrain  wis- 
dom to  thyself? 

9  What  e  knowest  thou,  that  we 
know  not  ?  what  understandest 
thou,  which  is  not  in  us  ? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  grey- 
headed /  and  very  ajjed  men, 
much  elder  ;han  thy  father. 

11  Are  the  consolations  of  God 
small  with  thee  ?  is  there  any  se- 
cret ihinj  with  thee  ? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  cany 
thee  away  ?  and  what  do  thy  eyes 
wink  at, 

13  That  thou  tumest  thy  spirit 
against  Go'l,  s;  and  Uttost  suck 
words  ?o  out  of  thy  mouth  ? 

14  What  h  is  man,  that  he  should 
be  clean  ?  and  he  which  is  born 
of  a  woman,  that  he  should  be 
risrhteous  ? 

15  Behold,  he  pntteth  no  trust  in 
his  saints  ;  yea,  the  heavens  i  are 
not  clean  in  his  sijht  : 

16  How  much  more  abominable 
and  filthy  Ic  is  man,  which  drink- 
eth  /  iniquity  like  water  ! 

17  I  will  show  thee,  hear  me  ;  and 
that  which  I  have  seen  J  will  de- 
clare ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told 
from  their  fathers,  and  have  not 
hid  it  : 

19  Unto  whom  m  alone  the  earth 
waR  2:iv»n,  and  no  stranger  ?i 
passed  among  them. 

20  The  wiclred  man  travaileth 
o  with  pain  all  his  davs,  and  the 

508 


JOB. 

1  knmcl 
edgeqf 
wind. 

alTi.6.4,5. 

2  makes  t 
void. 

3  or,  speech. 

4  ttachelh. 

b  Lu.  19.22. 
c  Ps.  90.  2. 
Pr.  8.  25. 

d  Ro.  11.34. 
1  Co.  2.  11. 

e  c.  13.  2. 
/  c.32.6— 9. 
^Mal.  3.13. 
h  Ps.  14.  3. 
Pr.  20.  9. 
Ep.  2.  3. 
1  Jno,  1.  8, 
10. 

i  c.  25.5. 
k  Ps.  53.  3. 

Ic.  20.  12. 
Pr.  19.  23. 
7«De.  32.  8. 
n  Joel  3.  17. 
o  Ec.  9.  3. 


p  Ps.  90.  12. 

5  A  sound 
of /ears. 

q  Le.  26.  36. 

r\  Tb.5.  3. 

s  Is.  27.  4. 

re.  9.  4. 

u  Ps.  73.  7, 

&c. 

«  Is.  59.  4. 

6  or,  cut  off. 
70  Ps.  55.23. 
X  c.  27.  8. 
Is.  33.  11. 

y  Am.  5.  11, 

12. 

2  Ho3.10.13. 

Ga.  6.  7,  3. 

7  or,  iniijui- 
ty. 

1  or,  trou- 
blesome. 
rtc.  13.  4. 

2  words  of 
wind. 

c.  15.  2. 
6  Ps.  22.  7. 


B.C.  1S2«. 

number^  of  years  is  hidden  lo  the 
oppieisor. 

21  A  5  dreadful  i.ound  i«  9  in  hii 
cars:  in  prosp»rity  r  the  d«i)troyer 
shall  come  upon  him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall 
reiuij)  out  of  darkness,  and  be  11 
waited  for  of  the  sword. 

23  He  wandereth  abroad  for 
bread,  saying,  Where  is  it?  ba 
knoweth  that  the  day  of  darkness 
is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall 
make  him  afraid  ;  they  shall  pre- 
vail against  him,  as  a  king  ready 
to  the  b.ittle. 

25  For  s  be  stretcheth  out  his 
hand  against  God,  and  strength- 
encth  himself  against  (  the  AU 
mighty. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  even 
on  his  neck,  upon  tne  thick  bosses 
of  his  bucklers ; 

27  Because  u  he  covereth  his  face 
with  his  fatness,  and  makelh  coU 
lops  of  fat  on  his  fianks. 

28  Anrl  he  dwelleth  in  desolate 
cities,  and  in  houses  which  no  man 
inh.ibiteth,  which  are  ready  to  be- 
come heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  berich,  neither 
shall  his  substance  continue, 
neither  shall  lie  prolong  the  per- 
fection thereof  upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of 
daikness:  the  flame  shall  dry  lap 
his  branches,  and  by  the  breath  of 
his  mouth  shall  he  STO  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived 
trust  V  in  vanity  ;  for  vanity  shall 
be  his  recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  6  accomplished  he- 
fore  w  bis  time,  and  his  branch 
shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe 
grape  as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast 
off"  his  flower  as  the  olive. 

34  For  the  congregation  of  X  hyp- 
ocrites sluill  he  desolate,  and  fire 
shall  consume  the  tabernacles  of  y 
bribery. 

33  They  r  conceive  mischief,  and 
bring  forth  vanity,  7  and  their  bel- 
ly p.epaieth  deceit. 

CHAPTER   XVI. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said,  3 
I  have  heard  many  such  1 
things:  miserable  a  comforters ar< 
ye  all. 

3  Shall  2  vain  words  have  an 
end  ?  or  wh;U  emboldenelh  thee 
that  thou  answerest? 

4  I  iilso  could  speak  as  ye  do:  if 
vour  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead, 
I  could  heap  up  wor.ls  against 
you,  and  shake  6  mine  bead  at 
7011. 


B.  C.  1520. 


CHAP.  xvri.  xvm. 


Bilf'^.drep'^ovelh  Job. 


5  But  I  would    strengthen    you   c  Pr.  27. 9. 
with  my  mouth,  c  anri  the  moving  3  §o(th 
of  my    lips    should    assuage  your  fr-tm  me  ? 
grief.  d  Ep.  5.  27. 

6  Though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not   e  c. 10. 16, 17. 
assuaged;   and   though  I    foibear,  /c.  13.  24 
what  3  am  I  eased  ?  g  La.  3.  30 

7  But  now  he    hath    made    me  A  P.s.  35.  1 
weary  :  thou   hast  made   desolate   t  c.  1.  15,17. 
all  my  company.  4  shut  me 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  d   up 
wrinkles,     which      is      a      witness  /;  c.  7.  20 
against  me  ;  and  rny  leanness  ris-    I  Ps.  42.  7. 
ing    tip  in  me  beareth  witness  to   m  c.  30.  19. 
my  face,  n  Ps.  44 

9  He  teareth  e  me  in   his  wrath,    17.  21 
who  hatelh  me  :  he  gnasheih  upon   o  Ps.  66.  18, 
me  with  his  teeth  ;  mine  enemy/"    19. 
Bharpeneth  his  eyes  upon  me.  5  i?i  the 

10  Thuy   have   gaped    upon     me   high  places 
■with  their  mouth  ;  tliey  have  smit-    Ep.  1.  3. 
ten  g  me  upon  the  cheek  reproach-   6  are  my 
fully  ;  they  have  h  gathered  them-   scornem. 
selves  together  against  me.  p  Ro.  9.  20 

11  God   i  hath  4  delivered   me  to   7  or,  friend. 
the  ungodly,  and  turned   me  over  Syritsof 
into  the  hands  of  the  wi'iked.  number. 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  bro-  g  Ec.  12.  5. 
ken  me  asunder ;  h«  hath  also  la-  I  or,  spirit 
ken  me  by  my  neck,  and  shaken  me  is  spent, 
to  pieces,  and  set  me  k  up  for  his  a  Ps.  88.3,4 
mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round 
about  :  he  cleaveth  my  reins 
asunder,  and  doth  not  spare  ;  he 
poureth  out  my  gall  upon  the 
ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach 
upon  breach  ;  /  he  runneth  upon 
me  like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon 
my  skin,  and  defiled  my  horn  in 
tlie  m  dust. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping, 
and  on  my  eyelids  is  the  shadow 
of  death  ; 

17  Xot  n  for  any  injustice  in  mine 
hands  :  also  my  prayer  o  is  pure. 

18  O  earth,  covet  not  thou  my 
blood,  and  let  my  cry  have  no 
place. 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witnesi" 
is  in  heaven,  and  my  record  is  5 
on  hisrh. 

20  My  fiiends  6  scorn  me;  but 
mine  eye   poureth  out   tears  unto 

21  Oh  p  that  one  mio^ht  plead  for 


2  lodge, 
b  Pr.  6.  1. 
c  Ps.  12.  3. 

3  or,  before 
them. 

4  or, 

thoughts. 

rfPs.  84.  7, 

11. 

Pr.  14.  18. 

cPs.  24.  4. 

5  add 
strength, 
f  Pr.  16.  9. 
19.  21. 

6  posses- 
sions. 

7  near. 
.        .                  1 8  cried,  or, 

a  man  with  God,  as  a  man pleadelh  called. 

for  his?  neiarhbour  !  I„t,„    o   b 

nrt  Tx-i        o~     r  \  g  Jon.  4.  0. 

22  VV  hen  ^  a  lew  years  are  come,  I  ° 

then  f  shhil  go  9  the  way  whence  I   h  c.3.17 — 19. 

shall  not  return. 

CHAPTER  XVn. 

MY  1  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days 
are  extinct,  the  graves  a  are .  b  Pr.  24.  20. 
ready  for  me.  12  or,  lamp. 

33 


Uc.  13.  14. 

!  1  his  soul. 


2  Are  there  not  mockers  with  me  ? 
and  doth  not  mine  eye  2  continue 
in  their  provocation  ? 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a 
surety  with  thee  :  who  is  lie  that 
will  strike  hands  6  with  me  ? 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart 
fiora  understanding:  therefore 
shall  thou  not  exalt  them. 

5  He  that  speakelh  flattery  c  to 
his  friends,  even  the  eyes  of  his 
children  shall  fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  a  by- 
word of  the  people,  and  3  afore- 
time I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason 
of  sorrow,  and  all  my  4  member* 
are  as  a  shadow. 

8  Upright  men  shall  be  .".ston- 
ied  at  this,  and  the  innocetit 
shall  stir  up  himself  against  the 
hypocrite. 

S  The  righteous  d  also  shall  bold 
on  his  way,  and  he  that  hath  clean 
e  hands  shall  be  stronger  and  5 
stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  re- 
turn, and  come  now  :  for  I  can- 
not find  one  wise  man  among 
you. 

11  My  days  are  past,  my  purposes 
f  are  broken  ofl',  even  the  6 
thougnis  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into 
day  :  the  light  is  7  short  becaiis* 
of  darkness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  mine 
house  ;  I  have  made  rny  bed  in  the 
darkness. 

14  I  have  8  said  to  corrnption. 
Thou  art  my  father  :  to  the 
worm.  Thou  art  my  mother,  and 
my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope  1 
as  for  my  hope,  v/ho  shall  see  it  ? 

16  They  shall  go  dov/n  to  the  bars 
g  of  the  pit,  when  our  rest  h  to- 
gether is  in  the  dust. 

CHAPTER   XVITT. 

THEN     answered     Bildad    the 
Shuhite,  and  said, 

2  How  long  will  it  be  ere  ye  make 
an  end  of  words?  mark,  and  after- 
wards we  will  speak. 

3  Wherefore  are  we  counted  a* 
beasts,  and  reputed  vile  in  your 
sight? 

4  He  a  teareth  1  himself  in  his 
anger  :  shall  the  earth  he  forsaken 
lor  thee  ?  and  shall  the  rock  be  re» 
moved  out  of  his  place  ? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked 
shall  6  be  put  out,  and  the  spark 
of  his  fire  shall  not  shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  hi* 
tabernacle,  and  his  2  candle  shall 
be  put  out  with  him. 

SOS 


7'Re  ealttmitiet  of  ihevncked. 

7  Tlie  Bteps  of  his  streng'th  shall 
be  straiteneil,  ami  his  own  c  coun- 
sel ^hall  iMsi  him  ilnwn. 

8  Fur  lie  is  cnsl  into  a  net  d  by  his 
own  feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a 
snare. 

9  The  ^in  shall  take  him  by  the 
heel,  and  the  robber  shall  prevail 
againet  him. 

10  The  snare  is  3  laid  for  him  in 
the  ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in 
the  way. 

11  Terrors  e  shall  make  him  afraid 
on  every  side,  and  shall  4  drive 
bim  to  lis  feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hun^er- 
bitttn,  and  destruction  shall  be 
ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  5  strength 
of  his  skill  :  even  the  first-born  of 
death  shall  devour  his  s-'.rengih. 

11  His  c  infidence  y  shall  be  root- 
ed out  of  his  tabernacle  ;  and  it 
shall  bring  him  to  the  kin  j  of  ter- 
rors. 

\o  It  shall  dwell  in  his  taberna- 
cle, because  it  is  none  of  his: 
brimstiine  Fliall  Le  scattered  upon 
his  habitation. 

IS  His  roots  g  shall  he  dried  up 
beneath,  and  above  shall  his 
branch  be  cut  oR". 

17  Kis  remembrance  h  shall  per- 
ish from  the  earth,  and  he  shall 
have  no  name  in  the  street. 

18  He  6  shall  be  driven  from  light 
into  darkness,  and  chased  out  of 
the  world. 

19  He  shall  neither  i  have  son 
nor  nephew  amorrg  his  people, 
nor  any  remaining  in  his  dwell- 
ings. 

20  They  that  come  after  Mm 
shall  he  astonied  at  his  day,  k  as 
they  that  7  went  before  8  were 
anrighted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings 
of  the  wicked,  and  this  is  the  place 
of  him  thnt  knoweth  not  /God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

THFN  Job  answered  and  said, 
•2  How  \onz  win  ye  vex  my 
soul,  and  break  nie  in  pieces  with 
words  ? 

3  These  ten  a  limes  have  ye  re- 
proached me  :  you  are  not  asham- 
ed thnt  you  1  make  yourselves 
•transre  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have 
erred,  mine  error  remaineth  with 
myself. 

5  If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  b 
yourselves  against  me.  and  plead 
against  me  my  reproach  ; 

6  Know  now'that  God  hath  over- 
thrown me,  and  hath  compassed 
me  with  his  net. 

SIO 


JOB. 

c  Pr.  1.  30— 

32. 

d  Pr.  5.  22. 

29.6. 

3  hidden. 

e  Je.  20.  3,4. 

4  scatter. 

5  bars. 
/Pr.  10.28. 
g  Is.  5.  24. 

h  Ps.  34.   16. 

6  They 
shall  drive 
kiJii. 

i  Is.  14.22. 
k  Ps.  37.  13. 

7  or,  li-3ed 
uith  him. 

8  Inid  hold 
on  horror. 

l2Th.  1.8. 
aGe.  31.  7. 
1  or,  harden 
yourselves 
agai7ist  me. 

b  Ps.  38.  16. 


2  or,  vio- 
lence. 

c  La.  2.  5,6. 

dPs.  38.  U. 

3  my  belly. 

4  or,  the 
wicked. 

5  7^e  men 
of  my  se- 
cret. 

e  Ps.  102.  5. 

/Ps.  69.26. 

6  fcho  will 
give. 

7  or,  nfter 
I  shall 
nwnke, 
though  this 
body  be  de- 
stroyed, yet 
out  nf  my 
fesh  shall 

I  see  Uod. 

s- 1  Co.  15. 
53. 

h  1  Jno.  3.  2. 


B.  C.  1520. 

7  Behold,  I  cry  out  of  2  wrong, 
but  7  am  not  heard  :  I  cry  aloud, 
but  there  is  no  judgment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that 
i  cannot  pass,  and  he  bath  set 
darkness  in  my  paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glo- 
ry, and  taken  the  crown /rom  my 
head. 

10  He  c  hath  destroyed  me  on 
every  side,  and  I  am  gone  :  and 
mine  hope  hath  be  removed  like  a 
tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  hil 
wrath  against  me,  and  he  count- 
eth  nie  unto  him  ae  one  of  his  ene- 
mies. 

12  His  troops  come  together,  and 
raise  up  their  way  against  me, 
and  encamp  round  about  my  tab- 
ernacle. 

13  He  bath  put  my  brethren  far 
fior.i  me,  and  mine  acquiiintance 
are  vpiilv  estranged  from  me. 

14  My  d  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and 
my  familiar  friends  have  forgotten 
me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  mine 
house,  and  my  maids,  count  me 
for  a  stranger  :  I  am  an  alien  in 
theirsight. 

16  I  called  my  servant,  and  he 
rave  me  no  answer :  I  entreated 
him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my 
wife,  thousrh  1  entreated  for  the 
children's  sake  of  3  mine  own 
body. 

18  Yea,  4  young  children  desni- 
sed  me  :  I  arose,  and  they  spake 
against  me. 

19  All  5  my  inward  friends  ab- 
horred me  :  and  they  whom  I  loved 
a  e  fumed  against  me. 

20  Mv  ebone  cleaveth  to  my  sVin 
and  to  my  fie.eh.  imd  I  am  escaped 
with  the  skin  of  my  teeih. 

21  Have  piiy  upon  me.  have 
pity  upon  me,  O  ye  my  friends  ; 
for  the  hand  of  God  hath  touched 
me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  /  ine  as 
God.  and  are  not  satisfied  with  my 
flesh  ? 

23  Oh  6  that  my  words  were  now 
written  !  oh  that  they  were  printed 
in  a  bonk  ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with 
an  iron  pen  and  lead  in  the  rock 
for  ever. 

25  For  I  know  thnt  my  Re- 
deemer liveth.  and  thnt  he  shall 
stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the 
eaiTh  : 

26  And  7  though,  after  my  skin, 
■uorms  destroy  this  body,  yet  in  my 
fiesb  g  shall  I  see  h  God  ; 


B.  C.  1520.  CHAP.  XX.  XXf 

27  Whom  I   shall  see  for  myself,   Sastran- 
aiid  mine   eves  shall  behold,   and   ger. 
not  S  another  ;    though  9   my  reins  9  or,  my 
be  consumed  10  within  me.  reins 

28  But  ye  should  say.  Why  perse-   within  me 
cute  we   him?  11   seeing'  the   root  are  consum- 
of  the  matter  is  t'ouiid  in  me.  edwith  ear- 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword  :    for   nest  desire 
■wrath    bringeth   the    punishments   J'or  that 
of  the  sword,  that  i  ye   may  know   day. 
there  is  a  judgment.  10  in  my 

CHAPTER  XX.  bosom. 

THEN    ausivered     Zophar    the    11  or,  and 
Naamathite,  and  said,  what  root 

2  Therefore  do  my  thought.?  cause   of  matter 
me   to   answer,    and    for  this   1   I   is  found  in 
make  haste.  me. 

3  I  have   heard   the  check  of  mv  i  Ps.  58.   10. 


the    spioit    of   my 
causeth     me      to 


reproach,  and 
understanding 
answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old, 
since  man  was  placed  npon   earth, 

5  That  the  triumphing  of  the 
wicked  is  short,  2  and  the  joy  of 
the  hypocrite  but  for  a  a  mo- 
ment ? 


11. 

1  my  haste 

is  in  me. 

Ifrom,  near. 

a  Mat.  7.21. 

6  Is.  14.  13, 

14. 

3  cloud. 

c  1  K.  14.10. 


6  Though  b  his  excellency  mount  |  d  Ps.  73.  20. 
up   to  the   heavens,  and   his  head   4  or,  the 
reach  unto  I  he  3  clouds;  poor  shall 

7  Yet    he   .ihall    perish    for  ever,    oppress  his 
like  c  his  own  dung:   they  which   children. 
have  seen  him  shall  say,   Where  is  e  ver.  18. 
he?  /c.  13.  26. 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  d  g  c.  15.  16. 
and    shall   not  be  found  ;  yea,  he   5  in  the 
shall  be  chased  away  as  a  vision  of  7iiidsl  of 
the  night.  his  palate. 

9  The  eye  also  which  saw  him  h  Ro.  3.  13. 
shall   see  him   no    more  ;     neither  6  or, 

shall   his    place    any  more   behold  streaming 
him.  brooks. 

10  His  4  children  »hall  seek  to   

please   the    poor,     and    his  hands 

shall  restore  their  e  goods.  7  the  suh- 

11  His  bones  are   full  nf  the  sin  f   stance  of  his 
of  his  youth,  which  shall  lie  down   exchange. 
with  him  in  the  dust.  8  crushed. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  g  9  know. 
in  his  mouth,  though  he  hide  it  un-  10  or,  be 
der  his  ton^'ue  ;  none  left  for 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake   fij.,  meat. 
it  not,  but  keep  it  still  5  within  his  j  Ec.  5.  13, 
mouth  ;  H. 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  n  or,  trou- 
turned,  it  is  the  gall  of  asps  with-   blesome. 

in  him.  k  Ps.  78.  30, 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  rich-   31. 

es,  and  he  sh.ill  vomit  them  up  l  Pg.  73.  19. 
again  ;  God  shall  cast  them  out  of  m  Ps.  21.  9. 
his  belly.  Mat.  3.  12. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  ^  of    12o/ft!s  de- 
aspj  :  the  viper's  tongue  shall  slay   crecfrom. 
him.  1  shortened. 

17  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers,  the   2  look  unto. 
floods,  6  the   brooks  of  honev  and  ac.  40.  4. 
butter.  '  b  Jb.  12. 1,2. 


The  portion  of  the  mcked. 

18  That  which  he  laboured  for 
shall  he  restore,  and  shall  not 
swallow  it  down:  according  to  7 
Ais  substance  .?Aa//  the  restitution 
be,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  8  oppressed 
and  hath  forsaken  the  poor  ;  be- 
cause he  hath  violently  taken 
away  an  house  which  he  builded 
not  ; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  9  feel  qui- 
etness in  his  belly,  he  shall  not 
save  of  that  which  he  desired. 

21  There  shall  10  none  of  bis 
meat  be  i  left  ;  therefore  shall  no 
man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency 
he  shall  be  in  straits:  every  hand 
of  the  wicked  11  shall  come  upon 
him. 

23  ^Vhen  he  is  about  to  fill  hia 
belly,  Gjd  shall  cast  the  fury  of 
bis  wrath  upon  him,  and  shall 
rain  it  upon  him  while  A:  he  is 
eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron 
weapon,  and  the  bow  of  steel  shall 
strike  him  through. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out 
of  the  body  ;  yea,  the  glittering 
sword  cometh  out  of  his  gall  :  ter- 
rors lore  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  be  hid  in  his 
secret  places  ;  a  fire  m  not  blown 
shall  consume  him  ;  it  shall 
go  ill  with  him  that  is  left  in  his 
tabernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his 
iniquity  ;  and  the  earth  shall  rise 
up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house 
shall  depart,  and  his  goods  shall 
flow  away  in  the  day  of  his 
wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked 
man  from  God,  and  the  heritage 
12  appointed  unto  him  bv  God. 

CHAPTER   XXI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech; 
and  let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  SulTer  me  that  I  may  speak ; 
and  after  that  I  have  spoken, 
mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to 
man  ?  and  if  it  were  so,  why 
should  not  my  spirit  be  1  troubled  7 

5  Mark  2  me,  and  be  astonished, 
and  lay  a  your  hand  upon  your 
mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember,  I  am 
afraid,  and  trembling  taketh  hold 
on  my  fiesh. 

7  Wherefore  b  do  the  wicked 
live,  become  old,  yea,   are  mighty 


in  power  .' 
8  Their  seed 


is    established    in 
5U 


Tht  end  of  the  xeicked.  JOB 

their  si^ht   with   ihem,  and  Ibeir  i  3 pence 
otf'sprinj  befoiC  their  eyes.  \frotn. 

9  Then  huiiscs  are  'i  safe  from 
fear,  iieitliei  is  the  rod  of  God 
upon  them. 

10  'I'heii  l)ull  grendereth,  and  fnil- 
eth  no'.,  their  cow  calveth,  und 
catileth  not  lier  calf. 

11  They  send  forth  their  little 
ones  like  a  flock,  uad  tlieir  chil- 
dren dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbre)  and 
harp,  and  rejoice  at  the  sound  of 
the  oi-^an. 

13  They   spend   their  days  in    ^  runishment 
wealth,  and  in  a  moment  go  down    of  his  im- 
to  the  grave.  \quily. 

14  Therefore  cthey  say  unto  God,  I  §■  Ex.  20.  5, 
Depart  from  us  ;  lor  we  desire  not  ^  Eze.  18.  1.4. 
the  knowledsre  of  thv  wavs.  'hx>n    ii   Pi 

15  What  d'is  the  Almighty,  that  "  "°:  '^•J''' 
we  should   serve    him?    and  what  ^  ^J^J^  P^^^^ 


'  4  or,  mirth. 
Ice.  an.  17. 

dEx.5.  2. 
e  Mai.  3.  14. 
/Pb.  1.  1. 

5  or,  lamp. 

6  atcaltth 
away. 

7  i.  e.  Me 


profit  e  .ojiuuld  we  have,  if  we  pray 
unto  him  ? 
16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their 


in  the 
strength  of 


hand  :  the  counsel  /  of  the  wicked  i  nj^^P^Vc- 
is  far  from  me.  o'^,-  .m;7I- 

17  How  oft  is  the  4  candle  of  the  i  "  °.''  '""*' 
wicked    put    out?     and    how    oftP^^"' 
Cometh     their    destruction     upon  ,  10  Ie;iJ  o/" 
Ihem  ?  God  distribuleth  sorrows  in  j  ilte  taber- 
his  anger.  I  nacles. 

18  They  are  as  stubhle  before  the 
wind,  and  as  chafi"  that  the  storm  | 
6  carrielh  away. 

19  God  layelh  up  7  his  iniquity 
for  his  children  :  ^  he  rewardet'h 
him,  and  he  shall  know  it.  11  wraths. 

20  His  eves  shall  see  his  destruc-  1  12  graves. 
tion,  and'   he   shall    drink  of   the    13  u:o,«c/t  in 
wralh  of  the  Almighty.  the  /teap. 

21  For  what   pleasure  hath  he  in  j  i  He.  9.  27, 
his    house    after    him,    when   the    k  c.  16.  2. 
number  of  his  months  is  cut  ofi"  in    14  trans- 
the  midst?  gression. 

22  Shall  h  anj/ teach  God    knowl-    a  Ps.  16.  2. 
edge?     seeing    he    judgeth   those    1  or,  i/Ae 
that  are  high.  may  be 

23  One     dieth     in      his      8     full   profitable, 
strength,  being  wholly  at  ease  and    dothhis 
quiet;  \goodsue- 

24  His  9  breasts  are  full   of  milk,  |  rc«s  d peiid 
and  his  bones  are  moistened  with    thereon. 

m a rro w .  2  doth es  of 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bit-  the  naked. 
terness  of  his  soul,  and  never  eat-  3  man  of 
eth  w  ith  pleasure.  arm. 

26  They  shall   lie   down   alike  in   4  eminent, 
the  dust',  and  the  worms  shall  cov-    or,  accepted 
er  them.  forcounle- 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts,    nance. 

and  the   devices  which  ye  wrong-    6c. 18. 8 — 10. 
fully  imagine  against  me.  Ps.  11.  6. 

28  For    ye     say,   Where     is    the    5  head. 
house  of  the   prince  ?   and   where   6  or,  what, 
are  the  10  dwelling-places  of  llie    c  Ps.  10.  11. 
wicked  ?  73.  U. 

512 


B.  C.  1620, 

29  Have  ye  not  asked  ihem  that 
eo  by  the  way?  and  do  ye  not 
Enow  (heir  tokens, 

30  That  (he  wicked  is  reserved  lo 
the  clay  of  destruction  7  they  shall 
be  brought  forth  lo  the  dny  of  11 
wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to 
his  face  ?  and  who  sliall  repay  him 
what  he  hatli  done  1 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the 
12  grave,  and  shall  13  remain  in 
the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  (he  valley  shall 
be  sweet  unto  him,  and  every  i 
man  sbutl  draw  after  him,  u» 
there  are  innumerable  before 
him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  * 
vain,  seeing  in  your  answers  there 
remainelh  lalsehood  ?  14 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

THEN    Eliphaz     the   Temanits 
answered  and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  profitable  a  unto 
God,  as  1  he  that  is  wise  may  be 
piofitable  unto  himself? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Al- 
mighty that  thou  art  riffhteoua? 
or  is  i:  gain  to  him  that  thou  ma- 
kest  thy  ways  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he' reprove  thee  for  fear 
of  thee?  will  he  enter  with  thee 
into  judgment  ? 

5  Js  not  thy  wickedness  great? 
and  thine  iniquities  infinite? 

6  FjDr  thou  huBt  taken  a  pledge 
from  thy  brother  for  nought,  and 
stripped  the  naked  2  of  llieir  cloth- 
ing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  t» 
the  weai7  to  drink,  and  thou  hast 
withholden  bread  from  the  hun- 
gry. 

8  But  ns  for  3  the  mighty  man, 
he  had  the  earth  ;  and  the  4  hon- 
ourable man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thiju  hast  sent  widows  away 
empty,  and  the  arms  of  the  fa- 
therless have  been  broken. 

10  Therefore  snares  6  are  round 
about  thee,  and  sudden  fear 
troubleth  thee  ; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst 
not  see  ;  and  abundance  of  waters 
cover  thee.  ' 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  ofi 
heaven  ?  and  behold  the  5  height 
of  the  stars,  how  high  they  a  e  ?    i 

13  And  thou  sayest,  6  How  c 
doth  God  know?  can  he  judge 
throii<ih  the  dark  cloud  ? 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a  covering' 
to  him,  that  he  seeth  not;  and  h«^ 
walketh  in  the  circuit  of  hea- 
ven, h 

15  Hast    thou    marked    the    o!4i 


B.  C.  1520 

way     which     wicked     men     have  Tor,  a  fiood 

trodden?  teas  poured 

16  Which  were   cut  down  out  of  upon  Iheir 
lime,     wliose     7    foundation    was  foundation. 
overflown  with  a  i5ood  :  Ge.  7.  10, 

17  Whicli  d  said   unio  God,  De-  &c. 
part  from   us  :    and  what  can  the  2  Pe.  2.  5. 
Almig-hly  do  8  for  them  ?  do.  21.  14. 

18  Yet  e  he  filled  their  houses -with  8  or,  to. 
good  things:  but  the   counsel  of  f  Ac.  14.15 — 
the  wicked  is  far  from  me.  17. 

19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  9  or,  estate. 
glad  :  and  the  innocent  laugh  10  or,  their 
them  to  scorn.  excellency. 

20  Whereas  9  our    substance    is  11  i.  e.  God. 
not  cut  down,   hut   10  the  lemnant  /  Is.  fi! .  5 
of  them  the  fire  consumeth. 

21  Acquaint   now  thyself  with  11 


CHAP.  XXIII.  XXIV.  Job  relieth  won  God. 

with  his  great  power  ?    No  ;   but 


Ph.  4.  7 
g  Ps.119.11 


him,  and   be   at   peace  ;/  thereby   A  Hos.  14,  1, 
good  shall  come  unto  thee.  i  2. 

22  Receive,   1    pray  thee,  the  law  i  i  2Ti.  2.  19. 
from  his  mouth,  and  lay  up  §■  bis  I  12  or,  o?i 
the  dust. 
13  or,  gold. 


\5  him  that 
hath  low 
eyes. 

m  1  Pe.  5.5. 
16  or,  the 
innocent 
shall  deliver 
the  islatid. 
Ge.  18.  26. 
a  Ps.  77.2.9. 
1  hand, 
b  Is.  26.  8. 
Je.  14.  7. 
c  Is.  43.  26. 
dU.  57.  16. 


words  in  thine  heart. 

23  If    thou    return    h   to   the  Al 
mighty,   thou   slialt    be    built    uy ,\\i  si Iver  of 
thou  shalt   put  away  i   iniquity  far  I  stre?i^/ft. 
from  thv  tabernacles.  k  Ps.  66.1 

24  The'n  shalt  thou  lav  up  gold  12  20. 
as  dust,   and   the  ^^oW'of  Ophir  as  |  {  Mat.21.22, 
the  stones  of  the  brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almi2:hty  shall  be 
thy  13  defence,  and  thou  shalt 
have  14  plenty  of  silver. 

26  For  then  shalt  thou  have  thy 
delight  in  the  Almighty,  and  shalt 
lift  up  thy  face  unto  God. 

27  Thou  A:  shalt  make  thy  prayer 
unto  him,  ami  he  shall  hear  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  I  a 
thing,  and  it  shall  be  established 
unto  thee  :  and  the  light  shall 
shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then 
thou  shalt  say.  There  is  lifting  up  ; 
and  he  shall  save  15  the  humble  m 
person. 

30  He  16  shall  deliver  the  island 
of  the  innocent:  and  it  is  deliv- 
ered by  the  pureness  of  thine 
hands. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even   to-day  a  is  my  com- 
plaint    bitter:     my     1     stroke     is 
heavier  than  mv  groaning. 

3  Oh  6  that  I  knew  where  I  might 
find  him  !  tliat  1  might  come  even 
to   his  seat  ! 

4  I  would  order  my  cause  c  be- 
fore him,  and  fill  my  mouth  with 
arguments. 

5  I  would   know  the  words  whichlcorn,  oi 
he  would   answer  me.  and  under- \ dredge. 
stand   what    he    would     say  unto  \3  the  leicked 
me 

6  Will   d  he  plead   against   me  [vintage 


he  would  put  strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dis- 
pute with  him  :  so  should  1  be  de- 
livered for  ever  from  my  judge. 

8  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  is 
not  there;  and  backward,  but  I 
cannot  peiceive  him  : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he 
doth  work,  but  1  canntt  behold 
hi?n  :  he  hideth  himself  on  the 
riglit  hand,  that  I  cannot  see 
him : 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way 
that  2  I  take  :  leken  e  he  hath 
tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth  as 
gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps, 
his  way  have  I  kept,  and  not 
declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from 
the  commundnient  of  his  lips  ;  I 
f  have  3  esteemed  the  words  Oi 
his  mouth  more  than  my  4  necea- 
mry food,  g 

13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and 
who  can  tuin  him  ^  and  irhnt  his 
soul  desireth,  even  that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performelh  the  thing 
that  is  appointed  h  for  me  :  and 
many  such  things  are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his 
presence  :  when  I  consider,  I  am 
afraid  i  of  him. 

16  For  God  maketh  my  heart 
soft,  and  the  Almighty  troubleth 
me  : 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  ofi"  be- 
fore the  darkness,  neither  hath 
he  covered  the  darkness  from  my 
face.  • 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

WHY,  seeing  times  are  not 
hidden  fiom  the  Almighty, 
do  they  that  know  him  not  see  his 
days? 

2  Some  remove  the  land-marks  ; 
they  violently  take  away  flocks, 
and  feed  1  thereof. 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the 
fatherless,  they  take  a  the  widow's 
ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the 
way  :  the  poor  of  the  earth  hide 
themselves  together. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the 
desert,  go  they  forth  to  their  work, 
rising  betimes  for  a  prey  ;  the  wil- 
derness yie/rfef/i  lood  for  them  and 
for  their  children. 

6  They  reap  every  one  his  2  com 
in  the  field,  and  3  they  gather  the 
vintage  of  the  wicked. 

7  They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge 
without  clothing,    that   they  have 

gathered  </ie  | no  covering  in  the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  show* 
513 


A  tecrtt  judgment  for  tlie  wicked.  JOB. 

era  of   the   moiiiitnins,     and    em-'bLa.  4.  5. 

bruce   b    the    look    for  want   ol' a  c  Pi.  10.  8 — 

slieller.  11. 

9  They  pi'ick  the  fatheilegs  from  d  Pr.  7.  8, 9. 

tlie  breasi,   and  take  a  pledge  of  4  setUth, 

the  puor.  his/occ  i;i 

lU  They  cause  him  to  go   n.iked  secnl. 

without  clothing',    and   they   lake  e  Jno.  3.  20. 

away    the    sheaf  from    the    bun-  f  Ps.  73.18, 

g'T  i  19- 

11    Wliich.  make   oil  within   their  5  vioUntii/ 

walls,  and  tread  i/ietr  wine-press-  Irtke. 

es,  anil  suller  thiist.  §  Pr.  10.  7. 

I'i  Men   groan    f:orn    out   of  the  Is.  US.  14. 

city,  and  the  soul   of  the  wounded  6  or,  he 

crielh  out;  yet  God  layelh  not  fol-  truatelh 

]y  to  them.  not  his 

13  They   are   of  those   that  rebel  own  life. 
against  the    light;  they  know   not  A  Pr.  5.  21 — 
the  ways  thereof,  nor  abide  in  the  23. 

paths  thereof.  i  Ps.  37.  35, 

14  The    c    murderer   rising   with  36. 
the   light    killeth    the    poor   and  7  jiot. 
needy,  and    in  the  night  is  as  a  8  closed  up. 
thief.  I 

15  The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  | 

waiteth  for  the  twilight,  d  saying,  :  

No  eye  shall  see  me  :    and  4  dis- 

guiseth  his  face.  i 

16  In  the   daik  they  dig  through  nDa.  4.3,34. 
houses,  which  ihey  had  marked   for  Jude  25. 
tliem5elves  in  the  day-time:    they  6  iMat.  5.  45. 
e  know  not  the  light.  c  c.  4.  17, 

17  For  the    morning  is  to  tbera  &c. 

even  as  the  shadow  of  death  :    if  15.  14,  &c. 

one  know  them,  they  are  in  llie  tec-  Ps.  143.2. 

rors/of  the  shadow  of  death.  &c. 

18  He   is    swift    as    the   waters;  Ro.  5.1,  21. 
their    portion     is    cursed    in    the  d  Zee.  13.  1. 
eaith  :    he   beholdeth  not  the  way  1  Co.  6.  11. 
of  the  vineyards.  «  1  Jno.  I.  9. 

19  Drought  and  heat  5  consume  Re.  1.  5. 
the  snow-waters  ;  so  doth  the  grave  a  Is.  40.  14. 
those  which  have  sinned.  6  Ec.  12.  7. 

'.^0  The    womb  shall  forget   him;  I  or,  with. 

the   worm  shall    feed    sweetly  on  c  Ps.  139.8, 

him:  he   shall   be   no   more   g    re-  11. 

meniDered  ;  ancl   wickedness  shall  Pr.  15.  11. 

lie  broken  as  a  tree.  He.  4.  13. 

21  He  evil-entreateth  the  barren  rf  Ps.  104.  2. 
that  beareth  not,__  and  doeth  not  cGe.  1.6,  7. 
good  to  the  widow.  Pr.  30.  4. 

22  He  drawelh  also  the  mighty  /  Ps.  97.  2. 
with  his  power  :  he  riseth  up,  '6  g  Pr.  8.  29. 
and  no  ma>i  is  sure  of  life.  2  end  of 

23  Though  it  be   given  him  {o  be  light  with 
in    safety,    whereon     he    resteth;  darkness. 
yet   his   h   eyes    are    upon    their  h  He.  12.26. 
ways.  i  Ex.  14.  21. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a  little  i  Is.  51.  IS. 
while,  but  are  7  gone  and  brought  3pride. 
low ;  they  are  taken   8  out  of  the  k  Da.  4.  37. 
way  as  all  other,  and  cut  off  as  the  /  Ps.  33.6,7. 
tops  of  the  ears  of  corn.  to  1  Co.  13. 

20  And     if    it    be    not   so    now,  9,  12. 
who  will    make    me    a   liar,    and  1  added  to 
make  my  speech  nothing  worth?  take  up. 

5H 


B.  C.  1520 
CHAPTER  XXV. 

THEN    answered     Bildad     th« 
iShuhite,  and  naid, 

2  Dominion  a  and  fear  are  with 
him  ;  he  makeih  peace  in  liu  high 
places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  ar- 
mies? and  upon  whom  6  doth  not 
his  light  arise  ? 

4  How  then  can  man  be  justified 
c  with  God  ?  or  how  can  he  be 
clean  d  that  is  born  of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  tlie  moon,  and 
it  shinelh  not;  yea,  the  stars  are 
not  pure  in  his  sight  : 

6  IIow  much  less  man,  that  is  a 
worm,  and  the  son  of  man,  ukich 
is  a  worm  ? 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  a  hast  thou  helped  him 
that  is   without  power?    hoio  sa- 
vesi  thou   the  arm   that  hath    no 
strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him 
that  hath  no  wisdom  ?  and  hov 
hast  thou  plentifully  declared  vhe 
thing  as  it  is  ? 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered 
words  ?  and  whose  spirit  b  came 
from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  things  are  formed  from 
under  the  waters,  1  and  the  inhab- 
itants thereof. 

6  Hell  c  is  naked  before  liim,  and 
destruction  bath  no  covering. 

7  He  stretcheth  out  d  the  north 
over  the  empty  place,  and  hangeth 
the  earth  upon  nothing. 

8  He  bindeth  up  e  the  waters  in 
his  thick  clouds  ;  and  the  cloud  is 
not  rent  under  them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  of  his 
throne,  and  spreadeth  his  cloudy 
upon  it. 

10  He  bath  compassed  the  wa- 
ters with  bounds,  g  until  the  2day 
and  night  come  to  an  end. 

11  The  pillars  of  heaven  tremble, 
h  and  are  astonished  at  his  re- 
proof. 

12  He  i  dirideth  the  sea  with  his 
power,  and  by  his  understanding 
he  smiteth  through  3  the  proud.  ^■ 

13  By  his  spirit  he  I  hath  gar« 
nished  the  heavens;  his  hand 
hath  formed  the  crooked  serpent, 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  m  of  hit 
ways;  but  now  little  a  portion  is 
heard  of  him  ?  but  the  thunder 
of  his  power  who  can  under- 
stand ? 

CHAPTER  XXVIl. 

MOREOVER,  Job  1  continued 
his  parable,  and  said, 
2  .4s  God   liveth,    teho   hath   ta- 
ken away  my  judgment ;  and  the 


B.  C.  1520. 

Almighty,  uho  hath  2  vexed  my 
toiil  ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in 
me,  and  the  3  spirit  of  God  is  in 
my  nostrils  ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wick- 
edness,nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  1  should  justify 
you  :  till  1  die  I  will  not  remove 
mine  a  iiuegrity  frcm  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast, 
and  will  not  let  it  go  :  my  bean  b 
shall  not  reproach  me  4  so  long  as  I 
live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wick- 
ed, and  he  that  riseth  up  against 
me  as  the  unrighteous. 

8  For  c  what  is  the  hope  of  the 
hypocrite,  though  he  hath  gained, 
when  God  taketh  away  his  soul  ? 

9  Will  God  hear  rf  liis  cry  when 
troulile  Cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the 
Almighty?  will  he  always  e  call 
upon  God  ? 

11  I  will  teach  you  5  by  the  hand 
of  God  ;  theU  which  is  with  the 
Almighty  will  1  not  conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have 
seen  it  ;  why  then  are  ye  thus 
altogether  vain  '? 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wick- 
ed man  with  Gu.l,  and  the  heritage 
of  oppressors,  which  they  shall 
receive  of  the  Almighty. 

14  Ify  his  children  be  multiplied, 
it  is  for  the  s.vord  ;  and  his  off- 
spring shall  not  be  satisfied  with 
bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him 
shall  be  buried  in  death  ;  and  his 
widows  shall  not  weep,  g 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as 
the  dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as 
the  clay  ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  h  the 
just  shall  put  it  on,  and  the  iano- 
nent  shall  divide  the  silver. 

18  He  buitdelh  his  house  as  a 
moth,  and  as  a  booth  that  the 
keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  i  man  shall  lie  down, 
but  he  shall  not  be  gathered  :  he 
openelh  his  eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as 
waters,  a  tempest  stealeth  him 
away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him 
away,  and  he  departeth  ;  and,  as 
a.  k  storm,  hurleth  him  out  of  his 
jjliice. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him. 
and  not  spare  :  6  he  would  fain 
flee  out  of  his  tiand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  their  hands  at 
him,  and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his 
place. 


CHAP.  XXVIII.  Tlie  excellency  of  wisdom. 

CHAPTER   XXVIir. 

SURBLY  there    is  a  1   vein    for 
the  silver,  and  a  place  for  gold, 
where  they  fine  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  2  earth, 
and  brass  is  molten  out  of  tha 
stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness, 
and  searcheth  out  all  perfection  : 
the  stones  of  darkness,  and  tha 
shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breakelh  out  from  the 
inhabitant;  even  the  waters  for- 
gotten of  the  foot  :  they  are  dried 
up,  they  are  gone  away  from 
men. 

5  yls/orthe  earth,  out  of  it  Com- 
eth bread  ;  and  under  it  is  turned 
up  as  it  were  nre. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place 
of  sapphires  ;  and  it  hath  3  dust  of 
gold. 

7  There  a  is  a  path  which  no 
fowl  knoweth,  and  whi-:h  the 
vulture's  eye  hath  not  seen  ; 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not 
trodden  it,  nor  the  fierce  lion 
passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon 
the  rock  ;  4  he  oveiturneth  the^ 
mountains  by  the  roots. 

10  He  6  cutteth  out  livers  among' 
the  rocks  ;  and  bis  eye  seeth  every: 
precious  thing. 

11  He  bindeth  c  the  floods  from 
5  overflowing  ;  and  the  thine  that 
is  hid     d    bringeth     he     forth   to 

ight. 

12  But  where  e  shall  wisdom  be 
found  ?  and  where  is  the  place  of 
understanding  ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  priced 
thereof  ;  neither  is  it  found  in  the 

and  of  the  living. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in 
me  :  and  the  sea  saith,  It  is  not 
with  me. 

13  It  6  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold, 
g  neither  shall  siKer  be  weighed 
for  the  price  thereof. 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the 
gold  of  Ophir,  with  the  precious 
onyx,  or  the  sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  can- 
not equal  it :  and  the  exchange  of 
it  shall  not  be  for  jev/els  7  of  fine 
gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of 
8  coral,  or  of  pearls  :  for  the  price 
of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  F.thiopia  shall 
not  equal  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
valued  with  pure  gold. 

20  Whence  h  then  cometh  wis- 
dom ?  and  where  is  the  place  of 
understanding? 

21  Seeing    it    is    hid  from    the 
515 


2  made  my 
soul  bitter, 
Ru.  1.  20. 

3  i.  e.  the 
breath 
which  God 
gave  him, 
Ge.  2.  7. 
ac.  2.  3,  9. 
6  Ac.  24.  16. 
1  Jno.  3. 
19—21. 
ifro7n  my 
day  9. 

c  Mat.   16. 

26. 

dPr.  1.28. 

s  Mat.  13. 

21. 

5  or,  being 
in. 

/De.  28.41. 

U  K.  10.  7, 

8. 

Hos.  9.  13. 

gPs.  78.  64. 

h   Ec.  2  26. 

i  Lu.  16.  22, 

23. 

k  Ps.  58.  9. 

6  in  feeing 
he  would 
fee. 


2  or,  dust. 

3  or,  gold 
ore. 

ac.  11.  6. 

4  OT,  flint. 

b  Hdb.  3.  9. 
cc.  £6.  8. 

5  weeping. 

d  I  Co.  4.  S. 

e  Ec.  7.  24. 

/Pr.   3.  IS- 
IS. 

6  fne  gold 
hall  not  be 

given  for  it. 

g  Pr.  8.  11, 

l9. 

16.  16. 

7  ot,vessels. 

8  or.  Ra- 
moth. 
Aver.    12. 
Ja.  1.5, 17. 


Job  bemonntth  hitmtlf. 

eyes  of  all  living,  and  kept  close 
from  the  fowls  of  the  9  air. 

22  Destruction  and  death  say, 
We  have  heard  the  fame  iheieof 
with  our  ears. 

23  God  1  understandcth  the  way 
thereof,  and  he  knoweih  the  place 
thereof. 

24  For  he  k  looheth  to  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  atid  seeth  under  the 
whole  heaven  ; 

25  To  make  /  the  weight  for  the 
winds  ;  and  he  weig'heth  the 
waters  hy  measure. 

26  When  he  made  a  decree  for 
the  niin,  und  a  way  for  the  light- 
nings nf  the  thunder  ; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  10  de- 
clare it  ;  he  prepared  it,  yea,  and 
searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said.  Behold, 
thi  fear  m  of  the  Lord,  that  is 
wisdom  ;  n  and  to  depart  from  evil 
i>  understanding. 

CHAPTER   XXIX. 

MOREOVER,  Job  1  continued 
his  parable,  and  said, 

2  (J  lli-ii  I  were  as  in  months  past, 
as  in  the  days  tchen  God  preserved 
roe  ; 

3  When  2  his  candle  shined 
upon  my  head,  and  when  by  his 
light  I  a  walked  through  dark- 
ness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my 
youth,  when  the  secret  b  of  God 
tso^upon  my  tabernacle  ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  uas  yet 
with  me,  when  my  children  icere 
about  me  ; 

6  When  c  I  washed  my  steps  with 
butter,  and  the  rock  poured  3  me 
out  rivers  of  oil  ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate 
through  the  city,  u>hen  I  prepared 
my  seat  in  the  street  ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and 
hid  themselves;  and  the  aged 
arose,  and  stood  up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking, 
and  laid  their  hand  on  their 
mouth. 

10  The  4  nobles  held  their  peace, 
and  their  tongue  cleaved  to  the 
roof  of  their  mouth. 

11  When  the  ear  heard  me,  then 
it  blessed  d  me  ;  and  when  the 
eye  saw  me,  it  gave  witness  to 
me  : 

12  Because  I  delivered  e  the  poor 
that  cried,  and  the  fnlheiless,  and 
him  that  had  none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was 
readv  to  perish  came  upon  me  : 
and  I  caused  the  widow's  heart  to 
sing  for  juy. 

14  I  /  put  on  righteousness,  and 

616 


JOB. 

9  or,  heavtn. 
i  Pr.  2.  6. 

*  Pr.  15.  3. 
I  Pe.  135.  7. 

10  or,  num- 
ber. 

mDe.  4.  6. 
P».  111.  10. 
Pr.  1.7. 
9.   10. 
Ec.  12.  13. 

n  hi.  3.  17. 

1  added  to 
take  up. 

2  or,  lamp. 
aP«.  23.  4. 
6  Ps.  25.  14. 
cDe.  33.  24. 

3  icilh  me. 

4  The  voice 
of  the  no- 
bles was  hid 
rfLu.  4.  22. 
II.  27. 

e  P«.  72.  12. 
Pr.  21.  13. 
24.  11,   12. 
/Is.  61.  10. 
Ep.  6.  14. 


g  Nu.  10. 
31. 

^Pr.  29.  7. 

5  j'aie  teeth, 
or,  grind- 
ers. 

6  cast. 

i  Ps.  30.  6. 

7  opened. 

S  new. 
IcGe.  49.24. 

9  changed. 

1  of  fewer 
days. 

2  or,  dark 
as  the  night. 

3  yester- 
night. 

4  holes. 

a  Ps.  49.  10- 
13. 

5  men  of  no 
7tnme. 

b  P«.  69.  12. 

La.  3.  14, 

63. 

cc.  17.6. 


B.  C.  1620. 

It  clothed  me  :  my  judjnent  wac 
as  a  robe  and  a  diadem. 

15  I  was  eyes;  to  the  blind,  and 
feet  was  1  to  the  lame. 

16  I  was  a  father  to  the  poor: 
and  h  the  cause  which  I  knew  not  I 
searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  (he  5  Jaws  of  the 
wicked,  and  6  plucked  the  spoil 
out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  i  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my 
neet,  and  I  shall  multiply  my  dayv 
us  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  7  spread  out  by 
the  waters,  and  the  dew  lay  all 
night  upon  my  branch. 

20  IWy  glory  uio«  8  fresh  in  me, 
and  my  k  bow  was  9  renewed  in 
my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and 
waited,  and  kept  silence  at  my 
counsel. 

22  Aftermy  words  they  spake  not 
again  ;  and  my  speech  dropped 
upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for 
the  rain  ;  and  they  opened  their 
mouth  wide  as  for  the  latter 
vain. 

24  7/"  I  laughed  on  them,  they 
believed  il  not;  and  the  light  of 
my  countenance  they  cast  not 
down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat 
chief,  and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  th^ 
army,  as  one  that  comfoiteth  the 
mourners. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

BUT  now  they  that  ore  1  young- 
er than  I  have  me  in  derision, 
whose  fathers  1  would  have  dis- 
dained to  have  set  with  the  dogs  oi 
my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  ;7?je/inhe  strength 
of  their  hands /)ro_/f^  me,  in  whom 
old  age  was  perished  ? 

3  Forwent  and  famine  they  were 
2  solitary;  fleeing  into  the  wilder- 
ness 3  in  former  time  desolate  and 
waste  ; 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the 
bushes,  and  juniper-roots  for 
their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from 
among  men,  (they  cried  after  them 
as  after  a  thief,) 

6  To  dwell  in  the  clifis  of  the 
valleys,  in  caves  4  of  the  earth, 
and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed  ; 
under  the  nettles  they  were  gath- 
ered together. 

8  They  were  children  of  fools,  yea, 
child len  a  of  base  5  men  ;  they 
were  viler  than  the  etiith. 

9  And  now  b  am  I  their  song  ; 
yea,  I  am  their  c  by-word. 


B.  C.  1520. 

10  They  akhor  me,  they  fiee  far 
from  me,  and  6  spare  not  to  spit  d 
ill  mr  face. 

11  Because  he  hath  loosed  my 
cord,  and  afflicted  me,  they  have 
also  let  loose  the  bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  rig'ht  hand  rise  the 
youth  ;  they  push  away  my  feet, 
and  they  raise  up  against  me  the 
ways  of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  palh,  they  set 
forward  my  calamity,  they  have 
no  helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide 
breaking-in  of  waters :  in  the 
desolation  they  rolled  themselves 
upon  me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me  : 
they  pursue  my  7  sou  as  the  wind; 
and  my  welfuce  passeth  away  as  a 
cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured 
out  upon  e  me  :  the  days  of 
affliction  have  taken  hold  upon 
me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in 
the  nijht-season  ;  and  my  sinews 
take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  dis- 
ease is  my  garment  changed  :  it 
bindeth  me  about  as  the  collar  of 
my  ccat. 

19  He  hath  cast  /  me  into  the 
mire,  and  1  am  become  like  dust 
and  ashes. 

20  I  cry  unto  thee,  and  thou  dost 
not  hear  me  :  I  stand  up,  and  thou 
regaidest  me  not. 

21  Thou  art  8  become  cruel  to 
me  :  with  thy  9  strong  hand  thou 
opposest  thyself  ajainst  me. 

2"2  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the 
wind  ;  thou  causest  me  to  ride 
upon  it,  and  dissolvest  my  10 
substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt 
bring  me  to  death,  and  to  the 
house  appointed  g  for  all  living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch 
out  his  hand  to  the  11  grave, 
though  they  cry  in  his  destruc- 
tion. 

25  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that 
was  12  in  trouble  3  was  not  my 
soul  grieved  for  the  poor  ? 

26  When  h  I  looked  for  good, 
then  evil  came  unto  me;  and  when 
I  waited  for  light,  there  came 
darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested 
not  ;  the  days  of  affliction  pre- 
vented me. 

28  I  went  mourning  without  the 
eun  :  I  stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the 
consrregation. 

29  I  am  a  brother  to  dragons,  and 
a  companion  to  13  owls. 


6  withhold 
not  spittle 
from. 

d  Is.  50.  6. 
Mat.  26. 
67. 
•27.  30. 

7  principal 
one. 

e  Ps.  42.   4. 

/c.9.  31. 

8  turned  to 
be. 

9  the 

strength  of 
thy  hand. 

10  or,  wis- 
dom. 
gOe.  3.  19. 

11  lieap. 

12  hard  of 
day. 
hJe.8.  15. 

13  or,  os- 
triches. 


CHAP.  XXXI.  Job's  solemn  protestation. 

30  My  skin  i  is  black  upon  mc, 
and  my  bones  are  burtt  witii 
heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  turned  tJ 
mourning,  and  my  organ  into  t.^e 
voice  of  them  that  weep. 

CHAPTEIi  XXXI. 

I   MADE  a   covenant  with  mine 
eyes,  a  why  then  should  I  think 
6  upon  a  maid  ') 

2  For  what  portion  of  frod  is 
there  from  above  1  and  whnt  in- 
heritance of  the  Almighty  from  oa 
high? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wick- 
ed ?  and  a  strange  punishment  to 
the  workers  of  iniquity  ? 

4  Doth  c  no',  he  see  my  ways,  and 
count  all  my  steps  '? 

5  If  d  I  have  walked  with  vani- 
ty, or  if  my  foot  hath  hasted  to 
deceit  ; 

6  Lei  I  me  be  weighed  in  an  even 
balance,  that  God  may  know  mine 
integuty. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of 
the  way,  and  mine  heart  e  walked 
after  mine  eyes,  and  if  any  blot 
hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands  ; 

8  Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  an- 
other eut ;  yea,  let  my  oll'spring  be 
rooted  out. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  deceiv- 
i  La  4  8  ed  by  a  woman  ;  or  '/  I  liave  lai(i 
g   Iq'     '     "        wait  at  my  neigbbo'ir's  door  ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto 
a  Mat. 5. 28.  another,  and  let  others  bow  down 
,  _     /JO-      '  upon  her. 

b  fr.  b.  Jo.  I  jj  portf-_is  is  an  heinous  crime: 
cJno  1  43  !y^". ''  ii' f '-n  in\quny  to  be  pun- 
Je.32.  19.    ■j'-'Afd/j' the  judges 

l!i  r  or  It  IS  a  nre  that  consumeth 
(iPs.  44.20  ^^  destruction,  g  and  would  root 
2J  '    out  all  mine  increase. 

I    13  If  I  did   despise   the   cause   of 

1  him.  weigh   my  man-servant,  or  of   my   maid- 
me  in  bal-       servant,    when      they     contended 
ancesof  with  me  ; 
Justice.  14  What    then   shall  I  do  when 

God  riseth  up  ■?  and,  when  he 
e  Eze.  14.  3-  visiteth,  what  shall  I  answer  him  7 
7.  15  Did  h  not  he  that  made  ine  in 

the  womb  make  him?  and  2  did 
f  Le.  20.10.    not  one  fashion  us  in  the  womb  ? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor 
^•Mal.  3.  5.  from  their  desire,  or  have  caused 
He.  13.  4.        the  eyes  of  the  widow  to  fail  ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  my- 
fe  Pr.  22.  2.      self  alone,  and   the  fatherless  hath 

not  eaten  thereof ; 

2  or,  did  he  18  (For  from  my  youth  he  was 
not  fashion  brought  up  with  me,  as  zoiiA  a  fath- 
usinone  er,  and  I  have  guided  3  her  from 
womb.              my  mother's  womb  ;) 

19  If  I   have  seen   any  perish  for 

3  i.  e.  the  want  of  clothing,  or  any  poor 
widow.  without  covering  : 

-'  517 


Job'$*olemnprolettation.  JOB. 

20  II'  t  liiK  luins  Ikivu  not  bicsserl    t  De.  24.  13. 
rae,  and  if  lie   were   nut  wurmcdi4or,  the 
with  the  lietcf  of  my  sheep  ;  \  channel  bone 

21  If    J    have    lifted   up  my  hand    A:  Pa.  119. 
•g^iinst  the  fathcileas,  when  I  saw  i  120. 

my  he.!i  in  llie  gate  :  \l  P».  76.  7. 

22  Tlien    let  mine   arrn   fall    from    ml  Ti. 6.  17. 
my  shoulder-blade,  ami  mine  area  5 /oiind. 

be  brr'keii  fioru  4  the  bone.  1 6  light. 

23  For  k    desliuction  from  God   1  bright. 
iraj  a  terror  to   lue,  and   by  reason    Bmyhand 
of  his  highness  / 1  could  not  ea-'  hath  ki used 
dure.  \wymoulh. 

24  If  m  I    have    made  g'old    my'nOe.  17.2- 
hope,  01  have  said  to  the  fine  gold,    7. 

Thou  art  my  confidence  ;  9  palate. 

25  If  1  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  o  Kc.  5.  6. 
v>as  great,  and  because  mine  hand  p  Is.  58.  7. 
had  gotten  5  much  ;  He.  13.  2. 

26  If  I  beheld  the  6  sun  when  it  lu  or,  toay. 
shined,  "r  the  moon  walking  7  in  11  or,  a/ter 
brightness  ;  j  the  manntr 

27  And   my  heart   hath   been    »e-'  o/  men. 
cretly  enticed,  or  8  my  mouth  hath   g  Ge,3.  8. 
kissed  my  hand  :  j  12. 

23  This   also   n  were  an    iniquity    r  Ex.  23. 2. 
to  be  punished  by  the  judge  :  for  I    12  or,  my 
shoulcl  have  denied  the  Gud  that  is   sign  is 
above.  jthat   the 

29  If  I  rejuiced  at  the  destruction    Almighty 
of  him  that   haled  me,  or  lifted  up   loill  an- 
myself  when  evil  found  him  ;  \swerme. 

3b   (Neither  have   I   sufiered  my  d    13  uieep. 
anouth  to  sin,  o  by  wishing  a  curse  ,  H  strength. 
to  his  soul  ;)  1 13  or,  the 

31  If  the   men   of  my  tabernacle   sou/ o/ tAe 
said    not,  U    that  we    had    of    bis.oio/iers 
flesh!   we  cannot  be  satisfied.  [thereof  to 

32  (The  stranger  p  did  not  lodge  ejrpire,  or, 
in  the  street;  but  I  opened  niy  brenlheout. 
doors  to  the  traveller  ;  10)  si  K.  21.13. 

33  If  1  covered  my  transgressions    

11    as    Adam,    q   by    liiding    mine 

iniquity  in  my  bosom  ;  16  or,  noi- 

34  (Did  I  fenra  great   multitude,  \so7ne 
rorditi   the   contempt  of  families   to^crfs. 
terrify    me,    that   I     kept   silence,  j  1 /rora 
and  went  not  out  of  the  door?  \ansu>ering. 

35  Oil  that  one  would    hear   me  I    i  his  soul. 
behold,  12  my   desire   is,  that   the  ,3  expected 
Almighty   would   answer  me,  and  1  ./o6  in 
that  mine  adversary  had  written  a  itcords. 
book  :  4  elder/or 

36  Surely  I   would   take   it   uipon' days. 
my  shoulder,  and  bind  itrw  acrown   5  /£?b  of 
tome.  Idnys. 

37  I  would   declare   unto  him  the  >ac.  15.  10. 
number   of  my  steps  ;    as  a  pi ince  j  6 /eared, 
would  I  go  near  unto  him.)  I  b  Pr.  20.  27. 

38  If  my  lancl  cry  against  me,  or'c  Pr.  2.  6. 
that  the  furrows  likewise  thereof  Da.  2.  21. 
13  complain;  jdMal.  11. 

39  If   I   have  eaten   the   14   fniits   25. 
thereof    without   money,    or   have    1  Co.  1.27. 
caused   15   the   owners   thereof  Xo   T  under - 
lose  their  life  ;  s  \standing3. 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead   of  1 8  word*. 

518 


B.  C.  IfiSO 

wheal,  and  16  cockle  instead  of 
barley.  The  words  of  Job  ar* 
ended. 

CHAPTBIi  XXXII. 

SO   these   three   raen  ceased   1  to 
iinsuer    Job,    because    he     vaa 
righteous  in  hib  own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wralh  of 
£lihu,  the  son  of  Barachel  the 
liuzue,  of  the  kindied  of  Rain  ; 
against  Job  was  his  wialh  kindled, 
because  he  2  justified  himielf, 
rather  than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends 
was  his  wralh  kindled,  becauae 
they  hud  found  no  answer,  and 
yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  3  waited  till  Job 
had  spoken,  because  they  wert  4 
elder  than  lie. 

5  When  Eiihu  saw  that  there  was 
no  answer  in  the  mouth  of  these 
three  men,  then  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

6  And  Elihu,  the  son  of  Bara- 
chel the  Buzite,  answered  and 
said,  I  a7n  5 young,  and  ye  are  vBry 
old  ;  a  wherefore  I  was  afraid, 
and  6  duist  not  show  you  mine 
opinion. 

7  1  said.  Days  should  speak,  and 
multitude  of  years  should  teaoh 
wisdom. 

8  But  there  is  a  spirit  h  in  man  : 
and  the  inspiration  c  of  the  Al- 
mighty giveth  them  undeisiand- 
ing. 

9  Great  d  met\  are  not  alumya 
wise  ;  neither  do  the  aged  under- 
stand judgment. 

10  Theiefo.e  I  said.  Hearken  to 
me  ;  I  also  will  show  mine 
opinion. 

11  Behold,  I  waited  for  your 
words;  1  gave  ear  to  your  7  rea- 
sons, whilst  ye  searched  out  8  what 
to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you  ; 
and,  behold,  there  was  none  of  you 
that  convinced  Job,  or  that  an- 
swered his  words  : 

13  Lest  ye  should  say.  We  t  have 
found  out  wis4lom  :  God  tbrusteth 
him  down,  not  man. 

14  Now,  he  hath  not  9  directed 
his  wo.ds  against  me  ;  neither 
will  I  answer  him  with  your 
speeches. 

15  They  were  amazed  ;  they 
answered  no  more  ;  they  10  left 
ofi'  speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  thejr 
spake  not,  but  stood  still,  aiid  an- 
swered  no  more,) 

e  Je.  9.  23.  9  or,  ordered.  10  r«- 
moved  speeches  from  themselvet. 


B.  C    ISiO. 


17  /  sazd,  1  will  answer  also  my  ;  11  words. 
part  ;  I  also  will  show  miae  opiii-  Vi  of  my 
ion.  \belly. 

1»  For  i  am  full  of  11  matter  ;  the  \6isnot 
spirit  within  12  me  constrainelh  opened.. 
me.  '  14  breathe. 

19  Behold,   my  belly  is  as  wine  /Ga.  1.  10. 
which  hath  13  no  vent  ;  it  is  ready   g  Ps.  r2.2,3. 
to  buist  like  new  bottles.  \  palate. 

20  I  will  spealt,  that  1  may  U  be  a  P. .  8.6-9. 
refresheiJ  :  I  will  open  my  lips,  6  Ti.  2.  7,  8. 
and  answer.  2  ra'juth. 

21  Let   me  not,   I   pray  you,  ac-  cc.  9.  32,  33. 
cept  any   man's   person;  neither  Zcut. 

let   me  give  flattering  titles  unto  dc.  9.  34. 
man.  4  ears . 

22  For  y   I    know    not    to    give   e  c.  10.  7. 
flattering  titles  ;  in  so  doing,  my   16.  17. 
Maker  g   would    soon     take    me   23.  11,  12. 
away.  }27.  5,  6. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII.  29.  14. 

WHEREFORE,    Job,    I     pray  /c.  19.  11. 
thee,  hear  my  speeches,  and   g  c.  13.  27. 
hearken  to  all  my  words.  h.  Da.  4.  35. 

2  Behold,  now  i  have  opened  my   i  Ls.  45.  9. 
mouth,  my  tongue   hath  spoken  in   5  answereth 
mv  1  mouth.  \not. 

3  .^ly  words  a  shall  be  of  the  up-  '  k  Ps.  62.  11. 
riglitness  of  my  heart  ;  and  my  6  revealeth, 
lips  shall  utter  knowledge  6  clear-  .or,  uncover- 
ly.  \eth.. 

4  The  Spirit  of  God  hath  m.ide 
me,  and  the  breath  of  the  Almigh- 
ty hath  given   me  life. 

5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set 
thy  words  in  order  before  me  ; 
stand  up  ; 

6  Behold,  I  am  according  to  fhy 

2  wish  in  c  God's  stead  ;  I  also  am  '  ?c.  17.  11. 

3  fo'.nied  out  of  the  clay.  1 7  work. 

7  Behold,  my  d   terror  shall   not   m  Is.  23.  9. 
make  thee  afraid,  neither  shall  my   Spnssing  by. 
hand  be  heavy  upon  thee.  j/i  P8.107.  17. 

8  Surely  thou     hist    spoken     in   9  meat  of 
mine  hearing.  4  and  I  have  heard   desire. 
the  voice  of  thy  e  words,  saying,        10  or,  an 

9  I  am  clean  without   transgies-   atonement. 
sion,  I  am  innocent;    neither   is   11  cAtW- 
t/ierc  iniquity  in  me.  hood. 

10  Behold,  he    findeth   occasions   12  or,  fte 
against   me,  hey  couiiteth  me   for  shall  look 
his  enemy  ;  upon  men, 

U  He   g  pntleth   my  feet  in  the   and  say,  I 
stocks,  he  marketh  h  all  my  paths,    have  sinned. 

12  Behold,   in   this  thou'a.t   nni   o  1  Jno.  1.  9. 
just  :  I  will  answer  thee,  that  God    13  or,  fJe 

is  jreater  th,an  man.  hath  deliv- 

13  Why  iost  thou  strive  i  against  ered  my 
him  ?  for  he  5  giveth   not  account  soul,  &c. 

>t  of  any  of  his  matters.  and  my  life. 

14  For  God  speaketh   once,  yea,    14  twice  and 
twice,  yet  mitt  perceiveth  it  not.        thrice. 

1-5  In  a  dream,  in   a  vision  of  the   p  Ps.  40.  1,2. 
night,    when    deep    sleep    falleth    Is.  38    17. 
upon   men,   in  sliimberings    upon   g  Ps.  56.   13. 
the  bed,  Ac.  26.  18. 

16  Then  he  6  openeth  the  ears  of  I  palate. 


CHAP.  XXXIII.  XXXIV.       Ood's  call  to  repentance. 
men,  and  sealeth  their  instruction, 


17  I'hat  he  may  withdraw  I  man 
from    his     purpose,    7  and     hide 

pride  ;»  from  man. 

18  He  keepeih  back  his  soul  front 
the  pit,  and  his  life  from  8  peiish- 
ing  by  the  sword. 

19  He  n  is  chastened  also  with 
pain  upon  his  bed,  and  the  multi- 
tude of  his  bones  with  strong  jaai/i." 

20  So  that  his  life  alUiorreth 
bread,  and  his  soul  9  dainty  meat. 

21  His  Hesh  is  consumed  away, 
that  it  cannot  be  seen  ;  and  his 
bones,  that  were  not  seen,  stick 
out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  drawelh  near 
unto  the  grave,  and  his  life  to  the 
destroyers. 

23  If  there  be  a  messenger  with 
him,  an  interpreter,  one  among  a 
thousand,  to  show  unto  man  his 
upiightness ; 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him, 
and  saith,  Deliver  him  from  g"oing 
down  to  the  pit  ;  I  have  found  10 
a  rans<jm. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than 
U  a  child's  :  he  shall  return  to  the 
days  of  his  youth  : 

2fj  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and 
he  will  be  favourable  unto  him  ; 
and  he  sh.^ll  see  his  face  with  joy  : 
for  he  will  render  unto  man  his 
r;ghteousness. 

27  He  12  looketh  upon  men  :  and 
if  any  say,  o  I  have  sinned,  and 
perverted  that  vhich  u:ai  right, 
and  it  profited  me  not  ; 

28  He  13  will  deliver  his  soul 
fioin  going  into  the  pit,  and  his 
life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh 
14  God  oftentimes  with  man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from 
the  pit.^Jto  be  enlightened  with 
the  light  9  of  the  living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job;  hearken 
unto  me,  hold  thy  peace,  and  I 
will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say, 
answer  me  :  speak  ;  for  I  desire  lo 
justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearifen  unto  me  :  hold 
thy  peace,  and  I  shall  teach  thee 
wisdom. 

CHAPTER    XXXIV. 

FURTHERIVrORE,    Elihu    an- 
swered and  said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  men; 
and  give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have 
knowledge  : 

3  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the 
1  mouth  tasteth  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment  : 
let  us  know  among  ourselves  what 
is  good. 

519 


Ood  cannot  be  unjttst. 

5  For  Job  hnih  sniil,  a  I  am 
righteous  :  und  God  hulh  taken 
away  my  jud\'meiu. 

6  Shoul  1  I  lie  ajiiinst  my  rig'lit  ? 
my  wound  2  i«  incurable  without 
trtinsTiCssion. 

7  What  man  i«  like  Job,  loho 
drinketh  up  scorning  like  water  ? 

8  Which  ^oeth  in  company  with 
the  workers  of  iniquity,  und  walk- 
eth  with  wickoil  men  ? 

9  For  he  hath  sairl.  It  profiteth 
n  man  nothing'  6  that  he  should 
delig-ht  himselT  with  God. 

10  Tlierelbre  hearken  unto  me, 
ye  men  of  3  understanding  :  Far 
be  it  from  God,  that  he  should  do 
wickedness  ;  and  from  the  Al- 
mi  hty,  that  he  should  commit  in- 
iquity. 

11  For  the  work  c  of  a  man  shall 
he  render  unto  him,  and  cause 
every  man  to  find  according  to 
his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do 
wickedly,  neither  will  the  Al- 
mighty pervert  judgment. 

13  Who  h?.th  given  him  a  charge 
over  the  earth  ?  or  who  hath  dis- 
posed 4  the  whole  world  ■? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  5  man, 
t/'Iie  ^atherunlo  himself  his  spirit 
and  Ins  breath  ; 

15  All  flesh  shall  perish  together, 
and  man  shall  tarn  again  unto 
dust. 

16  If  now  thou,  hast  understand- 
ing, hear  this  ;  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  mv  words  : 

17  Shall  'd  even  he  that  hateth 
right  6  govern  ?  and  wilt  thou  con- 
demn him  that  is  most  just  ? 

18  Is  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king,  e 
Thou  art  wicked  ?  and  to  princes. 
Ye  are  ungodly  ? 

19  Hoio  much  less  to  him  /  thai 
accepteth  g  not  the  persons  of 
princes,  nor  regardeth  the  rich 
more  than  the  poor?  for  they  all 
are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  they  die, 
and  the  people  shall  be  troubled  at 
midnight,  and  pass  away  :  and  7 
the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away 
without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  h  are  upon  the 
ways  of  man,  and  he  eeeth  i  all 
his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  k  nor 
shadow  of  death,  where  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  may  hide  I  them- 
selves. 

23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man 
more  than  m  right,  that  he  should 
8  enter  into  judgment  with 
God. 

24  He    shall     break    in     pieces 

520 


JOB. 

lac.  27.  2. 

2arroJc, 
|c.  C.4. 
|6c.  9.22,  23. 

3  heart. 
!cRe.22.  12. 
!  4  0//0/ jr. 

5  him. 

d2Sa.23.3. 
I  6  bind. 
leEx.  22.28. 
!/He.  12.28. 
'glPe.  1.17. 

7  theij  shall 
'■  take  away 
I  the  mighty. 
U2Ch.  16.9. 

i  Ps.  139.2,3. 

k  Am.  9.2,3. 

I  He.  4.  13. 
/Re.  6.  15, 
16. 

\m  Is.  42.3. 

I I  Co.  10.  13. 
8^0. 


9  searching 
out. 

10  crushed. 

11  place  of 
beholder.-!. 

n  lTi.5.24. 
12/rom  o/"- 
ter. 

oPr.1.29,30. 
p  Ex.  22.  27. 
7  Ro.  8.  31— 
34. 

r  Ps.  143.  r. 
6-  1  K.  12.28. 
i  Da. 9.  7-14. 
u  Ps.  32.  8. 
V  Ep.  4.22. 
13/rom 
with  thee? 

14  heart. 
75  c.  38.  2. 

15  or.  My 
father,  let 

Job  be  tried, 
ac.  9. 17,34. 
16.  12—17. 
27.  2—6. 
h  c.  31.2,&c. 

1  or,  by  it 
more  than 
hy  my  sin. 

2  return  to 
thee  words. 
eJe.7. 19, 


B.  C.  1520 

mighty  men,  without  9  numher, 
and  «el  others  in  their  stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their 
works,  and  he  overturnclh  them  in 
the  night,  so  thai  they  uie  10  de- 
stroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked 
men  in  the  open  11  sig-ht  n  of 
others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  12 
from  him,  and  o  would  not  consid- 
er any  of  his  ways  : 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of 
the  poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he 
heareth  p  the  cry  of  the  afflicied. 

29  When  he  g  givcih  quietness, 
who  then  can  make  trouble  ?  and 
when  he  liidetli  r  his  face,  who 
then  can  behold  him  ?  whether  il 
be  done  against  a  nation,  or 
against  a  man  only  : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not, 
lest  the  people  s  be  ensnared. 

31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said 
unto  God,  I  t  have  borne  chastise- 
ment,  I  will  not  otfend  any 
more  ; 

32  That  which  I  see  not,  teach  u 
'  thou  me  :  if  I  have  done  iniquity, 

I  I  V  will  do  no  more. 

33  Should  it  be  13  according  to 
thy  mind  ?  he  will  recompense 
it,  whether  thou  refuse,  or  wheth- 
er thou  choose  ;  and  not  I  : 
therefore  speak  what  thou  know- 
est. 

34  Let  men  of  14  understanding 
tell  me,  and  let  a  wise  man  heaik- 
en  unto  pie. 

35  Job  hath  spoken  without  v> 
knowledge,  and  his  words  were 
without  wisdom. 

3S  My  15  desire  is,  that  Job 
may  be  tried  unto  the  end,  be- 
cause of  his  answers  for  wicked 
men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto 
his  sin  ,°  he  clappeth  his  hands 
amongst  us,  and  multiplieth  his 
words  against  God. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

ELIHU    spake    moreoTer.    and 
said, 

2  T  hinkest  thou  this  to  be  right, 
that  thou  saidst,  a  My  righteous- 
ness  is  more  than  God's  1 

3  For  thou  saidst.  What  6  advan- 
tage will  it  be  unto  thee  ?  and. 
What  profit  shall  I  have,  if  1  I  be 
cleansed  from  my  sin  ? 

4  I  will  2  answer  thee,  and  thy 
companions  with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and 
see  ;  and  behold  the  clouds, 
which  are  higher  than  thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest 
thou    against    him  'J   c  or  if  thy 


Pr.  9.  12. 
lels.  1.  15. 


10. 


God. 


g  Hos.  11.  8, 


!  1  there  are 


re  Je.  32.  19. 


B.  C.  1520.  CHAP.  XXXVI 

transgressions  be  multiplied,  what  ]  d  Ps.  16 
doett  thou  unto  him  ?  —      -     - 

7  If  d  thou  be  rig-hleous,  what 
givest  thou  him  ?  or  what  receiv- 
elli  he  of  ihirie  liand  1 

8  Thy   wickedness    may    hurt    a  !y  Ps.  77.  5 — 
man  as  thou   ari,    and    thy    right- 
eousness   may  profit    the    son    ol' 
man. 

9  By  reason  of  tlie  multitude  of! 
oppressions  they  make  the  oppress-  |  4  i.  e.  .706 
ed  to  cry  ;  they  cry  out   by  reason 
of  the  arm  of  the  mighty  : 

10  But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  |  9 
my  Maker,  who  giveth   songs  in 
the  night  ; 

11  Who   teacheth   us  more   ihan  yet  words 
the  beasts  of  the  earth,  and   mak-  i/br  God. 
eth  us    wiser    than    the   fowls  of 
heaven  7 

\2    There     they    cry,     but    none  j 
giveth    answer,     because    of    the   2  heart. 
jiii  le  of  evil  men.  | 

13   Suiely    God   will    not  e  hear; 3  or,  afflict- 
vanity  neither  will  the  Almighty  '  ed. 
regard  it.  | 

11    Although    thou     sayest    thou  |  6  He.  13.  5. 
shalt  not  see  him,  yet  f  judgment  \ 
is  before  him  ;  therefore  trust  thou  1  c  Ps.  107.10. 
in  hi.Ti.  I 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so, 
3  he  hath  visited  in  his  anger  ;  yet 
he  4  knowelh  it  g  not  in  great 
e  x  t .  e  m  i  cy  : 

IS  Tlierefore   doth   Job  open  his  i pass 
mouth    in    vain:     he    raultiplieth  ] 'Z'^^ay. 
words  without  knowledo'p. 
CHAPTKR  XXXVr. 

i'^LIHU     aljio  ,  proceeded, 
J  said, 

2  Sutler  me   a  little 
show    thee    that   1   /  have  yet  to  j  6  or, 
speak  on  God's  behalf. 

3  I  will  ft-tch  my  knowledge  from 
afar,  and  will  ascribe  righteous- 
ness to  mv  Maker. 


[rfRo.  2.  5. 
and  I  5  their 

soicl  clieth. 
and  I  will '  e  Ps.  55.  23. 


Sodo- 
I  mites. 
De.  23.  17. 
j  7  or,  ajpict- 
\cd. 

4  For  tru.y  my  words  shall  not  ie  ./"Ps.  31.  8. 
false  ;  he  tbat  is  perfect  in  knowl- ,  8  the  rest  of 
edge  is  with  .hee.  j  thy  table. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  g  Ps.  23.  5. 
despise. h  no^  any  :  he  a  is  mighty  9  or,  should 
In  strength  and  2  wisdom.  uphold  thee. 

6  He   prese.-ve'h  not  the   life   of,  10  turn 
the   wicktd  ;  D..t  giveth  right   to   thee  aside. 
the  3  poor.  1  ?i  Pr.  II.  4. 

7  He  6  wiilidrawelh  not  his  eyes  i  Da.  4.  25, 
from     tne     ngn.enas  :     but     wi'.h   32. 
kings  ore  thi>y  on  the  throne  ;  y 


lie  doth  establis)    il  em   for  evcr, 
and  they  are  exal'ed. 

8  And  if  c  they  he  hoMniX  in  fet- 
ters, and  be  holden  in  crrds  of 
affliction  ; 

9  Then   he  showeth   them    theii 


k  P3.  CI.  12. 

/F-.in  2-3. 

viii.  1C2.24. 

n  rs.  147.  8, 

9. 

o  Lu.  17.  24. 

11  roots. 


Cod's  uorks  to  be  meignified, 
discipline,  and  commandeth  that 
they  return  from  iniquity. 
U  If  tliey  obey  and  serve  him, 
they  shall  spend  their  days  in 
prosperity,  and  their  years  in 
pleasures  : 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  they 
shall  perish  4  by  the  sword,  and 
they  sliall  die  without  knowledge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart 
heap  d  up  wrath  ;  they  cry  not 
when  he  bindeth  them  : 

14  They  5  die  in  youth,  c  and 
their  life  is  among  the  6  unclean. 

15  Ko  delivereth  the  7  poor  in  his 
affliction,  and  openeth  their  ears 
in  oppression  : 

16  Even  so  v/ould  he  have  remov- 
ed thee  out  of  the  strait  into  a 
broad  y  place,  where   there  is   no 


straitness  ;      and 
should     be    set 


8     that     which 


v--ork,  and  their  transgressions  that  p  De.  8.2,15 
th  y  have  exceeded.  q  Ps.  136.25. 

JO  He  openeth  nlso  their  ear  to    Ac.  11.  17 


thy    table    g 
thuiild  be  full  of  fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  ful.llled  the 
judgment  of  the  wicked  :  judg- 
ment and  justice  9  take  hold  on 
thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  be- 
ware lest  he  take  thee  away  with 
his  stroke  :  then  a  great  ransom 
cannot  10  deliver  thee. 

19  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches'?  h 
no,  not  gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of 
strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when 
peo]>le  are  cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniqui- 
ty ;  for  this  hast  thou  chosen  rath- 
er than  adliction. 

22  Behold.  God  i  exalteth  by  his 
power  :  who  teacheth  k  like  him  ? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his. 
way  ?  or  who  can  say.  Thou  hast 
wrought  iniquity  ? 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnlly 

I  his  work,  which  men  behold. 

25  Every  man  may  see  it  ;  man 
mny  behold  it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  wc 
knov.-  him  not  ;  neither  m  can  the 
number  of  his  years  be  searched-, 
out. 

27  For  he  makeih  small  the 
drops  of  water  :  thsy  pour  dow-n 
rain  7i  according  to  the  vapour 
theriof, 

S8  Which  the  cio.:dk  no  drop  ana 
dic'il  upon  r.ion  ab-.ndantly. 

29  A  ro  can  a:y  undei.:iand  the 
j!prcr.din£,s  ol  '.lie  clouQ."-,  or  the 
noise  of  his  tabernacle  '! 

30  Behold,  he  spreadeth  o  Iiis 
light   upon   it,   and     covereth   ths 

II  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them/)  judgeth  he  the 
people;  he  g  giveth  meat  in  abun- 
dance, 

521 


Ood  it  to  br/earer!. 

32  Wiih  cloiKls  he  coverelh  the 
iiglu  i  and  oonimtxnilelli  it  not  to 
thine,  by  the  cloud  lliat  comelh 
heitvixt. 

33  'I'lic  noise  r  thereof  showeth 
concerning  it,  the  c;uile  nUn  con- 
cerninic  l^i  the  vapmir. 

CHAPTRU  xxxvir. 

AT   this  ;ilao   my  heart   tremb- 
leth,  a  and    Is  moved  out  of 
his  pl.iee. 

2  Hear  1  attentively  the  noise  of 
his  voice,  and  the  sound  that  go- 
eth  out  of  his  mouth. 

3  Hu  diiecteth  it  under  (he 
whole  heaven,  and  his2  lightning 
unto  the  3  ends  of  the  eaith. 

4  After  il  a  vci.-e  h  roareth  :  he 
thundereth  c  with  the  voice  of  his 
excellency  ;  and  lie  will  not  stay 
them  when  his  voice  is  heard. 

5  Gol  thundereth  mai-vellously 
with  his  voice  ;  great  things  doeih 
he,  d  Jrhich  we  cannot  compre- 
hend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow,  Be 
thou  on  '.he  earth  ;  4  likewise  to 
the  small  rain,  and  to  the  great 
rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  e\e- 
ry  man,  that  e  all  men  may  know 
his  work. 

8  Then  the  leas's  go/  into  dens, 
and  remain  in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  5  south  cometh  the 
whirlwind  ;  and  cold  out  of  the  6 
north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  frost  ? 
is  given  ;  and  the  breadth  of  the 
waters  is  straitened. 

11  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth 
the  thick  clond  ;  he  scatlereth  7 
his  bright  cloud. 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about 
by  his  counsels  ;  that  they  may  do 
h  whatsoever  he  commaiideth 
them  upon  the  face  of  the  world 
in  the  earth. 

13  He  caiiseth  it  to  come,  wheth- 
er for  correction,  ;  or  for  his  land, 
k  or  for  mercy.  / 

14  Hearken  unto  this.  O  Job  : 
stanu  still,  ar.i!  consider  the  won- 
drous wortc  ol  God. 

15  D.ist  thou  know  when  God  dis- 
posed them,  and  c.".jsed  the  light 
of  his  cloud  tc  st:ine  ? 

lit  Don  t:.ou  k'.cvr  the  balanc- 
inrsof  the  clouds,  the  wondrcuf 
worl  s  of  h^i.-i  v/h'.ch  ii  pcrfecl  in 
knowledge  ? 

17  Ho'v  thy  garments  nre  wa'i.i, 
Wficn  h,:  qiiieleth  the  earth  by  the 
«ontK  wind  ? 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  spread  m 
out  the  sky,  rohich  i\-  strong,  and 
bs  a  molten  lookinrglass  ? 

53-2 


JOB. 

r  1  K.18.41. 
45. 

12  thnt 
which 
gocth  up. 
a  Da.  10.7,8. 
Mat.  28.2-4. 
I  Ac. 16. 26-29. 

1  Hear  in 
hearing. 

2  li^ht. 

3  tetngf. 

b  P8.68.33. 
I  c  Ps.  29.  3. 
dKc.  3.  11. 
Ro.  11.  33. 

4  and  to  the 
shower  of 
rain,  and 
to  the 
showers  of 
rain  of  his 
strength. 

e  Ps.  109.  27. 
/Ps.  104.22. 

5  chamber. 

6  scattering 
winds. 

g  Ps.  147.17, 
18. 

7  the  cloud 
of  his  light, 
h  Ps.  148.  8. 

8  a  rod. 

i  I  Sa.  12,18. 
Ezr.  10.  9. 
k  I  K.  18.45. 
Uoel.2.23. 
772  Is.  40.  22. 
44.  24. 


9  Gold. 
n\  Ti.  6.16. 

0  Ps.  62.  11. 
66.  3. 

p  Ps.  99.  4. 
7  Is.  45.  21. 
rLa.  3.  33. 
sMat.10.28. 
t  .Mat.il  I'i. 

1  Co.  1.  26. 
oc.  34.  :«. 
35.  16. 

1  nu.kcmc 
know. 

0  1  r.  8.  £:- 
30. 

2  knouest. 

3  sockets. 

4  77iice  to 
silk. 
cRe.  2.28. 

5  ettablt':h- 


B.  C.  1520. 

I   19  Tench   us  what  we   »hall  in/ 
lunto  him  ;  for  we   cannot   order 
I  our  speech  by  reason  ofdHrknes.'i. 
I   'M    aU  t\\  it   be   told    him   that    I 

Fpeak  /  If  a  man  speak,  surely  he 

sli.ill  be  swallowed  up. 
1   21    And     now    77ien    see    not    the 

blight  liyht  which  it  in  the 
jrlouds;    Imt    the    wind    passcth, 

and  cleaiisetb  ihem. 

22  9  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of 
the  nortli  :  with  God  is  terrible 
majesty. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  we 
'n  cannot  find  him  out  :  he  ii  ex- 
jcellent  in   o  power,  and   in  jii.lg- 

mcnl,pand  in  plenty  of  justice  ; 
g  he  will  not  afflict,  r 

24  Men  do  therefore  »  fear  him  ; 
I  he  rcspectoth  not  any  that  are 
j  wise  /  of  heart. 

I  CUAPTKR  XXXVIH. 

THEN  the    Lord   answered  Job 
out  of    the    whirlwind,    and 
said, 

j  2  Who  is  this  that  darkene'h 
I  counsel  by  words  a  without  know'.- 
edg.j  ? 

i  3  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a 
;  man  ;  for  I  will  demand  of  thee, 
and  1  answer  thou  me. 
'  4  Where  5  wast  thou  when  I  laid 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  .'  de- 
clare, if  thou  2  hast  underetand- 
ing. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measurej 
thereof,  if  thou  knowest  ?  or  whr 
hath  stretched  the  line  upon  it  ? 

6  Whereupon  nre  the  3  foundc- 
j  tions  thereof  4   fastened  ?   or  who 

laid  the  corner-stone  thereof  ; 

I   7  When  the  morning-stars  r  san» 

'  tosether.  and   all  the  sons  of  God 

i  shouted  for  joy  ? 
8  Or  who  shut  up  the  res.  with 

Idoors,  when  it  brake  forth  i??  i/ it 
had  issued  nut  of  the  wc  nb  ? 

;  9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the 
garment  thereof,  a-.id  thick  dark- 
ness a  swaildlingbar.d  for  it, 

I  10  And  5  brake  up  I'cr  it  my  de- 
creed place,  and  set  bard  ami 
doors, 

n  And  E:iid,  Hivh-r'.o  shah  ihou 
co-ne,  bill  no  fuither  ;  and  here 
shall  6  thy  proid  waves  be   stay- 

\eiMd 

I  12  Hast  thou  comn'anded  the 
n.orning  sir.ct  ihy  days  ;  and 
caused  the  day-spring  to  know 
h's  pince  : 

I    IS  That   it    might  take     hold  of 

!the  er(|s7of  'he   earth,  that   the 

i . 

'ed    my    decree    upon    it.       6    the 

\pTvle  of  tht/  teavei.     d  P«.  89.  9. 

i  7  v>ingt. 


B.  C.  1520.  CHAP.   XXXIX 

wicked    might  Ije   sliaken   out   of  e  Ps.  10. 15 
i/Ps.  9.  13, 


It? 


14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the 
Beal  ;    and  they  stand    as  a  gar-   8  or,  al. 

™<"t-  e  Ex.  9.  18, 

15  And    from    the    wicked    their  ^4. 

light  is  wiihliolden,  and  the  high   joj    |o.  u. 
arm  e  shall  be  broken.  |  jg_  30,  30. 

16  Hast   thou    entered    into    the    i^j    jg   gi. 
spring's  of  the  sea?   or  hast  thou    ,  p'     .1-   g 
Walked     in     the     search     of     the    ,      ,',    09    ' 
depih?  j-"^-  ^^■^'^■ 

17  Have  the  gates/  of  death  been  :  J  Ps.  107.  3-5. 
opened   unto   ihee  I  or  hast  thou  I  k  c.  37.  10. 
seen   the  doors  of  the  shadow  ofi.,   , 
death?  \^Q  taken. 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  1 10  Cimah, 
breadth  of  the  earih  ?  declare,  if  or,  the  se 
thou  knowest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  wkere  light 
dwelleih  ?  and  a?  f'jr  darkness, 
where  is  the  pltice  thereof, 

20  That  iho'j  shouldesl  take  it  8 
10  the  bound  thereof,  and  that 
Ihoi!  shouldest  know  the  paths  to 
the  house  thereof? 

21  KiTJwest  thou  iZ,  because  thou 
wast  then  born  ?  or  because  the 
n'lrnber  of  thy  days  is  great  ? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the 
treasures  of  the  snow,  or  hast  thou 
seen  the  treasures  of  the  hail, 

23  Which  g  1  have  reserved 
against  the  time  of  trouble, 
against    tne    day    of    battle    and 


24  By  what  way  is  the  light 
parted,  which  scattereth  the  east 
wind  upon  the  earth? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  water- 
course for  the  overflowing  of  wa- 
te.s  ;  or  a  way  for  the  lightning  of 
thundt  r  : 

28  To  cause  it  to  rain  h  on  the 
earth,  where  no  maa  is  ;  on  the 
wilderness,   wherein    there   is    no 


27  To  satisfy  i  the  desolate  and 
waste  groviid  •  and  to  cause  the 
bud  of  tht  tender  herb  to  spring" 
forth  ? 

Sb  Halh  the  rain  a  father  ?  or 
who  hath  begotten  the  drops  of 
dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  womb  came  the 
ice  ?  and  the  hoary  frost  k  cf  heuv-  ]  a  Ps.  29.  9 
en,  -who  hath  gendered  i.';  h  lo   2  Q4 

30  The  waters  are  h.d  as  with  a  ?,'  g  1 
?tone,  and  the  face  of  the  deep  is  °^'  '  ' 
9  fror.en.  \c  c.  24.  5. 


ven  stars. 

I  c.  9.  9. 

Am.  5.  8. 

II  Cecil. 

12  or,  the 
twelve 
signs. 

13  guide 
then. 


m  Je.  31.  35, 

36. 

14  Behold 


«Ps.51.  6. 

15  cause  to 
lie  down. 

16  is  pour- 
ed, or,  is 
turned  into 
mire. 

o  Ps.  104.21. 

17  li/e. 
p  Ps.  147.  9. 
Mat.  6.  26. 


31  Canst  thoii  bind  the  sweet  in- 
fluences of  10  Pleiades,  I  ov  looct 
the  bands  of  11  Orion  ? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  12 
Ma/.zaroth  in  his  season?  or 
canst  thou  13  guide  Arcturus  with 
his  sons  ? 


1  salt 
places. 

2  exictor, 
c.  3.  18. 

d  De.  33.  17. 
P^.  9i.  10. 


Of  the  imicofn. 

I  33  Knowe."it  thou  the  ordinance* 
m  of  heaven?  canst  thou  set  the 

j  dominion  thereof  in  the  earth.  ? 

I  31  Car.si  thou  iilt  up  thy  voice 
to  the  clouds,  that   abundance  of 

I  waters  may  cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings, 
I  that   they  may   go,  and  say  unto 

thee,  14  Here  we  ore? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the 
inward  n  parts?  or  who  hath  given 
understanding  to  the  heart  ) 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in 
wisdom  ?  or  who  can  15  stay  the 
bottles  of  heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  16groweth  into 
hardness,  and  the  clods  cleave  fast 
together? 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for 
the  o  lion  ?  or  fill  the  17  appetite 
of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their 
dens,  and  abide  in  the  covert  to 
lie  in  wait  ? 

41  Who  provideth  forthe  raven  jO 
his  food  f  when  his  young  ones  ciy 
unto  God,  they  wander  fur  lack  of 
meat. 

CHAPTER  XXXtX. 

K  NO  WEST  thou  the  time  when 
the  wild  goats  of  the  rock 
bring  forth?  07- canst  thou  mark 
when  the  hinds  a  do  calve  ? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months 
that  they  fulfil  ?  or  knowest  ihou 
the  time  when  they  bring  forth  ? 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they 
bring  forth  their  young  ones,  they 
cast  out  their  sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good 
liking,  they  grow  up  with  corn  ; 
they  go  forth,  and  return  not  unto 
them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass 
b  free  ?  or  who  hath  loosed  the 
hands  of  the  wild  ass  ? 

6  Whose  c  house  I  have  made  the 
wilderness,  and  the  1  barren  land 
!iis  dwellings. 

7  He  scornelh  the  multitude  of 
the  city,  neither  regardeth  he  the 
crying  of  the  2  driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is 
his  pasture,  and  he  searcheth  after 
evei y  green  thing. 

9  Vv'ill  the  unicor  i  d  be  willing  to 
serve  thee,  or  abide  by  thy  c  ib? 

10  Canst  thou  bind  the  unicorn 
with  his  band  in  the  furrow?  or 
will  he  harrow  the  valleys  after 
thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because 
his  strength  is  great  ?  or  wilt  ihou 
leave  thy  labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he 
will  bring  home  thy  seed,  and 
gather  it  into  thy  bam  ? 

523 


Juh  hiimbUlh  hi  mad/  to  Clod. 

13  Gaveit  thou  the  goodly  win's 
unlo  the  peacccks  ?  ur  3  wings  and 
feath'ii^  unto  the  ostrich? 

14  Whuli  loaveih  her  ejg-s  in 
the  eurih,  und  waimeth  liieni  in 
dust, 

15  And  forjelKlh  that  the  fool 
may  crush  them,  or  that  the  wild 
beast  m;iy  break  them. 

16  She  13  hardened  e  against  her 
young  ones,  as  though  they  vere 
not  her'*:  her  labour  i»  in  vain 
without  fear, 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her 
of  wisdom,  neither/  hath  he  im- 
parted to  her  understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lil'teth  up  lior- 
self  on  high,  she  scorneth  the  horse 
and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse 
strength  7  hast  thou  clothed  his 
neck  with  thunder? 

!iO  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid 
as  a  grassljopper  ?  the  glory  of  his 
nost.ils  4  is  te.rible. 

21  He  5  paweth  in  the  valley, 
and  rejoictih  in  his  strength  :  he 
goeth  g  on  to  meet  the  6  armed 
men. 

£2  He  moclreth  at  fear,  and  is  not 
affrighted  ;  neither  turneth  he  back 
from  the  sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattletli  against 
him,  the  glittering  spear  and  the 
shield. 

24  He  Bwalloweth  the  ground 
■with  fierceness  and  rage;  neither 
believcth  he  that  it  is  the  sound  of' 
the  trumpet. 

25  He  sailh  among  the  trumpets, 
Ha,  ha  ;  and  he  smelleth  th.-  bai-j 
tie  afar  off,  the  thunder  of  the  cap- 
tains and  the  shouting,  j 

26  Doth  the  hawk  fiy  by  thy  wis- 1 
dom,  and  stretch  her  wings  toward  j 
the  south  ?  I 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  7  at  j 
thy  commani!,  and  make  her  nest 
on  h  hi?rh  ? 

28  She'  dwelleth  and  abideth  or> 
the  rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the 
rock,  and  the  strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the 
prey,  and  her  eyes  behold  afar  off. 

30'Her  young  ones  also  suck  up 

blood  :   and  where  i  the  slain   are, 

there  is  she.  I 

CHAPTER  XL.  ! 

MOnF.nVRRthe  Lord  answer-i 
ed  Job,  and  said,  | 

2  S'all  be  that  conlendetb  a 
■with  the  Almighty  instruct  him? 
he  that  reproveth  God,  let  him  an- 
swer it. 

3  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  Slid, 

4  Eshold,  I  am  vile  :  A  what  shill 

§24 


JOB. 

3  or,  the 
fenlhera  of 
the  sturk 
and  otlrich. 
eLa.  4,3. 
/c.  35.  II. 

4  terrors. 

5  or.  His 
feet  dig. 

5  Je.  8.  6. 

6  armour. 

7  by  thy 
mouth. 

h  Le.  49.  16. 
Ob.  4. 

i  Mat. 24.28. 
Ln.  17.  37. 
a  c.  33.  13. 
Is.  27.4. 
6  Ezr.  9.  6. 
c.  42.6. 
Ps.  51.4. 
Is.  6.  5. 
64.6. 

Da.  9.  5,  7. 
Lu.  18.  13. 


e  c.  29.  9. 
Mi.  7.  16. 
Zee.  2.  13. 
Ro.  3.  19. 
rfc.  38.1,&c. 
e  Ps.  29.  3,4. 
/Ps.  93.  1. 
104.  1. 

g^Ex.  IS.  11. 
Pr.  15.  25. 
Is.  2.  12. 
Da.  4.  37. 

1  or,  the 
elfphnrtt.  as 
some  thinlr. 

2  or,  setteth 
ftp. 

kPs.  104.14. 

3  oppress- 
elh. 

4  or.  Will 
any  take 
him  in  his 
sight,  or, 
bore  his 
nose  with 
a  ^in  ^ 

c.  41.  1,2. 


B.  C.  1820 

I  oniwer  thee  ?  I  will  lay  c  mine 
hand  upon  my  mouth. 

5  Unce  have  i  tpokcn  ;  but  I  will 
not  unswui  :  )ea,  twice  ;  but  1  will 
proceed  no  fuilher. 

6  Then  d  an8>vered  the  Lord  unto 
Job  out  of  the  whiilw.i.d,  and 
said, 

7  Uird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a 
man  :  I  will  demand  of  thee,  and 
declare  thou  untu  ine. 

8  Wilt  thou  iiUo  disannul  my 
judgment  ?  wilt  thou  condemn 
nie,  that  Ihuu  mayest  be  right- 
eouB  ? 

9  Hust  thou  an  arm  like  God  ?  or 
canst  thuu  thunder  with  a  voice 
r.  like  him  ? 

lU  Deck  thyself  now  vnth  ma- 
jesty /  and  excellency  ;  and  ar- 
ray thyself  with  glory  and  beau- 
ty- 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy 
wrath  :  and  behold  every  one  that 
in  proud,  and  abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  i»  g 
pioud,  and  biing  him  low;  and 
tread  down  the  wicked  in  their 
place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  to- 
gether; and  bind  their  faces  in 
secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto 
thee  that  thine  own  right  hand 
can  save  thee. 

15  Bi.'hold  now  1  behemoth,  which 
I  made  with  thee  ;  he  eateth  gras> 
as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strong*''  is  in  his 
loins,  and  his  force  is  in  the  na>'ci 
of  his  belly. 

17  He  2  movelh  his  tail  like  a 
cedar  :  the  sinews  of  bis  stones  are 
wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  ai  ■:  of  strong  pieces 
of  brass;  his  bones  are  like  burs 
of  iioii. 

19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of 
God  :  he  that  made  him  can 
make  hia  cword  lo  approach  unto 
him. 

20  Surely  *h;  mountains  bring 
him  forth  food.  ,-.  where  all  the 
beasts  of  the  field  play. 

21  He  lielh  under  t'l;  .hady 
trees,  in  the  coven  of  the  reed,  and 
fens 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him 
rcith  'heir  shadow  ;  the  wil- 
lows  of  the  brook  compass  hira 
about. 

23  Behold,  he  3  drinketh  up  a 
liver,  and  hasteth  not :  he  trusteth 
that  he  can  draw  up  Jordan  into 
bis  mouth. 

24  He  4  taketh  it  with  his  eyes : 
his  nose  pierceth  through  snares. 


B.  C.  15'^. 

CHAPTER  XLI. 

CANST  Ihou  diaw  out  I  levia- 
than a  with  an  hook  ?  or  his 
tongue  with  a  cord  which  thou  2 
lellesl  down  1 

2  Canst  thou  put  an  hook  6  into 
his  nose  ?  or  bore  his  jaw  through 
wilh.a  ihoin  ? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplica- 
tions unto  ihee  f  will  he  speak  soil 
words  unto  thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with 
thee  ?  wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  ser- 
vant for  ever  ? 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as 
with  a  bird  ?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him 
for  thy  maidens. 

6  Shall  thy  companions  make  a 
banquet  of  him  3  shall  they  part 
him  among' the  merchants  ? 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with 
barbed  irons  ?  or  his  head  with  fish 
spears? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  re- 
member the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in 
vain  :  shall  not  one  be  cast  dov.rn 
even  at  the  sight  of  him  ? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir 
him  up  :  who  then  is  able  to  stand 
before  me  ? 

11  Who  c  hath  prevented  me, 
that  1  should  repay  him  7  whatso- 
ever is  under  the  whole  heaven  is 
mine,  d 


CHAP.  XLI.  XLII 


1  i.  e.  a 

whale,  or,  a 
whirlpool. 

aPs.  104.26. 
Is.  i7.  1. 

2  droicnesl. 
b  Is.  37.  29. 
t-Ro.  11.  35. 

d  Ex.  19.  5. 

De.  10.  14. 

Ps.  Ui.  1. 

50.  12 

1  Co.  10.  20, 

28. 

3  or,  within. 

4  strong 
pieces  of 
shields. 

5  rejoiceth. 
^fallings. 


7  or,  breast- 
plate. 


12  Twill   not  conceal  his  parts,  l^^/'f^^"/ 


potsherd. 
9  or,  bihave 


nor  his  power,  nor  his  comely  pro- 
portion. I 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  themselves 
his  garment  ?  or  who  can  come  to  with/tar. 
him  3  with  his  double  bridle  ?  [oGe.  18.  14. 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his   Is.  43.  13. 
face  ?  his  teeth  are  terrible  round   Mat.  19.  26. 
about.  ilor,  0/ 

15  His  scales  4  ore  his  pride,  shut    thine  can 
be  hindered. 

38.  2,  3. 
cPs.  131.  1. 
139.  6. 

dc.iO.  7. 

e  Ezr.  9.  6. 
c.  40.  3. 
Ps.51.  17. 
Je  31.19. 
Ja.  4.  10. 
/Da.  9.  3. 
Mat.  11.21. 


up  toECether  as  with  a  close  seal 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that   . 
no  air  can  coine  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  anoth- 
er, they  stick  together  that  they 
cannot  be  sundered. 

18  By  ;.is  iieesing-s  a  light  doth 
shine,  and  his  eyes  are  like  the 
eyelids  of  the  morning. 

19  Out  of  his  moiitii  go  burning 
lamps,  and  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth 
smoke,  as  out  of  a  seething  pot  or 
caldron. 

21  His  breath  Icindleth  coals,  and   g-  Ps.  51.  4. 


a  fiame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 
22  In  his  neck  remainelh  strenjrth, 


;iNu.  23.  1. 
Ja.  5.  16. 


gnd   sorrow  5   is  turned   into  joy   I  Jno.  5.  16. 


2  his/ace, 
or,  person. 


before  him. 

23  The  6  fl:ikes  of  his  flesh   are         ^ 
joined   together:   they  are  finn  in   1  Sa.  25.  35. 
themselves;  they  cannot  be  moved, '  Mai.  I.  9. 
31 


Job  subrnitielh  to  God. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone  ; 
yea,  as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the 
nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself, 
the  mighty  are  atiaid  :  by  reason 
of  breakings  they  purify  them- 
selves. 

U6  The  sv.ord  of  him  that  layeta 
at  him  cannot  hold  ;  the  spear,  the 
dart,  nor  the  7  habergeon. 

!i7  He  esteomelh  iron  as  straw, 
aiid  hrass  as  rotter,  wood. 

28  The  ariow  cannot  make  him 
flee;  sling-stones  are  turned  with 
him  into  stubble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble  : 
he  laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a 
spear. 

30  Sharp  8  stones  are  under  him  : 
he  spreadeth  sharp  pointed  things 
upon  the  miie. 

31  He  makelh  the  deep  to  boil 
like  a  pot  :  lie  maketh  the  sea  like 
a  pot  of  ointment. 

32  He  makeih  a  path  to  shine 
after  him  ;  one  would  think  the 
deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his 
like,  >ho  9  is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  behoideth  all  high  things  ; 
he  is  a  king  over  all  the  children 
of  nride, 

CHAPTER    XLII. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Lord, 
and  said, 

2  I  know  that  thou  a  canst  do 
every  thing,  and  ihat  no  thought  1 
can  be  withholden  from  thee. 

3  Who  6  is  he  that  hideih  coun- 
sel without  knowleijge  ?  therefore 
have  I  uttered  that  I  understood 
not  ;  things  too  wonderful  c  for 
me,  which  I  knew  not. 

4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I 
will  speak  :  I  d  will  demand  of 
thee,  and  declare  thou  unto  me. 

5  1  have  heard  of  thee  by  the 
liearing  of  the  ear  :  but  now  mine 
eye  seeth  thee. 

6  Wherefore  e  I  abhor  myself,  and 
repent  in  dust  and  ashes./ 

7  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the 
Lord  had  spoken  these  words  unto 
Job,  the  Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the 
Temanite,  My  wrath  is  kindled 
against  thee,  and  against  thy  two 
fi lends  :  for  ye  have  not  spoken  of 
me  g  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my 
servant  Job  haVi. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now  A 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams, 
and  go  to  my  servant  Job,  and  of- 
fer up  for  yourselves  a  burnt-offer- 
ing :  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  7  for  you  ;  tor  2  him  will  I 
accept  :  lest  I  deal  with  you  after 
your  folly,  in  tiiat  ve  have    not 

SS5 


Rappinett  of  the  godly. 

•poken   of   m<!  the  thing  tchich  is 

right,  like  my  seiv.mt  Job. 

9  So  Eliph.i/.  the  Temnnite,  and 
BilUail  the  bhuhile,  and  Zuphar 
the  Naaiudlhite,  went,  anii  diil  ac- 
cording 03  the  Lonl  coininandad 
thein  :  the  Lord  t  also  accepted  3 
Job. 

10  And  the  Lord  tuined  I  tlie 
captivity  of  Job,  when  he  prayed 
for  his  friendo :  also  the  Lord  4 
gave  Job  twice  a3  much  aa  be  had 
before. 

11  Then  came  tliere  unto  him  all 
m  hii)  brethren,  and  all  his  sisters, 
«nd  .-ill  they  that  had  been  of  his 
acquaintance  before,  and  did  eat 
breaii  with  him  in  his  house  :  and 
they  bemoaned  him,  and  com- 
forted him  over  all  the  evil  that 
the  Lord  had  brought  upon  him  : 
every  man  also  gave  him  a  piece 
of  money,  and  every  one  an  ear- 
ring of  ffold. 


PSALM8. 

kPi.  3.  11, 
U. 

3  Ike  fact  of 
JoU. 

IGc.  20.  17. 
P«.  14.  7. 
1'^.  1. 

4  added  all 
that  had 
been  to 
Job  unto  the 
double. 
mc.l9.  13. 


n  De.  8.  16. 
c.  8.7. 
Ja.  5.  11. 

o  c.  1.  3. 

p  c.  5.  26. 


The  kingdom  of  CkHtC. 

12  So  ft  the  Lord  bleise  I  the 
latter  end  of  Job  more  than  hit 
begmningi  for  he  hud  o  fourteen 
thuus.<ud  sheep,  and  bix  Ihoo- 
band  camels,  and  a  thoiicand  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  a  thousand  she- 
asses. 

13  He  had  also  seven  sous  and 
three  daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the 
first,  Jemima  ;  and  the  name  of  the 
second,  Ke/iuh  ;  and  the  name  of 
the  tbiril,  Kerenhappuch. 

13  And   in   all   the  land  were  no 
women  found  so  fair  as  the  dau;^h 
lers  of  Job:  nnd  their  father  g.ive 
them     inheritance     among     their 
brethren. 

16  After  this  lived  Job  an  hun- 
dred and  forty  years,  and  saw  hi« 
sons,  and  his  sons'  sons,  even  foui 
generations, 

17  So  Job  died,  p  being  old  and 
full  of  days. 


THE    BOOK    OF    PSALMS, 
iaPr.4.14,15.    shall 


PSALM   I. 

BLESSED  IS  the  man  that  walk-  I  or,  uncked. 

eth  not  a  in  the  counsel  of  the  6  Je.  15.  17. 

1  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way  cJob.  '23.  12. 

of  sinneiTi.  nor  sitteth  b  in  the  seat  d  Ps.  1 19.97. 

of  the  scornful  :  leJe.  17.8. 

2  But  his  delijht  c  is  in  the  law  2/arfe. 

of  the  Lord  ;  and  in  his  law  d  doth  /."Vl.it.  3. 12. 

he  meditate  dav  and  night.  g  Mat.  25. 

3  And   he   shall   be  like  a  tree  e  41,45, 
planted  by  the  rivers  of  water,  that  h  Job.  23.10. 
briiigeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  sea-  i  Pr.  IS.  9. 
son:  hisleaf  also  shall  not  2  with-  aAc.4.25,2S. 
er  ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  1  or,  lumul- 
prosper.  tuously 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so  :  but  are  assemble. 
like   the   chaff  /  which  the   wind  iPs.  46.  6. 
driveth  away.  2  meditate. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  c  Ps.  45.  7. 
stand  s  in  th-:  judgment,  nor  sin-  d  Lu.  19.  14. 

ners  in   the  congregation   of    the 

righteous. 

6  For   the   Lord   knoweth   h  the  e  Pr.  1.  26. 
way    of    the    righteous:    but   the  3  or,  trouble. 
way  i  of  the   ungodly  shall  per-  4  anointed. 
jsh.  /Ac.  5.  31. 

PSALM  11.  3  Zion,  the 

WHY  a  do  the  heathen  1  rage,  hill  of  my 

6  and  the  people  2  imagine  a  holiness. 

vain  thing?  B  or,  for  a. 

2  The     kings    of    the    earth    set  ?  Mat.  3.17. 
themselves,  and  the    rulers    take  17.  5. 
counsel     together,     against     the  7i  Re.  2.  27. 
Lord,  and  against  his  anointed,  c  i  He.  12.  28. 
sayins,  tJno.  3.  23. 

3  Let  rf  us  break  their  bands  asun-  /  Ps.  84.  12. 
der,  and  cast  way  their  cords  from  a  2  Sa.  c.  15 
us.  to  18. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  6  Ps.  71.  II. 

S3d 


h;  the  Lord  shall  have 
them  in  derision,  e 

5  Then  shall  be  apeak  unto  them 
in  his  wiath,  and  .}  vex  Ihcm  in  his 
sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  1  4  set  my  king  / 
upon  5  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  6  the  decree  ;  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  rne,  Thou  g 
art  my  Son  ;  this  day  have  I  begot- 
ten thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee 
the  heathen./or  thine  inheiitance, 
and  the  uttermost  p:ut3  of  the  earth 
for  thy  possession. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with 
a  h  rod  of  iron  ;  thou  shalt  dash 
them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  ves- 
sel. 

10  Ba  wise  now,  therefore,  O  ye 
king^  ;  be  instructed,  ye  judges  of 
the  earth. 

11  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  i  and 
rejoice  with  trembling. 

12  Kiss  k  the  Sou,  lest  he  be  an- 
gry, and  ye  perish  from  the  way, 
when  his  wrath  is  kindle!  but  a 
little.  Blessed  I  are  all  they  that 
put  their  trust  in  him. 

^        PSALM  III. 
A^'falm  of  David,  when  he  fled  a 
r^      from  Absalom  his  son. 

LORD,  how  are   they  increased 
that   trouble    me  1    many   are 
they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my 
soul,  Tliere  b  is  no  help  for  him  in 
God.     Selah. 

3  But    thou,    O     Lord,    art      b 


Man's  happiness  in  God's  favour. 

shield  1  for  me  ;  my  glory,  and 
the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with 
my  voice,  and  he  heard  me  out 
of  his  holy  hill.     Selah. 

5  1  laid  me  down  and  slept  ;  c 
I  awaked  :  for  the  Lord  sus- 
tained me. 

6  I  d  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten 
thousands  of  people,  that  have 
eet  ikemseloes  against  me  round 
about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O 
my  GoJ  ;  for  thou  hast  smitten 
all  mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek- 
bone ;  thou  hast  broken  the  teeth 
of  the  ungodly. 

8  Salvation  e  belongeth  unto  the 
Lord  :  thy  blessing^" is  upon  thy 
people.     Selah. 

PSALM  IV. 

To  the  1  chief  Musician  on   Negi- 

noth.     A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God 
of  my  righteousness  :  thou 
hast  enlarged  me  when  I  was  in 
distress  j  2  have  mercy  upon  me, 
and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long 
toill  ye  turn  my  glory  into  shame  ? 
koto  iung  v.iil  ye  love  vanity,  and 
seek  after  leasing '.'     Selah. 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath 
set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for 
himself:  the  Lord  will  hear 
when  I  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not  : 
commune  with  your  own  heart 
upon  your  bed,  and  be  still.  Se- 
lah. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  a  of 
righteousness  ;  and  put  your 
trust  in    the   Lord. 

6  There  be  many  that  say.  Who 
will  show  us  any  good  ?  Lord, 
lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my 
heart,  moie  than  in  the  time  that 
their  corn  and  their  wine  increas- 
ed. 

8  I  will  6  both  lay  me  down  in 
peaca,  and  sleep  :  for  ihou,  Lord, 
only,  makest  rne  dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM    V. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon   Ne- 

hiloth.     A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord  ; 
consider  my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my 
cry,  my  king,  and  my  God :  for 
unto  (hee  will  I  pray. 

3  My  voice  shall  thou  hear  in 
the  morning,  O  Lord;  in  the 
hiorning  will  I  direct  my  prayer 
anto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  a  thou  art  not  a  (iod  thai 


PSALMS. 
1  or,  about. 
c  Ps.  127.  2. 

d  Ps.  27.  1, 

&c. 

els.  43.  11. 

/PS.U5.13. 

1  or,  over- 
seer, 
Hab.  3.  19. 

2  or,  be 
gracious 
unto. 

oDe.33.  19. 
6  Ps.  3.  5. 
oHab.  1.  13. 


1  be/ore 
thine  eyes. 

2  man  of 
blood  and 
deceit. 

3  the  tem- 
ple of  thy 
holiness. 

4  those 
vhich 
observe  me. 
Ps.27.  11. 

5  or,  sted- 
faslness. 

6  his,  i.e. in 
the  mouth 
of  any  of 
them. 

7  uicked- 
nesses. 

8  or,  make 
them  guilty. 

9  01,  from 
their 
counsels. 

6  Is.  65.  13— 
16. 

10  coverest 
over,  or, 
protectest, 

1  or,  the 
eighth. 

a  1  Ch.  15. 
21. 

Pa.  12,  title. 
6  Je.  10.  24. 
cPs.  2.  5. 
dPs.  51.  8. 
e  Ep.  2.  7,  8. 
/Is.  38.  18. 
a  Ps.  88.  11. 

2  or,  every. 
A  Job  7.  3. 
i  Ps.  119. 
115. 

139.  19. 
k  Ps.  145. 
18. 


David's  complaint. 

hath  pleasure  in  wickedness; 
neither  shall  evil  dwell  wiih  thee, 

5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  1  in 
thy  sight  :  thou  hatesi  all  workers 
of  iniquity. 

6  Thou  Shalt  destroy  them  that 
speak  leasing :  the  Lord  will 
abhor  the  2  bloody  and  deceitful 
man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into 
thy  house  in  the  multitude  of 
thy  mercy:  and  in  thy  fear  will 
I  worship  toward  thy  3  holy  tem- 
ple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy 
righteousness  because  of  4  mine 
enemies  ;  make  thy  way  straight 
before  my  face. 

9  For  the^e  is  no  5  faithfulness 
in  6  their  mouth  ;  their  inward 
part  is  7  very  wickedness  j  their 
throat  is  an  open  sepulchie;  they 
flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  Destroy  8  thou  them,  O  God  ; 
let  them  fall  9  by  their  own  coun- 
sels ;  cast  them  out  in  the  multi- 
tude of  their  transgressions;  for 
they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

U  But  6  let  all  those  that  put 
their  trust  in  thee  rejoice  ;  let 
thern  ever  shout  for  joy,  because 
thou  lOdefendest  them;  let  them 
also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful 
in  thee. 

12  For  thou.  Lord,  wilt  bless  the 
righteous;  with  favour  wilt  thou 
compass  him,  as  with  a  shield. 

PSALM  VI. 
To  the   chief  Musician   on   Negi- 
noth    upon    1   Sheminith.     a  A 
Psalm  of  David. 

OLord,     rebuke     me    not     m 
thine  6  anger,  neither  chasten 
me  in  thy  hot  c  displeasure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O 
Lord  ;  for  I  am  weak  :  O  Lord, 
heal  me;  for  my  bones  d  are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed  ; 
but  thou,  O  Lord,  how  long  ? 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my 
soul  :  Oh  save  me  for  thy  mer- 
cies' e  sake. 

5  For  f  in  death  there  is  no 
remembrance  of  thee  :  in  the 
grave  g  who  shall  give  thee 
thanks  7 

6  1  am  weary  with  my  2  groan r 
ing  ;  all  the  night  h  make  I  my 
bed  to  swim  :  I  water  ray  couch 
with  my  tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because 
of  grief;  it  waxeth  old  because  of 
all  mine  enemies. 

8  Depart  i  from  me,  all  ye 
workers  of  iniquity:  for  the 
Lord  hath  heard  k  the  voice  of 
my  weeping. 


Vnvid  pro/esieth  his  innoctnce. 

9  The  Lord  lialli  henrd  my 
Eupplicntion  ,-      ,tlic      Lord      will 

*i;eive  my  prayer. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be 
a»li. lined  and  sore  veiled  :  lei 
them  return  and  be  ushiiined  «ud- 
deiilv. 

/  PSALM   VII. 

1^1'^aion   a  of   David,  which    he 
^nk^%  unto  the   Lord,  concerning- 
F  the  I  words  of  6  Cash  the  Benj;i- 
mite. 

OLORD  my  Hod,  in  thee  do  I 
put  my  trust  ;  sive  me  from 
all  inem  that  persecute  me,  and 
deliver  me  ; 

2  Lest  he  tear  my  eoul  like  a 
lion,  rendinij  it  in  pieces,  while 
there  is  2  none  to  deliver. 

3  O  Lord  iny  God,  if  I  have 
done  this  ;  if  there  be  iniquity  in 
my  hands  ; 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto 
him  that  was  at  peace  with  me  ; 
(yea,  I  have  delivered  biin  that 
without  cause  is  mine  enemy  ;) 

5  Let  the  enemy  peisecute  my 
soul,  and  take  it':  yea,  let  him 
tread  down  my  life  upon  tha 
earth,  and  lay  niine  honour  in  the 
dust.     Sel.Th. 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  an- 
ger; c  lift  up  thyself,  because  of 
the  rage  of  mine  enemies  ;  and 
awake  d  for  me  to  the  judgment 
thitlhon  hast  commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of 
the  people  compass  thee  about  : 
for  their  saVes,  therefore,  return 
thou  on  hisrii. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  peo- 
J)le  :  judge  me.  O  Lord,  accord- 
ing e  to  my  righteousness,  and  j 
according  to'mine  integrity  that  is  , 
in  me.  I 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the! 
wicked  come  to  an  end  ;  but  es-  [ 
tablish  the  just:  for  the  righteous 
God  trielh  the  hearts/  and  reins. 

10  My  3  defence  g  in  of  God, 
which  saveth  the  upright  in  heart,  j 

11  Go'l  4  judgelh  the  righteous, 
and  God  is  angry  tfit/i  the  7cicked\ 
everv  day.  ' 

12  if  h  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet 
his  sworl  :  he  hath  bent  his  bow, 
and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  als-i  prepared  for 
him  the  instruments  of  death  ; 
he  ordaineth  his  arrows  i  against 
the  persecutors.  | 

14  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  ini- 
quity, and  hath  conceived  mis- 
chief, and  brought  forth  falsehood. 

15  He  5  made  a  pit,  and  digged 
it,  and  is  k  fallen  into  the  ditch 
vhich  he  made. 

558 


PSAL.AIS. 
a  Uab.  3.  1. 

1  or,  busi- 
itest. 

h  2  Sa.  16. 

2  not  a  de- 
liverer. 

cPs.  94.1,2 
d  Pb.  44.  23, 
73.20. 
Is.  51.  9. 
ePs.  18.  20. 
/  Ro.  2.  23. 

3  buckler  is 
upon. 

S  Ps.  89.  18. 

4  or,  is  a 
righteous 
Judge. 

h  Mat. 3.10. 
i  Dtf.  32.  23. 
Ps.  43.  5. 

5  hath  dig- 
ged a  pit. 

k  Est.  9.  25. 
Ec.  10.  8 


He  praiteth  God. 

16  Hi>  mischief  (hall  return  up- 
on III!)  own  heud,  und  hii  violent 
dealing  shall  come  down  upon 
Ins  own  pale. 

17  I  will  praiie  (he  Lord  ac- 
cor<ling  to  hia  righteoutneM  ;  and 
will  sing  praise  to  the  ndins  of 
the  Lord  most  Hiirh. 

^id^  PSAL.M  Vm. 

3j  ^  the    chief    Musician    upon    a 

^        Gitlilh      A  Pialm  of  David. 

OLORD,  our  Lord,  how  excel- 
lent b  is  thy  name  in  all  the 
earth  !  v.ho  hast  set  thy  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  c 
and  sucklings  hast  thou  I  ordain- 
ed strength,  because  of  thine 
enemies:  that  thou  mightesl  still 
the  enemy  d  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  consider  thy  heavens, 
the  work  of  thy  fingers,  the  muon 
and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  or- 
dained ; 

4  What  e  is  man,  that  thou 
art  mindful  of  him?  and  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
him  ? 

5  For  thou  hast  m.ide  him  a  lit- 
tle lower  than  the  angels,  and 
hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and 
honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to   have  do- 
minion   over    the    works    of    thy 
hands  ;    thou  /  hast  put  all  things 
under  his  feet  : 
rt  Ps.  81.  84,     7  All   2  sheep    and    oxen,    yea, 
'it/e.  and  the  benstsof  the  field  ; 
6Ps.  148.13.     8  The   fowl  of  the   air,  and   the 
Mat.  11.  25.    fish    of    the    sea,    and    leh/itsccoer 
21.  16.  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the 
1  Cor.  1.27.   seas. 

l/ounded.         9   O    Lord,   our    Lord,   how    ex- 
d  Ps.  44.  16.   cellent  is  thy   name   in    all    the 
e  Ps.  144.  3.    earth  ! 
He.  2.  6— 9.        J  PSALM  IX. 

/ICo. 15.27.    TlAhechief -Musician  upon  Muth- 
'ijiocks  nnd     WWhhen.     A  Psalm  of  David. 
oxen,  all  of, ft    WILL    praise    thee,    O    Lord, 
them.  '  A  with   my   whole   heart;    I  will 

a  Ps.  139.14.  show  forth  all  thy  marvellous 
6  Ps.  83.   18.   a  works. 

1  made  my  2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  ia 
judgment.      thee  :     I    will   sing   praise   to    thy 

2  in  righte-     n.irne,  O  thou  b  most  Higli. 
ousness.  3  When  mine  enemies  are  turn- 
cPr,10.  7.      ed  back,  they  shall   fall  and   per- 
3 or.  The         ish  at  thy  presence. 

destruc-  4    For    thou    hast   1    maintained 

tions  of  the  my  right  and  my  cause  ;  thou 
enemy  are  satest  in  the  throne  judging 
come  to  a        2  riq:ht.  ^ 

perpetual         5  Thou    hast    rebuked   the   hea- 
end ;  and        then,    thou     hast    destroyed     the 
their <??rie»     wicked,  thou   hast   put  out  their 
hatit  thou         name  c  for  ever  and  ever. 
destroyed.        6  03  thou  enemy!   destructions 


DmH  compl^^intth  of  tlie  wicked. 
are  come  to  a  perpetual  end  ;  and 
thoL!  liast  deslioyed  cities  ;   d  thei. 
memnrial  is  perislied  with  them. 

7  But  e  tlie  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever:  he  haih  prepared  his 
throne  for  juJjment  : 

8  And/  he  shall  judg-e  the  world 
in  rig-hteousness,  he  shall  minister 
judijment  to  the  people  in  upiight- 
ness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  4  a  re- 
fuge for  the  oppressed,  a  refugee  in 
times  of  trouble. 

10  And  ihej'  that  know  thy 
name  g  will  put  their  trust  in 
thee:  for  thou,  Lord,  hast  not 
lorsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sin?  praises  to  the  Lord, 
which  dwelleth  in  Zion  :  declare 
amon?  the  people  his  doings. 

12  When  he  raaketh  inquisition 
for  blood,  he  remembereth  them  : 
he  forgelteth  not  the  cry  of  the 
5  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O 
Lord  ;  consider  my  trouble  t»hich 
J  suffer  of  them  that  hate  me, 
thou  that  liftest  me  up  from  the 
gates  of  death : 

14  That  I  may  show  forth  all 
thy  praise  in  the  gates  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion  :  I  will  rejoice 
in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down 
in  the  pit  that  they  made  ;  in  the 
net  which  they  hid  is  their  own 
foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  by  the 
judgment  which  he  eiecuteth : 
the  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work 
of  his  own  hands.  6  Higgaion.  h 
Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  ba  turned 
into  hell,  and  all  the  nations  that 
forget  i  God. 

18  For  the  needy  k  shall  not  al- 
way  be  forgotten :  the  expecta- 
tion of  the  poor  shall  not  perish 
for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  let  not  man 
prevail  ;  let  the  heathen  be  judged 
in  thv  sight. 

20  Pu<  them  in  fear,  I  O  Lord  ; 
that  the  nations  may  know  them- 
selves Zo  6e  6««  men.     Selah. 

,  PSALM  X. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O 
Lord?     why     hidest     thou 
thyself  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

2  The  1  wicked  in  his  pride  doth 
persecute  the  poor;  let  a  them  be 
taken  in  the  devices  that  they 
have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  hi.e 
2  heart's  desire,  and  8  blesseth 
the  covetous,  whom  the  Lord  ab- 
horreth. 


PSALMS. 

d2K.  19.25. 
e  Ps.  102.  i6. 
fRe.  ;j0.12, 
13. 

4  an  high 
place. 

5  Pr.  18.  10. 

5  ajjlicted. 

6  i.  e.  medi- 
tation. 

h  Ps.  19.  14. 
92.  3. 

i  Ps.  50.  22. 
k  Is.  41.  17. 
/Ps.83. 15,16 

1  Jn  the 
pride  of 
the  wicked 
he  doth. 

a  Pr.  5.  22. 

2  souls. 

3  or,  the 
covetous 
blesstlh 
himself, 

he  abhorreth 
the  LORD. 


4  or,  all  his 
thoughts 
are.  There 
is  no  God, 
Ps.  14.  1. 

b  Ep.  2.  12. 

5  iirtto  gen- 
eration 
and  gener- 
ation. 

6  deceits. 

7  or,  ini- 
q  ui  ty. 

8  hide  them- 
selves. 

9  in  the  se- 
cret places  . 

10  brcaketh 
himself. 

11  or,  into 
his  strong 
parts. 

c  Ec.8.  11. 

12  or,  afflict- 
ed. 

13  cleaveth. 
d  Ps.  37.  17. 
tf  2K.  21. 
12—15. 
/ITi.  6.15, 
16. 

g  Is.  65.  24. 

14  or,  esta- 
blish. 

A  Is.  11.4. 

15  or,  ter- 
rify. 

a  Ps.  64.  2-4. 
1  indarknest 


TVie  providerice  of  God. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride 
of  Ins  counteiKaice,  will  not  seek 
after  God  :  God  4  is  not  6  in  all 
his  thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  grie- 
vous ;  thy  judgments  are  far 
above  out  of  his  sight  :  as  for  all 
his  enemies,  he  puffeth  at  them. 

6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I 
shall  not  be  moved  ;  lor  I  shall  5 
never  be  in  adversity. 

7  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing 
and  6  deceit  and  fraud  ;  under  his 
tongue  7s  mischief  and  7  vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  luiking-pla- 
ces  of  the  villages  ;  in  the  secret 
places  doth  he  murder  the  inno- 
cent :  his  eyes  8  are  privily  set 
against  the  poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  9  secretly,  as 
a  lion  in  his  den  :  he  lietli  in  wait 
to  catch  the  poor:  he  doth  catch 
the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him 
into  his  net. 

10  He  10  croucheth,  and  hum- 
bleth  himself,  that  the  poor  may 
fall  11  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God 
hath  forgotten  :  c  he  hideth  his 
face  ;   he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  O  God,  lift 
up  thine  hand  :  forget  not  the  12 
humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked 
contemn  God  ?  he  hath  said  in  his 
heart.  Thou  wilt  not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou 
beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to 
requite  it  with  thy  hand  :  the 
poor  13  committeth  himself  unto 
thee  ;  thou  art  the  helper  of  the 
fatherless. 

15  Break  d  thou  the  arm  of  the 
v/icked  and  the  evil  man  ;  seek 
out  his  wickedness  till  e  thou  find 
none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  f  (ot  ever 
and  ever:  the  heathen  are  perish- 
ed out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  g  the 
desire  of  the  humble  :  thou  wilt 
14  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt 
cause  thine  ear  to  hear  ; 

18  To  judge  h  the  fatherless  and 
the  oppressed,  that  the  man  of  the 
earth  may  no  more  15  oppress. 

,^  PSALM  XI. 

Tffihe  chief  Musician.    A  Psalm 
of  David 

IN  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust  ; 
how  say  ye  to  my  soul.  Flee  iw 
a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 
2  For,  lo,  the  wicked  a  bend 
their  bow,  they  make  ready  their 
arrow  upon  the  string,  that  they 
may  1  privily  shoot  at  the  upright 
in  heart. 

529 


upon    I 
ol'    Da- 


David  cravfth  help  of  Cod, 

3  If  tbe  fnundationR  6  be  de- 
ttroved,  whul  cnn  the  rig:liteous 
do? 

4  The  Lord  it  in  his  holy  tem- 
ple, c  tlie  Lord's  throne  is  in 
benven  :  his  eyes  behold,  his  eye- 
lids try,  thi!  children  of  men. 

5  Tl-e  Lord  trieih  tlie  rig:hteous  : 
but  the  wicked,  and  him  thai 
lovuth  violence,  his  soul  hatcth. 

6  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain 
2  snares,  fire  ri  and  brimstone, 
and  an  3  horrible  tempest :  this 
«Aa// 6e  the  potion  of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  lovuth 
risrhteousness ;  his  countenance 
doth  behold  the  upri°:ht. 

y  PSALM  xn. 

3fo    the  chief    Musician 
'  Sheminith.     A    Psalm 
vid. 

HELP,  Lord  ;  for  the  ^odly 
man  ceaseth  ;  for  the  faithful 
fail  from  anions'  ^^^  children  of 
men. 

2  They  speak  vanity  every  one 
with  bis  neighbour:  wit/i  flatter- 
ing lips,  and  with  a  2  double 
heart,  do  they  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all 
flattering  lips,  nnd  the  tongue  that 
Epeaketh  3  proud  a  things  ; 

4  Who  have  said.  With  our 
tongue  will  we  prevail  ;  our  lips 
are  4  our  own  :  who  is  lord  over 
us? 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor, 
for  the  sighing  of  the  needy,  now 
will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord  ;  1 
will  set  kim  in  safety  from  him 
thai  5  pufielh  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  nre  b 
pure  words;  as  silver  tried  in  a 
furnace  of  earth,  purified  seven 
times. 

7  Thou  shall  keep  them,  O 
Lord,  thou  shalt  preserve  6  them 
from  this  generation  forever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every 
side,  when  the  vilest  7  men  are 
exalted. 

J^  PSALM  xiir. 

■^    To  the  1  chief  Musician.    A 
Psalm  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me, 
O  Lord!  for  ever?  how 
long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face 
from  me  ? 

2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel 
in  my  soul,  having  sorrow  in  my 
heart  daily?  how  long  shall  mine 
enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ? 

3  Consider  anrf  hear  me,  O  Lord 
my  God  ;  lighten  mine  eyes,  lest 
I  sliiep  h  the  sleep  of  death  ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have 
prevailed  arainst  him  ;   end  those 

'       530 


PSALMS. 
6  2Ti.2.  19. 
cHab.  2.1:0. 

2  or,  quick 
burning 
coals. 
rfGe.  19.  24. 

3  or,  burn- 
ing. 

1  or,  the 
eighth, 
Ps.  6,  title. 

2  an  heart 
find  an 
heart, 

3  great. 

a  1  Sa.  2.  3. 
Da.  7.  8,  25. 

4  with  us. 

5  or,  leould 
ensnare 
him, 

b  Ps.  119. 
110. 

6  him  ;  i.  e. 
eveiy  one  of 
them. 

7  of  the 
sons  of 
men. 

1  or,  over- 
seer. 

a  Ps.  88.  14. 
6  Je.  51.  39. 


1  stinking, 

2  they  fear- 
ed a  fear, 

a  Pa.  53.  5. 

3  Who  will 
give. 

bRo.11.26. 

1  sojourn, 

2  or,  receiv- 
eth,  or,  en- 
dureth. 

oEze.  18.  8, 

17. 

22.12. 

62Pe.l.lO. 

1  or,  A  gold- 
en Psalm, 
Pe.  55  to 
60. 


He  deicribeth  a,  eltirtn  of  Zlon, 

that  trouble  me  rejoice  when  I  am 
inuvcd. 

5  But  I  have  trusted  in  ihy  mer- 
cy ;  my  heart  shall  rejJice  in 
thy  salvation. 

6  1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  be- 
cause he  hath  dealt  bountifully 
with  me. 

PSALM  XIV. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A  Plaint 

of  Duvid. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart, 
There  is  no  God.  They  aie 
corrupt  ;  they  have  done  abomi- 
naljle  works  ;  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from 
heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 
to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did 
understand,  and  seek  God. 

3  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they 
are  all  together  become  1  filthy; 
there  is  none  that  doeth  good,  no, 
not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity no  knowledge  ?  who  cat 
up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread, 
and  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  2  were  they  in  great 
fear:  a  for  God  is  in  the  generation 
of  the  righteous. 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel 
of  the  poor;  because  the  Lord 
is  hie  refuge. 

7  Ob  3  that  the  salvation  of  Is- 
rael leere  come  b  out  of  Zion  ! 
When  the  Lord  bringeth  back 
the  captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob 
shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be 
glad. 

\  ^  PSALM  XV. 

^T      A  Psalm  of  David. 
JnORD,  who  shall  1  abide  in  tliy 
JLd  tabernacle  ?    who  shall  dwell 
in  thy  holy  hill  ? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly, 
and  worketh  righteousness,  and 
speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  He  that  backbiteth  not  with 
his  tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his 
neighbour,  nor  2  taketh  up  a  re- 
proach against  his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  i* 
contemned  ;  but  he  honoureth 
them  that  fear  the  Lord.  He 
that  swcareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and 
changeth  not. 

5  He  that  putteth    not    out  hia 
money  to  usury,  a  nor  taketh  re 
ward    against    the  innocent.     H« 
that    doeth     these     things    shall 
never  b  be  moved. 

PSALM    XVL 
1   Michtam  of  David. 

PRESERVE   me,   O    God  :    for 
in  thee  do  1  put  my  trust. 
2  O  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto 


David  craveth  defence  of  God. 

the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord  : 
my  a  goodness  extendeth  not  to 
thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the 
earth,  and  to  the  excellent,  6  in 
whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multi- 
pHed  that  2  hasten  after  another 
god  :  their  drink-offerings  of  blood 
will  I  not  offer,  nor  take  up  their 
names  r  into  my  lips. 

5  Tha  Loid  is  the  portion  d  of 
S  mine  inheiitance,  and  of  my 
cup  :  thou  maintainegt  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me 
in  pleasant  places  ;  yea,  I  have  a 
goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who 
hath  given  me  counsel  ;  ray  reins 
also  instruct  me  in  the  night- 
seasons. 

8  I  e  have  set  the  Lord  always 
before  me  :  because  he  f  is  at  my 
right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and 
my  glory  rejoiceth  ;  my  fiesh  also 
shall  4  resi  in  hope  : 

10  Foithou  wilt  not  leave  ^  my 
soul  in  hell  :  neither  wilt  thou 
suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path 
ft.  of  life:  in  thy  presence  is  full- 
ness of  joy  ;  i  at  thy  right  hand  k 
there  are  pleasures  I  for  ever- 
tnore. 

PSALM   XVII. 

*  A  Prayer  of  David. 

-VtEAR    1    the    right,    O     Lord, 

'■  JTl  attend  unto  my  cry  ;  give  ear 

'   unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  2  not 

^'out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth 
from  thy  presence  ;  let  thine  eyes 
behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  a  mine 
heart  ;  thou  hast  visited  me  in 
the  night  ;  thou  hast  tried  me, 
and  shalt  find  nothing  :  1  am  pur- 
posed that  ray  mouth  b  shall  not 
transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men, 
by  the  c  word  of  thy  lips  I  have 
kept  me  from  the  paths  of  the 
destroyer. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy 
paths,  that  my  footsteps  3  slip 
not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee  ;  for 
thou  wilt  hear  me,  O  God  ;  incline 
thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my 
speech. 

7  Show  thy  marvellous  loving- 
kindness,  O  thou  that  savest  4  by 
thy  right  hand  them  which  put 
their  trust  in  zAec  from  those  that 
rise  up  against  them. 


PSALMS. 

a  Job  35.7,8. 
6  Mai.  3.17. 

2  or,  give 
gifts  to 
another. 
cHos.  2.  17. 
dLa.  3.24. 

3  my  part. 
e  Ac.  2.  25, 
&c. 

/  Ps.  73. 23- 

4  dwell  con- 
fidently. 

g  Ac.  3.  15. 
ft  Mat.  7.14. 
i  Jude  24. 
k  Mat.  25. 
33. 

I  P».  36.  8. 
\  justice. 
'2,  without 
tips  of  de- 
ceit. 

a  Ps.  139.  23. 
iPs.  39.1-2. 
Pr.  13.  3. 
c  Pr.  2.  10— 
15. 

3  be  not 
moved. 

4  or,  them 
uhich 
trust  in 
thee  from 
those  that 
rise  up 
against  thy 
right  hand. 


Steagte. 

6  enemies 
against  the 
soul. 

7  The  like- 
ness of 
him  (that 
is,  of  every 
one  of 
them)  is,  as 
a  lion  that 
desireth  to 
ravin. 

8  sitting. 
Qprevent 
his  face. 

10  or, by  thy. 
dU.  10.  5. 

11  or,  by 
thine. 
eLu.  16.25. 

12  or,  their 
children 
are  full. 
f\  Jno.3.2. 
oPb.  36,  <:- 


Hiapsalm  of  thanksgiving, 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  th« 
eye  ;  hide  me  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  5  op- 
press me,  from  my  6  deadly  ene- 
mies uho  compass  me  about. 

10  They  are  inclosed  in  their  own 
fat :  with  their  mouth  they  speak 
proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed 
us  in  our  steps  ;  they  have  set 
their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the 
earth  ; 

12  Like  7  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy 
of  his  prey,  and  as  it  were  a 
young  lion  lurking  8  in  secret 
places. 

13  Arise,  O  Lord,  9  disappoint 
him,  cast  him  down:  deliver  my 
soul  from  the  wicked,  10  i/rAicA  j» 
thy  d  sword  ; 

14  From  men  11  which  are  thy 
hand,  O  Lord,  from  men  of  the 
world,  wfticft  have  their  portion  in 
this  e  life,  and  whose  belly  tlioil 
fillest  with  thy  hid  treasure  :  they 
12  are  full  of  children,  and  leave 
the  rest  of  their  substance  to  their 
habes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy^ 
face  in  righteousness  :  I  shall  be 
satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy 
likeness. 

PSALM  XVIII. 
To  the  chief  Musician.  A  Psalm 
of  David,  the  servant  a  of  the 
Lord,  who  spake  unto  the  Lord 
the  words  b  of  this  song  in  the 
day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him 
from  the  hand  of  all  his  ene- 
mies, and  from  the  hand  of 
Saul  :  And  he  said, 

I  WILL  love  c  thee,  O  Lord,  my 
strength. 

2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my 
fortress,  and  my  deliverer ;  my 
God,  my  1  strength,  in  whom  I 
will  trust  ;  my  buckler,  and  the 
horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my  high 
tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who 
is  worthy  d  to  be  praised  :  so  e 
shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  ene- 
mies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed 
me,  and  the  floods  of  2  ungodly 
men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  3  sorrows  of  hell  compass- 
ed me  about  ;  the  snares  of  death 
prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon 
the  Lord,  and  cried  unto  my 
God  :     he  heard   my  voice   out  of 


tie.     5   2  Sa.  22.     c  1   Jno.  4.  19. 
1  rock,     d  Re.  5.  11—13.     e  P«.  50. 
15.     2  Belial.     3  or,  cordg. 
531 


David' $  psalm 

his  temple,  and  my  cry  carae  be- 
fore f  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  Then  the  eaith  shook  aixl  Irem- 
bled  ;  the  I'oundalions  alsu  of  the 
hills  moved  and  were  shaken, 
because  he  whs  wrolh. 

8  There  went  up  a  smoke  i  out  of 
his  noslriU,  and  fire  out  of  his 
mouth  devoured  :  codls  were 
kindled  by  it. 

9  He  bowed  g  the  heavens  also, 
and  came  down  :  and  darkness  was 
under  Ins  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub, 
and  did  fly  ;  yea,  he  did  fly  upon 
the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret 
place  :  his  pavilion  h  round  about 
him  were  dark  waters  and  thick 
clouds  i  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  that  was  be- 
fore him  his  thick  clouds  passed, 
hiiil-stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  k  in 
the  heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave 
his  voice  j  hail-sCo/ies  and  coals  of 
Jire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows, 
and  scattered  them  ;  and  lie  shot 
out  lightnings,  and  discomfited 
them. 

15  Then  /  the  channels  of  waters 
were  seen,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  world  were  discovered  at  thy 
rebuke,  O  Lord,  at  the  blast  of  the 
breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took 
me,  he  drew  rac  out  of  5  many 
waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my 
strong  enemy,  and  from  them 
which  hated  me  :  for  they  were 
too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the 
day  of  my  calamity  :  but  m  the 
Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into 
a  lar^e  place  ;  he  delivered  me, 
because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lo .d  rewarded  n  me  ac- 
cording to  my  righteousness  ;  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my 
hands  haih  he  recompensed  me. 

21  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of 
the  Lord,  an.I  have  not  wickedly 
departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were 
before  me,  and  I  did  not  put  away 
his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  6  before  him, 
and  1  kept  myself  from  mine 
iniqiiitv.  o 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Loni 
recompensed  me  according  to  my 
righteousness,  according  to  the 
cleanness  of  my  hands,  in  7  his 
eye-sight. 

5.32 


PBALMS. 

/i?Ch.  30. 
27. 

4  6y. 

g  Ps.  144.  5, 
&c. 

ft  Ps.  27.  5. 
i  Ps.  97.  2. 
*lSa.  7.10. 
I  Ps.  lOS.  9. 

5  or,  great. 

ml  Sa.  30.6. 
Ps.  3.  1—5. 

n  1  Sa.  24. 
17.  20. 

6  with. 

o  Ps.  37.  27. 

7  be/ore  his 
eyes. 


p  Pr.  3.  34. 

8  or,  wres- 
tle. 

g  Pr.  6.  16, 
17. 

9  or,  lamp, 
Job 29.  3. 

rPr.  20.  27. 

10  or,  bro- 
ken. 

1 1  or,  re- 
ined. 

s  Pa.  12.  6. 
t  Pr.  30.  5. 
u  2  Co.  3.  5. 

12  or,  with 
thy  meek- 
ness thou 
hrist  multi- 
plied me. 

13  ancles. 

V  Pr.  4.  12. 
?/,2Sa.5.20. 

14  caused 
to  bow. 

arJe.U.  11. 


<j^  thanksgiving. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt 
show  thyself  merciful  ;  with  nu 
up.ighl  man  thou  wilt  show  thyself 
upright  ; 

26  With  the  pure  ihou  wil;  show 
thyself  pure  ;  and  with  the 
froward  pthou  wilt  8  show  thyself 
frutvard. 

For  thou  wilt  save  the  afllicted 
eople  j  but  wilt  biing  down  high 
g  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  9  can- 
dle ;  r  the  Lord  my  Cod  will 
enlighten  my  daikness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have  10  njn 
through  a  troop  ;  and  bv  my  God 
have  1  leaped  over  a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  his  wav  is  per- 
fect :  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  11 
tried  ;  a  he  is  a  buckler  t  to  all 
those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  t«  God  save  the 
Lord  ?  or  who  is  a  rock  save  our 
God? 

32  It  is  God  u  that  girdeth  me 
with  strength,  and  makcth  my  way 
perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds' 
feet,  and  setleth  rae  upon  my  high 
places. 

34  He  teachelh  my  hands  to  war, 
so  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by 
mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
shield  of  thy  salvation  :  and  (hy 
right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 
arid  12  thy  gentleness  hath  made 
me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps 
under  me,  that  my  13  feet  did  not 
slip.  V 

37  r  have  pursued  mine  enemies, 
and  overtaken  them:  neither  did 
1  turn  again  till  they  were  con- 
sumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that  tfiey 
were  not  able  to  rise  :  w  they  are 
fallen  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with 
strength  unto  the  battle  :  thou 
hast  14  subdued  under  me  those 
that  rose  up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the 
necks  of  mine  enemies,  that  I 
might  destroy  them  that  hate 
me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  was 
none  to  save  them:  eoen  unto  the 
Lord,  but  x  he  answered  them 
not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as 
the  dust  before  the  wind  ;  I  did 
cast  tbem  out  as  the  dirt  in  the 
streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  strivings  of  the  people  ;  and 
thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of 


God's  works  proelcdm  his  glory. 

the  heathen  :  a  y  people  whom  I 
have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  As  15  soon  as  they  hear  of  me, 
they  shall  obey  rne  :  the  16  slian- 
gers  Ehall  submit  17  themselves 
unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 
and  be  afraid  cut  of  their  close 
places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  blessed 
be  my  rock  ;  and  let  the  God  of  ray 
salvation  be  exalted. 

47  It  IS  God  that  18  aven^eth  me, 
andsubdueth  19  the  people  under 
me. 

48  He  delivereth  me  from  mine 
enemies;    yea,  thou  liftest  me  up 

^bove  those  that  rise  up  against 
line  :  thou  hast  delivered  me  from 
the  20  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  1  21  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
heathen,  and  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he 
to  his  king;  and  showelh  mercy 
to  his  anointed,  to  David,  and  to 
his  seed  for  evermore,  z 

PSALM  XIX. 
the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 
of  David. 

THE  heavens  n  declare  the  glo- 
ry of  God  :  and  the  firmament 
showeth  his  handy  work. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 
and  night  unto  night  showeth 
knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  lan- 
guage where  I  their  voice  is  not 
heard. 

4  Their  2  line  is  ^one  out  through 
all  the  earth,  ana  their  words  to 
the  end  of  the  world.  In  them 
hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the 
sun  ; 

5  Which  is  as  a  brid'3groom 
coming  out  of  his  chamber,  and 
rejoicelh  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a 
race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end 
of  the  heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto 
the  ends  of  it:  and  th«re  is  nothing 
hid  froni  the  heat  thereof. 

7  The  3  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect, 
4  converting  the  smil  :  the  testi- 
mony of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making 
■wise  the  simple  : 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are 
right,  rejoicing  the  heart  :  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure, 
enlightening  the  eyes : 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean, 
enduring  forever:  the  judgments 
of  the  Lord  areS  true  and  righteous 
altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they 
than   f!fold,  yea,  than  much  tine 


PSALMS. 

y  Is.  55.5. 

15  at  the 
hearing  of 
the  car. 

16  so:is  of 
the  stran- 
ger. 

17  lie,  or, 
yield 
feigned 
obedience. 

18  giveth 
avenge- 
ncn  Is  for 
me. 

19  or,  de- 
slroyeih. 

20  man  of 
violence. 

21  or,  con- 
fess. 

z  Ro.  11.29. 
c  Ro.  1.  19, 
20. 

1  'without 
their  voice 
)enrd,  or, 
leithou! 
these 
their  uoice 
is  heard. 

2  or,  rule, 
or,  direc- 
tion. 

3  or,  doc- 
trine. 

4  or,  restor- 
ing. 

5  truth. 


6  the  drop- 
ping of 
honeyco7nbs, 

b  Ro.  6.  12- 
14. 

7  or,  much. 

8  rock. 

1  set  thee  on 
an  high 
place. 

2  thy  help. 

3  support. 

4  turn  to 
ashes,  or, 
make  fat. 

I  K.  18.38. 
2Ch.  7.  1. 

5  heaven  of 
his  holiness. 

6  by  the 
strength 
of  the  sal- 
vation of. 


A  thanksgiving  for  victory, 

gold  ;  sweeter  also  than  honey 
and  6  the  honey-comb. 

11  IVIoieover,  by  thein  is  thy  ser- 
vant warned  :  and  in  keeping  of 
ihem  there  is  gi  eat  reward. 

12  Who  can  understand  h:.s  er- 
rors? cleanse  thou  me  from  secret 
faults. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also 
from  presumptuous  sins  ;  let  them 
not  have  dominion  6  over  me  : 
then  shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall 
be  innocent  from  7  the  great 
transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth, 
and  the  meditation  of  my  heart, 
be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O 
Lord,  my  8  strength  and  my 
redeemer. 

^  PSALM  XX. 

4B;  the  chief  Musician.  A  Psalm 
^  of  David. 

THE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day 
of  trouole  ;    the  name  of  the 
God  of  Jacob  defend  1   thee. 

2  Send  2  thee  help  from  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  3  strengthen  thee  out  of 
Ziori. 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings, 
and  4  acsepl  thy  burnt-sacrifice. 
Selah. 

4  Grant  thee  accordin"^  to  thine 
own  heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy 
counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salva- 
tion, and  in  the  name  of  our  God 
we  will  set  up  our  banners  :  the 
Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  Lord 
saveth  his  anointed  :  he  will  hear 
him  from  5  his  holy  heaven  6  with 
the  saving  strength  of  his  right 
hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and 
some  in  horses :  but  we  will  re- 
member the  name  of  the  Lord  cur 
God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and 
fallen  ;  but  we  are  risen,  and 
stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord  :  let  the  king  hear 
us  when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXL 

To  the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

of  David. 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy 
strength,  O  Lord  ;  and  in  thy 
salvation  how  greatly  shall  he 
rejoice  ! 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his 
heart's  desire,  and  hast  not  with- 
holden  the  request  of  his  lips. 
Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with 
the  blessings  of  goodness  :  thou 
settest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on  bit 
head. 

533 


Dmtd'M  prayer  in  ditlrtat.  PSALMS. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  on//  (hou  '  1  itt  him  to 
raveat  it  liim,  even  length  of  days   be  bleia- 
for  ever  aid  ever. 

5  His  ^lory  i»  ^real  in  thy  sniva 


Gc.  12.2. 


tion  :     honour    and    majetiy    huat   i  gladited 
thnu  laiil  upon  him.  \hitnt»ith 

6  For  ihou  hast  1  made  him  most  jov. 
blessed   forever:  thou  h.isi  2  made    «Ps.4.6,  7. 
him    exceeding  glad   a  with    thy    16.  11. 
countenance.  \b  I  Sh.  30.6. 

7  For  6  the  king  trusteth  in   the    Pb.  a6.  1. 
Lord,    and  through    the  mercy   of  c  Am. 9.  2,3. 
the  JVIuat   High,    be   shall    not   be    c/Alal.  4.  1. 
moved.  I  e  Is.  26.  P. 

8  Thine  band  shall  find  c  out  all  /  Pf.  37.  !^. 
thine  enemies  ;  thy  right  hand  g  Pj.  2.  1,4. 
shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee.    3  or,  set 

9  Thou  Shalt  make  iliem  as  a  fiery    Ihem  an  a 
d  oven  in  the  lime  of  thine  anger:    butt. 

the  Lord  shall  swallow  them  up  in  4  shouldi-r. 
his  wralh,  and  the  fire  e  shall  // Job  9.  19. 
devour  ihem.  j  1  cr,  the 

10  Their/  fruit  shall  tbou   de-    hind  of  the 
stroy    from    the    eirth,   and  their   viormng. 
seed   from  among  the  children  of  a  Alal.  27. 
men.  46. 

11  For  they  intended  evil  ap'ainrt   Lii.  24.  14. 
thee;  they  imagined  a  misohiev-   2  ?/ij/ sa/»a- 
oiis   device,  tchich  g  they  aie   not    tior.. 

able  to  perform  :  I  6  He.  C.  7. 

12  Therefore   shall  thou  3  make    3  tlitro  is 
them  turn  their  4  back,  tr/iwi  thou    no  silence 
shall     make     ready    thine    zrrows   to  me. 
upon  thv  strings  against   the  face    c  Ps.  65.   1. 
of  them'.  d  Is.  41.  14. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  thine   e  Is.  5?.  3. 
own  h  strength  :    so  will   vjt  sing    /Mar.  J5. 
and  praise  thy  power.  ^9,  &c. 

C^  PSAL.M  XXII.  Lu 

^^'ftklhe  chief  Musician  upon    1  Ai-   &c 

jcleth     bhahar.       A     Psalm     cf   }  optrii 
"D;.vid.  ^Ps.  IC 

My    a  God,  my  God,  why   hast   %rolled 
thou  forsaken  me  ?   i*Ay  art   himself. 

thou  so  far  from  helping  2  me,  and   

from  the  words  cf  my  6  roaring  9 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-  /:  Ps.  9V 
time,  but  tbou  hearest  not ;  and  S  or,  if  he 
in  the  nighl-seauon,  and  3  am  not  delight  in 
silent  him. 

3  But  thou  art  h'^ly,  O  thou  that  7  or,  Icepteat 
inhabitesi  the  praises  c  of  Israel.        mexntnfety. 

4  Our    fathcre  trusted    in  thee  :   i  Is.  46.  3. 
they  trusted,   and  thou  didst  de-   49.    1. 
liverthem.  8  not  a 

6  They  cried  -jntothee,  and  were   helper. 
delivered  ;    they  trusted   in  thee,   9  opened 
and  were  nol  confounded.  their 

6  But   I  atn  a   worm,   d  and   no   months 
man  ;    u    reproach    of    men,   and   against  me. 
despised  f  of  the  people.  10  or,  sun- 

7  All  f  they  that    see   me   Iau?h    dered. 

me  to  scorn  :  they  4  shoot  out  the  k-  Re.  22.15. 
lip,  they  shake  g  the  head,  say-  /  Jno.  19.23. 
ing,  20.  25—27. 

8  He  6  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  m  Is.  52.  14. 
lie   would   deliver  him:     let  him   11  on/v  one. 

534 


Lu.  2;.  35, 
g  Ps.  109.25 


14. 


Ht  prise tk  Ood. 

deliver  A  him,  6  seeing  ht  deli^ht- 
e<l  lu  hiin. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me 
on:  of  the  womb;  thou  7  didst 
make  me  hope  icAen  /  ua*  upon 
my  miiher's  breasts. 

10  i  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the 
womb  i  thou  i  art  my  God  from  aiy 
moihei's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me,  for  trou- 
ble is  neir  ;  for  there  is  8  none  to 
help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed 
me  :  stronr  bulls  of  Bnshan  bava 
beset  me  round. 

13  Tney  9  gaped  upon  me  ftitk 
their  months,  ns  a  ravening  and  a 
roaring  Lon. 

14  1  am  poured  out  like  water, 
an.l  all  my  bones  are  10  out  of 
joint  :  my  bcait  is  like  wax  ;  it 
is  melted  in  the  midst  of  ray 
bowels. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a 
pot.^herd  ;  and  my  tongue  cteavelh 
to  my  jaws;  and  ihou  hast  brought 
me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

16  For  dogs  k  have  compassed 
me  ;  the  assembly  of  the  wicked 
have  inclosed  me  :  they  I  pierced 
my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  1  m  may  tell  all  my  bones  : 
they  look  and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments 
arr.ong  them,  and  cast  lots  upon 
my  vesture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me, 
O  Lord:  O  my  strength,  haste 
th^«*<>  help  me. 

>W  Deliver  my  soul  from  the 
Bword  ;  my  darling  II  from  tb* 
12  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  mc  from  the  lion's  n 
mouth  ;  for  thou  hast  heard  me 
from  the  horns  of  the  o  uni- 
corns. 

22  I  p  vriU  declare  thy  name 
unto  my  brethren  :  in  the  midst 
of  the  congregation  will  I  praise 
thee. 

23  Ye  9  that  fear  the  Lord,  rmise 
him  ;  all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob, 
glorify  him  ;  and  fear  bim,  all  y» 
the  seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor 
abhorred  the  affliction  of  the  af- 
fiicted.  neither  hath  he  hid  bis  face 
from  him  ;  but  when  he  r  cried 
unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in 
the  great  congresration  :  «  I   I  will 


nhand.  n  2  Ti.  4.  17.  o  Is.  34. 
7.  p  Ps.  40.  9.  He.  2.  11.  12. 
n  Ps.  1!5.  11,  13.  r  He.  5.  7. 
8  Ps.  66.  13,  16.  t  Ft.  116.  H. 
Ec.  5.  4,  6. 


God's  lordship  in  the  uorld. 

pay  my  vows  hfiforc  them  that  fear 
him. 

S6  The  meek  u  shall  eat  and  be 
satisfied  ;  they  shall  praise  the 
Loi'l  that  seek  him:  your  heart 
shall  live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall 
remember  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations 
shall  worship  before  thee. 

23  For  the  kingdom  is  the 
Lord's;  and  he  is  the  governor 
among  the  nations. 

29  All  iheytliat  be  fat  upon  earth 
shall  eat  and  worship :  all  thej' 
that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall 
bow  before  him  :  and  none  can 
keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him  ;  it 
ishall  be  accounted  to  the  Lord  for 
a  generation. 

Si  They  shall  come,  and  shall  de- 
clare  his  righteousness  v    unto  a 
people  that  shall  be  born,  that  he 
Aatb  done  this. 
'^  PSALM  xxin. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  she^jherd  ;  a  I 
b  shall  not  want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  1 
green  pastures:  he  leadeth  me  be- 
side the  2  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreih  my  soul:  he  lead- 
eth m«  in  the  paths  of  righteous- 
ness for  his  name's  sake. 

4  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  (he 
valley  cf  the  shadow  of  death,  I 
will  fear  no  evil  :  for  thou  c  art 
with  me  ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff 
they  comfort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before 
me  in  the  presence  of  mine  ene- 
mies:  thou  3  anointest  my  head 
with  oil  ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy 
shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my 
life  ;  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  4  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIV. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  eaith   is  the   Lord's,   and 
the     fulness    thereof;    the 
•world,  K.id  they  that  dwell  therein: 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon 
the  seas,  and  established  it  upon 
the  floods. 

3  Who  n  shall  ascend  into  the 
bill  of  the  Lord?  or  who  shall 
stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

4  He  1  that  hath  clean  hands,  and 
a  pure  heart  ;  who  hath  not  lifted 
op  his  snul  unto  vanity,  nor  sworn 
deceitfully. 

5  He  b  shall  receive  the  blessing 
from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness 
from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them 


PSALMS. 

?/Mat.  5.  5. 
I)  Ro.  3.21— 

a  Is.  40.  11. 
Jno.  10.  11, 
14. 

6Ps.  84.  11. 
\  pastures 
of  tender 
grass. 

2  waters  of 
quietness. 

c  Is.  43.  2. 

3  makest 
fat. 

i  to  length 
of  dai/s. 

a  Pi.  15. 

1  The  clean 
of  hands. 

b  Is.  33.15— 
17. 


2  or,  O  God 
of  Jacob. 

a  Ps.  22.  4,5. 
Is  49.  23. 

b  Is.  2.  3. 
Je.  50.  5. 
1  bowels. 
Is.  63.  15 

cJob.  13.26. 
dPs.  51.  1. 
e  Hos.  14.  9. 

/  Ps.  79.  9. 
Eze.  36.  22, 
32. 

1  Jno.  2.  12. 
g  Ro.  5.15— 
21. 

h  Ps.  32.  8. 
37.  23. 

2  lodge  in 
goodness. 

i  Ps.  37.  11, 
22. 

k  Pr.  3.  32. 
Jno.  7.  17. 
Ep.  1.  9,  18. 

3  or,  his 
covenant  to 
mike  them 
know  it. 

4  bring 
forth. 
iPs.  124.7,8. 


David's  confidence  in  prayer, 

that  seek  him,  that  seek  thy  facei 
2  O  Jacob.     Selah. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ; 
and  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors  ;  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 
The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the 
Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ; 
even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors  ;  and  the  King  of  glory  shall 
come  in. 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory? 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King 
of  glory.     Selah. 

PSALM  XXV. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 
my  soul. 

2  O  ray  God,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed  ;  a  let  not  mine 
enemies  triumph  over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee 
be  ashamed  :  let  them  be  asham- 
ed which  transgress  without 
cause. 

4  Show  h  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord ; 
teach  me  thy  paths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach 
me  :  for  thou  art  the  God  of  my 
salvation  ;  on  thee  do  I  wait  all 
the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  1 
tender  mercies  and  thy  loving- 
kindnesses  ;  for  they  have  been  ever 
of  old. 

7  Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  c 
youth,  nor  my  transgressions  :  ac- 
cording d  to  thy  mercy  remember 
thou  me,  for  thy  goodness'  sake,  O 
Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 
therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in 
the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in 
judgment,  and  the  meek  will  he 
teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are 
meicy  and  truth  unto  such  e  as 
keep  his  covenant  and  his  testi- 
monies. 

11  For  /  thy  name's  sake,  O 
Lord,  pardon  mine  iniquity  j  for 
it  is  g  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth 
the  Lord  ?  him  h  shall  he  teach  in 
the  way  that  he  shall  choose  : 

13  Hi's  soul  shall  2  dwell  at  ease  ; 
and  his  seed  shall  inherit  t  the 
earth. 

14  The  secret  k  of  the  Lord  is 
with  them  that  fear  him  ;  and  3  he 
will  show  them  his  covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the 
Lord  :  for  he  shall  4  pluck  my  feel 
out  of  the  I  net. 

535 


DaiAd's  dt^out  confidence. 

16  I'urn  in  thee  unto  me,  and 
have  mercy  u^)oii  me  ;  for  I  ton 
ilciolaie  and  altlicted. 

17  The  tiouhk'S  of  my  lieart  are 
n  enln.^ed  ;  O  bring  thou  me  out 
of  my  (li'siiesses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction, 
and  my  pain  ;  and  forgive  all  my 
sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies;  for 
they  are  many;  and  they  hate  me 
■with  5  cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver 
me  :  let  me  not  be  ashamed  ;  for  I 
put  my  trust  in  ihce. 

21  Let  integrity  and  upright- 
ness preserve  me  ;  for  I  wait  on 
thee. 

22  Redeem  o  Israel,  O  God,  out 
of  all  his  troubles. 

PSALM   XXVI. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I 
have  walked  in  mine  integ- 
rity :  I  have  trusted  also  in  the 
Lord  ;  thtre/ore  I  ebiill  not 
slide. 

2  Examine  a  me,  O  Lord,  and 
prove  me  ';  try  6  my  reins  and  my 
heurt. 

3  For  thy  loving-kindness  is  be- 
fore mine  eyes  ;  and  I  have  walked 
in  thy  tiuth. 

4  1c  have  not  sat  with  vain  per- 
sons, neither  will  I  go  in  with  dis- 
semblers. 

5  1  have  hated  the  congregation 
of  evil-doers;  and  will  not  sit 
with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  d  mine  hands  in 
innocency  :  so  will  I  compass  thine 
altar,  O  Lord  : 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving,  and  tell  of 
all  thy  wondrous  works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  e  the  habita- 
tion of  thy  house,  and  the  place  1 
where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  2  not  my  soul  with  sin- 
ners, nor  ray  life  with  3  bloody 
men  ; 

10  in  whose  hands  is  mischief, 
and  their  right  hand  is  4  full  of 
bribps. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in 
mine  intejrrity  ;  redeem  me,  and 
be  merciful  unto  me. 

12  My  foot  f  standeth  in  an  even 
place  :  in  the  congregations  will  I 
bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXVIT. 
A  Psalm  o(Da\k\. 

THE  Lrrd  a  is  my  light  and 
my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I 
fear?  the  Lord  is  the  strength  of 
my  life  ;  of  whom  shall  I  be 
nfrciid  7 

536 


PSALMS. 

m  Mi.  7.  19. 
nHab.  3.  17 
—19. 

5  hatred  of 
violence. 

0  Ps.  130.  8. 
a  P8.  139.23. 

6  Zee.  13.  9. 

cPs.  1.  1. 

d  Ex.  30.  19, 
20. 

e  Ps.  27.  4. 
84.  1,  2. 

1  of  the  tab- 
ernacle of 
thine  hon- 
our. 

2  or,  TaJce 
not  away. 

3  men  of 
blood. 
Afilledwith. 
f  Ps.  40.  2. 
a  Mi.  7.7,8. 


Inpproached 
against, 
b  Ps.  65.  4. 
c  Ps.  63.  2. 

2  otjdelight. 
d  Is.  4.5,  6. 

3  shouting. 

4  or.  Ml/ 
heart  said 
unto  thee, 
Let  my 
face  seek 
thy  face. 

5  gather  me, 
Is.  40.  11. 

6  uoy  of 
plainness, 
Ps.  26.  12. 

7  those 
which  ob- 
serve me, 
Ps.  5.  8. 

e  Ep.  2.  8. 
Ifrom. 
aPs.  138.2. 

2  or,  the 
oracle  of 
thy  sanc- 
tuary. 


S,'—      Hi* petitioni  to  God. 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine 
eneniles  and  my  fcies,  1  cunic  upon 
me  to  eat  up  my  flesh,  they  stum- 
bled and  fell. 

3  Though  an  hoct  should  en- 
camp against  ^e,  my  heart  i>liall 
Mot  fcur  i  though  war  should  rise 
against  me,  in  this  ici/i  1  Ae  con- 
fident. 

4  One  thing  have  1  desired  of 
the  Lord,  that  will  I  geek  after; 
that  I  may  dwell  h  in  the  house  of 
the  Loid  all  the  days  of  my  life, 
to  behold  c  the  2  beauty  of  the 
Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  bis  tem- 
ple. 

5  For  d  in  the  time  of  trouble  be 
shall  hide  me  in  his  pavilion  :  in 
the  seciet  of  his  tabernacle  shall 
he  hide  me  :  he  shall  set  me  up 
upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  mine  liead  be 
lifted  up  above  mine  enemies 
round  about  me  :  therefore  will  I 
ofierinhis  tabernacle  sacrifices  of 
3  joy  ;  I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing 
praises  unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with 
my  voice  :  have  mercy  also  upon 
me,  and  answer  me. 

8  When  4  thou  saidst.  Seek  ye 
my  face  ;  my  heart  said  unto  thee, 
Thy  face,  Loid,  will  I  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ; 
put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger  : 
thou  hast  been  mv  help  ;  leave  me 
not,  neither  forsake  me,  O  God  of 
my  salvation. 

10  When  my  father  and  my 
mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord 
will  5  take  me  up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord, 
and  lead  me  in  a  6  plain  path,  be- 
cause of  7  mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  nie  not  over  unto  the 
will  of  mine  enemies  :  for  false 
witnesses  are  risen  up  against 
me,  and  such  as  breathe  out  cru- 

Ity. 

13  /  hadfainted,  unless  I  had  be- 
lieved to  e  see  the  goodness  of  th» 
Lord  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  ;  be  of  good 
courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen 
thine  heart  ;  wait,  I  say,  on  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  XXVIII. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  crj;,  O  Lord, 
my  rock  ;  be  not  silent  1  to 
me  :  litst,  i/thou  be  silent  to  me,  I 
become  like  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions, when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when 
a  I  lift  my  hands  toward  8  thy  holy 
oracle. 


David  exhoTteth  to  praise  Ood. 

3  Diawi  me  not  away  with  the 
wicked,  and  with  the  workers  of 
iniquity  ;  which  speak  peace  to 
Iheir  neighbours,  bat  mischief  is 
in  their  hearts. 

4  Give  them  according'  to  iheir 
deeds,  and  according  lo  the  wick- 
edness of  their  endeavours  :  give 
them  after  the  work  of  their 
hands  ;  render  to  the,.Ti  their  de- 
sert. 

5  Because  c  they  regard  not  the 
works  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  op- 
eration of  his  hands,  he  shall  di^- 
stroy  them,  and  not  build  them 
up. 

6  Blessed  fie  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  sup- 
plications. 

7  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and 
my  shield  :  my  heart  trusted  in 
him,  and  I  am  helped;  therefore 
my  heart  greatly  rejoiceih,  and 
with  mysoiigwilll  p.aiss  him. 

8  The  Lord  is  3  their  strength, 
and  he  is  the  4  saving  strength  of 
his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless  d 
thine  inheritance  :  5  feed  them 
also,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIX. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE   a  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  1 
mighty,  give  unto  the  Lord   b 
glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  2  glo- 
ry due  unto  his  name  ;  worship 
the  Lord  in  the  3  beauty  c  of  ho- 
liness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
the  waters  :  the  God  of  glory  tliun- 
dereth  :  the  Lord  is  upon  4  many 
waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  5  pow- 
erful ;  the  voice  of  the  Lord  is  6 
full  of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh 
the  cedars  :  yea,  the  Lord  breaji- 
sth  the  cedars  of  Lebanon.  t 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip 
liVe  a  calf;  Lebanon  and  Sirion 
lik^  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  v^.ice  of  the  Lord  7  divi- 
deth  th?  flames  of  fire. 

8  The  veice  of  the  Lord  sha- 
keth  the  wilderness  ;  the  Lord 
shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Ka- 
desh. 

9  Th?  roice  of  the  Lord  maketh 
the  hinds  to  8  calve,  and  discov- 
ereth  the  forests  :  and  d  in  his 
tenple  9  doth  every  one  speak  of 
his  glory. 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the 
flood  ;  e  yea,  the  Lord  sitteth 
Kinr/  for  over. 

11  The  Lord  will  give   strength 


PSALMS. 

6  Ps.  125.  5. 
c  Job  34.  26, 
27. 

3  or,  his. 

4  strength 
of  salva- 
tions. 

d  I  K.  8.  51, 
53. 

5  or,  rule. 
Mi.  7.  14. 
alCh.16.28, 
29. 

Ps.  SS.  7—9. 

1  sons  of  the 
mighty, 

Ps.  89.  6. 
6Rii.5.  11— 
14. 

2  honour  of 
his  name. 

3  or,  his 
glorious 
sanctuary. 
c2Ch.20.2l. 
Ps.  90.  17. 

4  or,  great. 

5  in  power. 

6  in  majes- 
ty. 

7  cutteth 
oat. 

8  or,  be  in 
pain. 

d  Ps.  63.  2. 

9  oc,  every 
xohi t  of  it 
utlerelh. 
tGe.  8.1,  2. 
/Ps.  2.6—9. 


g  Is.  40.  29— 
31. 

APs.85.8,10. 
a  Is.  38.  17. 

1  or,  to  the 
memorial, 

2  there  is 
but  a  mo- 
ment in  his 
anger. 

3  in  the 
evening, 

4  singing. 

b  Ps.  18.  35, 
36. 

5  settled 
strength 
fjr  my 
mountain. 
c  Ps.  34.  6. 
dFs.126.1,2. 
Is.  61.  3. 

6  i.  e. 
tongue, 

or,  soul. 

Ps.  16.  9. 

aP».71.1— 4. 


He  craveth  God's  help 

g  unto  his  people  ;  the  Lord  wil. 
bless  his  people  with  peace,  h 

PSAL.M  XXX. 
A  Psalm  and  Song  at  the   dedica- 
tion of  the  house  of  David. 
I    WILL    es.tol    thee,   O    Lord  ; 
for  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and 
hast  not   made   my  foes  to  rejoice 
over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God.  I  cried  unto 
thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  tliou  a  hast  brought  up 
my  soul  from  the  grave  :  thou  hast 
kept  me  alive,  that  1  should  not 
go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints 
of  his,  and  give  thanks  1  at  the  re- 
membrance of  his  holiness. 

5  For  2  his  anger  endurelh  but  a 
moment  :  in  his  favour  is  life  ; 
weeping  may  endure  for  3  a  night, 
but  4  joy  cometk  in  the  morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I 
shall  never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  6  hast 
5  made  my  mountain  to  stand 
strong:  thou  didst  hide  tbyface, 
and  I  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  c  to  thee,  O  Lord  ; 
and  unto  the  Lord  1  made  sup- 
plication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my 
blood,  when  I  go  down  to  the  pit  ? 
Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  ?  shall  it 
declare  thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mer- 
cy upon  me  ;  Lord,  be  thou  my 
helper. 

11  Thou  hast  turned  (i  for  me  my 
mourning  into  dancing  ;  thou  hast 
put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded 
me  with  gladness  ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  6  glory 
may  sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not 
be  silent.  O  Lord  my  God,  I 
will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for 
ever. 

PSALM  xxxr. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A  Psalm 
of  David. 

INT  a  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my 
trust  ;  let  me  never  be  asham- 
ed :  deliver  me  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, b 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  :  de- 
liver me  speedily  :  be  thou  1  my 
strong  rock,  for  an  house  of  de- 
fence to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my 
fortress  :  therefore,  for  thy  name's 
sake,  lead  me  and  guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that 
they  have  laid  privily  for  me  ;  for 
thou  art  my  strength. 


6Ps.  143.1. 
strength. 


1  to  me  for  a  rock  of 
53T 


Oavid prayeth  in  his  calamity. 
6  Inloc'thine   hanil  I  commit  my 
npiru  :  thou  hasi  ledcemed  me,  O 
Lord  Goil  of  tiuih. 

6  I  hii\e  liatud  ihem  that  rejiird 
d  Iviiijj  van i lies  :  but  1  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy 
mercy  :  lor  ihoii  hast  considered 
my  iruuljle  ;  thou  hast  known  e  my 
ton!  ill  ndverbiiiea, 

8  And  hast  not  shut  me  up  into 
the  hand  of  the  enemy:  thou/ 
hiist  set  my  foot  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  U  Lord, 
for  1  am  in  trouble  j  mine  eye  is 
consumed  with  grief,  yea,  my  soul 
and  my  belly. 

10  For  g  my  life  is  spent  with 
grief,  and  my  years  with  sighitig  ; 
my  strength  faileth  because  of 
mine  iniquity,  and  my  bones  are 
consumed. 

11  I  was  a  reproach  amon^  all 
mine  enemies,  but  especially 
among  my  neighbours,  h.  and  a 
fear  lo  mine  acquaintance  :  they 
that  did  see  rne  without  fled  fioin 
me. 

1'2  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man 
out  of  mind  :  I  am  like  a  2  broken 
vessel. 

13  For  I  have  heard  the  slander 
of  many  :  fearioas  on  every  side  : 
while  they  took  counsel  together 
against  me,  they  devised  to  take 
away  mv  life. 

14  But!  trusted  in  thee,  0  Lord  : 
I  said,  thou  arl  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand  : 
deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine 
enemies,  and  from  them  that  per- 
secute me. 

16  Make  i  thy  face  to  shine  upon 
thy  servant  :  save  me  for  thy  mer- 
cies' sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O 
Lord  ;  for  I  have  called  upon 
thee:  let  the  wicked  be  ashamed, 
and  let  them  be  3  silent  in  the 
grave. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to 
silence,  which  speak  4  grievous 
things  proudly  and  contemptu- 
ously against  the  lighleous. 

19  'Oh  how  gi-eat  k  is  thy  good- 
ness, which  thou  hast  laid  up  for 
them  that  fear  thee  ;  Schick  thou 
hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust  in 
thee  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  Thou  shah  feide  them  in  the 
secret  of  thv  presence  from  the 
pride  of  man  ;  thou  /  shalt  keep 
them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from 
the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
hath  showed  me  his  marvellous 
kindness  in  a  5  strniig  city. 

583 


PSALMS. 
cLu.23.46. 
Ac.  7.  59. 

c/Jon.2.  8. 
e  Ps.  142.  3. 

/V»    I?.  19. 

g  Ps.  102.  3, 

&c. 

A  Job  19.  13. 

2  vessel 
that  perish- 
eth. 

i  Nu.6.  25, 
26. 

3  or,  cut  off 
for. 

4  a,  Ixari 
thing. 

k  Is.  64.  4. 

Uob5.  21. 

5  or,  fenced. 


m  Job  35.14. 

1  or,  giving 
instruction. 

aRo.4.6— 8. 

t  2  Co.  5.19. 

c  1  Jno.  1.9. 

rflTi.  1.16. 

2  of  finding. 
e  Is.  55.  6. 
/  Is.  43.  2. 
g^Ps.  113.  9. 

h  Ex.  15.  1, 

&c. 

Re.  15.  2,  3. 

3  counsel 
thee,  mine 
ej/e shall  be 
upon  thee. 

i  Pr.  2S.  3. 
k  Ps   16.  4. 
lTi.6.  10. 
lie.  17.7,8. 
a  Ps.  97.  12. 
Ph.  4.  4. 
6  Ps.  150.  3, 
4. 


Cod  lo  be  praised. 

22  For  I  Kaid  iu  my  ba«te,  I  am 
out  ulf  m  from  l)efore  tbinu  eye*  : 
neverthek'sii  thou  heurdeat  (he 
voice  of  my  supplicationa,  when  1 
cried  unto  tliee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  bii 
Siii.its  :  for  the  Lord  preserveih 
the  faithful,  and  plentifully  re- 
wardeih  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he 
shall  strengthen  your  heart,  all  yo 
that  hope  in  (he  Lord. 

PSALM    XXXII. 
A  Psalm  oi  David,  1  .Maschil. 

BLESSED  a  is  lie   ichoie    tiaL.b. 
gression  is  forgiven,  whose  »iii 
is  covered. 

2  Blessed  w  the  innn  unto  whom 
the  Lord  imputelh  b  not  initjuity, 
and  in  whose  spirit  tliere  is  no 
guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones 
waxed  old,  through  my  loaiing  all 
the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  (hy  hand  was 
heavy  upon  nie  :  my  muifture  is 
(urned  into  the  diought  of  sum- 
mer.    Selah. 

5  1  acknowledged  my  sin  unto 
thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I  not 
hid.  1  sail,  I  c  will  confess  my 
transgressions  unto  the  Lord  ;  and 
thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my 
sin.     Selah. 

6  For  this  d  thall  every  one  that 
is  godly  pray  unto  thee  in  a  time 
2  when  thou  mayest  be  found  ;  « 
surely  in  the  floods  of  great  wa- 
ters /  they  shall  not  come  nigh 
unto  him. 

7  Thou  g  art  my  hiding-place  ; 
thou  shalt  preserve  me  from  trou- 
ble ;  thou  shalt  compass  me  about 
with  songs  h  of  deliveiance.  Selah. 

8  I  will  instruct  thee,  and  (each 
thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt 
go  :  I  will  guide  3  (bee  with  mine 
e^e. 

jrBe  ye  not  as  the  horse,  i  or  as  the 
TOule,  tcAtcA-  have  no  understand- 
ing; whose  mouth  must  be  held  in 
wi'th  bit  and  bridle,  lest  they  come 
near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  k  sorrows  sliall  be  to  the 
wicked  :  but  he  I  that  trusteth  in 
the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass  hiiu 
about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and 
rejoice,  ye  righteous :  and  shout 
for  joy,  all  ye' that  are  upright  in 
heart. 

PSALM  XXXIII. 

REJOICE  a  in  the  Loid,  O  ye 
righteous  ;  for  praise  is  ccue- 
ly  for  the  upright. 
2    Praise    the    Lord   with    harp : 
»ing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  ; 


for  hia  goodness,  potaer,  ^c.  PSALMS. 

and  an  instrument  of  ten  string's,  c  Ps.  144.9. 

3  Sing  c  unto  him  a  new  song  ;  Re.  5.  9. 
play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise  :  rf  Ps.  119.64. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  1  or,  mercy. 
right  i  and  all  his  works  are  done  e  He.  11.  H. 
in  tiuih.  /Ge.  2.  1. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  ^  Job  26.  10. 
judgment  :  th*  earth  is  full  d  ol  /t  Job  38.  8 — 
the  I  goodness  of  the  Lord.  11. 

6  By  e  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  i  Je.  10.  7. 
the   heavens  made:  and   all_/[the  i  Ge.  1.3, 
host  of  them   by  the  breath  of  his  &c. 
mouth.  2  maketh 

I  He  g  gathereth  the  waters  of  frustrate. 
the  sea  together  as  an  heap:  he  lay-  ils.  44.  25. 
ethup  the  depth  in  storehouses,  h,     m  Is.  46.  10. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  t  the  3  genernlion 
Lord;  let  all  the  inhabitants  of  arid  genera- 
the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him  :  tion. 

9  For  he  spake,  k  and  it  was  /i  Ps.  65.  4. 
done;  he  commanded,  and  it  o  Pr.  15.  3. 
stood  fast.  p  Pr.  22.  2. 

10  The  Lord  2  bringeth  the  coun-    q  Ps.44.3— 7. 
»el  of  the  heathen  to  nought  ;  he  i   r  Pr.  21.  31. 
maketh  the  devices  of  the   people    Hos.  14.  3. 
of  none  effect.  s  1  Pe.  3.  12. 

II  The  counsel  m  of  the  Lord  t  Ps.  37.  19. 
Btandeth  for  ever,  the  thoughts  of  i  u  Ps.  115.  9 
his  heart  to  all  3  generations.  I 11. 

12  Blessed  n  is  the  nation  whose  ,  v  Zee.  10.  7. 
God  is  the  Lord  ;  and  the  people  i  Jno.  16.  22. 


w  Is.  25.  9. 
1  or  Achish, 
I  Sa.  21.   13. 


whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own 
inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heav- 
en ;  he  o  bebuldeth  all  the  sons  of 
men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habita-  ] — 

tion  he  looketh  upon  all  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  e.Trth. 

15  He  p  fashioneth  their  hearts  ;  a  Ep.  5.  20. 
alike;  he  considereth  all  their  i  6  1  Co. 1.31. 
■works.  c  Ps.  119.74. 

16  There  q  is  no  king  saved  by\dL\x.  1.  46, 
the  multitude  of  an  host  :  a  migh-  J  Sc. 

ty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much   e  Lu.  11.  9. 
strength.  ,2,  ot  Jloiced. 

17  An  horse  r  is  a  vain  thing  for  /Ps.  3.  4. 
safe'y  :    neither    shall   he   deli^^i  ?  2  Sa.22.1. 
any  bv  his  great  strength.  ^Bi^  ^*-  ^-  ''^• 

18  Behold,  the  eye  s  of  the  Lo^fi  1  Pe-  2.  3. 
is  upon  them  that  fear  him,  upon  \  k  Ps.  2.  12. 
them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ;  U  1  Pe.  3.  10, 

19  To    deliver    their  soul    from  ,  &c. 
death,  and  to  keep  them  alive  in  1  ot  2  Ti.  2.19. 
famine,  t  \n  Mat.  5.  9. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  I  o  Eze.  14.  7, 
Lord  i  u  he  is  our  help  and  our  8. 

shield.  \p  Is.  65.  24. 

21  For  1)  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in   2  io  the 
nim  ;  because  w  we   have  trusted  i  broken  of 
in  his  holy  name.  i  heart. 

22  Let  thy   mercy,  O    Lord,  be\3  the  con- 
upon  us,  according  as  we  hope  in  j  trite  of 
thee.  \  spirit. 

PSALM   XXXIV.  \i  01,  guiUi/. 

A    Psalm    of    David,    wherj     he  }  g  Pa,  84.  11, 
changed  bis  hchAviot;r  before  1 1 13, 


David  pratselh  God. 
Abimelech  ;  who  drove  mm 
away,  and  he  departed. 

I  WILL   bless  the  Lord   at   all   a 
times:  his  praise  shall  continu- 
ally be  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast 
b  in  the  Loid  :  the  c  humble  shall 
hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

3  O  magnify  d  the  Lord  with 
me,  and  let  us  exalt  his  name  to- 
gether. 

4  I  sought  e  the  Lord,  and  he 
heard  me,  and  delivered  me  from 
all  my  fears. 

5  They  2  looked  unto  him,  and 
were  lightened  ;  and  their  faces 
were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  /  poor  rnan  cried,  and  the 
Lord  heard  him,  and  saved  g  him 
out  of  all  his  troubles. 

7  The  angel/iof  the  Lord  encamp- 
eth  round  about  them  that  fear 
him,  and  delivereth  them. 

8  O  taste  t  and  see  that  the  Lord 
is  good  :  blessed  k  is  the  man  that 
trusteth  in  him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 
for  there  is  no  want  to  them  that 
fear  him. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and 
sufier  hunger:  but  they  that  seek 
the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken 
unto  me  :  I  will  teach  you  the  fear 
of  the  Lord. 

12  What  I  man  is  he  that  desireth 
life,  and  loveth  many  days,  that 
he  may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 
and  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  m  from  evil,  and  do 
good;  seek  peace,  n  and  pursua  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon 
the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are 
open  tinto  their  cry. 

16  The  face  o  of  tl.a  Lord  ia 
against  them  that  do  evil,  to  cut 
off  the  remembrance  of  thtm  from 
the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  the 
Lord  hearerb,  p  and  delivereth 
them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  2  unto  them 
them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart  ; 
and  savetli  3  such  as  be  of  a  con- 
trite spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the 
righteous  :  but  the  Lord  deliver- 
eth him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  :  not 
one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  ; 
and  they  that  hate  the  righteous 
shall  be  4  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  tho 
soul  of  bis  servants  ;  aud   none   q 

339 


David  compUitueth.  v/  hia 

of  them  thai  trust  in  him  shall  bo 
dusolate. 

PSALM  XXXV. 

A  faalm  ol"  Uiivirt. 

PLI^AU  o  my  cause,  O  Lord, 
with  them  thul  strive  with 
me  :  lig:ht  ag'ainst  them  that  fight 
a?ainst  me. 

2  Tiilfe  hold  of  shield  and  buck- 
ler, and  stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3  Diaw  out  also  the  spear,  and 
stop   llie    wny  ngainst    them   that 

rersec'ite  me  :  say  unto  my  loui, 
am  thy  salvation. 

4  Let  6  them  be  confounded  and 
put  to  shuine  that  seek  after  my 
soul  :  let  them  be  turned  back  and 
brought  to  confusion  that  devise 
n>y  hurt. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chalT  c  before 
the  wind  :  and  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  chase  lliem. 

6  Let  their  way  be  I  dark  and 
slippery  ;  ami  let  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  persecute  them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they 
hid  from  me  their  net  in  a  pit, 
which  without  cause  they  have  dig- 
ged lor  my  soul. 

8  Lei  destruction  come  upon  him 
2  at  unawares  ;  d  and  lei  his  net 
that  he  hath  hid  catch  himself: 
int.)  that  very  destruction  lei  him 
fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in 
the  Lord  :  it  shall  rejoice  in  his 
salvation. 

10  And  my  bones  shall  say,  Lord 
who  is  like  unto  thee,  which  de- 
liverest  e  the  poor  from  him  that 
is  too  strong  for  him,  yea,  the 
poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that 
■poileth  hiin  ? 

11  False  3  witnesses/did  rise  up  : 
they  laid  4  to  ray  charge  things 
th.i't  I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  s  for 
good,  to  the  5  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  Bill  as  for  me,  when  they  were 
Bick,  my  clothing  tea.^  sackcloth  :  I 
6  humbled  my  soul  with  fasting, 
and  my  prayer  returned  into  mine 
own  bosom. 

14  I  7  behaved  myself  8  as 
though  he  had  been  iny  friend  or 
brother:  I  bowed  down  heavily, 
as  one  that  mourneth  /or  his 
mother. 

15  But  in  mine  9  adversity  they 
rejoiced,  and  gathered  themselves 
together  ;  pcf,  the  abjects  h  gath- 
ered themselves  together  against 
me,  and  I  knew  it  not  ;  they  did 
tear/ne.  and  ceased  not. 

16  With  hypocritical  mockers  in 
feasts,  they  gnashed  i  upon  me 
with  their  teeth. 

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PSALMS. 

a  La.  3.  68. 
b  Ps.  71.  24. 
cPs.  1.  4. 

1  dnrkntas 
and  alipper- 
ineas. 

2  rchich  lie 
knowelh 
not  of. 

d  1  Th.  5.  3. 
e  Pr.  22.  22, 
23. 

3  icitnesses 
o/  ictong. 
/Ps.  27.  12. 
Mai.  26. 
59—61. 

4  asked  me. 
g^Jno.  10.32. 

5  depriving, 

6  or,  ajltcl- 
ed. 

7  walked. 

8  as  a 

friend,  as  a 
brother  to 
me. 

9  halting. 
h}oh30.  1, 
8,  &c. 

i  La.  2.  16. 
Ac.  7.  54. 


10  only  one 

k  Ps.  22.  20.  j 

11  strong. 
Mfalsely.      \ 
lino.  15.25.  I 
m  Mat.  12.     ! 
24. 

n  Ps.  40.   15. 

0  Ps.  50.  21. 
Is.  65.  6. 

\p  Ps.  80.  2. 
1 7  lPe.2.  23^ 
ir2Th.  16 
A3  Ah,  ah, 

our  soul ! 
Ups.  132.  18. 

14  righ- 
I  teousness. 
j  t  Ps.  70.  4. 

uPs.  34.  1. 

1  to  find  Ids 
j  iniquity  to 
'.hate. 

jo  Je.4.  22. 
\2  or,  vanity. 
i6Pr.  4.  16. 
IcPs.  97.  10. 


enemitt'  torong/ul  dealing. 

17  Lord,  how  lon^r  wilt  thou  look 
on  1  rescue  my  foiil  fiom  their  de- 
structions, my  darling  10  from  the 
k  lions. 

16  I  will  give  thee  thanks  in  (he 
great  congregation  :  i  will  pialtS 
thee  11  among  much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine 
enemies  wrongfully  12  rejoice  over 
me  ;  neither  lei  ihem  wink  with 
the  eye  that  I  hate  me  without  a 
cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace ; 
but  they  devise  m  deceitful  mut- 
ters againbl  them  that  are  quiet  in 
the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth 
wide  against  me,  and  said.  Aba,  n 
aha  I  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  27iis  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  ; 
keep  not  silence  :  o  O  Lord,  be  nol 
far  from  me. 

23  Stir  p  up  thyself,  and  awake 
to  my  judgment,  even  unto  my 
cause,  my  (jod  and  my  Loid. 

24  Judge  (J  me,  O  Lord  my  God, 
according  to  thy  righteousness  ;  r 
and  let  them  r.ot  rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their 
hearts,  Ah,  13  so  would  we  have 
it  :  let  them  not  say,  We  have 
swallowed  him  up. 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed  and 
brought  to  confusion  together,  that 
rejoice  at  my  hurt  :  let  them  be 
clothed  swith  shame  and  dishonour 
that  magnify  themselves  against 
me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be 
glad,  that  favour  my  14  righteous 
cause  ;  yea  let  them  t  say  contin- 
ually. Let  the  Lord  be  magnified, 
which  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
perity of  his  servant. 

!^8  And  i<  my  tongue  shall  speak 
of  thy  righteousness,  <vid  of  thy 
praise,  all  the  dav  long. 

PSAL.M'XXXVI. 
the  chief  Musician.  A  Psalmof 
David  the  servant  of  the  Lord. 
rpHE  transgression  of  the  wick- 
X  ed  sailh  within  my  heart,  tha. 
there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  hit 
eyes. 

2  For  he  flatterelh  himself  in  liii 
own  eyes,  until,  bis  iniquity  be 
found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are 
iniquity  and  deceit  :  he  hath  left 
off  to  be  wise,  and  to  a  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  2  mischief  upon 
his  6  bt^d  ;  he  setteth  himself  in  a 
way  that  is  not  good  j  he  abhorreth 
c  not  evil. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in  the 
heavens,  and  thy  faithfulness 
reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 


pra 
Trp 


liavid persuadeth  to  PSALMS. 

6  Thy   righteousness  is   like   the   3  jnountains 
3    great    mountains  ;     thy    judg-   of  God. 
ments    are   a   gieat   d   deep.      O   d  Ro.  11.  33. 
Lord,   thou     preservest  man    and   i  precious, 
beast.  ;lPe.2.  7. 

7  How  4   excellent    is  thy   lov.   e  Ps.  65.  4. 
ing-kindness,    O    God  !    therefore   5  watered. 
the   children   of    men    put     their  /  Re.  22.  1, 
trust    under    the    shadow  of    thy    17. 
wings.  \g  Je.  2.  13. 

8  They  e     shall     be   abundantly   J  no.  4.  10, 
5  satisfied  with  the   fatness  of  thy    14. 

house  ;      and     thou     shall     make   ft  2  Co.  4.  6. 
them  drink  of  the   rivery  of  Itiy   6  draw  out 
pleasures.  \al  length. 

9  For  g  with  thee  is  the  fountain   a  \  Sa.  1.  6. 
of  life  :  in  h  thy  light  shall  we  see   Pr.  24.  19. 
light. 

10  O  6  continue  thy  loving-kind- 
ness unto  them  that  know  thee  ; 
and  thy  righteousness  to  the  up- 
right in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come 
against  me,  and  let  not  ihe  liand 
oF  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity f.illen  :  they  are  cast  down, 
and  shall  not  be  abl'^  to  rise. 

PSAL.VI  xxxvh. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  a  not  thyself  because  of 
evil-doers,  neither  be  thou 
envious  b  against  the  vvorkers  of 
ininuity  : 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut 
down  like  the  grass,  and  wither 
as  the  green  herh. 

3  1  rust  in  the  Lord,  and  do 
good  •  so  Shalt  thou  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  1  verily  thou  shall  be 
fed. 

4  Delight  c  thyself  also  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  he  shall  give  thee  the 
desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  Commit  2  ihy  way  unto  the 
Lord  j  t.ust  also  in  him,  and  he 
shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6  And  d  he  shall  bring  forth 
righteousness  as  the  light,  and 
judsrment  as  the  noon-day. 

7  Rest  3  in  the  Lord,  and  wait 
e  patiently  for  him  :  fret  not  thy- 
self because  of  him  who  prosper- 
elh  in  his  way,  because  of  the  man 
who   bringeth   wicked    devices  to 


b  Ps.  73.  3. 

1  in  truth, 
or,  stable- 
ness. 

c  Is.  58.  14. 

2  roll  thy 
way  upon, 
Ps.  22.  S. 
d  Mi.  7.  8, 
9. 

Z  Be  silent 

to. 

e  Pr.  20.  22. 

La.  3.  25,26. 


/Mat.  5. 5. 

4  or,  prac- 
tisetk. 

5  the  up- 
right of 
way. 

g  Pr.  15.  16. 

h  Eze.  30. 
21,  &c. 

i\  Pe.  1.3, 


8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake 
wrath  ;  fret  not  thyself  in  any 
wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  oft' : 
but  those  that  wait  upon  the 
Lo  d,  they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

10  Tor  yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
wicked  shall  not  be  ;  yea,  thou 
slialt  diligently  consider  his 
place,  and  it  thdll  not  be. 

35 


precious- 
ness. 

k  Pr.  16.  9. 

7  or,  estab- 
lished. 


I  Mi.  7.  8. 

m  Ts.  33.  16. 
He.  13.  5,  6. 

8  all  the  day. 

n  Is.  30.  18. 

o  IPe.  1.  5. 

pU.  14.  20. 

g  Mat     2. 
35. 


eonjidence  in  God. 

11  But/  the  meek  shall  inherit 
the  earth,  and  shall  delight  them- 
selves in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

12  Tlie  wicked  4  plotteth  against 
the  just,  and  gnasheth  upon  him 
wuh  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at 
him  ;  for  he  seeth  that  his  day  is 
coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  oiit 
the  sword,  and  have  bent  their 
bow,  to  cast  down  the  poor  and 
needy,  and  to  5  slay  such  as  be  of 
up.ight  conversation. 

15  Their  sword  shall  enter  into 
their  own  heart,  and  their  bowi 
shall  be  broken. 

16  A  ^  little  that  a  righteous  man 
hath  {s  belter  than  the  riches  of 
many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  k  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  broken  :  but  the  Lord  up- 
holdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days 
ofthe  upright  ;  and  their  inheri- 
tance i  shall  be  for  ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in 
the  evil'  time  ;  and  in  the  days 
of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied  : 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 
and  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  as  the  6  fat  of  lambs  ;  they  shall 
consume  ;  into  smoke  shall  they 
consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and 
payeth  not  again  :  but  the  right- 
eous showeth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him 
shall  inherit  the  eaith  ;  and  they 
that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut 
oft-. 

23  The  steps  k  of  a.  good  man  are 
7  ordered  by  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  Though  /  he  fall,  he  shall  not 
he  utterly  cast  down  :  for  the 
Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his 
hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  now 
am  old  ;  yet  m  have  1  not  seen  the 
righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread. 

26  He  is  8  ever  merciful,  and 
lendeth  ;  and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good; 
and  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  n  the  Lord  loveth  judg- 
ment, and  forsaketh  not  his 
saints  ;  they  are  preserved  o  for 
ever:  but  ^j  the  seed  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit 
the  land,  and  dwell  therein  for 
ever. 

30  The  9  mouth  of  the  righteous 
gpeaketh  wisdom,  and  his  tongue 
talJteth  of  judgment. 

541 


David  mooeth.  God  to 


31  The  law  of  his  God  it    in  his   r  De.  6.  6. 
r  heuit  :  none  of  his  9  steps  shall    Is.  51.  7. 
sliiie.  i)  or,  goings. 

S'i  The  wicked  watcheth  the  sUPe.'2.9. 
I'ighleuus,  uiid  seeketh  to  slay  rKu.8.  1,34. 
hiin.  u  ver.  7. 

33  The    Lord    a  will    not    leave   u  Job  5.  3. 
hiiii  ill   hi6  hand,  nor  conJeinn   (   Is. 14. 14-19. 
him  when  he  is  judged.  10  or,  tree 

34  Wait    u    on    the    Lord,     and    that  grow- 
keep  his  way,  and   he   shall  exalt    ethin\ui 
ihre   to   inherit   the   land  :    when    own  soil. 
the  wicked  are  cut  ofi",  thou  shall   i*  Fr.  14.  32. 
seejj.  xMat.  13.30. 

33  1   I)   have   seen  the  wicked    in    y  Da.  3.  17- 
^.eat  power,  and   spreading  him-   \S. 
.sell  like  a  green  10  bay-tree  :  a  Ps.  70, 

36  Yet   he  passed  away,  and,  lo,    title. 
he  loffj  not :  yea,  I  sought  him,  but   6  Job  6.  4. 
he  could  not  be  ibnnd.  \  peace,  or, 

37  IVla.k  the  pertect  man,  and  be-   health. 
hold  ihe  upiight  :   for  the  end  to   cPk.  51.8. 
ol'  that  man  is  peace.  d  Ezr.  9.  6. 

38  But  X   the  iransgre.ssois  shall    els.  1.5,6. 
be  destroyed  togeiliei  :  the  end  of  2  icearied. 
the  wicked  shall  be  cut  oft'.  /  Ps.  32.  3. 

39  But  the  ;i;(lvation  jf  the  right-   ^  Jno.  1.  48. 
eous  is  of  the   Lord  ;  he  is  their, 
st.engih  ill  the  time  oft.'juble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,    

and    deliver    ihem  ;     he    y    shall  j 

deliver    them    fioni    the    wicked,' 

and  save  them,  because  they  trust   h  La.  5.  16, 

in  hiin.  !  17. 

PSALM  XXXVIII.  3  not  with. 

A   Psalm   of  David,  to  bring  to  a   i  Mat.  26. 
rememb  ance.  56. 

OLORD,  rebuke  ine  not  in  thy    Lu.  10.31, 
wrath  ;  neither  chasten  me  in   32. 
thy  hut  displeasure.  i  strol'e. 

2  For  thine   arrows  b  stick  fast  in   5  or,  my 
me,   and   thy    hand    presseth    me    neighbours. 
sore.  ■  k-  Lu.  2B.  49. 

3  Ttiere  is  no  soundness  in   my    /2Sa.  16.10, 
flesh,    because     of    thine    anger  ;    &;c. 
neither  is   there  any  1  rest   in  my   Is.  42.  19,20. 
bones,  c  because  of  my  sin.  '  6  thee  do  I 

4  For  mine    iniquities    are   gone    wait  for. 
over  mine   d   head;  as   an   heavy   7  o;-,  o/i.s?icr. 
burden    they   are    too    heavy  for  ^for  halt- 
rne.  |  i«e. 

5  My    wounds    e  stinlr,  and  are  '  7«  2  Co.  7.  9, 
corrupt,   because    of   ray    foolish-,  10. 

ness.  i9being/i»- 

6  I  am  2  troubled  ;  I  am  bowed  ing,  are 
down  greatly  ;  I  g'o  mourning  all  strong. 
the  day  lon^.  I  10/';r  my 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a..  Kelp. 
loathsome  disease;    and    there   is  I  re  ICh. 16.41. 
no  soundness  in  my  flesh.  6  Pr.  21.  23. 

S  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken  :  I  Ja.3.2,iic. 
have  roared/  by  leason  ol  the  dis-  1  a  hrxdle, 
quietness  of  iny'heart.  or,  muzzle 

9  Lord  all  my  desire  is  before  g  for  my 
thee  ;  and  my  groaning  is  not  hid  ,  mouth. 
from  thee.  c  Col    4.  5. 

10  My      beait       panteth.      mjii  troubled, 

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PSALMS.  lake  eompatrion  of  h't  eaie. 

strength    failelh   rne  :     as  for  iha 

light  li  of  mine   eyes,  it    also    ii 

guiitj  3  from  me. 
Jl  My    loveis     and     my    fiiends 

stand   aloof   t    from    my    4  sOie  ; 

and   my  5  kinsmen   stand   k  afar 

otT. 
I    12  They  also  that  seek  after  my 

life  lay  snaresyor  me;  and  they 
I  that  seek  my  hurt  speak  inischie- 
|Vous  things,  and  imagine  deceits 

all  the  'lay  long. 
i    13  But    I  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard 

not  ;  and   /  tvas  as  a  dumb  man 

that  npenelh  not  his  mouth. 
i    14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  hear- 

eth  not,  and  in  whose  mouth  are 
'  no  reproofs. 

I    15  For  6   in  thee,   O   Lord,  do  I 
[  hope  ;  thou  wilt  7  hear,  O  Lord  my 
'God. 
I    16    For    I    said.  Hear   me;    lest 

othencise  they  should  rejoice  over 

me  :  uhen  my  foot  slippeih.  they 

magnify  thernsctves  against  me. 
17'For  I  am  reacy  8  to  haU,  and 

my  sorrow    is    continually   before 

me. 

18  For  I   will   declare  mine   ini- 
quity :    I   will  Le  sorry  m  for  lay  ' 
sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  Bare  lively, 
and  they  are  strong  ;  and  they 
that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  mul- 
tiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for 
good  are  mine  adversaries  ;  be- 
cause I  follow  the  thing  that  ?ood 


21  Foisake  me  not,  O  Lord  :  O 
mv  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  10  to  luslp  me,  O 
Lord  mv  salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 
T-   the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jc- 
dulhnn.     A  Psalm  of  David. 
IB.'VlD,   I  will  take  heed   to  my 
a.vs,   that   I  sin   not   with   my 
lie  :  6  I  will  keep  1  my  montFi 
vcith  a  bridle,  while  c  the  wicked 
is  before  me. 

2  I  was  dumb  with  silence  :  I 
held  my  peace,  even  f:oin  good  ; 
and  my  sorrow  was  2  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ; 
while  I  was  musing,  the  firs 
burned  :  then  spake  I  with  my 
tongue. 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine 
end,  and  the  measure  of  my  d.TVS, 
what  it  is  ;  tliat  I  may  know 3  how 
frail  I  am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my 
days  as   an   hand-breadtb,  and   d 


3  or,  tthal  time  I  have  here,     d  P». 
90.  4,  &c. 


Benefit  of  confidence  in  God. 

mine  age  is  as  nothinsf  before 
thee  :  verily  eTeiy  roan  4  at  his 
best  stale  is  altogether  vanity. 
Selah. 

6  S'irely  every  man  valketh  in 
5  a  vain  show  ;  suieiy  thi^y  are  dis- 
quic'.ed  in  vain  :  he  e  hcapeUi  up 
riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  siiall 
jallier  tbcm. 

7  And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  I 
for  f  my  hope  is  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  trans- 
gressions ;  make  me  not  the  re^ 
proachof  the  foolish. 

9  I  v.as  dumb,  I  opened  not  my 
mouth  ;  because  tho\i  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from 
me.  I  am  consumed  by  the  6  blow 
of  thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost 
correct  man  .""or  iniquity,  thou 
makfst  7  his  beauty  to  consume 
away  lik.'  a  moth  ;  .suiely  every 
man  is  vanity.     Selah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and 
give  ear  unto  my  cry  ;  hold  not  thy 
peace  at  my  tcaiS  :  for  I  am  a  stran- 
ger with  thee,  and  a  sojourner,  as 
all  my  fathers  were. 

13  O  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover 
strength,  before  I  go  hence,  and  be 
no  more. 

PSALM   XL. 
To  the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

of  David. 
T    I   WAITED  patiently   for   the 
X  Lord  ;  and  he  inclined  unto  me, 
and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of 
an  liorrible  pit,  out  of  2  the  miry 
clay,  and  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock, 
aid  established  my  goings. 

3  And  be  hath  put  a  new  song  in 
my  mouiii,  even  praise  unto  our 
Go'l  :  many  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 
and  shall  trust  in  the  Lord. 

4  Blessed  is  that  man  that  mak- 
eth  the  Lord  his  trust  ;  and  respec- 
eth  a  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as 
tiirn  aside  h  to  lies 

5  Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  thy 
■wonderful  works  c  which  thou  hast 
done,  and  thy  thoughts  d.  tohich 
are  to  us-ward  :  3  they  cannot  be 
reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee  : 
if  I  would  declare  and  speak  of 
them,  they  are  more  than  can  be 
nurnbei  od. 

6  Sacrifice  e  and  offering  thou 
di  1st  not  desire  ;  mine  ears  hast 
thou  4  opened  :  burnt-oSering  and 
Ein-olfering  hast  thou  not  re- 
quired. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  :  in/ 
the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  writ- 
ton  of  me  ; 

6  Ig  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my 


PSALMS. 

'  4  settled. 
5  animai^e. 
e  Ec.  2.  18, 

Lu. 15.20, 21. 

t>  COT.JUci. 

7  that 

which  is  to 

be  disircd 
'  in  him  to 
I  melt  away. 

1  In  uaiting 

I  u-fiited. 
\  2  apit  of 

noi.ie. 
■■  a  Ps.  1.5.  4. 

I)  Ps,  125.  ."3. 

cJoo9.  10. 
'die.  29.  U. 
'  3  or,  tiom 

can  order 

them  unto 

thee. 

iePs.  51.  16. 
;He.  10.4-10. 

4  digged, 

Ex   21.  6. 
'^Lu.  24.  44. 
I  Jno.  5.  39. 
I  g  Jno.  4.  34. 


5  in  the 

,  midst  of 
'  mp  bowels. 

h  Lu.  4.  16- 
|22. 

i  Ac.  20.  20, 

27. 

■iPs.  85.  10. 
\lUe.  4.  15. 
■m  Ps.  38.  4, 
!&c. 

n  Lu.  18.  13, 

14. 

6  forsakcth. 

0  ver.  5. 

1  Pe.  5.  7. 
ft  Pr.  14.21. 
He.  6.  10. 

1  weak,  or, 
sirlc. 

2  the  day  of 
evil. 

3  or.  do  not 
thou. 

b  Ps.  37.  32, 
33. 

4  turn. 

c  Ps.  32.  5. 
d  Ps.  147.  3. 
Hoe.  6.  1. 


God's  care  of  the  poor, 

iGod,  yea,  thy  law  is  5  within  my 

I  heart. 

I  9  1  have  preached /i  righteousness 
iu  the  great  congregation  ;  lo,  I 
have    not    refrained    my    lips,   U 

^Lor.i,  ihou  knowest. 

'  10  I  have  not  hid  i  thy  right- 
eousness within  my  heart  :  I  have 

[declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy 

(salvation:    I   have   not  concealed 

!thy  loving-kindness  and  thy 
truth    from    the    great    congrcga- 

j  tion. 

i    11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender 

I  mercies  from  me,  O  Lord  :  let  thy 

'loving-kindness  and   thy   truth   k 

[cor.'Inually  preserve  me. 

I  12  for  innumerable  /  evils  have 
compassed  me  about  ;  mine  ini- 
quities m  have  taken  hold  upcn 
ine,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to  li'olc 
up:  n  they  are  more  than  the  hairs 
of  mine  head  ;  Iherefoie  my  heart 
6  faileth  me. 

13  Ee  pleased,  0  Lord,  to  deliver 
me  ;  (I  Lord,  make  haste  to  help 
me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  con 
founded   together  that  seek   after 
my  soul    lo   destroy  it;    let  them 
be   driven   backward,   and  put  to 

I  shame,  that  wish  me  evil. 

i    15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  re- 

1  ward  of  tlieir  shame,  that  say  unto 

I  me.  Aha,  Aha  ! 

I    16  Let  all   those   that  seek  thee 

,  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee :  let 
such    as    love    thy   salvation    say 

'  continually.  The  Lord  be  magni- 
fied. 

17  But  I  (im  poor  and  needy  ; 
yet  the  Lord  thinketh  o  upon 
me  :  lliou  art  my  help  and  my 
deliverer  :  make  no  tarrying,  O  mv 
God. 

PSALM    XLL 

To  the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

of  David. 

BLESSED  a  is  he  that  consid- 
eieth  the  poor  :  1  the  Lord 
will  deliver  hira  in  time  2  of 
trouble. 

2  The  Lord  will  preserve  him, 
and  keep  him  alive  ;  and  he  shall 
bu  blessed  upon  the  eaith  :  and  3 
thou  wilt  not  b  deliver  him  unto 
the  will  of  his  enemu-s. 

3  The  Lord  v.'ill  strensrthen  him 
upon  the  bed  of  languishing:  thou 
will  4  make  all  his  bed  in  his  sick- 
ness. 

4  I  sai  1,  c  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me  ;  heal  d  my  soul  ;  for  i  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  3  vil  of  me  ; 
When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name 
perish  ? 

543 


David's  zeal  to  serve  Cod. 

C  And  if  he  come  to  see  ?ne,  lie  e 
speakelh  vanity:  his  licnri  gnth- 
eieth  iaiquity  to  itst'll';  u7u'/i  lie 
goeih  iibiuaci,  he  tellelh  iC. 

7  All  tli.-.i  hate  me  whibper  to- 
gether ft,a:ainsi  nie  :  agaiust  me  do 
they  5  devise  my  hurt. 

8  An  6  evil  disease,  sat/  they, 
cleaveth  fast  unlo  him  :  and  Jiow 
that  he  lieth,  he  shall  lise  up  no 
more. 

9  yea,7mine  own  familiar  friend, 
in  whom  1  tiusted,  whichydid  eat 
of  my  bread,  hath  8  lifted  up  Ids 
heel  ag'uinst  me. 

10  But  ihoii,  O  Lord,  be  merciful 
unto  me,  and  raise  me  up,  that  I 
may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  fa- 
Toitrcst  me,  because  mine  enemy 
doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  llioii  iipholdest 
me  in  mine  integrity,  and  settest 
ine  before  ihy  fate  for  ever. 

li  Blessed  ht>.  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael from  everlasiing',  and  to  ever- 
lastinsr.     Amen,  and  Amen. 

-     PSALM   XLII. 
To  the  chief  Musician.  1  Maschil, 
lor  ihe  sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the  hart  2  panteth  after  the 
water-brooks,  30  panteth  my 
soni  after  thee,  O  God. 

2  My  soul  a  thi.steth  for  God,  for 
the  living  God  :  when  b  shall  I 
come  and  appear  befoie  God? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat 
day  and  night,  while  they  contin- 
ually say  unto  me,  Where  is  thv 
God  1 

4  When  I  remember  these  things, 
I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me  :  for  1 
had  gone  with  the  multitude  ;  I 
went  with  them  to  the  house  of 
God,  with  the  voice  of  c  joy  and 
praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept 
nolyday. 

5  Why  art  thou  3  cast  dovn,  0 
my  soul  ?  and  wfiij  art  thou  die- 
quieted  in  me  ?  Hope  ihou  in  God  ; 
for  I  shall  yet  4  praise  him  o  for 
the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  d  is  cast 
down  within  me  :  therefore  will  1 
remember  thee  from  the  land  of 
Jordan,  ant!  of  Ihe  Hcrmonites, 
from  "i  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the 
noise  of  thy  water-spouts  :  all  thy 
waves  e  and  thy  billows  are  gone 
over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his 
loving-kindness  in  the  day-time, 
and  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be 
with  me,  nnd  my  prayer  unto  the 
God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  sav  unto  God  my  rock, 

544 


PSALIM9. 

ePr.  26.  24, 
25. 

5  evil  to  me. 

6  A  tiling 
</  Belial. 

7  Ihc  ntnii  of 
my  ])eucc. 
/Job.  19.19. 
Jnu.  13.  18. 

8  mngnijied. 

1  or,  A 
Psalm 
giving  in- 
struction 
to  the  sonx, 
&c. 

2  brayeth. 
a  Ps.  63.  1. 

Jno.  7.  37. 
h  Job.  23.  3. 
c  Ps.  122,  1. 

3  bowed 
down. 

4  or,  give 
thanks. 

5  or,  his 
preserice 

is  salvation, 
d  Ps.  77.  3— 
10. 

6  or,  the  lit- 
tle hill, 

Ps.  133.  3. 
e  Ps.  88.  7. 


t 


7  oi,killing. 

1  or,  unmer- 
ciful. 

2  a  mnn  of 
deceit  and 
iniquity. 

3  the  glad- 
ness of  my 

joy- 

a  Ps.  42.  5, 
11. 

a  Jos.  24.  12. 

6De.  4.  37. 

cHos.  1.  7. 

d  Pp.  132.18. 


The  cluircli't  complaint. 
Why  hnsl  thou  forgotten  me  9  why 
go  I  mourning  because  of  the  op- 
pretsion  of  the  enemy  7 

10  As  with  a  7  sword  in  my  bones, 
mine  enemies  repioach  me  ;  while 
thev  say  daily  iinlo  iiie,  Where  is 
thy'God  7 

11  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  Boi.l  '?  and  why  ait  thou  dis- 
cj^uiettd  within  nie  '.'  Hope  ihou  in 

od  ;  iui  I  shall  yet  piai.-ie  him, 
s  the  health  of  my  countc- 
,  and  inv  God. 

PSaLM   XLIII. 

JL'DGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead 
my  cause  againsi  an  1  ungodly 
nation  :  O  deliver  me  fiora  2  the 
deceitful  nnd  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my 
Btienglh  :  why  dost  ihou  cast  me 
ofi  ?  why  go  I  mourning  Lecause 
of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

3  O  send  out  ihy  light  and  thy 
truth:  let  them  lead  me  ,'  let  them 
bring  me  unto  thy  holy  bill,  and 
to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unlo  the  altar 
of  God,  unto  Gurl  3  my  exceeding 
joy  :     yea,   upon   the    harp   will   I 

\  p.aise  thee,  0  God,  my  God. 

;  5  Why  a  ait  thou  cast  down,  O 
my  soul  ?    and   why  ait  thou  dis- 

i  quieted  w  ithin  rne  ?  Hope  in  God; 
for  1  shall  yet  praise  him,  jc/io  is 
the  health  of  my  countenance,  and 

'  my  God. 

PSALM   XLIV. 

I  To  the  chief  Musician  for  ihe  sons 

I  of  Korah,  Maschil. 

WE  have  heaid  with  our  ears, 
O  God,  our  falheis  have  told 
,  us,  u-^a/ work  thou  didst  in  their 
days,  in  the  times  of  old  ; 
1  2  How  thou  didst  diive  out  the 
heathen  with  Ihy  hand,  and 
j  plantedst  them  ;  how  thou  didst 
,  afflict  the  people,  and  cast  them 
I  out. 

3  For  a  they  got  not  the  land  in 
'possession    by    their    own    sword, 

neither  ilid  their  own  arm  save 
them  ;  but  thy  rig-ht  hand,  and 
thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy 
countenance,  because  b  thou  hadst 
a  favour  unto  them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God: 
command  deliverances  for  Jacob. 

•5  Through  thee  will  we  push 
down  our  enemies;  through  thy 
name  will  we  tread  them  under 
that  rise  up  against  us. 

6  For  c  1  will  not  trust  in  my 
bow,  neither  shall  my  sword  sat< 
me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  ug  from  tiur 
enemies,  and  hast  put  them  to  d 
shame  that  hated  ub. 


The  church prayeih for  succour. 

8  In  God  we  boast  nil  the  day 
long',  and  piaise  thy  name  forever. 
Selah. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  e  and  put 
U8  to  shame  ;  and  gyeat  not  forth 
with  oui'  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back 
f  from  the  enemy  ;  and  they 
which  hate  us  spoil  for  them- 
selves. 

11  Thou  hast  gfiven  us  1  like  sheep 
appointed  for  meat  ;  and  hast  scat- 
tered us  among'  the  heath(^n. 

12  Thou  sellest  g  thy  people  2  for 
nought,  and  dost  not  increase  Z/iy 
w.aUh  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  ua  a  reproach  h 
to  our  neighbours,  a  scorn  and  de- 
rision to  them  that  are  round  about 
us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  byword 
among  the  heathen,  a  shaking  of 
the  head  among  the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually 
before  me,  and  the  shame  of  my 
face  hath  covered  me, 

13  For  the  voice  ol  him  that  re- 
pioacheth  and  blaspherneth  ,  by 
reason  of  the  enemy  i  and  aven- 
ffer. 

17  All  k  this  is  come  upon  ua  ; 
yet  have  we  not  forgotten  thee, 
neither  have  we  dealt  falsely  ia 
thy  covenant. 

18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back, 
/  neither  have  our  3  steps  declined 
from  thy  way  ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken 
us  in  the  place  of  dragons,  m  and 
covered  us  with  the  shadow  n  of 
death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name 
of  our  God,  or  o  stretched  out  our 
hands  to  a  strange  god  ; 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out  ? 
for  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the 
heart. 

22  Yea,  p  for  thy  sake  are  we 
killed  all  the  day  long  ;  we  are 
counted  as  sheep  for  the  slaugh- 
ter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O 
Lord?  arise,  cast  q  us  not  off  for 
ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy 
face,  and  forgettest  our  affliction 
and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  d&wn  to 
Jhe  dust  ;  our  belly  cleaveth  unto 
the  earth. 

2S  Arise  4   for  our  help,  and  re- 
deem us,  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 
^^         PSAMVI    XL,V". 
^^the  chief  Musician   upon  Sho- 
ehannim,afo-  the  sons  of  Ko- 
rah,     1    Maschil.     A    song    of 
lovea. 


PSALMS. 

ePs.  74.  1. 
La.  3.  31,32. 
/■Le.23.  17. 
be. 28. 2-3,64. 

1  as  shtep 
of  meat. 
^De.  32.  30. 

2  Without 
riches. 
hJe.  24.  9. 
i  Ps.  8.  2. 

i  Da.  9.  13. 

Uob23.  11, 

12. 

Ps.  11.51.  157. 

3  or,  goings, 
m  Is.  35.  7. 
«Ps.  23.  4. 

0  Job  31.  26- 
28. 

p  Ho.  8.  36. 
(/  ver.  9. 

4  a  help  for 
us. 

a  Ps.  69.  80. 

1  or,  of  in- 
struction. 


2  boihth,  or, 
bubble th  up. 
6  Ca.  5.9-15. 
c  Lu.  4.22. 
(/He.  4.  12. 
Re.  1.  16. 
^prosper 
thou,  ride 
thou. 

e  Re.  6.  2. 
/Ps.  65.5. 
g  Ps.  38.  2. 
h  Ps.  93.  2. 
He.  1.  8. 

4  or,  O  God. 
lis.  61.  1, 

k  IK.  1.39, 
40. 

ICa..  1.  3. 
7n  Ca.  6.  8. 
n  1  K.  2.  19. 
o  De.  33.  9. 
Mat.  10.37. 
p  Ca.  4.  9. 
q  Is.  54.  5. 
r  Ps.  95.  6. 
s  Is.  23.  18. 
Ac.  21.  3—6. 
t  Is.  60.  3. 

5  face. 
u'ls.  61.  10. 
Re,  19.7,  8. 
V  Ca,  1.4, 
w  Is.  35.  10. 
Jude  24. 

a:  Ps.  22,30. 
y  Re.  I.  6. 
Mai,  1.11. 


Duty  of  the  churcfi. 

MY  heart  2  is  inditing  a  good 
matter  :  1  speak  of  the  things 
vntIucIi  I  have  made  touching  the 
king  ;  my  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a 
leady  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  6  than  the  chil- 
dren cf  men  ;  grace  c  is  pou.ed 
into  thy  lips  :  therefore  God  hath 
bUssed  thee  forever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  d  upon  thy 
thigh,  O  7nost  Mighty,  with  thy 
glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  And  in  thy  majesty  3  ride  «  pros- 
perously, because  of  truth  and 
meekness  and  righteousness  ;  and 
thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee 
terribley  things. 

5  Thine  auows  s;  are  sharp  in  the 
heart  of  the  King's  enemies; 
tahereby  the  people  f'<ll  under  thee. 

6  Thy  throne.  At)  God, is  forever 
and  ever  :  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom IS  a  right  sceptre. 

7  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and 
hatest  wickednesa:  theretbie  4  God, 
thy  God,  hath  anointed  i  thee  w^ith 
the  oil  of  gladness  k  above  thy  fel- 
lows. 

8  All  I  thy  garments  smell  of 
myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia,  out 
of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  they 
have  made  thee  glad. 

9  Kings' daughters  m  jcercamong' 
thy  honourable  women  :  upon  thy 
right  n  hand  did  stand  the  queea 
in  gold  of  Opliir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and 
consider,  and  incline  thine  ear  ; 
forget  o  also  thine  own  people, 
and  thy  father's  house  ; 

11  So  p  shall  the  King  greatly 
desire  thy  beauty  ;  for  7  he  is  thy 
Lord  ;  and  worship  r  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  is 
shall  be  there  with  a  gift  ;  even  tha 
rich  t  among  the  people  shall  en- 
treat thy  5  favour. 

13  The  King's  daughter  is  all 
glorious  within  ;  her  clothing  u  is 
of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  v  unto 
the  King  in  raiment  of  needle 
work  :  the  virgins  her  companions 
that  follow  her  shall  be  brought 
unto  thee. 

1-5  With  gladness  ib  and  rejoic- 
ing shall  they  be  brought  :  they 
shall  enter  into  the  King's  pal- 
ace. 

16  Instead  x  of  thy  fathers  shall 
be  thy  children,  whom  thou  may- 
est  make  princes  y  in  all  the 
earth, 

17  I  will  make  thy  name  z  to  be 
remembered  in  all  generations ; 
therefore  shall  the  people  praise 
thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

54S 


Tht  church's  confidence  in  Cod. 

P.5ALM    XLVl. 
To   the   rliicl    AhisKian    1   for  the 

sons  of  Kuiiiii.     A  song  a  upon 

Ahiinuili.  b 

G(  ID  IS  our  refusro  and  strenarili, 
.1  veiy  preseut  help  In  tru'ilile  : 
'-:  I'lieieru.e  will  not  we  tear, 
tliou;fl)  the  enrlh  l>e  removed,  ami 
tliooi>-li  t)ie  mounlains  be  carriej 
into  the  2  midst  oT  l\><i  sea  ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar 
and  he  troubled,  though  the  moun- 
tains b!iake  with  the  awelliiig' 
thereof.     Selah. 

4  There  is  a  river,  c  the  streams 
whereof  shall  make  glad  the  city 
d  of  God,  the  holy  ;jZcice  of  the  tab- 
ernacles of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  tlji;  midst  of  her; 
she  shall  not  be  moved  :  God 
shall  help  her,  3  and  that  right 
early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  king- 
doms were  moved  :  he  uttered  his 
voice,  the  ea;th  melied. 

7  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us; 
the  God  of  Jacob /s  4  our  refuge. 
Selah. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  what  desolations  he  hath 
mads  in  the  earth. 

S  He  niaketh  wars  to  cease  unto 
the  end  of  the  earth  ;  he  breaketli 
the  liow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in 
sunder;  lie  burneth  e  the  chariot 
in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  etm 
God  ,  I  will  be  exalted  among  tlie 
heathen,  I  will  be  exaltedyin  the 
earth. 

H  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
the  God  of  Jacob  is  our  r<^fuge. 
Selah. 

PSALM    XLVH. 

To  the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

t  for  the  son.<;  of  Korah. 

OCLAP  your  hands,  all  ye  peo- 
ple :  shout  unto  God  with  the 
voice  of  triumph  : 

2  For  the  Lonl  most  high  is  terri- 
ble ;  he  is  a  great  King  over  all 
the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  un- 
der us,  and  the  nations  under  our 
foet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  inlieritance 
for  us,  the  excellency  of  Jacob, 
whom  he  loved.     Selah. 

5  God  is  gone  up  a.  with  a  shout, 
the  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a 
trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  prais- 
es ;  sing  praises  unto  our  King, 
Einsr  praises. 

7  For  6  God  is  the  King  of  all  the 
earth  :  sing  ye  praises  2  with  un- 
derstanding, c 

516 


PSAL.AIS. 

1  or,  of, 

a  Vs.  4S.  60. 

6  ICh.  15.W0. 

U.  heart  of 

the  stns. 

c  I:;/.o.47.  1— 

12. 

rfRe.  21.2,3. 

3  when  the 
viornins; 
appenreth. 
Kx. 14.^4,27 
Pa.  3U.  5. 

4  on  high 
place  for  vs. 
eKze.  39.9, 
10. 

/Ls.  2.11,17. 

1  or,  of. 

a  Ps.  68.  18, 

33. 

Ac.  1.5—11. 

6  Zee.  14.  9. 

2  or,  every 
one  thai 
hath  under- 
standing. 
cl  Co. 14. 15. 
Col.  3.  16. 


3  or,  The 
volunlniy 
of  Ikejyoplc 
are  pothered 
unto  the 
P<:o])lc  of, 
ftc. 

2  Co.  8.  5. 
d  Pr.  30.  5. 

1  or,  of. 
oPs.  65.  1. 
6  Ps.  SO.  2. 
La.  2.  15. 
cIs.  14.  13. 
d  Mat.  5.35. 
e  2  Sa.  10.  6- 
19. 

/Ex.15. 14- 
16. 

g  Eze. 27.25. 
h  Is.  2.  2. 
i  Jos.  7.  9. 
Ps.  113.  3. 

2  set  your 
heart  to. 
3o\\ raiseup. 
k  Ps.  73.  24. 
Is.  58.  11. 

t  or,  of. 


OmamaUa  of  the  church. 

8  God  reignelh  ovcrtlic  heaiben  : 
God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his 
holiness. 

9  The  3  princes  of  the  people 
are  I'atheicd  logelner,  even  the 
people  of  the  G.id  of  Abiahtin  : 
for  the  shields  d  of  the  eaith  he- 
long  uiuo  God  :  he  is  greatly  ex- 
alted. 

PSALM    XLVIir. 

A  Song'  and  Psalm  I  for  the  sons  of 

Korah. 

C^  RKAT  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
J  to  be  praised  in  a  the  oily  of 
our  God,  in  the  mountain  of  his 
holiness. 

2  lieauliful  6  for  situation,  the 
joy  of  the  whole  earth,  is  mount 
Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north,  c 
the  city  d  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for 
a  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  the  kings  e  were  as- 
sembled, they  passed  by  to- 
gether. 

5  T:ity  saw  i<,  a«d  so  they  mar- 
velled j  they  were  troubled,  atid 
hasted  away. 

6  Fear  /  took  hold  upon  them 
tliero,  a?K/  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in 
travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  g 
Tarshish  with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  v.e  have  heard,  so  have  we 
seen  in  the  city  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God  : 
God  v/ill  establish  h  it  for  ever. 
Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  loving- 
kindness,  L)  God,  in  the  midst  of 
thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  i  O 
God,  so  is  thy  praise  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth  :  thy  right  hand  is  full 
of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let 
the  daughters  of  Judah  he  glad, 
because  of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go 
round  about  her:  tell  the  towers 
thereof. 

13  Mark  2  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 
3  consider  iiev  palaces  ;  that  ye 
may  tell  it  to  the  generation  fol- 
lowing. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever;  he  will  be  aur 
guide  k  even  unto  death. 

PSALM    XLIX. 

To  the  chief  Musician.     A  Ptalm 

1  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HEAR   this,  all  ^e  people  ;  giv« 
ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
world. 

2  Both  low  and  high,  rich  and 
poor,  together. 

3  l\iy  mouth  chall  speak  of  wis- 


Vmiity  of  ttOTldly  power.  PSALMS. 

dora  ;   and   the  meditation  of   my  I  a  \xo.  8.  33, 
heart  shall  be  of  undeistandin^.         34. 

4  i  will  iurline  rniiie  ear  to  a  1 6  Hos.  7.2. 
parable;  I  will  open  my  daik[cJob36.  18. 
saying' upon  the  haip.  dAc.  13.  33- 

5  Wherefore  a  should    I   fear  in    37. 

the  days  of  evil,  when  ihij  iniquity    c  Eo.  2.  16 — 
of   my  heels  shall   compass  b  me\'i\. 
about  ?  2  genera- 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth,    tion  and  ge- 
and  boast  themselves  in  the  ma[- \  neratioii. 
titude  of  their  riches;  /'.iSa.lS.lS. 

7  None  of  thtm  can  by  any  [  g  Ps.  39.  5. 
means  redeem  his  brother,  nor  c  3  delight  in 
g'ive  to  God  a  ransom  for  him  ;  their  mouth. 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  theirsoul  /i  Da.  7.  22. 
isp  ■ecious,and  ilceaseth  forever;)    Re.  2.  26,27. 

9  That    he  should   still    live    for   4  or, 
ever,  and  not  see  corruption,  d  strength. 

10  Fore  he  seeih  that  wise  men    5  or,  the 
die,    likewise     the    fool    and     the    gravebeing 
brutish    pe.son    perish,  and  leave    an  hnbita- 
iheir  wealth  toothers.  tion  tu  every 

11  Their  inward  ihoug-htis,  that    one  of  them. 
the\ihonaesi>hall  continue  forever,    6  ha7id. 
and  their  dwelling-places  to  2  all    7  ov,  hell. 
generations:  they  call  their  lands   j  Lu.  12.20. 
f  afier  their  own  names.  j  8  in  his  life. 

12  Nevertheless  man  g  being  iUiSThesoul 
honour  abideth  not :   he  is  like  the  i  shall  go. 
beasts  Chat  peiish.  k  Ec.  3.  18, 

13  This  their  way  is  their  folly  :i  19. 
yet  their  posterity  3  approve  their    1  oc,for 
sayinars.     Selah.  rt  Is.  9.  6 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in 
the  jiave;  death  shall  feed  on 
them;  anJ  the  upiisht  shall 
have  dominion  h  over  them  in  the  | 
morning'  ;  and  their  4  beauty  | 
shall  consume  5  in  the  gravel 
fiom  theit  dwelling.  I 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul 
from  the  6  power  of  7  the  grave  j 
for  he  shall  receive  me.     Selah.       I 

IS  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  | 
is  made  rich,  when  the  glory  of! 
his  house  is  increased  : 

17  For  when  he  dieth,  he  shall 
carry  nothing  i  away  ;  his  glory  ; 
shall  not  descend  after  him  ;  \ 

18  Though,  8  while  he  lived,  he 
blessed  his  snul  :  (and  men  will 
praise  thee  when  thou  doest  well 
to  thyself:)  j 

19  He  9  shall  gn  to  the  genera-  ; 
tion  of  his  fathers;  they  shall, 
never  see  light.  | 

20  Man    that    is   in  honour,  and 
undeistandeth    not,   is     like     the  1 
beasts  k  that  perish. 

PSALM  L. 
A  Ps.alm  I  of  Asaph. 

THE  a  mi?hty  God.  even  the' 
Lord,  hath  spoken,  and 
called  the  earth  from  ihe  risingof 
the  sun  unto  the  gomg  down 
thereof.  ' 


b  Ps.  68.  24. 
c  Re.  22.  20. 
dDa.  7.  10. 
eMat.24.31. 
/He.  12.24. 
g  Re.  20.  12. 
hMi.  6.  1-8. 
i  Ac.  17.  25. 
He.  10.  4,  6. 

2  with  me. 

k  Ps.  107.  6, 

&c. 

I  Is.  1.11-15. 

Jno.  4.  24. 

m  Pr.  5.  12, 
13. 

3  thy  por- 
tion was. 

4  sendest. 

n  Ec.  8.  U, 

12. 

Ro.  2.  4. 

2Pe.3.  8. 


TIte  majesty  of  God. 

2  Out  b  of  Zion  the  perfection  of 
beauty,  God  li.itli  slii:ied. 

3  Our  G,id  shall  coine,  c  and 
shall  not  keep  silence  ;  a  fiie  d 
shall  devour  befo.e  iiim,  and  it 
shall  be  veiy  tempestuous  round 
about  liim. 

4  He  shall  call  to  the  heavens 
from  above,  and  to  the  earth,  that 
he  may  judge  h.s  people. 

5  Gather  e  rny  saims  together 
unto  me  ;  those  that  have  made  a 
covenanty  with  me  by  saciifice. 

6  And  ihe  heavens  shall  declare 
his  righteousness  :  for  God  g  is 
judge  himself.     Selah. 

7  Hear,  h  O  my  people,  and  I 
will  speak  ;  O  Israel,  and  I  will 
testify  against  thee  :  I  am  God, 
even  thy  Trod. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy 
sacrifices  or  thy  burnt  ofi'erings, 
to  hive  iee/i  continually  before  me. 

9  I  i  will  take  no  bullock  out  of 
thy  house,  nor  he-goats  out  of  thy 
folds: 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest 
ii  mine,  and  the  cattle  upon  a 
thousand    hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the 
mountains  ;  and  the  wild  beasts 
of  the  field  rare  2  mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not 
tell  thee  :  for  the  world  is  mine, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  1  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls, 
or  drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  Ofier  unto  God  thanksgiving; 
and  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most 
High:' 

15  And  call  k  upon  me  in  the 
day  of  trouble;  I  will  deliver 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked,  God 
saith.  What  I  hast  thou  to  do,  to 
declare  my  statutes,  or  that  thou 
shouldest  take  my  covenant  in 
thy  mouth  ? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  m  instruc- 
tion, ami  castest  my  words  be- 
hind thee. 

18  When  thou  sawest  a  thief, 
then  thou  consentedst  with  him, 
and  3  hast  been  partaker  with 
adulterers. 

19  Thou  4  givest  thy  mouth  to 
evil,  and  thy  tongue  frameth  de- 
ceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest 
a?ainst  thy  brother:  thou  slan- 
derest  thine  own  mother's  son. 

21  These  thin^^  hast  thou  done, 
and  n  I  kept  silence  ;  thou 
thonghtest  that  I  was  altogether 
such  nn  one  dis  thyself;  but  I  will 
reprove  thee,  and  set  tluem  m  or- 
der before  thine  eyes. 

547 


David't  praytr. 

.  38  Now  runaiiier  this,  ye  that  o 
foi'gel  God,  IcBl  I  tear  you  in  pie- 
ses,  nni]  there  be  none  lo  deliver. 
23  Wliosi)  ulieretli  praise  p  <rlori- 
lieil.  me  :  iind  lo  lum  tliitt  5  or- 
deretli  liia  9  conversation  aright 
will  I  show  the  salvation  ol  Uod. 

PSALM    LI. 

'Tr<    lie  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

of  David,  when    a    Nathan    the 

prophet    came    unto   him,   after 

he  hud  g^one  in  to  Bath-sheha.  b 

HAVK  mercy  upon  me,  O  God, 
according  to  thy  loving- 
kindness  ;  according  unto  the 
multituile  of  thy  tender  mercies 
blot  c  out  my  transgrefsions. 

2  Wash  d  me  thoroughly  from 
mine  iniquity,  and  cleanse  me 
from  my  sin. 

3  For  i  acknowledge  e  my  trans- 
gressions ;  and  my  sin  is  ever 
before  me. 

4  Against/  thee,  thee  only,  have 
I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  in  thy 
sight  ;  g  that  thou  mightest  be 
justified  «  hen  thou  speakest,  rt«d 
be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,  /i  I  was  shapen  in  irii- 
(juity  ;  and  in  sin  did  my  mother 
1  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in 
the  inwaid  parts;  and  in  the 
hiilden  ])art  thou  shalt  make  me 
to  know  wisdom. 

7  Purge  t  me  with  hysfop,  and 
I  shall  be  clean  :  wash  me,  and 
I  shall  be  k  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  10  hear  joy  and  glad- 
ness ;  tJint  the  hones  which  thou 
hast  broken  may  rejoice.  / 

9  Hide  m  thy  face  from  my  sins, 
and  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  n  in  me  a  cle.tn  heart, 
O  God,  and  renew  a  2  right  spirit 
within  me. 

U  Cast  me  not  nway  from  thy 
presence  ;  and  take  not  o  thy  holy 
Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of 
thy  salvation  ;  and  uphold  me 
icilh  thy  free  p  Spirit  : 

13  Then  q  will  I  teach  transgres- 
sors thy  ways;  and  sinneis  shall 
be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  3  blood-guilt- 
iness, ()  God,  thou  God  of  my 
salvation  ;  nnrl  my  tongue  r  shall 
sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 
and  my  mouth  shall  show  forth 
th-v  praise. 

16  For  .5  thou  dei-irest  not  sacri- 
fice, else  4  would  1  give  it  ;  thou 
deli^htest  not  in  burnt-ofisring. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a 
broken   spirit  :  a  broken  t    and    a 

518 


PSALMS. 

o  Pb.  9.  17. 
D  1  Pe.2.  9. 

0  dinposeth 
his  tBeiy. 

9  Ph.  1.  27. 
a2Sa.  12.  1, 
&c. 

6  2Sa.ll.2,^. 
c  Is.  43.  25. 
44.  22. 
Ac.  3.  19. 
rfRe.  1.  5. 
e  Pr.  28.  13. 
/2Sa. 12.13. 
^Lu.  15.21. 
h  Ep.  2.  3. 

1  worm. 

i  Le. 14.4-9. 
Nu.  19,  18. 
He.  9.  19. 
k  Is.  1.  18. 

1  Mai.  5.  4. 
m  Je.  16.  17. 
n  Ac.  15.  9. 

2  or,  con- 
stant. 

o  Lu.  11.  13. 
7>2Cor.3.17. 
jZec.3.  1-8. 

3  bloods. 
rPs.  71.23, 
24. 

s  Hos.  6.  6. 
Mi.  6.7,  8. 
He.  10.4-10. 

4  or,  that  I 
should. 

t  Is.  66.  2. 


uPs.  4.  5. 

Ro.  12.  1. 

a  1  Sa.  21.7. 

22.  9. 

b  kze.  22.  9. 

cPs.137.1,2. 

rfje.  9.4,5. 

1  or  and  the. 
c  Pr.  19.5,9. 

2  heat  thee 
d-wn. 

/  Pr.  2.  22. 
g\  Ti.  6.  17. 

3  or,  sub- 
stance. 

h  Ps.  1.  3. 

92.  12. 

i  La.  3.  25, 

26. 

k  Ps.  73.  28. 

n  Ps.  14.  1, 

&c. 

6  Ge.  6.5,12. 

c  Kp.  5.  12. 

dPa.  U.  4. 


Hit  prophecy  against  Dotg. 

contrite   heart,  O  Ood,  thoii   will 
not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure 
unto   Zion  :   build  thou   the   walls  ' 
of  Jeiu^alem. 

19  'I'hen  shall  thou  be  pleased 
with  the  saciificet  u  of  righteous- 
ness, with  burnt-ofieiing,  and 
whole  burnt-ofi'ering  :  then  shall 
they  ofter  bullocks  upon  thine 
altar. 

PSALM  LU. 
To  ihe  chief  Musician,  Maschil. 
A  Psalm  of  David,  when  Dueg 
a  the  Edomile  came  and  tolj 
b  Saul,  and  said  unto  him, 
David  is  come  to  the  house  of 
Ahinielech. 

WHY  boastest  thou  thyself  in 
mischief,  O  mighty  man  7 
the  c  goodness  of  God  endureth 
continually. 

2  Thy  tongue  deriseth  mis- 
chiefs, like  a  sharp  razor,  working 
deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovcBt  evil  more  than 
good,  and  d  lying  rather  than  to 
speak   lighteousness.     Selah. 

4  Thou  lovesl  all-devouring 
words,  I  O  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  e  sliiill  likewise  2  desiroy 
thee  for  ever:  he  shall  take  thee 
away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  /  root  thee 
out  of  the  land  of  the  living. 
Selah. 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see, 
and  fear,  and  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  ^A^^•  is  the  man  that  made 
not  Gnd  bis  strength  ;  but  trusted 
g  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches, 
and  strengthened  himself  in  his  3 
wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  like  h  a  green  olive- 
tree  in  the  house  ofGoil  :  I  trust  iik 
ihe  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will' praise  thee  for  ever,  he- 
cnuse  thou  hast  done  it:  and  I 
will  wait  J  on  thy  name  ;  for  k  it 
is  good  before  thv  saints. 

PSALM  LIU. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Ma- 
halath,  Maschil.      A  Psalm  of 
David. 

THB  a  fool  hath  said  in  his 
heart.  There  is  no  God.  Cor- 
rupt h  are  they,  and  have  done  c 
abominable  iniquity  :  thereis  none 
that  doelb  good. 

2  God  d^  looked  down  from 
heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 
to  see  if  there  were  any  that  did 
undL-rstand,  that  did  seek  God! 

3  Kvery  one  of  them  is  gone 
back  ;  they  are  altogether  become 
filthy:  there  is  none  that  doeto 
good,  no,  not  one. 


David's  complaint. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity 
no  knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my 
people  as  they  eat  biead:  they 
have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  There  1  were  they  in  great 
fear,  e  where  no  Tear  was  ;  for 
God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of 
film  that  encampeth  against  thee; 
thou  hast  put  ther/t  to  shame, 
becausey  God  hath  liespised  ihem. 

6  Oh  2  ihat  the  salvation  of  Js- 
rael  were  come  out  of  Zion  ! 
When  g  God  bringeth  back  the 
captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob  shall 
rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIV. 
To  tiie  chief  Musician  on  Negi- 
nolh,  Maschil.  A  Psalm  of 
David,  when  the  a  Ziphims 
came  and  said  to  Saul,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with 
us? 

S.lVE  me,  O  God,  by  tliy  name, 
and  judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God  ;  give 
ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  aie  risen  up 
against  me,  and  oppressors  seek 
after  my  soul  :  6  they  have  not 
sut  God  befoie  them.     Selah. 

A  Behold,  God  is  my  helper  :  the 
c  Lord  is  with  them  that  uphold 
my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  1 
mine  enemies  :  cut  them  oil'  in 
thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto 
thee  :  I  will  praise  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  for  it  is  good. 

7  For  ne  d  haih  delivered  me  out 
of  all  trouble  ;  and  mine  eye  hath 
seen  his  desire  upon  mine  ene- 
mies. 

PSALM    LV. 
To  the  chief  Musician  on   Negi- 
noth,    Mascliil.       A    Psalm    of 
David. 

GIVK  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God  ; 
and  hide  not  thyself  from  my 
supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me  : 
I  mourn  in  my  complaint,  and 
make  a  noise  ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  ene- 
my, because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  wicked  :  for  a  they  cast  ini- 
quity upon  me,  and  in  wrath 
they  ha'.e  me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  with- 
in me  ;  and  the  terrors  b  of  death 
are  failen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling 
are  come  upon  me,  and  horior 
hath  1  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said,  O  that  I  had 
wings  like  a  dove  i/or  then  wouid 
1  Bj  away,  and  be  at  rest. 


PSALMS. 

1  th  y fear- 
fd  a  /ear. 

ePr.iiS.  1. 
/  Je.  6.  30. 

2  Who  will 
give  salva- 
tions, &c. 

5  Ps.  1£6.  1- 
3. 

«lSa.23.19. 

6  Ps.36.  1. 
cPs.  113.  7. 

I  those  that 
observe  me, 
Ps.  5.  8. 

d  1  Sa.£6.24. 
«2Sa.  16.7, 
8. 

b  Ps.  116.  3. 
1  covered. 


c  Je.  6.  7. 
dPs.  41.  9. 

2  according 
to  my  rank. 
e2Sa.  15.12. 

3  uho 
sueelejtcd 
counsel. 

f  Ps.  42.  4. 
«  Nu.  16.30- 
32. 

4  or,  the 
grave. 

h  Ps.  73.  58. 

t  Da.  6.  10. 

Ac.  3.  1. 

k  2  Ch.  32.7, 

8. 

1  Jno.  4.  4. 

5  or,  uith 
whom  also 
there  be  no 
changes, 
ytt  Ihiy. 

I  Ps.  73.  5, 

6  profaned . 
m  Mat. 6.25, 
30. 

1  Pe.  5.  7. 

7  or,  gift. 

n  Ps.  VA.  3. 

8  men  vf 
blood-  and 
deceit. 

9  halve. 

0  Pr.  10.  27. 


His  confidence  in  Cod. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far 
off,  and  remain  in  the  wilderness. 
Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape 
from  the  windy  storm  and  tem- 
pest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divid« 
their  tongues  :  for  I  have  seen  c 
violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about 
il,  upon  the  walls  theieof ;  mis- 
chief also  and  sonow  are  in  the 
injdst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst 
thereof;  deceit  and  guile  depart 
not  f. om  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that 
lep. cached  nie  ;  then  could  I  have 
borne  it  :  neither  was  il  he  that 
hated  me  that  did  magnify  him- 
self against  me  ;  then  I  vvouid 
have   hid  myself  from  him  ; 

13  But  it  was  thou,  d  a  man  2  mine 
equal,  my  guide,  e  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance. 

14  We  3  look  sweet  counsel  to- 
gether, and  walked  f  unto  the 
house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them, 
and  let  Ihem  go  down  quirk  g  into 
4  hell  :  for  wickedness  is  in  their 
dwellings,  and  among  ihem. 

16  As  A  for  me,  I  will  call  upon 
God  :  and  the  Lord  shall  save 
me. 

17  Evening,  i  and  moniing,  and 
I  at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  cry 
I  aloud;  and  he  shall  hear  my 
I  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in 
peace  fiom  the  battle  that  was 
against     me:      for      there      were 

I  many  k  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict 
them,  even  he  that  abidelh  of  old. 
Selah.  Because  5  they  have  no 
changes,  i  therefore  they  fear  not 

iGod. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands 
against  such  as  be  at   peace  with 

jhim;  he  hath  broken  6  his  co- 
I  venant. 

I  21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were 
I  smoother  than  butter,  but  war 
I  was  in  his  heart:   his  words  wera 

softer    than     oil,   yet    were     they 

drawn   swords. 

22  Cast  m  thy  7  burden  upon  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain  thee: 
he  n  shall  never  suffer  the  right- 
eous to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shah  brinff 
them  down  into  the  pit  of  destruc- 
tion :  8  bloody  and  deceitful  men 
shall  not  9    live    out    half    their 

I  days ;     o     but    I    will     trust    in 
thee. 

54' 


Datid' s  coiijidcnce  in  God's  word. 

PSALM  LVI. 
To  the  cliiuf   iMnsioirtn  upon  Jo- 
natli-elciu-ri'cluikim,  I  Miclitam 
of  D.ivi  I,  »lii'ii  n  lln!  I-'hilif lines 
l(ii>k  liiii)  in  Galh. 

By.  iiieiciliil  iinlo  me.  O  God  ; 
for  iii.ni  wuiild  swallow  6  inu 
u,)  ;  he  fig'litinj  daily,  opp.«.<selli 
me. 

2  .VIin«  2  enemies  would  daily 
swalliiw  ne  up:  (ov  they  4«  many 
thai  lijiu  against  me,  O  thou 
Most  Ifijh. 

3  Wh.u  time  I  am  afraid,  c  I 
will  trust  in  ihee. 

4  In  Cioil  I  will  praise  his  word  ; 
in  <jori  1  have  put  my  trust  ;  d  1 
will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do 
unto  ine. 

5  Kvery  day  they  wrest  my 
woiils;  e  all  their  thoughu  are 
against  me  for  evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  to- 
gether, they  hide  themselves, 
they  maiky  my  steps,  when  they 
wail  for  my  soul. 

7  Sh.iU  ihfy  escape  by  iniqui- 
ty .'  g  in  t/tiite  anger  cast  down 
the  people,  ()  God. 

b  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings; 
put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  : 
are  tliei/  not  in  thy  book  ?  Ii 

9  When  1  cry  unto  thee,  then 
shall  mine  enemies  turn  back  : 
tliis  [  know  ;  for  i  God  is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word  : 
in  the  Lord  will  I  praise  his 
word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust: 
I  will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can 
do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O 
God  :  I  will  render  praises  unto 
th.;e. 

13  For  thou  Iiast  delivered  my 
Boul  from  death  :  loilt  not  thou 
delicir  my  feet  from  falling,  that 
I  may  walk  before  God  in  the 
light'of the  living? 

PS.tL.AI  LVIT. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  1  Al-tas- 
chith,  Miohtam  o(  David,  when 
n  he  fled   from    Saul  in  the  cave. 

BI^  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be 
merciful  unto  me  :  for  my 
Eoiil  t.usteth  in  thee:  yea,  in  b 
the  shadow  of  lliy  wings  will  I 
make  my  refuge,  until  these  ca- 
larnitips  be  overpa-^t. 

2  1  will  cry  unto  God  most  high  ; 
unto  God  that  performelh  all 
things  for  mc. 

;:■  He  shall  send  frotn  heaven, 
ond  save  me  2  frrjm  the  reproach 
C'f  him  lh;it  would  sw.illow  n:e 
up.  Selah.  God  shall  send  forth 
his  mercy  and  his  truth. 
S50 


PSALMS. 

1  or,  a  gold- 
en  P«alm  of 
David. 

P».  16,  title, 
a  lSa.2l.lI. 
29.  4. 

b  Hoi.  8.  8. 

2  observers. 
clSa.  30.  6. 
dLu.  12.4,5. 
e  Lu.  11.  54. 
/  Ps.  37.32. 
gEc.8.9. 
/iMaLS.  16. 
i  Ro.  5.  31. 

1  or,  De- 
struy  iijt, 
A  golden 
Psalm. 

a  1  Sa.  22.  1. 

Ps.  142, 

title. 

b  Ps.  63.  7. 

2  or,  Ae  re- 
proacheth. 


c  Ps.  52.  2. 

dMi.  7.  2. 

3  or,  pre- 
pared. 

e  Ps.  108.  1- 
5. 

1  or,  De- 
stroy not, 
A  golden 
Psalm  of 
David. 

a  Ps.  21.  11. 

^fro?n  the 
belly. 

b  Ro.  3.  13. 

3  according 
to  the 
likeness  of. 

4  or,  asp. 

5  or,  be  the 
chnrmer 
never  so 
canning. 
cRx.  15.  15. 
d  Pr.  10.  2.5. 

6  as  living 
as  wrath. 


lie  rtproteth  lei  eked  Judge* 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions  ;  and  I 
lie  even  among  ilieut  that  are  set 
on  fire,  eoen  the  suns  of  men, 
whose  tecih  are  spciiis  nnd  ar- 
rows, and  their  tongue  c  u  sharp 
sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  nbove 
the  heavens;  let  thy  glory  be  above 
all  the  earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  d 
for  my  utrps  :  my  soul  is  bowed 
down  :  tliev  have  digged  a  pit 
bifore  me,  into  ihe  mi  isl  whereof 
they  are  lallen  themselves.   Selah. 

7  My  heait  is  3  fixeil,  O  God, 
my  heart  is  fixed  ;  I  will  sing  ttud 
give  praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory;  awake, 
e  psaltery  and  harp  ;  I  myself  will 
awake  early. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  people  ;  I  will  sing 
unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

10  Por  thy  mercy  is  great  unto 
the  heavens,  and  thy  liuth  unto 
the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens  :  lei  thy  glory  6e  above 
all  t'.ie  earth. 

PSALM  LVIH. 

To  the  chief    IVInsician,  1  Al-tas- 

chiih,  Michtam  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteous- 
ness, O  congregation  ?  do  ye 
jnlge  uprightly,  O  ye  sons  of 
men  ' 

2  Yea,  in  heart  a  ye  work  wick- 
edness ;  ye  weigh  the  violence  of 
your  hands  in  the  earth. 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from 
the  womb:  they  go  astray  2  as 
soon  as  they  be  born,  speaking 
lies. 

4  Their  6  poison  is  3  like  the 
poison  of  a  serpent  ;  they  are  like 
the  deaf  4  adder  that  stoppetb  ber 
ear  ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  charmers,  5  charming 
never  so  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  ii. 
their  mouth;  break  out  the  great 
teeth  of  the  young  lions,  O  Lord. 

7  Let  them  melt  c  away  as  wa- 
ters to//?  t/i  run  continually:  lehen 
he  bendeth  his  how  to  shoot  his  ar- 
rows, let  them  he  as  cut  in  pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  which  melteth,  let 
every  one  of  them  pass  away  ; 
like  the  untimely  birth  of  a  wo- 
man, that  they  may  not  see  the 
sun. 

y  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the 
tbor.is.  he  slial.  take  them  away 
ts  d  with  a  w.nirlwina,  6  both  il»- 
ing,  and  in  ais  wrath. 

10  The    righteous    shall    rejoice 


David  complcdnclh  ofhU  enemies. 
e  \\hfcn  he  sceth  the  vengeance  : 
he  /  shall  uash  his  feel  in  the 
blouu  of  the  wicked. 
11  So  I  hat  a  man  shall  say,  Veri- 
ly ihereUl  a  vev.ard  foi  the  light- 
eoiis  :  voiily  he  is  a  God  that 
jiidg'eth  •;  in  the  earth. 

^  PSALM   LIX. 
To    the     chief   Musi.ian,    Al-tas- 
chith,   a  Michlam    cf    David  ; 
■when    b    Saul    sent,    and     they 
watched  the  honse  to  kill  hirn. 

DKLIVER  c  me  from  mine  en- 
emies, O  my  God  :  1  defend 
me  from  them  that  lise  up  against 
me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers 
ct'  inifjuity,  and  save  me  from 
bloody  d  men. 

3  For,  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for 
my  soul  ;  the  mighty  are  gather- 
ed against  me  :  not  e  for  my 
transgression,  nor  ybr  my  sin,  0 
Lord. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  them- 
selves without  my  fault  :  awake  to 
2  help  me,  and  behold. 

5  Thou,  therefore,  O  Lord  God 
01  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  .awake 
to  visit  all  the  heathen  :  be  not 
merciful  to  any  wicked  transgres- 
sors.    Sclah.  * 

6  They  return  at  evening:  Ihey 
make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
vound  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with 
their  mouth  :  swoids/cre  in  their 
lips  ;  for  who,  say  they,  doth  hear? 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shall  laugh 
g  at  them  ;  thou  shalt  have  all  the 
heathen  in  deri.sion. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  I 
■wait  upon  thee  :  for  God  is  my  3 
defence. 

10  'I'he  God  of  my  mercy  shall 
prevent  h  rne  :  God  shall  let  me 
see  my  desire  upon  mine  i  ene- 
mies. 

11  Slay  i  them  not,  lest  my  people 
forget  :  scatter  them  by  thy  pow- 
er; and  bring  them  down,  O  Lord 
our  shield. 

12  For  A:  the  sin  of  their  mouth, 
avd  the  words  of  their  lips,  let 
them  even  be  taken  in  their  pride; 
and  for  cursing  and  lying  uhich 
they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  con- 
suine  them,  that  they  jafy  not  6?; 
and  I  let  them  know  that  God  lu- 
leth  in  Jacob  unto  the  ends  of  the 
earth.     Selah. 

14  And  at  evening  let  tliem  re- 
turn, and  let  them  make  a  noise 
like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about  the 
city. 

15  Let    them    wander    up     and 


PSALMS. 

eRe.ll.  17, 

18. 

/  Ps.  68.23. 

7 fruit  of, 

Is.  3.  10. 

g  Ps.  9.  16. 

a  Ps.  57, 

title. 

b  1  Sa.  19. 

11,  &c. 

cPs.  18.  48. 

1  set  me  on 
high. 

dPs.  139.19. 
e  1  S.i.  24. 
11,  17. 

2  nieet. 
/Pr.  12.  18. 
-  Ps.  2.  4. 

3  hi  sh  place, 
h  Ps.  21.  3. 

4  observers, 
Ps.56.  2. 

!  Ge.  4.   12, 

15. 

Re.  9.  6. 

k  Pr.  12.   13. 

I  Ps.  46.  10, 

11. 


m  to  cat, 
Is.  65.  13. 
n  or,  if  they 
be  not  sctis- 
fed,  then 
they  mill 
slay  all 
niiht. 

0  Ps.  30.  5. 
;)Ps.  18.  1. 
r/  Ps.  80, 
title. 

1  or,  a  gold- 
en Psalm. 

b  2  Sa.  8.3— 
13. 

1  Ch.  18.  3— 
12. 

r  Pf.  44.  9. 

2  broken. 
rfLa. 3.31,32. 
Zee.  10.  6. 
£2Ch.7.14. 
Je.  30.  17. 
/Ps.  71.20. 
?Is.  51.  17. 

i22. 

h  Ca.  2.  4. 
i  Ps.  108.  6, 
&c. 

3  or,  ofcr 
me  :   (by  an 
irony.) 

4  city  (.f 
strength. 

5  saloation. 
k  Is.  63.  3. 


He  prayethfor  deliverariC*. 
down  m  tor  meat,  n  and  grudge  if 
they  be  not  sati.sfied. 

16  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power  ; 
yea,  I  will  sing  alouil  ol  thy  mercy 
in  the  morning  :  o  for  thou  hast 
been  my  defence  and  lefuge  in  the 
day  ol  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  p  thee,  O  my  strength, 
Willi  sing:  fi  r  God  is  my  defence, 
and  the  God  ol  mv  mercy. 

PSALjil  LX. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  a 
Shuslian-eduth,  Michtam.  1  of 
David,  to  teach;  v.hen  b  he 
strove  with  Aram-nahaiaim, 
and  with  Aiam-zobah,  when 
Joab  returned  and  smote  of 
£dom  in  the  Valley  of  Salt 
twelve  thousand. 

OGOD,  thou  c  hast  cast  us  off, 
thcu  hast  2  scattered  us,  thou 
hast  leen  displeased;  O  turn  d 
thyself  to  us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  llie  earth  to 
tremble  ;  thou  hast  broken  it  : 
heal  e  the  breaches  thereof;  fci  it 
si'.aketh. 

3  Thou  hast  showed  thy  people 
/  hard  things;  thou  hast  made  us 
to  "•  drink  the  wine  of  astonish- 
ment. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  h  to 
them  that  feared  thee,  that  it  may 
be  displaved  because  of  the  truth. 
Selah. 

5  That  i  thy  beloved  may  he  de- 
liveied,  save  uilh  thy  right  hand, 
and  hear  me. 

6  God  hath  tpoken  in  his  holi- 
ness :  I  will  rejoice  ;  1  will  divide 
Shechem,  and  mete  out  the  valley 
o(  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseh 
is  mine  :  Ephraim  also  is  the 
strength  of  mine  head  ;  Judah  is 
my  lawgiver  : 

8  Moat)  is  my  wash-pot ;  over 
Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe  ; 
Philistia,  triumph  thou  3  because 
of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  4 
strong  city  ?  who  will  lead  me 
into  Edom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God.uhicJi 
hadst  cast  us  oS'?  and  thou,  O 
God,  lehich  didst  not  go  out  with 
our  armies  ? 

11  Give  us  help  from  trouble; 
for  vain  is  the  5  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  val- 
iantly, for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  k 
doun  our  enemies. 

j  PSALM   LXI. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Ne- 
I         rinah.     .4  Pso/m  of  David. 

HEAR   my  cit,  O  God  ;   attend 
unto  my  prayer. 
551 


David't  coujidence  in  God. 

2  Prom  the  enj  ol'  the  earth  will 
I  cry  unto  ih'je,  when  m;  heart  i* 
overwb'flineil  :  a  lead  ine  to  the 
Ruck  thai  i»  hii^her  ihiiii  1. 

3  K»r  thoa  h<i«i  been  a  shelter  for 
me,  and  a  strong  tower  b  iVom  the 
enemy. 

4  I  will  ahide  in  thy  tabernacle 
fur  ever  ;  I  will  1  ir'iel  in  the  co- 
vert of  thy  wiiij*.     Sielah. 

5  Fur  thou,  U  God,  h.ist  heard 
iny  vowa  :  thou  hast  given  me  the 
heritage  of  thuse  that  fear  Ihy 
name. 

6  Tho'j  2  wilt  prolong  the  king's 
life  ;  Olid  his  years  as  3  many  gen- 
erations. 

7  He  shall  abiJe  before  God  for 
ever  :  O  prepare  inercy  and  iruib,  c 
v>hich  inity  p.eserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  prdise  unto  thy 
same  for  ever,  that  1  may  daily 
perform  mv  vows. 

PS.4LM  LXII. 

Tj  the  chief  .Musician,  to  a  Jedu- 

thiin.      A  Psalm  of  David. 

TRL'LY    1    my    soul    2  waiteth 
upon  God  :  from  him  cometh 
my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  ray  sal- 
'vation  ;  he  is  lur  3  defence :  I 
•hall  not  be  6  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine 
mischief  against  a  roan  ?  ye  shall 
be  slain  all  of  yoii  :  as  a  bowing 
Wall  thail  yt  be,  tuid  as  a  tottering 
fence. 

i  They  only  consult  to  cast  him 
down  from  ins  excellency  ;  they 
delight  in  lies  :  they  bless  with  their 
mouth,  but  they  ciirte  4  inwardly. 
Sehih. 

5  .My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon 
God  :  for  my  expectation  is  from 
bim. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  sal- 
vation :  he  it  ray  defence  :  I  shall 
not  be  moved. 

7  In  Uod  it  my  salvation  and  my 
glory  :  the  rock  of  my  strength, 
and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  liim  at  alt  times,  ye 
people  ;  pourc  oul  your  heart  be- 
fore him  :  God  it  a  refuge  lor  us. 
Selah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are 
vanitv,  and  men  of  high  degree 
are  a  lie  :  to  be  laid  in  the  balance, 
they  are  5  altogether  lighter  than 
vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and 
become  not  vain  in  robbery  :  if 
riches  increase,  bet  not  your  heart 
upon  them. 

11  God  .\ath  spoken  once  ;  twice 
have  I  heard  this,  that  6  power  d 
belongtlh  unto  God.  i 

So2 


PS.^LMS. 
als.  »4.  It. 
6  Pr.  18.  10. 

1  or,  make 
my  rt/age. 

2  Shalt  arid 
days  to  the 
day  of  the 
king. 

3  stneration 
and  genera- 
tion. 

c  Ps.  43.  3. 
a  1  Ch.  25. 
1,3. 

1  or,  only. 

2  j»  silent, 
Ps.  65.  1. 
■Shish 
place. 

■J  Ps.  37.  24. 
Mi.  7.  8. 

4  in  their 
inicard 
p.rrts. 

c  I  Sa.  1.  15. 

5  or,  alike. 

6  or, 

strength. 
dRe.  19.  I. 


e2Co.  5.10. 
a  1  Sa.  22.5. 
23.  14—16. 
A  Pr.  8.  17. 
Ca.3.  1,3. 
c  Ps.  42.  2. 
Jno.  7.  37. 

1  ueary. 

2  without 
teater. 

Is.  41.  17. 
d  Ps.  27.  4. 
e  P.s.84.2,U. 
Is.  60.  13. 
/Ps.  30.  5. 
1  Jno.  3.  2. 
gCn.  1.  4. 
'ifatnest. 
h  Ca.  5.  2. 
i  Ps.  IS.  35. 
4  make  him 
run  out 
like  water 
by  the  hands 
of  the 
siBord. 
k  Ca.  2.  15. 
/  Is.  65.  16. 
aGe.  49.  6. 
6Je.9.  3. 
<•  Pr.  1.  Il- 
ls. 

1  or,  speech. 

2  to  hide. 


HtM  thirst  for  Cod. 
!  12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  be- 
'  longeth  mercy  ;  for  «  thou  reudei- 
.  est  to  every  man  according  to  hit 
I  work. 

I  PSAL.M    LXIII. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  a  he  win 
I         in  (he  wilderness  of  Judah. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  Guil  ;  early 
6  will  I  seek  thee  :  my  suul 
tbirsietli  c  for  thee,  ray  Ilesh  long- 
eih  lor  thee  in  a  dry  and  ihitsty  1 
land,  2  where  no  water  is  ; 

2  To  iee  d  thy  power  and  thy 
glory,  so  as  I  have  seen  thee  in  liie 
e  sanciuar)-. 

3  Because  thy  loving  kiivdness  is 
f  better  than   life,   my   lips  shall 

I  pniise  thee. 

I    4  Thus  will  I   bless  thee  while   I 

I  live;  I  will   lift   up   my  hands  in 

1  thy  name. 

I   3  My  soul  shall   be  satisfied   g  as 

luith  marrow  3  and    fatness;    and 

I  my    mouth   shall   praise   thee  with 

1  joyful  lips  ; 

!  6  When  I  remember  thee  upon 
my  h  bed,  and  meditate  ou  thee  IQ 
j  the  ni^Ac-watches. 

7  Because  thou  bast  been  my 
help:   therefore   in  the  shadow  of 

I  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul*  followeth  hard  after 
'  thee  :  thy  i  right  hand  upholdeth 

me. 

9  But  those  thit  seek  my  soul,  to 
I  destroy  it,  shall  ^o  into  the  lov.-er 
I  parts  of  the  eanh. 

I  10  They  shall  4  fall  by  the 
sword  ;  they  shall  be  a  portion  for 

I  k  foxes. 

I    11  Bat   the   king  shall  rejoice  in 

;  God  ;  every  one  that  sweureth  I 
by  him  shall  glory  i  but  the  raoutb 
of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be 
stopped. 

PSAL.M  LXIV. 

To  the  chief  Miisici.tn.      A  Psalm 

of  David. 

HEAR  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my 
prayer  :  preserve  ray  life  from 
fear  of  the  enemy. 
2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  coun- 
sel a  of  the  wicked  ;  from  the 
insurrection     of    the    workers    of 

.  iniquity  ; 

1  3  Who  6  whet  their  tongue  like 
a  sword,   and  bend   their  bows    to 

'  shoot  their  arrows,  even  titter 
words  ; 

I  4  That  they  may  shaol  in  secret 
at  the  perfect:  suddenly  do  they 
shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

t  5  They  c  encourage  themselves 
t/i  an  evil  1  muter :  they  commune 

2  of  laying  snares  privily;  they 
say,  Who  shall  see  them  ? 

1   6'  They    search    oul    iniquities  : 


Dawid praiieth  Ood.  PSALMS. 

3    {hf.y    accomplish    4  a   dilijept '3  or,  ire  are 
search  :  boih   ihe   inward   thought   comumcd 
01  every    one    of    them,     and    ilie   6y  Ih^ 
lieuit  >'«  deep.  icuich  they 

7  £ui  Ood  shall    »ho3t  at    them   have  thur- 
leilh  an  airow  ;  suddenl/  5  chall   ouglily 
liiey  ve  wouuded.  tearched. 

8  bo  ihey  shall  make  iheir  own  i  a  search 
tongue  lo  tall  upon  ihemseUes:  tearchtd. 
all  thai  see  ihem shall  flee  away.       5  j/^^ 

9  And   all    n.en  shall    fenr     and   ^„„^  ,^; 
shall  declare  the  woik  of  Ood  :    lor    ^^ 
they  «hall  wisely  consider  of  his 
duing. 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in 
the  Lord,  and  shall  trust  in  birn  ; 
and  all  the  uptight  in  heart  shall 
glory. 

PS.tLM  LXV. 

Ta  the  chief  Musician.     A  Psalm 

aiid  Son'  of  David. 

PRAISK   I   Maiieih   for    thee,  O 
GoJ.   in  Sion  ;  and   ii.'ito  thee 
stiali  the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O  thou  that  hearest  prayer, 
unto  ihee  shall  all  Cesh  corae. 

3  Iniquities^  prevail  against  me  : 
aa  for  our  tiansgiessiuos,  thou 
shall  a  purje  tliem  away. 

4  Bi«s«ed  is  the  man  whom  thou 
cboosefi.  and  causcst  to  approach 
unto  thie,  that  be  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts  :  we  6  shall  be  SilisAed  with 
the  Goodness  uf  thy  house,  even  of 
thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  c  things  in  right- 
eousness wilt  thou  answer  us,  O 
God  of  our  salvation  ;  tcho  art  (he 
confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the 
eanh,  an<l  of  them  that  are  afur 
06  upon  the  sea  : 

6  Which  hy  his  strength  selteth 
fan  the  monntaiiis  ;  bang  girded 
with  power  : 

7  Which  dstil'.elli  the  noise  of  the 
seas,  the  noise  uf  their  waves,  and 
the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  ut- 
terioosl  parts  are  afraid  at  thy  to- 
kens :  thou  makest  the  outgoings 
of  the  rooming  and  evening  to  3 
rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  4 
waterest  it:  thou  greatly  enrich- 
est  it  with  the  river  of  God,  trhich 
is  full  of  water:  thou  preparesl 
them  corn,  when  thou  hast  s;>  pro- 
Tided  for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridres 
thereof  abundantly  :  thou  3  settlest 
the  furrows  thereof;  thou  6  makest 
it  soft  with  showers;  thou  blessest 
(he  springing  thereof. 

11  Tho'j  crownesl  the  year  7  with 
thy  goodness  ;  and  thy  paths  drop 
fatness. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  p&nures.r  Pr.  28.  9. 


J/e  deelareth  Cod'*  goodmt*. 

'of  the  wilderness;  and  the  little 
bills 8  rejoice  on  everj  side. 

13  I'he  pastures  are  clotiied  uitii 
fiocks  ,  tlie  valleysalso  are  cove/ed 
overwiih  coin  :  ihey  e  shout  for 
joy,  they  also  sing. 

PSAL.M  LXVI. 

To   the   chief  .Musician.     A   Son*; 

or  Ps.1 1  rn . 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God, 
ail  ye  1  lands; 
ti  6ing  forth   the    honour   of   bis 
name  ;  make  bis  praise  glorious. 
:    3  &d\  umo  God,  How  lenitle  art 
thou  in  thy  works!     through   (he 
greatness  of  thy  power  shall   thine 
,  enemies  2  submit  themselves  unto 
' thee. 
I  4    All    the     earth    shall   worship 

a  1  Jno.  1.7,  ihee,  and  shall  sing  unto  thee; 
they  shall  sing  to  thy  name.  Se- 
lah. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of 
God  :  he  ia  terriijle  in  hi*  doing  to- 
Ward  the  children  of  men. 

6  He  a  turned  the  sea  into  dry 
land :  they  went  through  the  flood 
on  foot  :  there  did  we  rejoice  ia 
him. 

7  He  rulelh  by  his  power  for  ev- 
er ;    his   eyes   beh.oid    the  nations: 

5  or,  causeat  '^'^  tict  tlie  rebellious  exalt  them* 
,  selves.     Selah. 

(  8  U  bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and 
!  make  the  voice  of  bis  praise  to  he 
heard  ; 

9  Which  3  holdeth  our  soul  in 
I  life,  .ind  suffereib  oot  our  feet  10 
i  be  moved. 

'  10  For  thou,  0  God,  hast  proved 
us:  thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  6 
I  is  tried. 

i  11  Thou  broughiest  us  into  the  e 
net  ;  thou  layedst  affliction  upon 
I  our  loins. 
e  Is.  55.  12.  j  12  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride 
1  the  earth.  ,o»ef  our  heads  :  we  went  tbrou°h 
,  fire  and  through  water;  but  thou 
broughtest  its  out  into  a  4  wealthy 

•♦iW  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with 
1  bumt-olTerings  ;  I  will  pay  thee 
'  my  vows. 

14  Whuh  my  lip*  have  5  uttered, 
'.  and  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when 
j  I  was  in  trouble. 

,  15  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt- 
sacrifices  of  6  fadings,  with  the 
incense  of  rams  :  1  will  ofi'er  buU 

^  locks  with  ^oats.     Selah. 

!    16  Come  a  and  hear,  all  ye  that 

'fear  GoJ.  and   I  will  declare  what 

he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 
17    I    cried    unto    him    with   my 

mouth,  and  he  was  extolled  wiib 

mv  tongue. 


1  if  eilent, 
Ps.  62.  I. 

2  viords.  or, 
matters  of 
iniquities 


9. 

b  Ps.  63.  5. 
c  Ps.  45.  4. 
d  Mat.  8.26 

3  or,  *ing. 

4  or,  o/ter 
thou  hadet 
made  it  lo 
desire  rain. 


rain  to 
descend 
into. 

6  distolvest 


<-.    7o/. 


8  are  girded 
vnlhjoy. 


2  lit,  or, 
yield 
feigned 
obedienee, 
Pe.  81.15. 
a  Ex.  14.21. 
Zputttth. 
6  18.48.  10.    ' 
1  Pe.  1.  7. 

c  Hos.  7.  12. 

4  moist.         , 

5  opened,        \ 

6  marrott. 

rf  Ps.  24.2— 
11. 


13  If  e  I  regard  iniquity  io  mv 
558 


An  eshortalion  to  priiue  Cod  PSALMS. 

heart,    the    Lord    will     not    hear|aNu.6.  25. 
nu  ;  |6P(.  4.6. 

19  But  verily  God  hath  hcird  vie  i    1  ici/.'i. 
he   hiiih  Htiended  to  the  voice  of  \c  yUa.  U8. 
niv  p. aver.  I  19. 

20  Blessed   6e  God,    which   hath  I'i /ear/, 
not   tuined   iiwuy   my   prayer,   nor  |  <^  Le. '.^.  4. 
his  mercy  from  me.  Kze.  34.  'z7. 

PSALM  LXVll.  llioi.-A.'^l, 

To  the   cliiet  MnsnMaii    on   Negi-    2*.^. 

iiolh.     A  Psnlm  or  Song.  \e  P.H.  52.  27. 

G1  OU  a  I.e  nieicilul  unto  us,  and  j  a  Nil.  10.35. 
r  bless  us  ;  tind  cause  b  liis  lace    Is.  33  3. 
to  shine  1  upun  us.      tielah.  \l  from  his 

2 'ri)al   lliy   way    may    be   known  !/'ace. 
upon    eaith,     thy    saving     health   i  Hos.  13. 3. 
among  all  c  nations.  t-Mi.  L4. 

3  Let  the  people  piaise   thee,  0|<ilTh.  5. 
<»od  ;    let    all    the    people    praise  j  16. 
thee.  I  2  rejoice 

4  O   let  the  nations  be  glad,  and  /"-i I h  g I ad- 
sing  for  joy  ;  for  tliou  shall  judge   riess. 
the  people  liglilcously,  and  2  gov-    e  Je  49.  U. 
em  the  nations  upon  earth.      Se-^'^  'i  house. 
lah.  t/Ps.lt7.10. 

5  Let   the  people  praise  thee,  O   5  Hab.  3.13. 
God  ;    let     all    the    people    praise  | 
thee.  

6  The>i  fi  shall  the  earth  yield  her| 
increase  ;   n;iri  God,   even  ourown 
God,  shall  bless  us.  \k  Kx.  19.16. 

7  God   shall   bless  us;   and   all   e\  4  shake  out. 

the  ends  of   the  earth    sliail   fear  |  j  De.  11.11 

him.  H 

PSALM  LXVIII.  Sir. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A  Psalm  \  h  Mat.  11.5. 
or  Song  of  David.  \$  nrmy. 

LET  n  God  arise,    let   his   ene- |  7  rfjrf/fe, 
niies   be   scattered:    let  thutn]  cfi-lfee. 
also  that  hate    him  flee    before  l!iPs.  81.6. 
him.  \m  Jos.  12.  1, 

2  As  6  smoke   is  driven   a»ay,  «o  '  &c. 
drive  them  away  :  as  wax  c  infltetli    8  or, for 
before   the   lire,  so  let  the  wicked    her,  sheu-a^. 
perish  in  the  presence  of  God.  In  1  K.  9.  3. 

3  Bui  let   the   righteous  be  glad  :    9  or,  many 
let   them   rejoice    d    before    God  ;  '  thou- 
yea,   let   them  2    exceedingly   re-  .sands. 
joice.  '  o  Be.  3S.  2. 


4  Sing    unto    God,    sing    prnis^^^  Ac.  1.2 — 9. 
unto   his    mme  :    extol    him   lli;i^ftp.  4.  8. 
rideth   upon  the    heavens    liy    his   q  Ac.  2.  4, 
name    J.AH,     and    rejoice    before   ^3. 

liim.  I  \Oin  the 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  c  and  '  j/jin. 

a  judge  of  the  widows,  is  God  in  !  r  1  Co.  6.  9. 
his  holy  habitation.  | — II. 

6  God   spiieth    the    solitary  in   3   1  Ti.  1.  13, 
families:  he  _/"  bringeth  out  those    15. 
which     are     bound    with    chains;   «  Re.  21.  3. 
but  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  drv   JDe.  32.  39. 
Itnd.  '  1  Re.  I.  18. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wcnlest  forth  j^Hab.  3.  13. 
before  thy  people,  when  thou  dirlsl  »  Nu.  21.33. 
inarch  through  the  v.ildemess ;  k'Kx.  14.22. 
Selah  :  1  11  or.  red. 

8  The   earth  s   shook,    the    hea-    jr  16.63.1— 6, 

0&4 


for  hit  gruat  work*. 

Ten*  alio  rlropped  at  the  presence 
of  God  :  even  Sinai  h  itself  teat 
moved  al  the  pretence  of  God,  the 
G.id  of  Israel. 

9  Th..u,  t)  God,  didst  4  send  a 
plentiful  rain,  t  wherel)y  thou  didit 
confiimS  thine  inheritance,  when 

I  it  wai.  ueaiy. 

I    10  Thy  congregation    hath  dwelt 

jthurem  :  thou,  U  God,  hast  pre- 
pared  of  thy  goodne»8  for  the    k 

I  poor. 

I  11  The  Lord  gave  the  word  ; 
gieat  was  the  6  company  of  tbo«d 
that  piiljlished  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  7  did  flee 
apace  ;  and  she  (hat  tarried  nt 
h>jme  divided  the  spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lien  among 
the  pots,  I  yet  shall  ye  be  at  the 
\\ings  of  a  dove  covered  with  sil- 
ver, and  her  feathers  with  yellow 
gold. 

14  When  m  the  Almighty  sr-at- 
tered  kings  in  8  it,  it  was  white  as 
snow  ill  Siilnion. 

13  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill 
of  fiashan  ;  an  high  hill,  as  the  bill 
of  Biishan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills? 
this  71  is  the  hill  irAicA  (lod  desi- 
reth  to  dwell  in  ;  yea,  the  Lord 
will  dwell  in  it  forever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are 
I  twenty  thousand,  even  9  thou- 
sands, o  of  angels :  the  Lord  is 
among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the 
holy  plrice. 

18  'J'hou  ;)  hast  ascended  on  high, 
thou  hast  led  captivity  captive  ; 
thou  9  hast  received  gifts  10  for 
men  ;  yea,  /or  the  rebellious  r 
also,  that  the  Lord  God  might 
dwell  s  nr/ion^  thim. 

19  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  uho 
daily  loadclh  us  vith  benejitt, 
even  the  God  of  our  salvation. 
Selali. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God 
of  salvation  ;  and  {  unto  God  the 
Lord  belong  the  issues  from 
di-ath. 

21  But  God  shall  wound  w  the 
bead  of  his  enemies,  cjid  the  haiiy 
.«.ca!p  of  such  an  one  as  goelb  on 
iFiill  in  his  tiespaeses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring 
again  from  Bashan  ;  v  I  will  bring 
riy  people  iv  again  from  the  depths 
of  the  sea  : 

•.i3  That  thy  foot  may  be  11  dipped 
in  the  blood  x  of  thine  enemies, 
and  the  longue  of  thy  dogs  in  the 
same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings, 
O  God  ;  even  ibe  goings  of  my 
God,  my  King,  in  the  stinctuary. 


David  co7nplaitieth 


PSALMS. 


25  The    singers   y    went    before,  i^  Re.  15.  ii, 3. 


the    players   oa    instruments /"y^ 
levied  alter  ;     among    them    were 
the    damsels    playing   with    tim- 
brels. 
26  Bless  ye  Uod  in  the  congrega 


12  or,  ye 
that  aie  o/ 

13  or,  viilh 
their  com- 
pany. 


tions,  evtii  the  Lord,  12  from  their  Is  40.  31. 
fouiilaiii  f  f  is.ael.  14  or,  the 

27  Theie  is  little  Benjamin   V!ith\  beasts  of 
their  ruler,  the  princes  of  .(uilah  i  i^  reerfs. 
13  nnd  their  couni;il,  the  p.inces  of  Je.  51.  32. 
Zebulua,  nnti  the  princes  of  Naph-    15  or,  he 
tali.  scattereth. 

28  Thy  Goi  hath  commanded  a  Is.  19.  18- 
thy  strength  :     z    strengihen,   O  25. 

God,  that  which  thou  hast  b  Zep.  3.  10. 
wrought  for  us.  Ac.  8.  27. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Je-    16  give. 
rusalem shall  kings  biiiig  presents   17  or,  heav- 
unto  thee.  ens. 

30  Rebuke  14  the  company  of  c  Ex.  15.  11. 
spearmen,  the  multitude  of  the  d  Is.  45.  24. 
b'llls,  with  the  calves  ot   the  peo-   a  Ps.  45, 


p\e,  till  evert/ one  submit  himself  j  iir^e. 


with  pieces  of  silver  ;  15  scatter 
thou  the  people  t/uil  delight  in 
war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  a 
Egypt  ;  Ethiopia  b  shall  soon 
stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms 
of  the  earth  ;  O  sing  praises  unto 
the  Lord  ;  Selah  : 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the 
heavens  of  heavens,  which  were 
of  old  ;  lo,  he  doth  send  16  out  his 
voice,  and  thai  a   misrhty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God  : 
his  excellency  j.-f  over  Is  ael,  and 
his  St.  ength  is  in  the  17  clouds. 

35  O  Go  L  thiu  art  terrible  c  out 
of  ihy  holy  places  ;  the  God  nf 
Israel  i.';  he  d  th.it  giveth  strength 
and  power  unto /lis  people.  Bless- 
ed 6eGod. 

PSALM  LXIX. 
To   the   chief    Musician     upon    a 
Shoshannim.     A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid. 

SAVE  me,  O   God  ;  for  the  wa- 
ters    are     come     in     unto    my 
soul. 

2  I  Ki'ik  in  1  deep  mire,  where 
there  f?  no  standing  ;  1  am  come 
into  deep  2  waters,  where  the 
floods  oveiHow  m>;.  -^ 

3  I  am  weary  of  my  crying  ;    m.?* 
throat    is  dried  :    mine     eyes 
while  1  wait  for  my  God 

4  Tliey  b  that  hate   me 
cause  are   more   than  the   liai:'s  o 
mine  head  .  they  that  would  de 
stroy     me,    being    mine 
wrongfully,    are    mighty 
restored  that    which    I 


1  the  mire  of 
the  depth. 

2  depth  of. 
iJuo.  15.25. 


away. 
5  O 


God,     thou 


4  drinkers 
of  titrong 
drink, 
g  Is.  49.  8. 
2  Co.  6.  2. 
h  He.  5.  7. 
i  !s.  43.  1,2. 
k  Ps.  16.  10. 
Ac.  2.  24, 

I  Ps.  86.  16. 
Mi.  7.  19. 

5  m.nke 
hoste  to 
he'^r  -me. 
m  Ps,  22.6.7. 
Is.  53.  3. 
He.  12.  2. 

63.  5. 

6  lament 
with  ms. 

.vithout  a'o  Mar   14. 
f  50. 

-U  Mat.  27. 
enemies  •  34,  48. 

Jnn.   19. 
not!  29,  SO. 

I?  Ro.  11.8- 
knowest     my  1 10. 


mv 
fail 


then 
took 


3  guiltiness, 
c  j'no.  7.  5. 
rf.Ino.  2.  17. 
e  Ro.  15.  3. 
/  Ps.  35.  13, 


of  his  affliction, 

foolishness  ;  and  my  3  sins  are  not 
hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on 
thee,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  be 
asharne  1  for  my  sake  ;  'et  not 
those  that  seek  thee  be  confound- 
ed for  my  sake,  O  God  of  Is- 
rael. 

7  Becausf  for  thy  sake  I  have 
borne  reproach  :  shame  hath  cov- 
eied  my  face. 

8  I  c  am  become  a  stranger  unto 
my  brethren,  and  an  alien  unto 
my  mother's  children. 

9  For  d  the  zeal  of  thine  house 
hath  eaten  me  up  ;  and  e  the  re- 
p. caches  of  them  that  reproached 
thee  aie  fallen  upon  me. 

10  Wheny  1  wept,  and  chastened 
my  soul  with  fasting,  that  was  to 
my  rep  oach. 

U  I  made  sackcloth  also  my  gar- 
ment ;  and  I  became  a  proverb 
uiito  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate 
speak  against  me  ;  and  J  was  the 
song  of  the  4  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer !» 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  in  an  accep- 
table g  time  :  O  God,  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  mercy,  hear  h  me,  ia 
the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire, 
aTid  let  me  not  sink  :  let  me  be 
delivered  from  them  that  hale  me, 
and  out  of  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  i  not  the  water-fiood  over- 
flow me,  neither  let  the  deep 
.■^wallow  me  up,  and  let  not  the 
pit  t  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  j  for  thy 
loving-kindness  is  good  :  turn  / 
unto  me  according  to  the  multi- 
tude of  thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And    iii  ie  not    thy   face   frorfli** 
th;-  servant  ;  for  I  am  in  trouble  : 

5  hsar  me  speerlily. 

18  Drav.-  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and 
redeem  it  :  deliver  me,  because  of 
n^ae  enemips. 

^^Thou  hast  known  rny  m  re- 
proach, and  my  shame,  and  my 
di.shonour  :  mine  adversaries  are 
all  before  thee. 
2i)  Rep.'oach  hath  broken  my 
heart,  and  I  am  full  of  heaviness  ; 
and  I  n  looked  for  some  to  6  take 
pity,  hot  there  vat  o  none  ;  and 
for  comforter.5,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  p  gave  me  also  gall  for 
my  meat  ;  and  in  my  thust  they 
gave  me  vinegar  to  d^ink. 

22  Let  9  their  table  become  a 
snare  befor<"  them  :  and  that  which 
shiuld  have  been  for  tAeir  welfare, 
let  it  become  a  trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes    he   darkened. 

556 


Davxd'i  thanka giving. 


PSALMS. 


that    they  r  see   not;    and   make   r  2  Co.  3.  14. 


tlicir  loins  coiiiiniiiilly  tn  sh.ike 
24  I'.iiir  uiil  a  ihiiie   iiMli^ndtinn 
upon  Uiein,  im'l   let   thy   w.alhlul 
oilier  lake  liol.l  of  them. 
2-5  Let  thtfir?  huhiliilion  be  <  des- 
olate ;    and  let  8   none  dwell    in 
their  tents. 
26    For    u    they    persecule    Aim 
^vhom   thou  h»st   nmitten  ;  v   and 
they  tiilk    lo  the    giief  of  9  thjse 
whom  ihon  hnst  wouu'ied. 


»  1  Th.2.  15, 
IG. 

7  pnlace. 

t  M,it.23.38. 

8  there  not 
be.  a  dioelter. 
u  Zee.  I.  15. 
V  Is.  53.  4. 

9  thy  laound- 
f.d. 
lU  or,  pun 


27  Ad  1  10  ioiqiiity  unto  their  in-\  ishment  of 


iniquity. 
Mat.  23.  36. 
w  Re.  13.  8. 

11  or,  meek. 

12  crerpeth. 
X  Rie.  36.35, 
36. 

j/Jno.  14.23. 
Re.  21.27. 

0  Ps.  38, 
title. 

b  Ps.  40.13— 
17. 

1  my  help. 
c  \..\.  3.  2.5. 
d  Ps.  97.   12. 
Is.  61.  10. 


iquiiy  i    and    lei    them  not   come 
into  thy  ri^lUeonsness. 
2)J  Let  them   be  slotted  out  of  the 
book  of   the   living',   and    not    be 
written  w  with  the  rig-hteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful  : 
let  thy  salvation,  O  God,  set  me 
up  on  higrh. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God 
with  a  song,  and  will  mag^nify 
him  with  thanksgivino^. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the 
Lord  better  than  an  ox  or  Uullock 
that  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

3-iThB  11  humLle  shall  see  this. 
and  be  °rlad  ;  and  your  heart  shall 
live  that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the 
poor,  and  despiseth  not  his  prison- 
erg. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  eaith 
praise  him,  the  sea.s,  and  every 
thin?  that  12  moveih  therein  : 

35  To.' God  will  save  Zion,  and 
will  build  X  the  cities  of  Judah  ; 
that  they  may  dwell  there,  and 
have  it  i:i  possession. 

33  The  see  1  also  of  his  servants 
shall  inhe.it  it  ;  nnd  they  j/ that 
love  his  name  shall  ilwell  therein. 

PSAL.M   LXX. 

*K^the  chief  .Vlusician.     A  Panlm 

of  D.ivi  1,  to  a  bring  to  remem- 

hranre. 

llfi/CE  b  hi'ite,  O  God,  to  deliv- 

^'■'-  er  me  ;  make  haste  to  I   help 

mc,  O  Lord.  ,^ 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  con^^g- Zee.  3.  8. 
foun  ie  I  that   seek   alter  iny  soul  : 
letthem  be  turned  backward,  and 
put  to  confusion,   that  desire  my 
hurt. 

3  Letthem  be  turned  back  for  a 
reward  of  their  shame  that  say. 
Aha,  Aha  ! 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  c  thee  d 
rejoice  an  i  be  glad  in  thee  :  ami 
let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say 
continually.  Let  God  be  magni- 
fied. 

5  But  I  (tm  poor  and  needy  ; 
make  haste  unto  me,  O  God  : 
thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
O  Lord,  make  no  tarrying.       i^ 

553  > 


aPs.  31.  1-3. 
b  Ps.34.  15. 
1  to  me  for  a 
rock  of  hab- 
itation. 
cPr.  18.  10. 

dU.  17.  7, 

17. 

e  Ps.  22.  9, 

10. 

Is.  4S.  3,4. 

/Ps.  145.  1, 
2. 


2  watch, 
or, 
oh.ierve. 

;i2Sa.  17.  1, 

&c. 

Mat.  27.  1. 

i  Ps.  139.  17, 

k  Is.  45.  24, 

2.5. 

Ph.  3.9. 

3  unto  old 
as.e  and 
srey  hiirs. 
I  Is.  46.  4. 

4  ihint  arm. 


Ilii  petition*  to  God 

I  PSALM   LXXI. 

IN   a  thee,  tj   Lord,  do  I    put  my 
trust  ;  let   me  never  be  put  to 
.  onfu»ion. 

2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteou*. 
ness,  and  cause  me  to  escape  : 
incline  thine  ear  6  unto  me,  and 
save  me. 

3  Be  thou  I  my  strong  habitation, 
wliereuuto  c  I  may  continually 
resort  :  thou  bust  given  cunimand- 
ment  to  save  me  ;  for  liiou  art  my 
rock  anil  my  fortress. 

4  Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of 
t.'ie  hand  of  the  wicked,  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  unrighteuua  and  cruel 
man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  d  O 
Lord  God  :  thou  art  my  tru«t 
from  ray  youth. 

6  By  e  thee  have  I  been  hulden 
up  from  the  womb  :  thou  art  he 
that  took  me  out  of  my  mother'* 
bowels  :  my  f  praise  shall  6e  con- 
tinually of  thee. 

7  1  am  as  a  wonder  g  unto 
Ml  any  ;  but  thou  art  my  strong 
refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  with  thy 
praise  a/ic2  icith.  thy  honour  all  the 
day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of 
old  age  :  forsake  me  not  when  my 
strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak 
ag.iinst  me  ;  and  they  that  2  lay 
wait  for  my  soul  take  counsel  h 
together, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken 
him  ;  persecute  and  take  him  ; 
for  there  ig  none  to  deliver  him. 

12  O    God,   be  not  far  from  me  : 

0  my  Uod,  make  haste  for  my 
help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
consume  1  that  are  ad versavies  to 
my  soul  ;  let  them  be  c;oveied  with 
reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually, 
and  will  yet  praise  thte  more  and 
more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  show  forth 
thy  righteousness  and  thy  salva- 
tion all  the  day  ,  for)  I  know  not 
t  ha  n  u  m  he  rs  there  of. 

Mo  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the 
Lord  God  :  I  will  make  mention 
of  thy  righteousness,  k  even  ot 
thine  only. 

17  O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me 
from  my  youth  ;  and  hitherto  have 

1  ileclared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  Now  also,  3  when  I  am  old  I 
and  grey-headed,  O  God,  forsake 
me  not,  until  I  have  showed  4  thy 
strength  unto  thii  generation,  and 


David's  prayer/or  Solomon. 

thy  power  to  every  one  Ikat  is  to 
come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O  God, 
is  very  hijh,  7n  who  hasl  done 
great  things  :  O  God,  who  is  like 
Unto  thee  ? 

20  T/iou,  which  hast  showed  me 
great  and  sore  troubles,  shall  n 
quicken  me  again,  and  shall  hring 
nif:  up  again  from  the  depths  of 
the  earth. 

21  Thou  shall  increase  my  srreat- 
ness,  and  comfort  me  on  every 
side. 

22  I  will  also  praise  thee  with 
the  5  psalie  y,  o  eoen  thy  truth,  (J 
my  God  :  unto  thee  will  I  sing  with 
tlie  harp,  p  O  thou  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

23  iVTy  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice 
when  I  sing  unto  thee  ;  and  my 
£oul,  which  thou  hasl  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of 
thy  righteousness  all  the  day  long: 
for  they  ae  confounded,  for  they  i 
are  brought  unto  shame,  that  seek 
my  hurt.  I 

PSALM   LXXn. 
A  Psalm  1  for  Solomon. 

C"1IVE  a  the  king  thy  judg- 1 
J  menti,  O  God,  and  thy, 
righteousness  unto  the  king's! 
son.  I 

2  He  6  shall  judge  thy  people  '. 
with  righteousness,  and  ihy  poor! 
with  judgment. 

3  The  mountains  c  shall  bring 
peace  to  the  people,  and  the  little 
hills,  by  righteousness.  I 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the. 
people,  he  shall  save  the  children  j 
of  the  needy,  and  shall  break  in  i 
pieces  the  oppressor,  d 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  iong| 
as  the  sun  and  moon  endure,! 
throughout  all  generations.  j 

6  He  shall  comedown  like  rain  j 
upon  e  the  mown  grass  ;  as  show-: 
ers //w.Z  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous 
flourish  ;  and  abundance  of 
peace  2  so  long  as  the  moon  en- 
dur^th. 

8  He  y  shall  have  dominion  also 
from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  river: 
unto  the  ends:  of  the  earth.  j 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wildeV'i 
ness  shall  bow  before  him  j  and  g- 
his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust.         i 

10  The  h  kings  of  Tarshish  and 
of  the  isles  shall  bring  presents; 
the  kinys  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  j 
offer  gifts. 

11  Vea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down 
i  before  him;  all  nations  shall  i 
serve  him.  ! 

12  For    he   shall  deliver   k   the! 

3S 


PSALMS.  Prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

'mis.  55.  9.  needy  when  he  crieth  ;  the  poor 
Ut  Hos.  6.  1,  also,  and  ^2774  that  hath  no  helper. 
1 2.  13  He  shall  spare    the  poor  anrl 

5  instrument  needy,  and  shall  save  the  souls  of 
\o/  psaltery,   the  needy. 

0  Ps.  150.  3.  14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul 
p  Ps.  92.  3.     from   deceit   and     violence  :     and 

1  or,  0/.  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his 
Ps.  127,            sight. 

,  title.  15  And  he  shall  live,  I  and  to  him 

|alK.  1.38,  3  shall  be  given  of  the  gold  of  She- 
;37.  ba  :  m  piayer  also   shall  be  made 

i  6  Is.  11.2-5.  for  him  continually;  atid  daily 
I  32.  1,  17.  shall  he  be  praised,  n 

cPs.  85.  12.  16  There  shall  be  an  handful  of 
d  Is.  51.  12,  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of 
13.  the  mountains  ;    the  fruit  thereof 

iRe.  12.  10.  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  :  and  o 
|e2Sa.  23.  they  ai  the  city  shall  flourish  like 
4.  grass  of  the  earth. 

Hos.  6.  3.  17  His  name  shall  4  endure   for 

2  ii// there  ever:  his  name  shall  be  5conlinu- 
be  /to  moon,  ed  as  long  as  the  sun  ;  and  men 
/IK.  4.  20-  shall  be  blessed  p  in  him:  all 
24.  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

Ps.   89.   25,       18  Blessed   be  the  Lord  God,  the 

36.  Go  I   of  Israel,  who  only   q   doeth 

Zee.  9.  10.        wondrous  things. 

g  Mi.  7.  17.       19  And   blessed  r  be  his  glorious 

h  2  Ch.   9.        name  for  ever  :  and  let  the  whole 

21.  earth   be   filled   s  with  his  glory. 

Mat.  2.  11.      Amen,  and  Amen. 

i  Is.  49.  7,         20  The  prayers  of  David,  the  son 

23.  of  Je.sse,  are  ended. 

k  He.  7.  25.  PSALM  LXXIII. 

A  Psalm  1  of  Asaph. 

/  Re.  1.  18.      rpRULY  2  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

3  one  shall  X.  eoere  to  such  as  are  3  of  a  clean 
give.  heart. 

m  2  Ch.  9. 1.     2  But  as  for  me,   my  feet  were 
n  Jude  25.       almost  gone  ;  my  steps  had  well 
o  Hos.  14.  5-   nigh  slipped. 
7.  3    For  I   was  envious    a   at  the 

4  be.  foolish,  when  I  saw  the   prosperity 
of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their 
death  ;  but  their  strength  is  4 
firm. 

5  They  are  not  in  5  trouble  as 
other  men  ;  neither  are  they 
plagued  6  like  other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth 
them  about  as  a  chain  :  violence 
covereth  them  as  a  garment,  b 

7  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fat- 
ness :  they  7  have  more  than  heart 
could  wish. 

8  They  are  corrupt,  and  speak 
wickedly  concerning  oppressioa  • 
they  speak  c  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  against 
the  heavens  ;  and  their  tongue 
walkeih  through  the  earth. 

10  Therefore   his  people     return 


7  pass   the   thoughts  of  the  heart. 
c  Jud«  16. 


TH«  prophet  comptainctk  of  PS  A  L  MS . 

hillier  ;  and  WHlers  tif  a  full  cup  ]  rf  Job  22.  13. 
are  wrung  out  lo  idem  :  i  Ps.  94.  7. 

11  And   they   k.iv.   How    d    doth  j 

God  know?  anj  is  ihere  knowl- if  Jof*  9- 27- 
ed^e  in  tl)e  Must  Uig'li  7  31- 

12  Beliold,  iliese  are  llie  ungodly,    o  , 
who  prosper  in   iho   world;  (hey    ,."'5"^"'^*' 
increase  in  riches.                                |  Jj<"^"»<;'" 

13  V'eiily  e   I  have  cleansed  iny  ;     ^  ' 
heart  in    vain,     and    washed   niy  !  9 /^lour  i/» 
hands  in  innucniicy.  Inline  eyet. 

14  For  all  the   day   long  have   I 

been    plagued,   and    8  chastened  L/^P'- 37- 38. 
every  morninsj.  |^  Jj.  ^.  7 

15  if  I  say,    I    will   speak    thus  ;  ,  y. 
behold,  1  should  ol'iend  against  the    ,„   .  , 
yeneiation  or  thy  children.  10/Anetr. 

16  Wlien  1  thought  to  know  this,    \\  icith. 
it  liins  9  too  painful  for  me  ; 

17  Until  I  went  into  the  sanctna-   " '^^- ^''   "• 
ry  of  God  ;  then  understood  1  their   12  rock 
end.  / 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in   t  La.  3.  24. 
slippery     places:    thou      castedst  U  ^j.     ^ 
them  down  into  destruction.  1  Dgj^j,,',  /-^^ 

19  Ho-.v  are  they  brousht  into  de-    "j  .,  .  ■,  »„ 
solation,  asm  a  moment  !  the v  are  ;  o;t,i ;„ 
utterly  constimed  with  terrois'.  struction. 

20  As    a     dream     g     when     one 
awaketh,  so,0   Lord,  when  thou    2  or,  tn6e. 
awakest,  thou  thalt  despise  their 

.mag'e.  | 

21  Thus  my   lieart  was  grieved,! 
and  I  w.-\s  p'icked  in  my  reins. 

22  So  foolish  wo^  I,  and  10  t^no-|^  La  2  7 
rant;  I  was  as  a  beast  11  beforel^g"'  '  ' 
thee. 

23  Nevertheless,  1  an  continual-  3  sent  thy 
Iv  with  thee;  thou  hast  holden  I  ficrwory 
ijiehy  my  right  hand.  into  the  fire. 

24  Thou  h  sh:ilt  rruide   me  with   4  break. 
thy    counsel,   and  "  afterward    le-   6  Ps.  44.4. 
leive  me  to  glory.  <-  Kx.  H.  21. 

2.5  Whom  have  I   in   heaven   61:/  ]  5  brerik. 
thee?    and     there    is    none    upon  1 'Hs.  51.9,10. 
earth  thnt  I  desiie  besides  thee.        |  Eze.  29.  3. 

26  My  flesh  and  niv  heart  fail- 1 6  nr,  uj/ia/ei. 
#!th  :  but  God  is  the  12  strength 'e  Nu.  14.9. 
of  my  heart,  and  my  portion  i  for  /Ex.  17.  5, 
ever.  jC. 

27  For,  lo,  thfy  that  are  far  from  Nu.  in.  11. 
thee  shall  perish  ;  thou  hast  dc-'fi'Jos.  3.  13, 
•trovcd  all  them  that  go  a  whoring  ,  &C- 

from  thee.  7  livcrj  0/ 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw   strength. 
near  to  God  :  I  hava  put  my  trust   8  £/i*';;i. 

=  n  the  Lord  God,  that  I  may  de-  /(  Ps.  94.  7, 
clare  all  Ihv  works.  ,8. 

PS,iLM  LXXIV.  |iCn.  2.  14. 

MasMiil  1    of  -Asaph.  !l-Ge.  17.7. 

OGOD,  why  hast   thou   cast  us   S. 
off  (or  ever?  why  doth  thine    Le.  26.  45. 
anger  smoke  against  the  sheep  of  2Sa.23.  5. 
thy  pasture?  ]  Ps.  106.  45. 

H  Remember   thy    congregation,  jji.'.  33.  20, 
uhich  thou  hast  purchased  of  old  ;  i21. 
the  2    rod   of    thine   iDberitance,  |  He.  8.  10. 
558 


the  desolation  of  the  sanctunry. 

'which   thou    hast   redeemed  ;    this 
1  mount   Zioii,    wheiein    thou    hast 

dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  per- 
'petuul  desolations;  even  all  that 
I  the  enemy  hath  dune  wickedly  in 

the  s.inctuary. 

I   4  Thine   a  enemies    roar  in    the 
I  midst  of  thy  congregations  ;   they 

set  uj)  tlieii  cnsijrns/or  tigne. 
5  A   intut  was  ianious  according 
I  as  he  hud  lifted   up  axes  upon  ths 
!  thick  trees. 

I   6  But  now    they  break  down  the 
I  carved  work  the.ejf  at  once  with 

axes  and  hammers. 

7  They  have  3  cast  fire  into  thy 
sanciuaiy  ;  they  have  defiled  by 
casting  douu  the  dwelling-place 
of  thy  name  to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts.  Let 
us  destroy  4  ihem  together  :  they 
have  burnt  up  all  the  synagogues 
of  God  in  the  land. 

9  Wc  bee  not  our  signs  :  there  is 
no  more  any  prophet  :  neither  is 
there  among  us  any  that  knoweth 
how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  ad- 
vi^rsary  reproach  ■?  shi'll  tlm  ene- 
my blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  ? 

11  Wliv  wiihdrawcst  thou  thy 
hand,  even  thy  right  han'l  ?  plu'jk 
it  out  of  thy  bosom. 

12  For  (iod  is  iny  King  6  of  old, 
working  salvation  in  the  midst  of 
the  earth. 

13  Thou  c  didot  5  iliride  the  sea 
hy  thy  strength  :  thou  brakest  d 
the  lieads  of  the  dragons  6  in  the 
waters. 

14  Thou  breakest  the  heads  of 
leviathan  in  pie^os,  otid  guvpsl 
him  to  he  moat  c  to  the  people  in- 
habiting the  u  ilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  y  the  foun- 
tain and  the  flood  ;  thou  driedst 
^  up  7  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day'  is  thine,  the  night 
also  is  thine  :  thou  hast  prepared 
the  light  and  the  sun. 

17  Thou  hasi  set  all  the  borders 
of  the  earth  :  thou  hast  made  8 
summer  and  winter. 

18  Kemembcr  this,  that  the  ene- 
my hath  reproached,  O  Lord,  and 
ihnt  the  A  foolish  people  have  bl»8- 
phemed  thy  name. 

19  O  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy 
turtle-dove  t  unto  the  multitude 
of  the  nickel  :  forget  not  the  con- 
gregation of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  t  cove- 
nant ;  for  the  dark  places  of  the 
earth  arc  full  of  the  habitations  of 
cruelty. 

21  Olet   not    the    oppressed   ra- 


God's  majesty  in  the  church. 

turn  ashamed:  !el  the  poor  and 
needy  piaise  ihv  name. 

•22  A.ise,  O  God,  plead  thine 
own  cause  :  remember  how  the 
foolish  man  reproachcih  tliee 
diuly. 

'23  Forget  not  the  Toice  of  thine 
eueioies  :  the  tumult  of  those  that 
rise  up  against  thee  9  increaseth 
continual  ly. 

PSALM    LXXV. 
To   the  chief  Musician,   1  Al-tas- 
chith.  a    A  Psalra  or  Song  2  of 
Asaph. 

UNTO  thee,  O  God,  do  we  give 
thanks,  unto  thee  do  we  give 
thanlfs  :  for  that  thy  name  ii  near, 
thy  wondrous  works  declare. 

2  When  3  I  shall  receive  the 
cong. elation,  I  will  judge  b  up- 
rightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inliahit- 
ants  thereof  are  dissolved  :  I  bear 
up  the  pillars  of  it.     fcSelah. 

4  I  said  unto  the  fooU,  Deal  not 
foolishly  ;  and  to  the  wicked,  Lifi 
not  up  the  c  horn  : 

•5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  ; 
speak  not  icith  a  siifi'  neck.  I 

6  For  promotion  conieth  neither  I 
from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
nor  f;oin  the  4  south  :  I 

7  But  God  is  the  judge;  he  d\ 
putteth  down  one,  and  setteth  up  1 
another.  | 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  tlie  Lord  1 
tliere  is  a.  cup,  e  and  the  wine  ia  I 
red  ;  it  is  full  of  mixture,  and  he  i 
poureth  out  of  the  same  :  but  the  I 
dregs  thereof,  all  the  wicked  of  the  ' 
earth  shall  wring  them  out,  andl 
drink  them.  \ 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever;  I; 
will  ding  praises  to  the  God  of 
J. tool). 

10  All  /  the  horns  of  the  wicked 
also  will  I  cut  off  :  but  the  horns  of 
the  righteous  .shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVI. 
To  the  chief   Musician   on   Negi- ! 
noth.     A    Psalm    or  Song   1    of 
Asaph. 

IN  a  Judah  b  is  God  known  ;    his 
name  Is  great  in  Israel. 
•2  In  c    Salem   also  is  his    taber- 
nacle, and   his  dwelling-place   in 
Zion.  I 

3  There  d  brake  he  the  arrows  of! 
the  bow,  the  shield,  and  the  sword,  ; 
and  the  battle.     Selah.  ! 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and' 
excellent  than  the  mountains  of| 
prey.  ! 

3  The  stout-hearted  e  are  spoiled,  I 
they  have  slept /their  sleep  :  and  j 
none  of  the  men  of  might  have  ' 
found  lUcir  bauds.  i 


PSALMS. 

9  ascendeth, 
Jou.  I.  Z. 

1  or,  De- 
stroy not. 
a  Pf.  57, 
title. 

2  or,  for. 

3  or,  shall  I 
take  a  set 
time. 

6  2  Sa.  23.3, 

4. 

cZec.  I.  21. 

A  desert. 

d  lS:i.2.7,8. 

e  Re.  14.   9, 

10. 

/Ps.  101.8. 

1   or,  for. 

a  Ps.  48.  1, 

&c. 

b  De.  4.7,8. 

cPs.  132.13. 

d  Is.  37.  35, 

3S. 

e  Is.  46.  12. 

fie.  51.39. 


David's  combat  with  diffidence. 

I   6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  .Tacob, 
[both  the  chariot  and   horse  g  are 


St  into  a  dead  sleep. 
Thou,   h  even  thou. 


g  Zee.  12.4. 
AGe.  10.  7. 
i  Na.  I.  6. 
iEx.  19.  10, 

I  Da.  3.  19, 

28 

TO  Ps.  65.  7. 

'Z  to  fear. 

nPs.  2.5,10. 

n  Ps.  62, 

title. 

1  oi,  for. 

2  hand. 

b  Ps.  143.  4, 


La.  3.   17, 


c  De.  32.  7, 
Is.  63.   11. 
d  Ps.  42.  8. 
e  Ps.  4.  4. 
/La.  3.  40. 
?  Ps.  74.  1. 
La.  3.31,32. 
3  to  genera- 
lion  and 
generation, 
h  Is.  49.  15. 
i  Ps.   31,22. 
it  Ps.  111.  4. 
/  Ps.  68.  24. 
m  Kx.  15.11, 
cic. 


7  'J'hou,  h  even  thou,  art  to  be 
I  feared  ;  and  v/ho  i  may  stand 
(in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art 
'angry  '} 

I  b  Thou  k  didst  cause  judgment 
j  to  be  heard  from  heaven  ;  the  earth 
I  feared,  and  was  still, 
9  When  God  aiose  to  judgment, 
to  Save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 
|Selah. 

i  10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  I 
ishall  praise  thee  :  the  lemainder 
\m  of  wrath  shall  thou  restrain. 
!  11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord 
your  God:  let  all  that  be  round 
about  him  bring  presents  2  unto 
him  that  ought  to  be  I'uared. 
I  12  He  n  shall  cut  ofl'  the  spirit  of 
;  princes  :  he  is  terrible  to  the  kings 
of  the  eaith. 

!  PSALM  LXXVII. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  «  Jedu- 
thun.     A  Psalm  of  l.isiph. 

I('R1ED     unto    God    with     my 
voice,  even  unto  God   with   my 
'voice  ;  and  he  gave  ear  unto  me. 
!   2    111   the     day   of    iny    trouble    I 

sought  the  Lord  :  my  2  sore  ran  in 
'the  night,  and  ceased  not  :  ray  soul 
Irefused  to  be  comforted. 
I  3  I  remembeied  God,  and  was 
I  troubled:  I  complained,  and  my 
I  spirit  6  was  overwhelmed.  Se- 
llah. 
I   4  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  v<aking: 

1   am   so    troubled    that   I   cannot 
'speak. 

'   5  I  have  considered  c  the  days  of 
iold,  the  j-ears  of  ancient  times, 
i   6   I  call  to  remembrance  my  song 
|f/  in  the  night  :  I  commune  'e  with 

mine    own    heart,   ai-.d    my    spirit 
Imadediligent /search. 
7  Will   the   Lord    cast   o(T   for  g 

ever  ?  and  will  he  be  favourable  no 
■  more  ? 

I   8  Is    his    mercy  clean   gone   for 
'ever?    doth  his  promise  fail  3  for 
;  evermore  ? 
;   9    Hath   God   forgotten   h    to    be 

gracious?  hath  he  in   anger  shut 

up  his  tender  mercies  .'     SJelah. 
i    10  And  I  said.  This  i  is   my  in- 
ifirmity:  but  I  will  ranetuber  the 
i  years  of   the   right   hand    of    the 
iMost  High. 
j    11  I  will  remember  the  works  i of 

the  Lord  ;  surely  I  will  remember 
Uhy  wonders  of  old. 
i  12  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy 
;  work,  and  talk  of  thy  doings. 
I  13  Thy  way,  O  God,  is  I  in  the 
I  sanctuary:  who  m  is  so  great  a 
I  God  as  our  God  ! 

559 


liod'n  urralli  against 

14  Thou  nrt  ilic  GoJ  llial  <ioe»l 
wuivlen  :  ihua  IihbI  declaied  lliy 
Ktren^ih  amuiiij  the  penple. 

15  Tliou  liasl  Willi  thine  mm  re- 
'JeciiicJ  lliy  people,  ihe  sons  ol' 
Jucub  and  Joseph.     iSel.th. 

16  The  u-uieis  n  saw  thce  :  U 
God,  ihe  wuieie  saw  ihee  :  ihey 
■were  ulVaid  ;  ihe  depths  also  weie 
troubled. 

17  The  clouds  4  poured  oul  water, 
the  skies  sent  oul  a  sound:  thiae 
arrows  also  went  alnoad. 

18  The  voice  o  of  ihy  thunder 
teas  in  ihe  heaven  :  the  lightnin;;s 
lightened  the  world  :  the  earth 
treiril.led  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy 
path  in  the  ^leal  waters,  and  thy 
footsteps  aie  not  known. 

20  Thoup  leddesl  thy  people  like 
a  Hock  by  the  hand  oi  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

PSAL.M  LXXVIII. 
IVhischil  act'  Asaph. 

GIVK  b  ear,  U  my  people,  to 
my  law  :  incline  your  ears  to 
the  worils  of  my  mouth, 
ij  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  c 
parable  ;  I  will  utter  dark  savii«|fs 
of  old  : 

3  Which  we  have  heard  and 
known,  and  our  fathers  have  told 
us. 

4  We  (I  will  not  hide  them  from 
their  children,  showin?  to  the 
generation  to  come  the  praises  of 
the  Lord,  and  his  strength,  and  his 
wonderful  works  that  he  hath 
done. 

5  For  he  established  a  testimony 
in  Jacob,  anil  appointeil  a  law  e  in 
Israel,  which  he  ctunmanded  our 
fathers,  that  they  should  make 
them  known  to  their  children  ; 

6  That  /  the  generation  to  come 
might  know  them,  even  the  cliil- 
dien  which  should  be  born,  who 
Ehould  arise  and  declare  them  to 
their  children  ; 

7  Tiiat  they  might  set  their  hope 
in  God,  and  not  forget  the  works 
of  God  i  but  keep  his  command- 
ments : 

S  And  g  might  not  be  as  their 
fathers,  a  stubborn  and  rebellious 
/t  generation  ;  a  generation  that  I 
set  not  their  heart  aright,  and 
whose  spirit  was  not  stedfast  with 
God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  bein^ 
armed,  and  2  carrying  bows,  turned 
back  i  in  the  day  of  batile. 

10  They  *:  kept  not  the  covenant 
of  God,  and  refused  to  walk  in  his 
law  ; 

11  And  formal  /  hie  works,   and 

960 


PSALMS. 

n  Hab.  3.  S, 
&c. 

4  were 

pouredfoTth 
icith  urnler, 
o2Sa.22.14. 
pla.  63.  11. 

a  Ps.  74, 

title. 

bU.m.A. 

cMat.  13. 

13,35. 

dEx.  13.8, 

14. 

cDe.  6.7. 
U.  19. 

/Ps.  102.18. 
5E/.e.20.18. 
/iE/.e.2.3-8. 

1  prepared 
nut  thxir 
heart, 
2Ch   20.33. 

2  throwing 
forth. 

iDe.    1.41- 

44. 

A:  2  K.  17.15. 

IPs.  106.13. 


11- 


m  Ex. 

12. 

n  Is.  19 

13. 

oEx.  14.21. 

p  Ex.  15.  8. 

y  Ex.  13.21. 

rEx.  17.  6. 

Na.20.  11. 

1  Co.  10.3,4. 

iPs.  105.41. 

t  De.    9.  22. 

He.  3.16-19. 

uEx.  16.  2, 

ic. 

3  order. 

V  Nu.  11.  1, 

&c. 

wMaI.3.10. 

X  or,  Every 

out  did  eat 

the  brecid  of 

the  mizhty. 

Ps.   103.  20. 

4^0. 

y  Nu.  11.18. 

5  fowl  of 

wing. 

^Ps.  106.15. 


t/it  ditubidicnt 

hia  wonders  that  be  bad  thowea 
them. 

12  Marvellor*  tilings  m  did  he  ii\ 
the  sight  of  their  f  ithe>(,  in  ths 
land  rif  Egypt,  in  the  fieli  of  /» 
Zoan. 

13  He  divided  o  the  tea,  and 
caused  ihein  to  pars  through  ;  and 
be  made  the  wateis  to  btaiid  at  an 
heap. 

14  In  (J  the  day-time  also  he  led 
them  with  a  cloud,  and  all  the 
night  wiin  a  light  of  fire. 

1.3  He  clave  r  the  rocks  in  the 
wilderness,  and  gave  them  drink 
as  out  of  the  great  depths. 

16  He  «  brought  streams  also  oul 
of  the  lock,  and  caused  waterii  to 
run  down  like  rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more 
against  lilni,  by  provoking  I  the 
Most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  u  they  templed  God  in 
their  heart,  by  asking  meal  for 
their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against  God  : 
they  said.  Can  God  3  furnish  a 
table  ill  the  wilderness? 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock, 
that  the  waters  gushed  cut,  and 
the  streams  overtlowed  ;  can  he 
give  bread  also?  can  he  provide 
Rosh  for  his  people  ? 

21  'J'herefore  llie  Lord  beard 
this,  ami  was  v  wroth  :  so  a  fire 
was  kindled  against  Jacob,  and 
anger  also  came  up  against  Is- 
rael ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in 
God,  and  tiusied  nut  in  bis  salva- 
tion ; 

23  Though  he  had  commanded 
the  clouds  fiom  above,  and  opened 
the  doors  w  of  heaven, 

24  And  had  rained  down  manna 
upon  them  to  eat,  and  had  given 
them  of  tlie  corn  of  heaven. 

25  Man  z  did  eat  angels'  food  , 
be  sent  them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  4 
blow  in  the  heaven  ;  and  by  his 
power  he  brought  in  the  soutn 
wind. 

27  He  y  rained  flesh  also  upon 
tliera  as  dust,  and  5  feathered 
fowls  like  as  the  sand  of  the 
sea  ; 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst 
of  their  camp,  round  about  their 
habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well 
filled  :  for  z  be  gave  them  tbeir 
own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from 
their  lust  :  but  while  their  meat 
was  yet  in  their  mouths, 

31  Tbe  wratb  of  God  same  upon 


Punishment  for  disobedience, 

them,  and  slew  the  fattest  of  thein, 
and  6  smote  down  the  7  chosen 
men  of  Israel, 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still, 
and  believed  not  for  his  wondrous 
works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he 
consume  in  vanity,  and  their  yeais 
in  trouble. 

84  When  a  he  slew  them,  then 
they  sought  him  ;  and  tliey  re- 
turned and  inquired  early  after 
God: 

35  And  they  remembered  that 
God  was  their  rock,  6  and  the  high 
God  their  Redeemer. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  c 
him  with  their  mouth,  and  they 
lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues  : 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right 
with  him,  neither  were  they  sted- 
fast  in  his  covenant. 

38  But  he,  being  full  of  compas- 
sion, forgave  d  f/ieir  iniquity,  and 
destroyed  then  not  :  yea,  many  a 
time  turned  he  his  anger  away, 
and  e  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath  : 

39  For  be  remembered  /  that 
they  were  but  flesh  ;  a  wind  g  that 
passeth  away,  and  cometh  not 
again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  8  provoke 
h  him  in  the  wilderness,  a/id grieve 
him  in  the  desert ! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back,  and 
templed  God,  and  limited  i  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his 
hand,  nor  the  day  when  he  deliv- 
ered them  from  the  9  enemy  : 

43  How  he  had  10  wrought  his 
signs  in  Egypt,  and  his  wonders  k 
in  the  field  of  Zoan  ; 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers 
into  I  blood  ;  and  their  floods,  that 
they  could  not  drink. 

45  He  m  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies 
among  them,  which  devoured 
them  ;  and  frogs,  which  destroyed 
them. 

46  He  n  gave  also  their  increase 
unto  the  caterpillar,  and  their 
labour  unto  the  locust. 

47  He  11  destroyed  their  vines 
with  o  hail,  and  their  sycamore- 
trees  with  12  frost. 

48  He  13  gave  up  their  cattle  also 
to  the  hail,  and  their  flocks  to  14 
hot  thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierce- 
ness of  his  anger,  wrath,  and  in- 
dignation, and  trouble,  by  sending 
evil  angels  among'  them. 

50  He  15  made  a  way  to  his  an- 
ger:  he  spared  not  their  soul  from 
death,  but  gave  their  life  16  over 
to  the  pestilence  : 


PSALMS". 

6  made  to 
bow. 

7  or,  young. 
Is. 40.  30,31. 
a  Is.  26.  16. 
Ho.  5.  15. 
6De.  32.  4, 
15. 

c  De.  5.  28, 

29. 

dNu.  14.18, 

20. 

els.  48.9. 

/Ps.103.14. 

g  Ja.  4.  14. 

8  or,  rebel 
against. 

h  Ps.  95.  8— 

10. 

i  ver.  19,20. 

9  or,  ajjiic- 
lion. 
Usel. 

k  ver.  12. 
/Ex.7.  2C. 
m  Ex.8.  6, 
24. 

wEx.  10.13. 
n  killed. 
oEx.  9.  23- 
25. 

12  or,  great 
hailstones. 

13  shut  up. 

14  or,  light- 
nings. 

15  weighed 
a  path. 

16  or,  beasts 
to  the  mur- 
rain. 

Ex.  9.  3—6. 


p  Ex.  12.29. 
yEx.  14,15. 

17  covered. 

r  Jos.  19.51. 

sJu. 2.12,20. 

t  1  Sa.  4.  10, 
11. 

18  praised. 
uPs.  7.  6. 

V  Is.  42.  13. 
w  1  Sa.  5,  6, 
12, 

xGe.  49.10. 

y  Ps.  87.  2. 

19  founded. 


Israel  rejected  :  Judah  chosen. 

51  And  smote  all  the  fiist-born  p 
in  Egypt  ;  the  chief  of  tlieir 
strength  in  the  tabernaces  of 
Ham  : 

52  But  made  his  own  people  to 
go  forth  like  sheep,  and  guided 
them  in  the  Viilderness  like  a 
flock. 

53  And  q  he  led  them  on  safely, 
so  that  they  feared  not:  but  the 
sea  17  overwhelmed  their  ene- 
mies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the 
border  of  his  sanctuaiy,  even  to 
this  mountain,  7rAic/j  his  right  hand 
had  purchased. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also 
before  them,  and  divided  r  them 
an  inheritance  by  line,  and  made 
the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their 
tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provok- 
ed the  most  high  God,  and  kept 
not  his  testimonies  ; 

57  But  turned  buck,  and  dealt 
unfaithfully  like  their  fathers: 
they  were  turned  aside  like  a 
deceitful  bow. 

58  For  «  they  provoked  him  to 
cngerwith  their  high  places,  and 
moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their 
graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was 
wroth,  and  greatly  abhorred 
Israel  : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  taberna- 
cle of  Shiloh,  the  tent  which  he 
placed  among  men  ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength 
into  captivity,  and  his  glory  into 
the  enemy's  hand. 

62  He  t  gave  his  people  over  also 
unto  the  sword  ;  and  was  wroth 
with  his  inheritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  theiryoung 
men;  and  their  maidens  were  not 
18  given  to  mairiage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the 
sword  ;  and  their  widows  made  no 
lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  u  as 
one  out  of  sleep,  anrf  like  a  mighty 
man  v  that  shouteth  by  leason  of 
wine. 

66  And  w  he  smote  his  enemies  in 
the  hinder  parts  ;  he  put  them  to  a 
perpetual   reproach. 

67  Moreover,  he  refused  the  tab- 
ernacle of  JoEeph,  and  chose  not 
the  tribe  of  Ephraim  : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
X  the  mount  Zion,  y  which  he 
loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary 
like  high  palaces,  like  the  earth 
which  he  hath  19  established  for 
ever. 

SSI 


JtrmaUtn'j  denlraction.  PSALMS. 

70  He    chose    David   z   alio    his  '  f  2  Su.  7.  8. 
aerviinl,   and   took   him  from    the   Rafter. 
■heep  folds:  |'(  Is.  40.  11. 

71  Fioin  iiO   following  xXn   uweg  It  1  IC.  9.    4. 
grout  with  yoUMj,  he  brought  hira  '  I   or,  for. 
in   I'tted   n  Jacob    his   people,   and  yz  La.  1.    10. 
lime  I  liis  irihe.itance.  I  6  Ps.  74.  '2-7. 

7-J  So  he  fed   them  nccording  to  '  c2K.25.9,10. 
the    iiitegrily   b  of    his   lieait,  and  |  Alt.  3.  Vi. 
guided  them   by  the  skilfulnesa  of  X  Je.  16.  4. 
his  hands.  134.20. 

PSaL.M  LXXIX.  ieDe.28.37. 

A  P.-alm  1  of  Asaph.  |  /  Zep.1.18. 

OGOD,  the  he.ithen  a  are  come    5  Je.  lU    25. 
inlo   thine    iiih-^ritance    ;    thy'Re.  16.  1. 
ft  holy  temple    have    they  defiled  ;    A  Ps.  130.  3. 
they    c    have    laid    Jerusjlem    on  |Is.  64.  9. 
heaps.  1 2  or,  the  ini- 

U   The   dead  bodies  of   thy    ser-   qnilies  of 
vants  have  they   given  to  be  meat    them   that 
unlo  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  the  'were  before 
flesh  of  (hv- saints  unto  the  beasts  i  u«. 
of  the  earth.  iiDe.28.  43. 

3  Their    blood    have    they  shed  3  rc»i- 
lilte    water    round    about    J e ru sa- !  gertnce. 
lem  ;  and  there  was  none  d  to  bury  ■  k  Ps.  102.20. 
them.  1 4  thitie  arm. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  e  to  J5  reserve 
our  neisrhbours,    a   scorn   and   de- \  the  children 
rision  to  them  that  are  round  about  10/  death. 
us.  I/Ps.  74.   18. 

5  How  lonj.  Lord  ?   wilt  thou  be  | 

an^rv  for  ever  ?  shall  thy  jealousy  1  m  I-.  43.  21. 
/  burn  like  fire  ?  |6  genera- 

6  Pour  ^  out  thy  wrath  upon   the  j  tion  and  ge- 
heathen    that    have     not     Vnown  I  neration. 
thee,     and    upon     the    kingdoms   a  Ps.  60, 
that    have    not    called  upon   tliy    title. 
name  :  i  I  or,  for. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob,  !  6  Ps.  23.  1. 
and     laid    waste      his    dwelling- 1 77.  20. 
place.  \c  Ex.  25.  20, 

8  O  A  remember  not  against  us  2  '  22. 
former  iniquities:    let  thy  tender  1 2  Sa.  6.2. 
mercies  speedily  prevent  us;    for   d  De.  33.  2. 
we  arc  brought  very  t  low.  e  Nu.  2.   18- 

9  Help  us.  O  God   of    cur  salva-|24. 

tion,   for  the   glory  of  thy    name  ;  ,2  for  ealva- 
Rnd    delivi;r  us,   and   purge  away  | /ion  io  us. 
our  sins,  for  thy  name's  sake.  1  f  ver.  7.  19. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  I  La.  5.  21. 
ray,  Where  is  their  God  .'    let  him  ]  s  Nu.  6.  25. 
be  known  among   the    heathen    in  1  3  smote, 
our  sight,  6y  the   revenging  3  ofPs.  74.    1. 
the  blood  of  ihy   servants  which  is  ]  h  Ps.  42.  3. 
shed.  Is.  30.  20. 

11  Let  k  the  sighing  of  the   pris-  n  Ps.  79.  4. 
oner  come  before  thee  ;   according  ;  k  Is.  5.  1 — 7. 
to  the  greatness  of   4   thy  power  5  I  Je.  2.  21. 
preserve   thou  those   that   are   ap-j4cerfars  of 
pointed  to  die  :  Ood. 

12  And   render  unto  our  neigh- :  I  Na.  2.  2. 
hours   sevenfold   into   their   bosom    m  Is.  63.  15. 
their  reproach.  I   wherewith  they   »i  Is.  II.  1 


have  reproached  thee,  O  Lord. 


Zee.  3.   8. 


13  So  we  thy  people,   and  sheep  loPs.  76.  7. 
of    thy   pasture,  will    give    thee  |p  Is.  53.  5. 
562 


MitentM  of  ttu  church. 

thanks  for  erer  ;   we  v^ll  show  m 
I  forth  thy  prui>e   to  6   all   genera- 
:  tions. 
j  PSALM   LXXX. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon 
I  Sho&hunnim-eduth.  a  A  Pbr.liu 
I      I  of  Asaph. 

GIVK  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Is- 
rael, thou  that  Icadest  b  Jo- 
jsepli  like  a  flock;  c  ihou  that 
idwellest  between  the  cherubims, 
shine  d  furth. 

2  Before  e  Ephraim,  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  Minasseh,  stir  up 
;  thy  strength,  and  come  2  and  save 
'■  us, 

I  3  Turn  /  us  again,  O  God,  and 
I  cause  thy  face  g  to  shine  ;  and  we 
I  shall  be  saved. 

I   4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long 
I  wilt  thou   3  be   angry  against  the 
prayer  of  thy  people  ? 
.    5  Thou  feeilesl  them  with   the  h 
bread  of  tears  ;    and  givesi  them 
i  tea.-s  to  drink  in  great  measure. 
'    6  Thou  i  makest  us  a  strife   unlo 
.  our  neighbours  ;  and  our  enemies 
I  laugh  among  themselves. 
I    7  Turn  us  again,  O   God  of  hosts, 
I  and  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;    and 
J  we  shall  be  saved. 
I   8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  k  out 
'  of  Egypt ;    thou  hast  cast  out  the 
I  heathen,  and  planted  it. 
I    9  Thou     preparedst  room  before 
I  it,  and  didst  cause  it   to  take  deep 
j  root,  and  it  filled  the  land. 
I    10  The    hills   were    covered    with 
I  the  shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs 
j  thereof  were  like  the  4   goodly  ce- 
dars. 

I  11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto 
the  sea,  and  her  branches  unto  the 
river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken 
down  her  hedges,  so  that  /  all 
they  which  pass  by  the  way  do 
pluck  her  ^ 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth 
waste  it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the 
field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O 
God  of  hosts,  look  m  down  from 
heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this 
vine  ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy 
right  hand  hath  planted,  and  the 
n  branch  that  thou  madest  strong 
for  thyself. 

16  ji  t5  burnt  with  fire  ;  it  ii  cut 
down  ;  they  perish  o  at  the  rebuke 
of  thy  countenance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  p  be  upon  the 
man  of  thy  right  hand,  upon  the 
son  of  man  whom  thou  madest 
strong  for  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from 


An  exhortation  to  obedience. 


PSALMS. 


thee  :  quiclrcn  g  us,  and  we  \villl5  Ep.  2.  1,5. 
call  upon  thy  name.  !  a  Ps.  8, title. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God  of;  1  or, fur. 
hosts,  cause  Ihy  face  to  shine,  and   i  Le.  23.  24, 
we  shall  be  saved.  26, 

PfciALM     LXXXI.  \2or,asainst. 

To   the   chief  Musician  upon  Git-   c  Ps.  114.1. 
tilh.     a    A  Psabn  I  of  Asaph.     <3  passed 

SIXG      ii'.oud      unto     God      our  away. 
sliensTlh  ;  make  a  joyful  noise  i  d  Ex.  1.  14. 
unto  the  Viod  of  Jacob.  j  e  Ex.  17.2-7. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither,  4  or,  strife. 
the  timbrel,  the  pleasant  harp  with  ' fEx.  20.  2. 
the  psaltory.  i^Jno.  15.7. 

3  Blow  up  the  ti-umpet  in  the  new ,  A  De.  32.  15, 
moon,  in   the   time   appointed,  on  :  IS. 

our  solemn  feast-day.  i  Ac.  7.  42. 

4  For  mis  6  jca.5  a  statute  for  Ik-' 5  oc,  to  the 
rael,  and  a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob.  '  hardness  of 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph /or!  Z/ieir  Aearis, 
a  testimony,  when  he  went  out  2'  or, ijnngina- 
through  the  land  of  Egypt  ;  where,  lions. 

I  heard  a  language  c  thai  I  under-  [  h  Is.  48.  18. 
stood  not.  !De.32.  29. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  ■  6  lied,  or, 
tiirden  :  his  hands  3  were  AeV\\-\yiilded 
cred  from  the  pots.d  \  feigned 

7  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I   obedience, 
delivered  tliee  ;   I  answered  thee  ;  Ps.  66.  3. 
in  the  secret  place  of  thunder  ;  I   'fat. 
proved  e   thee  at  the  wateis  of  4  j  /  De.  32.  13. 
iMeribah.     Selah.  I  or, /"or. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  a2Cfh.  19.6, 
testify  unio  thee  :  0  Israel,  ifthou|7. 

wilt  hearken  unto  me  ; 

9  There  shall   no  strange  god  be 

in  thee;  neither  shall  thou  worship  I 

any  strange  god. 

id  \fam  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  , 
brought   thee   out  of  the   land  of  '2  Judge. 
Egypt  :  open  g   thy  mouth  wide,  i6  Je.  22.  3. 
and  I  will  fill  it.  c  Jno.  12. .'iS. 

U  But  h  my  people  would  not 'd  Ps.  75.  3. 
hearken  to  my  voice  ;  and  I«ia<l  2  Ti.  2,  19. 
ivould  none  of  me.  \3  moved. 

12  So  2   I   gave  them  up  5  unto   «?Jno.  10.  34, 
(heir  own   hearts'   lust  ;  and  they  35. 
walked  in  their  own  counsels.  |yRe.  11.15. 

13  Oh  k  that  my  peoplv  had  heark-    1  or,  for. 
ened    unto    me,    and    Israel    had   o  Is.  37.  29. 
walked  in  my  ways  !  j  i  Ps.  31.  20. 

14  I   should  soon    have  subdued   c  Est.  3.  6.9. 
their  enemies,  and  turned  my  hand   d  Ps.  2.  2. 
against  their  adversaries.  j  2  henrt. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  -  e2  Ch.20. 10. 
have  submitted  6  themselves  unto  3  been  an 
him:  but   their  time  should  have  ,  cr;n  ro. 
endvired  for  ever.  i/Nu.31.  1- 

16  He  should  have  fed  Ihem  also   12. 
with  the  finest  7  of  the  wheat  :  and   g  Ju.  4.  15 — 


with  honev  I  out  of  the  rock  should  24. 


I  have  satisfied  thee. 

PSALM    LXXXII. 
A  Psalm  1  of  Asaph. 

GOD  ctandeth  in  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  mighty  :  beajudg- 
«tli  among  the  goin. 


A.Tu.7.  25. 

i  Ju.  8.  12— 

21. 

k  In.  17.  13, 

14. 

mm.  3.  12. 


A  cvmp/aini  lu  Gt-''., 

!  2  Hov/  long  will  ye  judge  unjust- 
ly, and  accept  the  peisons  of  the 
wicked  '.'     Selah. 

3  Defend  2  the  poor  and  falher- 
[less:  do  justice  b  to  the  afflicted 
and  needy. 

I  4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  : 
rid  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
I  wicked. 

!  5  They  know  not,  neither  will 
'they  understand:  they  walk  on 
I  in  darkness  :  c  all  the  d  founda- 
[tions  of  the  earth  are  3  out  of 
I  course. 

6  I  have  said,  Ye  are  gods  ;  e 
and  all  of  you  are  children  of  the 
Most  High  : 

7  But  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and 
fall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8  Arise,  O  God,  judge  the 
earth  :  for  thou  /  shalt  inherit  all 
nations. 

PSALM  LXXXllI. 
A  Song  or  Psalm  1  of  As*ph. 

KEEP  not  thou  silence,  O  God  : 
hold   not  thy  peace,   and  be 
not  still,  O  God. 

2  For,  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a 
a  tumult  ;  and  they  that  hate  thee 
have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  coun- 
sel against  thy  people,  and  con 
suited  against  thy  hidden  b 
ones. 

4  They  have  said,  c  Come,  and 
let  us  cut  them  ofi"  from  being  a 
nation  ;  that  the  name  of  Israel 
may  be  no  more  in  rernem- 
brance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  d  to- 
gether with  one  2  consent  ;  they 
are  confederate  against  thee  : 

G  The  e  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and 
the  Ishmaelites  ;  of  Moab,  and  the 
Ha^arenes  ; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Araa- 
lek  ;  the  Philistines,  with  the  in- 
habitants of  Tyre  ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them: 
they  have  holpen  3  the  children  of 
Lot.     Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  f 
Midianites  :  as  to  Sisera,  g^  as  to 
Jabin,  at  the  brook  of  Kison  ; 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor  : 
they  became  as  dung  for  the 
earth. 

11  i\Iake  their  nobles  like  Oreb 
h  and  like  Zeeb  ;  yea,  all  their 
princes  as  Zebah  i  and  as  Zal- 
munna  : 

12  Who  said.  Let  us  take  to  our- 
selves the  houses  of  God  in  posses- 
sion. 

13  0  my  God,  make  them  like  a 
wheel  ;  as  k  the  stubble  before  the 
wind. 

66d 


Dacid'$  eonjidence 

14  As  Ihe  fire  burneth  a  wood, 
anj  as  (he  flame  sctteth  the 
mouiUuina  uii  fire, 

15  So  peiseciiie  them  with  thy 
tempest,  iiiij  make  them  ufraid 
with  thv  storm, 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  ; 
that  ihey  mny  seek  thy  name,  O 
Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and 
troublej  for  ever  ;  yea,  let  tliem 
be  put  to  shame,  and  perisli  : 

13  That  men  may  know  tliat 
thou,  whose  name  I  alone  is 
JEHOVAH,  art  ihe  Must  High 
over  all  Ihe  earth. 

PSALM   LXXXIV. 
To  the    chief    Musician    upon     a 
Gittith.     A  Psalm  1  for  the  sons 
i.r  Ko.ah. 

HOW    amiable    nre    thy   taber- 
nacles, O  Lord  of  liijsis  ! 

2  My  b  soul  longeth,  yea,  even 
fauueth,  for  the  courts  of  the 
Lo.d  ;  my  heart  and  my  flesh 
crietli  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Vea,  the  sparrow  hath  found 
an  house,  and  the  swallow  a  nest 
for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young,  even  thine  altars,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  mv  King  and  my 
God. 

4  Blessed  c  are  they  that  dwell 
in  thy  house:  they  will  be  still 
praising  thee.     Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose 
strength  is  in  thee  ;  in  whose 
heart  are  the  ways  of  them  ; 

6  Who,  passing  through  the  val- 
ley of  2  Baca,  make  it  a  well  ;  the 
rain  alsu  3  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  d  go  from  4  strength  to 
strength  ;  every  one  e  of  them  in 
Zion  nppeareth  before  God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my 
prayer:  give  ear,  O  God  of  Ja- 
cob.    Seiah. 

9  Behold,  O  God,  our  shield,/ 
and  look  upon  the  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  ia 
better  than  a  thousand.  I  5  ha  1 
rather  be  a  donr-keeper  in  the 
house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell 
in  the  tents  of  wicke  tne'S. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  § 
and  shield  :  the  Lord  will  orive 
grace  and  Tlory  :  no  good  h  thing 
will  he  withhold  from  them  that 
walk  uprightly 

Vi  O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is 
the  man  that  tnisieth  in  thee. 

P.SALM  I. XXXV. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A   Psalm 

1  for  ihe  sons  of  Kornh. 

LORD,    thou    hast    been    2    fa- 
vourable unto  thy  land  :  thou 
5G4 


PSALMS. 

'  ;  Is.  42.  8. 
a  Ps.8, 
lille. 

1  or,  of. 

b  Ps.  U7.  4. 
cPs.  65.  4. 

2  or,  mul- 

I  birry  trees 
I  make  him 
a  veil. 

2  Sa.  5.  23. 

3  coverelh. 
rfjubl7.  9. 
Pr.  4.  18. 

4  or,  compa- 
I  ny  to  com- 
'pany. 

e  Jno.  10.23. 
I/Ge.  15.  1. 

5  /  would 
choose 
rather  to  sit 
at  the  thres- 
hold. 

\g   Is.  60.  19. 
/iPh.4.  19. 

1  or,  of. 
P?.  42,  title. 

2  or,  well 
pleased  with 
Ps.  77.  7. 


a  Col.  2.  13. 
3  or,  thine 
anger  from 
waxing  hot, 
De.  13.  17. 
b  Ps.  130.  4. 
e  Is.  32.  17. 
rZPs.  84.  11. 
e  Ps.  89.  14. 
/Ps.  119.35. 

1  or,  being 
a  Psalm 
of. 

2  or,  one 
whom  thou 
favoaresl. 
a  Is.  26.  3. 

3  or,  all 
the  day. 

6  Joel  2.  13. 
c  Ps.  50.  15. 
d  Is.  40.  18, 
25. 

eDe.  3.24. 


in  God's  gooSftett, 

hnst  brought  back    the   captivity 

ii(  Jacol). 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  a  the  ini- 
quity of  thy  people  ;  ihuu  hast 
covered   all  their  sin.     Selith. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  ull  thy 
wrath  :  thou  hast  turned  3  thy- 
self from  the  flerceuess  of  thiiie 
anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, and  cause  thine  anger  to- 
wards us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  ui 
for  ever?  wilt  thou  cliaw  out  thine 
anger  to  all  generations? 

6  Will  thou  not  revive  us  again, 
that  thy  people  may  rejoice  ia 
thee  ? 

7  Show  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
and  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord 
will  speak  ;  for  he  will  spenic 
peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  hit 
saints:  but  6  let  them  not  turn 
again  to  folly. 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh 
ihein  that  fear  him  ;  that  glory 
may  dwell  in  our  land. 

lU  Mercy  and  truth  are  met 
together;  righteousness  c  and 
peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

11  Truth -shall  spring  out  of  the 
earth  ;  and  righteousness  shall 
look  down  from  heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give 
that  which  is  good  :  d  and  our  land 
shall  yield  her  increase. 

13  Risfhteousness  e  shall  go  be- 
fore him.  and  /  shall  set  us  in  the 
way  of  his  steps. 

PSAL.M  LXXXVT. 
A   Prayer  I  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine   ear,  O  Lord, 
hear  me  ;   for  I  am  poor  and 
needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul,  for  I  am  2 
holy  :  O  thou  my  God,  save  thy 
servant  that  irusteth  a  in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  : 
for  I  cry  unto  thee  3  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant ; 
for  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  1  lift  up 
my  soul. 

5  For  6  thou.  Lord,  art  good, 
and  ready  to  forgive  ;  and  plen- 
teous in  mercy  unto  all  them  that 
call  upon  thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my 
prayer;  and  attend  to  the  voice 
of  my  supplications. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I 
will  c  call  upon  thee  ;  for  thou 
wilt  answer  rne. 

8  Amon?  the  gods  «Aere  is  none  <i 
like  unto  thee.  O  Lord  ;  neither 
e  are  there  any  works  like  unto 

I  thy  works. 


David  complaineih  of  theproud.       PSALMS. 

9  All/ nations  whom  thou  hast' /  Re.  15.  4. 
marie  shall  come  and  worship  be-   g  De,  32.39. 
fore    thee,   O     Lurd  ;    and    shall   1  Cor.  8.  4. 
glorify  thy  name.  h  Ps.  119,33. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  i  Jno.  17.20, 
wondrous  thing's:  thou  g  art  God  21. 

alone.  1  Cor.  6.  17. 

U  Teach  h  me  thy  way  O   Lord  ;   k  Ps.  145.  1, 
1  will  walk  in  thy  truth  :    unite   i   2. 
mv  heart  to  fear  thy  name.  I  Ps.  103.  11. 

12  I  k  will   praise  thee,  O  Lord   mlTh.1.10. 
my   God,  with   all  my  heart  ;  and   4  or,  grave. 
I   will   glorify  thy  name  for  ever-  5  terribte. 
more.  n  Ps.  10.  4. 

13  For  great  I  is  thy  mercy  to-   o  Ne.  9. 17. 
ward  me  ;   and  thou  tiast  deliver-  p  Ps.  85.  10. 
ed  m  my  soul  from   the   lowest  4   q  Is.  45.  24. 
hell.  7- 2  Cor.  5.5. 

14  O   God,   the   proud    are  risen   1  or,  of. 
against  me,  and  the  assemblies  of  a  Ps.  48.  1. 
5  violent   men   have   sought   after  6  Ps.  78.  67, 
my   soul,  and   have  not  set  thee  n  68. 

before  them.  I  c  Is.  54.  2, 

15  But   o   thou,   O     Lord,  art    a   &c. 

God  full  of  compassion,  and  gra-   Re.  21.  2, 

cious  ;    long-sutieriug,  and    plen-   &c. 

teous  in  me.cy;)  and  truth.  1  d  Is.  51.  9. 

16  O  turn    unto    me,   and    have   e  Is.  19.  23, 
mercy  upon  me:  give  thy  strength  25. 

g  unto  thy   servant,  and  save  the   _/"  Ps.  68.31. 
son  of  thine  handmaid.  i  Ac.  8.  27. 

17  Show  me  a  token  r  for  good  ;   g  Is.  60.  1-9. 
that  they  which  hate   me  may  see   h  Eze.  13.  9. 
it,    and     be    ashamed  ;     because   i  1  Ch.  23.  5. 
thou.     Lord,      hast     holpen    me,   i  Ja.  1.  17, 
and  comforted  me.  1 1  or,  of. 

PSALM    LXXXVII.  I  2  or,  A 

A  Psalm  or  Song  1  for  the  sons  of  Psalm  of 
Korah.  I  Heman  the 

HIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  a  Ezrahite, 
mountains.  \  giving  in- 

2  The  b  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  struction. 
Zion   more  than  all  the  dwellings,  a  1  K.  4.  31. 
of  Jacob.  

3  Glorious   thinsTs  c    are    spoken 

of  thee,  O  city  of  God.     Selah.         6  Lu.  18.  7. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  3  or,  by. 

d  and  Babylon  to  them  that   know   clPe.2.  24. 
me  ;  behold,  Phillstia,  e  and  Tyre,   d  Job  19.  13, 
with  Ethiopia:/ this  man  was  born   &c. 
there.  e  Job  12.  14. 

5  And  of  Zion   it  shall  be  said,  g   f  Is.  38.  18. 
This  and  that   man    was  born   in   ^  Job  6.  4. 
her:     and    the    Highest    himself  S  Re.  6.  17. 
shall  establish  her.  .4  oc,  all  the 

6  The    Lord  shall    count,    when   day. 
he   wriieth  h  up  the   people,  that    1  or,  A 
this  man  was  born  there.     Selah.     i  Psalm/or 

7  As   well    the     singers     as    the   Ethtn  the 
players  on  instruments  i   shall  be   Ezrahite  to 
there:  all  mvsp-in?s  k  nrein  thee,    give  'n- 

PSALM  LXXXVIII.  struction. 

A  Son?  or  P^alm   1   for  the  sons  of  a  1  Ch.  2.  6. 

Korah.     To  the  chief  Musician   2  generation 
'    upon      Mahalath    Leannoth,     2  and  genera- 

Maschil    of   Heinan  a  the    Ez-   tinn.Sover. 

rahite.  l4,Ps.U9.90. 


TTie  nature  of  the  church. 

OLord  God  of  my  salvation,  I 
b  have   cried   day    and  night 
before  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before 
thee:  incline  thine  ear  into  my 
cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  lull  of  troubles, 
and  ray  life  draweth  nigh  unto 
the  grave. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit:  I  am  as  a 
man  that  hath  no  strength. 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the 
slain  that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom 
thou  rememberest  no  more  :  and 
they  are  cut  oS'  from  3  thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  low- 
est pit,  in  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  c  lieth  hard  upon 
me,  and  thou  hast  afflicted  me 
with  all  thy  waves.     Selah. 

8  Thou  d  hast  put  away  mine 
acquaintance  far  from  me  ;  thou 
hast  made  me  an  abomination 
unto  them  :  I  am  e  shut  up,  and  1 
cannot  come  forth. 

9  Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason 
of  affliction  :  Loid,  I  have  called 
daily  upon  thee,  1  have  stretched 
out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  Wilt  /  thou  show  wonders  to 
the  dead  ?  shall  the  dead  arise 
and  praise  thee  ?  Selah. 

11  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be 
declared  in  the  grave  ?  or  thy 
faithfulness  in  destruction  ? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known 
in  the  dark  ?  and  thy  righteous- 
ness in  the  land  of  forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O 
Lord  ;  and  in  the  morning  shall 
my  prayer  prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off 
my  soul  ?  why  hidest  thou  thy 
face  from  me  ? 

15  I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die 
from  my  youth  up  :  while g  I  suffer 
thy  terrors,  I  am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  h  goeth  over 
me  :  thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  4 
daily  like  water,  they  compassed 
me  about  together. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou 
put  far  from  me,  and  mine  ac- 
quaintance into  darkness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 
Maschil   1  of  Ethan   a  the   Ezra- 
hite. 
I  WILL  sing  of  the   mercies  of 
the    Lord    for  ever:     with    my 
'mouth   will   I     make     known   thy 
faithfulness  to  2  all  generations. 
2  For   I   have   said,  Mercy   shall 
be  built  up  for  ever:  thy  faithful- 
ne>:s    shalt   thou  establish   in   the 
!  very  heavens. 

535 


David praiiiih.  tiud 

3  I  have  made  a  coveiiKnt  with 
my  cliosen,  1  linve  Hworn  6  unto 
Duvid  my  veivunt, 

4  Tliy  seed  will  I  establish  lor 
ever,  and  Ijuild  up  (hy  throne  to 
all  ^ennr.iticns.     S>el.ili. 

6  And  the  lieavenK  c  kIihII  praise 
thy  wonders,  O  Lord  j  thy  faith- 
fulness ulsu  111  the  congregation  of 
tlie  saints. 

6  i'or  who  in  the  heaven  can  be 
compared  unto  the  Lo.d  ?  who 
among  the  sons  of  the  mighty 
can  be  likened  unio  the  Lord  .' 

7  God  is  g.eaily  to  be  feared  in 
the  assembly  of  the  saints,  and  to 
be  hrtd  in  reverence  of  all  them 
that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hofts,  who  d  is 
a  strong  Lord  like  unto  thee  ?  or 
to  thy  faithfulnes.s  round  about 
thee  ? 

9  Thou  e  rulest  the  raging  of  the 
sea  :  when  the  waves  thereof 
ari^e,  thou  stillest  them,  I 

10  Thou  hast  broken  3  Raliab  in 
pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain  :  thou 
bnst  scatte.ed  thine  enemies  with 
4  thy  sliongarm.  I 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the 
earth  also  is  thine  ;  as  fur  the 
world,  and  the  fulness  thereof, 
thou  hast  founded  them.  i 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou 
hast  created  them  :  Tabor  f  and 
Hermon  g  shall  rejoice  in  thy 
name. 

13  Thou  hast  5  a  mighty  arm : 
•trong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is 
thy  right  hand. 

14  Jusii-e  h  and  judgment  are 
the  6  habitation  of  thy  throne  : 
mercy  and  truth  shall  go  before 
thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that 
know  the  joyful  sound :  i  they 
shall  walk,  O  Lord,  in  the  light 
k  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  re- 
joice all  the  day  ;  and  in  thy 
righteousness  /  shall  they  be  ex- 
alted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength;  and  in  thy  favour  our 
horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  6  the  Lord  is  our  de- 
fence ;  and  the  Holy  One  of  Isra- 
el is  our  King,  m 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision 
to  thy  Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I 
have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is 
mighty  ;  n  I  have  exalted  one 
chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I  o  have  found  David  my 
Rervant  ;  with  ray  holy  oil  have  I 
anointed  him  ; 

21  With  p  whom  roy  band  shall 

556 


PSALMS. 


11, 


b2S 

ic. 

cHs.  19.  I. 

U  1  »a.  U.  2. 

e  JobSS.  11. 

Mar.   4.  39, 

41. 

3  or,  Egypt. 

i  tlic  arm  of 

thy 

streigth. 

/Ju. 4.6,12. 

g  Jos.  12.  1. 

5  an  arm 
icith  might, 
hts   97.  2. 

6  or,  estab- 
lishment. 
Is.  16.  5. 

i  Le.  25.  9. 
Ps.  S8.  6. 
Ko.  10.  18. 
k  Nu.  6.  26. 
n  Cor.  1.30. 
6  or,  our 
shield  is  of 
the  LORD 
and  our  king 
is  of  the  holy 
one  of  Israel 
Ps.  47.  9. 
mis.  33.  22. 
n  Is.  9.  6. 
o  1  Sa.  16.1, 
12. 

7>2Sa,  7.  8- 
16. 


q  Ps.  72.  8. 
r  Col.  1.  15, 
16. 

sRe.  19.16. 
t  Is.  55.  3. 
u2Sa.  23.5. 
t.Je. 9.13-16. 
1  profane. 
i«  La.  3.  31, 
32. 

8  I  will  not 
mhke  void 
from. 

9  lie. 

X  -Te.  33.  20. 

10  if  I  lie. 

yl  Ch.28.9. 
Ps.  60.1,  10. 
Hob.  9.  17. 

z  Is.  6.  5,  6. 


for  kit  favour. 

be   established  ;     mine    arm    also 
(hull  strengthen  him. 
t£i  The    enemy    ihall   not    exact 
upon  him  ;  nor  the  ton  of  wicked- 
ness iilllict  him. 

23  And  I  will  bent  down  hi*  foes 
before  his  face,  and  plague  them 
that  hale  liim. 

24  But  iny  fuithfulnett  and  my 
mercy,  shall  6(.'wiib  him  ;  and  ia 
my  name  shall  his  hoin  be  exalted. 

23  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the 
g  sea,  and  his  ri^ht  band  in  the 
rive.s. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me.  Thou 
art  my  Father,  my  God,  and  the 
Rock  of  my  salvaiiou. 

27  Also  I  uill  make  bim  my  r 
firht-born  higher*  than  the  kinga 
of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  t  will  I  keep  for 
liim  for  evermore,  and  my  cove- 
nant u  shall  stand  fast  with  bim. 

29  His  seed  alio  will  I  make  to 
endure  for  ever,  and  his  throne  ai 
the  days  of  heaven. 

3U  If  V  his  children  forsake  my 
law,  and  walk  not  in  my  Judg- 
ments; 

31  If  they  7  break  my  statutes, 
and  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 

32  Then  will  l' visit  their  trans- 
"ression  with  the  rod,  and  their 
iniquity  wHh  stripes. 

33  Neveitheless  w  my  loving- 
kindne.ss  will  8  I  not  utterly  take 
from  him,  nor  sufi'er  my  faithful- 
ness to  9  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not 
break,  x  nor  alter  the  thing  that  is 
gone  out  of  my  lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my 
holiness,  that  10  I  will  not  lie  unto 
David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever, 
and  his  throne  as  the  sun  before 
me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever 
as  the  moon,  and  as  a  faithful 
witness  in  heaven.     Selah. 

38  But  y  thou  hast  cast  off  and 
abhorred,  thou  hast  been  wroth 
with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the 
covenant  of  thy  servant  ;  thou 
ba.st  profaned  his  crown,  by  casting 
it  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  z  all 
his  hedges,  thou  hast  brought  bit 
stron?  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way 
spoil  him  :  be  is  a  reproach  to  his 
neigbbouis. 

42  Thou  bast  set  up  the  right 
hand  of  his  adversaries ;  thou 
hast  made  all  hii  enemies  to  re< 
joi';e. 


Moses  complaineth  of 

43  Thou  bast  also  turned  Ihe 
eilje  ot"  his  sword,  and  hast  not 
nii'.ile  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  ma  le  his  U  glory  to 
ceaae,  and  catt  his  throne  down  to 
the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast 
thou  shortened  :  thou  hast  covered 
him  with  shame.     Selah. 

4S  How  Ions',  Lord  1  wilt  thou 
hide  a  thyself  for  ever?  shall  thy 
Wiaih  ham  like  fire  ? 

J7  Remembex"  how  short  my  time 
is  :  wherefore  hast  thou  made  all 
men  in  vain  ? 

48  What  6  man  is  he  that  liveih, 
and  shall  not  see  death  ?  shall  he 
delivei  his  soul  from  the  hand  of 
the  g'rave  7     Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  ore  thy  former 
iovin2--kindnesses,  which  thou 
swaresl  c  unto  David  in  thy  truth  ? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  re- 
proach of  thy  servants  ;  how  I  do 
bear  in  ray  bosom  tlue  reproach  of 
all.  the  mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies 
have  reproached,  O  Lord  ;  where- 
with they  have  reproached  the 
footsteps  of  thine  anointed. 

52  Bles-sed  d  he  the  Lord  for  ever- 
more.    Amen,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  XC. 
A  Prayer  1  of  Moses,  the  man  a  of 
Gad. 

LORD,     thou     hast    been      our 
dwelling-place  6  in  2  all  gen- 
erations. 

2  Before  c  the  mountains  were 
brought  forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst 
formed  the  earth  and  Ihe  world, 
even  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing, thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruc- 
tion ;  and  sayest,  Return,  d  ye 
children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy 
Eight  are  but  as  yesterday  when  3 
it  i.s  past,  and  as  a  watch  in  the 
night. 

5  Thou  carriest  them  away  as 
with  a  flood  ;  they  are  as  asleep  ;  in 
the  morning  they  are  like  grass  e 
tohich  4  groweth  up. 

6  In  /  the  morning  it  fioiirisheth, 
and  groweth  up  ;  in  the  evening  it  i 
it  is  cut  down,  and  witherelli.  I 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  I 
ansrer,  and  by  thy  wrath  are  we  ' 
troubled. 

8  Thou  s  hast  set  our  iniquities' 
before  thee,  our  secret  sins  in  the  | 
light  of  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  5  passed 
away  in  thy  wrath  ;  we  spend  our 
years  as  a  tale  6  !n.ac  is  told. 

10  The  7  daj-s  of  our  year*   arel 


PSALMS. 

11  bright- 
ness. 

a  Ps.  85.  5. 
6  He.  9.  27. 
c  ver.  35. 
dHab.  3.17- 
19. 

1  or,  being 
a  Psalm  of. 
a  De.  33.  1. 

6  Pi.  71.3. 
Eze.  11.  16. 

2  genera- 
tion and  ge- 
neration. 
cPr.8. 25,26. 
d  Ge.  3.  19. 

3  or,  he  hath 
passed  theTn. 

e  Is.  40.  6. 

4  or,  is 
changed. 
/Job  14.  2. 
g}e.2.  22. 

5  turned. 

6  oT,medita- 
tion. 

7  as  for  the 
days  of  our 
years  in 
them  are  70 
years. 


hJn.i.U. 

8  cause  to 

come. 

i  Pr.  4.  7. 

k  Ps.  no.  3. 

I  Job  22.  2S, 
Pr.  16.3. 
a  Ps.  27.  5. 
1  lodge. 
6Ps.  57.  1. 
c  Ps.  124.  7. 

d  Ps.  121.  5, 
6. 

e  Pr.  3.  25, 

25. 

/  Pr.  12.21. 
f  Mat.  4.  6.  i 


the  brevity  of  life. 

threescore  years  and  ten  ;  and  if 
by  reason  of  strength  they  be  four- 
score years,  yet  is  their"  strength 
labour  and  sorrow  .  for  h  it  is  sooQ 
cut  otf,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  VV'ho  knoweth  the  power  of 
thine  anger?  even  according  to 
thy  fear;  so  is  thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our 
days,  that  we  may  8  apply  our 
hearts  unto  i  wisilom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long? 
and  let  it  repent  thee  concerning 
thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  ub  early  with  thy 
mercy;  that  we  may  rejoice  and 
be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  M.ike  us  glad  according  to  the 
days  icherei7i  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 
and  the  years  wherein  we  have 
seen  evil. 

13  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy 
servants,  and  thy  glory  unto  their 
children. 

17  And  let  the  beauty  k  of  ths 
Lord  our  God  be  upon  us  ;  and  es- 
tablish thou  the  work  of  our  hands 
upon  us;  yea,  the  work  of  our 
hands,  establish  I  thou  it. 
PSALM  XCI. 

HE  that  dwelldth  a  in  the  secret 
place  of  the  Most  High,  shall 
1 1  abide  under  the  shadow  6  of  the 
I  Almighty. 

j  2  1  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my 
refuge,  and  my  fortress  :  my  God  ; 
in  him  will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  c  he  shall  deliver  thee 
from  the  snare  of  the  fowler,  and 
from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his 
feathers,  and  under  his  wings  shalt 
thou  trust  :  his  truth  shall  be  thy 
shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  d  shalt  not  be  afraid  for 
the  terror  by  night,  nor  for  the 
arrow  that  fiieth  by  day  ; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that 
walkelh  in  darkness,  nor  for  the 
destruction  that  wasteth  at  noon- 
day. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy 
side,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right 
hand  ;  but  it  shall  not  come  nigh 
thee. 

8  Only  e  with  thine  eyes  shalt 
thou  behold,  and  see  the  reward 
of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the 
Lord,  which  is  my  refuge,  even  the 
Most  High,  thv  habitation, 

10  There  /  shall  no  evil  befall 
thee,  neither  shall  any  plague 
come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  ^  he  shall  give  his  angels 
charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in 
ill  thy  waye. 

567 


Exhortation  to  praite  God. 

12  They  shnll  l)«ar  thee  up  in 
their  hands,  le>t  thou  dash  thy 
t'oct  ajiiinst  a  stone. 

13  Thou  h  shall  tread  upon  the 
lion  anil  adder;  2  the  young  lion 
and  the  drag^jn  shall  ihuu  trample 
under  feet. 

14  Biicause  he  hath  set  his  love 
upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him  :  I  will  sel  set  him  on  high,  be- 
cause he  hath  known  my  name. 

15  He  i  snau  call  upon  me,  and 

1  will  answer  him  :  i  k  will  be 
with  him  iii  trouble  ;  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  3  long  lile  /will  I  satisfy 
him,  and  show  him  my  salva- 
tion. 

PSALM  XCII. 
A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath 

day. 
JTis  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks 
■^    unto  the    Loid,   and    to    sing 
piaises    unto    thy    name,  O   Mosi 
High  ; 

2  To  show  forth  thy  loving-kind- 
ness in  the  morning,  6  and  thy 
faithfulness  I  every  night. 

3  Upon  an  insirnment  of  ten 
strings,   and    upon   the    psaltery  ; 

2  upon  the  harp  with  3  a  solemn 
sound. 

4  For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made 
me  glad,  tluougli  thy  work  ;  I 
will  triumph  in  the  works  of  ihy 
hand. 

5  O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy 
works  !  and  thy  thoughts  c  are  very 
deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not  ; 
neither  doth  a  fool  understand 
this. 

7  When  d  the  wicked  spring  as 
the  grass,  and  when  all  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity  do  flo  irish  ;  it  is 
that  ihey  shall  be  destroyed  for 
ever : 

8  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high 
for  evermore. 

9  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord, 
for,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  : 
all  e  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall 
be  scattered  : 

10  But  my  horn  shall  thou  exalt 
like  the  h)rn  of  an  unicorn  :  1 
shall  be  anointed  /  with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  de- 
sire on  mine  enemies  ;  and  mine 
ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the 
wicked  that  rise  up  against  me. 

12  The  righteous  g  shall  flourish 
like  the  palm-tree  ;  he  shall  grow 
like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the 
house  cf  the  Lord  shall  flourish  in 
the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall    still    bring   forth 

66S 


PSALMS.  BUiiednttg  of  ajjiiction. 

/i  Job  5.  23.  fruit  in  old  age;  theythall  be   fat 

2  or,  af;j.  and  4  flourishing  ; 

r  I.i.  65.  24.  15    To  show  I'hat    the    Lord    ia 

kXa.i'i.'i.  upright:    he    is    my    rock,   A  and 

3  length  of  there  is  no  unrighteousness  i  in 
dot/3.  him. 

/Pr.  3.2.22.  PSALM   XCIIl. 

4.  rpHE    a   Lord   reigiieth  ;     he    ii 

a  Ps.  147.  1.  X      clotheil    with     majesty  ;    the 

6  La.  3.  23.  Lord     is    clothed    with    stiength, 

1  in  llie  wherewith  he  hiith  girded  himself: 
nights.  the  world  also  is  established,   that 

2  or,  upon  it  cannot  be  moved. 

the  solemn  2  Thy  throne   6  is    established   I 

sound  with  of  old:    thou    art    from    everlasl- 

tneharp.  ing. 

3  Higgaion,  3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O 
Ps.  9.  16.  Lord,  the  floods  have  lifted  up 
c  Is.  55.  9.  their  voices  ;  the  floods  lift  up 
Ro.  11.  33.  their  waves. 

dPs.  73.18—  4  Thee  Lord  on  high  is  mightier 

20.  than   the   noise    of    many   waters, 

Mai.  4.  1.  yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the 

e  Mm  7.  23.  sea. 

/2  Co. 1.21.  5  Thy  testimonies  ore  very  sure  : 

1  Jno.  2.  20.  holiness  d  becomelh  thine  house,  O 
g^Ps.  52.  8.  Lord,  for  2  ever. 

Ho3.  14.  5,6.  PSALM   XCIV. 

A  LORD  1  God,  to  whom  a  ven- 
geance belongeth  ;  O  God,  to 
whom  vengeance  belongeth,  2 
show  thyself. 

4  green.  2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  Judge  of 
h  De.  32.  4.  the  earth  :  render  a  reward  to  the 
i  Zep.  3.  5.  proud. 

a  Is.  52.  7.  3  Lord,  how  long  b  shall  the  wick- 
Re.  19.  6.  ed,  how  long  shall  the  wicked 
b  Ps.  45.  6.  triumph  ? 

Ifrom  them.  4  How  long   shall  they  utter  and 

c  Ps.  89.  9.  speak   hard  c  things?   and  all   the 

rfHe.  12.  14.  workers  of   iniquity   boast    ihem- 

Re.21.27.  selves'? 

2  to  length  5  They  break  in  pieces  thy 
of  days.  people,  O  Lord,  and  afflict  thins 
Ps.  23.  6.  heritage. 

1  God  of  re-  6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the 
venges.  stranger,  and  murder  the  father- 
a  De.  32.35.  less. 

Na.  I.  2.  7  Yet  they  say.   The   Lord  shall 

2  shine  not  see,  neither  shall  the  God  of 
forth,  Jacob  regard  it. 

Ps.  80.  1.  8  Understand,  of  ye  brutish  among 

6  Job  20.  5.  the   people;    and,  ye   fools,  when 

Je.  12.  1,2.  will  ye  l.e  wise  ? 

f  Jiide  15.  9    He  e   that   planleth    the    ear, 

I's.  73.  8.  shall  he  not  hear?   he  that  formed 

d  Ps.  92.  6.  the  eye,  shall  he  not  gee  ? 

Rn.  3.  11.  10  He   that  chastiseth    the    hea- 

e  Kx.  4.  11.  then,  /  shall  not  he  correct  ?  he  g 

/■F,/.e.39.21.  that    teaclieth    man     knowledge, 

Hab.  3.  12.  shall  not  he  know  7 

g  Pr.  2.  6.  11    The       Lord      knoweth      the 

h  1  Co.  3.19,  thoughts  of  man,  thai  they  arth 

20.  van  it  V. 

i  Jobs.  17.  12   Blessed  i  is    the  man  whom 

Pr.  3.  II.  thou    chastenest,     O     Lord,    and 

He.  I2,5,&c.  teachest    .m  outof  thy  law; 


All  exhorlaliun 

13  Tbat  thou  mayesl  give  him 
rest  from  the  days  of  adversity, 
until  the  pit  be  dijged  for  tlie 
wicked. 

14  For  k  the  Lord  will  not  cast 
ofi'  his  people,  neither  will  he  for- 
sake his  inheritance  ; 

15  But  judg-ment  shall  return 
unto  rig-hteousness  ;  and  all  the 
uprig-hl  in  heart  2  shall  follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me 
against  the  evil-doers  '?  ot  who 
will  stand  up  for  me  against  the 
workers  of  iniquity  1 

17  Unless  /  the  Lord  hod  been  my 
help,  my  soul  had  3  almost  dwelt 
in  siltince. 

18  When  I  said,  My  foot  m  slip- 
peth  :  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me 
up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my 
thoughts  within  me,  thy  comforts 
n  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity 
have  fiillowship  with  thee,  which 
o  frameth  mischief  by  a  law  ? 

21  They^  gather  Themselves  to- 
gether against  the  soul  of  the 
righteous,  and  condemn  the  inno- 
cent blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ; 
and  my  God  is  the  rock  of  ray  re- 
fuge. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  upon  them 
their  own  iniquity,  and  shall  cut 
them  ofi'  in  their  own  q  wicked- 
nes.s  ;  yea,  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
cut  theia  cfF. 

PSALM  XCV. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the 
Lord  j  let  a  us  make  a  joyful 
noise  to  the  rock  6  of  our  eaWa- 
tion. 

2  Let  U3  1  come  before  his  pre- 
sence with  thanksgiving,  and 
make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with 
psalms. 

3  Fore  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
and  a  great  King  d  above  all  gods. 

4  In  2  his  hand  are  the  deep  pla- 
ces of  the  earth  ;  the  3  strength  of 
the  hills  2.5  his  also. 

5  The  4  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  e 
it :  and  his  hands  formed  the  dry 
land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow 
down  :  let  us  kneel  f  before  the 
Lord  our  Maker. 

7  For  he  js  our  God  ;  and  we  are 
the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the 
sheep  of  his  hand.  To-day,  g  if 
ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in 
the  5  provocation,  h  and  as  in  the 
day  of  temptation  in  the  wilder- 
ness : 

9  When   your  fathers   tempted  i 


PSALMS. 

lAlSa.  12.22. 
Ko.  11,  1,  2. 

2  be  after. 

1  Ps.  124.  1, 
2. 

3  or,  quick- 

'y- 

m  Ps.  38.  16. 
n  Ps.  63.5,6. 

2  Co.  1.  3,4. 

0  Is.  10.  I. 
p  Pr.  1.  11, 
16. 

Mat.  27.  1. 
q  Pr.  5.  22. 
aPs.  100.  1. 
6  Mat.  25. 
31,  32. 

1  prevent  his 
face. 

c  Ps.  97.  9. 
dMal.  1.14. 

2  ichose. 

3  or, 

heights  of 
the  hills 
are  his. 

4  Whose  the 
sea  is. 
cGe.  1.9,10. 
/  Ac.  21.5. 
Ph.  2.  10. 

g  He.  3.  7, 
15. 

5  conten- 
tion. 

hEx.  17.  2, 
7. 

Nu.  14.  2, 

&c. 

De.  6.  16. 

ilCo.  10.9 


A  He.  4.3,5. 
6  if  they  en- 
ter. 

a  1  Ch.  16. 
23-33. 
6  Ps.  18.  3. 
cJe.  10.  11, 
12. 

d  Is.  42.  5. 
e  Ps.  63.  2. 
/  Jude  25. 

1  of. 

g  He  13.  15. 

2  or,  glori- 
ous sanctu- 
ary. 

h  Ps.  46.  6, 

10. 

i  Re.  19.  6. 

k  Ps.  69.  34. 

I  Re.  19,  11. 

20.  13. 

a  P».  99,  1. 


to  pi  aiae  Cod. 

'me,  proved  me,  and  saw  my 
work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved 
with  rAJs  generation,  and  said.  It 
is  a  people  that  do  err  in  ihei. 
heart,  and  they  have  not  known 
my  ways  : 

11  Unto  whom  I  sware  it  in  my 
wrath,  that  6  they  should  not  enter 
into  my  test. 

PSALM  XCVI. 

OSING  a  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song  ;  sing  unto  the  Lord,  all 
the  eaith. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his 
name  ;  show  forth  his  salvation 
from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the 
heathen,  his  vv-onders  among  all 
people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  6 
greatly  to  be  praised  :  he  is  to  be 
feared  above  all  gods. 

5  For  c  all  the  gods  of  the  nations 
are  idols  :  but  d  the  Lord  made  the 
heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  are  before 
him  :  strength  e  and  beauty  are  in 
bis  sanctuary. 

7  Give  /  unto  the  Lord.  O  ye 
kindicds  of  the  people,  give  unto 
the  Lord  glory  and  stienglh  ; 

8  Give   unto    the   Lord    the   glory 

1  due  unto  his  name  ;  biing  an 
ofi'ering,  g  and  come  into  his 
courts. 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  2 
beauty  of  holiness  :  fear  before 
him,  all  the  eaith. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen,  h  that 
the  Lord  reigneth  :  i  the  world 
also  shall  be  established  that  it 
shall  not  be  moved  ;  he  shall  judge 
the  people  righteously. 

11  Let  A  the  heavens  rejoice,  and 
let  the  earth  be  glad  ;  let  the  sea 
roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all 
that  is  therein  :  then  shall  all  the 
trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord  :  for  he  Com- 
eth, for  he  Cometh  to  judg'e  the 
earth  :  he  shall  judge  the  world 
with  righteousness,  I  and  the  peo- 
ple with  his  truth. 

PSALM  XCVII. 

THE  a   Lord    reigneth  ;  let  the 
earth  rejoice  ,-  b  let  the  1  mul- 
titude of  c  isles  he  glad  thereof. 

2  Clouds  d  and  darkness  are  round 
about  him  :  righteousness  e  and 
jndgment  are  the  2  h5ibitation  of 
his  throne. 

i  P  .  2.  11.  1  many,  or,  great.  € 
Is.  60.  9.  dl  K.  8.  12.  «  Ps  89 
14.     S  or,  establishment. 

see 


An  exhortation  to  godiuieas. 


PSALMS. 


3  A  fire/  goetli  before  him,  and  !  /Da.  7.  10 
buiiieth  up  Ilia  enemies  round  He.  12.  uS. 
about.  Igjii.  5.  5. 

4  Hid  lightning's  enlightened  the  ivii.  1.  4. 
■world  :  the  eatili  saw,  and  trera-  i  . '  '  ' 
bled.  A  Nu.  14.21 

5  The  hills  melted  g  like  wax  at  ]  i  He.  1.  6. 
the   presence   of  the  Lord,   at   the  '  ^  ^.    j2   9 
presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole    j^^"  jo'  q' 
earth.  j 

6  The  heavens  decline  his  rijht- J '  Da.  3.  28. 
eousness,  and  all  ihe  people  see  A  ^  pj,  a  4 
his  glory.  j 

7  Confounded    be    all   they  Ihal   '^  "'^  ^^."^ 
serve   graven   images,    that    boast  j  "'^"'''''''^'• 
themselves  of  idols :  worship  t  him,  ,  a  Ex.  15.  6. 
all  ye  gods.  1  Is.  59.  16. 

8  Ziou  heard,  and  was  glad  ;  andi.  .     to   in 

4U         I        -I  .  r    T      J    I  -    •       J       0  1*".  Ol*.  10. 

the  daughlers  01  Judah  rejoiced, 
because  of  ihy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  art  h  gh  above 
all  the  uaith  ;  thou  art  exalted  far 
above  all  ^oiis. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  k 
evil  ;  he  presei  veth  the  souls  of  his 
saints  ;  he  delivereth  I  them  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  right- 
eous and  gladness  for  the  upright 
in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  m  in  the  Lord,  ye 
righteous  ;  and  give  thanks  3  at 
the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

PbALM  XCVIIL 
A  Psalm. 

OfciING  unto  the  Lord  a  new 
song  ;  for  he  hath  done  mar- 
vellous things  :  his  right  a  hand, 
and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  him 
the  victory. 

2  The  6  Lord  hath  mailc  known 
bis  solvation  :  bis  righteousness 
halh  he  1  openly  showed  in  the 
sight  of  th  •  heathen. 

3  He  c  hath  reniernbered  hi*  mer- 
cy and  his  truth  toward  the  house 
of  Israel  :  all  the  d  ends  of  the 
eaith  have  seen  the  salvation  of 
o.irGod. 

•1  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  all  the  earth  ;  make  a 
]oud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing 
praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lonl  with  <he 
harp  ;  with  the  harp,  and  the  voice 
of  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets,  and  sound  of 
cornel,  make  a  joyful  noise  before 
the  Lord,  the  King. 

7  Let  tin  sea  roar,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof;  the  world  and  they 
thai  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their 
hands:  let  the  hills  be  joyful 
together 

9  Before  the  Lord  :  for  e  he 
toineth  to  judge  the  earth  :  with  16  1  K.  9.  4. 


1  or,  reveal- 
ed. 

cLu.  I.  54, 
72. 

riRo.  10.12, 
18. 
cRe.  1.  7. 


a  Ps.  93.  1. 
6  Je.  5.  22. 

1  stagsier. 
cDe.  28.  58. 
rf  Job  36.5— 
7. 
e  1  Ch.  28.2. 

2  or,  it. 
/Ex.  15.25. 
1  Sa.  7.  9. 
?  Ex.33.  9. 
h  Ps.  89.  33. 
Je.  33.  25, 
£S. 
i  Ps.  2.  6. 

1  or,  thanks- 
giving, 
Ps.  145, 
title. 

2  tlie  earth. 
a  Ps.  149.  2. 

3  or,  hit  we 
ore. 

b  Is.  63.  19. 
cEze.  34.11, 
&c. 

1  Pe.  2.  25. 
d  Ps.  65.  1. 
Is.  35.  10. 

4  °eiiera- 
li)n  and 
sencration. 
Ps.  89.  1. 
al  Sa.18.14. 


Daeid'c  vott, 
righteousness  shall  he  judge  the 
world,  and  the  people  with 
equity. 

PSALM  XCIX. 

THE  a  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  6  the 
people  tremble  .  he  silteth  bt- 
tioeen  the  cherubims  ;  let  the  earth 

1  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion, 
and  he  is  high  above  all  the  peo- 
ple. 

3  Lot  them  praise  thy  great  and  e 
terrible  name  ;  /or  it  is  holy. 

4  The  king's  t-irength  also  loveth 
judgment:  thou  d.  dost  establish 
eijuity  :  thou  executcsi  judgment 
and  lighteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
worship  at  his  footstool  ;  e/or  2  ho 
is  holy. 

6  Muses  and  Aaron  among  his 
priests,  and  Samuel  among  them 
that  call  upon  his  name  :  they/ 
called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  an- 
swered them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  g  the 
cloudy  pillar  :  they  kejit  his  testi- 
monies, and  the  ordinance  that  he 
gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O 
Lord  our  God  :  thou  A  wast  a  God 
that  forgavest  them,  though  thou 
tookest  verjgeance  of  their  inven- 
tions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
worship  at  his  holy  i  hill  :  fur  the 
Lord  our  God  tj  holy. 

PSALM  C. 
A  Psalm  of  1  praise. 

M.\KE  a  joyt'ul  noise  unto  the 
Lord,  all  2  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  ; 
come  before  his  presence  with 
singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God  :  it  is  he  a  that  hath  made  us, 
and  3  not  we  ourselves;  tee  are  his 
people,  b  aud  the  sheep  c  of  liis 
pasture. 

4  Enter  d  into  his  gates  with 
thanksgiving,  and  into  his  courts 
with  praise  :  be  thankful  unto  bim, 
atid  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good,  hi 
mercy  is  everlasting  j  and  his 
truth  endureth  to  4  all  gen- 
erations. 

PSALM  CL 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judg- 
ment: unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I 
sing, 

2  I  will  behave  a  myself  wi-sely 
in  a  perfect  way.  O  !  when  wilt 
thou  come  unto  me  ?  I  will  walk  b 
within  my  house  with  a  perfect 
heart. 


A  praytr  of  (ht  afflicted. 

3  I  c  will  get  no  1  wicked  thing 
before  mine  eyes  :  I  hritethe  work 
of  them  d  that  turn  aside  ;  ii 
shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  froward  heart  shall  depart 
from  me  ;  I  v.'ill  not  know  e  a 
wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  piivily  slandereth  his 
neighhour,  him  will  I  cut  ofl': 
him  that  iiath  an  hiafh  look  and  a 
proud  heart  will  not  I  sutler. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the 
faithful  of  the  land,  that  they 
may  dwell  with  me:  he  that 
walketh  2  in  a  perfect  way,  he 
shall  serve  rne. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall 
not  dwell  within  iny  house  ;  he 
that  telleth  lies/  shall  not  3  tany 
in  my  sight. 

8  I  g-  will  eaily  destroy  all  the 
wicked  of  the  land,  that  may 
cut  oil'  all  wicked  doers  from  the 
city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM    CII. 
A  Prayer  1  of  the   afflicted  ;   when 
a  he  is  overwhelmed,  and  pour- 
elh  b  out  his  complaint  belbre 
the  Lord. 

HEAR  c    my  prayer,   O  Lord, 
and   let   my    cry   come   unto 
thee. 

2  Hide  d  not  thy  face  from  me 
in  the  day  when  I  am  in  trouble  ; 
incline  thine  ear  unto  me ;  in 
the  day  when  I  call,  answer  nie 
speedily. 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  2 
like  smoke,  and  my  bones  are 
burned  as  an  hearth. 

4  >Iy  heart  is  smitten,  and 
withered  like  grass  ;  so  that  I  Ibr- 
gel  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my 
(froaninj,  my  bones  cleave  to  my 
3  skin. 

6  I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wil- 
derness ;  I  am  like  an  owl  of  the 
desert. 

7  I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow 
alone  upon  the  house-top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all 
the  day  ;  and  they  that  are  mad 
against  me  are  sworn  e  against 
me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like 
bread,  and  mingled  my  drink 
with  weeping  ; 

JO  Because  of  thine  indignation 
and  thy  wrath:  for/  thou  hast 
lifted  me  up,  and  cast  me  down. 

11  I\Iy  days  arc  like  a  shadow  g 
that  (iedineth  ;  and  I  am  with- 
ered like  h  ?rass. 

12  But  thou,  i  O  Lord,  shall 
endure  for  ever,  and  thy  remem- 
I  ranee  unto  all  generations. 


PSAL.MS. 
\c  Is.  33.  15. 

1  thing  of 
;  Belial. 
j  rf  Ps.  125.  5. 

elCor.I5.33. 

'  2  or,  per- 
fect in  the 
way, 
Ps.  119.  1. 

I /Re.  21.27. 

3  be  estab- 
I  lished. 
\gie.Z\.  12. 

1  01,  for. 

aPs.  61.2. 
j  b  Ps.  62.  8. 

cPs.  14-3.19. 

d  Is.  43.2. 
|1  Cor.  10.13. 
j  2  or,  (as 
I  some  read) 

into. 

3  or,  Jlesh. 
je  Ac.  23.  12. 
1  /  Ps.  30.  7. 

g  Kc.  6.  12. 
I'hJa..  1.  10. 
liLa.5.  19. 


k  Is.  60.  1, 

&c. 

Zee.  1.  12, 

13. 

I  Is.  40.  2. 

m  Ne.  1.  6, 

11. 

2.  1—8. 

n  Ro.  15.  4. 

1  Cor.  10.11. 

0  Ps.  146.  7. 

4  the  chil- 
dren of 
death. 

p  1  Pe.  2.  9. 

5  aj/iicted. 

yPs.  39.  13. 
Is.  33.  10. 
rHe.  1.10— 
12. 

6  stand. 

s  Mai.  3.  6. 
He.  13.  8. 
a  Mat.  9.2— 
6.   Kp.  1.7. 
b  Ex.  15.  26. 


TOe  nurcy  of  God. 

13  Thou  shall  arise,  and  have 
mercy  upon  Zion  :  for  the  time  k 
to  favour  her,  yea,  the  set  I  time, 
is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  plea- 
sure in  her  stones,  and  favour  the 
dust  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  thv  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build 
up  Zion,  he  shall  appear  in  his 
glory. 

17  He  m  will  regard  the  prayer 
of  the  destitute,  and  not  despise 
their  prayer. 

18  This  n  shall  be  -written  fop 
the  generation  to  come  ;  and  the 
people  which  shall  be  created 
shall  praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from 
the  height  of  his  sanctuary  ;  from 
heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the 
earth  ; 

20  To  o  hear  the  groaning  of  the 
prisoner,  to  loose  4  those  that  are 
appointed  to  death  ; 

21  Top  declare  the  name  of  the 
Lord  in  Zion,  and  his  praise  in 
Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered 
together,  and  the  kingdoms,  to 
serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  j  weakened  my  strength  in 
the  way  ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  I  J  said,  O  my  God,  take  me 
not  away  in  the  midst  of  my  days  ; 
thy  years  are  throughout  all  gene- 
rations. 

25  Of  r  old  hast  thou  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth  ;  and  the 
heavens  are  the  work  of  thy 
hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou 
shah  endure  ;  6  yea,  all  of  them 
shall  wax  old  like  a  garment  ;  as 
a  vesture  shall  thou  change  them, 
and  they  shall  be  changed  : 

27  But  s  thou  nrt  the  same,  and 
thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants 
shall  continue,  and  their  seed 
shall  be  established  before  thee. 

PSALM  (nir. 

A  Psolm  of  David. 

BLESS   the    Lord,  O   my  soul  ; 
and  all  that  is  within  me,  bless 
his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord.  O  my  soul,  and 
forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 

3  Who  forgivetha  all  thine  ini- 
quities; who  healeth  6  all  thy 
diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from 
destruction  ;  who  crowneth  thee 
with  loving-kindness  and  lender 
mercies ; 


A  mtdilation  upon 

5  Who  Balislieiu  thy  mouth  with 
g:ooil  things  ;  so  that  thy  youth  u 
c  leneweil  like  the  eii^le's. 

6  The  Loiil  execuietli  iighteous- 
nessand  judjiiieiit  for  all  Ifiut  are 
oppiessed. 

7  He  made  known  Ins  ways  untp 
Moses,  his  acts  unto  the  childien 
of  Isiael. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  ffra- 
cious,  slow  to  ungei,  and  1  plen- 
teous in  mercy. 

9  He  d  will  not  always  chide  ; 
neither  will  he  keep  Ais  oji^er  for 
ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us 
after  our  sins,  nor  rewarded  us 
according  to  our  iniquities. 

11  For  2  as  the  heaven  is  high 
above  the  earth,  so  great  is  bis 
mercy  toward  them  that  fear 
bim. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the 
■west,  so  far  hath  he  removed  e  our 
transgressions  from  ns. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his 
children,  so  the  Lord  pitieth  them 
tliut  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame ; 
he  rememberuth  that  we  are 
dust.  / 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as 
grass:  as  s-  a  flower  of  the  field, 
so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passetli  over  it, 
and  it  is  3  gone  ;  and  the  place  h 
thereofshall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord 
is  from  everhisting  to  everlasting 
upon  them  that  fear  him,  and  his 
righteousness  unto  children's 
children  ; 

18  To  i  such  as  keep  his  cove- 
nant, and  to  those  that  remember 
his  commandments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lonl  hath  prepared  his 
1c  throne  in  tlie  heaven?  ;  and  his 
kingdom  /  ruletli  over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  an- 
gels, 4  that  excel  in  strength,  m 
that  do  his  commandments, 
hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his 
■word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his 
hosts;  ye  ministers  n  of  his, 
that  dn  his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  o  his 
works,  in  all  places  of  his  do- 
minion :  bless  the  Lord,  O  my 
soul. 

PSALIVI  CIV. 

BLESS  the  Lord.  O  my  soul. 
O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art 
■very  great ;  thou  a  art  clothed 
■with  honour  and  majesty  : 

2  Who     coverest      lliysclf     ■ttith 

light  6  as  with  a  a-arment  ;   who  c 

575 


PSALMS. 

c  Is.  40.  31. 

1  *  real  of. 
tlU.  57.  16. 
Ml.?.  18,19. 

2  nccording 
to  the 
height  of 
heaven. 

e  Je.SO.  20. 
/Ge.  3.  19. 
g  U.  40.6,8. 
Ja.  I.  10,  U. 

3  not. 

A  Job  20.  9. 
i  Ex.  20.  6. 
De.  7.  9. 
k  Ps.  11.  4. 
/Da.  4.34, 
35. 

4  mighty  in, 
m  Joel  2.  11. 
71  Da.  7.  10. 
He.  1.  14. 

0  Ps.  145.10. 
a  Re.  1.  13, 
&c. 

iDa.  7.  9. 

1  Ti.  6.  16. 
cIs.  40.  22. 


d  Am.  9.  6. 
e  Is.  19.  16. 
/  Ps.  18.10. 
^He.  1.7. 
h  2  K.  2.  11. 
6.  17. 

1  He  hath 
founded  the 
earth  upon 
her  bases, 
i  Ge.  7.  19. 
k  Ge.8.1— 5. 

2  or,  the 
mountains 
ascend,  the 
valleys  de- 
nceud. 

I  Job  38.  10, 
II. 

3  teho. 

4  walk. 

5  break. 

6  give  a 
voice. 
mPr.31.6,7. 

7  to  make 
his  face 
shine  with 
oil,  or,  more 
than  oil. 
n  Ps,  92.  12. 

8  thereof  do 
trample  on 
the  forest. 
0  Job  38.  39. 


thtpoieer  qf  God. 

[stretchcst  out  the  heavens  like  u 
curtain  ; 

3  Who  d  layeth  the  beams  of 
hii  cliamljeis  in  the  waters;  who 
maketh  the  clouds  e  his  chariot  ; 

jwho  /  walketb    upon   the   wing* 

.  of  the  wind  ; 

I  4  Who  g  maketh  hia  angels 
spiiiis;  his  ministers  a  fiamii.g 
fire  :  A 

5  Who  1  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth,  that   it   should    not   be 

I  removed  for  ever. 

I   6  Thou   i  coveredst   it  with   the 

I  deep  as  with  a  garment  :  the  wa- 
ters stood  above  the  mountains. 

I  7  At  i  thy  rebuke  they   fled  ;  at 

I  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they 
hasted  away. 

I  8  They  2  go  up  by  the  moun- 
tains, they  go  down  by  the  val- 
leys unto  the  place  which  thou 
hast  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  /  hast  set  a  bound  that 
they  may  not  pass  over,  that 
they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the 
eaith. 

10  He  Ssendeth  the  springs  info 
the  vallevs,  uhich  4  lun  n.iaoag 
the  hills.' 

11  Tliey  give  drink  to  every 
beast  of  the  field  •  the  wild  asses 
5  quench  their  thiist. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven  have  their  habita- 
tion, which  6  sing  among  the 
branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from 
his  chambers:  the  earth  is  satis- 
fied with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow 
for  the  cattle,  and  herb  for  the  ser- 
vice of  man,  that  he  may  bring 
forth  food  out  of  the  earth  ; 

15  And  wine  m  that  maketh 
glad  the  heart  of  man,  and  7  oil  to 
make  his  face  to  shine,  and  bread 
which  strengthenelh  man's  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are 
full  of  nnp  ;  the  cedars  n  of  Leba- 
non, which  he  hith  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their 
nests  :  as  for  the  stork,  the  fir- 
trees  ore  her  house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge 
for  the  wild  goats,  and  the  roCKS 
for  the  conies. 

19  He  appointcih  the  moon  for 
seasons :  the  sun  knoweth  bis 
going  down. 

20  "Thou  makest  darkne.«s,  and 
it  is  night ;  wherein  all  the  beasts 
8  of  the  fores*  do  creep  firth. 

21  The  young  lions  o  roar  after 
their  prey,  and  seek  their  meat 
from  God . 

22  The  sun   ariseth,  they  gather 


The  story  of 

themselves  together,  and  lay 
tliem  down  ia  their  dens. 

23  Man  p  goeth  forth  unto  his 
work,  and  to  his  labour,  until  the 
evening'. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are 
thyworko!  in  wisdom  y  hast  thou 
made  them  all  :  the  earth  is  full 
of  thy  riches  ; 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  r 
fe&,  wherein  are  thnigs  creeping 
innumerable,  both  small  and 
great  beiasts. 

£6  There  go  the  ships  ;  there  is 
that   leviathan,  s  jo/!o?«  thou  hast 

9  made  tJ  play  therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee, 
that  thou  mayest  give  them  their 
meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they 
gather  :  thou  t  openest  thine  hand, 
they  are  filled  with  good. 

29'Thou  hides-L  thy  face,  they 
are  troubled  j  thou  takest  away 
their  breath,  they  die,  and  return 
to  iheir  dust. 

30  Thou  u  sendest  forth  thy 
spirit,  they  are  created  ;  and  thou 
renewest  the  face  of  the  earth. 

31  The   glory   of  the   Lord   shall 

10  endure  for  ever:  the  Lord 
Bliall  rejoice  v  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and 
It  Irernbleth  :  w  he  toucheth  the 
hills,  and  they  smoke,  x 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as 
long  as  I  live;  I  will  sing  praise 
to  my  God  while  I  have  my  being. 

34  My  J/  meditation  of  him  shall 
be  sweet:  I  will  be  glad  z  in  the 
Lord. 

35  Let  a  the  sinners  be  consumed 
out  of  the  earth,  and  let  the  wick- 
ed 6  be  no  more.  Eless  thou  the 
Lord,  O  my  soul.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM    CV. 

Oa  GIVE  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  ;  call  upon  his  name  ; 
make  4  known  his  deeds  among 
the  people. 

2  Sing  unto  hira,  sing  psalms 
unto  him  ;  talk  ye  of  all  his 
wondrous  works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : 
let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that 
seek  the  Lord. 


:    the    Lord,    and     his 
seek   d  his  face  ever- 


4  Seek 
strength 
mere. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous 
works  that  he  hath  done  ;  his 
wondeis,  and  the  judgments  of 
his  mouth  ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  ser- 
vant, ye  children  of  Jacob  hir, 
chosen. 

37 


PSALMS. 
p  Ge.  3.  19. 
g  Pr.  3.  19. 
rPs.  95.5. 

s  Job  41.  1, 

&c. 

9  formed. 
t  Ps.  115.  16. 
u  Is.  32.  14. 
15.Eze.37.9. 

\^hB. 

uGe.  1.  31. 
Is.  62.  5. 
ttHab.3.10. 
:rEx.  19.  18. 
J/ Ps.  63.5,6. 
z  Ps.  32.  11. 
Hab.  3.  17, 
18. 

a  Pr.  2.  22. 
6Ps.  1.  4. 

alCh.16.8— 
22. 

6  Is.  12.  4. 
cAm.5.4,6. 
d  Po-.  27.  8. 


e  Is.  26.  9. 
/Lu.  1.  73. 
g^Ge.  17.2. 
h  Ge.  26.  3. 
i  Ge.  28.  IS- 
IS. 

1  cord. 
kT)e.  7.7. 

1  Ge.  41.  54. 
rn  Is.  3.  1. 

n  Ge.  45.  5. 
oGe.  39.  1, 
20. 

2  his  soul 
came  into. 
pGe.  41.  14, 
40. 

3  possession 
7  Ge.  46.6,7. 
rEx.  1.  7, 
&c. 

.;  Ex.  4.  12, 
&c. 

4  words  of 
his  si^ns. 

t  Ex.7.  12. 

u  Ex.  10.21- 

23. 

■»  Ex.  7.  20, 

21. 


Cod^  s  providence. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God  ;  his  e 
judgmentsare  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  f  hath  remembered  his 
covenant  for  ever,  the  word  which 
he  commanded  to  a  thousand 
generations  : 

9  Which  covenant  he  made  with 
Abraham,  g  and  his  oath  untu 
Isaac  ;   h 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto 
Jacob  i  fur  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for 
an  everlasting  covenant  ; 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  gire 
the  land  of  Canaan,  the  1  lot  ol 
your  inheritance  : 

12  When  they  were  but  a  few  k 
men  in  number;  yea,  very  few, 
and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one 
nation  to  another,  from  one 
kingdom  to  another  people, 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do 
them  wrong  ;  yea,  he  reproved 
kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

15  Srij/ing,  Touch  not  mine 
anointed,  and  do  my  prophets  no 
harm. 

16  Moreover,  I  he  called  for  a 
famine  upon  the  land  ;  he  brake 
the  wliole  staff  m  of  bread. 

17  He  n  sent  a  man  before  them, 
even  Joseph,  who  was  sold  o  for  a 
servant  ; 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with 
fetters  :   he  2  was  laid  in  iron  ; 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word 
came  ;  the  word  of  the  Lord  tried 
him. 

20  The  king  p  sent  and  loosed 
him  :  even  the  ruler  of  the  people, 

I  and  let  him  go  free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his 
house,  and  ruler  of  all  his  3  sub- 

t  stance  : 

I   22  To   bind  his    princes    at    his 

pleasure,  and  teach  his  senators 
;  wisdom. 

j  23  Israel  g  also  came  into  Egypt, 
I  and  Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of 

Ham. 
24  And  r  he  increased  his  people 
'greatly,  and  made  them  stronger 
'  than  their  enemies. 
I   25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate 

his  people,  to  deal  subtilly  with 

his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  s  his  servant, 
and  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  showed  4  his  signs  t 
among  them,  and  wonders  in  the 
land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  u  and  made 
it  dark  ;  and  they  rebelled  not 
against  his  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  v  into 
blood,  and  slew  their  fish. 

30  Thsirlund  brouarhl  forth  frogi 

573" 


Ethortalion  to  praise  Ood. 

w  in  abundance,  la  the  chambcri 
ul  ilieir  kiiigii. 

31  Ue  J  itpake,  and  there  came 
diveis  so.  Ill  ol  tliRS,  and  lice  in  uU 
then  cuabls. 

'Si  He  «iive  S  llicni  hall  y  fur 
ram,  o/ic/ Itamin^  liie  in  t lie ir  land. 

iJ  Ue  sniuie  tlieii'  viiits  u  so, 
and  ilieir  li^-tiees  j  and  btuke  the 
tieesol   their  coasts. 

ii  He  spake,  and  the  locufis  z 
cume,  and  cuierjiiUaiS,  and  that 
'VMlhoiii  nunilier, 

35  And  dill  eat  up  all  the  herbs 
in  their  land,  and  de>oured  the 
I'iUK  ol   their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  first- 
born a  in  I  heir  land,  the  chief  i  of 
ull  ilieir  stiength. 

37  He  c  b. ought  them  forth  also 
Willi  silver  and  gold  ;  and  the7e 
uas  not  one  feeble  ^jersci;j  among 
their  tiibes. 

38  Kgypt  d  was  glad  when  they 
departed  ;  for  the  learol  them  lell 
upon  ihern. 

39  He  e  spread  a  cloud  for  a 
covering,  and  lire  to  give  light  in 
the  night. 

40  T/ie  people  .Tsked,  f  and  he 
bniiighl  quails,  g  and  satisfied 
them  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

4-1  He  h  opened  the  rock,  and  the 
waters  gushed  out  ;  they  ran  in 
the  dry  places  like  h  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy 
promise,  i  and  Abraham  his  ser- 
vant. 

43  And  he  brought  fcrth  his  peo- 
ple with  joy,  and  fais  chosei  with 

6  gladness  ; 

44  And  k  gave  them  the  lands  of 
the  henthon  :  and  ih;y  •ohc.ritcd 
the  labour  of  the  p.-opie  ; 

45  That  I  they  mig.'it  oLservj  his 
statutes,     and      I'eep     his    laws. 

7  Praise  ve  the  Lord.  i 

■  PSALM  CVI. 

PRAlSn  1  ye  .he  Lord.  O  B, 
ffive  thanks  unto  t'le  Lotd  j 
for  he  in  good  :  fcr  his  msrcy  en- 
dureth  for  ever.  i 

2  Who  6  can  utter  the  raigh'y 
acts  of  the  Lord  ?  who  can  snow 
fo.ih  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  c  nre  they  that  keep 
ju  !?meiit,  anri  he  that  doetb  right- 
eousness at  all  limes,  d 

4  Remember  e  me,  O  Lord, 
with  the  favour  thai  thou  hiarct 
unto  thy  people  :  O  visit  me  with 
thy  salvation  ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of 
thy  chosen.  /  that  I  may  rejoice 
in  the  gladness  g  of  thy  nation, 
tha*.  I  may  glory  with  thine  in- 
iioritance.  h  [ 

574 


PSALMS. 


Itrael't  rel/elUont, 


wEx.S.  5,6. 1  6  We  i  have  tinned  with  our 
X  Ex.  8.  17,  I  fatheri,  we  have  Committed  ini<]ui- 
i4.  ty,  we  have  done  uickedly. 

5  H(eir  rain  I  7  Oiii  faihe.s  umle.itood  not  ihjr 
haii.  jvkondtiii  in  Egypt;  they  remcin- 
y  Ex.  9.23—  beied  not  the  muliitude  of  1I17 
*5.  me. ciee;  btii  ^  pic. vuked  Air/1  ai  the 
z  Ex.  10.12-   sea.  even  at  the  Red  bea. 

14.  I   8  Neveiiheless,   he    saved    them 

a  Ex.  12.  29.    for   /   his   nanie's  sake,  that  ni  he 

AGe.  49.  3.     might  make  his  mighty  power  to 

c  Ex.  12.  35.    be  knou  n. 

d  Ex.  \u.  i3.  I   9  He  ;i  rebuked  the  Red  Sea  also, 

e  Ex.  13.21.    and   it  was   diied   up:    so   he   led 

Ne.  9.  12.        them     thiough     the      depths,     at 

/Ps.  78.  18.    thiongh  the   ivilderness. 

g  Ex.  16.13,      10  And  he  saved   ihem   from  the 

14.  hand  of  him  that  hated  r/if;/i,  and 

h  Ex.  17.  6.   'redeemed  them  f.oni  the  hand  of 

Nu.  20.  11.    jlhe  en.:my. 

I  for.  10.  4.  I    II   And    o    the    watert    covered 

j  (e.  15.  14.   their    enemies;     there    was     not 

Gsi/igirip.      I  one  of  ihem  lelt. 

^Jus.  il.43.     12  Then  believed  they  his  words  ; 

/  Ue.  4.  1,40.    thrv  fiing p  his  praise. 

6.21,25.         I    13'Tliey     2     soon     forgat    g     his 

1  Hathlujak   wo  ks ;     they    waited   not   for  hit 

1  Halleliijiih  counsel  ; 

a  1   Ch.   16.;    H  But  3  lusted  r  exceedingly  in 

34.  Ithe  uilderness,  and  tenipied  God 

6  Ps.  40.  5.      in  the  desea.' 

c  Ps.  15.  2.        15  And  lie  gave  them   their  re- 

rfGa.6.  9.      (quest;   but  sent    leanness    s   into 

ePs. 119.132.   Ihei.  soul. 

/  Ep.  1.4.    I    16  They   t  envied  Moses  also  in 

g  Is.  35.  10.     the  camp,  and  Aaron  the  saint  of 

Jno.  16.  i.2.      the  Lord. 

h  Ep.  1.  18.   i    17  The  earth  opened   and   swal- 

lowed   up   D.iihaii,    and    covered 

i  Da.  9.5.       the  company  of  Abiram. 

4Es.  14.  11,      18  And    a    fire    \^as    kindled    in 

12.  their  company  ;   the   flame  burnt 

/Eze. 20.14.    up  the  uicked. 

n\  Ex.  9.  16.     19  They   made   a   ralf  u  in  Ho- 

n  Ex.  14.  21,   rcb,   and   worshipped   the   molten 

&c.  imasre. 

o  Ex.  i5.  5.      20  Thus  v    they    changed    their 

p  Ex.  15.  1,   glory  into  the  similitude  of  an  ox 

&c.  thai  eiiteth  grass. 

i  viade  '   21  They  foigal  God  their  saviour, 

huele,  they      w'lici    'lad  done  g/eal  things  ii. 


format. 

V  Ex.  15-17. 

3  luilea  a 

lu<t. 

rNu.  11.  4, 

.-3. 

Ps.  78.  18. 

s  Is.  10    16 


22  U'ondroiis  works  in   the  land 


of  Ham,  and  teriible  things  by  the 
Red  Pea. 

C3  Therefore  w  he  said  that  he 
Would  destroy  them,  had  not 
Most^s  his  chosen  stood  be- 
fore  him    in   the   br*>ach,   to   turn 

t  Nu.  16.  1,   away   his  wrath,   lest   he    should 

&c.  destroy  them. 

u  Ex.  32. 4.   ■   24  Yea,     thev    despised    4     the 

».le.2.  11.      ple.Tsant   lancl';     x   they   believed 

70  Eze.2n.i3.    not  his  wcrd  ; 

4  a  land  of       Uo  But   murmured  in  their  tents, 

desire.  anj  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice 

xDe.S.  7.    ,of  th-Tord. 


The  peopWa  rehelliont 

26  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his 
hanii  ag-aiiist  ihem,  to  overthrow 
them  iii  the  wiliieiness  : 

27  'I'o  5  overthrow  their  seed  also 
among' the  nntioiis,  and  to  scatter 
them  in  the  lands. 

28  They  y  joined  themselves  al- 
so unto  Baal-peor,  and  ate  the 
sacrifices  of  the  dead. 

29  Tlius  they  provoked  him  to 
anger  with  their  inventions  ; 
and  the  plague  brake  in  upon 
them. 

3U  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and 
executed  judgment  :  and  so  the 
plague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto 
liim  for  righteousness,  unto  all 
generations  for  evermore. 

^Z  They  z  angered  him  also  at 
the  waters  of  strife,  so  that  is 
Went  ill  with  Moses  for  their 
Siikes  : 

33  Because  they  provoked  his 
spirit,  so  that  he  spake  unadvised- 
ly with  his  lips. 

34  They  a  did  not  destroy  the 
nations,  concerning  whom  the 
Lo  d  comtnanded  them  : 

35  But  were  mingled  among 
the  heathen,  and  learned  their 
works. 

36  And  6  they  served  their 
idols  ;  which  were  a  snare  unio 
them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  c  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  unto 
devils, 

38  Atid  shed  innocent  blood, 
even  the  blood  of  their  sons,  and 
of  their  daughters,  whom  they 
sacnticed  unto  the  id'.'s  of  Ca- 
naan :  and  the  land  a  waj  polluted 
will  blood. 

33  Thus  were  they  defiltd  e  with 
thoir  own  works,  and  went  a 
whoring  /  with  their  own  inven- 
tions. 

40  Therefore  g  wae  the  wr.vth  c*' 
the  Lord  kindled  against  his  ne-- 
ple,  insomuch  that  he  abhcrred  "i 
his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the 
hand  of  the  heathen  ;  and  they 
that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  T^ieir  enemies  also  oppressed 
them,  and  they  were  brought  into 
subjection  under  their  hand. 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver 
th>?m  ;  but  they  provoked  him  with 
their  counsel,  and  were  6  brought 
low  for  their  iniquity. 

•14  Nevertheless,  i  he  regarded 
their  affliction,  when  he  heard 
their  cry  : 

45  And  he  remembered  I'or  them 
his  covenant,  and   repei^ied   ac- 


PSALMS. 

5  make  them ' 

fall. 

y  Nu.23.   2, 

&c. 

z  Nu.  20.  3, 

&c. 

1 


21, 


rt  Ju. 

&c. 

h  Ju.  2.  3, 

&c. 

cEze. 16-20. 

d  Nu.  35.33. 

eEze.20.18. 

/Le.  17.  7. 
Je.3.  6— 9. 
g  Ju.   2.  14, 
&c. 

Ne.  9.  27, 

&c. 

Ps.  78.  59. 

A  La.  2.  7. 
6  or,  im- 
poverished, 
or,  weaken- 
ed. 

j  Le.  26.  40- 
42. 


nCh.16.35. 

mPs.  41.13. 
7  Hallelu- 
jah. 

a  Ps.  119. 
68. 

Mat.  19.  17. 
6  Ps.  106.10. 
c  ia.  i'S.  o.  6. 
E;e.  Hi.  l>3, 
&c. 
1   sea. 

(iDe.Sa.  10. 
e  V.  13.  19 
28. 

?s.  cTC.  1". 
Hos.  J.  15. 
/Ezr.  8.21. 
if.  30.  2i. 
g  Lu.  1.   53, 
79. 

/(Job  36.  8, 
9. 

i  La.  3.  42. 
5.  16,  17. 
A:Lu.7.  30. 
/Job  9.  13. 
TO  Ps.  146.7. 
\nU.io.2. 


and  God's  mercy, 

cording  to  the    multitude  of   his 
mercies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied 
k  of  all  those  that  carried  thein 
captives. 

47  Save  I  us,  O  Lord  our  God, 
and  gather  us  from  among  the 
heathen,  to  give  thanks  unto  thy 
holy  name,  and  to  triumph  in  Iby 
praise. 

48  Blessed  m  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing: and  let  all  the  people  say, 
Amen.     7  Praise  ve  the  Lord. 

PSALM'  CVH. 

OGIVE   thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
foi  he  is  good  j  a  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
say  so,  whom  he  hath  redeemed  6 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy  ; 

3  And  gathered  c-  them  out  of  the 
lands,  from  the  east,  and  from  the 
west,  from  the  north,  and  from  the 
1  south. 

4  They  wandered  in  the  wilder- 
ness d  in  a  solitary  way;  they 
found  no  city  lo  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul 
fainted  in  them. 

6  Then  e  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  he  de- 
livered them  out  of  their  dia- 
tresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the 
right  y  war,  that  they  might  go  to 
a  city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the 
Lord  for  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

9  For  ff  hs  satisfieth  the  longing 
soul,  and  f/ileth  the  hungry  soul 
with  goodness. 

10  Stich  as  n;.'.  in  darkness,  and  in 
fhs  ntp'iov  of  death,  being  bound 
A,  in  aPliciion  and  iron  ; 

11  Tccauce  i  -.ney  rebelled 
cgi'isi  ti"e  words  of  God,  and 
crn.erin^Q  the  counsel  k  of  the 
Most  Hi^n  ; 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down 
i'  ^irheai^  with  labour  ;  they  fell 
down,  and  there  teas  none  /  to 
he:?. 

13  Th-;n  they  cried  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  he  saved 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  He  Trt  brouffht  them  out  of 
darkness  and  the  sliadow  of 
death,  and  brake  their  bands  in 
sunder. 

15  Oh  that  7776?!  would  praise  the 
Lord  fur  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of 
men  ! 

16  For  n  he    hath   broken    the 

575 


Thejrrotidenceo/  God.  PSALMS. 

gates  of  brasj,  and  cut  the  bar*  of  I  o  P».38.3,  5. 
iron  ill  sunder.  \p  Jab  c-S.  19, 

17    Foula,     because     o    of     their  i&o. 


9  2K.  20.  4, 
5. 

Mat.  8.  8. 
r  Ps.  30.2,3. 
s  Vs.  66.  5. 
/  Le.  7.  12. 
He.  13.  15. 

2  singing, 
u  Jon.  1.   4, 
&c. 

3  maketh  to 
stand. 
V  Na.  2.   10. 
i  all  their 
leisdom  is 
swallotced 
up. 

10  Ps.  89.  9. 
Mat.  8.  26. 
X  Ps.  22.  22. 
66.  16. 
111.  1. 
y  1  K.    17. 
1,7. 

zGe.  13.10. 
19.  25. 
5  saltness. 
aPs.  114.  8. 
Is.   41.  18. 


transgieaoiun,  and  because  uf  their 
iniquuies,  are  afflicted  : 

18  Their  soul  alihorreth  nil  man- 
ner of  meat :  and  they  draw  near 
unlo  the  grates  of  death. 

19  Tlieu  p  they  cry  unto  the 
Lord  in  their  trouble  ;  and  he 
savelh  them  out  of  their  dis- 
tresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  q  and  healed 
them,  r  and  delivered  Itiem  from 
their  dest  I  uct  tens. 

21  Oh  that  meii  would  praise  the 
Lord _/or  his  goodness,  and  for  his 
wondeiful  works  s  to  the  children 
of  men  .' 

22  And  let  them  sacriiice  the  sa- 
crifices of  thanksgiving,  t  and  de- 
clare his  works  with  2  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea 
in  ships,  that  do  business  in  great 
water.s  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  wonders  in  the 
deep. 

25  For  u  he  commandeth,  and  3 
raiseth  the  stormy  wind,  which 
lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven, 
they  go  down  again  to  the  depths; 
their  soul  is  melted  «  because  of 
trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and 
stagger  like  a  dninkea  man,  and  4 
are  at  their  wit's  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord 
in  their  trouble,  and  he  bringeth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  He  w  maketh  the  slorm  a 
calm,  Eo  that  the  wave-  t.bereof 
are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad   b3C3.use 
they  be  quiet;  so  he  bringeth  them  .,  „<•-,, 
unto  their  des'r'.d  haven,  <-j  :■  ■  • 

31  Oh  that  men  would   praiie   the    e  Job  5 
Lord  /or  his  goodness,  and/or  hi?    16. 
wonderful  works  to  the  cai-dren  of  22.  19, 
men  1 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  a'.so  ;n  c 
the  congregation  of  the  pcop. ;, 
and  praise  him  in  the  assembly  of 
the  elders. 

33  He  7j  turneth  rivers  into  9  wil- 
derness, and  the  water-spring's 
into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  r  fruitful  land  into  5  bar- 
renness, for  the  wickedncssof  them 
that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  a  turneth  the  wilderness 
into  a  standing  water,  and  dry 
ground  into  water-springs. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the 
hungry  to  dwell,  that  they  may 
prepare  a  city  for  habitation  ; 

576 


6  2K.  10.32. 
c  Job  12.  21, 
24. 

5  or,  void 
places. 

dlSa.  2.  5- 

8. 

Ps.  113.   7— 

9. 


/:c.  S.   12, 
Hos.  U.   9. 

aPj.  5:-.7— 

11. 

I  or,  sliitt. 

b  Pj.  60.  5, 

&c. 

cGe.  49.  10. 

rfjob  16.  2. 
Is.  2,22. 
e2Ch.20.12. 
Is.  45.  24. 
/•Ro.  16.20. 
'2  Co.  6.  14. 


David  conjldeth  in  Cod's  lielp. 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plsnt 
vineyards,  which  may  yield  fruits 
of  iiicieasc. 

38  He  blesneth  ihrm  also,  so  that 
they  are  multiplied  greatly  ;  and 
suttercth  not  their  cattle  to  de- 
crease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  b 
and  brought  low  through  oppres- 
sion, affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  He  c  poiiieth  contempt  upon 
princes,  and  causeth  them  to 
wander  in  the  wilderness,  6  tchere 
there  is  no  way. 

41  Yet  d  setteth  he  the  poor  on 
high  from  7  affliction,  and  maketh 
him  families  like  a  flock. 

42  The  e  righteous  shall  see  it, 
and  rejoice  ;  and  all  iniquity  shall 
stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  /  is  wise,  and  will  ob- 
serve these  things,  even  they  shall 
understand  the  loving-kindneu 
of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  cvni. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

OGOD,  a  my  heart  is   fixed  :   I 
will  singand  give  praise,  even 
with  my  gloiy. 

2  Awake,  psalteiy  and  harp  ;  I 
mysel/  will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  people  :  and  1  will 
sing  praises  unto  thee  among  tho 
nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  al/ore 
the  heavens,  and  thy  truth  7'eac/tetA 
unto  the  1  clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above 
the  heavens  ;  and  thy  glory  above 
all  the  ear;h  : 

6  That  b  thy  beloved  may  be  de- 
livered, save  Kith  thy  riglit  hand, 
and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  liis  lioli- 
nes-  ;  I  wiil  rejoice  ;  I  will  divida 
Sriecbem,  and  mete  out  the  valley 
of  Succoth. 

3  Gi'.cad  is  mine  ;  Manasseh  it 
mini  ;  S.phraim  also  is  tli" 
strength  of  mine  head  ;  Judah  cit 
my  lawgiver  ; 

0  -Moab  is  my  wash-pot  ;  over 
Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe; 
over  Philistia  will  I  triumph. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the 
strong  city  ?  who  will  lead  me  into 
Edom? 

11  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  viko 
hast  cast  us  ofi'?  and  wilt  not 
thou,  O  God,  go  forth  with  our 
hosts? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble  : 
for  d  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  e  we  shall  do 
valiantly  ;~for  he  /  it  is  that  shall 
tread  d^wn  our  enemies. 


David's  complaint 

PSALM  CIX. 
To  the  chief  Musician.     A   Psalm 
of  David. 

HOLD  a  not  thy  peace,  O  God 
of  my  praise  ;  b 
y  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked, 
and  the  mouth  of  1  the  deceitful, 
2  are  opened  against  me  :  they 
have  spoken  ag-ainst  me  with  a 
lying  c  tongue. 

3  They  comjiassed  me  about  also 
wiih  words  of  hatred  ;  and  fought 
against  me  without  d  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  ray  adver- 
saries: but  e  I  give  myself  untu 
prayer. 

5  And  /they  have  rewarded  me 
evil  for  good,  and  hatred  for  my 
love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over 
him  ;  and  let  3  Satan  stand  at  his 
right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let 
him  4  be  condemned  :  and  let  his 
prayer  g  become  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few  :  and  let 
another  take  h  his  5  office. 

9  Let  his  children  he  fatherless,  i 
and  his  wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually 
■vagabonds,  and  beg  :  let  them 
seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their 
desolate  places. 

11  Let  k  the  extortioner  catch  all 
that  he  hath  :  and  let  the  strangers 
spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend 
mercy  unto  him  ;  neither  let  there 
be  any  to  favour  his  fatherless 
children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  I  be  cut  off  ; 
anrfin  the  generation  following  let 
their  name  be  m  blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers 
n  be  remembered  with  the  Lord  ; 
and  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother 
be  blotted  o  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord 
continually,  that  he  may  cut  off 
the  memory  of  them  from  the 
earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered 
not  to  show  mercy,  but  persecuted 
the  poor  and  needy  man,  that  he 
might  even  slay  the  broken  in 
heart. 

17  As  p  he  loved  cursing,  so  let 
it  come  unto  him  ;  as  he  delighted 
not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far  from 
him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with 
cursing  like  as  with  his  garment, 
so  let  it  come  into  6  his  bowels 
like  water,  q  and  like  oil  into  his 
bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  gar- 
ment wAicft  covereth  him,  and  for 


PSALMS.  0/ his  entmiet. 

a  Ps.  83.  1.  'a  girdle  -wherewith  he  is  girded 
6Je.  17.  14.   continually. 

1  deceit.         ;   20  Z,cZ  this  6e  the  reward  of  mine 

2  have  open-  adveisaries  from  the  Lord,  and  of 
ed  them-  them  that  speak  evil  against  my 
selves.  soul. 

c  Mat. 26. 60.  21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O  God 
Ac.  6.  13.  the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  r  sake  : 
d  Jno.  15.25.  because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver 
e  Lu.  6.  11,     thou  me. 

12.  i   22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy,  and 

/Ps. 35. 7,12.    my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

3  or,  an  ad-  ,  S23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  » 
versnry,  \  when  it  declineth  ;  I  am  tossed  up 
Zee.  3.  1.       ]  and  down  as  the  locust. 

4^o  out  24  My  knees  Z  are  weak  through 

guilty,  or,     !  fasting,   and  ray  flesh     faileth    of 

wicked.  fatness. 

g  Pr.  28.  9.    !   25   I  became   also    a  reproach  u 

h  Ac.  1.  20.   unto   them :    when    they     looked 

5  or,  charge,   upon    me,    v    they    shaked    their 

i  Kx.  22.24.    heads. 

/i:  Job  18.  9,       26    Help   me,   O  Lord  my  God: 

19.  O     save     me     according    to    thy 

I  Ps.  37.  28.  '  mercy  ; 

Is.  14.  20.      1   27  That  they  may  know  that  this 

m  Pr.  10.  7.    is  thy  hand  ;    w  that  thou,  Lord, 

n  Ex.  20.  5.    hast  done  it. 

0  Is.  43.  25.  j  28  Let  x  them  curse,  but  bless 
p  Eze.  35.6.   thou  :    when  they  arise,  let  them 

5  IB i thin  I  be  ashamed  ;  but  let  thy  servant 
him.  j  y  rejoice. 

q  Nu.  5.  22. 1   29     Let  z  mine    adversaries   be 

■ ^' clothed     with      shame;     and    let 

r  Ps.  25.  11.    them      cover      themselves      with 

s  Ps.  102.11.   their    own    confusion,   as    with  a 

144.  4.  I  mantle. 

tHe.  12.  12.     30  1    will      greatly    praise     the 

u  Ps.  22.6,7.    Lord    with    my     mouth  ;     yea,    I 

V  Mat.  27.     iff  will  praise  him  among  the  mul- 

39.  ttitude. 

v>  Ps.  17.  13,     31  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right 

14.  b  hand   of   the   poor,   to  save  him 

x2Sa.  16.     !  frcra  7   those    that    condemn   hia 

11,12.  jsoul. 

yls.  63.  14.  PSALM   CX. 

z  Vs.  35.  26.  I  A  Psalm  of  David. 

aPs.  111.  1.  [  rpHE    fc   Lord     said    unto    my 

6Ps.  73.  23.  I    1    Lord,  Sit  thou  at    my  right 

7  the  Judges  \  hand,  iin'.ii  I  make  thine  entmiea 

of.  thv  footstool. 

a  Mat.  22.        2' The   Lord  shall  send  the    rod 

44.  !  of  thy  strength  out  of  Zion  :   rule 

Ac.  2.   31.      I  6  thou   ia  the  midst  of  thine  ene- 

ICo.  15.  25.   mies. 

He.  1.  13.         3  Thy  people  sfeaiiSe -willing  c  in 

6  Ps.  45.  5.  the  day  of  thy  power,  in  the  beau- 
c  Ju.  5.  2.  I  ties  d  of  holiness  from  i  tlie  womb 
Ga.  1.15,  16.  of  the  morning  :  thou  hast  2  the 
rf  Ps.  96.  9.     dew  of  thy  youth. 

1  more  than.  \   4  The     Lord     hath    sworn,     and 

2  shalt  have,  will  not  repent,  Thou  e  art  a 
eHe.5.  6.  :  priest  forever  after  the  order  of 
6.20.  iMelchiiiedek. 

7.  17,  21.  5    The   Lord   at   thy    right  hand 

/Ro.  2.  5.     shall  strike  through  kings  in  the 
Re.  6.  17.      I  day/  of  his  wrath. 
577 


T!a  Tteompinse  of  godlin<st. 

6  Ho  shall  Ju(];fe  umonj  tha 
boai.hcn,  b«  sunll  fill  Ihe  placet 
Willi  ilie  (leaii  dodies  ;  he  ^  shall 
wouii'l  Uie  hcaiU  over  ra.iny  3 
cuuiunt'8. 

7  Ue  slutll  drink  of  the  brook  h  in 
tin;  way  :  ihciefore  shall  ho  llli  up 
(hK  hend. 

PSALM  CXI. 

PRAISE  1  yc  the  Lord.  I  will 
IjraisK  the  Lord  uilh  my  wholfi 
heiirt,  in  tiin  asceinbly  o.  of  the 
u Plight,  and  in  the  congreja- 
tion. 

2  The   works  h   of  tlie   Lord  are 

fre.u,  Rouifhlout  of  all  them  that 
ave  pleasu.e  therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and 
glorious  :  and  his  righteousness 
endnieth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful 
works  to  be  remembered:  the 
Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of 
compassion. 

5  He  c  hath  given  2  meat  unto 
them  that  fear  him  :  he  will  ever 
be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

6  He  hath  showed  his  people  the 
powt:ro(  his  works,  that  he  may 
give  them  the  heritage  of  the 
heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are 
verity  and  judgment  :  all  cf  his 
commandments  are  sure. 

8  They  3  stand  fast  for  ever  and 
ever,  nnd  are  done  in  truth  and 
uprightness. 

9  He  sent  redemption  unto  his 
people  :  he  halh  commanded  his 
covenant  for  ever  ;  holy  e  and 
reverend  is  his  nsme. 

10  The/  fair  of  the  Lord  ij  the 
beginning  of  wisdom  :  4  u  good 
understanding  have  all  they  that 
do  5  las  commandments  ;  his  praise 
enduieth  for  ever. 

PSALM    CXII. 

PRAFSR  I  ye  the  Lord.  B'.esned 
is  the  man  thit  feareth  the 
Lord,  that  delightetli  a  greatly  in 
his  commandments. 

2  His  seeii  shall  be  mighty  upon 
earth  ;  the  generation  of  the 
upright  shall  be  blessed. 

3  Weallh  and  riches  shall  be  in 
his  house  ;  and  his  righteousness 
endiireth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth 
ilisrht  in  the  daikne&s  ;  he  is  gra- 
cious, and  full  of  compassion,  and 
righteous. 

5  A  focid  man  showeth- favour, 
ani  lendeth  :  r  he  will  guide  his 
affairs  with  2  flis(-ri-tion.  d 

6  Surely  he  e  shall  not  be  moved 
for  ever:  the  righteous  shall  be 
in  everlasting  remembrance. 

578 


PSALMS. 

'ff  Ha.  3.   13. 

3  or,  great. 
A  Ju.  7.  5,6. 

1  HalUlu- 
JnJi. 

aPs.  109.30. 

6  Job.  38.41. 
,P».  92.  5. 
!Ro.  15.  .^. 

c  Mat.  6.26, 

33. 

2  prey. 

d  Ps.  19.  7. 

3  arc  estab- 
lished. 

c  De.  28.58. 
/Job2».28. 
Pr.  1.  7. 
9.  10. 
Ec.    12.  13. 

4  or,  good 
success, 
Pr.  3.  4. 

5  them. 

1  Hallclu- 
ja'l. 

a  Ps.  1.  1-3. 
119.  16. 
b  Ps.  97.  n. 
Is.  58.   10. 
cLu.6.  35. 

2  judgment. 
rfEp.S.  15. 
e  Ps.  15.  5. 


/Pr.3.2S,S6. 
S  De.  24.13. 
A  Re.  22.  n. 
i  Lu.  13.  28. 
A-   Pr.    n.  7. 

1  Hallelu- 
jah. 

a  Is.  53.  19. 
Mai.  1.  11. 

2  cxnlteth 
himself  to 
dtnell. 

b  la.  57.  15. 
c  1  Sa.  2.  8. 
d  Ps.  45.  16. 

3  dwell  in 
an. 

n  Ex.  12.41. 

b  P.'^   81.  5. 

c  De.  27.9, 

12. 

d  Ex.  25.  8. 

e  Ex.  14.21. 

/Jos   3.  13, 

16. 

o  Hab.  3.  6, 

8. 

ft  Mi.  6.  1,2. 

t  Ex.  17.6. 

Nu.20.  11. 


An  trhortalion  to /tar  Ood. 

7  He/shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil 
tidinga  :  hi8  heart  it  fixed,  tiuflin^ 
in  the  Loid. 

8  His  heart  ia  ealabliihed,  b« 
shall  nut  be  afraid,  until  he  tee 
his  desire  upon  hit  enemies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed  :  he  hath 
given  to  the  poor;  bit  g  right- 
eousness h  enduieth  for  ever  :  hit 
horn  shall  be  exalted  with  hon- 
our. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  il,anA 
be  grieved  ;  he  shall  gnash  i  with 
his  leeih,  and  melt  away  ;  the  k 
desire  of  the  wir;ked  shall  perish. 

PSALM  CXIH. 

PRAISE  I  ye  the  Lord.     Praise, 
U  ye   servants    of    the   Lord, 
praise  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  from  this  time  forth  and  for 
evermore. 

3  From  a  the  rising  of  the  sun 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same, 
the  Lord's  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  high  above  all 
nations,  and  hie  gloi^  above  the 
heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our 
God,  who  2dwelleth  on  high  ; 

6  Who  6  humbleth  AiOT«f(,''lo  be- 
hold the  things  that  are  in  heaven, 
and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  He  c  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of 
the  dust,  and  lifteth  the  needy  out 
of  the  dunghill  ; 

8  That  hii  may  set  kim  with 
princes,  even  with  the  princes  (2  of 
his  people. 

S  He  inakcth  the  barren  woman 
to  c-  keep  house,  and  to  be  a  joyful 
mother  of  children.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

WHEN  o  Israel  went  out  of 
'Egypti  the  house  of  Jacob 
from  a  people  of  strange  lan- 
guage, b 

2  Judah  c  was  his  sanctuary,  and 
d  Israel  his  dominion. 

3  The  sea  e  saw  it,  and  fled  :  / 
Jordan  v;as  driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  g  skipped  like 
rams,  and  the  little  bills  like 
lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea, 
ihatthou  fieddest  ?    thou   Jordan, 

hat  thou  wast  driven  back  ? 

6  "Ve  mountains,  rAai  ye  skipped 
1  ke  rams  ;  and,  ye  little  hills,  like 
1   mbs? 

7  Tremble,  h  thou   earth,  at  the 
resence  of  the  Lord,  a'  the  pret- 
ence of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

8  Which  i  turned  the  rock  into 
a  standing  water,  the  flint  into  ft 
fountain  of  waters. 


David's  love  to  God. 

PSALBI  CXT.  1 

'VJ'OT  a  iiiiio  us,  O  Lord,  not  un- 
XN  to  us,  but  unto  ihy  name  give 
glory,  f?i-  thy  meicy,  and  for  thy 
truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  b  should  the  hea- 
tlien  say,  Where  is  now  their 
Go.  I  ? 

3  But  c  ourGod  is  ia  the  heavens; 
he  hath  done  whatsoever  he  hath 
pleased. 

4  Their  idols  d  are  silver  and 
golil,  the  WDik  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they 
speak  not ;  eyes  havs  they,  but 
tliey  see  not  : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not  ;  noses  have  they,  but  they 
smell  not  ; 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they 
handle  not;  feet  have  they,  but 
they  walk  not  ;  neither  speak  they 
thiougli  tlieif  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like 
unto  iheni  ;  so  is  every  one  that 
trusteth  in  them. 

9  O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the 
Lo:d  ;  he  is  e  their  help  and  their 
shield./ 

10  O  ho'ise  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the 
Lord  ;  he  is  their  help  and  their 
shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in 
the  Lo.d  :  he  is  their  help  and 
their  shield. 

12  The  Lor.l  hath  been  mindful 
g  of 'IS  ;  he  will  bless  us:  be  will 
bless  the  house  of  Israel;  he  will 
bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  /(  «ill  bless  them  that  fear 
the  Lonl,  /)5i/t  small  I  and  great. 

n  The  Lord  shall  increase  you 
more  and  more,  you  and  your  chil- 
dren. 

15  Ve  i  are  blessed  of  the  Lord, 
which  made  heaven  and  earlh. 

IS  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens, 
are  the  Lord's;  but  the  earth 
hath  he  ^iven  to  the  children  of 
men. 

17  The  dead  k  praise  not  the 
Lord,  neither  any  that  go  down 
into  silence. 

18  But  we  I  will  bless  the  Lord 
from  this  time  forth  and  for  ever- 
more.    Praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVl. 
T    LOVE  n  the  Lord,   because  he 
.     haib    heard    my  voice   and    my 
suppli.'ations. 

2  Be.  ause  he  liath  inclineil  his 
ear  unto  me.  llie/efore  w  ill  I  call 
upon  him  I  as  long  as  I  live. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  com- 
passed me,  and  6  the  pains  of  hell 
2  gat  hold  upon  me  :  I  found  trou- 
ble and  sorrow. 


PSALMS. 

Ids.  48.  U. 
Eze.  36.  32. 
6  Joel  2.  17. 
cDa.  4.  35. 

'rf  Ps.135.15- 
,18. 

I  Is.  40.  19. 
Je.  10.  3—7. 

,e  Ps.  33.  20. 

!/  Ps.  84.11. 
|Pr.  30.  5. 

's  Ib.  44.21. 
IhPs.  29.  11. 

1  loith. 

tPs.  3.  8. 
iKp.  1.  3,4. 
!Ar  Ps. 88.10— 

12. 

Is.  38.  18,19. 

/Dd.2,  20. 

aPs.  18.1-6. 

1  in  viy 

days. 

b  Jon.  2.2, 

&c. 

^found  me. 


c  Ps.  34.  6. 

;  Is.  103    8. 

e  Ezr.  9.  15. 
Ne.  9.  8. 
Da.  9.  7. 

/•  Je.  6.  16. 
Mat.  11.  29. 
He.  4.  3. 

g  Jude  24. 

A  2  Co.  4.13. 
i  Jon.  2.  9. 
k  Is.  72.  14. 
/Le.  7.  12. 
m  Ec.  5.  5. 
n  Ps   96.  8. 

00.  4. 
a  Ro.  15.  11. 
b  Is.  25.  1, 
Jno.  14.  6. 
1  Jno.  5.  6. 
a  I  Ch.  16. 
8.  34. 

h  Ps.  IC3.17. 
r  Ps.  115.  9, 
&c. 

d  Ps.  120.  1. 
1  oul  of  dis- 
tress. 


Cod  is  to  he  praised, 

4  Then  c  called  I  upon  the  name 
of  the  Loid  ;  O  Loid,  I  beseech 
tliee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  Gracious  d  is  the  Lord,  and 
riglileuus  :  yea,  e  our  God  is  mer- 
ciful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  sim- 
ple :  I  was  brought  low,  and  he 
helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  /O  my 
soul  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  dealt 
bountifully  with  thee. 

8  for  thou  hast  deliver£>^  ray 
soul  from  death,  mine  eyes  from 
tears,  nud  my  feet  f.oiii  falling,  g 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in 
the  land  of  the  living. 

10  I  ft  believed,  theiefore  have  I 
spoken  :  I  was  greatly  afflicted. 

11  1  said  in  my  haste,  All  men  are 
liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the 
Lord  /or  all  his  benefits  towards 
me  ? 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salva- 
tion, and  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

14  I  i  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all  his 
people. 

15  Precious  k  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O  Lord,  truly  1  am  thy  ser- 
vant ;  I  am.  thy  servant,  and  the 
son  of  thy  handmaid  :  thou  hast 
loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I  will  ofierto  thee  the  sacrifice 
I  of  thanksgiving,  and  will  call 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

18  1  m  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the 
Lord  now  in  the  presence  of  all  his 
people, 

19  In  the  courts  n  of  the  Lord's 
house,  in  the  midst  o(  thee,  U  Je- 
rusalem.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVII. 

0  PRAISE  a  the    Lord,    all    ye 
nations  :  praise     him,    all    ye 
people. 

2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is 
great  toward  us:  and  the  truth 
6  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord.. 

PSAL.M  cxvin. 

OraGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
tor  he  is    good  ;    because     his 
mercy  b  endureth  for  ever, 

2  Lei  c  Israel  now  say,  that  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now 
say.  that  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the 
Lord  say,  that  his  mercy  endurtth 
for  ever. 

5  I  d  called  upon  the  Lord  1  in 
distress:    the  Lord    answered  me 

579 


7^  coming  of  Christ  expressed. 

and    tet   me    in     a     large    place. 

6  The  e  Lord  is  '2  on  my  «ule  j  1 
will  net  tear :  what  can  man  do 
unto  nie  ? 

7  The  Lord  takelh  my  part  with 
them  (hat  help  me  :  therefore  shall 
I  see  my  desire  upon  them  thai 
hate  me. 

8  II  /  is  better  to  trust  in  the 
Lord,  than  to  put  confidence  in 
man  : 

9  /(  is  better  to  trust  in  the 
Lord,  than  to  put  confidence  in  g 
princes. 

10  All  natinns  compassed  me 
about  :  but  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  will  I  3  destroy  Ihern. 

11  They  compassed  me  about  : 
yea,  they  compassed  me  about  : 
out  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will 
destroy  ihem. 

12  They  compassed  me  about 
like  h.  bees  ;  they  are  quenched  as 
the  fire  of  i  thorns :  for  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  I  will  i  destroy 
them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me, 
•.hat  I  might  fall :  but  k  the  Lord 
helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  I  is  my  streng-tb 
and  song,  and  is  become  my  sal- 
vation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  sal- 
vation is  in  the  tabernacles  of  the 
righteous;  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  (loeth  valiantly. 

16  The  lijht  hand  of  the  Lord  is 
exalted  ;  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lord  doelh  valiantly. 

17  I  m  shall  not  die,  but  live,  an  ' 
declare  the  n  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  o  me 
sore  :  but  he  bath  not  given  roe 
over  unto  death. 

19  Open  p  to  me  the  gates  of 
righteovisness  :  I  will  go  into  them, 
and  I  will  praise  the  Lord  ; 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into 
■which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee  ;  for  thou 
hast  heard  me,  and  art  become  my 
salvation. 

22  The  9  stone  if /licMhe  builders 
refused  is  become  the  head  stone 
of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  5  the  Lord's  doing  ;  it 
is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the 
Lord  hiiih  made  ;  we  will  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  0 
Lord  :  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee, 
send  now  prosperity. 

26  Blessed  r  6e  he  that  cometh  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  :  we  have 
blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

580 


PSALtMS.  Sundry  prayers,  praises,  Sre. 

ePe.  27.  1.  1  27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath 
He.  13.  6.  showed  us  light  ;  s  bind  the  sacri- 
2  for  tne.        '  ^-*  ^'Ih  coids,  iven  unto  the  boras 

'  of  the  altar. 
fie.  17.5,7.  .   28  Thou  i  art  my  God,  and  I  will 
^Ps.  146.3.    praise   thee:  thou  art  my  God,   I 
will  exalt  thee. 

I   29   U    u    give    thanks    unto     the 
I  Lord  ;   for  7ie  is  good  ;  for  his  mer- 
cy endureth  for  ever. 
I  PSAL.M  CXIX. 

I  ALEIH. 

BLESSED  are  the  1  iindefiled  in 
the  way,  who  a  walk  in    the 
I  law  of  the  Lord. 

I   2  Blessed   are  they  that  keep  hit 
/  Ex.  15.2,6.    testimonies,    and    thut    seek    bim 
with  the  whole  heart.  6 

3  They  c  also  do  no  iniquity  : 
tkey  walk  in  bis  ways. 

4  Thou  d  hast  commanded  us  to 
keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  directed 
to  keep  thy  statutes  I 

6  Then  e  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 
when  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy 
commandments. 

7  1/  will   praise   thee  with  up- 


3  cut  them 
off. 
ADe.  1.44. 

t2Sa.  23.6 
Na.  1.  10. 

4  cut  down. 
A- Mi.  7.  8. 


Is.  12.  2. 
mHab.  1.12 
n  Ps.  73.  28 

o2Co.  6.  9 
p  Is.  26.  2. 
Re.  22.  14. 
9  Mat  21. 
42.  Ac.  4.11 
Ep.  2   20. 


1   Pp     '2471     '    '  /     ""■    i"a'»":     <•"«=     ~.ii.    uj.- 

-  ^        \1        "gl'tness  of  heart,   when   I  shall 

ofrom    the  u'     .,_ .n.u_':_i :..J_ 


ofrom  the 
LORD. 
rMat,  21.9 
23.  B9. 


sEst.  8.  16. 

lPe.2.  9. 

:I8.  25.  1. 

u  ver.  1. 

1  or,  per- 

fect,oi-,  sin- 

ctre. 

aPs.  128.  1.  I  heart 


have  learned  2  thy  righteous  judg- 
'  ments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes  :  O  for- 
sake me  not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewithal  shall  a  young  ^ 
man  cleanse  his  way  ?  By  taking 
heed  tliereto  according  lo  thy 
word. 

10  With  h  my  whole  heart  have  I 
sought  thee  :  O  let  me  not  wander 
from  thy  commandments. 

11  Thy  i  word  have  I  hid  in  mine 
hat  I  might  not  sin  against 


6  Pr.  23.26.    j  thee. 

1  Jno.  3.  20. 1   12  Blessed  art  thou,  0  Lord  ;  * 
c  1  Jno  3.  9.  [  teach  me  thy  statutes. 
5.  18.  13  With  my  lips  have  I  declared 

d  De.  6.  17.     all  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 
11.  13,  22.      I    14  I   have   rejoiced   in  the  way  of 
c  IJno.  2,28.  ;  thy  testimonies,  as  viuch  as  ii,  all 
f  ver,  171.    I  riches. 

'2Judg-  I    15  I  will  meditate   I  in  thy  pre- 

menls  of  thy  cepts,  and  have  respect  unto  thy 
righteous-      i  ways. 

ness.  16    I  will  delight  myself  in  thy 

^  Pr.  1.  4.       statutes:    I  will    not    forget    thy 
h  2  Ch.  15.      word. 
15.  GIMEL. 

i  Ps.  1.  2.  17  Deal  m  bountifully  with   thy 

k  Ps.  25.  4.  servant,  that  I  may  live,  and  keep 
ver.  26,  &c.     thy  word. 

/  Ps.  1.  2.  18  Open  3  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I 

mPs,  116.  7.  may  behold  wondrous  things  out 
3  reveal.  of  thy  law. 

,  n  Ps.  39.  12,  19  I  am  a  stranger  n  in  the  earth  : 
iHe.  11.  13.  hide  not  thy  commandments  from 
|lPe.2.  U.     me. 


Dacid's   pro/esnions 

20  My  o  soul  breaketh  for  tli 
longing  that  it  hnth  unto  thy  judg 
merits  at  all  times. 

'21  Thou  hast  reljuked  the  proud  jO 
that  are  cursed,  which  do  err  from 
thy  commandments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach  and 
contempt ;  for  I  have  kept  thy 
testimonie.<. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak 
against  me  :  but  thy  servant  did 
meditate  in  tby  statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  g 
delig'ht,  and  4  my  r  counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the 
ctust  j  quicken  thou  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

25  I  have  deii.ared  my  ways,  and 
thou  heardei:  me  :  teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the 
way  of  thy  precepts  :  so  shall  I 
talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

28  My  soul  5  raelteth  for  heavi- 
ness: strengthen  thou  me  accord- 
ing unto  thy  word. 

29  Remove  s  from  me  the  way  of 
lying,  and  grant  me  thy  law  gra- 
ciously. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of 
truth  :  thy  judgments  have  I  laid 
before  me. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testi- 
monies :  O  Lord,  put  me  not  to  t 
shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  com- 
mandments, when  thou  shall  en- 
large u  my  heart. 

HE. 

33  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of 
thy  statutes,  and  I  shall  keep  u  it 
unto  the  end. 

34  Give  v>  me  understanding, 
and  X  I  shall  keep  thy  law  ;  yea, 
I  shall  observe  it  with  my  whole 
heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of 
thy  commandments;  for  therein 
do' I  delight. 

35  Incline  my  heart  y  unto  thy 
testimonies,  and  not  to  z  cove- 
teousness. 

37  Turn  6  away  mine  eyes  from 
biholding  a  vanity  ;  and  quicken 
thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  Stablish  b  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant,  who  is  denoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which 
I  fear :  for  thy  judgments  are 
good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after 
thy  precepts  :  quicken  c  me  in  thy 
riffhteousnesa. 

VAU. 

41  Lei  thy  mercies  come  also 
unto  me,  0  Lord;    even  thy  sal-j 


PSALMS. 

0  Ps.  63.  1. 
p  1  Pe.  5.  5. 
7  ver.  77.92. 

4  men  of 
counsel. 

rPr.  7.1—4. 

5  droppeth. 
s  Pr.  30.  8. 
t  Is.  49.  23. 

u  Is.  60.  5. 

1  Co.  6.  II. 

c  Re.  2.  26, 
w  Pr.  2.  6. 
xDe.  4.  6. 
yEze.  33.31. 

z  Lu.  12.  15. 

1  Ti.  6.  10. 
He.  13.  5. 

6  make  to 
pass. 

a  Is.  33.  15. 

6  2Sa.7.25. 

2  Co.  1.  20. 
c  Jno.  10.10. 


7  or,  an- 
swer  him 
that  re- 
proacheth 
?ne  in  a 
thing. 
dU.  59.21. 
3  large, 
e  Jno.  8.  32, 
36. 

Ga.  b.  1,13. 
/  Mat.  10. 
18,  19. 
Ac.  26.  1, 
&c. 

^IPe.l. 
13,  21. 

/\  Job.  23.11. 
Is.  38.  3. 
i  Ezr.  S.  3. 
k  Ps.  63.  6. 
77.  6. 

I  Je.  10.  16. 
La.  3,  24. 
9face, 
Job  U.  19. 
TO  He. 10. 22. 
nLa.  3.  40, 
41. 

Lu.  15.  17, 
18. 

10  or,  com- 
panies, 
o  Pr.  13.  20. 


of  obedienet, 
ration,    according    to     thy   word. 

42  So  shall  I  7  have  wherewith  to 
answer  him  that  reproacheth  me  : 
for  I  tru.st  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  d  the  word  of 
truth  utterly  out  of  ray  mouth  ; 
for  I  have  hoped  in  thy  judg- 
ments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  contin- 
ually for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  1  will  walk  at  8  liberty  :  e 
for  I  ?ee'^  thy  precepts. 

46  1  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies 
also  before  kings,  f  and  will  not 
be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in 
thy  commandments,  which  I  have 
loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up 
unto  thy  commandments,  which  I 
have  loved  ;  and  I  will  meditate  in 
thy  statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy 
servant,  upon  which  thou  hast 
caused  me  to  g  hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  af- 
fliction :  for  thy  word  hath  quick- 
ened me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  great- 
ly in  derision  ;  yet  h  have  I  not  de- 
clined from  thy  law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments 
of  old,  O  Lord  ;  and  have  com- 
forted myself. 

53  Horror  i  hath  taken  hold  upon 
me,  because  of  the  wicked  thai 
forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my 
songs  in  the  house  of  my  pilgrim- 
age. 

55  I  have  remembered  thy  name, 
O  Lord,  in  the  night,  k  and  have 
kept  thy  iaw. 

56  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  tby 
precepts. 

CHETH 

57  TViou  art  my  portion,  /  O 
Lord  :  I  have  said  that  I  would 
keep  thy  words. 

58  I  entreated  thy  9  favour  with 
my  whole  m  heart  :  be  merciful 
unto  me  according  to  thy  word. 

59  I  thought  n  on  ray  ways,  and 
turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed 
not,  to  keep  thy  commandments. 

61  The  10  bands  of  the  wicked 
lave  robbed   me  ;  but  I  have  not 

forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give 
thanks  unto  thee,  because  of  thy 
righteous  judgments. 

63  I  ajn  a  companion  o  of  all  them 
that  fear  thee,  and  of  them  that 
keep  thy  precepts. 

581 


David's  complaint. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  U  full  of 
thy  mercy  :  teai'.h  me  thy  stat- 
utes. 

TKTH. 

65  Thou  hnst  (Irtnll  well  with  thy 
servant,  O  Loid,  accoiding'  unto 
tliy  word. 

68  Tench  p  me  gond  jiidjmi'nt 
and  knowledg-e  :  for  I  hiive  be- 
lieved tliy  coniinandinents. 

67  Bel'oie  I  was  afflicted  g  I  went 
astray  ;  but  now  have  I  kept  thy 
word. 

68  Thou  r  art  »ood,  and  doesl 
good  :   teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  Tlie  proud  liave  forsred  a  lie 
against  me  :  but  I  will  keep  thy 
precepts  with  my  whole  heart. 

7U  Their  lieait  is  as  fal  as  grease  : 
but  I  delight  in  thy  law. 

71  It  s  is  good  for  me  that  I  have 
been  aflliried  ;  that  I  might  learn 
thy  siiiiutes. 

72  The  t  law  of  thy  mouth  is  bet- 
ter unto  me  than  thousands  of  gold 
and  silver. 

.TOD. 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me,  and 
tashioned  me  :  give  me  tinder- 
staniliny.  u  that  I  may  learn  thy 
cornmandinetits. 

74  They  v  that  fear  thee  will  be 
glad  when  they  see  me  ;  because  I 
hiive  hoped  in  thy  word. 

75  1  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy 
judgments  are  11  right,  and  t>vit 
thou  in  faithfulness  w  hast  afflicted 
me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful 
kindness  be  12  for  my  comfort, 
according  to  thy  word  unto  thy 
servant. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come 
unto  me,  thar  f  may  live  :  for  thy 
la  V  ix  my  deiiarht. 

78  Let  the  p  nud  lie  .Tfsh.imed  ; 
for  they  dealt  perversely  with  me 
■with.Mit  X  a  cause  :  hiii  I  will  med- 
itate in  thy  piei'epts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn 
unto  mc,  and  those  that  have 
known  thy  lestimooies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  y  in 
thy  statutes,  that  I  be  not  z 
ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  a  for  thy 
salvation  ;  but  I  hope  in  thy 
M-ord. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 
saving,  When  wilt  thou  comfort 
me  ?  ' 

83  Furl  am  become  like  n  bottle 
in  the  smoke  ;  yet  do  I  not  forget 
thy  statutes. 

84  Hc)w  many  nre  the  days  of 
thy  servant  ?    when    6  wilt    thou 

582 


PSilLMS. 
pJe.3.  15. 
yJe.  31.  18, 
19. 

He.  12.  11. 
r  Ps.  25.  8. 
Mat.  19.  17. 

s  ver.  67. 

I  Ps.  19.  10. 
Pr.  8.  11,  19. 
u  Ps.lll.  10. 
ver.  31.  141. 
V  Ps.  34.  2. 

II  righte- 
ousne$s. 

w  Re.  3.  19. 

12  to  com- 
fort me. 
Tl  Pe.  2.20. 
^De.26.  16. 
Bze.  II.  19. 
z  ver.  6. 
aPs.  84.  2. 

6  2Th.l.6. 
Re.  6.  10. 


cPs.  35.  7. 
H  ver.  138. 

\Zfaithfal- 

eMat.  24. 
34,  35. 

14.  to  gene- 
ration 
and  genera- 
tion. 
Ps.  89.  1. 

15  standeth. 
fie.  33.  25. 
g  Zep.  3.17. 
h  Ps.  1.  2. 

16  it  is. 

i  De.  4.  6,8. 
2  Ti.  3.  15. 

k  Job  32.  7— 

9. 

^  Pr.  1.  15. 

m  Jol.  23.12. 

Ps.  19.  10. 

M  palnte. 
n  Pr.  8.  13. 

18  or,  can- 
dle. 

o  Pr.  6.  23. 


Hit  lovtfor  Cod'$  Urn. 
execute  Judgment  on  them  that 
persecute  rne  .' 

85  The  proud  have  digged  c  pits 
for  me,  which  are  nu;  alter  thy 
law. 

86  All  d  thy  commandments  art 
13  laithlul  :  they  persecute  me 
wron?fully  :   help  ihuu  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me 
upon  earth  :  but  I  forsook  not  thy 
precepts. 

88  Q,uicken  me  after  thy  loving- 
kiuilness  ;  so  shall  1  keep  tlie  teoii> 
moiiy  of  thy  moiith. 

LAMED. 

89  For  c  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  it 
settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  it  14  unto 
all  generations  ;  thou  hast  es- 
tablished the  earth,  and  it  IS 
abideth. 

91  They  continue  thi.^  day  ac- 
cording to  thine  ordinances  :  /  tor 
all  arc  thy  servants. 

92  L'nles.s  thy  law  knri  been  my  de- 
lights, I  should  then  have  per- 
ished in  mine  atllictinn. 

93  I  will  never  t'orget  thy  pre- 
cepts :  for  with  them  thou  hast 
quickened  me. 

94  I  nm  thine,  save  ^  me  :  fori 
nave  sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for 
me,  to  destroy  me  :  hut  I  will  con- 
sider thy  testimonies. 

96  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  per- 
fection j  but  thy  commandment  it 
exceeding  broad. 

MEM. 

97  O  how  love  I  thy  law!  it  is  h 
my  meditation  all  the  day. 

98  Thou,  through  ihy  command- 
ments, hast  made  me  wiser  than 
mine  enemies:  for  16  they  are 
ever  with  me. 

99  I  i  have  more  understanding 
than  all  my  teachers  :  for  thy  tes- 
timonies nre  my  meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the 
ancients  ;  k  because  I  keep  thy 
precepts. 

101  I  have  refrained  /  n'v  feet 
from  every  evil  way,  that  I  may 
keep  thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departed  from  thy 
judgments  :  for  thou  hast  taught 
me. 

103  How  sweet  771  are  thy  words 
unto  my  17  taste  !  yen,  sweeter 
than  honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

104  Throus-h  thy  precepts  I  get 
understandiusT  :   therefore  1  hate  n 

I  every  false  wav. 

NnN. 

105  Thy  word  ts  a  18  lamp  o  unto 
my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my 
path. 


David's  confidence 

106  I  have  sworn,  p  and  I  will 
peiform  it,  that  I  will  keep  thy 
righteous  ju'lgments. 

1U7  1  am  afflicted  veiy  much : 
quicken  me,  O  Lord,  accoidiiig 
unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the 
g  fiee  will-otleiiiigs  of  my  mouth, 
O  Lord,  and  teach  nie  thy  judg- 
ments. 

109  INIy  soul  is  continually  in  r 
mv  hand  :  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy 
law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare 
s  for  me  :  yet  I  erred  not  from  thy 
precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I 
taken  as  an  heritag^e  for  ever  :  for 
they  are  the  rejoicing  t  of  my 
neart. 

112  I  have  inclined  u  mine  heart 
to  perform  19  thy  statutes  alway, 
eucr.  untu  the  end.  « 

SAMECH. 

113  I  hate  uain  i«  thoughts  •.  but 
thy  law  do  I  love. 

114  Thou  X  art  my  hiding-place 
and  my  shield:  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart •!/  from  me,  ye  evil- 
doers ;  for  I  will  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  r.ie  according  unto 
thy  word,  that  I  may  live  :  and 
let  me  not  be  ashamed  z  of  my 
hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up.  and  I  shall 
be  safe  :  and  I  will  have  respect 
unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  h;ist  trodden  a  down  all 
them  that  err  from  thy  statutes: 
for  their  deceit  is  b  falsehood. 

119  Thou  20  puttest  away  all  the 
•wicked  of  the  earth  like  dross:  c 
therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 

120  iMy  flesh  -rembleth  d  for  fear 
of  thee  ;  and  i  am  afraid  of  thy 
judgments. 

AIN. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and 
justice  ;  leave  e  me  not  to  mine 
oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  /  for  thy  servant 
for  good:  let  not  the  proud  oppress 
me. 

12.3  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  sal- 
vation, and  for  the  word  of  thy 
righteousness. 

124  Deal  s;  with  thy  servant  ac- 
cording unto  thy  mercy,  and  teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

1^5  I  han  thy  servant  ;  give  me 
understanding,  that  I  may  know 
thy  testimonies. 

125  It  is  time  for  thee.  Lord,  to 
■work  ;  for  they  have  made  void 
thy  law. 

127   Therefore  I  love    thy  com- 


PSALMS. 

pNe.  10. 

29. 

q  He.  13.  15. 

r  Job  13.   14. 
sPr.  1.  H, 
12. 

Ue.  15.  16. 
«2Ch.  19. 
3. 

19rfo. 

V  Re.  2.  10. 
w  Je.  i.  14. 
X  Ps.  32.  7. 
yVs.  139.19. 
1  Co.  1.5.  33. 
z  Ro.  5.  5. 
a  Mai.  4.  3. 
b  1  Juo.  2. 
21. 

20  causes  t 
to  cease. 
cEze.  22.18. 
dHab.3.  16. 
e  Ps.  37.  32, 
33 

/He.  7.  22. 
g  Ps.  103. 
10. 
h  Fs.  116.16. 


tPs.  19.  10. 
Pr.  8.   11. 
t  ver.  18. 
Is.  25.  1. 
12  Co.  4.  4, 
6. 

mPr.  1.  4. 
9.  4-6. 

21  according 
to  tlie  cus- 
tom toward, 
n  Pt.  17.  5. 

o  Ps.  19.  13. 
Ro.  6.  12,14. 
p  Nu.  6.  25, 
26. 

g  Je.  13.  17. 
14.  17. 
E/e.  9.  4. 
rDa    9.  7. 

22  risht- 
eouineK^, 
2ifaith/ul- 
iicis. 

s  Ps.  69.  9. 

24  cut  me 
of. 

25  tried,  or, 
refined. 

t  Jno.  17.17. 

'2a  fowl d  me. 

u'Pi:  10.  21. 

27  or,  that  I 

mny. 

V  Ps.  130.  6. 


in  God. 

mandments  above  i  gold,  yea, 
above  fine  gold. 

ViB    Theiefore   I    esteem   all   thy 

precepts  co/icerni/ig- all  things  to  be 

right  ;  and  1  hate  every  false  way. 

PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  k  won- 
derful :  therefore  doth  my  soul 
keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  worda 
giveih  light  ;  I  il  7n  giveth  under- 
standing  unto  the  simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and 
panted  :  for  I  longed  for  thy  com- 
mandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be 
merciful  unto  me,  21  as  thou  usest 
to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy 
name. 

133  Order  n  ray  steps  in  thy  word  : 
and  o  let  not  any  iniquity  have 
dominion  over  me. 

134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppres- 
sion of  rnan  :  so  will  I  keep  thy 
precepts. 

135  Make  p  thy  face  to  shine 
upon  thy  servant  ;  and  teach  me 
thy  statutes. 

136  Rivers  g  of  water  run  down 
mine  eyes,  because  they  keep  not 
thy  law. 

tzaddi. 

137  Righteous  7- rtrZ  thou,  O  Lord, 
and  uprigh*  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou 
hast  commanded  are  22  righteous 
and  very  23  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  s  hath  consumed  24 
me  :  because  mine  enemies  have 
forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  25  pure  : 
therefore  thy  servant  loveth  il. 

141  I  rem  small  and  despised  ;  yet 
do  not  I  forsret  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  risrhteousness  ii  an  ever- 
lasting righteousness,  and  /  thy 
law  i.<!  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  26 
taken  hold  on  me  ;  yet  thy  com- 
mandments rjre  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  tes- 
timonies is  everlasting  :  give  me 
understanding,  and  I  shall  u  live. 

KO   H. 

145  I  cried  with  CTj  whole  heart; 
hear  me,  O  Lord  :  I  will  keep  thy 
statutes. 

14S  I  cried  unto  thee  ;  save  me,27 
and  I  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  I  p  prevented  the  dawning 
of  the  morning,  and  cried:  I  hoped 
in  thy  word. 

148  .Mine  eyes  prevent  the  nigfit- 
walches.  that  I  might  meditate  m 
thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice,  accordine 
unto     thy    loving    kindaesa :    O 

583 


Darid's  delight  in  God's  lau. 

LorJ,  quicken  me  according' lotliy 
judgment. 

150  Thoy  draw  nigh  that  follow 
after  mischief;  they  arc  far  ftom 
thy  law. 

151  Thou  w  art  near,  O  Lord  ; 
and  all  thy  commundmenis  are 
truth. 

152  Conccrnin|'  thy  testimonies, 
I  have  known  of  old  that  thou  hast 
founded  them  for  x  ever. 

RESH. 

153  Consider  y  mine  affliction, 
and  deliver  mc  ;  for  I  do  not  for- 
get thy  law. 

154  Plead  z  my  cause,  and  de- 
liver me  :  quicken  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  a  from  the 
wicked  :  for  they  seek  not  thy 
statutes. 

156  Great  28  are  thy  tender  mer- 
cies, O  Lord  ;  quicken  me  accord- 
ing to  thy  judgments. 

Ia7  Many  are  my  perse'cutors  and 
mine  enemies;  yet  Ao  I  not  de- 
cline from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors, 
and  was  grieved  ;  because  they 
kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  pre- 
cepts :  quicken  me,  O  Lord,  ac- 
cording to  thy  loving-kindness. 

160  Thy  29  word  is  true  from  the 
beginning  :  and  every  one  of  thy 
righteous  judgments  endureth  for 
ever. 

SCHIN. 

161  Princes  6  have  persecuted  me 
\vilhout  a  cause  :  but  my  heart 
fitandeth  in  awe  of  thy  word. 

162  I  rejoice  c  at  thy  word,  as  one 
that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  1  hate  and  abhor  lying  ;  hut 
thy  law  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise 
thee,  because  of  thy  righteous 
judgments. 

'  165  Great  peace  d  have  they 
which  love  thy  law  :  and  30  no- 
thing shall  ofi'end  them. 

166  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy 
salvation,  and  done  thy  com- 
mandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testi- 
monies ;  and  I  love  them  exceed- 
ingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and 
thy  testimonies  :  for  e  all  my 
ways  are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before 
thee,  O  Lord  :  give  f  me  under- 
standing according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come 
before  thee  :  deliver  me  according 
to  thy  word. 

584 


PSALMS. 

IicPs.  139.  2. 
IxLu.  21.33. 

y  La.  5.  I. 
■z  Mi.  7.  9. 
I  1  Jno.  2.  1. 
laLu.  16.  24. 
■  28  or,  many. 
I  29  the  bc- 
j  ginning  of 

thy  ivord  is 

tnie. 

b  1  Sa.  24. 

11,  17. 

26.  21,  23. 

c  ver.  HI. 

d  Pr.  3.  2. 

Is.  32.  17. 

Jno.  14.  27. 

Ph.  4.  7. 

30  they  shall 

have  no 

stumlling 

block. 

1  Pe.2.  8. 

1  Jno.  2.  10. 

e  Ps.  139.  3. 

Pr.  5.  21. 
/  Pr.  2.  6,  7. 

Ja.  1.5. 


S  Jos.  24.  22. 
Pr.  1.  29. 
Lu.  10.  42. 
APs.  1.  2. 
i  Is.  53.  6. 
Lu.  15.4, &c. 
1  Pe.  2.  25. 
a  Jon.  2.  2. 

1  or,  what 
shall  the 
deceitful 
tongue 
give  unto 
thee  ?  or, 
what  shall 
i  t  profit 
thee  ? 

2  added. 

3  or,  it  is 

as  the  sharp 
arrows  of 
the  mighty 
man. 

bGe.  10.  2. 
c  Ge.  25.  13. 

4  or,  a  man 
of  peace . 

1  or,  shall  I 
lift  up  mine 
eyes  to  the 
hills')  whence 
should  my 
help  come  ? 
Je.  3.  23. 
a  Hos.  13.  9. 


The  lafely  of  the  godly 

171  Mt  lips  shall  utter  praise 
when  thou  hast  taught  me  thy 
statutes. 

172  My  tonp^ue  shall  speak  of  tbr 
word  :  for  all  thy  commandments 
are  ri"-hleousness. 

173  Let  thine  band  help  me  :  for 

1  g  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  for  thy  salva- 
tion, 0  Lord  ;  and  thy  law  itmj 
h  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall 
praise  thee  ;  and  let  thy  judg- 
ments help  me. 

176  I  t  have  "'one  astray  like  a 
lost  sheep  :  seelt  thy  servant;  for  I 
do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 

PS.\LM  CXX. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

IN  o  my  distre.-a  I  cried  unto  'ha 
Lord,  and  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from 
Ijing  lips,  and  from  a  deceitful 
tongue. 

3  What  1  shall  be  given  unto 
thee,  or  what  shall  be  done  2  unto 
thee,  thou  false  tongue  1 

4  Sharp  3  arrows  of  the  mighty, 
with  coals  of  juniper.  • 

5  Woe  is  me  that  I  sojourn  in  b 
Mesech,  that  I  dwell  in  the  tents 
of  cKedar  ! 

6  My  soul  bath  long  dwelt  with 
him  that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  nm  4  for  fence  :  but  when  I 
speak,  they  are  for  war. 

PSALM  CXXI. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

II  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto 
the  hills,  from  whence   comelh 
my  help. 

2  My  a  help  cometh  from  the 
Lord,  which  made  heaven  and 
earth. 

3  He  6  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to 
be  moved  :  he  c  that  keepeth  thee 
will  not  plumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 
shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  it  thy  keeper  ;  the 
Lord  is  thy  shade  d  upon  thy  right 
hand. 

6  The  e  sun  shall  not  smite  t/iee 
by  day,  nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  /"Lord  shall  preserve  thee 
from  all  evil  :  he  shall  preserve 
thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thv  g 
going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  from 
this  time  forth,  and  even  for  ever- 
more. 

PSALM  CXXII. 
A  Song  of  Degrees  of  David. 


b  I  Sa.  2.  9.  Pr.3.  25,  26.  c  Is. 27.3. 
d  Is.  25.  4.  e  Is.  49.  10.  Re.  7.  16. 
/2Ti.  4.  18.  fi-De.  28.  6.    Pr.  2.  8. 


TTie  church's  deliverance. 


PSALMS. 


9. 

2  Ch.  19.  8. 


1  do  sit. 


cNe.  2.  10. 


aPs.  121.  1. 


a  Ex.  15.  1, 


\wickednesa. 

a  Is.  14.5,6. 

6  Ga.  6.  IC. 

1  returned 
the  retum- 


IWAS  giad  when  they  said  unto  ]  a  Is.  2.  2,  3. 
me,  Let  a  us  go  into  the  house   Je.  50.  5. 
ofihe  Loid.  \  Zee.  8.  £1. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  ; 

gates,  O  Jerusalem.  lAD^    17   8 

3  Jerusalem   is  builded  as  a  city  ' 
that  is  compact  together: 

4  \yhilher  the  tribes  go  up,  the 
tribes  of  the  Lord,  unto  the  testi- 
mony of  Israel,  to  give  thanks 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  b  there  1  are  set  thrones  of 
judgment,  the  thrones  of  the  house 
ofDavid. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusa- 
lem :  they  shall  prosper  that  love 
thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and 
prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  compan- 
ion's sakes,  I  will  now  say.  Peace 
be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  our  God  I  will  seek  c  thy 
good. 

PSALM  CXXIIL 
A    song  of  Degrees. 

UNTO  thee  a  lift   I    up    mine 
eyes,  O  thou  that  dwellest  in 
the  heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants 
look  unto  the  hand  of  their  mas- 
ters, and  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  \ing. 
unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress  ;  so  \ 

our  eyes  wait   upon  the   Lord  our  a  Ps.  53.  6. 
God,   until    that  he    have  mercy  185.  1. 
upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,   2  juagnified 
have   mercy   upon  us  :  for  we  are    to  do  with 
exceedingly  filled  with  contempt.  !  them. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 
with  the  scorning  of  those  that 
are  at  ease,  and  with  the  contempt 
of  the  proud. 

PSALM   UXXIV. 
A  Song  of  Degrees  ofDavid. 

IF  a  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who 
Was  on  our  side,  now  may  Is- 
rael say  ; 

2  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who 
was  on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up 
against  us  ; 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us 
up  quick,  when  their  wrath  was 
kindled  against  us  : 

4  Then     the    waters    had    over- 
whelmed us,  the  stream  had  gone  iS  that  are 
over  our  soul  :  ]  builders  of 

5  Then    the  proud    waters    \\a.i   it  in  it . 
gone  over  our  soul.  I 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  1 6Ge. 3.17.19. 
not   given   us  as  a  prey  to  their 

teeth.  |cGe.  33.  5. 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird   1  Sa.  2.  5. 
out  of  the  snare  of    the  fowlers  : 

the  snare  is  broicn,  and  we   s.xeZ  filled  his 
escaped.  \quiver  with. 


6  Je.31.  fl- 
14. 

3  singing. 

4  or,  seed 
basket. 

c  Ps.  30.  5. 

1  or,  of. 
Ps.  72,  ttle. 

alCo.3.6,7. 


TliC  virtue  of  God's  blessing . 

I  8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  v.ho  made  heaven  and 
earth. 

PSALM  CXXV. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  "in  the  Lord 
shall  be  as  mount  Zion,  which 
cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth 
for  ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round 
about  Jerusalem,  so  the  Lord  is 
round  about  his  people  from 
henceforth  even  for  ever. 

3  For  the  rod  of  1  the  wicked 
shall  not  rest  a  upon  the  lot  of  the 
righteous  ;  lest  the  righteous  put 
forth  their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  0  Lord,  unto  those 
that  be  good,  and  to  them  that  are 
upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto 
their  crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall 
lead  them  forth  with  the  workers 
of  iniquity  :  but  peace  6  shall  be 
upon  Israel. 

PSALM    CXXVI. 
A  Song  of  Degrees. 

WHEN  the    Lord    1    turned  a 
again  the  captivity  of  Zion, 
we  were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  moulh  filled  with 
laughter,  and  our  tongue  wiih 
singing  :  then  said  they  among 
the  heathen,  The  Lord  hath  2 
done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great 
things  for    us  :     whereof   we   are 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O 
Lord,  as  the  streams  in  the 
south. 

5  They  b  that  sow  in  tears  shall 
reap  in  3  jcy . 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weep- 
eth,  hearing4  precious  seed,  shall, 
doubtless,  come  again  with  re- 
joicing, c  bringing  his  sheaves 
with  him. 

PSALM    CXXVIT. 
A  song  of  Degrees  1   for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  a  the  Lord  build  the 
house,  they  labour  in  vain  2 
that  build  it  :  exeept  the  Lord 
keep  the  city,  the  watchman 
waketh  but  in  vain. 

2  It  I?  vain  for  you  to  rise  up 
early,  to  sit  up  late,  to  eat  b  the 
bread  of  sorrows  :  for  so  he  giveth 
his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  c  are  an  heritage 
of  the  Lord  :  and  the  fruit  of  the 
womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  !n  the  hand  o^ a 
mighty  man  ;  so  are  children  cf 
the  youth. 

5  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  3 
his  quiver  full  of  them  :  thev  shall 

585 


David' f  hope  in  prayer. 

not  bi;  nahiimi'il,  but  thcy  bIikII  4 

speak  with  ilie  enemies  in  (he  d 

gMe. 

PS.AI.M  CXXVIII. 

A  .Siiiijiil'  Deirre<.'«. 

Bt.KSSKD   a  it  every  one    that 
I'eaieih  (he  LurJ  ;  (liiK  wiilkelli 
in  Ills  vvMvo. 

'-'  Fori  ihoii  shuU  ca(  (he  labour 
of  (liine  hiinils  :  happy  shall  (hou 
be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  (hee. 

3  Thy  wife  c  shall  he  as  a.  fruilful 
vine  by  the  sides  uf  thine  huuxe  : 
thy  children  like  olive-plan(s  d 
round  ;iiiinit  thy  table. 

4  Bcholil,  (liat  thus  shall  the 
man  be  blessed  (hut  feaio(h  (he 
Lord. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  (hee  out 
e  of  Zion  :  and  (hou  shah  see  (he 
^no'l  of  Jerusalem  all  the  days  of 
(hy  life. 

6  Yea,  (hou  shaU  see  (hy  chil- 
dren's ihildren,  /  and  peace  g 
upon  Israel. 

PSALM   CXXIX. 
A  Siii!^  id'  Dr'irrecs. 

MVNY   I    a  time   have   (hey  nf- 
(lioted  me   from  a  my  youth, 
in.iy  Israel  now  say  : 

2  Many  a  time  have  (hey  af- 
flicted ine  from  my  yoiuh  j  ye(  6 
they  have  not  prevailed  ag'ainst 
me. 

3  The  plowers  plowed  upon  my 
back  ,  (hey  made  long  (heir  fur- 
rows 

4  The  Lord  j«  righteous  :  he 
ha(h  cut  aaunderthc  cords  of  the 
wicked. 

5  Let  r  them  all  be  ronfoiinded 
and  turned  back  (ha*,  hate  Zi.in  : 

6  Let  them  be  t-.s  the  grass  upon 
the  house  tops,  whirh  rf  wi(here{h 
afore  it  grnweth  up  ; 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  fiUeth 
not  his  hand  ;  nor  he  that  bindeth 
sheaves,  his  bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by 
say.  The  blessing  e  of  the  Lord  be 
upon  ynn  :  we  bless  you  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord 

PSALM  <;xxx. 

A  Sons-  of    Degrees. 

O'JT  of  the  depths  -7  have  I  cried 
unto  thee.  ()  Lord. 

2  Loril,  hear  rny  voice  ;  let  h 
thine  ears  be  attentive  (o  the  voice 
of  my  supplications. 

3  If  r  thou,  Lord,  fhouldest  mark 
inu|iiiiie8,  O  Lord,  who  shall 
Stan  I  ? 

4  But  'I  there  h  forfiveness  with 
thee,  tlint  e  thou  mr'vest  be  feaied 

5  I  wait  for  ihe  Lord,  my  soul 
doth  wait,  and  in  his  word  do  1 
bope. 

586 


PSALMS. 
4  or,  Muhdue, 
Ph.  Itj.  47. 
or,  deitroy, 
rf  Jobs.  4. 
a  Pi.   11-2.  L 
A  Is.  3.  lU. 
cKre.  19.10. 
d  Ps.  144  I'J. 
ePs.  134.  3. 
rOe.  50.  23. 
Job  42.  16. 
g  Ps.  125.  5. 

1  or,  much, 
a  Bx.  L  13, 
14. 

La.  I.  3. 
6  Jno.16.  33. 
c  I  Co.  16.22. 
rf  Mat. 13.  6, 
21. 

eRu.  2.  4. 
n  La.  3.  55. 
Jon.  2.  2. 
A  2  Ch.  6.40. 
r  Ps.  143.  2. 
Ro.  3.  20-!.;4. 
d  Kx.34.  7. 
Da.  9.  9. 
Ro.  8.  1. 
«  Je.  33.8,9. 

2  Ti.  2.   19. 


1  or,  which 
vitch  unto 
the  viurn- 
ing. 

/Ps.  71.5. 

Ro.  8.  24. 

He.   10.3.5. 

5  Ps.  103.  8. 

;tMat.L2L 
1 1  walk. 

'iioonderful, 
Job  42.  3. 

3  my  soul, 
\a  Mat.  18.3. 
'  A  from  now. 

n  2Sa.  7.   L 

&c. 

1  hthita- 
tions. 

b  Ps.  122.  L 
c  Ps  99.  5. 
d  I's,  78.  6L 
e  Is.  6.5.  14. 
/•I  K.  8.  £5. 

2  bel'v. 
li'Ps.68.J6. 


Dftvid't  enre  (\f  the  nrk. 

6  My  loul  wniteth  for  (he  Lnnl 
more  (han  they  I  (hn(  wulch  for 
(he  moining  ;  /  tny,  mure  than 
(hey  that  wa(ch  for  the  morning. 

7  Let  Is  <iel  hope/  in  Ihe  Lnd  : 
for  with  the  Lord  there  ii  mercy, 
and  with  him  it  plenteous  g  re- 
demption. 

8  Ami  h  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
from  all  hit  iiilqiiitins. 

I'.SALM  CXXXI. 
A  S.ing  of  Degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  i*  not  haughty, 
nor  mine  eyes  lofty  .  neidier 
flo  1  I  exercise  myself  in  gieat 
matter?,  or  in  (hings  (oo  high  2  for 
me. 

2  Snrelv  I  have  behaved  and 
qiiie(ed  5  myself,  as  a  child  «  that 
is  weaned  of  his  modier  :  my  soul 
is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  Le(  Isiael  hope  in  (hf  Lord, 
from  hen'"cfoiih  4  and  for  ever. 

PSALM    CXXXII. 
A  Song  of  Degiees. 

LORD,    remember    Duvid,  anj 
all  his  alHiciions  ; 

2  How  he  swftre  unto  (he  Lord, 
and  vowed  o  unto  the  mighty  Ood 
of  Jacob  ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  in(o  tha 
(ahcrnncle  of  my  house,  nor  go  up 
into  my  bed  ; 

4  I  w-jll  no(  give  sleep  to  mine 
eyes,  or  slumber  (o   mine   evelids, 

5  t'ntil  I  find  out  a  place  for  the 
Lord,  1  an  habitatiun  for  (he 
mighty  Ood  of  Jacob. 

6  Lc>,  we  heard  of  i(  at  Fphrntah; 
we  found  it  in  the  fields  of  (be 
wood. 

7  W'c  !)  will  ,'To  in(o  his  taburna- 
clfs  ;  we  will  worship  c  at  his 
footstool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  (hy  rest  ; 
thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  d 
strength. 

9  Let  (hy  priest  he  clothed  with 
righ(eousnes3  ;  mid  let  (hy  saints 
shout  e  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake 
turn  not  away  (he  face  of  thine 
anointed. 

11  The  Lord  hath  sworn  in 
truth  unto  David  ;  he  will  not 
turn  from  it  ;  Of  /  the  fruit  ol 
thy  2  body  will  I  set  upon  th) 
throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my 
covenant,  and  my  testimony  that 
I  shall  teach  (hem,  (heir  childrea 
shall  also  sit  upon  thy  throne  fol 
evermore. 

13  For  (he  Lord  lia(h  chosen 
Zion  :  he  ha(h  desired  >'(  for  hir 
habitation. 

14  This   5^  t«  my  rest  for  ever  -• 


An  exhortation 

here  will  I  dwell  ;  for  1  have  de- 
Slicd  it. 

15  I  will  3  ubundantly  bless  her 
pruvlsiuii  :  I  will  salisly  hei  poor 
viih  It  bii'iid. 

16  1  i  will  uIho  clothe  her  p  tests 
will)  sidvailun  ;  uiid  her  i>aiiits 
shull  Khiiiil  alciiid   fur  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  ihe  horn  of 
David  10  bud  :  I  have  odaitied  a  4 
latnp  k  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  clnlhe  with 
shame  ;  but  iipnu  him^cll  shall  his 
crown  lion.  ish. 

PbALM  c^xxxin. 

A  Son^  of  D'''iec6  of  David. 

BF;H'U,D,   h.)*   ffuod    and    how 
pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to 
dwell  1  lo-jM'.hor  in  unity  t 

2  Je  I*  like  tlie  precious  ointment 
a  upon  the  hr>ud,  that  ran  down 
upon  the  board,  even  Aaron'h 
beard  ;  that  went  down  to  the 
ikiits  of  his  s^aiments  ; 

3  As  the  dew  (d'Htfrrnon,  b  and  na 
the  (lew  tliat  descended  upon  the 
moiiniai\s  of  Zioii  ;  fortheic  the 
Lord  commanded  the  blessing, 
even  life  lor  evcimore. 

P«ALM   CXXXIV. 
A  8onj>  of  Dejr  era. 

BRHOLD,  ble.ssye  the  Lord,  all 
jp  servants  of  the  Lord,  which 
by  Mi^lii  stand  in  the  houue  of  the 
Lord. 

2  Lift  a  up  your  hnnd.s  in  1  the 
•anitna  y,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

3  The  Lo.d,  that  made  heaven 
and  ea.  th,  l.less  thi-e  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM     CXXXV. 

PRAISB  ye  the  Lonl.  Prai.'c 
n  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
praise  him,  O  je  servants  of  the 
Lor  I. 

2  Ye  h  that  stand  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  couitsofthe  house 
of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lnid 
is  f^ood  :  sinj  praises  unto  his 
name  ;   for  r  it  ?.■-•  pleasant. 

4  For  (Y  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
Jacob  unto  himself,  eind  Israel  for 
his  pecuun    tii-niiiire. 

5  For  1  know  that  the  Lord  is 
great,  and  i/iat  our  Lord  is  above 
all  grids. 

6  Whatsoever  e  the  Lord  plca8e<I, 
thnt  did  he  in  heaven,  and  iu 
earth,  in  the  seas,  and  all  ileep 
places. 

7  He  /  causcth  the  vapours  to 
ascend  from  the  -juds  of  the  earth  : 
he  g  maketh  li?htninsrs  for  the 
rnin  :  he  loinsreth  the  v/ind  out  of 
his  t'easuries. 

8  Who  sjnote  h  the  first  born  of 
1  £!;ypt,  both  of  man  and  beast. 


PSALMS. 

3  or,  surely. 
h  Lu.  i.  53. 
i  ver.  9. 

4  or,  candle. 
kiCU.'.il.T. 
1  even  to- 
gctlicr. 

a  Kx.30.  25, 
36. 

6De.  4.  48. 
al'iy.2.8. 

7r,  holi- 
nsfs, 

1  Ch.  16.29. 
a  Ne.  9.  5. 
Ps.  145.  I. 

b  Ps.  Si.  13. 
)■  I's.  147.  1. 
d  Kx.  19.  5. 
De.7.  6,7. 

1  Pe.  2.  9. 
e  Ps.  33.  9, 
11. 

Da.  4.  35. 
/Je.  14.  £2. 
/ec.  10.  1. 
g  Je.  10.  13. 
h  Kx.  V^.U9. 
I /rum  }nan 
untu. 

i  Ex.  7,  &c. 

A-  Nu.  SI. 24- 

35. 

Ps.  136.  17, 

&c. 

/  Jos.  12.  7. 

I's.  44.1-3, 

78.  r,5. 

ni  Kx.  3.  15. 

2  to  genera- 
tion nnd. 
generation, 
n  De.  32.36. 

0  Ps.  115.  4, 
&C. 

Is.  44.  12, 

&c. 

a  Ps.119.68. 

6  ICh. 16.34. 

2Ch.  ai.  21. 

cDe.  10.  17. 

Ps.  82.  1. 

d  Ps.  72.  18. 

e  Pr.  3.  19. 

/Gt.  1.  9, 

&o. 

J..-.  10.  12. 

1  /  r  the 
ruli'ig.-'. 
g-Kx.  12.29. 
Is.  135.  8, 

i&c. 


to  praise  Cod. 

9  Who  sent  tokens  i  and  wonder* 
into  the  midst  of  tliee,  O  Kgypt, 
upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
.sei  vants. 

10  Who  k  smote  jreat  nations, 
and  slew  mig;hty  king'.s, 

11  Kihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
and  U^  kiiij  ol  Bashan,  and  all  the 
kin>rdom.s  of  Canaan  : 

12  And  grave  I  their  land  /or  r,n 
lu'iiiuje,  an  heritage  unto  Israel 
his  people. 

13  Thy  m  name,  0  Lord,  endii- 
nth  io(  ever;  rind  thy  inemoiial, 
t)  Lord,  throughout  2  all  genera- 
tions. 

14  For  n  the  Lor<l  will  judge  hii 
people,  anil  he  will  repent  liimeelf 
concerning  his  seivants. 

15  The  o  idols  of  the  heathen  are 
silver  and  gold,  the  woik  of  men'* 
hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  iher 
speak  not  ;  eyes  have  they,  bu; 
tliuy  see  not  ; 

17  'I'hey  have  ears,  but  they  hear 
not  ;  neither  is  there  any  breath  in 
theii  niouihs. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like 
unio  ilieni  :  so  is  evciy  one  that 
tinsteth  in  iheiri. 

19  Lle.«s  the  Lord,  O  house  ol 
Israel  :  bless  the  Loid,  U  liouse  of 
Aaron  ; 

UO  IJIess  the  Lord,  O  house  of 
Levi :  ye  that  fear  the  Loid,  bless 
the  Lord. 

21  Blessed   be   the    Lord    out    of 
Zion,  which   dwelleih    at    Jerusa- 
lem.    Praise  ye  the  Loid. 
PSALIVl  CXXXVI. 

OOIVK  thanks  unto   ihe   Lord  ; 
for  /((•  is  good  :  a  fori  his  mer- 
cy endurefh  for  ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  tho  c  God 
of  .?ods  :  for  his  meicy  endureih  for 
ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of 
lords  :  for  liis  meicy  etidureth  for 
ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  d  doeth  great 
[wonders:   for  his  mercy   tndurtth 

for  ever. 

5  To  liim  that  e  by  wisdom  made 
the  heavens  :  for  hia  mercy  endu- 
reih fo'  ever. 

,    G  To  him  that   r-trctched  out/tha 

earth    above   the   wateis  :    for    hia 

merry  endiirrth  for  ever. 
I    7  To  him  that  made  great  lights: 
j  for  his  meicy  enduirlh  for  ever. 
I    8  The  sun   1   to  rule  by  day  :   for 

his  tneiry  i/idiirelli  for  ever  : 
9  The  moon   and  stars  to  rule  by 

night  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  lot 
.ever. 

1   10  To  g  him  that  smote  Egypt  in 
587 


t.  ,^:..*cy  Ctf.  tSt  Jettt. 

tbeir  fint-born  :  for  his  mercy  ea- 

iurttk  for  erer. 

II  Arii  b.'ou^bt  out  Isriel  from 
amu;>^  them  :  for  hU  mercy  axdu- 
rcl\  Ur  ever  : 

1'^  Witb  a  stroa^  hand,  and  with 
a  k'reichel-oal  arm:  for  hU  mercy 
t.idarilh  for  ever. 

13  Tj  hira  which  diridej  K  the 
Red  Sea  into  parts  :  for  hii  mercy 
tviureth  for  ever  : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass 
through  the  roid3t  of  it :  for  his 
mercy  endurtlh  for  ever: 

13  Bu:  2  overih.ew  Pharaoh  and 
his  best  in  the  Red  Sea:  for  his 
laercT  tfufurefA  forever. 

15  To  bim  which  led  i  his  people 
through  the  wilderness :  for  his 
mercy  tndurttk  for  ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great 
kings:  for  his  mercy  endurflh  for 
ever : 

13  .\nd  i  slew  famous  kings:  for 
hi3  mercy  erxdureih  for  ev  er  ; 

19  Sibo'n  I  king  of  the  Amorites  ; 
for  his  mercy  endurtih  for  ever  : 

20  Ani  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  : 
for  his  mercy  endureih  for  ever. 

21  And  gave  m  their  land  for  an 
heritage T  for  his  mercy  tndureth' 
forever: 

22  Even  an  heriiag'e  unto  Israel ! 
his  servant:  for  his  mercy  endu- 
Teth  for  ever.  | 

23  "•Tbo  remembered  n  us  m  our. 
!ow  estate  :  for  bis  mercy  endureih 
forever:  j 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  \ 
our  enemies:  for  his  mercy  «^&i- ' 
TtA  for  ever.  | 

25  Who  o  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  : 
trhis  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2^  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of 
heaven  :  for  his  mercy  endureih  for 

PSALM  CXXXVII. 

BY  the  rivers  of  "Jabylon,  there 
we   sat  down  ,  yea,  we  wept, 
v.hcn  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the 
willows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us 
away  captive  required  of  us  1  a 
eong  ;  and  they  that  2  wasted  a 
us  required  of  us  mirth,  laying. 
Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of 
Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's 
song  in  a  3  strange  land  ? 

5  ff  6  I  forget  thee,  O  Jemsalem, 
let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cun- 
nitz. 

6  ff  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let 
my  tongue  cleave  to  the  rocf  of  ray 
mouth,-  if  I  prefer  c  not  Jerusalem 
above  4  my  chief  j<jy. 

583 


PSALMS. 

ft  Ex.  U.21, 

22. 

P».  7S.  13. 

2  ihaked  off. 

i  Ex.  la.Ili. 

De.  S.  15. 

i  De.  29.  7. 

/Nu.21.21, 
23. 

m  Jo».  12.  1, 
4c. 

n  De.  32.  36. 
Lu.  1.48. 

0  Ps.  145.15. 

1  the  ^eorit 
of  a  song. 

2  laid  US  on 
heap*. 

a  Ps.  79.  1. 

3  land  of  a 
ttranger. 

h  Da.  6.  10, 

11. 

c  Ps.  84.  18. 

4  the  head 
of  my  joy. 


5  make  hare, 

d  Is.  13.  1, 

&c. 

Re.  13.  6. 

6  teas  ted. 

7  recom- 
pemeth  unto 
thee  thy 
deed  uJiicK 
thou  didst 
to  us. 

8  roek. 

a  Is.  42.  21. 
6  Is.  66.1,2. 
1  Pe.  5.  5. 
c.Mi.  7.8,9. 
dPh.  1.6. 
1  Th.  5.  24. 
a  Je.  17.  10. 
Re.  2.  23. 
6  2K.  6.  12. 
19.27. 
c  Mat.  9.  4. 
Jno.  2.  21, 
25. 

I  or,  win- 
noiaest. 
dUe.  4.  13. 
e  Je  23.  24. 
Jon.  1.3. 


God't  all-*eeing  yrovuUnc*. 

7  Remember,  O  Lord,  the  chil- 
dren nf  Edom  in  the  day  of  Jerufu- 
lem  ;  who  Ktid,  S  Ka*e  U,  rase  it, 
teen  to  the  foundation  thereof. 
S  0  daughter  of  Babylon,  who  d 
art  to  be  6  destroyed  ;  bappy  ihatl 
he  be  that  rewardeth  7  thee  as  tboa 
hast  jerved  us. 

9  Uappy  thall  fu  be  that  taketh 
and  dasheth  thy  little  ones  a^^ainsi 
I  the  stones.  8 

I  PSAL.M  CXXXVIII. 

I  j1  P«c.in  of  David. 

T    WILL   praise    thee    with    my 
X    whole  heart;  before   the   gods 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 
I  2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy 
(temple,    and  praise  thy  name  fo'r 
I  thy   loving-kiadness  and    for    thy 
I  truth  :  for  c  ihou   has:  magnified 
;  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 
;   3  In  the  day  when   I  cried  thou 
I  answeredst  me,  and  sirengtheaedst 
me  teiih  strength  in  my  soul. 
I   4  All  the  kin^s  of  the  earth  shall 
I  praise   thee,    0   Lord,  whea  they 
;  bear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  io  the  ways 
I  of  the  Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory 
of  the  Lord. 

I  6  Though  b  the  Lord  be  high, 
jvet  hath  he  respect  unto  the  low- 
jlv  :  but  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar 
o'ff. 

7  Though  c  I  walk  in  the  midst 
of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me  , 
thou  Ehalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand 
against  the  wrath  of    mine    ene- 

JBies,  and  thy  right  hand  shah 
save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  d  thnt 
I  trftic/iconcemeth  me:   thy  mercy, 

O  Lord,  endureth  for  ever  :  for- 
:sake   not  the  works  of  thine  own 

hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A  Psalm 

of  David. 
\  r\  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  a 
\\J  me,  and  known  me. 
i  2  Thou     6    knowest     my    down 
[sitting,  and  mine  up-rising  ;   thou 
'e  understandest  my  thought  afar 
!cS". 

I   3  Thou   1    compassest  my    path, 
;and   my  lying  down,  and  art  ac- 
j  quainted  uitk  all  my  ways. 
I   4  For  there  is  not  a  word   in  my 

tongue,    but,  lo,   O  Lord,  thou  d 
i  knowest  it  altogether. 
5  Thou  hast  bisel  me  behind  and 

before  ;   and  laid  thine  hand  upon 

me. 

I  6  S'j/:h  knowledge  is  too  wonder- 
ful for  me  ;   it  is  high,  I  cr.nnot  at 

tain  unto  it. 
7  Whither  e  shall  I  g-o  from  thy 


David  prai/elh 

Spirit  ?  or  whither  shall  I  flee  from 
thy  presence  ? 

8  It'y  I  asi^end  up  into  heaven, 
thou  art  there  :  if  I  make  my  bed 
in  hell,  g  behoM,  thou  art  there. 

5  If  I  lake  the  wing's  of  the  morn- 
ing', and  dwell  in  the  uuermost 
parts  of  the  sea  ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead 
me,  and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold 
me. 

11  If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness 
shall  cover  me  ;  even  the  night 
shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  Tea,  the  darkness  2  hideth 
not  from  thee  ;  h  but  the  night 
shineth  as  the  day  :  3  the  dark- 
ness and  the  light  are  both  alike  to 
thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my 
reins  :  thou  hast  covered  me  in  lay 
mother's  womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee  ;  for  I  am 
fearfully  and  wonderfully  made  : 
marvellous  are  thy  works  ;  and  that 
my  soul  knoweth  4  right  well. 

15  My  5  E'Jbstance  was  not  hid 
from  thee,  when  i  I  was  made  in 
secret,  and  curiously  wrought  in 
the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  sub- 
stance, yet  being  uuperfect  ;  and 
in  thy  book  6  all  my  TTumbers  were 
written,  7  uhich  in  continuance 
■were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  theie 
teas  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy 
thoughts  unto  me,  O  God  .'  how 
great  k  is  the  sura  of  them  ! 

IS  If  I  should  count  them,  they 
are  more  in  number  than  the  sand  : 
when  I  awake,  I  am  still  with 
tbee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the 
wicked,  O  God  :  depart  from  me, 
therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee 
wickedly,  aiid  thine  enemies  take 
thy  nnme  ;n  vain. 

21  Do  I  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord, 
that  bate  thee?  and  am  not  I 
grieved  with  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee  ? 

6  I  hate  them  with  perfect  ha- 
tred ;   I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know 
my  heart  ;  try  me,  and  know  my 
thoughts  ; 

24  And  see  if  there  he  any  8  wicked 
way  in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the 
way  everlasting. 

PSALM  CXL. 

To  the  chief  Musician.      A  Psalm 

of  David. 

DELITER  me,    O    Loi-d,    from 
the   evil  man  :    preserve  me 
from  the  1  violent  man  ; 
38 


PSALMS. 

/Am.  9.2- 

4. 

g  Job  25.  6. 
Pr.  15.  11. 

2  darkeneth. 
h  Da.  2.  22. 

3  as  is  the 
darkness,  so 
16  the  light. 

4  greatly. 

5  or, 
strength, 
or,  body. 

»  Job  10.  8, 
9. 

6  all  of 
them. 

7  or,  what 
days  they 
should  be 
fashioned. 

A-Ps.  40.5. 

Z2Ch.  19.2. 

8  ieay  of 
paiti,  or, 
griff, 

1  Cb.  4.  10. 
I  man  of 
'violences. 


a  Ro.  3.  13. 
b  Je.  18.  2'2. 

2  or,  let 
them  not  be 
exalted. 
cPs.  11.6. 

3  a  man  of 
tongue, 
or,  en  eeil 
speaker,  a 
wicked  man 
cf  violence, 
be  estaJi- 
lishsd  in  the 
earth:  let 
him  be 
hunted  to 
his  over- 
throw. 

t?  1  K.  8.  43. 

1  directed. 
a  Re.  5.8. 
5Pr.23.  6. 

2  or,  kindly, 
and  reprove 
n£  :  let  not 
iheiT  pre- 
cious oil 
break  my 
hcod. 


to  le  delivered. 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in 
their  heart:  continualiy  are  th«y 
gathered  logether_/"or  war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their 
tongues  like  a  serpent  ;  adders' 
poison  a  is  under  their  lips.  Se- 
lah. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the 
hands  of  the  wicked  ;  preserve  me 
f/om  the  violent  man,  who  have 
purposed  to  overthrow  my  goings. 

5  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  5 
lor  me,  and  cords:  they  hav; 
spread  8  net  by  the  way-side  : 
they  have  set  gins  for  me.  Se- 
lah. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou,  art 
my  God :  hear  the  voice  of  my 
supplications,  O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength 
of  my  salvation  ;  thou  hast 
covered  my  head  in  the  day  of 
battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desires 
of  the  wicked  :  fnnher  not  his 
wicked  device,  2  lest  they  exalt 
themselves.     Selah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that 
compass  me  about,  let  the  mis- 
chief cf  their  own  lips  co»er 
Jhera. 

10  Let  c  burning  coals  fall  upon 
them  :  let  them  be  cast  into  the 
fire  ;  into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise 
not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  3  an  evil  speaker  be 
established  in  the  earth  :  evil  shall 
hunt  the  violent  man  to  over- 
throw him. 

12  I  d  know  that  the  Lord  will 
maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflicted, 
and  the  right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall 
give  thanks  unto  thy  name  ;  the 
upright  shall  dwell  "in  thy  pres- 
ence. 

PSALM  CXLI. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee  :  make 
haste  unto  me  ;  give  ear  un- 
to my  voice,  when  I  cry  unto 
thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  1  set  forth  be- 
fore thee  as  incense,  a  and  the 
lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  eve- 
ning sacrifice. 

3  Sit  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before 
my  mouth  ;  keep  the  door  of  my 
lips. 

4  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any 
evil  thing,  to  practise  wicked 
TTorks  with  men  that  work  ini- 
quity :  and  6  let  me  not  eat  of 
their  dainties. 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  m« ; 
2  it  shall  be  a  kindness  :  and  let 
liim  reprove  njt ;  it  shcit  6e'an  ex- 

589 


David  complainelh  PSALMS. 

ccllent  oil,  which  shall  not  brcaklcSSa.  '^3.1. 
my  head:  for  yd  iriy  pi'iiyer  altsu  '  S  7nake. 
shnll  be  ill  their  culainilieH.  |  4  bare. 

6  When   their  judges    are   over-   d  fr.  13.  14. 
thrown   in  stony  places,  they  sliall   5  past  over. 
hear  my    words,    lor  they   are    c   1  or,  A 
sweet.  I  Psalm  o/ 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  j  David, 
grave's  moulh,  as  when  one  cul-   giving  in- 
telh  and  cleaveth  wood  upon  lUe  .elruction. 
eaith.  «lSa.22.  1. 

8  But  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,   6  Ps.  6i.  8. 
O   God   the   Lord  :    in  thee   is  my  •  102,  title. 
trust;  3  leave  not  my  soul  4  des- t  c  P.s.  H3.  4. 
titute.  |rfPs.  140.  5. 

9  Keep  me    from    the   snares   d  2  oc,  look  on 
tohich   they    have     laid    for    me,  the  right 
and  the  gins  of   the   workers   of  hand  and  see 
iniquity.  e  Ps.  69.  20. 

10  Lei  the  wicked  fall  into  their  3 perished 
own  nets,  whilst  that  1  withal  5  from  me. 
escape.  4  sought 

PSALM  CXLH.  a/ter° 

IMaschil   I    of    David  ;     a    Prayer   /  Pa.  46.  1. 
when  he  was  in  the  cave,  a         \g  Ps.  53.  26. 

ICRIKD   unto    ihe    Lord    w-ith  j  La.  3.  24. 
my  voice  :   with  my  voice  untolftRo.  3.  33, 
the  Lord  did  1   make  my  supphca-  [37. 
1'on.  iPs.  146.  7. 

2  I  poured  out  6  my  complaint  be-   Is.  61.  1. 
fore  him  :   I  showed  before  him  my   t  P-.  13.  6. 
trouble.  [  119.  n. 

3  When    c  my   spirit  was   over-    a  Job  14.  3. 
whelmed    within    me,    then    thou    6  fix.  3>1.  7. 
Kneweit   my   path:   in   d  the  way   Job  9.  2,  3. 
wherein  I  walked  have  they  priv-  l  Ps.  130.  3. 
ily  laid  a  snare  for  me.  I  Ec.  7.  20. 

4  1  2  looked  e  on  ?/iy  right  hand,  |  Ro.  3.  20. 
and  lieheld,  hut  there  was  no  man  Ga.  2.  16. 
that  would  know   me  :    refuge    3 

failed  me  ;   no  man  cared  4  for  my 

soul. 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord:  I  c  Ps.  77.  5, 
said,  Thou  art  my   refuge,  J"  and   H. 

tny  portion  g  in  the  land  of  the  d  Ps.  63.  1. 
living.  1  ot,  for  I 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry  ;  for  I  am   am  become, 
brought  very    low  ;     deliver      me    Ps.  88.  4. 
from   my  persecutors:  for  thev  are   e  Ps,  30.  5. 
8tron;^er/lthan  L  '  /  Ps.  73.24. 

7  Bring   my  soul  out  of  prison,  i   2hidcme 
that   I   may  praise   thy  name  :  the    with  thee. 
righteous  sh;ill  compasE  me  about  ;    g  Mi.  4.  2. 
for  thou   shall  deal  bountifully   k  ]  1  Jno.  2.  27. 
with  me.  h  Ne.  9.  20. 

PSALM   CXLIII.  tis.  26.  10. 

A  Psalm  of  David.  k  Hab.  3.  2. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord  ;  give    Ep.  2.  1. 
ear  to  my  supplications  :    in    1  rock, 
thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in    Ps.ilS.  2,31. 
thy  righteousness.  a  Is.  45.  24. 

2' And  enter  not  a  into  judgment  2thewar. 
with   thy  servant:     (or  &     in     thy   3  ot,  mercy. 
sight  shall  no  man  living  be  jus-   6  Ps.  8.  4. 
tified.  cPs.  39.  5. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted    d  Is.  64. 1, 
my   toul ;    bo    hath   smitten   my  \  A  hands. 
590 


qf  hit  grie/s. 

life  down  to  the  ground:  he  hath 
made  me  to  dwell  lu  darkness, 
as  those  that  have  been  lun" 
dead. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  over- 
whelmed within  me  :  my  hear*, 
wiihin  me  is  desolate. 

5  1  remember  the  days  of  old  ;  c 
1  meditate  on  all  thy  workr:  I 
muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hand-s. 

6  I  stretch  foith  my  liaiidK  unto 
thee  :  my  soul  thirsteth  d  after 
thee,  as  u  thiisly  land.     iSelah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  U  Lord ; 
my  spirit  faileih  :  hide  not  thy 
face  liom  me,  1  lest  1  be  like  un- 
to them  that  go  down  into  the 
pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving- 
kindness  in  the  moining  ;  e  for  in 
th«e  do  1  tiusf  cause  rne  tt  know 
the  way/  wlierein  I  should  walk  ; 
for  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thue. 

9  Deliver  me,  OLord,  from  mine 
enemies  :  I  2  tiee  unto  thee  to  hide 
me. 

10  Teach  g  me  to  do  thy  will  ; 
for  thou  art  my  God  :  ihy  Spirit  ia 
good  ;  h  lead  me  into  the  land  i  of 
upright.Tess. 

11  Q.uicken  k  me,  O  Lord,  for 
thy  name's  sake  :  for  thy  ught- 
eousness'  sake  bring  my  soul  out 
of  trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine 
enemies,  and  destroy  all  them  that 
afilict  my  soul  :  for  I  am  thy  ser- 
vant. 

PSALM  CXLIV. 
A  P satin  of  David. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  my  I 
strength,  a  which  tesiclicth 
my  hands  to  2  war,  and  my  fingers 
to  fight  ; 

2  My  3  goodness,  and  my  for- 
tress ;  my  high  tower,  and  ir.y  de- 
liverer ;  my  shield,  and  he  in  whom 
I  trust  j  who  subduelh  my  people 
under  me. 

3  Lord,  6  what  is  man,  that  thc-i 
lakest  knowledge  of  him  .'  or  the 
son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  ac- 
count of  hiin  I 

4  Man  c  is  like  to  vanity  :  his 
days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth 
ftway. 

5  Bow  d  thy  heavens,  O  Lord, 
and  come  down  :  touch  the  moun- 
tains, and  iliey  shall  smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scat- 
ter them  :  shoot  out  thine  arrows, 
and  destroy  them. 

7  Send  thine  4  hand  from  above  ; 
rid  me,  and  deliverme  out  of  great 
waters,  from  the  hand  of  strange 
children  ; 

8  Whose   mouth  speakcth  vani- 


Davidpi-aiseth  Cod 

ty  ;  anrj  their  right  band  is  a  right 
hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto 
thee,  O  God  :  upon  a  psaltery,  a«rf 
an  instHinient  of  ten  strings,  will 
I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  Ic  is  he  that  giveth  5  salvation 
unto  kings ;  who  delivereth  Da- 
vid his  servant  from  the  hurtful 
Bword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from 
the  hand  of  strange  children, 
whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 
and  their  right  hand  is  a  right 
hand  of  falsehood  : 

12  That  our  sons  ?nay  be  as  plants 
e  grown  up  in  their  youth;  that 
our  daughters  may  be  as  corner- 
stones, 6  polished  a/ter  the  simili- 
tude of  a  palace  : 

13  That  our  garners  OToy  6«  full, 
aft'ording  all  7  manner  of  stoie, 
Ikat  our  sheep  may  bring  forth 
thousands  and  ten  thousands  in  our 
streets  ; 

14  Tliat  our  oxen  mni/  be  8  strong 
to  labour  :  that  there  be  no  break- 
ing in,  nor  going  out  ;  that  there  be 
no  complaininrt  in  our  streets. 

15  Happy  /  is  that  people  that  is 
in  such  a  case  :  yea,  s  happy  is 
that  people,  whose  God  is  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 
David's  Psahn  of  prai.^e. 

I  WILL  extol   thee,  my  God,  O 
King  ;  and  I  will  bless  thy  name 
for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee, 
and  I  will  praise  thy  name  forever 
and  ever. 

3  Great  ts  the  Lord,  and  greatly 
to  be  praised  ;  and  1  his  gieatness 
is  a  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy 
works  to  another,  and  shall  declare 
thy  mighty  arts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious 
honour  of  thy  majesty,  and  of  thy 
wondro'Js2  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the 
mierht  of  thy  terrible  acts  :  and  J 
will  declare  3  thy  greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter 
the  memory  of  thy  great  good- 
ness, and  shall  sing  of  thy  right- 
eou.^ness. 

8  Tlie  Lord  b  is  gracious,  and  full 
of  compassion  ;  slow  to  anger,  and 
4  of  gi  eat  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  c  to  all  ;  and 
liis  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his 
works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall 
bless  thee. 

U  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory 


PSALMS. 

5  or,  vic- 
tory. 

e  Ps.  128.  3. 

6  cut. 

T from  kind 
to  kind. 
8  able  tobear 
burdens,  or, 
loaden  with 
fiesh. 

/De.  33.29. 
g  Ps.  89.  15. 

1  of  his 

sreatness 
there  is  no 
search. 

cRo.  11.33. 

2  things,  or, 
words. 

3  it. 

b  Nu.  14.18. 

4  great  in. 
cNa.  1.7. 


5  a  kingdom 
of  alt  ages. 

d  Da.  2.  44. 

6  look  unto. 

ePs.  104. £8. 

7  or,  merci- 
ful, or, 

bountiful. 

/Ex.20.  6. 
'  g  Re.  5.    13. 

i  Nallelu- 
JaA. 

aPs.  103.  1. 

b  Ps.  104.33. 

els.  2.  22. 

Je.  17.   6,  7. 

2  or,  salva- 
tion. 

dEc.  12.7. 

e  Re.  14.  7. 

/Lu.  1.  53. 

e-Ps.  68.6. 

i07.    14. 

h  Mat.  9.30. 

.Tno.  9.  6, 

&c. 

I  Pe.  2.  9. 
'  iPB.  147.  6. 
I  Lu.  13.  13. 
I  k  Pr.  15.  25. 
I  I  Job  5.  12, 
jl3. 
iPr.4.  19. 


fi)f  his  kingdom. 

of  thy  kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy 
power; 

l'^  To  make  known  to  the  sons 
of  men  his  mighty  acts,  and  the 
glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  5  an  eveilast- 
ingrf  kingdom,  and  thy  dominion 
cndureth  throughout  all  genera- 
lions. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that 
fall,  and  raiseth  up  all  those  that 
be  bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  6  wait  upon 
thee  ;  and  thou  givest  them  their 
meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  e  openest  thine  hand, 
and  salisfiett  the  desiie  of  every 
living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all 
hia  ways,  and  7  holy  in  all  his 
works. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all 
them  that  call  upon' him,  to  all 
that  call  upon  hiin  in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of 
them  that  fear  him  :  he  also  will 
hear  their  cry,  and  will  save 
them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them 
that  loveyhim  :  but  all  the  wicked 
» ill  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the 
praise  of  the  Lord  ;  g  and  let  all 
tiesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever 
and  ever. 

PSALM   CXLVI. 

PRAISE  1   ye  the  Lord.     Praise 
n  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

2  \yhile  6  I  live  will  I  praise  the 
Lord  :  I  will  sing  praises  unto  my 
God  while  1  have  any  being. 

3  Put  c  not  your  trust  in  princes, 
7ior  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom 
there  is  no  2  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  d  re- 
turneth  to  his  earth  ;  in  that  very 
day  his  thoughts  peii.'^h. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God 
of  Jacob  for  his  help,  whose  hope 
is  in  the  Lord  his  God  ; 

6  Which  e  made  heaven,  and 
earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  there- 
in is:  which  keepeth  truth  for 
ever; 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for 
the  oppressed  :  which  giveth  food 
to  the  hungry./  The  Lord  looseth 
g  the  prisoners. 

8  The  Lord  h  openeth  the  eyes  of 
the  blind  :  the  Lord  raiseth  themi 
that  are  bowed  down  :  the  Lord 
lovelh  the  righteous. 

9  The  Lord  preserveth  the 
strangers;  he  k  relieveth  the  fa- 
therless and  widow:  but  the  way 
of  the  wicked  he  I  turneth  upside 
down. 

S91 


D:.vid  exhortcth 

10  The  Lord  shall  reijn  for  ever, 
evui    ihy   GoJ,   O    Zioii,   unto   all 
EciieralicMK.     Pihimjc  the  Lonl. 
PSALM  CXLVM. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  it  ia 
a  ^ooil  to  sing  praises  unto  our 
Goi\  ;  lor  it  U  pluueant  j  (utd  praiue 
is  comely. 

2  The  LorJ  doth  build  up  Jerusn- 
leiu  ;  he  gallicreih  tojelher  the 
outc.isls  6  of  Isniel. 

3  He  c  healeth  the  broken  in 
heart,  and  bindeth  up  Iheir  1 
■wounds. 

4  He  teileth  the  n<imber  of  the 
stars  ,-  he  calleth  them  all  by  tlicir 
names. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  srrent 
puA-er  :  2  his  understanding  d  is 
inlinile. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek  : 
e  he  castelh  thu  wicked  down  to 
the  ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanks- 
giving ;  sing  praise  upon  the  harp 
unlo  our  God  ; 

8  Who  coveieth  the  heaven  with 
clouds,  who  pieparcth  rain  for  the 
tarth,  who  maketli  grass  to  grow 
upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 
and  to  the  young  lavensywiiich  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the 
strength  of  the  horse  ;  he  takclh 
not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

11  The  ^  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in 
them  that  fear  him,  in  those  that 
hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  t!ie  Lord,  O  Jerusalem  ; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the 
bars  of  thy  gates;  he  hath  blessed 
thy  children  h  within  thee. 

14  He  3  maketh  peace  iti  thy  bor- 
ders, anrf  filleth  thee  with  the  4 
finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  i  sendeth  forth  his  com- 
mandment upon  earth:  his  word 
runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool  :  he 
Bcattereth  the  hoar-frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  castelh  forth  his  ice  like 
morsels  :  w-hocan  stand  before  his 
cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and 
meltelh  thera  :  he  causeth  his  wind 
to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  A:  showeth  his  word  5  unto 
Jacob,  his  statutes  I  and  his  judg- 
ments unto  Israel. 

20  He  m  hath  not  dealt  so  with 
any  nation  ;  and  as  for  his  judg- 
ments, they  have  not  known  them. 
Praise  ve  the  Lord. 

PSALM    CXLVIir. 

PRAISE  1   ye  the  Lord.     Praise 
ye    the    Lord    from    the   hea- 
58? 


PSALMS. 

'aPs.  92.  I. 
blie.  30.3, 

I  4. 
cIs.  61.  1. 

I  1  grit/s. 

'  2  of  his  un- 

I  dcrstanding 

I  there  is  no 

1  tiumber. 

.  d  Is.  40.  28. 
c  Ps.  25.  9. 
-Mat.  5.  5. 
1  Pe.  3.  4. 

I /Job 33.41. 

'Mat.  6.  26. 
g  U.  62.  4. 

-Mil.  3.  IC, 

1 17. 

J  APs.  115.14. 
3  tch't  mak- 
clh  thy  bor- 
der peace. 

i  4  fat  of 

I  wheat. 
De.  32.  14. 

;Ps.  81.  16. 
i  Ps.  107.20. 

UVc.  33.  3, 

,4. 

Ro.  3.  2. 
5  words. 
/Mai.  4.4. 
711  De.  4.32- 
34. 

1  Hallelu- 
jah. 


a  P=.  103.20. 

b  1  K.8.  27. 
2  Co.  12.  2. 

cGe.  1.  1, 

&c. 

d  U.  43.  20. 

2  birds  of 
wing. 
e  Ps.  8.  1. 
jU.  12.4. 

,  3  exalted. 

i/Ep.  2.  13, 

17. 

1  1  Hallelu- 
jah, 
a  Ps.  100.  3. 

2  or,  with 
the  pipe. 

b  Ps.  147.11. 

3  throat. 
cHe.i.  12 


to  praise  God. 

Tens  :  praise  him  ia  the  heij^hu. 

2  PruLie  a  ye  him,  all  hi»  angcln  : 
praise  ^'e  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  bim,  sun  and  moon  : 
praise  him,  all  ye   stais  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  b  of 
heavens,  and  ye  waters  lliat  be 
above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  c  tor  he  commanded, 
and  they  were  created. 

6  He  hath  alio  established  Ibem 
for  ever  and  ever  :  be  hath  made  a 
decree  which  slisill  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 
ye  dragons,  d  ajid  all  deeps  : 

8  pire.  and  hail  ;  snow,  and  va- 
pours; stormy  wind  fulfilling  hi* 
word  : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  hills  ;  fruit- 
ful trees,  and  all  cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ;  creep- 
ing things,  and  2  flying  fowl  : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  nil 
people  :  princes,  and  all  judges  of 
the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men  and  maidens; 
old  men  and  children. 

13  Let  thera  praise  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  for  e  his  name  alone  is  3 
excellent  ;  his  glory  is  above  the 
earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of 
his  people,  the  praise  of  all  his 
saints  ;  even  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, a  people  near  y  unto  him. 
Praise  ye  th-;  Lord. 

PSAL.M  CXLIX. 

PRAISE  1  ye  the  Lord.  Sing 
unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  aiid 
his  praise  in  the  congregation  of 
saints. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that 
a  made  him  :  let  the  children  of 
Zion  be  Joyful  in  their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  his  name  2  in 
the  dance  :  let  them  .ling  praises 
unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
harp. 

4  For  6  the  Lord  lalceth  pleasure 
in  his  people  :  he  will  beautify  the 
meek  with  salvation. 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  fflo- 
ly  :  let  them  sing  aloud  upon  their 
beds. 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be 
in  their  3  mouth,  and  a  two-edged 
c  sword  in  their  hand  ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the 
heathen,  and  punishments  upon 
the  people  : 

8  To  bind  theirkings  withchains, 
and  their  nobles  with  letters  of 
iron  : 

9  To  execute  upon  them  the  judg- 
ment written ;  this  honour  have  all 
his  saints.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


An  exhortation 

PSALM  CL. 

PRAISE   1  ye   the  Lord.     Praise 
God  in  his  sanctuary  :    praise 
him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2  Praise  liim  for  iiis  mighty  acts  : 
praise  him  according'  to  his  excel- 
lent greatness. 

3  Praise  liim  with  the  sound  a  of 
the  trumpet:  2  praise  hira  with 
the  psaltery  and  harp. 


PSALMS. 

1  Hallelu- 
jah. 

a  Da.  3.  5. 

2  or,  cornet. 
Ps.  98.  6. 

3  ox,  pipe. 
Ps.  149.  3. 
h  1  Ch.  15. 
16,  &c. 
cRe.  5.  13. 


to  praise  God. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel 
and  dance  :  3  praise  him  with 
stringed  instruments  and  or- 
gans. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  b 
cymbals:  praise  him  upon  the 
high-sounding  cymbals. 

6  Let  c  every  thing  that  hath 
breath  praise  the  Lord.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 


THE     PROVERBS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  proverbs  a  of  Solomon,  the 
son  of  David,  king  of  Israel  ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruc- 
tion ;  to  perceive  the  words  of 
understanding ; 

3  To  b  receive  the  instruction  of 
wisdom,  justice,  and  judgment, 
and  1  equity  ; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  simple, 
c  to  the  young  d  man  knowledge 
and  2  discretion. 

5  A  wise  man  will  hear,  and  will 
increase  learning  ;  and  a  man  of 
understanding  shall  attain  unto 
wise  counsels  ; 

6  To  understand  a  proverb,  and  3 
the  interpretation  ;  the  words  of 
the  wise,  and  their  dark  e  sayings. 

7  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  4 
beginning  f  of  knowledge  :  bat 
fools  despise  wisdom  and  instruc- 
tion. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of 
thy  father,  and  forsake  not  the  law 
of  thy  mother : 

9  For  they  shall  be  an  5  ornament 
of  grace  unto  thy  head,  and  chains 
about  thy  neck. 

10  My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee, 
consent  g  thou  not. 

11  If  they  say,  Come  with  us,  let 
us  lay  wait  for  blood,  let  us  lurk 
privily  for  the  innocent  without 
cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  up  alive, 
as  the  grave  ;  and  whole,  as  those 
that  go  down  into  the  pit  : 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  sub- 
stance, we  shall  fill  our  houses 
with  spoil  : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us  ;  let 
us  all  have  one  purse. 

15  My  son,  v^alk  h  not  thou  in  the 
way  with  them  ;  refrain  i  thy  foot 
from  their  path  : 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
make  haste  to  shed  blood. 

17  (Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread 
in  the  6  sight  of  any  bird  :) 

18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their 
oion  blood  ;  they  lurk  privily  for 
their  own  lives. 


B.  C.  1000. 

cl  K.  4.  32. 
Ec.  12.  9. 
6  c.  2.  1,9. 

1  equities. 
cc.  9.  4,&c. 
dPs.  119.  9. 

2  or,  advise- 
me?it. 

3  or,  an  elo- 
quent 
speech. 
ePs.  49.  4. 
78.2. 

4  or,  princi- 
pal part. 
/Ps.Ul.lO. 

5  adding. 

g  Ep.  5.  11. 
kFs.  1.   1. 
iPs.U9.101. 

6  eyes  of 
every  thing 
that  hath  a 
icing. 


tHab.  2.  9. 
1  Ti.  6.  10. 

7  wisdoms, 
that  is, 
excellent 
u-isdom. 

I  c.8.  l,&c. 
Jno,  7.  37. 
m  Joel  2.28. 
Lu.  11.  13. 
n  Is.   65.  12. 
66.  4. 

Zee.  7.11-14 
o  Lu.  14.  24. 
pGe.  S.  3. 
Job  27.   9. 
Is.  1.  15. 
Je.  11.11. 
14.  12. 
Eze.8.  18. 
Mi. 3.  4. 
?  Job  21.  14. 
r  c.  6.   23. 
s  Je.  2.19. 
6.    19. 

8  or,  ease. 


19  So  k  are  the  ways  of  every  one 
that  is  greedy  of  gain  ;  which  tak- 
eth  away  the  life  of  the  owners 
thereof. 

20  7  Wisdom  I  crieth  without  ; 
she  uttereth  her  voice  in  the 
streets  ; 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place 
of  concourse,  in  the  openings  of 
(he  gate.^  :  in  the  city  .she  uttereth 
her  words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will 
ye  love  simplicity,  and  the  scorners 
delight  in  their  scorning,  and  foola 
hate  knowledge? 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof  ;  be- 
hold, I  m  will  pour  out  my  spirit 
unto  you,  I  will  make  known  my 
words  unto  you. 

24  Because  n  I  have  called,  and 
ye  refused  ;  I  have  stretched  out 
my  hand,  and  no  man  regarded  ; 

25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all 
my  counsel,  and  would  none  of  my 
reproof ; 

26  I  o  also  will  laugh  at  your  ca- 
lamity ;  I  will  mock  when  your 
fear  cometh. 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as 
desolation,  and  your  destruction 
cometh  as  a  whirlwind  ;  when 
distress  and  anguish  cometh  upoa 
you  ; 

28  Then  p  shall  they  call  upon 
me,  but  I  will  not  answer  j  they 
shall  seek  me  early,  but  they  shall 
not  find  me  : 

29  For  that  they  hated  g  knowl- 
edge, and  did  not  choose  the  fear 
of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my 
counsel  ;  they  de-spised  all  my  r 
reproof: 

31  Therefore  s  shall  they  eat  of 
the  fruit  of  their  own  way,  and  be 
filled  with  their  own  devices. 

32  For  the  8  turning  away  of  the 
simple  shall  slay  them,  and  the 
prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy 
thern. 

33  But  whoso  haarkeneth  unto  me 
shall  dwell  safely,  and  shall  be 
quiet  from  fear  of  evil. 

593 


An  txhorlation 

CHAPTER  H. 

MY    ion,    il    Ihoii   will    receive 
my   worils,   and   liicic    a    my 
:oinmanrlni<'iil9  with  (liee  ; 

2  bo  that  thou  incline  b  thine  ear 
unto  wisiloni,  and  apply  thine 
heart  to  uiiierstanding  j 

3  Yea,  il'  thou  criesi  after  knowl- 
edge, and  liftest  1  up  thy  voice  for 
uiideistariding'  ; 

4  It  thou  seekedt  her  as  silver,  c 
and  searchcst  for  her  as  /or  hid 
treasure  ; 

5  Then  shall  Ihou  understand 
the  feat  of  the  Lord,  and  find  the 
knowledge  of  God  : 

6  For  d  the  Lord  giveth  wis- 
dom :  out  of  his  mouth  cometh 
knowledge  and  undersianding. 

7  He  laveth  up  sound  wisdom  for 
the  righteous:  he  is  a  buckler  to 
them  that  walk  uprightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judg- 
ment, and  preserveth  e  the  way  of 
his  saints. 

9  Then  _/"  shall  thou  understand 
righteousness,  and  judgment,  and 
equity  ;  rjea,  every  good  path. 

10  \Vhen  wisdom  entereth  into 
thine  heart,  and  knowledge  is 
pleasant  unto  thy  soul, 

11  Discretion  shall  preserve 
thee,  understanding  shall  ke-ep 
thee  ; 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way 
of  the  evil  7nan,  from  the  man  that 
gpeaketh  froward  things  ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  up- 
rightness, to  walk  g  in  the  ways  of 
daikness  ; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil,  and 
delight  h  in  the  frowardness  of  the 
wieked  ; 

15  Whose  ways  are  crocked,  t  and 
they  froward  iu  their  paths  ; 

16  To  deliver  thee  tVom  the  k 
strange  woman,  even  from  the 
stranger  K'/iicA  flattereth  with  her 
words  ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide 
of  her  youth,  and  forgetteth  the 
covenant  I  of  her  God. 

18  For  her  house  inclineth  unto 
death,  and  her  paths  unto  the 
dead  ; 

19  None  m  that  go  unto  her  re- 
turn a?ain,  neitherlake  they  hold 
of  the  paths  of  life  ; 

20  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the 
way  of  good  me?i,  and  keep  the 
paths  of  the  righteous. 

21  Fr.-  the  upright  shall  dwell 
in  the  land,  and  the  perfect  shall 
remain  in  it. 

22  B\it  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  ofT 
from  the  earth,  and  the  transgres- 
sors shall  be  rooted  2  out  of  it. 

584 


PROVERBS. 

a  Pi.  119. 
U. 

b  Is.  55.  3. 

1  ginest. 
cMat.  13. 
44. 

d  1  K.  3.  0, 
12. 

Ja.  1.5. 
e  1  Sa.  2.   9. 
Jude24. 

/P8.119.99. 
g  Jno.  12. 
35. 

/iRo.  1.  32. 
i  Ps.  125.  5. 
k  c.  5.  20. 
/Mai.  2.14. 
m  Ec.  7.  26. 

2  or,  pluck- 
ed up. 


a  Is.  51.  7. 
Je.  31.  33. 
b  De.  30.   16 
—20. 
ITi.  4.  8. 

1  years  of, 
c2Co.  3.  3. 

2  or,  suc- 
cess. 

rf  Je.  10.23. 
Ro.  12.  16. 

3  medicine. 

4  watering, 
or,  moisten- 
ing. 

e  Ex.22.  29. 

Mai.  3.  10— 

12. 

/Ec.  11.1, 

2. 

Mat.  10.  42. 

gHa.  12.  5 

6. 

Re.  3.  19. 

Ac.  8.  35,36. 

5  drawetk 
out. 

iPh.3.  8,9. 
k  Ps.  19.  10. 
/Job  28.  13, 
&c. 

mc.  8.  18. 

n  Ps.  119. 

165. 

Mat.  11.  29. 

o  Ge.  3.  22, 

24. 

Re.  22.  2. 

;>  Je.  51.  15. 

6  or,  pre- 
pared. 
oGe.7.  11. 
r  Job  36.  27. 


to  obeiienc* 

CHAPTER  III. 

MY  son,    forget    not  my   law  ; 
but  let  thine  heart  a  keep  my 
c  ii.mandmerits  : 

2  For  A  length  of  days,  and  1  lonff 
life,  and  peace,  shall  they  add  to 
thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  for- 
sake thee  ;  bind'  them  bIkjuI  thy 
neck  :  write  c  them  upon  the  tabic 
of  thine  heart  : 

4  Su  shall  thou  find  favour  and 
good  2  understanding  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  man. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  nil  thine 
heart  ;  and  lean  not  d  unto  thine 
own  understanding. 

6  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge 
him,  and  be  shall  direct  tby 
paths. 

7  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes  : 
fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  horn 
evil. 

8  It  shall  be  3  health  to  thy  na- 
vel, and  marrow  4  to  thy  bones. 

9  Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  sub- 
stance, and  with  the  first-fruits  e 
of  all  thine  increase  : 

10  So  /  shall  thy  barns  be  filled 
with  plenty,  and  thy  presses  shall 
burst  out  with  new  wine. 

H  My  g  son,  despise  not  the 
chastening  of  the  Lord  ;  neither 
be  weary  of  his  coriection  : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he 
correcteth  ;  even  a.s  a  father  the 
son  in  whom  he  delighteih. 

13  Happy*  ?s  the  man  that  find- 
eth  wisdom,  and  the  man  that  5 
getteth  understanding  : 

14  Fori  the  merchandise  of  it  it 
better  than  the  merchandise  of 
silver,  and  k  th^  gain  thereof  thaa 
fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  I  than 
rubies:  and  all  the  things  thou 
canst  desire  are  w^i  to  be  compared 
unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  t«  in  her  ijght 
hand  ;  and  in  her  left  hand  ricbea 
m  and  honour. 

17  Her  ways  ore  ways  of  pleas- 
antness, and  all  bei  paths  are  n 
peace. 

18  She  is  a  tree  o  of  life  to  them 
that  lay  hold  upon  her  ;  and  happy 
is  everyone  that  retaineth  her. 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdoro  p  hath 
founded  the  earth  ;  by  under- 
standing hath  he  established  6  the 
heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  dep<hs 
are  broken  g  up,  and  the  clouds 
drop  down  the  r  dew. 

21  My  son,  let  not  them  dep.-irt 
from  thine  eyes  :  keep  sound  wis 
dom  and  discretion  : 


r  c.  25.  8. 


Solomon persuadeth  CHAPTER  IV. 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  js  Lc.  26.  6. 
soul,  and  grace  to  thy  r.eck .  I  ^  p^   j27  2 

23  Tlieii    shall  thou  walk   in  thy  i 

■way  safely,  and   t.iy  foot  shall  not   u  Pa.  112.  7. 
Btumble.    '     ,        ,.       ^  ^      'v  1  Sa.  2.  9. 

24  W  hen  s 'hou  liest  down,  thou 

Shalt  not  be  a''-aid  ;  yea,  thou  shall    7  the  owners 
lie  down,  and  l>y  deep  t  shall   be    thereof. 

S5  Be  u  not  afra.c  o;  judden  fear,  1 
neither  of  the   desolation    of    the  ^  Ga.  6.  10. 
■wicked,  when  it  comelh.  V  Le   19  13 

26  Fcrthe  Lcrd  shall  be  thy  ccn-  ^       ' 
fdepce,   and  r  stall  keep  thy  foot   8  or,  prac- 
fnm  being  taken.  \tisenoevil. 

2;    Withhold    not    good    from    7 
them  to  whom  it  is  due,  te  when  x 
it  is  ill  the  power  of  thine  hand  to   g  ^  Tnan  of 
do  it.  tiolence. 

98    Say    j/   not   unto    thy  neigh- j 
hour.  Go,  and  come  again,  and  to-  ( '^  P^-  ^^-  "• 
morrow   I   will   give  ;    when   thou   j  Ze(._  5_  4, 
bast  it  by  thee.  | 

29  Dev'ise  8  not  evil  against  thy  c  Job.  8.  6,7. 
r.eighbour,  seeing  he  dwelleth  se-  |  ^  Da.  12.  3. 
curelv  bv  thee. 

30  Strive  z  not  with  a  man  with-  !  '^  exalteth 
out  cause,  if  he  have  done  thee  no   the  fools. 
harm.  qDj.  3-2.  2. 

31  Envy  thou  not  9  the  oppressor,  I 

and  choose  none  of  his  ways.  1  b  1  Cn.  29.1. 

32  For  the   froward   is  abomina-  I 

tion  to  the  Lord  :  but  his  secret  a   '^'-  ^"-  '^•^ 
is  with  the  righteous. 

33  The  6  curse  of  the  Lord  is 
in  the  house  of  the  wicked  ;  but 
c  he  blessetb  the  habitation  of  the 
just. 

34  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorn-   1  or,  she 
ers  ;  but  he  giveth  grace  unto  the   shall  com- 
lowly.  pass  thee 

35  The  wise  d  shall  inherit  glory  ;   with  n 
but  shame  shall  10  be  the  promo-   crown  of 
lion  of  fools.  ^  glory. 

CHAPTER   IV.  I 

HE.4R,  ye  children,  the  instruc-  d  Ps.  1.  1. 
tion  of  a  father,  and  attend  to 

know  understanding.  e  Ps.  84.  7. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine,  a  Pii.  2.  15. 
forsake  ye  not  my  law. 

3  Fori  was  my  father's  son,  ten-  /Jno.12.35. 
der  6  and  only  beloved  in  the  sight 

of  my  mother.  '2,  medicine. 

4  He  c  taught  me  also,   and   said 

unto   me.   Let  thine   heart   retain  Z  ahove  all 

my   words  ;    keep    my    command-  keeping. 
ments,  and  live. 

5  Get   wisdom,   get  understand-  ifroward- 
ing ;    forget   it  not  :     neither  de-  ness  of 
cline  from  the  words  of  my  mouth,  mouthy  and 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  perverse- 
preserve   thee  :  love  her,  and  she  ness  of  lips. 
shall  keep  thee, 

7  Wisdom     is      the      principal  5  or,  all  thy 
thing  :     therefore    get    wisdom   :  ways  shall 
and  with   all  thy  getting  get  un-  be  ordered 
dersUDding.  i  aright. 


V.  to  ttudy  vindojiu 

8  Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  pro- 
mote thee  :  she  shall  bring  thee  to 
honour,  when  thou  dost  embrace 
her, 

9  She  shall  give  to  thine  head  aa 
ornament  of  grace  ;  1  a  crown  of 
glory  shall  she  deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive 
my  sayings  ;  and  the  years  of  iby 
life  shall  he  many, 

11  I  have  taught  thee  in  the  way 
of  wisdom ;  I  have  led  thee  in 
right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  step* 
shall  not  be  straitened  :  and 
when  thou  runnesl,  thou  shall  not 
stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hohl  of  instruction  ; 
let  her  not  go  :  keep  her  ;  for  she  is 
thy  life, 

14  Knter  d  not  into  the  path  of 
the  wicked,  and  go  not  in  the  way 
of  evil  men, 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn 
from  it,  and  pass  away, 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except 
they  have  done  mischief;  and 
their  sleep  is  taken  away,  unless 
they  cause  some  to  fall, 

I  17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of 
wickedness,  and  drink  the  wine  of 
violence, 

18  But  e  the  path  of  the  just  is  as 
the  shining  light,  that  shineth 
more  and  more  unto  the  perfect 
day, 

19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as 
darkness ;  they  /  know  not  at 
what  they  stumble. 

20  My  son,  attend  to  my  words  ; 
incline  thine  ear  unto  my  say- 
ings : 

2!  Let  them  not  depart  from 
thine  eyes;  keep  them  in  the 
midst  of  thine  hearc : 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those 
that  find  them,  and  2  health  to  all 
their  flesh. 

23  Keep  thy  heart  3  with  all  dili- 
gence ;  for  out  cf  it  are  the  issues 
of  life, 

24  Put  away  from  Ihee  4  a  fro- 
ward mouth,  and  perverse  lips  put 
far  from  thee, 

25  Let  thine  ejes  look  right  on, 
and  let  thine  eyelids  look  btiaigfat 
before  thee, 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet, 
and  5  let  all  thy  ways  be  estab- 
lished. 

27  Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor 
to  the  left :  remove  thy  foot  from 
evil. 

CHAPTER  V. 

My  son,   attend   unto  my  wis- 
dom, and  bow  thine  earto  my 
understanding  : 

6-9S 


Solomon  exhorteth  to  rhastitij. 

2  That  thi)u  riiaycft  i-eg'arrt  diB- 
crction,  and  tliut  ihy  lips  iiiuj  keep 
knowledge. 

3  For  a  ilic  lips  of  a  strange  wo- 
man drop  as  an  honey-comh,  and 
her  nioiuli  is  smoother  than  oil  : 

4  But  hei  end  is  bitter  b  us  worm- 
wood, sharp  c  us  a  two-ej^ed 
sword. 

5  Her  d  feet  go  down  to  death, 
her  steps  take  hold  on  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  elmuldest  ponder  the 
path  of  life,  her  w;iys  are  move- 
able, that  thou  canst  not  know 
tkem. 

7  Hear  me  now,  therefore,  O  ye 
children,  and  depart  not  from  the 
words  of  my  mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her, 
and  come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her 
house  ; 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour 
unto  others,  and  thy  years  unto  the 
cruel  : 

in  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with 
Ihy  wealth,  1  and  thy  labours  ie  in 
the  house  of  a  stranger; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last,  e 
when  thy  flesh  and  thy  body  are 
consumed, 

1^  And  say,  How/  have  I  hated 
instruction,  and  my  heart  despised 
e  reproof  ; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the 
voice  of  my  teachers,  nor  inclined 
mine  ear  to  them  that  instructed 
me  ! 

14  I  was  almost  in  all  evil  in 
the  midst  of  the  congregation  and 
assembly. 

It  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own 
h  cistern,  and  running  waters  out 
of  thine  own  well. 

16  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed 
abroad,  and  rivers  of  waters  in  the 
streets. 

17  Let  therr,  be  only  thine  own, 
and  not  stringers'  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed  ; 
and  rejoice  with  the  wife  i  of  thy 
youth. 

19  Let  k  her  he  as  the  loving  hind 
and  pleasant  roj  ;  let  her  breasts 
2  satisfy  thee  at  all  times,  and  3 
be  thou  ravished  always  with  her 
love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thoj,  my  son, 
be  ravished  with  a  strange  woman, 
and  embrace  the  bosom  of  a  stran- 
ger. 

21  For  /the  ways  of  man  are  be- 
fore the  eyeo  of  the  Lord,  and  he 
pondereth  all  his  goings. 

22  His  own  iniquities  shall  take 
the  wicked  himself,  and  he  shall 
be  holden  with  the  corda  of  his  4 
sins. 

596 


PROVERBS 

a.  c.  6.  24.     I 
6EC.7.  26. 
c  Ps.  55.  21. 
d  c.  7.  '^1. 
1  strength. 
eUc.  13.  4. 
/Zee.  7.  11, 
14. 

H  c.  1.  25. 
6.  23.  12.  1. 
h  1  Co.  7.  2. 


Again*  f  idlenest 
23   He  m  shall   die   without    in 
strui^tion  ;  and  in  the  greatness  ol 
bis  folly  Ite  shall  go  astray. 
CHAPTiiR   VI. 

MY  son,  if  thou  be  surety  a  for 
thy  friend,  {f  thou  nasi 
stricken  thy  hand  with  a  stran- 
ger. 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the 
words  of  thy  mouth,  thru  art 
taken  with  th?  words  c;  tl(y 
mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  de- 
liver thyself,  when  thou   art  come 

:  Mai.  2.  14.  .into  the  hand  of  thy   friend  ;  go. 


I:  Ca.  2.  9. 
7.  3—8. 

2  water. 

3  err  thou 
always  in. 

i2Ch.  16.9. 
Job3L  4. 
Je.  16.  17. 
32.  19. 
Hos.  x7.  2. 
He.  4.  13. 

4  sm. 


m  Job  36.12. 
c.  10.  21. 
(7.  c.  U.  15. 
17.  18.22.26. 

1  or, so  shall 
thou  prevail 
with. 

b  Job  12.  7. 

cc.  24.33, 

34. 

rf  Jobl5.  12. 

€  Is.  57,  20. 

2  casteth 
forth. 
/Ro.  16.17. 
^c.  1.27. 

A  Je.  19.  11. 

i2Ch.3S. 

16. 

3  of  his 
soul. 

4  haughty 
eyes. 

A-Ps.  18.  27. 
/P6.120.3,4. 
Re.  22.  15. 
?«2K.24.3, 
4. 

Is.  1.  15. 
nMi.2.  1. 
o  Is.  59.  7. 
p  c.  19.  9. 
9  3  Jno.  9, 
10. 
rEp.  6.  1 


humlile  1  thyself,  and  make  sure 
thy  friend. 

4  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes, 
norslumbertt  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from 
the  band  of  the  hunter,  and  as  a 
bird  from  the  hand  of  the  fowler. 

6  Go  b  to  the  ant,  thou  slug- 
gard ;  consider  her  ways,  and  be 
wise  : 

7  Which  having  no  guide,  over- 
seer, or  ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  sum- 
mer, and  galhereth  her  food  in  the 
harvest. 

9  How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  0 
sluggard?  when  wilt  thou  arise 
out  of  thy  sleep  ? 

10  Yet  c  a  little  sleep,  a  little 
slumber,  a  little  folding  of  the 
hands  to  sleep  : 

11  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as 
one  that  travelleth,  and  thy  want 
aa  an  armed  man. 

12  A  naughty  person,  a  wicked 
man,  walketh  with  a  froward 
mouth. 

13  He  d  winketh  with  his  eyes, 
he  speaketh  with  his  feet,  he 
tencheth  with  his  fingers  : 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  he 
e  devisetb  mischief  continually  ; 
he  2  soweth  discord.  / 

15  Therefore  g  shall  his  calam- 
ity come  suddenly  ;  suddenly 
shall  he  be  h  broken  without  i 
remedy. 

16  These  six  things  doth  the  Lord 
bate  :  yea,  seven  are  an  abomina- 
tion 3  unto  him  : 

17  A  4  proud  look,  k  a  lying  { 
tongue,  and  hands  m  that  shed 
innocent  blood. 

18  An  heart  n  that  devisetb 
wicked  imaginations,  feet  o  that 
be  swift  in  running  to  mischief, 

19  A  p  false  witness  that  speaketh 
lies,  and  he  9  that  soweth  discord 
among  brethren. 

20  My  son,  keep  r  thy  father's 
commandment,  and  forsake  no», 
lb»  Jaw  of  ihy  mother. 


Solomon  showeth  me  CHAPTER  VII 

21  Bind  them  contiaually  upon 
thine  heait,  and  tie  them  about 
thy  neck. 

2i  When  s  thou  goest,  it  shall 
lead  thee  ;  when  thou  sleepest,  it 
shaU  keep  thee  ;  and  when  thou 
awakest,  it  shall  talk  with  thee. 

23  For  the  commandment  is  a  5 
lamp,  and  the  law  is  light  ;  t  and 
reproofs  of  instruction  are  the  way 
of  life, 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil 
woman,  from  the  flattery  of  the  6 
tongue  of  a  strange  woman. 

25  Lust  u  not  after  her  beaulj'  in 
thine  heart;  neither  let  her  take 
thee  with  her  eyelids  : 

26  For  o  by  means  of  a  whorish 
woman  a  man  is  brought  to  a  piece 
of  bread  ;  and  w  the  adulteress  7 
will  hunt  X  for  the  precious  life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his 
bosom,  and  his  clothes  not  be 
burnt  ? 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals, 
and  his  feet  not  be  burnt  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his 
neighboui's  wife  ;  whosoever 
toucheth  her  shall  not  be  inno- 
cent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if 
he  steal  to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he 
is  hungry  : 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall 
restore  seven-fold  ;  he  shall  give 
all  the  substance  of  his  house. 

32  Buf  whoso  committeth  adulte- 
ry with  a  woman  lacketh  8  under- 
standing; he  that  y  doeth  it  de- 
stroyelh  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dishonour  shall 
he  get,  and  his  reproach  shall  not 
be  wiped  away. 

34  For  jealousy  z  is  the  rage  of 
a  man  ;  therefore  he  will  not  spare 
in  the  day  of  vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  9  regard  any  ran 
som 


1  sons, 
ec.  6.  32. 
9.  4,  16. 
/  c.  5.  9. 

2  evening  of 
the  day. 
g  c.  9.  13. 
hJe.  3.  3. 
i  1  Ti.  5.  13. 
Tit.  2.  5. 

neither  will  he  rest  content,  ■  3  she 


s  Da.  11.  18- 
21. 

5  or,  candle. 
tPs.  119. 
105. 

6  strange 
tongue. 

uMat.  5.28. 

V  c.  29.  3. 

wGe.  39.14, 
&c. 

7  woman  of 
a  man,  or,  a 
man's  wife. 
xEze. 13.18. 

8  heart. 
yHe.  13.  4. 
z  Ca.  8.  6. 

9  accept  the 
face  of. 

a  c.  2.  1-7. 
b  Le.  18.  5. 
Is.  55.  3. 

cDe.  32.  10. 
d  De.  6.  8. 
c.  6.  21. 


though  thou  givest  many  gifts.         I  strengthen- 
CHAPTER  VII.  \edherface 

MY  son,   keep  my  words,   a.x\^  and  said. 
lay  up  a  my  commandments   4  peace-of- 
with  thee.  {  ferings  are 

2  Keep  b  my  commandments,  and    upon  me. 
live  ;  and  my  law  as  the   apple  c  k  Is.  19.  9. 
of  thine  eye.  \5inhis 

3  Bind  d  them  upon  thy  fingers,    hand. 
write  them  upon  the  table  of  thine   6  or,  new 
heart.  [Tnoon. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my    I  c.  5.  8. 
sister  :  and  call  understanding  thy   m  Ps.  12.  2. 
kinswoman  :  7  suddenly. 

5  That  they  may  keep  thee  from   n  Ec.  9.  12. 
the    strange     woman,     from     the    o  Ju.  16.  19- 
stranger  which  flattereth  with  her   30. 

words.  Ne.  13.  26. 

6  For    at    the    window    of    my,iJC.  5. 5. 


cunning  of  an  harlot. 

house  I  looked  through  my  case- 
ment, 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple 
ones,  I  discerned  among  tlie  I 
youths,  a  young  man,  void  e  of  un- 
derstanding, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near 
her  corner :  and  he  went  the  way 
f  to  her  house  ; 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  2  eve- 
ning, in  the  black  and  dark 
night  : 

10  And,  behold,  there  met  him  a 
woman  with  the  attire  of  an  harlot, 
and  subtile  of  heart. 

11  (She  is  loud  g  and  stubborn  ; 
h  her  feet  i  abide  not  in  her  house  : 

12  Now  IS  she  without,  now  ia 
the  streets,  and  lieth  in  wait  at 
every  coiner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed 
him,  and  3  with  an  impudent  face 
sail  unto  him, 

14/4  have  peace-ofTerings  with 
me  :  this  day  have  I  payed  my 
vows  : 

15  Therefore  came  I  forth  to  meet 
thee,  diligently  to  seek  thy  face  ; 
and  I  have  found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with 
coverings  of  tapestry,  with  carved 
works,  with  fine  linen  k  of 
Egypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with 
myrrh,  aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

18  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of 
love  until  the  morning  ;  let  ua 
solace  ourselves  with  loves  ; 

19  For  the  good  man  is  not  at 
home,  he  is  gone  a  long  journey  ; 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  money 

5  with  him,  and  ivill  come  home  at 

6  the  day  appointed. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech  I 
she  caused  him  to  yield,  with  the 
flattering  m  of  her  lips  she  forced 
him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  7  straight- 
way, as  an  ox  goeth  to  the  slaugh- 
ter, or  as  a  fool  to  the  correction 
of  the  stocks  ; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  hia 
liver  :  as  a  bird  hasteth  to  the 
snare,  n  and  knov/eth  not  that  it 
is  for  his  life. 

24  Hearken  unto  me  now,  there- 
fore, O  ye  children,  and  attend  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to 
her  ways ;  go  not  astray  in  her 
paths : 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many 
wounded  ;  yea,  many  Urong  o 
men  have  been  slain  by  her. 

27  Herp  house  is  the  way  to  hell, 
going  down  to  the  chambers  of 
death. 

597 


Thettemiti/ 

CHAPTER    Vni. 

DOTH  a  i.oi   wisjom   cry?  and 
unJtiisiuadiiig   put   fu.lli  lier 
\ince  ? 

2  Sliu  .itamicth  in  the  top  of  liig^h 
pliices,  by  llie  wuy  iii  the  places  uf 
tlie  pallia  ; 

'S  iiUe  crielh  at  the  ^ates,  nl  the 
eiiiry  of  the  city,  at  the  coming  in 
at  the  douis  ; 

4  Unioyuu,  O  men,  I  call;  and 
my  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  6  ye  simple,  understand 
wisdom,  and  ye  fools,  c  be  ye  of  an 
unUeisumding'  heart. 

6  Hear  ;  for  I  will  speak  of  d  ex- 
cellent tbinofs  ;  and  the  opening 
of  rny  lips  aliaU  be  light  tnings. 

7  for  ray  mouth  shall  speak 
truth,  e  Kiid  wickedness  is  1  an 
abomination  to  my  hps. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are 
in  righteousness  j  tlicre  is  nothing 
2  froward  _/"  oi  perverse  in  ihem. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  him  »  that 
undeisiandelh,  and  right  to  them 
that  find  knowledge. 

10  Receive  h  my  instruction,  and 
not  silver;  and  knowledge  rather 
than  choice  gold. 

11  For  i  wisdom  t9  better  than 
rubies  ;  and  all  the  things  that 
may  be  desired  are  /•:  not  to  be 
compared  to  it. 

12  I  wisdom  dwell  with  3  pru- 
dence, and  find  out  knowledge  of 
witty  inventions. 

13  The  /  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to 
bate  evil  :  pride,  and  arrogancy, 
and  the  evil  way,  and  the  fioward 
mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound 
wisdom  :  1  nm  understanding  ;  I 
have  m  strength. 

15  By  me  n  kings  reign,  and 
princes  decree  justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,  and  no- 
bles, even  all  the  judges  of  the 
earth. 

17  I  o  lov»  them  that  love  me  ; 
and  iliose  p  that  seek  me  early 
shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  r/  and  honour  are  with 
me  :  i/en,  durable  riches  and  right- 
eousness : 

19  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold, 
yea,  than  fine  gold  ;  and  my  reve- 
nue than  choice  silver. 

20  I  4  lead  in  the  way  of  right- 
eousness, in  the  miilst  of  the  paths 
of  judgment  ; 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that 
love  me  to  inherit  substance  ;  and 
I  will  fill  their  treasures. 

22  The  r  Lord  possessed  me  in 
the  beginninfj  of  his  way,  before 
his  wonts  of  old. 

598 


PROVERBS. 

oc.  I.  20. 

9.  3,  &c. 

6U.  55.1-3. 

cl  Co.  1.U7. 

6.  9-11. 

dPs.  19.7- 

11. 

c.  22.  20. 
^e  Jno.  17.17. 

1  the  nbomi- 
\ nation  of. 
.  2  icreiUhed . 
'  /  Ps.  12,  6. 

g  Mi.  2.  7. 
|/ic.  U3.  1^3. 
li  c.  3.  14,15. 

;i6.  16. 

I A  Ph.  3.8,9. 

3  or,  subiii- 
■'</■ 

\l  Ps.  97.  10. 

c.  16.  6. 

Ro.  12.  9. 
1 1  Th.  5.  22. 

1  Ti.  2.  19. 

m  Ec.  7.  19 
In  Da.  2.  21. 

Ro.  13.  1. 
lo  1  Sa.  2.30. 

Jno.  14.  21. 

p  Is.  45.  19. 

9  -Mat  6.  33. 

4  or,  icalk. 
r  Jno.  1.  1 
&c. 


'  s  Ps.  2.  6. 

!  t  Is.  53.  8. 

5,  or,  open 
places. 

6  or,  chief. 
uHe.  1.2. 

7  or,  circle. 

i>  JobSS.  10, 
111. 
iJe.5.  22. 

'm Mat.  3.17. 
I  Col.  I.  13. 

Lr  Mat.  7.24. 
iLu.  11.  £8. 
[S  bring 
I  fortk. 
>.  Ep.2.  20- 

I  6  Mat.  22. 3, 

&c. 

1  killing. 
icRo.  10.15. 
jd  Jno.  6.  27. 


of  wisdom. 

23  I  was  set  up  i  from  everlast- 
ing, from  the  beginning,  or  ever 
(he  earth  was. 

24  When    t/iere  teere  no   depths, 

1  was  bioughl  forth;  \khen  Ihert 
were  no  fountains  ubuunding  with 
water. 

'.cS  Before  (  the  mountains  wera 
settled,  before  the  bills,  was  i 
brought  foith  ; 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made 
the  earth,  nor  the  5  fields,  nor  the 
6  highest  part  of  the  dust  of  the 
wo  lid. 

27  When  u  he  prepared  the 
heavens,  I  leas  there  :  uhen  he  set 
a  7  coinpans  upon  the  face  of  the 
depth  , 

2b  When  he  established  the 
clouds  above  ;  when  he  sticngth- 
ened  the  founlains  of  the  deep  ; 

29  When  ti  he  gave  to  the  sen  his 
decree,  (hat  the  waters  should  not 
pass  his  commandment;  uhen  be 
appointed  the  foundations  of  the 
earlh  : 

i>0  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one 
brought  up  vith  him  ,  and  I  u  wae 
daily /lis  delight,  rejoicing  always 
befoie  him  ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part 
of  his  earth  ;  and  my  delights  icerc 
with  the  sons  of  men. 

32  Now  therel'ore  hearken  unto 
rae,  O  ye  children  :  for  blessed  are 
Ihiy  lliae  keep  my  ways. 

33  ileal  instruction,  and  be  wise, 
and  rel'use  it  not. 

34  Blessed  x  is  the  man  that 
heareth  ine,  watching  daily  at  my 
gates,  waiting  at  the  posts  of  my 
doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth 
life,  and  shall  8  obtain  favour  of 
the  Lord. 

36  But  he  (hat  sinneth  against  me 
wrongeth  his  own  soul  :  all  they 
that  hate  me  love  death. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

WISDOM     hath      builded     her 
house,  a  she  hath  hewn   out 
her  seven  pillars  : 

2  She  b  hath  killed  her  1  beasts; 
she  hath  mingled  her  wine  ;  she 
hath  also  furnished  her  table  • 

3  She  c  hath  eeiit  forth  her  maid- 
ens: she  crieth  upon  the  highest 
places  of  the  city, 

4  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither  :  ns  for  him  that  wanteth 
understanding,  she  saith  to  him, 

5  Come,  d  eat  of  my  bread,  and 
drink  of  the  wine  ichich  I  have 
mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live  ; 
and  go  in  the  way  of  understand* 


Tlie  blessing  CHAP.  X. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a  scomer '  e  Mat.  7.  6. 
getteth  to  himself  shame  ;  and  he  f  Hos.  6.  3. 
thill  rebukeih  a  wicked  man  §et-  Mat.  13.  12. 
telh  hiinselt  a  blot.  I  g  Job  28.  28. 

8  Reprove  e  not  a  scorner,  lest  he    Ps.  111.  10. 
nate    thee  :    rebuke   a  wise  man,  '  c.  1.  7. 
and  he  will  love  thee.  I  h  c.  10.  27. 

9  Gi\e  /  instruction   to    a    wise    iJob35.  6,7. 
man,   and   lie    will    be  yet  wiser :    Eze.  18.  20. 
teach  a  just  ?n(j!?i,  and   he   will  in- i /r  c.  7.  11. 
crease  in  learning.  |  !i  of  secre- 

10  The  g  leaiot'  the  Lord  is  the  j  cies. 
beginning  of   wisdom;     and    the  u  c.  2.  18. 
knowledg-e  of  the   holy  is  under-   a  c.  15.  20. 
standing.  ^        1 23.  15,  16. 

11  For  by  me  thy  days  h  shall  be   29.  3,  15. 


multiplied,  and  the  years  of  thy 
life  shall  be  increased 

12  If  i  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt 
be  wise  for  thyself;  but  if  thou 
scornest,  thou  alone  shalt  beari;. 

13  A  foolish  woman  is  k  clamor- 
ous ;  she  is  simple,  and  knoweth 
nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of 
her  house,  on  a  seat  in  the  high 
places  of  the  city, 

13  To  call  passengers  v/ho  go 
right  on  their  way  ; 

16  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn 
in  hither :  and  as  for  him  that 
wanteth  understanding,  she  saith 
to  him, 

17  Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and 
2  bread  eaten  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  I  the 
dead  are  there:  and  that  her  guests 
are  in  the  depihs  of  hell. 

CHAPTER    X. 

THE  proveibs  of  Solomon.  A 
a  \\  ise  son  makelh  a  glad 
father:  but  a  foolish  son  is  the 
heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  Treasures  b  of  wickedness 
profit  nothing:  but  righteousness 
c  delivereth  from  death. 

3  The  d  Lord  will  not  suffer  the 
soul  of  the  righteous  to  famish  . 
but  he  casieth  away  the  1  sub- 
stance of  the  wicked. 

4  He  e  becometh  poor  that 
dealeth  with  a  slack  hand  :  but  f 
the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh 
rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer 
is  a  wise  son  :  but  he  that  sleepeth 
in  harvest  is  a  son  that  causeth 
STame. 

6  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of 
the  just  :  hut  s  violence  covereth 
the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

7  The  h  memory  of  the  just  is 
blessed  :  but  i  the  name  of  the 
wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive 
commandments  :  but  2  a  prating 
fool  shall  3  fall. 


6  Lu.  12. 19- 
21. 

c  Da.  4.  27. 
Ph.  3.9. 
d  Ps.  37.  25. 
1  or,  teicked 
for  their 
wickedness. 
ec.  11.24. 
/  c.  13.  4. 
19.  15. 
§  Est.  7.  8. 
h  Ps.  112.  6. 
i  Ec.  8.  10. 
'2/oolof  lips 
3  or,  be 
beaten. 


ils.33. 15,16. 
Ic.  6.  13. 

4  or,  be 
beaten. 

m  Ps.  37.  30. 

n  1  Cor.  13. 

4—7. 

1  Pe.  4.  8. 

o  c.  £6.  3. 

5  heart, 

p  Mat.  12. 

35. 

13.  52. 

g  Ps.  52.  7. 

Ec.  7.  12. 

r2Pe.  1. 

5—11. 

s  c.  1.25,30. 

6  or,  causeth 
to  err. 

t  Ec.  5.2,  3. 
Ja.  3.  2. 

7  heart. 

u  Ge.24.35. 
Ps.  37.  22. 
V  Ps.  H5.19. 
Mat.  5.  6. 
Jno.  5.14,15. 
w  Mat.  7. 
24,  25. 
X  c.  9.  11. 

8  addcth. 

y  Ec.  7.  17. 


of  the  virtuout, 

I  9  He  i  that  walketh  uprightly, 
walketh  surely  :  but  he  that  per- 
veteth  his  ways  shall  be  known. 

10  He  /  that  winketh  with  the 
eye  causeth  sonow  ;  but  a  prating 

{fool  shall  4  fall. 

I  11  The  m  mouth  of  a  righteous 
man  is  a  well  of  lif-j  :  but  violence 
covereth  the  mouth  of  the  wicked. 

I  12  H.-itred  stirrelh  up  strifes: 
but  love  covereth  n  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath 
understanding,  wisdom  is  found  : 
bu!  a  rod  o  is  for  the  back  of  iiim 
that  is  void  of  5  understanding. 

14  Wise  men  lay-up  knowledge  : 
but  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  w 
near  destruction. 

15  The  q  rich  man's  wealth  :'* 
his  stiong  city  :  the  destruction 
of  the  poorjs  their  poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous 
tendeth  to  life  :  the  fruit  of  the 
wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  T  is  in  the  way  of  life  that 
keepeth  instruction  :  but  he  s 
that  reluseth  reproof  6  erieth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  with 
lying  lips,  and  he  that  uttereth  a 
slander,  is  a  foul. 

19  In  t  the  multitude  of  words 
there  wanteth  not  sin  :  but  he 
that  refraineth  his  lips  is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as 
choice  silver:  the  heart  of  the 
wicked  is  little  worih. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed 
many  :  but  fools  die  for  want  of  7 
wisdom. 

22  The  blessing  u  of  the  Lord, 
it  maketh  rich  ;  and  he  addeth  no 
sorrow  with  it. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do 
mischief:  but  a  man  of  under- 
standing hath  wisdom. 

24  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it 
shall  come  upon  him  :  but  the  de- 
sire V  of  the  lighteous  shall  be 
granted. 

25  As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  so 
IS  the  wicked  no  more:  but  the 
righteous  u>  is  an  everlastings 
foundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and 
as  smoke  to  the  eyes,  so  is  the 
sluggard  to  thern  that  send  him. 

27  The  X  fear  of  the  Lord  8  pro- 
longeth  days  :  but  y  the  years  of 
the  wicked  shall  be  shortened. 

£8  The  hope  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  gladness  :  but  the  expec- 
tation of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
strength  to  the  upriaht  ;  but  de- 
stnjction  shall  be  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be 

599 


Of  (he  righteout 

removed:  but  (lie  wicked  shall 
iii/t  inhuLiit  tlie  earth. 

31  The  moutli  o(  the  just  bring- 
elh  forth  wisdom  :  but  tlie  froward 
tongue  lihuU  be  cut  out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  ri^^bteous 
know  what  is  acceptable  :  z  but 
the  inouih  of  the  wicked  speaketh 
9  frowardness. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

Al  FALSE  balance  o  is  abo- 
ininiuion  to  il.e  Lord  :  but  a 
Ujiisi  weijlit  i«  his  delight. 
5!  When  b  pride  cometh,  then 
tomtih  shame  :  but  with  the  lowly 
is  wisdom. 

3  The  c  integrity  of  the  upright 
shall  guide  them  :  but  the  per- 
versenecs  of  transgreesors  shall 
destroy  them. 

4  Riches  d  profit  not  in  the  day 
of  wrath  :  but  righteousness  e  de- 
liverelh  from  death. 

5  The  righteousness  of  the  per- 
fect shall  2  direct  bis  way:  but 
the  wicked  shall  fall  by  his  own 
wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  up- 
right shall  deliver  them:  but 
transgressors  shall  be  taken  in 
their  otcn  naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his 
expectation  shall  perish  ;  and  the 
hope  of  unjust  men  perisheth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out 
of  trouble,  and  the  wicked  cometh 
in  his  stead. 

9  An  hypocrite  with  his  mouth 
destroyeth  his  neighbour:  but 
through  knowledge  stall  the  just 
De  delivered. 

10  When/ it  goeth  well  with  the 
righteous,  the  city  rejoiceth  :  and 
when  the  wicked  perish,  there  is 
shauling. 

11  By  g  the  blessing  of  the  up- 
right the  city  is  exalted  :  but  it  is 
overthrown  by  the  mouth  of  the 
wicked. 

12  He  that  is  3  void  of  wisdom 
despiseth  his  neighbour  :  but  a 
man  of  understanding  holdeth 
his  peace. 

13  A  4  tale-bearer  revealeth 
secrets  :  but  he  that  is  of  a  faith- 
ful spirit  concealeth  the  matter. 

14  Where  no  counsel  is,  the  peo- 
ple fall  :  but  in  the  multitude  of 
counsellors  there  is  safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stran- 
ger shall  smart  5  for  it:  and  he 
that  hateth  6  sureliship  is  sure. 

16  A  }i.  gracious  woman  retaineth 
honour;  and  strong  men  retain 
riches. 

17  The  i  merciful  man  doeth 
good  to  his    own    soul :    but    he 

600 


PROVERBS.  nnd  the  wicked. 

z  Ec.  12.  9 —  lluit  is  cruel    Iroubleth  bis    own 

II.  neiih. 

Tit.  2.  8.  18  The    wicked    worketh    a    de- 

9 froward-  ceitful   work:   but    to  him  it  that 

riessee.  soweth  righteousuem    shall    be    n 

\b(tl<mcee  of  sure  reward. 

dsceit.  19  As    righteouiness     tendeth    to 

aDe.23.  13-  life;    so  he    thi<t    pursueth   evil, 

16.  pursueth  it  lo  hii  own  denlh. 

2 perfect  20  They   that   are    of   a  froward 

stone.  heart    are    abomination     to     the 

6   Da.  4.  30,  Lord  :   but    I  such  aa  are  Upright 

31.  in  {/i«ir  way  are  his  delight. 

c  c.  13.  6.  21   Though  m  hand  join  in  hand, 

(^Eze.  7.  19.  the  wicked  shall  not  be  unpunish- 

Zep.  1.  18.  ed  :  but  the  seed  of  the   righteous 

cGe.  7.  1.  shall  be  delivered. 

2  rectify.  22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine'i 
f  Est.  8.15.  snout,  so  is  a  fair  woman  which 

c.  14.  34.  7  is  without  discretion. 

3  destitute  23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  ig 
of  heart.  only  good  :    but  n  the  expectation 

4  he  that  of  the  wicked  is  wrath. 
walketh,  be-  24  There   o    is     that    scattereth, 
ingata/e-  and  yet  increaseth  ;  and   tltere  ia 
hearer.  Ihat   withholdeth    more    than     is 

5  6c  sore  meet,  but  it  tendeth  to  poverty. 
broken.  2-5  The  8  liberal  p  soul   shall  be 

6  those  that  made  fat :  and  he  that  wateretli 
strike  shall  be  watered  also  himself, 
hands.  26  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the 
c.  6.  1.  people  shall  curse  him  :  but  bless- 
h  c.  31.  30.  ing  g  shall  be  upon  the  head  of 
i    Mat.  5.  7.  him  that  selleth  t«. 

25.  31,  &c.  27  He  that  diligently  seekcth 
good  procureth  favour:  but  he 
that  seeketh  mischief,  it  shall 
come  unto  him. 

28  He  r  that  trusteth  in  his 
riches  shall  fall  :  but  the  right- 
eous shall  flourish  as  a  branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own 
house  shall  inherit  the  wind  :  and 
the  fool  shall  be  servant  to  the 
wise  of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  ia 
a  tree  of  life  ;  and  be  that  9  win- 
neth  souls  s  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall 
be  recompensed  in  the  earth  : 
much  more  t  the  wicked  and  the 
sinner. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

WHnsO       loveth      instruction 
loveth   knowledge  :    but  he 
that  hateth  repioof  is  brutish. 

2  A  good  man  obtaineth  favour  of 
the  Lord  :  but  a  man  of  wicked 
devices  will  he  condemn. 

3  A  a  man  shall  not  be  establish- 
ed by  wickedness  :  but  the  root  of 
the  righteous  shall  not  be  moved. 

4  A  6  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown 
to  her  husband  :  but  she  that 
maketh  ashamed  is  as  rottenness 
in  his  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteoua 


/cHos.10.12. 
Ga.  6.  8,  9. 
Ja.  3.  18. 
IPs.  11.  7. 
m  Is   27.  4. 

7  departeth 
from. 

n  Ro.  2.  8,9. 
He.  10.  27. 
o2Cor.  9.6. 

8  or,  soul  of 
blessing. 

p  Is.  32.  8. 

g  Job  29.  13. 

r  Mar.  10. 

24. 

1  Ti.6.  9. 

9  taketh. 
sMat.  4.  19. 
Ja.  5.  20. 
tJe.  25.  29. 
1  Pe.  4.  17, 
18. 

aEc.  8.  8. 
6  1  Sa.25.33. 
ICor.  11.  7. 


Sundry  moral  virtues 

are  right :  but  the  counsels  of  the 
wicked  are  deceit. 

6  The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to 
lie  in  wait  for  blood  :  but  the 
mouth  of  the  upright  shall  deliver 
them. 

7  The  c  wicked  are  overthrown, 
and  are  not  :  but  the  house  of  the 
righteous  shall  stand. 

8  A  man  shall  be  commended 
according  to  hi.«  wisdom  :  hut  he 
that  is  1  of  ;•.  perverse  heart  shall 
be  despised. 

9  He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a 
servant,  is  better  than  ho  that 
honoureth  himself,  and  lacketh 
bread. 

10  A  rigliteous  man  regardeth 
the  life  of  his  beast :  but  the  2 
tender  mercies  of  the  wicked  are 
cruel. 

11  He  d  that  tilleth  his  laud 
shall  be  satisfied  with  bread  :  but 
e  he  that  followeth  vo.in persons  is 
void  of  understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desireth  the  3 
net/  of  evil  7)ien  :  but  the  root  of 
the  righteous)  ieldethy7-uz2. 

13  The  4  wicked  is  snared  by 
the  transgression  of  his  lips:  but 
§•  the  jist  shall  come  out  of  trcu- 
ble. 

14  A  man  shall  be  satisfied  with 
good  by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth  ; 
and  h  the  recompense  of  a  man's 
hands  shall  be  rendered  unto  him. 

15  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes:  but  he  i  that 
hearkeneth  unto  counsel  ii  wise. 

16  A  fool's  wrath  is  5  presently 
known  :  but  a  prudent  man  cover- 
e'.h  shame. 

17  He  that  speakcth  truth  show- 
eih  forth  righteousnesa  :  but  a 
false  witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  that  speabeth  like 
the  piercings  of  a  sword  :  k  but 
the  tongue  of  the  wise  is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  eu- 
tablisheJ  for  ever:  but  a  lying 
tongue  is  but  for  a  moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them 
that  imagine  evil:  but  to  the  coun- 
sellors of  peace  is  joy. 

21  There  I  shall  no  evil  happen 
to  the  just:  but  the  wicked  shall 
be  filled  v/ith  mischief. 

22  Lying  ?,i  lips  are  abomina- 
tion to  the  Lord  :  but  they  that 
deal  truly  are  his  delight. 

23  A  n  prudent  man  concealeth 
knowledge  :  but  the  heart  of  fools 
proclairneth  o  foolishness. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall 
bear  rule  ;  but  the  6  slothful  shall 
be  under  tribute. 

25  Heaviness    in     the    heart     of 


CUAP.  XIIT 

ic  Mat.  7.  24 
I  -27. 

1  perverse 
of  heart. 

2  or,  bowels, 
d  Ps.  128.  2. 
e  Jon.  2.  8. 

3  or,  /or- 
Iress. 

/Hab.1.15, 
16. 

4  The  snare 
of  the  wick- 
id  is  in  the . 
transgres- 
sion of  lips. 
S'2Fe.  2.  9. 
AIs. 3.10,11. 
ic.3.  7.         j 

5  in  that  \ 
day.  1 
k  Ps.  57.  4.  I 
l\  Pe.  3.13. 
mc.  6.16,17. 
Re.  22.  1.5. 

n  c.  15.  2.  i 
Ec.  10.  12— ' 
14.  I 

o  Ec.  10.  3. 

6  or,  de-  j 
cei  tful.  ! 


p  c.  15.  23. 
7  or,  abun- 
dant, 
q  ver.  13. 
a  Is.  28.  14, 
15. 

b  Ps.  75.  8. 
Je.  25.27— 
31. 

c  Ja.  3.2,&c. 
dc.  10.  4. 
e  Ps.  119. 
163. 
fc.  11.5,6. 

1  sin. 

g  ver.  11. 
A  Ec.  11.1,2. 
i  Job  18.  5,6. 

2  or,  candle. 
k  c.  20.  21. 

3  u-i  th  the 
hand. 

I  Ps.  128.2. 

m2  Ch.  36. 

16. 

Lu.  16.  31. 

nPs.  115.13. 

4  or,  in 
peace. 

o  c.  14.27. 
p  2  Sa.  22— 
6,7. 


and  their  contrary  viceg. 

man  maketh  it  stoop  :  but  p  a 
good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

26  The  rig-hteous  is  more  7  ex- 
cellent than  his  neighbour  :  but 
the  way  of  the  wicked  seduceth  j 
them. 

27  The  slothful  Tnan  roasteth 
not  that  which  he  took  in  hunting: 
but  the  substance  of  a  diligent 
man  is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness 
is  life  ;  and  in  the  pathway 
thereof  there  is  no  death. 

CHAPTER  Xlir. 

A  WISE  son  AerereiA  his  father's 
instruction  :     but    a   scorner 
heareth  not  a  rebuke. 

2  A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the 
fniit  of  his  mouth  :  but  6  the  soul 
of  the  transgressors  shall  eat  vio- 
lence. 

3  He  c  that  keepeth  his  mouth 
^eepeth  his  life  :  but  he  that 
openeth  wide  his  lips  shall  have 
destruction. 

4  The  d  soul  of  the  sluggard 
desireth,  and  Aa^A  nothing:  but 
the  soul  of  the  diligent  shall  be 
made  tat. 

5  A  righteous  man  hateth  e  ly- 
ing: but  a  wicked  man  is  loath- 
some, and  Cometh  to  shame. 

6  Righteousness y  keepeth  htm 
that  is  upright  in  the  way  :  but 
wickedness  overthroweth  1  the 
sinner. 

7  There  is  that  maketh  himself 
rich,  yet  hath  g  nothing  .  there  if 
h  that  maketh  himself  poor,  yet 
hath  great  riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life 
are  his  riches:  but  the  poor 
heareth  not  rebuke. 

9  Th.i  light  of  the  righteous  re- 
joiceth  :  but  i  the  2  lamp  of  ths 
wicked  shall  be  put  out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  con- 
tention:  but  with  the  well-advi- 
sed  is  wisdom. 

11  Wealth  k  gotten  by  vanity 
shall  be  diminished  :  but  he  that 
gathereth  3  by  labour  I  shall  in- 
crease. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the 
heart  sick:  but  when  the  desire 
Cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of  life. 

13  Whoso  m  despiseth  the  word 
shall  be  destroyed  :  but  ho  n  that 
feareth  the  commandment  shall 
he  4  rewarded. 

14  The  o  law  of  the  wise  is  a 
fountain  of  life,  to  depaxt  from  the 
snares^  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth 
favour:  but  the  way  of  trans- 
gressors is  hard. 

15  Every  prudent    man    dealeth 
601 


Sundry  moral -^irtiitt  PROVERBS, 

with  knowledf^e  :  tal  a  fool  5  Iny-  6  tpreadeth. 

ctli  open  Ai»  lully.  6  nn  amboj- 

17  A  wickeil  iiiesseng'er  I'nllcth  tatlor  uf 
into  misclitef:  but  6  a  railhtul  failh/ul- 
ainbiitHdcloi  is  heullli.  nesa. 

18  Poverty  and  eliaine  shall  be  to  y  c.  15.  5. 
lum     tliat     relnsetli     inRtruction  ;  r  vcr.  12. 
but   lie   thai  regaidetli    y   repiool'  «lCor.l5.33 
eliall  be  lionouied.  7  broken. 

19  The   desire  accomplished  r  is  /  Ps.  32.  10. 
Eweel  to  the  80ul  :   but  His  ubomi-  140.  II. 
nation  to  foots    to    depart     from  u  Kc.  2.  26. 
evil.  re.  19.  18. 

20  He    that  walketh    with   wise  22.   IS. 
men  shall   be  wise  ;  but  s  a  com-  23.  13. 
paniun  of    fools  shall   be    7    de-  29.  15,  17. 
Btroyed.  j  u>  2  Tb.  3. 

21  Kvil   t  pursueth  sinners:  but  10, 

to    the    righteous   good   shall    be   ac.24.3. 
repaid.  j  Rn.  4.  11. 

22  A    g'ood    man  leaveth   an   in- 1  6  Ps.  25.  21. 
lieriiance   to   his  childisn's   chil-   c  Ro.  2.  4. 
dren  ;    and   u   the   wealth   of    the  i  rf  c.  8.  9. 
sinner  js  UiiJ  up  for  the  jiisl.  jpc.  10.23. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  1  the  bitter- 
the  poor  j  but  there  is  i/(nt  is  (ie-\ness  oj" /tie 
stroyed  for  want  of  judgment.  \soul. 

24  He  V  that  spaielh  his  rod '/ Job 8.  15. 
hateth  his  son  :  but  he  that  lovelh '  Mat.  7.  26, 
him  chasleniith  him  betimes.  27. 

25  The  righteous  eatetli  to  the 
saiisfyinof  of  his  soul  :  but  ihi; 
bellv  of  the  wicked  shall  wwant. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

EVRRy  wise    woman    buildeth 
a  her  house  :    but  the  foolish 
plucke'h  it  down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  6  up-]/iEc.2.  2. 
Tightness  feareth  the   Lord;     but| 

he  that  is    perverse  in    his  ways  j  c.  1.  31. 
despiseth  c  him.  Je.  2.  19. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a 
rodofpiide:     but  the  lips  of  the   i  c.  4.  26. 
wise  shi.U  preserve  them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  are,  the  crib  is]lc,  16.  6. 
elean  :     but  much  increase   is  by  I      ,      i    to 
the  strength  of  the  ox.  jmja.  1.  l». 

5  A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie  :  |  n  Ps.  49.  14 
but  a  false  witne.ss  will  utter  lies.    iMal.  4.  3. 

6  A  scorner  S'.eketh  wisdom,  and 
Jindeth  it  not  :  but  d  knowlcflge  is 
easy  unto  bira  that  understand- 
eth. 

7  do  from  the  presence  of  a  fool- 
ish man,  when  thou  perceivest 
not  i>i  him  the  lips  of  knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is 
to  understand  his  way  :  but  the 
fully  of  fools  is  deceit. 

9  Fools  e  make  a  mock  at  sin  : 
but  among  the  righteous  there  is 
favour. 

10  The  heart  knoweth  1  his  own 
bittern->ss;  and  a  stranger  doth 
not  intermeddle  with  his  joy. 

11  The  house  /  of  the  wicked 
bhall     be     overthrown  :     but    the 

603 


S'Ro.  6.21. 


oc.  19.7. 

2  Tnany  are 
I  the  lovers 

of  the  rich. 

pPa.il.l-3. 

Mat.  25.  34, 

&c. 

He.  6.  12. 

g  Ec.  7.  18. 

r  Is.  33.  6. 

»c.  16.  32. 

3  short  of. 
t  c.  22.  2. 


and  their  contrary  vicet. 

tabei-nacle  of  the  upright  >ball 
flourish. 

12  There  is  a  wuy  which  seem- 
eih  right  unto  u  man  ;  but  the 
end  g  thcicof  tire  the  ways  cf 
death. 

13  Kven  h  in  laughter  the  heart 
issuirowful;  and  the  end  of  that 
mirth  JS  heaviness. 

14  The  backslider  t  in  heart 
shall  be  filled  with  his  own  wayn ; 
and  a  good  man  shall  be  satisjled 
fiom  himself. 

15  The  simple  believeth  every 
word  :  but  the  prudent  man  look- 
eth  well  k  to  his  going. 

16  A  /  wise  man  feareth,  and 
departeth  from  evil  :  but  the  fool 
rageth,  and  is  confident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  m  angry  deal- 
eth  foolishly  ;  and  a  man  of 
wicked  devices  is  hated. 

IS  The  simple  inherit  folly  : 
but  the  prudent  are  crowned  with 
knowledge. 

19  The  evil  n  bow  before  the 
good  ;  and  the  wicked  at  the 
gates  of  the  righteous. 

20  The  poor  o  is  hated  even  of 
his  own  neighbour  :  but  2  the  rich 
hath  many  Iriends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neigh- 
bour sinnelh  :  but  p  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  the  poor,  nappy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise 
evil  7  hut  mercy  and  truth  shall 
be  to  them  that  devise  good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit: 
but  the  talk  of  the  lips  tendetk 
only  to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is 
their  riches:  but  the  foolishness 
of  fools  is  folly. 

25  A  true  witness  delivereth 
souls  :  but  a  deceitful  tcitnest 
speaketh  lies. 

26  In  g  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is 
strong  confidence  ;  and  his  chil- 
dren shall  have  a  place  of  refuge. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a 
fountain  r  of  life,  to  depart  from 
the  snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is 
the  king's  honour:  but  in  the 
want  of  people  is  the  destruction 
of  the  prince. 

29  He  s  that  is  slow  to  wrath  f* 
of  great  understanding:  but  he 
that  is  3  hasty  of  spirit  exalteth 
folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of 
the  flesh :  but  envy  the  rotten- 
ness of  the  bones. 

31  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
reproacheth  his  Maker:  C  but  he 
that  honoureth  him  hath  mercy 
on  the  poor. 


Sundry  moral  virtues 


CHAP.  XV.  XVI 


32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  |  uPs.  23.  4. 
in  his  wickedness:  but  the  u  c.  ^9.  11. 
righteous  hath  hope  in  his  u\i  nations. 
deiuh.  I  M  Mat.  24. 

33  Wisdom  rest-eth  in  the   heart  1 4j 

of  him  that  hath  up.'lerstanding' r  c  Jy.  8.  I  3 
1ml  that  which,  is  in  the  midst  of  I  Sa.  ?5.  24, 
fools  is  maiie  u  known. 

34  Righteousness  exalteth  a  na- 
tion ;  but  sin  is  a  reproach  to  4  any 
people. 

35  The  king's  favour  is  toward 
a  wise  servant  :  to  but  his  wrath 
is  against  him  that  causelh 
shame. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

A     SOFT     a     answer      turneth 
away    wrath  :      but    grievous 
words  stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tonguH  of  the  wise  usetli 
knowledge  aright  :  but  the  mouth 
of  fools  poureth  1  out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  6  of  the  Lord  are  in 
every  place,  beholding  the  evil 
and  the  good. 

4  A  2   wholesome    c  tongue   is   a 


1  belcheA, 
or,  buhb'.tlh. 
6  Job  34.  21. 
.le.  32.  19. 
He.  4.  13. 

2  the  healing 
of  the 
tongue. 
c  1  Ti.  6.  3. 
dc.  13.  18. 
ec.2S.  9. 
Is.  1.   11. 
61.  3. 
Je.  6.  20. 
Am.  5.  22. 
Jno.  4.  24. 
/Is.  2S.  7. 

3  or,  in- 


tree    of     life:      but     peivevseness'struction. 


the.ein  is  a  breach  in  the  spirit 

5  .i  fool  despiseth  his  father's  in- 
struction :  but  d  he  that  regardeth 
reproof  is  piudent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is 
much  treasure:  but  in  the  revenues  :  Jno.  21.    17. 
of  the  wicked  is  trouble.  Ac.  1.  24. 

7  The    lips  of  the   wise  disperse  i  fc  Am.  5.  10. 
knowledge:    but   the  heart  of  the   5Ti.4.   3. 
foolish  doeth  not  so. 

8  The  e  sacrifice  of  the  wicked 
is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but 
the  p  aver  of  the  upright  is  his 
delight.' 

9  The  way  of  the   wicked   is   nn 
abomination  unto  the  Lord;  but  he 
/  loverh  him  that  foUoweth  after  'Is.  35.  H, 
rischteousness. 

10  Correction  3  is 


;.5.  11.12. 
i/iJob26.  6. 
!  Ps.  139.  8. 
!i2Ch.6.30. 
Ps.  7.  9. 


Uob  21.  14. 
m  c.  12.  25. 
ralTi.G.6. 


oc.  22.  5,13. 
p  Ps.  27.  11. 


I  4  raised,  up 
':ievous  unto  I  us  a  civise- 


him  that  forsaketh  the  way  ;  and\way. 
he  'that  hateth  reproof  shall  die.   \5vuid  of 
1\   Hell  h  and  destruction  are  be-  !  heart. 
fiire   'he    Lord  ;    how  much   more    5  Kp.  5.  15. 
then  the  hearts  i  of  the  children  of  6  his  sea- 
men ?  !  son. 

12  A  scorner  k  loveth  not  one  that  i  r  Jno.  14.  6 
reproveth  him  ;  neither  will  he  go  s  c.  6.16,  13 
/  unto  the  wise.  ~ 

13  A    merry      heart 
cheerful  countenance 

sorrow  of   the  heart  the   spirit   is   u  Is.  5.  8. 
broken.  ;  Hab.  2.  9, 

14  The    heart  of   him    that  hath    10. 
understanding  seeketh  knowledge:   v  1  Pe.  3.15. 
but  tlie  mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on    w  ver.  5. 
foolishness.  i- Jno.  15.  3, 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are   4. 

evrl  :  but  he  that  is  of  a  merry  8  or,  correc- 
heart  hath  a  continual  feast.  tion. 

16  Better  n  is  little  with  the  fear  9  or,  obey- 


t  Ps.  37.  30. 
maketh     a  1  7  words  of 
but  m  by  pleasantness   understanding. 


and  their  contrary  vice»r 

of  the  Lord,  than  great  treasure, 
and  trouble  therewith. 

17  Belter  is  a  dinner  of  herbs 
where  love  is,  than  a  stalled  ox 
and  hatred  therewith. 

18  A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up 
strife:  hwihelhatis  slow  to  anger 
ajipaa;eth  si  rife. 

19  T);e  way  of  the  slothful  o  men 
is  as  an  hedge  of  thorns  :  but  p 
tbe  way  of  the  righteous  is  4  made 
plain. 

20  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad 
father  r  tut  a  foolish  man  despiseth 
his  mother. 

21  i  oKy  is  joy  to  him  that  is  S 
destitute  of  wisdom  :  but  a  man 
of  und.--rstanding  walketh  q  up- 
rightly. 

22  \Vithout  coun.el  purposes  aro 
disappointed  :  but  in  the  mil*.:- 
tude  of  counsellors  they  are  est^o- 
iished. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  an- 
swer of  his  mouth  ;  and  a  wcrj 
spokcyi  \n  6  due  season,  howgood 
is  it ! 

24  The  way  r  of  life  is  aboTe  to 
the  wise,  that  he  may  depart  from 
hell  beneath. 

25  The  Lord  will  deitroy  t}ie 
house  of  the  proud  :  but  he  wi.l 
establish  the  border  of  the  widow. 

26  T.he  thoughts  s  of  the  wiciied 
arc  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 
but  t  the  words  of  the  purcj  ctje  7 
pie.isant  words. 

27  He  u  that  is  grei-dy  of  gain 
troubleth  his  own  eousj  :  but  hs 
that  hatelh  gills  she!)  live. 

28  The  heart  cf  the  righteous 
studieth  to  answer:  v  but  the 
mouth  of  the  wicked  poureth  out 
evil  t.*-iings. 

29  'i'he  Lord  is  far  from  the  wick- 
ed :  but  he  heareth  the  prayer  of 
the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth 
the  heart  ;  and  a  good  report 
maketh  the  bones  fat. 

3!  The  ear  w  that  heareth  the 
reproof  of  life  abideth  x  among 
the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  8  instruction 
despiseth  his  own  soul  :  but  he 
that  9  heareth   reproof  10  gettelh 


33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the 
instruction  of  wisdom  ;  and  before 
honour  is  y  humility. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

THE  I    preparations    a   of  the 
heart  in  man,  and  the  answer 


eth.     10  possesseth  an  he^rt.    c.  17. 
16.     yJa.  4.  10.     1  or,  d.isposinss . 
ac.  20.  34,      Je.  10.23. 
003 


PROVERBS 

6  Mat.  10. 
19,  'Ja. 

iron. 
Ps.  37.  5. 
cRo.  9.28. 
dc.  8.  13. 

3  held  in- 
nucent. 
e  P«.  85.  10 
/c.  H.  27. 
^Ro.  8.  31. 
Ac.  19.  21. 


Siindri/  moral  virtuet 

b    of    the    tongue     it     from    the 

LorJ. 

2  All  '.he  ways  of  a  man  are  clean 
ill  his  own  eyes  :  but  the  Lord 
wei^'hcih  the  spirits. 

3  Coininit  2  thy  works  unto  the 
Lonl  and  thy  thoughts  shall  be 
established. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  nil  things 
for  himself;  yea,  even  the  wicked 
e  for  the  day  of  evil. 

5  Every  one  C/ial  is  proud  d  in 
heart  is  an  abomination  to  the 
Lord  ;  though  hand  Join  in  hand, 
he  shall  not  be  S  unpunished. 

6  By  e  mercv  and  liutli  iniquity  | 
is  purjeJ  i    and    by   the    (car  /  o{ ij,"''^^^^l'"' 
the  Lord  men  depart  from  evil. 

7  Wlieu  ga  rran's  ways  please 
the  Lord,  he  maketh  even  his 
enemies  tc  be  al  peace  with  him. 

8  Better  is  a  little  with  righteous- 
ness, than  great  revenues  without 
riglit. 

9  A  h  man's  heart  deviseth  his 
way  :  but  the  Lord  directeth  his 
steps.  _ 

10  A  4  divine  sentence  ts  in  the  i  j)^'  4  3}^ 
lips  of  the  king  :  his  mouth  trans- I  '  '  ' 
gresseth  not  in  judgment.  |  °  or,  under- 

U  A  i  just  weight  and  balance  are  j  *'<»"<*«'/'■  <* 
the   Lord's;    all    the  5  weights  of  '«""«'"• 
Iho  bug  are  his  work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings] 
to  commit  wickednes.i ;    for  t  the  j  ' '.''°'"''"' 
throne  is  established  by  righteous- 1  '"'"«• 


Ge.  44.  15. 
i  Le.  19.  36. 
5  stones, 
k  c.  29.  14. 
ic.  8.  11,19. 
mc.  10.  9. 
n  Est.  6.  6, 
&c. 


0  Ps.  19.  10 
p  c.  12.  26. 
8  the  soul  of 


13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight 
of  kings  ;  and  they  love  him  that 
speaketh  right.  , 

14  The  wral!)  of  a  king  is  as  raes- :  '^i'"  that. 
Fengersof  death  ;  but  a  wise  man  \^\)ou>eth. 
•will  pacify  it.  \unto. 

15  In    the    light    of    the  king's     .  , 
countenance   is  life;    and  his  fa- I '"?.'"/"*  °-' 
vour  is   as  a  cloud  of  the  latter  1  ■°*"*'- 
rain.                                                          ill  sendeth 

16  How  /  much  better  is  it  to  get  j  forth. 
wisdom  than  gold  ?    and    to   get'     .        ^    _ 
understanding  rather  to  be  chosen  '  ?  j 
than  silver?                                            ,  1  or,  ^-oocj 

17  The  high-way  of  the  upright/"''*^- 

is   to  depart   from  e\il:     he  that   o  Je.  17.  10. 
keepeth   his  way  preserve'.h  m  his   5  g    14   3i_ 

Boul.  I  '        '        " 

18  Pride  n  goeth  before  destruc- ;  c  Job  31.  29. 
lion,  and  an  haughty  spirit  before   Ob.  11 — 16. 

^o''«•  ..-.•.    t.      f        .,       11    \^heldinno- 

19  Better  it  is  to  be  of  an  hurnble 

spirit    with     the    lowly,    than    to 

divide  the  spoil  with  the  proud.         0      ;•         f 

20  He  that  6  handleth  a  matter  -^ '^ ''P  "J 
wisely  shall  find  good  ;  and  who-  excellency. 
BO  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  happy  is  4  re  lip  of 
be.  ■  lying. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  5  stone  of 
called   prudent:    and    the   sweet- ■  f-rorf. 

fi04 


cent. 
I  d  Ps.  127.  5. 


e,nd  their  oppf)»il»  vice*. 
ncMof  the  iips  increaseth  leani- 
ng. 

22  Undemanding'  is  a  well- 
spring  of  life  unto  him  that  hath 
it  :  but  the  instruction  of  fouU  ia 
folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wiie  7  teach- 
eth  his  mouth,  and  addeth  learn- 
ing to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  are  as  an  ho- 
ney-comh  ;  o  sweet  to  the  soul, 
and  health  to  the  bones. 

2-5  There?)  is  a  way  that  seemeth 
r'^ht  unto  a  man  ;  but  the  end 
thereof  are  the  ways  of  death. 

26  He  8  that  labourcth,  laboureth 
for  himself;  for  his  mouth  9craveth 
it  of  him. 

27  An  10  ungodly  man  diggctb 
up  evil  ;  and  in  his  lips  there  is  as 
a  burning  fire. 

28  A  froward  man  11  soweth  strife; 
and  a  whisperer  separateth  chief 
friends. 

29  A  violent  man  enticeth  bis 
neighbour,  and  leadeth  him  into 
the  way  that  is  not  good. 

30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  devise 
froward  things;  moving  his  lips 
he  bringeth  evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of 
glory  if  it  be  found  in  the  way  of 
righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  alow  to  anger  is 
belter  than  the  mighty  ;  and  he 
that  ruleth  his  spirit  than  he  that 
taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  q  is  cast  into  the  lap  ; 
but  the  whole  disposing  thereof  is 
of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

BETTER  is  a  dry  morsel,  and 
quietness  therewith,  than  an 
house  full  of  sacrifices  1  vAt\ 
strife. 

2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  nile 
over  a  son  that  causeth  shame,  and 
shall  have  part  of  the  inheritance 
among  the  brethren. 

3  The  fining-pot  it-  for  silver,  and 
the  furnace  for  gold  :  but  a  ths 
Lord  trieth  the  hearts. 

4  \  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to 
false  lips  :  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to 
a  naughty  tongue. 

5  Whoso  b  mocketh  the  poor  re- 
proacheth  his  Maker  ;  and  he  c 
thatissriad  at  calamities  shall  not 
be  2  unpunished. 

6  Children's  d  children  are  tha 
crown  of  old  men  ,  and  the  glory 
of  children  are  their  fathers. 

7  Excellert  3  speech  becometh 
not  a  fool  ;  much  less  do  4  lyiryj 
lips  .-.  prince. 

8  A  gift  is  OS  a  5  precious  stor.e 
in  the  eyes  of  hira   that   hath  it  ; 


Sundrymoral  virtues  CHAP.  XVIIf 

whithersoever  it  turnetli,  it  pros- 

peretli. 

9  He  that  covereth  a  transgres- 
sion seeketh  6  love  ;  but  he  that 
repeateth  a  matter  separateth  vei-y 
friends. 

10  A  e  reproof  7  entereth  more 
into  a  wise  man  than  an  hundred 
stripes  into  a  fool. 

11  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  re- 
bellion :  therefore  a  cruel  messen- 
gershall  be  sent  against  him. 

12  Let  f  a  bear  robbed  of  her 
whelps  meet  a  man,  rather  than  a 
fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  g  rewardeth  evil  for 
good,  evil  shall  not  depart  from 
his  house. 

14  The  beginning' of  strife,  is  as 
■when  one  letteth  out  water  ;  there- 
fore h  leave  off  contention  before 
it  be  meddled  with. 

15  He  i  that  justifieth  the  wicked, 
and  he  that  condemneth  the  just, 
even  they  both  are  abomination  to 
the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in 
the  hand  of  a  fool  to  get  wisdom, 
seeing  lie  hath  no  heart  to  it  ? 

17  A  friend  k  loveth  at  all  times, 
and  a  brother  is  bom  for  adver- 
sity. 

18  A  man  void  of  8  understand- 
ing striketh  bands,  and  becometh 
surety  in  the  presence  of  his 
friend. 

19  He  I  loveth  transgression  that 
loveth  strife  :  and  he  that  exalteth 
bis  gate  seeketh  destruction. 

20  He  9  that  hath  a  fro-.vard  heart 
findeth  no  good  ;  and  he  that  a 
perverse  tongue  falleth  into 
mischief. 

21  He  that  begetteth  a  fool  doeth 
it  to  his  sorrow  ;  and  the  father  of 
a  fool  h.Tth  no  joy. 

22  A  merry  heart  doeth  good  10 
like  a  medicine  :  but  a  broken 
spirit  77!  drieth  the  bonf«. 

23  A  wicked  man  taktih  a  gift  out 
of  the  bosom  to  pervert  the  ways 
of  judgment. 

24  Wisdom  nis  before  him  that 
hath  understanding  :  but  the  eyes 
of  a  fcol  are  in  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

25  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his 
father,  and  bitterness  to  her  that 
bare  him. 

26  Also  to  punish  the  just  is  not 
good,  nor  to  strike  princes  for 
equity. 

27  He  that  hath  knowledge  o 
spareth  his  words  ;  and  a  man  of 
understanding  is  of  11  an  excellent 
spirit. 

•28  Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth 
39 


and  their  opposite  victt, 

his  peace,  is  counted  wise,  and  ha 
that  shiitteth  his  lips  is  esteemed  a 
man  of  understanding. 

CHAPTER   XVIII. 

THROUGH  1  desire  a  man, 
having  separated  himself, 
seeketh  and  intermendlelh  with 
all  wisdom. 

2  A  fool  hath  no  delight  in  under- 
standing, but  that  his  heart  inay 
discover  itself. 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then 
Cometh  also  contempt,  and  with 
ignominy  reproach. 

4  The  words  of  a  man's  mouth 
are  as  deep  waters,  and  a  the  well- 
spring  of  wisdom  as  a  flowing 
brook. 

5  It  b  is  not  good  to  accept  the 
person  of  the  wicked,  to  overthrow 
the  righteous  in  judgment. 

6  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  conten- 
tion, and  his  mouth  calleth  for 
strokes. 

7  A  fool's  mouth  is  bis  c  destruc- 
tion, and  his  lips  are  the  snare  of 
his  soul. 

8  The  words  2  of  a  tale-bearer  3 
are  as  wounds,  d  and  they  go  down 
into  the  innermost  4  paitsof  the 
belly 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  hia 
work  is  brother  to  him  that  is  a 
great  waster.' 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a 
strong  tower  ;  e  the  righteous 
runneth  into  it,  and  is  5  safe. 

11  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his 
strong  city,  and  as  an  high  wall  in 
his  ov/n  conceit. 

12  Before  destruction  the  heart 
of  man  is  haughty,  and  before  J" 
honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  6  answereth  a  matter 
g"  before  he  heareth  it,  it  is  folly 
and  shame  unto  him. 

14  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sus- 
tain his  infirmity  :  but  a  wounded 
A  spirit  who  can  bear? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  i 
getteth  knowledge  ;  and  the  ear 
of  the  wise  seeketh  knowledge. 

16  A  man's  gift  makelh  rocm  for 
him,  and  bringeth  him  before  great 
rnen. 

17  He  that  is  first  in  his  own  cause 
seemetk  just  ;  but  his  neighbour 
cometh  and  searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions 
to  cease,  and  paneth  between  the 
mighty. 

19  A  brother  k  offended  is  harder 
to  be  loon  than  a  strong  city  ;  and 
i/iefr  contentions  are  like  the  bars 
of  .T.  castle. 

20  A  man's  belly  shall  be  satis- 
fied with    the   fruit  of  bis  mouth  : 

6C5 


Suudri/  moral  virTttr* 

and  with  the  incieaae  of  bit  lipi 
chilli  he  l)erille>1. 

'^l  Dcritli  uikI  life  are  in  the 
jiower  oT  ilie  tongue  ;  /  iiri.l  llity 
ili.ii  l"vu  II  shall  uul  the  iVuil  m 
theieiif. 

2'i  Whogo  n  findeih  a  wife  find- 
e:h  d  g'uod  thing,  and  ohtuinelh 
fsvour  of  the  Lord. 

23'Tlie  poor  iiseih  entrealiea  ; 
but  the  rich  answerelh  roughly. 

24  A  man  that  halh.  friends  must 
show  hiiiiself  friendly  :  and  there 
is  ;i  friend  that  Blicketh  closer 
tiian  a  brother. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

BKTTKR  ri  is  the  poor  that 
w.Uketh  in  his  integrity,  than 
he  that  is  perverse  in  bis  lips,  and 
is  ii  fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  he  without 
knowledg'e,  it  is  not  ^ood  ;  and 
he  that  hasteih  with  his  feet  sin- 
11  e  t  h , 

3  'I'he  foolishness  of  man  per- 
vertetli  his  way  :  and  bis  heart 
fretteth  against  the  Lord. 

4  Wealth  maketh  many  friends  : 
but  the  poor  ia  separated  from  his 
ntjiffhbour. 

5  A  fiilse  witness  shall  not  be  1 
unpunished  ;  and  he  that  speaketb 
liss  shall  not  escape. 

6  Many  will  entreat  the  favour 
of  the  prince  ;  and  every  man 
is  a.  friend  to  him  2  that  giveib 
gifts. 

7  All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do 
bote  him  ;  how  much  more  do  bis 
friends  g-n  fai  from  him  ?  h-»  pur- 
suetb  them  with  words,  yet  they  are 
wantinof  to  him. 

8  He  6  that  g'ctteth  3  wisdom 
loveth  his  own  soul  :  he  that 
keepclh  undorstaading  shall  find 
g-ool. 

9  A  falsa  witness  shall  not  be 
unpunished  ;  and  he  that  speaketb 
lies  shall  perish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a 
fool  ;  much  less  for  a  servant  to 
/i»ve  rule  over  princes. 

11  The  4  discretion  of  a  man  de- 
ferreth  his  anger  ;  and  c  it  is  bis 
"lory  to  pass  over  a  transgres- 
sion. 

12  The  kin^^'s  wrath  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lion  :  but  bis  favour 
is  as  dew  'I  upon  the  grass. 

13  A  foolish  son  is  the  calamity 
of  bis  father;  and  e  the  conten- 
tions of  a  wife  are  a  continual 
dropping. 

14  Hou.^e/and  riches  ore  the  in- 
heritance of  fathers;  and  a  pru- 
dent wife  s  is  from  the  Lord. 

15  Slothfulness    casteth    into    a 

606 


PROVERBS 

/Mat. 12.37. 
m  Is.  57.  19. 
n  c.  19.  14. 
ac.  28.  6. 

1  held  ill- 
noctnt. 

2  n  man  of 
gifts. 

6  c.  2. 10-12. 

3  QJi  heart. 

4  or,  pru- 
dence. 

cc.  16.32. 

dHos.  14.5, 

e  c.  27.  15. 

/2Co.  12. 
14. 

5  c.  18.  22. 


ft  2Tb.  3.10. 
J  Lu.  10.28. 
k  Kc.  11.  1. 
2  Co.  9.  6-9. 

5  or,  his 
deed. 

I  c.  23.  13, 
14. 

6  or,  to  his 
destruction, 
or,  to  cause 
him  to  die. 

7  ndd. 

TO  De.  32.29. 

Ps.  90.  12, 

14. 

n  Job  23.  13. 

Ps.  33.  10, 

11. 

c.  16.  1,  9. 

21.30. 

Is.  14.  26, 

27. 

46.  10. 

Ac.  5.  39. 

0  ITi.  4.  8. 
:  8  he  cun- 
ning. 

9  a -witness 
;  of  Belial. 
■  p  Job  15.  16. 
I  Hos.  4.  8. 
1  o  Is.  29.   20. 

a  Is.  28.  7. 

Hos.  4.  11. 

i  c.  16.  32. 
I  1  or,  viin- 
I  ter. 

CC.  19.  15. 


and  their  oppojiit  victt 

deep  sleep  ;    and  an    idle  h  loul 

shall  sutler  hunger. 

16  He  «  that  kcepeth  the  com- 
mandineiii  kei-pvtb  his  own  toiil  ; 
but  he  that  defpisetb  his  wajB  iihuli 
die. 

17  He  k  that  hath  pity  upon  the 
poor  lendelh  uiitu  the  Lord  ;    and 

5  that  which  he  bath  given  will  ha 
p.ay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  /  thy  pon  while  there 
is  hope,  and  let  not  thy  suul  spare 

6  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall 
suffer  punishment  :  for  if  thou  de- 
liver him,  yei  tbou  must  7  do  it 
again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  in- 
struction, that  m  thou  mayest  be 
wise  in  the  latter  end. 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a 
man's  heart  ;  nevertheless,  n  the 
counsel  of  the  Lord,  that  shall 
stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  hi* 
kindness  ;  and  a  poor  man  is  better 
than  a  liar. 

23  The  o  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth 
to  life  ;  and  he  that  hath  it  aha'ii 
abide  satisfied  ;  he  shall  not  be 
visited  with  evil. 

'.^4  A  slothful  man  hideth  hie 
band  in  his  bosom,  and  will  not 
so  much  as  bring  it  to  his  mouth 
again. 

2-3  Smite  a  scorner,  and  the  sim- 
ple will  beware  ;  8  and  reprove 
one  that  hath  unilerstanding,  and 
he  will  understand  knowledge. 

26  He  that  wastelh  Ai»  father, 
a^Kicbasetb  away  his  mother,  is  a 
son  that  causeth  shame,  aud 
bringeth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the 
instruction  that  causethio  err  froiti 
the  words  of  knowledge. 

28  An  9  ungodly  witness  scom- 
elh  judgment  ;  and  p  the  mout.ti 
of  the  wicked  devoureth  iniqui- 
ty. 

29  Judgments  are  prepaied  for  g 
scnrners,  and  stripes  for  the  back 
of  fools. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

WINE  a  is  a.  mocker,  stronsf 
drink  i*  raging;  and  who- 
soever is  deceived  thereby  is  not 
wisf". 

2  The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the 
roaring  of  a  lien:  whoso  provok- 
etb  him  to  anger  sinneth  against 
his  own  soul. 

3  Tl  is  an  honour  b  for  a  man  to 
cease  from  strife  ;  but  every  fool 
will  be  meddling. 

4  The  sluggard  will  not  plow  by 
reason  of  the  I  cold  ;   therefore  o 


Sundry  moral  virtues 

shall  he  beg  in  harvest,  and  have 
nothing'. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is 
like  deep  water  ;  but  a  man  of"  un- 
derstanding will  draw  it  out. 

6  JVIost  men  will  proclaim  d  every 
one  his  own  2  goodness  :  but  e  a 
faithful  man  who  can  find  ? 

7  The  just  man  wulketh  in  his 
integrity  ;  his  children  are  blessed 
after  him. 

8  A  king  that  sitteth  in  the 
throne  of  judgment  scattereth  J" 
away  all  evil  witli  his  eyes. 

9  Who  g  can  say,  I  have  made 
my  heart  clean,  I  am  pure  from 
my  sin  ? 

lb  3  Divers  7i  weights,  and  4  di- 
vers measures,  both  of  them  are 
alike  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

11  Even  a  child  is  known  by  his 
doings,  whether  his  work  be  pure, 
and  whether  it  be  right. 

12  The  i  hearing  ear,  and  the 
seeing  eye,  the  Lord  hath  made 
even  both  of  them. 

13  Love  k  not  sleep,  lest  thou 
come  to  poverty  ;  open  thine  eyes, 
and  thou  shalt  be  satisfied  with 
bread. 

14  It  is  naught,  it  is  naught, 
saith  the  buyer:  but  when  he  is 
gone  bis  way,  then  he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multi- 
tude of  rubies:  but  I  the  lips  of 
knowledge  are  a  precious  jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is 
surety  yor  a  stranger  :  and  take  a 
pledge  of  him  for  a  strange  wo- 
man. 

17  Bread  of  5  deceit  is  sweet  to  a 
man  ;  but  afterwards  his  mouth 
shall  be  filled  with  gravel. 

18  Every  purpose  is  established 
by  counsel  ;  and  with  m  good  ad- 
vice make  war. 

19  He  that  goeth  about  as  a  tale- 
bearer revealeth  secrets  ;  therefore 
meddle  not  with  him  that  6  fiatter- 
elh  with  his  lips. 

20  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his 
mother,  his  7  lamp  shall  be  put  out 
in  obscure  darkness. 

21  An  inheritance  may  he  gotten 
hastily  at  the  beginning;  but 
the  end  thereof  shall  not  be 
blessed. 

22  Say  not  thou,  I  will  recom- 
pense evil  :  but  wait  on  the  Lord, 
and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  Divers  weights  are  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Lord  ;  and  8  a 
false  balance  is  not  good. 

24  Man's  n  goings  are  of  the 
Lord  :  how  can  a  man  then  under- 
stand his  own  way  7 

25  II  is  a  snare  to  the  man  who 


CHAPTER  XXI. 
dMat  6.  2. 
2  or,  bounty. 
e  Lu.  18.  8, 
11. 

/2Sa.  23.4. 


g2  Ch.6.36. 
IJno.  1.  8. 

3  a  stone  and 
a  stone. 

h  Da.  £5. 13. 

4  an  ephah 
and  an 
ephah. 

i  Ps.  94.  9. 
k  Ro.  12.  11. 
I  c.  8.  19. 

5  lying,  or, 
falsehood. 
mc.  24.  6. 
Lu.  14.31. 

6  or,  en- 
ticeth. 

7  or,  candle. 

8  balances 
of  deceit, 
nje.  10.  23. 


9  or,  lamp. 

10  is  a 
purging 
medicine 
against 
evil. 

0  He.  12.10. 
olSa. 15.22. 

1  liaughti- 
ness  of  eyes. 

2  or,  light. 
6  2Pe.  2.  3. 

3  saw,  or, 
dwellieith. 

4  woman  of 
contentions. 

5  an  house 
of  society . 

6  is  not  fa- 
voured. 
cPs.  107.43. 
Hos.  14.  9. 

rfMat.  18. 
33,  34.  25. 
41—46. 

Ja.  2.  13. 


and  their  opposite  vices. 

devoureth  that  which  is  holy,  and 
after  vows  to  make  inquiry. 

'i6  A  wise  king  scattereth  the 
wicked,  and  bringeih  the  wheel 
over  them. 

27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  9  can- 
dle of  the  Lord,  searching  all  the 
inwaid  parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the 
king  ;  and  his  throne  is  upholden 
by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  i» 
their  strength  ;  and  the  beauty  of 
old  men  is  the  gray  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a  wound  10 
cleanseth  away  evil  :  so  do  stripes 
o  the  inward  parts  of  the  belly. 

CHAPTKR  XXI. 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand 
of  the  Lord,  as  the  rivers  of 
water  ;  he  turneih  it  whithersoever 
he  will. 

2  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in 
his  own  eyes  :  but  the  Lord  pon- 
derc'th  the  hearts. 

3  To  a  do  justice  and  judgment 
;s  more  acceptable  to  the  Lord 
than  sacrifice. 

4  An  1  high  look,  and  a  proud 
heart,  and  the  2  plowing  of  the 
wicked,  is  sin. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  diligent 
tend  only  to  plenteousness  ;  but  of 
every  one  that  is  hasty,  only  to 
want. 

6  The  b  getting  of  treasures  by  a. 
lying  tongue  is  a  vanity  tossed  to 
and  fro  of  them  that  seek  death. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall 
3  destroy  them  ;  because  they  re- 
fuse to  do  judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  froward  and 
strange  :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his 
work  is  right. 

9  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner 
of  the  house-top,  than  with  a  4 
brawling  woman  in  a  5  wide 
house. 

lu  The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth 
evil  :  his  neighbour  6  findeth  no 
favour  in  his  eyes. 

U  When  the  scorner  is  punished, 
the  simple  i.-;  made  wise  :  and  when 
the  w  ise  is  instructed,  he  receiveth 
knowledge. 

12  The"  righteous  man  wisely  c 
considereth  the  house  of  the 
wicked  :  but  God  overthroweth  the 
wicked  for  J^eir  wickedness. 

13  Whoso  d,  Btoppeth  his  ears  at 
the  cry  of  the  poor,  he  also  shall 
cry  himself,  but  shall  not  be 
heard. 

14  A  gift  in  secret  paoifieth  anger, 
and  a  reward  in  the  bosom  strong 
wrath. 

15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  iudg- 

607 


Sundry  moral  virtues  PROVERBS, 

merit ;  but  e  destruction  ahall  6e  tol  e  Mat.  7.23.  I 
till!  workere  of  iiiiguity.  |yc.  13.20.    | 

16  The  man/  llial  uandercth  out!  7  or,  sport.    ; 
of  the  v,n)-  o(  uiideraiainlmg  shall 
remain  in  the  congreg'atiuii  of  the 
dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  7  pleasure  shall 
be  a  poor  man  ;  he  that  loveth  wine 
and  oil  shall  not  be  rich. 

IS  The  wicked  g  shall  be  a  ransonn 
for  tile  rig'liteous,  and  the  trans- 
gressor for  the  upright.  '  /  Kc.  9.  14— 

19  It  is  belter  "to  dwell   in  the  8    16. 
wildernesis,   than   with    a  coaten- ^9  the  arath 
tious  and  an  angry  v.o.'nan.  i  of  pride. 

20  There  is  treasure  h  to  be  de-'m  Is.  1.  II- 
sired  and  oil  i  in  the  dwelling  of  |  15. 
the  wise  ;  but  a  foolish  man  spend- !  10  in  loick- 
eth  it  up.  I  edness  ? 

21  He     k     that     followcth     after   11  witness 
righteousness  and   mercy,   findeth   of  lies. 
life,  righteousnes.s,  and  honour.       I  12  or,  con- 

22  A  wise  man  scalelh   I  (he  city  sidereth, 
of  the   mighty,  and  casteth  down|Ps.  119.59. 
the    strength    of   the    confidence   n  Is.  8. 9,10 
thereof.  !  Ac.  5.  39. 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  i  13or,oic2orj 
his  tongue,  keepeth  his  soul  from  i  1  or,  yntic/ui 
troubles.  \is  better. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is  a  I  Co. 12.22 
his  name,  who  dealeth  in  9  proud   &c. 
wrath.  2  or,  the  re- 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killeth  :  ward  of 
him  ;  for  his  hands  refuse  to  labour.  '<  humility. 

2?  He    coveteth   greedily  all   the  | 

day  long  :  but  the  righteous  giv-  ,  b  Job  18.  8. 
etli  and  sparelh  not.  i  3  or,  cate- 

27  The  sacrifice  m  of  the  wicked   chise. 
is  abomination  :  how  much   more,   c  Ep.  6.  4. 
when   he    bringeth    it    10    with   a  4  his. 
wicked  mind  ?  l  5  man  that 

28  A  U  false  witness  shall  perish  :    lendeth. 
but  the  man  that  heareth   speaketh   d  Job  4.  8. 
constantly.  ,6  or,  tcith 

29  A    wicked   man  hardeneth  his   the  rod  of 
face  :  but  n^for  the  upright,  he  12   his  anger  he 
directeth  his  way.  shall  he 

30  There  n  is  no  wisdom,  nor  un-   consumed. 
deratanding,  nor  counsel,  against  7  good  of  et/i 
the  Lord.  c  2  Co.  9.  6. 

31  Th»  horse  is  prepared  against   8  or,  and 
the  dav  of  battle  :  but  13  safety  is   hath  grace 
ofthe'Lord.  in  his  lips. 

CHAPTER  XXII.  I/Mat.  5.  8, 

A   GOOO  name  is  rather  to  be   ^  Ib.  59.  19- 
choscn  than  great  riches,  and   21. 
1  loving  favour  rather  than  silver  9  or,  mat- 
and  .gold.  lers. 

2  The  a  rich  and  poor  meet  to-  h  Ec.  7.  26. 
gether  ;  the  Lord  is  the  maker  of  i  Mi.  2.  2.5, 
them  all.  A;  Ps.  90.  12, 

r.    .i    prudent  w.an  foreseeth  the   c.  2.  2,  dkc. 
evil,  nnl   hileth  himsnlf:  but  the    \0  in  thy 
simple  pass  on,  and  are  punished,      belly. 
4  By  2  humility,  and  the  fear  of    11  or,  trtist 
the  Lord,  ai-e.  riches,  honour,  and 
life. 

608 


and  their  opposite  vices. 

5  Thorns  and  mares  h  are  in  the 
Way  of  the  froward  :  he  that  iloth 
keep  his  soul  shall  he  far  from 
them. 

6  Train  3  up  c  a  child  in  4  the  way 
he  should  go  ;  and  when  he  is  old, 
be  will  nut  depart  from  it. 

7  The  rich  ruicth  over  the  poor, 
and  the  borrower  ia  servant  to  the 
5  lender. 

8  He  d  that  sowelh  iniquity  shall 
reap  vanity  ;  and  6  the  rod  of  bis 
anger  shall  fail. 

9  He  7  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye 
e  shall  be  blessed  ;  for  be  giveih 
of  his  bread  to  the  poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  con- 
tention shall  go  out  ;  yea,  strife 
and  reproach  shall  cease. 

11  He  (hat  loveth  pureness  of 
heart,  8  for  the  grace  of  his  lips 
the  kin^f  shall  be  his  friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  pre- 
serve knowledge  ;  g  and  he  o»er- 
throweth  the  words  9  of  the  trans- 
gres.5or. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith.  There 
is  a  lion  without,  I  shall  be  slain 
in  the  streets. 

14  The  mouth  of  strange  wom- 
en is  a  deep  pit  ;  he  h  that  is 
abhorred  of  the  Lord  shall  fall 
therein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the 
heart  of  a  child  ;  but  the  rod  of  cor- 
rection shall  drive  it  far  from  him. 

16  He  i  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
to  increase  his  riches,  and  he  that 
giveih  to  the  rich,  shall  surely 
come  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and 
hear  the  words  of  the  wise,  and 
apply  k  thine  heart  unto  my 
knowledge  : 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing 
if  thou  keep  them  10  within  thee  , 
they  shall  withal  be  fitted  in  thy 
lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the 
Lord,  I  have  made  known  to  thee 
this  day,  even  U  to  thee. 

20  Have  not  1  written  to  thee  ex- 
cellent things  in  counsels  and 
knowledge, 

21  That  I  might  make  thee  know 
the  certainty  of  the  words  of  truth, 
that  thou  mi^htest  answer  I  ,l\\i 
words  of  truth,  to  12  them  that 
send  unto  thee  1 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he 
is  poor  ;  neither  oppress  the  af- 
flicted in  the  gate  ; 

23  For  OT  the  Lord  will  plead 
their  cause  ;  and  spoil  the  soul  of 
those  that  spoiled  thera. 

I  lior,thoie  that  send  iftee.mMal.3,5, 


Sundry  moral  virtues 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an 
angry  man,  and  with  a  furious  man 
thou  shall  not  go  ; 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and 
get  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that 
strike  hands,  or  of  them  that  are 
sureties  for  debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay, 
■why  should  he  lake  away  ihy  bed 
from  under  thee  ? 

2S  Remove  not  the  ancient  13 
land-mark  which  thy  fathers  have 
set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  n  in 
his  business  ?  he  shall  stand  before 
kings ;  he  shall  not  stand  before  14 
mean  men. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

WHEN  thou  siltesl  to  eat  with 
a  ruler,   consider  diligently 
what  is  before  thee  ; 

2  And  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat, 
if  thou  be  a  man  given  to  appe- 
tite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dain- 
ties ;  for  they  are  deceitful 
meat. 

4  Labour  a  not  to  be  rich  ;  cease 
from  thine  own  6  wisdom. 

5  Wilt  thou  1  set  thine  eyes  upon 
that  which  is  not  ?  for  riches  cer- 
tainly make  themselves  wings  j 
they  fly  away,  as  an  eagle,  toward 
heaven. 

6  Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him 
that  hath  an  evil  eye,  neither  de- 
sire thou  his  dainty  meats  ; 

7  For  as  he  thinkelh  in  his  heart, 
BO  is  he  ;  Eat  and  drink,  saith  he 
to  thee  ;  but  his  heart  is  not  with 
thee. 

8  The  morsel  ichich  thou  hast 
eaten  shall  thou  vomit  up,  and 
lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a  fool  ; 
for  he  will  despise  the  wisdom  of 
thy  words. 

10  Remove  c  not  the  old  2  land- 
mark ;  and  enter  not  into  the  fields 
of  the  fatherless : 

11  For  their  Redeemer  is  mighty; 
he  shall  plead  their  cause  with 
thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  d  unto  in- 
struction, and  thine  ears  to  the 
words  of  knowledge. 

13  Withhold  not  correction  from 
the  child  :  for  if  thou  bealest  him 
with  the  rod,  he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shall  beat  him  with  the 
rod,  and  e  shall  aeliver  his  soul 
from  hell. 

15  My  son,  if/  thine  heart  be 
wise,  my  heart  shall  rejoice,  even 
3  mine. 

15  Yea,    my  reins  shall    rejoice, 


CHAPTER   XXIII. 

13  or. 

bound. 


n  c.  12.  24. 

14  obscure. 

a  1  Ti.  6.  9, 
10. 

b  c.  26.  12. 

1  cause  thine 
eyes  tofy. 

cc.  22.-28. 

2  or,  hound, 
d  c,  22.  17. 
elCo.  5.  5. 
/C.29.  3. 

3  or,  /will 
rejoice. 


l'Ps.37.1-3. 
73.  3—17. 

4  or,  re- 
ward. 

h  c.  4.  23. 

i  Lu.  21.  34. 
Ro.  13.  13. 

5  their  Jlesh. 
i-c.SO.  17. 
Ep.  6.  1,  2. 

I  Is.  55.  1. 
Mat.  13.  44. 
Re.  3.  18. 
m  c.  4.  5,  7. 
c.  10.1. 

n  15.  20. 
o  Vs.  119.  2. 
p  c.  22.  14. 
q  c.  7.  12, 

6  or,  a  rob- 
ber. 

ris.  5.  11, 
22. 

Hab.  2.  5. 

7  or,  a  cock- 
atrice. 

8  heart 

s  Je.  5.  3. 

9  Icnew. 

t  Is.  56.  12. 


and  tlieir  opposite  vicet 
thy       lips      speak      right 


when 
things. 

17  Let  5  not  thine  heart  envy  sin- 
ners  :  but  be  thou  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  all  the  day  long. 

18  For  surely  there  is  an  4  end  ; 
and  thine  expectation  shall  not  be 
cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be 
wise,  and  guide  thine  heart  h  in 
the  way. 

20  Be  i  not  amongst  wine-bib- 
bers i  amongst  riotous  eaters  of  5 
flesh  ; 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the 
glutton  shall  come  to  poverty  ;  and 
drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man  with 
rags. 

22  Hearken  k  unto  thy  father  that 
begat  thee,  and  despise  not  thy 
mother  when  she  is  old. 

23  Buy  I  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not; 
also  wisdom,  m  and  instruction, 
and  understanding. 

24  The  father  n  of  the  righteous 
shall  greatly  rejoice  ;  and  he  that 
begetteth  a  wise  child  shall  have 
joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother 
shall  be  glad,  and  she  that  bare 
thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thine  heart, 
o  and  let  thine  eyes  observe  my 
ways. 

27  For  a  whore  is  a  deep  ditch; 
p  and  a  strange  woman  is  a  narrow 
pit. 

23  She  also  lieth  g  in  wait  as  6 
/or  a  prey,  and  increaseth  the 
transgressors  among  men. 

29  Who  hath  woe  ?  r  who  hath 
sorrow?  who  hath  contentions? 
who  hath  babbling?  who  hath 
wounds  without  cause  7  who  hath 
redness  of  eyes  ? 

30  They  that  taiTy  long  at  the 
wine,  they  that  go  to  seek  mixed 
wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his 
colour  in  the  cup,  when  it  moveth 
itself  aright  : 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  ser- 
pent, and  stingelh  like  an  7  ad- 
der. 

33  Thine  eyes  shall  behold 
strange  women,  and  thine  heart 
shall  utter  perverse  things  : 

34  Yea,  thou  shall  be  as  he  that 
lieth  down  in  the  8  midst  of  the 
sea,  or  as  he  that  lieth  upon  the 
top  of  a  mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  s  me,  sftalt 
thou  say,  and  I  was  not  sick  ;  they 
have  beaten  me,  and  1  9  felt  it 
not :  when  shall  I  awake  ?  I  <  will 
seek  it  yet  again. 

609 


Sundry  moral  virtues 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

BE    not   tliuu   eaviims  a  against 
evil  II, en,  neither  desire  to  be 
Willi  llieni  : 

'i  For  ilieir  heart  studieth  de- 
stiuction,  and  their  lips  i  talk  of 
loischief. 

3  'rinou^h  wisdom  c  is  an  house 
builiied  ;  iind  by  undeistanding^  it 
is  established  ; 

4  And  b_v  knowledge  shall  the 
chambers  be  tilled  with  all  pre- 
cious d  and  pleasiint  riches. 

5  A  e  wise  man  is  1  strong;  yea, 
a  man  of  knowledge  2  increaseth 
eirengib. 

6  For  by  wise  counsel  thou  shalt 
make  thy  war  ;  and  in  mnltilude 
of  counsellors  there  is  safely. 

7  Wisdom  is  too  high/ for  a  fool  ; 
he  openeih  not  his  muutb  in  the 
gale. 

8  He  that  deviseth  g  to  do  evil 
shall  be  called  a  mischievous  per- 
son. 

9  The  thought  h  of  foolishness  is 
sin;  and  the  scorner  is  an  abomi- 
nation to  men. 

10  If  thou  faint  i  in  the  day  of 
adversity,  thy  strength  is  Ssmall. 

11  If  thou  forbear  to  deliver  k 
them  that  are  drawn  unto  death, 
and  those  that  are  ready  to  be 
slain  : 

V2  If  thou  sayest,  Behold,  we 
knew  it  not  ;  dolh  not  he  that  pon- 
deielh  the  heart  consider  it  1  and 
lie  '.hat  keepeth  thy  soul,  doth  not 
he  know  it7  and  shall  I  not  he 
reiider  to  every  man  according  to 
his  works? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honry,  be- 
cause it  is  good  ;  and  the  honey- 
comb, which  is  sweet  4  to  thy 
taste  : 

14  So  m  shall  the  knowledge  of 
wisdom  be  unto  ihy  soul  :  when 
thou  hast  n  found  it,  then  there 
shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  expec- 
tation shall  not  be  cut  otf. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  man, 
against  the  dwelling  of  the  right- 
eous;  spoil  not  his  resting-place. 

16  For  a  just  man  falleth  seven 
times,  and  riseth  o  up  again:  but  p 
the  wicked  shall  fall  into  mis- 
chief. 

17  Rejoice  5  not  when  thine  ene- 
my fallcth  ;  and  let  not  thine 
heart  be  glad  when  he  stumbleth. 

18  I, est  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  5 
displease  him,  and  he  turn  away 
his  wrath  from  him. 

19  Fret  6  not  thyself  because  of 
evil  men,  neither  be  thou  envious 
at  the  wicked  : 

20  For  there  shall   be  no  reward 

GIO 


PROVERBS 

ac.  23.  17. 
ver.  19. 
6  Ps.  10.  7. 
cc.  14.  I. 
dc.  20.  15. 
ec.21.  22. 
1  in 

strength. 
2streiislh- 
eneth  might. 
/Ps.  10.  5. 
e  c.  14.22. 
/iMal.  5.28. 
t  He.  12.  5. 

3  Tiarrovj. 
k  Ps.  82.  4. 
Is.  58.  6,  7. 
/  Je.  32   19. 

4  upon  thy 
palate. 

m  Ps.  19.  10. 
119.  lliS. 
n  Je.  15.  16. 
o  Mi.  7.  8. 
p  Am.  8.  14. 
9  Job  31.  29. 

5  be  evil  in 
his  eyes. 

6  or,  keep 
no!  company 
tcilh  the 
wicked. 


7  or,  lamp. 
r  1  Pe.2.13- 
17. 

8  changers. 
s  Le.  19.  15. 

9  blessing  of 
good. 

10  answer- 
eth  right 
words. 

t  Mat.  5.  39, 

44. 

Ro.  12.  17, 

19. 

11  set  my 
heart. 

12  o  ma.n  of 
shield. 

aDe.29.  29. 
6  Job  29.  16. 

1  there  is  no 
searching. 

2  set  not  out 
thy  glory. 

c  Lu.  14.  8- 
10. 


and  their  oppotite  vieti. 

to  the  evil  man;  the  7  candle  of 
I  the  wicked  shall  I  e  put  oul. 
I   21  My  son,   tear  r  thou   the    Lord 
{and   the   king:    and    meddle    not 

wiih   8    them    that    are    given    to 

change  : 

22  >or  their  calamity  shall  riso 
suddenly  :  and  who  knowelb  the 
ruin  of  them  both  ? 

23  These  things  also  belong  lo  tho 
wise.  It  is  not  *  good  to  have  re  • 
spect  of  persons  in  judgment. 

'^4  He  that  snith  untu  the  wicked, 
Thou  art  righteous  ;  him  sb;.  II  the 
people  curse,  nations  shall  abhor 
him  : 

^  But  to  them  that  rebuke  Attn 
shall  be  delight,  and  a  9  good  bles- 
sing shall  come  upon  thein. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lipt 
that  givcth  10  a  right  answer. 

27  Prepare  thy  work  without, 
and  make  it  lil  for  ihyself  in  the 
field  ;  and  afterwards  build  thine 
house. 

28  Be  not  a  witness  against  thy 
neighbour  without  cause  :  and  de- 
ceive >iol  with  thy  lips. 

29  Say  t  not,  I'will  do  so  to  him 
as  he  hath  done  to  me  ;  I  will  ren- 
der to  the  man  according  to  hit 
work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the  sloth 
ful,  and  by  the  vineyard  of  the 
man  void  of  understanding  ; 

31  And  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over 
with  thorns,  and  nettles  had  cov- 
ered the  lace  thereof,  and  the  stone 
wall  thereof  was  broken  down. 

32  Then  I  Siiw,  and  11  considered 
it  well  :  I  looked  upon  it,  and  re- 
ceived instrurtion. 

33  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little 
slumber,  a  little  folding  of  the 
bands  to  sleep : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  a» 
one  that  traTelleth  ;  and  thy  want 
as  12  an  armed  man. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

THESE  are  also  proverbs  of 
Solomon,  which  the  men  of 
Hezekiah,  king  of  Judah,  copied 
out. 

2  It  n  is  the  glory  of  God  to  con- 
ceal a  thing  ;  but  the  honour  of 
kings  is  to  search  out  6  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  ihe 
earth  for  depth,  and  the  heart  of 
kings  1  is  unsearchable. 

4  Take  away  the  dross  from  the 
silver,  and  there  shall  come  forth 
a  vessel  for  the  finer. 

5  Take  away  the  wicked  from 
before  the  king,  and  his  throne 
shall  be  established  in  righteous- 
ness. 

6  Put  2  not  c  forth  thyself  in  the 


Obtervations  about  quarrels, 

presence  of   the   kinj,  and  stand 
not  ill  the  place  of  great  men  ; 

7  For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said 
unto  tliee,  Come  up  hither,  than 
that  thou  shouldest  be  put  lower 
in  the  presence  uf  the  prince 
whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  Go  d  not  forth  hastily  to  strive, 
lest  Ihou  know  not  what  to  do  in 
the  end  thereof,  when  thy  neig'h- 
bour  hath  put  tliee  to  shame. 

9  Debate  thy  cause  with  thy 
neighbour /dms^///  e  and  discover 
not  3  a  secret  to  another  ; 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put 
thee  to  shame,  and  thine  infamy 
turn  not  away. 

11  A  4  word  fitly  spoken  is  tike 
apples  ot  g'old  in  pictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  ear-rinsfof  gold,  and  an 
ornament  J"  of  fine  gold,  so  is  a 
wise  reprover  upon  an  obedient 
ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the 
time  of  harvest,  so  is  a  faithful 
messenger  to  them  that  send  him  ; 
for  he  refresheth  the  soul  of  his 
masters. 

14  Whoso  boasteth  g  himself  5 
of  a  false  gift  is  like  clouds  h  and 
wind  without  rain. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince 
persuaded,  and  a  soft  tongue 
breakelh  the  Lone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey?  eat 
eo  much  as  is  sufficient  for  thee, 
lest  thou  be  filled  therewith,  and 
vomit  it. 

17  Withdraw  6  thy  foot  from 
thy  neighbour's  house  ;  lest  he  be 
7  weary  of  thee,  and  so  hate  thee. 

18  A  man  that  beareth  false  wit- 
ness against  his  neighbour  is  a 
maul,  and  a  sword,  i  ar.d  a  sharp 
ai  TO  w . 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful 
man  in  time  of  trouble  is  like  a 
broken  tooth,  and  a  foot  out  of 
joint. 

'<iO  As  he  that  taketh  away  a 
garment  in  cold  weather,  and  as 
vinegar  upon  nitre  ;  so  is  he  that 
Bingeth  songs  to  an  heavy  heart. 

21  If  k  thine   enemy  be  hungry, 
give  him  bread  to  eat  ;   and  if  he 
be     thirsty,  give    him    water 
drink  ; 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of 
fire  upon  his  head,  and  the  Lord 
shall  reward  I  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  8  driveth 
away  rain  ;  so  doth  an  angry 
countenance  a  backbiting  tongue. 

24  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  cor 
ner  of  the  house-top,  than  with  a 


d  c.  17.  14. 
e  Mat.  5.  25. 
18.  15. 

3  the  secret 
of  another. 

4  spoken 
upon  his 
wheels. 
/c.  1.  8,  9. 
g  Lu.  18.10, 
&c. 

5)/i  a  gift  of 
falsehood, 
h  Jude  12. 

6  or,  let  thy 
foot  be  sel- 
dom in. 

7  full. 

i  Ps.  57.  4. 

k  Ex.  23.  4, 

5. 

Mat.  5.  44. 

Ro.  12.  20. 

12  Sa..  16.12. 

8  or,  bring- 
eth  forth 
rain  :  so 
doth  a  back- 
biting 
tongue  an 
angry  coun- 
tenance. 


brawling  woman,  and  in    a  wide  8  or,  is  en- 
bojFe.  \rased. 


CHAP.  XXVI.  fools,  sluggards,  4-e. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty 
soul,  so  is  good  news  from  a  far 
country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down 
before  the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled 
fountain,  and  a  corrupt  spring. 

'/!  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much 
honey  ;  so  for  men  to  search  tlieir 
own  glory  is  not  glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his 
own  spirit  is  like    a    city    that  is 
broken  down,  and  without  walls. 
CHAPTER  XXVI. 

AS    snow    in    summer,  and    ai 
rain  in  harvest  ;  so  honour  it 
not  seenil)'  for  a  fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  ai 
the  swallow  by  flying ;  so  the 
curse  causeless  a  shall  not  come. 

3  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle 
for  the  ass,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's 
back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to 
bis  folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like 
unto  him. 

5  Answer  b  a  fool  according  to 
his  folly,  lest  he  be  wise  in  his 
own  1  conceit. 

6  He  that  sendctb  a  message  by 
the  hand  of  a  fool,  cutteih  ofl"  the 
feet,  and  drinketh  2  damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  3  not 
equal  ;  so  ?s  a  parable  in  che 
mouth  of  fools, 

I  8  As  he  that  4  bindeth  a  stone 
in  a  sling;  so  is  he  that  giveth 
honour  to  a  fool. 

9  As  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the 
hand  of  a  dainkard  ;  so  is  a  para- 
ble in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

10  The  5  great  God,  that  formed 
all  things,  both  rewardeih  the 
fool,  and  rewardeth  transgres- 
sors. 

11  As  c  a  dog  retumeth  to  hii 
vomit ,"  so  a  fool  6  returneth  to  his 
folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his 
own  conceit  ?  d  there  is  more  hope 
of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith, 
There  is  a  lion  in  the  way,  a  lion 
is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his 
hinges,  so  doth  the  slothful  upon 
his  bed. 

15  The  slothful  hideth  his  hand 
in  his  bosom  ;  7  it  grieveth  him  lo 
bring  it  again  to  his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his 
own  conceit  than  seven  men  that 
can  render  a  reason. 

17  He  that  passeth  by,  and  8 
meddleth  with  strife  belonging  not 
to  him,  is  like  one  that  taketh  & 
dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As   a   mad    man,    who    cast- 
611 


a  Nu.23.  8. 
6  Mat.  21. 
24. 

1  eyes. 

2  or,  vio- 
lence. 

3  lifted  up. 

4  or,  putteth 
a  precious 
stone  inan 
heap  of 
stones. 

5  or,  A 
great  man 
grieveth  all, 
and  he  hireth 
the  fool,  he 
hireth  also 
transgress- 
ors. 

c2Pe.2.  22. 

6  iterateth. 
(f  Re.  3.  17. 

7  or,  he  is 
weary. 


Obiertationa  of 

elh     9    fire-hrandu,     arrows,     and 
death  ; 
19  •Sol's  (he   man  that  dcceiveth 
hi(  nei^tiLiour,  and  suiih,  Am  uoi 

1  in  spoil  ? 

liO  Where  10  no  wood  is,  there 
the  fire  goelh  out  ;  so  uheie  there 
is  no  II  lale-beaier,  the  strife  12 
ceaselh. 

21  ^«  coaU  are  to  burning'  coiils, 
and  wood  to  fir«  ;  bo  i«  a  conten- 
tious man  to  kindle  slril'e. 

22  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer 
are  as  wounds,  and  they  go  down 
into  (be  13  innermost  parts  of  the 
belly. 

23  Burning'  lips,  and  a  wicked 
heart,  are  like  u  potsbwrd  covered 
with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  haleth  14  disserableth 
with  his  lips,  and  layetb  up  de- 
ceit within  him  ; 

25  When  he  15  speaketh  fair, 
believe  him  not,  lor  there  are 
seven  abominations  in  his  heart. 

26  Whose  16  hatred  is  covered  by 
d«ceit,  his  wickedness  shall  be  I 
showed  before  the  ichole  congre- 
gation. I 

27  Whoso  e  digreth  a  pit  shall 
fall  therein  ;  and  he  that  rolleth  a  : 
stone  it  will  return  upon  him. 

28  A  lying  tongue  hateth  those  t 
that  are  afflicted  by  it;  and  a! 
flattering  mouth  wnrkeih  ruin. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

BOAST  not  a  thyself  of    I     to- 
morrow ;     for    thou     knowest 
not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth. 

2  Let  another  6  man  praise  thee, 
and  not  thine  own  mouth  ;  a 
stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 

3  A  atone  is  2  heavy,  and  the 
sand  weighty  J  but  a  fool'a  wrath 
is  heavier  than  them  both. 

4  Wrath  is  3  cruel,  and  anger  4 
is  outrageous;  but  who  c  is  able 
to  stand  before  envy  ?  5 

5  Open  d  rebuke  is  better  than 
secret  love. 

6  Fai(hful  e  are  the  wounds  of  a 
friend  ;  but  the  kisses  of  an  ene- 
my are  6  de-.eitful. 

7  The  full  soul  7  loatheth  an 
honey-romb  ;  but/  (o  the  hungry 
soul  every  bitter  (hing  is  s.veet. 

8  As  a  biid  that  wandereth  from 
her  nest,  so  !o-  a  man  that  wan- 
derelli  from  his  place. 

9  (.Hntnient  and  perfume  re- 
joice the  heart  ;  so  doth  the  sweet- 
ness of  a  man's  friend  8  by  hear- 
ty c.oiiusel. 

11)  Thine    own     friend,     and    thy 

father's      friend,      forsake      not  ; 

neither  go  into  thy  brother's  house 

in  the  day  of  thy  calamity  :    fur 

612 


PROVERBS.  care  (a  avoid  ojfencu. 

9  Jlamea,  or,    better  gia  s  nei|:hbr>ur  that  it  near 
^sparks.  than  a  brother  lar  ofl'. 

\t)  loithout     \    11  My  son    be   wise,    and    maka 
iBOud.  njy  heart  glad,   h  that   I   may  an- 

il or,  lohis-   swer  him  that  leproacheth  me. 
pcrer.  12  A  prudent  mo/i  foresceihi  tha 

12  ii  silent.    '  evil,  a/id  hideth   himself;  but  the 
13c/ia//i6er«.    simple  pass  on,  o/id  are  punished. 

14  or,  is         !    13  Take     his    garment     that     i* 
knoun.  |  surely  for  a   stranger,  and  take  a. 

15  tnaketh        pledge  of  him   fur  a  strange  wo- 
his  voice  man. 

i:racious.       '    14  He   that   blesseth    bis    fiiend 

]<i  or,  hfttred   with  a  loud  voice,  rising  early  in 

is  covered  in   the  morning,  it  shall  be  counted  a 

secret.  I  curse  to  him. 

e  Ps.  7.  15,      15  A   A:   continual  dropping  in  a 

16.  ,  very  rainy    day,   and    a    conten- 

«  Lu.  12. 19.  '  tious  woman,  are  alike. 

Ja.  4.  13-16.  I    16  Whosoever  hideih  her  hidetb 

1  to-morrow   the  wind,  and  (he  ointment  of  bia 


dny. 

b  c.  25.  27. 

2  heaviness. 

3  cruelty. 

4  an  over- 
f  owing. 
c\  J  no.  3. 
12. 

5  or  Jea- 
lousy, 

c   6.  34. 
a  c.  28  23. 
ePs.  141.  5. 

6  or,  earn- 
est, or,  fre- 
quent. 

7  treadeth 
under  foot. 
/Job  6.  7. 
S  from  the 
counsel  of 
the  soul. 


ffc.  18.24. 

Ac.  23.  15, 

24. 

i  Ps.  57.  1-3. 

k  c.  19.  13. 

/  1  Cor.  9.  7, 

13. 

m  Mar.  10. 

43. 

Col.  3.  22. 

I  Pe.2.  18— 
21. 

n  c.  30.  16. 

9  not. 

o  Ec.  I.  8. 
pU.  I.  5. 
Je.5.  3. 

10  set  thy 
heirt. 

II  strength. 
9  Ja.  I.  10, 
U. 

12  genera- 


right  band,  which  bewrayelh 
itself. 

17  Iion  sharpeneth  iron  ;  so  a 
man  sharpeneth  (he  countenance 
of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  I  keepelh  the  fig-tree 
shall  eat  the  fruit  (hereof;  so  he 
(bat  waiteth  on  m  bis  master  shall 
be  honoured. 

19  As  in  water,  face  answereth  to 
face  ;  so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  Uell  n  and  destruction  are  9 
never  full  ;  so  o  the  eyes  of  man 
are  never  satisfied. 

21  As  the  fining-pot  for  silver, 
and  the  furnace  for  gold  ;  so  i«  a 
man  to  his  praise. 

22  Though /J  thou  shouldest  bray 
a  fool  in  a  inor(ar  among  wheat 
with  a  pestle,  yet  will  not  nis  fool- 
ishness depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the 
state  of  thy  tlocks,  and  10  look 
well  to  thy  herds  ; 

24  For  11  riches  are  not  y  for 
ever:  and  doth  the  crown  endure 
12  to  every  generation  f 

25  The  hay  appcareth,  and  the 
tender  grass  r  showeth  itself,  and 
herbs  of  (he  mountains  arc  gather- 
ed : 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  cloth- 
ing, and  the  goats  are  the  price  of 
the  field  ; 

27  And  thou  shall  have  goa.it,' 
milk  enough  for  thy  food,  for  tha 
food  of  (by  household,  and /or  the 
!3  maintenance     for    thy    raaid- 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

THE    wicked   flee    when   a   no 
man  pursueth  :  but  the  right- 
eous are  bold  as  a  lion. 


tion  and  generation,    r  Ps.  104.  14. 
13  life,   a  Le.  26.  17,  36.  Ps.  53.  5. 


General  observations  of 


CHAP.  XXIX.      impiely  and  rehgioue  integrity. 


2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land    1  or,  ine?i  of  ]  that  followeth   after  vain  persona 
understand- '  aha.\\  ha.ve  poveTly  enough. 


and  wis- 
dom shall 
they  like- 
icise  be. 
b  IWat.  18. 
28,  30. 

2  without 
food. 
cPs.  10.  3. 
d   Ep.  5.  11. 
ePs.  92.6. 
/  Jno.  7.17. 
I  Cor.  2.  15. 
1  Jno.  2. 
20, 27.  I 

3  or,  feedeth  \ 
gluttons.  I 
g- Job  27.  16. 

4  by  in- 
crease 


5  las  eyes. 

6  or,  sought 
for. 

i  Ps.  32.  3, 

5. 

1  Jno.  1.  8— 

10. 

i-Ro.  2.  5. 

/  Ps.  84.  11. 


many  are  the  princes  thereof:  Lut 
by  I  a  man  of  understanding  and 
knowledge  the  state  tuereof  shall 
be  prolonged. 

3  A  6  poor  man  that  oppresseth 
the  poor  is  like  a  sweeping  rain,  2 
which  leaveth  no  food. 

4  They  c  that  forsake  the  law 
praise  the  wicked  :  but  such  us 
keep  the  law  contend  with  d  them 

5  Evil  e  men  understand  not 
judgment  :  but  they  /  that  seek 
the  Lord  understand  all  thiyigs. 

6  Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh 
in  his  uprightness,  than  he  that  is 
pervuMse  in  his  ways,  though  he 
be  rich. 

7  Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a 
wise  son  :  but  he  that  3  is  a  com- 
panion of  riotous  men  shameth  his 
father. 

8  He  g  that  by  usury  and  4  un- 
just gain  increaseth  his  sub- 
stance, he  shall  gather  it  for  him 
that  will  pity  the  poor. 

9  He  ft  that  turneth  away  his  ear 
from  hearing  the  law,  even  his 
prayer  shall  be  abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous 
to  go  astray  in  an  evil  way,  he 
shall  fall  himself  into  his  own  pit: 
but  the  upright  shall  have  good 
things  in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is   wise    in  his    

5  own   conceit  ;    but  the  poor  that 

hath      understanding      searcheth   7  or,  un- 
him   out.  punished. 

12  When  righteous  men  do  re-  m  1  Ti.  6.  9 
joice,  there  is  great  glory:  but  Sov,  hath  an 
when  the  wicked  rise,  a  man  is  6  evileyehast- 
bidden.  eth  to  be 

13  He     that     covereth     his    sins   rich. 
shall     not    prosper:     but  i  whoso   9mande- 
confesseth     and     forsaketh      them   straying. 
shall  have  mercy.  1  A  man  of 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  fear-    reproofs. 
eth   alway  :   but   he  k   that  hard-    «lSa.2. 34. 
eneth     his     heart  shall   fall    into   2  or,  in- 
mischief.  creased. 

15  As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  rang-  6  Est.  8.  15. 
>ng  bear;  so  is  a  wicked  ruler  c  Est.  3.  15. 
over  the  poor  people.  d  c.  10.  1. 

16  The   prince  that  wanteth  un-   e  Lu.  15.  13, 
derstanding  is    also    a  great  op-   30. 
pressor:     but  he  that   hateth    co-   3  a  man  of 
vetousness  shall  prolong /lis  days,    oblations. 

17  A  man  that  doeth  violence  to  f  Job  18.  8, 
the   blood     of    any    person,  shall    10. 

flee  to  the   pit  ;    let  no  man  stay   4  or,  set  a 
him.  city  on  fire. 

18  Whoso    walketh    uprightly   /   ^Eze.22.30. 
shall   be   saved  :     but    he    that  is   5  men  of 
perverse  in  his  ways  shall  fall  at    blood. 
once.  ft2Ch.  18.7. 

19  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall    I  Jno.  3. 
have    plenty    of    bread :  but    be   12,  13. 


20  A  faithful  man  shall  abound 
with  blessings:  but  he  that  mak- 
eth  haste  to  be  rich  shall  not  be  7 
innocent. 

21  To  have  respect  of  persons  is 
not  good  ;  for,  for  a  piece  of 
bread  that  man  will  transgiess. 

22  He  TO  that  8  hasteih  to  be 
lich  hath  an  evil  eye,  and  consi- 
dereih  not  that  poveny  shall  come 
upon  him. 

23  He  that  rebuketh  a  man, 
afterwards  shall  find  more  favour 
than  he  that  flalterelh  with  the 
tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or 
his  mother,  and  saith,  //  is  no 
transgression  ;  the  same  is  the 
companion  of  a  destroyer.  9 

25  He   that   is  of   a  proud  heart 


/(,  Zee.  7.  11.  [stirreth   up    strife:     but    he    that 


puttelh  his  trust  in  the  Lord  shall 
be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own 
heart  is  a  fool  :  but  whoso 
walketh  wisely,  he  shall  be  de- 
livered. 

27  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor 
shall  not  lack  :  but  he  that  hideth 
his  eyes  shall  have  many  a  curse. 

28  When  the  wicked  rise,  men 
hide  themselves  :  but  wlien  they 
perish,  the  righteous  increase. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

HE  I  that,  being  often  reproved, 
hardeneth  his  neck,  shall 
suddenly  «  be  destroyetl,  and 
that  without  remedy. 

2  When  the  righteous  are  2  in 
authority,  the  people  rejoice  :  b 
bu  when  the  wicked  beareth  rule, 
the  people  c  mourn. 

3  Whoso  d  loveth  wisdom  re- 
ioiceth  his  father:  but  he  e  that 
keepeth  company  with  harlots 
spendeth  his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  estab- 
iisheth  the  land  :  but  3  he  thatre- 
ceiveth  gifts  overthroweth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his 
neighbour  apreadeth  a  net  for  his 
feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil 
man  there  is  a  snare  :  f  but  the 
1  ighteous  doth  sing  and  rejoice. 

7  The  righteous  considereth  the 
cause  of  the  poor  :  but  the  wicked 
regaideth  not  to  know  it. 

8  Scornful  men  4  bring  a  city 
into  a  snare  :  but  wise  men  turn 
away  g  wrath. 

9  .^  a  wise  man  contendeth  with 
a  foolish  man,  whether  he  rage  or 
laugh,  there  is  no  rest. 

10  The  5  blood-thirsty  Late  h  the 

6)3 


Agur't  confestion 

upright:  but  the  just  seek  bis 
Boul. 

II  A  fool  utteieth  all  his  mind: 
but  a  wise  vian  kecpelh  it  in  till 
afterwaids. 

VZ  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all 
)ii8  servants  are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  6  deceitful 
man  meet  together:  the  Lord  i 
lighteneth  both  tlieir  eyes. 

14  The  king  that  faithfully 
iudgeth  the  poor,  his  throne  shall 
1)6  established  ior  Ic  ever. 

15  The  rod  and  reproof  give 
■wisdom  ;  but  a  child  left  to  him- 
eelf  britigeth  his  mother  to  shame. 

16  When  the  wickiid  are  multi- 
plied, transgression  increaseth  : 
but  the  righteous  shall  see  their 
fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall 
give  thee  rest  :  yea,  he  shall  give 
delijht  unto  thy  soul. 

18  Where  Oiere  is  no  I  vision, 
the  people  perish  ;  7  but  m  he  that 
keepeth  the  law,  happy  is  he. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  correct- 
ed by  words  :  for  though  he  un- 
derstand, he  will  not  answer. 

20  Seesl  thou  a  man  thai  j«  hasty 
in  his  words?  8  there  is  more 
hope  of  a  fool  than  of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth 
up  his  servant  from  a  child,  shall 
have  him  become  his  son  at  the 
length. 

22  An  angry  man  stirretli  up 
strife,  and  a  furious  man  abound- 
eth  in  transgression. 

23  A  ?j  man's  pride  shall  bring 
him  low:  but  honour  shall  up- 
bold  the  humble  in  spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief 
hateth  bis  own  soul  :  he  heareth 
cursing,  and  bewrayeth  it  not. 

25  The  0  fear  of  man  bringeth  a 
snare  :  but  p  whoso  putteth  his 
trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  9  safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  10  ruler's  fa- 
vour; q  but  every  man's  judg- 
ment Cometh  from  the  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomi- 
nation to  the  just  ;  and  he  that  is 
upright  in  the  way  is  abomina- 
tion to  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

THE  words  of  Agur  the  son  of 
.Takeh,  even  the  prophecy  : 
the  man  spake  unto  Ithiel,  even 
unto  Ithiel  and  Ucal. 

2  Surely  I  am  more  brutish  re  than 
amj  man,  and  have  not  the  under- 
standing of  a  man. 

3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor 
1  have  the  knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  Who  hath  ascended  up  into 
heavon,  or  descended?    who  hath 

614 


PROVKRBS. 
I  6  or,  usurer, 
I  Mat.  9.  9. 
I  Cor.  6.  10. 
iEp.  2.  1.  I 
k  Ps.  89.  2.  I 
I  1  Sa.  3.  1.  I 
Am.  8.  11—  I 
13.  I 

7  or,  is  made' 
naked. 

m  P».  U9.2. 

8  or,  mat- 
ters. 

n  Da.  S.  20, 

21. 

Mat.  23.  12. 

Ac.  12.  23. 

Ja.  4.  10. 

oGe.  12.  12. 

20.  11. 

p  Ec.  7.  18. 

9  set  on 
high. 

10  face  of  a 
ruler. 

q  Ps.  62.  12. 
Q  Ps.  73.  22. 

1  know. 


h  Is.  53.  8. 

2  purified, 
Ps.  12.  6. 

c  Ps.  84.  11. 
115.  9—11. 
rfRe.22.  18, 
19. 

3  withhold 
not  from 
me. 

4  of  my  al- 
lowance. 

e  Ne.  9.25, 
26. 

5  belie. 

6  hurt  not 
with  thy 
tongue. 
/L"u.  18.11, 
&c. 

g  Am.  8.  4. 
Hab.  3.  14. 

7  wealth. 

h  Hab.  2.  5. 
i  Ge.  9,  22, 
25. 

Le.20.  9. 
c.  20.  20. 

8  or,  brook. 

9  heart. 

k  c.  7.  14. 


imd  prayer. 

gathered  the  wind  in  his  fists  ? 
who  hath  bound  the  waters  in  a 
garment  ?  who  hath  established 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ?  what  it 
his  name,  and  what  6  u  his  eon's 
name,  if  thou  canst  tell? 

5  Every  word  of  God  u  2  pure  : 
he  is  a  shield  c  unto  them  that  put 
their  trust  in  him. 

6  Add  d  thou  not  unto  \\\i  wor<ls, 
lest  he  reprove  thee,  and  thou  be 
found  a  liar. 

7  Two  things  have  I  required  of 
thee  ;  deny  3  me  them  not  before 
I  die: 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity 
and  lies  ;  give  me  neither  poverty 
nor  riches:  feed  me  with  food  4 
convenient  for  me  ; 

9  Lest  e  I  be  full,  and  5  deny 
tltee,  and  say,  Who  is  the  Lord'' 
or  lest  I  be  poor,  and  steal,  and 
take  the  name  of  my  God  in  vain. 

10  Accuse  6  not  a  servant  unto 
his  master,  lest  he  curse  thee,  and 
ihou  be  found  guilty. 

11  There  is  a  generation  that 
curscih  their  father,  and  doth  not 
bless  their  mother. 

12  There  is  a  generation  that  are 
pure  in  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  f 
is  not  washed  from  their  fillhiness, 

13  The7-eicii  generation,  O  how 
lofty  are  their  eyes  I  and  their 
eyelids  are  lifted  up. 

14  There  is  a  generation,  whose 
teeth  are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw- 
teeth  as  knives,  to  devour  g  ihe 
poor  from  off  the  earth,  and  the 
needy  from  among  men. 

15  The  horse-leech  hath  two 
daughters,  crying,  Give,  give. 
There  are  three  things  that  are 
never  satisfied,  yes,  four  things 
say  not,  7  Tt  is  enough  : 

16  The  grave  ;  h  and  the  barren 
womb  ;  the  earth  that  is  not  filled 
with  water;  and  the  fire  that 
saith  not,  It  is  enough. 

17  The  i  eye  that  mocketh  at  hit 
father,  and  despiseth  to  obey  his 
mother,  the  ravens  of  the  8  valley 
shall  pick  it  out,  and  the  young 
eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  There  be  three  things  which 
are  too  wonderful  for  me,  yea, 
four,  which  I  know  not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the 
air;  the  way  of  a  serpent  upon  a 
rock,  the  way  of  a  ship  in  the 
9  midst  of  the  sea,  and  the  way  of 
a  man  with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adulte- 
rous woman  ;  she  eatelh,  and 
wipeth  her  mouth,  and  saith,  I 
have  done  no  A:  wickednes*. 

21  For  three  Ihints  th«  earth  1« 


The  praise  and 

disquieted,  and  for  four  which  it 
cannot  bear ; 

22  For  a  servant  when  he  I 
reigneth,  and  a  fool  when  he  is 
filled  with  meat  ; 

23  For  an  odious  woman  when 
she  is  married  ;  and  an  hand- 
maid that  is  heir  to  her  mistress. 

24  There  he  four  things  which  are 
little  upon  the  earth,  but  they  are 
m  exceeding'  wise. 

25  The  ants  n  are  a  people  not 
strong;  yet  they  prepare  their 
meat  in  the  summer  : 

26  The  conies  are  but  a  feeble 
folk,  o  yet  make  they  their  bouses 
in  the  rocks  ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet 
go  they  forth  all  of  them  10  by 
bands  ; 

28  The  spider  taketh  I  old  with 
her  hands,  and  is  in  king's  palaces. 

29  There  be  three  thing .  which  go 
well,  yea,fourare  comely  i.-  goiiig: 

30  A  lion,  which  is  strongest 
among  beasts,  and  turneth  not 
away  for  any  ; 

31  All  greyhound  ;  an  he-goat 
also  ;  and  a  king,  against  whom 
there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in 
lifting  up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast 
thought  evil,  lay  p  thine  hand 
tjpon  thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk 
bringeth  forth  butter,  and  the 
wringing  of  the  nose  bringeth 
foith  blood  ;  so  q  the  forcing  of 
wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

THE  words  of  king  Lemuel,  the 
prophecy  that   his  mother   a 
taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son?  and  what,  the 
son  of  my  womb  ;  and  what,  the 
son  of  my  vows  ? 

3  Give  not  thy  strength  unto 
women,  nor  thy  ways  to  that  b 
which  destroyeth  kings. 

4  It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel, 
it  is  not  for  kings  to  drink  wine, 
nor  for  princes  strong  drink  ; 

5  Lest  c  they  drink,  and  forget 
the  law,  and  1  pervert  the  judg- 
ment of  2  any  of  the  afflicted. 

6  Give  strongdrink  unto  him  that 
is  ready  to  perish,  and  wine  unto 
those  that  be  3  of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his 
poverty,  and  remember  his  misery 
no  more. 

8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb 
in  the  cause  of  all  4  such  as  are 
appointed  to  de.struction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  right- 
eously, and  plead  the  cause  d  of 
the  poor  and  needy. 


CHAP.  XXXI.  properties  of  a  good  loife. 

;2K.  8.  12.  1  10  Whoe  can  find  a  virtuous/ 
woman  ?  for  her  price  is  far  above 
rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband 
doth  safely  trust  in  her,  so  that  he 
shall  have  no  need  of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good,  and 
not  evil,  all  the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool  and  flax, 
and  worketh  willingly  with  her 
hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants' 
ships,  she  bringeth  her  food  from 
afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet 
night, and  giveth  meat  toherhouse- 
hold,  and  a  portion  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and 
5  buyeth  it;  with  the  fruit  of  her 
hands  gbe  planted  a  vineyard. 

17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with 
strength,  and  strengtheneth  her 
arms. 

18  She  6  perceiveth  that  her 
merchandise  is  good:  her  candle 
goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the 
spindle,  and  her  hands  hold  the 
distaff. 

20  She  7  stretcheth  out  her  hand 
to  the  poor;  g  yea,  she  reacheth 
forth  her  hands  to  the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow 
for  her  household  ;  for  all  her 
household  are  clothed  with  8  scar- 
let. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings 
of  tapestiy  ;  her  clothing  is  silk 
and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the 
gates,  when  he  sitteth  among  the 
elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and 
selleth  il i  and  delivereth  girdles 
unto  the  merchant. 

25  Strength  and  honour  are  her 
clothing,  and  she  shall  rejoice  in 
time  to  come. 

26  She  h  openeth  her  mouth  wi'  h 
wisdom ;  and  in  her  tongue  is 
the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways 
of  her  household,  and  eateth  not 
the  bread  of  idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and 
call  her  blessed  ;  her  husband 
also,  and  he  praiseth  her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  9  done 
virtuously,  but  thou  excellest 
them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and 
beauty  is  vain  ;  but  a  woman 
that  feareth  the  Lord,  she  shall  i 
be  praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  k  of  her 
hands;  and  let  her  own  works 
praise  her  in  the  gates. 

615 


m  wise 

made  wise, 

Job  39.  1, 

&c. 

n  c.6.6,7. 

0  Ps.104.lS. 

10  gathered 
together. 

11  girt  in 
the  loins, 
or,  a  korse. 

^  Job  40.  4. 
Ro.  3.  19. 
g  c.  17.  14. 

o2Ti.  1.5. 
3.  15. 

6Hos.  4.  11. 
cHab.2.  5. 

1  altar. 

2  all  the 
sons  of 
ajpiction. 

3  bitter  of 
soul. 

I  Sa.  1.  10. 

4  the  sons 
of. 

rf  Job29.  15, 

16. 

Is.  1.  17. 

Je.  22.  16. 


eEc.7.  28. 
/  c.  12.  4. 

5  taketh. 

6  tastelh. 

7  spreadeth. 

^Ps.  41.  1. 
He.  13.  16. 

8  or,  double 
garments. 

^lPe.3.  1- 
6. 

9  or,  gotten 

riches. 


i  Ec.  7 
12.  13. 
k  Mat.  7 
16,  20. 


18. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  words  of  the   Preacher,  a 
the  son     of    David,  king  of 
Jerusalem. 

2  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher,  vanity  of  vanities  ;  all 
6  is  vanity. 

3  What  profit  huh  a  man  of 
all  his  lubour  which  he  taketh 
under  the  sun  ? 

4  One  generation  passeth  away, 
and  another  sreneration  conieth  : 
but  the  earth  abideth  for  ever. 

5  The  sun  c  also  arisnth,  and 
the  sun  goeth  down,  and  1  liast- 
eth  to  his  place  where  he  arcse. 

6  The  wind  d  g-oeth  toward  the 
Bouth,  and  turneth  about  unto 
the  north  :  it  whirlelh  about  con- 
tinually :  and  the  wind  return- 
cth  again  according  to  his  cir- 
cuits. 

7  All  c  the  rivers  run  into  the 
sea  :  yet  the  sea  is  not  full  :  unto 
the  place  from  whence  the  rivers 
come,  thither  they  return  2 
again. 

8  All  things  orp  full  of  labour  ; 
man  cannot  utter  it  :  the  eye  / 
is  not  satisfied  with  seeing,  nor 
the  ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  The  thing  that  hath  been,  it 
is  that  which  shall  be  ;  and  that 
which  is  done,  is  that  which  shall 
be  done  :  and  there  is  no  new  g 
thing  under  the  sun. 

10  Is  there  anything  whereof  it 
may  be  said.  See,  this  is  new? 
it  hath  been  already  of  old  time, 
which  was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of 
former  things  ;  neither  shall  there 
be  any  remembrance  o{  things  that 
are  to  come  with  those  that  shall 
come  after. 

12  I  the  Preacher  was  king  h 
over  Israel  in  Jerusalem  : 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek 
and  search  out  by  wisdom  con- 
cerning all  things  that  are  done 
under  heaven :  this  sore  travail 
hath  God  i  given  to  the  sons  of 
man,  to  3  be  exercised  there- 
with. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  woiks 
that  are  done  under  the  sun  ; 
and,  behold,  all  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

15  TTint  k  which  is  crooked  can- 
not be  made  straight  ;  and  4  that 
which  is  wanting  I  cannot  be 
numbered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own 
heart,  saving,  Lo,   I  am  come  ty 

616 


ECCLESIASTES ;    OR,    THE    PREACHER 
B.  C.  977 


ac.  12.  8— 

10. 

b  Ps.  39.  5, 

6. 

144.  4. 

Mar.  8.  36, 

37. 

c  Ps.  19.5,6. 

1  panteth. 

djno.  3.  8. 
e  Ps.  104.  8, 
9. 

2  to  go. 

f  Pr.  27.20. 

g  c.  7.  10. 

h  1  K.  4.  1, 

&c. 

i  Ge.  3.  19. 

3  or,  aJJict 
them. 

k  c.  7,  13. 

4  defect, 

I  Job  11.  6. 


mlK.  4.29. 

31. 

10.  23,  24. 

5  seen 
much. 

;iC.7.23,  25. 
1  Th.  5.21. 

0  c.  12.  12. 
nLu.  12.  19, 
20. 

b  c.  8.  15. 
cTit.  3.  3. 
d  Pr.  14.  13. 

1  draw  my 
flesh  with. 
e  Pr.  20.  1. 

2  the  num- 
ber of  the 
days  of. 

3  sons  of 
my. 

f  1  K.  9.28. 
10.  10,  &c. 

4  instil- 
ment  and  in- 
struments, 
e  2  Ch.  9. 

ii. 

he.  3.  22. 
i  1  Jno.  2. 
16,  17. 


great  estate,  and  have  gotceo 
more  m  wisdom  than  all  they  thai 
have  been  before  me  in  Jerusa- 
lem ;  yeu,  my  heart  had  S  great 
experience  of  wisdom  and  know- 
ledge. 

17  And  n  I  gave  my  heart  to 
know  wisdom,  and  to  know  mad- 
ness and  folly  :  I  perceived  that 
this  also  is  vexation  of  spirit. 

18  Por  o  in  much  wisdom  t» 
much  grief;  and  he  that  increas- 
eth  knowledge  increaselh  sor- 
row. 

CHAPTER  II. 

I  SAID  a  in  mine  heart.  Go  to 
now,  I  will  prove  thee  with 
mirth  ;  h  therefore  enjoy  plea- 
sure :  c  and,  behold,  this  also  ia 
vanity. 

2  I  said  of  laughter,  d  It  is  mad  : 
and  of  mirth,  what  doelh  it  ? 

3  I  sought  in  mine  heart  to  I 
give  myself  unto  wine,  e  (yel 
acquainting  mine  heart  with  wis- 
dom,) and  to  lay  hold  on  folly, 
till  I  might  see  what  was  that 
good  for  the  sons  of  men,  which 
they  should  do  under  the  heaven 
2  all  the  days  of  their  life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works ;  I 
builded  me  houses;  I  planted  me 
vineyards  ; 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  or- 
chards, and  I  planted  trees  in 
them  of  all  kind  of  fruits: 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to 
water  therewith  the  wood  that 
bringeth  forth  trees  ; 

7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens, 
and  had  servants  3  born  in  my 
house  ;  also  I  had  great  posses- 
sions of  great  and  small  cattle 
above  all  that  were  in  Jerusalem 
before  me; 

8  ly  gathered  me  also  silver  and 
jrold,  and  the  peculiar  treasure  of 
kings  and  of  the  frovinces  ;  I  gat 
me  men  singers  and  women- 
singers,  and  The  delights  of  the 
sons  of  men,  as  musical  4  instru- 
ments, and  that  of  all  sorts,  g 

9  So  I  was  great,  and  increased 
more  than  all  that  were  be- 
fore me  in  Jerusalem:  also  my 
wisdom  remained  with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes 
desired  I  kept  not  from  them  ;  I 
withheld  not  my  heart  from  any 
joy:  for  my  heart  rejoiced  on  all 
my  labour;  and  h  this  was  my 
portion  of  all  my  labour. 

11  Then  i  J  looked  on  all  the 
works      that      my      bands     had 


Vanitt/  of  human  labour. 

wrought,  and  on  the  labour  that  I 
haj  laboured  to  do  :  and,  behold, 
all  k  was  vanity  and  vexation  of 
spirit,  and  there  was  no  profit  I 
under  the  sua. 

12  And  I  turned  myself  to  be- 
hold wisdom,  and  madness,  jn 
and  folly:  for  what  can  the  man 
do  that  comeih  after  the  king'? 
even  5  that  which  hath  been  al- 
ready done. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  6  wisdom  n 
excelleth  folly,  as  far  as  light  ex- 
celleth  darknes.-j. 

14  The  0  wise  man's  eyes  are 
in  his  head,  but  the  fool  walketli 
in  darkness:  and  I  myself  per- 
ceived also  that  one  p  event  hap- 
peneth  to  them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  heart,  As 
it  happeneth  to  the-  fool,  so  it  hap- 
peneih  7  even  to  me  :  and  why 
was  I  then  more  wise?  Then 
I  said  ill  my  heart,  that  this  also 
is  vanity. 

16  For  there  is  no  remembrance  q 
of  the  wise  more  than  of  the  fool 
for  ever;  seeing  that  whicli  now 
is,  in  the  days  to  come  shall  all 
be  forgotten.  And  how  dieth  r 
the  wise  ?nan  7  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  life  ;  be- 
cause the  work  that  is  wiought 
unJer  the  sun  is  grievous  unto 
me  ;  for  all  is  vanity  and  vexation 
of  spirit. 

IS  i'ea,  I  hated  all  my  labour 
which  I  had  8  taken  under  the 
sun  ;  because  I  should  leave 
it  unto  the  man  that  shall  be  after 
me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether 
he  shall  be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool  ? 
yet  s  shall  he  have  rule  over  all 
my  labour  wherein  I  have  la- 
boured, and  wherein  I  have 
nhowed  myself  wise  under  the 
Bun.     This  is  also  vanity. 

20  Therefore  I  went  about  to 
cause  my  heart  to  despair  of  all 
the  labour  which  I  took  under  the 
sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  la- 
bour is  in  wisdom,  and  in  know- 
ledge, and  in  equity;  yet  to  a 
man  that  hath  not  laboured  there- 
in shall  he  9  leave  it  for  his  por- 
tion. This  also  is  vanity,  and  a 
great  evil. 

22  For  what  /  hath  man  of  all 
his  labour,  and  of  the  vexation  of 
his  heart,  wherein  he  hath  labour- 
ed under  the  sun  ? 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows,  i^ 
and  his  travail  grief;  yea,  his 
heart  talceth  not  rest  v  in  the 
night.     This  is  also  vanity. 


CHAP.  III. 

i;tc.  11.8. 

I  I  Ti.  6.  6. 
m  c.  7.  25. 

5  or,  in 

j  those  things 
which  have. 

6  there  is  an 
excellency 
in  wisdom 

i  more  than 
\in. 

nc.  7.  12. 

-Mai.  3.  18. 
|4.  1,2. 
i  o  Pr.  17.  24. 
\p  Ps.  49.  10. 
I  7   to  me, 
1  even  to  me. 

5  Ex.  1.6,8. 
'r  He.  9.  27. 
;  8  laboured. 

slK.  12.  8, 

&c. 

I  9 give. 
U  Mat.  16.26. 
\u  Jobs.  7. 

14.  1. 

Ac.  14.  22. 

B  Ps.  127.  2. 
lc.8.  16. 


10  or,  de- 
light his 
senses. 

w  c.  5.  18, 
19. 

11  before 
hi  m . 
Ge.  7.1. 
Lu.  1.  6. 

a:  Job  27.  16, 

17. 

Pr.  13.  22. 

28.  8. 

1  bear, 

a  He.  9.  27. 
b  Ro.  12.  15. 
cPs.  150.  4. 
d  lCor.7.3-5. 

2  be  far 
from. 
eEx.  19.15. 
Joel  2.  16. 

3  or,  sect. 
/Am.  5.  13. 
£■  Job  32.  4, 

/tPs.  139.21. 
Lu.  14.  23. 
Re.  2.  2. 
i  Job  11.  7,8. 
Ro.  11.  33. 
k  Ps.  37.  3. 
I  c.  2.  24. 
m  Ja.  I.  17. 
-a  Pr.  SO.  6. 


A  time  for  all  thingt. 

j  24  There  is  nothing  better  for  a 
man,  than  that  he  should  eat  and 
diink,  and  that  he  lU  should  make 
his  soul  enjoy  good   in  his  labour. 

1 1  his  also  1  saw,  that  it  w  was  from 

j  the  hand  of  God. 

I   25  For  who  can   eat,  or  who  else 

lean  hasten  hereunto  more  than 
I? 

26  For  God  giveth  to  a  man  that 
is  good  in  11  his  sight,  wisdom, 
and  knowledge,  and  joy  :  but  to 
the  sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to 
gather,  and  to  heap  up,  that  x  he 
may  give  xohim,  that  is  good  before 
God.  This  also  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAPTER   HI. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a  sea- 
son, and  a  time  to  every  pur- 
pose under  the  heaven  : 

2  A  time  to  1  be  born,  and  a 
time  to  die:  a  a  time  to  plant,  and 
a  time  to  pluck  up  that  whichis 
planted  : 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to 
heal  :  a  time  to  break  down,  and 
a  time  to  build  up  : 

4  A  time  6  to  weep,  and  a  time 
to  laugh  :  a  time  to  mourn,  and  a 
time  to  dance  :  c 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones, 
and  a  time  to  gather  stones  toge- 
ther: a  time  to  embrace,  d  and  a 
time  to  2  refrain  e  from  embrac- 
ing. 

6  A  time  to  3  .get,  and  a  time  to 
lose  :  a  time  to  keep,  and  a  time 
to  cast  away  : 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to 
sew :  a  time  to  keep  silence, 
and  a  time  to  speak  :  g 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to 
hate  :  h  a  time  of  war,  and  a  time 
of  peace. 

9  What  profit  hath  he  that 
worketh  in  that  wherein  he  la- 
boureth  ? 

10  I  have  seen  the  travail  which 
God  hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men 
to  be  exercised  in  it. 

11  He  hath  made  every  thing 
beautiful  in  his  time  :  also  he  hath 
set  the  world  in  their  heart  ;  so 
that  no  man  can  find  out  i  the 
work  that  God  maketh  from  the 
beginning  to  the  end. 

12  I  know  that  there  is  no  good 
in  them,  but  for  a  man  to  rejoice, 
and  to  do  good  k  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  that  every  man 
should  eat  and  drink,  and  enjoy 
the  good  of  all  his  labour;  it  i  is 
the  gift  of  God. 

14  I  know  that,  whatsoever  God 
doeth,  it  shall  be  for  ever ;  m  no- 
thing n  can  be  put  to  it,  nor  any 

6ir 


Vanity  is  increojed 

thing  mken     from    it:    nnd  Uodroc.  1.9. 
(iocih   it   that  nifn  should  fuar  be- ]  4  dritJcn 
fiire  him. 
13  Til. it    which   hitth    been 


away. 
P 


now  ;  and  iha(  wliich  is  tu  bti  hath  |  Jv.  5.  1,  '2. 


remly  been  :  an  I  God  lecjuiielh 
thul  which  is  4  past. 

16  And,  moreover,  I  saw  p  under 
tlie  sun  the  plac-;  of  jiutjmenl, 
that  wickedness  was  there  ;  and 
the  place  of  rig'hleousiiess,  lliat 
iniquity  was  there. 

17  I  said  in  mine  heart,  God 
shall  jud^e  q  the  righ(«oii8  and 
the  wicked  :  for  there  is  a  time 
there  for  every  purpose,  and  for 
every  work. 

18  I  said  in  mine  heart  concern- 
ing the  estate  of  the  sons  of  men, 
that  5  God  might  manifest  them, 
and  that  they  might  see  that  they 
themselves  are  beasts,  r 

19  For  thai  which  bofalleth  the 
sons    of    men     befalleth    beasts  ; 


9  Mat.  25 

32. 

Ko.  2.  6—8. 

2  (Jor.  5.  10. 

2Th.  1.  fa— 

10. 

5  or,  they 
might  clear 
Goit  and  see. 
Ps.  51.4. 

r  Ps.  49.  12, 
20. 

73.  22. 
sGe.  3.  19. 

6  of  the  sons 
of  man. 

7  his  ascend- 
ing. 

re.  12.  7. 


even  one  thing  befalleth  them  :  aa\  u  c.  2.  24 


the  one  dieth,  so  dieth  the  other  ; 
yea,  they  have  all  one  breath  : 
so  that  a  man  hath  no  pre-emi- 
nence above  a  beast:  for  all  is 
vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place  :  all  s 
arc  of  the  dust,  and  all  turu  to 
dust  again. 

21  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of  6 
man  that  7  goeth  upward,  /  and 
the  spirit  of  the  beast  that  goeth 
downward  to  the  earth  ? 

22  Wherefore  «  I  perceive  that 
there  is  nothing  better,  than  that 
0  man  should  rejoice  in  his  own 
works  ;  for  that  is  his  portion  : 
for  who  shall  bring  him  to  see 
■what  shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAPTER  IV. 

SO  I  returned,  and  considered 
all  the  oppressions  that  are 
done  under  the  sun  :  and,  behold, 
the  tears  of  such  as  loere  oppress- 
ed, and  they  had  no  comforter; 
ani  on  the  1  side  of  their  oppres- 
sors there  was  power ;  but  they 
had  no  comforter. 

2  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead 
which  are  already  dead,  more 
than  the  living  which  are  yet 
alive. 

3  Yea,  a  better  is  he  than  both 
they,  which  hath  not  yet  been, 
who  hath  not  seen  the  evil  work 
that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

4  Again,  I  considered  all  travail, 
and  every  2  right  work,  that  3  for 
this  a  man  is  envied  6  of  his 
neighbour.  This  is  also  vanity 
and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  The  fool  loldelh  c  his  hands 
together,  and  eatethhisowu  flesh. 

618 


11, 


ECCLESIABTES.  by  covttoiuneti,  ^e. 

6  Better  d  is  nn  handful  with 
quietness,  than  both  the  hand* 
full  leillt,  travail  and  vejtalion  ul 
spirit. 

7  'i'hen  I  returned,  and  I  <aw 
vanity  under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  thtre 
is  not  a  second  ;  yea,  he  hnth 
neither  child  nor  broilier :  ym  it 
there  no  end  of  all  his  labour ; 
neither  e  is  his  eye  satisfied  with 
riches  i  neither  aaith  he,  Tory 
whom  do  I  labour,  and  bereave 
my  suul  of  good  1  Thi»  is  also 
vanity  i  yeu,  it  w  a  sore  Ira- 
vail. 

9  Two  are  better  than  one  ;  be- 
cause they  have  a  good  reward 
for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will 
lift  up  his  fellow  :  but  woe  to  him 
that  i«  alone  when  he  fallelh  ;  for 
he  hath  not  another  to  help  him 
up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together, 
then  they  have  heat  :  but  how 
can  one  be  warm  atone  ? 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against 
him,  two  shall  withstand  him  ; 
and  a  threefold  cord  is  not  quickly 
bioken. 

13  Better  is  a  poor  and  a  wise 
child  than  an  old  and  foolish 
king,  who  4  will  no  more  be 
admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh 
to  reign  ;  whereas  also  he  that  is 
born  in  bis  kingdom  becometb 
poor. 

15  1  considered  all  the  living 
which  walk  under  the  sun,  with 
the  second  child  that  shall  stand 
up  in  his  stead. 

16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the 
people,  even  of  all  that  have 
been  before  them  :  they  also  that 
come  after  shall  not  rejoice  in  him. 
Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAPTER  V. 

KEEP  a  thy  foot  when  thou 
goest  to  the  house  of  God, 
and  be  more  ready  to  hear  than 
to  give  the  sacrifice  b  of  fools  :  for 
they  consider  not  that  they  do 
evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth, 

and  let  not  thine  heart  be  hasty  to 

utter  any  thing  1   before  God:  for 

God  is  in  heaven,  and  thou  upon 

earth  :  therefore  let  thy  words  be 

few.  c 

rfNu.30.  2.      3  For  a  dream   cometh  through 

De.  23.  21,       the  multitude  of  business;  and  a 

23.  fool's  voice   is   known   by  mulli- 

Ps.  66.  13,        tilde  of  words. 

14.  4  When    thou  vowest  a  vow    d 


1  hand, 
a  Job  3 
&c. 

c.  6.  3. 

2  all  the 
Tightness 
of. 

3  this  is  the 
envy  of  a 
man  from.. 
6Ge.  37.4— 
11. 

c  Pr.  6.  10. 


d  Pr.  15.  16, 

17. 

e  Pr.  27.  20. 

1  Jno.  2.  16. 

/  Ps.  39.  6. 

4  knoweth 
not  to  be. 
re  Ex.  3.  5. 
2Ch.26.  16. 
b  1  Sa.  15. 
22. 

Pr.  21.  27. 
Hos.  6.  6. 
1  or,  word. 
cPr.  10.   19. 
Mat.  6.  7. 


/Pr.  20.  25. 
Ac.  5.  4. 

g  I  Co.  U. 

10. 

He.  1.14. 

Ac.  12.  13. 

i  c.  3.  16. 

2  will,  or, 
purpose. 

k  Ps.  12.  5. 
58.  11, 

I  Ps.  95.  3. 
wMat.  6. 
9,  24. 

n  1  Ti.  6.  9. 
Ja.  5.  1,2. 

o  .lob.  1.  21. 
Ps.  49.  17. 
p  Pf.  11.  29. 
Hos.  8.  7. 
q  Pr.  1.  27- 
29. 

3  there  is  a 
good  which, 
is  comely. 

i  the  num- 
ber of. 


Vanity  of  ricfitt,  CHAPTER  Yt 

unto  God,  defer  not  to  pay  it ;  for]  e  He.  10.  38. 
he  halk  no  pleasure  e  in  fools  ;  pay 
that  which  thoii  hast  vowed. 

5  Belter  /  is  it  that  thou  should- 
est  not  vow,  than  llial  thou  should- 
est  vow  and  not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause 
thy  flesh  to  sin  ;  neither  say  thou 
before  the  angel,  g  that  it  was  an 
error ;  wherefore  should  God  be  an- 
gry at  tliy  voice,  and  destroy  the 
work  of  thine  hands  1 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams 
and  many  words  fftere  are  also 
divers  vanities  :  but  fear  h  thou 
God. 

8  If  i  thou  seest  the  oppression 
of  the  poor,  and  violent  perverting 
of  judgment  and  justice  in  a  prov- 
ince, macvel  not  at  the  2  matter  : 
for  he  k  that  is  higher  than  the 
highest  regardeth  ;  and  there  be  I 
higher  than  they. 

9  IWoreover,  the  profit  of  the  earih 
is  for  all  :  the  k'lcig  himself  ia  served 
by  the  field. 

10  He  m  that  loveth  silver  shall 
not  be  satisfied  with  silver  ;  nor  he 
that  loveth  abundance  with  in- 
crease.    This  is  also  vanity. 

11  When  goods  increase,  they 
are  increased  that  eat  them  :  and 
what  good  is  there  to  the  owners 
thereol',  saving  the  beholding  of 
t/!CTO  with  their  eyes  ?  r  1  Ti.  6. 17. 

U   The     sleep     of    a      labouring  s  c.  2.  24. 

man  is  sweet,  whether  he  eat  little  3.  12,  13. 

or  much  :   but  the   abundance   of  5  or,  though 

the    rich  will   not    suffer    him    to  he  give  7iot 

sleep.  muck,  yet 

13  There  is  a  sore   evil   which  I  he  remem- 
have  seen  under  the  sun,  namely,  bereth. 
riches  kept  for  the  owners  thereof  a  Job  21.  10, 
to  their  hurt,  n  &c. 

14  But  those  riches  perish   by  evil  Pi.  73.  7. 
travails  ;   and  he  begetteth  a  son,  b  Lu.  12.  20. 
and  there  is  nothing  in  his  hand.  c  2  K.  9.  35- 

15  As  o  he  came  forth  of  his  moth-  37. 
er'swomh,  naked  shall  he   return  Is.  14.  19, 
to  go  as  he   came,  and  shall  take  20. 
nothing  of  his  labour,   which    he  Je.  22.  19. 
may  carrj'  away  in  his  hand.  d  Ps.  58.  8. 

IS  And   this   also  is  a  sore   evil,  e  Pr.  16.  26. 

thn,t  in  all  points  as  he  came,  so  I  soul. 

shall  he  go:  and  what  profit  hath  "i  walking  of 

he    that    hath     laboured     for    the  the  soul. 

wind?p  /Job  40.  2. 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  Is.  45.  9. 
darkness,    and  he  hath  much   tor-  g  Ps.  73.  6. 
row  and   wrath  q  with   his    sick-  h  Ps.  47.  4. 
ness.  3  the  num- 

18  Behold    that    which     I    have  ber  of  the 
neen  :  3  it  i-s  good  and  come]/  for  days  of  the 
one  to   eat   and   to  drink,  and    to  Ifenfhis 
enjoy  the   good    of  all   lii.s  labour  vanity. 
that  he  taketh  under  the  sun  all  4  i  Ps.  102.11 
the  davs  of    his  life    whicli    God  Ja.  4.  14. 


of  children,  SfC. 

giveth  r  him  ;   for  it  is  his   por- 
tion. 

19  Everyman  s  also  to  whom  God 
hath  given  riches  and  wealth,  and 
hath  given  him  power  to  eat  there- 
of, and  to  take  his  portion,  and  to 
rejoice  in  his  labour  ;  this  is  the 
gift  of  God. 

20  For  5  he  shall  not  much  re- 
member the  days  of  his  life  ;  be- 
cause God  answereih  him  in  the 
joy  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

THERE  is  an  evil  which  I  have 
seen  under  the  sun,  and  it  is 
common  among  men  : 

2  A  man  to  whom  God  hath 
given  riches,  wealth,  and  honour, 
so  that  a  he  wanteth  nothing  for 
his  soul  of  all  that  he  desireth,  yet 
b  God  giveth  him  not  power  to 
eat  thereof,  but  a  stranger  eateth 
it  :  this  is  vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil 
disease. 

3  If  a  man  beget  an  hundred 
children,  and  live  many  years,  so 
that  the  days  of  his  years  be  many, 
and  his  soul  be  not  filled  with 
good,  and  also  that  he  have  no  bu- 
rial ;  c  I  say,  that  an  untimely  birth 
is  better  than  he  : 

4  For  he  corneth  in  with  vanity, 
and  departeth  in  darkness,  and  his 
name  shall  be  covered  with  dark- 
ness. 

5  Moreover,  he  hath  not  seen  d 
the  sun,  nor  known  any  thing  :  this 
hath  more  rest  than  the  other. 

6  Yea,  though  he  live  a  thousand 
years  twice  told,  yet  hath  he  seen 
no  good  :  do  not  all  go  to  one 
place  ? 

7  All  e  the  labour  of  man  is  for 
his  mouth,  and  yet  the  1  appetite 
is  not  filled. 

8  For  what  hath  the  wise  more 
than  the  fool  ?  what  hath  the  poor, 
that  knowelh  to  walk  before  the 
living? 

9  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes 
than  the  2  wandering  of  the  de- 
sire :  this  is  also  vanity  and  vexa- 
tion of  spirit. 

10  That  which  hath  been  is  named 
already,  and  it  is  known  that  it 
is  man  :  neither/ may  he  contend 
with  him  that  is  mightier  than 
he. 

11  Seeing  there  be  many  things 
that  increase  vanity,  g  what  ?» 
man  the  belter  ? 

12  For  who  h  knoweth  v/hat  is 
good  for  man  in  this  life,  3  all  the 
days  of  his  vain  life  which  he 
spendath  as  a  shadow?  i  for  who 
can  tell  a  man  what  ahall  be  after 
hini  under  the  sun  ? 

619 


Remtdiu  agninxt  vanity. 

CHAPTER  Vll 

A  a  GOOD  iiiiine  j»  better  ihrvn  I  ur,  anger. 
precious  oiiiinieiil  ;  and  ilio  6  2  Co.  7.10. 
day  ol  (Jeulh  than  the  day  ol'  one'8  c  Pn.  141.  5. 
biiili.  'i  Kuund. 

2  y;  i»  better  to  g'o  to  the  bouse  of   d  De.  16.19. 
mxiiinin^,  than  tu  ^o  lu  the  house   e  I  r.  14.  U9. 
of  reasiiiig  :    fur  that  is  the  end  of    3  out  of 
nil   men  ;  uad  the  living  will  lay  it   voisdom. 
lo  his  heart.  4  or,  o»  ^ood 

3  Soirow  1  i«  better  than  laugh-    as  an  xnhtr- 
ler  :    for  6  by  the   sadness  of  the   itattce,  yta, 
countenance    the    heatl    is   made   belter  loo. 
better.  5  shadow. 

4  The  heart  of  the  wine  is  in  the  /Pr.  8.  35. 
bouse  of  mourning' j  but  tl:e  heart  p  Is.  14.  27. 
of  fools  is  in  the  house  of  niiith.        G  made. 

5  It  is  belter  to  hear  the  rebuke  e  h  Jno.  16.33. 
of  the  wise,  than  for  a  man  to  hear,  Ac.  14.  22. 
the  .song  of  fouls.  |ic.8.  14. 

6  For  as  the  2  crackling:  of  thorns  Jno.  16.  2. 
under  a  pot,  so  i?  the  liii^luer  of  .  Ac.  7.  59. 
the  fool.     This  also  is  vanity. 

7  Surely    oppression    maketh 
wise   man   mad  ;  and   a  gift  d  de-   7  be  dcso 
stroyelh  the  heart.  i  late- 

8  Belter  is  the  end    of  a    thing  mc.  12.  12. 
than   the    be^iiiniii''  thereof;   and  n  Ps.  55.  23 
the  patient  e  in  spirit,  is  belterthan  j 
the  proud  in  spirit.  I 

9  Be   not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  | 

angry  :    for    an^er   resteth   in   the  j 
bosom  of  fools 


'  k  Is.  65.  20. 
IRo.  10.2. 


10  Say    not    thou,    What    is    the  Snot  in. 
cause  that   the   former  days  were  '  o  c.  8.  12,13. 
better  than  these?    for  thou  dost   Mai.  4.  2. 
not    inquire   3  wisely    concerning  p  2  Ch.6.36. 
this.  I  1  Jno.  1.  8. 

11  Wisdom  4  is  good  with  an  in- 1  9  ^in/?  not 
heritance  ;  and  by  it  there  is  profit  j  thy  heart. 
to  them  that  see  the  sun.  U  Is.  29.  21. 

12  For  wisdom   is   a   5   defence,  1  r  Ro.  1.  22. 


and  money  is  a  defence  :  but  the 
excellency  of  knowledge  is,  that 
wisdom  f  giveth  life  to  them  that 
have  it. 

13  Consider  the  work  of  God  :  for 
g  who  can  make  thai  straight, 
which  he  haih  make  crooked  ? 

14  In  the  day  of  prosperity  be 
joyful,  but  in  the  day  of  adversity 
consider:  God  also  hath  6  set  the 
one  over  against  h  the  other,  to  the 
end  that  man  should  find  nothing 
after  him. 

15  All  ihiiige  have  I  seen  in  the 
days  of  my  vanity  :  there  is  i  a  just 
man  that  perishelh  in  his  right- 
eousness, and  there  is  a  wicked 
man  that  prolongeth  k  his  life  in 
his  wickedness. 

IG  Be  I  not  righteous  over-much  ; 
neither  make  thyself  over-wise  : 
whv  shouldest  thou  7  destroy  m 
xhy'self? 

17    Be    not    over-much    wicked, 

neither  be    thou    foolish :   why    n 

620 


ECCLESIASTE8.  Kingi  to  U  ruptcUd . 

a  Pr.  22.  1.     sliouMett  thou    die    8    before   thy 
lime  ? 

18  //it  good  that  thou  nhouldeit 
lake  hold  of  thi<  ;  yea,  also  fium 
tbia  withdraw  not  ihine  bund  :  for 
he  o  that  fenreth  UuJ  shall  come 
forth  of  them  all. 

19  Wisdom  strcngtheneth  the 
wise  more  than  ten  mighty  nien 
which  arc  in  the  city. 

20  For  p  tliere  is  not  a  just  man 
upon  earth,  that  doeth  good,  and 
■inneth  not. 

21  Also  9  take  no  heed  unto  all  g 
words  that  ere  ipoken  :  lest  thou 
hear  thy  servant  curse  thee  : 

22  For  oftentimes  also  thine 
own  heart  knowelb  that  thou 
thyself  likewise  ha2t  cuised 
others. 

23  All  this  have  I  proved  by  wis- 
dom. I  r  said,  I  will  be  wise  ;  but 
it  teas  far  from  me. 

24  That  which  is  far  off,  and 
exceeding  deep,  who  can  find  it 
out  ? 

25  I  10  applied  mine  heart  to 
know,  and  lo  search,  and  lo  seek 
out  wisdom,  and  the  reason  of 
things,  and  to  know  the  wicked- 
ness of  folly,  even  of  foolishnesi 
and  madness  : 

2b"  And  I  find  more  bitter  than 
death  the  woman  whose  heart  it 
snare.s  s  and  nets,  and  her  hands  n# 
bands:  II  whoso  pleuseth  (  God 
shall  escape  from  her  ;  but  the  sin- 
ner  shall  be  taken  by  her 

27  Behold,  this  have  I  found, 
(saith  the  Preacher,)  12  counting 
one  by  one,  to  find  out  the  ac- 
count , 

28  Which  yet  my  soul  seeketh, 
but  I  find  not  :  one  man  among  a 
thousand  have  I  found ;  but  a 
woman  among  all  those  have  I  not 
found. 

29  Lo,  this  only  have  I  found, 
that  God  bath  made  man  upright ; 
u  but  they  have  sought  out  many  « 
inventions. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 


ICo.  1.20. 

10  I  and  my 
heart  com- 
passed, 
s  Pr.  3.  3-5. 

11  he  that  is 
good  before. 
t  Pr.  22.  14. 

12  or, 
weighing 
one  thing 
after  anoth' 
er  to  fnd. 
out  the  rea- 
son. 

uGe.  1.  27. 

V  Ge.  3.  6, 

&c. 

rtPr.  1.  5,6. 

1  strength. 

b  Ro.  13.  1- 

6. 

cc.  10.4. 

rf  Job  34.  18. 

Pr.  30.  31. 


WHO  is  as  the  wise  man?  and 
who  a  knowelh  the  interpre- 
tation of  a  thing?  a  man's  wis- 
dom maketh  his  face  to  ohine,  and 
the  boldness  1  of  his  face  shall  be 
changed. 

2  I  counsel  thee  to  keep  the  king's 
5  commandment,  and  that  in  re- 
gard ofthe  oath  of  God. 

3  Be  c  not  hasty  to  go  out  of  bit 
sight  :  stand  not  in  an  evil  thing; 
for  he  doeth  whatsoever  pleaseth 
him. 

4  Where  the  word  of  a  king  t», 
thtre  is  power;    end  who  d  may 


77ie  teork  of  God 


CHAPTER  IX. 


is  iinsearchabU. 


eayunto  him,    What  doest  thou  ?' 2  Arnow. 
"    " '     ePs.  119.  6. 


5  Whoso  keepelh  the  command 
ment  shall  2  feei  no  e  evil  thing  : 
and  a  wise  man's  heart  discerneth 
both  time  and  judgment. 

6  Because  to  everv  purpose  there 
is  time  and  judgment  ;  therefore 
the  misery  of  man  is  great  upon 
him. 

7  For  he  knoweth  not  that  which 
shall  be  :  for  who  can  tell  him  3 
when  it  shall  be  ? 

8  There  /  is  no  man  that  hath 
power  over  the  spirit,  to  retain  the 
spirit;  neither  hath  he  power  in 
the  day  of  death  ;  and  there  is  no  4 
discharge  in  that  war  ;  neither 
shall  wickedness  g  deliver  those 
that  are  given  to  it. 

9  All  this  have  I  seen,  and  ap- 
plied my  heart  unto  every  work 
that  is  done  under  the  sun  :  there  is 
a  time  wherein  one  man  ruleih 
over  another  to  his  own  hurt. 

10  And  so  I  saw  the  wicked  bu- 
ried, who  had  come  and  gone  from 
the  place  of  the  holy,  and  they 
were  forgotten  h  in  the  city  where 
they  had  so  done.  This  is  also 
vanUy. 

11  Because  i  sentence  against  an 
evil  work  is  not  executed  speedily, 
therefore  k  the  heart  of  the  sons 
of  mea  is  fully  set  in  them  to  do 
evil. 

12  Though  I  a  sinner  do  evil  an 
hundred  times,  and  his  days  be 
prolonged,  yet  surely  I  know  that 
it  shall  be  well  with  7/i  them  that 
fear  God,  which  fear  before  him  : 

13  But  it  shall  not  be  well  with 
the  wicked,  neither  shall  he  pro- 
long his  days,  which  are  as  a  shad- 
ow ;  because  he  feareth  not  before 
God. 

14  There  is  a  vanity  which  is 
done  upon  the  earth  ;  that  there  be 
just  men,  unto  whom  n  it  hap- 
peneth  according  to  the  work  of 
the  wicked  :  again,  there  be 
wicked  men,  to  whom  it  happenelh 
according  to  the  work  of  the  right- 
eous. I  said,  that  this  also  is 
vanity. 

15  Then  I  commended  mirth,  be- 
cause a  man  hath  no  better  thing 
under  the  sun,  than  to  eat,  o  and 
to  drink,  and  to  be  merry  ;  for  that 
shall  abide  with  him  of  his  labour 
the  days  of  his  life,  which  God  giv- 
eth  him  under  the  sun. 

16  When  I  applied  mine  heart  to 
know  wisdom,  and  to  see  ihe  bus- 
iness that  is  done  upon  the  earth  . 
(for  also  there  is  that  neither  day 
nor  night  soeth  sleep  with  his 
eyes:) 

40 


1  Pe.  3.  13. 

3  how. 
/Ps.  49.  6. 

4  or,  cast- 
ing off 
weapons. 

g  Ps.  73.  18, 

&c. 

A  Je.  17.  13. 

He.  10.  38. 

iPs.  10.6. 

50.21. 

2Pe.  3.3,4. 

k  Is.  26.  10. 
/c.7.  15. 

mPs.  37.18, 

19. 

Is.  3.  10,  11. 

rt  Job21.  7, 

&c. 

is.  73.  14. 

Mai.  3.  15. 

oc.  5.  18. 

9.  7. 

1  Ti.  4.  3,  4. 

6.  17. 


p  Job  5.  9. 
Ps.  40.  5. 
Ro.  11.33. 
1  gave,  or, 
set  to. 

ac.  12.9,10. 
6  c.  8.  14. 
cMal.  3.  18. 
rfGe.  6.  5. 
Je.  17.  9. 
Mat.  15.  19. 
c  Job  14.  21. 
Is.  63.  16. 
/Job7.8-10. 
Is.  26.  14. 
ir  Ex.  1.  8. 
h  Mat.  2.20. 
i  c.  8.  15. 
/c  c.  10.  19, 
I  Re.  16.  15. 
»i  Mat. 6.17. 
1  see.  or, 
enjoy  life, 
n  Pr,  5.  15- 
19. 

o  c,  5.  18. 
p  1  Co.  9. 
24-26, 

?Job,  14.  7- 
12. 
c.  11.  3. 


17  Then  I  beheld  all  the  work  of 
God  that  a  man  cannot  find  out 
p  the  work  that  is  done  under  the 
sun  ;  because  though  a  man  la- 
bour to  seek  it  out,  yet  he  shall  not 
find  it ;  yea,  fuither,  though  a 
wise  man  think  to  know  it,  yet 
shall  he  not  be  able  to  find  it. 
CHAPTER  IX. 

FOR  all  this  I  1  considered  in 
my  heart,  even  to  declare  a  all 
this,  that  the  rig-hteous,  and  the 
wise,  and  their  works,  are  in  the 
hand  of  God  :  no  man  knoweth 
either  love  or  hatred  by  all  that  is 
before  them. 

2  All  b  things  come  alike  c  to  all : 
there  is  one  event  to  the  righteous 
and  to  the  wicked  ;  to  the  good, 
and  to  the  clean,  and  to  the  tin- 
clean  ;  to  hiin  that  sacrificeth,  and 
to  him  that  sacrificeth  not  :  as  is 
the  good,  so  is  the  sinner;  and  he 
that  sweareth,  as  he  that  feareth 
an  oath. 

3  This  is  an  evil  among  all 
things  that  are  done  under  the 
sun,  that  there  is  one  event  unto 
all  :  yea,  also  the  heart  d  of  the 
sons  of  men  is  full  of  evil,  and 
madness  is  in  their  heart  while 
they  live,  and  after  that  thaj  go  to 
the  dead. 

4  For  to  him  that  is  joined  to  k\\ 
tlie  living,  there  is  hope  :  for  a 
living  dog  is  better  than  a  dead 
lion. 

5  For  the  living  know  that  they 
shall  die  :  but  the  dead  e  know  not 
any  thing,  neither  have  they  any 
more  a  reward  :  (ot  f  the  memory 
of  them  is  forgotten. 

6  Also  their  love  g  and  their  h 
hatred,  and  their  envy,  is  now  per- 
ished ;  neither  liave  they  any  more 
a  portion  for  ever  in  any  thing  that 
is  done  under  the  sun. 

7  Go  thy  way,  eat  i  thy  bread 
with  joy,  and  drink  thy  wine  k 
with  a  merry  heart  ;  for  God  now 
accepteth  thy  works. 

8  Let  thy  garments  I  be  always 
white  ;  and  let  thy  bead  m  lack  no 
ointment. 

9  Live  1  joyfully  with  the  wife  n 
whom  thou  lovest  all  the  days  of 
the  life  of  thy  vanity,  -which  he 
hath  given  thee  under  the  sun,  all 
the  days  of  thy  vanity  :  o  for  that 
is  thy  portion  in  this  life,  and  in 
thy  labour  which  thou  takest  under 
the  sun. 

10  WhatsoevRr  thy  hand  findeth 
to  do,  do  it  with  thy  might  ;  p  for 
there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor 
knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in  the 
grave,  o  whither  thou  goest. 

621 


Obtercationt  of 

11  I  reluroed,  and  saw  under  the 
■un  thai  r  ihe  race  is  not  to  the 
•\wift,  nor  the  battle  to  the  strong, 
neither  yet  bread  to  the  wise,  nor 
yet  riches  to  men  of  understand- 
ing, nor  yet  favour  to  men  of  skill  ; 
but  time  and  chance  happenetb  to 
them  all. 

12  For  man  also  Itnoweth  not  his 
time  :  as  the  fishes  that  are  taken 
in  an  evil  net,  and  as  the  birds 
that  are  caught  in  the  snare  ;  ao 
ore  the  sons  of  men  snared  a  in  an 
evil  time,  when  it  falleth  suddenly 
upon  them. 

13  This  wisdom  have  I  seen  also 
under  the  sun,  and  it  seemed  great 
unto  me. 

14  There  t  was  a  little  city,  and 
few  men  within  it,  and  there  came 
a  great  kin 
sieged    it, 


ECCLESIASTKS 


ag-iinst    it,   and  be- 
and    built    great    bul- 
warks against  it. 

15  Now  there  was  found  in  it  a 
poor  wise  man,  and  he  by  his  wis- 
dom delivered  the  city  ;  yet  no 
man  remembered  that  same  poor 
man. 

16  Then   said   I,  "Wisdom   is  bet- 
ter   u    than    strength:     nevertlie- 
less  V  the   poor   man's  wisdom   is 
despised,   and  his  words  are    not  g  Ps.  7.  15. 
heard.  A  1  Cb.  12. 

17  The   words    of    wise    men  are  32 
heard   in    quiet,  w  more   than  the  5  the  Tnaster 
cry  of   him    that    rulelh    among  of  the 
fools.  tongue 

18  Wisdom  is  better   than  wea-  i  Pr.  15.  2. 
pons  of  war  :   but  one  x  sinner  de-  6  grace. 
stroyeth  much  good.  Col.  4.  6. 

CHAPTER  X.  k  Pr.  18.  7. 

DEAD    1     flies    cause    the   oint-  7  mouth 

ment     of   the    apothecary    to  8  multipli 

send  forth  a  stinking  savour  ;   so  a  elh. 

doth  a   little    folly  him  that  is  in  /  Is.  3.  4,  12. 

reputation    for   wisdom  and  hon-  m  Ps.  104. 

our.  15 

2  A   wise    man's  heart  is  at  his  9  glad  the 
right  hand;  but  a  fool's  heart  at  life. 
his  left.  7j  Ex.  22.28. 

3  Yea  also,  when  he  that  is  a  fool  Ac.  23.  5 
■walketh  by  the  way,   his  2  wisdom  10  or,  con 
faileth  him,   and  he  saith  6  to  ev-  science 
ery  one  that  he  is  a  fool.  o  Lu.  19.  40. 

4  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  rise  up  a  Is.  32.  20 
against  thee,  leave  not  c  thy  place;  1  upon  the 
for  d  yielding  pacifieth  great  of-  /"ce  of. 
fences.  6  Tie.  15.10. 

5  There   is  an  evil  lehich  I  have  Ps.  41.  1,_2. 
Been   under  the   sun,   as  an    error  Pr.  11.  25. 
which  proceedeth  3  from  the  ruler  :  19.  17. 

6  Folly  e  is  set  in   great  4  dig-  Is.  32.  8. 
nity,   and    the     rich     sit     in     low  Mat.  10.  42. 
place.  2Co.  9.  8. 

7  I    have    seen  servants  /  upon  He.  6.  10, 
horjes,  and  princes  walking  as  ser-  11. 
vnnts  upon  the  earth.  c  Mi.  5.  5. 

62? 


r  P».  75.  6, 

7. 

Je.9.  23. 

Am.  2.  14, 

15. 

»  Lu.  21.  34. 

1  Th.5.  3. 
t2Sa.20.l6. 
uPr.  21.  22. 
24.  5,  6. 

V  .Ma.  6.2,3. 

te  Pr.  28.  23. 

xJos.  7.  1, 

&c. 

IJlies  of 

death. 

rt  Mat.  5.13. 

2  heart, 

b  Pr.  13.   16. 
cc.  8.  3. 
d  1  Sa.  25. 
24,  &c. 

3  from  be- 
fore. 
e  Esl.  3.  1. 

4  heights. 
/Pr'.  30.22. 


uitdom  and  folly, 

8  He  g  that  diggeth  a  pit  shall 
fall  into  it  ;  and  whoso  breaketh 
un  hedge,  a  serpent  shall  bile 
him. 

9  Whoso  removeth  stones  shall 
be  hurt  therewith  j  and  he  that 
cleaveth  wood  shall  be  endangered 
thereby. 

lu  If  the  iron  be  blunt,  and  he  do 
not  whet  the  edge,  then  must  he 
put  to  more  strength  :  but  wisdom 
IS  profitable  to  direct,  h 

U  Surely  the  serpent  will  bite 
without  enchantment  ;  and  5  a 
babbler  is  no  better. 

12  The  t  words  of  a  wise  man's 
mouth  are  6  gracious:  but  k  the 
lips  of  a  fool  will  swallow  up  him- 
self. 

13  The  beginning  of  the  words 
of  bis  mouth  is  foolishness  :  and 
the  end  of  bis  talk  7  is  mischievous 
madness. 

14  A  fool  also  8  is  full  of  words  : 
a  man  cannot  tell  what  shall  he  ; 
and  what  shall  be  after  him,  who 
can  tell  him  ? 

15  The  labour  of  the  foolish  wea- 
rieth  every  one  of  them  :  because 
he  knoweth  not  how  to  go  to  the 
city. 

16  Woe  to  thee,  O  land,  when 
thy  king  is  a  child,  /  and  thy  pri.i- 
ces  eat  in  the  morning  ! 

17  Blessed  art  thou,  O  land, 
when  thy  king  is  the  son  of  nobles, 
and  thy  princes  eat  in  due  season, 
for  strength,  and  not  for  drunken- 
ness! 

18  By  much  slothfulness  the 
building  decayeth  ;  and  through 
idleness  of  the  hands  the  bouse 
droppeth  through. 

19  A  feast  is  made  for  laughter, 
and  wine  m  maketh  9  merry  ;  but 
money  answereth  all  things. 

20  Curse  not  n  the  king,  no,  not 
in  thy  thought  :  10  and  curse  not 
the  rich  in  thy  bed-chamber  :  fot 
o  a  bird  of  the  air  shall  carry  the 
voice,  and  that  which  hath  wings 
shall  tell  the  matter. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

CAST  a  thy  b.-ead   1  upon  the 
waters  ;  6  for  thou  shall  find  it 
after  many  days. 

2  Give  a  portion  to  seven,  c  and 
also  to  eight  ;  for  thou  irnowest 
not  what  evil  shall  be  upon  the 
earth. 

3  If  the  clouds  be  full  of  rain, 
they  empty  themselves  upon  the 
earth  :  and  if  the  tree  fall  toward 
the  south  or  toward  the  north,  in 
the  place  where  the  tree  falleth, 
there  it  shall  be. 

4  He   that   observeth    the   wind, 


7%«  Creator  i3 

ahall  not  sow  ;  and  he  that  reg3.rd- 
eth  the  clouds,  shall  not  reap. 
o  As  d  thou  knowest  not  what  is 
the  way  of  the  spirit,  nor  how  e 
the  bones  do  grow  in  the  womb  of 
her  that  is  with  child ;  even  so 
thou  knowest  not  the  works  of 
God  who  maketh  all. 

6  In  the  morning'  sow  thy  seed, 
and  in  the  evening'  withhold  not 
thine  hand  :  for  thou  f  knowest 
uoi  whether  shall  2  prosper,  either 
this  or  that,  or  whether  they  both 
thall  be  alike  g'ood. 

7  Truly  the  lig'ht  is  sweet,  and  a 
pleasant  Iking  it  is  for  the  eyes  to 
behold  the  sun  : 

8  But  if  a  man  live  many  years, 
and  rejoice  in  them  all  ;  yet  g  let 
him  remember  the  days  of  dark- 
ness ;  for  they  h  shall  be  many. 
All  that  Cometh  is  vanity. 

9  Rejoice,  O  younj  man,  in  thy 
youth,  and  let  thy  heart  cheer 
thee  in  the  days  of  thy  youth,  and 
■walk  i  in  the  ways  of  thine  heart, 
and  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  ; 
but  know  thou,  that  for  all  these 
things  God  will  bring  thee  into 
judgment,  k 

10  Therefore  remove  3  sorrow 
from  thy  heart,  and  put  away  I 
evil  from  thy  flesh  :  for  childhood 
and  youth  are  vanitv. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

REMEMBER  a  now  thy  Crea- 
tor in  the  days  of  thy  youth, 
while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor 
the  years  draw  nigh,  when  thou 
shall  say,  I  6  have  no  pleasure  in 
them  ; 

2  While  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or 
the  moon,  or  the  stars,  be  not 
darkened  ;  nor  the  clouds  return 
after  the  rain  : 

3  In  the  day  when  the  keepers 
of  the  house  shall  tremble,  and  the 
strong  men  shall  bow  themselves, 
and  the  grinders  cease  1  because 
they  are  few,  and  those  that  look 
cut  of  the  windows  be  darkened  ; 


CHAP.  XII 
d  Jno.  8.  8. 
ePs.  139.15. 
/  1  Cor.3.7. 

2  he  right. 
g-Jno.  12..?.5. 
h  Job  14.  10. 
i  Nu.  15.  39. 
De.  29.  19, 
20. 

k  c.  12.  14. 
He.  9.  27. 

3  or,  anger. 
i2Ti.  2.  22. 
a  Is.  26.  8. 

6  2Sa.  19. 
35. 

1  ox,  fail  be- 
cause they 
grind  little. 


cGe.  3.  19. 
Ps.  146.  4. 
d  Is.  57.  15. 

2  or,  the 
more  wise 
the  preacher 
was. 

3  words  of 
delight. 

4  or,  read- 
ing. 

5  or,  the  end 
of  the  mat- 
ter, even  all 
that  hath 
been  heard. 


eDe.  10.  12. 

/Ac.  17.30. 
2  Cor.  5.  10. 


to  le  rerp.etnhcnx. 

4  And  the  doors  sh.iU  be  shut  in 
the  streets,  ■.v'oen  the  sound  of  the 
grinding  is  lew :  and  he  chall 
rise  up  at  the  voice  of  the  bird  ; 
and  all  the  daughters  of  incsiC 
shall  be  brought  low  : 

5  Also  when  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  that  which  is  high,  and  fears 
stall  be  in  the  way,  and  the  al- 
mcnd-tree  shall  flourish,  and  the 
grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden, 
end  desire  shall  fail  :  because 
man  goeth  to  his  long  home,  and 
the  mourners  go  ahoi.:t  the  ctreets  : 

6  Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loos- 
ed, or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken, 
or  the  pitcher  be  broken  at  the 
fountain,  or  the  wheel  broken  at 
the  cistern  : 

7  Then  shall  the  dust  return  c  to 
the  earth  as  it  was ;  and  the 
spirit  shall  return  unto  God  who 
gave  d  it. 

8  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the 
Preacher;  all  is  vanity. 

9  And,  2  moreover,  because  the 
Preacher  was  vvise,  he  still  taught 
the  people  knowledge  ;  yea,  he 
gave  good  heed,  and  sought  out, 
and  set  in  order,  man)'  proverbs. 

10  The  Preacher  sought  to  find 
out  acceptable  3  words:  and  that 
which  was  written  7cas  upright, 
even  words  of  truth. 

11  The  words  of  the  wise  are  as 
goads,  and  as  nails  fastened  by 
the  masters  of  assemblies,  which. 
are  given  from  one  shepherd. 

12  And  further,  by  these,  my  son, 
be  admonished  :  of  making  many 
books  there  is  no  end  ;  and  much 

i  4  study   is    a    weariness    of    the 
!  flesh. 

13  Let  5  us  hear  the  conclusion 
of  the  whole  matter  ;  Fear  e  God, 
and  keep  his  commandments: 
for  this  i>  the  whole  duty  of  man. 

j    14  For  God    shall     bring     every 
I  work  into  judgment,/  with  every 

secret  thing,  whether  it   be  good, 

or  whether  it  bo  evil. 


THE    SONG    OF    SOLOMON. 


E.   C.  1014. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  rt  Song  of  songs  which  is 
Solomon's.  ^  1  K.  4.  32. 

2  Let   him   kiss    b   me  with    the    6  Ps.  2.  12. 
kisses  of  his  mouth  :  for  thy  1  love    1  loves. 

ii  better  than  wine.  IcPr.  27.  9. 

3  Because  of  the  savour  of  thy  d  Ps.  45.  17. 
good  ointments,  c  thy  name  d  is  eJno.  6.  44. 
as  ointment  poured  forth;  there-  /  Ep.  2.  6. 
fore  do  the  virgins  love  thee.  2  they  love 

4  D.'avv  e  me,  we  will  run  after  |rtce  up- 
thee.     The  king  hath  brought  me  i  7-i°-A«/y. 


into  his  chambers:  f  we  will  be 
glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  ;  we  will 
remember  thy  love  more  than 
wine  :  the  2  upright  love 
thee. 

5  I  am  black,  but  comely,  O  ye 
daughters  of  Jerusalem  ;  as  the 
tents  of  Kedar,  as  the  curtains  of 
Solomon. 

6  Look  not  upon  me  because  I 
am  black,  because  the  sun  hath 
looked  upon    me  :    my  raother'a 

623 


Christ's  lovt  to  the  church.         SOLOlVrONT.  SONa. 


(•"T'lMr*?  v.'er«  ang'i^   g  with  m;  ;   jj  Ma"..  10 


Tlic  church's  victory. 


they  iniirle  ine  ihu  kr.sper  of  the 
vinejards  ;  but  intie  own  viiie- 
yniJ  li.W'j  1  not  kept. 

7  Till  nip,  O  Ihou  whom  my 
soul  lovetli,  wliere  h  lliou  fjedest, 
wlieie  thou  miikest  thv  flucl:  to 
rest  at  noon  :  for  wliy  shoiAld  ' 
be  as  one  that  3  '.jmcth  aside  by 
the  flonkr  of  thy  .;on;panionc  ? 

8  If  thou  kno'v  not,  'J  tliou 
fairebt  among  "vom^n.,  jjo  thy  way 
fonli  by  the  footsteps  i  of  the 
flock,  and  feed  thy  kid's  besije 
.he  sliepheids'  tents. 

9  I  have  compared  thee,  O  my 
love,  to  i  a  company  of  horses  in 
Pharaoh's  cl  ariuts. 

10  Thy  cheeks  are  comely  with 
rows  of  Jeivels,  I  thy  neck  with 
chains  of  gold. 

11  We  will  make  thee  borders 
of  gold,  with  studs  of  silver. 

12  While  the  kinj  sittcth  at  his 
table,  my  spikenard  sendetli 
forth   the   smell   thereof.. 

13  A  bundle  of  myrrh  is  my 
well-beloved  unto  nie  ;  he  sliall 
lie  all  night  betwixt  my  breasts. 

14  My  beloved  is  unto  ms  as  a 
cluster  of  cam ph ire  4  in  the 
vineyards  of  En-gedi. 

15  Behold,  thou  art  fair,  my  5 
love  ;  behold,  thou  art  fair,  thou 
hast  doves'  eyes. 

16  Behold,  thou  art  lair,  my 
beloved,  yea,  pleasant :  al.-^o  our 
bed  is  green. 

17  The     beams    of    our     houses 
are  cedar,   and  our  6    rafters    of'g   fiourish- 
fir.  '  ■ 

CH.'VPTEil  II. 


I   a  AM  the  rose  of  Sharon,  and!  /Lu.  24.35. 
the  lily  of  the  valleys.  |  S  Ep.  5.  8. 


2  As  the  lily  among  thorns,  b 
so  is  my  love  among  the  daugh- 
ters. 

3  As    the   apple-tree  among  the 
trees  of    the  wood,   so  is  my   be- 
loved  among    the  sons.      I    1   sat  »re2Pe.l.l9. 
flown     under     his    shadow     with   n  c.  8.  14. 
great  delight,  and  his  fruit  c  was  7  ov,  divis- 
sweet  to  rny  2  taste.  lion. 

4  He   brought  me   to  the  3  ban-' 
queting-house,    and     his    banner  «  l8. -sa.  ». 
over  me  was  love,  d 


I   Eze.  3.  17. 
dc.  6.  12. 
e  Is.  45.  19. 


5  Stay     me     with      flagons, 
comfort  me    with    apples;     for 
am  sick  of  love. 

6  His  e  left    hand  is   under  my 
head,   and    his    right    hand    doth   ^*-  -'•  '■■^> 
embrace  me.  ^'d 

7  I   5  charge  you,  O    ye   daugh-   -{,     ^      • 
ters    of   Jerusalem,   by    the    loes,    ''^■ 
and   by   the   hinds    of     the    field,   § '':   c 
that  ye   stir  not    up,    nor    awake   °-  *>  ^• 
my  love,  till  he  please.  ,  h  Mi   4.  8. 

624 


I   Z  The  voice  of  my  beloved  !    be- 
Ihold,  he  ccmelh  leapnig  upon  the 
h  Ps.  23.2,3.  I  mountaina,    (kipping     upuu     the 
•     hills. 

9  My  beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a 
young  hart  :  behold,  he  Binndeth 
behind  our  wall,  he  looketh  foith 
at  the  windows,  showing  6  him- 
self/ through  the  lattice. 

10  Aly  beloved  spake,  and  said 
unto  me,  Uise  up,  my  love,  my 
fair  one,  and  come  away. 

11  For,  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  g 
the  rain  is  over  and  gone  ; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the 
earth  ;  the  time  of  the  singing  oj" 
birds  is  come,  and  the  voice  of 
the  turtle  is  beard  in  our  land. 

13  The  fig-tree  puttelh  foith  her 
green  figs,  and  the  vines  uith  the 
tender  giape  give  a  ^ooif  smell. 
Arise,  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
come  away. 

14  O  my  dove,  that  art  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  in  the  secret 
places  of  the  staiis,  let  me  see 
thy  countenance,  let  me  hear  thy 
voice  i  for  sweet  h  is  thy  voice, 
and  thy  countenance  is  comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little  i 
foxes,  that  spoil  the  vines:  for 
our  vines  have  tender  grapes. 

16  My  beloved  is  mine,  k  and  I 
am  I  his  :  he  feedetb  among  the 
lilies. 

17  Until  m  the  day  break,  p.nd 
the  shadows  fiee  away,  turn,  my 
beloved  ;  and  be  ii  thou  like  a 
roc,  or  a  young  hart,  upon  tba 
mountains  of  7  Belher. 

CHAPTER  III. 

BY  night  a  on  my  bed  I  sought 
hina  whom  my  soul  loveth  : 
I  sought  him,  but  I  i  found  hira 
not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about 
the  city  ;  in  the  streets,  and  in 
the  Inoad  ways,  1  will  seek  him 
whom  my  soul  loveth  :  I  sought 
him,  but  I  found  him  not. 

3  The  watchmen  c  that  go  aboi-t 
the  city  found  me  ;  to  whom  I 
said.  Saw  ye  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth  ? 

4  /.' Mrtsbut  a  little  (/that  I  pass- 
ed from  them,  but  I  found  e  hira 
whom  my  soul  loveth  :  I  held 
y  him,  and  would  not  let  him 
go,  until  I  had  lirought  him  into 
my  mother's  house,  and  into  the 
chamber  of  her  that  conceived 
me. 

5  I  g-  charge  you,  0  ye  daugh- 
ters ?i  of  Jerusalem,  by  the  roes, 
and  by  the  hinds  of  the  field,  that 
ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my  lov«, 
till  he  please. 


3  or,  is  •Jtil- 
ed. 

i  He.  6.  12. 
tiiCh.  1.16, 
17. 

/  Eze.  16. 
11—13. 
1  Pe.  3.3,4. 

4  or.cypress, 
c.  4.  13. 

5  or,  com- 
panion. 

6  or,  galle- 
ries. 

ra  Jno.  IS.  1. 
b  Mat.  10. 
16. 
Ph.  2.  15. 

1  I  delighted 
find  sat 
down. 
c  Re.  22.  1, 
2. 

2  pnlate. 

3  house  of 
wine. 
d  Jno.  15. 
9—15. 

4  strew  me. 
cc.  8.  3—5. 

5  adjure. 


\ing. 


h  Pr.  15. 
Re.  5.  8. 
i  Eze.  13.  4. 
t  Ps.  63.  1. 
1  Cor.  3.23. 


6  job23.8,9. 


,5.  7. 


Christ  shovjeth  his 


CHAP.   IV.  V. 


6  Who  is  this  that  coraeth  out 
of  the  wilderness  i  like  pillars  of 
srnoke,  k  jjertumed  with  myrrh 
and  frankincense,  with  all  pow- 
ders of  the  merchant  ? 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is 
Solomon's;  threescore  valiant  I 
men  are  about  it,  of  the  valiant  of 
Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  being 
expert  in  war  :  every  man  haik 
his  sword  upon  his  thigh,  wi  be- 
cause of  fear  in  the  n  night. 

9  King  Solomon  made  himself 
a  I  chariot  of  the  wood  of  Leba- 
non. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof 
of  silver,  the  bottom  thereof  of 
gold,  the  covering  of  it  ci/purple  ; 
the  midst  thereof  being  paved 
with  love  for  the  daughters  of 
Jerusalem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of 
Zion,  and  behold  o  king  Solomon 
with  the  crown  wherewith  p  his 
mother  crownod  hira  in  the  day 
of  his  espousals,  q  and  in  the  day 
of  the  gladness  r  of  his  heart. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

BEHOLD,  thou  art  fair,  a  ray 
love  ;  behold,  thou  art  fair  ; 
thou  hast  doves'  eyes  within 
thy  locks  ;  thy  hair  is  as  a  flock 
of  goats,  that  1  appear  from 
mount  Gilead. 

2  Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock  of 
sheep  that  are  even  shorn,  which 
came  up  from  the  washing ; 
whereof  every  one  bear  twins, 
and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  are  like  a  thread  of 
scarlet,  and  thy  speech  6  is  come- 
ly :  thy  temples  are  like  a  piece 
of  a  pomegranate  within  thy 
locks. 

4  Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of 
David,  builded  for  an  armoury, 
whereon  there  hang  a  thousand 
bucklers,  all  shields  of  mighty 
men. 

5  Thy  two  breasts  c  are  like  two 
young  roes  that  are  twins,  which 
feed  among  the  lilies. 

6  Until  d  the  day  2  break,  and 
the  shadows  flee  away,  I  will  get 
me  to  the  mountain  of  myrrh,  and 
to  the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7  Thou  e  art  all  fair,  my  love  ; 
there  is  no  spot  in  thee. 

8  Come  with  me  from  Lebanon, 
my  spouse,/  with  me  from  Leb- 
anon :  look  from  the  top  of 
Amana,  from  the  top  of  Shenir  g 
and  Hermon,  from  the  lion's 
dens,  from  the  mountains  of  the 
leopards. 

9  Thou     hast    3     ravished    my 


i  De.  8.  2. 
Is.  43.  19. 

A:  Ph.  4.  18. 
Re.  5.  8. 
12K.6.  17. 
He.  1.  14. 
m  Ps.  45.  3. 
n  Is.  27.  3. 
1  or,  bed. 

0  Re.  1.  7. 
pUe.  2.  9. 

y  Jno.  3.  29. 

Re.  21.  9, 

10. 

r  Is.  62.  5. 

nEze.16.14. 

1  or,  eat  of. 
b  Pr.  31.  26. 
Col.  4.6. 
cPr.  5.  19. 
c.  7.  3. 
dc.2.  17. 

2  breathe. 
eEp.  5.  27. 
/Is.  54.  5. 
Hos.  2.  19, 
20. 

g^De.  3.  9. 

3  or,  taken 
away. 


h  Pr.  24.  13, 

14. 

c.5.  1. 

i  Ge.  27.  27. 

Hos.  14.  6, 

7. 

4  barred. 

5  or,  cy- 
press, 
c.  1.  14. 
kc.  5.  1. 

I  Jno.  4.  10, 

14. 

7.  38. 

rtc.  4.  11,16. 

6  Is.  55.  1,2. 
c  Jno.  3.  29. 
15.  13—15. 

1  or,  a?id  be 
drunken 
with  loves. 
</Re.22.  17. 
eRe.3.  20. 

2  or,  (as 
Eome  read) 
in  me. 

3  passing, 
or,  runni7ig 
about. 
/c.  3.1,3. 


loie  to  the  churat. 
heart,  my  sister,  Jny  spouse  ;  thou 
hast  ravished  my  heart  with  one 
of  thine  eyes,  with  one  chain  of 
thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sis- 
ter, my  spouse  !  how  much  better 
is  thy  love  than  wine  !  and  the 
smell  of  thine  ointments  than  all 
spices  I 

11  Thy  lips,  O  my  spouse,  drop 
as  the  honeycomb  ;  honey  h  and 
milk  are  under  thy  tongue  ;  and 
the  smell  of  thy  garments  is  like 
the  smell  i  of  Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  4  inclosed  is  my  sis- 
ter, my  spouse  ;  a  spring  shut  up, 
a  fountain  sealed. 

13  Thy  plants  are  an  orchard 
of  pomegranates,  with  pleasant 
fruits  ;  5  camphire,  with  spike- 
nard ; 

14  Spikenard  and  saffron  ;  ca- 
lamus and  cinnamon,  with  all 
trees  of  frankincense  ;  myrrh  k 
and  aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices. 

15  A  t'ountain  of  gardens,  s>  well 
of  living-  I  waters,  and  stream* 
from  Lebanon. 

16  Awake,  O  north  wind  j  and 
come,  thou  south  ;  blow  upon  my 
gaiden,  that  the  spices  thereof 
may  flow  out.  Let  my  beloved 
come  into  his  garden,  and  eat  his 
pleasant  fruits. 

CHAPTER  V. 

I  AM  come  a  into  my  garden,  my 
sister,  my  spouse  :  I  have 
gathered  my  mynh  with  my 
spice  i  I  have  eaten  my  honey- 
comb with  my  honey  :  I  have 
drunk  my  wine  with  my  milk  ; 
eat,  6  O  friends;  c  drink,  1  yea, 
diink  d  abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh  : 
it  is  the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  t 
knocketh,  saying,  Open  to  me,  my 
sister,  my  love,  my  dove,  my  un- 
defiled  :  for  my  head  is  filled  with 
dew,  and  my  locks  with  the  drops 
of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  off  my  coat  ;  how 
shall  I  put  it  on  ?  I  have  washed 
my  feet  ;  how  shall  I  defile  them  ? 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand 
by  the  hole  of  the  door,  and  my 
bowels  were  moved  2  for  him. 

5  I  rose  up  to  open  to  my  be- 
loved ;  and  my  hands  dropped 
tcith  myrrh,  and  my  fingers  tcith  3 
sweet-sinelling  myrrh,  upon  the 
handles  of  the  lock. 

6  I  opened  to  my  beloved  ;  but  my 
beloved  had  withdrawn  himself, 
and  was  gone  :  my  soul  failed 
when  he  spake  ;  I  sought/  him, 
but  I  could  not  find  him  ;  I  called 
him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer, 

625 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 


Chritt  thorrtth  the 

7  The  watrlimen  tint  went  ;^  Ps.  141.  5. 
about  the  ciiy  found  nic,  they  ^  A  Hoh.  6.  5. 
•mote  g  'ne,  they  wounded  h  me  ;   4  vhnt. 

the   keepers    of    tlie     walla     took    i  Ps.  45.13. 
away  my  veil   from  me.  |  c.  1.  8. 

8  I   chiirg'e  you,   O   daughters  of )  5  aslandard 


grace*  of  the  church, 
teniplci     within      thy 


Jerusalem,  if  ye  find  my  beloved, 
4  that  ye  tell  him,  that  I  07n  sick 
of  love. 

9  What  is  thy  beloved  more  than 
another  beloved,  O  thou  fairest  i 
nmong'  women  ?  what  is  thy  be- 
loved more  than  another  beloved, 
that  thou  dost  so  chaige  us  1 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and 
ruddy,  the  5  cbiefest  among  ten 
thousand. 

11  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine 
fold  ;  his  locks  are  6  bushy,  and 
black  as  a  raven  : 

12  His  eyes  k  are   as   the   eyes  of  I  16 
doves    by  the    rivers    of    •viaXers,]$ palate. 
washed   with    milk,  and    7    fitly' 
•et. 

13  His    cheeks    are  as  a   bed  of' 20. 
spices,  a«  sweet    8    flowers;     hislccS 
lips    like  lilies,   dropping  sweet-   7.  10. 
smelling  mynh 

14  His    hands  areas  gold   rings  [  1  or,  yjujfed 
«et  with  the  beryl;  his  belly  ts  aslme  up. 
bright     ivory    overlaid  with  sap- 
phires : 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  mar- 
ble set  upon  sockets  of  fine  gold  ; 
his  countenance  I  is  as  Lebanon, 
excellent  as  the  cedars  : 

16  His  9  mouth   is    most  sweet  ; 


bearer. 

6  or,  curled, 
kc.  4.  1. 

7  sitting  in 
fulness  ; 
1.  c.Jil/y 
placed,  and 
set  as  a  pre- 
cious stone 
in  the  foil 
of  a  ring. 

8  or,  towers 
nf  perfumes 
I  Re.  1.  14— 


Ire  Je.  14.  8. 
i  Mat.  18. 


16. 


\d  ver.  10. 


c  c.  4.  1-3. 
/  Mat.  21. 
19. 
25.  30. 


S  Ps.  45.  14. 

ft  Re.  7.  9. 
yea,  he  is  allogelher  lovely.     This  I  i  Re.  21.  10, 
is  my   beloved,    and   this    is    my    11. 
friend,  0  daughters  of  Jerusalem,    k  Ps.  14.  5. 
CHAPTER  VI.  ver.  4. 

WHITHER     is     thy      beloved    Uno.  15.16. 
gone,  O  thuu  fairest  among   m  c.  7.  12. 
Women?    whither   is  thy   beloved   2  I  kneie 
turned   aside,  n  that  we  may  seek   not. 
him  with  ihee  ?  3  or,  set  me 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  b  down  in-    on  the  cha- 
to  his  garden,  to  the  beds  of  spices,    riots  of 

to   feed    in   the   gardens,  and     to   my -willing 
gather  lilies.  people, 

3  I  c  am    my  beloved's,  and  my   Ps.  110.  3. 
peloved     /»     mine  :      he     feedeth   n  Ga.  5.  17. 
among  the   lilies.  14  or,  Maha- 

4  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my  love,    naim, 

as  Tirzah  ;  comely  as  Jerusalem  ;   Ge.  32.  2. 
d  terrible   as   an  army  with  ban-   a  Ep.  6.  15. 
ners.  b  Ps.  45.  10, 

5  Turn    away    thine     eyes     from    13. 
1 1  mixture. 


me,  for  they  have  1  overcome  me 

thy  e  hair  is  as  a  flock   of  goats  1  c  c.  4.  5. 

that  appear  from  Gilead 

6  Thy   teeth   are   as    a 
Bheep,  which    go     up    from     the  ;  Mi, 
Washing,      whereof      every      one   3  bound. 
bearetb   twins,   and    there  in    not ,  e  Ps.  68.  24. 
one  barren  /  among  them.  / Ep-  4.  13. 

7  As  a   piece  of  a  pomiSTanateli  straiehtly. 

626 


2  crimson. 
flock    of;  d  Is.  35.  2. 
7.  14. 


are     thy 
locka. 

8  There  are  threescore  queeni, 
and  fourscore  concubines,  and 
virgins  g  without  number,  ft 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled,  is  but 
one  :  she  is  the  only  one  of  her 
mother,  she  is  the  choice  one  of 
her  that  bare  her:  the  daughter! 
saw  her,  and  blessed  her  ;  yea, 
the  queens  and  the  concubines, 
and  they  praised  her. 

10  Who  t»  she  that  lookelb  forth 
t  as  the  morning,  fair  as  the 
moon,  clear  as  the  sun,  and  terri- 
ble k  as  an  army  with  banners? 

11  I   went  down  into  the  garden 
of  nuts,  to  see  the  fruits  I  of  th 
valley,  and  to  m  see  whether  tl 
vine    flourished,    and  the    pour 
granates  budded. 

12  Or  2  ever  I  was  aware,  my 
soul  made  3  me  like  the  chariots 
of  Ammi-nadib. 

13  Return,  return,  O  Shula- 
mite  ;  return,  return,  that  we  rnay 
look  upon  thee.  What  will  ye 
see  in  the  Shulamite  ?  As  it 
were,  n  the  company  of  4  two 
armies. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

HOW  beautiful  are  thy  feet 
with  a  shoes,  O  prince's 
daughter  !  b  the  joints  of  thy 
thighs  are  like  jewels,  the  work 
of  the  hands  of  a  cunning  work- 
man : 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a  round  gob- 
let, jf/iicft  wanteth  not  1  liquor; 
thy  belly  U  like  an  heap  of  wheat 
set  about  with  lilies  : 

3  Thy  c  two  breasts  are  like  two 
young  roes  tluit  are  twins. 

4  Thy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivo- 
ry ;  thine  eyes  like  the  fish-pools 
in  Heshbon,  by  the  gate  of  Bath- 
rabbim  ;  thy  nose  is  as  the  lower 
of  Lebanon,  which  looketh  toward 
Damascus  : 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like  2 
Carmel,d  and  the  hair  of  thine 
head  like  purple  :  the  king  3  w 
held  in  the  galleries,  e 

6  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art 
thou,  O  love,  for  delights  ! 

7  This  thy  stature  f  is  like  to  a 
palm-tree,  and  thy  breasts  to  clus- 
ters of  gropes. 

8  I  said,  I  will  go  up  to  the  palm- 
tree,  I  will  lake  hold  of  the  boughs 
thereof;  now  also  thy  breast! 
shall  be  as  clusters  of  the  vine, 
and  the  smell  of  thy  nose  like  ap- 
pl£S  ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like 
the  best  wine  for  my  beloved,  thai 
goetb  doion  i  sweetly,  causing  the 


The  church' 3  love  to  Christ. 


CHAP.  VIII 


lips  of  5  those   that  are   asleep  to  i  5  or,  the  an- 
speak.  I  cient. 

ID  I  am  g  my  beloved's,  and  his  g  c.  2.  16. 
A  desire  15  toward  me.  ^6.3. 

11  Come,  my   beloved,  let  us  go  A  Ps.  45.  11. 
forth  into  the  field  ;  let  us  lodge  in   6  open. 

the  villages.  i  Ex.  25.  22. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to    the  '  Ps.  122.  5. 
vineyards;  let   us  see  if  the   vine   He.  4.   16. 
flourish,  whether  the  tender  giape    /;  1  Co.  2.  9. 
6    appear,  and  the   pomegranates   a  He.  2.   11, 
bud  forth  :  there  i  will  I  give  thee    12. 

my  loves.  I  1  they 

13  The  mandrakes  give   a  smell,    should  not 
and  at  our  gates  are  all  manner  despise  7ne. 
of  pleasant  fruits.,  new  and   old,  '  b  Pr.  9.  2,  5. 
which  I  have  laid  up  k  for  thee,  O   2  ichy 

my  beloved.  1  should  ye 

CHAPTER   VIII.  \stirup,OT, 

OH  that  thou  werl  as  my  brother,    tshy,  &c. 
a  that  sucked  the  breasts  of  my 
mother!  when  I   should   find   thee 
without,  I  would   kiss   thee;    yea, 
1 1  should  not  be  despised.  ^  jg   ^g    jg 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  atid  bring  jj^^^  2  23 
thee  into  my  mother's  house,  zcho  2Tr  2  19 
■would  instruct  me  :  I  would  cause  \ 

thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine   6  o^.^Jiard 
the  juice  of  my  pomegfranate. 

3  His  left  hii'nd  should  be  under   rf  Pr.  6.  34, 
my  head,  and  his  right  hand  should  i  35. 
embrace  me.  I 

4  I  charge  you,  0  daughters  of  Je-   «Eze.  23.23. 
rusalem,  2  that  )'e  stir  not  up,  nor  j. 

awake  my  love,  until  he  please.       I      V     '^  • 

5  (Who  is  this  that  coraeth  up!  ^'vj  .  oi 
from  the  wilderness,  leaning  upon  go" 

her  beloved?)     I   raised   thee   up  | 

under  the  apple-tree;    there   thy  5  flgg  g^^j,, 

mother  brought   thee  forth;  there; 

she   brought  thee   forth  that  bare  '  ^  Re.  22.17, 

thee.  '20. 


Calling  0/ the  Gentiles. 

6  Set  c  me  as  a  seal  upon  thine 
heart,  as  a  seal  upon  thine  arm  : 
for  love  is  strong  as  death  ;  jea- 
lousy is  3  cruel  d  as  the  grave  : 
the  coals  thereof  are  coals  of  fire, 
which  hath  a  most  vehement 
fiame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench 
love,  neither  can  the  floods  drown 
it  :  if  a  man  would  give  all  the 
substance  of  his  house  for  love,  it 
would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8  We  have  a  little  sister,  e  and 
she  hath  no  breasts  :  what  shall 
we  do  for  our  sister  in  the  day 
when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ? 

9  If  she  be  a  wall,  we  will  build 
upon  her  a  palace  of  silver  ;  and 
if  she  be  a  door,  we  will  inclose  her 
with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am,  a  wall,  and  my  breast* 
like  towers  :  then  was  I  in 
his  eyes  as  one  that  found  4  fa- 
vour. 

U  Solomon  had  a  vineyard,  J"  at 
Baal-hamon  ;  he  let  out  the 
vineyard  unto  keepers  :  every  one 
for  the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring  a 
thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard,  which  is  mine, 
is  before  me  :  thou,  O  Solomon, 
must  have  a  thousand,  and  those 
that  keep  the  fruit  thereof  two 
hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
gardens,  the  companions  hearken 
to  thy  voice  :  cause  me  to  hear 
it. 

14  Make  5  haste,  g  my  beloved, 
and  be  thou  like  to  a  roe,  or  to  a 
young  hart,  upon  the  mountains 
of  spices. 


THE    BOOK    OF    THE    PROPHET    ISAIAH 

CHAPTER  I.  IB.  C.  760 

THE  vision  a  of  Isaiah  the   son 
of  Amoz,  which  he  saw  con-  j  a  Nu.  12.  6. 
ceming  Judah  and   Jerusalem,  in    6  2  Ch.  26. 
the    days    6    of    Uzziah,   Jotham,    c  De.  32.  1. 


Ahaz,    and   Hezekiah,     kings    of,Je.2.  12. 
Judah.  I  Mi.  6.  1,  2. 

2  Hear,  c  O  heavens  ;  and  give  d  c.  63.  16. 
ear,  O  earth;  for  the  Lord  hath  eJe.  8 
spoken  :  I  have  nourished  and  1  o/"  keavi- 
brought  up  children,  rf  and  they|ne.''s. 
have  rebelled  against  me  ;  j /Mat. 11. 28. 

3  The   e  ox   knoweth   his  owner, 
and  the  ass  his  master's  crib  :    but   2  alienated, 
Israel  doth  not   know,  my   people    or,  separ- 
doth  not  consider.  \ated. 

4  Ah,    sinful     nation,    a    people  I  Ps.  58.  3. 

1  laden  with  /iniquity,  a  seed   of  g' Je.  2.  30. 
evil-doers,  children  that  are   cor-  I  3  increase 
rupters !    they  have   forsaken  the]ret'oZ^ 
Lord,    they    have    provoked    thel4or,  oi7. 


Holy  One  of  Israel  unto  anger, 
they  are  2  gone  away  backward. 

5  Why  g  should  ye  be  stricken 
any  more  ?  ye  will  3  revolt  more 
and  more.  The  whole  head  is 
sick,  and  the  whole  heart  faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even 
unto  the  head,  there  is  no  sound- 
ness in  it  ;  but  wounds,  and 
bruises,  and  putrifying  sores: 
they  have  not  been  closed,  neither 
bound  up,  neither  mollified  with 
ointment.  4 

7  Your  country  is  desolate,  h 
your  cities  are  burnt  with  fire  : 
your  land,  strangers  devour  it 
in  your  presence,  and  it  is  deso- 
late, as  5  overthrown  by  stran- 
gers. 


ADe.  28.  51. 


5  the  overthroie  of. 
627 


Jeaiah  txhurlcth  to  rcpeniance. 

8  And  the  (lnii?hicr  of  Zioii  U 
left  u«  I  n  cotla^e  in  n  viiifynrfl, 
03  a  lodje  in  a  ffiirJen  of  cncuiii- 
lieis,  us  H  liesiejfeii  city. 

9  £xcepl    k    the    Lord    of   busts 
bad  left  unto  iis  a  veiy  small  rem 
nant,    we    should     have    been    us 
Sodom,  /  and  u'e  should  have  been 
like  unto  Gomorrah. 

10  Henrthe  word  of  the  Lord,  ye 
rulers  of  Sodom  ;  give  car  unto 
the  Uiw  of  oui  God,  yc  people  of 
Gomorrah  : 

11  To  what  purpose  m  is  the 
multitude  of  your  sacrifices  unto 
xne  ?  sailh  the  Lord  :  I  am  full 
of  the  liurnt-oficrings  of  rams, 
and  the  fat  of  fed  beasts  ;  and  I 
delight  not  in  the  blood  of  bul- 
locks, or  of  lambs,  or  of  6  he- 
goats. 

12  When  ye  come  to  7  appear  be- 
fore me,  who  hath  required  this  at 
your  hand  to  tread  my  courts  f 

13  Bring  no  more  vain  oblations  : 
n  incense  is  an  abomination  unto 
me  j  the  new  moons  and  sabbaths, 
the  calling  of  assemblies,  I  cannot 
away  with  :  il  is  8  iniquity,  even 
the  Boleinu  meeting. 

14  Your  new  moons  and  your  ap- 
pointed feasts  my  soul  hateth  :  they 
are  a  trouble  unto  rne  ;  I  am  weary 
to  bear  them. 

15  And  when  o  ye  spread  forth 
your  hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eyes 
from  you  ;  yea,  when  ye  9  make 
many  prayers,  I  will  not  hear  : 
your  hands  are  full  of  It)  blood. 

16  Washp  yovi,  make  you  clean  ; 
put  away  the  evil  of  your  doinars 
from  before  mine  eyes  ;  cease  q  to 
do  evil. 

17  Learn  to  do  well  :  seek  judg- 
ment, relieve  11  the  oppressed  ; 
judge  the  fatherless  ;  plead  for  the 
widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason 
r  together,  saith  the  Lord  : 
Though  your  sins  be  as  scarlet, 
they  shali  be  as  white  as  s  snow  ; 
though  they  be  red  like  crimson, 
they  shall  be  as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient, 
ve  shall  eat  the  good  of  the  land  : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye 
shall  be  devoured  with  the  sword  : 
for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  t  hath 
spnken  it. 

21  How  is  the  faithful  city  be- 
come an  harlot  !  «  it  was  full  of 
Judgment  ;  righteousness  lodged 
in  it;   but  now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross,  thy 
wine  mixed  with  water  : 

23  Thy  princes  are  rebellious, 
and  con3P;uiion3  of  tbieves  :    eve- 

628 


IbAlAH. 
t  La.  2.  fi. 
k  La.  3.  22. 
Ro.  9.  29. 
IGe.  19.  24. 
m  Ps.  50.  8, 
&c. 

Am.  5.  21, 
'22. 

6  y:Teat  he- 
goats. 

7  be  seen. 

n  Lu.  11.42. 

8  or,  grief, 
o  Mi.  3.  4. 

9  multiply 
prayer. 

10  bloods, 
pit.  4.  14. 
q\  Pe.  3.11. 

11  or,  Tight- 
en. 

re.  43.  26. 

sPi.  51.  7. 

t  Le.  26.33. 

u  Je.  2.  20, 
21. 


V  De.  28.63. 
Eze.  5.  13. 

wMal.  3.  3. 

12  accord- 
ing to 
pureness. 

1.3  or,  they 
that  return 
of  her. 
xl  Co.  1.30. 
14  breaking. 
3/Ps.  125.  5. 
Lu.  12.  45, 
46. 

zZep.  1.  6. 
aMi.  4.  1, 
&c. 

1  or,  pre- 
pared. 
6P8.  2.  8. 
c  Je.  31.  6. 
50.  5. 
Zee. 8. 21.23. 

dLu.  24.47. 

e  Ps.  46.  9. 
Hos.  2.  18. 
2or,  scythes. 


B.  C.  760. 

iryone  loveth  gifn,  and  foUoweth 
after  rewards  :  they  judge  not  the 
fatheiU'Ks,  neither  doth  the  cause 
of  the  widow  come  u?ito  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  (he 
Loid  of  hosts,  the    mighty   One  of 

^  Israel,  Ah,  I  will  ease  ti  me  ofmine 
{ udvetsaries,  and  avenge  me  of 
j  mine  enemies  : 

25  And  tff  I  will  turn  my  hand 
upon    iliee,    and   12  purely   purge 

^  awaj  thy  dross,  and  take  away  nil 

!  thy  tin  : 

I   26  And  I  will  restore   thy  judges 

las  at  the  first,  and  thy  counsellor* 
as  at  the  beginning  :  afterward 
thou  sbalt  be  called.  The  city  of 
righteousness,  The  faithful  city. 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with 
judgment,  and  her  13  coverts  with 
X  righteousness. 

28  And  the  14  destruction  of  the 
transgressors  and  of  the  sinners 
shall  be  y  together,  and  they  that 
forsake  .;  the  Lord  shall  be  con- 
sumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of 
the  oaks  which  ye  have  desired, 
and  ye  shall  be  confounded  for  the 
guril«ns  that  ye  have  chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak 
whose  leaffadelh,  and  as  a  garden 
that  hath  no  water. 

31  And  the  strong  shall  be  aa 
tow,  and  the  maker  of  it  as  a 
spark,  and  they  shall  both  burn 
together,  and  none  shall  quench 
them. 

CHAPTER  11. 

THE  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz  baw  concerning  Judah 
and  Jerusalem. 

2  And  a  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  last  days,  that  the  mountain 
of  the  Lord's  house  >hall  be  1  es- 
tablished in  the  top  of  the  moun 
tains,  and  shall  be  exalied  above 
the  hills  ;  and  all  b  nations  shall 
flow  unto  it. 

3  And  many  people  shall  go  and 
say,  Come  c  ye,  and  let  us  go  up 
to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  to 
the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 
and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  hia  paths  : 
for  out  of  Zion  (/shall  go  forth  the 
law,  and  the  word  of  the  Lord 
fiom  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the 
nations,  and  shall  rebuke  man^ 
people  ;  and  they  f  shall  beat  their 
swords  into  plowshares,  and  their 
speais  iiitn  2  pruning-hooks  :  na- 
tion shall  not  lift  up  sword  against 
nation,  neither  shall  they  learn 
war  any  more. 

1  5  0  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and 


B.  C.  760.  CHAP.  III. 

let  us  walk  /  in  the  li^hl  of  the  /£p.  5.  8. 
Lord.  3  or,  more 

6  Therefore   thou  hast    forsaken    than. 

thy  people,   the   house   of  Jacob,  «■  De.  18.14. 

because  they  be  replenished  3  from  4  or,  abound 

the  east,  and  are  soothsayers  g  like  with. 

the  Philistines,  and  ihey  4  please  /iNe.  13.23. 

themselves  in    the   children    of   h  iDe.l7.  17. 

strangers.  ije.2.  28. 

7  Their  i  land  also  is  full  of  sil-  I  ver.  19,21. 
ver  and  gold,  neither  is  there  any  Re.  6.  15,16. 
end  of  their  treasures  ;  their  land  mPs.  18.27. 
is   also  full  of  horses  ;    neither  is  ver.  17. 
there  any  end  of  their  chariots  :  c.  5.  16. 

8  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols  ;  n  Zep.  3.11, 
k  they   worship   the  work  of  their  16. 

own  hands,  that  which  their  own  Zee.  9.  16. 
fingers  have  made.  o  Eze.  31.  3. 

9  And    the    mean    man    boweth   Zee.  11.  1,2. 
down,    and   the  great   man   hum-   5 pictures 
bleih    himself;    therefore   forgive    of  desire. 
them  not.  p  ver.  11. 

10  Enter  I  into  the  rock,  and  hide   6  or,  shall 
thee  in   the   dust,   for  fear  of  the    utterly 
Lord,    and    for    the    glory   of   his  pass  away. 
majesty.  7  dust. 

11  The  lofty  looks  m  of  man  shall  q  Hag.  2.  6, 
be   humbled,  and   the  haughtiness  21. 

(if  men  shall  be  bowed  down  ;  and  He.  12.  26, 

the   Lord    alone  shall   be  exalted  27. 

in  that  n  day.  8  the  idols 

V2  For  the    day   of   the   Lord    of  o/his  silver 

hosts  shall  fie  upon  every  one  that  9  or, for  him 

is  proud  and  lofty,  and  upon  every      

one  that  is  lifted  up  ;  and  he  shall 

be  brought  low  ;  rPs.  146.  3, 

13  And  upon   all   the  cedars  o   of  4. 
Lebanon,  that  are  high  and  lifted  Je.  17.  5. 
up,  and  upon  all  the  oaks  of  Ba-  a  c.  33.  12. 
Shan,  Je.38.  9. 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  moun-  b  Le.26.  26. 
tains,  and  upon  all  the  hills  that  c21C.  24.  14. 
are  lifted  up,  1  aman 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower,  eminent  in 
and  upon  every  fenced  wall,  counte- 

16  And    upon     all   the    ships    of  nance. 
Tarshish,  and  upon  all  5  pleasant   2  or,  skilful 
pictures.  of  speech. 

17  And  p  the  loftiness  of  man  rf  Ec.  10.  16. 
shall  be  bowed  down,  and  the  3  lift  up  the 
haughtiness  of  men  shall  be  made    hand, 

low  :  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be  Ge.  14.  22. 
exalted  in  that  day.  4  binder  up. 

18  And  the  idols  6  he  shall  utterly  e  Mi.  3.  12. 
abolish.  /La.  5.   16, 

19  And    they    shall  go  into    the    17. 

holes  of  the   rocks,   and   into  the   g  1  Co.  10. 
caves  of  the  7  earth,  for  fear  of  the   22. 
Lord,   and   for    the     glory   of   his  hje.3.  3. 
majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake   i  Ec.  8.  12, 
terribly  q  the  earth.  13. 

20  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast  8  5  done  to. 
his  idols  of  silver,  and  his   idols  of  ^  6  or,  call 
gold,  which  they  made  9  each  one\  thee  blessed. 
for    himself    to    worship,    to    thelT  swalloto 
moles,  and  to  the  bats  ;  \^P- 

21  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  thel-tMi.  6.  2. 


Impudence  of  the  people. 

rocks,  and  into  the  tops  of  the 
ragged  rocks,  for  fear  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  glory  of  his  majesty, 
when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

22  Cease  r  ye  from  man,  whose 
breath  is  in  his  nostrils  ;  for 
wherein  is  be  to  be  accounted 
of? 

CHAPTER  III. 

FOR,  behold,  the  Lord,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  doth  take  away 
a  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Judah, 
the  stay  and  the  6  staff,  the  whole 
stay  of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay 
of  water, 

2  The  mighty  c  man,  and  the 
man  of  war,  the  judge,  and  the 
prophet,  and  the  prudent,  and  the 
ancient, 

3  The  captain  of  fifty,  and  1  the 
honourable  man,  and  the  counsel- 
lor, and  the  cunning  artificer,  and 
the  2  eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  children  d  to  be 
their  princes,  and  babes  shall  rule 
over  them. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  op- 
pressed, every  one  by  another,  and 
every  one  by  hie  neighbour:  the 
child  shall  behave  himself  proudly 
against  the  ancient,  and  the  base 
against  the  honouraMe. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of 
his  brother,  of  the  house  of  his 
father,  saying.  Thou  hast  clothing, 
be  thou  our  ruler,  and  let  this  ruin 
be  under  thy  hand  : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  3  swear, 
saying,  I  will  not  be  an  4  healer  ; 
for  in  my  house  is  neither  bread 
nor  clothing  :  make  me  not  a  ruler 
of  the  people. 

8  For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  e  and 
Judah  is  fallen  ;  because  f  their 
tongue  and  theirdoings  ore  against 
the  Lord,  to  provoke  the  g  eyes  of 
his  glory. 

9  The  show  of  their  countenance 
^  doth  witness  against  them,  and 
they  declare  their  sin  as  Sodom  ; 
they  hide  it  not.  Woe  unto  their 
soul!  for  they  have  rewarded  evil 
unto  themselves. 

10  Say  ye  to  the  risfhteous,  that 
i  it  shall  be  well  loith  him:  for  they 
shall  eat  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

11  Woe  unto  the  wicked  !  it  shall 
be  ill  with  him  :  for  the  reward  of 
his  hands  shall  be  5  g'iven  him. 

12  As  for  my  people,  children 
are  their  oppressors,  and  women 
rule  over  them.  O  my  people, 
they  which  6  lead  thee  cause  thee 
to  err,  and  7 destroy  the  way  cf  thy 
paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up   to  k 

629 


Judginentt/or  the  pride  of  women. 

plend,  and  sUnJetli  to  Judge  the 
peiiple. 

U  The  Lord  will  enter  into 
j'idgmeiil  with  the  ancients  of  bis 
people,  and  the  princes  thereof; 
loi  ye  Iwve  eaten  8  up  the  vine- 
yard ;  I  the  spoil  of  the  poor  it 
in  your  houses. 

13  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  beat  m 
my  people  to  pieces,  and  grind  the 
faces  of  the  poor  ?  eaith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts. 

16  Moieover,  the  Lord  saitb, 
Becaijse  the  daughters  of  Zion  are 
haughty,  and  walk  with  stretched 
forth  necks,  and  9  wanton  liyes, 
walking,  and  10  mincing  rei  they 
go,  and  making  a  tinkling  with 
their  feel  : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite 
with  a  scab  the  crown  of  the  head 
of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and  the 
Lord  will  discover  11  their  secret 
parts. 

18  In  that  day  the  Lord  will  take 
away  the  bravery  of  their  tinkling 
ornaments  about  their  feet,  and, 
their  I'/i  cauls,  and  their  round  tires 
like  the  moon, 

19  The  13  chains,  and  the  brace- 
lets, and  the  H  mufflers. 

20  The  bonnets,  and  the  orna- 
ments of  the  legs,  and  the  head- 
bands, and  the  tablets,  15  and  the 
ear-rings, 

21  The  rings  and  nose-jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  ap- 
parel, and  the  nrantlcs,  and  the 
wimples,  and  the  crispingpins, 

23  The  glasses,  ami  the  fine 
linen,  and  the  hoods,  and  the 
vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  instead  of  sweet  smell,  there 
shall  be  stink  ;  and  instead  of  a 
girdle,  a  rent  ;  and  instead  of 
well-set  hair,  baldness  ;  n  and 
instead  of  a  stomacher,  a  girding 
of  sackcloth  ;  and  burning  instead 
of  beauty. 

25  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  6  mighty  in  the 
war. 

26  And  o  her  gates  shall  lament 
and  mourn  :  and  she,  being  17 
desolate,  shall  sit  upon  p  the 
ground. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  in  that  day  seven  women 
shall  take  hold  of  one  man, 
saying.  We  will  eat  our  own 
bread,  and  wear  our  own  appar- 
el ;  only  let  1  us  be  called  by 
thy  name,  to  2  take  away  our 
reproach. 
2  In  that  day  shall  the  branch  a 
of  the  Lord  be  3  beautiful  and 
630 


ISAIAH. 

8  or,  burnt. 
/Mat. 21. 33. 
m  c.  58.  4. 

9  deceiving 
with  their 
eyes. 

10  or,  trip- 
ping nicely. 

11  make 
naked. 

12  or,  net- 
works. 

13  or,  sweet 
balls. 

14  or,  span- 
gled orna- 
ments. 

15  houses  of 
the  soul. 
nMi.  1.  16. 

16  might. 

0  La.  1.  4. 

17  cleansed, 
or,  emptied, 
2K.21.  13. 
p  La.  2.  10. 

1  thy  name 
be  called 
upon  us. 

2  or,  take 
thou  aiony. 
a  Je.23.5,  6. 
Zee.  6.  12, 
13. 

3  beauty 
and  glory. 


4  the  escap- 
ing of  Is- 
rael. 

be.  60.  21. 
He.  12.  14. 

5  or,  to  life, 
Re.  21.  27. 

cZec.13.  1. 
dZec.  2.  5. 

6  or,  above. 

7  covering. 

ec.  25.  4. 

aLu.  20.  9, 
&c. 

1  the  horn 
of  the  son 
of  oil. 

2  or,  made  a 
wall  about  it 
b  Je.  2.  21. 

3  hewed. 

c  Pb.  80.  12. 

13. 

i  for  a 

treading. 


B.  C.  760. 
glortoui,  and  the  fruit  of  the 
earth  shall  be  excellent  and  come- 
ly for  them  4  that  are  escaped  of 
Israel. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
he  that  is  left  in  Zion,  and  he  that 
remaineth  in  Jerusalem,  shall  be 
called  6  holy,  even  every  one  that 
is  written  5  among  the  living  in 
Jetusalem  : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have  c 
washed  away  the  filth  of  the 
daughters  of  Zion,  and  shall  have 
purged  the  blood  of  Jerusalem 
from  the  midst  thereof,  by  the 
spirit  of  judgment,  and  by  the 
spirit  of  burning. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon 
every  dwellin.g-place  of  mount 
Zion,  and  upon  her  assemblies,  a 
cloud  and  smoke  by  day,  and  the 
shining  of  a  flaming  (ire  d  by  night: 
for  6  upon  all  the  glory  shall  6t  a  7 
defence. 

G  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle 
for  a  shadow  in  the  day-time  from 
the  heat,  and  for  a  place  of  refuge, 
£  and  for  a  covert  from  storm  and 
from  rain. 

CHAPTER  V. 

NOW  will  I  sing  to  rny  well- 
beloved  a  song  of  my  beloved 
touching  his  vineyard.  My  well- 
beloved  hath  a  a  vineyard  in  1  a 
very  fruitful  hill  : 

2  And  he  2  fenced  it,  and  gather- 
ed out  the  stones  thereof,  and 
planted  it  with  the  choicest  vine, 
A  and  built  a  tower  in  the  midst  of 
it,  and  also  3  made  a  wine-press 
therein  :  and  he  looked  that  it 
should  bring  forth  grapes,  and  it 
brought  forth  wild  grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  men  of  Judah,  judge, 
I  pray  you,  betwixt  me  and  my 
vineyard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done 
more  to  my  vineyard,  that  I  have 
not  done  in  it  ?  wherefore,  when 
I  looked  that  it  should  bring  forth 
grapes,  brought  it  forth  wild 
grapes  ? 

5  And  now,  go  to  ;  I  will  tell  you 
what  I  will  do  to  my  vineyard  :  I 
will  take  away  the  c  hedge  there- 
of, and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ;  and 
break  down  the  wall  thereof,  and 
it  shall  be  4  trodden  down. 

6  And  I  will  lay  it  waste:  it 
shall  not  be  pruned  nor  digged  ; 
bvit  there  shall  come  up  briers  and 
thorns:  I  will  also  command  the 
clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon 
it. 

7  For  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  the  house  of  Israel    and 


B.  C.  753. 

the  men  of  Judah  5  his  pleasant 
plant :  and  he  looked  for  judg- 
ment, but  behold  6  oppression ; 
lor  righteousness,  but  behold  a 
cry. 

8  ,Woe  unto  them  that  join  d 
house  to  house,  that  lay  field  to 
field,  till  there  be  no  place,  that  7 
they  may  be  placed  alone  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth  ! 

9  In  8  mine  ears,  said  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Of  9  a  truth,  many  houses 
shall  be  desolate,  even  great  and 
fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  e  ten  acres  of  vineyard 
shall  yield  one  bath,  and  the  seed 
cfao  homer  shall  yield  an  ephah. 

11  Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up 
early  in  the  morning,  that  they 
may  follow  strong  drink  ;  that  con- 
tinue until  night,  till  10  wine  in- 
flame them  ! 

12  Andy  the  harp,  and  the  viol, 
the  tabret,  and  pipe,  and  wine, 
are  in  their  feasts  :  but  they  |'  re- 
gard not  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
neither  consider  the  operation  of 
his  hands. 

13  Therefore  my  people  are  gone 
into  captivity,  because  h  they  have 
no  knowledge  ;  and  their  11  hon- 
ourable men  are  famished,  and 
their  multitude  dried  up  with 
thirst. 

14  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged 
herself,  and  opened  her  mouth 
without  measure  :  and  their  glory, 
and  their  multitude,  and  their 
pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall 
descend  into  it. 

15  And  the  mean  man  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  mighty 
man  shall  be  humbled,  and  the 
eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be  humbled  : 

16  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  he 
exalted  in  judgment,  and  12  God, 
that  is  holy,  shall  be  sanctified  in 
righteousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed  af- 
ter their  manner,  and  the  waste 
places  of  the  fat  ones  shall  stran- 
gers eat. 

18  Woe  unto  them  that  draw 
iniquity  with  cords  of  vanity, 
and  sin  as  it   were  with   a   cart- 


CHAPTER  VI 

5  plant  of 
his  plea- 
sures. 

6  a  scab. 
(iMi.2.  2. 
7^e. 

8  or,  this  is 
in  mine 
ears. 

9  if  not. 
e  Hag.  1.  9- 
11. 


rope  ! 
19   That 


say.    Let    i  him  make 


10  or,  pur- 
sue them. 

/Am.  6.  5, 
6. 

?  Ps.  28.  5. 

;iHos.  4.  6. 
Lu.  19.  44. 

11  glory  are 
men  of  fa- 
mine. 

12  the  God 
the  holy,  or, 
the  holy 
God. 

!2Pe.33,  4. 

13  say  con- 
cerning evil 
it  is  ^ood. 


k  Pr.  26.  12. 

14  before 
their  face, 

15  tongue 
of  fire. 

I  Mat.  3.  12. 
m  Hab.  3.  6. 

16  or,  as 
dung. 

n  Le.  26.  14, 

&c. 

o  Joel  2.  3- 

11. 

17  or,  dis- 
tress. 

18  or,  when 


speed,   and  hasten   his  work,   \.\\ax\it  is  light, 
we  may  see  it  :  and  let  the  counsel !  it  shall  be 
of  the  Holy   One   of   Israel    draw  \  dark  in  the 
nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know  j  destructions 
it  !  I  thereof. 

20  Woe   unto   them  that  13   calI|a2K.  15.  7. 
evil  good,  and  good  evil  ;  that  put  '  6  1  K.  22.19. 
darknes.a  for  light,  and  light    ior\\  ox,  the 
darkness  ;  that  put  bitter  for  sweet,   skirts 
end  sweet  for  bitter  1  I  thereof. 


Isaiah'e  vision, 
I  21  Woe  unto  them  Oiat  are  wise 
in  their  own  k  eyes,  and  prudent 
14  in  their  own  sight ! 

22  Woe  unto  them  that  are 
mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men 
of  strength  to  mingle  strong 
drink  ; 

23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for 
reward,  and  take  away  the  right- 
eousness uf  the  righteous  from 
him  ! 

24  Therefore  as  the  15  fire  de- 
voureth  the  stubble,  and  the 
flames  consurneth  I  the  chaff,  so 
their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness, 
and  iheir  blossom  shall  go  up  as 
dust.  Because  they  have  cast 
away  the  law  of  tlie  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel  ; 

25  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  kindled  against  liis  people, 
and  he  haili  stretched  forth  his 
hand  against  them,  and  hath  smit- 
ten them  :  and  the  hills  did  m 
tremble,  and  their  carcasses  were 
torn  16  in  the  midst  of  the  streets. 
For  all  n  this  his  anger  is  not 
turned  away,  but  his  hand  is 
stretched  out  still. 

26  And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign 
to  the  nations  from  far,  and  will 
hiss  unto  them  from  the  end  of  the 
earth  :  and,  behold,  they  shall 
come  with  speed  swiftly. 

27  None  o  shall  be  weary  nor 
stumble  among  them  ;  none  shall 
slumber  nor  sleep  ;  neither  shall 
the  girdle  of  their  loins  be  loosed, 
nor  tlie  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken  : 

28  Whose  arrows  are  sharp,  and 
all  their  bows  bent,  their  horses' 
hoofs  shall  be  counted  like  flint, 
and  their  wheels  like  a  whirl- 
wind : 

29  Their  roaring  shall  he  like  a. 
lion,  they  shall  roar  like  young 
lions ;  yea,  they  shall  roar,  and 
lay  hold  of  the  prey,  and  shall 
carry  il  away  safe,  and  none  shall 
deliver  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall 
roar  against  them  like  the  roar- 
ing of  the  sea  ;  and  if  one  look 
unto  the  land,  behold  darkness 
and  17  sorrow,  18  and  the  light 
is  darkened  in  the  heavens  there- 
of. 

CHAPTER  VI. 
TN  the  year  a  that  kino 


Uzziah 
also    The   Lord 


died,  I  saw  6 
sitting  upon  a  throne,  high  and 
lifted  up,  and  I  his  train  filled  the 
temple. 

2    Above     it     stood     the      ser- 

aphims   :      each     one     had      six 

631 


A  remnant  shatt  be  saved. 

wing-s;  u'idi  twain  he  covered  bis 
fnce,  and  with  twain  c  hP  cov- 
ered hie  feet,  nnj  with  twnin  he 
did  tly. 

3  And  2  one  cried  unto  another, 
and  faid.  Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  the  3  whole  earth  is 
full  of  his  glory. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  4  door 
moved  nt  the  voice  of  him  that 
cried,  and  the  house  was  filled 
■nilh  smoke. 

5  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me  !  for  I 
am  undone  ;  5  because  d  I  am  a 
man  of  unclean  lips,  and  I  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  a  people  of  unclean 
lips:  for  mine  eyes  have  seen  the 
KinsT,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  sera- 
phims  unto  me,  6  having  a  live 
coal  in  his  liand,  which  he  had 
taken  with  the  tongs  from  off  the  e 
altar  ; 

7  And  he  7  laid  it  upon  my 
mouth,  and  said,  Lo,  this  hath 
touched  thy  lips,  and  thine  ini- 
quity is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 
purged. 

8  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  saying.  Whom  shall  1  send, 
and  who  will  go  for  us  ?  Then  said 
I,  8  Here  am  I  ;  send  me. 

9  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this 
people,  Hear  ye  9  indeed,  but  un- 
derstand not ;  and  see  ye  10  in- 
deed, but  perceive  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people 
fat,  and  make  their  ears  heavy, 
and  shut  their  eyes  ;  lest  they 
see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  convert,  and  be 
healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long' ? 
And  he  answered,  Until  the  cities 
be  wasted  without  inhabitant, 
and  the  houses  without  man,  | 
and  the  land  be  11  utterly  des- 1 
olate  ; 

12  And  the  Lord  have  removed  y  | 
men  far  away,  and  there  be  a  great 
forsaking  in  the  midst  of  the 
land. 

13  But  yet  it  shn/l  6e  a  tenth,  12 
and  it  shall  return,  and  shall  he 
eaten  :  as  a  teil-tree,  and  as  an 
oak,  whose  13  substance  is  in 
them  when  they  cast  their  leaves, 
so  the  holy  seed  shall  be  the  sub- 
stance thereof. 

CHAPTER  VIT. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
days  of  Aha?,,  the  son  of  Jo- 
tham.  the  son  of  Uzziah,  king  of 
Judah,  that  Rezin  the  king  of 
Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Rc- 
maliab,  king  of  Israel,  went  up 
632 


ISAIAH. 
cEze.  1.  11 

2  this  cried 
to  this. 

3  his  glory 
is  the/ul- 
ness  iif  the 
vhole  earth. 
Athresholels. 

5  cut  off. 
rfZep. 3.1-7. 

6  and  in  his 
hand  a  live 
coal. 
eRe.  8.  3. 

7  caused  it 
to  touch. 

»  Behold  me. 

9  in  hear- 
ing, or, 
tcithout 
ceasing. 

10  in  seeing. 

11  desolate 
with  deso- 
lation. 
/2K.25.21. 

12  or,  uhen 
it  is  return- 
ed and  hath 
been 
broused. 

13  or  stock, 
or,  stem. 
a2K.  16.  5. 


1  resieth  on. 

2  i.  e.  the 
remnant 
shall  return. 
c.  10.  21. 

3  or,  cause- 
way. 

4  let  7iot  thy 
heart  be 
tender, 

5  or,  weaken. 
G/rom  a. 

7  or.  Do  ye 
not  believe? 
it  is  because 
ye  are  not 
stable. 

8  And  the 
LORD 
added  to 
speak. 

ic.  38.  7,22. 

9  or,  make 
thy  petition 
deep. 

cLu.  1.31- 
35. 
</Mat.  1.23. 

10  or,  thou, 
O  Virgin, 
shall. 


a.   C.  T5fl. 

toward  Jcruialfm  to  war  againrt 
it,  but  could  not  prevail  ngainil  it. 

2  And  it  was  tnld  the  hou»e  of 
David,  saying-,  Syria  1  is  confede- 
ralc  with  Ephraim  :  and  his  heart 
was  moved,  and  the  heait  of  hii 
people,  as  the  trees  of  the  wuud 
are  moved  with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah, 
Go  forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou 
and  2  Shear-jashub  thy  son,  at  the 
end  of  the  conduit  of  the  upper 
pool,  in  the  3  high-way  of  the  ful- 
ler's field  ; 

4  And  say  unto  him,  Take  heed, 
and  be  quiet  ;  fear  not,  4  neither 
be  faint-hearted  for  the  two  tail* 
of  these  smoking  fire-brands,  for 
the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with 
Syria,  and  of  the  son  of  Rema- 
liab. 

5  Because  Syria,  Ephraim,  and 
th«  son  of  Remaliah,  have  taken 
evil  counsel  against  thee,  saying, 

6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah, 
and  5  vex  it,  and  let  us  make  a 
breach  therein  for  us,  and  set  ft 
king  in  the  midst  of  it,  even  the 
son  of  Tabeal. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It 
shall  not  stand,  neither  shall  it 
come  to  pass. 

8  For  the  head  of  Syria  is  Da- 
mascus, and  the  head  of  Damas- 
cus is  Rezin  ;  and  within  thiee- 
score  and  five  years  shall  Ephra- 
im be  broken,  6  that  it  be  not  a 
people. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is 
Samaria,  and  the  head  of  Samaria 
is  Remaliah's  son.  7  If  ye  will 
not  believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be 
established. 

10  Moreover,  8  the  Lord  spake 
again  unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

11  Ask  thee  a  sign  6  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  :  ask  9  it  either  in  the 
depth,  or  in  the  height  above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask, 
neither  will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said,  Hear  ye  now,  O 
house  of  David  ;  Is  it  a  small  thing 
for  you  to  weary  men,  but  will  ye 
weary  my  God  also  ? 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself 
shall  give  you  a  sign  :  Behold,  c  a 
virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son,  and  d  shall  call  his  name  10 
Imroanuel. 

15  Butter  and  honey  shall  he  eat, 
that  he  may  know  to  refuse  the 
evil,  and  choose  the  good. 

16  For  before  the  child  shall 
know  to  ret'use  the  evil,  and 
choose  the  good,  the  land  that  thou 
abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken  of  both 
her  king«. 


B    C.  742. 

17  The  Lord  shall  bring  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people, 
and  upon  thy  father's  house, 
days  that  have  not  come,  from 
the  day  that  Ephraim  departed 
from  Judah  ;  tven  the  king  of  As- 
syria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  hiss 
for  the  fly  that  is  in  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt,  and 
for  the  bee  that  is  in  the  land  of 
Assyria  : 

19  And  e  they  shall  come,  and 
shall  rest  all  of  them  in  the  deso- 
late valleys,  and  in  the  holes  of 
the  rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  11  bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the 
Lord  shave  with  a  razor  that  is 
hired,  namely,  by  them  beyond 
the  river,  by  the  king  of  Assyria, 
the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the  feet  : 
and  it  shall  also  consume  the 
beard. 

21  And,  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  a  man  shall  nourish 
a  young  cow  and  two  sheep  : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for 
the  abundance  of  milk  th/it  they 
shall  give,  that  he  shall  eat  but- 
ter: for  butter  and  honey  shall 
every  one  eat  that  is  left  12  in  the 
land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  every  place  shall  be, 
where  there  were  a  thousand  vines 
at  a  thousand  silverlings,  it  shall 
even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows 
shall  men  come  thither;  because 
all  the  land  shall  become  briers 
and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be 
digged  with  the  mattock,  there 
shall  not  come  thither  the  fear  of 
briers  and  thorns  :  but  it  shall  be 
for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen,  and 
for  the  treading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

MOREOVER  the  Lord  said 
unto  me.  Take  thee  a  great 
roll,  und  write  in  it  with  a  man's 
pen  concerning  I  Maher-shalal- 
hash-haz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful 
witnesses  to  record,  Uriah  a  the 
priest,  and  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jeberechiah. 

3  And  1  2  went  unto  the  prophet- 
ess ;  and  she  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son.  Then  said  the  Lord  to  me. 
Call  his  name  Maher-shalal-ha-^h- 
baz  : 

4  For  b  before  the  child  shall  have 
knowledge  to  cry,  My  father,  and 
my  mother,  the  3  riche.'?  of  Darnas- 


CHAP.  VIII 
ieJe.16.  16. 

11  or,  com- 

I  mendable 
trees. 

12  in  the 
midsl  of. 

1  in  making 

j  speed  to  tlie 
'  spoil,  he 
hastcneth 
I  the  prey, 
\  or,  make 
j  speed,  &c. 

ia2K.  16.10. 

I 

;  2  approach- 
led. 

\bc.7.  IS. 
I  3  or,  he 
I  that  is  be- 
!  /ore  the 
I  king  of  As- 
I  si/ria  shall 
take  aicay 
the  riches. 


c2K.  15.29. 
16.  9. 
c.  17.  3. 
dNe.  3.  15. 
Jno.  9.  7. 
ec.  7.  16,17. 
i  fulness  of 
the  breadth 
of  thij  land 
shall  be  the 
stretchings 
out  of  his 
wings. 
/c.  36.  1, 
&c. 

5  or,  yet. 

^  c.  37.  36. 
ftPs.  46.  1, 
7. 

6  in 

I  strength  of. 
iiPr.  1.  15. 
\k  1  Pe.3.14, 
\  15. 

\lUi.  12,  5. 
i  771  Eie.  11. 

16. 

n\  Pe.2.  8. 

o  niat.  13. 

57. 

73  Re. 5. 1,5. 

?Pr.  8.8,  9. 

Mat.  13.  U. 

re.  50.  10. 

54,  8. 

6-  Hub.  2.  3. 

tHa.  2.  13. 


Comfort  to  them  that  fear  Bod^ 
cus  and  the  spoil  of  Samaria  shall 
be  taken  away  c  before  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

5  The  Lord  spake  also  unto  me 
again,  saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  re- 
fuseth  the  waters  of  Shiloah  d  that 
go  softly,  and  rejoice  in  Rezin  and 
Remaliah's  son  ; 

7  Now  therefore,  behold,  the 
Lord  bringelh  up  upon  them  the 
waters  of  the  river,  strong  and 
many,  even  e  the  king  of  Assyria, 
and  all  his  glory  :  and  he  shall 
come  up  over  all  his  channels,  and 
go  over  all  his  banks  : 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Ju- 
dah ;  he  shall  overflow  and  go 
over ;  he  shall  reach  even  to  the 
neck  :  and  the  4  stretching  out  of 
his  wing-s  shall  fill  f  the  breadth 
of  thy  land,  O  Immanuel. 

9  Associate  yourselves,  O  ye  peo- 
ple and  5  ye  shall  be  broken  g  in 
pieces  ;  and  give  ear,  all  ye  of  far 
countries:  gird  yourselves,  and  ye 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces  ;  gird 
yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken 
in  pieces. 

10  Take  counsel  together,  and  it 
shall  come  to  nought  ;  speak  the 
word,  and  it  shall  not  stand  :  for 
God  h  is  with  us. 

11  For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to 
me  with  6  a  strongTiand,  and  in- 
structed me,  that  I  should  not  i 
walk  in  the  way  of  this  people, 
saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy, 
to  all  theTii  to  whom  this  people 
shall  say,  A  confederacy  ;  nei- 
ther k  fear  ye  their  fear,  nor  be 
afraid. 

13  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  him- 
self; and  let  him  I  he  your  fear, 
and  /ei  him  ie  your  dread. 

14  And  he  shall  be  for  a  m  sanc- 
tuary ;  but  for  a  stone  of  stum- 
bling, n  and  for  a  rock  of  offence, 
o  to  both  the  houses  of  Israel  ;  for 
a  gin  and  for  a  snare  to  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall 
stumble,  and  fall,  and  be  broken, 
and  be  snared,  and  be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal  j> 
the  law  among  7  my  disciples. 

17  And  r  I  will  wait  upon  the 
Lord,  that  hideth  s  his  face  from 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  I  will  look 
for  him. 

18  Behold.  /  I,  and  the  children 
whom  the  Lord  hath  given  me,  are 
for  signs  and  for  wonders  in  Israel 
from  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which 
dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 

19  And  when  they  shall  aay  un- 

633 


Christ's  kini;dom  and  birth. 

to  you,  Seek  unto  tliem  that  have 
familiar  spiriu,  and  unto  \t  ir.ardi 
that  peep  und  that  mutter  ; 
■hould  nut  a  people  seek  unto 
their  God  ?  for  the  livinjj  to  the 
dead  ? 

20  To  u  the  law  and  to  the  testi- 
mony :  if  they  spe;ik  not  according 
to  this  word,  it  is  because  Mere  t» 
no  7  light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through  it, 
hardly  bestead  and  hungry:  and 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  that,  when 
they  shall  be  liungry,  they  shall 
fret  V  themselves,  and  curse  w 
their  king  and  their  God,  and  look 
upward. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the 
earth  i  and  behold  trouble  and 
darkness,  dimness  of  anguish  ; 
and  l/iet/  shall  be  driven  to  dark- 
ness. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

NEVERTHELESS,  the  dim- 
ness shall  not  be  such  as  was 
in  her  vexation,  when  at  the  first 
he  lightly  afBicted  the  land  of  Zeb- 
ulun  and  the  land  of  Naphtali, 
and  al'lerwiird  diil  more  grievously 
afilicl  her  by  the  way  of  the  sea, 
beyond  Jordan,  in  Galilee  1  of  the 
nations. 

2  The  a  people  that  walked  in 
darkness  have  seen  a  great  light: 
they  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  upon  them  hath 
the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  na- 
tion, and  not  2  increased  the  joy  : 
they  joy  before  thee  according  to 
the  joy  in  harvest,  and  a.a  7nen  re- 
joice when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  For  3  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke 
of  his  burden,  and  the  stafi'  of  his 
shoulder,  the  rod  of  his  oppressor, 
as  in  the  day  b  oflMiliun. 

5  For  4  every  battle  of  the  war- 
rior is  with  confused  noise,  and 
garments  rolled  in  blood  ;  5  but 
this  shall  be  with  burning  und  6 
fuel  of  fire. 

6  For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  un- 
to c  us  a  son  is  given,  and  the  gov- 
ernment c2  shall  be  upon  his  shoul- 
der ;  and  his  name  shall  be  called 
Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The 
mighty  God,  e  The  everlasting 
Father,  The  Prince  of  Peace.  / 

7  Of  the  increase  of  his  govern- 
ment and  peace  tliere  s)uill  be  no  g 
end,  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order  it, 
and  to  establish  it  with  judgment 
and  with  justice,  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever.  Tho  zeal  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  will  perform  thi.^. 

8  Th»    Lord    sent    a    word    into 

634 


ISAIAU. 
uLu.  16.29. 

Jno.  S.  39. 

7  morning. 

V  Pr.  19.  3. 

taRc.  IG.ll. 

1  or,  popu- 
lous. 

a  Mat.  4.15, 
16. 

2  or,  to  him. 

3  or,  lohin 
thou 
brakest. 

b  Ju.  7.  21, 

&c. 

4  or,  when 
the  whole. 

5  or,  and  it 
was. 

6  meat. 

cLu.2.  11. 

dIVrat.28.18. 

cHev  1.8. 

/Ep.  2.  14. 

g-Da.  2.  44. 
1  Co.  15.  2-5. 


7  mingle. 

8  icho  It. 

9  or,  they 
that  call 
theiH 
blessed. 

10  or,  called 
blessed. 
Ustcallowed 
up. 

12  or,  villa- 
ny. 

g^  Mai.  4.1. 
h  Ac.  2.  20. 

13  meat. 

i  Mi.  7.  2,6. 

14  cut. 
iLe.26.  26. 
Je.  19.9. 


B.  c.  Ta, 

Jacob,  and  it  bath  lighted  upoa 
Israel. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know, 
eoen  Epbraim  and  the  uihabitunti 
of  Samaria,  that  say  in  the  pride 
and  stoutness  of  heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down, 
but  we  will  build  with  hewn 
stones  :  the  sycamores  are  cut 
down,  but  we  will  change  then% 
into  cedars. 

11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  se 
up  the  adversaries  of  He^in 
against  him,  and  7  join  his  enemies 
together: 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the 
Philistines  behind  ;  and  they  shall 
devour  Israel  with  8  open  mouth. 
Fur  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  his  hand  ia  stretched 
out  still. 

13  For  the  people  turnelh  not 
unto  him  that  smiteth  them, 
neither  do  they  seek  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut 
off  from  Israel  head  and  tail, 
branch  and  rush,  in  one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable, 
he  is  the  head  ;  and  the  prophet 
that  teacheth  lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  9  the  leaders  of  this  peo- 
ple cause  lliem  to  err ;  and  they 
that  are  10  led  of  them  are  11  de- 
stroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  shall 
have  no  joy  in  their  young  men, 
neither  shall  have  mercy  on  their 
fatherless  and  widows  :  for  every 
one  is  an  hypocrite  and  an  evil- 
doer, and  every  mouth  speaketh 
12  folly.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  away,  but  his  band  is 
stretched  out  still. 

18  For  wickedness  burneth  g  at 
the  tire  ;  it  shall  devour  the  briers 
and  thorns,  and  shall  kindle  in 
the  thickets  of  the  forest  :  and 
they  shall  mount  up  like  the  lift- 
ing up  of  smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  thp 
Lord  of  hosts  is  the  land  darkened, 
h  and  the  people  shall  be  as  the  13 
fuel  of  the  fire  :  no  man  shall  spare 
his  :  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  14  snatch  on  the 
right  hand,  and  be  hungry  ;  antl  k 
lie  shall  eat  on  tlie  left  hand,  and 
they  shall  not  be  satisfied  :  they 
shall  eat  every  man  the  flesh  of  hia 
own  arm  : 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim  ;  and 
Ephraim,  Manasseh  :  and  they 
together  shall  he  against  Jud-ih. 
For  all  this  hia  anger  is  not  turned 
away,  but  liis  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 


B.  C.  713, 

CHAPTER  X. 

WOE  a  unto  them  that  decree 
unrighteous  decrees,  and  1 
that  write  grievousness  which  they 
have  prescribed  ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from 
judgment,  and  to  take  away  the 
right  from  the  poor  of  my  people, 
that  widows  may  be  their  prey  ; 
and  that  they  may  rob  the  father- 
less. 

3  And  what  b  will  ye  do  in  the 
day  of  Tisitation,  and  in  the  de- 
solation which  shall  come  from 
far  ?  to  whom  will  ye  flee  for 
help  ?  and  where  will  ye  leave 
your  gloi-y  ? 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow 
down  under  the  prisoners,  and 
they  shall  fall  under  the  slain. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

5  0  2  Assyrian,  3  the  rod  c  of 
mine  anger,  and  the  4  staff  in 
their  hand  is  mine  indignation. 

6  I  will  send  him  against  an 
hypocritical  nation,  and  against 
the  people  of  my  wrath  will  I  give 
him  a  charge,  d  to  take  the  spoil. 
and  to  take  the  prey,  and  to  5 
tread  them  down  e  like  the  mire 
of  the  streets. 

7  Howbeit  he  J"  meaneth  not  so, 
neither  doth  his  heart  think  so  : 
but  it  is  in  his  heart  to  destroy 
and  cut  off  nations  nut  a  few. 

8  For  he  saith.  Are  not  my 
princes  altogether  kings? 

9  Is  not  g  Calno  h  as  Carchemish'? 
i  is  not  Hamath  as  Arpad  ?  is 
not  Samaria  as  k  Damascus  ? 

10  As  my  hand  heth  found  the 
kingdoms  of  the  idols,  and  whose 
g'raven  images  did  excel  them  of 
Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria. 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done 
unto  Samaria  and  her  idols,  so  do 
to  Jemsalem  and  her  idols  ? 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that,  when  the  Lord  hath 
performed  his  whole  work  upon 
mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem,  I 
■will  6  punish  /  the  fruit  of  the  7 
stout  heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria, 
and  the  glory  of  his  high  m  looks. 

13  For  he  saith,  By  the  strength 
of  my  hand  I  have  done  it,  and 
by  ray  wisdom  ;  for  I  am  pru- 
dent :  and  I  have  removed  the 
bounds  of  the  people,  and  have 
robbed  their  treasures,  and  I  have 
put  down  the  inhabitants  like  8 
a  valiant  man : 

14  And  my  hand  hath  found,  as 
a  nest,  the  riches  of  the  people: 
nnd  as  one  giUheratb  eggs  lliat  are 

-'  t:    -o::  l;;;    .jau:>  ..''V  ; 


CHAP.     X. 

a  Fs.94.  20. 

1  or,  to  the 
writers 
that. 

6  Job  31.  14. 
Hos.  9.  7. 
Re.  6.  17. 

2  or,  woe  to 
the  Assy- 
rian. 

3  Assher. 
cJe.  51.  20, 
21. 

4  or,  though. 
d}e.  47.6,7. 

5  lay  them  a 
treading, 
ec.  37.  26. 
/  Mi.  4.  12. 
g^  2  K.  18.33. 
19.  12,  13. 

h  Am.  6.  2. 
i2Ch.35.20. 
Jc  2K.  16.  9. 
Svisit  upon. 
I  Je.  50.  18. 

7  greatness 
of  the 
heart. 

m  Ps.,^18.  27. 

8  or,  many 
people. 


9  or,  a  rod 
should 
shake  them. 

10  or,  that 
which  is 
'lot  wood. 

n  Ac.  12.  23. 

oPs.  106.15. 

pHe.  12.29. 

g  c.  37.  36. 
j  1 1  from  the 

soul  and 
\even  to  the 
j  Jlesh. 

12  number. 

r2Ch.  28. 

20 

!sHos.  14.  3. 
|«c.  6.  13. 

65.  8,  9. 
!u  Ro.  9.  27, 
128. 

1 13  in,  or, 
I  among. 

DC.  28.  22. 
'Da.  9.27. 
'  14  or,  in. 
>  c.  37.6. 
.  15  or,  but 

he  sjiall. 

J  Da.  11.36. 

y2K.  19.35. 
,V  Ju.  7.25. 


Tsraei  ig  com/orled. 

left,  have  I  gathered  all  the  earth  ; 
and  there  was  none  that  moved 
the  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
peeped. 

15  Shall  the  aie  boast  itself 
against  him  that  heweth  there- 
with ■?  or  shall  the  saw  magnify 
itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it  ? 
as  if  9  the  rod  should  shake  itself 
against  them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as 
if  the  staff  should  lift  up  10  itself, 
as  if  it  were  no  wood. 

16  Therefore  n  shall  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  send  among 
his  fat  ones  o  leanness  ;  and  under 
his  glory  he  shall  kindle  a  burning 
like  the  burning  of  a  fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall 
be  for  a  fire,  p  and  his  Holy  One 
for  a  flame  :  and  it  shall  burn 
and  devour  his  thorns  and  his 
briers  in  one  g  day  : 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory 
of  his  forest,  and  of  hi*  fruitful 
field,  11  both  soul  and  body  :  and 
they  shall  be  as  when  a  stand- 
ard-bearer fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of 
his  forest  shall  be  12  few,  that  a 
child  may  write  them. 

20  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  remnant  of  Is- 
rael, and  such  as  are  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  shall  no  more 
again  stay  upon  him  that  smote 
them  ;  r  but  shall  stay  upon  the 
s  Lord,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  t  shall  return, 
even  the  remnant  of  Jacob,  unto 
the  mighty  God. 

22  For  thouarh  thy  people  Israel 
be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  yet  u  a 
remnant  13  of  them  shall  return: 
the  consumption  v  decreed  shall 
overflow  14  with  righteousness. 

23  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  shall 
make  a  consumption,  even  deter- 
mined, in  the  midst  of  all  the 
land. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  O  my  people  that 
dwellest  in  Zion,  be  not  w  afraid 
of  the  Assyrian  :  he  shall  smite 
thee  with  a  rod,  15  and  shall  lift 
up  his  staff  against  thee,  after  the 
manner  of  Egypt. 

25  For  yet  a  very  little  while, 
and  the  indignation  x  shall  cease, 
and  mine  anger,  in  their  y  de- 
struction. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
stir  up  a  scourge  for  him,  accord- 
ing to  the  slaughter  of  Midian  z 
at  the  rock  of  Oreb  :  and  as  his  rod 
was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift 
it  up  after  the  manner  of  Egypt . 

635 


f, '  riatR  peaceable  f.ingdotlt. 

27  Ami  it  «li:ill  come  to  pn»«  \n 
(liat  liay,  that  liis  hurdeii  shall 
16  be  liKeii  ;iwiiy  from  ofl"  tby 
fchoulcer,  and  bit  yoke  from  oH 
liiy  neck,  and  llie  yoke  ahnll 
be  ileeiroyed  becuust  of  the  a 
anointing-. 

tiS  lit.'  IS  cume  to  Aiath,  he  is  past- 
ed to  AIigTon  ;  at  IVIichma&h  be 
biith  laid  up  his  carriages  : 

29  They  are  gone  over  the  pas- 
sage ;  they  have  taken  up  tlieir 
lodging  at  Geba  ;  Ram;ih  6  is 
afraid  ,  Gibeah  of  Saul  is  Ued. 

30  Lift  17  up  thy  voice,  U  daugh- 
ter of  Gallim  ;  cause  it  to  be  heard 
unto  Laish,  O  poor  Anathoth. 

31  Madnienah  is  removed  ;  the 
inhabitants  of  Gebim  gather 
theniselves  to  flei;. 

32  As  yet  shall  be  remain  at 
Nob  that  day  :  he  shall  shake  his 
hand  against  the  mount  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  lop  the  bough  with 
terror  :  and  the  high  ones  of  stat- 
ure s/itll  be  hewn  down,  and  the 
hrughty  shall  be  hunsbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the 
thickets  of  the  forest  with  iron, 
and  Lebanon  shall  fall  18  by  a 
mighty  one. 

CHAPTER  XL 

AND  a  there  shall  come  forth  a 
rod  out  of  the  stem  6  of 
Je.'<se,  and  a  Branch  c  shall  grow 
out  of  his  roots  : 

2  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
shall  rest  upon  d  liim,  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  e  and  understanding,  the 
spirit  of  counsel  and  njight,  the 
spirit  of  knowledge,  and  of  the 
fear  of  the   Lord  ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  1  quick 
iindeiBtandiiig  in  the  fear  of  the 
r.ord  :  and  he  shall  not  judge 
after  the  slight  of  his  eyes,  neither 
reprove  after  tbe  hearing  of  bis 
ears  ; 

4  Buty  with  righteousness  shall 
be  judfe  the  poor,  and  2  reprove 
with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the 
earth  :  and  he  shall  smite  the 
earth  v.ith  the  rod  g  of  his  mouth, 
and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips 
shall  ho  slay  the  wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the 
girdle  h  of  his  loins,  and  faith- 
fulness the  <rirdle  of  his  reins. 

6  The  i  vi'olf  also  shall  dwell 
with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard 
shall  lie  down  with  the  kid  ;  and 
the  calf,  and  the  young  lion, 
and  the  fatlin"'  together  ;  and  a 
tittle  child  ahali  lead  them. 

S36 


I&iAIAlI. 

16  remove, 
a  Da.  9.  24. 
6  Je.  31.  15. 

17  cry  shrill 
with. 

18  or, 
mightily. 
a  c.  53.  2. 

b  Ac.  13.  23. 
Re.  22.  16. 
c  /ec.  6.  12. 
d  Mat.  3.16. 
Jno.  3.  34. 
el  Cor.1.30. 

1  icent,  or, 
smtll. 

/Ps.  72.2,4. 
Re.  19.  11. 

2  argue. 
gRe.  2.  16. 
19.  15. 

h  Ep.  6.  14. 
ic.65.  25. 


3  or,  adder*. 
/t  Jobs.  23. 
c.  35.  9. 
Re.  21.  27. 

I  Ps.  72.  19. 

Hab.  2.  14. 

.74  ver.  1. 

n  Ro.  15.9— 

12. 

o  Mat.  11. 28. 

He.  4.  l,&c. 

4  sl'iry. 

p  Zee.  10. 
10,  11. 
qc.  18.3. 
r  Ps.  147.  2. 
c.  27.  13. 
56.8. 

s  Jno.  7.  35. 
Ja.  1.  1. 

4  wings. 

t  Je.3.  18. 

Eze.  37.  17, 

22. 

Hos.  1.  11. 

5  the  chil- 
dren. 

6  Edom  and 
Moab  shall 
be  the  lay- 
ing on  of 
their  hand. 
Da.  U.  41. 
uc.  60.  14. 

7  their  obe- 
dience. 

8  in  shoes. 

V  Ex.  14.29. 

r:  Ps.  34.   1, 

4c. 

6  Ps.  30.  5. 
,-,.  54,  7,  8. 
Hop.  6.  1. 


B.  C.  713. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear 
shall  feed  ;  their  young' ouei  (hall 
lie  down  together  :  and  the  lion 
shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucki.ig  child  shall 
play  on  the  bole  of  the  asp,  and 
tbe  weaned  child  shall  put  bit 
band  on  the  3  cockatrice'  den. 

9  They  shall  not  hurt  k  nor  de- 
ttroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain  : 
for  I  the  earth  shall  be  full  of 
the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  And  in  that  day  there  shall 
be  am  root  of  Jesse,  which  shall 
stand  for  an  ensign  of  the  people  ; 
to  it  shall  the  n  Gentiles  seek  : 
and  his  rest  o  shall  be  4  glorious. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  p^ss  in 
that  day,  that  the  Lord  shall  set 
his  hand  again  tbe  second  time 
to  recover  the  remnant  of  his  peo- 
ple, which  shall  be  left,  from  p 
Assyria,  and  from  Egypt,  and 
from  Pathrosj  and  from  Cush, 
and  from  Elam,  and  from  Shi- 
nar,  and  froin  Hamath,  and  fiom 
the  islands  of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  en- 
sign  7  for  the  nations,  and  shall 
assemble  tbe  outcasts  r  of  Israel, 
and  gather  together  the  dis- 
persed s  of  Judah  from  the  four 
corneis  4  of  the  earth. 

13  The  /  envy  also  of  Ephraim 
shall  depart,  and  the  adversaries 
of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off;  Ephraim 
shall  not  envy  Judah,  and  Judah 
shall  not  vex  Ephr.iim. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the 
shoulders  of  the  Philistines  toward 
the  west  ;  they  shall  spoil  5  them 
of  the  east  together:  6  they  shall 
lay  their  hand  upon  Edom  and 
Moab ;  and  u  the  children  of 
Ammon  7  shall  obey  them. 

15  And  the  Lord  shall  utterly 
destroy  the  tongue  of  the  Egyp- 
tian sea  ;  and  with  bis  mighty 
wind  shall  he  shake  h'S  hand  over 
the  river,  and  shall  smite  it  in  the 
seven  streams,  and  make  men  go 
over  8  dry-shod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  an  high- 
way for  the  remnant  of  his  peo- 
ple, which  shall  be  left,  from 
Assyria  ;  like  as  it  was  o  to  Israel 
in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Eevpt. 

CHAPTER    XII. 

AND  in  that  day  thou  ..lialtsay., 
O  Lord,  I  a  will  praise  thee  : 
though  h  thou  wast  angry  with 
me,  thine  anger  is  turned  away, 
and  thou  comforted?!  me. 
2  Behold,  God  ie  my  salvation  ; 
I  will  trust,  and  not  be  afraid  :  for 


D.  C.  712. 


CHAP.  Xm.  XIV. 


77ie  desolation  of  Babylon. 


c  the    Lord    JEHOVAH    is    my   c  Ps.  118. 14. '  for  «/ieir  evil,  and  the  wicked  for 


strength  and  mi/  song' ;   he  also   is 
become  my  salvation. 
3  Tlieiefore  with  joy  d   shall  ye 


Tess. 

Is.  89.  18. 


I  6  Joel  2.  11. 
\1  the  like- 


walereout  of  the   wells  of ,  y  Ps.  145.  4- 
salvation.  16. 

4  And    in   that   day  shall  ye  say,    1  or,  jaro- 
/  Praise  the  Loid,  1  call  upon  his]  claitn . 
name,  declare   his  doings    among' '  §•  Ex.  15.  1, 
the  people,  make  mention  that  his  •  21. 
name  is  pxalted.  Ps.  98.  1. 

5  Sing  g  unto  the   Lord  ;    for  he  ;  h  Zep.  3.  14. 
liaih  dune  excellent  things:  this   2in/i(-i6it- 
is  known  in  all  the  earth. 

6  Cry  k  out  and  shout,  thou  2  in 
habitant  of  Zion  :  for  i  great  is  the  !  a  c.  21.  47. 
Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  Je.  50.  51 
thee. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

THE    burden     of     Babylon,    a',n/'ss. 
which  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz   c  Zep.  1. 
did  see.  Re.  6.  17. 

2  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  upon  the  I  2  or, /«// 
high   mountain,    exalt   the    voice  |  rfot^n. 
unto   them,  shake  the   hand,  that 
they  may  go  into  the  gates  of  the 
nobles. 

3  I  have  commanded  my  sancti- 
fied ones,  I  have  also  called  my  b 
mighty  ones  for  mine  anger,  even 
them  that  rejoice  in   my  highness. 

4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in 
the  mountains,  1  like  as  of  a  great 
people  ,  a  tumultuous  noise  of 
the  Kingdoms  of  nations  gathered 
together:  the  Lord  of  hosts  mus- 
tereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  frem  a  far  country, 
from  the  end  of  heaven,  fjjen  the 
Lord,    and    the  weapons    of    his' 11. 
indignation,  to  destroy  the  whole  '  g  Ps.  137.  8, 
land'  I  9. 

6  Howl  ye  ;  for  the  day  c  of  the  '  h   Da.  5.  28, 
Lord  in  at  hand  ;   it  shall  come  as 
a  destruction  from  the  Almighty. 


d  Ca.  2.  3.  their  iniquity;  and  I  will  cause 
e  Jno.  4.  10,  the  arrogancy  of  the  proud  to 
14.  cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haugh- 

tiness of  the  terrible. 

I  12  I  will  make  a  man  more  pre- 
cious than  fine  gold  ;  even  a  man 

'than  the  golden  wedge  of  Ophir. 

I    13  Therefore  el   will    shake  the 

j  heavtils,  and  the  earth  y  shall  re- 
move out  of  her  place,  in  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

j  14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased 
roe,  and  as  a  sheep  that   no   man 

^takethup:  tliey  shall  every  man 
turn  to   his   own    people,  and  flee 

I  every  one  into  his  own  land. 

I    15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall 

]  be  thrust  through,  and  every  one 
that  is  joined  unto  them  shall  fall 
by  the  sword. 

I  16  Their  children  also  shall  be  g 
dashed  to  pieces  before  their  eyes  ; 
their  houses  shall  be  spoiled,  and 
their  wives  ravished. 

17  Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the  h 
Medes  against  them,  which  shall 

J  not  regard  silver  ;  and  as  for  gold, 
they  shall  not  delight  in  it. 

18  Their  bows  also  shall  dash 
the  young  men  to  pieces  ;  and 
they  shall  have  no  pity  on  the 
fiuit  of  the  womb  ;  their  eye 
shall  not  spare  children. 

19  And  Babylon,  the  glory  of 
kingdoms,  the  beauty  of  the 
Chaldees'    excellency,  shall  be  6 


31. 
\  6  the  over- 

7  Therefore  shall  all  hands  2  he'throitineof. 
faint,  and  every  man's  heart  shall  i  Ge.  19.  S4. 
melt:  lAJe.SO.  3, 

8  And    they     shall     be      afraid  :   39. 
pangs  and  sorrows  shall   take  hold   51.29,62. 
of  them  ;  they  shall  be  in  pain  as   Re.  18.  2, 
a  woman    that  travaileth  ;     they   &c. 
shall  3  be   amazed  4  one   at   ano-   7  Ziim. 
ther  ;   their    faces    shall  be  as    5  8  Ochim. 
flames.  i  9  or,  os- 

9  Behold,  the  day  d  of  the   Lord    triches, 
Cometh,   oruel   both    with    wrath    Heb 


eHag.  2.  6. 

/2Pe.3.10,    as  when  God   i  overthrew   &odom 
and  Gomorrah. 

20  It  k  shall  never  be  inhabited, 
neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation  :  neithei 
shall  the  Arabian  pitch  tent  there; 
neither  .shall  the  shepherds  make 
their  fold  there  : 

21  But  7  wild  beasts  of  the 
desert  shall  lie  there  :  and  their 
houses  shall  be  full  of  8  doleful 
creatures  ;  and  9  owls  shall 
dwell  there,  and  satyrs  shall 
dance   there. 

22  And  10  the  wild  beasts  of  the 
islands  shall  cry  in  their  11  deso- 
late houses,  and  dragons  in  their 
pleasant  places  :  and  her  time 
is  near  I   to  come,  and   her  days 


and  fierce  anger,  to  lay  the  land    daughters  of  shall  not  be  prolonged. 


desolate  ;  and  he  shall  destroy  the  the  owl. 

sinners  thereof  out  of  it.  10  Jim. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  11  or,  pala- 
the     constellations    thereof,  shall  ces. 

not  give  their  light :  the  sun  shall  /  De.  32.  35, 

be    darkened   in    his  going   forth,  36. 

and  the  moon  shall  not  cause  her  a  Ps.  102.13. 

li^ht  to  shine.  6  Zee.  1.  17. 

11  And   I  will   punish  (he  world  2.  12. 

41 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

FOR  a  the  Lord  will  have 
mercy  on  Jacob,  and  will  yet 
choose  b  Israel,  and  set  them  in 
their  own  land  :  and  the  stran- 
gers shall  be  joined  with  them, 
and  they  shall  cleave  to  the  bouse 
of  Jacob. 

2  And    the    people    shall     take 
687 


Betloration  of  Itratt. 

thoiii,  and  brinj  <;  ihem  to  their 
pi. ice  :  and  the  bouse  of  Israel 
■hall  po9S<;<w  tliern  in  (he  land  of 
tlie  Lord  torseivaint  and  liund- 
m^iuls:  and  they  shall  take  lliein 
capiive8,  whosi;  1  captives  they 
were  ;  and  ihey  shall  rule  over 
then-  oppre&sors. 

3  And  It  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  diiy  that  the  Lord  shall 
jive  thee  resi  d  fiuin  thy  sorrow, 
and  from  thy  fear,  and  from  the 
hard  bonda^je  wherein  thou  wast 
made  lo  serve.  . 

4  That  e  thou  shalt  take  up  this 
2  proveib  against  the  ktng  of 
Babylon,  and  say  ;  Hovv  haih  the 
oppressor  ceased !  the  3  golden 
city  /  ceased  ! 

5  The  Lord  hath  broken  the 
start  of  the  wicked,  and  the  scep- 
tre of   the  rulers. 

b  He  wh.)  smote  g  the  people  in 
wrath  with  a  4  continual  stroke, 
he  thai  ruled  the  nations  in  an- 
^nr,  is  persecuted,  and  none  hin- 
deieth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest, 
and  is  quiet  :  they  break  forth 
into  singing'. 

8  Yea,  the  fir-trees  h  rejoice  at 
thee,  and  the  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
saying.  Since  Ihou  art  laid  down, 
no  feller  is  come  up  agaiiiat  us. 

9  5  Hell  i  from  beneath  is  moved 
for  thee  to  meet  thee  at  thy  coming: 
it  siiireth  up  the  dead  for  thee, 
even  all  the  6  chief  ones  of  the 
earth  :  it  hath  raised  up  from  their 
thrones  all  the  kings  of  the  na- 
tions. 

10  .All  they  shall  speak  and  say 
unto  thee,  Art  thou  also  become 
weak  as  we  ?  art  thou  become 
like  unto  us  ? 

U  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down 
to  the  srrave,  and  the  noise  of  thy 
viols  :  the  worm  is  spread  under 
thee,  and  the  worms  cover  thee. 

12  How  art  thou  fallen  from 
heaven,  O  7  Lucil'er,  son  of  the 
morning!  /nir  art  thou  cut  down 
to  the  ground,  which  didst  weaken 
the  nations  ! 

13  For  thou  hast  ssid  in  thine 
heart,  I  will  ascend  into  heaven,  I 
will  exalt  my  throne  above  the 
stars  k  of  God:  I  will  sit  also 
upon  the  mount  of  the  congrega- 
tion, in  the  sides  I  of  the  north  : 

14  [  will  ascend  above  the 
heights  of  the  clouds;  I  will  be  m 
like  the  Most  Hisrh. 

15  Yet  n  thou  shall  be  brought 
down  to  hell,  to  the  sides  of  the 
pit. 

16  Tbey  that  see  ibee  shall  nar- 

638 


ISAIAH, 
ce.  18.  7. 
6U.  4,  &c. 
66.  2U. 

1  thai  had 
taken  them 
captivei. 
dEie. 28.24. 
e  Hab.  2.  6. 

2  or,  taunt- 
ing speech. 

3  or,  exact- 
ress  of  gold. 

/Re.  18.16. 
S  C.33.  1. 

4  a  stroke 
without  re- 
moving. 

h  Eie.  31. 
16. 

5  or,  the 
graves. 

i  E7.e.32.21. 

6  leaders 
or,  goats. 

7  or,  day- 
star. 

k  Da.  8.  10. 
/  Ps.  48.  2. 
OT2Th.2.4. 

n  Mat.  11. 
23. 


8  or,  did  not 
let  his 
prisoners 
loose  home- 
wards. 

o  Job  18.  15. 
Ps.  37.  28. 

p  Ex.  20.5. 

g  c.  10.  27. 

r2Ch.  20. 

6. 

Job  23.  13. 

Pr.  21.  30. 

Da.  4.35. 

«2K.  16.20. 

/2Ch.  28.6. 

9  or,  adder. 
u2K.  18.8. 


B.  C.  71'i. 
rowly  look  upon  thee,  and  con- 
•ider  thee,  tnying,  It  this  the  mail 
thiV  made  the  eiirth  to  tremble, 
that  did  shake  kingdoms; 

17  That  made  the  woild  as  a  wiU 
derness,  and  destroyed  the  citiet 
ibereof ;  8  that  opened  not  the 
bouse  uf  his  prisoners  ? 

18  All  the  kings  of  ibe  nations, 
even  all  of  I  hem,  lie  in  glory,  every 
one  in  his  own  house  : 

19  But  thou  art  cdsi  out  of  thy 
grave  like  an  aborainuble  branch, 
and  as  the  raiment  of  those  that 
aie  slain,  ihrusl  through  with  a 
sword,  that  go  down  to  the  stonea 
of  the  pit  ;  as  a  carcass  iroddea 
under  feet. 

20  Thou  shnlt  not  be  joined  with 
lliem  in  buri.il,  because  thon  bast 
destroyed  thy  \sLnii,and  slain  thy 
people  :  the  o  seed  of  evil-doeri 
shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his  p 
children  for  the  iniquity  of  their 
fathers  ;  that  they  do  not  rise, 
nor  possess  the  land,  nor  fill  the 
face  of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against 
them,  sailh  the  Lord  of  host* 
and  cut  off  from  Babylon  the 
name,  and  remnant,  and  son,  and 
nephew,  sailh  the  Lord. 

23  I  will  also  make  it  a  posses- 
sion for  the  bittern,  and  pools  uf 
water  ;  and  I  will  sweep  it  with 
the  besom  of  destruction,  s.'iilb 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

24  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
;  sworn,  saying.  Surely  as  I  have 
i  thought,  so  shall  it  come  to  pass; 
^and  as  I   have  purposed,  so  shall 

it  stand  ; 

25  That  I  will  break  the  Av 
Syrian  in  my  land,  and  upon  my 
mountains  tread  him  under  foot: 

I  then  7  shall  his  yoke  depart  from 
off  them,  and  his  burden  depart 
from  off  their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is 
purposed,  upon  the  whole  earth  ; 
and  this  is  the  hand  that  .4 
stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations, 

27  For  r  the  Lord  of  hosts 
bath  purposed,  and  who  shall 
disannul  it?  and  his  hand  it 
stretched  out,  and  who  shall  turn 
it  back"? 

28  In  the  year  s  that  king  Abaz 
died,  was  this  burden. 

29  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole  Pa- 
lestina,  because  t  the  rod  of  him 
that  smote  thee  is  broken  :  for  out 
of  the  serpent's  root  shall  come 
forth  a  9  cockatrice,  and  his  fruit 
u  shall  be  a  fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  first-born  of  the  poor 


B.  C.  726.  CHAP.  XV.  XVI 

shall  feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie  |  10  or,  he 
down  in  safety  :  and  I  will  kill  thy   shall  not. 
root  with  famine,  and  he  shall  slay  I  11  or,  as 
thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate  ;  cry,  O  city  : 
Ihou,  \\hole  Palestina,  art  dis- 
solved :  for  there  shall  come  from 
the  north  a  smoke,  and  10  none 
ehnll  be  alone  in  his  11  appointed 
times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer 
the  messengers  of  the  nation? 
That  I'  the  Lord  hath  founded 
Zion,  and  the  w  poor  of  his  people 
shall  12  trust  in  il. 

CHAl  TER  XV. 

THE  a  burden  of  Moab.  Be- 
cause ill  the  night  Ar  of  Mo- 
ab is  laid  waste,  and  brought  1  to 
silence  ;  because  in  the  night  Kir 
of  Moah  is  laid  waste,  and  brought 
to  silence  ; 

2  He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and  to 
Dibon,  the  high  places,  to  weep  : 
Moab  shall  howl  over  Nebo,  and 
over  Medeoa  :  on  all  their  heads 
sliall  he  baldness,  a?td  every  beard 
cut  oS". 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird 
themselves  with  sackcloth  :  on 
the  tops  cf  their  houses,  and  in 
their  streets,  every  one  shall  howl, 
2  weeping  abundantly. 

4  And  He^hbon  shall  cry.  and 
Elealeh  :  their  voice  shall  be  heard 
eoen  unto  Jahaz  :  therefore  the 
armed  soldiers  of  Moab  shall  cry 
out  :  his  life  shall  be  grievous 
unto  him. 

5  My  6  heart  shall  cry  out  for 
Moab  ;  3  his  fugitives  shal/  flee 
unto  Zoar,  an  heifer  of  3  years 
old  :  for  by  the  mounting  up  of 
Liihiih  with  weeping  shall  they  go 
it  up  :  for  in  the  way  of  Horonaim 
they  shall  raise  up  a  cry  of  4  de- 
struction. 

6  For  the  waters  of  Nimrim  shall 
be  desolate  :  5  for  the  hay  is  with- 
ered away,  the  grass  faileth,  there 
is  no  green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  they 
have  gotten,  and  that  which  they 
have  laid  up,  shall  they  carry  away 
to  the  6  hrook  of  the  willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about 
the  borders  of  Moab  ;  the  howling 
thereof  unto  Eglaim,  and  the 
howling  thereof  unto  Eeer-elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall 
be  full  of  blood  :  fori  will  bring  7 
more  upon  Dimon,  lions  c  upon 
him  that  escapeth  of  Moab,  and 
upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

SEND  ve  the  lamb  a  to  the  ruler 
of  the  land  from  1  SeU  to  the 


eemblies. 
V  Pe.  B7.1-6. 
w  Zep.  3.12. 
12  betake 
themselves 
unto  it. 
a  Je.48.  1, 
&c. 

E7.e.25.8-ll. 
Am.  21.  3. 

1  or,  cut  off. 

2  descend- 
ing into 
■weeping, 
or,  coming 
doun  with 
weeping. 

b  c.  16.  11. 

3  or,  to  the 
borders 
thereof, 
even  as  an 
heifer. 

4  breaking. 

5  desola- 
tions. 

6  or,  valley 
of  the  Ara- 
bians. 

7  additions. 
c2K.  17.25. 
c2K.  3.  4. 

1  a  rock,  or, 
Petra. 


2  or,  a  nest 
forsaken, 
btiu.  21.13. 

3  bring. 

4  icringer. 

5  treaders 
down. 

6  or,  pre- 
pared. 

c  Da.  7.  14, 

27. 

Mi.  4.  7. 

Lu.  1.32,33. 

d  Pe.  72.  2. 

e  Zep.  2.  10. 

/2K.  3.  25. 

7  or,  mut- 
ter. 

8  or,  pluck- 
ed up. 

s  Je.  48.  32, 


9  or,  the 
alarm  is 
fallen  upon 
Ac.  24.  8. 
1  c.  63.  15. 
k  c.  26.  16. 
/  Pr.  i.  28. 


Moab  threatened. 

wildeniess,  unto  the  mount  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  that  as  a  wan- 
dering Lird  cast  2  out  of  the  nest, 
so  the  daughters  of  Moab  shall  be 
at  the  fords  of  b  Arui.n. 

3  Take  3  counsel,  execute  judg- 
ment ;  make  thy  shadow  as  the 
night  in  the  midst  of  the  noon- 
day ;  hide  the  outcasts,  bewray 
not  him  that  wanderelh. 

4  Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with 
thee,  Moab  :  be  thou  a  covert  to 
them  from  the  face  of  the  spoiler  ; 
for  the  4  extortioner  is  at  an  enti, 
the  spoiler  ceaseth,  the  5  oppress- 
ors are  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  And  in  meicy  shall  the  throne 
be  established  ;  6  and  c  he  shall 
sit  upon  it  in  trutli  in  the  taberna- 
cle of  David,  rf.  judging  and  seek- 
ing judgment,  and  hasting  light- 
eousnesa. 

6  We  have  heard  of  the  pride  e 
of  Moab  i  he  is  very  proud  :  even 
of  his  haughtiness,  and  his  pride, 
and  his  wrath  :  but  his  lies  shall 
not  if  so. 

7  Therefore  shall  Moab  howl  for 
Moab,  every  one  shall  howl  :  for 
the  foundations  of  Kir-hareseth,/" 
shall  ye  7  mourn  ;  surely  they  are 
sti  jcken. 

8  For  the  fields  of  Heshbon  lan- 
guish, and  the  vine  of  Sibmah  : 
the  loids  of  the  heathen  have  bro- 
ken down  the  principal  plants 
thereof,  they  are  come  even  unto 
Jazer,  they  wandered  through  the 
wilderness;  her  branches  are  8 
stretched  out,  they  are  gone  over 
the  sea  : 

9  Therefore  ^  I  will  bewail  with 
the  weeping  of  Jazer  the  vine  of 
Sibmah  :  I  will  water  thee  with 
my  tears,  O  Heshbon,  and  Elea- 
leh ;  for  9  the  shouting  for  thy 
summer-fruits  and  for  thy  harvest 
is  fallen. 

10  And  h  gladness  is  taken  away, 
.ind  joy  out  of  the  plentiful  field  ; 
and  in  the  vineyards  there  shall  be 
no  singing,  neither  shall  the.e  be 
shouting  :  the  treaders  shall  tread 
out  no  wine  in  /Aefr  presses;  I  have 
made  Ihdr  vintage  shouting  to 
cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  bowels  i  shall 
sound  like  an  harp  for  Moab, 
and  mine  inward  parts  for  Kir- 
haresh. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  it  is  seen  that  Moab  it 
weary  k  on  the  high  place,  that 
he  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary 
to  pray  ;  but  I  he  shall  not  pre- 
vail. 

639 


Syria  and  Isratl  threatened. 

13  This  it  the  word  that  the  Lord 
haih  spoken  concerning  Moabsince 
tiiKt  time. 

14  Bill  now  (he  Lord  hath  spoken, 
•Rviiig',  Wnhin  th.ee  years,  a»  m 
the  ji'iirs  (if  an  hireling',  ami  the 
glory  of  jAluah  shall  l>e  coniemn- 
ed,  with  all  thai  great  muliitude  ; 
and  the  remnant  shall  be  very 
email  and  10  leel-le. 

CUAPTKR  XVII. 

THK  <T  burden  of  Damascus. 
Behold,  Damascus  6  is  taken 
away  from  being  a  city,  and  it 
shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 

2  The  cities  of  Aropr  are  for- 
saken ;  they  shall  be  for  flocks, 
which  shall  lie  down  ;  and  none  c 
shall  make  {/le/n  afraid. 

3  The  fortress  also  shall  cease 
from  Ephraiin,  and  the  kingdom 
from  Damascus,  and  the  remnant 
of  Syria  ;  they  shall  be  as  the 
glory  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saitli  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  the  glory  of  Jacob 
shall  be  made  thin,  and  d  the 
fatness  of  his  flesh  shall  wax 
lean. 

5  And  e  it  shall  be  as  when  the 
harvest-man  gathcrelh  the  corn, 
and  reapelh  the  ears  with  his 
arm  ;  and  it  shall  be  as  he  that 
gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of 
Repbaim. 

6  Yet  gleaning-grapes  shall  be 
left  in  it,  as  the  shaking  of  an 
olive-tree,  two  or  three  berries  in 
the  top  of  the  uppermost  boug'h, 
four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruit- 
ful branches  thereof,  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  look 
/"to  his  Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall 
have  respect  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  al- 
tars, the  work  of  his  hands,  neith- 
er shall  respect  that  which  his  fin- 
gers have  made,  either  the  groves 
or  the  1    images. 

9  In  that  day  shall  his  strong 
cities  be  as  a  forsaken  bouyh, 
an  1  an  uppermost  branch,  which 
they  left,  because  of  the  children 
of  Israel  :  and  there  shall  be  deso- 
lation. 

10  Becnnse  ^  thou  hast  forgot- 
ten the  God  of  thy  salvation,  and 
hast  not  been  mindful  of  the 
Rock  of  ihy  strength  ;  therefore 
shall  thou  plant  pleasant  plants, 
and  shalt  set  it  with  strange 
slips  : 

11  In  the  day  shall  thou  make 
thy    plant    to    grow,    and    in    tlie 

610 


ISAIAH. 
mc.21.   16. 

10  or,  not 
many. 

aJe.  49.23, 
&c. 

Am.  1.3—5. 
Zee.  9.  I, 
fulfilled. 
6  2K.  16.  9. 
cJe.  7.  33. 
rfc.  10.  16. 
cJe.  51.33. 
/Mi.  7.  7. 
I  or,  sun 
images. 

gJe.  17.  13. 


hJe.  5.  31. 

2  or,  remov- 
ed in  the  dap 
of  inlierit- 
ance,  and 
there  shall 
be  deadly 
sorrow. 

3  or,  noise. 

4  or,  many, 
i  Ps.  9.  5. 

5  or,  thistle 
doion. 
AJe.2.  3. 

rt  c.  20.  3 — 5. 
Kze.30.4-9. 
Zep.  2.  12. 
3.  10. 

1  or,  out- 
spread and 
polished. 

2  of  line  .and 
line,  and 
treading  un- 
derfoot, or, 
that  ?/ieteth 
out,  and 
treadeth 
down. 

3  oT,despise. 
h  c.  5.  26. 

4  or,  regard 
my  set 
dwelling. 

5  or,  after 
rain. 

c  Ps.  68.  31. 
72.  10. 
0.  16.  1. 

6  or,  out- 
spread and 
polished, 
ver.  2. 


B.  C.  714. 

morning  (halt  thou  make  thy  seed 
to  flourish  ;  6uMhe  harvest  shall  h 
be  2  H  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and 
of  despei.iie  sorrow. 

VZ  Woe  to  the  3  mullitudo  of 
many  people,  uhich  make  a  noise 
like  (he  noise  of  the  seas  ;  and  to 
the  rushing  of  nations,  {/uir  make 
a  rushing  like  the  rushing  of  4 
mighty  waters  I 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like 
the  rushing  of  many  waters:  but 
i  Ood  sliull  rebuke  them,  and  they 
shall  flee  far  ofi',  and  shall  be 
chased  as  the  chalfof  the  moun- 
tains before  the  wind,  and  like  5 
a  rolling  thing  before  the  whirl- 
wind. 

14  .4nd,  behold,  at  evening-tide 
trouble  ;  and  before  the  morning 
he  is  not.  This  is  the  portion  of 
them  k  that  spoil  us,  and  the  lot  of 
them  that  rob  ns. 

CHAPTER    XVIII. 

WOK  to    the    land    shadowing 
with  wings,  which  is  beyond 
(he  rivers  a  of  Kthiopia  ; 

2  That  sendetli  ambassadors  by 
the  sea,  even  in  vessels  of  tul- 
rushes  upon  I  he  waters,  saying. 
Go,  ye  swift  messengers,  to  a  na- 
tion I  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a 
people  terrible  from  their  begin- 
ning hitherto  ;  a  nation  2  meted 
out  and  trodden  down,  whose  land 
the  rivers  3  have  spoiled  .' 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
world,  and  dwellers  on  the  earth, 
see  ye,  when  he  lifleth  up  an  en- 
sign b  on  the  mountains  ;  and 
when  he  bloweth  a  trumpet,  hear 
ye. 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
I  will  take  my  rest,  and  I  will  4 
consider  in  my  dwelling-place 
like  a  clear  heal  5  upon  herbs,  and 
like  a  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of 
harvest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the 
bud  is  perfect,  and  the  sour  grape 
is  ripening  in  the  flower,  he  shall 
both  cut  olf  the  sprigs  with  prun- 
ing-hooks,  and  take  away  and  cut 
down  the  branches. 

6  They  shall  be  left  together  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  mountains,  and  to 
the  beasts  of  the  earth  :  and  the 
fowls  shall  summer  upon  them, 
and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth  shall 
winter  upon  them. 

7  In  that  time  shall  the  present 
c  be  brought  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  of  a  people  scattered  6  and 
peeled,  and  from  a  people  terrible 
from  their  beginning  hitherto  ;  a 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  un- 
der   foot,   whose    land   the    rivers 


B.  C.  7H. 

have  spoiled,  to  the  place  of  the 
name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
mount  Zion. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 
rr-^HE  burden  of  Egypt,  a  Be- 
J.  hold,  the  Lord  rideth  b  upon 
a  swift  cloud,  and  shall  come  into 
Eg-ypt  j  and  the  idols  c  of  Eg-ypl 
Bhall  be  moved  at  his  presence, 
and  the  heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt 
in  the  midst  of  it. 

2  And  I  will  1  set  the  Egyptians 
against  the  Egyptians  :  and  they 
shall  fight  every  one  against  his 
brothei',  and  every  one  against  his 
neighbour  ;  city  against  city,  and 
kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  shall 
S  fail  rf  in  the  midst  thereof;  and 
I  will  3  destroy  the  counsel  there- 
of; and  they  shall  seek  e  to  the 
idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and  to 
thern  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  to  the  wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I  4  give 
over  into  the  hand  of  a  cruel  lord  ; 
f  and  a  fierce  king  shall  rule  over 
them,  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

5  And  the  waters  shall  fail  from 
the  sea,  and  the  river  shall  be 
wasted  and  dried  up. 

6  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers 
far  away,  and  the  brooks^  of  de- 
fence shall  be  emptied  and  dried 
up  :  the  reeds  and  flags  shall 
wither. 

7  The  paper-veeds  by  the  brooks, 
by  the  mouth  of  the  brooks,  and 
every  thing  sown  by  the  brooks, 
shall  wither,  be  driven  away,  and 
5  lie  no  more. 

8  The  fishers  also  shall  mourn, 
and  all  they  that  cast  angle  into 
the  brooks  shall  lament,  and  they 
that  spread  nets  upon  the  waters 
shall  languish. 

9  iVIoreover  they  that  work  in 
fine  h  flax,  and  they  that  weave  8 
net-works,  shall  be  confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in 
the  purposes  7  thereof,  all  that 
make  sluices  and  poiids  8  for  fish. 

11  Surely  the  princes  of  Zoan  i 
are  fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise 
counsellors  of  Pharaoh  is  become 
brutish  :  how  say  ye  unto  Pharaoh, 
I  am.  the  son  of  the  wise,  the  son 
of  ancient  kings  ? 

12  Where  k  are  they  ?  where  are 
thy  wise  men  ?  and  let  them  tell 
thee  now,  and  let  them  know  what 
I  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed 
upon  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  be- 
come fools,  7n  the  princes  of  Noph 
n  are  deceived  ;    they  have    also 


CHAP.  XIX 

!a  Je.  4S.  13. 
Eze.  29.  30. 
6  Ps.  IS.  10. 
104.  3. 
c  Ex.  12.  12, 
Je.  43.  12. 

1  7ningle. 

2  be  empti- 
ed. 

rf  Eze. 22.14. 

3  swallow 
up. 

ec.  8.  19. 
47.  12. 

4  or,  shut 
up. 

/c.  20.  4. 
?2K.  19. 

24. 

5  shall  not 
be. 

hlK.  10.28. 

6  or,  white 
works, 

1  founda- 
tions. 
8  of  living 
things. 

i  Nu.l3.  22. 
A-lCo.  1.20. 
/c.  44.  7,  8. 
m  Ro.  1.  22. 
n  Je.  2.  16. 


9  the  cor- 
ners, or, 
governors. 

o  IK.  22.22, 
23. 

10  spirit  of 
perverse- 
ness. 

o  Je.51.  30. 
Na.  3.  13. 

11  lip. 

q  Zep.  3.  9. 

12,  or.  He- 
res,  or,  the 
sun. 

rGe.  28.  18. 
Ex.  24.  4. 

sjos.  4.  20. 
tMa\.  1.  11. 
uc.  11.  16. 
V  IPe.  2.10. 
,  wEp.  2.  10. 


The  calling  of  Egypt. 
educed   Egypt,  even    9   they   that 
are  the  stay  of  the  tribes  the.eol". 

14  The  o  Lord  hath  mingled  a  10 
perveise  spirit  in  the  midst  there- 
of j  and  they  have  caused  Egypt 
to  err  in  every  work  thereof,  as  a 
drunken  man  staggeretb  in  his 
vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  any 
work  for  Egypt,  which  the  head  or 
tail,  branch  or  rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  day  shall  Egypt  be  like 
p  unto  women  ;  and  it  shall  be 
afraid  and  fear,  because  of  the 
shaking  of  the  hand  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall 
be  a  terror  unto  Egypt  :  eveiy  one 
that  maketh  mention  thereof  shall 
be  afraid  in  himself,  because  of 
the  counsel  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  he  hath  determined  against 
it. 

18  In  that  day  shall  five  cities  in 
the  land  of  Egypt  speak  U  the 
language  g  of  Canaan,  and  swear 
to  the  Ijord  of  hosts  :  one  shall  be 
called,  The  city  of  12  destruc- 
tion. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an 
altar  to  the  Lord  in  the  midst  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  a  pillar  r 
at  the  border  thereof  to  the  Loid. 

20  And  it  shall  hf  for  a  sign  s  and 
for  a  witness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt:  for 
they  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord  be- 
cause of  the  oppressors,  and  ha 
shall  send  them  a  saviour,  and  a 
great  one,  and  he  shall  deliver 
them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known 
to  Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shal. 
know  the  Lord  in  that  day,  and 
shall  do  t  sacrifice  and  oblation  ; 
yea,  they  shall  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  perl'orm  it, 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite 
Egypt  ;  he  shall  smite  and  healiZ; 
and  they  shall  return  even  to  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  be  entreated  of 
them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a  u 
highway  out  of  Egypt  to  Assyria  ; 
and  the  Assyrian  shall  come  into 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptian  into  As- 
syria ;  and  the  Egyptians  shall 
serve  with  the  Assvrians. 

21  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the 
third  with  E.gypt  and  with  Assyria, 
evn  a  ble.ssing  in  the  midst  o/  the 
land  ; 

25  Whom  the  Lord  of  h  sts  shall 
bless,  saying,  Blesseo  he  Ea-ypl  my 
people,  V  and  Assy  ria,  the  work 
M  of  my  hands,  and  Israel  mine 
inheritance. 

641 


Fall  of  Babylon  foreshoum. 

CHAPTKli    XX. 

iN  ihe  year  a  ilial  'J'lutnn  came 
unlo  Ashilod,  (when  Sarg-on  llie 
kingr  of  Assyria  seiil  hini,)  nnd 
foug'ht  seainsl  Aslidod  and  look  it  ; 

2  At  the  same  lime  sp.nke  the 
Lorn  1  liy  Isaiah  Ihe  son  of  Amoz, 
saying',  Go,  and  loose  tlie  sack- 
cloth iVom  ofl'  thy  loins,  nnd  p'll 
olJ"  thy  shoe  from  thy  foot.  And 
he  did  so,  Nvalking  naked  and 
barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  Like  as  my 
servant  Isaiah  hath  walked  nuked 
and  barefoot  three  yearsyor  a  si'n 
and  wonder  upon  Kgypland  upon 
Ethiopia  ; 

4  So  shall  the  king^  of  Assyria 
lead  away  2  the  Egyptians  pri- 
soners, and  the  Kthiopians  cap- 
tives, young  and  old,  nuked  and 
barefoot,  even  with  their  buttocks 
uncovered,  to  the  3  shame  of 
Egypt. 

3  And  they  shall  be  afraid  and 
ashamed  of  Ethiopia,  their  ex- 
pectation, and  of  Egypt  their 
glory. 

6  And  tlie  inhabitants  of  this  4 
isle  shall  say  in  that  day,  Behold, 
such  6  is  our  expectation,  whither 
we  flee  for  help  to  be  delivered 
from  the  king  of  Assyria  ;  and  how 
shall  we  escape  ? 

C:H AFTER  XXI. 

THE  burden  of  the  desert  of  the 
sea.  As  whirlwinds  a  in  the 
south  pass  through,  so  it  cometh 
from  the  desert,  from  a  terrible 
land. 

2  A  1  grievous  vision  is  declared 
unto  me  ;  the  treacherous  dealer  6 
dealeth  treacherously,  and  the 
spoiler  spoilelh.  Gocup,OKlam: 
besiege,  O  Media  :  all  the  sighing 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  d  are  my  loins  filled 
■with  pain  ;  pangs  have  taken  hold 
upon  me,  as  the  pangs  of  a  woman 
that  travaileth  :  I  was  bowed 
down  at  the  hearing  of  it  ;  I  was 
dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

i  My  2  heart  panielh,  fearfulness 
affrighted  me  :  the  c  night  of  my 
pleasure  hath  hs  turned  3  into  fear 
unto  me. 

5  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the 
watch-tower,  eat,  drink  :  arise,  ye 
princes,  and  anoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
unto  me,  Go,  set  a  watchman,  let 
him  declare  what  he  seeth. 

7  And  he  taw  a  chariot  vilk  a 
couple  of  horsemen,  a  chariot  of 
asses,  and  a  chariot  of  camels  ; 
and  he  hearkened  diligently  with 
much  heed. 

642 


ISAlAII. 
a2K.18.17. 

1  by  the 
luiud  of. 

2  captivity 
of  Egypt. 

3  nakedness. 

4  or,  coun- 
try, 

Je.  47.  4. 
6  Job  6   20. 
a  Zee.  9.  14. 

1  hard, 
be.  33.  1. 
tc.  13.  17. 
Je.49.  34. 
dc.  15.  5. 

2  or.  My 
mi'id  tcan- 
dered. 
eDa.  5.5, 
&c. 

Z  put. 

i  or,  as  a 
lion. 
/Hab.  2.  1. 

.5  or,  every 

nisfit. 

g  Je.51.  8, 

Ac. 

Re.  14.  8. 

A  Je.SO.  2. 

6  son. 

i  Er.e.  3.    17 

—19. 

Ac.  20.  26, 

27. 

k  I  Ch.1.30. 

.le.  49.  7, 

&c. 

Eze.  35.  2, 

&c. 

Ob.  1,  &c. 

7  or,  bring 
ye. 

Uob6.  19, 
50. 

8 from  the 
face  of,  or, 
for  fear. 
7n  Job  7.  1. 
n  c.  60.  7. 
9  botes. 
aDe.  22.  8. 
6  c.  32.  13. 
c2K.  25.5, 
11. 

1  of  the 
boiB. 

2  be  bitter 
in  Keeping. 
d}e.  4.  19. 
9.  1. 

La.  1.  2. 


B.  C.  714. 

8  And  he  cried,  4  A  lion  :  My 
lord,  I  stand  continually  upon  the 
watch-tower  in  f  the  day  lime, 
and  I  am  set  in  my  ward  5  whole 
nights  i 

9  And,  behold,  here  cometh  a 
chariot  of  men,  leith  a  couple  nf 
horsemen.  And  he  answered  and 
Siiid,  Babylon  g  is  fallen,  is  full- 
en  ;  and  A  all  the  graven  images  ot 
her  gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the 
ground. 

10  O  my  threshing,  and  'he  6 
corn  of  my  floor:  that  which  I 
have  heard  of  the  Lord  of  bo-^is, 
the  God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared 
i  unlo  you. 

11  The  bunlen  of  Dumah.  *  He 
ralleth  to  me  out  of  Seir,  Watch- 
man, what  of  the  night  ?  Watch- 
man, what  of  the  night  ? 

12  The  watchman  said,  Tho 
morning  cometh,  and  also  tile 
night  :  if  ye  will  inquire,  inquire 
ye  :  return,  come. 

13  The  burden  upon  Arabia.  In 
the  forest  in  Arabia  shall  ye 
lodffe,  O  ye  travelling  companies 
of  Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land 
of  Tema  brought  7  water  to  him 
that  was  thirsty,  they  prevented 
with  their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  /  they  fled  8  from  the 
swords,  from  the  drawn  sword, 
and  from  the  bent  how,  and  from 
the  grievousness  of  war. 

16  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said 
unto  me,  Within  a  year,  accord- 
ing to  the  years  of  an  hireling,  m 
anil  all  the  glory  of  Kedar  n  shall 
fail  : 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  number 
of  archers,  9  the  migliiy  men  of 
of  the  children  of  Kedar,  shall  b« 
diminished  :  for  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

THE  burden  of  the  valley  of 
vision.  What  aileth  thee 
Ml  w,  that  thou  art  wholly  gone  up 
to  the  a  house-tops  ? 

2  Thou  that  art  full  of  stirs,  a 
tumultuous  city,  a  6  joyous  city  : 
thy  slain  men  are  not  slain  with  the 
sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  are  fied  c  togeth- 
er, they  are  bound  1  by  the  arch 
ers  :  all  that  are  found  in  thee  are 
bound  together,  lohich  have  fled 
from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  Lock  away 
from  me  ;  I  will  2  weep  hitterly  ; 
rf  labour  not  to  comfort  me  ;  be- 
cause of  the  spoiling  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people. 

5  Foritts  a  day  of  trouble,  p.nd 


B.  C.  712. 

of  tieadinj  down,  and  of  perplex- 
ity by  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the 
valley  of  vision,  breaking  down 
the  walls,  and  of  crying  to  the 
mountains. 

6  And  Elam  e  bare  the  quiver 
with  chariots,  of  men  and  horse- 
men, and  Kir  uncovered  3  the 
shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
4  thy  choicest  valleys  shall  be  lull 
of  chariots,  and  the  horsemen 
shall  set  themselves  in  array  at  5 
the  gale. 

8  And  he  d  scovered  the  covering 
of  Judah,  and  thou  didst  look  in 
that  day  to  the  armour  of  the 
house_/"of  the  forest. 

9  Ye  g  have  seen  also  the 
^reaches  of  the  city  of  David,  that 
they  aie  many  ;  and  ye  gatheied 
together  the  waters  of  the  lower 
pool  : 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the 
houses  of  Jerusalem,  and  the 
houses  have  ye  broken  down  to 
fortifv  the  wall 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

d  Je.  49.  35. 
o  made  na- 
ked. 

4  the  choice 
of  thy. 

5  or.  to- 
wara . 


/I  K.  7.  2. 
10.  17. 

g  2Ch.  32. 

4. 

/iJoel  I.  13. 

i  Job  1.  20. 

Mi.  1.  16. 

k  c.  56.  12. 

12  K.  18.  o7. 

6  or,  O  he. 

7  or,  who 
covered 
lliee  uith  an 
excellent 
covering, 
and  clothed 


thee  goT- 


11     Ye    made    also    a    ditch    be-    'J'^^  S"'^- 

tween  the  two  walls  for  the  water  I 'f  ""f  ^     , 
shall  surely. 
ver.  18. 


of  the  old  pool  :  but  ye   have   not 
looked    unto    the    maker    thereof, 
neither  had  respect  unto  him  that 
fashioned  it  long  ago. 
12  And   in  that  day  did  the  Lord 


8  the  captiv- 
ity o/  a 
man. 


o  Job.  12.14. 
Re.  3.  7. 


God  of  hosts  call  h  to  weeping,  and  ^9  Icuid  large 

to   mourning,   and    to   baldness,  i  oj"  spaces. 
and  to  girding  with  sackcloth  : 

13  And  behold,  joy  and  gladness, 
slayinsr  oxen  and  killing  sheep, 
eating  flesh  and  drinking  wine  : 
let  /:  us  eat  and  drink,  for  to-mor- 
row we  shall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine  n  r-  lo 
ears  by  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Surely  "l**^-  '°- 
this   iniquity   shall   not  be   purged  • 

from  you  till  ye  die,  saith  the  Lord  n  c.  9.  6. 
God  of  hosts. 

15  Thus  saith   the   Lord   God   of 
hosts.  Go,  get  thee  unto  this  trea- 
surer, nen  unto  Sliehna,  I  which  is  p  Ezr.  9.  8. 
over  the  house,  on</ soy,  10  or   in- 

16  What   hast  thou   here  ?     and  sintments 
whom    hast   thou   here,   that  thou  of  viols 
hast   hewed  thee  out  a    sepulchre 

here,  6  ns  he  that  heweth   bim   out  n;Je25.  22. 

a    sepulchre     on    high,    and    that  ^-  ^■ 

gravelh  an  habitation  for  himself  Eze.  26.  28. 

in  a  rork  ?  ^m-  l-  9. 

17  Behold,  the   Lord  7  will  carry  '^■ 

thee   away  with  8  a   mighty  cap-  ^*<--  "■  ^'^• 

tivitv,  ami  will  surely  cover  thee.  6  ver.  12. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn  Je.  2.  10. 
and  toss  thee  like  a  ball  into  a  \  silent. 
9  large  country  :  there  shalt   thou 

die,  and  there  the  chariots  of  thy  <^c-  '9-  l"- 

glory  shall  be   the  shame  of  thy  '2 from  afar 

lord's  house.  [off. 


77k  overthrow  of  Tyre. 

19  And  1  will  drive  thee  from  thy 
station,  and  from  thy  slate  shall 
he  pull  thee  down. 

iO  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  call  my  ser- 
vant ot  Eliakim,  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah  : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with  thy 
robe,  and  strengthen  him  with 
thy  girdle,  and  I  v\ill  commit  ihy 
governnjent  into  bis  hand  ;  and  he 
shall  be  a  father  to  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Jeiusalem,  and  to  the 
house  of  Judah. 

22  Anil  the  key  of  the  house  of 
David  will  1  lay  upon  his  shoul- 
der: n  so  he  shall  open,  o  and 
none  shall  shut  ;  and  he  shall  shut, 
and  none  shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  ""asten  him  ns  a  nail 
p  in  a  sure  place  ;  and  he  shall  bi 
for  a  glorious  throne  to  his  father's 
bouse. 

24  And  ther  shall  hang  upon 
him  all  the  glory  of  his  father's 
house,  the  oflspring  and  the  issue, 
all  vessels  of  small  quantity ,  from 
the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to  all  the 
vessels  10  of  fiagoiis. 

25  In  that  day,  sailh  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  shall  the  nail  that  is 
fastened  in  the  sure  place  be  re- 
moveil,  and  be  cut  down,  and  tail  ; 
and  the  burden  that  was  upon  it- 
shall  be  cut  off  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

THE  burden  of  Tyre,  a  Howl, 
ye  ships  of  Tarshish  ;  for  it  is 
laid  waste,  so  that  there  is  no 
house,  no  entering  in  :  from  the 
land  of  Chitlim  6  it  is  revealed  to 
them. 

2  Be  1  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
isle  ;  thou  whom  the  merchants  of 
Zidon,  that  pass  over  the  sea,  have 
replenished. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed 
of  Sihor,  the  harvest  of  the  river, 
is  her  revenue  ;  and  she  is  a  mart' 
of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon  ; 
for  the  sea  hath  spoken,  even  the 
strength  of  the  sea,  saying,  I 
travail  not,  nor  bring  forth  dif.- 
dren,  neither  do  I  nourish  np 
young  men,  nor  bring  up  vir- 
gins. 

5  As  at  the  report  c  concemin* 
Egypt,  so  shall  they  he  sorely 
pained  at  the  report  of  Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish  ;  how., 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

7  h  this  your  joyous  city,  whose 
antiquity  is  of  ancient  days?  her 
own  feet  shall  carry  her  2  afar  off 
to  sojourn. 

643 


Judgment  upon  the  land. 

8  Wbo  hath  taken  Ihi*  counsel 
against  Tyje,  the  crowning  city, 
whose  merchants  are  princes, 
whose  trulHckers  are  tlie  honoura- 
ble of  the  earth  7 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed 
it,  to  stain  3  the  pride  of  all  glory, 
and  to  b.ing  d  into  contempt  all 
the  honourable  of  the  earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a 
river,  U  daughter  of  Tarshish : 
there  is  no  more  strength.  4 

11  He  stretched  out  bis  hand 
over  the  sea  ;  he  shook  the  king- 
dom :  the  Lord  hath  given  a  com- 
mandment 5  against  6  the  mer- 
chant city,  to  destroy  the  7  strong- 
bolds  thereof. 

12  And  he  said,  Thou  shall  no  e 
more  rejoice, O  thou  oppressed  vir- 
gin, daughter  of  Zidon  ;  arise, 
pass  over  to  /  Chittiin  ;  there  also 
shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans :  this  people  was  not,  till 
the  Assyrian  founded  it  for  them 
g  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  : 
Ihey  set  up  the  towers  thereof, 
they  raised  up  the  palaces  thereof  ; 
a>id  he  brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  IIowl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish  : 
for  your  strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  Tyre  shall  be  for- 
gotten seventy  years,  according  to 
the  days  of  one  king :  after  the  end 
of  seventy  years  8  shall  Tyre  sing 
as  an  harlot. 

18  Take  an  harp,  go  about  the 
city,  thou  harlot  that  hast  been 
forgotten  :  make  sweet  melody, 
sing  many  songs  that  thou  mayest 
he  remembered. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
after  the  end  of  seventy  years, 
that  the  Lord  will  visit  Tyre,  and 
she  shall  turn  to  her  hire,  and  h 
ihall  commit  fornication  with  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  world  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her 
hire  shall  be  holiness  i  to  the 
Lord:  it  shall  not  be  treasured 
nor  laid  up  ;  for  her  merchandise 
•hall  be  for  them  that  dwell  before 
the  Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and 
forSdumMe  clot  bin?. 

CHAPTKR   XXIV. 

BEHOLD.  the  Lord  malceth 
the  earth  empty  ;  and  rnaketh 
it  waste,  and  turneth  I  it  upside 
down,  and  scatlereth  abroad  the 
inhabitants  thereof. 
2  And  i;  .?hall  he,  as  with  the 
people,  so  with  a  the  2  priest  ;  as  6 
with  the  servant,  so  with  his 
master  ;  as  with  the  maid,  so 
641 


ISAIAH. 

a  pollute. 

dl  Co.  1.28, 
29. 

4  girdle. 

5  or,  con- 
[  cerning  a 

inerchant- 
man. 

6  Canaan. 

I  7  strengths. 
je  Re.  18.  22. 

/ver.  1. 

g  Ps.  72.  9. 

8  it  sluill  be 
unto  Tyre 
«.>'  the  sung 
of. 

/iRe.  17.  2. 

i  Zee.  14.20, 
21. 

9  old. 

1  pervert- 
eih  the  face 
thereof. 

a  Hos4.  9. 

2  or,  prince, 
Ge.  41.  45. 

6Ep.  6.  8,9. 

3  height  of 
the. 

cGe.  3.  17. 
Nu.  35.  33. 
d  Mai.  4.  6. 
e2Pe.3.  10. 
/c.  16.  8,9. 
Joel  1.  10, 
IQ. 

sr  Je.  7.  34. 
Hos.  2.  11. 
Re.  18.  22. 
ALa.  1.  1. 
i  La.  2.  9. 
k  c.  6.  13. 
17.  5,  6. 
Mi.  2.  12. 
I  Zep.  2.  14, 
15. 
TO  1  Pe.3.15. 

4  Of  .valleys, 
n  Zep.  2.11. 

5  wing. 

6  leanness  to 
me.  or,  my 
secret  to  me. 
o  c.  48.  8. 
Je.  5.  11. 
pie.  48.43, 
44. 


B.  C.  7H. 

with  her  mistress  ;  as  with  ihs 
buyer,  so  with  the  seller;  as  with 
the  lender,  so  with  the  borrower; 
as  with  the  taker  uf  usury,  so  with 
the  giver  ot  usury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emp- 
tied, and  utterly  spoiled  :  for  the 
Lord  bath  spoken  this  word. 

4  The  earth  mourneth,  and  fadeth 
away  :  the  world  languisheth,  and 
fadeth  away  ;  the  haughty  3  peo- 
ple of  the  earth  do  languish. 

5  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under 
the  inhabitants  thereof,  becauee  e 
they  have  transgressed  the  laws, 
changed  the  ordinance,  broken  ths 
everlasting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  d  bath  the  curse  de- 
vouied  the  earth,  and  they  that 
dwell  theiein  are  desolate  :  there- 
fore the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  burned,  e  and  few  men  left. 

7  The  /  new  wine  mourneth,  tha 
vine  lunguisheth,  all  the  merry- 
hearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  g  of  tahrets  ceaseth, 
the  noise  of  them  that  rejoice  end- 
elh,  the  joy  of  the  harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with 
a  song;  strong  drink  shall  be  bit- 
ter to  ihem  that  drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken 
down  :  every  house  is  shut  up,  thai 
no  man  may  come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in 
the  streets;  all  joy  is  darkened, 
the  mirth  of  the  land  is  gone.     . 

12  In /i  the  city  is  left  desolation, 
and  the  gate  i  is  smitten  with  de- 
sliuction. 

13  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the 
midst  of  the  land  among  the  peo- 
ple, there  shall  be  k  as  the  shafting 
of  an  olive-tree,  and  as  the  glean- 
ing grapes  when  the  vintage  is 
done. 

14  They  /  shall  lift  up  their  voice, 
they  shall  sing  for  the  majesty  of 
the  Lord,  they  shall  cry  aloud  from 
the  sea. 

15  Wherefore  glorify  m  ye  tha 
Lord  in  the  4  fires,  even  the  name 
of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the 
isles  n  of  the  sea. 

16  Prom  the  5  uttermost  part  of 
the  earth  have  we  heard  sonjs, 
even  glory  to  the  righteous.  But 
I  saiii,  6  My  leanness,  my  lean- 
ness, woe  unto  me  !  the  treach- 
erous dealers  have  dwelt  treach- 
erously i  o  yea,  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  very  treach- 
erously. 

17  Pear,  p  and  the  pit,  and  tho 
snare,  are  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant 
of  the  earth. 

18  And    it    shall  come   to   pass, 


B.  C.  712. 


that  he  who  fleeth  from  the  noise] 
oflhe  fear  shall  fall  into  the  pit  ; 
end  he  that  cometh  up  out  of  the 
midsi  cf  tlie  pit  shall  be  taken  in 
ihe  snare  :  for  the  q  windows  from 
on  hi^h  are  open,  and  the  founda- 
tions r  of  Ihe  earth  do  shake.  I 

19  The  earth  s  is  utteily  broken] 
down,  the  earth  is  clean  dissolved,  | 
the  earth  is  moved  exceedingly.       i 

20  The  earth  shall  reel  t  to'and! 
fro  like  a  drunkard,  and  shall  be 
removed  u  like  a  cottage  ;  and  the 
transgression  thereof  shall  be 
heavy  v  upon  it  :  and  it  shall  fall, 
and  not  ri.se  ag'ain. 

21  And  it  shall  corne  to  pass  in 
that  day,  tfial  the  Lord  shall  7 
punish  the  host  of  the  hig'h  ones 
that  are  on  high,  and  the  kings  w 
of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered 
together  8  as  prisoners  are  gathered 
in  9  the  pit,  and  shall  be  shut  up  in 
the  prison,  and  after  many  days 
shall  they  be  10  visited. 

23  Then  x  the  moon  shall  be  con- 
founded, and  the  sun  ashamed, 
when  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  reign 
in  mo'int  Zion,  and  in  Jerusalem, 
find  11  before  his  ancients,  glo- 
riously. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

OLord,  thou  art  my  God  ;  I 
will  a  exalt  thee,  I  will  praise 
thy  name  ;  for  thou  hast  done 
wonderful  things;  thy  counsels 
of  old  are  faithfulness  6  and 
truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city  an 
heap  ;  of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin  ; 

a   palace   of  strangers   to  be  no 
city  :  It  shall  never  be  built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  peo- 
ple glorify  d  thee,  the  city  of  the 
terrible  nations  shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength 
to  the  poor,  a  strength  to  the 
needy,  in  his  distress,  a  refuge 
from  the  storm,  a  shadow  from  the 
heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terri- 
ble ones  is  as  a  storm  a§ainst  the 
«vall. 

5  Thou  shnlt  bring  down  the 
noise  of  strangers,  as  the  heat  in 
a  dry  place  ;  even  the  heal  with 
the  shadow  of  a  cloud  :  the 
branch  of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be 
brought  low. 

6  And  in  this  mountain  e  shall 
the  Lord  of  hosts  make  unto  all 
people  a  feast  /  of  fat  things,  a 
feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  ^ 
on  the  lees  well  refined. 

7  And  he  will  1  destroy  in  this 
mountain  the  face  of  the  covering 


CHAPTER  XXV.  XXVr.  A  song  sung  in  Judah. 

oGe.7.  11.  1  2 cast  overall  people,  and  the  vail 


rPs.  18.  7. 

sJe.  4.  23. 

I  c.  19.  14. 

uRe.  21.  1. 

V  Zee.  5.  5- 

8. 

7  visit  upon. 


h  that  is  spread  over  all  nations. 
8  He  will  i  swallow  up  death  in 
victory  ;  and  the  Lord  God  will 
wipe  k  av.ay  tears  from  ofi'  all 
faces  ;  and  the  rebuke  of  his  peo- 
ple shall  be  taken  aw  ay  I  from  off 
all    the   earth  :   for  the  Lord  hath 


!«  Ps.  76.  12.  I  spoken  it. 


8  with  the 
gathe/Hng 
of  prison- 
ers. 

9  or,  dun- 
geon. 


c  Je.  51.  37 
dRe.  11.  13. 
e  c.  2.  2,  3. 
/Mat.  22.2, 
&c. 

gCa.5.  1. 
\siDallow  up 


9  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that 
day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God  ;  we  have 
waited  m  for  him,  and  he  will 
save  us:  this  is  the  Lord;  we 
have  waited  for  liim,  we  will  le 
glad    and     rejoice    in     bis   salva- 

10  or,  found\  tion. 

wanting.  10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the 

X  Eze.  32.7.    hand  of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Moab 

11  or,  there  shall  be  trodden  3  down  under 
shall  be  glo-\Y\\m,  even  as  straw  4  is  trodden 
i~y  before  his  down  for  the  dunghill. 
ancients.  11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his 
a  Ps.  46.  10.  hands  in  the  midst  of  them,  as  he 
6  Nu.  23.19.  I  that  swimmeth  spreadeth  forth  his 

hnjids  to  swim  :  and  he  shall  bring 
down  their  pride  together  with  the 
spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  fortress  of  the  high 
fort  of  thy  walls  shall  he  bring 
down,  lay  low,  and  bring  to  the 
ground,  even  to  the  dust. 

CHAPTER   XXVI. 

IN  that  day  shall  this  song  be 
sung  in  the  land  of  Judah  :  We 
have  a  strong  a  city  ;  salvation 
will  God  appoint /or  walls  i  and 
bulwarks. 

2  Open  c  ye  the  gates,  that  the 
righteous  nation  which  keepeth 
the  1  truth  may  enter  in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  Aim  2  in  perfect 
peace,  d  whose  3  mind  is  stayed  on 
thee:  because  be  trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  e  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever  ; 
/  for  in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is  4 
everlasting  strength. 

5  For  he  bringeth  down  them 
that  dwell  on  higli  ;  the  lofty  city, 
he  layeth  it  low  ;  he  layeth  it  low, 
even  to  the  ground  ;  he  bringeth  it 
even  to  the  dust. 

6  The  foot  s  shall  tread  it  down, 
fue?!  the  feet  of  the  poor,  and  the 
steps  of  the  needy. 

7  The  way  h  of  the  just  is  up- 
rightness ;  i  thou,  most  upright, 
dost  weigh  the  path  of  the  just. 

8  Yea,  in  the  way  of  thy  k 
judgments,  O  Lord,  have  we 
waited  for  thee  ;  the  desire  /  of 
our  soul  is  to  thy  name,  and  to  the 
remembrance  of  thee. 

9  Vfith  rny  soul  have  I  desired 
thee  in  the  night  ;  m  yea,  with  my 
spirit  within  me  will  I  seek  thee 
eaily  :  for  when  7j  thy  judgments 
are  in   the   earth,  the   inhabitant* 

645 


2  covered. 

A  2  Co.  3.16, 

18. 

i  Hos.  13.14. 

1  Co.  15.  54. 

k  Re.  21.4. 

/Mai.  3.  17, 

18. 

m  Tit.  2.  13. 

3  threshed. 

4  or,  thresh- 
ed in  Mad- 
menah. 

a  Ps.  31.  21. 

6  C.60.  18. 

cPs.  118.19. 

truths. 

'2  peace, 

peace. 

d  Ph.  4.7. 

3  or, 

thought,  or, 
imagina- 
tion. 

e  Ps.  62.  8. 
/  Ps.  125.1. 

4  the  rock  of 
ages. 

s  Mai.  4.  3. 
^Ep,  2.  10. 
i  Ps.  37,  23. 
tCh.  64.4,5. 
I  Ps.  63.  1-6. 
m  Ca.  3.  1. 
n  Ps.  58.  11. 


Exhortation  to  uait  on  Cod. 
of  llie  woild  will  leurn  righteous- 
ness. 

lU  Let  o  favour  be  showed  to  the 
wicked,  yet  will  he  not  leaio 
righteousness:  in  p  the  land  of 
upiighiiiess  will  he  deal  uiijuslly, 
niid  will  not  behold  the  majesty  q 
of  the  Loid. 

11  Lord,  tehen  thy  hand  is  lifted 
up,  they  rwiil  no;  see:  but  they 
fchuU  3  see,  and  tiC  ashamed  for 
their  envy  5  at  the  people  ;  yea, 
the  Are  {  of  thine  enemies  ehali 
devour  them. 

12  Lor'.l,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  u 
for  us  :  lor  thou  also  hast  wrought 
all  our  work  j  6  in  us. 

13  0  Loid  our  God,  other  v  lords 
beside  thee  have  had  dominion 
over  us:  but  w  by  thee  only  will 
we  make  mention  of  thy  name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not 
live;  ^/ley  ore  deceased,  they  shall 
not  rise  :  therefore  hast  thou  vis- 
ited and  destroyed  them,  and 
made  all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  incri^ased  the  na- 
tion, U  Lord,  ihou  hast  increased 
the  nation  :  thou  art  g^lorified  :  thou 
batJst  removed  it  far  unto  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  x  have  they 
visited  thee,  they  poured  out  a  7 
prayer  when  thy  chastening  was 
upon  them. 

17  Like  as  a  woman  with  child, 
tltat  diaweth  near  the  time  of  her 
delivery,  is  in  pain,  mid  ciieth  out 
in  her  pings  ;  so  have  w'e  been  in 
thy  si^tit,  I)  Lord. 

18  We  h.Tve  been  with  child,  we 
have  been  in  pain,  we  have,  as  it 
were,  brought  lonh  wind  ;  we  have 
not  wroufflii  any  deliverance  in 
the  earth,  neither  have  the  inhab- 
itnnts  of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  mei\  shall  live,  to- 
gether with  my  dead  body  shall 
they  arise.  Awake  and  .«injr,  ye  y 
that  dwell  in  dust  ;  for  thy  dew  in 
as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth 
shall  cast  out  the  dead. 

20  Come,  my  people,  enter  thou 
into  thy  chambers,  and  shut  thy 
doors  about  thee  :  hide  thyself  as 
it  were  for  a  little  moment,  until 
the  indignation  be  over-past. 

21  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cometh 
z  out  of  hie  place  to  punish  the 
inhabitants  of  the  earth  for  their 
iniquity  :  the  earth  also  shall  dis- 
close her  8  blood,  and  shall  no 
more  cover  her  slain. 

CHAPTKR  XXVH. 

IN  that  day    the   Lord,  with  his 
sore,    and    great,    and    strong 
Bword,  shall  punish  leviathan  a  the 
645 


ISAIAH. 

0  Ec.  8.  11. 
Re.  2.^1. 
p  Kc.  3.  16. 
9  c.  2.  10. 

r  Je.  5.  3. 
»Re.  1.7. 

5  or,  toward 
thy. 

1  Da.  3.  22, 
25. 

u  ver.  3. 

6  or,yor. 

V  2  Cb.  28. 

5,  6. 

Ro.  6.  16— 

18. 

w  Ps.  71.  16, 

16. 

xHos.  5.  IS. 

7  secret 
speech. 

y  Da.  12.  2. 
z  Judf  14, 
15. 

8  bloods. 
aPs.  74.  14. 


1  or,  cross- 
ing like  a 
bar. 

b  Lu.  20.  9, 

&c. 

cPs.  121.  4, 

5. 

2  or,  march 
against, 
dc.  45.  24. 
eJob.  22.21. 
/Ps.  S2.  13- 
15. 

Hos.  14.5,6. 
g  Ro.  11.  12 

3  according 
to  the  stroke 
of. 

4  or,  thou 
send  est  it 
forth. 

5  or,  when 
he  remove th 
it. 

h  c.  57.  16. 
7  He.  12.6. 

6  or,  sun 
images. 
kDe.  32.28. 
Hos.  4.  6. 
Uno.  6.  37. 
m  Mat.  24. 
31. 

I  Th.  4.  16. 
Re.  11.  15. 


B.  C.  712 
1  piercing  serpent,  even  leviailmrt 
that  crouked  serpent  i  and  he  shal. 
flay  the  dragon  that  is  m  the  sea. 

2  In  that  (lay  sin^  ye  unto  her, 
A  vineyard  6  of  red  »ine. 

3  1c  the  Loid  do  keep  it  ;  I  will 
water  it  eveiy  moment  :  lest  ntiy 
hurt  it,  I  will  keep  it  night  and 
day. 

4  Fury  is  not  in  me  :  who  would 
eet  the  briers  and  thorns  against 
me  in  battle  '.'  1  would  2  go  through 
them,  1  would  bum  them  to- 
gether. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  my  a 
stiength,  that  he  may  make  peace 
e  with  nie  ;  and  be  shall  make 
peace  with  me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come 
of  Jacob  to  take  lOot  ;  /  Israel 
shall  blossom  and  bud,  and  g  fill 
the  face  of  the  world  with  fiuii. 

7  Hath  he  smitten  him,  3  af  he 
smote  those  that  smote  bim  ?  or  is 
he  slain  accoiding  to  the  slaughter 
of  them  that  are  slain  by  him  ? 

8  In  measure,  when  4  it  shooteth 
forth,  thoi<  wilt  debate  with  it:  5 
he  stayeth  his  h  rough  wind  in  the 
day  of  the  east  wind. 

9' By  this,  therefore,  shall  the 
iniquity  of  Jacob  be  purged  ;  i  and 
this  is  all  the  fruit  to  lake  away 
his  sin  ;  when  he  makelh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalk- 
stones  that  are  beaten  in  sunder, 
the  groves  niid  6  images  shall  not 
stand  up. 

10  Yet  the  defonced  city  shall  b» 
desolate,  and  the  habitation  for- 
saken, and  left  like  awilJerness: 
there  shall  the  calf  feed,  and  there 
shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume  the 
branches  thereof. 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are 
withered,  they  shall  be  bcoken 
oft:  the  women  come,  and  set 
them  on  fire  ;  tor  k  it  is  a  people 
ol  no  understanding  :  therefore  he 
that  made  them  will  not  have 
mercy  on  them,  and  he  that 
formed  them  will  show  them  no 
favour. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  thot  the  Lord  shall  beat 
olf  from  the  channel  of  the  river 
unto  the  stream  of  Egypt,  and  I  ye 
shall  be  gathered  one  by  one,  O  ye 
children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  coine  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  great  trumpet  m 
shall  be  blown,  and  they  shall 
come  which  were  ready  to  perish 
in  the  land  of  Assyria,  and  the 
outcasts  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
shall  worship  the  Lord  in  the  holy 
mount  at  Jerusalem. 


CHAP.  XXVIII 

1 1  broken. 


20. 

3  sioallow- 
eth. 

cHos.  4.  11. 

\d  c.  56.  10— 
112. 


6.  5. 
13. 


B.  C.  712. 

CHAPTER  XXVIIT 

WOE  to    the  crown  of  pride,  to  i     r.       ^^>  ^^ 
the    drunkards    of  Ephraim,  l" '^^^^  ^'^-^ 
whose  o^'lorious  beauty  is  a  fading  2  with. 
flower,  which  are  on  the   head  ofi  j  Pg   73^  jg 
the  fat   valleys   of  the)n  that   are  !  90     '      '      ' 

1  overcoine  with  wine  ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty 
and  stronsj  one,  2o/iir/i,  as  a  tempest 
oof  hail,  and  a  destroying  storm, 
as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters  over- 
flowing, sliall  cast  down  to  the 
earth  with  the  hand. 

3  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunk-  j  e  Je.  6.  10. 
ards  of  Ephraim,  shall  be  trodden    ...     , 

2  under  feet.  \i  the  hear- 

4  And  the  glorious  beauty  which  1  "'^' 

is  on  the  head  of  the   fat  valley, '5  or,  hath 
shall   be  6  a  fading  flower,  and  as   been, 
the  hasty   fruit   before    the    sum- '6  stammer- 
mer;  which,   when    he   that  ^ook-  Wngs  of. 
eth  upon    it  seeth,  while  it  is  yetly  „     /^  j^^.j^ 
in  his  hand  he  ealelh  3  it  up.  |  ^pril^n 

5  In  that  day   shall  the   Lord   "f["/^Hos 
hosts  be  for  a  crown  of  glory,  and   g    12 
for  a  diadem   of  beauty,  unto  the 
residue  of  his  people, 

6  And  foi'a  spirit  of  judgment  to 
him  that  sitteth  in  judgment,  and 
for  strength  to  them  that  turn  the 
battle  to  the  gate. 

7  But     they     also     have      erred  |  Mat.  21.  12 
through  wine,c  and  through  strong  ]  Ac.  4.  II. 
drink  are  out  of  the  way:   the   rf|Ro.  9.  33. 
priest  and  the  prophet  have  erred  1  Ep-  2.  20. 
through   strong    drink,    they    are  |  *  Ro-  10.  11. 
swallowed   up   of   wine,  they  are   8  a  irerzrftn^ 
out   of    the   way   tlirough     s\i-o(\s:\  doion  to  it. 
irink  ;     they   err  in   vision,  they  U  Mai.  4.  3. 
stumble  in  judgment.  9  or,  when 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit  Ue  shall 
and  filthiness,  so  that  there  is  no   make  you 
place  clean. 

9  Whom  e  shall  he  teach  know- 
ledge ?  and  whom  shall  he  make 
to  understand  doctrine?  4  them 
that  are  weaned  from  tha  milk, 
and  drawn  frorh  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  5   must    be  upon 
precept,  precept    upon    precept  ; 
line   upon   line,  line   upon    line 
here  a  little,  and  there  a  little  : 

11  For  with  6    stammering   lips, 
and   another    tongue,   7    will 
speak  to  this  people 

12  To  whom  he  sa: 
rest  wherewith  ye   11     _ 

■weary  to  rest  ;  and  this  is  the  ie-\oppointed 
freshing:  yet  thev  would  not  hear.  |  place. 

13  But  /'  the   word  of  the   Lord  1  H  or,  spelt. 
was  unto  them  precept  upon  pre-   12  iorrfer. 
cept,  precept  upon  precept;  line  1 13  or,  rand 
upon   line,  line  upon    line  ;    here'.he  bindeth 

a   little,  nnd  there  a  little  ;  that  g  [  it  in  such 
they  might  2:0,  and  fall  backward,  \sort  as  his 
and   be    broken,  and   snared,  ^.nd, God  doth 
taken.  I  teach  him. 


to  under- 
stand doc- 
trine, 
m  2  Sa.  5. 
20. 
n  Jos.  10.10, 

&C. 

{  1  Ch.  14.  16. 
o  La.  3.  33. 
7)  Da.  9.  27. 
10  or,  the 
he  I  wheat  in  the 
{principal 
id,  Thists  the  j  place,  and 
nay   cause  {.\\>i  \  barley  in  the 


Chiist  is  pro7nised, 

14  Wherefore  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that 
rule  this  people  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem : 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  We 
have  made  a  covenant  with  death, 
and  with  hell  are  we  at  agree- 
ni»nt  :  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  it 
shall  not  come  h  unto  us:  for  we 
have  made  lies  our  refuge,  and 
under  falsehood  have  we  hid  cur- 
selves  : 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a 
foundation  a  stone,  i  a  tried  stone, 
a  precious  corner-sione,  a  sura 
t'oundation  :  he  k  that  believeth 
shall  not  make  haste. 

17  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to 
the  line,  and  righteousness  to  the 
plummet  ;  and  the  hail  shall 
sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies, 
and  the  waters  shall  overflow  the 
hiding-place. 

18  And  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled,  and 
your  agreement  with  hell  shall 
not  stand  ;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  then 
ye  shall  be  8  trodden  down  I  by 
it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth 
forth  it  shall  take  you  :  for  morn- 
ing by  morning  shall  it  pass  over, 
by  day  and  by  night  ;  and  it  shall 
be  a  vexation  only  9  to  understand 
th2  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  a  man  can  stretch  himself  on 
it;  and  the  covering  narrower  than 
that  he  can  wrap  himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up 
as  m  in  mount  Perazim,  he  shall 
be  wroth  as  n  in  the  valley  of 
Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his  work, 
his  strange  o  work  ;  and  bring  to 
pass  his  act,  his  strange  act. 

22  Now,  therefore,  be  ye  not 
mockers,  lest  your  bands  be  made 
strong:  for  I  have  heard  from  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  a  consump- 
tion, p  even  determined  upon  the 
whole  earth. 

23  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice: 
hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Uoth  the  plowman  plow  all 
day  to  sov%f  ■?  doth  he  open  and 
break  the  clods  of  his  ground  ? 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain 
the  face  thereof,  doth  he  not  cast 
abroad  the  fitches,  and  scatter  the 
cummin,  and  cast  in  10  the  prin- 
cipal wheat,  and  the  appointed 
barley,  and  tne  11  rye,  in  their  12 
place  ? 

26  For  13  his  God  doth  instruct 

647 


Gud' s Judgment  upou  Jerusalem.        ISAIAU 


him   to  discretion,  and  doth  tcacli  I  g  Ps.  92.  6. 


him. 


i  Je.  32.  19. 
Ro.  11.  33. 


87  For  the  fitchei  nre  not  thresh- 
ed with   a   threshing   instrument, 
neither  is  a     cart    wheel    turned   w"';' 'e   "rAe 
about  upon  the  cummin  ;   but  the    Han  of  God 


1  or,  Ari- 


2  or,  of  the 
ci  It/, 


fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a  stnfi', 
and  the  cummin  with  a  rod. 

1.8  Bread   corn  is    brui.«ed  ;     be- 
cau.se  he  will  not   ever  be  thr»sh- '  ^  2  Sa   5   9 
ing'  it,  nor  break  it  with  the  wheel    o      ,     «•   i 
of  his  cart,  nor  bruiae  it  with  his  ?     j"-"  '"* 
horsemen.  .heads. 

29  This  also   cometh    forth  from   6  2K.2S.  1, 
the   Lord   of   hosts,  laAic/i  is  won-   &c. 
derful  q  in  counsel,  and  excellent 
in  wurkin-j. 

CHAPTER  XXIX.  ,    .     . 

WOE  1  to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  2  the' '^'"'■P- 
city    where  a  David  dwell  I    d  Job  21.  18. 
add  ye  year  to  year  :    let  them  3       ,  rr.u    c  o 
kill  sacrifices.  .elTh-S.  3. 

2  Yet   I  will   distress  Ariel,  and  '  /  c.  30.  30. 
there  shall  be   heaviness  and  sor- 
row :  and  it  shall  be   unto  me  as 
Ariel. 

3  And!  will  camp  ag'ainst   thee 

roundabout,  and  will  lay  sieg'e  6' 

against  thee  with  a   mount,  and  1 1 

will  raise  forts  against  thee.  |  5  or,  take 

4  And  thou   .■ilialt   be   brought   c  your plea- 
down,  and  shall  speak   out  of  the    sure  and 
ground,  and  thy   speech   shall  be   ^iot. 
low  out  of  the  dust,  and  Ihy  voice   '  c.  51.  21. 
shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a  fa-   *■  Ro-  H-  8. 
miliar  spirit,   out  of  the  g-round,    6 /lends, 
and   thy  speech    shall    4  whisper  c.  1.5. 
out  of  the  dust.  |M  Sa.  9.  9. 

5  Moreover  the  multitude  of  thy    7  or,  Ittttr. 
Btrang'ers  shall  be  like  small  dust,  I '«  Da.  12.  4, 
and  the   multitude  of  the  terrible^- 
ones    shali    be    as     chaff"   d    that  1 1^*-  5.1 — 9. 


|CLa.  1.9. 
I  4  peep,  or, 


^0.41.  11, 

:12. 

h  c.  37.  36. 


B.  C.  713. 
der  ;  &  cry  ye  out,  and  cry  ;  thev 
■re  diunkeii,  i  but  not  with  wine"; 
they  stagger,  but  not  with  strong 
dnnk. 

10  For  *  the  Lord  halh  poured 
out  upon  you  the  spiiii  ol  deep 
sleep,  and  hath  closed  y«ur  eyes: 
the  prophets  and  your  6  rulois,  the 
seers  I  hath  he  covered. 

U  Anri  the  vision  of  all  ii  Lu* 
come  unto  you  as  the  words  of  a 
7  book  that  is  sealed,  m  which 
men  deliver  to  one  that  is  learned, 
saying.  Read  this,  1  pray  thee  : 
and  he  sailh,  I  cannot  ,-  for  it  it 
sealed  : 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to 
him   that  is   not   learned,  saying, 

[Read    this,    I  pray   thee:    and  he 
saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

13  Wherefore  the  Lord  said, 
Forasmuch  as  this  people  draw 
near  tne  with  their  mouth,  ii  and 
with  their  lips  do  honour  me,  but 
have  removed  llieir  heart  far 
from  me,  and  their  fear  toward 
me  is  taught  by  the  precept  of  o 
men  : 

14  Therefore,  behold,!  will  8  pro- 
ceed to  do  a  marvellous^  work 
among  this  people,  even  a  marvel- 
lous work  and  a  wonder  :  for  j 
the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men 
shall  perish,  and  the  understand- 
ing of  their  prudent  Wicn  shall  be 
bid. 

15  Woe  unto  them  that  seek 
deep  to  hide  r  their  counsel  from 
the  Lord,  and  their  woiks  are 
in  the  dark,  and  they  say.  Who  a 
seeth   us  ?  and  who  knoweth  us? 

16  Surely  your  turning  of  thinff-a 
upside    down    shall    be   esteemed 

Mat.  15.6-9.  I  as  the  potter's  clay:    for  t  shall 


passethaway:   yea,  it  shall  be  at ;  ?jE?,e.33.31 

an  instant  e  suddenly.  .  _  

6  Thou  /  shall   be  visited  of  the  '  "  Col.  2.  22.  I  the  work  say  of  hinfi  that  made  it, 
■      -   ■  -        and   8  add.  "'  '  "  ■     ■■     - 


Lord  of   hosts  with   thunde  ,   

with  earthquake,  and  great  noise,  P  Hab.  1.5 
with  storm  and  tempest,  and  the  ,  9  Je.  49.  7. 
flame  of  devouring  fire.  lOb.  8. 

7  And  the  multitude  of  all  the  1  Cor.  1.  19. 
nations  that  fight  against  Ariel,  ■''P*.  139.  7, 
even   all  g  that   fight  against  her   &c. 

and    her  munition,  and    that  dis- j  c.  30.  1. 
tress  her,  shall  be  as  a  dream  h  o{  e  Ps.  94.  7. 
a  night  vision.  I '  c.  45.  9. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  mi  rio.  9.20. 
hungry  man  dreameth,  and,  be-'«c.  32.  15. 
hold,  he  eatelh  ;  but  he  awaketh,  t  Mat.  19,  30. 
and  his  soul  is  empty  :  or  as  "  c.  35.  5. 
when  a  thirsty  man  dreameth,  Lu.7.  22. 
and,  behold,  he  drinketh  ;  but  he  wc.  61.  1. 
awaketh,  and,  behold,  he  i.9  faint,  9  add. 
and  his  soul  hath  appetite  :  si 
shall  the  multitude  of  all  the  na 
tions  be,  that  fight  against  mount  R«.  12.  10, 
Zion.  \z  Pa.  64.  6 

9  Stay    yourselves,     and     won- 'Je.  20.  10. 

648 


xJa.  2.  5. 
yc.51.  13. 


He  made  me  nol  ?  or  shall  the 
thing  framed  say  of  him  that 
framed  it.  He  had'no  understand-' 
ing? 

17  /«  it  not  yet  a  very  little 
while,  and  Lebanon  shall  t-a 
turned  u  into  a  fruitful  field,  and 
the  fruitful  field  shall  be  esteem- 
e<l  as  a  forest  ? 

18  And  V  in  that  day  shall  the 
deaf  hear  the  words  of  the  book, 
and  the  eyes  of  (he  blind  shall 
see  out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of 
darkness. 

19  The  meek  v>  also  shall  9  in- 
crease their  joy  in  the  Lord,  and 
the  poor  x  among  men  shall  re- 
joice in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought 
to  nought,  y  and  the  scomer  is 
consumed,  and  all  that  watch  s 
for  iniquity  are  cut  off: 


d  c.  60.  21. 
Ep.  2.  10. 

\e  I  Cor.6.11. 


w 


'  ver.  15. 


E.  C.  713. 

21  That  make  .i  man  an  offend- la  Am.  5.  10 
er  for  a  word,  and  a  lay   a  snare  '  12. 

for  him  ihal  leproveth  in  the  gate,  | 

and  turn    aside     the    just    for   a  6  Jos.  24.  3. 

thin":  of  nouo-lit.  | 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  6,cc.  54.  4. 
Lord,  who  redeemed  Abraham, 
concerning'  the  house  ot  Jacob,  Ja- 
cob shall  not  c  now  be  ashamed, 
neither  shall  his  face  now  wax 
pale. 

23  But  when  he   seeth  his  chil-  I 

dren,  the  work  d  of  mine   hands,  !  10  i-noJ« 

in  the    midst    of  him,  they    shall  iinderstand- 

sanctify    my   nunie,  and   sanctify  ,  ing. 

the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall  I  ^  j^g   29   19 

fear  the  God  of  Israel.  Igg      '      '      ' 

24  They   e    also     that     erred     '"  ;      ' 
spirit  shall  10  come  to  understand-  16  c.  29.  13. 
ing,    and    they     that    murmured  i^  j^^    2  5 
shall  learn  doctrine.  | 

CHAPTER    XXX.  |dc.  31.  1. 

OEa  to  the    rebellious   chil-i^  jg   2  36 
dien,   saith    the   Lord,    that  | 
take   counsel,    but  not  of  me;  and-  ^  jg    37   7 
that  cover  6  with  a   covering,  but  1 
not  of  my   spirit,  that    they    may  U  g^.   (g  j^gj._ 
add  c  sin  to  sin  :  I         ' 

2  That  rf   walk  to  go  down    into 
Egypt,   and     have     not     asked  at 

my' mouth;    to   strengthen    them- |  3 /^jj^^rdav. 
selves  in  the  strength  ot  fharaoh,  [ 
and    to    trust   in  the   shadow    of  /[  j)e   32  20 
Egypt  !  i  ■      ■      ■ 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strength  of  i 

Pharaoh  be   your  shame,  and  the  i 

trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt  your  i  Je.  11.  21. 
confusion.  Am.  2.  12. 

4  For  his  princes  were  at   Zoan,    7.  13. 

and  his  ambassadors  came  to  Mi.  2.  6,  11. 
Hanes.  ;tlK.22.13. 

5  They  were  all  ashamed  e  of  a '  '  Ps.  62.  10. 
people  i/tai  could  not  profit  them,  3  ov,  fraud. 
nor  be  an  help  nor  profit,  but  a  , '?»  Ps.  62.  3. 
shame,  and  also  a  reproach.  n  Ps.  2.  9. 

6  The    burden  of    the    beasts    of  Je.  19.  11. 
the  south:  into   the   land  of  trou- I  4  6o??/e  0/ 
ble    and     anguish,    from     whence  potters, 
come  the  young  and  old  lion,  the  i  o  ver.  7. 
viper  and  fiery  Hyingserpent,  they  p  '2K.  25.  5. 
will   carry  their    riches  upon   the   9  De.  32.  30. 
shoulders    of    young    asses,    and   5  or,  a  tree 
their  treasures  upon   the   bunches   bereft  of 

of  camels,  to  a  people  that  shall  branches, or, 
not  profit  Ihem.  \boughs,  or, 

7  For  /  the  Egyptians  shall  help  '  .-J  ma^Z. 

in     vain,    and     to     no     purpose:  r  Hos.  5.  15. 

therefore  have  I  cried  1  concerning  s  Ps.  34.  8. 

this.  Their"  strength  zs  to  sit  still,  t  c.  65,9,24. 

8  Now  go,  v.rile  it  before  them  "  Je.  29.  12- 
in   a   table,  and  no'e  it  in  a  book,  14. 

that  it  may  be  for  the  2  time  to  v  Ps.  80.  5. 
come  for  ever  and  ever  :  1  6  or,  oppres- 

9  That  this  in  a  rebellious  h  peo-  '  sion. 

pie,  lying  children,  children  that  tz- Ps.  74.  9. 
■will  not  hear  the  law  of  the  Am.  8,11,12. 
Lord;  ix    Ps.  32,  8. 


CHAP.  XXX.    God's  mercies  touard  his  church. 


10  Which  say  i  to  the  seers,  See 
not  i  and  to  the  prophets,  Prophe- 
sy not  unto  us  right  things  ; 
speak  unto  us  k  smooth  things, 
prophesy  deceits  : 

11  Get  ye  out  of  the  way,  turn 
aside  out  of  the  path,  cause  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  to  cease  from 
before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel,  Because  ye 
despise  this  word,  and  trust  /  in  3 
oppression  and  perverseness,  and 
stay  thereon  : 

13  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall 
be  to  you  as  a  breach  m  ready  to 
fall,  swelling  out  in  a  high  wall, 
whose  breaking  cometh  suddenly 
at  an  instant. 

14  And  he  shall  break  n  it  as  the 
breaking  of  the  4  potter's  vessel 
that  is  broken  in  pieces  ;  he  shall 
not  spare  :  so  that  there  shall  not 
be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  takefire  from  the  hearth, or 
to  lake  water  withal  out  of  the  pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  In  re- 
turning and  rest  o  shall  ye  be 
saved  ;  in  quietness  and  in  con- 
fidence shall  be  your  strength: 
and  ye  would  not. 

16  But  ye  said,  No  ;  for  we  will 
flee  upon  horses;  therefore  shall 
ye  flee  :  and,  We  will  ride  upon 
the  swift  ;  therefore  shall  they 
that  pursue/)  you  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  q  shall  flee,  at 
the  rebuke  of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke 
of  five  shall  ye  flee  ;  till  ye  be 
left  as  5  a  beacon  upon  the  top  of 
a  mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on 
an  hill. 

18  And  therefore  will  the  Lord 
r  wait,  that  he  may  be  gracious 
unto  you,  and  therefore  will  he  be 
exalted,  that  he  may  have  mercy 
upon  you  ;  for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  judgment  :  .<;  Messed  are  all 
they  that  wait  for  him. 

19  For  the  people  shall  dwell  t  in 
Zion  at  Jerusalem  ;  thou  shall 
weep  no  more  :  he  will  be  vety 
gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice  of 
thy  cry  ;  when  u  he  shall  hear  it, 
he  will  answer  thee. 

20  And  thoush  v  the  Lord  give 
yon  the  bread  of  adversity,  and  the 
water  of  affliction,  6  yet  shall  not 
thy  teachers  be  w  removed  into  a 
corner  any  more,  but  thine,  eyes 
shall  see  thy  teachers  ; 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a 
word  behind  thee,  saying,  This  x 
is  the  way,  walk  ye  in  it,  when 
ye  turn  to  the  right  hand,  and 
when  vt  turn  to  the  left. 

649 


ISAIAH. 


images  of 
Ihy  silver, 

8  ncatter. 
yH'-8.  11.8. 

9  leavened, 
or,  savoury 


z  c.  60.  19, 
20. 

11  or,  griev- 
ousness  of 
fame. 

12  heavi- 
ness. 
aZep.  3.  8. 


Tfu  dtdtruction  of  Asti/ria. 

22  Ye  shall  dofile  alio  the  cover- 
injoflhy?  gruvcii  imag'es  m' sil- 
ver, ami  ihe  oniunient  ul  ihy  iiiol- 
len  iifiug'es  of  ^uld  :  ihuii  sliult 
8  c.ist  ihcm  iiway  as  a  meiialru- 
ons  cloth  ;  thou  Klialt  say  unto  it, 
Get  thee  hence,  y 

'J3  Then  shall  he  g'ive  the  rain  of 
thy  seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the 
ground  withal;  and  bread  of  the 
increase  of  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
be  fat  and  plenteous:  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pas- 
tures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise,  and  the 
young  asses  that  ear  the  ground, 
shall  eat  clean  9  provender,  which 
hath  been  winnowed  with  the  sho- 
vel and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  upon  every 
h  gh  mounlain,  and  upon  every  10 
hish    hill,   rivers    and   etieains  of, 
waters  in   the    day    of   the    great 'M'A^  S'o.n/ 
slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

28  Moreover,  the  light  z    of   the 
moon  shall  be  as  the   light   of  the  \passing  of 
sun,  and  the  lig'ht  of  the  sun  shall   the  rod 
lie  sevL-n-fold,  as  the  light  of  seven  j  founded. 
days,    in    the    dav    thai  the  Lord!,R 
bindeth  up  the  breach   of  his  peo-  |  '"  *""^*  '" 
pie,  and  healeth  the  stroke  of  their  i''"'* 
wound. 

27  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord   

Cometh    from    far,    burning     withi 

his  anger,  and  11  the  burden  there-    _ 
of  is  12  heavy  ;  his  lips  are  full  of  17  or, 
indignation,  and    his  tongue  as  a  ]ag''zi'i«< 
devouring  fire  ;  a 

28  And  his  breath,  as  an  over 
flowing  stream,  slia 


B.  C.  713. 


7  th»  graven  I  bnrpi  :  and  in  battle*  of  shaking 


will  he  fight    17    with 
I   ii3  Koi  Topliel  e   is  ordained    18 
]of  old  ;  yea,  lor  the  king  it  is  pre- 

fiarc.l  :  liK  hath  mad..-  it  deep,  and 
^  arge  ;  the  pile  thereof  is  fi.e  and 
much  wood:     the    biealh    of    the 


10  lifted  up.  I  Lord,  like  a  stream  of  brimstone, 


/  doth  kindle  it. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

WOK  to  them  that  go  down  to 
Kgypl  for  help  ;  and  stay  on 
horses,  and  trust  in  chariots,  be- 
i;au8c  lAey  ore  many  ;  and  in 
horsemen,  because  they  are  very 
strong:  but  a  tJiey  look  not  unto 
the  Holy  One    of   Israel,  neither 


b  Lu.  22.  31.  i  seek  the  Lord  ! 


c  c.  37.  29. 
d  Ps.  42.3,4. 

13  Rock. 


I  of  his  voice. 
1 15  every 


them. 
.je  Je.7.  31. 
reach  to  the  ,  18  from 
midst  of  the  neck,  to  sift  b  the  na-  ivesterJay. 

lions  with   the  sieve    of   vanity  ;' y"  Re.  14.  9,    for  mount  Zion,  and    for  the  hill 
and  there  shall  be  a  bridle  c  in  the    10 


2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will 
biing  evil,  and  will  not  1  call 
back  his  words  :  but  will  arise 
against  the  house  of  the  evil-do- 
ers, and  against  the  help  of  ihem 
that  work  iniquity. 

3  Now  the  Egyptians  are  men, 
and  not  God  ;  and  their  horses 
flesh,  and  not  spirit.  When  the 
Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  helpetb  shall  fall, 
and  he  that  is  holpen  shall  fall 
down,  and  they  all  shall  fail  to- 
gether. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spoken 
unto  me.  Like  as  the  lion  6 
and  the  young  lion  roaring  on  his 
prey,  when  a  multitude  of  shep- 
herds is  called  forth  against  him, 
he  will  not  be  afraid  of  their 
voice,  nor  abase  himself  for  tho 
2  noise  of  them  :  so  shall  the 
Lord  of  hosts  come  down  to  fight 


jaws  of  the  people,  causing  Ihem  aHos.  7.7. 
to  err.  i  1  remove. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  o!  in   6  Hos.  11. 
the  night,  vrfien  a   holy  solemnity    10. 

is  kept  :  and  gladness  of  heart,  as  2  or,  multi- 
when   one  goeth    with  a   pipe    to    tude. 
come  into    the    mountain    of   the    c  Ps.  46.  5. 
Lord,  to  the  13  Mightv  One   of  Is-    d  Je.  3.  12. 
rael.  '  e  Hos.  9.  9. 

30  And  the  Lord   shall   cause   14   3  the  idols 
his  glorious  voice  to  be  heard,  and    of  his  gold, 
shall  show  Ihe  lightning  down  of  f  c.  37.  36. 
his  arm,  with  the    indignation   of  4  or,  for 
Aiy  anger,  and  with  the  flame  of  a   fear  of. 
devouring    fire,    laith    scattering,   5for  melt- 
and  tempest,  and  hailstones.  i"?,  or,  tri- 

31  Por  through   the  voice   of  the   bate,  or. 
Lord     shall      the       Assyrian       be    tributary. 
beaten   down,    which  smote    with   6  ftis  njck 
a.  rod.  shall  pass 

32  And  15  in  every   place  where   away  for 
the     L'^rounded    staff     shall     pass,   fear, 
which  the  Lord  shall   16  lay  upon   7  or, 
biiu,  it  shall  be  with  tabreis  and   strength. 

650 


thereof. 

5  As  birds  flying,  so  will  the 
Lord  of  hosts  defend  c  Jerusa- 
lem ;  defending  als"  he  will  de- 
liver it,  and  passing  over  he  will 
preserve  it, 

6  Turn  d  ye  unto  Aim/roJn  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  have  deeply 
e  retolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man 
shall  cast  away  his  idols  of  sil- 
ver, and  3  his  idols  of  gold,  which 
your  own  hands  liave  made  unto 
you  for  a  sin. 

8  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall 
/  with  the  sword,  not  of  a  mighty 
man  ;  and  the  sword,  not  of  a 
mean  man,  shall  devour  him  ; 
but  he  shall  fiee  4  from  the  sword, 
and  his  young  men  shall  be  S 
discomfited. 

9  And  6  he  shall  pass  over  to 
his  7  strong  hold  for  fear,  and  hit 
princes  shall  be  afraid  of  the  en- 
sign, sjiih  the  Lord,  whose   fira 


B.  C.  713. 


j;3  in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Je- 
rusalem. 

CHAPTER  XXXir. 

BEHOLD,   a  king  shall  rei^n  in 
righteousness,   a  and  princes 
Bhall  rule  in  judo:ment. 

2  Ami  a  man  shall  be  as  an  hi- 
ding-place from  ihe  wind,  and  a 
covert  6  fiom  the  tempest ;  as  riv- 
ers c  of  water  in  a  dry  place  ;  as 
the  shadow  of  a  I  great  rock  in  a 
weary  land. 

3  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see 
shall  not  be  dim  :  and  the  ears  of 
them  that  hear  shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  2  rash 
shall  understand  knowledg'e,  and 
the  tongue  of  the  stammereis 
shall  be  ready  to  speak  3  plain- 
ly- 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no 
more  called  liberal,  nor  the  churl 

aid  to  be  bountiful. 

6  For  the  vile  person  will  d  speak 
villany,  and  his  heart  will  work 
iniquity,  to  practise  hypocrisy, 
an(i  to  utter  error  against  the 
Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul 
of  the  hung.y  ;  and  he  will  cause 
the  drink  of  the  thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruments  also  of  the 
churl  are  evil  :  he  devisetli  wicked 
devices  to  destroy  the  poor  with 
lying  words,  even  when  4  the 
needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal 
things  :  and  by  liberal  things  shall 
he  5  stand. 

9  Rise  up,  ye  women  that  are  at 
e  ease  ;  hear  my  voice,  ye  care- 
less daughters  ;  give  ear  unto  my 
speech. 

10  Many  8  days  and  years  shall 
ye  be  troubled,  ye  careless  women  : 
for  the  vintage  shall  fail,  the  gath- 
ering shnll  not  come. 

11  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are 
at  ease  ;  be  troubled,  ye  careless 
ones  ;  strip  you,  and  make  you 
bare,  and  gird  sackcloth  upon  your 
loin?. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the 
teats,  for  the  pleasant  7  fields,  for 
the  fruitful  vine. 

13  Upon  the  land  of  my  people 
shall  come  up  thorns  _/"  a;i(i  briers, 
8  yea,  upon  all  the  houses  of  joy  in 
the  joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the  palaces  shall  be 
forsaken  ;  the  multitude  of  the 
city  shall  he  left  ;  the  forts  9  and 
towers  shall  be  for  dens  for  ever, 
a  jov  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of 
floo  lis , 

15  Until  the  Spirit  g  be  poured 
upon  us  from  on  high,  and  the 
wilJernese  be  a  fruitful  field,  and 


CHAP.  XXXII.  XXXIII. 

a  Ps.  45.6,7 
Je.  23.  5,  G. 
Zee.  9.  9. 
Ro.  5.  21. 

6  c.  4.  6. 


c  c.  44.  3. 

1  heavy. 

2  hasty. 

3  or,  ele- 
gantly. 

d  Je.  13.23. 

4  or.  he 
speaketh 
against  the 
poor  in 
Judgment. 

5  or,  be  es- 
tablished. 
e  Am.  6.  1. 

6  days  above 
a  year. 
Ifitlds  of 
desire. 
/Hos.  10.8. 

8  or,  burn- 
ing upon. 

9  or,  clifts 
and  watch 
towers. 

g  Joel  2.  28. 


h  Ps.  107.33, 
&c. 

i  Ps.  85.  10. 
Ja.  3.  18. 
k  He.  4.  9. 
/c.  30.  30. 
10  or,  utter- 
ly abased. 
mEc.  11.  1, 
2. 

ac.21.2. 
Hab.  2.  8. 
b  Re.  13.  10. 
cPs.  97.  9. 
d  Ro.  3.  26. 

1  salva- 
tions. 

c  Pr.  14.  27. 

2  or,  mes- 
sengers. 

3  or,  with- 
ered away. 

/Ps.  46.10. 


God's  judgment*. 

h  the  fmitful  field  be  counted  for  a 

forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in 
the  wilderness,  and  righteousnviss 
remain  in  the  fruitful  field. 

17  And  the  work  of  righteousness 
shall  be  peace  ;  i  and  the  efi'ect  of 
righteousness,  quietness  and  assu- 
rance for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in 
a  peaceable  k  habitation,  and  in 
sure  dwellings,  and  in  quiet  rest- 
ing-places, 

19  When  it  shall  hail,  I  coming 
down  on  the  forest  ;  and  the  city 
shall  be  10  low  in  a  low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  be- 
side all  waters,  m  that  send  forth 
thither  the  feet  of  the  ox  and  the 
ass. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII. 
'VXT'OE  to  thee  that  spoilest,  a  and 
thou  icait  not  spoiled  ;  and 
dealest  treacherously,  and  they 
dealt  not  treacherously  with  thee  I 
when  tliou  shalt  cease  to  spoil, 
thou  6  shalt  be  spoiled  ;  and  when 
thou  shalt  make  an  end  to  deal 
treacherously,  they  shall  deal 
treacherou.sly  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us;  we 
have  wailed  for  Ihee  :  be  thou 
their  arm  every  morning,  our  sal- 
vation also  ill  the  lime  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  ihe  tumult  the 
people  fled  ;  at  the  lifting  up  of 
thyself  the  nations  were  scat- 
tered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gath- 
ered like  the  gathering  of  the 
caterpillar:  as  the  running  to 
and  fro  of  locusts  shall  he  run 
upon  them. 

5  The  Lord  is  exalted  ;  c  for  he 
dwelleth  on  high:  he  hath  filled 
Zion  with  judgment  d  and  right- 
eousness. 

6  Anl  wisdom  and  knowledge 
shall  he  the  stability  of  thy  times, 
and  strength  of  salvation  :  1  the 
fear  e  of  the  Lord  is  his  treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  2  valiant  ones 
shall  cry  without  ;  the  ambassa- 
dors of  peace  shall  weep  bitterly. 

8  The  high-ways  lie  waste,  the 
wayfaring  man  ceaseth  ;  he  hath 
broken  the  covenant,  he  hath 
despised  the  cities,  he  regardeth 
no  man. 

9  The  earth  mourneth  and  lan- 
guisheth  ;  Lebanon  is  ashamed 
and  3  hewn  down  ;  Sharon  is  like 
a  wilderness  ;  and  Bashan  and 
Carmel  shake  of\  their  fruits. 

10  Now  VI  ill  1  ise.  saith  the  Lord  ; 
now  will  I  be  exalted  ;  f  now  will 
I  lift  up  myself. 

e.'ji 


Privittge$  1/  the  godly. 

U  Ye  Rhall  conceive  cliafT;  ye 
shall  bring'  forth  stubble  :  your 
breath,  ns  lire,  slinll  dtvoiir  you. 

12  And  the  people  shiill  be  as  the 
biiiiiijisrs  of  linie  ;  as  thorns  cut  up 
shnll  they  be  burned  in  the  tire. 

13  Hear,  ye  Chat  are  far  oti',  what 
J  have  done  ;  and,  ye  tlinl  arc  neiir, 
acknowledge  niy  mi^hl. 

14  1'he  sinner.')  in  Zion  are 
afraid  ;  fearfulness  hath  surprised 
g  the  hypocrites:  who  .-irnong^  us 
shrtll  dwell  with  the  devouring' 
fire  ?  who  among'  us  shall  dweU 
■with  evei lasting'  burnings  ? 

15  He  h.  that  walketh  4  righteous- 
ly, and  speaketh  5  uprightly  ;  he 
that  despiseih  the  gain  of  6  op- 
presf^ions.  that  shaketh  his  hands 
from  holding  of  bribes,  that  .stop- 
pctli  his  cars  from  hearing  of  7 
blood,  and  shultetli  his  i  eyes  from 
seeing  evil  ; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  8  high  :  his 
place  of  defence  shall  be  the  mu- 
nitions of  rocks  ;  bread  shall  be 
given  him,  his  waters  eha.ll  be  sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  k  the 
King  in  his  beauty  :  they  shall  be- 
hold the  land  that  9  is  very  far 
off. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate 
terror.  Where  is  the  scribe  ? 
where  is  the  10  receiver?  where  is  1 
he  that  counted  the  towers  ?  | 

19  Thou  shall  not  see  a  fierce] 
people  ;  a  people  of  a  deeper 
speech  than  thou  canst  perceive  ; 
of  a  11  Btamniering  tongue,  that 
//!Ou<yzn.sJ  not  unflerstand. 

20  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of 
our  solemnities  :  thine  eyes  shall 
see  Jerusalem  a  (juiet  habitation, 
a  tabernacle  J/2«Z  shall  not  be  ta- 
ken down  ;  not  one  of  the  stakes 
thereof  shall  ever  /  be  removed, 
neither  shall  any  of  the  cords 
thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord 
will  be  unto  us  a  place  12  of  broad 
rivers  and  stre'ims  ;  wherein  shall 
go  no  galley  with  oars,  neither 
shall  gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge, 
the  Lord  is  our  13  lawgiver,  the 
Lord  is  our  king;  he  will  save 
us. 

23  Thy  14  tacklin?3  are  loosed  ; 
they  could  not  well  strengthen 
their  mast;  they  could  not  spread 
the  sail  :  then  is  the  prey  of  a  great 
spoil  divi.led  ;  the  lame  m  take  the 
prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitant  shall  not 
say.  I  am  sick:  n  the  people  that 
dwell  therein  shall  be  forgiven  o 
Ifiair  ini(]uitv. 

652 


ISAIAH. 

1^  Mat.  22. 

!l2. 

\/i  Pb.  is.  2. 
4  in  right- 
eousness. 

I  5  upright- 
nesses. 

6  or,  de- 
[ ceits. 

7  bloods. 

i  Ps.  119.37. 

8  heights,  or 
high  places, 
k  }no.  17. 
24. 

9  of  far  dis- 
tances. 

10  vreigher. 

11  or,  ri- 
diculous. 

I  Re.  3.  12. 

12  broad  of 
spaces,  cr, 
hands . 

13  statute- 
maker. 

14  or,  they 
have/or- 
saken  thy 
tackling.9. 
m  1  Co. 1.27. 
71  Re.  21.  4. 
o  Je.50.  20. 


rr,  Ps.  49.  1. 
6De.  32.  1. 

1  the  full- 
ness thereof. 
cZep.  3.  8. 
d  Ps.  102.26. 
E7,e.  32.7,8. 
Joel  2.  31. 
3.  15,  16. 
Mat.  24.  29. 

2  Fe.  3.  10. 
Re.  6.  13,14. 
e  Je.  49.  6. 
/c.  63.  1, 
«:c. 

2  or,  rhinoc- 
eroses. 

3  or,  drunk- 
en. 

?  Je.4S.  10. 
/i  Mi.  6.1. 
7  De .  29.  23. 
k  Re.  19.  2, 
3. 

4  or,  pelican 
I  Zep.2.  14. 
Re.  18.  2. 
m2K.21. 
13. 


B.  C.  713. 
CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

COME  a  near,  ye  nations,  to 
hear  ;  and  hearken,  ye  peo- 
ple ;  let  the  earth  6  hear,  aiid  1  all 
tliat  is  therein  :  the  world,  and  ail 
things  that  come  (orth  of  it, 

2  For  c  the  indignation  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  all  nations,  ami  At* 
fury  upon  alt  Iheii  armies:  he 
hath  utterly  destroyed  them, 
he  hnlh  delivered  them  to  the 
slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast 
out,  and  their  stink  shall  come 
up  out  of  their  carcasses,  and  the 
mountains  shall  be  melted  with 
their  blood. 

4  And  d  all  the  host  of  heaven 
shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  heav- 
ens shall  be  rolled  together  ns  a 
scroll  :  and  all  their  host  shall  fall 
down,  as  the  leaf  falleth  olifrom 
the  vine,  and  as  a  iaWing  Jig  from 
the  fig-tree. 

5  For  my  sword  shall  be  bathed 
in  heaven  :  behold,  it  shall  come 
down  upon  Mnmea,  e  and  upon 
the  people  of  my  curse,  to  judg- 
ment. 

6  The  sv/ord  of  the  Lord  is  filled 
with  blood  :  it  is  made  fat  with 
fatness,  and  with  the  blood  of 
lambs  and  goats,  with  the  fut  of 
the  kidneys  of  rams  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  a  sacrifice  in  Bo7.rah,  f  and 
a  ^reat  slaug'hter  in  the  i.'.nd  of 
Idumea. 

7  And  the  2  unicorns  shall  come 
down  with  them,  and  the  bullocks 
with  the  bulls  ;  and  their  land 
shall  be  3  soaked  with  blood,  and 
their  dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8  For  it  is  the  day  g  of  the  Lord'* 
vengeance,  and  the  year  of  rec- 
ompenses for  the  controversy  k  of 
Zion. 

9  And  i  the  streams  thereof  shall 
be  turned  into  pitch,  and  the  dust 
thereof  into  brimstone,  and  the 
land  thereof  shall  become  burning 
pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  nigiit 
norday  ;  the  k  smoke  thereof  shall 
go  lip  for  ever:  from  generation 
to  g'eneration  it  shall  lie  -waste  ; 
none  shall  pass  through  it  for  ever 
and  ever: 

11  But  the  4  cormorant  /  and  the 
bittern  shall  possess  it  ;  the  owl 
also  and  the  raven  shall  dwell  in 
it  :  and  he  shall  stretch  out  upon 
it  the  line  m  of  confusion,  and  the 
stones  of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  notlea 
thereof  to  the  kingdom,  but  none 
shall  be  there,  and  all  ber  prince* 
shall  be  nothing'. 


B.  C.  713, 


13  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in 
her  palaces,  nettles  and  brambles 
in  the  toilresses  thereof;  and  it 
shall  be  an  habiintion  ol  dragons, 
and  a  couit  loi  5  o\\  Is. 

14  The  6  wild  Leasts  of  the  desert 
shall  also  meet  with  7  (he  wild 
beasts  of  the  island,  and  the  satyr 
shall  cry  to  his  fellow  ;  the  8 
screech-owl  also  shall  rest  there, 
and  find  for  heiself  a  place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl 
make  her  nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch, 
and  gather  under  her  shadow  : 
there  shall  the  vultures  also  be 
gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate. 

16  Seek  n  ye  out  of  the  book  of 
the  Lord,  and  read  ;  no  one  o  of 
these  shall  fail,  none  shall  want 
her  mate  :  for  my  mouth  it  hath 
commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 
g'athered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for 
them,  and  his  hand  bath  divided 
it  unto  them  by  line  :  they  shall 
possess  it  for  ever,  from  generation 
to  generation  shall  they  dwell 
therein. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

THE  wilderness,  and  the  solita- 
ry place,  sliall  be  glad  for 
them  ;  and  a  the  desert  shall  re- 
joice, and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  It  shall  blossom  abundantly, 
and  rejoice  even  with  joy  and 
ringing;  the  glory  of  Lebanon  b 
shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excel- 
lency of  Carmel  and  Sharon  ; 
they  shall  see  the  glory  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  excellency  of  our 
God. 

3  Strengthen  c  ye  the  weak 
hands,  and  confirm  the  feeble 
knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  1 
fearful  heart.  Be  strong,  fear  d 
not  ;  behold,  your  God  will  come 
uilh  vengeance,  even  God  u-ith  a 
recompense  ;  he  will  come  and 
save  e  you. 

5  Then  y  the  eyes  of  the  blind 
shall  be  opened,  and  the  ears  of 
the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped  : 

6  Then  shall  the  lame  wan  leap 
as  an  hart,  and  the  tongue  ofthe 
dumb  sing:  for  in  the  wilderness 
shall  waters  »  break  out,  and 
streams  in  the  desert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall 
become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty 
land  springs  h  of  water:  in  the 
habitation  of  dragons,  where  each 
lay,  shall  ie2  grass,  with  reeds  and 
rushes. 

8  And  an  high-way  shall  be 
there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be 
culled,  The  way  of  holiness  ;  the 

42 


ITHAP.  XXXV.  XXXVL  Sennacherib  invadeih  Judak. 
[  5  daughters  i  unclean  i  shall  not  pass  over  it  ;  3 

1  of  the  uu<l,     I  but  it  shall  be  for  those  :   the  way- 
or, ostriches,    faiing  men,  though  fools,  shall  not 
c.  13.  Ul,  i2.  I  err  therein. 
G  Zzim.  9  No   k  lion  shall  be  there,   nor 

7  Ij'im.  lany  ravenous    beast    shall    go   up 

8  01,  night       theieon  ;    it    shall    not    be    foun4 
monster.  there  :     but    the     redeemed    shall 
?i  c.  8.  20.        walk  there. 
Jno.  5.  39.         10  And   the    ransomed    /    of   the 

2  Fe.  1.  19.      Lord    shall    retuin,   and   come   to 

0  Mi  t.  5.18.  Zion  with  songs,  ni  and  everlast- 
Lu.  21.  33.  ingjoy  n  upon  their  heads:  they 
a  c.  55.  12,  shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and 
13.  sorrow  o  and  sighing  shall  flee 
6  Hos.  14.        away. 

5,  6.  CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

cHe.  12.12.    "R^OW  o  it  came  to  pass   in   the 

1  hasty.  ly  fouileenth  year  ofkingHez- 
d  c.  44.  2.  ekiah,  that  Sennacherib  king  of 
ec.25.  9.  Assyria  came  up  against  all  the 
Lu.  21.  28.  defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
/Mat.  11.5.    them. 

g  c.  41.  18.  Z  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent 
^3.  19.  Rabshakeh   from  Lachish  to  Jeru- 

ftjno.  4.  14.  salern,  unto  king  Hezekiah, 
7.  38.  with   a  great  army  :   and  he   stood 

2  or,  a  court  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool, 
for  reeds.       in    the    high-way   of  the     fuller's 

field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him 
Eliakim,  Hilkiah's  son,  which  teas 
over  the  house,   and  Shebna  the  1 

scribe,  and  Joah,  Asaph's  son,  the 

recorder. 

4    And     Rabshakeh     said     unto 
them,    Say  ye   now   to  Hezekiah, 
Thus    saith    the    great    king,   the 
i  c.  52.  1.         king    of   Assyria,      What      confi- 
.Toel  3.  17.        dence   is  this  wherein   thou  trust- 
Re.  21.  27.      est? 

3  or,  for  he  5  I  say,  sayest  thou,  (but  they  are 
shall  be  6u£  vain  2  words,)  3 /Aaue  counsel 
with  them.  and  strensrth  for  war:  now,  on 
k  Eze.34.25.  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that  thou 
/c.  51.11.  rebellest  against  me  ? 
m  Re.  5.  9.  6  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  stafi"  of 
n  Jude  24.        this  broken  reed,  on  Egypt  ;  where- 

0  Re.  7.  17.  on  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go  into 
21.  4.  his  hand,  and  pierce  it  :  so  ig 
a  2  K.  18.  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all  that 
13,  ic.  trust  in  him. 

2Ch.32.  1,  7  But  if  thou  say  to  me,  "We 
ic.  trust  in   the   Lord   our  God  :  is  it 

1  or,  secre-      net    he    whose     high     places    and 
lary.  whose    altars    Hezekiah    hath    ta- 
ken  away,   b  and    said    to  Judah 
and   to  Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  wor- 
ship before  thi?  altar  ? 

8  Now.  therefore,  give  4  pledges, 
I  pray  thee,  lo  my  niafter  the  kinj 
of  Assyiia,    and   I  will  give   thee 


2  a  word  of 
lips. 

3  or,  but 
coun.'^el  and 
strength  are 
for  the  war. 
6  2K.  18.  4.  '  two  thoupand  r  horses,    if  thou  be 

4  or,  hos-        jsble  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
tases.  'them. 

c  Ps.20.  7,8.     9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away 
Ho».  14.  3.     Ithe    face   of   one    captain    of  the 
653 


ttabshakek't  b'anphtmy. 
lensl  of  my  master's  servants,  and  I 
put  thy  trust  on  Kjypt  d  for  cliur-  I 
iota  and  foi-  horsemen  ? 

10  Aul  am  I  now  come  iipwilh-| 
out  the  LonI  against  this  faml  to  , 
destroy  it  7  The  Lord  e  said  unto  ■ 
m-:,  Gj  up  against  this  land,  and  j 
destroy  it.  | 

11  Tlieii  said  Eliakim,  and  Sheb- , 
na,  and  Joah,  unto  Rabshakeh,  i 
Speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  ihysei-j 
vants  in  the  Syrian  lanjuag'?  ;| 
for  we  undeistand  it:  and  speak  j 
not  to  us  in  the  Jews'  language,  I 
in  the  ears  of  the  people  that  are\ 
on  the  wall.  I 

12  But  Rabshakeh,  said.  Hath  /  • 
my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master  i 
and  to  thee,  to  speak  these  words  ?  I 
knth  he  not  sent  me  to  the  men  that 
sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they  may 
eat  their  own  dung  and  drink  their  | 
own  pis3  with  you  '.' 

13  Then  Ralishakch  stood,  and 
cried  with  g-  a  loud  voice  in  the 
Jews'  language,  and  said,  Hear  ye 
the  words  of  the  h  great  king,  the 
king  of  Assyria : 

14  Thus  saith  the  king,  let  not 
Hezekiah  deceive  you  ;  for  he 
shall  not  be  able  to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  i  let  Hezekiah  make 
you  trust  in  the  Lord,  saying. 
The  Lord  will  surely  deliver  us: 
this  city  shall  not  lie  delivered  in- 
to the  hand  of  the  king  of  As- 
syria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah; 
fur  thus  saith  the  king  of  Assyria, 
Make  5  an  agreement  with  me  6y 
a  present,  and  come  out  to  me  ; 
and  eat  ye  every  one  of  his  vine, 
k  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree,  and 
drink  ye  everyone  the  waters  of 
his  own  cistern  ; 

17  Until  I  I  come  and  take  you 
away  to  a  land  like  yoi.\r  own  land, 
a  land  of  corn  and  wine,  a  land  of 
bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Beware  lest  Hezekiah  per- 
suade you,  saying.  The  Lord  will 
deliver  us.  m  Hath  any  of  the 
gods  of  the  nations  delivered  his 
land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Assyria  ? 

19  Where  are  the  gods  of  Ha- 
math  and  Arphad  7  where  nre  the 
gods  of  Sepharvaim  ?  and  have 
they  delivered  Samaria  out  n  of 
mv  hand  ? 

20  Who  are  they  among  all  the 
gods  0  of  these  lands  that  have  de- 
livered Ihei  ■  land  out  of  my  hand, 
that  the  Lord  should  deliver  Jeru- 
salem out  of  my  hand  ? 

21  But  they  held  their  peace, 
and   aniwer«d    him    not    a  word  : 

694 


ISAfAH. 
dJe.  2.  36. 
«  c.  37.  W. 
Am.  3.  6. 
/P».  31.  18. 
g  Vs.  17.  10- 
13. 

h  P».  82.  6,7. 
Da.  4.  37. 
i  Ps.  71.  10, 
11. 

5  with  me 
a  6/ei(«ing, 
or,  seek  my 
favour  by  a 
present. 

k  Zee.  3.  10. 
/Pr.  12.  10. 
m  Da.  3.  15. 
n2K.  18.10. 

oc.37.18,l9. 
45.  16,  17. 


p  Pr.  26.  4. 
a2  K.  19.  1. 

&.C. 

6  Jobl.  20. 
e  ver.  14. 
d  Joel  1.  13. 
e  Ps.  50.  15. 

/C.25.  8. 
Re.  3.  19. 
1  or,  provo- 
cation. 
g  c.  66.  9. 
A  ver.  23,24. 
c.  51.  7,8. 
i  Ro.  9.  27. 
2/Dund. 
kc.  43.  1.2. 
51.  12,  13. 
3  or,  put  a 
spirit  into 
him. 
1  K.  22.  23. 

ZNu.  33.20, 

21. 

Jos.  21.  13. 

2Ch.  21.  10. 

m  Jos.  10.31, 
84. 


B.  C.  710, 
for  the  king's  cummandment  wm>, 
saying.  Answer  him  nul.^ 
2*^  Then  came  Eliakim  the  ion 
of  Hilkiith,  that  was  over  tha 
household,  and  Shebnu  the  scribe, 
and  Joah  the  son  of  Asaph,  tha 
recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with  tlieir 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the 
words  of  Rabshakeh. 

C.HAPTKR  XXXVH. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pc.ss,  when 
king  Hezekiah  heard  il,  that 
he  rent  4  his  clothes,  and  coveied 
himself  with  sackcloth,  and  went  c 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Kliakim,  who 
lens  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  eldera 
of  the  priests  covered  with  d  tack- 
cloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the 
son  of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him.  Thus 
saith  Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a 
day  of  e  trouble,  and  of  rebuke,  / 
iind  of  1  blasphemy:  for  the  chil- 
dren are  come  to  the  birth,  and 
there  g  is  not  strength  to  bring 
forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God 
will  hear  the  words  of  Rabshakeh, 
whom  the  king  of  Assyria  his 
master  hath  sent  to  reproach  A  the 
living  God,  and  will  reprove  the 
words  which  the  Loid  thy  God 
hath  heard  :  wherefoi-e  lift  up  thy 
prayer  for  the  i  remnant  that  is  2 
left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Heze- 
kiah came  to  Isaiah. 

6  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them. 
Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your  mas- 
ter, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be  not 
afraid  k  of  the  words  that  thou  hast 

I  heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of 
I  the  king  of  Assyria  have  blas- 
j  phemeU  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  3  send  a  blast 
upon  him;  and  he  shall  hear  a 
rumour,  and  return  to  his  own 
land  ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  So  Rabshakeh  returned  ari 
found  the  king  of  Assyria  war- 
ring against  Libnah  :  /  for  he  had 
heard  that  he  was  departed  from  m 
Lachish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerninjj 
Tirhakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  He  is 
come  forth  to  make  war  with  thee  : 
and  when  he  heard  it,  he  sent 
messengers  to  Hezekiah,  saying. 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let 
not  thy  God  in  whom  thou  trustest 
deceive  ihee,  saying,  Jerusalem 
shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Assyria. 


B  C.  710. 


CHAP.  XXXVII 


11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  ]  n  c.  14.  17. 
the  kings  of  Assyria  have   done  n    o  2  K.  17.  6. 
to  all   land>',  by   destroying  them  :  18.  11. 
utterly  ;  and  shall  thou  be   deliv-   p  Je.  12.  4. 
ered  ?  ,  28.  10. 

12  Have   the  gods  of  the  nations   q  Am.  1.  5. 
delivered  them  which   my  fathers   re.  10.  9. 
have  destroyed,   as   Gozaa,  o   and   Je.  49.  23. 
Haran,  p    and   Rezepli,   and   the  |s  ver.  1. 
children  of  Eden  q  which  jcere  in   Joel  2.17-20 
Tala.ssar?  '     " 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
rand  the  king  of  Aiphad,  and  the 
king  of  the  city  of  Sepharvaim, 
Hena,  and  Ivah  ? 

14  And  Hezekiah  received  tUf! 
letter  from  the  hand  of  the  mes- 
sengers, and  read  it  :  and  Heze- 
kiah  went  up  s  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  ihe 
Lord,  uaying, 

16  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
thatdwellesl  t  between  the  cheru- 
bims,  thou  n  art  the  God,  even  thou 
V  alone,  of  all  the  kingdoms  of 
the  earth  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

17  Incline  to  thine  ear,  O  Lord, 
and  hear  ;  open  thine  eyes,  x  O 
Lord,  and  see  ;  and  hear  all  the 
words  of  Sennacherib,  which 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living 
God. 

IS  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of 
Assyria  have  laid  waste  all  the  4 
nations,  and  iheir  countries, 

19  And  have  5  cast  their  gods 
into  the  fire  :  for  tliey  were  no 
gods,     but   y   the 


t  Ex.  25.22. 
Ps.  80.  1. 
99    1 

«c. 43. 10, 11. 
V  Po.  86.  10. 
w  Da.  9.  18. 
X  Job  36.  7. 

4  lands, 

5  given. 

y  Ps.  115.  4. 
c.  40.  19,  20. 
41.7. 
44.  9,  &c. 
z  Ps.  46.  10. 
c.  42.  8. 
a  Pr.  15.  29. 
Lu.  18.  1. 
6Ps.  31.  18. 
46.  1,2. 


6  the  hand 
of  thy. 

7  tallness  of 
the  cedars 
thereof,  and 
the  choice 
of  the  fir - 
trees  there- 
of 

,  8  or,  and 
work  of    men's   hisfruit- 
hand.',  wood  and  stone  ;    therefore  ful  field. 
they  have  destroyed  them.  j  9  or,  fenced 

20  Now,   there'fjre,    O   Lord  owt   and  closed. 
God,  save   us  from  his  hand,  that    10  or,  how 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may  j  I  have  made 
know  z   that   thou   art  the   Ijordyiit  long  ago, 
even  thou  only.  I  and fjTimi 

21  Then  I.saiah   the  son    o^  kmoz,  it  nf  ancient 
sent  unto  Hezekiah,  saying.  Thus    timts  > 
Baith    the    Lord    God     of    Israel,    nhould  I 
Whereas  thou   hast   prayed    a    lo    now  bring  it 
me  against    Sennacherib    king  of  to  he  laid 


Assyria 


I  waste,  and 


22   This  is  the   word   which    the  \  defenced 
Lord  hath  spoken  concerning  him; !  cities  to  be 
The  vi  gin,  the  daughter  of  Zion,    r«mous 
heaps  7 
ca.  10.  5,  6. 

11  ."hort  of 
hand. 

12  or,  sit- 


hath  despised  b  thee,  and  laughed 
ihee  to  scorn  ;  (he  daughter  of 
Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at  { 
thee.  I 

23  Whom   hast  thou    reproached  : 
and    blasphemed  ?       and    against    ting 


whom  hast  thou  exalted   ?/ij/ voice, 
and  lifted  up  thine  eyes  on   high  ? 
even    against     the     Holy 
iiraei. 


rfc:30.  28. 
Ezc.38.  4. 
one     oi  \\Z  the  escap- 
ing of 


Isaiah^  B  prophecy. 

24  By  6  thy  servants  hast  thou 
reproached  the  Lord,  and  hast 
said.  By  the  multitude  of  my 
chariots  am  I  come  up  to  the 
height  of  the  mountains,  to  the 
sides  of  Lebanon  ;  and  I  will  cut 
do-.vn  the  7  tall  cedars  thereof,  and 
the  choice  fir-tiees  thereof :  and  I 
will  enter  into  the  height  of  his 
border,  and  the  forest  8  of  hia 
Carmel. 

25  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  wa- 
ter ;  and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet 
have  I  dried  up  all  the  rivers  of 
the  9  besieged  places. 

26  Hast  thou  not  heard  10  long 
ago  how  I  have  done  it  ;  and  of 
ancient  times  that  I  have  formed 
it  7  now  have  I  c  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldesl  be  to  lay 
waste  defenced  cities  into  ruinous 
heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants 
were  II  of  small  power,  ihpy  were 
dismayed  and  confounded  :  they 
were  as  the  grass  of  the  field,  and 
as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blast- 
ed before  it  be  grown  up. 

28  But  I  know  thy  12  abode,  and 
thy  going  out,  and  thy  coining  in, 
and  thy  rage  against  me. 

29  Because  thy  rage  against  me, 
and  thy  tumult,  is  come  up  into 
mine  ears  ;  therefore  will  I  put 
my  hook  d  in  thy  nose,  and  ray 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which 
thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  sAa/i  be  a  sign  unto 
thee.  Ye  shall  eat  this  year  such 
as  grov.elh  of  itself  ;  and  the  sec- 
ond year,  that  which  spiingeth 
of  the  same  ;  and  in  the  third 
year,  sow  ye,  and  reap,  and  plant 
vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruil 
thereof. 

31  And  13  the  remnant  that  is 
escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  again  take  root  downward, 
and  bear  fruit  upward. 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go 
forth  a  remnant,  and  14  they 
that  escape  out  of  mount  Zion  : 
the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
du  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  the  king  of 
Assyria,  He  shall  not  corae  into 
this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  15 
shields,  nor  cast  a  bank  against 
it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,    by 


the  house  of  Jitdah  that  remaineth. 
14  the  escaping.     15  shield. 
S55 


Stnnarherib  slain. 

the  same  bhnll  he  reliirn,  and  shall 
not  come  into  this  city,  saith  the 
Lord. 

35  For  I  e  will  defend  this  city  to 
save  ii,  l'»r  mine  own  s;ike,  and  for 
iny  seiv.uu  liavid's  sake. 

36  Tlien/  the  anjrcl  of  the  Lord 
went  forth,  and  gmoie  in  the  camp 
of  the  Assyrians  an  hundred  and 
fouiscore  and  five  thousand  :  and 
when  they  arose  eady  in  the  morn- 
ing-, behold,  they  were  all  dead 
corpses. 

37  So  Sennacherib  kinjof  Assy- 
ria dppaited,  and  went  and  return- 
ed, and  d>velt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
Worshipping  in  the  house  of  Nis- 
roch  his  goil,  that  Adriunmelech 
and  Sharezcrhis  sons  simue  g  him 
with  tlie  sword  ;  and  they  escaped 
into  the  land  of  16  A.menia  :  and 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAPTER    XXXVIU. 

IN  a  those  days  was  Hezekiah 
sick  unto  death.  And  Isaiah 
the  proplitt,  the  son  of  Amoz, 
came  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord.  1  Set 
thine  house  in  order  :  for  thou 
shall  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face 
toward  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto 
the  Lord, 

3  And    said,    Remember    b  now, 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  how  1 
have  walked  before  thee  in  truth, 
and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and 
have  done  that  which  is  g^ood  in 
thy  sight :  and  Hezekiah  wept  2 
sore. 

4  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Isaiah,  saying, 

5  Go  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David 
thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  pray- 
er, I  have  seen  thy  tears  :  behold, 

1  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  j 
city  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  i 
Assyiia:  and  I  will  defend  this 
city. 

7  And  this  shall  be  a  pign  c  unto 
thee  from  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord 
will  do  this  thing  that  he  hath 
spoken  ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  again  the 
shadow  of  the  degrees,  which  is 
gone  down  in  the  sun-dial  3  of 
Ahaz,  ten  degrees  backward. 
So  the  sun  returned  ten  degrees, 
by  which  degrees  it  wai  gone 
down. 

9  Tlie  writing  of  Hezekiah  king 
of  Judah,  when  he  bad  been  sick, 

655 


ISAIAH. 

ec.  38.  6. 
Je.  17.  25, 
26. 

/c.  10.  12, 

&c. 

S  c.  U.9-12. 

16  Ararat. 

a2K.20.  1, 

&c. 

2Ch.  32.24. 

1  give 
charge  con- 
cerning thy 
house. 

b  Ne.  13.  14. 
He.  6.  10. 

2  toith.  great 
Keeping. 

cc.  7.11,14. 

3  degrees 
by,  or, 
with  the 
sun. 


d  Job  7.  7, 

&c. 

Ps.  77.  3, 


c  Ps.  27.  13. 

4  or, from 
the  thrum. 

/c.  59.  11. 

5  or,  ease 
me. 

g  Mat.  4.  4. 

6  or,  on  my 
peace 
came. 

7  loved  my 
soul  from 
the  pit. 

h  Ps.  40.  2. 

i  Ps.  6.  5. 

k  Ps.  78.3,4. 

IPs.  84.2. 

<z2K.  20.12, 
&c. 
2Ch.32.  31. 


B.  C.  710. 

and  wa*  recov'ered  of  hit  sick- 
neis  : 

10  I  said,  d  in  the  cutting  off  of 
my  days,  1  shall  go  to  the  ^ales  of 
the  grave  :  I  am  deprived  of  the 
residue  of  my  years. 

11  1  said,  I  shall  not  see  the  Lord, 
even  the  Lord,  in  e  the  land  of  the 
living:  I  shall  behold  man  no 
more  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
world. 

12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  i« 
removed  from  me  as  a  ehepherd'f 
tent  :  I  have  cut  oft'  like  a  weaver 
my  life  ;  he  will  cut  me  ofl  4  with 
pining  sickness;  fiom  day  even 
to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of 
me. 

13  I  reckoned  till  morning,  that, 
as  a  lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my 
bones  :  from  day  even  to  nigh 
will  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

14  Like  a  crane,  or  a  swallow,  so 
did  I  chatter  ;  I  did  rnourn  /  as  a 
dove  :  mine  eyes  fail  witli  looking 
upward  :  O  Lord,  1  am  oppressed  : 
5  undertake  for  me. 

15  What  shall  I  say?  he  hath 
both  spoken  unto  me,  and  himself 
hath  done  it  ;  I  shall  go  softly  all 
my  years  in  the  bitterness  of  my 
soul. 

16  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men  g 
live,  and  in  all  these  things  is  the 
life  of  my  spirit  :  so  wilt  thou 
recover  me,  and  make  me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  6  for  poace  I  had 
great  bitterness  ;  but  thou  hast  7 
in  love  to  my  soul  delivered  it 
from  the  pit  h  of  corruption  :  for 
thou  hast  cast  all  my  sins  behind 
thy  back. 

18  For  the  grave  i  cannot  praise 
thee  ;  death  cannot  celebrate  thee: 
they  that  ^o  down  into  the  pit 
cannot  hope  for  thy  truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall 
praise  thee,  as  I  do  this  day  :  the 
father  k  to  the  children  shall  make 
known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  teas  ready  to  sa-^tf 
me  :  therefore  we  will  sing  my 
song."  to  the  stringed  instruments, 
all  the  days  of  our  life  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

21  For  Isaiah  had  said,  Let  them 
take  a  lump  of  figs,  and  lay  it  for 
a  plaster  upon  the  boil,  and  he 
shall  recover. 

22  Hezekiah  also  had  said.  What 
is  the  sign  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the 
house  I  of  the  Lord  ? 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

A   T  n  that  time  Merodach-hala- 

Ix.  dan.    the     son    of    Baladan, 

king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters  and 

a  present  to  Hezekiah  :  for  he  had 


B.  C.  712. 

heard  that  he  had  been  sick,  and 
•was  recovered. 

2  And  Hezekiah  was  g'lad  of 
them,  and  showed  them  the  house 
of  his  1  piecious  things,  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and 
the  precious  ointment,  and  all  the 
house  of  his  2  armour,  and  all  that 
Was  found  in  his  treasures  :  there 
was  nothing  in  his  house,  nor  in  all 
his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah  show- 
ed them  not. 

3  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet 
unto  King  Hezekiah,  and  said  un- 
to him,  What  said  these  men  ? 
and  from  whence  came  they  unto 
thee  ?  And  He/ekiah  said,  Tliey 
are  corne  from  a  far  country  unlo 
me,  eve?i  from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he.  What  have  they 
seen  in  thine  house  ?  And  Heze- 
kiah answered.  All  that  is  in  mine 
house  have  they  seen  :  there  is 
nothing  among  my  b  treasures  that 

1  have  not  showed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  : 

6  Behold,  the  days  c  come,  that 
all  that  IS  in  thine  house,  and  that 
which  thy  fathers  have  laid  up  in 
store  until  this  day,  shall  be  car- 
ried d  to  Babylon  :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  sailh  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thy  sons  that  shall  issue 
from  thee,  which  thou  shall  beget, 
shall  they  take  away  ;  and  e  they 
shall  be  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of 
the  king  of  Babylon. 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah, 
y  Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  thou  hast  spoken  :  he  said 
moreover,  For  there  shall  be  peace 
and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

COMFORT    a   ye,   comfort    ye 
my  people,  saith  your  God. 

2  Speak  1  ye  comfortably  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  cry  unto  her,  that  her 

2  warfare  is  accomplislied,  that 
her  iniquity  is  pardoned  :  for  she 
hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  6  for  all  her  sins. 

3  The  voice  c  of  him  that  crieth 
in  the  wilderness,  Prepare  d  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  straight 
in  the  desert  a  highway  for  our 
God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted, 
and  every  mountain  and  hill  shall 
be  made  low  :  and  the  crooked  e 
shall  be  made  straight,  3  and  the 
rough  places  4  plain. 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it  together  :  for  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 


CHAP.  XL. 

1  or,spicery. 

2  vessels, 
or,  instru- 
ments, or, 
jewels. 

b  Pr.  '23.  5. 
c  Je.  20.  5. 
d2K.  £5.  6. 
e  fulfilled, 
Da.  1.2—7. 
/I  Sa,3.!8. 
aHe.6.17,l8. 
1  to  the 
heart. 

ior, appoin- 
ted tivie. 
b  c.  61.   7. 
cMat.  3.  3. 
rfMal.  3.   1. 
£C.  45.  2. 

3  or,  a  strait 
place. 

4  or,  aplain 
place. 


/Ps.  103.15. 
Ja.  1.  10,11. 
^1  Pe.  1. 

24,  25. 
;iMar.l3.3I. 

5  or,  thou 
that  tellest 
goodtidings 
to  Zion. 

c.  41.  27. 

6  or,  thou 
that  tellest 
goodtidings 
to  .Terusa- 
lem . 

7  o\-,against 
the  strong. 

i  Re.  22.  12. 

8  or,  recom- 
penseforhis 
work. 
lCh.49.  4. 
>t  Ps.  23.  1. 
Jno.  10.  11. 

9  or,   give 
suck. 

10  tierce. 

I  Ro.  11.34. 
llman  of  his 
counsel. 

12  made  him 
understand. 

13  under- 
standings. 
m  Da.  4.  35. 
n  Ps.  C2.  9. 
o  Ac.  17.29. 
p  c.  41.  6,  7. 
44.  12,  &c. 
Je.  10.3,&c. 

14  {spoor  of 
oblation. 


Preaching  of  the  apostles. 

6  The  voice  said.  Cry.  And  he 
said.  What  shall  I  ciy  ?  AH/ 
flesh  is  grass,  and  all  the  goodli- 
ness  thereof  is  as  the  flower  of  the 
field  : 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower 
fadeth  :  because  the  spirit  of  the 
Loid  bloweth  upon  it  :  surely  the 
people  is  giass. 

8  The  g  grass  withereth,  the 
flower  fadeth  :  but  the  word  h  of 
oui  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  0  5  Zion,  that  bringest  good 
tidings,  get  thee  up  into  the  high 
mountain  ;  O  Jerusalem,  6  that 
bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up  thy 
voice  with  strength  ;  lift  it  up,  be 
not  afraid  ;  say  unto  the  cities  of 
Judah,  Behold  your  God  7 

10  Behold  the  Loid  God  will  7 
come  with  strong  hand,  and  his 
arm  shall  rule  for  him  ;  behold,  his 
reward  i  is  with  him,  and  8  his 
work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a 
shepherd  ;  k  he  shall  gather  the 
lambs  with  his  arm,  and  carry 
them  in  his  bosom,  and  shall  gen- 
tly lead  those  that  9  are  with 
young. 

12  Who  hath  measured  the  waters 
in  the  hollow  of  his  hand,  and 
meted  out  heaven  with  the  span, 
and  comprehended  the  dust  of  the 
earth  in  a  10  measure,  and  v.  eighed 
the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the 
liills  in  a  balance  ? 

13  Who  I  halh  directed  the  Spi- 
rit of  the  Lord,  or  being  11  bis 
counsellor  halh  taught  him  ? 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel, 
and  who  12  instructed  him,  and 
taught  him  in  the  path  of  judg- 
ment, and  taught  him  knowledge, 
and  showed  to  him  the  way  of 
13  understanding? 

15  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  a 
drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted 
as  the  small  dust  of  the  balance: 
behold,  he  takelh  up  the  isles  as  a. 
very  little  thing. 

16  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient 
to  burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof 
sufficient  for  a  tui"nt-ofl'ering. 

17  All  nations  before  him  are  as 
m  nothing  ;  and  they  are  counted 
to  him  less  than  n  nothing  and 
vanity. 

18  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken 
God?  or  what  likeness  o  will  ye 
compare  unto  him  ? 

19  The  woikraan  p  melteth  a 
graven  image,  and  the  goldsmith 
spreadeth  it  over  with  gold,  and 
casteth  silverchains. 

20  He  that  14  is  so  impoverished, 
that  he  hath  no  oblation,  chooseth 

657 


/caioA  eomfoTttth  tht  peopti. 

a  tree  that  will  not  rot  ;  he  icek- 
eth  unto  him  acunnin^  u'oikiniin 
to  piepuie  a  ^raveu  linage,  t/iat 
shall  not  be  moved. 

21  ll^ve  f/  ye  not  known  7  have 
ye  iiui  lieurd?  hath  it  not  been 
told  you  r  from  the  begiuning  ? 
have  je  not  umlersioud  I'rom  the 
foundations  of  the  earth  ? 

22  Jl  is  15  he  that  fittelh  upon 
the  circle  of  the  earth,  and  the  in- 
habitants thereof  are  as  grass- 
hoppers ;  that  siretcheth  out  the 
s  heavens  as  a  curtain,  andspread- 
eth  them  out  as  u  tent  to  dwell 
in  ; 

23  That  bringeth  the  princes  to  t 
nothing;  he  makelh  the  judges  of 
the  eaith  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  plant- 
ed ;  yea,  they  shall  not  be  sown  ; 
yea,  their  stock  shall  not  take  root 
in  the  earth  :  and  he  shall  also 
blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
viiher,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  I 
lake  them  away  as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  u  then  will  ye  liken 
me,  or  shall  I  be  equal  ?  saith  the 
Holy  One.  j 

26  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  , 
behold  who  hath  created  these 
thinzs,  that  bringeth  out  their  | 
host  by  number  :  he  calleth  ti  thern  I 
nil  by  names,  by  the  greatness  of  j 
his  mis;ht,  for  that  he  is  strong  in  | 
power  ;  not  one  faileth.  l 

27  Why    say  est   thou,    O    Jacob,  I 
and  speakesi,  ()  Israel,  My   m  way  ' 
is  hid    from    the    Lord,    and    my  i 
Judgment  is  passed  over  from   my 
God  ? 

28  Hast  thou  not  known,  hast 
thou  not  heard,  that  the  everlast- 
ing God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator 
of  the  ends  of  the  earth,  fainteth 
not,  X  neither  is  weary  ?  there  y  is 
no  searching  of  his  understand- 
ing. 

29  He  z  giveth  power  to  the 
faint  ;  and  to  them  that  hnve  no 
misht  he  increaselh  strength. 

3j  Even  the  youths  shall  faint 
and  be  weary,  and  the  young  men 
shall  utterly' fall  : 

31  But  they  a  that  wail  upon  the 
Lord  shall  16  renew  6  their 
strength  ;  they  shall  mount  up 
with  wings  as  eagles  ;  they  shall 
rtiiicand  not  be  weary,  and  they 
shall  walk  d  and  not  faint. 
CHAPTER   XLL 

KERF  silence  a  before  me,  O 
islands  ;  and  let  the  people 
renew  their  strength  :  let  them 
come  near,  then  let  them  speak  ; 
let  us  come  near  together  to  judg- 
ment. 

653 


ISAIAH.  B.  C.  718. 

g  P(.  19.  1.  I  9  Who  rained  up  I  (ho  righteoui 
Ac.  14.  17.  '  mnn  from  the  rait,  called  6  him  to 
Ro.  1.19,20.  hia  loot,  gave  c  the  niilioiis  before 
r  Ho.  3.  1,2.    hini,    and    made    htm    rule    over 

15  or.  Aim  kings  I  he  gave  them  as  the  dud 
thtit  titte.th.  to  his  sword,  and  as  driven  stubble 
«  Job  9.  8.        to  his  bow. 

(  Job  12.  21.     3  He  pursued  thera,  nrtd  passed  2 

Ps.  107.    40.   safely  ;    even  by   the   way  that  be 

u  De.  4.  23,   had  not  gone  with  his  feet. 

&c.  4  Who  haih   wiought   and   done 

t)  Ps.  147.  4.   it,   calling  the   generations    from 

w  Ps.  77.   7,   the   beginning  ?    I   the    Lord,   the 

&c.  i  first,  d  and  with  the  last  ;    I   am 

xc.  59.1.     !he. 

y  Ps.  147.  5.  :   5  The  isles  saw  it,  and   feared  ; 

Ko.  11.  33.      the  ends  of  the  earth  were  afraid, 

r  2  Co.  12. 9.   drew  near,  and  came. 

a  Ps.  84. 7.    !   6   They    helped     every   one    hie 

92.  I,  13.        I  neighbour:  and   every  one  said  to 

16  change.       his  brother.  Be  3  of  good  courage. 
6  Ps.  103.5.1   7  So  e  the  carpenter  encouraged 
cHe.  12.  1.   i  the    4     goldsmith,    and    he     that 
d  Mi  4.  5.        smootheth  iri/A  the  hammer  5  him 

that  smote  the  anvil,  6  saying.  It 
a  Zee.  2.  13.   ig  ready  for  the  soldering  :  and  he 

fastened    it    with    nails,    that    it 

should  not  be  moved. 

8  But  thou,  Israel,  art  my  ser- 
Irighteous-  vant,  Jacob  whom  I  have  chosen, 
ness.  f  the   seed    of    Abraham    xay    g 

6  c.  46.  11.      friend. 

c  Ezr.  1.2.  9  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from 
"Zin  peace.  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  called 
d  Re.  1.  17.  thee  from  the  chief  men  thereof, 
22.  13.  and  said  unto  thee.  Thou  art  my 

3  strong.  servant  ;  I  have  chosen  thee,  and 
e  c.  40.  19.       not  cast  thee  away. 

4  or,  the  10  Fear  h  thou  not  ;  for  I  am  with 
founder.         i  thee  ;  be  not  dismayed,  for  I  am 

5  or,  the  thy  God  :  I  will  strengthen  k  thee  ; 
smiting.          yea,  I  w^ill  help  thee  ;    yea,  I  will 

6  or,  saying  uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand  of 
ojthe  solder,  1  my  righteousness. 

It  is  good.  U  Behold,  all  they  that  were  in- 
yPs.  135.  4.  censed  against  thee  shall  be 
g2Ch.20.7.  ashamed  /  and  confounded:  they 
Ja.  2.  23.  shall  be  as  nothing  ;  and  they  7 
h  ver.  13,14.  that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish, 
c.  43.  5.  12  Thou    shalt    seek    them,    and 

t  De.  31.  6,8.  :  shall  not  find  them,  cren  8  thera 
t  c.  40.  29.  that  contended  with  thee  :  9  ihe^ 
/c.  45.  24.  that  war  against  thee  shall  be  as 
Zee.  12.  3.    !  nothing,  and  as  a  thing  of  nought. 

7  the  men  of.  13  Pur  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
thy  strife.       hold     thy   m    right    hand,  sayinj 

8  the  men  of  unto  thee,  Fear  not  ;  I  will  help 
thy  eonten-    ithee. 

tion.  I    14  Fear  not,   thou    worm  Jacob, 

9  the  men  of  and  ye  men  10  of  Israel  ;  I  will 
thy  war.  help  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
mDe.33.  26  thy  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of 
—29.               I  Israel. 

10  or,  fev  15  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a 
men.  !new    sharp   th  eshing    instrument 

11  mouths.  having  11  teeth  ;  thou  shalt  thresh 
n  Mi.  4.  13.  ,  the  n  mountains,  and  beat  then 


B.  C.  712.  CHAP.  XLII. 

smaU,  and  Shalt    make    the    hills  j  o  Mat.  3.12 
as  chaff.  ! 

16  Thou   Bhalt   fan   o   them,  and  f  Ro.  5.  11. 
the  wind  shall   carry  them   away, 
and   the    whirlwind    shall   scatter   g  c.  45.  25. 
them  :  and    thou,  shall    rejoice  in 
J)  the    Lord,  and  shalt   glory  q  in 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

17  When  the  poor  and  needy  seek 
water,  and  there  is  none,  and  their 
tongue  faileih  for  thirst,  I  the 
Lord  will  hear  them,  /  the  God 
of  Israel  will  not  forsake  them. 

18  1  will   open    rivers   r  in    high 
places,  and  fountains  in  the  midst 
of  the   valleys:   I  will    make  the    uJno.  13.19. 
wilderness  s  a  pool  of  water,  and 
the  dry  land  spnngsof  water. 

19  I    t  will  plant    in  the  wilder- 
ness the   cedar,  the    shiltah-tree, 
and  the  myrtle,  and  the  oil-tree  ;' 14  or,  u-orse 
1  will  set  in  the  desert  the  fir-tree,  j  than  no- 
and  the    pine,  and   the    box-tree    thin 
together  ; 

20  That  they  may  see  and 
know,  and  consider,  and  under- 
stand together,  that  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and  the 
Holy  One  of   Israel    hath  created 


21  Produce  12  your  cause,  saith 
the  Lord  :  bring'forth  your  strong 
reasons,  saith  the  King  of  Jacob. 

22  Let  them  ti  bring  them  forth, 
and  show  us  what  shall  happen  : 
let  them  show  the  former  things 
what  they  be,  that  we  may  con- 
sider 13  them,  and  know  the  lat- 
ter end  of  them  ;  or  declare  us 
things  for  to  cotne. 

23  Show  the  things  that  are  to 
come  hereafter,  that  we  may  know 
that  ye  are  gods;  yea,  do  good, 
or  do  evil,  that  we  may  be  dis- 
mBved,  and  behold  it  together. 

24'  Behold,  ye  are  14  of  nothing, 
and  your  work  15  of  nought  :  an 
abomination  is  he  that  chooseth 
you. 


rPs.  105.41. 

s  Ps.  107.35. 

t  c.  55.  13. 

12  cause  to 
come  near. 


13  set  our 
heart  upon. 


15  or,  worse 
than  of  a 
viper. 


V  ver.  2. 


w  c.  40.  9. 
rLu.2.  10, 


16  return, 
«Ep.  1.4. 
6  Mat.  17.  5. 

1  or,  dimly 
burning. 

2  quench  it. 

3  broken. 
cGe.49.  10. 


d  Lu.  2.  32. 
Ac.  13.  47. 


e2Ti.  2.26, 


25  I  c  have  raised  up  072c  from 
the  north,  and  he  shall  come  : 
from  the  rising  of  the  sun  shall  he 
call  upon  my  name  ;  and  he  shall 
come  upon  princes  as  upon  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

26  Who  hath   declared   from  the  ]    -  ,  p      09 
beginning,   that   we   may    know?!.'    ^  '^^-    ■   ■ 
and  beforetime,  that  we  may  say,  '■  g  Ps.  83.  18. 
He  is  righteous?    yea,     there    i/'j^^   ^g    jj 
none  that  showcth  ;  yea,   there  is\ 

none  that  declareth  ;    yea.,  there  is  \  ^  ^^    U    ^g 
none  that  heareth  your  words.  I 

27  The   first  shall   say    to    Zion,'^Re.  5.  9. 
Behold,  behold  them  1   and  1  will  1  ^  ^^^  -  ;;_ 
give   to     .Terusalem    one    u,    i^&t  \„„/thereo/. 
brm^eth  good  x  tidings. 

28  For  I  beheld,  and  there  ica3  no  !  /  Pa.  117.  I. 


Tlie  office  of  Chriit. 

mhn ;  even  among  them,  and 
there  was  no  counsellor,  that, 
when  I  asked  of  them,  could  an- 
swer 16  a  word. 
29  BehoM,  they  are  all  vanity  ; 
their  works  are  nothing  ;  their 
molten  images  are  wind  and  con- 
fusion. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

BEHOLD  my  servant,  whom  ! 
uphold,  mine  elect,  ainwhom 
my  soul  delighteth  :  6  1  have  put 
my  spirit  upon  him  ;  he  shall 
biing  forth  judgment  to  the  Geu- 
tiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up, 
nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in 
the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not 
break,  and  the  1  smoking  flax 
shall  he  not  2  quench  :  he  shall 
bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  3  dis- 
couraged, till  he  have  set  judg- 
ment in  the  earth  :  and  the  isleg 
shall  wait  for  his  c  law. 

5  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he 
that  created  the  heavens,  and 
stretched  them  out  ;  he  that 
spread  forth  the  earth,  and  that 
which  cometh  out  of  it  ;  he  that 
giveth  breath  unto  the  people 
upon  it,  and  spirit  to  them  that 
walk  therein  ; 

6  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee 
in  righteousness,  and  will  hold 
thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee, 
and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of 
the  people,  for  a  light  d  of  the 
Gentiles  ; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to 
bring  out  e  the  prisoners  from  the 
prison,  and  them  that  sit  in  dark- 
ness/ out  of  the  prison-house. 

8  I  am  the  Lord  ;  g  that  is  ray 
name  :  and  h  my  glory  will  I  not 
give  to  another,  neither  my 
praise  to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are 
come  to  pass,  and  new  things  do  I 
declare  ;  before  i  they  spring 
forth,  I  tell  you  of  them. 

10  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  k 
Bong,  nnrf  his  praise  from  the  end 
of  the  earth,  ye  that  go  down  to 
the  sea,  and  4  all  that  'is  therein  ; 

jthe  isles,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the 
cities  thereof  lift  \\f  their  voice, 

I  the  villages  that  Kedar  doth  in- 
I habit:  let  the  inhabitants  of  the 

rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  tlie 

top  of  the  mountains. 
{    12  Let  Z  them  give  "-lory  unto  the 
I  Lord,   and  declare  his  praise   in 
'the  islands. 

659 


Qod  rtproveth  the  people. 

13  The  Lord  shall  g'O  forth  as 
a  ml^lKy  man,  he  ahull  siir  up 
lealousy  liku  a  m  man  of  wnr  : 
ne  shall  ciy,  yea,  i-oar  ;  he  5  shall 
prevail  against  his  enemies. 

14  1  have  lon^  lime  liolden  my 
peace;  I  have  been  suW,  and  re- 
frained myself:  now  n  will  I  cry 
iike  a  truvailiiig  woman  ;  I  will 
destroy  and  6  devour  at  once. 

15  1  will  in.ike  waste  moun- 
tains, 0  and  hill.",  and  dry  up  all 
their  herbs  ;  ami  I  will  make  the 
rivers  islands,  and  I  will  dry  up 
the  pools. 

16  And  pi  will  bring  the  blittd  y 
by  a  way  that  they  knew  not  ;  I 
will  lead  them  in  paths  T  that 
they  have  not  known  :  I  will 
make  darkness  light  before  them, 
and  crooked  things  7  straight. 
These  things  will  I  lio  s  unto  them, 
and  not  t  forsake  them. 

17  They  u  shall  be  turned  back, 
they  shall  be  greatly  ashamed, 
that  trust  in  graven  images,  that 
say  to  the  molten  images,  Ye  are 
our  gods. 

18  Hear,  v  ye  deaf;  and  look, 
ye  w  blind,  that  ye  may  see. 

19  Whj  is  blind,  hut  my  ser- 
vant? or,  deal,  as  my  messenger 
thai  I  sent?  who  is  blind  as  Ke 
that  is  perfect,  and  blind  as  d.e 
Lord's  servant  ? 

20  Seeing  many  things,  but  thou 
obseivest  not;  opening  the  ears, 
but  he  heareth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for 
X  his  righteousness'  sake  ;  he  will 
nagniCy  1/ the  law,  and  make  8  it 
honourable. 

2*2  But  this  is  a  people  robbed 
and  spoiled  ;  z  they  9  are  all  of 
them  snared  in  holes,  and  they 
are  hid  in  prison-houses:  they 
are  for  a  prey,  and  none  deliver- 
eth  ;  .'or  a  10  SDoil.  and  none 
aaith,  Restore. 

23  VVho  among  you  will  give 
ear  to   this?    who    will    hearken, 

■  and  hear  for  11  the  lime  to  come  ? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil, 
and  Israel  to  the  robbers?  did  not 
the  Lord,  he  a  against  whom  we 
have  sinned?  for  they  would  not 
walk  in  his  ways,  neither  were 
they  obedient  unto  his  law. 

23 Therefore  he  hath  poured  up- 
on him  the  fury  of  his  anger,  and 
tht  strength  of  battle  :  and  it  hath 
set  him  on  fire  b  round  about,  vet 
c  he  knew  not  ;  and  it  burned 
him,  yet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 
CIl.lPTER  XLIII. 

BUT    a    now,    thus     saith     the 
Lord    that    created    thee,   O 
660 


ISAIAH. 

m  Ex.  IS.  3. 

5  or,  behave 
himself 
mightily. 

n  Job  32.  18 
—20. 

6  steallow, 
or,  sup  up. 
oc.  49.  11. 
p  Hos.  2.14. 

7  Ep.  5.  8. 
r  Hos.  2.  6. 

7  into 
straitness. 

s  E/.e.  14.23. 
t  He.  13.5. 
uPs.  97.  7. 
V  c.6.  10. 
m  ino.  9.39. 
Re.  3.  17,18. 
X  Ps.  71.  16, 
19. 

Ro.  10.  3,  4. 
Ph.  3.  9. 
y  Mat.  5.17. 

8  or,  him, 
Jno.  17.  I. 
zc.  18.2. 

9  or,  en- 
snaring  all 
the  young 
m£n  of  them. 

10  treading. 

11  after- 
lime. 

a  Ju.  2.  14. 
Ne.  9.26, 
27. 


b  De.  32.  22. 

cHos.  7.9. 

a  Je.  33.24- 

26. 

6  Ps.  66.  12. 

c  Ac.  27.  20- 

25. 

d  Da.  3.  25, 

27. 

e  Pr.  21.  18. 

lor,  peit,un. 

/c.  18.  7. 

?  Ja.  2.  7. 

h  Kp.  2.  10. 

i  Rye.  12.  2. 

*c.  44   8. 

^Ph.  2.  7. 

mCol.  I.  17. 

2  o\ ^nothing 
formed  of 
God. 

n  Hos.  13.  4. 
Ac.  4.  12. 
o  c.  46.  10. 
Da.  4.  35 

3  turn  it 
back. 


B.  C.  712. 
'Jacob,  and  he  that  formed  thee,  O 
Israel,  Fear  not  ;  fur  I  have  re- 
deemed thee,  I  have  called  theeby 
thy  name;  thoiiarZ  mine. 
j  2  When  A  thou  passest  through 
i  the  waters,  c  I  will  be  with  (hee  ; 
and  through  the  rivers,  I  hey  shall 
not  overflow  thee:  when  thou 
walkest  through  the  d  fiie,  Ihou 
shalt  not  be  burnt  ;  neither  shall 
the  dame  kindle  upon  thee. 
I  3  For  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
jthe  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  Sa- 
[viour:  1  "•ave  e  Egypt  for  thy 
'ransom,  Ethiopia  and  Seba  for 
;  thee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in 
;  my  tight,  thou  hast  been  honour- 
able, and  I  have  loved  thee  : 
therefore  will  I  give  men  for  thee, 
and  people  for  thy  1  life. 
6  Fear  not  ;  for  I  am  with  thee  : 
I  will  bring  thy  seed  from  the  east, 
and  gather  thee  from  the  west  ; 

6  I  will  say  to  the  north.  Give 
up  ;  and  to  the  south,  Keep  not 
back  :  bring  f  my  sons  from  far, 
and  my  daughters  from  the  ends 
of  the  earth  ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  called 
g  by  my  name  :  for  I  have  crea- 
ted him  for  my  glory,  I  have  for- 
med him  ;  yea,  I  have  made  h 
him. 

8  Bring  forth  the  blind  i  people 
that  have  eyes,  and  the  deaf  that 
have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered 
together,  and  let  the  people  be  as- 
serhbled  :  who  among  them  can 
declare  this,  and  show  us  former 
things?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  jug- 
tified  :  or  let  them  hear,  and  say, 
It  is  truth. 

10  Ye  Ic  are  my  witnesses,  sailh 
the  Lord,  and  my  servant  I 
whom  1  have  chosen  ;  that  ye 
may  know  and  believe  me,  and 
understand  that  1  am  he  :  before 
me  m  mere  was  2  no  Gol  lormeu, 
neither  shall  there  be  after  me. 

11  I,  even  I,  am  the  Lord;  and 
beside  me  there  is  no  n  Sa- 
viour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have 
saved,  and  I  have  showed,  when 
there  tens  no  strange  god  amonw 
you  :  therefore  ye  are  my  wit- 
nesses, suith  the  Lord,  that  I 
nm  God. 

13  Yea,  before  the  day  was,  I 
am  he  ;  and  there  is  none  that 
can  ileliver  out  of  my  hand  :  I 
will  work,  and  who  o  shall  3  let  it. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your 
Redeemer,  the  Holy  One    of   Is- 


B.  c.  ri2. 


CHAP.  XLIV 


rae!  ;  For  your  sake  I  have  sent 
to  BaO^lon,  and  have  broug'hl 
down  all  iheir  4  nobles,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  whose  cry  is  in  the 
ships. 

15  I  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One, 
the  C.eator  of  Israel,  your  Kin^. 

16  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  which 
p  makelh  a  way  in  ihe  sea,  and  a 
path  ill  the  mighty  wateis  ; 

17  Which  bring-eth  t'oith  the  cha- 
riot and  hoise,  the  army  and  the 
power;  they  shall  lie  down  toge- 
ther, they  shall  not  rise  :  they  are 
extinct,  they  are  quenched  as  tow. 

18  Remember  ye  not  the  former 
things,  neither  consider  the  things 
of  old. 

19  Behold,  I  will  do  a  new  thing  : 
now  it  shall  spring  forth  ;  shall 
ye  not  know  it  7  1  will  even  make 
a  way  in  the  wilderness,  and 
riveis  in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall 
honour   me,  the  dragons  and   the 

5  owls:  because  I  give  waters  in 
the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in  the 
desert,  to  give  drink  to  my  peo- 
ple, my  chosen. 

21  This  people  have  I  formed 
for  myself ;  they  g  shall  show 
forth  my  praise. 

22  But  thou  hast  not  called  up- 
on me,  O  Jacob ;  but  thou  hast 
been  weary  r  of  me,  O  Israel. 

23  Thou   hast  not  brought  me  the 

6  small  cattle  of  thy  burnt-ofier- 
ings  ;  neither  hast  thou  honoured 
me  with  thy  sacrifices  :  I  have  not 
caused  thee  to  s  serve  with  an  of- 
fering, nor  wearied  thee  with  in- 
cense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no 
sweet  cane  with  money,  neither 
hast  thou  7  filled  me  with  the  fat 
of  thy  sacrifices  ;  but  thou  hast 
made  me  to  serve  with  thy  sins, 
thou  hast  wearied  t  me  with  thine 
iniquities. 

25  1,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth 
u  out  thy  transgressions  for  mine 
own  V  sakj,  and  will  not  remem- 
ber w  thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance  :  let 
U8  pleatP  together  :  declare  thou, 
that  thou  mayest  be  x  justified. 

2'  Thy  first  father  hath  sinned, 
and  thy  teachers  8  have  trans- 
gressed ajrainst  me. 

28  Therefore     I     have    profaned 
the   9   princes  of    the   sanctuary, 
and     have    given     Jacob    to     the 
curse,  and  Israel  to  reproaches. 
CHAPTRR  XLIV. 

YET    now   hear,    O   Jacob    my 
servant,    and    Israel,   whom 
I  have  chosen  : 


4  bars. 

^  Ex.  14.  16, 

22. 

Ps.  77.  19. 

5  daughters 
of  the  owl, 
or,  os- 
triches. 

q  Ep.  1.  6, 

12. 

rMal.  1.13. 

6  lambs,  or, 
kids. 
sMat.11.30. 

7  made  me 
drunk,  or, 
abundantly 
moistened. 
tMa.\.  2.  17. 
u  Je.  50.  20. 
Ac.  3.  19. 

V  Eze.  36. 
22,  32. 

wis.  31.  34. 
X  Ro.  8.  33. 

8  interpre- 
ters, 

Mai.  2.  7,  8. 

9  or,  holy 
princes. 


a  Ps.  46.  5. 
He.  4.  16. 
6De.  32.  15. 
c   Ro.  8.  30. 
Ep.  1.  4. 

1  Th.  1.  4. 
dJno.  7.  38. 
e  c.  59.  21. 
/  Ac.  2.41. 
g  Je.  50.  5. 

2  Cor.  8.  5. 
h  c.  43.  14. 

i  Re.  1.8,17. 

iDe.  4.  35, 

39. 

32.  39. 

Ic.  46.9,10. 

m  Pr.  3.  25, 

26. 

n  1  Jno.  5. 

10. 

1  rock, 
De.  32.  4. 

0  c.  41.  24, 
29. 

2  desirable. 
;)Hab.  2.18. 

1  Cor.  8.  4. 
q  Ps.  97.  7. 
re.  40.  19, 
&c. 

3  or,  an  axe. 


The  vanity  of  idols. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  tha* 
made  thee,  and  formed  thee  from 
the  womb,  winch  will  help  a  thee  ; 
Fear  not,  O  Jacob  my  serv;int  ; 
and  thou,  Jesurun,  6  whom  I  have 
c  chosen. 

3  Ford  1  will  pour  water  upon 
him  that  is  thirsty,  and  floods 
upon  the  dry  ground  ;  I  will  pour 
my  spirit  upon  thy  seed,  e  and 
my  blessing  upon  thine  ofi'spring  ; 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  f  as 
among  the  grass,  as  willows  by 
the  water-couises. 

5  One  g  shall  say,  I  am  the 
Lord's  ;  and  another  shall  call 
himself  by  the  name  of  Jacob  ; 
and  another  shall  subscribe  with 
his  hand  unto  the  Lord,  and 
surname  himself  by  the  name  of 
Israel. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King 
of  Israel,  and  his  Redeemer  h  the 
Lord  of  liosts  ;  I  i  am  the  first, 
and  I  am  the  last  ;  and  besides  k 
me  there  is  no  God. 

7  And  I  who,  as  I,  shall  call, 
and  shall  declare  it,  and  set  it  in 
order  for  me,  since  I  appointed 
the  ancient  people  1  and  the 
things  that  are  coming,  and  shall 
come,  let  them  shew  unto 
them. 

8  Fear  in  ye  not,  neither  be 
afraid  :  have  not  I  told  thee  from 
that  time,  and  have  declared  it? 
ye  are  even  my  n  witnesses.  Is 
there  a  1  God  besides  me  ?  yea, 
there  is  no  God :  I  know  not 
any. 

9  They  o  that  make  a  graven 
image  are  all  of  them  vanity  ; 
and  their  2  delectable  things  shall 
not  profit  :  and  they  are  their 
own  witnesses  ;  they  see  not,  nor 
kno*-  ;  that  they  may  be  asham- 
ed. 

10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or 
molten  a  graven  image  that  ig 
profitable  7>  for  nothing  ? 

U  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall 
be  ashamed  :  q  and  the  workmen, 
they  are  of  men  :  let  them  all  be 
gathered  together,  let  tliern  stand 
up  ;  yet  they  shall  fear,  and.  they 
shall  be  ashamed  together. 

12  The  smith  r  with  the  3  tongs 
both  worketh  in  the  coals,  and 
fashioneth  it  with  hammers,  and 
worketh  it  with  strength  of  his 
arms  :  yea,  he  is  hungry,  and 
his  strength  faileth  ;  he  drinketh 
no  water,  and  is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out 
/lis  rule,  he  mai  keth  it  out  v.ith  a 
line,  he  fitteth  it  with  planes,  and 
he  marketh  it  out  with  the  com- 

66! 


An  ixhoTtalion  topraxtt  God. 
pa28,   and    makcth     il    after    the 
figure  of  a  man,  iircordiiig  lo  the 
beHiily   of  n    man  ;     thai    il     may 
remain  in  ihe  huusc. 

14  lie  hcucih  him  down  cedars, 
and  lakeih  the  cypress  and  the 
oak,  which  he  strengihenelh  4  fur 
himself  among'  the  trees  of  the 
forest  :  he  planteih  an  ash,  and 
tho  rain  doth  nourish  it. 

lo  Then  shall  il  be  for  a  man  to 
burn  :  for  he  will  lake  theieof 
and  warm  himself;  yea,  he  kin- 
djeth  i/,  and  baketh  bread;  yea, 
he  maketh  a  god,  and  worsliip- 
peth  it:  he  maketh  il  a  graven 
image,  and  falleih  down  thereto. 

16  He  burneih  part  thereof  in 
the  fire  :  with  part  thereof  he 
cateth  fiesh  ;  he  roas'.elh  roast, 
and  is  satisfied  ;  yea,  he  warm- 
eth  himself,  and  saith.  Aha,  I  am 
■waim,  1  have  seen  the  fire  : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he 
maketh  a  god,  even  his  graven 
image  ;  lie  falleth  down  unto  it, 
and  worshippeth  il,  and  prayeth 
unto  it,  and  saith,  Deliver  rae  ; 
for  thou  art  my  god. 

15  They  s  have  nol  known  nor 
undeisiood  :  for  t  he  lialb  5  shut 
their  eyes,  that  they  cannot  see; 
and  their  iiearls,  that  they  cannot 
undeistand. 

19  And  none  6  considereth  u  in 
his  heart,  neither  is  there  knowl- 
edge nor  understanding  to  say,  I 
have  burnt  pari  of  it  in  the  fire  ; 
yea,  also  I  have  baked  bread  upon 
the  coals  thereof ;  I  have  roasied 
fiesh,  and  eaten  it;  and  shall  I 
make  the  residue  thereof  an 
abomination'?  shall  I  fall  down 
to  7  the  stock  of  a  tree  7 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes  :  a  de- 
ceived heart  v  hath  turned  him 
aside,  that  he  cannot  deliver  his 
Eoul,  nor  say, /-s  i/iere  not  a  lie  in 
my  right  hand  ? 

21  Remember  these,  O  Jacob 
and  Israel  ;  for  thou  art  my  ser- 
vant:  I  have  formed  thee;  thou 
art  my  servant  :  O  Israel,  thou 
shall  nol  be  forgotten  w  of  me. 

22  I  have  blotted  out,  i  as  a  thick 
cloud,  thy  transgressions,  and, 
as  a  cloud,  thy  sins:  return  unto 
me  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  y  thee. 

23  Sing,  O  ye  heavens  ;  z  for 
the  Lord  hath  done  it  :  shout, 
ye  lower  parts  of  the  earth  :  break 
forth  into  singing,  ye  mountains,  a 
O  forest,  and  every  tree  therein  : 
for  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Ja- 
cob, and  glorified  6  himself  in 
Israel. 

84  Thus  c  saith    the   Lord,    thy 
662 


ISAIAH. 

;  4  or,  tokelh 
'  courage. 
«c.  45.  20. 
!«  C.6.  9,  10. 

5  daubed. 

6  tettethto. 
iJiHos.  7.  2. 

I  7  that  which 
cornel  of 

;r  Hos.  4.12. 
Ro.  1.  21. 
2Th.2.  11. 

110  c.  49.  14, 

15. 

\xPs.  103.12. 
|c.  1.  18. 
|y  lCor.6.20. 
I  1  Pe.  1.  18. 
jRe.5.  9. 
\z  Ps.  96.  11, 
112. 

Re.  18.  20. 
laEze.  36.  1, 

8. 

6  0.55.  13. 
c  ver.  6. 


dGa.  1.  15. 
e  Vs.  104.  2. 
/2Ch.  18. 
11,34. 
Je.  50.  36. 
1  Cor.  3.  19. 

g-Zec.  1.  6. 
2Pe.  1.  19. 

8  wastes, 
h  Ezr.  1.  1, 
&c. 

1  or, 

strengthen- 
ed. 

a  Da.  5.  6, 
30. 

6  Ps.  107.16. 
cc.  48.  15. 
dDe.  4.  35, 
39. 

e  ver.  14.  18. 
22. 

/  Ps.  18.32, 
39. 

g  c.  37.  20. 
Mai.  1.  11. 
hGe.  1.  3,4. 
iPs.  29.  11. 
k  Am.  3.  6. 
^Pb.  35,11. 


B.  C.  712. 
Redeemer,  and  be  that  formed 
thee  from  d  the  wonib,  I  om  the 
Lord  that  maketh  all  Ihinei ; 
thai  e  stielchetb  forth  the  hea- 
vens alone  ;  that  spreudeth  ubioad 
the  earth  liy  myself  ; 

25  That /frustrateih  the  tokens 
of  the  liars,  and  maketh  diviners 
mad  ;  thai  turneih  wise  men 
backward,  and  maketh  their 
knowledge  foolish  ; 

26  That  confirmeth  g  the  word 
of  his  servant,  and  performeih  ihe 
counsel  of  bis  messengers  ;  that 
saitb  to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shall 
be  inhabited  ;  and  to  the  cities 
of  Juduh,  Ye  shall  be  built  ;  and 
I  will  raise  up  the  8  decayed 
places  thereof: 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep.  Be 
dry,  and  I  will  dry  up  thy  rivers  ; 

US  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  IJe  it 
iny  shepherd,  and  shall  perforin 
all  my  pleasure  :  even  saying  to 
Jerusalem,  Thou  shall  be  h  built  ; 
and  to  the  temple.  Thy  founda- 
tion shall  be  laid. 

CHAPTER  XLV. 

THUS  said  the  Lord  to  his 
anointed,  to  Cyrus,  whose 
right  hand  I  1  have  liolden,  to 
subdue  nations  before  him;  and 
I  will  loose  a  t  he  loins  of  kings,  to 
open  before  him  the  two-leaved 
gates  ;  and  the  gates  shall  not 
be  shut  : 

2  I  will  go  before  thee,  and  make 
the  crooked  places  straight  :  I 
will  break  b  in  pieces  the  gales  of 
brass,  and  cut  in  sunder  the  bars 
of  iron  : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  trea- 
sures of  darkness,  and  hidden 
riches  of  secret  places,  that  thou 
mayesl  know  that  I  the  Lord, 
which  c  call  thee  by  thy  name, 
am  the  God  of  Israel. 

4  For  Jacob  my  servant's  sake, 
and  Israel  mine  elect,  I  have  even 
called  thee  by  thy  name  :  I  have 
surnamed  thee,  though  thou  hast 
not  known  me. 

5  1  d  am  the  Lord,  and  e  there  it 
none  else,  there  is  no  God  besides 
me  :  I  girded  thee,/  though  ihmi 
hast  nol  known  me  : 

6  That  g  they  may  know  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun,  and  from  the 
west,  that  there  is  none  besides 
me.  I  om  the  Lord,  and  there 
is  none  else. 

7  \  h  form  the  light,  and  create 
darkness  ;  I  make  peace,  i  and 
create  k  evil.  I  the  Lord  do  all 
these  thinss. 

8  Drop  !■  down,  ye  heavens,  from 
above,  and    let    the    skies    pour 


B.   C.  712. 


CHAP.  XLVI 


otPs.  72.  3. 
n  Je.  18.  6. 
0  Je.  31.  1. 
Ga.  3.  26. 
pJno.  16.23. 
rj  Ps.  102.25. 
He.  11.  3. 
2  or,  make 
straight. 
r  2Ch.36.22. 
Ezr.  l.l,&c, 
s  c.  52.  3. 
i.Ps.  68.  31. 
72.  10,  11. 
c.  49.  23. 
60.  9-16. 
Zer. 8.22,23. 
uPs.  149.  8. 
rlCo.  14.25. 
w  Ps.  44.  34. 
c.  8.  17. 
X  Ps.  97.  7. 
yRo.  2.  28, 

29.  11.26. 
z  }e.  31.  3. 
a  Pe.  25.2,3. 
b  1  Pe.  2.6. 
cDe.29.  29. 

30.  11,  &c. 


down  righteousness;  let  the  earth 
open,  and  let  them  brin^  forth  sal- 
vation, and  m  let  righteousness 
spring  up  together.  I  the  Lord 
have  created  it. 

9  Woe  unto  him  thatstriveth  with 
his  Maker  !  Let  the  potsherd 
n  strive  with  the  potsherds  of  the 
earth.  Shall  the  clay  say  to  hirn 
that  fashioneth  it,  What  makest 
thou  ?  or  thy  work,  He  hath  no 
hands  ? 

10  Woe  unto  him  that  saith  unto 
Kis  father.  What  begettest  thou  ? 
or  to  the  woman,  What  hast  thou 
brought  forth  ? 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  and  his  Maker, 
Ask  me  of  things  to  come  concern- 
ing my  sons  ;  o  and  concerning 
the  work  of  mine  hands  command 
ye  p  me. 

12  I  9  have  made  the  earth,  and 
created  man  upon  it  :  I,  even  my 
hands,  have  stretched  out  the 
heavens,  and  all  their  host  have  I 
commanded. 

13  I  have  raised  him  up  in  right- 
eousness,  and    I   will  2  direct  all 
his  ways  :  he  shall  build  r  my  city, 
and   he  shall    let  go  my  captives,   tf  Ps.  9.  10. 
not   for   price  s  nor  reward,  saith  j  69.  32. 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  e  Ep.  2.  12. 

14  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  The  /Ro.  3.  26. 
labour  of  Egypt,  and  merchan-  g  Ps.  22.  27. 
dize  of  Ethiopia  and  of  the  Sabe- j  Jno.  3.14,15. 
ans,  men  of  stature,  shall  come  '  ?i  Ge.  22.  16. 
over  t  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  He.  6.  13. 
be  thine:  they  shall  come  after  I  i  Ph.  2.  10. 
thee  ;  in  chains  u  they  shall  come  i  k  De.  6.  13. 
over,  and  they  shall  fall  down  3or,  he  shall 
unto  thee,  they  shall  make  sup-  say  of  me, In 
plication  unto  thee,  saying.  Surely    the  LORD 

V  God   is   in   thee  ;    and    there  is   is  all  right- 
none  else  ;  there  is  no  God.  eousness 

15  Verily,  ihou  art  a  God  that  to   and 
hidest  thyself,  O  God  of  Israel,  the   strength. 
Saviour.  4  righteous- 

16  They   shall  be    ashamed,   and   nesses, 
also     confounded,    all     of    them  :  i  Re.  19.  8. 
they     shall     go     to     confusion     il  Me.  23.6. 
together,      that    are     makers    of    1  Co.  1.  30, 
idols.  31. 

17  But  Israel  y  shall  be  saved  in   ?«  Zee.  10.6, 
the   Lord   with    an   everlasting    2'|l2. 
salvation  :  ye  shall  not  be  ashamed  :  Ep.  6.  10. 

a  nor  confounded,  b  world  without  i  n  Jno.  12.32. 
end.  \o  Ro.  5.  1, 

18  For  thus  saith  the   Lord  that   &c. 
created  the  heavens,  God  himself,   a  Je.  50.  51. 
that  formed  the  earth  and  made  it,   h  Je.  48,  1. 
he  hath  established  it,  he  created   c  Je.  10.  5. 
it  not  in  vain,  he  formed  it  to  be    1  their  soul. 
inhabited  ;    I   am    the    Lord,    and  d  Ex.  19.  4. 
Z/icre  is  none  else.  |Ps.  71.6,  18. 

19  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret,  c  e  Ps.  92.  14. 
in   a  dark  place  of  the  earth:    Ii/c.4l.7,&c. 


Idols  not  comparable  to  God. 

said  not  unto  the  seed  of  Jacob 
Seek  ye  me  d  in  vain.  I  the  Lord 
speak  righteousness.  I  declare 
things  that  are  right. 

20  Assemble  yourselves  and 
come  ;  draw  near  together,  ye 
that  are  esca.\)eti  of  the  nations:  e 
they  have  no  knowledge  that  set 
up  the  wood  of  their  graven  image, 
and  pray  unto  a.  god  that  cannot 
save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them 
near  ;  yea,  let  them  take  counsel 
together  :  who  hath  declared  this 
fiom  ancient  time  ?  who  hath  told 
it  from  that  time  ?  have  not  I  the 
Lord  ?  and  there  is  no  God  else 
beside  me  ;  a  just  _/  God  and  a 
Saviour  :  there  is  none  beside  me. 

22  Look  g  unto  me,  and  be  ye 
saved,  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none 
else. 

23  I  have  sworn  h  by  myself, 
the  word  is  gone  out  of  my  mouth 
in  righteousness,  and  shall  not 
return.  That  unto  me  i  every  knee 
shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall 
swear,  k 

24  Surely,  3  shall  one  say,  In  the 
Lord  have  I  4  righteousness  I 
and  strength  :  m  even  to  him  n 
shall  men  come  ;  and  all  that  are 
incensed  against  him  shall  be 
ashamed. 

25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
of  Israel  be  justified,  o  and  shall 
glory. 

CHAPTER    XLVI. 

BEL  a  boweth  down,  Nebo  6 
stoopeth  ;  their  idols  were 
upon  the  beasts,  c  and  upon  the 
cattle  :  your  carriages  uere  heavy 
loaden  ;  they  are  a  burden  to  the 
weary  beast. 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down 
together;  they  could  not  deliver 
the  burden,  but  themselves  1  are 
gone  into  captivity. 

3  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house  of 
Jacob,  and  all  the  remnant  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  which  are  borne  d 
by  me  from  the  belly,  which  are 
carried  from  the  womb  : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  e  I  am 
he  ;  and  even  to  hoar  hairs  will  I 
carry  you  :  I  have  made,  and  I  will 
bear;  even  I  will  carry,  and  will 
deliver  you. 

5  To  whom  will  ye  liken  me,  and 
make  7ne  equal,  and  compare  me, 
that  we  mav  be  like  ? 

6  They  /  lavish  gold  out  of  the 
bag,  and  weigh  silver  in  the  bal- 
ance, and  hire  a  goldsmith  ;  and 
he  maketh  it  a  god  ;  they  fall 
down  ;  vea,  they  worship. 

683 


eOb.  10-16. 
/Re.  18.  7. 


Vod'ijudgmentt  upon  Babylon.  ISAI^^H. 

7  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoul- 12  o/'wy. 
der,  they  carry  him,  anil  spt    him  '  g  yic.  7.  51. 
in   hi*    pl.'ic.;,    and    he    stiindcih  i    i  p       • 
from  his  pluce  shall  he  not  remove:  •  ''• 
yea,    one   dhnli   cry   unto  him,yel!tP«.  46.1,5. 
can  he  not  answer,  nor  s^ive   him  i  Huh.  2.  3. 
out  ol  his  truuble.                                    j.  p     14   r 

8  Uemember  this,  and  show  ^our- 
selves    men:     bring-    it    again    to   n  Ps.  18.  27. 
mind,  O  ye  transg-iessors.  Je.  48.  18. 

9  Remember  the  Conner  thinsfs  of    ■  ,      ,0   00 
old:   for  I   am  God,  and    Ih^e   i*   og       "• '"' 
none  else  ;  /aw  God,  and  there  i»   xi '    o   c 
none  like  me.  MNa.  d.  a. 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the  be-  k  Je.50.  34. 
ginning,   and    from    ancient   times    </2Ch.28.9. 
Ihe  things  that  are  not   yet  done,    Zee.  1.  is! 
saying,   My   counsel    shall   stand 
and  I  will  deall  my  pleasure  : 

U  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  from 
the  east,  the  man  2  that  executeih 
my  counsel  from  a  far  country  : 
ye.t,  I  have  spoken  it,  I  will  also 
bring  it  to  pass  ;  1  have  purposed 
it,  1  u  ill  also  do  it. 

12  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  g  stout- 
hearted, that  are  far  from  right- 
eousness : 

13  I  bring  near  my  righteous- 
ness ;  h  it  shall  not  be  far  off,  and 
rny  salvation  shall  not  tarry  :  i  and 
I  will  place  salvation  in  Zion  for  k 
Isr.iel  my  glorr. 

CHAPf  KR  XLVII. 

COME  a  down,  and  sit  in  the 
dust,  O  virgin  daughter  of 
Babylon  ;  sit  on  thi  ground  :  there 
IS  no  throne,  O  daughter  of  the 
Chaldeans:  for  thou  shalt  no  more 
be  called  tender  and  delicate 

2  Take  the  millstones,  and  grind 
meal  :  uncover  thy  locks,  make 
bare  the  leg.  uncover  the  thigh, 
pass  overthe  rivers. 

3  Thy  nakedness  shall  he  b  un- 
covered, yea,  thy  shame  shall  be 
seen  ,  I  will  take  vengeance,  and 
I  will  not  meet  thee  ns  a  man. 

4  As  fi,r  our  c  Redeemer,  the 
I/ord  of  hosts  is  his  name,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  silent,  and  get  thee 
into  darkness,  O  daug-hter  of  the 
Chaldeans:  for  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  called  The  lady  of  king- 
doms. 

6  I  d  was  wroth  with  my  peo- 
ple ;  I  have  polluted  mine  inheri- 
tance, and  given  them  into  thine 
hand  :  thou  e  didst  show  them  no 
mercy  ;  upon  the  ancient  hast  thou 
very  heavily  laid  (by  yoke. 

7  And  thou  saiiisi,  I  f  shall  be  a 
lady  for  ever  :  so  that  thou  didst 
not  lay  these  thinss  to  thy  heart, 
neither  didst  remember  the  latter 
end  of  it. 

664 


S  Zep.  2. 15. 
h  Ec.  8.  8. 
i  Ps.  94.  7. 

1  or,  caused 
thee  to 
turn  aieay. 

2  the  morn- 
ing thereof. 

3  expiate. 

k  lTh.5.  3. 
/Eze.  24.12. 

4  viewers 
of  the  heav- 
ens. 

m  Da.  2.  2. 

5  that  give 
knowledge 
concerning 
the  months. 

n  Na.  1.  10. 

6  their 
souls, 
oc.  56.  11. 
a  Ps.  68.  26. 
iDe.  5.  28, 
29. 

Je.5.  2. 
Jno.  4.  24. 
cc.  52.  1. 
rfMi.  3.  11. 


B.  C.  712. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou 
that  art  given  lo  pleukures,  that  g 
dwclleii  caielessly  ;  thai  sayeti 
in  thine  heart,  1  am,  and  none 
else  beside  me  :  J  shall  not  sit  at  a 
widow,  neither  shall  1  know  the 
loss  of  children  : 

9  But  these  two  thingi  shall 
come  to  thee  in  a  moment,  in  one 
d.-iy,  the  loss  of  children,  and  wid- 
owhood ;  they  shall  come  upon 
thee  in  their  perfection  for  the 
multitude  of  thy  sorceries,  and  for 
the  great  abundance  of  thine  en- 
chantments. 

10  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
wickedness  :  h  thou  hast  said, 
None  seeth  i  me.  Thy  wisdcm 
and  thy  knowledge,  it  halh  per- 
veited  1  thee  ;  and  thou  hast  said 
in  thine  heart,  I  am,  and  none  else 
besides  me. 

11  Therefore  shall  evil  come 
upon  thee  ;  thou  shalt  not  know  2 
from  whence  it  risetb  :  and  mis- 
chief shall  lall  upon  thee  ;  thou 
shall  not  be  able  to  3  put  it  off. 
and  desolation  shall  come  upon 
thee  suddenly,  k  which  thou  shall 
not  know, 

12  Stand  now  with  thy  enchant- 
ments, and  with  the  multitude  of 
thy  sorceries,  wherein  thou  hast 
laboured  from  thy  youth  :  if  so  be 
thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit,  if  so  be 
thou  mayesl  prevail. 

13  Thou  art  wearied  /  in  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  counsels.  Let  now 
the  4  nstrologeis,  m  the  star-ga- 
zers. 5  the  monthly  prognoeticators, 
stand  lip  and  save  thee  from  these 
thinss  that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

14  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  n 
stubble;  the  fire  shall  burn  them  ; 
they  shall  not  deliver  ihemselvea 
6  from  the  power  of  the  flame  : 
there  shrill  not  be  a  coal  to  warm 
at,  nor  fire  to  sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee 
with  whom  thou  hast  laboured, 
even  thy  merchants,  from  thy 
youth  :  they  shall  wander  ever^' 
one  to  his  quarter;  o  none  shal- 
save  thee. 

CHAPTER   XLVIII. 

HEAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Ja- 
cob, which  are  called  by  the 
name  of  Israel,  and  are  comp  forth 
out  of  the  waters  a  of  Judah  ; 
which  swear  by  the  name  of  th? 
Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the 
God  of  Israel,  but  not  6  in  truth, 
nor  in  righteousness. 
2  For  they  call  themselves  of  the 
holy  city,  c  and  stay  d  themselves 
upon  the  God  of  Israel  ;  The  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name. 


B.  C.  712. 


CHAP.  XLIX. 


Christ  sent  to  the  Jtuit. 


3  I  have  declared  the  former 
things  from  the  beginning  ;  and 
they  went  forth  out  of  my  mouth, 
and  I  showed  them  ;  1  did  them 
suddenly,  and  they  cams  to 
pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  art  I 
obstinate,  and  thy  neck  e  is  an  iron 
sinew,  and  thy  brow  brass  ; 

5  I  have  even  from  the  beginning 
declared  il  to  thee  ;  before  it  came 
to  pass  I  showed  it  thee  :  lest  thou 
shouldest  say,  Mine  idol  hath  done 
them  ;  and  my  graven  image,  and 
iny  molten  image,  hath  com- 
manded them. 

6  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this  ; 
and  will  not  ye  declare  it  ?  I  have 
showed  thee  new  things  from  this 
time,  even  hidden  things,  J"  and 
thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not 
from  the  beginning;  even  before 
the  day  when  thou  heardest  them 
not  ;  lest  thou  shouldest  say,  Be- 
hold, I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not  ;  yea, 
thou  knewest  not ;  yea,  from  that 
time  that  thine  ear  was  not  open- 
ed :  for  1  knew  g  that  thou  would- 
est  deal  very  treacherously,  h  and 
wast  called  a  transgressor  from  the 
t  womb. 

9  For  k  my  name's  sake  will  I 
defer  mine  anger,  and  for  my 
praise  will  I  refrain  for  thee,  that  I 
cut  thee  not  otf. 

10  Beliold,  I  have  refined  Z  thee, 
but  not  with  2  silver;  I  have  cho- 
sen thee  in  the  furnace  m  of  afflic- 
tion. 

11  For  mine  own  sake,  even  for 
mine  own  sake,  will  I  do  il  .  for  n 
how  should  my  name  be  polluted  ; 
and  o  I  will  not  give  my  glory  un- 
to another. 

12  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob  and 
Israel,  my  called  ;  I  am  he  :  Ip  am, 
the  first,  I  also  am  the  last. 

13  Mine  q  hand  also  hath  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  3  my 
right  hand  hath  spanned  the  heav- 
ens :  when  I  r  call  unto  them,  they 
stand  up  together. 

14  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves, 
and  hear  ;  which  among  them 
hath  declared  these  things?  The 
Lord  halh  loved  s  him  ;  he  will  ( 
do  his  pleasure  on  Babylon,  and 
his  arm  shall  he  on  the  Chaldeans 


1  hard. 
cDe.  31.  27. 
/I  Co.  2.  9, 
10. 

g  Pb.  139.  1- 

4. 

/i  Je.5.  11. 

Hos.  5.  7. 

6.  7. 

i  Ps.  51.  5. 

-t  Ps.  79.  9. 

106.  8. 

Eze.  20.  9, 

&c. 

IPs.  66.  10. 

2  or,   /or, 
Eze.  22.  20- 
22. 

TO  Zee.  13.9. 
1  Pe.  4.  12. 
n  De.  32. 
26,  27. 
o  c.42.  8. 
p  Re.22.13. 
g  Ps.  102.25. 

3  or,  the 
patm  of  my 
right  hand 
hath  spread 
out. 

re.  40  26. 

s  Mar.  10. 

21. 

t  c.  44.  28. 

u  Ezr.  1.  2. 


B  c.  61.  1. 

Zee.  2.  8- 

11. 

Lu.  4.  18- 

21. 

w  Mi.  4.  2. 

irDe.8.  17, 

18. 

y  Ps.  32.  8. 

73.  24. 

z  Ps.  81.  13- 

16. 

a  Ps.  119. 

165. 

6  Je.  51.  6, 

45. 

c  2  Sa.  7. 23. 

Re.  5.  9. 

d  Ex.  17.6. 

Nu.  20.  11. 

e  c.  57.  21. 

a  Je.  1.  5. 

Lu.l.  15, 


31 

15  I,  even  I.  have  spoken  ;  yea,  I  iQa.  1.  15. 
have  called  him  ;  I  u  have  brought  j  h  Hos.  6.  5. 
him,    and    he   shall   make  his  way   He.  4.  12. 
prosperous.  Re.  1.  16. 

16  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  L  c.  51.  16. 
ye  this  ;  I  have  not  spoken  in  se-  ^  ps.  45.  5. 
cret  from  the  beginning  ;  from  the  I  ^  c.  43.  81. 


1  time  that  it  was,  there  qot  I  :  and 
I  now  the  v  Lord  God  and  his  Spirit 
hath  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ihy  Re- 
deemer, the  Holy  One  of  Israel  ; 
I  aTn  the  Lord  thy  God  which 
teacheth  w  thee  to  profit,  x  which 
leadeth  y  thee  by  the  way  that 
thou  shouldest  go. 

18  O  2  that  thou  hadst  hearkened 
to  my  commandments!  then  had 
thy  a  peace  been  as  a  river,  and 
thy  righteousness  as  the  waves  of 
the  sea  ; 

19  Thy  seed  also  had  been  as  the 
sand,  and  the  offspring  of  thy 
bowels  like  the  gravel  thereof; 
his  name  should  not  have  been 
cut  oft"  nor  destroyed  from  before 
me. 

20  Go  6  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee 
ye  from  the  Chaldeans,  with  a 
voice  of  singing  declare  ye,  tell 
this,  utter  it  even  to  the  end  of  the 
earth  :  say  ye,  the  Lord  hath  re- 
deemed c  his  servant  Jacob. 

21  And  they  thirsted  not  when  he 
led  them  through  the  deserts:  he 
caused  the  waters  d  to  flow  out  of 
the  rock  *"or  them  :  he  clave  the 
rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed 
out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  e  saith  the 
Lord,  unto  the  wicked. 

CHAPTER  XLIX. 

LISTEN,  O  isles,  unto  me; 
and  hearken,  ye  people,  from 
far  ;  The  Lord  hath  called  me 
from  a  the  womb  ;  from  the  bow- 
els of  my  mother  hath  he  made 
mention  of  my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  my  mouth 
like  a  sharp  sword  ;  6  in  c  the  shad- 
ow of  his  hand  hath  he  hid  me,  and 
made  me  a  polished  shaft  ;  d  in  his 
quiver  hath  he  hid  me  ; 

3  And  said  unto  me.  Thou  art  my 
servant,  O  Israel,  in  whom  I  will 
be  glorified,  e 

4  Then  I  said,  I  have  laboured  in 
vain,  I  have  spent  my  strength 
for  nought,  and  in  vain  ;  yet 
surely  my  judgment  is  with  the 
Lord,  and  my  1  work  with  my 
God. 

5  And  now,  saith  the  Lord  that 
formed  me  from  the  womb  to  be 
his  servant,  to  bring  Jacob  again 
to  him,  2  Though  Israel  be  noty 
gathered,  yet  shall  I  be  glorious  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God 
shall  be  my  strength. 


Jno.  13.  31.  1  Pe.  2.  9.  1  or,  re- 
ward, c.  40.  10.  2  or.  That  Israel 
may  be  gathered  to  him,  and  I  may. 
/•Mat.  23.  S7. 

655 


Pri}>nises  to  the  UtnCiUs. 

6  Aiut  ho  t.iiil,  H  Ii  18  a  light  thing 
ihul  thou  slioiilik-Ht  be  rny  servant, 
to  raise  up  llie  tribes  of  J.iciib,  unii 
lo  resioro  the  pieeeived  ^  of  Israel  : 
1  will  iilso  ^ive  thee  for  a  liyht  g 
to  the  Cieiililev,  that  thou  niuyest 
be  my  sulvntion  uiilo  tlio  end  of  the 
cuith. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Re- 
deemer of  Isidel,  find  his  Holy 
One,  to  him  5  whom  man  despi- 
Fetli,  h  to  him  wlir.ni  the  i  nation 
abhorretli,  lo  a  servant  of  rulers, 
k  king's  £hall  st'e  and  arise,  princes 
also  shall  worship,  because  of  the 
Lord  that  is  faithful,  and  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  and  he  shall  choose 
thee. 

8  Tlius  saith  the  l^ord,  In  an 
acceptalile  I  tim'e  have  I  lieani 
thee,  and  in  a  day  of  salvation 
have  I  helped  thee  :  and  I  will 
preserve  thee,  and  g'ive  thee  for  a 
covenant  of  the  people,  to  6  estab- 
lish the  earth,  to  cause  to  inherit 
the  desolate  heritages  ; 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  to  the 
prisoners,  m  Go  forth  ;  to  them 
that  are  in  darkness,  n  Show 
yourselves  :  they  shall  feed  in  the 
ways,  and  their  pastures  shall  be 
in  aU  high  places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  o  nor 
thirst  ;•  neither  shall  the  heat  nor 
sun  smite  them  :  for  he  that  hath 
mercy  on  them  shall  leatl  p  them, 
even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall 
he  guide  them. 

11  .And  7  I  will  make  all  my 
mountains  a  way,  and  my  high- 
way? shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behidd,  these  shall  come  from 
far  ;  and,  lo,  these  from  the  north 
anil  from  the  west ;  and  these  from 
the  land  of  Siniin. 

13  Sing,  O  heavens;  and  be  joy- 
ful, O  earth  ;  and  break  forth  into 
singing,  O  mountains  ;  for  the 
Lord  huh  comforted  his  people, 
and  will  have  mercy  upon  his 
afflicted. 

14  But  Zion  said,  r  The  Lord 
hath  forsaken  me,  and  my  Lord 
bath  forgotten  me. 

15  Can  a  woman  forget  her  suck- 
ing child,  7  that  she  should  not 
have  compas.sion  on  the  son  of  her 
womb?  yea,  they  may  forget,  yet 
s  will  I  not  forsret  thee. 

16  Behold,  I  have  graven  t  thee 
upon  the  palms  of  my  hands  ;  thy 
walls  are  continually  before 
me. 

17  Thy  children  shall  make 
haste  ;  thy  destroyers  u  and  they 
that  made  thee  waste  shall  go 
forth  of  the». 

506 


TSAIAII.  B.  C.  712. 

3  or,  Art  18  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round 
thou  li^/tter  about,  and  behold  :  all  these  • 
thnn  Hint  gather  themeelves  together,  and 
thou,  &<:.  come    to    tlx.-e.    At   I     live,    saith 

4  or,  desola-  the  Lord,  thou  shall  aurely  clothe 
tions.  thee  with  them  all  as  with  an  or- 

fAc.  13.  47.  I  namenl,  and  bind  ibeui  on  thee  aa 

or,  that  is  I  a  bride  rioeth. 

despised  in  19   Kor  thy  waste  and   thy  deso- 

soul.  late    places,   and   the  land   of  thy 

h  c.  53.  3.  destiuctioii,  shall  even  now  be  too 

i  Lu.  23.  18-  narrow   by    reason   of  the   inhabi- 

23.  tanis,    and    they    that    swallowed 

k  Ps.  72.  10,  thee  up  shall  be  far  away. 

11.  20    The     children     which     thou 

/  Ps.  69.  13.  shall  have,  after  w  thou   hasi   lost 

2  Co.  6.  2.  the  other,  shall  say  again  in  thine 

Ep.  1.  6.  ears,    The   place   is  too  slrait    for 

6  or,  raise  me  :  give  place  to  me,  that  1   may 

up.  dwell. 

m  Zee.  9. 12.  21  Then   shall  thou  say  in  thine 

n  1  Pe.  2.  9.  heart,     Who     halh     begotten    ine 

u  Re.  7.  16.  these,   seeing  1  have  losl  my  clnl- 

p  Ps.  23.  2.  dien,  and  am  desolate,  a  captive, 

9  Ps.  107.  4,  and    removing    to    and    fro  1    and 

7.  who  halh  brought  up  ihese  ?    Be- 

rPs.  77.  9,  hold,    I    was    left    alone   ;     these, 

10.  where  had  they  been  ? 

1  fromhav-  22    Thus  aaiih   x  the  Lord  God, 

in^  compos-  Behold,    I  will  lifi  up  mine  hand 

eion.  to   the   Gentiles,   and    set   up    my 

SC.44.  21.  standard  to  the  people  :  and  they 

Mat.  7.  11.  shall  bring  thy  sons  in  Ihtir'd  arms, 

t  Ca.  8.  6.  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  carried 

u  Eze.28.24.  upon  their  shoulders. 

Mat.  13.  23    And     kings    shall    be    thy    9 

41,42.  nursing     f. there,      and     their     10 

Re.  22.  15.  queens  thy  nursing  mothers  : 
they  shall  how  down  to  thee  with 
their  face   toward   the   earth,  and 

lick  y   up   the   dust    of  thy   I'eet  ; 

and  thou  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  .   for  they  shall  not  be  ashani- 

V  c.  60.  8.  ed  z  that  wail  for  me. 

Zee.  2.  4.  24  Shall  the   prey  be   taken   from 

10.  10.  the  mighty,  n  or  11  the  lawful  cap- 
ui  Ro.  11.  ti»e  delivered  ■? 

11,  &c.  25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even 
X  c.  66.  20.  the  captives  12  of  the  mighty  shall 

8  bosom.  be  taken  away,  and  the  prey  of  the 

9  nourish-  terrible  shall  be  delivered  :  for  I 
ers,  will   contend    with   him    that  coi; 

10  prin-  lendelh  wiih  thee,  and  I  will  save 
cesses.  thv  children. 

y  Ps.  72.  9,  26  And  I  will  feed  them  that  op- 

&c.  press  thee  with   their  own   flesh  ; 

z  Ro.  9.  33.  and   they  shall    be   dinnken   with 

a  Mat.  12.  6  their  own  blood,  ns  with  13  sweet 

29.  wine:     and   all    flesh    shall    know 

\l  the  cap-  that    I    iTie   Lord  am  thy  Saviour, 

tivity  of  the  and   thy   Redeemer,    the    Mighty 

Just.  One  of  Jacob. 

\2captivity.  CHAPTER  L. 

b  Re.  16.  6.  rpnUS   sailh   the   Lord,     Where 

13  or,  new.  J.    is   the   bill   of  your   mother's 

aje.3.  8.  divorcement,  a  whom  I  have  put 

1  Ho».  2.  2,  away?   or  which   of  my  creditors 


B.  C.  713. 

is  it  to  whom  I  have  so)d  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  liave 
ye  sold  yourselves,  6  and  tor  your 
transgressions  is  your  mother  put 
away. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  teas 
there  no  man  7  when  I  called, 
uas  there  none  to  answer?  Is  my 
hand  shortened  at  all,  that  it  can- 
not redeem  ?  or  have  I  no  power 
to  deliver?  behold,  at  my  rebuke 
I  dry  up  the  sea,  I  make  the 
rivers  a  wilderness :  their  fish 
stinketh,  because  there  is  no 
water,  and  dieth  for  thirst. 

8  I  clothe  the  heavens  with 
blackness,  and  1  make  sackcloth 
their  covering'. 

4  The  Lord  God  hath  given 
me  the  tongue  of  the  learned,  c 
that  1  should  know  how  to  speak 
a  word  in  season  to  hi?n  that  is 
■weary  :  d  he  wakeneth  morning  by 
morning  :  he  wakeneth  mine  ear 
to  hear  as  the  learned. 

5  The  Lord  God  hath  opened  e 
mine  ear,  and  I  was  not  jf  rebel- 
lious, neither  turned  away  back. 

6  I  ^gave  my  back  10  the  smiters, 
and  my  cheeks  to  them  that  pluck- 
ed ort'the  hair  :  I  hid  not  my  face 
from  shame  and  spitting. 

7  For  the  Lord  God  will  help 
me  ;  therefore  shall  I  not  be  con- 
founded ;  therefore  have  I  set  mj- 
face  like  a  fiint,  and  I  know  that 
I  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  He  h  is  near  that  justifieth  me  ; 
■who  will  contend  with  me  ?  let  us 
stand  together  :  who  is  1  mine 
adversary  ?  i  let  him  come  near 
to  ine. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will 
help  me  ;  who  is  he  that  shall 
condemn  me  ?  k  lo,  they  all  shall 
wax  old  as  a  garment  ;  the  moth  I 
shall  eat  them  up. 

10  Who  is  among  you  that  fear- 
elh  the  Lord,  that  obeyeth  the 
voice  of  his  servant,  that  walkelh 
in  darkness,  m  and  hath  no  light  ? 
let  him  trust  n  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a 
fire,  that  compass  yourselves  about 
■with  sparks ;  walk  o  in  the  light 
of  your  fire,  and  in  the  sparks  that 
ye  have  kindled.  This  shall  ye 
have  of  mine  hand  ;  ye  shall  lie 
down  in  sorrow,  p 

CHAPTER  LI. 

HEARKEN  a  to  me,  ye  that  b 
follow  after  righteousness,  ye 
that  seek  the  Lord  :  look  unto 
the  rock  v:hence  ye  are  hewn,  and 
10  the  hole  of  the  pit,  whence  ye 
are  digged. 


CHAP.  LI.  ExhoTtation  to  trust  in  Christ. 

6  c.  52.  3.  I  2  Look  c  unto  Abraham  your  fa- 
c  iVIat.  13.  ther,  and  unto  Sarah  that  bare 
54.  \  you  ;  for  I  called  d  him  alone,  and 

diVIat.11.28.  \  blessed  e  him,  and  increased  him. 
ePs.  40.6-8.  I  3  For  the  Lord  shall  comfort 
/  Mat.  S6.  |Zion:yhe  will  comfort  all  her 
39.  waste   places,  and   he   will    make 

Jno.  14.  31.  I  her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and  her 
g  Mat.  26.  I  desert  like  the  garden  of  the 
67.  I  Lord  ;  joy  g  and    gladness    shall 

27.26.  I  be     found   therein,   thanksgiving, 

h  Ro.  8.  32-  I  and  the  voice  of  melody. 
34.  4  Hearken  unto   me,  my  people, 

1  the  master  'and  give  ear  unto  me,  O  my  na- 
of  my  cause,  iion  :  for  a  law  h  shall  proceed 
i  Zee.  3.  1,  [from  me,  and  I  will  make  my 
ifec.  I  judgment  to  rest  for  a  light  of 
Re.  12.  10.      the  people. 

A- Job  13.  28.1  5  My  i  righteousness  is  near; 
i  c.  51.  8.  I  my  salvation  is  gone  forth,  and 
m  Ps.  23.  4.  I  mine  arms  shall  judge  k  the  peo- 
Mi.  7.  8.  i  pie  :  the  isles  i  shall  wait  upon 
n  Job  13.  15,  me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they 
Ps.  52.  8.        I  trust. 

Na.  1.7.  I  6  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  hea- 
He. 10.35-37.  ■  ven3,  and  look  upon  the  earth  be- 
o  Ec.  11.  9.  'neath  ;  for  vi  the  heavens  shall 
p  Ps.  16.  4.  i  vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the 
a  ver.  7.  [  earth  shall   wax  old    like   a  gar- 

6  Ro.  9.  80,  ment,  and  they  that  dwell  therein 
31.  I  shall  die  in  like  manner:  but    my 

salvation   shall   be   for    ever,   and 

c  He.  11.  8-  my  righteousness  shall  not  n  be 
12.  abolished. 

dGe.  12.1,2.  '  7  Hearken  o  unto  me,  ye  that 
e  Ge.  22.  17.  know  righteousness,  [he  people 
24.  1,  35.  in  whose  heart  p  is  my  law  ;  fear 

f  Ps.  85.  8.  ye  not  q  the  reproach  of  men,  nei- 
c.  52.  9.  ther  be  ye  afraid  of  their  revilinga. 

S  1  Pe.  1.  8.  I  8  For  the  moth  r  shall  eat  them 
ft  Ro.  8.  2.  up  like  a  garment,  and  the  worm 
i  c.  56.  1.  [shall  eat  them  like  wool  :  but  my 
t  Ps.  98.  9.  [righteousness  shall  be  for  ever, 
Z  c.  42.  4.  and  my  salvation  from  geneia- 
60.9.  '  tion  to  generation. 

m.  He.  1.  11,  '  9  Awake,  awake,  put  on  s 
12.  strength,   O    arm    of    the     Lord: 

2  Pe.  3.  10,  awake,  as  in  the  ancient  days,  in 
12.  the  generations  of  old.  Art  thou 
n  Da.  9.  24.  not  it  that  hath  cut  i  Rahab,  and 
o- ver.  1 — 4.      wounded  the  dragon  ?  u 

;>Ps.  37.  31.  10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath 
9  Mat.  10.  V  dried  the  sea,  the  waters  of  the 
28.  great   deep  ;  that  hath  made  the 

r  Job  4.  19-  depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
21.  ransomed  to  pass  over  ? 

sRe.  11.  17.  11  Therefore  jo  the  redeemed  of 
t  Ps.  89.  10.  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 
u  Ps.  74.  13,  with  singing  unto  Zion  ;  and  ev- 
14.  erlasting  joy  X  i-fta//  6e  upon   their 

c.  27.  1.  head  :  they  shall  obtain  gladness, 

V  Ex.  14.  21.    and  joy  ;  and  sorrow  y  and  mourr«- 
V}  c.  35.  10.      ing  shall  flee  away. 
X  Jude  24.      ;    12  I.  ^  even  I,  am  he  that  com- 
2^  Re.  21.  4.     forteth  you:    who  art  thou,  that 
z  ver.  3.  thou   shouldst  be  afraid   of  a  roan 

2  Cor.  1.  3.      that  shall  die,  and   of  the  aon  of 
667 


JeriucUcm' s  affliction  beteailtd. 

man  uliich  shall  be  made  as  ^rass  ; 

13  Am'  l"oi;jetli;»t  the  Lord  ihy 
Maker,  llial  hatli  slrelched  forth 
the  lieavens,  ami  laid  the  foundii- 
tioiis  ol'ilie  eaith  ;  and  liasl  (ear- 
ed c.mtiiiually  every  day,  becausB 
of  the  I'ury  of  the  oppressor,  us  if 
he  1  were  reaily  to  destroy  ?  and 
a  where  is  the  fii.y  of  the  oppres- 
sor 7 

14  The  captive  exile  liastenelh 
iliat  he  may  he  loosed,  and  that 
he  shoulil  not  die  in  the  pit,  6  nor 
liial  his  Oread  should  fail. 

15  But  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 
that  divided  the  sea,  whose  waves 
roared  :  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his 
name. 

16  And  I  have  put  my  words  c 
in  thy  month,  and  1  have  covered 
thee  in  the  shadow  d  of  mine 
hand,  that  I  may  plant  the  hea- 
vens, c  and  lay  the  foundations  of 
the  earth,  and  say  unto  Zion, 
Thou  art  my  people. 

17  Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O 
Jerusalem,  which  linst  drunk  at 
the  hand  of  the  Lord  the  cup  of 
his  fury  :/ thou  hast  diimken  the 
drejsof  the  cup  of  trembling-,  ni>d 
wrunr  them  out. 

18  There  h  none  to  g-nide  her 
amon;j  all  the  sous  whom  she  hath 
brought  forth  :  neither  js  there  ani, 
thtt  '.aketh  her  by  the  hand,  of  all 
tilt!  sons  lluit  she  hath  bioug-ht  up. 

19  These  two  «/ii/ic?2are  come 
unto  thee.  ;  who  shall  he  sorry  for 
thei-  ?  desolation,  and  3  destruc- 
tion, and  the  famine,  and  the 
swr.rd  :  by  g  whom  shall  I  com^ 
fort  thee  '? 

20  Thy  sons  have  fainted,  they 
lie  at  the  head  of  all  the  streets,  as 
a  wild  bull  in  a  net  t  they  are  full 
of  the  fi;ry  of  the  Lord,  the  re- 
buke of  thy  God. 

2!  Therefore,  hear  now  this, 
thou  afflicted,  and  drunken,  A  but 
noL  with  wine  : 

22  Thus  sailh  thy  Lord  the 
Lcnl.and  thy  God  ^A-??  pleadoth 
i  the  cause  of  his  people,  Behold,  I 


ISAIAH. 

1  or,  made 
hi  matt/ 
ready. 

a  Job  20.  27. 
6  Zee.  9.  11. 
c  Jiio.  3.  34. 
d  c.  49.  2. 
e2Pe.3.  13. 

/  Ps.  75.  8. 

ver.  22. 

2  happened. 

3  breaking. 
g  La.  2.  11- 
13. 

Am.  7.  2. 

h  La.  3.  15. 

i  I's.  35.  1. 
Je.  50  34. 
Mi.  7.  9. 

k  c.  54.  7-9. 

IJe.  25.  17- 
29. 

m  Ps.  66.  11, 
12. 


n  Ne.  U.  1. 
Re.  21.  2,27. 

b  Na.  1.  15. 

c  Zee.  2.  7. 

d  Ro.  7.  14- 

25. 

e  Ro.  2.  24. 

/.  N.a.  1.  15. 
Ro.  10.  15. 

g.  Ca.  2.  8. 
c.  25.  6.  7. 

h  Lu.  2.  10, 
11. 

i  1  Cor.  13. 
12. 


A-Ps.   98.  2. 

3. 
have  taken  out  of"  thine  hiiud  the  ]  /  Lu.  3.  6. 
cup  of  trembliuj,  cue^i   the   dregs  !?«  Zec.2. 6,7. 
of  the  cup  of  my  fury  ;  thou  shalt  j  2  Cor.  6.  17. 
no  more  k  drink  it  aijain  :  i  Re.  18.  4. 

23  But  t  I  will   put    it  into  theiHLe.  15.  5, 
hand   of   them   tlint    afflict  thee  ;  ,  &c. 
which   have   said  to  thy  soul,  Bow   Hag.  2.  13. 
down,  that    we   may  go  over  :  and  ;  o  Le.  22,  2, 
thou   hast  laid  m  thy   body  as  the    &c. 
grouii'i,    and     as    the     street,   io.\  gather 
thein  that  went  over.  |  yju  up. 

CHAPTKR  Lll.  '2or, pros- 

AWAKK.   aWLikc  ;  put    on    thy  per, 
strength,  Q  Zion  ;  put  on  thy   c.  53,  10. 


B.  c.  7ia. 

beautiful  g-nrments,  O  Jerusalem, 
the  holy  a  city  :  for  6  henceforth 
there  shall  no  more  come  into  thee 
the  uncircuincised  and  the  un- 
clean. 

2  Shake  c  thyself  from  the  dust  ; 
arise,  and  sililown,  U  Jerusalem  ; 
loose  thyself  from  the  bands  of  thy 
neck,  U  captive  daughter  of  Zion. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lonl.  Ye 
have  sold  d  yourselves  for  noui-ht ; 
and  ye  bhull  be  redeemed  without 
money. 

4  Por  thus  sailh  the  Lord  God, 
My  people  went  down  aforctimii 
into  Kgypt  to  sojourn  there  ;  and 
the  Assyrian  oppressed  them 
without  cause. 

5  Now,  therefore,  what  have  I 
here  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  peo- 
ple is  taken  away  for  nought  ?  tli<?y 
that  rule  over  them  make  them  to 
howl,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  my 
name  continually  every  day  la 
bla.sphemed.  e 

6  Therefore  my  people  shall 
know  my  name :  therefore  they 
slinll  know  ill  that  day  that  1  am 
he  that  doth  speak  ;  behold  it  is  I. 

7  How  beautiful  /  upon  the 
mountains  o  arc  the  feet  of  him 
that  b'ingeth  good  tidings,  that 
piiblisheth  peace  ;  that  bringeth 
good  tiilings  h  of  good,  that  pub- 
lishuth  salvation  ;  that  saith  unto 
Zion  thy  Goil  reigneth  ! 

8  Thy'watr.hmer  shall  lift  up  the 
voice  ;  with  the  voice  together 
shall  they  sing  ;  for  they  shall 
see  i  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  again  Zion. 

9  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing-  to- 
gether ye  waste  places  of  Jerusa- 
lem :  fertile  Lord  hath  comfort- 
ed his  people,  he  hath  redeemer 
Jerusalem. 

10  The  k  Lord  hath  made  bare 
his  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
nations  ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the 
earth  slrall  see  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 

11  Depart  m  ye,  depart  ye,  g'o  ye 
out  from   thence,  touch   n  no   un-  ' 
clean   thing;  go   ye    out    of    the 
midst  of  her  ;  be  o  ye  clean,  that 
bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lonl. 

12  Porye  should  not  go  out  with 
haste,  nor  go  by  (light  ;  for  the 
Lord  will  go  before  you  ;  and 
the  God  of  Israel  1  leill  be  your 
re  re  ward. 

13  Behold,  my  servant  sh.i.U  2 
deal  prudently  ;  he  shall  be  ex- 
alted and  extolled,  and  be  very 
high. 

H  As  many  were  astonied  at 
thee  ;  (his  visage  was  so   marred 


B.  C.  719. 


CHAP.  LIU.  LIV. 


more  than  any  rann,  and  hia  form  ip  Eze.  36. 
more  than  tlie  sons  of  men  ;)  I  25. 

15  So  shall   he   sp.inkle  p  many  a  Jiio.  1.  7. 
nations  ;     the     Icings    shall     shui    Ep.  I.   18, 
theii    mouths    at    him;     for    thai    IB. 
which    liad    not    been    told   them    I  hearing, 

shall  they  see,  and  that  whii^hoi\  doctrine,  sicotig  :  hecause  ?  lie  hath  poured 
they  had  not  beard  shall  they  6Jno.  12. cf*.  I  out  his  soul  unto  death:  and  he 
consider.  1  Ro.  10.  16. 

CHAPTER    LIII. 
'HO  bath  believed  a  our  1  re- 


The  GenHlet'  chunti. 
his  n  knowledge  shall  my  righteous 
o  servant  jasiily  p  many  :  for  he 
shall  beai  their  iniquities. 

Vi  Tlieieluie  will  1  divide  him  a 
portion  with  the  great,  and  he 
shall  divide    the    spoil    with    the 


w 


j  was  numbeied  with  the  transgres- 
I  c  Lu.  23.  18.  ;  sors  :  and  he  bare  the  sin  of  many, 
dHe.  4.  15.    and   made    intercession    r  for  the 


poit  7  and  to  whom  6  is  the   2  as  an  hid-   transgressors. 


arm  ot  the  Loid  revealed  ?  |  ing  of  faces 

3  For   he   siiall   grow    up   hehre   from  him, 
hiin  as  a   lender  plant,  and   as  a   ot,from  us; 
root  out  of  a  dry  giound  ;  he  hath    or,  he  hid 
no     form     nor    comeliness  ;     and   as  it  were 
when   we   shall   see  him,    there  is   his  face 
no   beauty   that  we  should  desire  i /ro/zi  us. 
him.  eMat.  26. 

3  He   is  despised   and  rejected  c  37. 
of  men  ;    a   man  of  sorrows,  and   3  or,  tor- 
acquainted  d  with  grief:  and  2  we   mented. 
hid  ns  it  were  our  faces  from  him  :   4  bruise. 


S' 


CHAPTER  LIV. 
ISG,  a  O  bar.en,  thou  that 
didst  not  bear  ;  break  forth  into 
singing,  and  cry  aloud,  thou  that 
dijsl  not  travail  with  child  :  for 
moie  are  the  children  of  the  deso- 
late, than  the  children  of  the 
married  wife,  saith  the  Lord. 
2  J^nlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent, 
an<l  let  them  stretch  forth  the 
curtains  of  thine  habitations  : 
spare  not,  lengthen  thy  cords,  and 


he  was  despi.sed,  and  we  esteemed   / 1  Pe.  2.24,   strengthen  thy  slakes  : 


him  not. 


25. 


4  Surely  he  liath  borne  our  griefs,   5  made  the 


3  Foi    thou  shalt   break  forth  on 
the  right  hand   and   on   the   left: 


and  carried  our  sorrows  :  e  yet  Vie  iniquities  of  and  thy  seed  shall  inbeiit  the  Gen- 
did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  us  all  to  tiles,  and  make  the  desolate  cities 
of  God,  and  alflioted.  ;  meet  on  him.  to  be  inhabited. 
5  Bat  he  was  wounded  3  for  our  g  Ro.  4.  25.  4  Fear  not  ;  for  thou  shall  not 
transgressions,  /le  was  bruis^id  for  1  Pe.  3.  18.  be  ashamed  :  neither  be  thou  con- 
cur iniquities  :  the  chastisement  of  h  Ac.  8.  32 —   founded  ;  for  thou  shalt  not  he  put 


oir  pe.ice  was  upon  birn  ;  and  with  35. 

his  4  stripesy  we  are  healed.  6  or,  away 

6  All  we,   like  sheep,  have   gone  by  distress 

astray  ;  we  have  turned  every  one  and  Jadg- 

to  his  own  way;  and  the  Lorl  hath  ment  :  bat 

5  laid  on  hiin  the  iniquity  of  u.s  g  who. 


I  to  shame  ;  for  thou  shalt  forget  the 
I  shame  of  thy  youth,  and  shalt  not 
'remember  the  reproach  of  thy 
widowhood  any  more. 
5  For  thy  Maker  in  thine  hus- 
band ;  b  the   Lord  of  hosts  is  his 


i  Dan.  9.26.    name  ;  and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Ho- 


7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  7  the  stroke 
afflicted  ;    yet  he  opened   not  his   upon  him. 
mouth  :  he   is  brought   as   a   lamb   k  Mat.  27. 
to  the  slaughter,  and    as  a  sheep   57. 
before   her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he    8  deaths. 
opeiieth  not  hi.=!  rnouth.  9  when  his 

8  He  h  was   taken   6  from   prison   soui  shall 
and  from  judgment :  and  who  shall   make. 

declare  his  generation?    for   he  i    /  2  Co.  5.  21.  '  forsaken    thee;     but    with 
was  cut  ofi"  out  of  thi   land  of  the   He.    9.  24 —   mercies  will  I  gather  thee, 
living  :    for    the    tran.'sgression    of  26. 
my  people  was  7  he  stricken.  m  2  Th.  1 

9  And    he   made   his  grave   with   11. 
the  wicked,  and  with  the  rich  k  in 


ly  One  of  Israel  ;  the  God  of  the 
whole  earth  shall  he  be  called. 
6  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee 
as  a  woman  forsaken  and  grieved 
in  spirit,  and  a  wife  of  youth, 
when  thou  wast  refused,  saith  thy 
God. 

For  a  fcmall  moment  c  have   I 
real 


his  8  de.Tth  ;  because  he  had  done  n  Jno.  17.  3. 
no  violence,  neither  jcos  araj^ deceit  2  Pe.  1.  2,  3. 
in  hi.-;  mouth.  '  o  1  Jno.  2.5. 

10  Yet    it    pleased   the    Lord   to  p  Ro.  3.  24. 
bruise  him  ;    he   hath  put   him  to  g  He.  12.   2. 

grief;    9   when    thou   shalt   make   r  He.  7.  25.    so  have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not 
his  soul   an   I  offering  for  sin,  he    I  Jno.  2.  1 


8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face 
from  thee  for  a  moment  ;  but  with 
everlasting  kindness  will  F  have 
mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy 
Redeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of 
Noah  unto  me  :  for  as  I  have 
sworn  that  the  waters  of  Noah 
should  no  more  go  over  the  earth  ; 


shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  a  Zep.  3.  14.  ',  thee. 


be   wroth    v/ith    thee,  nor  rebuke 


Ai>"  days,   and   the   pleasure  m  of  Ga.  4.  27. 
the    Lord     shall     prosper    in    his  b  Je.  3.  14. 


10    For  d    the    mountains   shall 
! depart,  and  the  hills  be  removed  ; 


c2Co.  4.  17.   but  my  kindness  shall  not  depart 
11  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  d  Ro.  11.29.   from  thee,  neither  shall  the  cove- 
his3oul,  a/i^  shall  be  ^atiefted  :  by  e  2  Sa.  23. 5.  jnant  e  of  ray  peace  be  removetU 
43  669 


A  eaU  io  rrptn'.nnre . 

ciith  the  Lord  that  hath  inercj  on  i 

thoc.  I 

11  O  thou  nfflicied,  tomed  with 
t'-mpesi,  airf  not  coir.l'orie'l,  be- 
held, I  wi'l  lay  thy  siciies/  with 
fan  rolciurs,  Kiid  luy  lliy  louiidn- 
tions  wii'i  eapuhiies.  ' 

12  And  I  wilf  initke  thy  windows 
of  ag.i'.ea,  ar.d  thy  ginea  of  carbun- 
cles an<l  ail  thy  boiders  of  pleas- 
ant SIOIIRS.  ! 

13  And  g  all  ihy  children  shall 
be  tau;jb'.  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy  | 
children.  I 

14  In  righteousness  shall  thou  lie 
estalilished  :  ihou  sh;ilt  be  fur  from 
opp.esiion;  for  thou  shall  not 
fe;ir  :  and  Tom  (error  ;  for  h  it 
shall  not  come  near  ihee.  ! 

15  Behold,  they  shall  surely  g'ath- 
er  together,  hut  n^tt.  by  ine  :  whoso-  j 
ever  sh  (II  gither  lo;;'elher  against 
thee  shall  fall  for  thy  saki^.  | 

16  Bthoht,  I  have  created  the  i 
smith  that  blo«eth  the  coals  in; 
the  fie,  and  that  bringpth  forth  j 
an  instrument  for  his  wo.k  ;  and' 
I  t  have  created  the  wajier  toi 
destroy.  I 

17  No  weapon  that  is  formed 
against  thee  shall  prosper:  and  k\ 
every  tongue  (/laish.ill  lise  against 
thee  in  judgment  tliou  shall  con- 
demn. This  is  the  heiilage  of  the  ' 
servants  of  tht;  Lord  ;  and  their 
righteousness  lis  of  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  LV. 

HO,  every  one  that  ihirstelh,  a 
come  ye  to  the  waters,  and  he 
that  hntli  no  money  ;  come  ye,  buy 
b  and  eat  ;  c  yea,  come,  buy  wine 
and  milk,  without  money  and 
without  price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  I  spend  mo- 
ney for  lliit  mhidi  is  not  b.eud, 
and  your  labour  for  that  which  sat- 
isfieth  not?  Heaiken  diligently 
d  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  ivliich  is 
good,  and  let  your  soul  delight 
Itself  in  e  fatness. 

3  Incline  your  ear  and  come  unto 
me:  hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live; 
and  I  will  make  an  everlasting 
covenant  _/"with  you,  even  the  sure 
g  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him  h  Jor 
a  witness  i  to  the  people,  a  leader 
and  commander  t  to  the  people. 

•5  Behold,  thou  shall  call  a  na- 
tion that  thou  knowest  not  ;  and 
nations  I  that  knew  not  thee  shall 
run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy 
On»  of  Israel  ;  for  he  hath  glorified 
thee. 

670 


ISAIAH. 
/Re.  21.18. 
f  Jno.  6.  45. 
h  Pr.  3.  25, 

t  c.  37.  26, 

27. 

k  Ro.  8.   1, 

33. 

iPe.  71.   16, 

19. 

Ph.  3.  9. 

aJno.  4.  10, 
14. 

7.  37. 
Re.  21.  6. 
22.  17. 

b  .Mat.  13. 
44—46. 
Re.  3.  18. 

cCa.  5.  1. 
1  icei^h. 
d  Mat.  22.4. 
c  Ps.  63.  5. 
/2Sa.23.5. 
ic.Si.  40. 
g  Ac.  13  34. 
h  V./.e.'H.-a. 
i  Jno.  18.37. 
Re.  1.  5. 
k  Kp.  5.  24. 
U.  60.  5. 
Zee.  8.  23. 


m  Jno.  7.34. 
He.  2.  3. 

2  man  of 
iniquitt/. 

n  Mar.  7. 
21—23. 

3  multiply 
tn  pardon. 

0  Ps.  130.  7. 
p  Ps.  103.11. 
fj  De.  32.  2. 
r  Mat.  24. 
35. 

sRo.  6.  l!». 
«  Je.13.  II. 

1  or,  equity. 
rtLu.  12.43. 
6  c.  58.    13. 

cNu. 18.4,7. 
Ac.  10.  34. 
35. 

rf  Ac.  8.  87, 

&c. 


B.  C.  712. 

I  6  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  m  he 
may  be  I'ound,  call  ye  upon  him 
while  be  is  near. 

7  Lei  the  wicked  foisake  hit 
way,  and    the  2  unrighteous  man 

,  hu  thoughts  :  n  and  let  him  re- 
turn unio  the  Loid,  and  he  wilt 
'  have  inercy  upon  him  ;  and  to 
■  our  Gild,  for  he  will  3  abundantly 
'  o  pardon. 

8  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your 
I  thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways 
I  my  ways,  suiih  the  Lord. 

'  9  for p  as  the  heavens  are  higher 
than  the  earth,  so  aie  my  ways 
I  higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
thoughts  than  your  ihonghis. 

10  For  as  the  rain  9  cometh 
down,  and  the  snow  from  heaven, 
laud  returneih  not  ihiiher,  l<ut  wn- 
itereth  the  earth,  and  maketh  it 
I  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may 
give  seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread 
!  to  the  eater  ; 

I  11  So  shall  my  word  be  that  go- 
elh  I'orih  out  of  my  mouth  :  it  shall 
not  return  unto  me  void  ;  r  but  it 
shall  accomplish  thai  which  I 
please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the 
tiling  whereto  I  sent  it. 

12  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 
and  be  led  f<n'th  with  peace:  the 
'  mmintains  an'i  the  hillsshall  break 
,  foith  before  you  into  singing,  anri 
all  the  trees  of  the  field  sliail  clap 
their  hands. 

I  13  Instead  s  of  the  thorn  shall 
come  up  ihe  fir-tiee.and  instead 
of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the 
.  myriie-trce  :  and  t  it  shall  be  to 
,the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  ever- 
j  lasting  sign,  2Aa2  shall  not  be  cut 
off. 

CHAPTFR    LVr. 

THTTS    saith    the    Lord,    Keep 
ye   1    judgment,  and   do  jus- 

j  tice  :  for  my  salvation  is  neai  to 
come,  and  my  righteousness  to  b« 

'  revealed. 

i  2  Blessed  a  is  the  man  that  doeth 
this,  and  the  son  of  man  that  lay- 

leihholdon  it  ;    that   keepeih  tl.i 

'sabbaih  6   from   polluting   it,   and 

ikeepeili  his  hand  from  doing  any 

I  evil. 

j  3  Neither  let  the  son  of  the 
stranger,  c  that  hath  joined  him- 
self to  the  Lord,  speak,  saying. 
The  Loril  hath  utterly  separated 
me  from  his  people:  neither  let 
(he  d  eunuch  say,  Behold,  I  am  a 
dry  tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  eunuchs  that  keep  my  sab- 
baths, and  choose  the  things  that 
please  me,   and  take  hold  of  my 

[covenant  j 


B.  C.  712.  CHAP.  LVII 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give  in  |  e  1  Ti.  3.  15.  i 
mine  house,  e  and  within  my  walls,  |  /  Jiio.  1.11^.  | 
a  place  and  a  name  better  _/"  than 
of  sons  and  of  daujiilers  :    I    v.ill 
give    them   an    eve.histing  name, 
that  shall  not  be  cut  oti'. 

6  Also  the  sons  of  ihe  strang'er, 
that  join  g  themselves  to  the 
Lcid,  to  serve  him,  and  to  iove  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  to  be  his  ser- 
vants, every  one  that  keepeth  the 
sabbath  from  polluting'  it,  and 
taketh  hold  of  my  covenant  ; 

7  Even  h  them  will  I  brin^'  to  ray 
holy  mountain  ;  and  make  them 
joyful  in  my  house  of  prayer  ; 
their  burnt-oflerings  and  their  sa- 
crifices i  sliall  be  accepted  upon 
mine  altar  :  for  k  mine  house  shall 
be  called  an  house  of  prayer  for  all 
people. 

8  The  Lord  God,  which  gather- 
eth  the  outcasts  I  of  Israel,  saith, 
Yet  will  I  gaiher  others  m  to  him, 

2  besides  tlioie  that  are   gathered 
unto  him. 

S  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  come 
to  devour  :  yea,  all  ye  beasts  in  the 
forest. 

10  His  watchmen  are  blind  ; 
they  are  all  ignoiant,  they  are 
all  dumb  dogs,  they  cannot   baik; 

3  sleeping,  lying  down,  loving  to 
slumber. 

11  Yea,  they  are  4  gieedy  dogs 
ichich  can  5  never  have  enough, 
and  they  are  shepherds  tka!  can- 
not understand  ;  they  all  look  to 
their  own  way,  every  one  for  his 
gain  from  his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  say  they,  1  will  fetch 
w  ne,  and  we  will  fill  ourselves 
with  strong  drink  ;  and  to-morrow 
shall  be  as  this  day,  and  much 
more  abundant. 

CHAPTER  LVII. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and 
no  man  Inyeth  it  to  heart  : 
and  1  merciful  men  are  taken 
away,  none  consi  lering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  2  from  the 
evil  to  come. 

2  He  shall  3  enter  into  peace  : 
they  shall  i-est  in  their  beds,  eerch 
one  walking  4  in  his  o  upright- 
ness. 

3  But  draw  near  hither,  ye  sons 
of  the  sorceress,  the  seed  of  the 
adulterer  and  the  whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport 
yourselves?  against  whom  make 
ye  a  wide  mouth,  and  draw  out 
the  tongue  ?  are  ye  not  children 
of  transgression,  a  seed  of  false- 
hood ; 

5  Inflaming  yotirselves  5  with 
idols  b   under  every   green   tree, 


God's  promise  to  thepenttenl. 

slaying  c  the  children  in  the  val- 
leys under  the  clifls  of  the  rocks? 

6  Among  the  smuoth  stones  of 
the  stream  in  thy  poaion  ;  they, 
they  are  thy  lot  ;  even  to  them 
hast  thou  poured  a  drink-ofl'ering. 
Thou  hast  oti'ered  a  meat-ofl'ering. 
Should  I  receive  comfort  in  these  ? 

7  Upon  a  lofty  and  high  moun- 
tain hast  thou  set  thy  bed  :  even 
thither  wentest  ihou  up  to  offer 
sacrifice. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the 
posts  hast  thou  set  up  thy  remem- 
brance ;  for  d  thou  hast  discovered 
thyself  'o  another  than  me,  and 
art  gone  up  ;  thou  hast  enlarged 
thy  bed,  and  6  made  thee  a  cove- 
nant with  them  ;  thou  lovedst  their 
bed  7  where  thou  sawest  it. 

9  And  thou  8  wentest  to  the  kin> 
with  ointment,  e  and  didst  in- 
crease thy  perfumes,  and  didst 
send  thy  messengers  far  off,  and 
didst  debase  thyself  even  unto 
hell.  -^ 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the 
greatnessyof  thy  way  ;  yet  saidst 
thou  not.  There  is  no  hope  :  thou 
hf.st  found  the  life  9  of  thine 
hand  ;  therefore  thou  wast  not 
grieved. 

11  And  of  whom  hast  thou  been 
afraid  or  feared,  that  thou  hast 
lied,  and  hast  not  remembered 
m".  nor  laid  it  to  thy  heart  ?  have 
g  not  1  held  my  peace  even  of  old, 
and  thou  fearest  me  not  ? 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  thy  works  ;  for  they  shall 
not  profit  thee. 

13  When  thnu  criest,  let  thy  com- 
panies deliver  thee  :  but  the  wind 
thall  cany  them  all  away  ;  vanity 
shall  take  them  :  but  he  h  that 
putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall  pos- 
sess the  land,  and  shall  inherit  my 
holy  mountain  ; 

H  And  shall  s?iy,  Cast  ye  up, 
cast  ye  up,  prepare  the  way,  take 
up  the  stumbling  block  i  outof  the 
way  of  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and 
lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eterni- 
ty, V.  hose  name  is  Holy  ;  I  dwell 
in  the  high  and  Ic  holy  place,  with 
him  also  I  that  is  of  a  contrite 
and  humble  spirit,  to  revive  m 
the  spirit  of  the  humble,  and  to 
revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite 
ones. 

16  For  n  I  will  not  contend  for 
ever,  neither  will  I  be  always 
wroth  :  for  the  spirit  should  fail 
bi  fore  me.  and  the  souls  v)ach  I 
have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  o  covet* 

671 


Promitu  to  godlintiM. 


ISAIAH. 


|rt  De.  5.   28, 

!29. 

It  Mai.  3.14. 
|cLe.  16.  29. 
is  griefs,  or, 


ouanen  wns   1   wroth,    and   smote  '  10  iumin^ 
luin  :  I    hid     me,    and  wns  wroth,   aieay. 
and   he   uciit  on    l(J  Ciowurdly   in        ,      „.     „ 
the  «,.,..!  h,»  heart.  Vl^^'   ^■ 

18  I  h.iNe    ecu  hi«   ways,  and  will    •'^-  "• 

/)  hnil  liiin  ;  1  will  leiid  him  uldo,  Hos.  14.  4. 
and  restore  comforts  unto  him  and  „  Hos.  14. J 
to  his  moiiniere.  He.  13.  15. 

19  1  create  the  finil  9  of  the  lips  ;  !      ,' 
Peace,  peace   to  hi/ii  that  is   far  r  ''^fc'P-  2.    13, 
ofl',     and     to    him    that    is    near,    I''- 

Siiith  the  Lord;  and  1  will  heal  sPr.4.I6,17. 
him.  £2  K.  9.  22. 

20  But   the   wicked  are  like   the    1  v,ith  the 
troubled  sea,  when  it  cannot  srest,  ;  throat, 
whose    waters  cast  up    mire   and 
dirt. 

21  There  is  no  t  peace,  saith  my 
God,  to  the  v.  icked. 

CHAPTKR    LVIII. 

CRY    1   aloud,   spare   not  ;    lift 
up  thy  voice   liki  a  trumpet, 
and  show  my  people  their  trans- 1  "lings 
g  ession,  and  the  house   of  Ja.cobl^chereu>ith 
thi'ii  sins.  lye  grieve 

2  Vet  a  they  seek   me  daily,  and  i  o'Acs. 
deliaht    to    know    my   ways,  as  a   rfiK    21  12 
nation  that  did  righteousness,  and  j 

forsook  not  the   ordinance  of  their  3  or.yVjsJ  no/ 
God:     they   ask   of   me   the   ordi-   «»  ""is  day. 
nances  of  justice;  they  take  delight  L  Zec.  7.  5. 
in  approaching  to  God. 

3  Wheielore   6    nave  we    fasted,  | ''.•"■.  'o  "/- 
say     they,    and     thou    seest    not  ?  j/'c' "i^souZ 
i*Aere/"orc  have  we  afflicted   c  ourl'^'i"-'^'^!/- 
soul,   and   thou   takest    no  knowl- 1  y  Da.  9.  3. 
edge?  Behold,  in  the  day  of  yourl  »  Jon.  3.    5 

fiisi  you   find   pleasure,  and   exact  lo 

all  your  2  labours. 

4  Behold,  ye  fast  for  strife  and 
debate,  and  to  smile  d  with  the 
fist  of  wickedness  :  ye  3  shall  not 
fast  as  ye  do  this  day,  to  make  your 
voice  to  be  heard  on  hisrh. 

5  Is  it  suchc  a  fast  that  I  have 
chosen  ?  a  4  day  for  a  man  to  afflict 
his  soul  ?  is  it  to  bow  down  his 
head  as  a  bulrush,  and  to  spread 
sackcloth  /  and  ashes  under  him  ? 
wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and  an 
acceptable  day  to  the  Lord  '.' 

6  Is  not  this  the   fast  that   I  have 
chosen  ?    to  loose   g  the  bands  of' 8  or,  gather 
■wickedness,  to  undue  the  5  heavy   thee  up 
burdens,  h  and  to  let  the  6  opp  es- 
sed  go  free,  i  and  that  ye   break 
every  yoke  ? 

7  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to 
the  hungry,  and  that  thou  bring 
the  poor  that  are  cast  7  out  to  thy 
house  ?  when  thou  seest  the  naked, 
that  thou  cover  him  ;  and  thai 
ihou  hide  not  thyself  from  thine 
own  flesh  ? 

8  Then  k  shall  thy  light  break 
forth  as  the  morning,  and  thine 
health  shall  spring  forth  speedily  ; 

672 


5  bundles  of 
the  yoke. 

h  Ne.  5.  10- 
12. 

6  broken. 

!  Je.  34.  8. 

7  '  r,  ojjl  ct- 
cd. 

A- Job  11.  17. 


9  droughts. 
IVs.  37.  19. 

10  lie,  or, 

deceive. 

1  or,  made 
him  hide. 

ac.  1.  15. 

2  or,  adders. 


B.  C.  698. 

and  thy  hg:bteoutneu  shall  go  be- 
fore thee  :  the  g\ory  of  the  Loid 
shall  8  be  ihy  rerewaid. 

9  Then  Shalt  thou  cull,  and  the 
Lord  bhall  ansuer  ;  thou  shall 
cry  ,  and  he  shall  say.  Here  lam. 
If  thou  take  away  fiom  the  midst 
of  thee  the  yoke,  the  putting  forth 
of  the  finger,  and  speaking  vani- 
ly  : 

10  And  i/  thou  draw  out  thy  soul 
to  the  hungry,  and  salisly  (fie  af- 
flicted soul  ;  then  shall  thy  light 
rise  in  obscuiiiy,  and  thy  daikness 
be  as  the  noon-day  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide 
ihec  continually,  and  satisfy  thy 
sou!  in  9  drought.  I  and  make  fnl 
thy  bones  ;  and  thou  shah  be  like 
a  watered  garden,  end  like  a 
spring  of  water,  whose  waters  10 
fail  not. 

12  And  they  tluit  shall  be  of  thee 
shall  build  the  old  waste  places  : 
thou  shah  raise  up  the  foundations 
of  many  generations;  and  thou 
shall  be  called,  The  Repairer  of 
the  breach.  The  Restorer  of  paths 
to  dwell  ill. 

13  If  thou  turn  away  thy  foot 
from  the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy 
pleasure  on  my  holy  day  ;  and  call 
the  sabbath  a  Delight,  the  Holy 
of  the  Lord,  Honourable;  and 
shall  honour  him,  not  doing  thine 
own  ways,  nor  finding  thine  own 
pleasure,  nor  speaking  thine  oun 
words  : 

14  Then  shall  thou  delisht  thy- 
self ill  the  Lo  d  ;  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  ride  upon  the  high  places 
of  the  earth,  and  feed  thee  with 
the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy  father  : 
for  (he  mouth  of  the  Lord  nath 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER   LIX. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord's  hand  is 
not  shortened,  that  it  cannot 
save  ;  neither  his  ear  heavvj  that 
it  cannot  hear  : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  sepa- 
rated between  you  and  your  God, 
and  your  sins  have  1  hid  Ais  face 
from  you,  that  he  will  net  hear. 

3  For  a  your  hands  are  defiled 
w  ith  blood,  and  your  fingers  with 
iniquity  ;  your  lips  have  spoken 
lies,  your  tongue  hath  muttered 
pcrverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor 
any  plradelli  for  truth:  they  trust 
in  vinity,  and  speak  lies;  they 
conceive  mischief,  and  biing  forth 
inifiiiily. 

5  They  hatch  2  cockatrice'  eggs, 
and  weave  the  spider's  web  .  he 
that  eatetb    of  their  eggs  dietb, 


B.  C.  698. 

and  that  which  is  crushed  3  break- 

eth  out  into  a  viper.  6 

6  Their  webs  shall  not  become 
garments,  neither  shall  they 
cover  themselves  with  their  works: 
their  works  are  works  of  iniquity, 
and  the  act  of  violence  is  in  their 
hands. 

7  Their  c  feet  run  to  evil,  and 
they  make  haste  to  shed  innocent 
blood  :  their  thoughts  are  thoug-ht! 
of  iniquity  ;  wasting  and  4  de- 
struction rare  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know 
not  ;  and  there  is  no  5  judgment 
in  their  goings  :  they  have  made 
them  crooked  d  paths  :  whoso- 
ever goeih  thsrein  shall  uot  know 
peace. 

9  Therefore  e  is  judgment  far 
from  us,  neither  doth  justice  over- 
take us  :  we  wait  for  light,  but 
behold  obscurity  ;  for  brightness, 
but  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  We /grope  for  the  wall  like 
the  blind,  and  we  grope  as  if  we 
had  no  eyes  :  g  we  stumble  at 
Doon-dayas  in  the  night;  we  are 
in  desolate  places  as  dead  men. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and  h 
mourn  sore  like  doves  :  we  look  J 
for  judgment,  but  there  is  none  ; 
for  salvation,  but  it  is  far  ofi"  from 
us. 

12  For  k  our  transgressions  are 
multiplied  before  thee,  and  our 
sins  testify  against  us:  for  our  trans- 
gressions rare  with  ns  ;  and  as  for 
our  iniquities,  we  know  them  : 

13  In  transgressing  and  lying  I 
against  the  Lord,  and  departing 
away  from  our  God,  speaking 
oppression  and  revolt,  conceiving 
and  uttering  from  the  m,  heart 
words  of  falsehood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned 
away  backward,  and  justice  stand- 
eth  afar  off:  for  truth  is  fallen 
in  the  street,  and  equity  cannot 
enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth  ;  and  he 
that  departeth  from  evil  6  maketh 
himself  a  prey  :  and  the  Lord  saw 
j7,  and  it  7  displeased  him  that 
there  was  no  judgment. 

16  And  n  he  saw  that  there  was 
no  man,  and  wondered  that  there 
was  no  intercessor  ;  therefore  his 
arm  o  brought  salvation  unto  him  ; 
and  his  righteousness,  it  sustained 
him. 

17  For  he  put  on  righteousness;? 
f  5  a  breastplate,  and  an  helmet 
of  salvation  upon  his  head  ;  and 
no  put  on  the  garments  of  ven- 
geance for  clothing,  and  was  clad 
with  zeal  j  as  a  cloak. 


CHAP.  LX. 

3  or,  sprin- 
kled is  as  if 
there  brake 
out  a  viper. 
b  Mat.  3.  7. 
12.  34. 
cRo.3.  15. 

4  breaking. 

5  or,  right. 
d  Vs.  12.5.  5. 
Pr.  28.  18. 

e  La.  5.  16, 
17. 

/De.  28.29. 
g  Am.  8.  9. 
hEze.7.  16. 
i  Je.  8.  15. 
k  Da.  9.  5. 
Ic.  48.  8. 
Je.  2.  19-21. 
m  Mat.  12. 
34. 

6  or,  is  ac- 
countedmad 
Hos.  9.  7. 

7  was  evil  in 
his  eyes. 

n  Eze.  22. 

30. 

o  Ps.  SS.  1. 

p  Ep.  C.  14, 

17. 

f  Jno.  2.  17. 


8  recom- 
penses. 
rLn.  19.  27. 
s  Mai.  l.U. 
t  Re.  12.  15, 
16. 

9  put  him  to 
fight. 

Ja.  4.  7. 
u  Ro.  11.26. 
V  He.  12.14. 
w  He.  8.  8. 

1  or,  be  en- 
lightened, 
for  thy  light 
cometh. 

a  Ep.  5.  8. 
b  Mai.  4.   2. 

2  Co.  4.  6. 
cc.  49.6,23. 
Re.  21.  24. 

d  Ro.  11.25. 

2  or,  noise  of 
the  sea  shall 
be  turned  to- 
ward thee. 

3  or,  wealth, 
ver.  U. 

c.  61.  6. 
eGe.25.4,13. 
/Ps.72.  10. 
?  Mat.  2.11. 
/iHag.2.7,9. 


The  glory  of  the  church. 

18  According  to  their  8  deeds, 
accordingly  he  will  repay,  fury  to 
his  adversaries,  recompense  to  his 
enemies;  rto  the  islands  he  will 
repay  recompense. 

19  So  s  shall  ihey  fear  the  name 
of  the  Lord  from  the  west,  and  his 
glory  from  the  rising  of  the  sun. 
When  the  enemy  shall  come  m 
like  t  a  flood,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  9  lilt  up  a  standard 
against  him. 

20  And  u  the  Redeemer  shall 
come  to  Zion,  and  unto  them  that 
turn  V  from  transgression  in  Jacob, 
saith  the  Lord. 

21  As  for  me,  this  is  my  w  cove- 
nant with  thein,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
My  spirit  that  is  upon  thee,  and 
my  words  which  I  have  put  in  thy 
mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of 
thy  seed,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of 
thy  seed's  seed,  saiih  the  Lord, 
from  henceforth  and  for  ever 

CHAPTER  LX. 

ARISE,  1   shine  ;    for  thy  light 
a  is  come,  and   the   gloi-y   of 
the  Lord  is  risen  upon  thee. 

2  For,  beholil,  the  darkness  shall 
cover  the  earth,  and  gross  darkness 
the  people  :  but  the  Lord  6  shall 
arise  upon  thee,  and  his  glory  shall 
be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  Gentiles  shall  come  to 
thy  light,  and  kings  c  to  the 
biightnessof  thy  rising. 

4  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about, 
and  see  :  all  they  gather  them- 
selves together,  they  come  to  thee: 
thy  sons  shall  come  from  far,  and 
thy  d.iughlers  shall  be  nursed  at 
thy  sid«. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow 
together,  and  thine  heart  shall 
fear,  and  be  enlarged  ;  because  d 
the  2  abundance  of  the  sea  shall 
be  con? erted  unto  thee,  the  3  forces 
of  the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto 
thee. 

6  The  multitude  of  camels  shall 
cover  thee,  the  dromedaries  of 
Midian  e  and  Ephah  ;  all  they 
from  Sheba  f  shall  come  :  they 
shall  bring  gold  g  and  incense  ; 
and  they  shall  show  forth  the 
praises  of  the  Lord. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be 
gathered  together  unto  thee,  the 
rams  of  Nebaioth  shall  minister 
unto  thee  :  they  shall  come  up 
with  acceptance  on  mine  altar, 
and  I  h  will  glorify  the  house  of 
my  srlory. 

8  Who  are  these  tliat  fly  as  a 
cloud,  and  as  the  doves  to  their 
windows  ? 

673 


TTie  aetetl  of  the  (.ientile$. 

9  Surely  the  isles  i  shall  wuit  for 
rne,  aiiJ  ihe  ships  of  Taivhish 
first,  to  brin^  thy  sons  frnin  far, 
th<!ir  i;  silver  and  their  g'old  wiih 
Iheiii,  tiiKo  the  name  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  to  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel,  because  he  huih  glorified 
lliec. 

lU  And  the  sons  of  strangers  / 
shall  Ijuild  up  thy  walls,  and  their 
kins's  shall  minister  unto  thee  : 
form  in  my  wrath  I  smoie  thee, 
hut  in  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy 
on  thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be  n 
open  continually  :  they  shall  not 
be  shut  day  nor  night  ;  that  men 
may  bring  unto  thee  the  forces  of 
the  Gentiles,  and  that  their  kings 
may  be  brought. 

\'i  For  the  nation  and  kingdom 
that  will  not  serve  thee  shall  per- 
ish ;  yea,  thuse  nations  shall  be 
utterly  wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Lebanon  o  shall 
come  unto  thee,  the  fir-tree,  the 
pine  tree,  and  the  box  together,  to 
beautify  p  the  place  of  my  sanc- 
tuary ;  and  I  will  make  the  place 
of  my  feet  q  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that 
adlicted  thee  shall  come  bending 
unto  thee;  and  all  they  that  de- 
spised ihee  shall  r  bow  themselves 
down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet  ;  and 
they  shall  call  thee.  The  city  of  the 
Lord,  The  Zion  s  of  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  t  for- 
saken and  haled,  so  that  u  no  man 
went  through  thee,  I  will  make 
thee  an  eternal  »  excellency,  a  joy 
of  many  generation.?. 

IG  Thou  w  Shalt  also  suck  the 
milk  of  the  Gentiles,  and  shall 
suck  the  breasts  of  kings:  and 
thou  shalt  know  that  x  I  the 
Lord  am  thy  Saviour  and  thy 
Redeemer,  the  Mighty  One  of 
Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold, 
and  for  iron  I  will  bring  silver, 
and  for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones 
iron  :  I  will  also  make  thy  officers 
peace,  and  tbine  exactors  right- 
eousness, y 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be 
beard  in  thy  land,  wasting  nor 
destruction  within  thy  borders  : 
but  thou  shalt  call  thy  walls  z 
Salvation,  and  thy  sates  Praise. 

19  The  a  sun  shall  be  no  more 
thy  lisrht  by  day  ;  neither  for 
brisrhtness  shall  the  moon  ?ive 
light  unto  thee  :  hut  the  Lord  shall 
be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light, 
and  thy  God  b  thy  glory  ; 

671 


ISAIAH. 

i  c.  42.  4. 
*  P».  68.  30, 
31. 

Zee.  14.  14. 
^Zec.6.  15. 
OTC.  57.  17. 
n  Re.  21.  25. 
o  Hos.  14.  6, 
7. 

p  Ps.  96.  6. 
7Ps.  132.  7. 
rRe.  3.  9. 
«He.l2.  22. 
78.  60, 


rps. 
61. 
u  La. 
»  Re. 
w  c. 


1.4. 
3.  12. 
66.  11, 


12. 

ic.  43.  3. 
ySPe.  3.  13. 
z  c.  26.  1. 
a  Re.  21.23. 

'22.  5. 

b  Zee.  2.  5. 


c  Re.  21.4. 

d  c.  4.  3. 

Re.  21.  27. 

e  Mat.  5.   3. 

/(■,.  62.  4. 

^Jno.  15.2. 

h  Ps.  92.  13. 

i  F.p.  2.  10. 

a  Lu.  4.  16- 

21. 

6  Jno.  1.  32. 

3.  34. 

c  Ps.  45.  7. 

rfPs.  147.  3. 

e  Jno.  8.  31- 

3G. 

/Ro.  7.23- 

25. 

?   Le.  25.  9, 

ic. 

2  Co.  6.  2. 

A2Th.  1.  9. 

t  Mar.  5.   4. 

fcjno. 16.20. 

U.  60.  21. 

771  c.  58.  12. 

n  Ex.  19.  6. 

1  Pe.  2.5,8. 

Re.  1.  6. 

o  Eie.  44.11. 

Ep.  4.  11,12. 

pc.  40.  2. 

Zee.  9.  12. 

q  Ps.  50.  5. 

c.  55.  3. 


B.  ('.  698. 

20  Thy  son  aball  no  more  go 
down  ;  neither  shall  ^by  moun 
withdraw  iiself  :  for  Ihe  LorrI  shall 
be  thine  everlasting  light,  and  the 
days  of  thy  c  muuniiiig  thall  be 
ended. 

21  Thy  people  also  $hall  be  all  d 
righteous  :  they  e  shall  inherit 
the  land  for  ever,  /  the  branch 
g  of  my  planting,  k  the  work 
i  of  my  bauds,  ibat  I  may  be 
glorified. 

22  A  little  one  shall  become  a 
thousand,  and  a  small  one  a  strong 
nation  :  I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it 
in  bis  time. 

CHAPTER  LXI. 

THE  a  Spirit  of  the   Lord   God 
is  upon    me  ;    6  because  the 
Lord  hath  c  anointed  me  to  preach 

food  tidings  unto  the  meek  : 
e  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the 
broken-hearted,  d  to  proclaim  lib- 
erty e  to  the  captives,  and  the 
opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that 
are  f  bound  ; 

2  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year 
g  of  the  Lord,  and  the  day  of  ven- 
geance h  of  our  God  ;  to  comfort 
all  that  i  mourn  ; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  thot 
mourn  in  Zion,  to  give  unto  them 
beauty  for  ashes,  l,be  oil  of  joy  k 
formourning,  the  garment  of  praise 
for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ;  that 
they  might  be  called.  Trees  of 
Righteousness,  The  planting  /  of 
the  Lord,  that  he  might  be  glo- 
rified. 

4  And  they  shall  build  m  the  old 
wastes,  they  shall  raise  np  the 
former  desolations,  and  they  shall 
repair  the  waste  cities,  the  desola- 
tions of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and 
feed  your  flocks,  and  the  eons  of 
the  alien  shall  be  your  plowmen, 
and  your  vine-dressers. 

6  But  ye  shall  he  named  the 
priests  n  of  the  Lord  ;  men  shall 
call  you  the  o  ministers  of  our 
God  :  ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  thj 
Gentiles,  and  in  their  glory  shall 
you  boast  yourselves. 

7  For  your  shame  you  shalt  have 
;>  double,  and  yor  confusion  they 
shall  rejoice  in  their  portion  : 
therefore  in  their  land  they  shall 
possess  the  double  ;  everlasting 
joy  shall  be  unto  thera. 

8  For  I  the  Lord  love  judgement, 
I  hate  robbery  for  burnt-offering  ; 
and  I  will  direct  their  work  ui 
truth,  and  I  will  make  an  ever- 
lasting covenant  y  with  them. 

9  And  their  seed  shall  be 
known   among  the  Gectiler,  and 


B.  C.  698. 


CHAP.  LXII.  LXIII. 


CkriBt  ihoreeth  who  he  is 


their  offspring  among  the  people  :  r  Ne.  8.  10. 
all  that  see  them  shall  ackoowl-  Hab.  3.  17, 
eiig'e  them,  thai    hej- are  the  seed    18. 


uhick  the  Lord  hath  blessed. 


Ro.  14.  17. 


10  I  will  greatly  rejoice  r  in   the  :  g  pg_  |g    g 


shall  eat  it,  and  praise  the   Lord  ; 
and  they  that  have   brought  it  to- 
gether shall  diink  it  in   the  courts 
of  my  holiness. 
10  Go    thiough,  go    through   the 


Lord,    my  soul   shall   be  joyful   in  "      .     '     gales  ;    prepaie   h  ye  llie    way   of 

my  God:  for  he   hath  clothed   me    ''^*'^/'"^*'-    the   people;    cast  up,  cast  up  the 


u  Ps.  72. 
85.  11. 


I  a  ver.  6,  7. 
I  6  Pr.  4.  18. 


e  Hos.  1.  10. 
He.  13   5. 

I  1  i.  e.  My 
I  delight  IS 
I  in  Iter. 

Mar- 


with    the  garments    of   salvation,    j  Re.  21.  2 
be    hath    covered     me     with     the 
robe  of  lighteousness,  s  as  a  bride- 
groom 1  decketh  himself  with  or-  , 
namente,  and  as  a  biide  adonieth  jj  "  *-■  °'^-  '• 
herself  with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringelh  forth 
her  bud,  and  as  the  garden  caus- 
eth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it  cRe.  2.  17. 
to  spring  forth;  so  the  Lord  d  2ec.  9.  16. 
God  will  cause  righteousness  u 
and  praise  v  to  spring  forth  before 
bll  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  LXII. 

FOR  Zion's  sake  will  I   not  hold 
my    peace,    and    for    Jemsa 
lem's  sake  I  will  not  rest,  a  unti.  , 
the  lighteousness  thereof  go   forth  I  "*''■ 
as    b  io^hlness,    6   and    the    salva- j  /  Re.  21 
tion    thereof  as  a  lamp  that  burn-    '" 
eth. 

2  And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy 
righteousness,  and  all  kings  thy 
gliiry  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  called  by 
a  new  c  name,  which  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Tliou  shall  also  be  a  crown  d  of 
glory  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and 
a  royal  diadem  in  the  hand  of  thv 
God. 

4  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed 
Forsaken  :  e  neither  shall  thy 
land  any  more  be  termed  Deso- 
late ;  but  thou  shalt  be  called 
Heph/i-bah,  1  and  thy  land  2Ben- 
lah  :  for  the  Lord  delisrhteth  in 
thee,  and  thy  land  shall  be  /" mar- 
ried. 

5  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth  a 
virgin,  so  shall  thy  sons  marry 
thee  :  and  Z  as  the  bridegroom  re- 
joiceth  over  the  bride,  so  shall  thy 
God  rejoice  £■  over  thee. 

6  I  have  set  watclimen  upon  thy 
walls,  O  Jerusalem,  which  shall 
never  hold  their  peace  day  nor 
night  :  ye  that  4  make  mention  of 
the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7  And  give  him  no  5  rest,  till  he 
establish,  and  till  he  make  Jerusa- 
lem a  praise  in  the  earth. 

8  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his 
right  hand,  and  by  the  arm  of 
his  strength.  Surely  6  1  will  no 
more  give  thy  corn  to  be  meat  for 
thine  enemies ;  and  the  sons  of 
the  stranger  shall  not  drink  thy 
wine,  for  the  which  thou  hast  la- 
boured : 

9  But  they  that  hav«  gathered  it 


il;2i.e. 


10. 

3  toith  the 
Joy  of  the 
bride- 
groom- 

gje.  32.41. 

4  or,  t/iat 
are  the 
LORD'S 
remem- 
brancers. 

5  silence. 

6  If  I  give. 


he.  57.  14. 

i  Ex.  17.  15. 
c.  18.3. 
k  Zee.  9.  9. 
Jno.  Iz.  14, 
15. 

/  Re.  22.  12. 

7  or,  reconi- 
perise. 

m  E/e.  34. 

11-16. 

Jno.  4.  23. 

1  decked. 

«Re.  19.  13, 

15. 

b  Zep.  3.  8. 

f  Je.2S.  26, 

27. 

d  Hos.  2. 19. 

e  Pi.  63.  3. 


high-way  ;  gather  out  the  stones  ; 
lill  up  a  standard  i  for  the  peo- 
ple. 

11  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  pro 
claimed  unto  the  end  of  the 
world.  Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  Behold,  thy  k  salvation 
Cometh  ;  behold,  hiis  reward  /  i» 
with  him,  and  bis  7  work  befoie 
him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them, 
The  holy  people,  the  redeemed  of 
the  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  be  call- 
ed, Sought  m  out,  A  city  not  for- 
saken. 

CHAPTER  LXIII. 

WHO  is  this  that  Cometh  from 
Etiom,  with  dyed  gaiment* 
from  Boziah  ?  ihis'lhat  is  1  glo- 
rious in  his  apparel,  travelling  In 
the  greatness  of  his  strength  ?  I 
that  speak  in  righteousneBS,"migb- 
ty  to  save. 

2  Wherefore,  a  art  thou  red  in 
thine  apparel,  and  thy  garments 
like  him  that  treadeth  in  the  wine- 
fat  ? 

3  I  have  trodden  the  wine-press 
alone  ;  and  of  the  people  there 
tens  none  with  ine  :  for  1  will 
tread  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
trample  them  in  my  fury  ;  and 
their  blood  shall  be  spiinkled  upon 
my  garments,  and  1  will  stain  all 
my  lairaent. 

4  For  the  day  i  of  vengeance  is 
in  mine  heart,  and  the  year  of  my 
redeemed  is  come. 

5  And  I  looked,  and  there  uat 
none  to  help  :  and  I  wondered 
that  there  uas  none  to  uphold  : 
therefore  mir.e  own  arm  b.ousht 
salvation  unto  me  ;  and  my  fury, 
it  upheld  me. 

6  And  1  will  tread  down  the 
people  in  mine  anger,  and  make 
them  drunk  c  in  my  fury,  and  I 
will  bring  down  their  strength  to 
the  earth. 

7  I  will  mention  the  d  loving- 
kindnesses  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
praises  e  of  the  Lord,  according 
loall  that  the  Lord  hath  bestowed 
on  us,  and  the  great  gooilness  to- 
wards the  house  of  Israel,  which 
he  hath  besiowed'on  them  accord- 
ing to  his  mercies,  ami  according 
to  tiie  multitude  of  bis  loving  kind 
nesses. 

8  For  be  taid,  Surely  tber  aV 
'  675 


Prober  of  lh»  church. 

my  people,  cliilJiea  that  will  not 

lie  :  10  n«  wan  tlieir  Saviour. 

9  In  all  (heir  altliclion  he  «  was 
afflicted,  aii.i  ihc  angel  /  of  Ins 
preaeiicK  save<l  them  :  iii  his  love 
and  in  hio  pity  he  redeemed  ihem  : 
and  he  bare  g  them,  and  carried 
them  all  the  days  of  old. 

10  Bat  they  rebelled,  and  vexed 
h  hishjiy  Spirit  :  therefoie  he  was 
turned  to  be  their  enemy,  t  and,  be 
fought  ag'ainsl  ihern. 

11  Then  he  remembered  k  the 
days  of  ol  1,  Moies  and  his  people, 
tat/ing.  Where  is  he  that  brought 
them  up  out  of  the  sea  with  the  2 
shephcnl  of  his  flock  ?  where  is  he 
that  put  his  holy  Spirit  I  within 
bim? 

12  That  led  ihem  by  the  risrh' 
hand  of  Moses  with  his  glorious 
arm,  dividing  the  m  water  before 
them,  to  make  himself  an  everlast- 
.ng  name  ? 

13  That  led  them  through  the 
deep,  as  an  horse  in  the  wilder- 
ness, Ihixl  they  should  not  stum- 
ble ? 

14  As  a  beast  goeth  down  into 
the  valley,  the  Spi.-it  o(  the  Lord 
caused  him  to  rest,  so  didst  thou 
lead  thy  people,  to  n  make  thyself 
a  glorious  name. 

15  Look  down  from  heaven,  and 
behold  from  the  habitilioa  o  of 
thy  holiness  and  of  thy  glory  ; 
where  is  thy  zeal  and  thy 
strength,  the  3  sounding  of  thy 
bowels  p  and  of  thy  mercies  to- 
ward me  ?  are  they  restrained? 

16  Doubtless  thou  art  our  Fa- 
ther, though  Abrah.im  be  igno- 
rant of  us,  and  Israel  acknowledsra 
us  not  :  thou,  O  Lord,  art  our  Fa- 
ther, 4  our  Redeemer  :  thy  name  is 
from  everlasting. 

17  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou 
made  us  to  err  q  from  thy  ways, 
and  haidened  r  our  heart  from  thy 
fear?  Return  s  for  thy  servants' 
sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  inheri- 
tance. 

18  The  people  of  thy  holiness 
have  possessed  il  but  a  little 
while  :  our  adversaries  have  trod- 
den down  t  thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thint  :  thou  never 
barest  rule  over  them  ;  5  they 
were  not  rrilled  bv  thv  name. 

CHAPTER  LXIV. 

OH  a  that  thou  wouMest  rend 
the  heavens,  that  thou  would- 
esi  come  down,"  that  the  moun- 
tains 6  might  flow  down  at  thy 
presence  : 

2  As  xthen  the  1  melting  fire  burn- 

ttb,  the  fire  causeth  the  waters  to 

676 


ISAIAH. 

«  Ju.  10.  16. 

Zee.  2.  8. 

Mat.  25. 

4U,  43. 

Ac.  9.  4. 

/Ex.  14.19. 
I^De.32.  II, 

12. 
U  Ac.7.  51. 

Ep.  4.30. 

i  La.  2.  5. 
U-Le.  26.  42. 
1 2  or,  shep- 
herds, 

Ps.  77.20. 
'/Nu.  11.17, 

25. 
!Nc.  9.  20. 

m  Ex.  14.21. 
!n2Sa.  7.23. 

0  2Ch.  30. 
27. 

3  or,  muHi- 
i  tiide. 

pJe.  31.20. 
Hos.  11.8. 

4  or,  our  re- 
deemer 
from  ever- 
lasting is 
thy  name. 

q  Ps.  119.10. 

re.  6.  10. 

Ro.  9.  17, 

18. 

s  Ps.  90.  13. 

/  Ps.  74.  6- 

8. 

5  or,  thy 
name  was 
not  called 
upon  them. 
a  Ps.  144.  5. 
6JU.5.  5. 
Mi.  1.4. 

1  the f re  of 
mtltin'Ts. 


c  Ps.  65.  5. 
<iHab.3.3,6. 
e  1  Co.  2.  9. 

2  or,  seen  a 
G  id  beside 
thee  which 
doelh  so  for 
him. 

/Ac.  10.35. 
J. Mai.  3.  6. 
h  Ph.  3.  9. 
i  Hos.  7.  7. 
A-  Hos.  5.  15. 

3  meltei. 

4  by  the 
hind. 
Job.  8.  4. 
ZJe.  18.6. 
m  Ps.  79.  8. 


£.  C.  69S. 
boil  ;  to  make  tby  narae  known  to 
thine  adversaries,  that  the  nations 
may  tiembU  »\  thy  presence  ! 

3  When  tho'i  didst  terrible  e 
things  xchich  we  looked  not  for, 
thou  cumest  down,  the  mountains 
d  flowed  down  at  thy  presence  : 

4  For  esiiice  the  beginning  of  iha 
world  men  have  not  heard,  nor  per- 
ceived by  the  ear,  neither  hath  the 
eye  2  seen,  O  God,  besides  th<e, 
what  he  hath  prepared  for  him  that 
wuiteth  for  him. 

5  Thou  /  meetest  him  that  re- 
joicelh  and  woiketh  righteous- 
ness i  those  that  remember  thee 
in  thy  wayp :  behold,  thou  art 
wroth  ;  for  we  have  sinned  :  in 
those  is  continuance,  g  and  wa 
shall  be  saved. 

6  But  we  are  nil  as  an  unclean 
thing,  and  all  our  h  righieousnestei 
are  as  filthy  rags;  and  we  all  do 
fade  as  a  leaf;  and  our  iniquities, 
like  the  wind,  have  taken  us 
away. 

7  And  i  there  is  none  that  calleth 
upon  thy  name,  that  stirreih  up 
himself  to  take  hold  of  thee  :  for 
thou  hast  bid  k  thy  face  from  us, 
and  hast  consumed  3  us,  because  4 
of  our  iniquities. 

8  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  oiir 
Father:  we  I  are  the  clay,  and 
thou  our  Potter;  and  we  all  art 
the  work  of  thy  hand. 

9  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord, 
neither  m  remember  iniquity  for 
evei  :  behold,  see,  Wf  beseech 
thee,  we  are  all  thy  people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wilder- 
ness, Zion  is  a  wilderness,  Jerusa. 
lem  a  desolation. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  n 
house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
thee,  i»  burnt  up  with  fire  :  and  all 
our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste. 

12  Wilt  thou  ren-ain  o  thyself,  for 
these  things  O  Lord  ?  wilt  thou 
hold  thy  peace,  and  alllict  us  very 
sore? 

CHAPTER  LXV. 

I  a  AM  sought  o(  them  that  asked 
not  for  me  ;  I  iim  found  of  them 
thit  sought  me  not :  I  said.  Behold 
me,  behold  me,  unto  a  nation  that 
was  not  called  by  my  name. 

2  I  b  have  sp  ead  out  my  hands 
all  the  day  utilo  a  rebellious  peo- 
ple, which  walketh  in  a  way  that 
was  not  good,  after  their  own 
thoughts  ; 

3  A  people  that  provoketh  c  me 
to  anger  continually  to  my  face  ; 

n  La.  2.  7.  o  c.  42.  14.  a  Ro.  9.  24, 
30.    6Ro.  10.  21.    cOe.  32.  21. 


B.  C.  698. 

that  sacrificeth  d  in  gardens,  and 
burnelb  incenEe  upon  1  altars  of 
brick  ; 

4  Which  remain  among  the 
graves,  and  lodge  in  the  monu- 
inentj  j  which  eat  swine's  flesh; 
and  2  broth  of  abominable  things  is 
in  their  vessels ; 

5  Which  suy,  Stand  by  thyself, 
come  not  near  to  me  ;  for  I  ain  ho- 
lier than  thou.  These  are  a  smoke 
in  my  3  nose,  a  fire  that  burneth 
all  the  day. 

6  Behold,  it  is  written  before  me  ; 
I  will  not  keep  silence,  but  will 
recompense,  even  recompense  into 
their  bosom, 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  ini- 
quities of  your  fathers  together, 
sailh  the  Lord,  which  have  burnt 
incense  upon  the  mountains,  and 
blasphemed  me  upon  the  hills  : 
therefore  will  1  measure  their  for- 
mer work  into  iheir  bosom. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the 
new  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster, 
and  one  saiih,  Destroy  it  not  ;  for 
a  blessing  is  in  it  :  so  will  I  do  for 
my  servants'  sakes,  that  I  may  not 
destroy  ihem  all. 

9  And  I  will  bring  forth  a  seed 
out  of  Jacob,  and  out  of  Jndah  an 
inheritor  of  my  mountains:  and 
mine  e  elect  shall  inherit  it,  and 
mv  servants  shall  dwell  there. 

lb  And  Sharon  shall  be  a  fold  of 
flocks,  and  the  valley  of  Achor  a 
place  for  the  herds  to  lie  down  in, 
for  my  people  that  have  sought  me. 

11  But  ye  are  they  that  forsake 
the  Lord,  that  forget  my  holy 
mountain,  that  prepare  a  table  for 
that  4  troop,  and  that  furnish  the 
drink  offering  unto  that  5  number. 

12  Therefore  y  will  I  number  you 
to  the  sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow 
do'vn  to  the  slaughter  :  because 
when  g  I  called,  ye  did  not  an- 
swer ;  when  I  spake,  ye  did  not 
hear;  but  did  evil  before  mine 
eyes,  and  did  choose  that  wherein 
I  delighted  not. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Behold,  my  servants 
shall  eat,  but  ye  shall  be  hungry  : 
behvild,  my  servants  shall  drink, 
but  ye  shall  be  thirsty  :  behold,  rny 
servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall 
bn  ashamed. 

11  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing 
for  joy  of  heait,  but  ye  h  shall  cry 
for  sorrow  of  heart,  and  shall  howl 
for  6  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name 
for  a  curse  i  unto  my  chosen  :  for 
the  Lord  God  shall  slay  thee,  and 
cail  bis  servants  by  another  name  : 


CHAP.  LXVI 

dLe.  17.  5.  I 

1  bricks.         \ 

2  or,  pieces. 

3  or,  anger. 
eRo.  11.5,7. 

4  or,  Gad. 

5  or,  Meni. 

/Zep. 1.4-6. 

^2Ch.  36. 

15. 

Pr.  1.  24. 

A  Mat.  8.12. 

6  breaking, 
i  Zee.  8.  13. 


/tJe.4.  2. 
IDe.  6.  13. 
Ps.  63.  11. 
m2Pe.3.13. 
Re.  21.  1. 

7  upon  the 
heart, 
nc.  51.  11. 

1  Th.  5.  16. 
o  c.  62.  5. 
p  Re.  7.  17. 

g  Ec.  8.  12, 
13. 

rAm.  9.  14. 
*  Le.  26.  16. 
De.  28.  30. 

t  Ps.  92.  12. 

8  make  them 
continue 
long.,  or, 
Kear  out. 

u  c.  61.  9. 
Ro.  9.  7,8. 

V  Ps.  32.  5. 
Da.  9.20.21. 
w  c.  11.  6-9. 

iGe.3.  14. 
a  2  Ch.  6.18. 
Mat.  5.  34. 

Ac.  7.17,24. 
b  Mat.  5.  3. 
c  c.  57.  15. 


Stale   of  the  new  f&icsajem. 

16  That  he  who  blesseth  ifc 
himself  in  the  earth,  shall  bless 
himself  in  the  God  of  truth;  and 
he  that  sweareth  I  in  the  earth, 
shall  swear  by  the  God  of  truth  ; 
because  the  former  troubles  are 
forgotten,  and  because  they  are  hid 
from  mine  eyes. 

17  For,  behold,  I  create  new  m 
heavens,  and  a  new  earth  ;  and  the 
former  shall  not  be  remembered, 
nor  come  7  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  n 
for  ever  in  that  which  I  cieate  : 
for,  behold,  I  create  Jerusalem  a 
rejoicing,  and  her  people  a  joy. 

19  And  o  I  will  rejoice  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  joy  in  my  people  :  and 
the  voice  of  weepingp  shall  be  no 
more  heard  in  her,  nor  the  voice 
of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence 
an  infant  of  days,  nor  an  old  man 
that  hath  not  filled  his  days:  for 
the  child  shall  die  an  hundred 
years  old  ;  but  the  g  sinner,  being 
an  hundred  years  old,  shall  be  ac- 
cursed. 

21  And  r  they  shall  build  houses, 
and  inhabit  them  ;  and  they  shall 
plant  Tineyards,  and  eat  the  fmit 
of  them. 

22  They  shall  not  build,  and  J 
another  inhabit  :  they  shall  not 
plant,  and  another  eat  :  for  as 
the  days  of  a  tree  t  orcthf  days 
of  my  people,  and  mine  elect  shall 
8  long  enjoy  the  work  of  their 
hands. 

23  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain, 
nor  bring  forth  for  trouble  :  for  u 
they  Rrethe  seed  of  the  blessed  of 
the  Lord,  and  their  offspring  with 
them. 

i4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
before  they  call,  I  will  answer  : 
and  V  while  they  are  yet  speaking, 
I  will  hear. 

25  The  w  wolf  and  the  lamb 
shall  feed  together,  and  the  lion 
shall  eat  slra^iv  like  the  bullock  : 
and  dust  x  shall  be  the  serpent's 
meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor 
destroy  in  all  my  holy  mountain, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER    LXVI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  The 
heaven  a,  is  my  throne,  and 
the  earth  is  my  footstool  :  where 
is  the  ho'jse  that  ye  build  unto 
me  ?  and  where  is  the  place  of  my 
rest  ? 

2  For  all  those  things  hath  mine 
hand  made,  and  all  those  things 
have  been,  saith  the  Lord  :  but 
to  this  man  will  I  look,  even  to  him 
that  is  poor  b  and  of  a  contrite  c 
677 


Ood'e  bentJiU  to  UiC  church. 

spirit,  and  ireinljleihd  at  my  word. 

3  He  Ihut  kilitili  an  ox  is  as  )/ he 
slew  a  n)un  ;  lie  that  suciificeili  a 
1  l.inib,  o.t  i/  lie  cut  ofl  a  doj's 
neck  ,  he  thai  ufleielh  an  oblalion, 
as  if  he  offered  sttiiii'B  blood  ;  he 
thiit  'Z  buinelh  incense,  as  if  he 
blessed  an  idol  :  yea,  ihey  have 
chosen  their  own  \va>8,  and  their 
Boul  delightelli  in  their  abuminu- 
tione. 

4  I  also  will  choose  theirSdelu- 
eions,  e  and  will  hung  (heir  leais 
upon  them  ;  hecaute  /  when  I 
called,  none  illd  answer;  when  I 
epuke,  they  did  not  bear :  but  they 
did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and 
chose  that  in  w  hich  1  delighted  not. 

5  Hear  the  word  ol'  the  Lord,  ye 
that  tremble  g  at  his  word;  your 
brethren  that  hated  you,  that  cast 
you  out  lor  my  name's  sake,  said. 
Let  the  Lord  be  glorified  :  but  he 
shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and  they 
shall  be  ashamed. 

6  A  voice  ol  noise  from  the  city, 
a  voice  from  the  temple,  a  voice 
ofthe  Lord  that  remiereth  recom- 
pense to  his  enemies. 

7  liefore  she  travailed,  she 
brought  forth  ;  before  her  pain 
came,  she  was  delivered  of  a  inan- 
chil'l. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing  ? 
who  hath  seen  such  things?  Shall 
the  earlli  be  made  to  bring  forth  in 
one  day  ?  or  shnll  a  nation  be  born 
at  one  e  ?  for  h  as  soon  as  Zion 
travailed,  she  brought  forth  her 
children. 

9  Shall  I  bring  to  the  birth,  and 
not  cause  4  to  bring  forth  ?  saith 
the  Lord  ;  shall  I  cause  to  bring 
foith,  and  shut  the  womb  ?  saitb 
thy  God. 

10  Rejoice  i  ye  with  Jerusalem, 
and  be  glad  with  her:  all  ye  that 
love  -er;  rejoice  for  joy  with  her, 
all  ye  that  mourn  for  her: 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  k  and  he 
satisfied  with  the  breasts  of  her 
consolations  ;  that  ye  may  milk 
out,  and  be  delighted  with  the  5 
abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  extend  peace  lo  her 
like  a  river,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Gentiles  like  a  flowing  stream  : 
then  shall  ye  suck,  ye  /  shall  be 
borne  upon  her  sides,  and  be  dan- 
dled upon  her  knees. 

13  As  one  whom  his  mother 
comforleth.  to  will  I  comfort  you  ; 
and  ye  shall  be  comforted  in  jeiu- 
salem. 

14  And  when  ye  see  this,  your 
heart    shall  rejoice,    m   and  your 

673 


ISAIAU. 

il  EzT.  9.  4. 
10.  3. 
Pr.  i8.  14. 

1  or,  kid. 

2  maktlh  a 
memorial 

Le.  2.2. 

3  or,  de- 
vices. 

e2Th.  2.U. 
/c.65.  12. 
Je.  7.  13,14. 
e  ^er.  2. 

h  Ac.  2.  41, 
47. 

4  or,  beget. 
i  Ps.  26.  8. 
84.  1-4. 
Iii2.  6. 
*lPe.2.  2. 

5  or,  bright- 
ness. 

U.  60.  4,16. 

m  Jno.  16. 
U2. 


n  Pr.  3.  8. 
Eze.37.  1- 
14. 
o2Th.l.  8. 

pc.  65.  3,  4. 
6  or,  one  of- 
ter  another. 

<7C.  18.  3,  7. 
Lu.2.  34. 
rMal.  1.11. 
Mat.  i8.  19. 
s  Ro.  15.  16. 
7or,coo!c/ie«. 
tRe.  1.  6. 
u  c.  65.  17. 
V  Zee. 14. 14. 
8  new  moon 
to  his  new 
moon,  and 
from  sab- 
bath lo  his 
sabbath, 
w  P».  65.  2. 
X  Mar.  9.44- 
48. 

y  Da.  12.  2. 


B.  C.  6«S. 

bone*  n  khail  flourish  like  an  herb  : 
and  the  hund  of  the  Loid  thalt 
I  e  knoun  toward  bit  servants,  and 
his  indignation  toward  hit  ene- 
mies. 

15  For,  o  behold,  the  Lord  will 
come  with  fiie,  and  with  his  char- 
iots like  a  whiiiwiiid,  to  rendei  hit 
anger  uith  luiy,  and  bis  lebuke 
with  flames  of  fiie. 

16  For  by  fiie  and  by  his  sword 
will  the  Load  plead  with  all  flesh  : 
and  the  slain  of  the  Loid  shall  b« 
many. 

17  They  p  that  sanctify  tliem- 
selves,  and  purify  themselves  in 
the  gaidcns,  6  beiiind  one  tree  in 
the  midst,  eating  swine's  flefh, 
and  the  obomination,  and  the 
mouse,  shall  be  consumed  togeth- 
er, saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  I  know  their  woiks  and 
their  thoughts:  it  shall  come,  that 
I  will  gather  all  nations  and 
tongues  ;  and  they  shall  come,  and 
see  my  glory. 

19  And  i  will  set  a  sign  q  among 
them,  and  I  will  send  those  that 
escape  of  them  unto  the  nations, 
lo  I'aishish,  Pul,  and  Liid,  that 
draw  the  bow,  to  Tubal  and  Ja- 
van,  to  the  isles  alar  ofl,  that  heve 
not  heard  my  lame,  neither  have 
seen  my  glory  ;  r  and  they 
shall  declare  my  glory  among  the 
Gentiles. 

SO  And  they  shall  hiing  all  your 
brethren  for  an  oflering  s  unto  the 
Lord,  out  of  all  nations,  upon 
horses,  and  in  chariots  ;  and  in  7 
litters,  and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  moun- 
tain Jerusalem,  saith  (he  Lord, 
as  the  1  hildreii  of  Israel  biing  an 
ofieiing  in  a  clean  vessel  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  1  will  also  take  of  them 
for  priests  t  and  for  Levites,  saitb 
the  Lord. 

S2  For  as  the  new  m  heavens  and 
the  new  earth,  which  I  will  make, 
shall  remain  before  me.  saith  tb« 
Lord,  to  shall  your  seed  and  your 
name  remain. 

23  And  V  it  shall  come  to  pan, 
that  from  8  one  new  moon  to 
another,  and  from  one  salbath  to 
another,  shall  all  w  flesh  come  to 
worship  before  me,  saith  ths 
Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and 
look  upon  the  carcasses  of  the  men 
that  have  transgressed  against 
me  ;  for  their  woim  shall  x  not  die, 
neither  shall  their  hre  be  quench- 
ed ;  and  they  shall  be  an  abhor- 
ring y  unto  all  flesh. 


THE  BOOK  OF  THE  PROPHET  JEREMIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  woids  of  Jeremiah  a  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  of  the  priesis 
thiU  were  in  Analholh,  b  in  the 
land  of  Benjamin  : 

2  To  wnom  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  in  tlie  days  of  Josiah  the  son 
of  Amoa  liing  of  Judah,  in  c  llie 
Ihirieenih  year  of  his  leign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Je- 
boiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  kin^  of 
Judah,  unto  d  the  end  of  the  elev- 
enth year  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judiih,  unto  the 
carryinor  away  e  of  Jerusalem  cap- 
tive in  ilie  fillh/rnonlh. 

4  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  g  I  formed  thee  in  the 
belly  I  knew  thee;  and  before  thou 
earnest  forth  out  of  the  womb  I 
sanctified  thee  ;  ay^d  1  ordained  I 
thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations. 

6  Then  h  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  ! 
behold,  I  cannot  speak  ;  for  I  am 
a  child. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Say 
not,  I  am  a  child  :  for  thou  shalt 
go  to  all  that  I  shall  send  thee, 
and  i  whatsoever  I  command  thee 
thou  shalt  speak. 

8  Be  k  not  afrai<l  of  their  faces  : 
for  I  I  mn  with  thee  to  deliver  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his 
band,  and  touched  m  my  mouth. 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  rne,  Be- 
hold, I  have  put  ray  words  in  thy 
mouth. 

10  See,  I  have  this  day  set  thee 
over  the  nations,  and  over  the 
kingdoms,  to  root  n  out,  and  to 
pull  down,  and  to  destroy,  and  to 
throw  down,  to  build,  and  to 
plant. 

11  Moreover,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  Je- 
remiah, what  seest  thon  ?  And  I 
said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an  almond- 
tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Thou  hast  well  seen  :  for  I  will 
hasten  my  word  to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me  the  second  time, 
saying.  What  seest  ihou?  And 
I  said,  I  see  a  seething  pot,  o  and 
the  face  thereof  is  2  toward  the 
north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Out  of  the  north  p  an  evil  shall  3 
break  forth  upon  all  the  inhabit- 
of  the  land. 


B.  C.  629. 


n2Ch.36. 
21. 

6  1  Ch.6.60. 
c  c.  25.  3. 
d  c.  39.  2. 
e  c.  52.  12, 
&c. 

/2K.25.  8. 
sU.  49.  1,5. 
Ga.  1.  15,16. 

1  gave. 

A  Ex.  4.  10, 

&c. 

i  Mat.  28. 

20. 

Ac.  20.  27. 

/f  Eze.2.  6. 

3.  9. 

/He.  13.6. 

m  Is.  6.  7. 

nc.  18.  7. 

2  Co.  10.4,5. 
o  Eze.  11.3, 
7 

=4.  3,   &c. 
'    from  the 

'OCR  of. 

/>  c.  4.  6. 
6.  1.52. 

3  bi  opened. 


q  De.28.  20. 
c  17.  13. 
)■  Job  38.  3. 
s  Eze.  2.  6. 
4  break  thee 
to  pieces, 
t  c.  15.  20. 
u  Jos.  1.  9. 
1  or,  for  thy 
sake. 

a  Hos.  2.  15. 
b  De.  2.  7. 

c  Ex. 19.5,6. 
1  Pe.2.  9. 
rfPs.  105.14. 
e  Joel  1.   3, 

7,8. 

/I3.5.  4. 
^2K.17.  15. 
h  Ps.  77.  5. 

lis  63.11-13. 
Hos.  13.4. 

ADe.32.  10. 


15  For,  lo,  I  will  call  all  the  fam- 
ilies of  the  kingdoms  of  thy 
north,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  thty 
shall  come,  ar.d  they  shai!  set 
every  one  his  throne  at  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gates  of  Jerusalem,  and 
against  all  the  walls  thereof  round 
nbo\it,  and  against  all  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

16  And  I  will  utter  my  judg- 
ments against  them  touching  all 
their  wickedness,  who  j  have  for- 
saken me,  and  have  burnt  in- 
cense unto  other  gods,  and  wor- 
shipped the  works  of  their  own 
hands. 

17  Thou  therefore  gird  rup  thy 
loins,  and  arise,  and  speak  unto 
them  all  that  I  command  thee  : 
be  s  not  dismayed  at  Iheir  faces, 
lest  I  4  confound  thee  before 
them. 

18  For,  behold,  I  t  have  made 
thee  this  day  a  defenced  city,  and 
an  iron  pillar,  and  brazen  walls 
against  the  whole  land,  against 
the  kings  of  Judah,  against  the 
princes  thereof,  against  the  priests 
thereof,  and  against  the  people  of 
the  land. 

!9  And  they  shall  fight  against 
thee,  but  they  shall  not  p.evail 
against  thee  ;  for  u  I  am  with 
thee,  saith  the  Lord,  to  deliver 
thee. 

CHAPTER  II. 

MOREOVER,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  me,   saying, 

2  Go,  and  ciy  in  the  ears  of  Jeru- 
s.-dem,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  I  remember  1  thee,  the  kind- 
ness of  thy  a  youth,  the  love  of 
thine  espousals,  when  h  thou  went- 
est  after  me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a 
land  thntwas  net  sown. 

3  Israel  was  holiness  c  unto  the 
Lord,  and,  the  first-fruits  of  his 
inciease:  d  all  that  devour  him 
fhall  offend  ;  evil  e  shall  come 
upon  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  house  of  Israel  : 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  What/ 
iniquity  have  your  fathers  found 
in  me,  that  they  are  gone  far  from 
me,  and  g  have  walked  after  vani- 
ty, and  are  become  vain  ? 

6  Neither  h  said  they.  Where  is 
the  Lord  that  brought  us  up  i  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  led 
k  us  through  the  wilderness, 
through  a  land  of  deserts  and  of 

679 


Causts  of  the  Jetes'  calamities.        JKREMIAH 
pits  j    ihroujii   a   l.ind  of  dron^lil, 


and  of  the  sha'ijw  of  ijeaili 
through  n  lanil  thai  no  man  puss- 
ed  thioujh,  and  wliere  nu  man 
dwelt  ? 

7  An.l  I  brought  you  into  2  a 
plentiful  country,  to  cat  the  fruit 
thereof  and  the  goodness  thereof  : 
b'Jt  when  ye  entei-ed,  ye  defiled  I 
my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage 
an  ahoiaination. 

8  The  priest  said  not,  Where  is 
the  Lord?  and  lliey  that  handle 
the  m  law  knew  me  not  :  the  pas- 
tors also  transgressed  against  me, 
and  the  n  prophets  prophesied  by 
Baal,  and  walked  after  things  that 

0  do  no  profit. 

9  Wherefore  p  I  will  yet  plead 
with  yo>i,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
with  your  children's  children  will 

1  plead. 

10  For  pass  3  over  the  isles  of  g 
Chitttim,  and  see  ;  and  send  unto 
Kedar,  r  and  consider  diligently, 
and  see  if  tliere  be  such  a  thing  : 

11  Ilalh  s  a  nation  changed  their 
gods,  which  ore  yet  no  gods?  but 
my  people  have  changed  t  their 
glory  for  that  which  doth  not 
profit. 

12  Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens, 
i  at  this,  and  be  horribly  afraid, 
be  ye  very  desolate,  saith  the 
Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed 
two  evils  j  they  have  forsaken  me, 
V  the  fountain  to  of  living  waters, 
and  hewed  them  out  cisterns, 
broken  cisterns,  that  can  hold  no 
water. 

14  Is  Israel  a  servant  f  x  is  he 
a  horne-born  slave?  why  is  he  4 
spoiled  ? 

15  The  young  lions  J/ roared  upon 
him,  and  5  yelled,  and  they  made 
his  land  waste  :  his  cities  are  burnt 
without  inhal-ilant. 

18  Also  the  children  of  Noph  and 
Tahapanes  z  have  6  broken  the! 
crown  of  ihy  head,  a 

17  Hast  thou  not  procured  this 
unto  thyself,  5  in  that  thou  hast] 
forsaken  the  Lord  thy  God,  when! 
he  led  thee  by  the  way? 

18  And  now  what  hast  thou  to 
do  in  the  way  of  Egypt,  c  to 
drink  the  waters  of  Sihor?  d  or 
T/hat  hast  thou  to  do  in  the  way  of  j 
Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of  the  j 
river  ?  I 

19  Thine  own  e  wickedness' 
shall  correct  thee,  and  thy  back- 1 
glidings  shall  reprove  thee  :  know,  ! 
therefore,  and  see,  that  it  is  an 
evil  thing  and  bitter,  that  thou 
hast  forsaken  the   Lord  thy  God,  | 


2  or    the 
/and  of  Car- 
mel. 

I  Ps.  106.38. 

771  Mai.  2.6, 

7. 

no.  5.  31. 

o  Hab.  2.18. 

/7Eze.20  35. 

3  or, ooer  to. 
9  Is.  23.1,12. 
r  Ps.  120.  5. 
s  .Mi.  4.  5. 

t  Ps.  106.20. 
Ro.  1.23. 
uIb.  1.  2. 
V  Ps.  81.  U. 
w  Ps.  36.  9. 
Jno.  4.  14. 
X  Ex.  4.  22. 

4  become  a 
spoil. 

y  Ps.  57.  4. 

5  gave  out 
their  voice. 
z  c.  43.  7. 

6  ot,feed  on 
thy  crown. 
De.  33.  20. 
ols.  1.  6,  7. 
6HOS.I3.9. 

c  Is.  30.  1,2. 
d  Jos.  13.  3. 
e  Is.  5.  5. 


/Ex.  19.8. 

I  Sa.  12.  10. 

7  or,  serve, 
Jos.  24.  18, 
21. 

g  Is.  1.21. 
De.  12.  2. 
h  Ps.  80.  8. 
i  De.  32.  32. 
k  Ps.  90.  8. 
/Pr.30. 12,20 

8  or,  O 
sioi/t. 

9  or,  O. 

10  taught. 

II  the  desire 
of  her  heart. 

12  or,  re- 
verse it. 

13  or,  Is  the 
case  des- 
perate ? 
OTC.  18.  12. 
Ro.  8.  24. 
n  I«.  44.  19. 

14  or,  begot- 
ten me. 

15  the  hin- 
der parts  of 
the  neck, 
o  Fs.  78.  34. 
Kos.  5.  19. 


B.  C.  629. 
and  that  my  fear  t*  not  in  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

20  For  of  old  time  I  have  broken 
thy  yoke,  and  burst  thy  bands  ; 
and  /  thou  saidijt,  I  will  not  7 
transgresp ;  when  upon  every 
high  hill,  and  under  every  green 
tree,  thou  wanderesl,  playing  the 
harlot,  g 

21  Yet"!  had  planted  thee  a  noble 
/i  vine,  wholly  a  right  seed  ;  how 
then  art  thou  turned  into  the  de- 
generate )ilant  of  a  strange  t  vine 
unto  me  ? 

22  For  though  thou  wash  thee 
with  nitre,  and  take  thee  much 
soap,  yet  thine  iniquity  is  mark- 
ed k  before  me,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

23  How  canst  thou  say,  I  am  not 
/  polluted,  I  have  not  gone  after 
Baalim  ?  See  thy  v/ay  in  the  val- 
ley, know  what  thou  hnst  done  : 
thou  8  art  a  swift  dromedary 
(raverfing  her  ways  ; 

24  A  9  wild  ass  10  used  to  the 
wilderness,  thit  snufi"eth  up  the 
wind  at  11  her  pleasure  ;  in  her 
occasion  who  can  12  turn  her  away? 
all  they  that  seek  her  will  not 
weary  themselves  ;  in  her  month 
they  shall  find  her. 

25  Withhold  thy  foot  from  being 
unshod,  and  thy  throat  from  thirst: 
but  thou  saidst.  There  13  is  no 
hope  :  771  no  ;  for  I  have  loved 
strangers,  and  after  them  will  I 
go. 

2o  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when 
he  is  found,  so  is  the  house  of  Is- 
rael ashamed  ;  they,  their  kings, 
their  princes,  and  their  priests, 
and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock,  n  Thou  art 
my  father  ;  and  to  a  stone,  Thou 
hast  14  brought  me  forth  j  for  they 
have  turned  15  their  back  unto 
me,  and  not  their  face  :  but  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble  o  they  will 
say,  Arise,  and  save  us. 

28  But  where  are  thy  gods  that 
thou  hast  made  thee.  Let  them 
arise,  if  they  can  save  thee  in  the 
time  of  thy  16  trouble  :  (or  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are 
thy  gods,  O  Judah. 

29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with 
me  ?  ye  all  have  transgressed 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  p  have  I  smitten  your 
children  :  they  received  no  cor- 
rection ;  your  own  sword  q  hath 
devoured  your  prophets,  like  a 
destroying  lion. 

16  eoil.    p  Is.  9.  13.   q  2  Ch.  36,  16. 
Mar.  12.  2-8. 


J5.  C.  6.29. 

31  O  generation,  see  ye  the  word 
(if  tlie  Lord.  Have  I  bnen  a  wil- 
derness unto  Israel  ?  a  land  of 
darkness?  Wheiefore  say  my 
people,  We  17  are  Inrds  ;  r  we 
will  ooine  no  more  unto  thee  ? 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  orna- 
men.s,  or  a  Lnide  her  attire  ?  yet 
my  people  have  forg-otten  »  me, 
days  without  number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way 
to  seek  love  ?  therefore  hast  thou 
also  taught  the  wicked  ones  thy 
ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  fckirts  is  found 
the  blood  of  the  souls  of  the  poor 
innocents  :  t  I  have  not  found  it 
by  18  secret  search,  but  upon  all 
these. 

35  Yet  thou  sayest,  Because  I  am 
u  innocent,  surely  his  anger  shall 
turn  from  me  :  behold  I  will  plead 
with  thee,  because  thou  sayest,  I 
have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  tbou  about  so 
much  to  change  thy  way  ?  thou 
also  shall  be  ashamed  of  Egypt, 
«  as  thou  wast  ib  ashamed  of 
Assyria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shall  go  forth  from 
him,  and  thine  hands  x  upon  thine 
hearl  :  for  the  Lord  hath  rejected 
thy  confidences,  and  y  thou  shall 
nol  prosper  in  them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THRY  1  say.  If  a  man  put  away 
his  wife,  and  she  go  from 
him,  and  become  another  man's, 
Ehall  he  return  unto  her  again  ? 
a  shall  not  that  land  he  great- 
ly polluted  ?  but  thou  6  hast  play- 
ed the  harlot  with  many  lovers; 
yet  return  c  again  to  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the 
high  places,  and  see  where  thou 
'last  not  been  lien  with  :  in  the 
ways  d  hast  thou  sat  for  them,  as 
the  Arabian  in  the  wilderness  ; 
and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land 
with  thy  whoredoms,  and  with  thy 
wickedness. 

3  Therefore  e  the  showers  have 
neen  withholden,  and  there  hath 
been  no  latter  rain;  and  _/"  thou 
hadst  a  whore's  forehead,  thou  re- 
fusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  fiou  not  from  this  time 
cry  unto  me,  My  father,  thou  art 
the  g-nide  of  g  my  youth  ? 

5  Will  A  he  reserve  ftis  eraser  for 
ever?  will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  ? 
Behold,  thou  hast  spoken  and  done 
evil  things  as  thou  couldest. 

S  The  Lord  saiil  also  unto  me 
in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  king, 
Ha«t  thou  seen   lho.l  which  bauk- 


CHAP.  III. 

17  have  do- 
minion. 
rPs.  12.  4. 
sHos.  3.  14. 
t  Ps.  106.38. 

18  digging. 

H  Ro.  7.  9. 

1  Jno.  1.8, 

10. 

V  Hos.  12.1. 

w  2  Ch.  28. 

20. 

ir2Sa.  13. 
19. 

y  Is.  28.    15- 
17. 

1  saying. 

«De.  24.   4. 

h  Eze.  16. 

26-29. 

c  Zee.  1.  3. 

d  Pr.  23.  28. 

eLe.  26.  19. 

De.  28.  23, 

24. 

c.  9.  12. 

14.  4. 

/E/.e.3.  7. 
g^Pr.  2.  17. 
h  Ps.  77.  7, 
9. 


ilK.  14.23. 

A-2K.  17.10, 

13. 

ZEze.  23.2, 

&c. 

2  or,  fane. 
m  c.  2.  27. 

3  infahe- 
hood. 

n2Ch.30.9. 
Ps.  86.  15. 

oDe.30.1-6. 
p  Is.  54.  5. 
9  Ep.   4.  U. 
r  Jno.  21. 
15—17. 
Ac.  20.  28. 
IPe.  5.  2. 

sis.  65.  17. 

4  upon  the 
heart. 

5  or,  it  be 
magmfied. 


The  promiees  of  the  gospel. 
sliding  Israel  hath  done  ?  she  is 
:jone  up  upon  i  every  high  moun- 
tain, and  under  every  green  tree, 
and  there  hath  played  the  harlot. 

7  And  1  said,  k  after  she  hud 
done  all  these  things,  Turn  thou 
unto  me  :  but  she  returned  not. 
And  her  treacherous  sister  Judah  I 
saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  for  all  the 
causes  whereby  backsliding  Israel 
committed  adultery,  I  had  put  her 
away,  and  given  lier  a  bill  of  di- 
vorce ;  yet  her  treacherous  sister 
Judah  feared  nol,  but  went  anj 
played  the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through  the 
lightness  2  of  her  whoredom,  that 
she  defiled  the  land,  and  commit- 
ted adultery  with  stones  and  with 
m  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treach- 
eroirs  sister  Judah  hath  not  turned 
unto  me  with  her  whole  heart,  but 

3  feignedly,  suilh  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  mc, 
The  backsliding  Israel  hath  jus- 
tified herself  more  than  treacher- 
ous Judah. 

12  Go,  and  proclaim  these  words 
towaid  the  north,  and  say,  Re- 
turn, thou  backsliding  Israel, 
sailh  the  Lord,  and  I  will  not 
cause  mine  anger  to  fall  upon 
you  :  for  I  am  merciful,  n  saitli  the 
Lord,  n?icZ  I  will  nol  keep  ano'er  for 
ever. 

13  Only  acknowledge  o  thine  ini- 
quity, that  thou  hast  transgressed 
against  the  Lord  thy  Go'.l,  and  hast 
scattered  thy  ways  to  the  strangers 
under  every  green  tree,  and  ye 
have  not  obeyed  my  voice,  saith 
the  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  chil- 
dren, saith  the  Lord,  for  I  am 
mariied  j)  unto  you  :  and  I  will 
take  you  one  of  a  city,  and  two 
of  a  family,  and  1  will  bring  you 
to  Zion  : 

15  And  I  will  give  you  pastors  q 
according  to  mine  heart,  which 
shall  feed  r  you  with  knowledge 
and  understanding. 

16  And  il  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  be  multiplied  and  in- 
creased in  the  land,  in  those  days, 
saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  say  no 
more.  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  ;  neither  y  shall  it  come 

4  to  minii,  neither  shall  they  re- 
member it,  neither  shall  they  visit 
It,  neither  shall  that  5  be  done  any 
more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call 
Jerusalem  the  throne  of  the 
Loixi  :    and   oil  the     naione  shell 

581 


Ood  calltth.  hrnel. 

be  g'atlieretl  unto  it,  to  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  lo  Jenisulem  ;  neither 
■hnll  (hifv  walk  any  mciro  I  after 
the  6  iiii.iginution  of  their  evil 
heart. 

18  In  those  days  the  house  of  Ju- 
dnhut'hall  Walk  7  with  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  they  shall  come  to- 
ofclhei  out  of  the  land  of  the  north 
to  the  land  that  I  have  8  given  for 
an  inheritance  unto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put 
thee  among  the  children,  and  ^''ive 
thee  a  pleasant  9  land,  a  10  good- 
ly heritage  of  the  hosts  of  nations? 
And  I  Bail,  Thou  shalt  call  me. 
My  t*  father  ;  and  shalt  not  turn 
away  11  from  me. 

2U  bu rely  as  a  wife  treacherously 
departeth  from  her  12  husba.id,  go 
have  ye  (leak  treacherously  w  with 
me,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  the 
high  places,  weeping  x  and  sup- 
plications of  the  children  of  Israel; 
for  they  have  pei  verted  their  y 
way,  and  they  have  forgotten  the 
Lord  their  God. 

22  Return,  r  ye  backsliding  chil- 
dren, and  I  will  heal  your  hack- 
slicjing.s.  Behold,  we  come  unto 
thee  ;  for  a  thou  art  the  Lord  our 
God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  i»  salvation  hop- 
ed f'>r  from  the  hills, andyrom  the 
multitude  of  mountains:  truly  6 
in  the  Lord  our  God  is  the  salva- 
tion of  Israel. 

24  For  shame  hath  devoured  the 
labour  of  our  fathers  from  our 
youth  :  their  flocks  and  their 
herds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters. 

25  We  c  lie  down  in  our  shame, 
and  our  confusion  covereth  us  :  for 
we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord 
ourGoi.  we  and  our  fathers,  from 
our  youth  even  unto  this  day,  and 
have  not  ol)eyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel, 
saith  the  Loni,  return  unto  me; 
and  It  thou  wilt  put  awny  thine 
abominations  out  of  my  t'ight,  then 
shalt  'hou  not  remove. 

2  And  thou  shalt  swear,  a  The 
Lord  liveth,  in  truth,  4  in  judg- 
ment, and  in  righteousness  ;  and 
the  nations  c  shall  bless  themselves 
in  him,  and  in  hira  shall  d  they 
glory. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the 
men  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
Breair  e  up  your  fallow  ground,  and 
low  not  among y  thorns. 

682 


JEREMIAH. 

t  Ro.  6.  H. 

6  or,  stub- 
bornntttn. 

u  Is.  II.   13. 
E/.e.  37. 
16—22. 

7  or,  to. 

8  or,  caused 
youT/alh- 
ers  lo 
possess. 

9  land  of 
desire. 

10  an  herit- 
age of  glory 
or,of  beauty. 
V  Ro.  8.   15. 

1 1  from  af- 
ter. 

VZ  friend, 
w  Is.  48.  8. 
x2Co.7.10. 
y   Pr.   19.  3. 
z  Hos.  6.  1. 
n  Hos.  13.4. 
iPs.  121.1,2. 
Is.  63.  16. 
f  Ezr.  9.6,7. 
Ro.  6.  21. 
aDe.  10.20. 

6  Is.  48.  1. 

cGe.22.  18. 
Ps.  72.  17. 

d  Is.  45.  25. 
ICo.  1.  31. 

e  Hos.  10. 12. 

/Mat.  13.7, 
22. 


gT>e.  10.  16. 
Ro.  2.28,29. 

1  or, 
strengthen. 

2  breaking . 
hiia.  7.  4. 
i2K.  24.    1. 
25.  1. 

k  c.  25.  9. 
Hs.  22.12. 
m  Is.  37.  35. 
71  La.  2.21. 

3  OT. fuller 
wind  than 
those. 

4  utter 
Judgments. 

o  Ja.  i.  8. 


B.  C.   612. 

I  4  Circumcise  g  yourselves  to  the 
[Lord,  and  take  away  the  fo.e- 
skins  of  your  heart,  ye  men  of  Ju- 
dah and  inhabitunlt  of  Jeriisiilem; 
lest  my  fi\iy  come  forth  like  fire, 
and  bum  that  none  can  quench 
it,  because  of  the  evil  of  your 
doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  pub- 
lish in  Jeiusalem  ;  and  say,  Blow 
ye  the  trumpet  in  the  land  :  cry, 
gather  together,  and  say.  Assem- 
ble yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into 
the  defenced  cities. 

6  Set  up  the  standard  toward 
Zion  :  I  retire,  stay  not  :  for  I  will 
bring  evil  from  the  noith,  and  a 
great  2 destruction. 

7  The  lion  h  is  come  up  i  from 
his  thicket,  and  the  destroyer  k 
of  the  Gentiles  is  on  his  way  ;  he 
is  gone  forth  from  his  place  to 
make  thy  land  desolate  :  and  thy 
citir-s  shall  be  laid  waste,  without 
an  inhaoitant. 

8  For  this  /  gird  you  with  sack- 
cloth, lament  and  howl  ;  for  the 
fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  is  not 
turned  back  from  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  the 
heart  of  the  king  shall  perish  ;  and 
the  heart  of  the  princes  :  and  the 
priests  shall  be  astonished,  and  the 
prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  I 
surely  thou  hast  greatly  deceived 
this  people  and  Jerusalem,  say- 
ing. Ye  shall  have  7n  peace  ; 
whereas  the  sword  n  reacheth  untc 
the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said 
to  thi3  people,  and  to  Jerusalem, 
A  dry  wind  of  the  high  places  in 
the  wilderness  toward  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor 
lo  cleanse, 

12  Even  a  3  full  wind  from  those 
place"  shall  come  unto  me  :  now 
also  will  I  4  give  sentence  against 
them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  at 
clouds,  and  his  chariots  *Aa//  teas 
a  whirlwind  :  his  horses  are  swifter 
than  eagles.  Woe  unto  us!  for 
we  are  spoiled. 

14  O  Jerusalem,  wash  thine 
heart  o  from  wirkednesg,  that  thou 
niayest  be  saved  :  how  long  shall 
thy  vain  thoughts  lodge  wilhia 
thee  ? 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  from 
Dan,  and  pnbiisheth  affliction  from 
mount  Ephraim. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  na- 
tions ;  behold,  publish  against 
Jemsalem,    that     watchers    come 


B.  C.  bvl. 

t'om  a  t"ar  ccuc'.ry,  and  Jive  out 
their  voice  against  the  cities  of 
J'ldah . 

17  At  k>:r.per3  of  s  f.jid  are  they 
agains:  iiei  lOUPc'  £l)uut;  because 
f,  the  l>a'.h  btcr  lel.'ellious  against 
ine,  saiih  i.'i?  Lcia. 

18  Thy  q  way  and  thy  doings 
have  procured  these  things  unto 
ihee  :  this  is  thy  wickedness,  be- 
cause il  is  biitei,  because  it  reach- 
eih  unto  thine  heart. 

19  My  bowels,  my  bowels!  I  am 
pained  at  5  my  very  heart  ;  my 
Oeart  makeUi  a  noise  in  me  :  1 
"Jinnot  hold  my  peace,  because 
thou  hast  heard,  U  my  soul,  the 
lound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alaim 
«f  war. 

20  Destruction  r  upon  destruc- 
tion is  cri>;d  :  for  the  whole  land 
is  spoiled  :  suddenly  are  my  tents 
spoiled,  and  my  curtains  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

21  How  l.in^  shall  I  see  the  stand- 
ard, and  hear  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet  ? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they 
have  not  known  me  ;  they  nre 
sottish  children,  and  they  have 
none  understaiidiiiif  :  they  me 
wise  9  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good 
they  have  no  knowledge. 

23' I  beheld  the  earlli,  and,  lo,  it 
teas  without  t  form  and  void  ;  and 
the  heavens,  and  they  had  no 
light. 

24.  I  beheld  the  mountains,  and, 
lo,  they  trembled,  u  and  all  the 
hills  moved  lightly. 

2-5  I  beheld,  und,  lo,  there  was  no 
man,  and  all  the  birds  v  of  the 
heavens  were  fied. 

26  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  the  fruitful 
place  tons  a  wihierness.  and  all  the 
cities  thereof  were  broken  down  at 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and  by 
his  fierce  w  ans'er. 

27  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said. 
The  whole  land  shall  be  deso- 
late :  yet  will  I  not  make  a  full 
end. 

28  For  X  this  shall  the  earth 
mourn,  and  the  heavens  above  be 
black  :  because  I  liave  spoken  it.  I 
have  purposed  it.  ami  will  not  re- 
pent, neither  will  I  turn  back  from 
it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for 
the  noise  of  the  horsemen  and 
bowmen  ;  they  shall  go  into  thick- 
ets, and  climb  up  upon  the  rocks  ; 
every  city  shn.!./  be  forsaken,  and 
not  a  man  dwell  theiein. 

30  y>nl  ufien  thou  art  spoiled. 
what  wilt  thou  do?  Though  thou 
cicthest     thyself    with     crimson, 


CHAP.  V. 
>)Ne.  9.  2S, 

30. 

La.  1.  8. 

Da.  9.  7,&c. 
5  Is.  50.  1. 
C.2.  17,  19. 
5  the  loails 
o/?ny  heart. 

r  Ps.  42.  7. 
Eze.  7.  26. 
a  Mi.  2.  1. 

Ro.  16.  J9. 

t  Is.  24.  19. 
u  Is.  5.  25. 
Eze.  38.  20. 
Hab.  3.  6. 

V  Zep.  1.  3. 
w  Ps.  76.  7. 
jtHos.  4.  3. 


y  Eze.  23. 

40. 

6  eye's. 

z  c.  22.  20- 

22. 

La.  1.  2.  19. 

a  Is.  1.  15. 

La.  I.  17. 

oGe.  18.  23, 
&c. 

Eze.  22.  30. 
6  Tit.  1.  16, 
c2Ch.  16.9. 
d\s.  9  13. 
c.  7.  28. 
Zep.  3.  1,2. 
«>  He.  12.  9. 

/Mat.  11.5. 
?Mic.  3.  1. 
^i  Ps.  2.  3. 

i  Hos.  13.  7. 

Am.  5,  18, 

19. 

k  Eze.22.27. 

Zep.  3.  3. 

1  or,  de- 
serts, 

2  strong. 

I  Jos.  23.  7. 
Zep.  1.5. 

!«c.  13.  27. 


Judgments  upon  ttte  Jews. 
though  thou  y  deckest  thee  with 
ornaments  of  gold,  though  thou 
rentest  thy  6  face  with  painting,  in 
vain  shall  thou  UMke  thyself  fair: 
thy  z  lovers  will  despise'thee,  they 
will  seek  ihy  life. 
31  Fur  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of 
a  woman  in  travail,  and  the  an- 
guish as  of  her  thill  bringeih  forth 
her  first  child  ;  the  voice  of  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  that  buwaileth 
herself,  that  spieadetli  a  her 
hands,  saying.  Woe  is  me  now! 
for  my  soul  is  wearied  because  of 
murderers. 

CHAPTER  V. 

RUN  ye  to  an^l  tro  through  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  see 
now,  and  know,  and  seek  in  the 
broad  places  thereof,  it  a  ye  can 
fiiiil  ;i  man.  if  theie  be  any  that  ex- 
ecuteth  judgment,  that  seekeih  the 
ti'ilth  ;   and  I  will  pardon  it. 

2  And  though  they  say,  6  The 
Loid  livetli  ;  surely  ihey  swear 
falsely. 

3  0  Lord,  are  not  thine  eyes  c 
upon  the  truth'?  tl.ou  hast  strick- 
en them,  but  they  d  have  net 
grieved  ;  thou  hast  consumed 
fliein,  but  they  have  refused  e  io 
receive  correction  :  they  have 
made  their  faces  harder  than  a 
rock  ;  they  have  refused  lo  re- 
turn. 

4  Therefore  I  said.  Surely  these 
nre  poor;  they  are  foolish  :  for 
theyy  know  not  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  nor  the  judgment  of  their 
God. 

5  I  will  get  me  unto  the  great 
men.  and  will  speak  unto  them  : 
for  they  g  have  known  the  v  ay  of 
the  Loril,  and  the  judgment  of 
their  God  :  but  these  have  alto- 
gether   b'oken    h    the    yoke,    and 

I  burst  the  bonds. 

I  6  Wherefore  a  lion  out  i  of  the 
{forest  shall  slay  »hem,  fznrf  a  wolf 
\  k  of   the   1    evenings    shall    spoil 

them,  a  leopard  shall  watch  over 
j  their  cities  :  even,' one  that  goeth 
!  out  thence  shall  be  torn  in  pieces  ; 
I  because  their  transsrressions  are 
j  many,  and  their  backslidings  are  2 
i  inc  eased. 
I    7  How   shall   I    pardon    thee    for 

tViis  ?  thy  children  have  forsaken 
I  me,  and  I  sworn  by  them  that  are 
1  no  gods:  when  I  had  fed  them  to 
I  the  full,  they  then  committed 
I  adultery,  m  and  assembled  them- 
j  selves  by    troops    in   the   harlots' 

houses. 

I  8  They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the 
'morning;  everyone  neighed  after 

his  neighbour's  wife. 
6«3 


Jad'tnetita  upon  tl.iJent. 

9  Shall  n  I  not  visit  for  these 
thing »  ?  suiih  the  Lord  :  uri'l  shall 
not  rnv  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nulion  u6  this  ? 

10  0(1  ye  up  upon  her  'vjills,  and 
destioy  i  but  o  muke  not  n  full 
eiij  :  iak'3  away  her  L/alllemeiits ; 
for  lliey  are  not  the  Lord's. 

11  Km  the  house  of  Israel  and  the 
house  of  Ju'Iiih  have  dealt  very 
treacherously  against  irie,saith  the 
Lord. 

12  They  have  belied  p  the  Lord, 
and  said,  /{  is  not  he  ;  neither  g 
shall  evil  come  upon  us,  neither 
bIkiH  we  see  sword  nor  famine  ; 

13  And  the  prophets  r  shall  be- 
come wind,  and  tlie  word  is  not  in 
them:  thus  shall  it  be  done  unto 
them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  Because  ye 
speak  this  word,  behold,  I  will 
make  my  words  in  thy  month 
fire,  s  and  this  people  wood,  and  it 
shall  devour  them. 

15  Lo,  I  will  bring  a  nation  t 
upon  you  from  far,  O  house  of  Is- 
rael, saith  the  Lord  :  it  is  a 
Hiig'luy  nation,  it  is  an  ancient 
nation,  a  nation  whose  language 
thou  knowest  not,  neither  under- 
Blaridest  what  they  say. 

16  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open  sep- 
ulchre, they  are  all  mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  u  thine 
harvest,  and  thy  bread,  which  thy 
eons  and  thy  daughters  should  eat  : 
they  shall  eat  up  thy  Hocks  and 
thine  herds:  they  shall  eat  up 
thy  vines  and  thy'  fig-trees  ;  they 
shall  impoverish  thy  fenced  cities, 
wherein  thou  trustedst,  with  the 
S'.vord. 

IS  Nevertheless  in  those  days, 
snith  the  Lord,  I  will  not  make  a 
full  V  end  with  you. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  ye  shall  say,  Wherefore  w 
doet'i  the  Lord  our  God  all  these 
ihiiti'g  unto  us?  then  shalt  thou 
nnsucr  them.  Like  as  ye  have  for- 
saken me,  and  served  strange  gods 
ill  your  land  ;  so  x  shall  ye  serve 
strangers  in  a.  land  that  is  not 
yours. 

20  Declare  this  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  publish  it  in  Judab, 
sayinar, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  peo- 
ple, and  without  3  understand- 
ing ;  which  y  have  eyes,  and  see 
not  ;  which  have  ears,  and  hear 
not  : 

22  Kearr  ye  not  me?  saith  the 
Lord  :  will  ye  not  tremble  a  at 
my   presence,  which  have   placed 

684 


JEREMIAH.  B.  C.  61U, 

n  ver.  29.  the  sand  /or  llic  bound  6  of  the 
c.  9.  9.  sea,   by  a  perpefjal   d'Cre?,   that 

0  c.  4.  27.  it  cannot  pusi  it  ;  and  thoiigli  the 
30.  U.  waves  thereof  tcj3  tlieniBelves, 
/J  2  Ch.  33.  yet  can  they  net  prevuil  ;  though 
16.  they  rour,  yet  can  they  r>ot  paw 
y  Is.  28.  15.     over  it  ? 

re.  M.  13,        23  But  this  peopk  hath  a  revolt- 

15.  iiig  and  a  rebellious  heart  ;   c  they 

«  c.  20.  9.11.    are  revolted  d  and  gone. 

t  De.  28.  49.     24  Neither    say     they    in     their 

Is.  5.  26.  heart.   Let  us  now  fear  the  Lord 

39.3,  6.  our  God,   that  giveth  inin,  e  both 

u  Le.  26.  16.    the  former  and  the  latle:,   in   his 

De.  28.  31,      season  :     lie    reserveth  /  uiuo    ua 

33.  the  appointed  weeks  of  the   har- 

V  ver.  10.         vest. 

i«De.  29.24.     25  Vour  iniquities  ^  have  turned 

1  K.  9.  8,  9.  away  these  things,  and  your  sins 
X  De.  28.  48.  have  withholden  good  things  from' 
3  heart,  you. 

Hos.  7.  U.  26  For  among  my  people  are 
ij  Is.  6.  9.  found  wicked  jnen  :  they  4  lay 
Bze.  12.  2.  wait  as  he  that  settelh  snares: 
Jno.  12.  40.  they  set  a  trap,  they  catch 
Ro.  11.  8.        men. 

z  c.  10.  7.  27  As  a  5  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so 
Re.  15.  4.  fire  their  houses  lull  of  deceit; 
a  Ps.  99.  1.  therefore  they  are  become  great, 
and  waxen  rich,  h 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  i  they 
shine  :  yea,  I  hey  overpass  the 
deeds  of  the  wicked  ;  they  jud?e 
not  k  the  cause,  the  cause  of  the 
fatherless,  yet  they  prosper:  and 
the  right  of  the  neetly  do  they  not 
judge. 

29  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these 
things  ?  saith  the  Lord  ;  shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  ? 

30  A  6  wonderful  and  I  hor- 
rible thing  is  committed  in  the 
land  ; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely, 
m  and  the  priests  7  bear  rule  by 
their  means;  and  my  people  love 
n  to  have  it  so  :  and  what  will  ye  do 
in  the  end  o  therenf  ? 

CHAPTKR   VI. 

OYE  children  of  Benjnmjnj 
gather  yourselves  to  flee  out 
of  the  midst  of  Jeiusalem,  and 
blow  the  trumpet  in  Tekoa,  and 
set  up  a  sign  of  fire  In  Beth-liac- 
ce  em  :  a  for  evil  appeareth  out  of 
the  north,  6  and  great  destruc- 
tion. 

2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of 
Zion  to  a  1  comely  and  delicate 
woman . 

3  The  shepherds  with  their  flocks 
shall  come  unto  her:  they  shall 
pitch  c  their  tents  against  her 
round  about  ;  they  shall  feed  eve- 
ry one  in  his  place. 

4  Prepare  ye  war   against   her; 


6  Job  38.  11. 
Pr.  8.  29. 
cHos.  4.  8. 
dis.  31.  6. 
e  De.  11.  13, 
14. 

/Ge.  8.  52. 
gc.3.  3. 

4  or,  pry  as 
fowlers  lie 
in  wnit. 

5  or,  coop, 
h  Mi.  1.  12. 
i  De.  32.  15. 
k  c.  22.  15- 
19. 

6  or,  aston- 
ishment and 
fillhiness. 

l  Hos.  6.  10. 
m  Eze.  13.6. 

7  or,  take 
into  their 
hands. 
nMi.  2.11. 
oDe.  32.29. 
La.  1.  9. 
oNe.  3.  14. 
b  Eze.  26.  7, 
&c. 

1  or,  woman 
dwelling  at 
home. 
2K.25.  1.  I 


B.  C.  612. 

arise,  and  let  us  go  up  at  noon. 
Woe  unio  uf  '  lor  d  the  day  goeih 
away,  for  the  shadows  e  of  tht  eve- 
ning' aie  stre'.ched  out. 

5  Aiise,  and  let  us  go  by  night, 
and  let  us  destroy  lier  palaces. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of 
hosts  said.  Hew  ye  down  trees, 
and  "2  cast  a  mount  against  Jerw 
salem  :  ihis  is  the  cily  to  be  vis- 
ited ;  she  is  wholly  oppression  in 
the  midst  of  her. 

7  As  /  a  fountain  casteth  out  her 
walCio,  so  she  casteth  out  her 
wickedness:  violence  g  and  spoil 
is  heard  in  her  ;  before  me  contin- 
ually is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  tho..  instructed,  h  O  Jeru- 
salem, lest  i  my  soul  3  depart 
from  thee  ;  lest  I  make  thee  deso- 
late, a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  Thus  saith  (he  Lord  of  hosts, 
They  shall  thoroughly  glean  the 
remnant  of  Israel  as  a  vine  ;  tuin 
back  thine  hand  as  a  grape-gath- 
erer  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  i- shall  I  speak,  and 
give  warning,  that  they  may  hear? 
behold,  their  ear  is  unciicumcised, 
/  and  they  cannot  hearken :  be- 
Dold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  unto 
them  a  reproach  ;  jn  they  have  no 
deliarht  in  it. 

11  Therefore  I  am  fuK  of  the  fu- 
ry o{  the  Lord  ;  I  am  weary 
with  holding  in  :  I  will  pour  it 
out  upon  the  n  children  abioad, 
and  upon  the  assembly  of  young- 
men  togethei  .  for  even  the  hus-  i 
band  with  the  wife  o  shall  be  ta- 
ken, the  aged  with  him  Ihat  is  full 
of  days. 

12  And  their  houses  shall  be 
turned  unto  others,  with  their 
fields  and  wives  together:  for  I 
will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord.  I 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them 
even  unto  the  greatest  of  them  ev- 
ei7  one  is  given  to  covetousness  ; p 
and  from  the  prophet  even  unto 
the  priest  every  one  dealeth  false- 
ly- I 

14  They  g  have  healed  also  the 
4  huit  o/  the  dnughtfr  of  my  people 
slightly,  saying,  Peace,  peace; 
when  r  thtre  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  ashamed  s  when 
they  had  committed  abomination  ? 
np«r,  they  were  not  at  all  ashamed, 
neither  could  they  blush  :  there- 
fore I  they  shall  fall  among  them 
that  fall  :  at  the  time  that  I  visit 
them  they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith 
the  Lord. 

16  Thus   saith  the    Lord,  Stand 

44 


CHAP.  VL 

d  c.  8.  20. 
e  Ca.  2.  17. 

2  or,  pour 
out  the  en- 
gine of  shot. 
/Is.  57.20. 
S  Eze.  7.  11, 

APr.  4.  13. 
Zep.  3.  7. 

i  Eze.  23.18. 

3  be  loosed, 
or,  dis- 
jointed. 

k  Is.  53.  1. 
i  Ac.  7.  51. 
m  c.  20.  8,9. 
no.  9.  21. 
o  De.  28.30 
c.  8.  10. 
p  Mi. 3.5,11. 
q  c.  8.11,12. 

4  bruise,  or, 
breach. 

r  La.  2.  14. 
»c.  3.  3. 
t  Pr.  29.  1. 


uc.  50.  5. 
V  c.  18.  15. 
Mai.  4.  4. 
wCa.  1.  7. 
a- Col.  2.  6. 
y  Mat.  11. 
29. 

z  Kze.  3.  17. 
Hab.  2.  1. 
a  Zee.  7.   11. 
6Pr.  1.31. 
c  Pr.  28.  9. 
d  irs.  50.7,9. 
Is.  1.  II. 
Am.5.21,22. 
Mi.  6.6-8. 
eEze.  3.  20. 
Ro.  11.  9. 
/ver.  1. 
g  Is.  5.  30. 
APr.  1.27, 
28. 

c.  13.  21. 
La.  1.  12. 
i  Is.  1.  20. 
c.  4.  10. 
k  c.  25.  34. 
Mi.   I.  10. 
I  La  1.  16. 
m  c.  9.  4. 
fils.  1.22,25. 


God's  urath  proclaimed. 
ye  in  the  ways,  and  see,  and  ask 
u  for  the  old  t;  paths,  wheie  is  the 
good  way,  w  and  walk  x  theiein, 
and  ye  shall  find  lest  y  foi  your 
souls.  But  they  said,  W  e  will  not 
walk  therein. 

17  Also  I  set  watchmen  z  over 
you,  saying,  Hearken  to  '  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet.  But  they 
said,  We  will  not  o.  hearken. 

18  Therefoie  hear,  ye  nations, 
and  know,  O  congiegation,  what 
is  among  them. 

19  Hear,  O  earth  :  behold,  I  will 
biing  evil  upon  this  people,  even 
the  fiuit  6  of  their  thoughts,  be- 
cause they  have  not  heaikened 
unto  my  words,  nor  to  my  law,  c 
but  rejected  it. 

20  To  what  d  purpose  cometh 
there  to  me  incense  fiom  Sheba, 
and  the  sweet  cane  from  a  far 
country  ?  your  burnt-ofieiings  are 
not  acceptable,  nor  your  sacrifices 
sweet  untu  me. 

21  Theiefoie  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  will  lay  stumbling- 
blocks  e  before  this  people,  and  the 
fathers  and  the  sons  together  shall 
fall  upon  them  ;  the  neighbour  and 
his  friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold,/a  people  Cometh  from  the 
north  country,  and  a  gieat  nation 
shall  be  raised  from  the  sides  of 
the  earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow 
and  spear :  they  are  cruel,  and 
have  no  mercy  ;  their  voice  roar 
eth  g  like  the  sea  ;  and  they  ride 
upon  horses,  set  in  array  as  men 
for  war  against  thee,  O  daughter 
of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame 
thereof:    our  hands    wax    feeble: 

[anguish  A  hath  taken  hold  of  us, 
land  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  tra- 
vail. 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field, 
nor  walk     by    the    way  :    for   the 

'sword  i  of  the  enemy  C7id  fear  j« 
jon  eveiy  side. 

!  26  O  daughter  of  my  people,  gird 
\thee   with  sackcloth,   and    wallow 

t  thyself  in  ashes  :  make  thee 
[mourning,   I  as  for  an   only  son, 

most   bitter  lamentation  :  for  the 

spoiler  shall  suddenly  come   upon 

us. 

i  27  I  have  set  thee/or  a  tower  and 
I  a  fortress  among  my  people,   that 

thou  mayest   know   and   tiy   their 
I  way. 
I  28  They  are  all   grievous  revolt- 

ers,    walking    m    with     slanders 

they  are  n  brass  and  iron  ;  they  cri 

all  corrupters. 


JCxhortaitoiu  to  repmUutce.  JEREMMU. 

2d  The   bellowi  are   burned,  the  1 5  or,  rf/u»e.  ] 
lead  18  consmnej  of  llie  fire  ;  the    o  Mut.  5.13. 
founder   inclieih    in  vain  :  fur   the    a  I«.  1.  16, 
wicked  ure  nol  plucked  aw^iy.  |  17. 

30  Slieprobaie  o  silver  shiill  men   Mnt.  3.8. 
call  ihtriii,  because  the  Lord    hath   6  Mi.  3.  11. 
rejected  them.  (Mat.  3.  9, 

CHAPTER  VII.  |lU. 

riAHE   word   ihai   came  to  Jere-cDe.  6.  14. 

J.     miah  from  tlic   Lord,    saying,    15. 

a  Slund  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  d  De.  4.  40. 
hou8<,  iind  pro'laiiii  there  this  e  llos.  4.l,'2. 
word,  a^»d  say.  Hear  the  word  of  :  Ro.  2.  2,  17, 
the  Lord,  all  ye  o/"  JiiJah,  that  en-  I  4c. 
ler  ill  at  these  gates  to  worship  1/ E/.e. 23.29. 
the  Lord.  |  1  tchere- 

3  Thus  saith    the   Lord  of  hosts,    upon  my 
the   Gud  of  Israel;  Amend  a  y  oar  name  is 
ways  and  your  iloinjs,  and  I  will    called. 
cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place.       I  g  2Ch.  6.33. 

4  Trust  ye  not  6  in  lying  words,   A  Mat.  21. 
saying,  The  temple   of  the   Lord,  I  13. 

The  lemple  of  the  Lord,  The  tein-  |i  Jos.  18.  1. 
pie  of  the  Lord,  arc  these.  |  ADe.  12.  11. 

5  For  if  ye    thoroughly    amend  ;  /  1  Ba.  4.  11, 
your   ways    and    your    doings,    if    4c. 

ye    thoroughly    execute  judgment  ,  Ps.  78.  60, 
between   a    man    and    bis   n^igh-,61. 
hour;  c.  26.  6. 

6  If  ye  oppress  not  the  stranger,  ■.  m  2  Ch.  36, 
the   fatherless,     and    the    widow,  1 15. 

and   shed    not   innocent    blood    in    "  Ne.  9.  29, 

this   place,    c    neither  walk   after!  30. 

other  gods  to  your  hurt :  o  Is.  65.  12. 

7  Then   d    will    I    cause   you    to   66.  4. 

dwell   in    this   place,    in   the  land  I 

that   I   gave    to   your    fathers,    for! 

ever  and  ever.  ,;)2K.  17.23. 

S  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words,  ,7  Ps.  78.  67. 
thai  cannot  profit.  1  Hos.  9.  3^ 

9  Will   e  ye  steal,  murder,   nndjrlJno.  5. 
coraniit  adultery,  and  swear  false-    16. 
ly,   and    burn   incense   unto  Baal,  j «  c.  15.  I. 
and  walk   after  other  gods  whom  2or,/ra?7ie, 
ye  know  not  ;  j  or,  work- 

'  10  And   come  /  and  stand  before   manship. 
me    in    this    house,     1    which     is    {  1  Co. 10.22. 
called     by    my    name,    and    say,    uAm.5._21. 
We   are  delivered  to  do  all  these   v  1  Sa.  15, 
abominations?  122. 

11  Is     this     house,    which    g   is   Ps.  40.6. 
called  by  my  name,  become  a  den   Hos.  6.  6. 
h  of  robbers  in  your  eyes  ?  behold,    3  concern- 
even    I    have  seen   it,  saith    the   ing  the 
Lord.  matter  of. 

12  But  go    ye    now   unto    my    i   v>  Ex.  15.26. 
place,  which  was  in  Shiloh,  where    De.  6.  3. 

*  I  set  mv  name   at  the   first,  and    x  Ex.  19.  5. 
see  what  II  did  to  it  for  the  wick-    Le.  26.   3, 
ednees  of  my  people  Israel.  |  12. 

13  And    now,    because    ye    have   yPs.  81.  11, 
done    all   these   works,    saith    the    12. 

Lord,    and   I   spake  unto  you,  ris-  i  or,  stub- 

insr  ni    up  early  and  speaking,  n  bornneis. 

but  ye   heaid   not  ;  and  I  called  z  c.  11.  7,  8. 

you,  but  0  ye  answered  not  :  5  were. 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  ihit  a  Hot.  4.  16. 


B.  c.  ew. 

bouse,  which  i*  called  by  mj 
name,  wherein  ye  Irost,  and  unto 
the  place  which  I  gave  lo  yuu  and 
to  your  fathers,  as  I  have  dons  to 
Shiluh. 

15  And  I  will  ca8t;>  you  out  of  my 
sight,  as  I  have  caul  out  all  yuur 
brethren,  even  the  whole  seed  of  9 
Ephralm. 

16  Therefore  pray  not  r  thou  for 
this  people,  neither  lift  up  cry  nof 
prayer  fur  lliem,  neither  make  in- 
tercession to  me  :  for  »  1  will  nol 
hear  thee. 

17  Setft  thou  not  wliat  tlieydo  111 
the  cities  of  Judah.  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem  ? 

18  The  children  gatner  wood, 
and  '.he  fathers  kindle  the  fire, 
and  the  women  knead  tfteir 
dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the 
queen  2  of  heaven, and  to  pour  out 
drink-offerings  unto  other  gods, 
that  they  may  provoke  me  to 
anger. 

19  Do  t  they  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger ?  saith  the  Lord:  do  they  not 
provoke  themselves,  to  the  confu- 
sion of  their  own   faces? 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
LorJ  God,  Behold,  mine  anger 
and  my  fury  shall  be  pour>;d  out 
upon  this  place,  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of 
the  field,  and  upon  the  f.uit  of 
the  ground  ;  and  it  shall  bum, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel  ;  Put  u  your 
burnt-offerinjs  unto  your  sacrifi- 
ces, and  eat  ni?sh. 

22  For  r  1  spake  not  unto  your 
fathers,  nor  commanded  them 
in  the  day  that  I  brought  them 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  con- 
cerning 3  burnt-ofierings  or  sacri- 
fices : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I 
them,  saying,  Obey  w  my  voice, 
and  I  X  will  be  your  God,  and  ye 
shall  be  my  people  ;  and  walk  ye 
in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  cor..- 
manded  you,  that  it  may  be  well 
unto  you. 

24  But  y  they  hearkened  not, 
nor  inclined  their  ear,  but  walked 
in  the  counsels  and  in  the  4  imag- 
ination z  of  their  evil  heart,  and 
went  3  backward,  a  and  not  for- 
ward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  your  fa- 
thers came  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  this  day,  I  havg 
even  sent  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  daily  rising  up 
early,  and  sending  them  : 

26  Y«t  tbty  hearkened  not  unto 


B.  C.  60G. 

me,  nor  inclined  their  ear,  but 
hardened  6  their  neck:  they  did 
worse  c  than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  thou  shall  speak  all 
these  words  unto  them  ;  but  they 
will  not  hearken  to  thee  :  thoo 
stiaU  also  call  unto  them,  but  they 
will  not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shall  say  unto  them, 
This  is  a  nation  that  obeyelh  not 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
nor  d  receivelh  6  correction  :  truth 
is  perished,  and  is  cut  off  from 
their  mouth. 

29  Cut  off  e  thine  hair,  O  Jerusa- 
lem, and  cast  it  away,  and  lake 
up  a  lamentation  on  high  places; 
for  the  Lord  hath  rejected  and 
forsaken  the  g-eneration  of  his 
wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah 
have  done  evil  in  my  sight,  saith 
the  Lord  :  they  have  set  their 
abominations  in  the  house  which 
/  is  called  by  my  name,  to  pollute 
it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  high 
places  of  Tophet,  g  which  is  i\\ 
the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
to  burn  iheir  sons  h  and  their 
daughters  in  the  fire  ;  which  I 
commanded  tiLem  not,  neither 
came  it?  into  my  heart. 

32  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall 
no  more  be  called  Tophet,  nor. 
The  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom  ; 
but,  The  valley  of  slaughter  :  for 
i  lliey  shall  bury  in  Tophet  till 
there  be  no  place. 

33  And  k  the  carcasses  of  this 
people  shall  b(?  meal  for  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven,  and  lor  the  beasts 
of  the  earth  ;  and  none  shall  fray 
tliciii,  away. 

34  Then  will  I  cause  to  cease  I 
from  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  from 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  the  voice 
of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  glad- 
ness, the  voice  of  the  bridegroom, 
and  the  voice  of  the  bride  ;  fur  the 
land  shall  be  m  desolate. 

CHAPTER  Vni. 

AT  that  time,  saith  the  Lord, 
they  shall  bring  out  the  bones 
a  of  the  kings  of  Judah.  and  the 
bones  of  his  princes,  and  the  bones 
of  the  priests,  and  the  bones  of  the 
prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them 
befoie  llie  sun,  and  the  moon,  and 
all  the  host  of  heaven,  b  whom 
they  have  iovud,  anri  whom  they 
have  served,  and  after  whom  they 
have     walked,    and     whom     they 


CHAP.  VHI 

6Ne.9.   17, 
29. 

c  c.  16.  12. 
d  c.  32.  33. 

6  or,  in- 
struction, 

e  Job  l.iO. 
Mi.  1.   16. 

/2K.21.4,7. 
Eze.  8.  5, 
&c. 

^2K.23.10. 
A  Ps.  106.38. 

7  upon. 

i  c.  19.  6,11. 
Eze.  6.  5, 
&c. 

;i:De.  28.26. 
Ps.  79.  2. 

I  Is.  24.  7,8. 
Hos.  2.  U. 

mLe.  26.33. 
Is.  3.  26. 

a  Eze.  37.1. 

6  2  K.  23.  5. 


c2  K.  9.  37. 
dRe.9.  6. 
e  Jno.  5.  40. 
/Ca.  2.  12. 
?  Jno.  9.  41. 
Ro.  2.  17, 
&c. 

1  or,  the 
false  pen  of 
the  scribes 
loorketh  for 
falsehood. 
Is.  10.  1,  2. 

ft  Mat.  15.6. 

2  or,  have 
they  been 
ashamed. 

3  the  wis- 
dom of  what 
thing. 

i  Is.  8.  20. 

k\s.  56.  n. 
i  Eze. 13.  10. 
m,  De.  32.35. 
Hos.  5.  9. 

4  or,  in 

s;  a  the  ring  I 
will  con- 
sume. 


The  Jews'  hnpenitency  upbraided. 
have  sought,  and  \vho;n  they  have 
worshipped  :  they  shall  not  be 
gathered,  nor  be  buried  ;  they  shall 
be  for  dung  c  upon  the  fai.e  of  the 
earth. 

3  And  death  d  shall  be  chosen 
rather  than  life  by  all  the  residue 
of  them  that  remain  of  this  evil 
family,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven  them, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  iVIoreover,  thou  shall  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Shall 
they  fall,  and  not  arise  7  shall  he 
turn  av/ay  and  nol  return  ? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Je- 
rusalem slidden  back  by  a  perpet 
ual  backsliding?  they  hold  fast 
deceit,  they  refuse  e  to  retu.n. 

6  I  hearkened  and  heard,  but  they 
spake  not  aright  :  no  man  repented 
him  of  his  wickedness,  sayHig, 
What  have  I  done  ?  every  one 
turned  to  his  course,  as  the  ho.se 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven 
knoweth  her  appointed  times;  and 
the  turtle,  yand  the  crane,  and 
the  swallow,  observe  the  time  of 
their  coming  :  but  my  people 
know  not  the  judgment  of  the 
Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  say.  We  are  wise,  g 
and  the  lav/  of  the  Lord  is  with 
us  ?  Lo,  certainly  in  1  vain  h  made 
he  it;  the  pen  of  the  scribes  is  in 
vain. 

9  The  2  wise  men  are  ashamed, 
they  are  dismayed  and  taken  :  lo, 
they  have  rejected  the  woid  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  3  what  wisdom  i  it  in 
them? 

10  Therefore  will  I  give  their 
wives  unto  others,  and  their  fields 
to  them  that  shall  inherit  r/icm  . • 
for  every  one,  from  the  least  even 
unto  the  greatest,  is  given  to  cov- 
etousness;  Ic  from  the  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest,  every  one  dcaleth 
falsely. 

11  For  they  have  healed  the  hurt 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people 
slightly,  saying.  Peace,  I  peace  ; 
when  there  is  no  peace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when  they 
had  committed  abomination  ?  nay, 
they  were  not  at  .''.II  ashamed,  nei- 
ther could  they  Mush  :  therefore 
shall  they  fall  among  them  that 
fall  ;  in  the  time  m  of  theirvisita- 
tion  they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith 
the  Lord. 

13  14  will  surely  consume  them, 
saith  the  Lord  :  there  shall  be  no 
grapes  on  the  vine,  nor  fiss  on  the 
fig-tree,  and  the  leaf  shall  fade  ; 
and  the  things  that  I  have  ?iven 

687 


Jtremiali  UimenUlhfor  the  Jetet 


tliuiii    bliall 
(I.'  III. 

M  Why  do  we  sil  still?  iisseni- 
ule  yoiiisilve.i,  and  let  us  ctitcr  in- 
to tin-  ilifciiciMl  cilips,  .iiiil  let  u» 
be  Ml.rtit  tliere  ;  for  the  I.oid  otir 
Gil  I  liMth  put  us  to  sili'iic,  and  o 
firivon  iiswatevolij   ffull   lo  drink, 


away     from  '  n  Hor.2.  8,9. 
'  oc.  'ii.  15. 

5  ov,])'jisnn. 
pr.  14.  ly. 
yc.  4.    15. 
r  }<i.5.  i'i. 

6  the  full- 
ticis  llitrof. 


bocatiec    we    have   sinned  aguinst  !»  Ps.  58.4,5 
the   Lord.  \l  La.  1.  16, 

15  We  looked  7>  for  juiacc,  but   no  i  17. 
(food    came;    nnd    for  .■»     lime    oV!  upon. 
heiillh,  ami  Ijcliold  troiiljle  !  |8  the  coun- 

16  Tliu    snorting'    of    liis     lioises   try  of  them 
was  beard  from  Dan  ;  q  llie  wbnlel  tliat  are/ar 
land  trembleit  at  the   sound  ofthe    t/Jf. 
neijliiiig  of  his  stronj^  r  ones  ;  for!  u  Is.  39.  3 
they  arc  come,  and  liuve  devoured   r  Ps.  135.21. 
tlie'lunil,  and  6  all  that   is  in    it  ;   c.  SI.  6. 
the    city,    and    those    thai   dwell '  Re.  2.  1. 
therein.  Iw  Is.  33.  22. 

17  For,  behold,  1  will  send  ser- 1  j;  De.  32.21. 
pents,    cockhtrices,     among    yon,   y  Mat.  25. 
which  tciU  not  lie  charmed,  s  ami    1—12. 
they    shall     bile    you,   saith     the    s  Joel  2. 6. 
Loid.  oGe.37.  25. 

18  W/ir-n  t  I  would  comfort  my-   c.  46.  11. 
self  aijainst  sorrow,   my   heart  is   6  Mat.  9.11, 
faint  7"  in  nic.  |  12. 

19  Efhokl,  the  voice  of  the  cry  I  9  ^one  u;*. 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people,  be-  1  irho  will 
cause  of  8  tlien;  that  dwell  in  a  gicemyhead 
far  K  country.  Is  not  the  Lord  a  Is.  22.  4. 
in  Ziou  "i  V  is  not  her  king  w  in  La.  2.  11. 
her?  Why  have  they  piovoked  j  3.  18. 
me  to  anger  with  their  graven  6  c.  5.  7.  8. 
images,  and  with  strange  vaiiities?    c  !Mi.  7.  2-5. 

20  The    harvest    is   past,    y  the  !?.' is.  59.  3,4. 
summer  is  ended,  and   we  are  not  >  Jude  3. 
save<l.  /2Ti.  3.13. 

21  For  the  hurt  of  the  dau.^hter   »  Hos.4.1-3. 

of  my  people   am   I   hurt;     I    am  | 

black  ;  z  astonishment  hath  taken  \2  or,  friend. 
hold  on  me.  [Zniock. 

22  Is  there  no  balm  a  in  GileaJ  ';  \h  Is.  1.  25. 
is    there    no    pliysician    6    there  7  j  i  Ps.64.3,4. 
why  then  is  not'  the  health  of  the    k  Ps.  28.  3. 
daughter  of  my  people   9  recover-  |4  the  midst 
ed  ?  o/  him. 

CHAPTER  IX.  5  or,   v>nit 

OH  1  that  my  head  were  waters,   /or  him. 
anl  mine  eyes   a   fountain  oi,6or,   pas- 
tcars,  that  I  might  weep  a  day  and    tiires.  \ 

night  for  the  slain  of  the  daughter  7  or, rffso/ofe  , 
of  my  people  !  ;8yVom  the     i 

2  O  that  1  had  in  the  wilderne-'s  _/ou>/efen  lo 
a  lodg'ing-place  of  wny-faringtnen,  /  L.t.2.2,7,8.  I 
that  I  might  leave  my  people,  and  9  desolation  j 
go  from  them!  for  they  be  all  ^  m  Hos.  14.9.  • 
udullereis,  6an  assembly  of  treach-  n  De.  29.24-; 
erons  c  men.  i  28. 

3  And  they  bend  their  tongue  d  10  or,  stub-  j 
like  \\\e\T  bow  yor  lies;  but  they  bornness,  I 
are  not  v;iliani  (?  for  the  Iruih  up-  n.  7.  24.  I 
on  the  earth  :  for  tliey  pioi^eedy  o  Ps.  80.  5.  ' 
from  evil  to  evil,  and  g  they  know  p  La.  3.  15, 
not  me,  saith  the  Lord.                       19.                  ( 

688 


JEREMIAH.  fi.  C.  600. 

4  Tokey*  bced  «»ery  one  of  hia 
2  neighbour,  and  linat  ye  not  in 
any  brother  :  for  eveiy  brother 
will  utterly  supplant,  nnd  evi'iy 
neighbour  will  >kulk  with  slan- 
ders. 

5  And  thejr  will  3  deceive  every 
one  his  neighbour,  and  will  not 
speak  the  tiuih  :  they  liave  taught 
their  tongue  to  speuk  lies,  and 
■weary  theinbelves  to  commit  ioi- 
t)iiily. 

6  Tliine  habitation  ii  in  the 
midst  of  deceit  ;  through  deceit 
they  refuse  to  know  me,  saith  ibe 
Lord. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  £ehold,  1  will  melt  h 
them,  nnd  try  them  ;  for  how 
shall  I  do  for  the  daughter  of  my 
people  ? 

8  Their  tongue  it  as  an  arrow  i 
shot  out  ;  it  speaketh  deceit  ;  one 
k  speaketh  peaceably  to  his 
neighbour  with  his  mouth,  but  in 
4  heart  he  liiyeth  5  his  wait. 

9  Shall  I  not  visit  them  for  these 
things  .'  saith  the  Loid  :  shall  not 
my  soul  be  avenged  on  such  a 
nation  as  this  ? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take 
up  a  weeping  and  wailing,  iiiiU 
for  the  habitations  6  of  llie  wilder- 
ness a  lamentation,  because  they 
are  burnt  7  up,  so  that  none  can 
pass  through  them  ;  neither  can 
men  hear  tlie  voice  of  the  cattle  : 
both  8  the  fowl  of  the  heavens 
and  the  beast  are  fled  ;  they  are 
gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem  I 
heaps,  nnd  a  den  of  dragons  ;  and 
I  will  make  the  cities  of  Judali  9 
desolate,  without  an  inhabitant. 

12  Who  m  is  the  wise  man,  that 
may  under.«tand  lliis?  and  who  is 
he  to  whom  the  mnulh  cf  the 
Lord  hath  spoken,  that  he  may 
declare  it,  for  what  the  land 
perislieth,  nnd  is  burnt  up  like 
a  wilderness,  that  none  pas!<eth 
through  ? 

13  And   the   Lord  snith,  Because 
n    th^y     have    forsaken     my    la 
which  I  set  before  them,  and  ha 
not     obeyed     my    voice,    neithe 
walked  therein  ; 

14  But  have  walked  aflerthelO 
imagination  of  their  own  heart, 
and  after  Banlim,  which  their 
fathers  taught  them  ; 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 
Behold,  I  will  feed  o  them,  even 
this  people,  with  wormwood,  p 
and  give  them  water  of  gall  to 
drink. 


B.  C.  600. 

16  I  will  BCitter  g  them  also 
among  lh<;  heathen,  -whom  neither 
they  nor  their  fathers  have 
known  ;  and  I  will  send  ti  sword 
alter  them,  till  I  have  consumed 
them. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Consider  ye,  and  call  for  the 
mourning' Women,  that  they  may 
come  ;  and  send  for  cunning 
tvomen,  that  they  may  come  : 

18  And  let  them  make  haste, 
and  take  up  a  wailing  for  us,  that 
our  eyes  may  run  down  with 
tears,  and  our  eyelids  gush  out 
with  waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is 
heard  out  of  Zion,  How  are  we 
spoiled  I  we  are  greatly  con- 
founded, because  we  have  forsa- 
ken the  land,  because  our  dwell- 
ings have  cast  us  out. 

20  Yet  liear  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O  ye  women,  r  and  let  your 
ear  receive  the  word  of  his  mouth, 
and  teach  your  daughters  wailing, 
and  every  one  her  neighbour  lam- 
entation : 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our 
windows,  and  is  entered  into  our 
palaces,  to  cut  oft'  the  children 
from  without,  atid  the  young  men 
from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Even  the  carcasses  of  men  shall 
fall  as  dung  upon  the  open  field, 
and  as  the  handful  after  the  har- 
vest-man, and  none  shall  gather 
them. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Let  not 
the  wise  man  glory  in  his  wisdom, 
neither  let  the  mighty  man  glory 
in  his  might,  let  not  the  rich  man 
glory  in  his  riches  : 

24  But  s  let  him  that  glorieth, 
glory  in  this,  that  he  understand- 
eth  and  knoweth  me,  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  which  exercise  loving- 
kindness,  judgment,  and  right- 
eousness, in  the  earth  :  for  in  these 
things  I  delight,  t  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  11  punish  all 
u  them  which  are  circumcised  with 
the  iincircumcised  ; 

26  Egypt,  and  Judah,  and  Edom, 
and  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
Moal),  and  all  that  are  12  in  the 
utmost  corners,  that  dwell  in 
the  wilderness  :  for  all  these  na- 
tions aiR  uncircumcised,  and  all 
the  bouse  of  Israel  are  uncircum- 
cised V  in  the  heart. 

CHAPTER    X. 

HEAR  ye  the  word  which  the 
Lord  speaketh   unto  you,  O 
house  of  Israel  ; 


CHAPTER 

q  Le.  26.  33. 

De.  2S.  64. 

r  Is.  32.  9- 

13. 

6-  1  Co.  1.31. 

t  Mi.  7.  18. 

11  visit 
upon, 
u  Ro.  2.  8,9. 

12  cut  off 
into  cor- 
ners, or, 
having  the 
corners  of 
their  hair 
polled. 
V  Ro.  2.  28, 
29. 


aLe.  18.  3. 

20.  23. 

1  statutes, 

or,  ordi- 

nattces  are 

vanity. 

b  Is.  40.  19, 

&c. 

cPs.  115.  5, 

&c. 

Hab.  2.  19. 

1  Co.  12.  2. 
dEx.  15.  11. 
e  Re.  15.  4. 

2  or,  it 
likelh  thee. 
/Ps.  89.  6. 

3  in  one,  or, 
at  once. 

g  Is.  41.  29. 
A  Da.  10.5. 

4  God  of 
truth. 
Ps.  31.  5. 

i  1  Ti.  6.  17. 

5  king  of 
eternity. 
tPs.  10.  16. 

6  In  the 
Chaldean 
language. 
IZec.  13.  2. 
mc.  51.   IS- 
IS. 

n  Job. 38.  34. 

7  or,  noise, 
o  Ps.  135.  7. 

8  or, for. 

9  or,  more 
brutish  than 
to  know. 

r,  Ps.  92.  6. 
94. 


X.  The  vanity  of  idols. 

I  2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn 
not  re  the  way  of  the  heathen,  and 
be  not  dismayed  at  the  signs  of 
heaven  ;  for  the  heathen  are  dis- 
mayed at  them. 

3  For  the  1  customs  of  the  people 
are  vain  :  for  b  one  cuttelh  a  tree 
out  of  the  forest  (the  work  of  the 
hands  of  the  workman)  with  the 
axe  : 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and 
with  gold  ;  they  fasten  it  with 
nails  and  with  hammers,  that  it 
move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm- 
tiee,  c  but  speak  not;  they  must 
needs  be  borne,  because  they  can- 
not go.  Be  not  afiaid  of  them  ; 
for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither 
also  is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

6  Forasmuch  as  tliere  is  none  d 
like  unto  thee,  O  Lord  ;  thou  art 
great,  and  thy  name  is  great  in 
n.ight. 

7  Who  e  would  not  fear  thee,  O 
King  of  nations?  for  2  to  thee 
doth  it  appertain  :  forasmuch  as 
among  all  the  wise  men  f  oi  the 
nations,  and  in  all  their  kingdoms, 
there  is  none  like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  are  3  altogether  bru- 
tish and  foolish  ;  the  slock  is  a 
doctrine  of  vanities,  g 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is 
brought  from  Tarshish,  and  gold 
h  from  Uphaz,  the  work  of  the 
workmen,  and  of  the  hand  of  the 
founder  :  blue  and  purple  is  their 
clothing  ;  they  are  all  the  work  of 
cunning  men. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  4  true 
God,  he  is  the  living  i  God,  and 
an  5  everlasting  k  King  :  at  his 
wralh  the  earth  shall  tremble,  and 
the  nations  shall  not  be  able  to 
abide  his  indignation. 

11  Thus  6  shall  ye  say  unto 
them,  The  gods  that  have  not 
made  the  heavens  and  the  earth, 
even  they  I  shall  perish  from  the 
earth,  and  from  under  these  heav- 
ens. 

12  He  m  hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established  the 
world  by  his  wisdom,  and  hath 
stretched  out  the  heavens  ty  his 
discretion. 

13  When  he  n  uttereth  his  voice, 
there  is  a  7  multitude  of  waters 
in  the  heavens,  and  he  o  causeth 
the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ;  he  maketh 
lightnings  8  with  rain,  and  bring- 
elh  forth  the  wind  out  of  his  trea- 
sures. 

14  Every  man  is  9  brutish  in  p 
his  knowledge  ;  every  founder  js 

689 


Jtrtmidli'*  humble  nupphcation. 

confounded  !■)•  tlir  ginven  imiv^e  : 
for  111*  rnuUeii  iiinigc  it  faUcliouU, 
and  t/ie'e  is  no  Nic^iih  in  (ln-in. 

15  Tliiy  art  \uiiiiy,  and  the  work 
of  eiri'is  :  iii  I  lie  lime  uf  llicir  vici- 
tadoii  tlicy  ghull  puiibli. 

16  Tlic  Pui  tioii  y  oT  Jacob  it  not 
like  iliein  :  lor  he  it  the  former  of 
all  ihi/igs  ;  and  Isrui:!  i«  the  rod  r 
ol'  his  iiilieritiincc  :  The  Lord  of 
hosis  t  ti  bis  name. 

17  Gather  up  ihy  wares  out  of 
the  land,  O  10  iubabilaDl  of  the 
fortress  : 

\H  Fur  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
bulil,  I  uill  sling  (  out  the  inhuhi- 
lants  of  the  land  at  this  once,  and 
■will  distress  them,  tbal  they  may 
lind  il  so.  u 

19  Woe  is  me  for  my  hurt!  my 
wound  is  grievous  :  but  I  said, 
Tiuly  this  is  a  grief,  and  I  must 
I'  0  a  r  u  it. 

SO  My  tabernacle  is  spnilsd,  and 
all  my  cords  are  broken  :  my  chil- 
dren aic  gone  forth  of  me,  and 
they  ore  not  ;  there  is  none  to 
stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more, 
and  to  set   my  curtains. 

21  For  the  pastois  w  are  become 
brutish,  antl  have  not  sought  the 
Lord  ;  therefore  they  shall  not 
pro.?per,  and  all  their  flocks  shall 
be  scattered. 

£2  Behold,  the  noise  of  the  bruit 
is  come,  and  a  great  comnrrotion 
out  of  the  north  country,  to  make 
the  cities  of  Judah  desolate,  and  a 
den  of  dragons. 

23  O  Lord,  I  know  that  the  way 
z  ol  man  is  not  in  himself:  it  is 
not  in  man  that  walketh  to  direct 
his  steps. 

24  O  Lord,  correct  me,  but  y 
with  judgment;  not  in  thine  an- | 
ger,  lest  thou  bring  11  me  to  no- 
thing. 

25  Pour  z  out  thy  fury  upon  the 
heathen  that  know  thee  not,  and 
upon  the  families  that  call  not  on 
thy  name  :  for  they  have  eaten 
up  Jacob,  and  devoured  him,  and 
consumed  n  him,  and  have  made 
hh  habitation  de.solate. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

THE  word   that   cnme    to  Jere- 
miah   from    the    Lord,    say- 
ing, 

2  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  cov- 
enant, pnd  speak  unio  the  men  of 
Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
JeriKSiilem  ; 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  ; 
Cursed  a  be  the  man  that  ohejeth 
not  the  words  of  this  covenant, 

4  Which  I  commanded  your  fa- 

690 


JEREMIAH. 
q  I'».  16.  5 


B.  <:.  600. 


r  De.  32.  9. 
P«.  74.  2. 

•  Is.  47.4. 

10  ifJutbi- 
treit. 

tl  Sa  .25.29. 
u  Eze.  6.  10. 
V  IMi.7.  9. 

tp  c.  2.  8. 
Eze.  34.2- 
10. 

Zee.  10.  3. 
X  Pr.  16.  1. 
20.  24. 
y  Ps.  6.  1. 
c.  30.  11. 

11  diminish 
me. 

z  Ps.  79.6.7. 
a  La.  2.  22. 
aDe.27.  26. 
Ga.  3.  10. 


6  De.  4.  20. 
c  e.  7.  23. 

d  De.  7.  12, 

13. 

e  Ps.  105.  8- 

11. 

1  Amen, 
De.  27.  15- 
26. 

/Ro.  2.  13. 
Ja.  I.  22. 

g  c.  7.  13, 
&c. 

2  or,  stub- 
bornness, 
c.  7.  24. 
9.  14. 

h  Eze.  20, 
27-30. 

3  go/orth 
of. 

i  De.  32.  37. 

4  evil. 

k  c.  2.  28. 

5  shame, 
c.  3.  24. 
Hos.  9.  10. 

I  Ex.  32.  10. 
c.  7.  16. 


then  in  the  da;  that  I  brought 
them  furth  out  of  the  land  'of 
i'gypt.  '"-"'  llje  iron  6  furnace, 
myihg,  Ol^ey  c  my  voice,  and  do 
them,  according  to  all  which  I 
command  you  :  so  shall  ye  be 
my  people,  and  I  will  be  your 
Gcd  i 

5  That  d  I  may  perform  the 
oath  e  which  I  have  sworn  untu 
your  fatheie,  to  give  them  a  land 
tlowin;;  with  milk  and  honey,  aa  i( 
i<  this  day.  Then  answeied  I, 
and  said,  Su  I  be  it,  O  Loid. 

6  'J'hen  the  Loid  said  unto  me, 
P.oclaim  all  these  words  in  the 
cnies  of  Judah,  and  in  ihe  street* 
of  JeiUEalem,  saying,  Hear  ye  the 
words  of  this  covenant,  and  do /" 
them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  unto 
your  fictheis,  in  the  day  thrtl  I 
biuufhi  them  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Lgypt,  evm  unto  thip  day, 
using  g  early  and  protesting, 
saying,  Obey  my  voice. 

8  Yet  they  obeyed  not.  nor  in- 
clined their  ear,  but  walked  every 
one  in  the  imagination  2  of  their 
evil  heart  :  therel'oie  I  will  biing 
upon  them  all  the  words  of  thi* 
covenant  wliich  I  commanded 
them  to  do ;  but  they  did  them 
not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  A 
conspiracy  is  found  among  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  among  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  the 
iniquities  of  their  forefathers,  h 
which  refused  to  hear  my  words; 
and  they  went  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them  :  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judnh  have  bro- 
ken my  covenant,  which  I  made 
with  their  falheie. 

11  Therefore,  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  them,  which  they  shall  not 
be  able  to  3  escape  ;  and  though 
they  shall  ciy  unto  roe,  I  will  nut 
beaiken  unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, and  inhabitants  of  J  erusa- 
lem  go,  and  cry  unto  the  godsi 
unto  whom  they  offer  incense  :  but 
they  shall  not  sare  them  at  all  in 
the  timeoftheii  4  trouble. 

13  For  t  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  thy  cities  were  thy  gods,  O 
Judah  ;  and  according  to  tha 
number  of  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem have  ye  set  up  altars  to  that 
shameful  5  thing,  even  altars  to 
burn  incense  unto  Baal. 

14  Therefore   pray  not  /  thou  for 
I  this  people,  neither  lift  up  a  cry 


B.  C.  608. 


CHAP.  XU. 


or  prayer  for  thero  :   for  I  will  not  1  6  evil. 


hear  them  in  the  time  that  they 
cry  unto  me  for  their  6  trouble. 

15  What  7  hath  my  beloved  to 
do  in  mine  house,  seeing  m  she 
hath  wrought  lewdness  with  ma- 
ny, and  the  holy  n  flesh  is  passed 
from  thee  ?  when  8  thou  doest 
evil,  then  thou  rejoicest.  o 

16  The  Lord  called  thy  name, 
A  green  olive  p  tree,  fair,  and  of 
goodly  fruit  ;  with  the  noise  of  a 
great  tumult  he  hath  kindled  fire 
upon  it,  and  the  branches  of  it  are 
broken. 

17  Foe  the  Lord  of  hosts  that  y 
planted  thee  hath  pronounced  evil 
against  thee,  for  the  evil  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  and  of  the  house 
of  Ju.lah,  which  they  have  done 
against  themselves,  to  provoke  me 
to  anger,  in  ottering  incense  unto 
Baal. 

18  And  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
knowledge  r  of  it,  and  I  know  it : 
then  thou  showedst  s  me  their  do- 
ings. 

19  But  I  was  like  a  lamh,  or  an 
ox,  that  is  biought  to  the  slaugh- 
ter i  and  I  knew  not  that  they 
had  devised  devices  t  against  me, 
sapiiig.  Let  u  us  destroy  the  9  tree 
with  the  f  nit  thereof,  and  let  us 
cut  him  off  from  the  land  of  the 
living,  that  his  name  may  be  no 
more  remembered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
judges!  righteously,  that  triest  v 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  me  see 
thy  vengeance  on  them  :  for  unto 
thee  w  have  I  revealed  my  ca'jse. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  the  men  of  Anathoth,  that  seek 
thy  life,  saying,  Prophesy  not  x 
in'the  name  of  the  Lord,  that  thou 
die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts.  Behold,  I  will  10 
punish  them  ;  the  young  men 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  their  sons 
and  their  daughters  shall  die  by 
famine  ; 

23  And  there  shall  he  no  remnant 
of  them,  for  I  will  bring  e^il  upon 
the  men  of  Anathoth,  even  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  y 

CHAPTER  XIL 

RIGHTEOUS  a  art  thou,  O 
Lord,  when  I  plead  with 
thee  ;  yet  let  me  1  talk  with  thee 
of  thy  judgments  :  Wherefore  6 
doth  the  way  of  the  wioked  pros- 
per? ir/iere/ore  are  all  they  happy 
that  deal  very  treacherously? 
2  Thou  hast  planted  them  ;  yea, 
they  have  taken  root  :  they  2 
gtow  ;    yea,     they    bring     forth 


is  to  my  be- 
loved in  nvj 
house, 

OTMat.22.U 
n  Hag.2.12- 
14. 

8  or,  thy  evil 
is. 

0  Pr.  2.  14. 
;>Ro.  11.17. 
qc.  2.  21. 

r  Am.  3.  7. 
s  Eze.  8.  6. 

1  c.  18.  18. 

u  Lu.  20.10- 
15. 

9  stalk  with 
his  bread. 

V  lCh.28.9. 
Re.  2.  23. 
V,  Ps.  57.  1. 
xU.  30.  10. 
Am.  2.  12. 
7.13,16. Mi. 
2.  6. 

\Ovisit  upon 
yhn.  19.44. 
rt  Ps.  51.  4. 
Da.  9.  7. 

1  or,  reason 
the  case. 

b  Job  21.  7. 
&C.PS.73.3. 

2  go  un. 


cTit.  1.  16. 
d  Ps.  17.  3. 
139.1-23. 

3  with. 

e  Ja.  5.  5. 
/Ps.  107.34. 
^  Jos.  3.   15. 
h  Mi.  7.  6. 

4  or,  cried 
after  thee 
fully. 
iPr.26.24,25 

5  good 
things. 

k  Ps. 78.59, 
60. 

6  love  of. 

7  giveth 
out  his  voice 
or,  yellelh. 

8  or,  hav- 
ing talons. 
I  Is.  56.  9. 

9  or,  cause 
them  to 
come. 

10  portion 
of  desire. 

m  Is.  42.  25. 
n  Le.26.  16. 

11  or,  ye. 


Qod  lamenteth  hia  heritagt. 

fruit ;  thou  art  near  c  in  their 
mouth,  and  far  from  their  reins. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  knowest  d 
me  ;  thou  hast  seen  me,  and  tried 
mine  heart  toward  3  thee  :  pull 
them  out  like  sheep  for  the  slaugh- 
ter, and  prepare  them  for  the  day 
of  slaughter,  e 

4  How  longshall  the  land  mourn, 
and  the  herbs  of  every  field  with- 
er, fory  the  wickedness  of  them 
that  dwell  therein  ?  the  beasts  are 
consumed,  ;ind  the  birds  ;  because 
they  said,  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end. 

5  If  thou  hast  run  with  the  foot- 
men, and  they  have  wearied  thee, 
then  how  canst  thou  contend  with 
horses  ?  and  if  in  the  land  of 
peace,  wherein  thou  trustedst, 
they  wearied  thee,  then  how  wilt 
thou  do  in  the  swelling  g  of  Jor- 
dan ? 

6  For  even  thy  brethren  h  and 
the  house  of  thy  father,  even  they 
have  dealt  treacherously  with 
thee  ;  yea,  they  4  have  callej  a 
multitude  after  thee  :  i  believe 
them  not,  though  they  speak  5  fair 
words  unto  thee. 

7  I  have  forsaken  k  mine  house, 
I  have  left  mine  heritage  ;  I  have 
given  the  dearly  beloved  6  of  my 
soul  into  the  hand  of  her  enemies. 

8  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a 
lion  in  the  forest  ;  it  7  crieth  out 
against  me  ;  therefore  have  I  hat- 
ed It. 

9  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a 

8  speckled  bird  :  the  birds  round 
about  are  against  her:  come  lye, 
assemble  all  the  beasts  of  the  field, 

9  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  pastors  have  destroyed 
my  vineyard,  they  have  troddea 
my  portion  under  foot,  they  have 
made  my  10  pleasant  portion  a 
desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate, 
and  being  desolate  it  mournetli 
unto  me  ;  the  whole  land  is  made 
desolate,  m  because  no  man  layeth 
it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon 
all  high  places  through  the  wil- 
derness :  for  the  sword  of  the 
Lord  shall  devour  from  the  one 
end  of  the  land  even  to  the  other 
end  of  the  land  :  no  flesh  shall 
have  peace. 

13  They  have  sown  wheat,  but 
n  shall  reap  thorns  ;  they  have 
put  themselves  to  pain,  iu?  shall 
not  profit  ;  and  11  they  shall  be 
ashamed  of  your  revenues,  be- 
cause of  the  fierce  anger  of  ths 
Lord. 

6B1 


7\/pe  of  the  linen  girdle. 

M  Thui  sailli  ilir  Luid  ng'nintt 
all  inioe  evil  iieigliboiii8,  (hat 
touch  o  iUe  inlieril.ince  which  I 
have  caused  my  peuple  Uruttl  to 
inneiii  ;  Behuld,  I  will  pluck  ihein 
out  ul  their  luml,  uml  pluck  out 
the  house  of  Jud.ih  from  uiiiung 
tbrin. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  .if- 
ter  that  I   have   plucked   them  out 

1  will  j:>  return,  uiid  iiave  compas- 
sion on  thcin,  and  will  brin^  them 
a^ain,  every  iiiuu  to  Iii8  heiilu^e, 
and  eveiy  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  il  shall  come  to  pnss,  if 
they  will  diligently  learn  the 
ways  g  of  my  people,  to  swear  by 
my  name,  'I'he  Lord  liveth  ,  (as 
they  taujht  my  people  to  swear 
by  Baal,)  then  shall  tliey  be  r  built 
in  the  midst  of  my  people. 

17  But  if  s  they  will  not  obey,  I 
will  uiieily  pluck  up  and  destroy 
that  nation,  s-\hh  the  Lord. 

CHAPTKR  XIII. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto 
m-i,  Go  and  yet  thee  a  linen 
girdle,  and  put  it  upon  thy  loins, 
and  put  it  not  in  water, 

2  So  I  Jot  a  girdle,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it 
on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me  the  second  time, 
saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast 
got,  which  it  'ipon  thy  loins,  and 
arise,  go  to  Euphrates,  and  hide  it 
there  in  a  hole  of  the  lock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Eu- 
phrates, as  the  Lord  commanded 
me. 

6  And    it    came     to    pass    after 


A  Am.  8.  9. 


Zfrom  de- 
stroying 

many  days,    that    the    Lord    aa.\i\  tthem. 

unto  me,  Ai  ise.  go  to   Euph  ates, 

and  take  the   girdle   from   thence  1^  Jos.  7.   19. 

which  I  commanded  thee  to  hide 

there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and 
digged,  and  look  the  sirdle  from  ',i  Is.  59.  9. 
the  place  rthi/e  I  had  hid  it  ;  and,  I 
behold,  the  ginlle  was  marred,  itjirPs.  119. 
was  profiialile  for  nothinsr  j  136. 

8  Then    the    word    of    the    Lord   c.  9.  1. 
came  unto  me,  saving,  | 

9  Thus    saith    the    Lord,     After   i  2  K.  24.  12 
this  manner  will  1  mar  n  the  pride   Jon.  3.  6. 
of  Judah,  and  the  great  pride  of  .c.  22.  6. 
Jerusalem.  i 

10  Thi.s   evil   people,   which    re-   4  or,  Aead 
fngp    to    hear    mv    words,     which   tires. 
w.iik   6   in  'he    ••nnrirsticr.    '    ~'' 
tbeir   heait    and  walk  after  other  >«  2  K.  25. 
gods     vo  ferve  them,  and  to  wor-    21. 
ship   them,   shall   even  be   as  this   n  c.  6.22-24. 
girdle,  c  which  is  good   for  noib- 
inff.  IS  ti  i«i(  upon, 

688  ' 


JEREMIAH.  B.  C.  608. 

0  Zee. 2.8,9.     II  For  •■  (ha  (girdle  cleaveth  to 

the  loini  of  a  man,  m  have  I 
» De.  30.  3.  caused  to  cleave  unto  me  the 
E^e.  28.  25.     whole    house   of    Israel,    and    the 

whole  house  of  Judah,  saith  the 
f  Ca.  1.  8.        Lord  ;  d   lh.it   ihey  ini|hl  be  unto 

me  for  a  people,  and  lor  a  name, 
Ep.  2.  19.  and  lor  a  piaise,  and  for  a  glory  ; 
22.  but  they  would  not  hear. 

1  Pe.  2.  5.  12  Therefore  thou  shnit  spent 
unto  them  this  wu.d.  Thus  laitb 

a  Is.  60.  12.  the  Loal  God  of  Urael,  Every 
bottle   shall   be   filled  with  wine  ; 

a  Le.26.  19.  and  they  shall  say  unto  ihee,  Oo 
we  not  certainlv  know  that  every 

6  c.  16.  12.       bottle  shall  be  fflled  with  wine  7 

13  Then  shah  thou  say  unto 
\  or,  stub-  them.  Thus  saith  the  Loid,  Be- 
bornness.         hold,  I  will  fill  all  the  inhabitant* 

of  this  land,  even  the  kings  that 
c  Is.  3.  24.  sit  upon  David's  throne,  and  the 
p  iests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  with 
drunkenness,  e 

14  And  1  will  dash  /  them  one  3 
against  another,  even  the  fathers 
and  the  sons  together,  s.iith  the 
Lor>l  i  I  will  not  pity,  nor  spare, 
nor  have  mercy,  3  but  destroy 
them. 

15  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear ;  be 
not  proud  :  tor  the  Lord  hath 
spoken. 

16  Give  g  glory  to  the  Lord 
your  God,  before  he  cause  da.k- 
ness,  A  and  befoie  your  feet  stum- 
ble  upon  the  dark  inoiintains,  and 
while  ye  look  i  for  light,  he  turn  it 
into  the  shadow  of  death,  and 
make  7/  gross  darkness. 

17  But  ifye  will  not  hear  it.  my 
soul  shall  weep  k  in  secret  places 
for  ijour  pride  ;  and  mine  eyes 
shall  weep  sore,  and  r»n  down 
with  teais,  because  the  Lord's  flock 
is  carried  away  captive. 

j  IS  Say  unto  the  king  /  and  to 
the  queen,  Humble  yourselves, 
'sit  down;   for  your  principalities 

4  shall  come  down,  eoen  the  crowa 
of  your  glory. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall 
be  shut  up,  and  none  shall  open 
them  ,  m  Ju.-lah  shall  be  carried 
awav  captive  all  of  it,  it  shall  be 
wholly  carried  away  c.nptive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  be- 
hold them  that  come  from  the 
north  ;  n  wheie  in  the  flock  that 
was  given  thee,  thy  beautiful 
flock  ? 

2i    What    w^ilt  tnon  say  when  ne 

5  shall  punish  thee  "  (for  '.hoU 
h.TSt  tau?ht  them  to  be  captains, 
and  as  chief  over  thee  ;)  shall  not 
sorrows  take  thee,  as  a  woman  ia 
travail  ? 


dEx.  19.  5, 

e  Is.  51.  17, 

21. 

63.  6. 

c.  25.  15,  27. 

/Ps.  2.  9. 

2  a  man 
against  his 
brother. 


B.  C.  602. 

22  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
Wherefore  o  come  these  thinss 
upon  mu  ?  For  the  greatness  of 
thine  iuiqaiiy  are  thy  skirts 
discovered,  artd  thy  heels  6  made 
I)  are. 

•23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  his 
skin,  or  the  leopard  his  spots  ? 
tiun  may  ye  also  do  good,  that  are 
7  accustomed  to  do  evil. 

24  Therefoie  will  I  scatter  them 
OS  the  siuOble  p  that  passeth 
away  by  the  wind  of  the  wilder- 
ness. 

25  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of 
thy  measures  from  me,  sailh  the 
Lord  ;  because  thou  hast  for- 
gotten me,  and  trusted  in  false- 
hood, q 

25  Therefore  will  T  discover  r 
thy  skirts  upon  thy  face,  that  thy 
shame  may  appear. 

27  1  have  s-en  ihine  adulteries, 
and  thy  neighings,  s  the  lewJness 
of  thy  whoredom,  and  ihine  abom- 
inaiions  on  the  hills  t  in  the  fields. 
Woe  unto  thee,  O  Jerusalem  ! 
wilt  thou  not  be  made  clean  1  8 
when  shall-  u  it  once  be  ? 
CHAPTER   XIV. 

THE    word    of   the  Lord    that 
came  to  Jeremiah  concerning 
the  1  dearth. 

2  Judah  mourneth,  and  the  gates 
o  thereof  languish  ;  they  are  black 
unto  the  ground  ;  and  the  cry  of 
Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  senttheir 
little  ones  to  the  waters  :  they 
came  to  the  pits,  and  found  no  wa- 
ter ;  they  returned  with  their  ves- 
sels empty  ,  they  were  ashamed 
aitd  confounded,  and  covered  their 
heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt, 
for  there  was  no  rain  in  the  earth, 
the  plowmen  were  ashamed,  they 
covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in 
the  fiel  1,  and  forsook  it,  because 
there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  the  wild  asses  did  stand 
in  the  hi?h  places,  they  snuffed 
up  the  wind  like  dragons  ;  their 
eyes  did  fail,  because  there  was  no 
grass. 

7  O  Lord,  though  6  our  iniquities 
testify  against  us,  do  thnu  it  for 
thy  name's  sake  :  for  our  backslid- 
ings  are  many  ;  we  have  sinned 
against  thee. 

8  O  the  hope  c  of  Israel,  the 
Saviourthereof  in  time  of  trouble, 
d  why  shoulilest  thou  he  as  a  stran- 
ger in  the  land,  rnd  as  a  way-far- 
ing man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry 
for  a  night  ? 


CftAP.  XIV 

0  c.  16.  10, 
II. 

Hos.  12.  8. 

6  otjshall  be 
violently 
taken  away. 

7  taught. 
Pr.  19.  27. 
p  Ps.  1.4. 
Hos.  13.  3. 
q  Is.  28.  15. 
r  Hos.  2.  10. 
s  c.  S.  8. 

t  Is.  65.  7. 
Eze.  6.  13. 

8  after  when 
yet. 

u  Hos.  8.   5. 

1  words  of 
the  dearths, 
or,  re- 
straints. 

a  Is.  3.  26. 
La.  2.  9,  &c. 
b  Da.  9.  9. 
cc.  17.  13. 
Joel  3.  16. 
ITi.  1.  1. 
d  Ps.  46.  1. 


e  Is.  59.  1. 

/Ex   29.45, 
46. 

2  thy  name 
is  called  up- 
on us.  Da. 9. 
18,  19. 

g  c.  2.  25. 
h  Hos.  9.  9. 

i  Is.  1.  15. 
Zee.  7.  13. 
ytc.  28.2,&c. 

3  peace  of 
truth. 

ic.  27.10,15. 
TO  La.  2.  14. 
n  Is.  30.  10. 
o  Ps.  79.  3. 
pc.  4.  18. 
q  La.  1.16.2. 
18. 

re.  8,  21. 
La.  2.  1,  13. 
B  La.  1.  20. 
Eze,  7.  15. 


The  Lord  will  not  be  entreated. 

9  Why  «bouldest  tho:i  be  as  a 
man  astonished,  as  a  mighty  man 
that  e  cannot  save  ?  yet  tliou,  O 
Lord,  art  in  the  midst  /of  us,  and 
2  we  are  called  by  thy  name  ;  leave 
us  net. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this 
people,  Thus  have  they  loved  to 
wander,  they  have  not  refrained  g 
their  feet  ;  therefore  the  Lord  doth 
not  accept  them  :  he  will  now  re- 
member h  their  iniquity,  and  visit 
their  sins. 

11  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
Pray  not  for  this  people  for  their 
good. 

12  When  they  fast,  I  will  not  i 
hear  their  cry  ;  and  when  they 
otier  burnt-oflering  and  an  obla- 
tion, I  will  not  accept  them  ;  but 
I  will  consume  them  by  the  sword, 
and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence. 

13  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  I 
behold,  the  prophets  say  k  unto 
them.  Ye  shall  not  see  the  sword, 
neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ;  but 
I  will  give  you  3  assured  peace  in 
this  place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto 
mu.  The  prophets  prophesy  lies  I 
in  my  name  ;  I  sent  them  not, 
neither  have  I  commanded  them, 
neither  spake  unto  them  :  they 
prophesy  unto  you  a  false  vision 
and  divination,  and  a  thing  of  tti 
nought,  and  the  deceit  ?!  of  their 
heart. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  concerning  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  in  my  name,  and  I 
sent  them  not,  yet  they  say. 
Sword  and  famine  shall  not  be 
in  this  land  ;  By  sword  and  fa- 
mine shall  those  prophets  be 
consumed. 

16  And  the  people  to  whom  they 
prophesy  shall  be  cast  out  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  because  of 
the  famine  and  the  sword  :  and 
they  shall  have  none  to  bury  o 
them,  their  wives,  nor  'heir  sons, 
nor  their  daughters:  for  I  uill 
pour  their  wic.'tedness  p  upon 
them. 

17  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  this 
word  unto  them  ;  Let  q  mine 
eyes  run  down  with  tears  nisrht 
and  day,  and  let  them  not  cease  : 
for  the  virgin  daughter  of  my 
people  is  broken  r  with  a  great 
breach,  with  a  very  grievous 
blow. 

18  If  I  go  forth  s  into  the  field, 
then  behold  the  slain  with  the 
Bword  !  and  if  I  enter  into  the 
city,  then   behold  them  that  ars 

693 


IitJi,ction  qf  the  Jeica. 

sick  with  famine!  yea,  bolli  \\it . 
piopliel  and  ilie  priest  4  go  uboiit 
into  a  liiml  that  they  know  not. 

19  H.-iBi  ihi>u  utterly  lejeind  t 
Juilah?  Iialli  thy  soul  loathed  Zion? 
why  hast  thou  smitten  us,  and 
there  \i  no  healing  lor  u  us?  we 
li^oked  for  peace,  and  there  is  no 
good  ;  and  for  the  time  of  healing, 
and  l)ehold  trouble  ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord, 
our  wickedness,  and  the  iniijuiiy 
of  our  fathers  :  for  we  v  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

21  Do  not  w  abhor  us,  for  thy 
name's  sake  ;  do  not  disgrace  the 
throne  of  thy  glory  ;  remember, 
brei\k  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  Are  x  there  any  among  the 
vanities  of  the  Gentiles  that  can 
cause  rain  ?  y  or  can  the  heaven 
give  showers  ?  Art  not  thou  z  he, 
C)  Lord  our  GoJ  ?  therefore  we 
will  wail  upon  ihee  :  for  thou  hast 
made  all  these  things. 

CH.'VPTER  XV. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
Though  Moses  a  and  Samuel 
4  stood  before  mc,  yet  c  my  mind 
could  not  be  tow.ard  this  people  ; 
cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let 
them  go  foith. 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
they  say  unto  thee.  Whither 
shall  we  go  forth  ?  then  thou 
Shalt  tell  them.  Thus  saith  the 
I.oid.Suchd  as  are  for  death,  to 
death  ;  and  such  as  are  for  the 
sword,  to  the  sword  ;  and  such  as 
are  for  the  famine,  to  the  famine  j 
and  such  as  are  for  the  captivity, 
to  the  captivity. 

3  And  1  will  appoint  e  over  them 
four  kinds,  I  saith  the  Lord  ;  the 
Bword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to  tear, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  e.-\rlh,  to  devour 
and  destroy. 

4  And  I  will  2  cause  them  to  be  / 
removed  into  all  kinedoms  of  the 
earth,  because  g  of  3Ianasseh  the 
son  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  for 
tk'd  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  Tor  who  h.  shall  have  pity  upon 
thee,  O  Jenisalem  1  or  who  shall 
bemoan  thee  ?  or  who  shall  go 
aside  to  ask  3  how  thou  doest  ? 

6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  art  gone  backward; 
therefore  will  I  stretch  out  my 
hand  against  thee,  and  destroy 
th^e  ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting. 

7  And  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan 
i  in  the  zates  of  the  land  ;  I  will 
bereave  them  of  children,  4  I  will 
deitroy  my  people  since  they  return 
not  it  from  ibeir  ways. 

6»4 


JKRE^liAH. 
4  or,  make 
mircKnnditt 
agaiiifl  a 
land,  and 
men  ac-  i 
knoteUdge 
it  not. 
c.  5.  13. 
t  La.  .5.  22. 
u  c.  15.  18. 
e  Pe.  11)6.  6. 
Da.  9.  8. 
u  Ps.51.  n. 
xZec.  10.2. 
y  Ps.  74.1,2. 
zP».  135.  7. 
Is.  30.  ^3. 
a  Ex.  32.  11. 
6  1   Sa.  7.  9. 
Ps.  99.  6. 
cEze.  14.14. 
de.  43.  11. 
Eze.5.  2,12. 
Zee.  11.9. 
eLe.  26.  16. 
Eze.  14.   21. 

1  families. 

2  give  them 
for  a  re- 
movins- 
/De.  28.25. 
?  2K.24.3,4. 
A  Is.  .51.  19. 

3  of  thy 
pince. 

i  Mat.  3.12. 

4  or,  what- 
soever is 
dear. 

k  Am.  4.  10, 
U. 


5  or,  mothtT 
city  a 
young  man 
spoiling,  or, 
against  the 
mother  and 
the  young 
men. 

I  Am.  8.  9. 

m   Job  3.    1, 

&c. 

n  Ac.  8.  12. 

6  or,  entreat 
the  enemy 
for  thee. 

0  Ps.  106.46. 
;)Dc.32.22. 
-7  Lu.18,7.8. 
Ro.  12.  19. 
r  Ps.  lOe.M. 
s  Ps.  69.  7. 
Mat.  19.  29. 

1  Job  S3.  12. 


B.  C.  601 

8  Tli«ir  widowi  are  iocreatcd  tu 
nie  above  the  <and  of  the  seat  :  I 
have  brought  upon  them,  a?.iinsl 
the  5  mother  of  the  young  men,  a 
spoiler  at  nuoii-day  ;  I  ha>e  caused 
him  tu  fall  upon  It  suddenly,  eind 
(errors  upon  the  city. 

9  She  that  hath  borne  seven  lan- 
guishelh  ;  she  hath  given  up  the 
ghost  ;  her  lun  is  gone  down  while 
lit  was  yet  day  ;  (he  huth  been 
ashamed  and  confounded  :  .ind  the 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to 
the  sword  before  their  enemies, 
saith  the  Lord. 

10  Woe  m  is  me,  my  mother,  that 
thou  hast  home  me  a  man  ofstnfe, 
and  n  man  of  contention  to  the 
whole  earth  !  I  have  neither  lent 
on  usury,  nor  men  have  lent  to  me 
on  usury  ;  yet  every  one  of  them 
doth  curse  me. 

11  The  Lord  said.  Verily  it  shall 
be  well  with  n  thy  remnant,  verily 
I  will  cause  6  the  enemy  to  entreat 
thee  ujtllo  in  the  time  of  evil,  and 
in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  Sh;,ll  iron  break  the  northern 
iron  and  the  steel  ? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  trea- 
sures will  I  give  to  the  spoil  with- 
out price,  and  tluit  for  ali  thy  sins, 
even  in  all  thy  borders. 

14  And  1  will  make  thee  to  pass 
with  thine  enemies  into  a  land 
which  thou  knowest  not  ;  for  a  fire 
p  is  kindled  in  mine  anger,  vAirA 
shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  O  Lord,  thou  kndwest  :  re- 
member me,  and  visit  me,  and 
revenge  y  me  of  my  persecutors; 
take  r  me  not  away  in  thy  long- 
suffering  :  know  that  for  thy  sake 
s  f  have  suffered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I 
did  eat  them  ;  and  thy  worrl  t  wa« 
unto  me  the  joy  and  rejoicing  of 
mine  heart  :  for  7  I  am  called  by 
thy  name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

17  I  sat  not  in  the  assembly  of 
the  mockers,  nor  rejoiced  ;  I  sat 
alone,  because  of  thy  hand  :  for 
thou  hast  filled  me  with  indigna- 
tion : 

18  Why  u  is  my  pain  perpetual, 
and  my  wound  incurable,  lohicn 
refusetli  to  be  healed  ?  wilt  thou 
be  altogether  unto  me  as  a  liar, 
and  ai  waters  that  8  fail  ? 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  If  thou  V  return,  then  will 
I  bring  thee  again,  onrf  thou  shalt 
stand  before 'me  :  and  if  thou 
take   forth  the   precious  from  the 

7  thy  name  is  called  upon  me.  u  c. 
30.  15.  8  be  not  sure,  v  Zee.  3,  7. 


B.  C.  601. 

vile,  thou  shall  be  as  my  mouth  : 
let  lliem  return  unto  thee  ;  but 
return  thou  not  unto  them. 

SO  And  I  will  make  thee  unto 
this  people  a  fenced  brazen  wall  ; 
and  they  shall  fight  against  thee, 
but  they  shall  not  pievail  against 
thee  ;  lor  I  am  with  thee  to  save 
thee,  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will 
redeem  ihee  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
terrible. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 
ry^HE    word  of    the   Lord  came 

JL    also  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife, 
neither  shalt  thou  have  sons  nor 
daughters  in  this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  sons  and  concerning 
the  daughters  that  are  born  in  this 
place,  and  concerning  their  moth- 
ers that  bare  them,  and  concerning 
their  fathers  that  begat  them  in 
this  land  ,- 

4  They  shall  die  of  grievous  a 
deaths  :  they  shall  not  be  lament- 
ed, neither  shall  they  be  buried  ; 
but  they  shall  be  as  dung  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth  ;  and  they 
shall  be  consumed  by  the  sword, 
and  by  famine  ;  and  their  car- 
casses shall  be  meat  for  the  fowls 
cf  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Enter 
not  into  the  house  of  1  mourning, 
neither  go  to  lament  nor  bemoan 
them  :  for  I  have  taken  away  my 
peace  from  this  people,  saith  the 
Lord,  even  loving-kindness  and 
mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small 
shall  die  in  this  land  :  they  shall 
not  be  buried,  neither  shall  T)ien 
lament  for  them,  nor  cut  them- 
selves, nor  make  themselves  bald 
for  them  : 

7  Neither  shall  mm  2  tear  theTn- 
setres  for  them  in  mourning,  to 
comfort  them  for  the  dead  ;  nei- 
ther shall  men  give  thein  the  cup 
6  of  consolation  to  drink,  for  their 
father  or  for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the 
house  of  feasting,  to  sit  c  with 
them  to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ;  Behold, 
I  will  cause  to  cease  d  out  of  this 
place  in  your  eyes,  and  in  your 
days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
bride. 


CHAP.  XVI. 
a  c.  15.  2.       I 


1  or,  mourn- 
ing/east. 


2  or,  break 
bread  for 
them, 
Hos.  9.  4. 


6  Pr.  31.6,7. 


c  Ps.  26.  4. 
ICo.  5.  11. 


dHos.  2.  11. 


cDe.  29.  24. 

25. 

3  or,  stub- 
bornness, 
c.  13.  13. 

/De.  4.26- 

28. 

28.  63—65. 

g  c.  23.  7,  8. 

h  c.  24.  6. 
30.  3. 
32.  37. 

i  Am.  4.  2. 
Hab.  1.  15. 

k  Ps.  139.  3. 
c.  32.  19. 

i  Job  34.  21, 

22. 


n  Eze.  43.  7. 
9. 

0  Pb.  18.  2. 
p  Ps.  27.  5. 

q   Is.   60.  3. 
62.  2. 

r  Is.  44.  10. 


TIte  Jews' TestoTat-ion/ores!iOion 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  thou  shalt  show  ihis  people 
all  thest  words,  and  ihey  shall  say 
unto  thee,  e  Wherefore  hath  the 
Lord  pronounced  all  this  great 
evil  against  us?  or  what  is  our 
iniquity?  or  what  is  our  sin  that 
we  have  committed  against  the 
Lord  our  God  ? 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
them,  Because  your  fathers  have 
forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
have  walked  after  other  gods, 
and  have  served  them,  and  have 
worshipped  them,  and  have  for- 
saken me,  and  have  not  kept  my 
law  ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than 
yonr  fathers  ;  (for,  behold,  ye 
walk  everyone  after  the  3  imagi- 
nation of  his  evil  heart,  that  they 
may  not  hearken  unto  me  ;) 

13  Thereforey"  will  I  cast  you  out 
of  this  land  into  a  land  that  ye 
know  not,  neither  ye  nor  your  fath- 
ers ;  and  there  shall  ye  serve  other 
go<ls  day  and  night,  where  I  will 
not  show  you  favour. 

14  Therefore,  g  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  it 
shall  no  more  be  said,  The  Lord 
liveth  that  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  the  land   of 

Ejypt  ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth  that 
brought  up  the  children  of  Israel 
from  the  land  of  the  nonh,  and 
from  all  the  lands  whither  he  ha<l 
driven  them  :  and  I  will  bring 
them  again  h  into  their  land  that  I 
gave  unto  their  fathers. 

16  Behold,  I  will  send  for  many  i 
fishers,  saith  the  Lord,  and  they 
shall  fish  them  ;  and  after  will  I 
send  for  many  hunters,  and  they 
shall  hunt  them  from  every  moun- 
tain, and  from  every  hill,  and  out 
of  the  holes  of  the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  k  eyes  are  upon  all 
their  ways  ;  they  are  not  hid  from 
my  face,  neither  is  their  iniquity 
hid  I  from  mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I  will  recompense 
their  iniquity  and  their  sin  dou- 
ble ;  m  because  they  n  have  defil- 
ed my  land,  they  have  filled  mine 
inheritance  with  the  carcasses  of 
tlieir  detestable  and  abominable 
things. 

19  O  Lord,  my  strength,  o  and 
my  fortress,  and  my  refuge  in  the 
day  of  p  affliction,  the  Gentiles 
shall  come  g  unto  Ihee  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say, 
Surely  our  fathers  have  inherited 
lies,  vanity,  and  things '^herein  r 
there  is  no  profit. 

695 


The  caplhlty  of  Judah. 

20  Shall  n  mnn  make  fods  unto 
himself,  and  ilicy  are  no  s  gnds  ? 

SI  The  retort;,  bthold,  I  will  this 
once  cause  them  to  know,  I  will 
cause  them  to  know  mine  hand 
and  my  mijht  ;  and  ihoy  shall 
know  that  t  my  name  4  is  The 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XVri. 
rr>HE    sin   of   Judah    ia  written 

X  with  a  pen  of  iron,  a/id  with 
the  1  jioint  of  a  diamond  *.  it  13 
gfraven  upon  the  tahle  n  of  their 
heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  your 
alt;tis  ; 

2  Whilst  theirchildren  remember 
their  altars  and  their  2:rove3  6  by 
the  g'reen  trees  upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  c  in  the  field, 
I  d  will  jive  thy  substance  and  ail 
ihy  ti'Dasures  to  the  spoil,  renrf  thy 
higfh  places  tor  sin,  throughout  all 
thy  boideis. 

4  And  thou,  even  2  thyself,  shall 
discontinue  from  thine  heritag'e 
that  I  gave  thee  ;  and  f  will  cause 
thee  to  serve  thine  enemies  e  in 
the  land  which  thou  knowest  not  : 
for  ye  have  kindled  a  fire  in  mine 
anger,  which  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ,  Cursed 
/be  the  man  that  tru.steth  in  man, 
and  m,ikclh  flesh  his  arm,  and 
whose  heart  depirteth  from  the 
l.orl. 

6  For  he  shall  be  like  the  heath 
in  the  desert,  and  shall  not  see 
when  jrond  cometh  ;  but  shall  in- 
habit the  parched  places  in  the 
wilderness,  in  a  salt  g  land  and  not 
inhabited. 

7  Blessed  k  is  the  man  that  trust- 
eih  in  the  Lord,  and  whose  hope 
the  Lord  is  : 

8  For  he  shall  be  as  a  treei  plant- 
ed by  the  waters,  and  that  spread - 
eth  out  her  roots  by  the  river,  and 
shall  not  see  when  heat  cometh, 
but  her  leaf  shall  be  green,  and 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  3 
drought,  neither  shall  cease  from 
yieldinsr  fruit. 

9  The  heart  le  i.'  deceitful  above 
all  things,  and  desperately  /  wick- 
ed :  who  can  know  it  ? 

10  I  the  Lord  search  m  the 
heart,  /  try  the  reins,  even  to  give 
every  man  according  to  his  ways, 
ffinr/ according  to  the  fruit  n  of  his 
doinss. 

11  As  the  partridge  4  sitteth  on 
e^-jff,  and  hatcheth  them  not;  so 
he  o  that  sretteth  riches,  and  not 
by  right,  shall  leave  them  in  the 
milst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end 
thall  be  a  fool,  p 

13  A  fflorious  high  throne  o  from 
698 


JEREiMlAH. 

a  Is.  37.  19. 
tc.  33  2. 
Am.  5.  8. 
4  or,  JE- 
HOVAH, 
Ps.  83.  18. 

1  nail. 
oPr.  3.  3. 

2  Co.  3.  3. 
b  2  Ch.  24. 
18. 

Is.  1.29. 
c  La.  5.  17, 
18. 
da.  15.  13. 

2  in  thyself. 
e  Ne.  9.  28. 
/Ps.  146.3- 
5. 

Is.  30.    1,  2. 
?Jn.  9.  45. 
h  Ps.  2.  12. 
34.  8. 
84.  12. 
Pr,  16.  20. 
i  Ps.  1.  3. 

3  or,  re- 
straint, 
k  Mat.  15. 
19. 

I  Ec.  9.  3. 
?.-ilCh.28.9. 
Ro.  8.  27. 
Re.  2.  23. 
n  Ga.  6.  7,8. 

4  or,  gnth- 
ereth 
young 
which  she 
hath  not 
brought 
forth, 
o  Hab.  2.  6- 
11. 

p  Lu.  12.20. 
q  Ps.  103.19. 


r  Ps.  96.  6. 
a  Lu.  10.20. 
tc.  2.   13. 
Jno.  4.  10, 
14. 

uDe.lO.  21. 

B2Pe.  3.  4. 

5  after. 
MC.  16.  19. 

6  break 
them  let  th 
a  double 
breach. 
c.14.  17. 
xNe.  13.19. 
yc.  7.  24,26. 
zVt.  29.  1. 
nls.58.l3,14, 


ti.  C.  601. 

the  beginning  it  thu  place  of  our  r 
B.'inrtiiary. 

13  t)  Lord,  the  Hope  of  Israel, 
all  that  forsake  thee  shall  be 
ashamed,  a/id  they  that  depart 
from  me  shall  be  written  a  in  the 
earth,  because  they  have  forsaken 
the  Lord,  the  fountain  (  of  living 
waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I 
shall  be  healed  ;  save  me,  and  I 
shall  be  saved  :  for  thou  uart  my 
praive. 

15  Behold,  they  say  unto  me,  v 
Where  is  the  word  of  the  Lord? 
let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,  I  have  not  hastened 
from  being  a  pastor  5  to  follow  the;; 
neither  have  I  desired  the  woeful 
day  ;  thou  knowest  :  that  which 
came  out  of  my  lips  was  right 
before  thee. 

17  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me  :  thou 
u  art  my  hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  Let  them  be  confounded  that 
persecute  me,  but  let  not  me  be 
confounded  ;  let  them  be  dismay- 
ed, but  let  not  me  be  dismayed  : 
bring  upon  them  the  day  of  evil, 
and  6  destroy  them  with  doublft 
destruction. 

19  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me  ; 
Go  and  stand  in  the  gate  of  the 
children  of  the  people,  whereby 
the  kings  of  Judah  come  in,  and 
by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in 
all  the  g.ates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them.  Hear  ye 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of 
Judah,  and  all  Judah,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  that 
enter  in  by  these  gates  : 

21  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  Take 
heed  to  yourselves,  and  bear  no 
burden  on  the  sabbath  day,  i  nor 
bring  it  in  by  the  gale?  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden 
out  of  your  houses  on  the  sabbath 
day,  neither  do  ye  any  work  ;  but 
hallow  ye  (he  sabbath  day,  as  I 
commanded  your  fathers. 

28  But  y  they  obeyed  not,  neither 
inclined  their  ear.  but  made  their 
neck  stifi^,  z  that  they  might  not 
hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye 
diligently  hearken  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  to  bring  in  no  burden 
through  the  gates  of  this  city 
on  the  sabbath  day,  but  n  hallow 
the  sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work 
therein  ; 

25  Then  shall  there  enter  into 
the  gates  of  this  city  kings  and 
princes  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
David  riding  in  chariots  and  on 


B.  C.  601. 

horses,  they,  and  their  princes, 
the  men  of  judah,  and  the  inbab- 
ilanis  of  Jerusalem;  and  this  city 
shall  remain  for  ever. 
26  And  they  shall  come  from  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  from  the 
places    b   about    Jerusalem,    and 


6  c.  32.44. 
c  Zee.  7.  7. 
rfPs.  107.22. 
116.  17. 
He.  13.  15. 
e  Eze.  22.  8. 
/La.  4.  1). 


from   the   land   of  Benjamin,   and  I  Am.  2.  4,  5. 


from  the  plain,  c  and  from  the 
mountains,  and  from  the  south, 
bringing  burnt-offerings,  and  sac- 
rifices, and  raeat-offeiings,  and 
incense,  and  bringing  sacrifices  d 
of  praise  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken 
unto  rae  to  hallow  the  sabbath 
day,  e  and  not  to  bear  a  burden, 
even  entering'  in  at  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day  ; 
then  will  I  kindle  a  fire  in  /  the 
gates  thereof,  and  it  .shall  devour 
the  palaces  g-  of  Jerusalem,  and  it 
shall  not  be  quenched. 

CHAPTKR  XVIir. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jere- 
miah  from  the  Lord,  savin 


g-2K.  25.  9. 
\  frames, 
or,  seats. 

2  or  was 
marred,  as 
clay. 

3  returned 
and  made, 
a  Is.  45.  9. 
Ro.  9.  20, 
21. 

b  Is.  64.  8. 
c  Eze. 18.21. 
33.  II,  13. 
rf  c  26.  3. 
Jon.  3.  10. 

e2K.17.  13. 


2  Arise,  and  g'o  down  to  the   pot-  ic.  7.  3. 
ter's  house,   and  there  I  will  cause  i  25.  5. 
thee  to  hear  my  words.  26.  13. 

3  Then   I  went   down  to  the  pot-   35.  15. 
ter's     house,     and,     behold,     he  yc.  2.  25. 
wrought  a  work  on  the  1  wheels.      \s  c.  2.  10. 

4  And  the  vessel   that   he  made  2   1  Cor.  5.  I. 
of  clay  was  marred  in  the  hands  of  A  c.  5.  30. 
the  potter  ;  so  he  3  made   il   again    i  Jno.  6.  63. 
another     vessel,   as  seemed  good  |  4  or,  my 
to  the  potter  to  make  it.  Ijields  for  a 

5  Then    the    word    of    the    Lord  ;  rocA,  or,  for 
came  lo  me,sayin2', 

6  O  house  of  Israel,  cannot  a  I 
do  with  you  as  this  potter?  saith 
the  Lord.  Behold,  as  b  the  clay 
is  in  the  potter's  hand,  so  are  ye 
in  mine  hand,  0  house  of  Israel. 

7  At  what  instant  I  shall  speak 
concerning  a  nation,  and  con- 
cerning a  kingdom,  to  pluck  up, 
and  to  pull  down,  and  to  destroy 
it: 

8  If  c  that  nation,   against   whom 
I  have  pronounced,  turn  from  their  jo  I  K.  9.  8. 
evil,    I   will   repent  d  of  the   evil    La.  2.  15. 
that  1  thought  to  do  unto  them.       \p  De.  28.59 

9  And  at    what    instant    I  shall    g  Fs.  48.  7. 
speik    concerning  a    nation,   and 
concerning  a  kingdom,  to    build, 
and  to  plant  it. 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that  it 
obey  not  my  voice,  then  I   will  re-  j  5  or, /or. 

Fent  of  the  good  wherewith  I  said  iu  Ps.  64.  1, 
would  benefit  them.  4. 

11  Now,   therefore,  go  to,  speak  i«  Ps.  109.  4, 
to  the   men  of  Judah,  and  to   thej&c. 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,   saying,  ,  Pr.  17.  13. 
Thus    saith   the    Lord,   behold,    I'wPs.  35.  7. 
fiame  eril   against  you,   and    da-\'6  thtm  out. 


CHAP.  XVIII.  Judgmerxt  upon  Jttdan. 

vise  a  device  against  you  :  return 
e  ye  now  every  one  from  his  evil 
way,  and  make  your  ways  and 
your  doings  good. 

12  And  they  said.  There  y  is  no 
hope  ;  but  we  will  walk  after  our 
own  devices,  and  we  will  every 
one  do  the  imagination  of  his  evil 
heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
8  Ask  ye  now  among  the  heathen, 
who  hath  beard  such  things  :  the 
virgin  of  Israel  hath  done  a  veiy 
horrible  h.  thing. 

14  Will  i  a  man  leave  4  the  snow 
of  Lebanon  which  cometh  from  the 
rock  of  the  field?  or  shall  the  cold 
flowing  waters  that  come  from  an- 
other place  be  forsaken  ? 

15  Because  my  people  have  for- 
gotten me,  k  they  have  burnt  in- 
cense to  I  vanity,  and  they  have 
caused  them  to  stumble  in  their 
ways/rom  the  ancient  m  paths,  to 
walk  in  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast 
up  ; 

16  To  make  n  their  land  deso- 
late, atid  a  perpetual  hissing  :  o 
every  one  that  passeth  thereby 
shall  be  astonished,  p  and  wag  his 
head. 

17  I  will  scatter  them  as  with  q 
an  east  wind  before  the  enemy  ;  I 
will  shew  them  the  back,  r  and 
not  the  face,  in  the  day  of  their  s 
calamity. 

18  Then  said  they,  Come  and 
let  us  devise  devices  against  Jer- 
emiah ;  for  the  law  shall  not  per- 
ish from  the  priest,  nor  counsel 
from  the  wise,  nor  the  word  from 
the  prophet  :  come,  and  let  us 
smite  him  5  with  the  tongue,  and 
let  us  not  give  heed  to  any  of  his 
words. 

19  Give  u  heed  to  me,  O  Lord, 
and  hearken  to  the  voice  of  them 
that  contend  with  me. 

20  Shnll  y  evil  be  recompensed 
for  good  .'  for  they  have  digged  v> 
a  pit  for  my  soul.  Remember  that 
1  stood  before  thee  to  speak  good 
for  them,  and  to  turn  away  thy 
wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  deliver  up  their  chil- 
dren to  the  famine,  and  pour  6  out 
their  blood,  by  the  force  of  the 
swo  d  ;  and  let  their  wives  be  be- 
reaved of  their  children,  and  be 
widows  ;  and  let  their  men  be  put 
to  death;  let  their  young  men  be 
slain  by  the  sword  in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their 
houses,  when  thou  shall  bring  a 
troop  suddenly  upon  them ;  for 
they  have  digged  a  pit  to  take 
me,  and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

697 


the  snow  of 
Lebanon  .1 
shall  the 
running 
waters  be 
forsaken  for 
the  strange 
cold  waters? 
k  c.  2.  32. 
l\s.  41.  29. 
m  c.  6.  16. 
n  Mi.  6.  16. 


r  c.  2.27. 

sPr.  1.  25, 

26. 

tc.  11.  19. 


DcKolation  of  the  Jews  typi/ud. 
23  Yei,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all 
their  counsel  ng'uinBt  me  7  to  slay 
X  me  :  I'org-ive  not  their  iniiiuity, 
iijiiliei  bKa  out  their  Bin  from  thy 
Biylil  ;  b'Jt  let  them  be  overthrown 
before  thee  :  dea!  thus  with  them 
111  the  time  of  thine  anjer. 
CHAPTKil  XIX. 

THUS  saitli  the  Lord,  Go,  .inil 
Jet  a  potter's  eailhen  bottle, 
and  take  of  the  ancients  of  the 
people,  and  of  the  ancients  of  the 
priests, 

2  And  go  forth  unto  the  valley  a 
of  the  son  of  Hinnoin,  which  J.v 
by  the  entry  of  the  east  1  yate, 
and  proclaim  there  the  words  that 
I  shall  tell  thee, 

3  And  6  say.  Hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  king's  of  Judah,  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ;  Tims 
«aiih  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Isiael,  Behold  c  I  will  brin^ 
evil  upon  this  place,  the  which 
whosoever  heareth,  his  cars  shall 
f  injle. 

4  Because  d  they  have  forsaken 
me,  and  have  estranged  this  place, 
and  have  burnt  incense  in  it  unto 
other  gods,  whom  neilher  they  e 
nor  their  fathers  have  known,  nor 
the  kinjs  of  Judah,  and  have  filled 
thii  place  with  the  bloody  of  inno- 
cents : 

5  They  have  built  also  the  hijh 
places  of  Baal,  to  burn  their  eons 
with  fire  yor  burnt-ofierings  unto 
Baal,  which  I  commanded  not,  g 
nor  spake  it,  neither  canie  it  into 
.ny  mind  : 

6  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
place  shall  no  more  be  called  To- 
phct,  nor  Th3  valley  of  the  son 
of  Hinnoin,  but  The  valley  of 
slaughter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the 
counsel  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem 
in  this  place  ;  and  I  will  cause 
them  to  fall  by  the  sword  h  be- 
fore their  enemies,  and  by  the 
hands  of  them  that  seek  their 
lives;  and  their  carcasses  i  will  I 
give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

8  And  k  I  will  make  this  city 
desolate,  and  an  hissing:  every 
one  that  passeth  thereby  shall  be 
astonished  and  /  hiss,  because  of 
all  the  plagues  thereof. 

9  .Vnd  I  will  cause  them  to  eat  m 
th-!  flesh  of  their  sons,  and  the 
flesh  of  their  daughters,  and  they 
shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh  of 
his  friend,  in  the  siege  and  strait- 
new     wb«re\vith    their    <nemies, 

698 


JEHKMIAH 

7/or  death. 

X  Ps.  37.  32, 
33. 

a  Jos.  15.  8. 
c.  7.  31. 

1  sun  gate. 

b  c.  17.  20. 
c2K.2l.  12. 

dDe.SS.  20. 
Is.  65.  11. 
c.  2.  13,  U. 

eDc.32.  17. 
/2K.2L16. 
24.4. 

y  Le.  18.21. 

hhe.  26.  17. 
De.  28.  25. 

:  Ps.  79.  2. 

Arc.  18.  16. 

U  K.  9.  8. 

r,iLe.26.29. 
De.  2b.  53. 
Is.  9.  20. 
La.  4.  10. 


n  c.  51.  63, 
64. 

0  Ps.  2.  9. 
Is.  30.  14. 
La  4.  2. 

2  healed. 

p  c.  7.  32. 

y2K.'x3.10, 

12. 

r  c.  32.  29. 
Zep.  1.5. 
s  c.  7.  18. 
r2Ch.  20.  5. 
u  c.  17.  23. 
V  Ps.  58.2-5. 

a  1  Ch.  24. 
14. 

1  i.  e.fear 
round 
about, 

Ps.  31.  13. 
r.  6.  25. 
ver.  10. 
c.46.5. 


B.  C.  805. 
and  llicy  that  aeck  Ihrir  lives, 
shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  n  shall  thou  break  the 
bottle  ill  the  sight  of  the  men  that 
go  with  thee, 

11  And  shall  say  unto  them, 
Thus  eaith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Kveii  so  o  will  I  break  this  people, 
and  this  city,  as  one  bceakeili  a 
potter's  vessel,  that  cannot  be  2 
made  whole  a|;'ain  ;  and  they  shall 
bury  them  in  Tophel,  lill^  there  be 
no  place  to  bury. 

12  Thus  will  1  do  unto  this  place, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  to  the  in- 
h.ibitants  thereof,  and  even  make 
this  city  as  Tophel  : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem, 
and  the  ho'ises  of  the  kings  of 
Judah,  shall  be  defiled  as  o  the 
place  of  Tophel,  because  of  all 
the  houses  upon  whose  roofs  r 
they  have  burnt  incense  unto  all 
the  host  of  heaven,  and  have 
poured  out  drink-tff'erings  a  unto 
other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from 
Topliet,  whither  the  Lord  had 
sent  him  to  prophesy  ;  and  he 
stood  in  the  court  t  of  the  Lord's 
house,  and  said  to  all  the   people, 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ol  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  upon  this  city,  and  upon 
all  her  towns  all  the  evil  thai  I 
have  pronounced  against  it  ;  be- 
cause u  they  have  hardened  their 
necks,  that  they  might  not  hear  t> 
my  words. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

NOW  Pashur,  the  son  of  Im- 
rnera  the  priest,  who  was  also 
chief  governor  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  heard  that  Jeremiah  pro- 
phesied these  things. 

2  Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  put  him  in  the 
stocks  that  were  iii  the  high  gate 
of  Benjamin,  which  was  by  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the 
morrow,  that  Pashur  brought 
forth  Jeremiah  out  of  the  stocks. 
Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  him, 
The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy 
name  Pashur,  but  1  Magor- 
missabib. 

4  For  thus  sailh  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  make  thee  a  terror  to 
thyself,  and  to  all  thy  friends,  and 
they  shall  fall  by  the  sword  of 
their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  behold  it:  and  I  will  give 
all  Judah  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  car- 
ry them  captive  into  Babylon,  and 
shall  slay  them  with  the  sword. 


B.  C.  605.  CHAP.  XXI 

5  Moreover,  6  I  will   deliver  all   6  2  K.  20.17. 
the   alrength  of  this  city,  and  all   24.  12-16. 
the    laliQUiS  thereot,  and    all    the   25.  13,  &c. 
precious    things    thereof,  and    all   c  c.  14.  13- 
the  treasures  of  the    kings  of  Ju-    15. 
dahwill  1  give    into  the    hand    of  29.21. 
their    enemies,  which    shall   spoil   2  or,  en- 
them,  and  take    them,  and   carry    ticed. 
them  to  Babylon.  jrfLa.S.  14. 

6  Aad  thou,  Pashur,  and   all   that 'ec.  5.1. 
dwell  in  thine  house,  shall  go  in-   6.  7. 

to  captivity  :  and  thou   shalt  come  ,7.  9. 

to  Babylon,  and   theie  thou   shalt  /Job  32.  18, 

die,   and    shalt    be     buried   there,    19. 

thou,  and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  1 1  Cor.  9.  16. 

thou  hast  prophesied  c  lies.  17. 

7  O  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived  i^  Ac.  4.  20. 
me,  and    I  was  2  deceived  ;    thou  |18.  5. 

art  ftronger  than  I,  and  hast  pre-  \h  Ps.  31.  13. 
vailed  :  I  am  in  d  derision  daily,  I  i  Pr.  10.  18. 
every  one  mocketh  me.  \d  every  vian 

8  For  since  I  spake,   I  cried   ow\.y\of  my 'peace. 
I   cried   violence  e  and  spoil;  be-   A- Job  19.  19. 
cause  the    word   of  the   Lord    was  I  Ps.  41.9. 
made  a  reproach  unto   me,   and  a  55.  13,  14. 
derision,  daily.  Lu.  11.  53. 

9  Then   1  said,   I   will   not  make    ^c.  1.  8.  19. 
mention    of   him,  nor  speak    anvimDe.  32. 
more  in  his  name  :  but /lis  f  icoi'diSS.  36. 

was  in  mine  heart  as  a  burning  I  ;ic.  15.20. 
fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  o  c.  23.  40. 
was  weary  with  forbearing,  and  -p  c.  17.  10. 
g  I  could  not  slay.  \q  P=.  59.  10. 

10  For/,  I  heard  the  defaming  of  r  Is.  38.  14. 
many,  fear  on  every  side.  Report,  |lPe.  2.1^3. 
say  Ihey,  and    *e  will  i  report    it.  I  4.  19. 

All  3  my    familiars   /:  watched   for  '  s  Ps.  34.  6. 
my  halting,   saying,  peradventuie  135.  S,  10. 
he  will  be   enticed,   and   we  shall  1 109.  30,31. 
prevail   against  him,  and  we  shall  It  Job  3.  1. 
take  our  revenge  on  him.  I&c. 

11    But  /  the  Lord   is  with    me   c.  15.  10. 

as   a    mighty  terrible  one;  there-   

fore   my   persecutors    shall   stum-  \     r-      .n  0= 
ble,     m    and    they     shall    not    „'wGe.  19.  25. 
prevail  ;     they    shall    be      greatly   v  Ec.  6.  3. 
ashamed  ;  for  they  shall  not   pros-  1      ,       „    ^ 
per;    their  everlasting    confusion    "" 
shall  never  0  he  forgotten. 

12  But  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that 
triest  the  p  righteous,  and  seest 
the  reins  and  the  heart,  let  q  me 
see  thy  vengeance  on  them  ;  for 
r  unto  thee  have  I  opened  my 
cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise 
ye  the  Lord  ;  for  s  he  hath  de- 
livered the  soul  of  the  poor  from 
the  hand  of  evil-doers. 

14  Cursed  t  be  the  day  wherein  I 
was  born  :  let  not  the  day  where- 
in ray  mother  bare   me  be  blessed. 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  who 
brought  tidings  to  my  father,  say- 
ing, A  man-child  is  born  unto 
thee  :  making  him  very  glad. 

16  And   let  that    man  be    ss  the 


X  Ps.  90.  10. 

ac.  38.  1. 

6  2K.  is.  18. 
C.29.  25. 

c  c.  37.  3,7. 
Eze.  14.  4,5. 
dc.  52.  18. 


e  Is.  13.  4. 
La.  2.  5. 

/Ex.6.  6. 
fr2K.25.  5, 
&c. 

c.  37.  17. 
39.  5.  &e. 
52.  9.  &.C. 
/iDe.28.  50. 
8Ch.  36.17. 


The  captivity  foretold, 

cities  which  the  Lord  over- 
threw, u  and  repented  not  ;  and 
let  him  hear  the  cry  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  shouting  at  noon- 
tide ; 

17  Because  v  he  slew  me  not 
I'rom  the  womb  ;  or  that  my  mo- 
ther might  have  been  my  grave, 
and  her  womb  lo  be  always  great 
iDith  me. 

18  Wherefore  came  I  forth  out 
ofthewombto  see  w  labour  and 
sorrow,  x  that  my  days  should  be 
consumed  with  shame  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

THE  word  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord, 
when  king  Zedekiah  sent  unto 
him  Pashur,  a  the  son  of  Melchioh, 
and  Zephaniah,  6  the  son  of  Maa- 
.'eiah  the  priest,  saying, 

2  Inquire,  c  I  pray  thee  of  the 
Lord  for  us  ;  for  Nebuchadrez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  maketh  war 
against  us  ;  if  so  be  that  the  Lord 
will  deal  with  us  according  to  all 
his  wondrous  works,  that  he  may 
go  up  from  us. 

3  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  them, 
Thus   shall  ye   say   to    Zedekiah  : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Loid  God  of 
Israel,  Behold,  I  will  turn  back  d 
the  weapons  of  war  that  are  in 
your  hands  wherewith  ye  fight 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
against  the  Chaldeans,  which  be- 
siege you  without  the  walls,  and 
I  will  assemble  them  into  the 
midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  e  myself  will  fight 
against  you  with  an/ outstretched 
hand,  and  with  a  strong  arm, 
even  in  anger,  and  in  fury,  and 
in  great  wrath. 

6  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabi- 
tants of  this  city,  ^oth  men  and 
beast  :  they  shall  die  of  a  great 
pestilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord, 
I  will  delivery-  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judiih,  Kud  his  servants,  and  the 
people,  and  such  as  are  left  in 
this  city  from  the  pestilence,  from 
the  sword,  and    from  the   famine, 

I  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and 
into  the  hand  of  those  that 
seek  their  life  ;  and  he  h  shall 
smite  them  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword  ;  lie  shall  not  spare 
them  neither  have  pity,  nor  have 
mercy. 

8  And  unto  this  people  thou  sbalt 
say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord ;  Be- 
hold, I  set  before  you  the  way  of 
ljf«,  and  the  way  of  death. 

€99 


Exhorlalion  to  repentance. 

9  lie  2  that  abi'letli  in  this  city 
shall  (lie  l>y  ilie  su-unl,  and  by  the 
famine,  :iriJ  by  the  pealileiice  : 
but  he  that  g-uelh  out,  and  falleth 
to  the  CUiJdeans  ih.it  besiege  you, 
he  shall  live,  and  his  lil'e  &hull  be 
unto  hun  lor  a  k  prey. 

lU  For  I  have  set  I  my  face 
agains:  this  city  fur  evil,  and  n'>t 
for^uod,  sailh  the  Luid  ;  it  shall 
be  £iven  into  the  h:>nd  of  the  kin^ 
of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  m  burn 
it  with  lire. 

11  And  loiichin^the  house  of  the 
kinj  of  Judali,  say,  Hear  ye  the 
Word  of  the  Lord  ; 

12  O  house  of  David,  thus  saith 
the  I>oid,  I  Execnte  «  judgment 
in  the  o  morning',  and  deliver  him 
that  is  spoiled  oat  of  the  hand 
of  the  oppressor,  lest  iny  fury  go 
out  like  fire,  and  burn  that  none 
can  quench  if,  because  of  the  evil 
of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O 
2  inhabitant  of  the  valley,  and  rock 


JESEMIAH 

t  c.  38.  2,  17 
A  c.  39.   18. 
Ic.ii.  11. 
Am.  9.  i. 

m  c.  52.  13. 
1  Jud^e. 


n  Zee.  7.  9, 
10. 

o  Zep.  3.  5. 

'iinhatit- 

ress. 

pc.  49.  4,5. 
3  visit  upon. 
Q  Pr.  1.  31. 
Is.  3.  10,  11. 
r2Ch.  36. 
19. 

ac.  17.20, 
&c. 

b  c.  21.  12. 
for  David 


throne. 
c2Ch.7.  19, 

22. 


(iHe.6. 
17. 


of   the     plain,    saith    the     Lord  ;  i  J"/*^"';,*" 
which     say,   Who   p   shall    come 
down   against  us   1  or    who   shall 
enter  into  our  habitations  ? 

U  But  I  will  3  punish  you  ac- 
cording to  the  fruit  q  of  your  do- 
ings, saith  the  Lord  :  and  I  will 
kindle  a  fire  in  the  forest  thereof, 
and  it  r  shall  devour  all  things 
round  about  it. 

CHAPTER  XXir. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go 
down  to  the  bouse  of  the  king 
of  Judah  and  speak  there  this 
word, 

2  And  say,  Hear  a  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  O  king  of  Judali.  that 
siltest  jpon  the  throne  of  Davi  I, 
thou,  and  thy  servants,  and  thy 
people  that  enter  in  by  these 
gat  es  ; 

3  Thus  siith  the  Lord,  Execute 
6  ye  julgment  and  righteousness 
and  deliver  the  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor:  and  do  no 
wrony,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  nor  the 
widow,  neither  shed  innocent 
blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed, 
then  shall  there  enter  in  by  the 
gates  of  this  house,  kings,  sitting 
1  upon  the  throne  of  David,  riding 
in  chariots  and  on  hO'se«.  he,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  ifc  ye  will  not  hear  these 
words.  I  swear  by  myself,  d  saith 
the  Lord  -.hit  this  house  shall  be- 
come a   I  •S'llatio  '. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  king's  house  of  Judah,  Thou 

roo 


13, 


e  U.  37.  24. 
/c.  21.  14. 

?De.29.24, 

25. 

1  K.  9.8,9. 

A2K.  22.17. 

■I  Ch.  34.  25. 

i  Ec.  4.  2. 

Is.  57.  1. 

*  2  K.  23.30. 

I  Ch.3.  15. 

/2K.23.  34. 

ver.  18. 

m  Mi.  3.  10. 

H.ih.  2.  9. 

n  Le.  19.  13.  ; 

De.  24.  14, 

15. 

.la.  5.  4.  j 

2  thorough- 
aired. 

3  or,  my 
windows. 
0  2  K.  23.25. 

jDla.  3.  10. 

4  or,  incur- 


q   Eze.  19.6. 
16.  4.  6. 


B.  C.  589. 
art  Gilead  unto  me,  and  the  head 
of  Lebanon  :  yel  surely  1  will 
make  thee  a  wilderness,  and  cities 
uhich  arc  not  inhabited. 

7  And  1  will  p.epare  destroyer* 
against  thee,  every  one  with  his 
weapons;  and  they  e  shall  cut 
down  thy  choice  cedars,  and/cast 
them  into  the  fire. 

8  Ami  many  nations  shall  pass 
by  (his  city,'  and  they  shall  sajr 
every  man  to  his  neisrhbour, 
Wherefore  g  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city  ? 

9  Then  ihey  shall  answer.  Be- 
cause they  h  have  forsaken  ihe 
covenant  of  the  Lord  (li^iir  God, 
and  worshipped  other  gods,  and 
served  them. 

10  Weep  ye  not  for  Ihe  dead,  t 
neither  bemoan  him  ;  but  weep 
sore  for  him  that  goeth  av.ay  :  lor 
he  shall  return  no  more,  nor  see 
his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord 
touching  Khallum  k  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  which 
reigned  instead  of  Josiah  his  fa- 
ther, which  went  forth  out  of  thii 
place  ;  he  shall  not  return  thither 
any  more  : 

12  But  t  be  shall  die  in  the  place 
whether  they  have  led  him  cap- 
tive, and  shall  see  this  land  no 
more. 

13  Woe  wiunto  him  that  buildeth 
his  house  by  unri^'hiconsness,  and 
his  chambers  by  wrong  ;  that  n 
usetli  his  neighbor's  service  wilh- 

|out   wages,    and  giveth  bira    not 
for  his  work  ; 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  mc  a 
wide  hou.se,  and  2  large  chambers, 
and  cuileth  him  out  3  windows  ; 
and  i:  is  ceiled  with   cedar,    and 

I  painted  with  vermilion  ! 
I  15  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou 
closest  thyself  in  cedar?  Did  not 
thy  father  o  eat  and  drink,  and  do 
judgment  and  justice,  onrf  then  it 
arts  well  with  him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the  poor 
and    needy  ;  then    it    wis  well   p  ■ 
wilk  him  :    7cn*   not   this  to  know 
me  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

17  But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart 
are  not  but  for  iliy  covelousness, 
and  for  to  shed  innocent  blood, 
and  for  oppression,  and  for  4  vio- 
lence. 7  to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
concerning  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  J'tdah  ;  They  r 
shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying. 
Ah  my  brother!  e  o  ■,  Ah  sister  I 
they  shall  not  lament  for  him,  say- 


1 


j 


«  1  K.  13.  30.  \ing,  Ab  lord  !  or,  Ah  bis  glory  t 


B.  C.  599. 


19  He  t  shall  be  buried  with  the 
burial  of  aa  ass,  diawn  and  cast 
forth  beyond  the  gates  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

20  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry  ; 
and  lil'i  up  thy  voice  in  Bashan, 
and  cry  from  the  passages  :  for  all 
thy  lovers  u  are  destroyed. 

21  I  spake  unto  ihee  in  thy  5 
prosperity  ;  but  ihou  saidst,  I  will 
not  hear.  This  halh  been  thy  man- 
ner from  V  ihy  youth,  that  thou 
obeyedst  not  my  \oice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  thy 
w  pastors,  and  thy  lovers  shall  go 
into  captivity  :  surely  then  shtilt 
thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
for  all  thy  wickedness. 

23  O  6  inhabitant  of  Lebanon, 
thou  makest  thy  nest  in  the  cedars, 
how  g-racious  shalt  thou  be  when 
pang's  come  upon  thee,  the  pain 
as  of  a  woman  in  travail  ! 

24  As  1  live,  saith  the  Lord, 
though  Coniah  x  the  son  of  Jeho- 
iakim  king  of  Judah  weie  the 
signet  yupon  my  right  hand,  yet 
would  1  pluck  thee  thence  ; 

25  And  z  I  will  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  them  that  seek  thy  life, 
and  into  the  hand  of  them  whose 
face  tliou  fearesl,  even  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  and  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

25  And  a  I  will  cast  thee  out, 
and  thy  mother  that  bare  thee, 
into  another  country,  where  ye 
were  not  born  ;  and  there  shall  ye 
die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto  they 
7  desire  to  return,  thither  shall 
they  not  return. 

28  /.»•  this  man  Coniah  a  despised 
broken  idol  .'  tj/ie  a  vessel  6  where- 
in is  no  pleasure  ?  wherefore  are 
they  cast  out,  he  and  his  seed,  and 
are  cast  into  a  land  which  they 
know  not  ? 

29  O  c  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Loi'd  : 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write 
ye  this  man  childless,  d  a  man 
that  shall  not  prosper  in  his  days  : 
for  no  man  of  his  seed  shall 
prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of 
David,  and  ruling  any  more  in 
Judah. 

CHAPTER  XXHL 
''OE    n    be    unto    the    pastors 


CHAP.  XXf 
Z  c.  36.  30. 

Fulfilled 

599. 

uc.  30.  14. 

5  pros2>eri- 


lies 
vc.  3.  25. 
7.  23,  &c. 
wc.  23.  1, 
&c. 

6  inliabii- 
Tess, 

c.  21.  13. 
.r2K.24.  6- 
8. 

1   Ch.  3.  16. 
c.  37.  1. 
j^Ca.  8.  6. 
Hag.  2.  23. 
z  c.  34.  20. 
a2K.  24.15. 

7  lift  up 
their  mind , 
c.  44.  14. 
6Hos.  8.  8. 
c  Is.  1.2. 
dc.  36.  30. 
Mat.  1.  11, 
12. 

ac.  10.21. 
Eze.  34.  2. 
6  Ac.  20.  29. 


cDe.30.1,6. 

0.  32.  37. 
Eze.  34.  13, 
&c. 

dc.  3.  15. 
e  Is.  4.  2. 
11.  1-5. 
40.  9— U. 
c.  33.  14-16. 
Zee.  3.  8. 
6.  12. 
Jno.  I.  45. 
/  Da.   9.  24. 
g  Ps.  72.  2. 
ADe.  33.27, 


Zee.  14.  9, 
U. 

I  Jehovah, 
tsid-kenu. 
ICo.  1.  30. 
i  c. 16. 14, 15. 
)t  Zep.3.20. 
/Is.  43.  5,6. 
VI  Am.  9.14, 

WOE    a    be    unto    the    pastorsilS. 
that  destroy  and  scatter  the  \n  Hab.  3.16. 
sheep   of   my    pasture  I    saith    the   o  Is.  6.  5. 
Lord.  \p  Ro.  7.  9. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith   the  Lord  I  9  c.  9.2. 
God  of  Israel  against  the   pastors  :  2  or,  curs- 
that   feed   my   people,  Ye   h  have   in? 


3  or,  violence,    a  Zep.  3.  4.     /  Eze. 

8.  16,  17.  23.  39.  Mat.  21.  13.  uPr. 

scattered    my    flock,  and    driven  Ir Hob.  4.2,3.  i  4.  19. 


[.  Against  false  pTopheti. 

them  av.-ay,  and  have  not  visited 
them  ;  behold,  I  will  visit  upoir 
you  the  evil  of  your  doings,  saith 
the  Lord. 

3  And  c  I  will  gather  the  remnant 
of  my  flock  out  of  all  countiies 
whither  I  have  driven  them,  and 
will  bring  them  again  to  their 
folds  ;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful, 
and  increase. 

4  And  d  I  will  set  up  shepherds 
over  them,  which  shall  feed 
them  ;  and  they  shall  fear  no 
more,  nor  be  dismayed,  neither 
shall  they  be  lacking,  saith  the 
Lord. 

5  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto 
David  a  righteous  e  Branch,  and  a 
King  shall  reijn  /  and  prosper, 
and  "^  shall  execute  judgment  and 
justice  in  the  earth. 

6  In  his  days  Judah  shall  be 
saved,  and  Israel  shall  dwell 
safely  :  h  and  this  is  his  name 
whereby  he  shall  be  called,  1  THE 
LORD  OUR  RIGHTEOUS- 
NESS. 

7  Therefore,  i  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  they 
shall  no  more  say,  The  Lord 
livelh,  which  brought  up  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  i 

8  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  t  which 
brought  up,  and  which  led,  the 
seed  of  the  house  of  Israel  out  01 
the  north  country,  and  from  all  1, 
countries  whither  I  had  driven 
them  :  and  m  they  shall  dwell  in 
their  own  land. 

9  Mine  heart  within  me  is  broken 
because  of  the  prophets  ;  all  my  n 
bones  shake  :  I  am  like  a  drunken 
man,  and  like  a  man  whom  wine 
halh  overcome,  because  of  the 
Lord,  o  and  because  of  the  words 
p  of  his  holiness. 

10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adul- 
terers ;  q  for  because  of  2  swear- 
ing r  the  land  mourneth,  the 
pleasant  places  of  the  wilderness 
are  dried  up,  and  their  3  course  is 
evil,  and  their  force  is  not  right. 

11  For  both  s  prophet  and  priest 
are  profane  ;  yea,  in  my  house  I 
have  I  found  their  wickedness, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  way  u  shall 
be  unto  them  as  slippery  mays  in 
the  darkness  ;  they  shall  be  dri- 
ven on,  and  fall  therein  :  for  I 
will   bring  evil   upon    them,  even 


45 


70  J 


Agftbitt  falae  prophetg. 

the  yenr  of  their  visitation,  v  sailh 
the  Lord. 

13  And  have  seen  4  folly  in  the 
piopheu  ol"  Suniaria  ;  they  pro- 
pheelcil  in  Biiul,  u  and  caused  my 
people  Uatl  lo  err. 

14  1  have  seen  also  in  1  he  prophets 
of  Jurusaletn  5  an  horrible  thin^r  : 
they  commit  adultery,  and  walk 
in  lies,  x  they  siren^then  y  also 
the  bands  of  evil-doers,  that  none 
doth  return  from  his  wickedness  : 
they  are  all  of  them  unto  me  as 
Sodom,  z  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  as  Gomorrah. 

15  Therefoie  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  ho-sta  concerning'  the  prophets, 
Behold,  I  will  feed  them  with 
wormwood,  n  and  make  them 
drink  the  water  of  yall  :  for  from 
the  prophets  of  Jerusalem  is  6 
prr.faneness  gone  forth  into  all  the 
land. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Hearken  not  unto  the  words  of  the 
propliels  that  propliecy  unto  you  ; 
they  make  you  vain  :  they  speak  a 
vision  of  their  own  heajl,  nnd  not 
out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  6  say  still  unto  them 
that  ili-spise  me.  The  Lord  hath 
said.  Ye  shall  haie  peace  ;  and 
they  say  unto  evorv  one  that  walk- 
eth  alter  the  7  inii^ination  of  his 
o'.vn  heart.  No  c  evil  shall  come 
upon  you. 

13  For  who  hath  stood  in  the  8 
counsel  of  the  Lord,  and  hath 
perceived  and  heard  his  word  ? 
who  d  hath  marked  his  word,  and 
heard  it  ? 

19  Behold,  a  whirlwind  f  of  the 
Lord  is  ^one  forth  in  fury,  even 
a  errievoiis  whirlwind  :  it  shall  fall 
grievously  upon  the  head  of  the 
wicked. 

20  The  an^er  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  e::  ecu  ted, 
and  till  he  have  performed/  the 
thoug-hts  of  his  heart  :  in  the 
latter  days  ye  shall  consider  it 
perfectly. 

21  I  have  not  sent  these  proph- 
ets, yet  they  ran  :  I  have  not 
spoken  to  them,  yet  they  prophe- 
sied. 

'i:2  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my 
counsel,  and  had  caused  my  peo- 
ple to  hear  my  words,  then  g  they 
should  have  turned  them  from 
their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil 
of  their  doin?8. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  not  a  God  afar  off  ? 

24  Can  any  hide  h  himself  in 
secret  places  that  I  shall  not  see 
Iiim  ?    saith  the  Lord.     Do  not  I 

702 


JEREMIAH 
«Ex.32.  34. 
'  an  unsa- 
voury, or, 
abnurd 
thing. 

10  c.  2.  8. 

5  or,  Jiithi- 
ness. 

i  ver.  £6,32. 

yls.  41.6,7. 

z  Is.  1.9,10. 

ac.  9.  15. 

6  or,  hypoc- 
risy. 

h  Kze. 13.10. 
Zee.  10.  2. 

7  cr,  stub- 
bomrte-'S, 
c.  13.  10. 

cMi.  3.  11. 

8  or,   ffcret. 
rf2  Ch.  18. 

e  c.  30.23,24. 

/Pr.  21.  30. 

^lTh.5.  6. 

A  Am.  9.  2, 
3. 


i   1  K.  8.  27. 

/f  Jn.3.  7. 
8.  33,  34. 

9  with 
whom  is. 

I.  He.  4.  12. 

10  or, 
smooth. 

m  Is.  3.  12. 
Am.  2.4. 

71  Mai.  1.  1. 

o2Ch.l5.2. 

11  visit 
upon. 

;)  Ga.  6.  5. 

lj2Pe.  3.16. 


B.  C.  599. 
fill  heaven  i  and  earth  ?  snitb  the 
Lord. 

25  I  have  heard  what  the  proph- 
ets said,  that  prophesy  lies  in  my 
name,  saying',  I  have  dreamed,! 
have  dreamed. 

26  How  longshnll  this  be  in  the 
heart  of  the  prophets  that  proph- 
esy lies?  yea,  they  are  p/oph- 
et«  of  the  deceit  of  their  own 
heart  ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  mj 
people  to  Uiijret  my  name  by  their 
dreams,  which  they  tell  every 
man  to  his  nei]s;hbour,  as  their 
fathers  *  have  forgotten  my  name 
for  Baal. 

'^8  The  prophet  9  that  hath  a 
dream,  let  him  tell  a  dream  ;  and 
he  that  hath  my  wont,  let  hira 
speak  my  word  faithfully.  What 
ii'  the  chaft'  to  the  wheat  ?  suith 
the  Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  werd  /  like  as  a 
fire  ?  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  like  a 
hammer  zAnJ  breaketh  the  rock  in 
pieces  ? 

30  Therefore,  behold,  \  am  against 
the  prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that 
steal  my  words  every  one  from  his 
neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  nm  against  the  pro- 
phets, saith  the  Loid,  that  10 
use  their  tongues,  and  say,  He 
saith. 

S2  Behold,  I  OCT  against  them 
that  prophesy  false  ilrenms,  8;iith 
the  Lord,  and  do  tell  them,  and 
cause  my  people  to  m  err  by  their 
lies,  and  by  their  lightnefs  ;  yet 
I  sent  them  not,  nor  command- 
ed them  ;  therefore  they  shall  not 
profit  this  people  at  all,  saith  the 
Lord. 

33  And  when  this  people,  or  the 
prophet,  or  a  priest  shall  ask 
thee,  sajing.  What  is  the  burden 
n  of  the  .'jord  1  thou  tlialt  then 
say  unto  them,  W'hat  burden?  I 
will  even  forsake  o  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

31  And  ns  for  the  prophet ,  .-ind 
the  priest  and  the  people,  that 
shall  say.  The  burden  of  the  Lord, 
I  will  11  even  punish  that  man  and 
his  house. 

3.5  Thus  shall  yc  sny  every  one  to 
his  neighbour,  and  every  one  to 
his  brother.  What  hath  the  Lord 
ans'vered?  and,  What  hath  th"! 
Lord  spoken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord 
shall  ye  mention  no  more  ;  for 
everv  p  man's  word  shall  be  his 
burden  :  for  ye  have  perverted  q 
the  words  of  the  living  God,  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  our  God. 


B  C.  606. 


37  Thus  sbalt  thou  say  to  the 
prophet,  What  hath  the  Loid  an- 
swered thee  ?  and,  What  halh  the 
Loid  spoken  7 

38  But  siiice  ye  say,  The  burden 
of  the  Lord  ;  theiet'oie  thus  s.iith 
the  Lord,  Because  ye  say  tliis  word, 
The  burden  of  the  Lord,  and  1 
have  sent  unto  you,  saying.  Ye 
shall  not  say,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord  ; 

39  Therefore,  r  behold,  I,  even 
I,  will  utieily  forget  you,  and  I 
will  forsake  you,  and  the  city 
that  I  gave  you  and  your  fath- 
ers, and  cast  you  out  of  my  pres- 
ence : 

40  And  I  will  bring  an  everlast- 
ing reproach  s  upon  you,  and  a 
perpetual  shame,  v.hich  shall  not 
be  Ibrgotlen. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

THE  Lord  showed  me,  and, 
behold,  two  baskets  of  figs 
ti-ere  set  before  the  temple  of  tlie 
Lord,  after  that  Nebuchadrez- 
zar a  king  of  Babylon  had  car- 
ried away  captive  Jeconiah  b  the 
son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Juduh, 
and  the  princes  of  Judah,  with 
the  caipenteis  and  smiths,  c  fiom 
Jerusalem,  and  had  brought  them 
to  Babylon. 

2  One  basket  hnd  very  good  figs, 
even  like  the  figs  that  are  first 
ripe ;  and  the  other  basket  had 
very  naughty  figs,  which  could 
not'  be  eaten,  1  they  were  so 
bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me, 
What  seest  thou,  Jeremiah  ?  And 
I  said,  Figs  ;  the  good  figs,  very 
good  ;  and  d  the  evil,  very  evil, 
that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so 
evil. 

4  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Thus  saith  Ihe  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel  ;  Like  these  good  figs,  so 
will  r  acknowledge  thera  2  that  are 
carried  away  captive  of  Judali, 
whom  I  have  sunt  out  of  this  place 
into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  for 
their  e  good. 

6  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon 
them  for  good,  and  y  I  will  bring 
them  again  to  this  land  :  and  I  will 
build  them,  and  not  pull  them 
do«n  ;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and 
not  pluck  Ihem  up. 

7  And  I  will  give  them  an  heart  §• 
to  know  me,  that  I  aw  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  be  my  h  people,  and 
I  will  be  their  God  :  for  they  shall 
return  unto  me  with  their  whole  i 
heart. 

8  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which  can- 


CHAP.  XXIV.  XXV.  The  captivity  foretold. 

7- Pr.  13.13.    not  be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil;  sure- 


sHos.  4.  7. 
rz2K.24. 
12,  &c. 
6  c.  22.  24, 

&c. 

c\  Sa.  13. 
19. 

lyor  bad- 
riess. 

d  Mat.  25. 
32,  33. 
2  the  cap- 
tivity. 

eHe.  12.10. 

/c.  29.  10— 
19. 

g  De.  30.  6. 

(■.32.  39,40. 
Eze.  U.  19. 
36.  26,  27. 

h  c.31.33. 

/  c.  3.  10. 
Re.  6.   17. 


3 /or  re- 
moving,  or, 
vexation. 

/tDe.  28.25, 

37. 

1  K.  9.  7. 

/Ps.  44.   13, 
14. 

TOC.  34.  17. 
a  from  629 
till  606. 

b  c.  7.  13, 
&c. 

11.  7,  &c. 
29.  19. 

cPs.  81.   13. 
Is.  55.  2. 
Jno.  8.  47. 

«Z2K.17.13. 
c.  18.  11. 
35.  15. 

eDe.  32.21. 
1  K.  14.  22. 

/Pr.  8.   36. 

?  Pr.  21.  1. 

Is.  10.  5. 
44.  28. 


ly  thus  saith  the  Lord,  So  will  I 
give  Zedekiah,  the  king  of  Judah, 
and  his  p.iaces,  and  the  residue  of 
Jerusalem,  that  remain  in  this 
land,  and  them  that  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  ; 

9  And  1  will  deliver  them  3  to  be 
k  removed  into  all  the  kingdoms 
of  the  earth  for  their  hurt,  and  to 
be  a  rep  oacli  and  a  proverh,  a 
taunt  I  and  a  curse,  in  all  places 
whither  I  shall  drive  them. 

10  And  7)1  1  will  send  the  sword, 
the  famine,  and  the  pestilence, 
among  lliein,  till  they  be  consum- 
ed from  ofi  tiie  land  that  1  gave 
unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

THE  word  that  came  lojeremiah 
concerning  all  the  people  of 
Jiidah,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoi- 
akim the  soil  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah,  that  wi-i  the  fiist  year  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  , 

2  The  which  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet spake  unto  all  the  people  of 
Judah,  and  to  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Jeru.salem,  saying, 

3  Prom  a  the  thirteenth  year  of 
Josiah  the  son  of  Amon  king  cf 
Jud.ih,  even  itnto  this  day,  (that 
ii-  the  three  and  twentieth  year,) 
the  word  of  the  Lord  hath  come 
unto  me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto 
you,  rising  6  early  and  speaking  ; 
but  ye  have  not  c  heaikened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto 
you  all  his  servants  the  prophets, 
rising  early  and  sending  tt.em  ;  but 
ye  have  not  hearkened, not  inclined 
your  ear  to  hear. 

5  They  said,  d  Turn  ye  again 
now  every  one  from  his  evil  way, 
and  from  the  evil  of  your  doings, 
and  dwell  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  hath  given  unto  you  and  to 
your  fathers  forever  and  ever  : 

6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  to  woiship  them, 
and  provoke  me  e  not  to  anger  with 
the  works  of  your  hands  ;  and  I 
will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  un- 
to me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  ye 
might  provoke  me  to  anarer  with 
the  wo.ks  of  your  hands  to  your 
own  f  hurt. 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Because  ye  have  not  heard 
my  words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take 
all  the  families  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  Nebuchadrezzar 
the  kinff  of  Babylon,  my  servant, 
g  and  will  biing  them  against  this 
land,  and  against  the  inhabitants 

703 


Dtgtvueiion  of  Babylon  foretold.    JEREMIAH 

tlieieof,  and  n^ainst  all  these  na- 1 1  caute  to 
tion*  round  atoui,  nnd  will  utterly  Iperish  Jrain 
destroy  iliein,  and   innke   them   an  |  (Ae;/). 


asioiiirliiiitril,  and  an   liisiinj^,  an  '. 
pei|iHiu,i)  clesoliilions. 

10  Moieover,  I  will  1  take  from 
them  the  voice  h  of  miilh,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the 
briile,  ihe  t  sound  uf  the  millstones, 
and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be 
n  desolation,  k  and  an  astonish- 
ment ;  and  these  nations  shall 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon  seventy 
2  years. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
when  seventy  years  are  accom- 
plished, thAt  I  will  2  punish  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  that  nation, 
Baith  tbe  Lord,  for  their  iniquity, 
and  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans, 
and  m  will  make  it  perpetual  de- 
solations. 

13  And  n  I  will  bring'  upon  that 
land  all  my  words  which  I  have 
pronounced  against  it,  even  all 
thai  is  wriuen  in  this  book,  which 
Jeieniiah  hath  prophesied  against 
all  the  nations. 

14  For  many  nations  and  great 
kings  shall  serve  o  themselves  of 
them  also  :  and  I  will  recompense 
them  according  to  their  deeds,  and 
according  to  the  works  of  their 
own  hands. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  unto  me.  Take  the  wine-cup 
j>  of  this  fury  at  my  hand,  and 
cause  all  Ih-e  nations  to  whom  I 
send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  q  they  shall  diink,  and 
be  moved,  and  he  mad,  because  of 
the  sword  that  I  will  send  among 
them. 

17  Then  took  I  the  cup  at  the 
Lord's  hand,  and  made  all  the 
nations  to  drink,  unto  whom  the 
Lord  had  sent  me  : 

13  To  wit,  Jerusalem,  and  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  the  kings 
thereof,  ami  the  princes  thereof, 
to  r  make  them  a  desolation,  an 
astonishment,  an  hissing,  and  a 
cuise  ;   (as  it  is  this  day  ;) 

19  Pharaoh  s  king  of  Egypt,  and 
his  servants,  and  his  princes,  and 
all  his  people  ; 

20  And  all  the  mingled  t  people, 
and  all  the  kings  of  the  land  of 
t'z,  «  and  nil  the  kings  of  the  land 
of  the  V  Philistines,  and  Ashkelon, 
and  Ai^zah,  and  Ekron,  and  the 
remnant  of  w  Ashdod, 

SI   Edom,  X  and   Moab,   and  the 
children  of  Ammon, 
22  And  all   the   kings   of  Tyrus, 
704 


l».  24.7,8. 
Ho8.  2.  II. 
i  Ec.  12.2-4. 
*  Le.  20.34, 
35. 

1  Beginning' 
606. 

2  K.  24.  1. 
Ending, 
536, 

Ezr.  1.  1. 
Da.  9.  2. 
2  visit 
upon. 
inls.14.23. 
21.  1,  &c. 
47.1. 
c.  50,  51. 
n  Da.  5.  28, 
31. 

0  0.27.  7. 
o  Job  21.  20. 
Ps.  75.  8. 
Is.  51.   17. 
Re.  14.  10. 
7  Eze.23.34. 
Na.3.  11. 
r  ver.  9,  11. 
sc.  46.  2. 
t  Ex.  12.  38. 
Ku.  11.  4. 
u  Jobl.  1. 
V  c.  47.  1. 
wNc.   13. 
23—27. 
arc.  48,  49. 


3  or,   region 
by  the  sea- 
side. 

4  cut  off  in- 
to corners, 
or,  having 
the  corners 
of  the  hair 
polled. 

c.  9.  26. 
49.  32. 
y  Eze.  30.5. 
z  c.  SO.  9. 
rtc.  51.  41. 
6Hab.  2.16. 
cIs.  51.  21. 
63.  6. 
d  Eze.  9.  6. 

5  upon 
which 
my  name 
is  called. 

e  Pr.  11.31. 
c.  49.  12. 
Ln.  23.  31. 
lPe.4.  17. 
/Eze. 38.21. 


B.  C.  00«. 

and  all  the  king?  of  Zidon,  and 
the  kings  of  the  3  isles  which  are 
beyond  the  sea, 

2j  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz, 
and  all  4  that  are  in  the  utmost 
corneis, 

24  And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
and  all  llie  kings  of  the  mingled  y 
people  that  dwell  in  the  desert, 

23  And  all  the  kings  of  Kimri, 
and  all  the  kings  of  Elam,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  IVledes, 

26  And  all  z  the  kings  of  the 
north,  far  and  near,  one  with  an- 
other, and  all  Ihe  kingdoms  of  the 
world,  which  are  upon  the  face  of 
the  caith  :  and  the  king  of  Shes- 
hach  a  shall  drink  after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel  ;  Drink  6 
ye,  and  be  c  drunken,  and  spew, 
and  fall,  and  rise  no  more,  because 
of  the  sword  which  1  will  send 
among  von. 

28  And  it  .<;hall  be,  if  fhcy  refuse 
to  take  the  cup  at  thine  hand  to 
drink,  then  shalt  thou  say  unto 
thern.  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Ve  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For,  lo,  I  begin  to  bring  evil  d 
on  the  city  5  which  is  called  by 
my  name,  and  should  ye  e  be  ut- 
terly unpunished  1  Ye  shall  not 
be  unpunished:  for  I  will  call/ for 
a  sword  upon  all  the  inhabitants 
of  the  earth  saith  the  Lord  ot 
hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou 
against  them  all  these  words,  and 
say  unto  them,  The  Lord  shall 
roar  g  from  on  high,  and  utter  his 
voice  from  his  holy  h  habitation  ; 
he  shall  mightily  roar  upon  his 
habitation  ;  he  shall  give  a  shout, 
as  they  i  that  tread  the  grapes, 
against  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

31  A  noise  shall  come  even  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth  :  for  the  Lord 
hath  a  controversy  with  the  np- 
tions  ;  he  k  will  plead  with  a.l 
(leiih  :  he  will  give  them  that  are 
wicked  to  the  sword,  saith  the 
Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  evil  shall  go  forth  from 
nation  to  nation,  I  and  a  great 
whiilwind  shall  be  raised  up  from 
the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  m  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  at  that  day  from  one  end 
of  the  earth   even  unto  the  other 


g  Is.  42.  13.  h  2  Ch.  30.  27 
16.  9.  k  Is.  G6.  16.  I  Zep. 
m  Re.  14.  19,  20. 


ils. 
3.  8. 


B.  C.  606. 


end  of  the  earth  :  they  shall  not  be 
lamented,  nei'.her  gathered,  nor 
buried  ;  they  shall  be  dung  upon 
the  ground. 

34  Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and  cry  ; 
n  and  wallow  yourselves  in  the 
ashes,  ye  principal  of  the  flock  : 
for  6  the  days  of  your  slaughter 
and  of  your  dispersions  are  accom- 
plished ;  and  ye  shall  fall  like  a 
pleasant  7  vessel. 

35  And  8  the  shepherds  shall 
have  no  way  to  flee,  nor  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  flock  to  escape. 

36  A  voice  ol'the  ci-y  of  the  shep- 
herds, and  an  howling  of  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  flock,  shall  be  heard: 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  their 
pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations 
are  cut  down,  because  of  the  fierce 
anger  of  the  Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  o  his  covert, 
as  the  lion:  for  their  land  is  9  des- 
olate, because  of  the  fierceness  of 
the  oppressor,  and  because  of  his 
fierce  anger. 

CHAPTER  XXVL 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakim,  the  son  of  Josiah 
king  of  Judah,  came  this  word 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand 
in  the  court  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  speak  unto  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  which  come  to  worship 
in  the  Lord's  house,  a  all  the 
words  that  I  command  thee  to 
speak  unto  them:  diminish  not  a 
word  : 

3  If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and 
turn  every  man  from  his  evil  way, 
that  I  may  repent  b  me  of  the 
evil,  which  I  purpose  to  do  unto 
them  because  of  the  evil  of  their 
doings. 

4  And  thou  shall  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  If  eye  will 
not  hearken  to  me,  to  walk  in  my 
law,  which  1  have  set  before  you, 

5  To  hear!  en  to  the  woi'ds  of 
my  servants  the  prophets,  whom 
I  sent  d  unto  you,  both  rising  up 
early,  and  sending  them  but  ye 
have  not  hearkened  ; 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house 
like  Shiloh,  e  and  will  make  this 
city  a/  curse  to  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth. 

7  So  the  priests,  and  the  proph- 
ets, and  all  the  people,  heard  Jer- 
emiah speaking  these  words  in  the 
bouse  of  the  Lord. 

8  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Jeremiah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  all  that  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him  to  speak  unto  all 


CHAP.  XXVL 
71  c.  23.  1. 
6  your  days 


Jeremiah  is  arraigned. 


for  slaugh- 
ter. 

7  vessel  of 
desire. 
Sjiight 
shall  perish 
from  the 
shepherds 
and  esca- 
ping  from, 
Am.  'Z.  14. 

oPs.  76.  2. 
Zee.  2.  13. 

9  a  desola- 
tion. 

a  c.  23.  28. 

Eze.  3.  10, 

U. 

Mat.  28.  20. 

6  IK.  21. 

27,  29. 


the  people,  that  the  priests,  and 
the  prophets,  and  all  the  people, 
took  him,  saying.  Thou  shalt  sure- 
ly die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying. 
This  house  shall  he  like  Shiloh, 
and  this  cily  shall  be  desolate 
without  an  inhahitant  ?  And  all 
the  people  were  gathered  against 
Jeremiah  in  the  bouse  of  the 
Lord. 

10  When  the  princes  of  Judah 
heard  these  things,  then  ihey 
came  up  from  the  king's  house 
unto  (lie  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  dov.n  1  in  the  entry  of  the  new 
gate  of  the  Lord's  Aoiise. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and 
the  prophets  unto  the  pjinces,  and 
to  all  the  people,  saying,  2  This 
man  is  worthy  to  die  ;  lor  g  he 
hath  prophesied  against  this  cily, 
as  ye  have  heard  with  your  eais. 

12  Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all 
the  princes,  and  to  all  the  people, 


Jno.  3. 8-10.   saying.     The    Lord    sent    rae     to 


cLe.  26.  14, 

&c. 

De.  28.  15, 

&c. 
dc.25.  3,  4. 


12. 

/Is.  65.  15. 


prophecy  against  this  house,  and 
against  this  city,  all  the  words 
that  ye  have  beard. 
*  13  Therefore  now  amend  h  your 
ways,  and  your  doings,  and  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God; 
e  1  Sa.  4.10- !  and  the  Lord  v.ill  repent  him  of 
the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced 
against  you. 
i4  As  for  me,  behold,  I  am  in 
your  hand  ;  do  with  me  3  as  seem- 
eth  good  and  meet  unto  you  ; 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that 
if  ye  put  me  to  death,  ye  shall 
surely  bring  innocent  blood  upoa 
yourselves,  and  vipon  ibis  city, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof: 
for  of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  unto  you  to  speak  all  these 
words  in  your  ears. 

16  Then  said  the  princes  and  all 
the  people  unto  the  priests  and  to 
the  prophets.  This  man  is  not 
worthy  to  die  ;  for  he  hath  spoken 
to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

17  Then  i  rose  up  certain  of  the 
elders  of  the  land,  and   spake   to 

g  c.  38.  4,  5.   all   the    assembly   of  the    people, 

he.  7.  3-7.   I  saying, 

I  18  Micah  the  Morasthite  * 
[  prophesied  in  the  days  of  Heze- 
i  Ifiah  king  of  Judah,  and  spake 
j  to  all  the  people  of  Judah,  say- 
1  ing,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
[hosts.  Zion  shall  be  plowed  I  like 
'  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall  be- 
come heaps,  and  the  mountain  of 
j  the  house  as  the  high  places  of« 
[forest. 

705 


1  or,  at  the 

door. 

2  tkejudg- 
7nent  of 
death  is  for 
this  man. 


3  it  is  good 
and  right 
in  your 
eyes. 

i  Ac.  5.  34, 

&c. 

kMi.  1.  1. 
I  Mi.  3.12. 


BabylonU  eovtreignty  typified.        JEUEMIAH. 

19  Did   Hezekiah   king  of  Juilah    m2Ch.32.   I 
and   all  Judah   pul  hiin  al  all  to   2S.  j 
death?     dill    he    not    tear  m    the   A/ace  of  the 
LonI,    and      bcsouijht     the     Lord,    LORD. 
and  tl'e  4  Loid  repented  n  him  of    n  !i  Sia.  24. 
the  evil  which  he  had  pionounced    16. 
ag.iuist    lliein'3    Thus    michi    we    o  Ps.  119. 
piocure    great     evil    against    our    loy. 

BOuU.  P  Mm.  10. 

20  And  there   was    also    a    man    23. 

that    prophesied   in    the   name   of    5  sons  of  the 
the  Lo.d,   U.ijah  the  son   of  She-   people. 
inaiuh     of    Ki.jath-jearim,      who    7  2  K. 22.  12, 
piophesied   against  this  city,  and    14. 
ajaiiisi  this  land,  according  to  all    c.  39.  14. 
tlie  words  of  Jeremiah  :  r  Is.  37.  32, 

21  And     when      Jehoiakim     the   33. 
king,    with   all   his    mighty    men,    \nx,luxth 
and°  all    the    princes,     heard    his    the  LORD 
words,  the  king  sought   o   to  put   said. 

him   to  death  ;    but   when    Urijah   a  E7.e.  4.  1. 
heard  it,  he  was  afraid,  and  fled,  p    12.  3. 
and  went  into  Egypt.  2  or,  con- 

'2-i  And  JehJiakun  the   king  sent    cprning 
men   into   Ejypi  ;   namely,    Elna-    their  mas- 
than  the  son'of  Achbor,   and  cer-    ters,  say- 
tain  men  with  him  into  Egypt  :         i'l?. 

23  And  they  feiched  forth  Uri-  6  Ps.  146.  6. 
jah  out  of  Egypt  ;  and  brought  Is.  45.  12. 
him  unto  Jehoiakim  the  king,  who  c  De.32.8,9. 
slew  hirn  with  ths  sword,  and  casf  Ps.  115.  16. 
his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of  Da.  4.  17,32. 
the  5  common  people.  | 

24  Nevertheless,    the     hand    of  | 

Ahikam    q    the    son    of   Shaphan  , 

was    with     Jeremiah,     that    they 
should  not  give  hira  into  the  hand    d  c.  28.  14. 
of  r   the   people    to    put    him  to   e  c.  25.  9. 
death.  ;43.  10. 

CHAPTER  XXVII.  Eze.  29.  18- 

1N  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of   20. 
Jehoiakim   the    son    of    losiah    /Da.  2.  38. 
king  of    Judah,    came   this    word   g  2  Ch.  36. 
unto    Jeremiah    from    the     Lord,   20. 
saving,  Da.  5.  19. 

2' Thus  1   saith  the  Lord  to  me,   Ac.  25.  12. 
Make  thee  a  bonds  and  yokes,  and   50.  27. 
put  them  upon  thy  neck  ;  Da.  5.  26,31. 

3  And  send   them  (0  the  king  of    ic.25.  14. 
Edom,  and  to  the    king   of  Moab,    50.  9,  10. 
and  to  the  king  of  the  Ammonites,   51.27,  28. 
and  to  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and    to   i  dreams. 
the  king  of  Zi  Ion,  by  the  hand  of    k  Is.  47.  12- 
the   messengers    which    come     to    14. 
Jerusalem  unto  Zedekiab  king  of    I  ver.  14. 
Judah;  lEze.  14.  9- 

4  And   command  them  2  to   say    11. 

unto    their     masters.   Thus    saith   m  c.  28.  1. 
the  Lord   of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is-    38.  17. 
rael.   Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your   n  Pr.  1.  33. 
masters;  o  c.  14.  14. 

5  I  6  have   made  the  earth,  the  23.  21. 
man  and   the  beast  that  are  upon    29.  8,  9_. 
the   ground,  by  my  great    power,    iinalie, 
and  by  my  outstretched   arm,  and   or,  lyingly. 
have    given    it    c    unto  whom   it  p  Mat.  15. 
ieemed  meet  unto  me.  114. 

706 


B.  C.  610. 

6  And  now  have  I  giTen  all  iheHC 
lands  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchad- 
nezzar d  the  king  of  Babylon, 
my  servant  ;  e  and  the  beams  /  ol 
the  field  have  1  giveu  him  also  to 
serve  him. 

7  And  g  all  nations  shall  serve 
him,  and  his  son,  and  his  son's 
son,  until  the  veiy  lime  of  A  his 
land  come  ;  and  then  i  many  na- 
tions and  great  kings  shall  serve 
ihein selves  of  him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
the  nation  and  kingdom  which 
will  not  serve  the  same  Nebu- 
chadnezzar the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  that  will  not  put  their  neck 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of 
Babylon,  that  nation  will  I  punish, 
saith  the  Lord,  with  the  sword, 
and  wi!h  the  famine,  and  with  the 
pestilence,  until  I  have  consumed 
them  by  his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  10 
your  prophets,  nor  to  your  divi- 
uer.s,  nor  to  your  rlreamers,  3  not 
to  your  enchanters,  k  nor  to  your 
.sorcerers,  which  speak  unto  you, 
saying,  Yi  shall  not  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon  : 

10  For  I  they  prophesy  a  lie  un- 
to vou,  to  remove  you  far  from 
your  land  ;  and  that  1  should 
drive  you  out,  and  ye  should 
perish. 

11  But  the  nations  that  brin.g 
their  neck  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him, 
those  will  r  let  remain  still  io 
their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  they  shall  till  it,  an<i  dwell 
therein. 

12  I  spake  also  m  to  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah  according  to  all 
these  words,  saying.  Bring  jour 
necks  under  the  yoke  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  serve  him  and  his 
people,  and  n  live. 

13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy 
people,  by  the  sword,  by  the  fam- 
ine, and  by  the  pestilence,  as  th_ 
Lord  hath  spoken  against  the  na- 
tion that  will  not  serve  the  king 
of  Babylon  ? 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  o  unto 
the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
speak  unto  TOO,  saying,  Ye  shall 
not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  : 
for  they  prophesy  4  a  lie  unto 
you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them, 
saith  the  Lord,  yet  they  prophesy 
4  a  lie  in  my  name,  that  I  may 
drive  you  out,  and  that  ye  might 
perish,  ye,  and  p  the  prophets 
that  prophesy  unto  you. 

16  Also  I  spake    to    the  priesta 


B.  C.  596.  CHAP.  XXVIII. 

and  to  all    this    people,    iaying,   q  c.'2S.  3. 
Thus saith  the  Lord,  Hfiarken  not   r2Ch.3o.7 
to  the  woids  1)1  your  prophets  that  i  j(j 

Erophesy  unto  you,   saying',  q  Be- 
old,  the   vessels  r  ol   the   Lord's  ^ 
house  shall  now  shortly  he  brought   *  1  K.  18. 
ag'am    trom    Babylon   :     lor    they 
prophesy  a  lie  unto  yon. 


Da.  1.  2. 


24,  26. 
I  Mai.  I. 


17  riea.ken  not  unto  Ihera  ;  serve    J-i-  51.  16- 
the   king    of  Babylon,   and    live  :|  18. 
wherefore  should  this  city  be  laid   j  2  K.  25. 


13-17. 

c.  52.  17-23. 
«2K.  24. 
14,  15. 

.  24.  1. 
2Ch.36. 
10. 


ICC.  29.  10. 

Pr.  21.  30. 
xEze.  1.  7. 


b  c.  27.  12. 
c  c.  27.  16. 
1  years  of 
days. 


■waste  .' 

18  But  if  s  they  be  prophets,  and 
if  the  word  of  the  Lo.d  be  wiih 
them,  lei  them  now  make  inter- 
cession to  the  Lord  of  hosts,  |  ' 
that  the  vessels  which  are  left  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah, 
and  at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to  Baby- 1  o  c.  32.  5 
Ion. 

19  For  thus  saith    the   Lord    of 
hosts  concerning  the  pillars,  I  and 
concerning  the  sea,  and  concern- 
ing the  bases,  and  coni'erning  the  ,  7.  19. 
residue  of  the  vessels  .^at  remain  j  a  c.  27.   1. 
in  this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  not,  when  he 
carried  away  u  captive  Jeconiah, 
the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Ju- 
aah,  from  Jerusalem  to  Baby- 
lon, and  all  the  nobles  of  Juduh 
and  Jerusalem  ; 

21  Yea,  thus  snith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  con- 
cerning the  vessels  that  remain  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  iti  the 
house  of  the  king  of  Judah  and  of 
Jerusalc-m  ; 

22  They  shall  he  carried  o  to 
Babylon,  and  there  w  shall  they 
be  until  the  day  that  I  visit  them, 
saith  li;e  Lord  ;  then  will  x  I  bring 
Iheni  up,  and  restore  them  to  this 
place. 

CHAPTER   XXVIH. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass  the 
same  year,  in  the  beginning 
of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king 
of  Judali,  in  the  fourth  year,  atid 
in  the  filth  month,  that  Hanani- 
ah  the  son  of  Azur  the  prophet, 
which  was  of  Gibeon,  spake  unto 
me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  in 
the  presence  of  the  priests  and  of 
the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  I 
have  broken  the  yoke  6  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  : 

3  Within  c  two  full  1  years  will 
I  hiing  again  into  this  place  all 
the  vessels  of  the  Lord's  house, 
that  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon took  away  from  this  place, 
and    carried    them     to    Babylon, 


^captivity. 
dlTi.  5.10. 
e  1  K.  1.  36. 

/c.  11.5. 

17.  16. 

18.  20. 

g  1  K.  22. 
18. 

h  Ib.  13.  18 
Am.  1.  2. 

i  Jon.  1.2. 

k  De.  18.  22. 

I  Eze. 13.10, 
&c. 

m  c.  27.  2. 
n  Pr.  14.  7. 
oDe.28.48. 
p  c.  27.  6,  7. 


Hanrmiah' s  false  prophecy. 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  thiH 
place  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jelioia- 
kim  king  of  Judah,  with  all  the 
2  captives  of  Judah,  that  went 
into  Babylon,  saith  the  Lord  ;  for 
I  will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king^ 
of  Babylon. 

5  Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said  untc  the  prophet  Hananiah 
111  the  presence  of  ihe  priests, 
and  in  the  presence  of  all  the 
people  d  that  stood  in  the  hruse 
of  the  Lord, 

6  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
said.  Amen  ;  e  the  Lord  do  so  ; 
the  Lord  perform  /  thy  woids 
which  thou  hast  p.ophtsied,  to 
bring  again  the  vess-eJs  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  all  that  is  car- 
ried away  captive,  from  Babylon 
into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless,  g' hear  thou  now 
this  word  that  I  speak  in  thine 
ea.s,  and  in  the  eais  of  all  the 
people  : 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been 
befoie  me,  and  befoie  thee  of  old, 
prophesied  both  against  many  h 
countries,  and  against  great  i 
kingdoms,  of  war,  and  of  evil,  and 
of  pestilence. 

9  The  k  prophet  which  prophe- 
sieth  of  peace,  i  when  the  word  of 
the  prophet  shall  come  to  pass, 
then  shall  the  prophet  be  known 
that  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent 
hira. 

10  Then  Hananiah  the  prophet 
took  the  yoke  m  from  off  the  pro- 
phet Jeremiah's  neck,  and  biake 
it. 

11  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the 
presence  of  all  the  people,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  so 
will  I  bieak  the  yoke  of  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  Babylon  from 
the  neck  of  all  nations  within  the 
space  of  two  full  years.  And  the 
prophet  Jeremiah  went  n  his 
way. 

12  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
(after  that  Hananiah  the  prophet 
had  broken  the  ynke  from  off"  the 
neck  of  the  prophet  Jeremiah,) 
saying, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  say 
ing,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thou 
hast  broken  the  yokes  of  wood  ; 
but  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
yokes  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  I  have 
put  a  yoke  of  o  iron  upon  the  neck 
of  all  these  nations,  p  that  they 
may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  kina^ 
of  Babylon  ;  and  they  shall  serve 

707 


Jcremiali'i  leCUr  to  tht  captives. 

him  :  and  I  have  given  him  tlie 
he;(«|g  01  y  the  lielil  also. 

15  Then  said  the  prophet  Jere- 
miah unto  Hunaniiih  the  prophet, 
Heitr  now,  Uannniah,  'I'he  Lord 
hath  not  sent  thee  ;  r  hut  thou 
niakest  this  people  to  trust  in  a  « 
lie. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  1  will  cast  thee  IVoin  ort' 
the  face  of  the  earth  :  this  year 
thou  shalt  die,  because  (  thou 
hast  taught  3  rebellion  against  the 
Lord. 

if  So  Hunaniah  the  prophet  u 
died  the  same  year,  in  the  seventh 
month. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

NOW  these  are  the  words  of  the 
letter  that  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet sent  from  Jerusalem  unto  the 
residue  of  the  elders  which  were 
carried  away  captives,  and  to  the 
priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to 
all  the  people  whom  Nebuchad- 
nezzar had  carried  away  captive 
from  Jerusalem  to  Bahylon, 

2  (Alter  that  Jeconiah  a  the 
king,  and  the  queen,  and  the  1  eu- 
nuchs, the  princes  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  and  the  carpenters, 
and  the  smiths,  were  departed 
from  Jerusalem,) 

3  By  llie  hand  of  Elasah  the  son 
of  Shuphan,  and  Gemariah  the 
son  of  Hilkiah,  (whom  Zedekiah 
king'  of  Judah  sent  unto  Babylon 
to  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon.) saying, 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  unto  all  that 
are  carried  away  captives,  whom 
r  have  caused  to  be  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem  unto  Babylon  : 

5  Build  6  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in 
them  ;  and  plant  gardens,  and  eat 
the  fruit  of  them  ; 

6  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons 
and  daughters;  and  take  wives 
for  your  sons,  and  give  your 
daughters  to  husbands,  that  they 
may  bear  sons  and  daughters  ; 
that  ye  may  be  inoeased  there, 
and  not  diminished. 

7  And  seek  c  the  peace  of  the 
city  whither  I  have  caused  you  to 
be  carried  away  captives,  and 
pray  d  unto  the  Lord  for  it  :  for  in 
the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have 
peace. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Let  not  e 
your  prophets,  and  your  diviners, 
that  be  in  the  midst  of  you,  de- 
ceive you,  neither  hearken  to  your 
dreams  which  ye  cause  to  be 
dreamed. 

70S 


2  in  a  lie. 
C.27.  15. 
/2Ch.36. 
21-23. 
Ezr.  1.  I. 
r.  27.  22. 
Da.  9.  2. 
S  c.  32.  42- 
44. 
k  Is.  55.  8, 9. 

3  end  and 
expectation, 
i  La.  3.  26. 
k  Ne.  2.  4. 
Da.  9.  3.&C. 
/Is.  65.24. 
mLe.  26.40. 
De.30.  1. 
n  De.  4.  7. 
o  C.24.  7. 
p  Ps.  32.  6. 
46.  1. 
Is.  45.  19. 
55.  6. 

9Ps.l26.1,4. 
re.  23.  3. 
30.  3. 
32.  37. 
Eze.  36.  24. 
Am.  9.  14. 
JMi.  4.  12. 
Zep.  3.  20. 
s  Eze.  1.1,3. 
re.  24.  8-10. 
u  Le.  26.  33. 
De.  28.  25. 
c.  15.  4. 
34.  17. 

4  for. 
V  c.  26.  6. 
w  c.  25.  4. 
32.  33. 

xEze.3.  11, 
15. 
y  c.  24.  5. 


JEREMIAH.  B.  C.  699. 

9  Da.  2.  38.  9  For  they  prophesy  2  falsely  un- 
rc.29.  31,  to  you  in  my  name;  I  have  not 
32.  aerit  ihem,  suiih  llie  Loid. 

e  La.  2.  14.  10  For  thus  suith  the  Lord, 
/  De.  13.  5.  That  after  /  seventy  years  be  ac- 
3  revolt,  complishcd  at  Babylon  I  will  vitijt 

c.  29.  32.  you,  and  perform  my  good  g  word 

u  Is.  44.  25,      towards  you,  in  causing  you  to  re- 

26.  turn  to  this  place. 

a  2  K.  24.  11  For  1  know  the  thoughts  that 

12-16.  I   think  h  towards  you,  saitb  tha 

lor,  Lord,  thoughts  of  peace,   ami   not 

chamber-         of  evil,  to  give  you  3  an  expected  i 

lains.  end. 

6  ver.  28.  12  Then  shall  ye  call  k  upon  me, 

cDa.  4. 27.      and  ye   shall   go   and    pray    unto 

6.5.  me,    and   1  will    hearken   /  unto 

d  Ezr.  6.  10.   you. 

1  Ti.  2.  1,  2.      13  And  m  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  n 

er..  14.  14.       find  me,  when  ye  shall  search  for 

27.  14,  15.        me  with  all  o  your  he.irt. 

14  And  I  will  be  found  p  of  you, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  turn 
9  away  your  captivity,  and  I  will 
gather  r  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither  I 
have  driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I  will  bring  you  again  into  the 
place  whence  I  caused  you  to  be 
carried  away  captive. 

15  Because  ye  have  said.  The 
Lord  halh  raised  us  up  prophets 
in  s  Babylon  ; 

16  Knew  that  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  the  king  that  silteth 
upon  the  throne  of  David,  and  of 
all  the  people  that  dwelleih  in 
this  city,  and  of  your  biethren  thai 
are  not  gone  forth  with  you  into 
captivity  ; 

17  Thus  sail  h  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold,  I  will  send  t  upon  them 
the  sword,  the  famine,  and  the 
pestilence,  and  will  make  them 
like  vile  figs,  that  cannot  be  eaten, 
ihey  are  so  evil. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them 
with  the  sword,  with  the  famine, 
and  with  the  pestilence,  and  will 
deliver  them  to  be  removed  u  to 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to 
4  be  a  curse,  v  and  an  astonish- 
ment, and  an  hissing,  and  a  re- 
proach, among  all  the  nations 
whither  I  have  driven  them  ; 

19  Because  they  have  not  heark- 
ened to  my  words,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  I  sent  w  unto  them  by  my 
servants  the  prophets,  lising  up 
early  and  sending  them  ;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Hear  ye,  therefore,  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  the  captiv- 
ity, X  whom  I  have  j/  sent  from 
Jerusalem  to  Babylon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  Cod   of  Israel,    of  Ahab  the 


6  c.  23.  14, 
21. 

5  or, 
dreamer. 

c  2  K.  25.18. 
c.  21.  1. 
dc.  20.  1,2. 

e2K.  9.  11. 

Ac.  26.  24. 

/2Ch.  18. 

26. 

c.  38.  6,  28. 

g  ver.  5. 

h  ver.  20. 

i  c.  28.  15, 
16. 
2Pe.2.  1. 


B.  C.  599.  CHAP.  XXX 

son  of  Kolaiah,   and  of  Zedetiah    z  Is.  65.   15 

the   son    of  Maaseiah,  which  pro-    aDe.S   6 

phesy  a  lie  unto  you  in  my  name, 

Behold,  I   will  deliver  them  into 

the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  king 

of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  slay  them 

before  your  eyes  ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken 
up  a  curse  z  by  all  the  captivity  of 
Judah  which  are  in  Babylon,  say- 
ing, The  Lord  make  thee  like 
Zedekiah,  and  like  Ahab,  whom 
the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in  the 
file  ;  a 

23  Because  b  they  have  commit- 
ted villainy  in  Israel,  and  have 
committed  adultery  with  their 
neighbours'  wives,  and  have  spo- 
ken lying  words  in  my  name, 
which  I  have  not  commanded 
them ;  even  I  know,  and  am  a 
witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  Thus  shall  thou  also  speak  to 
Bhemaiah  the  5  Nehelamite,  say- 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  saying. 
Because  thou  hast  sent  letters  in 
thy  name  unto  all  the  people  that 
are  at  Jerusalem,  and  to  Zepha- 
niah  c  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  the 
priest,  and  to  all  the  priests,  say- 


26    The    Lord    hath    made    thee 


6  revolt, 
c.  28.  16. 

a2Pe.  1.21. 
Re.  1.  19. 

10.  4. 


5  ver.  18. 

c.  32.  37  ;  _ 

,,        .      1     r    T  u   •    1      Eze.  39.  25, 
priest    in    the  stead   of   Jehoiada    ^g  ' 

the  priest,  that  ye  should  be  officers  j  ,'     g    ,. 

d  in  the  house   of   the  Lord,    for^,-    '     '      ' 

every  man  Z/ioi  is  mad,  £  and  mak- 

eth  himself  a  prophet,   that   thou    c  Ezr.  3.  1, 

shouldest  put  him  in  prison, /and   8,  12. 

in  the  stocks.  c.  16.  15. 

27  Now,  therefore,  why  hast  thou  Eze.  36.  24. 
not  reproved  Jeremiah  of  Ana-  1  or, there  is 
thoth,  which  maketh  himself  Bl  fear  and  not 
prophet  to  you  ?  peace. 

28  For  therefore  he  sent  unto  us   2  male. 

in  Babylon,  saying,  This  captivity  d  Joel  2.  11, 
is   long:    build  g    ye  houses,  and  ^  31. 
dwell  in  them  ;  and  plant  gardens,  l  Zep.  1.  14. 
and  eat  the  fruit  of  them.  |  Re.  6.    17. 

29  And  Zephaniah  the  priest  read  ,  e  Da.  12.  1. 
this  letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah  1  /Hos.  3.  5. 
the  prophet.  |  g- Lu.  1.  69. 

30  Then  came  the  word  of  the  j  h  Is.  41.  13. 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saying,  43.  5. 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  ^i  cap-  j  44.  2. 
tivity,     saying.    Thus     saith     the    c.  46.  27, 28. 
Lord    concerning    Shemaiah     the    i  Am.    9.  8. 
Nehelamite,  Because  i  that  She- ;  t  2  Ch.  36. 
maiah  hath  prophesied   unto  you,    16. 

and  I  sent  him  not,  and  he  caused  ,  1  1  Ti.  2.5,6. 
vou  to  trust  in  a  lie  ;  1  Jno.  2.  1. 

'32     Therefore      thus     saith      the    3/or  bind- 
Lord,  Behold,  I  will  punish  She-   ing  up,  ox, 
maiah   the   Nehelamite,  and     his  pressing. 
seed  :  he  shall  not  have  a  man  to   vn  Is.  1.  6, 
dwell  among   this   people;    nei-[c.8.  22. 


Return  of  the  Jetes  foretold. 

ther  shall  he  behold  the  good  that 
I  will  do  for  my  people,  saith  the 
Lord  ;    because   he    hath  taught  6 
rebellion  affainst  the  Lord. 
CHAPTER  XXX. 

THE   word  that   came  to  Jere- 
miah from  ihe  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  saying,  Write  a  thee  all  the 
words  that  1  have  spoken  unto  thee 
in  a  book. 

3  Forlo,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  b  will  biing  again  the 
captivity  of  my  people  Israel  and 
Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will 
cause  them  to  c  return  to  the  land 
that  I  gave  to  their  fathers,  and 
they  shall  possess  it. 

4  And  these  are  the  words  that 
the  Lord  spake  concerning  Israel, 
and  concerning  Judah. 

5  For  thus  sailh  the  Lord,  We 
have  heard  a  voice  of  trembling,  1 
of  fear,  and  not  of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether 
a  man  2  doth  travail  with  child  ? 
wherefore  do  I  see  every  man  with 
his  hands  on  his  loins,  as  a  woman 
in  travail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 
into  paleness? 

7  Alas  !  for  that  day  d  is  great, 
so  e  that  is  like  it  :  it  is  even  the 
time  of  Jacob's  trouble  ;  but  he 
shall  be  saved  out  of  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I 
will  break  his  yoke  from  otf  thy 
neck,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds, 
and  strangers  shall  no  more  serve 
themselves  of  him  : 

9  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord 
tbeirGod,  and  David /their  king, 
whom  I  will   raise  up  g  unto  them. 

10  Therefore  fear  thou  not,  h  O 
my  servant  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
neither  be  dismayed,  O  Israel  : 
for,  lo,  I  will  save  thee  from  afar, 
and  tliy  seed  from  the  land  of 
their  captivity  ;  and  Jacob  shall 
return,  and  shall  be  in  rest,  and 
be  quiet,  and  none  shall  make  hivt 
afraid. 

11  For  I  am  with  thee,  saith  the 
Lord,  to  save  thee  :  though  I  make 
a  full  end  of  all  nations  whither 
I  have  .scattered  thee,  yet  :  will 
not  I  make  a  full  end  of  thee  :  but 
I  will  correct  thee  in  measure, 
and  will  not  leave  thee  altogether 
unpunished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy 
bruise  is  incurable,  it  and  thy 
wound  is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  I  thy  3 
cause,  that  thou  mayest  be  bound 
up  :  m  thou  hast  no  healing  medi- 
cines. 

709 


lic-tslabHuhment  n/  the  Jews.  JEHEMli^H. 

U  All  n  tliy  lovers  hnve  forgolten   n  \,a..  1.  'i. 
tliee  ;    tliey    se>k    ihce   not  :    lur  I    IIuk.  'i.  5,  7. 
Iiuvu     wuurideii      iliee     wiUi      the   o  Lu.  2.  5. 
wuuml    ol  uti    entiiiiy,    u   wuli  (he   u  Ld.  S.  16, 
cbH6ii?uiiieiil   ol  a    cruel   one,    lor   17. 
the  iiiuluiuile   uf  tliiiiu    iiiiifuiiy  ;   ;  Ex.  23.  22. 
&ecnu«e  (liy  81116  were  iiiciRiised.       i  li>.    33.    1. 

15   Why  ciiest   thou    tor  ihiiie  af-   41.  11,  12. 
flictior)  .'    thy   sorrow  in   incurable   r  Ps.  23.  3. 
lur  the    inuliiludo  ol  thuie   iaiqui-    103.  3. 
ly  ;    because   thy   bins  p   were    in- i  107.  20. 
cce.iseil,  1   have  done   these   things   c.  33.6. 
unto  liiee.  \s  Ps.  102.13. 

1(5  Theicfore  al!  they  that  devour   4  or,  liltk 
g  ihee  sh.ill  be  devoured  ;    und  all    hill, 
lh;iie    ailve.saries,    every    one    of  Ps.  68.15,16. 
tUejn,  shal    ^o  into  captivity  ;  and    2  Is.  51.  11. 
tlitry  tluu  spoil  thee  shall  be  a  spoil,    u  Ps.  42.  4. 
and   all  that  piey  upon  tUee  will   I    v  Zee.  10.  8. 
g-ive  lor  a  prey.  j ic  Is.  1.  26. 

17  For  I  will  restore  health  r  unto   x  c.  2.  3. 
thee,  and    1  will    heal    thee  of  thy   y  Ge.  49.  10. 
wounds,  saiih   the  Lord  ;    because    z  Nu.  16.  5. 
they  called    thee  an  Outcast,  sny-   a  Eze.  37. 
ing^,  This   is  Zion,  whom   no  man   27. 
seekeih  after.  \5  cutting. 

18  Thus    saith     the    Lord,    Be-   6  or,  rt- 
hold,  1  will   brinj  ajain   the  cup-   mnin. 

tivity  of  Jacob's  lenis,  and  s  have  I   

mercy     on     his    dwelling-places  ;   n  Nu.  10.33. 
ami  the  citj' shall    be   builded  iip-|De.  1.  33. 
on  her  own  4  heap,  and  the  palace    Xfromn/ar. 
shall     remain     after    the    manner  ^  6  Mai.  1.   2. 
thereof.  |cRo.  11.28, 

19  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed  29. 
thanksjiwins:   t    and  the    voice    of  2  or,  Anoe  / 
them  u  that   make   merry  :    and   I   extended 
will    multiply    v   them,   and   ihty   loving- 
shall  not  be  few  ;    1   will   also  ^lo-  kindness 
ril'v   them,  and   they   shall   not  beiunto  thee. 
sniall.  IrfHos.  11.  4. 

2U  Their  children  also  shall  he  as  3  or,  tim- 
aforetime,  w  and  their  coug"reja-   bre/a. 
ti-jn  shall  be  established  before  ine,   i  profane 
and  I  will  puni.sh  all  j;  that  oppress   (horn, 
them.  De.  U8.  30. 

21  And    their   nobles  shall    be   of  e  Mi.  4.  2. 
thumselv^'S.  anri    their   governor  y  yEze. 20.34, 
shall    proceed    from    the    midst  of  41. 

them  j   and  I  will   cause  him   z    to   g   Is.  40.  11. 
draw  near,  and   he  shall   approach   /t  Ps.  126,5, 
unto  me  :    lor  who  in  this  that  en-    6. 
g'aa'ed  his  heart  to  approach   unto   c.  50.  4. 
rae'?  saith  the  Loid.  jMat.  5.  4. 

22  And  a  ye  shall  be   m.y  people,  5  or./a- 
and  I  will  be  vonr  God.  'vours, 

23  Behold,  the  whirlwind  of  the  Zee.  12.  10. 
Lord  goeth  forth  with  fury,  a  5  i  Da.  9.  17, 
continuing  whirlwind  ;    it  shall   6    18. 

fall  with  pain  upon  the  head  of  the  Ro.  8.  26. 

wirked.  /rPs.  23.  2. 

24  The   fierce   anger  of  (he  Lord  Is.  3-5.  7,  8. 
shall    ni't    return,    until    ho    have  43.  19. 
done   il,  and   until    he    have    per-  49.  10,  11. 
formed  the    intents  oi    his   heirt  :  Re.  7.    17. 
in  the  latter  days  he  shall  consider ,  I  Is.  63.  16. 
it.  64.  S. 

710 


B.  C.  606. 
CHAPTER  XXXI. 

AT  the  same  lime,  laKh  the 
Lord,  will  1  be  (he  God  of  all 
the  families  of  Israel,  and  they 
shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  peo- 
ple ichich  were  left  of  ihe  swurd 
found  grace  in  the  wilderness  ; 
even  Israel,  when  a  1  went  to  cause 
him  (u  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  1  of 
old  unto  me,  saying,  V'eu,  I  have 
loved  6  (hee  with  an  eveilastiiig  c 
love  ;  therefore  2  with  loving, 
kindness  have  1  drawn  d  thee. 

4  Again  I  will  build  thee,  and 
thou  shall  be  built,  O  vi.gin  of 
Israel  :  thcu  shall  again  be  adorn- 
ed with  thy  3  labrets,  and  shall  go 
forth  in  the  dances  of  them  that 
make  merry. 

5  Thou  shult  yet  plant  vines  up- 
on the  mountains  uf  Samaria  :  the 
planters  shall  plant,  and  shall  4  eat 
{Aem  as  common  things. 

6  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that 
the  watchmen  upon  the  mount 
Ephraim  shall  cry,  Arise  ye,  and 
let  us  go  up  e  to  Zion  unto  the 
Lord  our  God. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Sing 
with  gladness  for  Jacob,  und  shout 
among  the  chief  of  the  nations  : 
publish  yp,  praise  ye,  and  say,  O 
Lord,  save  thy  people,  the  remnant 
of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  them  from 
the  north  country,  and  gather^ 
them  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth, 
and  with  them  the  blind  and  the 
lame,  the  woman  with  child  and 
her  that  travaileth  with  child  g 
together  :  a  great  company  shall 
return  thither. 

9  They  shall  come  with  weeping, 
A  and  with  5  supplicafions  i  will  1 
lead  them  :  I  will  cause  Ihem  to 
walk  by  the  rivers  of  waters  k  in 
a  straight  way,  wherein  they  shall 
not  stumble  ,°  for  I  am  a  father  I 
to  Israel,  and  Ephraim  is  my  m 
first-born. 

10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
ye  nations,  and  declare  it  in  the 
isles  afar  off,  and  say,  He  that 
scattereth  Israel  will  gather  n  him, 
and  keep  him,  as  a  shepherd  doth 
his  flock. 

11  For  o  the  Lord  hath  redeemed 
Jacob,  and  ransomed  him  from  the 
hand  of  hiTn  that  was  stronger  p 
than  he. 

12  Therefore    they     shall     come 

c.  3,  4,  19.  Mat.  6.  9.  m  Ex.  4.  22. 
n  Eze.  34.  12-14.  o  18.44.  23.48. 
20.  p  Is.  49.  24,  25.  Mat.  32.  29. 


B.  C.  606. 


and  y  sing  in  tlie  heiglit  r  of  Zion, 
and  sliall  flow  together  to  tliu 
goodness  of  the  Lord,  for  ivheal, 
and  for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for 
the  young  of  the  flock,  and  of  the 
herd  :  and  their  soul  shall  be  as  a 
watered  s  garden  ;  and  they  shall 
not  sor;ow  t  any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice 
in  the  dance,  both  young  men  and 
old  together  :  for  I  will  tuin  their 
mouriiiiig  into  joy,  and  will  com- 
fort thein,  and  make  them  rejoice 
from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of 
the  p.iesti  with  fatness,  and  my 
people  shall  be  satisfied  with  my 
goodness,  saith  the  Loid. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  A  u  voice 
was  heard  in  Ramah,  lamentation, 
aud  bitter  weeping  ;  Rachel  weep- 
ing for  her  children,  refused  to  bn 
comforted  for  her  children,  because 
thev  U!e7-e  not. 

16'  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Re- 
frain thy  voice  from  weeping,  and 
thine  eyes  from  tears:  for  thy 
work  shall  be  rewarded,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  come 
again  v  from  the  land  of  the  ene- 
my. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine 
end,  saith  the  Lord,  that  Hit/ 
children  shall  come  again  to  their 
own  border. 

18  I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim 
bemoaning  himself  thus  ;  Thou 
!o  hast  chastised  me,  ami  I  was 
chastised,  as  a  bullock  x  unaccus- 
tomed to  the  yoke  :  turn  thou  y  me, 
and  I  shall  be  turned  ;  for  thou  art 
the  Lord  my  God. 

19  Surely  after  z  that  I  was 
turned,  I  repented  ;  and  after 
that  I  was  instructed,  I  smote 
upon  »(!/  thigh  :  I  was  ashamed 
yea,  even  confounded,  because  I 
did  bear  the  reproach  of  ray  a 
mouth. 

20  Is  Ephraim  my  dear  son  ?  is 
7ie  a  pleasant  child?  for  since  4  I 
spake  against  him,  I  do  earnestly 
remember  him  still  j  therefore  my 
bowels  6  are  troubled  for  him  :  I 
will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him, 
saith   the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  way-marks, 
make  thee  high  heaps  :  set  c  thine 
heart  toward  the  highway,  even 
the  way  which  thou  wentest  : 
turn  again,  0  virorin  of  Israel,  turn 
again  d  to  these  thy  cities. 

22  How  long  e  wilt  thou  go 
about,  O  thou  backsliding  daugh- 
ter? for  the  Lord  hath  created  a 
new  thing  in  the  earth,  A  woman 
shall  compass  a  man. 


CHAP.  XXXI 
9  Is.  35.  10. 
r  Eze.  17. 


23. 

20.  40. 
s  Is.  58.   11. 
£Re.21.  4. 
u  Mat.  2.17. 
V  Ezr.  1.  5. 
Hos.  1.  11. 
w  Ps.  39.  8, 
9. 

.rHos.  10. 

II. 

y  Ps.  80.  3, 

7,  19. 

La.  5.  21. 

^2Co.  7,10, 

11. 

o  Job  13.  26. 

6  La.  3.  31, 

32. 

6  sound, 
Is.  63.   15. 

cc.  50.  5. 

dc.  3.  14. 

Zee.  10.   9. 
ec.2.  18,36. 


/P.S.  122.5- 


^Zec.  8.  3. 

h  Is.  50.  4. 

Mat.  11.  28. 

i  Lu.  1.  53. 
Jno.  4.  14. 

yt  Eze.36.  9- 
11. 

Hos.  2.   23. 
I  Eze.  37.26. 
He.  8.  8-12. 
10.  16,  17. 
7  or, 

should  I 
have  con- 
tinued, 
m  Ro.  7.  22. 
c.  24.  7. 
nis.  54.    13. 
Jno.  6.  45. 
I  Jno.  5. 
20. 

0  c.  33.  8. 
50.  20. 
Mi.  7.  18. 
Ac.  10.43. 
13.  39. 
Ep.  1.  7. 


The  new  covenant. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  As  yet  they  shall 
use  this  speech  in  the  land  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  in  the  cities  thereof, 
when  I  shall  bring  again  their  cap- 
tivity ;  the  Lord  bless  thee,  O  hab- 
itation of  justice,  /  and  mountain 
of  g  holiness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Judah 
itself,  and  in  all  the  cities  thereof 
together,  husbandmen,  and  they 
thai  go  forth  with  flocks. 

25  For  I  h  have  satiated  the  weary 
soul  and  I  have  replenished  i  every 
sorrowful  soul. 

26  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  be- 
held ;  and  my  sleep  was  swetst 
unto  me. 

27  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  sow  k  the 
house  of  Israel,  and  the  house  of 
Judah,  with  the  seed  of  man,  and 
with  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
like  as  I  have  watched  over  them, 
to  pluck  up,  and  to  break  down, 
and  to  throw  down,  and  todestroy, 
and  to  afflict  ;  so  will  I  watch  over 
them,  to  build,  and  to  plant,  saith 
the  Lord. 

29  In  those  days  they  shall  say 
no  more.  The  fathers  have  eaten 
a  sour  grape  ;  and  the  children's 
teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his 
own  iniquity  ;  every  man  that  eat- 
eth  the  sour  grape,  his  teeth  shall 
be  set  on  edge. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new 
covenant  Avith  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  with  the  house  of  Judah  ; 

32  Not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fathers,  in 
the  day  that  I  took  them  by  the 
hand,  to  bring  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  ;  (which  my  cove- 
nant they  brake,  7  although  I 
was  an  husband  unto  them,  saith 
the  Lord  ;) 

33  But  this  shall  be  the  covenant 
that  I  will  make  with  the  house  of 
Israel  ;  after  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  put  my  law  in  their 
inward  ?n  parts,  and  write  it  in 
their  hearts  ;  and  will  be  their 
God,  and  they  shall  be  my  peo- 
ple. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more 
every  man  his  neighbour,  and 
every  man  his  brother,  saying, 
Know  the  Lord  :  for  they  n  shall 
all  know  me,  from  the  least  of 
them  unto  the  greatest  of  them, 
saith  the  Lord  :  fori  will  forgive 
o  their  iniquity,  and  I  will  remem- 
ber their  ain  no  more. 

711 


Jeremiah  impritoned. 

35  Thin  snith  tlie  Lord,  wliich 
giveth  the  81111  for  ii  lijht  liy  il;iy, 
and  the  onhniuices  of  the  moon 
and  of'thc  ptiirs  lor  a  light  hy  night, 
which  (lividelh  p  the  sea,  when 
the  waves  tliercot"  roar  ;  The  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name  : 

36  If  those  ordinances  g  depart 
fronj  before  nie,  saiih  the  Lord, 
then  the  seed  of  Israel  also  shall 
ceuse  from  bcinj  a  nation  before 
me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  If  hea- 
ven above  can  be  measured,  and 
the  fonndations  of  the  earth 
searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also 
cast  ott'  all  the  seed  of  Israel,  for 
all  that  they  have  done,  saith  the 
Lord. 

38  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be 
built  to  the  Lord,  from  the  tower 
T  of  Hananeel  unto  the  gate  of  the 
corner. 

39  And  the  measuring'-line  «  shall 
yet  eo  forth  over  ag'ainst  it  upon 
the  hill  Garcb,  and  shall  compass 
about  to  Goalh. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the 
dead  bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and 
all  the  fields,  unto  the  brook  of 
Kidron,  unto  the  corner  of  the 
horse-g'ate  t  towards  the  east,  shall 
6e  holy  u  unto  the  Lord;  it  shall 
not  be  plucked  up,  nor  thrown 
down,  anymore  forever. 

CHAPTER  XXXn. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord  in  the 
tenth  a  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  winch  was  the  eighteenth 
year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  besieged  Jerusalem  :  and 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  was  shut 
up  6  in  the  court  c  of  the  prison, 
which  MOW  in  the  king  of  Judah's 
house. 

3  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
had  shut  him  up,  saying.  Where- 
fore dost  thou  prophesy,  and  say, 
dThus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
take  it  ; 

4  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah 
shall  not  escape  e  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Chaldeans,  hut  shall  surely 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  shall  speak 
with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his 
eyes  shall  behold  his  eyes  ; 

6  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to 
Babylon,  and  there  shall  he  be 
until  y  1  visit  him,  saith  the 
Lord  :  though  ye  fight  g  with  the 
Chaldeans,  ye  shall  not  prosper. 
712 


JEREMIAH. 
p  Ex.  14.21,1 

Is.  51.  15.       I 
q  Ps.  148.  6. 1 
Is.  54.  9, 
10.  { 

c.  33.  20-22.  ; 

rNe.  3. 1.  I 
Zee.  14.  10. 
«Zcc.2.  1,2.  ! 
t  Ne.  3.  28. 
u  Joel  3.  17. 
rt2K.  25.  1, 
2. 

c.  39.  1,  2. 
6c.33.  1. 

37.  21. 

38.  6. 

39.  13,  14. 
cNe.  3.25. 

rfc.  34.2,  3. 
38.  18.  23. 
e  c.  39.  4—6. 
52.  9.  11. 

/c.  27.  22. 

?c.  21.  4,5. 
33.5. 


ALe.25.  24- 
32. 
Ru.4.  4. 

i  Ge.  23.  16. 
Zee.  11.  12. 

1  or,  seven 
shekels 
and  ten 
pieces  of 
silver. 

2  wrote  in 
the  book. 


I  Is.  8.  2. 

m  ver.  37, 
43,  44. 

n2K.  19. 
15. 

3  or,  hid 

from. 

Is.  46.  9,  10. 

oGe.  18.14. 
ver.  27. 
Lu.  1.  37. 
pVe.  5.  10. 


B.  C.  590. 

6  And  Jereminh  Raid,The  word 
of  the  Lord  Came  unto  me,  say- 
tng, 

7  Behold,  Hanameel,  the  son  of 
Bhalliim  thine  uncle,  shall  come 
unto  ihee,  saying,  Buy  thee  my 
field  that  is  in  Anathoih  ;  for  the 
right  h  of  redemption  t»  thine  to 
buy  it. 

8  So  Hanamecl,  mine  uncle'» 
eon,  came  to  me  in  the  court  of  the 
prieon,  according  to  the  word  ot 
the  Lord,  and  said  unto  me,  Buy 
my  field,  1  pray  thee,  that  is  in 
Anathoth,  which  i»  in  the  country 
of  Benjamin:  for  the  light  of 
inheritance  is  thine,  and  the  re- 
demption t«  thine  ;  buy  it  for  thy- 
self. Then  I  knew  that  thiswn* 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  1  bought  the  field  of  Ha- 
nameel,  my  uncle's  son,  that  wa» 
in  Anathoth,  and  weighed  i  him 
the  money,  even  1  seventeen  she- 
kels of  silver. 

10  And  I  2  subscribed  the  evi- 
dence, and  sealed  it,  and  took  wit- 
nesses, and  weighed  hint  the 
money  in  the  balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the 
purchase,  both  that  which  wa» 
sealed,  according  to  the  law  and 
custom,  and  that  which  wa» 
open. 

12  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of 
the  purchase  unio  Baruch  k  the 
son  of  Neriah,  the  son  of  Maase- 
iah,  in  the  sight  of  Hanameel 
mine  uncle's  son,  and  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  witnesses  I  that  sub- 
scribed the  book  of  the  purchase, 
before  all  the  Jews  that  sat  in  the 
court  of  the  prison. 

13  And  I  charged  Baruch  before 
them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Take  these 
evidences,  this  evidence  of  the 
purchase,  (both  which  is  sealed,) 
and  this  evidence  which  is  open, 
and  put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel, 
that  they  may  continue  many 
days  : 

lo  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Houses,  m 
and  fields,  and  vineyards,  shall  be 
possessed  again  in  this  land. 

16  Now  when  I  had  delivered  the 
evidence  of  the  purchase  unto  Ba- 
ruch the  son  of  Neriah,  I  prayed 
unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

17  Ah,  Lord  God  !  behold,  thou 
n  hast  made  the  heaven  and  the 
earth  by  thy  great  power  and 
stretched-out  arm,  and  there  is 
nothing  3  too  hard  o  for  thee  : 

18  Thou  p  showest  loving-kind- 


B.  C.  590. 

ness  unto  thousands,  and  recom-' 
pensest  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
into  tlie  bosom  of  their  children 
after  them:  The  Great,  the  9 
Mighty  God,  the  Lord  of  hosts,  r 
is    his    name, 

19  Great  sin  counsel,  and  migh- 
ty ill  work  ;  4  for  thine  t  eyes  are 
open  upo.i  all  the  ways  of  the 
sons  of  men  ;  to  u  give  everyone 
according  to  his  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  fruit  of  his  do- 
ings : 

£0  NVhioh  hast  set  signs  and 
wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  even 
unto  this  day,  and  in  Israel,  and 
amongst  other  men  ;  and  hast 
made  thee  a  name,  v  as  at  this 
day  ; 

21  And  has  brought  forth  thy 
people  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  with  signs,  and  witli  won- 
ders, and  with  a  strong  hand,  and 
with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  with 
great  terror  ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this 
land,  which  thou  didst  swear  v? 
to  their  fathers  to  give  them,  a 
land  X  flowing  witii  milk  and  ho- 
ney ; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  pos- 
sessed it  ;  but  y  they  obeyed  not 
thy  voice,  neither  walked  in  thy 
law  ;  they  have  done  nothing  of 
all  that  thou  commandedst  them 
to  do  ;  therefore  z  thou  hast  caus- 
ed all  this  evil  to  come  upon  them. 

24  Behold  the  5  mounts,  they   are 


CHAP.  XXXI 
gis.  9.  6. 
re.  10.  16. 
s  Is.  28.  29. 

4  doing. 
t  He.  4.  13. 

uc.  17.  10. 

Re.  2.  23. 

V  Ex.  9.  16. 

1  Ch.  17.21. 

Is.  63.  12. 

Da.  9.  15. 

wGe.  17.  7, 

3. 

23.  13-15. 

X  Ex.  3.  8, 

17. 

y  Ne.  9.  26. 

z  Jos.  23  16. 

5  or,  en- 
gines of 
shot. 
c.  33.  4. 

6  or  ihoit^h. 
aNu.  16.22. 

6  vei".  3. 
cc.  37.8,10 
52.  13. 
dc.  19.  13. 


eGe.8.  21. 

c.  3.  25. 

/Eze. 20.2s. 

7  for  my. 
come  unto  the  city  to  talie  it  ;  and  !  ^^2  K.  23.27. 
the  city  is  given  into  the    hand  of  ,24.  3,  4. 
the   Chaldeans  that   fight  against ! /i  Is.  1.4,6. 
it,   because   of  the  sword,  and    ofiDa.  9.  8. 
the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence  :  1  8  neck. 
and    what     thou     hast    spoken    is[Jc.7.  24. 
come  to  pass  ;  and,  behold  k  thou  ik2K.  21.  4- 
seest  it.  7. 

25  And  thou   hast  said  unto  me,iC.  23.  11. 

O   Lord   God,   buy   thee   the   field  :  Eze.  8.  5.  6. 
for  money,   and    take    witnesses  ;  ^  Le.  18.  21. 
6  for    the  city   is  given    into    the   mver.  24. 
hand  of  the  Chaldeans.  28. 

26  Then   came   the   word   of  the   n  De.  30.3, 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,   saying,  i6. 

27  Behold  I  am  the  Lord,  thejc.  29.  14. 
God  a  of  all  flesh:  is  there  any  Eze.  37. 
thinsr  too  hard  for  me  •?  j21,22. 

23  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  !  o  Joel  3.  20. 
Behold,   b   I    will    give    this   city   Zee.  14.  11. 
into  the   hand   of  the   Chaldeans,  ;jc.31.33. 
and  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrez-   g  Is.  52.  8. 
zar  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall   Eze.  11. 
take  it.  19,20. 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that   fight   9alldny3. 
against  this  city,  shall   come   and   r  Is.  55.  3. 
set  fire  c  on   this  city,  and  burn  it,    c.  31.  31-33. 
with  the  houses  upon  whose  roofs   lO/rom  af- 
d  thev  have   offered   incense  unto  ,  ter. 


I.  Return  from  captivity  pTomiseS. 

Baal,  and  poured  out  drink  offer- 
ings unto  other  gods,  to  provoke 
me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
the  children  of  Judah,  have  only 
done  evil  before  e  me  from  their 
youth  :  for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  only  provoked  rne_/to  anger, 
with  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith 
the  Lord. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me 
«s  7  a  provocation  of  mine  anger, 
and  of  my  fury,  from  the  day  that 
they  built  it,  even  unto  this  day, 
that  I  should  remove  g  it  from  be- 
fore mv  face  ; 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  which  they  have 
done  to  provoke  me  to  anger,  they, 
h  their  kings,  their  princes,  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets,  and 
the  men  of  Juilah,  and  the  inhab- 
itants of  Jerusalem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto 
me  the  8  back,  i  and  not  the  face  : 
though  I  taught  them,  rising  up 
early  and  teaching  tt^m,  yet  they 
have  not  hearkened  to  receive  in- 
struction. 

34  But  they  set  their  abomina- 
tions in  the  house  k  which  is  called 
by  my  name,  to  defile  it. 

35  And  they  built  the  _  high 
places  of  Baal,  which  are  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  to 
cause  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters to  pass  through  the  fire  unto 
Molech,  I  which  I  commanded 
them  not,  neither  came  it  into  my 
mind,  that  they  should  do  this  abo- 
mination, to  cause  Judah  to  sin. 

36  And  now  therefore  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  con- 
cerning this  city,  whereof  ye  say. 
It  m  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  fanime,  and 
bv  the  pestilence  ; 

37  Behold,  I  n  v>'ill  gather  them 
out  of  all  countries  whither  I  have 
driven  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
in  my  fury,  and  in  great  wrath  : 
and  I  will  bring  them  again  unto 
this  place,  and  will  cause  them 
to  dwell  o  safely  : 

38  i\w\  p  they  shall  be  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  be  their  God  ; 

39  And  I  will  give  them  one  7 
heart,  and  one  way,  that  they 
may  fear  me  9  for  ever,  for  the 
good  of  them,  and  of  their  children 
after  them  : 

40  And  I  will  maker  an  ever- 
lasting covenant  with  them,  that 
I  will  not  turn  away  from  10  them 
to  do  them  good  :  but  I  will  put 

713 


JReCurn/rom  cajitivity protniitd.      JEUKAIIAH, 

my   fear  in  llicir  beaits,  tliiit  lliev  ]  «  De.  80.  9. 
sliall  notilepaJt  fioin  vnc.  |  Zrp.  3.  17. 

41  Yea,  I  will  leji'ice  «  over  ihcm    (  Am.  9.  15. 
to  do  (litfiii  guoii,   itndluill    plant    \\  in  truth, 
t  ihrin    III   this  land    II  ahi-iiedly   ut,sliibit\ly. 
with  my  uliole  heart,  and  with  my   mc. 33. 10, 11. 
vhole  suul.  ;»  »fi-.  15. 

42  For  llius  Eaitli  the  Lord,   Like   u  ver.  lU-12. 
as  I  linve  brought  all  this  ijreiil  evil   x  c.   17.  U6. 
upon  this  people,  so  u  will  I  bring  y  Ps.  126, 
upon     them     all  the   good   that  I    1-4. 
have  promised  1  hem.  'ac.32.  2,  3. 

43  And   V   fieUs  shall  be   bought    6  Is.  37.  26. 
in  this  land,  whereol  ye   say,  it  is    1  JEHO- 
desolate  without   man  or  beaH ;  it  i  YAH. 
is  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chal-   cAm.5.  8. 
deans.  jO.  6. 

44  iVIen   shall  buy  fields  for  mo- ;  rf  Ps.  91.  15. 
ney,   and   subscribe    evidences,   v>   c.  29.  12. 
and  seal  tktm,   and   take  wiinusses  2  hidden. 
in  j:  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in    Is.  48.   6. 
the   piui:u8    about  Jerusalem,   and    ec  32.24. 
in  the  cities  of  Juilah,  and    in    the  /c.  il.  4.  5. 
cities  of  the  mouniains,  and  in  the   g  c.  30.  17. 
cities  of  the   valley,  and  in  the   ci-   h  Ex.  34.  6. 
ties  of  the  south:  for  I  will   cause    Is.  55.  7. 
their    captivity  to  return,  y  saith   Jno.  10.  10. 
the  Lord.  ITi.  3.  5,  6. 

CHAPTER  XXXIH.  He.6.17,  18. 

MOREOVER,  the   word   of  (he  '  1  Pe.  1.  3. 
Lord    came    unto     Jeremiah    i  Is.  1.  26. 
the  second  time,  while  he  was  yet   k  E2e.S6.25. 
shut  lip  a  in  the  court  of  the   pris-    Zee.  13.  1. 
on,  sayin;^,  1 1  Jno.  1.  9. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  maker   Rev.  1.  5. 
thereof,  6  the  Lord  that   formed  it,  .  I  c.  31.  34. 

to  establish  it;  1  the  Lord  is  bis 

c  name  j  1  m  Is.  62.  7. 

3  Call  (/ unto  me,  and   I  will  an-   c.  13.  11. 
swer    thee,    and    show  (hee  great   wis.  60.  5. 
and   2  misrhty  things,  which  thou    o  c.  25.  10. 
knowest  not.  ;  Re.  18.  23. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  '/'2C'h.5.13. 
of  Israel,  concerning  the  houses  of  Ezr.  3.  11. 
this  city,  and  concerning  the  hoiis-    Ps.  136.  1. 
es  of  tiie    kings  of  Judah,    v/hich   Is.  12.  4. 
are  thrown  down  by   the   mounts,  !  g  Is.  65.  10. 
e  and  by  the  sword  :  I  re. 50. 19,20. 

5  They    come   to  fight    with    the  '  s  Is.  4.  2. 
Chaldeans,  but/jn's  to   fill    them    11.1. 
■with    the    dead    bodies    of     men,  j  Zee.  6.  12, 
whom  I  have  slain  in   mine  anger,    13. 
and  in  my  I'ury.  and  for  all   whose    t  Is.  42.  21. 
« ickedne.=s    I  have    hid    my    face   «c.  23.6. 
from  this  city.  3  Jehovnh 

6  Behold,  I  e  will  bring  it  health   tsid-kenu. 
and  cure,  and   I  will  cure   them,    v  I  Co.  1.30. 
and    will    reveal    unto    them    the   4  Tliere 
abundance  A  of  peace  and  truth.      .shall  not  be 

7  Andlwill   cause    the   captWily   cutoff 
of  Judah,  and  the   captivity  of  Is-  fToviDavid. 
rael,   to    return,    and    will    build   »r2Sa.7. 
tliem;\stat   the  first.  :14-16. 

8  And     1     will  cleanse    k    them    1  K.  2.  4. 
from    all   ilieir  iniquity,    whereby   Is.  9.  7. 
they    have    sinned     against     me  ;    Ps. 89. 29, 36. 
and  I  wil.  pardon  /  all  their  ini-    Lu.  1.  33,33. 

7H 


B.  C.  690. 

quities,  wh«reb)r  they  have  nin- 
ned,  and  wheitby  they  have  tram- 
gressi-d  against  me. 

9  And  it  shiill  lie  to  me  a  name 
ofjoy,  a  pisise  »n  and  nn  horor 
»iefoie  ill!  ilie  nations  nf  the  cailh, 
which  »hnll  hear  all  the  good  tlinl 
1  do  unio  them  :  and  they  shall  n 
fear  and  tremble  for  all  the  good- 
ncis,  and  for  all  the  prosperity, 
Ibul  I  procure  unto  it. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Again 
there  shall    be  heaid    in   this   place 

I  (which  ye  say  ehnll  he  deiolnle 
without  man  and  without  beast, 
foen  in  the  citicb  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streels  of  Jerusalem,  that  are 
desolate,  without  man,  and  vitb- 
out     inhabitant,      and      without 

j  beasi,) 

11  The  voice  o  of  joy,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness;  the  voice  of 
the  bridegiofim,  and  the  voice  of 
the  biide  :  the  voice  of  them  that 
shall  say.  Praise  p  the  Lord  of 
hosts  :  for  the  Lord  is  good  ;  for 
his  mercy  ci\dureth  for  ever:  and 
of  them  that  shall  bring  the  sacri- 
fice of  praise  inio  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  Fori  will  cause  to  return 
the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at  the 
first,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Thus  saiih  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Again  in   this  place,  which  is  de- 

isolate  without  man  and  without 
ibeast,  andin  all  ihe  cities  theie- 
jof,  shall  be  a  habitation  of  shep- 
i  herds  causing  J/icir  flocks  5  to  lie 
down. 

I  13  In  the  cities  of  the  moun- 
tains, r  in  the  cities  of  the  vale, 
und  in  the  cities  of  the  south,  and 
in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and 
in  the  cities  of  Judah,  shall  the 
flocks  pass  again  under  the  hands 
of  him  that  felleth  them,  saith  the 
Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  perform 
that  good  thing  which  I  have  pro- 
mised unto  the  house  of  Israel 
and  to  the  house  ofjudah. 

15  In  those  days,  and  at  that 
time,  will  1  cause  the  Branch  s  of 
righteousness  to  grow  up  unto 
David  ;  and  he  shall  execute  judg. 
ment  and  righteousness  t  in  the 
land. 

16  In  u  those  days  shall  Judah 
be  saved,  and  Jerusalem  shall 
dwell  safelv  :  and  this  is  the 
name  whcewith  she  shall  be 
called,  3  The  Lord  our  v  right- 
eousnesE. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
4   David   shall    never   to  want   a 


B.  C.  590.  CHAP.  XXXIV. 

man  to  fit  upon  the  throne  of  the 
house  of  Israel  ; 
IS  Neither  shall  the  piiests  the 
Levites  want  a  man  before  me  to 
offer  r  burnt-ofierings,  and  to  kin- 
dle meat-ofTerings,  and  to  do  sac- 
rifice continually. 

19  And  th(i  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  if  y  ye 
can  bseak  my  covenant  of  the  day, 
and  my  covenantof  the  night,  and 
that  there  should  not  be  day  and 
■  ighl  in  their  season  ; 

21  Then  may  also  my  covenant 
z  be  broken  with  David  my  ser- 
vant, that  he  should  not  have  a 
•on  to  reig^n  upon  his  throne  ;  and 
with  the  Levites  the  priests,  my 
ministers. 

22  As  the  host  of  heaven  a  cannot 
be  numbered,  neither  the  sand  of 
the  sea  measured  ;  so  6  will  I 
multiply  the  seed  of  David  my 
servant,  and  the  Levites  that 
minister  unto  me. 

2o  Moreover,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah,  saying, 

24  Coiisiderest  thou  not  what 
this  people  have  spoken,  saying', 
The  two  c  families  which  ihe 
Lord  hath  chosen,  he  hath  even 
cast  them  o9"?  thus  they  have 
despised  my  people,  that  they 
ehoul  i  be  no  more  a  nation  before  132.  28,  29. 
them. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  if  my 
d  covenant  be  not  with  day  and 
night,  aj^d  if  I  have  not  appointed 
the  ordinances  of  heaven  and 
earth  ; 

2S  Then  will  I  cast  away  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  and  David  my  ser- 
vant, so  that  I  will  not  take  any 
of  his  seed  to  be  rulers  over  tha 
seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob: for  e  I  will  cause  their  cap- 
tivity to  return,  and  have  mercy 
on  them. 

CHAPTER  XXXIV. 
rpHE   wori   v/hich     came     unto 
iah     from      the    Lord, 


X  Ro.  15.  16. 
lPe.2. -5,9. 
Re.  1.6. 

y  Ps.  89.  37. 
Is.  54.  9,  10. 

z  2  Sa.  23. 


a  c.  31.  37. 

6  Re.  7.  9, 
10. 

ever. 21,  22. 

rfGe.  8.  22. 
Ps.  71. 18, 
17. 

e  Ezra.  2.  1, 
70. 

a2K.  25.  1, 

c.  3».  I,  &c. 
52.  4,  &c. 

1  the  do- 
minion of 
hia  hand. 

Ac.  21.  10. 


2  At  .9  mouth 
shall  speak 
to  thy 
mouth. 

c2Ch.l6. 

14. 

21.  19. 


do.  22.  18. 


±     J 

when  a   Nebuchadnezzar   king  of  e  2  K.  18. 13. 
Babylon,   and   all   his    army,   and    19.  8. 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  1  of  i 
his  dominion,  and    all   the  people,  1 
fought      against    Jerusalem,    and  /"Le.  25.  10. 
against  all  the  cities  thereof,   say- 
ing. 'S-Ne.5.  11, 

2  Thus  saith   the    Lord,  the  God 

of  Israel,  Go   and  speak  to   Zede-   A,Le.25. 

kiah  kin?  of  Ju  iah,  and   tell  him  ;   39-45. 

Thus    saith  the    Lord.    BehoH,   I    1  Cor.  6.  8. 

6  will  give  thi.=  city  into  the   hand 

of  the    king  of  Bahylon,  and    he 

shall  burn  it  with  fire.  i  Ex.  21.  2. 

3  And  thou  shah  not  escape  out  ,De.  13.  12, 


Zedekiah's  captivity. 
of  his  hand,  hut  shall  surely  be 
taken,  and  delivered  into  his 
hand  ;  and  thine  eyes  shall  behold 
the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  2  he  shall  speak  with  tliee 
mouth  to  mouth,  and  thou  shah  go 
to  Babylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  v/ord  of  the  Lord, 
O  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  thee.  Thou  shall 
not  die  by  the  sword  ; 

5  But  thou  shah  die  in  peace  : 
md  with  the  burnings  cof  thy  fa- 
thers, the  former  kings  which  were 
before  thee,  so  shall  they  burn 
odours   for  thee  ;    and   they    will 

ament  d  thee,  saying.  Ah,  lordl 
for  I  have  pronounced  the  word, 
saith  the  Lord. 

6  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
spake  all  these  words  unto  Zede- 
kiah king  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon's 
army  fought  against  Jerusalem, 
and  against  all  the  cities  of  Judah 
that  were  left,  against  Lachish, 
and  against  Azekah  :  for  e  these 
defenced  cities  remained  of  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

8  This  is  the  word  that  came 
unto  Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  after 
that  the  king  Ze  lekiah  had  maile 
a  covenant  with  all  the  people 
who  weri;  at  Jerusalem,  to  pro- 
claim liber'.y /unto  them  ; 

9  That  a  every  man  should  let 
his  man-servant,  and  every  man 
his  maid-servunt,  being  an  He- 
brew or  an  Ilebrewess,  go  free  ; 
that  none  should  serve  himself  of 
them,  to  wit,  of  a  Jew  his  h  bro- 
ther. 

10  Now,  when  all  the  princes, 
and  all  the  people,  which  had  en- 
tered into  the  covenant,  heard 
'hat  every  one  should  let  his  man- 
servant, and  every  one  his  mai  1- 
seivant,  go  fiee.  that  none  should 
serve  themselves  of  them  any 
more  ;  then  they  obeyed,  and  let 
them  go. 

11  But  afterwards  they  turned, 
and  caused  the  servants  and  the 
handmaids,  whom  they  had  let  go 
fi-ee.  to  return,  and  brought  them 
into  subjection  for  servants  and  for 
handmaids. 

12  Therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  I  made  a  covenant  with 
yoijr  fathers  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bond- 
men, saying, 

14  At  i  the  end  of  seven  years, 

715 


Zedtkinh'i  captivity. 

let  ye  50  even-  man  his  brother, 
an  Hebrew,  which  hath  3  been 
sold  iinli)  thee  ;  und  when  he  hath 
nerved  thee  six  yeaiB,  thou  shiilt 
let  hiu)  ufo  free  lioin  thee  :  but 
yovir  I'.itheis  hearkened  not  unto 
me,  n-jitlier  inclined  ihiiiear. 

15  And  ye  were  4  now  tnrned,  and 
had  done  rig'hi  \n  my  si^ht,  in 
proclaiming'  liberty  every  man 
to  his  neig'hbonr :  and  ye  had  made 
a  covenant  k  before  me  in  the 
house  5  which  is  called  by  my 
name  : 

16  Untye  turned,  and  polluted 
my  /name,  and  caused  eveiy  m.m 
his  servant  and  every  man  his 
handmaid,  whom  he  had  set  at 
liberty  at  their  pleaRuro,  to  return, 
and  broug'ht  them  into  subjection, 
m  to  he  unto  you  for  servants  and 
for  handmaids. 

17  Theietbre  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  ye  have  not  hearkened 
unto  me,  in  proclaiming  lilierly, 
every  one  to  his  brother,  and  eveiv 
man  to  his  neighbour:  behold,  I 
p.X)claim  n  a  lilj-;rly  for  you,  saith 
the  Lord,  to  0  the  sword,  to  the 
pestilence,  and  10  the  famine  ; 
and  I  will  make  you  6  to  be  ro- 
movedT?  into  all  the  king-doins  of 
the  earth. 

18  Ajid  I  will  jive  the  men  that 
have  iranajresscd  my  covenant, 
which  have  not  performed  the 
words  of  'he  covenant  which  they 
had  made  befo;c  me,  j  when  they 
cut  the  cnlf  in  twain,  and  passed 
between  the  parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Judah,  and 
the  princes  of  Jerusalem,  the 
eunuchs,  .ind  the  priests,  and  all 
the  people  of  the  land,  which 
passed  between  the  parts  of  the 
ealf; 

20  I  will  even  ^ive  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and 
into  the  haml  of  them  that  seek 
their  life  :  and  their  dead  r  bodies 
shall  be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of 
the  earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  kinj  of  Judah 
and  his  princes  will  I  give  into 
the  hund  of  their  enemies,  and 
into  the  hand  of  them  that  seek 
th.iir  life,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  kin^  of  Babylon's  army,  which 
s  are  ^one  up  from  yon. 

•Zl  Behold,  I  will  command,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  cause  them  to  re- 
turn to  thij  city  ;  and  <  they  shall 
fl^ht  an:ainst  it,  and  take  u  it,  and 
burn  it  with  fire  :  and  I  will  make 
the  cities  of  Judah  a  desolation 
without  V  an  inhabitant. 
716 


J£R£MIAH. 

3  or,  iniiL 
himaetf. 

4  tu-day. 

kIK.'Xi.  3. 
Ne.  10.  29. 

5  whereupon 
my  name  is 
called. 

I  Ex.  20.  7. 
Le.  19.  12. 

m  Mat.  18. 
•i8-34. 

n  Mat.  7.  2. 
Ga.  6.7. 
Ja.  2.  13. 

o  c.  32.  36. 

6  /or  a  re- 
moving. 


d  Ps.  84.  10. 

1  threshold, 
or,  vessel. 


B.  C.  607 

CHAPTKR  XXXV. 

THK  woid  which  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  in 
the  days  of  Jehoiakiin  the  son  o. 
Josiah  kin^  of  Judah,  saying', 

2  Gu  unto  the  house  of  the  a 
Rechabites,  and  speak  unto  them, 
and  brin^  them  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  into  one  of  tlie  cham- 
bers, b  and  give  them  wine  to 
drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son 
of  Jeremiah,  the  son  of  Habazi- 
niah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all  his 
sons,  and  the  whole  house  of  the 
Rechabites  ; 

4  And  I  brought  them  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  into  the  cham- 
ber of  the  sons  of  Hanan,  the 
son  of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God, 
which  uas  by  the  .;hamlier  of 
the  princes,  which  wis  above 
the  chamber  of  Mansiah,  the 
son  of  ijhallum,  c  the  keeper  d  of 
I  lie  I  door  : 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of  the 
bouse  of  the  Rtchabites  pots  full  of 
wine,  and  cups;  and  I  said  unto 
them.  Drink  ye  wine  : 

6  But  they  said.  We  will  drink 
no  wine  :  for  Jonadab  the  son  of 
Rechab,  our  father,  commanded 
us,  saying'.  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neitfur  ye  nor  your  son* 
for  ever: 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  houses, 
nor  sow  seed,  nor  plant  vineyard, 
nor  have  any:  but  all  your  days 
ye  shall  dwell  in  tents;  e  that 
ye  may  live  many  days  in  the  land 
where  ye  be  strnngers.y 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice 
of  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Rechab, 
our  father,  in  all  that  he  hath 
charsred  us,  to  drink  no  wine  all 
our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our  sons, 
nor  our  daug-hters  ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to 
dwell  in,  neither  have  we  vine- 
yard, nor  field,  nor  seed  : 

'  10  But  we  have  dwelt  ?  in  tents, 
and  have  obeyed,  and  <lone  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jonadab  our 
father  commanded  us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
came  up  into  the  land,  that  we 
said.  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Jeru- 
salem for  fear  of  the  army  of  tho 
Chaldeans,  and  for  fear  of  the 
army  of  the  Syrians:  so  we  dwell 
at  Jp^msalem. 

12  I'hen  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah,  saving, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Go  and  tell  the 
men  of    Judah,   and  the  inhabit- 


B.  C.  606.  CHAP.  XXXVI 

ants  of  Jerusalem,  Will  ye  not  re-\h  c.  32.  33. 
ceive  instruciiun  h  to  hearken  to  t  2  Ch.  36. 
my  words?  suiih  the  Lord.  15,  16. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son   /:  c.  7.  13, 
of  Rechab,   that    he    commanded   25. 
his  sous   not    to    drink   wine,  are   !i3.  3-6. 
pe.foimcd  ;  for  unto  this  day  they    /  Lu.  10.  16. 
drink  none,  but  obey  their  father's,  1  Th.  4.  8. 
commandment  ;   nutwithstanding' j  w  c.  18.  11. 
i   I    have  spoken    unto  you,  rising   nl,u.  13. 
eaily  and  -speaking  ;  but  ye  heark-  34,  35. 
ened  not  uulo  me.  o  Pi.  1.  24, 

15  I   A   have   sent   also  unto  you   &c. 
all    my  seivants  the    prophets,    iil3.  13. 
rising-  up  eaily  and  sending-  t/iem,  '  16.  2. 
Haying,    Retuin  m  ye    now  every  Is.  65.  12. 
man     from     his     evil     way,     and  i  66.  4. 
amend   your  doings,   and   go   notl/iEx.  20.12. 
after  other  gods    to    serve    them,  !  £p.  6.  2,  3. 
and   ye   sliall   dwell    i[i    the    hinil  |2  /"Aere 
which  I  have  given  to  you  and  lo,  shall  not  a 
your  fathers;   but  ?i  ye  have  noli  man  be  cut 
inclined  your  ear,  nor  hearkened  i  o_^/row» 
unto  me.  Jon.. dab  the 

16  Because   the   suns  of  Jonadab  s<jn  af  Re- 
the  son  of  Rechab  have  performed   cli'ih. 
the  commandment  of  their  father,   ij  i's.  .3.  5. 
which  he  commanded  them  ;  but   c.  15.  19. 
this  people    hath    not    hearkened    Lu.  21.  36. 
unto  me  :  n  Is.  8.  1. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  E/.e.  2.  9. 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Zee.  5.  1,  2. 
Israel,  Behold,  1  will  l).in!>-  upon  b  c.  3U.  2. 
Judah,  and  upon  all  the  inhabit-  Hos.  8.  12. 
ant«  of  Jerusalem,  all  tlie  evil  cc.  25.  15, 
that   I    have    pronounced   against   ,vc. 

them  :    o  because    1    have   spoken    

unto    them,    but    they    have    not 
heard  ;   and   I   have    called    unto   rf  c.  26.  3, 
them,    but     they    have     not     an-    ver.  7. 
swered.  c  c.  18.  8. 

18  And   Jeremiah  said   unto   the   Jon.  3.  8,10. 
house    of   the    Rechabites,     Thus   /Ac.  3.   19. 
sai'h   the   Lord  of  hosts,  the   God   ^C-32.  12. 
of    Israel,     Because     p    ye    have|45.  1,  2. 
obeyed  the   commandment   of  Jo- I /i  ver.  21, 
nadrtb  your  father,   and    kept    all!23.  32. 


his   precepts,   and  dune  according  '  i  ver.  8. 
unto  all  that  he  hath  commanded   £<:e.  2.  3-7. 
you  ;  [4  L-.  16.29- 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  31. 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel.   2  Jo-   23.  27.  32. 
nadab  the  son  of  Rechab  shall  not   Ac.  27.  9. 
want  a  roan  to  stand  q  before  me    I  ver.  3. 
for  ever.  1 1  their  siip- 

CHAPTER  XXXVI.  \pltcation 

AND   it  came  to    pass    in    the   shall  fall. 
fourth  year  of  Jelioiakim  the   m  2  K.  22. 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that   13,  17. 
this     word    came    unto    Jeremiah   n  Ne.  8.  3. 
from  the  Lord,  saying,  Lu.  4.  16, 

2  Take  thee  a  roll  n  of  a  book,  and   &c. 
wri'c    h    therein     all     the     words  o  Joel  2.  15, 
that     I    have    spoken    unto     thee   &c. 
against  Israel,  and  against  Judah,  p  ver.  6.  8. 
and    against    all    the    nations,    c  2  or,  door. 
from  the  day  I  spake  unto  thee,   j  c.  26.  10. 
46 


0/  Jcremiah'i  prophecy. 

fcom  the  days  of  Josiah,  even  unto 
this  day. 

3  It  may  be  d  that  the  house  of 
Judah  will  hear  all  the  e^'il  wliich 
1  pu.pose  to  do  unto  them  ;    that 


eveiy 
that    I 


man 
mav 


they    may    return 

f. oni   his    evil    way,     .    

forgive  /  their  iniquity  and  their 

sill. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  called  Ea- 
ruch,  g  tlie  son  of  Neriah  ;  and 
Baruch  wrote  from  the  inoutn  of 
Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
Loal,  which  he  had  spoken  unto 
liim,  upon  a  roll  A  of  a  book. 

5  And  Jeremiah  commanded 
Baruch,  saying,  I  am  shut  up  ;  I 
cannot  go  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  : 

6  Therefore  go  thou,  and  read  i 
in  the  roll,  which  thou  hast  wiit- 
ten  from  my  mouth,  the  words  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  ears  of  the  peo- 
ple, in  the  Loni's  house  upon  the 
lasting-day  :  k  and  also  thou 
shall  read  them  in  the  ears  of  all 
Judah  that  come  out  of  their 
cities. 

7  It  ;  may  he  1  they  will  present, 
their  supplication  before  the 
Lord,  and  will  return  every  one 
from  his  evil  way  :  for  great  m  is 
the  anger  and  the  fui7  that  the 
Lord  hath  pronounced  against  thi» 
people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriab 
did  according  to  all  that  Jeremiah 
the  prophet  commanded  him, 
reading  in  the  book  the  words  of 
the  Lord  in  n  the  Lord's  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the 
fifth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  in 
the  ninth  month,  that  they  pro- 
claimed a  fast  0  before  the  Lord 
to  all  the  people  in  Jerusalem, 
and  to  all  tlie  people  that  came 
from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto  Je- 
rusalem. 

10  Then  p  read  Baruch  in  the 
book  the  words  of  Jeremiah  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  in  the 
chamber  of  Gemariah  ihe  son  of 
Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the  higher 
court,  at  the  2  entry  9  of  the  new 
gate  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the 
ears  of  all  the  people. 

11  When  Michaiah  the  son  of 
Gemariah,  the  son  of  Shaphan, 
had  heard  out  of  the  book  all  the 
words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the 
king's  house,  into  the  scribe's 
chamber,  and,  lo,  all  the  princes 
sat  there,  even  Elishama  the 
scribe,  and  Delaiah  the  ton  of 
Sberaaiah,     and     Elnathan    the 

717 


Jthoiakim  humeth  the  roll. 

■oil  of  Achbor,  and  Gemariiih  the 

son  ofSliaphiin,  aii'i  Zclekiuh  the 

■on  olUununial),  and  all  ihe  piiu- 

ces. 

13  Then  Michaiali  declared  unto 
Ihem  all  the  words  tliiit  he  had 
heard,  when  Baruch  read  the 
book  Ml  the  eais  oi  the  jieople. 

14  Thereloie  all  the  princes  sent 
Jehudi  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the 
son  of  Shelaniiah,  the  son  of  Cu- 
shi,  unto  Baruch,  Baying,  Take  in 
thine  hanrl  the  roll  wherein  thou 
hast  read  in  the  cars  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  come.  So  Barurh  the  son 
of  Neriah  took  the  roll  in  hiahand, 
and  came  unto  thern. 

15  And  they  said  tinto  him,  Sit 
down  now,  and  read  it  in  oiir  ears. 
So  Baiuch  read  it  in  their  eais. 

16  Now  it  carne  to  pass,  when 
they  had  heard  all  the  wofIk,  they 
■were  afraid  both  one  and  other, 
and  said  unto  Baruch,  We  will 
surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these 
words. 

17  And  they  asked  Baruch, 
saying.  Tell  us  now.  How  didst 
thou  write  all  theae  words  at  his 
month  ? 

18  Then  Baruch  answered  them. 
He  pronounced  t  all  these  words 
unto  me  with  his  mouth,  and 
I  wrote  them  with  ink  in  the 
book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto 
Baruch,  Go  hide  s  thee,  thou  and 
Jeremiah,  and  let  no  man  know 
where  ye  be. 

20  And  they  went  in  to  the  king- 
into  the  court,  but  they  laid  up 
the  roll  in  rhe  chamber  of  Elisha- 
ma  the  scribe,  and  told  all  the 
words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to 
fetch  the  roll  ;  and  he  took  it  out 
of  Elishama  the  scribe's  cham- 
ber: and  Jehudi  read  lit  in  the 
ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears 
of  all  the  princes  which  stood  be- 
side the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  win- 
ter-bouse, u  in  the  ninth  month  : 
and  there  was  a  fire  on  the  hearth 
burning  before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  Jehudi  had  read  three  or 
four  leaves,  he  cut  it  v  with  the 
pen-knife,  and  cast  {t  into  the  fire 
that  was  on  the  hearth,  until  all 
the  roll  WHS  consumed  in  the  fire 
that  was  on  the  hearth. 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor 
rent  their  w  garments,  ntiMfr  the 
king,  nor  any  of  his  servants  that 
beard  all  these  words. 

%  Ntvertbeless  Elnkthiin,  nnd 
718 


J£R£MIAU. 
T  ver.  2,  4. 


i-2Ch.25. 
15,  16. 
Pr.  28.  12. 
Ac.  5.  40. 

/  c.  23.  28. 

!c6.  2. 

Kze.  2.  4,  5. 

u  Am.  3.  15. 

V  Ps.  50,  17. 
Pr.  13.  13. 
19.  21. 
21.  30. 
Re.  22.  19. 

j«2K.22.11. 
Is.  36.  22. 
37.  1. 


.re.  13.  15- 


y  Pr.  21.  29. 

3  nr,  the 
king. 


Ps.  27.  5. 
32.  7.  64.  2. 

a  Mat.  24. 

35. 

b  c.  22.  19, 
30. 

4  visit  upon, 
c.  23.  34. 

cDe.  28.15. 

dec. 

Pr.  29.  1. 

d  Mat.  23. 
37. 

5  icords  aa 
they. 

a2K.  24.17. 
2Cb.  36.  10. 

6  2  Ch.  36. 
12-16. 

1  by  the 
h<ind  qf. 


B.  C.  aofl. 

Delaiah,  and  Uemariah,  had 
made  intercession  x  to  the  king 
that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll  ; 
but  he  y  would  not  hear  them. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Je- 
rahmeel  the  son  uf  3  Hammelech, 
and  Seraiah  the  son  uf  A/.iiel,  and 
SheU-miah  the  son  of  Abdeel,  to 
take  Baruch  the  scribe,  and  Jere- 
miah Ihe  prophet  :  but  z  the  Lord 
hid  them. 

27  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  (after  that  the 
king  had  burnt  the  toll,  and  the 
words  which  Baruch  wrote  at  th« 
mouth  of  Jeremiah,)  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  anolh^ir  roll, 
and  write  in  it  all  the  foinier 
worils  a  that  were  in  the  fiiat  roll, 
which  Jehoiakim  the  king  of  Ju- 
dab  hath  burnt. 

29  And  thou  shalt  say  to  Jehoia- 
kim king  of  Jiidah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Thnii  hast  burnt  this 
roll,  saying.  Why  haat  thou  writ- 
ten therein,  saying.  The  king  of 
Babylon  shall  certainly  come  and 
destroy  this  land,  and  shall  cause 
to  cease  from  thenco  man  and 
beast  ? 

30  Therefore  thus  ?aith  the 
Lord  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  He  sh.Tll  have  none  to  sit 
upon  the  throne  of  David  ;  and  his 
b  dead  body  shall  be  cast  out  in 
the  day  to  the  heat,  and  in  the 
ni^ht  to  the  frost. 

31  And  I  will  4  punish  him,  and 
his  seed,  and  his  servants,  for 
their  iniquity  ;  and  I  cwill  bring 
upon  them,  and  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  and  upon  the 
men  of  Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I 
have  pronounced  against  Ihem: 
but  d  they  hearkened  not. 

32  Then  took  Jeremiah  another 
roll,  and  gave  it  to  Banich  the 
scribe,  the  son  of  Neriah  ;  who 
wrote  therein,  from  the  mouth  of 
Jeremiah,  all  the  words  of  the 
took  which  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  had  burnt  in  the  fire  :  ana 
there  were  added  besides  unto 
them  many  5  like  words. 

CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

AND  king  Zedekiah,  c  the  son 
of  Josiah,  reigned  instead  of 
Coniah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim, 
whom  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  made  king  in  the  land  of 
Judah. 

2  But  h  neither  he,  nor  his  ser- 
vants, nor  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  hearken  unto  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  1  spake  by  the 
prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And   Zedekiah    the  king  sent 


B.  C.  589. 


Jehucal  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and   c  c.  29.  25. 
Zi;phaiiiah  the  c  son  of  Maaseiah   52.  24. 
the  priest,  to  the  prophet  Jeremi-    d  c.  2.  27. 
ah,  saying',  Pray  now  d  unto   the    21.  1,  2. 
Lord  our  God  for  us.  i'i.  2,  ^0. 

4  Now  Jeremiah  came  in  and  e2K.24.7. 
went  out  among  the  people  :  for  Eze.  17.  15. 
they  had  not  put  him  into  prison,     /c.  34.  21. 

5  Then    e    Pharaoh's  army   was    ver.  )1. 
come   forth   out    of   Egypt  :    and   ^c.21.2. 
when     th-i    Chaldeans  "that     be-    ver.  3. 
sieged  Jerusalem  heaid  tidings  of    /;  c.  34.  21, 
them,  they  departed  y  from  Jei'U-   '^2. 
saleni.  i  Job  15.  31. 

6  Then  came  the  word  of  the  2  your 
Lord  vinto  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  suuls. 
saying,  tc.21.  4-7. 

7'Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God   Zmen 
of  Isiael,   Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the    thrust 
king  of  Judah,   that  sent    g    you    through. 
tinto  me  to  inquire  of  me  ;  Behold,    I  Joel  2.  11. 
Pharaoh's  army,   which    is    come   4  made  to 
forth  to  help  you,  shall  return    to   ascttui. 
J-^gypt  into  their  own  land.  5  or,  slip 

8  .And    h    the    Chaldeans    shall    cnnciy. 
come  again,  and  tight  against  this   &  falsehood, 
citv,  and  take  it,  and  burn  it  with    or,  a  lie. 
fire.  m  Mat.  5. 

9  Thus  saith   the   Lord,  Deceive    11,  12. 

i   not  yourselves,   2  saying,    The    n  Ac.  5.  28, 
Chaldeans      shall     surely     depart   40. 
from  us:  for  they  shall    not    de-   23.2,3. 
part.  2  Co.  11. 

10  For  it  though  ye  had  smitten  23-27. 
the  whole   a'my  of  the  Chaldeans 

that  fight   against   yon   and  there 

remained     but    v.'ounded     3    men 

among  them,  yet  I  should  they  rise 
up  every  man  in  his  tent,  and 
burn  this  city  with  fire.  o  c.  38.  6. 

11  And   it    came    to    pass,    that   7  or  celh\ 
when  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans       p     ,„    ,„ 
was  4  broken   up  from  Jenssalem   ?g     '    ''       ' 
for  fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 

12  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out 
of  Jerusalem  to  go  into  the  land  of 
Benjamin,  to  separate  5  himself 
thence  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

13  -And  when  he  was  in  the  gate 
of  Benjamin,  a  captain  of  the 
ward  was  there,  whose  name  was  ^^ 
Irijah,  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  t'iej^Q"gj 
son  of  Hananiah  ;  and  he  took  Jer- 
emiah the  prophet,  saying.  Thou 
fallest  away  to  the  Cha'deans.         , 

14  Then   said   Jeremiah,   It  is  6  l^**- l-^- ^''• 
false  ;   m  I  fall   not   away  to  the  1 1  Ps.  37.  19 
Chaldeans.       But    he    hearkened  :  Is.  33.  16. 
not   to   him:  so   Injah  took  Jere- 1  go   g 
ihiah,    and   brought    him   to    the   i^g  g 
P"nces.                                                r  '    ■     „ 

15  Wherefore   the    princes   were   " '^^ '''•  •'• 
wroth  with  Jeremiah,  and  smote  n   b  c.  21.  1- 
him,  and  put  him  in  prison  in  the    10. 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe  ;   for  og   ti 
they  h^  made  that  the  prison.        j  c  c.  .«  .  ii. 

16  When    Jeremiah  was  entered   1  peace. 


CHAP.  XXXVin.  JeremiaJi 'anprisoned. 

into  the  dungeon,  o  and   into   the 


c.  £6.  19. 

I  Ac.  £5.  11, 
i25. 
l£6.  31. 

q  C.2.  28. 

re.  28.  2, 


j  if  all. 
\s  c.  S2.  2. 


cabins,  7  and  Jeremiah  had  re- 
mained tlieie  many  days  j 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent, 
and  look  him  out;  and  the  kinj 
asked  him  secietly  in  his  house, 
and  said.  Is  there  an^wurd  fiom 
the  Lord?  And  Jeiurniah  said, 
There  is  :  for,  said  he,  thou  shall 
be  delivered  into  the  hand  of  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

18  Moieover,  Jeremiah  said  un- 
to king  Zedekiah,  What  p  have 
I  ofi'ended  against  thee,  or  against 
thy  servants,  or  against  this  peo- 
ple, that  ye  have  put  me  in  pris- 
on ? 

19  Where  g  are  now  your  pro- 
phetswhirh  piophcsied  unto  you, 
saying.  The  king  of  Babylon  shall 
not  r  come  against  you,  nor 
against  this  land  ? 

i.0  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray 
thee,  O  my  loid  the  king  :  let  my 
supplication,  1  pray  thee,  be  8  ac- 
cepted before  thee  ;  that  thou 
cause  me  not  to  return  to  the 
house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest 
I  die  there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  com- 
manded that  they  should  commit 
Jeremiah  into  the  couit  5  of  the 
prison,  and  that  they  should  give 
him  daily  a  piece  of  t  b.ead  out  of 
the  baker's  street,  until  all  the 
bread  in  the  city  were  spent,  u 
Thus  Jeremiah  lemained  in  the 
court  of  the  prison. 

CHAPTER    XXXVIII. 

THEN  Khephatiah  the  son  of 
Mattan,  and  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Pashur,  and  a  Jucal  the 
son  of  Shelemiah,  and  b  Pashur 
the  son  of  IVialchiah,  heard  the 
words  that  Jeiemiah  had  spoken 
unto  all  the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  He  that 
remaineth  in  this  city  shall  die 
by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence  ;  but  he  that 
goeth  forth  to  the  Chaldeans  shall 
live  ;  for  he  shall  have  his  life  for 
a  prey,  and  shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  This  city 
shall  sorely  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon's  aimv, 
which  shall  lake  it. 

4  Therefore  the  princes  said 
unto  the  king,  We  beseech  thee, 
let  this  man  be  put  to  death  ;  c 
for  thus  he  weakeneth  the  hands 
of  the  men  of  war  that  remain  in 
this  city,  and  the  hands  of  ail  the 
people,  in  sp3aking  such  words 
unto  them  ;  for  this  man  sceketh 
not  the  welfare  1  of  this  people, 
but  the  hurt. 

719 


2  or,  the 
king, 
c.  36.  26. 

e  c.  39.  16. 

Zwill. 

/c.  37.  21. 

4  in  thine 

ItCLIld, 


5  or,  prin- 

cipif, 

2  K.  16.  18. 


JercfiAdh  counselleth  the  ki'ig-  JRREMlAll 

5  Then  Ze'lekinh  tlie  kin?  said,    rf  Ps.  109.5. 
EpIioM,   lie  is  ill  your  haml  :  fur  c.  37.  21. 
the  kiii^  ill  noi  he  that  can  do  any   Lii.  3.  19. 
thing'  ag'aLasi  you.  20. 

6  Tiieii  d  loolt  they  Jeremiah, 
and  cast  him  into  the  .Iiin|eun  of 
M  ilchiah  the  son  of  2  Hainme- 
lech,  that  teas  in  \he  court  of  the 
j)iisoii  :  and  they  let  down  Jere- 
miah with  cords.  Anil  in  the  diin- 
geoii  there  was  no  wafer,  l)ut  mire: 
80  Jeremiah  sunk  in  the  mire. 

7  Now  whin  Ebed-melech  e  the 
Ethiopian,  one  of  the  eunuchs 
which  was  in  tlie  king^'s  house, 
heard  that  they  had  put  Jeremiah 
in  the  dungeon,  (the  king  then 
sitting'  in  the  gate  of  Benjamin,) 

S  Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of 
the  kinj'-s  house,  and  spake  to  the 
king,  saying, 

9  My  lord  the  king,  these  men 
have  done  evil  in  all  thai  they 
liave  done  to  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet, whom  they  have  cast  into 
the  dungeon  ,  and  he  is  3  like  to 
die  for  hunger  in  the  place  wheie 
he  is  ;  for  lliere  is  no  more  bready 
in  the  city. 

10  Then   the    king   commanded 
Ebed-raelech   the  Ethiopian,  say-   f  2  K.  2.  2. 
ing.   Take  from  hence  thirty  me"    ft  K'.i.  16.  22. 
4  with  thee,  and  take  up  Jeremiah   27.  16. 

the  prophet  out  of  the   dungeon.    Is.  57.  15. 
before  he  die.  Zee.  12.  1. 

11  So     Ebed-melech    took     the   t  Ps.  80.  7, 
men  with  him,  and  went  into  the    14. 
house  of  the  king  under  the  trea-    Am.  5.  27. 
Bury,    and    took   thence    old   cast   *  I  Ch.  17. 
clouts,  and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  24. 

them  down  bv  cords  into  the  dun-   K'.r.  9.  4. 
geon  to  Jereiniah.  i21C.24.12. 

12  And  Ebed-melech    the    Ethi-    ver.  2. 
opian    said    unto    Jeremiah,    Put   w  c.  39.  3. 
now  thtse  old  cast  clouts  and   rot-   n  c.  32.  4. 
ten    rags   under   thine   arm-holes,    34.  3. 
under  the   cords.     And  Jeremiah    ver.  23. 

did  so.  olSa.31.4. 

13  So    they    drew    up  Jeremiah  ;>2Ch.20. 
with  cords,  and  took  hira   up  out  20. 

of   the    dungeon  :    and    Jeremiah   Ja.  1.  22. 
remained     in     the    court     of   the   7  Is.  53.  3. 
prison.  r  Pr.  1.  30, 

14  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,    31. 

and   took    Jeremiah    the    prophet  j  I.^.  1.  19,  20. 
unto   him   into   the  5  third  entry  16  men  0/ 
that  ?■>■  in  the  house  ef  the  Lord  :    thy  peace. 
and  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  U  I. a.  1.2. 
I   will    ask    thjc    a   thing;     hide   Mi.  7.  5. 
nothing  from  me.  t  Ps.  69.  2- 

15  Then     Jeremiah     said     unto   14. 
Zedekiali,    If   I    declare    it    unto   u  Is.  42.  17. 
thee,  wilt  thou  not  surely  put  me  \v  c.  39.  6. 
to  death  ?  and  if  I  give  thee  conn-   41.  10. 

sel,  wilt   thou  not  hearken  unto  iJ^c.  52.  8- 
rae?  13. 

16  So   Zedekiah  the  king  sware|7  iurn. 

720 


B.  C.  339. 

secretly  unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 
As  g  the  Lord  livetli,  that  made 
A  us  this  soul,  I  will  not  put  thee 
to  death,  neither  will  I  give  ihea 
into  the  hand  of  iheae  m«n  that 
St-ek  ihy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto 
Zedekiah,  Thus  sailli  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  i  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel,  k  If  thou  wilt  assuredly  go 
forth  /unto  the  king  of  Babylon's 
princes,  m  then  thy  soul  shall  live, 
and  this  city  shall  not  be  burnt 
with  lire  ;  and  thou  sbalt  live,  and 
thine  house  : 

18  Bui  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth 
to  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes, 
then  shall  this  city  be  given  into 
the  band  of  the  Chaldeans,  and 
they  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and 
thou  rt  shall  not  escape  out  of 
their  ham). 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  I  am  afraid  of  the 
Jews  that  are  fallen  to  the  Chal- 
deans, lesl  they  deliver  me  into 
their  hand,  and  they  mock  o  me, 

'20  But  Jeremiah  said,  They  shall 
not  deliver  thee.  Obey,  p  I  be- 
seech thee,  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
which  1  speak  unto  thee  :  so  it 
shall  be  well  unto  thee  :  and  lh» 
soul  g  shall  live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  r  to  go 
forth,  this  is  the  word  that  the 
Lord  hath  showed  me  : 

22  And,  behold,  all  the  women 
that  are  left  in  the  king  of  Judah's 
house  shall  be  brought  forth  to  the 
kins  of  Babylon's  princes  ;  .and 
those  leomen  sliall  say,  6  I'hy 
friends  s  have  set  thee  on,  and 
have  prevailed  against  thee  :  thy 
feet  are  sunk  in  the  inire,  {  atid 
they  are  turned  u  away  back. 

23  So  they  shall  bring  out  all 
thy  wives  and  thy  children  »  to 
the  Chaldeans  ;  and  thou  shall 
not  escape  out  of  their  hand,  but 
shall  be  w  taken  by  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon  :  and  thou 
shall  cause  7  this  city  to  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

24  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jere- 
miah, Let  no  man  know  of  these 
words,  and  Ihoii  shall  nol  die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  I 
have  talked  with  thee,   and  they 

I  come  unto  thee,  and  say  unto 
thee.  Declare  unto  us  now  what 
{ thou  hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide 
I  it  not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put 
I  thee  to  death  ;  also  what  the  king 
said  unto  thee  : 

I  28  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto 
I  them,  I  presented  my  supplication 
I  before   the    king,   that   he  would 


B.  C.  5S8. 


CHAP.  XXXIX. 


not  cause  me  to  return  to  Jona- 
than's house,  x  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes 
unto  Jeremiah,  and  asked  him  : 
and  he  told  them  according'  to  all 
these  words  that  the  kiiij  had 
conimanJed.  So  they  8  left  ofi' 
speaking  with  him  :  for  the  mat- 
ter was  not  perceived. 

28  So  Jeremiah  abode  in  the 
court  of  the  piison  until  y  the  day 
that  Jerusalem  was  taken  :  and 
he  was  there  when  Jerusalem  was 
taken 

CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

IN  the  a  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  in  the  tenth 
month,  came  Nebuchadreizar 
king  of  Babylon  and  all  his  army 
against  Jerusalem,  and  they  be- 
sieged it. 

2  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of 
Zedekiah,  in  the  fourth  month, 
the  ninth  dai/  of  the  month,  the 
city  was  broken  up. 

3  And  all  the  princes  6  of  the  king 
of  Babylon  came  in,  ami  sat  in 
the  middle  gate,  even  Nergal-sha- 
re/,er,  Samgar-nebo,  Sarsechim, 
Rab-saris,  Nergal-sharezer,  Rab- 
mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  the 
princes  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  (hat  when 
Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  saw 
them,  and  all  the  men  of  war,  then 
they  tied,  and  went  forth  out  of  the 
city  by  night,  by  the  way  of  the 
king's  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt 
the  two  walls  ;  and  he  went  out 
the  way  of  the  plain. 

5  But  c  the  Chaldeans'  army 
pursued  after  them,  and  overtook 
d  Zedekiah  in  the  plams  of  Jeri- 
cho :  and  when  they  had  taken 
him,  they  brought  him  up  to  Ne- 
buchadnezzar king  of  Babylon  to 
Riblah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
■where  1  he  gave  judgment  upon 
him. 

6  Then  the  kin^of  Babylon  slew 
the  sons  of  Zedekiah  in  Riblah 
before  his  eyes  :  also  the  king  of 
Babylon  slew  all  the  nobles  of 
Judah. 

7  Moreover,  e  he  put  out  Zeile- 
kiah's  eyes,  and  bound  him  with 
2  chains,  to  carry  him  to  Baby- 
lon. 

8  And  the  Chaldeans  buint  the 
king's  house,  and  the  houses  /  of 
the  people,  with  fire,  and  brake 
down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  Nebuzar-adan,  3  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  carried  away 
captive  into  Babylon  the  remnant 
of  the  people  that  remained  in  the 
city,   and  those  that    fell   away, 


XL.  Jeremiah  set  free. 

that  fell  to  him,  with  the  re.st  of 
the  people  that  ren^ained. 

10  But  Nebuzar-adan,  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard,  left  of  the  poor 
of  the  people,  which  had  nothing, 
in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  gave 
them  vineyards  and  fietds  4  at  the 
same  time. 

U  Now  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  gave  charge  concerning' 
5  Jeremiah  to  Nebuzar-adan  the 
captain  of  the  guard,  saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  6  look  well  to 
him,  and  do  him  no  harm,  ^  but 
do  unto  him  even  as  he  shall  say 
unto  thee. 

13  So  Nebuzar-adan,  the  captain 
of  the  guard,  sent,  and  Nebushas- 
ban,  Rab-saris,  h  and  Nergal-sha- 
rezer, Rah-mag,  and  all  the  king 
of  Babylon's  princes, 

14  Even  they  sent,  and  took  Jer- 
emiah out  of  the  court  i  of  the 
prison,  and  committed  him  unto 
Gedaliah  k  the  son  of  Ahikam,  Z 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  that  he  should 
carry  him  home  ;  so  he  dwelt 
among  the  people. 

15  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah,  while  he  was 
shut  up  in  the  court  of  the  prison, 
saying, 

1(5  Go  and  speak  to  Ebed-rae- 
lech  m  the  Ethiopian,  saying. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel  ;  behold,  I  will  n 
bring  my  words  upon  this  city  for 
evil,  and  not  for  good  ;  and  they 
shall  be  accomplished  in  that  day 
before  thee. 

17  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that 
o  day,  saith  the  Lord  :  and  thou 
shalt  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  men  p  of  whom  thou  art 
afraid. 

18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the 
sword,  but  thy  life  g  shall  be  for  a 
prey  unto  thee  :  because  r  thou 
hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jer- 
emiah from  the  Lord,  after 
that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  had  let  him  a  go 
from  Ramah,  when  he  had  taken 
him,  beinj  bound  in  chains  1 
among  all  that  were  carried  away 
captive  of  Jerusalem  and  Judah, 
which  were  carried  away  captive 
unto  Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Jeremiah,  and  6  said  unto 
him.  The  Lord  thy  God  hath 
pronounced  this  evil  upon  this 
place, 

781 


Tlu  Jetat  retort  lo  GtdaliaJt . 

3  Now  tlip  f.orfl  hnlh  broii^lit 
it,  and  done  accordin";  as  lie  hullj 
Biiid  :  c  because  je  Lave  sinned 
against  the  Lord,  and  have  not 
obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  thi« 
thin?  is  come  upon  j'ou.  I 

•1  And  now,  behold,  I  loose  thee 
tins  day  iVom  the  chains  which  2 
tcere  upnii  thine  hand.  If  d  it 
neein  g'ood  unto  theo  to  come  with 
nie  into  Babylon,  come,  and  I  will 
look  3  well  unto  thee  :  but  if  it 
seem  ill  unto  thee  to  come  with 
me  into  Babylon,  forbear  :  behold, 
all  the  land  is  before  thee  :  -whilh-, 
er  it  seemelh  good  and  convenient 
for  thee  lo  go,  thithergo.  i 

5  Now,  while  he  vsas  not  yet 
{jone  back,  he  said.  Go  back  also 
toe  Sedaliah  the  son  of  Abikara, 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  whom  the 
king  (if  Babylon  hath  made  gov- 
ernor over  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
dwell  with  him  among  the  peo- 
ple ;  or  go  wheresoever  it  seeineth 
convenient  vinlo  Ihce  lo  go.  So; 
the  captain  of  the  guard  gave  him 
victuals  and  u  reward,  and  let  bim  | 


6  Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Ge- 
daliah  the  son  of  Ahikam,  lo  Miz- 
pah,/  and  dwelt  with  hiin  among 
ihe  people  that  were  left  in  the 
land. 

7  Xow  when  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  which  leere  in  Ihe  fields, 
even  they  and  their  men,  heard 
that  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
made  Gedaliab  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam governor  in  the  land,  and 
hath  committed  unto  him  men, 
and  women,  and  children,  and  of 
the  poor  g  of  the  land,  of  them 
thai  were  not  carried  away  captive 
to  Babylon  : 

8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah 
to  Mizpah,  even  Ishmael  ft. the  son 
of  N'ethaniah,  and  Johanan  i  and 
Jonathan  the  sons  of  Kareah,  and 
Seraiah  the  son  of  Tanhumeth, 
and  the  sons  of  Gphai  the  Neto- 
phathite,  k  and  Jezaniah  the  son 
of  a  -Aluachathite,  I  they  and  their 
men. 

9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam, the  son  of  Shaphan,  sware 
unto  them,  and  to  their  men,  say- 
ing, Fear  not  tn  serve  the  Chal- 
deans :  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it 
shall  be  well  with  you. 

10  Aa  for  me,  behold,  I  will 
dwell  at  ]Mizpah,  to  4  serve  the 
Chaldeans  which  will  come  unto" 
us  :  but  ye,  gather  m  ye  wine, 
and  summer-fruits,  and  oil,  and 
put    them   in    vour    vessels,    and 

722 


JEUE.MlAlf.  B.  C.  588 

dwell  ill  your  cities  that  ye  have 
taken. 

11  Likewise,  when  all  the  Jewi 
Ihal  vere  in  Moab,  n  and  among 
the  Ammonites,  o  and  in  Kd')in, 
and  that  leere  in  all  the  couiiliiee, 
beard  that  the  king  of  Babylon 
had  left  a  remnant  of  Judah,  and 
that  he  had  set  over  iheui  Geda- 
liah ibe  son  of  Ahikam,  the  son  of 
Shaphan  ; 

12  Kven  all  the  Jews  returned 
out  of  all  places  whither  they  were 
driven,  and  came  to  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  Gedaliah,  unto  Mi:. pah, 
and  gathered  wine  and  summer- 
fruits  very  much. 

13  Moreover,  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  were  in  the  fields,  came 
to  Gedaliah  lo  Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Uoet 
thou  certainly  know  that  Baalis 
the  king  of  the  Ammonites  liaih 
sent  /)  Ishrauel  the  son  of  Neiha- 
niah  to  5  slay  thee  ?  But  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam  believed 
theni  not. 

1.5  Then  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah spake  lo  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah 
secretly,  saying.  Let  me  go,  I  pray 
thee,  and  I  will  slay  Ishmael  the 
sou  of  Keihaniab,  and  no  man 
shall  know  it:  wherefore  should 
he  slay  thee,  that  all  the  Jews 
which  are  satlieied  unto  thee 
should  be  scaitcred,  and  the  rem- 
nant in  Judah  perish  ? 

16  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam said  unto  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  Thou  shall  net  do  this 
thing:  for  thou  speakest  falsely  of 
Ishmael. 

CHAPTER   XLI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seventh  month,  that  Ishmael 
a  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of 
Elisharoa,  of  the  seed  royal,  and 
the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men,  with  him,  came  unto  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam,  to  Mizpah, 
and  there  they  did  eat  bread 
together  in  !\Iizpah. 

2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah,  and  the  ten  men  that 
were  with  him.  and  smote  Geda- 
liah the  son  of  Ahikam,  the  soa 
of  Shaphan,  with  the  sword,  and 
slew  him,  whom  the  king  of 
Babylon  had  made  governor  over 
the  land. 

3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews 
that  were  with  him,  even  with 
Gedaliah,  at  Mizpah,  and  the 
Chaldeans  that  were  found  there, 
and  the  men  of  war. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  the  se- 


cDc.  29.24, 

25. 

No.  9.  28, 

33. 

Da.  9.  U. 

2  or,  are. 
d  c.  39.  12. 

3  set  mine 
eyes  upon. 

ec.  41.   2. 

/Ju.  20.  1. 

^c.  39.  10. 
52.  16. 

Ac.  41.  1, 

&c. 

i  c.  43.  2,  4, 

5. 

k  Ezr.  2.  22. 
IJos.  12.5. 

4  stand 
before, 
De.  1.38. 

m  c.  39.  10. 


o  Ezr.  25.  a. 


pa.  41. 10. 


5  strike 
thee  in  soul. 


a2K.25.25. 
C.  40.  6,  8. 


B.  C.  5S8. 


CHAP.  XLII, 


cond  Jay  after  he  had  slain  Geda 
liah,  and  no  man  knew  6  it, 

5  Thai  there  came  certain  from 
Shechern,  fiom  Shiloh,  and  from 
Samaria,  even  fouiscore  men,  hav- 
ing their  beards  shaven,  c  and 
theirclothes  rent,  and  having  cut 
themselves,  with  oiierings  d  and 
incense  in  their  li?nd,  to  bring 
them  to  the  hoHse  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah  went  forth  from  Wizpah 
to  meet  them,  1  weeping  all  along- 
as  he  went  :  and  it  came  to  pass, 
as  he  met  them,  he  Ef.id  unto 
them.  Come  to  (iedaliab  the  son  of 
Ahikam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came 
into  the  midst  of  the  city,  that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
slew  them,  and  cast  lliejn  into  the 
midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men 
that  were  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among 
them  that  said  unto  Ishmael,  Slay 
us  not  ;  for  we  have  treasures  e  in 
the  field,  of  wheat,  and  of  barley. 
and  of  oil,  and  of  honey.  So  he 
forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among 
their  brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael 
bad  cast  all  the  dead  bodies  of  the 
men,  whom  he  bad  slain  2  because 
of  Gedaliiih,  teas  it  which  Asa  the 
_/■  king  had  made  for  fear  of  Baa- 
sha  king  of  Israel  :  and  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  filled  it  with 
them  that  were  slain. 

10  Then  Ishrnael  carried  away 
captive  all  the  residue  of  the  peo- 
ple that  uere  in  Mizpah,  g  even  h 
the  king's  daughters,  and  all  the 
people  that  remained  in  Mizpah, 
whom  Nebu/.ar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  had  committed  to 
Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  ; 
nnd  Ishmael  the  son  of  Netha- 
niah carried  them  away  captive, 
and  departed  to  go  over  to  the  t 
Ammonites. 

11  But  when  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  ail  the  captains  of 
the'  forces  that  teere  with  him, 
heard  of  all  the  evil  k  that  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the  men, 
and  went  to  fight  with  Ishmael 
the  «on  of  Nethaniah,  and  found 
liim  by  the  great  waters  I  that  are 
in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
all  the  people  which  zcere  with 
Ishmael  saw  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  that  were  with  him,  then 
they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Uhniael 


•6  1  Sa.  27. 

•n. 

c  Le.  19.  27, 
28. 

|De.  14.  1. 
2Sa.  10.  4. 
Is.  15.  2. 

!dlSa.  1.  7. 

{2K.  25.  9. 
1 1  in  going 
!  and  weeping 
<2  Sa.  3.  16. 

I  c  Job  2.  4. 
Pr.  13.8. 
Ma.  6.25. 

2  btj  the 
hand,  or, 
side  of  ; 
or,  near, 

/IK.  15. 

22. 

g  2  Ch.  16. 
6. 

h  c.  43.  6. 

i  Ne.   2.  10, 

19. 

Je.  40.  14. 

A-  ver.  2.  3.7. 
^2Sa.  2.  13. 


m2Sa.  19. 
37,  38. 

nc.  40.5. 
a  c.  40.  5. 
1  or,  fall. 

b  I  Sa.  7.  8. 
12.  19,  23. 
Is.  1.  15. 
c.  17.  15,  16. 

cLe.26.  22. 
La.  1.  1. 

dDe.  5.28, 

29. 

e  Ezr.  8.  21. 

/Ex.9.  29. 

f  IK.  22.14. 

AlSa.3.  18. 
Ac.  20.  20. 

iGe.31.  50. 
Ex.  20.  7. 

k  De.  5.  2. 


Johanan's  regtiest  to  Jeremiah. 
I  had  carried  away  captive  from 
I  Mizpah  cast  about,  and  returned, 
'and  went  unto  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah. 

I  15  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah escaped  from  Johanan 
with  eight  men,  and  went  to  the 
Ammonites. 

16  Tnen  took  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of 
the  forces  that  were  with  him,  all 
the  remnant  of  the  people  whom 
he  had  recovered  from  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah,  from  Miz- 
pah, (after  r«ii  he  had  slain  Ge- 
daliah the  son  of  Ahikam,)  even 
mighty  men  of  wai,  and  the  wo- 
men, and  the  children,  and  the 
eun'jclis,  whom  he  had  brought 
again  from  Gibeon  : 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt 
in  the  habitation  of  Chimham,  m 
which  is  by  Bethlehem,  to  go  to 
enter  into  Egypt, 

18  Because  of  the  Chaldeans  : 
for  they  were  afraid  of  them,  be- 
cause ishmael  the  son  of  Netha- 
niah had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam,  whom  n  the  king  of 
Babylon  made  governor  in  the 
land. 

CHAPTER  XLII. 

THEN  all  the  captains  a  of  the 
forces,  and  Johanan  the  son 
of  Kareali,  and  Jezuniah  the  son 
of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  the  people 
f.ora  the  least  e»en  to  the  gieatest, 
came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the 
piophet.  Let,  we  beseech  thee, 
our  supplication  be  I  accepted  be- 
fore thee,  and  pray  b  for  us  unto 
the  Lord  thy  God,  even  for  all  thi» 
remnant  ;  (for  we  are  left  but  a 
few  c  of  many,  as  thine  eyes  do 
behold  us  ,) 

3  That  d  the  Lord  thy  God  may 
show  us  the  way  e  wherein  we  may 
walk,  and  the  thing  that  we  may 
do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
said  unto  them,  I  have  heard  you  ; 
behold,  I  will  pray  /  unto  the 
Lord  your  God  according  to  your 
words  ;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
ifca?  whatsoever  ^  thing  the  Lord 
shall  answer  you,  I  will  declare  it 
unto  you  ;  I  will  keep  nothing 
back  h  from  you. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah, 
The  Lord  z  be  a  true  and  faithful 
witness  between  us,  if  we  do  not 
even  according  to  all  things  for 
the  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
send  thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  be  good,  or  whether 
it  be  evil,  we  will  k  obey  the  voice 

723 


Of  ihoic  ithojiee  to  Egypt. 

uf  (he  Lord  our  GuJ,  U>  whom  we 
Bend  ihee  ;  /  thai  i(  niny  l>e  well 
wiih  us,  whuii  » e  otey  (he  voice 
of  llie  Lull  iiiic  GoJ. 

7  Ami  il  coiiiti  lu  puss,  after  ten 
days,  ih.ii  the  wuiil  uf  (he  Lord 
cuiiiu  iiiiio  Jei*!miuli. 

8  Then  called  lieJulinnan  the  aon 
of  Kiiretih,  an<l  all  tin;  cu|>(uins  uf 
th-;  fij.c'eE  which  were  with  iiiin, 
and  all  the  people,  lium  ;be  least 
evBti  to  the  gi  eatLst, 

9  And  8uid  unto  them,  Thui 
■ailh  the  Lurd,  the  Gu  I  nf  Uruel, 
unto  wh'jin  ye  pent  ine  to  pre- 
vent your  supplicutiou  before 
hi<n  ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this 
land,  then  will  I  build  in  yon,  and 
not  pull  yi/i  down  ;  iin<l  I  will 
plant  you,  and  not  pluck  you  up  ; 
fur  I  repent  n  me  of  the  evil  that 
I  have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  alraidoofthe  kin?  of 
B.iliylon,  of  whom  ye  are  afmirl  ; 
be  not  af.aid  of  him,  sailh  the 
Lord  :  for  I  p  nm  with  you  to  save 
vou,  ind  to  deliver  you  from  his 
hand. 

1'.^  And  g  I  will  show  mnrcics  un- 
to yon,  in.it  he  may  have  raercy 
upon  you,  and  cause  you  lo  return 
to  your  own  land. 

13  But  if  ye  say.  We  will  not  r 
dwell  in  ihii)  land,  neither  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God, 

14  Saying,  No;  but  we  will  jo 
into  I  he  land  of  K;jypt,  where  » 
we  shall  see  no  war,  nor  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  nor  have 
iiun?er  nf  bread  ;  and  there  will 
we  dwell  : 

15  .\nd  now,  therefore,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of 
Judah  ;  Thus  saith  the  f^ord  of 
h<iHlK,  the  God  of  Israel,  If  ye 
wholly  set  your  facts  to  enter  into 
Esrypl,  t  and  go  to  sojourn   there  ; 

16  Then  u  i(  shall  come  to  pass, 
thiif  the  .sword,  which  v  ye  feared, 
shall  overtake  you  there  in  the 
land  of  Karypt.  and  the  famine, 
wh'jreof  ye  were  afraid,  2  shall 
follow  close  after  yon  there  in 
E^vpt  ;  and  there  ye  shall  die. 

17'  So  -shall  3  it  be  with  all  the 
men  that  set  their  faces  to  so  into 
E^vpl.  to  Ko)nurn  there  ;  they  v> 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  liy  the  fa- 
mine, and  by  the  pestilence  ;  and 
none  of  them  shall  remain  or  es- 
cape from  the  evil  that  I  will 
binsr  upon  them. 

18  l-'or    thus    Srtith    the    Lord    of 

hoRtB,  the  (iod  of  Israel,   As  t  mine 

nnirer   and    my    fury  hath    been   y 

poured  forth  upon  the   inhabitants 

724 


J£REMIAU. 

IDe.  6.3. 
c,  7.  23. 

OTC.31.  2». 
n  I)e.  32.36. 
c.  18.  8. 

o  Mat. 10.28. 
p.  Is.  43.  5. 
Uo.  8.  31. 
</  l'».  106. 
45. 

re.  44.  16. 

«De.29.  19, 
20. 

tTie.  17.16. 

uc.  44.  13. 

»  Kze.  11.  8. 

2  cleave. 

3  oil  tlie 
tntn  be. 

MC.  24.  10. 
ver.  22. 
X  c.  7.  20. 
yc.  39.  2. 
La.  2.  5. 


z  c.  24.  9. 
29.  18,22. 
41.  Vi. 

Zee.  8.  13, 

4  testified 
ngrdnatyoa. 

5  or.  have 
used  ileceit 
asninat 
your  nouh. 
Nu.  16.  38. 

fiGa.  6.  7. 

6  c.  17.  10. 
c  ver.  2. 

rf  Dc.  11.26, 

27. 

c  ver.  17. 

E7.e.  6.  11. 

/Hos.  9.  6. 

6  or, to  go  to 
snjoum, 

ac.  42.  1. 

b  Pr.  8.  13. 

16.5. 

Is.  9.  9,  10. 

Ja.  4.  6. 

cc.  40.  11, 

12. 

dc.  41.  10. 

e  c.  89.  10. 


B.  C.  6t». 

of  Jerusalem  ;  «o  shall  my  fury  be 
poured  forlb  upon  you,  when  ye 
shall  enter  into  E^fypt  :  and  z  ye 
shiill  be  un  execiutiuo,  and  an  ae- 
tonishinenl,  and  u  cii.se,  and  a. 
repiouch  ;  and  ye  ih.ill  see  thi« 
place  no  moic. 

19  The  Lord  hath  said  concern- 
ing you,  O  ye  remnant  of  Judali, 
Go  ye  not  into  E^ypt  :  know  cer- 
tainly (hat  I  have  4  admonished 
you  this  day. 

20  Foi  ye  5  'licsembled  a  in  your 
6  hearis,  when  ye  sent  nie  unto  tho 
Lord  your  God,  saying.  Pray  c  for 
us  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ;  and 
according  unto  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto 
us,  and  we  will  rio  it. 

21  And  now  I  have  this  day  d  de- 
clared it  to  you  ;  but  ye  have  not 
obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your 
God,  nor  any  thing  for  the  whicb 
he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now,  therefore,  know  c  cer- 
tainly that  ye  shall  die  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
peHtilcncc,  in  lhe_/"place  whither 
yo  desiied  to  jro,  rjnff  to  sojourn. 

CHAPTKR  XLIIL 

AND  iicame  to  pass,  ihnt  when 
Jeremiah  had  made  an  end  of 
speaking  unto  all  the  people  all 
the  words  of  the  Lord  their  God, 
forwhich  the  Lord  theirGodhad 
sent  him  to  them,  even  ull  these 
words, 

2  Then  a  spake  Azariah  the  son 
of  Hoshaiah,  and  Joh'inun  the  son 
of  Kareah,  and  all  the  proud  6 
n:en.  saying  unto  Jeremiah,  Thou 
speakest  falsely  :  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  not  sent  thee  lo  say,  Go 
not  into  R^^ypt  to  sojourn  there  ; 

3  But  Bamch  the  son  of  Neriah 
setteth  thee  on  against  us.  for  to 
deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the 
Chaldeans,  thai  they  might  put  us 
lo  death,  and  carry  us  away  cap- 
tives into  Babylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Karenh, 
and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  .ill  the  people,  obeyed  not  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  lo  dwell  in  the 
land  of  Juilah  ; 

5  But  Johanan  the  son  nf  Knreah, 
and  all  the  captains  nf  the  forces, 
took  nil  the  remnant  c  of  Jinlah, 
that  were  returned  from  all  na- 
tions whither  they  hnci  been  driven, 
lo  dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah  ; 

6  Kven  men,  and  women,  and 
children,  and  the  king's  daugh- 
ters, d  and  every  person  that  Ne- 
bu/.ar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
?iiard  haJ  left  e  with  Gedaliali 
the    son    of  Ahikara,    the   son  o. 


B.  C.  588. 

Shaphan,  and  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet, and  Baruch  the  son  of  Ne- 
riah. 

7  So  /  they  came  into  the  land 
of  Kgypt:  for  they  obeyed  not  the 
Voice  of  the  Lord.  Irhus  came 
they  eaen  to  Tahpaiihes.  g 

8  Then  came  tlie  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  Jeremiah  in  Tahpan- 
hes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  fn  thine 
hand,  and  hide  them  in  the  clay 
in  the  brick-kihi,  which  is  at  the 
entry  of  Pharaoh's  house  in  Tah- 
paiihes, in  tlie  si^ht  of  the  men  of 
J'idah  ; 

10  And  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosis,  the  God 
of  Israel,  Behohi,  I  will  send  and 
take  NeLiucbadrezzar  the  king  of 
Babylon  my  servant,  h  and  will 
set  his  throne  upon  these  stones 
that  1  have  hid  :  and  he  shall 
spread  his  royal  pavillion  over 
them. 

11  And  when  he  cometh,  he  shall 
smite  i  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  de- 
liver such  k  as  are  for  death,  to 
death  ;  and  such  as  are  for  cap- 
tivity, to  captiv'  y  ;  and  such  as 
a,re  for  the  swoia,  to  the  sword. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire 
in  the  houses  of  the  gods  I  of 
Egypt;  and  he  shall  burn  them, 
and  carry  them  away  captives; 
and  he  shall  array  himself  with 
the  land  of  Egypt,  as  a  shepherd 
pntteih  oil  his  garment;  and  he 
shall     go     forth    from    thence    in 

13  He  ohall  break  also  the  1 
images  of  Beth-ehemesh,  2  that 
is  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  the 
liouses  of  the  gods  of  the  Egyp- 
tians &h  ill  he  bum  with  fire. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jere- 
miah concerning  all  the 
Jews  which  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  which  dwell  at  a  Migdol, 
and  at  Tahpanhes,  6  and  at  c 
Noph,  and  in  the  country  of  Pa- 
thros,  saying, 

2  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  Ye  have  seen 
all  the  evil  that  I  have  brought 
upon  Jerusalem,  and  upon  all  the 
cities  of  Judah  ;  and,  behold,  this 
day  they  ore  a  desolation,  d  and  ;  o  Pr.  14.  16. 
no  man  dwellelh  therein  ;  Ec.  8.  12,13. 

3  Because   e  of  their  wickedness  1  Mai.  4.  2. 
which  they   have    committed,    to  pLe.\7.\0. 
provoke  me  to  anger,  in  that  they   Eze.  14.7,8. 
went  to  burn  incense,  anrf  to  serve    Am.  9.  4. 
other  gods,  whom^  they  knew  not   g  c.  42.  15, 
veither  they,  ye,  nor  your  fathers.    1  &r. 

4  Ilowbeit  I  sent  g  unto  you  alljr  Hos.  4.  6. 


h  Eze.  16. 
36,  47. 
i  Re.  2.  21, 
22. 

kc.  42.  18. 
I  Nu.  16.38. 
Pr.  8.  3S. 
c.  7.  19. 
25   7. 
1  of  the 
midst  of. 
m  Is.  3.  8. 
e.  25.  6,  7. 

1  Co.  10.  22. 
He.  3.  16. 

n  Ezr.  9.  13, 
14. 

2  wicked- 
nesses, or, 
punish- 
ments. 

3  contrite. 
Ps.  51.  17 


CHAP.  XLIV 

/2  Ch.  as. 

16. 

g  c.  2.  16. 

44.  1. 

called 

Uanes, 

Is.  30.  4. 

h  c.  25.  9. 

27.  6. 

Eze.  29.  18, 

20. 

t  c.  46.  13. 

k  c.  15.  2. 

Zee.  11.  9. 

U.  46.  25. 

1  statues, 
or  standing 
itnages. 

2  or,  the 
house  of  the 
sun. 

rtEx.  14.  2. 
c.  46.  14. 
6  c.  43.  7. 
cIs.  19.  13. 
d  c.34.22. 
La.  1.  1,  16. 
ec.  19.  4. 
/De.  13.6. 
32.  17. 
g-2Ch.  36. 
15. 
c.  29.  19. 


Judah's  desolation. 
my  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
early,  and  sending  them,  saying, 
Ob,  do  not  this  abominable  /i  thing 
that  1  hate. 

5  But  i  they  hearkened  not,  nor 
inclined  their  ear  to  turn  from 
their  wickedness,  to  burn  no  in- 
cense unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  my  fury  k  and 
mine  anger  was  poured  forth,  and 
was  kindled  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  : 
and  they  are  wasted  and  desolate, 
as  at  this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the  Gad 
of  Israel,  Wherefore  commit  ye 
this  great  evil  against  your  I  souls, 
to  cut  oti'  from  you  man  and  wo- 
man, chilli  and  suckling,  out  1  of 
Judah,  to  leave  you  none  to  re- 
main ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  m  me  unfo 
wrath  with  the  works  of  your 
hands,  burning  incense  unto  other 
gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  whither 
ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  oti",  and  that  ye 
might  be  a  curse  and  a  reproach 
among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth? 

9  Have  n  ye  forgotten  the  2  wick- 
edness of  your  fathers,  and  the 
wickedness  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah, and  the  wickedness  of  their 
wives,  and  your  own  wickt^diiess, 
and  the  wickevlness  of  your  wives, 
which  they  have  committed  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streeU 
of  Jerusalem  ? 

10  They  are  not  3  humbled  even 
unto  this  day,  neither  have  they 
feared,  o  nor  walked  in  my  law, 
nor  in  my  statutes,  that  I  set  be- 
fore you,  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Behold, 
I  will  set  my  face  p  against  you  for 
evil,  and  to  cut  oft' all  Judah. 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  q  have  set  their 
faces  to  go  into  the  land  of  Egypt 
to  sojourn  there,  and  they  shall 
all  be  consumed,  ni^d  fall  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  ;  they  shall  even 
be  consumed  by  the  sword  and  by 
the  famine  :  they  shall  die,  from 
the  least  even  r  unto  the  greatest, 
by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine  ; 
and  they  shall  be  an  execration, 
and  an  astonishment,  and  a  curse, 
and  a  reproach. 

13  For  I  will  punish  them  that 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I 
have  punished  Jerusalem,  by  the 
sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence  : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant 

725 


Obiitinncy  of  tlu  Jiws. 
of  Judab,  which  are  gone  s  into 
the  land  of  Kgypl  to  sojourn 
there,  sh.-ill  escape  or  rcmnin,  that 
they&hoiilil  return  into  the  land 
of  JuiUih,  to  the  which  they  4  Iiave 
a  desire  to  return  to  dwell  there  ; 
fur  none  shall  return  but  sucli  I  ua 
shall  ebonpe. 

15  Tlieu  all  the  men  which 
knew  that  their  wives  u  had 
buiiit  incense  unto  other  gods,  and 
all  the  women  that  stood  by,  a 
great  multitude,  even  all  the  peo- 
ple thai  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
E»ypt,  in  Pathros,  answeied  Jere- 
miah, faying, 

16  As  for  the  word  which  thou 
hast  spoken  unto  us  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  we  v  will  not  hearken 
unto  thee. 

17  But  we  w-ill  certainly  do 
whatsoever  tiling  goeth  forth  out  of 
our  o*n  IP  mouiTi,  to  burn  incense 
unto  the  5  queen  of  heaven,  and 
to  pour  out  drink-ofi'erings  unto 
her,  as  we  have  done,  we,  x  and 
our  fathers,  our  kings,  and  our 
princes,  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  :  for 
then  y  had  we  plenty  of  6  victuals, 
and  were  well,  and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  bum 
incense  to  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  lo  pour  out  drink-otierings 
unto  her,  we  have  wanted  all 
things,  and  have  been  consumed 
by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burnt  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  pour- 
ed out  drink-offerings  unto  her, 
did  we  make  her  cakes  to  wor- 
ship her,  and  pour  oni  drink- 
oflerings  unto  her,  without  our  7 
men  '.' 

20  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  all 
the  people,  to  the  men,  and  to  the 
women,  and  to  all  the  peop'.e 
which  had  given  him  that  answer, 
Saying, 

2i  The  incense  that  ye  burnt 
in  the  citiee  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
streets  of  Jerusalem,  ye,  and  your 
fathers,     your    kings,     and     your 

firinces,  and  the  people  of  the 
and,  did  not  the  Lord  remem- 
ber them,  and  came  it  not  into  his 
mind  ? 

S2  So  that  the  Lord  could 
longer  bear,  «  because  of  the  evil 
ofyonr  doings,  ttnrf  because  of  the 
abominations  which  ye  have  com- 
mitted ;  therefore  a  is  your  land 
a  desolation,  and  an  astonish- 
ment, and  a  curse,  without  an  in- 
habitant, as  at  b  this  day. 

23  Because    ye    have    burnt    in- 

cente,   c   and    because    ve    have 

78a 


JEUE-MIAH", 

»  In.  3n.i-3. 

4  lift  u], 
their  tout. 

t\et.  28. 
»Ne.  13,26. 
vc.  6.  16. 
tc  Vs.  12,  4. 
ver.  25. 

5  or, frame, 
2K.  17.  16. 
jc.  7.  18. 
J/H08.2.5-9. 

6  bread. 

7  or,  hua- 
baruls. 

z  Is.  43.  24. 
iMal.2.  17. 
nc.25.  11. 
b  ver.  6. 
c  1  Co.  10. 

ao. 

2  Co.  6.  16. 


d  Ps.  119. 
150. 

ePs.  119. 
155. 

/Ps.  78.  56. 
?1  K.  9.  9. 
Ne.  13.  18. 
Da.  9.  11,12. 
Ac.  43.7. 
i  ver.  15. 
i- Ja.  1.14, 
15. 

Job  34.  22. 
/Ge.22.   16. 
He.  6.  13. 
m  Eze.  20. 
39 

Am.  6.  10. 
nc.31.  28. 
E7.e.  7.   6. 
o2K   21.14. 
ver.  12. 
p  ver.  14. 
Is.  27.  13. 
S/roTti  me, 
or  them, 
q  Ps.  33.  11. 
r  c.  46.  25, 
26. 

Eze.!r9.  3, 
Ac. 

30.  21 ,  &c. 
jf  c.  39.  5. 
a  c.  36.  1.  4. 
32. 


B.  C.  587. 

mnnod  ngftinst  the  Lord,  ana 
have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lorl,  nor  walked  in  hia  law,  d 
nor  ill  Ilia  c  ttatutea,  nor  in  hit  te(- 
lifnonles;  /therefore  g  thii  evil 
is  happened  unlo  you,  us  at  tbi< 
dav. 

24  IWorcover,  Jeremiah  said  unto 
all  the  people,  and  to  all  the  wo- 
men, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
all  Judah  that  h  are  in  the  land 
of  F.gypi  ; 

25  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  of  boats, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Ye  and 
your  wives  have  both  spoken  t 
with  your  mouths,  and  I'ulfilled 
with  your  hand,  saying,  We  will 
surely  perform  our  vows  that  we 
have  vowed,  to  burn  incense  to 
the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to 
pour  out  drink-ofi'erings  unto 
her:  ye  will  surely  accomplish  k 
your  vows,  and  surely  pcrlorm 
vour  vows. 

'26  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  all  Judah  that  dwell 
In  the  land  of  Egypt  ;  Behold, 
I  have  sworn  I  by  my  great  name, 
saiih  the  Lord,  thai  m  my  name 
shall  no  more  be  named  in  the 
mouth  of  any  man  of  Judah,  in  all 
the  land  of  Eirypi,  saying.  The 
Lord  God  liveih. 

27  Behold,  1  will  watch  over 
ihem  for  evil,  n  and  not  for  good  ; 
and  all  the  men  of  Judah  that 
are  in  the  land  of  Egypt  shnl". 
be  consumed  o  by  the  sword  and 
by  the  famine,  until  thcie  be  an 
end  of  them. 

28  Yet  p  a  small  number  that 
escape  the  sword  shall  return  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypf  into  the  land 
of  Judah  ;  and  all  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  are  gone  into  the 
land  of  E?ypt  to  sojourn  there, 
shall  know  whose  words  shall 
stand,  8  mine,  q  or  theirs. 

29  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto 
you,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
punish  you  in  this  place,  that 
ye  may  know  that  my  words  shall 
surely  stand  against  you  for 
evil : 

30  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  Behold, 
I  will  r  give  Pharaoh-hophra 
king  of  E.gypt  into  the  hand  of 
his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  seek  his  life,  as  1  gave 
Zedekiah  »  king  of  Judah  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  his  enemy,  and 
that  sought  liis  life. 

CHAPTEH  XLV. 

THE  word   that    Jeremiah    the 
prophet  spake  unto  Barucb  a 
the  son  of  Neriah,  when  he  had 


B'r  C;  d97. 

written  these  words  in  a  book  at 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the 
fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son 
of    Josiah    kinj   of  Judab,    say- 


2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  Israel,  unio  thee,  O  Baruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say,  Woe  is  me 
DOW  !  6  for  the  Lord  hatli  added 
grief  to  my  sorrow  ;  I  fainted  c  in 
my  sighing,  and  I  find  d  no  rest. 

4  Thus  shall  thou  say  unto  him, 
The  Lord  saith  tlius,  Beliold, 
thai  which  1  have  huilt  will  I 
break  doA'n,  e  and  that  which  I 
have  planted  I  will  pluck  up,  even 
this  whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  thing's 
for  thyself?  seek  them  not  :/  for, 
behold,  I  will  bring  evil  g  upon  all 
flesh,  saith  the  Lord  ;  but  thy 
life  will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a 
prey  h  in  all  places  whilbev  thou 
ffoest. 

CHAPTER  XLVL 

THE    word  of  the   Lord  -which 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  the  « Gentiles  ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  against  h  the 
army  of  Pharaoh-necho  king  of 
Egypt,  which  was  by  the  river 
Euphrates  in  Carchemish,  which 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Je- 
hoiakim the  son  of  Josiah  king  of 
Judah. 

3  Order  e  ye  the  buckler  and 
shield,  and  draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses  ;  and  get 
up,  ye  horsemen,  and  stand  forth 
with  your  helmets  ;  furbish  thj 
spears,  and  put  on  the  brigan- 
dines. 

5  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them 
dismayed  and  turned  away  back  ? 
and  their  mighty  ones  rfare  1  beat- 
en down,  and  are  fied  2  apace, 
and  look  not  back  ;  for  e  fear  uas 
round  about,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Let  not  the  swift  /  See  away, 
nor  the  mighty  man  escape  ;  they 
shall  stumble,  g  and  fall  toward 
the  north  by  the  river  Eu))hrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  as 
a  h  flood,  whose  waters  are  moved 
as  the  rivers  ? 

8  Egypt  riseth  up  like  a  flood, 
and  his  waters  are  moved  like  the 
rivers  ;  and  he  saith,  I  i  will  go 
up,  and  will  cover  the  earth  ;  1 
will  destroy  the  city  and  the  in- 
habitants thereof. 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses  ;  and  rage, 
ye  chariots  ;  and  let  the  mighty 
men  come  forth  ;  3  the  Ethio- 
pians and  4  the  Libyans,  that 
handle  the  shield  ;   and  the  Lyd- 


CHAP.  XL VI 

6  Job  23.  2. 
ePs.  27.  13. 
dPs.  77.3,4. 
els.  5.5. 
/Mat. 6.25- 
32. 

Lu.  12.  13. 
gc.  25.  2S. 
Zep.  3.  8. 
h  c.  39.  18. 
a  c.  25.  15. 
6  2Ch.35.20. 
Fulfilled 
presently. 
cc.  51.11.12. 
Na.  2.  1. 
d  Re.  6.  15. 

1  broken  in 
pieces. 

2  ajlight. 
ec.  6.25. 
49.  29. 
/Ec.  9.  11. 
Am.  2.  14. 
^  Da.  11.19, 
22. 

/ic.47.  2. 
t  Ex.  15.  9. 

3  Cash. 
iPut. 


k  Is.  66.  19. 
I  Is.  13.  6. 
34.  6,8.63.4. 
Joel  1.  15. 
TO  De.  32.42. 
n  Eze.39.17. 
Zep.  1.  7. 
o  c.  8.  22. 
51.8. 
p  Is.  47.  1. 

5  no  cure 
shall  be 
unto  thee. 

q  Eze.  30.21. 

7- Is.  19.  1. 

c  43.  10,  11. 

Eze.  29.  30, 

32. 

Fulfilled, 

571. 

sPs.  18.  14, 

39. 

6  multiplied 
thefaller. 

t  Le.  26.  37. 

7  make  the 
initrumcnts 
of  captivity 
u  Is.  20.  4. 

V  Hos.IO.U. 
w  c.  47.  2. 
^bullocks  of 
the  stall. 
X  De.  32.35. 
Ps.  37.  13, 
C.  50.  87. 


Conquest  of  Egypt  foretold. 

ians,  that  handle  and  bend  the  k 
bow. 

10  For  this  is  the  day  I  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  a  day  of  ven- 
geance, that  he  may  avenge  him 
of  his  adversaries  :  and  the  sword 
m  shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be 
satiate  and  made  drunk  with  their 
blood  ;  for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts 
hath  a  n  sacrifice  in  the  north 
country  by  the  river  Euphrates. 

11  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take 
o  bal.Ti,  O  virgin,  p  the  daughter 
of  Egypt  ;  in  vain  shall  thou  use 
many  medicines  j /or  5  thou  shall 
not  rj  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  have  heard  of 
thy  shame,  and  thy  cry  hath  filled 
the  land  :  for  the  mighty  man 
hath  stumbled  against  the  migh- 
ty, and  they  are  fallen  both  to- 
gether. 

13  The  word  that  the  Lord 
spake  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
huw  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab- 
ylon should  r  come  and  smite  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and 
publish  in  Migdol,  and  publish  in 
Noph,  and  in  Tahpanhes  :  =ay  ye, 
Stand  fast,  and  prepare  thee  ;  for 
the  sword  shall  devour  round 
about  thee. 

15  Why  are  thy  valiant  wen 
swept  away  ?  they  stood  not,  be- 
cause s  the  Lord  did  drive  them. 

16  He  6  made  many  to  fall,  yea, 
t  one  fell  upon  another  ;  and  they 
said.  Arise,  and  let  us  go  again  to 
our  own  people,  and  to  the  land 
of  our  nativity,  from  the  oppress- 
ing sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt  is  but  a  noise  ;  he 
hath  passeJ  the  time  appointed. 

18  As  I  live,  saith  the  kinj, 
whose  name  is  the  Lorrl  of  hosts, 
Surely  as  Tabor  is  among  the 
mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by  the 
sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O  thou  daughter  dwelling  in 
Egypt,  furnish  7  thyself  to  go 
into  u  captivity  :  for  Noph  shall 
be  waste  and  desolate  without  an 
inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  is  like  a  very  fair  «  hei- 
fer, bat  destruction  cometh  ;  it 
corneth  out  of  the  north,  w 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the 
midst  of  her  like  8  fatted  bul- 
locks ;  for  they  also  are  turned 
back,  and  are  fled  away  together  : 
they  did  not  stand,  because  the 
day  a:  of  their  calamity  was  come 
upon  them,  and  the  time  of  their 
visitation. 

22  The  voice  thereof  shall  so  like 

737 


VtitTuction  of  the  Phiiitlines.  J£R£MIAH 

a  serpent  ;  for  llicy   shall    march   9  Arnon,  or, 
with  an  army,    nnrt  come  n^ainct   nouriiher. 
her  wiih  iixl's,  as  hewers  ol'  wood,     y  N«.  3.  S 
•x3  Thev  shall  cut  down   her  for-    i  c.  44.  30 
est,    Faiih    the     Lord,    though    it  als.  43.  1,5. 
cannot  be  searched  ;   because  they    6  Is.  27.  7-9 
are   more   than   the   grasshoppers,    He.  12.5-10 
and  rjrf  innumeralile.  Ke.  3.  19 

24  The  daug-hlcr  of  Erypt  shall    IQ  or,  utUr- 
he   confounded;   she   shall   be  de-    ly  cut  tliee 
livered  into  the  hand  of  the   peo-    off. 
pie  of  the  north.  fi  Eze.25.15. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  Zep.  2.  4,  5. 
of  le.ael,  eaith,  Behold,  I  will  I  Azzah, 
punish  9  the  multitude  of  No,  y  c.  25.  20. 
and  Pharaoh,  and  Egypt,  with  6  Ant.  1.6-8 
their  gods,  and  their  kings  ;  even  c  c.  46.  20. 
Pharaoh,  and  alt  thern  that  trust  'Ithe/ul- 
in  him  :  nees  thereof. 

26  And  z  I  will  deliver  them  in-  d  c.  8.  16 
to  the  hand  of  those  that  seek  Na.  3.  2. 
their  lives,  and  into  the  harid  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  inio  the  hand  of  his  ser- 
vants ;  and  afterwards  it  shall  he 
inhabited,  as  in  the  days  of  old, 
saith  the  Lord. 

27  But  fear  not  thou,  a  O  my 
Ber\ant  Jacob,  and  be  not  dis- 
mayed O  Israel  :  for,  behold,  I 
will  Rave  thee  from  afar  off,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their 
captivity  ;  and  Jacob  shall  return, 

md  be  in  rest  and  at  ease,  and 
none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

28  Fear  ihou  not,  O  Jacob  my 
servant,  saith  the  Lord  ;  for  I  nm 
with  thee  :  for  I  will  make  a  full 
end  of  all  the  nations  whither  I 
have  driven  thee  ;  hut  I  will  not 
make  a  full  end  of  thee,  hut  cor- 
rect thee  in  measure  :  yet  b  will 
I  not  10  leave  thee  wholly  un- 
punished. 

CHAPTER   XLVII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  the  Philistines,  a  before 
that  Pharaoh  smote  1  Gaza.  6 
2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold, 
wateis  rise  up  out  of  the  nonh,  c 
and  shall  be  an  overflowing  flood, 
and  2  shall  overflow  the  land,  and 
all  that  is  therein 
them  that  dwell  therein  :  then  the  \  16. 


3  isle. 

eGe.  10.  14. 
/Zee.  9.  5. 
s-De.  32.41. 
£ze.  21.3-5. 

4  gather. 

5  canst 
thou  i 

h  Eze.  14. 

17. 

i  Mi.  6.  9. 

a  Is.  15.  16. 

25.  10. 

Eze.  25.8.9. 

Am.  2.  1,2. 

1  or,  the 
hi^h  place. 

6  Nu.  32.37. 

2  or, 

brought  to 
silence. 
Is.  15.  1. 

3  so  nfltr. 

4  weeping 
101  th  tecep- 


cc.51.6. 
the  city,  and    Mar.  13.  14- 


men  shall  cry,  and  all  the  inhabi- j5  or,  arJoAerf 
tants  of  the  land  shall  howl.  |  tree. 

3  .4t  the  noise  d  of  the  stamping  i  tZ  1  Ti.  6.17. 
of  the  hoofs  of  his  strong  horses,  at '  e  Nu.  21.29. 
the  rushing  of  his  chariots,  andat   Jn.  11.  24. 
the   rumbling  of  his  wheels,   the/c.  49.  3. 
fathers  shall  not  look  back  to  their  g  Ju.  5.  23. 
children  for  feebleness  of  hands  ;     ;  1  Sa.  15.3,9. 


4  Because  of  the  day  that  cometb  ;  1  K.  20.  42, 
to  spoil  all  the  Philistines,  and  to  6  or,  ne^ii- 
cut    off    from    Tyrus    and    Zidon   gently. 

every  helper  that  remaineth  ;  for.  A  Zep.  1. 18.  lemptied   from   vessel    to   vessel 
728  '        h        ^  *      '' 


B.  C.  607. 
the  Lord  will  spoil  the  Philistines, 
the  remnant  of  the  3  country  of 
Cajditor.  e 

5  Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza  ; 
/Ashkelon  is  cut  off  icUA  the  rem- 
nant of  their  Valley  :  how  long 
wilt  thou  cut  thyself? 

6  U  thou  sword  g  of  the  Lord, 
bow  long  tcili  it  be  ere  thou  be 
guiet  ?  4  Put  up  thyself  into  thy 
scabbard,  rest,  and  be  still. 

7  How  5  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing 
the  Loid  hulh  given  it  a  charge 
h  against  Ashkelon,  and  against 
the  sea-shore  ?  there  hath  he  ap- 
pointed t  it. 

CHAPTER  XLVIU. 

AGAINST  Moab  a  thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel,  Woe  unto  Neixj  !  for  it 
is  spoiled  ;  Kiriathami  is  con- 
founded and  taken  ;  1  Mjsgab  is 
confounded  and  dismayed. 

2  There  shall  be  no  more  praise  of 
Moab :  in  Heshbon  6  they  have 
devised  evil  against  it  ;  come, 
and  let  us  cut  it  ofi"  from  being  a 
nation  ;  also  thou  shall  2  be  rut 
down,  O  Madmen  :  the  sword  3 
shall  pursue  thee. 

3  A  voice  of  crying  shall  be  from 
Horonaim,  spoiling  and  great  de- 
struction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed  ;  her  little 
ones  have  caused  a  cry  to  be 
heard. 

5  For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith 
4  continual  weeping  shall  goup; 
forin  the  going  down  ol  Horonaim 
the  enemies  have  heard  a  cry  of 
destruction. 

6  Flee,  csave  your  lives,  and  be  5 
like  the  heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  For  because  thou  hast  trusted 
d  in  thy  works,  and  in  thy  trea- 
sures, thou  ehalt  also  be  taken  ; 
and  Chemosh  e  shall  go  forth  into 
captivity,  with  his  priests/ and  bis 
princes  together. 

8  And  the  spoilershall  come  upon 
every  city,  and  no  city  shall 
escape  ;  the  valley  also  shall  per- 
ish, and  the  plain  shall  be  de- 
stroyed, as  the  Lord  bath 
spoken. 

9  Give  wings  unto  IMoah,  that  it 
may  flee  and  get  away  :  for  the 
cities  thereof  shall  be  desolate, 
without  any  to  dwell  therein. 

10  Cursed  g  be  he  that  doeth  the 
work  of  the  Lord  6  deceitfully, 
and  cursrid  be  he  that  keepetb 
back  his  sword  from  Mood. 

11  Moahhath  been  at  ease  from 
his  youth,  and  he  hath  settled  h 
on   his  lees,   and   hath    not    been 


E.  C.  600. 

neither  hath  he  g'one  into  captiv- 
ity :  therefore  his  taste  7  remain- 
ed in  him,  and  his  scent  is  not 
changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
send  unto  him  wanderers,  that 
shall  cause  him  to  wander,  and 
shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break 
their  bottles. 

13  And  Moab  shall  be  ashamed 
of  Chemosh,  as  the  house  of  Is- 
rael was  ashamed  of  Beth-el  i 
their  confidence. 

14  How  say  ye.  We  are  mig'Iity 
and  strong  men  for  the  war? 

15  Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up 
o«i  q/"  her  cities,  and  8  his  chosen 
young  k  men  are  gone  down  to 
the  slaughter,  saith  the  King, 
whose  name  I  is,  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near 
to  come  and  his  affliction  hast- 
eth  fast. 

17  Alive  that  arc  about  him  he- 
inoan  him  ;  and  all  ye  that  know 
his  name,  say,  How  m  is  the 
strong  staff  broken,  and  the  beau- 
tiful rod  ! 

18  Thou  daughter  n  that  dost 
inhabit  Dibon,  come  down  from 
thy  glory,  and  sit  in  thirst  ;  for  the 
spoiler  of  Moab  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  he  shall  destroy  thy 
strong  holds. 

19  O  9  inhabitant  of  Aroer,  o 
stand  by  the  way,  and  espy  ;  ask 
hirntbat  fleeth,  and  her  that  es- 
capeth,  and  say,  what  is  done  ? 

20  IMoab  is  confounded  ;  for  it 
is  broken  down :  howl  and  cry  ; 
tell  ye  it  in  Arnon,  that  Moab  is 
spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon 
the  plain  country  ;  upon  Holon, 
and  upon  Jahazah,  and  upon 
Mephaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon 
Nebo,  and  upon  Beth-diblathaim  , 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and 
upon  Beth-gamul,  and  upon 
Betb-meon, 

24  And  upon  Keriolh,  and  upon 
Bozrah,  and  upon  all  the  cities  of 
the  land  of  Moab,  far  or  near. 

25  The  horn  p  of  Moab  is  cut 
off,  and  his  arm  q  is  broken,  saith 
the  Lord. 

26  Make  ye  him  drunken  ;  r  for 
he  magnified  himself  against  the 
Lord  ;  s  Moab  also  shall  wallow 
in  his  vomit,  and  he  also  t  shall 
be  in  derision. 

27  For  was  not  Israel  u  a  deri- 
sion unto  thee  7  was  he  found 
among  thieves  ?    for    since     thou 


CHAP.  XLVIIL  Thejudgment  of  Moab. 

spakest  of  him,  thou  10  skippcdst 
for  joy. 

28  O  ye  that  dwell  in  Moab, 
leave  the  cities,  and  dwell  in  the 
rock,  and  be  like  the  dove  that 
maketh  her  nest  in  the  sides  of 
the  hole's  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  v 
of  Moali,  (he  is  exceeding  proud,) 
his  loftiness,  and  his  arrogancy, 
and  his  pride,  and  the  haughti- 
ness of  his  heart. 

30  1  know  his  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  :  bul  it  shall  not  be  so;  his 
11  lie.s  shall  not  so  affect  it. 

31  Therefore  will  I  howl  for 
Moab,  and  I  will  cry  out  for  all 
Moab  ;  mine  heart  shall  mourn 
for  the  men  of  Kir-heres. 

32  O  vine  of  Sibmah,  I  will 
weep  for  thee  with  the  weeping 
of  Jazer  ;  thy  plants  are  gone' 
over  the  sea,  they  reach  even  to 
the  sea  of  Jazer:  the  spoiler  is 
fallen  upon  thy  summer-fruits, 
and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  ta- 
ken from  the  plentiful  field,  and 
from  the  land  of  Moab;  and  I 
have  caused  wine  to  fail  from  the 
wine  presses:  none  shall  tread 
with  shouting  :  their  shouting 
shall  be  no  shouting. 

34  From  the  cry  of  Heshbon 
cjj£n  unto  Elealeh,  and  even  unto 
Jahaz,  have  they  uttered  their 
voice,  from  Zoar  even  uiMo  Horo- 
naim,  as  an  heifer  of  three  years 
old  ;  for  the  waters  also  of  Nim- 
rim  shall  be  12  desolate. 

35  Moreover,  I  will  cause  to 
cease  in  Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  him 
that  offereth  in  the  high  places, 
and  him  that  burneth  incense  to 
his  gods. 

36  Therefore  mine  heart  shall 
sound  for  Moab  like  pipes,  and 
mine  heart  shall  sound  like  pipes 
for  the  men  of  Kir-heres  ;  because 
the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  are 
perished. 

37  For  every  head  shall  be  bald, 
w  and  every  beard  13  dipt  :  upon 
all  the  hands  shall  be  cuttings,  and 
upon  the  X  loins  sackcloth. 

38  There  shall  he  lamentation 
generally  upon  all  the  house-tops 
of  Moab,  and  in  the  streets  there- 
of: for  I  have  broken  Moab  like 
a  vessel  y  wherein  is  no  pleasure, 
saith  the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How 
is  it  broken  down  !  hov/  halh 
Moab  turned  the  back  14  with 
shame  !  so  shall  Moab  be  a  deris- 
ion and  a  dismaying  to  all  them 
about  him. 

729 


7  stood. 
ilK.  12.  29. 

8  t!i£  choice 
of. 

k  Is.  40.  30, 
31. 

U.  51.  57. 
Ja.  5.  4. 

wis.  9.  4. 
14.  4,  5,  12. 

;ic.  46.  19. 

9  inhabit- 
ress. 

oDe.2.  36. 

p  Ps.  75.  10. 

?  Eze.  30. 
21. 

7-C.25.  15, 
17. 

s  Job  9.  4. 

«  La.  1.21. 

uZep.  2.  8- 
10. 


10  or,  mov- 
edst  thyself. 

vPt.  8.  13. 
Is.  13.  11. 

11  bars,  or, 
those  on 
whom  he 
stayelh. 

12  desola- 
tions. 


\3  diminish- 
ed. 

X  Ge.  37.  34. 

y  c.  22.  28. 
Ro  9.  21. 

14  TiecA:. 


Juilgiiient  of  the  Ammonites. 

40  Forllius  siitli  the  Loril,  Bc-| 
tiolil,  lie  siiull  liy  as  an  v.igic,  t] 
unit  shall  spread  bis  wiiigj  a 
overMmib.  I 

41  Kenuih  13  is  taken,  and  the 
alron^  holds  are  siirpiiEid,  and 
the  mighty  men's  hearts  in  Mo- 
ub  at  Ihat  day  shall  l^e  as  the 
heart  ut'  a  woman  6  in  lier 
pangs. 

42  AndMoali  shall  be  destroyed 
from  6cini^  a  people,  because  c  he 
hath  magnified  himself  against 
the  Lurd. 

43  Fear,  d  and  the  pit,  and  the 
Knare,  skall  be  upon  thee,  O  in- 
habitant of  Moab,  saith  the  Lord. 

44  Ho  that  fleetli  from  the  fear 
shall  fall  into  the  pit;  and  he 
that  getieth  up  out  of  the  pit  shall 
be  taken  in  the  snare :  for  I  will 
bring  upon  it,  tven  upon  Moab, 
the  year  e  of  their  visitation,  saith 
the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  stood  under  the 
sliado*  of  Heshbon,  because  of  the 
force  :  but  a  liie  shall  come  forth 
out  of  Heshbon,  and  a  flame  from 
the  midst  of  Sihon,  and  shall  de- 
vour the  corner  of  Moab,  and 
the  ciou-n  of  the  head  of  the  tu- 
multuous 16  ones. 

43  Woe  be  unto  thee,  O  Moab  J 
the  people  of  Cliemosh  perish- 
eth  :  For  thy  sons  are  taken 
captives,  17  and  thy  daughters 
captives. 

47  Yet  /  will  I  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Moab  in  the  latter 
days,  saith  the  Lord.  Thus  fa.r 
is  the  judgment  of  Moab. 

CH.iPTKll  XLIX. 

COXCKRNING  1  the  a  Am- 
monites, thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Hath  Israel  no  sons  ?  hath  he  no 
heir.'  why  then  doth  2  their  king 
inherit  Gad,  and  his  people  dwell 
in  bis  cities  )  b 

8  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
cause  an  alarm  of  war  to  be  heard 
in  Rabbah  of  the  Ammonites  ;  and 
it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap,  and 
her  daughters  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire:  then  shall  Israel  be  heir  unto 
them  that  were  his  heirs,  saith  the 

Lord. 

3  Howl,  O  Heshbon  ;  for  Ai  is 
spoiled:  cry,  ye  daughters  of 
Rabbah,  gird  you  with  sackcloth  ; 
lament,  and  run  to  and  fro  by  the 
hedges  ;  for  3  their  king  shall  go 
into  captivity,  and  his  priests  and 
bis  princes  together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriesl  thou  in  the 
valleys,  thy  4  flowing  valley,  0 
l>ackiiliding  daughter  ?    that  trust- 

730 


JEREMUH. 

r  De.  28.49. 
c.  49.  'Ai. 
Da.  7.  4. 
Hab.  I.  8. 
a  U.  8.  ». 

15  or,  tlie 
cities. 

b  Is.  21.  3. 

-Mi.  4.  9. 

c  ver.  26. 

d  U.  24.  17. 

18. 

ec.  11.23. 

16  children 
of  noise. 

17  in  cap- 
lioity. 

/c.  49.6,39. 

1  or, 

aRaintt. 
ft"Kie.2l.28. 
25.  2,  &c. 
Am.  1.  IS- 
IS. 

Zep.  2.  8-10. 

2  or,  Mcl- 
co/it, 

b  Ps.  9.  6. 

3  or,  Mel- 
cum, 

1  K.  11.5, 
33. 

4  or,  valley 
Jloicetk 
away. 


cc_.  48.  7. 
dc.  21.  13. 
ec.48.  47. 
ver.  39. 
fVlv.c.  25. 
VI,  &.C. 
Am.  1.  11, 
12. 

S  Ob.  8,  &c. 
ft  Jobs.  12, 
13. 

5  or,  tltey 
are  turned 
hack. 

i  c.  25.  23. 

6  their  suf- 
ficiency. 

k  Mai.  1.  3. 

I  Is.  17.  14. 

m  Am.  6.  8. 

n  Is.  34.  6. 

63.  1. 

o  E/.e.7.  25, 

26. 

plSa.  2,  30. 

Ps.  53.  5. 

Ob.  2. 

y  Is.  25.  4,5. 

49.  25. 

r  Am.  9.  2. 


B.C.  600. 

ed  c  in  hcv  treasures,  saying.  Who 
d  shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold,  I  will  bring'  a  fear  upon 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  Gud  of  hosts, 
from  all  those  that  be  about  thee  ; 
and  ye  shall  be  driven  out  every 
man  right  forth  ;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wanderetli. 

6  And  afterwards  e  I  will  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  the  children 
ufAmmon,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Concerning  Edoin,y  thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  Is  wisdom  g 
no  more  in  Ternan  ?  is  counsel /i 
perished  from  the  prudent  ?  is 
their  wisdom  vanished  ? 

8  Flee  ye,  5  turn  back,  dwell 
deep,  O  inhabitants  of  Dedan  ;  t 
tor  I  will  bring  the  calamity  of 
Esau  upon  him,  the  time  that  I 
will  visit  him. 

9  If  grape-gatherers  come  to 
thee,  would  they  not  leave  some 
gleaning  grapes?  if  thieves  by 
night,  they  will  destroy  6  till  they 
have  enough. 

10  But  1  have  made  Esau  bare,  k 
I  have  uncovered  his  secret  pla- 
ces, and  he  shall  not  be  able  to 
hide  himself:  his  seed  is  spoiled, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  neigh- 
bours, and  he  is  I  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children, 
I  will  preserve  tliems.\ive  ;  and  let 
thy  widows  trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, they  whose  judgment  was 
not  to  drink  of  the  cup  have  as- 
suredly ilninken  ;  and  art  thou  he 
thnt  shall  altogether  gj  unpunish- 
ed ?  thou  shall  not  go  unpunished, 
but  thou  shall  surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  I  have  sworn  m  by  my- 
self, saith  the  Lord,  that  Bozra  n 
shall  become  a  desolation,  a  re- 
proach, a  waste,  and  a  curse  ; 
and  all  the  cities  thereof  shall  be 
perpetual  wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  a  rumor  o  from 
the  Lord,  and  an  ambassador  is 
sent  unto  the  heathen,  saying, 
Gather  ye  together,  and  come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the 
battle. 

15  Forlo,  I  will  make  thee  smal\ 
among  the  heathen,  and  despised 
p  among  men. 

16  Thy  terrihleness  9  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  and  the  pride  of  thine 
heart,  O  thou  that  dwellesl  in  the 
clefts  of  the  rock,  thai  boldest 
the  height  of  the  hill  :  though 
r  thou  shouldesl  make  thy  nest 
as  high  as  the  ea^le,  I  will  bring 
thee  down  from  thence,  saith  the 
Lord. 

17  Alto  Edora   shall  be  a  dcsola- 


B.  C.  600. 

tion  ;  every  one  that  goeth  by  it 
shall  be  ustonished,  s  and  shall 
hiss  at  all  the  plag'ues  thereof. 

18  As  in  (  the  overthrow  of 
Sodom  u  and  Gomorrah,  and  the 
neighbour  cities  thereof,  saith  the 
Lord,  BO  man  shall  abide  there, 
neither  shall  a  son  of  man  dwell 
in  it. 

19  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  fiom  the  swelling  of  Jordan 
t)  against  the  habitation  of  the 
strong;  but  I  will  suddenly  make 
hira  run  away  from  her  ;  and 
who  is  a  chosen  man,  that  I  may 
appoint  over  her?  for  who  w  is 
like  me  ?  and  who  will  appoint  7 
me  the  time  ?  and  who  x  is  that 
shepherd  that  will  stand  before 
me  ? 

20  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  y 
of  the  Lord,  that  he  hath  taken 
against  Edom  j  and  his  purpo- 
ses, that  he  h;ilh  purposed  .igainst 
the  inhabitants  of  Teman  :  z 
Surely  the  least  of  the  flock  shall 
draw  them  out  ;  surely  he  shall 
make  their  habitations  desolate 
with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the 
noise  of  their  fall  ;  at  the  cry,  the 
noise  thereof  was  heard  in  the  8 
Red  Sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and 
fly  as  the  eagle,  and  spread  his 
wings  over  Bozrah  :  and  at  that 
day  shall  the  heart  of  the  mighty 
men  of  Edom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  her  pangs. 

23  Concerning  Damascus,  a 
b  Hamath  is  confounded,  and 
Arpad  ;  for  they  have  heard  evil 
tidings  ;  they  are  9  faint-hearted  : 
there  is  sorrow  10  on  the  sea  ;  it 
cannot  be  quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  wased  feeble, 
and  turneth  herself  to  flee,  and 
fear  hath  seized  on  her  :  anguish, 
and  sorrows  have  taken  her  as  a 
woman  in  travail. 

25  How  is  I  he  city  of  praise  c  not 
left,  the  city  of  my  joy  ! 

26  Therefore  d  her  young  men 
shall  fall  in  her  streets,  and  all  the 
men  of  war  shall  be  cut  off  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

27  And  I  %vill  kindle  a  fire  in 
the  wall  of  Damascus,  and  it 
shall  consume  the  palaces  of  Ben- 
hadad. 

28  Concernmg  Kedar,  e  and  con- 
cerning the  kingdoms  of  Hazor, 
which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  shall  smite,  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Arise  ye,  go  up  to  Kc 
dar,  and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east 

29  Their  tents/  and  their  flockg 


CHAP.  L. 

so.  18.  16.     I 
50.  13.  I 

rDe.  29.23.' 
c.50.40. 
Am.  4.  11. 
uGe.  19. 
24, 15. 

t)  c.  12.  5. 

tcEx.  15.11. 
Is.  40.  25. 

7  or,  con- 
vent me  in 
Judgment. 

a:  Job41.  10. 
Ps.  76.  7. 
Re.  6.  17. 

yPs.  33.  U. 

z  Job  6. 19, 
20. 

8  -weedy  sea. 

nis.  17.  1, 

&c. 

Am.  1.  3-5. 

Zee.  9.  1,2. 

b  la.  37.  13. 

9  melted. 

10  or,  as  on. 
c  Is.  1.  26. 
c.  33.  9. 

d  c.  50.  30. 

e  Is.  21.  13- 
17. 
/Ps.  120.5. 


njiit. 
greatly. 

12  or,  that  is 
at  ease. 
^Eze.38.11. 
ANu.  23.  9. 
Mi.  7.  14. 

\3cut  off 
intocornere, 
or,  that  have 
the  comers 
of  their 
hair  polled. 

i  Mai.  1.  3. 

ils.  22.  6. 
c.  25.  2.5. 

I  rer.  6. 

a  Is.  13.21, 

47. 

1.  by  the 
hand  of. 


Thejudgment  of  Elam. 

shall  they  take  away  :  they  shall 
take  to  themselves  their  curtains, 
and  all  their  vessels,  and  their 
camels  ;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
them,  Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  Flee,  11  get  you  far  oil',  dwell 
deep,0  ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  for  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  hath  ta- 
ken counsel  against  you,  and  hath 
conceived   a  purpose  against  you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  the  12 
wealthy  nation,  that  dwelleth 
without  care,  saith  the  Lord,  w  hich 
g  have  neither  gates  nor  bars, 
which  dwell  h  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a 
booty,  and  the  multitude  oi  their 
cattle  a  spoil  ;  and  I  will  scalier 
into  all  wmds  them  that  are  13  in 
the  utmost  corners  ;  and  I  will 
bring  their  calamity  from  all  side* 
thereof,  sailh  the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a  dwell- 
ing for  dragons,  j  and  a  desola- 
tion for  ever  :  There  shall  no  man 
abide  there,  nor  any  son  of  man 
dwell  in  it. 

34  The  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  to  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
against  Elam,  i  in  the  beginning 
of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah  saying, 

35  Thus  ialth  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Behold,  I  will  break  the  bow 
of  Elam,  the  chief  of  their 
might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring 
the  four  winds  from  the  four 
quarters  of  heaven,  and  will 
scatter  them  towards  all  those 
winds  ;  and  there  shall  be  no  na- 
tion whither  the  outcasts  of  Elam 
shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be 
dismayed  before  their  enemies, 
and  before  them  that  seek  their- 
life,  and  I  will  bring  evil  upon 
them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  sailh 
the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  send  the 
sword  after  them,  till  I  have  con^ 
sumed  them  : 

38  And  I  will  set  my  throne  in 
Elam,  and  will  destroy  from  thence 
the  king  and  the  princes,  saith 
the  Lord. 

39  But  I  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  latter  days,  that  I  will  brinj 
again  the  captivity  of  Elam,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  L. 

THE  word  that  the  Lord 
spake  against  Babylon,  a 
and  against  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans, 1  by  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
phet. 
2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations, 


ne  judgment  of  Babylon.  JEREMIAH. 

and  publish,  and  2  set  up  n  stand-  ]  2  lift  up. 
arU  ;     publish,   mid    concerl   nol  :    6  Is.  46.  1. 
Eay,   Biibylim    is   ttiken,   Bel    b    is   c.  61.44. 
confoundcil,  Merodach    is    broken    c  Ro.  11.  1, 
in  pieces  ;   her  idols  ore  coi/oiuid-    &c 
ed,  her  iniag'es  are  broken  in  pieces,    d  Hos.  1.  11 

3  For    oul  of    the    north    there    <?  Ker.  3.  12, 
Cometh   up  a  nation   nsrainsl   lier,    13. 
which  shall  make  her  land   deso-    Pp.  126.  5,6 
late,  and  none  shall  dwell  therein;    c.  31.  9. 
they  shall  remove,  they   shall  de-    Zee  12.  10. 
part,  both  man  and  beast.  Ac.  2.  37. 

4  In    c    those  days,   and   in  that  /Hos.  S.  5 
time,  saith  the  Loid,  the   children    g  Ps.  84.  7. 
of  Israel  shall  come,  they  and   the    h  Ac.  11.  23 
children    of    Judah     log-ether,     d   2  Co.  8.  5 
goings     and     weepinj  :     e     they    i  Ca.  8.  6 
shall    go,  and    seek  /  the     Lord    Is.  55.  3 
their  God.  c.  31.  33,  34 

5  They     shall    ask  the     way    to   k  Is.  53.  6 
Zion   g  with    their    faces    thither-    1  Pe.  2.  25. 
■ward,    sai/iiig,    Come,  and  let    us    I  c.  3.  6,  23. 
Join  ft  ourselves  to  the   Lord  in   a   Zplnce  to  lie 
perpetual  i  covenant  Z/iaZ  shall  not   doicnin. 
be  foi gotten.  Ps.  23.  2 

6  My  people  hath  been  lost  k  m  Ca.  1.7,8. 
sheep  :  their  shepherds  have  cans-  n  Ps.  79.  7 
ed  thern  to  go  astray,  they  have  o  c.  2.  3. 
turned  them  away  on  the  moun-  ;)  Da.  9.  6. 
tains  :  they  have  I  gone  from  ij  Ps.  90.  1 
mountain  to  hill,  they  have  for-  r  Ps.  22.  4 
gotten  their  3  resting-place,  m  s  Is.  48.  20 
~7  All  that  found  them  have  de-  c.  51.  6,  45 
voured  them  :  n  and  their  adver-  4  or,  de 
sariessaid,  We  offend  o  not,  be-  stroyer 
cause  p  they  have  sinned  against  5  big,  or, 
the  Lord,  the  habitation  g  of  jus-  corpulent 
tice  ;  even  the  Lord,  the  hope  r  of  (j  or,  neigh 
their  fathers.                                            as  steed 

8  Remove  s  out  of  the   midst  of  t  Zee.  I.  15. 
Babylon,  and  go   forth   out   of  the 
land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and   be  as 
the  he-?oa.j  before  the  flocks. 

9  Kor.'lo,  I  will  raise,  and  cause 
tocomeup  against  Babylon,  an 
assembly  of  great  nations  from  the 

'north  country:  and  they  shall  set 
themselves  in  array  against  her  ; 
from  thence  fhe  shall  tie  taken  : 
their  arrows  shall  be  as  of  a  mighty 
4  expert  roan  ;  none  shall  return 
in  vain. 

10  And  Chalden  shall  be  a  spoil : 
all  that  spoil  her  shall  be  satis- 
fied, saith  the  Lord. 

11  Because  ye  were  glad,  because 
ye  rejoiced,  O  ye  destroyers  of 
mine  heritage  ;  because  ye  are 
grown  5  fat  as  the  heifer  at  grass, 
and  6  bellow   as  bulls  ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore 
confounded;  she  that  bare  you 
shall  be  a.'hnmed  :  behold,  the 
hindermost  of  the  nations  shall  be 
a  wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a 
desert. 

13  Because  of  the  v.-rath   t  of  the 

738 


UC.25.  12. 
V  ICh.  29. 
24. 

w  Is.  63.  4. 
X  Re.  18.  6. 
7  or,  fcylhe. 
y  2K.  17.  6 
i2K.  24.10, 
&c. 

o  Is.  37.  36- 
38. 

b  Is.  65.  9, 
10. 

c.  33.  12. 
K/e.  34. 
13,  15. 
rMi.7.  14, 
8. 

d  Ca.  6.  5. 
e  Ro.  8.  33, 
34. 

/Ps.  103.12. 
Ro.5.  16. 
i'  Is.  6.  13. 
2Pe.3.  15. 


B.  C   5S5. 

Lord  it  shall  not  be  inhabited,  but 
it  shall  te  wholly  u  desolate  ;  every 
one  that  goeth  by  Bubyluli  shall 
be  astonished,  and  hiss  at  ull  her 
plagues. 

14  Put  yourselves  in  array  against 
Babylon  round  about  :  all  ye  that 
bend  the  bow,  shoot   at  her,  spuie 

arrows  ,  for  she    hath    sinned 
against  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against  her  round  about; 
she  hath  given  v  her  hand  :  her 
foundations  are  fallen,  her  walls 
are  thrown  down  ;  for  it  is  the 
vengeance  jo  of  the  Lord  :  fake 
vengeance  upon  her  ;  as  x  sht  hath 
done,  do  unto  her. 

leCutoff  the  sower  from  Babylon, 
and  him  that  handleth  the  7  sickle 
in  the  time  of  haivcst  :  for  tear 
of  the  oppressing  sword  they  shall 
turn  every  one  to  his  people,  and 
they  shall  flee  every  one  to  hie  own 
land. 

17  Israel  is  a  scattered  sheep, 
the  lions  have  driven  him  away  ; 
first,  y  the  king  of  Assyiia  ha'  h  de- 
voured him,  and  last  this  z  KeUu- 
chadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  hath 
broken  liis  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Behold, 
I  will  punish  the  king  of  Babylon 
and  his  land,  ns  J  have  a  punished 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  And  6  I  will  bring  Israel 
ag  in  to  his  habitation,  and  he 
shall  feed  on  Caimel  c  and  Ba- 
shan,  and  his  soul  shall  be  satis- 
fied upon  mount  Ephraim  and  d 
Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time, 
saith  the  Lorii,  the  iniquity  of 
Israel  shall  be  sought  e  for,  and/ 
thtre  shall  be  none  ;  and  the  sins 
of  Judah,  and  they  thall  noi  bo 
found  :  for  I  will'  pardon  them 
whom  I  g  reserve. 

21  Go  up  against  the  land  of  8 
Merathaim,  even  against  it,  and 
against  the  inhabitants  of  9  Pe- 
kod  :  h  waste  and  utterly  destroy 
after  them,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
do  according  to  all  i  that  I  have 
commanded  thee. 

22  A  sound  *  of  battle  is  in  the 
land,  and  of  great  destruction. 

23  How  is  the  hammer  /  of  the 
whole  earth  cut  asunder  and  bro- 
ken !  how  is  Babylon  become  a 
desolation  among  the  nations  ! 

24  I  have  laid  a  snare  m  for 
thee,   and  thou   art  also  taken,   O 


8  or,  the  rebels.  9  or,  visitation. 
AEze.23.  23.  i  c.  48.  10.  i  c.  51. 
64.  /  Is.  14.  6.  c.  51.  20,  m  Ec.  9.  12. 


B.  C.  59&. 

Babylon,  and  n  thou  wast  not' 
aware  :  thci  art  found,  and  also 
caught,  because  thou  hast  striven 
a.o'aiiisl  the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  opened  his 
armoury,  and  hath  brought  forth 
the  'Aeapons  o  of  his  indignation  : 
for  this  is  the  work  of  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

26  Come  against  her  from  the 
10  utmost  border,  open  her  store- 
houses; 11  cast  her  up  as  heaps, 
and  destroy  her  utterly  :  let  noth- 
ing of  her  be  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  bullocks  ;  p  let 
them  go  down  to  the  slaughter  : 
woe  unto  them  !  for  their  day  is 
come,  the  time  of  their  visitation. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and 
escape  out  of  the  lajid  of  Babylon, 
to  declare  in  Zion  the  vengeance  g 
of  the  Lord  ourGod,  the  vengeance 
of  his  temple,  r 

29  Call  together  the  archers 
against  Babylon  :  all  ye  that 
bend  the  bow,  camp  against  it 
round  about  :  let  none  thereof  es- 
caoe  :  recompense  s  her  accord- 
i..g  tn  her  work  ;  according  to  all 
that  she  hath  done  do  unto  her: 
for  she  hath  been  proud  against 
the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

30  Therefore  shall  her  young  men 
fall  in  the  streets,  and  all  her  men 
of  war  shall  be  cut  ofi'  in  that  day, 
saitli  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  I  aTn  against  thee,  O 
12  thou  most  prou.l,  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts:  for  thy  day 
iacome,  the  time  that  I  will  visit 
thee. 

32  And  12  the  most  proud  shall 
/stumble  and  fall,  and  none  shall 
raise  him  up  :  and  I  will  kindle  a 
fire  u  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall 
devour  all  ruund  about  him. 

33  Thus  saitn  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
The  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Judah  were  cppresned 
together;  and  all  that  took  them 
captives  held  them  fast;  they  le- 
fused  to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Redeemer  is  strong  ;  v 
the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name  ;  he 
shall  thoroughly  plead  w  their 
cause,  that  he  may  give  rest  to  the 
land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants 
of  Babylon. 

35  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chahle- 
ans.  saith  the  Lord,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  of  Babylon,  and  upon 
her  princes,  and  upon  her  wise  x 
men. 

36  A  sword  is  upon  the  13  liars  ; 
y  and  they  shall  dote  ;  z  a.  sword 

47 


n  Da.  5.  30, 
31. 

o  Ps.  45.  3— 

•3. 

Is.  13.5. 

10  end. 

11  or,  tread, 
p  Is.  34.  7. 
c.  46.  21. 

q  c.  51.  10, 
11. 

rLa.  1.    10. 
2.  6,7. 
s  ver.  15. 
\2  pride. 

fPr.  16.  18. 
18.  12. 
u  Re.  18.  8. 
V  Is.  47.  4. 
wis.  51.  22. 
X  Is.  47.  13. 
13  ban,  or, 
chief  stays. 

y  Is.  44.  25. 
2r2Th.2.  11. 


CH.IP.  L.  The  Judgmertt  against  Baiylon. 

is  upon  her  mighty  men  ;  and 
they  shall  be  dismayed. 

37  A  swoid  is  upon  their  horses, 
and  upon  theii  chariots,  and  upon 
all  the  mingled  a  people  that  are 
in  the  midst  of  her  ;  and  they 
shall  become  as  women  :  b  a  sword 
is  upon  her  treasures  ;  and  they 
shall  be  robbed. 

38  A  drought  is  upon  her  -waters; 
and  they  shall  be  dried  c  up  : 
("or  it  is  the  land  of  graven  im- 
ages, and  they  are  mad  upon  their 
idols. 

39  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of 
the  desert,  with  the  wild  beasts 
of  the  islands,  shall  dwell  there, 
and  the  owls  shall  dwell  therein  : 
and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited 
for  ever,  d  neither  shall  it  be 
dwelt  in  from  generation  to  gen- 
eration. 

40  As  God  overthrew  e  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  the  neighbour 
cities  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
su  shall  no  man  abide  there,  nei- 
ther shall  any  son  of  man  dwell 
therein. 

41  Behold,  a  people  shall  come 
from  the  north,  f  and  a  great  na- 
tion, and  many  g  kings  shall  be 
rais,.-d  up  from  the  coasts  of  the 
ea.th. 

42  They  shall  hold  the  bow  and 
the  lance  ;  they  are  cruel,  h  and 
will  not  show  mercy  :  their  voice 
shall  roar  like  the  sea,  and  they 
shall  ride  upon  horses,  every  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the 
battle,  against  thee,  O  daughter  of 
Babylon. 

43  The    king    of   Babylon    hath 
heard  the  report  of  them,  and  hi» 
hands   waxed    feeble  :     anguish 
took  hold  of  him,  nnd  pangs  as  ot 
a  woman  in  travail. 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like 
a  lion  from  the  swelling  of  Jordan 
unto  the  habitation  of  the  strong  ; 
but  I  will  make  them  suddenly 
run  away  from  her  :  and  who  is 
a  chosen  7»an,  that  I  may  appoint 
over  her  ?  for  w  ho  is  like  me  7  and 
who  will  14  appoint  me  the  time? 
and  who  k  is  that  shepherd  that 
will  stand  before  me  ? 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  the  counsel 
of  the  Lord  that  lie  hath  taken 
against  Babylon,  and  his  purposes 
I  that  he  liath  purposed  against 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ;  Sure- 
ly the  least  of  the  flocks  shall 
draw  them  out  ;  surely  he  shall 
make  their  habitation  desolate 
with  them. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking 
of  Babylon    the  earth  is  moved, 

7S8 


n  0,25.20,24. 
Eze.30.  5. 

b  c.  51.  30. 

c  Is.  44.  27. 
Re.  16.  12. 

dls.    13.  20. 
c.  25.  12. 

eGe.  19.  24, 

25. 

/c.  6.  22. 

?c.  51.27. 
Re.  17.  16. 

h  Is.  13.  17, 
18. 


14  or,  con- 
vent me 
to  plead. 

t  Job  41.  10. 

I  Is.    14.  24, 

27. 


Judgment  agaxMl  Babylon.  JEREMIAH 

and  the  cry  is  lienrd  m  among  (helm  Re.  18.  9, 
nations.  13. 

CHAPTKR  LI.  l/ifor/. 

THUS  saitli  ihe    Lord,  Behold,    aU  K.  19.7, 
1  will  imse  up  iisiiiiif.!  Bul-y-   i..4.  II,  12. 
Ion,  and   ajainsl  them    Ihiit  dwell    6  c.  15.  7. 
in    the   1    liiidst  of  them   lli.it    rise    Mat.  3.  I'J. 
up    ug'ainst    nm,    R    deslioyinf   a   fc.49.  26. 
wind  J  rfHoi>.  1.10. 

2  And    will    »end   unto  Babylon    e  Is.  44.  21. 
h  fnnners,  that  shall    fan   her,  and    49.  14,  15. 
Bhall  empty    her  land  :    lor  in  the    /Zee.  2.12. 
day  of  troulile  they  shall  be  against    12.  6 — 8. 
her  lound  about.  g  c.  31.  37. 

3  Against  him  that  bendetli  let  Mi.  7.18-20. 
the  archer  bend  his  bow,  and  A  Ge.  19.  16, 
against  him  ihnl  liMeth  himself  up    17. 

in  his  briganiline  ;  mid  spare  ye  c.  50.  8,  &c. 
not  her  voiing  men  ;  destroy  ye  ic.  25.14,16. 
utteilv  all  her  host.  X- Re.    17.4. 

4  Thus  the  Blain  shall   fell   in  the    /  Re.  14.  8. 
land  of  the    Chaldeans,    and    thei/'\]8.'3,   &c. 
that   are  thrust    tliTOUgh   c  in   berJ7/ic.U5.  16. 
streets.  n  Da.  5.  24- 

5  For  Israel  rfftn!?/i  not  been  e  for-   31. 
Faken.  nor  Judiih  J"  of   his    God,    o  Is.  13.6,7. 
of  the    Lord   of    hosts;    though   g   pc.S.  20. 
their     land    was    tilled     with    sin    Mat.  25.  10- 
against     the     Holy     One     of    Is- i  13. 

rael,  I  9  Ps.  37.  6. 

6  Pipe  h  out  of  the  midst  of  Bab-    Mi.  7.  9,  10. 
J'lon,    and   deliver  every  man    his   ^pure. 
S'lil  ;  he  not  cnl  oti   i  i  her   iiiiq'ii-    re.  46.  4. 

ty  :    for    this    is   the    time   of   the  i  g  c.  50.  £8. 

Lord's  vengeance  ;  he  will  render 

unto  her  a  recumpense.  i  3  Hers  in 

7  Babylon    hnlh    been    a    golden    icciit. 

C'lp  k    in    the   Lord's   hand,    thnt    t  Re.  17.  1, 

made   all   ilio   earth  dmnlten  :  the    15. 

nations  have    drunken    /    of    her   u  Hub.  2.  9, 

wine  ,  therefore  the  nations  are  to  ,  10. 

mad.  '  4  his  eoul. 

8  Babylon    is    suddenly  n  fallen    rNa.3.15,17 
binl    destroyed  :    howl   o   for   her;    5  utter. 
take  balm    for  her  pain,   if  so   be    jr  Ge.  1 .  1,6. 
she  mav  be  healed.  jj:Job9.  8.      j 

9  We' would  have  healed  Baby- ;  Ps.  104.  2. 
Ion,  but  she  is  not  p  healed  :  for-  Is.  40.  it2. 
Bake  her,  and  let  us  go  every  ^Pr.  3.  19.  I 
one  into  his  own  country  ;  for  so.  10.  12.  I 
her  judgment  reacheth  iinio  hea-  Ps.  107.  25.  I 
ven,  and  is  lifted  up  ereK  to  the  6  or,  noj«c.  | 
Bkies.  o  Pc.  135.  7. 

10  The  Lord  hath   brought   forth    7  or. j'.?  wore 
q  our  righteotj.'ineps  :  come,  and  let   brutish  than 
us  declare  in  Zion  the   work  of  the    to  know, 
Lord  our  God.  iRo.  1.   22. 

11  Maire  2  bright  r  the  arrows  ;  rPs.  H5.  5. 
gr.iher  the  shields  :  the  Lorri  halh  (/ Ps.  16.  5. 
raised    up   the   spirit  of  the    kins's   73.  26. 

of  ihe   JVIedes:    for   his  device    is   La.  3.  24.       | 
against    Babylon,    to  destroy   it;    eDe.32. 9.    ! 
because  s  it   is   the    vengeance  of  Ps.  74    2. 
the    Lord,    the   vengeance    of   his   8ortn,orfty. 
temple.  /Is.  41.  15, 

12  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the    16. 

walU    of     Babylon,     taaiie     the   Mi,  4.  13.      ! 
734 


B.  C.  596. 

watch  itronjr  ;  set  up  the  watch- 
men, prepare  the  nrnbiishes  •  3 
for  the  Lord  hath  boih  devned 
and  done  that  «hicli  he  spake 
against  the  iiihabitaiita  of  Bahy- 
lim. 

13  O  thou  that  du'elle<t  upon 
many  waters,  <  abundant  in 
tieasures,  thin<i  end  i»  come,  and 
the  nieasuie  of  ihy  u  coTelous- 
ness. 

14  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sworn  by  4  himself,  saying. 
Surely  I  will  fill  thee  with  men 
as  with  caterpillars;  v  and  they 
shall  5  lift  up  a  shuui  against 
thee, 

15  He  u  hath  made  the  earth  by 
his  power,  he  hath  established  the 
world  by  his  wisdom,  and  hath 
stretched  X  out  the  heaven  by  his 
understanding,  y 

16  When  z  he  utiercth  hit  voice, 
there  i«  a  6  multitude  ef  waten 
in  the  heavens,  and  he  a  causcth 
the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  eaitb  :  he  maketh 
lighlfiings  with  rain,  and  bring- 
eth  toith  the  wind  out  of  his 
treasures. 

17  Kvery  man  7  is  bnitish  \>y 
hii  knowledge;  b  every  founder 
is  confounded  by  Ihe  graven  im- 
age :  for  his  molten  image  it 
falsehood,  and  there  ia  no  breath 
c  in  itiem. 

18  They  ore  vanity,  the  work  of 
errors  :  in  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion tbev  shall  perish. 

19  The' Portion  d  of  Jacob  is  not 
like  them;  fur  he  is  the  Former 
of  all  things;  and  /»roe/isthe  rod 
e  of  his  inheritance.  The  Lord  of 
hostsis  his  name. 

20  Thou  art  my  battle-axe  raid 
weapons  of  war:  for  8  with  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  /  the  na- 
tions ;  and  with  thee  will  I  destroy 
kinydoms  ; 

SlAnd  with  thee  will  I  break 
in  pieces  the  horse  and  his  ri- 
der ;  and  with  thee  will  I  Dicak 
in  pieces  the  chariot  and  his 
ride'  ; 

22  With  thee  also  wil!  I  break  in 
pieces  man  and  woman  ;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  old  and 
yonn;r  ;  and  with  thee  ♦  ill  1  break 
in  pieces  the  young  man  and  the 
maid  ; 

23  I  wil!  also  break  in  pieces 
■with  thee  the  shepherd  and  his 
flock  ;  and  with  thee  will  I  break 
in  pieces  the  husbandman  and 
his  yoke  of  oycn  ;  and  with  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  captains  and 
rulers. 


B.  C.  595. 


CHAP.  LI 


24  And  I  will  renders' unto  Baby- '  fc.  50.   15, 
Ion,  and  to  .ill   the  inhabitants  of  29. 
Chaldea,all    their  evil    that   they    .  .      ,o   g 
have  done  in   Zion    in   your  sight,    ^     '  a  '~  ' 
saith  the  Lord.  .         ■^'-'--  *•  '• 

25  Behold,  I  nm  against  thee',  O  i  Re.  8.  8. 
destioying'  mountain,  A  saith  th6^„  gg  .q 
Loid,  which  destroyesl  all  the  4£  '  '  ' 
earth  ;  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine 

band  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee  9  «"*'"'«•''- 
down  i  from  the  rocks,  and  will  I  ^"0  deso- 
make  thee  a  burnt  mountain.  '^iations. 

25  And    they   shall    not    take    ofl^yg^    j4 
thee   a  stone    for    a  corner,  nor  a  I  '    .'. 

stone  for  foundation  ;    but   k  thou  I'"  ^*'^-  '*• 
shall  be  9  desolate   for  ever,  saith  |  n  Is.   19.  16. 
the  Lord. 

27  Set  ye   up  a  standard  in  the 
land,    blow    the    trumpet    among 
the    nations,   prepare   the   nations 
against  her,  call  together  against 
her     the     kingdoms     of      Ararat, 
Minna,  and   Ashchenaz  ;    appoint  I  time  that  k.e 
a  captain   against  her  ;    cause  the  l  thresheth 
horses  to   come   up   as   the  rough   Aer. 
caterpillars.  I  I      H  k   q  10 

23    Prepare   against   her  the   na-  ^  "^"- ''■''^■ 
tions,  with  the  icings  of  the  Medes,    0  I  .  17.  C. 
in  the  captains  thereof,  and  all  the    Joel  3.  13. 
rulers  thereof,  and  all  the  land  of  I  Mat.  13.  39 
his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble 
and  softow  :  for  every  purpose  of 
the  Lord  sha'l  be  performed 
sjainst  Babylon,  to  make  the  land 
oi'  Babylon  a  desolation  without 
an  inhabitant. 

30  The    mighty    men  of  Babylon 
have   forborne  to  fight,  they   have    n  ^y 
remained    in    their     holds:     their!  " 
might  hath   failed;    they  became    12  or,  re- 
n   as  women  ;  they  have  burnt  her  I  mainder. 
dwelling-places;    her  bars  o   are  j  j  pg  J37  3  9 
broken.                                                            o     '       '    ' 

31  One    post    shall  run   to  meet    ^^inhabit 
another,    and    one     messenger  to   '"^s* 
meet  another,  to  show  the  king  of   14  or   shake 
Babylon   that  his  city  is  taken  At   themselves . 
o«eend, 

32  And    that    the    passages    are !  u  ver.   57, 
stopped,  and  the  reeds  they  have  !      -n      c    < 
burnt   with   fire,    and  the   rnen    of  ",    '^-  ^'     ' 
war  are  atirighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  w  Is  8.  7. 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel.  The  x  ver.  53. 
daughter  of  Babylon  is  like  al 
threshing-floor,  10  it  is  time  to  y  c.  50.  8. 
thresh  p  her:  yet  a  little  while,  j  Be.  18.4. 
and  the  time  of  her  harvest  g  shall ! 

cnme.  !  15  or,?etnot. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar    the  king  of  Pr.  3.  25,  26. 
Babylon    hath    devoured    me,    he  j 

hatli  r  crushed  me,  he  hath  made  ^^  Mar.  13.7. 
me    an    empty  .s    vessel,  he   hath 
swallowed  me  up  like  adra?oii,  he    16  visit. 
hath    filled     his    belly    with     my  j 
delicates,  he  hathcast  me  out.         'a  Re,  18.20. 


\o  c.  50.  36. 
La.  2.  9. 
!  Am.  I.  5. 
■  Na.  3.   13. 
!  10  or,  in  the 


Re. 14. 15,18, 
r  c.  50.  17. 
sLa.  1.  15. 


Judgment  against  Babylon. 
33  The  11  violence  done  to  me 
and  to  my  12  flesh,  be  upon  Baby- 
lon, t  shall  the  inhabitant  13  of 
Zion  say  ;  and,  My  blood  upon 
the  inhabitants  of  Chaldea,  shall 
Jerusalem  say. 

36  Therefore  thus  siith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  I  will  plead  thy  cause, 
and  take  vengeance  for  thee  ;  and 
I  will  dry  up  her  sea,  and  make 
her  springs  dry. 

37  And  Babylon  shall  become 
heapy,  a  dwelling-place  for  dra- 
gons, an  astonishment  and  an 
hissing,  without  an  inhabitant. 

38  They  sh.ill  roar  together  like 
lions:  they  shall  14  yell  as  lions' 
whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  make  their 
feasts,  and  I  will  make  them 
drunken,  u  that  they  may  rejoice, 
and  sleep  a  perpetual  sleep,  and 
not  wake,  saith  the  Lo.d. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like 
lambs  to  the  slaughter,  like  rama 
with  he-goats. 

41  How  is  Sheshach  taken  !  and 
how  is  the  praise  of  the  whole 
earth  v  surprised  !  how  is  Babylon 
become  an  astonishment  among 
the  nations  ! 

42  The   sea  ta  is  come  up  upon^ 
Babylon  ;   she  is  covered  with  the 
multitude  of  the  waves  thereof. 

43  Her  cities  are  a  desolation,  a 
dry  land,  and  a  wilderness,  a 
land  wherein  no  man  dwelleth, 
neither  doth  any  son  of  man  pass 
thereby. 

44  And  1  will  pnnish  Bel  in  Baby- 
lon, and  I  will  bring  forth  out  of 
his  mouth  that  which  he  hath  swal- 
lowed up  :  and  the  nations  shall 
not  flow  together  any  more  unto 
him  :  yea,  the  wall  x  of  Babylon 
shall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  y  of  the 
midstof  her,  and  deliver  ye  every 
man  his  soul  from  the  fierce  anger 
of  the  Lord, 

46  And  15  lest  your  heart  faint, 
and  ye  fear  for  the  rumour  z  that 
shall  be  heard  in  the  land  :  a  ru- 
mour shall  both  come  one  year, 
and  after  that  in  another  year 
fhnll  come  a  rumour,  and  viidence 

n  the  land,  ruler  against  ruler. 

47  Therefore,  behold,  the  days 
come,  that  I  will  16  do  judgment 
upon  the  graven  imasres  of  Baby- 
lon ;  and  her  whole  land  shall  be 
confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  is  therein, 
shall  sing  n  for  Babylon  :  for  the 
spoilers    shall     come     unto    her 

735 


SinkMf  of  Bab^lmn  typijitd. 

irtra  the  north,  h  nutb  the 
Lo.d. 

-19  A»  IT  Babylon  hulk  taustri  the 
tUiii  ot  Urnei  lo  lull,  so  at  Baby- 
lon (hall  uU  the  «Uin  of  all  ihe  Id 
eailti. 

So  Ye  that  kave  escaped  c  the 
suord.fo  avay,  stand  not  still: 
remeinlter  the  Lord  alar  oS,  and 
let  Jeiusalem  d  come  into  your 
mind. 

Si  We  ore  confounded,  because 
we  hate  beard  reproach  :  ahaaae 
b<i'.h  coveed  our  faces  ;  for  siran- 
?ers<  aie  come  into  (be  s^uictuaiies 
of  llie  Lo.d's  bou«e. 

ad  Wue  efure,  behold,  (be  days 
come,  sanh  the  Lord,  that  I  will 
do  judgment  upon  oer  graven  im- 
ages :  /  and  ihiOUJTh  all  her  land 
tbe  wounded  g  shall  ^roan. 

o3  Tbou^ii  Bai>ylon  ahoald 
munnt  h  up  lo  beaven,  aod  ;hou?b 
•be  should  fortify  the  height  "of 
her  streng-ib,  yet  from  me  shall 
spoilers  come  unto  ber,  saith  tbe 
Lo.d. 

54  A  S':>and  i  of  a  cry  comeM 
from  Babylon,  and  ^re&l  deslrac- 
lion  fr^m  tbe  land  of  tbe  Chal- 
deans : 

So  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoiled 
Babylon,  aod  destroyed  out  of  ber 
the  freat  voice  ;  when  ber  waves 
do  roar  like  great  »-alers,  a  noise 
of  their  voice  is  uttered  : 

55  Because  tbe  spoiler  is  come 
upon  her,  eren  upon  Babylon,  and 
hermiThty  men  ere  ta^en  ;  every 
one  of  tbeir  k  bows  is  broken  :  for 
tbe  Lord  &od  of  recompenses  shall 
surely  requite.  / 

57  Aad  I  will  make  drunk  m  ber 
prinrea,  and  her  wise  men,  her 
captains,  and  ber  rulers,  and  her 
mifhty  men  :  and  they  shall  sleep 
e  perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake, 
saith  the  kins,  n  whose  name  is, 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

•5S  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
The  broad  19  walls  of  Babylon 
shall  be  Diterly  broken.  20  and'  ber 
hijh  ?5tes  shall  be  burnt  with  fire; 
and  the  people  shall  labour  in  vain, 
o  and  the  l'»lk  in  tbe  fire,  and  tbey 
shall    be  weary. 

59  The  word  ubich  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  commanded  Seraiah  tbe 
son  of  Neriah.  the  son  of  Maaseiah, 
when  he  went  'it  n-itri  Zedekiab 
the  king-  of  Judah  into  Baby- 
lon, in  the  fourth  year  of  his  reif  n. 
Ani  ihis  Seraiah  tros  a  22  quiet 
prince. 

60  So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a  twok 
all  the.evil  that  should  come  upon 
Babylon,    even    all    tbMe     word* 

796 


JEREMIAH 

6c. 50.  3.<l. 
I",  or,  '.  -jA 

lofttll,  Oyt 

ttain  of  IM- 

ratl    tuvd 

mth    Maiy- 

lon. 

18  or,coun- 

">•        ~, 
c  c.  44.  iS. 

d  Ps.  122.  6, 
137.  5,  6. 

e  La.  1.    10. 
/ver,  47. 
'  g  Is,    13.  15, 
16. 
Da.  5.  30,31. 

'  h  Ps.  139.  8- 

10. 
.  Is.  14.  13. 

c.  49.  IS. 

Am.  9.  2. 

Ob.  4. 
'  i  c.  50.  22, 

29. 

^  1  Sa.  2.  4. 

I  Pi.  94.  1. 
j 137.  8. 
Im    .25.  27. 

Hab.  2.  16. 

Uc.46.  IS. 
;  48.  IS. 

j  19  or,  valU 
of  broad 
Babylon. 

'  20  or,  made 
'  naktd. 

o  Hab.  2.13. 

21  or,  onllu 
.Uh^'lf  of. 
'  22  or,  prina 

of  yjeriucka, 
■  or.  chief 

chamberlain 


I 

Zideiola- 
;  lions. 

pRe.  18.21. 
9  Ps  76.  12. 
v,;r.  58. 

a2K.  24.18. 

I  1  reigned. 

4  2K.25.  1, 
&c. 
le.3».  1,  &c. 


B.  C.  596. 

that    are    writlea   a^iim    Baby 

Ion. 

61  .And  Jeremiah  said  lo  Seraiah, 
When  thou  comeat  to  Babylon, 
and  shall  see,  ana  sbalt  reoil  all 
these  «  Olds  ; 

68  Then  sbalt  thou  say,  O  Lord, 
tbou     hast      spoki-n      iij.<ii..t      :h,'a 
place,  lu  cut  it  <  ■'■ 
remain    in    it, 

beast,  but  that  r.  ^ ,. ^^.- 

late  lor  ever. 

63  And  It  shall  be,  when  tboa 
hast  made  an  end  of  reading  this 
book,  that  thou  shall  bind  a  stone 
p  to  It,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst 
of  Euphrates : 

64  And  tbou  ahalt  say.  Thus 
shall  Bitbylon  sink,  and  shall  not 
rise  from  the  evil  thai  I  will  biing 
upon  ber,  and  tbey  shall  be  uea- 
ry.  q  Thus  liar  are  the  words  of 
Jctemiab. 

CHAPTER    Lir. 

ZEDEKIaH  a  teat  one  and 
twenty  yea.s  old  when  he  1 
began  to  reign  ;  and  he  reigned 
eleven  years  in  Jerusalem  :  and 
hia  mother's  name  leov  Uaiaiilal, 
the  daughter  of  Jeremiali  of  Lib- 
nah. 

2  And  he  did  that  lekich  teas  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  accord- 
ing to  all  that  Jeboiakim  had 
done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the 
Lord  U  came  to  p.-iss  in  Jeruaalem 
and  Judah,  till  he  had  cast  them 
out  from  bis  pre°ence,  that  Zede- 
kiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of 
Babylon. 

4  And  6  it  came  to  pass,  in  tbe 
ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the 
tenth  month,  in  tbe  tenth  doy  of 
the  monib.  that  Nebuchadrezzat 
king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
bis  army,  against  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  against  it.  and  built  fona 
against  it  round  about. 

o  So  tbe  city  was  besieged  unto 
tbe  eleventh  year  of  king  Zede- 
kiah. 

6  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in 
tbe  ninth  dcy  of  the  month,  tbe 
famine  was  soie  in  the  city,  so  that 
iheie  was  no  bread  for  the  people 
of  tbe  land. 

7  Then  the  city  was  \iToiea  up, 
and  all  the  men  of  war  fied.  and 
went  forth  out  of  the  city  by  night, 
by  tbe  way  of  the  gale  between 
the  two  walls,  which  woji  by  the 
king's  garden  ;  (now  the  Chal- 
deans uere  by  the  cily  round 
about  ;)  and  tbey  went  by  the  way 
of  the  plain. 

8  Bui  tha  anny  of  the  Chaldeans 


B.  C.  588. 

p'lrmed  after  tb«  kin*,  aod  over- 
took Zedekiah  in  the  plains  of 
Jericho  ;  anj  aH  his  aitnT  was 
icatiered  from  him. 

9  Then  c  they  took  the  kin?,  and 
carried  him  ny>  unto  the  kins'  of 
Babvlcn  to  Riblah,  in  the  land  of 
Uarcaih  ;  where  he  gave  judgment 
upon  him. 

10  And  the  king' of  Babylon  slew 
the  S'.ijs  of  Zeclekiab  before  bis 
eye?  :  he  slew  also  all  the  princes 
of  -Turiah  in  Riblab. 

11  Then  d  he  2  put  out  the  eyes 
of  Zedekiafa  ;  and  the  king  of! 
Bahylon  bound  him  in  3  chains,  | 
and  carried  him  to  Bahylon,  and  i 
put  hira  in  4  prison  till  the  day  of. 
his  death.  I 

12  Xow  in  the  fifth  e  month,  in  | 
the  tenth  day  of  the  n^onth,  | 
(which  ira»  the  nineteenth  y  year  j 
of  Xebuchadrezzax  king-  of  Ba- ' 
Lvlon.)  came  Xebuzar-adan,  5 
captain  of  the  guard,  vMck  6, 
served  the  kins'  "f  Babylon,  into  '. 
Jerusalem,  ' 

13  And  burnt  the  bouse  of  the  ] 
Lord,  and  the  king's  bouse  j  and  j 
all  the  houses  of  Jerusalera,  and  | 
all  the  houses  of  the  great  men,  ! 
bamt  he  wiih  fire.  | 

14  Aud  all  the  army  of  the  Clial-  : 
deans,  that  tctre  with  the  cap-  ] 
tain  of  the  guard,  brake  down  all  | 
the  walls  of  JerusaJem  round 
about. 

15  Then  Xebuzar-adan  the  cap- 1 
tain  of  the  guard  carried  away 
captive  certain  of  the  poor  of  the  j 
people,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  that  remained  in  the  city, ' 
and  those  that  fell  away,  that  fell 
to  the  king:  of  Babylon  and  the  i 
rest  of  the  moItituJe.  j 

16  Bui  Xebuzar-adan  the  captain  ' 
of  the  guard  left  certain  of  the , 
poor  s  of  the  land,  for  vine -dressers  i 
and  for  husbandmen. 

17  Also  k  the  pillars  of  brass  that 
vert  in  the  hcuse  of  the  Lord,  ^ 
and  the  bases,  and  the  brazen 
se.t  that  tea*  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  Chaldeans  brake,  and 
carried  all  the  brass  of  them  to . 
Babylon. 

IS  The  i  caldrons  also,  and  the  ; 
7  sh'^Tels,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  S  bowls,  and  the  spoons,  and 
all  the  Tessels  of  brass,  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they 
away. 

19  And  the  basons,  nnd  the  9 
fire-pans,  and  the  bowls,  and  the 
caldrons,  and  the  candlesticks, 
and  the  spoons,  and  the  cups  ; 
that  ■which  i«j#  of  gold  in  g'bld, 


CHAP.  LIL 

|cc.  32.  4,  5. 
rfEze.12.13. 

2  hHnded. 

3  OT,  fet- 
ters. 

ihou^e  of 
the  tcarde. 

cZ-r.T.  6. 
3.  19. 

/ver.29. 

5  chief  of 
the  eitcu- 
lioneri, 
or,  glaash- 
ter-men:  or, 
diief  mar- 
shal;  and 
so  Ter.  14, 
&c  and 
Da.  2.  14. 

6  ttood 
before. 

gc.  39.   10. 

A  1  K.  7.  15. 

tc. 

c.  27.19—22. 

i  Ex.  27.  3. 

7  or,  inetru- 
vi'nts  to  re- 
move the 

S  or,6a»on». 
9  or,  cen- 
sers. 


10  their. 

11  thread. 

i2Ch.3.15. 

/2K.  25.18. 

mc.  21.  1. 
29.25. 

12  Ikret- 
hold. 

13  jojr  the 

face  of  the 
king. 

14  or,  gcribe 
of  the  cap- 
tain of  Oi/t 

hOBt. 

n  La.  1. 1,3. 

o  2  K.  24.  1, 
&c. 

15  gouU. 


Jerufaiem  dttpoHtd. 

and  that  which  ttcs  of  siiver  t» 
»il»er,  took  the  captain  of  the 
guard  away. 

50  The  two  pillars,  one  eea,  and 
twelve  brazen  bulls  (hat  icere  un- 
der the  bases,  which  km"- Solomon 
h-.id  made  in  the  house  of  ite 
LoTtI  :  10  the  brass  of  all  these 
vessels  was  without  weirht. 

21  And  conrerm'ftg^  the' pillars,  the 
height  of  one  piiiar  ira*  eighteen 
cubits,  and  a  11  fillet  of  t«elve 
cubiig  did  compass  ii  ;  and  the 
thickness  thereof  imu  four  angeis: 
it  teas  boUow. 

22  And  a  chapiter  i  of  brass  vo* 
upon  i:  ;  and  the  height  of  one 
chapiter  teas  fiTe  cubits,  »  ith  net- 
work and  pomegranates  upon  the 
chapiters  round  about,  all  <f 
brass:  the  second  pillar  also  and 
the  pomegranates  icere  like  unto 
these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and 
?ii  pomeg'ranates  on  a  side  ;  and 
all  the  poroegianates  upon  the 
net-work  uere  an  hundred  round 
about. 

24  And  the  captain  of  the  guard 
took  Seraiah  I  the  chief  priest, 
and  m  Zephaniah  the  second 
priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  12  door  : 

K  He  toot  also  out  of  the  city 
an  eunuch,  which  had  the"  charge 
of  the  men  of  war  ;  and  seven 
men  of  them  that  13  were  near  the 
king's  pei-Eon,  which  were  found 
in  the  city  :  and  the  14  prin- 
cipal scribe  of  the  host,  v  ho  mirs- 
tered  the  people  of  the  land  :  and 
threescore  men  cf  the  people  of 
the  land,  that  were  found  in  the 
midst  of  the  city. 
26  So  Xebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  g-u.ird  tick  them,  and 
brought  th»ro  to  the  king  of  Baby- 
:  Ion  to  Riblah. 

\  27  And  the  king  of  Babylen 
smote  them,  and  put  them  to 
I  death  in  Riblah,  in  the  land  cf 
jHamalh.  Thus  Judah  was  carried 
away  captive  out  n  of  his  own 
jland. 

28  This  o  is  the  people  whom 
iXebuch.adrezzar  carried  away 
j  captive  :  in  the  seventh  year, 
three  thousand  Jews  and  three 
and  twenty  : 

I  29  In  the  eighteenth  year  of 
IXebuchadrezzar,  he  carried  away 
'captive  from  Jerusalem  eight 
hundred  thirty  and  two  per- 
sons :  15 

j  30  In    the    three    and    twentieth 
iyear    of    Xebuchadrezzar,  Xebu- 
izar-adan     the     captain     of    the 
737 


Jeriualem's  miitry. 

giiaril  Carrie  1  away  cnpliro  of  the 
Jevvn  seven  Imii'ictd  forty  nnU  five 
persiMie  :  all  clie  persons  were  lour 
thoiisaii'l  unci  six  hundrcrl. 
31  And  />  It  cuinc  to  puKb,  in  the 
■even  and  thiilicih  yeiir  of  the 
cajitiviiy  uf  Jehoiucliin  k\ig  o( 
J. I. lull,  in  the  twelfth  incnlh,  in' 
the  live  ;ind  tweniieih  </oy  of  the  ' 
monih,  thai  Evil-meroduch  king 
o(  Babylon,  in  the  Jirst  year  of 
hit  rei^n,  lifled  up  the  head  q  of 
Jehoiachin  king'  of  Judah,  and 
broug-ht  him  forth  uot  of  prison. 


LAMENTATIONS. 


fl.  C.  583. 


p2  K.  45.27. 
y  Ue.  4U.  13, 
20. 


16  good 
things  with 
him. 

rZec.  3.3-5. 
s2Sn.  9.  13. 
1  K.2.  7. 

17  the  mat- 
ler  of  the 
dayinhisdny 
t  Lu.  U.  3. 


9S  And  <p:U(e  16  kindly  unto  hira, 
and  set  his  thioii*  uLiove  the  lliroiiij 
of  the  king!  thai  weie  with  him 
in  l!al>yIon, 

33  And  changed  r  bi«  prison- 
gurments  ;  and  he  did  cuntiiiually 
eat  bread  a  before  him  all  the  iXa.y» 
of  his  life. 

34  A.»'\  for  his  diet,  there  wat 
a  cunlinual  diet  given  him  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  17  every 
day  (  a  portion,  until  the  day 
(if  his  death,  all  the  days  of  hi* 
life. 


THK     LA.MENTATIONS    OF    JKREMIAH. 


CHAPTEU  I. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary, 
a  that  WHS  full  of  people  !  hoie 
is  she  become  as  a  widow  I  b  she 
that  tens  ST.eat  amon  J  the  nations, 
and  princess  c  among  the  provin- 
ces, how  is  she  become  tributary  I 

2  .She  weepeth  sore  in  the  nisrhl, 
and  her  tears  arc  on  her  cheeks  ; 
amonj  all  her  lovers  d  she  halh 
none  to  comfort  her:  all  her 
friends  have  dealt  treacherously 
with  her,  they  are  become  her 
enemies. 

3  Judah  is  gone  into  captivity, 
because  of  a.Hiction,  and  1  be- 
cause of  great  servitude  ;  she 
dwelleth  e  among  the  heathen, 
iihe  findeth  no  rest :  all  her  perse- 
cutors overtook  her  between  the 
■trails. 

I  The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn, 
because  none  come  to  the  solemn 
feasts  :  all  her  gates  are  desolate  ; 
her  priests  sigh,  her  virg'ns  are 
afflicteil,  and  she  is  in  bilterness. 

5  Her  adversaries  are  the  chief,y 
her  enemies  prosper  ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  afflicted  her  for  the  multitiule 
of  her  transgressions  :  g  her  chil- 
dren are  gone  into  caprtivity  before 
the  enemy. 

6  And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion 
all  her  beauty  is  departed  :  her 
princes  h  are  become  like  harts 
that  find  no  pasture  ;  and  they  are 
gone  without  strength  before  the 
pursuer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the 
days  of  h'^r  affliction,  and  of  her 
miseries,  all  her  2  pleasant  things' 
that  she  had  in  the  d.ays  of  old,  • 
when  her  people  fell  into  the 
hand  of  the  enemy,  and  none  did 
help  her:  the  adversaries  saw; 
her,  nnd  did  mock  i  at  her  sab- 1 
baths. 

8  Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sin- 
ned :  therefore  t  she  is  3  reraov- 

733 


B.    C.    58 


n  Je.  52.   27. 
41s.  47.  8. 
c2Ch.  9.26. 
Kzi.  4.  20. 
d  Je.  4.  30. 
30.  14,  15. 

1  for  the 
greatnrss  of 
e  De.  28.  64. 
/De.  28.43, 
44. 

£•  Da. 9. 7,16. 
/i  Je.  52.  8, 
II. 

2  or,  desira- 
ble. 

ver.  10. 

i  Pa.  137.   3. 

/t  1  K.  8.  46. 

3  become  a 
removing, 
or,  wnn- 
dering . 


I  Eze,  16.37. 
Ho.  2.  9,  10. 
m  De. 32.29. 
Ro.  6.  21. 

4  or,  desir- 
able. 

n  Je.  51.  51. 

52.  13. 

n  De.  23.  3. 

5  or,  mnke 
the  soul 
to  come 
asain. 

p  Job  40.  4. 

6  or.  It  ia. 

7  by  the 
■wny. 

q  Da.  9.  12. 
r  Ez-.e. 17.20. 
Hos.  7.  12. 
j>De.  28.48. 
t  Hos.  5.  14. 
ul8.  63.  3. 


ed  :  all  that  honoured  her.  deapiie 
her,  because  they  have  seen  /  her 
nakedness  :  yea,  she  sigheth,  and 
turneth  backward. 

9  Her  flilhiness  ia  in  her  elrirti  ; 
she  rememhereth  not  her  last  end  ; 
m  therefore  she  came  down  won- 
derfully :  she  had  no  comforter. 
O  Lord,  behold  my  affliction  ; 
for  the  enemy  hath  magnified 
himself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread  out 
bis  hand  upon  all  her  4  pleasant 
things  :  for  she  halh  seen  that  the 
heathen  n  entered  into  her  sanc- 
tuary, whom  thou  didst  command 
o  thni  they  should  not  enter  into 
thy  congregation. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek 
bread  ;  they  have  given  their  plea- 
sant things  for  meat  to  5  relieve 
the  soul  :  see,0  Lord,  and  con- 
sider :  for  I  am  become  p  vile. 

12  7*6  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye 
thai  pass  by  ■?  7  behold,  and  see  if 
there  he  any  q  sorrow  like  unto 
my  sorrow,  which  is  done  unto 
ine,  wherewith  the  Lord  halh 
alTlicted  me  in  the  day  of  his  fierce 
anger. 

13  Prom  above  hath  he  sent  fire 
into  my  bones,  ami  it  prevaileth 
a!;ainst  them  :  he  hath  spread  a 
net  r  for  my  feet  ;  he  hath  turned 
ms  back  ;  he  hath  made  me  deso- 
late and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  s  of  my  tran»gr««- 
sions  is  bound  by  his  hand  ;  th<;y 
are  wreathed,  and  come  up  upon 
my  neck ;  he  hath  mane  my 
strength  to  fail  ;  the  .Lord  hath 
delivered  me  into  their  hands, 
from  whom  1 1  am  not  able  to  rite 
up. 

15  The  Lord  hath  trodden  un- 
der foot  all  my  mighty  men  in  the 
midst  of  me  ;  he  hath  called  an 
assembly  against  mo  to  crush  my 
young    men  :    the   Lord   u   haltk 


B.  C.  588. 

trodden  8  the  virgin,  the  daughter 

of  Judah,  as  in  a  wine-press. 

16  for  c  these  things  1  weep  : 
rfline  eye,  iniiie  eye  riiuni'th  down 
with  walei,  beciiuse  the  coml'ort- 
er  that  should  9  relieve  my  sunl 
is  far  v>  iVorn  me  ;  my  children 
are  desolate,  because  the  enemy 
prevailed. 

17  Zion  spreadetli  forth  x  her 
hands,  aiid  there  is  none  to  comloit 
her:  the  Lorci  halh  commanded 
concerning  Jacob,  t/iat  his  adver- 
saries should  be  round  about  y 
him  i  Jerusalem  is  as  a  mcnsiiuous 
woman  among  them. 

18  Tile  Lord  is  ri^hlfons  ;  z  for 
I  have  rebelled  against  his  10  com- 
mandmeiit  :  hear,  I  pray  you,  all 
people,  and  behold  my  sorrow  : 
my  viigins  and  my  young  men  are 
gone  into  captivity. 

19  I  called  lor  my  lovers,  but  a 
they  deceived  me  ;  my  priesis  and 
mine  eldeis  gave  iip  tlje  ghost  in 
the  city,  while  they  sought  their 
meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord,  for  I  am  in 
distress;  my  bowels  are  troubled: 
mine  heart  is  turned  within  ine  ; 
for  6  I  have  grievously  rebelled  : 
abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  c  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  beard  that  I  sigh  ; 
there  is  none  to  comfort  me  ;  all 
mine  enemies  have  heard  of  my 
trouble  ;  they  are  glad  that  thou 
liast  done  it:  thou  wilt  biingthe 
day  d  that  thou  hast  U  called,  and 
they  shall  be  like  unto  me. 

22  Let  e  all  their  wickedness 
come  befo.e  thee  ;  and  do  unto 
them  as  _/■  thou  hast  done  unto  me 
for  all  my  transgressions  :  for  iny 
sighs  are  many,  and  my  heart  is  g 
faint. 

CHAPTER  II. 

HOW  hath  the  Lord  covered 
the  daughter  of  Zion  with  a 
cloud  n.  in  his  anger,  and  cast  down 
from  heaven  unto  the  earth  the 
beauty  h  of  Israel,  and  remember- 
ed not  his  footstool  c  in  the  day  of 
his  anger ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up 
all  the  habitati(ms  of  Jacob,  and 
bath  notrf  pitied  :  he  hath  thrown 
down  in  his  wrath  the  strong  holiis 
of  the  daughter  of  Judah  :  he  haih 
1  biousht  </ie"idown  to  the  ground; 
e  he  hath  pullnted  the  kingdom 
and  the  princes  thereof. 

3  He  hath  cut  ofl"  in  his  fierce 
anger  all  the  horn  of  Isael:  he 
hath  drawn  back  hisyright  hand 
from  before  the  enemy,  and  he 
burned  against  Jacob  like  a  flam- 


CHAP.  II 

8  or,  the 
wine-press 
of  the  vir- 
gin. 

V  Je.  13.  17. 
14.  17. 

9  bring 
back. 

w  Hos.9.  12. 
Tver.  2.  9. 
y  Hos.  8.  8. 
^  Ne.  9.  33. 
Da.  9.  7,  14. 

10  mouth, 
a  Je.  2.  28. 
30.  14. 

b  Ps.5l.3,4. 

f  De.  32.  25. 

Kze.7.  15. 

d  Is.  13.  6, 

&c. 

Je.  46.  10. 

50.  15,  31. 

11  or,  pro- 
claimed. 

e    Ps.  137.  7 

—9. 

Je.  51.  35. 

/Lu.  23.31. 


S-C.5.  17. 
a  Joel  2.2. 
62Sa.  1.  19. 
clCh.28.  2. 
Ps.  132.  7. 
rfJe.  13.  14. 

1  made  to 
touch. 

e  (  s.  89.  39. 
/Ps.  74.  II. 

5  Ps.  89.  46. 
h  Is.  63.  10. 
Je.  30.  14. 

2  the  desira- 
ble of. 

i  Is.  5.  5. 

3  or,  hedge. 
Job  1.  10. 

k  c.  1.  4. 
I  Le.  26.  31- 
44. 

4  shut  up. 
m  Ps.  74.  4, 
&c. 

n2  K.  21. 

13,  14. 

Sswnllowing 

up. 

o  Je.  51.  30. 

;)  De.  28.38. 

■iK.  24.  15. 

25.  7. 

q  Is.  3.  26. 

6  or,  faint. 


JeruidUm'a  misery  lamintei, 

ing^fiie,  tc/iicA  devoureih  round 
about. 

4  He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  -4x1 
h  enemy  ;  he  stood  uiih  his  light 
liand  as  an  adversaiy,  and  slevy 
uU  2  that  were  pleasant  to  the  e)  e 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion  :  he  poured  out  his  fury 
like  fire. 

5  The  Lord  was  an  enemy  ;  \^% 
hath  swallowed  up  Is.ael,  he  hath 
swallowed  up  all  her  palaces  ; 
he  halh  destroyed  his  strong 
holds,  and  bath  increased  in  the 
daughter  of  Judah  mourning  and 
lamentation, 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken 
away  i  his  tabernacle,  3  as  if  it 
were  of  a  garden  ;  he  hath  de- 
stroyed his"  places  of  the  assem- 
bly'; the  Lord  halh  caused  the 
Solemn  k  feasts  and  sabbaths  to 
be  forgotten  in  Zion,  and  hath 
despised,  in  the  indignation  of 
his  anger,  the  king  and  the 
priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  al- 
tar, he  hath  abhorred  I  his  sanc- 
tuary, he  hath  given  4  up  into  the 
hand  of  the  enemy  the  walls  of 
her  palaces  :  they  have  made  a, 
noise  m.  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
as  in  the  day  of  a. solemn  feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purpo  ed  to 
destroy  the  wall  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion  ;  he  liath  stretched  out  a 
line,  n  he  hath  not  withiliawn  his 
hanil  fiom  5  destroying  :  there- 
fore he  made  the  rampail  and  the 
wall  to  lament  ;  they  languished 
together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the 
ground  ;  he  halh  destroyed  and 
broken  her  o  bais  :  her  king  p  and 
her  princes  are  among  the  Gen- 
tiles: the  law  is  no  more;  her 
prophets  also  find  no  vision  from 
the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter 
of  Zion  sit  q  upon  the  ground, 
and  keep  silence  :  they  have  cast 
up  dust  upon  their  heads  ;  they 
have  girded  themselves  with 
sackcloth  :  the  virgins  of  Jerusa- 
lem hang  down  their  heads  to  the 
ground. 

11  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  teari, 
my  bowels  are  troubled,  my  liver 
is  poured  upon  the  earth,  for  the 
destioiclioii  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people  ;  because  the  children  and 
the  sucklings  6  swoon  in  the  streets 
of  the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers, 
Where  is  corn  and  wine  1  when 
they  swooned  as  the  wounded  in 
the  streets  of  the  city,  whea  their 

739 


Jerutaltm'i  mtttry  Inmettled.      LAIMENTATIONS. 


•oul  wai  poured  out  into  their 
inothei  'g  busuiii. 

13  What  il.inj  shall  1  take  to 
witneH  lor  ihce  ?  whiit  thing  shnll 
1  likeji  to  thee,  O  dmig-liiei  of  Je- 
runaleiii  ?  what  shull  1  equal  to 
the<>,  thut  1  may  cornlort  thee,  O 
■»irgin  daughter  of  Zion  ?  for  thy 
hi  each  is  great  like  the  sea  ;  who 
Cun  heal  tliee  7 

14  Thy  prophets  r  have  seen 
Tain  and  foolish  things  for  thee  ; 
»nd  they  have  not  discovered  a 
thine  iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy 
captivity  ;  hut  have  seen  for  thee 
false  burdens,  and  causes  of  ban- 
ishment. 

15  All  that  pass  7  by  clap  their 
hands  at  thee  ,'  they  hiss  and 
■wag  their  head  at  the  daughter 
of  Jerusalem,  sar/irig,  Is  this  the 
city  that  7}ten  call  The  perfection 
of  beauty,  The  joy  of  the  whole 
earth  ? 

16  All  thine  enemies  have  open- 
ed their  mouth  t  against  thee  : 
♦.hey  hiss  and  gnash  the  teeth  : 
tliey  say.  We  have  swallowed  her 
up  :  ceitainly  this  is  the  day  that 
we  looked  for  ;  we  have  found,  we 
have  seen  it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that 
which  he  had  devised  ;  u  he  hath 
fulfilled  his  word  that  he  had 
commanded  in  the  days  of  old  : 
be  hath  thrown  down,  and  hath 
not  pitied  :  and  t>  he  hath  caused 
ZAine  enemy  to  rejoice  over  thee  ; 
he  hath  set  up  the  liorn  of  thine 
adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the 
Lord,  O  wall  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion,  let  ic  tears  run  down  like  a 
river  day  and  night  :  give  thyself 
no  rest  ;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine 
eye  cease. 

19  Arise,  cry  out  in  the  night  ; 
in  the  beginning  cf  the  watches 
pour  oul  ar  thine  heart  like  water 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  :  lift 
up  thy  hands  toward  him  for  the 
life  of  thy  young  childien,  that 
faint  for  hunger  y  in  the  top  of 
every  street. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord,  ami  con- 
sider to  whom  thou  hast  done 
this.  Shall  the  women  eat  theii 
fruit,  z  and  children  8  of  a  span 
long  ?  shall  the  priest  and  the  pro- 
phet be  sluin  in  the  sanctuary  of 
the  Lord  ? 

21  The  a  young  and  the  old  lie 
on  the  ground  in  the  streets  :  my 
virgins  and  my  young  men  are 
fnllen  by  the  sword  ;  thou  hast 
sluin  them  in  the  day  of  thine  an- 
fcr;  thou  hast  killed,nncZnot  pitied. 

740 


r  Je.  27.  14, 

15. 

a  Is.  68.  1. 

Je.  23.  22. 

7  by  the 
way. 

t  Pa.  35.  21. 

u  Le.S6.  16, 

&c. 

De.  28.  IS, 

&c. 

Je.    18.  11. 

Mi.  2.  3. 

V  Ps.  89.  42. 
w  Je.  14.  17. 
X  Ps.  62.  8. 

y  Eie.  5.  10, 

16. 

z  De.  28.53. 

Je.  13.9. 

8  or,  sicad- 
dled  with 
their  hands. 

n2Ch.  36. 
17. 


6  Je.6.  25. 

c  Hos.  9.  12, 
13. 

a  Am.  5.  20. 
6  Job  16.  8, 
&c. 

Ps.  51.  8. 
Je.  50.  17. 
rf  Ps.  U3.  3. 
cHos.  2.  6. 
/Job  30.20. 
a  Hos.  5.14. 
13.  7,  8. 
h  Hos.  6.  1. 
i  Job  7.  20. 
I  sons. 
A-  Pb.  69.  12. 
•2  bitter- 
nesses. 
I  Pr.  20.   17. 

3  rolled  me 
in  the. 

4  good, 
Job  7.  7. 

m  Ps.  31.22. 

5  or,  re- 
member. 
nJe.9.   15. 

6  boieed. 

7  made  to 
return  to 
my  heart. 

o  P».  77.  5, 
&C. 


B.  C.  68«. 
22  Thou  bast  colled,  as  in  a  sol- 
emn day,  my  leriois  louiid  iibout  ; 
/)  so  that  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger  none  escaped  nurieiijaiiied  • 
tl.osc  that  I  liiive  swaddled  and 
brought  lip  c  hath  mine  enemy 
consumed. 

CHAPTER  HI. 

J.<4Ar  the    man    thut    hath    seen 
alDictioD    by    the    rod    of    his 
wrath. 

2  He  hath  led  me,  and  brought 
me  into  darkness,  a  but  not  into 
light. 

3  ijurely  against  me  is  he  turned  ; 
he  turneth  his  hand  agatnat  me  all 
the  day. 

4  My  tlesh  b  and  my  skin  bath 
he  made  old  :  he  hath  broken  c  my 
iiones. 

5  He  hath  btiilded  against  me, 
and  compassed  me  with  gall  and 
travail. 

6  He  bath  set  me  in  dark  d  places, 
ns  they  that  be  dead  of  old. 

7  He  hath  hedged  e  me  about, 
that  I  cannot  get  out  :  he  bath 
made  my  chain  heavy. 

8  Also  when  I  cry  /and  shout,  he 
shultethout  my  prayer. 

9  He  hath  inclosed  my  ways  with 
hewn  stone  :  he  bath  made  my 
paths  crooked. 

10  He  iraa  unto  me  as  a  hear  g 
lying  in  wait,  atid  as  ii  lion  in  se 
cret  places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways, 
and  pulled  h  me  in  pieces  :  be 
haih  made  me  desolate. 

12  He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  set 
me  as  a.  mark  t  for  the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  cau«ed  the  1  arrows 
of  his  quiver  to  enter  into  my 
reins. 

14  I  was  a  derision  to  all  my 
people,  and  their  song  k  all  Iho 
day. 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  2  bit- 
terness, he  hath  made  me  drunken 
with  wormwood. 

16  He  haih  also  broken  my  teeth 
with  gravel-stones,  I  be  hath  3 
covered  me  with  ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my 
soul  far  off  from  peace  ;  I  forgat  4 
prosperity. 

18  And  I  said,  m  My  strength 
and  my  hope  is  perished  from  the 
Lord  : 

19  5  Remembering  mine  afflic- 
tion and  my  misery,  the  wormwood 
n  and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them  still  in 
remembrance,  and  is  6  humbled  in 
me. 

21  This  I  7  recall  to  my  min(^, 
therefore  o  have  I  hope. 


B.  C.  588. 

'^  It  is  p  of  the  Lord's  mercies 
that  we  are  not  consumed,  be- 
cause q  his  compassions  (ail  not. 

23  They  are  new  every  morning  : 
great  !«  thy  faithfulness. 

24  The  Lord  is  my  portion  :  r 
Baith  my  soul  j  therefore  will  I 
hope  s  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them 
that  wait  t  for  him,  to  the  soul  that 
seeketh  him. 

26  It  is  good  that  a  man  should 
both  hope  and  quietly  wait  for  the 
salvation  of  the  Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he 
bear  the  yoke  u  in  his  youth. 

28  He  sitteth  alone  v  and  keep- 
eth  silence,  because  he  hath  borne 
it  upon  him. 

29  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the 
dust,  if  so  be  there  may  be  hope. 

30  He  10  giveth  his  cheek  to  him 
that  smiteth  him  :  he  is  tilled  full 
with  reproach. 

31  For  X  the  Lord  will  not  cast 
off  for  ever  : 

32  But  though  j/  he  cause  grief, 
yet  will  he  have  compassion  ac- 
coiiling  to  the  multitude  of  his 
mercies. 

83  For  he  doth  not  afflict  8  will- 
ingly, z  nor  grieve  the  children  of 
men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the 
prisoners  of  the  eaith, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a 
man  before  the  face  of  9  the  Most 
High, 

36  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause, 
the  Lord  10  approveth  not. 

37  Who  is  he  that  saith,  and  it 
Cometh  to  pass,  when  the  Lord 
coramandeth  it  not  ? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most 
High  proceedeth  not  evil  a  and 
good  ? 

39  Wherefore  6  doth  a  living  man 
11  complain,  a  man  for  the  punish- 
ment of  his  sins  ? 

40  Let  us  search  c  and  try  our 
ways,  and  turn  again  to  the 
Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with 
our  hands  unto  God  in  the  heav- 
ens. 

42  We  have  transgressed  d  and 
ha?e  rebelled  :  thou  hast  not  par- 
doned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger, 
and  persecuted  us  :  thou  hast 
slain,  e  thou  hast  not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself 
with  a  cloud,  that  our  prayer 
should  not  pass  through. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  off- 
scouring  and  refuse  in  the  midst 
of  the  people, 


CHAP.  IV. 

pEzv.  9.8, 

9. 

Ne.  9.  SI. 

q  Mai.  3.  6. 
r  Ps.  73.  26. 
s  Ps.  130.  7. 

t  Is.  30:  18. 
Mi.  7.  7. 

uMat.  11. 
29. 

vJe.  15.  17. 
w  Is.  50.  6. 
xPs.  94.  14. 
p  Ps.  30.  5. 

8  from  his 
heart. 

z  Je.  31.  SO. 
Eze.  33.  11. 
He.  12.  10. 

9  or,  a  su- 
perior. 

10  or,  seeth 
not. 
Hab.  1.  13. 

a  Is.  45.  7. 

6  Mi.  7.  9. 

11  or,  mur- 
mur, 

cHag.  1.5, 

7. 

d  Da.  9.  5. 

e2Ch.36. 
17. 


/Is.  24.  17. 
^Is.  51.  19. 
h  Is.  63.  15. 

12  my  soul. 

13  or,  more 
than, 

i  Da.  16.  17. 
i  Jon.  2.  3, 
4,7. 

IPs.  130.  1. 
m  Is.  43.1,2. 
n  Je.51.  36. 

0  Ps.  35.  1, 
23. 

p  le.  11.  19, 
20. 

14  or,  obsti- 
nacy, 

Is.  6.  10. 

rt  2  K.  25.  9, 

10. 

6  2Ti.  2.  20. 

1  or,  sea- 
calves. 


Prayer /or  deliverahce , 

46  AW  our  enemies  have  opened 
their  mouths  against  us. 

47  Fear  _/"  and  a  snare  is  come 
upon  us,  desolation  g  and  de- 
struction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with 
rivers  of  water  for  the  destruction 
of  the  daughter  of  my  people. 

49  Mine  eye  liickletli  down,  and 
ceaseth  not,  without  any  inter- 
mission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  /t 
and  behold  from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  afiecteth  12  mine 
heart,  because  13  of  all  the  daugh- 

j  ters  of  my  city. 

I  52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore, 

like  a  bird,  without  cause. 
j   53  They  have  cut  ofl'  my  life  in 
jthe   dungeon,   and  cast  a  stone  i 

upon  me. 

j   54    Waters  k  flowed    over    mine 
i  head  ;  tlten  I  said,  I  am  cut  off. 
j   55  I  called  /  upon  thy  name,   O 
I  Lord,  out  of  the  lov/  dungeon. 

56  Thou  hast  heard  my  voice  ; 
.hide  not  thine  ear  at  my  breath- 
j  ing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  drewest  near  in  the  day 
'.that   I    called    upon    thee  :    thou 

saidst.  Fear  7/1  not. 

58  O  Lord,  thou  hast  pleaded  the 
causes  ?!  of  my  soul  ;  thou  hast  re- 
deemed my  life. 

I    59  O   Lord,   thou   hast    seen  my 
wrong  ;  judge  o  thou  my  cause. 
60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  ven- 
I  geance,  and  all  their  imaginations 
'p  against  me. 

]  61  Thou  hast  heard  their  re- 
!  proach,  O  Lord,  and  all  their 
j  imaginations  against  me  ; 
j  62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up 
against  me,  and  their  device 
against  me  all  the  day. 
I  63  Behold  their  sitting  down  and 
!  their  rising  up  ;  I  am  their  music. 

64  Render  unto  them  a  recom- 
'pense,  O  Lord,  according  to  the 
'  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  14  sorrow  of  heart, 
thy  curse  unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroy  them  in 
anger  from  under  the  heavens  of 

I  the  Lord. 

I  CHAPTER  IV. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim  ! 
how  is  the  most  fine  gold 
[changed!  the  a  stones  of  the  sanc- 
tuary are  poured  out  in  the  top  of 
every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion, 
comparable  to  fine  gold,  b  how 
:  are  they  esteemed  as  earthen 
pitchers,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  potter! 

I   3  Even   the  1  sea-monsters  draw 
741 


Zion  beuailtlk  JUr  estate. 
out  ihe   breuM,  lliey  c^ive  aurk   to 
tliuir  youii^    uaes ;    (lie    daiiL'titur 
of  my  people  i*-  become  cruel,  like 
the  usiiicliud  c  III  the  wiliivmeKS. 

4  The  timguu  of  the  siic.kini' 
chilli  cleuvpth  to  the  roof  ol'  his 
inuulli  tor  ililr.«t  ;  (lie  .vuiiii?  chil- 
dren nsk  bread,  wid  d  no  niuii 
bruake(h  it  uiUu  iheiii. 

5  They  (ha(  did  leed  delicately 
nre  desolaie  in  the  i>treels;  they 
that  were  Urourlil  up  iu  Bcurlel 
emb  ace  c  dnng'hilU. 

6  For  ilie  2  pnnishment  of  the 
iniquity  of  the  dangliter  of  my 
people  iK^.euiei'  than  ihe  piiniKh- 
meiit  of  the  sin  of  Sodom,  that 
was  ovenhiown  as  in  a/  moment, 
and  no  luinda  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than 
snow,  they  were  whiler  ihan  milk, 
they  were  more  nuldy  in  liody 
than  riihies,  their  polishing  wa« 
of  sapphire  : 

8  Their  visasre  is  3  blacker  g  than 
a  coal  ;  they  are  not  known  in  the 
streets:  their  skin  h  cleaveth  to 
their  bones  :  it  is  withered,  it  is 
become  like  a  slick. 

9  Titty    that    be    slain    with    the  I  noThiit . 
sword  are  lieiter  than    tliey  that  belq  Nil.  19. IG 
slain    with    hung^er  :    for    these    4 
pine   away,    stricken    Ihroug'h    for 
leant  of  the  fruii.i!  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  i  wo- 
men have  sodden  their  own  chil- 
dren, they  were  their  meat  k  in 
the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of 
my  people. 

11  The    Lord  hath   accomplished 


r  Is.  30.  6,7. 

31.  1,  3. 

Je.  37.  7,  8. 
E7,e.  7.  2, 

3,6. 
his  fury  ;  he  hath  poured  out  I  his    t  De.  28.  49. 
fierce  ansrer,  and  hath  kindled  ot  a  '  Je.  4.  13. 
fire  in  Zion,  and  it   hath  devoured  j  «  Jc-  52.   9. 
the  foundations  thereof.  «  Kc.   11.  9. 

12  The    kin?3  of  the   earth,    and  '  w  Ob.  10,15. 
all    the   iiihibilants  of  the  world,    8or,  Thine 
would   not  have  believed  that  the    iniquity. 
adversary   and  the    enemy  should    ^  Is   40.  2. 
have  entered  into  the  gates  of  Je-  ly  Ps.  137.  7. 
rusalem.  9  or,  carry 

13  For  n  the  sins  of  her  prophets,    thee  captive 
and  the   iniquities  of  her  priests,  '  /"'jr. 
that  o  have  shed  the  blood  of  the    n  Ps.  89.  50, 
just  in  the  midst  of  her,  51. 

14  They  have  wandered  n^  blind    6  Ps.  79.  1. 
rnen   in    the   streets,   they  p  have    1  cometh/or 
polluled  themselves  with  blood,  5  pHce. 
so   thai   g  men    could    not    touch    2  or,  on  our 
Ihoir  garments.  j  necks  are  me 

15  They  cried   unto    them,   De-   pemccuted. 
part  6  ye  ;  it  h  unclean  ;   depart,    c  Ne.  9.  38, 
depar:,  (ouch  not  :  when  they  tied    37. 
away    and    wandered,     they    said    d  Ne.  5.  15. 
amon^  the  heathen,  They  shall  no   3  or,  ter- 
inore  iiojourn  there.  rora,  or, 

18    The    7     anger    of   the    Lord  storms  of. 
hath  divided  them;    he  will    no  ,e  Zee.  14.  3. 
742 


LAMENTATIONS.  B.  C.  688. 

.  13,  more  regard  lb«m  :  they  respected 
iioi  tiM  persona  of  the  priesia,  they 
favoii.ed  nul  the  eldeia. 

17  As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet 
failed  lor  our  vain  r  help:  in  our 
watching  w<s  have  watched  for  a 
nnlinii  tlirU  couM  not  save  u*. 

18  Till  y  hum  our  steps,  (list  we 
cannot  go  in  our  •treeti  :  our  end 
is  nea  ,  our  days  are  fulfilled  ;  lor 
onr  eml  »  is  come. 

19  Our  peisrtcntors  are  swifter  ( 
than  (he  eagles  of  the  heaven  : 
they  pursued  us  upon  ihe  moun- 
tains, th-:y  laid  wait  for  us  in  ths 
wilderness. 

2U  Thtt  breath  of  our  nostrils, 
(be  anointed  of  the  Loid,  was  ta- 
ken u  in  their  pita,  of  whom  wa 
said.  Under  his  shadow  we  sbal' 
live  among  the  heathen. 

21  Rejoice  v  and  be  glad,  O 
daughter  of  Kdtun,  ihat  dwellest 
in  the  land  of  Uz  :  the  cup  also  w 
shall  pa.«s  through  unto  thee  ; 
llion  sli.tli  be  drunken,  and  shall 
make  thyself  naked. 

22  The  8  punishment  of  thine 
iniijuity  is  accomplished,  x  O 
daughter  of  Zion  ;  he  will  no 
more  carry  thee  away  into  cap- 
tivity :  he  will  visit  thine  ini- 
quity, I)  daughter  of  Edoni  ;  y  he 
will  9  iliscover  thv  sins. 

CHAPTER  V. 

REMBIMBER,  oO   Lord,  what 
is  come   upon   us  :   consider, 
and  behold  our  reproach. 

2  Our  inheritance  A  is  turned  lo 
strangers,  our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  falherless, 
our  mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  dmnken  our  water 
for  money  ;  our  wood  1  is  sold 
unto  us. 

5  Our  2  necks  are  under  pei-secu- 
tion  :  we  c  labour,  and  have  no 
rest. 

6  We  have  given  the  hand  to  the 
Egyptians  and  to  the  Assyrians, 
to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 

7  Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and 
are  not  ;  and  we  have  borne  ihair 
ini'iuities. 

8  Servants  d  have  ruled  over  ue  ! 
there  is  none  that  doth  deliver  u« 
out  of  their  hand. 

9  We  gat  our  bread  with  Uu 
pfTxl  of  our  lives,  because  of  the 
■word  of  the  wilderness. 

10  Our  skin  was  black  like  an 
oven,  because  of  the  3  terrible   fa- 

ni  'e. 

11  They  ravished  e  the  women  in 
Zion.  aid  the  maids  in  the  cities 
of  Judah. 

12  Princes    are    hanged    up    by 


c  Jol 

16. 

d  De.  32.24 

K  Job  24.  8. 

2  or,  i/iiyiii- 

<y. 

Ro.  7.  13. 
/Ge.  19.25. 

3  flnrker 
than  black- 
ness. 

gc.  5.   10. 
h  Ps.  102.  5. 
AJIoto  out. 
i  Is.  49.  15. 
*De.28.  56, 
57. 

2  K.  6.28,29. 
Ue.  7.  20. 
m  Je.21.  14. 
n  Je.  5.  31. 
R/,e.  22.  26. 
2S. 

Zep.  3.  4. 
o  .Mat.  23. 
31,  37. 
^Je.  2.  34. 
5  or,  in  that 
they  could 


6  or,  ye  pol- 
luted. 

7  or.ifn.cc. 


B.  C.  538. 

their  hand  ;  the  faces  of  eldeis 
weie  not  lionoured. 

13  They  took  the  young'  men  to 
grind,  and  the  children  fell  under 
the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from 
the  s'ate,  the  young  men  from 
their  music. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is 
ceased  :  uur  dance  is  turned  into 
mourning'. 

16  The  crown  is  4  fallen  from 
our  head  :  woe  unto  us,  that  we 
have  hinned  ! 

17  For  this  our  heart  is  faint: _/" 
for  these  things  our  eves  are  dim. 


CHAP.  V. 

4  of  our 
head  is 
fallen. 
/Ml.  6.  13. 


g^Hab.  1.12. 
5 for  length 
of  days, 
h  Ps.  80.  3. 
&c. 

2  Hab.  3.  2. 
6  or,  For 
will  thou 
utterly  re- 
ject us  7 


A  pitiful  complaint  of  Zion, 

\  18  Because  of  the  mountain  of 
Zion,  which  is  desolate  ;  the  foxes 
walk  upon  it. 

19  Thou,  O  Lord,  remainest  for 
g  ever;  thy  throne  from  genera- 
tion to  generation. 

20  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us 
for  ever,  and  forsake  us  5  so  long 
time  ? 

21  Turn  h  thou  us  unto  thee,  0 
Lord,  and  we  shall  be  turned  :  re- 
new i  our  days  as  of  old. 

22  But  6  thoU  hast  utterly  re- 
jected us ;  thou  art  very  wroth 
against  us. 


THE    BOOK    OF 
CHAPTER  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
thirtieth  year,  in  the  fourth 
month,  in  the  fifth  day  of  the 
month,  as  I  icas  among  the  1  cap- 
tives by  the  riier  of Chebar,  a  that 
the  heavens  were  opened,  b  and  1 
saw  visions  c  of  God. 

2  In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month, 
(which  was  the  filth  year  of  king  d 
Jehoiachin's  captivity.) 

3  The  wopd  of  the  Lord,  came 
expressly  unto  2  Ezekiel  the 
priest,  the  son  of  Buzi,  in  the  land 
of  the  Chaldeans,  by  the  river 
Chebar  ;  and  the  hand  e  of  the 
Lord  was  there  upon  him. 

4  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a 
whirlwind  came  out  of  the  north, 
a  great  cloud,  and  a  fire  3  infold- 
ing Itself,  and  a  brightness  was 
about  it,  and  out  of  the  midst 
thereof,  as  the  colour  of  amber, 
out  of  tiie  midst  of  the  fire. 

5  Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof 
came  the  likeness  of  four  y  living 
creatures  And  this  g  wan  their 
appearance  ;  they  had  the  like- 
ness of  a  man. 

6  And  everyone  had  four  faces, 
and  every  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  were  4  straight 
feet  ;  the  sole  of  their  feet  ions 
like  the  sole  of  a  calf's  foot  ;  and 
they  sparkled  h  like  the  colour  of 
burnished  brass. 

8  And  they  had  the  bands  of  a 
man  under  their  wings  on  their 
four  sides  ;  and  they  four  had  their 
faces  and  their  wings. 

9  Their  wings  were  joined  one  to 
another  ;  they  turned  not  when 
they  went  ;  they  went  every  one 
straight  forward. 

10  As  for  the  likeness  of  their 
faces,  they  four  had  the  face  of  a 
man,  and  the  face  of  a  lion,  on 
the  right  tide  ;  and  they  four  had 


THE    PROPHET    EZEKIEL. 

B.  C.  395.    I  the  face  of  an  ox  on  the  left  side  j 

I  they  four  also  had  the  face  of  an 

agle. 

11    Thus  were    their  faces;    and 


15 

2  Jehezkel. 
£  1  K.  18.46. 

3  catching. 

/Re.  4.6, 
&c. 

g  c.  10.  8, 
&c. 

4  a  straight 
foot. 

h  Da.  10.  6. 
Re.  1.  15. 


1  captivity 

«  c.  3. 15.23.  I  their  wings  were  5  stretched  up 
A  Re    19   11     **'''^  >     '•^°  U'in^s    of  every   one 
'\2eere  joined  one   to    another,  and 
c  c.  8.  3.  two  covered  i  their  bodies. 

rf2K.  ;i».12l    ^^    •'''"'^    '•''^J"    ^^'fi"'-     every    one 
'  I  straight     forward  :    whither      the 
'spirit  was  to  go,  they  went  ;  and 

they  turned  not  when  they  went. 
I  13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  liv- 
ling  creatures,  their  appearance 
I  leaf'  like  burning  coals  of  fire,  and 

like  the  appearance  of  lamps:  it 
j  went  k  up  and  down  among  the 
I  living  creatures  ;  and  the  fire  was 
j  bright,   and   out  of  the  fire  went 

forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ran  I 
and  returned  as  the  appearance 
of  a  flash  of  lightning. 

15  Now,  as  I  beheld  the  living 
creatures,  behold,  one  wheel  upon 
the  earth  by  the  living  creatures, 
with  his  four  faces. 

16  The  appearance  of  the  wheels 
and  their  work  was  like  unto  the 
colour  of  a  beryl  ;  and  they  four 
had  one  likeness  :  and  their  ap- 
pearance and  their  work  was  as 
It  were  a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a 
wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides;  and  they 
turned  not  when  they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  sO 
high  m  that  they  were  dre.tdful  ; 
and  their  rings  6  were  full  of  eyes 
n  round  about  them  four. 

19  And  when  the  living  crea- 
tures went,  the  wheels  went  fty 
them;  and  when  the  living  crea- 
tures were  lifted  iip  from  the 
earth,  the  wheel?  were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  o  the  spirit 
was  logo,  they  went,  thither  was 

743 


5  or,  divided 
above. 

i  U.  6.  2. 

k  Ge.  15.  17. 

2  Ps.  147.  15. 
Zee.  4.  10. 
VI  Is.  55.  9. 

6  or, 
streaks, 

n  Pr.  15.  3. 
c.  10.  12. 

0  ver.  12. 

1  Co.  14.  32. 


Egekiel's  eoinmission. 

r/icij- spirit  to  go;  and  the  wheels 
Were  lifted  up  over  against  ilicm  : 
for  the  bpirit  of  7  the  living  crea- 
tiire  was  in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  ihesn  went  ; 
and  wlien  those  stood,  these  stood  ; 
and  when  those  were  lifted  up 
from  the  earth,  the  wheels  were 
lifted  up  over  against  them  ;  for 
the  spirit  of  7  the  living  creature 
was  in  the  wlieels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  firma- 
ment upon  the  heads  of  the  living 
creature  was  as  the  colour  of  the 
terrible  p  crystal,  stretched  forth 
over  their  heads  above.  | 

S3  And  under  the  firmament  were 
their  wings  straight,  the  one  to- 1 
ward  the  other  :  every  one  had 
t\vo,  which  covered  on  this  side, 
and  every  one  had  two,  which 
covered  on  that  side,  their  bodies.  ' 

24  And  when  they  went,  I 
heard  the  noise  of  their  wings, 
like  q  the  noise  of  great  water.?, 
as  the  voice  r  of  the  Almighty, 
the  voice  of  speech,  as  the  noise 
of  an  host  :  s  when  they  stood, 
they  let  down  tlieir  wings.  ' 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from 
the  firmament  that  teas  over  their 
heads,  when  they  stood,  and  had  I 
let  down  their  wings.  ' 

26  And  above  the  firmament  that  I 
teas  over  their  heads  teas  the  like- '. 
ness  of  a  throne,  /  as  u  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  sapphire-stone  : 
and  upon  the  likeness  of  the 
throne  was  the  likeness  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  man  above  upon  v  it. 

27  And   I   saw   as   the   colour  of 
amber,  as  the  appearance  of  fire 
round  about  within  it :    from  the 
appearance  of  his  loins  even  up-  ^ 
ward,    and   from   the    appearance 
of   bis    loins    even    downward,    I 
saw  as  it  were   the  appearance  of  , 
fire,   and  it  had  brigirtness  round! 
about.  I 

28  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow 
10  that  is  in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of 
rain,  so  was  the  appearance  of  the 
brightness  round  about.  This 
was  the  appearance  of  the  like-  , 
ness  of  the  glory  x  of  the  Lord.  , 
And  when  I  saw  ji,  I  fell  y  upon 
my  face,  and  I  heard  a  voice  of  i 
one  that  spake.  i 

CHAPTER  II.  I 

AND  he  said  unto, me,  Son  of  ' 
man,  stand  a  upon  thy  feet, 
and  I  will  speak  unto  thee.  ■ 

2  And  6  the  spirit  entered  into 
me  when  he  spake  unto  rne,  and 
Bet  me  upon  my  feet,  that  I  heard 
him  that  spake  unto  me.  I 

3  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 

744 


KZEKIEL. 

'  7  or,  life, 
p  Job  37.  22. 
>/  c.  43.  2. 
lili.  lU.  6. 
Re.  1,  15. 
r  Job  37.  2- 
5. 

Ps.  29.  3,  4. 
68.  33. 
«a  K.  7.  6. 
t  Ps.  45.  6. 
Da.  7.  9. 
Mat.  25.  31. 
He.  8.  1. 
12.  2. 

uKx.24.  10. 
II  Re.  3.  21. 
4.2,3. 
M  Ge.  9. 13. 
Re.  4.3. 
10.  1. 

^Ex.  16.  7, 
10. 

24.  16,  17. 
1  K.  8.10,11. 
y  c.  3.  23. 
Da.  8.  17. 
Ac.  9.  4. 
Re.  1.  17,18. 
oDa.  10.11. 
b  c.  3.  24. 


1  nations. 
cDe.9.  27. 
Je.3.  25. 

c.  20.   18-30. 
Ac.  7.  51. 

2  hard  of 
face. 

d  Mat.  10. 

16. 

ec.  3.  11,27. 

/c.  33.  33. 

^  Je.  1,8,17. 

Lu.  12.  4. 

Ac.  4.^9,31. 

3  or,  rebels, 
h  2  Sa.  23. 
6,  7. 

Is.  9.  18. 
Mi.  7.  4. 
i  \  Pe.3.  14. 

4  rebellion, 
k  Is.  50.  5. 
/Re. 10.9,10. 
m  c.  8.  3. 

71  c.  3.  1. 
a  ver.  2.  8,9. 
i  Je.  15.  16. 
c  Ps.  19.  10. 
119.  103. 
1  deep  of 
lip,  and 
heavy  of 
tons  ue. 


B.  C.  695 

[man,  I  »end  tHee  to  the  rhildrtn 
of  Israel,  to  a  rebellioo»  1  nation 
that  hath  rebelled  ngninst  rue: 
they  and  their  fathers  c  have 
transgressed  against  me,  even  unto 
this  very  day. 

4  For  they  are  2  impudent  chil- 
dren, and  siiti'-hearled  :  I  do  send 
d  thee  unto  them  ;  and  thou  shalt 
wy  unto  them,  Thuii  «aith  the 
Lord  God. 

5  And  they,  whether  c  they  will 
hear,  or  whether  they  will  for- 
bear, (for  they  arc  a  rebellious 
house,)  yety  shall  know  that  there 
hath  been  a  prophet  among  them. 

6  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  g  nut 
afraid  of  them,  neither  be  afraid 
of  their  words,  though  3  briers  and 
thorns  h  be  with  thee,  and  thou 
doat  dwell  among  scorpions  :  be 
not  afraid  t  of  their  words,  nor  be 
dismayed  at  their  looks,  though 
they  be  a  rebellious  house. 

7  And  thou  shalt  speak  my 
words  unto  them,  whether  they 
will  hear,  or  whether  they  will 
forbear  ;  for  they  are  most  4  re- 
he  II  ious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear 
what  1  say  unto  thee  ;  Be  not  thou 
k  rebellious  like  that  rebellious 
house  :  open  thy  mouth,  and  eat  I 
that  I  give  thee. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold, 
an  hand  m  was  sent  nnto  me ; 
and,  to,  a  n  roll  of  a  book  teas 
therein  ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me  ; 
and  it  wax  written  within  and 
without  ;  and  there  was  written 
therein  lamentations,  and  mourn- 
ing, and  woe. 

CHAPTER  III. 

MOREOVER,  he  said  unto  me, 
Son  of  man,  eat  that  thou 
findest  ;  eat  this  a  roll,  and  go 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  1  opened  my  mouth,  and  he 
caused  me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and 
fill  thy  bowels  with  this  roll  that 
I  give  thee.  Then  did  I  ent  it  ; 
and  6  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey 
c  for  sweetness. 

4  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  go,  get  thee  unto  the  housa 
of  Israel,  and  speak  with  my 
words  unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  peo- 

f)le  of  1  a  strange  speech  and  of  an 
lard  language,  but  to  the  house  of 
Israel  ; 

6  Not  to  many  people  1  of  a 
strange  speech  and  of  an  hard 
language,     whose     words     thou 


B.  C.  593.  CHAP.  IV. 

canst    not  understand;    surely,  2  2  or,  if  I 
had  d   I   sent  tliee    to  them,  they   had.  ae.nt  thee 
wouli  have  hearkened  unto  thee,      to  them, 

7  Bat  the  house  of  Israel  will  not   would  thev 
hearken  uiiloihee  ;  for  e  they  will   not. 

not  liearkeji   unio   me;  for  all  the    rfi.VIatt.il. 
bouse  of  Israel  are  3  impudent  and   2-3. 
hard-henrted.  j  12.  41. 

8  Behold,  I   have  made  thy  faoe   e  Jno.  15.20. 
strong    ajainst    their    faces,   SLad   3  stij" of 
thy   forehead  strong  ajainst  their  forehead, 
foreheads.  |  and  hard  of 

9  Asdo  adamant,   harder  thany  Atari, 
flint,  have   I  made  thy   forehead  :  yis.  50.  7. 
fear  ihem  not,  neither  be  dismay-  ,  iVIi.  3.  8. 
ed  at  their g  looks,  though  they  6e|^2Ti.  2.  3. 
a  rebellious  house.  A2Ti.2.  6. 

10  Moreover,   he   said  unto  me,  ]  i  I  K.  18.  12. 
Son  of  man,  all  my   words  that   I'2K.2.  16. 
shall  speak  unto  thee  receive   /iinlc.8.  3. 
thine  heart,  and  hear  with  thine  ]  Ac.  8.  39. 
ears.  4  kissed. 

11  And  g'o,    g'et   thee   to  them   of  [  i  ver.  12. 
the   captivity,    unto    the   children  j  5  bitter. 
of   thy    people,    and    speak    unto   6  hot  an- 
them, and  tell   them.   Thus  saith    g-er-. 

the  Lord  God,  whether  they   will    i  2  K.  3.  15. 
hear,  or    whether     they   w^iil   for- 1  w  Ps.  137.  1. 
bear.  /ils.  52.  8, 

12  Then  the  spirit  i  took  me  up, '56.  10. 
and  I  heard   behind    me  a  voice  of  i  Js.  6.  17. 
great  rushing',  saying,   Blessed  ielHe.  13.  17. 
the    glory    of   the    Lord  from  hisloc.  33.  6. 
place.  \p  Jno,  8.  21, 

13  I  heard  also  the  noise  of  the  j  24. 
wings  of  the  living  creatures  that ; 
4  touched  one  another,  and  the 
noise  of  the  wheels  over  against 
them,  and  a  noise  of  a  great  rush- 
ing. 

14  S)  k  the  spirit  lifted  nie  up, 
and  took  ine  away,  and  I  went  5 
in  bitterness,  in  the  6  hea  of  my 
spirit  :  hut  the  hand  I  of  the  Lord 
was  strong  upon  me. 

15  Then  1  came  to  them  of  the 
captivity  at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt 
by  the  river  of  Chebar,  and  I  sat 
CT  where  they  sat,  and  remained 
there  astonished  among  them 
seven  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the 
end  of  seven  days,  that  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

17  Son  of  man,  I  have  made 
thee  a  watchman  n  unto  the 
house  of  Israel  :  therefore  hear 
the  word  at  my  mouth,  and  give 
them  warning  from  me. 

18  When  [  say  unto  the  wicked. 
Thou  shalt  surely  die  ;  and  thou 
o  givest  him  not  warning,  nor 
speakest  to  warn  the  wicked 
from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his 
life  ;  the  same  wicked  mrin  shall 
die    in    his   p    iniquity  :    but    his 


q  Is.  49.  4,5. 
Ac.  20.  26. 

re.  18.24. 
33.  12,  13. 

7  righteous- 
ness. 

si  Pe.2.  6-3 
rPs.  19.  11. 

u  Lu.  1.  20, 
22. 

1)  Am.  8.  11, 
12. 

8  man  re- 
proving. 

wPs.  38.  13, 
14. 

nLn.  19.  43, 
44. 

1  or,  chief 
leaders, 
c.  21.  22. 


The  type  of  a  tiegs. 
blood  will  1  require  at  thine  hand. 

19  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked, 
and  he  turn  not  from  his  wicked- 
ness, nortrom  his  wicked  way,  he 
shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ;  but  thou 
J  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Ag.du,  when  r  a  righteous 
man  duth  turn  fmm  his  7  right- 
eousness, and  commit  iniquity, 
and  I  lays  a  stuinbliug-block  be- 
fore him,  be  shall  die  :  because 
thou  hast  not  given  him  warn- 
ing, he  shall  die  in  his  sin,  and 
his  righteousness  which  he  hath 
done  shall  not  be  remembered  ;  but 
his  blood  will  I  requite  at  thine 
hand. 

21  Nevertheless,  if  thou  wnrn 
the  righteous  monthat  the  right- 
eous sin  not,  and  he  duth  not 
sin,  he  shall  surely  live,  because 
he  is  warned  :  t  also  thou  hast  de- 
livered thy  soul. 

^2  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  wa» 
there  upon  mc  ;  and  he  safd 
unto  me.  Arise,  "•o  forth  into  the 
plain,  and  I  will  there  talk  with 
thee. 

23  Then  I  arose,  and  went  forth 
into  the  plain  ;  and.  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  stood  there,  as 
the  glory  which  I  saw  by  tho 
river  Chcbar  :  and  I  fell  on  my 
face. 

24  Then  the  spirit  entered  into 
me,  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  and 
spake  with  me,  and  said  unto  me, 
Go,  shut  thyself  within  thine 
house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  be- 
hold, they  shall  put  bands  upon 
thee,  and  shall  bind  thee  with 
them,  and  thou  shalt  not  go  out 
among  them  : 

28  And  I  will  make  thy  tongue  u 
cleave  to  the  roof  of  thy  mouth, 
that  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and  shalt 
not  V  be  to  them  8  a  reprover  ;  vi 
for  they  are  a  rebellious  house. 

27  But  when  I  speak  with  thee, 
I  will  open  thy  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  sailh 
the  Lord  God,  he  that  heaieth,  let 
him  hear:  and  he  that  forbeareth, 
let  him  forbear  :  for  they  are  a  re- 
bellious ho>lS3. 

CHAPTKR  IV. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take 
thee  a  tile,  and  lay  it  before 
thee,  and  portray  upon  it  the  citv, 
even  Jeru.=alem  : 

2  And  lay  siege /t:  against  it,  and 
build  a  fort  against  it,  and  cast  a 
mount  against  it  ;  set  the  camp 
also  against  it,  and  set  battering 
rams,  1  against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover,  take  thou  unto  thee 

745 


Til*  tyi>t  qf  a  tiegt. 

2  ail  iron  jian,  nnd  get  '\\for  a  wall 
oi  irnii  l)ei«'eii  iliee  an<l  tlie  cily  : 
aiiil  iei  lliy  lace  ajjainsi  il,  and 
11  bliuli  I'C  I'esiej^ed,  ttiiil  ihoii  shnit 
lay  bie^'e  allium  il  Tina  »hall  bt 
a  si^.i  6  til  ilie  house  ol'  Uuiel. 

4  Lie  ilioii  also  u{>oii  thy  left 
ti.lt-,  ami  lay  the  inu|iiity  of  the 
liouoe  of  Israel  upon  u  :  according 
lo  the  niiinber  of  the  days  that 
Ihoii  shall  lie  upon  it,  liiou  shalt 
bear  their  iniquity. 

5  Foe  1  have  laid  upon  thee  the 
years  of  their  iniquity,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days,  three 
hundred  and  ninety  c  days:  so 
shult  thou  bear  d  the  iniquity  of 
tlio   house  of  Israe\. 

6  .And  when  thou  hast  accom- 
plished lliem,  lie  a^ain  on  thy 
ri^ht  side,  and  thou  shalt  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  house  c{  Judah 
forty  days  :  I  have   appointed  thee 

3  each  day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  Ihy 
face  towards  the  siege  of  Jerusa- 
lem, and  thine  arm  ihall  be  un- 
covered, and  thou  shalt  prophesy 
against  il. 

8  Anil,  behold,  I  will  lay  bands 
e  upon  thee,  and  thou  shall  not 
turn  thee  from  4  one  side  to  an- 
other, till  thou  hast  ended  the 
days  iif  thy  siege. 

.9  Take  thou  also  unto  thee 
wheat,  and  barley,  and  beans,  and 
leiitiles,  and  millet,  and  5  (itches, 
and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
make  tiiee  bread  thereof,  according 
to  the  number  of  the  days  that 
thou  shalt  lie  upon  thy  side  ;  three 
hundred  and  ninety  days  shall 
thou  eat  thereof. 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou  shalt 
eat  ahnll  he  by  weight,  twenty 
shekels  a-day  :  from  time  to  time 
shalt  thou  eat  it. 

11  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water 
by  measure,  the  sixth  part  of  an 
hin  :  from  time  to  time  shalt  thou 
drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  bar- 
ley-cakes, and  thou  shalt  hake  it 
With  dung  that  Cometh  out  of 
man,  in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  snid,  Even  / 
thus  shall  the  children  of  Israel 
eat  their  defiled  bread  among  the 
Gentiles.whither  I  will  drive  them. 

14  Then  s.iid  f.  Ah  Lord  God ! 
behold,  my  soul  hath  not  been 
polluted  ;  s  for  from  my  youth 
up.  even  till  now,  have  I  not  eat- 
en of  that  A  which  dieth  of  itself, 
tr  is  lorn  in  pieces  ;  neither  came 
there  abominable  i  flesh  into  mv 
month. 

748 


EZEKIEL. 

2  or,  afidt 
plate,  or, 
tlice. 

be.  12.6,11. 

c  B.;gin- 
ning  975. 
1  K    12.  23. 
ending  5b5. 

dNu.14.3,4. 

3  a  dny/or 
a  year,  a  day 

\/or  a  year. 

ec.  33.25. 

4  thy  side 
to  thy  aide. 

5  or,  spelt. 

/Hos.  9.  3. 

^Ao.  10.14. 

k  Ex.22.  31. 
Le.  17.  15. 

t  De.  14.  3. 
Is.  65.  4. 


iLe.26.  26, 
Pt.  105.  16. 
Is.  3.  1. 
c.  5.  16. 
14.  13. 

I  c.  12.  19. 


f?iLe.26.39. 
c.  24.  23. 

ac.  4.  1,  8,9. 

b  Je.  52.  16. 

1  wings. 

cJe.44.  14. 

d  Jude  4. 

e  c.  16.  47. 

1  Co.  5.  1. 

/Nc.  9.  16, 
17. 
Je,  5.  3. 


B.  C.  588. 

15  Then  he  Mid  unto  me,  Lo,  1 
have  given  thee  cuw'i  duiiff  for 
loan's  dung,  and  thou  shult  pie- 
puie  thy  brruil  Ihereuiih. 

16  Moreover,  he  aaid  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  behold,  1  will  break 
the  stati  >c  of  bread  in  Jerusalem  ; 
and  I  they  shall  eat  bread  b* 
weight,  and  with  care  ;  and  they 
•hall  drink  water  by  measure,  and 
with  astonishment  : 

17  Tliat  they  may  want  bread 
and  water,  and  be  astonished  one 
with  another,  and  consumed  m 
away  for  their  iniquity. 

CHAPTER  v. 

AND  thou,  son  of  man,  tak* 
thee  a  sharp  knife,  Uike 
tiiee  a  barber's  razor,  and  cause 
il  to  pass  upon  thine  head,  and 
upon  thy  beard  ;  then  take  the 
balances  to  weigh,  and  divide  ib^ 
heir. 

2  Thou  shalt  bum  with  lire 
third  part  in  the  midst  of  the  city 
when  the  days  of  the  siege  a  are 
fullilled  ;  and  thou  shall  take  a 
third  part  and  smite  about  it  with 
a  knife  ;  and  a  third  part  thou 
shall  scatter  in  the  wind :  and 
I  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

3  Thou  shall  also  take  thereof 
a  6  few  in  number,  and  bind  them 
in  thy  1  skirts. 

4  Then  take  c  of  them  again, 
and  cast  them  into  the  midst  of 
tlie  hre,  and  burn  them  in  the 
fire  ;  /c~  thereof  shall  a  fire 
rome  forth  into  all  the  house  of 
Israel. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  This 
t«  Jerusalem  :  I  have  set  il  in  the 
midst  of  the  nations  and  countries 
that  are  round  about  her. 

6  And  she  hath  changed  d  ray 
judgments  into  wickedness  more 
than  the  nations,  and  my  sta- 
tutes more  e  than  the  countries 
that  nre  round  about  her;  for  they 
havey  refused  my  juilgmenls  and 
my  statutes,  they  have  not  walked 
in  them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
Gnd,  Because  ye  multiplied  more 
than  the  nations  that  are  round 
about  you,  and  have  not  walked 
in  my  statutes,  neither  have  kept 
my  judgments,  neither  have  done 
according  to  the  judgments  of 
the  nations  that  are  round  about 
you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold  I,  even  I,  am  against 
thee,  and  will  execute  judgments 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  in  the  sight 
of  the  nations. 


B.  C.  595. 

9  And  1  will  do  in  thee  that  g 
■which  I  have  not  done,  and 
wheieunto  I  will  not  do  any  more 
the  like  ;  because  of  all  thine 
abominations. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  shall 
eat  h  ibe  suns  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
and  the  sons  shall  eat  their  fa- 
thers; and  I  will  execute  judg- 
ments in  thee,  and  the  whole 
remnant  of  thee  will  I  scatter  i  in- 
to all  the  winds. 

11  Wherefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Surely,  because  thou 
hast  defiled  my  sanctuary  k  with 
all  thy  I  detestable  things,  and 
with  all  thine  abominations, 
therefore  will  I  also  dimiriish  m 
thee  ;  neither  shall  mine  eye 
spare,  neither  will  I  have  any 
pity,  n 

12  A  third  o  part  of  thee  shall  die 
with  the  pestilence,  and  with 
famine  shall  they  be  consumed  in 
the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  a  third 
part  shrtll  fall  by  the  sword  round 
about  thee  ;  and  I  will  scatter/)  a 
third  part  into  all  the  winds  ;  and 
1  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  an.^er  be  ac- 
complished, q  and  I  will  cause 
my  fury  to  rest  r  upon  them,  and 
1  will  be  comforted  :  s  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it  in  my  zeal,  when  I  have 
accomplished  my  fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover,  1  will  make  thee  I 
waste,  and  a  reproach  among  the 
nations  that  are  lound  about  thee, 
in  the  sij-ht  of  all  that   pass  by. 

15  So  it  shall  be  a  reproach  u 
and  a  taunt,  an  instniction  and 
an  astonishment,  unto  the  nations 
that  crreround  about  thee,  when  I 
shall  execute  judgments  in  thee, 
in  anger  and  in  fury,  and  in  fu- 
rious I)  rebukes.  I  the  Lord  have 
spok'^n  it. 

16  When  io  I  shall  send  upon 
them  the  evil  arrows  of  famine, 
which  shall  be  for  their  destruc- 
tion, ftnd  which  I  will  send  to  de- 
stroy you  :  and  I  will  increase  the 
famine  upon  you,  and  will  break 
your  staff  of  bread  : 

17  So  will  I  send  upon  you  fa- 
mine, and  evil  x  beasts,  and  they 
shall  bereave  thee  ;  and  pestilence 
y  and  blood  shall  pass  through 
thee  ;  and  I  will  bring  the  sword 
upon  thee.  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND   the    word    of    the     Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  set  a  thy  facs  to- 


CHAP.  VL 

g'La.  4.  6. 
Da.  9.  12. 
Am.  3.  2. 
k  Le.  26.29. 
De.  28.  53. 
La.  2.  :^0. 
4.  10. 

t  De.  28.  64. 
c.  12.  14. 
Zee.  2.  6. 
t2Ch.  36. 
14. 

C.8.  5,  &c. 
Ue.44.  4. 
c.  11.  21. 
mPs.107.39. 
nLa.2.  21. 
o  ver.  2. 
Je.  15.  2. 
21.  9. 
c.  6.  12. 
^  Je.9.  16. 

0  La.  4.  11. 
C.6.  12. 

7.  8. 

re.  21.  17. 

s  Is.  1.  24. 

C.16.  63. 

zNe.2.  17. 

uDe.28.37. 

1  K.  9.  7. 
Ps.  79.  4. 
Je.24  9. 
La.  2.  15-17. 
V  c.  25.  17. 
Na.  1-2. 
?/;De.32.  23. 
xl^c.  26.22. 
!/  c.  38.  22. 
ac.  20.  46. 


b  c.  36.  1. 
Mi.  6.  1,52. 
c  Le.  26.  30 

1  sun  images 

2  give. 

d  1  K.  13.  2. 

2  K.  23.  14, 
16. 

3  sun 
images. 

e  ver.  13. 
/Is.  6.  13. 

Je.  44.  28. 

^Ps.  137.1. 
[Da.  9.  2,  3. 
\h  Ps.  78.  40. 
lis.  43.  24. 

i  Je.3.  6,13. 

A:Nu.  15.39. 

c.  14.4-7. 
,20.7-24. 
U  Job  42.  6. 

c.  20.  43. 

36.  31. 
\m  c.  21.  14. 
Inc.  5.  12,13. 


Tlie  judgment  of  Israel. 

v/ards  the  mountains  b  of  Israel  ; 
and  prophesy  against  them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
to  the  mountains  and  to  the  hills, 
to  the  rivers  and  to  the  valleys, 
Behold  I,  tven  I,  will  bring  a  swoixl 
upon  you,  and  I  will  destroy  your 
high  c  places  ; 

4  And  your  altars  shall  be  deso- 
late, and  your  1  images  shall  be 
broken  ;  and  I  will  cast  down 
your  slain  men  before  your  idols. 

5  And  I  will  2  lay  the  dead  car- 
casses of  the  childien  of  Israel  be- 
fore their  idols  ;  and  1  will  scat- 
ter your  bones  d  round  about  your 
allarB. 

6  In  all  your  dwelling-places  the 
cities  shall  be  laid  waste,  and, 
the  high  places  shall  be  desolate  ; 
that  your  altars  may  be  laid 
w:  ste  and  made  desolate,  and 
your  idols  may  be  broken  and 
cease,  and  your  3  images  may  be 
cut  down,  and  your  woiks  may  be 
abolished. 

7  And  I  he  slain  shall  fall  in  the 
midst  of  you  ;  and  e  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

8  Yet  will  I  leave  a  remnant,  f 
that  ye  may  have  some  that  shall 
escape  the  sword  among  the  na- 
tions, when  ye  shall  be  scattered 
through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  vou 
shall  remember  g  me  among  the 
nations,  whither  they  shall  be 
carried  captives,  because  I  am 
broken  h  with  their  whorish  i 
heart,  which  hath  departed  from 
me,  and  with  their  eyes,  k  which 
go  a  whoring  after  their  idols: 
and  they  shall  loihe  I  themselves 
for  the  evils  which  they  have 
committed  in  all  their  abomina- 
tions. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  and  that  I  have  not 
said  in  vain  that  I  would  do  this 
evil  unto  them. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Smite  m  with  thine  hand,  hnd 
stamp  with  thy  foot,  and  say, 
Alas,  for  all  the  evil  abominations 
of  the  house  of  Israel  !  for  n  they 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  by  the  fa- 
mine, and  bv  the  pestilence. 

12  He  that'is  far  off  shall  die  of 
the  pestilence  ;  and  he  that  is 
near  shall  fall  by  the  sword  ;  and 
he  that  remainelh  and  is  besieg- 
ed shall  die  by  the  famine  :  thus 
will  I  accomplish  my  fury  upon 
them. 

13  Then  shall  ve  know  that    I 

747 


Pi7%al  d*»olalion  of  Iiratl. 
am  the  Lord,  whpii  their  alnin  men 
■  hitl  be  among'  their  idol»  nnnid 
abou'.  their  ;iliais,  upon  o  urery 
hii;h  hill,  in  all  the  lupx  of  the 
rauunliiins,  imd  under  every  green 
t!ee,niul  under  every  tiiick  unk, 
the  pliiCR  where  llicy  did  otTer 
(wecl  savour  to  ull  tlieir  idols. 

14  tju  will  I  stretch  out  p  rny 
hand  upon  them,  and  innke  the 
land  desohite,  yea,  inoie  4  desolate 
than  the  wildernea.s  Inwards  Dib- 
Inlh,  in  all  their  habitations  ;  and 
they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

MOREOVEU,  the   word   of  the 
Lord    came    unto    me,    say- 
ing', 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
■aith  the  Lord  God  unto  the  land 
of  Israel,  An  end,  a  the  end  io 
come  upon  the  four  corners  of  the 
land. 

3  Now  j«  the  end  come  upon 
thee,  and  I  will  send  mine  anger 
upon  thee,  and  will  judge  thee 
according  to  thy  way?,  and  will 
I  recompense  upon  thee  all  thine 
abominations. 

4  And  6  mine  eye  shall  not  spare 
thee,  neither  will  I  have  pity  : 
but  I  will  recompense  c  thy  ways 
upon  thee,  and  thine  abomina- 
tions shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 
nn  I  ve  shall  know  that  1  am  the 
Loi'd. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  An 
evil,  an  only  evil,  behold,  is 
come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is 
come  :  it  watcheth  2  for  thee  ; 
behold,  it  is  come. 

7  The  morning  is  come  unto 
thee,  O  thou  that  dwellest  in  the 
land  :  the  time  is  come,  the 
day  rf  of  trouble  j>  near,  and  not 
the  sounding  3  again  of  the  moun- 
tains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  pour  out  mv 
fury  upon  thee,  and  accomplish 
mine  anTerupon  thee  ;  and  1  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy 
ways,  and  will  recompense  thee 
for  all  thine  abominations. 

9  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare, 
neither  will  I  have  pity  ;  I  will 
recompense  4  thee  according  to 
thy  ways,  e  and  thine  abomina- 
tions that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  f  am  the 
Lorri  that  smiteth. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is 
come  ;  the  mornins'  is  gone  fjrth  ; 
the  rod  hath  blossomed  ;  pride  g 
hath  budded. 

11  Violence  h  is  risen   up   into  a 

748 


BZEKIEL. 

ols.  57.  5,7. 

je.  a.  au. 

Uoa.  4.  13. 

pis.  5.  25. 

4  or,desolate 
from  tlie 
.  wilderneis, 

a  La.  1.  9. 
1  ^itie. 
Ac.  5.  11. 
I  c  Hos.  9.  7. 

1 2  awakcth 
againtt. 
IdZep.  1.14, 
1 15. 

3  or,  echo. 

4  upon  thee. 
cGa.  6.  7. 

I  Re.  20.  13. 
/Mi.  6.  9. 
g  Pr.  16.  18. 
A  Je.6.  7. 


5  or,  tu- 
mult. 

6  or,  their 
tamuUuotti 
persons. 

7  though 
their  life 
were  yet 
amang  the 
lining. 
iEc.8.  8. 

8  or,  whose 
life  is  in  hia 
iniguitJ/. 

9  his  ini- 
quity. 

A:  La.  1.20. 

10  go  into. 

I  Am.  8.  10. 

11  for  a  se- 
paration, 
or,  un- 

c  leanness. 
mPr.  11.  4. 

12  or,  their 
iniquity  is 
their  stum- 
bling block, 
no.  14.  3,4. 
oJe.  7.  30. 

13  or  mnke 
it  unto  them 
nn  unclean 
thing. 

14  or,  bur- 
Q/ars. 
p2K.21.  16. 


B.  C  SM. 

rod  of  wickedness  :  none  of  them 
shall  remain,  nor  of  their  5  mul- 
titude, aor  of  any  of  theirs  :  6 
neither  shall  llure  be  wailing  foi 
them. 

12  The  time  is  come,  the  day 
drawelh  near  :  let  not  tlie  buyer 
rejoice,  not  the  seller  mourn  ;  for 
wrath  is  upon  ajl  the  multitude 
thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return 
to  that  which  is  sold,  7  although 
they  were  yet  alive  :  fur  the  vision 
is  touching  the  whole  multiiude 
thereof  ichich  ^hall  not  return  ; 
neither  i  shall  any  strengthen 
himself  8  in  the  9  iniquity  of  bit 
life. 

14  They  have  blo'A'n  the  trumpet, 
even  to  make  all  ready  ;  but 
none  goeth  to  the  battle  :  for  my 
wrath  is  upon  all  the  multitude 
thereof. 

15  The  sword  k  is  without,  and 
the  pestilence  and  the  famine 
within  :  be  that  is  in  the  field  shall 
die  with  the  sword,  and  he  that  is 
in  the  city,  I'amine  and  pestilence 
shall  devour  him. 

16  But  they  that  escape  of  them 
shall  escape,  and  shall  be  on  the 
mountains  like  doves  of  the  val- 
leys, all  of  them  mourning,  every 
one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and 
all  knees  shall  10  be  weak  as  wa- 
ter. 

18  They  I  shall  also  gird  them- 
selves with  sackcloth,  and  horror 
shall  cover  them  :  and  shame  sUnil 
be  upon  all  faces,  and  baldness 
upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in 
the  streets,  and  their  gold  shall 
lie  11  removed  :  their  silverm  and 
their  gold  shall  not  be  able  to  de- 
liver them  in  the  flay  of  the  wrath 
of  the  Lonl  :  they  shall  not  sat- 
isfy their  souls,  neither  till  their 
bowels  ;  because  12  it  is  the 
stuinbling-bloclc  n  of  their  ini- 
quity. 

20  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  orna- 
ment, he  set  it  in  majesty  ;  but 
they  made  o  the  images  of  their 
abominations  nn'l  of  t  heir  detesta- 
ble things  therein  :  therefore  have 
I  13  set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it,  into  the 
hands  of  the  strangers  for  a  prey, 
and  to  the  wicked  of  the  earth  for 
a  spoil  :  and  they  shall  pollute  it. 

22  My  face  will  I  turn  also  from 
them,  and  they  shall  pollute  my 
secret  place  :  for  the  14  robbers 
shall  enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  Make  a  chain  ;  for  p  the   land 


B.  C.  594. 

is  fuil  of  bloody  crimes,  and  the 
city  is  full  of  violence. 

24  Wheiefore  I  will  bring  the 
worst  of  the  heathen,  q  and  they 
shcill  possess,  their  lionses:  I  will 
also  make  the  pomp  of  the  strong- 
to  cease,  and  15  then  holy  places  r 
shell  I'e  defiled. 

25  Destruction  16  cOKieth  ;  and 
they  shall  seek  peace,  and  there 
shall  he  none, 

26  Mischief  s  shall  come  upon 
mischief,  and  rumour  shall  be 
upon  lumour  ;  then  shrill  they 
seek  a.  vision  of  the  prophet  :  but 
tiic  (  law  shall  peiish  from  the 
priest,  and  counsel  from  the  an- 
cients. 

27  Tha  king-  shall  mourn,  and 
the  prince  shall  be  clolhed  with 
desolation,  and  the  hands  of  the 
pftoyle  of  the  land  .shall  be  trou- 
bled ;  I  will  do  unto  them  after 
theii  wr.y,  and  17  acco.ding  to 
their  deserts  will  I  judge  them  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  rew  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
sixth  year  in  the  sixth  month, 
in  the  fifth  day  q(  the  month,  as  I 
sal  in  mine  house,  and  the  elders 
c  of  Juduh  sal  before  me,  that  the 
h  hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there 
upon  me. 

2  Then  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  c  a 
likeness  as  the  appearance  of  fire  : 
from  the  appearance  of  his  loins, 
even  downward,  fire;  and  from 
his  loins,  even  upward,  as  the 
appearance  of  trightness,  as  the 
colour  of  d  amber. 

3  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of 
an  e  hand,  and  took  me  by  a  lock 
of  mine  head  ;  and  the  spirit 
lifted  me  up  between  the  earth 
and  the  heaven,  and  /brought  me 
in  Ihe  visions  of  God  to  Jerusa- 
lem, to  the  door  of  the  inner  g-ate 
that  looketh  toward  the  north, 
where  g  was  the  seat  of  the  image 
of  jealousy,  which  provoketh  h  lo 
jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the 
God  of  Isiuel  was  there,  according 
to  the  vision  that  I  saw  i  in  the 
plain. 

5  Then  said  he  unto  me,  .Son  of 
man,  lift*  up  ihine  eyes  now  the 
■way  towards  the  north,  k  So  I 
lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way  to- 
wards the  north,  and  behold, 
northward  at  the  gate  of  the  al- 
tar, this  image  of  jealousy  in  the 
entry. 

6  He  said,  furthermore,  unto 
me,   Son  of  man  s«est  thou  what 

4S 


CHAP.  vin. 

jjPs.  106.41. 

1  I3pr,  they 
shall  in- 
herit their 
holy  places. 

>2Ch.7.20. 

I  Ps.  83.  12. 

!  16  cutting 

\off. 

\s  De.32.  23. 

|je.  4.  20. 

t  Ps.  74.  9. 
La.  2.   9. 
c.  20.  3. 

17  with 
theiT  Judg- 
ments, 
ha.  19.22. 
Ja.  2.  13. 
ac   20.  I. 
b  c.  3.  14,22. 
cc.  1.  26,27. 
dc.  1.  4. 
e  Da.  5.  5. 
/c.  4j.  2. 
^  Je.32.  34. 
ft  D'.32.  16, 
21. 

ic.3.  22,  23. 
k  Ps.  48.  2. 


lPr.5.  14. 
m  Ps.  73.60. 
nc.  20.8. 
oJe.23.  11. 
p  Ro.  1.  23. 
9  Je.  19.  1. 
rNu.  16.17. 
s  Ep.  5.  12. 
/  Po.  73.   11. 
94.    7. 
c.  9.  9. 
u2Ti.3. 13. 
V  Joel  2.  17. 
w  c.  11.  1. 

Tje.2.  27. 

yDe.  4.    19. 
2  K.  23.  5. 
Je.  44.  17. 

1  or.  Is 
there  any 
thing 

lighter  than 
to. 


The  chambers  of  imagery. 

they  do?  euenthe  great  abomina- 
lions  that  the  house  of  Israel  com- 
mitleth  heie,  I  that  I  should  go  far 
off  from  m  my  sanctuary?  But 
turn  ihee  yet  again,  and  Uiou  shalt 
see  giealer  ubomiualions. 

7  And  he  brought  ine  to  the  door 
of  the  court  ;  and  when  1  looked, 
behold,  a  hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  dig  now  in  the  wall  ;  and 
when  I  had  digged  in  the  walj, 
behold,  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me,  Go  in, 
and  behold  the  wicked  abomina- 
tions;! that  they  do  heie. 

10  So  I  went  in,  o  and  saw  ;  and, 
behold,  every  p  form  of  creeping 
thinga,  and  abominable  beasts, 
and  all  ihe  idols  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  poilrayed  upon  the  wall 
round  about. 

11  And  there  stood  before  them 
seventy  men  of  the  ancients  y  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  and  in  the 
midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniah  the 
son  of  Shaphan,  with  every  man 
his  censer  r  in  his  hand  ;  and  a 
thick  cloud  of  incense  weni  up. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  hast  thou  seen  what  the 
ancients  of  the  house  of  Israel  do 
in  the  dark,  s  every  man  in  the 
chambers  of  his  imagery  ?  for 
they  say,  The  t  Lord  seeth  us 
not  ;  the  Lord  hath  forsaken  the 
earth. 

13  He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn 
thee  yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see 
greater  abomirialions  that  Ihej  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the 
door  of  the  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house  which  was  towards  the 
north  ;  and,  behold,  there  sat 
women  weeping  for  Tammuz. 

15  Then  sai'i  he  unto  me.  Hast 
thou  seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ? 
Turn  thee  yet  again,  and  thou 
shall  see  greater  u  abomination* 
than  these. 

IS  And  he  brought  me  into  the 
inner  court  of  the  Loid's  hijse  ; 
and,  behold,  at  the  door  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  between  v 
the  porch  and  the  altar,  zcere. 
about  five  w  and  twenty  men,'^ 
with  their  backs  towards  x  the 
temple  of  the  Lord,  and  their 
faces  towards  the  eas'.  ;  and  they 
Worshipped  the  sun  i^  towards  the 
east. 

17  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Hast 
thou  seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ?  1 
Is  it  a  light  thing  to  the  house  of 
Judah  that  they  commit  the  abom- 
ination? which  they  commit 
her*  7  for  they  have  filUd  th«  land 
749 


TTie  flunked,  preserved. 
with   violence,  and  hiire  returncJ  ' 
to  provoke  mc  lo  linger  ;    and,  Id,  1 
iliey    put     the     branch    lo     their 
nose. 
18  Therefore  will   I   also  deal  in  1 
fury  :  mine  eye  shall    not  spare,  r  j 
neither    will    I    have    pity  ;     and 
though  a    they  cry   in    mine   ears 
with  a   loud  voice,  yti   will  i    not  1 
hear  them. 

GHAPTKR  IX. 

HE  criefi  also  in  mine  ears  with 
a  loud  voice,  saying:,  Cause 
them  that  have  charge  over  the 
city  to  draw  near,  even  every  man 
loith  his  destroying  weapon  in  his 
hand. 

2  And,  behold,  six  men  came 
from  the  way  of  the  higher  gale, 
which  1  lieth  toward  the  north, 
and  every  man  a  2  slaughter- 
weapon  in  his  hand  ,  and  one 
man  among  them  uas  clothed  a 
with  linen,  with  a  writer's  ink- 
horn  3  by  his  side  :  and  they  went 
in,  and  stood  beside  the  brazen 
altar. 

3  And  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  was  gone  np  from  the  cher- 
ub, whereupon  he  was,  to  the 
threshold  of  the  house  :  and  he 
called  to  the  man  clothed  with 
linen,  which  had  the  writer's  ink- 
horn  by  his  side  ; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Go  through  the  midst  of  the  city, 
through  the  midst  of  Jerusalem, 
and  4  seta  mark  upon  c  the  fore- 
heads of  the  men  that  d  sigh,  and 
that  cry,  for  all  the  abominations 
that  be  done  in  the  midst  thereof. 

5  And  to  the  others  he  said  in 
mine  hearing,  5  Go  ye  after  him 
though  the  city,  and  smite  ;  e  let 
not  your  eye  spare,  neither  have 
ye  pity  : 

6  Slay  6  utterly  old  cmd  young, 
both  maids,  and  little  children, 
and  women  ;  but  y  come  not  near 
any  man  upon  whom  is  the  mark  ; 
and  begin  g  at  my  sanctuary. 
Then  tliey  began  at  the  ancient 
men  which  were  before  the  house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  Defile 
the  house,  and  fill  the  courts  with 
the  slain  :  go  ye  forth.  And  they 
went  forth,  and  slew  in  the  city. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they 
were  slaying  them,  and  I  was  left, 
that  I  fed  upon  my  face,  and  cried, 
and  said.  Ah,  Lord  God  !  wilt  thou 
destroy  all  the  residue  h  of  Israel 
in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury  upon 
Jerusalem  ? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The 
iniquity  of  the  hou«e  of  Israel  and 
Judah   i>  ezcseding-  grreat,  i  and 

756 


EZEKIEL. 

xc.  5.  11. 
a  Pr.  1.  26. 
Mi.  3.  4. 
Zee.  7.    13. 

1  ia  turned. 

2  Teeapon  i>J' 
hia  break- 
ing in 

pi  ens. 

a  He.  15.  6. 

3  upon  hit 
lotna, 

b  c.  3.  23. 

4  mark. 
cKx.  12.7. 
Re.  7.  3. 

d  Fs.  119. 

136. 

Je.  13.  17. 

5  ears. 
eHx.  32.27. 
Nu.  25.7,8. 
1  K.   18,  40. 

6  to  destruc- 
li'in. 

/Re.  9.  4. 
g  Je.25.29. 
1  Pe.  4.  17. 
h  Ge.18.23, 
&c. 

j  Je.5.  1. 

7  /died 
with. 
i2K.  24.  4. 


8  or,  teres t- 
ing  of 
judgment. 

IFe.  10.11. 
Is.  29.  15. 

9  returned 
the  word. 
ac.  1.22,26. 
6  c.  9.2,  3. 

1  the  hollow 
of  thine. 
cc.  1.  13. 

d  Ex.  9.  8— 

10. 

Re.  8.5. 

eNu.  16.19. 

2  was  lifted. 
/IK.  8.  10, 
11. 

c.  43.  5. 
gc.  1.24. 
hPs.SO.  1. 
99.  1. 

3  sent  forth, 
i  ver.  21. 

k  c.  1.  15, 


B.  C.  6M.  • 
the   land  i«  7  full  uf  blood,  k  and 
the    I'ity  full    of  8    pervciseneaa  ; 
for  thuy  say.  The  Lord  hath  forHak- 
en  the  earth,  and  the  Lord  seeth  /  ' 
not. 

10  And  af  for  me  also,  mine  ey« 
shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I  have 
pity  ;  but  I  will  lecompeiiae  their 
way  upon  their  head. 

11  And,  litiliold,  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  which  had  ihe  inkhorn 
by  his  side,  reported  9  the  matter, 
si<ying,  1  have  done  as  thou  hail 
commanded  me. 

CHAPTER  X. 

THEN  1  looked,  and,  behold, 
in  the  firmament  a  that  was 
above  the  head  of  the  cherubims, 
there  appeared  over  them  as  it 
were  a  sapphiie-stone,  as  the  ap- 
pearance uf  the  likeness  of  a 
throne. 

2  And  he  spake  unto  the  man 
b  clothed  with  linen,  and  said,  Go 
in  between  the  wheels,  even  under 
the  cherub,  and  fill  thine  1  hand 
with  coals  cof  fire  from  between 
the  cherubims,  and  scatter  d  them 
over  the  city.  And  he  went  in  in 
my  sight. 

3  Now  the  cherubims  Hood  on 
the  right  side  of  the  house  when 
the  man  went  in  ;  and  the  cloud 
filled  the  inner  court. 

4  Then  the  glory  e  of  the  Lord 
2  went  lip  from  the  cherub,  and 
stood  over  the  threshold  of  the 
house  ;  and  the  house  was  filled  / 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was 
full  of  the  brightness  of  the  Lord's 
glory. 

5  .A.nd  the  sound  g  of  th;  cherub- 
ims' wings  was  Iieard  eoen  to  the 
outer  court,  as  the  voice  of  tho 
Almighty  God  when  he  speaheth. 

6  Arid  it  came  to  pass,  that  wh^n 
he  had  commanded  the  man 
clothed  with  linen,  saying,  Take 
fire  fiom  between  tUe  wheels, 
from  between  h  the  cherubims  ; 
then  he  went  in,  and  stood  befid„ 
the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  Sstretched  forth 
his  hand  from  between  the  cheru- 
bims unto  (he  fire  that  icos  between 
the  cherubims,  and  took  thereof 
and  putjt  into  the  hands  of  him 
that  teas  clothed  with  linen  ;  who 
took  it,  and  went  out. 

8  And  t  there  appeared  in  the 
cherubims  the  form  of  a  man's 
hand  under  their  wings. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold,  * 
the  four  wheels  by  the  cherubims, 
one  wheel  by  one  cherub,  and 
another  wheel  by  another  chemb: 
and  the  appearance  of  the  whteU 


B.  C.  S£4. 

was  as  the  colour  of  a  beryl- 
stcne. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances, 
they  tour  had  one  liktness,  as  if  a 
M'heel  had  been  in  tlie  rnidst  of  a 
wheel. 

11  When  they  went,  they  went 
upon  their  four  sides  ;  they  turned 
not  as  they  went,  but  to  the  place 
whither  the  head  looked  they  fol- 
lowed it  ;  they  turned  not  as  they 
went. 

12  And  their  whole  4  body,  and 
their  backs,  and  their  hands,  and 
their  wings,  and  the  wheels,  fere 
full  of  eyes  round  about,  tven  the 
wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  5  it  was 
cried  unto  them  in   my   hearing, 

0  wheel  ! 

14  And  I  every  one  had  four 
faces  :  tlie  first  face  xcas  the  face 
of  a  cherub,  and  the  second  face 
^ca■s  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the 
third  the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the 
fourth  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cheiubims  were  lift- 
ed up.  This  ?'s  the  living  cies- 
ture  ?«  that  I  saw  by  the  river  of 
Cbebar. 

16  And  when  the  eherubims  went, 
the  vlieels  went  by  them  ;  and 
when  the  eherubims  lifted  up 
their  wing's,  to  mount  up  from  the 
eailh,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
not  from  beside  them. 

17  When  they  etoorl,  these  stood  ; 
and  when  they  were  lifted  up, 
these  lifted  up  themselves  also  : 
lor  the  spirit  of  6  the  living  crea- 
ture was  in  thein. 

18  Then  the  arlory  of  the  Lord 
departed  from  olf  the  threshold  of 
the  house,  and  stood  n  over  the 
eherubims. 

19  And  the  eherubims  liftf>d  up 
their  winars.  and  mounted  up  from 
the  earth  in  my  sight  :  when  they 
went  out,  the  wheels  also  were 
beside  them  ;  and  ercery  o'ne  stood 
at  the  door  of  the  east  gale  of  the 
Lord's  house  ;  and  the  glory  of 
the  God  of  Israel  was  over  them 
above. 

20  This!>tbe  living  creature  that 

1  saw  under  the  God  of  Israel  by 
the  river  of  Chebar  ;  and  I  knew 
that  they  icere  the  eherubims. 

21  Every  one  had  four  faces 
apiece,  and  every  one  fourwings  ; 
and  the  likeness  of  the  hands  of  a. 
man  if  ns  under  their  wings. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  their  faces 
was  the  same  faces  which  I  saw 
by  the  river  of  Chebar,  their  ap- 
pearances and  themselves  :  they 
went   every  one  straight  forward. 


CHAP.  XL 

\ijicsh.. 

5  or,  they 
were  calUd 
in  my 
hearing, 
wheel,  or, 
Salgal. 
U.  1.6,  10. 
m  c.  1.  5. 

6  li/e. 

n  Ge.  3.  24. 
c.  11.  22. 


ac.  8.  3. 
6  c.  10.  19. 
cc.8.  16. 
rfls.l. 10,23. 
c.  52.  27. 
Hos.  5.  10. 
eMi.2.  1. 
1  or,  for  us 
lo  build 
houses 
neor. 

/c. 12.2-2,27. 
UPe.  3.  4. 
sJe.  1.   13. 
i.  24.  3, 
&c. 

h  Is.  58.  1. 
c.  2.  7. 
iPs.139.2,3. 
Jno.  2.  24, 

He.  4.  13. 
Ke.  2.  23. 
A- Is.  1.  15. 
Je.2.  34. 
c.  7.  £3. 
22.  3,  4. 
Hos.  4.  2. 
Mi.  3.  2,  3. 
/De.28.  36. 
2  1v.  £4.  4. 
Xe.  9.  S6, 
37. 

Ps.  106.  41. 
m  c.  16.  38. 
n  .Te.  52.  10. 

0  2  K.  14.25. 
pPe.  9.  IG. 
2  or,  which 
rj  Ezr.  9.  7. 
Ne.  9.  34. 
7-2  K. IS.  12. 
s  Le.  18.  3, 
&c. 

De.  12.  SO, 

31. 

Ps.  1C6.  35. 

c.  3.  10,  S:c. 

1  De.  7.4. 
Pr.  6.  15. 
ver.   1. 

Ac.  5.  5,  10. 
MC.  9.  8. 


The  pjincea'  sin  and  Judgmentt. 
CHAPTER  XI. 

MOREOVER,  a  the  spirit  lifted 
me  up,  and  brought  me  unto 
the  east  gale  b  of  the  L'ord's  house, 
which  lookeih  castwaid  :  and,  be- 
hold, c  at  tlie  door  of  the  gale  five 
and  twenty  men  ;  among  whom  I 
saw  Jaazaniiih  the  son  of  Azur, 
and  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah, 
princes  d  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  these  are  the  men  tbr.l  de- 
vise e  mischief,  and  give  vicked 
counsel  in  this  city  ; 

3  Which  say, // ts  not  1  near;^ 
let  us  build  houses:  this  city  is 
the  g  caldron,  and  we  be  the  f;esb. 

4  Theiefore  piophesy  against 
them,  piophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  And  the  S'piiit  of  the  Lord 
fell  upon  me,  and  said  unto  me, 
Speak,  h  Thus  saitb  the  Lord,' 
Thus  have  ye  said,  O  house  of 
Isiael  :  for  1  know  i  the  things 
that  come  into  your  mind,  every 
one  of  them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain 
k  in  this  city,  and  ye  have  filled  the 
streets  iheieof  with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thu.i  £aiih  the  Lord 
God,  Your  slain,  whom  ye  have 
laid  in  the  midst  of  it,  they  ore  the 
llesh,  and  this  ri??/ is- the  caldion  ; 
but  1  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sword  ;  and 
I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  1  will  bring  you  out  of  the 
midst  thereof,  and  deliver  you 
into  the  hands  of  strangers,  I  and 
will  execute  judgments  among  »7i 
you. 

10  Ye  shall  fall  n  by  the  sword  ; 
I  will  judge  you  in  theflbrder  o  of 
Israel  ;  and  ye  shall  know  p  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your 
caldron,  neither  shall  ye  be  the 
fiesh  in  the  midst  thereof;  bitt  I 
will  judge  ycu  in  the  border  of 
Israel  : 

12  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  nm 
the  Lord:  2  for  ye  have  not  q  walk- 
ed in  my  statutes,  neither  r  exe- 
cuted my  judgment.s,  but  have 
done  s  al"ter  the  manners  of  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about  you. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
I  prophesied,  that  Pelatiah,  t  the 
son  of  Benaiah,  died  :  then  u  fell 
I  down  upon  my  face,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  said.  Ah 
Lord  God  !  wilt  thou  make  n  full 
end  of  the  remnant  of  Israel  ? 

14  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
cams  unto  me,  sayinsr, 

751     ' 


Egtkicl  rclurmd  to  lh«  eaptivili/.       EZEKIEL. 


15  Son  of  mnn,  thy  lnolhren, 
I  iu-/i  lliy  biitliriii,  Ihe  men  ©l.tliy 
kindled,  and  ill  llie  houje  ofi  Is- 
luel  wlmlly  ;  ure  ihey  unio  whom 
the  nihiiLiiiHiits  ol  Jeiusalein 
have  said,  (jel  ye  I'ar  iVoni  the 
Lu>'l  :  unto  us  is  this  land  given 
in  ^ussesiiion. 

16  Thettl'ore  say,  Thus  saiih  ihe 
Lo.d  (jod,  Althous^h  V  1  have  cast 
tii<!in  tar  od' amon^  the  heathen, 
and  uUhough  I  iiuve  scattered 
litem  among'  the  countries,  yet 
will  I  be  to  tliem  as  a  little  w  sanc- 
tuary m  the  countries  where  they 
bhall  come. 

17  Therefore  say,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  I  x  will  even 
gaiher  you  from  the  people,  and 
assemble  you  out  of  the  countries 
where  ye  have  been  scattered, 
and  I  v.ill  ^ive  you  the  land  of 
hraol. 

18  And  they  shall  come  thither,  y 
ami  they  shall  take  away  all  the 
deteolable  I  liing'S  (hcreol,  and  all 
the  alioininationa  thereof,  from 
thence. 

19  And  I  will  give  them  one  z 
lieart,  and  I  will  put  a  new  a 
cpirit  within  you  ;  and  1  will  take 
the  stony  b  heart  out  of  their  flesh, 
and  will  give  them  an  heart  of 
flesh  ;  c  ' 

'2f)  That  d  they  may  walk  in  my  i 
Ktatui'ts,  and  keep  e  mine  ordi- 
nances, and  do  them  :  and  y  they 
shall  I'e  my  people,  and  1  will  be; 
their  God. 

21  But  osyor /Aem  g  whose  heaiti 
walketh  after  the  heart  of  their | 
detestable  thing's  and  their  abonii- ^ 
nations,  I  will  recompense  h  their  i 
way  upon  their  own  heads,  snith 
the  Lord  G*d.  I 

22  Tlien  did  the  cherubima  lifti] 
up  their  wings,  and  the  wheels | 
beside  them  ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
God  cf  Israel  was  over  them  I 
above.  I 

23  And  the  gloi-y  of  the  Lord 
went  up  from  the  midst  of  the 
city,  and  stood  upon  the  mountain 
k  which  is  on  the  east  side  of  the  { 
city. 

24  Afterwards  the  spirit  took  I 
me  up,  and  brouehl  me  in  vision 
by  the  Spirit  of  God  into  Chaldea, 
to  them  of  the  captivity  :  so  the 
vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up 
from  ine. 

23  Then  I  spake  unto  them  of  the 
captivity  all  ;n  the  things  that  Ihe 
Lord  had  showed  me. 

CHAPTER  Xn. 

THE    word    cf    the    Lord    also 
came  unto  me,  saying, 
75S 


vLe.  26.  44, 
Ue.  au.  3,4 
to  Pi.  90.  I 

m.  9. 

£  je.  30.  18 
c.  28.  25. 
;i4.  13. 
36.24. 
Am.  9.14. 
yc.  37.  23. 
CqI.  3.  5-8. 
Tit.  2.  12. 
z  Je.  32.  39, 
1  Co.  1.  10. 
oPs.  51.  10, 
c.  18.31. 
Lu.  11.  13. 
Jno.  11.  26. 
6  Zee.  7.  12 
c21i.22.  19 
c.  36.  26. 
d  Pa.  105.45 
Ro.  16.  26. 
eLu.  1.  6. 
ICo.  11.  2. 
/Je.  24.  7. 
Kos.  2.  23. 
^He.  10.38, 
Jude  19. 
Ac.  22.  31. 
i  c.  10.  19. 
^Zec.  14.4. 
I  c.  3.  12. 
OTC.a.  7. 


ac.  2.  3—8. 
3.  26,  27. 

6  Je.5.  21. 

1  or,  instru- 
ments. 
c2Ti.  2.  25. 

2  the  goings 
forth  of. 

3  for  thee. 
(ic.24.  21. 

4  for  me. 
ec.  24.   19. 
/c.  17.  12. 
g  JMal.  1.  1. 

5  by  remov- 
ing go  into 
captivity. 

A2K.25.4, 

&c. 

i  Je.  39.  4. 

*La.  1.  13. 

Hcs.  7.  12. 

I  Je.  52.  8, 

&c. 

m  c.  17.  16. 


B.  C.  694. 

'  2  Son  of  man,  thoii  dwellest  in 
the  midst  of  a  rebellioiii  a  liou*^, 
which  huvL-  h  eyes  to  see,  and  «oo 
not  ;  they  have  ears  to  hear,  and 
hear  not  :  for  they  are  a  rebellious 
house. 

3  There/ore,  thou  »fm  of  mnn, 
prepare  tliee,  1  stulf  for  removing', 
and  remove  by  day  in  their  sigh'  f 
anil  thou  shall  remove  from  thy 
place  to  another  place  in  ih»ir 
sight  :  it  may  be  c  they  will  con- 
suier,  though  they  be  a  rebellious 
bouse. 

4  'J'hen  shall  thou  bring  forth 
thyslutl  by  day  in  their  sight,  as 
stufi"  for  removing  :  and  iho'i 
shall  go  forth  at  even  in  their 
sight,  as  2  ibey  that  go  forth  into 
captivity. 

I  5  Dig  3  thou  through  the  wall  in 
theirsight,  and  carry  out  thereby. 

:  6  In  their  sight  shall  thou  bear 
it  upon  thy  shoulders,  and  carry 
i(furlli  in  the  twilight  :  thcu  shiiit 
cover  thy  face,  that  thou  see  not 
the  ground  ;  for  I  have  set  thee 
fuT  a  sign  d  unto  the  house  of 
Israel. 

I  7  And  1  did  so  as  I  w.-is  com- 
manded ;  I  brought  forth  my 
stuft"  by  <lay,  as  stufi'  for  capiiviiy, 

.and  in  the  even  I  digged  through 

,4   the    Willi  with    mine    hand;     I 
brought  it   forth    in   the    twilight, 
and  I  bare  it  upon  my  shoulder  in 
their  sight. 
8  And  in  the  morning  came  the 

;Word  of  the  Lord  unto  me,  say- 
ing* 

I   9    Son    of    man,    hath    not    (he 

■  house  of  Israel,  the  rebellious 
house,  said  unto  (bee,  WhaX  e 
doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  y  thou  unto  them.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  This  burden 
g  concemefA  (he  prince  in  Jerusa- 

I  lem,  and  all  the  bouse  of  Israel 
j  that  are  among  them. 

11  Say,  1  am  your  sign  :  like  as 
I  have  done,  so  shall  it  be  do'.e 
unto  them;  they  shall  5  remove, 

j  and  go  h  into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  i  thati^among 
them  shall  bear  upon  Ma  shoul- 
der in  the  twilight,  and  shall  go 
forth  ;  they  shall  dig  through  the 

j  wall  lo  carry  out  thereby  :  he  shall 
[cover  his  face,  that  he  see  not  the 
I  ground  with  his  eyes. 

13  My  net  k  also  will  1  spread 
.  upon  him,  and  he  shall  be  taken 
>  I  III  my  snare  :    and   I  will   bring 

him  to  Babylon,  to  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans;  yet  shall  ho 
not  see  it,  though  he  shall  die  vi 
there. 


oc.  6.  8-10. 
6  men  of 
number. 

pc.  4.  16. 


7  the  ful- 
ness there- 
of. 

7-Ps.  10r,34. 
»  Am.  6.  3. 
tls.   14.  24. 


Lu.21.33. 


B.  C.  594. 

14  And    I  wil!  scatter  n  toward  jnc.  5.  10,12 
every    wind     all    that     are   about 
him    to    help    him,    and    all    his 
bands  ;    and   I   will  draw  out   the 
Eword   after  them. 

15  And    they  shall    know  that    I 
wn  the    Loid,  when   I   shall  scat-[„2ec.  7.14 
ler  them  among^   the  nations,  and 
disperse    them   in    the    countries. 

16  But  o  I  will  leave  6  a  few  men 
of  them  from  the  sword,  from  the 
famine,  and  from  the  pestilence, 
that  they  may  declare  all  their 
abominations  amonjj  the  hea-  _  ^_ 
then  whither  they  come  ;  and  55""jj 
they  shall    know  that    1    am   the   l^_  g' 17 

^""^*  I  Da    9    12 

17  Moreover,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came   to  me,  saying, 

k8  Son  of  man,  eat  p  thy  bread 
with  quaking',  and  drink  thy  wa- 
ter with  trembling  and  with  care- 
fulness ; 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of  the 
land,  Thus  sailh  the  Lord  God 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
and  of  the  land  of  Israel  ;  They 
shall  eat  their  bread  with  care- 
fulness, and  drink  their  water 
with  astonishment,  that  her  land 
may  be  9  desolate  from  7  all  that 
is  therein,  because  of  the  vio- 
lence r  of  al!  them  that  dwell 
therein. 

20  And  the  cities  that  are  in- 
habited shall  be  laid  waste,  and 
the  land  shall  be  desolate,  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

21  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that 
proverb  that  ye  have  in  the  land 
of  Israel,  saying.  The  days  s  are 
prolonged,  and  every  vision  fail- 
eth  ? 

23  Tell  them,  therefore.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  make 
thiw  proverb  to  cease,  and  they 
shall  no  more  use  it  as  a  proverb 
in  Israel  ;  but  say  unto  them,  The 
d.\ys  are  at  hand,  and  the  cSlC. 
of  every  vision. 

24  For  there  shall  be  no  nor- 
any  vain  vision  nor  flattering  di- 
vination within  the  house  of  Is- 
rael. 

25  For  I  am  the  Lord  :  I  will 
speak,  and  the  word  that  I  shall 
Bpeak  t  shall  come  to  pass  ;  it 
shall  be  no  more  prolonged  :  for  in 
your  days,  O  rebellious  house, 
will  I  say  the  word,  and  will  per- 
form it,  saiih  the  Lord  God. 

26  Again,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying,  n  Is.  28.2,18. 

27  Son  of   man,   behold,  they  o/Je.  38.  22. 


CHAP.  Xlir.  False prnpkett  reproved, 

the  house  of  Israel  say,  The  Tia- 
ion  that  he  seeth  is  for  many 
days  u  to  come,  and  he  prophesi- 
eth  of  the  times  that  are  far  off. 
28  Therefore  «ay  unto  them. 
Thus  saitli  the  Lord  God,  There 
shall  none  of  my  words  be  pro- 
longed any  more  ;  but  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  shall  be  o 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 
CHAPTER  XIII. 

AND     the    word    of    the    Lord 
came  unto  rne,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against 
the  prophets  of  Israel,  that  prophe- 
sy, and  say  thou  unto  them  that 
1  prophesy  out  of  their  own  a 
hearts,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Woe  unto  the  foolish  prophets, 
that  2  follow  their  own  spirit,  and 

3  have  seen  nothing! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  like 
tht  foxes  in  the  deserts. 

5  i''e  have   not  gone  up  into  the 

4  gaps,  6  neither  5  made  up  the 
hedge  for  the  house  of  Israel,  to 
stand  c  in  the  battle  in  the  day  d 
of  the  Lord. 

6  They  have  seen  vanity  e  and 
lying  divination,  saying,  The 
Lord  saith,  and  the  Lord  hath 
not  sent  them  :  and  they  have 
made  others  to  hope  that  they 
would  confirm  the  word. 

7  Have  ys  not  seen  a  vain  vis- 
ion, and  have  ye  not  spoken  a  ly- 
ing divination,  whereas  ye  say. 
The  Lord  saith  it  ;  albeit  I 
have  not  spoken  1 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Because  ye  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  seen  lies,  g  there- 
fore, behold,  I  am  against  you, 
«aitb  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon 
the  prophets  that  see  vanity,  and 
tbat  divine  lies:    they/i  shall  not 

!  be  in  the  6  assembly  of  my  peo- 
;  pie,  neither  shall  they  be  written 
I  :n  i-Ai  writing  i  of  the  house  of  Is- 
Ira3l,  neither  shall  they  enter  into 
[the  land /;  of  Israel  ;  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

10  Because,  even  because  thejr 
have  seduced  my  people,  saying, 
Peace,  I  and  there  icas  no  peace  ; 
and  one  built  up  a  wall,  V  and,  )o, 
others  daubed  tn  it  with  untem- 
pered  mortar: 

11  Say  unto  them  which  daub 
it  with  untempered  mortar,  that 
it  shall  AtU  :  there  n  shall  be  an 
overflowing  shower  ;  and  ye,  O 
great  hailstones,  shall  fall  ;  and 
t  stormy  wind  shall  rend  it. 

753 


u2Pe.  3.  4. 

J)  Je.  44.  28. 

1  are  pro- 
phets. 

a  Je.  14.  14. 
83.  16.  26. 
ver.  17. 

2ualk 
after. 

3  or,  things 
which     they 
have  not 
seen. 

4  or, 
breaches. 

b  Ps.  106.23. 

5  hedged. 

c  Ep.  6.  13, 
14. 

d  Re.  6.  17. 
e  La.  2.  14. 
/  Mat.  24. 
23.  24. 
fflTi.4.  1,2. 
APs.  lOi.  7. 

6  or,   secret, 
or,  council. 

.  49.  6. 
-;  Err.  2.  62. 
Ns.  1.  5. 
Ps.  69.  18. 
Ke.  20.  12. 
k  Hot.  9,  3. 
Re.  22,  15. 

I  Je.  6.  14. 
8.  11. 

7  or,   slight 
wall. 
771  c.  22.28. 


0/ propheutieg  and  Ihcir pillous. 

12  Lo,  wlioii  ihe  wall  is  fallen, 
aliall  it  uut  Ih;  K.iiil  u:ilo  you, 
Where  i»  the  liaulmis^  whcrewiib 
ye  have  <laiibeil  il  J 

13  Tlieieluie  thus  suiih  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  even  rend  it  with  a 
stormy  winil  in  my  fury  ;  and 
tht'ie  shall  be  an  overflowing' 
shower  in  mine  aiig'er,  and  great 
huil-siones,  o  in  r.iy  fury,  to  con- 
sijine  il. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall 
thai  ye  have  daubed  with  untem- 
peied  mortar^  ami  brin^  it  down  to 
the  ground,  so  that  the  foundation 
tbeieof  shall  be  discovered,  and  it 
shall  fall,  J)  and  ye  shall  be  con- 
sumed in  the  midst  thereof  ;  and 
ye  shall  know  q  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

15  Thus  will  I  accomplish  my 
wralh  upon  the  wall,  and  upon 
them  thai  have  daubed  it  with 
untempered  mortnr  ;  and  will  say 
Unto  you,  The  wall  is  no  more, 
neither  they  ihat  daubed  it  ; 

16  To  wil,  the  prophets  of  Israel, 
which  prophesy  r  corv';erning  Je- 
rusalem, and  which  see  visions  of 
peace  for  her,  «  and  t/ttre  is  no 
peace,  saitb  the  Lord  God. 

17  Likewise,  thou  son  of  ■."oan, 
set  thy  face  against  the  dauj-h- 
ters  of  thy  people,  which  pro- 
phesy out  of  their  own  heart  ;  ana 
prophesy  thou  against  them, 

18  And  say.  Thug  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Woe  to  the  women 
that  sew  pillows  to  all  arm-holes,  8 
and  make  kerchiefs  upon  the  head 
of  every  stature  to  hunt  souls  ! 
Will  ye  hunt  t  the  souls  of  my 
people,  and  will  ye  save  the  souls 
alive  that  come  unto  you  ? 

19  And  will  ye  pollute  mc  among 
my  people  for  u  handfuls  of  bar- 
ley, and  for  pieces  of  bread,  to 
slay  the  souls  that  should  not  die, 
and  to  save  the  souls  alive  tLa'. 
should  not  live,  by  your  lyin;;  tc 
my  people  that  hear  t)  yot;r  !:!■:  7 

2t)  Wherefore  tbue  saith  the  Lord! 
God,  Behold,  I  am  against  ycur 
pillows,  wherewith  ye  there  hun', ; 
the  souls  9  to  make  them  fly  ;  and 
I  will  tear  them  from  your  armi, 
and  will  let  the  souls  go,  even  the 
souls  that  ye  hunt  to  make  them 
fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I 
tear,  and  deliver  rny  people  out  of 
your  hand,  and  they  shall  be  no 
more  in  your  hand  to  be  hunted  ; 
ar.d  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  hare 
made  tlie  heart  of   the  righleous 

754 


EZEKIEL. 

0  lo.  30.  30. 
U.ig.  2.  17. 
p.  Mat. 7.26. 

•i7. 

y  ver.  9.  21, 
23. 

r   Je.   5.31. 
28.  1,  &c. 
'^.  31. 
«  ver.  10. 
8  or,  elboiot. 
f2Pe.2.  14. 

u  1  Sa.2.  16, 

17. 

Pr.  28.  21. 

Mi.  3.  5. 

Mnl.  I.  10. 

1  Pe.  5.  2. 

V  Pr.  19.  27. 

9,  or,  into 
ga'^dena. 


wJc.  23.  14. 

10  or,  that  I 
should  save 
his  life. 

11  guicken- 
ing  him. 

X  :.    12.  24. 
Mi.  3.  6. 

y    Mar.   13. 
22. 

Jude  24. 
az.  8.  1. 

6  c.  7.  19. 

cPs.  101.  3. 
Is.  3?.  15. 

rf2  K.3.  13, 

IJ. 

Te.  42.  2G, 

31. 

p  Co..  e.  r. 

1  cr,   o'hers. 
r  Le.  2C.  3- 

?Nu.26.  iO. 
be  28.  37. 
I  Co.  10.11. 
h    Ps.  37,22. 
Ro.  11.  22. 
i  1  K.22.  23. 
Job  12.  16. 
2Th.  2.  11, 
12. 


B.  C.  G9l. 

•ad,  whom  I  have  not  made  lad, 
and  If  atrcngtbened  the  hands  of 
the  wicked,  that  be  should  not  re- 
turn from  iiis  wicked  way,  10  by 
promising  II  him  life  ; 
23  Therefore  ye  »hall  see  no 
more  vanity,  x  nor  divine  divina- 
tions: for  I  will  deliver  my  peo- 
ple y  out  of  your  band  ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 
CHAPTKR  XIV. 

THEN    came   certain  of  the   el- 
ders a  of  Israel   unto  roe,  and 
sal  before  me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord 
cnme  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have 
set  up  their  idols  in  their  henrt. 
and  put  6  the  stumbling-block  of 
their  iniquity  c  before  their  face  : 
should  I  d  be  inquired  of  at  all  by 
them  ? 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them, 
and  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  Every  man  of  the 
house  of  Israel  that  settelh  np  his 
idols  in  his  heart,  and  puiteth  the 
stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity  be- 
fore his  face,  and  comet h  to  the 
prophet,  I  the  Lord  will  answer 
him  that  Cometh  according  e  to 
the  multitude  of  hi<s  idols  ; 

5  That  I  may  take  the  house  of 
Israel  in  their  own  heart,  because 
they  are  all  estranged  from  me 
through  their  idols. 

6  Therefore  say  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Repent,  and  turn  your- 
selves 1  from  your  idols  ;  and  turn 
away  your  faces  from  all  your 
abominations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  or  of  the  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  in  Israel,  which  sepa- 
rateth  himself  from  me,  and  setteth 
up  bis  idols  in  his  heart,  and 
puttelh  the  stumbling-block  of 
his  iniquity  before  his  face,  and 
Cometh  to  a  prophet  to  inquire  of 
him  concerning  me  ;  I  the  L^rd 
will  answer  .him  by  myself. 

ti  And  f  I  will  set  my  face 
tC'a'nJt  that  man,  and  will  make 
h;m  .1  sign  g  and  a  proverb,  and 
I  wi'i";  ci'l  him  ofi"  h  from  the  midst 
of  my  peopie  ;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

S  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived 
when  he  '.lath  spoken  a  thing,  I  i 
the  Lord  have  deceived  that  pro- 
phet ;  and  I  wilt  stretch  out  my 
hand  upon  him,  and  will  destroy 
him  from  tne  midst  of  my  people 
Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bearthe  pun- 
ishment of   their    iniquity  :    tb« 


B.  C.  595.  CHAP.   XV.  X 

punishment   of  the   prophet  shall   k  Pi.  119.67 
te  even  as  the  punishment  of  him   I  Pe.  2.  2-5 
thai  seeketh  unto  him  ;  I  c.  37.  2 

11  Tliiit  the  house  of  Israel  may   m  Le.  26.26. 
go   no    more    astray   k    from    me,   «Je.  15.  1. 
neither  be  polluted  any  more  with   o  Ge.  7.  1 
all  their  transgressions;  but  that  ^  Da.  10.11 
they   may  be   my    people,   and    I   y  Job  42.  8 
may  be  their  God,  saith  the  Lord   t  Pr.  11.  4 
God.  s  Le.  26.  22. 

12  The  word   of  the  Lord  came   2  or, 
again  to  me,  saying,  reave 

\i  Son  of  man,  when  the  land  3  the  midst 
sinneth  agaiast  me  by  trespass-  uf  it. 
ing  grievou.<ly,  then  will  1  t  Le.  26.  25. 
stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  it,  u  Zep.  1.3, 
and  will  break  the  slaS  m  of  the  i;  2  Sa.  24 
bread  thereof,  and  will  send  fam-  15 
ine  upon  it,  and  will  cut  ofl"  man  a>  ver.  14 
and  lieast  from  it  :  4  or,  AUo 

14  Though  n  these  three  men,  o  x  o.  o.  17. 
Noah,  Daniel,  p  and   Job,  q  were   33.  27 
in  it,  they  should  deliver  but  their  y  De.  4.  31 
own  souls  by  their  righteousness,   c.  6.  8, 
r  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  HI  cause  noisome  beasts  s 
to  pass  through  the  land,  and 
they  2  spoil  it,  so  that  it  be  deso- 
late, that  no  man  may  pass 
through  because  of  the  beasts  ; 

IS  Though  these  three  men  were 
in  3  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  they  shall  deliver  neither 
sons  nor  daughters  ;  they  only 
shall  be  delivered,  but  the  land 
shall  be  desolate. 

17  Or  if  I  bring  a  sword  t  upon 
that  land,  and  say.  Sword,  go 
through  the  land  ;  so  that  I  cut 
offu  man  and  beast  from  it  : 

18  Though  these  three  men  were 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  ihe  Lord  God, 
they  shall  deliver  neither  sons  nor 
daughters,  but  they  only  shall  be 
delivered  themselves. 

19  Or  i/l  send  a  pestilence  v  into 
that  land,  and  pour  out  my  fury 
upon  it  in  blood,  to  cut  off  from  it 
man  and  beast  : 

20  Though  w  Noah,  Daniel,  and 
Job  Joere  in  it,  na  I  live,  saith  the 
Loid  God,  they  shall  deliver 
neither  son  nor  daughter  ;  they 
ehall  but  deliver  their  own  souls  by 
their  righteousness. 

21  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
4  How  much  more  when  I  send 
my  four  x  sore  judgments  upon 
Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and  the  fa- 
mine, and  the  noisome  beast,  and 


z  c.  20.  43. 
a  Is.  40.  1,2. 
6  He.  12.  6- 
11. 

cDe.  8.  2. 
Je.  22.  8,  9. 
Da.  9.  7. 
d  Pr.  26.  2. 
aPs.  80.  8, 
&c. 

Is.  5.  2,  7. 
Je.  2.  21. 
Hos.  10.  1. 
6  Jno.  15.  6. 

1  Witlit 
prosper  ? 

2  made  fit. 
cIs.  24,  18. 
Am.  5.  18, 
19. 

d  c.  14.  8, 

3  trespass- 
ed. 

a  Is.  58.  1. 
1  cutting 
out,  or,  kab- 
itation 


6Ge.ll.26. 

the   pestilence,  to  cut  off  from  it  1 29. 
man  and  beast  ?  Ne.  9.  7. 

22  Yet,   y  behold,   therein  shall  c  Hos.  2.  3. 
be   left  a  remnant  that  shall   be  2  or,  when 
brought     forth,     both    sons    undll  looked 
daughter,'!  ;     behold,    they    sball   upon 
come  forth  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  { thee. 


V I ,  Rejection  of  Jerusalem . 

z  see  their  w^y  and  their  doings: 
and  ye  shall  be  comforted  a  con- 
cerning the  evil  6  that  I  haVe 
brought  upon  Jerusalem,  even  con- 
cerning all  that  I  have  brought 
upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you, 
when  ye  see  their  ways  and  their 
doings  :  and  ye  shall  know  c  that 
I  have  not  done  without  cause  d 
all  that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man.  What  is  the  a 
vine-tree  more  than  any  tree,  or 
than  a  branch  which  is  among  the 
trees  of  the  forest  ? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof 
to  do  any  work?  or  will  Tnen  take 
a  pin  of  it  to  hang  any  vessel 
thereon  ? 

4  Behold,  it  is  cast  b  into  the 
fire  for  fuel  ;  the  fire  devoureth 
both  the  ends  of  it,  and  the  midst 
of  it  is  burned,  1  Is  it  meet  for 
any  work  ? 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it 
was  meet  2  for  no  work  :  how 
much  less  shall  it  be  meet  yet  for 
any  work,  when  the  fire  hath  de- 
voured it,  and  it  is  burned  ? 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  As  the  vine-tree  among  the 
trees  of  the  forest,  which  I  have 
given  to  the  fire  for  fuel,  so  will  I 
give  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

7  And  I  will  set  my  face  against 
them  ;  they  shall  go  out  from  one 
fire,  and  another  c  fire  shall  devour 
them  ;  and  d  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  land  deso- 
late, because  they  have  3  com- 
mitted a  trespass,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AGAIN   the   word  of  the   Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  cause  a  Jerusalem 
to  know  her  abominations, 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  Jeru.=alem,  Thy 
1  birth  and  thy  nativity  is  of  the 
land  of  Canaan  ;  thy  father  b 
was  an  Amorite,  and  thy  mother 
an  Hittite. 

4  And  as /"or  thy  nativity,  in  the 
day  thou  c  wast  born,  thy  navel 
was  not  cut,  neither  wast  thou 
washed  in  water  2  to  supple  thee  ,- 
thou  wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor 
swaddled  at  all. 

5  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any 

755 


iiifd'i  love  (o  Jeruialent. 

of  these  unto  thee,  to  have  com- 
p'.tssioii  upon  ihee  ;  but  thou  wa«l 
cast  oui.  ill  the  open  (iet  I,  to  the 
loihing'  of  thy  pei^on,  in  the  day 
that  tho'j  WHSt  Liorn. 

6  And  wlien  1  pHSfed  liy  tliee, 
and  saw  thee  3  pulliiie'l  in  thine 
own  blood,  I  said  unto  thee  lohen 
thou  ucvtt  \n  thy  blood,  Live  ;  d 
yen,  I  said  unto  thee,  when  thou 
least  in  thy  Mooil,  Live. 

7  I  have  4  cause.J  thee  to  multi- 
ply e  as  the  bud  of  the  field,  and 
Ihou  hast  increased  ani\  wax-:n 
g.eat,  and  thou  ait  come  to  5  ex- 
cellent ornaments  :  thy  breasts  / 
are  fasliioned,  and  thine  hair  is 
girown,  whereas  thou  teaat  naked 
and  hare. 

8  .Vow  when  I  passed  by  thee, 
and  looked  upon  thee,  behjld,  thy 
time  wcLi  the  time  of  love;  and  I 
sp.ead  g  my  skirt  over  thee,  and 
coveied  thy  nakedness  :  yea,  I 
Eu'aie  unto  thee,  and  entered  into 
a  covenant  A  with  thee,  saiih  the 
Loid  God,  and  thou  becamest  i 
mine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  k 
water:  yea,  i  thoroughly  washed 
auay  thy  6  Mood  from  thee,  and  I 
anointed  thee  with  oil. 

10  I  clothed  thee  also  with  broi- 
dered  work,  and  shod  thee  v.-iih 
bii'lsrer's  skin,  and  I  gii-ded  thee 
alwut  with  fine  linen,  and  f  cov- 
ereil  ihce  with  silk. 

11  I  decked  thee  also  with  orna- 
ments, and  I  put  bracelets  upon 
thine  hands,  and  a  chain  on  thy 
neck. 

12  And  1  put  a  jewel  on  thy  7 
fo  ehead,  and  ear-ring's  in  thine 
ears,  and  a  hieautiful  crown  upon 
thi  If  head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with 
grot  1  anil  silver  ;  and  thy  raiment 
I  wa<  of  fine  linen,  and  silk,  and 
broi  le.ed  wo  k  :  thou  didst  eat  m 
fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil  ;  and 
tlioM  w;;st  exceeding'  beautiful,  n 
ani  (hou  didst  prosper  into  a  kirt^- 
dom. 

14  And  thy  renown  went  forth  o 
amonj  the  heathen  for  thy  beau- 
ty ;  for  it  wii  perfect  ;j  throu.^h  my 
g  comeliness,  which  I  had  put 
upon  Ihee.  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  But  r  thou  didst  tUBi  in  thine 
own  beauty,  and  playedsl  the 
harlot  s  because  of  thy  renown, 
and  pouredst  out  thy  fornications 
on  every  one  that  passed  by  ;  hi? 
it  was. 

16  And  of  thy  Garments  tfiou 
didst  take,  and  deckedM.  t  thy 
hisrh  places  with    divers  colours, 

753 


KZCKIEL. 

3  or,  trod' 
den  Wider 
foot. 

rf  Ex.  3.  7.8. 

4  made  ihee 
a  million. 
«Kx.  1.  7. 
De.  I.  10. 

5  ornament 
of. 

fCa.  4.5. 
gliu.  3.  .9. 
A  El.  19.  5. 
i  Je.  2.2. 

k  1  Jno.  5.8. 

6  bloods. 

7  nose, 
Is.  3.21. 

/  Ps.  45.  13. 
14. 

m  De.  32. 
13,  14. 
P3.  81.  16. 
147.  14. 
n  Ps.  48.  2. 
o2Ch.  9.23. 
p  Ps.  30.  2. 
La.  2.  15. 
g  De.  4.  7. 
rJe.  7.  4. 
4'  Is.  1.21. 
Je.  2.  20. 
3.  1,  2.  6. 
Hos.  1.2. 
t  c.  7.  20. 
Hos.  2.  8. 


8  a  male. 

9  savour  of 
rest. 

u2K.  16.  3. 
2Ch.33.  6. 
Is.  57.  5. 

10  devour. 

V  Ps.  106.37. 
w  Je.  2.  2. 

11  or,  bro- 
thel houie. 
xie.  3.  2. 
y  Pr.  9.  14. 
z  Is.  30.  2,3. 
c.  20.  7.  8. 

a  Hos.  2.  9. 
h  Pa.  106. 
41. 

12  or,  cities. 
c2Ch.  28. 
18. 

ci2K.  16.7. 
Je.2.  18,36. 
c.  23.  12, 
&c. 


B.  C.  SM. 

nod  playediit  the  harlot  thereupon: 
the  like  things  ahall  not  cume,  nei- 
ther shall  it  be  so. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair 
jewels  of  mv  »old  and  of  my  sil- 
ver, which  i  bail  given  thee,  and 
madesl  lu  thyself  images  of  8  rnen, 
and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them  ; 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered 
^rments,  and  coveredst  ihem  : 
and  thou  hast  set  mine  oil  and 
mine   incense  before  them. 

19  My  meat  also  which  I  g'ave 
thee,  fine  fiuiir,  and  oil,  and  hon- 
ey, iBherewilh  I  fed  ihee,  thou 
hast  even  set  it  before  them  for  a  9 
sweet  savour:  and  thus  it  was, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

2U  Moreover,  thou  hatt  taken 
thy  sons  and  u  thy  dau.^hieis, 
whom  thou  hast  borne  unu  me, 
and  these  hast  thou  Kicnticed 
unto  Ihem  to  10  he  devoured.  It 
this  of  thy  whoredoms  a  small 
matter, 

21  That  thou  hast  slain  v  my 
children,  and  delivered  them  to 
cause  ibem  to  pass  throug'h  thejire 
fo  r  t  he  in  ? 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations 
and  thy  whoredoms,  thou  hast  not 
remembered  the  day*  of  thy 
youth,  IT  when  thou  wast  naked 
and  baie,  and  wast  polluted  in  thy 
blood. 

23  And  it'came  to  pass,  after  all 
thy  wickedness,  (woe,  woe  unto 
thee  '.  saitli  the  Lord  God,) 

24  Tknt  thnii  hast  also  built  unto 
thee  an  eminent  II  place,  and 
hast  X  made  thee  an  high  place  in 
every  street. 

23  Thou  hast  built  thy  high 
place  at  etery  head  y  of  the  way, 
and  hast  made  thy  beauty  to  be 
abhorred,  and  hast  opened  thy 
feet  to  every  one  that  passed  by, 
and  multiplied  thy  whoredoms. 

^  Thou  h»st  also  committed 
fornication  with  the  Esrvptians  .e 
thy  neighbours,  great  of  flesh  ;  and 
hast  increased  thv  u boredoms,  to 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore,  I  hn've 
stretched  out  my  hand  over  thee, 
and  have  diminished  thine  o  ordi- 
nary/ood,  and  delivered  thee  un- 
to the  will  of  them  that  A  hate 
Ihee.  the  12  daughters  of  the  e 
Philistines,  which  are  ashamed  of 
thy  lewd  way. 

28  Thou  hast  played  the  whore 
also  with  the  Assyrians,  d  because 
thou  wast  unsatiable;  yeu,  thou 
hast  played  the  harlot  with  Ihera. 
and  yet  couldest  not  be  satisfied. 


B.  C.  594. 

29  Thou  hast,  moreover,  multi- 
plied thy  fornication  in  the  Innd 
ol' Canaan  unto  Chaldea,  and  yet 
thou  WHSt  not  satisfied  herewith. 

30  How  weak  is  thine  lieait, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  seeing  thou 
doest  all  these  things,  the  work  of 
an  imperious  e  whorish  woman  ; 

31  In  ISihatlhou  buildest  thine 
eminent  place  in  the  head  of  eve- 
ry _/' way,  and  makest  thine  high 
place  in  every  street  ;  and  hast 
not  been  as  an  harlot,  in  that  thou 
Bcornesl  hire  : 

3!i  But  as  a  wife  that  committeth 
adultery,  ichich  taketh  strangers 
instead  of  her  hushand  ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores  ; 
but  thou  g  givest  thy  gifts  to  all 
thy  lovers,  and  hi  est  14  them, 
that  they  may  come  unto  thee  on 
every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee 
Irom  other  women  in  thy  whore- 
diiins,  whereas  none  followelh 
thee  to  commit  whoredoms  :  and 
in  that  thou  gives!  a  reward,  and 
no  reward  is  given  unto  thee  ; 
therefore  thou  art  contrary. 

3-5  Whereiore,  O  harlot,  hear  h 
the  word  of  the  Lord  : 

36  Thus  saiih  the  Lord  God, 
Because  thy  filthiness  was  poured 
out.  and  thy  nakedness  discovered 
i  through  thy  whoredoms  with  thy 
I'lvers,  and  with  all  the  idols  of 
thy  abominations,  and  by  the 
blood  Ic  of  thy  children,  which 
thou  didst  give  unto  them  ; 

37  Behold,  therefore,  I  I  will  ga- 
ther all  thy  loveis,  with  whom 
thou  hast  taken  pleasure,  and  all 
thfm  that  thou  hast  loved,  with  all 
'hem  that  thou  hast  hated  ;  I  will 
even  gather  them  round  about 
against  thee,  and  will  discover 
'  hv  nakedness  unto  them,  that 
they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  15  as 
women  that  break  wedlock,  m 
rnd  shed  blood,  n  are  judged  : 
?nd  I  will  give  thee  blood  in  fury 
o  and  jealousy. 

39  And  I  will  also  give  thee  into 
their  hand,  and  they  shall  throw 
down  thine  eminent  place,  p  and 
shall  break  down  thy  hiffh  places, 
they  shall  strip  q  thee  also  of  thy 
clothes,  and  shall  take  16  thy  fair 
Jewels,  and  leave  thee  naked  and 
hare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a 
company  against  r  thee,  and  they 
shall  stone  thee  with  stones;  and 
thrust  thee  through  with  their 
swords. 

41  And  ihev  shall  bum  s  thine 


CHAP.  XVI 
ePr.  7.  11. 

13  or,  thy 
daughters  is 
thine. 

/Je.2.  28. 
gBos.  8.  9, 
10. 

14  bribest. 
hJno.  4.  10, 
18. 

iPs.  139.11, 
12. 

AJe.2.  34. 
Ue.  13.  22, 
26. 

La.  1.  8. 
Hos.  2.  3, 
10. 

\5wilh 
judgments 
of. 

m  Le.20.  10. 
De.  22.  22. 
/iEx.21.  12. 
o  Na.  1.  2. 
p  ver.  24.31. 
(/  Hos.  2.  3. 
16  instru- 
ments  of 
thine  orna- 
ment. 

r  Je.  25.  9. 
S2K.25.  9. 


r  Job  31.  26. 
c.  5.  8,  13. 
1  Ti.  5.  20. 
uPs.  78.  42. 
V  c.  9.  10. 
II.  21. 

17  sister 
lesser  than 
thou. 

w  De.  32.32. 

18  or,  thnt 
was  lothed 
as  a  small 
thing. 

X2K.2I.  9. 
1  Co.  5.  1. 

y  Mat.  10. 
15, 

11.24. 
zGi.  13.10, 
13. 

18.  20. 
De.  32.  15. 
ffiPr.  16.  18. 
18.  12. 
6Ge.  19.24. 
Je.20.  16. 
c  Je    3.  11. 
d  Ro.  1.  32. 
2.  1-10. 
eJe.  23.  40. 


JeruitUem  compared  to  Sodom, 
houses  with  fire,  and  eiecuta 
judgments  upon  thee  in  .he  sight 
t  of  many  women  :  and  I  will 
cause  thee  to  cease  from  playing 
the  harlot,  and  thou  also  shall 
give  no  hire  any  more. 

42  So  will  I  make  my  fury  to- 
wards thee  to  rest,  and  my  jea- 
lousy shall  depart  from  thee,  and 
i  will  be  quiet,  and  will  be  no 
more  angry. 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  u  re- 
membered the  days  of  thy  youth, 
but  hast  fretted  me  in  all  these 
things  ;  behold,  therefore,  I  also 
vKill  recompense  v  thy  way  upon 
thine  head,  saith  the  Lord  God; 
and  thou  shall  not  commit  this 
lewdness  above  all  thine  al)omi- 
nations. 

44  Behold,  every  one  that  useth 
proverbs  shall  use  this  proverb 
against  thee,  saying,  As  is  the 
mother,  so  is  her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daugh- 
ter, that  lotheth  her  husband  and 
her  children  ;  and  thou  art  the 
sister  of  thy  sisters,  which  luthed 
their  husbands  and  their  children  : 
your  mother  uns  an  Hittite,  and 
your  father  an  Amorite. 

46  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Sa- 
maria, she  and  her  daughters  that 
dwell  at  thy  left  hand  :  and  thy 
17  younger  sister,  that  dwelleth 
at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  w  and 
her  daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  af- 
ter their  ways,  nor  done  after  their 
abominations,  but,  as  i/"  18  thnt 
leere  a  very  little  thing,  thou  wast 
corrupted  more  x  than  they  in  all 
thy  ways. 

48  .i4s'l  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Smiom  y  thy  sister  hath  not  done, 
she  nor  her  daughters,  as  thou 
hast  done,  thou  and  l*y  daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity 
of  thy  sister  Sodom,  pride,  full- 
ness  z  of  bread,  and  abundance  of 
idleness  was  in  her,  and  in  her 
daughters,  neither  did  she 
strengthen  the  hand  of  the  poor 
and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  a 
and  committed  abomination  before 
me  ;  therefore  1  took  them  away  6 
as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  com- 
mitted half  of  thy  sins  ;  but  thou 
hast  multiplied  thine  abomina- 
tions more  than  they,  and  hast  jus- 
tified c  thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abo- 
minations which  thou  hast  done. 

52  Thou  d  also,  which  hast  judg- 
ed thy  sisters,  bear  e  thine  own 
shame,  for  thy  sins  that  thou  hast 

757 


I^fercy  promited  to  Jerm,%lem. 

.  Cominitled  more  aliominnble  than 
;thcy  :  they  on'  more  risfhtcoiis 
than  ihou  ;  yen,  be  tliou  conl'uund- 
ed  alto,  mill  b«ar  tby  sbame,  in 
thai  tiiou  liusi  justified  thy  si.siers. 
53  When  I  shall  hong  a^ain  y 
Ibeir  captivity,  the  caplivily  of 
Su'loin  and  her  dauj^hters,  an<l 
the  captivity  of  Sainuria  ami  her 
dauffhterg,  then  will  I  bt-ing  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  cnptives  in 
the  miiist  of  them  ; 
,..54  That  tlion  mayest  bear  thine 
own  shuine,  and  mayest  be  con- 
founded g  in  all  that  thou  hast 
done,  in  that  thou  art  a  comfort 
unto  them. 

55  When  thy  sisterB,  Sodom 
and  her  daughters,  shall  return 
to  their  former  estate,  and  Sama- 
ria and  her  daughters  shall  return 
to  their  former  estate,  thpn  thou 
and  thy  daughters  shall  return  to 
your  former  estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not 
19  mentioned  h  by  thy  mouth  in 
the  day  of  thy  20  pride, 

;  67  Before  thy  wickedness  was 
discovered,  as  at  the  time  i  of  tht/ 
reproach  of  the  daughters  of  21 
(Syria,  and  all  tliat  arc  round 
about  her,  the  dau.ghters  of  the 
Philistines,    which   2^    despise    k 

jthee  round  about. 

,~  58  Thou  hast  borne  23  thy  lewd- 

;nessand  thine  abominations,  saith 
the  Lord. 

.  59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
I  will  even  deal  with  thee  as  I 
thou  hast  done,  which  hast  de- 
spised the  oath  in  breaking  the 
covenant,  m 

60  Nevertheless,  I  will  n  remem- 
ber my  covenant  with  thee  in  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  and  I  will  es- 
tablish unto  thee  an  everlasting  o 
covenant. 

61  Then  thou  shall  remember 
thy  ways  p  and  be  ashamed, 
when  thou  shall  receive  thy  sis- 
ters, thine  elder  and  thy  young- 
er; and  I  will  give  them  unto 
thee  for  dau.'^htera,  5  but  r  not  by 
thy  s  covenant. 

62  And  I  will  establish  /  my  cov- 
enant with  thee  :  and  thou  shall 
know  thai  I  am  the  Lord  : 

63  That  thou  mayest  remember, 
and  be  confounded,  u  and  never 
open  thy  t>  month  any  more  be- 
cause of  thy  shame,  when  I  am 
pacified  toward  thee  for  all  that 
thou  hast  done,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  xvrr. 

AND    the    word    of   the    Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 
758 


EZEKI£L. 

/Je.  48.  47. 
4.9.  39. 
g  vcr.  63. 
19/or  n  re- 
port, or, 
hearing, 
h  is.  65.  5. 
Ln.  18.  II. 
!iO  pritUf, 
or,  ex- 
etUencief. 
i'iK.  16.5. 
Is.  7.  1. 

21  Aram. 

22  or,  spoil, 
k  id.  33.  -24. 

23  iKem. 
IMaU  7.  1, 
2. 

mDe.  29.12- 

15. 

n  Ps.  10G.45. 

o  2  Sa.  23.5. 

Je.  32.  40. 

5t).  5. 

;jP8.  119.59. 

q  Is.  54.  1. 

60.  4. 

Ga.  4.  23- 

31. 

rJe.  31.  31. 

s  Jno.  15.16. 

t  Hos.  2.  19, 

20. 

u  Ezr.  9.  6. 

Da.  9.  7,  8. 

V  Ro.  3.  19. 


a  Hos.  8.  1. 
1  embroid- 
ering. 

b  2  K.  24. 12. 
2 put  it  in 
ajield  of 
seed. 

c  Be.  8.  7-9. 
<2Is.  44.  4. 
e  ver.  14. 
/ver.  15. 
Afield. 
ff2K.25.  7. 
h  c.  19.  12. 
i  Hos.  12.  1. 
13.  15. 
*  c.  2.  5. 
I  ver.  3. 
2K.24.  II- 
17. 

4  brought 
him  to. 
r7i2Ch.  36. 
13. 


B.  C.  594. 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle, 
and  (peak  a  parable  unto  ib« 
bouse  of  Israel , 

3  And  say.  Thus  sailh  the  Lord 
God,  A  great  eagle  a  with  gre.tl 
wings,  long-winged,  full  of  /ca- 
thers,  which  had  1  divers  colnuri, 
came  unto  Lebanon,  and  took  lite 
highest  b  branch  of  the  cedar  : 

4  He  cropped  oS  the  top  of  hit 
young  twigs,  and  carried  il  into  a 
land  of  tralTic  ;  he  set  it  in  a  city 
of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the 
land,  and  2  plante<l  il  in  a  fruit- 
ful c  field;  be  placed  it  by  gicat 
waters,  and  set  il  a«  u  willow  d 
tree  ; 

6  And  il  grew  and  became  a 
spreading  vine  of  low  <  stature, 
whose  branches  turned  toward 
him,  and  the  roots  thareof  were 
under  him  :  so  il  became  a  vine, 
and  brought  forth  branches,  and 
shut  forth  sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great 
eagle  with  great  wings  and  ma  - 
ny  feathers  ;  and,  behold,  this 
vine  did  bendy  her  roots  towaid 
him,  and  shot  forth  her  branches 
toward  him,  that  he  might  wa- 
ter it  by  the  furrows  of  her  planta 
lion. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  3  soil 
by  great  waters,  that  il  might 
bring  forth  branches,  and  that  it 
might  bear  fruit,  thai  il  might  be 
a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Shall  it  prosper  ? 
shall  he  not  pull  up  the  roots 
thereof,  and  cut  oS°  the  fruit  g 
thereof,  that  il  wither?  it  shall 
wither  in  all  the  leaves  of  her 
spring,  even  without  great  power 
or  many  people  to  pluck  il  up  by 
the  roots  thereof. 

10  Yea,  behold,  bemg  planted, 
shall  it  prosper?  shall  it  not  ut- 
terly wither  A  when  the  east  wind 
i  toucheth  it  ?  il  shall  wither  '.a 
the  furrows  where  il  grew. 

11  Moreover,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  'Say  now  to  the  rebellious  k 
house.  Know  ye  not  what  these 
things  mean  ?  tell  them,  Behold, 
the  king  of  Babylon  is  come  to 
Jerusalem,  and  hath  taken  I  the 
king  thereof,  and  the  princes 
(hereof,  and  led  them  with  him  to 
Batiylon  ; 

13  And  hatb  taken  of  the  kind's 
6eed,^nd  made  a  covenant  with 
him,  and  hath  4  taken  an  oath  m 
of  him  :  he  hatb  also  (akeu  tb* 
raigb'.jr  of  the  land  : 


CHAP.  XVIII.         0/ the  parable  of  tour  grape  f. 
'  have  made  ihe  dry  tree  to  Sourish  : 


B.  C.  594. 

H  That  the  kingdom  mi^ht  be  n  -  n  c.  29.  14. 
base,  that  it  might  not   lift  itself  5  to  keep  his   1  the  Lord  have  spoken,  and  have 
up,  5  but  that  by  keeping  of  his   covenant,  Z<9   done  it 
covenant  it  might  stand.  stand  to  it. 

15  But     o     he    rebelled    against '  o  2K.  24.20. 
him,   in  sending  his  ambassadors  ^  Is.  31.  1-3. 

nto  p    Egypt,    that    thev   might    9  ver.  9. 
■        ■   '  "  "'  "       r  Je.52.  11. 


give  him  horses  and  much  people 
Shall  q  he  prosper  ?   shall   he   es-  '  c.  12.  13. 
cape   that  doeih  such   things'}  or|sJe.37.  7. 
shall   he   break  the  covenant,  and  >  J  1  Ch.29.24. 
be  delivered  ■?  |uc.  32:  3. 

16  As  I  live,  saith  Ihe  Lord  God,    v  Am.  9.  9, 
Biirely  in  the  place  where  the  king   10. 
dwelleth    that     made    him     king,  I  ?o  Is.  II.  1. 
whose     oath     he     despised,     and  '  Je.  23.  5. 
whose  covenant  he  brake,  even  with  ' :;:  Is.  S3.  2. 
him,  in  the   midst  of  Babylon,  he  '  y  Ps.  '?..  6. 
shall  T  die.  72.  16. 

17  Neither  s  shall  Pharaoh,  with  !  Is.  2.  2,  3. 
his  mighty  army  and  great   com- I  c.  20.  40. 
pany,  make    for  him  in  the  war,  !  Mi.  4.  1,2. 
bv  casting  up   mounts,  and  build- I  ~  c.  31.  6. 

Da.  4.  12. 

Mat.  13. 

47,  48. 

Lu.  14.  21- 

23. 

a  Lu. 1.52,53 

1  Co.  1.  27. 

28. 

6  Lu.  23.  31. 


by  casting  up  mounts,  and  build 
mg  forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons  : 
lis  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath 
by  breaking  the  covenant,  when, 
lo,  he  had  given  his  hand,  t  and 
hath  done  all  these  things,  he 
shall  not  escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  As  I  live,  surely  mine 
oath  that  he  hath  despised,  and 
ray  covenant  that  he  hath  broken, 
even  it  will  I  recompense  upon  his 
own  head. 

20  And  I  will  spread  my  net  u 
upon  him,  and  he  shall  be  taken 
in  my  snare  ;  and  I  will  bring  him 


aJe.31.  29. 

La.  5.  7. 

b  Ro.  6.  23. 

\judgment 

and  Justice. 
to  Baby  Ian,  and  will  plead  with  c  Le.  18.  19. 
him  there  for  his  trespass  that  he  d  Le.  20.  10. 
hath  trespassed  against  me.  e  Ex.  22.  21, 

21  And    all    his    fugitives     with    &c. 

all    his    bands    shall    fall    by    the   Pr.  3.  31. 
sword,  and  they  that  remain  shall   ^ De.  24,12, 
be  scattered  v  towards  all  winds  ;    13. 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord   ^De.  15.7,8. 
have  spoken  it.  Is.  58.  7. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  Mat.  25.  35. 
■will  also  take  of  the  highest  w  h  Le.  25.  36, 
branch  of  the  high  cedar,  and  will    37. 

Eet  it  ;  I  will  crop  off  from  the  top   Ne.  5.  7. 
of  hi.s  young  twigs  a  tender  xone,    Ps.  15.  5. 
and   will  plant  it   upon   an   high   »  Le.  19.  15. 
mountain  y  and  eminent :  Zee.  8.  16. 

23  In  the  mountain  of  the  height  *Ps.ll9.1-6. 
of  Israel  will  I  plant  it;  and  it  2or,  breaker 
shall  bring  forth  boughs,  and  hearlup  0/  an 


fruit,  and  be  a  goodly  cedar;  and 
under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  z  of 
every  wing  ;  in  the  shadow  of 
the  branches  thereof  shall  they 
dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field 
shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
brought  a  down  the  high  tree, 
have  exalted  the  low  tree,  have 
dried  up    the  green  b   tree,  and 


house. 
/Nu.35.31. 

3  or,  to  his 
brother 
besides  any 
of  these. 

4  bloods, 
m  c.  33.  4. 
Ac.  18.  6. 
n  v«r.  28. 


CHAPTER   XVIII. 

THE  v.ord  of  the  Lord  cara<!  un- 
to me  again,  saying, 
I  2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this 
'proverb  concerning  the  land  Of 
Israel,  saying,  The  fathers  a  have 
eaten  sour  grapes,  and  the  chil- 
dren's teeth  are  set  on  edge  ? 

3  As  1  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
ye  shall  not  have  occasion  any 
more  to  use  this  proverb  in  Israel. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine  ;  as 
the  soul  of  the  father,  so  also  the 
soul  of  the  son  is  mine  :  the  soul 
that  sinneth,  it  shall  die.  6 

5  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do  1 
that  which  is  lawful  and  rtght, 

6  And  c  hath  not  eaten  upon  the 
mountains,  neither  hath  lifted 
up  his  eyes  to  the  idols  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  neither  hath  de- 
filed his  neighbour's  wife,  neither 
hath  come  near  to  d  a  menstruous 
woman, 

7  And  hath  not  oppressed  e  any, 
but  hath  restored  to  the  debtor 
his  f  pledge,  hath  spoiled  none 
by  violence,  hath  given  his  bread 
to  the  hungry,  g  and  hath  covered 
the  naked  with  a  garment  ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth 
upon  usury,  h  neither  hath  taken 
any  increase,  that  hath  withdrawn 
his  haml  from  iniquity,  hath  exe- 
cuted true  i  judgment  between 
man  and  man, 

9  Hath  walked  k  in  my  statutes, 
and  hath  kept  my  judgments,  to 
deal  truly  ;  he  is  just,  he  shall 
surely  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 

10  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a  2 
robber,  a  I  shedder  of  blood,  and 
that  doeth  3  the  like  to  any  one  of 
these  things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of 
those  duties,  but  even  hath  eaten 
upon  the  mountains,  and  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and 
needy,  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
hath  not  restored  the  pledge,  and 
hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols,  hath  committed  abomi- 
nation, 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury, 
and  hath  taken  increase  :  shall 
he  then  live?  he  shall  not  live: 
he  hath  done  nil  these  abomina- 
tions ;  he  shall  surely  die  ;  hii 
blood  4  shall  be  m  upon  him. 

14  Now,  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son, 
that  seeth  all  his  father's  sins 
which  he  hath  done,  and  consid- 
sreth,riand  doeth  not  sacb  lik« 

759 


^fiitd'tjuttie*  in  punithing. 

15  That  lintli  not  eaten  upon  the 
.  mountains,  iieiilier  halt)  lifted   up 

his  eyes  tu  tlie  idola  ol  the  house 
ol'  Isiael,  hiith  not  defiled  hi* 
neigliboui'e  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any, 
hath  not  5  witbboldun  the  pledge, 
niither  hath  spoiled  by  violence, 
but  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  niid  hath  covered  the  na- 
ked with  a  garment, 

17  That  hath  taken  ott  his  band 
from  the  poor,  that  bath  not  re- 
ceived usury  nor  increase,  hath 
executed  my  judgments,  hath 
walked  in  my  statutes  :  lie  shall 
not  die  lor  the  iniquity  of  his  fa- 
ther, he  shall  surely  live. 

18  As  Jot  his  father,  because  he 
cruelly  oppiessed,  spoiled  his 
brother  by  violence,  and  did  thoX 
which  is  not  good  among  his  peo- 
ple, lo,  even  he  shall  die  in  o  bis 
iniquity. 

19  Yet  say  ye,  Why  1  doth  not 
p  the  son  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
father?  When  the  son  bath  done 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 
and  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and 
hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely 
live. 

2U  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall 
die.  The  son  q  shall  not  bear  the 
iniquity  of  the  father,  neither 
shall  the  fatlier  bear  the  iniquity 
of  the  son  ;  the  righteousness  r 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  upon 
him  ;  and  the  wickedness  s  of  the 
wicked  shall  be  upon  him. 

21  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn 
t  from  all  his  sins  that  he  hath 
committed,  and  keep  u  all  my 
statutes,  and  do  that  which  is 
Ihwful  and  right,  he  shall  surely 
live,  he  shall  not  die. 

22  All  V  his  transgressions  that 
he  hath  committed,  they  shall  not 
be  la  mentioned  unto  him  :  in  his 
righteousness  that  he  hath  done, 
le  shall  live. 

23  Have  I  x  any  pleasure  at  all 
that  the  wicked  should  die?  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  and  not  that  he 
should  return  from  his  ways,  and 
live? 

24  But  when  the  righteous  tum- 
eth  y  away  from  his  righteous- 
ness, and  committelh  iniquity, 
and  doeth  according  to  all  the  abo- 
minations that  the  wicked  man 
doeth,  shall  he  live  ?  All  his 
righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  shall  not  be  mentioned  :  in 
his  trespass  that  he  hath  tres- 
passed, and  in  his  sin  that  he  hath 
tinned,  in  them  shall  he  die. 

SS  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the 
7G0 


EZEKIEL. 

5  pledgtd, 
or,  takiii 
to  pledge. 

o  Jno.  8.  24. 

p  Ex.  20.5. 
2  K.  23.  26, 
24.  3,  4. 

9  De.  24. 16. 
2  K.  14.  5,6. 

r  Is.  3.  10, 
II. 

»Ro.  2.  9. 

t  Pr.  28.  13. 

1/  Ja.  2.  14- 
26. 

V  c.  33.  16. 

wPs.  103.12. 
Ro.  8.  1. 

X  1  Ti.  2.  4. 
2Pe.  3.  9. 

yHe.  6.4-6. 
10.  26,27. 
2Pe.2.  20. 


z  Lu.15.  17, 
&c. 

a  Pr.  19.  3. 

6  Re.  2.  5. 

6  or,  others, 
Ps.  51.  13. 
Lu.22.  32. 

cEp.  4.22. 

23. 

dPa.  51.  10. 
Je.  32.  39. 

ac.  26.  17. 

!c7.  2. 

6  2  K.  23.31- 
34. 

2  Ch.  36.4-6. 
Je.22.  Il- 
ls. 

I  or,  tai- 
doua. 


B.  C.  594. 

Lord  if  not  equal.  Hear  no\\^ 
O  house  of  Intiel  ;  Is  not  my  way 
equal?  ure  not  your  wavt  une- 
qiml? 

26  When  a  righteous  man  turn- 
eth  awuy  from  his  ri^htcousnes.i, 
and  cunimitteth  iniquity,  and 
dieth  in  them  :  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  done,  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  when  the  wicked  man 
tumeth  away  from  his  wickedness 
that  he  hath  committed,  and  do- 
eth that  which  is  lawful  and  right, 
he  shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  considcieth,  z  and 
turneth  away  from  all  his  trans- 
gressions that  he  hath  committed, 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel, 
The  way  of  the  Lord  a  is  not 
equal.  0  house  of  Israel,  are  not 
my  ways  equal  ?  are  not  your  ways 
unequal  ? 

30  Therefore  I  will  judge  you,  0 
house  of  Israel,  every  one  accord- 
inglo  his  ways,  saith  the  Lord  God. 
Repent,  b  and  turn  6  yourselves 
from  all  your  transgressions;  so 
iniquity  shall  nut  be  your  ruin. 

31  Cast  away  c  fiom  you  all 
your  transgressions,  whereby  ye 
have  transgressed  ;  and  make  you 
a  new  heart  d  and  a  new  spiiit  : 
for  why  will  yc  die,  O  house  of 
Israel ? 

32  Por  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the 
death  of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the 
Lord  God  :  wherefore  turn  6  your- 
selves, and  live  ve. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

MOREOVER,   take    thou   up  a 
lamentation  a  for  the  princes 
of  Israel, 

2  And  say.  What  is  thy  mother? 
A  lioness  ;  she  lay  down  among 
lions,  she  nourished  her  whelps 
among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her 
whelps,  it  6  became  a  young  lion, 
and  it  learned  to  catch  the  prey  ; 
it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him  ; 
he  was  taken  in  their  pit,  and  they 
brought  him  with  chains  unto  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

5  Now,  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  waited,  and  her  hope  waslost, 
then  she  took  another  of  her 
whelps,  and  made  him  a  young 
lion. 

6  And  he  went  up  and  down 
among  the  lions,  he  became  a 
young  lion,  and  learned  to  catch 
the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  their  1  desolate 
palaces,  and  he  laid  waste  their 


B.  C.  593. 

cities  ;  and  the  land  was  desolate, 
and  the  fulness  thereof,  by  the 
noise  of  his  roaring'. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  against 
him  on  every  side  from  the  piovin- 
ces,  and  spread  their  net  over 
him  :  he  was  taken  in  their  pit.  c 

9  And  they  put  him  in  ward  in 
chains,  and  'i  brought  him  to  the 
king-  of  Babylon  ;  they  brought 
him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel. 

10  Thy  mother  is  like  a  vine  d  in 
thy  blood,  3  planted  by  the  wa- 
ters: she  e  was  fruitful,  and  full 
of  branches,  by  reason  of  many 
waters. 

11  And  she  had  strong  rods  for 
the  sceptres  of  them  that  bare 
rule,  and  her  stature  was  exalted 
among  the  thick  branches,  and  she 
appeared  in  her  height  with  the 
multitude  of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in 
fury,  she  was  cast  down  to  the 
ground,  and  the  east  windy  dried 
up  her  fruit  ;  her  strong  rods  were 
broken  and  withered  ;  tlie  fire 
consu;ned  them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  the 
wilderness,  in  a  dry  g  and  thirsty 
ground. 

14  And  fire  h  is  gone  out  of  a  rod 
of  her  branches,  which  hath  de- 
voured I  her  fruit,  so  that  she  hath 
no  k  strong  rod  to  be  a  sceptre  to 
rule.  This  is  a  lamentation,  and 
shall  be  for  a  lamentation. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sev- 
enth year,  in  the  fifth  month, 
the  tenth  dny  o{  the  month,  thnt 
certain  of  the  a  elders  of  Israel 
came  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  and 
sat  before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  el- 
ders of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Are  ye 
come  to  inquire  of  me  ?  As  I  live, 
Baith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not  b  be 
inquired  of  by  you. 

4  Wilt  thou  1  judge  them,  son 
of  man  ?  wilt  thou  judge  them  ? 
cause  them  to  know  o  the  abomi- 
nations of  their  fathers  ; 

5  And  say  unto  them.  Thus 
tai'th  the  Lord  God,  In  the  day 
when  I  d  chose  Israel,  and  2  lifted 
up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  made  my- 
self known  unto  them  in  e  the  la  id 
of  Egypt,  when  I  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  them,  saying,  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God  ; 


CHAP.  XX. 

'cLa.  4.  20. 
,  2  or,  hooks. 
\dc.  17.  6. 

3  or,  quiet- 
ness, or, 

likeness. 
leDe.  8.  7-9. 

/c.  17.  10. 

Hoa.  13.  15. 
'  g  Ps.  63.1. 

/i  Ju.  9.  15. 

2  K.  24.  20. 

Ps.  80.  16. 

i  Ps.  79.  7. 

k  Ne.  9.  37. 

Hos.  3.  4. 

Am.  9.  11. 

ac.  8.  1. 

6  c.  14.  1,  3. 

Ju.  4.24. 

1  or,  plead 
for. 

cc.  16.2. 
dDe.  7.  6. 

2  or,  sicare. 
Ex.  6.  8. 
ver.  6. 
eEx.3.  8. 
De.  4.  34,35. 


/De.  8.  7. 

g  Ps.  48.  2. 

/iLe.  18.  3. 

De.  29.  16- 

18. 

Jos.  24.  14. 

i  Ju.  2.  12, 

15. 

1  K.  11.5-8. 

2K.21.  3, 

&c. 

/t  2  K.  22.16, 

17. 

lV)e.  9.28. 

c.  36.21,22. 

m  Nu.14.13. 

71  Ex.  13.  18. 

o  De.  4.  8. 

Ne.  9.  13, 

14. 

Ps.  147.  19. 

3  made 

them  to 

know. 

p  he.  18.  5. 

19.  3,  30. 

g  Ex.  31.  13. 

7- Is.  63.  10. 

s  Ne.  13.  W. 

t  Nu.26.  65. 

u  Ps.  95.  11. 

0  Pr.  1.30, 

31. 

w  P3.78.37. 

Am.  5.25, 

26. 

xPs.78.  38. 


Israel's  rebellion*. 

6  In  the  day  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
hand  unto  them,  to  bring  _/'  (hem 
forth  of  the  land  of  Egypt  into  a 
land  that  I  had  espied  for  them, 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
which  is  the  glorv  §  of  all  lands  ; 

7  Then  said  I  h  unto  them.  Cast 
ye  away  every  man  the  abomina- 
tions of  his  eyes,  and  defile  not 
yourselves  with  the  iduls  of 
Egypt  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  But  i  they  rebelled  against  me, 
and  would  not  hearken  unto  me  : 
they  did  not  every  man  castaway 
the  abominations  of  their  eyes, 
neither  did  they  forsake  the  idols 
of  Egypt  :  then  I  said,  I  will  k 
pour  out  my  fury  upon  them,  to 
accomplish  my  anger  against 
them  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  But  /  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  polluted 
before  the  heathen,  among  whom 
they  were,  in  whose  sight  m  I 
made  myself  known  unto  them, 
in  bringing  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

10  Wherefore  I  caused  them  to 
go  forth  n  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  brought  them  into  the  wil- 
derness : 

11  And  I  gave  them  o  my  stat- 
utes, and  showed  3  them  my  judg- 
ments, which  p  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  even  live  in  them. 

12  Moreover,  also,  I  gave  them 
my  sabbaths,  to  be  a  sign  g  be- 
tween ine  and  them,  that  they 
might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  sanctify  them. 

13  But  the  house  of  Israel  r  re-? 
belled  against  me  in  the  wilder- 
ness :  they  walked  not  in  my  stat- 
utes, and  they  despised  my  judg- 
ments, which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  evea  live  in  them  ;  and  my 
s  sabbaths  they  greatly  polluted  : 
then  I  said,  I  would  pour  out  my 
fury  upon  them  in  the  wilderness, 
t  to  consume  them. 

14  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's 
sake,  that  it  should  not  be  polluted 
before  the  heathen,  in  whose  sight 
I  brought  them  out. 

15  Yet  also  I  lifted  tip  my  hand 
unto  them  in  the  wilderness,  that 
I  would  u  not  bring  them  into  the 
land  which  I  had  given  them,  flow- 
ing  with  milk  and  honey,  which  is 
the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  Because  they  despised  o  my 
judgments,  and  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  but  polluted  my  sab- 
baths :  for  their  heart  u  went  alter 
their  idols. 

17  Nevertheless    z    mine     eya 

761 


/»nw."«  rebellions. 

■pared  them  from  destroying 
them,  ntither  cli'l  1  make  tiii  end 
of  them  in  the  wildcriiuoH. 

18  Bill  I  enid  y  unto  their  chil- 
(Ireti  in  the  wiideriiess,  Walk  ve 
not  in  the  stututea  of  your  dx- 
Ihers,  jr  neitherohservc  their  judj- 
ineiiia,  nor  delile  youraelves  with 
their  idols, 

19  1  a  am  the  Lord  your  God  ;  4 
Walk  in  my  etatiites,  and  keep  oiy 
judg-ments,  and  do  them  ; 

20  And  hallow  c  my  Babbath*  ;  and 
they  shall  be  a  si^n  between  me 
and  you,  that  je  may  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

21  Not\vithstan<lin^,  the  chil- 
dren d  rebelled  against  me  :  iboy 
walked  not  in  my  statutes,  nei- 
ther kept  my  judgements  to  do 
them,  which  if  a  md;i  do,  he  ehnll 
even  live  in  them  ;  they  e  pollut- 
ed ray  sabbaths  :  then  I  said,  I 
would  pour  out  my  fury  upon 
them,  to  accomplish  my  auger 
against  them  in  the  wilderness. 

£2  Nevertheless  _/"  I  ■withdrew 
mine  hand,  and  wrought  for  my 
name's  g  fake,  that  i  should  nol 
be  polluted  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  h  I 
brought  them  forth. 

23  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto 
them  also  in  the  wilderness,  that 
i  I  would  scatter  them  among  the 
heathen,  and  disperse  them 
th.'ough  the  countries  ; 

24  Because  they  had  not  execu- 
ted my  judgments,  but  had  de- 
spised my  statutes,  and  had  pol- 
luted my  sabbaths,  and  their 
eyes  t  were  after  their  father's 
idols. 

25  Wherefore  IT  gave  them  also 
statutes  that  were  not  good,  and 
judgments  whereby  they  should 
not  live  : 

25  \m\  I  polluted  them  in  their 
m  own  gifts,  in  that  they  cause  I 
to  pass  throujrh  the  fire  all  n  that 
op>iietb  the  womb  that  I  might 
make  them  desolate,  to  the  end 
that  they  might  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

27  Tlierefore,  son  of  man,  speak 
unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Yet  in  this  your  fathers  have 
blasphemed  o  me,  in  that  they 
have  4  committed  a  trespass 
against  me. 

&  For  when  I  had  bronght  them 
into  the  land,  /or  the  which  I 
lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to 
them,  then  they  saw  every  high 
p  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and 
'.hir  ofTered  there  their  sacrifice*, 

re? 


y  De.  .').  12.  :  and  there  they  pre«»nt>.-d  the  j,.  - 
2  Je.  9.  14.  I  vocation  7  of  their  olici  Dig  :  tbeie 
Am.  'i.  4.  also  they  made  theirsv.eei  savour, 
a  Ex.  20.  2.  rand  poured  out  tlierc  their  diii.k- 
Le.  19.  4.        offerings. 

iPs.  119.  3.     29   Then    I    6   said    unto    them, 
e  Je.  17.  22.     What  i»  the  high  place  whercunw 
d  Nu.25.1,2.  lye  go  ■?    And   the  name  thereof  ii 
De.  9.  23,24.  '  called  Bamah  unto  this  day. 
31.  27.  j   30  Wherefore  say  unto  the  hou.^e 

«  ver.  13, 16.  of  Israel,  Thus  'laith  the  Lord 
/  ver.  17.      I  God,    Aie   ye   polluted    alter   the 

fver.  9,  14.     manner  of  your  fathers?    t   and 
Ps    98.2.    (commit  ye  whoredom   after  their 
abominations  7 

31  For  when  ye  offer  your  gifts, 
when  ye  make  your  sons  to  pass 
through  the  fire,  ye  pollute  yoiir- 
selvea  with  all  your  idols,  even 
unto  this  day  ;  I  and  shall  I  be 
inquired  of  by  you,  O  boufe  of 
Israel?  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  not  be  inquired  of  by 
you. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  u  iito 
your  mind  shall   not  o  be  at  all,, 
that  ye  say.    We   will   be   as  ibo' 
heathen,   as    the    families    of  tlie'f 
countries,  to  serve  wood  and  stone, 

33  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  GoJ, 
Surely  w  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and 
with  fury  poured  out,  will  I  rule 
over  you  ; 

34  And  I  will  bring  yon  out  x 
from  the  people,  and  will  gather 
you  out  of  the  countries  wherein 
ye  are  scattered,  with  a  niigh'.y 
hand,  and  with  a  stretcheil-out 
arm,  and  with  fury  pcured  out  ; 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the 
wilderness  y  of  the  people,  and 
there  will  I  plead  z  with  you  face 
to  face,  a 

36  Lite  as  I  pleaded  b  with  your 
fathers  in  the  wilderness  of  the' 
land  of  Egypt,  so  will  I  plead, 
with  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And   I  will  cause  you  xo  pas*, 
c  under  the  rod,  and  I  will  brin^J; 
you  6  into  the  bond  of  the  cove- 
nant : 

3S  And  I  will  purge  out  ct  from 
among  you  the  rebels,  and  them 
that  transgress  against  me  :  I 
will  bring  them  forth  out  of  the 
country  where  they  sojourn,  and 
they  shall  not  e  enter  into  the  land 
of  Israel;  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  Israel, 
thu^  saith  the  Lord  God,  Go  /  ye, 
seri-e  ye  every  one  his  idols,  and 
hereafter    also,     if   yo   will     not' 
hearken  e;  unto  me  :  h  but  pollute  j 
ye   my  holy  name  no  more  withj 
your  gifts,  ond  with  your  idole. 


B.  C.  563.-^ 


CHAP.  XXI 


40  For  in  mine  holy  mountain,  iiU.  2.  2,  3. 
in  tlie  mountain   of  the  height  of  25.  6,  7. 
Israel,  saith   the  Lord   God,   there  ,.  »     gQ  ~ 
shall  all  the  house  of  Israel,   all  of  ^     '  a  'oq* 
them  in  the  land,  serve  rae  :  there   ^  *"     '      ' 
will   I   accept  k  them,  and  there    tyj'i   g    . 
will  I  require   your  ofi'erings,   and  i  ■     ■    • 
the  7  first  fruits  of  vour  oblations,  |  7  or,  chief. 
with  all  your  holy  thin-s                    I  g  savour  of 

41  I  v.ill  accept  you  with  your   8,        , 


/  Ph.  4.  18. 
rolPe.2.  9. 
n  Ii.  5.  16. 
o  c.  38.  23. 
pc.  16.  61. 


sweet  savour,  Z  when  I  bring-  you 
out  m  f.om  the  people,  and  gather 
you  out  from  the  countries  wherein 
ye  have  been  scattered  ;  and  I 
will  be  sanctified  n  in  you  before 
the  heathen. 

42  And  ye   shall  know  o    that  I 
am  Ihe   Lord,    when  I  shall   bring 
you   into  the   land  of  Israel,   into  !  9  Job  42.  6. 
Itie  country /or  the  which  I  lifted  !r  Ps.  25.  11. 
up  mine   hand   to  give  it  to  your   113.  1. 
fatheis.  *-  lJno.2.  12. 

43  And  p  there  shall  ve  remera-  „  mo  m 
Oer  your  ways,  and  al'l  your  do-  *  "•  ^"''•^"• 
in»s,  wherein  ye  have  been  de-  t  Je.  21.  14. 
filed  ;  and  ye  shall  g  lothe  your-  ni  4 
selves  in  your  own  sight,  for  all  '  '„'., 
your  evils  that  ye  have  commit-  "  ^^'^^  „*• 
led.                                                          aDe.32.  2. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that   I  ami 

the  Lord,  when  1  have  wrought  |  i  Job  9.  22. 
with  you  for  my  name's  sake,  rjc  Ps.  45.3. 
not  3  according  to  your  wicked  rf  Is.  55.  11. 
ways,  nor  according  to  your  cor- 1  e  Is.  22.  4. 
rupt  doings,  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  !/Is.  28. 19. 
taitb  the  Lord  God.  j  I  ^o  into. 

43    Moreover,  the    word    of    the  | ,?  De.  32.  41. 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying,  |  2  or,  is  the 

45  Son  of  man,   set   thy  face  to-  [rod  0/ my 
ward    the     south,    and     drop    tky' son,  it  eles- 
wQrd  toward  the  south,    and   ^\o -  ^ piseth  every 
phesy    against    the   forest  of   the  j  tree. 
south  field  ;  /t  ver.  19. 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the!  3  or,  they 
south,  Hear  the  word  of  the  !  are  thrust 
Lord  :  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  j  down  to 
Behold,  I  t  will  kindle  a  fire  \n\the  sword 
thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every  jtai^A  my. 
green  tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry  i  De  32.  23. 
tree  ;  the  flaming  flame   shall  not   k  Je.  31.  19. 


he  quenched,  and  all  faces  from 
u  the  south  to  the  north  shall  be 
burnt  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that  I 
the  Lord  have  kindled  it ;  it  shall 
not  be  quenched,  v 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
they  say  of  me,  Doth  he  not  speak 
parables  ? 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  to- 
wards Jerusalem,  and  drop  a  thy 'hand. 
taorrf  toward  the  holy  places,  and  1  6  or,  ^?iJ- 
prophesy  againet  the  land  of  Is-  tering,  or, 
raef,  \ftar. 


4  or.  When 
the  trial 
hath  been, 
what  then  ? 
shall  they 
not  also 
belong  to 
the  despis- 
171  g  rod  ) 
ZMal.  3.2, 
3. 
1  Co.  3.  13. 

5  hand  to 


The  sharp  and  bright  sword, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
am.  against  thee,  and  will  draw 
forth  my  sword  out  of  his  sheath, 
and  will  cut  off  from  thee  b  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  off 
from  (hee  the  righteous  and  the 
wicked,  therefore  shall  my  sword 
c  go  forth  out  of  his  sheath  against 
all  flesh,  from  the  south  to  the 
north  ; 

5  That  all  flesh  may  know  that 
I  the  Lord  have  drawn  forth  m.v 
sword  out  of  his  sheath  :  it  shall 
not  return  d  any  more. 

6  Sigh  e  therefore,  thou  son  of 
man,  with  the  breaking  of  thy 
loins  ;  and  with  bitterness  sigh 
before  their  eyes. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say 
unto  thee.  Wherefore  sighest 
thou  ?  that  thou  shalt  answer, 
For  the  tidings, y  because  it  com- 
elh  :  and  eve»-y  heart  shall  melt, 
and  all  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and 
every  spirit  shall  faint,  and  all 
knees  shall  1  he  weak  as  water: 
behold,  it  cometh,  and  shall  be 
brought  to  pass,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

8  Again,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  mau,  prophesy,  and 
say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  A 
sword,  g  a  sword  is  sharpened, 
and  also  furbished  : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore 
slaughter  ;  it  is  furbished  that  it 
may  glitter  :  should  we  then  make 
mirtti?  it  2  contemneth  the  rod  of 
my  son,  as  every  tree. 

U  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be 
furbished,  that  it  may  be  handled  : 
this  swofd  is  sharpened,  and  it  is 
furbished,  to  give  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  h  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man  ;  for 
it  shall  be  upon  my  people,  it  shall 
be  upon  all  the  princes  of  Israel  : 
3  terrors,  i  by  reason  of  the  sword, 
shall  be  upon  my  people  :  smite  k 
therefore  upon  thy  thigh, 

13  Because  4  it  is  a  trial,  I  and 
what  if  the  sword  contemn  even 
the  rod  ?  it  shall  be  no  more,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou,  therefore,  son  of  man, 
prophesy  and  smite  5  thi7ie  handi 
together,  and  let  the  swcrd  be 
doubled  the  third  time,  the  sword 
of  the  slain  :  it  is  the  sword  of  the 
great  men  that  are  slain,  which 
entereth  into  their  privy  cham- 
bers. 

15  I  have  set  the  6  point  of  the 
fword  arniast  all  their  gatei,  that 

763 


JerataUm  Utrtatened. 


EZEKIEL. 


tA<i r  heart  mny  fninl,  m  and  their  tnc.  22.  14. 
ruin    b«     miikiplied.     Ah  I     it   ia  7  ur,  sharp- 
made  bright,  it  i»  7  wrapt  up  for  etitd. 
the  ■InugTiter.  B  tet  thy- 

16  Uo  thee  oue  way  or  other,   ti-  lelf,  take 
ther  on  (he  right  haml,  8  or  on  the    the  lift 
left,  whithersoever  thy  lace  ia  set.    kaitd. 

17  I  will  also  smile   mine  band*   riJar.  49.  2. 
together,    and    I    will    catue    my  9  motKer. 
fui7    to    real:    I    the    Lord  have   10  or, 

■aid  it.  knives. 

18  The  word  of   the    Lord  came    U  or,  Itra- 
unto  ine  a^nin,  siiyiiig,  phim. 

19  AI(o,    thou  run   of   man,    ap-    12  ramt,  or, 
point     thee    two  wayc,    that    the  jhalteringr 
•word  of  the  kinjof  Babylon  may  jram«. 
come:     both     twain     ahall    come    13  or, /or 
forth  out  of  one  land  ,-  and   choose  i  o-M* 
thou  a  place,  choose  it  at  the    head    made  unto 
of  the  way  to  the  city.  \them. 

20  Appoint  a  way  that  the  sword    o  Nu.  32.23. 
rtuiy  come  to  Rabbnth  nof  the  Am-jp  Ho.s.  7.  2. 
monites,  and  to  Judah  in  Jerusa- j  j  Is.  64.  6. 
lera  thedefenced.  rJe.  52.  2. 

21  For  the  king-  of  Babylon  stood  \s  c.  17.  19, 
at  the  parting- 9  of  the  way,  at  the, 24. 

head  of  the  two  ways,   to  use  di-|fLu.   1.52. 
vinaiion  ;    he    made   his  10  arrows    14  Pervert- 


ed, per- 
verted, 
perverted, 


bright,  he   consulted    with  images. 

11  he  looked  in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  di- 
vination for  Jerusalem,  to  appoint  'u:iti  I 

12  captains,  to  open  the  mouth    mytnakeit. 
the  slaughter,  to  lift   up  the   voice  i  u  Ge.  49.  10. 
with   shouting,   to  appoint  6«<<tr- j  Lu.  1.  32, 
in^-rains    against     the     gales,    to  j  33. 

cast  a  mount,  and  to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall   be   unto   them   as    

a    false   divination   in  their  sight,  I 

13  to  them  thai  have  sworn  oaths  : 
but  he  will  call  to  remembrance  o 
the  iniquity,  that  they  may  be 
taken. 


1 15  or,  cause 
\it  to. 


1 16  or,  burn- 
?4  Therefore  thus  saith   the   Lord.tng'. 
God,  Because  ye  have    made  your] 
iniquity  p  to   be   remembered,  in  ^^  or, plead 
that  your   transgressions   are   dis-  for. 
covered,  so  that  in  all  q   your  do-  ( 
ings  your  sins  do  appear  ;  becauae,   2  city  of 
I  eiiy,  that  ye  are  come  to  xemetn-  ,  bloods. 
brance,  ye  shall  be  taken  with    the  | 
hand.     '  Ztr.akeher 

25  And  tliou,   profane   r  wicked    knoten. 
prince   of  Israel,   whose  day    s  ia   c.  16.  2. 
come,    when    iniquity  shall  Aanej 

an  end  ;  |n2K,  21.16. 

26  Th.issailh  the  Lord  God     Rc-'^       „„j,rf„^ 
move    the    d-adem     and  take  off  „^,„  j^ 

the   crown  ;  this  t-hall  not  be  the   ,•„„..',;„.. 
„  1.   .  I  •      .1    .  •    I  >    ^'*  vexation, 

aame  :  exalt  t  nin  that  is  low,  and 
abase  him  thai  £>•  high.  5  arm. 

27  I    14   will    overturn,  overturn,   6  or,  deceit. 
overturn    it;    and    it    shall   be    no    .       .g   g 
more,  until  he  u  come  whose   right    .    '      '    ' 

it  is  ;  and  I  will  give  it  kini. 

28  And   thou,   son   of  man,  pro-   7  of  slan- 
phesy,   and    aay.  Thua    aaith  the, <?«»•». 

764 


B.  C. 5M. 

Lord  Cod  concerning  the  Ammon- 
ites, and  concerning  their  re- 
proach i  even  aay  thuu.  The  aword, 
the  iwoid  is  drawn  i  fur  the  daugh- 
ter il  it  fuibiahed,  to  conaume  be- 
cauae of  the  glittering  ; 

29  Wbilea  Ihey  aee  vanity  unto 
thee,  NKhilea  they  divine  ■  lie  unto 
thee,  to  biing  thee  upon  the  necka 
otthem  that  are  aluiu,  of  the  wick- 
ed, uliose  day  is  come,  when  their 
iniquity  slialt  have  an  end. 

30  Shall  15  I  cause  it  to  return  into 
bis  aheath?  I  will  judge  thee  in 
the  place  where  thou  wast  created, 
in  the  land  of  thy  nativity. 

31  And  I  will  pour  out  mine  in- 
dignation upon  thee  ;  I  will  Mow 
against  thee  in  the  fire  of  my 
wiath,  and  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  16  brutish  men,  oncf  skill- 
ful to  destroy 

32  Thou  abalt  be  for  fuel  to  the 
ire  ;  thy    blood    shall    be    in    the 

midst  of  the  land  ;  thou  shalt  be 
no  more  remembered  ;  for  I  the 
Lord  have  apoken  if. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

MOREOVER,  the    word   of  the 
Lord    came    unto    me,  aay- 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  wilt  1 
thou  judge,  wilt  thou  judge  the  2 
bloody  city  ?  yea,  thou  shalt  3 
show  her  all  her  abominations. 

3  Then  say  thou,  Thua  a:<ith  the 
Lord  God,  The  rity  sheddeth  blood 
in  the  midst  of  it,  ihat  her  time 
may  come  ;  and  maketh  idola 
against  herself  to  defile  her- 
self. 

4  Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy 
a  blood    that  thou   hast  shed  ;  ani^ 
hasl  defiled  thyself  in  thine  idols,' 
which  thou  hasl    made  ;  and  tbot/ 
hasl  caused  thy  days  to  draw  near,' 
and  art  come  (Ctn'unio  thy  years:, 
therefore  have  I  made  thee  a  re- 
proach  unto    the  heathen,  and  r 
mocking  to  nil  countries. 

5  Those  that  be  near,  and  those  . 
that  be  far  from  thee,  shall  mc^k  ' 
thee,  trhirh  art  infamoua  4  and] 
much  vexed. 

6  Behold,  the  princes  of  Israel, 
every  one  were  in  thee  to  their 
5  power  to  abed  blood. 

7  In  thee  have  they  set  light  by 
father  and  mother  ;  in  the  midst  of 
thee  have  they  dealt  by  6  oppress- 
ion with  the  stranger  :  in  thee 
have  they  vexed  the  fatherless  and 
the  widow. 

8  Thou  hast  despised  mine  holy 
thines  and  hast  profaned  my  sab- 
baths. 

9  In  thee  6  are  men  7  that  carry 


B.  C.  593. 

tales  to  shed  blood  ;  and  in  tliee 
they  eat  upon  the  mountains  ; 
the  midst  of  thee  they  commit 
lewdness  ; 

10  In  thee  have  they  discovered 
their  f;<!hers'  nakedness;  in  thee 
have  they  huml)le<i  her  that  was 
set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  8  one  hath  committed 
abomination  with  his  neighbor's 
v.ife  ;  and  8  another  hath  9  lewd- 
ly defiled  his  d.\ug'hter-in-Ia\v  ; 
and  another  in  thee  hath  hum- 
bled his  sister,  his  father's  daug-h- 
tsr. 

12  In  thee  have  they  taten  "rifts 
to  shed  blood  :  thou  hast  taken 
usury  and  increase,  and  tliou  hast 
greedily  gained  of  thy  neig^hbours 
by  extortion,  and  bast  forgotten  c 
me,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  Behold,  therefore,  I  have 
Fmitten  mine  hand  at  thy  dishon- 
est gain  which  thou  hast  made, 
and  at  thy  blood  which  hath  been 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  Can  rl  thine  heart  endure,  or 
can  thine  hands  be  strong',  in  the 
days  that  I  shall  deal  v.ith  thee? 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and 
will  do  it. 

15  And  I  will  scatter  e  thee 
among'  the  heathen,  and  disperse 
thee  ii  the  countri>>s,  and  will 
consume  f  thy  filthiness  out  of 
thee. 

16  And  thou  shall  10  take  thine 
inheritance  in  thyself  in  the  sight 
of  the  heathen,  and  thou  shalt 
Know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
(into  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of  Is- 
rael is  tome  become  dross:  g  all 
they  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron, 
and  lead,  in  the  midst  of  the  fur- 
nace ;  they  are  even  the  II  dross  h 
of  silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Becanse  ye  are  all  become 
drosj,  behold,  therefore,  I  will 
gather  you  into  the  midst  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  As  12  thsy  gather  silver,  and 
brass,  and  iron,  and  lead,  and  tin, 
into  the  midst  ol  the  lurn.ice,  to 
blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to  melt  it; 
80  2  will  I  gather  you  in  mine  an- 
ger and  in  my  fuiy,  and  I  will 
leave  you  there,  and  melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and 
blow  upon  you  in  the  fire  of  my 
wrath,  and  ye  shall  be  melted  in 
the  midst  thereof. 

22  Aa  silver  is  melted  in  the 
midst  of  the  furnace,  so  shall  ye 
Be   melted   in  the   midst   thereof; 

49 


9  or,  by 
lewdness. 


dJoh9.  4. 
Is.  31.  3. 
c.  28.  9. 

e  Da.  4.  27. 
/c.  23.27. 

10  or,  be 
profaned, 
gPs.  119. 
119. 

Is.  1.  22, 
25. 

11  drosses. 
Je.  6.  30. 

^  Is.  1.  25. 

12  accord- 
ing to  the 
gathering 
of. 

i  Zee.  13.  9. 


CHAP.  XXIII.   Trie  corruption  o/propli£ts,  6c. 

8  or,  everij  and  ye  shall  know  that  £  the  Lo^l 
have  poured  out  k  my  fury  upon 
you. 

23  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her, 
Thou  art  the  land  that  is  not 
cleansed,  nor  lained  upon  in' the 
day  of  indignation. 

25  There  is  a  conspiracy  /  of  her 
prophets  in  the  midst  thereof, 
like  a  roaring  lion  ravening  the 
prey  :  they  have  devoured  souls; 
m  they  have  taken  n  the  treasure 
and  precious  things;  they  have 
made  her  many  widows  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

26  Her  priests  o  have  13  violated 
my  law,  and  have  profaned  mine 
holy  things:  they  have  put  no 
difierencep  between  the  holy  and 
profane,  neither  have  they  showed 
difference  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean,  and  have  hid  their  eyes 
from  my  sabbaths,  and  I  am  pro- 
faned among  them. 

27  Her  princes  in  the  midst 
thereof  are  like  wolves  ravening 
the  prey,  to  shed  blood,  and  tc 
destroy  souls,  to  get  dishonest 
ga  i  n . 

28  And  her  prophets  have  daubed 
them  with  unlempered  mortar^ 
seeing  vanity,  9  and  divining  lies 
unto  them,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  when  the  Lord  hath  not 
spoken. 

29  The  people  r  of  the  land  have 
used  oppression,  14  and  exercised 
robbery,  and  have  vexed  the  poor 
and  needy  ;  yea,  they  have  s  op- 
pressed the  stranger  15  wrong- 
fully. 

30  And  I  sought  t  for  a  man 
among  them,  that  should  make 
up  the  hedge,  and  stand  in  the 
gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 
should  not  destroy  it  ;  but  I  found 
u  none. 

31  Therefore  have  I  poured  out 
mine  indignation  upon  thern  ;  I 
have  consumed  them  with  the 
fire  of  my  wrath  :  their  own  wa^ 
V  have  I  recompensed  upon  their 
heads,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

THE    word  of   the    Lord    came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  two  a 
women,  the  daughters  of  one 
mother  ; 

3  And  b  they  committed  whore- 
doms in  Egypt  ;  they  committed 
whoredoms  in  their  youth  :  • 
there  were  their  breasts  pressed, 
and  there  they  bruised  the  teat* 
of  their  virginity. 

T65 


/tc.  20.  8, 

33. 

iHos.  6.  9. 

wc.  13.  18- 

20. 

nc.  34.  3. 
Mi.  3.  11. 
Zep.  3.  3,  4. 

oMaI.2.  7, 

8. 

13  offered 
violence  to, 
2  Pe.  3.  16. 

p  Le.  10.  10. 

7  La.  2.  14. 

T-Je.  5.25- 
31. 

14  oi,deceit. 
sEx.23.  9. 

15  without 
right. 

t  Is.  63.  5. 

«Je.5.  1. 

rPr.  1.31. 

^  Je.3.  7- 

11. 

6  Le.  17.  7. 

Jos.  24.  14. 

20.  8, 
c  c.  16.8,&c. 


Whoredoms  o/AhoUih  mid  Aholibah 

i  Aii<l  llir  niimp*  of  them  ucre 
Aliol.ih  tlie  L'l-I.'r,  i>n(l  Al>.>lil>:th 
lur  siJilrr  j  uiiii  ihoy  weic  mine, 
aii'l  they  bare  sous  and  ditn^litcrB. 
I'hus  ictrt  tlieii  iiaines  i  £>.irnA- 
ria  1  is  Aholuli,  and  Jcruuiiuiu  U 
AhulUMh. 

5  .Ami  Aholah  played  the  harlot 
when  she  \vui<  mine  ;  und  she  doted 
on  her  hiveia,  on  ilie  Assyiians  d 
her  nei^hboiiis. 

6  VV'/iicA  i#«rr<;  clothed  with  blue, 
captains  and  niters,  all  of  tbcm 
deijiral>le  yoiin°:  iiiun,  horaeracii 
ridin^npoii   horses. 

7  Tliiia  she  S  committed  her 
whore. lorns  with  them,  w-iih  all 
them  that  were  the  4  chosen  men 
of  Assy. ia,  and  with  all  on  whom 
she  doted  :  with  all  their  idoU  she 
dehlcd  heiself. 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms 
brought  from  Ejypt  :  for  in  hei 
youih  ihey  lay  with  her,  and  they 
bruised  the  breasts  of  her  virjin- 
ily,  an  1  poured  their  whoiudums 
upon  her. 

9  Wherefore  I  have  delivered  her 
into  the  hand  e  uf  her  lovers,  into 
the  hand  of  the  Assyrians,  upon 
whom  she  doted. 

10  These  cliscovereil  her  naked- 
ness ;  they  took  her  sons  and  her 
daughters,  and  slew  her  with  the 
swoid  ;  and  she  became  5  famous 
amon«r  women  ;  for  thsy  had  ex- 
ecnieil  judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  when  her  sister  Aholi- 
K\h  saw  this,  she  6  wus  more  / 
corrupt  in  her  inordinate  love 
than  she,  and  in  her  whoredoms 
more  than  7  her  sister  in  her 
whoredoms. 

12  She  doled  upon  the  -Assyrians 
g  her  neighbours,  captains  and 
rulers  clothed  most  Jorjreously, 
horsemen  riding-  upon  horses,  all 
of  them  desirable  youn^  men. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  she  was 
defiled,  tluit  they  took  both  one 
way  ; 

14  And  ihrct  she  increased  her 
whoredoms  :  for  -A-hen  she  saw 
men  portrayed  upon  h  the  wall, 
the  images  of  the  Chaldeans  por- 
trayed with  Vermillion, 

15  Girded  with  rirdles  upon  their 
loins,  exceedinsf  in  dyed  atlire 
upon  theirheads,  nil  of  them  prin- 
ces to  look  to,  after  the  manner  of 
the  Bubylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity  : 

16  And,  8  as  soon  as  she  saw  i 
them  with  her  eyes,  she  doie<l  up- 
on them,  and  sent  messengers 
unto  iheni  into  Chnhlea, 

17  And  the  9  Baliyloninns  came 

766 


EZCKIUL. 

1  i.  e.  //i» 
/e/i(,  or,  ta- 
bernucle. 
'ix.e.  My 
tabernacle 
in  hir. 
I  K.  8.  29, 
rf2K.  15. 
19. 

16.  7. 

17.  3. 
Hn».  8.  9. 

3  bestoired 
her  leh'jre- 
doms  upon. 

4  choice  of 
the  childrtn 
of  Athur. 
e2K.  18.   9- 

a. 

0  a  name. 

6  corrupted 
her  inordi- 
nate  love 
ir.uic. 

/2Ch.33.  9. 

7  t'le  whore- 
doms uf  he.r 
sister. 
j<2Ch.28. 
l6. 

/ic.8.  10,  11. 

8  nt  the 
■■iight  of  her 

C7/f^S. 

i  2K.  20. 
12,  &c. 

9  children  of 
Babel. 


10  loosed,OT, 
disjointed. 

IcJe.  15.  1. 

/  Je.  11,  11, 
12, 

m  2  Sa.  13. 
15. 

n  La.  1.  3. 

o  Je.  50.21. 

p.lc.52.  6, 
&c. 

7  Is.  39.  4-7. 

11  instru- 
ment" of  thy 
decking. 

re!  16.  «. 
22.  15. 

»  ver.  3,  19. 


B.  C.  693, 

to  her  into  the  b«d  of  love,  and 
they  defiled  her  wiih  iheir  whore- 
doms; and  she  wb>  polluted  with 
ihem,  and  her  mind  was  alienaietl 
10  from  them. 

18  ISo  she  discovered  her  whore  - 
doms,  and  discovered  her  na- 
kcdiieKS  :  then  my  mind  was 
alienated  k  from  her,  like  a*  my 
mind  was  alienated  from  her 
bister. 

19  Vet  she  multiplied  her  whore- 
doms, in  calling  to  leincmhrnnce 
the  davb  of  her  youth,  wherein  (he 
had  played  the  harlot  in  the  land 
of  t^ypl. 

2U  Fur  she  doled  upon  their  par* 
amouis,  whose  flesh  i»  as  the  Hesh 
o(  asses,  and  whose  issue  >'*  lik« 
the  iosue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledsl  to  remem- 
brance the  lewdness  of  (hy  youth, 
iri  bruising  thy  teacs  by  the  K?yp- 
tions  for  the  paps  of  thy  youth. 

22  Therefore,  U  Ahoi'ibah,  thus 
sailh  the  Lord  Goil,  Behold,  I  I 
will  raise  up  thy  lovers  against 
ihec,  from  whom  m  thy  mind  ia 
alienated,  and  I  will  brin^  tlieen 
ajainsi  thee  on  every  n  side  ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all 
the  Chaldeans,  Pekod,  o  and 
Shoa,  and  Koa,  and  all  the  As- 
syrians with  them  :  all  of  them 
desirable  younj  men,  captains 
and  rulers,  ^reat  lords  and  re- 
nowned, all  of  them  riding'  ui>on 
horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against 
thee  with  chaiiots,  wagons,  and 
wheels,  and  wiili  an  assembly  of 
people,  which  shall  set  a°;ainst 
thee  buckler,  and  shield,  and 
helmet  round  about  :  and  I  will 
set  judjrment  before  them,  and 
they  shall  juil;^e  thee  according  to 
their  jiidpinenls. 

-.5  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy 
again.<t  thee,  and  they  shall  deal 
furiously  p  with  thee:  they  shall 
take  awny  thy  nose  and  thin» 
ears:  and  thy  remnnnt  shnii  full 
by  the  sword  :  they  shall  take  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters,  and  thy 
residue  shall  be  devoured  by 
the  fire. 

25  They?  will  also  strip  thee  out 
of  thy  clothes,  and  take  away  thy 
U  fair  jewels 

27  Thus  will  I  make  thy  lewd- 
ness to  cease  r  from  thee,  and  thy 
whoredom  brousht  s  from  the  land 
of  Kgrypt  ;  so  that  thou  shall  not 
liftupihine  eyes  unto  Ihem,  nor 
remember  F^ypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  will    deliver   thee    into 


B.  C.  590. 


CHAP.  XXIV. 


the  hand  of  them  whom  thou  ha- 
tesl,  into  ihe  hand  of  them  from 
whom  I  iby  mind  is  alienated  : 
2i»  And  they  ohail  deal  with  thee 
haltft'ully,  and  shall  lake  away 
all  thy  labunr,  and  shall  leave 
thee  naked  and  tare  ;  and  the  na- 
kedness u  of  thy  whoredoms  shall 
be  o  discovered,  both  thy  lewdness 
and  thy  whoredoms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto 
thee,  because  w  thou  hast  jone  a 
■whoring'  after  the  heathen,  and 
because  thou  art  polluted  with 
their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way 
of  ihy  sister  ;  therefore  will  I  give 
her  Clip  into  x  thine  hand. 

32Thussaiththe  Loid  God,  Thou 
shall  drink  of  thy  sister's  cup 
deep  and  larg'e  :  thou  shall  be 
laughed  to  scorn,  y  and  had  in  de- 
rision :  it  conlaineth  much. 

33  Thou  shall  be  filled  with 
drunkenness  and  sorrow,  with 
the  cup  of  astonishment  and  des- 
olation, with  the  cup  of  thy  sister 
Sumaiia. 

34  Thou  shall  even  drink  z  it, 
and  suck  it  out,  and  thou  shall 
break  the  sherds  thereof,  and 
pluck  off  thine  own  breasts  :  for 
I  have  spoken  it,  sailh  the  Lord 
God. 

35  Therefore  thus  sailh  the 
Lord  God,  Because  thou  hast 
forgotten  a  me,  and  6  cast  me  be- 
hind thy  back,  therefore  bear 
thou  also  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 

36  The  Lord  said  nxoreover  un- 
to me.  So  1  of  man,  wilt  thou  12 
judge  Aholah  and  Aholibah  ? 
yea,  declare  c  unto  them  their 
abominations  ; 

37  That  they  have  committed 
adulteiy,  and  blood  d  is  in  their 
bands,  and  with  their  idols  have 
they  committed  adultery  ;  and 
have  also  caused  e  their  sons, 
■whom  they  bare  unto  me,  to  pass 
for  them  through  the  fire,  to  devour 
them. 

38  Moreover,  this  they  have 
done  unto  me  :  they  have  defiled 
my  sanctuary  y  in  the  same  day, 
and  have  profaned  rny  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their 
children  to  tlieir  idols,  then  they 
came  the  same  day  into  my  sanc- 
tuary to  profane  it  ;  and,  lo,  tha.s 
have  they  done  in  the  midst  of  g 
mine  house. 

40  And.  furthermore,  that  ye 
have  sent  for  men  13  to  come 
from  far,  unto  whom  ft  a  messen- 
ger was  sent ;  and,  lo,  they  came  : 


1  t  ver.  17. 

\u  La.  1.   8. 

D  I  Ti.5.  21. 

w  c.  6.  9. 

X  Je.  25.  15. 

y  c.  22.  4,  5, 

&c. 
I  z  Ps.  75.  8. 

Is.  51.  17. 
\a  Dc.  8.  11, 

14. 

iJe.  13.  25. 
16  I  K.  14.  9. 
|Ne.  9.26. 

12  or,  plead 

\fOT. 

Ice.  20.  4. 
dHus.  4.  2. 
UPs.  106.37. 
i/c.5.  11. 
^2K.21.4,7. 

13  coming. 
\h  Is.  57.  9. 


i  2K.  9.   30. 
Je.  4.  30. 

14  honoura- 
ble. 

k  Am.  2.  8. 
/  Pr.  7  17. 
Ho.s.  2.  8. 

15  jnuttiludc 
of  men. 

16  or, 
drunkards. 

17  her 
uhoredoms. 
m  Je.  3.  1, 
6,  8. 

Ho3.  2.  5. 
nPs.149.5-9. 
Mat.  19.  28. 
1  Co.  6.  2. 
Re.  20.  4. 

0  c.  16.  40. 
18 for  are- 
moving  and 
spoi  I. 

pis.  6.11,12. 
5r  Je.4.13,30. 
19  or,  single 
them  out. 
r2Ch.  36. 

17,  19. 
C.24.  21. 
s  ver.  27. 

t  De.  13.  11. 
2Pe.2.  6. 
u  Nu.  14.34. 

18.  23. 
Is.  53.  11. 

1  Pe.  2.  24. 

02  K.25.  1. 
Je.  39.  1. 
52.  4. 

liJe.  1.  13. 


Parable  of  a  boiling  pot, 

for  whom  thou  didst  wash  thyself, 
paintedst  i  thy  eyes,  and  deckedsi 
thyself  with  ornanieius, 

41  And  sanest  upon  a  14  stately 
/:  bed  ;  and  a  table  prepared  belC'e 
it,  whereupon  thou  hast  set  raine 
incense  I  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  voice  of  a  multitude 
being  at  ease  was  with  her  :  and 
with  the  men  of  the  15  common 
sort  were  brought  16  Sabeans 
from  the  wilderness,  which  put 
bracelets  upon  their  hands,  and 
beautiful  crowns  upon  their 
heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  was 
old  in  adulteries.  Will  they  now 
commit  whoredom  17  with  her, 
and  she  with  them  ? 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her, 
as  thpy  go  in  unto  a  woman  that 
7n  playeth  the  hailot  ;  so  went 
they  in  unto  Aholah  and  unto 
Aholibah,  the  lewd  women. 

45  And  the  righteous  n  men, 
tliey  shall  judge  them  after  the 
manner  cf  adulteresses,  and  after 
the  manner  of  women  that  shed 
blood  ;  because  they  are  adulter- 
esses, and  blood  is  in  their 
hands. 

46  For  thus  sailh  the  Lord  God,  I 
o  will  biing  up  a  company  upon 
them,  and  w  ill  give  them  18  to  be 
removed^  and  g  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  stone 
them  with  stones,  and  19  dispatch 
them  with  their  swords  ;  they 
shall  slay  r  their  sons  and  their 
daughters,  and  burn  up  their 
houses  with  fire. 

48  Thus  will  I  cause  lewdness 
to  cease  nuts  of  the  land,  that  t 
all  women  may  be  taught  not  to 
do  after  your  lewdness. 

49  Antl  they  shall  recompense 
your  lewdness  upon  you,  and  ye 
shall  bear  the  u  sins  of  your  idols  : 
and  ye  shall  knov^  that  I  a7n  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

AGAIN,  in  the  ninth  year,  in 
the  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth 
doy  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the 
name  of  the  day,  even  of  this  same 
<iay  ;  the  king  of  Babylon  set 
himself  against  Jerusalem  this 
same  a  day. 

3  And  utter  a  parable  unto  the 
rebellious  house,  and  say  unto 
them,  Thus  saiih  the  Lord  God, 
Set  on  a  pot,  6  set  ii  on,  and  also 
pnur  water  into  it. 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into 
it,    even    every    good   piece,    the 

767 


Jtrusalent'i  dcttiitction. 

thi'h,  and  the  slionlder;  fill  it 
vitti  the  choice  ijunes. 

5  Take  (he  choice  of  the  flock, 
und  utirn  I  :>lsn  the  hones  under 
il,  and  niiike  il  Uoil  well,  and  let 
them  seeilie  the  Uortes  of  it  there- 
in. 

6  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Woe  to  the  hluody  city,  to 
the  pot  whose  fci.iin  c  is  therein, 
nnd  whose  scum  is  not  jone  out  of 
it  !  bring'  it  out  [liece  by  piece  ;  let 
no  lot  d  fdll  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  tlie  midst  of 
her  ;  she  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a 
rock  ;  she  poured  it  not  upon  the 
ground,  e  to  cover  it  with  dust  ; 

8  Tliat  it  rnig-ht  ciiuse/  fury  to 
come  up  to  take  vengeance  ;  I 
have  set  her  blood  upon  the  top  of 
a  rock,  that  it  should  not  be  cover- 
ed. 

9  Therefore  thus  saith  thn  Lord 
God,  Woe  to  the  bloody  g  city  ! 
1  will  even  make  the  pile  for  fire 
gieiM. 

10  Heap  on  h  wood,  kindle  the 
fire,  consume  the  ficsh,  and  spice 
it  well,  and  let  the  bones  be 
burnt. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the 
coals  thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it 
may  be  hot,  and  may  bum,  and 
thai  i  the  fiUhiness  of  it  may  be 
molten  inh,thnt  the  scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

1^  She  haili  wearied  it  herself 
with  lies,  and  her  g-ieat  scum  went 
not  forth  out  of  her  :  her  scum 
shall  be  in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthinessjs  lewdness: 
because  I  have  puigfed  thee,  and 
tliou  wast  not  I  purged,  thou  shall 
not  be  purg-ed  from  thy  fiUhiness 
any  more,  till  J  have  caused  my 
fury  to  rest  m  upon  ihee. 

14  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it  : 
it  shall  come  to  pass,  and  I  will 
doir;  I  will  71  not  go  back,  nei- 
ther will  I  spare,  ntither  will  1 
repent  :  according  to  thy  ways, 
and  according  to  thy  doings, 
shall  they  judge  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  o  take 
away  from  thee  the  desire  of  thine 
eyes  with  a  stroke  :  yet  neither 
shall  llioup  mourn  nor  weep,  nei- 
ther shiiU  thy  tears  2  run  down. 

17  Forbear  3  to  cry,  make  g  no 
mourning  for  the  dead,  bind  r  the 
tire  of  thine  head  upon  thee,  and 
put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy  feet, 
and  cover  not  thy  4  lips,  and  eat 
nol  the  bread  of  men. 

766 


EZKKTEL. 

1  or,   htap. 
c  Pr.  3t).  12. 
c/2Su.  8.  2. 
e  Le.  17.  13. 
/Ge.4.  10. 
S'Na.  3.  1. 
A  Ko.  2.  5. 
i  c.  22.  15. 
k  Is.  44.  iO. 
I  lie.  2.  21, 
22. 

m  c.  5 
8.  18. 
16.42. 
n  ISa, 
29. 

o  Jobl.  21. 
p  Is.  57.  1. 
'^  go. 

3  Be  silent 
Ps.  39.  9. 

g  Je.  16.  5— 

7. 

r  Le.  10.  6. 

21.  10. 

4  up2'i''  Up, 
and  so 

ver.  22. 
Le.  13.  45. 
Mi.  3.7. 


13. 


15. 


s  Ps.  90.  5, 
6. 

t\  K.9.  8. 
.le.  7.  14. 
La.  1.9,  10 
u  Ps.  48.1-3 
r  Ps.  27.  4. 
84.  2,  10. 

5  the  pity  of 
your  soul. 

u-  2  Cli.  36. 

17. 

X  Je. 16.  6, 

7. 

J,  La.  4.  10. 

z  Ps.  78.  64. 

n  Le.  26.39. 

c.  33.  10,  11. 

6  Jno.I4.29. 
c  ver.  21. 

6  the  lifting 

up  of  their 

soul. 

d  c.  33.  21, 

R  Je.  49.  1. 
c.  21.  28— 
32. 

Am.  1.  13— 
15. 

Zep.  2.  9— 
11. 

b  Ps.  70.2,3. 
Pr.  17.  5. 
24.  17,18. 
S6.  2,  fte. 


B.  C.  690. 

I  18  So  I  ipake  unto  the  people  in 
the  morning;  and  nt  even  «  my 
wile  died  :  and  1  did  in  the  morn* 
ing  IIS  1  wits  coninuinded. 

19  And  the  people  said  uiilo  me, 
Will  thou  not  tell  us  what  thisa 
things  are  to  (is,  that  thou  doest 
to?  ; 

20  Then  I  onswered  them.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  inc, 
saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  bouse  of  Israel,' 
Thus  801th  the  Loid  God,  Be-' 
hold,  I  will  prolane  t  my  SHnciii- 
ary,  the  excellency  u  of  your 
Etiength,  tlie  desire  v  of  your 
eyes,  and  that  5  which  your  soul 
pitieth  ;  and  your  sons  and  your 
daughters  whom  ye  have  left  shall 
fall  ic  by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have 
done  :  ye  shall  not  x  cover  your 
lips,  nor  >;aty  the  bread  of  rritn. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon 
your  heads,  and  your  shoes  upon 
your  feel  :  ye  shall  not  mouinz 
nor  weep  ;  but  ye  shall  pine  a 
away  for  your  iniquities,  nnd 
mourn  one  toward  another. 

24  Thus  Ezekiel  is  unto  yen  a 
sign,  according  to  all  that  be  hatb 
done  shall  ye  do  :  and  when  6  this 
Cometh,  ye  shall  know  that  I  nni 
the  Lord  God. 

25  AI.SO,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it 
not  be  in  the  day  when  I  take 
from  them  their  strength,  c  the 
Joy  of  their  glory,  the  desire  of 
their  eyes,  and  6  that  wheieupon 
they  set  their  minds,  their  soiia 
and  their  daughteiff, 

£6  Tlint  he  that  eecapeth  in  that 
day  shall  come  unto  thee,  to 
cause  thee  to  hear  it  with  thine 
ears  ? 

27  In  that  day  d  shall  thy  mouth 
be  opened  to  him  which  is  escap- 
ed, and  thou  shalt  speak,  and  be 
no  more  dumb:  and  thou  shah  be 
a  sign  unto  them  :  and  they  shall 
know  that  1  avi  the  Lord. 
CHAPTER  XXV. 

THE    word   of  the    Lord,   came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
the  Ammonites,  a  and  prophesy 
against  them  ; 

3  And  s.->y  unto  the  Ammon- 
ites, Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  , 
Because  b  thou  saidst,  Alia, 
against  my  sanctuary,  when  it 
was  profaned  ;  and  against  the 
land  of  Israel,  when  it  was  deso- 
late ;  and  against  the  house  of 
Judab,  when  they  went  into  cap 
tlvity  ; 


B.  C.  590. 

4  Behold,    therefore,  I   will  de-   I  children. 
liver  thee  to  the  1  men  of  the   east 
for   a    possesiioii,  and   they  shall    c  c.  35.  9. 
set    their    palaces    ia     thee,     and    2  hand 
make  their  dwellings  in  thee:  they 
shall  eat  thy  fruit,  and  they  shall   3  foot. 
drink  thy  milk.  4  soul 

5  And    I    will    make    Rabbah    a 
stable  for  camels,  and  the  Ammon-   5  or,  meat. 
ites  a  couching-place    lor  flocks  ;  '  d  I3.  15^    X6. 
and  eye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  !  Je.  48.  1, 
Lord.  j  &c. 

6  For  thus  saith   the   Lord  God,    Am.  2.  1—3. 
Because  thou  hast  clapped   thine  2' 
hands,   and    stamped    with  the   3^  shoulder. 
feet,  and  rejoiced  in  hea.t  4  with  ' 
all  thy  despite  against  the  land  of:  against  the 
Israel ;  I  children 

7  Behold,  therefore,  I  will  stretch   Ammon 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will 
deiver  thee    for  5  a  spoil   to   the  1  ._    .„ 
heathen  ;  and  I   will   cut  thee  off   '^\!     ,; 
from  the  people,  and  I   will  cause 
thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries: 
[    will    destroy    thee  ;     and     thou 
shah  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

8  Thus  saith  the   Lord  God,  Be-' 9  ^^   shall 
"        ""  "'     "    fall  by  the 

sword  unto 
I  Dedan. 


'lot, 
i  agnii 
!  chi  Idren  of 

Ammon. 
ie2Ch.  28. 
'  17,  18. 

Ob.    10,  &c. 

8  reoeng ing 

revenge- 

ment. 


cause  that  Moab  d  and  Seir  do 
say.  Behold,  the  house  of  Judah 
is  like  unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore,  behold,  I    will   open 

the  side  6  of  Moab  from  the  cities,  I  

from  his  cities    which  are    on   his  I 
frontiers,  the  glory  of  the  country,  I  10  or,  icith 
Beth-jeshimoth,    Baal-meou,    aiid  perpetual. 
Kiriathaim, 

10  Unto  the  men  of  the  east  7 
wi'.h  the  Ammonites,  and  will  give 
them  in  possession,  that  the  Am- 
monites may  not  be  remembered 
among  the  nations. 


11  And  I  will  execute  judgments   "  **■  ^^-  '1 


upon  iiToab  ;  and  they  shall  knuw 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

12    Thus    saith    the     Lord    God, 
Because  that  Edom  e  hath  dealt 


against   the   house  of  Judah   by  8   ^™-  ^-  "1 
taking  vengeance,  and  hath  great- 


ly ofiended,  and  revengea  himself  ''^'^-  '•  3,  4 
ujion  them  : 

is  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Edom,  and  will  cut  off 
man  and  beast  from  it  :  and  I  will  , 
make  it  desolale  from  Teman  ;  d  Is.  5. 30, 
and  they  9  of  Dedan  shall  fall  by 
the  sword. 

11  .And  r  will  lay  my  vengeance 
upon  Edom  by  the  hand  of  my 
people  Israel  :  and  they  shall  do  Da.  2.  37, 
in  Edom  according  to  mine  anger, 
and  according  to  my  fury  ;  and 
they  shall  know  my  vengeance, 
eaith  the  Lord  God.  1  or, pour 

15    ThuE    saith    the    Lord    Gcd,    out  the  en- 
Becauae      the      Philistines      have    gine  of 
dealt  by  revenge,  and  have  taken  shot. 


CHAP.  XXVI.  Tyrus  is  threatened. 

ven°^eance  with  a  despi'.eful 
heart,  to  destroy  it  10  for  the  old 
hatred  ; 

16  Therefore,  thus  saitli  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  1  will  st.etch  out 
mine  hand  upon  the  Philistines, 
and  I  will  cut  otf  the  Che.eihims, 
and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the  II 
sea-coasts. 

17  And  I  will  execute  great  IS 
vengeance  upon  them  with  I'u- 
rious  lebukes  ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  1  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon 
them. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  fiist  day 
of. the  month,  that  the  word  of  tha 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  because  that  a  Ty- 
rus  hath  said  ag-.iinst  Jerusalem, 
Aha,  6  she  is  broken  that  was  the 
gates  of  the  people  :  she  is  turned 
unto  me  ;  I  shall  be  replenished, 
nou  she  is  laid  waste  : 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  cam  against  thee, 

0  Tyrus,  and  will  cause  many 
nations  to  come  up  against  thee, 
as  the  sea  d  causeth  his  waves  to 
come  up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  the  walls 
of  Tyrus,  and  break  down  her 
towers  :  I  will  also  scrape  her  dust 

I  from  her,  and  make  her  like  the 
top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  Tjfaceybr  the  spread- 
ing of  nets  in  e  the  midst  of  the 
sea  ;  for  I  have  spoken  it,  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  and  it  shall  become 
a  spnil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  which  are  in 
the  field  shall  be  slain  by  the 
sword  ;  and   they  shall  know  that 

1  am  the  Lord. 

7  For  thu.s  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  will  bring  upon  Tyrus 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
a  king  f  of  kings,  from  the  north, 
with  horses,  and  with  chariots, 
and  with  horsemen,  and  compa- 
nies, and  much  people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword 
thy  daughters  in  the  field  ;  and 
he  shall  make  a  g  foit  against 
thee,  and  1  cast  a  mount  against 
thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler 
against  thee. 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of 
war  against  thy  walls,  and  with 
his  axes  he  shall  break  down  thy 
towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance 
of  his  horses,  their  dust  shall  cov- 
er thee  :  thy  walls  shall  shake 
at  the  noise  of  tha  horsemen,  aad 

769 


11  or,  haven 
of  the  sea. 

12  ven- 
geances. 


&c. 
Je.  25.  22. 
47.  4. 
c.  27.  28. 


10. 


b  Ps.  35.  21. 

c.  25.  3. 

cc.  38.  3. 


e  c.  27.  32. 

/Ezr.  7.12. 
^a.  2.  37. 

'C.21.22. 


Fall  of  Tyrue  lamented. 


E4EKIEL. 


of  the  wheels,  mid  of  the  chariots,] 2  according 


blim 
«  Job2.  13. 
o  c.  32.  10. 
p  c.  27.  35. 
q  Re.  18.  9, 
5  the  seas. 
T  ver.  15. 
e  Nu.  16. 
30,  33. 
Pb.  28.  1. 
c.  32.  18,  24. 


whtn  he  shall  enter  intoth>  gmes,   to  the  enter- 
2  as  men  enter  into  a  citj' \\  herein   inga  o/ a 
is  made  J  breach.  city  broken 

11  With  the    hoofu  of   his  horses  up. 
shall     he     troad      down     all     thy   h  Is.  26.  5. 
etrceis  :    be   shall   bUy  thy   people   'i  houses  of 
by    the     sword,    and      thy    strong   thy  desire. 
garrisons  shnll  go   down   /«   to  the    i  Is.  24.  8,  9. 
ground.  Je.  16.  9. 

12  And   they  shall   inako   a   spoil   A:  Job  40.  8. 
of  Ihv    riches,   and    make    u   prey    Is.  14.  27. 
of   thv    merchandisi;  ;     and     they    ijc.49.  21. 
shall  'break   down    thy   walls,  and   c.  31.  16. 
destroy    thy    pleasant    3    houses  :   rn  Jon.  3.  6. 
,ind  they  shall  lay  thy  stones^  and   4  trcm 
thy  timber,  and 'thy   dust,   in   the    '^'' 
inid.'t  of  the  water. 

13  And  i  I  will  cause  the  noise  of 
thy  songs  to  cease  ;  and  the  sound 
of  thy"  harp  shall  be  no  more 
heard. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  like  the 
top  of  a  rock  ;  iliou  shall  be  n 
place  to  spread  nets  upon  ;  thou 
tliuU  be  built  no  more  :  lor  1  k  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to 
Tyru.s,  Shall  not  the  isles  shake 
at  the  sound  Z  of  thy  fall,  when 
the  wounded  ciy,  v.  hen  the  slaugli- 
ter  is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee  ? 

16  Then   all    the   princes  of   the,/ c.  28.   19. 
sea    shall   come   down    from   their  16  reTvors. 
thrones,    and    lay    away    m  their  ,  u  Ps.  37.  36. 
robes,  and  put  ofl'  their  broidered  j  n  c.  26.  17. 
garments  :  they  shall  clothe  them-  ,  6  Is.  23.  3, 
selves  with  4  tiembling  ;  they  shall   &c. 
sit  upon  the  ground,?!  and  shall  ;  1  ^fr/cct  o/". 
tremble  o  at  fi'e»7/  moment,  and  be  |2  heart, 
p  astonished  at  thee.  [3  built. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a  la-|cDe.3.  9. 
mentation  g  for-thee,  and  say  to  Irf  Is.  2.  13. 
thee,  How  art  thou  destroyed,  that  Zee.  11.  2. 
uast  inhabited  5  cf  sea-faring  men,  I  4  or,  they 
the  renowned  cily,  which  Wast  iTinre  jjiorfe 
strong  in  the  sea,  she  and  her  in  -  \  thy  hatches 
habitants,  which  cause  their  terror  ;  o/ irory 
to  be  on  all  that  haunt  it  !  tcell-trod- 

18  Now  shall   the   isles  r  tremble  I  (/<rn. 
in   the   day  of  thy   fall;    yea,   the   5  daughters. 
isle."  that  are  in   the   sea  shall   be'fje.2.  10. 
troubled  at  thy  departure.  I  6  or,  purple 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  Goi,  [  and  ncor let. 
When  I  shall  make  thee  a  desolate'/  Ps.  83.7. 
city,  like  the  cities  that  are  not  7  streng ih- 
inliabited  ;  when  1  shall  bring  up  encrs,  or, 
the  deep  upon  thee,  and  greeit  stop]>ers  of 
•waters  shall  cover  thee  ;  ,  chinks. 

20  When     I     shall     biing    thee    g  c.  38.  5. 
down   with   them   that   descend    s   ftje.46.  9. 
inin  the  pit,  with  the  people  of  old   i  2  Ch.  20. 
time,   and   shall   set   thee    in     the    36. 
low  parts  of  the   earth,    in    places  i  Ge.  10.  2, 
desolate  of  old,  with  them  that  go  i  &c. 
down  to  the  pit,  that  thou   be  not  1 1  Re.  18.  13, 

T70 


B.  C.  688. 

inhabited  ;  and  I  shall  set  glory  in 
the  land  of  the  living  ; 
21  I  t  will  make  thee  6  a  terror, 
and  thou  shall  be  no  more  :  though 
u  thou  be  sought  for,  j  cl  shall  thou 
never  be  found  again,  saith  the 
Lord  Goil. 

CHAPTER  XXVIl. 

THE    word   of   the    Lord  came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  take  up 
a  lanientation  a  for  Tyrus  ; 

3  And  say  unto  Tyrus,  O  thou 
that  art  situate  at  the  entry  of  the 
iea,iihichart  a  meirhant  6  ol  the 
people  for  many  isles.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  O  Tyius,  th  -u 
hast  said,  I  am  1  of  perfect  beau- 
ty- 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  2  midst 
of  the  seas,  thy  builders  have  per- 
fected thy  hcauiv. 

5  They  have  3  made  all  thy  ship 
hoards  of  fir-trees  of  Sen ir  :  ctliey 
have  taken  cedars  from  Lebanon 
to  make  masts  for  thee. 

6  0/  the  oaks  d  of  Bashnn  have 
they  made  thine  oars  ;  4  (he  S 
company  cf  the  Ashurites  have 
made  thy  benches  of  ivory, 
brought  out  of  the  isles  of  Chit- 
tim.  s 

7  Fine  linen,  with  broidered 
work  from  Egypt,  was  that  which 
thou  spreadest  foith  to  be  thy  sail ; 
6  blue  and  purple  from  the  isles  of 
Elishah  was  that  which  covered 
thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and 
Arvad  were  thy  mariners  ;  tlijr 
wise  men,  O  Tyrus,  that  were  ia 
thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  Gebal,  /  and 
the  wise  men  thereof,  were  in  thee 
thy  7  calkers  :  all  the  ships  of  the 
sea  with  their  mariners  were  in 
thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 

10  They  of  Persia,  g  and  of  Lurt, 
and  of  Phut,  were  in  thine  aimy 
thy  men  of  war  :  h  they  han?ed 
the  shield  and  helmet  in  thee  ; 
they  set  forth  thy  comeliness. 

llThe  men  of  Arvad,  with  thine 
army,  were  upon  thy  walls  round 
about,  and  the  Gammadims  were 
in  thy  towers  :  they  hanged  their 
shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about  ;  they  have  made  thy  beauty 
perfect. 

12  Tarshish  i  was  thy  merchant 
by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  all 
kind  of  riches  :  with  silver,  iron, 
tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  in  thy 
fairs. 

13  Javan,  *  Tubal,  and  Me- 
shech,  they  were  thy  merchants: 
they  traded  the  I  persons  of  men 


B.  C.  588. 


CHAP.  XXVIII. 


and  vessels  of  brass  in  thy  8  mar-    8  or  mer- 
ket.  I  chojidise. 

14  They  of    the    house  of  wi  To-    wc.aS. 


Irreeoveralk  fall  of  Tyfut. 

in  thee,  17  and  in  all  thy  compa- 
ny, which  is  in  the  Ciidst  cf  thee, 
sliall   fall   into   the   midst    of    the 


garmah  traded    in    thy   faiis  with    nl  K.  IU.2'2.  J  seas  in  tho  day  of  thy  luin. 


horses,  and  horsemen,  and  mules.    S  thy  works.  \   ItS  The   18  suLiuiLs  shall  shake  at 

'  "    '  ■  the  Sound  uf  the  ciy  of  thy  pilots. 

S49  And    all   that   handle   the  oar, 

the  niarineis,  and  M  the  pilots  of 


cltryso- 
prase. 


15  The   men    of  Dedan  were   thy 
merchants  ;    many   isles    were  the 
meichandise  of  tliine  hand  :  they  p  1  K.5.9,11. 
brought  thee  for  a  piesent   horns  Ezr.  3.  7. 
of  ivory  /land  ebony.  Ac.  12.  20. 

16  Syria    was    thy    merchant    by  9  Ju.  11.  33. 
reason   of  the   muhilude  of  9  the  10  or,  rosin, 
wares  of  thy  making':    they  occn-  rje.8.   'i2. 
pied  in  thy    fuiis   \Mth    emeralds,  U    or,  iWeu- 
purple,   and    Lroideied   woik,    and 
fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  o  asrate. 

17  Judah,  and   the  land  of  Is'rael, 
they    were    thy   merchants  :    they  frterloni 
ptiaded  in    thy    market    wheat  of  J  Ge.  i5.  13. 
Minnith,   g  and    Pannag',  and   ho-  Is.  60.  7. 


Ge.  25.  3. 

Vi  clothes  of 


npy,  and  oil,  and  10  balm,  r 
18    Damascus      teas       thy 


of  thy  hand,    m 


chant    in    the     mnlti'ude    of    thi 
wares  of  thy  making,  for  the  niul-    u  Ge"   10.  7. 
titude  of   all   riches;  in    llie  wine   2K.  10  1.2. 
of  HelOon,  and  while  wool.  Ps. 72.10. 15. 

19  Dan   also  and   Javan  11  going   Is.  6U.  6. 

to  and  fro,  occupied  in  thy  lairs  ;  d.  Ge.  11.31. 
bright  iron,  cassia,  and  calamus,  2  K.  19.  12. 
were  in  thy  maiket.  I  14  or,  ex- 

20  Dedan  s  was   thy  merchant  in    cellcnt 
12  piei;ious  cluthes  for  chai  lots.        I  things. 

21  Aiubia,  anrl   all  the  princes  o{\  15 fuldings. 
Kedar,    t    they    13    occiipied    vi  itii    m  1  K  10.  ii2. 
thee     in    lambs,    and    rams,    andljs.  2.  16. 
goats  ;    in     tliese    were     they  thy   23.  14 
merchants.  60.  9 

22  The  merchants  of  Sheba  u  x  Ps.  48.  7 
and  Raamah,  they  were  thy  mer-  Mheart 
chants  :  they  occupied  in  thy  y  Pr.  H.  4. 
fairs  with  chief  of  all  spices,  and 
with  all  precious  stones,  and 
gold. 

23  Haran  o  and  Canneh,  and 
Eden,  the  merchants  of  Sheba, 
Ashur,  atid  Chilmad,  were  thy 
merchants. 

24  These  were  thy  merchants  in 
14  all  sorts  of  thitigs.,  in  blue  15 
clothes,  and  hroidered  woik,  and 
in  chests  of  rich  apparel,  bound 
with  coids,  and   made   of    cedar, 

thy  meichandise. 


the  sea,  shall  com.e  down  from 
their  ships,  they  shall  stand  upon 
the  land  ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice 
to  he  heard  affainst  thee,  and 
shall  ciy  z  bitteily,  and  shall  cast 
up  dust  upon  their  heads,  they 
shall  wallow  themselves  in  the 
ashes,   a 

31  And  they  shall  make  them- 
selves utteily  bald  b  fci  thee,  and 
gild   them   with    sackcloth,  c    and 

I  13  were   ^/lelthey   shall   weep     for     thee     with 
mer-    merchants       bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter  wail- 


«irion_ 

25  The  ships  w  of  Taishish  did 
sing  of  thee  in  thy  maiket  ;  and 
thou  wast  replenished,  and  made 
very  glorious  in  the  midst  of  the 
seas. 

26  Thy  rowers  have  brought 
thee  into  great  waters:  the  east 
wind  X  hath  broken  thee  in  the 
16  miijst  of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  ricbtfs,  y  and  thy  fairs, 
thy  merchandise,  thy  mariners, 
and  thy  pilots,  thy  calkcrs,  and 
the  occupiers  of  thy  merchandise, 
and   all   thy  men   of  war,  that  are 


17  or,  even 
with. 


18  or, 

wnves, 

zRe.is.g.ig. 

aJe.  6.  26. 

.lo    .  3.  6. 

h  Mi.  1.  16. 

c  Est.  4.  1-4. 

d  ve  .  27. 

C.28.  16. 

e  Je.  18.  16. 

19  terrors. 

f  c26.  21. 

20  skalt  not 
be  for  ever. 

oHab.  2.  4. 
1  heart, 
b  Is.  31.  3. 
c2Th.2,  4. 
d  Zee. 9. 2,3. 

e  Da.  5.  11, 
12. 


32  And  in  their  wailing  thejr 
shall  take  np  a  lamentation  for 
thee,  and  lament  over  thee,  say- 
ing. What  city  is  like  Tyius, 
like  the  destroyed  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea  ? 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth 
out  of  the  se.is,  thou  filledst  many 
people  ;  thou  d1d.1t  eniich  tiie 
kings  of  the  eaith  with  the  mul- 
titude d  of  thy  riches  and  of  thy 
merchandise. 

34  In  the  time  when  thou  shalt 
be  broken  by  the  seas  in  the 
depths  of  the  wateis,  thy  mer- 
chandise, and  all  thy  company 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the 
isles  shall  be  astonished  at  thee, 
and  their  kings  shall  be  sore 
afraid,  they  shall  be  troubled  in 
i/;eir  countenance. 

36  The  merchants  smong  the 
people  shall  hiss  eat  thee  ;  thou 
shalt  be  19  a  terror,  /and  20  never 
shalt  be  any  more. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 
rpHE   word   of   the     Lord    came 
X     again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the 
prince  of  Tyius,  Thus  saiih  the 
Lord  God,  Because  thine  heart 
is  lilted  up,  a  and  thou  hast  said,  I 
am  a  god,  I  sit  tn  the  seat  of  God, 
in  the  1  milst  of  the  seas  ;  yet  6 
Jliou  art  a  man,  and  not  God, 
though  thou  set  thine  heart  c  as 
the  heart  of  God  : 

3  Behold  thou  art  wiser  d  than  e 
Daniel  ;  there  is  no  secret  that 
they  can  hide  from  thee  : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with 
thine  understanding  thou,  hast 
gotten  thee  riches,  and  hast  got- 

771 


A  lamentaticm  /or  Tyru*. 
ten  gold  and  tiUver   into  tby  trea- 
sures : 

5  By  2  ihy  jieat  wisdom,  and  by 
thy  miftic,  hua'.  thou  increased /" 
tliy  ncliee,  and  thine  heart  is 
lilte'l  up    ijccuuse  of  ^  ihy  riches  : 

6  Theicfore  thus  sailh  the  Lord 
God,  Because  Ihou  hast  set  ihine 
heart  as  the  heart  of  God  ; 

7  Beliol'l,  therefore,  I  will  brinj 
jtl.an^ere  upon  thee,  the  terrible 
h  uf  the  nations  :  and  they  shall 
draw  their  swords  against  the 
beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they 
shall  defile  IhV  briglitness. 

8  They  shall  brinjj  thee  down  to 
the  pit,  and  thou  i<halt  die  the 
deaths  of  tkein  that  (ire  slain  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  yet  say  i  before 
nira  that  sl.iycth  thee,  I  am  God  ? 
but  thou  shall  be  a  man  and  no 
god,  in  the  hand  of  him  that  3 
slayeth  thee. 

10  Thou  shall  die  the  deaths  of 
the  uncircuincised  k  by  the  hand 
of  strangers  :  tor  I  have  spoken 
it  saitli  the  Lord  God. 

11  Moreover  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  came  unto  me,  saying, 

VZ  Sou  of  man,  take  up  a  la- 
mentation upon  the  king  of  Ty- 
rus,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Loid  God,  thou  sealesl 
up  the  Slim,  full  of  wisdom,  and 
perfect  in  I  beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  Bien  the 
garden  of  God  ;  every  precious 
stone  WIS  thy  covering,  the  4  sar- 
dius,  topaz,  and  the  diamond, 
the  5  beryl,  the  onyx,  and  the 
jasper,  the  sapphire,  the  6  eme- 
rald, and  the  carbuncle,  and  gold  : 
the  workmanship  of  thy  tabrets 
and  of  thy  pipes  was  prepared  in 
thee  in  the  day  that  thou  wast 
created. 

U  Thou  art  the  anointed  m.  che- 
rub that  covereth  ;  and  I  have  set 
ilite  so  ;  thou  wast  upon  the  ho- 
ly mountain  ?i  of  God  ;  thou  hast 
walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst 
of  the  stonesof  fire. 

15  Thou  teast  perfect  in  thy 
ways  from  the  day  that  thou  wasl 
created,  till  o  iniquity  was  found 
in  thee. 

16  By  tl)e  multitude  of  thy  mer- 
chanlise  they  have  filled  the 
mi'lst  of  ihee  with  violence,  arid 
thou  hast  sinned  :  therefore  i  will 
cast  thee  as  profane  out  of  the 
mountain  of  God  ;  and  I  will  de- 
stroy thee,  O  coveiing  chenib,  p 
ficpin  the  miilstof  the  stonesof  fire. 

XT'  Thine    heart    was    lifted    tip 

hec«ii|se  of    tby  be,auty  ;  thou  hast 

772 


KZEKIEL. 

2  Me  great- 
Ttetii  of  thy 
ititdum. 

/  Ps.  62.  10. 
*Pr.  11.28. 
Ja.  1.  11. 
Ac. 30.  11. 

31.  12. 

32.  12. 

i  vcr.  2. 

3  or,  wowid- 
\     eth. 

A-  c.   32.    19, 

&c. 

\lc.3l.  8,  9. 
,  4  or,  rubi/, 

5  or,  chry- 
I  Kolile. 

6  or,   chry- 
sopraae. 
mEx.23.  20. 
/IC.20.  40. 
o  Ec.  7.   29. 

I  Ro.  7.  9. 
p.  ver.  14. 


q  Ro.  1.  22. 
rMar.  8.  36. 

7  terrors. 

sis.  23.  4, 
12. 

Je.25,  22. 
27.3. 
c.  32.  30. 

tc.  39.3,  13. 
u  Ex.  14.  4, 
17. 

V  Ps.  9.  16. 

tec.  33.  22. 

iNu.  33.55. 
Jos.  23.  13. 
Is.  35.  9. 
55.  13. 
Re.  21.  4. 

y  Is.  11.  12, 
13. 

re.  36.23, 

28. 

o  ic.  23.  6. 
A  Oe.  28.  13. 
14. 

8  or,  nitfi 
confidence. 

c  Is.  63.  21. 

9  or,  spoil. 
dLa.  1.%. 


B.  C.  588. 

corrupted  q  thy  wisdom  by  rea- 
son of  thy  bri^htncst :  I  will  cast 
thee  to  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee 
before  kings,  that  they  may  be- 
hold thee. 

18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanc- 
tuaries by  the  multitude  ^f  thine 
iniquities,  bv  the  inii|iiity  of  thy 
tralhc  i  r  therefore  will  I  briny 
forth  a  fire  from  the  midst  of  thee, 
it  shall  devour  Ihee  ;  and  I  will 
bring  thee  to  ashes  upon  the 
earth, in  the  sight  of  all  tbem  that 
behold  thee. 

19  All  they  that  know  thee 
among  the  people  shall  be  aston- 
ished at  thee  :  thou  shalt  be  7  a 
terror,  and  nerer  shalt  thou  b* 
any  more. 

20  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me, saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
against  Zidon,  s  and  prophesy 
against  it. 

&  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  (  I  am  against 
thee,  O  Zidun  ;  and  I  will  be  glo- 
rified u  in  the  midsl  of  thee  :  and 
they  shall  know  t>  that  1  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  have  executed 
judgments  in  her,  and  shall  be 
sanctified  in  her. 

23  For  I  will  send  into  her  to 
pestilence,  and  blood  into  her 
streets;  and  the  wounded  shall 
be  judged  in  the  midst  of  her  by 
the  sword  upon  her  on  every  side  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

24  And  there  shall  be  no  more  a 
pricking  brier  ar  Unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  nor  any  "rievin?  thorn  of 
all  that  are  round  about  tbeirt, 
that  despised  them  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
G6<\. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
When  I  shall  have  gathered  y 
the  house  of  Israel  from  the  peo- 
ple among  whom  they  are  scat- 
tered, and  shall  lie  sanctified  t 
in  them  in  the  si^ht  of  the  hea- 
then, then  a  shall  they  dwell  in 
their  land  that  I  have  given  to 
mv  servant  6  Jacob. 

28  And  they  fthall  dwell  8  safe- 
ly therein,  and  shall  build  chouses', 
and  plant  vineyards  :  yea,  they 
shall  dwell  with  confidence, 
when  I  have  executed  judgments 
upon  all  those  that  9  despised 
d  tliein  round  about  them  ;  and 
they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God. 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

IN  the   tenth  ynar,  in   the  tenth 
mdhih,  in  the  twelfth  day  of  the 


B.  C.  588.  CHAP.  XXX 

month,    the    word  of    the    Lord  ac.  28. 21, 
came  unto  me,  saying.  22. 

2  Son   of   man.    set    a  thy  face    6Je.  25.  19. 
against  Pliaraoh  6  king  of  Egypt,    44.  30. 

and     prophesy   against    hire,   and    c  Is.  19. 
Rgainatall  c  Kgypt  :  Je.  46. 

3  Speak,    and     say.    Thug    saith    c.  32. 

the     Lord    God,     Behold,     I     arr.dPs.li.\Z, 
ngainst    thee,     Pharaoh    king    of   14. 
Eijypt,    the   great  dragon   d    that    Is.  27.  1. 
lieih   in    the"  midst  of   his  rivers,    51.  9. 
wljich    hath    said.    My    river     i»   e  Da.  4.  30, 
mine  own,  e  and  I  have  made  it   31. 
for  myself.  /  Is.  37.  29. 

4  But  I  will    put  hooks  /  in  thy    c.  38.  4. 
jaws,  and   I  will  cause  the   fish  oi\\  /iiceof  the 
thy  rivere  to  stick  unto  thy  scales  :  |_/feW. 
and    1   will   bring  thee   up    out  of 
the   midst  of   thy    rivers,  and  all 
the  floh   of   thy   rivers  shall   stick 
unlo  thy  siales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  thrown 
into  the  wilderness,  thee  and  all 
the  fish  of  thy  rivers  :  thou  shall 
lall  upon  the  1  open  fields  ;  thou 
g  Shalt  not  be  btoughl  together, 
nor  gathered  :  I  have  given  thee 
for  meat  10  the  beasts  ft.  of  the 
field  and  to  tl»e  fowls  of  the 
heaven. 

6  And  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Eg-ypt,  shall  Vnovi  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  because  they  have  been  a 
siati"  of  reed  i  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

7  When/c  they  took  hold  of  thee 
by  thy  hand,  thou  didst  break, 
and  rend  all  their  shoulder:  and 
when  they  leaned  upon  ihee,  thou 
brakest,  and  madest  all  their 
loins    to  6e  at  a  ^  stand. 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  will  bring  a  sword 
upon  thee,  and  cut  off  man  and 
beast  out  of  thee. 

9  And  ihe  land  of  Egypt  shall 
be  desolate  and  waste  j  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  : 
because  he  hath  m  said,  Thy  riv- 
er it  mine,  and  I  have  made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore,  I  am 
againol  thee,  and  against  thy  riv- 
ers, n  and  1  will  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  2  utterly  waste  and  deso- 
late, from  3  the  tower  of  4  Syene  o 
e*en  unto  the  border  of  Ethiopia. 

11  No  p  foot  of  man  shall  pass 
through  it,  nor  foot  of  beast  shall 
pass  through  it,  neither  shall  it  be 
inhabited  forty  years. 

12  And  I  wilt  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate  in  the  midst  of  the 
countries  that  are  desolate,  and 
her  cities  among  tiie  cities  that 
are  laid  waste  shall  be  desolate 
forty  years  ;  and  I  will  scatter  the 
Egyptians     among    the    nations, 


_  Xe.  25.  33. 

h  Je.  34.  20. 
i2K.l8.  21. 
k  Is.  30.  2-7, 
Je.  37.5. 
&c. 

/Je.2.  36. 
m  ver.  3. 
n.  c.30.  12. 
Hab.  3.  8. 

2  wastes  of 
loasle. 

3  or,   Mig- 
dol  to 
Syene. 

Ex.  14.  2. 
Je.  44.  1. 

4  Seveneh. 
o  c.  30.  6. 
p.  c.  32.  13. 


7  Is.  19.  23. 

5  or,  birth. 

re.  17.  14. 
Da.  11.  42, 
43. 

6  low. 

«  Is.  31.1,3. 
S6,  4,  6. 
Je.2.  38,37. 
La.  4.  17. 
Hos.  7.  11. 
lJc.2r.  6. 
c.  26.  7, 
&c. 
uJe.25.  9. 

7  spoil  her 
spoil,  and 
prey  her 
prey. 

8  or,  hire. 
V  Pe.  132. 
17. 

«  Joel  2.  1. 


Israel  ehall  be  restored. 

and  will    disperse    theni    through 
the  countries. 

13  Yet  7  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  At  the  end  of  forty  years 
will  I  gather  the  Egyptians  from 
the  people  whither  they  were 
scattered  : 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  tbe 
captivity     of     Egypt,     and     will 

ause  them  to  return  into  the  land 
of  Palhros,  into  the  land  of  their 
5  habitation  ;  and  r  they  shall  be 
there  a  6  base  kingdom. 

15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the 
kingdoms  ;  neither  shall  it  exall 
itself  any  more  above  the  nations  : 
for  I  will  diminish  them,  that 
they  shall  no  more  rule  over  tbe 
nations. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the 
confidence  of  »  the  house  of  Israel, 
which  bringeth  their  iniquity  to 
remembrance,  when  they  shall 
look  after  ihera  ;  but  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
seven  and  twentieth  year,  in  the 
first  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  Nel)uchadre/.iar 
I  king  of  Babylon  caused  his  ar- 
my to  serve  u  a  great  service 
against  Tyrus  :  every  bead  was 
made  bald,  and  every  shoulder 
was  peeled  :  yet  had  he  no  wages, 
nor  his  army,  for  Tyrus,  for  tj)e 
service  that  he  had  served  against 
it: 

19  Therefore  thus  taith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  will  give  the  land 
of  Egypt  unto  Nebuchadrezzar 
king  of  Babylon  :  and  he  shall 
take  her  multitude,  and  take  7 
her'spoil,  and  take  her  prey  ;  and 
it  shall  be  the  wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of 
Egypt  /or  his  8  labour  wherewith 
he  served  against  it,  because  thejr 
wrought  for  me,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

21  In  that  day  will  I  cause  the 
horn  T  of  the  house  of  Israel  to  bud 
forth,  and  I  will  give  thee  the 
opening  of  the  mouth  in  the  midst 
of  them  ;  and  they  shall  know 
that  lom  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

THE  word  of   the    Lord    came 
again  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  o''  man,  prophesy  and  say. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Howl 
ye.  Woe  wonh  the  day  I 

3  For  a  tbe  day  is  near,  even  ths 
day  of  the  Lord  is  near,  a  cloudy 
day  ;  it  shall  be  the  time  of  the 
heathen. 

773 


The  desolation  of  Kgypt. 

4  And  the  sword  sluill  come  upon 
Egypt,  ttiid  g^iiat  1  pain  sliall  be 
ill  Kilii.ipia,  uhen  tliu  jlain  sliall 
fall  ill  K^'yp'i  "I'l  lliey  shall  lake 
away  her  iniilliiude,  and  her 
foundations  shall  be   ijroken  down. 

5  Ktliiopia,  and  2  Lyljiu,  and 
Lydia,  and  all  the  mingled  b 
people,  and  Chnl\  and  the  3  men 
of  the  land  that  is  m  league,  shall 
fall  with  them  by  the  sword. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  They 
nisi)  that  uphold  c  Bffypt  shall 
fall  ;  and  the  pride  of  lier  power 
Bhall  come  down  :  from  the  4 
to^v.,■r  of  Syene  d  shall  they  fall 
in  it  by  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

7  And  (hey  shall  be  desolate  in 
the  midst  of  the  coun\ne&  that  are 
desolate,  and  her  cities  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  the  cities  thai  are 
uasted. 

3  And  they  shall  know  e  that  I 
ni>i  the  Lord,  when  I  have  set  a 
fire  in  Kgypt,  and  tchen  all  her 
helpers  shall  be  5  destroyed. 

9  In  that  day  shall  messengers  f 
go  forth  fiom  me  in  ships,  to  make 
the  careless  g  Ethiopians  afraid  ; 
and  great  pain  shall  come  upcm 
them,  as  in  the  day  of  Egypt  :  for, 
lo,  it  cnmeth. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
will  also  make  the  multitude  of 
Egypt  to  cease  by  the  hand  h  of 
Nebnrhadrezzar  king  of  Babylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  with  hun. 
the  terrible  i  of  the  nations,  shall 
be  brought  to  destroy  the  land  : 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords 
against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land 
v/ith  the  slain. 

12  And  k  I  will  make  the  rivers 
6  dry,  and  .■sell  the  land  into  the 
hand  of  the  wicked  ;  and  I  will 
make  the  land  waste,  and  7  all 
that  is  therein,  by  the  hand  of 
ftrangei-s  ;  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I 
will  also  destroy  the  idols,  I  and 
I  will  cause  their  images  to  cease 
out  of  Noph  ;  and  there  shall  be 
no  more  a  piince  m  of  the  land  of 
E?ypt  ;  and  I  will  put  a  fear  in 
the  land  of  Bs-ypt. 

14  And  I  will  make  Pathros  n 
desolate,  and  will  set  fire  in  8 
Zoan,  o  and  will  execute  judg- 
ments in  No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  my  fury  up- 
on Sin,  9  the  strength  of  Egypt;! 
and  I  will  cutoff  the  multitude  of  I 
No;  ;, 

16  And  f  willset  fire  in  Egypt  : 
Pin  thall     have   great    pain,    and 

774 


EZEKIEL. 

1  or,  /tar. 

2  Phul^ 
c.  27.  10. 

6  Je.  25.  20, 

i4. 

J  children. 

c.  Job.  9.  13. 

4    or,    Mig- 

do  I  to 

Hyene. 

d  c.  29.  10. 

12. 

ePs.  53.  11. 

."i  broken. 

f  Is.  18.  1,2. 

g  U.  32.  9- 

11. 

h  ver.  24,25. 

ic.  28.7. 

k  Is.  19,  4-6. 

Re.  16.  12. 

6  drought. 

7  the  ful- 
ness thereof, 
lis.  19.  1. 
&c. 

Je.43.  12. 
46.25. 
Zee.  13.  2. 

mZec. 10.11. 

n  c.  29.  14. 

8  or,  Tunis, 
o  Ps.  78.  12, 
43. 

9  or,  Pelu- 
sium. 

p  Na.  3.  8- 
10. 


10  or,  ffeli- 
opolis, 

1 1  or,  Pu- 
lastum. 

g  Je.  2.  16. 

12  or,   re- 
strained. 
rje.  48.25. 

s  Is.   1.  6. 
Je.  46.  11. 
rPs.  37. 17. 
u.  c.  34.  16. 
vJe.  27.  6- 
8. 

wU.  10.  15. 
X  c.  29.  12. 
ver.  23. 

y  Da.  11.  42. 
z  ver.8. 


B.  C.  672. 

No  shall  be  rent  asunder,  nnd 
Noph  shall  have  d^ftresses  daily. 

17  The  young  men  of  10  Aven 
and  of  Pi-beseth  U  sliall  fall  by 
the  Fwoid  :  and  these  cities  shall 
go  into  captivity. 

18  At  Tehaplinehes  q  also  the 
day  shall    be   12   darkened,   when 

1  shall  break  there  the  yokes  of 
Egypt  ;  nnd  tlie  pomp  of  her 
Etreiiglh  shall  cease  in  her  :  uf 
for  her,  a  cloud  shall  cover  hei, 
and  her  daughters  shall  go  into 
captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments 
in  Egypt  ;  nnd  they  shall  know 
that  1  am  the  Loid. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  fiist  month, 
in  the  seventh  (/ny  of  the  month, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  ine,  baying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  broken 
r  the  arm  of  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  ;  and,  lo,  it  shall  not  be 
bound  up  s  to  be  healed,  to  put  u 
roller  to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong 
to  hold  the  sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  1  am  against  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  will 
break  /  his  arms,  the  strong,  u 
and  that  which  was  broken  ;  and 
I  will  cause  the  sword  to  fall  out 
of  his  hand. 

23  And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and 
will  disperse  them  through  the 
countries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the 
arms  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  arid 
put  my  sword  in  his  hand  ;  but  I 
will  break  Pharaoh's  arms,  and 
he  shall  groan  before  him  with 
the  groans  of  a  deadly  wounded 
man. 

25  But  I  will  strengthen  the  arms 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  v  and  the 
arms  of  Pharaoh  shall  fall  down  ; 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  put  my  v> 
sword  into  tlie  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  stretch 
it  out  upon  the   land  of  Egypt,  x 

26  And  I  will  scatter  y  the 
Egyptians  among  the  nations, 
and  disperse  them  among  the 
countries  :  and  they  shall  know 
z  that  I  am  the  Lord'. 

CHAPTER  XXXI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
eleventh  year,  in  the  third 
month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pha- 
raoh king  of    Egypt,  and   to  hia 


with  hei  rivers  c  runuiaj  about 
his  pUuUi,  aa'l  sent  out  her  little 
4  rivers  unto  all  the  trees  of  the 
lieM. 

5  Tlierefore  his  height  was  ex- 
alte! above  all  the  trees  of  the 
fial  i,  aal  his  boujhs  were  multi- 
plie'I,  and  his  brunches  became 
long,  because  of  the  multitude  of 
waters,  when  5  he  sliot  forth. 

6  All  the  fowls  d  of  heaven 
rnaMe  their  nests  in  his  boujhs, 
aiij  uu'ier  his  branches  did  all 
the  beasts  of  the  field  bring  forth 
their  young,  and  under  his  sha- 
dow d  ive'.t  all  great  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  great- 
ness, in  the  length  of  his  branch- 
es :  for  his  root  was  by  great 
Waters. 

8  The  ce  lars  in  the  garden  e  of 
GuJ  could  not  hide  him  :  the 
fir-trees  were  not  lilce  his  boughs: 
aud  the  chestnut  trees  were  not 
lilce  his  branches  ;  nor  any  tree  in 
the  garlen  of  God,  was  like  unto 
him  in  his  beiuty. 

9  r  have  made  him  fair /by  the 
rnultit'i  ie  of  his  branches  :  so 
that  all  the  trees  of  Kden,  that 
^oere  in  the  garden  of  God,  envied 
liim. 

10  Therefore  thus  sailh  the  Lord 
G'ld,  Because  thou  h.isl  lilted  up 
thyself  s  in  height,  and  he  hath 
shot  up  his  top  among  the  tliicic 
boiglis,  and  his  h  heart  is  lifted 
up  in  his  height  ; 

H  r  lirive.  therefore,  delivered 
him  into  the  hand  of  the  mighty 
one  of  the  heathen  ;  G  he  shall 
surely  deal  with  him  :  I  have  dri- 
ven hin  out  for  his   wickedness,  i 


6  Da.  4.  20- 1  the     trues     by    the    waters    exalt 


B-  C.S87.  CII.\P.  XXXII.  Lammtation  for  Egypt. 

multitude  :  Whom  a  art  thou  lilce  j  ay,er.  18.       I   K  To  the  end  n  that  none  of  all 
iil  lli.v  gieatness'? 

d  Benul  I,  the  Assyrian  was  a 
cedar  b  in  I.ubauon  I  with  fair 
b.anches,  and  with  a  shadowing 
sh.ou  I,  an>l  of  an  high  stature  ; 
and  his  top  was  among  the  thick 
bo.iglis. 

-1  Tnu  waters  2  make  him  great, 
tiie    3    doop    set   hirn  up  on    high 


1  fair  of 
branches. 

2  or,  nour- 
islied  him. 
3or,broaght. 
c  Je.  51.  36. 

4  or.  con- 
daiis. 

5  or,  it  iC'ii 
them  forth, 
d  c.  17.  '^3. 
cGi.  2.  8. 
13.  10. 

is.  51.  3. 
/  c.  16.  14. 
g  Mat.  23. 
12. 
h  Da.  5.  20. 

6  i/i  doing 
he  shall  do 
unto. 

i  La.  I.  21, 

2-:a. 

Na.  3.  18, 

19. 

k  c.  28.  7. 

I  c.  32.  4,5. 

35.  5. 

m  Is.  18.  6 


I /I  Da.  4.  32. 
I  7  or,  upon 
themselves 
for. 

o  I's.  82.  7. 
p  c.  32.  18. 

7  Re.  18.  a. 

8  be  black. 
Alal.  3.  14. 

r  c.  25.  15. 
sis.  14.  15. 
re.  32.  31. 
La.  4.  20. 
u  ver.  2. 
c.  32.  19. 


,,    .     ,  u  •.,      ,  lOi^Si.  1.20. 

12  An  1   strangers,  the   terrible  «   jg   g  25  26 

of  the  nations,   have  cut  him   off,        •    •      >      • 


ipon     the 


a  c.  27.  2. 
ver.  IS. 


and    have     left    h 
mountains   I  and    in   all    the   val 
leys  his  branches  are  fallen,   and 
his   boughs    are  broken   by  all   thelsgjs 
rivers  of   the  land    ;    and    ail   the 
people  of  the  earth  qre  gone  dow  i 
from    his   shadow  and    have,    left 
iiin. 
13  Upon  m  his  ruin   shall  all  th 


h  c.  19.  3,6. 


and 


fowls  of    the   heaven  remain 

all  the   beasts  of  the  ileld  shall  bi 

upon  his  branches  ; 


1  or,dragon. 
c.  29.  3.. 

c.  c.  34.  18. 

d.-.   12.  13. 

E  •.  9.  12. 

e  Joel  3,  19. 


themselves  for  their  height,  nei- 
thershoot  up  rheir  top  among  the 
thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees  7 
stand  up  in  their  height,  all  that 
drink  Water  :  for  o  they  are  all  de- 
livered unto  death,  to  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth,  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  men,  withp  them 
that  gj  down  to  the  pit, 

15  'flius  saith  the  Lord  God,  In 
the  day  when  he  went  down  to 
the  grave,  I  caused  a  mourning,  q. 
r  covered  the  deep  for  him,  and  I 
restrained  the  floods  thereof,  and 
the  gret>t  wafers  were  stayed  ; 
and  I  caused  Lebanon  to  8  mourn 
for  him,  and  all  the  trees  of  the 
field  faiiited  for  him. 

16  I  made  the  nations  to  shake 
at  the  sound  of  his  fall,  when  I 
cast  hirn  r  down  to  hell  with  them 
that  descend  into  the  pit  ;  and  all 
the  trees  of  E  leu,  the  choice  and 
best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink 
water,  shall  be  comforted  a  in 
the  nellier  parts  of  the  earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell 
with  him,  unto  them  that  be  slain 
with  the  sword  ,  and  thet/  that 
were  his  arm,  that  dwelt  t  under 
his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the 
heathen. 

18  To  whom  u  art  thou  thus 
like  in  glory  and  m  greatness 
among  the  trees  of  Elen?  yet 
shalt  thou  be  brought  dovvjj  with 
the  trees  of  Eden  unto  the  nether 
parts  of  the  earth  :  thou  sh,ilt  lie 
in  the  mi  1.=!  of  the  uncircum- 
cised,  V  with  them  th'U  he  slain 
by  the  swo.d.  This  is  Pharaoh, 
and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the 
Lord  Gn,l. 

CHAPTER  XXXII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  in  the  first  dnij  of  the 
month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me.  savin?, 

2  .Son  of  man,  take  up  a  a  la- 
mentation for  Pharoah  king  of 
Egypt,  and  say  unto  him.  Thou 
art  like  a  young  lion  b  of  the 
nations,  and  thou  art  as  a  I  whale 
in  the  seas  ;  and  thou  earnest 
forth  with  thy  rivers,  and  trou- 
bledst  the  waters  with  thy  feet, 
and  foutedst  c  their  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  T 
will,  therefore,  spread  d  out  my 
net  over  thee  with  a  company  of 
many  people  ;  and  they  shall 
bring  thee  up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  e  will  [  leave  thee  upon 
the  land,   I  will  cast    thee    forth 

775 


The  Jeur/ul  full  of  Egypt. 

upon  the  open  field,  and/  will 
cause  all  tlic  fowls  of  thi;  hcavun 
10  remain  upon  thee,  und  1  will 
fill  the  beusifi  of  the  whole  earth 
With  ihec. 

5  And  I  will  lay  thy  fiesh  upon 
the  mountains,  and  fill  the  val- 
leys with  thy  heijhl. 

6  I  will  also  Wilier  with  thy 
blood  5  the  land  2  wherein  thou 
Bwiininest,  even  to  the  mountaiiia  ; 
and  the  rivers  shall  be  full  of 
thee. 

7  And  when  I  thall  3  put  thee 
out,  1  h  will  cover  the  heaven, 
and  make  the  stars  thereof  dark  ; 
I  will  cover  the  sun  with  a  cloud, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
iixht. 

8  All  the  4  bright  lights  of  hea- 
ven will  I  make  5  dark  over  thee, 
and  set  darkness  i  upon  thy  land, 
BHith  the  Loid  God. 

y  I  will  also  6  vex  the  hearts  of 
niiny  people,  when  I  shall  bring 
thy  destruction  among  the  na- 
tions, into  the  countries  which 
thou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  mike  many  peo- 
ple k  amazed  at  thee,  and  their 
kings  shall  be  horribly  afiaid  for 
thee,  when  I  shall  brandish  my 
sword  I  before  them  ;  and  they 
shall  tremble  at  every  moment, 
every  man  for  his  own  life,  in  the 
day  of  ihy  fall. 

11  For  m  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  The  sword  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  shall  come  upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  n  of  the  migh- 
ty will  I  cause  thy  multitude  to 
fall,  the  terrible  of  the  nations,  all 
of  them  ;  and  o  they  shall  .spoil 
the  pom.p  of  Egypt,  and  all  the 
multitude  thereof  shall  be  destroy- 
ed. 

13  I  will  destroy  tilso  all  the 
beails  thereof  from  beside  the 
gieat  waters;^  neither  shall  the 
foot  of  man  trouble  them  any 
more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trou- 
ble them. 

14  Then  will  I  make  their  wa- 
ters deep,  and  cause  their  rivers 
to  run  like  oil,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land 
of  Egypt  desolate,  and  the  coun- 
try shall  he  7  destitute  of  that 
whereof  it  was  full,  when  I  shall 
smile  all  them  that  dwell  therein, 
then  shall  they  know  q  that  1  am 
the  Lord. 

16  This  T  is  the  lamentation  s 
wherewith  they  shall  lament 
her  :  the  daughters  of  the  nations 
shall    lament   her  ;  they  shall   la- 

776 


EZEKIEL. 

f  c.  31.  13. 
>Ex.7.  17. 
He.  16.  6. 

2  or,  of  ihy 
j  swimming. 

3  or,   exlin- 
guisli  thee, 
hh.  13.  10. 
Joel  3.  15. 
Mat.  24.  29. 

4  li^hl  of 

j  the  li^ht  in. 

5  Ihcm  dark. 
'i  Ex.  10.21- 
,23. 

'  6  provoke  to 

anger,  or, 

grief. 

A-c.  27.  35. 

iDe.32.  41. 

wiJe.  46.24- 

26. 

n  c.  28.  7. 

30.  4. 

o  Is.  25.  2.  3. 

pc.  29.  11. 

7  desolate 
from  the 
fulneas 

thereof. 

g  Ex.  7.  5. 

14.  4,  18. 

^ver.  2. 

s2Sa.l.l7, 

2Ch.  35.  25. 


t  ver.  2. 
uc.  31.  14. 
over.  21,24. 

8  or,  the 
sword  ie 
laid. 

ails.  1.  31. 
X  Is.  14.  9, 
10. 

yU.  14.15. 
z  Is.  51.  12, 
13. 

9  or  dis- 
maying. 

aJe.49.  34, 

&c. 

4  Je.3.  24, 

25. 

Hab.  2.  16. 

cLu.  12.4,5. 

dO'c.  10.12. 
c.  27.  13. 
38.  2. 

e  Is.  14.  18, 
!9. 


B.  C.  587. 

menl  for  her,  ewe/j  for  Egypt,  and 
for  all  her  multitude,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

17  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the 
twelfth  year,  in  the  fifteenth  drry 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  s.iying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  t  for  the 
rnulliludc  of  Egypt,  and  cast  u 
them  down,  even  her,  and  the 
dnughlcrsof  the  famous  nations, 
unto  the  nether  parts  of  the  earth, 
with  them  that  go  down  into  the 
pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in 
beauty  9  go  o  down,  and  be  thou 
laid  with  the  uucircumcised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midsl 
of  them  that  are  slain  by  the 
sword  ;  8  she  is  delivered  to  the 
Bword  :  draw  hei  and  all  her 
multitudes. 

21  The  strong  te  among  the 
mighty  shall  speak  to  him  out  of 
the  midst  of  hell  x  with  thern  ;hat 
help  him  :  they  are  gone  down, 
they  lie  uncircumcised,  slain  by 
the  sword. 

2*2  Ashur  is  there,  and  all  her 
company  :  his  graves  are  about 
him  ;  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by 
the  sword  : 

23  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the  y 
'sides  of  the  pit,  and   her  company 

is  round  about  her  grave;  all  of 
them  slain,  fallen  by  the  sword, 
which  z  caused  terror  9  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

24  There  is  Elam  a  and  all  her 
multitude  round  about  her  grave  ; 
all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
sword,  which  are  gone  down  un- 
circumcised into  the  nether  part* 
of  the  earth,  which  caused  iheir 
terror  in  the  land  of  the  living  ; 
yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
6  with  them  that  go  down  to  the 
pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  p.  bed  in  the 
midst  of  the  slain  with  all  her 
multitude;  her  "raves  are  roi'nd 
about  him  ;  all  of  them  uncircum- 
cised, slain  by  the  sword  :  though 
their  terror  c  was  caused  in  the 
land  of  the  living,  yet  have  they 
borne  their  shame  with  them  that 
go  down  to  the  pit  :  he  is  put  in 
the  midst  of  them  that  be  slain. 

26  There  is  Meshech,  d  Tubal, 
and  all  her  multitude  :  her  graves 
are  round  about  him  ;  all  of  them 
uncircumcised,  slain  by  t!ie  sword, 
though  they  caused  their  terror  in 
the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  e  they  shall  not  lie  with 
the  mighty  thnt  are  fallen  of  the 
uncircumcised,    which    are    {^one 


B.  C.  587.  CHAP.  XXXIII.  Justice  of  God' stoat/a. 

down   to   hell   witli   ID  their  wen- !  10  ?/jc«/io??s   'them,   he   is   taken    away  in    his 
pons  ol"  war  :  and  they  have  \d\A   of  theirwar .    iniquity  ;  but  his  blood  will   J  re- 
their  swords  under    their  heads  ;  '  /  Ps.92.7,9. 
but  their  iniquitiesy  shall  be  upon   g  c.  55.  12. 
their  bones,  thougli   theyieere  the   Ob.  2,  &c. 
terror  of  the  njighty  in  the  land  ol'  I  11  given, 


the  living.  I  or, put. 

28  Vea,  thou  shall  be  broken  in  We. 1. 14, 4. 6, 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised,  c.  o8.  6,  15. 
and   shall   He  with   them  that  are   39.2. 

slain  with  the  sword.  \i  c.  58.  21. 

29  There  is  Kdom,  ;"•  her  kin^s,  '  A-  c.  31.  16. 
and  all  her  piihces,  which  with  :  /  Ge.  35.  5. 
their  might  are  laid  11  by  them  }oh  31.  23. 
that  were  slain  by  the  sword  :  they  2  Co.  5.  11. 
shall  lie  v\-ith  the  uncircumcised,  \  1  A  land 
and  with  them  that  go  down   io'wheni 

the  pit.  I  bring  a 

30  There  be  the  princes  of  the  h  sword  upon 
north,  all  of  them,  and  all  the  Zi-  i  her. 
(Ipnians,  t   which   are  gone  down   a  c.  14.  17. 
with  the  slain  ;  with  their  terror  6  2  Sa. 18. 24. 
they  are  ashamed  of  their  might  ;   2  K.  9.  17. 
and   they  lie    uncircumcised  with   Hos.  9.  8. 
them   that   be  slain    by  the  sword,   2  he  thrU 
and   bear  their  shame  with  ihem   hearing 
thi'.t  go  down  to  the  pit.  \heareth. 

31  Pharaoh  6h?Jl  see  them,  and  c  Ps.  95.7,8 
shall  be  comforted  k  over  all  his  He.  2.  1-3. 
rjiultitude,   even  Pharaoh   and   all   d  c.  18.  13. 

his  a!-my  slain  by  the  sword,  saith  ' 

the  Lord  God.     '  ec.3.  17. 

32  J?or  I  have   caused  my  I  tenor '  y  c.  2.  7. 

in  the  land  of  the  living;  and    he   g-2Ch.19.10, 
shall   be   laid   in   the  midst  of  the   Col.  1.  28. 
uncircumcised  with  them  that  are   ft  Ga.  2.  17. 
slain  with  the  sword,  even  Pharaoh   Je.  8.  13. 
and  all   his   multitude,  saith  the   t  Nu.  27.  3. 
Lord  God.  lArPr.  15.  10. 

CHAPTER  XXXni.  !Jno.  8.  24. 

GAIN   the  word  of  the    Lord    I  Ac.  20.  26. 
came  unto  me,  saying,  ;  m  c.  24.  23. 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  the  chil-   n  Ps.  130.7. 
dren  of  thy  people,  and  say  unto   Is.  49.  14. 
them,    1     When    I     bring 'a    the   c.  37.  11. 
sword  upon  aland,  if  the   people   o2Sa.l4.14. 
of  the    land   take  a   man   of  their   La.  3.  33. 
coasts,    and    set     him     for     their  Hos.  11.  8. 
watchman  :  b  1 2  Pe.  3.  9. 

3  If,  when  he  seeth  the  sword  p  c.  3.  20. 
come  upon  the  land,  he  blow  the  18.  24,  &c. 
trumpet,  and  warn  the  people  ;        g  2Ch.  7.14. 

4  Then  2  whosoever  heareth   the  ,  Ro.  3.  £5. 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  and  takeih   r  1  Jno.  2.  1. 
not  warning  :   if  the  sword  come   s  Ro.  10.  3. 
and  take  him  away,  his  blood  shall   Ph.  3.  9. 

be  upon  his  own  head.  '  t  Pr.  28.  13. 

5  He   heard   c  the   so\ind   of  the   Ac.  3.  19. 


A 


trumpet,  and  look   not  warning;  3 judgment 

his  blood  d  shall  be  upon  him  :  but  mid  Justice. 

he  that   taketh  warning  shall  de-  uc.  18.  7. 

liver  his  soul.  v  Ex.  22.  1, 

6  But   if   the  watchman   see    the  4. 

sword    come,    and    blow    not    the  Le.  6. 2-5. 

trumpet,    and   the   people  be   not  Lu.  19.  8. 

Warned  ;  if  the  sword   come    and  w  Le.  18.  5. 

take    a.r.y    person     from      among  Ps.  119,  93. 


quire  at  the  watchman's  hand. 

7  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I  have 
set  thee  e  a  watchman  unto  the 
house  of  Israel  ;  therefore/"  thou 
shall  hear  the  word  at  my  mouth, 
and  warn  g  them  from  me. 

8  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked, 
O  wicked  man,  thou  h  shall  sure- 
ly die  :  if  thou  dost  not  speak  to 
warn  the  wicked  from  his  way, 
that  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his 
iniquity  ;  i  but  his  blood  will  I  re- 
quire at  thine  hand. 

9  Neveitbeless,  if  thou  warn  the 
wicked  of  his  way  to  turn  from  it  ; 
if  be  do  not  turn  from  his  way,  he 
shall  die  k  in  his  iniquity  ;  but 
thou  I  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  Therefore,  O  thou  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
Thus  ye  speak,  saying,  If  our 
transgressions  and  our  sinste  upon 
us,  and  v.e  pine  m  away  in  them, 
how  n  should  we  then  live  ? 

11  Say  unto  them.  As  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  I  o  have  no 
pleasure  in  the  death  of  the  wick- 
ed ;  but  that  the  wicked  turn  from 
his  way,  and  live  ;  turn  ye,  turn 
ye,  from  yo'ir  evil  ways;  for  why 
will  ye  dip,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man, 
say  unto  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple. The  righteousness  p  of  the 
righteous  shall  not  deliver  him  in 
the  day  of  his  transgression  :  as 
lor  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked, 
he  q  shall  not  fall  thereby  in  the 
day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
wirkednes?  ;  neither  shall  the 
righteous  be  aVile  to  live  for  his 
righteousness  r  in  the  day  that  he 
sinneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  right- 
eous, that  he  shall  surely  live  ;  il 
he  trust  to  his  own  s  righteous- 
ness, and  commit  iniquity,  all  his 
righteousness  .shall  not  be  remem- 
bered ;  but  for  his  iniquity  that  he 
hath  committed,  he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  when  I  say  unto  the 
wicked,  Thou  shall  surely  die  ; 
if  t  he  turn  from  his  sin,  and  do  3 
that  which  is  lawful  and  right  ; 

15  If  the  u  wicked  restore  the 
pledge,  give  again  v  that  he  had 
robbed,  valk  in  the  statutes  7/,' of 
life,  without  committing  iniquity  ; 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

16  None  x  of  his  sins  that  he 
hath  committed  shall  he  men- 
tioned  unto   him  :    he   hath  done 


2- Mi.  7.  18,  19.  Ro.  5.  16,21. 
777 


Desolation  of  Juaah  foretold. 

that  which  in  lawful  niid  right  j  he 

liha II. surely  livf. 

17  Vet  the  children  of  thy  people 
say,  Tlie  wiiy  ol  the  Lunl  is  iiol 
ecpial  :  bill  uu  lur  ihein.  iheii  way 
18  not  eiiiutl. 

18  Wlnjii  the  rijirhicouw  tuniethy 
from  Ills  iisfhieousii'jss,  an'i  coni- 
muielh  iniquity,  he  shall  even  die 
theiel<y. 

IS  Bui  if  the  wicked  turn  from 
his  wickedneas,  and  du  that  which 
is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  live 
iherehy. 

2J  Yet  z  ye  say,  The  way  of  the 
Lord  is  not  equal.  U  ye  house  of 
Isiael,  I  will  judge  you  every  one 
a  after  his  ways. 

21  And  it  cume  to  pass  in  the 
jwellih  year  of  our  captivity,  in 
(he  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  day 
of  the  month,  that  b  one  that  had 
escaped  out  of  Jerusalem  came 
unio  me,  saying.  The  city  is  smit- 
ten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  me  in  the  evening, 
afore  he  that  was  escaped  came, 
and  h.id  opened  my  mouth,  until 
he  cam  •  to  me  in  the  morning  ; 
and  my  mouth  was  opened,  and  I 
was  no  more  dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  they  that  inhabit 
those  wastes  of  the  land  of  Israel 
speak,  saying,  Abraham  c  was 
one,  and  he  inherited  llie  land  : 
but  we  are  many  ;  the  land  is 
given  MS  lor  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  siv  unto  them. 
Thus  saiih  the  Lord  God  ,  Ye 
eat  v.ith  the  blood,  and  lift  up 
your  eyes  toward  your  idols,  and 
Ehed  blood  :  and  shall  ye  d  possess 
the  land  ? 

2fi  Ye  stand  upon  your  sword,  ye 
work  abomination,  and  ye  delile 
evrry  one  his  nei'^hbour's  wife  : 
and  shall  ye  possess  the  land  ? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  As  I 
live,  surely  tliey  that  are  in  the 
wastes  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  him  that  is  in  the  open  field 
will  I  give  to  (he  bea?ts  to  4  be  de- 
voured, and  they  that  be  in  the 
forts  and  in  the  caves  shall  die  of 
the  pestilence. 

28  l-'or  I  will  lay  the  land  5  most 
desolate,  e  and  the  pomp  of  her 
sl;x'ii?ih  shall  erase  ;  and  the 
mountains/of  Israel  slinll  be  deso- 
late, that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  laid 
the  land  most  desolate  because  of 

7(8 


EZKKIEL. 

ylU.  10.33. 
z  Pr.  19.  3. 

«2Co.  5.10. 

lie.  20.  I  J. 

ic.  24.  26, 

!i7. 

cIs.  5L2. 

Jno.  8.  39. 

die.  7.9,10. 

4  devour 
him. 

b  desolation 
and  desola- 
tion. 

eJe.  44.2, 

&.C. 

/c.  6.  2-6. 


6  or,  o/". 
?c.  14.  I. 
20.  I. 

7  according 
to  the  com- 
ing of  the 
people. 

8  or,  my 
people. 
AUe.5.  23, 
29. 

Ps.  78.  36. 
Is.  29.  13. 

9  make 
loves,  or. 
Jests. 

10  song  of 
Inves. 

i  I  Sa.  3.  19. 
aJe.23.  1. 
Zee.  11.  16. 
6  Is.  56.  11. 
cMi.  3.  1,3. 
d  Je.  8.  22. 
He.  12.  12. 
eLu.  15.4. 

/I  Pe.  5.  2, 
3. 

g  Mat.  9.36. 
1  or,  with- 
out a  sliep- 
herd. 

h  Zee.  10.  2, 
3. 

i  Je.  12.9- 
12. 

Jno.  10.  12. 
k  1  Pe.2.25. 
nno.  10.16. 


B.  C.  587. 

all  their  abominoliont  which  they 
have  commilled. 

30  Also,  thou  eon  of  man,  tho 
childien  of  thy  people  still  are 
talking  6  against  thee  by  the 
walls  and  in  the  doois  of  the  hou- 
ses, and  speak  one  to  another, 
every  one  to  his  brother,  saying, 
Come,  I  pray  you,  and  hear  what 
is  the  word  that  coracth  forth  Irora 
the  Lord. 

31  And  they  come  g  unto  thee  7 
as  the  people  cometh,  and  8  they 
sit  beloie  ihoe  as  my  people,  ana 
they  liear  thy  woids,  but  they 
will  not  do  them  ;  for  A  with  their 
mouth  they  9  show  much  love,  but 
their  heart  goeth  after  their  cov- 
ctousness. 

32  And,  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  aa 
a  10  very  lovely  song  of  one  that 
hath  a  pleasant  voice,  and  can 
play  well  on  an  instrument  :  for 
they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do 
them  not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass, 
(lo,  it  will  come,)  then  i  shall 
they  know  that  a  prophet  hath 
been  among  them. 

CHAPTKR  XXXIV. 

AND    the    word    of    the    Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prrpphesy  against 
the  shepherds  of  Israel,  prophesy, 
and  say  unto  them,  Tliu.s  saiili 
the  Lord  God  unto  the  shepherds, 
Woe  a  be  to  the  shepherds  of  Is- 
rael that  do  feed  themselves  I 
should  not  the  shepherds  feed  the 
flocks  ? 

3  Ye  6  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe 
you  with  the  wool,  ye  kill  c  thetn 
that  are  fed  :  but  ye  feed  not  the 
(lock. 

4  The  d  diseased  have  ye  not 
strengthened,  neither  have  ye 
healed  that  which  was  sick,  nei- 
ther have  ye  bound  up  that  which, 
was  broken,  neither  have  ye 
brought  again  that  which  was 
driven  away,  neither  have  76 
sought  e  that  which  was  lost  ;  but 
with  force  f  and  with  cruelty  have 
ye  ruled  them. 

5  Anil  g  they  were  scattered,  1 
because  h  there  is  no  shepherd  : 
and  they  became  meat  i  to  all  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  when  they 
were  scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  k  through 
all  the  mountains,  and  upon 
every  high  hill  :  yea,  my  flock  was 
scattered  I  upon  all  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or 
seek  after  them. 

7  Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 


B.  C.  587 

8  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  because  my  flock  became 
a  prey,  and  my  flock  became 
meat  to  every  beast  of  the  field, 
because  there  was  no  shephenl, 
neither  did  my  shepheids  search 
for  my  dock,  but  the  shepherds 
fed  m  themselves,  and  fed  not  my 
flock  : 

9  Therefore,  O  ye  shepherds, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  am  against  the  shep- 
heids; and  1  will  require  n  my 
flock  at  their  hand,  and  cause 
them  to  cease  o  frum  feeding  the 
tock  ;  neither  shall  the  shepherds 
feed  themselves  any  moie  :  for  I 
will  deliver  my  flock  from  their 
mouth,  that  they  may  not  be  meat 
for  them. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Lehold  1,  even  I,  will  both  search 
my  sheep,  and  seek^  them  out. 

Vi  2  As  a  shepherd  seeketh  out 
his  flock  in  the  day  that  he  is 
among:  '"s  sheep  that  are  scatter- 
ed ;  so  will  1  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all 
places  where  they  have  been 
scattered  in  the  cloudy  and  dark  g 
day. 

13  And  r  I  will  bring'  them  out 
from  the  people,  and  gather  them 
from  the  countries,  and  will  bring 
them  to  their  own  land,  and  feed 
them  upon  the  mountains  of  Is- 
rael by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the 
inhabited  places  of  the  country. 

His  will  feed  them  in  a  good 
pasture,  and  upon  the  high 
mountainf  of  Israel  shall  their 
fold  be  ;  there  t  shall  they  lie  in 
a  ?ood  fold,  and  in  a  fat  pasture 
shall  they  feed  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel. 

15  I  will  feed  u  my  flock,  and  I 
will  cause  them  to  lie  down,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  v  that  which  was 
lost,  and  bring  again  that  which 
was  driven  away,  and  will  bind 
up  that  n-hich  was  broken,  and 
will   strengthen    that   which    was 


CHAP.  XXXIV 

OT  Ac.  20.33. 

1  Co.  9.  15. 
n  c.  3.18,^0. 
He.  16.  17. 
o  I  Sa.  '.i.29- 
S6. 

^Pa.  119. 
176. 
Lu.  19.  10. 

2  according 
to  the  seek- 


The  kingdom  of  Chriit, 

of  the  deep  waters,  hut  ye  must 
foul  the  residue  with  your  feet  ? 

19  And  as  for  iny  flock,  they 
eat  that  which  ye  have  trodden 
with  your  feei  j  and  they  diink 
that  which  ye  have  fouled  with 
your  feel. 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  unto  them,  Behold  I,  even  I, 
will  judge  between  the  fat  cattle 
and  between  the  lean  cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with 
side  and  with  shoulder,  and 
pushed  alt  the  n  diseased  with 
your  horns,  till  ye  have  scattered 
them  abroad  ; 

22  Therefore  will  I  save  my 
flock,  and  they  shall  no  more  be  a 
prey  ;  and  I  will  judge  between 
cattle  and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  b  shep- 
herd over  them,  and  he  shall  feed 
them,  even  my  servant  David  ; 
he  shall  feed  them,  and  he  shall 
be  their  shepherd. 

24  And  1  c  the  Lord  will  be  their 
God,  and  my  servant  David  a 
prince  d  among  them  :  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  it. 

25  And  I  will  make  with  them 
a  covenant  of  peace,  and  will 
cause  the  evil  beasts  e  to  cease  out 
of  the  land  ;  and  they  shall  dwell 
safely  f  in  the  wilderness,  and 
sleep  in  the  woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them,  g  and 
the  h  places  round  about  my  hill, 
a  blessing  ;  and  I  will  cause  the 
shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son :  there  shall  be  showers  of 
blessing. 

I   27  And  the  tree  of  the  field  shall 

]  yield  her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall 
a  Lu.  13.14-   yield   her  increase,  and  they  shall 


9  Is.  50.  10. 

Joel  2.  1-3. 

7-  Is.  65.  9, 

10. 

Je.  23.  3,4. 

s  Ps.  23.  1, 

2. 

Is.  40.  11. 

I  Je.  33.  12. 

u  Je.  3.  15. 

Jno.  21,  15. 

V  Mi.  4.  6. 

Mat.  18. 

11-14. 

Mar.  2.  17. 

Lu.  5.  32. 

w  Am.  4.  1. 

2. 

xH.  10.24. 

Mi.  7.  14. 

3  small  cat- 
tle, of  lambs 
and  kids, 
y  Mat.  25. 
32. 

4  great  he- 
?oals. 
'z  Lu.  11.52. 


16. 


be  safe  in  their  land,  and  sh.ill 
know  that  I  am  the  Lowl,  when 
..-■..'  1  I  have  broken  the  bands  of  (heir 
yoke,  and  delivered  them  out  of 
the     hand    of   those     that   served 


Jno.  10.  U 
He.  13.  20. 

c  Ex.  29.  45.    themselves  of  them. 

Is.  43.  2,  3. 
Re.  21.  3. 


rfLu.l.  32 
lick  :  but  I  will  destroy  w  the  fati33. 
and  the  strong,   I  will  feed  them  L  jg   35   n 
with  judgment,  x 

17  And  rj.9/or  you,   O   my  flock,  | /Je.  23,  6. 
thus  saith  the  Lord   God,  Behold, 
I  judge  bet^veen  3  cattle  and   cat- 
tle, between  y  the  rams  and  the  4 
he-.jnats. 

18'Seemfith  it  a  small  thing  unto 
you  to  ha%e  eat?n  up  the  good 
pasture,  but  ye  must  tread  down 
z  with   your   feet   the   residue  of 


your  pastures  ?  and  to  have  drunk   axcay. 


28  And  they  shall  no  more  be  a 
prey  to  the  heathen,  neither  shall 
the  beasts  of  the  land  devour 
them  ;  but  they  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  none  shall  make  them, 
afraid. 

29  And  j  I  will  raise  up  for  them 
a    Plant   of  5   renown,    and   they 

Zee.  8. 13.  shall  be  no  more  6  consumed  with 
hunger  in  the  land,  neither  bear 
the  shame  of  the  heathen  any 
m  0  re . 

30  Thus  shall  they  know  that 
I  the  Lord  their  God  am  with 
them,  and  thnl  they,  even  the 
house  of  Israel,  are  my  people, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

779 


h  Ps.  133.  3. 
i  Is.  11.  1, 


5  or,  for. 

6  taker) 


Ju^gtntut  of  mount  Stir. 

31  And  ye  my  florit,  the  flock  k 
o(     my    pi.siuio,     are     men,    and 

I  am  youi'  God,  eaith  (he  Lord 
UoU. 

CHAPTER  XXXV. 

MORKOVKR,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  uiiio  me,  lay- 
iiij. 

2  Son  of  man,  get  thy  face 
agaiiifi  moiint  Scir,  a  and  pro- 
plieey  A  against  it, 

2  And  Say  unto  it,  Thus  »aith 
the  Lord  God,  Behol'i,  O  mount 
HeW,  I  am  against  thee,  and  I  will 
stretch  out  mine  hand  againet 
thee,  and  I  >^ill  make  thee  I  most 
desolate. 

4  I  will  lay  thy  cities  waste, 
and  thou  shall  he  desolate  ;  and 
thou  sUalt  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

6  Becunsc  tbou  hast  had  a  2 
perpetual  hatred,  and  hast  3 
■hed  the  b!ood  of  the  children 
of  Is.acl  hy  the  4  force  of  the 
sword  in  the  time  of  their  calam- 
ity, in  the  time  that  Jftrir  iniquity 
/lad  an  c  enil  : 

6  Therefore,  d at  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  prepare  thee 
unto  blood,  and  blood  shall  pur- 
sue thee  :  since  e  thou  hast  not 
hated  blood,  even  blood  shall  pur- 
sue ihee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Seir 
5  most  desolate,  and  cut  oft"  from 
it  him  /  that  passeth  out,  and 
him  that  reiurnelh. 

8  And  I  will  fill  his  mountains  e: 
with  his  slain  men  :  in  thy  hills, 
and  in  thy  vallt^ys,  and  in  all  thy 
rivers,  shall  they  fall  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword. 

9  I  V. ill  make  thee  perpetual 
desolations,  and  thy  cities  h  shall 
not  return  ;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord.  | 

10  Because  thou  hast  said,  These 
two  nations,  and  these  tv,o  conn-»| 
tries,  shall  be  mine,  and  we  will 
possess  it,  6  whereas  the  Lord  j 
was  there  : 

II  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  will  even  do  accord- 
ing't  to  thine  anger,  and  accord- 
ing to  thine  envy,  which  thou 
hast  used  out  of  thy  hatred  against 
them  ;  and  I  will  make  myself 
known  amongst  them,  when  I 
have  judged  thee. 

12  And  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
ai7i  the  Loril,  and  that  I  have 
beaid  /  all  thy  blasphemies 
which  thon  hast  ."fpoken  ag^iinstj 
the  mountains  of  Israel,  saying,  \ 
They  are  laid  desolate,  they  are  i 
ffiven  us  OT  to  7  consume. 
780 


EZEfflEL. 

*Lu.  12.32. 
aDe.  2.  S. 
6  Je.  48.  7. 
c.  25.  I«, 
Am. 1.11,12. 
Ob.  10.  4c. 
I  dtiolation 
and  demla- 
tion. 

2  or,  hatr^J 
of  old. 
0.^5.  15. 
3 poured  out 
the  children. 

4  hands. 
cc.  21.  25, 
29. 

d  Ps.  137.  7. 
e  Ps.  109.17. 

5  desolation 
and  deso- 
lation, 
ver.  3. 
/J'j.5.  6,7. 
gz.  32.  5. 

A  Mai.  1.  3, 
4. 

6  or, 
though. 

i  P8.48.1,13. 

132.  13. 

c.48.  35. 

k  Ja.  2.  13. 

I  Ps.  9-1.  9, 

10. 

m  Ps.  83. 12, 

13. 

c.  36.  2. 

7  devour. 


8  magnified, 
n  1  Sa.  2.  3. 
Ps.  73.  8,  9. 

0  I  .  65.  13, 
14. 

aDe.32.  13. 
6  c.  35.  10. 

1  Because 
for  because. 

2  or,  made 
to  come  up- 
on the  lip  of 
the  tongue. 

c  Ps.  79.  10. 

3  or,  bot- 
toms, or, 
dates. 
dJe.2S.  7- 
13. 

29.  10. 
ePs.  79.  4. 
/Zep.  3.  8. 
g  Is.  34.  5,6. 
La.  4.  21. 
Ac. 35. 10, 11. 
iPs.  123.2,4. 
ftc.  20    6. 


B.  C.  687. 

13  Thna  with  your  raouih  je 
have  8  bonited  against  mr,  and 
have  multiplied  n  your  worda 
aFainsi  uie  :  I  have  heard  thtm. 

14  Thus  aaiib  the  Luid  Uod. 
When  the  o  uliole  earth  rcjoicelb, 
I  will  make  thee  desolate. 

15  Aa  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the 
inheritance  of  the  house  of  I»r»el, 
became  it  was  desolate,  so  will  I 
do  uiitn  thee  i  thou  ibalt  be  deiU' 
lute,  O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Idu- 
men,  even  all  of  it  ;  and  (hey  shall 
know  that  1  fim  (he  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXXVL 

ALSO,  thou  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy unto  the  mountains  of 
Israel,  and  say.  Ye  mountain* 
of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of  th« 
Loid. 

2  Thus  saiih  the  Lord  God,  Be- 
cause  The  enemy  hath  said 
against  you.  Aha,  even  the  an- 
cient high  a  places  are  our'a  in  o 
possession  ; 

3  Therefore  prophesy  and  aay, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God.  I  Be- 
cause they  have  made  you  deso- 
late, and  swallowed  you  up  on 
every  side,  that  ye  might  be  • 
possession  unto  the  residue  of  tb« 
lieathen,  and  ye  are  taken  2  up  e 
in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and  art  an 
infamy  of  the  people: 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of  Is- 
rael, hear  the  word  of  the  Lord 
God  :  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
to  the  mountains  and  to  the  hills, 
to  the  3  rivers  and  to  the  valleys, 
to  (he  desolate  wastes  and  to  the 
cities  that  are  forsaken,  which  be- 
came a  prey  d  and  derision  e  to 
the  residue  of  the  heathen  that  ar« 
rotind  about  ; 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Surely  in  the  fire/  of  my 
jeaIou.sy  have  I  spoken  against 
the  residue  of  the  heathen,  and 
against  all  Idumea,  ^  w  hich  hava 
appointed  A  my  land  into  their 
possession  with  the  joy  of  all 
their  heart,  with  despiteful  minds, 
to  cast  it  out  for  a  ptey. 

6  Prophesy,  therefore,  concern- 
ing the  land  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  the  mountains  and  to  tha 
hills,  to  the  rivers  and  to  the  val- 
leys, Thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  have  spoken  in  my  jeal- 
ousy and  in  my  fury,  because  ye 
have  borne  the  i  shame  of  the  hea- 
then. 

7  Therefore,  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  1  have  lifted  k  up  mine 
hand.  Surely  the  heathen  that  art 
about  you,  they  shall  hear  their 
shame. 


B.  C.  387.  CHAP.  XXXVI.  Blestings  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

8  But  ye,  O  mountains  I  of  Is-    I  Am.  9.  13 


rael,    ye    shall    shoot    forth    your  14. 

branches,  anl  yield   your  fruit  to  to  Ps.  99.  8. 

my  people  of  I.'iiael  ;  for  they  are  n  Is.  61.  4. 

at  haml  to  coirie.  o  Je.  31.  27. 

9  For,  beholil,  I  am  for  you,    and  33.  12. 

I  will   turn    unto  m  yoii,   and  ye  p  Is.  54.  7 — 

shall  be  tilled  and  sown.  10. 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men  upon  q  Is.  52.  4-6. 
vou,   all  the  house  of  Israel,  even  r  Ob.  17, 
nl!   of  it  :  and   the  cities  shall    be  &c. 


y  name  which  the  houee  of  Israel 
had  profaned  among  the  heathen, 
whither  they  went. 

22  Therefoie  say  unto  the  liou(« 
of  Isi-ael,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  do  not  this  for  your  z 
sakes,  O  house  of  Israel,  but  for 
mine  a  holy  name's  sake,  which 
ve  have  piofaned  among  the  liea- 
then  whii.herye  went. 

23  And    b    I    will     sanctify    ray 


inhabited,   and  the  n  wastes  shall    s  Nu.  13.32.    great   name    which   was  profaned 


be  buil'ied  :  3  or,  cause 

11  And   0  I  will  multiply  upon  tofiU. 
you   man   and    beast  ;    and    they  t  P3.89.  50, 
shall    incre  se    and    hdn'g    fruit  :  51. 

and  I  will  settle  you  after  your  old  Zep.  2.  8. 

estates,  and  will  do  better  p  unto  u  Le.  18.25- 

you  than  at  your  beginnings  ;  and  28. 

ye  shall    know  q  that  I  am    the  Je.  2.  7. 

Lord.  t)Le.l5.  19. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk  wz.  16.  36, 
upon  you,  epe/i  my  people  Israel  ;  38. 

and  rthey  shall  possess  thee,   and  23.  37. 

thou   shaii   be    their    inheiitance,  x  Ro.  2.  24. 

and  thou  shalt  no  more  henceforth  

bereave  them  of  men.  y  Ps.  74.  18. 

13  Thu3  saith  the  Lord  God,  Be-  z  Ps.  115.  1. 
cause  they  say  unto  you,  Tbou  o  Ps.  l'J6.  8. 
land,  devourest  up  s  men,  and  hast  6  Ps.  46.  10. 
bereaved  thv  nations  ;  c.c.  20.  41. 

14  Therefore   thou   shalt    devour  28.  22. 
men   no   more,   neither  3  bereave  1  Pe.  2.  9. 
thy   nations  any   more,   saith   the  4  or,  your. 
Lord  God.  d  Ps.  107.  2, 

15  N'ttiiher  will   I   cause   men   to  3. 

bear  in  thee  the  sh.tme  of  the  bea-  c.  34.  13. 

then  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou  37.  21,  &o. 

bear  the  reproach  t  of  the  people  els.  52.  15. 

any  more,  neithershalt  thou  cause  He.  10.  22. 


among  the  heathen,  which  ye 
have  profaned  in  the  midst  of 
them  ,'  and  the  heathen  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  when  1  shall  be 
sanctified  in  you  c  before  their  4 
eyes. 

!  24  For  d  I  will  take  you  from 
among  the  heathen,  and  gather 
you  out  of  all  countries,  and  will 
bring  you  into  your  own  laoil. 

'  25  Then  e  will  I  sprinkle  clean^ 
water  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
clean  ;  from  all  your  filthiness,  g 
and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I 
cleanse  you. 

26  A  new  heart  h  also  will  I  give 
you,  and  a  new  spirit  will  I  put/ 
within  yo'i  ;  and  I  will  take  away 
the  stony  i  heart  out  of  your  flesh, 
and  I  will  give  you  an  heart  of 
Besh.  k 

27  And  I  will  put  my  Spirit  I 
within  you,  and  cause  you  to 
walk  m,  in  my  statutes,  and  ye 
shall  keep  my  judgments,  and  do 
them. 

28  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land 


thy  nations  to  fall  any  more,  saith   /  Jno.  3.  5.    that   1  gave  to  your  fathers,  and 


the  Lord  God.  '  g  Je.  33.  8. 

16  iMoreover,   the  word    of  the    Zee.  13.  1. 
Lord  came  unio  m*,  saying,  I  Co.  6.  11. 

17  Son  of  min,  when  the  house   APs.  51.  10. 
of  Israel  dwelt  in  their  own  land,    c.  II    19. 
tbey  defiled  «  it  hy  their  o^n  way,    Je.  32.  39. 
and    by    their  doings:    their   way   i  Zee.  7.  12. 
was  before  me  as  the  uncleanness   k  De.  30.  6. 
oof  a  removed  woman.  2  Co.  3.  3. 

18  Wherefore   I   poured  my   fury    I  Ro.  8.9,15. 
upon   them   for  the   blood   w  that    1  Co.  3.  16. 
they  ha  I  she  I  upon  the  land  ;  and    Ep.  I.  13,14.    the  heathen, 
for  their  ilol.iw/wretti/A  they  had    1  Jno.  3.  24.     31  Then    shall    ye    rememl'er     6 
polluted  it  :  m  Ga.  5.  16.    your    own    evil    ways,    and   your 

19  And  (  scattered  them  among  Col.  2.  6.  doings  that  were  not  good,  and 
the  heathen,  and  they  were  dis-  IJno.  1.6,7.  shall  lothe  r  yourselves  ia  your 
persed  through  the  countries  :  ac-  2  Jno.  6.  own  sight,  for  your  iniquities,  and 
cordingto  their  way,  and  accord-  n  Ho?.  1.  10.  foi^ your  abominations, 
ing  to  their  doings,  1  Judged  them,    o  Mat.  1.21. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto    Ro.  6.  14. 
the   heathen,  whither  they  went,    12.  26. 

they  X   p.-ofatied   my  holy  name,  jj  Hos.  2. 21.   founded    for   your   own  ways, 
when   they  said   to  them.    These   22.  house  of  Israel. 

are  the    people   of  the    Lonl,  jind    yc.  16. 61,63.     33  Thus  saith   the  Lord  God,   In 
are  gone  forth  out  of  his  land.  r  Ro.  6.  21.     the  day  that  I  shall  have  cleansed 

21  But   I  had  pity  for  mine  holy   «  De.  9.  5.       you  from  all  your  iuiquitiei,  I  will 

30  781 


ye  shall  be  my  people,  nand  I  will 
be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  save  o  you  from  all 
your  iincleannesses ;  and  I  will 
call  p  for  the  corn,  and  will  ia- 
creuee  it,  and  lay  no  famine  upon 
you. 

30  And  I  will  multiply  the  fiuit 
of  the  tree,  and  the  increase  of  the 
field,  that  ye  shall  receive  no 
more   reproach   of  famine   among 


32  Not  s  for  your  sakes  do  I  this, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  be  it  knonfn 
unto  you  :  be  ashamed  and  con- 
O 


Typ*  of  the  dry  hones.  EZEKIEL. 

alio   cnuae  you  to   dwell  t  in   the    {  Zee.  S.7,8. 

cities,    and    llic    waates    shall    be  I 

builded.  iuJoel2.  3. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be  ' 
tilled,  whereas   it  lay  desolate   la.vllog.  M.4, 
the  sig-hl  ot' all  that  passed  b;.  :  9. 

3d  And     they    shall     say,      Thii  i 
land  that  was  desola(e    is   become    u>  Zee.  10. 
like   the  garden  ot   Kden  ;   u  and   6,  9.  13.  9. 
the  waste,  and  desolate,  and    ru-    He.  4.    16. 
ined  cities,  are  become  fenced,  and   1  Jno.  5.  14. 
are  inhabited.  { 

96  Then  the  heathen,  that  are  left    x  c.  20.  31. 
round  about  you,  shall  know  that    He.  10.  21, 
I  the  Lord  build  the  uiiued  phices,  .22. 
and  plant  that  that  was  desolate  :  i 
I  the  Lord  have   spoken   it,  until   5  /lock  o/ 
will  rlo  V  il.  holy  things. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  i 

yet  for  this  he   inf)uircj  of  w  by   aLti.  4.  1. 
the   house   of  Israel,  x  to  do  il  for   Ac.  8.  39. 
them  ;  I  will  increase  them  with' 
men  like  a  flock.  i  1  or,  cAa;7>- 

38  As    the   5    holy   flock,    as    the   paign. 
fiock   of  Jerusaleni  in   her  solemn 

feasis,  so  shall  the  waste  cities  be    6  De.  32.  39. 
filled   with    flocks    of    men  ;    and    Jno.  5.  21. 
they   shall    know    that    I  am  the    H.  25,  26. 
Lord.  iRo.  4.  17. 

CHAPTER   XXXVII.  | 

THE    hand    of    the     Lord    was   ever.  9,  10. 
upon  me,  and  carried  me  out  I 
in   the   Spirit  a  of  the  Lord,  and    d  Joel  2.  27. 
set    me  down   in  the  midst  of  the  i 
valley  which  was  full  of  bones,         '  e  Ac.  2.  2, 

2  And    caused    me    to    pass    by   &c. 
them   round   about:   and,   behold,; 
there  loere  very  many  in  the  open  1 
valley  ;  and,  lo,  they  were  \ery  t\iy.  I 

3  And   he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  I 

man,  can  these  bones   live?  And 

I   answered,   O  Lord  God,  thou  6 
knowest.  , 

4  Again   he   said   unto   me.   Pro-   2  or,  breath. 
phecy  upon  these  bones,   and  say  \ 

unto  them,  O  ye  dry  bones,  hear  /Ca.  4.  16. 
the  word  of  the  Lord.  | 

6  Thus  saith   the   Lord  God  unto   ^  Ps.  104. 
these   bones,    Behold,   I  will  cause    30. 
c  breath  to  enter  into  you,  and  ye    Re.  11.  11. 
shall  live:  I 

6  And   I   will   lay    sinews    upon    ft  2  Co.  5.14. 
you,  and  will   bring  up  flesh  ujjon    Ep.  2.  1. 
you,  and  cover  you  with  skin,  and 

put   breath    in   you,  and  ye   shall    t  Ps.  77.  7-9. 
five  ;  and  ye  shall  d  know  that  I    Is.  49.  14. 
am  the  Lord.  I 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  com-  k  Job  35.  14, 
manded   :     and     as    I    prophesied    15. 

there  was  a  e  noise,  and,  behold,  a  Ms.  26.  19. 
shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to-  Hos.  13.  14. 
gether,  bone  to  his  bone.  1  Th.  4.  16. 

8  And  when   I  beheld,  lo,  the  si-    Re.  20.  13. 
news  and  the  flesh  came   up  upon    m  2  Ch.  30. 
them,  and  the  skin  covered  them^U-18. 
above  ;  but  there  icm  no  breath   in  ! 

thtm.  in  Zee.  10.  6. 

782 


B.  C.  58r.  ■ 

'  9  Then  said  be  uiil'.i  me,  Prophe- 
sy unto  the  2  wind,  prophesy,  son 
of  man,  and  aay  lo  the  wmd,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,/  Come  fioin 
the  four  winds,  U  breath,  and 
breathe  upon  thekc  slain,  that 
I  hey  mav  live. 

I  10  S')  I  prophesied,  as  he  com- 
mitnded  me,  and  the  breath  came 
g  into  them,  and  they  lived,  and 
stood  up  upon  their  feel,  an  ex- 
ceediiij  great  army. 

;  11  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  these  bones  are  the  whole  h 

,  house  uf  Isi'ael  :  behold,  ihey  siiy,  i 
Our  bones  are  dried,  and  our  hope 
is  lost  ;  we  are  cut  off  for  our 
pans. 

.  12  Therefore  k  prophesy,  and 
say   unto    them.    Thus    saith    the 

I  Lord  God,  Behold,  O   my  people, 

I I  I  will  open  your  graves,  and 
I  cause  you  to  come  up  out  uf  your 
i  graves,   and    biing    you    into   the 

land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord,  when  I  have  opened 
your  graves,    O    my   people,    and 

I  brought  you  up  out  of  your 
graves, 

I    14  And  shall  put    my   Spirit    in 

■you,  and  ye  shall  live,  and  I 
shall  place  you  in  your  own  land  : 
then  shall  ye  know  that  I  the  Lord 

I  have  spoken  it,  and  performed  if, 

'  aaith  the  Lord. 

!    15  The    word   of   the  Lord  came 

I  again  unto  me,  saying, 

I    16  Moreover,   thuu   son   of  man, 

;  take  thee  one  stick,  and  write  up- 

I  on  it,  B'or  Jiidah,  and  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  m  his  companions  : 

I  then  take  another  stick,  and  write 
upon  it.  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of 
Ephraim,  and/or  all  the  house  of 
Israel  his  companions  : 

I    17  And  join  them  one  to  another 

J  into   one  stick  ;  and  they  shall  be- 

'  come  one  in  thine  hand. 

!    18  And  when  the  chiblren  of  thy 

'  people  shall  speak  unto  thee,  .'ly- 
ing. Will  thou  not  show  us  what 

I  thou  meanest  by  these  1 
19  Say  n   unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,   Behold,  I  will  lake 

'the  stick  of  Joseph,  which  is  in 
the  hand  of  Ephraim,  and  the 
tribes  of  Israel   his    fellows,    and 

I  will  put  them  with  him,  eten  with 
the  stick  of  Judah,  and  make  them 
one  slick,  and  they  shall  be  one  in 

I  mine  hand. 

{   20  And  the  sticks  whereon  thcu 

j  writest  shall  be  in  thine  hand  be- 

,  fore  their  eyes. 

i   21    And    say    unto    them.    Thus 

I  saith    the    Lord    God,    Behold,    I 


B.  C.  587. 


CHAP.  XXXVIIl. 


will  take  the  children  of  Isi-ael 
flora  among' the  heathen,  whither 
they  be  gone,  and  will  gather 
them  on  every  side,  and  bring 
them  into  their  own  land  : 

22  And  o  I  will  make  them  one 
nation  in  the  land  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel  ;  and  one 
king  shall  be  king  to  them  all  : 
and  they  shall  be  no  more  two  na- 
tions, neither  shall  they  be  divided 
into  two  kingdoms  any  more  at 
all: 

23  Neither  p  shall  they  defile 
themselves  any  more  with  their 
idols,  nor  with  their  detestable 
lliingSi  nor  with  any  of  their 
tninsgressions  :  but  I  q  will  save 
thera  out  of  all  their  dwelling- 
places  wherein  they  have  sinned, 
and  will  cleanse  r  them  :  so  s  shall 
they  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

24  And  David  t  my  servant  shall 
he  king  over  them  :  and  they  all 
shall  have  u  one  shepherd  :  they 
shall  also  walk  v  in  my  judgments, 
and  observe  w  my  statutes,  and  do 
them. 

25  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the 
land  that  I  have  given  unto  Jacob 
my  servant,  wherein  your  fatheis 
have  dwelt  ;  and  they  shall  dwell 
therein,  even  they,  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children's  chil- 
dren, for  ever  ;  x  and  my  servant 
David  shall  be  their  prince  for 
ever,  y 

26  Moreover,  I  will  make  a  cov- 


The  malice  of  Gog. 
o  Is.  U.  12,     put  c  hooks  into  thy  jaws,  and  I 


13. 

Je.  3.  18. 

50.  4. 

Hos.  1.  11. 

p  c.  36.  25. 

9  Le.20.  7, 

8. 

Mi.  7.  19. 

rEp.  5.  26, 

27. 

He.  9.  13, 

14. 

1  Jno.  1.7,9. 

s  Re.  21.  3. 

4. 

I  c.  34.23,24. 

uJno.  10.16. 

Ep.  4.  4-6. 

V  1  Jno.  2.  6. 

w  1  Co. 11.2. 

iris.  60.  21. 

Am.  9.  15. 

y  Lu.  1.  32, 

33. 

.:  c.  34.  25. 

Jno.  14.  27. 

a  Is.  55.  3. 

Je.  32.  40. 

6  2  Co. 6.  16. 


c  c.  43.  7. 

Re.  21.  3. 

a  Re. 20. 8, 9. 

1  or,  prince 

of  the  chief. 

Ac.  39.2. 

c2K.  19.28. 

c.  29.  4. 
enant   of  peace  z  with  them  ;    it]dc.  23.  12. 
shall  be  an  everlasting  covenant  a  2  or,  P/iuJ, 
with  them  :  and  I  will  place  them,  '  o.  27.  10. 
and    multiply  them,  and  will  set  ]  30.  5. 
my  sanctuary  b    in   the  midst  of  •«  Ge.  10.  2. 
them  for  evermore.  l/"c.  27.  14. 

27  My  tabernacle  c  also  shall  be  i^  Am.  4.  12. 
with  thera  ;  yea,    I  will   be   their  |  A  Is.  29.  8. 
God,    and  they  shall   be  ray  peo- :  i  c.  36.1.4,8. 
pie.  ■  1^1  Pe.  2.  9. 

28  And   the  heathen  shall  know  ,  /  c.  28.  26. 


that  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  Isra 
el,  when  my  sanctuary  shall  be 
in  the  midst  of  thera  for  ever- 
more. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIIl. 

AND    the    word    of    the 
came  unto  me,  saying 


m\&.  8.9,10. 
3  or,  con- 
ceive a  mis- 
chievous 
purpose. 
Lord:n  Je.  49.31. 
I  4  or,  confi- 


2  Son     of    man,     set    thy    face  denlhj. 
against  a  Gog,   the   land  of  Ma.-  5  spoil  the 
gox,    1    the   chief    prince   of  Me-  spoil,  and  to 
shech  and   Tubal,    and    prophesy  prej/  the 
against  him,  prey, 

3  And  say.  Thus  b  saith  the  Lord  c.  29.  19. 
God,  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  6  navel, 
Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech  Ju.  9.  37. 
and  Tubal  :  o  Ps'.  57.  4. 

4  .\nd  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and  c.  19.  3,  5. 


will  bring  thee  forth,  and  all 
thine  army,  horses  and  horse- 
men, all  of  them  clothed  d  with 
all  sorts  of  armour,  even  a  great 
company,  with  bucklers  and 
shields,  all  of  them  handling 
swords  : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  2  Lybia 
with  them  ;  all  of  them  with 
shield  and  helmet  : 

6  Oomer,  e  and  all  his  bands  ; 
the  house  of  Togarroah,  /  of  the 
north  quarters,  and  all  bis  bunds; 
and  many  people  with  thee. 

7  Be  thou  prepared,  g  and  pre- 
pare for  thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy 
company  that  are  assembled  un- 
to thee,  and  be  thou  a  guard  unto 
them. 

8  After  many  days  thou  shall 
be  visited  :  h  in  the  latter  years 
thou  shah  come  into  the  land  tliat 
is  brought  back  from  the  sword, 
and  is  gathered  out  of  many  peo- 
ple, against  the  mountains  i  of 
Israel,  which  have  been  always 
waste  :  but  it  is  brought  forth  k 
out  of  the  nations,  and  they  shall 
dwell  safely  all  Z  of  them. 

9  Thou  shall  ascend  and  come 
like  a  storm  ;  thou  shah  be  like 
a  cloud  to  cover  the  land,  thou, 
and  all  thy  bands,  m  and  many 
people  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It 
shall  also  come  to  pass,  thai  at 
the  same  time  shall  things  come 
into  thy  mind,  and  thou"  shall  3 
think  an  evil<thought  : 

11  And  thou  shall  say,  I  will 
go  up  to  the  land  of  unwalled  vil- 
lages ;  I  will  go  to  them  ri  that 
are  at  rest,  that  dwell  4  safely, 
all  of  them  dwelling  without 
walls,  and  having  neither  bars  nor 
gates, 

12  To  5  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take 
a  prey  ;  to  turn  thine  hand  upon 
the  desolate  places  thai  are  now 
inhabited,  and  upon  the  people 
that  are  gathered  out  of  the  na- 
tions, which  have  gotten  cattle 
and  goods,  that  dwell  in  the  6 
midst  of  the  land. 

13  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  the 
merchants  of  Tarshish,  with  all 
the  young  o  lions  thereof,  shall 
say  unto  thee.  Art  thou  come  to 
take  a  spoil  ?  hast  thou  gathered 
thy  company  to  take  a  prey?  to 
carry  away  silver  and  gold,  to  take 
away  cattle  and  goods,  to  take  a 
great  spoil  ? 

14  Therefore,  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus 
saith   the   Lord  God,   In  that  day 

783 


God's  judgment  against  (Jog. 

when  111)'  people  of  Israel  dwclletli 
B.^'civ,/*  ^llalc  thou  iiol  know  <^  iry 
13  AiiJ  thtiu  sliall  curne  iVuiii  iby 
pUcc  nil  ul  the  iiorlh  purls,  ihou, 
and  iii.uiy  [leuple  u'lib  ihee,  all  of 
(beiu  riling  upon  hurs 'ss,  .1  great 
company,  and  a  niiijliiy  array  : 

16  Aii'i  ihuu  8h.ill  con)e  up 
again^i  my  people  ul  Jsiael,  as  a 
cloii'i  lo  cover  Uie  laml  ;  il  shall 
be  in  llie  laller  days,  and  1  will 
biinj  thee  asfainst  my  land,  thai 
r  the  lieallien  may  know  ine, 
when  I  shall  he  sanciitied  in  ibce, 
O  G05,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  sailh  ihe  Lord  God, 
Art  thua  he  ufwhoin  I  have  spo- 
ken in  old  lime  7  by  my  servants 
the  prophets  ot'  Israel,  which  pro- 
ph>;sied  in  those  days  «rt;iy  years 
that  1  would  bring'  ihee  against 
them  ? 

18  >^nd  it  shall  come  tn  pass  nt 
the  same  time,  when  (log  shall 
come  a^aiiist  the  land  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  thnt  my  fury 
shall  come  up  in  my  face, 

19  i'or  in  my  jealousy,  s  and  in 
the  fire  of  my  wralh,  have  I  spo- 
ken, Surely  in  that  day  t  there 
shall  be  a  great  shaking  in  the 
land  of  Israel ; 

20  So  that  the  fishes  of  the  sea, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  an<i 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  all 
creeping  things  that  creep  upon 
the  earth,  and  all  the  men  thai 
are  upon  the  face  of  the  earth, 
6hall  shake  al  ray  presence  ;  and 
the  mountains  shall  be  thrown 
down,  and  the  8  steep  places  shall 
fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to 
the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  call  for  a  sword 
against  him  throughout  all  my 
mountains,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
every  man's  sword  shall  be  against 
his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  plead  against  him 
wilh  pestilence  and  with  blood  ; 
and  I  will  rain  upon  him,  and 
upon  his  bands,  and  upon  the 
many  people  that  are  with  him, 
an  overflowing  rain,  and  great 
hailstones,  11  fire  and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself, 
and  sanctify  myself;  and  I  will  be 
known  in  the  eyes  of  many  na- 
tions j  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

CHAPTKR  XXXIX. 

THKRKKORE,  thou  son  of 
man,  prophesy  against  Gog,  a 
and  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  Behold,  I  ar/i  against  thee, 
O  Gc^,  the  chief  prince  of  Mc- 
■hech  and  Tubal  : 
784 


EZEKI£L. 
><  Je.23.  6. 

7  c.  37.  28. 
rEx.  14.  4. 

7  by  the 
hand*  of. 

.!  Joel2.  13. 

t  Joel  3.  16. 
/ec.  14.  4, 
&c. 

8  or,  towers, 
I  or,  stairs. 

ju  He.  16.  21. 

Irec.  38.  2, 
t&c. 


1  or,  strike 
thte  with  sis 
plagues  ; 
or,  drcuc 
thee  bark 
with  an 
hook  of  six 
teeth  . 

2  sides  of 
the  north. 

b  Re.  19.  17- 

3  wing. 

i  devour. 

5  face  of 
the  f  eld. 

c  Am.  1.  4, 
&c. 

6  or,  confi- 
dently. 

d  Is.  66.  19. 
Je.  25.  22. 
Zep.  2.  11. 
eEx.  20.7. 
Le.  18.  21. 
/  Re.  16.17. 
21.  6. 

7  o\\  jave- 
lins. 

8  or,  make 
afire  cf 
them. 

g  Ps.  46.  9. 
h  Is.  14.  2. 

9  or, mout/u. 

10  that  is, 
the  multi- 
tude of 
Gog. 

iDe.  21.23. 
ver.  14,  16. 


B.  C.  387. 

S  And  I  will  turn  thee  back, 
and  1  leave  but  the  sixth  pnrt  ui' 
thee,  and  will  cause  Ihee  to  corae 
up  from  the  2  nurili  purls,  and  will 
biing  lliec  upon  the  inouiilaiiu  of 
Israel  : 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out 
of  thy  left  build,  and  will  cause 
thine  arrows  lo  fall  out  of  thy 
right  hand. 

4  Thou  shall  fall  upon  the  moun* 
tains  of  Israel,  Ibuu,  and  all  thy 
bamls,  and  the  people  thai  i«  with 
tbce  :  I  will  give  ihee  unlo  the 
ravenous  birds  6  of  every  3  sort, 
and  to  the  beasts  of  the  Aeld,  to  4 
be  devoured. 

5  Thou  shall  fall  upon  the  5  open 
field  ;  for  1  have  spukeii  :'/,  sailh 
the  Lord  God. 

6  And  I  will  S'.-nd  a  fire  c  on  Ma- 
gog, and  among  Ibem  thai  dwell 
6  carel<>ssly  in  the  isles  ;  d  and 
they  shall  know  that  1  am  the 
Lord. 

7  So  will  I  make  my  holy  name 
known  in  the  midst  of  my  people 
Israril  ;  and  I  will  nut  let  them 
pjllule  my  holy  name  e  any 
more  ;  and  ;lie  heathen  shall 
know  that  1  am  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  in  Israel. 

8  Behold,  it/is  come,  and  il  is 
done,  saith  the  Lord  God  :  this  is 
the  day  whereof  I  have  sjjoken. 

9  And  they  thai  dwell  in  the  ci- 
ties of  Israel  shall  go  forth,  and 
shall  set  on  fire  and  burn  the  wea- 
pons, both  the  shields  and  the 
bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  ar- 
rows, and  the  7  hand  staves  and 
the  spears,  and  they  shall  8  bum  g 
them  with  fire  seven  years, 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no 
wood  out  of  the  field,  neither  cut 
down  any  out  of  the  forests  ;  for 
they  shall  burn  the  weapons  wilh 
fire  :  and  they  shall  spoil  h  those 
ihil  spoiled  them,  and  rob  those 
thai  robbed  them,  saiih  the  Lord 
God. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  I  will  give  unto 
Gog  a  place  there  of  graves  in  Is- 
rael, the  valley  of  the  passengeifl 
on  the  east  of  the  sea  ;  and  it  shall 
stop  the  noses  9  of  the  passengers  : 
and  there  shall  they  bury  Gog, 
and  all  his  multitude  ,'  and  they 
shall  call  il,  The  valley  of  10 
Hamon-gog. 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the 
house  of  Israel  be  burying  of  them, 
that  ihey  may  cleanse  t  Ihe 
land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  bury  them;  and  it  shall  be 


B.  C.  587. 

to  them  a  renown,  the  day  that  1 
Asliall  be  glorified,  6!iith  the  Lord 
God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out  men 
11  of  continual  employment,  pass- 
ing throug-h  the  land  to  bury  with 
the  passengers  those  that  remain 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  to 
cleanse  it  :  after  the  end  of  seven 
months  shall  they  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass 
through  the  land,  when  atiy  seeih 
a  man's  bone,  then  shall  he  12  set 
up  a  sign  ly  it,  till  the  huriers 
have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of 
Haraon-gog. 

16  And  also  the  name  of  the  city 
shall  be  13  Hamonah.  Thus  shall 
they  cleanse  the  land. 

17  And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God,  Speak  14  unto 
every  feathered  fowl,  I  and  to  eve- 
ry beast  of  the  field.  Assemble 
yourselves,  and  come;  gatheryour- 
selves  on  evei-y  side  to  my  15  sacri- 
fice m  that  I  do  sacrifice  for  you, 
even  a  great  sacrifice  upon  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  that  ye  may 
eat  flesh,  and  diink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  tlesh  of  the 
mighty,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the 
princes  of  the  earth,  of  rarns,  of 
lambs,  and  of  16  goats,  of  bullocks, 
all  of  them  fatlings  of  nBashan. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye 
be  full,  and  drink  blood  till  ye  be 
drunken,  of  my  sacrifice  which  1 
have  sacrificed  for  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my 
table  with  horses  o  and  chariots, 
with  mighty  men,  and  with  all 
men  of  war,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

21  And  I  will  set  my  glory 
among  the  heathen,  and  all  the 
heathen  shall  see  my  judgment 
that  I  have  executed,  and  my 
hand  that  I  have  laid  p  upon 
Ihem. 

22  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall  q 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God 
from  that  day  and  forward. 

2-3  And  the  heathen  shall  know 
that  the  house  of  Israel  went  into 
captivity  for  their  iniquity  :  ?•  be- 
cause they  trespassed  against  me, 
therefore  hid  s  I  my  face  from 
them,  and  gave  them  into  the  hand 
t  of  their  enemies  ;  so  fell  they  all 
by  the  sword. 

34  According  to  their  unclean- 
nesR,  and  according  to  their  trans- 
gressions, have  I  done  unto  them, 
and  hid  my  face  from  them. 

25  Therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  Now  u  will  I  bring 
again  the  captivity  of  Jacob,  and 
have    mercy    upon   the   v  whole 


CHAP.  XL. 

ytc.28.   22. 
11  continu- 
ance 
Vi  build. 

13  that  is, 
the  multi- 
tude. 

14  lo  the 
fowl  ijf  ev- 
ery icing. 

I  He.  19.  17, 

18. 

Is.  18.  6. 

15  or, 
slaughter, 
m  Zcp.  1.7. 

16  great 
goats. 

ft  De.  32.11. 
Ps.  ^2.  12. 
o  Ps.  76.5,6. 
pF.:L.  7.  4. 
q  Vs.  9.   16. 
r  La.  1.8. 
5.  16,  17. 
C.36.  18, 
&c. 

sDe.31.  17. 
Is.  1.   15. 
8.  17. 
50.2. 

t  Le.  26.  26. 
Ps.  106.  41. 
»  Je.30.  3, 
18. 

C.34.  13. 
oHos.  1.  11. 


w  Ps.  %9.  8. 
Je.30.  11. 

^De.  £8.47, 
48. 

32.  14,  15. 
17  by  my 
causing  of. 
2^De.30.3,4. 
Ne.   1.  8  10. 
z  Is.  54.  8. 
a  Zee.  12.10. 
Ac.  2.  17. 

1J.10.3.  24. 
nc.  33.  21. 
6  c.  8.3. 
cRe.  21.  10, 
&c. 

1  or,  upon. 
rfDa.  10.   6. 
ez.  43.  10. 

2  whose 
face  was 
the  way 
toward  the 
east. 


TTie  vision  of  the  temple 

house  of  Israel,  and  will  be  jealous 
for  my  holy  name  ; 

26  After  w  that  they  have  borne 
their  shame,  and  all  their  ties- 
passes,  whereby  they  have  tres- 
passed against  me,  x  when  they 
dwell  safely  in  their  land,  and 
none  made  them  afraid. 

27  When  I  have  brought  them 
again  from  the  people,  and  gath- 
eied  them  out  of  their  enemies' 
li-nds,  and  am  sanctified  in  them 
in  the  sight  of  many  nations  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord  their  God,  17  which 
caused  them  to  be  led  into  captivi- 
ty among  the  heathen  :  tut  I  have 
gatlieied  them  unto  tneir  own 
land,  and  have  left  none  y  of  them 
any  moie  there. 

29  Neither  z  will  I  hide  my  face 
any  more  from  them  ;  for  a  I 
have  poured  out  my  Spirit  upon 
the  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

CHAPTER  XL. 

IN  (he  five  and  twentieth  year  of 
our  captivity,  in  the  beginning 
of  the  year,  in  the  tenth  day  of 
ihe  month,  in  the  fourteenth  year 
after  that  the  city  a  was  smitten, 
in  the  selfsame  day  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  upon  me,  and  brought 
me  thither. 

2  in  the  visions  b  of  God  brought 
he  me  into  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
set  me  upon  a  very  high  c  moun- 
tain, 1  by  which  was  as  the  frame 
of  a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither, 
and,  behold,  there  was  a  man, 
whose  d  appearance  was  like  the 
appearance  of  brass,  with  a  line 
of  flax  in  his  hand,  and  a  mea- 
suring-reed ;  and  he  stood  in  the 
gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto  roe, 
Son  of  man,  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears, 
and  set  thine  heart  upon   all  that 

1  shall  show  thee  :  for  to  the  intent 
that  I  might  show  them  untD  thee, 
art  thou  brought  hither  :  declare  e 
all  that  thou  seest  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

5  And,  behold,  a  wall  on  the 
outside  of  the  house  round  about, 
and  in  the  man's  hand  a  mea- 
suring-reed of  six  cubits  long  by 
the  cubit  and  an  hand-breadth  ; 
BO  he  measured  the  breadth  of  the 
building,  one  reed;  and  the  height, 
one  reed. 

6  Then  came   he   unto  the   gate 

2  which  looketh  toward  the  east, 
and  went  up  the  stairs  thereof, 
and    measured   the    threshold   of 

785 


Deicriptio^i  of  the  girler. 

the  gate,  v!iich  was  onn  rned  1 
broatf,  niid  lliu  other  ihreKhoUl  o/\ 
the  sale,  ichick  was  one  ie.!i|  hroad. 

7  Aii'l  every  luile  chamb«r  7oas\ 
one  reed  lon^,  and  one  reed  hroad; 
and  lit-iweea  (he  litlle  chambers! 
vere  five  cubits  ;  aiiJ  the  ihrea-  ! 
linid  of  the  gale,  by  the  porch  or. 
Ihe  ^aie  within,  uas  one  reed. 

6  He  measured  also  the  purcb  of  [ 
the  jale  wiihin,  one  reed.  i 

9  Thsn  measured  he  the  porch  of  i 
the  g^aie,  eijjht  cubits;  and  the 
posts  /  thereof,  iwo  cubits:  and 
the  poich  ul'  the  fjate  was  inward,   j 

10  And  the  litlle  chambers  g  ofi 
the  gdle  eastward  were  three  on  I 
this  side,  and  three  on  ihiit  aide  ;j 
they  three  were  of  one  measure  :  i 
and  the  posts  hud  one  measure  OQ  | 
this  side  and  on  thai  side.  I 

11  And  he  measured  the  breadth  I 
of  the  entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cu-  ! 
bits  ;  and  the  length  of  the  gate, 
thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  3  sp.ice  also  before  the 
liille  chambers  was  one  cubit  on 
this  side,  and  the  space  was  one 
cubit  on  that  side  ;  and  the  little 
chambers  were  six  cubits  on  this 
side,  and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  He  measured  then  the  gate 
from  the  root'  oi  one  little  chamber 
to  the  roof  of  another  :  the  breadth 
■was  five  and  twenty  cubits,  door 
against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  three- 
score cubits,  even  unlo  the  post  of 
the  h  court  round  about  the  gate. 

15  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate 
of  the  entrance,  unto  the  face  of 
the  porch  of  the  inner  gate,  were 
filly  cubits. 

16  And  there  were  4  narrow  i  win- 
dows to  the  little  chambers,  and 
to  their  posts  within  the  gate  round 
about,  and  likewise  to  the  Sarches; 
and  windows  icere  round  about 
inward  :  6  and  upon  each  post 
were  palm-frees. 

17  Then  brought  he  me  into  the 
outward  k  court,  and,  lo,  there 
were  I  chambers,  and  a  pavement 
made  for  the  court  round  about  : 
thirty  m  chambers  were  upon  the 
pavement. 

18  And  the  pavement  by  the 
side  of  the  gates,  over  against  the 
length  of  the  gates,  was  Ihe  lower 
pavement. 

19  Then  he  measured  the 
breadth,  from  the  fore-front  of  the 
lower  gate  unto  the  fore-front  of 
the  inner  court  7  without,  an  hun- 
dred cubits  eastward  and  north- 
ward. 

20  And  the  gatp  of  the  outward 

786 


EZRKIBL. 
/c.  45.19. 

g  ver.  7. 


3  limit,  or, 
bound. 


ft  Ex.  27.  9. 
c.  42.  1. 


4  closed. 

t  1  K.  6.  4. 

5  or,  galle- 
ries, or, 
porches. 

6  or,  within, 
k  Re.   11.  2. 


n  K.  6.  5. 
Jno.  14.2. 


?n  c.  45.  5. 


7  or,   from 
without. 


8  whose 
face  was. 

9  or,  galle- 
ries, or, 
porches. 

n  1  Ch.  28. 
11,  12. 


2Ch.31.11. 
Ne.  13.  9. 
Je.  35.  2,  4. 
36.  10. 


o  ver.  21,25. 
33,36. 


10  breadth. 


B.  C.  574 

(foui-t,  that  8  looked  toward  (ha 
north,  be  measured  the  length 
thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  .\nil  the  lillle  chambers  ihcrt- 
of  were  three  on  this  side,  and 
three  on  thai  side  ;  and  (he  posts 
thereof,  and  the  9  arches  thnieof, 
were  after  (he  measure  of  the;  first 
gale  ;  the  length  thereof  wnn  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  live  and 
twenty  cubits. 

22  And  '.heir  v;indows,  and  their 
arches,  and  their  pulm-liees,  were 
after  llie  measure  of  the  gate  that 
lookelh  toward  the  east  ;"and  they 
went  up  unto  it  by  seven  steps  ; 
and  the  arches  thereof  were  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner 
court  was  over  against  the  gate  to- 
ward Ihe  north,  and  toward  the 
east  ;  and  he  measured  from  gale 
to  gale  an  hundred  cubiip. 

24  After  that  he  brought  me  to- 
ward the  south,  and,  behold,  a 
gale  toward  the  south  ;  and  he 
measured  the  posts  thereof,  and 
the  arches  thereof,  according  to 
these  measures. 

25  And  there  were  windows 
in  it,  and  in  the  arches  thereof 
round  about,  like  those  win- 
dows :  the  length  wai  fifty  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  five  and  twenty 
cubits. 

26  And  there  were  seven  steps  to 
go  up  to  it,  and  the  arches  thereof 
wei-c  before  them  :  and  it  had 
palm-trees,  one  on  this  side,  and 
another  on  that  side,  upon  the 
posts  thereof, 

27  And  there  was  a  gate  in  the 
inner  court  toward  the  south  :  and 
he  measured  from  gate  to  gale  to- 
ward the  south  an  hundred  cu- 
bits. 

28  And  he  brought  me  to  the  in- 
ner court  by  the  south  gate  :  and 
he  measured  the  south  gate  ac- 
cording to  these  measures  ; 

29  And  the  lillle  chambeis  n 
thereof,  and  the  posts  thereof, 
and  the  arches  thereof,  according 
to  these  measures  ;  and  there  were 
windows  in  it,  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about:  it  was  o  fifty 
cubits  long,  and  five  and  twenty 
cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  round  about 
were  five  and  twenty  cubits  lon|f, 
and  five  cubits  10  broad  : 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  i»«r« 
toward  the  utter  court  ;  and  palm- 
trees  loere  upon  the  posts  thereof : 
and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 
steps. 

32  And  he  brought  me  into  tba 


rLe.4.  2,3. 


«Le.  5.  6, 


11  or,  at 
the  step. 

12  or,  andi- 
rons, or, 
the  two 
kearlh- 
stones. 

MCh.6.  31, 


B.  C.  574.  CHAP.  XLI. 

inner  court  toward  the  eaat  ;  and  \p  c.  44.  4. 
he  raeaBured  the  gate  according'  to  1  47.  2. 
these  measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  there-  i 

01,  and  the  posts  thereof,  and  the'^Le,  1.  3, 
arches  thereof,  were  according  to  I  &c. 
these  measures  ;  and  thert  were 
windows  therein  ;  and  in  the 
arches  thereof  round  about  :  it  was 
fitly  cubits  long,  and  five  and 
twenty  cubits  broad. 

34  And  the   arches  thereof   were  1  &c. 
toward   the   outward    court;     and!  6.  6. 
palm-trees    were    upon    the    postsi7.  1,  &c 
thereof,  on  this  side  and  on   that 
side  ;  and  the  going  up  to  it  had 
eight  steps. 

35  And  he  brought  me  to  the  p 
north  gate,  and  measured  it  ac- 
cording to  these  measures  ; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof, 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches 
thereof,  and  the  windows  to  it 
round  about  :  the  length  was  fifty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and 
twenty  cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  were 
toward  the  utter  court  ;  and  palm- 
trees  ?«fre  upon  the  posts  thereof, 
on  this  side  and  on  that  side  :  and 
the  going  up  to  it  had  eight  steps. 

38  And    the   chambers,   and    the   ;iC.8.  5 
entries  thereof,  were  by  the   posts   w  Le.  8.   Zo 
of  the   gates,  where   they  washed   Nu.  3.  27 — 
the  burnt-oflering.  38. 

39  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate    18.  5. 
were  two  tables  on   this  side,  and    1  Ch.  9.  23. 
two    tables    on  that   side,  to  slay   2Ch.  13.  11 
thereon  the   burnt-offering,  q  and   Ps.  134.  1 
the  rein-offering,  and  the  trespass-   Mai.  2.  4-7, 
offering,  s  1  Ti.  6.   20. 

40  And   at   the   side   without,   11    13  or,  ward, 
as  one  goeth  up  to  the  entry  of  the    or,  orrfi- 
north  gate,  Joere  two  tables  ;    and   nance, 
on   the   other  side,  which   was  at    ver.  46. 
the   porch   of  the   gate,  were  two   JeNu.  18.5. 
tables.  _         c.  44.  1-5 

41  Four  tables  were  on  this  side,  x  1  K.  2.  35. 
and  four  tables  on  that  side,  by  c.  43.  19 
the  side  of  the  gate  ;  eight  tables,  44.  15,  16. 
■whereupon  they  slew  their  sacri-  y  1  K.  6.  3 
fices.  J  1  K.  7.  21 

42  And    the   four  tables  were    of  Re.  3.  12. 
hewn  stone  for  the  burnt-offering,   a  Re.  21.  15, 
of  a  cubit   and  an  half  long,   and   1  or,  en- 
a  .cubit   and    an   half   broad,   and   trance 
one  cubit    high  :    whereupon   also  6  1  K.  6.  20 
they  laid   the   instruments  where-  2Ch.3.  8. 
with  they  slew  the  burnt-offering  c IK.  6.  5,6 
and  the  sacrifice.  2  side 

43  And  within  were  12  hooks,  an  chamber, 
hand  broad,  fastened  round  about :  over  side- 
«nd  upon  the  tables  was  the  flesh  chamber. 
of  the  offering.  3  or,  three 

44  And   without    the   inner  gate   and  thirty 
were  the  chambers  of  the   gingers   times 
tin  fne  inner  court,  which  wow  at   feet. 


Measures  of  the  temple, 
the  side  of  the  north  gate  ;  and 
their  prospect  was  toward  the 
south  ;  one  at  the  side  of  the  east 
gate,  having  the  prospect  toward 
the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me.  This 
chamber,  whose  prospect  i«  toward 
the  south,  li  is  for  the  priests,  the 
keepers  v  o(  the  charge  13  of  the 
house. 

46  And  the  chamber  whose  pros- 
pect is  toward  the  north  is  for  the 
priests,  the  keepers  of  the  charge 
of  the  altar  :  w  these  are  the  sons 
of  Zadok,  X  among  the  sons  of 
Levi,  which  come  neartothe  Lord 
to  minister  unto  him. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  an 
hundred  cubits  long,  and  an  hun- 
dred cubits  broad,  four-square, 
and  the  altar  that  was  before  the 
house. 

48  And  he  brought  me  to  the 
porch  of  the  house,  and  measured 
each  post  of  the  porch,  five  cubits 
on  this  side,  and  five  cubits  on  that 
side  :  and  the  breadth  of  the  gate 
was  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and 
three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  The  length  y  of  the  porch  was 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
eleven  cubits  :  and  he  brought  me 
by  the  steps  whereby  they  went  up 
to  it  ;  and  there  were  pillars  ?  by 
the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and 
another  on  that  side. 

CHAPTER   XLI. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me 
to  the  temple,  and  measured 
a  the  posts,  six  cubits  broad  on  the 
one  si  le,  and  six  cubits  broad  on 
the  other  side,  which  was  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  1  door 
was  ten  cubits  :  and  the  sides  of 
the  Aoox  were  five  cubits  on  the  one 
side,  and  five  cubits  on  the  other 
side  ;  and  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  forty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth,  twenty  cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and 
measured  the  post  of  the  door,  two 
cubits  ;  and  the  door,  six  cubits  ; 
and  the  breadth  of  the  door,  seven 
cubits. 

4  So  6  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth,  twenty  cubit.s,  before  the 
temple  ;  and  he  said  unto  me, 
This  is  the  most  ho\y  place. 

5  After  he  measured  the  wall  of 
the  house  six  cubits  ;  and  the 
breadth  of  every  side-chamber  four 
cubits,  round  about  the  house  on 
every  side. 

6  And  the  c  side-chambers  were 
three,  one  2  over  another,  ond  3 

787 


Attaturts  of  the  tempi*. 

thirty  in  order  ;  mid  lliuy  nntored 
into  the  wall,  whirh  tta.t  <>t  the 
house  for  the  siJe-chuinber3  roun>l 
iil'Oiit,  thni  they  nii^hi  4  b.ive 
linlil,  hill  they  hn'd  net  liulil  in  the 
wall  ul  tlie  house. 

7  And  5  there  iea<?  d  nn  enlarging 
and  a  windings  about  still  upward 
to  the  side-chainliers ;  for  the 
■finding  about  of  the  house  went 
»till  upward  round  about  the  house: 
therefore  the  bit-udth  of  the  bouse 
teas  still  tipward,  and  so  increaeed 
from  the  lowest  chamber  to  the 
nigrhest  by  ilie  midst. 

8  1  saw  also  the  heig-ht  of  the 
house  round  about  :  the  founda- 
tions of  the  side-chambers  teere  a 
full  reed  e  of  sii  great  cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall, 
whi.2h  was  for  the  side-chamber 
without,  iro*  five  cubits  ;  and  that 
which  was  left  wait  the  place  of  the 
side-chnmbers  that  uen  within. 

10  AnrI  between  the  chambers 
toas  the  widcness  of  twenty  cubits 
round  about  the  house  on  every 
side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side- 
chambers  tcere  toward  the  place 
tliat 'COS  left,  one  door  towarij  the 
north,  and  another  door  toward 
the  south  :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
place  that  was  left  was  five  cubits 
round  about. 

12  Now  the  building  that  leas  be- 
fore the  separate  f  place,  at  the 
end  toward  the  west,  teas  seventy 
cubits  broad  ;  and  the  wall  of  the 
building  tens  five  cubits  thick 
round  about,  and  the  length 
thereof  ninety  cubits. 

13  So  lie  measured  the  house,  an 
hundred  cubits  long  ;  and  the  se- 
parate place,  and  the  building, 
wit.b  the  walls  thereof,  an  hundred 
cubits  Ion?  ; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the  face 
of  the  house,  and  of  the  separate 
pl.Tce  toward  the  cast,  an  hundred 
cubits, 

13  And  he  measured  the  length 
of  the  buililing  over  against  the 
separate  place  whirh  was  behind 
it,  and  the  6  galleries  thereof  on 
the  one  side,  ami  on  the  other  siile, 
an  hundred  cubits,  vith  the  inner 
temple,  and  the  porches  of  the 
com  t  ; 

16  The  door-posts,  and  the  nar- 
row windows,  g  an'l  the  galleries 
round  about  on  their  three  sto- 
nes, over  against  the  door,  ceiled 
7  with  V  Odd  round  about,  and  8 
from  the  ground  up  to  the  win- 
dow*, and  the  windows  icere 
cotrered : 

788 


£Z£KIi:L. 

4  be  holdtn. 

5  it  was 
made 
broader, 
and  went 
round. 

d  1  K.  6.  8. 

(•a.  40.6. 

/c.  42.  1. 
Re.  21.  27. 
2i.  14,  15. 

6  or,  seve- 
ral walks. 
or,  tcalks 
with  pil- 
lars. 

gc.  40.  16. 
ver.  Ii6. 

7  ceiling  of. 

8  or,  the 
ground 
unto  the 
windows. 


h\  K.6.  29. 
2Ch.3.7. 

i  c.  1.  10. 

Wpost. 
i-  Ex.  30.  1. 

Ic.  44.  16. 

M:.l.  1.  7, 
12. 

m  Ex.  30.  8. 

n  1  K.  6.31- 

35. 

o»er.  17,18. 
p  c.  40.  16. 

nc.  41.  12, 

15. 

ACa.  1.  17 

7.5. 

c.  41.  16. 


B.  C.  571 

17  To  (bat  abflve  the  door,  even 
unto  the  inner  house  and  without, 
and  by  all  the  wall  round  atwul, 
within  and  without,  by  9  mea- 
sure. 

18  And  it  wis  mude  with  A  che* 
rnbinis  and  palni-tiees,  so  that  a 
palm-tree  tens  between  a  cherub 
and  a  cheiub  ;  and  every  cherub 
had  two  faces  : 

19  Ho  that  the  face  i  of  a  man 
0as  townni  the  palm-tree  on  the 
one  side,  and  the  face  of  a  youn^ 
liun  toward  the  palm-tree  on  the 
other  side  :  i(  was  made  throug'h 
all  the  house  round  about. 

!cO  From  the  ground  unto  ahov» 
the  door  totre  cnerubinis  and  paim- 
trees  made,  and  on  the  wall  of  tba 
temple. 

21  The  10  posts  of  the  temple 
toere  squared,  and  the  face  of  tha 
sanctuary;  the  appearance  o/"  jA« 
one  as  the  appearance  of  the  other. 

22  The  altar  of  uood  i  wns  three 
cubits  high,  and  the  length  there* 
K)(  two  cubits  ;  and  the  corners 
thereof.and  the  length  thereof.and 
the  walls  thereof,  were  of  wood  : 
and  he  said  unto  me.  This  is  iha 
table  Hbatu  before  m  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  temple  and  the  sanc- 
tuary had  two  n  doois. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves 
n-piece,  two  turning  leaves  ;  two 
leaves  for  the  one  door,  and  two 
leaves  for  the  other  door. 

25  And  there  were  made  on  them, 
on  the  doors  of  the  temple,  cheru- 
bims  and  palm-trees,  like  as  icere 
made  upon  the  walls  ;  o  and  thert 
toere  thick  planks  upon  the  face  of 
the  porch  without. 

W6  And  p  there  tcere  narrow  win- 
dows and  palm-trees  on  the  one 
side  and  nn  the  other  side,  on  the 
sides  of  the  porch,  and  upon  tlie 
side-chambers  of  the  house,  and 
thick  planks. 

CHAPTER  XLH. 

THEN  he  brought  me  forth  into 
the  utter  cout,  the  way  to- 
ward the  north  :  and  he  brought 
me  into  the  a  chamber  that  was 
over  against  the  separate  place, 
and  which  was  before  the  buildin* 
toward  the  north. 

2  Before  the  leng-th  of  an  hun- 
dred ruhits  wns  the  north  door,  and 
the  breadth  tms  fifty  cubits. 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cubits 
which  tcere  for  the  inner  court, 
and  over  asainst  the  pavement 
which  ua<!  f.>r  the  utter  court,  ton* 
gallery  6  against  gallery  in  three 
stories- 

4  And  before  the  chambers  vq«  a 


B.C.  574.  CHAP.   XLIII 

c  walk  of  ten    cubits  breadlh    in- i  c  ver.  11. 
vard,   a  way  of  one    cubit:    ami    lor,  did  eat 
tiieir  doors  towards  the  north.  of  these. 

5  Now,  the  upper  chambers  were  ^  or,  and 
Ehorier ;  for   the  galleries  1    were    thebuild- 
higher  than  these,  2  than  the  low-  '  ing  con- 
er,  and  than  the  middlemost  of  the  !  ststed  of 
building'.  the  lower 

6  For  they  li-ere  in  there  stories,    and  the 

but  had  not  pillars  as  the  pillars   middlemost. 
of  the  courts  :  therefore  the  build-  ^  3  or,  the 
ing  was  straitened  more  than  (he  place  o/. 
lowest   and  the    middlemost  (lom   i  or,  he  that 
the  ground.  I  brought  me. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without   5  or,Ae  came. 
over  against  the  chambers,  toward    d  ver.  4. 
the  utlet  court  on  the   fore-part  of  e  Le.  6.  16, 
the  chambers,   the   length  thereof  26. 

ivas  fifty  cubits.  1  10.  13,   14. 

8  For  the  length  of  the  chambers /Ne.  13.  5. 
that  were  in  the   utter  court  was   g  Le.  2.3,10. 
fifty    cubits:    and,   lo,   before    the   A  Nu.  18.  9, 
temple  u-ere  an  liundred  cubits  :        !  10. 

9  And  from  3   under  these  cham-    i  Le.  6.  14. 
bers  was  the  4  entry    on    the   east   k  c.  44.  19. 
side,  as  5  one  goeth  into  them  from 
the  utter  court. 

10  The  chambers  were  in  the 
thickness  of  the  wall  of  the  court 
toward  the  east,  over  against  the 
separate  place,  and  over  against 
the  building. 

11  And   the  way  d  before   them 


/Zee.  3.  4,5. 


6  wind. 

m  Re. 21. 16. 

n  Ca.  2.  9. 

Is.  26.  1. 

60.  18. 

c.  40.   5. 

was   like    the   appearance   of    the    Mi.  7.  11. 
chambers  which  were  toward    the  I  o  o.  45.  2. 
north,   as    long    as    they,    and    as  joLu.  16.26. 
broad  as  they  ;  and    all  their  go-    ac.  10.  19. 
ings    out    were    both   according  to   44.  1. 
their   fashions,    and   according  to   46.  1. 
their  doors.  6  c.  11.  23, 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  cc.  1.  24. 
the  chambers  that  were  toward  the  Re.  1.  15. 
iouth  was  a  door  in  the  head  of  rfc.  10.  4. 
the  way,  even  the  way  directly  be-  Re.  18.  1. 
fore  the  wall  towards  the  east,  as  ec.  8.  4. 
one  entereth  into  them.  1  or,  pro- 

13  Then   said    he  unto  me,   The    phesy  that 
north     chambers    and    the     south    the  city 
chambers,     which    are  before   the    should  be 
separate      place,     they     be      ho'iy    destroyed. 
chambers,    where     e    the     priests   c.  9.  1,5. 
that      approach     unto     the     Lord  /Je.  1.  10. 
shall    eat    the    most    holy  things :   ^  c.  1. 3. 
there  shall  they   /  lay    the    most   ft  1  K.  8.  10, 
holy  things,  and  the  g  meat-ofTer-    11. 

ing,  and  the    ft    sin-offering,   and    jc.40.3. 
the    trespass-offering  ;     i    for    the    I:  Ac.  7.  48, 
place  is  holv.  49. 

14  When  i-'the  priests  enter  there-    /lCh.28.2. 
in,  then   shall  they  not  go  out   of  Ps.  99.  5. 
the  holy  place  into  the  utter  court,    m  Ex.  29.45. 
but    there     they     shall     lay   their  Joel   3.  17. 
garments  wherein   they   minister;    nc.  39.  7. 
for  they  ore  holy;    and   shall   put   o  Je.  16.  18. 
on  other  garments.  /  and  shall  ap-   p2K.21. 
proacb  to  those  things  which  are  for  1-7. 

the  people.  c.  23.  39. 


Return  of  God's  glory. 

15  Now,  when  he  had  made  an 
end  of  mtasuring  the  inner  house, 
he  brought  me  forth  toward  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward 
the  east,  and  measured  it  round 
abi'Ul. 

16  He  measured  the  east  6  side 
with  the  measuring-reed,  five  hun- 
dred reeds,  with  the  measuring- 
reed  round  about. 

17  He  measured  the  north  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  meas- 
uring-reed  round  about. 

18  He  measured  the  south  side, 
five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  meas- 
uring-reed. 

19  He  turned  about  to  the  west 
side,  and  measured  five  hundred 
reeds,  y^'W-h  the  measuring-reed. 

20  He  measured  it  by  the  four  m 
Bides  :  it  had  a  wall  n  round  about, 
five  hundred  reeds  o  long,  and  live 
hundred  broad,  to  make  a  separa- 
tion p  between  the  sanctuary  and 
the  profane  place. 

CHAPTER  XLIII. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought 
me  to  the  gate,  even  the 
gate  ft  that  looketh  toward  the 
east  : 

2  And  behold  the  glory  6  of 
the  God  of  Israel  came  from  the 
way  of  the  east,  and  his  voice  c 
was  like  a  noise  of  many  waters  ; 
and  the  earth  shined  d  with  his 
glory. 

3  And  it  was  according  to  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  vision  which  I 
saw,  even  according  to  the  vision 
e  that  I  saw  when  I  came  to  1  de- 
stroy/the  city;  and  the  visions 
were  like  the  vision  that  I  saw  g 
by  the  river  Chebar;  and  I  fell 
upon  my  face. 

4  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  came 
into  the  house,  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  whose  prospect  is  toward  the 
east. 

5  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and 
brought  rne  into  the  inner  court  ; 
and,  behold,  the  glory  ft  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

6  And  I  heard  ftm  speaking  u  110 
me  out  of  the  house  ,  and  the  man 
t  stood  by  me. 

7  Ami  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man.  the  place  of  my  throne,  k 
and  the  place  I  of  the  soles  of  my 
feet,  where  I  will  dwell  ot  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel  for 
ever,  and  my  holy  name,  shall  the 
house  of  Israel  no  more  defile,  n 
tieither  they,  nor  their  kings, 
by  their  whoredom,  nor  by  the  car- 
casses of  o  their  kings  in  their  high 
places  ; 

8  In    their   settmff    p    of   their 

789 


hlfiiiurci  of  tht  allnr. 
thrpuhold  hy  my  throholdn,  ami 
their  post  by  jiiy  ptutu,  2  nml  ihe 
wall  between  nie  and  lliein  ;  lliey 
bave  even  defiled  ray  holy  name 
by  their  abominaticnR  that  they 
have  committed  :  wherefore  I 
li.ive  consumed  them  in  mine 
an?er. 

9  "Now  let  them  put  away  g 
their  whoredom,  and  tlie  rarcuss- 
es  of  their  kin^s,  far  frum  me. 
ani  rl  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
thecn  for  ever. 

10  Thou  son  of  man,  show  the 
house  to  the  house  of  Israel,  that 
they  maybe  ashamed  of  their  in- 
iquities; and  let  them  measure 
the  3  pattern. 

11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all 
that  they  have  done,  show  them 
the  form  s  of  the  house,  and  the 
fashion  thereof,  and  the  sroinj-s- 
out  thereof,  and  the  comings-in 
thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof, 
and  all  the  ordinances  r  thereof  ; 
and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all 
the  laws  thereof:  and  write  it  in 
their  sight,  that  they  may  keep 
the  whole  form  thereof,  and  allu 
the  ordinances  thereof,  and  do 
them. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house  ; 
Upon  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
the  whole  limit  thereof  round  about 
shall  he.  most  holy.  Behold,  this 
i^  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  And  these  arc  the  measures 
of  the  altar  after  the  cubits:  The 
cubit  is  a  cubit  and  an  hand- 
Dreadtb  ;  even  the  4  bottom  i>hnll 
is  a  cui>it,  and  the  breadth  a  cu- 
bit, and  the  border  thereof  by  the 
5  edg'c  thereof  round  about  shall  be 
a  span  :  and  this  shall  he  the  high- 
er place  of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  upon 
the  ground  even  to  the  lower  settle 
sha.ll  be  two  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  one  cubit  ;  and  from  the 
lesser  settle  even  to  the  greater 
BCttle  shall  be  four  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  one  cubit. 

15  So  6  the  altar  sft«?/ie  four  cu- 
bits ;  and  from  7  the  altar  and  up- 
ward «ha// 6c  four  horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  be  twelve 
cuiitslong,  twelve  broad,  square 
in  the  foursquaresthereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  be  four- 
teen cubitsi  long,  and  fourteen 
broad  in  the  four  squares  thereof  ; 
and  the  border  about  it  shall  be 
half  a  cubit  ;  and  the  bottom 
thereof  shill  be  a  cubit  about  ; 
and  his  stairs  t>  shall  look  toward 
the  east. 

18  And  he  said  unto  roe,   Son  of 

790 


KZEKIEL. 

2  or, /or 
there  was 
but  a  iTitH. 

g  Ho».  2.  2. 

r2Co.  6.16. 

3  or,  sum, 
or,  nuin- 
btr. 

«He.8.  5. 

M  Co.  11.2. 

u  Mat.  28. 
20. 

4  bosom. 

5  lip. 

6  Harel,  i.e. 
tlie  moun- 
tain of 
God. 

7  Ariel,  I.  e. 
the  lion  of 
God. 

Is.  29.  1. 

«  1  K.  6.  8. 
Ne.  9.  4. 


w  Le.  1.  5. 
He.  12.  24. 

X  c.  44.  15. 

yEr.29.  10, 

&c. 
Le.8.  14, 

&c. 

c.  45.  18, 

&.-,. 

?He.  13.11, 
12. 

rtLe.2.  13. 

b  Ex.  29.  ai, 
36. 

ijill  their 
hands. 
Ex.  29.  24. 
cLe.  8.  33. 

(iLe.9.  I. 

9  ■  r,  V>ank- 
offeringa. 

e  Hos.  8.  13. 
c.  20.  40,  41. 
Ep.  1.  6. 
lPe.2.  5. 

^C.43.  1,4. 


B.  C.  674. 

man,  tbua  Milh  (he  Lord  God, 
Theiie  are  the  nrdinancea  of  the 
altar  in  the  day  when  they  shall 
make  it,  to  otier  burnt-oheringi 
thereon,  ami  to  sprinkle  w  blood 
thereon. 

19  And  thou  shall  give  to  the  x 
priests  the  Levitea  that  be  uf  the 
seed  ofZadok.  which  approach  un- 
to me,  to  minister  unto  me,  saitb 
the  Lord  God,  a  young  bullock  y 
for  a  sin-ofl'ering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the 
blood  thereof,  and  put  it  on  '.he 
four  horns  of  it,  and  on  the 
four  corners  of  the  settle,  and  up- 
on the  border  round  alHjut  ;  tbui 
shalt  thou  cleanse  and  purs'e  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  buHock  al- 
so of  the  sin-offering,  and  he  shall 
bum  it  in  the  appointed  place  of 
the  bouse,  without  x  the  sanctu- 
ary. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou 
shalt  offer  a  kid  of  the  jonts  with- 
out blemish  for  a  sin-offering  ;  and 
they  shall  cleanse  the  altar,  as 
they  did  cleanse  it  with  the  bul- 
lock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end 
of  cleansing  it,  thou  shall  offer  a 
young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  a  ram  out  of  the  flock  without 
blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  the  priest, 
shall  castas^ilt  upon  them,  and 
they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Seven  4  days  shalt  thou  pre 
pare  every  day  a  goat  for  a  sin-of- 
fering :  they  shall  also  prepare  a 
young  bullock,  and  a  rnm  out  ot 
the  fiock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  purge 
the  altar,  and  purify  it  ;  and  they 
shall  8  consecrate  c  themselves. 

27  And  when  these  days  are  d. 
expired,  it  shall  be,  that  wpon  the 
eighth  day  and  so  forward,  the 
priests  shall  make  your  burn'  of- 
ferings upon  the  altar,  and  your 
peace  9  oherings  ;  and  I  will  ac- 
cept e  you,  snilh  the   Lord  God. 

CHAPTER  XLIV. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the 
way  of  the  ffate  of  the  outward 
sanctuary,  a  which  looketh  to- 
ward the  east,  and  it  vias  shut. 

2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me. 
This  gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall 
not  be  opened,  and  no  man  shall 
enter  in  by  it  ;  because  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  Israel,  hath  entered  in 
by  it,  therefore  it  shall  beihvit. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince  ;  the  pnnce, 
he  shall  sit  in  it  to  eat  bread   be- 


E.  C.  574. 


CHAP.  XLIV. 


fore  b  the  Lord  ;  he  shall  enter 
by  the  way  c  of  the  porch  of  t)iat 
gate,  and  shall  go  out  by  the  way 
of  the  same. 

4  Then  lirought  he  me  the  way  of 
the  north  ijale  before  the  house  : 
and  I  looked,  and,  d  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  and  I  fell  upon 
my  face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Son  of  man,  1  mark  well,  and  be- 
hold c  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear 
■witli  thine  ears,  all  that  I  say  un- 
to thee  concerning-  all  the  ordinan- 
ces of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
all  the  laws  thereof;  and  mark 
well  /  the  entering  in  g  of  the 
house,  with  every  going  forth  of 
the  sanctuary. 

6  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  h  re- 
bellious, even  to  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  O 
ye  house  of  Israel,  let  it  suiTioe  i 
you  of  all  your  abominations. 

7  In  that  ye  have  brought  k  into 
my  sanctuary  i  strangers  I  uncir- 
cumcised  m  in  heart,  and  uncir- 
cumcised  in  fle.sh,  to  be  in  my 
sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  even  my 
house,  wiien  ye  offer  my  bread, 
the  fat  and  the  blood,  and  they 
have  broken  my  covenant,  be- 
cause cf  all  your  abominations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  kept  n  the 
charge  of  mine  holy  things  :  but 
ye  have  set  keepers  of  my  3  charge 
in   my  sanctuary  for  yourselves. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  No 
stranger  uncircumcised  o  in  heart, 
nor  uncircumcised  in  flesh,  shall 
enter  into  my  sanctuary,  of  any 
stranger  that  is  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Levites  that  are  gone 
p  away  far  from  me,  when  Israel 
q  went  astray,  which  went  astray 
away  from  me  after  their  idols  ; 
they  shall  even  bear  their  iniqui- 
ty. 

U  Yet  they  shall  he  ministers  in 
my  sanctuary,  lurving  charge  at 
the  gates  r  of  the  house,  and  min- 
istering to  the  house  :  they  shall 
slay  ■?  the  bunit-offering  and  the 
sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  they 
shall  stand  before  them  t  to  min- 
ister unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  unto 
them  before  their  idols,  and  4  caus- 
ed u  the  house  of  Israel  to  fall  in- 
to iniquity  ;  therefore  have  I  lifted 
up  mine  hand  against  them,  saith 
ths  Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear 
their  iniquity. 

13  And  they  shall  not  come 
near  unto  jne,  to  do  the  office  of  a 


b  1  Co.  10. 

18,  &c. 

cc.  46.  2.  8. 

rfc.  43.  5. 

1  set  thine 
heart. 

ec.  40.  4. 
/Ps.  119.  4. 
c.  43.  11. 
gPs.  S6.8,9. 
h  c.  2.  5. 
i  IPe.  4.  3. 
c.  43.  8. 
k  he.  22.  25. 

2  children  of 
a  stranger. 
Is.  56.  6,  7. 
ILe.  26.41. 
Ro.  2.28,29. 
;;iLe.2l.6,8. 
n  Le.  22.  9. 
Ac.  7.  53. 

3  or,  ward, 
or,  ordi- 
tiance. 
oMar.16.16. 
p2  K.23.8. 
y  ITi.  5.22. 
rl  Ch.26. 
l,&c. 

s  2  Ch.  29, 

34. 

t  Nu.  16.  9. 

4  were  for  a 
sturnlling 
block  of  ini- 
quity unto. 
c.  14.  3,  4. 

u  Nu.  18.  3, 

4. 

2  K.  23.  9. 


«  1  K.  2.  35. 

IB  Be.  10.  8. 

a:Le.  3.  16. 

vLe.  17.  5, 

6. 

zRe.  1.6. 

a  Ex.  28.  39. 

5  in,  or, 
with  sieeat, 
or,  in 
sweating 
places. 
6Le.  6.27. 
c42.  14. 

cl  Co.  3.5,6. 

d  Le.  21.  5, 

&c. 

e  Le.  10.  9. 

1  Ti.  3.  3. 

6  thrust 
forth. 

7 from  a 
priest. 
/2Ch.  19. 
8,  10. 


Ordinancesfor  the  pritst*. 

priest  unto  me,  nor  to  come  near 
to  any  of  my  holy  things,  in  tha 
most  holy  place  ;  but  they  shall 
bear  their  shame,  and  their  abom- 
inations which  they  have  com- 
mitted : 

14  But  I  will  make  them  keepers 
of  the  charge  of  the  house,  for 
all  I  he  service  thereof,  and  for  all 
that  shall  be  done  therein. 

15  But  the  priests  the  Levites, 
the  sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  v  the 
charge  of  my  sanctuary  when  the 
children  of  Israel  went  astray 
from  me,  they  shall  come  near  to 
me  to  minister  unto  me,  and  w 
ihey  shall  stand  before  me  to  offer 
unto  me  the  fat  x  and  the  blood,  y 
saith  the  Lord  God  : 

16  They  z  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  and  they  shall  come 
near  to  my  table  to  minister  unto 
me,  and  they  shall  keep  my 
charge. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  they  enter  in  at  the 
gates  of  the  inner  court,  they 
shall  be  clothed  with  a  linen  gar- 
ments ;  and  no  wool  shall  come 
upon  them  whiles  they  minister 
in  the  gates  of  the  inner  court, 
and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  bonnets 
upon  their  heads,  and  shall  have 
linen  breeches  upon  their  loins  ; 
they  shall  not  gird  themselves  5 
with  any  thing  that  causeth  sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into 
the  utter  court,  even  into  the  utter 
court  to  the  people,  they  shall  put 
off  b  their  garments  wherein  they 
ministered,  and  lay  them  in  the 
holj'  chambers,  and  they  shall  put 
on  other  garments  ;  and  they  shall 
not  sanctify  the  people  with  their 
c  garments. 

20  Neither  d  shall  they  shave 
their  heads,  nor  suffer  their  looks 
to  grow  long  :  they  shall  only  poll 
their  heads. 

21  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink 
e  wine,  when  they  enter  into  the 
inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for 
their  wives  a  widow,  or  her  that  is 
6  put  away  :  but  they  shall  take 
maidens  of  the  seed  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  or  a  widow  7  that  had  a 
priest  before. 

23  And  they  shall  teach  my  peo- 
ple the  diffeience  between  the  holy 
and  profane,  and  cause  men  to 
discern  between  the  unclean  and 
the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  /  they 
shall  stand  in  judgment  ;  and 
thev  shall  judge    it   according  lo 

791 


The  (tiHtiotit  of  the  land. 

my  Jiidgmenis  :  nnd  ihey  tliiil 
koep  my  lawn  §  and  niv  Ktnlulcii 
inull  "■         '       ■     ■ 


EZEKIEL. 

S  I  Ti.3.  15. 

A  Id.  58.  13, 

H. 

c.22.26. 

iLe.2l.  1, 

4c. 

*•  Nil.  6.  10, 

&o. 

19.  11,  *c. 

/Le.4.3. 

m  Nu.  18. 

20. 

De.  18.  1,2. 

Jos.  13.  14, 

33 

n  Le.  6.  18, 

•29. 

7.6. 

0  Nu.18.14. 

8  or,  devo- 
ted. 

9  or,  chief. 
;j  Ex.  22.  29, 
30. 

7  Nu.  15.20. 
Ne.  10.  37. 
r  Pr.  3.9,10. 
Mai.  3.  10. 
s  Le.  22.  8. 

1  rouse  the 


11  mine    nsseinblica  ;  and    they 
shnll  liiilliiw  my  h  cabbiillis. 

25  And  they  sIibII  come  nt  no 
dead  t  person  lo  defile  iliemselves  : 
bill  lor  father,  or  for  mother,  or  for 
son,  or  for  daughter,  or  for  bro- 
ther, or  for  sister,  that  hnth  had  no 
hiisbiind,  they  may  defile  them- 
selves. 

26  And  after  k  he  is  cleansed, 
they  shall  reckon  unto  hini  seven 
days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  g-oeth 
into  the  sanctuary,  unto  the  inner 
court,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuary, 
ho  shall  /  ofi'er  hia  sin-offering, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for 
an  inheritance  ;  I  m  am  their  in- 
heritance :  and  ye  shall  give 
them  no  possession  in  Israel  ;  I  am 
their  piisse.''sion. 

29  They  n  shall  eat  the  meat- 
oirering,  and  the  sin-offering,  and 
the  trespass-offering  ;  and  o  evt>- 
ry  8  dedicated  thing  in  Israel  shall 
be  their's. 

30  And  the  9  first  of  all  the  pi 
first- fruiis  of  all  things,  and  every  | /and  ioyVi/i. 
oblution  of  all,  of  every  sort  of|«c.47.  22. 
your  oblations,  shall  be  the  2  A  lijness. 
priest's:  ye  shall  also  give  unto  6  c.  48.8. 
the  priest  the  first  of  your  dough,  y  cc.  42.  20. 
thiit  he  may  cause  the  blessing  r  tS  ov,  void 
to  rest  in  thine  house.  \ptace9. 

31  The   priest  shnll  not  eat  of  any  '  d  c.  48.  10, 
thing  that  is  dead    of  itself,   s   or  ,  &c. 

torn,  whether  it  be  fowl  or  beast.      j«ver.  1. 
CHAPTER  XLV. 

MOREOVER,  when    ye   1   shall' -^ 
a  divide   by   lot    the  land  for  J 
inheritance,   ye  shall   offeran    ob-  f\  Co.  9.13, 
lation   unto    the  Lord,    2  an   lioly    14. 
portion  i  of    the  land  :    the  length    g  c.  40.  17. 
shnll  6c  the    length    of    five    and    Ac.  48.21. 
twenty    thousand    reeds,    and   the   t  Pr.  28.  IG. 
breadth    shall    be    ten     thousand.    Je.  22.   17. 
Th\H  shnll  he  holy   in    all  the   bor- j  c.  22.  27. 
ders  thereof  round  about.                    |  46.  18. 

2  Of  this   there   shall  be    for   the    t  Jos.  11.23. 
sanctuary     five      c      hundred      in    ic.  44.6. 
length,     with     five      hundred      in  m  Je  22.  8. 
brendth,  square  round    about  :  and    "  c.  33.  14- 
fifty  cubits  round   about  for  the  3   16. 
suburbs  thereof.  ,iexpul- 

3  And  of  this  measure   shall  thou    sions. 
measure  the    length    of  five    and    oNe.  5.1- 
twcnty  thousand,  and  the    breadth    13. 

of  ten  thousand  :  and  fMn  it  shall  1  Co.  6.  7,  8. 
be  the  sanctuary  and  the  most  holy  p  Le.  19.  35, 
place.  36. 

4  Th?  holy  portion  e  of  the   land    Pr.  11.  1. 
shall  be   for  the  prieststhe  minis-    9  Ex. 30. 13. 
ter»  of  the  sanctuary,   which   shall    Nu.  3.  47. 
come  neur   to   minister   unto  the  5.  01, kid. 

762 


n.  C.574. 

Lord  ;  and  it  itinl)  be  a  pinre  for 
their iiotises,  .ind  an  holy  plore  for 
the  sanctuary. 

5  And  the  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand of  length,  and  the  ten  thou- 
sand of  breadth,  shall  xlso  the 
Leviles,   the    min-.stem    /  cf  the 

'house,  have   for  ihemsehes,    for   a 
possession  for  twenty  chnmbeis.  g 

6  And  ye  shall  appoint  the  pos- 
session of  the  city  five  thousand 
broad,  and  five  uiid  twenty  thou- 
sand long,  over  against  the  obla- 
tion of  the  holy  portion  ;  it  shall 
be  fertile  whole  house  of  Isiatl. 

7  And  h  a  portion  shnll  be  for  the 
prince  on  tlie  one  side  and  on  the 
other  side  of  the  oblation  of  the 
holy  por/t'on,  and  of  the  possession 
of  the  city,  bi- fore  the  oblation  of 
the  holy  portion,  and  before  the 
possession  of  the  city,  from  the 
west  side  westward,  and  from  the 
east  side  eastward  ;  and  the  length 
shall  be  over  against  one  of  the  por- 
tions, from  the  west  border  unto 
the  east  border. 

8  In  the  land  shall  ke  his  pos- 
session in  Israel  :  and  my  princes 
t  shall  no  more  oppress  my  peo- 
ple ;  and  the  rest  of  ihe  land  shall 
they  give  to  the  house  of  Israel 
according  it  to  their  tribes. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  /  Let 
it  sufiice  you,  O  princes  of  Israel  : 
m  remove  violence  and  spoil,  and 
execute  n  judgment  and  justice,, 
take  away  your  4  exactions  o  from 
my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  p  balances, 
and  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just 
bath. 

11  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall 
be  of  one  measure,  that  Ihe  bath 
may  contain  a  tenth  part  of  an 
homer:  and  the  ephah  the  tenth 
part  of  an  homer  :  the  measure 
thereof  shall  be   after  the    homer; 

12  And  the  shekel  2.«/i'j»/«e  twen- 
ty gerahs,  twenty  shekels,  fire 
and  twenty  shekels,  fifteen  she- 
kels, shall  he  vourmaneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye 
shall  ofi'er;  the  sixth  part  of  an 
ephah  of  an  homer  of  wheat,  and 
ye  shall  give  the  .«;ixth  part  of  an 
ephah  of  an  homer  of  barley. 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of 
oil,  the  bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  offer 
the  tenth  part  of  a  bath  out  of 
the  cor,  vhich  is  an  homer  of  ten 
baths  ;  for  ten  baths  are  an  ho- 
mer ; 

15  And  one  5  lamb  out  of  the 
flock,  out  of  two  hundred,  out  of 
the  fat  pastures  of  Israel,  for  a 
meat-offering,  and  for  a  burnt-of- 


B.  C.  574. 


CHAP.  XLVI. 


feiing,  and   for  6  peace-oSJe rings,  '6  or,  thank- 
to  make  recoiiciliuiion  t  for  them,    offerings. 
saith  llie  Lord  God.  t  Le.  1.  4. 

16  All   the   people    of    the    land  '  He.  9.  22, 
shall  7  gioe  this  s  ohiation  8   for  23. 

the  prince  in  Israel.  j?  be  for. 

17  And   it  shull    be   the   prince's   s  Ex.  30.  14, 
part  to  give  I  burnt-ofl'erings,  and  i  15. 
meat-ofi'eiings,     and    drink-ofier- ^  8  or,  ji'iJTi. 
ingi,   in   the    feasts;    and   in   the    tUCh.5.6. 
newrnoons,   and  in  the  sabbaths,    30.  24. 

in  all  eolemnities  of  the  lions'?  of  |  35.  7. 
Israel  :   he  shall   prepare  the  sin-  j  Ezr.  1.  5. 
offering,    and    tlie    meat-oiiering,  !  6.  8,  9. 
and  the  bnrnt-ohering,  and  the  9\9  or,  thank- 
peace-olieiings,  to  make  reconcil-  '  offerings. 
latioi)  for  the  hovise  of  Israel.  juLe.  16.  16. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  In  r  c.  43.  20. 
the  first  month.,  in  the  first  day  of  j  w  Le.  4.  27. 
the    month,    thou     shall    take     a   a:  Ex.  12.18. 


a  Nu.  28.15,    blemish. 


Ordinances  /or  t!ie  prince, 

2  And  the  prince  a  shall  enter  by 
the  way  6  of  the  porch  of  thai 
gate  without,  and  shall  st?.nd  by. 
the  post  of  the  gate,  ana  the 
priests  shall  prepare  c  his  bumt- 
ofl'ering  and  his  peace-oli'eriiigs, 
and  he  shall  worship  at  the 
threshold  of  the  gate  ;  then  he 
shall  go  forth  ;  but  the  gate  shul) 
not  be  shut  until  the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  woiship  at  the  door  d  of  this, 
gate  before  the  Lord,  in  the  sah-; 
baths,  and  in  the  new  moons. 

4  And  the  burnt-oflering  that  the 
e  prince  shall  ofl'er  unto  the  Lord 
in  the  sabbath  day  shall  be  six 
lambs  without  blemish,  and  a  ram 
without  blemish. 

5  And  the  /  meat-offering  shall 
be  an  ephah  for  a  ram.  and  the 
meat-otteiing  for  the  lambs  I  as  he 
shall  be  able  to  gi^e,  and  an  bin 
of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

6  And    in    the    day    of   the   new 
bullock 

without  blemish,  and  six  lambs, 
and  a  ram  :   they  shall  be  without 


young   bullock    without    blemish,  !  Le.  23.  5, 
and  cleanse  the  sanctuary  :  u  j  &c. 

19  And  the   piiest  shall  take   of    Nu.  9.2,3, 
the  V  blood  of  the  sin-ofl'eiing,  and   De.  16.  1, 
put  it  upon  the  posts  of  the  house,  i  &c.  , 

and  upon  the    four  corners  of  the    y  1  Co.  5.  7,    moon    it  shall  be  a  youn 
settle   of  the  altar,  and  upon   the   8. 
posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court.  \  z  Le.  i.  14. 

20  And  so  tho'i  shall  do  the 
seventh  rfaj/ of  the  month  for  eve- 
ry one  that  eaeth,  w  and  for  him 
that  is  simple  :  so  shall  ye  recon- 
cile the  house. 

21  In  X  the  first  month,  in  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  ye 
shall  have  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
seven  days  ;  y  unleavened  bread 
shall  be  eaten. 

22  And   upon  that   day  shall   the  !  a  c.  44.  3. 


&c. 
6  c.  46 


5,7. 


ver.  8. 


b  Jno 

13. 


10.1- 


prince  prepare  for  himself,  and 
for  all  the  people  of  the  land,  a 
bnllock  z  for  a  sin-offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast 
he  shall  prepare  a  burnt-offering 
lo  the  Lord,  seven  bullocks  and 
seven  rams  without  blemish,  dai- 
ly the  seven  days  ;  and  a  kid  a  of 
the  goats  dailyy'or  a  sin-offering. 

24  And  he  shall  prepare  a  b 
meat-offering  of  an  ephah  for  a 
bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a  ram, 
and  an  hin  of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the 
c  fifteenth  day  of  the  month,  shall  his  hand 
be  do  the  like  in  the  feast  of  the  ~ 
seven  d  days,  according  lo  the  sin- 
offering,  according  to  the  burnt-of- 
fering, and  according  to  the  meat- 
offering, and  according  to  the  oil. 

CHAPTER  XLVI. 

THUS     saith     the     Lord     God,    _ 
The   gate   of  the  inner  court ,  Mai.  4.  4. 
that  looketh  toward  the  east  shall 
be  shut  the  six  working  days  :   but   i  ver.  5. 
on  the  sabbath  it  shall  be   opened,  j 
and  in  the  day  of  the  new  moon  itii  c.  44.  3, 
shall  be  opened.   '    •  • 'ft'."!!*-  sy.,1  ver.'S'^u 


cCol.  1.28. 
d  Jno.  10.  9. 
e  c.  45.  17, 
/c.  45.  24. 


De.  16.  17 
ver.  2. 


7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-- 
offering,   an  ephah  for  a  bullock, 

cNu.  29.12.    and  an  ephah  for  a  ram;   and   far 
dDd.  16.13.    the   lambs  according  as  his  hand 

shall  attain  unto,  and  an  bin  of  oil 

to  an  ephah. 

8  And  g  when  the  prince  shall 
enter,  he  shall  go  in  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  that  gale,  and  he 
shall  go  forth  by  the  way  thereof. 

9  But  when  the  people  of  the 
land  shall  come  before  the  Lord 
in  the  solemn  feasts,  h  he  that  en- 
tereth  in  by  the  way  of  the  north 
gate  to  worship  shall  go  out  by  the 
way  of  the  south  gate;  and  he 
that  enleieth  by  the  way  of  the 
south  gate  shall  go  forth  by  the 
way  of  the  north  gale  :  he  shall 
not  return  by  the  way  of  the  gate 
whereby  he  came  in,  but  shall  go 
forth  over  against  it. 

10  And   the   prince  in  the  midst 
1  the  gift  of    of  them,  when  they  go  in,  shall  go 

in  ;   and  when  they  go  forth,  shall 
go  forth  : 

11  And  in  the  feasts,  and  in  the 
solemnities,  the  i  meat-offering 
shall  be  an  ephah  to  a  bullock,  ana 

ftEx.  23. 14-  an  ephah  to  a  ram;  and  to  the 
lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  an 
hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

12  Now  when  the  prince  shall 
prepare  a  voluntary  burnt-offer- 
ing or  peace-offerings  voluntarily 
unto  the  Lord,  one  shall  then 
open  him  the  gate  k  that  looketh 
toward  the  east,  and  he  shall  pre- 

733 


16.  16. 


ne ])rineea'  iuheriUtnet. 


EZEIvIEL. 


pare    his    lurnt-ofleriii^    piid    Iiin    /  Ex. '29.  38 
pettite-olleriiige    as    lie    Jul  on  the    Nil.  28.  3. 
»uljbBth    tliv  ;    ihen    Jic    bhull    eo\iaionQf 
forth;    ,11.. t    alter   hiii   ?i'i"5  lorthKj^  ■« 

oMe  •hall  shiu  the  gale.  I 

13  Thou   ahall   daily   I  prepare  a\^mom,ns 
burnt  oflerinj  umo  the   Loirl  of  &\l>y  monuiig. 
lauiU  2   of  the    first   vear   v.ilhoiil  1 
blemii-h  ;  thou  shall   prepare    il  31 
every  morning. 

14  And  thou  th.ilt  prepare  a 
mcat-oBering  for  it  every  morn- 
ing, the  sixth  part  of  .in  ephab,  and 
the  third  part  of  an  hiii  of  oil,  to 
temper  with  the  fine  flour  ;  a  ineat- 
oflering  continually,  by  a  perpet- 
ual ordinance,  unto  the  Lord. 

15  Thns    shall   they   prepare   the. 
lamb,  and   the   meat-cfforinr,  and  j  ^  «  court  m 
the  oil,  even-  morning, /or  a  con-    "  coTTier  of 
tinual  bu.nl.olie.iog.  \acourt    and 

16  Thus  saith  the   Lord   God,   i(\  a  court  in  a 
the  prince  give  a  gift  unto  any  of    cjmer  of  a 
his   sons,  the  inheritance   thereof    'O"". 
shall  be  his  sons'  ;  it  shall  be  their  1 5  pr,  made 
posEession  by  inheritance.  \with  chim- 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  in-   „jj,, 
heiitance   to  one  of   his  servants, 
then   11  shall  be   bis  to  the  year  m\^  cornered. 

of  liberty  ;  after  ii  shall  return  to  | 

the    piince  :    but   bis    inheritance! 

shall  be  his  sons' for  them.  ..LverSO 

18  INIoreover,    the    prince    shall  I  •      • 
not  n  take  of  the  people's  inherit-  •  a  Is.  55.  1. 
anoii     bv     oppression,     to     thrust  I  Je.  2.  13. 
them  otJt  of  their  possession:  4u/ '  Joel  3.  18. 
be  shall  give  his  sons  inheritance  !  Zee.  13.  1. 
out  of  his   own  possession;    that  j  14.  8. 
my  people  be  net  sonttered  o  every  |  Re.  22.  1,17. 
man  fioin  his  possession.                 ■     fc  Is   2    3 

19  After  he  brought  me  •'T'^'Uc"  '  ypr    12 


the  entry,  which  tra,' at  the  side  of 
the   gate,   into  the  holy  chambers  cc.w.a. 
of  the  priests,  which  look  toward  I  j  waters  of 
the  north  :  and,  behold,  there  was' j;,^  „„^./^j 
a  place  on  the  f.vo  sides  westward.  1 

20  Then  said   he  unto  me,  Thi8|2  o/«u»ot- 
is  the  place  where  the  priests  shall  '"'"S- 
boil    p    the    trespass-oBering    and   rf  Is.  11.9. 
the   sin-ofi'erinr,  where  they  shall   Hab.  2.  14. 
bake    q    the    meat-offering;    that   Mat.  13.  31, 
they  hear  Ihem  not  out  into  the  ut-   32. 
ter "court,  to  sanctify  t  the  people.   3  ;^__ 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth  'n-'i  ,„ 
to  the  utter  court,  and  caused   rrie  ,«    "•  '*• 
to  pass  by  the  four  corners  of  the   /  U.  ds.  1,/ 
court;   and,   behold,    4    in    e*ery   4  or,  p/ain, 
comer   of  the  court   there  was   a|De.  3.  17. 
court.                                          ,     ,     1 4.  49. 

22  In    the    four    comers  of  the   jos.  3.  16. 
court  rAere  were  courts  5  joined  of    ^  j^^   3    jg 
fortycu!>i«s  long,  and  thirty  broad:    ^^    ^■ 
these    four  6  corners  trere  of  one 
_.-,,.,,,>  i5iioonre»^' 
measure.                                          .  ■  j     t  i.^      i-  ofi 

23  And  tfure  wag  a  row  0/  610  Id-  h  *-''•'=•'«"■ 
ing  round   about  in  them,   ^0""^   fs.  103  3. 
about  them  four,  and  it  mas  made   U.  30.  <J6. 

794 


B.  C.  374. 
with  boiling-placet  under  th* 
row*  round  about. 
24  Then  Mild  be  unto  me,  Tli«»e 
tare  the  places  of  them  that  L"il, 
where  the  niinitteii  of  the  hcius* 
shall  boil  the  sacrifice  of  the  pco- 

''  *■      CHAPTER  XLVIL        . 

AFTERWAUD  he  brought  ine 
again  unto  the  dooi  of  the 
house  i  and,  behold,  waleis  a 
issued  out  from  under  4  the  threeh-, 
old  of  the  house  eastward:  lor 
the  fore-front  of  the  hoii^e  itood 
towaid  the    east,   and    the    wale.a 

,  came  down  from  under,   from  the 

j  right  side  of    the    houss,    at    the 

!  south  «td«  of  the  altar. 

(  2  Thea  brought  he  me  out  of  tf.e 
way  of  the  gate  norlhwnrd,  and 
led  nie  about  the  way  without  un- 
to the  utter  gate  by  the  »ay  thai 

,  lookelh   eastward  ;    and,     Itlicid, 

;  there  ran  out  wateis  on  the  right 

I  side. 

3  And  when  the  man  c  that  had 
I  the  line  in  his  hand  went  forth 
I  eastward,  he  measured  a  ihou- 
Isnnd  cubits,  and  he  brought  me 
1  through  the  waieis  ;  1  the  water* 

uere  to  the  uncles. 
I  4  Again  he  measured  a  thou- 
sand, and  brought  me  through 
'the  waters;  the  waurs  vire  to 
I  the  knees.  Again  he  measured 
a  thousand,  "and  brought  me 
through:  the  waters  ucre  to  the 
loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a 
thousand  ;  mid  it  was  a  ri^er  that 
I  cuuld  not  pass  over  :  for  the  wa- 
ters weie  risen,  waters  to  2  swim 
in,  a  river  d  that  could  not  be 
passed  over. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  bast  thou  seen  lliie.'  Then 
he  brought  me,  and  caused  me  to 
return  to  the  brink  of  the  river. 

7  Now  when  1  had  returned,  be- 
hold,   :it   the   3  bank   of  the  river 

■were  very  many  trees  e  on  the  one 
side,  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  be  unto  me.  These 
waters  issue  out  toward  the  east 
countrv,  and  go  down  into  /  the 

4  desert,  and  go  into  the  sea : 
which  being  brought  forth  into  the 
sea,  the  waters  shall  be  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  thing  that  liveth,  g  which 
raoveth.  whithersoever  the  5  riv- 
ers shall  come,  shall  live  :  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  multi- 

r.    tude   of  fish,  because  these  waters 
i.    shall  come  thither  :   for  they  sha 
be  healed;  ft  and  every  thingshall 
live  whither  the  river  coioeth. 


B.  C.  574. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
tkatihe  tishers  i  shall  stand  upon 
it  from  En-gedi,  even  uiito  En- 
eglairn  ;  they  shall  be  a  place  to 
spread  forth  nets  ;  their  fish  shall 
be  according  to  their  kinds,  as  the 
fish  of  the  f^reat  k  sea,  exceeding  I 
many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof 
and  tlie  marshes  thereof  6  shall 
not  be  healed  ;  they  shall  be  given 

to  salt.  771 

12  And  by  the  river  upon  the  n 
bank  thereof,  on  this  side  and  on 
that  side,  shall  7  grow  all  trees 
for  meat,  whose  leaf  o  shall  not 
fade,  neither  shall  the  fruit  there- 
of be  consumed  :  it  shall  bring 
forth  8  new  fruit  according  to  his 
months,  because  their  waters 
they  issued  out  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
and  the  fruit  p  thereof  shall  be  for 
meat,  and  the  leaf  thereof  for  9 
medicine. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  This 
shall  be  the  bolder  whereby  ye 
«hall  inherit  the  land,  according  to 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel  :  Joseph 
g  shall  have  two  portions. 

14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one 
as  well  as  another  ;  concerning 
the  which  I  10  lifted  up  mine  hand 
to  gi^■e  it  unto  your  fathers  ;  and 
this  land  shall  fall  unto  you  for 
inheritance,  r 

15  And  this  shall  be  the  border  of 
the  land  toward  the  north  side, 
from  the  great  sea,  the  way  of 
Hethlon,  s  as  men  go  to  Zedad  ;  t 

16  Hameth,  Berothah,  ;<  Si- 
braim,  which  is  between  the  bor- 
der of  Damascus  and  the  border 
of  Haniath  ;  U  Hazar-hatticon, 
which  is  by  the  coast  of  Ilauran. 

17  .4nd  the  border  from  the  sea 
shall  be  Hazar-enan,  u  the  bonier 
of  Damascus,  and  the  north  north- 
ward, and  the  border  of  Haraath. 
And  this  is  the  north  side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  shall 
measure  from  12  Hauran,  and 
from  Damascus,  and  from  Gilead, 
and  from  the  land  of  Israel  by  Jor- 
dan, from  the  border  unto  the  east 
Side.     And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  siile  southward, 
from  Tamar  eoen  to  the  waters  of 
13  strife  w  j(i  Kadesh,  the  14  river 
to  the  g.'^eat  sea.  And  this  is  the 
south  side  15  southward. 

20  The  west  side  also  shall  be  the 
great  sea  from  the  border,  till  a 
man  come  over  against  Hamath. 
This  is  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land 
unto  you  according  to  the  tribes 
of  Israel.      \  .j  •-■a  ^:i  ;' &  ,•»>.      „> 


CHAP.  XLVIIl.  Portion  of  the  ticelve  inbct. 

i  Mat.  4.  19.  22  And  it  shall  come  to  pasa, 
k  Nu.  34.  6.  that  ye  shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an 
Fs.  104.  25.  inheritance  unto  you,  and  to  the 
I  Is.  49.  12,  strangers  a:  that  sojourn  among 
20.  you,   which   shall   beget    children 

5  or,  and  among  you;  and  they  y  shall  be 
that  which  unto  you  as  born  in  the  country 
shall  not.  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  they 
?»  Je.  17.  6.  shall  have  inheritance  with  you 
71  ver.  7.  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

7  come  up.         23    And    it    shall   come    lo    pasi, 

0  Ps.  1.  3.  that  in  what  tribe  the  stranger  so- 
Je.  17.  8.  journeth,  there  shall  yn  give  him 

8  or,  princi-    his    inheritance,   saith    the    Lord 
pal.  God. 
p  Re.  22.  2.  CHAPTER  XLVIIl. 

9  or,  bruises  'VfO^V'  these  are  the  names  of 
and  sores.  ^-^  the  tribes.  From  a  the  north 
Is.  1.  6.  3.  end  to  the  coast  of  the  way  of 
g  Ge.  43.  -5.  Hethlon,  as  one  goeth  to  Hamath, 
49.  26.  Hazar-ejie."!,  the  border  of  Danias- 
c.  48.  5.  cus  northward,  to  the  coast  of  Ha- 
lOor,  sicors,  math,  (for  these  are  his  sides  east 
Ge.  26.  3.  and  west,)  I  uiportion  for  Dan. 
r  c.  48.  29.  2  And  by  the  border  oi  Dan,  from 
s  c.  48.  1.  the  east  side  unto  tho  west  side,  o 
t  Nu.  34.  8.  portion  for  -isher. 
t.'2Sa.  8.  S.  3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher, 
U  or,  the  from  the  east  side  even  unto  the 
middle  vil-  west  side,  a  portion  for  Naphtali. 
lage.  4  And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali, 
«  Nu.  34.  9.  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
12  or,  from  side,  aportion  for  Manasseli. 
between.  5  And  by  the  border  of  Manas- 
\3  or,  Meri-  seh,  from  the  east  siile  unto  the 
bah.  west  side,  aportion  for  Ephraim. 
to  Nu.20.13.  6  And  by  the  border  of  Ephra- 
De.  32.  51.  inj,  from  the  east  side  even  unto 
Ps.  81.  7.  the  west  side,  a  portion  for  Ren- 
c.  43.  28.         ben. 

14  or,  val-  7  And  by  the  border  of  Reuben, 
ley.  from  the   east  side  even  unto  the 

15  or,  to-  west  side,  a  portion  for  Judah. 
ward  Te-  8  .A.nd  by   the   border  of   Judah, 
man.                 from  the  east  side  unto  the   west 

side,  shall  be  the  ofi'ering  6  which 
ye  shall  oft'er  of  five  and  twenty 
thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and  in 

length   as  one   of  the  other  parts, 

from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side  :  and   the   sanctuary  shall    ba 
T  Ep.  2.  12,     in  the  midst  of  it. 
13.  9  The     oblation    that    ye    shall 

3.  6.  ofier  unto   the   Lord    shall    be    of 

Re.  7.  9,  10.    five      and     twenty     thousand     in 
length,    and    of  ten   thousand   in 
y  Ac.  15.  9.      breadth. 

Ro.  10.  12.  10  And  for  them,  even  for  the 
Ga.  3.  28,  priests,  shall  be  this  holy  oblation  ; 
Col.  3.  11.  toward  the  north  five  and  twenty 
thousand  in  length,  and  toward 
rec.  47.  15,  the  west  ten  thousand  in  breadth, 
&c.  and  toward  the  east  ten  thousand 

in  breadth,  and  toward  the  south 

1  one.  five     and      twenty     thousand     in 
length  :  and  the  sanctuary  of  the 

6  c.  45.  1-6.     Lord  shall  be  in  the  mid«t  thereof. 

795 


IVte portion  of  the  cilif. 

11  /r  2  shall  be  for  the  priests  c 
thai  are  aanctified  uf  the  eons  of 
Zuiluk,  whicli  huve  kept  my  3 
chiirje,  winch  went  nut  aslruy 
when  the  cliilJren  of  Israel  went  a- 
slray,  as  d  the  Levites  went  aniruy. 

Vi  And  Ihis  cblutinn  of  (he  laad 
that  is  ofiered  ahull  be  unto  them 
a  thing  must  holy,  by  the  border 
of  the  Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border 
of  the  pr/esis  the  Levites  shall 
have  five  and  twenty  thousand  in 
length,  and  ten  thousand  in 
breadth  :  all  the  length  shall  be 
five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  ihe 
breadth  ten  thousand. 

U  And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it, 
neither  exchange,  e  nor  alienate 
the  lirst-fiuits/of  the  land:  ioc  it 
is  holy  unto  tlie  Lord. 

15  And  ihe  live  thousand  that 
are  left  in  the  breadth,  over 
against  the  five  and  twenty  g 
thousand,  shall  be  a  h  profane 
place  for  the  city,  for  dwelling, 
and  for  suburbs  ;  and  the  city  shall 
be  in  the  midst  thereof. 

16  And  these  shall  be  the  mea- 
sures thereof ;  the  north  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and 
the  south  side  four  thousand  and 
five  liundied,  ami  on  the  east  side 
four  thousand  and  five  hundred, 
and  the  west  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city 
shall  be  toward  the  north  two 
hundred  and  fifty,  and  toward  the 
south  two  bundled  and  fifty,  and 
toward  the  east  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two 
hundred  and  fifty. 

18  And  the  residue  in  length, 
over  agai  ist  the  oblation  of  the 
ho\y  portion  shall  ttten  thousand 
eastward,  and  ten  thousand 
westward  :  and  it  shall  be  over 
against  the  oblation  of  the  holy 
portion  ;  and  the  increase  thereof 
shall  be  for  food  unto  them  that 
fjrve  the  city. 

19  An(\  i  ihey  that  serve  the  city 
shall  serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  be  fire 
and  twenty  thousand  by  five  and 
twenty  thousand  :  ye  shall  offer 
the  holy  oblation  four-square, 
with  the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  And  the  leFidiie  k  shall  be  for 
the  prince,  on  the  one  side  and 
on  the  other  of  the  holy  oblation, 
and  of  the  possession  of  the  city 
over  against  the  five  and  twenty 
thousand  of  the  oblation  toward 
the    east    border,    and    wemward 

796 


EZEKIEL. 

2  or,  :h'. 
saneiijitd 
portion, 
shall  be. 


CO.  44.  15. 

3  or,  rcard, 
or,  ordi- 
nance. 

d  c.  44.  10. 

eLe.  'i7.  10. 
28.  33. 

/Ex.  22.29. 

g  c.  45.  6. 

h  c.  42.  20. 

i  c.  45.  6. 

*  c.  45.  7. 


I  ver.  8,  10. 

4  one. 

m  c.  47.  19. 

5  Meribah- 
kridesh. 

n  c.  47.  14, 

21,  22. 

o  Re.  21.  12, 
&c. 

ff  Jehovah- 
shammah. 

p  Pb.  46.  5. 
43.3. 
68.  18. 
77.  13. 
Je.  3.  17. 
Joel  3.  21. 
Zee.  2.  10. 
Re.  21.3. 

22.  3. 


B.  C.  574. 
oTer  ajftinit  the  five  and  twenty 
ihoueaiid  toward  the  wei>t  burd.i, 
over  against  the  portions  lor  iiie 
prince  :  and  it  shall  be  (he  holy  ob- 
lation ;  and  (he  tanctu.<iy  /  of  the 
bouse  shall  be  in  the  midsl  thereof. 

22  Moreover,  from  (lie  posiet- 
sion  of  the  Levites,  and  from  the 
possession  of  the  city,  being  in 
the  midst  o/  thai  whicli  ia  the 
prince's,  between  Ihe  boidei  of 
juilah  and  the  border  of  Lenjamin, 
shall  be  for  the  piince. 

23  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  \tesl  side, 
Benjaniin  shall  have  4  a  ponion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benja- 
min, from  the  east  side  unto  (he 
wes(  side,  Simeon  shall  have  a 
port  on. 

25  And  by  (he  border  of  Simeon, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
side,  Issachar  Q/>orrion. 

26  And  by  (he  border  of  lB»a- 
char,  from  (he  east  side  unto  the 
west  side,  Zeliulun  a  portion. 

27  And  by  (he  border  o(  Zebulun, 
from  the  east  side  unto  (he  west 
side,  Gad  aporlion. 

28  And  by  (he  border  of  Gad,  at 
the  south  side  southward,  the 
border  shall  be  even  from  Taniar 
unto  the  waters  vi  of  strife  5  in 
Ka.lesh,  and  to  the  river  toward 
the  great  sea. 

29  This  «  is  the  land  which  ye 
shall  divide  by  lot  unto  the  tribes 
of  Israel  for  inheritance,  and  these 
are  their  portions,  saith  ibe  Lord 
God. 

30  And  these  are  the  goings  out 
oJ"tlie  city,  on  the  north  side,  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred  mea- 
sures. 

31  And  the  gates  o  of  the  city 
shftll  be  after  the  names  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel  :  three  gates  north- 
ward ;  one  gate  of  Reuben,  one 
gate  of  Judah,  one  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  (he  east  side  fonr 
thousand  and  five  hundred  :  and 
three  gates  ;  and  one  gate  of  Jo- 
seph, one  gate  of  Benjamin,  oa« 
gate  of  Dan.  ; 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four 
thousand  and  five  hundred  mea- 
sures, and  three  gates  ;  one  gate 
of  Simeon,  one  gate  of  Isaacbar, 
one  srale  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  liundred,  tcWA  their 
three  gates  ;  one  gate  of  Gad,  one 
gateof  Asher.one  ga(e  of  Naphiali. 

35  It  was  round  about  eighteen 
thousand  measures  :  and  the 
name  of  the  city  from  that  day 
shall  he,  6  The  Lord^  t«  there. 


THE     BOOK     OF    DANIEL. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  Ihe  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
Jehoiakira  king  of  Jadah  came 
a  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon unioJeiU6alem,and  besieged  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  g'ave  Jehoia- 
kim  king  of  Judah  into  his  hand, 
with  pait  of  ibe  vessels  of  the 
house  of  God,  which  he  carried 
into  th-i  land  of  Shinah,  to  the 
house  of  his  god  ;  and  he  brought 
the  vessels  into  the  treasure-house 
of  his  god. 

3  And  the  king  spake  unto 
Ashpenaz  the  master  of  his  eu- 
nuchs, that  he  should  bring  cer- 
tain of  the  children  6  of  Israel, 
and  of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the 
princes  ; 

4  Children  in  whom  was  no  blem- 
ish, but  well-favored,  and  skilful 
in  all  wisdom,  and  cunning  in 
knowledge,  and  understanding 
Bcience,  and  such  as  had  ability  in 
them  to  stand  in  the  king's  palace, 
and  whom  they  might  teach  the 
learning  and  the  tongue  of  the 
Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them 
a  daily  provision  of  the  king's 
meat,  and  of  the  wine  1  which  he 
drank  ;  so  nourishing  them  three 
years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
might  stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now  among  these  weve  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hana- 
niah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah  ; 

7  Unto  whom  the  pdnce  of  the 
eunuchs  gave  names  :  for  he  gave 
unto  Daniel  Che  nime  of  Belteshaz- 
zar  ;  c  and  to  Hananiah,  of  Sha- 
dracli  ;  and  to  Mishael,  of  Me- 
»hach  ;  and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed- 
nego. 

8  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his 
heart  that  he  would  not  defile 
himself  with  the  portion  d  of  the 
king's  meat,  nor  with  the  wine 
which  he  drank  :  therefore  he  re- 
quested of  the  prince  of  the  eu- 
nuchs that  he  might  not  defile 
himself. 

9  Now  God  had  brought  Daniel 
into  favour  e  and  tender  love  with 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
said  unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord 
the  king,  who  hath  appointed  your 
meat  and  your  drink  :  for  why 
should  he  see  your  faces  worse  2 
liking  than  the  children  which 
are  oi  of  your  3  sort  ?  then  shall 
ve  make  me  endanger  my  head  to 
the  king. 

01 


B.  C.  607. 


n2K.24.1,2. 
2Ch.  36.6,7. 

b  Foretold, 

2  K.  20.  17, 

18. 

Is.  39,  7. 

1  of  his 

drink. 


dDe.32.  38. 
Eze.  4.  13. 
Hos.  9.  3. 

£G-.39.  21. 
Pr.  16.  7. 

2  sadder. 

3  or,  term, 
or,  contin- 
uance. 


4  or,  the 
steward. 

5  of  pulse 
that  we 
may  eat. 

6  that  we 
may. 

7  or, he  made 
Daniel 
understand. 
/IK. 10. 1-3. 
Ps.  119.  99. 

8  of. 

g-c.6.28. 
10.  1. 

He  lived 
to  see  that 
glorious 
time  of  the 
return  of  his 
people  from 
the  Babylo- 
nian captiv- 
ity, though 
he  did  not 
die  then. 
So  till  is 
used, 
Ps.  110.  1. 
112.  8. 
nGe.41.  8. 
Est.  6.  1. 
Job  33.  15— 
17. 
c.  4.  S. 


11  Then  said  Daniel  to  4  Melzar, 
whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
had  set  over  Daniel,  Hananiah, 
IVIishael,  and  .Azariah, 

12  Prove  thy  servants,  1  beseech 
thee,  ten  days  ;  and  let  them  give 
5  us  pulse  to  6  eat,  and  water  to 
drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be 
looked  upon  before  thee  ami  the 
countenance  of  the  children  that 
eat  of  the  portion  of  the  king's 
meat  ;  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with 
thy  servants. 

14  So  be  consented  to  them  in 
this  matter,  and  proved  thein  ten 
days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  day* 
their  countenances  appeared  fairer 
and  fatter  in  flesh  than  all  the 
children  which  did  eat  the  portion 
of  the  king's  meat. 

16  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the 
portion  of  their  meat,  and  the 
wine  that  they  should  diink,  and 
gave  them  pulse. 

17  As  for  these  four  children,  God 
gave  them  knowledge  and  skill  in 
all  learning  and  wisdom  :  and  7 
D.iniel  had  understanding  in  all 
visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now,  at  the  end  of  the  days 
that  the  king  had  said  he  should 
bring  them  in,  then  the  prince  of 
the  eunuchs  brought  them  in  befoie 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  Ihe  king  communed 
with  them  :  and  among  them  all 
was  found  none  like  Daniel,  Ha- 
naniah, Mishael,  and  Azariah  ; 
therefore  stood  they  before  the 
king. 

20  And  f  in  all  matters  of  wis- 
dom 8  and  understanding,  that 
the  king  inquired  of  them,  he 
found  them  ten  timrs  better  than 
all  the  magicians  and  astrologer* 
that  were  in  all  his  realm. 

21  And  Daniel  continued  g  even 
unto  the  first  vear  of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAPTER  If. 

AND  in  the  second  year  of  the 
reign  of  Nebuchadnezzar,  Ne- 
buchadnezzar dreamed  dreams, 
wherewith  a  his  spirit  was  trou- 
bled, and  his  sleep  brake  from 
him. 

2  Then  the  king  commanded  to 
call  the  magicians,  and  (he  astro- 
logers, and  the  sorcerers,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  for  to  show  the  king 
his  dreams.  So  they  came,  and 
stood  before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them, 

797 


Of  Ntbuchadnexzar't  dream. 

I  luve  dreamed  a  drearn,  nnj  my 
spirit  waa  iiuuLiIud  to  know  the 
dic-iim. 

4  'I'hen  spake  the  Chaldeans  to 
the  king  m  Syriac,  U  king,  live  6 
for  ever:  tell  ttiy  srrviinti  the 
dre.iiii,  and  we  will  show  the 
inlep.elnlion. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said 
to  the  Chaldeans,  'I'he  thing  is 
g'liie  f.om  me  :  il  ye  Mill  not 
make  kno«n  unto  loc  ihu  dream, 
wiih  the  iiiterprelaiioii  thereof,  ye 
shall  lie  1  cut  in  pieces,  c  and 
Tour  houses  d  shall  be  made  a 
iliin^rhill  : 

6  But  e  if  ye  show  the  dream, 
and  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye 
shall  j-fceivf  of  me  gifts,  and  le- 
v.aiil?,  and  great  honour  :  tliere- 
fnre  show  me  the  dream,  and  the 
inti'rpietalion  thereof. 

7  They  answered  again,  and  said, 
1. 01  the  king  tell  his  servants  the 
dream,  and  we  will  show  the 
iiilerptptalion  of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  1 
know  of  certainty  that  ye  would 
3  gain  the  time,  liecause  ye  seethe 
thing  is  2one  fiom  me. 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known 
unto  me  the  dream,  there  ia  but 
one  decree  for  you  ;  for  y  have 
prepa  ed  lying"  and  corrupt  words 
to  speak  before  me  till  the  time 
he  changed  :  therefore  tell  me  the 
dream,  and  I  y  shall  know  ihat  ye 
can  show  me  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

10  'l"he  Chaldeans  answered  be- 
fore the  king,  and  said,  There  is 
not  a  man  upon  the  earth  that 
can  show  the  king's  matter  ; 
therefore,  there  is  no  king,  lord, 
jior  ruler,  that  asked  such  things 
!«t  any  magician,  or  astrologer,  or 
CiiaMean. 

U  And  it  is  a  rare  thing  that 
the  king  requireth  :  and  there  is 
none  other  that  ran  show  it  before 
the  king,  except  s  i he  s:ods,  whose 
dwelling  A  is  not  with  flesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the  king  was 
angry  and  very  furious,  and  com- 
manded to  destroy  all  i  the  wise 
men  of  Babylon. 

13  And  tiie  decree  went  forth 
that  the  wi-^e  nie7i  should  be  slain  : 
and  they  sousrht  Daniel  and  his 
fellows  to  be  slain. 

14  Then  Daniel  3  answered  with 
counsel  and  w  isdnm  to  Arioch  the  -1 
cnpiain  of  the  king's  s'liard,  which 
was  sTone  forth  to  slay  the  wise 
mtn  cf  B.ibylon  : 

15  He  answered  and  slid  to  Ari- 
och the    king's  captain,  Why  t» 

798 


DANIEL. 
6  IK.  1.  31. 

1  made. 

c  c.  3.  29. 
rfEzr.  6.  11. 
*  c.  6.  16. 

2  or,/ee. 
vei.  48. 
c.  5.  17. 

3  or,  buy, 
E[).  5.   16. 

/Is.  41.  23. 
S  ver   S8. 
A  Is.  66.1,2. 
i  Mat.  2.  16. 

3  returned. 

4  chief  of 
the  execu- 
tioners, or, 
slaughter- 
men,  or, 
chi  ef  mar- 
shal. 

Ge.  37.  36. 
Je.  52.  12, 
14. 


k  1  Sa.  17. 

37. 

c.  3.  17. 

2Ti.  4.  17, 
IS. 

5from 
before. 

6  or,  they 
should  not 
destroy 
Daniel. 
/Nu.  12.  6. 
m  Ps.  50.23. 
n  Je.  32.  19. 

0  Ps.  31.  14, 
15. 

p  Ps.  75.6,7. 

9  Pr.  2.  6,7. 

r  Ps.  25.  14. 

»  Ps.  139.11, 

12. 

He.  4.  13. 

(  ITi.  6.  16. 

1  Jno.  1.  5 

7  That  I. 

8  children 
of  the  cap- 
tivity. 

u  Is.  47.  13, 
14. 


B.  C.  603. 
the  decree  »o  ha»ty  from  the  king? 
Then  Arioch  made  the  thing 
known  to  Dtiniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in,  and  de- 
sired uf  the  king  Ihat  he  would 
give  him  tune,  and  that  he  would 
siiow    the    king  ihe  inieipieialiiju. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  tu  his  house, 
and  made  the  thing  known  to 
Hananiah,  IVlishael,  and  Azaiiab, 
his  companions  ; 

18  That  k  they  would  desire 
mercies  5  of  the  God  of  he«\ea 
concerning  this  secret,  that  6  Da- 
niel and  his  fellows  should  not 
perish  v\iili  the  rest  ol  the  uiae 
men  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  was  the  secret  revealed 
unto  Daniel  in  a  night  vision.  / 
Then  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of 
heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said,  m 
Blessed  be  the  name  of  God  for 
ever  and  ever  ;  for  wisdom  n  and 
might  are  his  : 

21  AncI  he  changeth  the  times  o 
and  the  seasons  :  he  p  removeth 
kings,  and  setteth  up  kings  :  ha 
9  giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise, 
and  knowledge  to  them  that  know 
understanding. 

22  He  revealelh  r  the  deep  and 
secret  things  :  he  knowetli  s  what 
t's  in  the  darkness,  and  the  light  f 
dwelleth  uiih  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee, 
O  thou  God  of  my  fathers,  who 
hnst  given  me  wisdom  and  might, 
and  hai-t  made  known  unto  me 
now  what  we  desired  of  thee  :  for 
thou  hast  now  made  known  unto 
us  the  king's  matter. 

24  Therefore  Daniel  went  in  un- 
to Arioch,  whom  the  king  had 
ordained  to  destroy  the  wise  7iien 
of  Babylon  :  he  went  and  said 
thus  unto  him,  Destroy  not  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon  :  bring  me 
in  before  the  king,  and  I  will 
show  unto  the  king  the  interpreta- 
tion. 

25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel 
before  the  king  in  haste,  and  said 
thus  unto  him,  7  I  have  found  a 
man  of  the  captives  8  of  Judah 
that  will  m.ike  known  unto  the 
king  the  interpretation. 

26  The  kin?  answered,  and  said 
to  Daniel,  whose  name  was  Belte- 
shazzar.  Art  ihou  able  to  make 
known  unto  me  the  dienrn  which  I 
have  seen,  and  the  interpretation 
thereof  ? 

27  Daniel  an-iswered  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  king,  and  said.  The 
secret  which  the  king  hath  de- 
manded, cannot  u  the  wise  men. 


B.  C.  603. 

the  astrolog'ers,  the  magicians, 
the  soothsayers,  show  unto  tlie 
kiii^  ; 

28  But  V  there  is  a  God  in  hea- 
Tiiii  that  revealeth  sec.ets,  and  9 
inaketh  known  to  the  king'  Nebu- 
chadnezzar what  shall  be  in  the 
latter  days.  Thy  dream,  and  the 
\isionsof  thy  head  upon  thy  bed, 
are  these  ; 

29  (As  for  thee,  O  king-,  thy 
thoug-hts  came  10  into  thy  7nind 
upon  thy  bi;d,  what  should  come 
to  pass  heiealter  ;  and  i*  he  that 
revealeth  secrets  rnakcth  known 
to  thee  what  shall  come  to  pass  : 

30  But  as  for  nie,  this  secret  is 
not  revealed  to  nie  for  a?iy  wis- 
dom X  that  I  have  more  than  any 
living-,  but  for  11  their  sakea  that 
shall  make  known  the  interpreta- 
tion to  the  king,  and  that  thou 
mightest  know  the  thoughts  of  thy 
heart  ;) 

31  Thou,  O  king,  12  sawest,  and, 
behold,  a  great  image.  Tins  great 
image,  whose  b.ightness  was  ex- 
cellent, stood  before  thee,  and  the 
form  thereof  wns  terrible. 

32  This  image's  head  was  of  fine 
gold,  his  breast  and  his  arms  of 
silver,  his  belly  and  his  13  thighs 
of  brass. 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part 
of  iron  and  part  of  clay. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone 
was  cut  out  14  without  y  hands, 
which  smote  the  image  upon  his 
feet  that  were  n{  iron  and  clay,  and 
brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,tho  clay, 
the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the  g'old, 
broken  to  pieces  together,  and  be- 
came like  the  z  chaff  of  the  sum- 
liier  threshing-floors  ;  and  the 
wind  carried  them  away,  that  no 
O  place  was  found  for  them  :  and 
the  stone  that  smote  the  image 
became  a  great  mountain,  b  and 
filled  cthe  whole  earth. 

36  This  is  the  dream  ;  and  we 
will  tell  the  interpretation  thereof 
before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O  king,  art  a  king  d  of 
kings:  for  e  the  God  of  heaven 
hath  given  thee  a  kingdom,  pow- 
er, and  stiength,  and  glory. 

38  And  wheresoever  the  children 
of  men  dwell,  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
hath  he  given  /  into  thine  hand, 
and  hath  made  thee  ruler  over 
them  all.  Thou  art  this  head  of 
g-old. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise 
another  kingdom  inferior  g-  to  thee, 
and    another   third     kingdom    of 


CHAP.  n. 

I)  Ge.  40.8. 
41.  16. 
9  hath, 
made. 
lu  came  up, 
w  Am.  4.  13. 
X  Ac.  3.  12. 

11  or,  the 
inltnt  that 
the  inter- 
pretation 
7nay  be 
made 
knoten. 

12  wast 
seeing. 

13  or,  sides. 

14  or,  which 
was  not  in 
hands. 

y  Zee.  4.  6. 
Jno.  1.  13. 
z  Ps.  1.  4. 
Hos.  13.  3. 
a  Ps.  37.  36. 
6  Is.  2.2,  3. 
c  1  Co.  15. 
25. 

d  Ezr.  7.  12. 
Is.  47.  5. 
Eze.  26.  7. 
Hos.  8.  10. 
e  Ezr.  1.  2. 
/Je.27.  6. 
go.  5.  28. 


/ic.7.  7,  23. 

15  brittle. 

16  this  with 
this. 

17  their. 

i  Mi.  4.7. 
Lu.  1.  32, 
33. 

18  kingdom 
thereof. 

k  Ps.  2.  9. 

19  which 
was  not 
in  hands. 

20  after 
this. 


m  c.  4.9. 
5.  11. 

n  c.  3.  12. 

oEst.  2.  19. 
3.2. 


Daniel  inlerpreleth  the  dream. 

brass,  which  A  shall  bear  rule  over 
all  the  earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall 
he  sLiong  as  iron  :  fo.asmuch  as 
iion  bieaketh  in  pieces  and  sub- 
duelh  all  things  :  and  as  iion  that 
bieaketh  all  these,  shall  itbieak  in 
pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  wheieas  thou  sawest  the 
feet  and  toes  part  of  potter's  clay 
and  pait  of  iion  ;  the  kingdom 
shall  be  divided,  but  tlicie  shall 
be  in  it  of  the  stiength  of  the  iion, 
foiasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay. 

42  And  OS  the  toes  of  the  feet 
were  pait  of  iron  and  pait  of  clay  ; 
so  the  kingdom  shall  be  paitl^ 
strong,  and  paitly  15  broken. 

43  And  wheieas  thou  sawest  iron 
mixed  with  miiy  clay,  they  shall 
mingle  themselves  with  the  seed 
of  men  ;  but  they  shall  not  cleave 
16  one  to  another,  even  as  iion  is 
not  mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  17  the  days  of  these 
kings  shall  the  God  i  of  heaven 
set  up  a  kingdom  which  shall 
never  be  destioyed  ;  and  the  18 
kingdom  shall  not  be  left  to  other 
people,  but  it  shall  break  k  in  pie- 
ces and  consume  all  these  kmg- 
(ioms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever. 

45  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  that 
the  stone  was  cut  out  of  the  moun- 
tain 19  without  hands,  and  that  it 
brake  in  pieces  the  iion,  the  biass, 
the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold  ; 
the  g:eat  God  hath  made  known 
to  the  king  what  shall  come  to 
pass  20  heiealter  ;  and  the  dream 
is  certain,  and  tlie  interpietation 
thereof  sure. 

46  Then  the  king  Nebuchadnez- 
zar fell  upon  his  face,  and  wor- 
shipped Daniel,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  ofier  an  oblation 
and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Da- 
niel, and  said.  Of  a  truth  it  is, 
that  your  God  is  a  God  of  gods, 
and  a  Lord  of  kings,  and  a  reveal- 
er  of  secrets,  seeing  thou  couldest 
reveal  this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel 
a  great  man,  and  gave  him  many 
great  ^  gifts,  and  made  him  ruler 
over  the  whole  province  of  Baby- 
lon, and  chief  of  the  m  gover- 
nors over  all  the  wise  men  of 
Babylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the 
king,  and  it  he  set  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach,  and  Abednego.  over  the 
aflaii'B  of  the  p  evince  of  Baby- 
lon :  but  Daniel  sat  o  in  the  gate 
of  the  king. 

789 


l^ebiichadnexznr'n  poldeit  image. 

CHAPTFJ^  III.  1 

NEBUCUADNKZZARlhe  kinj 
m^iil'-  n  an  imiige  of  ^old, 
whose  lieijrlu  writ  th.eescote  cu- 
biis,  mid  ilie  Ij.e.idlh  ihe.eol  eix 
ciibilti  :  lie  set  il  up  ii)  the  pluin  of 
Dur:i,  ill  tlie  p.ovincflof  Babylon. 
'2  'I'lieii  Nelmcli;iiliie/.zai-  the  king 
Bent  tog'ulher  together  the  princes, 
the  govciuora,  and  the  captains, 
the  ju  Ig-es,  the  treasure. s,  the 
counsellors,  the  sheritts,  and  all 
the  rule.8  of  the  provinces,  to 
come  to  the  dedication  of  the  ini- 
i.ge  which  Nehuchadnezzar  the 
kin?  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the  gover- 
nors and  capti'ins,  the  judges,  the 
Iveajuiers,  the  counsellors,  the 
shtiilis,  and  all  the  riilerji  of  the 
provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unio  the  dedication  of  the  im- 
age thai  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
had  eel  up  ;  iind  they  stood  before 
the  iiiKige  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
had  .set  up. 

4  Then  an  herald  cried  1  aloud, 
To  yiiu  it  2  is  commanded,  O  b 
people,    nations,   and    languages, 

5  That  at  what  lime  ye  hear  (he 
sound  of  the  cornet,  ti'ite,  barp, 
eacklnit,  psaliery,  3  dulcimer,  and 
all  kinds  of  music,  yc  fall  down 
and     worship    the    golden    image 

that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
haih  set  up  : 

6  And  whoso  c  falleth  not  down 
and  worshippelh,  shall  the  same 
hour  be  oast  into  the  midst  of  a 
burning  fie.y  rf  furnace. 

7  The.efori!  at  that  time,  when 
all  the  people  heard  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  Huio,  liarp,  sackbut, 
p«,iltery,  and  all  kinds  of  music, 
all  the  people,  the  nations,  and 
the  liinguaffes,  fell  down  ond  wor- 
shipped  the  golden  image  thai 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  had  set 
up. 

8  Wherefore  at  that  time  certain 
Chaldeans  came  near  and  accused 
the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the 
king  Nel'Uchadnezzar,  O  king, 
live  c  foi  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  hast  made  a 
decree,  that  every  man  that  shall 
hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
harp,  sackbiii,  psaltery,  and  diil- 
cimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  shall 
fall  down  and  worship  the  golden 
image  : 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down 
and  wi.rsbippeth.  that  he  shoulil 
he  cast  inio  the  midst  of  a  burning 
fiery  furn.nce. 

12  There      are      certain     Jews, 


DANIEL. 

(i2K.    19.     ' 

17,  18.  I 

P».  115.  4,     I 

4c. 

Is.  40.  19, 

&c. 

Je.  16.20. 

Ac.  19.26. 

1  with 
might, 
c.  4.  14. 

2  they 
command. 
6  c.  4.  1. 
6.  25. 

3  aympho- 
tiy,  or, 
sin^'in^. 

c  Re.  13.  15. 
d  Je.  29.  22. 

CC.2.  4. 
6,  21. 
Ro.  13.  7. 
ver.  4,  5. 

/c.  2.49. 

i  set  no  re- 
gr.rd  upon, 
g  c.  6.  13. 
k  ver.  19. 

5  or,  of  pur- 
pose, 

as  Kx.   21. 

13. 

t  Ln.  4.  7,8. 

k  Kx.32.  32. 

Lu.  13.  9. 

/  Ex.  5.  2. 

2  Iv.  18.  35. 

m    Mat.  10. 

19. 

n  Ps.  121.  5- 

7. 

Ac.  27.  23, 

25. 

u  Job  13.  15. 

Ac.  4.  19. 

p  Ex.   20.  3- 

5. 

I.e.  19.  4. 

6  filled. 

q  Is.  51.  13. 
l,n.  12.  4,  5. 
r  Pr.  IC.  14. 
21.  24. 
27.  3,  4. 

7  mighty  of 
strength. 

8  or,  man- 
tles. 

9  or,  tiir- 
hons. 

10  nord. 


B.  C.  680. 

whom  thou  hnit  »cl  /  over  the  af- 
faim  of  the  proTince  of  Babylon, 
Shadrach,  Aleshach,  and  Abe.l- 
nego  i  these  men,  U  king,  4  liavo 
not  regHideil  g  thee  ;  they  serve 
not  thy  gods,  nor  wuiship  the 
gulden  image  which  thou  hast  set 
up. 

13  Then  Nebuchadnezzar,  in  his 
h  rage  and  fury,  commanded  to 
bring  Shudrach,  IVIcsbach,  and 
Abeil-nego.  Then  they  brought 
these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spukc,  and 
said  unto  them,  In  it  5  true,  O 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  do  net  ye  serve  my  gods,  nor 
worship  the  golden  image  which 
I  have  set  up  ? 

15  Now,  if  ye  be  ready,  that  at 
what  time  ye  hear  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut, 
psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  t 
and  worship  the  image  which  I 
have  made,  well  :  k  but  if  ye  wor- 
ship not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same 
hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning 
fiery  furnace  :  and  t  who  is  thai 
God  that  shall  deliver  you  out  of 
my  hands  ? 

16  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  answered  and  said  to  the 
king,  O  Nebuchadnezzar,  we  art 
not  careful  m  to  answer  thee  in 
this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God,  whom  n 
we  serve,  is  able  to  deliver  us  from 
the  burning  fiery  furnace  ;  and  he 
will  deliver  us  out  of  thine  hand, 
O  king. 

18  But  if  not,  o  he  it  known  unto 
thee,  O  king,  that  we  will  not 
serve  p  thy  gods,  nor  worship  the 
golden  image  which  thou  hast 
set  up. 

19  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  6 
full  of  fury,  q  and  the  form  of  his 
visage  was  changed  against  Sha- 
drach, iMeshach,  and  Abed-nego  ; 
therefore  he  spake,  and  comman  !- 
ed  r  that  they  should  heat  the 
furnace  one  seven  times  more  than 
it  was  wont  to  be  heated. 

20  And  he  conwnanded  the  7  most 
mighty  men  that  tcere  in  his  army 
to  bind  Shadinch,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego  ;  end  to  cast  t'lent  into 
the  burninsr  fiery  furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound 
in  their  8  coats,  their  hosen.and 
their  9  hats,  and  their  other  gar- 
ments, and  were  cast  into  the 
midst  of  the  burning  fiery  fur- 
nace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's 
10  commandment  was  urgent,  and 


B.  C.  580. 

the  furnace  exceeding  hot,  the  11 
flame  of  the  fire  slew  those  s  men 
that  lock  up  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-neg-o. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
fell  down  bound  into  the  midst  of 
the  binning  hery  furnace. 

24  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  was  astonied,  and  rose  up 
in  haste,  and  spake  and  said  unto 
his  I'i  counsfjllors.  Did  not  we 
cast  three  men  bound  into  the 
midst  of  the  fire  ?  They  answered 
and  said  unto  the  king,  True,  O 
king. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I 
Bee  four  men  loose,  walking  t  in 
the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  13  they 
have  no  hurt  ;  and  the  form  of  the 
fourth  is  like  the  Son  u  of  God. 

26  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came 
near  to  the  14  mouth  of  the  burn- 
ing fiery  furnace,  and  spake,  and 
said,  Shadiach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  ye  v  servants  of  the 
most  high  lo  God,  come  forth,  and 
come  hither.  Then  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  came 
'orth  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors, 
and  captains,  and  the  king's 
counsellois,  being  gathered  to- 
gether, saw  these  men,  upon 
whose   bodies    the    fire   had   x    no 

Eower,  nor  was  an  hair  of  their 
ead  singed,  neither  were  their 
coats  changed,  nor  the  smell  of 
fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake 
and  said.  Blessed  be  the  God  of 
Shadrach  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  who  haih  sent  his  angel,  y 
and  delivered  his  servants  that 
trusted  z  in  him,  and  have 
changed  the  king's  word,  and 
yielded  their  a  bodies,  that  they 
might  not  serve  nor  worship  any 
god  except  their  own  God. 

29  Therefore  15  I  make  a  de- 
cree, 6  That  every  peoj)le,  nation, 
and  language,  which  speak  16 
any  thing  amiss  against  the  God 
of  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  shall  be  17  cut  in  pieces, 
c  and  their  houses  shall  be  made 
a  dunghill  ;  because  there  is  no 
other  god  that  can  deliver  after 
this  sort. 

30  Then  the  king  18  promoted 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  in  the  province  of  Baby- 
lon. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

^TEBUCHADNEZZAR  the 

S     king,  unto  a  all  people,  na- 
tions, and  languages,    that  dwell 


CHAP.   IV. 

'  11  or,  spark. 

s  c.  6.  24. 

12  or,  gov- 
ernors. 
1 1  Is.  43.  2. 
I  13  there  is 

no  hurt 

in  them 

u  Pr.  30.  4. 

Lu.  1.  35. 

Ro.  1.  4. 

14  door. 

V  Ga.  1.  10. 

teGe.  14.  18. 

J- Is.  43.  2. 

He.  11.  34. 

!/Ge.  19.  15, 

16. 

Ps.  34.  7,  8. 

103.  20. 
iHe.  1.  14. 
\z  }e.  17.  7. 
jc.  6.22,23. 

a  Ro.  12.  1. 

He.  11.  37. 
i  15  a  decree 
!  is  made 
I  by  me. 

be.  6.26,27. 

16  error. 

17  made. 
c  c.  2.  5. 

18  made  to 
prosper. 

a  c.  3.  4. 
6.  25,  27. 


b  1  Pe.  1.2. 
1  It  was 
seemly  be- 
fore me. 
cc.  3.  26. 
dDe.  4.  34. 
Ps.  105.  27. 
He.  2.  4. 
e  Ps.  72.  18. 
86.  10. 
Is.  25.  I. 
28.  29. 
/c.  2.  44. 
Re.  11.  15. 
S  Job  25.  2. 
1  Pe.  4.  11. 
h  c.  2.  1,  2. 
ic.  1.  7. 
tNu.  11.17. 
Is.  63.  II. 
I  Is.  33.  18. 
54.  14. 
2was  seeing, 
m  Eze.  31.3. 
n  Eze. 17.23. 
oLa.4.  20. 
p  ver.17.23. 
9Mat.25.3i. 
Re.  14.  10. 
3  with 


Nebuchadnezzar' s  dream. 

in  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  6  be  mul- 
tiplied unto  you. 

2  I  1  thought  it  good  to  show  the 
signs  and  wonders  that  the  high  c 
God  hath  wrought  toward  me. 

3  How  great  are  his  signs  !  d  and 
how  mighty  are  his  wonders!  e 
his  kingdom  is  an  everlasting/ 
kingdom,  and  his  dominion  g  is 
from  generation  10  geneiation. 

4  I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest 
in  mine  house,  and  llourishing  in 
my  palace  : 

5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me 
afraid,  and  the  thoughts  upon  my 
bed  and  the  visions  of  my  head 
troubled  me. 

6  Therefore  made  I  a  decree  to 
bring  in  all  the  wise  men  of  Ba- 
bylon befoie  me,  that  they  might 
make  known  unto  me  the  inter- 
pietation  of  the  dream. 

7  Then  h  came  in  the  magicians, 
the  astrologeis,  the  Chaldeans, 
and  the  soothsayers  :  and  I  told 
the  dream  befoie  them  ;  but  they 
did  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  Iheieof. 

8  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in 
liefoie  me,  (whose  name  i  was 
Belteshazzar,  according  to  the 
name  of  my  god,  and  in  whom  is 
the  spirit  k  of  the  holy  Gods,)  and 
before  him  I  told  the  dream,  say- 
ing, 

9  O  Belteshazzar,  master  of  the 
magicians,  because  I  know  that 
the  spiiit  of  the  holy  Gods  is  in 
thee,  and  no  secret  tioubleth  I 
thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my 
dream  that  I  have  seen,  and  the 
interpretation  iher(;of. 

10  Thus  were  the  visions  of  mine 
head  in  my  bed  ;  I  2  saw,  and, 
behold,  am  tiee  in  the  midst  of 
the  earth,  and  the  height  thereof 
was  great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was 
strong,  and  the  height  thereof 
reached  unto  heaven,  and  the 
s-ialit  thereof  to  the  end  of  all  the 
earth. 

12  The  leaves  thereof  were  fair, 
and  the  fruit  thereof  much,  and 
in  it  was  meat  for  all  :  the  beasts  n 
of  the  field  had  shadow  o  under  it, 
and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt 
in  the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh 
was  fed  of  it. 

13  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my 
head  upon  my  bed,  and,  behold,  a 
watcher^  and  an  holy  9  one  came 
down  from  heaven. 

14  He  cried  3  aloud,  and  said 
thus  ;  Hew  r  down  the  tree,  and 

^ght,  C.3.4.  r  Mat.  3.10.  Lu.13.7. 
801 


^etuchitdntxtar't  dream. 


DANIEL, 


,25, 


cut.  oft'  hiE  branches,  shake  ofi'his  «JuLiH.7- 
leaves,   and   mitiicr  liis  fruit  :   let   9. 
llie   beusis  ^el  away   lioni   iincJer  ,  j,  g    ig 
i<,andilie  luwls  fiom  bis  branch- 
es, uc.  12.  7. 

15  Nevertheless,  leave  the  stump  p  ^^^   jo  j. 
i  ol   Ins  roots   in  the  earth,  even  "      ' 
with  a  tiaml  of  iron  ami  brass,   in   w  Ps.  9.  16, 
the  tender  gr.iss  of  the  field  j  and  20. 
let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  hca 
yen,  and  iet  his  poition  be  with  the   32' 33 
leasts  111  the  §■. ass  of  the  earth.              '        . 

16  Let   his   heart    he    changed    f  y  Ps.  7o.  8, 
from     man's,    and    let    a    bciast's    '• 

heait  be  jiven   unto  him  ;  and  let  z  Ex.  9.  16. 
seven  times  u  pass  over  him.  i  K.  21.  25. 

17  This   matter  is  by  the  decree   2  K.  21.  6 
V  of  the  watchers,  and  the  demand   g^^. 

Ly  the  wo.d  of  the   holy  ones  ;  to  2  Ch.  28.  22. 

the    intent   that    the    living    may 

know  w  that  the  Most  High  x  rul-   '^  ^er-  °- 

eth  in   the   king  loin  of  men,  and   i,  ver.  9. 

jiveth  it  to  whomsoever  y  he  will, 

und  setteih  up  over  it  the  basest  z   i     ,,0   7 

of  men.  I''^-  '^°-  '• 

13  This  dreamt  king  Nebuchad-   rfver.  10 — 
neiiar   have  seen.     Now  thou,   O   12. 
Eelteshazzar,   declare    the    inter-    . .   o   aa 
p^etation  thereof;  forasmuch  n  as 
all   the  wise    »i«;i  of  my   kingdom   yJe.27.  6- 
are  not  able  to  make  known   unto   8. 
me   the   interpretation:    but  thou    „  yj^   13  14 
art  able  ;  for  the  spirit  of  the  holy  "         •      1     • 
Gods  is  in  thee. 

IS  Then  Daniel  (whose  name 
was  Belteshazzar)  was  astonied 
for  one  hour,  and  his  thoughts 
troubled  h  him.  The  king  spake 
and  said,  Belteshazzar,  let  not 
the  dream,  or  the  interpretation 
thereof,  trouble  thee.  Belteshaz- 
zar answered  and  said.  My  lord,  h  ver.  33, 
the  dream  be  to  them  c  thai  hate 
thee,  and  the  interpretation  i  Ps.  106.20. 
thereof  to  thine  enemies. 

20  The   tree  d  that   thou   sawest,   k  Ps.  83.  18. 
■which     grew,     and     was    strong, 

whose    height    reached    unto    the    /Mat.  5.  34. 
neaven,  and   the  sight  thereof  Vi   Lu.  15.  18, 
all  the  earth  ;  21. 

21  Whose   leaves  were  fair,   and 

the  fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it   m  Is.  55.  7. 

V}as    meat   for    all  ;    under  which 

the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt,  and   nPs.41.1,2. 

upon   whose    branches    the    fowls 

of  the   heaven  had   their  babita-  4  or,  an 

tion  :  healing  of 

22  It  ijthou,  eO  king,  that  art   thine  error. 
grown    and    become    strong  :    for 

thy    greatness    is     grown   ;    and  5or,  upon, 
reacheth   unto    heaven,    and    thy  I 
dominion  /  to    the    end    of    the   o  Lu.  12.  19, 
earth.  20. 

23  And  whereas  g  the  king  saw 

a  watclier,  and   an  holy  one  com-  p  1  Th.  5.  3. 
ing  down    from  heaven,  and  say- I 
ing.  Hew  the  tree  down,  and  de- 1?  ver.  25,26. 
802 


B.  C.  570 

■troy  It  ;  yet  leave  the  stump  of 
the  roots  thereof  in  the  earth, 
even  with  a  band  of  i>oii  and 
brass,  in  the  tender  giuu  of  tlia 
field,  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the 
dew  of  heaven,  and  let  his  portion 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  till 
seven  times  pass  over  him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  0 
king,  and  this  i«  the  ilecree  of  the 
Most  High,  which  is  come  upoo 
my  lorj  the  king  : 

25  That  they  shall  drive  h  thee 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
and  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat 
grass  i  as  oxen,  and  they  shall 
wet  thee  with  the  dew  of  hea- 
ven, and  seven  limes  shall  pass 
over  thee,  till  thou  know  that  the 
Most  High  k  ruleth  in  the  king- 
dom of  men,  nnd  givctb  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  command- 
ed to  leave  the  stump  of  the  lre« 
roois  ;  thy  kingilorn  shall  be  sure 
unto  thee,  after  thai  thou  shall 
have  known  that  the  heavens  I  do 
rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O  kin^,  let  my 
counsel  be  acceptable  unto  thee, 
and  break  off  m  thy  sins  by  right- 
eousness, and  thine  iniquities  by 
showing  mercy  to  the  poor  ;  if  n 
it  may  be  4  a  lengthening  of  thy 
tranquillity. 

28  All  this  came  upon  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months 
he  walked  5  in  the  palace  of  the 
kingdom  of  Babylon. 

30  The  king  spake  o  and  said.  Is 
not  this  great  Babylon,  that  I 
have  built  for  the  house  of  the 
kingdom,  by  the  might  of  my 
power,  and  for  the  honour  of  my 
majesty  ? 

31  While p  the  word  was  in  the 
king's  mouth,  there  fell  a  voice 
from  heaven,  saying,  O  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar, to  thee  it  is  spo- 
ken ;  The  kingdom  is  departed 
from  thee  ; 

32  And  g  they  shall  drive  thee 
from  men,  and  thy  dwelling  »Aa/i 
be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field  :  they 
shall  make  thee  to  eat  grass  as 
oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  pass 
over  thee,  until  thou  know  that 
the  Most  High  ruleth  in  the  king- 
dom of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing 
fulfilled  upon  Nebuchadnezzar: 
and  he  was  driven  from  men,  £^nd 
did  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and  his 
body  was  wet  with   the   de*  of 


B.  C.  538. 

heaven,  till  his  hairs  were  grown 
like  eagles' /eoZ/iers,  and  his  nails 
like  bit(is'  claws. 

34  And  al  the  end  of  the  days  I 
Nebuchadnezzar  lifted  up  mine 
eves  Uiilo  heaven,  and  mine  un- 
derstanding returned  uiiio  me  ; 
and  I  blessed  the  Most  Hijh  ;  and 
I  praised  and  honoureil  him  r  that 
livsth  fur  ever,  whose  dominion  is 
an  everlasting  s  dominion,  and  his 
kingdom  is  from  generation  t  to 
generation  ; 

35  And  u  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  earth  ore  reputed  as  nothing: 
and  he  o  doeth  according  to  his 
will  in  the  army  of  heaven,  and 
among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth; 
and  none  can  stay  w  his  hand,  or 
•ay  unto  him.  What  x  doesi  thou  ? 

36  At  the  Same  lime  my  reason 
returned  unto  nie  ;  ami,  for  the 
glory  of  my  kingdom,  mine  hon- 
our and  brightness  leturnei  unto 
me  ;  and  my  counsellos  ami  my 
lords  sought  unto  me.  ;  and  I  was 
established  in  my  kingdom  ;  and 
excellent  majesty  was  added  y 
unto  me. 

37  Now  I  Nebuchadnezzar  praise 
and  extol  and  honour  the  King  of 
heaven,  all  whose  works  z  are 
truth,  and  his  ways  judgment  ; 
and  those  that  walk  in  piide  a  he 
is  able  to  abase.  j 

CHAPTKR  V. 

BELSHAZZaR  the  king  made  a  1 
great  feast  a  to  a  thoii.=and  of  j 
his  lords,  and  drank  wine  before 
the  thousand.  j 

2  Belshazza.-,  whiles  he  tasted 
the  wine,  commanded  to  bring 
the  gol  len  and  silver  vessels  6 
whi'h  his  1  father  Nebuchadnez- 
zar had  S  iMkeii  out  of  the  tem- 
ple wliii'h  iiO*  in  Jerusalem  ;  that 
the  king  and  his  princes,  liisi 
wives  and  his  concubines,  might 
drink  therein. 

3  Then  ihey  brought  the  gold- 
en vessels  tiiat  weie  taken  out 
of  the  temple  of  the  house  of 
God  which  was  at  Jerusalem  ; 
and  the  kins:  and  his  princes,  his' 
■wives  and  his  concubines,  drank. 
in  them.  | 

4  They  ilrnnk  wine,  and  praised  j 
the  gods  of  gold  c  and  of  silver,  of  j 
brass,  of  iron,  of  wood,  and  of  i 
stone. 

5  In  the  same  hour  rf  came  fothi 
fingers  of  a  man's  hand,  and  I 
wrote  overafaifisi  the  candlestick 
upon  the  plaster  of  the  wall  of 
the  king's  palace  ;  and  the  king 
•aw  the  part  of  the  hand  that 
wrote. 


CHAP    V. 

I  re.  12.7. 

Re.  i.  10. 

tPs.  10.  16. 

Je.  10.  10. 

c.  2.  44. 

7.  14. 

Mi.  4,7. 

Lu.  1.  33. 

t  Ps.  90.  1. 

u  Is.  40.  15, 

17. 

oPs.  115.  3. 
i  135.  6. 

w  Is.  43.  13. 

X  Job  9.  12. 

Is.  45.  9. 

Ro   9.  20. 

y  Job  42.   12. 

z  De.  32.4. 

Fs.  33.  4. 

Re.  15.  3. 

oEx.  18.  11. 

Job  40.  11, 

12. 

c.  5.  20. 

a  Rst.  1.  3. 

6  Je.52.  19. 

c.  1.  2. 

1  or,  grand- 
father, as 
Je.  v7.  7. 
2Sa,  9.  7. 
V^T.    II,  18. 

2  brought 
forth. 
cRe.9.  20. 
do.  4.  31. 

els.  21.  2-4. 

3  bnght- 
nesses. 
ver.  9. 

4  rhnnsed  it. 

5  bindings, 
or,  knots , 
or,  girdles. 
Is.  5.  27. 
/Na.  2.  10. 

6  with 
might. 
gc.  2.  2. 
Is.  47.  13. 

7  or.  purple, 
h  c.  6.  2. 

8  bright- 
7iesse?, 
\ei.  6. 

i  c.  4.  8,  9. 

9  or,  grand- 
fnther, 
ver.  2. 

k  c.  6.  3. 

10  or,  nfnn 
interpreter. 
\\  ar .  of  a 
dissolver. 
12  knots. 


The  handwriting  on  the  toall. 

6  Then  e  the  king's  3  counte- 
nance 4  was  changed,  and  his 
thoughts  troubled  him,  so  tliat 
the  5  joints  of  his  loins  were 
loosed,  and  his  knuesy  smote  one 
against  another. 

7  The  king  cried  6  aloud  to 
bring  in  the  astiologeis,  g  the 
Chaldeans,  and  the  soothsay- 
ers. And  the  king  spake,  and 
said  to  the  wise  men  of  Babylon, 
Whosoever  shall  read  this  wri- 
ting, and  show  me  the  interpreta- 
tion thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with 
7  scarlet,  and  have  a  chain  of  gold 
about  his  neck,  and  shall  be  the 
third  h  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's 
wise  7nen  :  but  they  could  not  read 
the  writing,  nor  make  known 
to  the  king  the  interpretation 
thereof. 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar 
greatly  troubled,  and  his  8  coun- 
tenance was  changed  in  him,  and 
his  lords  we.e  astonied. 

10  Now  the  queen,  by  reason  of 
the  words  of  the  king  and  his 
lords,  came  into  the  banquet- 
house  ;  and  the  queen  spake  and 
said,  O  king,  live  for  ever:  let 
not  thy  thoughts  trouble  thee, 
nor  let  thy  countenance  be  chang- 
ed : 

11  There  i  is  a  man  in  thy  king- 
dom, in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the 
holv  Gods  ;  and,  in  the  days  of 
thy  9  father,  light  and  under- 
standing, and  wisdom,  like  the 
wisilom  of  the  gods,  was  found 
in  him  j  whom  the  king  Nebu- 
chadnezzar thy  father,  fl  tiie  king, 
/  say,  thy  9  lathei,  made  niiister 
of  the  magicians,  astrologers, 
Chaldeans,  mid  soothsayers  ; 

12  Forasmuch  as  an  excellent 
it  spirit,  and  knov^  ledge,  and  un- 
deistanding,  10  interpreting  of 
dreams,  ami  shov^ing  of  hard 
sentences,  and  11  dis.solving  of 
12  doubts,  were  found  in  the 
same  Daniel,  whom  the  k  ng 
named  Belteshazzar  :  now  let 
Daniel  be  calleii,  and  he  will  show 
the  iriterpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in 
before  the  king.  And  the  king 
spake  and  sail  unto  Daniel,  Art 
thou  that  Daniel,  which  art  of 
the  children  of  llie  captivity  of 
Judah,  whom  the  king  my  13  fa- 
ther brouijht  out  of  Jewry  ? 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee,  that 
the  spirit  of  the  Gods  £>•  in  thee, 
and    that  light,    and    undersiand- 


13  or,  grandfather,  ver.  2. 
803 


Daniel  reprovtih  Iht  king. 


DANIEL. 


rPs.  115.5- 


in^,     and     excellent    wisdom,    ia    14  inttr- 
found  in  tliee.  firtt, 

15  And    now  the   wise   men,   the    /Ge.  14.  23 
astiologers,  have  been   brought  in    15  or,/ec, 
befoif   me,  that  they  should   read    as  c.  2.  6. 
this    writing,    and     make    known    m  Ps.  119. 
unto  me  the   interpretation  there-    46. 

of:  but  they  could  not  ohow  the  n  Je.  27.  7. 
interpretation  of  the  thing  :  i  c.  4.  22,  4c. 

16  And  1  have  heard  of  thee  that    16  or,  to 
thou   canst    14    make    interpreta-   deal  proud- 
lions,   and   dissolve  doubts  :  now,    ly. 

if  thou   canst    read    the    writing,    Kx.  18.  11. 
and   make   known   to   me   the   in-    17  made  to 
terpietation  thereof,  thou  shall  be   come  down. 
clothed  with   scailet,   and  have  a    18  or,  Ae 
chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck,  and   made  hia 
shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  king-   heart  e^tial. 
dom.  |o2Ch.  33. 

17  Then    Daniel    answered    and  23. 
said    before    the   king.    Let   /    thy   36.  12. 
gifts   be   to  thyself,  and  give  thy'Ja.  4.  6. 
15  rewards  to  another  ;  yet   I  will  p  ver.  3,  4. 
read  the  writing  m  unto  the  king,  j  (/  Ju.  16.  23. 
and    make   known  to  him  the  in- 
terpretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  the  most  high 
God  gave  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  fa- 
ther a  kingdom,  and  majesty,  and 
glory,  and  honour : 

19  And,  for  the  majesty  that  he 
gave   him,   all  n  people,  nations,  |  Is.  37.  19. 
and      languages,     trembled      and  i  s  Ac.  17.  28, 
feared     before     him:      whom     he '29. 

Would  he  slew,  and  whom  he  ;  '  Je.  10.  23. 
would  he  kept  alive,  and  whom  he  i «  Ko.  1.  21. 
would  he  set  up,  and  whom  he  f  Job  31.  6. 
■i\ould  he  put  down.  Ps.  62.  9. 

20  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted    a- Mat.  22. 
up,  and   his  mind  hardened   16  in|ll,  12. 

ride,  he  was  17  (lep<ised   from  hisj  1  Co.  3.  13. 
X  Foretold, 
Is.  21.  2. 
y  ver.  31. 
z  c.  6.  28. 
a  ver.  7. 
iJe.  51.  31, 
39. 
cc.  9.  1. 

19  Ae  as  the 
son  of. 

20  or,  now. 
a  1  Pe.  2.14. 
6  Est.  1.  1. 
cLu.  19.  13, 
4c. 

1  Co.  4.2. 
d  Pr.  17.  27. 
c.  5.  12. 
e  Kc.  4.  4. 
/Ps.  37.  12, 
4c. 

1  or,  came 
Cumullu- 
ousty. 
g  Ne.  2.  3. 
ver.  81. 


kingly  throne,  and  they  took  his 
glory  from  him  ; 

il  And  he  was  driven  from  the 
sons  of  men  ;  and  18  his  heart 
was  made  like  the  beasts,  and 
his  dwelling  was  with  the  wild 
asses  :  they  fed  him  with  grass 
like  oxen,  and  his  body  was  wet 
with  the  dew  of  heaven  ;  till  he 
knew  that  the  most  high  God 
ruled  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 
that  he  appointeih  over  it  whom- 
soever he  will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Belshaz- 
zar,  hast  not  humbled  o  thine 
heart,  though  thou  knewest  all 
this  : 

23  But  p  hast  lifted  up  thyself 
against  the  Lord  of  heaven  ;  and 
they  have  brought  the  vessels  of 
his  house  before  thee,  and  thou 
and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  ihy 
concubines.  ha«e  diunk  wine  in 
them  ;  and  thou  hast  praised  g 
the  gods  of  silver  and  gold,  of 
britcs,     iron,    wood,     and    stone, 

804 


B.  C.  539. 
which  r  see  not,  nor  hear,  not 
know:  and  the  God  in  whose 
liand  thy  breath  a  i«,  and  wliosa 
are  all  thy  ways,  (  bast  tbuu  not  u 
glorified  : 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the 
hand  sent  frora  him  j  and  this 
wiiting  was  written. 

25  And  this  is  the  wiiting  that 
was  wiiilen,  MENE,  MEiNE, 
TEKEL,  LPHARSIN. 

26  This  i«  the  interpretation  of 
the  tiling:  MENE  ;  God  hath 
nunibeicd  thy  kingdom,  and  fin- 
ished it. 

27  TEKEL  ;  Thou  art  weighed 
V  in  the  balances,  arid  art  found 
wanting,  w 

28  PERES  i  Thy  kingdom  is  di- 
vided, and  given  x  to  the  Medesy 
and  z  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Eelshaz- 
zar,  and  they  clothed  Daniel  with 
scarlet,  and  put  a  chain  of  gold 
about  his  neck,  and  made  a  pro- 
clamation concerning  him,  that  a 
he  should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the 
kingdom. 

30  In  that  night  b  was  BelshaZ" 
zar  the  king  of  the  Chaldeans 
slain. 

31  And  Darius  c  the  Median 
took  the  kingdom,  19  being  20 
about  threescore  and  two  year* 
old. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  a  over 
the  kingdom  an  hundred  and 
twenty  b  princes,  which  should  bo 
over  the  whole  kingdom  ; 

2  And  over  these,  three  presi- 
dents, of  whom  Daniel  was  first  ; 
that  the  princes  might  give  ac- 
counts unto  them,  and  the  c  kinj 
should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  prefened 
above  the  presidents  and  princes, 
because  un  excellent  rf  spirit  was  in 
him  ;  and  the  king  thought  to  set 
him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  Then  t  the  presidents  and 
princes  sought  /  to  find  occasion 
ajainst  Daniel  concerning  the 
kingdom  ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault  ;  foras- 
much as  he  was  faithful,  neither 
was  there  any  error  of  fault  found 
in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men.  We  shall 
not  find  any  occasion  against 
this  Daniel,  except  we  find  it 
nsrainat  him  concerning  the  law  of 
his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and 
pfinces  assembled  1  together  to 
the  king,  and  said  thus  unto  him, 
King  Darius,  live  g  for  ever. 


B.  C.  S37. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  king-- 
doni,  the  governors,  and  the  prin- 
ces, the  couiisellois,  and  the  cap- 
tains, have  consulted  together  h  to 
establish  a  royal  siatute,  and  to 
make  a  firm  2  decree,  that  whoso- 
ever shall  iisk  a  petition  of  any 
god  or  man  for  thirty  days,  save  of 
lUee,  O  kiiij,  he  shall  be  cast  into 
the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the 
decree,  and  sign  the  writing, 
that  it  be  not  changed,  according 
to  the  law  i  of  the  Medes  and 
Peisians,  which  3  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed 
the  writing  and  the  decree. 

10  Now  when  Daniel  knew  k 
that  the  writing  was  signed,  he 
wejit  into  his  house  ;  and  his 
windows  being  open  in  his  cham- 
ber towards  I  Jerusalem,  he  kneel- 
ed upon  his  knees  three  times  m 
a-day,  and  prayed, and  gave  thanks 
n  before  his  God,  as  he  did  afore- 
time. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled, 
and  found  Daniel  praying  ami 
making  supplication  before  his 
God. 

12  Then  they  came  near,  o  and 
spake  before  the  king  concerning 
the  kind's  decree  ;  Hast  thou  not 
signed  a  decree,  that  every  man 
that  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any 
God  or  man  vvithin  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  shall  be  cast 
into  the  den  of  lions  ?  The  king 
answered  and  said,  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the 
Medea  and  Persians,  which  alter- 
eth p  not. 

13  Then  answered  they,  and  said 
before  the  king.  That  Daniel, 
which  q  is  of  the  children  of 
the  captivity  of  Judah,  regardeth 
r  not  thee,  O  kin.g,  nor  the  de- 
cree that  thou  hast  signed,  but 
niaketh  his  petition  three  times 
a-day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he 
heard  these  words,  was  sore  dis- 
pleased s  with  himself,  and  set 
his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver 
him  ;  and  he  laboured  till  the 
going  down  of  the  sun  to  deliver 
him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled 
unto  the  king,  and  said  unto  the 
king.  Know,  O  king,  that  the  law 
of  the  Medes  and  Persians  is. 
That  no  decree  nor  statute  which 
the  king  establisheth  may  be 
channel. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded, 
and  they  brought  t  Daniel,  and 
cast  hivi  into   the   den    of  lions. 


CHAP.  VI. 

h  Ps.  2.  2. 

2  or,  inter- 
dict. 

iEst.  1.19. 
8.  8. 

Spasseth. 
A-Lu.  14.23. 
Ac.  4.  17-19. 
n  K.  8.  44, 
48. 

Ps.  5.  7. 
Jon.  2.  4. 
m  Ps.  .5.5.  17. 
ver.  13. 
Ac.  2.  15. 
3.  1. 
10.  9. 

n  Ph.  4.  6. 
oc.  3.  8. 
p  vet.  8. 
q  c.  5.   13. 
re.  3.  12. 
Ac.  5.  29. 
sMar.  6.26. 

t  Je.26.  14. 
Ac.  25.  U. 


luPs.  37.39, 
40. 
jc.  3.15,  17. 

jo  La.  3.  53. 

w  Mat.  27. 
,66. 

4  or,  table. 

'arc.  3.28. 

I 

yHe.  11.33. 

i 

r  Ps.  18.  20, 

24. 
1 26.  6. 

aDe.l9.  19. 

6De.  24.  16. 

2K.  14.  6. 
Est.  9.  10. 

c.  Ps.  54.  5. 
dc.i.  1. 
e  Ps.  99.  1. 
/c.  4.  34. 
g  c.  2.  44. 


The  decree  of  Dariut, 

I  NoiB  the  king  spake  and  said  unto 
!  Daniel,  Thy  God,  whom  thou  serv- 
i  e.st  continually,  he   will  deliver  u 
thee. 

17  And  a  stone  v  was  brought, 
land  laid  upon  the  mouth  of  the 
den  ;  and  the  king  sealed  w  it  with 
his  own  signet,  arid  with  the  sig- 
net of  his  lords,  that  the  purpose 
might  not  be  changed  concerning 
Daniel. 

I  18  Then  the  king  went  to  his 
I  palace,  and  passed  the  night  fast- 
ing :  neither  were  4  instru- 
ments of  music  brought  before 
him  ;  and  his  sleep  went  from 
I  him. 

j  19  Then  the  king  arose  very  ear- 
ly in  the  morning,  and  went  in 
haste  unto  the  den  of  lions. 
I  20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den, 
I  he  cried  with  a  lamentable  voice 
unto  Daniel  ;  and  the  king  spake 
and  said  to  Daniel,  O  Daniel, 
I  ^servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy 
[God,  whom  thou  servest  continu- 
ally, able  to  deliver  thee  from  the 
I  lions  ? 

I  21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the 
j  king,  O  king,  live  for  ever. 
I  22  My  God  hath  sent  his  angel, 
>x  ami  hath  shut  y  the  lions' 
I  mouths,  that  they  have  not  hurt 
me  :  forasmuch  as  before  him 
innocency  z  was  found  in  me  ;  and 
also  before  thee,  O  king,  have  I 
done  no  hurt. 

I  23  Then  was  the  king  exceed- 
!  ing  glad  for  him,  and  command- 
i  ed  that  they  should  take  Daniel 
j  up  OMt  of  the  den.  So  Daniel 
I  was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and 
I  no  manner  of  hurt  was  found 
I  upon  him,  because  he  believed  in 
'  hie  God. 

24  .And  the  king  commanded,  and 
they  brought  those  men  a  which 
had  accused  Daniel,  and  they 
cast    them    into   the  den  of   lions, 

i  them,  their  children,  6  and  their 
v/ives  ;  and  the  lions  had  the 
mastery     c    of    them,    and    brake 

I  all  their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever 
they  came  at  the  bottom  of  the 
den. 

25  Then  d  king  Darius  wrote 
unto  all  people,  nations,  and  lan- 
guages, that  dwell  in  all  the  earth; 
Peace  be  multiplied  unto  you. 

26  I  make  a  decree,  that  in  every 
dominion  of  my  kinsrdom  men 
e  tremlUe  and  fear  before  the  God 
of  Daniel  ;  for /he  is  the  living 
God,  andstedfast  for  ever,  and  his 
kingilom  g  that  which  shall  not  be 
destroyed,  and  his  dominion  shall 
be  even  unto  the  end. 

8U5 


Daniel's  vition. 

27  He  delivciclli  ^  and  rescuelh, 
and  he  wurkeih  s\gnj  i  aii'l  woii- 
de  SKI  lii^aveii  .111(1  in  e.i.lli,  wliu 
hulh  ileliveied  Duiiiel  IVuin  ibe 
S  power  of  the  lions. 

528    Ko  this  Duniel    prospered   in 
the  rei^ii   of   Danus,  iind    in  the 
reign  ol'  Cyrus  k  the  Peisijn. 
CHAPTER  VII. 

IN  the  fiis)  veitr  of  £elsha/.7.ar 
kinjof  K.ilnlon,  Daniel  1  had 
a  drertin,  n  ami  visions  of  his  head 
upon  his  bed  :  then  he  wrote  the 
dream,  and  told  the  sum  of  the  2 
rnaiiert, 

2  ij.inicl  epake  and  said,  I  saw  in 
my  vision  hy  nig-ht,  and,  behohl, 
the  four  windsof  the  heaven  strove 
upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  came  6 
up  I'loiii  tlie  sea,  diverse  one  from 
anoilier. 

4  I'he  first  WIS  like  a  lion,  c  and 
h.id  eagles'  d  wings  :  I  beheld  till 
tlie  wings  the  eofwere  plucked,  3 
and  it  was  lifted  up  from  the  eaith, 
and  made  stand  upon  the  feet  as  n 
tnan,  and  a  man's  heart  was  given 
to  it. 

5  And,  behold,  anothere  beast, 
a  second,  like  to  a  bear,  and  it 
raised  up  i  itself  on  one  side,  and 
ii  hnd  three  ribs  in  the  mouth  of 
it  between  the  teeth  of  it  :  and 
they  said  thus  unto  it,  Arise,  de- 
vour much  flesh. 

6  After  this  I  beheld,  and,  lo, 
another,  like  a  leopa  d,  which  h.id 
upon  the  back  of  it  four  wings  of  a 
fowl  ;  the  beast  had  also  four  / 
heads  ;  and  dominion  was  piven 
to  it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night 
visions,  anl,  bebobi,  a  fourth  g 
beast,  dreadful  and  terril)le,  and 
strong  exceedingly  ;  and  it  had 
great  iron  teeth  :  it  devoured  and 
brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped  the 
residue  with  tlie  feet  of  it  ;  and  it 
tcia  diverse  Tom  all  the  beasts 
tnat  Mpre  before  it  ;  and  it  had 
ten  h  horns. 

8  I  con'sidered  the  horns,  nnd,  be- 
hold, there  came  up  among  them 
another  little  born,  i  befo  e  whom 
there  were,  three  of  the  first  horns 
plucked  up  by  the  roots  :  and,  be- 
hold, in  this  horn  were  eyes  like 
tlie  eyes  of  man,  /.-and  a  mouth  / 
speakinsr  geat  tbings. 

9  I  beheld  till  the  thrones  were 
ca.^l  down,  ni  and  the  Ancient  n  nf 
doys  did  sit,  whose  garment  o  wn>i 
white  p  as  snow,  and  the  hair  of 
his  head  like  the  pure  wool  :  his 
throne  q  teoM  like  the  fiery  flame, 
end  his  wh'rele  r  i«  burnin?  fire. 

806 


DANIEL. 

hPa.  Id.  50 
32.  7. 
i  c.  4.3. 

5  hand, 
kc.  1.21. 
Kzr.  1.  1,2. 

1  sfiw. 

jaNu.  12.  6. 
Ic.2.  28. 

Am.  3.  7. 

2  o^',  wordt. 

6  Re.  13.  1. 
c  Je.  4.  7. 
dDe.  'i%.  49, 
K/.e,  17,  3, 
Hab,  1,  8, 

3  or,  where- 
xeilh. 
ec.2.  39. 

4  or,  one 
dominion. 

/c.  8,  8,22, 

5  C.2,  40. 
ive..  19,  23. 

Ac.  2.  41,42, 

i  ver.  20,  21, 

24. 

A:  Re.  9.  7. 

I  Re.  13.  5. 

m  c.2.  44. 

1  Co.  15.  24, 

25. 

n  Is.  9,  6. 

ver,  22, 

oPs,  45.  8. 

Ph,  3.  9, 

p  Re,  1,  14, 

9  Ac,  2,  30, 

33, 

T  Eze,  1,  15, 

16. 


s  Ps.  50.  3, 
Is,  66,  15,  16. 
t  1  K.22.  19, 
Ps,  68.  17. 
He,  12.  22. 
uRe.  20.  4, 
12, 

r  Re,  19,20, 
5  a  prolong- 
ing in  life 
leas  given 
them. 

w  Mat.  24. 
30. 

'25.  31. 
26.  64. 
Re.  1.7,  13. 
14,  14. 
I  ver.  9. 
y  Ps.  2.  6-8. 
.Mat.  28.  18. 
.'no.  3.  35. 
I  Co.  15.27. 
Ep.  1.20-22. 
«P3.  145.13. 


B.  C.  537. 

10  A  fiery  t  ctrenm  i««ocd  and 
came  forth  I'.um  belo.e  hiin  :  thou- 
s.iiid  tiKJiis.inds  ministeied  unto 
liim,and  ten  ihuusuiid  timet  ten 
ihoua.iiid,  stood  t  before  hini  :  the 
judgment  u  wiie  set,  and  the  booki 
*cre  opened. 

11  I  beheld  then,  because  of  the 
voice  of  the  great  words  which 
the  horn  spake  ;  1  beheld,  eotn 
till  the  beast  was  slain,  v  and  hia 
body  destroyed,  and  given  to  the 
iHi.ning  fiame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the 
be.iets,  they  had  their  dominion 
taken  away  :  yet  5  their  livei 
we.e  prolonged  for  a  season  and 
time. 

13  I  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and, 
heboid,  one  like  the  Son  of  man 
w  came  with  the  clouds  of  hea- 
ven, and  came  to  the  Ancient  x 
of  days,  and  they  brought  him  near 
befo.o  him. 

14  And  y  there  was  given  him 
dominion,  and  glory,  and  a  king- 
dom, that  all  people,  nations,  and 
languages,  should  serve  him  :  hia 
dominion  !«  an  everlasting  z- do- 
minion, w  hich  shall  not  pass  away, 
and  his  kingdom  that  which  shall 
not  a  be  destroyed. 

15  1  Daniel  was  grieved  in  my 
spirit  in  the  midst  of  my  6  body, 
anil  the  visions  of  my  head  troub- 
led me. 

16  I  came  near  unto  one  of  them 
that  stood  by,  and  asked  him  the 
truth  of  all  this.  So  he  told  me, 
and  made  me  know  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  things. 

17  These  gieat  beasts,  which  are 
four,  are  four  kings,  which  shall 
arise  out  cf  the  earth. 

18  But  the  saints  of  the  7  Most 
High  shall  take  the  kingdom,  and 
possess  the  kingdom  6~for  ever, 
even  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth 
of  the    fourth    beast,    whirh    w«a 

liverse  f.om  all  the  8  others,  ex- 
cee<linJr  dreadful,  whose  teeth 
trcre  o/  iron,  and  his  nails  o/ 
brass  ;  which  devoured,  brake  in 
pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue 
w  iih  his  feet  ; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  were 
in  his  head,  and  'i/'the  other  which 
came  up,  and  before  whom  three 
fell  ;  even  o/  that  ho  n  that  had 
eyes,  and  a  month  that  spake  very 
great  things,  whose  look  was  more 
stout  than  his  fellows. 


«He.  12,28.  6.«/ieo«A,  2Pe.  1.  14. 
7 highoneSfi.  e.  things  or  places. 
Ep,  1,  3,  6,  12,  6  Re.  3.  21.  8  those. 


B.  C.  555. 

21  I  beheld,  and  c  tlie  same  horn 
made  war  with  the  saints,  and 
prevailed  against  them  ; 

!c2  Until  the  Ancient  of  days 
came,  and  judgment  was  given 
10  the  saints  of  the  Most  High  ; 
and  the  time  came  that  the  saiiils 
possessed  the  kingdom. 

2j  'I'hns  lie  said,  The  fourth 
beast  sliall  be  the  fourth  kingdom 
upon  earth,  which  shall  be  diverse 
fiom  all  kingdoms,  and  shall  de- 
vour the  whole  earth,  and  shall 
tiead  it  down,  and  break  it  in 
pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this 
kingdom  are  ten  kings  that  shall 
arise  :  and  another  shall  arise  af- 
ter ihem  ;  and  he  shall  be  diveise 
from  the  first,  and  be  shall  subdue 
tinee  kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great  words 
agamsi  the  Most  High,  and 
shall  wear  out  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High,  and  think  to  change 
times  and  laws  :  and  they  shall  be 
given  into  his  hand,  until  a  time 
and  times  and  a  dividing  of 
time. 

£6  But  the  judgment  shall  sit, 
and  they  shall  take  away  his  do- 
minion, to  consume  and  to  destroy 
it  unto  the  end. 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  do- 
minion, and  the  gceatness  of  the 
kingdom  under  the  whole  heaven, 
shall  be  given  to  the  people  of  the 
saints  of  the  Most  High,  whose 
kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  all  9  dominions  shall 
serve  and  obey  him. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  mat- 
ter. As  for  me  Daniel,  my  cogita- 
tions much  troubled  me,  and  my 
countenance  changed  iii  me:  but 
I  kept  the  matter  in  mv  heart. 

CHAPTER  VTH. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
king  Belshazzar,  a  vision  ap- 
peared unto  me,  et'enu;?io  me  Dan- 
iel, after  that  which  appeared  unto 
me  at  the  first. 

2  And  I  saw  in  a  vision  ;  (and  it 
came  to  pass,  vlien  I  saw,  that  I 
uns  at  n  Shnshan,  in  the  palace, 
which  is  in  the  province  of  Ehim  ;) 
and  I  saw  in  a  vision,  and  I  was  by 
the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw  ;  and,  behold,  there  stood 
before  the  river  a  ram,  which  had 
two  horns,  and  the  lu:o  horns  v-cre 
high  ;  but  one  u-ns  hijher  than 
the  1  other,  and  the  higher  came 
up  last. 

4  I  saw  the  ram  pushing  west- 
ward, and  northward,  and  souih- 


CHAP.  VIII, 
cRe.  13.7, 

&c. 


9  or,  rulers. 


1  second. 


b  Is.  10.  13, 

14. 

c.  5.  19. 

11.3,  16. 

ever.  21. 

2  or,  none 
touihed 
him  in  the 
earth. 

3  a  horn  of 
sisht. 

d  c.  7.  6, 
&c. 

ec.  11.25, 
&c. 

/Ps.  48.  2. 
Eze.  20.  15. 

4  or, 
against. 
g'ls.  14.  13. 
A  Re.  12.  4. 
i  ver.  25. 

5  or, 
against. 

6  or,  from. 

/t  Ex.29.  38. 

7  or,  the  host 
was  given 
over  for  the 
transgres- 
sion against 
the  daily 
sacrifice. 

l\  Pe.  1.  12. 

8  Pa/moni, 
or,  the  nuni- 
berer  of  se- 
crets, or,  the 
wonderful 
numberer. 

9  or,  making 
desolate. 

c.  II.  31. 
12.  11. 

10  evening, 
morning. 

\\  justified. 


Vision  of  the  ram  and  thf  goai. 
ward  ;  so  that  no  beasts  might 
stand  before  him,  neither  uas  there 
any  that  could  deliver  out  of  hii 
hand  ;  but  he  did  accoiding  to 
his  will,  6and  became  g.eat. 

5  And  as  1  was  considering,  be- 
hold, an  he-goat  c  came  fioni  the 
west,  and  on  the  face  of  the  whole 
earth,  and  2  touched  not  the 
ground  ;  and  the  goat  had  a  3  no- 
table hoin  between  his  eyes. 

6  Anfl  he  came  to  the  ram  that 
had  two  horns,  which  I  had  seen 
standing  before  the  uver,  and  ran 
unto  hiin  in  the  fury  of  his  pow- 
er. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto 
the  ram,  and  he  was  moved  with 
choler  against  him,  and  smote  the 
ram,  and  biake  his  two  horns; 
and  there  was  no  power  in  the  ram 
to  stand  befoie  him,  but  he  cast 
him  down  to  the  ground,  and 
stamped  upon  him  ;  and  there 
was  none  that  could  deliver  the 
ram  out  of  his  hand. 

8  Therefoie  the  he-goat  waxed 
very  g-reat  :  and  when  he  was 
strong,  the  great  horn  was  bro- 
ken ;  and  for  it  came  up  four  d  no- 
table ones,  toward  the  four  winds 
of  heaven. 

9  And  e  out  of  one  of  them  came 
forth  a  little  hoin,  which  waxed 
exceeding  great,  toward  the  south, 
and  toward  the  east,  and  toward 
the  pleasant  f  land. 

10  And  it  waxed  great,  even  A  to 
the  host  g  of  heaven  ;  and  it  cast 
dow  n  h  some  of  the  host  and  of  the 
stars  to  the  giouna,  and  stamped 
upon  them. 

11  Yea,  he  i  magnified  himself  5 
even  t^.  the  prince  of  the  host,  and 
6  by  him  the  daily  k  sacrifce  was 
taken  away,  and  the  place  of  hia 
sanctuary   was  I'nst  down. 

12  And  7  an  host  was  given  him 
against  the  daily  sacrifre  bv  rea- 
son of  transgression,  and  it  cast 
down  the  tiuth  to  the  ground  ; 
and  it  piactised,  and  prospered. 

13  Then  I  heard  one  saint/ 
speaking,  and  another  saint  said 
unto  8  that  ceitain  saint  which 
spake,  How  long  shall  ietlie  vis- 
ion concerning  the  daily  sacrifice, 
and  the  transgression  S  of  desola- 
tion, to  give  both  the  sanctuary 
and  the  host  to  be  trodden  under 
fool  ? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me,  Unto 
two  tliou.iand  and  three  hundred 
10  days  ,  (hen  shall  the  sanctuary 
be  11  cleansed. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I, 
even  I  Daniel,  had  seen  the  vig. 

807 


Oahntlcomforteth  Daniel. 

*ioi\,  and  eoti^lil  fur  the  mcnniiig, 
tlien,  behold,  (here  siouci  l)elufe 
m;  as  the  apjiL-araiice  ul'ii  man. 

16  And  I  liHiird  a  man's  voice 
between  the  hanks  of  \i\A\.  which 
calleil,  and  said,  Udlnie!, 
make  ihi.s  man  to  understand  the 
vision. 

17  bo  he  came  near  where  1 
Blood  ;  and  when  he  came,  I  was 
ulViiid,  and  fell  npon  my  face  : 
but  he  said  'into  nie.  Understand, 
O  son  of  man  ;  for  at  the  lime  of 
the  end  shall  be  the  vision. 

18  Now,  as  he  was  speaking 
with  me,  I  was  in  a  deep  sleep  n 
on  my  face  toward  the  ground  : 
but  he  touched  me,  and  12  set  me 
upright. 

19  And  he  said,  Behold,  I  will 
make  thee  know  what  shall  be  in 
the  list  end  of  the  indignation  : 
for  at  the  time  appointed  o  the  end 
ehill  be. 

20  The  ram  p  which  thou  sawe.st 
having  two  horns  are  the  kings  of 
Media  and  Persia. 

21  And  the  rough  goat  is  the 
king  of  Grecia  :  and  the  great 
horn  that  is  between  his  eyes  is 
the  first  king. 

22  Now  that  being  broken, 
whereas  four  stood  up  for  it,  four 
kingdoms  shall  stand  up  out  of 
the  nation,  but  not  in  his  pow- 
er. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their 
kingdom,  when  the  transgressor."? 
are  come  13  to  the  full,  a  king  of 
fierce  countenance,  and  under- 
standing dark  sentences,  shall 
stand  up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  migh- 
ty, n  but  not  by  his  own  power  : 
and  he  shall  de-troy  wonderfully, 
ami  shall  prosper  and  practise, 
and  r  shall  destroy  the  mighty  and 
the  U  holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also 
he  shall  cause  craft  to  prosper  in 
his  hand  ;  and  he  shall  magnify 
himself  in  his  heart,  and  by  15 
pe.iee  shall  destroy  many  ;  he 
shall  also  stand  up  against  the 
prince  of  princes  ;  but  he  shall  be 
broken  without  hand. 

26  And  the  vision  of  the  evening 
and  the  morning  which  was  told 
is  true  :  wherefore  shut  s  thou  up 
the  vision  :  for  it  shall  be  for  many 
days. 

27  And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and 
Was  sick  certain  days:  afterward 
]  ruse  up  and  did  the  kind's  bu- 
siness ;  and  I  was  astonished  at 
the  vision,  hut  none  understood 
it. 

808 


DANIEL. 

m  Lu.  I.  19, 

26. 

nc.  10.9,10. 

13  made  me 
stand  upon 
my  stand- 
ing. 

o  Hab.  2.  3. 
Ue.  10.  7. 

p  ver.  3. 

13  accom- 
plished. 

q  Ue.  17.13, 
17. 

r  V.  10,  12, 

&c. 

H  people  of 
the  holy 
ones. 

15  or,  pros- 
perity. 

a  Re.  10.  4. 


ac.  5.  31. 

1  or, in 
tchich  he. 

bic.'XJ.  11, 
12. 

6-  Ne.  1.  4, 

Je.'29. 10-13. 

d  Ne.  9.  32, 
&c. 

e  Ex.  20.  6. 

/  Pa.  106.  6. 
Is.  64.  6,  7. 

?2Ch.  36. 
15,  16. 

2  or,  thou 
hast. 

h  Ps.  51.  4. 
i  Le.  26.  33, 
34. 

tEze.l6.e3. 

I  Ps.  130.  4. 

7. 

m  Is.  1.  4-6. 


B.  C.  553. 
CHAPTKR  IX. 

JN  the  first  year  of  Darius,  a  the 
son  of  Ahasuerus,  of  the  seert 
of  the  Medes,  which  1  was  made 
king  over  the  realm  of  the  Chal- 
deans ; 

2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I 
Daniel  understood  by  books  iho 
number  of  the  years,  whereof  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  Jere- 
miah A  the  prophet,  that  he  would 
accomplish  seventy  years  in  the 
desolations  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  c  I  set  my  face  unto  the 
Lord  God,  to  seek  by  prayer  and 
supplications,  with  fasting,  and 
sackcloth,  and  ashes  : 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord 
my  God,  and  made  my  confes- 
sion, and  said,  O  Lord,  the  great  d, 
and  dreadful  God,  keeping  e  the 
covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that 
love  him,  and  to  them  that  keep 
his  commandments  ; 

5  We  f  have  sinned,  and  have 
committed  iniquity,  and  have 
done  wickedly,  and  have  rebelled, 
even  by  departing  from  thy  pre- 
cepiB,  and  from  thy  judgments  : 

6  Neither  g  have  we  hearkened 
unto  thy  servants  the  prophets, 
which  spake  in  thy  name  to  our 
Icings,  our  princes,  and  our  fa- 
ther?, and  to  all  the  people  of  the 
land. 

7  ()  Lord,  righteousness  2  6e/<77:g-. 
e/Aunio  thee  ;  h  but  unto  us  con- 
fusion of  faces,  as  at  this  day  :  to 
the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem,  and  onto  all 
Israel,  that  are  near,  and  tttnt  are 
far  off.  through  all  the  countries 
whither  i  thou  hast  diiven 
them,  because  of  their  trespass 
that  they  have  trespassed  against 
thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  belon^elh  k  con- 
fusion of  face,  to  our  kinjs,  to 
our  princes,  and  to  our  fathers, 
because  we  have  sinned  agairst 
thee. 

9  To  the  Lord  our  Gcd  /  belong 
mercies  and  forgivenesses,  though 
we  have  rebelled  against  him. 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  his  laws  which  he  set  be- 
fore us  by  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets. 

11  Yea.  all  tti  Israel  have  trans- 
gressed thy  law,  even  by  depart- 
ing, that  they  might  not  obey  thy 
voice  ;  therefore  the  curse  is 
poured  upon  us,  and  the  oath  that 
is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
the  servant  of  God,  because  we 
have  sinned  against  him. 


B.  C.  338.  CHAP.  X. 

12  And  he  hath  confirmed  his' n  Le.  23.  14, 
words,    which    lie    spake    against   &c. 

us,  and   asainst   our   judges  that  De.  28.  15, 

judijel   us,    hy   bringing'    upon   us  &c. 

a  g.eat  evil  :  for  under  the  whole  La.  2.  15-17. 

he.iven    li.ith    not    been    done    as  3  enl'^eaCed 

haih     been     done     upon    Jerusa-  we  not  C/ie 

lein.  i  /ace  of. 

13  -As  it  is  written  n  in  the  law  o  Ne.  9.  33. 
ot    Moses,    all   this  evil    is  come  4  made  thee 
upjn  us:  yet  3  made  we  not  our  a  name. 
prayer  before   the  Lord   our  God,  5  whereup- 
that    we     might     turn     from     our  on  thij  name 
iniijuities,     and    understand     thy  is  citlled. 
truth.  6  cause  tu 

14  Therefore      h.ith      the     Lord    fall. 
watched      upon      the     evil,     and  j 
hroiight  it  upon  us  :   for  the  Lord 

our  God  is  righteous  o  in  all  his  1  with  wea- 
works  which  he  doeth  :  for  we  riness,  or, 
obeyed  not  his  voice.  j  Jlishc. 

13  And    now,    O   Lord  our  God,   8  make  thee 
that    iMst     brought      thy     people   skilful  of . 
forth  out    of   the   land    of  Egypt   9  word. 
'With    a    mighty    hand,    and    hast    10  a  man  of 
gotten  4  thee   reno>vn,   as   at  this  desires. 
day;  we    have    sinned,   we    have  />  They  be- 
done  wickedly.  gin  from 

16  O  Lord,  a'ccording  to   all   thy   the  20th  of 
righteousness,     I     beseech     thee,    Artaxerxes. 
let   thine    anyer   and    thy   fury   be    9  Nu.  14.34. 
turned  away   from  thy  city  Jeru-    Eie.  4.  6. 
salem,    thy    holy  mountain  ;     be-    II  or,  re- 
cause  for  our  sins,   and   for  the  in-    strain. 
iquiiies    of    our    faiheis,    Jerusa-    12  or,  seal 
lein    and    thy   people  are    become   up. 

a   rep.oach   to   all   that  are  about  rHe.  9.  12. 

us.  13  prophet. 

17  Now,    therefore,   O    our  God,  14  or,  build 
hear   the    prayer    of    thy   servant,  again. 
and   his  supplications,  and   cause  15  return 
thy  face  to  shine   upon  thy  sane-  and  be 
tuary   thtt    is    desolate,     for    the  builded. 
Lord's  sake.  16  or  breach, 

18  O   ray  God,   incline  thine  ear,  or,  ditch. 
and   hear;   open   thine   eyes,   and  s  Ne.  4.  3, 
behold   our    desolations,   and    the  &c. 

city    5    which    is    called    hy     thy   6.  15. 
name  ;    for  we   do   not   6   present   17  strait  of. 
our  supplications   before    thee   for  t  Lu.  24.  26. 
our  righteousness,  but  forthy  great   46. 
mercies.  .\8  or, and 

19  O   Lord,   hear;    O   Lord,  {or-   shall  have 
give  ;  O   Lord,    hearken,  and  do  ;    nothing. 
defer  not,   for  thine   own  sake,  O   Jno.  14.  30. 
my  God  ;  for  thy  city  and  thy  peo-    19  or,  and 
pie  are  called  hy  thy  name.  !  they  (the 

20  .And   whiles   I   was    speaking,  JsicJ)  shall 
and   praying,   and    confessing  my  be  no  more 
sin.  and   the   sin  of  iny  people   Is-  his  people. 
rael,   and    presenting  my   supnli-  Hos.  1.  9. 
cation   before    the    Lord   my  God  or,  the 

for    the     holy    mountain    of    mv  pri'ice's 
God,  '  I  (Messiah's, 

21  Yea,  whiles  I  was  speaking  in  ver.  25,) yu- 
ptayer,  even  the  man  G3L\ivie'i,tur  people. 
whom  I  had  seen  ib  the  vision  at  '20  or,  it 


The  seventy  weeks  foretold. 

the  beginning,  being  caused  to  fly 
7  s'.viftly,  touched  me  about  tne 
time  of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  me,  and 
talked  with  me,  and  said,  O  Dan- 
iel, 1  ain  now  come  forth  to  8 
give  thee  skill  and  understand- 
ing. 

23  At  the  beginning  of  thy  sup- 
plications the  9  commandment 
caine  forth,  and  I  am  come  to 
■show  i/ie«  ;  for  thou  art  10  great- 
ly beloved  ;  therefore  understand 
the  matter,  and  consider  the  vis- 
ion. 

24  Sevent)'/)  weeks  9  are  deter- 
mined upon  thy  people,  and  upoa 
thy  holy  city,  to  U  finish  thn 
transgression,  and  to  12  make  an 
end  of  sins,  and  to  make  recon- 
ciliation for  iniquity,  and  to  bring 
in  everlasting  r  righteousness, 
and  to  seal  up  the  vision  and  13 
prophecy,  and  to  anoint  the  iVIost 
Holy. 

25  Know,  therefore,  and  under- 
stand, that  from  the  going  forth  of 
the  commandment  to  14  restore 
and  to  build  Jerusalem,  unto  the 
Messiah  the  Prince,  ehallbe  seven 
weeks,  and  threescore  and  two 
weeks  :  the  street  shall  15  be  built 
again,  and   the  16  wall,  even  s  in 

17  troublous  times. 

26  And  afier  threescore  and  two 
weeks   shall   t  Messiah   be  cut  08", 

18  but  not  for  himself:  and  19  the 
people  of  the  pri'ice  that  shall 
come  shall  destroy  the  city  and  the 
snnctuary  ;  and  the  end  thereof 
shall  be  with  a  fi.iod,  and  unto  the 
end  of  the  war  20  desolations  are 
determined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  the  21 
covenant  with  many  for  one 
week  :  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
week  he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice 
and  the  oblation  to  cease,   and   for 

22  the  ovespieading  of  abomina- 
tions he  shall  make  it  desolate, 
even  until  the  consummation,  and 
that  determined  shall  be  poured 
upon  the  23  desolate. 

CHAPTER    X. 

IN  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia,  a  thing  was  revealed 
unto  Daniel,  whose  name  was 
called  Belteshazzar ;  and  the 
thing  teas  true,  hut  the  time  ap- 
pointed u-a's  1  long:  and  he  under- 
stood the  thing,  and  had  under- 
standing of  the  vision. 

shall  be  cut  off"  by  desolations.  21 
or,  a.  22  or,  upon  the  battlements 
shall  be  the  idols  of  the  desolntor, 

23  or,  dego'oLtor.     1  great. 

809 


Daniel'»  vision. 

2  In  lliose  days  I  Daniul  was 
niouininsf  iliree  2  full  weeks. 

3  I  me  i\o  a  plejs.iiw.  li.i;'i:t,  nei- 
ther came  Hesh  nor  wine  la  my 
nioulh,  neillier  (liil  I  anoi.il  my- 
teir  1(1  nil,  lill  three  wliulu  weeks 
Mere  rullilleij. 

4  Aii'l  111  llie  four  ar.d  twentieth 
day  o(  the  first  month,  as  I  was 
by  the  side  of  the  great  liver, 
which  is  Hiddekel  ; 

5  Tlien  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  4  a  cer- 
tain man  clothed  in  linen,  whose 
loins  were  girded  with  line  gold  of 
Uphaz. 

6  His  body  a  also  xoas  like  the 
beryl,  and  his  face  as  the  appear- 
ance of  lig:hining,  and  his  eyes- 
as  lamps  of  lire,  and  his  arms  and 
his  feet  like  in  colour  to  polished 
brass,  and  the  voice  of  his  words 
like  the  voice  of  a  nuiliitiide. 

7  And  I  Daniel  alone  saw  the 
vision  :  for  the  men  that  were 
with  me  saw  not  the  vision  ;  but 
a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them, 
so  that  they  fied  to  bide  them- 
selves. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and 
saw  this  !ireat  vision,  and  there 
remained  no  strength  in  me  :  for 
my  5  comeliness  was  turned  in 
rtie  into  couupiion,  and  I  retained 
no  SI  rength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his 
words  :  and  when  I  heard  the 
voice  of  his  words,  then  was  I  in  a 
deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and  my 
face  towanl  the  ground. 

10  And,  behold,  an  hand  touch- 
ed me,  which  6  set  me  upon  my 
knees  and  upon  the  palras  of  my 
hands  : 

11  An<l  he  said  unto  me,  0 
D.iniel,  a  man  7  greatly  beloved, 
understand  the  words  that  I 
speak  iiiiio  thee,  and  stand  up- 
liglit:  8  for  unto  thee  am  1  now 
se'iu.  And  when  he  had  spoken 
this  word  unto  me,  I  stood  irera- 
blins. 

Vi  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Fear 
not,  Daniel;  for  from  the  first 
day  that  thou  didst  set  thine  heart 
to  understand,  and  to  chasten 
thyself  before  thy  Ciod,  thy  words 
were  heard,  6  and  I  am  come  for 
thy  word5. 

13  But  the  prince  of  the  kingdom 
of  Persia  with-siiood  me  one  and 
tvv<;niy  days;  but,  lo,  Michael, 
9  one  of  the  chief  princes,  came 
to  help  nie  ;  and  f  lemained  there 
with  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Noiv  I  am  come  to  make  thee 
uaderstand  what   shall  befall   thy 

810 


DANIEL. 

2  u-eeki  of 
day». 

3  breid  of 
dctiiea. 


a  Re.  1.  13- 
17. 

5  or,  vig- 
our. 

6  moved, 

7  o/ desires. 

8  upon  thy 
standing. 

b  Ac.  10.  30, 
31. 

.9  or,  the 
fir.H, 
Jude  9. 
Re.  12.  7. 


c  Ge.  49.  1. 
2Ti.3.  I. 

d  c.  8.  26. 
He.  2.  3. 

e  U.  6.  7,  8. 
Je.  1.  9. 

/ver.  8. 

10  or,  this 
servant  of. 

J  2  Co.  12.9. 

Aver,  13. 

11  stren^.h- 
eneth  him- 
self. 

i  ver.  13. 

ac.  9.  I. 

6  Am.  3.  7. 

cc.  8.  4, 


B.  C.  534 

people  in  the  latter  c  days  :  for  d 
ye*,  the  vision  is  for  many  day 4. 

IS  And  when  he  had  spoken 
such  words  'into  me,  I  set  my  face 
toward  the  {ground,  and  1  became 
dumb. 

IS  And,  behold,  one  like  the 
similiiude  of  the  sons  of  men 
touched  e  my  lips  :  then  t  opened 
my  mouth  and  spake,  and  s.iid 
unto  him  that  stood  before  me,  O 
my  lord,  by  the  vision  my  sor- 
rows are  turned  upon  me,  and  I 
have  retained  no  strength.  / 

17  For  how  can  10  the  servant 
of  this  my  lord  talk  with  this  my 
lord?  for  as  for  me,  straightway 
there  remained  no  strength  in 
me,  neither  is  there  breath  left  in 
me. 

13  Then  there  came  again  and 
touched  me  one  like  the  appear- 
ance of  2  IV .in,  and  he  strengthen- 
ed me, 

19  And  said,  O  man  greatly  be- 
loved, fear  not  ;  peace  be  unto 
thee  ;  be  strong,  yea,  be  strong. 
And  when  he  had  spoken  unto 
me,  I  was  strengthened,  and  said. 
Let  my  lord  speak  ;  for 5  thou  hasl 
strengthened  me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou 
wherefore  I  come  unto  thee  ?  and 
now  will  I  return  to  fight  with 
the  prince  ft  of  Persia:  and  when 
I  am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of 
Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  show  thee  that 
which  is  noted  in  the  scripture  of 
truth  :  and  theie  is  none  that  11 
holdelh  with  me  in  these  things, 
but  Michael  i  vour  prince. 

CHAPTKR  XI. 

ALSO  I,  in  the  first  a  year  of 
DariuB  the  Mede.cDPn  I,  stood 
to  confirm  and  to  strengthen  him. 

2  And  now  will  I  show  6  thee 
the  truth.  Behold,  there  shall 
stand  lip  yet  three  kings  in  Per- 
sia ;  and  ihe  fourth  shall  be  far 
richer  than  Ihey  all  :  and  by  ni» 
strength  throu<rh  his  riches  he 
shall  stir  up  all  against  the  realm 
of  Grecia. 

3  And  a  mighty  kin*  shall 
stand  up,  that  shall  rule  with 
great  dominion,  and  do  according 
to  his  will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  np, 
his  kingdom  c  shall  be  broken, 
and  shall  be  divided  toward 
the  four  winds  of  heaven  ;  and 
Tot  to  his  posterity,  nor  according 
to  !iis  dominion  which  he  ruled  : 
fni  hii  kingdom  shall  be  plucked 
up,  even  for  others  beside  those. 

5  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall 


B.  C.  534. 

be  Birong',  and  one  of  his  princes  ; 
and  lie  shall  be  strongs  above  him, 
and  have  (Inminion  :  his  dominion 
shall  be  a  greal  dominion. 

6  And  in  the  end  of  years  they 
shall  join  1  ihernselves  together 
foi  the  king's  daughter  of  th»; 
scutli  shall  coine  to  the  king  of 
the  iio.th  to  make  2  an  agreement: 
bnt  she  sliiill  not  retain  the  power 
of  the  arm  ;  neither  shall  he  stand, 
nor  his  arm  :  but  she  shall  be 
given  up,  and  they  that  lirouglil 
her,  and  6  he  that  begat  her,  and 
he  that  strengthened  her  in  these 
times. 

7  But  out  of  a  branch  of  lier  roots 
shall  o7ie  stand  up  in  his  4  estate, 
which  shall  come  with  an  army, 
and  shall  enter  into  the  fortress  of 
the  king  of  the  north,  and  shall 
deal  against  them,  and  shall  pre- 
vail : 

8  And  shall  al.<!0  carry  captives 
into  Egypt  their  gods,  with  their 
princes,  (znt?  with  5  iheir  precious 
vessels  of  silver  and  of  gold  ;  and 
he  shall  continue  more  years  than 
the  King  of  the  north. 

9  So  the  kin.x  of  the  south  shall 
come  into  his  kingdom,  and  shall 
return  imo  his  own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  shall  6  be  stirred 
up,  and  shall  assemble  a  multi- 
tude of  gjeat  forces  :  and  one 
shall  certainly  come,  and  over- 
flow, d  and  pass  through  ;  then 
shall  7  he  return,  and  be  stirred 
lip  even  to  his  fortress,  e 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south 
shall  be  moved  with  chuler,  and 
shall  f.ome  forth  and  fight  with 
him,  even  with  the  king  of  the 
north  :  and  he  shall  se'  forth  a 
great  multitude  ;  but /the  multi- 
tude shall  be  given  into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken 
away  the  multitude,  his  heart 
shall  be  lifted  up  ;  and  he  shall 
cast  down  mnmj  ten  lhoii.?ands  : 
*jul  he  shall  not  be  strengthened 
by  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north 
shall  return,  and  shall  set  forth  a 
multitude  greater  than  the  for- 
mer, and  shall  certainly  come  8 
after  certain  years  with  a  great 
army  and  wiih  much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall 
many  stand  up  against  the  kin? 
of  the  siiuth  :  also  the  9  robbers  of 
thy  people  shall  exalt  themselves 
to  establish  the  vision  ;  but  they 
shall  fall.  ^ 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall 
come,  and  cast  up  a  mount,  and 
take   the    10  most    fenced    cities  j  j 


CHAP.  XI. 

1 1  associate. 

2  rights. 

3  or,  %chom 
I  she 

brought 

forth. 

i  place,  or, 

ojfice, 

ver.  20. 

5  vessels  of 
their  desire. 

6  or,  war. 
d  Is.  8.  8. 
c.  9.  26. 

7  or,  be 
stirred  up 
again. 

e  ver.  7. 
/Ps.  33.  16. 
Ec.  9.  11,12. 

8  nt  the  end 
of  limes, 
even  years. 
c.  4.   16. 

12.  7. 

9  children 
of  robbers, 
g  Re.  17.17. 

10  cily  of 
munitions. 


1 1  people  of 
hii  choices. 

12  the  land 
of  orna- 
ment, or, 
goodly 
/and. 

ver.  41,  45. 
h  Pr.  19.  21. 

13  or,  much 
upright- 
ness, or, 
egunl  con- 
ditions. 

14  to  cor- 
rupt. 

15  him. 

16  his  re- 
proach. 

i  Ps.  37.  16. 

17  or,  place, 
ver.  7. 

IS  one  that 
causelh  an 
exactor  to 
pass  over. 
Fulfilled, 
171  B.  C. 

19  angers. 

20  place, 
ver.  7. 

k  ver.  10. 
FuinUed, 
170  B.  C. 
/c.  8.  25 


Leagues  and  conjlieti, 

and  the  arms  of  the  south  shall 
not  withstand,  neither  11  his  cho- 
sen people,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  strength  tu  withstand. 

lb  Bill  be  ihal  cunieth  against 
bun  shall  do  according  to  hisowii 
\wll,  and  none  shall  stand  I  efore 
hini  ;  and  he  shall  stand  in  the  12 
gloiiuus  land,  which  by  his  band 
shall  be  consunied. 

17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  A  to 
enter  with  the  stiengih  of  his 
V. hole  kingdom,  and  13  upright 
ones  with  liim  ;  thus  shall  he  rio  : 
and  he  shall  give  him  the  daugh- 
ter of  women,  14  coriupting  her; 
but  she  shall  not  stand  on  his  side, 
neithe.  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his 
face  unto  the  isles,  and  shall  take 
many;  but  a  piince  for  15  his 
own  behalf  shall  cause  the  IS  re- 
proach otieied  by  him  to  cease  ; 
without  bis  own  repioach  he  shall 
ca'ise  it  to  turn  upon  him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face 
towards  the  foitof  his  own  land  : 
but  he  shall  stumble  and  fall,  and 
i  not  be  found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  in  his 
17  estate  a  18  raiser  of  taxes  in 
the  griory  of  the  kingdom  :  but 
within  few  days  he  shall  he  de- 
stroyed, neither  in  19  anger,  nor 
in  battle. 

21  And  in  his  SO  estate  shall 
stand  up  a  vile  person,  to  whom 
they  shall  net  give  the  honour  of 
the  kingdom  :  but  he  shall  come 
in  peaceably,  and  obtain  the  king- 
dom by  Batte.ies. 

22  And  k  with  the  arms  of  a 
fiood  shall  they  be  overflown  from 
before  him,  and  shall  be  broken  ; 
yea,  also  the  prince  of  the  cove- 
nant. 

23  And  after  the  league  made 
with  him,  he  shall  woik  deceit- 
fully :  /  for  he  shall  come  up,  and 
shall  become  strong  with  a  small 
people. 

24  He  shall  enter  21  peaceably 
even  upon  the  fattest  places  of 
the  province  ;  and  he  shall  do  that 
which  his  fatheis  have  not  done, 
nor  his  fatheis'  faihers;  he  shall 
scatter  among  them  the  prey, 
and  spoil,  and  riches  ;  yea,  and 
he  shall  22  forecast  his  devices 
against  the  strong  holds,  even  for 
a  time. 

25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  pow- 
er and  his  courage  against  the 
king    of  the   south    with    a  great 


21   or,  into  the  peaceable  and  fat, 
I  i2  think  his  thoughts. 
811 


/ri«a*io>i  of  the  Jtomani.  DANIEL. 

army;  nnii  the  king  of  ibe  io\i\\i]i'i  thtir 
sliull  be  stiired    up  in  bnttic  viihlhearU. 
a  very   great  iind    miglity   army;   ;^^  c.  8.  19. 
but  he  shall   not  Btiiiiil  ;   lor  they    ver. 'i9,i5,40 
tli:ill  Coiecabl  devices  [i;jiiiiii<l  him.    n  Nu.  iii.M. 
•ZQ  Yea,   llicy   that    teed    of    the   o  Fuhilled, 

f)oiiion  of  his  meat  shall  destroy    168,  109. 
nin,  and  liis  army  shall  overflow  j    1  Mac.  1-3. 
and  many  shall  fall  down  slain.         2  iVlac.  4,  5. 
'27  And  liolli  these  kings' 23  hearts  21  or,  ns- 
shnlt  lie  to  ib)  mischief,  and  they    tonislutk. 
shall  speak  lies  at  one  table  ;  bnt   25  or,  cause 
it  shall  not  prosper:  m  for  yei  ihel  to  dissemblt 
end  shall  be  at  the  tune  appointed.  \p  2Cb.3'.^.3l. 


28  Then  shall  he  retnrn  into  his 
land  with  great  riches  ;  and  bis 
heart  .<!Aai/6e  against  the  holy  co- 
\enant  ;  and  he  shall  do  erploils, 
and  return  to  bisov/n  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he 
shall  return,  and  come  toward  the 
sooth  :  bnt  it  shall  not  he  as  the 
former,  or  as  the  latter. 

30  For  the  ships  n  of  Cbittim 
shall  come  against  him  ;  there- 
fore he  shall  be  grieved,  and  re- 
turn, and  have  indignation 
against  the  holy  covenant  :  so 
shall  he  do  ;  o  lie  shall  even  re- 
turn,  ami   have  intelligence  with 


5  or,  6y 
tliem. 

a  Hab.  2.  3. 
r  Is.  14.  13, 
14. 

Re.  13.  5,6. 
8  c.  9.  27. 


r2Th.  2. 
27  as  for  the 
nlmighly 
God,  inf.is 
seal  he  shall 
honour,  yea, 
he  shall 

,_ honour  a 

them  that    forsake  the  holy  cove-'  Cod,  4c. 
nant.  j  28  or,  dead. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand   on   his  j  29  i\/2i<j- 
part,   and  they  shall   pollute   the    ^iw.  or. 
tanctnary  of  strength,    and    shall  '  Go^'»/)ro- 
take   away  the  (\M\y  sacrifice,  a.n<i\  lectors  ;  or 
they  shall  place  the  abomination ,  w!«iition». 
that  V4  malceth  desolate.  '30  things 

32  And     such     as    do    wickedly !  r/e"!''"', 
ag.-.i'ist  the   covenant  shall   he   25   Is.  44.  9. 
corrupt  by  flatteries:  but  the  \>eo- 13\  fortress- 
pie  thai  do  know  their  God  shall  ]  es  o/ Tnuni- 
be  strong,  and  do  exploits.  |  lions. 

33  And     they     that     understand  1 32  (i^jric?. 
among   the    people    shall    instruct !"  Zee.  9.  14. 
many;   yet  lliey  shall   fall    by  the   3:i  land  of 
sworl,  and  by  flame,  by  captivity,  idelisht,  or, 
an  I  by  spoil,' CTi7^y  days.  "     {ornament, 

3i    Now    when    they    shall    fall,  1  or,  ^oorf/y 
they  shall   be  holpen  with  a  little  1  ianrf. 
lielp:   but    many   shall    cleave    to  1 1>  ver.  16,  45. 
th.'m  with  flatteries.  w  Is.  11.  14, 

3)  And   some  of  them   of  under- j  15. 
standing  shall    fall,     to-   p   try   2G  ,  34  senrf 
them,  and  to  purge,  and  to  make  , /or/A. 
Ilipm  white,  even  to  the  time  of  the   35  or,  good- 
end  :  because  it  is  yet  for  a  time    /y,  Heb. 
appointed.  7  \7n0unlain 

33  And    the    king   shall    do    nc- 1  of  delight 
cording  to  his  will  :  and  r  he  shall  1  of  holiness. 
exalt   himself,  and'  magnify  him- I  j:  2  Tb.  2.  8. 
self  above   every   god,   and    shall '  oc.  10.13,21. 
fcpeak   marvellous  thincs    against   Jnde  9. 
(he   God  of  gods,  and  shall    pros-   6  Mat. 24, 21. 
per  till  the  indignation  be  accorn-   c  Je.  30.  7. 
plished  :    for  that   that    is  deter-    Ro.  H.  25. 
mini^d  ^shall  be  done.  ,d  Re.  13.  8. 

S\1 


B.  C.634 

37  Neither  tlmll  he  regard  the 
God  of  his  fathers,  nur  (he  de- 
sire of  women,  nor  regaid  any 
god  :  for  he  shall  magnify  himself 
above  all.  t 

38  But  27  in  his  23  estate  shall 
he  honour  the  God  of  'x9  forces  ; 
and  a  goil  whom  his  fathers 
knew  not  shall  be  honour  uilh 
gold,  and  silver,  and  with  pre- 
cious stones,  and  30  pleasant 
things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  31 
most  strong  hulils  with  a  sirange 
god,  whom  he  shall  acknowledge 
and  increase  with  glo.y  :  and  he 
shall  cause  liiem  to  rule  over  ma- 
ny, niid  shall  divide  the  land   for 

32  gain. 

40  And  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  the  king  of  the  aonth  push 
at  him  :  and  the  king  of  the 
north  shall  come  against  him 
like  u  a  whirlwind  ;  willi  chariots, 
and  with  hor.eemen,  and  with  ma- 
ny ships;  and  be  shall  enter  into 
the  counlrie.--:,  and  shall  overflow 
and  pass  over. 

41  He  shall   enter  also   into  the 

33  glorious  v  land,  anrl  many  coun- 
tries shall  be  overthrown  ;  but 
these  shall  escape  out  of  his 
hand,  even  w  Eriom,  and  Moab, 
and  the  chief  tf  the  children  of 
Ammon. 

42  He  shall  34  stretch  forth  his 
haml  also  upon  (he  countries; 
and  the  land  of  Kgypt  shall  not 
escape. 

43  i3ut  he  shall  have  power  over 
the  treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver, 
nnd  over  all  the  precious  things 
of  Egypt  ;  and  the  Libyans  and 
the  R[hiopians.s-fta2/  ie  at  hisstep.'i. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east 
and  out  of  the"  north  shall  trouble 
him  :  therefore  he  shall  go  fortii 
with  great  fury  to  destroy,  and  ut- 
terly to  make  away  many. 

45'And  he  shall  plant  the  taber- 
nacles of  his  palaces  between  .he 
seas  in  the  glorious  3i  holy  moun- 
tain ;  yet  x  he  shall  come  to  his 
end,  and  none  shall  help  him. 
CHAPTER   XII. 

AND  at  that  time  shall  Michael 
a  stand  up,  the  great  prince 
which  standeth  for  the  children  of 
thy  people  ;  and  h  there  shall  be  a 
time  of  trouble,  such  as  never  was 
since  there  was  a  nation  even  to 
that  same  time:  and  at  that  time 
thy  c  people  shall  be  delivered, 
every  one  that  shall  be  found 
written  d  in  the  book. 
2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep 
in    the    dust    of  the    earth    shall 


B.  C.  534. 

av/uke,  some  to  everlasting  life,  e 
anti  some  \.of  shame  and  everlast- 
ing  contempt. 

3  Aiiil  tliey  that  be  I  wise  shall 
g  sliiiie  as  the  brightness  of  the 
tirmaraenl  ;  and  they  that  turn 
m.iiiy  to  ri°;htei)iisness,  as  the  stars 
h  lor  ever  and  ever. 

4  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  i  up 
the  words,  and  seal  the  book,  evin 
to  the  time  of  the  end  :  many  shall- 
run  to  and  fro,  and  knowledge 
sliall  be  increasea. 

5  'I  hen  1  Daniel  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, there  stood  other  two,  the 
one  on  iliis  side  of  the  'Z  bank  of 
the  river,  and  the  other  on  that 
siile  of  the  bank  of  the  river. 

6  And  onesai  I  to  the  man  clothed 
in  linen,  which  vms  3  upon  the 
Waters  of  tlie  river,  Hoa'  long  shall 
it  be  to  the  end  of  these  wonders  ? 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in 
linen  which  was  upon  the  wateis 
of  I  he  river,  when  he  k  held  up  his 
right  hand  and  his  left  hand  unto 
heaven,  and  sware  by  him  that 
liveth  for  ever,  lliat  it  shall  be  fora 
time,  times,  and  4  an  lialf;  and 
when  he  shall   have   accomplished 


CHAP.  XII. 
e  Mat.25.46. 
/Is.  66.  24. 

1  or,  teach- 
ers. 

ig-Mat.  13. 
143. 

/il  Co.  15. 
I  41,  4-2. 

i  Re.  10.  4. 

2  lip. 

3  or,  from 
above. 

k  Re.  10.  5- 
7. 

4  or,  apart. 


iRe.  22.  11. 

5  to  set  up 
Ike  abomi- 
nation. 

6  or,  nston- 
isheth. 

7  or,  and. 


Daniel  informed  of  the  (ime«. 

to  scatter  the  power  of  the  holy 
people,  all  these  things  shall  b« 
linished. 

8  And  f  heard,  but  I  understood 
not  :  then  said  I,  O  my  Lord, 
what  sbull  be  the  end  of  these 
things  ? 

9  And  he  said,  Go  thy  way, 
Daniel  ;  for  the  words  are  closed 
up  and  sealed  till  the  time  of  the 
end. 

10  Many  shall  be  purified,  and 
made  white,  and  tried  ;  but  I  the 
wicked  shall  do  wickedly  ;  and 
none  of  the  wicked  shall  under* 
stand  ;  but  the  wise  shall  under- 
st.uid. 

11  And  from  the  time  that  the 
daily  sacrifice  shall  be  taken 
away,  and  5  the  abomination  that 
6  makeih  desolate  set  up,  there 
shall  be  a.  tho'isand  two  hundred 
and    ninety  days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  that  waitefh, 
anci  Cometh  to  the  ihotisand  three 
hundred  and  five  and  thirty  days. 

13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  "the 
end  be,  for  7  thou  shalt  rest,  and 
stand  in  thy  lot  at  the  end  of  the 
days. 


CHAPTER  1. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that 
came  unto  Hosea,  the  son  of 
Eeeti,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jo- 
tham.  Ahaz,  and  Her.ekiah,  kings 
of  Judah,  and  in  '.he  days  of  Je- 
roboam the  eon  of  Joasli,  king  of 
Israel. 

2  The  beginning  of  the  word  of 
the  Lor  I  by  Hosea.  And  the 
Lord  said  to  Hosea,  Go.  take  a 
unto  thee  a  wife  of  whoredoms, 
and  children  of  whoredoms  :  for  6 
the  land  hath  committed  great 
whoredom,  departing  from  the 
Lord. 

3  So  he  went  and  took  Gomer, 
the  daU'rhitr  of  Diblaim  ;  which 
conceived,  and  bare  him  a  son. 

4  And  the  Lord  saii  unto  him. 
Call  his  name  .lexreel  ;  for  yet  a 
little  while,  and  I  will  1  Avensre  the 
blood  of  c  Jezreel  npon  the  house 
of  Jehn,  and  will  can?e  to 
cea.se  the  kingdom  of  the  house 
of  Israel. 

5  And  it  bhall  come  to  pass  at 
that  day,  that  1  will  b  eak  the 
bow  of  Israel  in  the  valley  of  Jez- 
reel. 

6  And  she  conceived  again,  and 
bare  a  daughter.  And  God  said 
unto  him,  Call  her  name  2  Lo-ru 

52 


B.  C.  78.5. 


a  c.  3.  1. 
6De.  31.  16. 
Kze.  16.  23. 

1  risit. 

c.  2K.10.11. 
15.  10,  &c. 

2  That  is, 
not  h'lving 
obtained 
jnercy. 


d-2K.  17.  6, 

23. 

3  >iot  add 

any  more  to. 

•1  or,  that! 

should,  id- 

tosether 

pardon 

them. 

r  Is.  35.  37. 

/Zee.  4.  6. 

"5  That  is, 

not  my 

ptoyiU. 

■r  Ro.  9.  25, 

25. 

6  or.  instead 

of  that. 

/ic.  2.  23. 

1  Pe.  2.  lo; 


hamah  :  for  d  I  will  no  3  more 
have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Is- 
rael ;4  but  I  will  utterly  take  them 
away. 

7  But  I  will  have  mercy  upon 
the  house  of  Jiidah,  e  and  will 
save  them  by  the  Lord  theiryGod, 
and  will  not  save  them  by  how, 
nov  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by 
horses,  nor  by  horsemen. 

8  Now  when  she  had  weaned 
Lo-ruhamah,  she  conceived  and 
bare  a  son, 

9  Then  said  Cod,  call  his  name 
5  Loammi  :  for  ye  are  not  my  peo- 
ple, and  I  will  not  he  yonr  Gid, 

10  Yet  the  number  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  be  as  the  sand  of 
the  sea,  which  cannot  be  measured 
nor  numbered,  and  »■  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  6  in  the  place  where 
it  was  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  not 
h  my  people,  there  it  shall  be  said 
unto  them.  Ye  are  the  sons  i  of  the 
livinerGod. 

1!  Then  k  shall  the  children  of 
ludah  and  the  children  of  Israel 
he  gathered  tosrether,  and  appoint 
themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land  :   for 


i  Jno.    1.  12.     k  Is.    11. 
3.  18.  Eze.  37.  16-24. 
813 


2, 13. 


Idolatry  of  th«  people. 

gtti\.\.  shall  be  tlie  dny  of  Jezreel. 
CHAPTER  11. 

SAY    yc  unlo    your    brethren,    1 
Ammi  ;    and   to  your  sisters,  2 
Kuhamuli. 

2  Pleail  with  your  mother, 
pleail  ;  for  she  is  not  my  wile, 
neither  am  I  her  husband  :  lei  lier 
therefore  put  away  her  whore- 
doms a  out  of  her  si^ht,  and  bur 
adulteries  from  bulwecn  her 
breasts  ; 

3  Lest  I  strip  6  her  naked,  anc! 
set  her  as  in  the  day  that  she  was 
burn,  and  make  her  as  a  wilder- 
ness, c  and  sel  her  liken  dry  Kind, 
Bud  slay  her  with  thirst,  d 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy  up- 
on her  children  ;  for  ilicy  be  the 
children  of  wliore<]om8. 

5  For  their  mother  hath  played 
the  harlot  ;  e  she  that  Cunceivcd 
them  hath  done  shamefully  :  for 
»he  bAid,  I  will  50  after  my  lovers, 
that  givey wie  my  bcead  and  my 
water,  my  wool  and  my  flax, 
mine  oil  and  my  3  drink. 

6  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  hed^e 
g  up  thy  way  with  thorns,  and 
make  4  a  wall,  that  she  shall  not 
find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her 
overs,  but  she   shall   not   overtake 

.hem  ;  and  she  shall  seek  them, 
but  bhall  not  find  t/itm  :  then  A 
shall  she  siiy,  I  will  go  and  return 
to  my  first  husband  ;  for  (hen  was 
tl  lintter  with  me  than  now. 

8  For  she  did  not  know  that  I 
gave  her  corn,  and  5  wine,  and 
oil,  and  multiplied  her  silver  and 
gold,  6  te/iick  they  prepared  for 
£aal. 

9  Therefore  will  I  return,  and 
take  away  my  corn  in  the  time 
thereof,  and  my  wine  in  the  season 
thereof,  and  will  r(;cover  7  my 
wool  and  my  flax  given  to  cover 
her  nakedness. 

10  And  now  will  I  discover  her 
8  lewdne58  in  the  sight  of  her  lov- 
ers, and  none  shall  deliver  her  out 
of  mine  hand. 

11  I  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth 
to  cease,  her  feast-days,  her  new 
moons,  and  her  sabbaths,  and  all 
her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  9  destroy  her  vines 
and  her  fisr-trees,  whereof  she  hath 
Baid,  These  are  my  rewards  that 
my  lovers  have  given  me  :  and 
t  I  will  make  them  a  forest,  and 
the  beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat 
them. 

13  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the 
days  of  Baalim,  wherein  she 
burnt  incense   to  them,  and    the 

914 


HOSEA. 

1  That  is, 

my  people. 
'.iThat  18, 
having 
obtained 
mercy. 
aEze.  16. 
'iS,  &c. 
6Je.  13.22, 

c  Eze.  19.13. 

(1  .Km.  8.  11, 

13. 

e  Is.  1.21. 

in.  3.  1-9. 

/Je.44.  17. 

3  drinks, 
p  Job   19.  8. 
La.  3.7,  9. 

4  walla 
wall, 
h  Lu.  15.  18. 

5  new  wine. 

6  or,  where- 
with Ihcy 
made, 
c.  8.  4. 

7  or,  take 
away. 
8/olly,  or, 
villany, 

9  make 
desolate. 
i  Is.  5.  5,  6. 

k  Kze.  20. 

35. 

10  to  her 
heart,  or, 
friendly. 

I  Jog.  7.  26. 
Is.  65.  10. 

11  That  is, 
my  husband. 

12  That  is, 
my  lord. 

m  Zee.  13.  2. 

71  Zee.  9.  10. 
ols.  54.  5. 

p  Ep.  5.  23- 
27. 

rj  C.  1.  6. 

rl  Pe.2.  10. 
oc.  1.  2. 

b  Je.  3.  1,20. 
1  grapes. 
8  lithsck. 


«.  C.  785. 

decked  hers«ir  with  her  ear-ringe 
and  her  jewels,  and  she  went  after 
hei  lovers,  arid  forgat  me,  suilh  the 
Lord. 

i  H  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  allure 
!  her,  and  A:  bring  her  into  the  wil- 
jdeiness,  and  speak  lU  comlortablj 
iinto  her. 

I  15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vine- 
yards from  thence,  and  the  valley 
;/  of  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope  ; 
and  she  shall  sing  there,  as  in  the 
I  days  of  her  youth,  and  as  in  the 
|duy  when  she  came  up  out  of  the 
I  land  of  Egypt. 

I  13  And  it  ahall  be  at  that  day, 
jsaith  the  Lord,  that  thou  shalt  call 
me  II  lehi,  and  shall  call  me  no 
more  12  Baali. 

17  For  I  will  take  away  m  the 
names  of  Baalim  out  of  her  month, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  remem- 
bered by  their  name. 

18  Ana  in  that  day  will  I  make 
a    covenp.nt    for    them    with     the 

I  beasts  of  the  field,  and  with  the 
I  fowls  of  heaven,  and  with  the 
creeping  things  of  the  ground  : 
and  n  I  will  break  the  bow,  and 
the  sworil,  and  the  battle  out  of  the 
earth,  and  will  make  them  to  lie 
down  safely. 

19  And  I  will  betroth  o  thee  unto 
I  me  for  ever;  yoa,  I  will  betroth 
Itheeuniome  in  righteousness,  p 
land  in  judgment,  and  in  loving- 
kindness,  and  in  mercies: 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto 
me  in  faithfulness  ;  and  thiu  shalt 
know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  I  will  hear,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  hear  the  heavens,  and 
they  shall  hear  the  earth  : 

22  .And  the  earth  shalt  hear  the 
corn,  and  the  wine,  and  the  oil  ; 
and  they  shall  hear  Jezreel. 

23  And  I  will  sow  her  unto  me 
in  the  earth  ;  and  7  I  will  have 
mercy  upon  her  that  had  not  ob- 
tained mercy  ;  and  I  will  sry  to 
thfm  which  were  not  my  people. 
Thou  art  r  my  people  ;  and  they 
shall  say.  Thou  art  my 
God. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto 
me,  go  yet,  a  love  a  woman 
beloved  of  Aer  friend,  yet  an  adul- 
teress, 6  according  to  the  love  of 
the  Lord  toward  the  children  ol 
Israel,  whi)  looked  to  other  gods, 
and  love  flagons  of  1  wine. 
2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  fif- 
teen pieces  of  silver,  and  for  an 
homer  of  barley,  and  an  8  half 
homer  of  barley  : 


B.  C.  785.  CHAP.  IV.  V 

3  And    I    said    unto   her,    Thou  c  Je.  15.  4, 

thalt       abide       for       me       many  5. 
days  ;   thou     shalt   not     play     the   c  10.  3. 
harlot,  and  thou   .-halt  not    be    lor  3  a  stand- 
another  man  j  so  will  I  also  ha    for  ing,  or, 
thee.  \sCalute,  or, 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pillar. 
abide  many  days  without  c  a  king-.   Is.  19.  19, 
and   without  a   prince,   and  with-   20. 

out  a  sacriJice,  and  without  3  an  d  c.  5.  15. 
image,  and  without  an  e  phod,  e  Je.  30.  9. 
and  loitfioat  a.  terixphim.  IE/.e.31.23, 

5  Afterward     shall   the    children  ^-l. 

of  Israel  return,  and  .seek    d    the  /[s.  2.  2,  3. 
Lord  their  God,  a:id  David  e  their  a  Mi.  6.  2. 
king;     and   shall    fear    the    Lord   6  Je.  4.  22, 
and    his    goodness    in    the    latter   28. 
days./  cIs.  59.  7. 

CHAPTER  IV.  1  bloods. 

HEAR    the   word    of  the   Lord,   d  Am.  5.  16. 
ye  children  of  Israel:  for  the   e  Zep.  1.  3. 
Lord    hath  a    controversy    a   with  fDe.  17.   12. 
the  inhabitants    of  the   land,    be-   -2,  cut  of. 
cause  there  is  no   truth,   nor  mer-    o-  |s.  5.  13 
cy,  nor  knowledge  6  of  God,  in  the   /i  De.  32.  15. 
land.  c  13.  6 

2  By  swearing,   and   lying,   and    ?  Mai.  2.  9 
c  killing,  and   stealing,  and   com-   Z  lift  up 
mitting  adultery,  they  break  out,    their  soul 
and  I  blood  toucheth  blood.  to. 

3  Therefore     d    shall     the     land   t  Eze.  14.  3, 
mourn,    and     every     one     e     that   7. 
dwelleth   therein    shall    languish,   i  visit. 
with    the   beasts  of  the  field,  antl    upon. 
with    the    fowls   of    heaven  ;    yea,    5  cause  to 
the  fishes  of  the  sea  also  shall  be   return 
taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  re- 
prove another:  for  thy  people  are 
a^  they  that  strive  f  with  the 
priest. 

5  Therefore  shall  thou  fall  in  the 
day,  and  the  prophet  also  shall  fall 
with  thee  in  the  night,  and  I  will 
2  destroy  thy  mother. 

6  My  people  are  2  destroyed  for 
g  lack  of  knowledge  ;  because 
thou  hast  rejected  knowledge,  I 
will  also  reject  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  he  no  priest  to  me  :  seeing 
thou  hast  forgotten  the  law  of  thy 
God,  I  will  also  forget  thy  chil- 
dren. 

7  A3  h  they  were  increased,  so 
they  sinned  against  me  :  therefore 
i  will  I  change  their  glory  into 
shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  peo- 
ple, and  they  3  set  their  heart  k  on 
their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  he,  like  people, 
like  priests  :  and  I  will  4  punish 
them  for  their  ways,  and  5  reward 
them  their  doings. 

10  Tor  they  shall  eat,  and  not 
have  enough  :  they  shall  commit 
whoredom,  and  shall  not  increase  ; 


IVr.  31.  3. 
m  Is.  28.  7. 
n  Am.  7.  17. 

6  or,  shall 
I  not. 

0  1  Co.  6.18. 
p  ver.  1.5,6. 

7  or,  be 
punished, 
q  Am.  4.  4. 
5.  5. 
rZep.  1.  5. 

8  gone. 

9  shields. 
Pa.  47.  9. 

a  Is.  29.  15. 

1  or,  and. 

2  correc- 
tion, 

3  or,  their 
doings 
will  not. 
suffer 
them. 


Judah  exhorted. 
because  they  have  left  off  to  take 
heed  to  the  Lord. 

U  Whoredom,  I  and  wine,  m 
and  new  wine,  take  away  the 
heart. 

12  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their 
stocks,  and  their  staff  declareth 
unto  them  :  for  the  spirit  of  whore- 
doms hath  caused  them  to  err,  and 
they  have  gone  a  whoring  from 
under  their  God. 

13  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops  jf 
the  mountains,  and  burn  incense 
upon  the  hills,  under  oaks,  and 
poplars,  and  elms,  because  the 
sh.idow  thereof  is  good  :  n  there- 
fore your  daughters  shall  commit 
whoredom,  and  your  spouses  shall 
commit  adultery. 

14  I  6  will  not  punish  your  daugh- 
ters when  they  commit  whoredom, 
and  your  spouses  when  they  com- 
mit adultery  :  for  themselves  are 
separated  o  with  whores,  and 
they  sacrifice  with  harlots  :  there- 
fore the  people  that  doth  not  un- 
derstand/) shall  7  fall. 

15  Though  thou,  Israel,  play  the 
harlot,  ijet  let  not  Judah  otiend  ; 
and  come  not  ye  unto  Gilgal,  j 
neither  go  ye  up  to  Beth-aven,  nor 
swear,  'I'lie  Lord  rliveth. 

16  For  Israel  slideth  back  as  a 
back.'liding  heifer  :  now  the  Lord 
will  feed  them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large 
place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols  : 
let  him   alone. 

18  Their  drink  is  8  sour:  they 
have  committed  whoredom  contin- 
ually :  her  rulers  9  U'ii/i  shame  do 
love,  Give  ye. 

19  The  wind  hath  bound  her  up 
in  her  wings,  and  they  shall  he 
ashamed  because  of  their  sacri- 
fices. 

CHAPTER  V. 

HF,AR  ye  this,  O  priests;  an! 
hearken,  ye  house  of  Israel  ; 
and  give  ye  ear,  O  house  of  the 
king  ;  for  judgment  is  toward  you, 
because  ye  have  been  a  snare  on 
Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upoit 
Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  profound 
a  to  make  slaughter,  1  though  I 
htve  been  a.2  rebuker  of  them  all, 

3  I  know  Ephraim,  and  Israel  is 
not  hid  from  me  ;  for  now.  O 
Ephraim,  thou  comrnittest  whore- 
dom, and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  3  They  will  not  4  frame  6  their 
doings  to  turn  unto  their  Gods 
for  the  spirit  of  whoredoms  is  in 
the  midst  of  them,  and  they  have 
not  known  the  Lord. 

5  And  the   pride  of   Israel    doth 

815 


Exhortation  to  repentance. 

tetlify  lo  hia  face  :  therefore  ihall 
luLtcI  und  Kpliraiin  fall  in  ("cir 
iiiiquily  i  JiiJah  also  shall  fall 
wiUi  lliciii. 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks 
and  uuh  their  herds  to  seek  the 
Loij  ;  but  c  thry  sh:tll  not  find 
him  ;  he  hath  withdrawn  himselT 
from  iliein. 

7  Tliey  have  dealt  treacherously 
d  rtg.iinsl  the  Lord  :  lor  they  have 
beg'otlen  slraiije  ciiildren  :  now 
sliall  u  month  devour  them  with 
their  portions. 

8  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Giheah, 
and  ihe  irunipet  in  Ramuh  :  cry 
aloud  at  Beth-aven,  after  thee,  O 
Bciijajnin. 

9  Lphruim  shall  be  de?olate  e  in 
the  day  of  rebuke  :  auioug  the 
tribes  of  Israel  have  I  made 
known  /  that  which  shall  surely 
be. 

10  The  piinces  of  Judah  were 
like  them  that  re.-nove  the  bound  : 
there/ore  I  will  pour  out  my  wrath 
upon  iheiri  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  oppressed  and  bro- 
ken in  judgment,  because  he  will- 
ingly walked  after  the  command- 
ment. 

12  Therefore  will  I  6e  unto  Ephra- 
im as  a  moth,  and  to  the  house 
of  Ju  lah  as  rottenness.  5 

13  Wlien  Epiiiaim  saw  his  sick- 
ness, and  Juduh  saw  his  wound, 
then  went  Ephraim  to  the  Assyri- 
an, and  senllo  king  6  Jareb  :  yet 
could  he  not  heal  you,  nor  cure 
you  of  your  v.'ound. 

14  Vor  I  will  he  unto  Ephraim  as 
a  lion,  and  as  a  young  lion  to  the 
house  of  Judah  ;  I,  even  I,  will 
tear  and  go  away  ;  I  will  take 
away,  and  none  shall  rescue  him. 

15  I  will  go  and  return  to  my 
place,  till  they  7  acknowledge 
their  oflence,  and  seek  my  face; 
in  their  g  affliction  they  will  seek  | 
me  eaily. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

COME,  and  let  us  return  unto 
the  Lord  :  for  he  hath  torn, 
and  hi  will  heal  us;  he  hath  I 
emitteri,  and  a  he  will  bind  u.'  up.   | 

2  After  two  days  wi  1  he  revive' 
us  :  in  the  third  b  day  he  will  ] 
raise  us  up,  and  we  shall  live  in  | 
his  sight. 

3  Then  c  shall  we  know,  if  we  ' 
follow  on  d  to  know  the  Lord  :  his 
going  forth  is  prepared  as  the 
morning  ;  and  he  shall  come  unto 
us  as  the  rain,  e  as  the  latter 
and  former  rain  unto  the  ' 
earth.  I 

4  0  Ephraim,    what    sbnil    I    do 

S16 


HOSEA. 
cli.  1.  15. 
(il3.4S.  8. 
e  Job.  12.  14. 
/Am.  3.  7. 

5  or,  a 
Icurm. 

6  or,  the 
king  of 
Jartb,  or, 
lite  king 
iliat 
■ihould 
plead. 

7  be  gidlly. 
sPs.  73.34. 
a  La.  3.  32, 
33. 

b  1  Co.  15. 
4. 

c  Mi.  4.  2. 
d  He.  3.  14. 
e  De.32.  2. 


1  or,  mercy, 
or,  kind-^ 
nesx. 

/Je.23.  29. 
He.  4.  12. 

2  or,  that 
thyjudg- 
ments 
might  be. 
g  Fs.  119. 
130. 
/ixMat.  9.  13. 

3  or,  Adam, 
Job  31.  33. 

4  or,  cun- 
ydng/or. 

5  with  one 
shoulder, 
or,  to  She- 
chem. 

6  or,  cnoT- 
mily. 

i  EJe.  24.13. 

1  evils. 

2  strippelh. 

3  say  not  to. 
a  Is.  26.  16. 
6Ps.  62.  4. 
c-Je.  9.  2. 

4  or,  the  rai- 
ser will 
cease. 

5  or  waJc- 
'ng 

6  or,  heat 
through. 

7  or,  ap- 
plied. 


B.  C.780. 

unto  thee  ?  O  Judah,  what  shall 
i  do  iiMto  thee  '!  for  your  1  good- 
ness i«  as  a  morning  cloud,  and  aa 
the  early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  then 
by  the  prophets  ;  I  have  slain  _/" 
tliem  by  the  words  of  my  mouth  : 
2  and  ihy  judgmentn  are  as  the 
light  g  thcU  goeth  forth. 

C  Vol  h  I  desired  mercy,  and  not 
sacrifice  ;  and  the  knowledge 
of  tiod  more  than  burnt-olier- 
ings. 

7  B>:t  they,  like  3  men,  have 
transgressed  the  covenant  ;  there 
h.-»ve  they  dealt  treacherously 
against  me. 

8  Gilead  is  a  city  of  them  that 
work  iniquity,  and  it  4  polluted 
with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait 
fur  a  man,  so  the  company  of 
priests  murder  in  the  way  5  by 
consent  :  for  they  commit  6  lewd- 
ness. 

10  I  have  seen  an  horrible  thinf 
in  the  house  of  Israel  :  there  is 
the  whoredom  i  of  Ephraim,  Israel 
isdefiled. 

11  Also,  U  Judah,  he  hath  set 
an  harvest  for  thee,  when  I 
returned  the   captivity  of  my  peo- 

CIIAPTER  VII. 

WHEX  I  would  have  healed 
Israel,  then  the  iniquity  of 
Ephraim  was  discovered,  and 
the  1  wickedness  of  Samaria  : 
for  they  commit  falsehood  ;  and 
the  thief  cornelh  in,  and  the 
troop  of  robbers  2  spoileth  with- 
out -. 

2  And  they  3  consider  not  in 
their  hearts,  that  I  remember  all 
their  wickedness  :  now  their  a 
own  doings  have  beset  thcni 
about  ;  they  are  before  my 
face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with 
their  wickedness,  and  the  princes 
with  their  lies.  6 

4  They  are  all  adulterers,  c  as 
an  oven  heated  by  the  baker,  4 
trho  ceaseth  from  5  raising  after 
he  hath  kneaded  the  dough,  until 
it  be  leavened. 

.>  In  the  day  of  our  king  the  prin- 
ces have  made  him  sick  with  6  bot- 
tles of  wine  ;  he  stretched  out 
his  hand  with  scorners. 

6  For  they  have  7  made  ready 
their  heart  like  an  oven,  whiles 
they  lie  in  wait  :  their  bakersleep- 
eth  all  the  night  ;  in  the  morn- 
ing it  burneth  as  a  flaming 
fire. 

7  They  are  all  hot  «»  an  oven, 


B.  C.  771.  CHAP.  VIII. 

and  have  devoured  their  judges -.Id  Fulfilled 
all  their  kings  are  fallen  :  d  there 
is  none  among  tLera  that  calleth 
unto  me. 

8  Ephraim,  he  hath  mixed  e  him- 
self among  the  people  ;  Epliraim 
is  a  cake  not  turned. 

9  Strangers  have  devoured  his 
strength,  and  he  knoweth  it  not  ; 
yea,  grey  hairs  are  8  here  and  there 
upon  him,  yet  he  knoweth  not. 

10  .\nd  th-;  pride  of  Israel  testi- 
fieth  to  his  face  ;  f  and  g  they  do 
not  return  to  the  Lord  their  God, 
nor  seek  him  for  all  this. 

11  Ephraim  aUo  is  like  a  silly 
dove  without  heart  :  they  h  call  to 
Egypt,  they  go  to  Assyria, 

Vi  When  they  shall  go,  I  will 
spread  my  net  i  upon  llwm  ;  I 
will  liring  Ihem  down  as  the  fowls 
of  the  heaven  ;  I  will  chastise  k 
them,  as  their  congregation  hath 
h  e  a  rd . 

13  Woe  unto  thera  !  for  they 
have  fled  from  me  :  9  destruction 
unto  them  !  because  they  have 
transgressed  against  me  :  though 
I  have  redeemed  them,  yet  they 
have  spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  And  they  have  not  cried  unto 
me  with  their  heart,  when  they 
howled  upon  their  beds  :  they  as- 
sembled themselves  for  corn  and 
wine,  and  they  rebel  against  me. 

15  Though  I  10  have  bound  and 
strengthened  their  arms,  yet  do 
they    imagine     mischief     against 


IS  They  return,  but  not  to  the 
IMosl  High  :  they  are  like  a  de- 
ceitful bow:  their  princes  shall 
fall  by  the  sword  for  the  rage  of 
their  tongue  ;  this  shall  be  their 
derision  m  the  land  of  Egypt. 

CHAPTER  VIJI. 
i^ET  the  trumpet  to  1  thy  mouth: 
k^  he  shall  come  as  an  eagle 
against  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
because  they  have  transgressed  my 
Covenant,  and  trespassed  against 
my  law. 

'2  Israel  shall  cry  unto  me,  My 
God,  we  know  thee. 

3  Israel  hath  cast  off  the  thin« 
that  is  good  :  the  enemy  shall 
pursue  him. 

4  They  have  set  up  kings,  a  but 
not  by  me  ;  they  have  made  prin- 
ces, and  I  knew  it  not  :  of  their 
silver  and  their  gold  have  they 
made  them  idols,  that  they  may  be 
cut  off. 

5  Thy  calf,  O  Samaria,  hath 
cast  thee  off;  mine  anger  is  kin- 
died  against  them  :  how  longtoiiZ 
it  be  ere  they  attain  to  inoocency  ? 


773. 

e  Ps.  106.35. 

8  sprinkled. 
/Je.  3.  3. 
^Is.  9.  13. 
A2K.  15.9. 
17.  3,  4. 
i  Ec.  9.  12. 
A:  Re.  3.  19. 

9  spoil. 

10  or,  chas- 
tened. 

1  the  roof 
of  thy. 

n2K.  15.13, 
17,  25. 
Shallutn. 
Menahem. 
Pekahiah. 


2  or,  stand- 
in'  corn. 


3  loves. 

4  or,  begin. 

5  or,  in  a  lit- 
tle while. 

6  or.  In  the 
sacrijices 
of  mine 
offerings, 
they,  &c. 

1  or,  in. 

2  or,  wine- 
fat. 

a  c.  8.  13. 
11.  5. 
Not  into 
Egypt  it- 
self, but  in- 
to another 
bondage  as 
bad  as  that. 

6Eze.4.  13- 

c  Is.  1.11-15. 

rf  Am.8.  11, 

12. 

Jno.  6.  51. 


IX.  Captivity  of  Israel. 

I  6  For  from  Israel  teas  it  also  :  the 
workman  made  it  ;  therefore  it  t« 
not  God  :  bat  the  calf  of  Samaria 
shall  be  broken  in  pieces. 

7  For  they  have  sown  the  wind, 
and  they  shall  reap  the  whirl- 
wind :  It  hath  no  sialk  ;  2  the  bud 
shall  yield  no  mea)  :  if  so  be  it 
yield,  the  strangers  shall  swallow 
it  up. 

8  Israel  is  swallowed  up  :  now 
shall  they  be  among  the  Gentiles 
as  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleas- 
ure. 

9  For  they  are  gone  up  to  As- 
syria, a  wild  ass  alone  by  him- 
self: Ephraim  hath  hired  3  lov- 
ers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired 
among  the  nations,  now  will  I 
gather  them,  and  they  shall  4  sor- 
row 5  a  little  for  the  burden  of  the 
king  of  princes. 

11  Because  Ephraim  hath  made 
many  altars  to  sin,  altars  shall  be 
unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I  have  written  to  him  the 
great  things  of  my  law,  but  they 
were  counted  as  a  strange  thing. 

13  6  They  sacrifice  tiesh  /or  the 
sacrifices  of  mine  oB'erings,  and 
eat  it  ;  but  the  Lord  accepteth 
them  not  :  now  will  he  remember 
their  iniquity,  and  visit  theirsins  : 
they  shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  For  Israel  hath  forgotten  his 
Maker,  and  buildeth  temples  ; 
and  Judah  hath  multiplied  fenced 
cities  :  but  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  thereof, 

CHAPTER  IX. 

REJOICE  not,  O  Israel,  for  joy, 
as  other  people  ;  for  thou  hast 
gone  a  whoring  from  thy  God  ; 
thou  hast  Icved  a  reward  upon  1 
every  corn-floor. 

2  The  floor  and  the  2  wine-preM 
shall  not  feed  them,  and  the  new 
wi.ie  shall  fail  in  her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
Lord's  lanil  ;  but  Ephraim  «hall 
return  to  Egypt,  a  and  b  they 
shall  eat  unclean  things  in  Assy- 
ria. 

4  They  shall  not  ofier  wine- 
offeringi  to  the  Lord,  neither  e 
shall  they  be  pleasing  unto  him  : 
their  sacrifices  sAa/i  6e  unto  thera 
as  the  bread  of  mourners  :  all  that 
eat  thereof  shall  be  polluted  :  for 
their  bread  d  for  their  soul  shall 
not  come  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  the  solemn 
day,  and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of 
the  Lord  ? 

817 


fsrael »»  rtf^roved. 

6  For,  lo,  ibey  arc  gone  becnuse 
3  ol  deslruclioii  :  Eg'ypl  bIibII  gath- 
er them  uj),  Memi>hi8  shall  bury 
them  :  4  the  5  pleeisant  places 
lor  t.  eir  silver,  nelllcs  shall  pos- 
censthi'in  ;  thorns  fi/ia'/ ie  in  their 
tiiUernacles. 

7  The  duys  of  visitation  are 
roine,  the  duys  of  recompense  are 
come;  Israel  shall  know  il  :  the 
prophet  is  n  fool,  the  spiritual  6 
man  is  mad,  for  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquity,  and  the  great  ha- 
tred. 

8  The  watchman  e  of  Ephraim 
tras  with  my  Goil  :  but  the  prophet 
i»  a  snare  of  a  fowler  in  all  his 
ways,  and  hatred  7  in  the  house  of 
his  God. 

9  They  have  deeply  corrupted 
themselves,  as  in  the  days  of  Gi- 
bciih  :_,'■  tlicri/ore  he  will  remem- 
D'jr  their  iniquity,  he  will  visit 
their  sins. 

It)  1  g  found  Israel  like  grapes  in 
the  wililerness  ;  1  saw  your  fathers 
as  the  fii^t  ripe  in  the  fig'-tree  at 
her  first  lime  :  but  they  went  to 
Baal-peor,  h  and  separated  ihem- 
ii'lves  unto  tliat  shame  ;  and  their 
abominations  were  according'  as 
they  loved,  i 

11  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glory 
shall  fly  away  like  a  bird,  from  the 
biith,  and  from  the  womb,  and 
fioni  the  conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their 
children,  yet  will  I  bereave  them, 
that  there  shall  not  he  a  man  left  : 
yea,  woe  also  to  ihem  when  ]  de- 
part k  from  them  ! 

13  Ephraim,  as  I  saw  Tyrtis,  I  is 
planteil  in  a  pleasant  place  :  but 
Ephraim  shall  bung  forth  his 
children  to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,n  Lord  :  what  wilt 
thou  give  ?  give  them  a  8  mis- 
carrying womb  and  dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  is  in  m 
Gilgal  ;  for  theie  I  hated  them  : 
for  the  wickedness  of  their  doings 
I  wi"  drive  them  out  of  mine 
house,  n  1  will  love  them  no  more: 
all  their  princes  nre  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root 
is  dried  up,  they  shall  bear  no 
fruit  :  yea,  though  they  bring 
forth,  yet  will  I  slay  even  the  9 
beloved  fruit  of  their  womb. 

17  My  Gcd  will  cast  them  away, 
because  they  did  not  hearken  unto 
him  :  and  they  shall  be  wanderers 
o  among  the  nations. 

CHAPTER  X. 

ISRAEL  is   1  an  empty  vine,  he 
biingeth   forth  fruit  unto   him- 
self: according  to  the  multitude 
818 


HOSEA. 

3  of  spoil. 

4  or,  their 
silvers  shall 
be  desired, 
thenellle. 

5  desire. 

6  wan  of  the 
spirit. 

e  Je.  6.  17. 

7  or, agoinsi 
/Ju.  19. -22. 
g  Tie.  32.10. 
h  Nu.  25.  3. 
i  Je.  5.  31. 
kDt.  31.17. 
/Eze.  27.2. 

8  a  womb 
that  caste th 
the  fruit, 
m  c.  12.  11. 
n  Pe.  78.  60. 

9  desires, 
Eze.  24.  21. 

.0  De.  28.64, 
65. 

■Ja.  1.  1. 
1  or,  a  vine 
emptying 
thefruit 
which  it 
giveth. 


aJe.2.  28. 

2  statues,OT. 
standing 
images. 

3  or,  He 
hath  divided 
their  heart. 

4  behead, 

1  Sa.  5.  4. 
6  c.  13.  11. 

5  or,  Che- 
marim, 
2K.  23.5. 
Zep.  1.4. 
cJe.  2.  37. 

6  face  of  the 
water. 

d  1  K.  12.30. 
eRe.6.  16. 

7  or,  /  shall 
bind  them 
fortheirtwo 
transgres- 
.'ions,  or,  in 
their  two 

hnbilaliona. 

8  the  beauty 
of  her 
neck. 


B.  C.  771 

of  his  fruit  he  hath  incre.-iaed  ath* 
altars  ;  according  to  the  goodnesi 
ofhis  land,  they  have  made  goodly 
2  images. 

2  Their  3  heart  is  divided  ;  now 
shall  they  be  found  faulty  :  he 
shall  4  break  down  their  altars,  be 
shall  spoil  their  images. 

3  For  now  they  shall  say,  Vi'e  b 
have  no  king,  because  we  feared 
not  the  Lord  j  what  then  should  a 
king  do  to  us  ? 

4  They  have  spoken  i^'ords, 
swearing  falsely  in  making  a  cove- 
nant :  thus  judgment  springeth  up 
as  hemlock  in  the  funows  of  the 
field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria 
shall  fear  because  of  the  calves  of 
Beth-aven  :  for  the  people  thereof 
shall  mourn  over  il,  and  5  the 
priests  thereof  that  rejoiced  on  it, 
for  the  glory  thereof,  because  it  ii 
departed  from  it. 

6  It  shall  he  also  carried  unto  As- 
syria/or  a  present  to  king  Jareb  : 
Ephraim  shall  receive  shame,  and 
Israel  shall  be  ashamed  of  his  own 
counsel,  c 

7  As  for  Samaria,  her  king  i« 
cut  off  as  the  foam  upon  the  6 
water. 

8  The  high  places  also  of  Aven, 
the  d  sin  of  Israel,  shall  be  de- 
stroyed :  the  thorn  and  the  thistle 
shall  come  up  on  their  altars,  and 
e  they  shall  say  to  the  inountams. 
Cover  us  ;  and  to  the  hills.  Fall  en 
us. 

8  O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned  frcm 
ihe  days  of  Gibeah  ;  there  they 
stood:  the  battle  in  Gibeah  agaiust 
the  children  of  iniquity  did  not 
overtake  them. 

10  It  is  in  my  desire  that  I 
should  chastise  them  ;  and  the 
people  shall  be  gathered  against 
them,  when  7  they  shall  bind 
themselves  in  their  two  fur- 
rowi. 

11  And  Ephraim  is  ns  an  heifer 
that  is  taught,  and  loveth  to  tread 
out  the  com  :  but  I  passed  over 
upon  8  her  fair  neck  :  I  will  make 
Ephraim  to  ride  ;  Judab  shall 
plow,  and  Jacob  shall  break  hi* 
clods. 

12  Sow  to  yourselves  in  right- 
eousness, reap  in  mercy  |  break 
up  your  fallow  ground  :  for  it  is 
time  to  seek  the  Lord,  till  he 
come  and  rain  righteousness  upon 
you. 

13  Y»  have  plowed  wicked- 
ness, ye  have  reaped  iniquity  ; 
ye  have  eaten  the  fruit  of  lies  ; 
because   thou  didst  trust   in   thy 


CHAP.  XI.  XII.  XIII. 

multitade    of    thy 


B.  C.  740. 

way,    in    the 
mighty  men. 

14  Tneietoie  shall  a  tumult 
arise  amoiij  thy  people,  and  all 
thy  fortresses  shall  Ue  spoiled,  as 
Shalman  spoiled  Beth-arbel  in 
the  day  of  battle  :  the  mother 
was  dashed  in  pieces  upon  her 
children. 

15  So  shall  Befh-el  do  unto  you 
because  of  9  your  great  wicked- 
ness :  in  a  morning  shall  the  king 
of  Israel  utterly  be  cut  ofi'. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

WHEN  Israel  was  a  child,  then 
I  loved  hira,  and  a  called  my 
son  out  of  Egypt. 

2  As  they  Culled  them,  so  they 
went  from  them  :  they  sacrificed 
Unto  Baalim,  and  burnt  incense  to 
graven  images. 

3  16  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go, 
taking  them  by  their  arms  ;  but 
they  knew  not  that  I  healed 
them. 

4  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a 
man,  with  bands  of  love  :  and  I 
was  to  them  as  they  that  1  take  ofi' 
the  yoke  on  their  jaws,  and  I  laid 
meat  unto  them. 

5  He  shall  not  return  into  the 
land  of  Egypt,  2  but  the  Assyrian 
shall  be  his  king,  because  they 
refused  to  return. 

6  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on 
his  cities,  and  shall  consume  his 
branches,  and  devour  them,  because 
of  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to 
backsliding  from  me  :  though 
they  called  them  to  the  Most 
High,  3  none  at  all  would  exalt 
him. 

8  How  shall  I  give  thee  up, 
Ephraim  ?  how  shall  I  deliver 
thee,  Israel  ?  how  shall  I  make 
thee  as  Admah  ?  how  shall  I  set 
thee  as  Zeboim?  mine  heart  is 
turned  within  me,  my  repentings 
are  kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness 
of  mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to 
destroy  Ephraim  :  for  c  1  am  God, 
and  not  man  ;  the  Holy  One  in 
the  midst  of  thee  ;  and  I  will  not 
enter  into  the  city. 

to  They  shall  walk  after  the 
Lord;  he  shall  roar  like  a  lion: 
when  he  shall  roar,  then  the  chil- 
dren shall  tremble  from  the  west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird 
out  of  Egypt,  and  as  a  dove  out 
of  tha  land  of  Assyria  i  and  I  will 
place  them  in  their  houses,  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  Ephraim  compasseth  me 
about  with  lies,  d  and  the  bou3«  of 


9  the  evil  of 
your  evil, 
Ro.  7.   13. 

a  Mat.  2.15. 

b  Is.  46.  3. 

1  lift  up. 

2  They  be- 
came tribu- 
taries to 
Salmana- 
ser,  728. 

3  together 
they  exalted 
not.  . 

eMal.3.   6. 

d  Ps.  78.  36. 


4  or,  moat 
holy. 

a  U.  57.  9. 
6  Mi.  6.  2. 

1  visi  t  upon, 
c  Ga.  6.  7,8. 
(ZGe.25.  26. 

2  was  a 
prince,  or, 
behaved 
himself 
princely. 
eGe.  32.24, 
&c. 

/Ge.  28.11- 

19. 

35.  9—15. 

gEx.  3.  15. 

3  or,  Ca- 
naan, 
Eze.  16.  3. 

4  or, deceive. 
h  Re.  3.   17. 

5  or,  all  my 
labours  su/- 
Jice  me  not ; 
he  shall 
have  yun- 
ishment  of 
iniquity  in 
whom  is  sin. 

6  which. 
i2K.  17.13, 
14. 

7  hand. 

k  Am.  5.  5. 
:Ge.  28,  29. 

8  with  bit- 
ternesses. 

9  bloods, 
mDe.S8.37. 


A  reproof  of  Ephraim. 

Israel  with  deceit  :  but  Judah  yet 
ruleth  with  God,  and  is  faithful 
with  the  4  saints. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

EPHRAIM  feedeth  on  wind, 
and  followeth  after  the  east 
wind  :  he  daily  increaselh  lies 
and  desolation  :  and  they  do 
make  a  covenant  with  the  As- 
syrians, and  oil  a  is  carried  into 
Egypt. 

2  The  Lord  hath  also  a  contro- 
versy with  b  Judah,  and  will  1 
punish  Jacob  according  to  hi» 
ways;  according  e  to  his  doings 
will  he  recompense  him. 

3  He  d  took  his  brother  by  the 
heel  in  the  womb,  and  by  hi« 
strength  he  2  had  power  with  « 
God  : 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the 
angel,  and  prevailed;  he  wept, 
and  made  supplication  unto  him  : 
he  found  him  in  Beth-el,  /  and 
there  he  spake  with  us  ; 

5  Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  ; 
the  Lord  is  his  memonal.  g 

6  Therefore  turn  thou  to  thy 
God  :  keep  mercy  and  judgment, 
and  wait  on  thy  God  continually. 

7  He  is  3  a  merchant,  the  bal- 
ances of  deceit  are  in  his  hand  : 
he  loveth  to4  oppress. 

8  And  Ephraim  said.  Yet  I  am 
become  rich,  h  I  have  found  me 
out  substance  :  in  5  all  my  laboum 
they  shall  find  none  iniquity  in  me 
6  that  isere  sin. 

9  And  I,  that  am  the  Lord  thy 
God  from  the  land  of  Egypt,  will 
yet  make  thee  to  dwell  in  taberna- 
cles, as  in  the  days  of  the  solemn 
feasts. 

■  10  1  i  have  also  spoken  by  the 
prophets,  and  I  have  multiplied 
visions,  and  used  similitudes,  by 
the  7  ministry  of  the  prophets. 

U  /.<r  there  iniquity  in  Gilead  ? 
surely  they  are  vanity:  they  sac- 
rifice bullocks  in  Gilgal  ;  k  yea, 
their  altars  are  as  heaps  in  the 
furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  fied  I  into  the 
country  of  Syria,  and  Israel  served 
for  a  wife,  and  for  a  wife  he  kept 
sheep. 

13  And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and 
by  a  prophet  was  he  preserved. 

14  Ephraim  provoked  him  to  an- 
ger most  8  bitterly  :  therefore 
shall  he  leave  his  9  Mood  upon 
him,  and  his  reproach  shall  m  his 
Lord  return  unto  him. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

WHEN  Ephraim    spake  trem- 
blings he  exaltsd  bimMlf  in 
819 


A  promls*  of  Ood'a  mercy.  UOSEA. 

Israel  ;  but  wli<>n  be   offended  in  \l  add  tin  to 
Buiil,  he  died.  \iin. 

2  And  iiuw  they  1  sin  more  n  and    t     .    e 
more,   ami  h.ive   made   ilieoi  inol- 

ten    iiiiai,'ca   of   llieir    bilver,    aiid   2  or,  sacri- 

iduls  ui;';ordiiig  lo   ilieir  own   un-  Jicta  of 

de.siuiidiii^,   uil  of  u  iha   wo.k  of  intn. 

the  ci'iil'isiiieii  :    ihty  say  ol  lliem,    j  i  if    19  18 

Lei  the  nien  2  ibul  saoufice  i(iE8  6i 

llie  .;ulve8.  c  Da.  2.  35. 

3  Tlieiclore  they  shall   be   as  ^^^^  Z  dToughtt . 
mo.iiiiij   cloud,  and    as   the  eailyl 

dew    that    pas-selh    avmy  ;    as    the  [  "  '^*- "''•  '• 
chair    c  Hull    is    diiven    with    X\\i  A  beasl  of 
whi.lwiuil  ou    ol  the  tioor,  and   at'lhefield. 
the  sinoke  out  ol'  the  chimriey._       i  5  j„  i/^y 

6  or,  Where 
is  thy  king  ? 
Kin^Ho- 


4  Yet    I  am    the    Lo.d    thy   Ood  ! 
from  the   laud  iil  E;ar.vpt,  and  ihou 
Shalt    kiiow  no  g-od   Imt   nie  :    for 
there  is  no  s.iviour  hesidea  ine. 

5  I  did  know  thee  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  the  land  of  3  great 
(Iroiijlii.  d 

6  According  to  their  pastnre,  so 
we.e  they  filled  ;  they  were  filled, 
and  their  heart  was  exulted  ; 
therefo.e  have  they  forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  1  will  he  unto  them 
as  A  lioii  ;  as  a  leopard  by  the  way 
will  I  ohserve  them  : 

8  I  will  meet  them  as  a  hear  that 
is  hereaved  uf  her  whelps,  and  will 
rend  the  caul  of  their  heart,  and 
there  will  1  devour  them  like  a  li- 
on :  the  4  wild  beast  shall  tear 
them. 

9  O  Tsrael,  thou  hast  destroyed 
thyself;  but  in  me  5  is  thine  help. 

10  6  1  will  be  thy  kin?:  wheie  is 
any  other  that  may  save  thee  in  all 
thy  cities?  and  thy  judges,  of 
whom  thou  saidst.  Give  inc  a  king 
and  princes  ? 

H  1  irave  e  thee  a  king  in  mine 
anger,  and  took /tint  away_/"in  my 
Wialh. 

12  The  iniqtiity  of  Ephraim  is 
bound  up  i   his  sin  is  hid. 

13  The  sorrows  of  a  travailing 
woman  simll  come  upon  him  :  he 
is  «n  unwise  son  ;  for  he  should 
not  stay  7  long  in  the  place  of  the 
breaking  forth  of  chi4dien. 

14  I  g  will  ransom  them  from  the 
power  8  of  the  grave  ;  I  will  re- 
deem them  from  death  :  O  death, 
I  will  be  thy  plagues  ;  O  grave,  I 
will  he  thy  destruction  :  repent- 
ance shall  be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

820 


shea  being 
then  in 
prison, 
UK.  17.4. 
e  1  Sa.  8.  7. 
/ISa.  31. 
!i— 4. 

7  a  lime. 
^  Is.  25.  8. 

8  hand. 


9  vessels  of 
desire. 

A  Fulfilled, 

721. 

2K.  17.6. 

1  or,  ^itie 
good. 

a  He.  13.15. 

2  or,  blos- 
sr,m. 

3  strike. 

4  go. 

b  Ca.  2.  3. 

Sot  ,blogaom 

6  or,  memo- 
rial. 


B.  C.  7i5. 

15  Th<]Ugh  he  be  fruitful  nmon* 
hit  brethren,  an  east  wind  (haU 
come,  the  wind  of  the  -Lord  thull 
come  up  froii,  the  wililemeu,  and 
his  sj>iing  shall  become  diy,  and 
his  lountaiu  shall  be  dried  up  :  ho 
shall  spoil  the  treasure  of  all  9 
pleasant  vessels. 

16  Samaria  h  shall  become  deso- 
late ;  lor  she  hath  rebelled  against 
her  God  :  they  shall  full  by  the 
sword  ;  their  infants  shall  be 
dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  wo- 
men with  child  shall  be  ripped 
up. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

OISRAKL,    return     ur.to     the 
Loid   thy  God  ;   for  thou  bast 
lallen  by  thine  iniquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn 
to  the  Lord  :  say  unto  him.  Take 
away  all  iniquity,  and  1  leceive 
us  graciously  :  so  will  we  render 
the  a  calves  of  our  lips. 

3  Ashur  shall  not  save  us  ;  we 
will  not  tide  upon  horses  ;  neither 
will  we  say  any  more  to  the  work 
of  our  hands.  Ye  are  our  gods: 
for  in  thee  the  fatherless  findelh 
mercy. 

i  I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I 
will  love  them  f.eely  :  for  mine 
anger  is  turned  away  from 
him. 

5  I  will  be  as  the  dew  unto  Is- 
rael :  he  shall  2  giow  as  the  lily, 
and  3  cast  forth  his  roots  as  Leba- 
non. 

6  His  branches  shall  4  spread, 
and  his  beauty  shall  be  as  the 
olive-tree,  and  bis  smell  as  Leba- 
non. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his  6 
shadow  shall  return  ;  they  shall 
revive  as  the  corn,  and  S  grow  as 
the  vine  :  the  6  scent  thereof sAa/^ 
ieasthe  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  shall  say.  What  have 
I  to  do  any  more  wiih  idols?  I 
have  heard  him,  and  observed 
him  :  I  am  like  a  g.een  fir-tree. 
From  me  is  thy  fiuit  found. 

9  Who  i*  wise,  and  he  shall  un- 
derstand these  things.'  prudent, 
and  he  shall  know  them  ?  for  the 
ways  of  the  Lord  are  right,  and 
the  just  shall  walk  in  them  :  but 
the  transgressors  shall  fall  there- 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE    word    of   ihe     Lord    that 
came  to  Joel,  the  son  of  Pe- 
thuel. 

ii  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and 
give  ear,  all  ye  inhabitanis  of  the 
land.  Hath  this  been  in  your 
days,  Of  even  in  the  days  of  your 
frtthers? 

3  Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and 
lei  your  children  tell  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  children  another 
generation. 

4  That  1  which  a  the  palmer- 
\vorm  hath  left,  hath  the  locust 
6  eaten  ;  and  that  which  the  locust 
hath  left,  hath  the  canker-worm 
eaten  ;  and  that  which  the  can- 
ker-worm hath  left,  hath  the  cat- 
erpillar eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and 
weep  ;  and  howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of 
wine,  because  of  the  new  wine  ; 
for  c  it  is  cut  off  from  your  mouth. 

6  For  d  a  nation  is  come  up  upon 
my  land,  strong',  and  without 
number,  whose  teeth  c  are  the 
teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the 
cheek  teeth  of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  laid  /  ray  vine  waste, 
and  balked  2  my  fig-tree  :  he  hath 
ma<le  it  clean  bare,  and  cast  it 
away;  the  branches  thereof  are 
made  white. 

8  I,ament  like  a  virgin  girded 
with  sackcloth  for  the  husband  of 
her  youth. 

9  The  meat-offering  and  the 
drink-offering  is  cut  off  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  the  priests, 
,he  Lor.l's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land 
mourneth  ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted  : 
the  new  wine  is  3  dried  up,  the  oil 
languisheth. 

11  Be  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  hus- 
bandmen :  howl,  O  ye  vine  dress- 
ers, for  the  wheat  and  for  the  bar- 
ley ;  because  the  harvest  of  the 
field  is  perished. 

12  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the 
fig-tree  g  langulsheth  ;  the  pome- 
granate-tiee,  the  palm-tree  also, 
and  the  apple  tree,  tven  all  the 
trees  of  the  field,  are  withered  : 
because  h  joy  is  withered  away 
from  the  sons  of  men. 

13  Ginl  i  yourselves,  and  lament, 
ye  pri-ists  ;  howl,  ye  ministers  of 
the  altar;  come,  lie  all  night  in 
sackcloth,  ye  ministers  of  my  God: 
for  the  meat-offering  and  the 
drink-offeiing  is  withholden  from 
the  house  of  your  God. 


JOEL. 
B.  C.  800. 


1  the  resi- 
due of  the 
pabner- 
worrn. 

a  c.  2.  25. 

6De.28.  38. 

cIs.  32.  10. 

rfc.  2.2,  li. 

e  Re.  9.  7- 

10. 

/Is.  5.  6. 

2  laid  my 
Jig-tree  for 
a  barking 

3  or,  asham- 
ed, 

ver.  12. 
^Hab.  3. 
17,  18. 
k  U.  24.  11. 
i  Je.  4.8. 


k  2  Ch.  20. 

3,4. 

c.  2.  15,  16. 

4  or.  day  of 
restraint, 
Ne.  8.  18. 
He.  30.  7. 
TO  Is.  13.6,9. 
nPs.  43.  4. 

5  grains. 

0  Ho9.  4.  3. 
p  Ps.  50,  15. 
Lu.  18.  1-7. 
9  Je.  9.  10. 

6  or,  habita- 
tions. 

r  Ps.  104  21. 
si  K.  18.  5. 

1  or,  cornel. 
aNu.  10.  5, 
9. 

5  c.  1.  15. 

Zep.  1.  14, 

15. 

e  Am.  5.  18, 

20. 

dc.  1.  6. 

eEx.  10.  14. 

2  genera- 
lion  and,  ge- 
neration. 
/Is.  51.  3. 
^Zec.  7.  14. 


14  Sanctify  ye  a  fast,  k  call  a  4 
solemn  assembly,  gather  the  el- 
ders, and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  cry  unto  the 
Lord, 

15  Alas  I  for  the  day  !  for  jn  the 
day  of  t  he  Lord  is  at  hand ,  and  as 
a  destruction  from  the  Almighty 
shall  it  come. 

16  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before 
our  eyes,  yea,  joy  n  and  gladness 
tVom  the  house  of  our  God  ? 

17  The  5  seed  is  rotten  under 
their  clods,  the  garners  are  laid 
desolate,  the  bains  are  broken 
down  ;  for  the  corn  is  witheied. 

18  How  do  the  beasts  o  groan  ! 
the  herds  of  cattle  are  perplexed, 
because  they  have  no  pasture  ; 
yea,  the  flocks  of  sheep  are  made 
desolate. 

19  O  Lord,  to  thee  will  I  ciy  :  p 
for  the  fire  q  hath  devoured  the 
6  pastures  of  the  vviMerness,  and 
the  flame  hath  burnt  all  the  trees 
of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  cry 
also  r  unto  thee  :  for  s  the  rivers 
of  waters  are  dried  up,  and  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of 
the  wilderness. 

CHAPTER  II. 

BLOW  ye  the  1  trumpet  in 
Zion,  and  sound  an  alarm  a 
in  my  holy  mountain  :  let  all  the 
inhabitanis  of  the  land  tremble  : 
for  6  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
for  it  is  nigh  at  hand  : 

2  A  day  of  darkness  c  and  of 
gloominess,  n  d.ty  of  clouds  and 
of  thick  darkness,  as  the  morning 
spread  upon  the  mountains  :  a 
great  people  and  a  d  strong  ;  there 
hath  not  been  ever  the  like,  e  nei- 
ther shall  be  any  more  after  it, 
even  to  the  years  of  2  many  gen- 
erations. 

o  A  fire  devoureth  before  them  ; 
and  behind  them  a  flame  burn- 
eth  .  the  land  is  as  the  garden  of 
Eden  /  before  them,  and  behind 
g  them  a  desolate  wilderness  ; 
yea,  and  nothing  shall  escape 
them. 

4  The  appearance  of  them  is  as 
the  appearance  of  horses  ;  and 
as  horsemen,  so  nhall  they  run. 

5  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on 
the  tops  of  mountains  shall  they 
leap,  like  the  noise  of  a  flame  of 
fire  that  devou>eth  the  stubble, 
as  a  strong  people  set  in  battle 
array. 

821 


Joel  proclaiiiietii  a  fast 
6  Before   their   faces   the 


JOEL. 


he    people]  8750^. 
■hall   be    much   pameJ  ;  alf  faces,  ft  J 


shall  gathei3  blackness,  h 

7  They   shull    run    like    might 
men  ;  iliey   shall   climb  the    wufl 
like   men  uf  war  ;  and   they  shall 
march  every  one  on  his  ways,  and 
they  Khali  not  break  their  ranks  ; 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  ano- 
Ihei,  they  shall  walk  every  one  in 
Lis  path  :  and  wlien  they  full  up- 
on ihe  4  sword,  they  shall  not  be 
Wounded. 

9  'I'hey  shall  run  to  and  fro  in 
the  city  i  they  shall  run  upon 
the  wall  ;  they  shall  climb  up 
upon  the  houses  ;  they  shall  en- 
ter in  ut  the  windows  i  like  a 
thief,  k 

lU  The  earth  I  shall  quake  before 
them  ;  the  heavens  shall  tremble  : 
the  J?i  sun  and  the  r.ioon  shall  be 
dark,  and  the  stars  shall  withdraw 
their  shining  ; 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his 
Toice  before  his  army  ;  for  his 
Camp  is  very  great  :  for  he  is 
strong  that  txecuteih  bis  word  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  great 
and  very  terrible  ;  aad  who  n  can 
abide  it  ? 

12  Therefore  also  now,  saith  the 
Lord,  turn  0  ye  even  to  me  with 
all  your  heart,  and  with  fasting, 
and  with  weeping,  and  with 
mourning  ; 

1.3  Ami  rend  p  your  heart,  and 
cot  your  garments,  and  turn  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  :  for  he  q  is 
gracious  and  merciful,  slov>f  to  an- 
ger, and  of  great  kindness,  and 
repenleth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  Who  r  knowelh  i/  he  will 
return  and  repent,  and  leave  a 
blessing  behind  him;  even  a  s 
meat-offering,  and  a  drink-offer- 
ing, unto  the  Lord  your  God  f 

15  Blow  t  the  trumpet  in  Zion, 
sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  soleina  as- 
sembly : 

16  Gather  the  people,  sanctify 
the  congregation,  assemble  the 
elders,  u  gather  the  children,  and 
those  that  suck  the  breasts  :  let 
the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his 
chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her 
clo.aet  : 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  minis- 
ters of  the  Lord,  weep  between 
the  porch  and  the  altar,  and  let 
them  say,  Sparc  v  thy  people, 
O  Lord,  and  give  not  thine  her- 
itage to  repraach,  that  the  hea- 
then should  rule  5  over  them  : 
wherefore  w  should  they  say 
among  the  people,  Where  is  their 
God? 

832 


8.  21. 

La.  4.  8. 
Na.2-10. 

4  or,  dart. 
i  }e.  9.  21. 

A  Jno.  10.  1. 
IPs.  18.  7. 
m  Is.  13.  10. 
Kze.  32.  7. 
u  Mai.  3.  2. 
Re.  6.  17. 
o  La.  3.  40, 
41. 

Hos.  12.  6. 
14.  1. 

p  Ps.  34.  18. 
Is.  66.  2. 

g  Ps.  86.  5, 
15. 

r2K.  19.4. 

sc.  1.  9. 

t  ver.  1. 

u2Ch.  20. 

13. 

V  Ex  32.  11, 

12. 

5  or,  use  a 
by  word 
a^aijist. 

w  Mi.  7.  10. 


xZec.  1.  14. 
y  De.  32.  36, 

6  magnijied 
to  do. 

z  Ps.  126.  l- 
3. 

a  Is.  41.16. 
Zee.  10.  7. 

7  or,  a  teach- 
er of  right- 
eousness. 

8  according 
to  right- 
eousness. 

b  ver.  11. 
cZep.  3.  11. 

«i  Ac.2.  16- 

21. 

e  Jno.  7.  39. 

/Ac.  21.  9. 

g  1  Co.  12. 
13. 

ft  Mat.  24. 
29. 


D.  C.  800. 

18  Then  will  the  Lord  be  Jea- 
lous T  lor  bis  land,  and  pity  y  hi« 
peojde. 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer 
and  say  unto  hia  people,  Behold, 
I  will  send  you  corn,  and  wine, 
and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be  satisfied 
therewith ;  and  I  will  no  more 
make  you  a  reproach  among  the 
heathen  : 

20  But  I  will  remove  far  ofi"  from 
you  the  northern  army,  and  will 
drive  him  into  a  land  barren  and 
desolate,  with  his  face  toward  tho 
east  sea  ;  and  his  hinder  part  to- 
ward the  utmost  sea  :  and  hia 
stink  shall  come  up,  and  his  111 
savour  shall  come  up,  because  he 
hath  6  done  great  things. 

21  Fear  not,  (J  land  j  be  glad  and 
rejoice  :  for  the  Lord  z  will  do 
great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the 
field:  for  the  pastures  of  the  wil- 
derness do  spring,  for  the  tree 
hearelli  her  fruit,  the  fig-tree  and 
tho  vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of 
Zion,  and  rejoice  a  in  the  Lord 
your  God:  for  he  hath  given  you 
7  the  former  rain  8  moderately, 
and  he  will  cause  to  come  down 
for  you  the  rain,  the  former  rain, 
and  the  latter  rain  in  the  first 
month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of 
wheat,  and  the  fats  shall  overflow 
with  wine  and  oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the 
years  that  the  locust  hath  eaten, 
the  canker-worm,  and  the  cater- 
pillar, and  the  palmer-worm,  my 
great  army  6  which  I  sent  among 
you. 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty, 
and  be  satisfied,  and  praise  the 
name  of  the  Lord  your  God,  that 
hath  dealt  wondrously  with  you  : 
and  c  my  people  shall  never  be 
ashameil. 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  the  midst  of  Israel,  and  that  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God,  and  none 
else  :  and  my  people  shall  never 
be  ashamed. 

26  And  d  it  shall  come  to  pass 
afterward,  that  I  will  pour  out  my 
spirit  e  upon  all  flesh  ;  and  your 
sons  and  your  /  daughters  shall 
prophesy,  your  old  men  shall 
firearn  dreams,  your  young  men 
shall  see  visions. 

2i)  And  also  upon  the  servants  g 
and  upon  the  handmaids  in  those 
days  will  I  pour  out  my  spirit. 

30  And  I  will  show  wonders  ft  ia 
ihe    heavens   and   in   the    earth, 


B.  C.  800. 

blood,    and    fire,    and    pillars    of 

smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood, 
before  the  great  and  ihe  terrible 
day  of  the  Lord  come. 

32  And  ii  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
vhosoever  i  shall  call  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  delivered  : 
for  in  mount  Zion  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem shall  be  deliverance,  as  the 
Lord  iKith  said,  and  in  the  k  rem- 
nant whom  the  Lord  shall  call. 

CHAPTER   in. 

FOR,  behold,  in  those  days,  and 
in  that  time,  when  I  shall 
brings  again  the  captivity  of  Judiih 
and  Jerusalem, 

2  1/2  will  also  gather  all  nations, 
and  will  bring  them  down  into 
the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat,  and 
■will  plead  b  with  them  there  for 
my  people  and  /o7-  my  heritage 
Israel,  whom  they  have  scattered 
among  the  nations,  and  parted  my 
land. 

3  And  they  have  cast  lots  c  for 
my  people  :  and  have  given  a  boy 
for  a  harlot,  and  sold  a  girl  for 
wine,  that  they  might  drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do 
with  me,  O  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and 
all  the  coasts  of  Palestine  ?  will 
ye  render  me  a  recompense  ?  and 
if  ye  recompense  me,  swiftly  «/!c? 
speedily  will  I  return  yojr  recom- 
pense upon  your  own  head  : 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  d  my 
silver  and  my  gold,  and  have  car- 
ried into  your  temples  my  goodly 
1  pleasant  things  : 

6  The  children  also  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Jerusalem  have 
ye  sol  i  unto  the  2  Grecians,  that 
ye  might  remove  them  far  from 
their  border. 

7  Behold,  I  c  will  raise  them  out 
of  the  place  whither  ye  have  sold 
them,  and  will  return  your  rec- 
ompense upon  your  own  head  : 

8  And  1  will  sell  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  into  the  hand  of 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  they 
shall  sell  them  to  the  Sabeans,  to 
a  people  far  ofl':  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

9  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the 
Gentiles  ;  3  Prepare  war,  wake 
up  the  mighty  men,  let  all  the 
men  of  war  draw  near;  let  them 
come  up  : 


CHAP.  Til. 

t  Ro.  10. Il- 
ls. 

A-  Ro.  11.  5, 
7. 

a  Zee.  14. 
•2-4. 

b  Is.  66.  16. 
c  Na.  3.  10. 
d  Da.  5.2,3. 

1  desirable, 
Da.  a.  38. 

2  sons  of 
llie  Gre- 
cians. 

e  Is.  43.  5. 
Je.  23.  8. 

3  sanctify. 


4  or, 
scythes. 

5  or,  the 
LORD 
shall  bring 
down. 

/Ps.  103.20. 
g-ver.  2. 
hMi.  4.  3. 

I  Re.  14.  15, 
18. 

6  or,  con- 
cision ;  or, 
threshing. 

k  Je.  25.  30, 

31. 

/  Hag.  2.  6. 

m  Ps.  46.  1, 

&c. 

7  place  of 
repair  ; 

or,  harbour, 
n  ver.  21. 

8  holiness. 

o  Is.  35.  8,9. 
Na.  I.  15. 
Zee.  14.  21. 
Re.  21.  27. 
p  Am.  9.  13. 

9  go. 

g  Is.  30.  25. 
Eze.  47.  2. 
Zee.  14.  8. 
jRe.  22.  1. 

10  or,  abide. 
r  Is.  33.  20. 

!  Am.  9.  15. 
8  Is.  4. 

1 1  or,  even 
IthsLORD 
that. 

f  Eze.  48.35. 
Re,  21.  3. 


Ood's  blessing  upon  the  church. 

I  10  Beat  your  plowshares  into 
I  swords,  and  your  4  pruning-hooks 
into  spears:  let  the  weak  say,  I 
am  strong. 

j  11  Assemble  yourselves,  and 
come,  all  ye  heathen,  and  gather 
yourselves  together  round  about: 
ihitherS  cause  thy  mighty  _/"  ones 
to  come  down,  O  Lord. 
I  12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened, 
I  and  come  up  to  the  valley  g  of  Je- 
hoshaphat :  for  there  will  I  sit  to 
!  judge  h  all  the  heathen  round 
about. 

13  Put  i  ye  in  the  sickle  ;  for  the 
harvest  is  ripe  :  come,  get  you 
down  ;  for  the  press  is  full,  the 
fats  overflow  ;  for  their  wicked- 
ness is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the 
valley  of  6  decision  :  for  the  day 
of  the  Lord  is  near  in  the  valley 
of  decision. 

15  The  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be 
darkened,  and  the  stars  shall  with- 
draw  their  shining. 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  roar  k  out 
of  Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from 
Jerusalem  ;  and  the  heavens  I  and 
the  earth  shall  shake  :  but  m  the 
Lord  will  be  the  7  hope  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  the  strength  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

17  So  shall  ye  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God,  dwelling  n  in 
Zion,  my  holy  mountain  :  then 
shall  Jerusalem  be  8  holy,  and 
there  shall  no  strangers  o  pais 
through  her  any  more. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  mountains  p 
shall  drop  down  new  wine,  and 
the  hills  shall  flow  with  milk,  and 
all  the  rivers  of  Judah  shall  9  flow 
with  waters,  g  and  a  fountain 
shall  come  forth  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  shall  water  the  val- 
ley of  Shittim. 

19  Egypt  shall  be  a  desolation, 
and  Edom  shall  be  a  desolate 
wilderness,  for  the  violence 
against  the  children  of  Judah,  be- 
cause they  have  shed  innocent 
blood  in  their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  10  dwell  for 
ever,  r  and  Jerusalem  from  gen- 
eration to  generation. 

21  For  I  will  cleanse  their  blood 
that  I  have  not  cleansed  :  11  for 
the  Lord  t  dwelletb  in  Zion. 

823 


CHAPTER  I. 
ri'^HR  woi'ls  of  Amos,  whi)  was 
X  ainon»  llie  heniniei)  a  of  Te- 
ko:i,  4  which  he  saw  concerning 
Is.iiel  in  (he  diiys  c  nf  U/.ziith 
king  of  Judith,  aii.l  in  the  Jay?  of 
Jeroljuarn  the  son  of  Joash,  kinj 
of  Is  ael,  two  years  before  the 
eanhqtiake.  d 

2  Aii.l  he  saiii,  The  Lord  will  e 
roar  from  Zion,  and  utter  his 
voice  from  Jemsalem  ;  and  the 
habitations  of  the  shepherds  shall 
mourn,  and  the  top  of  Carmel 
shall  u'iiher. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
three  transgressions  of  Damas- 
cus, I  and  for  four,  I  will  not  2 
turn  away  the  f  punishment  there- 
of ;  because  g  they  have  threshed 
Gilead  with  threshing  instruments 
of  iron  : 

4  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the 
house  of  Hazael,  which  shall  de- 
Tour  the  palaces  of  Ben-hadail. 

5  I  will  break  h  also  the  bar  of 
Damascus,  and  cut  oft' the  inhab- 
itants from  3  the  plain  of  Aven, 
and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  4  the  house  of  Kden  :  and  the 
people  of  Syria  shall  go  i  into 
captivity  unto  Kir,  saith  the 
Lord. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
th.-ee  transtj.efsio-.is  of  Gaza,  k 
an  I  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  punishment  thereof;  because 
they  5  carried  away  captive  the 
wliole  captivity,  to  deliver  them 
up  to  E  lorn  : 

7  But  I  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
wall  of  Gaza,  whi'-h  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof : 

3  An-1  I  will  cut  off  the  inhabi- 
tant from  Ashlo'1,  an  I  him  that 
hoMeth  the  sceptre  from  Ashke- 
lon  ;  and  I  will  turn  mine  hand 
again«t  Rkron  :  and  the  remnant 
of  the  Philistines  m  shall  perish, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For; 
three  trans^T.essions  of  Tyrus,  n 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  pifii-hment  thereof;  because 
they  delivered  up  the  whole  cap- 
tivity to  Rlom,  and  remembered 
not  the  6  hrntherlv  covenant  : 

10  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the 
■Wall  of  Tyrus,  which  shall  devour 
the  palaces  thereof. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
three  transgressions  of  Edom,  o 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn 
nwaj    iht    puni'!kntnt    thereof  ; 

824 


AM03. 
B.  C.  787. 

rtc.  7.  M. 
6  2Ch.  20. 
20. 

c  Hos.  1.  1. 
d  Zee.  14.  5. 
e  Je.  25.  30. 
Joel  3.  16. 
1  or,  yea 
fur  four, 
i  or,  con- 
vert it,  or, 
let  it  be 
quiet  :  and 
so  ver.  6, 
&c. 

/Je.  49.  23- 
27. 

5-2K.  10. 
32. 
13.7. 
A  Je.  51   30. 

3  or,  Bi- 
kath-aven. 

4  or,  Beth- 
eden, 

i2K.  16.9. 
k  2  Ch.  28. 
18. 

5  or,  car- 
ried them 
aioat/  icith 
an  entire, 
captivity. 

I  Zep.  2.  4. 
m  Je.  47.  4. 
n  Eze.  26- 
28. 

6  covenant 
of  brethren. 
1  K.5.  1. 

9.  11-14. 
o  Je.49.  7. 
Ob.  I,  &c. 


7  corrupted 
his  com- 
passions, 
p  E/,e.  35.  5. 

7  Je.49.  1-6. 
Kie.  25.  2, 
Ac. 

8  or,  di- 
vided the 
moun- 
tains. 

r  Hos. 13. 16. 

a  Is.  15.  16. 

Je.  48.  1. 

Eze.25.  8, 

&c. 

6  c.  3.  2. 

cEze.  22.11. 


because  he  did  pursue  hit  brother 
with  the  sword,  and  7  di  J  cast  off 
all  pity,  and  his  anger  did  tear 
perpetually,  p  and  he  kept  his 
wrath  for  ever  : 

12  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
Teman,  which  shall  devour  tb« 
palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
three  transg.essions  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  9  and  for  four, 
I  will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
ment thereof,  because  they  have 
8  ripped  up  r  the  women  with 
child  of  Gilead,  that  they  might 
enlarge  their  border : 

14  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the 
wall  of  Rabban,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour the  palaces  thereof,  with 
shouting  in  the  day  of  battle,  with 
a  tempest  iu  the  day  of  the  whirl- 
wind : 

15  And  their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  he  and  his  princes  to- 
gether, saitli  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER   II. 

THUS  saiih  the  Lord,  For 
three  transgressions  of  Moab, 
a  and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn 
away  the  punishment  thereof;  be- 
cause he  burnt  the  bones  of  the 
king  of  Edom  into  lime  ; 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon 
IVIoab,  an>l  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  of  Kirioth  ;  and  Moab 
shall  die  with  tumult,  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  the  sound  of  the 
trumpet  : 

3  And  I  will  cut  ofi"  the  judge 
from  the  midst  thereof,  and  will 
slay  all  the  princes  thereof  with 
him.  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
three  transgressions  of  Jiidah,  6 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away 
the  punishment  thereof;  because 
they  have  despised  the  law  ot  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  kept  his  com- 
mandments, and  their  lies  caused 
them  to  err,  after  the  which  their 
fathers  have  walked  : 

5  But  I  will  s>^nd  a  fire  upon  Jii- 
dah, and  it  shall  devour  the  pal- 
aces of  Jerusalem. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  For 
three  transgressions  of  Israel,  and 
for  four,  1  will  not  turn  away  the 
punishment  thereof;  because  they 
sold  the  righteous  for  silver,  and 
the  poar  for  a  pair  of  shoes  ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the 
earth  on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and 
turn  aside  the  way  of  the  meek  ; 
and  c  R.  man  and  his  father  will 


B    C.  737. 


1  or,  young 
women, 
d  Le.  20.  3. 

2  or,  such  as 
have  Jined , 
or,  mulcted, 
e  Jos.  24.  8. 
/  Is.  30.  10. 


go  in  unto  (he  same  maid,  1  to 
profane  d  my  holy  name. 

8  And  they  Uy  themselves  down 
upon  clothes  laid  to  pledge  by  eve- 
ry altar,  and  they  dnnk  the  wine 
of  2  the  condemned  in  the  house  of 
their  jod. 

9  Yet   destroyed  I  the  Amorite  e 
before    them,    whose    height    was  ,3  or,  I  will 
like  the   heigjht  of  the  cedars,  and  \ press  your 
he   was   sirono:  as    the   oaks;    yeWplace,  as  a 
I   destroyed    his  fruit  from   above, 
and  his  lOots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  I  brought  you  up  from 
tl;e  land  of  Egypt,  and  led  you 
forty  years  through  the  wilder- 
ness, to  possess  the  land  of  the 
Amorite. 

U  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons 
for  prophets,  and  of  your  young' 
men  for  Nazarites.  /s  zJ  not  even 
thus,  O  ye  children  of  Israel  ? 
saith   the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites 
wine  to  drink;  and  commanded 
the  prophets,  saying.  Prophesy 
not.  / 

13  Behohl,  3  I  am  pressed  under 
you,  as  a  cart  is  pressed  that  is  full 
of  sheaves. 

14  Tlierefore  the  flight  shall  per- 
ish IVom  the  swift,  and  the  strong 
shall  not  strengthen  his  force, 
neither  shall  the  mighty  deliver  4 
hini.self  : 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that 
handleth  the  bow  ;  and  he  that  is 
swift  s  of  foot  shall  not  deliver 
himself  :  neither  shall  he  that 
riieth  the  horse  deliver  him-  I  '8.  17. 
self.  Ps.  2o 

16  And  he  that  is  5  courageous 
among  the  mighty  shall  flee 
away  naked  in  that  day,  saith 
the;  Lord. 

CHAPTER  III. 

HEAR  this  word  that  the  Lord 
l.ath  spoken  against  you,  O 
cliildien  of  Israel,  against  the 
^vhole  family  which  I  brought  up 
from    the     land    of    Egypt,    say- 


cart  y"!/^^  q/" 

sheaves 

presselh. 

i  his  soul, 

or,  ///e. 

g  Ec.  9.  11. 

5  strong  of 
his  heart. 
aPs.  147.20. 
\visit  upon. 

6  2  Co.  6.14, 
15. 

cPs.  104.21. 
2  give  forth 
his  voice. 
dEc.  9.  12. 


3  or,  run 
together, 
e  is.  45.  7. 

4  or,  and 
shall  not 
the  Lord 
do  some- 
what 7 
f  Ge.  6.  13. 


2  You  only  a  have  I  known  of 
all  the  families  of  the  earth  : 
therefore  I  will  punish  1  you  for 
all  your  iniquities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  ex- 
cept they  be  5  agreed  ? 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  c  in  the  for- 
est, when  he  hath  no  prey  i  will 
a.  young  lion  2  cry  out  of  his  den, 
if  he  have  taken  nothing  "? 

5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  d 
upon  the  earth,  where  no  gin  is 
for  him  ?  shall  one  take  up  a  snare 
from  the  earth,  and  have  taken 
nothing  at  all  ? 


CHAP.  III.  IV.  Isratl  reproved. 

6  Shall  a  ti-umpet  be  blown  in  the 
city,  and  the  people  not  3  be 
af:aid?  e  shall  iheie  be  evil  in 
a  city,  4  and  the  Lord  bath  not 
done  it  7 

7  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do 
nothing,  but  he  revealeth  f  his 
secret  unto  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets. 

8  'I'he  lion  g  hath  roared,  who 
will  not  fear?  the  Loid  Giid 
hath  spoken,  h  who  can  but  pio- 
phesy  'i 

9  Piiblish  in  the  palaces  at  Afh- 
dod,  and  in  the  palaces  in  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  spy.  Assem- 
ble yourselves  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Samaria,  and  behold  the 
great  tumults  in  the  midst  there- 
of, and  the  5  oppressed  in  the 
midst  thereof. 

10  For  they  know  not  i  to  do 
right,  saith  the  Lord,  who  store 
up  violence  and  6  robbery  in  their 
palaces. 

11  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord 
God,  An  adversai7  k  there  shall 
be  even  round  about  the  land  ; 
and  he  shall  bring  down  thy 
strength  from  thee,  and  thy  pala- 
ces shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the 
shepherd  7  taketh  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  lion  two  legs,  or  a 
piece   of   an    ear  ;    so   I  shall   the 

j  children  of  Israel  be  taken  out 
that  dwell  in  Samaria  in  the  cor- 
I  ner  of  a  bed,  and  8  in  Damascus 
I  in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  the  God  of  hosts, 

14  That  in  the  day  that  I  shall 
9  vii^it  the  transgressions  of  Israel 
upon  him,  I  wiU  also  visit  the  al- 
tars of  Beth-el  ;  m  and  the  horns 
of  the  altars  shall  be  cut  off,  and 
fall  to  the  ground. 

15  And  I  will  smite  the  n 
winter-house  with  the  summer- 
house  ;  o  and  the  houses  of  ivory 
p  shall  perish,  and  the  great  hous- 
es shall  have  an  end,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

HEAR  this  word,  ye  kine  a  of 
Bashan,  that  are  in  the 
mountain  of  Samaria,  whirh 
oppress  the  poor,  which  crush  the 
needy,  which  say  to  their  ma«- 
ters,  Bring,  and  let  us  drink. 
2  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by 
his  holiness,  6  that,  lo,  the  days 
shall  come  upon  you.  that  he 
will  take  you  away  with  hooks,  e 
and  your  posterity  with  fish- 
hooks. 

825 


14. 
Jno.  15.  15. 
^Re.  5.5. 
h  Jc.  20.  9. 
1  Co.  9.  16. 

5  or,  op- 
pressions, 
iJe.  4.22. 

6  or,  spoil. 
k2K.  17.  3, 
6. 
18.  9,  11. 

7  delivereth. 
I  Ro.  11.  4, 
5. 

8  or,  on  the 
bed's  feet. 

9  or,  punish 
Israel  for. 
m  Hos.  10. 
14,  15. 

n  Je.  36.  22. 
o  Ju.  3.  20. 
p  I  K. 22.39. 
a  Pe.  22.  12. 
6  Ps.  89.  35. 
c  Je.  16.16. 


t  Le.  7.  13. 
i  Le.  22.  18, 
21. 

4  no  ye  love. 
I  Mat.  23. 
23. 


Iirael  reproved.  AMOS. 

3  And  ye  shnll   go  out  at  the  (i|  c2  Kze.  12.  5, 
breiiohes,  evei)  cnio  at   that  which]  12. 
is  bel'oie  her  ;    iiiiil  ye   shall  1  cast    1  or,  cast 
them  iiiiu    ili«   palace,  saith     Itielaua;/  llie 
Lurd.  \  things  o/. 

I  Come    to  Beih-el,  e  and   trans-    e  c.  3.  14. 
grasi  ;  :it  Gilgiil  /  mnlliply  trans- 1/  Hos.  4.  15. 
giessionj    anj    tiring  your    aacri- I  12.  U, 

fioos   g   every  morniii;^,    airf  your  |  §•  Nu.  28.3, 
tithes /t  alter  three  2  years;  14. 

5  And     offer    3    a    sacrifice     of  A  De.  14.  28. 
thanksgiving  i  wlh    leaven,  and   2  years  oy 
proclaim  and     pi;bli.«h     the     i'iee-\days. 
cffeiiags  ;   k  (ov  4  tins  liketh  you,  I   3  by  barn- 

0  yei:liiMren  of    Israel,   saith  the  i  i/i 
Lo.dG.d. 

6  And  I  also  have  given  you 
cleanness  of  teeth  in  all  your  ci- 
ties, and  want  m  of  bread  in  all 
your  places  ;  yet  have  ye  not  re- 
turned unto  ine,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  aUo  I  have  wilhholden  the  'mEze.  IG, 
rain   from    you,   when    there    were   '27. 

yet  three  months  to   the    harvest  ;  I  n  De.  28.  22. 
and     I   caused    it    to     rain     upon  1 5  or,  the 
one  city,   and  caused  it  not  to  rain  i  multitude 
upon  another  city  :  one  piece  was   o/". 
rained  upon,  and  the  piece  where- 1  o  Je.  5.  3. 
upon  it  rained  not  withered.  6  or,   in  the 

8  So  two  or  three   cities  wander- I  way. 

ed   unto  one   city,  to  drink  water  ;  j  p  De.  28.  27, 
but   they  were   not   satisfied:    yet  1 60. 
have   ye    not   returned    unto   me,    7  with  the 
eaith  the  Lord. 

9  I  have  smitten  you  v/ith  blast- 
ing a  and  mildew  :  5  when  your 
gardens,  and  your  vineyards,  and 
your  fig-trees,  and  your  olive- 
trees  increased,  the  p.ilmer-worm 
devoured  them:  yet  o  have  ye  not 
returned  untn  me,  sailli  the 
Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  among  you  the 
pestilence,  6  p  afler  the  manner 
of  E;jypt  :    your  young  men   have 

1  slain  with  the  sword,  and  7  have 
taken  away  your  horses  ;  and  I 
have  made  the  stink  of  your 
camps  to  come  up  unto  your  nos- 
trils :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

II  1  have  overthrown  some  of 
you,  as  God  overtlirew  Sodom  q 
and  Gomorrah,  and  ye  were  as  a 
fire-brand  r  plucked  out  of  the 
burning  :  yet  have  ye  not  re- 
turned urito  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  Israel  :  and  because  I  will 
do  this  unto  thee,  prepare  s  to 
meet  thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For,  lo,  he  that  formeth  the 
mountain.^,  and  createth  the  8 
wind,  and  deelarelh  unto  man 
■what  is  his  t  thought,  that  mak- 
eth    the    morning    darkness,    and 

823 


captivity  of, 

2  K.  13.  7. 

9  Ge.  19.  24, 

25. 

r  Zee.  3.2. 

Jude  23. 
s  Eze.  13.  5. 
Mat.  25.  13. 
8  (H-,  spirit. 
I  Da.  2.  28. 


a  La.  2.  13. 
b  Is.  55.  8,  7. 

c  c.  4.  4. 

1  spoil. 

a!  Is.  29.  21. 

2  vineyards 
of  desire. 

eJa.  5.  6. 

3  or,  ran- 
som. 

f  Ps.  26.   9, 
10. 
S  Is.  29.  21. 

h  Ex.  3.7. 
c.  6.  10. 

i  I».  55.  2. 


B.  C.  7sr. 

'trtadeth    upon  the  high   places  of 
the   earih.    The   Lord,  the   God   of 
:  ho.%ts,  is  bis  name. 
I  CHAPTER  V. 

HEAR    ye   this    word    which    I 
take  up   against  you,  even  a 
lamentation,  O  house  of  Israel. 

2  The  a  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen  ; 
she  shall  no  more  rise  ,  she  is  for- 
saken upon  her  land  ;  there  i» 
none  to  raise  her  up. 

I   3  For  thus  saith   the   Lord  God, 

JThe  city  that  went  out  by  a  thou- 
sand shall  leave  an  hundred,  and 

{that  which  went  forth  6yan  hun- 
dred shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house 
of  Israel. 

I  4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto 
the  bouse  of  Is.ael,  Seek  b  ye  me, 

land  ye  shall  live  : 

I   5  But  seek  not  Beth-el,  c  nor  en- 

|ter   into   Gilgal,   and   pass  not  to 

'Beer-shoba  :  for  Gilgal  shall  sure- 
ly go  into  captivity,  and    Belh-el 

i  shall  come  to  nought. 

I  6  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall 
live  ;  lest  he  break  out  like  fire   in 

I  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  devour 
it,  and  there  be  none  to  quench  it 

\  in  Beth-el. 
7  Ye     who      turn    judgment     to 
wormwood,  and    leave    off  right- 
eousness in  the  earth. 

3  Seek  him,  that  inaketh  the  se- 
ven stars  and  Orion,  and  turneih 
the  shadow  of  death  into  the 
morning,  and  rnaketh  the  day 
dark  with  night  :  that  calleth  foe 
tUe  waters  of  the  sea,  and  pour- 
eth  them  out  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth  ;  The  Lord  i«  his  name  : 

j  9  That  strengtheneth  the  1  spoil- 
led  against  the  strong,  so  that  the 
j  spoiled  shall  come  ag'ainst  the 
I  fortress. 

I  10  They  hate  d  him  that  rebu- 
keth  in  the  gate,  and  they  abhor 
hirn  that  speaketh  uprightly. 
I  11  Forasmuch,  therefore,  iis  your 
treading  is  upon  the  poor,  and 
ye  take  from  him  burdens  of 
wheat  ;  ye  have  built  hou.-ses  of 
hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall  not 
dwell  in  them  ;  ye  have  planted 
2  pleasant  vineyards,  but  ye  shall 
not  drink  wine  of  them. 

12  For  I  know  your  manifold 
transgressions  and  your  mighty 
sins:  they  afflict  the  just,  e  they 
take  a  3  bribe,  f  and  they  turn 
aside  ^  the  poor  in  the  gme  from 
their  right. 

13  Therefore  the  prudent  shall 
keep  silence  h  in  that  time  ;  for  it 
19  an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  i  and  not  evil, 
that  ye   may    lite  ;    and  so   the 


Q.  C.  7S7. 


CHAP.  VI.  VII.         Israel' s  tcantonness plagued. 


Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,   shall  be    *  Ex.32.  30. 
with  you,  as  ye  have  spoken.  2  K.  19.  4. 

15  Hate  the   evil,  and     love    the    Joel  2.  14. 
good,   and   establish   judgment   in    /Je.9.  17. 
the  gale  :    it  k    may  be    that   the    19. 
Lord  God   of  hosts  will    be    gia-   ot  Joel  2. 2. 
eious  unto  the  remnant  of  Joseph.    Zep.   1.   14, 

16  Therefore   the   Lord,    the    God    15. 
of  hosts,    the    Lord,    saith    thus,    4  or,  your 
Wailing    shall  be   in    all  streets  ;   holydat/s. 
and  they  shall  say  in  all  the  high-    n  Is.    1.    11- 
ways,     Alas  1      alas  I     and     they    15. 
shall    call     the     husbandman     to   Hos.  8.  13. 
mourning,  and  such  I  as  are   skil-   5  or,   thank- 
ful  of  lamentation  to  wailing.  '  offerings. 

17  And  ill  all   vineyards  shall  be   o  Mi.  6.  8. 
wailing:  for  I  will    pass  through   Broil. 
thee,  saith  the  Lord.  pDe.  32.  17- 

18  Woe  unto  you    that  desire  the    19. 
day  of  the   Lord!  to  what   end  is   Eze.20.  8, 
it  for  you  ?     the    m    day  of    the   24. 
Lord  is  darkness,  and  not  light.        ,  7  or,  Siccuth 

19  As    if  a  man   did   flee   from  a   your  king. 
lion,    and    a    bear   met    him  ;    or   q  2  K.  17.  6. 
went   into  the    house,  and   leaned    1  or  secure. 
bis  hand   on   the  wall,    and  a  ser-   a  1  Pe.  5.  7. 
pent  hit  him.  2oT,Jirst- 

20  Siiall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord   fruits. 
be  darkness,    and  not  light  ?  even    b  La.  1.  1. 
very  dark,   and    no   brightness  in   c  Is.  10.  9. 
it? 

21  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feast- 
days,  and  I  will  not  smell  4  in 
your  solemn  assemblies. 

22  Though   ye    otler    rae    burnt-   d  Eze.  12 
ofierings,     and     your     meat-offer-   27 
ings,    r  n   will   not  accept    them  :  '  3  or,  hahi- 
neither  will   I   regard  the  peace   5   lations. 
offerings  of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take   thou  away  from  me  Xh^toith  super- 
noise  of  thy  songs  ;   for  I  will   not  Jiuities. 
hear  the  melody  of  thy  viols 


they  hsliev  than  these  kingdoms? 
or  their  border  greater  than  your 
border  ? 

3  V"e  that  put  far  away  d  the  evil 
day,  and  cause  the  3  seat  of 
violence  to  come  near  ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory, 
and  stretch  4  themselves  upon 
their  couclie.<,  and  eat  the  lamb* 
out  of  the  flock,  and  the  calves 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  stall  ; 

5  That  5  chant  to  the  sound  of 
the  viol,  e  and  invent  to  themselves 
instruments  of  music,  like  Da- 
vid :/ 

6  That  drink  6  wine  in  bowls, 
and  anoint  themselves  with  the 
chief  ointments  ;  but  they  are  not 
grieved  for  the  affliction  7  of  Jo- 
seph,   g 

7  Therefore  now  shall  they  go 
captive  with  the  first  that  go  cap- 
tive, and  the  banquet  of  them  that 
stretched  themselves  shall  be  re- 
moved. 

8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by 
h  himself,  saith  the  Lord,  the 
Go  1  of  hosts,  I  abhor  i  the  excel- 
lency k  of  Jacob,  and  hate  his  pa- 
laces :  therefore  will  I  deliver  up 
the  city,  with  all  8  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
there  remain  ten  men  in  one 
house,  that  they  shall  die. 

10  And  a  man's  uncle  shall  take 
him  up,  and  he  that  burneth  him, 
to  bring  out  the  bones  out  of  the 
house,   and     shall    say   unto     him 

i  or,  abound  that  is  by  the  sides  of  the  house, 
Is  there  yet  any  with  thee?  and 
he  shall  say.  No.  Then  shall 
he  say,  Hold  /  thy  tongue  ;  for  9 
we  may  not  make  mention  of  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

11  For,  behold,  the  Lord  cora- 
mandeth,  and  he  will  smite  the 
great  house  with  breaches  10  aud 
the  little  house  with  clefts, 

12  Shall  horses  run  upon  the 
rock  ?    will     one   plow    there  with 


i  5  or,  qua' 

.      .--    ,     .„  .  ver. 

down  as  watets,  and  righteousness  e  Is.  .5.  12. 
as  a  mighty  stream.  f\  Ch.  23.5. 

23  Have  ye  offered  unto   me  p  sa-   6  or,  in 
orifices  and     offerings    in   the  wil-  bowls  of 
derness    forty     years,    O   house  of  wine. 
Israel  ?  i  1  breach. 

25  But  ye  have   borne  7  the    ta-j^Ge.  49.22. 

bernacle  of  your  Moloch  and  Chi-  \h  Je.  51.  14.  oxen  ?  for  ye  have  turned  judg- 
un  your  images,  the  star  of  your  i  Ps.  lOS. 40.  ment  m  into  gall,  and  the  fruit  of 
god,  which  ye  made  to  yourselves. ;  A:  Ps.  47.  4 

27  Therefore  will   I  cause  you  to   8  the  ful 


righteousness  into  hemlock  :  n 
13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of 


go    into    captivity   beyond  y   'Do.-ness  thereof .    nought,  which   say.    Have  we  not 


whose  1  /  c.  5.  13. 
I  9  or,   they 
j  will  not, 
or,  have  not. 


raascus,     saith     the     Lord, 
name  is  The  God  of  hosts. 
CHAPTER  VI. 

WOE  to  them  that  I  are  at  ease 
a   in   Zioii,  and    trust  in  the    10  or,  drop 
mountain   of    Samaria,    which  are  pin^s 
named  2  chief  b  of  the  nations,  to 
whom  the   house  of  Israel   came  ! 
2  Pass    ye    unto    Calneh,  c  and 
see  ;   and    from   thence    go   ye    to  p  Nu.  34.  8. 
HamaiU  the  arreat  :    then  go  down  |  1  K.  ii.  65. 


taken   to     us  horns     by  our    own 
strength? 

14  But,  behold,  I  will  o  raise  up 
against  you  a  nation,  O  house  of 
Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  the  God 
of  hosts  ;  and  they  shall  afflict 
you  from  the  entering  in  of  Ha- 
n  Hos.  10.  4.    math   unto  7>  the  11   river  of   the 


mc.  5.  7. 


0  Je.  5.  15. 


wilderness. 

CHAPTER  VII. 
rpHUS      hath      the     Lord    God 


to  Gath    of    the    Philistines  :    be  l\  or, valley.  [    L    showed  unto    me  ;    and,  be- 

827 


Iimel's  rejection  typijltd.  AMOS. 

holi*. ,  he   formed  1  graashoppert  in  1  or,  ^retn 

the  beg'inning  of  the   eliooling'   up  tcormn. 

of  ihe    latter  growth  ;    iunl,   To,  it  a  Da.   9.  19. 

uiis  the    lailer    growth    after  the  2  or,  u7io, 

kind's  innwinjs.  of,  or,   fo(, 

2  And     it     eaine     to     piiss,    tltat  Jacob  aliall 
when  Ihey    had   ma'le   an    enil   of  st^tid. 
cutiiig  the  J  ass  of  the  land,  then  6  Zee.  4.  10. 
1  said,  O   Lord  Gud,   for"-ivc,   I  be-  c  De.  32.  36. 
seech   you    ;     a   2  by  whom    shall  J  no.  3.  lU. 
Jacob  arise?    for  he  is  small,  b  d  lie.  1.7. 

3  The    Lord   repented   c  for  this  :  e  La.  2.  8. 
It  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lo.d.  /   Mi.  7.  18. 

4  Thus     liatli     the      Lord      God  5  Beer- 
showed   iinio     me  ;     and,    behold,  sheba. 
the  Lord  God  called  to  contend  by  Ge.26.  25. 
fire,  d  and   it  devoured  the   g-real  46.  I. 
deep,  and  did  cat  up  a  paa.  h  Fulfilled, 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  2  K.  15.  10. 
cease,  I  beseech  thee  ;  by  whom  i  1  K  12.32. 
shallJacob  arise  ?  for  he  is  small.  *2K.14,  23. 

6  The  Lord  repented  for  this  :  M  K.  12.  SI. 
This  aU'o  shall  not  be,  saith  the  13    I. 

Lord  God.  3  or,  urinc- 

7  Thus  he   showed   me  ;   and,  be-  tuary. 
hold,  the  Lord  stood  upon'a   wall  4  house  of 
made  by   a   pl'imb-line,     with      a  the  king- 
plumbline  in  his  hand.  darn. 

8  And     the   Lord    said  unto   me,  m  Zee.  13.5. 
.Amos,   what  seest   thou  ?     And    I  n  c.  1.  1. 
Buid,    A    pluai'odine.      Then    .said  5  or,  teild 
the    Lord,   Behold,     1    will     set   a  .figs. 

pliimb-line   e  in   the    midst  of    my 

people    Israel  :    I    will    not   again  6  from  be- 

pass  bv  /  them  any  more  :  hind. 

9  And  the  high  places  §  of  o  Mi.  2.  6. 
Isaac  sluill  be  desolate,  und  the  />Eze.21.2. 
sanctuaries  of  Israel  shall  be  laid  9Je.28.  12, 
■Waste  ;     and    1   will     rise    against  &<;. 

the   house   of    Jeroboam  with  the  29.  21,  &c. 

sword,  h  r  Hos.  4.  13. 

10  Then    Amaziah,  the     priest    i  Zee.  14.  2. 
of  Bethel,  sent  to  Jeroboam  k  king  a  £ze.  7.2. 
of    Israel,     saying,      Amos     hath  6  c.  7. 8. 
conspiied     against     thee     in    the  c  c.  5.  23. 
midst  of  the  hoiise  of    Israel  ;  the  1  howl. 
land   is  not  able    to    bear  all  his  d  c.  6.  9.  10. 
words.  2  be  silent. 

11  Tor  thus  Amos  saith,  Jerobo-  e  Pr.  30.  14. 
am  shall  die  by  the  sword,  and  /M.il.l.lS. 
Israel  shall  surely  be  led  away  3  or,  tnouth. 
captive  out  of  their  own   land.  ^Ne.  13.15, 

12  Also      Ama/iah       said       unto  16. 
Amos,    O  thou   seer,  go,    Hee   thee  4  npen. 
away    into    the     land     of    Judah,  ^  De.  25.  13- 
and   there  eat  bread,  and   prophe-  16. 

sy  there:  Mi.  6. 10.  11. 

13  But   prophesy  not    asrain   any  5  pervert- 
more  at   Beth-el  :    for   I   it    is  the  i/ig  the 
kinsr's  3  chapel,    and   it   is   the  4  balances  of. 
king's  court.  Hos.  12.  7. 

14  Then     answered     Amos,    and  i  Pr.  20.  23. 
h\\\  to  .Amaziah,  \in  utti   no  pro-  t  Je.  17.  1. 
l^het,    neither    was   I   a    prophet's  Hcvs.  8.  13, 
eon;   but    I    was    an    heidman,  n  /  Hos.  4.  3. 
and     a  gatherer    of    5    sycamore-  m.  Is.  59.  9, 
fruit :                                                   ■  1 10. 


B.  C.  787. 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  6  a» 
I  followed  the  flock,  ..nd  the  Lord 
said  unto  me,  Go,  prophesy  unto 
my  people  Israel. 

16  Now,  theiefore,  hear  thou  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  Thou  say- 
est,  Prophesy  not  o  against  Is- 
rael, and  drop  p  not  thy  teord 
against  the  house  of  Isaac. 

17  Therefuie  ^  thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Thy  wife  shall  be  an 
harlot  »•  in  the  city,  and  thy  sont 
and  thy  daughteis  shall  (all  bjr 
the  sword,  and  thy  land  shall  b« 
divided  by  line  ;  anrl  thou  shall 
die  in  a  polluteii  land  :  and  Israel 
shall  surely  go  into  captivity 
forth  of  his  land. 

CHAiTER  VIII. 

THUS     hath      the      Lord     God 
showed    unto    me  :    and,   be- 
hold, a  basket  of  summer  d  uit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what 
seest  lliou?  and  I  said,  A  basket 
of  summer  fruit.  Then  said  the 
Lord  unto  me,  The  end  a  is  come 
upon  my  people  of  Israel  ;  I  b 
will  not  again  pass  by  them  aay 
more. 

3  And  the  songs  c  of  the  tem- 
ple 1  shall  be  bowlings  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  Goil  :  there  d 
shall  be  many  dead  bodies  in  eve- 
ry place  ;  ihey  shall  cast  then 
forth  with  2  silence. 

4  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  swallow 
I  e  up  the  needy,  even   to  make  the 

poor  of  the  land  to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  /  will  the  3 
new  moon  be  gone,  that  we  may 
sell  corn  ?  and  the  sabbath,  g  that 
we  may  4  set  forth  wheat,  mak- 
ing the  ephah  small,  h  and  the 
shekel  great,  and  5  falsifying  the 
balances  i  by  deceit  ? 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for 
silver,  and  the  needy  for  a  pair 
of  shoes  ;  yea,  and  sell  the  re- 
fuse of  the  wheat  ? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  fhe^ 
excellency  of  Jacob,  Surely  I 
will  k  never  forget  any  of  thei* 
works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for 
this,  and  every  one  mourn  /  that 
dwelleth  therein  ?  anci  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  as  a  flood  ;  and  it 
snail  be  cast  out  and  drowned,  as 
by  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day.  saith  the  Lord  God, 
that  I  will  cause  the  sun  to  go 
down  at  noon,  m  and  1  will  dark- 
en the  earth  in  Ihe  clear  day  : 

10  And  1  will  turn  your'  feasts 
into  mourning,  and  all  your  songs 
into     lamentation ,-     and    I    will 


B.  C.  787, 

brin^  up  n  sacVcloth  opon  all 
loins,  and  baldness  upon  every 
head  ;  and  I  will  make  it  as  the  o 
mourning  of  an  only  son,  and 
the  end  thereof  as  a  hitter  day. 

M  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Loid  God,  that  I  will  send  a 
famine  in  ihe  land  ;  not  a  famine 
of  bread,  nor  a  thiist  for  water, 
but  p  of  healing  the  words  of  the 
Lord :  I 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from 
eea  lu  sea,  and  from  the  north 
even  to  the  east;  they  shall  ran 
to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it.  ! 

13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair 
virgins  and  young  men  faint  for 
g  thist. 

14  They  that  swear  r  by  the  sin 
*  of  Siunariu,  and  say.  Thy  god, 
O  Dan,  livelh  ;  and.  The  6  man- 
ner of  Beer-sheha  liveth  ;  t  even 
they  shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up 
again. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

I  SAW  the  Lord  standing  up- 
on the  altar;  and  he  said, 
Sn;ite  the  1  lintel  of  the  door, 
that  the  posts  may  shake  :  and 
cut  2  them  in  the  bead,  a  all  of 
them  ;  and  I  will  slay  the  last 
of  them  with  the  sword  :  he  that 
fleeth  of  them  shall  not  flee  away, 
and  he  that  escapeth  of  them 
shall  not  he  deliveied. 
a  Though  6  they  dig  into  hell, 
thence  shall  mine  hand  take 
them  ;  though  they  climb  up  to 
heaven,  c  thence  will  I  bring  them 
down  : 

3  And  though  they  hide  them- 
selves in  the  top  of  Carniel,  I  will 
search  and  take  them  out  thence  ; 
and  though  they  be  hid  from  my 
sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  I  command  the  ser- 
pent, and  he  shall  bite  them  ; 

4  And  though  they  go  into  cap- 
tivity before  their  enemies,  thence 
d  will  1  command  the  sword,  and 
it  shall  slay  them  :  and  I  will  set 
mine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and 
uot  for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  is 
he  that  toncheth  the  land,  and  it 
shall  melt,  e  and  all  that  dwell 
therein  shall  mourn  :  and  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood  ;  and 
shall  be  drowned,  as  iy  the  flood 
of  Egypt. 

E3 


CHAP.  IX. 
n  Eze.  7.  18. 
oJe.  6.526. 
p  Pa.  74.  9. 

?Ps.  63.  1. 
Is.  41.  17- 
UO. 

rHos.  4.  15. 

sDe.  9.  21. 
6  urny, 
Ac.  9.  2. 
19.  9.  23. 

\t  C.5.  5. 

1  or,  chap- 
I  iter, 

or  knop. 

2  or,  wound. 
aPs.  68.21. 

6  Ps.  1S9.  8- 

110. 

jcOb.  4. 
dDe.28.65. 
Eze.  5.  12. 
e  Ml.  1.  4. 

Sasceneions, 
I  or,   spheres. 
I  4  or,  bun- 
Idle. 

'/Je.  47.4. 
!^De.4.31. 

I  b  cnuse  to 
'  mote. 
6  stone. 

h  Ac.  15.  15- 

jl7. 

7  hedge,  or, 

waLl. 

8  upon 
uhom  my 
Jirmie  is 
called. 

\i  Le.  26.  5 

9  drnweth 
forth. 

t  Joel  3.  18, 
20. 

10  or,  neie. 
;i  Eze.  36.33. 
\m  Je.  32.41. 


Restoration  of  the  tabemaelB. 

6  It  is  he  that  buildeth  his  3  sto- 
ries in  the  heaven,  and  hatb 
founded  his  4  tioop  in  the  ea.tb  ; 
be  that  cailelh  foi  the  waters  of 
the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out  up- 
on the  face  of  the  earth  ;  The 
Loid  is  his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the 
Ethiopians  unto  me,  O  children 
of  Israel  ?  Eaiih  the  Lord.  Have 
not  I  brought  up  Israel  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Philistines 
/fiom  Caphtor,  and  the  Syrians 
from  Kir? 

8  Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord 
God  a7-e  upon  the  sinful  kingdom, 
and  I  will  destroy  it  from  oti'  the 
face  of  the  earth  ;  saving  that  I  will 
not  g  utteily  destioy  the  bouse  of 
Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For,  lo,  1  w  ill  command,  and  1 
will  sift  5  the  house  of  Israel 
among  all  nations,  like  as  com 
is  sifted  in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not 
the  least  6  giain  fall  upon  the 
earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people 
shall  die  by  the  sword,  which 
say.  The  evil  shall  not  overtake 
nor  prevent  us. 

11  In  /i  that  day  will  I  raise  up 
the  tabernacle  of  David  that  is 
fallen,  and  close  7  up  the  b.eachee 
thereof:  and  I  will  raise  up  bis 
ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the 
days  of  old  ; 

12  That  they  may  possess  the 
remnant  of  Edom,  and  of  all  the 
heathen,  8  which  are  called  by 
my  name,  said  the  Lord  that 
doeth  this. 

13  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  i  the  plowman 
shall  overtake  the  reaper,  and  the 
tieader  of  grapes  him  that  9  sow- 
eth  seed  ;  and  k  the  mountains 
shall  drop  10  sweet  wine,  and  all 
the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  And  I  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  my  people  of  Israel, 
and  they  shall  build  the  waste 
citit'8,  and  inhabit  them  :  and  they 
shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink 
the  wine  thereof;  they  shall  also 
make  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit 
of  them. 

15  And  I  will  m  plant  them  upon 
their  land,  and  they  shall  no  more 
be  pulled  up  out  of  their  land 
which  I  have  given  them,  saitb 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

sag 


THE  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus 
faiili  the  Lord  Gud  concem- 
inj  Eiloin,  a  We  have  heard  a  ru- 
nioiir  from  the  Lord,  and  nn 
ambassador  is  sent  among  the 
heathen,  Arise  yc,  and  let  us  arise 
up  iigf.iinst  her  in  battle. 

2  Behold,  I  have  made  ihee  small 
among  the  lieatlieii  :  thou  art 
greatly  despised. 

3  The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath 
deceived  thee,  thou  that  dwellest 
ill  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  whose 
habitation  is  high  ;  that  .saith  6  in 
his  heart,  Who  shall  bring  me 
down  to  the  ground  7 

4  Though  c  thou  exalt  thy.-.clf  as 
the  eagle,  and  though  thou  set 
thy  nest  among  the  stars,  thence 
will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith  the 
Loid. 

5  If  thieves  came  to  thee,  if  rob- 
bers by  night,  (how  art  thou  cut 
ofi!)  would  they  not  haTe  ftolen 
till  they  had  enough  ?  if  the 
grape-gilt  herers  came  to  thee, 
would  tliey  not  leave  1  some 
grapes? 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau 
searched  out  !  dhow  are  his  bid- 
den e  things  sought  up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confede- 
racy have  brought  thee  even  to  the 
border;  the  men  SJ  that  were  at 
pence  with  thee  htive  deceived 
thee,  a:id  prevailed  against  thee  ; 
3  ttifT/  that  en.t  thy  bread  have  laid 
a  wound  under  thee  :  there  f  is 
none  understanding  4  in  him. 

8  Shall  I  not  in  that  <iay,  saith 
the  Lord,  even  destroy  the  wise 
men  out  of  Edom,  and  under- 
standing out  of  (he  mount  of 
Esau  ? 

9  And  thy  mighty  g  men,  O 
Teinan,  shall  be  dismayed,  to 
the  end  that  every  one  of  the 
mount  of  Esau  may  be  cut  off  by  j 
slaughter.  i 

10  For  thy  violence  h  against 
thy  brother  Jacob,  shame  shall 
cover  thee,  and  thou  shslt  be  cut 
off  for  ever. 

11  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
on  the  other  side  in  the  day  that 
the  strangers  carried  away  cap- 
tive 5  his  forces,  and  foreigners 
entered  into  his  jrates,  and  cast 
lots  !  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou 
u-'yt  .IS  one  of  them. 

12  But  6  thou  shouJdest  not 
have  looked  /c  on  the  day  of  thy 
brother  in  the  dav  that  he   became 

S30 


OBADIAH, 
B.  C.  587. 

cIs.  21.  U. 

34.  5,  &c. 
Je.  49.  7, 
&c. 

E«e.  25.  12. 
Joel  3.  19. 
Mai.  1.  3.  4. 
b  Is.  14.  IS- 
IS. 

Re.  18.7. 
c  Job  20.  6. 

1  or,  glean- 
ings. 

d  Ps.  139.  1. 
e  Da.  2.  22. 

2  of  thy 
peace. 

3  the  men 
of. 

/Is.  19.   11- 

14. 

1  or,  of  it. 

g  Ps.  76.  5. 

h  Ps.  137.  7. 

Eze.  35.  5. 

5  or,  his 
substance, 
i  Joel  3.  3. 
Na.  3.   10. 

6  or,  rfo  710 J 
behold. 

t  Mi.  4.  11. 
7.  8-10. 


7  magnifed 
thy  mouth. 

8  or,  forces. 

9  or,  shut 
up, 

Pe.  31.  8. 
/  Eze.  30.  3. 
m  Hab.  2.  8. 

10  or,  sup 
up. 

n  Joel  2.  32. 

11  or,  they 
that   escape. 
\2oT,it  shall 
be  holy. 
Joel  3,  17. 

o  Is.  10.  17. 
p  Am.  9.  12. 
13  or,  shall 
possess   that 
which  is  in 
Scphnrad. 
o  Je.  32.  14. 
r  1  Ti.  4.  16. 
s  Zee.  14.  9. 
Lu.  1.33. 


ft  stranger ;  neither  thouldest  Ihou 
have  rejoiced  over  the  children  of 
Judah  m  the  day  of  their  destnie- 
tion  ;  neither  shouldesi  thou  have 
7  spoken  proudly  in  the  day  of 
distress. 

13  Thou  shouldest  not  liave  en- 
teied  into  the  gate  of  my  people  in 
the  day  of  their  calamity  ;  yea, 
thou  shouldest  not  have  looked  on 
their  affliction  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity,  nor  have  laid  hands  on 
their  substance  8  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity  ; 

14  Neither  shouldest  thou  have 
stood  in  the  cross-way,  to  cut  off 
those  of  his  that  did  escape  ;  nei- 
ther shouldest  thou  have  9  deliv- 
ered up  those  of  his  that  did  re- 
main in  the  day  of  distress. 

15  For  /  the  day  of  the  Lord  it 
near  upon  all  the  heathen  ;  as  m 
thou  hast  done,  it  shall  be  done 
unto  thee  ;  thy  reward  shall  re- 
turn upon  thine  own  head. 

16  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon 
my  holy  mountain,  so  shall  all 
the  heathen  drink  continually  ; 
yea,  they  shall  drink,  and  they 
shall  10  swallow  down,  and  they 
shall  be  as  though  they  had  not 
been. 

17  But  n  upon  mount  Zion  shall 
be  II  deliverance,  and  12  there 
shall  be  holiness  ;  and  the  house 
of  Jacob  shall  possess  their  pos- 
sessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  shall 
be  a  fire,  o  and  the  house  of  Jo- 
seph a  fiamo,  and  the  house  of 
Esau  for  stubble,  and  they  shall 
kindle  in  them,  and  devour  them  j 
and  there  shall  not  be  any  remain- 
ing of  the  house  of  Esau  ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

19  And  they  nf  the  south  sh-ll 
possess  the  JJ  mount  of  Esau  ;  and 
they  of  the  plain,  the  Philistines  ; 
and  they  shall  possess  the  fieldi 
of  Ephr.iim,  and  the  fields  of  Sa- 
maria ;  and  Benjamin  shxill  pos- 
sess Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this 
host  of  the  children  of  Israel  shrdl 
possess  that  of  the  Canaanites, 
even  unto  Zarephath  ;  and  the 
captivity  of  Jerusalem,  13  which 
1.1  in  Sepharad,  shall  possess  the 
cities  q  ofthe  south. 

21  And  savioui-s  r  shall  come  up 
on  mount  Zion  to  judge  the  mount 
of  Ksau  ;  and  the  kingdom  «  «hall 
be  the  Lord's. 


CHAPTER  I. 

NOW   the    word    of    the     Lord 
came  unto  Jonah  1  the  a  son 
of  Amitlai,  saying, 

2  Arise,  g;o  to  Nineveh,  b  that 
g'reat  city,  and  cry  against  it;  for 
their  wickedness  is  come  up  c  be- 
fore me. 

3  But  Jonah  rose  up  to  flee  unto 
Tarshish,  from  the  presence  d  of 
the  Lord,  and  went  down  to 
Joppa  ;  e  and  he  found  a  ship 
g-oing  to  Tarshisli  ;  so  he  paid  the 
fare  thereof,  and  went  down  into 
it,  to  go  with  them  unto  Tarshish 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord. 

4  But  the  Lord  2  sent  out  /  a 
great  wind  into  the  sea,  and  there 
was  a  miarhty  tempest  in  the  sea, 
so  that  the  ship  3  was  like  to  be 
broken. 

5  Then  tlie  mariners  were  afraid, 
and  cried  every  man  unto  his  god, 
and  g  cast  forth  the  wares  that  vcre 
in  the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  lighten 
it  of  tliam.  But  Jonah  was  gone 
down  into  the  sides  of  the  ship  ; 
and  he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

6  So  the  shijimaster  came  to 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  What 
meanest  thou,  O  sleeper?  arise, 
call  upon  thy  God,  if  bo  be  that 
God  will  think  upon  us,  that  we 
perish  not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his 
fellow.  Come,  and  let  us  cast 
lots,  k  that  we  may  know  for 
whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon  us. 
So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell 
upon  Jonah. 

8  Then  said  they  unto  hirn,  Tell 
UB,  we  pray  thee,  for  whose  cause 
this  evil  is  upon  us  ?  What  is 
thine  occupation  ?  and  whence 
coniest  thou  1  what  is  thy  coun- 
try ?  and  of  what  people  art 
Ih'ou  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am 
an  Hebrew ;  and  I  fear  4  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  which 
i  hath  made  the  sea  and  the  dry 
land. 

10  Then  were  the  men  5  exceed- 
ingly afraid,  and  said  unto  him. 
Why  hast  thou  done  this  ?  (for 
the  men  knew  that  he  fled  from 
the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because 
he  had  told  them.)  | 

11  Then  said  they  unto  him,  ! 
What  shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that] 
the  sea  may  be  6  calm  unto  us  ? 
(for  the  sea  7  wrought,  and  was 
tempestuous.) 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  I 


JONAH. 
B.  C.  862. 


1  called 
Jonas, 
Mat.  12.  39. 
a2  K.  14.25. 
6Ge.  10.  11, 
12. 

c  Ezr.  9.  6. 
dPs.  139.  7. 
e  Ac.  9.  36. 

2  ca^t forth. 
/Ps.  107.25. 

3  thouL'hl. 

S  Ac.  27.  18, 

&c. 

ft  Jos.  7.  14, 

16. 

1  Sa.  14.  41, 

42. 

4  or,  JE- 
HOVAH. 

i  Ps.  146.  6. 

5  afraid 
with  great 
fear. 

6  silent 
from  us. 

7  went,  or, 
grmv  more 
and  more 
tempestu- 
ous. 


k  Jos.   7.  12. 
Ec.  9.  18. 

8  digged. 
£De.  21.  8. 

9  stood . 
otIe.  26.  9. 
Ac.  5.  11. 

10  sacrificed 
a  sacrifice. 

11  rowed 
vows. 

n  Mat.  12. 
40. 

12  bowels. 
aPs.  120.  1. 

isn.  1. 

La.  3.55,56. 

1  or,  orit  of. 
6Ps.  61.  2. 

2  or,  the 
grave. 
Is.  14.  9. 
cPs.  34.   6. 
(f  Ps.  88.5-8. 

3  heart. 

e  Ps.  42.  7. 

/Ps.  31.  22. 

^IK.8.  38, 

39 

h  Ps.  69.  I. 


me  up,  and  cast  me  forth  into  the 
sea  ;  so  shall  the  sea  be  calm  un- 
to you  :  for  I  know  that  for  my  k 
sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon 
you. 

13  Nevertheless,  the  men  8  row- 
ed  hard  to  bring  it  to  the  land  ; 
but  they  could  not  :  for  the  sea 
wrought,  and  was  tempestuous 
against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto 
the  Lord,  and  said.  We  beseech 
thee,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  thee, 
let  us  not  perish  for  this  man's 
life,  and  I  lay  upon  us  innocent 
blood  :  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast 
done  as  it  pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and 
cast  him  forth  into  the  sea  ;  and 
the  sea  ceased  9  from  her  raging. 

16  Then  m  the  men  feared  the 
Lord  exceedingly,  and  10  ofi'ered  a 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord,  and  11 
made  vows. 

17  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared 
a  great  fish  to  swallow  up  Jonah. 
nAnd  Jonah  was  in  the  12  belly 
of  the  fish  three  days  and  three 
nights. 

CHAPTER  IT. 

THEN  Jonah   prayed  unto  the 
Lord     his    God    out    of    the 
fish's  belly, 

2  And  said,  I  a  cried  1  by  rea- 
son of  mine  affliction  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  heard  me  ;  out  6  of 
the  belly  of  2  hell  cried  I,  and  thou 
heardest  c  my  voice. 

3  For  d  thou  hadst  cast  me  into 
the  deep,  in  the  3  midst  of  the 
seas  ;  and  the  floods  compassed 
me  about  :  all  thy  billows  e  and 
thy  waves  passed  over  me. 

4  Then  /  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of 
thy  sight  ;  yet  I  will  look  again 
tov.'ard  g  thy  holy  temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me 
about,  ?i  even  to  the  soul  :  the 
depth  closed  me  round  about,  the 
weeds  were  wrapped  about  my 
head. 

6  I  went  down  to  the  4  bottoms 
of  the  mountains  :  the  earth  with 
her  bars  v-as  about  me  for  ever: 
yet  i  hast  thou  brought  up  my 
life  from  5  corruption,  O  Lord  my 
God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within 
me,  I  remembered  the  Lord  :  and 
my  prayer  came  k  in  unto  thee, 
into  thine  holy  temple. 


La.  3.  54.     4  cutlinss  off.    i  Is.  38. 
17.     5  or,  the  pit.     k.  Ps.  18.  6. 
831 


The  Ninevitcg'  repentance. 

8  They  /  that  ohjerve  lyiiigr  Vftn- 
ilies  lo.Siike  "heir  own  mercy. 

9  Bat  I  will  siccifice  w  unto  thee 
with  (he  voi-e  «(  ihankp^iving  ;  I 
will  p.iy  that  thai  I  have  vowed. 
Siilvation  i*  of  the  Lo.d. 

10  And  n  the  Loril  spake  unto 
the  fish,  aivl  it  vomited  oui  Jonah 
upon  the  dry  Innrl. 

CtiAPTKR  riF. 

AND    the    word     of    the     Lord 
came  unto  Jonah  the  second 
time,  saving, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  and  preach  unto  it  the 
p  eiichin^lhai  I  liid  thee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto 
Nineveh,  according  lo  the  word  of 
the  Lord.  (Now  Nineveh  was  an 
1  exceeding  great  city  of  three 
days'  jon  rney.) 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into 
tha  city  a  day's  journey  ;  and  he 
cried,  and  said,  a  Yet  forty  days 
Rn  1  Nineveh  shall  be  overthrown. 

5  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  be- 
lieved God,  and  prorlaimed  t  fast, 
and  put  on  sackcloth,  from  the 
greatest  of  them  even  to  the  least 
of  them. 

6  For  wovd  came  unto  the  king 
of  Nineveh,  and  he  arose  from  his 
throne,  and  he  laid  his  robe  from 
him,  and  rove  el  ftim  with  sack- 
cloth, and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  And  hf  caused  it  lo  be  pro- 
claimed and  2  published  ihroujh 
Nineveh,  (by  the  decree  of  the 
Ifing  and  his  3  nobles.)  saying. 
Let  neither  man  nor  beast,  herd 
nor  flock,  t.'isle  any  thing  ;  let 
them  not  feed,  nor  drink  water. 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  cov- 
ered will)  sa'"i<cloili,  h  and  cry 
miffhtily  unto  God  :  yea,  let  them 
turn  everyone  from  hi.' evil  way, 
and  from  the  violence  that  is  in 
their  hands. 

9  Who  can  tell  ?/ God  will  turn 
and  repent,  and  turn  away  from 
his  fierce  anger,  that  we  perish 
not  ? 

10  And  God  saw  c  their  works, 
that  they  turned  d  from  their 
evil  way  ;  and  God  repented  of 
the  evil  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  un'o  them;  and  he  did  it 
not. 

832 


JONAH. 
ZlSa. 12.21. 
2K.  17.  15. 
m  Pi.  50.14, 

•a. 

Ro.  12.  1. 
He.  13.  15. 
n  Is.  50.  2. 

1  a  city 
great  uf 
God, 
Ge.  30.  8. 
rtJe.  18.7- 
10. 

2  said. 

3  great 
men. 

b  Joel  2.  15, 
16. 

c\  K.21. 
27,  29. 
dLu.  11.32. 


aJe.  20.  14- 
18. 

1  or,  Art 
thou  greatly 
eingiy  ? 

2  Kikijon, 
or.  palme- 
crisl. 

3  rejoiced 
with  great 
Joy. 

4  or,  silent. 

5  or,  Art 
thou  greatly 
angry  > 

6  or,  /  an 
greatly 
angry. 

7  or,  spared. 

8  leas  the 
son  of  the 
night. 


B.  C.  862. 
CHAPTER  IV. 

BL'T    it    displeased    Jonah     ex- 
ceedingly,  and    he   was  very 
angry. 

2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
and  Said,  I  p. ay  thee,  (J  Loid, 
WIS  not  this  my  Buying,  when  I 
WHS  yet  in  my  country  7  There- 
fore I  Bed  before  unto  Tarolii«h  : 
for  I  knew  that  thou  art  a  gra- 
cious God,  and  merciful,  slow  to 
anger,  un<l  of  great  kindness,  and 
repentest  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  Therefo  e,  now,  O  Lord, 
take,  I  beseech  thee,  my  life  from 
me  ;  for  a  it  is  better  for  me  to  die 
than  to  live. 

4  Then  said  the  Lord,  1  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  ? 

5  So  Jonah  went  oat  of  the  city, 
ami  sat  on  the  east  side  of  the 
city,  and  there  made  him  a  booth, 
and  sat  under  it  in  the  shaiiow, 
till  he  miiht  see  what  would  be- 
come of  the  city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared 
a  2  gourd,  and  made  it  to  come  up 
over  Jonah,  that  it  might  he  a 
shadow  over  his  head,  lo  deliver 
him  from  his  srrief.  So  Jonah  was 
3  exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm 
when  the  morning  rose  the  next 
day,  and  it  smote  the  gourd  that 
it  withered. 

8  And  It  came  to  pass,  when 
the  sun  <lid  arise,  that  God  pre- 
pared a  4  vehement  east  wind  ; 
and  the  sun  beat  upon  the  head  of 
Jonah,  thai  he  fainted,  and  wihherl 
in  himself  to  die,  and  said,  Ji  is 
better  for  me  to  die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  5  Doest 
thou  well  to  be  angry  for  the 
gourd  )  And  he  said,  6  I  do  well  to 
be  angrv,  even  unto  death. 

!0  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thnu 
hast  had  7  pity  on  the  gourd,  for 
the  which  thou  hast  not  laboured, 
neither  madest  it  grow  ;  which  8 
came  up  in  a  night,  and  perisncd 
in  a  night : 

11  And  should  not  T  spare  Nine- 
veh, that  great  city,  wherein  are 
more  than  sixscore  thousand  per- 
sons that  cannot  discern  between 
their  rigHt  hand  and  their  left 
hand  ;  and  also  much  cattle  ? 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  woid  of  the  Lord  that 
came  io  Jlicuh  a  the  Moras- 
thile  in  the  days  of  Jotham,  Ah;\z, 
and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Jiidah, 
■which  he  saw  concerning  Samaria 
and  Jerusalem  : 

2  Hear,  1  all  ye  people  ;  heark- 
en, b  O  earth,  and  2  all  that  there- 
in IS ;  and  let  the  Lord  God  be 
witness  c  against  you,  the  Lord 
from  his  holy  temple. 

3  For,  behold,  the  Lord  coraeth 
forth  out  of  liis  place,  and  will 
come  down,  and  tread  upon  the 
high  places  ol  the  earth. 

4  And  the  mountains  shall  be 
molten  under  him,  and  the  val- 
leys shall  be  cleft,  as  wax  bpfc.^e 
the  lire,  and  af  the  waters  l/iat  are 
poured  down  a  B  steep  place. 

5  For  d  the  transgression  of  Ja- 
cob is  all  this,  and  for  the  sins  of 
the  house  of  Israel.  What  is  the 
transgression  of  Jacob  ?  is  it  not 
Samaria  ?  and  what  are  the  high 
places  of  Judali  !  are  thet/ tiol  Je- 
rusalem ? 

6  Therefore  I  will  make  Sama- 
ria as  an  heap  of  the  field,  and  as 
plantings  of  a  vineyard  :  and  I 
will  pour  down  the  stones  thereof 
into  the  valley,  and  1  will  discover 
the  foundations  thereof. 

7  And  all  the  graven  images 
thereof  shall  be  beaten  to  pieces, 
and  all  the  hires  thereof  shall  be 
burnt  with  the  fire,  and  all  the 
idols  thereof  will  I  lay  desolate  : 
for  she  gathered  It  of  the  hire  of 
ap  harlot,  and  they  shall  return  to 
the  hire  of  an  harlot. 

8  Therefore  I  will  v.-ail  and  howl, 
I  will  go  stripped  and  naked  ;  I 
will  make  a  wailing  like  the  drag- 
ons, and  mourning  as  the  4  owls. 

9  For  5  her  wound  is  incurable  ; 
for  it  is  come  e  unto  Judah  ;  he  is 
come  unto  the  gate  of  my  people, 
even  to  Jerusalem'. 

10  Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath, 
weep  ye  not  at  all  :  in  the  house 
of  6  Aphrah  roll  thyself  in  the 
dust. 

U  Pass  ye  away,  7  thou  8  in- 
habitant of  Saphir,  having  thy 
shame  naked  :  the  inhabitant  of 
9  Zaanan  came  not  forth  in  the 
mourning  of  10  Beth-ezel  ;  he 
shall  receive  of  you  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Ma- 
roth  11  waited  carefully  for  good  ; 
but  evil  came  down  from  the 
Lord  unto  the  gate  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 


MICAH. 
B.  C.  750. 

ffl  Je.  26.  18. 

1  t/e  people 

I  all  of  them, 
b  Is.  1.  2. 

2  the  ful- 
ness tliere- 
of. 

c  Ps.  .50.  7. 

3  descent. 
rfLa.5.  16. 

4  daughters 
of  the  owl. 

5  or,  she  is 
grievously 
sick  of  her 
wounds. 

6  2K.  18.13. 

6  that  is 
dust. 

7  or,  thou 
that  dwell- 
est  fairly. 

8  inhab- 
itress. 

9  or,  the 
country  of 
fiocks. 

W  or,  o 
place  near. 
U  or,  was 
grieved. 

12  ox, for. 

13  that  is 
a  lie. 

14  or,  the 
glory  of 
Israel  shall 
come. 

/La.  4.  5-8. 
nsHos.  7.  6. 

1  or,  de- 
fraud. 

b  Am.  5.   13. 

2  lamenta- 
tion of  lam- 
entations. 

3  or,  in- 
stead of  re- 
storing. 

c  Ps.  16.  6. 
Hos.  9.  3. 

4  Drop, 
Eze.  20.  46. 
or,  Prophe- 
sy not  as 
they  proph- 
esy. 

5  or,  short- 
ened. 

d  Is.  59.  1,2. 

6  upright. 

e  Hos,  14.  9, 


13  O  thou  inhabitant  of  Lachish, 
bind  the  chariot  to  the  swift 
beast :  she  is  tlie  beginning  of  the 
sin  to  the  daughter  of  Zioii  ;  for 
the  transgressions  of  Israel  were 
found  in  thee. 

14  Therefore  shall  thou  give  pre.<i- 
ents  to  12  Mo.esheth-gyih  :  the 
houses  of  Ach-zib  \3  shall  be  a  lie 
to  the  kings  of  Israel. 

15  Yet  will  I  biing  an  heir  unto 
thee,  O  inhabitant  of  Ma.eshab: 
14  he  shall  come  unto  AduUaia 
the  gloiy  of  Israel. 

16  iVIake  thee  bald,  and  poll  thee 
for  thy  delicate  f  childien  ;  en- 
large thy  baldness  as  the  eagle  : 
for  they  are  gone  into  captivity 
from  thee. 

CHAPTER  II. 

WOE  to  them  that  devise  in- 
iquity, and  woik  evil  upon 
their  beils  I  a  when  the  morning  is 
light,  they  practi.-ie  it,  because  it  is 
in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  fields,  and 
take  them  by  violence  ;  and 
bouses,  and  take  them  away  :  so 
they  1  oppress  a  man  and  hit 
house,  even  a  man  and  his  heri- 
tage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Behold,  against  this  family  do  I 
devise  an  evil,  from  which  ye 
shall  not  remove  your  necks; 
neither  shall  ye  go  haughtily:  for 
6  this  time  is  evil. 

4  In  that  day  shall  one  take  up 
a  parable  against  you,  and  lament 
with  a  2  doleful  lamentation, 
and  say.  We  be  utterly  spoiled  ; 
he  hath  changed  the  portion  of 
my  people  :  how  hath  he  removed 
it  from  tne  !  turning  3  away  he 
hath  divided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore  thou  shalt  have  none 
that  shall  cast  a  cord  c  by  lot  in 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord. 

6  4  Prophesy  ye  not,  sny  they  to 
them  that  prophesy  :  they  shall  not 
prophesy  to  them,  that  they  shall 
not  take  shame. 

7  0  thou  that  art  named  the 
house  of  Jacob,  is  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  5  straitened  ?  are  these  d 
his  doings?  do  not  my  words  do 
good  to  him  that  walketh  6  up- 
rightly ?  e 

8  Even  7  of  late  my  people  i» 
risen  up  an  enemy  :  ye  pull  off 
'he  robe  8  with  the  garment  from 
them  that  pass  by  securely  as  men 
averse  from  war. 


7  yesterday.     8  over  against-, 
833 


Falsehood  of  the  prophets.  MICAH. 

9  The   9  women   of    my    people  ■  9or,  iej»f». 
liave  ye  cast  out  from  their  picas-  i 
ajii  houses;    from    their   chilJroit   yLe.  13.25, 
have  ye   taken  away  my  glory  for  28. 
cer.  I 

lU    -Arise    ye,    and    depart  ;    for   10  or,  \calk 
this  is   not   your  rest  ,    because   it    xexth  the 
is  polluted,  _/■  it  shall  destroy  you,    wind,  and 
even  with  a  sore  destruction.  ,  lie/alaely. 

11  If  a   man    10   walkinff    in   the; 

spirit  and  falsehood  do  lie,  soying,    g  Is.  52.  12 
I  will  prophesy  unto  thee  of  wine,  ' 
and  of  strong  (iiink  ;    he  shall  even    a  Pr.  1.  28. 
be  the  prophet  of  this  people.  | 

12  I  will  surely  assemble,    O   Ja-    6  Eze.  13. 
cob,  all  of  thee  ;  I  will  surely  galh-    10,  &c. 
er   the   remnant  of  Israel  ;   I   will 

put  them  together  as  the  sheep  of    Xfroma 
Bozrah,  as  the  fiock  in  the  midst  of    vision. 
their  fold:  they  shall   make   great ' 
noise  by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  '  2/rom  di- 
men.  \vining. 

13  The  breaker  is  come  up  before  J 

them  ;  they  have   broken   up,  and   c  Le.  13.  45. 

have    passed    through    the     gate, 

and  are  gone  out   by  it  ;  and  their 

king  shall  pass  before   them,  and 

g    the    Lord    on     the    head    of 

them. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AND   I  said,   Hear,  I  pray  you, 
O   heads  of   Jacob,    and    ye 
princes  of  the  house  of  Israel  ;  Is   3  iipper  lip. 
it  not  for  you  to  know  judgment  ?    i  d  Ps.  74.  9. 

2  Who   hate    the  good,  and  love  '  Am.  8.  U. 
the  evil  ;  who  pluck  off  their  skin    c  Mar.  3.17. 
from  ofi'them,  and  their  fiesh  from  [  /Is.  58.  1. 
off  their  bones  ;  I  g  Je.  22.  13. 

3  Who   also   eat  the   flesh  of  my   4  bloods. 
people,    and   flay    Iheir  skin    frorn    A  Mai.  1. 10. 

ff  them;     and   they   break    theirjlPe.5.  2. 
tones,    and   chop   them   in  •piec.esA  5  saying. 
as  for  the  pot,  and  as  flesh  within    i  Mat.  3.  9. 
the  caldron.  Ro.  2.  17, 

4  Then   shall   they  cry  unto   tbe'&c. 
Lord,   but    a    he    will     not      hear   k  Ps.  79.  1. 
them  ;  he  will  even  bide  his  face    ^  Ps.  107.  34. 
from   them   at   that   time,   as  they   o  Is.  2.  2, 
have    behaved    themselves    ill    in   &c. 

their  doings.  Eze.  17.  22- 

5  Thus  saith   the   Lord   concern-   24. 

ing  the  prophets  h  that  make  my  b  Ps.  72.  16. 
people  err,  that  bite  with  their  c  Hos.  6.  3. 
teeth,  and  cry.  Peace:  and  he  Xo'c,  scythes. 
that  pulteth  not  into  their  rf  Ps.  72.  7. 
mouths,  they  even  prepare  war  e  IK.  4.  25. 
a?ains(  him  :  Zee.  3.  10. 

6  Therefore   night   snail  he  unto   /.le.  2.  11. 
you,    1   that  ye   sh.ill     not  have  a   g  Zee. 10. 12. 
vision;   and    that  it  shall  be  dark   Col.  2.  6. 
unto   you,  2  that  ye  shall  not  di-   /i  Eze.  34. 
vine  ;  and   the  sun  shall  go  down    13-17. 

over  the    prj>phets,   and    the    day   Zep.  3.  19. 
shall  be  dark  over  them.  i  Ps.  38.  17. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be   asham-    He.  12.   12. 
ed,  and  the  diviners  confounded  :    13. 

yea,  they  shall  all  cover  c  their  kVs.  147.2. 
834 


B.  C.  750, 

Slips;  ford  there  is  no  answer  of 
God. 

8  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power  « 
by  the  spiiit  of  the  Lord,  ami  of 
judgment,  and  of  might,  to  de- 
clare /  unto  Jacob  his  transgres- 
sion, and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads 
of  the  house  of  Jacob,  and  princes 
of  the  house  of  Israel,  that  abhor 
judgment,  and  pervert  all  equity. 

10  They  g  build  up  Zion  with 
4  blood,  and  Jerusalem  with  in- 
iquity. 

11  The  heads  thereof  judge  for 
reward,  and  the  priests  thereof 
teach  for  A  hire,  and  the  prophets 
thereof  divine  for  money  ;  yet 
will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord, 
and  5  say.  Is  i  not  the  Lord 
among  us?  none  evil  can  come 
upon  us. 

12  Therefore  shall  Zion  for  ycur 
sake  be  plowed  as  a  field,  and  k 
Jerusalem  shall  become  heaps, 
and  the  mountain  of  the  housa 
as  the  high  places  of  the 
forest.  I 

CHAPTER   IV. 

BUT  a  in  the  last  days  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  the  moun- 
tain of  the  house  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  established  in  the  6  top 
of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be 
exalted  above  the  hills  ;  and  peo- 
ple shall  flow  unto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come, 
and  say.  Come,  and  let  us  go  up 
to  the  mountain  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob, 
and  e  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways, 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths  ; 
for  the  law  shall  go  forth  of  Zion, 
and  the  word  of  the  Lord  from  Je- 
rusalem. 

3  And  he  shall  judge  among' 
many  people,  and  rebuke  strong 
nations  afar  off;  and  they  shall 
beat  their  swords  into  plow- 
shares, and  their  spears  into  I 
pruning-hooks  :  nation  shall  not 
lift  up  a  sword  against  nation, 
neither  d  shall  they  learn  war  any 
more. 

4  But  e  they  shall  sit  every  man 
under  his  vine  and  under  bis  fig- 
tree  ;  and  none  shall  make  them 
afraid  :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  all  /  people  will  walk 
even,'  one  in  the  name  of  his  god, 
and  we  g  will  walk  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  our  God  for  ever  and 
ever. 

6  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
will  I  assemble  h  her  that  halt- 
eth,  i  and  I  will  gather  *•  her  that 


B.  C.  710.  CHAP.  V.  VI 

is  driven  out,  and  her  that  I  have    I  U.  9.  6.  7. 
afflicted;  Da. 7.  H,  27. 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halt-    Lu.  1.  33. 
ed   a  remnant,  and   her  that   was    He.  II.  15. 
cast  far  off  a  strong'  nation  ;   and    m  I'3.  48.  12. 
the    Lord   shall  /  re ig-n  over  them    13. 

in   mount  Zion   from  henceforth,    2  or,  Edar, 
even  for  ever.  Ge.  35.  21. 

8  And   thou,  O  tower  m  of  2  the    n  Re.  22.  5. 
flock,    the     strong'     hold     of    the    o  Je.  8.  19. 
daughter  of  Zion,  unto   thee  shall   p  la.  66.  7.  8. 
it  comR,  even  the  fiist  dominion  ;  n   q  Hos.  1.  10, 
the   kingdom   shall    come    to   the    r  La.  2.  16. 
daughter  of  Jerusalem.  s  Ob.  12. 

9  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out  i  Is.  55.  8. 
aloud  7  is  o  there  no  king  in  thee  ?  Je.  29.  11. 
is  thy  counsellor  perished  '?  for  Ro.  11.  33, 
pangs  have   taken   thee   as  a  wo-    31. 

man  in  travail.  u  Lu.  3.  17. 

10  Be     in   pain,     and    labour    to   v  Is.  41.  15, 
bring/J  forth,  O  daughter  of  Zion,    16. 

like  a  woman  in   travail:    for  now   to  De.  33.  25. 
shall  thou  go  forth  out  of  the  city,    t  Da.  2.  44. 
and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  fiehl  :    a  Mat.  27. 
and  thou   shalt  go  even  to  Baby-   30. 
Ion  ;  there  g  shall  thou  be  deliver-    6  Mat.  2.  6. 
ed;  there  the   Lord   shall    redeem    cGe.  49.  10. 
thee  from  the  hand  of  thine  ene-    Itherlaysqf 
miea,  eternity. 

11  Now  r  also   many  nations  are   dPr.8.  22, 
gathered  against   thee,   that   say,    23. 

Let  her  be  defiled,  and  let  our  eye   Jno.  1.  1. 
look  s  upon  Zion.  Col.  1.  17 

12  But     they      know     not    t   the    2  or,  rule 
thoughts  of  the  Lord,  neither  un- 
derstand   they     his    counsel  :    for 

he    sliall    gather  u  them    as    the 
sheaves  into  the  floor. 

13  Arise,  and  thresh,  v  O  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  ;  for  I  will  make  thine 
horn  iron,  and  i  will  make  thy 
hoofs     brass ;     lo    and   thou    shalt 


e  Zee.  9.  10. 
Eph.  2.  14. 

3  princes  of. 

4  eat  up. 


/Lu.  1.74. 
g  De.  32.  2. 
6  or,  goats. 
A  Is. 
I  Re.  22.  15. 


beat   in    pieces  x    many     people  ;  |  5  or,  ?cj/?t 
and  I   will   consecrate    their  gain    her  own 
unto     the     Lord,    and   their    sub-    naked 
stance    unto     the    Lord     of    the   swords. 
whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

NOW  galh>;r  thyself  in  troops, 
O  daughter  of  troops  ;  he  hath 
laid  seige   against   us  ;   they  shall 
smite  «  the  judge  of  Israel   with  aj^'^-^-  ,^^- 8• 
rod  upon  the  cheek.  "      "" 

2  But  h  thou,  Belh-lehem  Ephra-  I  _ 

tab,   though  thou  be   little  among  » Zee.  13.  2. 

the   thousands  of    Judah,   yet   out 

of  thee  shall   he  come    forth   unto  [  7  or,  siaN 

me  that  is  to  be   ruler  c  in   Israel  ; !  "6^- 

whose  goings  forth   have  been  from  ' 

of  old,  from  1  everlasting,  d  \°  °^t  *"«- 

3  Therefore  will    he   give     them]'=*^»* 

up,  until  the  time  that  she  which  ,„  „,  ,  „ 
travaileth  hath  brought  forth  :  j*  "^  ^''-  *•  "• 
then  the  remnant  of  his  brethren    ,  .  , 

•hall  return  unto  the   children  of  /°''' "'"''• 
Iirael.  [  a  Eze.  38, 

4  And  he  shall  stand  and  2  feed  j  1-8. 


Christ's  kingdom, 

in  the  strength  of  the  Lord,  in 
the  majesty  of  the  n::me  of  the 
Lord  his  God  ;  and  they  shall 
abide  :  for  now  shall  he  be  great 
Uiito  the  ends  of  the  eartli. 

5  And  this  mati  shall  be  the  e 
peace,  when  the  Assyrian  shall 
come  into  our  land  ;  and  when 
he  shall  tread  in  our  palaces,  then 
shall  we  raise  against  hira  seven 
shepherds,  and  eight  3  principal 
men. 

6  And  they  shall  4  waste  the 
land  of  Assyria  with  the  sword, 
and  the  land  of  Nimrod  5  in  the 
entrances  thereof:  thus  shall  he  f 
deliver  us  from  the  Assyrian, 
when  he  cometli  into  our  land, 
and  when  he  treadeth  within  our 
borders. 

7  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  be  in  the  midst  of  many 
people,  as  a  g  dew  from  the  Lord, 
as  the  showers  upon  the  grass, 
that  tarrieth  not  for  man  nor 
waiteth  for  the  sons  of  men. 

8  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob 
shall  be  among  the  Gentiles  in 
the  midst  of  many  people,  as  a 
lion  among  the  beasts  of  the  for- 
est, as  a  young  lion  among  the 
flocks  of  6  sheep  ;  who,  if  he  go 
through,  both  treadeth  down  and 
teareth  in  pieces,  and  none  can 
deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up 
upon  thine  adversaries,  and  all 
thine  enemies  shall  be  cut  off. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  that  I 
will  cut  off  thy  horses  out  of  the 
midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  destroy 
thy  chariots  : 

U  And  I  will  cut  off  the  cities  of 
thy  land,  and  throw  down  all  thy 
strong  holds : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts 
out  of  thine  hand ;  and  thou 
shalt  have  no  more  soothsay- 
ers, h 

13  Thy  graven  images  also  t 
will  I  cut  off,  and  thy  7  standing 
images  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  ; 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  worship 
the  work  of  thine  hands. 

14  And  I  will  pluck  up  thy 
groves  out  of  the  midst  of  thee; 
so  will  I  destroy  thy  8  cities. 

15  And  I  will  execute  vengeance 
k  in  anger  and  fury  upon  the 
heathen,  such  as  they  have  not 
heard. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

HEAR  ye  now  what    the   Lord 
saith  ;   Arise,   contend  thou  I 
before  the  mountains,  a  and  let  the 
hills  hear  thy  voice. 
835 


Ooa'i  eontroverty. 

2  Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  Ihe 
Loiil'u  coritrove.sy,  Riid  ye 
stroii;;  founii.itioiis  of  the  earth  : 
for  b  the  Lord  hatli  a  controversy 
wiih  hii  people,  and  he  will  pleud 
with   Israel. 

3  U  my  people,  what  c  have  I 
done  unio  thee  ?  und  wherein 
have  I  wearied  thee  ?  testily 
against  me. 

t  For  I  brought  d  thee  up  out  of 
the  land  o(  Ejypt,  and  redeemed 
thee  out  of  ihe  house  of  servants  ; 
and  I  sent  before  thee  Moses,  Aa- 
ron, and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  peopU,  remember  now 
what  Bdlak  e  kinj  of  Moab  con- 
snlted,  and  what  Balaam  the 
son  of  Beor  answered  him  from 
Shiuiin  iiiilo  Gil^.il  ;  thai  ye  may 
know  tlie  righteousness  /  of  the 
Lord. 

6  Wherewith  gliall  I  come  be- 
fore tha  Lord,  nitd  bow  myself 
before  ihe  high  God  ?  shall  I  come 
before  him  with  burnt-offerings, 
with  calves  2  of  u  year  old  '? 

7  Will  g  the  Lord  be  pleased 
with  thousands  of  ratns,  or  with 
ten  ih.)usands  of  rivers  of  oil  ? 
thali  I  give  my  first-born  h  for 
my  transg.ession,  the  fruit  of  my 
3  b.)dy_/"or  the  sin  of  my  soul  .' 

8  He  hath  showed  thee,  O  man, 
what  i3  good  ;  and  what  i  doth 
the  Lord  require  of  thee,  but  to 
do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and 
to  4    walk   liumbly  with   thy  God  ? 

9  The  Lo.d's  voice  crieth  unto 
tlie  city,  and  5  Ihe  man  of  wisdom 
•hall  see  thy  name  :  hear  ye  the 
rol,  and  who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  .Are  6  there  yet  the  treasures 
of  wickedness  in  the  house  of  the 
wickel,  and  the  7  scant  measure 
that  1*  abominable  ?  k 

11  Shall  I  8  count  them  pure  with 
the  wirkei  balances,  and  with 
the  bag  of  deceitful  weights  ? 

\i  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are 
full  of  violence,  and  th«  inhabit- 
ants thereof  have  spoken  lies, 
and  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in 
their  mouth. 

13  Therefore  also  will  I  make 
thee  Rick  in  smiling  thee,  in 
making  r/iee  desolate  I  because  of 
thy  sins. 

H  Thou  slialt  eat,  but  not  be 
satisfied  :  and  thy  casting  do  vn 
shall  be  in  the  mi  ist  of  thee  ;  a  d 
\\\0'\  shall  take  hold,  but  shall  not 
deliver  j  and  thai  which  thou  de- 
/iverest  will  I  give  up  to  the 
•\Yord. 

15  Tijou   m  shall   sow,  but  thou 

thajt  not  reap  ;    thou  ehalt  tread 

83S 


MICAH. 

tiHoa.  4.  1. 
cie.-i.o,  31. 
d  Ue.  4.  20. 
e  Nu.  -Z-i.'iS. 
f  Ju.6.  11. 
i  30na  of 
a  year, 
g  Pa.  51.  16. 
/i  2  K.  3.  27. 

3  belly. 

i  De.  10.  12. 

4  humble 
thyself 
to  walk. 

5  or,  thy 
name  ihall 
see  tliat 
winch  is. 
Sor,  Is  there 
yet   unto 
every  man 
an  house  of 
the  wicked. 

7  measure 
of  leanness. 
Am.  $.  5. 

k  Pr.  20.  10, 
23. 

8  or,  be 
pure. 

I  Ho.  5.  9. 
;/!  De.  28. 
a.  40. 


9  or,  he 

doth  muck 

keep  thee. 

H  IK.  16.25- 

30. 

1  10  or,  as- 
:  toniihment. 
j  1  the  gather- 

in^i  of 

summer. 
[oHos.  9.  10. 
j2  or,    godly, 

or,  mtrci- 
ful. 

b  Is.  57.  1. 

3  the  mis- 
chief  of 
hit  soul. 
cJe.  9.  4. 

\d  Is. 8    17 
«P8.  37.24. 
Pr.  24.  16. 
/Ps.  '27.  1. 
g  He. 12.6.7. 
h  Ps.  37.6. 

4  or,  .ind 
thou  wilt  see 
her  that  is 
mine  enemy 
and  cover 
her  rei  th 
shame. 

5  she  s/iall 


B.  C.  710. 

the  olives,  but  Ihuu  khall  not 
anoint  thee  with  oil  ;  and  sweet 
wine,  but  shall  not  drink  wine. 

16  For  9  the  statutes  of  Omri  n 
are  kept,  and  all  the  works  of  ih« 
house  of  Ahab,  and  ye  walk  in 
their  counsels  ;  that  I  should 
make  thee  a  10  desolation,  and 
the  inhabitants  thereof  an  hiss- 
ing: ilierefore  ye  shall  bear  tha 
reproach  of  my  people. 

CHAPTKll   VIl. 

WOG  is  nie  t  for  I  am  as  I  when 
they  have  gathered  the  sum- 
mer fruits, as  the  grape  gleanings  a 
of  the  vintage  ;  there  is  no  cluster 
to  eat  :  my  suul  desired  the  first 
ripe  fniil. 

2  The  2  good  man  is  perished  b 
out  of  the  earth  ;  and  there  is  none 
upright  among  men  :  they  all  lie 
in  wait  for  blood  ;  they  hunt  every 
man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  That  they  may  do  evil  with  both 
hands  earnestly,  the  prince  as't- 
eth,  and  the  judge  asktth  for  a  re- 
war  I  ;  and  the  great  man,  he  ul- 
tereth  3  his  mischievous  desire  ; 
so  ihey  wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  is  a  brier  ; 
the  most  upright  is  sharper  than  a 
thorn  hedge  :  the  <lay  of  thy 
watchmen  and  thy  visitation 
Cometh  ;  and  now  shall  be  their 
perplexity. 

5  Trust  c  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put 
ye  not  confidence  in  a  guide  ;  keep 
the  doors  of  thy  mouth  from  her 
thai  lieth  in  thy  bosom. 

6  For  the  son  dishonoureth  the 
father,  the  daughter  riselh  up 
against  her  mother,  the  dausrhter- 
in-law  against  her  mother-in-law  ; 
<t  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of 
his  o.vn  house. 

7  Therefore  rf  I  will  look  unto  Ihe 
Lord  ;  I  will  wait  for  the  God  u{ 
my  salvation  ;  my  God  will  hear 
me. 

8  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O  m'rte 
enemy:  when  e  I  fall,  I  shall 
arise;  when  I  sit  in  darkness,  the 
Lord  sh'ill  be  n  light  /  unto  tne. 

9  I  will  bear  g  the  indignation  of 
the  Lord,  because  I  have  sinned 
against  him,  until  he  plead  my 
cause,  and  execute  judgment  for 
me:  he  will  bring  me  forth  h  to 
ihe  li?ht.  and  I  shall  behold  his 
righteousness. 

10  Then  she  4  that  j*  mine  enemy 
shall  see  it.  and  shame  shall  cover 
her  which  said  unto  me.  Where 
is  the  Lord  tliy  God?  mine  eyes 
shall  heboid  her  :  5   now  shall    she 


be  for  a  treading  down. 


B.  C.  710. 

be  trodden  i  down  as  the  mire   of 
the  streets. 

11  In  llie  day  tliat  thy  walls  are 
to  be  huilt,  in  that  diiy  shuU  the 
decree  be  far  removed. 

12  In  th.it  day  also  he  shall  come 
evea  to  thee  from  Assyria,  6  and 
from  the  fortified  cities,  and  from 
the  fortress  even  to  the  river,  and 
from  sea  to  sea,  s\.aJfrom  mountain 
to  mountain. 

13  Notwithstanding^,  7  the  land 
shall  be  desolate  because  of  them 
that  dwell  therein,  for  the  fruit  of 
their  doings. 

14  Feed  S  thy  people  with  thy  k 
rod,  the  flock  of  thine  heritajje, 
which  dwell  solitarily  i?j the  wood, 
in  the  midst  of  Carmel  :  let  them 
feed  in  Bashan  and  Gilead,  as  in 
the  days  of  old. 

15  Acco.ding'  to  the  days  of  thy 
coming  out  of  the  land  of  Eg'ypt 
will  I  show  unto  him  marvellous 
thins^i. 

16  The  nations  shall   see  and  be 


God  com/orteth  the  cAxtrch. 
confounded  at  all  their  might: 
they  shall  lay  their  hand  upon 
their  mouth,  their  ears  shall  be 
deaf. 
17  They  shall  lick  I  the  dust  like 
a  serpent,  they  shall  move  out  of 
their  holes  like  9  worms  of  the 
earth:  tliey  shall  be  afraid  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  aod  shall  fear  be- 
cause of  thee. 

i  18  Who  2s  a  God  like  unto  thee, 
that  pardoneth  ni  iniquity,  and 
passeth  by  the  transgression  of  the 
remnant  of  his  heritage  ?  he  re- 
tainetli  not  his  anger  for  ever,  n 
because  he  dehghteth  in   mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will 
have  compassion  upon  us  ;  he  will 
o  subdue  our  iniquities  :  and  thou 
wilt  cast  all  their  sins  ^  into  the 
depths  of  the  sea. 

20  Thou  g  wilt  perform  the  truth 
to  Jacob,  «/irf  the  mercy  to  .Abra- 
ham ;  which  thou  hast  sworn  un- 
to our  fathers  from  the  days  of 
old. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE   burden  of  Nineveh.     The 
book  of  the  vision  of  Nahum 
the  Elkoshite. 

2  God  I  is  jealous,  n  and  the 
Lord  revengeth  ;  b  the  Lord  re- 
vengeth,  and  2  is  furious  :  the 
Lord  will  lake  vengeance  on  his 
adversaries,  and  he  reserveth 
jornth  for  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anjer,  and 
great  in  power,  and  will  not  at  all 
acquit  the  wicked  :  the  Lord  hath 
his  way  in  the  whirlwind  and  in 
the  storm,  and  the  clouds  are  the 
dust  of  his  feet. 

4  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  mak- 
eth  it  dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the 
riverc  :  Bashan  languisheth,  and 
Carmel,  and  the  flower  of  Lebanon 
langiiisheth. 

5  Th-;  mountains  c  quake  at  him, 
and  the  hills  melt,  and  the  earth 
is  bu  nt  at  his  presence,  yea, 
the  world,  and  all  that  dwell 
therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  in- 
dignation ?  and  who  can  3  abide 
in  the  fierceness  of  his  anger?  his 
fury  is  poured  out  like  fire,  and 
the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by 
bim. 

7  The  LonJ  f?  good,  a  4  stronsr 
hold  in  the  day  of  trouble  ;  rf  and 
he  knoweth  thera  that  trust  in 
him. 

8  But  with  an  overrunning  flood 


NAHUM. 
B.  C.  713. 


1  or,  The 
LORD  is  a 

Jealous  God 
and  a  re- 
venger. 
a  Ex.  20.5. 

16  Ps.  94.  1. 

\'ithat  hath 

!cPs,  63.  8. 

3  stand  up. 

Re.  6.  17. 
1 4  strength. 
I  d  Ps.  27.  5. 

LlTh   5.2,3. 
5  counsellor 

I  of  Belial. 
6"or,  If 
they  would 
have  been 
nt  peace,  so 
should   they 
have  been 
many,  a'td 
so  should 
they  haoe 
been  shorn, 
and  he 
should  have 
passed  away 
7  shorn. 
/•Is.  52.7. 

1 8  feast. 


he  will  make  an  utter  end  of  the 
place  thereof,  and  darkness  shall 
puisue  his  enemies. 

9  What  do  ye  imagine  against 
the  Lord  ?  he  will  make  an  utter 
end  :  affliction  shall  not  rise  up 
the  second    ime. 

10  For  while  e  they  be  folded  to- 
gether as  thorns,  and  while  they 
are  drunken  as  drunkards,  they 
shall  be  devoured  as  stubble  fully 
dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  nf  thee, 
that  imagineth  evil  against  the 
Lord.  5  a  wicked  counsellor. 

12  Thus  sailh  the  Lord,  6 
Though  they  be  quiet,  and  like- 
wise many,  yet  thus  shall  they 
be  7  cut  down,  when  he  shall 
pass  through.  Though  I  have 
afflicted  thee,  I  will  afflict  thee  no 
mo  e. 

13  For  now  will  I  break  his  yoke 
from  off  thee,  and  will  burst  thy 
bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Loi-d  hath  given  a 
commandment  concerning  thee, 
that  no  more  of  thy  name  be 
sown  ;  out  of  the  house  of  thy 
gods  will  I  cut  ofli"  the  graven 
image,  and  the  molten  imasre  ;  I 
will  make  thy  grave  ;  for  thou  art 
vile. 

15  BehoM  /  upon  the  mountain* 
the  feet  of  him  that  b.ingeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  peace  I 
0  Judah,  8  keep  thy  solemn  fewts, 

837 


Dovonfail  of  Nineveh /oretold. 

perform  thy  vows  :  for  9  llie  wick- 
ed  shall     iii>    more    pusii     lliruugh 
lliee  i  he  is  uiieilv  ^  cut  oli. 
CUAPTKR  II. 

HE  1  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is 
ooine  up  bel'oie  thy  lace  : 
keep  the  itiunilioii,  wiil'.-h  the 
way,  make  Ihi/  loins  strong,  fortify 
thy  power  miijhtily. 
'■i  For  the  Lord  hnth  turned 
away  the  excellency  2  of  Jucob, 
as  the  excellen.-y  of  Israel  :  for 
the  einptiers  have  emptied  them 
out,  and  marred  their  vine 
branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men 
is  made  red,  the  valiant  men  are 
3  in  scarlet  :  the  chariots  shall  be 
with  4  flaming  torches  in  the  day 
of  his  preparation,  and  the  fir- 
trees  shall  be  tenibly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  fliall  rage  in  the 
streets,  they  shall  justle  one 
against  another  in  the  bioad 
Ways:  5  ibey  shall  seem  like 
torches,  they  shall  run  like  the 
lightnings. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  6  worthies: 
they  shull  stumble  in  their  walk  ; 
they  sh.ill  make  haste  to  the  wall 
thereof,  and  the  defence  7  shall  be 
prepared. 

6  1'he  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be 
opened,  and  the  palace  shall  be  8 
dissolved. 

7  And  9  Uaz7.A\)  shall  be  10  led 
away  captive,  she  shall  be  brought 
up,  and  her  maids  shall  lead  her 
as  with  the  voice  of  doves,  taber- 
ing  upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  Nineveh  is  11  of  old  like  a 
pool  of  water  ;  yet  they  shall  llee 
away.  Stand,  stand,  ehall  they 
cnj  ;  but  none  shall  12  look  back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take 
the  spoil  of  gold  ;  13  for  there  is 
none  end  of  the  store  and  glory 
out  of  all  the  pleasant  furniture. 

10  She  is  empty,  a  and  void, 
and  waste  ;  and  the  heart  melt- 
eth,  and  the  knees  smite  together, 
and  much  pain  is  in  all  loins, 
and  the  faces  of  them  all  gather 
blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the 
lions,  and  the  feeding  place  of  the 
young  lions,  where  the  lion,  even 
the  old  lion,  walked,  and  the  li- 
on's whelp,  and  none  made  thent 
afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces 
enough  for  his  whelps,  and  stran- 
gled for  his  lionesses,  and  filled  his 
holes  with  prey,  and  his  dens  with 
ravin. 

13  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
saith    the    Lord   of    hosts,  and    1 

838 


NAUUM. 

OUelial. 
g  If.  '..9.  7,8. 

I  or,  The 
disjjcrser,ot 
hnnimer. 

'■i  price. 

3  dyed. 

4  or,  fiery. 

5  their 
show, 

6  or,  gal- 
lants. 

7  covering, 
or,  coverer. 

8  or,  molten. 

9  or,  that 
uhich  teat 
established, 
or,  there 
uas  a  stand 
made. 

10  or,  dis- 
covtred. 

II  or.  from 
the  days 
that  she 
hath  been. 

12  or,  eause 
them  to 
turn. 

13  or,  and 
their  infi- 
nite store, 
a  Zep.  2.13. 


rt  Eze.24.  9. 

1  city  of 
bloods. 

2Jtame  of 
the  sword, 
arid  the 
lightning  of 
the  spear. 

3  No  Amon 
or,  nourish- 
ing. 

4  in  thy 
help. 

b  Ps.  137.  8, 
9. 

c  Joel  3.  3. 

dJe.25.  17- 
27. 

eRe.6.  13. 


B.  C.  713. 
will  burn  her  chariots  in  the 
smoke,  and  the  swotd  shall  devour 
thy  youni-  liuiii  ;  and  I  will  cut  off 
Iby  piey  lioin  the  earth,  and  iho 
Voice  of  thy  meueiigcrs  bbull  no 
more  be  heuid. 

CHAPTER  III. 
AX/'tJE  a  to   the  I  bloodv  city/  it 
*'     t«  all  full  of  lies  ana  robbery; 
the  prey  depaiielh  not  ; 

2  The  noioe  of  a  whip,  and  the 
noise  of  the  rattling  of  the  wheels, 
and  of  the  prniicing  horaes,  and  of 
the  Jumping  chariots. 

3  The  horseman  lifteth  up  both 
the  2  bright  swonl  and  the  glitter- 
ing spear:  and  tliere  is  a  multi- 
tude of  slain,  and  a  great  number 
of  carcasses  ;  and  iliere  is  none 
end  of  iAeir  corpses  ;  they  stumble 
upon  their  corpses  : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the 
whoredoms  of  the  well-favoured 
harlot,  the  mistress  of  witchcrafts, 
that  selleth  nations  through  her 
whoredoms,  and  farailiea  through 
her  w  iichcrafls. 

5  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
faith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  and  I 
will  discover  thy  skirts  upon  thy 
face,  and  I  will  show  the  nations 
thy  nakedness,  and  the  kingdoms 
thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable 
filth  upon  thee,  and  make  thee 
vile,  and  will  set  tbee  as  agazing- 
stock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
all  they  that  look  upon  thee  shall 
flee  from  thee,  and  say,  Nineveh 
is  laid  waste  :  who  will  bemoan 
her  ?  whence  shall  I  seek  comfort- 
ers for  thee  ? 

8  Art  thou  better  than  3  popu- 
lous No,  thai  was  situate  among 
the  rivers,  that  had  the  waters 
roundabout  it,  whose  rampart  was 
the  sea,  and  her  wall  was  from  the 
sea? 

9  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  uere  her 
strensrth,  and  it  was  infinite  ;  Put 
and  Uubim  were  4  thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  teas  she  carried  away, 
she  went  into  captivity  ;  her 
young  children  also  were  dashed 
b  in  pieces  at  the  top  of  all  the 
streets;  and  they  cast  lots  c  for 
her  honourable  men,  and  all  her 
great  men  were  bound  in 
chains. 

11  Thou  also  shalt  be  drunken  : 
d  thou  shalt  be  hid  ;  thou  also 
shalt  seek  strength  because  of  the 
enemy. 

12  Ail  thy  strong  holds  shall  be 
like  fig-trees  e  with  the  first-ripe 
figs ;    if    they   be    shaken,    they 


B.  C.  713.  CHAP.  III. 

shall  even  fall  into  the  mouth  of  /Je.  51.30. 
the  eate 

13  Behold,  thy  people  in  the  ^Ps.  147.13. 
midsi  of  thee   are   women  :  f  the  I 

gates  of  Uiy  land  shall  be  set  wide   A  Joel  2.  25. 

open  unto  ihine  enemies  ;   the  fiiej 

shall  devour  ihy  bars,  g-  i5or,spread- 

14  Draw     thee    waters    for    the   ethhimself. 
sieg-e,  fortify  thy  strong:  holds  :  go 
into   clay,   and   tread   the  mortar, 
make  strong  the  brick-kiln. 

15  There    shall    the    fire  devour 
thee  ;  the  sword  shall  cut  thee  otf,  I  i  Ps.  76.  6. 
it  shall  eat  thee  up  like  the  can- '  t  Eze.  31.  3, 
ker-worm  :  h  make   thyself  many  '  &c. 

as  the  cunker-%vorm,   make  thyself  6or,  I'a/- 
many  as  the  locusts.  \ianlones. 

16  Tliou  hast  multiplied  thy  nK.2'i.  17. 
merchants  above  the  stars  of  hea-  1  wrinkling. 
ven  :  the  canker-worm  5  spoileth,  ?«  Re.  18.  2, 
and  fleeth  away.  i  3. 


The  ruin  of  Nineveh, 

17 Thy  crowned  are  as  the  locusts, 
and  tliy  captains  as  the  great 
grasshoppers,  which  camp  in  the 
hedges  in  the  cold  day,  but  when 
the  sun  ariseth  they  fiee  away,  and 
their  place  is  not  known  where 
they  are. 

18  Thy  shepherds  slumber,  i  O 
king  of  Assyiia  ;  k  tby  6  nobles 
shall  dwell  in  the  dust ;  thy  peo- 
ple is  scattered  I  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  no  man  gathereth 
t/iem. 

19  There  is  no  7  healing  of  thy 
bruise  ;  thy  wound  is  grievous  ; 
all  that  hear  the  bruit  of  thee 
shall  clap  the  hands  over  thee  : 
for  upon  whom  m  hath  not  thy 
wickedness  passed  continual- 
ly ? 


HABAKKUK 
CHAPTER  I.  B.  C.  626. 

THE    burden   which   Habakkuk 
the  prophet  did  see. 

2  0  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  cry, 
and  thou  a  wilt  not  hear  !  even  cry 
out  unto  thee  oy" violence,  and  thou 
wilt  not  save  ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  show  me  ini- 
quity, and  cause  me  to  behold 
giievance  ?  for  spoiling  and  vio- 
lence are  before  me  :  and  there 
are  that  raise  up  strife  and  conten- 
tion. 

4  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked, 
and  judgment  doth  never  go  foith  : 
for  the  wicked  doth  compass  about 
the  righteous  ;  therefore  1  wrong 
judgment  prooeedeth. 

5  Behold  ye  among  the  heathen, 
and  regard,  and  wonder  marvel- 
lously :  fori  I  will  work  a  woik  '''"?!^^"i=  '«^ 
in  your  days,  which  ye  will  not"",/""*' 
believe,  though  it  be  told  you.  "J'  '"^'f  ,, 

6  For,  lo,  I  raise   up  the    c  Chal-   /"'^f^  *«"" 
deans,    that   bitter  and    hasty   na-  i  '°°*  toward 
tion,   which  shall    march  through    "''.'^"^^ 
the  2  breadth  of  the  land,  lo  pos-  |Heb.  the 
Bess  the   dwelling-places  that  are  ,°PP'?^}^^°"- 
not  theirs.  "  Uf  their 

7  They   are  terrible    and   dread- [-f^f^*'"""^'' 
ful  :    their  3  judgment   and   their   '  "        ' 
dignity    shall    proceed  of   them- 
selves. 

8  Their  horses  also  are  swifter 
tnan  the  leopards,  and  are  more  4 
fierce  than  the  evening  wolves  : 
and   their  horsemen  shall   spread 


themselves,  and     their  horsemen  |  ricZ. 


the  east. 
6  rock. 
T  founded. 

8  or,  griev- 
ance. 

9  moving. 

10  or,JIue 


shall  come   from   far  ;    they  shall 
fly  as  the  eagle    that   hasteth    to 
eal. 
9   They  shall  come  all   for  vio- 


d  la.  10.  13- 

15. 

1 1  fa,  or, 

dainty. 


lence  ;  their 5  faces  shall  sup  up 
as  the  east  wind,  and  they  shall 
gather  the  captivity  as  the  sand. 

10  And  they  shall  scofl'  at  the 
kings,  and  the  princes  sAaii  be  a. 
scorn  unto  them  ;  they  shall  deride 
every  strong  hold  ;  for  they  shall 
heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

11  Then  shall  his  mind  change, 
and  he  shall  pass  over,  and  ofi'end, 
imputing  this  his  power  unto  his 
god. 

12  Art  thou  not  from  everlasting, 
O  Lord  my  God,  mine  Holy 
One  ?  we  shall  not  die.  O  Lord, 
thou  hast  ordained  them  for  judg- 
ment ;  and,  O  mighty  6  God,  thou 
hast  7  established  them  for  cor- 
rection. 

13  Thou  art  of  purer  eyes  than 
to  behold  evil,  and  canst  not  look 
on  8  iniquity  :  wherefore  lookest 
thou  upon  them  that  deal  treach- 
erously, and  boldest  thy  tongue 
when  the  wicked  devoureth  the 
man  that  is  more  righteous  than 
he  ? 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes 
of  the  sea,  as  the  9  creeping 
things,  that  have  no  ruler  over 
them  1 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with 
the  angle,  they  catch  them  in  their 
net,  and  gather  them  in  their  10 
drag  :  therefore  they  rejoice  and 
are  glad. 

16  Therefore  d  they  sacrifice  un- 
to their  net,  and  burn  incense  un- 
to their  drag  ,  because  by  them 
their  portion  is  fat,  and  their  meat 
11  plenteous. 

17  Shall    they    therefore    empty 

839 


IIAEAKKUK, 


1  fenced 
place. 
a  Ps.  85.  8. 

2  or,  in  me. 

3  upon  jtiy 
repro'if,  or, 
arguuig,  or, 
whe/L  J  nm 
argued  toith. 
b  Jno.  3.  36. 

4  or.  How 
much  more. 

5  or.  Ho,  he. 
c  Is.  33.  1. 

6  bloods. 
Tor,  gaineth 
nn  evil  gain. 
S  palm  of 
the  hand. 

9  or,  piece, 
oi.fastening 

10  or,  wit- 
ness against 
U  bloods. 
\2or,invain. 


Judgment  upon  the  Chaldeans. 

their  net,  nnd  nol  spare  continually 
to  slay  the  naiions  ? 

CHAPTER  II. 

I  WILL  stafid  upon  iny  watch, 
nnd  set  nie  upon  the  1  tower, 
and  a  will  watch  to  see  what  he 
\vill  say  '2  unto  me,  and  what 
I  bliull  answLT  3  when  I  am  re- 
proved. 

2  And  the  Lord  answered  me, 
and  said.  Write  the  vision,  and 
make  it  plain  upon  tabled,  that  lie 
may  run  that  readeth  it. 

3  For  the  vision  is  yet  for  an  ap- 
pointed time,  but  at  the  end  it 
shall  speak,  and  not  lie  :  though 
it  tarry,  wait  for  it  :  because 
it  will  surely  come,  it  will  not 
tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  sou)  which  is  lifted 
up  is  not  uprig'hl  in  him  :  but  b 
the  just  shall  live  by  his  faith. 

5  Yea  4  also,  because  he  trans- 
g'lesselh  by  wine,  /:e  is  a  proud 
man,  neither  keepeih  at  hoini-, 
who  enlargeth  his  desire  as  hell, 
and  24'  as  death,  and  cannot  be 
satisfied,  tut  g'atheieth  unto  him 
all  nations,  and  heapelh  unto  him 
all  people  : 

6  Shall  not  all  these  take  up  a 
parable  ag^ainst  him,  and  a  taunt- 
ing proverb  against  him,  and  say, 
5Woetohim  that  increaseth  thnt 
whirh  is  not  his!  how  lonsT  ?  and 
to  him  that  ladeth  himself  with 
thick  clay  ! 

7  Sh.iU  they  not  rise  up  suddenly 
that  shall  bite  thee,  and  awake 
that  shall  vox  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
be  for  booties  unio  them  ? 

8  Because  c  thou  hast  spoiled 
many  nations,  all  the  remnant  of 
the  people  shall  spoil  thee  ;  be- 
cause of  men's  6  blood,  and  for 
the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  Woe  to  him  that  7  coveteth  an 
evil  covelousness  to  his  house, 
thai  he  may  set  his  nest  on  high, 
that  he  may  be  delivered  from  the 
8  power  of  evil  1 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to 
thy  house  by  cutting  off  many 
per.ple.  and  hast  sinned  against 
thy  soul. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  o{\  beams  out 
the  wall,  and  the  9  beam  out  of  of  his  side 
the  timber  shall  10  answer  it. 

12  Woe  to  him  that  buildeth  a 
town  with  II  blood,  and  establish- 
eth  a  cilv  by  iniquity  ! 

13  Beholdl  is  it  not  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  that  the  people  shall  la- 
bour in  the  very  fire,  and  the  peo- 
ple shall  weary  themselves  12  for 
»ery  vanitv  ? 

■       810 


13  or,  by 
knowing  the 

14  or,  more 
with  shmne 
thnn  with. 
dPh.  3,  19. 
eJe.25.  27- 
29. 

\5  fashioner 
of  his 
fashion. 
/Ps.  II.  4. 
16  or,  he  si- 
lent all  the 
earth. 

lor,  accord- 
ins  to  va- 
riable songs 
or,  tunes, 
railed  in 
Hebrew, 
Shigionoth. 
1  report,  or. 
hearing. 

3  or,  pre- 
serve alive, 
aino.  10.10. 

4  or,  Ihe 
south. 

5  or,  bright 


6  or,  dis- 
eases. 
De.32.  24. 

6  Mi.  5.  2. 

7  or,  Ethio- 
pia. 

8  or,   under 
ajjiiction, 
or,  vanity. 


B.  C.  628. 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  13 
with  tl)e  knowledge  of  the  glory 
of  (he  Lord,  an  the  Wbteis  cover 
the  sea. 

15  Woe  unto  him  that  giveih  his 
neighbour  drink,  that  puiitst  thy 
bottle  to  him,  and  makcst  him 
drunken  also,  that  thou  mayesl 
look  on  iheii  nakedness  ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  14  with  shame 
d  for  glory  :  drink  thou  also,  and 
let  thy  foreskin  be  uncovered  :  the 
cup  e  of  the  Lord's  right  hand 
shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and 
shameful  spewing  «Aa//  be  on  thy 
glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon 
shall  cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of 
beasts,  which  made  (hem  afraid, 
because  of  men's  blood,  and  for 
the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the 
city,  and  of  all  that  dwell   therein. 

18  What  profiteth  the  graven  im- 
age, that  the  maker  theieol  hath 
giaven  it;  the  molten  image,  and 
atencherof  lies,  that  the  15  maker 
of  his  work  ttusteth  therein,  to 
make  dumb  idols  ? 

19  Woe  unto  him  that  sailb  to 
the  wood,  Awake;  to  the  dumb 
stone.  Arise,  it  shall  tench  I  Be- 
hold, it  is-  laid  over  with  gold  ana 
silver,  and  f/ierej's  no  breath  at  all 
in  the  midst  of  it. 

20  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy 
temple  ;  /  let  16  all  the  earth  keep 
silence  before  him. 

CHAPTER  III. 

APRAYKR  of   Habakkuk  the 
prophet  upon  1  Shigionoth. 

2  O  Lord,  I  have  hea.d  ihy  2 
speech,  and  was  afraid  :  O  Lord, 
3  revive  a  thy  work  in  the  midst  of 
the  years,  in  the  midst  of  ihe  years 
make  known  ;  in  wrath  remember 
mercy. 

3  Gori  came  from  4  Teman,  and 
the  Holy  One  from  mount  Paiati. 
Selah.  His  glory  covered  Ihe 
heavens,  and  the  earth  wns  lull 
of  his  praise. 

4  .And  his  brightness  was  as  the 
light  ;  he  had  5  horns  coming  out 
of  his  hand  :  and  there  was  the 
hidingof  his  power. 

5  Before  him  went  the  pestilence, 
and  burning  6  coals  went  foith  at 
his  feel. 

6  He  stood,  and  measured  the 
earth  ;  he  beheld,  and  drove  asun- 
der  the  nations  :  and  the  everlast- 
insr  mountains  were  scattered,  ihe 
perpetual  hills  did  bow  :  his  ways 
6  ore  everlasting. 

7  I  saw  the  tents  of  7  Cnshan  8 
in  afBiciion  :  and  the  curtains  of 
the  land  of  Midian  did  tremble. 


B.  C.  626. 

8  Was  the  Lord  displeased 
ag'aiast  the  rivers  '?  teas  thine  an- 
ger a.xainsi  ilie  iivers?  was  thy 
•wiath  against  the  sea,  that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  ihinc  horses,  and 
thy  chariots  of  9  salvation  t 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite 
naked,  according  to  the  oaths  ol" 
the  trilies,  even  thy  word.  Selah. 
Thou  didst  cleave  10  the  earth 
wiih  rivers. 

10  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and 
they  trembled  ;  the  overflowing  of; 
the  water  passud  by  :  the  dee  /  ut- 
tered his  voice,  and  lifted  up  bis 
hands  on   high. 

11  The  sun  c  onrf  moon  stood  still 
in  theii  habitations  :  11  at  the  light 
of  thine  arrows  they  went,  and 
at  the  shining  of  tliy  glittering 
spear. 

12  Thnu  didst  march  through  the 
land  in  indignation,  thou  didst 
thiesh  ihe  heathen  in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the 
salvation  of  thy  people,  iven  for 
Balvalioii  with  thine  anointed  ; 
thou  woundedst  the  head  d  out  of 
the  house  of  the  wicked,  by  dis- 
covering \i  the  foundation  unto 
the  neck.     Selah. 

14  Thou     didst    strike     throuoli 


CHAP.  I. 

|9  or,  were.. 

10  or.  Ike 
\rivers  of 

tke  earih. 
eJos.  10.  12, 
13. 

11  or,  tldne 
arrows 
tcctlked  in 
the  hg/it. 

d  Ps.  110.  6. 

12  making 
naked. 


13  tcere 
tempestu- 
ous. 

14  or,  mud. 

15  or,  c?it 
them  in 
pieces. 

16  lie. 

e  Job  13.  15. 

17  Kegi- 
noth, 

Ps.  4.  title. 


Hahakkuk's  prayer, 

with  hjs  staves  the  head  of  bit 
villages  ;  13  they  came  out  as  & 
whirlwind  to  scatter  me  :  their 
.ejoicing  -was  as  to  devour  the  poor 
secretly. 

15  Thou  didst  walk  through  the 
sea  with  thine  horses,  through  the 
l-l  heap   of  great  waters. 

16  When  I  heard,  my  belly 
tiembled  ;  my  lips  quivered  at 
the  voice  :  rottenness  entered  into 
loy  bones,  and  I  trembled  in  my- 
self, that  I  might  rest  in  the  day 
of  trouble  ;  when  he  comelli  up 
unto  the  people,  he  will  15  invade 
I  hem  with  his  troops. 

17  Although  the  fig-tree  shall  not 
blossom,  neither  ehalt  fruit  be 
in  the  vines  ;  the  labour  of  the 
olive  shall  16  fail,  and  the  fields 
shall  yield  no  meat  ;  the  flock 
shall  be  cut  ofi'  fioin  the  fold,  and 
there  shall  be  no  herd  in  the  stalls  : 

18  Yet  e  1  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
I  will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salva- 
tion. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  my  strength, 
and  he  will  make  my  feet  like 
hinds'yVfZ,  and  he  wiil  make  ine 
to  walk  upon  mine  high  places.  To 

e  chief  singer  on  ray  stringed  17 
instruments. 


ZEPHANIAH. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which 
came  unto  Zephaniuh  the 
eon  of  Cushi,  the  sou  of  Gedaliah, 
the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Hizkiah,  in  the  days  of  Josiab 
the  son  of  Anion,  king  of  Judali. 

2  I  1  will  utteily  consume  all 
things  from  ofi'  2  the  land,  sailh 
the  Lord. 

3  I  will  consume  man  and  beast  ; 
I  will  consume  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea  ; 
and  the  3  stumbling-blocks  with 
the  wicked  ;  and  I  will  cut  off  man 
from  off  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine 
hand  upon  Judah,  and  upon  all 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 
and  I  will  cut  off  a  the  remnant  of 
Baal  from  this  place,  and  the  name 
of  the  Chemarims  with  the 
priests  ; 

5  An(l  them  that  worship  the 
host  of  heaven  upon  the  h'litse- 
tops  ;  6  and  them  c  that  worship 
and  that  swear  4  by  the  Lord,  d 
and  that  swear  by  Malcham  ;  e 

6  And  them  that  are  turned  / 
back  frum  tiie    Lord  ;   and   those 


B.  C.  630. 


1  By  taking 
aiony,  I  will 
ntnlcean  end 

2  the  face  of 
the. 

i  or,  idols. 

^  Fulfilled, 

624. 

2  K.23.4,  5. 

4  2  K.23.  12. 

Je.  19.  13 

C2K.17.  33, 

41. 

4  or,  to. 

rfis   48.  1. 

Ho.  4.  15. 

e  IK.  11.  33. 

/He.  10.  38. 


s  He.  2.  3. 
h  Zee.  2.  13 
i  P  .4.5. 

5  sojictijied, 
o-c  .prepared . 
Col.  1.12. 
il\lat.22.2, 
&c. 

Re.  19.17. 

6  visit  upon. 


that  have  not  sought  g  the  Lord, 
nor  inquired  for  him. 

7  Holil  h  thy  peace  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord  God  ;  for  i  ths 
day  of  the  Lord  is  at  hand  :  for 
the  Loid  hath  prepared  a  sacri- 
fice, he  hath  5  bid  his  guests,  k 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  sacrifice, 
that  I  will  punish  6  the  princes, 
and  the  king's  children,  and  all 
such  as  are  clothed  with  strange 
apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I 
punish  all  those  that  leap  on  the 
threshold,  which  fill  their  mas- 
ters' houses  with  violence  and  de- 
ceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  LonI,  that 
there  shall  he  the  noise  of  a  cry 
from  the  fish-gate,  and  an  howling 
from  the  second,  and  a  great  crash- 

ng  Irom  the  hills. 

11  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  Male 
tesh,  for  all  the  merchant-people 
arecutdown  ;  all  they  that  bear 
silver  are  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at 
that  time,  that  I  will  search  Jerji- 
«al«m   with  candles,    and  punish 

841 


An  erhortation  to  reyaitancc.         ZKPHANIAH 

the  men  that  nrel  setlled  /  on  their  7  curdtrt, 
lees;  that   say    m  in    their  hCBit,    or,  Ihick- 
The  Lord  will  not  do  good,  neither  ened. 
will   he  do  evil.  /  Je.  48.  II. 

13  Therefore     their    joods  shall    Am. 6.  1. 
become  n  booty,   nnd  their   hoiices   Re.  ii.  U3. 
a.     desolation  :     they     shall     also   m  i'(.  84.  7. 
build     liouses,     but     not      inhabit   n  Joel  2.1,     I 
them;  nnd  they  shall    plant  vine-    11. 
yards,    but     not    drink    the   wine   o  Re.  6.  15- 
thereof.  17.  j 

14  The  ^rec-rt   day  of  the  Lord  if  ]>  Is.  22.  5.      I 
near,  n   it    is    near,    nnd    haslelh  Je.  30.  7.        I 
greatly,  even  the  voice   of  the  day  y  Am.  5.  18. 
of  the   Lord  :   the   mighty   o  mail  r  Jc.  4.  19. 
shall  cry  there  bitterly.  s  Is.  59.  10. 

15  That ;^  day  is  a  tlay  of  wrath,  t  Ps.  79.  3. 
a   day  of   trouble  and    distress,    a  Je.  9.  22. 
day  of    wasteness  and  desolalioii,  «  Pr.  11.  4. 
a  day  of  darkness  q   nnd   gloomi-  Eze.  7.  19. 


ness,    a  day  of   clouds   and   thick   »c.3.  8. 


darkness, 


o  Joel  2,  16. 


16  A  day  of  the  trumpet  r  and  1  or,  de- 
alarm  against  the  fenced  cities,  sirous, 
and  against  the  high  towers.  b  Ho.  13.  3. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress  upon  c2K.  22. 
men,  that    they    shall    walk    like  13,  17. 
blind   s   men,    because    they    have  23.  26. 
sinned     against    the    Lord  :      and  2  Ch.  36. 
their  blood  t  shall  be  poured  out  us  16,  17. 
dust,  and  their  Hesh  as  the  dung.  rfPs.  93.  7,8. 

18  Neither    u    their     silver    nor  eAm.5.  6, 
their  gold  shall  be  able   to  deliver  15. 


B.  C.  630 

6  And  the  sea-coast  ahull  ha 
dwellings  and  cotlagei  for  iihtp- 
herds  nnd  folds  for  flockg. 

7  And  the  coast  shdil  be  for  the  k 
remnant  of  the  house  of  Jiidnh  ; 
they  shnll  feed  thereupon  :  in  the 
houses  of  Ashkelon    shall  they   lie 

Idown  in  tlie  evening;  2  for  the 
Lord  their  Ciod  shall  visit  /  them, 
'  nnd  turn  away  m  their  captivity. 

8  I  have  heard  the  reproach  of 
Moab,  nnd  the  reviliiigs  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  whereby  they 
have  reproached  my  people,  and 
magnified  themselves  against  their 
border. 

9  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Surely  Moah  n  shall  be  as  Sodom, 
and  the  children  of  Ammon  as  Go- 
morrah, even  the  breeding  of  net- 
tles, nnd  salt-pits,  nnd  a  perpetual 
desolation  :  the  residue  of  my  peo- 
ple shall  spoil  them,  and  the  rem- 
nant of  my  people  shall  po«sess 
them. 

10  This  shnll  they  have  for  their 
pride,  because  they  have  reproach- 
ed and  magnified  themselves 
against  the  people  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

11  The  Lord  loi// 6e  tenihle  unto 
them  ;  for  he  will  3  f  mish  all   the 


them  in    the    day    of   the    Lord's /"  Zee.  8.  19.  :  gods  of  the  earth  ;  and   men   shall 

1  worship  him,   every   or.e   from  hii 
I  place,    even    all    the  isles    of   the 


jtii  :  but  the  whole  land  shall  g' Jon.  3.  9. 
be  devoured  t;  by  the  fire  of  his  /iJe.47.  5. 
jealousy:  for  he   shall   make   even    Zee.  9.  5.  6.  |  heathen 


a  speedy  riddance  of  all  them  that   i  Kze.  25.16. 
dwell  in  the  land. 

CHAPTRR  ir.  " 

G1  ATHER  ayourselvcs  together, 'At  Is.  11.  11. 
r  yea,  gather  together,  (J  nation    Mi.  4.  7. 
not  1  desired  ;  i  2  or,  when. 

2  Before  the   decree    hring  forth,  I /Lu.  168. 
he/ore  the  day  pass  as  the  chafl',  b   mPs.  126. 
before    the    fierce  anger  c    of    the    i,  4. 
Lord  come  upon  you, "before  d  the    Je.  29.  14. 
dav  of  the  Lord's  anger  come  upon   "  Je.  48.  1, 
you.  :&c. 

3  Seek  e  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek   3  make 
of  the  earth,   which   have  wrought  [lenn. 

his    judgment  ;y  seek    righteous-    o  Is.  20.  4. 
ness,  seek  meekness  :  it  may  be   g  ^  Is.  10.  12, 
ye  shall  be  hid    in   the  day  of  the  |  16. 
Lord's  anger.  '  \Aor,j>clican. 

4  For  Gaza  h  shall  be   forsaken,  i  5  or,  tnops, 
and    Ashkelon   a  desolation:  they   or,  cAapi- 
shall  drive  out  Ashdod  at  the  noon-    ters, 

day,    and    Ekron  shall    be    rooted   6  or,  wftcn 


up. 


1  he  hath  un- 


5  Woe    unto    the    inhabitants  of  covered. 
the   sea-coasts,  the   nation   of  the    q  Is.  47.  8. 
Chercthitos  !    i   the   word    of    the    Re.  18.  7. 
Lord  is  against  you  ;  O   Cannan,    1  crnw^  or, 
the  land  of  the  Philistines,  I   will   gluttonous, 
even  destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  ,  2  or,  in- 
be  no  inhabitant.  '  struction. 

842 


12  Ye  Kthiopians  o  also,  ye  shall 
ieslnin  by  my  sword. 

13  And  he  will  stretch  out  his 
hand  against  the  north,  and  de- 
stroy Assyria  :  p  nnd  will  make 
Nineveh  a  desolation,  and  dry  like 
a  wilderness. 

14  And  flocks  shall  lie  down  in 
the  midst  of  her,  all  the  beasts  of 
the  nations  :  both  the  4  cormo- 
rant nnd  the  bittern  shall  lodge  in 
the  5  upper  lintels  of  it  :  their 
voice  shall  sing  in  the  winilow  ; 
desolation  shall  be  in  the  thresh- 
olds :  6  for  he  shall  uncover  the 
cedar-work. 

15  This  U' the  rejoicing  city  that 
dwelt  carelessly  ;  that  said  q  in 
her  heart,  I  nm,  and  there  is  none 
beside  me  :  how  is  she  become  a 
desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to 
lie  down  in  !  every  one  that  pass- 
eth  by  her  shall  hiss,  arid  wag  his 
hand. 

CHAPTER  III. 

WiiK  to  1  her  that  is  filthy  and 
polluted,   to  the  oppreirsing 
city  ! 

2  She  obeyed  not  the  voice  ;  she 
received    not   B  correction  :     she 


she 


are 
are 


B.  C.  630. 

trusted    not    in    the    Lord  ; 
drew  not  near  to  her  God. 

3  Her     princes   within     her 
roaring'     lions  ;     her    judges 
evening'  wolves;    they   gnaw  not 
the  bones  till  tlie  morrow. 

4  Her  prophets  a  are  light  and 
treacherous  persons  :  her  priests 
have  polluted  the  sanctuary,  they 
have  done  violence  to  the  law. 

5  The  A  just  Lord  is  \x\  the  midst 
thereof  ;  he  will  not  do  iniquity  :  3 
every  morning  doth  he  bring  hi."! 
judgment  to  light ;  he  faileth  not  ; 
but  the  unjust  knoweth  no 
shame,  c 

6  1  have  cut  off  the  nations : 
their  towers  4  F.re  desolate  ;  I 
made  their  streets  waste,  that 
none  passeth  by  :  their  cities  are 
destroyed,  so  that  there  is  no  man, 
that  there  is  none  inhabitant. 

7  I  said,  surely  d  thou  wilt  fear 
me,  thou  wilt  receive  in-^truclion  : 
80  their  dwelling  should  not  be 
cut  oft',  howsoever  I  punished 
them  :  but  they  rose  early,  e  and 
corrupted  all  their  doings. 

8  Therefore  wait  f  ye  upon  me, 
saith  the  Lord,  until  the  day 
that  I  rise  up  to  the  prey  ;  for  my 
determination  is  to  gather  the  na- 
tions, g  that  I  may  assemble  the 
kingdoms,  to  pour  upon  them 
mine  indignation,  even  all  my 'p  Zee.  2.  10. 
fierce  anger;    for  all    the   earth /i' 9- 9. 

shall  be  devoured  with  the  fire    of  <]■  Ro.  8.  33, 
my  jealousy.  !34. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  peo-  |  Re.  12.  10. 
pie  a  pure   5  language,   that  they   8  or, /ai'ii. 
may  i  all  call  upon    the   name   of ,  r  Is.  6'2.  5. 
the  Lord,   to  serve   him  -with  one  |  Je.  32.  41. 
6  consent.  9  he  silent. 

10  From     bej'ond    the    rirers    of  10  the  bur- 
Ethiopia    k    my   suppliants,   even   denuponit 
the     daughter    of    my   dispersed,    was    re- 
shall  bring  mine  offering.  proach. 

11  In  that  day  shalt   thou   noi  he  \\\  set  them 
ashamed     I    for    all     thj-   doings,  [ybr  r/. 
wherein    thou     hast     transgressed    12  f)/  Z^eir 
against  roe  :     for  then    I  will   take  \  shame. 
away  out    of    the    midst   of    thee    s  Am.  19.4. 


An  exhortation  to  rejoice, 
them  that  rejoice  in  thy  pride  ; 
and  thou  shalt  no  more  be  haugh- 
ty 7  because  of  my  holy  moun- 
tain. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst 
of  thee  an  afhicted  and  poor  771 
people,  and  they  shall  trust  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall 
not  do  iniquity,  nnorspeak  lies  ;  o 
neither  shall  a  deceitful  tongue  be 
found  in  their  mouth  :  for  they 
shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and   none 

j  shall  make  them  afraid. 

14  Sing',  p  O   daughter  of  Zion  ; 
I  shout,   O  Israel  ;  be   glad  and   re- 
'  joice  with  all    the  heart,  O  daugh- 
ter of  Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away 
thy  judgments,   he   hath   cast  out 

I  g  thine  enemy  :  the  king  of  Israel, 
^  even   the  Lord,  is  in   the  midst  of 

thee  :  thou  shalt  not  see  evil  any 

more. 
18  In  that  day  it   shall  be  Ba:d   to 

Jerusalem,  Pear  thou  not  ;  and  to 

Zion,   Let   not  thine   hands  be    8 

slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  in  the 
midst  of  thee  is  mighty  ;  he  will 
save,  he  will  rejoice  r  over  thee 
with  joy  ;  he  will  9  rest  in  his 
love  ;  he  will  joy  over  thee  with 
singing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  are 
sorrowful  for  the  solemn  assembly 
who  are  of  thee,  to  whom  10  the 
reproach  of  it  was  a  burden. 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will 
undo  ail  that  afflict  thee  ;  and  I 
will  save  her  that  halteth,  and 
gather  her  that  was  driven  out  ; 
and  I  will  11  get  them  praise  and 
fame  in  every  land  12  where  they 
have  been  put  to  shame. 

20  At  s  that  time  will  I  bring 
you  again,  even  in  the  time  that  I 
gather  you  :  fori  will  make  you 
a  name  and  a  praise  among  all 
people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn 
back  your  captivity  before  your 
eyes,  saith  the  Lord. 


HAGGAI. 
CHAPTER  I.  f   B.  C.  5-20. 

IN   the   second  year  a  of  Darius 
the   king,   in  the   sixth  month,  I  a  Ezr.  4.  24. 
io    the    first    day   of    the    month,  I  1  iy  the 
came  the   v.ord   of     the    Lord,  by  hand  of. 

1  Hagiai  the  prophet,  unto  Ze-  b.  Ezr.3.  2. 
rubbabel  b  the    son    of   Shealtiel,   lox. cap  tain. 

2  governor  of  Judah,  and  to  Jo-  c\  Cli.  6.15. 
shua  the  son  of  Josedech,  c  the  d  2Sa.  7.  2. 
high  pr'vest,  saying,  ^  Set  your 

2  Thus  speaketh     the  "Lord     of  heart  on. 
hosts,   saying,    This    people    say'e  La.  3.  40. 


The  lime  is  not  come,  the  time 
that  the  Lord's  house  should  be 
built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  Haggai  the  prophet, 
saying, 

4  Is  d  it  time  for  you,  O  ye,  to 
dwell  in  your  ceiled  houses,  and 
this  house  lie  waste  ? 

5  Now,  therefore,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  3  Consider  e  your 
ways. 

843 


Of  rtbuiiding  the  ItmpSe. 

6  Ye  have  «own  /  much,  and 
brinj  in  lillle  ;  yn  eat,  g  but  ye 
have  nut  enuugh  ;  ye  diiiik-,  but 
ye  arc  nol  filled  with  iliiiik  ;  yc 
clothe  you,  but  there  is  non<; 
wurin  ;  and  he  ihiit  earneth 
■WHges,  earneth  wa^es  to  put  it 
inlu  a  bag-  4  with  lioJcp. 

7  Tlius  6;iitb  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Consi  ieryour  ways. 

8  Go  >ip  to  the  mountain,  and 
brin?  woiid,  and  build  Ihe  house  ; 
and  I  will  take  plejsuro  In  it,  and 
I  will  be  glorified,  saith  the 
Lord. 

9  Ye  looked  k  for  much,  and  lo, 
it  came  to  little;  and  when  ye 
brought  it  homo,  I  did  blow  5 
upon  it.  Why  ?  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  Because  of  mine  house 
that  is  waste,  and  ye  run  every 
mp.n  unto  his  own  house. 

11)  Theiefore  i  the  heaven  over 
you  is  stayed  from  dew,  and  the 
earth  is  sta'yed/rom  her  fi'iit. 

11  And  I  called  for  a  drought  k 
upon  the  land,  and  upon  the 
mountains,  and  upon  the  corn, 
and  upon  (he  new  wine,  and  upon 
the  oil,  and  upon  that  which  the 
ground  bring-elh  forth,  and  upon 
men,  and  upon  cattle,  and  upon 
all  the  labour  of  the  hands. 

12  Then  Z^rubbahel  the  son  of 
Sheaitiel,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  priest,  with 
nil  the  remnant  of  the  people, 
ob.>yed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  the  words  of  Ha«f- 
gai  the  prophet,  (as  the  Lord 
their  God  had  sent  him,)  and  the 
people  did  fear  before  the  Lord. 

13  Then  spake  Hag-gai,  the 
Lord's  messenger,  t  in  the 
Lord's  message  unto  Ihe  people, 
Eavinsf,  I  m  ain  with  you,  saith 
the  Lord. 

14  /And  the  Lord  n  stirred  up 
the  spirit  of  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Khealiiel,  frovcrnorof  Judah,  and 
the  .spirit  of  Joshua  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and  the 
spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the 
people  ;  anci  o  they  came,  and  did 
woik  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  their  God. 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  sixth  month,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius  the  king. 

CHAPTER  IL 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one 
and  twentieth  rfoyof  the  month. 
Came  the  word  of  the  Lord  1  by 
the  prophet  Hajgai,  saying, 
2  Speak  now  to  Zertibbabel  the 
ion  of  Shealtiel,  g-overnor  of  Ja- 
dafa,  and  to  Joshua,  the  ten  of 
844 


llKOQAl. 

I/De.i8.  38. 

S  Ho.  4.   10. 
Mi.  6.  14. 

4  pierced. 
he.  2,  16,17. 

5  or,  it 
ateny. 

1  De.  28.  23. 
Ho.  2.  9. 

*  1  K.  17.  I. 

2K.8.  1. 

/Mai.  2.  7. 

2  Co.  5.20. 

m  Mat.    18, 
20. 

n  1  Co.  12. 
4-11. 

0  Ezr.  5.2,8. 

1  6y  the 
hand   of. 


a  Ezr.  3.  12. 

b  Zed.  10. 

cZcc.  8.  S. 

d  c.  1.  13. 

e  Ez.  29.  45, 
46. 

/  Ne.  3.  20. 

Ps.  51.  11, 

12. 

Is.  63.  11, 

14. 

c  Joel  3.  16. 

He.  12.  26. 

7iGe.  49.  10. 

Mill.  3.  1. 

Lu.2.  27, 

46. 

ilCh. 29.14. 
*  Jno.  1.  14. 
2  Co.  3.  9, 
10. 

/  Ps.  85.  8. 
Lu.2.  14. 
Ep.2.  14. 
m  Le.  10. 
10,  11. 
De.  33.  10. 
Mai.  2.  7. 
n  Nu.  19.11. 
oTi.  1.  15. 
Jud«23. 


B.  C.  S20. 

Josedech,  the  hi^h  priest,  and  to 
the   residue  of  the  people.  Buying, 

3  Who  a  it  '.eft  among  yju  that 
saw  this  house  in  her  firjt  glory  7 
and  how  do  ye  sec  it  now  7  is  it 
not  in  ynur  eyes  in  comparison  of 
it  as  nolliing  !  b 

4  Yet  now  be  strong,  c  O  Zerub-. 
babel,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  bo', 
ptrong,  O  Jo.'ihua  son  of  Josedech,, 
the  high  priest  ;  and  be  sironff, 
all  ye  people  of  (he  land,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  woik  :  for  1  rf  arr^ 
with  you,  saith  the  Lord  of! 
hosts.  [ 

5  According  to  the  word  e  thntr^ 
covenanted  with  you  when  ye* 
came  out  of  Egypt,  so  my  Spirit  / 
remaineth  among  you  :  fear  ye  not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Yet  once,  it  is  a  little  while, 
and  p  I  will  shake  the  heavens, 
and  the  earth,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  dry  land  ; 

7  And  I  will  shake  all  nations, 
and  the  desiie  of  all  nations  shall 
come  :  /land  I  will  fill  this  house 
v/ith  glory,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  t  and  the 
gold  is  mine,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

9  The  glory  k  of  this  latter  house 
shall  be  greater  than  of  the  for- 
mer, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  :  and 
in  this  place  will  I  give  peace,  I 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  In  the  four  and  twentieth rfoy 
of  the  ninth  month,  in  the  se- 
cond year  of  Darius,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  Haggai  the 
prophet,  saying, 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Ask  now  Ihe  priests  m  coriceiTiing 
the  law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the 
skirt  of  his  garment,  and  with  liii 
skirt  do  touch  bread,  or  pottage, 
or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any  meat,  shall 
it  be  holy  ?  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said.   No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that 
is  unclean  by  a  dead  body  touch  n 
any  of  these,  shall  it  be  unclean  ? 
And  the  priests  answered  and 
said.  It  shall  be   unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and 
said.  So  o  is  this  people,  and  so  is 
this  nation  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord  ;  and  so  is  every  work  of 
their  hands;  and  that  which  they 
offer  there  I'j  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  con- 
sider from  this  day  and  upward, 
from  before  a  stone  was  laid  upon 
a  stone  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lcrd  '. 


B.  C.  520. 

IS  Since  those  days  were,  when  p  i 
one  came  lo  a.n  heap  of  twenty 
measures,  theie  weie  bul  ttn:  when  ! 
one  came  to  ihe  piesi-fat  for  to 
diciw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of  the 
press,  there  were  6u/ twenty.  I 

17  I  smote   9   you    with  blasting,  | 
and   with  mildew,  and  with   hail, 
in   all   the    labours  of  your  hands  ; 
yel  ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  Consider  now  from  this  day 
and  uiiwaid,  from  the  four  and 
t\\entieth  day  of  the  ninth  month, 
even  froin  the  rday  that  the  foun- 
dation of  the  Lord's  temple  v  as 
laid,  consider  it. 

19  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ? 
yea,  as  yet  the  \ine,  s  and  the 
fig:  tree,  and  the  pomegranate, 
ami  the  olive-tree,  hath  not 
brought  forth  :  from  this  day  will 
1  bleas  1/ou. 


CHAP.  I. 

D  C.  1.         .9. 

Zee.  8.  10. 

9  De.  28.22. 
1  K..  8.  37. 
Am.  4.  9. 

rZec.  S.  9, 
12. 

s  Hab.  3. 
17.  .8. 


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t 

■■■  <  r. 

6. 

7. 

u 

Da 

2. 

44. 

V  Mi.  5.  10. 
Zee.  9.  10. 


w  Ca.  8.6. 


God's  promise  to  Zeruhhabet. 

20  And  again  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Hag^ai,  in  the 
four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month,  sayinff, 

21  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  g-over- 
nor  ol  JuJah, saying,  1  will  shake 
t  the  heavensand  the  earth  ; 

'■i2  And  I  will  oveahrow  u  the 
throne  of  kingdoms  ;  and  1  will 
liestioy  the  stiengih  of  the  kiiig- 
doms  of  the  heathen  ;  and  »  1  will 
ovfiiihrow  the  chariots,  and  those 
that  lide  in  them  ;  and  the  horses 
and  their  rideis  i.hall  come  down, 
every  one  by  the  swoid  of  bis 
brother. 

2iJ  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  will  1  take  thee,  O  Ze- 
rubbubel  my  servant,  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  saiih  the  Lord,  and 
will  make  thee  as  a  signet  :  to  for 
I  have  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 


ZECHARIAII. 


CHAPTER  I. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  in  the  c/ 
second  year  of  Darius,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zecha- 
riah,  6  the  son  of  Beiechiuh,  the 
son  of  Iddo  the  prophet,  say- 
ing. 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  1  sore 
displeaseil  c  with  your  fathers. 

3  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them, 
Th'is  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Turn  d  ye  unto  me,  saiili  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  e  will  turn 
unto  you,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  fathers,  un- 
to whom  the  former  prophets  have 
cried,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  Turn  ye  now 
from  your  evil  ways,  and  from 
your  evil  doinjs  :  but  they  did  not 
hear,  nor  hearken  unto  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

5  Vniir  fathers,  where  are  they  ? 
and  ijie  prophets,  do  they  live  for 
ever  .' 

6  But  my  words  and  my  statutes, 
which  I  commanded  my  servants 
the  prophets,  did  they  not  2  lake 
bold  y of  your  fathers?  and  they 
returned  and  sail.  Like  as  the 
Lord  of  hosts  thouzht  ^  to  do  un- 
to ns.  according  to  our  ways,  anrl 
BCcordin?  to  our  doings,  so  h  hath 
he  dealt  with  u.s. 

7  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  eleventh  month,  which 
ta  the  month  Sebat,  in  the  second 
year  of  Darius,  came  the  word  of 
the    Lord  unto    Zecbariah,    the 

64 


B.  C.  520.  ison  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo 
I  the  piophet,  saying, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and,  behold,  i 
a  man  riding  upon  a  red  hoise, 
and  he  stood  among  the  myrtle- 
trees  that  were  in  the  bottom  ;  and 
behind  him  icere  there  k  red  horses, 
3  speckled,  and  w  hite. 

9  Then  said  I,  (J  my  Lord,  what 
are  these?  And  the  anjel  that 
talked  with  me  Si'id  unto  me,  I 
will  show  thee  what  these  be. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  among 
the  myitle  trees  answered  and 
said,  I  These  ore  ihep  whom  the 
Lord  hath  sent  to  walk  to  and  fro 
through  the  earth. 

11  And  they  answered  the  angel 
of  the  Lcrd  that  stood  among  the 
myrtle-trees,  and  said,  We  have 
walked  to  and  fro  through  the 
eaiih.  and,   behold,  all   the  earth 

2  Jr"?.  5.    13.    sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

Re.  6.  4.         I    12  Then   the   angel   of  the   Lord 

i  c.  6. 2.         I  answered     and     said,     O    Lord   of 

hrsts,  how  m  long  wilt   thou   not 

3  or,  hny.  j  have  mercy  on  Jerusalem  and  on 
I  Ps.  103.  ^  the  cities  of  Judah.  against  w  hich 
vjO,  21.  I  thou  hast  had  indignation  these  n 
He.  1.  14.      i  threescore  and  ten  vears  ? 

7n  Ps.  102.  I  13  And  the  Lord' answered  the 
13.  angel  that  talked     with   me   icith 

Re.  6.  10.  good  o  words  and  comfortable 
n  .le.  15.  11,    words. 

12.  j    14  So  the  angel   that  communed 

Da.  9.  2.  with    me   said  unto  me.  Cry  thou, 

c.  7.  5.  s.iying.  Thus    sai'h   the     Lord   of 

0  Je.  29.  10.  ho=:is,  I  am  jealous  p  for  Jerusa- 
75  Joel  2.  18.  lem  and  for  Zion  with  a  great 
c.  8.  2,  3.     I  jealousy. 

815 


a  Hag.  1.  1. 
h  Ezr.  5.  1. 
Mat.  23.  35. 
1  with  dis- 
pleasure. 
c2Ch.  36. 
16. 

Ps.  60.  1. 
d  Je.  25.  5. 
Mai.  3.  7. 
sMi.  7.  19. 
Lu.  15.  20. 
Ja.  4.  8. 
2  or,  over- 
take. 

/Hos.  6.  5. 

La.  2.  17. 

A  La.  1.  18. 


T%t  redemption  of  Ziou. 

15  And  I  am  Terv  sore  displeased 
Willi  the  heatlien  that  are  itt  eiiHe  ; 
for  9  I  was  but  «  lillle  displens- 
ed,  and  Uiey  helped  I'orwurd  the 
alTliotion. 

10  Therefore  lliiis  saith  the  Lord, 
1  am  returned  r  to  Jerusalem  with 
mercies  :  my  house  shall  be  built 
in  it,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
a  line  shall  be  stretched  forth  upon 
Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  liosl».  My  cities 
through  4  prospeiily  shall  yet  be 
spread  abroad  ;  and  s  the  Lord 
&hall  yet  conifort  Zion,  and  shall 
yet  choose  t  Jerusalem. 

18  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  saw,  and,  behold,  four  bonis. 

19  And  1  said  unto  the  anjel 
that  talked  with  me,  What  be 
these  '.'  And  he  answered  me, 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  Judah,  larael,  and  Je.u- 
salem. 

20  And  the  Lord  showed  me  four 
carpenters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these 
to  do  ?  And  he  spake,  saying. 
These  are  the  horns  which  have 
scattered  u  Judah,  so  that  no  man 
did  lift  up  his  head  :  but  these  are 
come  to  fr.ty  them,  to  cast  out  the 
horns  of  tte  Gentiles,  which  lifted 
up  V  their  horn  over  the  land  of 
Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAPTER  IL 

I  LIFTED  up  mine  eyes  again, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,  a 
man  with  a  measuring-line  a  in 
bis  hand. 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest 
thou?  And  he  said  unto  me,  To 
measure  6  Jerusalem,  to  see  what 
i*  the  breadth  thereof,  and  what 
is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And, behold,  the  angel  that  talk- 
ed with  me  went  forth,  and  anoth- 
er angel  went  out  to  meet  him, 

4  And  said  unto  him.  Run,  speak 
to  this  young  man,  saying,  Jeru- 
salem shall  be  inhabited  eras  towns 
without  walls  for  the  multitude  of 
men  and  cattle  therein. 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be 
unto  her  a  wall  d  of  tire  round 
about,  and  will  be  the  glory  e  in 
the  midst  of  her. 

6  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee  f 
from  the  land  of  the  north,  saith 
the  Lord  :  for  I  g  have  spread  you 
abroad  as  the  four  winds  of  the 
heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Deliver  A  thyself,  O  Zion,  that 
dwellest  with  the  daughter  of 
Babylon. 

3    For    thus   saith    the    Lord    of 
843 


ZECHARIAH. 


B.  c.  am 


gU.  47.  C. 
Ob.  15,  17. 
ris.  12.  1. 
54.8. 
4  ^ood. 
jIs.  51.  3. 
Ms.  14.  1. 
u  Da.  12.  7. 
V  Ps.  75.4,5. 
«E/.e.40.3,5. 
b  Re.  11.  1. 
21.  15,  16. 
els.  26.  1,2. 
Eze.  36.   10, 
11. 

d  U.  4.  5. 
c.  9.  8. 
ePs.  3.  3. 
Is.  60.   19. 
Re.  21.  23. 
/Ge.  19.17. 
^De.2S.  64. 
Eze.   17.  21. 
Am.  9.  9. 
h  Is.  48.  20. 
52.  11. 
Je.50.  8. 
51.  6,  45. 


i  De.  32.  10. 
Ps.  17.  8. 
Mat.  25.  40, 
45. 

k  Is.    19.  16. 
I  Is.  12.  6. 
7n\s.  54.1-3. 
;i2Co.6.16. 
Re.  21.  3. 

0  De.  32.  9. 
pU.  41.  9. 

1  tkeliabita- 
Cion  of  his 
holiness. 

Is.  63.   15. 
aHag.  1.   1. 

1  That  is.an 
adversary. 

A  Job  1.  6. 
Ps.  109.  6. 

2  be  his  ad- 
versary. 

c  Jude  9.23. 
Re.  12.  9,10. 
d  Am.  4.  11. 
c  Is.  64.6. 
Mat.  22.  11. 
Re.  7.13,14. 
19.   8. 

/Ro.  6.23. 
g  2  Sa.  12. 
13. 

Is.  6.  5—7. 
h  Is.  61.  10. 
i  c.  6.    11. 

3  or,  ordi- 
nance. 

4  walks. 


hosts.  After  the  glory  hath  he  (vtit 
me  unto  the  nationK  which  spoiled 
you  :  for  be  that  touchelh  you  i 
louchetbthe  apple  of  hie  eye. 

9  For,  behold,  I  will  shake  k  mine 
hand  upon  thern,  and  they  shall 
be  a  spoil  to  their  servants  :  and 
ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  of 
hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10  Sing  /  and  rejoice,  O  daughter 
of  Zion  :  for,  lo,  I  come,  and  I 
will  dwell  in  the  midst  of  thee, 
saith  the  Lord. 

U  And  many  nations  rrt  shall  be 
joined  to  the  Lord  in  that  day, 
and  shall  be  my  people  :  and  I 
will  dwell  n  in  the  midst  of  thee  ; 
anri  thou  (halt  know  that  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto 
thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  o 
Judah  his  portion  in  the  holy 
land,  and  shall  choose  p  Jerusalem 
again. 

13  Be  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before 
the  Lord  :  for  he  is  raised  up  out 
of  1  his  hoiv  habitation. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AND  he  showed  me  Joshua  a 
the  high  priest  standing  be- 
fore the  angel  of  the  Lord,  and  I 
Satan  6  standing  at  his  right  hand 
to  2  resist  hira. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
The  Lord  rebuke  c  thee,  O  Sa- 
tan ;  even  the  Lord  that  hath  cho- 
sen Jerusalem  rebuke  thee  :  is  not 
this  a  brand  d  plucked  out  of  the 
fire  ? 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with 
e  filthy  garments,  and  stood  before 
the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  those  that  stood  before  him, 
saying,  Take  away  the  filthy  gar- 
ments from  him.  And  unto  him 
he  said.  Behold,  I  /  have  caused 
fliine  ini(|uity  to  pass  g  from  thee, 
and  I  will  clothe  thee  with  change 
k  of  raiment. 

.5  .A.nd  I  said.  Let  them  set  a  (air 
i  mitre  upon  his  head.  So  they 
set  a  fair  mitre  upon  his  head, 
and  clothed  him  with  garments. 
.4nd  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 
by. 

6  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  pro- 
tested unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Loid  of  hosts, 
If  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways, 
and  if  thou  wilt  keep  my  3 
charge,  then  thou  shalt  also  jud.^e 
my  house,  and  shalt  also  keep  my 
courts  ;  and  I  will  give  thee  4 
places  to  walk  among  these  that 
stand  by. 

8  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  higli 


B.  C.  519. 

piieat,  thou  and  thy  fellows  that 
sit  before  thee  ;  for  they  are  men 
5  wondeied  at  ;  for,  behold,  I  will 
bring'  forth  my  servant,  The 
BRANCH,  k 

9  For,  behold,  the  stone  that  I 
have  laid  before  Joshua  ;  upon 
one  stone  shall  be  seven  I  eyes  :  be- 
hold, I  will  engrave  the  >jraving 
thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  I  will  remove  the  iniquity  of 
that  land  in  one  day. 

10  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  shall  ye  call  every  man  his 
neighbour  under  the  vine  and  un- 
der the  fig'-tree. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  carne  again,  and  waked 
me,  as  a  man  that  is  wakened  out 
of  his  sleep  ; 

2  And  said  unto  me,  What  seeet 
thou  ?  And  I  said,  I  have  looked, 
and  behold  a  candlestick  all  of 
gold,  with  1  a  bowl  upon  the  top  of 
it,  and  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  2  seven  pipes  to  the  seven 
lamps  which  are  upon  the  top 
thereof  ; 

3  And  2  olive-trees  by  it,  one 
upon  the  riijht  side  of  the  bowl, 
and  the  other  upon  the  left  side 
thereof ; 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me,  saying, 
AV'hat  are  these,  my  lord  1 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  answered  and  said  unto 
me,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these 
be  ?  And  I  said,  No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  This  is  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  Zerubbabel, 
saying.  Not  a  by  might,  3  nor  by 
power,  but  by  my  spirit,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O  great  moun- 
tain ?  before  Zerubbabel  thou 
ehalt  become  a  plain  :  and  he  shall 
bring  forth  the  head-stone  thereof 
vAlh  shoutings,  crying,  Grace, 
grace  unto  it. 

8  Moreover,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have 
laid  the  foundation  b  of  this  house, 
hi.s  hands  shall  also  finish  c  it  ; 
and  thou  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto 
you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the 
day  of  small  things?  4  for  they 
shall  rejoice,  and  shall  see  the  5 
plummet  in  the  hand  of  Zerubba- 
bel with  those  seven  ;  they  are  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to 
and  fro  through  the  whole  earth. 


5  of  wonder, 
or,  sign. 
Is.  8.  18. 

kU.  11.  1. 

ZRe.  5.  6. 
Iher. 

2  or,  seven 
severalpipes 
to  the  lamps. 

ft  Hos.  1.  7. 

3  or,  army. 

h  Ezr.  3.  8- 
13. 

cEzr.  6.  14, 
15. 

4  or,  since 
the  seven 
eyes  of  the 
LORD 
shall. 

5  stone  of 
tin. 


CHAP.  IV.  V.  Bahylon^s  rum  signified. 

I  11  Then  answered  I,  and  said  un- 
to him.  What  are  these  2  olive- 
trees  upon  the  right  side  of  the 
candlestick,  and  upon  the  left 
side  thereof  ? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  be  these  two 
olive-branches,  which,  6  through 
the  two  golden  pipes,  empty  7  the 
8  golden  oil  out   of  themselves? 

13  ArKl  he  answered  me,  and 
said,  Knowest  thou  not  what  these 
be?     And  1  said,  No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he.  These  d  are  the 
two  anointed  9  ones,  that  stand  e 
by  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THEN"  I   turned,  and   lifted  up 
mine    eyes,   and   looked,   and 
behold  a  flying  roll.  a. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  What 
seest  thou  ?  And  I  answered,  I 
see  a  flying  roll  ;  the  length  there- 
of is  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This?* 
the  curse  that  goeth  forth  over  the 
face  of  the  whole  earth  :  for  every 
one  1  that  stealeth  shall  bt;  cutoff 
as  on  this  side  according  to  it  ; 
and  every  one  that  sueareth  shall 
be  cut  ofi'  as  on  that  side  according 
to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  it  shall  enter 
h  into  the  house  of  the  thief,  and 
into  the  house  of  him  that  swear- 
eth  c  falsely  by  my  name  :  and  it 
shall  remaia  in  the  midst  of  his 
house,  and  d  shall  consume  it  with 
the  timber  thereof  and  the  stones 
thereof. 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
me.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes, 
and  see  what  is  this  that  goeth 
forth. 

6  And  I  said,  What  25  it?  And 
he  said.  This  is  an  ephah  that  go- 
eth forth.  He  said  moreover.  This 
is  their  resemblance  through  all 
the  earth. 

7  And,  behold,  there  was  lifted 
up  a  talent  2  of  lead  :  and  this  is 
a  e  woman  that  sitteth  in  the  midst 
of  the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said.  This  is  wicked- 
ness. And  he  cast  it  into  the 
midst  of  the  ephah  ;  and  he  cast 
the  weight  of  lead  upon  the  mouth 
thereof. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and,  behold,-  there 
came  out  two  women,  and  the 
wind  was  in  their  wings  ;  (for 
they  had  wings  like  the  wings  of 
of  a  stork  ;)  and  they  lifted  up  the 

847 


6  by  the 
hand  of. 

7  empty  out 
of  them- 
gcli^ei  oil 
into  the 
gold. 

3  tfie  gold. 

dRe.  11.   4. 

9  sonsofoil. 

e  c.  6.  5. 

nEze.  2.  9. 

1  or,  of  this 
people  that 
stealeth 
holdelh 
himself 
guiltless  as 
It  doth. 

6  Mai.  3.   5. 

c  Le.  19.  12. 

d  Le.  14.  45. 

2  or,  teeigh- 
ty  piece. 

eRs.  17.   1. 


Vifion  of  Oie  four  cluirlois. 

ill   between  the  earth  and  the 


ZKCHARUn 
/Ge.  10.10. 
oc.  1.  8. 


eph 

h  0  a  V  c  n . 

10  Then  s.iid  I  to  the  angel  that 
talked  with  me,  Whither  do  these 
bedi  ilie  epiiali  7 

11  And  lie  said  unto  me,  To 
buit  I  it  an  house  in  the  land  of 
Shiiiah  :  y"and  it  shall  be  estab- 
lished, and  set  theie  upon  hcrown 
base . 

CHAPTER  Vr. 

AND  I  turned,  and  lifted  up 
mine  eyes,  and  looked,  and, 
beiiuld,  there  came  four  chariots 
out  IVoin  between  two  mountains  ; 
and  the  -nuuniains  loere  mountains 
of  brass. 

2  III  the  first  chariot  were  red  a 
horses,  and  in  the  socond  chariot 
black  horses  ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  white 
horses,  and  in  the  fourth  chariot 
grisleil  and  1  ba_v  horses. 

4  Then  1  answered  and  said  unto 
the  an^el  that  talked  with  me, 
What  are  these,  my  lord  ? 

5  And  the  anjel  answered,  and 
said  untT  me.  These  are  the  four 
2spi.its  of  the  heavens,  which  50 
foah  6  Irom  standing-  c  before  the 
Loid  of  all  the  earth. 

6  The  black  horses  which  are 
therein  go  lorth  into  the  north 
country  :  and  the  white  go  forth 
after  them  :  and  the  grisled  go 
forth  toward  the  south  country. 

7  And   the   bay   went   foith,   and 
sought  to  go,  that  they  might  walk  j  He.  4.  14 — 
d  to   and   fro  through   the   earth  :    16. 

and  he  said,  Get  you    hence,  walk  j  7.  24,  25. 

to  and  fro  through  the  earth.     So 

they  walked  to  and  fro  through  the  1  ^^,°-,^  „' 

earth. 

8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and  I 
spake  unto  me,  saying.  Behold, 
these  that  go  toward  the  north 
country  have  e  quieted  my  spirit 
in  the  north  country. 

9  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  them  of  the  captivity, 
even  of  Heldai.of  Tobijah,  and  of 
Jedaiah,  which  are  come  from 
Babylon,  and  come  thou  the  same 
day,  and  go  into  the  house  of  Jo- 
siah  the  son  of  Zephaniah  ; 

11  Then  take  silver  and  gold,  and 
make  crowns,  y  and  set  them  upon 
the  heal  of  Joshua,  the  son  of 
Josedech,  the  high-priest  ; 

\2  And  speak  unto  him,  saying. 
Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saving,  Behold  the  man  whose 
name  is  The  BRANCH  :  g  an  1  he 
shall  3  grow  up  out  of  his  place, 
and  he  shall  build  h  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  : 

&13 


Re.  6.  2—5. 

1  or,  strong. 

2  at,  winds. 

b  He.  1.  14. 

clK.22.  19. 
Da.  7.  10. 
c.  4.  14. 
Lu.  I.   19. 

d  Job  1.7. 
c.  1.  10. 

els.  I.  24. 
Eze.  16.  42, 
63. 
/Le.8.  9. 

SC.3.8. 

3  or,  branch 
up  from 
under  him. 
h  1  Co.  3.  9. 
Ep.  2.  20— 
22. 

He.  3.  3. 
XPe.'i.  4,5. 


i  Is.  22.  24. 
Re.  5.  11-13. 
k  Ps    110.  4. 


iCol.  1.2. 

m  Mar.  14. 
9. 

n  Ep.  2.    13, 
19. 

oRo.  16.26. 

1  entreat  the 
face  of. 
OC.  1.  12. 

6  Mat.  6.16- 
18. 

2  or,  be  not 
ye  they  that. 

3  or.  Are 
not  these. 

4  hy  the 
hand  of. 

5  Judge 
Judgment 
of  truth. 


B.  C,  519. 

13  li^ven  he  shall  build  the  tem> 
pie  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he  i  thull 
bear  the  gloiy,  and  shall  nit  and 
rule  upon  his  throne  ;  and  he  ekall 
be  a  p.iest  k  upon  his  throne  :  and 
the  counsel  of  peace  I  shall  be 
between  them  both. 

14  And  the  crowns  »hall  be  to 
Helem,  and  to  Tobijah,  and  to  Je- 
daiah, and  to  Hen  the  son  of  Ze- 
plianiah,  fur  a  meinoilnl  m  in  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  off  n 
shall  come  and  build  in  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord  ;  f.nd  ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sent  me  unto  you.  And  r/iis  shall 
come  to  pass,  if  ye  will  diligently 
o  cliev  the  voice  of  the  Lord  your 
God.' 

CHAPTER  VII. 

AND  it  cante  to  pass  in  the 
f'jurth  year  of  king  Darius, 
tliat  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Zechariah,  in  the  fourth  day 
of  the  ninth  month,  eocn  in  Chis- 
leu  : 

2  \Vhen  they  had  sent  unto  the 
house  of  God  Sherezer  and  Regem- 
melech,  and  their  men,  to  1  pray 
before  the  Lord, 

3  And  to  speak  unto  the  priest* 
which  tcere  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  the  proph- 
ets, saying.  Should  1  weep  in 
the  fifth  month,  separating  my- 
self, as  I  have  done  these  so  many 
years  ? 

4  Then  came  the  word  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of 
the  land,  and  to  the  priests,  say- 
ing, When  ye  fasted  and  mourn- 
ed in  the  fifth  and  sevenlti  month. 
even  those  seventy  years,  a  did  ye 
at  all  fast  unto  me,  i  even  to  me  7 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and 
when  ye  did  drink,  2  did  not  ye 
eat  for  yourselves,  anil  drink  yor 
yourselves  7 

7  3  Should  ye  not  ^earthe  T^ords 
which  the  Lord  hath  cried  4  by 
the  former  prophets,  when  Jeru- 
salem was  inhabited  and  in  pros- 
peiity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round 
about  her,  when  men  inhabited  the 
sotuh  and  the  plain  ? 

8  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  cams 
unto  Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  saying,  5  Execute  true 
judgment,  and  shov  mercy  and 
compassion  every  man  to  his 
brother  : 

10  And  oppress  not  the  widow, 
nor  the  fatherless,  the  stranger, 
nor  the  poor,  and  let  none  of  you 


B.  C.  518. 

imagine  evil  against  his  brother  in 
your  heart, 

11  13ut  they  refused  to  hearken, 
and  pulled  6  away  the  ohoulder, 
and  7  stopped  their  ears,  that  they 
slio'.ild  nut  hear. 

12  Vea,  they  made  their  hearts 
OS  an  adamant-stone,  c  lest  they 
shoiild  hear  the  law,  and  the 
words  which  the  Lord  ol'  hosis 
haih  sent  in  his  Spirit  8  by  the 
former  prophets  :  iheielore  (beanie 
a  great  wrath  from  the  Loid  of 
hosts. 

13  Tlierefore  it  is  come  to  pass, 
that  as  he  cried,  and  they  would 
not  hear  ;  e  so  they  cried,  and  1 
Mould  not  hear,  sauh  the  Lord  of 
liosis  : 

14  But  I  scattered  y  them  with  a 
whiilwind  among  all  the  nations 
whom  S  they  knew  not  :  thus  the 
land  was  desolate  after  them,  that 
no  man  passed  through  nor  re- 
turned ;  for  they  laid  the  9  pleas- 
ant land  h  desolate. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AGAIN  *.he  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  came  to  me,  saying, 
ti  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
I  «  was  jealous  for  Zion  with  great 
jealousy,  and  I  was  jealous  for  her 
with  greit  furv. 

3  Thus  sailli  the  Lord,  I  am  re- 
turned unto  Zion,  and  will  dwell 
in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  ;  and 
Jerusalem  shall  be  6  called,  A 
city  of  iriitli  ;  and  the  mountain 
of  the  Lord  c  of  hosts.  The  holy  d 
mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
«  There  shall  yet  old  men  and  old 
women  dwell  in  the  stieets  of  Je- 
rusalem, and  every  man  with  his 
ftati'in  his  hand  for  1  very  age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  city  shall 
be  full  of  hoys  and  girls  playing  in 
the  streets  thereof. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
If  it  be  marvellous  2  in  the  eyes 
of  the  remnant  of  this  people  in 
these  days,  shouldy  it  also  be  mar- 
vellous in  mine  eyes?  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Behold.  I  g  will  save  my  people 
from  the  east  country,  and  from 
the  west  3  country  ; 

8  And  k  I  will  bring  them,  and 
they  shall  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem  ;  and  i  they  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  theuGod,  in 
i  truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
Let  your  hands  be  strong,  I  ye 
that  hear  in  these  days  these 
■Words  by    the    mouth  of  the  pro- 


OHAP.  VIII.        Joy  and  enlargement  promiaed. 


6  gave  a 
backsliding 
shoulder. 

7  mnde 
heavy. 
Is.  6.  10. 
cNe.  9.  29. 
Kze.  11.  19. 

8  by  the 
hrnid  of. 
dDa.  9.  11. 
e  Je.  14.  12. 
Mi.  3.  4. 
/De.  •).  S7. 
^De.iS.  33. 
64. 

9  land  of 
desire. 

h  Da.  8.  9. 
ffic.  1.  14-16. 
b  Is.  1.  21, 
'.;6. 

c  Is.  2.  2,  3. 
rf  Je.31.23. 
c  Is.  65.  iO, 
22. 

1  multitude 
of  days. 

2  or,  hard, 
or,  dijjicult, 
/Ro.  4.  20, 
21. 

^Is.  11.  11, 

12. 

43.  5,  6. 

3  country 
of  the  go- 
ing doun  of 
the  sun. 
Mai.  1.  11. 
;!  c.  13.  9. 

i  Je.Sl,  1, 
33. 

/.-Je.4.2. 
/Hag.  2.  4, 
&c. 


m  Ezr.  5.  1, 
2. 

4  or,  the 
hire  of  man 
became 
nothing. 

n  Mat.  10. 

34-36. 

o  Is.  11.  13. 

5  of  peace, 
Ps.  72.  3. 

p  Ps.67.  6,7. 
q  1  Co.  3.  21. 
r  Je.  42.  18. 
s  Je.  31.  28. 
t  Lu.  12.  32. 
u  Ep.  4.  2.5. 

6  Judge 
truth,  and 
thejudg- 


phets,  which  were  in  the  day  m 
that  the  I'oundation  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts  was  laid,  that 
the  temple  might  be  built. 

10  For  before  these  days  4  there 
was  no  hiie  for  man,  nor  any  hire 
for  beasi  ;  neither  teas  thtre  any 
peace  to  him  that  went  out  or 
came  in,  because  of  the  affliction  : 
for  -n  I  set  all  men  every  one 
against  his  neighbour. 

11  But  now  o  I  Tcill  not  be  unto 
the  residue  of  this  people  as  in  the 
lormer  days,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

12  For  the  seed  shall  be 5  prosfer- 
ous  ;  the  vine  shall  gi%e  her  fruit, 
and  p  the  ground  shall  give  her  in- 
crease, and  the  heavens  shall  give 
their  dew:  and  I  will  cause  the 
remnant  of  this  people  to  possesi 
ail  (J  these  things. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  r  as  ye  weie  a  curse  among 
the  heathen,  O  house  of  Judah, 
and  house  of  Israel  ;  so  w  ill  I  save 
yoti,  and  ye  shall  be  a  I  lessing: 
fear  not,  but  let  your  hands  he 
strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  s  As  I  thought  to  punish 
you,  when  your  fathers  provoked 
me  to  wratii,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  I  repented  not  ; 

15  So  again  have  I  thought  in 
these  days  to  do  w  ell  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, and  to  the  house  of  Judah  : 
fear  ye  not.  t 

16  These  are  the  things  that  ye 
shall  do.  Speak  u  ye  every  man 
the  tnith  to  his  neighbour  ;  6  ex- 
ecute the  judgment  of  truth  and 
peace  in  your  gates  : 

17  And  let  none  of  you  imagine 
V  evil  in  your  hearts  against  hie 
neighbour  ;  and  love  no  false  oath: 
for  all  these  are  things  that  I  hate  ; 
saiih  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  came  unto  me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lod  of  hostB, 
The  fast  of  the  fourih  w  month, 
and  the  fast  of  the  fifth,  and  the 
fast  of  the  seventh,  x  and  the  fast 
of  the  tenth,  y  shall  be  to  the 
house  of  Judah  joy  z  and  gladness, 
and  7  cheerful  feasts  ;  therefore 
love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hrsiB, 
It  shallyel  come  topass,  that  there 
shall  come  people,  and  the  inhabi- 
tants of  many  cities  : 

21  And    the    inhabitants    of  one 


ment  of  peace,     v  Pr.  3.  29.     if  Je. 

52.  6.  12.  xU.  41.  1,2.  j,Je.C2.4.  z 

Est.  8.1T.7.  or,  solemn,  or,sei  limes. 

849 


God  defendeth  hia  church, 
city  shall   go   to  another,   saving, 
Li!'.  a  us   g-o   Kp-iedily  8   to  9  pray 
before  the   Lonl,    niid  to  pe^jk   the 
Lord  of  hosts  :  I  will  go  nUo. 

22  Yea,  many  b  people  and 
stroTij  nations  shall  rome  to  seek 
the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Jerusalem, 
and  to  pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  aaith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 
In  those  days  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  ten  men  shall  take  hold,  out 
of  all  languages  of  the  nations, 
even  shall  take  hold  of  the  skirt 
of  him  that  is  a  Jew,  saying,  We 
will  ^0  with  j'ou  ;  for  we  have 
heard  tluit  God  is  with  vou. 

CIIAPTRR  IX. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  in  the  land  of  Hadrach, 
and  (I  Damascus  shnll  be  the  rest 
thereof:  when  the  eyes  of  man,  as 
of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  be 
toward  the  Lord. 

2  And  Hamath  also  shall  border 
thereby  ;  Tyrut,  b  and  Zidon, 
though  it  be  very  wise. 

3  And  Tyrus  did  build  herself  a 
strong  hold,  and  heaped  up  silver 
as  the  (lust,  and  fine  gold  as  the 
rnire  of  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  the  Lord  will  cast 
her  out,  and  he  will  smite  her 
power  in  the  sea  ;  and  she  shall  be 
devoureil  with  fire. 

5  A.shkelou  shall  see  it,  and 
fear  ;  Gaza  also  shall  see  it,  and 
be  very  sorrowful  ;  and  Ekron, 
for  her  expectation,  shall  be 
ashamed  ;  and  the  king  shall  per- 
ish from  Gaza,  and  Ashkelon  shall 
not  be  inhabited. 

6  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  in 
Ashdod  ;  and  I  will  cut  off  the 
pride  of  the  Philistines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his  1 
blood  out  of  his  mouth,  and  his 
abominations  from  between  his 
teeth  ;  but  he  that  remaineth. 
even  he,  shall  be  for  our  God  ;  and 
he  shall  he  as  a  governor  in  Judab, 
and  Ekron  as  a  Jebusite. 

8  And  I  will  encamp  c  about 
mine  house  because  of  the  army, 
because  of  him  that  passeth  by, 
and  because  of  him  that  return- 
eth  ;  and  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more:  for  now 
have  I  seen  with  mine  eyes. 

9  Rejoice  d  greatly,  6  daughter 
of  Zion  ;  shout,  O  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem :  behold,  thy  King  Com- 
eth unto  thee  :  he  e  is  just,  and 
having  2  salvation  ;  lowly,  and 
riding  upon  an  ass,  and  upon  a 
colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  I  will  cut  ofFthe  chariot 
from     Ephraim,     and    the     horse 

850 


a  Ps.  122.  1, 
Ac. 

8  going,  or, 
continually, 
Hos.  6.  3. 

9  entreat  the 
fcLce  of. 

c.  7.  2. 

6  Is.  60.  3, 
&c. 

a  Am.  1.3-8. 

6Eze.26-28. 

1  bloods. 

c  Ps.  3-I.  7. 
</  Jno.  12. 
H,  15. 
e  Is.  45.  21. 

2  or,  saving 
hiJneelf. 


ZECHARIAH.  B.C.  510. 

from  Jerusalem,  and  the  battle- 
bow  shall  be  cut  off:  and  he  nhall 
spe.ik  peace  unto  the  heathen; 
and  his  dominion  shall  be  from  sen 
eeen  lo  sea,  and  from  the  river 
even  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  3  by  the  blood 
of  thy  covenant  I  have'sent  fortU 
thy  prisoners  /  out  of  the  pit 
wherein  is  no  water. 

12  Turn  you  to  the  strong  hold, 
ye  prisoners  of  hope  :  even  to-day 
do  I  declare  that  I  will  render 
double  g  unto  thee  ; 

13  When  I  have  bent  Judah  tor 
me,  filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim, 
and  raised  up  thy  sons,  O  Zion, 
against  thy  sons,  O  Greece,  and 
made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a  migh- 
ty man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen 
over  them,  and  his  arrow  h  shall 
go  forth  as  the  lightning  :  and  the 
Lord  God  shall  blow  the  trumpet, 
and  shall  go  with  whirlwinds  i  of 
the  south. 

15  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  de- 
fend them  ;  and  they  shall  de- 
vour, and  subdue  4  with  sling- 
stones  ;  and  they  shall  drinV, 
and  make  a  noise  as  through 
wine  ;  and  they  shall  5  be  filled 
like  bowls,  and  as  k  the  corners  of 
the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God 
shall  save  them  in  that  day  as 
the  flock  of  his  people  :  for  /  they 
shall  be  as  the  stones  of  a  crown, 
lifted  up  as  an  ensign  m  upon  hia 
land. 

17  For  how  great  is  his  good- 
ness, and  how  great  is  his  beau- 
ty I  corn  shall  make  the  young 
men  6  cheerful,  and  new  wine  the 
maids. 

CHAPTER  X. 

ASK  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  a  in 
the  time  of  the  latter  rain  ; 
so  the  Lord  shall  make  bright  I 
clouds,  and  give  them  showers  c.' 
rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the 
field. 

2  For  the  2  idols  have  spoken 
vanity,  and  the  diviners  have 
seen  a  lie,  and  have  told  false 
dreams  ;  they  comfort  in  vain  :  b 
therefore  they  went  their  way  a* 
a  flock,  they  3  were  troubled,  be- 
cause there  was  no  shepherd. 

3  Mine  anger  was  kindled 
against  the  shepherds,  c  and  I 
4  punished  the  goats  :  for  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  visited  his  flock  the 
bouse  of  Judah,  and  hath  maile 
them  as  his  goodly  horse  d  in  the 
battle. 

4  Out    of  him    came   forth    the 


3  or,  lohose 
covtnant  is 
by  blood. 
Ex.  24.  8. 
He.  13.  20. 
/Is.  61.  1. 
S-  Is.  40.  2. 
hPs.  144.  6. 
i  Is.  21.  1. 

4  or,  the 
stones  of  the 
sling. 
5or_^n 
both  the. 

k  Le.  4.  18, 
25. 

l\a.  62.  3. 
nils.  11.  12. 
6  or,  groie, 
or.  speak. 
(7  De.  11.  13, 
14. 

1  or,  light- 
nings, 

Je.  10.13. 

2  or,  tera- 
phims. 
Ju.  17.  5. 

6  Job  13.  4. 

3  or,  an- 
swered that. 
c  Eze.  34.7, 
&c. 

4  visited 
upon. 
dCa.  1.  9. 


B.  C.  587. 

corner,  e  out  of  him  the  nail, /out 
of  him  the  battie-bow,  out  of  him 
every  oppressor  tog'ether. 

5  Arirl  ihey  shall  be  as  mig'hty 
men,  which  tread  down  g  their 
enemies  in  the  mire  of  the  streets 
in  the  battle  :  and  they  shall 
fig-ht,  because  the  Lord  is  with 
them,  and  5  the  riders  on  horses 
Ehdll  be  confounded. 

6  And  I  will  strengthen  the 
house  of  Judah,  and  I  will  save 
the  house  of  Joseph,  and  I  will 
bring  them  again  to  place  them  : 
for  k  I  have  mercy  upon  t;;em  ; 
and  tliey  shall  be  as  though  I  had 
not  cast  them  ofi':  for  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  will  hear 
them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be 
like  a  mighty  man,  and  their  heart 
ihall  i  rejoice  as  thrnusrh  wine  ; 
yea,  their  children  shall  see  it, 
and  be  glad  ;  their  heart  shall  re- 
joice in  the  Lord. 

8  I  will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather 
them  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  thera  : 
and  they  shall  increase  as  they 
have  increased. 

9  And  I  will  sow  t  them  among 
the  people  :  and  they  shall  re- 
member I  me  in  far  countries: 
and  they  shall  live  with  their 
children,  and  turn  again. 

10  I  will  bring  them  again  also 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ga- 
ther them  out  of  Assyria  ;  and  I 
■will  bring  them  into  the  land  of 
Gilead  and  Lebanon,  and  m  place 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  And  he  shall  pass  through 
the  sea  with  affliction,  and  shall 
smite  the  waves  in  the  sea,  and 
all  the  deeps  of  the  river  shall  dry 
up ;  and  the  pride  of  Assyria 
shnll  be  brought  down,  and  the 
sceptre  of  Egypt  shall  depart 
away. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in 
the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  walk  n 
up  and  down  in  his  name,  saith 
the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

OPEN   thy    doors,   O    Lebanon, 
that  the  fire   may  devour  thy 
cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir-tree  ;  for  the  cedar  is 
fallen  ;  because  the  1  mighty  is 
spoiled  :  howl,  O  ye  oaks  of  Ba- 
Bhan  ;  for  the  2  forest  of  the  vin- 
tage is  come  down. 

3  There  is  a  voice  of  the  howling 
of  the  shepherds  ;  for  their  glory 
is  spoiled  :  a  voice  of  the  roaring 
of  young  lions  ;  for  the  pride  of 
Jordan  is  spoiled. 

i  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ray  God  : 


CHAP.   XI 

:eNu.  24.17, 
;19. 

1/  Is.   22.  23. 

\g  Mai.  4.  3. 
5  or,  they 
shall  make 
the  riders 

j  on  horses 
ashamed. 

I  h  Is.  54.7. 
10. 

\i  c.9.15. 

'  k  Ro.  11.11- 

h  De.33.1-3. 
\m  Is.  49.20. 
71  Col.  2.   6. 

1  or,  gal- 
lants. 

2  or,   de- 
fenced 
forest. 


a  Jno.  21. 

15-17. 

b  De.  29.19. 

21. 

3  make  to 

be  fijund. 

i  or,  verily 

the  poor. 

c  Mat.  11.5. 

5  or,  bind- 
ers 

d  Hos.  5.7. 

6  wai 
straitened 
for. 

7  his  fellow, 
or,  neigh- 
bour. 

8  or,  the 
poor,  &c. 
certainly 
knew. 

9  it  be  good 
in  your 
eyes. 

eEr.  21.32 
Mat.  25.15. 
/Mat.  27.3- 
10. 

10  or,  Bind- 
ers. 

11  or,  hid- 
den. 

12  or,  bezr. 


Type  of  a  foolish  shepherd, 
a  Peed  the  flock  of  the  slaughter, 

5  Whose  possessors  slay  them, 
and  hold  themselves  not  guilty  j 
and  they  that  sell  them  say. 
Blessed  6  be  the  Lord  ;  for  I  ara 
rich  :  and  their  own  shepherds 
pity  them  not. 

6  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord  :  but,  lo,  I  will  deliver  3  the 
men  every  one  into  his  neigh- 
bour's hand,  and  into  the  hand  of 
his  kin? ;  and  they  shall  smite 
the  land,  and  out  of  their  hand  I 
will  not  deliver  them. 

7  And  I  will  feed  the  flock  of 
slaughter,  eveni  you,  O  poor  c  of 
the  flock.  And  I  took  unto  me 
two  staves  ;  the  one  I  called  Beau- 
ty, and  the  other  I  called  5  Bands  : 
and  I  fed  the  flock. 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I  cut  oflT 
in  one  month;  d  and  my  soul  6 
loathed  them,  and  their  soul  also 
abhorred  me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed 
you:  that  that  dieth,  let  it  die; 
and  that  that  is  to  be  cut  ofi',  let  it 
be  cut  otf  j  and  let  the  rest  eat 
every  one  the  flesh  of  7  another. 

10  And  I  took  my  staff,  even 
Beauty,  and  cut  it  asunder,  that 
I  might  break  my  covenant 
which  I  had  made  with  all  the 
people. 

U  And  it  was  broken  in  that 
day  ;  and  8  so  the  poor  of  the 
flock  that  waited  upon  me  knew 
that  it  was  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  I  said  unto  thera.  If  9  ye 
think  good,  give  me  my  price  ; 
and  if  not,  forbear.  So  thoy 
weighed  for  my  price  thirty  e 
pieces  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  rae. 
Cast  it  unto  the  potter:  f  a  good- 
ly price  that  I  was  prized  at  of 
them.  And  I  took  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver,  and  cast  them  to 
the  potter  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asunder  mine  other 
staff,  even  10  Bands,  that  I  might 
break  the  brotherhood  between 
Judah  and  Israel. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Take  unto  thee  yet  the  instru- 
ments of  a  foolish  shepherd  : 

16  For,  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shep- 
herd in  the  land,  which  shall  not 
visit  those  that  be  U  cut  off,  nei- 
ther shall  seek  the  young  one,  nor 
heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor  12 
feed  that  that  standeth  still  ;  but 
he  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  fat, 
and  tear  their  claws  in  pieces. 

17  Woe  to  the  idle  shepherd  that 

861 


Repentance  of  Jerusalem.  ZELHARlAlt 

Irdvem    g    the    flock  I    ihe   rwonl  g  Jno.  10. 

sh'ill  be  tx^on    Ins  arm,   uii'l   upon  I'i,  13. 

h\i  ri^lii    <tyi  :    Ins    mm   shall   lie  1  or,  slum- 

clean   iiieil  up,  mnl   Ins  ng^lil   eye  ber,  or, 

8hi:ll  be  uue.lv  (i.irkeiieil.  poison, 

CUAPrKR   XII.  :tior,  r/z.d 

THK  liH.deii  of  the  word  of  Ihe  also  n^tiinst 

L  iril     fur    Israel,     suitli     the  Judah  h\i't\l 

Loid,  which  stretchetli    loi'.h  the  hu  \»i  which 

Heavens,   anil   layinh  the   lonnda-  shall  be  in 

tiun    of    the    ciirth,    and    fonneth  siegeagrtinst 

the  spirit  of  man  wnhin  him.  Jerusalem. 

2  BeliulJ,  I  will   make   Jeiu.sa^em  a  Ma'.. 21. 44. 
&  cup  of  I  t  emlihii^   uiitu  all    the  6  K/.e.  3d.  4. 
people   rnuml  about,  2  when   they  3  or,  Theie 
Ell.tllbei.i  the   sle'je   bmh  against  \a  strength. 
Jiid  ih  n/j'/ ar.iinsi  Jenisaltm.  to  me  and 

3  And    \n    that  day   will   I   make  tu  tht  in- 
Je;<i3dlem   n   bu.den.?ome  stone  a   h'lljitanls. 
for    all    people  :  all     that  buiden  Joel  3.  16. 
themselves  with  it  shall   be  cut    in  ifUten^ot, 
pieces,    thontrh    all    the  people   of  abject., 

the    earth    be   gathered    lu;jelher  Mi.  7.  8. 

ag-aiiist  it.  '^  He.  11.34. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,    I  A  Jno.  17. 
will  smite  every   horse   6  with   as-  U\  23. 
tonishment,    and     his   rider    with  i  Is.  54.  17. 
madness;  and    I    will   open    mine  AJe.  31.9. 
eyes  npon  the  house  of  J'ulah,  and  '  IP*.  5\.   12. 
will  smile  every  horse  of  the   peo-  m  Ilo.  8.  26. 
pie  wiih  lilin  Iness. 

5  And  the  g'overnors  of  Judah 
fh  ill  s  ly  in  iheii  heart,  3  The  in- 
hahilants  of  Ji-rnsalem  fha//  be  my 
strength  in  the  Lord  of  hosts  their  !  n  Mat.  24. 


Gol. 


I  30. 


6  In  that   day    will    I    make  the  '  He.  1.7. 
goveino  8  of  Juduh  like  an   Iieanh  -o  Ac.  2.  37. 
of  fi  e   am  in?  the  wood,  and  like   ;'2Ch.  35. 
a    tn.-oh  of   fire    in    a   sbcaf  ;  and   22«'*5. 
they  shall   devour  all   the   people    o/niniHes, 
ronnd   almiit,    on    the     ri^ht   hand  fiDnilies. 
and    on    tie    left  :  and  Jerusalem    92Sa.  5.  14. 
shill    be    inhaliifid    affain   in    her  1 6  or,  6'i/ne. 
own  pla'^e.  r-De'i  in  Jerusalem.  \on,  as 

7  The   l.orl   also   shiil    save    thelLXX. 
tentsof  Julah  first,  that  the  jlory  |  r  Pr.  9.  12. 
r>f   the    hou«e  of    fiavid    and    the    a  He.  9.  14. 
^lo  y  of  the    inhaliitants  of  Jeru- j  Ue.  I.  5. 
salein  do   not   magnify   themselves   7.  13.  14. 
asrai   St  Jn  lull.  \  separation 

8  In  that  day  shall   the    Lord  de-  fur  unclean- 
fend  ihe  inhaliitants  of  Jerusalem  ;   7>tss. 

and  he  that  is  4   feeble    •    among  b  >'x.  23.  13. 
them  at  that  day   shall    be   as  Da-    Ps.  16.  4. 
vi  I  ;  and  the  house  of  David  shall   c  Is.  2.  18, 
be  as  God.  h   as  the   angel  of  the   20. 
Loiil  before  th?m.  rfLu.  11.20. 

9  And   it   shall   come   to   pass    in    t  De.  13.  6, 
that  day,  thnt  I  will  seek  to  destroy  !  9. 

i  all  the  nations  that  come  against  /Mi.  3.  6,  7. 
Jerusalem.  .'i  narment 

10  An  I    k   \    will    pour  upon    l\\e\nf  hair. 
hoMs^  (if  Davi  1.  an  I  upon    the   in-   3  lie. 
habiiantsof  Jerusalem.  Ihe   spirit   ff  Hh.  2.  6. 
of  grace  /  and  of  supplication  \  m.'h  Mat.  26.      | 
and    tbey    shall     lojk   upon  me  1 31. 

852 


B.  C.  587, 

whom  they  have  pierced,  and  tney 
nhall  mourn  n  lor  him,  as  one 
m  lurneth  for  hit  only  (on,  and 
shall  be  in  bitte  ness  for  liuii,  as 
one  that  IK  in  bitterness  fur  hit 
fi.st  born. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  he  a  o 
°^real  mourning  in  JeruMlem,  us 
the  moil  iiiiig  III  Hdd.idiiiinnon  in 
the  valley  of  Mejriddon.  ;> 

12  And  the  land  shall  mourn,  5 
eveiy  family  apart  ;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  Davi.l  apail,  and 
their  wives  apail;  the  family  of 
the  house  of  Nathan  q  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart  ; 

13  The  family  of  the  house  of 
Levi  apait,  and  their  wives  apail; 
the  family  of  6  Shimei  apart,  and 
their  wives  apart  ; 

(4  All  the  families  that  remain, 
every  family  apart,  and  their 
wives  apai  t.  r 

CHaPTKR  XIII. 

IN  that  day  there  shall  be  a  o 
fountain  opened  to  the  house  of 
David  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jeiusalem,  for  sin  and  for  unclean- 
ness.  1 

2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  I  will  cut  off  6  the  names  of 
the  idols  out  of  the  land,  and  thejr 
shall  no  more  c  lie  remembered  ; 
and  also  I  »ill  cause  the  p.ophets 
and  tne  unclean  spirits  d  to  pass 
out  of  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  any  shall  yet  prophesy, 
then  his  father  and  his  moth-r 
that  be?at  him  shall  say  unto 
him.  Thou  shalt  not  live  ;  for 
thou  speakest  lies  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  ;  and  his  father  and  his 
mother  that  lieg.it  him  shall  « 
thrust  him  through  when  he  pro- 
phesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  cnme  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  the  prophets  shall 
be  ashamed  every  /  one  of  his 
vision,  when  he  hath  prophesied  ; 
neither  shall  they  wear  a  rough 
2 garment  to 3  deceive  : 

6  But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no  pro- 
phet, I  nw.  an  husbandman  ;  for 
man  taught  me  to  keep  cattla 
from  my  youth. 

And  one  shall  say  unto  hira, 
"What  are  these  wounds  in  thine 
hands?  Then  he  shall  answer, 
TTiooe  with  V  hich  I  was  wounded 
in  the  house   of  my  friends. 

7  Awake,  O  swori,  against  my 
shepherd,  ami  azainsl  the  man 
thil  is  my  g  fellow,  saiih  the 
Lord  of  hosts:  smite  A  the  shep- 
herd,  and  the  sheep  shaM  be  scat- 


B.  C.  S87.  CHAP.  XIV. 

tered  ;  and  I  will  turn  mine  hand  '  i  Job  23.  10. 
apon  the  liule  ones.  1 1  Fe.  1.6,  7. 

8  And  It  shall  come  to  pass,  that  i  a  M;it.  23. 
in   all   the   land,   saith   the    Lor  1,  '  37,  38. 
two  paits  therein  shall  be  cut  off,    1  or,  my. 
and  die  ;  but  the  thiid  shall  be  left   2  or,  lohen 
therein.  he  shall 

9  And  I  will   bring  the  third  part    touch  the 
through  the   lire,    and   will   refine    valley  of 
them  as  silver  is  refined,  and  will    the  moun- 
try  them   as  gold   i   is  tried  :  they    tains  to  the 
shall  call  on  my  name,  and   I   will   ptacehe 
hear  iliem;   I  will  say,    It   is   ray    separated. 
people  ;  and   they   shall  say,   The    b  la.  29.  6. 
Loid  is  my  God.  Am.  1.  1. 

CHAPTER   XIV.  cJudtf  14. 

BEHOLD,    the  day  of  the   Lord    15. 
ometh,  and  thy  spoil  shall  be    3  That  is, 
divided  in  ihe  midst  of  thee.  it  shall  not 

2  For  1    will    gather  all    nations    be  clear  in 
against  Jerusalem  to  battle  ;   and    some  places 
the  city  a  shall  be  taken,  and  the    and  dark  in 
houses  rifled,  and  tiie  women  rav-    other  pla- 
ished  ;  and  half  of  the  city  shall  go    ces,  of  the 
forth  int.)  captivity,   and  the  resi-    woiM. 

due  of  the  people  shall  not  be   out   i  precious. 
off  from  the  city.  5  thickntss. 

3  Then  shall   the  Lord  go  forth,    6  or,  the 
and    fight    agaiist    those    nations,   day  sliall 
us  «hen   he    fought   in  the  day  of    be  one. 
battle.  7  or,  east- 

4  And    his    feet    shall    stand    in   ern, 

that     day    upon     the     mount    o      Joel  2.  20. 
Olives,  which  is  before  Jerusalem 
on   the  east  ;    and    the    mount  of 
Olives   shall   cleave   in    the    midst 

thereof  lo.ard   the   east    and    to- 

ward  the  west,  and  there  shnll  be   a 

very  great  valley  :   and   half  of  the 

mountain  shall   remove  toward  the 

north,  and   half  of  it   toward   the    8  or,  com- 

Boiith.  passed. 

5  And  ye  shall  flee   to  the  valley    So\,  shall 
of  1  the  moil. uains  ;  2  for  the  val-    abide. 

ley  of  the    mountains   shall  reach    d  Re.  21.  4. 
uiito    A/.al  :     yea,    ye    shall    flee,    10  or,  aftirfe. 
like    as    ye   fled    from    before    the    e  I  Sa.  14. 
earthquake   b   in   the   days  of  Uz-    15,  20. 
ziah,    king  of  Jiidah  ;    a'lid   c  the    /Eze. 38.21. 
Lord  my  God   shall  come,  and  all    H  or,  thou 
the  saints  with  thee.  also,  O 

6  And   it  shall   come    to    pass  in    Judah. 
that  day,  that  3  the  light  shall  not    12  or, 
be  4  clear,  «or  dark  :  5  against. 

7  But    6    it   shall    be    one    day,    ^  Eze.  39. 
which    shall     be     known     to     the    10,  17. 
Lord,   not   day,   nor  night  ;  but  it   h  Is.  66.  23. 
«hali  come  to  pass,  that  at  evening   i  Le.23.  33, 
time  it  shall  be  light.  &o. 

8  And    it  shall   he    in    that    day,    Ne.  8,  14, 
that    living   waters    shall    go    out    &c. 

from  Jerusalem  ;   half  of  them   to-    k  Is.  60.  12. 
Ward  the  7  former  sea,  and  half  of     13  upon 
them  toward   the  hinder  sea  :    in    whom 
summer    and    in    winter   shall    it    there  is  tio?. 
be.  ^De.  U.  10. 

9  And   the   Lord   shall   be   king   14  or,  sin. 


Jerusalem's  enemies  plagued, 
over  all  the  earth  :  in  that  day 
shall  there  be  one  Lord,  and  his 
name  mie. 

10  All  the  land  shall  be  8  turned 
as  a  plain,  rom  Geba  to  Rim- 
mon,  south  of  Jerusalem  :  and  it 
shall   be   lilted   up,  and  inhabited 

9  ill  her  place,  fioin  Benjamin's 
gate  unto  the  place  of  the  first 
gate,  unto  the  corner  gale,  and 
from  the  tower  of  Hananeel  unto 
the  king's  wme-presses. 

11  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it, 
and  there  shall  be  no  moie  d  utter 
destruction  ;  but  Jerusalem    shall 

10  le  safely  inhabited. 

12  And  this  shall  be  the  plague 
wherewiih  the  Lord  will  smite 
all  the  people  that  have  fought 
against  Jerusalem  ;  Their  fiesh 
shuU  consume  away  while  they 
stand  upon  their  feet,  and  their 
eyes  shall  consume  away  in  their 
holes,  and  their  tongue  shall  con- 
sume av.ay  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in 
that  day,  that  a  great  tumult  e 
from  the  Lord  shall  be  among 
them  i  and  they  shall  lay  hold 
every  one  on  the  hand  of  his 
neighbour,  and  his  hand  shall 
rise  up  against  the  hand  of  his 
neiJhliDiir. 

14  And  U  Judah  also  shf.ll  fight 
12  at  Jerusalem  ;  and  the  wealth 
g  of  all  ihe  heathen  rouml  about 
shall  be  gathered  together,  gold, 
and  silver,  and  apparel,  in  great 
abundance. 

15  And  so  shall  be  the  plague 
of  the  horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the 
camel,  and  of  the  ass,  and  of  all 
the  beasts  that  shall  be  in  these 
ten  18,  as  this  plague. 

IS  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  every  one  that  is-  left  of  all  the 
nations  which  came  asainst  Je- 
rusalem, shall  even  go  h  up  from 
year  to  year  to  worship  the  King, 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the 
feast  of  tabernacles,  i 

17  And  k  it  shall  be,  that  whoso 
will  not  come  up  of  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  earth  unto  Jerusalem, 
to  worship  the  King,  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be  no 
rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt 
go  not  up,  and  come  not,  13  that 
have  no  I  rain,  there  shall  be  the 
plague  whe  ewith  the  Lord  will 
smile  the  heathen,  that  come  not 
up  to  keep  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles. 

19  This  .shall  be  the  14  punish- 
ment of  Egypt,  and  the  punish- 
ment of  all  nations  that  come  not 

8S3 


MalacM'i  complabtt  of  Israel. 

up  to  keep  the  feast  of  Inb- 
eriiacles. 

20  In  that  day  shall  there  be 
upon  the  hells  15  of  the  horses, 
HOLINESS  m  UNTO  THE 
LOUD  i  anil  the  potB  in  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  like  the  bowls  be- 
fore the  altar. 

21  Yea,   every  pot  in   Jerusalem, 


MALACHI 


B.  C.  897, 

and  in  Jndali,  shall  be  Holiness 
unto  the  Lord  of  Hosts  ;  and  all 
they  that  sacrifice  shall  come  and 
take  of  them,  and  seethe  therein  : 
and  n  in  that  day  there  shall  be  no 
more  the  Canaanile  o  in  the  house 
p  of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


o  1  Co.  6.  9-11.    p  Ep.  2.  19-i2. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  to  Israel  1  by  Malachi. 
'2  I  have  loved  a  you,  sailh  the 
Lord  :  yet  ye  say.  Wherein  hast 
thou  loved  us  ?  Was  not  Esau 
Jacob's  brother?  sailh  the  Lord: 
yet  1  loved  Jacob.  6 

3  And  I  hated  E.sau,  and  laid  c 
his  mountains  and  his  heritajre 
waste  for  the  dragons  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  Whereas  Edom  saith,  We  are 
impoverished,  but  we  will  return 
and  build  the  desolate  places  ; 
thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.  They 
shall  build,  but  I  will  throw  down  ; 
and  they  shall  call  them,  The  bor- 
der of  wickedness,  and.  The  peo 
pie  ag-ainst  whom  the  Lord  hath 
indig'nation  for  ever. 

5  And  your  eyes  shall  see,  and 
ye  shall'  say,  The  Lord  will  be 
magnified  from  2  the  border  of  Is- 
rael. 

6  A  son  honoiireth  his  father, 
and  a  servant  his  master:  if  d 
then  I  ie  a  father,  where  is  mine 
honour  ?  and  if  I  be  j.  master, 
■where  is  my  fear?  sailh  the  Loni 
of  hosts  unto  you,  O  priests,  that 
despise  my  name.  And  ye  say. 
Wherein  e  have  we  despised  thy 
name  ? 

7  Ye  3  offer  polluted  bread  upon 
mine  altar;  and  ye  say.  Where- 
in have  we  polluted  thee  ?  In  that 
ye  say.  The  /table  of  the  Lord  is 
contemptible, 

8  And  if  g  ye  offer  the  blind  4  for 
sacrifice,  is  it  not  evil  ?  and  if  ye 
offer  the  lame  and  sick,  is  it  not 
evil  ?  offer  it  now  unto  thy  gover- 
nor ,  will  he  be  pleased  with  thee, 
or  accept  thy  person  ?  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

9  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech 
5  God  that  he  will  be  gracious  unto 
us:  this  hath  been  6  by  your 
means  :  will  h  he  regard  your  per- 
sons? saith  the  Lord'of  hosts. 

10  W^ho  is  there  even  among  you 
that  Would  shut  the  doors  for 
nought  ?  i  neither  do  ye  kindle 
fire  on  mine  altar  for  nouglil.     11 

851 


MALACHI. 
B.  C.  397. 


1  by  the 
hand  of. 
aDe.  7.  7,8. 
Je.  31.  3. 
6  Ro.  9.  13. 
cJe.  49.  17, 
18. 

Eze.  35.  3, 
Ob.  10,  &c. 
2 from  upon 
or,  upon, 
d  Lu.  6.  36. 
ec.  3.7.8,13. 

3  or,  bring 
unlo. 

f  ICo.  10. 

U\. 

s  Le.  22.20- 

V2. 

De.  15.  21. 

4  to. 

5  the  face  of 
God. 

6 from  your 

hand. 

h  Ro.  2.  11. 

lPe.1.17. 

I  1  Co.  9.  13 


itls.  59.  19. 

/Is.60.  3,5. 

m  Jno.  4.21, 

23. 

n  Re.  8.  3. 

0  Is.  66.  19, 
20. 

7  or  whereas 
ye  might 
have  bloion 
it  away. 

8  or,  in 
whose  fock 
is. 

rtDe.  28.  15. 

1  or,  reprove 

2  scatter. 

3  or,  it  shall 
take  you 
away  to  it. 

b  Nu.25.  12, 
13.  De.  33. 
18-10. 


hare  no  pleasure  in  you,  sailh  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  neither  will  I  accept 
an  ottering  at  your  hand. 

11  For  k  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  even  unto  the  going  down  of 
the  same,  my  name  shall  be  great 
among  the  Gentiles  ;  /  and  in  ev- 
ery wi  place  incense  n  shall  be  of- 
fered unto  my  name,  and  a  pure 
offering  :  o  for  my  name  shall  be 
great  among  the  heathen,  saiih 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in 
that  ye  say.  The  table  of  the 
Lord  is  polluted;  and  the  fruit 
thereof,  eren  his  meat,  is  con- 
temptible. 

13  Ye  said  also.  Behold,  what  a 
weariness  is  it  I  7  and  ye  have 
snuffed  at  it,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts:  and  ye  brought  that  which 
was  torn,  and  the  lame,  and  the 
sick  ;    thus    ye   brought    an    ofier- 

:  should  I  accept  this  of  your 
hand  ?   saith  the  Lord, 

14  But  cursed  6e '.he  deceiver,  8 
which  halh  in  his  fiock  a  male,  and 
voweth,  and  sacrificeth  unlo  the 
Lord  a  corrupt  thing:  for  I  am 
a  great  King,  sailh  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful 
among  the  heathen. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  now,    O    ye    priests,    thil 
commandment  is  lorynu. 

2  If  c  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye 
will  not  lay  it  to  heart,  to  give 
glory  unto  my  name,  sailh  thd 
Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send  a 
curse  upon  you,  and  I  will  curse 
your  blessings  ;  yea,  I  have  cursed 
them  already,  because  ye  do  not 
lay  it  to  heart. 

3  Behold,  I  will  1  corrupt  youp 
seed,  and  spread  2  dung  upon 
your  faces,  even  the  dung  of  your 
solemn  feasts,  and  3  one  shall  take 
you  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have 
sent  this  commandment  unto 
you,  that  my  covenant  might  be 
with  Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

5  My  covenant  b  was  with  him 
of  life   and  peace ;   and   I   gave 


B.  C.  397. 

hem  to  himyjrthe  foar  wheie- 
with  he  feared  me,  and  was  afraid 
before  my  name. 

6  Tlie  law  of  truth  was  in  his 
mouth,  and  iniquity  was  not 
found  in  his  lips:  he  walked 
with  me  in  peace  and  equity,  c 
and  did  turn  many  away  from" 
iniquity. 

7  For  d  the  priest's  lips  should 
keep  knowlednfe,  and  they  should 
seek  the  Ihw  at  his  mouth  :  for  he 
is  the  e  messenger  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the 
way  ;  ye  /  have  caused  many  to 
4  stumble  at  the  law  ;  ye  have 
corrupted  ^  the  covenant  of  Levi, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

fl  Therefore  have  I  also  made  you 
contemptible  and  base  before  all 
the  people,  according'  as  ye  have 
not  kepi  my  ways,  but  5  have  been 
partial  in   the  law. 

10  Have  A  we  not  all  one  father? 
hath  not  one  God  created  us  ? 
why  do  we  deal  treacherously 
every  man  against  his  brother, 
by  profaning  the  covenant  of  our 
fathers  ? 

11  Judah  hath  dealt  treach- 
ei-ously,  and  an  abomination  is 
committed  in  Israel  and  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  for  Judah  hath  profaned 
the  holiness  of  the  Lord  which  he  6 
loved,  i  and  hath  married  the 
daughter  of  a  strange  god. 

12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  k  the 
man  that  doeth  this,  7  the  mas- 
ter and  the  scholar,  out  of  the  tab- 
ernacles of  Jacob,  and  him  that 
ofTereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

13  And  I  this  have  ye  done  again, 
covering  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
v.rith  tears,  with  weeping,  and 
with  crying  out,  insomuch  that  he 
regardeth  not  the  offering  any 
more,  or  receiveth  it  with  good 
will  at  your  hand. 

14  Yet  ye  say,  Wherefore  ?  Be- 
cause the  Lord  hath  been  wit- 
ness between  thee  and  the  wife  of 
thy  youth,  against  whom  thou 
hast  dealt  treacherously  :  yet  is 
she  thy  companion,  and  the  wife 
of  thy  covenant. 

15  And  did  not  he  make  one?  m 
Yet  had  he  the  8  residue  of  the 
spirit.  And  wherefore  one  ?  That 
he  might  seek  a  9  godly  seed,  n 
Therefore  take  heed  to  yonr  spirit, 
and  let  none  deal  10  treacherously 
against  the  wife  of  his  youth. 

16  For  o  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  saith  that  11  he  hateth  12 
putting  away  ;    for  one   coverelh 


CHAP.  III. 
cJe.23.  22. 
d  Le.lO.  11. 

e  Ac.  18.  17. 

2  Co.  5.  20. 

/ISa.  2.17. 

30. 

Lu.  11.  45, 

46. 

4  oVf/iill  in. 
g-Ne.  13.29. 

5  accepted 
faces,  or, 
lifted  up  t!ie 
face  against 
h  1  Co.  8.  6. 

6  or  ought 
to  love. 

i  Ezr.9.  1,2. 
k  Jos.  23.  12, 
13. 

7  or,  him 
that  waketh, 
and  him  that 
anstcereth. 

I  Ps.  78.  34- 

37. 

m  Mat. 19. 4, 

5. 

8  or,  excel- 
lency. 

9  seed  of 
God. 

n  1  Co.  7.14. 

10  or.  un- 
faithfully. 
oDe.  24.  1. 
U  or,  if  he 
hole  her,  put 
her  away. 
Mat.  19.  8. 
12  to  put 
away. 


p  Is.  43.  24. 

Am.  2.  13. 

a  Lu.  1.  76. 

7.27. 

JLu.a.  27. 

cMat.  25. 

10. 

Re.  6.  17. 

d  1  Co.  3.13. 

15. 

elPe.2.  5. 

1  or,  an- 
cient. 
/He.  13.  4. 

2  or,  de- 
fraud. 
fJa.  5.4. 

h  Ps.  78.  38, 

57.  La.  3.22. 

iZec.  1.  3. 

k  Mat.  23. 

27. 

I  Ne.  13.  10, 

12, 


The  messenger  of  Christ, 
violence  with  his  garment,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts  :  therefore  take 
heed  to  your  spirit,  that  ye  deal 
not  treacherously. 
17  Ye  have  wearied  p  the  Lord 
with  your  words  :  yet  ye  say, 
Wherein  have  we  wearied  him? 
When  ye  say.  Ever)'  one  that 
doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  he  delighteth  in 
thern  ;  or,  AVhere  is  the  God  of 
judgment  ? 

CHAPTER  111. 

BEHOLD,  I  a  will  send  my  mes- 
senger, and  he  shall  prepare 
the  wriy  before  me  :  and  the 
Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall  sud- 
denly come  6  to  his  temple,  even 
the  messenger  of  the  covenant, 
whom  ye  delight  in  :  behold,  he 
shall  come,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  the  day 
of  his  coming  ?  and  who  c  shall 
stand  when  he  appeareth  ?  for  he 
is  like  a  refiner's  d  fire,  and  like 
fullers'  soap. 

3  And  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner 
and  purifier  of  silver;  and  he 
shall  purify  the  sons  of  Levi,  and 
purge  them  as  gold  and  silver, 
that  they  may  offer  e  unto  the 
Lord  an  offering  in  righteous- 
ness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offering  of  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem  be  pleasant 
MiUo  the  Lord,  as  in  the  days  of 
old,  and  as  in  1  former  years. 

5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you 
to  judgment  ;  and  I  will  be  a 
swift  witness  against  the  sorce- 
rers, and  against  the  adulterers,/ 
and  against  false  swearers,  and 
against  those  that  2  oppress  the 
hireling  g  in  his  wages,  the  wi- 
dow, and  the  fatherless,  and  that 
turn  aside  the  stranger /rom  hia 
right,  and  fear  not  me,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

6  For  1  am  the  Lord,  I  change 
not  ;  therefore  /i  ye  sons  of  Jacob 
are  not  consumed. 

7  Even  from  the  days  of  your 
fathers  ye  are  gone  away  from 
mine  ordinances,  and  have  not 
kept  them.  Return  i  unto  me, 
and  1  will  return  unto  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.  But  k  ye  said. 
Wherein  shall  we  return  ? 

8  Will  a  man  rob  God?  Yet  ya 
have  robbed  me.  But  ye  say. 
Wherein  have  we  robbed  thee  1 
In  tithes  I  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse  ; 
for  ye  have  robbed  me,  even  thi« 
whole  nation. 

10  Bring  ye   all   the  tithes  into 

855 


Promite  of  a  bUssitig. 
the  storehouse,  iliat  there  may  be 
meat  in  mine  house,  unci  piove 
me  now  herewith,  snilh  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  il  I  will  not  open  you 
the  wiridiiws  of  hen^e^,   mid   pnur 

3  you  out  a  blessing,  thai  m  thtre 
thall  not  be  room  eiioujh  toreceizt 
it. 

II  And  I  will  rebuke  the  devour- 
er  for  j^our  sukes,  and  he  shnll   not 

4  dtslroy  the  fiuiis  of  ^-our  ground, 
neither  shall  your  vine  cu»t  her 
fruit  before  the  lime  in  the  fie  d, 
saith  the  Lord  of  ho&t8. 

1*2  And  ull  nations  shall  call 
you  blessed  :  for  ye  shall  he  a  Je- 
lig'btsome  land,  saith  the  Lord  <A' 
Iioels. 

13  V'our  words  n  have  been  stout 
ajninsl  me,  saith  the  Lord  :  yet 
y;  say.  What  have  we  spoken  so 
much  ai^ainst  thee  1 

14  Ve  have  said,  It  is  vain  to 
serve  God  ;  and  what  profit  it  it 
that  we  have  kept  his  5  ordinance, 
and  that  we  have  walked  6 
mournfully  before  the  Lord  of 
hosts  •? 

15  AikI  now  we  call  the  proud 
hi'.ppy  ;  yea,  they  that  work 
■wickednesB  are  7  set  up  ;  yea, 
thej/  ihnX  tempt  o  God  are  even 
delivered. 

16  Then  they  that  feared  the 
Lord  spake  p  often  one  to  anoth- 
er ;  and  the  Lord  hearkened, 
and  heard  it  :  and  a  book  q  of 
remembrance  was  written  before 
him  for  them  that  feared  the 
Lord,  and  that  thought  upon  bis 
name. 

i    And    they    shall    be    mine,   r 

sailh  the   Lord  of   hosts,   in    that 

856 


JMALACUI. 

3  tmpty  out 

m2Ch.31. 
10. 

4  corrupt. 

n  Ps.  73.   11, 

12. 

Zep.  1.  12. 

5  observa- 
tion. 

6  in  black. 
1  built. 

0  Ps.  95.  9. 
p  Ep.  5.  19. 
q  Re.  20.  12. 

rTii.  2.  14. 

1  Pe.  2.  9. 


8  or,  special 
treasure. 

s  Is.  62.  3. 
t  Ps.  58.  11. 
a2Pe.3.  10. 
b  Mat.  3.12. 
ce.3.  16. 
dLu.  1.  78. 
cHos.  14.  5, 

/Mat.  11. 

14. 

17.  10-13. 


B.  C.  f\tf7, 

day  when  I  raatre  up  my  8  Jew  ■ 
els  ;  and  I  will  spare  them,  ui  a 
man  spureth  bii  own  lun  thul 
serteth  him. 
18  Then  shall  ye  return,  and  ( 
disccin  between  the  ri^hieoui 
and  the  wicked  ;  between  him  that 
.serveih  God,  and  liim  that  serveth 
him  not. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

FOR,  behold,  the  day  a  cometb, 
that  shall  burn  as  an  oven  ; 
and  all  the  pioud,  yea,  and  all 
that  do  W'ickedlVi  shall  be  stub- 
ble :  and  the  day  that  comelh 
shall  burn  b  them  up,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  that  il  shall  leave 
them  neither  root  nor  brunch. 

2  But  unto  you  c  thai  fear  my 
came  shall  the  Sun  d  of  right- 
eousness arise  with  healing  in  his 
wings  ;  and  ye  shall  go  forth, 
and  grow  e  up  as  calves  of  the 
stall. 

3  And  ye  sbnll  tread  down  the 
wicked  ;  for  they  shall  be  ashes 
under  the  soles  of  your  feel  in 
ihe  day  that  1  shall  do  this,  saith 
the  L'^id  of  hosts. 

4  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses my  servant,  which  I  com- 
manded unto  him  in  Hoieb  for  all 
Israel,  with  the  statutes  and  judg- 
ments. 

5  Behold,  I  will  send  you  Eli- 
jah /  the  prophet  before  the  com- 
inf  of  llie  gieat  and  dreadful  day 
of  the  Lord  : 

6  And  be  shall  turn  the  heart  of 
the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the 
heart  of  the  children  to  their  fa- 
thers, lest  I  con.e  and  smite  the 
earth  with  a  curse. 


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Chaps. 

Cfiapt. 

M.VTTHEW tlS 

I  Timothy "6 

Rlarlc 

16 

'2TiiP';thy 

4 

Luk-c 

24 

■Piius 

3 

John 

21 

Philemon 

1 

The  Acts  . 

'^8 

To  the  Hebrews 

13 

Kpisile  to  the  Romans 

16 

Papistic  of  James 

5 

I  Co.inlhians    . 

16 

I  Peter      . 

5 

2  C^rinthiuaa    . 

13 

2  Peter     . 

3 

Galatians 

6 

1 Joha       . 

6 

Kphesians 

6 

2  John 

1 

Philippians 

4 

3  John 

1 

Colossians 

4 

Jude 

I 

1  Thessalonians 

5 

Revelation 

S3 

!i  Thessalonian? 

3 

THE  CHRONOLOGICAL  ORDER, 

Wilh  the  Abbreviations  used  in  the  Referencet. 


A.M. 

A.D 

A.M.  A.D 

4000 



3Iatthew     . 

.     Mat. 

4066 

65 

1  Timothv  .        .        .     I  Ti 

4027 

27 

Mark  . 

.     Mar. 

4067 

66 

2  Timothy 

.     2Ti. 

S993 



Luke    . 

.     Lu. 

4066 

G5 

Titus. 

.     Til. 

4027 

26 

John    . 

.     Jno. 

4065 

64 

Philemon 

Phile. 

4034 

33 

Acts     . 

.     Ac. 

40S5 

64 

Hebrews 

He. 

4061 

60 
59 

Romans 

1  Corinthians 

.     Ro. 

4061 

60 
60 

James 
1  Peter 

J?.. 

4080 

.     1  Cor. 

406( 

1  P«. 

4061 

60 

2  Corinthians 

.     2  Cor. 

4067 

66 

2  Peter 

2  Pe. 

4059 

58 

Galatians   . 

.     Ga. 

4091 

90 

1  John 

1  Jno 

4065 

64 

Ephesians  . 

.     Ep. 

4091 

90 

2  John 

2  Jno 

4065 

64 

Philippians 

.     Ph. 

4091 

90 

3  John 

3  Jno 

4065 

&t 

Colossinns  . 

.     Col. 

4067 

66 

Jude  . 

JuJe. 

4055 

54 

1  Thessalonians 

.     I  Th. 

4097 

93 

Revelation 

Re7. 

4055 

54 

2  Thessalonians 

,     2Th. 

GOSPEL    ACCORDING    TO 
ST.  MATTHEW. 


CHAPTER  I.  iA.  M.  4000. 

THE  book  of  the  generation  a  of  j 
Jesus  Christ,  the  son  of  6  Da-  L  Lu.  3.  33^ 
^id,  c  the  sun  of  Abraham.                '  &c. 

2  Abraham  d  begat   Isaac;    and  |  ft  ps. 132.  11. 
e   Isaac   begat  Jacob;    and   Jacob  ;  c.  22.  45. 

/  begat  Judas  and  bis  brethren  ;      j  Ac.  2.  30. 

3  And  Judas  begat  g  Phares  and  ^cGe.  22.  18, 
Zara  of  Thamar ;  and  Phares  be-JGa.  3.  16. 
gat  h  Esrom  ;  and  Esrora  begat  i   d  Ge.  21.  2-5 
Aram;  e  Ge.  25.  26. 

4  And    Aram    begat  Aminadab  ;  lyGe.  29.  35, 
and  Aminadab  beg-at  k  Nuasson  ;  i  &c. 

and  Naasson  begat  Salmon  ;  I  Ig'Ge.  38.  29 

5  And    Salmon  begat  Booz  of  m;30,  &c. 
Rachab;  and  Booz  begat   Obed  »  t/t  Ge.  46.  12. 
of  Ruth;  and  Obed  begat  Jesse  ;  \i  Ru.  4.   19. 

A-lCh.  2.  10.' 
Nu.  1.  7. 
^Ru.  4.  20. 
m  Jos.  6.  25. 
Ru.  4.  21. 
nRu.  4.  13. 
olSa.  17.  12. 
_p2Sa.  12.  24. 
q  1  Ch.  3. 
10,  &c. 
r2K.20.  21. 
1  Ch.  3.  13. 
1  some  read 
Josias  be- 
gat Jakim, 
and  Jakim 
begat  Jecho- 
iiias. 

»lCh.  3. 17, 
&c. 
iNe.  12.  1. 


6  And  Jesse  begat  o  David  the 
king ;  and  David  the  king  begiit 
p  Solomon  of  her  that  had  been  the 
wife  of  Urias  ; 

7  And  Solomon  begat  q  Roboam  ; 
and  Roboain  begat  Abia;  and  Abia 
begat  Asa ; 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat  ;  and 
Josaphat  begat  Joram  ;  and  Joram 
begat  Ozias ; 

9  And  Ozias  begat  Joatham  ;  and 
Joatham  begat  Achaz  ;  and  Achaz 
begat  Ezekias  ; 

10  And  Ezekias  r  begat  Manas- 
ses  ;  and  Manasses  begat  Amon  ; 
and  Amon  begat  Josias  ; 

11  And  1  Josias  begat  Jechonias 
and  his  brethren,  about  the  time 
they  were  carried  avi'ay  to  Baby- 
lon ; 

12  And  after  they  were  broug-ht 
to  Babylon,  Jechonias  begat  s  Sa- 
lathiel  ;  and  Salathiel  begat  Zo- 
robabel ;  t 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud  ; 
and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and 
Eliakim  begat  Azor; 

14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc  ;  and 
Badoc  begat  Achim  ;  and  Achim 
begat  Eliud  ; 

15  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar ;  and 
Kleazar  begat  Matthan  ;  and  Mat- 
than  begat  Jacob  ; 

16  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the 
husband  of  Maiy.  of  v;hom  was 
born  Jesus,  who  is  called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from 
Abraham  to  David  are  fourteen 
g'eneratioas;  and  fiom  David  until 


uLu.  1.  27. 

•5th  year 
before  the 
account 
called  An. 
Domini. 

V  De.  24.  1. 
te  ver.  16. 

2  begotten. 
3i.e. Saviour 
X  Ac.  5.  31. 
13.  23,  38. 

V  Is.  7.  14. 
4  or,  his 
7ia>nc  shall 
be  called. 


the  canying  away  into  Babylon 
are  fourteen  generations;  and 
from  the  can-ying  away  into  Ba- 
bylon unto  Christ  utb  fourteea 
generations. 

18  Nov/ the  birth  u  of  Jesus  Chriat 
was  on  this  wise  ;  When  as  his 
mother  Mary  was  espoused  to  Jo- 
seph, »  before  they  came  togetLer, 
she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband, 
being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing' 
to  make  l»jr  a  public  example, 
was  minded  v  to  put  her  away 
privily. 

20  But  while  he  thought  on  these 
things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  him  in  a 
w  dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  soa 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
thee  Mary  thy  wife  ;  for  that  which 
is  2  conceived  in  her  is  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

21  .ind  she  shall  bring  forth  a 
son,  and  thou  shall  call  his  name 
3  JESUS  :  for  he  shall  save  x  his 
people  from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spo- 
ken of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  y 
saying, 

23  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with 
chilil,  and  shall  bring  forth  a  son, 
and  4  they  shall  call  his  name 
Emmanuel  ;  which  being  inter- 
preted, is,  God  z  with  us. 

24  Then  Joseph,  being  raised 
from  sleep,  did  as  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  had  bidden  him,  and  took 
>uito  him  his  wife  : 

25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had 
brought  forth  her  first-born  a  son  : 
and  he  called   his  name  JESUS,  b 

CHAPTER  II. 

NOW  when  Jesus  was  born  •  in 
Bethlehem  of  Judea,  in  the 
days  of  Herod  the  king,  behold, 
there  came  wise  men  from  the  east 
to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saying.  Where  is  he  that  is 
born   a  King  of  the  Jews  ?  for  we 


^Jno.  1.  14.    «Ex.  13.  2.    6  Lu.  2. 
21.     *4th  year  before  the   account 
CiWed  Anno  Domini.     aZe.  9.  9. 
3 


Jo^i^hjleelk  into  Egypt. 

huve  seen  hia  6  star  in  the  east,  and 
are  cume  to  c  worship  him. 

3  When  Ile.ud  tlie  Icings  had 
h.-'a  d  these  lliingt,  he  was  troub- 
le,!, luiJ  all  Jenisulem  wiih  him. 

4  AiiJ  when  hf  had  g-atheredri  all 
the  chief  p.iests  and  scribes  of  the 
people  logethe.,  he  demanded  of 
tliem  where  Christ  shnald  beliorn. 

J  AjuI  they  said  unto  hirn.  In 
Bethlehem  of  Judea  ;  for  Itius  it  ia 
ViUten  e  by  tlie  prnphei  ; 

6  AnI'thou  Eettilehem,  in  the 
lanJ  of  JuJa,  art  not  the  least 
among  the  p.inces  of  Juda  :  for  out 
of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor, 
that  shall  1  rule/my  people  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  pri- 
vily callei  the  wise  men,  inqui.ed 
of  them  diligently  what  time  the 
star  appeare  I. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethle- 
hem ;  and  said,  Go  and  search 
diligently  for  the  yoiiagohild;  and 
when  ye  have  found  him,  bring 
me  wori  again,  that  I  may  come 
g  and  wo  ship  him  also. 

9  When  they  had  heard  the  king, 
they  departed  :  anJ,  lo,  the  star, 
which  tiiey  saw  h  in  the  east,  went 
before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood 
over  where  the  young  chill  was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they 
trejoiced  with  exceeding  great  joy. 

11  And  when  they  were  come 
into  the  house,  they  saw  the 
young  chil  1  with  Mary  his  mo- 
the ;.  and  fell  down,  and  worship- 
ped him  :  and  when  they  had 
opened  their  treasures,  they  2  pre- 
sented iiriio  him  k  gifts  ;  gold,  and 
fraiikiiicense,  and  myrrh. 

Ivi  And  being  warned  of  God  /in 
a  dream  that  they  should  not  re- 
turn to  Herod,  they  departed  into 
their  own  country  another  way. 

13  And  v.heii  they  were  departed, 
behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
pea.cth  to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  sav- 
ing. Arise,  and  take  the  young 
chiH  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into 
Egvpt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I 
Lri  ig  thee  word  :  for  Herod  m  will 
seek  the  young  child,  to  destroy 
him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the 
yn\iig  child  and  his  mother  by 
night,  and  departed  into  Kgypt  ; 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death 
of  He'-od  :  that  it  miTlil  be  fulfilled 
whirh  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by 
the  priphet,  saying,  n  Out  of 
Egypt  have  I  called  my  son. 

IJ  Then  He  od.  when  he  saw 
that  he  was  mor.ked  of  the  wise 
men,  was  exceeding  wroth,  and 
eont  forth,  and  slew  all  th«  chil- 


MATTHEW. 

bSu.  24.  17.  1 
Is.  60.  3. 

c  Jno.  b.  23. 
d  Ph.  2.  2. 
eMi.  5.  U. 
Jno.  7.  42. 

1  ur,/eed. 
I  Is.  40.  11. 

/Re.  2.  27. 
j^Pr.  26.  24. 

h  ver.  2. 
i  Ps.  67.  1. 
t 

2  or,  offered, 
k  Ps.  72.  10. 
Is.  60.  6. 

\lt.  1.20. 

m  Job  33. 

15,  17. 

n  Hos.  11.  1. 


0  ver.  7. 
i)  Je.31.  1-5. 


q  Ex.  4.  19. 
re.  3.  13. 
Lu.  2.  39. 

s  Jno.  1.  45. 

t  Nu.  6.  13. 
Ju.  13.  5. 
1  Sa.  1.  11. 
Am.   2.    10- 
12.  Ac.  24.5. 


a  Lu.  3.  2. 
Jno.  1.  18. 

6  Is.  40.  3. 
c2K.  1.8. 
c.  11.  8. 

rfLe.  11.  22. 
e  Ac.  1.  5. 
2.  38.  19.  4, 


'/Is.  59.  5. 
c.  12.  34. 
23.  33.  Lu. 
3.  7. 

^Je.51.6. 
Ro.  1.  18. 

1  or,  an- 
swerable to 
amendment 
of  life. 


A.  M.  4001. 

drcn  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and 
in  all  the  coai^ts  tlie.euf,  from  two 
years  old  and  under,  according  to 
the  time  which  he  had  diligently 
inquired  oof  the  v.i.se  men. 

17  Then  was  fulfitled  that  which 
was  spoken  by  Jeremy  p  the  pro- 
phet, saving, 

18  In  kama  was  there  a  voice 
heard,  lamentation,  and  weeping, 
and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weep- 
ing/or her  children,  and  wculd 
not  be  comforted,  because  they 
are  not. 

19  But  when  Herod  was  dead, 
behold,  an  angel  of  the  Lonl  ap- 
pearetn  in  a  dream   to   Joseph   in 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the 
young  child  and  his  inotlie  ,  and 
go  into  the  land  of  Israel  :  for  they 
a.e  dead  7  which  sought  the  young 
child's  life. 

•.tl  .\nd  he  arose,  and  took  the 
young  child  and  his  mother,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

'j3.  But  when  he  heard  that  Ar- 
clielausdid  reign  in  Julea  in  the 
room  of  his  father  Herod,  he  was 
afiaid  to  go  thither  ;  notwith- 
standing, being  warned  of  God  in 
a  dream,  he  turned  aside  into  the 
parts  of  r  Galilee  : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a 
city  called  .*  Nazareth  :  that  it 
might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spo- 
ken by  till!  prophets.  He  shall  be 
called  a  Nazarene.  t 

CHAPTER  III. 

IN  those  days  came  a  John   the 
Baptist,  preaching  in   the   wil- 
derness of  Judea, 

2  KnA  saying,  Repent  ye  :  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken 
of  b  by  the  prophet  Esaias,  say- 
ing, The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

4  And  the  same  John  had  his 
c  raiment  of  camel's  hair,  and  a 
leathern  girdle  about  his  loins: 
and  his  meat  was  locusts  d  and 
wil  I  honey. 

5  Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusa- 
lem, and  all  Judea,  and  all  the  re- 
gion round  about  Jordan, 

6  And  were  baptised  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  e  their  sins. 

7  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the 
Pharisees  and  Sadducees  come  to 
bis  baptism,  he  said  unto  them, 
O  generation/ of  vipers  !  who  bath 
warned  you  to  g  Hee  from  the 
wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fniite  1 
meet  for  repentance : 


A.  D.  26.  CHAP.  IV, 

9  And   think  not  to  say  within "  ft  Jno.  15.  G. 
yourselves,  We  have  Abiahara  to   i  Lu.  3.  16. 
our  father  :  for  I  say  unto  you,  that    Ac.  19.  4. 
God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise    k  Ac.  1.  5. 
up  children  unto  Abraham.  I 

10  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  ^  Mai.  3.2,3. 
unto  the  root  of  the  tiees:  therefore  ; 

every  tree  which  brinjeth  not  forth  wi  Ps.  1.  4. 
good  fruit,  is  h  hewn  down  and  Mai.  4.  1. 
cast  into  the  fire.  !  Mar.  9.  44. 

11  I  indeed  baptize  you  with  wa- 1 

ter  2  unto  repeniunce  :  but  he  that  nMar.  1.  19. 

Cometh  after  me  is  mightier  than  Lu.  3.  21. 
I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to 

bear:  he  shall  baptize  vou  A;  with  o  Is.    11.   2. 

the  Holy  Ghost,  and  wi'th  fire  :  .  42.   1.  61.  1. 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  Jno.  3.  34. 
he  v.'ill  thoroughly  purge  /his  floor, 

and  gather  liis  wheat  into  the  gar-    .p  Ps.   2.   7. 
ner;  but  he  will  burn  up  the  chaff  Lu.   9.   35. 
m  with  unquenchable  fire  :  ,  Ep.  1.  6. 

13  Then  Cometh  Jesus  from  Gali-  2  Pe.  1.  17. 
lee   to  Jordan,   unto  John,   to   be  , 

baptized  n  of  him.  *alK.18.  12. 

14  But  John  forbade  him,  saying,    Ez.  11.  1,  24. 
I  have  need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,    Ac.  8.  39. 
and  cornest  thou  to  ine  1  \ 

15  And     Jesus    answering,    said   6  Mar.  1.12. 
tinlo  him,  Suft'er  it  to  be  so  now ;   Lu.  4.  1. 
for  thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfil  all   c  De.   8.   3. 
righteousness.     Then   he   suffered   d  Ne.  11.  1. 
him.  j  c.  27.  53. 

16  .4nd  Jesus,  when  lie  was  bap-  e  Ps.  91.  11, 
tized,  went   up  straightway  out  of  12. 

the   water;   and,   lo,   the   heavens' 

were  opened  unto  liim,  and  he  saw  f  De.  6.  16. 
the  Spirit  of  God  o  descending  like  g  De.  6.13. 
a  dove,  and  lighting  upon  him;         1  Sa.  7.  3. 

17  And,  lo,  a  voice  from  heaven,  '  ft  He.  1.6,14. 
faying,  This  is  my  beloved  J)  Son,  J  1  or,  deliv- 
in  whom  I  am  well  pleased.  i  ered  up. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

THEN  was  Jesus  led  up  of  a  the' j  Is.  9.  1,  2. 
Spirit  into  the  wilJerness,  to   Ic  Is.  42.  6,7. 
be  b  templed  of  tlie  devil.  |  Lu.  2.  32. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty    Zc.  3.  2. 
days   and    forty    nights,    he    was  I  10.  7. 
afterward  an  hungered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to  m  Jno.  1.  42. 
him,  he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  n  Lu.  5.  10. 
God,  command  that  these  stones  1  Co.  9.  -O 
be  made  bread.  22.    2  Co. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is   12.  16. 
vritten,  c  Man  shall  not  live   by 

bread   alone,    but    by   every   word  I  o   Mar.   10. 
that  proceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  28 — 31. 
of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketli  him  up  p  Mar.  1. 
into  the  holy  city,  d  and   gelteth    19,  20. 
him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 

6  And  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  be    g  c.  9.  35. 
the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down:    Lu.  4.  15,44. 
for  it  is  written,  e  He  shall  give  his 

angels    charge   concerning    thee  :   r  c.  24.    14. 
and  in  iftWr  hands  they  shsill  bear   Mar.  1.  14. 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  da-sb  I  s  Ps.  103.  3. 
thy  foot  against  a  stone.  :  c.  8.  10.  17. 

55 


Christ  tcmjUed  by  the  devil,  Sfc. 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  writ- 
ten again,  Thou  _/" shall  not  tempt 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  takelh  him  up 
into  an  exceeding  high  mountain, 
and  showeth  him  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  world,  and  the  glory 
of  them  ; 

9  And  saith  unto  him,  All  these 
things  will  I  give  thee,  if  thou 
wilt  fall  down  and  wo. ship  me. 

10  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him, 
Get  thee  hence,  Satan  :  for  it  is 
written.  Thou  g  shall  worship  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only  shall 
thou  serve. 

11  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him, 
and  behold,  angels  ft  came  and 
mini.slered  unto  him. 

12  Now  when  Jesus  had  heard 
that  John  w.is  1  cast  into  prison, 
he  departed  into  Galilee  : 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he 
came  and  dwell  in  Capernaum, 
which  is  upon  the  seaco  si,  in  the 
borders  of  Zabulon  and  Nephtha- 
lim  : 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the 
prophet,  i  saying, 

15  The  land  of  Zabulon,  and  the 
land  of  Nephthalim,  by  the  way 
of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan,  Galilee 
of  the  Gentiles  . 

IG  The  people  which  sat  in  dark- 
ness A- 3:iw  great  light:  and  to 
them  which  sat  in  the  region  and 
shadow  of  death,  light  is  sprung 
up. 

17  From  that  time  Jesus  began  to 
preach,  and  to  say,  Repent :  I  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

18  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  saw  two  brethren, 
Simon  m  called  Peter,  and  Andrew 
his  brother,  casting  a  net  into  the 
sea  :  for  they  were  fishers. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Fol- 
low me,  and  I  will  make  you 
n  fishers  of  men. 

20  And  they  straightway  left 
0  their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

21  And  going  on  from  thence,  he 
saw  other  two  brethren, p  James 
the  son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his 
brother,  in  a  ship  with  Zebedee 
their  father,  mending  their  nets  t 
and  he  called  them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left  the 
ship  and  their  father,  and  followed 
him. 

23  And  Jesus  went  about  all  Gali- 
lee,teaching!/  in  tl.eir  synagogues, 
and  preaching  the  gospel  rof  the 
kingdom,  and  healing  all  manner 
of  sickness,  and  all  manner  ef  dis- 
eaee  »  among:  the  people. 


Christ's  sermon  on  the  mount. 


MATTHEW. 


24  And  his  taine   went   tlirouyh- 

oul  ull  Syria  :  and  lliey  bruii^bt 
uiilo  hull  uU  Birk  people  thut  wure 
taken  wilU  divtr*  uisuahus  and 
tunnLMiis,  and  thuiie  which  were 
possessed  with  devils,  and  ihuse 
whirli  were  lunatic, and  those  that 
b:id  the  palsy, -and  he  healed  tbein. 
'ij  And  there  followed  hira  great 
multitudes  t  of  people  I'roin  Gali- 
lee nndyroOT  Decapulis,  and  from 
Jerusalem,  and  from  judea,  and 
from  beyond  Jord.in. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  seeia^  the  multitudes,  he 
went  up  into  a  mountain:  and 
when  he  was  set,  his  disciples 
came  unto  him  : 
2  And  he  opened  bis  mouth,  and 
tauo-lit  ihem,  sayiuis:,  p. 
i  lilessed  art  the  poor  b  in  spirit : 
c  fir  thei.s  is  the  kingdom  of  hea- 
ven. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  d 
for  they  shall  be  comloited.  e 

5  Blessed  rare  the  meek:  lor  they 
/shall  inherit  the  earth. 

6  Blessed  are  ihey  which  do  hun- 
g"er  and  ihi.st  al'ie:  righteousness  : 
for  s;  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for 
h.  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  i  heart : 
for  tliey  shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  rer«  the  k  peacemakers  : 
for  they  shall  be  called  the  chil- 
dren of  God. 

10  Blessud  are  they  which  are  per- 
secuted for  rig'hieousness'  I  sake  : 
fortheiis  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

11  Blessed  are  ye,  when  mf'i shall 
revile  you.  and  peisecule  you,  and 
shall  say  all  mannerof  evil  against 
you  1  falsely,  for  my  sake. 

12  Rejoice, and  be  exceeding  glad; 
for  great  ii  your  reward  m  in  hea- 
ven :  for  so  persecuted  they  the 
prophets  which  were  before  you. 

13  Ye  are  the  salt  /*  of  the  earth  : 
but  if  the  salt  have  lost  his  savour, 
wherewith  shall  it  be  salted  7  It  is 
thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but 
to  lie  cast  out,  and  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  of  men. 

14  Ve  are  the;  light  oof  the  world. 
A  citv  that  is  set" on  a  hill  cannot 
be  hid. 

15  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle, 
and  pill  it  under  2  a  bushel,  but  on 
a  candlestick  ;  and  it  s-iveth  light 
w.Wi  all  that  are  in  the  house. 

16  Let  your  light  so  shine  before 
men.  that  they  may  gee  your  good 
works,  and  glorify  p  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

A7  Think  not  thut  I  am  come  to 
destroy  jthe  law  or  the  rprophets  : 


20, 


13. 


tLu.  6.  17, 

19. 

a  Lu.  6, 

&c. 

h  Is.  57. 

66.  2. 

cJa.  2.  5. 
rfls.  61.  3. 
Ez.  7.  16. 

e  Jno.  16.20. 
2Co,-.  1.  7. 
/Ps.  37.  11. 
•^Ps.145.19. 
Is.  65.  13. 
h  Ps.  41.1,2. 
i  Ps.  24.3,4. 
He.  12.  14. 
IJno.  3.  2.3. 
*  Ps.  34.  14. 
/lPe.3.  13, 
14. 

1  lying. 
m-iCo.  4.17. 
n  Mar.  9.50. 
o  Ph.  2.  15. 

2  The  word, 
in  the 
original, 
signifielh 

a  measure 
contain- 
ing about 
a  pint  leas 
than  a 
peck. 

ulPe.2.  12. 
7  c.  3.  15. 
rls.  42.21. 


.?  Ps.  40.6-8. 
t  Lu.  16.  17. 
u  ISa.  2.  30. 
V  c.  23.  23- 
23.  Ph.  3.  9. 
3or,/o  them, 
u  Ex.  20.13. 
De.5.  17. 
j-Uno.  3.15. 

4  i.  e.  vain 
feUow.  2Sa. 
6.  20. 

yDe.  16.  16, 
17. 

z  Pr.  25.  8. 

Lu.  12.  58, 

59. 

n  Job  31.  1. 

Pf.  6.  25. 

5  or,  do 
came  thee 
to  offend. 

b  Ro.  8.  13. 
ICo.  9.  27. 


A.  D.  31. 

I  am  not  come  to  deatroy,  but  to  * 
fulfil. 

18  i-'or  verily  I  aay  unto  you, 
Till  heaven  and  earth  paji,  one 
Jot  or  one  tittle  (  shall  in  no  wise 
pass  from  the  luw,  till  all  be  ful- 
filled. 

19  Whosoever  therefore  shall 
break  one  of  these  least  command- 
ments, and  shall  teach  men  so,  h>: 
shall  be  called  the  least  in  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  :  but  whoso- 
ever shall  do  and  leach  thcin,  the 
same  shall  be  called  great  u  in  the 
kingdom  of  betiven. 

20  for  I  say  unto  you.  That  ex- 
cept  your  righteousness  shall  ex- 

iceed  0  the  righteousness  of  the 
I  scribes  and  Pharisees,  yc  shall  in 
{  no  case  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
I  heaven. 

I  21  Ye  have  heai^l  that  it  was  said 
'3  by  them  of  old  time,  lo  Thou 
.  shalt  not  kill  ;  and  whosoevershu',1 
kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judg- 
I  ment  : 

I  22  But  I  say  unto  you,  That 
I  whosoever  is  angiy  with  his  hro- 
ither  without  a  cause,  x  shall  be  in 
danger  of  the  judgment  :  and 
I  whosoever  shall  say  '.o  bis  brother, 
4  Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the 
council  :  but  whosoever  shall  say, 
Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger  of 
bell  fire. 

23  Therefore,  if  thou  bring  thy 
gift  y  to  the  altar,  and  there  re- 
memberest  that  thy  brother  hath 
aught  against  thee  ; 

24  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the 
altar,  and  go  thy  way  ;  first  be  re- 
conciled to""  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  ihy  gift. 

25  Agree  with  thine  adversary 
quickly, whiles  thou  art  in  the  way 
with  him  ;  lest  at  any  time  the  ad- 
versary deliver  thee  z  to  the  judge, 
and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer, and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

23  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou 
shall  by  no  means  come  out 
thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  ut- 
ilermosl  farthing. 
'  27  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said 
|by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt 
, not  commit  adultery: 
i  28  But  I  say  unto  you.  That 
.whosoever  looicelh  1  on  a  woman 
^/o  lust  after  her,  hath  committed 
adultery  with  her  already  in  his 
heart. 

;  29  And  if  thy  right  eye  5  offend 
thee,  plnckit'out,  and  cast  i«  from 
thee  :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
thai  one  of  thy  members  shoulil 
perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole 
[body  should  be  last  into  hell.  6 


A.  D.  31 


CHAP.  VI. 


Je.  3.  1. 

Mar.  10.  2, 

9. 

dc.  19.  9. 

ICo.  7.  10, 

11. 

ehe.  19.  12. 

Nu.  30.  2. 

De.  23.  23. 

/c.  23.16-22 

Ja.  5.  12. 

g  Re.  21.  2, 

10. 


30  And  if  thy  ntjht  hand  offend  !cDe.  24.  1. 
tlise,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  it  fiom 
thee  :  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  members  should 
perish,  and  not  ihat  thy  whole 
body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  Whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  let  him 
give  her  a  writing  of  divorc;e- 
ment  :  c 

32  Bat  I  say  unto  yon.  That 
■whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife, 
d  saving'  for  the  cause  of  fornica- 
tion, causeth  her  to  commit  adul- 
tery :  and  whosoever  shall  marry ';,  ja.  5.  12. 
lier  that  is  divorced,  coramitteth  {  Ex.  21.  24. 
adultery.  iPr.  20.22. 

33  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it   24.  29. 
hath   been    said    by   them  of   old   Ro.  12.  17— 
time,  Thou  shalt  not  forswear  thy-  ;  19. 

self,  e  but  shall  perform  unto  the  ■  l  ig.  50.  S. 
Lord  thine  oaths  :  I  jn  De.  15.  7, 

34  But  I  say  unto  you,  Swear  not   n. 

at  all/:  neither  by'heaven  j  for  it  „  i)e.  23.  6. 
is  God's  throne  :  |  o  Ro.  12.  14, 

35  Nor  by  the  earth  ;  for  it  is  his   20. 
footstool  :  neither  by  Jerusalem  ;„  Lu.  23.  34. 
forit  is  ^^  the  city  of  the  great  King,  i  j^e.  7.  60. 

M   Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  j  „  job  25.  3. 
thy  head,  because  thou   canst  not 
make  one  hair  white  or  black  : 

37  But  let  your  communication 
be.  Yea,  yea  ;  Nay,  nay  :  for 
whatsoever  is  more  than  these, 
Cometh  oi  evil,  h 

38  Ye   have  heard   that   it  hath 
been  said,  An  i  eye  for  an  eye,  and  !  lousne-^s. 
a  tooth  for  a  tooth.  i  pg    ji2   9. 

39  But  I  say  unto  you,  k  that  ye    2  or   ■with. 
resist    not     evil:    but    whoso<ii  ex  ^  or  caxtse 
shall    smite    thee    Ion   thy  right   „oj'^ 
cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also.  ;  trwiipet  to 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee  f,g  g funded. 
at  the  law,  and  take  away  ^^7  ahu.S.n'. 
coat,  let  him  have  thj  cloak  also.      14    14    ' 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel   j  pj.   jg   5 
thee   to  go  a  mile,  go  with  him  j.^   4   g' 
twain.  c  Ps   34    15. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  j^  gj  g^. 
and  from  him  that  would  borrow  ^  '^^  'g  2 
of  thee  turn  not  thou  m  away.  e  IK    18 

43  Ye  have   heard  that  it   hath   gg   ^^ 
been  said,  n  Thou  shalt  love  thy    yj^^    jg  30 
neighbour,    and    hate   thine   ene-   J^^,    ^g   ^  ' 

tny  '■  ,         !27.  ' 

44  But  I  say  unto  you,  Lo^e  ;  ^^  jj  g 
o  your  enemies,  bless  them  that  4,;  ' 
curse  vou,  do  good  to  them  that  j^  ^^  g  -yg 
hate  you,  and  pray  p  for  them  ^  p^  "j^g  3 
which'  despitefully  use  you  and  j^  p^  jjj"  g^ 
persecute  you  ; 

45  That  ye  may  be  the  children 
of  your  father  which  is  in  heaven  : 
for  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise  g  on 
the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and  send- 
eth  ram  on  the  just  and  on  the 
uniust. 


139.  20. 
Ic.  16.  28. 
Re.  U.  15. 
m  Ps.  103. 
20,  21. 
n  Pr.  30.  8. 
Is.  83.  16. 


Christ's  sermon  on  the  mount, 
4G  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love 
you,  what  reward  have  ye  ?  do  not 
even  the  publicans  the  same  ? 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren 
only, what  do  ye  mo.e  than  others? 
do  not  even  tlie  publicans  so  ? 

48  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  reven 
as  your  Father  which  is  m  heaven 
is  perfect. 

^  CHAPTER  VJ. 

TAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your 
1  alms  before  men,  to  be  seen 
of  them  :  otherwise  ye  have  no 
rev/ard  2  of  your  Father  which  is 
in  heaven. 

2  Therefore  when  thou  doest 
thine  alms,  3  do  not  sound  a  trum- 
pet before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites 
do  in  the  synagogues  and  in  the 
streets,  that  they  may  have  glory 
of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
They  have  their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let 
not  thy  left  hand  know  what  thy 
right  hand  doeth  : 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  se- 
cret :  and  thv  Father,  which  seeth 
in  secret,  himself  shall  reward  a 
thee  openly. 

5  And  when  thou  prayest,  thou 
shalt  not  be  as  the  hypocrites  are  : 
for  they  love  to  pray  standing  in 
the  synagogues  and  in  the  corners 
of  the  streets,  that  they  may  be 
seen  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  They  have  their  reward.    6 

6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest, 
enter  into  thy  closet,  and,  when 
thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret;  and 
thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  secret, 
c  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain 
repetitions,  das  the  heathen  do: 
for  thev  think  that  they  shall  be 
heard  for  e  their  much  speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto 
them  :  for  your  Father  knoweth/ 
what  things  ye  have  need  of,  be- 
fore ye  ask  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore 
1  pray  ye  :  Our  f  Father  h  which  art 

in  2  heaven,  hallowed  be  k  thy 
name  :  . 

I  ID  Thv  kingdom  I  come  :  thy  will 
!  be  done  in  earth,  m  as  it  is  in  hea- 
iven  :  ,   ., 

I    U  Give  us  this  day  our  n  daily 
bread  : 
12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  o  as 
;  we  forgive  our  debtors  : 
1    13  And  lead  us  not  into  p  temp- 
tation, but  deliver  us  g  from  evil  : 


o  c.18.21-35.  Lu.  r.40-48.  p  c.  26. 
Ul  Lu.  22.  40,  46.  9  Jno.  17. 
]15. 

7 


Oiri.H's  itrmon  on  the  mount.         MATTHKW. 


for  thine  r  ii  the  king'dom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever. 
Amen. 

14  For  if  ye  forjive  men  their 
tiespasses,  your  heavenly  i'alher 
will  iilao  lo.^ive  you. 

15  But  ifye  for?ive  mu  men  their 
trespasses,  neither  will  your  Fa- 
ther foigive  your  trespasses,  s 

16  iMoiBover,  when  ye  fast,  be 
not,  as  the  hypociiles,  of  a  sad 
countenance  :  for  they  disli^ure 
their  faces,  that  they  may  appear 
unto  men  t  to  fast.  Verily  1  say 
unto  you,  Tliey  have  their  reward. 
dl'  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest, 
anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy 
fiioe  ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto 
men  to  fast,  hut  unto  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret  :  and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  reward 
thee  openly. 

ly  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  trea- 
sures upon  u  earth,  where  moth 
and  rust  dotli  cor.upt,  and  where 
thieves  break  through  and  steal  : 

'iO  But  lay  up  for  yourselves  trea- 
sures in  V  heaven,  where  neither 
moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and 
whftie  thievesdo  not  break  through 
nor  steal  : 

21  For  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

'ii  The  light  of  the  body  ie  the 
eye  w  :  if  iherefo.e  thine  eye  be 
sing'le,  thv  whole  body  shall  be 
full  of  lig-ht  : 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy 
whole  bu  Jy  shall  be  full  of  dark- 
ness. If  thereto  e  the  light  that 
is  in  thee  be  darkness,  how  g'reat 
i.«  that  darkness  ! 

24  No  man  can  serve  two  mas- 
ters X  :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise 
tlie  oiher.  Ye  cannot  y  serve  God 
and  -Mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
Take  no  thought  ?  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall 
drink  ;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the 
life  moie  ihan  meat,  and  the  body 
thMraiment  ? 

2d  Behold  (he  fowls  of  the  air  : 
for  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they 
reap,  nor  s;-ather  into  barns  ;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  a  feedeth 
lliem.  Are  ye  not  much  better 
than  they  ? 

27  Which  of  you  by  takinj 
thoug-lit  can  add  one  cubit  unto 
his  stature  ? 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for 
raiment  7  Consider  the  lilies  of  the 


12, 


r  Re 
13. 

a  Ep.  ■}.  31 
U.Z.  13. 
t  Is.  58.3,.5. 
u  Pr.  23.  4. 
Lu.  18.  24, 
25.  He.  IJ. 
5. 


V  U.  33.  6. 
Lu.  12.  33, 
34.  1  Ti.  6. 
19. 

u>Lu.  11.34, 
36. 

xLu.  16.13. 
yGa.  1.  10. 
2Ti.  4.  10. 
Ja.  4.  4. 

r  ICo.  7.32. 
Ph.  4.  6. 

a.Tob38.41. 
Lu.  12.  24, 


b  Ps.  37.  3. 
55.  22. 
lPe.5.  7. 

clTi.  4.  8. 

dLe.  25.20, 

21.  IK.  3. 

13.  Ps.  37. 

25.  Mar.  10. 

30. 

eDe.  33.  25. 

He.  13.  5,  6. 

a  Lu.  6.  37. 
Ro.  2.  1. 
iCo.  4.  5. 
6  Ju.  1.  7. 
cGa.  6.  1. 
li  Pr.  9.7.8. 
23.  y.      ■ 

e  Is.  55.  6. 
Lu.  18.  1. 

/•Ps.  81.10, 
Ifi.  Jno.  14. 
13,  14.  16. 
23,34.  IJno. 
3.  22.  5.  14, 
15. 

-  Pr.  8.  17. 
je.  29.12,13. 
hhu.  11.11, 


A.  D.  31. 

field,  how  they  grow  ;  they  toil 
not,  neither  do  tbey  spin  : 

29  And  yet  I  say  unto  you,  Tliat 
even  iSoloinon  in  all  his;;lo>y  wa* 
not  arrayed  like  one  of  ihese. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe 
the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to-day 
is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into  ihe 
o\en,sli/ill  he  not  much  more  clothe 
you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 

31  Thcief.ire  take  no  thou^rht,  6 
saving'.  What  ahall  we  eat  '.'  or, 
What  shall  we  diiiik  7  or.  Where- 
withal shall  we  be  clothed  t 

32  (For  after  all  these  thing's  do 
the  Gentiles  seek  :)  fnryo'ir  hea- 
venly Father  knoweth  that  ye 
have  need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But  seek  ye  first  c  the  kingdom 
of  God,  and  his  righteousness;  and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added 
d  unto  you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for 
the  morrow:  for  the  morrow  shall 
take  thought  for  the  things  of  it- 
.«elf.  e  Suiticient  unto  the  day  ia 
the  evil  thereof. 

^  CHAPTER  VII. 

JUDGE    a  not,   that   ye   be   ncl 
judged. 

2  For  with  what  judgment  ye 
judge,  ye  shall  be  judged  ;  and 
with  what  measure  ye  mete,  6  il 
shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 

3  Arid  why  behold'est  thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye, 
but  considerest  not  the  beam  thai 
is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy 
brother,  Let  me  pull  out  the  mote 
out  of  thine  eye  ;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye  1 

5  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out 
the  beam  c  out  of  thine  own  eye  ; 
and  then  shall  thou  see  clearly  to 
cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  bro- 
ther's eye. 

6  Give  not  that  which  i.s  holy  un- 
to the  dogs,  neither  d  cast  ye  your 
pearls  before  swine,  lest  they 
trample  them  under  their  feel,  and 
turn  again  and  rend  you. 

7  Ask,  and  it  sliall  be  given  you  ; 
eseek,  and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock, 
and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you  : 

8  For  every  one  that  aeketh  y  re- 
ceiveth  ;  and  he  that  seekeih|r 
findeth  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh 
it  shall  be  opened. 

9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you, 
whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will 
he  give  him  a  stone  ? 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he 
give  him  a  serpent  ? 

11  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
children,  h  how  mu'Th  more  shall 


A.  D.  31. 

j-uurFathenvliich  is  in  heaven  s;ive 
good  things  to  tliera  thut  ask  him  ? 
12  Tlieietore  all  thing's  whatso- 
ever ye  would  that  men  should  do 
to  you,  do  yc  even  so  to  them:  tor 
iU«s  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 
-nS  Enter  ye  in  Aral  the  strait  g-^te: 
for  wide  is  the  gate,  and  bread  is 
the  way,  that  leadeth  to  destruc- 
tion, and  many  there  be  which  go 
in  thereat  : 

14  1  Because  strait  is  the  gate, 
and  nanow  is  the  way, which  lead- 
eth unto  life,  and  few  I  there  te 
that  find  it. 

15  Beware  of  false  prophets,  m 
which  come  to  you  in  sheep's 
clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are 
ravening  n  wolves  ; 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their 
o  fiuits.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ? 

17  Even  so  every  good  tree  p 
bringeth  forthgood  fruit;  butacor- 
rupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A  good  tiee  cannot  bring  forth 
2vil  fruit,  neither  can  a  cojTupt 
tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

19  Every  q  tree  that  bringeth 
not  forth  good  fruit,  is  hev.'n  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye 
shall  know  them. 

21  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto 
me,  Lord,  Lord,  r  shall  enter  in- 
to the  kingdom  of  heaven  ;  but  he 
that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that 
day,  Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not 
prophesied  s  in  thy  name  ?  and  in 
thy  name  have  cast  out  devils'? 
and  in  thy  name  done  many  won- 
derful works  ? 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto 
them,  I  never  knew  you  :  depart 
fromjne,  t  ye  that  v.'ork  iniquity. 
■=@f  Therefore  w  whosoever  heareth 
these  saying.s  of  mine,  and  doeth 
them,  I  will  liken  him  unto  a  wise 
V  man,  which  built  his  house  upon 
a  rock  : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came,  and  the  winds 
blew,  and  beat  upon  that  house  : 
and  it  fell  not ;  for  it  -was  founded 
upon  a  rock,  w 

26  And  every   one  that   heareth 


down 
fi-reat 


aJe.  23.  29. 

Mar.  6.  2. 

a  Mar.  1.40, 

&c. 

Lu.  5.  12, 

&c. 

b  c.  9.  30. 

Mar   5.  43. 

cLe.  14.3, 
tliese  sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  j&c. 
them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto  a 
foolish    X  man,    which    built    his 
house  upon  the  sand  : 
27  And  the   rain  descended,  and 
the  floods  came. and  the  winds  blew 
yand  beat  upon  that  house  :  and  it !/  Ps.  33.  9 
fell  •  and  «rreat  was  .:r  the  fall  of  it.  1 107.  20. 
2S   And  It  came   to    pats,   when  |  j- c.  15.  28. 


CHAP.  VIII.  Christ  cleanselh  a  leper,  fc. 

Jesus  had  ended  these  sayings, 
the  people  w  ere  astonished  a  at  hjs 
doctrine  : 

29  For  he  taught  them  as  one  hav. 
ing  autho.iiy,  and  not  as  the 
sciibes.^ 

.''CHAPTER  VIH. 

WHEN     he    v. as    come 
from  the   mountain, 
multitudes  followed  liim. 

2  And,  beliold,  there  came  a  leper 
a  and  worshipped  him,  saying, 
Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make 
me  clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  his  band, 
and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will  ; 
be  thoti  clean  :  and  immediately 
his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  hirn,  See 
thou  tell  b  no  man  ;  but  go  thy 
way,  show  thyself  to  the  priest, 
and  ofter  the  gift  that  Muses  com- 
manded c  for  a  testimony  unto 
them. 

5  And  when  Jesus  was  entered 
into  Capernaum,  there  came  unto 
him  a  centurion,  d  beseeching  him, 

6  And  saying.  Lord,  my  servant 
lifth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy, 
grievously  tormented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I 
will  come  and  heal  him. 

8  The  centurion  answered  and 
said.  Lord,  I  am  not  woithy  e  that 
thou  shouldest  come  under  my 
roof;  but  speak  the  word  only,^ 
and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  author- 
ity, having  soldiers  under  me  : 
and  I  say  to  this  ?nan,  Go,  and  he 
goeth  ;  and  to  another.  Come,  and 
he  Cometh  ;  and  to  my  servant, 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  mar- 
velled, and  said  to  them  that  fol- 
lowed, Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I 
have  not  found  so  great  faith, ^  no, 
not  in  Israel. 

11  And  I  say  unto  you,  That 
li  many  shall  come  from  the  east 
and  west,  and  shal.  sit  down  with 
Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  : 

12  But  the  children  of  the  king- 
dom i  shall  be  cast  out  into  outer 
darkness  :  there  shall  be  weepin* 
k  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  said  unto  the  centu- 
rion. Go  thy  way  ;  and  as  thou 
hast  believed,  so  be  it  done  unto 
thee.  And  his  servant  was  healed 
in  the  selfsame  hour. 

J«  And    when    Jesus   was   come 


iLe.  19.  18. 
Ro.  13.8-10. 
Ga.  o.   14. 

;tLu.  13.  24. 
1  or.  How. 

I  c.  20.  16. 
25.  1-12. 
Ro.9.  27,  29. 

m  De.  13.  1- 

3.  Je.  23. 
13- Id.  IJno. 

4.  1. 

n  Ac.  20.  29- 
31. 

0  c.  12.  33. 
p  Lu.  6.  43, 
45. 

q  c.  3.  10. 
Jno.  15.  2,6. 
r  Is.  48.  1,  2. 
c.  25.  11,  12. 
Lu.  6.  46. 
13.  25.  Ro. 
2.  13. 
sNu.  24.  4. 

1  K.  22.  11, 
&c.  Ja.  23. 
13,  &c.  Ac. 
19.    13—15. 
1  Co.  13.  2. 
t  Ps.  5.  5. 
c.  25.  41. 
Re.  22.  15. 
hLu.  6.  47. 
&c. 

V  Ps.  111.10. 
119.  99,  130. 
w  Ps.  92.  13- 
15. 

X  1  Sa.  2.30. 
Je.  8.  9. 
y^  Co.  3.  13. 
z  He.  10.28, 
27. 


rfLu.  7.  2, 

&c. 

e  Ps.  10.  17. 

Lu.  15.  19, 

21. 


h  Is.  2.  2,  3.  Lu.  13.  29.  Ac.  11.  18. 
Ep.  3.  6.  Re.  7.  .9.  i  c.  7.  22,  23. 
k  c.  13.  42,  SO. 

9 


Christ  stiUcth  a  lewpe.it,  ^-c. 

into  Pi>tor's  1iom«i!,  he  saw  las 
wilt's  mother  laid,  I  aud  Hick  ol'  u 
fever. 

15  And  lie  touclied  hei  liaiid,  and 
Itie  fever  left  her;  and  she  arose, 
and  ministered  unto  them. 

16  When  the  even  wjs  come, 
they  brought  unto  him  muny 
>;i  liiai  were  pos-sessed  with  devils  : 
and  hi;  cast  out  the  spirits  with  his 
word,  and  liealed  all  that  were 
sick  ; 

17  That    it    mi^ht     he    fulfilled 
whirl)  was  spoken   by  Ksaias  n  the 
prophet,  sayinj,  Himself  took  our 
intirmities,    and     bare    our   sick 
nesses. 

18  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great 
multitudes  abo\it  him,  he  ffave 
commandment  to  depart  unto  the 
Other  side. 

19  And  a  certain  scribe  came, 
and  said  unto  him,  Master,  I  o  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 

2U  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him, 
The  foxes  have  lioles,  and  the 
birds  of  the  air/iare  nests  ;  but  the 
son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay 
his  head. 

21  And  another  of  liis  disciples 
said  unto  him.  Lord  p  suffer  me 
firet  to  go  and  bury  my  ialher. 

22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Fol- 
low me  ;  and  let  the  dead  bury 
their  dead. 

as  And  when  he  was  entered  in- 
to a  ship,  his  disciples  followed 
him. 

24  And,  behold,  g  there  arose  a 
great  tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch 
that  the  ship  was  covered  with  the 
waves  :  but  he  was  asleep. 

23  And  his  disciples  came  to /iim, 
and  awoke  him,  saying,  Lord, 
save  us:  we  perish. 

26  And  he  sailh  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith? 
Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  r  the 
■winds  and  the  sea  ;  and  there  was 
a  g'reat  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  sav- 
ing. What  manner  of  man  is  this, 
that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obfif  him  ! 

^ts  AnA  s  when  he  was  come  to 
the  other  side,  into  the  country  of 
the  Gergesenes,  there  met  him 
two  possessed  with  devils,  coming 
out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding  fierce, 
so  that  no  man  might  pass  by  that 
■R-ay. 

29  And,  behold,  they  cried  out, 
saying,  What  have  we  to  do  with 
thee,  Jesus,  thovi  Son  of  God  ?  art 
thou  come  hither  to  torment  us 
before  the  time  ? 
10 


MATTHEW. 

IMur.  1.30, 
31.  Lu.4.38, 
39. 

mMar.  1.32, 
4c. 

nis.  53.  4. 
1  Pe.  2.  24. 


o  Lu.  9.  57, 

58. 

JO  IK.  19.20. 


9  Mar.  4.37, 
&c.  Lu.  8. 
23,  &c. 

r  Job  38.  11. 
Ps.  89.  9. 
107.  29. 

s  Mar.  5.  1. 
Lu.  8.  26, 

&c. 


t  Job  1.  10. 
12.2,3,6. 


uDe.  14.  8. 
le.  65.  3,  4. 


r  Job  21.  14. 
Lu.  5.  8. 
Ac.  16.  39. 


a  ]\Iar.  2.  3, 
*c.  Lu.  5. 
18,  &c. 

b  Mar.  5.  34. 


c  Ps.  139.  2. 
Jno.  2.  24. 
2.5.  He.  4.12, 
13.  Re.  2.23. 


dMi.7.  18. 


e  Ac.  4.  21. 
Ga.  1.  24. 


/Mar.  2.14. 
Lu.5.  27, 
&c. 


A.  D.  31. 
SO  And  theie  was  u  ffoort  way  off 
from  them  an  lieid  of  many  swine, 
feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  buKoiight  him, 
saying,  If  thou  cast  us  out,  eufi'er 
t  us  to  go  awuy  into  the  herd  of 
swine,  u 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go. 
And  when  they  were  come  out, 
they  went  into  the  herd  of  swine  : 
and,  behold,  the  wiiole  herd  of 
swine  ran  violently  down  a  sleep 
place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in 
the  waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them  fied, 
and  went  their  ways  inlj  the  city, 
and  told  every  thing,  and  whel 
was  befallen  to  the  possessed  of 
the  devils. 

34  And,  behold,  the  whole  city 
came  out  to  meet  Jesus  :  and  when 
they  saw  him,  they  besought  him 
that  he  would  depart  v  out  of  their 
coasts. 

CHAPTER  IX. 
j^^T)  he  entered   into   a    ship, 
xl     and  passed  over,  and  came 
into  his  own  city. 

2  And,  a  behold,  tliey  brought  to 
him  a  man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying 
on  a  bed  :  and  Jesus  seeing  their 
faith,  said  unto  the  sick  of  the 
palsy;  Son,  b  be  of  good  cheer; 
thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And,  behold,  certidn  of  (he 
scribes  said  within  themselves, 
This  man  Llasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus,  knowing  their 
thoughts,  csaid.  Wherefore  think 
ye  evil  in  your  hearts? 

5  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say, 
Tfiy  sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to 
say.  Arise,  and  w;.lk  ? 

6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the 
Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth 
to  forgive  d  sins  (then  saith  he  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
house. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to 
his  house. 

8  But  when  the  multitude  saw 
it,  they  marvelled,  and  glorified 
e  God  which  had  given  such  pow- 
er unto  men. 

9  And  /  as  Jesus  passed  forth 
from  thence,  he  saw  a  man,  na- 
med Matthew,  sitting  at  the  re- 
ceipt of  custom  :  and  he  saith  un- 
to him.  Follow  me.  And  he  arose, 
and  followed  him. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Jesus 
sat  at  meat  in  the  house,  behold, 
many  publicans  and  sinners  came 
and  sat  down  with  him  and  his 
disciples. 

11  And  when  tlie  Pharisees  saw 


A.  D.^.  <JHAF.  X. 

it,  they    said  unto   his  disciples, ' g-  c.   11.  19. 
Why  eatetli  youi  master  with  pub-   Lu.  15.  2. 
licans  and  sinners  ?  g  '  He.  5.  2. 

12  But  when  Je.sus  heard  that,  he   h  Pr.  21.  3. 
said    unto    them,    They    that    be   Ho.  6.  6. 
whole  need  n.H  a   physician,  but  ,  Mi.  6.  8. 
they  that  are  sick.  |c.  12.  7. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that  I  j  Lu.  21.  4 
meaneth,   I  h    will    have   mercy, '  Ac.  5.  31. 
and  not  sacrifice:   for    1  am  not  2Pe.3.  9. 
come   to    call  the   righteous,    but   i  c.  25.  1,10. 
E^ftjJers  to  lepentance.   i  IJno.  3.  29. 
^4  Then  came  to  him  the  disci- 'Re.  21.  2. 
pies  of  John,  sayin^j,  Why  do  we    /  Is.  22.   12. 
and  the  Pharisees  fast  oft,  but  thy  '  1  or,  Tme  or 
disciples  fast  not  ?  unwrought 

15  And  Jesus   said    unto  them, \clotk. 

Can   the    children   of   the    bride-   ot  Job  32.  19. 
chamber  mourn,    as  long    as  the   n  Mar.  5.  22. 
biidegroom   Ic   is  with  them?   but   Lu.  8.  41, 
the    days     will    come    when    the   &c. 
bridegroom   shall    be    taken    from   o  Jno.  11.22, 
them,  and  then  shall  /they  fast.       25. 

16  No   man    putteth   a  piece   of  ^  Mar.  5.25. 
1  new  cloth  unto  an  old  garment  ;    Lu.  8.  43. 
for  that  which  is  put  in  to  fill  it  up   (/  Ac.  19.  12. 
taketh  from  the  garment,  and  the   r  Lu.   7.  50. 
rent  is  made  worse.  j  17.19.  18.42. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine   Ac.  14.  9. 
into  old  bottles  ;  else  m  the  bottles  s  Jno.  4.  53. 
break,  and  the  wine  runneth  out,    Z  Mar.  5.  38. 
and  the   bottles  perish  :  but   they    Lu.  8.  51. 
put  new  wine  into  new  bottles,  and    u  2Ch.35.25. 
both  are  preserved.  d  Ac.  20.  10. 

18  While  n  he  spake  these  things  ;  jo  2  K.  4.  33, 
unto  them,   behold,   there  came  a&c. 

certain  ruler  and  worshipped  him,  j   

saying,  My  daughter  is  even  now  I 

dead  :  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand   2  or,  this 
upon  her,  and  she  shall  live,  o         I  fame. 

19  And  Jesus  arose  and  followed  ;  x  c.  15.  22. 
him,  and  so  did  his  disciples.  20.  30,  31. 

20  And,    p   behold,     a    woman,   i/ Is.  42.  2. 
which  was  diseased  with  an  issue   52.  13.  c.  12. 
of  blood  twelve  years,  came  behind    16. 

hxm,  and  touched  the  hem  of  his  '  z  c.  12.  22. 
garment:  iLu.  11.  14. 

21  For  she  said  within  herself,  If  a  Is.  35.  6. 
I  may  but  tou-h  his  garment.  q\hc.  12.24. 
I   shall  be  whole.  j  Mar.  3.  22. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about ;  Lu.  11.  15. 
and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said,  c  c.  4.  23. 
Daughter,  be  of  good  comfo't  ;thy  3  or,  were 
r  faith  hath  made  thee  whole.  And  tired,  and 
the  woman  was  made  whole  from  '  lay  down. 
that  hour,  s  IrfNu. 27.17. 

2.)  And  <  when  Jesus  came  into  the  1 1  K.  22.  17. 
ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  tt  min-   Ez.  34.  5. 
strels  and  the    people    making   ajZec.  10.2. 
noise,  \e  Lu.  10.  2. 

24  He  said  unto  them,  Give  place;   Jno.  4.  35. 
for  the  maid    is  not   dead,  t»   but ,  _/"  Ps.  68.  11. 
sleepeth.     And  they  laughed  him  a  Mar.  3.13, 
to  acorn.  j  14.  6.  7.  &c. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put  |  Lu.  9.  1,  &c. 
forth,  w  he  went  in,  and  took  her;  1  or,  over. 
\)v  fViR  hand,  and  the  maid  arose.  J  b  Lu.  6,  13. 


Christ  giveth  sight  to  the  blind, ^c. 

26  And  2  the  fame  hereof  went 
abroad  into  all  that  land. 

27  And  when  Jesus  departed 
thence,  two  blind  men  followed 
him,  crying,  and  saying.  Thou  son 
ofjavid,  J  have  mercy  on  us. 

And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  : 
and  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Believe 
ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this? 
They  said  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes, 
saying,  According  to  your  faith, 
be  it  unto  you. 

30  And  tlieir  eyes  were  opened: 
and  Jesus  straitly  charged  them, 
saying,  See  that  no  man  know  j  it. 

31  Bui  they,  when  they  were  de- 
parted, spread  abroad  his  fame  in 
all  that  country. 

32  As  they  went  out,  behold,  they 
bLOught  to  him  a  dumb  man  r  pos- 
sessed witli  a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast 
out,  the  dumb  spake  a:  and  the 
multitudes  marvelled,  saying,  It 
was  never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  He 
6  casteth  out  devils  through  the 
prince  of  the  devils. 

35  .4nd  c  Jesus  went  about  all  the 
cities  and  villages,  teaching  in 
their  synagogues,  and  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and 
healing  every  sickness  and  every 
disease  among  the  people. 

36  But  when  he  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, he  was  moved  with  compas- 
sion on  them,  because  they  3  faint- 
ed, and  were  scattered  abroad,  as 
sheep  d  liaving  no  shepherd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disci- 
ples. The  harvest  e  truly  is  plen- 
teous, but  the  labourers  arc  few  : 

38  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of 
the  harvest,  that  he  will  send  forth 
J"  labourers  into  his  harvest. 

,„         CH.\PTE[l  X. 

AND  when  he  had  called  unto 
him  his  twelve  disciples,  he 
rt  gave  them  power  against  1  un- 
clean spirits,  to  cast  them  out, 
and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness 
and  all  manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  6  of  the  twelve 
apostles  are  these  :  The  first,  Si- 
mon, who  is  called  Peter,  and 
Andrew  his  brother  ;  James /A*  son 
of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother; 

3  Philip  and  Bartholomew;  Tho- 
mas, and  Matthew  the  publican  ; 
James  tlve  son  of  Alpheus ;  and 
Lebbeus,  whose  surname  was 
Thaddeus  ; 

4  Simon  the  Canaanite  ;  and  Ju- 
das Iscariot,  who  also  betrayed 
him. 

U 


Christ  comfortelh  his  d'uciples.         MATTHEW. 

5  These  twelve  Jesijs  sent  forth, 
and  commanded  them,  sayinij. 
Go  not  into  ihe  way  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  into  any  city  of  the  Sa- 
maritans c  enter  ye  not  : 

6  But    ^o    d    rather  to   the    lost 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And,  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying, 
/  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
hand. 

8  Heal  the  siclr,  cleanse  the  le- 
pers, raise  the  dead,  cast  out  de- 
vils :  g  freely  ye  have  received, 
fieely  give. 

9  2  Provide  h  neither  gold,  nor 
silver,  nor  brass,  in  your  purses  : 

lU  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey, 
neither  two  coats,  neither  shoes, 
nor  yet  3  staves;  for  i  the  work- 
man is  worthy  of  his  meal. 

11  And  into  whatsoever  city  or 
town  ye  shall  enter,  inquire  who 
in  it  is  worthy  ;  and  there  abide 
till  ye  go  thence. 

12  And  when  ye  come  into  an 
house,  salute  it. 

13  And  if  the  house  be  worthy, 
let  your  peace  come  upon  it :  but 
if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  vour  peace 
return  k  to  you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  your  words, 
■when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house 
or  city,  shake  /  off  the  dust  of  your 
feet. 

15  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It 
m.  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the 
land  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  in 
the  day  of  judgment,  than  for  that 
city^.'. 

UkBehoId,  I  send  you  forth  as 
RJieep  in  the  midst  of  wolves:  be 
ye  therefore  n  wise  as  serpents, 
and  4  harmless  o  as  doves. 

17  But   beware  p   of   men;    for 
9  they  will  deliver  you  up  to  the   »  Ac.  8.  1. 
councils,   and    they   will   scourge  |  5  or,  t/irf,  or, 
r  you  in  their  synagogues  ;  |  Jtrnsh. 

18  And  s  ye  shall  be  brought  be-   u>  Lu.  6.  40. 
fore   governors  and  kings  for  my   Jno.   13.   16. 
sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them  i  15.  20. 
and  the  Gentiles.  I  z' Jno.  8.  48. 

19  But  /  when  they  deliver  yon\B  Beelzebul. 
up,  take  no  thought  how  or  what   y  Mar.  4.22. 
ye    shall   speak  ;    for    it    shall    be    Lu.  12.  2,  3. 
given  you  in  that  same  hour  what  ^  1  Co.  4.  5. 
ye  shall  speak.  1  ~  Is.  8.  12, 

20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  13.51.7,  12. 
the  Spirit  of  your  Father  which  1  Pe.  3.  14. 
speaketh  in  you.  j7   In    value, 

21  And  the   brother  shall  rleliver  ^  one  rcnJ  and 
up  the  brother  to  death,  and    the   ahilf,  a 
father  ilie  clii! J  :  and  the  children    lOtTv  part  of 
shall  rise  up  against  ^/leir  parent?,    the  Roman 
and  cause  thern  to  be  put  to  death,    penny. 

22  And   ye  shall    be  haled  of  all.c.  18.' 28. 
men  for  my  name's  sake  :  but  u  he  '  a  Ac. 27.  34. 

13 


C2K.17.  24. 

Jno.  4.  5,  9, 

20. 

d  Ac.  13.46. 

eP«.  119. 

176.    Is.  53. 

6.  Je.  SO.  6. 

17.  El.  34. 
5,  6,  8.  1  Pe. 
2.  25. 

/c.3.2.4.17. 
Lu.9.  2.  10. 
9. 

g  Ac.  8.  18, 

20.  2  or, get. 
l/iLu.  22.35. 

1  Co.    9.  7, 

&c. 

I  3  a  staff. 
\i  Lu.  10.  7, 
'  &c. 

k  Ps.  as.  13. 

I  Ne.  5.  13. 
JAc.  13.  51. 

18.  6. 

\m  c.  11.22, 
'24. 

nRo.  16.  19. 

Eph.   5.    15. 

4  or,  simple. 
jo  Ph.  2.  15. 

p  Ph.  3.  2. 

yc.  24.  9. 

Mar.  13.  9. 
\r  Ac.   5.   40. 
,2Cor.  11.24. 

s  Ac.  24.  25. 

t  Mar.  13. 

U.  Lu.  12. 
111.     21.    14, 

15. 

u  De.  12. 12, 
I  13.     Re.    2. 

!io. 


A.  D.  31. 

that  endureth  to  the  end  ahall  ba 
saved. 

23  But  when  they  pcrtecutc  you 
in  this  city,  tlee  v  ye  into  another ) 
for  verily  1  say  unto  you,  Ve  shall 
not  5  have  gone  over  Uie  citiea  of 
Israel  till  the  Son  of  man  ba 
come. 

24  The  w  discipU  is  not  above  his 
master,  nor  the  servant  above  hii 
lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  discipla 
that  he  be  as  hii  muster,  and  the 
servant  as  his  loid.  If  jr  they  have 
called  the  master  of  the  house 
6  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  sliall 
they  call  them  of  his  household  ? 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore  :  lor 
y  there  is  nothing  covered,  that 
shall  not  be  revealed  ;  and  hid, 
that  shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness, 
that  speak  ye  in  light  :  and  what 
ye  hear  in  the  ear,  tluit  preach  ye 
upon  the  housetops. 

5:8  And  z  fear  not  them  which 
kill  the  body,  but  are  not  able  to 
kill  the  soul':  but  rather  fear  him 
which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul 
and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for 
a  7  farthing?  and  one  of  them 
shall  not  fall  on  the  ground  with- 
out your  Father. 

30  But  a  the  very  hairs  of  your 
head  are  all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore  ;  ye  nra 
of  more    value   than  many  spar- 

roae- 

^^Whosoever  therefore  shall  con- 
fess me  before  men,  him  b  will  I 
confess  also  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

33  But  c  whosoever  shall  deny  me 
before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny 
before  my  Father,  which  is  iu 
heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to 
send  peace  on  eaiih;  d  I  came  not 
to  send  peace,  but  a  sword. 

35  For  1  am  come  to  set  a  man  at 
variance  e  against  liis  fntber,  and 
the  (laughter  against  her  mother, 
anil  the  <iau!;liter-in-law  against  hsr 
mother-in-law. 

36  And /a  man's  foea  shall  be  they 
of  his  own  household. 

37  He  g  that  lovelh  father  or 
mother  more  than  me,  is  n(it  wor- 
thy of  me:  and  he  that  loveth  son 
or  (laughter  more  than  me,  is  not 
worthy  of  me, 

3S    And    he    that    taketh    not    his 


6  Re.  3.  5.  c  2  Ti.  2.  12.  d  Lu. 
12.49,53.  «  Mi.  7.5,6.  /P8.41.9. 
g  Lu.  14.  25. 


A.  D.  31.  CHAP.  XI. 

cross,  and  foUoweth  after  rae,  is  7i  c.  16.  25. 
not  worthy  of  me.  i  c.  18.  5. 

39  He  h  lUut  ftadeth  his  life,  shall   25.  40,  4o. 
lose  It  :  aud  he  that  loseih  his  life   J  no.  12.  44. 
for  my  sake,  shall  find  it.  k  IK.  17.  10. 

40  He  i  that  receivethyou,  receiv-   He.  6.  10. 
eth  rae  :  and  he  that  leceiveth  me,   ahu.7.   18, 
receiveih  him  that  sent  me.  &c. 

41  He  Ic  th.1t  veceiveth  a  prophet   b  Is.  8.14,15. 
in    the  name   of  a  prophet,  shall    ICo.  1.  2'2, 
receive   a  prophet's  reward;  and   23. lPe.2.8. 
he  that  receiveth  a  righteous  man  , 

in  the   name  of  a  rig'hteous  man,   c  Lu.  7.   24- 
shall   receive   a  righteous    man's   30. 
reward.  | 

42  And  whosoever  shall  g'ive  to  d  Ep.  4.  14. 
drink  unto  one  of  these  little  ones  Ja.  1.  6. 

a  cup  of  cold  water  only  in  the  e  Is.  40.  3. 
name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say  Mai.  3.  1. 
unto  you,  He  shall  in  no  wise  lose  Lu.  1.  73. 
his  reward.  iyjno.  5.  35. 

v^-       CHAPTER  XI.  i^'Jno.  1.  15, 

j;J\  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Je-  i27.  3.  30. 

Xi.  sus  had  made  an  end  of  com- I 

manding  his  twelve  disciples,  he 

departed  thence,  to  teach  and  tu '^OT,is^otten 

preach  in  their  cities.  \  by  farce, oTid 

2  Now  re  when  John  had  heard  in  |  they  that 
the  prison  the  works  of  Christ,  he    thrust  men, 
sent  two  of  his  disciples,  '  take  it,  &c. 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  be  h  Lu.  16.  16. 
that  should  come,  or  do  we  look  ,  Eph.  6.  11- 
for  another?  j  13. 

4  Jesus   answered   and  said  unto   i  Mai.  4.  5. 
them,  Go   and  show  John   again  I  c.  17.12. 
those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and  \k  Re.  2.  7, 
see  ;  &c. 

5  The  blind  receive  their  sight,  I  Lu.  7.  31. 
and  the  lame  wa  k,  the  lepers  are  m  c.  10.  25. 
cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the  Jno.  7.  20. 
dead  are  raised   up,  and   the  poor 

have  the  gospel  preached  to  them,   n  c.  9.  10. 

6  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  Jno.  2.  2. 
shall  not  be  oflended  6  in  me.  o  Lu.  15.  2. 

7  And,  as  they  departed,   Jesus    19.  7. 
began   to  say  unto  the  multitudes  ;?  Ps.  92.5,6. 
concerning  John,  What  c  went  ye    Pr.  17.  24. 
out  into  the  wilderness  to  see  ?    a   ?  Lu.  10.  13, 
reed  shaken  with  the  d  wind  ?  &c. 

8  But  what  went  ye   out   for  to   r  Jno.  12.21. 
see  ?    a  man   clothed   in  soft  rai-   s  c.  10.  15. 
ment  1  Behold,  they  that  wear  soft    t  Is.  14.  13- 
clothing  are  in  kings'  houses.  15.  La.  2.  1. 

9  B  It  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see?   u  ver.  24. 

a  prophet  ?    yea,  I  say  unto  you,  »  Lu.  10.21, 

and  more  than  a  prophet.  &c. 

10  For  this  is  he  of  whom  it  is  w  Ps.  8.  2. 
e  written,  Behold,  1  send  my  nies-  Je.  1.  7,  8. 
senger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  ICo.  I.  27. 
prepare  thy  way  before  thee. 

11  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  among  x  c.  28.  18. 
_/"them  that  are  bom  of  women  Lu.  10.  22. 
there  hath  not  risen  a  greaterthan  Jno.  3.  35. 
John  the   Baptist  :    noUvithstand-  17.  2. 

ing,  g  he  that  is  least  in  the  king-  ICo.  15.  27. 
dom  of  heaven  is  greater  than  he.    y  Jno.  1.  18. 

12  And  from  the  days  of  John  the   i  Jno.  5.  20. 


Christ's  testimony  of  John. 

Baptist  until  now  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  1  suQereth  violence,  and 
the  violent  take  h  it  by  force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the 
law  prophesied  until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this 
is  Elias,  which  i  was  for  to  come. 

15  He  k  that  hath  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

I  whereunto  shall  I  liken 
generation  ?  It  is  like  unto 
children  sitting  in  the  markets, 
and  calling  unto  their  fellows, 

17  And  saying,  We  have  piped 
unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  danced  i 
we  have  mourned  unto  you,  and 
ye  have  not  lamented  ; 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating 
nor  drinking  ;  and  they  say,  m.  He 
hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating 
n  and  drinking  ;  and  they  say, 
Behold  a  man  gluttonous,  and  a 
wine-bibber,  a  friend  of  publicans 
o  and  sinners.  But  p  Wisdom  is 
justified  of  her  children. 

20  Then  q  began  he  to  upbraid 
the  cities  wherein  most  of  his 
mighty  works  were  done,  because 
they  repented  not  ; 

21  Wo  unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  wo 
unto  thee,  r  Bethsaida  !  for  if  the 
mighty  works  which  were  done  in 
you  had  been  done  in  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  they  would  have  repented 
long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you.  It  s  shall 
be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre  and 
Sidon  at  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
t  art  exalted  unto  heaven,  shall  be 
brought  down  to  hell  ;  for  if  the 
mighty  works  which  have  been 
done  in  thee  had  been  done  in  So- 
dom, it  would  have  remained  un- 
til this  day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  u  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  for  the  land 
of  Sodom  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  thee. 

25  At  r  that  time  Jesus  answeraj 
and  said,  1  thank  thee,  O  Father, 
Lord  of  heaven  and  earth,  because 
thou  hast  hid  these  things  from  the 
wise  and  prudent,  and  hast  re- 
vealed them  unto  babes,  w 

25  Even  so,  Father  ;  for  so  it 
seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

27  Allx  things  are  delivered  unto 
me  of  my  Father  ;  and  no  man 
know^eth  the  Son,  hut  the  Father  ; 
neither  y  knoweth  any  man  the 
Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to 
whomsoever  the  Son  will  reveal 
him. 

28  Come   unto  me  all  ye  that  la- 

13 


MATTIIKW. 


Chi-ist  rtprovctk  the  Pharisees 

boar  r  uiitl  Hio  liravv  liiden  ;    :iiul  ir  Is.  53.  2,3. 

I  will  a;ivc  you  .fsi.'  a  Pli.  '2.  5-B. 

29  Tulci"  my  yoke  upon  you,  und  XPo.'Z.  21. 
learn  re  of  mo  ;  lur  lam  me<;k  ami  b  Zee.  9.  9. 
lowly  A  in  lieu>l  :    aii'l    c  ye  shall  c}e.  6.  16. 
liud  rest  unto  youi  souls.  d  IJno.  5.  3. 

30  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  d  and  my 
burden  is  li<^hi. 

CHAPTER  XII. 


A.  D   31. 

withdiew.'  Iiim«clr  from  tlienre  ; 
und  <;renl  inulliluclesrollowcd  liini, 
uiid  lie  lie;iled  iliem  ull  ; 

16  And  cliui(;ed  iIk.id  (hat  tbey 
should  not  muke  him  known  : 

1"    That    it    might    he     fulfilled 

which  was  spukt-n   by   Esuias  the 

a  Mar.  2.23,    prophet,  o  miymp. 


y        CHAPTER  XII.  &.C.  Lu.  6. 

AT  that  time  n  Jesus  went  on  the    1,  &c. 
sabbath  day  tiiroujh  the  corn; 
and  his  disciples  were  an  hung'er-   6De.23.  23. 
ed,  and  began  to  pluck  6  the  ears 
of  corn,  and  to  eat.  c£z.  31.  15. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it, 

lliey  said  unto   him,   Behold,   thy   (£  ISa.  21.  6.    neither    shall   any   man   hear  (lis 

voice  in  the  streets. 
20  A  bruised   iced  shall    he   not 
break,   and  smoking  gax   shall  ho 


ly  Behold  my  nervant,  whom  I 
have  chosen;  my  beloved,  in  wJiom 
my  soul  is  well  pleased  :  1  will 
put  my  spuit  upon  him,  and  be 
shall  show  judgment  to  the  Gen- 
tiles. 

19  He   shall  not  strive,  nor  cry  ; 


disciples  do  that  which  is  not  law- 
ful to  do  c  upon  the  sabbath  day.     ■  e  Ex.  23.  30. 
3  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
not  read  what  David  did  d  when   /Ex.  29.32,   not  quench,  till  he  send  forth  judg 


he  was  an  hungered,  and  they  that    33, 
were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house   g  Nu.  28.  9, 
of  God,  and    did    eat    the    show- 
biead,  e  which  was  not  lawful  fo.-   A  Jno.  7 


22, 


him  to  eat.  neithec  for  them  which 
were  with  him,  but  only  /for  the 
priests  ? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,g- 
how  that  on  the  sabbath   days  the 


Mai.  3.  1. 
c.  23.  17-21. 


priests  in  the  temple  7i  profane  the    i  Hos.  6.6. 
sabbath,  and  are  blameless  ?  /  Mar.  3.    1, 

6  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  in  this   &c.  Lu.  6. 
place  is  o«e  greater  i  than  the  tern-  6,  &c. 
pie. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known   what  this   n  De.  22.  4 
meaneth,  k  I  will  have  mercy,  and    1  or,  took 
not  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  |  co«/ife^. 
condemned  the  guiltless.  | 

8  For  the   Son   of    man   is  Lord  : 

even  of  the  sabbath  day.  ' 

9  And    I  when  he  was  departed   o  Ii^-  42.  1. 
thence,  he  went  into   their  syna- ,^  ^lar.  3.11. 
goguc 


ment  unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

22  Then />  was  brought  unto  him 
one  possessed  with   a   devil,  blind 

23.  \at\d  dumb  :  and  be  healed  hiin,  in- 

isomuch  that   the   blind  and  dumb 
i  2Ch.  6.  18.  I  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  all  the  people  were  amaz- 
ed ;  and  said,  Is  not  this  the  sua 
of  David  ■? 

24  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard 
it,  they  said,  This/elloto  doth  not 
cast  out  devils,  but  by  2  Beelzebub 

m  Lu.  14.  3. 1  the  prince  of  the  devils. 

23AndJesusknew  tbeir^tboughts, 
and  said  unto  them.  Every  king- 
dom divided  ag:iin6t  itself  is 
brought  to  desolation  ;  and  every 
city  or  house  divided  against  itself 
shall  not  stand  : 

26  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan, 
he  is  divided  aj^ainst  himself;  how 

Lu.  U.  14.      shall  then  his  kingdom  stand  7 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  r  cast 
out  devils,  by  whom  do  your  chil- 
dren cast  them  out  ?  Therefore 
they  shall  be  your  judges. 

28  But  if  I  cast  out  devils  by  the 
Spirit  of  God,  then  the  kingdom 
s  of  God  is  com.e  unto  you. 

29  Or  else,  how  can  one  enter  into 
a  strong  man's  house,  and  spoil 
t  his  goods,  except  he  first  bind 
the  strong  man  ?  and  then  he  will 
spoil  bis  bouse. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me,  is 
against  me  u  ;  and  he  that  gather- 
etlriiot  with  me, scattereth  abroad. 


10  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  |2  Beelzebul. 
which    had    his    hand     withered.    9  Ps.  139.  2. 
.4.na   they  asked   him,   saying,    Is   Jno.  2.  24, 
m  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath   25. 
days?  that  they  might  accuse  him.    r  ver.  24. 

\\  And  he  said  unto  them,  What   *  Da.  2.  44. 
man  shall  tliere    be    among  you,    c.  6.  33.  Lu. 
that  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  nif    U.  20.17.21. 
it  fall   info  a   pit   on   the  sabbath    Ro.  14.  17. 
day  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and    '  Is.  49.  24 
lift  i<  out? 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man  bet- 
ter than  a  sheep  "?  Wherefore  it  is 
lawful  to  do  well  on   the   sabbath  ^u  IJno.  2.19 
days.  „ ,  

13  Then  saith  he  to    the    man,  |  »  Mar.3.  28.  /SI  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you.  All 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand.     And  he  J  Lu.  12 
streti-hed  it  forth  ;    and  it  was  re 
ttQied  whole,  like  as  the  other. 
^^^H  Then  the  Pharisees  went  out, 


53.  12.  Re. 
12.  7-10.20 
2,  3. 


10. 


ir  He.  10.29. 
IJno.  5.  16. 


and  held    1  a  council  against  him,   2r  Lu.  7.  34. 
how  thi.y  might  de.stroy  him.  Jno.  7.  12. 

15  But  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  i  ITi.  1.  13. 
11 


V  manner  of  sin  and  blasphemy 
shall  be  forgiven  unto  men  ;  but 
the  blasphemy  against  the  Holy 
Ghost  w  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto 
men. 

32    And  whosoever   speaketh    a 
word  against  the  Son  of  man,  x  it 


A.  D.  31.  CHAP.  XIII. 

shall  be  forgiven  him  :  but  whoso-   y  c.  7.  16,17. 

ever   speaketh    ag-ainst   the   Holy 

Ghost,  it  shall  aot  be  fo.given  him,    z  c.  3.  7. 

neither  in  ihis  world,  neither  in 

the  ioorM  to  come.  aLu.6.  45.    i 

33  Eithei-  make  the  tree  g'ood,  and 

his  fruii  good  ;  or  else  make  ihe  b  Ec.  12.  1-1. 

tree  corrupt,  and  his  Iruit  corrupt  :  Ep.  5.  4,  8. 

for  7/ the  tree  is  known  by /jis  fruit.  Jude  15.  I 

34  O  generation  z  of  vipers!  how 

can  ye,    being  evil,    sjieak    g-ood   c  Pr.   13.3. 
things?  Forout  aof  the  abundance  ' 

of  the  heart  the  niouih  speaketh.      f'c.  16.  1.    1 

35  A  good   man  out  of  the  good    Cor.  1.  22. 
treasure  of  the  heart  bringelh  forth 

good  things ;  and  an  evil  man,  out   e  Is.  57.  3. 

of  the  evil  treasure,  bringeth  forth 

evilthmgs.  /  Jon.  1.  17. 

33  But  1  say  unto  you,  That  every 
idle  word  that   rnen   shall  speak,    a   Ro.  2.  27. 
they  shall  give  accouui  b  thereof 
in  the  day  of  judgment ;  \h  Jon.  3.  5. 

37  For  by  thy  words  c  thou  shalt  I  . 
be  justified,  and  by  thy  words  thou   i  Lu.  11.  31, 
shaltjje  condemned.  j  iScc. 

iS^Then   certain    of   the  scribes 
^;irna   of   the    Pharisees  answered,    i' 2  Ch.  9.  1. 
sayinof,   JNlaster,   we   would  see  a  I 
sign  d  from  thee.  1 1  Lu.  11.24. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  | 

them,   An   evil    and   adulterous  e:mJobJ.  7. 
generation  seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  \  1  -fs-  5.  8. 

and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given  | 

to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  | 

Jonas  :  j  n  He.    6.  4. 

40  Fory  as  Jonas  was  three  days  !  10.  26.  2  Pe. 
and  three   nights   in   the   wliale's  1 2.  20,  22. 
belly  ;  so  shall  the  Son  of  man  be 

three  days  and  three  nights  in  the    o  Alar.  3.  31, 
heart  of  the  earth.  !&c.    Lu.    8. 

41  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  1 19,  &c. 
in  judgment  with  this  generation, 

and  shall  condemn  g  it  :  because  \p  c.  13.  55, 
they  repented  at  A  (he  preaching 
of  Jonas;  and,   behold,   a  greater  j  c.  7.  20. 
than  Jonas  is  here.  Jno.  15.  14. 

42  The  i  queen  of  the  south  shall    Ga.  5.  6. 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  this  JHe.  2.  11. 
generation,  and  ohall  condemn  it :    1  Jno.  2.  17. 
for  she  Ar  came  from  the  uttermost 

parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wis-   n  Lu.  5.  3. 

dom  of  Solomon  ;   and,  behold,  a 

greater  than  Solomon  is  here.  6  Mar.  4.2. 

43  When   I  the  unclean  spirit   is   Lu.  8.  5,  &c. 
gone  out  of  a  man,  he  vi  walketh 

through  dry  places,  seeking  rest,  c  c.  11.  15. 
and  findeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith.  I  will  return  dz.  11.25. 
into  my  house,  from  whence  I  Mar.  4.  11. 
came  out  ;  and  when  be  is  come,  1  Cor.  2.  10, 
he  fiindeth  it  empty,  swept,  and  14.  Ep.  1.  9, 
garnished.  18.3.  9.  Col. 
"45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  1.  26,27. 
with  himself  seven  other  spirits  1  Jno.  2.  27. 
more    wicked    than    himself,   and 

they  enter  in  and  dwell  there;  and   e  c.  25.  29. 
the  la!5t  state  of  that  man  is  worse    Lu.  9.  26. 


The  parable  of  the  sotcer. 

n  tlian  the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be 
also  unto  this  wicked  generation. 

46  While  he  yet  talked  to  the 
people,  behold,  his  o  mother  and 
[lis  brethren  p  stood  without,  de- 
siring to  speak  w  ith  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, Vay  mother  and  thy  brethren 
stand  without,  desiring  to  speak 
with  thee. 

48  But  he  answered  and  said  unto 
him  that  told  him,  Who  is  my 
mother?  and  who  are  my  brethren? 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his 
hand  toward  hia  disciples,  and 
said,  Behold  ray  mother,  and  my 
brethren  ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the 
will  9  of  my  Father  wliich  is  in 
heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother, 
antl  sister,  and  mother. 

,^^  CHAPTER  XIII. 

•TT^HE  same  day  went  Jesus  out 
X  of  the  house,  and  sat  by  tha 
seaside. 

2  An  1  great  multitudes  were  ga- 
thered together  unto  him,  so  that 
he  went  into  a  ship,  a  and  sat; 
and  the  whole  multitude  stood  ou 
the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto 
them  in  parables,  saying,  Behold, 
6  a  sower  went  forth  to  sow  : 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds 
fell  by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls 
came  and  devoured  them  up  : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places, 
where  they  had  not  much  eav.h  ; 
and  forthwith  they  sprung  up, 
because  they  had  no  deepness  of 
earth  : 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up, 
they  were  scorched  ;  and  because 
they  had  no  root,  they  withered 
away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  tliorna  ; 
and  the  thorns  sprung  up,  and 
choked  them. 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  some 
an  hundred-fold,  some  sixty-fold, 
some  thirty-l'old. 

9  Who  c  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

10  And  the  disciples  came,  and 
said  unto  him.  Why  speakest  thoa 
unto  them  in  parables  ? 

11  Hs  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Because  it  is  given  unto 
you  to  d  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  but  to  them  it 
is  not  given. 

12  For  e  whosoever  hath,  to  him 
shall  be  given,  and  he  shall  have 
more  abundance  :  but  whosoever 
hath  not,  from  him  shall  be  taken 
away,  even  that  he  hath. 

15 


Diners  pai  ah  Ics. 

13  Therefore  spcnk  I  to  tbcm  in 
pn rabies:  lii-ouiise  they  seeing',  see 
not  ;  anil  heaiiiig-,  they  lieur  not, 
neither  du  they  understand. 

14  Ami  in  them  is  fulfilled  the 
prophi^cy  of  E»ai:is,y  which  s:iith, 
By  ^heiiring  ye  sliall  hear,  nnd 
shall  not  understand  ;  and  seeing' 
ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  per- 
ceive : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  wax- 
ed g^ross,  and  their  ears  are  dull 
ft  of  hearing',  and  their  ej'es  tliey 
have  closed  ;  lest  at  any  time  they 
should  see  with  their  eyes,  and 
hear  with  their  cars,  and  should 
understand  with  their  heart,  and 
eliould  be  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

16  But  i  blessed  are  your  eyes, 
for  they  see  ;  and  your  ears,  for 
they  hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  /rniany  prophets  nnd  ri'^ht- 
eous  men  have  desired  to  see  thrjse 
things  which  ye  see,  and  have  not 
seen  thern  ;  and  to  hear  those 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  have 
not  fieard  them. 

...-W  Hear  I  ye  therefore  the  para- 
ble of  the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the 
■word  mof  the  king'dom,  and  un- 
derstandeth  it  not,  then  Cometh 
the  wicked  n  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his 
heart.  This  is  he  which  received 
Beed  by  the  way-side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed 
into  stony  places,  the  same  is  he 
that  heareth  the  word,  and  anon 
with  joy  o  receivelh  it  : 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  him- 
eelf,  but  dureth  for  a  while  ;  for 
when  tribulation  or  persecution 
ari.seth  because  of  the  word,  by 
and  by  he  is  offended,  p 

22  He  also  that  received  seed 
among'  the  tliorns,  is  he  that  hear- 
eth the  word  ;  and  the  care  q  of 
this  world  and  the  deceitfulness 
of  riches  rchoke  the  word,  and 
he  becometh  unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into 
the  good  ground,  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word  and  un.lerstandeth  it  ; 
which  also  bearelh  fruit,  .i  and 
bringeth  forth,  some  an  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  Another  I  parable  put  he  forth 
unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man 
which  sowed  good  u  seed  in  his 
field  : 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  ene- 
my came  and  sowed  tares  among 
the  wheat,  and  went  bis  v>rav. 

16 


aiATTHEW.  A.  D.  31 

f/  Is.  6.  9.  26  But  when  the  hlude  was  »prung 

g- E7,.  12.  2.  up,  nnd  brought  forth  fruit,  then 

Jiio.  12.  40.  appeared  the  tares  also. 

Ac.  28.  26,  27  So  the  servants  of  the  house- 

27.     Ro.  11.  holder  came  and   said   unto  him, 

8.  2  Cor.  3.  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed 

14,  15.  in   thy  field  ?  from  whence    then 

ft  He.  5.  11.  bath  it  tares? 

i  c.  16.  17.  28  lie  said  unto  them.  An  enemy 

Lu.  10.  23,  hrtth  done  this.    The  servants  said 

24.  2  Co.  4.  unto  him.  Wilt  thou  then  that  we 

6.  Jno.  20.  go  and  g:itlier  them  up  ? 

29.  29  But  he  said.  Nay;  lest  while 

k  Ep.  3.  5,6.  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up 

He.  11.  13.  also  the  wheat  with  them. 

1 1'e.l.lO,lI.  30  Let  both  grow  together  until 

^  Mar.  4.14.  the  harvest:   and    in   the   time  of 

Lu.  8.  11.  harvest  v  I  will  say  to  the  reapers, 

m  c.  4.  23.  Gather  ye  together  first  the  tares, 

n  1  Jno.  2.13,  and  bind  them  in  bundlcsto  w  burn 

14.  3.  12.  them  :  hut  gather  the  wlieat  x  into 

n  Is.  58.  2.  xnyJ/tLtn. 

Ez.  33.  31,  i^JFAnother  parable  put  he  forth 

32.     Jno.  5.  "unto  them,  saying.  The  kingdom 

M.  Ga.4.15.  of  heaven   is  like  to  a  ygrain  of 

p  c.  24.  10.  mustard  seed,  which  a  man  took, 

26.  31.  2  Ti.  and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

4.  16.  32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all 

7  Lu.  14. 16-  seeds;  but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is 

24.  the    greatest    among    herbs,    and 

rMar.10.23.  becometh   a    tree,   z  bo    that    the 

1  Ti.  6.  9.  birds   of  the   air  come  and   lodge 

2  Ti.  4.  10.  in  the  branches  thereof. 

s  Jno.  15.  5.  33  Another  parable  spake  he  un- 
«Is. 28. 10,13.  to  them:  The  kingdom  of  heaven 
ulPe.  1.23.  is  like  >into  leaven,  which  a  wo- 
man took  and  hid  in  three  mea- 
sures 1  of  meal,  till  the  whole  wa» 
leavened. 

34  Ail  these  things  spake  Jesua 
unto  the  multitude  in  parables  a; 
and  without  a  parable  spake  he  not 
unto  them  ; 

35  That  it  might  he  fulfilled  which 
was  spoken  by  the  prophet,  6  say- 
ing, I  will  open  my  mouth  i  i  pa- 
rables ;  I  will  utter  things  which 
li.ave  been  kept  c  secret  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

35  Then  Jesns  sent  the  multitude 
away,  and  went  into  the  house: 
anil  his  disciples  came  unto  him, 
saying,  Declare  unto  us  the  para- 
ble ofthe  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  He  that  soweth  the  good 
seed  is  the  Son  of  man  : 

38  The  field  is  the  world  d :   the 

food  seed  are  the  children  of  the 
ins'dom*';   but  the   tares  are  the 
children  ofthe  wicked  ^  one. 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them 
is  the  devil  ;  the  harveist  is  the 
end  of  the  world  g  ;  and  the  reap- 
ers are  the  angels,  ft 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  ga- 
thered and  burned  in  the  fire  i  ;  *o 


V  1  Ti.5.  24. 
w  Mai.  4,  1. 
X  Lu.  3.  17. 
vMar.  4.  30. 
'z  Ez.  17.  23. 
1  the  Greek 
icord  signi- 
Jies  a  7nea- 
sure  (about 
a  peck  and  a 
half,  tr  ant- 
ing a  little 
more  than  a 
pint.) 

a  Mar.  4.  33. 
6  Ps.  78.  2. 
cLu.  10.  14. 
Ro.  16.  25, 
26.  Col. 1.26. 
d  Ro.  10.  18. 
Col.  1.  6. 
clPe.  1.23. 
/Jno.  8.  44. 
Ac.  13.  10. 
1  Jno.  3.  8. 
g  Joel  3.  13. 
Re.  11.  15. 
A  Re.  14.15- 
19. 
i  ver.  30. 


A.  D.  31.  CHAP.  XIV. 

Bhall  il  be  in  the  end  of  this  world. '  2  or,  scan- 

41  The   Son   of    man   shall    send   dais. 
foith   his   ang'ela,    and   they   shall 

gather    ovit    of    his    kingdom    all  A  Lu.  13.27. 

Slhings   that   oliend,  and  Athera  I  c.  3.  V2. 

•which  do  iniquity  :  Re.  19.  20. 

42  And   /shall  'cast  them   into  a  20.  10. 
furnace  of  fire:   there   m  shall   be 

wailing'  and  gnashing'  of  teeth.        I  m  vcr.  50. 

43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine   c.  8.  12. 

n  fortli  as  the  sun,  in  the  kingdom  /lUa.  12.  3. 
of  their  Father.  Who  hath  ears  1  Cor.  15.49. 
to  hear,  let  him  hear.  o  Pr.  2.  4,  5. 

^^  Again  :  the  kingdom  of  heaven  p  Ph.  3.  7,8. 
'TS  like   unto   treasure    o  hid   in   a   y  Is.  55.  1. 
field  ;  the  which  when  a  man  liath   Re.  3.  18. 
found,  he  hide th,  and  for  joy  there-  j 
of  goeih  and  sellethpall   that  he  I  r  Pr.  3.  14, 
lialTi,  and  buyeth  q  that  field.  j  15.  8.  11. 

45  Again:  the  kingdom  of  hea- |  s  c.  22.  10. 
ven  is  like  unto  a  merchantman,  ;  i  c.  25.  32. 
Beeking  goodly  pearls  ;  ]  «  ver.  42. 

43  Who,  when  he  had  found  one  «  Pr.  10.  21. 
r  pearl  of  great  price,  went  and  ;  15.  7.  18.  4. 
sold  all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it.    w  Ca.  7.  13. 

47  Again  :  the  kingdom  of  heaven 

is  like   unto  a  net,  that  was  cast   i  Mar.  6.  1, 
into    the  sea,   and    gathered   sof,&c.  Lu.4. 
eveiv  kind  :  j  16,  &c. 

48  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  ■  y  Is.  49.  7. 
drew  to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and 
gathered  the  good  into  vessels,  but 
cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be'  at  the  end  of  the 
world  :  the  angels  shall  come  forth, 
and  t  sever  the  wicked  from  among 
the  just, 

50  And  « shall  cast  them  into  the 
furnace  of  fire  :  there  shall  be 
wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Have 
ye  understood  all  these  things'? 
They  say  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord. 

62  Then  said  he  unto  them. 
Therefore  every  scribe  ichich  is 
instructed  unto  the  kingdom  of 
heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man  thol  is 
an  householder,  which  bringeth 
forth  out  V  of  his  treasure  things 
new  and  old.  v 

53  And  il  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Jesns  had  finished  these  parables, 
he  departed  thence. 

54  And  ^  when  he  was  come  into 
his  own  country,  he  taught  them 
in  their  synagogue,  insomuch  that 
they  were  astonished,  and  said, 
Whence  hath  this  mon  this  wis- 
dom, and  these  mighty  works  ? 

55  Is  not  this  the  carpenter's  son  ? 
Is  not  liis  mother  called  Mary'? 
and  his  brethren,  James,  and  Jo- 
ses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not 
all  with  us?  Whence  then  hath 
this  man  all  these  things  ■? 

57  And   thev  were  offended   win 


53.3.  Jno.  6. 
42. 

rt'Mar.  6.  14. 
Lu.9.7,  &c. 

1  or,  are 

wrought  by 
him. 

6Le.  8.  16. 
20.21. 
cc.  21.  26. 
Lu.  20.  6. 

2  in  the 
midst. 
dPr.  29.  10. 
e  Ju.  11.  31, 
35.  Da. 6.  14- 
16. 

/Ju.21.  1. 
1  Sa.  14.  28. 
25.  22.  Eg. 
5.2. 

g  Ac.  8.2. 
h  c.  10.  23. 
12.  15.  Mar. 
6.  32,  &c. 
Lu.  9.  10, 
&c.  Jno.  6. 
1,  2,  &c. 

i  c.  9.  33. 
15.  32,  &c. 
A- He.  4.  15. 


John  the  Baptist  beluadtU. 

him.  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
A  prophet  is  not  without  honour, 
save  in  his  own  country,  and  in 
liis  own  house. 
58  And  he  did  not  many  mighty 
works  there,  because  of  their  un- 
belief. 

^4,0^      CHAPTER  XIV. 
"*^  T  that  time   aHerod  the  te- 
JLi.   trarch  heaid  of  the  fame  of 
Jesus ; 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants, 
This  is  John  the  Baptist  :  he  :8 
risen  from  the  dead  :  and  therefoie 
mighty  wciks  1  do  show  forth 
themselves  in  him. 

3  For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John 
and  bound  him,  and  put  him.  in 
prison,  for  Herodias'  sake,  his 
broiher  Philip's  wife. 

4  For  John  said  unto  him.  It  6  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  her. 

5  And  when  he  would  have  put 
him  to  death,  he  feared  the  multi- 
tude, be'ause  they  counted  him  as 
a  c  prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod's  birth-day 
was  kept,  the  daughter  of  Herodias 
danced  2  before  them,  and  pleased 
Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with 
an  oath  to  give  her  whatsoever  she 
would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instrjct- 
ed  of  her  mother,  said.  Give  me 
here  John  Baptist's  d  head  in  a 
charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry  e:  never- 
theless, for  the  oath's,/ sake,  and 
them  which  sat  with  him  at  meat, 
he  commanded  it  to  be  given  her. 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded 
John  in  the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a 
charger,  and  given  to  the  damsel : 
and  she  brought  it  to  her  mother. 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and 
took  up  the  body,  and  buried  g'it, 
and  went  and  told  Jesus. 

^When  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he 
h  departed  thence  by  ship  into  a 
desert  place  apart  :  and  when  the 
people  had  heard  thereof ,  they  fol- 
lowed him  on  foot  out  of  the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and 
i  sai^"  a  great  multitude,  and  was 
moved  with  compassion  A  toward 
thej*i.  and  he  healed  their  sick. 
_,^5  And  when  it  was  evening,  his 
disciples  carne  to  him.  saying,  I'his 
is  a  desert  place,  and  the  time  is 
now  past  ;send  the  multitude  away, 
that  they  may  go  into  the  villages, 
and  buy  themselves  victuals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
They  need  not  depart ;  give  ye 
therr*  to  eat. 

17 


Christ  tealketh  on  the  water. 

17  And  they  8.-iy  unlo  him,  We 
liave  bere  bullive  louvcs,  hiiU  two 
li^lies. 

\S  He  Baid,  Being  theni  liiiher  to 
me. 

19  And  lie  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  sit  down  on  tlie  sfiass  ; 
and  look  the  five  loaves  and  tlie 
two  fishes,  and.  looking  up  to 
heaven,  he  Olessed,  and  brake:  and 
gave  the  loaves  to  his  disciples, 
and  the  disciples  to  llie  multitude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  ond  were 
filled  :  and  they  took  up  of  the 
fragments  that  remained  iv^elve 
baskets  full.  I 

2!  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
a-x^ut  five  thousand  men,  bcaide 
women  and  children. 

22  And  straightway  Jesus  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  gut  into  a 
ship,  and  to  go  before  him  unto 
the  other  side,  while  he  sent  the 
multitudes  away. 

23  And  when  he  had  sent  the 
multitudes  away,  he  wwent  up 
into  a  mountain  apart  to  pray  : 
and  when  the  evening  was  come, 
he  was  tliece  alone. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea,  tossed  with 
waves  :  fjr  the  wind  was  contrary. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  tlie 
night  Jesus  went  unto  them,  walk- 
ing on  the  sea. 

26  And  nwhen  the  disciples  saw 
him  walking  on  the  sea,  they  were 
troubled,  o  saying,  It  is  a  spirit; 
and  they  cried  out  for  fear. 

£7  But  straightway  Jesus  spake 
unto  them,  saying,  Ee  yj  of  good 
cheer  ;  it  is  I  ;  be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and 
said.  Lord,  if  it  tj  be  thou,  bid  me 
come  unto  thee  on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said.  Come.  And  when 
Peter  was  come  down  out  of  the 
ship,  he  walked  on  the  watei,  to 
go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind 
3  boisterous,  he  was  afraid;  and, 
beginning  to  sink,  he  cried,  say- 
ing, Lord,  save  me  r! 

31  And  immediately  s  Jesus 
stretched  forth  hif  hand,  and 
caught  him.  and  said  unto  him, 
O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore 
didst  thou  doubt  t  7 

32  And  when  they  were  come  into 
the  ship,  the  wind  ceased,  u 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the  ship 
came  and  worshipped  him,  saying, 
Ofa  truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. v 

34  And  j/;when  they  were  gone 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
tJennesaret. 

35  And   when    the   men   of   that 

18 


MATTIIKW. 
/2K.4.  1-7 
m  Mar. 6. 46 


A.   D.  S2. 


»i  Job9.  8. 
Jno.  6.  19. 

oLu.24.37. 

7>Ac.  23.  U. 

g  Ph.  4.  13 

3  or, stron 

rPf.69.  1,2. 
La.  3.  57. 

s  Is.  63.  12. 
tia..  1.6. 
uPe.  107.29. 

V  Da.  3.  25. 
Lu.  4.  41. 
Jno.  1.  49. 
6.  69.  11.  27. 
-Ac.  8.  37. 
Ro.  1.4. 

M  Mar.  6.53. 


'■■A 


place  bad  knowledge  of  him,  they 
Beni  out  into  all  that  country  round 
about,  and  brought  unto  Slim  all 
that  were  diseased  ; 
36  And  besought  him  that  they 
might  only  touch  (he  hem  xof  his 
garment  ;  and  as  many  y  as 
touched  weie  made  perfectly 
whole. 

CHAPTKR  XV. 

THEN  a  came  to  Jesui  scribei 
and  Pharisees,  which  were  of 
Jerusalem,  saying, 

2  Why  do  thy  disciples  trans- 
gress the  tradition  of  the  elders'' 
lor  they  wash  not  their  hands  when 
they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto 
lliem.  Why  do  ye  also  transgress 
the  commandment  of  God  by  your 
tradition  6? 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying, 
c-IIoiioiir  thy  father  and  mother: 
and.  He  rf  that  curscth  father  or 
mother,  let  hini  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say.  Whosoever  shall 
say  to  hif  •""'.her  or  his  mother.  It 
ia  a  gi  ,  by  whatsoever  thou 
mighteel  be  profited  by  me, 

6  And  Linour  not  £  iiis  fatlier  or 
his  mother,  he  shall  be  free.  Thus 
have  ve  made  the  commandment 
of  God  of  none  effect  by  your  tra- 
dition. 

7  Ye  hypocrites  J  well  did  Esaiaa 
prophesy  of  you,  saying, 

8  This  /  people  draweth  nigh 
unto  me  with  their  rnoutb,  and 
honoureth  me  with  their  W^s:  but 
their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship  me, 
teaching/or  doctrines  i;  the  com- 
mandments of  men. 

10  And  he  called  the  multitude, 
and  said  unto  them,  Hear,  and 
undeistand  : 

I  11  Not  h  that  which  goeth  into  the 
rf  Ex.  21.  17. 1  mouth  defileth  a  man;  but  that 
Ld.  20.  9.         which  cometh  out  of  the  mouth, 

I  this  defileth  a  man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and 
said  unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that 
the  Pharisees  were  offended,  after 
they  heard  this  saying  1 

13  But  he  answered  and  said. 
Every  plant  t  which  my  heavenly 
Father  hath  not  planted,  shall  be 
rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone:  they  h  be  blind 
leadeis  of  the  blind.  And  if  the 
blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall  fall 
into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter,  and 
said  unto  him,  Declare  unto  us 
this  parable. 

ic.  23.  16.        16  And  Jesus  said.  Are  ye   alfo 
Lu.  6.  39.        yet  without  understanding? 


^rNu.  15.38. 
c.  9.  20. 
-Alar.  3.  10. 
Lu.  6.  19. 
Ac.  19.  12. 

y  Jno.  6.  37. 

a  Mar.  7.  1, 
&c. 

6  Col. 2.8,23. 
Tit.  1.  14. 

cEx.  20.12. 
De.  5.  16. 


«De.  27.16. 

/Is.  29.  13. 

^  Col.  2.  22. 

ft  Ac.  10.  15. 
Ro.  14.  14, 
20.  1  Tim. 
4.  4.  Tit.  1. 
15. 

i  Jno.  15.  2, 
6. 


A.  D    32. 

)o  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  I  I  Lu.  6.  45. 
jatsoever    entereth     in    at    the   Ja.  3.  6. 
mouth  ig-oeth  into  the  belly,  and   7«Gc.6.  5. 
is  cast  oui  into  the  draug'ht  ?  IS.  21.   Pi.  6. 

18  But  those  thing's  which  proceed  [  14.  24.  9. 
out  of  the  mouth  come  forth  from  1  Je.  17.  9. 


the  heart,  aiid  they  defile  the 
man. 

19  For  TO  out  of  the  heart  proceed 
evil  thoughts,  murders,  adulte- 
ries, fornications,  thefts,  false  wit- 
ness, blasphemies  : 

20  These  are  the  things  which  de- 
file the  man  :   but  to  eat  with  un-  \p  Ps.  28.  1 
washen  hands  defileth  not  a  man.   I  La.  3.  8. 

21  Then  n  Jesus  went  thence,  and 
departed  into  the  coasts  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon. 

22  And,  behold,  a  woman  of 
Canaan  came  out  of  the  same 
coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  say- 
ing', Have  mercy  on  me,  O  Lord, 
thou  son  of  David  o  !  my  daug-hter 
is  grievously  vexed  with  a  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a 
word.;>  And  his  disciples  came, 
and  besoug-ht  him,  sayinsr.  Send 
her  away  ;  for  she  crieth  alter  us. 

24  But  ho  answered  and  said,  q\  i 
am  not  sent,  bat  uuto  the  lost! 
sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel. 

25  Then   came   she  and  worship- '?' ^  oc    =   -. 
ped  him,  saying.  Lord,  help  me  !     |      •  *•  ^'  °- 

26  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  I  t  Mar.  8.  1, 
is  not  meet  to  take  the  children's  I  &c. 
bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  doa-s.  r  ( 

27  And  she  s;iid,  Truth,  Lord:  yet 
the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which 
fall  from  their  master's  table. 

28  Then  s  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  her.  O  woman,  great  is 
thy  faith  :  be  it  i  unto  thee  even  as 
thou  wilt.     And  her  daughter  was 


Ro.3.  IU-19. 
Ga.  5.  19.21. 
Ep.  2.  3. 
Tit.  3.  3. 
n  Mar.7.  24. 
o  Lu.  18.  38. 
39. 


qc.  10.  5,  6. 
Ac.  3.  26. 

re.  7.  6. 
Re.  22.  15. 

s  Job  13.  15. 
23.  10.  La. 
3.  32. 

t  Ps.  145.  19. 

u  Jno.  4.  50- 
53. 

V  Mar.  7.31. 

w  Ps.  103.  3. 


«lSa.  9.  13. 
made  whole  from  that  verv  u  hour.  |  Lu.  22.  19. 

29  And   1)   Jesus    departed    from  j  24.  30. 
thence,   and   came   iiigli  unto  the   j^,jjjj.  g    jg 
eea  of  Galilee  ;  and  went  up  intoj 
a  mountain,  and  sat  down  there.     ,  "■  <^-  l^-  38, 

30  And    great    multitudes    came   *<=•  ^^s'- 8. 
unto  him,  having  with  them  those\  l^i  *'''■  Lu. 
that    uere     lame,     blind,     dumb,  j  11-  ]?-^^- 
maimed,   and    many   others,    andi'^'^-^S.    1  Co. 
cast    them    down  at    Jesus'  feet  ;!  ^- 2-^- 
and  he  healed  them  w  ;  6  Jon.  1.17. 

31  Insomuch   that   the   multitude  |c  Lu.  12.  1. 
wondered,    when     thev    saw    the  |  ,,„      ^  g  q 
dumb  to  speak,  the  maimed  to  be  '  ^     \   A  ^'^■ 
whole,  the  lame  to  walk,  and  thei,~.    ■  ''• 
blind  to  see:  and  they  glorified  the  if_^ '•  •'•  '"' 
God  of  Israel.  ^'• 

dfi  Then  x  Jesus  called  his  disci-  \e  c  6.  yo.  8. 
pies  unto  hit/i.  and  said.  I  have|26.  14.31. 
compassion  on  the  multitude,  be-  „  ,.  ,„ 
cause  they  continue  with  me  now -^^,'  '  ' 
three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  |  '  ' 
oat.  and  t  will  not  send  them  away  |  e  c.  15.  34, 
fasting,  lest  they  faint  if.  the  way.   ic. 


CHAP.  XVI.     Christ/eedetli/our  thoutand,  ^e. 

33  And  y  his  disciples  say  unto 
him.  Whence  should  we  have  so 
much  biead  in  the  wilderness,  a.% 
to  fill  so  gieal  a  multitude  ? 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
How  manj-  loaves  have  ye  ?  And 
they  said,  Seven,  and  a  few  little 
fishes. 

85  And  z  he  commanded  the  mul- 
titude to  sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves 
and  the  fishes,  and  a  gave  thanks, 
and  brake  them,  and  gave  to  his 
di.sciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the 
multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were 
filled:  and  they  took  up  of  the  bro- 
ken meat  that  was  left  seven  bas- 
kets full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were 
four  thousand  men,  beside  women 
and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multi- 
tude, and  took  ship,  and  6  camo 
into  the  coasts  of  Magdala. 

CHaPTKR  XVI. 
■rpHE  Pharisees  also  with  the 
X.  Sa'iducees  came,  and,  templ- 
ing, desired  him  that  he  would 
show  them  a  sign  a  from  hea- 
ven. 

2  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  When  it  is  eveningr,  ye  say, 
II  will  be  fair  weather  ;  for  the  sky 
is  red  : 

3  And  in  the  morning.  It  will  be 
foul  weather  to-day  ;  foi  the  sky 
is  red  and  lowering.  O  ye  hypo- 
crites !  ye  can  discern  the  face  of 
the  sky  ;  but  can  ye  not  discern 
the  signs  of  the  times  ? 

4  A  wicked  and  adulterous  gene- 
ration seeketh  after  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  unto 
it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jo- 
nas, b  And  he  left  them,  and  de- 
parted. 

5  And  when  his  disciples  were 
come  to  the  other  side,  they  had 
forgotten  to  take  bread. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
c  Take  heed,  and  beware  of  the 
leaven  d.  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  It  is  because 
we  have  taken  no  bread. 

3  Which  when  Jesus  perceived, 
he  said  unto  tliern,  e  O  ye  of  little 
faith,  why  reason  ye  among  your- 
selves, because  ye  have  brought 
no  bread  ? 

9  Bo  ye  not  yet  understand,  nei- 
ther remember  the  five_/"  loaves  of 
the  five  thousand,  and  how  many 
baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

10  Neither  the  seven  s  loaves  of 
19 


j/2  K.  4.  43, 

,44. 

zc.  14.  19, 

&c. 


Christ /ot-.shou:i:lh  his  dealh.  MATTHEW. 

the  four  Ihousan'!,  and  how  many  ift  r.  15.  1-9. 
baskets  ye  took  up '.'  ji  Mar.  8.  27. 

11  How  is  it  (hat  ye  do  not  un-  ;  Lu.  9.  18, 
derstand,  that  I   spnku  it   not   to&c. 
you    concerning    bread,    that    yek  c.  14.  2. 
■hoiild  beware  of  the  loaven  of  the  ]  Lu.  9.  7-9. 
Pharisees  and  of  the  Sailducees  ?      I  Ps.  2.  7. 

12  Then    understood    they    how   c.  14.  33. 

that  he    bade  tliem  not  beware  of  Jno.  1.  49. 

the  leaven    of  bread,  but    of  the:  Ac.  9.  20. 

doctrine  h  of  the  Pharisees  and  of!  Heb.  1.  2,  5. 

Ih&^adducees.  hnlCo.  2.  10. 

JSTWhen    Jesus    came    into   theJGa.  1.16. 

coasts    of    Cesarea     Philippi,    heJEp.  2.  8. 

asked  liis  disciples,  saying,  Whom  1 7ilJnu.  4.  15. 

i   do  men  say   that  I,'  the  Son   of, 5.  20. 

man,  am  1  „  t„„   ,    >o 

,.;.,.  ■  1     ?    CI  o  Jno.  1.  42. 

14  And    they    said,   k   Some   ^<^'  „  £„  9  20 
that  thou  art   John    the    Baptist  ;i^.   oi    14  ' 
some,Elias;  and  other.s  Jeremias,  [     p      g     jo 
crone  of  the  prophets.  j  ?  Is  '  54    17 

15  He  saith  unto  them,  But  whom  |  „  ," '  lo  'ig 
sav  ve  that  I  am  ?  '   Xio,.  a   ^'n 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered 
and  said,  /  Thou  an  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the  living  God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Blessed  ait  thou,  Simon 
Bar-jona  :  for  m  flesh  and  blood 
hath  not  revealed  it  unto  thee,  but 
n  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee. 
That  thou  art  Peter  o;  and^  upon 
this  rock  I  will  build  my  church  ; 
and  the  gates  of  q  hell  shall  not 
prevail  r  against  it. 

19  And  J  will  give  unto  thee  the 
keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven  : 
and  whatsoever  thou  s  shalt  bind 
on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in  hea- 
ven ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt 
loose  on  earth,  shall  be  loosed  in 
heaven. 

20  Then  a  charged  he  his  disci- 
ples, that  they  should  tell  no  man 
that  he  was  Jesus  the  Ch  ist. 

21  From  b  that  time  foilh  began 
Jesus  to  show  unto  his  disciples, 
how  that  he  must  go  unto  Jenj.sa- 
lem,  and  sufi'er  many  things  of 
the  elders  and  chief  priests  and 
scribes,  and  he  killed,  and  be  rais- 
ed again  the  third  day. 

22  Then  Peter  look  him,  and  be- 
fi^an  to  rebuke  him,  sayinsr,  1  Be 
It  far  from  thee,  Lord  :  this  shall 
not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
Peter,Get  thee  behind  me,  Sitan  c; 
thou  a.'t  an  offence  1I  unto  me  :  for 
thou  savourest  not  the  thing.< 
that  be  of  God,  but  those  that  be 
of  men. 

ici  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  dis- 
ciples. If  any  e  man  will  come  af- 
ter me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and 
lake  up  his  cross,  and  follow  rae. 
20 


6  Lu.  9.  22. 
18.  31.24. 
6,  7.  1  Co. 
15.  3,  4. 

1  Pity  thy- 
se/f. 

c2Sa.  19.  22. 
d  lio.  14.  13. 
e  c.  10.  38. 
."Vlar.  8.  34. 
Lu.  9.  23. 
14.  27.  Ac. 
14.  22.  1  Th. 
3.3. 


/Jno.  12.25. 
Kst.  4.  14. 
■;Ps.49.  7,8. 
hDi\.  7.  9. 
10.  Zee.  14. 
5.  Jude   14. 
i  Re.  22.  12. 
k  Mar.  9.  I. 
/He.  2.   9. 
n  Mar.  9.  2, 
&c.  Lu.  9. 


6  Re.  1.  16. 
cc.  3.  17. 
Mar.  1.  11. 
Lu.  3. 'a. 
2  Pe.  1.  17. 
dls.42.  1,21. 
eDe.  18.  15, 
9.  Ac.  3. 
22.  23.     He. 
1.1.2.  1.  1-3. 
/Da.  10.  10, 
18.  Re.  1.17. 
?Mal.  4.  5, 
6.  r.  11.  14. 


A.  D.  32. 

25  For/  whosoever  will  save  lii« 
life  shall  lose  it :  and  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake,  shuil 
find  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if 
he  shall  gain  th«  whole  world,  and 
lose  his  own  soul  ?  or  g  what  shall 
a  man  give  in  exchange  for  bis 
soul  ? 

27  For  k  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father, 
with  his  angels,  and  t  then  he 
shall  reward  every  man  according 
to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  There 
k  be  some  standing  here,  which 
shall  not  taste  I  of  death,  till  they 
see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  hia 
kingdom. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 
JufiiT)  a  after  six  days  Jesus  la 
ii   keth  Peter,  James,  and  John 
his  brother,  and  bringetli  them  up 
into  a  high  mountain  apart, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before 
them  ;  and  his  face  did  shine  as 
the  sun,  b  and  his  raiment  was 
white  as  the  light. 

3  And,  behold,  there  appeared 
unto  them  Moses  and  Elias,  talk- 
ing with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Pel'^r,  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  here  :  if  thou  wilt,  let  us 
make  here  three  tabernacles  ;  one 
for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 
one  for  Klias. 

5  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a 
bright  cloud  overshadowed  them  : 
and,  behold,  a  voice  cout  of  the 
cloud,  which  said,  This  is  my  be- 
loved Son,  in  d.  whom  I  am  well 
pleased;  hear  eye  him. 

6  And  when  the  disciples  heard 
it,  they  fell  on  their  face,  and 
were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  touched 
/  them,  and  said.  Arise,  ajid  be  not 

afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save 
Jesus  only. 

9  And  asihey  came  down  from  the 
mountain,  Jesus  charged  them, 
Raying,  Tell  the  vision  to  no  man, 
until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen 
again  from  the  dead. 

10  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying.  Why  g  then  say  the 
scribes  that  Elias  must  first  come  ? 

11  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Elias  truly  shall  first 
come,  and  restore  all  tilings. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  Eliaa 
is  come  already,  and  they  knew 
him  not,  but  have  done  unto  him 
whatsoever  they  listed.     Likewise 


A.D.  32.  CHAP.  XVIK. 

shall  also  lh«  Son  of  man  suffer  h' he.  16   21. 
of  them.  \i  Mar.  9.  1 

13  Then  the  disciples  understood   &c.  Lu.  9. 
•  hat  he  spake  unto  them  of  John   37,  &c 
(he  Baptist. 

14  And  i  when  they  were  come 
to  the  multitude,  there  came  to 
liini  a  eertain  man,  kneeling'  down 
10  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son  ; 
for  he  is  lunatic,  and  sore  vexed:   20  17'"i\laV 
lor  ofttimea  lie  falleth  into  the  fire,   g   31    o   30' 
and  ofi  into  the  water.  .... 

16  And  I  btouglU  him  to  thy  dis- 
ciples, and  they  could  not  cure 
him. 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
0   faithless  and  pe. verse  geneia- 


kUe.  3.  19. 
Ic.  21.21. 
Mai.  11.  23. 
Lu.  17.  6. 
1  Co.  13.  2. 

mr..  16.  21. 


31.  10.  o3. 
Lu.  9.  'x2, 
44.  18.  31. 
'24.  6,  26,  46. 

1  didrach- 


Clir'ut  teacheth  to  be  humble. 

money  ;  that  take,  and  give  unto 
them,  forme  and  thee. 

»  .        CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Vf  T  a  the  same  tim.e  came  the 
Xi.  disciples  unto  Jesus,  saying, 
Who  is  the  greatest  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  ? 

2  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child 
unto  him,  and  set  him  in  the  midst 
of  them, 

3  And  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  Except  ye  be  converted,  6 
and  become  as  little  children,  e 
ye  shall  not  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

4  Whosoever  therefore  shall  lium- 
ble  himself  d  as  this  little  child, 
the  same  is  greatest  in  the  king- 


tion!   how  long  shall    I    be   with^a  in  value  '  dom  of  heaven. 


you  ?  how  lor.g  shall  I  suffer  you  ?    twenty - 


Bring  him  hither  to  me 


I  eight  cents 


18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  devil,    eight  mills. 


Ex.  38.  26 

n  Ro.  14.  21. 
15.  1-3. 
2.  Co.  6.  3. 

2  a  stater, 
which  was 


and  he  departed  out  of  hirn  :  and 
the  child  was  cured  from  that  vei-y 
hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to 
Jesus  apart,  and  said,  Why  could 
not  we  cast  him  cut  ? 

20  And    Jesus    said    unto   them,  , 
Because  of  yuur  unbelief  k :    for  [half  an 
verily  I  say  unto  you.  If  I  ye  have  ;  ounce  of 
faith  as  a  grain   of  mustard-seed,  j  ^'l^'fir. 
ye  shall   say  unto  this  mountain, 

Remove    hence    to   yonder  place,   

and  it  shall  remove  ;  and  noth' 
shall  be  impossible  unto  you. 


I  a  Mar.  9. 33, 

21  How  belt  this  kind  goeth  notj&c.  Lu.  9. 
out  but  by  prayer  and  fasting.  46,  &c.  22. 

22  And   TO   while   they   abode    in!24,  &c. 
Galilee,    Jesus    said    unto    them,  I  6  Ps.  51.  10- 
The  Son  of  man  shall  be   betrayed  j  13.  Jno. 
into  the  hands  of  mnn  ;  3.  3. 

23  And  Ihev  shall  kill  him,  and   c  1  Co.  14. 
the   third  day   he   shall  be  raised   20.1Pe.2.  2. 
again.     And  they  weie  exceeding  rf  Lu.  14.  11.  i  than,  hav  ing  two  eyes,  tto  be  cast 

jJa.  4.  10.        '• ' 

vhen  they  were  come  to   e  c.  10.  42 


5  And  whoso  shall  receive  one 
such  little  e  child  in  my  name,  re- 
ceivelh  me. 

6  But  whoso  shall  offend,/*  one  of 
these  little  ones  which  believe  in 
me,  it  were  better  for  him  that  a 
mill-stone  weie  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  that  he  were  drowned 
in  the  depth  of  the  sea. 

7  Wo  unto  the  world  because  of 
offences  !  for  g  it  must  needs  be 
that  offences  come  ;  but  k  wo  to 
that  man  by  whom  the  offence 
Cometh  ! 

8  Wherefore,  i  if  thy  hand  or  thy 
foot  offenfl  thee,  cut  them  off,  and 
cast  the/n  from  thee  :  it  is  better 
for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt  or 
maimed,  rather  than,  having  two 
hands  or  two  feet,  to  he  cast  into 
everlasting  fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee, 
pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from 
thee  :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
k  into   life   with   one   eye,  rather 


sorry 

24  And 

Capernaum,  they  that  received  1  /Mar.  9.42. 
tribute  money  came  to  Peter,  and    Lu.  17.  1,  2. 
said.   Doth  not  your  master  pay  |  §■  1  Co.  11. 
tribute?  i  19.  Jude  4. 

25  He  saith.  Yes.     And  when  he  ;  h  Jude  11. 
was  come   into   the   house,   Jesus   i  c.  5.  29,  30. 
prevented     him.     saying,     What  i  Mar.  9.  43, 
thinkest  thou.   Simon  7  of   whom   45 
do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  cus- 
tom or  tribute  ?  of  their  own  chil- 
dren, or  of  strangers  ? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Of  stran- 
gers. Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Then 
are  the  children  free. 

27  Notwithstanding,     lest      we 
should   offend  n  them,   go  thou  to 
the  sea,  and  cast  a  hook,  and  take   12.  47.  ITi. 
up  the  fish  that  first  cometh  up  ;  1 1.  15. 

Rnd   when  thou   hast   opened   bisl^jLu.  15.4, 
mouth,  thou  shalt  find  2  a  piece  of  j  &c. 
56 


At  He.  4.  11. 
ULu.  9.  25. 

m  Ac.  12.  15. 
'nPs.  17.  15. 

o  c.  1.  21. 
iLu.  9.56. 

19.  10.  Jno. 

3.  17.  10.  10. 


into  liell-fire. 

10  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not 
one  of  these  little  ones  ;  for  I  say 
unto  you.  That  in  heaven  their 
angels  m  do  always  behold  n  the 
face  of  my  Father  w  hich  is  in  hea- 
ven. 

11  For  (he  Son  of  man  is  come  to 
save  o  that  which  was  lost. 

12  How  think  ye?  li  p  a.  man 
have  a  hundred  sheep,  and  one  of 
them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not 
leave  thf  ninety  and  nine,  and  go- 
eth into  the  mountains,  and  seek- 
eth  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  He  lejoiceth 
more  of  that  sheep,  than  of  the 
ninety  and  nine  which  went  not 
astray. 

14  Even  so.  it'fs  not  the  will  of 
your  Father  which  ie  in   heavsn 

21 


Tht  parable  of  tht  king. 

thnt  ono  7  of  tliebe  lilUc  oijob 
Bhoii|d  permli. 

^^iNluicover,  if  r  thy  brother 
lh;tll  L.cspiiss  iigaiiiBt  thoe,  gn  unj 
tell  iiini  hid  fault  liel^eeii  thee  and 
liiiii  .iloiie  ;  if  »  he  bh.ill  hear  thee, 
thou  liasl  gained  ihy  bioiher. 

16  liut  if  he  will  iiol  hear  thee, 
then  take  with  thee  one  or  two 
mo;e,  that  in  the  mmith  of  two  or 
three  t  witnesses  every  word  may 
be  established. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neg'lect  to  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church  :  but 
if  he  neglect  to  hear  the  church, 
let  u  hiiu  be  unto  thee  as  an  hea- 
then man  and  a  publican. 

18  Veiily  I  say  unto  you,  o  What- 
Boeverye  shall  bind  on  earth  shall 
be  boun'l  in  heaven  ;  and  whatso- 
ever ye  shall  loose  on  eailh,  shall 
be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  Ajain  I  say  unto  you,  Thai  if 
two  of  you  shall  agree  on  earth  as 
touching  any  thing  that  they  shall 
ask,  it  te  shall  be  done  for  ihem 
of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  x  in  my  name, 
ih^.e  aiTj  I  in  the  rnidet  of  them. 
JSI  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and 
said,  Lord,  husv  oft  shall  my  bro- 
ther sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive 
1/  him  ?  till  seven  times  ? 

22  Jesus  sailh  unto  hira,  I  say 
not  unto  thee.  Until  seven  times  ; 
but,  Until  6t;venty  times  seven. 

23  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  likened  unto  a  certain  king 
which  would  take  z  account  of  his 
servants. 

24  A.ini  when  he  had  begun  to 
reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him 
■which  owed  him  ten  thousand  1 
talents : 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to 
pay  his  lord  commanded  him  to 
be  resold,  and  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren, and  all  that  he  had,  and  pay- 
ment to  be  made. 

2C  The  servant  therefore  fell 
down,  and  worshipped  2  hira,  say- 
ing. Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  pav  thea  all. 

27  Then  the' lord  of  that  servant 
■was  moved  with  compassion,  6  and 
loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the 
debt. 

23  But  the  same  servant  ■went  out, 
and  found  one  of  his  fellow-ser- 
vantE  which  owed  him  an  hun- 
dred 3  pence  ;  and  he  laid  hands 
on  him,  and  took  him  by  the 
throat,  sayinj.  Pay  me  that  thou 
owest. 

29    And    his    f-ello^w-servant    fell 

do^nrn   at  his  feet,   and    besousrht 

22 


MATTilKVV. 

9  2Pc.  3.  9. 

;•  Lc.  19.  17. 

Lu.  17.  3. 

s  .la.  5.  20. 

I  De.  19.  15. 
li(Ro.  16.  17. 
I  1  C;or.  5.  3- 

5.  2  Th.  3. 

G,  U. 

i;  c.  16.  19. 

Jnr..  20.  23. 

Ac.  15.  23— 

31.  2  Cor.  2. 

10. 

w  Mar.  11. 

24.  J  no.  16. 
i24.  1  Jno.  5. 

14. 

i- Jno.  20. 

19.  I  Cor.  5. 
,4. 
lyMar.  II. 

25.  Lu.  17. 
4.  Col.  3.  13. 

,z  Ro.  14.  12. 

1  a  talent  is 

750  ounces 
I  of  silver, 
1  which,  at 
|115  5-13 

cents  Che 
i  ounce,  ia 
1 835  dolls. 
'  38  cents. 
|ffi2K.  4.  1. 

Is.  50.  1. 
;2or,  be- 

eouglit  hint. 

b  Ps.  78.  3J. 
13  tlie  Ro- 
man pen  ■ 

ny  is  tlie 
j  eighth  part 
I  of  an  ounce, 

which,  nt 
1 115  5-13 

cents  the 

ounce,  is 

14  cents 

4  mills. 

c.  20.  2. 


c  ver.  26. 
d  Lu.  19.22. 
ePr.  21.  13. 
c.  6.  12.  Ja. 
2    13 

a  Mar.  10. 1. 
Jno.  10.  40. 
«Ge.  1.  27. 
1 5.  2.  Mai. 
2.  15. 

c  Ge.  2.  24. 
Ep.  5.31. 
d  1  Cor,  7. 
10. 
eDe.  24.  1. 


A   D.  33. 

him,  saying,  c  IIiivc  patience  with 
uic,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 
M  And  he  would   not:  but  went 
and  cast  him   into  i)ri:ion,   till   ba 
should  pay  the  debt. 

31  bo  when  his  fellow-servants 
saw  what  was  done,  they  were 
very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  un- 
to tli-i.^  lord  all  that  wan  done. 

32  Then  his  lonl,  after  thai  he 
had  called  him,  suid  unto  him,  U 
thou  wick-jd  servant,  U  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
desireilst  me. 

33  Sbo'ildcsl  not  thou  also  have 
had  compassion  on  thy  fellow- 
servani,  even  as  I  had  t^ity  on 
ihec  '.' 

34  And  his  lord  ■was  wroth,  and 
delivered  him  to  th<>  toimentors, 
till  he  should  pa>  all  that  was  due 
unto  him. 

35  So  e  likewise  shall  my  heaven- 
ly Falhcrdo  also  unto  you,   if  ye 
trom  your  hearts  forgive  not  evei^y 
one  his  brothe.  theii  ticspaBSCS. 
,d^  CHAPTER  XIX. 

•  A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
J\.  Jesus  had  finished  these  say- 
ings, he  a  departed  from  Galilee, 
and  came  into  the  coast  of  Judea 
beyond  Jordan  ; 

2  And  9  eat  multitudes  followed 
him  ;  and  he  healed  tb'j.Ti  there. 

3  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto 
him,  tempting  him,  and  saying 
unto  him.  Is  if  lawful  for  a  man  to 
put  nivay  his  wife  (or  every  cause? 

4  And  he  inswered  and  .said  unto 
them.  Have  ye  not  read,  that  fehe 
which  m.'xde  them  at  the  begin- 
ning, made  them  male  and  female, 

5  And  said.  For  <;  this  cause  shall 
a  man  leave  f;ither  and  mother, 
and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife,  and 
they  twain  shall  1«  one  llesh  '.' 

6  Wherefore  they  arc  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh.  What  d 
therefore  God  hath  joined  togeth- 
er, let  not  man  put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unt  >  him,  Why  e  did 
Moses  then  coniiii  m  1  to  give  a 
writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put 
her  away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  iVIoses  be- 
cause of  the  hardness  of  youi 
hearts,  suffered  you  to  put  away 
your  wives  :  but  from  the  begin- 
ning it  was  not  so. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Whoso- 
ever/shall put  away  his  wife,  ex- 
cept it  be  for  fornication,  and  shall 
marry  another,  committelh  adul- 
tery ;    and    whoso    marrieth    her 


Is.    50.    1.     /  c.    5.    32.   Lu.  16. 
18. 


A.  D.  33. 


CHAP.  XX. 


TTie  parable  of  the  labourers. 


which   is  put   away  dotli   commit  1  g  Pr.  19.  13.  ,  they    were    exceediiig-ly   amazed, 


iai.  9,  19. 

h  I  Cor.  7. 

i32. 

I  j  Mar.  10. 
14.  Lu.   18. 

16,  &c. 

kc.  18.  3. 

I  Mar.  10. 

17.  Lu.   10. 

i25.  18.  18. 

\m  Ex.  20. 
!l3.  De.  5. 
I  17,  &c. 


15.  9.  Ac. 
2.  45.  4.  34, 
S3.  1  Ti.  6. 
IS,  19. 

;5jno.  12.  26. 
9  1  Ti.  6.  9, 

10. 


adultery. 

10  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If 
the  case  of  the  man  be  so  with  his 
wife,  it  is  not  good  to  marry,  g 

11  But  he  said  unto  them,  All 
tnen  cannot  leoeive  (his  saying, 
save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 

12  For  theie  are  sume  eunuchs, 
which  were  so  born  from  ?A«ir  mo- 
ther's womb:  and  there  are  some 
eunuchs,  which  were  made  eu- 
nuchs of  men  :  and  there  be  eu- 
nuchs, which  have  made  them- 
selves eunuchs  for  the  kingdom 
of  heaven's  h  sake.  He  that  is 
able  to  receive  it,]et  him  receive  it. 

13  Then  were  there  brought  unto  I  n  Le.  19.  18. 
him  little  children,  that  he  should!  r  ,q  qo 
put  hi.9  hands  on  them,  and  pray  :  "  ^  '  '  "  '^ 
and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 

14  But  Jesus  said,  Suffer  i  little 
childien,  and  forbid  them  not,  to 
come  unto  me  ;  for  of  such /r  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them, 
and  departed  thence. 

16  And  beholJ,  one  came,  and 
said  unto  him.  Good  Maste.',  what 
I  good  thing  shall  I  do,  that  1  may 
have  eternal  life. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why 
callest  thou  me  good  1  there  is 
none  good  bi\t  one,  that  is  God  : 
but,  if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life, 
keep  the  commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  Which? 
Jesus  said.  Thou  shall  m  do  no 
miirde  ■,  Thou  shall  not  commit 
adultery,  Thou  shall  not  steal, 
Thou  shall  not  bear  false  witness  ; 

19  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mo- 
ther ;  and.  Thou  >i  shall  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto 
him.  All  these  things  have  I  kept 
from  mv  youth  up  :  what  lack  I 
yet?      ■ 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him,  if  thou 
wiH  be  perfe'M,  go  o  and  sell  that 
thoa  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor, 
and  thou  shall  have  treasu'e  in 
heaven;  and  come  etnd  followy  me. 

22  But  when  the  ycung  man 
heard  that  saying,  he  went  away 
sorrowful  ;  for  he  had  great  pos- 
se'^iens. 

^t&^  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  dis- 
ciples. Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
Thai  q  a  rich  man  shall  hardly  en- 
ter in'o  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
24  And  again  I  say  unto  you.  It  is 
easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through  the 
eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
God. 


rPs.  3.  8. 
62.  11.   Zee. 
8.  6. 
s  Mar.  10. 

28.  Lu.  18. 
28. 

zPh.  3.  8. 
u<i.  20.  21. 
Lu.  22.  28, 
30.  1  Co.  6. 
2,  3.  Re.  2. 
26. 

B  Mar.  10. 

29.  30.  Lu. 
18.  29,  30. 
1  Cor.  2.  9. 

10  C.20.  16. 
c.  21.  SI,  32. 
Mar.  10.31. 

Lu.  13.  ro. 

Ga.5.7. 
He.  4.  1. 

a  Ca.  8.  11, 

12. 

h  c.  18.  28. 

c  Pr.  19.  15. 

Ez.  16.  49. 
Ac.  17.21. 
He.  6.  12. 

S  Ec.  9.  10. 
Jno.  9.  4. 
eLu.  10.  7. 
/Lu.  23.40- 
25  When  his  disciples  heard  ?7,[43. 


saying.  Who  then  can  be  saved  ? 

26  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and 
said  unto  them.  With  men  this  ia 
impossible  ;  but  r  with  God  all 
things  are  possible. 

27  Then  s  answered  Peter,  and 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  we  have 
forsaken  all,  t  and  fulluwed  thee  i 
what  shall  we  have  therefore  ? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Thai  ye 
which  have  followed  me  in  the  re- 
generation, when  the  Son  of  man 
shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory, 
ye  u  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve 
thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel. 

29  And  «  every  one  that  hath  forsa- 
ken houses,  or  brethren,  or  sisters, 
or  fuller,  or  mother,  or  wife,  oi 
childun,  or  lands,  for  my  name's 
sake, shall  receive  an  hundred-fold, 
and  shall  inherit  tverlastiug  life. 

30  But  w  many  that  are  lirtl  shall 
be  last  ;   and  the  last  shall  ie  first, 

_^  CH.APTKR  XX. 
.-■T^OR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ia 
J?  like  unto  a  man  tlial  is  an 
householder,?!  which  went  out  ear- 
ly in  the  morning  to  hire  labourers 
into  his  vineyaid. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with 
the  labourers  for  a  penny  6  a  day, 
he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third 
hour,  and  saw  others  standing  idle 
in  the  maiket-plpce, 

4  And  said  unlo  them.  Go  ye  also 
into  the  vineyard,  and  whatsoever 
is  right  I  will  give  you.  And  they 
went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the 
sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did  like- 
wise . 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  hs 
went  out,  and  found  others  stand- 
ing idle,  and  said  unto  them,  Why 
stand  ye  he;e  all  the  day  idle  c? 

7  They  saj-  unto  him.  Because  no 
man  hath  hired  us.  He  paithunto 
them,  d  Go  ye  also  into  the  vine- 
yard ;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  tl\at 
shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the 
lord  of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his 
steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and 
egive  them  their  hire,  beginning' 
from  the  last  unto  the  first. 

9  And  when  they  came  that  were 
hired  about  the  eleventh  f  hour, 
they  received  every  man  a  penny. 

10  But  when  the  first  came,  they 
supposed  that  they  should  have 
received  more  ;  and  they  likewise 
received  every  man  a  penny. 

11  And  when   they  had  received 

23 


Christ  tencheth  his  disciples. 

i!.  they  KniriTiured  g  iijainst  tbe 
g  )'ji.l  iiiiin  ul'  till!  house, 

12  Sayinjr,  These  hist  1  have 
wroiijht  but  one  hour,  and  ihoii 
hnsl  luade  ihem  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  llie  burden  au(l 
heat  of  the  day. 

13  Bui  he  answered  one  of  them, 
ajid  s:iid.  Friend,  k  I  do  theo  no 
■wrong'  :  didst  not  thou  agiee  with 
me  for  a  p-iiiny? 

11  Take  Chat  thine  is,  and  go  thy 
Wily  :  i  1  will  give  unto  this  last 
even  as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  k  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do 
what  1  will  with  mine  own  ?  Is 
i  thine  eye  evil  because  I  am  g'ood? 

16  So  m  the  last  shall  be  first,  and 
the  first  last  :  forn  many  be  called, 
1wiL/ew  chosen. 

.iiTAnd  o  Jesus  g'oin;^  up  tn  Jeru- 
salcni,  took  the  twelve  disciples 
apart  in  the  way,  and  said  unto 
them, 
IS  Behold,  we  g'o  up  to  Jenisa- 
leni  ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be 
betrayed  unto  the  chief  priests  and 
nnto  the  scribes,  and  they  shall 
condemn  him  to  death, 

19  And  p  shall  deliver  him  to  the 
Gentiles,  to  mock,  and  to  sr.onrgt  .^ 
and  to  crucify /ii?/i:  and  the  thud 
day  he  shall  rise  ag-ain. 

20  Thoii  r  came  to  hirn  the  mother 
of  Zebedee's  children,  with  her 
6cr.3,  worshipping  him,  and  desii-- 
ing  a  certain  thing  of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her.  What 
wilt  thou  ?  She  saith  unto  him. 
Grant  that  these  my  two  sons  may 
sit,  the  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  the'left,  in  thy  king- 
dom. 

2i  But  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye 
able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  shall 
drink  of,  .Tud  to  be  baptized  with 
the  s  baptism  that  I  am  baptized 
with  ?  Tfeey  say  unto  him.  We  are 
ftble. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Ye 
t  shall  drink  indeed  of  ray  cup, 
and  be  baptized  with  the  baptism 
that  lam  baptized  with  ;  but  to  sit 
on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my  left, 
is  not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  be 
given  to  thejic  for  whom  it  is  pre-; 
pared  of  my  Father.  I 

24  And  wiien  the  ten  heard  it, 
tliey  were  mcved  with  indignation 
ag.iinst  the  two  brethren.  i 

23  But  Jesus  called  them  tintohim,  ' 
and  said.  Ye  u  know  that  the  prin- 
ces of  the  Gentiles  cxeicise  do- 
minion over  them,  and  they  that 
are  great  exercise  uutliority  upon! 
them.  ' 


MATTHEW 

f  Lu.  15.29, 

30. 

1  or,  have 

conliitiied 

one  hour 

onlij. 

h  c.  22.  12. 

i  Jno.   17.  2. 

k  Ro.9.  15— 

24.  Ja.  1.  18. 

1  De.  15.  9. 
c.  6.  23. 

TO  c.  19.  30. 
nc.  22.  14. 

2  Th.  3.  13. 
Ja.  1.  23-25. 
o  c.  16.  21, 
&c.  Mar.lU. 
32,  &c. 

Lu.  18.  31, 
&c.  Jno.  12. 

12,  &c. 
pc.27.2.&c. 
31ar.  15.  1, 
16,  &c.  Lu. 
23.  1,  &c. 
Jno.  18.  28, 
&c.     Ac.   3. 

13.  1  Cor. 
15.  3,  7. 

rj  Is.  53.  5. 
r  Mar.    10. 
35. 


2  Cor.  1.7. 
Re.  1.  9. 
uLu.22.25, 
26. 


A.  D.  33. 

26  But  it  shall  not  be  v  bo  amonjj 
you  :  but  to  whosoever  will  be  great 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  minis- 
ter; 

27  And  whosoever  will  be  chief 
among  you,  let  him  be  your  ser- 
vant : 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  man  cnme 
not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  x  to 
minister,  and  y  to  give  his  life  a 
ransom  for  many. 

29  And  as  they  departed  from  Je- 
richo, a  great  multitude  followed 
him. 

30  And,  z  behold,  two  blind  men, 
sitting  by  the  way-side,  when  they 
beard  that  Jesus  passed  by,  cried 
out,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  us,  O 
Lord,  thou  son  of  David  I 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked 
them,  because  they  should  hold 
their  peace  :  but  they  cried  the 
more,  saying.  Have  mercy  on  us, 
O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David  ! 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  call- 
ed them,  and  said.  What  will  ye 
that  I  shall  do  unto  you  3 

33  'I'hey  say  unto  him.  Lord,  that 
our  eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  tSo  Jesus  had  compassion  on 
tliem,  and  touched  their  eyes  ;  and 
immediately  their  eyes  received 
siglit,  and  they  followed  him. 


sLu.  12.50.      ^     CHAPTER   XXI. 

t  Ac.    12.   2.  ^^4^  ND  rt  when  they  drew  nigh  un- 

Ro.  8.  17.      ^  -ii-  to  Jerusalem,  and  were  come 


V  1  Pe.  5.  3. 
v>  c.  23.  11. 
Mar.  9.  35. 
10.  43. 
X  Lu.22.  27. 
Jno.  13.4,14. 
Ph.  2.  7. 
y  Is.  53.    .  8, 
"n.     Da.  9. 
24,  25. 
1  Tim.  2.  6. 
Tit.  2.  14. 
He.9.  2S. 
1  Pe.  1.  18, 
19.  Re.  1.5. 
z  c.  9.  27. 
Mar.  10.  46. 
Lu.  18.35. 
rtMar.  11.1. 
Lu.  19.29. 
6  Zee.  9.  9. 
c  U.  62.  11. 
Mar.  11.  4, 
&c.  Jno.  12. 
15. 


to  Bethpagc,  unto  the  Alount  of 
Olives,  tlien  sent  Jesus  two  disci- 
ples, 

2  Saying  unto  them,  Go  into  tha 
village  over  against  you,  and 
straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass 
tied,  and  a  colt  with  her  :  loose 
theiit,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  aught  unto 
you,  ye  shall  say,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  them  ;  and  straightway  he 
will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  migh*. 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spokett  by 
the  prophet,  6  saying, 

5  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion, 
c  Behold,  thy  King  cometh  untj 
thee,  meek,  and  sitting  upon  an 
ass,  and  a  colt  tbe  foal  of  an  ass. 

6  And  the  disciples  went,  and  did 
as  Jesus  commanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the 
colt,  and  put  on  them  their  clothes, 
and  they  set  him  thereon. 

8  .And  a  veiy  great  multitude 
spread  their  garments  in  the  way  ; 
others  cut  down  branches  from  the 
trees,  and  strewed  tJiem  in  the  way. 

9  And  the  multitudes  that  went 
before,  and  that  followed;  cried, 
saying,    Hotanna  to  the  Son    of 


A.  D.  33. 

Darid  !  Blesse('  d  is  he  that  Com- 
eth in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  Ho- 
eanna  in  the  highest  e! 

10  And  when  he  was  come  into  Je- 
nisalera,  all  the  city  was  moved, 
saying',  Who  is  this? 

li  And  the  multitude  said.  This 
js  Jesvis,  the  prophet  of  Nazareth 
of  Galilee. 

12  Andy  Jesus  went  into  the  tem- 
ple of  God,  and  cast  out  all  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple, 
and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of 
them  that  sold  doves, 

13  And  said  unto  them.  It  is  g 
written,  My  house  shall  be  called 
the  house  of  prayer;  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  h  thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame 
came  to  him  in  the  temple  ;  and 
i  he  healed  them. 

15  And  when  the  chief  priests 
and  scribes  saw  the  wonderful 
things  that  he  did,  and  the  chil- 
dren crying  in  the  temple,  and 
Baying,  Hosanna  A:  to  the  Son  of 
David  !  they  were  sore  displeased, 

IG  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  what  these  say?  And  Je.sus 
eaith  unto  them,  Yea  :  have  ye  ne- 
ver read  ;  Out  I  of  the  mouth  of 
babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  per- 
feajf  d  praise  ? 

JIFAnd  he  left  them,  and  went 
&it  of  the  city  into  Bethany  ;  and 
he  lodged  there. 

18  Now  in  the  morning,  as  he  re- 
turned into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

19  .4nd  m  when  he  saw  1  a  fig- 
tree  in  the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and 
foiind  nothing  thereon,  but  leaves 
only,  and  said  unto  it.  Let  no  fruit 
grow  on  thee  henceforward  for 
ever,  ^nd  presently  the  fig-tree 
withered  n  away. 

SO  And  when  the  disciples  saw  t7, 
they  marvelled,  saying,  How  soon 
18  the  fig-tree  withereci  away  ! 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  If 
o  ye  have  faith,  and  doubt  not,  ye 
shall  not  only  do  this  which  is  done 
to  the  fig-tree,  but  also  if  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou 
removed.  ^  and  be  thou  cast  into 
the  sea,  it  shall  be  done. 

22  And  all  things  whatsoever  ye 
shall  ask  q  in  prayer,  believing,  ye 
shall  receive. 

23  And  r  when  he  was  come  into 
the  temple,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  eiders  of  the  people  came  unto 
him  as  he  was  teaching,  and  said, 
By  s  what  authority  doest  thou 
these  things?  and  who  gave  thee 

hisauthonty  ? 


Of  the  wicked  husband?)ien. 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one 
thing,  which  if  ye  tell  me,  1  in  like 
wise  will  tell  you  by  what  author- 
ity I  do  these  things. 

is  The  batpism  of  John,  whence 
was  it  ?  from  heaven,  or  of  men  ? 
.4nd  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say, 
From  heaven  ;  he  will  say  unto 
us.  Why  did  ye  not  then  believe 
him? 

26  Bui  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men  ; 
we  fear  the  people  ;  for  t  all  hold 
John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and 
said.  We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said 
unto  thern,  Neither  tell  I  you  by 
what  authority  1  do  these  things. 

28  But  what  think  ye  ?  A  certain 
u  man  had  two  sons  ;  and  he  came 
to  the  first,  and  said.  Son,  go  work 
to-day  in  my  vineyard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will 
not ;  but  afterward  v  he  repented, 
and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second, 
and  said  likewise.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said,  I  go,  sir ;  and 
went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did 
the  will  of  his  father?  They  say 
unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  Veiily  I  say  unto  you, 
That  the  publicans  and  the  har- 
lots go  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
before  you. 

32  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the 
v.ay  of  righteousness,  and  ye  be- 
lieved him  not  ;  but  the  publicans 
w  and  the  harlots  .r  believed  him  : 
and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen  it,  re- 
pented not  7/  afterward,  that  ye 
might  believe  him. 

33  Hear  another  parable  :  There 
was  a  certain  householder,  which 
z  planted  a  vineyard,  and  hedged 
it  round  about,  and  digged  a  wine- 
press in  it,  and  built  a  tower,  and 
let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went 
into  a  far  country  : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the  fruit 
drev;  near,  he  sent  his  servants  a 
to  the  husbandmen,  that  tbey 
might  receive  the  fruits  of  it. 

35  And  b  the  husbandmen  took 
his  servants,  and  beat  one,  and 
killed  another,  and  stoned  another, 

36  Again  he  sent  other  servant* 
more  than  the  first ;  and  tbey  did 
unto  them  likewise. 

37  But,  last  of  all,  he  sent  unto 
them  his  son,  saying.  They  will 
reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  the    son,    they    said     among 

c  He.  1.  1, 2. 'ihemselveE,  this   is   the    heir  c: 
26 


CHAP.  XXI. 

dPs.  118.  26. 
c.  23.  39. 

eLu.  2.  14. 

/Mar.  11. 
II.  Lu.  19. 
45,  &c.  Jno. 
2.  15,  &c. 
S  Is.  56.  7. 
hie.  7.  11. 
i  Is.  35.  6. 
k  ver.  9. 
IPs.  8.  2. 

m  Mar.  11. 
13. 

1  one  fig- 
tree. 
/I  Jude  12. 

0  c.  17.  20. 
Lu.  17.  6. 
Ja.  1.  6. 

p  c.  8.  12. 
g  c.  7.  7. 
Mar.  11.  24. 
Ja.  5.  16. 

1  Jno.  3.  £2. 
5.14. 

r  mar.  11. 
27.  Lu.  20.1. 
sEx.  2.  14. 


tc.  U.S. 
uLu.  15.11, 
&c. 

«2Ch.33. 
12.  13.  1  Cor. 
6.  11.  Ep. 
2.  1-13. 
JaLu.  3.  12. 
X  Lu.  7.  37, 
&c. 

y  Re.  2.  21. 
2-Ps.  80.  8- 
16.  Ca.8.11, 
I2.Is.  5.  1-7. 
Je.  2.  21. 
Mar.  12.  1. 
Lu.  20.  9, 
&c. 

«2K.17. 13, 
&c. 

42Ch.  36.16- 
Ne.9.26.  Je- 
25.  3-7.  c.  5. 
12.23.34-37. 
Ac.  7.  52. 
1  Th.  2.  15. 
He.  11.  36, 
37.  Re.  6.  9. 


Of  the  toedding  garment.  MATTUKW. 

come,  let   ur  kill   liiin,  auil   let   us  rf  Ac.  2.  23. 

gei^c  on  his  inlieiiiance.  4.  25-'.i7. 

39  And  lliey  d  caujrht   him,   and  e  P8.^.4,5,9. 
cast  Aim  out  of  the  vioeyaid,  and  Zee.  12.2. 
slew /hot.  /Lu.21.24. 

40  When   the   Lord   therefore   of  Ro.  9.  26. 
the  vineyard  oomelh,  what  will  he  11.  11. 

do  unto  those  hiisLiaiiciiinin  ?  gPs.  118.  22. 

41  Th.-y  say  unto  him.  He  will   Is.  28.  16. 
mis.M.Uil'y  destroy  e  those   wicked    lPe.2.  6,7. 
men,  and  will  let  out  his  vineyard   h  Is.  28.  2. 
uiilo  other/ husbandmen,   which  |i  1  Cor.  13.2. 
shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their  A:  Is.  8.14,15. 
seasons.  ^He.  2.  2,  3. 

42  Jesus  saith  uiUo  them,  Did  ye  m  Lu.  7.  16. 
never  read  in  the  scriptures.  The  Jno.  7.  40. 
g' stone  which  the  builde.s  vejcct-  aLu.  14.  16. 
ed,  the  same  is  becoine  the  head  6Re.  19.7,9. 
of  the  corner:  this  is  the  Lord's  |  cPs.  68.  11. 
doing',  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  Jer.25.4.  35. 
eyes  .'  15.  Re.  22. 

43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you.  The   17. 
kingdom /i  of  Go'd  shall  be  taken  |  dPe.  106.  24, 
from   you,  and  given  to  a  nation]  25.  Pr.  1.24, 
i  l)ringing  forth  the  fruits  theieof.  |25.  Ac.  21. 

44  And  whosoever  shall  fall  k  on  '2.5.  Ro.  2.  4. 
this  stone  shall  be  broken  :  but  on  [  e  1  Th.  2.  15. 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  I  will  /  Da.  9.  26. 
grind  him  to  powder.  I  Lu.  19.  27. 

45  An  1  when  the  chief  priests  and  I 

Pharisi^es  li.id  heard  his  parables  J  !■  c.lO. 11,13. 
they   perceived  that  he  spake   of  I  Ac.  13.46. 
them.  Re.  3.  4.  22. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay    14. 
hands  on   him,    they    feared    the   h  c.  13.  47. 
multitude,    because   tiisy   m    took   i  Zep.  1.  12. 
him  for  a  prophet.  k  Ps.  45.  14. 

CHAPTER  XXII.  Is.  61.  10. 

A"ND  Jesus  answered  and  sp.ake   2  Cor.  5.  3. 
unto  them  again  in  parables,    Kp.  4.  24. 
ani  sai  I,  Re.  16.  15. 

2  The  ^kingdom  of  heaven  islike    19.  8. 
unto  a  certain   king,  which   made  |  i  Je.  2.  26. 
a  b  marriage  for  his  son.  m  Is.  52.  1. 

3  And  c  sent  forth  his  servants  to   Re.  21.  27. 
call  them  that  were  bidden  to   the   n  c.  8.  12. 
wedding:    and    they    would     not   oc.  7.  14. 20. 
come.  ■  16.  Lu.  13. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  ser-   23,  24. 
vants,    saying.   Tell   them   which    ^Mar.12.13, 
are  bidden,  Behold,  Ihaveprepar-   &c.  Lu.  20. 
ed  my  dinner  ;  my  oxen,   and   my  20,  &c. 
ftttlings 'ire  killed,  and  all  things    1  in  value 
are  ready  ;    come   unto  the  mar-    14  cents  4 
riage.  mills. 

5  But  they  made  light  rfofi^,  and  2or,  i/jscrnjs- 
went  their  ways,  one  to   his  farm,    tion. 

and  another  to  his  merchandise  :       q  c. 17.25,27. 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  ser-   Ro.  13.  7. 
vants,  and  entreated  e  them  spile-   r  Mai.  1.  6- 
fully,  and  slew  them.  8.  3.  8-10. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  there-  s  Mar.  12. 
o/,  he  was  wroth  :  and  he  sent  forth  18,  &c.  Lu. 
his  armies,  and  destroyed  f  those  20.  27,  &c. 
nurderers  and  burnt  up  their  city,    t  Ac.  23.  8. 

8  Then  .saith  he  to  his  servants,  «  De.  25.  5. 
The  wedding  is  ready,   but  they   Ru.  1.  11. 

26 


A.  D.  33. 

which  were  bidden  were  not  wor- 
thy, e 

9  Go  yc  therefore  into  the  high- 
ways ;  and  us  many  as  ye  shall 
find,  bid  to  the  marriage, 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  in- 
to the  /ij^'A-ways,  and  gatliered  to- 
gether ali,/i  aa  many  as  they  found, 
both  bad  and  good  :  and  the  wed- 
ding was  furnished  with  guests. 

11  And  when  the  king  came  in  to 
i  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a 
man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding 
k  garment  : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Friend, 
how  earnest  thou  in  hither,  not 
having  a  wedding  garment  ?  And 
he  was  I  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the  ser- 
vants. Bind  him  hand  and  foot, 
and  take  him  m  away,  and  cast 
him  into  outer  darkness  n  :  there 
shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  ot 
teeth. 

14  Por  o  many  are  called,  but  few 
arechoseii. 

Url'heii  p  went  the  Phan8ee8,and 
TOok  counsel  how  they  might  en- 
tangle him  in  his  talk. 

16  And  they  sent  out  unto  him 
their  disciples,  with  the  HeroJians, 
saying.  Master,  we  know  that  thou 
art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of 
God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou 
for  any  man;  for  thou  regarJest 
not  the  pcrscn  of  men. 

17  Tell  us  therefore.  What  think- 
est  thou  ?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  trib- 
ute unto  Cesar,  or  not  ? 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wick- 
edness, and  said,  why  tempt  ye 
me,  ye  hypocrites  .' 

19  Show  me  the  tribute-money. 
.4nd  they  brought  unto  him  a  1 
penny. 

20  And  be  saith  unto  them, 
Whose  is  this  image  and  2  super- 
scription 1 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's. 
Then  saith  he  unto  them.  Render 
q  therefore  unto  Cesar  the  things 
which  are  Cesar's,  and  unto  God  r 
the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these 
words,  they  marvelled,  and  left 
him,  and  went  their  way. 

23  The  s  same  day  came  to  him 
the  Sadducees,  wdiich  t  say  th.it 
there  is  no  resurrection,  and  ask- 
ed him, 

24  Saying,  Blaster,  Moses  said, 
If  u  a  man  die,  liavingnocliildren, 
his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife, 
and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

25  Now^  there  were  with  us  seven 
brethren  :  and  the  first,  when  he 
had  raamed  a  wife,  deceased, and, 


V  Jao.  20.  9. 


irLu.  10.25, 


A.  D,  33.  CHAP.  XXIIl 

having  no  issue,  lefl  his  wifs  unto   3  seten. 
his  brother : 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and 
the  third,  unto  the  Sseventh.  ,w  c.  18.  10. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died  ,  1  Jao.  3.  2. 
also.  I 

28  Therefore,  in  the  resurrection, '  i  Ex.  3.6,15, 
whose  wife  shall  she  be  of  the  se- ,  16.  He.  11. 
ven  1  for  they  all  had  her.  I  16. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  un- I     „    7   no 
to  them.  Ye  do  err,  not  ©knowing'  ^j  '    'jo  '17 
the  scriptures,  nor  the  power  of  •      •      ■ 
God. 

30  For  in    the   resurrection   they  \  1 
neither  many,   nor  are   given   in  ,     '" 
inaniage,  but  are  as  the  angels  w   a  De.  6.5.10 
of  God  in  heaven. 

31  But  as  touching  the  resurrec 
tion  of  the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  , 
that  which  was  spoken   unto  you   cRo.  13.  9. 
by  God,  saying,  j  Ja.  2.  8. 

32  I   X  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  I 
and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God   d  Mar.  12. 
of  Jacob?  God  is  not  the  God  of  the  :  35,  &c.  Lu. 
dead,  but  of  the  living.  20.  41,  &c. 

33  And  when  the  multitude  heard  j 
this,  they  were  astonished  jat  his   e  Ps.  110.  1. 
doctrine.  i  Ac.  2.  34,  35. 

3#  But  when   the   Pharisees  had   He.  1.  13.  10. 
heard  that  he  had  put  the  Saddu-  ,  12,  13. 
cees  to  silence,  they  were  gathered    ^t       h   ec 

...  \  J  L*U.  14.  DO. 

together.  |  ■' 

3d  Then  z  one  of  them,  which  was  \  g  Mar.  12. 


1 12. 
i  Le. 


19.  18. 


lawyer,  asked  him  a  question, 
temptina:  him,  and  saying, 

36  Master,  which  is  the  gveat 
commandment  in  the  law? 

37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou 
ctshalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 
all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  hrst  and  great  com- 
mandment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto 
it,  6  Thou  shall  love  thy  neighbour 
as  thyself. 

40  On  these  two  commandments 
c  hang  all  the  law  and  the  pro- 
phets. 

41  V/liile  the  Pharisees  were 
gathered  together,  Jesus  asked 
them, 

42  Saying,  "Wliat  d  think  ye  of 
Christ !  whose  son  is  he  ?  They 
say  unto  him.  The  Son  of  David. 

43  He  saith  uuto  them,  How  then 
doth  David  in  spirit  call  hiin 
eLord  ?  saying, 

41  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I 
make  thiue  enemies  thy  footstool. 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  his  son? 

43  And/nomanwas  able  to  an- 
swer hira  a  word  ;  neither  ff  durst 
any  man,  from  that  day  forth,  ask 
him  any  more  guestioni. 


31.  Lu.  20. 

40. 


a  Mai.  2.  7. 

6  Ro.  2.  21- 
23. 

cAc.15.  10. 
rfo.  6.  1—16. 
eNu.  15.38. 

/  Mar.  12. 
38,  &c.  Lu. 
11.  43,  &c. 

gJa.  3.  1. 

he.  6.  9. 

i  c.  20.  26, 
27. 

k  Pr.  15.  33. 
Ja.  4.  6. 

^2Ti.3.  S. 
Tit.  1.  11. 

m  Jno.  8.  44. 
Ac.  13.  10. 
Ep.2.  3. 

n  c.  15.  14. 

0  Ps.  94.  8, 


f^HE 
L    tit 


0/  trie  Scribes  and  Pfutrisecs. 

CHAPTER  XXni. 
HEN  spake  Jesus  to  the  iiiul- 
tude,  and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  ascribes  and  the 
Pharisees  sit  in  Moses'  seat  : 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they 
bid  you  observe,  that  observe  and 
do  ;  but  do  not  ye  aftertheir  works  : 
for  6  they  say,  and  do  not. 

4  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens, 
c  and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay 
them  on  men's  shoulders  ;  but  they 
thei/iseloes  will  not  move  them 
with  one  of  their  fingeis. 

5  But  rfall  their  works  they  do 
for  to  be  seen  of  men  :  they  make 
broad  their  phylacteries  e,  and  en- 
large the  bordersof  theirgarments, 

6  Andylove  the  uppermost  rooms 
at  feasiE,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagojTues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets, 
and  to  be  called  of  men.  Rabbi, 
Rabbi. 

8  But  g  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi : 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ; 
and  all  ye  are  brethren. 

9  And  call  no  man  your  Father 
upon  the  earth  :  for  one  is  your 
A  Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters: 
for  one  is  your  Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  t  he  that  is  greatest  amonj 
you,  shall  be  your  servant. 

12  And  i' whosoever  shall  exalt 
himself,  shall  be  abased  ;  and  he 
that  sliall  humble  himself,  shall 
be  exalted. 

lo  Bui  wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  shut 
up  the  kingdom  of  heaven  against 
men  :  for  ye  neither  go  in  your- 
selves, neither  suffer  ye  them  that 
are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  de- 
vour widows'  houses  I,  and  for  a 
pretence  make  long  prayer  :  there- 
fore ye  shall  receive  the  greater 
damnation. 

15  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  com- 
pass sea  and  land  to  make  one 
proselyte  ;  and  when  he  is  made, 
ys  make  him  twofold  more  the 
child  m  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

16  Wo  unto  you,  ye  blind  n 
guides,  which  say.  Whosoever 
shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  no- 
thing ;  but  whosoever  shall  swear 
by  the  gold  of  the  temple,  he  is  a 
debtor! 

17  Ye  fools,  o  and  blind  !  for 
whether  is  greater,  the  gold,  or 
the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the 
gold  ? 

18  And,  whosoever   shall   sweat 

27 


Woes  agatnat  ht/poa'lay,  ^e. 
by   llie   altar,   it   isi   nolliint,' ;    but 
wlioBocver    giveajcth    by    ilie   gift 
ilKiiisiipon  II,  be  IS  i^cuiliv. 

19  Ye  locls,  iiiul  bliiul  I  lol  whe- 
ther is  <froatei',  the  j^ili,  or  tbe  al- 
tar that  sanctiliclh  p  ilie  gift  ? 

5!0  Whoso  thereto. e  shall  swear 
ly  the  altar,  sweaieih  by  it,  mid 
by  all  iliiM^cs  the, eon. 

'■il  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the 
temple,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  bim 
V  that  dwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  .shall  swear  by 
heaven,  siveaieth  by  the  throne  r 
of  God,  and  by  hiiii  that  silteth 
llie'eon. 

23  Wo  unto  you,  scribea  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites  !  for  s  ye 
pay  tithe  of  mint,  and  2  anise,  and 
ciimniin,  and  have  omitted  the 
•vieightiei-  matters  t  ol  the  law, 
judgment,  nie.cy,  and  faith  :  these 
oug-hi  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to 
leave  the  other  lindone. 

24  Vc  blind  g-uides  !  which  strain 
at  a  gnat  and  swallow  a  camel. 

25  Wo  unto  YOU,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  u  ye 
make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup 
and  of  the  platter,  but  within  they 
are  full  of  extoition  and  excess. 

"6  Thou  blind  Pharisee  !  cleanse 
first  that  which  is  within  the  cip 
and  platter,  that  the  outside  of 
them  May  be  clean  also. 

27  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  are 
like  unto  v  whited  sepulchres, 
which  indeed  appear  beautiful 
outward,  but  are  within  full  of 
dead  men's  bones,  and  of  dll  un- 
cleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly 
appear  righteous  unto  men,  but 
within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy 
and  iniquity. 

29  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  because  ye 
build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets, 
and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the 
righteous. 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in 
the  days  of  our  fathers,  we  would 
not  have  been  )>nrtakers  with  them 
in  tke  blood  of  the  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses 
unto  yourselves,  that  ye  are  the 
children  of  them  which  killed  le 
the  prophe's. 

32  Fill  X  ye  up  then  the  mea- 
sure of  your  fathers. 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  y 
of  vipers!  h.iw  can  ye  escape  the 
damnation  of  hell  ? 

SrWherel'ore.     behold,     I     send 

•unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men, 

nnd  scribes  :  and  some  of  them  ye 

28 


Matthew.  a.  d.  33. 

j  1  or.  debtor. !  shall  kill  z  and  crucify  ;  and  somt 
or,  bound.  of  them  shall  yo  .■>couigc  a  in  your 
l/>Ex.29.  37.    ".vnagogues,   and    peisecuie    litem 

'  from  city  b  to  city  : 
/.vih    K   .J      35  That    cupon    you  may  come 
i>     'jKa  '"  "'^  lighteous  blood  shed  upon 

rs.  ^.  8.  the  earth,  f.om  the  blood  of  right- 
eous Abel  d  unto  the  blood  of 
Ziiihaiias  e  son  nf  Barachias, 
vhoiii  ye  slew  between  the  templo 
and  the  altar. 

36  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  All 
these  things  shall  come  upon  this 
generation. 

37  O  y  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem, 
thou  that  killest  the  piophets, 
and  stonest  them  which  are  sent 
unto  thee,  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  g  thy  children  together, 
even  as  a  hen  gatheretli  her  chick- 
ens under  her  wings,  and  ye  would 
not ! 

38  Behold,  your  liouse  is  left  un- 
to you  desolate,  h 

39  For  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall 
sny,  t  Blesaed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 


30.  29 

2  Ch.  6.  2. 
s.  26.  8. 

rPs.  11.4. 

Is.  66.  1.  c. 

5.34. 

ff  Lu.  11.  42. 

2  dill. 

t  1  Sa.  15. 

22.  J e. 22. 15, 

16.  Ho.  6.  6. 

Mi.  6.  8.  c. 

S.  13. 

u  Mar.  7.  4, 

&c. 

vLw.  11.  44. 

Ac.  23.  3. 

w  Ac.  7.  52. 

I  Th.  2.  15. 

xGe.  15.  16. 

1  Th.  2.  16. 

yc.  3.  7. 


z  Ac.  7.  59. 
a  Ac.  5.  40. 
2  Co-  n.24, 
25. 

4  He.  11.  37. 


12.  Ps.  91.  4 
/iZec.  11.  6. 
i  Ps.  118.26. 
c.  21.  9. 
«Mar.  13.  I. 
Lu.  21.  5. 
6  1  K.  9.  7. 
Je.  26.  18. 
Lu.  19.  44. 

c\  Th.5.  1, 
&c. 

rfCoI.2.  8. 

2Th.2.  3. 

eJe.  14.  14. 

/Da.  c.  11. 

s  Hag.  2.21, 

22. 

/iLu.  21.12. 

i  Jno.  16.  2. 
Ac.  7.  59. 


'^\  ND  ajesu.sweni  out,  and  de- 
./i.  parted  from  the  temple  :  and 
his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to 
show  him  the  buildings  of  the 
temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
See  ye  not  all  these  things?  Ve- 
c  Re.  18.  24.  |rily  I  say  unto  you,  There  6  shall 
rf  Ge.  4.  8.  i  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon 
jO  ri,  24  I  another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown 
20*  21        '       tlown. 

'      ■  3  And  as  he  .sat  upon  the  mount 

y"Lu.  13.  34.    of  Olives,  the  disciples  came  unto 
£■  De.  31.  11,  i  him   privately,    saying,    Tell    u». 
~  when  shall  these  things  be?   ant] 

what  shall  be  the  sign  of  thy  com- 
ing, and  of  the  end  of  the  world  ct 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Take  d  heed  that  no 
man  deceive  you. 

5  For  many  shall  come  in  mjr  # 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ;  and 
shall  deceive  many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  ware,/' 
and  rumours  of  wars  :  see  that  ye 
be  not  troubled  :  for  all  these  things 
must  come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is 
not  yet. 

7  For  J  nation  shall  rise  against 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  king^- 
dom  :  and  theie  shall  be  famines, 
and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes, 
in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  ore  the  beginning  of 
sorrows. 

9  Then  A  shall  they  deliver  you 
up  to  be  afflicted,  and  shall  kill 
i  you  :  and  ye  shall  be  bated  of 


A.  D.  33. 


CHAP.  XXIV 


all  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  be  k 
ofl'onded,  and  shall  betray  one  an- 
other, and  shall  hate  one  another. 

11  And  I  many  false  prophets 
shall  rise,  and  shall  deceive  7n 
many. 

12  And  because  iniquity  shall 
abound,  the  love  of  many  shall 
wax  n  cold. 

13  But  o  he  that  shall  endure 
unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be 
saved. 

14  And  this  gospel  of  the  king- 
dom shall  be  p  peached  in  all  the 
world  for  a  witness  unto  all  na- 
tions :  and  then  shall  the  end 
come. 

15  When  ye,  therefore,  shall  see 
the  abomination  of  desolation, 
spoken  7  of  by  Daniel  the  prophet, 
stand  in  the  holy  place,  (whoso 
readeth,  let  him  understand  :) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in 
Judea  flee  into  the  mountains  : 

17  Let  him  which  is  on  the 
house-top  not  come  down  to  take 
any  thing  out  of  his  house  : 

13  Neither  let  him  which  is  in 
the  field  return  back  to  take  his 
clothes. 

19  And  r  wo  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give 
suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  the  winter,  neitheron  the 
sabbath  day  : 

21  For  s  then  shall  be  great  tri- 
Dulation,  such  as  was  not  since 
the  beginning  of  the  world  to  this 
time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be. 

22  And  except  those  days  should 
be  shortened,  there  should  no  flesh 
be  saved  :  but  t  for  the  elect's  sake, 
Ul^'e  days  shall  be  shortened. 

•^*^  Then  u  if  any  man  shall  say 
unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or 
there  J  believe  it  not. 

24  For  V  there  shall  arise  false 
Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and  zo 
shall  show  great  signs  and  won- 
ders; insomuch  that,  if  s  it  were 
possible,  they  shall  deceive  the 
very  elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 

26  Wherefore  if  they  shall  say 
unto  you.  Behold,  he  is  in  the  de- 
sert ;  go  not  forth  :  Behold,  he  ia 
in  the  secret  chambers  ;  believe  it 
not. 

27  For  as  the  lightning  y  oometh 
out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even 
unto  the  west ;  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

28  For  z  wheresoever  the  car- 
case is,  there  will  the  eagles  be 
gathered  together. 


k  c.  13.  21. 
I  2Pe.  2.  1. 
1  Jno.  4.  3. 
ml  Ti.4.  1. 

71  Re.  3.  15, 

16. 

o  Re.  2.  10. 

p  c.  23.  19. 
Ro.  10.  18. 
Re.  14.  6. 

g  Da.  9.  27. 
12.  11. 

7-Lu.  23.29. 

s  Da.  12.   1. 

t  Is.  65.  8,9. 

uDe.  13. 1-3. 

V  ver.  5,  11. 

M2Th.  2.  9- 

11.    Re.  13. 

13. 

xJno.  10.28, 

29. 

y  Zee.  9.  14. 

Lu.   17.   21, 

&c. 

z  Job  39.  30. 


a  Is.  13.  10. 
Ez.  32.  7. 
Am.  5.  20. 
Ac.  2.  20. 
Re.  6.  12. 
6  2Pe.3.  10. 

c  Da.  7.  13. 
Re.  1.7. 

d  c.  16.  27. 
Mar.  13.  26. 
Lu.  22.   69. 

1  or,  with  a 
trumpet  and 
a  great  voice 

elTh.  4. 16. 

/Zee.  14.  5. 

g-Lu.21.29. 

2  or.  He. 
hJa..  5.  9. 

iPs.  102.23. 
Is.  51.  6. 
iZec.  14.7. 
1   Th.  5.  2. 
IGe.  6.  2. 

otLu.  12.39, 
40,  Re.  3.  3. 
16. 15. 


Signs  of  ChiHst's  coining, 

29  Immediately  after  the  tribu- 
lation of  those  days  shall  a  the 
sun  be  darkened,  and  the  moon 
shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the 
stars  shall  fall  from  heaven,  and 
the  powers  of  the  heavens  b  shall 
be  shaken. 

30  And  then  sh.aU  appear  the 
sign  of  the  Son  of  man  c  in  hea- 
ven :  and  then  shall  all  the  tribes  of 
the  earth  mourn,  and  d  they  shall 
see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven,  with  power  and 
great  glory. 

31  And  he  shall  send  his  angels 
1  with  a  great  sound  eof  a  trumpet ; 
and  they  shall  gather  together  his 
elect/  from  the  four  winds,  from 
one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  Now  g  learn  a  parable  of  t\ie 
fig-tree  ;  When  his  branch  is  yet 
tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh  : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye 
shall  see  all  these  things,  know 
that  it  2  is  near,  eoenh  at  the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  yo'J,  This 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  fulfilled. 

35  Heaven  i  and  earth  shall  passs 
away,  but  my  words  shall  not 
pa<b  away. 

^S  But  k  of  that  day  and  hour 
knoweth  no  man,  no,  not  the  an- 
gels of  heaven,  but  my  Father 
only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  were, 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Sou 
of  man  be. 

38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were 
before  the  flood,  they  were  eating' 
and  drinking,  mariTing  and  giv- 
ing  in  maniage,  until  I  the  day 
that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not,  until  the  flood 
came,  and  took  them  all  away ; 
so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be. 

40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  field  ; 
the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  left. 

41  Two  women  shall  be  grinding 
at  the  mill  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken, 
and  the  other  left. 

42  Watch  m  therefore  ;  for  ye 
know  not  what  hour  your  Lord 
doth  come. 

43  But  know  this,  that  if  the  good 
man  of  the  house  had  known  in 
what  watch  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and 
would  not  have  suflered  his  house 
to  be  broken  up. 

44  Therefore  be  ye  al.so  ready: 
for  in  such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not, 
the  Son  of  man  Cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful  and 

89 


The  parable  of  the  ten  virgins.         MATTHEW 


wise  eervnnt,  whom  his  lorJ  li:Uh  n  Je.  3.  15. 
made  ruJerovcr  liia  housclioliJ,  to  o  c.  VJ.  52. 
g'ivctliem  n  meal  indue  season  o  ?  p  c.  US.  21. 

46  BIf  sscJ  is  that  servant,  whom   g  1  Th.  5.  3. 
nis  lord,   when   he  cometh,  shall   Re.  3.  3. 
find  so  doin^.  3  or,  cut  hirn 

4"  Verily  I-say  unto  you,  That  be   oJT. 
shall  make  him  ruler  j>  over  all  liis  r  c.  25.    30. 
good«.  a  Ps.  45.  14. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  Ca.  6.  8,  9. 
shall  say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  2  Cor.  11.2. 
delayeth  his  comin;^  ;  6  Jno.  3.  29. 

49  And  phall  begin  to  em'ae  his  c  Je.  24.  2- 
felluw-s'irvants,  and  lu  eat  and  9.  c.  22.  10. 
drink  with  the  drunken  ;  d  Is.  48.  1. 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  e  1  Jno.  2. 
come  in  a  day  g  when  he   looketh  20. 

not  for  Aim,  and  in  an  hour  that  he  /  1  Th.5.  6. 
is  not  aware  of,  g  Re.  16.  15. 

51  And  shall  3  cut  him  asunder,  AlTh.  4.1S. 
and  appoint  him  his  portion  with  i  Am.  4.  12. 
the  hypocrites;  there  r  shall  be  1  or,  S'^i^S 
weepinff  and  g-nashing'of  teeth.      out. 

T^      CHAPTER  XXV.  ALU.  12.  35. 

HE.N' shall  the  kingdom  of  hea-    I  Is.  55.  1,  6. 
ven  be  likened  unto  ten  vir-   m.    Am.    8. 
ginB,n  which  took  their  lamps,  and    12.  13. 
went    forth    to    meei    the    bride-   n  He.   3.  18, 
groom.  6  19.  Re.  22. 

2  And  c  five  of  them  were  wise,    11. 

and  five  tcere  foolish.  o     c.  7.  21- 

3  They  that  wtrc  foolish  took  23.  He.  12. 
their  lamps,  and   took   no    d   oil    17. 

with  ihum  :  p  Ha.  1.  13. 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  e  in  their  g  c.  24.  42, 
vessels  with  tlieir  lamps.  44.  Mar.  13. 

5  While  the  bridejrroom  tarried,  33,  35.  Lu. 
they  all  slumbered/  and  slept.         21.  36. 

6  And  at  midnig'bt  ^  there  was  a  r  Lu.  19.  12, 
cry  h  made,  Behold  the  brideo^room   &c. 
cometh,  go  ye  out  i  to  meet  him. _-  _ 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose, 
and  trimmed  th   ir  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the 
wise,  Give  us  of  your  oil  ;  for  our 
lamps  are  gone  1  out.  k 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  I  J  q"'    jq'  J' 
Not  so  ;  Isst  there  be  not  enough   ^»      '^„  'a' 
for  us  and  you  :   but  go  ye  rather   --  '        ^' 
I  to  them  that   sell,  and   buy  for 
yourselves. 

10  And    m    while  they  went  to 
buy,   the   bridegroom    came  ;  and 
they  that    wera    ready    went    in   . 
with  him  to  the  marriage  :  and  the 
door  was  shut,  n 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other 
virgins,  saying,  o  Lord,  Lord, 
open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  p  know 
you  not. 

13  Watch  g  therefore,  for  ye  know 
neither  ths  day  nor  the  hoiir 
wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 

14  For  r  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
as  a  man    travelling   into  a    far 

30 


2  a  talent  is 
5  dolls.  38 
cts.      c.    18. 
24. 
«  Ro.   12.  6 


24.   48. 
18.  23, 


&c. 
11. 
t  c. 
11  c. 
24. 

V  Lu.  12.44. 
22.  29.  Re. 
3.  21. 

aiJob21.  15. 
X  Je.  2.  31. 
y  Pr.  26.  13. 
Re.  21.  8. 
z  Job  15.  5, 
6  o.  IS  32 
Lu.  19.  22. 
Jude  15. 
o  c.  13.  12. 
Mar.  4.  25. 
Lu.8. 18. 19. 
28. 


A.D.  33. 

Country,  vho  called  his  own  »er- 
vRiits,  and  delivered  unto  them 
his  goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gnve  five 
2  talents,  to  anofher  (wo,  and  to 
another  one  ;  to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  several  abilities  a; 
and  straightway  took  his  juurney. 

16  Then  he  that  had  rereived  the 
five  talents,  went,  and  traded  with 
the  same,  and  made  them,  other 
five  talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that  had  re 
ccived  two,  he  also  gamed  other 
two. 

Itj  But  he  that  had  received  one, 
went,  and  digged  in  the  earth,  and 
hid  his  lord's  money. 

19  Aftera  long  time,  t  the  lord  of 
those  servants  cometh,  and  rc.'k- 
onsth  u  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received 
five  talents,  came  and  brought 
other  five  talents,  saying.  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five  tal- 
ents ;  behold,  I  have  gained  be- 
side ilieiTi  five  talents  more. 

21  Hi.5  lord  said  unto  him,  Well 
done,  ihou  good  and  faithful  ser- 
vant :  thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ru- 
ler V  over  many  things  :  enterlhou 
into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two 
talents,  came,  and  said,  Lord, 
thou  deliveredst  unto  ine  two  ta- 
lents :  behold,  I  have  gained  two 
other  talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant ; 
thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over 
many  things  :  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received 
the  one  talent,  came,  and  said, 
Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  an 
hard  v>  man,  reaping  where  thou 
hast  not  x  sown,  and  gathering 
where  thou  hast  not  strewed  : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  y  and  wen', 
and  hid  thy  talent  in  the  earth  :  lo, 
there  thou  hast  that  ix  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  un- 
to him.  Thou  wicked  z  and  sloth- 
ful servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gath- 
er where  I  have  not  strewed. 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to 
have  put  my  money  to  the  ex- 
changers and  then  at  my  cominj 
1  should  have  received  mine  cwp 
with  usuiy. 

28  Take  there  fore  the  talent  from 
him,  and  give  it  unto  him  which 
hath  ten  talents. 

29  ForauDtoeveiyODetbattiatb 


A.  D.  33. 

shall  be  g'iven,  and  he  shall  have 
abuiidance  :  but  from  him  that 
hath  not  shall  be  taken  av/ay  b 
even  that  which  he  hath. 

30  And  cast  ye  l)ie  unprofitable 
servant  into  outerdaikness  c:  there 
shall  he  weepina^  and  gnashing"  of 
teMli'.'^ 

•^l  When  d  the  Son  of  man  shall 
come  in  his  grlory,  and  all  the  holy 
ang-els  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit 
upon  the  throne  of  his  glory  : 

3i  .\n<\  e  before  him  shall  be  ga- 
thored  all  nations  ;  and  he  shall 
sepaialey  them  one  from  another, 
as  a  shepherd  g  divideth  his  siicep 
from  the  goats  : 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on 
his  iiarht  h  hand,  but  the  goats  on 
the  It^ft. 

34  Then  shall  the  king  say  unto 
them  on  his  riglit  hand,  Come,  ye 
blessed  i  of  my  Faiher,  Ic  inherit 
the  I  kingdom  m  prepareii  for  you 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world  : 

35  For  re  I  was  an  hungere/J,  and 
ye  gav'>  me  meat  :  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gj.yc  me  drink:  I  was  a 
siraiiger,  o  and  ye  took  me  ia  : 

3S  Naked,  p  and  ye  clothed  me  : 
I  was  sick,  and  ye  visited  q  me  :  I 
was  in  prison,  r  and  ye  came  unto 
me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  an- 
swer him,  saying.  Lord,  when 
saw  we  thee  an  hungered,  and  fed 
thee  >  or  thirsty,  and  a'ave  thee 
drink  ? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger, 
and  took  */tee  in  ?  or  naked,  and 
clothed  tliee  ? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  eiok,  or 
in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer 
and  say  unto  them,  Verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  Inasmuch  s  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done 
it  unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  t 
from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  u  ever- 
lasting fire,  V  prepared  for  the  de- 
vil and  his  angels  : 

42  For  I  was  an  hungered,  and  ye 
gave  me  no  meat  :  I  was  thirsty, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  drink  : 

43  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took 
me  not  in  :  naked,  and  ye  clothed 
me  not  :  sick,  and  in  prison,  and 
ye  visited  me  not. 

4^  Tlien  shall  they  also  answer 
him,  saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we 
thee  an  hungered,  or  athirst,  or  a 
stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto 
thee  ? 


CHAP.  XXVI.  The  defection  of  Judaa. 

6Lu.lO.  42.  I    45  Then  shall   he   answer  them. 


cc.  8.  12. 
d  Da.  7.  13. 
Zee.  H.  5. 
c.  16.27.19. 
28.  Mar.  8. 
38.  Ac.  1. 
U.  1  Th.  4. 
16.  2Th.  1. 
7.  Jude  14. 
Re.  1.  7. 
e  Ro.  14.10. 

2  Cor.  5.  10. 
B.Q.  20.  12. 
/Ez.  20.33. 
c.  13.  49. 

g  Ps.  78.  52. 
J  no.  10.  U, 
27. 

/iHe.  I.  3. 
i  Ps.  115.15. 
k  Ro,  8.   17. 
1  Pe.  1.  4. 
I  I  Th.2.12. 
Re.  5.  10. 
Ill  I  Cor.  2. 
9.  He.  II. 
16. 

n  Is.  58.  7. 
Kz.  18.  7. 
0  1  Pe.  4.  9. 

3  Jno.  5. 

p  Ja.  2.  15, 

16. 

9  Ja.  1.27. 

r2  Ti.  1. 

16.  He.  13, 

2. 

s  Pr.  19.  17. 

Mar.  9.  41. 

He.  6.  10. 

t  Lu.  13.  27. 

uc.  13.  40, 

42.  Re.  14. 

11. 

V  Jude5.Re. 

20.  10. 


w  Zee.  2.  8. 
Ac.  9.  5. 
2- Da.  12.  2. 
Jno.  5.  29. 
a  Mar.  14.1, 
&c.  Lu.  22. 

1,  &c.  Jno. 
13.  1,  &c. 

6  Ps.  2.  2. 
c  Jno.  11.  1, 

2.  12.  3, 
dDe.15.  11. 
e  Jno.  14.19. 
17.  11. 

/c.  10.  4. 
Zee. 11. 12, 


saying.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  In- 
asmuch w  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one 
of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not 
to  me. 

46  And  X  these  shall  go  away  in- 
to  everlasting  punishment  •     but 
the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 
^^CHAPTER  XXVI 

JC  HT)  it  came  to  pass,  when 
XX.  Jesus  had  finished  all  these 
sayings,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

2  Ye  a  know  that  after  two  days 
is  the /east  of  the  passover,  and 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  to  be 
crucified. 

3  Then  assembled  together  tha 
chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  elders  of  the  people,  unto  the 
palace  of  the  high  priest,  who  was 
called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  6  consulted  that  they  mighl 
take  Jesus  by  subtlety,  and  kill 
him. 

5  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast- 
da?/,  lest  there  be  an  uproar  amonj 
the  people. 

6  Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Betha- 
ny, in  the  house  of  Simon  the 
leper, 

7  There  c  came  unto  him  a  wo- 
raan  having  an  alabaster  box  of 
very  precious  ointment,  and  pour- 
ed it  on  his  head,  as  he  sat  at  meat. 

8  But  when  his  disciples  saw  it, 
they  had  indignation,  saying,  To 
what  purpose  is  this  waste  ? 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have 
been  sold  for  much,  and  given  to 
the  poor. 

10  When  Jesus  understood  it,  he 
said  unto  them.  Why  trouble  ye 
the  woman  ?  for  she  hath  wrought 
a  good  work  upon  me. 

11  For  d  ye  have  the  poor  always 
with  you  ;  but  e  me  ye  have  not 
always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured 
this  ointment  on  my  body,  she  did 
it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preach- 
ed in  the  whole  world,  there 
shall  also  this,  that  this  woman 
hath  done,  be  told  for  a  memorial 
of  her. 

14  Tlien  one/  of  the  twelve,  call- 
ed Judas  Iscariot,  went  unto  ths 
chief  priests, 

15  And  said  unto  thcrn.,  What 
will  ye  give  me,  and  I  will  deliver 
him  unto  you  ?  And  they  g  cove- 
nanted with  him  for  thirty  pieces 
of  silver 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought 
opportunity  to  betray  him. 


13.  c.  27.  3 

h  Ex.  12.6,18 1  Xi  ^'ow  h  the  first  day  of  the/east 
SI 


The  Lord'*  Supper  itutitattd. 

ii/"u  11  leaven  eel  Ijrcini,  the  discijiles  I  i  Ps.  41.  9. 


riuiie  to  Jesus,  sjyiii^  uiitu  him, 
Where  wilt  thou  that  we  prepare 
for  ihec  to  cat  the  pasKover  ? 

18  And  he  said,  (io  into  the  city 
to  such  a  man,  and  say  unto  him. 
The  IMaster  saith.  My  time  is  at 
hind  ;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at 
thy  house  with  iny  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jecus 
liad  appointed  them  ;  and  they 
made  ready  the  passover. 

2U  Now  when  the  even  was  come, 
he  s.it  down  with  the  twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  one 
of  you  shall  betray  me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sor- 
rowful, and  began  evei'y  one  of 
them  10  say  unto  him,  Lord,  is  it  1? 

23  And  he  answered  and  said,  i 
He  thai  dippeth  his  hand  v/ith  me 
in  the  dish,  the  same  shall  betray 
me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth  as  it  is 
written  k  of  him  :  but  wo  unto 
that  man  by  whom  the  Son  of  man 
is  betrayed  !  it  had  been  good  for 
that  man  if  he  had  not  been 
born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed 
him,  answered  and  said,  Masier, 
is  it  I  ■?  He  said  unto  him,  Thou 
hast  said. 

26And  /as  they  were  eating,  Jesus 
took  bread,  and  1  blessed  it,  and 
brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the  disci- 
ples, and  said.  Take,  eat  ;  this  is 
my  body. 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  say- 
ing, Drink  ye  all  of  it  : 

28  For  this  is  rny  blood  of  the  new 
testament,  m  which  is  shed  for 
many  for  the  remission  of  sins. 

29  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  henceforth  of  this  fruit  of 
the  vine,  until  that  day  when  I 
drink  it  new  with  you  in  my  Fa- 
ther's kinj;  iom.  n 

30  And  w'hen  they  had  sung  an 
2  hymn,  they  went  out  into  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them. 
All  ye  shall  be  ofi'ended  because  of 
me  this  night:  for  it  is  written,  o  I 
will  smite  the  Shepherd,  and  th-; 
sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scatter- 
ed abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  aMin.  p  I 
will  go  before  you  into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Though  all  men  shall  be  of- 
fended because  of  thee,  yet  will  I 
nerer  be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Verily  I 
Bay  unto  thee,  That  this  night,  be- 

df-1 


MATTHEW.  A.  D.  33. 

fore  the  cock  crow,  thou  thult  da- 
ny  me  thrice. 

35  Peter  said  unto  hiin,  Thouf'.h  I 
should  die  with  thee,  yet  will  ( 
not   deny   thee.        Likewise     also 


53.  12-15. 

*Ps.  22.  1, 
&c.  Is.  53.3, 
&c. 

nCor.  U. 
23,  &c. 

1  Many 
Greek 
copies 
have  gave 
tlianks . 

m  Je.  31,31. 
n  Is.  25.  6. 

2  or,  psalm, 
o  Zee.  13.7. 

p  c.  2S.7.10, 
16. 


saul  all  the  disciples 
^KThen  ^Cometh  Jc 
Tiiito  a  place    called 


Mar.  14. 

32,  4c.    Lu. 
22.  39,  &c. 
Jno.  18.  1, 
&c. 

rPs.  116.  3. 
Is.  53.3,  10. 
Jno.  12.27. 

sHe.  5.  7. 

ic.20.  22. 

u  Jno.  5.  30. 
6.38.  Ro.l5. 
3.  Ph.  2.  8. 

V  Mar.  13. 

33.  14.  38. 
Lu.  22.  40. 
Ep.  6.  18. 
Re.  16.  15. 

wPt.4.  14, 
15. 

xKe.3.  10. 

y  Is.  26.8,9. 
Ro.  7.  18- 
25.  Ga.5.17. 

.s2Cor.l2.8. 
a  Ac.  1.  16. 
b  Ps.  38.  12. 

c2Sa.  3.27. 
20.9.  Ps.  28. 
3. 

r7P8.41.  9. 
55.  13. 


esus  with  (hem 
place  called  Gethsemane, 
and  saith  unto  the  disciples,  Sit  ye 
here,  while  I  go  and  pray  yonder. 
37And  he  took  with  himPetcraiid 
the  two  sons  ofZcbedee,  and  begaa 
to  be  sorrowful  and  very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them.  My 
r  soul  is  exceedingS'jrrowfiil,  even 
unto  death  :  tarry  ye  here,  and 
walcli  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  farther, 
and  fell  on  his  face,  and  «  prayed, 
saying.  O  my  father,  if  it  be  pos- 
sible, let  this  cup  t  pass  from  me  : 
nevertheless,  u  not  asl  will,  but 
as  iliou  wilt. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disci- 
ples, and  lindeih  them  asleep,  and 
saith  unto  Peter,  What  !  could  ye 
not  watch  with  nie  one  hour  ? 

41  Watch,  V  and  pray,  that  ye 
ic  enter  not  into  temptation  x:  the 
spirit  y  indeed  is  willing,  but  the 
flesh  is  weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  se- 
cond time,  and  prayed,  saying,  O 
my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink 
It,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  thera 
asleep  again  :  lor  their  eye?  were 
heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  weiii 
away  again,  and  prayed  the  third 
z  time,  saying"  the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disci- 
ples, and  saith  unto  them,  Sleep 
on  now,  and  take  your  rest  ;  be- 
hold, the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the 
Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going  :  behold, 
he  is  at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

47  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo, 
c  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  came, 
and  with  him  a  great  multitude, 
with  swords  and  staves,  from  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48>fow  he  that  betrayed  him  gave 
them  a  sign,  6  saying,  W^homso- 
everl  shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he  : 
hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Je- 
sus and  said.  Hail,  Master  :  and 
kissed  c  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  rl 
Friend,  wherefore  art  thou  come  ? 
Then  came  they  and  laid  hands 
on  Jesus,  .and  took  him. 


A.  D.  33.  C 

51  And,  behold,  one  of  tliem  which 
vere  uilh  Jesus  stretched  out  his 
hiuid,  and  d.ew  his  sxo.d,  and 
Btiuck  a  servant  of  the  hig'h  priest, 
and  smute  off  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Put 
up  ag-ain  thy  s.void  into  his  place  : 
for  eull  ihuy  that  talie  the  sword 
shall  per  sii  with  the  s.vord. 

•53  Thiiikest  thou  that  I  cannot 
now  pray  to  my  Father,  and  lie 
shall  presently  give  me  more  than 
twelve  legions  of y  angels  ? 

5-i  But  how  then  shall  the  scrip- 
tures be  fulfilled,  that  g^thus  it 
must  be  ? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus  to 
the  multitudes,  Aie  ye  come  out, 
as  against  a  thief,  with  swords  and 
staves  for  to  talre  me?  I  sat  daily 
with  you  teaching  in  the  temple, 
and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  rae. 

58  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the 
scriptures  /lof  the  prophets  might 
be  fulfilled.  Then  all  the  disciples 
igf96ok  bira,  and  fled. 
^p57  And  i  they  that  had  laid  hold 
on  Jesus  led  liini  away  to  Caiaphas 
the  high  priest,  where  the  scribes 
and  the  el  lers  were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar 
off,  unto  the  high  priest's  palace, 
and  went  in,  and  sat  with  the  Ber- 
vants,  to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests  and  el- 
ders, and  all  ths  council,  sought 
false  witness  against  Jesus,  to  put 
him  ti  death  ; 

60  But  found  none  :  yea,  though 
many  false  witnesses  came,  yet 
found  they  none.  At  the  i  last 
carne  two  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said.  This  fellow  sa.\(l,  II 
am  able  to  destroy  the  temple  of 
God,  and  to  build  it  in  three  days. 

62  -liid  the  high  priest  arose,  and 
said  unto  him.  Answerest  thou  no- 
thing t  What  is  itichicli  these  wit- 
ness against  thee  ? 

63  But  ni  Jesus  held  his  peace. 
And  the  high  priest  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  I  adjure  nthee  by 
the  living  God,  that  thou  tell  us 
whether  thou  be  the  Christ  othe 
Son  of  God.  I 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thou  | 
hast  said  ;  nevertheless  I  say  unto 
vou,  Hereafter  p shall  ye  see  tlie 
feon  01  man  silting  on  the  right 
hand  9  of  power,  and  coming  in  j 
the  clouds  of  heaven.  I 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his 
clothes,  saying,  He  hath  spoken 
blasphemy;  what  further  need 
have  we  of  witnesses'?  behold,  now 
ye  have  heard  this  blasphemy. 

6G  What    think    ye  7    They    an- ' 


llAP.  XXVII.  Peter  denies  his  Master. 

eGe.  9.  6.       swered  and  said.  He  is  guilty  of 

E/,.  35,  5,  6.    death,  r 

Re.  13.  10.  1  67  Then  s  did  they  spit  in  his  face, 
and  buti'eted  him  ;  and  otheisaraote 
himwhh  3the  palms  of  the  i.  bauds, 
6y  Saying,  Prophesy  unto  us,  thou 
Chiist,  who  IS  he  that  smote  thee  ? 

69  Now  J  Peter  sat  without  in  the 
palace  :  and  a  damsel  came  unto 
him,  saying.  Thou  also  wast  with 
Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  the?n  all, 
saying,  I  know  not  what  thou 
sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  in- 
to the  porch,  another  Tnaid  saw 
him,  and  said  unto  them  that  were 
there.   This  fellow  was  also  with 

i  Mar.  14.53,  |  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

&c.  Lu.  22.    I    72  And  again  he  denied  with  an 

54,  (tc.  Jno.    oath,  I  do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto 
him  they  that  stood  by,  and  said 
to  Peter,  Surely  thou  also  art  one  of 
them  ;  for  thy  speech  bewrayeth 
thee. 

74  Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to 
swear,  saying,  I  know  not  the  man. 
And  immediately  the  cock  crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the 
uwoid  of  Jesus,  which  said  unto 
hira.  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went 
out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

^.        CHAPTER  XXVfl. 

WHEN  the  morni;ig  was  come, 
all  the  chief  priests  and  elders 
6f  the  people  tookcounsel  aagainst 
Jesus  to  put  him  to  death. 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him, 
they  led  Mtu  away,  and  delivered 
him  6  to  Pontius' Pilate  the  go- 
vernor. 

3  Then  Judas  which  had  betray- 
ed him,  when  he  saw  that  be  was 
condemned,  repented  himself,  and 
brought  again  the  thirty  pieces  of 
silver  to  the  chief  priests  and  el- 
ders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned,  in  that 
I  have  betrayed  the  innocent 
blood,  c  And  they  said.  What  is 
that  to  us?  See  thou  to  that. 

5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of 
silver  in  the  temple,  and  departed, 
and  went  and  hanged  rf  himself. 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the 
silver  pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not 
lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price  of 
blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and 
bought  with  them  the  potter's 
field,  to  buiy  strangers  in. 

8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called, 
The  field  of  blood  unto  this  day. 

9  (Then  va.it  fulfilled  that  which 
33 


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Da.  7.  10.      I 
c.  i.  11.  I 

5  Lu.  24.  26,  i 
46. 

hGe.  3.  15.  ■ 
Ps.  :^.l,&c. 
69.  1,  &c.  Is.  ' 
53.  3,  &c.  I 
La.  4.  20. 
Da.  9.  24,  I 
26.  Zee.  13.  i 
7.  Ac.  1.  16. 


18.  12,  &c. 

k  Ps.  27.  12. 
35.  11. 

Uno.  2.  19- 
21. 

m  Is.  53.  7. 
c.  27.  12,  14. 

nlSa.14.25, 
28.  1  K.  22. 
16. 

0  c.  16.  16. 

Jno.  1.  34. 

p  Da.  7.  13. 
Jno.  1.  51. 

1  Th.  4.  16. 
Re.  1.  7. 

g  Ps.  110.  1. 
Ac.  7.  55. 


rLe.24.  16. 
Jno.  19.  7. 

s  Is.  50.  6. 

3  or,  rods. 

t  Mar.  14. 
66,  &c.  Lu. 
22.  55,  &c. 
Jno.  18.  16, 
&c. 

u  ver.  34. 
Lu.  22.  31- 
34. 

a  Ps.  2.  2. 

6  c.  20.  19. 

c2K.  24.  4. 

d  Ps.  55.  23. 
2  Sa.  17.  23. 
Ac.  1.  18. 


Christ  is  crueljicd, 

was  spoken  e  by  .Un'cniy  the  pro- 
phet, 8ayiii!j,  and  ihcy  took  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver,  the  price  of 
him  that  was  valued,  1  whom  they 
of  ilie  children  of  Israel  did  value  ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  potter's 
field,  as  the  Lord  appointed  me.) 

11  And    Jesus    stood    before    the 

fovenior:  and  the  governor  asked 
im,  saying.  Art  thou  the  king  of 
the  Jews?  And  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  Thou  aayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of 
the  chief  priests  and  elders,  he  an- 
swered/nothing. 

13  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him, 
Hearesl  thou  not  how  many  things 
they  witness  against  thee  7 

14  And  he  answered  him  to  ne- 
ver a  word  ;  insomuch  that  the 
governor  marvelled  greatly. 

15  Now  g  at  that  feast  the  gover- 
nor was  wont  to  release  unto  the 
people  a  prisoner,  whom  they 
would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a  notable 
prisoner,  called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore,  when  they  were 
gathered  together,  Pilate  said  un- 
to them,  AVhom  will  ye  that  I  re- 
lease tinto  you?  Barabbas,  or  Je- 
sus which  is  called  Christ  ? 

18  For  he  knew  that  for  envy 
/ithey  had  delivered  him. 

19  When  he  was  set  down  on  the 
judgment-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto 
nim,  saying.  Have  thou  uothin"' 
to  do  with  that  ijust  man;  for  1 
have  suffered  many  things  this 
day  in  a  dream  because  of  him. 

20  But  the  chief  priests  and  el- 
ders persuaded  the  multitude  that 
they  should  ask  A:  Barabbas,  and 
destroy  Jeans. 

21  The  governor  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Whether  of  the 
twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto 
you  ?  They  said  Barabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What 
shall  I  do  then  with  Jesus,  which 
is  called  Christ?  TTicy  all  say  un- 
to him.  Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said.  Why, 
what  evil  hath  he  done  ?  But  they 
cried  out  the  more,  saying.  Let 
Zhim  be  crucified. 

24  "When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could 
,jfrcvail  nothing,  but  that  rather  a 
tumult  was  made,  he  took  water, 
and  washed  his  m  hands  before 
the  multitude,  saying,  I  am  inno- 
cent of  the  blood  of  this  just  per- 
son :  see  ye  to  it. 

25  Then  answered  all  the  people, 
and  said,  His  n  blood  be  on  us,  and 
on  our  children 


MATTHEW. 

cZe.ll.  IS.Iunlo   them:   and 
13.  .     ,  . 

I  or,  whom 
they  bought 
of  the  chil- 
dren of  Is- 
rael. 

f  c.  26.  63. 
S  Mar.  15. 
6,  &c.  Lu. 
23.  17,  &c. 
Jno.  18.  39, 
&c. 

h  Pr.  27.  4. 
Ec.  4.  4. 
i  Is.  53.  11. 
Zee.  9.  9. 
Lu.  23.  47. 
1  Pe.  2.  22. 
1  Jno.  2.  1. 
k  Ac.  3.  14. 
Zc.  21.38,39. 
mDe.  21.  6. 


A.  D.  33 

vhcn    he    had 


im  away,  to  cru- 


nDe.  19.  10. 
Jos.  2.  19. 
c.  21.  44.  Ac. 
5.28. 


26   Theu    released 
34 


he    Barabbas '11. 


0  Is.  53.  5. 
Lu.  18.  33. 

2  or,  gover- 
nor's house. 

p  Ps.  69.  19, 
20. 

9  Is.  49.7.50. 
6.  53.  3,  7. 

rNu.  15.35. 

1  K.  2\.  10, 
13.  Ac.  7. 
58. He. 13.12. 
sPs.  69.  21. 

t  Ps.  22.  16. 
Mar.  15.  24, 
&c.  Lu.  23. 
34,  &c.  Jno. 
19.  24.tc. 

u  Ps.  22.  18. 

V  Is.  53.  12. 

w  Ps.  22.  7. 
109.  25. 

X  Job  13.  9. 
Ps.  35.  16. 
Is.  28.  22. 
Lu.  18.  32. 

yPs.  3.  2.22. 
8.  42.  10.  71. 


scourged  o  Jesus,  he  delivered  him 
to  be  crucified. 

27  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  go 
Temor  took  Jesus  into  the  2com- 
mon  hall,  and  gathered  unto  biiu 
the  whole  band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and 
put  on  him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  And  when  they  had  platted  a 
crown  of  thorns,  they  put  it  upon 
his  head,  and  a  reed  in  his  right 
hand  :  and  they  bowed  the  knee 
before  him,  and  mocked  p  him, 
saying,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews! 

30  And  they  spit  q  upon  him,  and 
took  the  reed,  and  smote  him  on 
the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mock- 
ed him,  they  took  the  robe  off  from 
him,  and  put  his  own  raiment  on 
him,  and  led  rhir 
cify  him. 

32  And  as  they  came  out,  they 
found  a  man  of  Cyrene,  Simon  by 
name  :  him  they  compelled  to  bear 
his  cross. 

33  And  when  they  were  come  un- 
to a  place  called  Golgotha,  that  is 
to  say,  A  place  of  a  sliull, 

34  They  gave  him  vinegar  to 
drink,  mingled  s  with  gall:  and 
when  he  had  tasted  thereof,  be 
would  not  drink. 

35  And  t  they  crucified  him,  and 
parted  his  garments,  casting  lots; 
that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  u  by  the  prophet.  They 
parted  my  garments  among  them, 
and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast 
"ots. 

38  And  sitting  down,  they  watch- 
ed hiin  there  ; 

37  And  set  up  over  his  head  his 
accusation,  written,  THIS  IS  JE- 
SUS THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

38  Then  were  there  two  thieves 
»  crucified  with  him;  one  on  the 
right  hand,  and  another  on  the  left. 

39  And  they  that  passed  by  re- 
viled him,  wagging  »(?  their  h«ads, 

40  And  saying.  Thou  that  de- 
stroyeBt  the  temple,  and  buildest 
it  in  three  days,  save  thyself.  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests 
mocking  xhim,  with  the  scribes 
and  elders,  said, 

42  He  saved  others,  himself  he 
cannot  save.  If  he  be  the  King  of 
Israel,  let  him  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe 
him. 

43  He  trusted  in  God;  let  yhim 
deliver  him  now,  if  he  will  havu 


A.  D.  33. 


him  :  for  he  said,  z  I  am  the  Son 
of  God. 

44  The  thieves  also,  which  v.-ere 
crucified  with  hira,  cast  the  same 
in  his  teeth. 

45  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there 
was  darkness  a  over  all  the  land 
unto  the  ninth  hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Je- 
sus cried  with  a  loud  voice, saying', 
Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani  ?  that 
is  to  say,  6  My  God,  my  God,  Why 
hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there, 
when  they  heard  Ihat^  said,  This 
ino.n  calleth  for  Elias. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them 
ran,  and  took  a  sponge,  and  filled 
it  with  c  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a 
reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

49  The  rest  said.  Let  be,  let  us 
see  whether  Elias  will  come  to 
savjB -If i  m . 

^^u  Jesus, when  he  had  cried  again 
''Vith  a  loud  voice,  yielded   up  the 
ghost. 

51  And,  behold,  the  vail  d  of  the 
temple  was  rent  e  in  twain,  from 
the  lop  to  the  bottomjand  the  earth 
did  quake,  and  the  rocks  rent  ; 

52  Andy  the  graves  were  opened; 
and  many  bodies  of  the  saints 
■which  g  slept,  arose, 

53  And  came  out  of  the  graves 
A  after  his  resurrection,  and  went 
into  the  holy  city,  and  appeared 
unto  many. 

54  Now  i  when  the  centurion,  and 
they  that  were  with  him  watching 
Jesus,  saw  the  earthquake,  and 
those  things  that  were  done,  they 
feared  greatly,  saying.  Truly  this 
was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there, 
(beholding  aiar  off,)  which  k  fol- 
lowed Jesus  from  Galilee,  minis- 
tering unto  him  ; 

56  Among  which  was  Mary  Mag- 
dalene, and  Mary  the  mother  of 
James  and  Joses,  and  the  mother 
of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  When  I  the  even  was  come, 
there  came  a  rich  man  of  Arima- 
thea,  named  Joseph,  who  also  him- 
self was  Jesus'  disciple  : 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged 
the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate 
commanded  the  body  to  be  deliv- 
ered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken 
the  body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean 
linen  cloth, 

60  And  m  laid  it  in  his  own  new 
tomb,  which  he  had  hewn  out  in 
the  rock  :  and  he  rolled  a  great 
Btone  to  the  door  of  the  sepulchre, 
and  departed. 


CHAP,  xxvni. 

z  Jno.  5. 17, 
18.  10.30,36. 

a  Am.  8.  9. 


The  resurrection  o/  Christ. 

61  And  there  was  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  the  other  Mary,  sitting 
over  against  the  sepulchre. 

62  Now  the  next  day,  that  follow- 
ed the  day  of  the  Preparation,  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees  carae 
together  unto  Pilate, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that 
that  deceiver  n  said,  while  he  was 
yei  alive.  After  o  three  days  I  will 
rise  again. 

64  Command  therefore  that  the 
sepulchre  be  made  sure  until  the 
third  day,  lest  his  dLsciples  come 
by  night,  and  p  steal  him  away, 
and  say  unto  the  people.  He  is 
risen  from  the  dead  :  so  the  last 
error  shall  be  worse  than,  the 
first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye 
have  a  watch  :  go  your  way,  make 
it  as  sure  as  ye  can. 

66  So  they  went,   and  made  the 
sepulchre  sure, sealing  9  the  stone, 
and  setting  a  watch. 
,^     CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

IN  a  the  end  of  the  sabba'h,  as  it 
began  to  dawn  toward  the  first 
doy  of  the  week,  came  Mary  Mag- 
dalene A,  and  the  other  Mary,  to 
see  the  sepulchre. 

2  And,  behold,  there  1  was  a 
great  earthquake  :  for  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  descended  from  heaven, 
and  came  and  rolled  back  the  stone 
from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  His  c  countenance  was  like 
lightning',  and  bis  raiment  white 
as  snow  : 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers 
did  shake,  and  became  as  dead 
men. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  d  and 
said  unto  the  women.  Fear  not  ye: 
for  e  I  know  that  ye  seek  Jesus, 
which  was  crucified. 

6  He  is  not  here  ;  for  he  is  risen, 
as  he  said.y  Come,  see  the  place 
where  the  Lord  lay. 

,       ,     ,,        I    7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  dis- 
lor,Aac!6een|ciples  that   he   is  risen  g- from  the 
c  Ps.  104.  4.  [dead  ;  and,  behold,   he  goeth  be- 
fore you  into  Galilee;  there  A  shall 
ye  see  him  :  lo,  I  have  told  you. 

8  And  they  departed  quickly  from 
the  sepulchre,  with  fear  and  great 
joy,  and  did  run  to  bring  his  disci- 
ples word. 

9  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his 
disciples,  behold  Jesus  met  them, 
saying,  All  hail,  i  And  they  came 

Lu.  24.34.  I  and  held  him  by  the  feet,  and  wor- 


6  Ps.  22.  1. 
Is.  53.   10. 
La.  1.  12. 
cPs.  69.  21. 
rfEx.  26.31. 
Le.  16.2,  15. 
21.  23.  2Ch. 
3.  14. 

e  Is.  25.  7. 

/Is,  25.  8. 
26.  19.  Ho. 
13.  14.  Jno. 
5.  25-28. 

S  Da.  12.  2. 

ITh.  4.  14. 

h  ICor.  15. 

20. 

i  Mar.  15.39. 

Lu.  23.  47, 

&c. 

k  Lu.  8.2,3. 

/Mar.  15.42. 
Lu.  23.  50. 
Jno.  19.  38. 

m  Is.  53.  9. 


n  Jno.  7.  12, 
47.  2Cor.6.8 

o  c.16.21.17. 
23.  20.  19. 
Lu.  24.  6,  7 
Jno.  2.  19. 
p  c.  28.  13. 
g  Da.  6.  17. 
a  Mar.  16.1. 
Lu.  24.  1, 
&c.  Jno.  20. 
1,  &c. 

6  c.  27.  56. 


Ez.  1.  4-14. 
Da.  10.   6. 
Re.  1.14-16. 
dHe.  1.   14. 
e  Ps.  105.  3, 
4. 

/c.  27.  63. 


1  Co.  15.  4. 
h  ver.  16,17 
i  Jno.  20.19 


shipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  Be 

not  afraid  :  go  tell  my  brethren,  k 

that    they    go  into    Galilee,   and 

i  He.  2,   11.  I  there  shall  they  see  roe. 

35 


T?ic  baptism  of  C/irltt. 

11  Now  when  tlity  were  going, 
behold,  ioine  of  the  walch  came 
into  tlie  city,  and  nhowed  unto  the 
chief  piiettlH  uU  tlic  Ihingii  thut 
were  done. 

12  And  when  Ihey  were  assem- 
bled with  the  elders,  and  iiad  ta- 
ken counsel,  they  jave  lurge  mo- 
ney unto  the  soldiers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye,  His  dieciples 
came  by  night,  and  stole  I  him 
aicay  while  we  slept. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  gover- 
nor's ears,  we  will  persuade  him, 
and  secure  you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and 
did  as  they  were  taught  :  and 
this  saying  is  commonly  re- 
ported among  the  Jews  until  this 
day. 

16  Then  m  the  eleven  disciples 
went  away    into   Galilee,   into  a 


MARK. 

U.  27.84, 
m  c.  26.  32. 


n  c.  16.  28. 
o  P«.  2.  6. 
89.  19.  110. 
1-3.  Is.  9.  6, 
7.  Da.  7.  H. 
c.  11.27.  Lu. 

1.  32.  Jno. 
17.  2.  Ro. 
14.  9.  Ep. 
1.20,21.  He. 

2.  8.  1  Pe.3. 
22.  Re.  11. 
15. 

p  Mar.  16. 

15. 

2  or,  make 

disciples  or 

cfirietiansof 

all  tuilions. 


A.D.M. 

'mountain  where  Jesus  had  ap- 
pointed them. 

17  And  when  ihey  saw  n  him, 
they  worshipped  him  :  but  some 
duutited. 

18  And  Jesus  came  and  spake 
unto  them,  saying.  All  o  power  is 
given  unto  me  in  heaven  and  in 
earth. 

19  Go p  ye  therefore,  and  2  teach 
g  all  n-xtions,  baptising  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ; 

20  Teaching  r  them  to  observe  all 
thing's  whatsoever  I  have  com- 
manded you  ;  and,  lo,  I  »  am  with 
you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world.     Amen. 

g  Is.  52.  10.  Ro.  10.  18.  r  Ac.  2. 
42.  1  Cor.  11.2.  »c.  18.  20.  Ro. 
1,  18. 


THE   GOSPEL    ACCORDING    TO    ST.    MARK. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ,  the  a  Son  of  God; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets, 
5  Beho<d,  I  send  my  messenger  be- 
fore ihy  face,  which  sluill  prepare 
thy  way  before  thee. 

3  The  c  voice  of  one  crying  in  the 
"Rilderness,  Prepare  ye  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  make  his  paths  straight. 

i  John  d  difl  baptize  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  preach  the  baptism 
of  1  repentance,  for  the  remission 
e  of  sins. 

5  And  there  went  out  unto  him 
all  the  land  of  Judea,  and  they  of 
Jerusalem,  and  weie  all  baptized 
of  hiiri  in  the  river  of  Jordan,  con- 
fi'isingy  their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  clothed  with 
camel's  hair,  and  v.ith  a  girdle  of 
a  skin  about  his  loins  ;  and  he  did 
eat  locusts  g  and  wild  honey  ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  There  7i 
Cometh  one  mightier  than  I  after 
me,  the  lalcliet  of  who.se  shoes  I 
am  not  worthy  to  stoop  down  and 
unloose. 

8  I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with 
water  ;  but  he  slinll  baptize  i  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  Jesus  came  from  Naza- 
reth of  Galilee,  and  was  baptized 
k  of  John  in  Jordan, 

10  And  straightway  coming  up 
out  of  the  water,  he  saw  tlje  hea- 
vens 2  opened,  and  the  Spirit,  I 
like  a  dove,  descending  upon  him: 

11  And  there  came  a  voice  from 
heaven,  saying.  Thou  art  ray  be - 

38  I 


A.  D.  26. 


aHe.l.  1,2. 
A  Mai.   3.  1. 
cIs.  40.  3. 
dMat.  3.  1. 
Lu.  3.  3. 
Jno.  3.  23. 
1  or.  unto. 
e  Ac.  22.  16. 
/Le.  26.40- 
42.  Ps.  32. 
5.  Pr.  28.13. 

1  Jno. 1.8-10 
g  Le.  11.  22. 
h  Mat.  3.11. 
Jno.  1.  27. 
Ac.  13.25. 

r  Joel  2.  28. 
Ac.  1.  5.  2. 
4.  10.  45.  11. 
15,  16.  ICor. 
12.  13. 

A:  Mat.  3.13. 
Lu.  3.  21. 

2  or,  cloven, 
or,  rent. 
lU.  42.  1. 
Jno.  1.  32. 

m  Ps.  2.  7. 
n  Mat.  4.  1, 
&c.  Lu.4. 
l,&c. 

o  Mat.  4.23. 
p  Lu.  8.  I. 
9  Da.  2.  44. 
9.  25.  Ga.  4. 
4.  Ep.  I  10. 
tAc.  2.  38. 
xRo.  16.86. 


■loved  Son,  7;i  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 

12  And  immediately  the  Spirit 
I  driveth  him  into  the  wilderness. 

13  And  n  be  wasthere  in  the  wil- 
derness forty  days,  tempted  of  Sa- 
tan ;  and  was  with  the  wild 
beasts  :  and  the  angels  ministered 
unto  him. 

14  Now  after  that  John  was  put 
in  prison,  Jesus  o  came  into  Gali- 
lee, preaching  the  gospel  JJ  of  the 
kingdom  of  God, 

15  And  saying.  The  lime  o  is  ful- 
filled, and  the  kingdom  of'^  God  is 
at  hand  :  repent  rye,  and  believe 
s  the  gospel. 

16  No  w  i  as  he  walked  by  the  sea 
of  Galilee,  he  saw  Simon  and  An- 
drew his  brother,  casting  a  net  in- 
to the  sea  :  (for  they  were  fishers.) 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will  make 
you  to  become  fishers  of  men. 

18  And  straightway  they  forsook 
their  nets,  and  followed  him. 

19  And  when  he  had  gone  a  little 
farther  thence,  he  saw  James  the 
eon  of  Zcbedee,  and  John  his  bro- 
ther who  also  v^ere  in  the  ship 
mending  their  nets. 

20  Ana  straightway  he  called 
them  :  and  they  left  their  father 
Zebedee  in  the  ship  with  the  hired 
servants,  and  w^ent  after  him. 

21  And  they  went  into  Caperna- 
um :  and  straightway  on  the  sab- 
bath day  he  entered  into  the  syna- 
gogue, and  taught. 


t  Mat.  4.  1,  8,  4c.    Ln,  5.  4,  &c. 


A.  D.  30. 


CHAP.  II. 


w!  Mat. 8. 14. 
Lu.  4.  33. 


3  or,  to  say 
that  they 
krteiD  him. 


r  Is.  61.  1,2. 
Jno.  17.8. 


22  And  u  they  were  astonished  at  ]  u  Mat.  7.28. 
bis  doctrine  :  for  he  taug'ht  them  | 
as  one  that  had  authority,  and  not  i 
as  U»e  scribes.  |«  Lu.4.  33, 

0BA.a-X  V  liiere  was  in  their  syna-  ,  &c. 
^02;ae  a  man  with  an  unclean 
spiriL  i  and  ha  cried  out, 
M\  Saying',  Let  us  alone  ;  what 
have  we  to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  ;  art  thou  come  to  de- 
stroy UB  ?  I  know  thee  who  thou 
art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out 
of  him. 

26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit 
had  torn  him,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  came  out  of  hira. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
insomuch  that  tliey  ques'ioned 
among  themselves,  saying,  What 
thia^  is  this  ?  what  new  doctrine 
is  this)  for  with  authority  com- 1 
mandeth  he  even  the  unclean 
spirits,  and  they  do  obey  him.  ! 

28  AaX     immediately    his    fame    J/ ^lat.  8.2, 
spread  abroad  throughout  all   the    Lu.  5.  12 
rejion  round  about  Galilee. 

29  And  w  forthwith,  when  they 
were  come  out  of  the  synagogue, 
thcv  entered  into  (he  house  of  Si- 
mon and  Andrew,  with  James 
and  John.  I 

3J  But  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  I 
sick  of  a  fever;  and  anon  they  tell    ?,, 
him  of  her.  "■ 

31  And  he  came,  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  lifted  her  up  ;  and 
immediately  the  fever  left  her, 
and  she  ministered  unto  them. 

32  -ind  at  even,  when  the  sun 
di  i  set,  they  brought  unto  him  all 
that  were  diseased,  and  them  that 
■were  possessed  with  devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered 
tog'etherat  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that] 
were  ?ick  of  divers  diseases,  and  j 

cast   out   many  devils:    and    suf-irf  c.  2   13 
fere  i  not  the  devils  to  speak,  3  be- 
cause they  knew  him. 

35  And  in  the  morainj,  rising;  up 
a  great  while  before  day,  he  went 
out,  and  departed  into  a  solitary 
place,  and  there  prayed. 

33  And  Simon,  and  tiiey  that 
v.'ere  with  him,  followed  after  him 


z  Ps.  33.  9. 
Jno.  15.  3. 


6  Ro.  15.  4. 
ICor.  10.11. 


c  Ps.  77.  11, 
12.  Tit.  1. 
10. 


a  Ps.  40.  9. 


6  Mat.  9.  1, 
'  &c.  Lu.  5. 

37  And    when     they   had    found    18,  &c. 
him,  they  said  unto  him,  All  menj 

seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  I      .      ,.   g 
go  into  the  next  towns,  that  I  may    r      9   g 
preach   the  e    also:    for  therefore  1     P- ■*•     • 
X  came  I  forth. 

39  And     he    preached    in    their  | 
synagogues  throughout  all  Galilee,  i  d  Is.  43.  £5. 
and  cast  out  devils.  1  Da.  9.  S. 

67 


The  sick  of  ttmpalsy  healea. 

40  And  y  there  came  a  leper  to 
him,  beseeching  hira,  and  kneel- 
ing down  to  hiin,  and  saying  unto 
him.  If  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make 
ine  clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  com- 
passion, put  forth  his  hand,  and 
touched  him,  and  saith  unto  him, 
I  will  ;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken, 
immediately  z  the  leprosy  de- 
parted from  him,  and  he  was 
cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him, 
and  forthwith  sent  him  away  : 

44  And  saith  unto  him.  See  thou 
say  nothing  to  any  man  :  but  go 
thy  way,  show  thyself  to  the 
prie.'Jt,  and  ofl'er  for  thy  cleansing 
those  things  a  which  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a  testimony  6  unto 
them. 

45  But  he  went  out,  and  began 
to  c  publish  iZ  much,  and  to  blaze 
abroad  the  matter,  insomuch  that 
Jesus  could  no  more  openly  enter 
into  the  city,  but  was  without  in 
desert  places:  and  rfthtycaraeto 
him  from  everv  quarter. 

CHAPTER    II. 

AND  again  he  entered  into  Ca- 
pernaum after  some  days  ;  and 
it  was  noised  that  he  was  in  the 
house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were 
gathered  together,  insomuch  that 
there  was  no  room  to  receive  them, 
no,  not  so  much  as  about  the  door : 
and  he  preached  ctbe  word  unto 
them. 

3  And  6  they  come  unto  him, 
bringing  one  sick  of  the  palsy, 
which  was  borne  of  four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come 
nigh  unto  him  for  the  p  ess,  they 
uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was: 
and  when  they  had  broken  it  up, 
they  let  down  the  bed  wherein  the 
sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their  faith,  c 
he  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy, 
Son,  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

6  But  there  were  certain  of  the 
scribes  sitting  there  and  reason- 
ing in  their  hearts, 

i    7  Why  doth  this  m^in  thus  speak 

I  blasphemies  1     Who    can    forgive 

I  sins  d  but  God  only  7 
8  And  immediately,  when  Jesus 

1  perceived  in  his  spirit  that  they  so 
reasoned    within    themselves,    he 

jsaid   unto  them,   Why   reason    ye 

I  these  things  in  your  hearts  ? 

I  9  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to 
the  sick  of  the  palsy.  Thy  ain'a  be 
forgiven   thee  ;   or  to   say.   Arise, 

1  and  taks  up  thy  bed,  and  walk  1 
3/ 


Christ  catcth.  leitli  mi'iern. 

10  But  thnr  ye  may  know  lliat  the 
Soil  of  iiiiui  li.itli  i)i)wcr  eon  eiiith 
to  Torsive  sins,  (he  saiih  lo  the  sick 
of  ihf  pal  y,) 

U  1  s.iy  uiiio  thee,  Arise,  and 
tiike  up  tliy  lied,  uiiil  go  thy  wiiy 
into  (hiiie  bouse. 

1"^  And  immediately  he  arose, 
toA-  up  ihe  bed,  and  went  fortli 
before  tliein  all  ;  insomuch  Hial 
tliey  were  all  Hinazefl,  and  jlo.i- 
fied  God,  Saying,  We /never  saw 
ii  on  this  fashion. 

13  And  he  went  forth  again  by 
tlie  seaside  ;  and  all  the  multitude 
resorted  unto  him,  and  he  taught 
them. 

14  And  ^•ashe  passed  by,  he  saw 
Levi  the  son  of  Alpheus  sitting 
1  at  the  receipt  of  ousiom,  and 
»a.\(i  unto  him,  follow  ine.  And 
h<^  arose  and  lolknved  liim. 

15  And  ft  il  came  to  pass,  that 
as  .lesu.s  Sat  at  meat  in  his  house, 
many  publicans  ?  and  sinners  sat 
also  t:igethor  with  Jesus  and  his 
disciple?  :  for  theie  we.e  many, 
and  they  followed  him. 

H  And  when  the  scribes  and  Pha- 
risees saw  liim  eat  with  publicans 
and  sinners,  th»y  said  unto  liia 
disciples.  How  is  il  that  he  eatr-th 
and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 
sinne.s  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  i?,  he  saith 
unto  ilii'm,  They  /(•  that  are  wdiole 
have  no  need  of  the  physician,  but 
they  tluit  are  sick  .  I  caine  not  to 
call  the  li^hteous,  but  sinners  I  to 
repeatauce. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John  and 
of  the  Pharisees  used  to  fast  :  and 
they  Come  and  say  unto  him.  Why 
ilo  the  disciples  of  John  and  of  the 
Pliaiisees  fast,  but  thy  disciples, 
fast  not  ?  '  I 

19  -Anl  Jesussaid  unto  them,  Can  ' 
the  children  of  the  bride-chamber 
fast,  while  the  bridegroom  mis 
with  them?  .4s  long  as  they  have  ^ 
the  bridegroom  with  them,  they  ' 
cannot  fast.  I 

20  B:u  the  days  will  come  when 
the    bridegroom     shall     be    taken  ' 
away  tVom  them,  and  then  ;i  shall 
thejr  fast  in  those  days. 

J/\'iio  man  also  sevvplh  a  piece 
•^f  2  new  cloth  on  an  old  garment  : 
else  the  new  piece  that  filled  it  up 
laketh  iiAny  from  the  old,  and  the 
rent  is  made  wose. 
22  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottles  :  else  the  new  wine 
doth  burst  the  bottles,  and  the  wine 
is  spille  I,  and  the  bottles  will  be 
CI  marred  :  but  new  wine  must  be 
put  into  new  bottlei. 
88 


MARK, 
e  Ac.  5.  31. 
/Jno.  7.31. 
9.  i-i. 

S  -Mat.  9.  9. 
Lu.  5.  1:7. 

1  or,  at  the 
place  where 
the  cuitom 
Iras  receiv- 
ed. 

/iMat.9.  10, 
&c. 

i  Lu.  13.1-5. 

A- Mat.  9  12, 
13.  Lu.5.31, 
32. 

/  Is.  1.  18. 
55.  7.  Mat. 

18.  11.  Lu. 

19.  10.1  Con 
Cf.  9—11. 

1  Ti.  1.  15. 
m  Mat  .25.1. 
71  Ac.  13.  2. 
2,  or,  raw, 
or,  un- 
u>r  ought. 

o  Job  32.  19. 
Ps.  119.  80. 
83. 


^Mat.  12.  1, 
&<:.  Lu.6.  1, 
&c. 

9De.23.  25. 
r  1  Sa.  21.6. 
a  Ex.  29.  32, 
33.  Le.  24.9. 
t  Ne.  9.  14. 
Is.  58.  13. 
Ez.  20.  12. 
20. 

uCol.  2.  16. 
V  Jno.  9.  14. 
Ep.  1.  22. 
Re.  1.  10. 
o:Mat.  12.9, 
&c.  Lu.6.  6, 
&c. 
6Lu.  14.  1. 

1  Arise, 
stand  forth 
in  the  midst, 
c  Hos.  6.  6. 

2  or,  blind- 
ness. 

d  Mat.  22. 

16. 

eLu.  6.  17. 


A.  D.  31. 

23  And  p  it  came  to  pass  that  he 
went  through  the  comlields  od 
the  sabbath  day;  and  Imh  disci- 
ples began,  us  they  went,  to  pluck 
9  the  ea.s  of  co.n. 

Mi  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
hiin.  Behold,  why  do  they  on  the 
sabbath  day  that  which'  is  not 
lawliil  ? 

Ii5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Have 
ye  never  read  what  David  did,  r 
when  he  had  need,  and  was  an 
huiigerecl,  he,  and  they  that  were 
with  him  ? 

1:6  How  he  went  into  the  house  of 
God  in  the  diiys  of  Abiathar  the 
high  piiest,  and  did  eat  the  show- 
b.eud,  3  V-  hich  is  not  lawful  to  eat 
but  for  the  priests,  and  gave  also 
to  them  which  were  with  him? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
sabbath  was  made  for  man,  tund 
not  u  man  for  the  sabbath  : 

liS  Tlierefore  v  the  Son  of  man  ii 
Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 
CHAPTER  111. 

AND  a  he  entered  again  into  the 
synagogue  ;  and  there  v.as  a 
man  theie  which  had  a  witheied 
liand. 

2  And  they  watched  6  him,  whe- 
ther he  would  heal  him  on  the  sab- 
bath day;  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man 
which  had  the  withered  hand, 
1  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Is  it 
lawful  to  do  good  on  the  sabbath 
davs,  or  to  do  evil  ?  to  save  life,  c 
or'to  kill?  But  they  held  their 
peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round 
aboitt  on  them  with  anger,  being 
?rieved  for  the  hardness  2  of  their 
fieaas,  he  *aiih  unto  the  man, 
Slietch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out  :  and  his  hand  was 
resto.ed  whole  as  the  other. 

6  And  the  Phaiisees  went  forth, 
and  straightway  took  counsel  with 
the  c?  Herodians  against  him,  how 
they  might  destioy  him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself 
with  his  disciples  to  the  sea  :  and 
a  great  e  multitude  from  Galilee 
followed  him,  and  from  Judea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from 
Idumea,  and /rom  beyond  Jordan; 
and  they  al)Out  Ty.e  and  Siilon, 
a  great  multitude,  «  hen  they  had 
heard  what  g.eat  things  he  did, 
came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciple.?, 
tliat  a  small  ship  should  wait  on 
him  because  of  the  multitude,  lest 
they  should  throng  him. 


A.  D.  31. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many  ;/ in- 
somuch that  they  2  pressed  upon 
him,  for  to  touch  him,  as  many  as 
had  plajues. 

11  And  g-  unclean  spirits,  when 
they  saw  him,  fell  down  before 
l.im,  and  ciied,  saying.  Thou  art 
the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  he  straitly  charged  them 
that  they  should  not  make  him 
known,  k 

13  And  i  he  goetli  up  into  a  moun- 
tain, and  calleth  ttnto  him  whom 
he  k  would  :  and  they  came  unto 
hiui. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that 
they  should  be  with  him,  a.nd  that 
he  might  send  them  forth  lo 
preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal 
sicknesses,  and  to  cast  out  devils: 

16  And  Simon  I  he  surnamed 
Peter  ; 

17  And  James  the  sonofZebedee, 
and  John  the  Ijrother  of  James; 
and  he  suvnamed  them  Boanerges, 
which  is,  The  sons  of  thunder  :  m 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and 
Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  and 
Thomas,  and  James  the  son  of  Al- 
pheus,  and  Thaddeus,  and  Simon 
the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also 
betrayed  him:  and  they  went 
3  into  an  house. 

20  And  the  multitude  Cometh  to- 
gether again,  so  n  that  they  could 
not  so  much  as  eat  bread. 

SI  And  when  his  4  friends  heard 
of  it,  they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on 
him  :  for  they  said.  He  o  is  beside 
hiinsslf. 

22  And  the  scribes  v.hich  came 
down  from  Jerusalem  said.  He  p 
hath  Beelzebub,  and  by  the  prince 
of  the  devils  casteth  he  out  devils. 

23  ."Vnd  he  called  them  unto  him, 
and  said  unto  them  in  parables. 
How  can  Satan  cast  out  Satan  ? 

24  .And  if  a  kingdom  l)e  divided 
against  itself,  that  kingdom  can- 
not stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided 
against  itself,  that  house  cannot 
stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against 
himself,  and  be  divided,  he  cannot 
stand,  but  hath  an  end. 

27  No  q  man  can  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his 
goods,  except  he  will  fi.st  bind  the 
stiong  man  ,  and  then  he  will 
spoil  his  house. 

23  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All  r 
sins  shall  be  forgiven  unto  the  sons 
of  men.  and  bfasphemies  there- 
with soever  ihey  «haJl  blaspheme  ; 


CHAP.  IV. 

/Mat.12.15. 
14.  14. 

2  or,  ntshsd. 
gc.  1.  24. 
Mat.  14.  3j. 
L'l.  4.  41. 
Ja.  2.  19. 

he.  1.25.34. 
i  Mat.  10.  1. 
ijno.  15.  16. 
I  Jno.  1.  42. 

m  Is.  58.  1. 

Je.  23.  2S. 

3  or,  home, 
nc.  6.  31. 

4  or,  kins- 
men. 

o  Hos.  9.  7 
Jno.   10.  20' 

p  Mat.  9.34. 
10.25.  12.24. 
Lu.    11.    15. 
Jno.     7.   20. 
8.  48,  52. 
q  Is.  49.  24, 
26.  61.  1. 
Mat.  12.  29. 
r  Mat.  12. 
31.    Lu.  12. 
10. 


e  He.  10.  29. 
t   Mat.  12. 
46-48.  Lu.8. 
19-21. 

u  Ja.  1.  25. 
1  Jno.  2.  17. 
a  Mat.  13.1, 
c.  Lu.  8. 
4,  &c. 

b  Ps.  78.  2. 
ver.  34. 
c  ver.  9.  23. 
c.  7.  16. 
dOe.  15.  11. 
e  F.A.  11.  19. 
36.  26. 

/  Ps.  1.  4. 
Ja.  1.  II. 

Jer.  4.  3. 
/(.He.e.  7,8. 
i  Col.  1.  6. 

k    Mat.    13. 
10.  «c. 
/  Ep.  1.  9. 
m  Col.   4.  5- 
1  Th.  4.  12- 
1  Ti.  3.  7. 

n  Is.  6.9,  10. 
Jno.  12.  40. 
Ac.  28.  26, 
27.  Ro.  11.8. 


The parahle  of  thi  aowsr, 

29  But  he  iliat  shall  blaspheme 
against  the  Holy  Ghost  s  haTh  r.ev- 
cr  forgiveness,  but  is  in  danger  of 
ete.nal  damnation  : 

30  Because  they  said,  He  hath  an 
unclean  spirit. 

31  Theie  Zcameihen  hlsbrethien 
and  his  mother,  and,  standing' 
without,  sent  unto  him,  calling 
him. 

32  And  the  multitude  sat  about 
him  :  and  they  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hnld,  thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
without  seek  for  thee. 

23  And  he  answered  them,  say- 
ing. Who  is  my  mother,  or  my 
brethren  ? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about  on 
them  which  sat  about  him,  and 
said.  Behold  my  mother  and  my 
brethren  ! 

35  Fur  whosoever  shall  do  u  the 
will  of  God,  the  same  is  my  bro- 
ther, and  mv  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  a  he  began  again  to  teach 
by  the  seaside  :  and  there 
was  gathered  unto  him  a  great 
multitude,  so  that  he  entered  into 
a  ship  and  sat  in  the  sea  ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea  on 
the  land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many 
things  by  parables,  6  and  said  unto 
them  in  his  doctiine, 

3  Heaiken  ;  c  Behold,  there  went 
out  a  sower  to  sow  ; 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sow- 
ed, some  fell  by  the  way-side,  and 
the  d  fowls  of  the  air  came  and  de- 
voured it  up. 

5  And  some  fell  on  stony  «  ground, 
\sheie  it  had  not  much  earth  ;  and 
immediately  it  sprang  up,  because 
it  had  DO  depth  of  earth  : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it 
was  scoiched  :  and  f  because  it 
hail  no  root,  it  witheied  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns  ;  g 
and  the  thorns  grew  up,  and  chok- 
ed it,  and  it  yielded  no  fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  h  gTound, 
and  didyield  fruit  ithat  sprangup 
and  increased,  and  brought  forth, 
some  thirty,  and  some  sixty,  and 
some  an  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  He  that 
hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  And  k  when  he  was  alone,  they 
that  were  about  him  with  the 
twelve  asked  of  him  the  parable. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto 
I  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mys- 
teiy  of  the  kingdom  of  God  :  but 
unto  them  that  are  without,  7n  all 
tliese  things  are  done  in  parables. 

12  That  ?i  seeing  they  may  see. 

39 


TVie  parable  of  the  sower.  MARK. 

ami   not   pcrceiTp  ;    and     hearingf'o  18.32.  20. 

they  may   haar,    and    not    under-    1  Pe.    1.  25. 

B'.and  i  lest  al  any  lime  ihey  sliuiilj  p  1  Pe.  />.  8. 

be  coiive.tel,  and  J/isii- sinsshouid    lio.  Iti.  9. 

be  forg'ivpn  tli»ni.  y  He.  2.  1. 

13  And  lie  said  unto  them,  Know    rjub  19.23. 

ye  not  thi.s  parable  ?  end  how  then    s  Job  27.  10. 

will  ye  know  all  parables  ?  :21'i.  1.  15. 

1-1  The  suv.er  o  soweth  the  word,     u  Lu.  14.  IS- 
IS   And    these   are    they   by     the   20.    1  Ti.   6. 

way-.side  uhere  the  word  is  sown  ;    9-17.  2Ti.  4. 

but  when  they  have   heard,   Satan    10. 

Cometh  w  iininediat'jly,  and  laketh   o  Pr.  23.5. 

uway  q  the  wo.d  tiiat  was  sown  in   w  1  Jno.  2. 

their  hearts.  I  16,  17. 

16  And   these   are   they  likewise  '  a' Is.  5.  2,4. 
whicii  are  sown  on  stony  ground  ;   y  Ro.  7.  4. 
who,    whan   they  have   heard   the    Col.  1.  10. 
word,  immediately  receive  it  with   2  Pe.  1.  8. 
gladness  ;  1  See  on 

17  And  have  no  root  r  in  them-  IMat.  5.  15. 
selves,  and  so  endure  but  s  for  a  ^  Ec.  12.  14. 
time:  afterward  when  affliction  Mat.  10.  26. 
or  persecution  ariseth  for  thejLu.  12.  2. 
word's  sake,  immediately  t  tliey  i  1  Cor.  4.  5. 
are  ofi'ended.  \a  1  Pe.  2.  2. 

18  And  these  are  they  which    are  '  6  Mat.  7 


cLu.  8.   18. 
d  Mat.  13. 
24. 


sown  amonj  thorns;  such  as  hear 
the  word, 

19  And  the  ii  cares  of  this  world, 
and  the  deceitfulness  v  of  riches, 
anrl  the  U' lusts  of  other  things  en- I     Q      j    ji 
tering   in,  choke  the  word,  and  it   jq     '    '      ' 
becometh  unfiuitful.  x 

20  And  these  are  they  whirli  are  I  yEc. 3. 1,11 
sown   on  good    ground  ;    such    as  2  or,  ripe. 
hear  the  word,  and  receive  it,  and    Job  5.  26 
bring  forth   frnit,  i/  some   tliirty- 
fold,   some    sixty,     and    some  an 
hundred. 

21  And  he   said  unto  them,  Is  a 
candle  brought  to  be  put  under  a,  .  „      .    ,q 
1  bushel,  or  under  a  bed?  and   not   I      ,i    q 
to  be  set  on  a  candlestick  ?  1^-     „•  ,\ 

22  For  z  there  is  nothing  hid, 
which  shall  not  be  manifested  ; 
neither  was  any  thing  kept  secret, 
but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear, 
let  him  hear. 

2-1  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Take  |  m  Ps.  10.  1. 
heed  what  a  ye  hear :  with  6  what  j  Is.  40.  27. 
measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be   mea-    La.  3.  8. 
sured  to  you  ;   and  unto  you    that        „     „„     „ 
hearshall  more  be  given.  '"  *^*- ^''■ 

25  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall 
be  given  :  and  he  that  hath  mn, 
from  c  him  shall  be  taken  even 
that  which  he  hath. 

26  And  he  said.  So  d  is  the  king- 
dom of  God,  as  if  a  man  should 
cast  seed  into  the  ground  ; 

27  And   should    sleep,   and    rise  1  9  Job  3S.  11. 

night  and  day.  and  the  seed  should  !  „  jviat.  8. 

spi-ing  and  grow  up,   lie  knoweth   jg  &c.  Lu. 

not  how.  [8.  26,'&c. 

23  For  the  earth  bringeih  forth  I .  ,.  ^c  a 
^Q  =  e  Is.  65.  4, 


g^Re.14.  15. 

A  Mat.  13. 
31,32.Lu.l3. 
18,  19. 


Da.  2.  44. 
Mai.  1.  11. 

it  Jno.  16.12. 

i  Mat.  8.23. 
Lu.  8.  22. 


La.  3.  31, 

32. 

o  Ps.  46.    1, 

2.  Is.  43.  2. 

p  Jon.  1.  10, 
16. 


A.  D.  31. 

fruit  uf  eherseif ;  firat/the  blade, 
then  the  ear;  after  that,  the  full 
coin  in  the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is2 brought 
forth,  immediately  he  g  pulteth 
in  tlie  sickle,  because  tlie  harvest 
is  come. 

30  And  he  said,  Whereiinto shall 
we  liken  the  kingdom  of  God?  or 
with  what  conipuiison  shall  we 
compaie  it  ? 

31  it  h  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard- 
seed,  which,  when  it  is  sown  in 
the  earth,  is  less  than  all  the  tweeds 
that  be  in  the  eaith  : 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  ii  grow- 
eth  up,  and  becometh  gieater 
i  than  all  herbs,  and  shuoteth  out 
great  branches  ;  so  that  th':  fowls 
of  the  air  may  lodge  under  the 
shadow  of  it. 

33  And  with  many  such  para- 
bles spake  he  the  word  unto  iliem 
as  k  tliey  were  able  to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake 
he  not  unto  iliem  ;  and  when  they 
were  alone,  he  expounded  all 
things  to  his  disciples. 

35  And  the  same  ilay,  when  the 
even  was  come,  he  saith  unto 
tliem.  Let  us  pass  over  unto  the 
other  side. 

36  And  when  they  had  sent 
away  the  multitude,  they  took  him 
even  as  he  was  in  the  ship  j  and 
there  were  also  with  him  other 
little  ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm 
of  wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into 
the  ship,  so  that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part 
of  the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow: 
and  they  awake  hiin,  and  say  un- 
to him.  Master,  mcarest  thou  not 
that  we  perish  ? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the 
wind, and  said  unto  the  sea,  Peace, 
be  still.  And  n  the  wind  ceased 
and  there  was  a  great  calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  so  o  fearful  ?  how  is  it  that 
ye  have  no  faith  ? 

41  And  they  feared  p  exceedingly, 
and  said  one  to  annther.  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even 
the  wind  and  the  sea  9  obey  him? 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  a  they  came  over  unto  the 
other  side  of  the  sea,  into  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of 
the  ship,  immediately  there  met 
him  out  o.""  the  tombs  a  man  with 
an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  b  among 
the  tombs;  and  no  man  could 
bind  him,  no,  not  with  chains: 


A.  D.  31. 


CHAP.  V. 


I^Job  1.  10, 
12.  2.  5,  6. 


4  Because  that  he  hal  been  often  '  cPs.  72.  3. 
bounJ    with    fetters    and    chains, 

and  the  chains  had  been  plucked   c?Ac.l6.  18. 
asunder  by   him,   and   the   tetters   He.  2.  14. 
broken   in   pieces;    neither   could  ,  1  Jno.  3.  8. 
any  /na?itame  him.  i 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he   eIVIat.12.45. 
was  in  the  mountains,  and  in  the  I 

tombs,  crying,  and   cutting  him-  yLe.11.7,8. 
self  with  .stones.  >  De.  11.  8. 

6  But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off,  I 
he  ran  and  wonshipped  chim, 

7  And   cried   with  a  loud    voice, 
and  said,  What  have  I  to  do  with 
thes,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  the  most 
high  God  ?     I  adjure  thee  by  God,  '  h  Re.  13.  7. 
that  thou  torment  me  not.  I  1  Pe.  3.  22. 

8  (For  he  said   unto  him.  Come 

d  out   of  the   man,   thou  unclean   i  Is.  49.  25. 
spirit.)  Col.  1.  13. 

9  And  he  asked  him.  What  is  thy 

name  ?  And  he  answered,  saying,    ^  Job  13.  11. 
My  name  is  e  Legion  :  for  we  are    Ps.  14.  5. 
many.  I  2  Ti.  1.  7. 

10  And  he   besought  him  much,  | 

that    he    would     not    send    them!/ Job  21.  14. 
away  out  of  the  country.  I  Lu.  5.  8. 

11  Now   there   was    there,    nigh  ■  Ac.  16.  39. 
unto  the  mountains,  a  great  herd  I 

of  swine/ feeding.  ImPs.  66.16. 

12  And    all   the    devils  besought  j  Is.  38    19. 
g-him,  saying.    Send   us  into  the  | 

swine,    th.at    we   may   enter    into; 

them. 

13  And     forthwith     Jesus    ^ave  |     nx  .    n 
/ithem   leave.      And   the   unclean  I  !'g^^'- y 
spirits  went  out,  and  entered  into^i  '.j     • 
the  swine  :  and  the  herd  ran  vio-  |    •      '  *''• 
lenlly  down  a  steejj  place  into  the       _     ..      . 
sea,   (they  were    about   two  thou-    °  ^^- ^"'•1°' 
sand,)  and  were  choked  in  the  sea.  I     .       ii:    lo 

14  And    they  that  fed   the  swine  i^*^®-  '^-  ^^> 
fied,  and  told  it  in  the  city,  and  in  | 

the  country.     And  they  went  out       t  u  IQ  d 
to  see  what  it  was  that  was  done.    I  ?>     ,,,0    ,9 

15  .ind  they  come  to  Jesus,  and   ^^'    i!?'  '^  • 


see  him  that  was  possessed  with    ,^ 
the   devil,   and   i  had   the   legion,  j 


sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in  his 
right  mind  :  and  they  were 
afraid,  k 

16  And  thej' thatsawi^,  told  them 
how  it  befell  to  him  that  was  pos- 
sessed with  the  devil,  and  also 
concerning  the  swine. 

17  .A.nd  they  began  to  pray  him 
to  depart  i  out  of  their  coasts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  ship,  he  that  had  been  possess- 
ed with  the  devil  prayed  him  that 
he  might  be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit,  Jesus  suffered    him 
not,  but  saith  unto  him,  Go  home   20.  42.  2  K. 
to  thy   friends,    and   to  tell    them  ^-  l^- 

how  great  things  the    Lord   hath  1 

done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  com-   ?o  Jno.  5.  25. 

passion  on  thee.  1 11.  25. 


r2K.13.  21. 
Mat.  14.  36. 
Ac.  5.15.19. 
12. 

sLu.  6.  19. 

t  Ps.  30.  2. 

u  c.  10.  52. 
Ac.  14.  9. 

olSa.l.  17. 


TTw  healing  of  the  bloody  iasite. 

I  20  And  he  departed,  and  began 
to  publish  in  Decapolis  how  g.eat 
things  Jesus  had  done  for  him  : 
and  all  men  did  maivel. 

21  And  v.hen  Jesus  was  passed 
o*er  again  by  ship  unto  the  other 
sirie,  much  people  gathered  unio 
him  :  and  he  was  nigh  unto  the 
sea. 

22  And,  n  behold,  there  cometh 
one  of  the  nile.s  of  the  synagogue, 
Jairus  by  name  ;  and  when  be 
saw  hiin,  he  fell  at  his  feet, 

j  23  And  be.'ought  him  greatly, 
;  saying,    My  little   daughter   lieth 

at  the  point  o  of  death  :  Ipray  Ihee, 

come  and   lay  thy  hands  on   her, 
J  that  she  may  be  healed  ;  and  she 
I  shall  live. 
I   24   And    Jesus  went  with    him  ; 

and   much    people   followed   him, 

and  thronged  him. 
j    25  And  a  certain  woman,  which 

had  an  issue  p  of  blood  twelve 
i  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things 
I  of  many  physicians,  and  had 
j  spent  all  th.it  she  had,  and  was 
i  nothing  g  bettered,  but  rather 
>  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Je- 
sus, came  in  the  press  behind,  and 
touched  r  his  garment  : 

28  For  she  said.  If  I  may  touch 
but  his  clothes,  I  shall  he  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  foun- 
tain of  her  blood  was  dried  up  ; 
and  she  felt  in  h->r  body  that  she 
was  healed  of  that  plague. 

.30  And  Jesus,  immediately  know- 
ing in  himself  that  virtue  shad 
gone  out  of  him,  turned  him  about 
in  the  press,  and  said.  Who  touch- 
ed my  clothes  t 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto 
him.  Thou  seest  the  multitude 
thronging  thee,  and  sayest  thou, 
Who  touched  me  ? 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to 
see  her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman,  fearing  and 
trembling,  knowing  what  was 
done  in  her,  came  and  fell  down 
before  him,  and  told  i  him  all  the 
truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daugh- 
ter, thy  faith  u  hath  made  thee 
whole  :  go  u  in  peace,  and  be 
whole  of  thy  plague. 

35  While  he  yet  spake,  there 
came  from  the  ruler  of  the  syna- 
gogue's hoti^e,  certain  which  said, 
Thy  daughter  is  w  dead  :  why 
troublest  thou  the  Master  any  fur- 
ther? 

38  As   soon   as   Jesus  heard    the 

word    that  was  spoken,   he  saith 

41 


Jairus's  daughter  rcttored  to  life. 

unto  the  ruler  of  the  eynng'ojae, 
Be  not  afraid,  imly  xbelieve. 

37  .And  lie  sulicred  no  man  to  fol- 
low liini,  save  yPeter,  and  Jivnies, 
anl  John  the  brolhe.  of  James. 

38  And  be  cometh  lo  tlie  hoiise'of 
the  ruler  of  the  synasfojne,  and 
seeth  the  liimult,  and  ihem  thai 
wept  and  wuiled  g.eally. 

39  And  when  he  w;is  come  in,  he 
saith  unto  ihein,  Why  make  ye 
this  ado,  and  weep?  the  damsel 
is  not  dead,  but  sitepeth.  z 

40  And  they  hin2:hcd  him  to 
scorn.  But  when  he  had  put  them 
all  out,  he  takoth  ilie  father  and 
the  mother  of  the  damsel,  and 
them  that  were  wiih  him,  and  en- 
te.eth  in  where  the  damsel  was 
lyinj. 

'41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the 
hand,  and  said  unto  her,  Talitha 
cumi  ;  which  is,  bein;j  interpret- 
ed. Damsel,  (I  say  unto  thee,) 
arise,  a 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel 
arose,  and  walked  ;  for  slie  w.ts 
of  the  age  of  twelve  years.  And 
they  were  astonished  with  a  great 
astonishment. 

43  And  he  charged  b  them  strail- 
ly  that  no  man  should  know  it  ; 
and  commanded  that  something 
should  be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND  he  went  out  from  thence, 
and  came  into  hia  own  coun- 
try ;  and  his  disciples  follow  him. 

2  .4nd  a  when  the  sabbath  day! 
was  come,  he  began  to  teach  in  ] 
the  synagogue:  and  many,  hear- 
ing him,  were  astonished,  saying. 
From  ivvhence  hath  this  ?nan 
these  things?  and  what  wisdom  I 
is  this  which  is  given  unto  him,  I 
that  even  such  mighty  works  are  , 
wrought  by  his  hands? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  [ 
son  of  Mary,  the  brother  of  J^mes, 
c  and  Joses,  and  of  Juda,  and  Si- 1 
mon  ?  and  are  not  his  sisters  here  I 
with  us?  And  they  were  offended 
d  at  him. 

4  But  Jesus  said  nnto  them,  f  A 
prophet  is  not  without  honour,  but 
in  his  own  country,  and  among 
his  own  kin,  and  in  his  own 
house. 

5  .\nd  /he  could  there  do  no 
mighty  work,  save  that  he  laid 
his"  hands  upon  a  few  sick  folk, 
and  healed  them. 

6  And  he  marvelled  ^because  of 
their  unbelief.  And  h  he  went 
round  about  the  villages,  teach- 
ing. 

7  And   ihe  called  unto  him  the 

42 


MARK. 

x2Cli.20.20. 
Jno.  U.  40. 
yc.  9.  2. 
14.  33. 

I  Jno.  11.11. 
a  Ac.  9.  40. 
b  Mat.  8.  4. 
12.  16—18. 
c.  3.  12. 
Lu.  5.  14. 
a  Mat. 13. .54. 
Lu.  4.  16. 
6  Jno.  6.  42. 
cG:.l.  1.  19. 
d  Mat.  11.6. 
e  Mat.  13.57. 
Jno.  4.  44. 
/Ge.  19.  22. 
c.  9.  23. 
S  Is.  59.  16. 
Jer.  2.  11. 
fc  Mat.  9.  35. 
Lu.  13.  22. 
Ac.  10.  38. 
t  Mat.  10.1. 
C.3.  13.  Lu. 
9.  1.  10.  3. 


1  The  wofd 
signifies  a 
piece  of 
brass  mo- 
ney, in 
value 
somewhat 
less  than 
half  a  cent. 
Mat.  10.  9, 
but  here  it 
is  taken  in 
general  for 
money : 
Lu.  9.  3. 
k  Ep.  6.  15. 

1  Ac.  12.  8. 
mNe.5.  13. 
Ac.  13.  51. 

2  or. 

nLu.24.  47. 
Ac.  2.  38. 

3  19. 

oLu'.  10.  17. 
pJa.  5.  14. 
^Mat.  14.  I, 
&C.LU.9.  7. 
r  Mat.  16. 
14.  c.  8.  28. 
s  Le.  18.  16. 

3  or,  an  in- 
ward 
grudge. 
tEx.  11.3. 
Ez.  2.  5—7. 

4  or,  kept,  or 
saved  him. 
uGe.40.  20. 
V  Is.  3.  16. 


A.  D.  31 

twelve,  and  began  to  send  them 
forth  by  two  and  two,  and  gave 
them  power  over  unclean  Bpinis; 

8  And  commanded  them  that 
they  should  take  nothing  for  their 
journey,  save  a  staff  only;  no 
scrip,  no  bread,  do  1  money  in 
their  purse  : 

9  But  be  shod  k  with  sandals  ;  I 
and  not  put  on  tv.o  coats. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  In 
what  place  soever  ye  enter  into  an 
house,  there  abide  till  ye  depart 
from  that  place. 

11  And  whosoever  shall  not  re- 
ceive you,  nor  hear  you,  when  ye 
depart  thence,  shake  m  off  the 
dust  under  your  feet  for  a  testi- 
mony against  iliem.  Verily  I  say 
unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  tole- 
rable for  Sodom  and  2  Gomorrah 
in  the  day  of  judgment,  than  for 
that  city. 

12  Anil  they  went  out,  and 
preached  that  men  should  repent. m 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  o  de- 
vils, and  anointed  with  oil  pniany 
that  were  sick,  and  healed  them. 

14  And  9  king  Herod  heard  o/ 
him ;  (for  his  name  was  spread 
abroad  ;)  and  he  said,  That  John 
the  Baptist  was  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  therefore  mighty  works 
do  show  forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  Others  rsaid.  That  it  is  Klias. 
And  others  said.  That  it  is  a  pro- 
phet, or  as  one  of  the  prophets. 

16  But  when  Herod  heard  thereof, 
he  said.  It  is  John,  whom  I  be- 
headed :  he  is  risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent 
forth,  and  laid  hold  upon  John, 
and  bound  him  in  prison,  for  He- 
rodias'  sake,  his  brother  Philip's 
wile  :  for  he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod, 
It  is  not  lawful  «  for  thee  to  have 
thy  brother's  wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  3a 
quarrel  against  him,  and  would 
have  killed  him;  but  she  could  not. 

20  For  Herod  feared  t  John, 
knowing  that  he  was  a  just  man 
and  an  holy,  and  observed  4  him: 
and  when  he  heard  him,  he  did 
many  things,  and  heard  him 
gladly, 

21  And  when  a  convenient  day 
was  come,  that  Herod  on  his 
u  birth-day  made  a  supper  to  his 
lords,  high  captains,  and  chief  e»- 
tntes  of  Galilee  ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the 
said  Herodias  came  in.  and  dan- 
ced, V  and  pleased  Herod  and 
them  that  sat  with  him,  the  king 
said  unto  the  damsel,  Ask  of  me 


A.  D.  31. 

whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will 
give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  .  sware  unto  her, 
Whatsoever  u>  thou  shall  ask  of 
me,  I  will  give  it  thee,  unto  the 
hull'  of  my  kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  fo.th,  and  said 
unto  her  mother.  What  shall  I 
ask  ?  And  she  said.  The  head  of 
John  the  Baptist. 

2.5  And  she  came  in  straightway 
with  haste  unto  the  king,  and 
asked,  saying,  I  will  that  thou 
give  me,  by  and  hy,  in  a  charger, 
the  head  x  of  John  the  Baptist. 

28  And  the  king  \\as  exceeding 
sorry  ;  yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and 
for  their  sakes  which  sat  with 
hvm,  he  would  not  leject  her. 
■•■■^  And  immediately  the  king 
sent  5  an  executioner,  and  com- 
manded his  head  to  he  brought  : 
and  he  went,  and  beheaded  hira 
in  the  prison, 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a 
charger,  and  gave  it  to  the  dam- 
sel :  and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her 
mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard 
of  it,  they  y  came  and  took  up  his 
corpse,  and  laid  it  in  a  tomb. 

30  And  r  the  apostles  gathered 
themsflves  together  unto  Jesus, 
and  told  him  all  things,  both  what 
they  had  done,  and  what  they  had 
taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come 
ye  yourselves  apart  into  a  desert 
place,  and  rest  awhile  :  for  there 
were  ra;iny  coming  and  going,  and 
ihey  had  no  leisure  so  much  as  to 
eat. 

32  And  they  departed  into  a  de- 
sert place  hy  ship  p.ivately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  de- 
parting, and  many  knew  him, 
and  ran  a  foot  thither  out  of  all  ci- 
ties, and  outwent  them,  and  came 
together  unto  him. 

31  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out, 
saw  much  people,  and  was  moved 
with  compassion  toward  them, 
because  a  they  were  as  sheep  not 
having  a  shepherd  :  and  he  began 
to  teach  them  many  things. 

35  And  6  when  the  day  was  now 
far  spent,  his  disciples  came  unto 
him.  an)  said.  This  is  a  desert 
place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
passed  : 

35  Send  them  away,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  country  round 
about,  and  into  the  villages,  and 
buy  themselves  b.ead  :  for  they 
have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Give  ye  them  to  eat.    And 


CHAP.  VI. 

w  Est.  5.  3, 
6.  7.  2. 

X  Ps.  37.  12, 
14. 

5  or,  one  of 
his  guard. 

y  Ac.  S.  2. 

z  Lu.  9.  10. 

a  IK.  22.17. 

h  IVIat.  14. 
13,  &c.  Lu. 
9.  12,  &;c. 
Jno.  6.5,&c. 


cNu.  11.  13, 
22.  2K.4.43. 

6  See  on 
Mat.  18.  28. 

d  Mat.  13. 
33.  c.  8.3. 

c\  Sa.  9.  13. 
Mat.  26.  26. 
Lu.  24.  30. 

/De.8.  3. 

^•Mat.  14. 
22,  &c. 
Jno.  6.  17, 
&c. 

7  or,  oner 
against 
Bethsaida. 

fcMat.  6.  6. 
c.  1.35. 
Lu.  6.  12. 

i  Jon.  1.  13. 

k  Lu.  24. 28. 

I  Job  9.  8. 

mLu.  24.37. 

n  Is.  43.  2. 

o  Ps.93.3,  4. 
p  Is.  63.  17. 

q  Mat.  14. 
34. 


Christ  walketh  on  the  aea. 

they  say  unto  him,  Shall  c  we  go 
and  buy  two  hundred  6  penny- 
worth of  biead,  and  give  them  to 
eat  ? 

38  He  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye  ?  go  and  see. 
And  when  they  knew,  they  say, 
Five,  and  two  fishes. 

39  And  d  he  commanded  them  to 
make  all  sit  down  by  companies 
upon  the  green  grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks, 
by  hundreds,  and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the 
five  loaves  and  the  two  fishes,  he 
looked  up  to  heaven,  and  blessed, 
e  and  brake  the  loaves,  and  gave 
them  to  his  disciples  to  set  before 
them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided 
he  among  them  all. 

42  And  /  they  did  all  eat,  and 
were  filled. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve  bas- 
kets full  of  the  fragments,  and  of 
the  fishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the 
loaves  were  about  five  thousand 
men. 

45  And  g  straightway  he  con- 
strained his  disciples  to  get  into 
the  ship,  and  to  go  to  the  other 
side  before  unto  7  Bethsaida,  while 
he  se  It  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them 
away,  he  h  departed  into  a  moun- 
tainulo  pray. 

-47  And  when  even  was  come, 
the  ship  was  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea,  and  he  alone  on  the  land. 

48  .4nd  he  saw  them  toilingiin 
rowing  ;  (for  the  w  ind  was  con- 
trary unto  them  :)  and  about  the 
fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  com- 
eth  unto  them,  walking  upon  the 
sea,  and  would  have  passed  k  by 
them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  / 
walking  upon  the  sea,  they  m  sup- 
posed it  had  been  a  spirit,  and 
cried  out ; 

50  (For  they  all  saw  him,  and 
were  troubled.)  And  immediate- 
ly be  talked  with  them,  and  saith 
unto  them.  Be  of  good  cheer  :  n  it 
is  i  ;  be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  them 
into  the  ship  ;  and  o  the  wind 
ceased  :  and  they  were  sore  amaz- 
ed in  themselves  beyond  measure, 
and  wondered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the 
miracle  of  the  loaves;  for  their 
heart  7^  was  hardened. 

53  And  7  when  they  had  passed 
over,  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the  shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come  out 

43 


Tfie  tradition  of  the  eldtrs. 

of  the  ship,  straightway  they 
knew  him, 

55  And  T  ran  thiough  that  whole 
region  round  about,  and  Ijegan  to 
car.y  about  in  beds  those  that 
Were  sick,  wheie  they  beaid  he 
was. 

56  And  whithersoever  he  entered, 
into  villages,  or  cities,  or  country, 
they  laid  the  sick  in  the  streets, 
and  besought  him  that  they  might 
touch,  s  if  It  were  but  the  border  J 
of  his  garment  :  and  as  many  as 
touulied  8  him  were  made  whole. 
X  CHAPTER  VII. 

THEN  re  came  together  unto 
him  the  Pharisee*,  and  cer- 
tain of  the  scribes,  which  came 
from  Jerusalem. 

y  And  when  they  saw  some  of 
bis  (ii>ciples  eat  bread  with  1  defil- 
ed (that  is  to  say,  with  unvvashen) 
hands,  they  found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the 
Jews,  except  they  wash  their 
hands  2  oft,  eat  not,  holding  the 
tradition  6  oi  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the 
maiket,  except  they  wash,  c  they 
eat  not.  And  many  other  things 
there  be,  which  they  have  receiv- 
ed to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups, 
and  3  pots,  and  brazen  vessels, 
and  4  tables. 

5  Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes 
asked  him.  Why  walk  not  thy  dis- 
ciples according  to  the  tradition 
of  the  elde  s,  but  eat  bread  with 
unwashen  hands  ? 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Well  hath  Ksaias  rf  prophe- 
sied of  you  hypocrites,  as  it  is 
written,  This  people  honoureth 
me  with  their  lips,  but  their  heart 
is  far  from  me. 

7  Howbeit,  in  vain  do  they  wor- 
ship me,  teaching  for  doctrines 
the  comniandments  of  men. 

8  For  e  laying  aside  the  com- 
mandment of  God,  ye  hold  the 
tradition  of  men,  ns  the  washing 
of  pots  and  cups  :  and  many 
other  such  like  things  ye  do. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them.  Full 
well  ve  5  reject  the  commandment 
of  God,  that  ye  may  keep  your 
own  tradition. 

10  For  Moses  said,  Honour  /  thy 
father  and  thy  mother  ;  and,  Who- 
so °  curseth  father  or  mother,  let 
him  die  the  death. 

11  But  ye  say.  If  a  man  shall  say 
to  his  father  or  mother.  It  in  Cor- 
ban,  II  that  is  to  sav,  a  gift,  by 
whatsoever  thou  mightest  be  pro- 
fited by  me  ;  he  r-hal/  be  free. 

12  And  ve  lufier  him  no   more   to 

44 


IMARK.  A.  D.  32. 

rMat.  4.  24.  do  ought  for  his  father  or  his  mo- 
c.  '/.  1-3.  thcr  j 

*lVlat.  9.20.      13  Making  the   word   of  God  of 
c.5.27,  '48.       none  eHeot  thiough  your  tradition, 
Ac.   19.12.      which  ye  have  deliveied  :  and  ina- 
t  Nu.  15.  38,   ny  such  like  things  do  ye. 
39.  I    14  And  when   he   had   called  all 

8  or,  it.  the  people  imto  him,  he  said  unto 

f/Mat.  15.  1,  them,  Hearken  unto  me  every  one 
&c.  ofjupu,  and  j  understand  : 

1  or,  com-  itfHTliero  is  nothing  from  without 
mon.                 a  man,   thatj  entering  into  him, 

2  or,  dili-  can  defile  him  :  but  the  things 
gently  :  which  come  out  of  him,  those  are 
Gr.  taith  they  that  defile  the  man. 

the  f  St  up         16  If   k  any   man    have    ears   to 
to  tf^  elbow,    hear,  let  him  hear. 
Theophy-         17  And  I  when   he  was  entered 
lact.  I  into  the  house  from  the  people,  his 

i  Gal.  1.  14.  :disciples  asked  him  concerning 
Col.  2.  8,        'the  parable. 

22,  23.  I  18  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Are 
c  Job  9.  30,  iye  so  without  undeimanding  al- 
31.  jso  ?  Do  ye  not  perceive,  that  what- 
3Sextarius  soever  thing  fiorawiihout  enter- 
is  about  a  eth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile 
pint  and  him  ; 

ail  half.  19  Because  it   entereth   not   into 

4  or,  beds.  his  heart,  but,  m  into  the  belly, 
rf  Is.  29.  13.  and  goeth  out  into  the  draught, 
e  Is.  1.  12.        purging  all  meats  .' 

5  orfrus-  20  And  he  said,  That  which  com- 
trate.  ver.  eth  out  of  the  man,  that  defiletb 
13.                    the  man. 

/Ex.20.  12.     21  For   n    from    within,    out    of 
De.  5.  16.        the  heart    of   men,    pioceed   avjl 
Ex.  21.  17.   thoughts,  adulteries,  fornications, 
Le.  20.  9.        muideis, 

Pr.  20.  20.  22  Thefts,  covetousness,  6  wick- 
AMat.  15.  9.    ediiess,  deceit,   lasciviousness,  an 

23.  18.  evil  eye,  blasphemy,   pride,   fool- 
ishness : 

23  All  these  evil  things  come  from 
within,  and  defile  the  man. 

24  And  o  from  thence  he  arose, 
and  went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon,  and  enteied  into  an 
house,  and  would  have  no  mac 
know  it:  but  p  he  could  not  be 
hid. 

25  For  a  certain  woman,  whose 
young  daughter  had  an  unclean 
spirit,  heard  of  him,  and  came 
and  fell  at  his  feet  : 

26  The  woman  was  a  7  Greek,  a 
Syrophenician  by  nation  :  and  she 
besought  him  that  he  would  cast 
forth  the  devil  out  of  her  daugh- 
ter. 

27  But  Jesns  said  unto  her.  Let 
the  children  first  he  filled  :  for  7  it 
15  not  meet  to  take  the  children's 
bread,  and  to  cast  ;7  unto  thedogs. 

iS  -And  she  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  Yes,  Lord:  yet  r  the 
dogs  under  the  table  eat  of  the 
children's  crumba. 


i  Pr.  8.  5. 
Is.  6.  9. 
Ac.  8.  30. 
-l-Mat.11.15. 
I  Mat.  15. 
15,  &c. 
m\  Co.  6.  13. 
nGe.  6.  5. 
Ps.  14.  1,3. 
53.  I,  3. 
Je.  17.  9. 
6  covctous- 
nesses, 
icieked- 
Jiesses. 
o  Mat.  15. 
21,  &c. 
p  c.  2.  1. 
7or.  Gentile. 
Is.  49.  12. 
gMat.  7.  6. 
10.  5.6. 
rRo.  15.  8, 
9.  Ep.2.  12- 
14. 


A.  D.  32. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her,  For* 
this  saying,  g'o  thy  way  j  the  devil 
is  gone  out  of  thy  daughter. 

oU  And  when  she  was  come  to 
Vier  house, she  found  the  devil  gone 
t  out,  and  her  daughter  laid  upon 
the  bed. 

31  And  u  again,  departing  from 
the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he 
came  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
through  the  midst  of  the  coasts  of 
Decapolis. 

32  And  they  bring  unto  him  one 
that  was  d^af,  and  had  an  imped- 
iment in  his  speech  ;  and  they 
beseech  him  to  put  his  hand  upon 
him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from 
the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers 
into  his  ears,  and  v  he  spit,  and 
touched  his  tongue  ; 

di  And  JO  looking  up  to  heaven, 
jr  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him, 
Ephphutha,  that  is.  Be  opened. 

35  And  y  stiaightway  his  eara 
were  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 
tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake 
plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  :  but  the 
more  he  charged  them,  so  much 
the  more  a  great  deal  they  pub- 
lished it  ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure  as- 
tonished, z  saying.  Ho  hath  done 
all  things  well  :  he  rnaketh  a  both 
the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to 
speak. 

CHAPTER  VHI. 

IN  a  those  days,  the  multitude 
being  very  great,  and  having 
nothing  to  eat,  Jesus  called  his 
disciples  unto  him,  and  saith  unto 
them, 

2  I  have  compassion  b  on  the  mul- 
titude, because  they  have  now 
been  with  me  three  days,  and 
have  nothing  to  eat  : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  away  fast- 
ing to  their  own  houses,  they  will 
faint  by  the  way  :  for  divers  of 
them  came  from  far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered 
him,  Prom  c  whence  can  a  man 
satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here 
in  the  vrilderness  ? 

5  And  he  asked  them.  How  ma- 
ny loaves  have  ye  ?  And  they  said, 
Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  people 
to  sit  down  on  the  ground  :  and 
he  look  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake,  and  gave  to 
his  disciples  to  set  before  them; 
and  they  did  set  them,  before  the 
people. 

7  And  they  bad  a  few  small  fish- 


CHAP.  VIII 
«Is.  66.  2. 
t  1  Jno.  3.8. 

u  Mat.  15. 
29,  &c. 
V  c.  8.  23. 
Jno.  9.  6. 

w  c.  6.  41. 
Jno.  11.  41. 
17.  1. 

X  Jno.  11. 
33,  38. 

jr  Is.  35.5,  6. 
Mat.  11.5. 
z  Ps.  139.14. 
Ac.  14.  U. 

a  Ex.  4.  10, 
11. 

a  Mat.  15. 
32,  &c. 

6  Ps.  145.  8, 
15.  He.  5.2. 

CO.  6.3S,37, 

&c. 


d  Mat.  14. 

19. 

e  Ps.  107.  5, 

6.  145.  16. 
/I  K. 17.14- 

16.  2  K.  4.2- 

7.  42.  44. 
^:\Iat.  15. 
39. 

h  Mat.  12. 
33.16.  1,  &c. 
Jno.  6.  30. 

i  Pr.  19.  27. 
Lu.  12.  1. 

/c  Ex.  12.20. 
Le.  2.  11. 
1  Co.  5.6-8. 
^c.  6.  .52. 
m  c.  3.5.  16. 
14. 

n  Is.  U.  18. 
o2Pe.  1.12. 

pc.  6.38,44. 
Mat.  14.  17, 
21.  Lu.9.12- 

17.  Jno. 6.5- 
13. 

7  ver.  1-9. 
Mat.  15.  34- 
38. 

rMat.  8.3, 
15. 

s  c.  7.  33. 


Christ  rebuketh  kis  disciples 

es  :  and  he  d  blessed,  and  com- 
manded to  set  them  also  before 
them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  e  were  fill- 
ed :  andy  they  took  up  of  the  bro- 
ken meat  that  was  left,  seven  bas- 
kets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were 
about  four  thousand  :  and  he  sent 
them  away. 

10  And  g  straightway  he  entered 
into  a  ship  with  his  disciples,  and 
came  into  the  parts  of  Dalmanu- 
tha. 

11  And  h  the  Pharisees  came 
forth,  and  began  to  question  with 
him,  seeking  of  him  a  sign  from 
heaven,  tempting  him. 

12  And  be  sighed  deeply  in  his 
spirit,  and  sailh,  Why  doth  this 
generation  seek  after  a  sign  ?  Ve- 
rily I  say  unto  you.  There  shall 
no  sign  be  given  unto  this  genera- 
tion. 

!  13  And  he  left  them,  and,  enter- 
ing into  the  ship  again,  departed 
l^^e  other  side. 

^  Novf  the  disciples  had  forgot- 
ten to  take  b.ead,  neither  had  they 
in  the  ship  with  them  more  than 
one  loaf. 

15  And  he  charged  them,  saying, 
Take  heed,  bewaie  i  of  the  ieaven 
k  of  the  Pharisees,  and  q/'lhe  lea- 
ven of  Herod. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among 
themselves,  saying.  It  is  because 
we  have  no  bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he 
saith  unto  them.  Why  reason  ye, 
because  ye  have  no  bread  ?  per- 
ceive lye  not  yet,  neither  under- 
stand ?  have  ye  your  to  heart  y."?! 
hardened  ? 

18  Having  n  eyes,  see  ye  not  ? 
and  having  ears,  hear  ye  not  ?  and 
do  ye  not  o  remember  ? 

19  When  I  break  the  five  p  loaves 
among  five  thousand,  how  many 
baskets  full  of  f.aginents  took  ye 
up  ?  They  say  unto  him,  Twelve. 

iiO  And  when  the  seven  cj  among 
four  thousand,  how  many  baskets 
full  of  fragments  took  ye  up  ?  And 
they  said,  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them,  How 
is  it  that  ye  do  not  understand  ? 

22  And  he  cometh  to  Beihsaida  ; 
and  they  bring  a  blind  man  unto 
hira,  and  besought  him  to  touch  r 
him. 

23  And  he  toolc  the  blind  man  by 
the  hand,  and  led  him  out  nf  the 
town  :  and  when  he  had  spit  s  on 
his  eyes,  and  put  his  hands  upon 
him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw 
au?ht. 

45 


Cfirist  foreshowerh  his  death. 

24  And  he  loukpj  up,  nnd  said,  C 
1  sec  men,  ;ia  tues,  walkaij. 

25  Afici  iliai,  lie  put  /(M  liands 
a^.iin  iip'iii  his  cyos,  ami  made 
bun  look  ujj  :  mid  he  was  resloi- 
ed,  and  saw  u  every  man  clearly. 

25  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his 
house,  saying,  Neiihei"  50  into  the 
town,  nor  tell  il  to  any  in  the 
town. 

27  And  V  Jesus  went  out,  and  his 
dis.'iples,  into  the  towns  of  Cosa- 
rca  Fliilippi  :  and  by  the  way  he 
asked  his  disciples,  saying  unto 
them.  Whom  do  men  say  that  I 
am  ') 

23  And  they  an.iwered,  John  v> 
tin;  Baptist  :  but  some  sat/,  Klias  ; 
and  others.  One  of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them,  But 
whom  say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And  Pe- 
te.-answereth  and  »aith  unto  him. 
Thou  X  A  t  the  Christ. 

30  And  he  f.ha.jed  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  And  he  bejan  to  teach  them, 
that  the  Son  of  man  must  suffer 
many  things  ;  and  be  rejected  of 
the  elders,  and  o/"  the  chief  priests 
anil  a;ribes,  and  be  killed  ;  and 
after  three  days  rise  again. 

3i  And  he  spake  that  s.tying 
openly.  An  1  Peter  took  him,  and 
Degan  to  rebuke  him. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about, 
and  looked  on  his  disciples,  he  re- 
buked y  Peter,  saying,  Get  thee 
behind  me,  z  Satan  ;  for  thou  sa- 
vourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of 
men. 

34  And  when  he  had  called  the 
people  unto  him,  with  his  disci- 
ples also,  he  said  unto  them.  Who- 
soever a  will  come  after  me,  let 
iiim  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross,  and  follow  me. 

S5  For  b  whosriever  will  save  his 
life,  shall  lose  it  ;  but  whosoever 
shall  lose  his  life  for  my  sake  and 
the  gospel's,  the  same  shall  save 
it. 

33  For  what  shall  it  profit  a  man, 
if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  his  own  soul  ? 

37  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  in 
exchange  for  his  soul  ? 

33  Whosoever  c  therefore  shall 
be  ashamed  of  me,  and  of  my 
words,  in  this  adulterous  and  sin- 
ful generation  ;  of  him  also  shall 
the  Son  of  man  be  ashamed,  when 
he  Cometh  in  the  glory  of  his  Fa- 
ther, with  ihe  holy  angels. 
CHAPTER  rX. 

AND  he  said  unto  them.  Verily 
3  I  say  unto  vou,  That  there 
4S 


MARK. 
tJn.  9.  35. 
Is.  29.  18. 
1  Cor.  13.11, 
12. 

u  Pr.  4.  18. 
Is.  32.  3. 

1  Pe.  2.  9. 
V  Mat.  18. 
13.  &c.  Lu. 

9.  18,  &c. 
v>  Mat.  14. 
2. 

X  Jno.  1.41- 
49.  6.  69.  11. 
27.  Ac.  8. 

37.  IJno.  5. 
1. 

y  Re.  3.  19. 
z  1  Co.  5.  5. 
a  Mat.  10. 

38.  16.  24. 
Lu.  9.23.  14. 

27.  Tit.  2. 
12. 

b  Kst.  4.  14. 
Mat.  10.  39. 
16.25.  Lu.9. 
24.  17.  33. 
Jno.  12.  2.5. 

2  Ti.  2.11.4. 
6,  8.  Re.  2. 

10.  7.14-17 
cLu.  12.  9 
2Ti.  1.  8. 
a  Mat.  16. 

28.  Lu. 9.27. 


b  Jno.  8.  52. 
He.  2.  9. 
c  Mat.  17.1, 
&c.  Lu.  9. 
28,  &c. 
d  Da.  7.  9. 
Mat.  58.  3. 
e  Ps.  63.  2. 
84.  10. 
/Da.  10.15. 
Re.  1.  17. 
g  Ps.  2.  7. 
Mat.  3.  17. 
2Pe.  1.  17. 
/iDe.  18.15. 
i  Ac.  17.  18. 
i-Mal.  4.  5. 
I  Ps.  22.  1, 
&c.  Is.  53.3, 
&c.  Da.  9. 
2S.  Zee.  13. 
7. 

m  Ps.  74.22. 
Lu.  23.  11. 
Fhi.  2.  '.  . 
nMat.  11. 
14.  Lu.l.n. 
1  or,  among 
yourselves. 


A.  D.  SS. 

i  be  some  of  them  that  stand  here, 
which  shall  not  b  taste  of  death, 
till  they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of 
!  God  come  with  power. 
I  2  And  c  after  SIX  days  Jesus  tak- 
I  eth  with  him  Peter,  and  James, 
i  and  John,  and  leadeth  them  up 
j  into  an  high  mounta-n  apart  hy 
I  themselves:  and  he  was  Irunstig- 
j  ured  before  them. 
I  3  And  his  raiment  became  shi- 
I  ning,  exceeding  white  d  as  snow  ; 
80  as  no  fuller  on  e<tith  can  white 
them. 

I  4  And  there  appeared  unto  thera 
Elius,  with  Moses  ;  and  they  were 
talking  with  Jesus. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  saia 
to  Jesus,  Master,  it  is  good  for  us 
to  be  e  here:  and  let  us  make  three 
tabernacles  :  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias. 

6  For  lie  wist  not  /  what  to  say  : 
for  they  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that 
overshadowed  them  :  and  a  voice 
came  out  of  the  cloud,  saying, 
This  g  is  my  beloved  Son  ;  hear 
h  hi.m. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had 
looked  round  about,  they  saw  no 
man  any  more  save  Jesus  only 
with  themselves 

9  As  they  came  down  from  Ihe 
mountain,  he  charged  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  wht-t 
things  they  had  seen,  till  the  Son 
of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying 
with  themselves,  questioning  one 
with  another  what  the  rising  from 
the  dead  should  mean,  i 

11  And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
Why  say  the  scribes  tlial  Elias  A 
must  first  come  ? 

12  And  he  answered  and  told 
them,  Elias  verily  cometh  fi.st, 
and  restoreth  all  things  ;  and  how 
it  is  written  I  of  the  Son  of  man, 
that  he  must  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  m  set  at  naught. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  n 
Elias  is  indeed  come,  and  thsy 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever 
they  listed,  as  it  is  written  of  him. 

14  And  when  he  came  to  his  dis- 
ciples, ha  saw  a  great  multitude 
about  them,  and  the  scribes  ques- 
tioning with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  peo- 
ple, wlien  they  beheld  him,  were 
grcatlj  amazed  ;  and  running  to 
him,  saluted  him. 

IS  And  he  asked  the  scribes, 
What  question  ye  1  with  them  ? 

17  And  one  of  the  multitude  an- 
swered and  said,   Master,  I  have 


A.  D.  32. 

brought  unto  thee  my  sou,  which 
iiatli  a  dumb  o  spirit  : 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh 
him,  he  teareth  2  him  ;  and  he 
foameth,  p  and  gnaaheth  with  his 
teelh,  and  pineth  away  ;  and  I 
spake  to  thy  disciples,  thai  they 
should  cast  him  out  ;  and  they 
could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and   saith, 

0  faithless  q  generation  !  how 
long  .shall  I  be  with  you  ?  how 
Jong-  shall  I  8u8er  you  ?  Bring  him 
unto  me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto 
him :  and  when  he  saw  him, 
Btraiglitway  the  spirit  tare  him  ; 
and  he  fell  on  the  ground,  and 
Wallowed,  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How- 
long  is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto 
him?    Ami   he  said.  Of  a  child  :  r 

22  And  ofttimes  it  hath  cast  him 
into  the  fire,  and  into  the  waters, 
to  destroy  him  :  but  if  thou  canst 
do  any  thing,  have  compassion  on 
us,  and  help  us. 

53  Jesussaid  unto  him,  If  s  thou 
canst  believe,  all  things  ere  possi- 
ble to  him  that  believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father 
of  the  child  cried  out,  and  said 
with  tears,  t  Lord,  I  believe  ;  help 
u  thou  mine  unbelief.        "■ 

25  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple came  ninning  together,  he  le- 
buked  the  foul  spirit,  saying  unto 
him,  TTiou  dumb  and   deaf   spirit, 

1  charge  thee.  Come  out  of  him, 
and  enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  the  spirit  cried,  and  rent 
V  him  sore,  and  came  out  of  him  : 
and  he  was  as  one  dead  ;  inso- 
much that  many  said,  He  is  dead. 

27  But  Jesus  tool^  him  by  the  jc 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up  ;  and  he 
arose. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into 
the  house,  his  disciples  asked  him 
privately.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
hi.m  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them,  This 
kind  can  come  forth  by  nothing 
but  by  X  prayerand  fasting,  y 

30  And  they  departed  thence. 
and  passed  through  Galilee  ;  and 
he  would  not  that  any  man  should 
know  it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples, 
and  said  unto  them,  The  Son  of 
man  is  delivered  into  the  hands  of 
men,  and  they  shall  kill  him  ;  and 
after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall  rise 
the  third  day. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that 
saying,  and  were  afraid  to  ask  z 
him. 


CHAP.  IX. 

o  J\Iat.  12. 

22.  Lu.  11. 

14. 

2  or,  dasheth 

him. 

p  hvU  13. 

9  De.  32.20. 

Ps.  78.  8. 

He.  3.  10. 

r  Job  5.  7. 
Ps.  51.5. 
s  2Ch.20.20. 
Mat.  17.  20. 
c.  lI.23.Lu. 
17.  6.  Jno. 
11.  40.  He. 
11.6. 

t  Ps.  126.  5. 
uHe.  12.  2. 
V  Re.  12.12. 
75  Is.  41.13. 
xKp.  6.  18. 
y  1  Cor.9.27. 
z  Jno. 16. 19. 


fiMat.  18.1, 
&c,  Lu.  9. 
46,  &c.  52. 

24,  &c. 

b  Mat.  20. 
26,27.  c.  10. 
43. 

c  Lu.  9.  49. 
fZNu.  11.26- 
£8. 

c  1  Cor.12.3. 

/Mat.  12. 
30. 

5-Mat.10.42. 

25.  40. 

h  I\Iat.  18.6. 
Lu.  17.  1,  2. 

i  De.  13.  6. 
Mat.  5.  39. 

3  or,  cause 
thee  to  of- 
fend :  and 
so  ver.  45, 

47. 

li  Is.  6S.  24. 
Re.  14.  11. 

4  See  ver. 
43. 

I  ver.  44,  46. 
Lu.  16.  24. 


Christ  instructeth  hix  diseiplcg. 

33  And  a  he  came  to  Capernaum; 
and  being  in  the  house,  he  asked 
them.  What  was  it  that  ye  dis- 
puted among  yourselves  by  the 
way  .* 

34  But  they  held  their  peace  :  for 
by  the  way  they  had  disputed 
among  themselves  who  should  be 
the  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called 
the  twelve,  and  saith  unto  them, 
If  6  any  man  desire  to  be  first,  JA« 
same  shall  be  last  of  all,  and  ser- 
vant of  all. 

36  .And  he  took  a  child,  and  set 
him  in  the  midst  of  them  ;  and 
when  he  had  taken  him  in  his 
arms,  he  said  unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  f  shall  receive  one 
of  such  children  in  my  name,  re- 
ceiveth  me  :  and  whosoever  shall 
receive  me,  receiveth  not  me,  but 
him  that  sent  me. 

38  And  John  answered  him,  say- 
ing, i\lasier,  we.saw  d  one  casting 
out  devils  in  thy  name,  and  he  foi- 
loweth  not  us  ;  and  we  forbade 
him,  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him 
not  :  for  there  e  is  no  man  which 
shall  do  a  miracle  in  my  name, 
that  can  lightly  speak  evil  of  me. 

40  For/ he  that  is  not  against  us, 
is  on  our  part. 

41  For  g- whosoever  shall  give  you 
a  cup  of  water  to  drink  in  my 
name, because  ye  belong  to  Christ, 
verily  I  say  unto  you,  he  shall  not 
lose  his  re-ward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  ofiend  U 
one  oi  these  little  ones  that  believe 
in  me,  it  is  better  fo»  him  that  a 
millstone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  And  i  if  thy  hand  offend  3  thee, 
cutitofi":  it  is  better  for  thee  to 
enter  into  life  maimed,  than,  hav- 
ing two  hands,  to  go  into  hell,  in- 
to the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched  ; 

44  Where  /r  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  ths  fire  is  not  quenched. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  ofl'end  4  thee, 
cutitofi':  it  is  better  for  thee  to 
enter  halt  into  life,  than,  having 
twofeel,to  be  cast  into  hell,intothe 
fire  that  never  shall  be  quenched  ; 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  4  ofiend  thee, 
pluck  it  out  :  it  is  better  for  thee 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
with  one  eye,  than,  having  two 
eyes,  to  be  cast  into  hell-fire ^ 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not, 
and  the  fire  I  is  not  quenched. 

47 


Concerning  divorcement,  ij-c. 

49  For  evciy  one  sliall  bi>  suited 
vith  fire,  ami  every  nKcrilice  vi 
shall  be  sailed  u  itli  sail. 

50  !:>alt  M?0L>(1  :  luit  it'  tlio  snltn 
have  loit  hia  .laltncm,  wherewith 
■will  ye  season  it  7  Have  o  salt  in 
yourselves,  and  have  ji  peace  one 
with  another. 

CUaPTKU  X. 

ANDm  he  arose  I'rom  thence, 
and  Cometh  into  the  coasts  of 
Judea,  by  the  Inrther  side  of  Jor- 
dan :  and  the  people  resort  unto 
him  n'^ain  ;  and,  as  he  was  wont, 
he  tau'^'ht  them  a»^ain. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  came  to  him, 
and  asked  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a 
man  to  put  away  his  wife  7  tempt- 
ing' him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  What  did  Moses  command 
you  7 

4  And  they  .sairl,  Moses  ft  suffer- 
ed to  write  a  bill  of  divorcement, 
and  to  put  ftcr  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  For  the  hardness  of 
your  heart  he  wrote  you  this  pre- 
cept : 

6  But  from  the  bes^inning'  of  the 
creation  Goil  made  c  them  male 
and  fi'male. 

7  For  d  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
cleave  lo  his  wife  ; 

8  And  tliey  twain  shall  be  one 
t  fiesh  :  so  then  I  hey  are  no  more 
twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What  therefore  God  hath  join- 
ed togetlier,  let  not  man  put  asun- 
der. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disr.iples 
asked  hini  ajain  of  the  same  mat- 
ter. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them,/ 
Whosoever  shall  put  away  his 
wife,  and  marry  anotlier,  com- 
mitteth  adultery  against  her. 

12  Auvl  if  a  woman  ahull  put 
away  her  husband,  and  he  mar- 
ried to  another,  she  committeth 
adultery. 

13  And  «■  they  brougrht  younsf 
children  to  hini,  tliat  he  shouhi 
tourh  them  :  and  /(;.•.■  ilisciplcs  re- 
buked those  that  In-ought  iAf/i. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was 
A  much  displeased,  and  said  unto 
them.  Suffer  the  little  children  to 
come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them 
not  ;  for  of  such  i  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

15  Verily  1  sny  unto  you.  Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  kinir- 
dom  of  Goif  as  a  little  chihl,  he 
shall  not  enter  therein. 

10  And  he  took   them  up   in   his 
48 


MARK. 

VI  Le.  2.  13. 

Ki.  43.  24. 

n  Mat. 5. 13. 
Lu.  14.  34. 

0  Col.  4.  6. 

p  Ps.  34.  14. 
2  Cor.  13.  11. 
He.  12.  14. 

«.  Mat.  19.1, 

&c.  Jno.  10. 

40. 

b  De.  24.  1. 

Mat.  5.  31. 

c  Ge. 1.27.5. 
2.  Mai. 2. 15. 
rfGe.  2.  24. 

r\  Cor.6.16. 
Ep.  5.  31. 
/Mat. 5. 32. 
19.9.  Lu.  16. 
18.  Ro.  7.  3. 

1  Cor.  7.  10, 
11. 

>  Mat.  19. 

13.  Lu.  18. 
15. 

/iKp.  4.26. 
i  Mat. 18.10. 
1  Cor.  14.  20. 
lPe.2.2.ne. 

14.  5. 


/t  Mat.  19. 
16,  &(■.  Lu. 
18.  18,  &c. 
/  Ps.  86.  5. 
119.  68. 

wjEx.20. 
Ro.  13.  9. 

n  Is.   58.  2. 
Kz.  33.  31, 
33.  Mm1.3.8. 
Ro.  7.  9. 
Ph.  3.  6. 

o  Ja.  2.  10. 

p  Mat.  6.19, 
20.  Lu.   12. 
33.  16.  9. 

7  Job  31.  24. 
Ps,  52.  7.62. 
10.  Hah.  2. 
9.  1  Ti.6.17. 
Re.  3.  17. 

rGe.  18.  14. 
}ohAi.  2. 
Jer.  32.  17. 
Lu.  1.37. 


A.  D.  32. 

arms,  put  hin  hands  upon  them, 
and  bli-Hsed  them. 

17  And  k  when  he  wn*  gone  forth 
into  the  way,  there  came  one  run- 
ning, and  kneeled  to  him,  and 
asked  him,  (inod  Master,  what 
shall  I  do  tliat  I  may  inherit  eter- 
nal life  7 

18  .And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Why  callesl  thou  me  good  7 
Tht^re  it  none  good  but  one,  /  that 
is,  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  m  com- 
mandments, Do  not  commit  adul- 
tery. Do  not  kill,  Do  not  steal, 
Do  not  bear  false  witness.  De- 
fraud not.  Honour  thy  father  und 
mother. 

20  And  lie  answered  and  said 
unto  him.  Muster,  all  n  these 
have  I  ubserved  from  my  youth. 

21  Then  Jesu.'t,  beholdins^  him, 
loved  him,  and  saiil  unto  him. 
One  o  thing  thou  laikest  :  go  thy 
way,  sell  whatsoever  thou  hast, 
anil  give  to  the  ponrj  and  thou 
sluilt  have  treasure  p  in  heaven  : 
and  come,  take  up  the  cross,  and 
follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  say- 
ing, and  went  away  grieved  ;  for 
he  had  great   possessions. 

23  And  Jesus  looked  round  about, 
and  saith  unto  his  disciples.  How 
hardly  shall  th.ey  that  have  riches 
enter  into  the  kinf^dom  of  God  ! 

24  AnJ  the  disr.iples  were  aston- 
ished at  his  wonls.  But  Jesus  an- 
8werethagain,and  saith  unto  them. 
Children,  how  hard  is  it  for  them 
that  tiuet  q  in  riches  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  God  I 

2.5  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out 
of  measure,  saying  among  them- 
selves. Who  then  can  be  .saved  7 

27  And  Jesus,  looking  upon  them, 
saith.  With  men  it  is  impossible, 
hut  not  witli  God  :  forr  with  God 
all  things  are  possible. 

28  Then  Peter  began  to  say  unto 
lim,  Lo,    we    have 

have  followed  thee. 


him,  Lo,    we    have   left   all,   and 


29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said. 
Verily  I  say  mito  you,  There  it 
no  man  that  hath  left  house,  or 
brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or 
mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
lands,  for  my  sake,  and  the  gos- 
pel's, 

30  But  he  shall  receive  an  hun- 
dred-fold now  in  this  time, houses, 
and  brethren,  and  sisters,  and 
mothers,  and  children,  and  lands, 


A   D.  33. 

with    poi-secntions ;    and    in    the 
wiirM  'o  come,  elurnal  life. 

31  But  s  Ml, my  tkat  are  fiisl,  shall 
be  \iiH  ;  anil  llit3  last,  tiisl. 

32  And  t  ihey  wu.u  in  the  way 
poin^  up  Id  Joiusak'in  ;  luid  Jesus 
Weill  111  line  theiii  :  ami  they  weio 
ain.izi'd  j  luid  a-;  thi-y  followe  1, 
ihey  weiu  nlVidd.  Ami  lie  took 
u;riin  the  twelve,  ami  beijan  to 
tell  ihfiu  what  tliinjfs  should  hap- 
p.Mi  iiuto  hi  in, 

33  Sdijing,  Behold,  we  u  go  up  to 
leiusalein  ;  and  tlie  Son  of  man 
sliall  Lie  delivered  unto  the  chief 
p.iests,  and  unto  the  scrilies  ;  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 
iiil  sliall  delive;- him  to  the  Gen- 
tiles; 

31  And  II  they  shall  mock  him, 
ami  shall  scou/j^e  him,  and  shall 
spit  upon  lilm,  and  shall  kill  him  ; 
and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise 
a^aiii. 

.Tj  And  James  and  John,  the  sons 
of  Zehedee,  come  unto  hiin,  sav- 
ing Master,  wu  would  that  thou 
slioullest  do  for  us  whatsoever  we 
sliall  desiie. 

33  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
Would  ye  that  1  shotild  do  loryou  ? 

37  They  said  unto  him,  (Jrant 
unto  us  that  we  may  sit,  one  on 
thy  ri^ht  hand,  and  the  other  on 
thv   left   hand,  in  thy  glory. 

SS  J3ut  Jesus  Slid  unto  them. 
Ye  w  Itnnw  not  what  ye  ask. 
Can  ye  drink  of  the  cup  that  I 
drink  of'  and  he  haptized  witli 
the  baptism  j:  that  I  am  baptized 
with? 

31)  And  they  say  unto  him,  We 
can.  .\nd  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Ye  )/  .^ihnll  indeed  drink  ol'  the  cup 
z  til. it  I  dink  of;  and  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  withal, 
shall  ye  be  baptized  : 

4(1  But  to  sit  on  my  rig'ht  hand 
nnd  on  my  left  hand,  is  not  mine 
to  ^ive  ;  but  it  sliall  ha  given  to 
t/u'tri  for  whinii  it  is  prepared,  o. 

•II  And  when  the  ten  heard  it, 
they  be>jan  to  be  niueli  displeased 
with  James  and  John. 

4'2  But  Jesus  ealle  I  them  to  him, 
nnd  saith  unio  them,  Ye  b  know 
that  ihey  which  are  I  accounted 
to  rule  ovijr  the  (ientiles  exercise 
lordship  over  them;  and  their 
great  ones  exercise  authority  upon 
them. 

A'S  But  so  shall  it  not  be  .iinoncr 
you  :  bnt  <•  whosoever  will  be  great 
amoii:f  you,  shall  be  your  min- 
ister: 

44  And  whosoever  of  yo.i  will  be 
the  chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  all. 


CHAP.  XI. 

ff  Mat.  20. 

16.  Lu.  13. 
30. 

C  Mat.  20. 

17.  &c.   Lu. 

18.  13,  &.C. 
uAc.  20.  22. 

0  rs.  22.  G, 
7,  13. 

i«  Ja.  4.  3. 

xLu.  12.60. 

vMat.  10. 
25.  Jno.  17. 
14. 

zc.  14.  36. 

rt  Mat.  25. 
31.  He.  11. 
16. 

6LU.22.  23. 

1  or,  think 
good. 

c  Mat.  20. 
26,28.  c.  9. 
35.    Lu.  9. 
48. 


rf  Jno.  13.14. 
Ph.  2.  7. 

els.  53.  11, 

12.  Da.  9. 

26.  2  Co.  5. 
21.  Ga.  3. 

13.  1  Ti.  2. 
6.  Tit.  2.  14. 

/  Mat.  20. 
29,  &c.  Lu. 
18.  35,  &c. 
i,'  Je.  29.  13. 
h  Ps.  62.  12. 
i  Jno.  11.28. 
k  Ph.  3.7-9. 
iMat.  9.22. 
c.  5.31. 

2  or,  saved 
thee. 

raMat.  21.1, 
&c.  Lu.  19. 
29,  &c.  Jno. 
12.  14,  &c. 

6  Ac.  17.  25. 

cZec.  9.  9. 


Blind  liartimcua  healed. 

45  For  even  (he  Son  of  man  came 
not  to  be  ministeicd  unto,  but  (/to 
minister,  and  to  e  give  his  life  a 
ransom  for  many. 

46  Andy  they  came  to  Jericho: 
and  as  he  went  out  of  Jericho,  with 
his  disciples,  and  a  jreat  number 
of  people,  blind  Bartimeus,  the 
son  of  Timeus,  sat  by  the  high- 
way side,  bejfg'in;^. 

47'  Anil  when  he  heard  that  it 
was  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  he  be^an 
to  cry  out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou 
sou  of  David,  have  mercy  on   me. 

48  And  many  ehar;^ed  him  that 
he  should  hold  his  peace:  but  he 
cried  the  mure  i,' a  great  deal.  Thou 
son  of  David,  have  me.cy  h  on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and 
coinmunded  him  to  be  culled. 
And  they  call  the  blind  man,  say- 
ing unto  him.  Be  of  good  comfort, 
rise  :  he  i  culleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  k  away  his 
gaiinent,  rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered,  and  said 
unto  hlin,  What  wilt  thou  that  I 
should  do  unto  thee  ?  The  blind 
man  said  unto  him,  Lord,  that  I 
might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go 
thy  way  ;  thy  '  faith  hath  2  made 
thee  whole.  And  immediately  he 
rceeived  his  sight,  and  followed 
Jesus  in  the  wav. 

CHAPTF.n  XI. 

ANT)  a  when  they  came  nigh  to 
Jerusalem, unto  Betlipao-e  and 
Bethany,  at  the  mount  of  (Mives, 
he  seiideih  forth  two  of  his  disci- 
ples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them.  Go  your 
way  into  the  village  over  agiiiust 
you:  and  as  soon  as  ye  be  enter- 
ed into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied, 
whereon  never  man  sat  ;  loose 
him,  and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  yon, 
Why  do  ye  this  .'  say  ye  that  the 
Lord  hatii  need  h  of  him  ;  and 
slraiu-htway  ho  will  send  him 
hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and 
found  the  colt  tied  by  the  door 
without,  in  a  place  where  two 
ways  met  ;  and  they  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  id"  them  that  stood 
•  here  sail  unto  them, What  dove, 
loosing  the  colt '.' 

6  AnrI  they  said  unto  them  even 
as  Jesus  had  commanded :  and 
they  let  them  go. 

7  .\nd  they  brought  the  colt  to 
Jesus,  and  i':ist  their  garments  on 
him  ;   and  c  he  sat  upon  him. 

8  And  many  spread  their  gar- 
ments ill  the  wav  :  and  others  cut 

'40 


Tilt  fruilteaa  /ig-trim  citmcd. 

down  Oriinches  oH  tlie  liecs,  and 
Biiewed  tliein  in  iln;  way. 

9  An'l  Ihey  ihat  went  before,  and 
tliey  ili.il  lollowed,  cried,  siiyirisj', 
Hoj.inna  ;  blessud  dia  he  tiial  cum- 
eLli  in  the  name  ul  the  Lord  : 

lU  Blessed  be  '.he  kingdom  e  of 
our  father  D.ivid,  that  coineth  in 
the  name  of  the  Loi  J  :  Uosanna  in 
the  higliest.  / 

11  And  Jesus  entered  into  Jeru- 
Baleiii,  and  into  the  temple  :  anc] 
g  v,htii\  he  had  looked  round  about 
upon  all  things,  and  now  the 
even-tide  was  come,  he  went  out 
unto  Bethany  with  the   twelve. 

12  And  h  on  the  morrow,  when 
they  were  come  from  Bethany,  he 
Was  hungry  :  I 

13  And  seeing  a  fig-tree  afar  off,  ' 
having  leaves,  he  came,  if  haply 
he  mi  fill  find  any  thing  thereon  : 
and  when  he  came  to  it,  he  found 
notliing  i  but  leaves  ;  for  the  lime 
of  figs  was  not  yet.  I 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  it.  No  man   cat  fruit  of  ihee 
hereafter  for  ever.      And  his    dis- ^ 
ciples  heard  it.  \ 

15  And  k  they  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  Jesus  went  into  the 
temple,  and  began  to  cast  out 
them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables 
of  the  money-changers,  I  and  the  : 
seats  of  them  that  sold  doves  ; 

16  And  would  not  sufi'er  that  any 
man  should  carry  any  vessel 
through  the   temple.  j 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  ' 
them,  Is  it  not  written,  m  My  j 
house  shall  be  called  1  of  all  na-  ' 
tioiis  the  house  of  prayer?  but  ye  j 
have  made  it  a  den  ;<  of  thieves.      I 

18  And    the    scribes    and     chief 
priests  heard   it,  and   sought  how  | 
they  might  destroy  him  :  for  they  ' 
feared  him,  because  all  the  people 
was  astonished  o  at  his  doctiine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  i 
went  out  of  the  city.  1 

20  And  in  the  morning,  as  they! 
passed  by,  they  saw  the  fig-lree  j 
dried  up  from  the  roots. 

21  And  Peter,  calling  to  remem- 
b'ance,  saitli  unto  him.  Master,  j 
behold,  the  fig-tiee  which  thou  , 
cu  sedst  is  withered  away.  j 

22  And  Jesus,  answering,  saith 
unto  them.  2  Have  faith  in  God.      | 

23  For  verily  I  say  unto  you.  That 
whosoever  p  shall  say  unto  this 
mountain.  Be  thou  removed,  and 
be  thou  cast  into  tlie  sea;  and 
shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things 
which  bu  .iaith  shall  come  to  pi<.&!i; 

59 


MARK. 

rfPs.  118.26. 
e  Is.  9.  7. 
Je.  33.  15. 
/Ps.  118.  I. 
g^Zep.  1.12. 
K/.e.  8.  9. 
h  Mat.  21. 

18.  Sn:. 

i  Is.  5.  7. 
A- Mat.  21. 
12,  &c.    Lu. 

19.  45,  &c. 
Jno.  2.  14, 
&c. 

I  De.  14.  25, 

25. 

771  Is.  56.  7. 

1  or,  an 
house  of 
prayer  for 
all  nations, 
nje.  7.  11. 

o  Mat.  7.28. 
c.  1.  22. 
Lu.  i.  32. 

2  or,  have 
the  faith 
of   God. 

p  Mat.  17. 

20.  Lu.  17. 
6. 


q  Mat.  7.  7. 

Lu.  11.  9. 

18.  I.  Jno. 

14.  13.   15.  7. 

16.  24.  Ja.  1. 

5,6. 

r  Mat.  6.  14. 

Col.  3.  13. 

s  Mat.  18. 

35. 

t  Mat.  21. 

23,  &c.    Lu. 

20.  1,  &c. 

u  Nu.  16.  3. 

3  or,  thing. 

V  Mat.  3.  5, 

6.  14.  5.  C.6. 

20. 

tris.  1.3.29. 

14.  Je.  8.  7. 
Ho3.4.  6. 
xLu.  10.21, 
22. 

a  Mat.  21. 
23.   Lu.  20. 
9,  &c. 
b  Co..  8.  11. 
Mi.  7.1.  Lu. 
12.  43.   Jno. 

15.  1—8. 
cHe.  II.  37. 
d  Ne.  9.  30. 
Jer.  7.  25, 

e  Mat  .23.37. 


A.  D.  33. 

he  shall  have  whataoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you, 
Wliat  q  ihijigs  soever  ye  desire 
when  ye  PiSy,  believiS  that  ye  re- 
ceive them,  and  ye  shall  have  them. 

!ii  And  when  ye  slanrl  praying, 
forgive,  r  if  ye  liave  aught  against 
any;  that  your  Father  also  which 
is  in  heaven  may  forgive  you  your 
trespasses. 

26  But  3  if  ye  do  not  forgive,  nei- 
ther will  your  l-'aiher  which  is  in 
heaven  forgive  yuur  trespasses. 

27  And  they  come  again  to  Jeru- 
salem :  and  t  as  he  was  walking 
in  the  temple,  there  come  to  liim 
the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes, 
and  the  eldeis, 

28  And  say  unto  him,  By  u  what 
authority  doest  thou  these  things? 
and  who  gave  thee  this  authoiity 
to  do  these  things? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you 
one  3  question,  and  answer  me, 
and  I  will  tell  you  by  what  au- 
thority I  do  these  things. 

30  The  baptismof  John,  was  1/ from 
heaven  or  of  men  ?  Answer  me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say, 
Prom  heaven  ;  he  will  say.  Why 
then  did  ye  not  believe  him '.' 

32  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men  ; 
they  feared  the  people  ;  fore  all 
men  counted  John,  that  he  was  a 
prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said 
unto  Jesus,  We  io  cannot  tell. 
And  Jesus  answering,  saith  unto 
them.  Neither  do  xl  tell  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  he  began  to  speak  unto 
them  by  parables.  A  a  cer- 
tain man  planted  a  vineyard,  and 
set  an  hedge  about  it,  and  digged 
a  place. for  the  wine-fat.  and  built 
a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  liusband- 
men,  and  went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the 
husbandmen  a  servant  that  he 
might  receive  from  the  husband- 
men of  the  6  fruit  of  the  vineyard. 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat 
him,  and  sent  /iim  away  empty. 

4  And  again  he  sent  unto  them 
another  servant  ;  and  at  him  they 
cast  stones,  c  and  wounded  him, 
in  the  head,  and  sent  him  away 
shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another; 
and  him  they  killed,  and  d  many 
others,  beating  some,  and  killing 
e  some. 

6  Having  yet  therefore  one  son, 
hie  well-beloved,  he/ sent  him  al- 


will  reverence  my  son. 
7  Bui  those  husbandmen  said 
among'  themselves,  This  is  tlie 
heir;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and 
the  inhe.ititnce  shall  be  ouis. 


A.  D.  33. 

BO  last  unto  them,  8ayin»,  TheylyHe.  1.1,2. 
I^He.  13.  12. 
ih  Pr.  1.  £4- 
|3l.  Is.  5.5-7. 
Da.  9.  tS. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  |  i  Jer.  17.  3. 
him,   and   cast   him  out  g   of  the 
vineyard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  do  ?  He  will 
come  and  h  destroy  the  husband- 
men, and  will  i  give  the  vineyard 
unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this 
scripture  :  The  k  stone  which  the 
builders  rejected  is  become  the 
head  of  the  corner  ; 

11  This  was  the  Lord's  doing', 
and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  7 

12  And  I  they  sought  to  lay  hold 
on  him,  but  feared  the  people  ;  for 
they  knew  that  he  had  spoken  the 
parable  against  them  :  and  they 
left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  And  m  they  sen  1  unto  him 
certain  of  the  Pha  isees,  and  of 
the  Herodians,  to  catch  him  in  his 
words.  ' 

14  And  when  they  were  come, 
they  say  unto  him,  iVlaster,  we 
know  that  thou  art  true,  and 
carest  for  no  man  ;  for  thou  regaid- 
est  not  the  person  of  men,  but 
teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth  : 
Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  to  Ce 
Bar,  or  not  ? 

15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not 
give  ?  But  he,  knowin?  their  hy- 
pocrisy, said  unto  them,  Why 
tempt  ye  me  ?  Bring  me  a  1  pen- 
ny, that  I  may  see  it. 

IC  And  they  brought  it.  And  lie 
saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this  im- 
age and  superscription  ?  And  they 
said  unto  him,  Cesar's. 

17  And  Jesus,  answering,  said 
unto  them,  Render  to  Cesar  n  the 
things  that  are  Cesar's,  and  to 
God  o  the  things  that  are  God's. 
And  they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  Then  p  come  unto  him  the 
Sadducees,  which  say  q  there  is 
no  resurrection  ;  and  they  asked 
him,  saying, 

19  Master,  Moses  wrote  r  unto 
us,  If  a  man's  brother  die,  and 
leave  Ms  wife  behind  him,  and 
leave  no  children,  that  his  brother 
s  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise 
up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  thero  weic  seven  bre- 
thren :  and  the  first  took  a  wife, 
and,  dying,  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  look  her,  and 
died;  neither  left  he  any  seed: 
and  the  third  lik«'wis«. 


kPs.  118.22. 
U.  11.  18. 
Jno.  7.  30. 
m  JVIat.  •^. 
15.  Lu.iO. 
i.0,  &c. 
1  Valuing 
of  our  mo- 
ney 14 
cents  4 
mills,  as 
Mat.  22.  19. 
n  Mai.  17. 
25-'^7.  Ro. 
13.7.  IPe. 
2.  17. 

o  Ec.  5.4,  5. 
Mul.  1.  6. 
;>  Mat.  2-2. 
u3.  Lu.  2'. 
27,  &c. 
7  Ac.  £3.  8. 
rDe.SS.  5. 


CHAP.  XII.  77ie  tuio  great  commandments, 

22  And  ihe  seven  had  her,  and 
left  no  seed  ;  last  of  all  the  woman 
died  also. 

Si3  In  the  resurrection,  therefore, 
when  tht^y  shall  rise,  whi'se  wife 
shall  she  be  of  iheni?  for  the 
seven  had  her  to  wile. 

'-44  And  Jesus  ansvvering  said  un- 
to them,  Do  ye  not  the.efore  err, 
because  ye  know  not  the  scrip- 
tu.es,  neither  the   power  of  God  ? 

!c5  For  v\hen  they  shall  rise  fioip 
the  dead,  they  neither  many  nor 
a.e  given  in  marriage  ;  but  t  are 
as  the  angels  which  aie  in  hea- 
ven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that 
they  rise  ;  have  ye  not  read  in  the 
book  of  Moses,  how  in  Ihe  bush 
Gud  spake  unto  him,  saying,  u  I 
am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead, 
but  the  God  of  the  living:  ye  o 
the:efore  do  g  eatly  err. 

i.8  And  w  one  of  the  scribes 
came,  and  having  heajil  them  lea- 
souiug  together,  and  peiceiving 
that  be  had  answered  them  well, 
asked  him.  Which  is  the  fiiSl  com- 
mandment of  all  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  liim,  T)ie 
first  of  all  the  commandments  in, 
X  Hear,  O  Is.ael  ;  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Loiil  : 

30  .■ind  thou  shall  love  the  Lord 
thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
rnind,  and  with  all  thy  stienglli. 
This  is  the  fiist  commandment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  nnmely 
this.  Thou  j^  shall  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thysL-lf.  There  is  none 
other  commandment  gieater  than 
these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him, 
Well,  Maste,  thou  hast  said  the 
tiuth  :  for  there  is  one  God;  and 
z  iliere  is  none  other  but  he  : 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the 
heart,  and  with  all  the  under- 
standing, and  with  all  the  soul, 
and  with  all  the  strength,  and  to 
love /lis  neighbour  as  himself,  is 
more  a  than  all  v. hole  burnl-ofl'er- 
ings  and  sac^  ifices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he 
answered  di.screetly,  he  said  unto 
him.  Thou  art  not  far  from  the 
kingdom  of  God.  And  no  man 
after  that  durst  ask  him  6  any 
'j^estion. 

<f35  And  c  Jesus  answered  and  said, 

while   he   taught   in   the    temple, 

How  say  the  scribes  that  Christ  is 

the  eon  of  David  ? 

51 


sRn. 
13. 


1.  11 


t  1  Cor.  15. 

42-53. 

uEx.  3.  6. 
V  ver.  24. 

w  Mat.  22. 
35. 

xDe.6.  4,  5. 
Lu.  10.27. 

y  Le.  19.  18. 
Mat.  22.  39. 
Ro.  13.  9. 

^De.4.  39. 
Is.  45.  5,  6. 
14.  46.  9. 

a  1  Sa.  15. 
22.  Hos.  6. 
6.Mi.6.6-8 
b  Mat.  22. 
46. 

c  Mat.  22. 
41.  Lu.  20. 
41,  &c. 


AJliction^/oretold.  MARK. 

36  For  David  himself  aaiil  by 
d  ilie  Holy  UliKSi,  TJie  e  L'-d  kmcI 
to  my  Li>id,  Sii  iliou  on  my  righi 
hand,  till  1  make  thine  e.iemiei 
thv  foolstool. 

37  D.tvul  therefore  himself  call- 
fth  him  Lord  ;  and  whence  is  he 
then  his  son  ?  And  the  common 
people  heard  him  gladly. 

33  And  he  said  unto  them_/"in  his 
doctrine,  Beware  g  of  the  scribes, 
■uhich  love  to  go  in  long  clothing, 
and  love  salutations  in  the  market- 
places, 

39  Ani  h  the  chief  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  uppermost 
rooms  at  feasts  ; 

40  Which  devour  widows'  t  hou- 
ses, and  for  a  pretence  make  long 
praye.s:  these  shall  receive  great- 
er damnation. 

41  And  k  Jesus  sat  over  against 
the  tieasury,  anil  lieheld  how   the  I »"  1  Ch.  29. 
people  casi'2  money  into  the  trea- 13,  17.  2  Ch. 
sury :    and    many   that   were    richl24.   10. 
cast  in  much.  I"  De.  24.  6. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain  poor  I  a  Mat. 24.  1, 


d2Sa.  2.23. 
i  Ti.  3.  16. 
e  Ps.  110.  1. 
/c.  4.2. 
#.Mai.23.  1. 
Lu.  20.  46, 
Ac. 

h  Lu.  11.43. 
t  2Ti.  3.  6. 
/.■  Lu.  21.  1, 
&c. 

2  a  piece  of 
brass  mo- 
ney :  see 
Mat.  10.  9. 
37lh  pan 
of  that 
piece  of 
brass  mo- 
ney. 

/  2  Cor.  8,  2, 
12. 


widow,  and  she  threw  in  two  3 
miles,  which  make  a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  unto  him  his 
disciples.,  and  s^iith  unto  them. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  /  this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in  than 
all  they  which  have  cast  into  the 
I  re  afiu  ry  : 

44  For  all  they  did  ca.'Jt  in  of  their 
m  abundance  ;  but  she  of  her  want 
did  cast  in  all  that  she  had,  euen 
aifn  her  livinir. 

■^  CHAPTER  XHI. 

AND  a  as  he  went  out  of  the 
temple,  one  of  his  disciples 
saith  unto  him,  Master,  see  what 
manner  of  stones  and  what  build- 
ings are  here  ! 

2  And  Jesus,  answering,  said  un- 
to him,  Seest  thou  these  great 
building.s  ?  6  there  shall  not  be  left 
one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  j 
not  be  thrown  down. 


&c.  Lu.  21 
5,  &c. 

6  Lu.  19.  44. 
c  Je.  29.  8. 
Ep.  5.  6. 
2  Th.  2.  3. 
Re.  20.  7,  8. 
d  Ac.  5.  36. 
39.  IJno.  4. 
1. 


A.  D.  33. 

needs  be  ;  but  the  end  »hall  not  6« 
yel. 

8  For  nation  ihall  rise  agnind 
nation,  and  kingdom  against  kinz- 
doin  ;  and  there  sliall  be  earth- 
quakes in  divers  pieces,  and  there 
shall  be  famines  and  lioublea: 
tlieite  are  the  beginning*  of  I  sur- 
rowi. 

9  But  lake  heed  to  yourselvea: 
for  ihty/ shall  deli>er  you  up  to 
councils  ;  and  in  the  synagogues 
ye  shall  be  beaten  ;  and  ye  Khali 
be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings 
for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony 
against  them. 

10  And  g  the  gospel  must  first  be 
published  among  all  nations. 

11  But  when  they  shall  lead 
you  and  deliver  you  up,  take  no 
thought  beforehand  what  ye  shall 
speak,  neither  do  ye  premeditate  ; 
but  whatsoever  shall  be  given  you 
in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye  :  for  it 
is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  h  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now  the  brother!  shall  betray 
the  brother  to  death,  and  the  fa- 
ther the  son  :  and  childien  shall 
rise  up  against  their  parents,  and 
shall  cause  them  to  be  put  to 
death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  k  of  all 
f/ien  for  my  name's  sake  :  but  he 
/  that  shall  enduie   unto  the   end, 


e  Ps.  27.  3. 
4G.  l,2.Pr.3. 
25.  Jno.  14, 
1,  27. 


1  The  word 
in  the 

original 
importeth 
the  pains  of 
a  woman  i/i 
travail 


3  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  Mount :  ^  n^r"^  ,o 
of  Olives,  over  against  the  I  cm  pie,  '/_  j^  i.,' 
Peter    and    Jam^•s  and   John   and  I  i'',n '^-  "*• 


2.  10. 


An  I'-ew  a?ked  him  privately.  . 

4  Tell  us.  when  shall  these  things  i?  Mat.  ^ 
be?  and    what   ultnll  be  the  sign  I '9-  Re. 14. 6 
when  all  these  things  shall  be   ful 
filled? 

5  And   Jesus,    answering    them 
began  to  say.  Take  c  heed  lest  any  i  i-  Lu.  6.  22 
r/idfi  deceive  you  : 

6  For  many  shall 
name,  s;?ying,   I   am   Christ;  and    Re.  2.  10. 
shall  dereive  many.  'm  Da.  9.  21 

7  Ani    when    ye    shall    hear    of|nDa.  12.  1 
wars  and  rumours  of  wars,  be  e  ye  i  Joel  2.  2. 
not  troubled  ;  for  ai^cA  l/nng«  must  |o  Lu.  17. 23. 'sfiy  to  you,  Lo,  o  here  is  Christ 

32 


|;iAc.2.  4.  4. 
8,  31.  6.  10. 
t  Mi.  7.  6. 


Jno.  17.  14. 
me  d  in   mv  |  /  Da.  12.  12. 


t^^same  shall  be  saved. 
,  iR  But  when  ye  shall  see  the 
i  abomination  of  desolation,  spoken 
of  OT  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand- 
ing where  it  ought  net,  (let  him 
that  readeth  understand,)  then  let 
(hem  that  be  in  Judea  Cee  to  the 
mountains  ; 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the 
house-top  not  go  down  into  the 
house,  neither  enter  therein,  to 
take  any  thing  out  of  his  house. 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field 
not  turn  back  again  for  to  take  up 
his  garment. 

17  But  wo  to  them  that  arc  with 
child,  anri  to  them  that  give  suck 
in  those  days  ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight 
be  not  in  ihe  winter. 

IS  Forn  in  those  days  shall  be 
ainiction,  such  as  was  not  from 
tlie  beginning  of  the  creation 
which  God  created,  unto  this  time, 
neither  shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had 
shortened  those  days,  no  flesh 
should  be  saved  :  but  forthe  elect's 
sake,  whom  he  hath  chosen,  he 
hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  And   then    if  any   man    shall 


A.  D.  83. 

nr,  Lo,  he  is  there  ;  believe  him 
not  : 

22  For  false  Cliiisls  and  false  pro- 
ffhcts  shall  rise,  and  shall  sliow 
signs  and  wondeis,  to  seduce,  if  it 
were  possible,  even  the  elect. 

23  But/^iake  ye  heed  :  behold,  I 
have  foretold  you  all  things. 

24  But  in  those  days,  after  that 
tribulation,  q  tlie  sun  shall  be 
daikened,  and  the  rnoon  shall  not 
give  hei  light  ; 

25  And  r  iha  stars  of  heaven 
sha'.l  fall,  and  the  powers  that 
are  in  heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

26  And  sthen  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  the  clouds, 
with  g.eat  power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his 
angels,  and  shall  gather  together 
his  elect  from  the  four  winds,  from 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth,  to 
the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig- 
tree  ;  When  her  branch  is  yet  ten- 
der, and  putteth  forth  leaves,  ye 
know  that  summer  is  near ; 

29  So  ye,  in  like  manner,  when 
ye  shall  see  these  things  come  to 
pass,  know  that  it  is  nigh,  even  at 
the  doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  this 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all 
these  things  be  done.  I 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 
away  :  but  t  my  words  shall  not 
pass  away. 

32  But  of  that  day  and  that  hour  I 
knoweth    no    man,    no,    not    the 
angels     which     are     in     heaven, 
neither  the  Son,  but  the  Father.' 

33  Take  u  ye  heed,  watch  and 
pray  :  for  ye  know  not  when  the 
time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man 
taking  a  far  journey,  who  left  his 
house,  and  gave  authority  to  his 
servants,  and  to  every  irian  his 
work,  and  commanded  the  porter 
to  watch. 

35  Watch  ye,  therefore  ;  for  ye 
know  not  when  the  ma.'ter  of  the 
house  cometh,  at  even,  or  at  mid- 
night, or  at  the  cockcrowing,  or  in 
the  morning  ; 

36  Lest,  coming  suddenly,  he  find 
you  sleeping,  v 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you,  I  say 
tinto  all.  Watch,  id 

CHAPTER  XIV. 


CHAP.  XIV 

i5  2Pe.3. 17. 

I 

'q  Da.  12.  1. 

Zep.  1.  15— 

17. 

r  Is.  13.  19. 

24.  20,  23. 
Jer.  4.  28. 
2Pe.  3.  10, 

12.  Re.  6.  12 

—14.  20.  11. 

!*  Da.  7.9-14. 

Mat.  16.  27. 

24.  30.  c.  !4. 
:62.  Ac.  1.11. 

ITh.  4.  1. 

2Th.  1.7,10. 
jRe.  1.7. 

'Ms.  40.  8. 

\u  Mat.  24. 
42.  25.  13. 
Lu.  12.  40. 
21.  34.  Ro. 

13.  11,  12. 
1  Th.  5.  6. 
Re.  16.  15. 

»  Mat.  25.  5. 

w  ver.  33,35. 


,a/^  FTF.R  two  days  was  the  feast 
of  the  passover,  and  of  unlea 


'K' 


vened  b  ead  :  and  the  chief  priests 
antl  the  scribes  sought  how  they 
might  take  him  by  craft,  and  put 
him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast- 
58 


a  Mat.  26.  6, 
&c.  Lu.  7. 
37.  Jno.l2. 
1,  &c. 

1  or,  pure 
nard  ;  or, 
liquid  nard. 

2  See  Mat. 
18.  28. 

iDe.  15.  11. 

c  Mat. 36.14, 
&c.  Lu.  22. 
3,  &c. 

dJno.  13.2. 

e\  K.21.20. 
Pr.  1.10— 16. 

/  Ex.  12.  8, 

&c. 

3  or,  sacri- 
ficed. 

S  c.  11.2,  3. 
He.  4.  13. 

A  Jno.  11.28. 
13.  13. 

t  Re.  3.  20. 
k  Jno.  16.  4. 


Christ  anointed  at  Bethany, 

day,  lest  there  be  an  uproar  of  the 
jieople. 

3  And  a  being  in  Bethany,  in  the 
house  of  Simon  the  leper,  as  he 
sat  at  meat,  there  came  a  woman 
having  an  alabaster-box  of  oint- 
ment of  1  spikenard,  very  pie- 
cious  ;  and  she  biake  the  box,  and 
poured  it  on  his  head. 

4  And  theie  weie  some  that  had 
indignation  within  themselves, 
and  said.  Why  was  this  waste  of 
the  ointment  made  1 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for 
more  than  th.ee  hundied  2  pence, 
and  have  been  given  to  the  poor. 
And  they  murmured  against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said,  Let  her  alone  ; 
why  trouble  ye  her?  she  hath 
wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 

7  For  6  ye  have  the  poor  w  ith  you 
always,  and  whensoever  ye  will 
ye  may  do  them  good  :  but  me  ye 
have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could  : 
she  is  come  aforehand  to  anoint 
my  body  to  the  burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Where- 
soever this  gospel  shall  be  preach- 
ed throughout  the  whole  wodd, 
tJds  also  thai  she  hath  done  shall 
be  spoken  of  for  a  niemoiial  of  her. 

10  And  c  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of 
the  twelve,  went  unto  the  chief 
priests,  to  betray  d  him  unto  them. 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they 
were  glad,  and  promised  to  give 
him  c  money.  And  he  sought 
how  he  might  conveniently  betray 
him. 

12  And  the  first  day  of  unleaven- 
ed bread,  vhen  they  Skilled  the 
passover,  his  disciples  said  unto 
him,  Wheie  wilt  thou  that  we  go 
and  pepare,  that  thou  mayest  eat 
the  passover  ? 

13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of 
his  disciples,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Go  o-ye  into  the  city,  and  there 
shall  meet  you  a  man  bearing  a 
pitcher  of  water:  follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go 
in,  say  ye  to  the  good  man  of  the 
house.  The  Rlaner  A  saith,  Where 
is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I 
shall  eat  i  the  passover  with  my 
disciples  ? 

15  And  he  will  show  you  a  large 
upper  room  furnished  and  prepar- 
ed :  there  make  ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth, 
and  came  into  the  city,  and  found 
t  as  he  had  said  unto  them  :  and 
they  made  ready  the  passover. 

17  And  in  the  evening  he  cometh 
with  the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat  and  did  eat, 

53 


Christ'i  agony  in  tht  garden.  MARK. 

Jesus  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  yoii,  '•  I  Ps.  41.  9. 
One  of  you  v.hicli  eutclli  /  with  55.  13,  14. 
mc  sliall  betray  me.  i      ivi   i  is  fi 

19  And  they  began  lobe  sorrow-   '"^*^*''^-*''-'' 
ful,  imd  to  say  unto   him   one  by  t    ' 
one,  Is  it  I  ?  and  another  said.  Is  "Mat.  26. 
itl/ 

20  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  It  i.«  one  of  the  twelve, 
that  dippelh  with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  man  indeed  goeih, 
as  it  is  written  of  him  :  but  wo  to       .  „       ,. 
that  man    by   whom    the    Son  °'"  ?fi    j    "^'c 
man  is  betrayed!  food  7»were  jt    l°-Jw.  o. 
for  that  man  if  he  had  never  been 

^«2  And    n  as  they  did  eat,  Jesns  !  Am.  9.  3,  14 
took  bread,  and  blessed,  and  biake 
it,  and   gave   to   them,  and   said, 
Take,  o  eat  ;  this  is  my  body. 

23  And    he   took    the   cup  ;    and 
when    he    had    given    thanks,    he  | 
gave    it    to  them:    and    they  all , /Mat.  26.33, 
drank  of  it.  |34.  Lu.22. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  33,  34.  Jno. 
pis   my  blood   of  the    new   testa- 1  13.  37,38. 
ment,  which  is  ghed  for  many. 

25  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  I  wi 
drink  no  more  of  the  fruit  of  the 


26,  &c.  Lu 
22.  19.  ICor. 
11.  23,  &c. 

o  Jno.  6.  48, 
58. 


|5.i. 

I9  Joel.  3. 18. 

Am.  9. 3,  14. 

4  or,  psalm. 

rZec.  13.  7. 

s  c.  16.  7. 

/Mat.  26 
i34.  Lu.22. 


uMat.  26. 
35,  &c.  Lu. 
'22.  39,  Ac 


ftc. 


to  He.  5.  7. 


vine,  until  that  day  that  1  drink  it  [  j^^'g    jg    j 
g  new  in  the  kingclom  of  God. 

26  And  when  tbey  had   sun^ 
4  hymn,   ihey  went  out   into  the  j  »  Jno.  12.27. 
Mount  of  Olives. 

27  And  Jesus   saith   unto    them. 

All  ye  sl-.all  be  ofi'ended  because  of| 

me  this  night;  for  it  is  written,  r 

I  will  smile  the  Shepherd,  and  the   x  Ro.  8.  15 

sheep  shall  be  scattered.  Ga.  4.  6. 

23  But  s  after  that  I  am  risen,  1 1 !/  Ps.  40.  8. 
I  Jno.  4.  34. 


will  go  before  you  into  Galilee 

29  But  /Peter  said  unto  him,  Al-i5.  30.  6.  38, 
though  all  shall  be  oflended,  yet  j  39.  18.  11. 
icill  not.  I.  Ph.  2.  8. 

30  And    Jesus    saith    unto    him,   -  Ro.  7.18— 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  That  this  25.  Ga.  5. 
day,  even  in  this  night,  before  the  1 17. 
cock  crow  twice,  thou  shalt  deny  j<i  Jno.  7.  30. 
me  thrice.  8.  20.  13.  1. 

31  But  he  spake  the  more  vehe-   i  Mat.  26. 
menUy,  If  I  should  die  with  thee,  :47.  Lu.  22. 
I  will  not  deny  thee  in  any  wise.  1 47,  4c.  Jno. 
Likewise  also  said  they  all.  18.  3,  &c. 

32  And    u  they  came   to   a  place   c  Ps.  3.  1,  2. 
■which    was    named   Gethsemane  :  j  rf  Ps.  2.  2. 
and  he  saith  to  his  disciples.  Sit  yele2S_a_.  20.  9. 


here,  while  I  shall  pray'.  i  Ps.  55.  21. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Peter  Pr.  27.  6. 
and  James  and  John,  and   began  /  Lu.  6.  46. 
to  be  sore  amazed,  and  to  be  very   «■  Ps-  22.  1, 
heavy  ;  &c.  Is.  53. 

34  And    saith    unto     them.    My  3,  &c.  Lu. 
V  soul  is  exceeding  sorrowful  unto  24.  44. 
death:  tarry  ye  here,  and  watch.    lAPs.  88.  8. 

35  And  hi  went  forvvard  a  lit- j  Is.  63.  3. 
lie,  and  fell  on  the  ground,  and  ver.  27. 
praytd  t»tbat,  if  it  vers  possible,  I  i  c.  13. 16. 

54  ■^ 


A.  D.  33. 

the  hour   might    pass  from    him. 

36  And  he  said,  xAbba,  Father, 
all  things  are  possible  unto  thee, 
take  away  this  cup  from  me  ; 
nevertheless  ynul  what  I  will,  but 
what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth 
them  sleeping,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  Simon,  steepest  thou  t 
coulilest  not  thou  watch  one  hour? 

38  Watch  ye,  and  P'uy,  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptation.  The  z 
spirit  truly  is  ready,  but  the  lieth 
is  weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away, 
and  ptayed,  and  spake  the  same 
words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he 
found  them  asleep  again,  (for 
their  eyes  were  heavy,)  neither 
wist  they  what  to  answer  him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Sleep  on 
now,  and  take  your  rest  :  it  is 
ejiough,  the  a  hour  is  come:  be- 
hold, the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed 
into  the  hanils  of  sinners. 

42  Rise  up,  let  us  go  ;  lo,  he  that 
betKiyeth  me  is  at  hand. 
^v^'And  6  immediately,  while  he 

J-fSt  spake,  cometh  Judis,  one  of 
the  twelve,  and  with  him  a  great 
multitude  c  with  swords  and 
staves,  from  the  chief  priests  d 
and  the  scribes  and  the  elders. 
44  And  he  that  betrayed  him 
had  given  them  a  token,  saying, 
Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  eihat 
same  is  he  :  take  him^  and  lead 
him  away  safely. 

43  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come, 
he  goeth  straightway  to  him,  and 
saith.  Master, y" master  ;  and  kissed 
him. 

46  And  they  laid  their  bands  on 
him,  and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood 
by  drew  a  sword,  and  smote  a 
servant  of  the  high  priest,  and 
cut  otV  his  ear. 

48  And  Jesu"  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Are  ye  come  out,  as 
against  a  thief,  with  swords  and 
with  staves  to  take  me  ? 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple,  teaching,  and  ye  took  me 
not  :  but  the  scriptures  ^  must  be 
fulfilled. 

50  And  ft  they  all  forsook  hint, 
and  fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  cer- 
tain young  man,  having  a  linen 
cloth  cast  about  his  naked  body; 
and  the  young  men  laid  hold  on 
him  : 

52  And  he  left  i  the  linen  cloth, 
and  fled  from  them  nak«d. 


A.  D.  33. 

53  Antl  k  they  led  Jesus  away  to 
the  high  priest :  and  with  hiin 
were  assembled  all  the  cliief 
priests  and  the  elders  and  the 
scribes. 

54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar 
ofi',  even  into  the  palace  of  the 
high  priest  :  and  he  sal  with  the 
servants,  and  warmed  himself  at 
the   fire. 

55  And  the  chief  priests  and  all 
the  council  sought  for  witness 
against  Jesus,  to  put  him  to  death  ; 
and  found  none. 

56  For  /  many  bare  false  witness 
against  him,  but  their  witness 
agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and 
bare  false  witness  against  him, 
saying, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  m 
destroy  this  temple  that  is  made 
with  hands,  and  within  three 
days  I  will  build  another  made 
without  hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  wit- 
ness agree  together. 

60  And  )i  the  high  priest  stood 
up  in  the  midst,  and  asked  Jesus, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing? 
What  is  it  uhich  these  witness 
against  thee  ? 

61  But  o  he  held  his  peace,  and 
answered  nothing.  Again  the 
high  priest  asked  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  the  Christ, 
the  Son  of  the   Blessed  ? 

62  And  Jesus  said,  I  am  :  and  p 
ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man  sit- 
ting on  the  right  hand  of  power, 
and  coming  in  the  clouds  of  hea- 
ven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  g  his 
clothes,  and  saith.  What  need 
ws  any  further  witnesses? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy; 
what  think  ye  ?  And  they  all  con- 
demned him  to  be  guilty  of 
death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  r  on 
him,  and  to  cover  his  face,  and  to 
bufi'et  him,  and  to  say  unto  him, 
Prophesy :  and  the  servants  did 
strike  him  with  the  palms  of  their 
haods. 

iSB  And  s  as  Peter  was  bene.atli  in 
^the   palace,   there  cometh  one   of 
^   the  maids  of  the  high  priest  : 

67  And  when  she  saw  Peter  warm- 
ing himself,  she  looked  upon 
him,  and  said,  And  thou  also  wast 
with  Je-us  of  Nazareth. 

68  But  he  denied,  t  saying,  I 
know  not,  neither  understand  I 
what  thou  sayest.  And  he  went 
out  into  the  porch  ;  and  the  cock 
crew. 


CHAP.  XV 

k  Mat.  26. 

57,  &c.  Lu. 

22.  54,  &c. 

Jno.  18.  13, 

&c. 

I  Ps.  35.  11. 

m  c.  15.  29. 
Jno.  2.  19. 
n  Mat.  26. 
62,  &c. 

0  Ps.  39.  9. 
Is.  53.  7. 

1  Pe.  2.  23. 

p  Da.  7.  13. 
Mat.  24.  30. 
26.  64.  Lu. 
22.  69.  Re. 
1.7. 

q  Is.  37.  1 
r  Is.  50.  6. 
c.  15.  19. 
s  Mat.  26. 
69,  &c.    Lu. 
22.  55,  &c. 
Jno.   18.  16, 
&o. 

«2Ti.  2.  12, 
13. 


u  Ac.  2.  7. 

5  or,  he 
wept 

abundant- 
ly ;  or,  he 
began  to 
weep. 

o2Cor.7.10. 

a  Ps.  2.  2. 
Mat.  27.  1. 
&c.    Lu.  23. 
1,  &r.    Jno. 
18.  i8,  &c. 
Ac.  3.  13. 
4.26. 

b  Is.  53.  7. 
Jno.  19.  9. 

cMat.  27. 
15.  Lu.  23. 
17.    Jno.  18. 
39. 

d  Pr.  27.  4. 
Ec.  4.  4. 
Ac.  13.  45. 
Tit.  3.  3. 

eAc.3.  14. 

/Ps.  2.  6. 
Je.  i3.  5. 
Ac.  5.31. 


Christ  brought  br/ore  Pilate. 

69  And  a  maid  saw  him  again, 
and  began  to  say  to  them,  that 
stood  ly.  This  is  one  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  And 
a  little  after,  they  that  stood  by 
said  again  to  Peter,  Surely  thou 
art  one  of  them  ;  for  thou  art  a 
Galilean,  u  and  thy  speech  agre- 
eth  thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  .and  to 
swear,  saying,  I  know  not  this 
man  of  whom  ye  speak. 

72  And  the  second  time  the  cock 
crew.  And  Peter  calle<l  to  mind 
the  word  that  Jesus  said  unto 
him.  Before  the  cock  crow  twice 
thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
when  5  he  thought  thereon,  he 
we>t.  V 
jf         CHAPTER  XV. 

^^  ND  straightway  in  the  mom- 
T-iJL  ing  the  chief  priests  held  a 
consultation  a  with  the  elders  and 
scribes  and  the  whole  council, 
and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried  him 
away,  and  delivered  him  to 
Pilate.     ■ 

2  And  Pilate  asked  liim,  Art 
thou  the  king  of  the  Jews?  And 
he,  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Thou   .sayest  it. 

3  And  the  cliief  priests  accused 
him  of  many  things  :  but  he  an- 
swered nothing. 

4  And  Pilate  asked  him  asrain, 
saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing  "? 
behold  how  many  things  they 
witness  against  thee. 

5  But  b  Jesus  yet  answered 
nothing  ;  so  that  Pilate  marvelled. 

6  Now  c  at  that  feast  he  released 
unto  them  one  prisoner,  whomso- 
ever they  desired. 

7  And  there  was  one  named  Ba- 
rabbas,  2e7n'c/i  /r/y  bound  with  them 
that  had  made  insuriection  with 
him,  who  had  committed  murder 
in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude,  crv'ing 
aloud,  began  to  desire  him  to  do 
as  he  liad  ever  done  unto  them. 

9  But  Pilate  answered  them, 
saying,  Will  ye  that  I  releaee 
unto  you  the  King  of  the  Jews? 

10  (For  he  knew  that  the  chief 
priests  had  delivered  him  for 
envy,  d) 

11  But  the  chief  priests  moved  tlie 
people,  that  he  should  rather  re- 
lease e  Earahbas  unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  answered,  and 
said  again  unto  them,  What  will 
ye  then  that  I  shall  do  unto  him 
whom  ve  call  the  King  f  of  the 
Jews  ? 

13  And  they  cried  out  again, 
Crucify  him. 

55 


TJte  erucijirion  i>f  Christ. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them 
Why,  wh.il  evil  o-  halh  lie  done  ? 
And  Lhey  cried  out  the  more  ex- 
cA.lin^ly,  C.Mcii'y  him. 
Mo  And  S'J  Piliite,  «  illinj  to  con- 
fent  the  p'.'ople,  rele^ised  B;irab- 
bas  into  them,  and  delivered  Je- 
sus, when  he  had  scourged  him, 
to  he  crucified. 

16  And  k.  the  soldiers  led  him 
away  into  the  hall  called  Pretori- 
um  ;  and  they  called  together  the 
whole  band. 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with 
purple,  and  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  about  his/ierjd; 

iS  And  began  to  salute  him, 
Hail,  King  oi'  the  Jews  ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the 
head  with  a  reed,  and  did  spit 
t  upon  him,  and,  bowing  thiir 
knees,  worshipped  him. 

20  And  when  they  had  mocked  k 
him,  lhey  took  oft"  the  purple  from 
him,  and  put  his  own  clothes  on 
hiio,  and  led  him  out  to  crucify 
b  i  rn . 

21  And  they  compel  one  Simon  a 
Cyrenian,  who  passed  by,  com- 
ing out  of  the  country,  the  fath- 
er of  Alexander  and  Rufus,  to 
tear  his  cross. 

22  And  /  they  bring  him  unto  the 
place  Golgotha,  which  is,  being 
interpreted,  The  place  of  a  skull. 

23  And  they  gave  him  to  drink 
wine  mingled  wiih  loyrrh  :  but  he 
receiveii  it  not. 

24  And  when  they  had  crucified 
him,  lhey  m  parted  his  garments, 
casting  lots  upon  them,  what 
every  man  should  take. 

23  And  it  was  the  third  hour; 
and  they  crucified  him. 

26  And  the  superscription  of  hisj 
accusation  was  written  over, 
THK  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

27  All!  with  him  they  crucify  i 
two  thieves  ;  the  one  on  his  right  j 
hail  I,  and  the  other  on  his  left.        ; 

28  .Ami  the  scripture  n  was  fill- 1 
filleil  ;  whii-li  saith,  And  be  was' 
numbered  with  the  transgressors.    ' 

29  And  o  they  that  passed  by 
railed  on  him,  wagging  their 
heads,  and  saying,  Ah,  thou  p 
that  destroyest  the  temple,  and  j 
b'lildest  it  in  three  days,  I 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down 
from  the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests, 
mocking,  said  among  themselves] 
with  the  scribes,  He  saved  others  ; 
himself  he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Israel  j 
descend  now  from  the  cross,  that] 
we  may  see,  g  and  believe.     And  i 

56 


MARK. 
g  U.  53.  9. 

h  Mat.  27. 

27.  J  no.  18. 

28,  33.  19.9. 

i  c.  14.  65. 

k  Job  13.  9. 

Ps.  35.  16. 
-Mat.  20.  19. 
c.  10.  34. 
Lu.  22.  63. 
23.  11,  36. 

1  Mat.  27. 
33,  &c.  Lu. 
23.  33.  &c. 
Jno.  19.  17. 

&.C. 

mPs.  22. 18. 

n  Is.  53.  12. 

o  Ps.  22.  7, 

p  c.  14.  58. 
Jno.  2.  19. 

g  Ro.  3.  3. 

2  Ti.  2.  13. 


r  Mat.  27. 
45.  Lu.  23. 
44. 

s  Ps.  22.  1. 

t  Ps.  42.  9. 
71.  11.  Lu. 
1.  12. 

«Pa.  69.21 

V  Mat.  27. 
50.  Lu.  4S. 
23.  Jno.  19. 
30. 

v>Pb.38.  11. 

a:Lu.  8.2,3. 


y  Lu.  2.25, 

38. 


r  e.  16.  3,  4. 


A.D.33. 

they  that  were  crucified  with  him 
reviled  him. 

33  And  r  when  the  sixth  hour 
Was  come,  there  was  djrkiies* 
over  the  wliole  land,  until  the 
ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour,  Jesua 
cried  with  a  loud  voire,  saying', 
«  Kloi,  Eloi,  lama  sabachthani  i 
which  is,  being  interpreted.  My 
God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me  ?  { 

35  And  some  of  them  that  stood 
by,  when  they  heard  it,  said.  Be- 
hold, he  calleth  Elias. 

36  And  one  ran  and  filled  a 
sponge  full  of  vinegar,  and  put 
it  on  a  reed,  and  u  gave  him  to 
drink,  s;iying.  Let  alone  ;  let  us 
see  whether  Elias  will  come  to 
take  him  down. 

37  And  r  Jesus  cried  wiih  a  loud 
voice,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

33    And   the    vail   of  the    temple 
wasj^ent  in  twain,   from  the  top  to 
ottom. 

And  when  the  centurion, 
which  stood  over  against  him, 
saw  that  he  so  cried  out,  and  gave 
up  the  ghost,  he  said,  Truly  this 
man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  There  were  also  women  look- 
ing on  afar  w  ofi" ;  among  whom 
was  Mary  3Iagdalene,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  Jan.es  the  less,  and 
of  Joses,  and  Salome  ; 

41  (Who  also,  when  he  was  in 
Galilee,  followed  him,  and  minis- 
tered X  unto  him  ; )  and  many 
other  women  which  caine  up  with 
him  unto  Jerusalem. 

42  And  now  when  the  even  was 
come,  because  it  was  the  Prepara- 
tion, that  is,  the  day  before  the 
sabbath, 

43  Joseph  of  .\rimathea,  an  hon- 
ourable counsellor,  which  also 
waited  y  for  the  kingdom  of  God, 
came,  and  went  in  boldly  unto  Pi- 
late, and  craved  the  body  of  Jesua. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he 
were  already  dead  :  and  callin* 
unto  hinihe  centurion,  he  asked 
him  whether  he  had  been  any 
while  dead. 

45  .\nd  when  he  knew  it  of  the 
centurion,  he  gave  the  body  to  Jo- 
seph. 

46  And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and 
took  him  down,  and  wrapped 
him  in  the  linen,  and  laid  him  in 
a  sepulchre  which  was  hewn  out 
of  a  rock,  and  rolled  a  z  stone  unto 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 

47  And  Mary  Magdalene  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  Joses  beheld 
where  he  was  laid. 


iy         CHAPTJ 

\,  ND   a  when 

XI.  past,   Mary 


A.  D.  33, 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

ihe  sabbalh  was 
ry  Mag'dalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  ul'  James,  ami 
Salome,  had  bouglii  sweet  spices, 
b  that  ihey  might  come  and  anoint 
him. 

2  And  verj'  early  in  the  morning, 
the  first  day  of  the  week,  they 
came  unto  the  sepulcliru  at  tlie 
rising  of  tiie  sun. 

3  And  ihriv  said  among  them- 
selves, Wlio  shall  roil  us  away 
the  stone  from  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre  ? 

4  (And  when  they  looked,  they 
saw  that  the  stone  was  rolled 
away,)  for  it  was  very  great. 

5  And  entering  into  the  sepul- 
chre, they  saw  a  young  rnan  sit- 
ting on  the  right  side,  clothed  in  a 
long  white  garment  ;  and  they 
■we.e  urt'righted. 

6  And  he  sail h  unto  them,  Be  not 
atiVighted  :  Ye  seek  Jesus  of  Na- 
zareth, which  was  crucified  :  he  is 
criseji  ;  he  is  not  here  :  behold  the 
place  where  they  laid  him. 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  disci- 
ples and  Peter  that  he  goeth  before 
you  into  Galilee  :  there  shall  ye 
see  him,  as  he  said  unto  you. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly, 
and  fled  from  the  sepulchre  ;  for 
they  tremljled  and  were  amazed  ; 
neither  said  they  any  thing  to 
any  Tnan  ;  for  they  wiere  afraid. 

9  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen 
early  the  first  day  of  the  week,  he 
appeared  first  to  Mary  Magda- 
lene, out  of  whom  he  had  cast 
seven  devils. 

10  And  she  went  and  told  them 


CHAP.  1,  Christ' s  resxirrection,  Sfc. 

/I  Mat.  28.  1,  i  that   had  been  with  him,  as  they 

&c.  Lu.  2-t.    j  mourned  and  wept. 

1,  &c.  J  no.     I    11   And    they,    when    they    had 

20.  1,  &c.  I  heard  that  he  was  alive,  and  had 
b  Lu.  23.  56.    been  seen  of  her,  believed  not. 

c  Ps.  71.  20.  I    12   After    that     he    appeared    in 

another  form  unto  d  two  of  them, 

d  Lu.  24.  13.    as  they  walked,  and  went  into  the 

e  Lu.  24.  36.    country. 

1  Cor.  15.  5.  I    13  And  they  went  and  told  it  un- 

1  or,  toge-  I  to  the  residue  ;  neither  believed 
ther.  I  they  them. 

/Lu.  24.25.  i  14  Afterward  e  he  appeared  unto 
g  Mat.  23.  j  the  eleven  as  they  Sat  1  at  meat, 
19.  Jno.  20.     and    upbraided    them   with    their 

21.  I  unbelief  y  and  hardness  of  heart, 
h  Ro.  10.  18.  because  they  believed  not  them 
Col.  1.  23.  which  had  seen  hira  after  he  waa 
i  Jno.  3.  IS,    risen. 

36.  Ac.  16.     j    15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Gog 

31 — 33.  Ro.  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach 

10.  9.   1  Pe.  the  gospel  to  every  creature.  A 
3.  21.  16  He    i  that     believeth,    and    is 

ytjiio.  12.43.  baptized,  shall  be  saved  ;  but  A- he 

2  Th.  2.  12.  thdt  believeth  not  shall  be  damned. 
I  Lu.  10.  17.  '  17  And  these  signs  shall  follow 
Ac. 5, 16. 8. 7.  them  that  believe:  in  Ixny  name 
16.18,19.12.  shall  they  cast  out  devils;  they 
m  Ac.  2.  4.  shall  speak  »t  with  new  tongues  ; 
10.  46.1  Cor.  18  They  shall  take  up  n  serpents  : 
12.  10,  28.  and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing, 
n  Lu.  10.  19.  it  shall  not  hurt  thern  ;  they  o shall 
Ac.  28.  5.  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they 

0  Ac.  5.  15,     shall  recover. 

16.  28.  8.  Ja.  ;    17  So  then,  jo  after  the  Lord  had 
5.  14,  15.         spoken  unto  them,  he  was  receiv- 
^Ac.  1.2,  3.    ed   up  into  heaven,  and  sat   j  on 
Lu.  24.  51.       the  right  hand  of  God. 
9  Ps.  110.  1.      20    And    they    went    forth,    and 

1  Pe.  3.  22.  preached  every  where,  the  r  Lord 
Re.  3.  21.  working  with  them,  and  confirm- 
r  Ac.  5.  12.  ing  the  word  with  signs  following'. 
14.3.He.2.4.  .Amen. 


y^ 


THE    GOSPEL    ACCORDING    TO    ST.    LUKE. 


CHAPTER  I. 

FORASMUCH  as  many  have 
taken  in  hand  to  set  forth  in 
order  a  declaration  of  those  things 
which  are  most  surely  believed 
among  us. 

2  E\en  as  they  delivered  them 
unto  us,  which  from  the  beginning 
a  were  eyewitnesses,  and  minis- 
ters of  b  the  word  ; 

3  It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  hav- 
ing  had  perfect  understanding  of 
all   things  from   the    very  first,  to 


A.  M.  3998, 

the  sixth 
year  before 
the   account 
called  Anno 
Domini. 


a  Jno.  15.27. 

He. 2.3.1  Pe. 

5.  1.2Pe.  1. 

16.1  Jno. 1.1. 

6Ro.  15.  15. 

Ep.  3.  7.  4. 
write  unto  thee    in   order,   c  most  j  11,  12. 
excellent  Theophilus,  d  \c  Ac.  11.  4. 

4  That  thou  migbtest  know  ethe|rf  Ac.  1.  1. 
certainty  of  those  things  wherein   e  Jno.  20.31. 
thou  hast  been  instructed.  I /Mat.  2.  1. 

5  rpHKRE  was  in  the  days  of/  g  1  Ch.  24. 

i.    Herod  the   king  of  Judea,    10.  Ne.  12.4, 
a  certain  priest  named  Zacboiias,  j  17. 


of  the  course  of  ^.4bia:   and  his 
\  wife  was  ''if  the  daughters  of  Aaron, 
!  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth. 
I   6  And   they  were  both  righteous 

7t  before  God,  walking  in  all  the 
I  commandments     and     ordinances 

i  of  the  Lord,  blameless. 
I    7  And  they  had  no  child,  because 

that    Elisabeth    was    barren,   and 

they  both  were  now  well  stricken 

in  years. 

1    8  And  it  c.ime  to  pass,  that  while 

j  he  executed  the  priest's  office  be- 

I  fore  God  in  the  order  of  his  course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the 

priest's  office,  his  lot  was  k  to 
!  burn  incense  when  he  went  into 
i  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

\hGe.  7.  1.   1  K.  9.  4.2K.  20.  3. 

i  1  Cox.  U.  2.  Ph .  3.  6.  *  Ex.  30. 7,8. 

57 


JVtt  coneeptton  of  John  Baptitt. 

10  And  the  whole  iiiiihitude  of 
the  people  v.eie  praying  williout, 
I  (It  ihe  lime  uf  incense. 

U  And  tlieie  nppeared  unto  him 
nn  un;fel  uf  (he  Lord,  standing  on 
(he  ri^j-ht  side  uf  the  altar  mot'  in- 
cense. 

12  And  when  Zachnring  saw  Aim, 
lie  wus  troubled,  h  und  fear  fell 
U|)on  him. 

13  But  the  nn^el  B.iid  unto  him. 
Fear  not,  Zachaiias  :  for  thy 
pruyer  is  hemd  ;  and  thy  wile 
Klisabeth  fliall  hear  thee  n  sun, 
and  lliou  shall  call  his  name  o 
John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and 
glaancss  ;  and  many  shall  lejoice 
p  at  his  uiilli. 

15  For  he  shall  be  jrent  t/  in 
the  si^ht  of  the  Loid,  and  shall 
rdriiik  neither  wine  nor  stiong 
drink  ;  and  he  shall  be  tilled  with 
the  Holy  OhoHi,  even  »  from  bis 
mother 's  womb. 

\C  And  many  of  the  children  of 
Israel  ehall  he  turn  tu  the  Lord 
their  God. 

17  And  t  he  shall  go  before  him 
in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Elias, 
to  turn  the  hearts  of  the  fathers  to 
the  children,  and  the  disobedient 
1  to  the  wisdom  u  of  the  just  ;  to 
make  ready  a  people  v  prepared 
for  the  Lord. 

18  And  Zachariaa  said  unto  the 
angel.  Whereby  shall  I  know  this  ? 
for  w  I  am  an  old  man,  and  my 
^^tt^well  stricken  in  years. 

19  ATid  the  angel  answering,  said 
unlo  him,  I  am  Gabriel,  x  that 
stand  in  the  presence  of  God  ;  and 
am  sent  y  to  speak  unto  thee,  and 
to  show  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And,  behold,  thou  shalt  be  z 
dumb  and  not  able  to  speak,  un- 
til the  day  that  these  things  shall 
be  performed,  because  thou  be- 
licvest  not  my  words,  which  shall 
be  fulfilled  in  their  season. 

21  And  the  people  waited  for 
Zacharias,  and  marvelled  that  he 
tarried  so  long  in  the  temple. 

22  And  when  he  came  out,  he 
could  not  speak  unto  them  :  and 
they  perceived  that  he  had  seen 
a  vision  in  the  temple  ;  for  he 
beckoned  unto  them,  and  remain- 
ed speechless. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
goon  as  the  riays  of  his  ministra- 
tion were  accomplished,  he  de- 
parted to  his  own  house. 

24  And  after  those  days  his  wife 
Klisabeih  conceived,  and  hid  her- 
telf  five  months,  saying, 

35  Tbus  bath  the  Lord  dealt  with 
S8 


LUKE. 

1/  Le.  18.  17. 

\tn  Ex.  30.  1. 
Ke.  8.  3,4. 

'nJu.  13.  22. 
!  ver.  29. 

0  ver.  60,  63. 
\p  ver.  58. 
U  c.  7.  28. 

rNu.  6.  3. 
«Je.  1.5. 
(  Jno.  1.34. 

1  or,  by. 
luPs.  111.13. 
jlVIat.  11.  14. 

19.  26.  Mar. 
!8.  12.  Ro.  4. 
|21. 

o  lPe.2.  9. 
wGo.l7.  17. 
\x  Da.  8.  16. 
ver.  26. 
yFIe.  1.  14. 
z  £ze.  3. 26. 


aGe.30.  23. 
ISa.  1.6.  Is. 
54.   1,4. 

6Mat.l.  18. 

2  or,  gm- 
cioualy  ac- 
cepted ;  or, 
much 
graced. 
cDa.  9.  23. 
d  Ju.  6.  12. 

<l8.  7.  14. 
Mat.  1.  21. 

/Mat.  12. 
42. 
g-He.  1.2— 8. 

/i2Sa.  7.  11, 
12.  Is.  9.  6, 

7. 

i  Da.  7.  14, 
27.  Mi.  4.  7. 

;tMar.  1.  1. 

/Mai. 4.5,6. 

mPs.  116. 
16. 

nPs.  119.38. 

oJos.  21.  9— 
11.  He.  1.14. 


A.  M.  3398 

me,  in  the  dn};ii  wberuin  he  look* 
ed  on  tne,  to  take  a  away  my  re- 
proach among  men. 

26  And  in  the  hixth  month  (be 
angel  Galnii-l  wuu  Heiit  from  God, 
unlo  H  city  of  Uulileu,  nameJ 
Na/.are(h. 

27  To  a  virgin  b  espoused  to  a 
man  whose  name  was  Joseph,  ot 
(he  house  of  David  ;  and  (he  vir- 
gin's name  wan  Mary. 

'i'S  Anil  the  angel  i:ame  in  unlo 
her,  and  said,  Uail,  thoit  that  art 
2  highly  favoured,  c(he  d  Lord  it 
with  thee  :  bleii£.ed  art  (huu  umoncr 
women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  Aim,  she 
WHS  troubled  a(  hi3  saying,  and 
cu«t  in  her  mind  what  manner  oe 
salutation  this  should  be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her, 
Fear  not,  Mary  ;  for  (hou  hast 
found  favour  with  God. 

31  And,  behold,  thou  e  shall 
conceive  in  (by  womb,  and  bring 
for(h  a  son,  and  shall  call  his 
name  JKtiUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great, /and  shall 
be  called  (he  g  Son  of  (he  High- 
est :  and  the  Lord  God  shall  give 
unto  him  the  (hrone  hot  his  father 
David  : 

33  And  he  shall  reign  over  the 
house  of  Jacob  for  ever;  and  i  ol 
his  kingdom  (here  Bhall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary  unto  the  an- 
•^el.  How  shall  this  be,  seeing  1 
know  not  a  man  '.' 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and 
said  unto  her.  The  Holy  Ghost 
shall  come  uprn  thee,  and  the  pow- 
erofthe  Highest  shall  overshadow 
thee  ;  therel'ore  also  that  holy 
thinij  which  shall  be  born  of  thee 
shallbe  called  klUe  Son  of  God. 

36  And,  behold,  (hy  cousin  Eli- 
sabeth, she  hath  also  conceived  a 
son  in  her  old  age  :  and  this  is  tb4 
sixth  month  with  her  who  wa4 
called  barren. 

37  For  /  with  God  nothing  shall 
l^  impossible. 

38  And  Mary  said,  Behold  the 
handmaid  m  of  the  Lord  ;  be  it 
unto  me  according  n  (c  (hy  word. 
And  the  angel  departed  from  her. 
~^  And  Mary  arose  in  those  days, 
and  went  into  the  hill-country  with 
haste,  into  o  a  city  of  Juda  : 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of 
Zacharias,  and  sainted  Elisabeth. 

41  Anil  il  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Elisabeth  heard  the  saluta- 
tion of  Mary,  the  babe  leaped  in 
her  womb;  and  Elisabeth  was  fill- 
ed with  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

m  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud 


A.  M.  3998. 

voice,  and  said,  Blessedport  thou 
among'  women  ;  and  blessed  is  the 
fruit  ot'lhy  womb. 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me  that 
the  mother  ol'  my  Lord  ^  should 
come  to  me  ? 

44  For,  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of 
thy  .salutation  sounded  in  mine 
ears,  the  babe  leaped  in  my  womb 
for  joy. 

45  .And  blessed  is  she  3 that  be- 
lieved :  for  there  shall  be  a  per- 
formance of  those  things  which 
were  told  herfiom  the  Lord. 

46  And  Mary  said,  My  rsoul 
doth  mugiiify  the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced 
*  in  God  my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  low 
t  estate  of  his  handmaiden  :  for, 
behold,  from  henceforth  all  gene- 
rations shall  call  me  «  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  t>  hath 
done  to  me  great  io  things  ;  and 
holy  X  in  his  name. 

50  And  yhis  mercy  is  on  them 
that  fear  him,  from  generation  to 
generation. 

51  He  z  hath  showed  strength 
with  his  arm  ;  he  hath  scattered 
the  a  proud  iu  the  imagination  of 
their  hearts. 

52  He  6  hath  put  down  the  migh- 
ty from  titeir  seals,  and  exalted 
them  of  low  degree. 

53  He  c  hath  filled  the  hungry 
with  good  things,  and  the  rich  he 
hath  sent  empty  away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant 
Israel,  in  d  remembrance  of  his 
mercy. 

55  As  he  spake  eto  our  fathers, 
to  Abraham,  and  to  his  seed  for 
ever. 

53  And  IMary  abode  with  her 
about  three  months,  and  returned 
to  her  own  house. 

57  Now  Elisabeth's  full  time 
came,  that  she  should  be  deliver- 
ed ;  and  she  brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her 
cousins  heard  how  the  Lord  had 
showed  great  mercy  upon  her; 
and  they  ^rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  It  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  eighth  day  they  came  to  cir-  : 
cumrise  the  child  ;  and  they  call- 
ed him  Zacharias,  after  the  name 
of  his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and 
said.  Not  so  ;  but  he  shall  be  called 
John. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There 
is  none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  call- 
ed by  this  name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  fa- 
ther how  he  would  have  him  called. 


CHAP.  n. 

\p  Ju.  5.  24. 
ver.  as. 
o  Jno.  13.13. 
3  or,  which 
believed  that 
there  sluill 
be. 

r  1  Sa.  2.  1. 
Ps.  34.  2,  3. 
s  Ps.  35.  9. 
Hab.  3.  18. 
t  Ps.  135.  23. 
uMal.3.  12. 
c.  II.  27. 
«Ge.  17.  1. 
w  Ps.  71.  21. 
126.  2,  3. 
Ep.  3.20. 
xPs.  Ill,  9. 
yGe.  17.  7. 
Kx.  20.  6. 
Ps.  103.  17. 
''  z  Ps.  98.  1. 
Is.  51.  9.  52. 
10.  63.  5. 
a  1  Sa.  2.  9. 
Da.  4.  37. 
6  Job  5.  11. 
c.  18.  14. 
c  1  Sa.  2.  5. 
d  Ps.  98.  3. 
eGe.  17.  19. 
Ps.  132.  II. 
/  ver.  14. 


S  ver.  13. 
h  ver.  20. 

4  or,  things, 
i  C.2.  19,51. 
k  Ps.  80.  17. 
I  Ps.  72.  18. 
mPs.  HI.  9. 
nje.23.  5,6. 
Da.  9.  24. 

o  Is.  54.  7— 

17.  Je.  30. 

10,  11. 

p  Le.26.  42. 

Ps.   105.  8— 

10.  Kze.  16. 

60. 

9  Ge.22.  16, 

17. 

r  Ro.  6.  22. 

sTit.  2.  11, 

12.  1  Pe.  1. 

14.  15. 

/Re.  2.  10. 

uMal.  3.  I. 

5  or,  /or. 

V  Ac.  5.  31. 

6  or,  boweh 
of  the  mercy . 

7  or,  sun 
rising  ;  or, 
branch. 

Is.  11.  1. 


Tlu  birth  of  Jolin  Bop  tint. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing-ta- 
ble and  wrote,  saying,  His  name 
is  5' John.    And  they  marvelled  all. 

64  And  his  mouth  /» was  opened 
immediately,  and  his  tongue  loos- 
ed, and  he  spake,  and  praistd  God. 

65  And  fear  came  on  all  that 
dwelt  round  about  them  ;  and  all 
these  4  sayings  were  noised  abroad 
throughout  all  the  hill-country  of 
Judea : 

66  And  all  they  that  heard  them 
laid  them  up  i  in  their  hearts,  say- 
ing. What  manner  of  child  shall 
this  be!  And  the  hand  A  of  the 
Loid  was  with  hiin. 

67  And  his  father  Zacharias  wa« 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
prophesied,  saying, 

68  Blessed  I  be  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  for  he  hath  visited  and  re- 
deemed his  people, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  an  horn  of 
salvation  7n  for  us,  in  the  house  of 
his  servant  David  ; 

70  As  he  spake  n  by  the  mouth  of 
his  holy  prophets,  which  have 
been  since  the  world  began  : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  o  from 
our  enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of 
all  that  hate  us  ; 

72  To  perform  the  mercy /jromiff- 
ed  to  our  fathers,  and  to  p  remem- 
ber his  holy  covenant, 

73  The  oath  9  which  he  sware  to 
our  father  Abraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us, 
that  we,  being  delivered  out  of  the 
hand  of  our  enemies,  might  serve 
him  r  without  fear, 

75  In  8  holiness  and  ri^hteousnesB 
before  him,  all  r  the  days  of  our 
life. 

76  And  thou,  child,  shalt  be  call- 
ed The  Prophet  of  the  Highest : 
for  thou  Shalt  go  «  before  the  face 
of  the  Lord,  to  prepare  his  ways  ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salva- 
tion unto  his  people,  5  by  the  re- 
mission V  of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  tender  6  mercy  of 
our  God  ;  whereby  the  7  day- 
spring  from  on  high  hath  visited 
us, 

79  To  wgive  light  to  them  that 
sit  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow 
of  death,  to  guide  our  feet  into  the 
way  of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  wax- 
ed strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in  the 
deserts  till  the  day  of  his  showing 
unto  Israel. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that   there   went  out  a. 


Zee.  3.  8.  6.  12.    w  Is.  9.  2.  49.  9. 
59 


The  birth  (if  ChHst.  LUKE. 

deitree  fioni  Cesur  Au^ustui),  tlinl  l  1  or,  enroll- 
all  ihe  world  alioultl  be  1  taxed.       led. 

'2  i,And  lUislnxiiig  uasfi  st  made 
when   Cyrenius  was   governor  of   aMat.  1.25. 
Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  lie  taxed,  every  |  2  or,  tU 
one  into  his  own  city.  i  uighl- 

i  And  Joseph  also  went  up  Uom' ualchea. 
Galilee,  out  of  the  city  of  Naza- | 
reth,  into  Jiidca,  unto  the  city  of  '  6  Ii.  9.  6. 
David,  which  ia  lallcd  Bethlehem, 
(because  he  was  of  the  house  and  '  cPs.  103.  20, 
lineage  of  David,)  j  21.  i  Pe.  1. 

5  To   he    taxed    with    Mary   his    12. 
espoused  wife,   bein^  g'leat  with 
cnild. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they 
were  the  e,  the  days  weM  accom- 
plished that  slie  should  be  deli- 
ve.ed. 

7  And  she  abroujht  forth  herfiist- 
boiii  son,  and  wrapped  him  in 
swaddlinj-clothes,   and    laid   him  | 

in  a  manger;    because    there  waej'"^-  1*- 3. 
no  room  I'ui  them  in  the  inn. 

8  And   there   were   in    the   same  [ /^"'j  »■  *l' 
count  y  shepherds  abiding  in  the  j  ■-•  !•  31. 
field,  keeping  watch   Uover  their 
flock  by  night. 

9  And,  lo,  the  angel  of  the  L.ord 
came  upon  tliem,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  shone  round  about  them  ; 
and  they  were  fore  afraid 


d  Is.  57.  19. 

3  the  men 
the  shtp- 
herda. 


\ghe.  12.2, 

l&c. 


i  Mar.  15. 
143.  ver.  38. 


k  Is.  40.  1 
I  Ps.  89.  48. 


'h  Ex.  13.  12, 

i22.  29.  Nu. 

10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  |  °-  '^• 
Fear  not  :   for,  behold,  1  b.ing  you 
good  tidings  of  g  eat   joy,  which 

.shall  be  I  o  all  people. 

11  For  unto  you  6  is  born  this  day, 
in  the  ciiy  of  David,  a  Saviour, 
which  is  (?lirist  the  Lord. 

12  And  this  ahall  be  a  sign  unto  |  He.  11.  5. 
you  :  Ve  shall  find  the  babe  wrap- I 

ped    in    swaddling-clothes,    lying  I  wGe.  46.30. 
in  a  manger.  | 

13  And  suddenly  there  was  with  n  U.  57.  2. 
the  angel  c  a  multitude  of  the  Re.  14.  13. 
heavenly  host,  praising  God,  and  j 

saving,  I  o  Is.  52.  10. 

I'l  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,   c.  3.  6.  Ac. 
and   on   earth   pence,   d  good   will.  4.  12. 
toward  men.  I 

15  .And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  an-  pis.  42.6.49. 
gels  were  gone  away  from  them  6.60.3.  Ac.: 
into  heaven,  the  3  shepherds  sjiid  13.47,  48. 
one  to  another.  Let  us  now  go  even  | 
unto  Bethleliem.  and  see  this  iliing  9  Is.  8.  14. 
which  is  come  to  pass,  which  Ihe  Ro.  9.  32,33. 
Lo  d  hath  made  known  unto  us.        lCo.l.i3,'24. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste,  2^0.2.16. 
and  found  .Mary  and  Joseph,  and  lPe.2.  7,  8. 
the  hab.^  Win?  in  a  manger.  | 

17  And  when  ihey  had  .<;een  jr,  J  r  Ac.  28.  22. 
they  made  known  abroad  the  say- 1  I 
ing  which  was  told  them  concern- !  sJno.  19.25. 
ine  this  <-hil  I.                                        I 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it,  /Ju. 5.15,16. 
wondered  at  those   things  which   1  Co.  11.  19. ' 

60 


k.  M.  4000. 

were  told  them  by  the  shepherd*. 

19  But  Mary  kept  all  these  things, 
and  jiondered  tluim  in  herheait. 

20  And  the  sheplicids  returned, 
glorifying  and  p.aisinf'  God  fur 
all  the  things  ihal  they  had  heaid 
and  seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them. 

21  And  when  eiglil  days  were  ac- 
complislied  e  for  the  ciicumcisin^ 
of  the  child,  his  name  was  culled 
J£t>ni:>,  uhich  was  so  named  of 
the  angel  _/■  before  he  was  conceiv- 
ed in  the  womb. 

22  And  when  g  the  days  of  her 
publication,  accoiding  to  the  law 
of  IVIoses,  weie  accomplished,  they 
brought  him  to  Jeiuealem,  to  pie- 
sent  Aim  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lo.d,  Eveiy  A  male  that  open- 
eth  the  womb  shall  be  called  holy 
to  the  Lord  ;) 

24  And  lo  offer  a  sacrifice  accord- 
ing to  that  which  is  said  in  the 
law  of  the  Lord,  A  pair  of  turtle- 
doves, or  two  young  pigeons. 

25  And,  behold,  theic  was  a  man 
in  Jerusalem,  whose  name  u>aa 
Simeon  ;  and  the  same   man   teas 

ijust  and  i  devout,  waiting  for  the 
[consolation  it  of  Is.ael  :  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  upop  him. 

26  Aiul  it  was  revealed  unto  him 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should 
not  see  /  death  before  he  had  seen 
the  Lord's  Chiist. 

27  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  temple:  and  when  the 
parents  brought  in  the  child  Jesus, 
to  do  for  him  after  the  custom  of 
the  law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his 
arms,  and  blessed  God,  ami  said, 

29  Loid.  now  m  lettcst  thou  thy 
servant  depart  in  peace,  n  accord- 
ing to  thy  word  : 

30  F'or  mine  eyes  have  seen  othy 
salvation, 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  be- 
fore the  face  of  all  people  ; 

32  A  light  to  lighten  the  p  Gen- 
tiles, and  the  glory  of  thy  people 
Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother 
marvelled  at  those  things  which 
were  spoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  blessed  them, 
and  said  unto  Mary  his  mother, 
Behold,  this  rhi Id  is  set  for  the  fall 
9  and  rising  again  of  many  in  Is- 
rael ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall 
bespoken   ragainst; 

35  C^'ea,  a  swo  d  s  shall  pierce 
through  thy  own  soul  also,  that 
t  the  thoughts  of  many  heart 
may  be  revealed. 

36  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a 


A.  D.  13. 

prophetess,  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
nuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Aser;  she  was 
of  a  great  age,  and  h..d  lived  with 
an  husband  seven  years  fiom  her 
virginity: 

37  And  she  was  a  widow  of  about 
fourscore  and  four  years,  which 
departed  noi  from  the  temple,  but 
served  Gud  with  fastings  and 
prayciS  u  night  and  day. 

38  And  slic,  coming  in  that  in- 
stant, gave  thanks  likewise  unto 
the  Lo.d,  and  sp.ike  of  him  to  all 
them  that  v  looked  for  redemption 
in  4  Jerusalem. 

39  And  when  they  had  perform- 
ed all  things  according  to  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into 
Galilee,  to  their  own  city  Naza- 
relh. 

40  And  the  child  grew,  and  wax- 
ed stroiig  in  spirit,  filled  w  with 
wisdom  ;  and  the  grace  of  God 
was  upun  him. 

41  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jeru- 
salem every  j  year  at  the  feast  of 
the  passover. 

i'i  Anil  when  he  was  twelve 
years  old,  they  went  up  to  Jem- 
salem,  after  the  custom  of  the 
feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled 
the  days,  as  they  returned,  the 
child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  Joseph  and  his  mo- 
ther knew  not  o/  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to 
have  been  in  the  company,  went 
a  Jay's  journey  ;  and  they  sought 
him  among  their  kinsfolk  and 
among  their  acquaintance. 

45  And  when  they  found  him 
not,  they  turned  back  again  to  Je- 
rusalem, seeking  him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  af- 
ter three  days  they  found  him  in 
the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of 
the  doctors,  both  hearing  them, 
and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were 
astonished  at  his  understanding  y 
and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they 
were  amazed  :  and  his  mother 
said  unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou 
thus  dealt  with  us  ?  behold,  thy 
father  and  I  have  sought  thee  sor- 
rowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them.  How 
is  it  that  ye  sought  me  ?  wist  ye 
not  that  I  must  be  about  z  my 
Father's  business  1 

50  And  iliey  understood  not  the 
saying  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

51  And  he  went  down  with  them, 
and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was 
subject  unto  them  :   but  his  mo- 


CHAP.  III. 

u  Ac.  26.7. 
ITi.  5.  5. 

V  ver.  25. 

4  or,  Israel. 

10  Is.  11.2,3. 
ver.  52. 

xEx.  23  15. 
De.  16.  1. 

V  Ps.  119.99. 

Mat.  7.  8. 
Mar.  1.  22. 
c.  4.  22,  32. 
Jno.  7.  15, 
46. 

z  Jno.  5.  17. 
9.4. 


a  Da.  7.  £8. 
ver.  19. 

6  1  Sa.  2.26. 
ver.  40. 

5  or,  age. 

a  Jno. 11. 49, 

51.  18.  13. 
Ac.  4.  6. 

h  Mat.  3.  1. 
Mar.  1.  4. 

c  c.  1.  77. 

dU.40.  3. 

ePs.98.2.Is. 
40.  5.  49.  6. 

52.  10.  Ro. 
10.  12,  18. 

/Mat.  3.7. 

1  or,  meet 
for. 

g  Mat.  7.19. 
c.  13.  7,  9. 

/ic.  11.  41. 

2  Co.  8.  14. 
1  Jno.  3.  17. 

i  Mat  .21. 32. 
c.  7.  29. 

kt.  19.  8. 
1  Co.  6.  10 


The  ministry  of  John  Baptist. 

Iherkept  a  all  these  sayings  in 
her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  increased  6  in  wis- 
dom and  statu. e,  5  and  in  favour 
with  God  and  man. 

CHAPTER  III. 

NOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of 
the  reign  of  Tiberius  Cesar, 
Pontius  PUute  being  governor  of 
Judea,  and  Herod  beuig  tetrarch 
of  Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip 
let. arch  of  Iturea  and  of  the  re- 
gion of  Trachonitis,  and  Lysania* 
the  tetrarch  of  Abilene, 

2  Annas  a  and  Caiaphas  being 
the  high  priests,  the  word  of  God 
came  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacha- 
rias  in  the  wilderness. 

3  And  6  he  came  into  all  the 
country  about  Jordan,  preaching 
the  baptism  of  repentance  c  for 
the  remission  of  sins  : 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  words  of  Esaias  the  prophet,  d 
saying.  The  voice  of  one  crying 
in  the  wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the 
way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled, and 
everj'  mountain  and  hill  shall  be 
brought  low;  and  the  crooked  shall 
be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 
ways  sliall  be  made  smooth. 

6  And  e  all  flesh  shall  see  the  sal- 
vation of  God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude 
that  came  forth  to  be  baptized  of 
him.  Of  geneiution  of  vipers! 
who  hath  warned  you  to  flee  from 
the  wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth,  therefore,  fruits 
worthy  of  repentance  :  and  be/jin 
not  to  say  within  yourselves.  We 
have  Abraham  to  our  father  :  for 
I  say  unto  you,  That  God  is  able 
of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children 
unto  Abraham. 

9  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid 
unto  the  root  of  the  trees  :  every  g 
tree,  therefore,  which  bringuth  not 
fortii  good  fruit,  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him, 
saying,  What  shall  we  do  then  ? 

11  He  ansv.eretli  and  saith  unto, 
them,  He  h  that  hath  two  coats, 
let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath 
none  ;  and  he  that  hath  meat,  let 
him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  came  also  publicans  t 
to  be  baptized,  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them.  Exact 
h  no  more  than  that  which  is  ap- 
pointed you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  de- 
manded of  him,  saying,  And  what 

61 


Otnealogy  of  Christ. 

•hall  we  do  ?  And  ha  said  unto 
them,  2  Do  viulence  to  no  man, 
neither  accuse  a'ly  /  faUcly  ;  and 
be  content  m  with  youi  3  wages. 

15  And  as  the  people  weie4in 
expcciaiioh,  and  all  men  5  inuse<l 
in  their  lieurts  of  John,  whether 
he  were  the  Christ  or  not  ; 

16  John  answered,  Kayinj  unto 
them  all,  I  indeed  baptize  you 
■with  water  ;  hut  one  mi;^hlier 
than  I  Cometh,  the  latchel  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to 
unloose  :  he  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with 
fire  : 

17  Whose  fan  n  is  in  his  hand, 
and  he  will  thoroug'hly  pur^e  his 
floor,  and  will  o  g'alher  the  v.heat 
into  his  garner;  but  the />  chafl' 
he  will  burn  j  with  fire  unquench- 
able. 

18  And  many  other  things,  in  his 
exhortation,  preached  he  unto  the 
people. 

19  liut  r  Herod  the  tetrarch,bein.j 
reproved  by  him  for  Heiodias  his 
brother  Philip's  wife,  and  for  all 
the  evils  which  Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that 
he  shut  up  John  in  pri-^on. 

21  Now  when  all  the  people  were 
baptized,  it  s  came  to  pass,  that 
Jesus  also  bein?  baptized,  and 
praying',  the  heaven  was  opened, 

22  .4nd  the  Holy  Ghost  descend- 
ed in  a  bodily  shape  like  a  dove 
upon  him  ;  and  a  voice  came  from 
heaven,  which  said.  Thou  art  my 
beloved  Son  ;  in  thee  I  am  well 
pleased. 

23  And  Jesus  himself  began  to 
be  ab-jut  thirty  years  of  age,  being 
(as  was  supposed,)  the  son  t  of  Jo- 
seph, which  was  the  son  of  Heli, 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Matlhat, 
which  was  the  sott  of  Levi,  which 
was  tlie  son  of  Melchi,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jaana,  which  was  tlie 
eon  of  Joseph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Mattn- 
thias,  which  was  the  son  of  Amos, 
which  was  the  son  of  Naum,  which 
was  the  son  of  Esli,  which  was  the 
ton  of  Na gge, 

26  Which  was /Ae  son  of  Maath, 
which  was  ?/!»' son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  son  of  Semei, which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of  Joanna, 
which  was  the  son  of  Rhesa,  which 
vaa the  son  of  Zorobabel,  which 
was  the  son  of  Salathiel,  which 
v/as  the  son  of  Neri. 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi, 
which  was  the  son  of  Addi,  which 

62 


LORE. 

I  2  or,  put  no 
I  man  in/ear. 

\lEx.  23.  1. 
.Le.  19.  11. 

\m  1  Ti.  6.8. 

'3  or,  allow - 
[  ance. 

4  or,in  sus- 
pense. 

5  OT,reaso7i- 

'  ed  ;  or,  de- 
\  bated. 

\nJe.  15.  7, 
19. 

o  Mi.  4.  12. 
Mat.  13.  30. 

^Ps.  1.  4. 

jPs.  21.  9. 
Mar.  9.  44, 
48. 

v-INIat.  14.3. 
Mar.  6.  17. 

sMat.  3.13, 
&c.  Jno.  1. 
32,  &c. 

t  Mat.  13. 
55.  Jao.  6. 
42. 


uZec.  12. 
12.  2  Sa.  5. 
14. 

V  Ru.  4.  18, 
22. 

reGe.  11.24- 

26. 

xOe.  11.12. 

yGe.  5.  25. 

z  Ge.1.26. 
2.  7.  Is.  64. 
8.  1  Co.  15. 
45.  47. 

rtMat.  4.  1, 
&c.  Mar.  1. 
12,  &c.  ver. 
14. 

6  Ex.  34.28. 
1  K.  19.  28. 
cDe.  8.3. 


A.  D.  30. 

Was  Me  »on  of  Cosnni,  which  w«i 
the  son  of  £lmodum,  which  wot 
the  Hon  of  Er, 

'■iH  Which  was  the  son  of  Jose, 
which  WHS  the  son  of  Eliezer, 
which  was  the  son  of  Jorim,  which 
was  the  son  of  Matlhat,  which 
was  the  son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Jonan,  which  was  the 
son  of  Eliakim, 

31  Which  Was  rAf  «on  of  Melea, 
which  was  tlie  son  of  Menan, 
which  Was  the  son  of  Mattatha, 
which  was  the  son  of  Nathan,  u 
which  was  the  son  of  David, 

32  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse,  » 
which  was  the  son  of  Obed,  which 
was  the  son  of  Booz,  which  was 
/Ae  eo7i  of  Salmon,  which  was  the 
son  of  Naasson, 

33  Which  was  the  son  of  Amina- 
dab,  which  was  t/i€  fion  of  Aram, 
which  was  the  son  of  Esrom, which 
was  the  son  of  Phares,  which  was 
the  son  of  Juda, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob, 
which  was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which 
was  ?Ac  son  of  Abraham,  to  which 
v/as  the  son  of  Thara,  which  was 
the  son  of  Nachor, 

35  Which  was  tlie  son  of  Saruch, 
which  was  the  son  of  Ragau, 
which  was  Oie  son  of  Phalec, 
which  was  the  son  of  Heber,  which 
was  the  son  of  Sala, 

36  Which  was  tlie  son  of  Cainan, 
which  was  r/ie  son  of  Arphaxad,  « 
which  was  the  son  of  Sem,  which 
was  the  son  of  Noe,  which  was  the 
sonof  Lamech,  y 

37  Which  was  the  son  of  Mathu- 
sala,  which  v/as  the  son  of  Enoch, 
which  was  the  sonof  Jared,  which 
was  the  son  of  Maleleel, which  was 
the  son  of  Cainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos, 
which  was  the  son  of  Seth,  which 
was  tfie  son  of  Adam,  which  was 
the  son  of  God.  r 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  a  Jesus,  being  full  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  returned  from 
Jordan,  and  was  led  by  the  Spirit 
into  the  wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of 
the  devil.  And  i  in  those  days  he 
did  eat  nothing  :  and  when  they 
were  ended,  he  afterward  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If 
thou  he  the  Son  of  God,  command 
this  stone  that  it  be  made  bread. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  him, 
saying,    It    c    is    wntien,   That 


A.  D.  31. 

man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  ] 
but  by  evei-y  word  of  God.  1 

5  And  the  dijvil,  taking  him  up  1 
into  a  high  mountain,  showed  un-  I 
to  him   all    the   king'domj  of   the 
world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

6  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  | 
All  this  power  will  I  g'ive  thee,  and  [ 
the  ^lory  of  them  :  for  d  that  is  de- 
liveied  unto  me  ;  and  to  whomso- 
ever I  will  I  g'lvo  It.  I 

7  If  thou,  tnerefore,  wilt  1  wor-  [ 
ship  me,  all  shall  he  thine.  j 

8  .4nd  Jesus  answered  and  said  ' 
unto  him,  Get  thee  beiiind  me,  I 
Satan  :  for  e  it  is  written.  Thou 
shah  worship  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

9  And  he  brought  him  to  Jerusa- 
lem, and  set  him  on  a  pinnacle  of 
the  temple,  and  said  unto  him.  If 
thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thy- 
self down  from  hence  : 

10  For  it  is  written.  He  f  shall 
g'ive  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
to  keep  thee  ; 

11  And  in  their  hands  they  shall 
bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

12  And  Jesus,  answering,  said 
unto  him,  It  is  said,  Thou  "•  shalt 
not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended 
all  the  h  temptation,  he  departed 
from  him  for  a  season. 

14  And  Jesus  i  returned  in  the 
power  of  the  Spirit  into  Galilee  : 
and  there  went  out  a  fame  of  him 
through  all  the  region  round 
about. 

15  And  he  taught  in  their  syna- 
gogues, being  glorified  of  all. 

16  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  k 
where  he  had  been  brought  up  ; 
and,  as  his  custom  was,  he  I  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbatn 
day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto 
lii-m  the  book  of  the  prophet  Esai- 
aii.  AnA  when  he  had  opened  the 
book,  he  found  the  place  where  it 
■was  written, 

18  The  m  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  me,  because  he  hath  anoint- 
ed me  to  preach  the  gospel  to  the 
poor  ;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the 
broken-hearted,  n  to  preach  deli- 
verance to  the  captives,  and  re- 
covering o  of  sight  10  the  blind,  to 
set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruis- 
ed.p 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year 
q  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and 
he  gave  it  again  to  the  minister, 
and  sat  down.  .A.nd  the  eyes 
of  all   them   that    were    ia    the 


CHAP.  IV. 

rfjno.  12.31. 
14.  30.  Ep. 
2.  2.  Re.  13. 
2,  7. 

1  or,  fall 
down  before 
me. 

eDe.  6.  13. 
10.  20. 

/Pb.  91.  11. 
gX)e.  6.  16. 
A  He.  4.  15. 
i  Jno.  4.  43. 
Ac.  10.  37. 
k  Mat.  2.23. 

I  Mat.  13. 
54.  Jno.  18. 
20.  Ac.  13. 
14.  17.  2. 

m  Is.  61.  1. 
n  2  Ch.  34. 
27.  Ps.  34. 
18.  51.  17. 
147.  3.  Is. 
57.  15. 
o  Ps.  146.  8. 
Is.  23.  13. 
p  Is.  43.  3. 
Mat.  12.  20. 
q  Is.  61.  2. 
63.  4. 


r  Ps.  45.  2. 
Is.  50.  4. 
Mat.  13.  54. 
Mar.    6.    2. 
c.  2.  17. 
s  Jno.  6.  42. 
t  Mat.  4. 13. 
11.  23,  &c. 
u   Mat.    13. 
57.    Jno.   4. 
44. 

V  1  K.  17.  9. 
wia..  5.  17. 
t2K.  5.  14. 

2  or,  edge. 

y  Ps.  37.  14. 

32.  33. 

z  Jno.  8.  59. 

10.  39. 

a  Je.  23.  29. 

Mat.  7.  28, 

29.    Tit.    2. 

15.    He.    4. 

12. 

h  Mar.  1.  23. 

3  or,  away. 
cJa.  2.  19. 
d  ver.  41. 

e  Ps.  16.  10. 
Da.  9.  24.  c. 
1.  35.  Ac.  3. 
,14. 


Clinst  thrust  out  of  a  synasogue, 

synagogue  were  fastened  on 
him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto 
them.  This  day  is  this  scripture 
fulfilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and 
wondered  at  the  g.acious  r  words 
which  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth. 
And  they  said,  Is  a  not  this  Jo- 
seph's son  ? 

)a  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye 
will  surely  say  unto  me  this  pro- 
verb. Physician,  heal  thyself; 
whatsoever  we  have  heard  done  in 
Capernaum,  t  do  also  here  in  thy 
CQuntn.'. 

24  And  he  said,  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  No  n  prophet  is  accepted  in 
his  own  country. 

25  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  many 
V  widows  were  in  Israel  in  the  days 
of  Elias,  when  the  heaven  was 
shut  up  w  three  years  and  six 
months,  when  great  famine  was 
throughout  all  the  land  ; 

26  But  unto  none  of  them  was 
Elias  sent,  save  unto  Sarepta,  a 
city  oi  Sidun,  unto  a  woman  that 
was  a  widow. 

27  And  X  many  lepers  were  in  Is- 
rael in  the  time  of  Eliseus  the  pro- 
phet ;  and  none  of  them  was 
cleansed,  saving  Naaman  the 
Syiian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue, 
when    they    heard    these    things, 

\  were  filled  with  wrath, 

29  And  rose  up  and  thrust  him 
out  of  the  city,  and  led  him  unto 
the  brow  2  of  the  hill  whereon 
their  city  was  built,  that  they 
might  cast  him  down  y  headlong. 

(   30  But  he,  passing  z  through  the 

,  midst  of  them,  went  his  way  ; 

i  31  And  came  down  to  Caperna- 
um, a  city  of  Galilee,  and  taught 

!  them  on  the  sabbath  days. 

1  32  And  they  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine  :  for  his  word  was  with 
a  power. 

33  And  h  in  the  synagogue  there 
was  a  man,  which  had  a  spirit  of 
an  unclean  devil,  and  cried  out 
with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  3  Let  «?  alone  ;  what 
c  have  v/e  to  do  with  thee,  thou 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  ?  art  thou  come 
to  destroy  us  ?  Id  know  thee  who 
thou  art  ;  the  e  Holy  One  of  God. 

35  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing. Hold  thy  peace,  and  coma 
out  of  him.  And  when  the  devil 
had  thrown  him  in  the  midst,  he 
came  out  of  hi.m,  and  hurt  him 
not. 

36  And  they    were   all    amazed, 
and  spake  among  themselves,  sav- 
es 


Mtraculou$  draughc  offiiha*. 

ing-,  What  a  wonl  is  iIiIhI  for 
V  nil  fvilliurily  .ml  power  l:u  corn- 
iiiiiii.leili  iliu  uiicieua  s])iiiLs,  and 
y  iliey  come  uui. 

37  And  ilii;  Uinu  of  liiin  went  out 
into  every  place  of  llie  couuuy 
rouiiil  aliuut. 

3d  And  lie  uruse  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue, uiid  eiileied  into  ^iinnn's 
liouae.  Ami  g  Sijiir.n'g  wife'8  irio- 
tber  w.i.s  lakoa  \\  iili  a  great  fever  ; 
and  ilicy  Ijcaouylil  limi  for  her. 

39  And  lie  stood  over  her,  and  re- 
buked the  fever ;  aiKl  it  left  her: 
and  immediately  she  arose,  and 
niinistere d  unto  llieiri. 

40  Now  when  the  sun  was  set- 
imij,  all  ihey  that  had  any  sick 
Willi  divers  diseases,  hrouijht  them 
unto  hiin  ;  and  he  laid  his  hand^ 
on  every  one  of  them,  and  healed 
theui. 

41  And  devils  also  came  out  of 
many,  crying'  out,  nnd  saving, 
Thon  art  Christ  the  Sou  of  "(iod. 
And  he,  rebuking  them,  suH'ered 
them  not  4  to  speak  :  for  they  knew 
that  he  was  Christ. 

42  And  when  it  was  d.ty,  lie  de- 
parted, and  went  into  a  desert 
place  :  and  the  people  sought  him, 
and  came  unto  him,  and  stayed 
him,  that  he  should  not  depart 
from  tlie.n. 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  I 
must  preacli  the  kin°:lom  of  God 
to  other  cities  also  ;  lor  therefore  h 
am  I  sent. 

44  And  he  preached  in  the  syna- 
gogues of  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  a  it  came  to  pass,  that  as 
the  people  pressed  upon  him 
to  hear  the  word  of  God,  he  stood 
by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by 
the  lake  :  but  the  fisberniea  were 
gone  out  of  them,  and  were  wash- 
ing their  nets. 

3  .\nd  he  entered  into  one  of  the 
ships,  which  w:is  Simon's,  and 
prayed  him  that  lie  would  thrust 
out  a  little  from  the  land.  And 
he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  peo- 
ple cMit  of  the  ship. 

4  .Now  when  he  had  left  speak- 
ins:,  he  said  unto  Siinon,  Launch  b 
out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down 
your  nets  for  a  draught. 

3  .And  Simon,  answering,  said 
iiiit»  him,  Master,  we  have  toiled 
nil  the  night,  and  have  taken  no- 
thing: c  nevertheless,  at  thy  word, 
I  will  lot  down  the  net. 

6  And  fi  when  they  had  thisdoiiie, 
th-y  enclosed  a  great  multitude  of 
fishes  ;  and  their  net  brake. 
64 


LDKE. 


A.  D.  31. 


h  Mar.  1.38.  ' 


iJno.  21.6. 

c  Ps.  127.  1, 
2.  Ez.  37.11, 
12. 

dEc.  U.  6. 
Ga.  6.  9. 


/lPe.3.22. 1  7  And  they  beckoned  unto  t/tcir 
^Mat.  tJ.14,  partners,  winch  were  in  the  other 
&c.  Mar.  1.  ship,  that  they  should  come  and 
29,  &c.  help  e  them.    And  they  came,  and 

{ filled  both  the  ships,  so  ibut  they 
4  or,   to  toy  l";;?;"'  to  "ink. 

that  they  ^  When  Siinon  Peter  saw  it,  ha 

kneio  kim  to  '«"  down/ut  Jesus' knees,  saying. 
bt  Chritt.        Depart  from  me  ;  fur  I  am  a  sinful 

I  mull,  (>  Lord. 
9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all 

that  wers  Willi  hira,  at  the  draught 
;yj        .  JO     of'  Ihe   fishes   g   which    they   had 
jt-    \'i '  r     I     laKcn  1 

16  ' Lo  I    '"  ■*'"'  *°  ""**  "'*"  James    and 

'  jJohn,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  winch 

were  partners  with  Simon.     And 

Jesus  sjiid  unto  Siinon,  Kear  not  ; 

from  henceforth  thou  sbait  catch 

men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought 
their  ships  to  land,  they  forsook /i 
all,  and  followed  hiin. 

12  And  t  it  came  to  pass,  when 
he  was  in  a  certain  city,  behold  a 
man  .full  of  leprosy  ;  who  seeing 

I  Jesus,   fell   on  his  face,   and   be- 

I  sought  him,  saying.  Lord,  if  thou 

I  wilt,  ttiuu  canst  n:ake  me  clean. 

c  Ex.  23.  5.  I   13  And  he  put  forth /itj<  hand,  and 

Gil.  6.2.  Pr.  .touclied  him,  saying,  I  will  ;    be  it 

Id.  24.  I  thou  clean.    And  immediately  the 

,  leprosy  departed  from  him. 
/J«.  13.  20.  I  14  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no 
2  Sa.  6.  9.  mail  :  hut  go  and  sh;iw  thyself  to 
IK.  17.  18.  I  the  priest,  and  ofl'er  for  thy  cleans- 
Is.  6.  5.  I  ing.  according  as  Moses  command- 
ed,' for  a  testimony  unto  them. 
g-Ps.  8.  6,  8.  I  15  But  60  much  the  more  went 
; there  a  tame  abroad  of  him  :  and 
h  M.-it.  4.20.  \m  great  inultitudescame  together, 
1-9.  27.  Ph. 3.  ^  to  hear,  and  to  be  healed  by  him  of 
7,  S.                 ilheir  infirmities. 

'    16  And  n  he  withdrew    himself 
i  Mat.  8.  2,  jinto  the  wilderness,  and  prayed. 
ic.  Mar.   1.     17  And   it    came    to    pass    on   a 
40,  tc.  certain    day,    as    he   was     teach- 

ing, that  o  there  were  Pharisees 
*  2  K.  5.  10,  and  doctors  of  the  law  sitting  by, 
14.  which   were  come    out    of   every 

town  of  Galilee,  and  Judea,  and 
/  Le.  14.  4,  Jerustalem  ;  and  the  power  of 
Ac.  the    Lord    was    present     to    heal 

them, 
m  Mat. 4. 23.  18  And,  ;>  behold,  men  brought 
Mar.  3.  7.  in  a  bed  a  man  which  was  taken 
Jno.  6.  2.  with  a  palsy:  and  they  sought 
7neins  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  la? 
n  Mat.  14.  him  before  him. 
23.  Mar.  6.  19  And  when  they  could  not  find 
46.  by  what  way  they  might  b.'ing  him 

in,  because  of  the  multitude,  they 
o  Jno.  3.  21.  went  upon  the  house-top,  and  let 
him  down  through  the  tiling,  with 
/J  Mat.  9.2,  his  couch,  into  the  midst  before 
&c.  Mar.  2.  Jesus. 
3,  &c.  20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith, 


A.  D.  31. 


CHAP.  VT. 


re  Mat.  9.  16, 
17.  Mar.  2. 
21,  22. 


he  said  unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins  y  Ps.  32.  5. 
are  I'org-iven  thee.  103.3.  130.  4. 

21  And  the  scribes  and  the  Phari-  Is.  1.  18.  43. 
sees  be^un  to  reason,  saying',  Who   25 

i?   tins    which   spealceth   biasphe- 

riies  ?  Who  can  forg'ive  y  sins,  bui   r  Jno.  5.  8, 

God  alone  ?  12. 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived  their  i 
thoug-hts,  he,  answering,  said  un-'^j^,.    4   gl 
to  them,  VV^hat  reason  ye  in  your  Q^i    1   24 
Leans?  I 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy  !  .  „ 
sins  be  tor^iven  thee  ;  or  to  say,  j  ^^^'  • 
Rise  up  and  walk  ?                         '    | 

24  But  tliat  ye  may  know  that  the  «  Mat.  9.  9, 
Son  of  man  hath  power  upon  earth    ^'^-  Mar. 

to  forgive  sins,  (lie  said    unto  the   2.  13. 
sick  of  the  palsy,)  I  say  unto  thee,  i     .   ir  1  », 
Arise,  and  r  take  u,)   thy  couch,  i'^'" 
and  so  unto  thine  ho'ise.  I      t     o   00 

2-5  And  immediately  he  rose  up  !"'•'*•"• '^'*- 
before  ihem  and  took  up  that  |  t  ic  7 
whereon  he  lay,  and  departed  to:fn  jp'  eg' 
bis  own  house,  glorifying-  God.         i  {,    i  J,'-'  , 

26  And  thev  were  all  amazed,  '  .VrTpoQ 
and  s  they  glorified  God,  and  j  i''-**^^.  c».  ». 
were  filled  with  fear,  saying.   We!  _  o.  ,.- 

have  seen  strange  things  to-day.     j"''*    ■  ^j<>'>- 

'4.7  And   u  after  these   things  he  I  ^  '^-  22.  12. 
went    forth,  and  saw   a  publican, 
named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom  :  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Follow  me. 

'i8  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and 
foliowed  him. 

29  And  Levi  made  him  a  great 
feast  in  his  own  house  :  and  »  there 
was  a  great  company  of  publicans 
and  of  others  that  sat  down  with 
them. 

30  But  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
murmured  against  his  disciples, 
Baying,  Why  do  ye  eat  and  ilrink 
with  publicans  and  sinners  ? 

31  And  Jesus,  answering,  sai  1 
unto  them.  They  that  are  whole 
need  not  a  physician  ;  w  but  they 
that  are  sick. 

32  I  came  not  to  call  the  righte- 
ous, but  sinners  x  to  repentance. 

33  And  they  said  unto  him.  Why 
do  the  disciples  of  John  fast  often, 
and  make  prayers,  and  likewi-se 
the  tfisciples  of  the  Pharisees  ;  but 
y  thine  eat  and  drink  ? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them.  Can 
ye  make  the  children  of  the  bride- 
chamber  fast  while  the  bridegroom 
is  with  ihem  ? 

35  But  the  days  w^ill  come  when 
the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken 
away  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fa=t  z  in  those  days. 

3S  .And  <?  he  spake  also   a  parable 
unto   them.      No    man  putteth  a    i  Mar.  3.  5. 
piece  of  a  new  garment  upon   an 
old;  if  otherwise,  then  both  the    /tPs.  2.  1,2. 


b  Le.  19.  19. 
De.  22.  II. 
2  Cor.  6.  16. 

cje.6.  16. 

rfMat.  12.  1, 
&c.  Mar.  2. 
23,  &c. 

6  Ex.  20.  10. 
Is.  58.  13. 

c\  Sa.21.  6. 
rfLe.  24.  9. 

eMat.l2.  10, 
&c.  Mar.  3. 
1,  &c.  c.  13. 
14.  14.  3. 

/Jno.  9.  16. 

?  Job  42.  2. 

A  Is.  42.  4. 
Ac.  26.  26. 


7^<  Pharisees  reproved. 

new  maketh  a  rent,  and  the  piece 
that  was  taken  out  of  the  new 
agreeth  not  6  with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine 
into  old  bottlei ;  else  the  new  wine 
wnll  burst  the  bottles  and  be  s)ull- 
ed,  and  the  bottles  shall  perish. 

38  But  new  wine  must  be  put  in- 
to new  bottles  ;  and  both  are  pre- 
served. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old 
xoine  straightway  desireth  new  z 
for  he  saith.  The  old  c  is  better. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND  a  it  came  to  passon  the  se- 
cond sabbath  after  the  first, 
that  he  went  through  the  corn- 
fields ;  and  his  disciples  plucked 
the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees 
said  unto  ihem.  Why  do  ye  that 
which  b  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  the 
sabbath  days  } 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them, 
said,  Have  ye  not  read  so  much  as 
this,  what  c  David  did,  when  him- 
self was  an  hungered,  and  they 
which  were  with  him  : 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of 
God,  and  did  take  and  eat  the 
show-bread,  and  gave  also  to  them 
that  weie  with  him;  which  it  is 
not  lawful  d  to  eat,  but  for  the 
priests  alone. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  That 
the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the 
sabbath. 

6  And  e  it  came  to  pass  also  on 
another  sabbath,  that  he  entered 
into  the  synagogue,  and  taught; 
and  there  was  a  man  whose  right 
hand  was  withered. 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
v;atched  him,  whether  he  would 
heal  on  the  sabbath  day,  f  that 
they  might  find  an  accusation 
against  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts,  g 
and  said  to  the  man  which  had  the 
withered  hand,  Rise  h  up,  and 
stand  forth  in  the  midst.  And  he 
arose,  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them, 
will  ask  you  one  thing  ;  Is  it   law  • 
ful  on  the  sabbath  days  to  do  good, 
or  to  do  evil?  to   save   life,   or  to 
destroy  it  7 

10  And  looking  i  round  about 
upon  them  all,  he  said  unto  the 
man.  Stretch  forth  thy  hand.  And 
he  did  so  :  and  his  hand  was  re- 
stored whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled  with  mad- 
ness ;  and  communed  k  one  with 
another  what  they  might  do  to  Je- 
sus. 


Aforal  precepts. 

12  And  /  i(  came  to  pnu  in  those 
diiya,  (bat  he  went  out  into  a 
uiouutaiii  m  lo  pray,  and  continu- 
ed all  nig'ht  in  prayer  to  God. 

13  And  when  it  win  day,  he  cull- 
ed iiitlo  him  his  disciples  :  and  of 
tlieni  he  chose  twelve,  n  whom  also 
he  named  Apostles  ; 

14  vjinion  (whom  o  he  also  named 
Peter,)  and  Andrew  Ins  brother, 
James  and  John,  Piiilip  and  Bar- 
ihnlomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James 
tlie  son  of  AlpheuB,  and  Simon 
calle'l  Zelotes, 

16  And  Jndas  p  the  brotlier  of 
James,  and  Judas  Iscariol,  which 
also  was  the  traitor. 

17  And  he  came  down  with  them, 
and  slooci  in  the  plain,  and  the 
company  of  his  disciples,  and  q  a 
Jrcat  muliilude  rd"  people  out  of 
all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea-coast  of  Tyre  and  Hidon, 
which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be 
healed  r  of  their  diseases  ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed  with 
unclean  spirits :  and  they  were 
healed. 

19And  the  whole  multitude  soug'ht 
to  touch  s  him:  for  I  theie  went  vir- 
tue out  of  him,  and  healed  IhcmaW. 

20  And  u  he  lilted  np  his  eyes  on 
his  disciples,  and  said,  Blessed  be 
y.  V  poor  :  for  yours  is  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

21  Blessed  nre  j^e  that  hung^er  w 
now  :  for  ye  shall  be  filled,  x  Bless- 
ed ore  ye  that  weep,  y  now  :  for  ye 
shall  laug'h. 

^2  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall 
hate  *  you,  and  when  they  shall 
separate  a  yow /rojn  their  company, 
and  shall  reproach  you,  and  cast 
out  your  name  as  evil,  for  the  Son 
of  man's  sake. 

23  Rejoice  b  ye  in  that  day,  and 
leap  for  j'ly  :  for,  behold,  your  re- 
ward is  great  in  heaven  :  for  in  the 
like  manner  c  did  their  fathers  un- 
to the  prophets. 

24  But  wo  unto  you  that  are  d  rich! 
for  ye  have  received  e  your  conso- 
lation. 

25  Wo  unto  you  that  are  /  full  ! 
for  ye  shall  hunger.  Wo  unto  you 
that  laugh  g  now  1  for  ye  shall 
miAirn  and  weep. 

26  Wo  unto  you  when  all  men 
shall  speak  well  li  of  you!  for  so  did 
their  fathers  to  the  false  prophets. 

27  But  [  s;iy  unto  you  which  hear, 
Love  i  your  enemies,  do  good  to 
them  which  hate  you  ; 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you, and 
/c  pray  for  them  which  despitefully 
use  you. 

CS 


LURK. 
/rMnt.14.  23. 
m  Mai.  6.  6. 
nMat.  10.  1, 
&.C.  Mar.  3. 
13.  6.  7. 

0  Jno.  1.  42. 
p  Judc  1. 
oMat.  4.  25. 
Mar.  3.  7. 

r  Ps.  103.  3. 
107.  17-20. 
«Nu.  21.  8. 
Mat.  14.  36. 
Jiio.3.14,I5. 
:Mar.  5.  30. 
c.  8.  46. 
u  Mat.  3.  2. 
V  Ja.  2.  5. 
u>  Is.  55.  1. 
X  Ps.  107.  9. 
yU.  61.  3. 
Re.  21.  4. 
.2-Jno.  17.14. 
alPe.2.  19, 
20.3.14.4.14. 
6  Ac.  5.  41. 
Col.  1.  24. 
Ja.  1.  2. 
c  Ac.  7.  52. 
He.  11.  32- 
39. 

dHt.  2.9. 
Ja.  5.  1. 
ec.  16.  25. 
/  Is.  28.  7. 
65.  13. 
gPr.  14.  13. 
Ep.5.  4. 
njno.  15.  19. 

1  Jno.  4.  5. 
iEx.23.  4,  5. 
Pr.  25.  21. 
Mat.  5.  44. 
ver.  35.  Ro. 
12.  20. 

k  c.  23.  34. 
Ac.  7.  60. 


/Mat.  5.39. 
m  1  Cor. 6. 7. 
nDe.  15.  7, 
8,  10.  Pr.  19. 
17.  21.  26. 
Mat.  5.  42, 
&c. 

o  Mat.  7.  12. 
p  ver.  27. 
9  Ps.  37.  26. 
112.  5. 

rMat.  5.45. 
s  Mat.  7.  1. 
t  Pr.  19.  17. 
Mat.  10.  42. 
u  Ps.  79.  12. 
V  Mat.  7.  2. 
.Mar.  4.  24. 
Ja.2.  13. 


A.  D.  31. 

29  And  I  unto  him  that  Bmiteth 
thee  on  the  one  cheek, offer  also  the 
other  i  and  him  m  that  laketh 
away  thy  cloak,  forbid  not  to  lake 
thy  coat  also. 

30  Give  71  to  ever-)'  man  that  u«k- 
cth  of  thee  ;  and  of  him  that  tak- 
eth  away  thy  goods  ask  them  not 
again. 

31  And  o  B8  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to 
them  likewise. 

32  Por  if  ye  love  tliem  which  love 
you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sin- 
ners also  love  those  that  love  ihem. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  lo  them 
which  do  good  lo  you,  wliat  thank 
have  ye  ?  lor  sinners  also  do  even 
the  same. 

34  And  if  ye  lend  to  «/iem  of  whom 
ye  hope  lo  receive,  what  thank 
liave  ye  7  for  sinners  also  lend  lo 
sinnei8,lo  receive  as  much  agaii>. 

35  But  love  ye  your  enemies,/? 
and  do  good,  and  lend,9  hoping  for 
nothing  again  ;  and  your  reward 
shall  be  great,  and  r  ye  shall  b» 
the  children  of  the  Highest  :  for 
he  is  kind  unto  the  unthankful, 
and  to  the  evil. 

36  Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as 
your  Father  also  is  merciful. 

37  Judge  s  not,  and  ye  shall  not 
be  judged  :  condemn  not,  and  ye 
shall  not  be  condemned:  forgive-, 
and  ye  shall  be  forgiven  : 

38  Give,  and  it  shall  bo  given  ( 
unto  you  ;  good  measure,  pressed 
ilown,  and  shaken  together,  and 
running  over,  shall  men  give  into 
your  bosom,  u  Por  v  with  the  same 
measure  that  ye  mete  withal,  it 
shall  be  measured  to  you  ag'ain. 

39  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them  :  Can  id  the  blind  lead  the 
blind  1  shall  they  not  both  fall  into 
the  ditch  ? 

40  The  X  disciple  is  not  above  his 
master :  but  every  one  1  that  :j 
perfect  shall  be  as  his  master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the 
mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye, 
but  perceivest  not  the  beam  that  is 
in  thine  own  eye  ? 

42  Either  how  canst  thou  say  to 
thy  brother.  Brother,  let  me  pull 
out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine  eye, 
when  thou  thyself  heholdest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye? 
Thou  hypocrite  !  cast  y  out  first 
the  beam  out  of  thine  own  eye, and 
then  slialt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull 


w  Mat.  15.  14.  X  Mat.  10.  24. 
Jno.  13.  16.  15.  20.  1  or,  shall  be. 
perfected  as  his  master,  y  Pr.  IS. 
17.     Ro.  2.  I,  21,  &c. 


A.  D.  31. 

out  the  mote  that  is  in  thyfarother's 
eye. 

43  For  z  a  Jood  tree  bring'eth  not 
forth  corrupt  fruit  ;  neither  doth  a 
corrupt  tree  bring'  forth  ^ood  fruit. 

44  For  a  every  tree  is  known  by 
his  own  fruit  :  for  of  thorns  men  do 
not  gather  figs,  nor  of  a  bramble- 
b'j?)i  gather  they  2  grapes. 

45  A  6  good  man  out  of  the  good 
treasure  of  his  heart  bringeth  forth 
thai  which  is  good  :  and  an  evil 
mr.  1  out  of  the  evil  treasure  of  his 
heart  bringetli  forth  that  which  is 
evil;  for  of  the  abundance  of  the 
heart  his  mouth  speakelh. 

43  KnA  why  call  ye  me,  c  Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which 
I  say  ? 

47  Whosoever  cometli  to  me,  and 
heaietii  my  sayings,  and  doeth 
then:,  I  will  show  you  to  whom  he 
is  lilie  : 

4S  He  '/  is  like  a  man  which  built 
an  House,  and  digged  deep,  and 
iui  1  the  foundation  on  a  rock  ;  and 
when  the  flood  arose,  the  stream 
beac  vehemently  upon  that  house, 
and  '-  could  not  shake  it  ;  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock./ 

49  But  he  s;  that  hearelh,  and 
doet'i  not,  is  like  a  man  that  with- 
out a  foundation  built  an  house 
upon  the  earth  ;  against  which  the 
Btream  did  beat  vehemently,  and 
immediately  it  h  fell  ;  and  the  ruin 
of  that  house  was  great. 
CHAPTER  VIL 

NOWrzwhen  he  had  ended  all  his 
sayings  in  the  audience  of  the 
pe.ipl';,he  enteredinloCapernaum. 

2  .And  a  certain  centurion's  ser- 
vant, who  was  dear  b  unto  him, 
was  sick,  and  ready  to  die. 

3  And  when  he  heard  of  Jesus,  he 
Rent  unto  him  the  elders  of  the 
Jews,  beseeching  him  that  he 
would  come  and  heal  his  servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
they  l»e3ought  him  in^itantly,  say- 
ing, that  he  was  worthy  for  whom 
he  should  do  this  : 

5  F.  r  he  loveth  c  our  nation,  and 
he  hath  built  us  a  synagogue. 

6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them. 
And  when  he  was  now  not  far 
from  the  house,  the  centurion  sent 
friends  to  him,  saying  unto  him, 
L:)rd,  trouble  d  not  thyself;  for  I 
am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest 
enter  under  my  roof: 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I 
myself  worthy  to  come  unto  thee  : 
but  sav  e  in  a  word,  and  my  servant 
shall  i)-  healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under 
authori  ly,  having  under  me  sol-| 


CHAP.  vn. 

I  z  Mat.  7. 16. 
I  re  Mat.  12. 

2  a  grape.. 
;6Mat. 12.35. 

icMal.  1.  6. 
I  Mat.  7.  21. 

25.  U.  c.  13. 

23.  Ga.  6.  7. 

'd  Mat.  7.25, 

|e2Pe.  I.  10. 

Jude24. 

!/Ps.46.1-3. 
I  62.  2. 

:g-Ja.l.24-ie. 

'/!.  Pr.28.  18. 
Hos.  4.  14. 

'  a  Mat.  8.  5, 

&c. 

i  Job  31.  15. 
Pr.  29.  21. 

iclK.5.  I. 

Gal.  5.  6. 
\  Jno.  3.  14. 
5.  1,2. 

f/c.  8.  49. 
ePs.  107.20. 


1  This  man. 

2  or,  coffin. 

f  C.  8.  54. 
Ac.  9.  40. 
Ro.  4.  17. 

^2K.  4.  32- 
37.    13.  21. 
Jno.  11.  44. 
h  c.  24.  19. 
i  c.  1.  68. 
iMat.  11.2. 
/Zee.  9.  9. 
wi  Jno.  1.46. 
n  Is.  35.  5,  6. 

o  c.4.18.  Ja. 
2.5. 

^  Is.  8.14,15. 
Mat.  11.  6. 
13.  57.  c.  2. 
34.  Jno.  6. 
66.  1  Co.  1. 
21-28. 


The  uiidow's  eon  raised^ 

I  dievs  :  and  I  say  unto  1  one,    Go 

and  he   goeth  ;    and    to    another^ 

Come,  and  he  comelh  ;  and  to  ray 

servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 
9  When  Jesus  heard  these  things, 

he  marvelled  at  him,  and  turned 
[  him  about,  and  said  unto  the  peo- 
I  pie  that  followed  him,  I  say  unto 
I  you,   I   have   not   found   EO    great 

faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 
1  lU  And  they  that  were  sent,  re- 
j  turning  to  the  houce,  found  tlio  ser- 
j  Tant  whole  that  had  been  V-zk. 
I  11  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  af- 
;  ter,  that  hs  went  ir.to  a  city  called 
i  Nam  ;  and  many  of  his  dicciples 
j  went  with  him,  and  much  people. 
I    12  Now  when  ho  came  nigh  to  the 

gate  of  tlie  city,  behold,  there  was 
ja  dead  man  carried  out,  the  only 

son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a 
I  widow  ;   and  much  people  of  the 
I  city  was  with  her. 
I    13  And  when  the  Lord   saw  her, 

he   had   compassion   on    her,   and 

said  unto  her.  Weep  not. 
I    14  And  he  came  and  touched  the 

2  bier  :  and  Iheytiiat  bare  /ii/«  stood 
j  still.     And  he  sai  1,  Young  man,  I 

say  unto  thee,  /  Arise. 

15  .An.l  he  that  was  dead  gsat  up, 
I  and  bsgan  to  speak.  And  he  deliv- 
ered him  to  his  mother. 

16  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all : 
and  they  glorified  God,  saying, 
That  a  great  prophet  /;  is  risen  up 
among  us;  and,  Thit  i  God  hath 
visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went 
forth  throughout  all  Judea,  and 
throughout  ail  the  region  round 
about. 

18  And  the  disciples  of  John  show- 
ed him  of  all  these  things. 

19  And  /:  John,  cMing  unto  hitn 
two  of  his  disciples,  sent  tlieinXoie- 
Bus,  saying, Art  thou  he  that  should 
/  come  7  or  look  we  for  another  ? 

20  When  the  men  were  come  unto 
him,  they  sairl,  John  Baptist  hath 
sent  us  unto  thee,  saying,  Art  thou 
he  that  should  come?  or  look  we 
for  another? 

21  And  in  tlie  same  hour  he  cured 
many  of  their  infirmities  and 
plagues. and  of  evil  spirits;andunto 
many  that  -were  blind  he  gave  sight. 

22  Then  Jesus,  answering,  said 
unto  them.  Go  your  way,  and  tell 
wiJohn  what  things  ye  have  seen 
and  heard  ;  how  n  that  the  blind 
see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead 
are  raised,  to  the  poor  o  the  gospel 
is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whoaoevet 
I  thall  not  be  offended  »  in  me. 

U7 


Christ' I  feet  anointed. 

24  And  when  the  me8«cng"ers  of 
John  were  duparieil,  he  he^arr  to 
■  peuk  unto  (he  people  con';eining 
John,  Whul  went  ye  out  into  the 
wilderness  To.'  lo  see  )  A  reed  sha- 
ken with  the  wind  .' 

26  Bui  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see? 
A  man  clothed  in  soft  lainient  ? 
Behold,  they  which  are  go.  Jeously 
apparelled, and  live  ilelicalely,  a.e 
in  kinijs'  i-o'.iits.  y 

261-;ui  what  wen;  ye  out  for  to  see? 
A  r  pijphet  ?  YcH,  1  say  uuto  you, 
and  ini;ch  more  than  a  prophet. 

!i7  This  is  ,'i?  of  wliLuii  it  is  writ- 
ten, «  Behold,  I  send  my  messenger 


LURE. 

72Sa. 19.35. 
Est.  1.  3,  11. 
re.  1.  76. 

»Mal.  3.  I. 
c.  I.  15—17. 

t  Ps.  51.  4. 
Ro.  3.  4. 
u  I\Ial.  3.5, 
6.  c.  3.  12. 

3  or,  frus- 
trated. 

V  Ac.  20.27. 
■1  or,  within 


before  thy  face, which  shall  p.epare   tliemsehcs. 
thy  way  before  thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you,  Among' 
those  that  are  born  of  women,  there 
i?  not  a  g-eaier  p.ophei  ih.m  Jolin 
the  Baptist  :  but  he  that  is  least  in 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  giealer  llian 
iie. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard 
him,  and  the  pul)lioaiis,  justified  t 
God,  bein;^  baptized  u  with  the 
baptism  of  John. 

30  But  the  Plia.isees  and  lawyers 
3  rejected  the    counsel   v   of  God 


u>  Mat.  11. 
IS,  &c. 

X  Mat.  3.  4. 
Mar.  I.  6. 
c.  I.  IS. 

y  Jno.2.  2. 
12.2.  ver.36. 
z  Pr.  8.  32— 
35.   17.  16. 
a  Mat.  26.6, 
&c.  Mar.  14. 


4   ajainst   themselves,    being    not  1 3,    &c.    Jno. 
baptized  of  him.  11.  2,  &c. 

31  And  the  Lord  said,  Whereun- I  )^ ,.  g  3.2  ^g^ 
tow  then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of  3^ 'j-ji;  j  jg' 
this  generation  .'  and  to  what  are 
they  like  ? 

Si  They  are  like  unto  children  sit- 
ting in  the  m:»rket-place,  and  call- 
ing one  to  another,  and  saying,  We 
have  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  have 
not  dance  1  ;  we  have  mourned  to 
you,  and  ye  have  not  uepi. 

33  For  John  the  Baptist  came  x 
neilhei  eating  bread  nor  drinking 
wine  i  and  ye  s  ly.  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  y  sion  of  man  is  come  eat- 
ing and  d  inking;  and  ye  say,  Be- 
hold, a  gluttonous  man,  and  a 
wine-bibber,  a  friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners  ! 

3-5  But  z  Wis  lom  is  justified  of 
all  her  children. 

33  And  a  one  of  the  F.iarisees  de- 
Bire  1  him  that  he  would  rat  with 
him.  And  he  went  into  the  Phari- 
see's house,  and  sat  ilown  to  ine.il. 

37  And,  behol  t,  a  woman  in  the 
city,  which  was  a  sinner,  b  when 
she  knew  that  Jesa<  sat  at  nieat  in 
the  Pharisee's  house,  brought  an 
alabaster  box  of  ointment, 

33  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind 
him  weeping,  and  begin  to  wash 
his  feet  with  tears,  and  did  wipe 
tkemwn\i  the  hairs  of  her  head, 
and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed 
tliei/i  with  the  ointment. 


c  Jno.  9.  24. 
d  c.  15.  2. 

5  See  Mat. 
18.  28. 

e  Ps.  49.  7,  8. 
Ro.  5.  6. 
/Ps.n6.15- 
13.    1  Cor. 
15.  9.  2  Cor. 
5.  14.    1  Ti. 
1.  13-16. 

g  Ps.  23.  5. 

h  .Mat.  9.  2, 
3.  Mar.  2.  7. 


I  Ila.  2,  4. 
.Mat.  9.  22. 
Mar.  5.  34. 
10.  r,2.  c.  8. 
43.  18.  42. 
Ep.  2.  8. 
'I.Mat. 27. -55. 
b  Mar.  16.9. 
ver.  33. 

c2Cor.  8.  9. 


68 


A.  D.  3t. 

39  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which 
had  bidden  iiim  saw  it,  he  spake 
within  hiiniielf,  s.iying.  This  man, 
if  c  he  we.e  a  p.uphet,  would  lia  ve 
known  who  and  what  inaiinei  of 
woinun  Ihij  i«  that  toucheth  hini  j 
lor  she  ib  ,1  biiinei.  (I 

4U  And  Jesus,  answering,  said 
unto  hiin,  iSiinon,  I  have  some- 
what to  say  unto  thee.  And  be 
Sdith,  .Master,  say  on. 

41  Tlic.e  \tas  a  certain  creditor 
which  had  two  debtors:  the  uue 
owed  live  bundled  5  pe:ioe,  and 
the  other  fifty  : 

42  And  when  they  Wad  nothin' 
e  to  pay,  he  f.aiikly  forgave  them 
both.  Tell  nif,  th.!refo.e, which  of 
them  will  love  him  most  ? 

43  >Siinon  answered  and  said,  I 
suppose  that /it  to  whom  he  forgave 
mos;.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Thon  hast  lightly/  judged. 

44  -ind  he  turned  to  the  woman, 
and  said  unto  iSimon,  Secsi  thou 
this  woman?  I  ente.ed  into  thine 
house,  thou  gavest  me  no  wal-  r  for 
my  feel  :  but  she  hath  washed  my 
fet't  with  tears,  and  wiped  Uieni 
with  the  hairs  of  her  head. 

45  riiim  gavest  ine  no  kiss:  but 
this  woman,  since  the  time  I  came 
in,  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  g  liead  with  oil  thou  didst 
not  anoint  :  but  this  woman  hath 
anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 

47  Whereio.e  1  say  unto  thee.  Her 
?ins.  which  are  many,  are  forgiv- 
en ;  for  she  loved  much  .  but  lo 
whom  little  is  forgiven,  tlie  iaine 
loveci,  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Thy  sins 
a:e  forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with 
him  began  to  say  within  them- 
selves, Who  A  is  this  that  for^iveth 
sins  also  ? 

50  And  he  said  lo  the  woman,* 
Thy  faith  hath  savpcl  thee  :  go  iii 
peace. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

A.VD  it  came  to  pass  afterward, 
that  he  weit  throughout  every 
city  and  village,  preaching  and 
.showing  the  glad  tidings  of  the 
kingdom  of  God  :  and  the  twelve 
■were  with  him  ; 

2  And  a  ra'itain  women  which  had 
been  healed  of  evil  spirit  sand  infir- 
mities, Mary  called  Magdalene, 
out  6  of  whom  went  seven  devils. 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza, 
Herocl's  6tewa-l,  and  Rnsanna, 
and  many  others,  which  minister- 
ed unto  him  c  of  their  substance. 

4  And  when  much  people  were  ga- 
thered together,  and  were  come  to 


A.  D.  31. 

him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake  by 
a  parable  : 

5  A  £^  Sower  went  out  to  sow  liis 
Beeci  :  luid  us  he  EO\.ie(i,  some  I'ell 
by  tlie  way-side  ;  aurl  i!  was  Imd- 
de.il  e  uoMii,  and  tlie  fouls  of  the 
ai.  devoured  it. 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a./  rock; 
and  as  soon  as  it  was  spruiijj  up,  ii 
wuliered  away,  because  it  lacked 
moisLure. 

7  AnA  some  fell  3010115  g  thorns  ; 
and  I  lie  tlio.  lis  sprang  up  with  it, 
a  ;d  ch.ikerl  it. 

8  And  otlier  fell  on  g'ood  ground, 
and  spranj!;  up,  and  Liaie  fruit  an 
huiid  ed-Iold.  k  And  when  he  had 
said  these  things,  he  cued,  He  tli.tt 
hath  ea.s  to   hear,  lei  him  hear.i 

9  And  his  disciples  asked  hiin, 
saying,  What  might  this  parable 
be  .' 

10  And  he  said.  Unto  you  it  is 
^iven  to  know  the  mysteries  of  the 
king  loin  of  (iod  :  but  to  otliero  in 
paraljles  ;  that  seeingi:  they  might 
not  sue,  and  hearing  they  might 
not  understand. 

11  Now  /  the  parable  is  this: 
The  7iL  seed  is  the  word  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way-side  are 
they  that  hear  ;  then  corneih  the 
devil,  and  taketh  away  n  the  wocd 
out  of  their  lieails,  lest  they  should 
believe  and  be  saved. 

ly  They  on  the  rock  are  thty, 
which,  when  they  hear,  receive  o 
the  word  with  joy  ;  and  these  have 
no  root,/J  which  lor  a  while  believe, 
and  in  time  of  temptation  fall 
away. 

14  And  that  which  fell  among 
thorns  are  ihey,  which,  when  they 
have  hearri,  go  foith,  and  are  cho- 
ked with  7  cares  and  riches  and 
pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no 
fruit  r  to  perfection. 

15  But  that  on  the  good  ground 
a  e  they,  which,  in  an  honest  and 
good  heart,  s  having  heaid  the 
word,  keep  it.  ami  bring  forth 
fruit  with  t  patience. 

IS  No  ii  man.  v.hen  he  hath  light- 
ed a  candle,  covereth  it  with  a  ves- 
sel, or  piuteth  it  under  a  bed  ;  but 
seileth  it  on  a  candlestick,  thiit 
they  which  enter  in  may  see  the 
light. 

17  Por  V  nothing  is  secret  that 
.?ha!I  not  be  made  manifest  ;  nei- 
ther any  thins  hiil  that  shall  not  be 
known  and  ,-ome  abroad. 

18  Take  (c  heed  therefore  how  ye 
hea  ■  ;  for  .r  whosoever  baih.  to  him 
shall  be  given;  and  whosoever  hath 
not,  fiom  him  shall  be  taken  even 
that  which  Ue  seeraeili  1  tu  have. 


CHAP.  VIII,  Christ  stilhth  a  tempett. 

19  Then  y  came  to  him  his  moth- 
er and  his  i.'ie'.l.ren,  and  could  not 
come  at  hini  lor  the  p. ess, 

20  And  11  was  told  him  6j^rer/atn, 
whu  h  said.  Thy  mother  and  thy 
breth.en  stand  without,  desi.ing 
to  see  ihee. 

21  And  lie  answered  and  said  un- 
'  to  them,  iVly  mother,  and  my  bre- 
thren  aie    these   which   hear    the 

j  v.o.d  of  God,  and  do  it. 
I    22  Now  z  it   came   to   pass  on   a 
I  certain  day,  ihal  he   went  into   u 
jsliip   with   his  di.scipies :    and   he 

said  unto  them.  Let  us  go  over  un- 
I  to  the  other  side  of  the  lake.    And 

they  launched  foah. 

23  But  as  iliey  sail  d,  he  fell 
asleep:  and   thee  came   down   a 

istoim  of  vrind  on  the  lake;  and 
they  were  filled  with  water,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and  a 
awoke  him,  saying,  JVIuster,  mas- 
ter, we  peiisli  !  Then  he  arose, 
and  rebuked  the  wind  and  the 
raging  of  the  water:  and  they 
ceased,  and  lliere  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  sai^l  unto  them,  Where 
is  your  faith  ?  And  they,  being 
af.aid,  wondered,  saying  one  to 
another.  What  manner  of  mania 
this!     for  he   ccmimandelh     even 

I  the  winds  and  water,  and  they 
oljey  him. 

26  And  6  they  arrived  at  the 
i  country  of  the  Gadarenes,  which 
I  is  over  against  Galilee. 
I  27  And  when  he  went  forth  to 
i  land,  there  met  him  out  of  the  city 
la  certain   man,  which   had   devils 

Ions:  time,  and  ware  no  cloihea, 
neither  abode  in  ojty  house,  but  in 
the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried 
out,  and  fell  down  before  him,  ami 
with  a  loud  voice  said,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus  thou  Son 
of  God  most  high  7  I  beseech  thee, 
torment  r  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the 
unclean  spirit  to  come  out  of  the 
man.  For  oftentimes  it  had  caught 
him  :  and  he  was  kept  bound  with 
chains  and  in  tetters;  and  he 
broke  the  bands,  and  was  driven 
of  the  devil  into  the  wilderness.) 

]  30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying, 
jWhat  is  thy  name  ?  And  he  said, 
! Legion:  because  many  devils  wer« 
'  entered  into  him. 

31  And  they  besought  him  that 
he  wouM  not  comman'i  them  to  go 
out  into  the  deep   d 

32  .And  there  was  there  an  herd  of 
many  swine  feeding  on  the  motm- 
taiQ  :  and  tiicy  besought  him  tbikt 

6S 


TTie  itsm  of  blooA-heated. 

he  would  sufler  them  to  enter  into 
them  :  und  he  sune.ed  them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of 
the  m.in,  and  entered  iito  the 
Bwine  :  und  t)ie  herd  ran  violently 
down  a  steep  place  into  the  lake, 
and  weie  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  tkcm  saw 
what  w.is  done,  they  fled,  e  and 
went  Hnd  lold  it  in  the  ci  y  and  in 
tlie  c;iiMl  y. 

35  Then  they  went  ont  to  see 
wh.it  was  done  ;  and  came  to  Je- 
sus, and  found  the  man,  out  of 
whom  the  devils  we;i!  departed, 
silting'  at  the  feet  of  Je  us,  cloth- 
ed, and  in  his  rijhiymind:  and 
they  were  afraid. 

33  They  also  whii'h  saw  it  told 
them  Ijy  what  means  he  that  was 
possessed  of  the  devils  was  healed. 

b7  Then  the  nhole  multiiu  le  of 
the  country  of  tlie  G.idareiies  ound 
about  besought  him  g  to  di'pirt 
from  them,  for  they  were  taken 
with  great  fear;  and  he  went  up 
into  the  ship,  and  returned  back 
ag'ain. 

38  Now  the  man  ont  of  whom  the 
devils  were  departed, besought  him 
that  he  mi^ht  be  wiih  h  him  :  but 
Jesus  sent  him  away,  sayini', 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house, i 
and  show  how  great  thinsfs  k  God 
hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he  went 
his  way,  and  published  throughout 
the  whole  city  how  great  things 
Jesus  had  done  unto  him. 

40  .And  i(  came  to  pass,  that, 
when  Jesus  was  returned,  the  peo- 
ple ^Irvlly  received  him  :  for  they 
were  all  waiting  for  him. 

41  And,  behold,  there  I  came  a 
man  named  Jairus.  and  he  was  a 
ruler  of  the  synagogue  ;  and  he 
fell  down  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  that  he  would  come  in- 
to his  house  : 

42  for  he  had  one  only  daughter, 
about  twelve  years  of  age,  and  she 
lay  a  dying.  But  as  he  went,  the 
people  thronged  him. 

43  And  a  wornan  having  an  issue 
of  blooJ  twelve  years,  which  had 
spent  OT  all- her  living  upon  physi- 
cians, n  neithe  •  could  be  healed  of 
any, 

44  Came  behind  him,  and  touch- 
ed the  border  of  his  garment :  and 
0  immediately  her  issue  of  blood 
stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said.  Who  touched 
me  ?  When  all  denied,  Peter,  and 
they  that  we)e  with  him,  said. 
Master,  the  multituie  throngthee 
and  press  Ihfc.  and  sayest  thou. 
Who  touched  me. 

70 


LUKB. 

e  Ac.  19.  16, 
17. 

/Ps.  51.10. 

§■  Ac.  16.39. 

h  De.  10.20, 

21.  P8.  116. 
12,  16. 

i  1  Ti.5.  8. 

*  Ps.  126.  2, 
3. 

/Mat.  9.18, 
&<:.  Mar.  5. 

22,  &c. 

m2Ch.  16. 
12,  Is.  55.  2. 

n  Job  13.  4. 

o  Mat.  8.  3. 
20.  34.  C.13. 
13. 


pc.  6.  19. 
1  Pe.  2.  9. 

q  Ps.  33.  9. 
Hos.  5.  3. 

rls.  65.  2. 
Hos.  13.  1. 
Ac.  16.  29. 

a  Mat.  9.23, 
&c.  Mar.  5. 

35,  &c. 

/  ver.  42, 43. 

u  Jno.  11. 
25.  Ro.  4.17. 

«  Jno.  11.11, 
13. 

xe  Ps.  22.  7. 
c.  16.  44. 

XC.7.  14. 
Jno.  11.  43. 

V  Mat.  8.  4. 
9.  30.  Mar. 
5.43. 

a  Mat.  10.1, 
&o.  Mar.  3. 
13,  &;c.  6.  7, 

&c. 

h  c.  10.  4, 
&C.  12.  22. 

cNe.5.  13. 
Ac.  13.  51. 
18.  6. 

rf  Mat.  14.1, 
&c.  Mar.  6. 
il4,  &c. 


A.  D.  31. 

4S  And  Jesus  said,  Somebody 
hath  touched  me,  for  I  perceivs 
that  vi.iue  p  is  gone  out  ol  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw  thai 
she  was  not  hid,  7  she  came  trem- 
bling, T  and  falling  down  before 
him,  she  declared  unto  him,  before 
all  the  people,  for  what  cause  she 
had  touched  him,  and  how  she 
was  healed  immeJiately. 

48  And  he  >^ai  I  unto  he. , Daughter, 
be  of  good  coinfoit  ,-  thy  faith  hath 
made  thee  whole  :  go  in  peace. 

49  While  s  he  yet  spake,  there 
Cometh  one  from  the  ruler  t  of  the 
synagogue's  house,  saying  to  him. 
Thy  daughter  is  dead  ;  trouble  not 
the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he 
answe  ed  him,  saying,  Fear  u  not: 
believe  only,  and  she  shall  be 
ma<le  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the 
house,  he  sufiered  no  man  to  go  in, 
save  Pete:-,  and  James,  and  John, 
and  the  father  and  the  mother  of 
the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept  and  bewailed 
her:  but  he  said.  Weep  not  ;  she 
is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  o 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to  to 
scorn,  knowingthai  she  was  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and 
took  he.'  by  the  hand,  and  called, 
saying.  Maid,  a:  arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again, 
and  she  arose  straightway  :  and 
he  commanded  to  give  her  meat. 

\  53  And  her  parents  were  astonish- 
ed :  but  he  charged  y  them  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  what  was 
done. 

I  CHAPTER  IX. 

THEN  a  he  called  his  twelve 
disciples  together,  and  gave 
them  power  and  authority  over  all 
devils,  ami  to  cure  diseases. 
I  2  And  he  sent  them  to  preach  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  to  heal  the 
sick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  h 
nothing  for  your  jotirney,  neither 
staves,  nor  scrip,  neither  bread, 
neither  money  :  neither  have  two 
coats  a  piece. 

4  And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter 
into,  there  abide,  and  thence  de- 

t  part. 

I  5  And  whosoever  will  not  receive 
you,  when  ye  go  out  of  that  city, 
shake  c  ofl'the  verj'  dust  from  your 

I  feet,  for  a  testimony  against  them. 

I    6  ,\nd   they  departed,   and  went 
through  the  towns,  preaching  the 
gospel,  and  healing  every  where. 
'7  .\ow  d  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard 

\  of  ail  that  was  doue  by  biin :  and 


A.  D.  31. 

he  was  perplexed,  because  that  it 
\vas  said  of  some,  That  John  was 
risen  from  the  dead  ; 

8  And  uf  some,  That  Elias  had 
appeared  ;  and  of  others,  That  one 
of  the  old  prophets  was  risen  again. 

S  And  Herod  said,  John  have  1 
beheaded:  but  who  is  this,of  whom 
I  hear  such  things  1  And  e  he  de- 
sired to  see  him. 

10  And  tlie  apostles,  when  they 
were  returned,  told  him  all  that 
they  had  done.  And  he  took  them, 
and  went  aside  privately  into  a 
desert  place,  belonging  to  the  city 
called  Be.thsaida. 

11  And  the  people,  when  they 
knew  /it,  followed  him  :  and  re 
received  g  them  and  spake  unto 
them  of  the  kingdom  h  of  God, and 
healed  them  that  had  need  i  of 
healing. 

12  And  k  when  the  day  began  to 
wear  away,  then  came  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  him,  Send  the  mul- 
titude av.ay,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  towns  and  country  round 
about, and  lodge,  and  gel  victuals: 
for  we  are  here  in  a  desert  I  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them,  Give 
ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  said. 
We  have  no  more  but  five  loaves 
and  two  fishes  ;  except  we  should 
go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  people. 

14  (For  they  were  about  five 
tiiousand  men.)  And  he  said  to 
his  disciples,  m  ftlake  them  sit 
down  by  fifties  in  a  company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made 
tliem  all  sit  down.  ! 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves 
and  llie  two  fishes  ;  and  looking 
up  to  heaven,  he  blessed  them, and 
brake,  and  gave  to  the  disciples  to 
set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all 
n  filled  :  and  there  was  taken  up 
of  fragments  that  remained  to 
them,  twelve  baskets. 

18  And  it  0  came  to  pass,  as  he 
was  alone  praying,  his  disciples 
were  with  him  :  and  he  asked 
them,  saying, Whom  say  the  peo- 
ple that  I  arn  ? 

19  They  answering  said,  John  J3 
the  Baptist  ;  but  some  soy,  Elias  ; 
and  others  soy.  That  one  of  the 
eld  prophets  is  risen  again. 

2U  He  said  unto  them,  But  whom 
say  ye  that  I  am  ?  Peter  <;  answer- 
ing said.  The  Christ  of  God. 

21  And  he  straitly  charg'ed  them, 
and  commanded  them  to  tell  no 
man  that  thing-  ; 

22  Saying.  The  r  Son  of  man 
must  suffer  many  things,  and  be 
rejected  of  the  elders  and  chief 


CHAP  IX, 


/Ro.  10.14, 
17. 

g  Jno.  6.  37. 

hAc.  £8.31. 

i  c.  1.  .53.  5. 
31.  He. 4. 16. 

k  Mat.  14. 
15,  fcc.Mar. 
6.  35,  &c. 
Jno.  6.5,&c. 

I  Ps.  78.    19, 

20.  Ez.  34. 
25.  Hos.  13. 
5. 

m  1  Cor.  14. 
40. 

n  Ps.  107.  9. 

o  Mat.  16. 
13,  &c. 
Mar.  8.27, 
&c. 

p  Mat.  14.2. 

ver.  7,  8. 
5  Jno.  6.  69. 
r  Mat.  16. 

21.  17.  22. 


s  Mat.  10. 

38.  16.  24. 

Blar.  8.  34. 

c.  14.27.  Ro. 

8.13.  Col.3. 

5. 

t  Mat.  10. 

33.  Mar.  8. 

38.  2Ti.2.12. 

u  Mat.  16. 

28.  Mar.9.1. 

V  Jno.  8.  59. 

He.  2.  9. 

wMat.  17.1, 

&c.  Mar.  9. 

2,  &c. 

1  or,  thi7igs. 

X  Da.  8.  is. 

10.  9. 

y  Jno.  1.  14. 

z  Ps.  £7.  4. 

73.  28. 

a  Mar.  10. 

38. 

6  Nat.  3.17. 

2Pe.    1.  17, 

18. 

cDe.  18.  15. 

Ac.  3.  22. 

d  Ec.  3.  7. 

e  Mat.  17. 

14,  &c. 

Mar.  9.  17, 

&c. 


Clirist  transJiguTedm. 
priests  and  scribes,  and  be  slain, 
i.nd  be  raised  the  thud  day. 

23  And  he  said  to  them  all,  If» 
any  man  v.  ill  come  after  me,  let 
him  deny  himself  and  take  up  his 
cross  daily,  and  folluv.'  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his 
life  shall  lose  it:  but  whosoever 
will  lose  his  life  for  my  sake,  the 
same  shall  save  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  advantag- 
ed, if  he  gain  the  whole  world, 
and  lose  himself,  or  be  cast  away? 

26  For  t  whosoever  shall  be  asha- 
med of  me,  and  of  my  words,  of 
him  shall  the  Son  of  man  be  asha- 
med, when  he  shall  come  in  his 
ov.'n  gloiy,  and  in  his  Father's, 
and  of  the  holy  angels. 

27  But  u  I  tell  you  of  a  truth, 
there  be  some  standing  here, wliich 
shall  not  v  taste  of  death,  till  they 
see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  And  w  it  came  to  pass  about 
an  eight  days  after  these  1  sayings 
he  took  Peter  and  John  and  James, 
and  went  up  into  a  mountain  to 
pray. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion 
of  his  countenance  was  altered, 
and  his  raiment  was  white  and 
glistering. 

30  And,  behold,lhere  talked  with 
him  two  men,  which  were  Moses 
and  Elias, 

31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and 
spake  of  his  decease  which  he 
should  accomplish  at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were 
with  him  were  heavya;wiih  sleep: 
and  when  they  were  awake,  they 
saw  his  7/ glory,  and  the  two  men 
that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
departed  from  him,  Peter  said  un- 
to Jesus,  Master,  it  z  is  good  for 
us  to  be  here  :  and  let  us  make 
three  tabernacles  ;  one  for  thee, 
and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for 
Elias:  not  knowing  a  what  he  said, 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there 
came  a  cloud,  and  overshadowed 
them:  and  they  feared  as  they  en- 
tered into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of 
the  cloud,  saying,  This  6  is  my 
beloved  Son  :  hear  c  him. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was  past, 
Jesus  was  found  alone.  And  they 
kept  it  close,  and  told  no  man  in 
those  days  d  any  of  those  things 
V.  hich  they  had  seen. 

37  And  e  it  came  to  pass,  that  on 
the  next  day,  when  they  were 
come  down  from  the  hill,  much 
people  met  him. 

88  And,    behold,   a  man  of    the 
71 


Error  of  the  disciplet. 

company  cried  out,  aaying'  Master, 
I  beseech  ihce,  look  upon  my  son  ; 
for  he  ia  mine/  oi\ly   child  ; 

39  And,  l(>,  a  spirit  lukcth  him, 
and  he  suddenly  cneth  out;  and  it 
teareth  him  thai  lu  foameth  again; 
and  liruising  him  hardly  (Wparieth 
from  him. 

40  And  !  besought  thy  disciples  to 
cast  him  out;  and  they  could  not.^ 

41  And  Jesus  answLM-ing  said,  0 
faithless  A  and  perve  se  i  genera- 
lion  1  how  lung  shall  I  be  with 
you,  and  suffer  you  ?  Bring  thy 
son  hither. 

42  Aiul  as  he  was  yet  a  coming, 
the  devil  threw  him  down,  an. I 
tare  him.  And  Jesus  rebuked  k 
the  unclean  spirit,  and  healed  the 
child  and  delivered  him  again  to 
his  father. 

43  And  they  were  all  amazed  /  at 
the  mighty  power  of  God.  Bui 
while  lliey  wondered  every  one  at 
all  things  which  Jes-jsdid,  he  said 
unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down 
into  your  ears  ;  for  ?«  the  Son  of 
man  snail  be  delivered  into  the 
hands  of  men.  n 

45  But  o  they  understood  not  this 
saying,  and  it  was  hid  from  them, 
that  they  perceived  it  not  :  and 
they  feared  to  ask  him  of  that 
Baying. 

46  Titenp  there  arose  a  reason- 
ing among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  greatest. 

47  And  Jesus,  perceiving  the 
thought  of  their  heart, took  a  child,  I 
and  set  him  by  him, 

48  And  said  unto  them.  Whoso- 
ever y  shall  receive  this  cliild  in) 
my  name,  receiveth  rae;  and  who-  i 
soever  shall  receive  me,  leccivetli  j 
him  that  sent  me:  for  r  he  that  is 
least  among  you  all,  the  same  shall 
be  great. 

49  And  John  answered  and  said,  I 
Master,  we  s  saw  one  casting  out; 
devils  in  thy  name;  and  we  forbad 
him,  because  be  followeth  not  with 
us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  For- 
bid him  not ;  for  t  he  that  is  not 
against  us,  is  for  us. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
the  time  was  come  that  he  should 
be  receivetl  u  tip,  he  steadfastly 
Bet  his  face  to  go  to  Jerusalem, 

52  And  sent  messengers  before 
his  face  :  and  they  went,  and  en- 
tered into  a  village  of  the  Samari- 
tans, V  to  make  .eady  forhira. 

53  And  they  did  not  receive  him, 
because  his  face  was  as  though  he 
would  go  to  Jerusalem. 

73 


LUKE. 
/Zee.  12. 10 

^  Ac.  19.13, 

16. 

/iJno.  20.27. 

He.  4.  2. 

i  De.  32.  5. 

Ps.  78.  8. 

k  MuT.  1.27. 

I  Ps.  139.  14. 

Zee.  8.  6. 

m  .Mat.   17. 

22. 

n  2  Sa.   24. 

14. 

o  Mar.  9.  32. 

c.  2.  50.   18. 

34. 

/>Mat.  18.  1, 

&c.   Mar.  9. 

34,4c. 

(/    Mat.    10. 

40.   Jno.  12. 

44.  13.  20. 

r  Mat.  23. 

11,  12.  c.  14. 

U. 

s  Nu.  11.27- 

29. 

rMat.  12. 

30.  c.  16.  13. 

u    Mar.    16. 

19.  Ac.  1.  2. 

t>  Jno.  4.  4 


»s2K.  1.  10, 

12. 

X  Jno.  3.  17. 

12.  47. 

V  Mat.  8.19. 

&c. 

z  1  K.  19.20. 

re -Mat.  10.1, 

&c.    Mar.  6. 

7,  §c. 

b  .Mat.  9.37. 

J  ui.  i.  35. 

c  1  Cor.  3.  9. 

1  Ti.  5.  17. 
tZc.  9.  3,  &c. 
eGe.  24.  33, 
56.  2  K.  4. 
29.  Pr.  4.  25. 
/Is.  9.  6. 
gJa.  3.  18. 

2  Th.  3.  16. 
hi  Cor.  9.4- 
14.  1  Ti.  5. 
18. 

i  1  Ti.  5.  13. 


A.  D.  32. 

54  And  when  hit  disciples,  Jamoii 
and  John,  saw  thi»,  they  said, 
Lord,  wilt  thou  that  we  com- 
mand fire  to  come  down  from  hea- 
ven, and  consume  them,  even  a* 
Kliaste  did  1 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked 
them,  and  said,  Ye  know  not 
what  manner  of  spirit  ye  are  of. 

56  ForxtheiSoii  of  rnnn  is  not 
come  todestrov  men's  lives,  but  to 
savo  titem.  And  they  went  to  an- 
other village. 

57  And  t/  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  they  went  in  the  way,  a  certain 
man  sairl  unto  him.  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou 
goest. 

68  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Foxes  have  holes,  and  bi.ds  of  the 
air  have  nests;  but  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  whece  to  lay  his  head. 

59  And  lie  said  unto  another, Fol- 
ow  ine.  But  he  said.  Lord,  suf- 
fer z  me  first  to  go  and  bui-y  my 
father. 

60  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the 
dead  bury  their  dead  ;  but  ^o  thou 
and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said,  Lord, 
I  will  follow  thee  ;  but  let  me  first 
go  bid  them  farewell  which  are  at 
home  at  my  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  No 
man,  having  pat  his  hand  to  the 
plough,  and  looking  back,  is  fit  for 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AFTER  a  these  things  the  Lord 
appointed  other  seventy  also, 
and  sent  them  two  and  two  before 
his  face  into  every  city  and  place, 
whither  he  himself  would  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  5 
The  harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the 
c  labourers  ore  few  :  pray  ye  there- 
fore the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that 
he  would  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  har\"est. 

3  Go  your  w.-iys  :  behold,  I  send 
you  forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  d  neither  purse, nor  scrip, 
nor  shoes  :  and  e  salute  no  man  by 
the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  yo 
enter,  first  say,  Peace  be  to  this 
house. 

6  And  if  the  Son  /  of  peace  be 
there,  your  peace  shall  rest  g  upon 
it:  if  not, it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7  .-Vnd  in  the  same  house  remain, 
eating  and  drinking  such  things 
as  they  give  :  for  h  the  labourer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire.  Go  not  from 
house  i  to  house. 

8  .■ind  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receiv*  you,  eat 


A.  D.  32. 

k  such  things  as  are  set  before  you; 

9  And  heal  the  sick  that  are  there- 
in, and  say  unto  them,  The  Ik'mg- 
doin  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  j-ou. 

10  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye 
enter,  and  they  receive  you  not, 
go  your  ways  out  into  the  streets 
of  the  same,  and  say, 

11  Kven  OT  the  veiy  dust  of  your 
city,  which  cleaveth  on  us,  we  do 
■wipe  off  against  you  :  notwith- 
standing be  ye  sure  of  this,  that 
the  Icingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh 
unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  it 
shall  be  more  tolerable  in  that  day 
for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

13  Wo  n  unto  thee,  Chorazin  ! 
wo  unto  thee,  Bethsaida  !  for  o 
if  the  mighty  works  had  been 
done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon  which 
have  been  done  in  )'ou,  they  ha.d 
a  great  while  ago  repented,  sitting 
in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable 
for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  judg- 
ment, than  for  you. 

15  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which 
p  art  exalted  to  lieaven,  shall  be 
thrust  5  down  to  hell. 

16  He  rthat  heareth  you,  heareth 
jne  ;  and  he  sthat  despiseth  you, 
despiseth  me  ;  and  t  he  that  de- 
spiseth me,  despiseth  him  that 
sent  me. 

17  And  the  seventy  returned 
again  with  joy,  saying,  Lord,  even 
the  devils  are  subject  unto  us 
thiough  thy  name. 

18  .4nd  he  said  unto  them,  I  be- 
held Satan  u  as  lightning  fall 
from  heaven. 

19  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power 
to  tread  on  serpents  u  and  scor- ] 
pions,  and  over  all  the  power  of 
the  enemy  :  and  nothing  shall  by 
any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding,  in  this  re- 
joice not,  that  the  spirits  are  sub- 
ject unto  you  ;  but  rather  rejoice 
because  your  names  are  written  to 
in  heaven. 

21  In  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in 
spirit,  and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O 
Father,  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
that  thou  hast  hid  these  things 
from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and 
hast  revealed  them  unto  babes  : 
even  so,  Father  ;  for  so  it  seemed 
good  in  thy  sight. 

22  All  1  things  x  are  delivered  to 
me  of  my  Father:  and  no  j/man 
Itnoweth  who  the  Son  is,  but  the 
Father  ;  and  who  the  Father  is, 
but  the  Son,  and  bs  to  whom  the 
Son  will  reveal  him. 

83  And  he  turned  him  unto  his 


CHAP.   X. 
i- 1  Cor.  10. 

/Mat.  3.  2. 
?n  c.  9.  5. 
n  Mat.  11. 
21,  &c. 

0  Ez.  3.  6. 

p  Is.  14.  13— 

15.  Je.  51. 

53.  Am.  9.  2, 

3. 

9  Ez.  26.  20. 

31.  18. 

r  Jno.  13.20. 

s  Ac.  5.  4. 

«  Jno.  5.  23. 

u  Re.  12.  8, 

9. 

V  Mar.  16. 

18.  Ac.  28. 

5. 

tc  Ex.  32.  32. 

Ps.  69.  28. 

Is.  4.  3.  Da. 

12.  1.  Ph.  4. 

3.  He.  12. 

23.  Re.  13. 

8.20.  12.21 

27. 

1  Many  an 
cient  copies 
add.  And 
turinng  to 
Kis  disciples 
he  said. 

X  Mat.  28. 

18.  Jno.  3. 

35. 

y  Jno.  6.  44, 

46. 


^IPe.l.lO. 
a  Ac.  16.  30, 
31. 

6Ga.  3.  18. 
cDe.6.  5. 
Q!Le.l9.  18. 
e  Le.  18.  5 
Ne.  9.  29. 
Ez.  20.  11, 
21.  Ro.  10. 
5.  Ga.  3.  12. 
f  Job  32.  2. 
c.  18.  15. 
Ro.  4.2.  Ga. 
3.  U.  Ja.  2. 
24. 

5^  Mat.  5.43, 
44. 

hVs.  38.  11. 
i  Ps.  109.  25. 
Pr.  27.  10. 
k  Jno.  4.  9. 
/Ex.2.  6. 
m  Ps.  147.  3. 
Is.  1.6. 
2  See  Mat. 


The  good  Samaritan. 

I  disciples,      and      said     privately, 
I  Blessed  arc  the  eyes  which  see  the 
things  that  ye  see  : 
j    !i4  For  1  tell    you.  That  zmany 
■  prophets  and   kings   have  desired 
to  see  those  things  which  ye  see, 
:  and  have  not  seen   them  ;   and  to 
hear  those  things  which  ye  hear, 
j  and  have  not  heard  them. 
1   25  And    behold   a  ce.tain  lawyer 
I  stood  up,  and  tempted  him,  say- 
ing, blaster,  v.hat  c  shall  I  do  to 
inherit  6  eternal  life  ? 
1    26   He   said   unto   him.   What   in 
i  written  in  the  law?   how  readest 
[  thou  } 
27  And  he  answering  said.  Thou 
c  shalt    love    the    Lord    thy   God 
with  all   thy  heart,  and   with   all 
thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength, 
and  with  all  thy  mind  ;    and  thy 
d  neighbour  as  thyself. 
I    28  And  he  said  unto   him.  Thou 
hast  answered  right  :  this  do,  and 
e  thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  justify/ 
himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who 
is  my  §■  neighbour? 

30  And  Jesus  answering,  said, 
A  certain  man  went  down  from 
Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell 
among  thieves,  which  stripped 
him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded 
him,  and  departed,  leaving  him 
half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came 
down  a  certain  priest  that  way  ; 
and  when  he  saw  hirn,  he  passed 
by  hon  the  other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when 
he  was  at  the  place,  came  and 
looked  i  on  him,  and  passed  by  on 
the  other  side. 

33  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  i  a« 
he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was: 
and  when  he  spw  him,  he  had 
compassion  I  on  him. 

34  And  went  to  him,  and  bound  ?n 
up  his  v.'ounds,  pou-'ng  in  oil  and 
wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn, 
and  took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow  when  he 
departed,  he  took  out  two  2 pence, 
and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and 
said  unto  him,  Take  care  of  him  ; 
and  whatsoever  thou  spendest 
more,  when  I  come  again  I  will 
repay  n  thee. 

3S  Which  now  of  these  three, 
thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto 
him  that  fell  among  the  thieves  ? 

37  And  he  said.  He  that  showed 
mercy  o  on  him.     Then  said  Jesus 


20.  2.  n  Pr.  19.  17.  c.  14.  14.  o  Pr.  14. 

21,  Hos.  6.  6  Mi.  6.  8.  Mat.  23.  23. 
73 


Christ  recommcndcth  prayer. 


LURE. 


unto  him, Go,  anddolhoii  likewise.  \p  Jno,  11.  1 
38  N'uw  it  came  to  pass,  as  lliey  !  12.  2,  3. 

went,  thai  lie  eiitCie<l  into  ;i  cei- 

tiiin   viUuje  :    und   ii   ceitiiin   wo-jyc.  8.  35. 

inaiij  niiineil    Mii.tha,  yj  leceived    Ac.  22.  3. 

him  ijiio  hei  house. 
3y    And   slie   liud   a  sister  called   rMar.  4.  19. 

I\Iiuy,  which  also   sul  9  at  Jesus'    c.  21.  34.  1 

feet,  and  heard  his  word.  Co.  7.  32, 

40  Bui    Alaitha    was    cumbered   35. 

about  much  seivmg,  and  came  to 

him  and  said,  Loid,  dosl  ihou   not 


8  Ps.  27.  4. 
caie  that  iiiv  sister  hath  left  me  to|73.  25.  Ec. 
12.  13.  Mar. 
8.  36.  c.  18. 
22.  1  Co.  la. 
3. 


serve  alone  '.'  bid  her  therefore  that 
she  help  me. 

4L  And  Jesus  answered  and  said 
unto  her,  Martha,  Martha,  thou 
art  r careful  and  troubled  about 
many  thing's : 

42  But  one  thing  s  is  needful :  and 
Mary  hath  chusun  that  good  part, 
which  shall  not  be  taken  away 
from  her. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he 
was  praying  in  a  certain  place, 
when  he  ceased,  one  of  his  disci- 
ples said  unto  him,  Lord,  teach 
Its  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught  his 
disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  Ihem,  When 
ye  pray,  say.  Our  a  Father  which 
art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  ihy 
name:  Thy  kingdom  come:  Thy 
will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in 
earth. 

3  Give  us  1  day  by  day  our  daily 
bread  : 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins  ;  for  6 
we  also  forgive  everyone  that  is 
indebted  to  us  :  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation  ;  but  deliver  us 
from  evil. 

5  And  h»  oaij  unto  them.  Which 
of  you  shall  have  a  friend,  and 
shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight, 
and  say  unto  him.  Friend,  lend 
me  three  loaves  ; 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  2  in  his 
journey  is  come  to  me,  and  I  have 
nothing  to  set  before  him  : 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  an- 
swer and  say,  Tiouble  me  not  ; 
the  door  is  now  shut,  and  my  chil- 
dren are  with  me  in  bed  ;  I  cannot 
rise  and  give  thee. 

8  I  say  unto  you.  Though  he 
will  not  rise  and  give  him  because 
he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of  his 
importunity  clie  will  rise  and  give 
him  as  many  as  he  needeth. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Ask,  d  and 
it  shall  be  given  you  ;  seek,  and 
ye  shall  find  ;  knock,  and  it  shall 
be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh  re- 
ce}vetb ;    and    he    that    seeketh, 

74 


a  Mat.  6.  9, 
&c. 

1  or,  for  the 
day. 

A  Mar.  11. 
25,  26. 

2  or,  out  of 
hie  uay. 

cc.  18.1—8. 

d  Mat.  7.  7. 
21.  22.  Jno. 
15.7.  Ja.  1. 
5.  1  Jno.  3. 
22. 


3  give. 

eMat.  9.  32. 
12.  22,  &c. 

4  Beelzebul, 
so  ver.  18, 
19. 

/  Mat.  12. 
38.  16.  1. 

■Jno.  2.  25. 

h  Mat.  12. 

25.  Mar.  3. 
24. 

i  Ex.  8.  19. 

k  Is.  53.  12. 
Col.  2.  15. 

;  Jno.  5.  14. 
He.  6.  4.  10. 

26,  27.  2  Fe. 
2.20   21. 


A.  D.  33. 

findelh  ;  and  to  him  that  knocketh 
it  shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of  any 
of  you  that  is  n  father,  will  he  give 
him  a  stone  ?  or  if  AJe  oak  a  tish, 
will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  ser- 
pent ? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will 
ho  orter  3  hiin  a  scorpion  ? 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know 
how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your 
childieii,  how  much  more  shall 
your  heavenly  Father  give  the 
Holy  bpirit  to  them  that  ask  him  I 

14  And  e  he  was  casting  out  a 
devil,  and  it  was  dumb.  And  it 
came  to  pass,  when  the  devil  was 
gone  out,  the  dumb  spake  ;  aad 
the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said.  He 
casteth  out  devils  th.ough  4  Beel- 
zebub the  chief  of  the  devils. 

16  And  others,  tempting  him,  f 
siiught  of  him  a  sign  liom  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  g  their 
thoughts,  said  unto  them.  Every  h 
kingdom  divided  against  itself  is 
brought  to  desolation  ;  and  a 
house  divided  against  a  house, 
falleth. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided 
against  himself,  how  shall  his 
kingdom  stand  ')  because  ye  say 
that  1  cast  out  devils  through 
Beelzebub. 

19  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out 
devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast 
them  out  ?  therefore  shall  they  be 
your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  with  the  finger  j  of 
God  cast  out  devils,  no  doubt  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon  you. 

21  When  a  strong  man  armed 
keepcth  his  palace,  his  joods  are 
in  peace  : 

22  But  when  a  stronger  k  than  he 
shall  come  upon  him,  and  over- 
come him,  he  taketh  from  him  all 
his  armour  wherein  he  trusted, 
and  divideth  his  spoils. 

23  He  that  is  not  with  me  is 
against  me  :  and  he  that  gathereth 
not  with  me  scattereth. 

24  When  the  unclean  spirit  ii 
gone  out  of  a  man,  be  walketb 
though  dry  places,  seeking  rest  ; 
and  finding  none,  he  saith,  I  will 
return  unto  my  house  whence  I 
came  out. 

25  And  when  he  Cometh,  he  find- 
elh it  swept  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to 
him  seven  other  spirits  more  wick- 
ed than  himself;  and  they  enter 
in,  and  dwell  there:  and  the  last 
state  of  that  man  is  worse  itban 
the  first. 


A.  D.  32. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he' 
epake  these  things,  a  certain  wo- 
man of  the  company  lifted  up  her 
voice,  and  said  unto  liiin,  Blessed 
m  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and 
the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

2S  But  he  said,  Yea-,  rather  bless- 
ed n  are  they  that  hear  tlie  word  of 
God,  and  keep  it. 

29  And  when  the  people  were 
gathered  thick  together,  he  began 
to  say.  This  is  an  evil  g'eneiation  : 
they  seek  a  sign  ;  and  o  there  shall 
no  sign  be  given  it,  but  the  sign  of 
Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  Jonas  p  was  a  sign  unto 
the  Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the 
Son  of  man  be  to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  9  of  the  south  shall 
rise  up  in  the  judgment  with  the 
men  of  this  generation,  and  con- 
demn them  :  for  she  came  from  the 
utmost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon  ;  and,  be- 
hold, a  greater  than  Solomon  is 
he  e. 

32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise 
up  in  the  judgment  with  this  ge- 
neration, and  shall  condemn  it  ; 
for  T  they  lepented  at  the  preach- 
ing of  Jonaa  :  and,  behold,  a  great- 
er than  Jonas  is  here. 

33  No  s  man,  when  lie  hath 
lighted  a  caudle,  putteth  jf  in  a  se- 
cret place,  neither  under  a  bushel, 
but  on  a  candlestick,  that  they 
which  come  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  The  t  light  of  the  body  is  the 
eye  :  the.elore  when  thine  eye  is  I 
single,  thy  whole  body  also  is  full  [ 
of  light  :  but  when  thine  eye  is 
evil,  u  thy  body  also  is  full  of| 
da'kness. 

35  Take  heed,  therefore,  that  the 
light  which  is  in  thee  be  not  dark- 
ness. 

3S  If  thy  whole  body  therefore  be 
full  of  light,  V  having  no  part 
dark,  the  whole  shall  be  full  of 
light,  as  when  5  the  bright  shi- 
ninjr  Jc  of  a  candle  doth  give  thee 
4iglit. 

3T  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain 
Pharisee  besought  him  to  dine 
with  him  :  and  he  went  in,  and 
sat  down  to  meat. 

33  .4nd  X  when  the  Pharisee  saw 
it,  he  ma-velled  that  he  had  not 
first  washed  before  dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord  sai  I  unto  him. 
Now  do  y  ye  Pha  isees  make  clean 
the  outside  of  the  cup  and  tlie 
platter  ;  but  z  your  in»nrd  part  is 
full  of  ravening  and  wickedness. 

40  Ye  fools,  did  not  he  that  made 
that  which  is  without  make  that 
which  is  within  also  7 


CHAP.  XII. 

Imc.  1.28, 
!48. 

nPs.  119.  1, 

2.  Mat.  7. 

21.  c.  8.  21. 

Ja.  1.  25. 

oMat. 12.40, 

&c.  Mar.  8. 

12. 

p  Jon.  1.  17. 

2.  10. 

g  1  K.  10.  1, 

r  Jon.  3.  5, 

10. 

siMat.  5.  1.5. 

&c.  Mar.  4. 

21.  c.  8.  16. 

JMat.  6.  22, 

&c. 

u  Pr.  28.  22. 
Mar.  7.  22. 
c  Ps.  119. 
105.  Pr.  6. 
23.  Is.  8.  20. 
2  Co.  4.  6. 
5  a  candle  by 
its  bright 
shilling. 

w  Pr.  4.  18. 

20.  ^7. 

X  Mar.  7.  3. 

y  Mat.  23. 

as. 

^Tit.  1.  15. 


a  Is.  58.  7. 
c.  12.  33. 
6  or,  as  you 
are  able. 
b  Mat.  23. 
23,  27. 
c  Mat.  23.  6. 
Mar.  12.  38. 
rfPs.  5.  9. 
e  Is   58.  6. 
/Kz.  18.  19. 
gUe.  11.  35, 
37. 

k  E.1C.  20.  5. 
Je.  51.  56. 
i  Ge.  4.  8. 
i-2Ch.  24. 
20. 
Ue.7.  28. 

m  Mai.  2.7. 

1  ov,f'>rbad. 

n  1  Co.  13. 

5. 

o  Mar.  12. 

13. 

a  Mat.  16. 

6,  &c.  Mar. 

8.  15,  &c. 


Varioue  voea  denounced 

41  But  a  rather  give  alms  6  of  such 
things  as  ye  have  ;  and,  behold, 
all  things  aie  clean  unto  you. 

42  But  wo  6  unto  you,  Phari- 
sees !  for  ye  tithe  mint  and  rue 
and  all  manner  of  herbs,  and  pass 
over  judgment  and  the  love  of 
God;  these  ought  ye  to  have  done, 
and  not  to  leave  tlie  oiherundune 

43  Wo  unto  you,  Pharisees  for  c 
ye  love  the  uppeanost  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  greetings  in  the 
markets. 

44  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and 
Pharisees,  hypocrites!  for  ye  a:e 
as  d  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  them  are 
not  aware  of  them. 

45  Then  answered  one  of  the 
lawyers,  and  said  unto  them,  Mas- 
ter, thus  saying,  thou  reproachest 
us  also. 

46  And  he  said.  Wo  unto  you 
also,  j/d  lawyers  !  for  ye  lade  men 
with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne, 
and  ye  youi-selves  touch  not  the 
burdens  e  with  one  of  your  (inge.s. 

47  Wo  unto  you  !  for  ye  build  the 
sepulchres  of  the  prophets,  and 
your  fatheis  killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  baje  witness  that  ye 
aliowy  the  deeds  of  your  fathers  : 
for  they  indeed  killed  them,  g  and 
ye  build  their  sepulchres. 

49  Therefoe  also  sai  I  the  wisdom 
of  God,  1  will  send  them  prophets 
and  apostles,  and  some  of  them 
they  shall  slay  and  persecute  ; 

50'That  the 'blood  of  all  the  pro- 
phets, which  was  shed  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world,  may  be 
required  h  of  this  generation. 

51  Prom  the  blood  of  Abel  i  unto 
the  blood  of  Zacharias,  k  which 
pedshed  between  the  altar  and  the 
temple  :  ve.ily  1  say  unto  you,  It 
shall  be  required  of  this  genera- 
tion. / 

52  Wo  unto  you,  lawyers!  for 
ye  have  taken  away  the  kty  of  m 
knowledge  :  ye  enter  not  in  your- 
selves, and  them  that  were  enter' 
ing  in  ye  7  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things 
unto  them,  the  scribes  and  the 
Pharisees  began  to  urge  him  vehe- 
mently, and  to  provoke  n  him  to 
speak  of  many  things  ; 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and  o 
seeking  to  catch  something  out  of 
his  mouth,  that  they  might  accuse 
him. 

CHAPTER  XTl. 

IN  rt  the  mean  time,  when  there 
were  gathered  together  an    in- 
numerable  multitude   of    people, 
insomuch  that  they  trode  one  upon 
75 


ChntVt  (Aarge  to  hit  apostlet. 


LUKE. 


another,  he  began  to  say  unto  his  i  Mat.  10. 
disciples  first  of  all,  Beware  ye  26.  M.ir.  4. 
of  the  leaven  of  ihc  Phaiisees,  Ui.  c.  8.  17. 
which  is  hypocrisy.  c  Jno.     15. 

2  Foritlieie  is  nothing  covered,    14. 

that  shall  not  be  revealed  ;  neither  d  Is.  51.  7- 
hid.  tliii'.  ehall  not  be  known.  13.  Mat.  10. 

3  The.elore  wluusoever  ye   have   US.  Sec. 
spoken  in  duikness  shall  be  heard    1  bee   Mat. 
in   the   light;  and   that  which   ye    10.  i9. 
have   spuken    in    the   ear,   in   clo-   e    1    Sa.    2. 
eets,  shall  be  proclaimed  upon   the   30.   Ps.  119. 
house-lops.  4C.     2  Ti.  2. 

4  And  I  say  unto  }'ou,  my  c  12.  Re.  2. 
friends,  d  Be   not   afraid   of  them    10. 

tliat  kill  the  body,  and   after  that   /Jude  24. 
have  no  more  that  tliey  can  do.  g   Ac.  3.  13, 

5  But  I  will    forewain  you  whom    14.  Re.  3.  8. 
ye  shall  fear  :  Fear  him  which,  af-   h  Mat.  25. 
tcr  he  hath   killed,  h  ith  power  to   31. 

cast  into  hell;  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  i  Mat.  12. 
Fea.  him.  31.  IJno.  5- 

6  Are  not    five  sparrows  sold   for   18. 

two  1  lathings.'  and  nut  one  of  k  Mat.  10. 
them  is  forgotten  before  God  :  19.  Mar.  13. 

7  But  even  the  vey  hai;E  of  your    11.  c.  21.  14. 
head  a. e  all  numbered.     Fearnot,    I  Ac.  6.   10. 
therefore  :    ye   aie  of  more   value    Ac.  '.c6. 
than  many  sparrows.  m  Ez.  33. 

8  Also   I  say   unto  you,   e  Who-   31. 
soever    shall    confess    me     before    n    Jno.     18. 
men,    him  shall   the   Son    of  man    35. 

also  confessy  before  the  angels  of  o  1  Ti.  6.  7- 
God  :  10. 

9  But  he  that  denieth  5  me  before  p  Job  2.   4. 
men,   shall    be  denied    before   the    Mat.  6.  25. 
angels /i  of  God. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  9  Ja.  4.  15, 
word  against   the   Son   of  man,  it    IS. 

shall  be  forgiven  him:  but  unto  r  Ps.  49.  18. 
him  that  bhisphenieth  against  the  «  Ec.  11.9. 
Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not"i  be  for-  1  Co.  15.  32. 
given.  Ja.  5.  5. 

11  And  when  they  bring  you   un-   2  or,  do  tfiet/ 
to  the   .synagogues,  and   unto   ma-   require     thy 
pistrales  and  powers,  lake  k  ye  no   soul. 
thought   how    or    what    thing   ye    /  Job  50.  20- 
shall  answer,  or  what  ve  shall  say:   53.  '.^7.  8.  Ps. 

12    For  the     Holy    Ghost     sha'll   52.  7.   Ja.  4. 
leach  I  you  in  the  same  hour  what    14. 
ye  ought  to  say.  u   Ps.  39.  6. 

13  And  one   of  the   company  said    49.     16,     17. 
unto   him,   Master,   speak   to    my   Je.  17.  11. 
brother,  that  he  divide  the   inher-   v   Ila.   2.  9. 
itance  with  me.  7n  io  I  Ti.6.18. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  r?  Ja.  2.  5.  ver. 
who  made  me  a  judge  or  a  divider   33. 

over  you  ?  x  Mat.  6.55, 

15  And  he  said  unto  them,  Take    &c. 

Leed  and  beware  of  covetousness  ;    !/Job  38.141. 
o  for  a  man's  life  7)  consisieth   not    Ps.  147.  9. 
in    the   abundance   of  the    things  3  or,  live  not 
which  he  po.ssesseth.  i»  careful 

16  And  he  spake   a  parable   unto   suspeusc. 
them,   saying.   The   ground    of   a    zi\lat.6.33. 
certain  rich    man    brought    forth   a  Ps.  34.  10. 
plentifully:  |Is.    33.     16. 

76 


A.  D.  83. 

1  17  And  he  thought  within  him- 
self, saying.  What  shall  I  do,  be- 
cause I  have  no  loom  whe.e  to  be- 
stow my  Iruits  ? 
18  And  he  said.  This  will  9  I  do  : 
I  will  pull  down  my  bams,  and 
build  gieate.  ;  ami  there  will  I 
bestow  all  my  fruits  and  wy 
goods. 

{  19  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul, 
Soul,  r  thou  hast  much  goods 
laid  up  for  many  years  ;  take 
thine  ease,  eat,  <  d.ink,  arid  be 
merry. 

I   20  But  God  said  unto  him,  TTiou 

I  fool  !  this  night  2  thy  t  soul  shall 
berequi.ed  of  thee  :  then  uhose 
shall  tluve  things  be,  which  thou 
hast  p.ovided  ?  u 

21  So  is  he  that  layelh  up  trea- 
sure for  himself,  ti  and  is  not  rich 

.  to  toward  God. 

22  And  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
I  pies.   Therefore    I   say   unto  you. 

Take  x  no  thought  for  your  life, 
what  ye  shall  eat  ;  neither  for  the 
body,  \>hal  ye  shall  put  on. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat, 
and  the  body  is  more  than  rai- 
ment. 

24  Consider  the  y  ravens  :  for 
they  neither  sow  nor  reap  ;  which 
neither  have  store-house  nor  barn; 
and  God  feedetli  them.  How 
much  more  are  ye  better  than  tho 
fowls  I 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking 
thought  can  add  to  his  stature  one 
cubit  ? 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do 
that  thing  which  is  least,  why 
take  ye  thought  for  the  rest  ? 

27  Consider  the  lilies,  how  they 
grow  ;  they  toil  not,  they  spin  not: 
and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that  Solo- 
mon in  all  his  glory  was  not  array- 
ed like  one  of  these. 

58  If  then  God  so  clothe  the 
grass,  which  is  to-day  in  the 
field,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  into 
the  oven,  how  much  more  uill 
he  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little 
faith  ! 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall 
eat,  or  what  ye  shall  drink,  3  nei 
ther  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the  na- 
tions i>f  the  world  seek  after  :  and 
your  father  knoweth  that  ye  have 
need  of  tlies*  things. 

31  B>it  z  rather  seek  ve  the  king- 
dom of  God;  and  all  n  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you. 

32  Fear  not,  little  fiock,  b  for  it  is 


Ro.  8.  31,  32.  6  Is.  40.  11.  Jno.   10, 
27.  28. 


A.  D.  33.  CHAP.  Xlir. 

your  Father's  good  pleasure  lo  give 
jou  Uie  kingdom,  c 
3b  bell  d  ihdi  ye  have,  and  give 
nlm3  ;  piovide  you. selves  bags 
which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  e  111 
the  heavens  that  tailetli  not,  wheie 
nu  thiefapproacheth,  neither  moth 
corruptetli. 

34  Fo.  where  your  treasure  is, 
there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

35  Let  /  your  loins  be  girded 
about,  and  your  lights  g  burning. 

3S  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto 
men  that  wait  for  their  lord, 
when  be  will  .eturn  from  the  wed- 
ding ;  that,  when  he  coineth  and 
knockelh  they  may  open  unto  him 
immediately. 

37  Blessed  h  are  those  servants 
v.'hom  the  lo:d,  when  he  corneth, 
shall  find  watching:  ve.ily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  him- 
e;;U',  and  make  them  to  .sit  down 
to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and 
Kjrve  them. 

38  .\nd  if  he  shall  come  in  the 
second  watch,  or  come  in  the  third 
watch,  and  find  them  so,  blessed 
are  those  servants. 

39  And  this  know,  that  if  the 
good  man  of  the  house  had  known 
what  hour  the  thief  i  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  not 
have  sufl'ered  his  house  to  be  bro- 
ken through. 

40  Be  ye  therefore  ready  k  also: 
for  the  Son  of  man  Cometh  at  an 
hour  when  ye  think  not. 

41  Then  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  speakest  thou  this  parable 
unto  us,  o.-  even  to  all  ? 

42  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  then 
\3  that  faithful  and  wise  steward,  I 
whom  hi3  lord  shall  make  ruler 
over  his  household,  to  give  them 
tluir  portion  of  meat  in  due  sea- 
son ? 

43  Blessed  m  is  that  servant, 
whom  his  lord,  when  he  Cometh, 
shall  find  so  doing. 

44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  you,  that 
he  will  make  him  ruler  over  all 
that  he  hath. 

45  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in 
his  heart.  My  lord  delayeth  his 
coming  ;  and  shall  begin  to  beat  n  , 
the  men-servants  and  maidens,  I 
and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be  : 
drunken  :  | 

4S  The  lord  of  that  servant  will 
come  in  a  day  when  he  looketh  not  ] 
for  him,  and  at  an  hour  when  he  is 
not  aware,  and  will  4  cut  him  in 
sunder,  o  and  will  appoint  him  his  , 
portion  with  the  unbelievers.  l 

47  And  that  servant  which  pi 
knew  his  lord's  will,  and  prepared  I 


c  Mat.  25. 
34.  Jno.  18, 
36.  He.  12. 
■Z8.  Ja.  2.  5, 
2  Pe.  1.  U, 
Re.  1.  6.  22. 
5. 

d  Mat.  19. 
21.      Ac.   2. 

45.  4.  34. 
eM,-t.  6.20, 
1  Ti.  6.  19. 
/  Ep.  6.  14, 

1  Pe.  I.  13, 
S- Mat.  25.1, 
13. 

h  Mat.  24. 

46,  &.C. 

i  1  Th.  5.  2, 

2  Pe.  3.  10, 
Re.  3.  3.  18 
15. 

k  c.  21.  34, 
36. 

I  1  Cor.  4.  2. 

m  ver.  37. 

n  Mat.  22.  6. 

4  or,  cut 
him   ojf. 

o  Ps.  37.  9. 
94.  14. 

2J  Ja.  4.   17. 


q  De.  2.3.  2. 
r  Ac.  17.30. 

s  Le.  5.  17. 
Jno.  15.  22. 
1  Ti.  1.  13. 
t  I  Ti.  6. 
20. 

5  or,  pained, 
u  Mat.  10. 
34. 

uMi.  7.6. 

w    Mat.  16. 

2,  &c. 

X  1  Cor.  11. 

14. 

y  Mat.  5. 

25. 

z  Is.  55.  6. 

6  See  Mar. 
12.  42. 

a  Ac.  5.  37. 

6  La.  2.  20. 


Vigilance  inculcated, 

;  not  himself,  neither  did  according 
to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten  j  with 
many  stripes. 

48  But  he  r  that  knew  not,  and 
did  commit  things  worthy  of 
stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few 
stripes.  For  s  unto  whomsoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be 
much  requiied  :  and  to  whom  men 
have  t  committed  much,  of  him 
they  will  ask  the  more. 

49  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on  the 
I  earth  ;  and  what  will  I,  if  it  be  al- 
ready kindled  1 

I  5J  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be 
baptized  with  ;    and    how    am    I 

,  a  stiaitened  till  it  be  accomplished! 
51  Suppose  u  ye  that  I  am  come 
to  give  peace  on  earth  ?  I  tell  you, 
Nay  ;  but  rather  division  : 

1  52  Porfrom  henceforth  there  shall 
be  five  in  one  house  divided,  three 
against    two,     and     two    against 

j  three. 

I   53  The  father  o  shall  be  divided 

.  against    the    son,     and     the    son 

I  against  the  lather;  the  mother 
against  the  daughter,  and  the 
daughter  against  the  mother  ;   the 

[  mother-in-law  against  her  daugh- 
ter-in-law,  and    the  daughter-in- 

[  law  against  her  mo'her-in-law. 

I   54  And  he  said  also  to  the  people, 

I  When  w  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out  of 
the    west,    straightway    ye     say, 

I  There  come  th  a  shower :  and  so  it 

j  55  And  when  ye  see  the  south 
wind  blow,  ye  say,  There  will  be 
heat  :  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

i  56  Ye  hypocrites  !  ye  can  discern 
the  face  of  the  sky,  and  of  the 
earth  ;  but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not 
discern  this  time  7 

j  57  Yea,  and  why  even  of  x  your- 
selves judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 

58  When  y  thou  goest  with  thine 
adversary  to  the  magistrate,  as 
thou  art  in  z  the  way,  give  dili- 
gence that  thou  mayest  be  deliver- 
ed from  him  ;  lest  he  hale  thee  to 
the  judge,  and  the  judge  deliver 
thee  to  the  officer,  and  the  officer 
cast  thee  into  prison. 

59  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  de- 
part thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the 
very  6  last  mite. 

CHAPTER  Xin. 

THERE  were  present  at  that 
season  some  that  told  him  of 
the  'I  Galileans,  whose  blojd  Pilate 
had  mingled  b  with  their  sacrifices. 
2  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto 
them.  Suppose  ye  that  these  Gali- 
leans were  sinners  above  all  the 
Galileans,  because  they  sufTerod 
such  things? 

77 


/tn  infirm  voman  healed. 

3  I  tell  you,  N.(y  :  but  except  ye 
repeal,  r  ye  shall  ull  likewise 
pe.'isli. 

4  Or  I  hose  eighteen,  upon  whom 
the  towe.  Ill  Silouin  fell,  uiid  slew 
thein,  think  ye  th.it  they  were  1 
ainiie:8  uljovc  all  men  lliut  dwelt 
ill  Jejus.ilein  .' 

5  1  tell  yon,  Nay  :  lnu  except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  pe  ish. 

6  He  sp.ike  also  this  pa. able  :  A 
dcertaiii  man  had  u  lii^-t  ee  planted 
ill  his  vineyaal  ;  ami  he  came  anil 
sought  e  Iriiit  theicon,  and  found 
none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of 
his  vineyard.  Behold,  these  ih  ee 
years  I  come  seeking  fruit  on  this 
fig-tree,  and  find  none  :  cut  it 
/  down  :  why  cumbereth  it  the 
ground  ? 

8  And  he  answering  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  let  it  nione  g  this 
yeur  also,  till  J  shall  dig  about  it, 
and  dung  it  : 

9  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  joe/Z  ;  and 
if  not,  i/ie«  after  that  k  thou  shalt 
cut  it  down. 

10  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of 
the  synagogues  on  the  sabbath  : 

11  And,  behold,  therj  was  a  wo- 
man which  had  a  spi.it  of  infirmi- 
ty i  eighteen  years,  and  was  bowed 
together,  and  could  in  no  wise  lift 
up   herself. 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  lie 
called  her  to  him,  and  s:iid  unto 
her.  Woman,  thou  k  art  loosed 
from  thine  infirmity. 

13  And  /  he  laid  his  hands  on  her: 
and  immediately  she  was  made 
straight,  and  glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue 
answe.ed  with  indignation,  be- 
cause that  Jesus  had  healed  7n  on 
the  sabbath  day,  and  said  unto 
the  people.  There  n  are  six  days  in 
which  men  ought  to  work  ;  in 
thein  therefore  come  and  be  heal- 
ed, and  not  on  the  sabbath  day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him, 
and  said,  Thou  o  hypociite  !  doth 
not  each  one  of  you  on  the  sabbath 
loose  ^  his  01  or  his  ass  from  the 
stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  wa- 
tering? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman, 
being  a  daughter  7  of  Abraham, 
whom  Satan  hath  bound,  lo,  these 
eighteen  years,  be  loosed  from  this 
bond  on  tiie  sabliath  day? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these 
things  all  his  adversaries  were  r 
ashamed  :  and  all  the  people  re- 
joiced for  all  the  s  glorious  things 
that  were  done  by  him. 

18  Then  said  he.  Unto  t  what  is 

78 


LUKE. 

c  Ac.  3.  19. 
Re.    2.     21, 
22. 

1  or,debtors. 
d  Is.  5.  I, 
&c.Mat.2l. 
19. 

cJno.  15.  16. 
Ga.    5.    22. 
Ph.  4.  17. 
/Ex.3-'.  10. 
S  Ps.  103.23. 

2  Pe.  3.  9. 
hino.  15.  2. 
He.  6.  8. 

i  Ps.  6.  2. 
>t  Joel  3.  10. 
/  Mar.  16. 
18.  Ac.  9.17. 
m  Mat.  12. 
10.    Mar.  3. 

2.  c.  6.  7.  14. 

3.  Jno.  5.16. 
n  Ex.  20.  9. 

0  Pr.  U.  9. 
Mat.  7.  5. 
23.  13,  28. 
c.  12.  1. 

p  c.  14.  5. 
q  c.  19.  9. 
T  Is.  45.  24. 

1  Pe.  3.  16. 
s  Kx.  15.  11. 
Ps.  HI.  3. 
Is.  4.  2. 

t  Mat.  13. 
31.  Mar.  4. 
30.  &c. 


2  See  Ma.t. 

13.  33. 

uMat.7.  13. 

V  Jno.  7.  34. 

8.21.  R0.9. 

31. 

10  Ps.  32.  6. 

Is.  55.  6. 

X    Mat.   25. 

10. 

yc.  6.  46. 

z  Mat.  7.22, 

23.25.  12,41. 


a    Ps.   6.   8. 
101.  8. 
b  Mat.  8.  12. 
13.    42.    24. 
51. 

c  Re.  7.9,10. 
d  Mat.  19. 
30. 

cZep.  3.  3. 
,/He.2.  10. 


A   D.  M. 

I  the  king'donn  of  God  like?  and 
whereuiito  shall  i  resem'''c  it  7 

I  19  It  IS  like  a  grain  of  muatard- 
seed,  whi>:h  a  man  took  and  cast 
into  his  ga.den  ;  and  it  g  ew,  and 
waxe.l  a  g  eat  dee  ;  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  lodged  in  the  branches 
of  it. 

I   20    And   again    he   said,   W'here- 

;  unto  shall  1  liken   the  kingdom  of 

;God? 

'  'i\  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  wo- 
man took  and  hid  in  three  2  meaa- 

I  ures  of  nieal,  till  the  whole  was 
leavened. 

22  And  he  went  through  the  cities 
and  villages,  teaching,  and  jour- 

I  neying  towa.d  Jeiusalem. 

I   23  Then  said  one  unto  him,  Lord, 

'  are  the.e  few  that  be  saved  ?  And 
he  said  unto  them, 

!  24  Strive  u  to  enter  in  at  the 
strait  gate  :  for  v  many,  I  say  un- 
to you,  will  seek  to  enter  in,  and 
shall  not  be  able. 

:  25  When  w  once  the  master  of 
the  house  is  risen  up,  and  hath 
shut  X  to  the  door,  and  ye  begin 
to  stand  without,  and  to  knock  at 
the  door,  saying,  Lord,  y  Lord, 
open  unto  us;  and  he  shall  an- 
swer and  say  unto  you,  1  know 
yon  not  whence  ye  are  : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say. 
We  have  eaieri  and  drunk  in  thy 
p  esence,  and  thou  hast  taught  ip 
our  streets. 

27  But  z  he  shall  say,  I  tell  you, 
I  know  you  not  whence  ye  are  ; 
depart    from  me,  all  ye  workers  a 

•  of  iniquity. 

28  There  6  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth,  when  ye   shall 

!  see  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, and  all  the  prophets,  in  the 
kingdom  of  God,  and  you  your- 
selves thrust  out. 

29  And  they  c  shall  come  from 
I  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  and 

from  the  north,  and  from  the 
south,  and   shall   sit  down  in  the 

I  kingdom  of  God. 
31)  Ami,   behold,  there  rf  are  last 
which  shall  be  first,  and  there  are 
first  which  shall  lie  last. 

!  31  The  same  day  there  came  cer- 
tain of  the  Pharisees,  saying  unto 
him.   Get    thee  out,  and    depart 

.hence:   for  Herod  will  kill  thee. 

I  32  .4nd   he   said   unto    them,   Go 

jye,  and  tell  that  fox,  e  Behold,  I 
cast  out  devils,  and  I  do  cures 
to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the 
third  day  I  shall  be  /  perfected. 

I  33  Nevertheless,  I  must  walk  to- 
day, and  to-morrow,   and  the  day 

■  following:  for  it  caunot  be  that 


A.  T>.  33. 

a  prophet  perish  out  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

34  O  §•  Jerusalem,  Jemsalem, 
which  killesl  ihc  propliets,  and 
etonest  tliem  that  are  sent  uulo 
thee  ;  how  often  would  I  have 
g-dthered  thy  children  together,  as 
a  hen  doth  gather  her  b.ood  under 
her  wings,  and  ye  would  not  ! 

So  Behold,  li  your  house  is  left 
unto  you  desolate:  and  verily  I 
Bay  unto  you,  Ye  shall  not  see  rne, 
until  the  lime  come  when  ye  shall 
say,  Blessed  i  is  lie  that  Cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went 
into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
chief  Pharisees,  to  eat  bread  on 
the  sabbath  day,  that  they  watch- 
ed a  him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  cer- 
tain man  before  him  which  had 
the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus,  answering',  spake 
unto  the  lawyers  and  Pharisees, 
saying,  Is  6  it  lawful  to  heal  on 
the  sabbath  day  ? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace. 
And  he  took  fiim,  and  healed  him, 
and  let  him  go  ; 

5  And  answered  them,  saying, 
c  Which  of  you  shall  have  an  ass 
or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and  will 
not  straightway  pull  him  out  on 
the  sabbath  day  ') 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him 
again  to  these  things. 

7  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to 
those  which  were  bidden,  when  he 
marked  how  they  chose  out  the 
chief  rooms  ;  saying  unto  thern, 

8  When  d  thou  art  bidden  of  any 
tTian  to  a  wedding,  sit  not  down  in 
the  highest  room  ;  lest  a  more 
honourable  man  than  thou  be  bid- 
den cf  him  ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him 
come  and  say  to  thee,  Give  this 
man  place  ;  and  thou  begin  with 
shame  to  take  the  lowest  room. 

10  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go 
and  sit  down  in  the  lowest  loom  j 
that  when  he  that  bade  thee 
Cometh,  he  may  say  unto  thee. 
Friend,  go  up  higher  ;  then  shah 
thou  have  worship  in  the  presence 
of  them  that  sit  at  meat  with 
thee. 

11  For  e  whosoever  exalteth  him- 
self shall  he  abased  ;  and  he  that 
humble th  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

12  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that 
bade  him,  When  thou  makest  a 
dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not  thy 
friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  neither 
thy  kinsmen,  nor  tlit/f  rich  neigh- 


CHAP.  XIV. 

:g  Mat.    23.' 
137. 
hhe.  26.  31, 

32.  Ps.    &9. 
2-5.    Is.   1.  7. 
5.  5,  6.    Da. 
9.  27.  Mi.  3. 
12.  I 
i  c.  19.  38.     I 
Jno.  12.  13.    ' 
a  Ps.  37.  32.  ' 
Is.     29.    20, 
21.    Je.    20. 
lU,  11.              I 
ic.  13.  14. 
cc.  13.  15. 

d  Pr.  25.6,7. 1 
e  1  Sa.  15.  I 
17.  Job  22. 
29.  Ps.  18. 
27.     Pr.    15. 

33.  29.  23. 
Mat.  23.  12. 
c.  18.  14.  Ja. 

4.  6.     1  Pe. 

5.  .5. 

/Pr.  22.  16. 


g  Ne.  8.  10, 
12. 

h  Re.  19.  9. 
i  Mat.  22. 
2,  &c. 

k  Is.  25.  6,7. 
I  Pr.  9.  2,  5. 
Ca.  5.  1.  Is. 
55.  1,  2. 
in.  c.  8.  14. 
n  ver.  26. 
1  Co.  7.  33. 
o  Ps.  2.  12. 
;>Re.22.  17. 

7  1  Sa.  2.  8. 
Ps.  113.  7,  8. 
rPs.  38.  7. 
Is.  33.  23. 
35.  6. 

8  Ps.  103.  6. 
130.  7. 

t  Ps.  110.  3. 
u  Pr.  1.  24. 
.Mat.  21.  43. 
He.  12.  25. 
V  De.  33.  9. 
Mat.  10.  37. 
w  Ac.  20. 
24.  Re.  12. 
11. 

X  Mat.  16. 
24.  P/Iar.  8. 
34.  c.  9.  23. 
2Ti.  3.  12. 


T%e  neglected  supper. 

hours  ;  lest  they  also  bid  thee 
again,  and  a  recompense  be  made 
thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast, 
call  the  g  poor,  the  maimed,  the 
lame,  the  blind  : 

14  And  thou  shalt  he  blessed  ; 
for  they  cannot  recompense  thee  : 
for  thou  shalt  be  recompensed  at 
the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

15  And  when  one  of  thern  that 
sat  at  meat  w  ith  him  heaid  these 
things,  he  said  unto  him,  Blessed 
h  is  he  that  shall  eat  b.ead  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

16  Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  i 
certain  man  made  a  great  supper, 
k  and  bade  many. 

17  And  sent  his  servant  at  sup- 
per-time to  say  to  them  that  were 
bidden,  Come,  for  I  all  things  are 
now  ready. 

18  And  ihey  all  with  one  consent 
began  to  make  excuse.  The  m 
first  said  unto  him,  I  have  bought 
a  piece  of  ground,  and  I  must 
needs  go  and  see  it  ;  I  pray  thee 
have  rne  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have 
bought  five  yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go 
to  prove  them  •  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  n 
married  a  wife,  and  therefore  I 
cannot  come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and 
showed  his  lord  these  things. 
Then  the  master  of  the  house,  be- 
ing angry,  o  said  to  his  servant, 
Go  out  quickly  into  the  streets^ 
and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in 
hither  the  poor,  y  and  the  maim- 
ed, and  the  halt,  r  and  the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said,  Lord, 
it  is  done  as  thou  hast  command- 
ed, and  yet  s  there  is  room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the 
servant.  Go  out  into  the  highways 
and  hedges,  and  compel  t  them 
to  come  in,  that  my  house  may  be 
filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  u 
none  of  those  men  which  were 
bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

25  And  there  went  great  multi- 
tudes with  him  t  and  he  turned, 
and  said  unto  them, 

26  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and 
V  hate  not  his  father,  and  mother, 
and  wife,  and  children,  and  breth- 
ren, and  sisters,  yea,  and  his  own 
life  w  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disci- 
ple. 

27  And  X  whosoever  doth  not 
bear  his  cross,  and  come  after  me, 
cannot  be  my  disciple. 

28  For  which   ot    you,  intending 

79 


Of  t!te  lost  sheep,  ^c. 

1/  10  bi\ild  a  tov.tr,  sitletb  not  down 
Ai'sl  and  cuuiueili  the  ccst,  uhe- 
llier  he  have  sufficient  lo  finish  it .' 

29  Lest  liaply,  after  he  hath  laid 
the  riiiindalidn,  and  is  not  able  to 
finish  it,  all  thut  behold  it  Ue^in  to 
muck  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to 
build, and  was  not  able  to  finish,  z 

31  Ui  what  king,  going  to  make 
war  against  auuther  k:ng,  sitteth 
not  down  first,  and  consuUeth  a 
whethei  he  be  able  with  ten  thou- 
sand to  meet  him  that  Cometh 
against  him  with  twenty  thou- 
sand 1 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet 
a  great  way  ofi',  he  sendeth  an 
embassage,  and  desireth  condi- 
tions of  peace. 

o3  So  likewise,  who-soever  he  be 
of  yon  that  fors.iketh  not  all  6  that 
he  hath,  he  cannot  be  my  disciple. 

34  Salt  c  is  good  ;  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  seasoned  ? 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land, nor 
yet  for  the  dunghill  ;  but  men  rf 
cast  it  out.  He  that  hath  ears  to  ; 
hear,  let  him  hear. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

THEX  a  drew  near  unto  him  all 
the  publicans  and  sinners,  for 
to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pliarioees  and  scribes' 
murmured,  saying.  This  man  re- 1 
ceiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  b  with  I 
them. 

3  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto 
them,  saying,  | 

4  What  c  man  of  you,  having  an 
liundred  sheep,   if  he   lose  one  of 
them,  doth  nut  leave   the   ninety' 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  \ 
after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he 
find  it  ?  j 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  it,  he 
layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoic- j 
ing. 

6  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  I 
calleth    together  his    friends  and 
neighbours,    saying    unto     them, 
Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found 
rtiy  sheep  d  which  was  lost.  1 

7  I  say  unto  you,  That  likewise 
joy  shall  be  in  heaven  over  one 
sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  just  persons 
■which  e  need  no  repentance. 

8  Either  what  woman  having  ten 
1  pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one 
piece,  doth  not  light  a  candle,  and 
sweep  the  house,  and  seek  dili- 
gently till  she  find  it  ?  i 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it, 
ihe  rallelh  her  friends  and  her 
neighbours  together,  saying,  Re-, 

80 


LUKE. 

y  Pr.  24.  27. 

z  He.  6.  U. 

a  Pr.  20.  18. 

6Ph.3.  7.  8. 

cMat.  5.  13. 
Mar.  9.  50. 

d  Jno.  15.  6. 

a  Mat.  9. 10, 
&c. 

6  Ac.  11.  3. 

I  Cor.  5.  9- 

II  Ga.  2.  12. 

c  Mat. 18.12. 
d  Ps.  119. 
176.  1  Pe.  2. 

25. 

«c.  5.  32. 

1  Drachma, 
here  trans- 
lated apiece 
of  silver,  is 
the  eighth 
part  of  an 
ounce, 
which  Com- 
eth to  14  cts 
4  mills,  and 
is  equal  to 
the  Roman  | 
penny.  See 
Mat.  18.  28. 


/Ez.  18.23. 
32.  33.  11. 
Ac.  11.  18. 
Phil.  15.  16. 

g  Mar.    12. 

44. 

A  Am.  8.  11, 
12. 

i  Is.  44.  20. 
Ho.  12.  1. 

/.-  Ps.  73.  22. 

/  Ps.  32.  5. 

m  Ac.  2.  39. 
Ep.  2.  13,17. 

n  Ps.  51.  4. 

o  Zee.  3.3-5. 

p  ver.  32. 

9Ep.  2.  1.5. 

14.  Re.  3.  1. 

rllo.  6.  U, 

13. 

s  Ez.  34.  4, 

16.  c.  19.  10. 


A.  D.  33. 

I  Joice  with  me  ;   for  I  have  found 
the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise  1  say  unto  you,/ 
The.-e  is  joy  in  tlie  presence'of  the 
angels  ol  God  over  one  sinner  that 
rcpeiiieih. 

11  And  be  said,  A  certain  man 
iiad  two  sons  : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said 
to  his  father,  Kuther,  give  ine  the 
poition  of  goods  that  falleiii  lomc. 
And  he  divided  unto  them  his 
living,  g 

13  And  not  m.iny  days  after,  the 
younger  son  gathered  all  together, 
and  took  his  journey  into  a  far 
country,  and  there  wasted  his  sub- 
stance with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all, 
there  arose  a  mighty  famine  h  in 
that  land  j  and  he  began  to  be  in 
want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  him- 
self to  a  citizen  of  that  count.y  ; 
and  he  sent  tiim  into  his  fields  to 
feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled 
his  belly  with  the  husks  t  that  the 
swine  k  did  eat  ;  and  no  man  gave 
unto  bim. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself, 
he  said.  How  many  hired  servants 
of  my  father's  have  bread  enough 
and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  with 
hunger  ! 

18  I  i  will  arise,  and  go  to  my  fa- 
ther, and  will  say  unto  him.  Fa- 
ther, I  have  sinned  against  hea- 
ven, and  before  thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be 
called  thy  son  :  make  me  as  one 
of  thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his 
father.  But  when  he  was  yet  a 
great  way  7n  ofi",  his  father  saw 
him,  and  had  compassion,  and. 
ran.  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kiss- 
ed him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  hi-*), 
Father,  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven,  n  and  in  thy  sight,  and 
am  no  more  worthy  to  Le  called 
thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  ser- 
vants, Bring  o  forth  the  best  robe, 
and  put  it  on  him  ;  and  put  a  ring 
on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on  hit 
feet  : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted 
calf,  and  kill  it  :  and  let  us  eat, 
and  be  merry  : 

24  Foe p  this  my  son  was  dead,  ? 
and  is  alive  ragain;  he  was  «  lost, 
and  is  found.  And  they  began  to 
be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  tho 
field  :  and  as  be  came  and  drov 


A.  D.  33. 


CHAP.  XIV. 


ni^h  to  the  house,  he  heard  music  ; 
and  t  dancing  :  j 

23  Ami  he  called  one  of  the  ser- 
vants, and  asked  what  these  things 
meant. 

27  And  he  sai'l  unto  him,  Thy 
brother  is  come  ;  and  thy  father 
hath  Killed  the  fatted  calf,  becacise 
he  hath  received  him  safe  and 
Found. 

28  And  he  was  angry,  u  and 
would  not  go  in  :  the.efore  came 
his  father  out,  and  entreated  him. 

29  And  he,  answering,  said  to 
his  father,  Lo,  these  many  years 
do  I  u  serve  thee,  neither  trans- 
gress-i!  wl  at  anytime  thy  corn- 
man  ijiient  :  and  yet  thou  never 
gavest  me  a  kid,  that  I  might 
make  mer.y  with  my  f. iends: 

3'J  But  as  .soon  as  this  thy  son 
was  come,  which  hath  devoured 
thy  living  with  ha. lots,  thou  hast 
killed  for  him  the  fatied  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  Son, 
thoa  a.t  ever  ^  with  me,  and  all 
that  I  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  y  that  we  should 
make  merry,  and  be  ^  glad  :  for  a 
this  thy  biOther  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  again  ;  and  was  lost,  and  is 
found.  I 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disci- 
ples, There  was  a  certain 
rich  man  which  had  a  .iteward  ; 
and  the  same  was  accused  unto 
him  that  hs  had  wasted  his 
goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said 
unto  him.  How  is  it  that  I  hear 
this  of  thee  ?  Give  an  account  of 
thy  a  stewardship  ;  for  thou  may- 
cst  be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within 
himself.  What  shall  I  do?  for  my 
lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardship  :  I  cannot  dig  :  to  beg 
I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that, 
when  I  am  put  out  of  the  steward- 
ship, they  may  receive  me  into 
their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his 
lord's  debtors  unto  him,  a.nd  said 
unto  the  first,  How  much  owest 
thou  unto  my  lord  ? 

6  And  he  said.  An  hundred  1 
measures  of  oil.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Take  thy  hill,  and  sit  down 
quickly,  and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And 
how  mnch  owest  thou  ?  And  he 
Baid,  An  hundred  2  measures  of 
wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Take  thy  bill,  and  v/rita  four- 
score. 


t  Vs.  30.  11. 
125.  1,  2. 
It  Jon.  4.  1 — 
3.  Ho.  10.19. 
V  Is.  65.  5. 
c.  18.  11. 
w?h.  3.  6. 
X  Ro.  9.  4. 
11.  1. 

y  Jon.  4.  10, 
11. 

z  Ps.  51.  8. 
Is.  35.  10. 
aver.  21. 
ac.  12.  42. 
1  Cor.  4.  2. 
ITi.  4.  14. 
1  Pi.  4.  10. 

1  The  word 
Bat  us  in 
the  oiiginal 
containeth 
nine  gal- 
lons three 
quarts.    See 
Ez.  45.  lo- 
ll. 

2  The  wcrd 
here  inter- 
preted a 
measure,    in 
the  original 
containeth 
about  14 
bushels  and 
a  puttie. 


6  Jno.  12.36. 

!  Ep.  5.  8. 
\c  Ec.  11.  1. 

ITi. 6. 18, 19. 

rf  Mat.  25. 

21,  23. 

3  or,  riches. 

e  Jos.  24.  15. 

IVIat.  6.  24. 

/Mat.23.14. 

gc.  10.  29. 

;iPs.  7.  9. 

Je.  17.  10. 

i  Pr.  IG.  5. 

Mai.  3.  15. 
[k  Mat.  11. 

12,  13. 

I  Ps.  102.  26. 

Is.  40. 8.51.6. 

m  Mat.  5. 

32   1  Co.  7. 

10,  11. 

nMat.8.  11. 

o  Pr.  14.  32. 

p  Re.  14.  10, 
ill. 


The  rich  man  and  Lazaru*. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the 
unjust  steward,  because  he  had 
done  wisely  ;  for  the  children  of 
this  w'orld  are  in  their  generation 
wiser  than  the  6  children  of  light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Make  cto 
yourselves  friends  of  the  3  mam- 
mon of  unrighteousness  ;  that, 
when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive 
you  into  everlasting  habitations. 

10  He  d  that  is  faithful  in  that 
which  is  least,  is  faithful  also  in 
much:  and  ho  that  is  unjust  in 
the  least,  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been 
faithful  in  the  unrighteous  3  mam- 
mon, who  will  commit  to  your 
trust  the  true  riches  ? 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faith- 
ful in  that  which  is  another  man's, 
who  shall  give  you  that  which  is 
your  own  ? 

13  No  e  servant  can  serve  two 
master?  :  for  either  he  will  hate  the 
one,  and  love  the  other ;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise 
the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

14  And  the  Pharisees  also,  who 
J'  were  covetous,  heard  all  these 
things  :  and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
are  they  which  justify  yourselves 
g  before  men  ;  but  God  h  knoweth 
your  hearts  :  for  that  which  is 
highly  esteemed  i  among  men,  is 

[abomination   in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  Tlie  i  law  and  the  prophets 
I  were  until  John:  since  that  time 
I  the  kingdom  of  God  is  pieached, 

and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  Z  it  is  easier  for  heaven 
and  earth  to  pass,  than  one  tittle 

I  of  the  law  to  fail. 

I  13  Whosoever  m  pulteth  away 
his  wife,  and  marrieth  another, 
comniitteth  adultery  :  an<l  who- 
soever marrieth  her  that  is  put 
away  from  her  husband,  commit- 
teth  adulteiy. 

19  There  was  a  certain  rich  man, 
which  was  clothed  in  purple  and 
fine  linen,  and  fared  sumptuously 
every  day  : 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beg- 
gar named  Lazarus,  which  was 
laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sorts, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with 
the  crumbs  which  fell  from  the 
rich  man's  table  :  moreover,  the 
dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  .-ind  it  came  lo  pass  that  the 
beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by 
the  angels  into  Abraham's  n  bo- 
som :  the  0  rich  man  also  died, 
and  v/as  buried  : 

23  And  V  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his 

81 


Of  offences,  4rc.  LUKE.  A.  D.  33. 

eyes,  being' in  lormentB.  and  secMi' J  Zee.  U.12.  1  7  But  which  of  j-ou,  having  a 
Abraham  uf.ir  oli,  and  Liizarua  in,  8erv«nl  ploaing',  or  feeding  caiile, 

his  bosom  :  |  r  Is.  66.  24.     «  jl|  say  unto  liim  by  and  by,  wlieii 

24  And  he  cried  and  said,  Father  Mar.  9.  44,  i,e  u  come  I'rom  the  field,  Uo,  and 
Abrahani,  have  mercy  on  me,  and^"^-  .sil  down  to  meat? 

send  Lazuriis,  (bat  he  may  dip  llie  ,  jo),  oi  iq  ^  '^"'^  ^*''"  ""'  "^ather  say  unto 
tip  of  his  finger  in  waiei,  and  cool  p  yg  .,:  .„'  him,  Make  ready  whe.ewilli  I  may 
my  f/ tongue  ;  for  I  am  tonnentod  ^  R  '2i  '  i^'^P'  "'"'  tT'''^  thyself,  and  serve 
in  this  flame,  r  I        '  me  till  I  have  eaten  and  d.unken  ; 

U5  But  Abraham  said.  Son,  re-  {  Ez.  28.  24.  ^"'^  afterward  thou  shall  eat  and 
memijer  that  thou   in  thy  lifetime  I  '      '        Idrink  7 

a  leoeivedst  thy  giiod  things,  and  u  Is.  34.  16.  |  9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  be- 
likewise  Lazarus  evil  things:  but  Jno.  5.  39.  -cause  he  did  the  things  that  were 
now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  ait|  |  commanded  him  ?  1  I  row  not. 

tormented.  I  D  2  Cor.  4.  3.  i    10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall 

25  And  beside  all  this,  between  I  ,  to  in  ^*^*  done  all  lliose  things  which 
us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf  1".  •>  ^  are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
fixed:  so  that  they  which  vould  _/■  unprofitable  servants;  we  have 
pass  fioni  hence  to  you  cannot;  o  Mat.  18.  6,  done  that  which  was  our  duly  to 
neither  i  can  they  pass  to  us  that   7.  Mar. 9. 42.   do. 

T«ouW  come  from  t  lie  nee.  I,  .  !    11  And   it   came   to   pass,    as    he 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee  *  ^-  '|-  J^- '  went  to  Jerusalem,  that  he  passed 
therefo.e,  father,  that  thou  would-  f./^'',  o 'la  t''™"?''  the  midst  of  SJamaria  f 
est  send  him  to  my  father's  house;    "■  t>ol.3.13.    jjf,(j  Galilee. 

28  For  I  have  five  brethren  ;  that  j^jja.  12  2  '^  ■^"'^  *"  ^^  entered  into  a  cer> 
he  may  testify  unto  them,  lest  '  '  "  |tain  village,  there  met  him  ten 
they  also  come  into  this  place  of  e  Mat. 17.20.  men  that  were  lepers,  which  stood 
torment.                                                   21.21.   Mar.    afar/iofi': 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  9,  23.  U.  23.  '3  And  they  lifted  up  their  voices, 
u  have  Moses  and  the  prophets;;  land  said,  Jesus,  Master,  have 
'et  them  hear  them. mercy  on  us. 

30  And  he  said,  Nay,  father  1  14  And  when  he  saw  them,  he 
Abiaham:  but  if  one  went  unto!  fj  unn  ^  said  unto  them,  Go  show  i  your- 
them  from  the  dead,  they  will  re-  :U  2  ^  '  ?1  selves  unto  the  priests.  And  it 
pent.                                                          Q  a   r     fii  c  came    to    pass,     that,    as    k  they 

31  And    he   said    unto   him,   If«   7>      ,,    i^  went,  they  were  cleansed. 

they  hear  not   Moses  and  the  pro-    ^  9,'     ^    , ^  !    15  And   one   of    them,    when   he 

phets,  neither  will  tc  they  be  per-    ;i^°"           '  saw  that   he    was  healed,   turned 

sualed   though  one  rose  from  the   '  •  back,  and  with  a  loud  voice  glori- 

dead.                                                        i  fi- c.  9.  51,52.  ^e''  ^God, 

CHAPTER  XVII.                 jno.  4.  4.  16  And  fell  down  on  his  (ace  at 

THEN  said  he  unto  the    disci-  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks:  and 

pies.  It  n  is  impossible  but  that   f^  Le.  13.  45.  he  was  a  )>t  Samaritan, 

oft"  nces  will   come  :   but  wo   unto   ••  r  ^    ia  o  17  And    Jesus    answering    said, 

him  through  whom  they  come  !          , .    o'   jvj  .'  Were  there  not  ten  cleansed  7  but 

2  It   were    better  for  him    that  a   g  \   »   q"l4  where  nre  the  nine  ? 

millstone   were  hanr^ed   about    his      ■     •  c.    .    4.  jg  The,g    j,,^    not    n  found   that 

neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea,  than   /t  2  K.  5    14  returned  to  give  jlory  to  God,  save 

that  he  should  offend  one  of  these   Is.  65   24.  this  stranger. 

iiitle  ones.                                                7  p     a     1"  o  '^  ■•'^"''  ^i 6  said  unto  him,  Arise, 

3  Take  heed  to  yourselves :  If  thy  '"8.30.1,2.  g^,  jhy  ^^y  :  thy  o  faith  hattt 
brother  trespass  against  tliee,  re-   ^Jno  4  39-  ruade  ihec  whole. 

buke   6  him  ;   and    if   he   repent,    42  ""  '^"'^  when   he  was  demanded 

forgive  him.                                                 '  of  the   Pharisees  when   the   king- 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  nPs.  106.13.  dom  of  Go'l  should  come,  he  an- 
seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven  o  Mat  9  22.  swered  them,  and  said.  The  king- 
times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee,  *  dom  of  God  cometh  1  not  with  ob- 
saying,  I  repent  ;  thou  c shall  for-    1  or,  with  serv,^tion  : 

give  him.                                                  outward  21    Neither    shall    they  say,    Lo 

5  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  show.  here!  or,  Lo  there!  for,  behold, 
Lord,  Increase  rfour  faith.  the  p  kingdom  of  God  is  2 within 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  If  eye  had  pRo   14.  17.  y„u. 

faith  as  a  grain  uf  mustard-seed,   9  22  And   he   said   unto  the   disci- 

ye  might   say  unto  this  sycamine-       "^'  j'^    f  pies.  The  7  days  will  come   when 

tree,  Be   thou  pluiked   u'p  by  the   V2"'               '  ye  shall  desi  e   to  sec  one  of  the 

root,  and   be  thou  planted  in  the       '  days  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  ye 

tea;  and  it  should  obey  you.             ;Mat.l9.15.  shall  not  see  tf. 
82 


A.  D.  33. 


CHAP.  XVIII 


23  And  r  they  shall  say  to  you, 
See  here  ;  or,  See  there  :  jo  not 
after  tlierri;  nor  follow  them. 

24  For  as  the  lightning:,  that 
liglue.ieih  out  of  ihe  one^ar^  un- 
der heaven,  shineih  unto  the  other 
part  under  heaven  ;  so  shall  also 
the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  Jay. 

25  But  s  li.st  must  he  surfer  many 
things,  and  be  rejected  of  this 
generation. 

'aS  And  as  it  was  t  in  the  days 
of  Noe,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the 
days  of  the  Son  of  man. 

i«7  They  did  eat,  they  drank, 
they  married  wives,  they  we.e 
given  in  marriag'e,  until  the  day 
that  Noe  entered  into  the  aik,  and 
the  flood  came  and  destroyed  them 
all. 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the 
days  of  Lot  ;  ihey  did  eat,  they 
drank,  tliey  bought,  they  sold, 
they  planted,  they  buildel  : 

29  But  the  same  day  that  Lot 
went  out  u  of  Sodom,  it  rained 
fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven, 
and   destroye  I  th^m  all. 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the 
day  when  the  Son  of  man  is  re- 
vealed. B 

31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  he 
upon  the  house-top,  and  hisstuft'  ! 
in  the  house,  let  him  not  come 
down  to  take  it  away  ;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  fielJ,  let  him  like- 1 
wise  not  return  back. 

32  Ramemher  Lot's  te  wife. 

33  Whosoever  x  sliall  seek  to 
save  his  life,  shall  lose  it  j  and 
whosoever  shall  lose  his  life,  shall 
preserve  it.  | 

34  I  tell  you.  In  that  nig'ht  there 
y  shall  be  two  7nen  in  one  bed  ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken  and  the  other 
shall  be  left.  i 

35  Two  women  shall  be  grinding 
together  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  j 
and  the  other  left. 

36  Two  3  men  shall  be  in  the  ' 
field  ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and 
the  ether  left. 

37  An  1  they  answered,  and  said 
unto  him,  Where,  Lord  ?  And  he 
said  unto  Ihern,  Wheresoever  the 
hr.dy  is,  z  thither  will  the  eagles 
be  gathered  tngeilier.  i 

CHAPTER  XVIII.  ! 

AND  he  spake  a  parable  unto 
them,  t'l  this  end,  that  men 
rught  a.  always  to  p.ay,  and  not 
to  faint  :  ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  1  in  a  city 
a  judge,  which  feared  not  God, 
neither  rega  ded  man  : 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that 
city;    and  she  cams   unto   him. 


rMat.  24. 

^3,&c.  iVIar. 

13,21.  c.  !il. 

8. 

8  Mar.  8.  31. 

c.  9.  22. 

t  Ge.  7.  11, 

23. 

uGe.  19.23, 
24. 

i»2Th.  1.  7. 

IB  Ge.  19.26. 

X  Mat.  16. 
25.  Mar.  8. 
35.  c.  9.  24. 
Jno.  12.  25. 

y  Mat.  24. 
40,  41. 

3  Yer.  33th 
is  wantiiig 
in  most  Gr. 
copies. 

z  Job  39.  30. 
Mat.  24.  28. 

a  Ps.  65.  2. 
102.17.  c.ll. 
8.  21.36.  Ro. 
12.12.  Ep.6. 
18.  Ph.  4.  6. 
I  in  a  cer- 
tain city. 


b  Re.  6.  10. 
c  Ps.  46.  5. 

He.  10.  37. 
2Pe.  3.3,9. 

i  Mat. 24.12. 
e  c.  10.  29. 

2  or, a3  being 
righteous. 

/Is.  65.5. 
Re.  3.  17. 
g  Je.  31.  19. 

h  Job  22.  29. 
Mat.  23.  12. 

i  Mat.  19. 
13.  Mur.  10. 
13,  &c. 

/c  Pa.  131.  2. 
Mar.  10.  15. 
1  Pe.  1.  14. 

I  Mat.  19. 
lS,&c.  Mar. 
10.  17,  &c. 

TO  Ex.  20.12- 
15.  De.5.I6- 
20.  Ro.  13.9. 


The  Pharisee  and  publican. 

saying.  Avenge  me  of  mine  ad- 
V  e  rsary . 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while  ; 
butafterwad  h  said  within  him- 
self. Though  1  fear  not  God,  nor 
regard  man  ; 

5  Vet,  because  tliis  widow  trou- 
lilelh  me,  I  will  avenge  her  lest 
by  her  continual  coming  she  wea- 
ry me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what 
the  unjust  judge  saith. 

7  And  shall  ni;t  Gol  avenge  b  his 
own  elect,  which  cry  day  and 
night  unto  him,  though  he  bear 
long  with  them  ? 

8  I  lei!  you  that  he  will  avenge 
them  speedily,  c  Neverthelea.^, 
when  the  Sun  of  man  cneth, 
shall  d  he  find  faith  on  the  earth  ? 

9  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto 
certain  which  e  trusted  in  them- 
selves 2  that  they  we. e  righteous, 
and  despised  othei's  : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the 
temple  to  p. ay  ;  the  one  a  Phari- 
see, and  the  other  a  publican. 

11  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed 
thus  with  himself :  God,  I  thank 
thee  that  1  am  not  f  as  other  men 
are,  e.xtortioners,  unjust,  adulte- 
rers, or  even  as  this  publican  : 

12  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I 
give  tithes  of  all  that  I  possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing 
afar  ulf,  would  not  lift  up  so  much 
as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote 
g  upon  his  breast,  saying,  God  be 
merciful  to  me  a  sinner. 

14  I  tell  you,  This  man  went 
doivn  to  his  house  justified  rather 
than  the  other:  for/i  every  one  that 
exulteth  himself  shall  be  abased; 
and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

15  And  i  they  brought  unto  him 
also  infants,  that  he  would  touch 
them  :  but  when  hij  disciples  saw 
il,  they  rebuked  them. 

16  But  Jesus  called  them  unto 
him,  and  said,  SuflTer  little  chil- 
dren to  come  unto  me,  and  l"orbid 
them  not  :  for  of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

17  Veiilylsay  unto  you.  Who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  king- 
dom of  God  as  a  little  child, ^  shall 
in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  And  I  a  certain  ruler  asked 
him,  saying.  Good  INIaster,  what 
shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  7 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  bim, 
Why  callest  th'.u  me  good  ?  None 
is  goo  1  Save  one,  that  is,  God. 

20  Thou  knowcst  the  ni  com- 
mandments, Do  not  commit  adul- 
leiy,  Do  not  kill.  Do  not  steal,  Do 

83 


Oiristforttclhlh  his  lufcringg.  LUKE. 

not  bear  false  wimoss,  Honour  thy  In  Mat.  6.19, 
father  and  ihy  inoilier.  i20.    I  Ti.  6. 

21  And  he  said,    All  these  have  I    19. 

kepi  fruin  my  youth  up.  '  o  Pr    11    23 

22  Now  when  Jesus  heard  these    .,p.'g   „ 
things,   he   said    unio   him,     V'el  :         •     •     • 
lackest   thou   one   thing",   sell  all  p  Je.  32.  17. 
that  ihou  hast,  and  distribute  unto   Zee.  8.  6. 
the  poor,  and  thou  shall  have  trea-  ,c.   I.  37. 
sure  71  in  heaven  ;   and  come,  fol-l^   jj,   33  g 
low  me.  I*         ■ 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he  r  Re.  2.  10. 
was  very  sorrowful  ;  for  he  was  g  pg  22  Is 
vei-y  rich.  I  53 

24  And   when   Jesus  saw  that  he        ' 

was  very  sorrowful,    he  said.   How   'Mat.  27.  2. 

o  hardly  shall  they  that  have  rich-  ^-  23.  1. 

es  ent';r  into  the  kingdom  of  God  I  J""-  '8-  '8. 

iS  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  ^'^ •  3.  13. 

go  through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  '  ^  Mar.  9.32. 

H  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  king-  j^o.  12.  16. 
dom  of  God. 


i6  And  they  that  heard  it  said. 


o    Mat.    SO. 


Who  then  can  be  saved  ?  |  ?^'*^-  ]*'^''^''- 

27  And   he   said,     The  p   things   '"•  '*'>•  ^'^■ 
which   are    impossible   with  men,   u  Ps.  62.  12. 
are  possible  wiih  God. 

28  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have 
left  all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them, Verily   

I  say  unto  you,  There   is  no  man 

that  halh  y  left  house,  or  parents, 
or  lireihren,  or  wife,  or  children,! 
for  the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  Who  shall  not  receive  mani- 
fold more  in  this  present  time, and 
in  the  world  to  come  lifer  ever- 
\asting. 

31  Then  he  took  unto  him  the 
welve,   and  said  unto  them,  Be- 


ar Ps.  141.  1. 
y  c.  17.  19. 
\z  Ps.  30.  2. 


ac.5.26.  Ac. 
■  .  ■      4.21.  11.18. 

t.old,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  s  q^    j   24 
all  things  that  are  written  by  the 
Orophets    concerning  the   Son   of  <!  Jo3.  6.  26. 
man  shall  be  accoinplished.  |1  ^-  16-  34. 

32  For  he  shall  be  delivered  t  unto  6  Ps. 139. 1-3. 
the  Gonliles,  and  shall  be  mocked, 
and  spitefully  entreated,  and  spit-   £.■'"''•  ]}-"^- 
led  on:  |Re.3.20. 

S3  .A.nd   they  shall   scourge  him,   ^i  Mat.  9.11. 
and   put  him   to  death  :  and  the  c_  5_  3o_ 
third  day  he  shall  rise  ag.ain.  '     r>     .ii    1 

34  And   u  they  understood  none   *  '  *•  41.  1. 
of  these   things:   and   this  saying    /"Ex.  20.16. 
was  hid  from  them,   neither  knew  c.  3.  14. 
they  the  things  which  were  spo-        r.      00   1 
ken.  '«■  Ex.22.  1. 

35  And  it  v  came  to  pass,  that  as  ^  Sa.  12.  6. 
he  was  come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a  A  c.  13.  16. 
certain  blind  man  sat  by  the  way-  .  „t  .  »o  n 
Bide,  begging:  ,r  Mat.lS.U. 

36  And    hearing    the   multitude   k  Ez.  34.  16. 
pass  bv.  be  asked  what  it  meant,    i  Ro.  5.  6. 

37  Anlthev   tolil  him,   That  Jc-!,  .       ,    „ 
BUS  of  Xaztireth  passelh  by.  I  '  ^'^-  '■  "• 

38  And  he   cried,   saying,   Je.sus,   m  Mat.   25. 
thou  son  of  David,   have  mercy  to  14,  &c. 

on  mc.  I  Mar.  13.  34. 

8i 


A.  D.  83. 

39  And  thcj  which  went  belora 
rebuked  him,  that  he  should  hold 
his  pc.ice  :  but  he  ciied  x  «u  much 
the  more,  jTAou  son  of  David, have 
mercy  on  me. 

40  And  Jesus  stood,  ami  com- 
manded him  to  be  brought  unto 
hiin  :  and  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  asked  him, 

41  Siiying,    What  wilt  thou  that 

1  shall  do  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said, 
Lord,  that  1  may  receive  my  si<rht. 

42  And  Jesuii  said  unlu  h!m,  Ite- 
ceive  thy  sight ;  thy  y  faith  halh 
saved  ihee. 

43  And  immediately  he  received 
z  his  sight,  and  followed  him, 
glorifying  a  God  :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple, uhen  they  saw  it,  gave  piaisa 
unto  God. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  ye«us  entered  and  passed 
through  Jencho.  a 

2  And,  behold,  there  lonn  a  man 
named  Zaccheus,  which  was  the 
chiel  among  the  publicans,  and  he 
was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus, 
who  he  was  ;  and  could  not  for  the 
press,  because  he  was  little  of  sta- 
ture. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed 
up  into  a  sycamore-tree  to  see 
him  ;    for  he  was  to  pass  that  tea'j. 

5  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the 
place,  he  looked  up  and  saw  6 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Zaccheus, 
make  haste,  and  come  down  :  for 
to-day  I  must  abide  c  at  thy 
house. 

6  And  he  made  haste  and  cams 
down,  and  received   him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all 
murmured,  saying.  That  d  he  was 
gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man  that 
is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zaccheus  stood,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord,  Behobl,  Lord,  the 
half  of  my  700  Is  I  give  to  the  poor: 
e  and  if  I  have  taken  any  thinj 
from  any  man  by/ false  accusation, 
I  restore  j^  him  fou.fold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  This 
day  is  salvation  come  to  this  house, 
forasmuch  as  he  also  is  a  son  A.  01 
Abraham. 

10  Fori  the  Son  of  man  is  come 
to  seek  and  to  save  that  which  was 
lost,  k 

11  And  as  they  heard  these 
things,  he  added  and  spake  a  pa- 
rable, because  he  was  nigh  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  because  /  they  thought 
that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediaielv  appear. 

12  He  said'therefore,  A  certain  tti 
nobleman  went  into  a  far  coumrj, 


A.  D.  33. 

to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom, 
and  10  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants, 
and  deliveed  them  ten  1  pounds, 
and  said  unto  them,  Occupy  till  I 
come. 

14  But  n  his  citizens  hated  him, 
and  sent  a  message  after  him, 
saying,  We  will  not  have  this  man 
to  reign  over  us. 

15  And  it  ca.ne  to  pass,  that  when 
he  was  lefvuned,  having  leceived 
the  kingdom,  then  he  commanded 
these  servants  to  be  called  unto 
him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the 
2  money,  that  he  might  know  how- 
much  every  man  had  gained  by 
trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  ten 
pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Well, 
thou  good  servant  ;  because  tliou 
hast  been  faithful  o  in  a  very  lit- 
tle, have  thou  authority  over  ten 
cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying. 
Lord,  thy  pound  hath  gained  five 
pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewise  to  him. 
Be  thou  also  over  five  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saying. 
Lord,  behold,  here  is  thy  pound, 
which  I  have  kept  laid  up  in  a 
napkin  : 

21  For  I  feared  thee,  because  thou 
art  an  austere  man  :  thou  taksst 
up  that  thou  layedsi  not  down, 
and  reapest  thai  thou  didst  not 
sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Out  p 
of  thine  own  mouth  will  I  judge 
thee,  «/!0«  wicked  servant.  Thou 
knewesi  that  I  was  an  austere 
man,  .aking  up  that  I  laid  not 
down,  and  reaping  that  I  did   not 

80W. 

23  Wherefore  g  then  gavest  not 
thou  my  money  into  the  bank, 
that  at  my  coming  I  might  have 
required  mine  own  with  usury  ? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that 
stood  by,  Take  from  him  the 
pound,  and  give  it  to  him  that 
hath  ten  pounds.  i 

25  (And  they  said  unto  him, 
Loi'd,  he  haih  ten  pounds.) 

23  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  run-! 
to  every  one  which  hath  shall  be 
given  :  and  from  him  that  1iath 
not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  be  ta- 
ken away  fiom  him.  I 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  s 
which  would  not  that  I  should 
reign  over  them,  b  ing  hither,  and 
slay  ihem  before  me.  I 

25  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- ' 

60 


CHAP.  XIX.    ChrisV s  entrance  into  Jerusalem. 


'  1  Afjna,here 
'  translated 
a  pound,    is 
12   ounces 
and    a  lialf, 
which,    at 
115  5-13 
cents  the 
ounce,  is  14 
dolls.  42 
cents  3 
mills. 

;- Jno.  1.  11. 
15.  18. 

^silver,  and 
so  ver.  23. 
o  c.  16.  10. 
7>2Sa.  1.  16. 
Job  15.  6. 
IVlat.  12.  37. 
22.  12.  Ro.3. 
19. 

(j  Ro.  2.  4.5. 
r    Mat.    13 
12.  2.5.  29. 
Mar.  4.25. 
c.  8.  18. 
s  Ps. 2  4,5,9 
21.  8,  9.  Is. 
68.6,14.  Na, 
1.2,8.  He. 
10.  13. 


«Mat.21.  1, 

&c.  Mar.ll. 

1,  &c. 

u  Ps.  50.  10. 

B  2  K.  9.  13. 

w    Jno.    12. 

14. 

X  Ps.  113.26. 

c.  13.  c5. 

j/c.  2.  14. 

Ro.   5.    1. 

Ep.  2.  14. 

z  Ha.  2.  11. 

Mat.  3.  9. 

aPs.119.136. 

Je.  9.   1.  13. 

17.    17.     16. 

Jno.  11.    35. 

6Ps.  95.  7,8. 

He.  3.7,  13, 

15. 

cIs.  29.2,3. 

Je.   6.   5,  6. 

rfl  K.  9.7,8. 

Mi.  3.  12. 

Mat.  23.  37, 

38.  c.  13.34, 

35. 

e  Mat.  24.  2. 

Mar.  13.  2. 


ken,  he  went  before,  ascending  up 
to  Je.usalem. 

29  And  I  It  came  to  pass,  when 
hew.'S  Come  nigh  to  Eethphage 
and  Beihauy,  at  the  mount  called 
the  mount  of  Olives,  he  sent  two 
of  his  disciples, 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  village 
over  against  you;  in  the  which, 
at  your  entering,  ye  shall  find  a 
colt  tied,  whereon  yet  never  man 
sat  :  loose  him,  and  bring  him 
hitlier. 

31  And  if  any  man  ask  you,  Why 
do  ye  loose  him  >  thus  shall  ye  say' 
unto  him,  Because  the  Lord  Lath 
need  u  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went 
their  wiy,  and  Ibund  even  as  he 
had  saiil  unto  them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the 
colt,  the  owneiB  thereof  said  unto 
them.  Why  loose  ye  the  coU  ? 

34  Ai.d  they  said,  The  Lord  hath 
need  of  him. 

35  And  they  brought  him  to  Je- 
sus:  and  they  cast  their  v  gar- 
ments upon  the  colt,  and  they  set 
w  Jesus  the;  eon. 

35  And  as  they  went,  they  spread 
their  clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh, 
even  now  at  the  descent  of  the 
mount  of  Olives,  the  whole  multi- 
tude of  the  disciples  began  to  re- 
joice and  praise  God  with  a  loud 
voice,  for  all  the  mighty  works 
that  they  had  seen  : 

38  Saying,  Blessed  x  be  the  King 
that  Cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  t/  peace  in  heaven,  and  glo- 
ry in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  Pharisees 
from  among  the  multitude  said 
unto  him,  Master,  rebuke  thy  dis- 
ciples. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  I  tell  you,  that  if  these 
should  hold  their  peace,  the  z 
stones  would  immediately  cry  out. 

41  And  when  he  was  come  near, 
he  beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over 
a  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known, 
even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day, 
b  the  things  u-hich  belong  unto 
thy  peace  !  But  now  they  are  hid 
f.om  thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon 
thee,  that  thine  enemies  shall  cast 
c  a  trench  about  thee,  and.  com- 
pass thee  round,  and  keep  thee  in 
on  every  side. 

44  And  rf  shall  lay  thee  even  with 
the  ground,  and  thy  children  with- 
in thee  :  and  they  e  shall  not  leave 
in  thee  one  stone   upon  another: 

■        -85 


The  ulcked  husbandmen. 


LUKE. 


/La.  1.  8. 
I  Pe.  2.  li. 

E  Mm.  21, 
12.  13.  -Mar. 

11.  15-17. 
Jiio.  2.15,17. 

h\%.  56.  7. 

i  Je.  7.  M. 
kino.  18.!a). 

3  or,  hanged 
on  him. 

a  .M.it.  21. 
23,&c.  Mar. 
U.  27,  &c. 

4  Ac.  4.7-10. 
7.27. 

c  Mai.  14.5. 

d   M.it.   21. 
33,&c.  Mar. 

12.  1,  &c. 

e  Ca.  8.  11, 
12.  Is.  5.1-7. 

/Jno. 15.16. 
Ro.  7.  4. 


because  /  thou  knowesl  not  the 
time  of  thy  vikimtion. 
43  And  g  lie  u'ciil  into  the  tem- 
ple, aii'l  beg'un  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  theiein,  and  them  that 
aoug-lit  ; 

46  baying  unto  them,  It  is  h  writ- 
ten, iNIy  house  is  the  house  of 
prayer :  but  ye  hare  made  it  a  den 
t  of  thieves. 

47  And  he  taujht  k  daily  in  the 
temple.  But  the  chief  priests  and 
the  scribes,  and  the  chief  of  the 
people,  soug'ht  to  ■lestroy  him  ; 

49  And  coul.l  not  find  wh.it  they 
mi'ht  do:  for  all  the  people  3  were 
very  attentive  to  liea;-  him. 
CHAPTEit  XX. 

AND  n  it  Otime  to  pass,  that  on 
one  ot  those  days,  as  he 
'.aiijhl  '.;■?  people  in  the  temple, 
and  preachel  the  '•.ispel,  the  chief 
prie>ts  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him,  with  the  el  lers, 

2  .ind  spake  untj  him,  snring, 
Tell  us,  By  6  what  auiho.ity  doesi 
thou  these  thing's?  or  who  is  he 
that  gave  thee  this  authority  ? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  will  also  ask  you  one 
thing  ;  and  answer  me  : 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it 
from  heaven,  or  of  rr.en  ? 

5  And  they  reasoned  with  them- 
selves, saying.  If  we  shall  say. 
From  heaven  ;  he  will  say,  Why 
then  believed  ye  him  not  ? 

6  But  and  if  we  say,  Of  men  ; 
all  the  people  will  stone  us  ;  for  c 
they  be  persuaded  that  John  was  a 
prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  That  they 
could  not  tell  whence  it  was. 

8  And  Jesus  sail  unto  them. 
Neither  tell  1  you  by  what  author- 
ity 1  do  these  thiuss. 

9  Then  began  he  "to  speak  to  the  L^''-  ^-  **' 
people  this  parable  :    A   d  certain 

man  planted  a  vineyard,  e  and  let  to  Mat.  22. 
it  forth  to  husbandmen,  and  went  15,  &c.  Mar. 
into  a  far  country  fur  a  long  time.     la.  13. 

10  And  at  the  season,  hj  sent   a 

servant   to   the   husbandmen,  that  |  1  or,   of  a 
they  should  give  him  of  the   fruit  j  frufA. 
/of  the   vineyard  ;   but  the   hus- 
bandmen beat  him,   and  sent  him 
away  empty. 

U  .\nd  again  he  sent  another  ser- 
Tant :  and  they  beat  him  also, 
and  entreated  him  shamefully, 
and  sent  him  away  empty. 

12  Anl  again  he  sent  a  thir-l:';?  Mat.  22, 
and  they  wounded  him  also,  and  23, &c.  Mar 
cast  him.  out. 

13  Then  sail  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard. What  shall  I  do  ?  I  will  send 


S  Ps.  2.  8. 
Ro.  8.  17. 
He.  1.  2. 

h  Mat.  27. 
21-25.  Ac.  2. 
23.  3.  15. 


t  Ne. 
37. 


9.  S6, 


k  Ps.  118.22. 


2  See  Mat. 
18.  28. 

n  Ro.  13.  7. 
o  Tit.  1.  10, 
11. 


12.  18,  &c. 
y  Ac.  23.6,8. 
ni;  beloved  son:  it  may  be  the/ >7-De.  25.5.8. 


A.  0.33. 

will  reverence  him,  when  they  see 
him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen 
saw  him,  they  renwined  amon^ 
themselves,  paying,  This  is  the 
g  heir:  come,  let  h  us  kill  him, that 
the  inhe.iiance  may  be  ou.s. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the 
vineyard,  and  killed  him.  Wlial 
iheiefore  shall  the  loid  of  the 
vineyard  do  unto  thum  7 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy 
these  husbandmen,  and  shall  give 
the  vineyard  to  othei-s.  i  And 
when  they  heard  t(,  they  said, 
God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said, 
What  is  this  then  thai  is  w.itten, 
The  k  stone  »  hich  the  buildeis  re- 
jected, the  same  is  become  iht 
head  of  tlie  comer  ? 

18  Whosoever  shall  full  upon  that 
stone  shall  be  broken  ;  but  I  on 
whomsoever  it  shall  fall,  it  will 
grind  him  to  powder. 

19  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  the  same  hour  sought  to 
lay  hands  on  him;  and  they  fear- 
ed the  people  :  for  thev  perceived 
that  he  had  spoken  this  parable 
against  them. 

20  And  they  watched  him,  and 
sent    forth    spies,    which     sliould 

I  feign  themselves  just  men,  that  m 
they  might  lake  hold  of  his  words, 

I  that  so  they  might  deliver  him  un- 
to the  power  and  authority  of  the 
governor. 

I   21  And  they  asked    him,  saying, 

I  -Master,  we  know  that  thou  sayest 
and  teachest  rightly,  neither  ac- 
ceptest  thou  the  person  o/any,b\H 
teachest  the  way  of  God  1  truly  : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  tri- 
bp'.e  unto  Cesar,  or  no  ? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  crafti- 
ness, and  said  unto  them.  Why 
tempt  ye  me  ? 

24  Show  me  a  2  penny.  Whose 
image  and  superscription  hath  it? 
They  answered  and  saiti,  Cesar's. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ren- 
der n  therefore  unto  Cesar  the 
things  which  be  Cesu's,  and  unto 
God  the  things  which  be  God's. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold 
of  his  words  before  the  people:  and 
they  marvelled  at  his  answer,  and 
held  o  their  peace. 

27  Then  jD  came  to  him  certain  of 
the  Saddiicees,  9  which  deny  that 
there  is  any  resurrection;  and  they 
asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Master,  Moses  wrote 
T  unto  us.  If  any  man's  brother 
die,  having  a  wife,  and  he  die 
without  children,  that  bis  brotlier 


I.  D.  33. 

should  take  his  wife,  a.nd  raise  up 
Eeeo  uiilo  his  brother. 
Ji"  There    wsr?    therefore   seven 
brethren:  and  the  first  took  a  wife, 
and  died  without  children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to 
Wife,  and  he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her  ;  and 
in  like  manner  the  seven  also  : 
and  they  left  no  children,  and 
died. 

3^  Last  of  all  the  woman  died 
also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection 
whose  wife  of  them  is  she  ?  for 
teven  had  her  to  wife. 

S-i  And  Jesus  answering  said 
unto  them.  The  children  of  this 
world  marry,  and  are  given  in 
marriag'e  : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  ac- 
counted worthy  s  to  obtain  that 
world,  and  the  resurrection  from 
the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are 
given  in  marriage  : 

36  Neither  t  can  they  die  any 
more  :  for  they  are  equal  unto  the 
u  angels  ;  and  are  the  u  children 
of  God,  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised, 
even  IVIosjs  showed  id  at  the  bush, 
when  he  calleth  the  Lord  the  God 
of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the 
dead,  but  of  the  living  :  for  x  all 
live  unto  him. 

'  39  Then  certain  of  the  scribes 
answering,  said.  Master,  thou  hast 
well  said. 

40  And  after  that  they  durst  not 
ask  him  any  question  at  all. 

41  And  y  he  said  unto  them. 
Hew  say  they  that  Christ  is  Da- 
vid's son  f 

42  And  David  himself  saith  z  in 
the  book  of  Psalms,  The  Lord 
said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my 
right  hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him 
Lord  ;  how  is  he  then  his  s  in  ? 

45  Then,  in  the  audience  of  a  all 
the  people,  he  said  unto  his  disci- 
ples, 

46  Beware  b  of  the  scribes,  which 
desire  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and 
love  greetings  c  in  the  markets, 
and  the  highest  seats  in  the  syna- 
gogues, and  the  chief  rooms  at 
feasts  ; 

47  Which  d  devour  widows'  hou- 
ses, and  for  a  show  e  make  long 
prayers  :  the  same  shall  receive 
greater/*  damnation. 


CHAP.  XXL  Destruction  of  Jentsalernforet.pld. 


.9C.  21.  36. 
Re.  3.  4. 
f  Re.  21.4. 
u   1   Co.    15. 
49,52.  1  Jno. 
3.2. 

V  Ro.  8.  17. 
aiEx.  3.  2-6. 

X  Ro.  14.  8, 
9. 

y  Mat.  22. 
42.  Mar.  12. 
35,  &c. 
z  Ps.  110.  1- 
Ac.  2.  34. 
a  1  Ti.  5.  20. 
6  Mar.  12. 
38,  &c. 
cc.  11.43. 
d  Is.  10.  2. 
Mat.  23.  14. 
2Ti.  3.6. 
e  1  Th.  2.  5. 
/c.  10.  12, 
14.  Ja.  3.  1. 


aMar.12.41. 

1  See  Mar. 
12.42. 

6  2  Co.  8.12. 
c  Mat.  24.  1, 
&c.  Mar.13. 
1,  &c. 

dz.  19.  44, 
&c. 

e  2Th.  2.  3, 
9,  10.  1  Jno. 
4.1.  2  Jno. 
7.  ■ 

/Re.  1.3. 

^Pr.  3.  25, 
26. 

h  Hag.  2.22. 
i  Ac.  4.3.5. 

18.  12.  4.  16. 
24.  Re.  2. 
10. 

k  Ac.  25.  23. 
/Phi.  1.  28. 

2  Th.  1.  5. 
TO  Mat.   10. 

19.  c.  12.  II. 
n  Ac.  6.  10. 
o  Mi.  7.  5,6. 
p  Ac.  7.  55. 
12.  2.  26.  10. 
Re.  2.  13.  6. 
9.  12.11. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  he  looked  up,    and  a  saw 
the    rich    men  casting  their 
gifis  into  the  treasury. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain  poor 
widow  casting  in  thither  two  1 
mites. 

3  And  he  said.  Of  a  truth  I  say 
unto  you.  That  this  poor  widow 
hath  cast  in  more  b  ihan  they  all  : 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their 
abundance  cast  in  unto  the  offer- 
ings of  God  :  but  she  of  her  penu- 
ry hath  caBt  in  all  the  living  that 
she  had. 

5  And  c  as  some  spake  of  the 
temple,  how  it  was  adorned  with 
goodly  stones  and  gifts,  he  said, 

6  As  for  these  things  which  ye 
behold,  the  days  will  come,  in  the 
which  d  there  shall  not  be  left  one 
stone  upon  another  that  shall  not 
be  thrown  down. 

7  And  they  asked  him,  saying, 
Master,  but  when  shall  these 
things  be  ?  and  what  sign  will 
theie  be  when  these  things  shall 
come  to  pass  ? 

8  And  he  said,  Take  e  heed  that 
ye  be  not  deceived:  l"or  many  shall 
come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am 
Christ  ;  and  /  the  time  draweth 
near ;  go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wara 
and  commotions,  be  g  not  terri- 
fied :  for  these  things  must  first 
come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is  not 
by  and  by. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  thern,  h 
Nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom  ; 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall 
be  in  divers  places,  and  famines, 
and  pestilences;  and  fearful  sights 
and  great  signs  shall  there  be  from 
heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these, they  shall 
lay  their  hands  on  you,  and  per- 
secute you,  delivering  you  up  to 
the  synagogues,  and  into  prisons,i 
being  brought  before  kings  k  and 
rulers  for  my  name's  sake. 

13  And  I  it  shall  turn  to  you  for 
a  testimony. 

14  Settle  it  therefore  in  your 
hearts,  not  to  ra  meditate  before 
what  ye  shall  answer  : 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth 
and  wisdom,  which  all  your  adver- 
saries shall  not  be  able  to  gainsay 
n  nor  resist. 

16  And  o  ye  shall  be  betrayed 
both  by  parents,  and  brethren,  and 
kinsfolks,  and  friends  ;  and;D  some 
of  you  shall  they  cause  to  be  put 
to  death. 

87 


Jwi laments  predtrttd. 

}"  *  nd  ye  8  all  be  hiUcd  ^  of  all 
tnai  t\jr  i\iy  ii.ime's  s.ike. 

18  BiU  r  llieie  shiill  not  ar.  hair 
of  your  hcid  jjerish. 

19  lii  your  puiience  s  possess  ye 
vour  suiils. 

iU  And  when  ye  shall  sec  Jeru- 
■alcin  compaBsed  wiih  armies, 
thea  know  thai  the  desolation 
thereof  is  nigh. 

21  Tln;n  let  ihern  which  are  in 
Judeii  liee  to  the  inouiuains  ;  and 
let  them  uhich  aie  in  the  midst  of 
it  depart  out  ;  and  let  not  them 
that  aie  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

2a  I'or  these  be  the  days  of  ven- 
geance, that  all  t  things  which  are 
written  may  be  fnllilled. 

23  But  wo  unto  them  u  that  are 
■with  cliild,  and  to  them  ihat  g-ive 
Buck,  in  those  days  !  for  theie 
shall  be  great  distress  in  the  land, 
and  wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  shall  be 
•  ed  away  captive  into  all  nations  : 
and  Jerusalem  v  shall  be  trodden 
down  of  the  Gentiles,  until  the 
times  w  of  the  Gentiles  be  ful- 
filled. 

25  And  there  shall  be  signs  in  ; 
the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and  in 
the  stars  ;  and  upon  the  earth  dis- , 
tressi:  of  nations,  with  perplexity; 
the  sea  and  the  waves  roa.ing  ;       | 

26  Men's  hearts  failing  them  for 
fear,  and  for  looking  after  those  i 
things  which  are  coming  on  the 
earth  :  for  the  y  powers  of  heaven 
shall  be  shaken. 

27  A-nd  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  r  in  a  cloud 
with  power  and  great  glor}-. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin 
to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and 
lift  up  your  heads  ;  for  your  re- 
demption «  draweth  nigh. 

29  And  6  he  spake  to  them  a  par- 
able :  Behold  the  fig-tree,  and  all 
the  trees  ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth, 
ye  see  and  know  of  your  own 
selves  that  summer  is  now  nigh  at 
hand. 

31  So  likev/ise  ye,  when  ye  see 
these  things  corne  to  pass,  know 
ye  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
nigh  at  hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This 
generation  shall  not  pass  awav  till 
all  be  fulfilled. 

33  Heaven  c  and  earth  shal'  puss 
away  ;  but  my  words  shall  not 
pass  away. 

34  And  take  heed  d  to  yourselves, 
lest   al  any  time  your  hearts  be 

88 


LtTKS. 
.J  Jno.  17.14. 

rjVIat.i0.30. 

«  Ro.  5.  3. 
He.  10.  36. 
Jn.  1.  4. 

t  De.  28.  25, 
48.  Da.S.i.6, 
U7.  Zee.  11. 
6.  14.  1,  2. 

u  La.  4. 10. 

V  Da.  12.  7. 
Re.  11.2. 

w  Ro.  11.25. 

X  Da.  12.  1. 

t/2Pe.  3.10- 
12. 

z  Re.  1.  7. 
14.  14. 

aRo.  8.  23. 

6Mat.24.32. 
Mar.  13.  k8. 

c  Is.  40.8.51. 
6. 

d  Ro.  13.  12, 
13.  lTh.5.6- 
8.  lPe.4.  7. 


e  Is.  28.  1-3. 

1  Co.  6.  10. 
/I  Th.5.  2. 

2  Pe.  3.  10. 
Re.  16.  15. 

f  Mat.25.I3. 
h  c.  SO.  35. 
i  Ps.  1.5. 
k  Jude  24. 
Uno.8.  1,2. 

a  Mat.  26.2. 

Mar.   14.   1, 

&c. 

b  Ps.  2.  2. 

Ac.  4.  27. 

<:  Mat. 26. 14. 

Mar.  14.  10, 

&C.  Jno.  13. 

2,27. 

d  Zee. 11. 12. 

1  or,  tcilhout 
tumult. 
e  Ex.  12. 
/Mat.26.20. 
Mar.  14.  17. 


A.  D.  IX 

■overcharged  with  rirf^iling, «ttnd 
drunkenne.s8,    and   cares   of     this 
life,  ai:c;  CO  tnai  ia/  come  upon 
you  unawares. 
35  For  f  as  a  snare  shall  it  come 

I  on  all  them  that  dwell  on  the  face 

I  of  the  whole  eaith. 

I  36  Watch  g  ye  therefore,  at;d 
pray  alwuys,  that  ye  may  be  ac- 
counted h  worthy  to  escape  all 
these   thitigs   that  shall   come    to 

I  pass,  and  to  i  stand  before  A:  the 
Bon  of  man. 

37  And  in  the  day-lime  he  was 
teaching  in   the  temple:    and    at 

I  night  he  weni  cut,  and  abode  in 
the  mount  I  that  is  called  the 
inouTit  of  Olivts. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early 
in  the  morning  to  him  in  the  tem- 
ple, for  to  hear  him. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

NOW  a  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread   drew   nig'h,     which   is 

called  the  Passover. 
I    2  And    b   the   chief   priests    and 
!  scribes  sought  how  they  might  kill 

him  ;  for  they  feared  the  people. 
i   3  Then  c  entered  Satan   into  Ju- 
,das    surnamed   Iscariot,    being  of 

the  number  of  the  twelve. 
j   4  And  hb  went  his  way,  and  com- 
'  muned  with  the  chief  priests  and 

captains,    how    he    might    betray 

him  unto  them. 

I   5  And  they  were  glad,  and  cove 
I  nanied  d  to  give  him  money. 
I    6  And  he    promised,  and   sought 

opportunity  to  betray  him  unto 
I  them  1  in  the  absence  of  the  mul- 
titude. 

7  Then  came  the  day  e  of  unlea- 
vened bread,  when  the  passovei 
must  be  killed. 

8  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John, 
saying,  Go  and  prepare  us  the 
passover,  that  we  may  eat. 

9  And  they  said  unto  him, Where 
wilt  thou  that  we  piepare  ? 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Be- 
hold, when  ye  are  entered  into  the 
city,  there  shall  a  man  meet  you, 
hearing  a  pitcher  of  water  :  fol- 
low him  into  the  house  where  he 
enteieth  in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the 
good  man  of  the  house.  The  Mas- 
ter saith  unto  thee,  Where  is  the 
guest-chamber,  where  I  shall  eat 
the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

12  And  he  shall  show  you  a  large 
tipper  room  furnished  :  there  make 
ready. 

13  And  they  went,  and  found  as 
he  had  said  unto  them  :  and  they 
made  ready  the  pa.^sover. 

14  And  /  when   the     hour    was 


sired 
c.  14.  15. 


A.  D.  33.  CHAP.  XXn. 

come,  he  snt  down,  and  the  twelve 
apostles  witli  hira. 

15  And  lie  said  unto  them, 
2  Wuh  desi.e  I  have  desired  to  eat 
this  p.issover  wiih  you  before  1 
Buner  : 

16  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
iny  more  eai  thereof,  until  g  it  be 

;ulfllled  in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  tlie  cup,  and 
gave  ihauks,  and  said,  Take  this, 
and  divide  it  among  you.selves  : 

18  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not 
drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
the  kingdom  of  God  shall  come. 

19  And  h  he  took  bread,  and  gave   c.  9.  46. 
thanks,   and   brake   it,   and    gave    m  Mat.   20. 
unto   Ihern,   saying.   This    is    my   25.  !\Iar.  10. 
body,  which  is  given  for  you  :   this   42. 
do  in  remernbrance  of  me.  n  1  Pe.  5.  3. 

20  Likewi-se   also   the   cup   after  3  Jno.  9,  10. 
supper^   saying,   This  cup    is   the    o  Jno.  13.13, 
neA-  testament  in  my  blood,  which    14.  Ph.  2. 
is  shed  for  you.  p  He.  4.  15. 

21  But,  behold,  the  hand  of  hira  g  lAIat.  25. 
that  betrayeth  me  is  with  me  i  on  34.  c.  12.  32. 
the  table.  1  Co.  9.  25. 

22  And  truly   the   Son    of    man    1  Pe.  5.  4. 
goeth,  as  it  was  tdetennined  :  but  |  r  Re.  19.  9. 

sMat.  19. 
28.    I  Co.  6. 
2.  Re.  3.  21. 


Clirist  betrayed. 

2  or,  /  have  thou,  art  converted,   strengthen  to 
heartily  de-   thy  brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto   him.   Lord, 
I  am  ready   to  go  with  thee,   both 


I  Co.  5.  7,  8.    into  p.-ison  anl  to  death. 

Re.  19.  9.  34  And  he  said,  I  tell  ihee,  Peter, 

/tl  Co. 10. 16.   The  cock  shall   not   crow  this  day, 

11.  24.  &c.       '     " 

i  Ps.  41.  9. 

Jno.  13.  28 

/c  c.  24.  46. 

Ac.  2.  23.  4 

28 

3. 


before  that  thou  shalt  thrice  deny 
that  thou  knowest  me. 
33  And  he  said  unto  them.  When 
X  I  sent  you  without  purse,  and 
scrip,  and  shoes,  lacked  ye  any 
1  Co.  15.  I  thing  ?  And  they  said.  Nothing. 

36  Then  siid   he  unto  ihem.  But 
t  Mar.  9.  34.  'now,  he  that  hath  a  purse,  let  him 


wo  unto  that  man  by  whom  he  is 
betrayed  ! 

23    And   they  began    to    inquire 
among  themselves,  which  of  them  U  1  Pe.  5.  8. 


it  was  that  should  do  this  thin_ 

24  And  I  there  was  also  a  strife 
among  them,  which  of  them 
should  be  accounted  the  greatest. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  The 
m  kings  of  the  Gentiles  exercise 
lordship  over  them  ;  and  they  that 
exercise  authority  upon  them  are 
called  Benefactors. 

23  But  n  ye  shall  not  be  so  :  but  he 
that  is  greatest  among  you,  let 
him  be  as  the  younger;  and  he 
that  is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve. 

27  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that 


u  Am.  9.  9. 

0  Jno.  17.  9, 
13.  He. 7. 25. 

1  Jno.  2.  1. 


wPs.  51.  13. 
Jno.  21.  15- 
17. 

xc.  9.  3. 
y  Is.  53.  12. 


Mat.    25. 
sitteth  at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth?  3S.  Mar.  14. 
Is  not  he  that  sitteth  at  meat  ?  But  32,  &c.  Jno. 
o  I  am  among  you  as  he  that  serv-    18.  1   &c. 
eth.  I 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  con-\3  willing  to 
tinned  with  me  in    my    tempta-  reTnooe. 
tions:  p  I 

29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  j  «Mat.4. 11. 
kingdom,   as  my   father  hath  ap-  I 

pointed  unto  me  ;  b  La.   1.12. 

30  That  r  ye  may  eat  and  drink  Jno.  12.  27. 
at  my  table   in  my  kingdom,   and   He.  5.  7. 
iit  on  thrones,  judgings  the  twelve 

tiihas  of  Israel.  :  c  ver.  40. 

31  And   the   Lord    said,    Simon, 

Simon,  behold,  Satan  hath  de-  d  ]Mat.  26. 
sired  t  to  hive  you,  that  he  may  47. &c.  Mar. 
sift  u  you  as  wheat  :  14.  43,  &c. 

32  But  I  V  have  prayed  for  thee,  Jno.  18.  3, 
thai  thy  faith  fail  not :  and  when  &c. 


take  it,  and  1  kewise  his  scrip  ; 
and  he  that  liath  no  sword,  let  him 
sell  his  garment  and  buy  one. 

37  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  this 
that  is  w.itten  y  must  yet  be  ac- 
complished in  me.  And  he  waa 
reckoned  amonglhe  transg.essors : 
for  the  things  concerning  me  have 
an  end. 

38  And  they  said,  Lord,  behold, 
he.e  are  two  swo.ds  :  and  he  said 
unto  them,  It  is  enough. 

39  And  z  he  came  out,  and  went, 
as  he  was  wont,  to  the  mount  of 
Olives:  and  his  disciples  also  fol- 
lowed him. 

40  And  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
he  said  unto  them.  Pray  that  ya 
enter  not  into  temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from 
them  about  a  stone's  cast,  ind 
kn>ieled  down,  and  prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thOu-  be 
3  willing,  remove  this  cup  frpm 
me  :  nevertheless,  not  my  will,  but 
thine,  be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  an  angel 
a  unto  him  from  heaven,  strength- 
ening him. 

44  And  6  being  in  an  agony,  he 
prayed  more  earnestly  :  and  bis 
.^weat  was  as  it  were  great  drops  of 
blood  falling  down  to  the  ground. 

43  And  when  he  rose  up  from 
prayer,  and  was  come  to  liis  dis- 
ciples, he  found  them  sleeping  for 
sorrow, 

45  And  said  unto  them.  Why 
sleep  ye  ?  rise  and  pray,  c  lest  ye 
enter  into  temptation. 

47  And  while  he  yet  spake,  be- 
hold, d  a  multitude,  and  he  that 
was  called  Judas,  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  before  them,  and 
drew  near  unto  Jesus,  to  kiss  him. 
But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Ju- 
das, betrayest  thou  the  Son  of  man 
I'lth  a  kiss  ? 

49  When  they  which  were  about 
him  saw  what  would  follow,  they 
l     unio  him,    Lord,   shall    w« 
smite  with  the  sword  t 
88 


Tht  fall  of  Peter.  LUKE. 

6C  And  one  of  them  smote  a  ler- '  e  Job  20.  5. 
vanl  of  the  hi^h  priest,  and  cut  ofl"  Jiio.  12.  27. 
bis  light  ear.  /  ."M.Tt.   26. 

51  And  Jesus  .inswered  and  said,  69.  IVIar.  14. 
Suffer  ye  thu.s  far.  An'l  he  touch-  6,  17.  Jno. 
ed  his  eur,  and  healed  him.  18.  17. 

52  Then    Jesus    said    unto    the  ^  Mat.  26. 
chief  priests,  and  captains  of  the  71.  Mar.  14. 
temple,    and     the     eldeis,    which  69.    Jno.  18. 
were  come  to  him.   Be  ye    come  25. 

out,   as     against    a     thief,    wiih  A  Mat.  26. 
swords  and  stave.';  ?  73.  Mar.  14. 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  you  70.  Jno.  18. 
in  the  temple,  ye   stretched   forth  26. 

no  hands  against  me  :  but  this  is  t  Mat. 26. 75. 
your  hour,  e  and  the  power  of  Mar.  14.  72. 
darkness.  k  ver.  34. 

54  Then  took  they  him,  and   led   /  Ps.  130.  1- 
him,  and    brought    him  into   the   4.  143.  1-4. 
high  priest's    house.     And    Peter  Je.  31.  18. 
followed  afar  ofi'.  :  Ez.  7.  16. 

55  And  \\hen  they  had  kindled  1  Co,  10.  12. 
a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the  hall,  and  2  Co.  7.  10, 
weie  set  down  together,  Peter  sat   11. 

down  among  them.  m  Mat.   26. 

56  But/  a  certain  maid  beheld  67,68.  Mar. 
him    as  he   sat    by   the    fire,   and   14.  65. 
earnestly   looked   upon    him,   and  n  Mat.  27.1. 
«aid.  This  man  was  also  with  him.  \  Ac.  4.  26-28. 

57  And   he   denied   him,  saying,! 

Woman.  I  know  him  not.  <  o  Mat.  26. 

58  And  after  a  little  while  g  an-   63,&c.  Mar. 
other  saw   him,  and    said,    Thou    14.  61,  &c. 
art  also  of  them.     And  Peter  said,  ^  He.  1.  3.8. 
Man,  I  am  not.  1 1.  Re.  3.  21. 

59  And  about  the  space   of  one  a  Mat.  27.2, 
hour  after,  another  h  confidently   11, &c.  Mar. 
affirmed,   saying.  Of  a  truth   this   15.  1,  &c. 
fellojc  also  was  with  him  ;    for  he  Jno.  18.  28, 
is  a  Galilean.  |  &c. 

60  And  Peter  said.  Man,  I  know  b  Zee.  11.  8. 
not  what   thou   gayest.     And   im-   ever.  5. 
mediately,   while    he    yet  spake,  Ac. 16.20,21. 
the  cock  crew.  i  17.  6,  7. 

61  And  the    Lord    turned,    and  d  Mat.  17. 
looked  upon   Peter.     And  i  Peter  27.  22.  21. 
remembered     the     word     of     the   IVIar.  12.  17. 
Lord,   how  he  had  said  unto  him,   e  Jno.  18.36. 
Before  k  the  cock  crow,  thou  shall   19.  12. 
deny  me  thrice.  j/lTi.6.13. 

62  And  /  Peter  went  out,  and  g  Jno. 18.38. 
wept  bitterly.  19.  4.  He.  7. 

63  And  ?n  the  men  that  held  Je-  26.  1  Pe.  2. 
Eus  mocked  him,  and  smote  him.      ;22. 

64  And    when    they    had    blind-  A  Ps.  57.  4. 
folded  him,   they   struck   him   on   i  c.  3.  1. 
the   face,   and   asked  him,  saying,   ft  c.  9.  9. 
Prophesy,  who  is  it    that    smote   I  Mat.  14.  1. 
thee?  jMar.  6.  14. 

65  And  many  other  things  bias-  »i2K.5.  11. 
phemously  spake  they  against  |  ?i  Ps.  38.  13, 
him.  |l4.  39.  1,9. 

66  And  n  as  soon  ns  it  was  day.   Is.  53.  7. 
the   elders  of  the  people  and  the   o  Is.   49.   7. 
chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came   53.  3. 
together,   and  led  him   into  their  ^  Jno.  19.  5. 
council,  saying.  i  o  Ac.  4.  27. 

90 


A.  D.  33. 

57  Art  o  thou  the  Christ  ?  tell  ui. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  If  I  tell 
you,  ye  will  not  believe  : 

68  .\nd  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will 
not  answer  me,  nor  let  mt  go. 

69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of 
man  sit  on  the  right  hand  p  of  Ihd 
power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou 
then  the  Son  of  God  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them.  Ye  say  that  I  am. 

71  And  they  said.  What  need 
we  any  further  witness?  for  we 
ourselves  have  heard  of  his  own 
mouth. 

CHAPTER  XXin. 

AND  a  the  whole  multitude  of 
them  arose,  and  led  him  unto 
Pilate. 

2  And  they  began  to  accuse  b 
him,  saying.  We  found  thisye//ow 
c  perverting  the  nation,  and  for- 
bidding to  give  tribute  d  to  Cesar, 
saying  that  he  «  himself  is  Christ 
a  king. 

3  And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying. 
Art  thou  the  king  of  the  Jews? 
Andy  he  answered  him,  and  said, 
Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief 
priests  and  to  the  people,  I  find  no 
g  fault  in  this  man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  h 
saying.  He  stirreth  up  the  peo- 
ple, teaching  th.'oughout  all  Jew- 
ry, beginning  from  Galilee  to  this 
place. 

6  When  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee, 
he  asked  whether  the  man  weie  a 
Galilean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that 
he  belonged  unto  Herod's  i  juris- 
diction, he  sent  him  to  Herod, 
who  himself  also  was  at  Jenisa- 
lem  at  that  time. 

8  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus, 
he  was  exceeding  glad  :  for  k  he 
was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long 
season,  because  I  he  had  heard 
many  things  of  him  :  and  m  he 
hoped  to  have  seen  some  miracle 
done  by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him 
in  many  words;  but  n  he  answer- 
ed hirn  nothing. 

10  And  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  stood  and  vehemently  ac- 
cused him. 

11  And  Herod  with  his  men  of 
war  set  him  at  naught,  o  and 
mocked  him,  and  arrayed  him  in 
a  gorgeous  p  robe,  and  sent  him 
again  to  Pilate. 

12  And  the  same  day  Pilat»  and 
9  Herod  were  made  friends  togeth- 

for  before  they  were  at  enmi- 
ty between  themselves. 


A.  D.  39. 

13  And  Pilate,  when  he  had 
called  together  the  chief  priests 
and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

14  Suid  unto  them,  Ye  have 
brought  this  man  unto  ijie  as  one 
that  peiverteth  the  people  ;  and, 
behold,  I,  r  having  examined  him 
bel'ore  you,  have  found  no  fault  in 
tliis  man,  touching  liiose  things 
wlieieof  je  accuse  him  : 

15  No,  nor  yet  Heiod  :  for  I  sent 
you  to  him  ;  and,  lo,  nothing 
Worthy  of  death  is  done  unto  him. 

16  I  will  therefoie  chastise  s  him, 
and  release  liini. 

17  (For  of  nei-essity  he  must  re- 
lease one  unto  them  at  the  feast.) 

18  And  they  cried  out  all  at  once. 
Saying,  Away  with  this  man,  and 
release  unto  us  Barabbas  : 

19  Who  for  a  certain  sedition 
made  in  the  city,  and  for  muider,  t 
was  cast  into  pnson. 

2U  Pilate  iheiefore,  willing  to  re- 
lease JesuB,  spake  again  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying.  Cru- 
cify him,  cruelty  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the 
third  lime.  Why,  what  evil  hath 
he  done  ?  I  have  found  no  cause 
of  death  in  him  :  I  will  therefoie 
chastise  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  u  with 
loud  voices,  requiring  that  he 
might  be  crucified.  And  the 
voices  of  them  and  of  the  chief 
priests  prevailed. 

24  And  Pilate  1  gave  sentence 
that  it  should  be  as  they  v  re<|uired. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them  te 
him  that  for  sedition  and  murder 
was  cast  into  prison,  whom  they 
had  desired  ;  but  he  delivered  Je- 
sus to  their  will. 

26  And  X as  they  led  him  away, 
they  laid  hold  upon  one  Simon,  a 
Cyrenian,  coming  out  of  the  coun- 
try, and  on  hirn  they  laid  the 
cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after 
Je.'us. 

27  And     there    followed    him 


l>  Is.  53.  12. 

2  or,  the 
pi  rice  of  a 
skull. 

c  Mat.  5.  44. 
Ac.  7.  60. 
1  Co.  4.  12. 
d  Ps.  £2.  7. 

17.  34— 
36. 

/Ps.  36.  1. 

g  Je.  5.  3. 

hlPe.  1.19. 

i  Ps.  106.  4, 
"    Ro.  10.  9, 

ereat  company  of  people,  and  of   '"•  1  Co.  6. 

women,  which   also  bewailed  and  ,  '0)  H- 

lamented  him. 

28  But  Jesus,  turning  unto  them 
said,     Daughters     of     Jerusalem,  .,„ -,       ,„ 
weep  not   for    me,   but    weep   for   L      n^'-r 
yourselves,  and  fpr  xojor  children,    j  • 

29  For,   behold,   ffie    days    j/ are    3  or,  land. 
coming,   in   the  which   they  shall   ™   p-   qi    15 
say,  Blessed  ore  the   barren,  and    ,  p      0   oa  ' 
the   womlis  that   never  bare,  and 

tlie  p.nps  which  never  gave  suck.       n  Rlat.  27. 

30  Then   r  shall  they  begin  to  say   50,  &c. 

to  th«i  mountains.  Fall  on  us  ;  and   Mar.  15.  37, 
to  the  hills,  Coverus.  &c.  Jno.  19. 

31  For  a  if  they  do  these  things  in  j  30. 


CHAP.  XXIII.  The  crudfxion. 

T  ver.  4.  a  green  tree,  what  shall  be  done  in 

Is   53  5        ^'"^  '^'i'  ^ 

o2  And  there  were  also  two  others, 
t  Ac.  3.  14.      malefactois,  6  led  with  him  to  be 
put  to  death. 

33  And  when  they  were  come  to 
the  place  which  is  called  2 Calva- 
ry, the.e  they  crucified  him,  and 
the  niulefactois ;  one  on  the  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left. 

34  Then  said  Jesus,  Father,  e 
foigive  them  ;  fiTr  they  know  not 
what  they  do.  And  they  parted 
his  raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  And  the  people  stood  behold- 
ing. And  the  ruleis  also  with 
them  d  derided  him,  saying.  He 
saved  othe.s  ;  let  him  save  himself, 
if  he  be  Christ,  the  chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked 
him,  coming  to  him,  and  ofiering' 
him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the 
King  of  the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

38  And  a  superecription  ab^o  wa« 
written  over  him,  in  letters  of 
Greek,  and  Latin,  and  Hebrew, 
THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS. 

39  And  one  e  of  the  malefactors 
\\ hich  were  hanged,  railed  on  him, 
saying.  If  thou  be  Chiist,  save 
thyself  and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering,  re- 
buked him,  saying.  Dost  not  thou 
feary  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the 
same  5  condemnation  ? 

41  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we 
receive  the  due  reward  of  our 
deeds  :  but  this  man  hath  done 
nothing  h  amiss. 

42  A"d  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
remember  i  me  when  thou  comest 
into  thy  kingdom. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him. 
Verily  k\  say  unto  thee.  To-day 
shah  thou  be  with  me  in  paradise. 2 

44  And  it  was  about  the  sixth 
hour,  and  there  was  darkness  ever 
all  3  the  earth  until  the  ninth  hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened, 
and  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent 
in  the  midst. 


u  Ps.  22.  12. 

ver.  5. 

1  or,  assent- 
ed. 

V  Ex.  23.  2. 

ic  Ac.  3.  14. 

X  .Mat.  27. 
32,  &.C. 
Mar.  15.  21, 
&c.  Jno.  19. 
17. 

7/ Mat.  24. 
19.  c.  21.  23. 

z  Is.  2.  19. 
Ho.  10.  8. 
Re.  6.  16.9. 
6. 

aPr.  U.  31. 
Je.  25.  29. 
Ez.  20.  47. 
21.  4.  IPe. 
4.  17. 


Ic  Ro.  5.  20, 

21. 


46  And  when  Jesus  had  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  he  said,  Father, 
into  m  thy  hands  I  commend  my 
spirit  ;  and  n  having  said  thus,  he 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  Now  when  the  centtirion  saw 
what  was  done,  he  glorified  God, 
saying,  Certainly  this  was  a. 
righteous  man. 

And  all  the  people  that  came 
together  to  that  sight,  beholding 
the  things  which  were  done,  smote 
their  breasts,  and  returned. 
49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  aad 
31 


Tf.t  rcsurrectton. 

the  wumei)  ihat  followed  him 
l.orn  Galiliie,  stooil  ul'iir  o  off,  be- 

5i)  All. I,  beliol  I,  there  wna  a  man 
nameil  Ji'sepli,  a  counsellor;  aiul 
hi  reus  n  ^'lol  man,  mi'l  >  jusl  : 

51  (Tlie  s.tme  h;i.|  not  consented 
to  llie  counsel  and  deed  of  iliem  :) 
he  iDOi  ol  A.im.itlie.i,  a  ciiy  ol'  tlie 
Jewsj  who  />  also  liiinsell  waited 
fji  the  kiii'^  lorn  of  God. 

5x  This  mnn  w?ir.  unto  Pilate, 
and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  An  I  he  look  it  down,  and 
snipped  it  in  linen,  and  laid  it  in 
a  9  sepulchre  that  was  hewn  in 
stone,  wlierein  never  man  before 
w.is  laid. 

54  And  that  day  was  the  r  Pre- 
paration, and  the  sabbath  drew 
on. 

55  And  the  women  salso,  which 
came  with  him  from  Galilee,  fol- 
lo>ved  after,  and  beneld  the  se- 
piilch.e,  and  how  his  body  was 
laid. 

53  And  ihey  returned,  and  t  pre- 
pared spices  and  ointments;  and 
rested  the  sabbath  day,  according 
u  to  the  commacidnient. 

CHAPThiR   XXIV. 

NOW  a  upon  the  first  (iay  of  the 
week,  very  early  in  the  morn- 
ing', they  came  unto  the  sepul- 
chre, bringing  (he  spices  which 
they  had  prepared,  and  certain 
others  vMih  ihcm. 

2  An  1  they  found  the  stone  rolled 
away  from  the  sepiilrhre. 

3  And  they  eiitered  in,  and 
found  not  the  body  of  the  Loid 
Jesus. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they 
were  much  perple:ted  thereabout, 
behol  1,  6  two  men  stood  by  them 
in  shining  garments  : 

5  And,  as  ihey  were  afraid,  and 
bowed  down  their  faces  to  the 
earth,  they  said  unto  them.  Why 
seek  ye  1  the  living  among  the 
dead  ? 

6  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen  : 
remember  how  he  spake  c  unto 
you  when  he  was  yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  S.-n  of  man  must 
be  delivered  into  the  hands  of  sin- 
ful men.  and  be  crucified,  and  the 
tliir  I  day  rise  again. 

8  And  they  remembered  his 
wo'ds, 

9  And  returned  from  the  sepul- 
chre, and  told  all  these  things 
unto  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the 
rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
d  Joanna,  and  Mary  the  mother 
of  James,  and  other  woijien  tliat 

92 


LUKE. 

0  P».  33.  11. 
14'.^.  4. 

p  Mar.  15. 
43.  c.  U.  25, 
38. 

q  Is.  53.  9. 

r  .\lal.  27. 
Q-i. 

a  c.  8.  2. 
ver.  49. 

t  Mar.  IG.  1. 

u  Ex.  20. 
8—10. 

rt.Mat.28.  1, 
&c.  I\Iar. 
16.  2,  &c. 
J  no.  20.  1, 
&c. 

6Jno.20.  12. 
Ac.  1.  10. 

1  or,  him 
that  liveih. 
lie.  1.  8. 

cMat.  16. 
•^\.  17.  23. 
-Mar.  8.  31. 
9.  31.C.9.22. 
J  no.  2.  22. 

d  c.  8.  3. 


eGe.  19.  14. 

2  K.  7.  2.  Job 

9.  16.  Ps. 

126.  I.  Ac. 

12.  9,  15. 

/Jno.  20.  3, 

6. 

g  Mar.  16. 

12. 

h  Mai.  3.  16. 

ftlat.  18.  20. 

ver.  36. 

i  Jno.  20.  14, 

"■    21.  4. 

*Jno.  19.25. 

Ic.  7.  16. 

Jno.  3.  2. 

Ac.  2.  22. 

m  Ac.  7.  22. 

nc.  23.  1. 

Ac.  13.  27, 

iS. 

o  c.  1.  68. 

Ac.  1.  6. 

p  ver.  9,  10. 

9  ver.  12. 

rHe.  5.   11, 

12. 


A.  D.  33. 

were  with  them,  which  told  these 
things  unto  the  uponlles. 

11  And  their  words  seemed  to 
Ihem  as  idle  tales,  eanj  they  be- 
lieved them  not. 

V^  Theny  arose  Pelcr,  and  ran 
unto  the  sepulchre;  and  stooping 
down,  he  beheld  the  linen  clothes 
laid  by  themselves,  and  departed, 
wondering  in  himself  at  that 
whi -h  Was  come  to  pass. 

13  And,  beiiold,  two  §•  of  them 
went  that  same  day  to  a  village 
called  Bminaus,  which  was  from 
Jerusalem  about  threescore  fur- 
longs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of 
all  these  things  which  liad  hap- 
pened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
while  they  communed  ft  together 
and  reasoned,  Jesne  himself  drew 
near,  and  went  with  them. 

16  But  their  eyes  were  holden,  i 
that  they  should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  What 
manner  of  communications  are 
these  that  ye  have  one  to  another, 
as  ye  walk,  and  aie  surl  ? 

18  And  the  one  of  them,  whose 
name  was  Cleopas,  k  answering 
said  unto  him.  Art  thou  only  a 
stranger  in  Jerusalem,  and  hast 
not  known  the  things  which  are 
come  to  pass  there  in  these  days  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  them,  What 
things  ?  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth, 
whi'h  was  a  /  prophet  mighty  m  in 
deed  and  word  before  God  and  all 
the  people  : 

20  And  n  how  the  chief  prieste 
and  our  rulers  delivered  him  to  be 
condemned  to  death,  and  have 
crucified  him. 

21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had 
been  o  he  which  should  have  re- 
deemed Is -ael  :  and  beside  all 
this,  to-day  is  the  third  day  since 
these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  p 
also  of  our  company  made  us  as- 
tonished, which  were  early  at  the 
sepulchre  : 

23  Ami  when  they  found  not  his 
body,  they  came,  saying  that 
they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of 
angels,  which  said  that  he  wat 
alive. 

24  And  certain  9  of  them  which 
were  with  us  went  to  the  sepul- 
chre, and  found  it  even  so  as  the 
women  hatj  said  ;  but  him  they 
saw  not. 

25  Th'n  he  said  unto  them,  rO 
fools,  and  slow  of  heart  to  believe 
all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken  1 


A.  D.  33. 


26  Ought  s  not  Chvist  to  have  suf- 
ferud  these  things,  and  to  enter  t 
into  his  glory  i 

27  And  beginning  at  Moses  u  and 
all  the  prophets,  v  he  expounded 
unto  them  in  uU  the  scriptures  the 
things  eoiioerning  himsell'. 

23  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the 
village  whither  they  went:  and 
he  w  made  as  though  he  would 
have  gone  I'u.ther. 

29  But  they  constrained  him,  say- 
ing, Abide  with  us  ;  for  it  is  toward 
evening,  and  the  day  is  far  spent. 
And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with 
them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  sat 
at  meat  with  them,  he  x  took 
bread  and  blessed  iC,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened, 
and  they  knew  him  ;  and  he  2 
vanished  out  of  their  sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another. 
Did  not  our  heart  burn  i/  within 
us,  while  he  talked  with  us  by  the 
way,  and  while  he  opened  to  us 
the  scriptu.es  ? 

33  Ami  they  rose  up  the  same 
hour,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem, 
and  found  the  eleven  gathered  to- 
gether, and  them  that  were  with 
them, 

34  Saying,  the  Lord  is  risen  in- 
deed, and  hath  z  appeared  to  Si- 
mon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things 
v>ere  done  in  the  way,  and  how  he 
was  known  of  them  in  breaking  of 
bread. 

33  And  a  as  they  thus  spake,  Je- 
sus himself  stood  in  the  midst  of 
them,  and  saith  unto  them.  Peace 
be  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and 
affnghted,  and  supposed  b  that 
they  had  seen  a  spirit. 

33  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  troubled  ?  and  why  do 
thoughts  arise  in  your  hearts? 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my 
feet,  that  it   is  I  myself  :   handle 


s  ver.  46. 
Ac.  17.  3. 
He. 9.  22,23. 
nPe. 1.3,11. 
u    ver.  44. 
Ac.  3.  22. 
V  Ac.  10.  43. 
26.  22. 
a)Ge.32.  26. 
Mar.  6.  48. 
x  Mat.  14. 
19. 

2  or,  ceased 
to  be  seen  of 
them. 

yPs.39.  3. 
Je.20.  9.  23. 
29. 

z  ICo.  15.  5. 
a  Mar.  16. 
14,  &c.  Jno. 
20.  19,  &c. 
6  Mar.  6.  49. 


CHAP.  XXIV.  Clirist's  ascension. 

me,  and  see  ;  for  a  spirit  hath 
nut  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see  ina 
have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  showed  them  his  hands  and  hia 
feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed  c 
not  for  joy,  and  wondered,  he  said 
unto  them,  Have  d  ye  here  any 
meat  1 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of 
a  broiled  fish,  and  of  an  honey- 
comb. 

43  And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat  e 
befo.e  them. 

44  And  he  said  unto  them,  These^ 
are  the  words  uhich  I  spake  unto 
you,  while  I  was  yet  with  you, 
that  all  jO' things  must  be  fulfilled 
which  were  written  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  and  in  the  h  prophets,  and 
in  the  Psalms,  i  concerning  me. 

45  Then  opened  he  iheii  under- 
standing that  they  might  under- 
stand the  sc.iptures, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  it 
is  written,  and  thus  it  behooved 
Christ  k  to  puffer,  and  to  rise  /  from 
the  dead  the  third  diy  : 

47  .\nd  that  repentance  and  m 
remission  of  sins  should  be  preach- 
ed in  his  name  among  all  nations, 
beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

43  And  ye  are  witnesses  n  of 
these  things. 

49  .And,  behold,  I  send  the  prom- 
ise of  my  Father  upon  you  :  but 
tarry  ye  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem, 
until  ye  be  endued  with  power  o 
from  on  high. 

50  And  he  led  them  out  as  far  as 
to  Bethany  ;  and  he  lifted  up  hia 
hands,  and  blessed  them. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  ha 
blessed  them,  he  was  parted  from 
them, and  carried/J  up  into  heaven. 

52  And  q  they  worshipped  him, 
and  returned  to  Jerusalem  with 
great  joy  ; 

53  And  were  continually  in  the 
temple,  praising  r  and  blessing 
God.     Amen. 


cGe.  45.  26. 
dJno.  21.  5, 
&c. 

e  Ac.  10.  41. 
/Mat.  15. 
21. 

^  c.  21.  22. 
Ac.  3.18.  13. 
27,  33. 
h  ver.  27. 
i  Ps.  22,  110, 
&c. 

k  Is.  53.  3,5. 
Ac.  4.  12. 
MPe.  1.3. 
in  Ac.  5.  31. 
13.  33. 
n  Ac.  1.8. 
0  Is.  44.  3. 
Joel  2.   28, 
&c.  Ac.  2.  1. 
21.  1,  8. 
p  Ac.  1.  9. 
He.  4.  14. 
g  -Mat.  23. 
9,  17. 

r  Ac.  2.  46, 
47.  5.  42. 


THE    GOSPEL    ACCORDING    TO    ST.    JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I.  IrtPr.   8.  22- 

riT    a    the    beginning    was    the   31.  Col.  1. 
Word,   6    anc   the    Word   was   15,17.  1  Jno. 


V  ith  c  God,  and  the  Word  was  d 
God. 

C  Vhe  same  .vas  in  the  beginning 
wiih  God. 

3  All  e  things  were  made  by 
hiio  ;  and  without  him  was 
not  any  thing  made  that  was 
made. 


1.  1. 
6  Re.  19.  13. 
c  c.  17.  5. 
d  Ph.  2.    6. 
He.  1.  8   13. 
1  Jno.  5.  7. 
e  Ps.  33.  6. 
Ep.  3.  9. 


,   4  In  him/ was  life  ;    and  the  life 
j  was  the  light  g  of  men. 
I   5  And  the  light  shineth  in  7i  dark- 
iness;    and  the  darkness  compre- 

hendeth  i  it  not. 
i   6  There  was  a  man  k  sent  from 

God,  whose  name  was  John. 
7  The  same  came   for  a  witness, 

'/c.5.  25.  1  Jno.  5.11.  g- c.8.12.?i  c.3. 
119.  ilCo.  2.  14.  ALu.  3.  2,  3. 
93 


John's  testimony  of  himself. 

to  bcnr  witness  of  the  Light,  tbnl 
all  men  thiou<;h  hiiii  mi::^lil  bu- 
lievf. 

8  tie  I  was  not  that  Lig'ht,  but 
toes  sent  to  bear  witness  oi  that 
Lijhi. 

9  That  was  the  true  Light,  m 
whicli  lijUlelh  every  man  that 
coiiietli  into  the  world. 

lU  He  was  In  the  world,  and  the 
vorld  wiis  made  by  him,  and  n 
the  world  knew  him  not. 

11  He  o  caine  unto  his  own,  and 
his  own  received  him  iioi. 

12  But  as  many  p  as  received 
him,  to  them  gave  he  I  power  to 
become  the  sons  of  God,  even  to 
them  (/  that  believe  on  liis  nanje  : 

13  Which  we.e  bo.n,  r  not  of 
blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh, 
nor  of  the  will  of  man,  but  of  God. 

14  And  the  Word  s  was  made 
fiesh,  and  dwell  amon^  us,  (and  t 
■we  beheld  his  g:lory,  the  glory  as 
of  the  only-beg-otlen  of  the  Fath- 
er,) full  u  of  g.dce  and  truth. 

15  John  tJ  bare  witness  of  him, 
and  cried,  saying-,  This  was  he  of 
whom  I  spaice,  He  that  comclh 
after  me  is  preferred  before  me: 
for  he  was  before  me. 

16  And  of  his  fulness  tc  have  all 
we  received,  and  g.ace  for  grace. 

17  For  the  law  was  given  by  JMo- 
ies,  bat  g  ace  x  and  truth  came 
by  Jesus  Christ. 

is  No  man  hath  seen  God  y  at 
any  time  ;  the  z  only-begotten 
Son,  whi'h  is  in  the  bosom  of  the 
Father,  he  liaih  declared  him. 

19  And  this  a  is  the  record  of 
Joh  1,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests 
and  Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask 
him.  Who  art  tlvou  ? 

20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied 
not  ;  but  confessed,  1  am  not  the 
Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him.  What 
then?  Art  thou  Elias  ?  And  he 
saith,  I  am  not.  Art  thou  2  that 
prophet?     And  he  answered.  No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him. 
Who  art  thou  ?  that  we  may  give 
an  answer  to  them  that  sent  us. 
What  sayest  thou  of  thyself. 

23  He  h  said,  I  nm  the  voice  of 
one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Make 
straight  the  way  of  the  Lord,  as 
said  the  prophet  c  F.saias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent 
were  of  the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said, 
unto  him,  Why  baplizesi  \hou 
then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ, 
nor  Klias,  neither  that  prophet  ? 

28  John  answered   them,  saying, 

I  baptize  with  water  :    but  there 

94 


JOHN. 
I  Ac.  19,  4. 
m  Is.  49.  6. 
n  ver.  5. 

0  Ac.  3.  26. 
13.  46. 

pis.  56.  4,5. 
Ro.  8.14,15. 

1  Jno.   3.  1. 

1  or,  the 
right,   or, 
privilege. 

9  Ga.  3.  26. 
r  Ja.  1.  18. 
s  Lu.  1.  35. 
1  Ti.  3.  16. 

/2Pe.l.l7. 
1  Jno.  1.1,2. 

uPs.  45.  2. 
Col.  2.  3,  9. 

V  Mat.  3.  13, 
&c. 

wc.  3.  34. 
T  Ps.  85.  10. 
Ro.  5.  21. 

!/ Ex.  33.  20. 

1  Ti.  6.  16. 
z  1  Jno.  4.9. 
a  Lu.  3.  15, 
&c. 

2  or,  a  pro- 
phet. 

b  Mat.  3.  3. 

Mar.  1.  3. 

Lu.  3.  4.c3. 

28. 

c  Is.  40.  3. 


dMal.  3.  1. 
e  Judg.7.24. 
/Kx.  12.3. 
Is.  53.  7,  II. 
He.  5.  6. 

3  OT,hearelh. 
He.  9.  28. 

^  Ac.  13.  39. 
I  Pc.  2.24. 
Re.  1.  5. 
he.  3.  34. 
i  Ac.  1.5.2. 
4. 

4  OT.nhidest. 

5  Thnt  was 
two  hours 
bi-fore 
night. 

6  or.    the 
anointed. 

k   Mat.    16. 
18. 

7  or,  Peter. 


A.  D    26. 

standeth  one  d  among  you,  whom 
ye  know  not : 

27  He  it  18,  who,  coming  after 
me,  is  p.elened  before  me,  whose 
shoe's  ialchel  I  uui  not  woilby  to 
unloose. 

28  These  things  were  done  in 
Belhabara,e  beyond  Jo.dan,  where 
John  Was  bapiuing. 

29  The  next  day,  John  seeth  Je- 
sus Cuming  unto  him,  and  saith. 
Behold  the  Lamb/of  God,  which  3 
taketh  g  away  the  sin  of  the  wo.ldl 

30  This  is  he  of  whom  1  said.  Af- 
ter me  Cometh  a  man  v^hi  h  is  pre- 
ferred before  me  :  for  he  was  be- 
fore me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not  :  but  that 
be  should  be  made  manifest  to 
Israel,  therefore  am  I  come  bap- 
tizing wiih  water. 

32  And  John  bare  record,  saying, 
I  saw  the  Spirit  descending  from 
heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode 
upon  him. 

33  And  I  knew  him  not  :  but  he 
that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
the  .same  said  unto  me,  Upoa 
whom  thou  shalt  see  the  S^piiit  de- 
scending, and  remaining  h  on 
him,  the  same  is  he  which  baptiz- 
eth  :  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

34  And  I  saw  and  bare  record, 
that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  Again,  the  next  day  after, 
John  stood,  and  two  of  his  disci- 
ples ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as  he 
walked,  he  saith.  Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God. 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard 
him  speak,  and  they  followed  Je- 
sus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw 
them  following,  ani  saith  unto 
them.  What  seek  ye  ?  They  said 
unto  him.  Rabbi,  (which  is  to  say, 
bcinsrinterpieted.  Master,)  where 
dweflest  4  thou  ? 

39  He  saith  unto  them.  Come 
and  sec.  They  came  and  saw 
where  he  dwell,  and  abode  with 
him  that  day  :  for  it  was  about  S 
the  tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard 
John  apeak,  and  followed  him,  waa 
Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother. 

41  He  first  f.ndeth  his  own  brother 
Simon,  and  saith  unto  him,  We 
have  found  the  Messias,  which  is, 
being  interpreted,  6  The  Chrict. 

42  And  hs  brought  him  to  Jesus. 
And  when  Jesus  beheld  him,  .TO 
said.  Thou  art  Simon  the  sjn  of 
Jona  :  thou  k  shalt  be  called  Ce- 
phas, which  is,  by  interpretation,  7 
A  stone. 


A.  D.  30. 


CHAP.  II. 


n  Ps.  32.  2. 
Ro.  2.  28,29. 

o  Ps.  139.  1, 
2. 

pMai.  14. 
33.  c.20.28, 
29. 

9  Mat.  21.  5. 
27.  11. 

rKz.  1.  1. 

sGe.  28.  12. 
Da.  7.  9,  10. 
Ac.  1.  10,11. 

<z  Jos.  19.28. 
c.  i.  46. 

6  He.  13.  4. 

c  Ec.  10.  19. 
Is.  24.  11. 

d  Lu.  5.  5,6. 

e  Ec.  9.  7. 


43  The     day     following,     Jesus]  ?  Lu.  24.  27, 
would  go  forth  into  Galilee,   and 
finJrith  Philii3,andsaith  unto  him. 
Follow  me. 

44  Now  Philip  was  of  Bethsaida, 
the  city  of  Andrew  and  Peter. 

4.5  Philip  findeih  Nathanael,  and 
eaith  unto  him,  We  have  found 
him  of  whom  JVIoses  I  in  the  law 
anfl  the  prophets  did  write,  Jesus 
of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph. 

46  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him, 
m  Can  there  any  good  thing  come 
out  of  Nazareth  1  Philip  saith 
unto  him.  Come  and  see. 

47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming 
to  him,  and  saith  of  him.  Behold, 
n  an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is 
no  guile  1 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him, 
Whence  knowest  thou  me  ^  Jesus 
answered  and  said  unto  him,  Be- 
fo.e  that  Philip  called  thee,  when 
thou  wast  under  the  fig-tree,  I 
Eaw  0  lliee. 

49  Nathanael  answered  and  saith 
unto  liim,  Rabbi,  thou  p  art  the 
Son  of  God  ;  thou  art  the  King  g 
of  Israel. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I 
saw  thee  under  the  fig-tree,  be- 
lievest  thou  ?  Thou  shall  see 
greater  things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Veri- 
ly, verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Hereaf- 
ter ye  shall  see  heaven  r  open, 
and'the  angelss  of  God  ascending 
and  descending  upon   the  Son  of 

.  man. 

CH.4PTER  II. 

AND  the  third  day  there  iiras  a 
mariage  in  Cans  a  of  Gali- 
lee ;  and  the  mother  of  Jesus  was 
there  : 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called, 
and  his  disciples,  to  the  niar- 
liage.  6 

3  And  c  when  they  wanted  wine, 
the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto 
him,  They  have  no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  u  to  her.  Woman, 
what  have  I  to  do  with  thee?  Mine 
hour  is  not  yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  ser- 
vants, Whatsoever  d  he  saith  unto 
you,  do  it. 

6  And  there  were  set  there  six 
water-pots  of  stone,  after  the 
manner  of  the  purifying  of  the 
Jews,  containing  two  or  three  fir- 
kins a  piece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Fill  the  | 
water-pots  with  water.  And  they 
filled  them  up  to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Draw 


e  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  go-  s  Lu.  24.  8. 


/  Ro.  13.  7. 

g  Ps.  119. 
100.  c.  7.  17. 

h  Ps.  104.15. 
Pr.  9.  2,  5. 


k  1  Jno.  5. 
13. 

;Ex.  12.  14. 

m  ver.  23. 
C.5.  1.6.  4. 
11.55. 

n  Mat.  21. 
12.  Mar.  11. 
15.    Lu.    19. 
45. 

o  Ps.  69.  9. 

p  Mat.  12. 
38,  &c.  c.  6. 
30. 

q  Mat.  26. 
61.  27.  40. 

rEp.  2.  21, 
22.  Col.  2.  9. 
He.  8.  2. 


ChHst  cteanseth  the  temple 

vernor/  of  the  feast.    And  they 

i  bear  it. 

\  9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had 
tasted  the  water  that  was  made 
wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it 
was,  (but  the  g  servants  which 
drew  the  water  knew,)  the  gover- 
nor of  the  feast  called  the  bride- 
groom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him.  Every 
i  man   at    the    beginning    doth  set 

foith  good  wine  ;  and  when  men 
have  well  drunk,   then  that  wdiich 

I  is  worse:  but  thon   hast  kept   the 

;  good  h  wine  until  now. 

11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did 
I  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee, and  man- 
jifested  t  forth  his  glory;    and   his 

disciples  believed  k  on  him. 

12  After  this  he  went  down  to 
Capernaum,  he,  and  his  mother, 
and  his  brethren,  and  his  disci- 
ples :  and  they  continued  there 
not  many  days. 

13  And  the  Jews'  passover  I  was 
at  hand,  and  Jesus  m  went  up  to 
Jerusalem, 

14  And  found  n  in  the  temple 
those  that  sold  oxen  and  sheep  and 
doves,  and  the  changers  of  money 
Bitting  : 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a 
scourge  of  small  cords,  he  drove 
them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and 
the  sheep,  and  the  oxen  ;  and 
poured  out  the  changers'  money, 
and  overthrew  the  tables  ; 

16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold 
doves,  Take  these  things  hence  ; 
make  not  my  Father's  house  an 
house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered 
that  it  was  written,  o  The  zeal 
of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me 
up. 

18  Then  answeied  the  Jews  and 
said  unto  him.  What  sign^  show- 
est  thou  unto  us,  seeing  that  thou 
doest  these  things  7 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Destroy  7  this  temple,  and 
in  three  days  I  will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and 
six  years  was  this  temple  in  build- 
ing, and  wilt  thou  rear  it  up  in 
three  days  ? 

21  But  he  spake  of  the  temple  r 
of  his  body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead,  his  disciples  re- 
membered s  that  he  had  said  this 
unto  them  :  and  they  believed  the 
scripture,  and  the  word  which  Je- 
sus had  said. 

23  Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusa- 
lem at  the  passover,  in  the  feast 
day,  many  believed  in  his  name, 

95 


ClLrist'i  ditcoume  tcxth  Nicodeimis.     JOHN. 


wlien  they  saw  the  iiiiraclui  which 
he  did. 

'H  B'.it  Jesus  did  not  commit  him- 
fceir  unto  iheni,  because  he  t  knew 
all  men, 

US  And  needed  not  thnt  any 
shouLI  testily  of  man  :  for  he  knew 
what  was  in  man. 

fllAI'TER  III. 

THERE  was  a  man  of  the  Phar- 
isees, named  Nicoderaua,  a  a 
ruler  of  the  Jews  : 

2  The  name  came  lo  Jesus  by 
iii^ht,  and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi, 
we  know  ihat  thuu  art  a  teacher 
coma  from  God  ;  foi  6  no  man  can 
do  these  miracles  thai  thou  doest, 
except  c  God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answere  I  and  said  unto 
him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  tinto 
thee,  d  Eicept  a  man  be  born  1 
api'uin,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom 
of  Go  J. 

4  .Nicodemus  saith  unto  him. 
How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he 
is  old  ?  Can  he  enter  the  second 
time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and 
be  born  i 

3  Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily, 
J  say  unto  thee.  Except  a  man  lie 
born  of  water  e  and  o/ihe  Spirit,/ 
he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom 
ef  God. 

6  That  g  which  is  born  of  the 
Hesli  is  tiesh  ;  and  that  which  is 
born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto 
thee,  Ye  must  be  born  2  again. 

8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  list- 
eth,  and  thou  hearest  the  sound 
thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence 
it  Cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth  : 
so  h  is  every  one  that  is  boru  of  the 
Spi  it. 

9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said 
unto  him,  How  can  these  things 
be  ? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel, 
and  knowest  not  these  things  } 

11  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee,  i  We  sp-.-ak  that  we  do 
know,  and  testify  that  we  have 
seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  wit- 
ness. 

1'2  If  I  have  told  you  earthly 
things,  and  ye  believe  not,  how 
shall  ye  believe  if  I  tell  you  of 
heavenly  things  f 

13  Andfcno  man  hath  ascended 
up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came 
down  from  heaven,  even  the  Son 
of  man  which  is  in  heaven. 

14  And  /  as  Moses  lifted  up  the 
serpent  in  he  wilderness,  even 
so  must  the  Son  of  man  be  lifted 
up  ; 

96 


(  1  Sa.  16.  7, 
1  Ch.  2S.  9. 
29.    17.     Je. 

17.  9,  10. 
M.t.  9.  4. 
c.  16.  30. 
Ac.  I.  24. 
Re.  2.  23. 
a  c.   7.   50, 
51.  19.  39. 

6  c.  9.  16,33. 
Ac.  2.  22. 
c  Ac.  10.  38. 
dc.  1.  13. 
Ga.  6.  15. 
Ep.2.1.  Til. 
3.  5.    Ja.  1. 

18.  1  Pe.  1. 
23.  1  Jno.  2. 
29.  3.  9. 

1  or, /row 
above. 
e  Mar.  IS. 
16.  Ac.  2.33. 
/Ro.8.  2. 

1  Co.  2.  12. 
g  1  Co.  15. 
47-49.  2  Co. 
5.  17. 

2  or,  from, 
above. 
h\Co.  2.11. 
t  Jno.  1.1-3. 
k   Ep.   4.  9, 
10. 

I  Nu.  21.  9. 


m  ver.  38. 
He.  7.  25. 
n  1  Jno.  4.9. 
o  Lu.  9.  56. 
pc.  6.40,47. 
9  c.  1.  4,  9- 
11. 

r  Job  24.  13, 
17.  Pr.  4.  18, 
19. 

3  or,  discov- 
ered. 

s  1  Jno.  1.6. 

;3Jno.  n. 

u  c.  4.  2. 

o  1  Sa.  9.  4. 

U!  Mat.  3.  5, 

6. 

jrMat.  14.3. 

y  c.  1.  7,  15, 

&c. 

z  Ps.  65.  2. 

Is.  45.  23. 

ffilCor.2.12- 

14.  4.7. 

He.  5.  4. 

Ja.  1.  17. 

4  or,  take 
unto  him- 
self. 


A.  D.  30, 

15  That  wlioioever  m  believeth 
in  him  should  not  perish,  but  have 
eternal  life. 

16  For  n  Gnd  so  loved  the  world, 
that  he  gave  his  unly-be?otien 
Son,  (bat  whosoever  believelh  in 
him  should  not  perith,  but  have 
everlasting  life. 

17  For  oGod  sent  not  his  Son  in- 
to the  woild  to  condemn  the  world; 
but  that  the  world  through  him 
might  be  saved. 

18  Hep  that  believeth  on  him  is 
notcondemned  :  but  be  that  be- 
lievelh  not  is  condemned  already, 
because  he  hath  not  believed  in 
the  name  of  the  onlv-begotteu  Son 
of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation, 
that  light  7  has  come  into  the 
world,  and  men  loved  darkness 
rather  than  light,  because  their 
deeds  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil, 
hateththe  light,  neither  r  corncib 
to  the  light,  lesl  his  deeds  should 
3hc  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  s  truth  com> 
clb  to  the  lighl,  that  his  deeds 
may  be  made  manifest  that  they 
aie  wrought  t  in  God. 

22  After  these  things  came  Jesus 
and  his  disciples  into  the  land  of 
Judea  ;  and  there  he  tarried  with 
them,  and  »  baptized. 

23  .And  John  also  was  baptizing 
in  TEnon,  near  to  Salim,  v  be- 
cause there  was  much  water  there; 
and  7e  they  came  and  were  bap- 
tized : 

24  For  John  x  was  not  yet  cast 
into  prison. 

25  Then  there  arose  a  question 
between  some  of  John's  disciplei 
and  the  Jews,  about  purifying. 

£6  And  they  came  unio  John, 
and  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  he  that 
was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  to 
whom  thou  y  bearest  witness,  be- 
hold, the  same  baptizeih,  and  all 
z  men  come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  A  a 
man  can  4  receive  nothing,  except 
it  be  given  him  from  heaven. 

23  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  wit- 
ness, that  I  said,  6  I  am  not  the 
Christ,  but  that  cl  am  sent  before 
him. 

29  He  that  hath  the  bride  d  is  the 
bridegroom  :  but  the  f.iend  e  of 
the  bridegroom,  which  standelh 
and  heareihhim,  rejoiceth  greatly 

6  c.  1.20,  27.  cLu.  1.  17.  dCa.4. 
8-12.  Jer.2.2.  Ez.16.8.  Hos. 2.19,20. 
Mat.  22.22.  2Cor.ll.2.  Ep.  5.  25, 
27.  Re.  21.  9.  eCa.  5.  I. 


A.  D.  30. 

because  of  the  briiiesfroom's  voice. 
This  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I  Tnust 
decrease. 

31  He  that  cometh  from  above, _/" 
is  above  all  :  he  g  that  is  of  the 
earth,  is  earthly ,  and  speakeih  of 
the  earth  :  he  that  cometh  from 
heaven,  is  above  all. 

32  An(i  what  he  hath  seen  and 
heaid,  that  he  testifieth  ;  and  no 
h  man  receiveth  his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  tes- 
timony hath  i  set  to  his  seal  that 
God  is  true. 

34  For  k  he  whom  God  hath  sent, 
speaketh  the  wo:ds  of  God  ;  for 
God  giveth  not  the  Spirit  by  meas- 
ure /  unto  him. 

35  The  Father  loveth  the  Son,  m 
and  hath  given  all  things  into  his 
hand. 

36  He  n  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
hath  everlasting  life  :  and  he  that 
believeth  not  the  Son  shall  not  see 
life  ;  but  the  wrath  o  of  God  abid- 
eth  on  him. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

WHEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew 
liovi-  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
tha'.  Jesus  make  and  baptized  a 
more  disciples  than  John, 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  bap- 
tized not,  but  hi.s  disciples,) 

3  He  eft  Judea,  and  departed 
again  into  Galilee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  6  go  through 
Samaria. 

5  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of 
Sarr  aria,  which  is  called  Sychar, 
near  to  the  parcel  of  ground  tiiat 
Jacob  gave  c  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6  Mow  Jacob's  well  was  there. 
Jesus  therefore  being  wearied  with 
/lis  journey,  sat  thus  on  the  well: 
and  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  of  Sa- 
maria to  draw  water.  Jesus  saith 
unto  her,  Give  me  to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.) 

9  Then  saith  the  woman  of  Sa- 
maria unto  him.  How  is  it  that 
thou,  being  a  Jev.',  aske  ;t  drink  of 
me,  which  am  a  woman  of  Sa- 
maria 1  for  the  Jews  have  no  deal- 
ings d  with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  If  thou  knewest  the  gift  e  of 
God.  and  who  it  is  that  saith  to 
thee.  Give  me  to  drink  ;  thou 
wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  and 
he  would  have  given  thee  living 
f  water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him. 
Sir,  thou  hast  nothing  to  draw 
with,  and  the  well  is  dijep  ;  from 


CHAP.  IV. 

/  c.  6.  33.8. 
23.  Ep.  1. 
2J,  21. 

g  1  Cor.  15. 
47. 

he.  1.  11. 

i  1  Jno.5.10. 

k  c.  7.  16, 

I  Ps.  45.  7. 
Is.  11.  2.  59. 
•21.  c.   1.  16 
Col.  1.19. 

m  Mat.  28. 
18. 

n  Ha.  2.  4. 
ver.  15,  16. 

o  Ro.  1.  18. 

ac.3.  22,i6. 

6  Lu.  2.  49. 

c  Ge.  33.  19. 

43.  22.  Jos. 
24.32. 

d  Ac.  10.  23. 

e  Ep.  2.  8. 

/  Is.  12.  3. 

41.  17.  18. 
Je.  2.  13. 
Zee.  13.  1. 
14.8.  Re. 22. 
17. 


he.  17.  2,  3. 
Ro.  6.  23. 

i  c.  7.  33. 

k  c.  1.  48,49. 

Uu.  9.  7. 

771  De.  12.  5- 
11.  IK.  9.  3. 

nMal.  l.U. 
Mat.  18.  20. 

o  2  K.  17.29. 

p  Is.  2.  3. 
Ro.  9.  5. 

g  Ph.  3.  3. 

r  2  Cor. 3.17. 

3  c.  9.  37. 


Christ  at  tlte  uell  of  Samaria. 

whence  then  hast  thou  that  living 
water  ? 

12  A.t  thou  greater  than  our  fa- 
ther Jacob,  which  gave  us  the 
well,  and  d.ank  thereof  himself, 
and  his  children,  and  his  cattle  f 

13  Jesus  answeied  and  suid  unto 
her.  Whosoever  drinketh  of  this 
water  shall  thiist  again  : 

14  But  g  whosoever  diinketh  of 
the  water  that  I  shall  give  h  him, 
shall  never  thi.st  :  but  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him  shall  be  in 
him  i  a  well  of  water  springing  up 
into  eveilai'ting  life. 

15  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  give  me  this  water,  that  I 
thirst  not,  neither  come  hither  to 
d.aw. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go,  call 
thy  hus:band,  and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and 
said,  I  have  no  husband.  Jesus 
said  unto  her,  Thou  hast  well  said, 
I  have  no  husband  : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  hus- 
bands ;  and  he  whom  thou  now 
hast  is  not  thy  husband  :  in  that 
saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  I  perceive  k  that  thou  art  a 
prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in 
this  I  mountain  ;  and  ye  say,  That 
in  Jerusalem  vi  is  the  place  where 
men  ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman, 
believe  me,  the  hourco.neth,wheu 
n  ye  shall  neither  in  this  moun- 
tain, nor  yet  at  Jerusalem,  wor- 
ship the  Father. 

22  Ye  worship  o  ye  know  not 
what  :  we  know  what  we  wor- 
ship ;  for  p  salvation  is  of  the 
Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and 
now  is,  when  the  true  worship- 
pers shall  worship  the  Father  in 
spirit  g  and  in  tnrth  ;  for  the  Fa- 
ther seeketh  such  to  worship  him. 

24  God  r  is  a  spirit :  and  they 
that  worship  him  must  worship 
him  in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I 
know  that  Messias  cometh,  which 
is  called  Christ  :  when  he  is  come, 
he  will  tell  us  all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  s  I  that 
speak  unto  thee  am  he. 

27  And  upon  this  came  his  disci- 
ples, and  marvelled  that  he  talk- 
ed with  the  woman  :  yet  no  maA 
said,  What  seekest  thou  ?or,  Why 
talkesl  thou  with  her? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  wa- 
ter-pot, and  went  her  way  into 
the  city,  a;id  saith  to  the  men, 

97 


The  faith  qf  tht  Samarilant. 

29  Come,  see  a  man  wliii-h  told 
niL-  all  things  ttuit  ever  1  did  :  is 
nut  this  the  Christ  ? 

30  'J'Ijoii  Ihiv  went  out  of  the 
city,  iiiul  c:ime  unto  him. 

31  In  the  mean  wiiilc  hi^  disci- 
ples prayed  him,  saying,  Alaster, 
eat. 

32  But  he  enid  unto  them,  I  have 
meat  to  eat  that  ye  knor  not  of. 

33  Thciefore  said  his  disciples 
one  to  another,  Uaih  any  man 
brought  liini  nuKhl  to  eat  ? 

34  Jesus  Baitli  untri  them.  My; 
meat  is  to  do  the  will  nl  him  that 
sent  me,  and  to  finish  i<  his  xvoik. 

35  Say  not  ye.  There  are  yet  four 
months,  and  t/ten  conicth  har- 
vest ?  behold,  I  Kay  unto  you.  Lift 
up  your  eyes,  and  look  on  the 
fields,  for  they  are  white  already 
tot)  harvest. 

36  And  he  that  reapeth  rercivetli 
wages,  and  gatiieretli  l;uil  u>  unto 
life  etc  nal  ;  that  both  x  he  that 
Boweth  and  he  that  reapeth  may 
rejoice  together. 

37  And  heroin  is  that  saying  true, 
One  y  soweth  and  another  reap- 
eth. 

38  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  where- 
on ye  bestowed  no  labour:  other  ^ 
men  lahourel,  and  ye  are  entered 
into  their  labours. 

39  And  many  of  the  Samaritani, 
of  that  city  believed  on  him  for  the 
Baying  «  of  the  woman,  whicJi 
testified,  He  told  me  all  that  ever 
Idid. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were 
come  unto  liini,  they  be.^ought 
him  that  he  would  tarry  \\ith 
them :  and  he  abode  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  more  believed  he- 
cause  of  his  own  word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman, 
Now  we  believe,  not  because  of 
thy  saying ;  for  6  we  have  heard 
him  ourselves,  and  know  that  this 
is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour 
of  the  world. 

43  Now  after  two  days  he  de- 
parted thence,  and  went  into  Ga- 
lilee. 

44  Kor  Jesus  himself  testified, 
that  c  a  prophet  hath  no  honour 
in  his  own  countiy. 

4-5  Then,  when  he  was  come  into 
Galilee,  the  Galileans  received 
him.  having  seen  d  all  the  things 
that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast  :  for  e  they  also  went  unto 
the  feast. 

46  So  .lesus  came  again  into  Ca- 
na  of  Galilee,  where  he  made/ 
iha  water  wint".  And  there  was 
99 


JOHN. 

r  Job  23.  12. 

c.  6.  38. 

liC.  17.  4. 

t>  Mat.  9.37. 

u  Ro.  6.  22. 

X  1  Cor.  3.5- 

9. 

yMi.  6.  15. 

z  IPe.  1.12. 

a  ver.  29. 

b  c.  17.  8. 
1  Jno.  4.  14. 

cMnt.  13. 
57.  Mar.  6. 
4.  Lu.  4.  24. 

d  c.  2.  23. 

cDe.  16.  16. 

/c.2.1,  11. 


1  or,  cour- 
tier, or,  rM- 
ler. 

^lCor.1.22. 
k  Mat.  8.  13. 
IMar.  7.  29, 
30.  Lu.  17. 
14. 

i  Ps.  107.20. 

k  Ac.  16.  34. 
18.  8. 

a  Le.  23.  2, 
&c.  De.  16. 
16.  c.  2.  13. 

1  or,  gate. 
Ne.  3.  1.  12. 
39. 

h  Pr.  8.  17. 
Ec.  9.  10. 
Mat.  11.  12. 

Ez.  47.8, 
9.  Zee.  13.1. 

d  Lu.  8.43. 
13.  16. 

e  Ps.  142.  3. 

/De.32.3G. 
Ps.  72.  12. 
142.  4.     Ro. 
5.  6.2Cor.l. 
9,10. 


A.  D.  30, 

a  certain  1  nobleman,  whose  loa 
was  sick  at  Ciipernaurn. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  wai 
come  out  of  Jtidca  into  Ualilee, 
he  went  unto  hini,  and  besought 
him  that  he  would  come  down, 
Olid  heai  his  jon  :  for  he  was  at  th« 
point  ol  death. 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him, 
Except  ye  sec  signa^  and  wonders, 
ye  will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him, 
Sir,  come  down  ere  ray  child 
die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Go  A 
thy  way ;  thy  son  liveth.  And 
the  man  believed  the  word  that 
Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and 
he  went  his  way. 

51  And  as  he  was  n.ow  going 
down,  his  servants  met  him,  and 
told  him,  saying.  Thy  son  liveiii. 

52  Then  inquired  he  of  them  the 
hour  when  he  began  to  amend. 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Yester- 
day at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever 
left  him. 

53  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was 
at  the  same  i  hour,  in  the  which 
Jesus  said  unto  him.  Thy  son 
liveth  :  ami  himself  believed,  k 
and  his  whole  house. 

54  This  is  again  the  second  mi- 
racle «Aat  Jesus  did,  when  he  was 
come  out  of  Judea  into  Galilee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

AFTER  this  there  was  a  feast  a 
of  the  Jews  ;  and  Jesus  went 
up  to  Jeiiisalem. 

2  Now  there  is  at  Jenisalem,  by 
the  sheep  1  nioTket,  a  pool,  which 
is  called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue 
Bethesda,  having  five  porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude 
of  impotent  folk,  of  blind,  halt, 
withered,  waiting  for  the  moving 
of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a 
certain  season  into  the  pool,  and 
troubled  tlie  water  :  whosoever 
then  first  6  after  the  troubling  of 
the  water  stepped  in,  was  made 
whole  c  of  whatsoever  disease  he 
had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there, 
which  had  an  infiimiiy  d  thirty 
and  eight  years. 

6  When  Jesns  saw  him  lie,  and  e 
knew  that  he  had  been  now  a  \ong 
time  in  that  case,  he  saith  unto 
him.  Wilt  thou  be  made  v. hole? 

7  The  impotent  man  answered 
him.  Sir,  jl  have  /  no  man,  when 
ihe  water  is  tioubled,  to  put  me 
into  the  pool  :  but  while  I  am 
coming,  another  steppeth  down 
before  me. 


A.  D.  30. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Rise,  g 
take  up  thy  bed,  and  walk. 

9  And  immediately  the  man  was 
made  whole,  and  loak  up  his  bed, 
and  Walked  :  and  on  h.  the  same 
day  was  ihe  sabbath. 

10  The  Jews  theiefore  said  unto 
him  that  was  cured.  It  is  the  sab- 
bath day :  i  it  is  not  lawful  lor 
thee  to  Ciiny  thy  bed. 

11  He  answe.ed  them.  He  that 
made  me  whole,  the  same  said 
Unto  me,  Take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him.  What 
man  is  that  which  said  unto  thee. 
Take  up  ihy  bed,  and  walk? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist 
it  not  who  it  was  :  for  Jesus  had 
conveyed  I  himself  away,  2  a 
multitude  bein-f  in  thai  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  finjeth  him 
in  the  temple,  and  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  thou  an  made  whole  :  sin 
VI  no  more,  lest  a  worse  thing 
come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told 
the  Jews  that  it  was  Jesus  which 
had  made  him  whole. 

16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews 
peisecute  Jesus,  and  sought  to 
slay  him,  because  he  had  done 
these  things  on  the  sabbath  day. 

17  But  Jesus  answered  them.  My 
n  Father  woiketh  hitherto,  and  I 
work. 

16  Therefore  the  Jews  sought  the 
more  to  kill  o  him,  because  he  not 
only  bad  broken  the  sabbath,  but 
said  also  that  God  was  his  Fa- 
ther, making^  himself  equal  with 
God. 

19  Then  answered  Jesus  and  said 
unto  them,  Veiily,  ve.ily,  1  say 
unto  you,  7  The  son  can  do  noth- 
ing of  himself,  but  what  he  seeth 
the  Father  do:  for  what  things 
soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth 
the  Sou  likewise. 

20  For  r  the  Father  loveth  the 
Son,  and  showeth  him  all  things 
that  himself  doeth;  and  he  will 
show  him  greater  works  than 
these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 

21  For  as  the  Father  raiseth  up 
the  dead,  and  quickeneth  them; 
even  s  so  the  Son  quickeneth 
whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no 
man,  but  hath  committed  t  all 
judgment  unto  the  Son  : 

23  That  all  inen  should  honour 
the  Son,  even  as  they  honour  the 
Father.  He  that  honoureth  not 
the  Son,  hoiioureth  not  the  Father 
which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 


CHAP.  V. 

g  Mat.  9.  6. 
Mar.  2.  11. 
Lu.  5.  24. 
h  c.  9.  14. 
i  Je.  17.  21, 
&c.  Mat.  12. 
2,  &c. 
k  c.  14.  9. 

1  Lu.  4.  30. 

2  or,  from 
tlie  multi- 
tude that 
was. 

m  c.  8.  11. 

n  c.  9.  4.  14. 

10. 

o  c.  7.  19. 

pZec.  13.  7. 

c.  10.  30,  33. 

Ph.  2.  6. 

q  ver.  30. 

7- Mat.  3.  17. 

c.  3.  35.  17. 

26. 

s  Lu.  8.  54. 

c.  11.  25.  17. 

2. 

J  Mat.  11. 

27.     Ac.    17. 

31.  2Cor.  5. 

10. 


u  c.  6.  40,47. 

I)  1  Jno.3.14. 

w  ver.  28. 

Ep.  2.  1. 

X   I  Cor.  15. 

45. 

y  ver.  22. 

z  Da.  12.  2. 

a  Mat.  25. 

46. 

6  ver.  19. 

c  Ps.  40.  7. 

8.  Mat.  26. 

39.   c.  4.  34. 

6.  38. 

d  Pr.  27.  2. 

c.  8   14.  Re. 

3.  14. 

e  c.   8.  18. 

Ac.  10.  43. 

1  Jno.   5.  7- 

9. 

/c.  1.  7,32. 

2:  c.  20.   31. 
iRo.  3.3. 

/i.Mat.  21. 
■26.   Mar.  6. 

20. 

It  c.  10.  25. 
'15.  24.     Ac. 

2.  22. 

k  c.  17.  4. 

I  Mat.  3.  17. 

17.  5. 
\m  De.4.  12. 


Christ  asserts  his  potter. 

I  He  u  that  beareth  my  word,  and 
believeth  on  hiin  that  sent  me, 
hath  everlasting  life,  and  shall  not 
come  into  condemnation;  but  is 
passed  i'  from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
The  hour  is  coming,  and   now  is, 

I  when  the  dead  w  shall  hear  the 
voice  of  the  Son  of  God  :  and  they 
that  hear  shall  live. 

26  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in 
himself,  so  hath  he  given  to  the 
Son  to  have  life  x  in  himself; 

27  And  hath  given  him  authority 
!/  to  execute  judgment  also,  be- 
cause he  is  the  Son  of  man. 

28  Marvel  not  at  this:  for  the 
hour  is  coming,  in  the  which  all 
tliat  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear 
his  voice. 

29  And  shall  come  forth  ;  they  z 
that  have  done  good,  unto  the  re- 
surrection of  life  ;  and  they  that 
have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrec- 
tion of  damnation,  a 

30  I  6  can  of  mine  own  self  do 
nothing  :  as  I  hear  I  judge  :  and 
my  judgment  is  just,  because  I 
seek  not  mine  own  will,  but  the 
will  c  of  the  Father  which  hath 
sent  me. 

31  If  I  bear  witness  d  of  myself, 
my  witness  is  not  true. 

32  There  is  anotherethat  beareth 
witness  of  me  ;  and  I  know  that 
the  witness  which  he  witnesseth  of 
me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  andy  he 
bare  witness  unto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  testimony 
from  man  :  but  g  these  things  I 
say,  that  ye  might  be  saved. 

35  He  was  a  burning  and  a  shin- 
ing light  ;  and  ye  were  willing  h, 
for  a  season  to  rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  But  I  have  greater  witness 
than  that  of  John  ;  for  the  works  ; 
which  the  Fatherhath  given  me  to 
finish,  k  the  same  works  that  I  do, 
bear  witness  of  me,  that  the  Fath- 
er hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  I  himself, 
which  hath  sent  me,  hath  borne 
witness  of  me.  Ye  m  have  neither 
heard  his  voice  at  any  time,  nor 
seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  n 
abiding  in  yon  :  for  whom  ha 
hath  sent,  him  ye  believe  not. 

39  Search  0  the  scriptures:  for  in 
ihem  ye  think  ye  have  eternal 
life  ;  and  they  are  p  they  which 
testify  of  me. 


1  Ti.  6.  16.  n  I  Jno.  2.14.  o  Is.  8.20. 
34.16.  Lu. 16.29. ^Lu. 24.27.  IPe.l. 
10,  U. 

S9 


Tilt  fit'jttilude  mirncuhualy/cd.  JOHN. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  9  to  me,  jy  c.  3.  19. 
th;ii  ye  niig'ht  have  life. 

41  I    receive   not    honour  froirt   r 

men.  Ir  ver.  34. 

iz  But  I  know  rou^  thnt  ye  have  j  1  Th.  2.  6. 
not  the  love  of  God  in  yoii. 

43  1   iirn  come   in    my    Father'i 

name,  and  ye   leceive  me  not  :    if'fc.  12.  43. 
another    shiill    come     in    his  own  I 
name,  him  ye  will  .pceiTe. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  v^•hich  «  (  Ro.  2.  10. 
receive  honour  one  of  another,  and 

seek  (  not  the  honour  that  comith 

from  God  only  ?  u  Ro.  2.  12. 

45  Do  not  think  that  I  will  ac- 
cuse you  to  the  Father:   there  is  u' 

one  thill  accuseth  you,  even  Moses,  '  t>  Ge.  3.  15. 
in  whom  y.i  tiiist.  |2i.    18.    De. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye  :  18.  15,  18. 
u-ould  have  believed  me  :  for  he  v  1  Ac.  26.  '.B. 
■wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  vi  believe  not  his 
writings,  how  shall  ye  believe  my  ta  Lu.  16.31. 

ch.a.ptf:r  VI. 

AFTER    a    these    thinsrs  Jesus  I  a  Mat.  14. 
went  over  the  sea  of  Galilee,  :  15,  &r. 
whii  h  is  the  srn  of  Tiberias.  I\Iar.  6.   34, 

2  .4nd  a  g. eat  miiliitiide  followed  •  &c.     Lu.  9. 
him,  because  they  saw  his   mira- p  12,  &c. 
cles  which   he   did  on  them   that! 

were  diseased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a^JNu.  11.21, 
mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with  22.  2  K.  4. 
his  disciples.  1  43. 

4  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
the  Jews,  w;is  ni^h. 

5  When  Jesus  then  lifted  up  Ai* 
eyes,  and  saw  a  g'leat  company 
come  unto  him,  he  sailh  unto 
Philip,  Whence  shall  we  buy 
bread,  that  these  may  eat  ? 

6  (And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  : 
for    he    himself    knew    what    he   c  Ne.  9.  25. 
would  do.) 

7  Philip    answered    him,    Two 
6  hundred  pennyworth  of  bread  is   d  Ne.  8.  10. 
not  sufficient  for  them,  that   every  I 

one  of  them  m.iy  take  a  little. 

8  One  (if  hi.=  disciples,  Andrew,  e  Ge.  49.  10. 
Simon  Peter's  brother,  saith  unto  1  De. 18. 15-19. 
him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  I 

five  barley-loaves  anil  two  small  V"  ^'''-  1^- 
fishes  :  but  what  are  they  among  '^.  Mar.  6. 
BO  many  ?  47,  &c. 

10  And  Jesus  said,  Make  the  mnn  j 
sit   down.     Now  there   was   much  I 

grass  in  the  plaoe.     So  the  men  sat   g  Ps.  107.25. 
down,  in  number  about  five  thou-i 
sand.  I 

11  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves  ;  h  Ps.  35.  3. 
and  when  hi  had  riven  thanks,  Is.  43.  1,  2. 
he  distritmled  to  the  disciples,  and  Re.  1.  17,18. 
the  disciples  to  them  that  were  set  I 

down  ;  and  likewise  of  the  fishes! 
as  much  as  they  v-culd.  '  t  ver.  U. 

100 


A.  D.  32. 

la  When  they  were  filled,  c  he 
■aid  unto  his  diiciplei.  Gather  up 
the  f.n:^trienti  thui  remain,  that 
nothing  d  be  lost. 

13  Tlierefore  they  g-alhered  them 
together,  and  lilted  f^elve  but- 
kets  with  (he  fragments  of  the 
five  baiiey-loavei,  which  remain- 
ed over  and  above  unto  ihein  that 
liad  eaten. 

14  Then  lho»e  men,  when  they 
had  seen  the  mi.acle  that  Jeiut 
did,  said.  This  is  of  a  liuth  thai 
e  Pruphe*.  that  should  come  into 
tne  world. 

15  When  Jesus  therefore  per- 
ceived that  they  would  come  and 
take  him  by  force,  to  make  bim 
a  king,  he  departed  again  into  a 
mountain  himself  alone. 

16  And  /  when  even  was  nov 
come,  his  disciples  went  down 
unto  thu  sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and 
went  over  the  sea  towani  Caper- 
naum. And  it  was  now  daik,  and 
Jesus  was  not  come  to  them. 

I  18  And  the  sea  arose,  g  by  rea- 
son of  a  great  wind  that  blew. 
I  19  So  when  they  had  lowed  about 
five  and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs, 
Ithey  see  Jesus  walking  on  the 
Isca,  and  drawing  nigh  unto  the 
'ship  :  and  they  were  afraid. 
2U  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is 
hi;    lie  not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received 
bim  into  the  ship :  and  imme- 
diately the  ship  was  at  the  land 
whither  they  went. 

22  The  day  following,  when  the 
people  which  stood  on  the  other 
side  of  the  sea  saw  that  there  was 
none  other  boat  theie,  save  that 
one  whereinto  his  disciples  were 
entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not 
with  his  disciples  into  the  boat, 
but  tkot  his  disciples  were  gone 
away  alone  ; 

23  (Howbeit  there  came  other 
boats  from  Tiberias,  nigli  unto  the 
i  place  where  they  did  eat  bread, 
after  that  the  Lord  bad  givta 
thanks  ;) 

24  When  the  people  therefore  saw 
that  Josus  was  not  there,  neither 
his  disciples,  they  also  took  ship- 
ping, and  came  to  Capernaum, 
seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found 
him  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea, 
they  said  unto  him,  RaDbi,  when 
earnest  thou  hither  ? 

26  .lesus  answered  them  and  said. 
Verily,  veiily,  I  say  unto  you. 
Ye  seek  me,  not  because  ye  saw 
the  miracles,  but  becausg  ye   did 


A.  D.  32. 

eat  of  the  loaves,  nnd  were  filled. 

27  Labour  1  not  for  the  meat 
which  pe.isheth,  but  for  that  k 
meat  v.hn,h  eaduieth  unto  evei- 
lasling  life,  v.liich  liie  Son  of  man 
shall  g'lTe  unto  you  :  for  him  I  hath 
God  the  Father  sealed. 

i8  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Wiiat  shall  we  do,  that  we  might 
work  the  woiks  of  God  ? 

U9  Jesns  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  This  m  is  the  work  of  God, 
That  ye  Lielieve  on  him  whom  he 
hath  sent. 

St)  They  said  therefore  unto  him, 
What  sign  n  shov.est  thou  tlitn, 
that  we  may  see  and  believe  thee? 
what  dost  thou  work  1 

31  Our  fatheis  o  did  eat  manna 
in  the  desert;  as  it  is  written,^ 
He  gave  them  bread  from  heaven 
to  eat. 

3^  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
V^erily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Moses  gave  you  not  that  biead 
fn.m  heaven  ;  but  my  g  Father 
Fiveth  you  the  true  bread  from 
heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  r  is  he 
which  come'.h  down  from  heaven, 
and  giveth  life  unto  the  world. 

34  Then  said  they  unto  him, 
Lod,  evermoie  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I 
am  the  biead  of  life  :  he  s  that 
Cometh  to  me  shall  never  hunger  : 
and  he  t  that  believeth  on  me  shall 
never  thirst. 

36  But  I  said  unto  you.  That  ye  u 
also  have  seen  me, and  believe  not. 

37  AWv  that  the  Father  giveth 
me  shall  come  to  me  ;  an  I  him  w 
that  Cometh  to  me  I  will  in  no 
wise  cast  out. 

38  Foi  I  came  down  f.'om  heaven, 
not  to  do  mine  own  will,  but  x  the 
will  of  him  that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father's  will  j^ 
which  hath  sent  me,  that  of  all 
which  he  hath  given  me  I  should 
lose  nothing,  but  should  raise  it  up 
again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him 
that  sent  me,  that  z  every  one 
which  seeth  the  Son,  and  believeth 
on  him,  may  have  everlasting 
life:  and  I  will  a  raise  him  up  at 
the  last  day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at 
him.  because  he  said,  I  am  the 
bread  which  came  down  from 
heaven. 

4"i  And  they  said.  Is  6  not  this 
Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph,  whose 
father  and  mother  we  know  ?  how 
is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I  carne 
down  fiom  heaven  t 


CHAP.  VI.  Christ  the  bread  of  lift. 

1  or,  work]  43  Jesus  therefore  ansv.ered  and 
not.  [said  unto    them,     IVIuiinur     not 

Icier.  15.15.    ai.iong  yourselves, 
c.  4.  1 1.  44  No  man  can  come  to  me,   ex- 

ver.  54,  58.  cept  the  Father,  which  hath  sent 
I  Pi.'z.TAO.  me,  d.aw  c  him  :  and  1  will  raise 
I  7.  Is.  42.  1.  :  him  up  at  the  last  day. 
c.  8.  18.  Ac.  '  45  It  is  w.itten  rfinthe  prophets, 
2.  ^2.  2  Pe.  And  they  shall  be  all  taught  of 
1.17.  God.     Eveiy  man  c  therefo.e  that 

m  1  Jno.  3.  hath  hca.d,  and  hath  learned  o( 
23.  ;the  Fatlie.,  cometh  unto  nie. 

n  Mat.  12.  '  46  Not  y  that  any  man  hath  seen 
38.  1  Cor.  I.    the   Fatlie.,   save   he  which   is  of 

22.  Gud  :  g  he  bath  seen   the  Father. 

0  Ex.  16.  15.  47  Veiily,  ve.ily,  I  say  unto  you, 
Nu.  U.  7.        kUe  that  believeth  on   me  hath 

1  Cor.  10.  3.    everlasting  life. 
p  Ne.  9.   15.  I    48  1  i  am  that  bread  of  life. 
Ps.  78.  24,      I   49  Your  fathers  did  eat   manna 
25.  j  in  the  w  Ideiness,  and  k  are  dead. 

'(jGa.  4.  4.  I  50  This  is  the  bread  which  com- 
\r  ver.  48,  58.  eth  down  f.om  heaven,  that  a  man 
'»  Re.  7.  16.    may  eat  theieof,  and  I  not  die. 

t  c.  4.  14,  7.  j    51   I  am  the   living  bread  ^^hich 

38.  came  down  from  heaven.     Ifany 

j  u  ver.  64.       'man   eat   of  this   bread,    he   shall 

c  ver.  45.  c,  li\e  for  ever  :  and  the  b.ead  that  I 
1 17.  6,  8,  ic.  will  give  is  my  fiesh,  m  which  I 
Iw  Ps.  102.  will  give  for  the  life  n  of  the  woild. 
1 17.  Is.  1.  18.  I   52  The     Jews    therefore     strove 

55.  7.  Mat.  among  themselves,  saying,  Howo 
1 11.    28.    Lu.    can  this  man  give  us  his  fiesh  to 

23.  42,    43.    eat? 

1  Ti.  1.  15,  53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
IS.  Re.  22.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
17.  Except  p  ye   eat  the  flesh  of  the 

i:  Ps.  40.  7,  Son  of  man,  and  d.ink  his  blood, 
8.  c.  5.  30.  ye  have  no  life  in  you. 
y  Mat.  18.  54  Whoso  g  eateth  my  fiesh,  and 
14.  c.  10.  28.  d.inketh  my  blood,  hath  eternal 
17.  12.  18.  9.  life  ;  and  l' will  raise  him  up  at 
2Ti.  2.  19.       the  last  day. 

z  ver.  47,  54.      55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  r 
c.  3.  15,  16.     and  my  blood  is  drink  indeed. 
a  c.  11.  25.         56  He  that  eateth  s  my  flesh,  and 
6Mat.l3.55.    d.inketh  my  blood,  dwelleth  t  ia 
Mar.  6.  3.        me,  and  I  in  him. 
Lu.  4.  22.      j   57  As  the    living    Father    hath 
— — — ^^   sent  me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father; 
c  Ca.  1.  4.       so  u  he  that   eateth   me,   even  he 
d  Is.  54.  13.     shall  live  by  me. 
Je.  31.34.      ;    58  This  is'that  bread  which  came 
Mi.  4.  2.  down  from   heaven:   not  as  your 

e  Mat.  11.  i  fathers  i>  did  eat  manna,  and  are 
27.  i  dea'l  :  he  that  eateth  of  this  bread 

y  c.  5.  37.       shall  live  for  ever. 
^Lu.lO,  22.     .59  These  things  said   he   in  the 
h  ver.  40.         synagogue,  as  he  taught  in  Caper» 
i  ver.  33,  35,    n'aum. 

51.  60  Many  therefore   of  his  disci- 

A- Zee.  1,5.     pies,  when  they  had   heard  this. 

t  ver.  58. . 

i>  He.  10.  5,  o  c.  3.  9,  p  Mat.  26.  26,  28.  g  ver. 
10.  20.  40.  r  Ps.  4.  7.  s  La.  3.  24.  t  c.  15.4. 

n  c.  3.  16.  1  Jno.  3.  24.4.  15,16.  u  1  Cox.  15.22. 
1  Jno.  2.  2.   u  ver.  49-51. 

m 


The  ftait  of  tabemncUi. 

k:iiJ,  Tliia  ia  in  hard  sa>  in^ ; 
\i  Iio  c.in  lie.ii  II  ? 

61  W'licii  Jc.'Us  knew  in  himself 
Uiui  lii.s  iti3ci|*l<'8  iiiuriniire(j  al  il, 
Ijc  SiiiJ  uiiiu  iliem.  Dulh  thisor- 
fend  v.i..  7 

6"^  What  and  if  ye  shall  sec  the 
Si>n  of  in.in  asjend  to  up  where 
h^'  WHS  befo.c  ? 

63  It  X  is  the  spirit  that  quicken- 
eih  ;  tile  tiesh  p.ofitetli  nothing; 
the  Wilds  tlial  I  epu.ik  untoyuu, 
Ihiy  :ire  spi.it,  and  Ihcy  are  life. 

C4  But  there  iiresonie  of  von  that 
bei.eve  not.  For  Jesus  knew  y 
fri-m  ihe  beginning  v'-h  ithey  we.'e 
th^ii  believed  not,  and  who  fhould 
bet  ay  him. 

65  And  he  said,  Therefoie  said  I 
•  u.ito  yon,  That  no  man  can 
come  unto  me,  except  it  were 
given  unto  him  of  my  Father. 

63  Fiom  that  time  many  of  his 
di.-4-.iples  went  back,  a  and  walked 
no  mo.e  with  him. 

67  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the 
twelve,  Will  ye  also  ?o  away  ? 

•38  Then  Simon  Peter  answered 
liim,  Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  ? 
iliiiu  hast  the  b  words  of  eternal 
life. 

Qi  And  c  we  believe  and  are  sure 
thai  thou  ait  that  Christ,  ihe  Son 
of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  them.  Have 
not  I  chosen  you  twelve,  and  one 
of  you  is  a  d  devil  ? 

71  He  spFike  of  Judas  Iscariot 
the  X071  of  siimon  :  for  he  il  was 
thfit  should  betray  him,  being  one 
of  the  twelve. 

CHAPTER  Vn. 

AFTEIl  these  things,  Jesus 
walked  in  Galilee  :  for  he 
would  not  walk  in  Jewry,  because 
the  Jevig  soujlit  to  kill  him. 

2  Now  the  Jews'  feast  a  of  taber- 
nacli'S  was  at  hand. 

','>  His  brethren  therefore  said  unto 
him.  Depart  hence,  and  M  into 
Judea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may 
see  the  works  that  thou  doest. 

4  For  tliere  is  no  man  tltaC  doeth 
any  thi'i?  in  secret,  and  he  him- 
self seeketh  to  be  known  openly. 
If  ihou  do  these  things,  show  thy- 
self to  the  world. 

5  For  neither  did  his  brethren  6 
hei  '.eve  in  him. 

6  Then  Jesiis  said  unto  them, 
-My  c  time  is  not  yet  come  ;  but 
your  time  is  ahvay  ready. 

7  The  d  world  cannot  hate  you  ; 
but  me  it  hatetli,  because  I  testify 
of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are 
evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast  :  I  go 

102 


JOHN. 

u>  c.  3.  13. 
M-.r.  18.  19. 
Ep.  4.  8IU. 

X  2  Cor.  3.6 

y  Ro.  8.  29. 
2  Ti.  2.  19. 

z  ver.  44,45. 

a  Zep.  I.  6. 
Lu.  9.  62. 
He.  10.  38. 

6  Ac.  5.20. 
7.38. 

c  Mat.  16.  6. 
c.  1.  i9.  11. 

U.7. 

d  c.  13.  27. 
aLe.23.34. 
6  Mar.  3.21. 

c  c.  2.  4.  8. 
20.  ver.8,30. 
d  c.  15.  19. 


e  c.  11.  53. 

/c.  9.  16. 

g  Mat.  13. 
54. 

1  or,  learn- 
ing. 

h  c.  8.  28.  12. 
49. 

i  c.  8.  43. 

k  c.  8.  50. 

/  Pr.  25.  27. 

w  Jno.  1. 17. 
Ga.  3.  19. 

«  Ro.  3.  10- 
19. 

0  Mat.  12. 
14.  c.  5.  16, 

18. 

p  c.  8.  48. 

1  Le.  12.3. 
rGe.  17.  10. 

2  or,  leithout 
breaking  tlie 
late  of  Md- 
aee. 

3  Jno.  5.  8. 

t  De.  1.  16, 
17. 


A.  D.  32. 

I  not  tip  yet  unto  this  feast ;   for  my 
time  11  nut  yet  full  come. 

9  When  he  had  •aid  these  wordt 
unto  them,  he  abode  tlill  in  Gali- 
lee. 

10  But  when  his  brethren  were 
gone  up,  then  went  he  also  up 
unto  the  feasi,  not  openly,  but  ua 
it  were  in  secret. 

U  Then  e  the  Jews  sought  him 
at  the  feast,  and  aaid,  Where  ia 
he? 

12  And/ihere  was  much  mur- 
muiiiig  among  the  people  con- 
cerning' him  :  for  some  said,  He  ia 
a  gooil  man  :  others  said,  Nay, 
but  he  deceiveth  ihe  people. 

13  Howbeii,  no  man  spake 
openly  of  him,  for  fear  of  the 
Jews. 

14  Now  about  the  midst  of  the 
feast,  Jesus  went  up  into  the  tem- 
ple, and  tauirht. 

15  And  °  the  Jews  marvelled, 
saying,  How  knoweth  this  man 
1  letters,  having  never  learned  ? 

16  Jesus  answered  them,  and 
said,  My  doct.ine  is  not  A  mine, 
but  his  that  sent  me. 

17  If  i  any  man  will  do  his  will, 
he  shall  know  of  the  doctrine, 
whether  it  be  of  God,  or  whether 
I  speak  of  myself. 

18  He  k  that  speaketh  of  him- 
self, seeketh  his  own  glory  :  but 
he  that  I  seeketh  his  glory  that 
sent  hirn,  the  same  is  true,  and 
no  un  ighieousness  is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Moses  m  give  you  the 
law,  and  yet  none  n  of  yon  keep- 
eth  the  law  ■?  Why  go  ye  about  to 
itill  o  nie  ? 

20  The  people  answered  and 
said,  p  Thou  hast  a  devil :  who 
goeth  about  to  kill  thee  ? 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  have  done  one  work,  and 
ye  all  marvel. 

'i2  Moses  q  therefore  gave  unto 
you  circumcision  :  (not  because 
It  is  of  Moses  ;  but  r  of  the  fath- 
ers ;  )   and  ye  on  the  sabbath  da^ 

i-cumciae  a  man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day 
receive  circumcision,  2  that  the 
law  of  Moses  should  not  be  bro- 
ken ,  are  ye  angiy  at  me,  be- 
cause s  I  have  made  a  man  every 
whit  whole  on  the  sabbath  day? 

24  Judge  t  not  accordin"'  to  the 
appearance,  but  judge  righteous 
judgment. 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of 
Jenisalem,  Is  not  this  he  whom 
they  seek  to  kill  ? 

Se'But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly, 
and  tbey  say  nothing  unto  bii£. 


A.  D.  32.  CHAP.  VIII. 

Do  u  tlie  rulers  know  indeed  that :  u  ver.  48. 
this  is  the  veiy  Christ  ?  |»    Mat.    13. 

27  Howbeit  o  we  know  this  man   55. 
whence   he   is  ;    but   when  Christ   w  c.  5.  43. 
coineth,  no  man  kiiowetli  whence  1  x  Ro.  3.  4. 
he  is.  lye.  1.  18.  8. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the   tem- !  55. 

pie  as  he  tausrht,  saying,  Ye  both  z  Mat.  11. 
know  me,  and  ye  know  whence  I  j  27.  c.  10.  15. 
am  :  and  w  I  am  not  come  of  my-  a  Mar.  11. 
self,  but  he  that  sent  me  x  is  true,  !  18.  Lu.  20. 
whom  1/  ye  know  not.  1 19.  c.  8.  37. 

29  Bui  z  I  know  him  :    for  I  am   6  c.  4.  39. 
fi-om  him,  and  he  hath  sent  me.        \c  c.    13.   33. 

30  Then  a  they  sought   to    take  !  16.  16. 
him,  but  no   man    laid    hands   on  !  d  Hos.  5.  6. 
him,  because  his  hour  was  not  yet   c.  8.  21. 
come.  e  Is.  11.  12. 

31  And  many  6  of  the  people  be-   Ja.  1.  1. 
lievel  on    him,   and  said.    When    1  Pe.  1.  1. 
Ch  ist    cometh,   will   he  do  more  |  3  or, Greets, 
niiiacles    than    these    which    this  |  _/"  Le.  23.36. 
man  hath  done  ?  ^  Is.  55.  1. 

32  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the    Re.  22.  17. 
people  murmured  such  thiiigscon- '  h  Pr.  18.  4. 
cerning  him:    and   the  Pharisees  j  Is.  58.  11. 
and  ilie  chief  priests  sent  officers  l  c.  4.  14. 

to  take  him.  I  i  Is.  44.  3. 

33  Then  said  Jesus  unto    them,    Joel  2.  28. 
Yet.  c  a  little  while  am  I  with  you,    c.  16.  7.  Ac. 
aid/Ae/iIgo  unto  him  that  sent  12.  17,33. 
me.  liDe.  18.15 

34  Ye  d  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  18.  c.  6.  14. 
not  find  me:  and  where  I  am,  /  c.  4.  42.  6, 
thither  ye  cannot  come.  69. 

3o    Then    sail    the   Jews  among  m  c.  1.  45. 
themselves,   Whither  will    he  go,    ver.  52, 
that  we  shall  not  find  him  ?    will 
he  go  unto  the  dispersed  e  among 
the  3  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gen- 
tiles .! 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is 
this  that  he  said.  Ye  shall  seek 
me,  and  shall  not  find  7ne  :  and 
where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot 
come  ? 

37  In  the  last/  day,  that  great 
day  of  the  feast,  Tesus  stood  and 
cried,  saying,  If  g  any  man 
thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me,  and 
drink. 

38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as 
the  scripture  hath  said,  out  h  of 
his  belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living 
■water. 

39  But  this  spake  he  of  the  i 
Spirit,  which  they  that  believe  on 
him  should  receive  :  for  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  not  yet  given  ;  because 
that  J-^sus  was  not  yet  glorified. 

40  Many  of  the  people  therefore, 
when  they  heard  this  saying, 
said,  Of  a  truth  this  is  the  Pro- 
phet, k 

41  Others  said.  This  is  the  / 
Christ.  But  some  said,  Shall  m 
Chxist  come  out  of  Galilee  ? 


nPs.  132.11. 
Je.  23.  5. 

0  Mi.  5.  2. 
Lu.  2.  4. 

p  ISa.  16.1, 
4. 

9  Lu.  4.  22. 

r  Je.5.  4,  5. 
c.  12.  42. 

1  Cor.  1.  26. 

s  c.  3.  2. 

4  to  him. 

fDc.  17.  8. 
Pr.  18.  13. 

u  Is.  9.  1,  2. 

a  he.  20. 10. 

b  De.  17.  7. 
Ro.  2.  1,  22. 


The  Pharisees  and  adulteresf, 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said. 
That  Christ  n  coinelli  of  the  seed 
of  David,  and  out  of  the  town  of 
Bethlehem, o  where  David/)  was  ? 

43  So  there  was  a  division  among 
the  people  because  uf  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have 
taken  him;  but  no  man  laid  hands 
on  him. 

45  Then  came  the  officers  to  the 
chief  priests  and  Pharisees  ;  and 
they  said  unto  them,  Why  have 
ye  not  brought  him  ? 

46  The  officers  answered.  Never 
g  man  spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  ihem  the  Pha- 
risees, Are  ye  also  deceived  ? 

48  Plave  any  of  the  rulers  r  or  of 
the  Pharisees  believed  on  him  ? 

49  But  this  people,  who  knoweth 
not  the  law,  are  cursed. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them, 
(s  he  that  came  4  to  Jesus  by  night, 
being  one  of  them.) 

51  Doth  «  our  law  judge  any  man, 
before  it  hear  him,  and  know  what 
he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Alt  thou  also  of  Galilee  ? 
Seaich  and  look  :  for  out  of  Galilee 
u  aiiseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his 
own  house. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives. 

2  And  early  in  the  morning  he 
came  again  into  the  temple,  and 
all  the  people  came  unto  him  ;  and 
he  sat  down,  and  taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
brought  unto  him  a  woman  taken 
in  alullery  ;  and  when  they  had 
set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him  Master,  this 
woman  was  taken  in  adultery,  in 
the  veiy  act. 

5  Now  a  Moses  in  the  law  com- 
manded us,  that  such  should  be 
stoned  :  but  what  say  est  thou  ? 

6  This  they  said  tempting  him, 
that  they  might  have  to  accuse 
him.  But  Jesus  stooped  dow'n, 
and  with  his  finger  wrote  on  the 
g  ound,  as   though  he  heard  then 

710 1. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking 
liim,  he  lilted  up  himself,  and  said 
unto  them.  He  that  is  without  sin 
among  you,  6  let  him  first  cast  a 
stone  at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down, 
and  wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  beinj 
convicted  by  their  o?cn  conscience, 
went  out  one  by  one,  beginning  at 
the  eldest,  evenunto  the  last ;  and 

103 


Oiritt  Justijle$  his  doctrine.  JOHN. 

Jes'js  WHS  left  nlonc,  an'l  the  wo- '  c  c.  3.  17. 
man  ptnnding'  in  the  mi'Jiit.  d  c.  5.  14. 

10  When    Jesus    had    lifted    up   ec.  1.4.9.5. 
himself,  and  saw  none  but  the  wo-  yc. 12. 35, 46. 
man,  he  said  unto   hei,  Woman,    ;c.5.  31. 
where    are    tliose  thine   accusers'?   h  c.  7, '.iS.  S. 
huth  no  man  condemned  thee  ?  29,  30. 

11  She     said,     No     man,    Lord,    i  c.  3.  17.  12. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  her,  Neither  47. 
do  I  condemn  c  thee  :  go,  a. id  sin  d  k  I  Sa.  16. 
no  mo  e.  7.  Ps.  45.  6, 

12  Then  spake  Jesus  a^ain  unto   7.  72.  2. 
them,  saying',  I  e  ain  the  lii^htof  the    /  ver.  29.  c. 
world  :  he  ihat/rolloweth  me  ahull    16.  32. 
not    walk    in    daikness,   but   shall   m  De.  17.  6. 
have  the  lijht  of  life.  19.  15. 

13  The   Pharisees   therefore  said   n  c.  5.  37. 
unto  him.  Thou  g  bearest  record  of  o  ver.  55.  c. 
thyself;  thy  record  is  not  true.  16.  3.  17. 

11  Jesus  answered  and  sail  unto   25. 
them,  Though  I  bear  reco  d  of  my-  p  c.  14.  7,  9. 
self,  i/el  my  record   is  true  :   for  I   </  Mar.  12. 
knoA'  whence  I  came,  and  whither  41. 
I  50  ;  but  h  ye  caiinot   tell  whence   r  c.  7.  30. 
I  come,  and  whither  I  ?o.  s  c.  7.  34. 

15  Ye  jud2:e  after  the  flesh:   It   «  Job  20.  11. 
judge  no  man.  Ps.  73.  18 — 

16  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  *  judg-  20.  Pr.  14. 
ment  is  true  :  for  /  I  am  not  alone,  32.  Is.  65. 
but  I  and  the  Father  that  sent  me.    20.  Ep.  2.  1. 

17  It   is  also   written   ot  in   your  uLu.  16.26. 
law,    that    the    testimony  of  two  v  ver.  21. 
men  is  t.ue.  \ta  Mar.  16. 

18  lam  one  that  bear  witness  of  j  16. 

myself,  and  the  Father  n  that  sent  I  

me  beareth  witness  of  me.  Ix  c.  7.  28. 

19  Then    sail    they    unto     him,   yc.  3.  14.  12. 
Where  is  thy  Father?     Jesus  an-   32. 
swered.  Ye  o  n^iither  know  me,  nor  z  c.  10.  42. 
my   Father:    \f  p  ye   had   known   n  Ro.  2.  7. 
me,    ye    should    have  known    ray  Col.  I.  23. 
Fathi'-also.  |He.  10.  38, 

2)   These   words  spake  Jesus  in  39. 
the  I  easury,  7  as  he  taught  in  the   6  Hos,  6.  3. 
temple:    and  no  man  laid   hands  cPs.  119.45. 
on  him  ;  for  r  his  hour  was  not  yet   c.  17.  17. 
come.  I  Ro.  6.  14. 

21  Then   said    Jesus  again    unto   18. 22.  Ja.  !. 
them,  I  go  my  way,  and  ye  e  shall   25.  2.  12. 
seek  me.   and  t  shall  die   in  your  rf  Le.  25.  42. 
sins:   whither  I   go,   ye  u  cannot  e  Ro.  6.  16. 
come.  |20.2Pe.  2. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he  <  19. 
kill   himself?     Because   he  saith,  1/ Ga.  4.  30. 
Whither  I  go,  ve  cannot  come.         |  £■  Is.  61.  1. 

23  An  1  he  Slid  unto  them.  Ye  are   h  Ro.  8.  2. 
from  beneath  ;  I  am   from   above  :  Ga.  5.  1. 
ye  are  of  this  world  ;  I  am  not  of   t  c.  14.10,24. 
this  world.  I  i-  Mat.  3.  9. 

24  I  said  i' therefore  unto  you.  that '  '  Ro.  2.  28, 
ye   shall   die   in  your  sins:   for  w  29.  9.  7.  Ga. 
if  ye  believe   not  that  I  am  he,  ye  3.  7,  29. 
shall  die  in  ynu'  sins.  fm  Ro.  4.  12. 

2.5  Then  said  they  unto  him.  Who  n  Is.  63.  16. 
an   thou?     And   jesus  saith   unto  64.8. 
them.   Even  ihf  'samn  that  I  said   o  Mai.  I.  6. 
unto  you  from  the  beginning.  il  Jno.  5.  1. 

IM 


A.  D.  32. 

26  I  have  many  thing*  to  say 
ail  I  to  judge  of  you  :  but  r  he  that 
sent  me  is  true  ;  and  I  speak  to  the 
world  thii»e  things  which  I  have 
heard  of  him. 

27  They  unde.-stood  not  that  he 
spake  to  them  of  the  Father. 

28  Then  said  Je.siis  unto  them, 
When  yi  have  lifted  up  y  the 
Son  of  man,  then  shall  ye   know 

,  I  that  I  am  he,  and  that  I  do  no- 
ithin^  of  myself;  but  as  ray  Fa- 
ther liatli  taught  me,  I  speak'the** 
I  things. 

29  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with 
me  :  the  Father  liath  not  left  me 
alone  ;  for  I  do  always  llioie 
things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  ma- 
ny z  believed  on  him. 

I  31  Then  sai  I  Jesus  to  those  Jews 
I  which  believed  on  him,  If  ye  con- 
tinue a  in  my  word,  ttien  are  ye  my 
disciples  indeed  ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  6  the 
truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make 
you  free,  c 

33  They  answered  him,  Wc  be 
Abraham's  seed,  and  were  never 
in  d  bondage  to  any  man  :  how 
sayest   thou,   Ye    shall    be    made 

1  free  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily, 
I  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Whoso- 
ever e  committeth  sin,  is  the  ser- 

I  vant  of  sin. 

35  And  the  servant/  abideth  not 
in  the  house  for  ever  :  hut  the  Son 

1  abideth  ever. 

36  If  e  the  Son  therefore  shall 
[make  you  free,  ye /i  shall  be  free 
I  indeed. 

37  I  know  that  ye  are  Ahra- 
'  ham's  seed:    but  ye  seek  to   kill 

me,    because    my   word    hath    no 

.  pl.ace  in  you. 

!  38  1 1  speak  that  which  I  have 
seen  with   my  Father;  and  ye  do 

:  that  which  ye  have  seen  with  your 
father. 

I  39  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  Abraham  k  is  our  father. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them.  If  /  ye 
were  Abraham's  children,  ye 
would  do  the  works  of  Abra- 
ham. 

!  40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  rae,  a 
man  that  hath  told  you  the  truth, 
which  I  have  heard  of  God  :  thisTn 
did  not  Abraham. 
41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  father. 
Then  said  they  to  him.  We  be  not 
horn  of  fornication  ;  we  n  have  one 
Father,  even  God. 

;  42  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Tf  o  God 
were  your  Father,  ye  would  love 

I  me  :    for  I  proceeded    forth   aud 


i.D.  32  CHAP.  IX. 

came  from  God  ;  neither  came  I  of  ^  c.  17.  8, 
ni.vself,  bat  p  he  eeni  me.  25. 

43  Why  Jo  yc  not  undeistEiid  my 
speech  I   even   because  ye   cannot    q  Is.  6.  9. 
hear  my  q  word. 

44  Ye    rare   of  your   father  the   r  Mat.  13, 
devil,  and  the  lusts  of  your  father  38.  1  Jno.  3, 
ye  will  do.     He  was  a  muiden 
from   the   beginning,  and  abode 
not  in  the  truth,  because  theie  is   s  Jude  6. 
)io  truth  in  him.     When  he  speak 
eth  a  lie,  he  speaketh  of  his  own  •    »  Qa    4    ig 
for  he   is  a  liar,  and  the  father  of  o  "pu'    0    10 


uHe.  4.  15. 

V  c.  7.  20. 

w  c.  5.  41. 

X  Zee.  1.  5. 

yc.  5.  31, 
41. 

z  c.  17.  1. 

a  He.  11.  13. 

b  Ex.  3.  14. 
Is.  43.  13.  c. 
1.  1,2.  Col. 
1.  17.  Re.  1. 


45  And  becauBe  1 1  tell  you  the 
ti-uth,  ye  believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  u 
me  of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the 
truth,  why  uo  ye  not  believe  me  ? 

47  He  that  is  of  God  hearelh 
God's  words  :  ye  therefore  hear 
them  not,  because  ve  are  not  of 
God. 

48  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and 
said  unto  him.  Say  we  not  well, 
that  thou  ait  a  Samaritan,  and  v 
hast  a  devil? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a 
devil  ;  but  I  honour  my  Father, 
and  ye  do  dishonour  me. 

50  .A.nd  I  seek  w  not  mine  own 
gflorv :  there  is  one  that  seeketh 
and  judareth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  see  death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him, 
Now  we  know  that  thou  hast  a 
devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  rand 
the  prophets ;  and  thou  sayest, 
If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he 
shall  never  taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  fa- I 

ther    .Abraham,    which    is    dead?   6  C.  1.  5,  9. 
And  the  prophets  are  dead  :  whom   8.  12.  12. 
makest  thou  thyself  ?  35,46. 

54  Jesus  answered,  If  3/I  honour 

myself,   my  honour  is  nothing:  it  cMar.  8.  23. 
is    my    Father    z  that    honoureth 
me  ;   of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is   ,        ,„„„rf 
your  God:  ,;,°'/^ 

55  Yet  ve  have  not  known  him  ;  ,^ 
but  I  knbw  him  :  and  if  I  should   "P"^"  '/f, 
Bay.  I  know  him  not,  I  shall  be  a  Vr^  V    "'^ 
liir  like   unto    you  :    but   I   know  *'""* '^"• 
him,  and  keep  his  saying. 

56  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  oNe.S.  15. 
to  see  my  day  :  and  he  a  saw  it,  n  v  c  u 
and  was  glad.  *  "  K.  5.  14. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him. 

Thou  art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  /  '^^''-  ">  '^• 
and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,    S  ''■'fir.  31.  c. 
verily.     I    say    unto    you.    Before   ^•"■ 
Abraham  was,  I  b  am. 

59  Then   took  they  up  stones  to   ^  c.  7.  12, 
cast  at  him  :  but  Jesus  hid  him-   43, 


a  c.  11.  4. 


One  born  blind  healed. 

self,  and  went  out  of  the  temple, 
going  through  the  midst  of  them, 
and  so  pasocd  bv. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw 
a  man  which  was  blind  from 
his  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him, 
saying.  Master,  who  did  sin,  this 
man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  was 
born  blind  ? 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath 
this  man  sinned,  nor  his  paients  j 
but  that  a  the  works  of  God  should 
be  made  manifest  in  him. 

4  I  must  work  the  wo.ks  of  him 
that  sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the 
night  Cometh,  when  no  man  can 
work.- 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I 
b  am  the  light  of  the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  e 
spat  on  the  ground,  and  made 
clay  of  the  spittle,  and  he  1  anoint- 
ed (he  eyes  of  the  blind  man  with 
the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Goj  wash  in 
the  pool  of  Siloam,  d  (which  is,  by 
interpretation,  Sent.)  He  e  went 
his  way  therefore,  and  washed, 
and  came  seeing. 

8  The  neighbours  therefore,  and 
they  which  before  had  seen  him 
that  he  was  blind,  said.  Is  not  this 
he  that  sat  and  bagged  ? 

9  Some  said.  This  is  he  :  others 
said,  he  is  like  him:  bat  he  said,  I 
am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him. 
How  were  thine  eyes  opened  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said,  A  man 
that  is  called  Jesus  made  clay.^/" 
and  anointed  mine  eyes,  and  said 
unto  me,  Go  to  the  pool  of  Siloam 
and  waih  :  and  I  went  aud  wash- 
ed, and  I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  bim, 
Where  is  he  ?  He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  They  brought  to  the  Pharisees 
him  that  aforetime  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath  day 
when  Je.sus  made  the  clay  and 
opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also 
asked  him  how  he  had  received  his 
sight.  He  said  unto  them.  He  put 
clay  upon  mine  eyes,  and  I  wash- 
ed, and  do  see. 

16  Therefore  said  some  of  the 
Pharisees,  This  man  is  not  of  God, 
because  he  keepeth  not  the  sab- 
bath day.  Others  said.  How  g 
can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such 
miracles?  And  fc there  was  a  di- 
vision among  them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  tnan 
again.  What  sayest  thou  of  him, 

105 


Obttinacy  of  the  Jewa. 

that  he  hath  opcneil  thine  eyes? 
He  Bind,  He  ib  a  prophet,  t 

18  But  the  Jews  diJ  not  believe  k 
concerning  him,  ti.at  ho  had  been 
blind  and  received  his  sight,  until 
they  called  the  parents  ol  him  thut 
had  receiveil  liissiffht. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying, 
la  this  your  son,  who  yc  say  was 
bom  blind  ?  how  then  doth  he  now 
see  ? 

20  His  parents  answered  them 
and  said.  We  know  that  this  is 
our  son,  and  that  he  was  bom 
blind  : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now 
seeth,  we  know  not  ;  or  who  hath 
opened  hie  eyes,  we  know  not  :  he 
is  of  age  ;  ask  him  :  he  shall  speak 
for  himself. 

2ii  These  words  spake  his  parents 
because  /they  fcartd  the  Jews: 
for  the  Jews  had  agreed  already, 
that  if  any  man  did  confess  that 
he  was  Christ,  he  m  should  be  put 
out  of  the  synagogue. 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents.  He 
is  of  age  ;  ask  him. 

24  Then  again  called  they  the 
man  that  was  blind,  and  said  un- 
to him,  Give  God  n  the  praise  :  we 
know  that  this  man  is  a  sinner. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Whe- 
ther he  be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know 
not:  one  thingi  know,  that,  where- 
t;s  I  was  blind,  now  I  see. 

26  Then  said  they  to  him  again. 
What  did  he  to  thee  ?  how  opened 
he  thine  eyes? 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have 
told  you  already,  and  ye  did  not 
hear  :  wherefore  would  ye  hear  it 
again?  will  ye  also  be  bis  disci- 
ples? 

28  Then  they  reviled  o  him,  and 
said,  Thou  art  his  disciple  ;  but  we 
are  Moses'  disciples. 

29  We  know  p  that  God  spake 
unto  Moses  :  a<;for  iliis/cllou-,  we 
g  know  not  from  whence  he  is.  I 

30  The  man  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Why  r  herein  is  a  mar- 
vellous thing,  that  ye  know  not 
from  whence  he  is,  and  yet  he  hath 
opened  smine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  God  t 
heareth  not  sinners:  but  if  «  any 
man  be  a  worshipper  of  God,  and 
doeth  his  will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it 
not  heard  that  any  man  opened 
the  eyes  of  one  that  was  born 
blind. 

33  If  this  man  were  not  of  God, 
he  could  do  nothing. 

34  They  p.nswe.ed  and  said  unto 
him,  1)  Thou  wast  altogether  bom 

106 


JOHN, 
i  c.  4.  19. 
k  Is.  26.  11. 
IPr.  29.  25. 
c    7.  13.  12. 
42. 

m  ver.  34. 
c.  16.  2. 

n  Jos.  7.  19. 
P«.  50.  14, 
15. 

olPe.2.  23. 
p  Fg.  103.  7. 
He.  3.5. 
g  c.  8.  14. 
r  c.  3.  10. 
«Ps.  119.  18. 
Is.  29.  18, 
19.  35.  5.  2 
Cor.  4.  6. 
«  Job  27.  9. 
Ps.  66.  18. 
Pr.  28.  9.  Is. 
1.  15.  Je.  11. 
U.  ».e.  8. 
18.  Mic.  3. 
4.  Zee.  7.  13. 
u  Ps.  34.  15. 
Pr.   15.  29. 
V  ver.  2. 


I  2  or,  excom- 
municated 
him. 

I  w  Is.  66.  5. 
j:1  Jno.5.13. 

ly  c.  4.  26. 
.;  Mat.  14. 
33. 
a  c.  5.  22,  27. 

12.  47. 
6  1  Pe.2.  9. 
cMal.  13. 

13.  C.3.   19. 
rfRo.  2.  19. 
Re.  3.  17. 
ec.  15.22,24. 
/  Is.  5.  21. 
Lu.  18.  14. 
1  Jno.  1.  8— 
10. 

a  Ro.  10.  15. 
He.  5.  4. 
6  ver.  7,  9. 
c  Re.  3.  20. 
d  Kz.  34.  11. 
Ro.  8.  30. 
e  Is.  40.  11. 
/  Ca.2.  8. 
5.2. 

g'2Ti.  3.5. 
Re.  2.  2. 
kKp.  2.  18. 
i  He.  13.  20. 
1  Pe.  2.  25. 


A.  D.  32. 

in  (ini,  and  dost  thou  teach  us? 
And  they  2cait  him  looui. 

35  JcHUs  heard  that  they  had 
cast  hirn  out  ;  and  when  ho  had 
found  him,  he  said  unto  him.  Dust 
thou  believe  xon  the  Son  of  God? 

36  He  answeied  and  fuid.  Who 
is  he.  Lord,  that  I  might  believe 
on  him  ? 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou 
bust  both  seen  him,  and  y  it  is  he 
that  talketh  with  thee. 

38  And  he  said,  Loid,  I  believe. 
z  And  he  worshipped  hirn. 

39  And  Jesus  said,  For  a  judg- 
ment I  am  come  into  this  world  ; 
that  tliey  which  see  not  6  might 
sec,  and  that  tliey  which  see 
might  be  made  blind,  c 

40  And  some  of  the  Pharisees 
which  were  with  hira  heaid  these 
words,  and  said  unto  him.  Are 
We  d  blind  aLo  ? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  eye 
were  blind,  ye  should  have  no 
sin  :  but  now  yc  say.  We  see  ; 
therefore  /  vQur  sin  reniaiaeth. 

I  CHAPTER  X. 

VERILY,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
a  He  that  eniereth  not  by  the 

door  into  the  sheepfold,  but  climb- 
|eih  up  some  other  way,  the  same 
j  is  a  thief  and  a  robber. 
2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the 

6  door  is  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep. 
I  3  To  him  ctbe  porter  openeth  ; 
I  and  the  sheep  hear  his  voice  ;  and 
I  he  CKlleth  d  his  own  sheep  by 
I  name,  and  leadeth  e  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  pulteth  forth  his 
I  own  sheep,  he  goeth  before  them, 

and  the  sheep  follow  him  ;  for  they 
I  know  his  voice. y 
I   5  And  a  stranger  will   they  not 
1  follow,  but  will  flee  ^  from  him: 

for  they  know  not   the  voice  of 
I  strangers. 
j   6  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto 

them  :  but  they  understood  not 
I  what  things  they  were  which  he 

spake  unto  them. 
7  Then    said    Jesus   unto    them 

again,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 

you,  I  ham  the  door  of  the  sheep. 
I  8  All  that  ever  came  before  me 

are  thieves  and  robbers:  but  the 
I  sheep  did  not  hear  them. 
I   9  I  am  the  door :   by  me  if  any 

man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved, 
land  shall  go  in  and  out,  and  find 

pasture. 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for 
to  steal,  and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy: 
I  am  come  that  they  might  have 
life,  and  that  they  might  have  it 
more  abundantly. 

11  I  i  am  the  ^ood  shepb«id  :  the 


A.  D.  32. 

good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for 
the  sheep. 
Vi  Bui  he  that  is  an  hi.eling,  and 
not  the  shepherd,  whuse  own  ilie 
sheep  aie  uol,  seeth  tlie  wolf  com- 
ing, and  leaveth  k  the  sheep,  and 
fleeth  ;  and  the  wolf  calcheth 
them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hi.eling  lieeth,  l.ecau.-e  he 
is  an  hireling,  and  caieth  not  for 
the  sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  I 
know  m^  sheep,  and  am  known  m 
of  mine. 

15  A.'i  «  the  Father  knoweth  me, 
even  so  know  I  the  Father  :  and  o 
I  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep. 

16  And  p  other  sheep  I  have, 
which  are  not  of  this  1'old  :  tliem 
also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall 
hear  my  voice  ;  and  y  there  shall 
be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 

17  The.efore  doth  my  Father  love 
me,  becanse  r  I  lay  down  my  life, 
that  I  might  take  it  again. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me, 
but  s  I  lay  it  down  of  myself.  I 
have  power  to  lay  it  down,  and  I 
t  have  power  to  lake  it  again. 
This  u  commandment  have  I  re- 
ceived of  my  Father. 

19  There  was  a  division  therefore 
again  among  the  Jews  for  these 
sayings. 

20  And  many  of  them  said,  He  v 
hath  a  devil,  and  is  mad  ;  vi-hy 
hear  ye  him  ? 

21  Others  said,  These  are  not  the 
woids  of  him  that  hath  a  devil. 
Can  a  devil  w  open  the  eyes  of  the 
blind? 

22  And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the 
feast  of  the  dedication,  and  it  was 
winter. 

23  And  Jesus  walked  in  the  tem- 
ple, in  Solomon's  porch,  x 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round 
about  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
How  long  dost  thou  make  3  us  to 
doubt  ?  If  thou  be  the  Christ,  tell 
us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told 
you,  and  ye  believed  not:  the  y 
works  that  I  do  in  my  Father's 
name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

26  But  z  ye  believe  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said 
unto  you. 

27  My  a  sheep  hear  my  voice, 
and  I  know  them,  and  they  follow 
me  : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal 
life  ;  and  they  b  shall  never  pe  ish, 
neither  shall  any  ;/ian  pluck  them 
out  of  my  hand. 

29  My  c  Father,  which  gave  d 
Viem  me,  is  greater  than  all  ;    and 


CHAP.  XI, 

k  Ez.  ai.   2- 

6    Zee.    11. 

17. 

;  2  K.  2.  19. 

m  1  Jno.  5. 

20. 

71    Mat.   11. 

27. 

0  c.  15.  13. 
Is.  53.   4,  5, 
p  Is.   49.  6. 
56.  8. 

q  Ez  37.  22. 
Ep.   2.    14. 
T  Is.   53.   7- 
12.  He.  2.  9. 
sPh.  2.  6-8. 
tc.  2.  19. 
uc.  6.  38. 
V  c.  7.  20. 
wc.  6.  9,&c. 
X  Ac.  3.  11. 
5.2. 

3  or,    hold 
lis  in    sus- 
pense, 
y  c   5.  36. 
z  c.   8.    47. 

1  Jno.  4.  6. 
a  ver.  4. 

b  c.  17.  12. 

18.  9.  He.  7. 

25 

cc.  14.  28. 

d  c.  17.  2. 


ec.  17.11, 

22. 

/c.  8.59. 

?  c.  5.  18. 
ver.  30.  Ps. 
82.  6.  Ro.l3. 
1. 

;i  Is.  11.2,3, 
49.  1,3.  c.  6. 

27. 

iPh.  2.  6. 

*  c.   14.  10, 
11.  15.  24. 
Zc.  1.28. 
m   Mat.    3. 
11,  12.   c.  3. 
30-36. 

aLu.  10.38. 
39. 

6Mar.  14.  3. 
c.  12.  3. 

cHe.  12.6. 
Re.  3.  19. 

dc.  9.3.  ver. 
40. 


History  of  Lazarus. 

no  man  is  able  to  pluck  them  out  of 
my  Father's  hand. 

30  I  e  and  ?ny  Father  are  one. 

31  Theny  tlie  Je«s  took  up  stones 
again  to  stone  him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them.  Many 
good  works  have  I  shoued  you 
from  my  Father;  for  whioh  of 
those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jeus  ansueied  him,  say- 
ing, For  a  good  work  we  stone 
thee  not  :  but  fur  blasphemy  ;  and 
because  g  thdt  thou,  being  a  n?zn, 
makest  thyself  Uod. 

34  Jesus  answe.ed  them,  Is  it  not 
written  in  your  law,  1  said,  Ye  are 
gods  ? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  unto 
whom  the  word  of  God  came,  and 
the  scripture  cannot  be  broken, 

36  Say  ye  of  him,  whom  the 
Father  hath  sanctified,  ft  and  sent 
into  the  world,  Thou  blasphemest ; 
because  I  said,  I  am  i  the  Son  of 
God? 

37  If  it  I  do  not  the  works  of  my 
Father,  believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe 
not  me,  believe  the  works  ;  that  ye 
may  know,  and  believe,  that  the 
Father  is  in  me,  and  I  in  him. 

39  Therefore  they  sought  again  to 
take  him  :  but  he  escaped  out  of 
their  hand  ; 

40  .A.nd  went  away  again  beyond 
Jordan,  into  the  place  /  where 
John  at  first  baptized  ;  and  there 
ha  abode. 

41  And  many  resorted  unto  him, 
and  said,  John  did  no  miracle  :  but 
al.  things  that  John  spake  m  of  this 
man  were  true. 

42  And  manj-  believed  on  him 
there. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

NOW  a  certain  man  was  sick, 
named  Lazarus,  of  Bethany, 
the  town  of  a  Mary  and  her  sister 
Martha. 

2  (It  was  that  Mary  which  b  an- 
ointed the  Lord  with  ointment,  and 
wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose 
brother  Lazarus  was  sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto 
him,  saying,  Lord,  behold,  he  c 
whom  thou  lovest  is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said, 
This  sickness  is  not  unto  death, 
but  d  for  the  glory  of  God,  that 
'he  Son  of  God  might  be  glorified 
thereby. 

5  Now  Jesus  loved  Martha,  and 
her  sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6  When  he  had  heard  therefore 
that  he  was  sick,  he  abode  two 
days  still  in  the  same  place  where 
be  was. 

107 


Dtath  of  Latnrus. 

7  Then  after  lliat  siiith  he  to  h\s 
diftcipli's,  Let  us  go    iiuo    Judea 

8  Hi$  disciples  say  unto  him, 
Miistei,  the  Jews  of  late  e  soug'ht 
tu  siune  ilieu  ;  and  ^uesi  ibou 
tbiilier  /  a^.iin  ? 

9  Jetius  uiiswe.ed,  Are   there   not 
'  twelve  hiiu.B  in  the  day  ?     Il'^  any 

mu  1  walk  in  the  day,  tie  stunihleth 
nut,  because  he  seeih  the  light  of 
Jiis  world. 

lU  But  if  n  man  walk  in  the  night, 
\  he  siumbleih,  because  there  is  no 
light  ill  him. 

11  These  things  said  he  :  and 
after  lli.it  he  saith  unto  them.  Our 
friend  La/.arua  t  sleepelli  ,  but  I 
go,  that  1  may  awake  him  out  of 
sleep. 

Vi  Then  said  his  disciples,  Lord, 
if  he  sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his 
death  :  but  tliey  thought  that  he 
AaJ  spuken  of  taking  of  rest  in 
Bleep. 

H  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them 
plainly,  Lazanis  is  dead  : 

15  Aiid  I  am  glad  lor  your  6akc3 
that  I  was  lot  the. e,  to  the  intent 
ye  may  believe  ,  nevertheless,  let 
us  go  unto  him. 

16  Then  sai  t  Thomas,  which  is 
calUd  Didymus,  uiuo  his  I'ellow- 
disciples.  Let  iis  also  go,  that  we 
m.iy  die  w  itii  him. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  cnme,  he 
found  that  he  had  lain  in  the  grave 
four  da)s  alrea  ly. 

18  (Now  Bethany  was  ni"'h  unto 
Je  usalein,  1  about  fifteen  furlongs 
off:) 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  cnme 
to  Ma  tha  and  Ma  y,  to  k  comfort 
them  concefiiiiff  thei.  brother. 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she 
heard  that  Jesus  was  coming,  went 
and  met  him  :  but  Mary  oat  still 
in  the  house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus, 
Lord,  if  thou  hadsl  been  here,  my 
brother  had  not  died. 

22  But  1  know,  that  even  now, 
whatsoever  I  thou  wilt  ask  of  God, 
God  v.ill  give  it  thee. 

23  Jes'is  saith  unto  her.  Thy  bro- 
ther shall  rise  ajain. 

24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know 
that  he  shall  rise  again  in  the  m 
resurrection  at  the  last  day. 

25  Jesus  sai  I  unto  her,  I  am  the 
n  resu  lection,  and  the  o  life  :  he 
that  believeth  in  me.ihoiiofh  p  he 
were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live  : 

26  And  whosoever  7  liveth  and 
believeth  in  me,  shall  never  die. 
Believest  thou  this  ? 

lUS 


JOHN. 
«.  c.  10.  31. 

/Ac.  20.  24. 
gc.  12.  35. 
/i£c.  2.  14. 

i  De.31.  16. 

I  Ac.  7.   60. 

1  Cor.  15.18, 

j51. 

I I  i.  e.  about 
I  two  miles. 

'atI  Ch.  7. 

22.   Job   2. 

11.    42.     11. 
iRo.    12.    15. 

1  Th.  4.   18. 

Ic.  9.31. 
mc.  5.  29. 
nc.  6.  40,44. 

0  Is.   38. 
16.  c.  14.  6. 

1  Jno.  1.  2. 

p  Job  19.  26. 
Is.   26.    19. 
Ro.   4.    17. 

o  c.  3.  15.  4. 
14. 


re.  21.  7. 
>  c.  13.  13. 

I  Mar.    10. 
49, 


vc.  4.  49. 
ver.  21,   37. 

2  he  troubled 
hi  meet/'. 

le  Is.  63.  9. 
Lu.  19.  41. 
He.2.  13,17. 
re.  9.  6. 
yMar.  16.3. 
z  Ps.  49.  7, 
9.  Ac.  2.  27. 

a  ver.  4,23. 

6   c.  12.  28- 
30. 


A.  D.  32. 

'  27  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord: 
I  believe  that  thou  art  the  Cliiisl, 
the  Son  of  God,  which  should  coma 
into  the  wo. Id. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she 
went  her  way,  and  called  .MaiY  her 
sister  secretly,  r  saying,  The  5ldS- 
tcr  I  is  come,  and  calletb  t  (at 
thee. 

v9  As  soon  as  she  heard  that, 
she  aiose  quickly,  and  came  unto 
him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  coma 
into  the  town,  but  was  in  that  place 
where  .Martha  met  him. 

,  31  The  Jews  u  then  which  were 
with  he.  in  the  house,  and  com- 
forted her,  when  they  saw  Mary, 
that  she  rose  up  hastily  and  went 
out,  followed  her,  saying,  She 
goeth  unto  the  grave,  to  weep 
there. 

I  32  Then  when  Mary  was  coma 
where  Jesus  was,  and  Siiw  him, 
she  fell  down  at  his  feet,  saying 
unto  him.  Lord,  if  v  thou  hadst 
been  here, my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her 
weeping,  and  the  Jews  also  weep- 
ing «hich  came  with  her,  ho 
groaned  in  the  spirit,  and  2  was 
troubled, 

34  And  said,  Where  have  ye  laid 
him?  They  say  unto  him.  Lord, 
come  and  see. 

I   35  Jesus  wept,  to 

I  35  Then   said   the  Jews,  Behold 

I  how  he  loved  him  ! 

I  37  And  some  of  them  said.  Could 
not  this  man,  which  x  opened  the 
eyes  of   the    blind,    have    caused 

I  that    even    this    man    should   not 

I  have  died  ? 

I  38  Jesus  therefore,  again  groan- 
ing in  himself,  cometh  to  the 
grave.  It  was  a  cave,  and  a  stone 
lay  upon  it. 

I  39  Jesus  said,  Take  ye  away  y 
the  stone.  Martha,  the  sister  of 
him  that  was  dead,  saith  unto 
him.  Lord,  by  this  time  jr  he  slink- 
eth  :  fur  he  hath  been  dead  four 
days. 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Said  a  I 
not  unto  thee,  that  if  thou  wouldest 
believe,  thou  shouldest  see  the 
gIoi"y  nf  God  ? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone 
/mm  the  place  where  the  ilead  WiH 

laid.  And  Jesus  lifted  up /tr?  eyes, 
and  said,  6  Father,  I  thank  thee 
that  than  hast  heard  me. 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  henrest 
me  always:  but  because  of  tha 
people  which  stand  by,  I  said  it, 
that  they  may  believe  that  thou 
hast  sent  me. 


A,  D.  33. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken, 
he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Laza- 
i-us,  come  forth  ! 

44  And  c  he  that  was  dead  came 
forth,  boun<i  hand  and  foot  with 
grave-clothes;  and  his  face  d  was 
bound  about  with  a  napkin.  Je- 
sus saith  unto  them,  Loose  him, 
and  let  him  g^o. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which 
came  to  Marj",  and  had  seen  e  the 
things  which  Jesus  did,  believed 
on  him. 

4S  But  some  of  them  went  their 
■ways  to  the  Pharisees,  and  told 
them  what  thing's  Jesus  had  done. 

47  Then  /  g-athered  the  chief 
priests  and  the  Pharisees  a  coun- 
cil, and  said.  What  i|' do  we  ?  for 
this  man  doeth  many  miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  k 
men  will  believe  on  him  ;  and  the 
Romans  shall  come,  and  take 
away  both  ourplace  and  nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  i 
Caiaphas,  being  the  high  priest 
that  same  year,  said  unto  them, 
Ye  know  nothing  at  all, 

50  Nor  consider  that  it  is  k  expe- 
dient for  us  that  one  man  should 
die  for  the  people,  and  that  the 
whole  nation  perish  not. 

51  And  this  spake  he  not  of  him- 
self :  but  being  high  priest  that 
year  he  prophesied  that  Jesus 
should  (lie  for  that  nation  ; 

52  And  not  /  for  that  nation  only, 
but  that  also  he  should  gather  to- 
gether in  one  the  children  of  G  d 
that  were  scattered  m  abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they 
took  counsel  together  ?j  for  to  put 
him  to  death. 

54  Jesus  therefore  walked  no 
more  openly  o  among  the  Jews  ; 
but  went  thence  unto  a  country 
near  to  the  wilderness,  into  a  city 
called  Ephraim,  p  and  there  con- 
tinued with  his  disciples.  j 

55  And  7  the  Jews'  passover  was  ' 
nigh  at  hand  :  and  many  went  out 
of  the  country  up  to  Jerusalem 
before  the  passover,  to  purify 
themselves.  j 

56  Then  r  sought  they  for  Jesus, 
and  spake  among  themselves  as 
they  stood  in  the  temple,  What  j 
think  ye,  that  he  will  not  come  to 
the  feast?  _  _  | 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and 
the  Pharisees  had  given  a  com- 
mandment that  if  any  man  knew 
where  he  were,  he  should  show  it,  i 
that  they  miirht  tak-  him.  I 

'CHAPTER  XII.  j 

THEN    Jesus,    six   days  before 
the  passover,  came  to  Betha- 1 


CHAP.  XII.     Christ's  entrance  into  Jerutalem. 


'clK.  17. '^2. 

2K.  4.  34,35. 

Lu.  7.  14,15. 

Ac.  £0.9-12. 

d  c.  iU.  7. 

ec.  2.  23.10. 

41,42.12.11, 

18. 
i  /  Ps.  2.  2. 

g  Ac.  4.  16. 

he.  12.  19. 

I  Lu.  3.  2. 
ic.  18.  14. 

Ac.  4.  6. 

k  Lu.24.  46. 

ZIs   49.  6. 

Ro.  3.  29. 
.  1  Jno.  2.  2. 

m  c.  10.  16. 
[Ep.  2.  14-17. 

n  Ps.  109.  4, 

5. 

o  c.  7.  1.  18. 

20. 

;?2Sa.l3.23. 

2Ch.  13.  19. 

y  c.  2.  13.  5. 
|1.  6.  4. 
Ire.  5. 16, 18. 

ver.  8. 


ac.  11.  1.43. 

b  Lu.  10.38- 

42. 

c  Mat.  26.  6, 

&c.  IVIar.l4. 

3,  &c. 

(/2K.5.  20- 

57.  Ps.50.18. 

ec.  13.  29. 

/De.  15.11. 

Mat.  23.  11. 

Mar.  14.  7. 

g  Ca.  5.  6. 

c.  8.  21. 

ver.35.  c.l3. 

33.  16.  5-7. 

h  Lu.  16.  31. 

i  c.  11.  45. 

ver.  18. 

A  Mat.  21.  8, 

&c. 

Mar.  11.  8, 

&c. 

Lu.   19.    36, 

&c. 

IPs.  118.25, 

26. 

m  Zee.  9.  9. 

n  Lu.  18.  34. 

oc.  7.  39. 

p  c.   14.  26. 

J  ver.  11. 


ny,  where  a  Lazarus  was  which 
had  lieen  dead,  whom  he  raised 
from  the  dead. 

2  There  they  made  him  a  sup- 
per ;  and  Martha  b  served  :  but 
Lazarus  was  one  of  them  that  sat 
at  the  table  with  him. 

3  Then  c  took  Mary  a  pound  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  very  cost- 
ly, and  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus, 
and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair: 
and  the  house  was  filled  with  the 
odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples, 
Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  «on,  which 
should  betray  him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment 
sold  for  three  hundred  pence,  and 
given  to  the  poor? 

6  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared 
for  the  poor  ;  but  because  he  was 
a  thief,  d  and  had  e  the  bag,  and 
bare  what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone: 
against  the  day  of  my  burying 
hath  she  kept  this. 

8  Forythe  poor  always  ye  have 
with  you  ;  but  g  me  ye  have  not 
alwajs. 

9  Much  people  of  the  Jews  there- 
fore knew  that  he  was  there  :  and 
they  came  not  for  Josus'  sake 
only,  but  that  they  might  see  La- 
zarus also,  whom  he  had  raised 
from  the  dead. 

10  But  the  chief  priestsconsulted 
that  they  might  put  Lazarus  also 
h  to  death  ; 

11  Because  that  i  by  reason  of 
him  many  of  the  Jews  went  away 
and  believed  on  Jesus. 

12  On  k  the  next  day,  much  peo- 
ple that  were  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was 
coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm-trees, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and 
cried,  I  Hosanna  !  Blessed  is  the 
King  of  Israel,  that  cometh  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ! 

14  And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found 
a  young  ass,  sat  thereon  ;  as  it  is 
m  written, 

15  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion  : 
behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sitting 
on  an  ass's  colt. 

16  These  things  n  understood  not 
his  disciples  at  the  first  :  but  whea 
Jesus  was  glorified,  o  then  remem- 
bered p  they  that  these  things  were 
written  of  him,  and  thnt  they  had 
done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was 
with  him,  when  he  called  Lazarus 
out  of  his  grave,  and  raised  him 
from  the  dead,  bare  recoi-d. 

18  For  g  this  cause  the  people  «llo 

109 


Christ  anttetrtd  from  heaven.  JOHN. 

laei  htm,  foi' tlial   (hey  heard  that  1  r  c. II.  47,48. 

he  bud  dnue  thib  niiraule.  «  Ac.  17.4. 

19  The   Pharih.'ca  Uieieforc   said  i  Ro.  I.  16. 


amoiiy  llioiuHelvc'8,  Pciceive  r  ye 
bu\*  ye  p.cvail  iiuiiiing  ?  I'Chold, 
the  wurhl  i«  g'oiie  ulie.'  him. 

tiO  Ami  there  wuie  certain  « 
Greeks  amoii^  thetn.  that  t  came 
up  to  worship  at  the  least  : 

'A  The  same  came  ihe.efoie  to  u 
Philip,  which  tans  of  Bethsuida  of 
Galilee,  and  desi.ed  him,  saying, 
Sir,  u  e  would  see  Jesus. 

2!i  Philip  Cometh  and  telleth  An- 
drew :  and  again,  Andrew  and 
Philip  tell  Jesus. 

23  And  Jesus  answered  them, 
eayinj,  The  hour  is  v  come  that 
the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
le  Eicept  a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into 
the  ground  and  die,  it  ibideth 
alone  :  but  if  it  die,  it  bringeth 
forth  much  fiuit. 

25  He  X  that  lovelh  his  life,  shall 
JDse  it  ;  and  he  that  hateth  his  life 
in  (his  world,  shall  keep  it  unto 
life  eterrjal. 


M  K.  8.  41, 

42. 

uc.  1.  44. 

r  c.  13.  32. 

17.  I. 

u>  1  Cor.  15. 

36. 

X  Mat.    10. 

39.  16.  55. 

Mar.  8.   35. 

Lu.  9.  24. 

17.  33. 

y  Lu.  6.  46. 

c.  14.  15. 

1  Jno.5.  3. 

z  c.  14.3.17. 

24.    1  Th.  4. 

17. 

a  lSa.2.  30. 

Pr.  27.  18. 

b    Mat.    26. 

38,  39.     Lu. 

12.  50.  c.  13. 

21. 

cc.  18.37. 


26  If  j^  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  '  rfMat.  3.17. 


follow  ir.c  ;  and  where  z  I  am, 
there  shall  also  my  servant  be  :  if 
a  any  man  serve  me,  Uim  will  my 
Father  honour. 

27  Now  b  is  my  sonl  troubled  ; 
and  what  shall  I  say  ■?  Father, 
save  me  from  this  hour:  but  c  for 
this  cause  came  I  unto  this  hour. 

£3    Father,    glorify    thy     name.  | 
Then  came  there  a   voice   d   fr'jm 
heaven,  snyine,  I  have  both  glori- 
fied it,  and  will  2:l'irify  it  again. 

29  The  people  therefore  that  stood 
by  and  heanl  it,  said  tliat  it  thun- 
dered :  others  said.  An  angel  spake 
to  him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said,  Tliis 
voice  came  not  because  of  me,  but 
e  for  your  sakes. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this 
world  :  now  shall  /  the  prince  of 
this  worhi  be  cast  out. 

32  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  g  up  from 
the  earth,  will  draw  all  h  men  unto 
me. 

83  (This    he     said,    signifying    i 
■what  death  he  should  die.) 
34   The    people    answeicd    him 


ec.  11.  42 
/Lu.  10.18. 
c.  16.  II. 
Ac.  26   18. 
Ep.  2.  2. 
g-c.8.  £8. 
A  Rn.  5.  18. 
i  c.  18.  32. 
k  Ps.  89.  36, 
37.  110.  4. 
Is.  9.  7. 
/Ro.  5.  18. 
m  c.  8.  12. 
n  Jer.  13.  16. 
0  0.  11.  10. 


pEp.  5.  8. 

7  Is.  53.  1. 

r  Is.  6.9,10. 

sis.  6.  1. 
9.  22. 

»  c.  5.  44. 

Ro.  3.  29. 

V  Mar.  9.37. 

I  Pe.  1.  21. 

wc. 1.5. 3. 19. 

^c.  3.  17. 
We  have  heard  k  out  of  the  law   / 1  y  De.  18.  19. 
that  Christ  abideth  for  evei  .  and    Lu.  9.  26. 
how  savest  thou,  The  Son   of  man    z  1  Jno.3.23. 
must  be  lifted  up  ?  who  is  this  Son   a  Mat.  26.  2, 
of  man  ?  &c. 

35  Then   Jesus  said   unto  them,  |  6  c.  17.  1,11. 
Yet  a  liitle   while   is  the   light   m   r  Jer.  31.  3. 
■with  you.     71  Walk  while  ye  have    Ep.  5.  2. 
the  light,  lest  darkness  come  upon  1 1  Jno.  4.  19. 
you;  for  he  o  that  v.alketh  in  dark- '  Re.  1.  6. 
UO 


A.  O.  33. 

new  kno^a-eth  notwhither  he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe 
in  the  light,  th.it  ye  may  be  p  the 
childicn  of  light.  These  tilings 
spake  Jeius,  and  depaited,  and 
did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  But  though  he  hul  done  eo 
many  miracles  befoie  them,  yet 
they  believed  not  on  bim  ; 

38  Thai  the  saying  of  Esuias  the 
prophet  mi^ht  be  fulfilled,  which 
lie  spake,  7  Lord,  who  hath  believ. 
erl  our  repo.i?  and  to  whom  hath 
the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed? 

39  Therefoie  they  could  not  be- 
lieve, because  that  Esaias  said  r 
again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes, 
and  hardened  their  heait  ;  that 
they  should  notsee  with  their  eyes, 
nor  understand  with  tluir  heart, 
and  be  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Esaias, 
when  s  he  saw  his  glory,  aDci 
spake  of  him  : 

42  Nevertheless,  among  the  chief 
rulers  also  many  believed  on  him, 
but  t  because  of  the  Pharisees  they 
did  not  confess  him,  lest  they 
should  be  put  out  of  the  syna- 
gogue : 

43  For  u  they  loved  the  praise  of 
men  more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  Jesus  cried  and  said.  He  ethat 
believethon  me,  believeth  not  on 
me,  but  ou  him  that  sent  me. 

45  .And  he  that  seeth  ine,  seeth 
him  that  sent  me. 

46  I  w  am  come  a  light  into  the 
woild,  that  whosoever  believeth  on 
me  should  not  abide  in  daiknesss. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my 
words, and  believe  not, I  judge  him 
not  :  for  I  came  x  not  to  Judge  the 
world,  but  to  save  the  woild. 

48  He  that  rejecteth  me,  and  re- 
ceiveth  not  my  words,  y  hath  one 
th:it  judgeth  iiim  :  the  word  tha*. 
I  have  spoken,  the  same  shall 
judge  him  in  the  last  day. 

49  For  I  have  not  spoken  of  my- 
self ;  but  the  Father  which  sent 
me,  he  gave  me  a  commandment, 
what  I  should  say,  and  what  I 
should  speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  com- 
mandment z  is  life  everlasting  : 
whatFoevcr  I  speak  therefore,  even 
as  the  Father  said  unto  me,  so  I 
speak. 

CHAPTER  XTIT. 

NOW  a  before  the  feast  of  the 
passover,  when  Jesus  knew 
that  his  hour  5  was  come  that  he 
should  depart  out  ofthis  world  un- 
to the  Father,  having  c  loved  Iiis 


A.   D.  33. 

own  which  were  in  the  world,  he 
loved  them  unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  (the  d 
devil  hiiving-  now  put  into  the 
heart  of  Judas  Iscanot,  Simon's 
son,  to  betray  him. 

3  Jesus  knowing  e  that  the  Fa- 
thi:r  had  given  all  things  into  his 
hands,  and  that  /  he  was  come 
from  God,  and  went  to  God  ; ) 

4  He  riseib  from  supper,  and  laid 
aside  his  garments  ;  and  took  a 
towel,  and  girded  himself: 

5  Afier  that,  he  poureth  water  in- 
to a  bason,  and  began  to  wash  the 
disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe  them 
with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was 
girded. 

6  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  Pe- 
ter :  and  Peter  1  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  dost  g  thou  wash  my  feet  1 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  What  I  do,  thou  knowest  not 
now;  but  thou  shalt  know  here- 
after. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
never  wash  my  feet.  Jesus  an- 
swered him,  if  ft  I  wash  thee  not, 
thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 

9  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him, 
Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my 
hands  and  my  head. 

10  Jesus  salih  to  him,  He  that  is 
washed  needeth  not  save  to  wash 
his  fe-^l,  but  is  clean  every  whit : 
and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all. 

H  For  i  he  knew  who  should  be- 
tray him  :  therefore  said  he.  Ye 
are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their 
feet,  and  had  taken  his  garments, 
and  was  set  down  again,  he  said 
unto  them.  Know  ye  what  I  have 
done  to  you  ? 

13  Ve  k  call  me  Master,  and 
Lord  :  and  ye  say  well  ;  for^-o  I  am. 

14  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  Mas- 
ter, have  washed  your  feet,  ye  also 
ought  to  wash  one  another's  feet. 

15  For  I  I  have  given  you  an  ex- 
ample, that  ye  should  do  us  I  have 
done  to  you. 

16  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you, 
The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
lord  ;  neither  he  that  is  sent  great- 
er than  he  that  sent  him. 

17  If  m  ye  know  these  things, 
happy  are  ye  if  ye  do  them. 

18  I  speak  not  of  you  all  ;  I  know 
whom  I  have  chosen  :  but  that  the 
n  scnptu'e  may  be  fulfilled.  He 
that  eateth  bread  with  me,  hath 
lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

19  Now  2  I  tell  o  you  before  it 
come,  that  when  it  is  come  to  pass, 
ye  may  believe  that  I  am  /le. 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 


e  Mat.  28. 
18.  He.  2.  8. 

/  c.  17.  11. 

1  He. 

J- Mat.  3.14. 

AlCor.6.11. 
Ep.  5.  26. 
Tit.  3.  5. 

i  c.  6.  64. 

A- Mat.  23.8- 
10.  Ph.  2.11. 

UPe.2.21. 

m  Ja.  1.  C5. 

n  Ps.  41.  9. 

2  or,  /rom 
hencefoTlh. 

o  c.    14.  29. 
16.  4. 


CHAP.  XIH.  Judas' s  defection  made  known, 
d  Lu.  22.  3,  ' p  He  that  receiveth  whomsoever  I 
53.  c.  6.  70.      send,  reoeiveih  me  j    and  lie  that 

receiveth  me,  receiveth  him  that 

sent  me. 

21  When  q  Jesus  had  thus  said, 
he  was  truuliled  in  spirit,  and  testi- 
fied, and  said,  Ve.ily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  That  one  of  you 
shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one 
on  another,  doubting  of  whom  he 
spake. 

23  Now  there  was  leaning  on  Je- 
sus' bosom  one  r  of  his  disciples, 
whom  Jesus  loved. 

24  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckon- 
ed to  him,  that  he  should  ask  who 
it  should  be  of  whom  he  spake. 

25  He  then, lyingon  Jesus'  breast, 
saith  unto  him.  Lord,  who  is  it  ? 

26  Jesus  answered.  He  it  is  to 
whom  I  shall  give  a  3  sop,  when  I 
have  dipped  ii.  And  when  he  had 
dipped  the  sop,  he  gave  il  to  Judas 
Isoariot,  live  son  of  Simon. 

27  And  after  the  sop,  Satan  a 
entered  into  him.  Then  said  Je- 
sus unto  him,  That  thou  doest,  do 
quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew 
for  what  intent  he  spake  this  unto 
him. 

29  Forsome  of  them  thought,  t  be- 
cause Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Je- 
sus had  said  unto  him,  Buy  those 
things,  that  we  have  need  of 
against  the  feast  ;  or,  that  he 
should  give  something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then,  having  received  the 
sop,  went  immediately  out :  and 
it  was  night. 

31  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone 
out,  Jesus  said.  Now  u  is  tlie  Son 
of  man  glorified,  and  God  v  is  glo- 
rified in  him. 

32  If  God  be  glorified  in  him,  God 
shall  also  glorify  him  in  himself, 
and  shall  straightway  glorify  him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little 
while  I  am  with  yo  i.  Ye  shall 
seek  me  :  and,  w  as  I  said  unto 
the  Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  cannot 
come  :  so  now  I  say  to  you. 

54  A  new  x  commandment  I  give 
unto  you.  That  ye  love  one  ano- 
ther: as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye 
also  love  one  another. 

35  Ey  this  shall  all  men  know 
that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if  ye 
have  love  one  to  another. 

35  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  Whither  goest  thou?  Jesus 
answered  him.  Whither  I  go,  thou 
canst  not  follow  me  now  ;  but  y 
thou  shalt  follow  me  afterwards. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
why  cannot  I  follow  thee  now'?  I 
111 


p  Mat.    10. 

40. 

<7  Mat.  28. 
21.  Mar.  14. 
18.  Lu.  22. 
21. 

r  c.  20.  2.21. 
7,20. 

3  or.  morsel. 

s  Lu.22.  3. 

t  c.  12.  6. 

u  c.  12.  23. 
17.  1-6. 

V  c.  14.  13. 
1  Pe.  4.  11. 

w  c.  7.  34.  8. 
21. 

xLe.  19.  18. 
c.  15.  12,  17. 
Ep.  5.  2. 
1  Th.  4.  9. 
Ja.  2.  8. 
1  Pe.  1.  22. 

1  Jno.2.  7,8. 

3.  11.  23. 

4.  20,  21. 

yc.  21.  18. 

2  Pe.  1.  14. 


Chrlil't  contolfttory  diicourse. 

will  z  lay  down  my  life  for  thy 
sake. 

38  JesuB  answered  him.  Wilt 
thou  lay  down  thy  life  for  my 
sake?  Verily,  verily,  I  »ay  unto 
thee.  The  cock  shall  not  crow,  till 
thou  hast  (Icriieil  me  thrice.  I 

CHAPTEK  XIV.  ' 

LET  a  not  your  heart  be  troubled: 
ye  believe  m  God,  believe  6 
aiso  in  me.  i 

2  In  my  Father's  house  are  ma- 
ny mansions  :  if  iC  were  not  so,  I 
would  have  toM  you.  I  go  c  to 
prepaie  a  place  for  you.  I 

3  And  if  I  ^o  and  prepare  a  place 
for  you,  1  will  d  come  again,  and 
receive  you  unto  myself;  that  e 
where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also.    I 

4  And  whither  I  go  ye  know, 
and  the  way  ye  know.  I 

5  Thomas  saiih  unto  him,  Lord, 
we  know  not  whither  thou  goest ; 
and  how  can  we  know  the  way  t      \ 

6  Jes<is  sailh  unto  him,  I  am  the 
f  way,  and  the  truth,  g  and  the 
ft  life  ;  no  i  man  cometh  unto  the 
Father  but  by  me.  I 

7  If  ye  had  known  me,  yc  should 
have  known  my  Father  also  :  and 
from  henceforth  ye  know  him, 
and  have  seen  him. 

8  Philip  saith  unto  him,  Lord,] 
show  us  the  Father,  and  it  suf- j 
ficeth  us.  ! 

9  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Have  I 
been  so  long  time  with  you,  and 
yet  hast  thou  not  known  me,  Phil- 
ip? He  Ic  that  hath  seen  me  hath] 
seen  the  Father;  and  how  saycst 
thou  then.  Show  us  the  Father?       I 

10  Believesi  thou  not  that  I  am 
in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in 
me  ?  The  words  that  I  speak  unto 
you,  I  speak  not  of  myself:  but 
the  Father,  that  dwelleth  in  me,| 
he  doeth  the  works. 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  :  or 
else,  believe  me  for  the  very] 
•works'  sake.  I 

12  Vedly,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  | 
He  I  that  believeth  on  me,  the 
works  that  I  do  shall  he  do  also; 
and  greater  works  than  these  shall  i 
he  do  ;  because  I  go  unto  my  Fa- 
ther. 

13  And  m  whatsoever  ye  shall] 
ask  in  my  name,  that  will  I  do,  i 
that  the  Father  may  be  glorified 
in  the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in 
my  name,  I  will  do  it. 

15  If  n  ye  love  me,  keep  my 
commandments. 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father, 
and   he    shall    give    you    another 

in 


JOHN.  A.  D.  53. 

z  Mat.  26.  Comforter,  o  that  he  may  abide 
33,  4c.  j  with  '  ou  for  ever  : 

Mar.  14.  29, 1  17  Eoen  the  Spirit  of  truth; 
fiC.  Lu.  22.  I  whom;?  the  world  cannot  receive, 
33,  &c.  I  because  it  seetb  him  cot,  neither 

a  Is.  43.  1,2.  knowelh  him  :  but  ye  know  him  ; 
ver.  27.  for  he  dwelleth    with  you,  and   q 

2Th.  2.  2.  thall  be  in  you. 
6  Is.  12.  2,  3.  I  18  I  will  not  leave  you  1  comfort- 
Ep.  1.  12,13.  less  :  I  r  will  come  to  you. 
IPe.  1.21.  19  Yet  a  little  while,  and  the 
c  He.  6.  20.  world  seelh  me  no  more  ;  but  ye 
9.8,24.  Re.  see  me:  because  «  I  live,  ye  shall 
21.  2.  live  also. 

rfHe.9.  28.      20  At  that   day  ye    shall    know 
e  c.  12.  26.       that  I  am,  in  my  Father,  aiid  you 
17.  24.  1  Th.  '  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 
4.  17.  I  21  He  t  that  hath   my  command- 

y  Is.  35.  8,  ments,  and  keepeth  them,  he  it  in 
9.  c.  10.  9.  ,  that  loveth  me  :  andhe  that  loveth 
He.    10.    19,   me  shall  be  loved  of  my  Father  ; 

20.  and  I  wilt  love  him,  and  will  man- 
§•0.1.17.15.   ifest  myself  to  him. 

1.  22  Judas  u  saith  unto   him,  (not 

h  c.  1.  4.  11.  Iscariot.)  Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou 
25.  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and 

i  Ac.  4.  12.     not  unto  the  world? 
k  Col.  1.  15.     23   Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
/  Mat. 21. 21.  I  him.  If  a  man   love   me,  he   will 
m  1  Jno.  5.    keep   my   words:  and   my  Father 
14.  will  love  him,  and  v  we  will  come 

7!  c.  15.  10,  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode 
14.   ver.  21,    with  him. 

23.  1  Jno.  5.     24  He  that  loveth  me  not,  keep- 

3.  eth  not  my  sayings  :   and  the  word 

which  ye  hear,  is  not  mine,  but 

the  Father's,  which  sent  me. 

25   These   things  have   I   spoken 

0  c.  15.  26.  unto  you,  being  yet  present  with 
p  1  Cor.  2    you. 

14.  26  But  tr    the   Comforter,  which 

q  Ro.  8.  9.       is  the  Holy  Ghost,  whom  the  Fa- 

1  Jno.  2.  27.  ther  will  send  in  my  name,  he  x 
1  or,  or-  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and 
phans.  bring  all  things  to  your  remem- 
r  ver.  3,  28.  brance,  whatsoever  I  have  said 
«  He.  7.  25.     unto  you. 

/  ver.  15,  23.  27  Peace  y  I  leave  with  you,  my 
u  Lu.  6.  16.  peace  I  give  unto  you  :  not  as  the 
V  1  Jno. 2.24.  j  world  giveth.give  I  unto  you.  Let 
Re.  3.  20.  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither 
w  ver.  15.  let  it  be  afraid. 
X  c.  16.  13.  28  Ye  have  hi'nrd  how  I  said  unto 
1  Jno.  2.20,  ]you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again 
27.  unto   you.     If   ye    loved    me,  ye 

y  Ep.  2.  14-   would   rejoice,  because  I  said,  I  z 
17.  Ph.  4.  7.  'go  unto  my  Father:  for  a  my  F»- 
r  ver.  12.       !  ther  is  greater  than  I. 
a  1  Cor.  15.     29  And  now  I  have  told  ycu  be- 
27,  28.  fore  it  come  to  pass  ;  thai,  when  it 

6  c.  16.  11.      is  come  to  pass,  ye  mig'  i  ^eiieve. 
Ep.  2.  2.  30  Hereafter  I  will  not  ta'.k  miii:h 

c  2  Cor.   5.    with  you:   for  the  prince  6  of  this 

21.  He.  4.15.  world  cometh,  and  hath  nothing  c 
1  Jno.  3.  5.      in  me. 

d  Ps.  40.  8.  31  But  that  the  world  may  know 
Ph.  2.  8.         that  I  love  the  Father ;  and  as  d 


A.  D.  33. 

the  Faiher  gave  me  command- 
ment, even  so  I  do.  Arise,  let  us 
go  hence. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

I  AM    ihe  t-ue   vine,   a  and  my 
Father  is  the  husbandman.  6 

2  Kvery  c  bianch  in  me  that 
beaieth  not  f. uil,  be  taketh  away  : 
and  every  branch  that  d  bearelh 
IVuit,  he  purgeth  it,  that  it  may 
bring  fo.tli  more  fruit. 

3  Now  e  ye  are  clean  through 
tlie  word  which  I  have  spoken  un- 
to ycm. 

4  Abide  f  in  me,  and  I  in  you. 
As  g  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit 
of  itself,  except  it  abide  in  the 
vine  ;  no  more  can  ye,  except  ye 
abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the 
branches:  he  that  abideth  in  me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth 
fo.th  much  fill  it:  1  for  without  me 
ye  can  do  nothing. 

6  If  /i  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he 
is  cast  forth  as  a  branch,  and  is 
withered  ;  and  men  gather  them, 
and  cast  them  into  the  fire,  and 
they  are  burned. 

7  if  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my 
words  abide  in  you,  ye  i  shall  as-k 
what  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done 
unto  you. 

8  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified, 
that  ye  bear  m.uch  fiuit  ;  so  shall 
ye  be  my  disciples. 

9  .As  the  Father  hath  loved  me, 
BO  have  1  loved  you  :  continue  ye 
in  my  love. 

10  If  k  ye  keep  my  command- 
ments, ye  shall  abide  in  my  love  ; 
even  as  I  have  kept  my  Father's 
commandments,  and  abide  in  his 
love. 

11  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  my  joy  might  re- 
main in  you,  and  tliat  I  your  joy 
mighi  be  full. 

12  This  m  is  my  commandment. 
That  ye  love  one  another,  as  I 
have  loved  you. 

13  Gre  ter  n  love  hath  no  man 
than  this,  that  a  man  lay  down 
his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  Ye  0  are  my  friends,  if  ye  do 
whatsoever  I  command  you. 

15  Henceforth  I  call  you  not  ser- 
vants ;  for  the  servant  knoweth 
not  what  his  lord  doeth  ;  but  I 
have  called  you  p  friends:   for  all 


CHAP.  XV. 

a  Is.  4.  2. 

6  Ca.  8.  12. 

c   Mat.    15. 
13. 

(/He.  12.  15. 
lie.  3.  19. 
fic.  17.  17. 
Ep.5.  £6. 
1  Pe.  1.  22. 

/  1  Jno.2.6. 

g  Hos.  14.  8. 
Ga.  2.  iO. 
Ph.  1.  11. 

1  or,  severed 
from  me. 

A  Mat.  3.10. 
7.  19. 

i  c.  16.  23. 
ic.  14.21,23. 
Ic.  16.  24. 
17.  13. 

m  c.  13.  34. 
n  Ro.  5.  7,8. 
o  ver.  10. 
p  Ja.  2.  23 
9 


1   J  no 
10,  19. 
rEp.  2.  10. 


s  c.  ver.  7. 
14.  13. 
t  ver.  12. 
u  1  Jno.  3.  1, 
3. 

V  c.  17.  14. 
w  Mat.    10. 
24.     Lu.    6. 
40.  c.  13.  16. 
xEz.  3.  7. 
yc.  16.  3. 
Mat.  10.  22. 
24.  9. 
z  c.  9.  41. 
rtJa.4.  17. 
2  or,  excuse. 
5  c.  7.  31. 
c  Ps.  35.  19. 
69.  4. 

rfc.  14.  17. 
e  1  Jno.  5.  6. 
/Lu.  24.48. 
Ac.  2.  32.  4. 


20,  33.  2  Pe. 
things   that   I   have   heard   of  my   1.  16. 
Father  I  have  made  known  unto  ^  1  Jno.  1.2. 
you.  a  Ac.  26.  9- 

16  Ye  9  have  not  chosen  me,  but!  11. 
1  have  chosen  you,  and  ordained  r  |  6  c.  15.  21. 
you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring  c  1  Cor.  2.  8. 
forth  fruit,    and    that  your  fruit  jl  Ti.  1.  13. 


The  Comforttr  annonuced. 
should  remain  :  that  whatsoever  « 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  may  give  it  you. 

17  These  t  things  I  command 
you,  that  ye  love  oae  another. 

18  It  u  the  world  hate  you,  ye 
know  that  it  hated  me  before  it 
haled  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the 
world  would  love  his  own  :  but 
because  ye  are  not  of  the  world, 
but  I  have  chosen  you  out  of  the 
world,  therefore  w  the  world  hateth 
you. 

20  Remember  v>  the  word  that  I 
said  unto  you,  The  servant  is  not 
greater  than  his  lord.  If  they  have 
persecuted  me,  they  will  also  per- 
secute you  :  i{ X  they  have  kept 
my  saying,  they  will  keep  yours 
also. 

21  But  y  all  these  things  will 
they  do  uuto  you  for  my  name's 
sake,  because  they  know  not  him 
that  sent  me. 

ii2  If  :r  I  had  not  come  and  spoken 
unto  them,  they  had  not  had  sin  : 
but  a  now  they  have  no  2  cloak  for 
their  sin. 

23  He  that  hateth  me,  hateth  my 
Father  also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them 
the  works  6  which  none  other  man 
did,  they  had  not  had  sin  :  but 
now  have  they  both  seen  and  hat- 
ed both  nje  and  my  Faiher. 

£5  But  this  covieth  to  pass,   that 
the  word  might  be  fulfilled  that  is 
written  in  their  law.  They  c  hated 
i  me  without  a  cause. 
I   16  But  when  the  Comfoner  d  is 
Icome,  \\  honi  I  will  send   unto  you 
;  fioin  the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of 
truth,   which  proceedeih  from  the 
Father,  he  e  shall  testify  of  me  : 
27  Andy  ye  also  chall    bear  wit- 
ness, because  f;  ye  have  been  with 
me  from  the  besrinninar. 
CHAPTER  XVI. 

THESE  things  have   I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  ye  should  not 
be  offended. 

2  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the 
svnagogues  :  yea,  the  time  Com- 
eth, o  that  whosoever  killeth  you 
will  think  that  he  doeth  God  ser- 
vice. 

3  And  b  these  things  will  they  do 
unto  you,  because  c  they  have  not 
known  the  Father,  nor  me. 

4  But  these  things  have  I  told 
you,  that,  when  the  time  shall 
come,  ye  may  remember  that  I 
told  you  of  them.  And  these  things 
I  said  net  unto  you  at  the  begin- 
ning, because  I  was  with  you." 

5  But  now  I  go  my  way   to  him 

US 


Etieoumgtmtnt  to  praytr. 

that  Bent  me  ;  and  none  of  you 
nski/tli  me,  WliUlier  g^oesl  ihou  .' 

6  Uiii  because  I  hinesuiil  these 
things  unto  you,  soiiow  d  hath  til- 
led yi.ur  heart. 

7  Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the 
truth  ;  It  is  expedient  for  you  that 
I  ^0  awiiy  ;  for  if  I  ^o  not  awiiy, 
the  Comforter  will  not  come  unto 
you  ;  hut  if  I  depart,  I  will  send 
him  unto  you. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will 
1  reprove  the  world  of  sin,  and  oi 
righteousness,  and  of  judgment : 

9  Uf  sin,  e  because  they  believe 
not  on  me  ; 

10  Uf  ri^liteousnesF,  y  because  I 
go  to  my  Father,  and  ye  see  me 
no  more  ; 

11  Of  jiidsjmcnt,  §■  because  ft  the 
prince  of  this  world  is  juiged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  thing's  to  say 
unto  you,  but  i  ye  cannot  bear 
them  now. 

13  Hiiwbeit,  when  he,  the  Spirit 
of  truth,  is  come,  he  A  will  s'uide 
you  mil)  all  truth  :  for  he  shall 
not  speak  of  himself  ;  but  whatso- 
ever he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he 
speak  :  and  he  I  will  show  you 
thi:ig:s  to  come. 

14  He  shall  srlorify  me  for  he 
shall  receive  of  mine,  and  shall 
show  it  unto  you. 

15  All  thin'g-s  that  the  Father 
hath  are  mine  :  therefore  said  J, 
that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and 
show  it  unto  you. 

16  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not 
see  me  :  and  ^g'ain,  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me  ;  because  I  go 
to  the  Father.  I 

17  Then  said  some  of  his  disci-  ! 
pies  among'  themselves,  What  is 
this  that  he  saith  unto  us,  A  little 
■while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me  :  i 
and  ajTain,  a  little  while,  and  ye  ' 
shall  see  me  ;  and,  Because  1  go  to  I 
the  Father?  | 

i8  'I'hey  said  therefore.  What  is 
this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while? 
We  cannot  tell  what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  m  that  they 
were  deisi.'ous  to  ask  him,  and  said 
unto  them,  Do  ye  in(|uire  amon^ 
yourselves  of  that  I  said,  A  n  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me  : 
and  asrain  a  little  while,  and  ye 
shall  see  me  ?  I 

20  Ve.ily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
That  ye  o  shall  weep  and  lament, 
but  the  wold  shall  rejoice:  and 
ye  shall  be  sorrnwful,  hut  your  sor-  i 
row  shnll  he  turned   into  joy.  I 

21  A  ^  woman  when  she  is  in 
travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her 
hour  is  come:  but  as  sood  as  she  ' 

114 


JOHN. 

d  ver.  '21. 

I  or,  con- 
vince. Ac.  2. 
37. 

e  Ro.  3.  20. 

7.  9. 

/  Is.  42.  21. 
Ko.  1.  17. 

g-Ac.  17.  31. 
Ho.  2. 2.  Re. 
20.  12,  13. 

h  c.  12.  31. 

i  He.  5.  12. 

*  c.  14.  26. 

/Re.  1.1,19. 

m  c.  2.  24, 
25. 

71  ver.  16. 
c.  7.  33.  13. 
33.  14.  19. 

o  Lu.  24.  17, 
21. 

p  la.  26.  17. 

q  ver.  6. 
rLu.24.  41, 
52.  c.  20.  20. 

s  1  Po.  1.  8. 

t  Mat.  7.  7, 

8.  Ja.4.2.3. 


2  or,   para- 
bles. 
B  ver.  23. 

w  c.   14.  21, 
23. 

X  ver.  30. 

c.  17.  8. 

3oT, parable. 

y    Mat.    26. 

31.  War.  14. 

27. 

4  or,  his  own 

home. 

z   Is.  50.   7, 

9.   c.  8.  29. 

a  c.  14.  27. 

Ro.5.  l.Ep. 

2.  14. 

b  c.   15.  19. 

21.  2.   Ti.  3. 

12. 

n  c.   12.  23. 

13.  32. 

6  c.  5.  27. 

ver.  24. 


A.  D.  33. 

1  is  delivered  of  the  child,  the  re- 
memberetb  no  moie  the  anguish, 
fur  jov  that  a  man  is  born  into  the 
well. 

.  22  And  o  ye  now  therefore  have 
sorrow:  but  I  will  see  you  agaia, 
and  r  your  heart  shall  rejoice,  and 
your  joy  a  no  man  litkeih  from  you. 
23  And  in  t'aat  day  yc  shall  ask 
me  nothing.  Venly,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  aek 
the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will 
give  it  you. 

I  24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  no- 
thing in  my  name  :  ask,  t  and  ye 
shall  receive,  that  u  your  joy  may 

I  be  full. 

I  25  These  things  have  I  spokea 
unto  you  in  2  proverbs:  out  the 
time  Cometh  when  I  shall  no  more 
speak  unto  you  in  2  proverbs,  but 
I  shall  show  you  plainly  of  the 
Father. 

26  Alt)  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in 
ray  name  :  and  I  say  not  unto 
you  that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for 
you  ; 

27  For  10  the  Father  himself  lo- 
velhyou,  because  ye  have  loved 
me,  and  have  believed  that  x  I 
came  out  from  God. 

28  I  came  forth  from  the  Father, 
and  am  come  into  the  world:  again, 
I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the  Fa- 
ther. 

29  His  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly, 
and  speakest  no  3  proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou 
knowest  all  things,  and  needest 
not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  ; 
by  this  we  believe  that  thou  earnest 
forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye 
now  believe  ? 

32  Behold,  y  the  hour  coineth, 
yea,  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall  be 
scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  4 
and  shall  leave  me  alone  :  and  yet 
z  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Fa- 
ther is  with  me. 

33  These  things  have  I  spoken 
unto  you,  that  in  «  me  ye  might 
have  peace.  In  6  the  world  ye 
shall  have  ttibulation  :  but  be  of 
good  cheer;  I  have  overcome  the 
world. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

THESE  words  spake  Jesus,  and 
lifted  up  his  eyes  to  heaven, 
and  said,  Father,  the  a  hour  ij 
come  :  glorify  thy  Son,  that  thy 
Son  also  may  glorify  thee  : 
2  As  thou  hast  given  him  power 
over  all  flesh,  that  4  he  should  give 
eiemal  life  to  as  many  as  thou 
bast  given  bim. 


I 


A.  D.  33. 


3  And  this  c  is  life  eternal,  that  i  c  1  Jno.  5. 
they  might  know  d  thee  the  e  only    11. 
true  Gud,  and  Jesus  Christ,  whom   rfJe^9.23,24 
^thou  hast  sejit.  ' 


4  I  s  have  gloL-ified  thee  on  the  fc.  10.38 
earlh  :  I  /ihave  finished  the  work  g- c.  14.  13. 
which  thou  g-avesl  me  to  do.  \h  c.  19.  30. 

5  And    now,   O    Father,    glorify   2  Ti.  4.  7. 
thou  me  with  thine  own  self,  with   ic.  1.  1,  2, 
the  glory  which  I  i  had  wiih  thee 
before  the  world  was. 

5  I  /i  have  manifested  thy  name 
untu  the  men  which  thou  igavest 
me  out  of  the  world  :  thine  they 
were,  and  thou  gavest  ihem  me  : 
and  they  have  kept  wi  thy  word. 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all  I  nc.  6.  68.  14 
things,  whaisoeverthou  hast  given  |  10. 
me,  a.e  of  thee. 

8  Foi-  I  have  given  unto  them  the 
wo.ds    n  which   thou   gavest   rae  ; 
and  they  have  received  them,  and    q  Gx,  1.  24 
have  known  surely  that  I  came  out    1  Pe.  2.  9. 
from  thee,  and  they  have  believed   r  1  Pe.  1.  5. 
that  thou  didst  send  me.  Jude  1.  24. 

9  I  p. ay  for  tiiem  :  I  pray  not  for  I  »  Pr.  18.  10. 


CHAP.  XVIII.  Christ  taken  by  the  Jews. 

I  but  for  them  also  which  shall  be- 
'  lieve  on  me  through  their  word  ; 
21  Tliat  they  all  may  be  z  one  ;  as 
e  1  Th.  1.  9.    thou,  Father,  art  in  me,  and  I  in 


Ph.  2.  6.  He. 
1.  3,  10. 
Ic  Ps.  22.  22. 
ver.  !c6. 
I  Ro.  8.  30. 
ver.  2,  9,  11. 
mHe.  3.  6. 


o  1  Jno.  5. 
19. 
^c.  IS.  15. 


0  but  for  them  whicli 
iven  me  ;  for  they  arc 


t  Ps.  109.  8. 
Ac.  1.  20. 
u  c.  15.  18, 
19. 

V  Ga.  1.  4. 
w  Ac.  15.  9. 
Ep.  5.  26. 
2  Th.  2.  13. 

X  Ps.  119. 
151. 

y  1  Cor.  1.  2, 

30. 


the  world 
thou  hast 
thine. 

10  And  all  p  mine  are  thine,  and 
thine  are  mine  ;  and  I  g  am  glori- 
fied in  them. 

11  And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the 
world,  but  these  are  in  the  world, 
and  I  come  to  thee.  Holy  Father, 
keep  r  through  thine  o^^n  names 
those  whom  thou  hast  given  me, 
that  they  may  be  one,  as  we  are. 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the 
world,  I  kept  them  in  thy  name  : 
those  that  thou  gavest  me  I  have 
kept  ;  and  none  of  them  is  lost,  but 
the  son  of  perdition  ;  that  the  scrip- 
ture t  might  be  fu [tilled. 

13  And  now  come  (  to  thee  ;  and 
these  things  I  speak  in  the  world, 
that  they  might  have  my  joy  ful- 
filled in  themselves. 

14  I  have  given  them  thy  word  ; 
and  u  the  world  hath  hated  them,  |^2Sa   15 
because  they  are  not  of  the  world,  '23 

even  as  I  am  not  of  the  world.  I 

15  I  p.ay  not  that  thou  shouldest   f>  Mat.  26. 
take  them  out  of  the  world,  butt;    47,  &c. 


1  or,  truly 
sanclijied, 

z  Ro.  12.  5. 

a2Cor.3.18. 

61Th.  4.  17. 


thee,  that  they  also  may  be  one  in 
us;  that  the  world  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 
'.^2  And  a  the  glo.y  which  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  given  thein  ;  that 
they  may  be  one,  even  as  we  are 
one  : 

23  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me, 
that  they  may  be  made  perfect  in 
one  ;  and  thai  the  wo. Id  may 
know  that  thou  hast  sent  me,  and 
hast  loved  them  as  thou  hast  loved 
me. 

24  Father,  I  will  that  they  also, 
whom  thou  hast  given  me,  be  b 
with  me  where  I  am  ;  that  they 
may  behold  my  glo.y,  which  thou 
hast  given  me  ;  fo,  thou  lovedst  me 
belore  the  foundation  of  the  wo.bl. 

25  O  .igiiteous  Father,  the  world 
hath  not  known  thee  :  but  I  have 
known  thee,  and  these  have  known 
that  th.m  hast  seal  me. 

26  And  I  have  decla.ed  unto  them 
thy  name,  and  will  declare  it; 
that  the  love  wherewith  thou  hast 
loved  me  may  be  in  them,  and  I  in 
thein. 

CHAPTER  XVIir. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken 
these  woids,  he  went  forth 
with  his  disciples  over  the  brook 
Cedron,  auhere  was  a  garden, 
into  the  which  he  entered,  and  his 
disciple.5. 

2  And  Jndas  also,  which  betray- 
ed him,  knew  the  place;  for  Jesus 
oft-times  resorted  thither  with  his 
disciples. 

3  Judas  h  then,  having  received 
a  band  of  men,  and  officers  from 
the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees, 
Cometh  thither  with  lanterns  and 
torches  an^l  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  c  all 
things  that  should  come  upon  him, 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  them, 
Whom  seek  ye  ? 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of 
d  Nazareth.       Jesus     saith     unto 


that    thon    shouldest    keep    them   Mar.  14.  43.    them,  I  am  he.      And  Judas  also, 
°""    '  "   ""      wiiich    betrayed  him,  stood   with 
them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said 
unto  them,  I  am  he,  they  ewent 
backward,  and  fell  to  tlie  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  them  again, 
Whom  seek  ye?  And  they  said, 
Je?us  of  Nazareth. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told  yoa 
that  I  am  he  :  if  therefore  ye  seek 
me  /"let  these  go  their  way  : 

8  That  the  saving  might  be  ful- 
115 


from  the  evil.  I  &'"•  Lu.  22. 

16  They  are    not  of  the   world,  [  47,  &c. 
even  as  i  am  not  of  the  world.  |  p  ^    jq   17 

17  Sanctify  wthem  through  thy   18.  Ac.  2.  28. 
truth:  ihv  rwo.d  is  truth.  |      ' 

18  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the   d  Mat.  2.  23. 
world,   even   so   have   I   also  sent   c.  19.  19. 
tham  into  the  world. 

19  And  2/ for  their  sake.?  I  sanctify 
myself,  that  they  also  might  be 
1  sanctified  through  the  truth 


•  e  Ps.  27.  2. 
40.  14. 

'/  Is.  53.  6. 


20  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone,  lEp.  5.  25. 


Tlie  examination  be/ore  Caiip^tae. 

filled  which  he  spiike,  §  0(  ihem 
which  ihou  gavest  me  have  I  lost 
none. 

10  Thca  A.  Simon  Peter,  having 
a  sword,  diCW  it,  and  smote  the 
big'h  p.icsi's  servant,  mid  cut  off 
his  ri^ht  ear.  The  seivant's  name 
was  Malchus. 

11  Then  said  Jesus  unto  Peter, 
put  up  thy  sword  into  llie  sheath  : 
the  cup  i  which  my  i^ither  hath 
given  me,  shall  I  nut  dnnk  it  ? 

12  Then  the  band  and  the  captain 
and  officers  uf  the  Jews  look  Jesus, 
and  bound  him, 

13  And  led  him  away  to  Annas 
k  first  ;  for  he  was  father-in-law 
to  C'aiaphas,  which  was  the  high 
priest  that  same  1  year. 

14  Now  Caiaphas  was  he  which 
gave  counsel  I  to  the  Jews,  that 
it  was  expedient  that  one  man 
should  die  fo:  the  people. 

15  And  7rt  .Simon  Peter  followed 
Jesus,  and  so  did  another  disci- 
ple :  that  disciple  was  known  un- 
to the  hi^h  priest,  and  went  in 
with  Jesus  into  the  palace  of  the, 
hi?h  priest. 

16  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door! 
without.  Then  went  out  that  j 
other  disciple,  which  was  known, 
unto  the  high  priest,  and  spake  I 
unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  j 
brouirht  in  Peter.  | 

17  'I'hen  saith  the  damsel  that  , 
kept  the  door  unto  Peter,  Art  notj 
thou  also  one  of  this  man's  dis- , 
ciples  ?    He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers 
stood  there,  who  ha<i  made  a  fire 
of  coals  ;  for  it  was  cold  :  and  they 
warmed  themselves  :  and  Peter 
stood  with  them,  and  warmed 
himself. 

19  The  hitjh  priest  then  asked 
Jesus  of  his  disciples,  and  of  his 
doctrine. 

20  Jesus  answered  him,  I  spake  n 
openly  to  the  world  :  I  ever  taught 
in  the  synagogue,  and  in  the  tem- 
ple, whither  the  Jews  always  re- 
sort :  and  o  in  secret  liavc  1  said 
nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me  ?  ask 
them  which  heard  me,  what  I  have 
said  unto  them  :  behold,  they  know 
what  I  sail. 

22  And  when  he  had  thus  spo- 
ken, one  of  the  officers  whicli  stood 
by  struck  p  Jesus  :2  with  the  palm 
of  his  hand,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  the  high  priest  so  ? 

23  Jesu.<!  answe  ed  him.  If  I  have 
spoken  evil,  bear  wilne.ss  of  the 
evil  :  but  j  if  well,  why  smitest 
thou  me  1 


JOHN. 

i-c.  17.  12. 
K  Mat.  26. 
51.  Mar.  14. 
47.  Lu.  22. 
49,  50. 
j  Mat.  20.22. 
26.  39,  42. 
k  Lu.  3.  2. 

1  And  An- 
nan sent 
CKrist 
bound  unto 
Cninplias 
the  fiigh 
priest.  V.  24. 
Ic.  11.49,50. 
m  Mat.  US. 
58,  &c. 
Mar.  14.  54. 
Lu.  22.  54. 

n  Lu.  4.  15. 
c.  7.  14,  26, 
i8.  8.  2. 
o  Ac.  26.  26. 
p  Job  16.  10. 
Je.  £0.  2. 
Ac.  23.  2,  3. 

2  or,  with,  a 
rod. 

q  1  Pe.  2.  19 
-23. 


3  See  ver. 
13. 

r  Mat.  26. 
74.  Mar.  14. 
72.  Lu.  22. 
60.  c.  13.  38. 
s  Mat.  27. 
2,  &c.  Mar. 
15.  1.  &c. 
Lu.  23.  1, 
&c. 

4  or,  Pi- 
late's house, 
t  Ac.  10.  28. 
uGe.  49.  10. 
Ez.  21.  27. 

V  Mat.  20. 
19.  Lu.  18. 
32,33. 
wc.  19.  11. 
Ac.  3.  13. 
xl  Ti.6.  13. 
y  Ps.  45.  3, 

6.  Is    9.6, 

7.  Da.  2.  44. 
7.  14.  Zee. 
9.  9.  Lu.  12. 
14.  c.  6.  15. 
Ro.  14.  17. 
Col.  J.  13. 

z  Is.  55.  4. 

Re.  1.5.3. 

14. 

a  c.  8.  47. 

1  Jno.  4.  6. 


A.  D.  33. 

24  Now  3  Annas  had  sent  him 
bound    unto    Caiaphas    the    high 

piiest. 

25  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and 
warmed  himself.  They  said  there- 
fore unto  him.  Art  not  ihoii  also 
07ie  of  his  discipleE  ?  He  denied  it, 
and  said,  I  am  not. 

26  One  uf  the  servants  of  the 
high  priest,  (being  his  kinsman 
whose  ear  Peter  cut  ofi',)  saith, 
Did  not  I  see  thee  in  the  garden 
with  him  ? 

27  Peter  then  denied  ag.iin  ;  and 
r  immediately  the  cock  crew. 

28  Then  sled  they  Jesus  from 
Caiaphas  unto  4  the  hall  of  judg- 
ment :  and  it  was  early  :  and  they 
themselves  went  not  into  the  iudg- 
inent-hall,  lest  t  they  should  Be 
defiled,  but  that  they  might  eat 
the  p.issover. 

29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto 
them,  and  said,  What  accusation 
bring  ye  against  this  man  1 

30  They  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  If  he  were  not  a  malefac- 
tor, we  would  not  have  delivered 
him  up  unto  thee. 

31  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them, 
Take  ye  him,  and  judge  him  ac- 
cording to  your  law.  The  Jews 
therefoie  said  unto  him.  It  is  not 
lawful  for  us  u  to  put  any  man 
to  death  : 

32  Th.it  the  saying  of  Jesus  might 
be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  ti  sig- 
nifying what  death  he  should  die. 

33  Then  Pilate  entered  into  the 
judgment-hall  again,  and  called 
Jesus,  and  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews? 

34  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest 
thou  this  thing  of  thyself,  or  did 
others  tell  it  thee  of  me  ? 

35  Pilate  answe.ed,  Am  I  a  Jew  ? 
Thine  own  to  nation  and  the  chief 
priests  have  delivered  thee  unt: 
me.     What  hast  thou  done  ? 

36  Jesus  aranswered,  My  yking- 
dom  is  not  of  this  woild  :  if  my 
kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then 
would  my  servants  fight,  that  I 
should  not  be  delivered  to  the 
Jews  :  but  now  is  my  kingdom  not 
f.om  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  a  king  then  ?  Jesus  an- 
swered, Thou  sayest  that  I  am  a 
king.  To  this  end  was  I  born, 
and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the 
woild.  that  I  should  bear  r  witness 
unto  the  truth.  Evei-y  one  a  that 
is  of  the  truth  heareth  my  voice. 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What 
is  truth?  And  when  he  had  said 
this,  he  went  out  again  unto  tbd 


A.  D.  33. 

Jews,  and  s^Ath  unto  them,  I  find 
in  him  no  fault  at  all. 

39  But  ye  have  a  custom  that  I 
BhoulJ  reiease  unto  you  one  at  the 

fassover:  will    ye    therefore    that 
release  unto  you  the  King  of  the 
Jews? 

40  Then  cried  they  all  a^ain,  say- 
ings, Not  this  man,  but  Barabbas! 
Now  Barabbas  was  a  robber. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

THEN  a  Pilate  therefore  took 
Jesus,  and  scourged  b  him. 
'■i  And  the  soldiers  platted  a 
crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his 
head,  and  they  put  on  llim  a  pur- 
ple lobe, 

3  And  said,  Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews?  and  they  smote  him  with 
their  hands. 

4  Pilate  therefore  went  fc!lh 
again,  and  saitli  unto  ihem.  Be- 
hold, I  bring  him  foith  to  you, 
that  ye  may  know  that  c  I  find 
no  fault  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wear- 
ing the  crown  of  thorns,  and  the 
puiple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith 
unto  them,  Behold  the  man  ! 

6  When  the  chief  priests  there- 
fore and  officers  saw  him,  they 
cried  out,  saying,  Crucify  7iim, 
crucify  hivt !  Pilate  saith  unto 
tliern.  Take  ye  him  and  crucify 
him;  for  I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him.  We 
d  have  a  law,  and  by  our  law  he 
ought  to  die,  because  e  he  made 
kimself  the  Son  of  God. 

d  When  Pilate  therefore  heard 
that  saying,  he  was  the  more 
afraid  ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  judg- 
ment hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus, 
Whence  art  thou  ?  But  J'  Jesus 
gave  him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him, 
Speak'^st  thou  not  unto  me  ? 
Knowest  g  thou  not  that  I  have 
power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have 
power  to  release  thee  ? 

11  Jesus  answered,  Thou  h 
couldest  have  no  power  at  all 
against  me,  except  it  were  given 
thee  from  i  above  :  therefore  he  t 
that  delivered  me  unto  thee  hath 
the  greater  I  sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate 
sou.rht  to  release  him :  but  the 
Jews  cried  out,  saying,  If  thou 
let  this  man  go,  thou  art  not  Ce- 
sar's friend  :  whosoever  m  maketh 
himself  a  king,  speaketh  against 
Cesar. 

13    When    n    Pilate     therefore 
heard     that    saying,    he    brought 
JesuB  forth,  and  sat  down  in  th«- 
62 


CHAP.  XIX.  The  crucijixion. 

judgment-seat,  in  a  place  that  is 
called  Tiie  Pavement,  but  in  the 
Hebrew,  Gabbailia. 

14  And  o  It  was  the  preparation 
of  the  passover,  and  about  the 
sixth  hour:  and  he  saith  unto  the 
Jews,  Behold  your  King"! 

15  But  they  cried  out.  Away 
with  him,  away  with  hi^n !  cru- 
cify hnn  !  Pilale  saith  unto  them, 
Shall  I  crucify  your  King?  The 
chief  priests  answered,  We  p 
have  no  king  bin  Cesar. 

16  Then  q  delivered  he  hinu 
therefoje  unto  them  to  be  cruci- 
fied. And  they  took  Jesus,  and 
led  him.  away. 

17  And  he,  hearing  his  cross, 
went  T  foilh  into  a  place  callej 
the  place  oi  a  skull,  winch  is  called 
in  the  Hebrew,  Golgotha  ; 

18  Where  they  crucified  him, 
and  two  other  with  him,  on  either 
side  one,  ana  Jesus  in  the  midst. 

19  And  s  Pilate  v,-rote  a  title,  and 
put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the 
writing  was,  JESUS  OF  NAZA- 
RETH, THE  KING  OF  THB 
JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of 
the  Jews  :  for  the  place  where  Je- 
sus was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the 
city :  and  it  was  written  in  He- 
b  ew,  and  Greek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests 
of  the  Jews  to  Pilate,  Write  not, 
The  King  of  the  Jews;  but  that 
he  said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered, What  I  have 
written,  I  have  written. 

S3  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they 
bad  ciucified  Jesus,  took  his  gar- 
ments, and  made  four  parts,  to 
every  soldier  a  part ;  and  also  his 
coat  :  now  the  coat  was  without 
seam,  1  woveii  t  from  the  top 
throughout : 

24  They  said  therefore  amonj 
themselves.  Let  us  not  rend  it, 
but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall 
be  :  that  the  scripture  might  be 
fulfilled,  which  saith,  «  They 
hein, 


a  Mat.  27. 
26,  &c. 
Mar.  15.  15, 
&c. 

b  Is.  53.  5. 

c  c.  18.  38. 
ver.  6. 

dLe.  24.  16. 

e  C.5.  18.10. 
33. 

/  Ps.  38.18. 
Is.  53.  7. 
Mat.  27.  12, 
14.  Ph.  l.iS. 

g  Da.  3.  14, 
15. 

A  Lu.22.  53. 
7.  30. 

i  Ps.  39.  9. 

k  Mar.   14. 
14.  c.  18.  3. 

7  He.  6.4-8. 
Ja.  4.  17. 

m  Lu.  23.  2. 
Ac.  17.  7. 

n  Pr.  29.  25. 
Ac.  4.  19. 


o  Mat.  27. 
62. 


p  Ge.  49. 10. 

q  Mat.  27. 
U6,  &c. 
Mar.  15.  15, 
&c.   Lu.  23. 
24,  &c. 

rNu.  15.36. 

He.  13.  12. 

s  Mat.  27. 

37.  Mar.  15.  '  paited  my   raiment  amon 


6.  Lu.  23. 

38. 

lor, 

torought. 

t  Ex.  39.  22. 
uPs.  22.  18. 

2  or,  Clo- 

pas. 

V  Lu.  24.18. 

tec.  13.23. 
»«.  2,  4. 


and  for  my  vesture  they  did  cast 
lots.  These  things  therefore  the 
soldiers  did. 

5;5  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross 
of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his  mo- 
ther's sister,  Mary  the  ui/e  of 
2  Cleophas,  r  and  Mary  Magda- 
lene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw 
his  mother,  and  the  disciple 
standing  by  »ff  whom  he  loved,  he 
saith  unto  his  mother.  Woman,  x 
behold  thy  son  ! 

27  Th«CL  saith  he  to  th«  discipl?, 

117 


Ckritt's  death  and  burial. 
Behold  thy  y  mother!    And   from 
tb.it  huui   ibul    dirciple    touk    her 
unto  his  own  z  home. 

!<8  Alter  this,  Jesus,  knowing 
thut  all  ihings  weie  now  accom- 
plisht'd,  thut  tlie  scripture  a  might 
be  fuiniled,  sailh,  1  tbiist. 

2S  Now  iheie  wan  set  a  vessel 
full  of  vineg-ar:  and  they  filled  a 
sponge  wiih  vinegar,  und  put  it 
upon  hyssop,  and  put  t(  to  his 
mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  re- 
ceived the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  6 
is  finished  :  and  he  bowed  bis 
bead,  and  gave  c  np  the  ghost. 

31  The  Jews  the  efore,  because  it 
■was  the  Preparation,  d  thut  the 
bodies  should  nut  remain  e  upon 
the  C10S8  on  the  .sabbath  day,  (for 
/  that  sabbath  day  was  an  high 
day,)  besought  Pilate  that  their 
legs  might  he  broken,  and  that 
they  might  be  taken  away. 

Si  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and 
brake  tlie  legs  of  the  first,  and  of 
the  other  which  was  crucified  with 
him. 

33  But  wiien  they  came  to  Jesus, 
and  saw  that  he  was  dejd  iil- 
ready,  they  brake  not  his  legs : 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a 
(pear  pierced  his  side,  and  forth- 
with came  there  out  blood  g  aiid 
water,  h 

35  And  i  he  that  saw  it  bare  re- 
cortl,  and  his  record  is  tpie  ;  and 
he  knoweih  that  he  saith  liue, 
that  ye  might  believe.  1 

36  For  these  things  were  done, 
that  the  scripture  k  should  be  ful- 
filled, A  bone  of  bim  shall  not  be 
broken. 

37  And  again  another  scripture  I 
saith,  They  shall  look  on  him 
whom  tliey  pierced. 

38  And  aftei  this,  Joseph  of  Ari- 
matheu  (being  a  disciple  of  Jesus, 
but  secretly,  for  m  fear  of  the 
Jews)  besought  Pilate  that  he 
might  take  away  the  body  of  Je- 
■us :  and  Pilate  gave  him  leave. 
Re  came  therefore,  and  took  the 
body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  n  Nico- 
demus,  (which  at  the  first  came  to 
Jeeus  by  nizht,)  and  o  brought  a 
mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes,  about 
an  hundred  pound  weight. 

40  Then  took  they  the  body  of 
Jesus,  and  wound  p  it  in  linen 
clothes  with  the  spices,  as  the 
manner  of  the  Jews  is  to  buy. 

41  Now  in  the  place  wheie  he 
was  crucified  there  was  a  garden  ; 
and  in  the  garden  a  new  sepulchre, 
wb«i«ia  w»s  never  man  y«t  Ifkid.  ■ 

118  ' 


JOHN. 

ylTi.5.  a. 
z  c.  15.32. 
a  P«.  69.  21. 
6  c.  17.  4. 
c  Is.  53.  10, 
1*2.  He.  '2. 
14,15. 

d  sec.  42. 
«  D-.21.  23 
/  Le.  23.  7, 

g  He.  9.22, 
23.  1  Jno.  5. 

6,  8. 

'ilPe.3.21. 

i  1  Jno.  1.1- 

3. 

A  Ex.  12.  46. 

Nu.    9.     12. 

Ps.    34.   20. 

/  P«.  22.  16. 
Zee.  12.  10. 
Re.  1.  7. 

mc.  9.  22. 

12.  42. 

nc.  3.  1,2— 

7.  50. 

o  2Ch.  16. 
14. 
p  Ac.  5.  6. 


9  Is.  53.  9. 
1  Cor.  15.  4. 

r  ver.  31. 

a  Mat.  28.1, 

&c.  Mar. 

16.  1,  &c. 

Lu.  24.    1, 

4c. 

b  c.  13.  23. 

19.26.21.7, 

24. 

cLu.24.  12. 
dLu.l3.  30. 
ec.  19.  40. 
/c.  11. -:4. 

^Ps.  16.  10. 
Ac.  2.  25— 
31.  13.  31, 
35. 

A  Mar.  16.5. 
I  Mat.  28.  9. 
Mar.  16.  9. 
iLu.  24.16, 
31.  c.  21.  4. 


A.  D.  33. 

42  There  q  laid  ihcy  Jecus  there- 
fore, because  r  of  the  Jews'  prepa- 
ration-day,- for  the  sepulch.e  v>al 
nigh  at  band. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

THE  a  fi  M  day  cf  the  week  com. 
eth  Mary  Magdalene  eaily, 
when  it  was  yet  dark,  unto  the  se- 
pulch.e,  and  secth  the  (tone  lakei^ 
away  from  the  sepulch.e. 

2  Then  she  runneth,  and  Cometh 
to  Simon  Peter,  and  to  the    other 

j  disciple  whuin  6  Jesus  loved,  and 
sailh  unto  them.  They  have  lak- 
I  en  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepul- 
ich.e,  and  we  know  not  where  they 
I  have  laid  him. 

3  Peter  c  therefore  went  forth, 
'and  that  other  disciple,  and  came 
1  to  the  sepulchre. 

I  4  So  they  ran  both  together:  and 
1  the  other  dis<  iple  did  outrun  d  Pe- 
ter, and  came  first  to  the  sepul- 
chie. 

5  And  he,  stooping  down,  and 
I  looking  in,  saw  the  linen  clothes  « 
I  lying;  yet  went  he  not  in. 
I  6  Then  coineth  Simon  Peter  fol- 
I  lowing  him,  and  went  into  the 
i sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  linen 
I  clothes  lie  ; 

7  And  the  napkin,  f  that  wae 
aboat  his  head,  not  lying  with  the 
linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  toge- 
ther in  a  place  by  itself. 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other 
disciple    which    rame    first  to  the 

; sepulchre,  and  he  saw,  and  be- 
jlieved. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  g 
scripture,  that  he  must  lise  again 

I  from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away 
again  unto  their  own  home. 

11  But  Mary  stood  without  at 
the  sepulchre,  weeping:  and  as 
she  wept,  she  stooped  down,  and 
looked  h  into  the  sepulchre, 

I  12  And  seeth  two  angels  in  whitt, 
sitting,  the  one  at  the    head,  and 

I  the   other   at  the    feet,   where   th* 

j  body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

I  13  And  they  say  unto  her,  Wo- 
man, why  weepest  thou  ?  She 
saith  unto  them,  Because  they 
have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and  I 
know  not  where  they  have  laid 
hirn. 

14  And  when  she  had  thus  said, 
she  turned  herself  back,  and  i  saw 
Jesus    standing,   and   knew  not  k 

'•  that  it  was  Jesus. 

i    15  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  "Woman, 

Why  weepest  thou  7  whom  seek- 
est  thou  ?  She,  supposing  hira 
to  be  the  gardener,  saith  unto  biro, 

I  Sir,  if  th«u  bav*  borne  bim  beace, 


A.  D.  33. 

tell  roe  where  thou  hasi  laid  him, 
and  I  I  will  lake  him  away. 

16  Jesus  Baith  unto  her,  JVIary,  m 
She  turned  n  herself,  and  saith 
unto  him,  Rabboni ;  which  is  to 
say,  Master. 

17  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Touch 
me  not  j  for  I  am  not  yet  ascended 
to  my  Father  :  but  go  to  my 
brethren,  o  aaJ  say  unto  them,  Ip 
ascend  unto  my  Father,  and  q  your 
Father ;  and  to  my  r  God,  and 
your  s  God. 

18  Mary  Magdalene  came  t  and 
told  the  disciples  that  she  had  seen 
the  Lord,  and  that  he  had  spoken 
these  things  unto  her. 

19  Then  u  the  same  day  at  eve- 
ning, being  the  first  daz/  of  the 
■week,  when  the  doors  were  shut 
■where  the  disciples  were  assem- 
bled for  fear  of  the  Jews,  came  Je- 
sus, and  stood  in  the  midst,  and 
Baith  unto  them, Peace  6e  unto  you. 

20  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he 
showed  unto  them  his  hands  and 
his  side.  Then  a  were  the  disci- 
ples glad  when  they  saw  the  Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again. 
Peace  w  be  unto  you  :  as  my  Fa- 
ther hath  sent  me,  even  so  x  send 
I  you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto 
them, Receive  yye  the  HolyGhost. 

23  Whose  soever  z  sins  ye  remit, 
they  are  remitted  unto  them  ;  ond 
■whose  soever  sins  ye  retain,  they 
are  retained. 

24  But  Thomas,  a  one  of  the 
twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came. 

2-5  The  other  disciples  therefore 
said  unto  him,  We  have  seen  the 
Lord.  But  he  6  said  unto  them, 
Except  I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the 
print  of  the  nails,  and  put  iny  fin- 
ger into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will 
not  believe. 

26  And  after  eight  days,  again 
his  disciples  were  within,  and 
Thomas  with  them.  Then  came 
Jesus,  the  doors  being  shut,  and 
stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace 
c  be  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas, 
Reach  hither  thy  finger,  and  be- 
hold my  hands,  and  reach  liither 
thy  hand,  d  and  thrust  it  into  my 
side  :  and  be  e  not  faithless,  but 
believing. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and 
said  unto  him,  My,/"  Lord  and  rnv 
God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas, 
because  thou  hast  seen  me,  thou 


CHAP.  XXI 

UCa.  3.  2. 

m  Is.  43.  1. 
'c.  10.  3. 

n  Ca.  3.  4. 
'  o  Ps.  i.-i.  22. 
JRo.  8.  29. 
lHe.2.  11. 
>c.  16.  28. 

q  Ro.  8.  14, 
i  15.  2  Cor.  6. 
1 18.  Ga.3.26. 

4.  6,7. 
|rEp.  1.  17. 

s  Ge.  17.  7, 
8.  Ps.  43.  4,! 

5.  48.  14.  Is.  I 
41.   10.     Je.  ' 

!31.  33.  Ez.  I 
36.28.    Zee! 

il3.9.  He. 11. 

,16.  Re.  21.3.  ' 

\t  Mat. 28. 10. 
u  Mar.  16. 
14.    Lu.  24. 

'36.  lCor.l5.  i 

5-  I 

B  c.  16.  22.  i 
w  c.  14.  27.  I 
X  Mat.  28. 
19.  c.  17.18.' 
2  Ti.  2.  2.  i 
He.  3.  1.  j 
y  Ac.  2.  4,  ! 
38. 

z  Mat.    16.: 
19.  18.  18.      i 
rac.  11.  16. 
/)  Ps.  78.  11, 
32.  i 

e  Is.  26.  12.    1 
dl  Jno.  1.1.  ' 
elTi.  1.  14. 
/   Ps.    118. 
'i8.   c.  5.  23. 
ITi.  3.  16. 


§-lPc.  1.8. 

/ic.21.25. 

iLu.  1.  4. 

k  c.  3.  15,16. 
5.  24.  10.10. 
1  Pe.  1.  9. 

a  c.  1.  45. 

b  Mat.  4.21. 

cc.20.  14. 

dLu.24.41. 

1  or,  Sirs. 

f  Lu.  5.  4-7. 


Miraculous  draught  of  fishes, 
hast  believed  :  blessed  g  are  they 
that  have  not  seen,  and  yet  have 
believed. 

30  And  ft  many  other  signs  truly 
did  Jesus  in  the  presence  of  his 
disciples,  which  are  not  written  in 
this  book  : 

31  But  i  these  are  written,  that 
ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ;  and  k 
that,  believing,  yp  might  have  life 
through  his  name. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

AFTER  these  thmgs  Jesus 
showed  himself  again  to  the 
disciples  at  the  sea  of  Tiberias: 
and  on  this  wise  showed  he  himself. 

2  There  weie  together  Simon  Pe 
ter,  and  Thomas  called  Didymus, 
and  a  Nathanael  of  Cana  in  Gali- 
lee, and  the  sons  b  of  Zebedee,  and 
two  other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I 
go  a  fishing.  They  say  unto  him. 
We  also  go  with  thee.  They  went 
forth,  and  entered  into  a  ship  im- 
mediately ;  and  that  night  they 
caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was 
now  come, Jesus  stood  on  the  shore: 
but  the  disciples  knew  c  not  that 
it  was  Jesus. 

5  Then  d  Jesus  saith  unto  them, 
1  Children,  have  ye  any  meat  7 
They  answered  him.  No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them.  Cast  e 
the  net  on  the  right  side  of  the  ship, 
and  ye  shall  find.  They  ca>t 
therefore,  and  now'theywere  not 
able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  that  disciple  whom 
Jesus  loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is 
the  Lord.  Now  when  Simon  Pe- 
ter heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he 
gilt  his  fisher's  coat  vnto  him,  {for 
he  was  naked,)  and  did  cast  him- 
self into  the  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in 
a  little  ship,  (for  they  were  not 
far  from  land,  but  as  it  were  two 
hundred  cubits,)  dragging  the  net 
with  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were 
come  to  land,  they  sav/  a  fire  of 
coals  there,  and  fish  laid  thereon, 
and  bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Bring 
of  the  fish  which  ye  have  now 
caught. 

11  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and 
drew  the  net  to  land  full  of  great 
fishes,  an  hundred  and  fifty  and 
three  :  and  for  all  there  -were  so 
many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken. 

12  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come 
anc2dine.    And  none  of  th«  disei- 

119 


CTirist't  a'ldress  to  Peter. 

pies,  durht  ask  him,  Who  art  thou? 
Vu'i-.viiig  thai  it  W119  the  Lord. 

13  Jesus/ then  cometh,  iiiid  lalr- 
eth  brend,  and  giveth  them,  and 
fifh  likewise. 

14  Thisg-  is  now  the  thirl  time 
that  Jesus  Bhowcd  hmiselt"  to  his 
disciples,  after  that  he  was  risen 
from  the  dead. 

15  So  when  they  hud  dined,  Je- 
sus saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon, 
ton  of  Jonas,  loveat  thou  me  more 
h  than  these  .'  He  saith  uiito  him. 
Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knoxvest  that  I 
love  thee.  He  suilh  unto  him, 
Feed  i  my  lambs. 

16  He  s.iiih  to  him  ajain  the 
second  lime,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me  ?  He  saith  unto 
bim.  Yea,  Lord  ;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto 
him,  Feed  my  sheep,  k 

17  He  saith  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest 
thou  me?  Peter  was  grieved  /  be- 
cause he  said  unto  him  the  third 
time,  Lovest  thou  me  ?  and  he 
said  unto  him,  Lord,  thou  m 
knowest  all  things  ;  thnu  kitowest 
that  I  love  thee.  Jesus  saith  unto 
him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

18  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
thee,  n  When  thou  wast  young, 
thou  girdest  thyself,  and  walk- 
edst  whither  ihou  wouldest  :  but 
when  thou  shall  be  old,  thou  shah 
stretch   forth   thy  hands,   and   a.n- 


THE  ACTS. 

/Ac.  10.41 

gc.2P.  19, 
26. 

h  Mat.  26. 
33,35. 

1  Is.  40.  11. 
Je.3.15.Ez. 
34.  2—10. 
Ac.  20.  28. 
1  Pc.  5.  2, 
4. 

i  He.  13.  20. 
1  Pe.  2.  25. 
/  La.  3.  33. 
m  c.  16.  30. 

71  c.  13.  36. 
Ac.  12.  3,  4, 


0  Ac.  21.  U. 
/)2Pe.  1.  14. 
9  Nu.  14.24. 

1  Sa.  12.  20. 
Mat.  19.  28. 
c.  12.  26. 

r  Mat.  25. 
31.  Re.  1.  7. 
22.  20. 
s  ver.  19. 
t  c.  19.  35. 
3Jno.  12. 
u  c.  20.  30. 
V  Am.  7.  10. 


A.  D.  38. 

other  shall  o  jird  thee,  and  carry 
tkee  whither  thou  wouldest  not. 

19  This  spake  he,  signifying  bjf 
what  death  p  he  should  glori/y 
God.  And  when  he  had  spoken 
this,  he  saith  unto  him,  Follow  q 
me. 

20  Then  Peter,  turning  about, 
seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus 
laved,  following  ;  which  also 
leaned  on  his  bieast  at  supper, 
and  said.  Lord,  which  is  be  that 
beirayeth  thee  ? 

21  Peter,  seeing  him,  saith  to 
Jesus,  Loi-d,  and  what  shall  this 
man  do  ? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  If  I 
will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  r 
what  is  that  to  thee?  Follow  » 
thou  me. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad 
among  the  brethren,  that  that  dis- 
ciple should  not  die  ;  yet  Jesus 
said  not  unto  liim.  He  shall  not 
die  ;  but,  If  I  will  that  he  tarry 
till  I  come,  what  is  thnt  to  thee  ? 

24  This  is  the  disciple  which  tes- 
tifieth  of  these  things,  and  wrot<! 
these  things  :  and  ;  we  know  that 
his  testimony  is  true. 

25  And  u  there  are  also  many 
other  things  which  Jesus  did,  the 
which  if  they  should  be  written 
every  one,  I  suppcse  that  even  the 
world  itself  could  not  contain  the 
V  books  tbat  should  be  written. 
Amen. 


THE    ACTS     OF     THE 


CHAPTER  I. 

THE  former  treatise  a  have  I 
made,  O  Thtophilus,  of  all 
that  Jesus  began  both  to  do  ond 
teach, 

2  Until  6  the  day  in  which  he 
was  taken  up,  after  that  he 
through  the  Holy  Ghost  had  given 
commandments  c  unto  the  apostles 
■whom  he  had  chosen  : 

3  To  whom  also  he  showed  him- 
self alive  after  his  passion,  by 
many  d  infallible  proofs,  being 
seen  of  ihein  forty  days,  an(l 
speaking  of  the  things  pertaining 
to  the  kingdom  of  God  ; 

4  .\nd  1  being  assembled  togeth- 
er with  them,  commanded  c  them 
that  they  .-'hould  not  depart  from 
Jerusalem,  but  wait  f>r  the  pro- 
mise of  the  Father,  which,  saith 
he.  Ye/have  heard  of  me. 

5  For  John  ^  truly  baplixed  with 
water  ;  but  ye  shall  be  baptiied 
with  the  Holy  Ghost,  h  not  many 
days  hence. 

li)0 


aLu.  1.1-4. 
iLu.24.  51. 
ver.  9. 
1  Ti.  3.  16. 
c  Mat.  28. 
19.  Mar.  16. 
15—19. 
rfLu.24.  15. 
Jno.  c.  20, 
21. 

1  or,  eating 
together. 
e  Lu.  24.  49. 
/Jno.  c.  14, 
15,  16. 
-Mat.  3.  11. 
h  c.  2.  4.  10. 
45.  11.   15. 


i  Mat.  24.  3, 

4. 

Arls.  1.  26. 

Da.  7.  27. 

I  Mat.  24. 

3G.  1  Th.  5. 

1,2. 


APOSTLES. 

■  6  When  they  therefore  wer« 
come  together,  they  asked  of  him, 
saying,  Lord,  wilt  i  thou  at  this 
time  restore  ^  again  the  kingdom 
to  Israel  ? 

7  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  I  if 
not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or 
the  seasons  which  the  Father  hath 
put  in  his  own  power. 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  2  power, 
after  that  the  Holy  Ghost  is  come 
upon  you  :  and  ye  m  shall  be  wit- 
nesses unto  me,  Ixjth  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  in  ail  Judea,  and  in  Sa- 
maria, and  unto  the  uttermost 
part  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  spoken 
these  things,  while  they  beheld, 
he  was  taken  up  ;  and  a  cloud  re- 
ceived him  out  of  their  sight. 

10  And  while  they  looked  stead- 
fastly toward  heaven,  as  he   went 


2  or,  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
coming  upon  you.  m  Lu.  24.  47- 
49.  Miu  98.  19. 


A.  D.  33. 

up,  behold,  two  n  men  stood  b)- 
them  in  white  apparel  ; 

11  Which  also  said,  Ye  men  o  of 
Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazin  j  up 
into  heaven  ?  This  same  Jesus, 
which  is  taken  up  from  you  into 
heaven,  shall  p  so  come  in  like 
manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go 
into  heaven. 

12  Thtin  q  returned  they  unto 
Jerusalem,  from  the  mount  called 
Olivet,  which  is  from  Jerusalem 
a  sabbath  day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come 
in,  they  went  up  into  an  upper 
room,  wliere  abode  both  Peter,  r 
and  James,  and  John,  and  An- 
drew, Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bar- 
tholomew, and  Matthew,  James 
the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Simon 
Zelotes,  and  Judas  the  brother  of 
James. 

14  These  all  continued  with  one 
accord  in  prayer  and  supplication, 
with  the  s  women,  and  Mary 
the  mother  of  Jesus,  and  with  his 
brethren. 

15  And  in  those  days  Peter  stood 
up  in  the  midst  of  the  disciples, 
and  said,  (the  nun^ber  of  the 
names  together  were  about  an 
hundred  and  twenty,) 

16  Men  and  b.ethren  ;  this  ."jcrip- 
ture  must  needs  have  been  fulfil- 
led which  t  the  Holy  Ghost  by  the 
mouth  of  David  spake  before  con- 
cerning Judas,  whicli  was  guide  u 
to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  he  c  was  numbered  with 
us,  and  had  obtained  part  of  this 
ministiy. 

18  Now  w  this  man  purchased  a 
field  with  the  reward  x  of  iniquity; 
and  falling  headlong,  ho  burst 
asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all  his 
bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the 
dwellers  at  Jerusalem  :  insomuch 
as  that  field  is  called  in  their  pro- 
per tongue,  Aceldama,  that  is  to 
say.  The  field  of  blood. 

520  Tor  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Psalms,  Let  y  his  habitation  be 
desolate,  and  let  no  man  dwell 
therein  :  and,  z  His  bishopric  3  let 
another  take. 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  a 
which  have  companied  with  us  all 
the  time  that  the  Lord  Jesus  went 
in  and  out  among  us, 

!2  Beginning  from  the  baptism 
of  John,  unto  that  same  day  that 
he  was  taken  up  from  us,  must 
one  be  ordained  to  be  a  witness 
with  usof  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Jo- 
seph called  Barsabas    6  who  was 


CHAP.  II, 

nJno.  20.12. 
o  c.  2.  7.  13. 
31. 

^  Jno.  14.  3. 
lTh.4.  16. 

9LU.24.  52. 

rLu.  6.  13— 
16. 

sLu.  23.  49. 
55.  24.  10. 

tPs.  41.  9. 
Jno.  13.  18. 
u  Mat.  26. 
47.  Jno.  18. 
3. 

V  Lu.  6.  16. 

w  Mat.  27. 
5—10. 

j:2Pe.2.  15. 

V  Ps.  69.  25. 

z  Ps.  109.  8. 

3  or,  office, 
or,  charge. 

a  Lu.  10.  1, 
2.  Jno.  15. 
27. 

i  c.  15.  22. 


cJe.  17.  10. 
Re.  2.  23. 

aLe.  23.  15. 

6  c.  1,  14. 

c  c.  4.31. 

dc.  1.5. 

e  Mar.  16. 
17.  c.  10.  46. 

1  lehen  this 
voice  loas 
made. 

2  or,  trou- 
bled in 
mind. 

/c.  1.  11. 

e  1  Cor.  12. 
10.  28. 

h  c.  17.  20. 


The  day  of  Pentecost, 

I  surnamed  Justus,  and  IMatthi^ 
as. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said, 
Thou,  Lord,  which  c  knowest  the 
heaits  of  all  men,  show  whether  of 
these  two  thou  hast  chosen, 

25  That  he  may  take  pan  of  this 
ministry  and  apostleship,  from 
which  Judas  by  transgression  fell, 
that  he  migdit  go  to  his  own  place. 

26  And  they  gave  fonh  their  lots: 
and  the  lot  fell  upon  Matthias  ; 
and  he  was  numbered  with  the 
eleven  apostles. 

CHAPTER  II. 

AND  when  the  day  of  Pentecost 
a  was  t'uUy  come,  they  6  were 
all  with  one  accord  in  one  place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a 
sound  from  heaven,  as  of  a  rushing 
mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  c  all 
the  house  where  they  were  sitting. 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them 
cloven  tongues,  like  as  of  fire,  and 
it  sat  upon  each  of  them  : 

4  And  they  were  all  d  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  e  to 
speak  with  other  tongues,  as  the 
Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

•5  And  there  were  dwelling  at 
Jenjsalem  Jews,  and  devout  men 
out  of  everv'  nation  under  heaven. 

6  Now  1  wlien  this  was  noised 
abroad,  the  multitude  came  to- 
gether, and  were  confounded,  2 
because  that  every  man  heard 
them  speak  in  his  own   language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  marvelled,  saying  one  to  an- 
other. Behold,  are  not  all  these 
which  speak, /Galileans  ? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man  in 
our  own  tongue,  wherein  we  were 
bom  ? 

9  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and 
Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in 
Mesopotamia,  and  in  Judea,  and 
Cappadocia,  in  Pontus,  and  Asia, 

10  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in 
Egypt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya 
about  Cyrene,  and  strangers  of 
Rome,  Jews  and  proselytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do 
hear  them  speak  in  our  tonguesg' 
the  wonderful  works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed, 
and  were  in  doubt,  saying  one  to 
another.  What  h  meaneth  this? 

13  Others,  mocking,  said,  These 
men  are  full  of  new  wine. 

14  But  Peter,  standing  up  with 
the  eleven,  lifted  up  hig  voice, and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  men  of  Judea, 
and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem, 
be  this  known  unto  you,  and 
hearken  to  my  words  : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as 

121 


Peter's  sermon. 

ye  suppose,   seeing  i  it  is  but  \ha 
thiid  hour  of  ihe  iluy. 

16  Ijui  till*  IS  thai,  which  was /I: 
spoken  by  the  prophet  Joel  : 

17  Anil  It  sh.ill  cojne  to  p:iss  in 
tlie  last  ilays,  (sailh  God,)  I  will 
pour  out  /of  my  Spirit  upon  all 
flesh  :  and  your  sous  and  your 
daughters  shall  prophesy,  and 
jour  young  men  shall  see  visions, 
and  your  old  men  shall  dream 
dieams  : 

18  And  on  rny  servants  and  on 
my  hand-maidens,  I  will  pour  out 
in  those  ilays,  of  my  Spirit  ;  and, 
m  they  shall  prophesy  : 

19  And  I  will  show  wonders  in 
heaven  above,  and  signs  in  the 
eaith  beneath;  blood,  and  fire, 
and  vapor  of  srnoke  : 

20  The  naan  shall  be  turned  into 
darkness,  and  the  moon  into  blood, 
before  tliat  great  and  notable  day 
of  the  Lord  come  : 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass, 
that  whosoever  o  shall  call  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Is.ael,  hear  tlie.se 
words  ;  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man 
approved  of  God  among  you  by 
miiacles  p  and  wonders  and  signs, 
which  God  did  by  him,  in  the 
midst  of  you,  as  ye  q  yourselves 
also  know  : 

23  Ilim,  being  r  delivered  by  the 
determinate  counsel  and  fore- 
knowledge of  God, ye  s  have  t:iken, 
and  t  by  wicked  hands  have  cruci- 
fied and  slain  : 

24  Whom  K  God  hath  raised  up, 
having  loosed  the  pains  of  death  ; 
because  it  was  not  possible  v  that 
he  should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  w  con- 
cerning him,  I  foresaw  Ihe  Lord 
always  befoie  my  face  ;  for  he  is 
on  my  right  hand,  that  I  should 
not  be  moved  : 

26  Therefore  did  my  heart  re- 
joice, and  my  tongue  was  glad  ; 
moreover  also  my  flesh  shall  rest 
in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  wilt  not  leave 
my  soul  in  hell,  neither  wilt  thou 
Bufi'er  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cor- 
ruption. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to 
me  the  ways  of  life  ;  thou  shall 
make  me  full  of  joy  with  thy 
countenance. 

29  Men  and  brethren,  3  let  me 
freely  speak  unto  you  of  the  pa- 
triarch David,  that  he  is  both  dead 
and  buried,  and  his  sepulchre  is 
with  '13  unto  this  day. 

30  Therefore,  beings  a  prophet, 
and  knowing  that  God  had  sworn 

m 


THE  ACTS. 

i  1  Th.  5.  7.  ' 
kioe\'2.  28- 
32.  ; 

/Is.  44.  3.  I 
Ex.  36.  27.  I 
7)t  c.  21.  4.  9, 
10.1  Cor.  12. 
10. 

n  Mar.  13. 
24.  2Pe.3. 
7,  10. 

0  Ps.  86.  5. 
Ro.  10.  13. 

1  Cor.  1.  2. 
He.  4.  16. 
V  Jno.  14. 
10,  11.  He. 
2.4. 

0  Jno.  15.24. 
rLu.  22.22. 
24.  44.  c.  3. 
18. 

s  c.  5.  30. 
/Mat.  27.  1. 
u  Lu.24.  1. 
c.  13.  30,34. 

1  Cor.  6.  14. 
Ep.  1.  20. 
Col.  2.  12. 

1  Th.  1.  10. 
He.  13.  20. 
1  Pe.  1.  21. 
»Jno.  10.18. 
1 10  Ps.  16.  8— 
11. 

3  or,  /  tnat^. 
2:2Sa.23.  2. 


y2Sa.  7.  12, 
13.  Ps.  132. 
11. 

z  He.  6.  17. 
alPe.1.11, 
12. 

b  ver.  24. 
cLu.  24.  48. 
dc.  5.31. 
Ph.  2.  9. 
e  Jno.  16.  7, 
13.  c.  1.  4. 
/c.   10.  45. 
Ep.4.  8. 
g^Ps.  110.  1. 
Mat.  22.  44. 
A  Zee.  13.  1. 
ic.  5.  31. 
k  Jno.  3.  35. 
/Ps.  2.2.6-8. 
m  Ez.  7.  16. 
Zee.  12.  10. 
n  c.  9.  6.  16. 
30. 

o  Lu.  24.  4". 
c.  3.  19. 
P  Joel  2.  28. 
9  Ep.  8.  13. 
17. 


A.  D.  53. 

ywith  an  oath  r  to  him,  that  of 
the  fruit  of  his  loins,  according  to 
the  fiesh,  he  would  raise  up  Christ 
to  sit  on  his  ih.onc  : 

31  He,  seeing  this  before,  a  spake 
of  the  resurrection  of  Chiist,  that 
his  soul  was  not  left  in  bell,  nei- 
ther his  flesh  did  see  corruption. 

32  This  6  Jesus  hath  God  raised 
up,  whereof  c  we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore,  d  being  by  the  right 
hand  of  God  exalted,  and  having* 
received  of  the  Father  the  promise 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  hath  shed 
forth  this, /which  ye  now  sec  and 
hear. 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  into 
the  heaveni  :  but  he  saith  himself 
The  Lord  g  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

35  Until  I  make  thy  foes  thy 
footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  h 
of  Israel  know  assuredly,  that  t 
God  hath  made  that  same  Jesus, 
whom  ye  have  crucified,  both 
Lord  k  and  Christ.  / 

37  Now  v.-hen  they  heard  this, 
they  were  pricked  ot  in  tlieir  heart, 
and  said  unto  Peter  and  to  the 
rest  of  the  apostles.  Men  and 
brethren,  what  n  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Tlien  Peter  said  unto  them, 
o  Repent,  and  be  baptized,  every- 
one of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesue 
Christ,  for  the  remission  of  sins  ; 
and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  ( 

39  For  the  promise  7>  is  unto  you, 
and  to  your  children,  and  q  to  all 
that  are  afar  olf,  even  as  many  as 
the  Lord  our  God  shall  call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words 
did  he  testify  and  exhort,  saying, 
Save  yourselves  from  this  unto- 
ward generation. 

41  Then  they  that  gladly  received 
his  word  were  baptized  ;  and  the 
same  day  there  were  added  unto 
them  about  three  thousand  souls. 

42  And  r  they  continued  stead- 
fastly in  the  apostles'  doctrine 
and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking 
of  bread,  and  in  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every 
soul  :  and  many  s  wonders  and 
signs  were  done  by  the  apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were 
together,  and  t  had  all  things 
common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions  and 
goods,  and  u  pailed  them  to  all 
men,  as  every  man  bad  need. 


r  1  Cor.n.2.  He. 10.25.  «  Mar.ie.H 
tc.  4.32,34.  u  Is.  58.7.2Cor.9.1,9. 
1  Jno.  3.  17. 


A.  D.  33.  CHAP.  III. 

46  And    they,   continuing   daily   4  or,  at 
with  one  accord  in  the  temple,  and  home. 

b  eakinj  bread  4  f. cm  house  to  v  Lu.  2.  52. 
Louse,  did  eat  their  meat  with  Ro.  14  18. 
gladness  and  singleness  of  heart,      u>  c.  5.  14. 

47  P.aising  God,  and  having  fa-    11.  'Zi. 
vouiB  wn-h  all  the  people.    And:*   a  Ps.  55.  17. 
the  Lord  added  to  the  church  daily    Da.  G.  10. 
6uch  as  should  be  saved.  b  Jno.  9.  8. 

CHAPTER  HI.  cc.  4.  10. 

NOW  Peierand  John  went  up   d  Is.  35.  6. 
together  into  the  temple  at  a  i  e  Jno.  10.  23. 
the  hour  of  prayer,  being  the  ninth   c.  5.  12. 
hour.  /2 Cor.  3.5. 

2  And  a  certain  man,  lame  from  g- Mat.  22. 
his  mother's  womb,  was  carried,  32. 
whom  they  laid  daily  at  the  gale  b  he.  5.  30,  31. 
of  (he  temple  which  is  called  i  Jno.  17.  I. 
Beautiful,  to  ask  alms  of  them  Ep.  1.20-22 
that  entered  into  the  temple  ;  Ph.  2.  9,  11. 

3  Who,   seeing   Pete.-  and   John    He.  2.  9. 
about  to  go  into  the  temple,  asked   Re.  1.  5,  18. 
an  alms.  j  Jno.  19.15. 

4  And  Peter,  fastening  his  eyes 
upon  him,  with  John,  said,  Look 
ou  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them, 
expecting  to  receive  something  of 
them. 

6  Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and 
gel  1  have  I  none  :  but  such  as  I 
have  give  1  thee  :  In  cthe  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  rise  up 
and  walk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right 
hand,  and  lifted  him  up  :  and  im- 
mediatuly  his  feet  and  ankle-bones 
received  st.engih. 

8  And  he,  leaping  d  up,  stood, 
and  walked,  and  entered  with 
them  into  the  temple,  walking, 
and  leaping,  and  prai-ingGod. 

9  And  all  the  people  saw  him 
walking  and  praising  God  : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he 
which  sat  for  alms  at  the  Beauti- 
ful gate  of  the  temple  :  and  they 
were  filled  with  wonder  and 
amazement  at  that  which  had  hap- 
pened unto  him. 

11  .4nd,  as  the  lame  man  which 
was  healed  held  Peter  and  John, 
all  the  people  ran  together  unto 
them,  in  the  porch  e  that  is  called 
Solomon's,  greatly  wondering. 

12  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he 
answered  unto  the  people,  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  why  mars-el  ye  at  this? 
or  why  look  ye  so  earnestly  on  us, 
as  though  by  our  own  /  power  or 
holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to 
walk"? 

13  The  God  g  of  Abraham,  and 
of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of 
out  fathers,  h  hath  glorified  i  his 
Son  Jesus  ;  whom  ye  delivered  up, 
and  denied  j  him  in  the  presence 


17— !i5.  Lu. 
23.  16—23. 
/  Ps.  16.  10. 
Lu.  1.  35. 
OT  c.  7.  52. 

22.  14. 

1  or,  author, 
Jno.  1.  4.  1 
Jno.  5.  11. 
n  Mat.  28.  2 
—5.  Ep.l.20. 

0  c.  2.  32. 
p  Lu.  V3.  34. 
Jno.  16.  3.  1 
Cor.  2.  8. 
q  Lu.  24.  44. 
c.  26.  22,  2J. 
re.  2.  38. 
«l8.  1.  16-20. 
Joel  2.  13. 
t  Is.  43.  25. 
uJer.  31.  i3- 
25.  Zep.  3. 
14—20.  Re. 
21.  4. 
vc.  I.  11. 
He.  9.  28. 
wMat. 17.11. 
a;Lu.  1.  70. 
y  De.  18.  15- 
l.<). 

2  Ro.  9.  4. 
15.  8. 

reGe.  22.  18. 
6. Mat.  10.5. 
Lu.  24.  47. 
c  Is.  59.  20. 
Mat.  1.  21. 
Tit.  2. 11-14. 

1  or,  ruler, 
a  Mat.  22. 

23.  c.  23.  8. 


Peter  preaches  in  the  temple. 

of  Pilate,  when  he  k  was  deter* 
mined  to  let  him  go. 

14  But  ye  denied  the  Holy  ZOne 
and  the  Just,  ;?iand  desired  a  mur- 
derer to  be  g.anted  unto  you  ; 

1-5  And  killed  the  1  P.ince  of  life, 
w-hom  God  hath  raised  n  from  the 
dead  ;  whe.eof  o  we  are  witnesses. 

16  An!  his  name,  through  faith 
in  his  name,  hath  made  this  man 
strong,  whom  ye  see  and  know; 
yea,  the  faith  which  is  by  him  hath 
given  him  this  perfect  soundness 
in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot  that 
through  igno.ance  pye  did  it,  ai 
did  also  your  rulers. 

18  But  those  g  things,  which  God 
before  had  showed  by  the  mouth  of 
all  his  prophets,  that  Christ  should 
siitfer,  he  hath  so  fulfilled. 

19  Repent  rye  therefore,  and  be 
converted,  » that  your  sins  may  be 
t  blotted  out,  when  the  times  of 
refreshing  u  shall  oome  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  ; 

20  And  he  o  shall  send  Jesus 
Christ,  which  before  was  preached 
unto  you  : 

21  Whom  the  heaven  must  re- 
ceive until  the  times  re  of  restitu- 
tion of  all  things,  which  God  hath 
spoken  a- by  the  mouth  of  all  his 
holy  prophets  since  the  world  be- 
gan. 

22  For  Moses  truly  said  unto  the 
fathers,  A  y  Prophet  shall  the 
Lord  your  God  raise  up  unio  you 
of  your  brethren,  like  unto  me  : 
him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things, 
whatsoever  he  shall  say  unto  you. 

23  Anil  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
every  soul  which  will  not  hear  that 
Prophet  shall  be  destroyed  from 
among  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets 
from  Samuel,  and  those  that  follow 
after,  as  many  as  have  spoken, 
have  likewise  foretold  of  these 
days. 

25  Ye  z  are  the  children  of  the 
prophets,  and  of  the  covenant 
which  God  made  with  our  fathers, 
saying  unto  Abraham,  And  a  ia 
thy  seed  shall  all  the  kindreds  of 
the  earth  be  blessed. 

26  Unto  6 you  first,  God,  having 
raised  up  his  Son  Jesus,  sent  him 
to  bless  you,  in  turning  away  e 
every  one  of  you  from  his  iniqui- 
ties. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AND  as    they   spake   unto   the 
people,  the  priests,  and  the 
1  captain  of  the  temple,  and  the 
Sadducees,  acame  upon  them. 
2  Being  grieved  that  thev  taofbt 
123 


Peter  and  John  reprimanded. 


THE  ACTS. 


A.  D.  33. 


the  people,  and  preached  tlirou^li    b 
Jesus    (lie    re&arreclion   from    the 


.28.24.      I  amonc^  the  people,  lei  us  straillv 


raillv 

threaten  them,' that  ntbey  speak 

c  Jno.  18.  13.    henceforth  to  no  man  in  this  name. 

18   And    they   called    them,   and 

end  put  (Ac^t  in  hold  unlo  lliu  next   (i  Mat. 21. 23.    commanded  them  not  to  spcdk  at 


dead. 
3  And  they  laid  handa  on  them, 


day  i  foi  il  was  wo*  cven-lide. 
4  Howbeii  many  6  of  ihem  which   «  c.  7.  55. 
heard  the  word  believed  ;  and  the 
number  of  the  men  was  uhout  five  /  c.  3.  6,  16. 
thousand. 


5  And  it  came  to  pass  on  ihe  mor-    g  Ps.  118.22.    Go  I,  jud^e  ye. 


all  noi  teach  in  the  name  of  Jesus. 
19  But  Peter  and  John  answered 
and  said  unto  them.  Whether  it 
be  rig'ht  in  the  si^ht  of  God  (o  o 
hearken  unto  yuu  more  than  unto 


U.  -iS.  16 
Mat.  21.  42 


i  Pa.  43.  17. 


m  Jno 

47. 


U. 


row,  thai  th.:ir  rulers,  and  elders, 
and  scribes, 

6  And   Annas    c  the  hi^h   priest,  ' 
snJ  Caiaphas,  and  John,  and  Al-    h  c.  10.  43. 
exande.,  and  as   many  as  were  of 
the  kindred  ofthe  hi.^li  p.iesi,  were 
gathered  together  a(  Je.usalem. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  ihem  in 
tlie  midst,  they  asked.  By  d  what   it  Mat.  11. 
powe.,  or  by  what  name,  have  ye   25.  1  Cor.  1 
done  this?  27. 

8  Theji   Peter,   filled   ewith  the  I 
Holy  Ghost,  said   unto  them,   Ve    /  c.  19.35. 
rulers  of  the  people,  and  cl  lei-s  of 
Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of 
the  g'ood  deed  done  to  the  impotent  , 

man,  by  what  means  he  is  made    

whole  ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and   n  c.  5.  40 
to  all  the  people  o(  Is.-ael,   ihaty  | 
by   the   name   of   Jesus  Christ   of.oc.  5 
Nazareth,     whom     ye     crucified, 
whom  G  >d  raised  from  the  dead, 
even  by  him,  duth  this  man  stand 
he  e  b'ifore  you  whole. 

11  This  is  the  sione  j  which  was 
set  at  naught  of  you  builders, 
which  is  become  the  head  of  the 
corner. 

12  Neither  is  there   salvation   in 
any  other;    for    h  therd    is    none    '2  K.  19.  15. 
other  2  name  under  heaven  g'iven  '^  pg_  g 
amonar  men,  whereby  we  must  he 
saved. 

13  Now  when  they  saw  the  bold- 
ness of  Peter  and  John,  and  per- 
ceived that  they  we  e  unlea  ne  1  k 
and  ignorant  men,  they  mavelled; 
and  they  took  k  ;owler|ije  of  them, 
that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

14  And  hehol  lin^the  mun  which 
was  heale  1  standing  with  them, 
they  could   say   nothing   /  against 


20  Fok- p  we  cannot  but  speak  the 
things  which  ^  we  have  seen  and 
heard. 

21  !So    when    they    had    further 
1  Ti.  2.  5,  6.    threatened  them,  they   let    ihim 

go,    finding    nothing     how     they 
might  punish  them,  because  r  of 
the   people  :  for  all  men  glorified 
God  fo:  that  which  was  done. 
i   22  For  the  man  was  above  forty 
'years  old,  on  whom   this  miraclo 
I  of  healing  was  showed. 
I   23  And  bsing  let  go,  they  went  » 
I  to  their  own  company,  and  report- 
I  ed    all  th;it  tlie  chief  priests  and 
I  elders  had  s;iid  unto  them. 
I   24  And   when    they   heard   that, 
_   they  lifted  up  their  voice  to  God 
with  one  accord,  and  sail,  Lord, 
t  thou  art  God,  which  hast  made 
heaven    and  earth,   and  the  sea, 
an>l  all  that  in  them  is  ; 
25  Who  by  the  month  of  thy  ser- 
vant David  hast  said.  Why  u  did 
the  heathen  rage,  and  the  people 
imagine  vain  things  ? 
23  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood 
up,  and  the  .ulers  were  gathered 
together,   against   the   Lord,   and 
against  his  Christ. 

27  For  of  a  tmth,  against  thy 
holy  child  Jesus,  whom  thou  hast 
anointed,  both  Herod  rand  Pon- 
tius Pilate  with  the  Gentiles  and 
the  people  of  Israel  were  gathered 
together, 

28  For  IT  to  do  whatsoeTer  thy 
hand  and  thy  counsel  determined 
X  before  to  be  done. 

29  And  now.  Lord,  behold  their 
threatenin^s  :  and  grant  iinfo  thy 
servants,  that  with  all  y  boldness 
they  may  speak  thy  word. 


29. 

p  Je.  20.  9. 

g  c.  a.  15. 
llJno.  1.  1,3 

rMat.  21. 
:2S.  c.  5.  26. 

»c.  2.  44-16 


It. 

15  But  when  they  had  command- 
ed them  to  go  aside  out  of  the 
council,  they  conferred  among 
themselves, 

16  Saying.  What  ttj  shall  we  do  to 
these  men?  for  that  indeed  a  no- 
table miracle  h.ith  been  done  by 
them  is  manifest  to  all  them  that 
dwell  in.  Je.iisalera  ;  and  we  can- 
not deny  it. 

ir  But  that  it  spread  no  further 
124 


1,2. 

V  Lii.  23. 1— 

8,  &c. 

tc  c.  3.  18. 

z  Pr.  21.  30. 
;  Is.  46.  10.53. 

1 10. 

jrver.  13.  31. 
c.  14.  3.28. 
[31.  Ep.  6.19. 

1 :  c.  2.  43. 
h.  12. 

ar.  2.  2,  4. 
16  26. 

h  ver.  29. 

r  Ro.  15.  5, 
6   2  Cor.  13. 
11.  Ph.  2.2. 
I  Pe.  3.  8. 


30'By  stretching  forth  thine  hand 
to  heal  ;  and  that  signs  z  and 
wonders  may  be  done  by  the  name 
of  thy  holy  child  Jesus. 

31  And  when  they  had  prayed, 
a  the  place  was  shaken  where  they 
were  assembled  together  ;  and 
they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  b  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  with  boldness, 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them 
that  believed  were  of  one  chetirt 
and  of  one  soul  :  neither  said  any 


A.  D.  33. 

of  them  that  aught  of  the  things 
which  he  possessed  was  his  own  ; 
but  d  lliey  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  gieat  power  e  gave 
the  apostles  witnes3_/of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  Lord  Jesus  .  and 
aCieat  grace  g  was  upon  them  all. 

34  Neither  was  there  any  among 
them  that  lacked  :  for  as  many  as 
were  possessors  of  lands  or  houses, 
sold  them,  and  brought  the  prices 
of  the  things  that  were  suld, 

35  And  h  laid  them  down  at  the 
apostles'  feet  ;  and  i  distribution 
was  made  unto  every  man  accord- 
ing as  he  had  need. 

36  And  Joses,  who  by  the  apos- 
tles was  surnamed  Barnabas, 
(which  is,  being  interpreted.  The 
Eon  of  consolation,)  a  Levite,  and 
of  the  countiy  of  Cypnts. 

37  Having  land,  sold  it,  and 
brought  the  money,  and  laid  it  at 
tlie  aposiles'  feet. 

CHAPTER  V. 

BUT  a  certain  man  named  Ana- 
nias, V.  ith   Sapphira  his  wife, 
sold  a  possession, 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the 
price,  his  wile  also  being  piivy  to 
it,  and  brought  a  a  certain  part, 
and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  feet. 

3  But  Peter  said,  Ananias,  why 
hath  Satan  6  filled  thine  heart  1 
to  lie  to  c  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  to 
keep  d  back  part  of  the  price  of 
the  land? 

4  Whiles  it  remained,  was  it  not 
thine  own  1  and  after  it  was  sold, 
was  it  not  in  thine  own  power  ? 
Why  hast  thou  conceived  this 
thing  in  thine  heart  ?  Thou  hast 
not  lied  unto  men,  but  e  unto  God. 

5  And  Ananias  hearing  these 
words,  /  fell  down,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost :  and  great  g  fear  came 
on  all  them  that  heard  these 
things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose, 
wound  h  him  up,  and  carried  him 
out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of 
three  hours  after,  when  his  wife, 
not  knowing  what  was  done, 
came  in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her. 
Tell  me  whether  ye  sold  the  land 
for  so  much  7  And  she  said,  Yea, 
for  so  much. 

9  Then  Peter  said  unto  her, 
How  is  it  that  ye  have  agreed  i 
together  to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord?  Behold,  the  feet  of  them 
which  have  buried  thy  husband 
are  at  the  door,  and  shall  carry 
thee  out. 
10  Then  k  fell  she  down  straigbt- 


CHAP.  V. 

dc.  2.  44. 
ec.  1.  8. 

/  Lu.  1.43, 
49.  c.  1.  22. 
g  Jno.  1.  16. 

h  ver.  37. 
c.  5.  2. 

i  c.  2.  45.  6. 
1. 

a  c.  4.  34,37. 

b  Lu.  22.  3. 

1  or,  to  de- 
ceive. 

c  ver.  9. 

d  Nu.  30.  2. 
De.  23.  21. 
Ec.  5.  4. 
e  Ps.  139.  4. 
/ver.  10,11. 
g  Ps.  64.  9. 
A  Jno.  19.40. 
i  Ps.  50.  18. 
ver.  3. 

k  ver.  5. 


1  c.  2.  43. 

m  c.  4.  30. 
Ro.  15.  19. 
He.  2.  4. 

71  Jno.  12.42. 

o  c.  4.  21. 

p  c.  2.  47. 

2  or,  in  every 
street. 

g  Mar.  16. 
17,  18.  Jno. 
14.  12. 
r  Ja.  5.  16. 
sc.  4.  1,2. 

3  or,  envy. 

t  c.  12.  5—7. 
16.  23—27. 

u  Ex.  24.  a. 

V  Jno.  G.  63, 
68.  17.  8. 

w  c.  4.  5,  6. 
X  c.  4.  1. 


TheapostUs  delivered  from  prison. 

1  way  at  his  feet,  and  yielded  up 
the  ghost:  and  the  young  men 
came  in  and  found  her  dead,  and, 
carrying  her  form,  buried  her  by 
her  husband . 
11  And  /  great  fear  came  upon 
all  the  church,  and  upon  as  many 
as  heard  these  things. 

t  12  And  by  the  hands  of  the 
apostles  were  m  many  signs  and 
wonders  wrought  among  the  peo- 
ple :  (and  they  were  all  with  one 
accord  in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  n  of  the  rest  durst  no 
man  join  himself  to  them,  but  o 
the  people  magnified  them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more 
added  to  the   Lord,   multitudes  p 

I  both  of  men  and  women;) 

15  Insomuch  that  they  brought 
forth   the   sick  2  into  the   streets, 

:  and  laid  thtm  on  beds  and  couch- 
es, that  at  the  least  the   shadow  of 

[Peter  passing  by  might  oversha- 
dow some  of  them. 

16  There  came  also  a  multitude 
out  of  the  cities  ro\ind  about  unto 

1  Jerusalem,  bringing  g  sick  folks, 
and  them  which  were  vexed  with 
unclean  spirits  :  and  r  they  were 
healed  evei'y  one. 

17  Then  the  high  priest  rose  up, 
and  all  they  that  were  with  him, 
(which  is  the  sect  of  the  Saddu- 
cees,  s)  and  were  filled  with  3  in- 
dignation, 

18  And  laid  their  hands  on  the 
apostles,  and  put  them  in  the  com- 
mon prison,  t 

19  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  by 
night  opened  the  prison  doors,  and 
brought  ihem  forth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the 
temple  to  the  people  all  u  the 
words  V  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  tliat, 
they  entered  into  the  temple  early 
in  the  morning,  and  taught.  But 
?o  the  high  priest  came,  and  they 
that  were  with  him,  and  called  the 
council  together,  and  all  the  se- 
nate of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
sent  to  the  prison  to  have  them 
brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came, 
and  found  them  not  in  the  prison, 
they  returned  and  told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found 
we  shut  with  all  safety,  and  the 
keepers  standing  without  before 
the  doors  :  but  when  we  had  open- 
ed, we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now  when  the  high  priest  and 
zthe  captain  of  the  temple  and  the 
chief  priests  heard  these  things, 
tliey  doubted  of  them  whereunto 
this  would  grow. 

125 


The  advice  of  GamaUel. 

25  Then  came  one  and  toM  iliem. 
•aying,  Behold,  llie  men  vhom 
ye  put  in  piison  aie  standing  in 
the  temple,  and  leaching  the  peo- 
ple. 

26  Then  went  the  captain  with 
the  officers,  and  brought  them 
without  violence:  ios y  they  fear- 
ed the  people,  lest  they  should 
have  been  stoned. 

27  And  when  they  had  brought 
them,  ihey  set  Ihtm  before  the 
council  :  and  the  high  priest  asked 
them, 

i^S  Saying,  Did  not  we  z  slrailly 
command  you,  that  ye  should  not 
teach  in  this  name  ?  and,  behold, 
ye  have  filled  Jerusalem  with  your 
doctrine,  and  intend  to  bring  this 
man's  bluod  a  upon  us. 

29  Then  Peter  and  the  other 
apostles  answered  and  said,  We  b 
ought  to  obey  God  rather  than 
men. 

30  The  God  of  our  fathers  raised 
up  Jesus,  whom  ye  slew  and  hang- 
ed c  on  a  tree. 

31  Him  haih  God  exalted  d  with 
his  right  hand  lo  be  a.e  Prince  and 
ay  Saviour,  for  to  give  repentance 
to  Israel,  and   fOigivi;ncss  of  sins. 

32  And  we  are  his  witnesses  g  of 
these  things  ;  and  so  is  also  the 
Holy  Ghost,  h  whom  God  hath 
fi^iven  to  them  that  obey  him. 

33  When  they  heard  that,  they  i 
were  cut  to  the  heart,  and  look 
counsel  lo  slay  them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the 
council,  a  Pharisee,  named  Gama- 
liel, A  a  doctor  of  the  law,  had  in 
reputation  among  all  the  people, 
and  commanded  to  put  the  apos- 
tles forth  a  little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  men 
of  Israel,  take  heed  to  yourselves 
what  ye  intend  to  do  as  touching 
these  men. 

36  For  before  these  days  4  rose 
up  Theudas,  boasting  himself  to 
be  somebody  ;  to  whom  a  number 
of  men,  about  fourhundred,  juined 
themselves  :  who  was  slain  ;  and 
all,  as  many  as  5  obeyed  him, 
were  scattered,  and  brought  to 
naught. 

37  After  this  man,  rose  up  Judas 
of  Galilee,  in  the  days  of  the  tax- 
ing, and  drew  away  much  people 
after  him  :  he  /  also  perished  ;  and 
all,  even  as  many  as  obeyed  hiin, 
were  dispersed. 

38  And  now  I  say  unto  you,  Re- 
frair.  from  these  men,  and  let 
them  alone:  ni  for  if  this  counsel 
or  this  work  be  of  men,  it  will 
come  to  naught : 

138 


THE  ACTS.  A.  D.  33. 

y  Mat.  21.  |  39  But  if  n  it  be  of  God,  ye  can- 
V;6.  j  no;  overthrow  it  :  le«t  haply  ye  be 

z  c.  4.  18.  found  even  lo  fight  o  againit  God. 
a  Mat.  'z7.  40  And  to  him  they  agreed  :  and 
25.  c.  2.  I  when   they   lind   railed   the   npos- 

23,  36.  3.  15.  I  ties,  and  beaten  p  them,  they  com- 
7.  52.  I  inanded    g    that    they  should   not 

6  c.  4.  19.  speak  in  the  name  of  Jesui,  and 
cGa.  3.  13.    I  let  them  go. 

1  Pe.  ^.  24.  41  And  they  departed  from  the 
d  Ph.  2.  9.  presence  of  the  council,  rejoicinj 
e  Is.  9.  6.  I r  that  they  were  co<inied  worthy  to 
/IMat.  1.21.  sufier  shame  for  his  name. 
g'Lu.24.47. 


Ac.  2.4. 
i  c.  7.  54. 
it  c.  22.  3. 

4  In  the  3(f 
year  bi/ore 
tlie  account 
called  A.  D. 

5  or,  be- 
lieved. 


n  Job  34.  29. 

1  Cor.  1.  QS. 

oc.  9.5.23.9. 

p  Mat.  10. 

17. 

9  c.  4.  18. 

rMat.5.  12. 


42  And  daily  s  in  the  temple, 
and  in  every  house,  they  ceased 
not  lo  leach  and  preach  Jeiui 
Christ. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

AND  in  those  days,  when  Ihe 
number  of  the  disciples  wat 
multiplied,  there  aiose  a  murmur- 
ing of  the  Grecians  a  against   the 

.Hebrews,    because    their    widowi 

j  /Lu.  13. 1,2.  were  neglected  in  6  the  daily  min- 
y/iPr.  21.  30.    isiration. 

Is.  8.  10.  I  2  Then  the  twelve  called  the 
Mat.  15.  13.  [multitude  of  the  disciples  unto 
them,  and  said.  It  c  is  not  reason 
that  we  should  leave  the  word  of 
God,  and  serve  tables. 
3  Wherefore,  brethren,  look  d  ^e 
out  among  you  seven  men  of  t 
honest  report,  full  of  Ihe  Holy 
Ghost  and  wisdom,  whom  we  may 
appoint  over  this  business. 
2  Cor.  12.  4  But   we   will  f  give   ourselves 

10.  Ph.  1.  continually  to  prayer,  and  lo  the 
29.  Ja.  1.  2.     raitiislry  of  the  %void. 

1  Pe.  4.  13 —  5  And  the  saying  pleased  the 
16.  whole  multitude  :  and   they  chose 

s  2  Ti.  4.  2.  Stephen,  a  man  full  g  of  faiih  and 
a  c.  9.  29.        of  the  Holy  Ghost,   and   Philip,  k 

11.  £0.  and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  .intl 
b  c.  4.  35.  Timon,  and  Parrnenas,  and  t  Ni- 
c  Ex.  18.  17    cholas  a  proselyte  of  Anlioch: 

— 26.  6    Whom    they    set    before     the 

d  De.  1.  13.  apostles  :  and  when  k  they  had 
c  c.  16.  2.        praved,  they  I  laid  their  hands  on 

1  Ti.  3.  7,        ihein. 

8,  10.  7  And    m  the  word   of   God   in- 

yiTi.4.15.    creased  ;  and    the   number  of  '.he 

^c.  11.24.      disciples  multiplied   in   Jerusalem 

h  c.  3.  5.  26.    greatly  ;  and  a  great   company  of 

21.8.  the  priests  n  were  obedient  to  the 

i  Re.  2.6,15.:  faith. 

k  c.  1.  24.       I   8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith   and 

/  c.  9.  17.  13.    power,  did  great  wonders  and  mi- 

3.  I  Ti.  4.      iracles  among  the  people. 

14.  5.  22.         19  Then  there  arose  certain  of  the 

2  Ti.  I.  6.  synagogue,  which  is  called  the 
m  Is.  55.  11.  synagogue  of  the  Libertines,  and 
c.  12.  i4.  19.  Cvrenians,  and  Alexandrians,  and 
20.  them  of  Cilicia  and  of  Asia,  dis- 
n  Ps.  132.  9,   putingwith  Stephen. 

16.  Jno.  12.  10  And  they  were  not  able  o  to 
42.  resist  the  wisdom  and  the  spirit  by 

0I..U.2I.I5.   which  be  spake. 


A.  D.  33. 


CHAP.  vn. 


11  Then  they  suborned  p    men,  !j>2K.  21. 10, 
which   said,  We   have    heard   hira   13.  Mat.  26. 
Bpeak  blasphemous  words  against  59,  60. 
'piloses,  and  against  God. 

12  And   tliey  stirred  up  the  peo-'g  c.  25.  8. 
pie,  and  the  elders, and  the  scribes,  i 

and  came   upon  Aim,  and   caug-ht  ;  r  Da.  9.  26. 

him,  and  brought  him  to  the  coun-  j 

cil,  \l  or,  riles. 

13  And  set   up    false    witnesses,  i     p      oj    on 
which     said,     This    man    ceaseth   It^'  ' 
not  to  spealc   blasphemous  words       • 
against   this  holy   place    and   the   m  c.  22.  1. 

14  For  q  we  have  heard  him  say,  i  °  '-"^-  "•  '^• 
That  thisJesuaot"  Nazareth  sha'U   cGe.  12.5. 
r   destroy   this    place,     and    shall     ,  q^   |o   ig 
change   the  1  cu.storns  which  Mo- 
ses delivered  us.  '  c  Ge.  15.  13, 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  coun- 1  16. 

cil,   looking    steadt'.istly  on    him,  '  ygj   j2.  40 
saw  his  s  face  as  it  had  been  the   4i_ 
face  of  an  angel.  I 

CHAPTER  VII.  1^  Ex.3.  12. 

THEN'  sail  the  high  priest,  Are  j^  (jg_  jy_  g 
these  things  so  ?  i  11  '  ' 
2  And  he  sail,  JNIen,  a  brethren,  !  .  ' 
and  fathers  hearken:  The  God  ;  ^  ^6.  21.  1.4. 
of  glo.y  appeared  unto  our  father  ^  (jg.  25.  26. 
Ab.'aham,  v-hen  he  was  in  Meso-  j  no  oo 
potamia,  before  he  dwelt  in  Char-  |  ^"^-  ^°'  ^^' 


ran. 


&c 


3  And  said  b  unto  him,  Get  thee  ^ 
cut  of  thy  country,  and  from  thy ; 
kindred,  and  come  into  the  land  j 
which  I  shall  shoivthee. 

4  Then  c  came  he  out  of  the  land  '  7?jGe.  37.  23. 
of   the  Chaldeans,  and   dwelt    in   pg_  105.  17. 
Charran  :' and  from  thence,  when       „      oq  g 
his  father  was  dead,  he  removed   "  "e.  d».  .^, 
him  into  this  land,  wherein  ye  now  ,      • 

d«'ell.  oGe.41.  40. 

5  And  he  gave  him  none  inherit- I     n     i}    U 
ance  in  it,  no,   not  so  much  as  to  P^^-  ^'-  '"• 
set  his  fool  on  :  yet  he  promised  rf  ,  g  Ge.  42.  1,2. 
that  he  would  give   it  to  him  for  a  i  jr   j 
possession,  and  to   his  seed   after  ''„   ^'  '*''•  *i 


had 


15. 


him,    when    as    yet    h 
child. 

6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise, 
That  e  his  seed  should  sojourn  in 
a  strange  land  ;  and  that  they 
should  bring  them  into  bondage, 
and  entreat  them  evil  four/  hun- 
dred years. 

7  .\nd   the   nation   to  whom  they 
shall  be  in   bondage  will  t   judge, 
sai  i  God  :  and  after  that  shall  they 
come  forth,  and  serve  g  me  in  this^  1  or,  /air  to 
plice.  I  God. 

8  And  h  he  gave  him  the  cove-Lj.  g^   2   10 
nam  of  circum:ision.      And  so  i 

Ahraham  begat  Isaac,  and  circum-  jy  Lu.  24.  19. 
cised   him   the    eighth  day  ;     and       g      o   11 
Isaac  Ic  hegat  Jacob  ;   and  Jacob  '*;."'      ' 
begat  the  twelve  patriarchs.  | 

9  And  the  patriarchs,  moved  with  2  or,  Now. 


a  Ge.  46.  27. 
De.  10.  22. 

t  Jos.  24.  32. 

uEx.  1.7-9. 

o  Ex.  1.  22. 

w  Ex.2.  2, 

&c. 


Stephen's  addrest, 

;  TO  envy,  sold  Joseph  into  Egypt; 
but  n  God  was  with  him, 
1  10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all 
I  his  afflictions,  and  gave  him  favour 
'and  wisloni  in  the  sight  of  Pha- 
I  raoh  king  of  Egypt  ;  and  he  o  made 
1  him  governor  over  Egypt  and  all 
his  house. 

]  11  Now  p  there  came  a  dearth 
1  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt  and 
Chanaan,  and  great  affliction  ;  and 
j  our  fathers  found  no  sustenance. 

12  But  tj  when  Jacob  heard  thai 
I  there  was  corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent 
:  out  our  fathers  first. 
I  13  And  at  the  second  time  Joseph 
'  r  was  made  known  to  his  bre- 
thren ;  and  Joseph's  kindred  wa« 
made  known  unto  Pharaoh. 
,  14  Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called 
his  father  Jacob  to  him,  and  all  a 
his  kindred,  threescore  and  fifteen 
:  souls. 

I  15  So  Jacob  went  down  into 
Egypt,  and  died,  he,  and  our  fa- 
I  the',8, 

I  13  And  t  were  carried  over  into 
Sychem,  and  laid  in  the  sepulchre 
;  that  Abraham  bought  for  a  sum 
j  of  money  of  the  sons  of  Emraor  the 
' father  oi  Sychem. 
I  17  But  when  the  time  of  the  pro- 
mise drew  nigh,  which  God  had 
I  sworn  to  Abraham,  the  people  it 
I  grew  and  multiplied  in  Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which 
I  knew  not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtly  with 
our  kindred, and  evil-entreated  our 
fathers,    so  v    that    they   cast  out 

I  their  young  children,  to  the  end 

:  they  might  not  live. 

;  20  In  which  time  Moses  to  was 
horn,  and  was  1  exceeding  fair, 
and  nourished  up  in  his  father's 
house  three  months  : 

21  And  when  he  was  cast  out, 
Pharaoh's  daughter  took  him  up, 
and  X  nourished  him  for  her  own 
son. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all 
the  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
y  was  mighty  in  words  and  in 
deeds. 

23  And  2:  when  he  was  full  forty 
years  old,  it  came  into  his  heart 
to  visit  his  brethren  the  children 
of  Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer 
wrong,  he  defended  Aim, and  aven- 
ged him  that  was  oppressed,  and 
smote  the  Egyptian  : 

25  For  2  he  supposed  his  brethren 
would  have  understood  how  that 
God  by  his  hand  would  deliver 
Ihem  :  but  they  understood  not. 

2S  And  the  next  day  be  showed 
127 


Stephen  t  addreac. 

himaeir  unto  them  i\a  tliey  strove, 
and  would  have  set  them  at  one 
a?uiii,  saying,  biira,  ye  are  bre- 
thren i  why  do  yc  wrong  one  to 
anoihur  7 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour 
w.ong  tlirust  hiin  away,  Huying, 
Who  made  thee  aruler  anda  judge 
over  us  .' 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou 
didst  the  Egyptian  yesterday  ? 

29  Then  lied  Moses  at  this  say- 
ing, and  was  a  stranger  in  the 
land  of  JMadian,  where  he  begat 
two  sons. 

So  Anda  when  forty  years  were 
expired,  there  appeared  to  him  in 
tlie  wilderness  of  Mount  Sina,  an 
angel  uf  the  Lord,  in  a  flame  of  lire 
in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  won- 
dered ul  the  sight  :  and  as  he  drew 
near  to  behold  it,  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  him, 

'6'-i  Saying,  I  am  the  God  b  of  thy 
fathei.s,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of 
Jacob.  Then  ftloses  trembled, 
and  durst  not  behold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him. 
Put  c  off  thy  shoes  from  thy  feet  ; 
for  the  place  where   thou  standest 

E  holy  ground. 

34  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen,  the 
affliction  of  my  people  which  is  in 
Egypt,  and  I  have  heard  their 
groaning,  and  am  come  down  to 
deliver  them.  And  now  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 

35  This  Moses,  whom  they  re- 
fused, (saying,  Who  male  thee  a 
ruler  and  a  judge?)  the  same  did 
God  send  to  be  a  ruler  and  a  deli- 
verer, by  the  hand  of  the  d  angel 
which  appeared  to  him  in  the  bush. 

35  He  brought  them  out,  after  c 
that  he  had  showed  wonders  and 
signs  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  in 
the  Red  Sea,  and  in  the  wilder- 
ness, forty  y  years. 

37  This  is  that  IMosea  which  said 
g  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  A 
prophet  shall  the  Loid  your  God 
raise  up  unto  you  of  your  bre- 
thren, 3  like  unto  me  ,°  him  h  shall 
ye  hear. 

38  This  i  is  he  that  was  in  the 
church  in  the  wilderness,  with  the 
angel  k  which  spake  to  him  I  in 
the  mount  Sinn,  and  with  our  fa- 
thers j  who  m  received  nthe  lively 
oracles  to  give  unto  us  ; 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would 
not  obey,  but  thrust  him  from 
them,  and  in  their  hearts  turned 
back  again  into  Egypt, 

40  Saying  o  unto  Aaron,  Make 

128 


THE  ACTS.  A.  D.  33 

(I  Ex.  3.  2,  ua  go(lH  to  go  before  us  :  for  at  /or 

&c.  this  Moses,  which   brought  us  out 

6  I\Iat.  22.  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  no*. 
3'2.  lie.  11.  what  is  become  ot  liim. 

16.  41  And  they  made  a  calf  p  in 
c  Jos.  5.  Ij.  '  those  days,  and  offered  sacrifice 
Ec.  6.  1.  I  unto  the  kIoI,  and  rejoiced  in  the 
d  Ex.  14.  19.  I  works  of  their  own  h&nda. 

Nu.  20.  16.  I  42  Then  God  turned,  and  gave  y 
e  Ex.  c.  7,  8,  them  up  to  worship  the  r  host  of 
9,  lU,  11,  14.  :  heaven  :  as  it  is  written  «  in  the 
/Ex.  16.  35.    book  of  the  prophets,  O  ye  house 

fOe.  18.  15,  ,  of    Israel,  have   ye   offered  to  me 
8.  c.  3.  22.    I  slain  beasts,  and  sacrifices,  by  the 

3  or,  as  my- 1  apace  of  forty  years  in  the  wilder- 
self.  ness  ? 

A  Mat.  17.  5.  43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tabema- 
z  He.  2.  2.  I  cle  of  Moloch,  and  the  star  of 
k  Is.  63.  9.  your  god  Reraphau,  figures  which 
Ga.  3.  19.  ye  made,  to  worship  (hem:  and 
i  Ex,  19. 3,      I    will    carry    you    away    beyond 

17.  Babylon. 

771  De.  5.  27,1  44  Our  fathers  had  the  tabema- 
31.  Jno.  1.  I  cle  of  witness  in  the  wilderness, 
17.  I  aa  he  had  appointed,  4  speaking 

n  Ro.  3.  2.      I  unto  Muses,  that  t  he  should  make 

0  Ex.  32.  1.  I  it  according  to  the  fashion  that  he 
;  had  seen. 

p  De.  9.  16.  i  45  Which  u  also  oiir  fathers 
Ps.  106.  19,  1 5  that  came  after,  brought  in  with 
20.  Jesus  into    the    possession  of   the 

7  Ps.  81.  12.  Gentiles,  whom  v  God  drave  out 
r  De.  4.  19.  j  before  the  face  of  our  fathers,  unto 
2K.  17.  16.      the  davs  of  David; 

Je.  19.  13.  I  46  Who  found  favour  w  before 
s  Am.  5.  £5,  i  God,  and  desired  x  to  find  a  taber 
26.  nacle  for  the  God  of  Jacob. 

4  or,  who  47  But  Solomon  y  built  him  an 
spake.               house. 

t  Ex.  25.  40.  48  Howbeit,  z  the  Most  High 
26.  30.  He.  dwelleth  not  in  temples  made 
8.  5.  with  hands  ;  assaith  the   prophet, 

u  Jos.  3.  14.      49  Heaven   a  is  my  throne,  and 

5  or,  having   earth  is  my  footstool  :  what  house 
received.         I  will  ye  build  me  ?  sailh  the  Lord  : 
V  Ne.  9.  24.    or  what  is  the  place  of  my  rest  ? 
Ps.  44.  2.  50  Hath  not   my  hand   made   all 
78.55.               these  things  ? 

u>  1  Sa.  16.  1. '  51  Ye  stiff-necked,  6  and  uncir 
2-1C11.22.  7.  cumcised  c  in  heart  and  ears,  ye 
y  1  K.  6.  1,  do  always  resist  the  Holy  Ghost  : 
&c.  8.  20.  as  your  fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 
z  I  K.  8.  27.  52  Which  d.  of  the  prophets  have 
c.  17.  24.  not  your  fathers  persecuted  ?    And 

a  Is.  66.  1,  2.    they  have  slain  them  which  show- 

6  Ex.  32.  9.  ed  before  of  the  coming  of  the 
Ib.  48.  4.  Just  e  One,  of  whom  ye  have  been 
c  Le.  25.  41.  now  the  betrayers  and  murder- 
Je.  9.  26.  ers  : 

Ro.  2.  28,  53  Who  have  received  the  law  by 
29.  /  the   disposition  of   angels,  and 

rf2Ch.36.16.    have  not  kept  it. 

1  Th.  2.  15.  54  When  they  heard  these 
e  c.  3.  14.  things,^they  were  cut  to  the  heart, 
/  Ga.  3.  19.  and  they  gnashed  on  him  with 
^  c.  5.  33.        their  teeth. 

h  c.  6.  5,  55  But  he,  being   h  full  of  the 


4.  29. 
13.  12, 


23.20. 

o  P.S.  -31.  5. 


\d  c.  6.  5. 
Stephen,  «2Ch. 30. 12. 
/Jno.4.41, 
42 


34. 

i  Mat.  11.5. 

k-  c.  13.  6. 


A.  D.  33. 

Holy  Ghost,  looked  ujj  steadfastly 'i  Ez.  1.  1. 
into  heaven,   and  saw  the  glory  of  k  Da.  7.  13 
God,   and  .Tesus  standing  on   the   I  Lu 
right  hand  of  Goa, 
58  And  said.   Behold,  I  see  the  i 
heavens  opened,    and   k  the   Son   7;ic.6.  13 
of  man  standing  on  the  right  hand   n  c.  8.  1   3. 
of  God.  

57  Then   they   cried   out  v.ith 
loud  voice,  and  stopped  their  ears,   Ln.  23.  46. 
and   ran   upon   him  with  one   ac-  p  Mat.  5.44. 
CO  d,  i  Lu.  23.  34. 

58  And  cast  I  him  out  of  the  city,  |  a  c.  7.  58. 
and  stoned  Aim;    and  the  witness-  6  c.  11.  19. 
es  7«  laid  down   their   clothes  at  a  '  c  c.  26.  10, 
young   man's  feet,    whose    name    11.  Ga.  1.13. 
was  n  Saul. 

59  And    they    stoned 
lalliiig  upon    God,    and    sayin^ 
Lord    Jesus,  receive  o  my  spirit ! 

60  And   he   kneeled   down,    and   g  Mar.  16. 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lord,  lay   17. 
p  not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And  h  Mar.  2.  3 
when   he   had   said   this,    he    fell    11.  c.  9.  33, 
asleep. 

CHAPTER  VIH. 

AND  Saul    a   was    consentin 
unto  his  death.     And  at  that  Ke.  22.  15. 
time  there  was  a  great  persecution   i  c.  5.  36. 
against  the  church  which   was  at   2Ti.  3.  2,5. 
Je.usalem  ;    and    they     were     all   m  2  Cor.  11. 
scattered  4  abroad  throughout  the   19. 

regions  of  Judea    and    Samaria,   

except  the  apostles.  «  Ga.  3.  1. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Ste-   o  ver.  37. 

f)hen  ^0  Ais  iun'a/,  and  made  great  c.  2.  41. 
araenlation  over  him.  ^  c.  1.  3. 

3  As  for  Saul,  he  c  made  havoc  of  1  signs  and 
the  church,   entering  into    every  great 
house  ;  and  haling  men  and  wo-   miracles, 
men,  committed  them  to  prison.        g  c.  19.  2. 

4  Therefore  they  that  were  s:at-  re.  2.  38.  10. 
lured  abroad,  went  every  where  48.  19.  5,  6. 
preaching  the  word.  1  Cor.  1.  13. 

5  Then   Philip   d  went  down   to   sc.  6.  6.  He. 
the  city  of  Samaria,  and  preached  6.2. 
Christ  unto  them.  t  1  Ti.  6.  5. 

6  -And  the  people  with  one  accord   t«  2  K.  5.  15, 
egave     heed     unto    those    things   16.  Mat.  10. 
which   Philip   spake,    hearing,  _/"   8. 
and  seeing  the  miracles  which  he   v  c.  10.  45. 
did.  11.17. 

7  For  g  unclean  spirits,   crying  w  Jos.  22.25. 
with  loud  voice,  came  out  of  many  x  Ps.  78.  36, 
that  were   possessed  uith    them:   37.  Ez.  14.  3. 
and   many  taken   with   palsies,   h  y  Da.  4.  27. 
and  that  were  lame,  i  were  healed.    2  Ti.  2.  25. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that  z  Jer.  4.  18. 
city.  He.  12.  15. 

9  But  there  was  a  certain  man  «  Ps.  116.16. 
called  Simon,  which  beforetime  Pr.  5.  22. 
in  the  same  city  used  sorcery,  k  Is.  28.  22. 
and  bewitched  the  people  of'Sa-  A  Ex.  8.  8. 
maria,  giving  out  I  that  himself  Nu.  21.  7. 
was  some  great  one:  1  K.  13.  S. 

10  To  whom  771    they    all    jave  Job  42.  8. 
heed,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest,   Ja.  5.  16. 


CHAP.  Vni.  Account  of  Simon  Magus. 

saying.  This  man  is  the  great 
power  of  God. 

11  And  to  him  they  hud  regard, 
because  that  of  long  time  he  had 
bewitched  n  them  with  so.ceries. 

12  But  when  they  believed  o  Phi' 
lip  preaching  the  things  p  con- 
cerning the  kingdom  of  God,  any 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they 
were  baptized,  both  men  and  wo- 
men. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed 
also:  and  when  !ie  was  baptized, 
he  continued  with  Philip,  and 
wondered,  beholding  the  miracles 
1  and  signs  which  were  done. 

14  Now  when  the  apostles  which 
were  at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Sa- 
maria had  received  the  word  of 
God,  they  sent  unto  them  Peter 
and  John  ; 

15  Who,  when  they  were  come 
down,  prayed  for  them,  that  they 
might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

16  For  as  yet  q  he  was  fallen  upon 
none  of  them  ;  only  they  were 
r  baptized  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

17  Then  laid  s  they  their  hand^ 
on  them,  and  they  received  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  when  Simon  saw,  that 
through  laying  on  of  the  apostles* 
hands  the  Holy  Ghost  was  given, 
he  ofl'ered  them  t  money, 

19  Saying,  Give  me  also  this 
power,  that  on  whomsoever  I  lay 
hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him.  Thy 
money  perish  with  tliee,  because 
1/  thou  hast  thought  that  the  gift  t> 
of  God  may  be  purchased  with 
money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  to  nor 
lot  in  this  matter  :  for  x  thy  heart 
is  not  right  in  the  sight  of  God. 

22  Repent  therefore  of  this  th^ 
wickedness  ;  and  pray  God,  if 
y  perh.ips  the  thought  of  thine 
heart  may  be  forgiven  thee  : 

23  For  I  perceive  that  thou  art  in 
the  gall  of  bitterness,  z  and  in  the 
bond  a  of  iniquity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and 
said.  Pray  6  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me, 
that  none  of  these  things  which  ye 
have  spoken  come  upon  me. 

2-5  And  they,  when  they  had  tes- 
tified and  preached  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and 

f (reached  the  gospel  in  many  vil- 
ages  of  the  Samaritans. 
26  And   the   angel   tf  the     Lord 
spake  unto  Philip,   saying,   Arise, 
and  go  toward  the  south,  unto  the 
■way  that  goeth  down  from  Jem- 
189 


Philip  and  the  Etiiiopian. 

Salem  ualo  Gaza,  c  wUicb  ia  de- 
sett. 

27  And  he  n.io3e  and  weiil :  and, 
b'^huld  a  man  of  KtUiupiu,  d  an  e 
eunucli  of  jreal  aulhunly  under 
Canilacc  '{Ueeu  ofllie  KlhiopianH, 
who  had  the  charge  of  all  hci  tioa- 
suie,  and  had  come  f  to  Jerusalem 
for  to  WQiship, 

28  Was  leluniiag  ;  and  sitting'  in 
bis  chaiiot,  read  Ksaias  the  pro- 
phet. 

29  Then  g  the  Spirit  said  unto 
Philip,  Go  near,  and  join  thyself 
to  this  chaiiot. 

30  An  J  Philip  ran  thither  to  him, 
and  heard  him  read  the  prophet 
Eaaias,  and  aaid,  Underslaudest  h 
thou  what  thou  reade-st  ? 

31  And  he  said,  How  i  can  I,  ex- 
cept some  man  shoul  J  jtiiile  k  me? 
And  he  desued  Philip  that  he 
would  come  up  and  sit  with  him. 

3-i  The  place  of  the  scripture 
which  he  read  was  this,  /  He  was 
led  as  a  sheep  to  the  slaughter; 
and  like  a  lamb  dumb  before  his 
shearer,  so  opened  he  not  his 
mouth  : 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judg- 
ment was  taken  away  ;  and  who 
shall  declare  his  generation  ?  for 
his  life  is  taken  from  the  earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered 
Philip,  and  sail,  I  pray  thee,  of 
whorn  speaketh  the  prophet  this? 
of  himself,  or  of  some  other  man  ? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth, 
and  began  m  at  the  same  scripture, 
and  n  preached  unto  him  Jesus. 

3S  Ami  as  they  went  on  thiir 
■way,  they  came  unto  a  certain 
water  :  and  the  eunuch  said.  See, 
here  is  water  ;  what  doth  o  hinder 
me  to  be  baptized  ? 

37  And  Philip  said,  \( p  thou  be- 
lievest  with  all  thine  heart,  thou 
mayest.  And  he  answered  and 
said,  I  9  believe  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commanded  the  cha- 
riot to  stand  still  :  and  they  went 
down  both  into  the  waiter,  both 
Philip  and  the  eunuch  ;  and  he 
baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up 
out  of  the  water,  the  spirit  of  the 
Lord  r  catight  away  Philip,  that 
the  eunuch  saw  him  no  more:  and 
he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing,  s 

40  But  Philip  was  fonnd  at  Azo- 
tus  :  and  passing  through,  he 
preached  in  all  the  cities,  till  he 
came  to  Cesarea. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

AND  Saul,  yet  a  breathing  out 
thieatenin^s  and    slaughter 
150 


THE  ACTS, 

c  Jos.  15,  47, 

d  Zcp,  3.  10. 

e  Is.  56.  3-5. 

/2Ch.6,32, 
33, 

^ts,  65.  24. 
Hos.  6.  3. 

fcMat,  13. 
23,  51.Ep. 
5.  17. 

i  Ro.  10.  14. 

k  Ps.  25.  9., 

/  Is.  53.  7,  8. 
7reLu.  24.27. 
n  c.  18.  28. 

0  c,  10.  47. 

;/lVIar.  16. 
10.  ver.  12. 

9  Jno.  11.27. 

1  Cor.  12.  3. 
1  Jno.  4.  15. 

r  IK.  18.  12. 
fiz.  3.  12, 
14. 

sPs.  119.  14, 
111. 

n  c.  8.  3. 
Ga.  1.  13. 


1  the  teny. 
b\  Cor.  13.8. 
c  Mat.  25. 
40,45. 

d  c.  5.  39. 
ec.  16.  30. 
/  Da.  10.  7. 
g  c.  22.  12. 
h\Ti.  1.  13. 
i  ver.  21. 
A-lCor.  1.2. 

2  Ti.  2.  22. 
U.  13.  2. 
Ro.  1.  1. 
ICor.  15.10. 
Ga.  1.  15. 
Ep.  3.  7.  8. 
niRo.  11.13. 
Ga.  2.  7,  8. 
H  c.  25.  23, 
&c. 

o  c.  28.  17, 

&o. 

PC  20.  23. 

2  Cor.  11.23 

—27.  2  Ti. 

1.  11,  12. 


A.  D.  34. 

against  the  disciples  of  the  Lord, 
went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  <>f  hira  letters  to 
Damascus  to  the  synagogues,  that, 
if  he  found  any  of  1  this  way, 
whether  they  were  men  or  women, 
hi:  might  bring  them  bound  unto 
Jerusalem. 

3  And  b  as  he  journeyed,  he  came 
near  Damascus  ;  and  sudilciily 
there  shined  round  about  him  a 
light  from  heaven  : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and 
heard   a   voice  saying    unto  hira, 

I  Saul,  Saul,  why  persccutest  thou 
me  ?  c 

I  5  And   he  said.    Who   art  thou, 

iLo.d?  And  the  Lord  said,  I  am 
Jesus,  whom  thou  persccutest  :  it 
is  hard  for  thee  to  kick  d  against 

I  the  prick!). 

I  6  An  1  he, trembling  and  astonish- 
ed, said.  Lord,  v.-hat  e  wilt  thou 
have  me  to  do  ?  And  the  Lord  said 
unto  him.   Arise,   and  go  into  the 

[city,  and  i*.  shall  be  told  thee  what 
thou  must  do. 

7  And  the  men  which  journeyed 
with  him  stood  speechless,  hearing 
a  voice,  buiy  seeing  no  man. 

:   8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth  ; 

I  and  when  his  eyes   were   opened, 

,  he  saw  no  man  ;  but  they  led  him 
by  the  hand,  and  brought  hiin  into 

1  Damascus. 

I  9  .4nd  he  was  three  days  without 
sight, and  neitherdid  eat  nordrink. 
lU  And  there  was  a  certain  disci- 
ple at  Damascus,  named  Ananias; 
g  and  to  him  said  the  Lord  in  a 
vision,  Ananias.  .4nd  he  said, 
Behold,  I  am  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 
Arise,  and  go  into  the  street  which 
is  called  Straight,  and  inquire  in 
the  house  of  Judas  for  one  called 
Saul  of  Tarsus  ;  for  behold,  he 
pr.iyeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a 
man  named  .inanias  coming  in, 
and  putting  his  hand  on  hirn,  that 
he  might  receive  his  sight. 

13  Then  .-inanias  answered, Lord, 
I  have  heard  by  many  of  this  man, 
A  how  much  evil  he  hath  done  to 
thy  saints  at  Jerusalem  : 

14  And  here  he  i  hath  authority 
from  the  chief  prie.'ils  to  bind  all 
that  call  I:  on  thy  name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him. 
Go  thy  way  :  for  I  he  is  a  chosen 
vessel  unto  me,  to  bear  my  name 
befoie  m-  the  Gentiles,  and  kings, n 
and  the  o  children  of  Israel. 

16  For  I  will  show  him  how  great 
things  be  must  suifer  p  for  mr 
naiae's  mU«. 


A.  D.  34. 

17  And  Ananias  went  Kia  way, 
and  entered  into  tlie  house  ;  and 
putting  9  his  hands  on  hini,  said, 
iiichni  Saul,  the  Lord,  even  Jesus, 
thai  appeared  unto  tbee  in  the  way 
as  thou  earnest,  hath  sent  me,  tliat 
thou  mightest  receive  thy  si^ht, 
and  r  be  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell 
fiom  his  eyes  as  it  had  been  scales; 
and  he  received  sight  forthwith, 
and  arose,  and  was  baptized. 

19  And  when  he  had  received 
meat,  he  was  strengthened.  Then 
■was  Saul  certain  days  with  the 
disciples  which  were  at  Damas- 
cus, s 

20  And  straightway  he  preached 
Christ  in  the  synagogues,  that  he 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were  t 
amazed,  and  said,  Is  not  this  he  u 
that  destroyed  them  which  called 
on  this  name  in  Jerusalem  ;  and 
carne  hither  for  that  intent,  that 
he  niiprlit  biing  them  bound  unto 
the  chfef  priests  ? 

22  But  Saul  increased  the  more 
in  strength,  v  and  confounded  the 
V!  J jws  which  dwell  at  Damascus, 
proving  that  thio  is  very  Christ. 

23  And  after  that  many  days 
were  fulfilled,  the  Jews  took  coun- 
sel X  to  kill  him. 

24  But  their  laying  await  was 
known  of  Saul.  And  they  watch- 
ed y  the  gates  day  and  night,  to 
kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him 
by  night,  and  let  z  him  down  by 
the  wall,  in  a  basket. 

26  And  when  Saul  was  come  a 
to  Jerusalem,  he  assayed  to  join 
himself  to  the  disciples :  but  they 
wfi.e  all  afraid  of  him,  and  be- 
lieved not  that  he  was  a  disciple. 

27  But  Barnabas  b  took  him,  and 
brought  him  to  the  apostles,  and 
declared  unto  them  how  he  had 
seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and  that 
he  had  spoken  to  him,  and  how  he 
had  preached  boldly  c  at  Damas- 
cus in  the  name  of  Jesus. 

28  And  he  was  with  them  coming 
in  and  going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spaVe  boldly  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  dis- 
puted against  the  Grecians  :  but  d 
they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren 
knew,  they  brought  him  down  to 
Cesarea,  and  sent  him  forth  to 
Tarsus. 

31  Then  e  had  the  churches  resty 
throughout  all  Judea  and  Galilee 
and  Samaria,  and  wttf  sdified  ;  g 


CHAP.  X. 
'?c.  8.  17. 

r  c.  2.  4. 
ac.  26.    20. 
Ga.  1.  17. 

t  Ga.  1.  13, 
23. 

[u  c.  8.  3. 

uPs.  81.7. 

w  c.  18.  28. 
Uc.23.  12. 

25.3. 

1/  2  Cor.  11. 

26,   &c.   P<. 
121.     11,    37. 

32.   33. 

z  Jis.  2.  15. 

laGa.  1.  18. 

'6  c.  4.36. 

icver.  20,22. 

'd  ver.  23. 
I 

eZec.  9.  1. 

c.  8.  1. 

/  Pr.  94.13. 

if  Ro.  14.  19. 


h  Ps.  86.  U. 

Co'l.  1.  10. 

i  Jco.  14.16, 

17. 

it  Zee. 8.20— 

22. 

i  c.  3.6,  16. 

4.  10. 

OTlCh.5.16. 

71  c.   11.   21. 

2  Cor.  3.  16. 

2  or.  Doe, 
or,  lioe. 

o  1  Ti.  2.10. 
Tit.  2.  7,  14. 

3  or,  be 
grieved. 

p  Ec.9.  10. 
7  Mat.  9.25. 
r  Mar.  5.41, 
42.  Jno.  11. 
43. 

si  K.17.23. 
Uno.  12.11. 
a  c.  8.  2.  22. 
12. 

b  Ec.  7.  18. 
c  Ge.  18.19. 
Ps.  101.2-7. 
c.  18.8. 
d  Ps.  41.  1. 
e  Ps.  119.  2. 
■Pr.  a.  3—5. 


Tabitha  raised  from  the  dead. 
and  walking  h  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  i  of  iha 
Holy  Ghost,  were  multiplied,  k 
S2  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter 
passed  throughout  all  quarters,  he 
came  down  also  to  the  sainta 
which  dwelt  at  Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  certain 
man  named  Eneas,  which  had 
kept  his  bed  eight  years,  and  was 
sick  of  the  palsy. 

34  And  Peter  said  unto  him, 
Eneas,  Jesus  Christ  maketh  I  ihee 
whole  :  arise,  and  make  thy  bed. 
And  he  arose  immediately. 

35  And  all  that  dwelt  in  Lydda 
and  Tn  Saron  saw  him,  and  turned 
n  to  the  Lord. 

36  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a. 
certain  disciple  named  Tabitha, 
which  by  interpretation  is  called 
2  Dorcas  ;  this  woman  was  full  o  of 
good  works  and  alms-deeds  which 
she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those 
days,  that  she  was  sick,  and  died  : 
whom,  when  they  had  washed, 
they  laid  her  in  an  upper  chamber. 

38  .-Ind  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was 
nigh  to  Joppa,  and  the  disciples 
had  heard  that  Peter  was  there, 
they  sent  unto  him  two  men,  de- 
siring /lim  that  he  would  not  3  de- 
lay to  come  to  them. 

39  Then  Peter  arose,  and  went 
with  them.  When  he  was  come, 
they  brought  him  into  the  upper 
chamber ;  and  all  the  widows 
.stood  by  him  weeping,  and  show- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which 
Dorcas  made  while  p  she  was 
with  them. 

40  But  Peter  put  q  them  all  forth, 
and  kneeled  down,  and  prayed  : 
and  turning  hiin  to  the  body,  said, 
Tabitha,  r  arise.  And  she  opened 
her  eyes:  and  when  she  saw  Pe- 
ter, she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her^iis  hand,  and 
lifted  her  up  :  and  when  he  had 
called  the  saints  and  widows,  he  a 
presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout 
all  Joppa  ;  and  t  many  believed 
in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he 
tarried  many  days  in  Joppa,  with 
one  Simon  a  tanner. 

CHAPTER  X. 

THERE  was  a  certain  man  in 
Cesarea,  called  Cornelius,  a, 
centurion  of  the  band  called  the 
Italian  hand. 

2  A  devout  a  man,  and  one  that 
feared  b  God  with  all  c  his  house, 
which  gave  much  alms  to  d  the 
p«opl«,  and  prayed  « to  God  al way. 
131 


Peter's  vision. 

3  He  saw  in  a  vision  evidently, 
abcMit  the  ninth  hour  of  ibe  day, 
an  anjeiy  of  God  coming  in  to 
him,  and  saying  unto  liira,  Corne- 
lius. 

4  And  when  lie  looked  on  him, 
he  was  alVuid,  and  s;iid,  What  is 
it.  Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Thy  prayers  and  tliinc  alms  are 
come  up  for  a  memorial  g  before 
God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa, 
and  call  for  one  Simon,  whose 
iurnamt"  is  Peter. 

6  He  lodjeth  with  one  Simon  h  a 
tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea- 
iide  ;  he  shall  tell  thee  i  what 
thou  oujjiitest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which 
spake  unto  Cornelius  was  depart- 
ed, he  called  two  of  his  household 
servants,  and  u  devout  soldier  of 
them  thai  waited  on  him  conti- 
nually : 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all 
these  things  unto  them,  he  sent 
them  to  Jippa. 

9  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went 
on  their  journey,  and  drew  nigh 
unto  the  city,  Peter  went  k  up 
upon  the  house-top  to  pray,  about 
the  sixth  hour. 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry, 
and  would  have  eaten  :  but  while 
they  made  ready,  he  fell  into  a 
trance, 

11  And  saw  /  heaven  opened, 
and  a  certain  vessel  descending 
unto  him,  as  it  had  been  a  great 
sheet,  knit  at  the  four  corners,  and 
let  down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Wherein  were   all   manner  of 
four-fonted     beasts    of   the    earth 
and     wild     beasts,    and    creeping 
things,  and  fouls  of  the  air. 

13  And  tliBje  came  a  voice  to  him. 
Rise,  Peter;  kill,  and  eat. 

\i  But  PolersLtid,  Not  so,  Lord  ; 
for  I  have  never  enten  any  thing 
that  is  m  common  or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  ypake  unto  him 
again  the  serond  time,  What  God 
hath  cleansed,  n  that  call  not  thou 
common. 

16  This  was  done  thrice  :  and  the 
ve.s3el  was  received  up  again  into 
heaven. 

17  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in 
nimself  what  this  vision  which  he 
had  seen  should  mean,  behold, 
the  men  whi'h  were  sent  from 
Cornelius  had  made  inquiry  o  for 
Simon's  house,  and  stood  before 
the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether 
Simon,  which  was  surnamed  Pe- 
ter, were  lodged  there. 

132 


THE  ACTS. 
'/He.  1.  14. 

g  Is.  45. 19. 

h  c.  9.  43. 
tell.  14. 
*  c.    11.   S, 

/  c.  7.5G.Re. 
19.  11. 

OTLe.  11.2, 
&c.  20.  25. 
De.  14.  3, 
&c.  Ez.  4. 
U. 

n  Mat.  15. 
11.  ver.  28. 
Ro.  14.  14, 
&c.  1  Cor. 
10.  25.  1  Ti. 
4.4. 
I 
0  c.  9.  43. 


p  c.  11.  12. 

9  c.  15.  7. 
r  ver.  1,  &t. 

s  c.  22.  12. 
He.  11.  2. 

t  ver.  45. 


u  c.  14.  14, 
15.  Re.  19. 
10.  22.  9. 


V  Jno.  4.  9. 


w  c.  15.  8, 9, 
Ep.  3.  6. 

X    Mat.  28. 
3.  c.  1.  10. 


y  ver.  4,  &c. 
Da.  10.  12. 
He.  6.  10. 


A.  D.  41. 

19  While  Pelcr  thought  on  the 
vision,  the  Spirit  p  said  unto  him, 
Behold,  three  men  xeek  thee. 

20  .Vrise  q  therefore,  and  get  thee 
down,  and  go  with  them,  dojuting 
nothing;    lor  I  have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the 
men  which  were  sent  unto  him 
from  Cornelius  ;  and  said.  Behold, 
I  am  he  whom  ye  seek  :  what  is 
the  cause  whe.efore  ye  are  come  ? 

22  And  they  said,  Cornelius  r  the 
centurion,  a  just  ni:in,  and  one 
that  feareth  God,aTid  of  good  report 
a  among  all  the  nation  of  the  }ewt. 
Was  warned  f.om  God  by  an  holpr 
angel,  to  send  for  thee  into  his 
house,  and  to  hear  woidsof  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and 
lodged  them.  And  on  the  morrow 
Peter  went  away  with  them,  and 
certain  t  brethren  from  Joppa  ac- 
companied him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they 
entered  into  Cesarea.  And  Corne- 
lius waited  for  them,  and  had  call- 
ed together  his  kinsmen  and  near 
friends. 

25  .Vnd  as  Peter  was  coming  in, 
Cornelius  met  him,  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  say- 
ing. Stand  u  up  ;  I  myself  also  am 
a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him, 
he  went  in,  and  found  many  teat 
were  come  together. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
know  how  that  it  is  an  unlawful 
thing  r  for  a  man  that  is  a  Jew  to 
keep  company,  or  come  unto  one 
of  another  nation  ;  but  God  hath 
showed  me  ur  that  I  should  not  call 
any  man  cnmmun  or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I  unto  you 
without  gainsaying,  as  soon  us  I 
was  sent  for.  1  ask,  therefore, 
for  what  intent  ye  have  sent  for 
me? 

30  And  Cornelius  said,  Four  days 
ago  I  was  fasting  until  this  hour  ; 
and  at  the  ninth  hour  I  prayed  in 
my  house  ;  and,  behold,  a  man 
stood  before  me  a:  in  bright  cloth- 
ing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  thy  y 
prayer  is  heard,  and  thine  alms 
are  h'.d  in  remembrance  in  the 
sisrht  of  God. 

32  Send  therefore  to  Joppa,  and 
call  hither  Simon,  whose  surname 
is  Peter  ;  he  is  lodged  in  the  house 
of  one  Simon  a  tanner,  by  the  sea- 
side ;  who,  when  he  cometh,  shall 
speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent 
to  thee  :  and  tho<t  bast  well  done 


A.  D.  41. 

that  thou  art  come.  Now js  there- 
foe  ave  we  all  here  present  before 
God,  to  hear  all  things  thai  are 
commanded  thee  of  God. 

34  Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth, 
and  said,  Of  a  tiuth  1  perceive 
that  God  a  is  no  respecter  of  per- 
sons : 

35  But  in  6  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  righte- 
ousness, is  accepted  with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  preachino: 
peace  c  by  Jesus  Christ;  (he  is  d 
Lord  of  all  ;) 

37  That  word,  /  sat/,  ye  know, 
which  was  published  throughout 
all  Judea,  and  began  from  Gali- 
lee, after  the  baptism  which  John 
preached  : 

38  How  God  anointed  e  Jesus  of 
Nazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  power;  ^,v\\o  /  went  about 
doing  good,  and  healing  all  that 
were  oppressed  g  of  the  devil ;  for 
h  God  was  with  him. 

39  And  we  i  are  witnesses  of  all 
things  which  he  did,  both  in  the 
land  of  the  Jews  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem ;  whom  they  slew  and  hanged 
on  a  tree. 

40  Hirn  God  raised  up  k  the  third 
day,  and  showed  him  openly  ; 

41  Not  I  to  all  the  people,  but 
unto  witnesses  chosen  l)efore  nj  of 
God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and 
drink  with  him  after  he  rose  from 
the  dead. 

42  And  he  commanded  us  n  to 
preach  unto  the  people,  and  to 
testify  that  o  it  is  he  which  was 
ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of 
quick  and  dead. 

43  To  him  p  give  all  the  prophets 
witness,  that  through  his  name 
whosoever  q  believeth  in  him  shall 
receive  remission  of  sins. 

44  While  Peter  yet  spake  these 
words,  the  Holy  Ghost  r  fell  on  all 
them  which  heard  the  word. 

45  And  they  s  of  the  circumcision 
which  believed  were  astonished, 
as  many  as  came  with  Peter,  be- 
cause that  on  the  Gentiles  also 
was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost  : 

43  For  they  heard  them  speak  t 
with  tongues,  and  magnify  God. 
Then  answered  Peter, 

47  Can  u  any  man  forbid  water, 
that  these  should  not  be  baptized 
which  have  received  the  Holy 
Ghnst  as  well  as  we  ? 

48  And  he  commanded  them  to 

De   baptized   in   the   name   of   the 

Lord.     Then  prayed  they  him  tOi 

tarry  certain  days.  I 

63 


CHAP.  XI. 

Ir  De.  5.  27. 

aDe.lO.  17. 

2  Ch.   19.  7. 

Job    34.   19. 

Ro.    2.    11. 

Ga.  2.  6. 
,  1  Pe.    1.  17. 

6  Ro.  2.    13, 

27.  3.  22,  29. 

10.  12,  13. 
I  Ep.  2.  13-18. 

c  Is.  57.   19. 

Col.  I.  20. 
,  d  Ps.  24.  7- 

10.  Mat.  28. 
1 18.   Ro.    14. 

9.  1  Cor.  15. 

27.    Ep.     1. 

20-22.  i  Pe. 
l3.22.Re.l7. 

14. 
'  e  Lu.   4.  13. 

He.  1.  9. 
/Mat. 12.15. 
^1  Jno.  3.  8. 

/iJno.   3.  2. 

i  Lu.  24.  48. 

c.  2.  32. 

t  Mat.  28.1, 

Uno.  14.22. 
20  &  21. 
m  Jno.15.16. 
n  Mat.    28. 
12,  20. 

0  Jno.  5.  22, 

27.  c.  17.31. 
2  Cor.  5.  10. 

1  Pe.  4.5. 
;jLu.24.  27, 
44.  Jno.  5. 
39. 

9  Jno.  3.  14- 

17.   Ro.   10. 

11. 

re.  4.  31. 

s  ver.  23. 

t  C.2.  4. 

MC.  8.  12. 

a  c.   10.   23, 

28.  Ga.  2. 
12.  c.  10.  9, 
&c. 

6  Jno.  16.13. 

c  Ps.   19.  7- 

11.  Jno.  6. 
63,  68. 

ff  c.  2.4. 
eMat  3.11. 
Jno.    1.    26, 
33.  c.  1.5. 
/  Is.   44.  3. 
Joel  2.  28. 
g  c.  15.  8,  9. 


Peter'a  exculpation  of  hinitelf, 

\  CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  the  apostles  and  brethren 
that  weie  in  Judea  heard  that 
the  Gentiles  had  also  received  the 
word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to 
Jerusalem,  the.v  a  that  were  of  the 
circumcision  contended  with  him, 

3  Saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to 
men  uncircumcised,  and  didst  eat 
with  them. 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter 
from  the  beginning,  and  expound- 
ed it  by  order  unto  them,  saying, 

5  I  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa,  pray- 
ing :  and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a  vis- 
ion, A  certain  vessel  descend,  as 
it  had  been  a  great  sheet,  letdown 
from  heaven  by  four  corners  ;  and 
it  came  even  to  nie  : 

6  Upon  the  which  when  I  had 
fastened  mine  eyes,  I  considered, 
and  saw  four-footed  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  wild  beasts,  and  creep- 
ing things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

7  And  I  heard  a  voice  saying 
unto  rae,  Arise,  Peter;  slay,  and 
eat. 

I  8  But  I  said,  Not  so,  Lord: 
for  nothing  common  or  unclean 
hath  at  any  time  entered  into  my 
mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me 
again  from  heaven,  "What  God 
hath  cleansed,  that  call  not  thou 
common. 

•  10  And  this  was  done  three  times: 
and  all  were  drawn  up  again  into 
heaven. 

11  And,  behold,  immediately 
there  were  three  men  aheady  come 
unto  the  house  where  I  was,  sent 
from  Cesarea  unto  me. 

12  And  the  Spirit  b  bade  me  go 
j  with     them,     nothing     doubting. 

Moreover,  these  six  brethren  ac- 
companied me  ;  and  we  entered 
into  the  man's  house  : 

13  And  he  showed  us  how  he  had 
seen  an  angel  in  his  house,  ^vhich 
stood  and  said  unto  him.  Send 
men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for  Simon, 
whose  surname  is  Peter; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words,  e 
whereby  thou  and  all  thy  bouse 
shall  be  saved. 

15  And-'asI  began  to  speak,  the 
Holy  Gliost  fell  on  them,  as  d  on 
US' at  the  beginning. 

16  Then  remembered  I  the  word 
of  the&ordi  lipw  that  he  said, 
John  c  indeed  baptized  with  water, 
but/  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

17  For  as  much  then  as  God  gave 
g  them  the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto 
us  who  believed  on  the  Lord  Jeeai 

183 


The  gospel  preached  at  Antioch.       THE  ACTS. 


Christ,  what  h  war  I,  that  I  could 
withstand  God  ? 

18  When  ihcy  heard  these  things, 
they  hrld  theii  peace,  and  gfloiined 
G<mI,  b.iviiig,  Then  huih  God  also 
to  the  Gentiles  i  granted  repent- 
ance unlo  lile. 

19  Now  they  k  which  were  scat- 
teied  abroad  upon  the  persectJtion 
that  iirose  ahout  !siepi)en,  travelled 
as  far  as  Plicnice,  ;iiid  Cyprus,  and 
Antiocli,  preaching  the  word  to 
none  l>ut  /  unto  the  Jews  only. 

£0  And  aome  of  iliein  v.eie  men 
of  Cyprus  and  Cyrene,  which, 
when  they  were  come  toAntioch, 
spake  unto  the  Giecians,  m  pieach- 
ing  the  Lord  Jesus. 

5:1  And  the  n  hand  of  the  Lord 
■was  will)  them  :  and  a  great  num- 
bi'rbelieved,  and  turned  o  unto  the 
Lord. 

5i2  Then  tidings  of  these  things 
came  unto  the  cars  of  ihc  chuich 
which  w.'iein  Jerusalem  :  and  they 
sent  forth  Bsimabas,  p  that  he 
should  so  as  far  as  Antioch  : 

!t3  Who,  wlien  he  came,  and  had 
seen  the  jrace  of  God,  was  glad,  7 
and  exhoited  r  them  all,  that  with 
purpose  s  o(  t  heart  they  would 
cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

S4  Kor  lie  was  a  good  man,  and 
full  i<  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of 
faith:  and  c  much  people  was  add- 
ed unto  the  Lord. 

25  Then  w  departed  Barnabas  to 
Tarsus,  for  to  seek  Saul  : 

!c6  And  when  he  had  found  him, 
he  brought  him  unto  Antioch.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  that  a  whole  year 
they  assembled  themselves  1  with 
the  church,  and  taught  x  much 
people.  And  the  disciples  were 
called  Christians  first  in  Antitrh. 

27  And  in  these  days  came  ij 
prophets  from  Jerusalem  unto  An- 
tioch. 

£8  And  there  stood  up  one  of 
them,  named  Agabus,  z  and  .signi- 
fied by  the  Spi  it  that  there  should 
be  g  eat  dea  th  throughout  all  the 
world  :  which  came  to  pass  in  the 
days  of  Claudius  Cesar. 

29  Then  the  disciples,  every  man 
accordi-  g  to  his  ability,  determin- 
ed to  send  a  relief  unto  the  breth- 
ren which  dwelt  in  Juiiea  : 

30  Which  also  they  did,  and  h 
sent  it  to  the  elders  by  the  bands 
of  Barnabas  and  Paul. 

CHAPTER  XIT. 

NOW  about    that    time,   Herod 
the  king  stretched  1   forth  his 
hands,  to  vex  certain  iif  the  church. 
2  And  he  killed  }nmes(i  the  bro- 
tlwr  of  John  with  the  sword. 
134 


HRo.  9.  21- 

1.6. 

i  Ro.  10.  12, 

13.  15.  9,  16. 
k  c.  8.  1. 
/Mat.  10.6. 
mc. 6. 1.9.29. 
n  Lu.  1.  66. 

0  c.  15.   19. 

1  Th.  1.  9. 
pc.  9.  27. 

9  3  Jno.  4. 
re.    13.   43. 

14.  22. 

8  Ps.  17.  3. 

2  Cor.  1.  17. 
t  Pr.  23.  15, 
26. 

u  c.  6.  5. 
V  ver.  21. 
a!C.9.27,30. 
1  or,  ill. 
X  Mat.    28. 
19. 

y  c.  2.  17. 
13.  1.  Ep.  4. 
11. 

z  c.  21.  10. 
aRo.  15.26. 
1  Cor.  16.  1. 
2Cor.  9.  1,2. 
6  c.  12.  25. 
1  or,  began, 
a  Mat.  4. 
21.  20.    23. 


6  c.   24.    27. 

c  Jno.21.18. 

rf  Ex.  12.  14, 

15. 

2  or,  instant 

and   earnest 

prnyer    teas 

made. 

2  Cor.  I.  11. 

F,p  6.  18,19. 

1  Tb.  5.  17. 
Ja.  5.    16. 

e  Ps.  37.  32, 
33,  c.  5.  19. 
/c.  16.  £6. 
§^Ps.  126.  1. 
Ac.  10.3.17. 
J  2Ch.  16.9. 
Ps.  34.  7. 
Da.  3.  28.  6. 
12.  He. 1.14. 
k  Ps.  33.  18, 
19.  97.  10. 
2Cor.  1.  10. 

2  Pe.  2.  9. 
/  ver.  5. 

3  or,  to  ask 
icho  teas 
there. 

m  Mat.  18. 
10. 


A.  D.  41. 

'   3  And  because  be  saw  it  pleased 

^  6  the  Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to 
takePeterc  also.  Then  \ierelhe 
days  d  of  unleavened  bread. 
4  Aiidvkhenhe  had  appiehended 
him,  he  put  him  in  prison,  and  de- 
livered hifn  to  four  quaternions  of 
suldie.s,  to  keep  him  ;  intending 
after  Easter  to  bring  him   forth  to 

i  the  people. 

I  5  Peiei-  therefore  was  kept  in  pri- 
son ;  but2  prayer  was  made  with- 

,out  ceasing  of  the  chuicb  unto  God 

j  for  him. 

6  And  when  Herod  would  have 
'brought  him  forth,  the  same  night 

Peter  was  sleeping  between  two 
soldiers,  bound  with  two  chains  ; 
and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And,  beholrl,  the  angel  e  of  the 
Lord  came  upon  him,  and  a  light 
shined  in  the  prison  :  and  he  smote 
Peter  on  the  side,  and  raised  him 
up,  saying.  Arise  up  quickly. 
And /■  his  chains  fell  off  from  his 
hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him, 
Gird  thyself,  and  bind  on  thy  san- 
dals :  and  so  he  did.  Andhesaith 
unto  him.  Cast  thy  gaiment  about 
thee,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed 
him  ;  and  wist  not  g  that  it  was 
true  which  was  done  by  the  angel ; 
but  thiiught  be  saw  a  vision.  A 

10  When  they  were  past  the  first 
and  the  second  ward,  they  came 
unto  the  iron  gate  that  leadeth  un- 
lo the  city,  which  opened  to  them 
of  his  own  accord  ;  and  they  went 

lout,  and  pat>sed  on  through  one 
Istreet  ;  and  forthwith  the  angel 
departed  fmn  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to 
himself,  he  said,  Now  I  know  of  a 
surely  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  i  his 
angel,  and  h.ithA-  deliveied  me  out 
of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from 
all  the  expectation  of  the  people 
of  the  Jews. 

12  And  when  be  bad  considered 
the  thins,  he  come  to  the  house  of 
Mary  the  mother  of  John,  whose 
surname  was  Mark;  where  many 
/  were  gathered  together,  praying. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the 
door  of  the  gate,  a  damsel  came 
3to  hearken,  named  Rhoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter'i 
voice,  she  opened  not  the  gate  for 
gladness,  but  ran  in,  and  told  how 
Peter  strod  before  the  gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her,  Thou 
art  mad.  But  she  constantly  af- 
firmed that  it  was  even  so.  Then 
said  they,  it  is  bis  m  an^cl. 


A.  D.  44. 

16  But  Petercontinued  knocking: 
and  when  ihey  had  opened  the 
door  and  saw  hiin,  they  were  as- 
tonished. 

17  But  he, beckoning' nunto  them 
with  the  hand  to  hold  their  peace, 
declared  o  unto  tliein  hoa-  the  Lord 
had  brought  him  out  of  the  piison. 
And  he  said,  Go,  shov/  these  things 
unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren. 
And  he  departed,  and  went  into 
another  place. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day, 
there  was  no  small  stir  among  the 
soldiers,  what  was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought 
for  him,  and  found  him  not,  he  ex- 
amined the  keepers,  and  com- 
manded that  iAey  should  be  put  to 
death.  And  he  went  down  from 
Judea  to  Cesarea,  and  there  abode. 

20  And  Herod  4  was  highly  dis- 
pleased with  them  of  Tjre  and 
Sidon  :  but  they  came  with  one  ac- 
co'.d  to  him,  and,  having  made 
Blastus  5  the  king's  chamberlain 
their  friend, desired  peace;  because 
their  p  count. y  was  nourislied  by 
the  king's  country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day,  Herod, 
arrayed  in  royal  apparel,  sat  upon 
his  thione,  and  made  an  oration 
unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout, 
saying.  It  is  q  the  voice  of  a  god, 
and  not  of  a  man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of 
the  Lord  .smote  him,  because  he 
gave  not  God  the  glory  :  and  he 
Was  eaten  of  worms,  and  gave  up 
the  ghost. 

24  But  the  word  of  God  grew  r  and 
multiplied. 

25  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  re- 
turned from  Jenisalem,  when  they 
had  fulfilled  their  6  ministry,  and 
took  with  them  John,  whose  sur- 
name was  Mark. 

CHAPTER  Xlir. 

NOW  there  were  in  the  church 
that  was  at  Antioch,  certain 
prophets  and  teachers;  as  Barna- 
bas, and  Simeon  that  was  called 
Niger,  and  Lucius  of  Cyrene.  and 
Manaen.l  which  had  been  brought 
up  with  Herod  the  tetrarch,  and 
Saul. 

2  As  they  ministered  to  the  Lord, 
and  fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said, 
Separate  a  me  Barnabas  and  Saul 
for  the  work  6  whereunto  I  have 
called  them. 

3  .'\nd  when  they  had  fasted  and 
prayed,  and  laid  their  hands  on 
them,  they  sent  them  away. 

4  So  they,  being  sent  forth  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  departed  unto  Seleu- 


CHAP.  xni. 

no.  13.  16. 


o  Ps.  66.  16. 


4  or,  bare 
an  hostile 
mind,  in- 
tending war. 


5  That  -mas 
over  tite 
king's  bed- 
chamber. 


pEz.Tf.l7. 
q  Jude  16. 
rCol.  1.6. 


6  or,  clmrge, 
c.  11.29,  30. 

1  or,  He- 
rod's  foster 
brotlier. 


a  Ga.  1.  15. 
6  1  Ti.  2.  7. 


c2Ti.  3.  S. 

d  c.  15.  38. 

e  c.  18.  4. 
/  ver.  27. 

^He.13.22. 

;!De.7.  6,  7. 

i  Ps.  105.  23. 


A-  Ex.  13,  14, 
16. 


Elymtzs  struck  tcith  blindnes*. 

cia  ;  ;:nd  from  thence  they  sailed 
to  Cyprus. 

5  And  when  they  were  at  Sala- 
mis,  they  preached  the  word  of 
Gol    in     the    synagogues    of    the 

jJev.s:  and  they  had  also  John  to 
their  minister. 

I  6  And  when  they  had  gone 
through  the  isle  unto  Paphos,  they 
found  a  certain  sorcerer,  a  false 
prophet,  a  Jew,  whose  name  was 

I  Bar-jesus : 

I  7  Which  was  with  the  deputy  of 
the  country,  Sergius  Paulus,  a 
prudent  man  ;  who  called  for  Bar- 
nabas and  Saul,  and  desired  to 
hear  the  word  of  God. 

8  But  Elymas  the  sorcerer  (for  so 
is  his  name  by  interpretation)  c 
withstood  them,  seeking  to  turn 
away  the  deputy  from  the  faith. 

9  Then  Saul  (who  also  is  called 
Paul)  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
set  his  eyes  on  him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  subtlety 
and  all  mischief,  thou  child  of  the 
devil,  thm  enemy  of  all  righteous- 
ness, wilt  thoti  not  cease  to  pervert 
the  right  ways  of  the  Lord? 

11  And  now,  behold,  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou 
shalt  be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun 
for  a  season.  And  immediately 
there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a 
darkness ;  and  he  went  about, 
seeking  some  to  lead  him  by  the 
hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  be  saw 
what  was  done,  believed,  being' 
astonished  at  the  doctrine  of  the 
Lord. 

13  Now  when  Paul  and  his  com- 
pany loosed  from  Paphos,  they 
came  to  Perga  in  Pamphylia  ;  and 
John,  departing  d  from  them,  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem. 

14  But  when  they  departed  from 
Perga,  they  came  to  Antioch  in 
Pisidia,  and  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue e  on  the  sabbath-day,  and 
sat  down. 

15  And  after  the  reading^  of  the 
law  and  the  prophets,  the  rulers  of 
the  synagogue  sent  unto  them, 
saying,  Ye  men  and  brethren,  if 
ye  have  any  word  g  of  exhortation 
for  the  people    say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and  beck- 
oning with  his  hand,  said.  Men 
of  Israel,  and  ye  that  fear  God, 
give  audience. 

17  The  Gnd  of  this  people  of  Is- 
rael chose  /)  our  fathers,  and  ex- 
alted the  people  %\  hen  they  dwelt 
i  as  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  with  an  k  high  ann  brought 
he  them  out  of  it. 

135 


Paul' I  iermon  at  Antioch. 

18  And  about  ihe  time  of  forty  / 
ytrnra  sufi'eicd  '-i  he  llieir  manners 
in  the   VI  ilijeriie:>s. 

19  AnJ  wlien  he  had  destroyed 
m  seven  natioi.s  in  the  land  ol 
Chanaan,  he  n  divided  their  land 
to  the  in  by  lot. 

20  Aiid  after  that  he  jave  unto 
them  judges,  o  about  the  space  of 
foui  liundied  and  fifty  yea.s,  until 
Samuel  the  piophel. 

21  And  afterward  tlieyp  desired 
a  king  :  and  God  ^ave  unto  them 
Saul  y  tiie  son  ot  Cis,  a  man  of 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  the 
space  of  forty  yeais. 

U:i  And  wli»n  r  he  had  removed 
him,  he  raised  up  unto  them  Da- 
vid s  to  be  their  king  ;  to  whom 
also  he  gave  testimony,  and  said, 
I  have  found  David  the  son  of 
Jesse,  a  man  /  after  mine  own 
heart,  which  shall  fulfil  all  my 
will. 

23  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God, 
accovfling  to  his  promise,  u  raised 
unto  Israel,  v  a  Saviour,  Jesus  : 

24  When  John  w  had  first  preach- 
ed, before  his  coming,  the  baptism 
of  repentance  to  all  the  people  of 
Israel. 

25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his 
course,  he  said.  Whom  think  ye 
that  1  am?  lam  not/ie.'  but  be- 
hold, there  cometh  one  after  me, 
whose  shoes  of  his  feet  I  am  not 
worthy  to  loo.se. 

26  Men  and  brethren,  children  of 
the  stock  of  Abraham,  and  whoso- 
ever among  you  feareih  God,  to 
you  X  is  the  word  of  this  salvation 
sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  nt  Jemsa- 
lem,and  their  rulers,  because  they 
knew  him  not,  nor  yet  the  voices 
of  the  prophet's  which  are  read 
every  sabbath  day,  they  y  have  j 
fulfilled  Ihem  in  condemning  Wm. 


THE  ACTS. 
/Ex.  16.  35.  ! 

peihaps  for   j 

bore,  ox,  fed 
Ihem,  as  a 
7iurse 

beareth,  or, 
feedtth  her 
child.  Dc.  1. 
81.  accord- 
ing to  the 
LXX  ;  and 
so  Chrysos- 
lom. 

m  De.  7.  1. 
n  Jos.  14, &c. 
o  Ju.  2.  16. 
p  1  Sa.  8.  5. 
g  1  Sa.  10.  1. 
rlSa.  31.  6. 
s2Sa.  5.  3. 
MSa.  13.14. 
uPs.  132.11. 
c  Mat.  1.21. 
w  Mat.  3.  1- 
11. 

xMat.  10.6. 
vLu.24.  20,  ! 
44. 

z  c.  1.  3. 
aRo.  4.  13. 


6  Ps.  2.  7. 

holy,OT,just 
thi  ngs  ; 
which  word 
the  LXX 
both  in  the 
lace  of  Is. 


place  c 
55.  3,  a 


and 


in  many         ■ 

28  And    though    they   found    no !  others,  use 
cause  of  death  in  him,  yet  desired  j  for  that 
they     Pilate    that    he     should    be  i  which  is  in 
slain.  the  Hebrew 

29  And    when    they  had  fulfilled  |  »nfrrie*. 

all  that  was  written  of  him,  theylcPs.  16.   10. 
took  Wot  down  from  the  tree,  and  ,  4  or,  n/ter 
laid  him  in  a  sepulchre.  he  had  in 

30  But  God  raised  him  from  the  7iis  oten  age  | 
dead  :  served  ihe      j 

31  And     he    was    seen    z    many  will  of  God. 
days  of  them  which   came  up  with   rf  1  K.  2.  10. 
him    from    Galilee    to   Jerusalem,  Je  c.  2.  24. 
who  are    his  witnesses    unto    the   _/"  Da.  9.  24. 
people.  I  Lu.  24.  47. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad  1  Jdo.  2.  12. 
tidings,  how  that  the  promise  a  s  Is.  53.  11. 
which  was  made  unto  the  fathers,     Ha.  2.4.  Ro. 

33  God  bath  fulfilled    the  sameiS.  ^.  8.  1.     I 

13S 


A.  D.  44. 

!  unto  us  their  children,  in  that  he 
hath  raised  up  Jeauii  again  :  na  it 
is  also  wiillrii  in  the  second  psalm. 
Thou  b  ait  my  bun,  this  day  have  I 

I  begotten  ilice. 

34  And  US  concerning  thai  he 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  nov 

I  no  more  to  return  tocorruption,  he 
said  on  this  wise,  I  will  give  you 
the  sure  3  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wheit'l'ore  he  saith  also  in  c 
anothery«<2/77i,  Thou  shall  not  tuf- 
fer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  cornip- 
tion. 

36  For  David,  4  nfler  he  had  se.* 
ved  his  own  geneiaiion  by  the  will 
of  God,  d  fell  on  sleep,  and  wnt 
laid  unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  cor- 
ruption : 

37  But  he,  whom  God  e  raised 
again,  saw  no  corruption. 

38  Be  it  known  unto  you  there- 
fore,nienand  brethren, that  through 
/  this  man  is  preached  unto  you 
the  forgivene.-^B  of  sins  : 

39  And  by  him,  ^  all  thai  believt 
are  justified  fiom  all  things,  from 
w  hich  ye  could  not  be  justified  by 
the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Bewaie  therefore,  lest  that 
come  ■'jpon  you  which  is  spoken 
of  in  h  the  prophets  ; 

41  BiMiold,  ye  despisers,  and  won- 
der, and  peiish  :  for  I  work  a  work 
in  your  days,  a  woik  which  ye 
shall  in  no  wise  believe,  though  a 
man  declare  it  unto  you. 

42  And  when  the  Jews  were  gone 
out  of  the  synagogue,  the  Geiuilea 
besought  that  tliese  words  might 
be  preached  to  them  the  5  next  sab- 
bath. 

43  Now  when  the  congregation 
was  broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews 
and  religious  proselytes  followed 
Paul  and  Barnabas  :  who  speaking 
to  them,  persuaded  them  to  con- 
tinue i  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  And  the  next  sabbath  day 
came  almost  the  whole  city  toge- 
ther to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the 
multitudes,  they  were  filled  with 
envy,  and  spake  against  those 
things  which  were  spoken  by  Paul, 
contradicting  k  and  blaspheming. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas  wax- 
ed bold,  and  said.  It  was  necessary 
that  the  word  of  God  should  ficst  I 
have  been  spoken  to  you  :  but  see- 
ing ye  put  it  from  you,  and  judge 

h  Is.  29.  14.  Ha.  1.  5.  5  in  lie  week 
between,  or,  in  the  sabbath  beliceen. 
i  c.  14.22.  He.  6.  11,12.  12.  15.  Ac. 
18.6.  iMal.  10,  6.  Lu.  24.47.  Ro 
1.16. 


A.  D.  45. 

yourselves  unworthy  of  everlast- 
ing life,  lo,  we  m  turn  to  the  Gen- 
tiles. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  cora- 
manJed  us,  saying,  n  I  have  set 
thee  to  be  a  lijht  of  the  Gentiles, 
that  thou  shouldest  be  forsajvatiou 
unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard 
this,  they  were  glad,  and  glorified 
the  word  of  the  Lord  :  and  o  as 
many  as  were  ordained  to  eternal 
life  believed. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was 
published  throughout  all  the  re- 
gion. 

50  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the 
devout  and  honourableworaen,and 
the  chief  men  of  the  city,  and  p 
raised  fwrseoution  against  Paul 
and  Barnabas,  and  expelled  them 
out  of  their  coasts. 

51  But  they  shook  q  off  the  dust 
of  their  feet  against  them,  and 
came  unto  Iconium. 

52  And  the  disciples  were  filled 
with  joy,  r  and  with  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  il  came  to  pass  in  Iconiura, 
that  they  went  both  together 
into  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews, 
and  so  spake,  ihat  a  great  multi- 
tude, both  of  the  Jews  and  also  of 
the  Geeeks,  believed.  | 

2  But  the  unbelieving  Jews  stir- 
red up  the  Gentiles,  and  made 
thi^ir  minds  evil-affected  against 
the  brethren.  | 

3  Long  time  therefore  abode  they 
speaking  boldly  in  the  Lord,  which 
a  gave  testimony  unto  the  word  of 
his  grace,  and  granted  signs  and 
wonders  to  be  done  by  their  hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city 
was  divided  :  and  b  part  held  with 
the  Jews,  and  part  with  the  apos- 
tles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault 
made,  both  of  the  Gentiles  and 
also  of  the  Jews,  with  their  rulers, 
to  use  then  despitefully,  and  to 
Btone  them, 

6  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  fled 
c  unto  Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities  of 
Lycaonia,  and  unto  the  region  that 
lieth  round  about  : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the 
g'ospel. 

8  And  there  sat  a  certain  man  at 
Lystra.  impi^tent  in  his  feet,  be- 
ing a  ff  cripple  from  his  mother's 
womb,  who  never  had  walked  : 

9  The  s.ime  heard  Paul  speak  : 
who  steadfastly  beholding  him, 
and  perceiving  that  he  had  faith  e 
to  be  healed, 


CHAP.  XIV. 

-  CT  De.  32.21. 
Mat.  21.  43. 
Ro.  10.  19. 

tjIs.  49.  6.      ' 

oc.  2.  47.       ' 
Ro.  8.  3t). 

^2Ti.  3.  11. 

q  Mar.  6.  11. 
Lu.  9.  5.  c. 
18.  6. 

rMat.  5.  12. 
1  Th.  1.  6. 

a  Mar.  16. 
20.  He.  2.  4.  1 

6  c.  28.  24. 

c  Mat.  10.      I 
23.  i 

d  c.  3.  2.        i 

eMat.  9.28, 
29. 


/  Is.  35.  6. 

g-c.28.  6. 

h  Da.  2.  46. 

i  Mat.  26. 
65. 

kc.  10.  26. 
Ja.  5.  17. 
Re.  19.  10. 

ilSa.  12.21. 
1  K.  16.  13. 
Je.  H.  22. 
Jon.  2.  8.  1 
Cor.  8.  4. 
OTlTh.  1.9. 
nGe.  1.  1. 
Ps.  33.  6. 
146.  6.  Re. 
14.7. 

0  Ps.  81.  12. 
c.  17.  30. 

p  Ro.   1.  20. 

g  Job  5.  10. 
Ps.  147.  8. 
Mat.  5.  45. 

r2Cor.  11. 
25. 

1  had  made 
■miny  dis- 
ciples. 

s  c.  13.  43. 

tRo.  8.  17. 

2  Ti.  3.  12. 


Paul  stoTied. 

'  10  Said  with  a  loud  voice.  Stand 
upright  on  thy  feet.  And  ho  leap- 
ed/ and  walked. 

[    11    And    when    the    people    saw 

j  what  Paul  had  done,  they  lifted  up 
their  voices,  saying  in  the  speech 
of  Lycaonia,  The  g  gods  are  coma 
down  to  us,  in  the  likeness  of  men. 
12  And  they  called  Barnabas, 
Jupiter,  and  Paul,  Mercurius,  be- 
cause he  was  the  chief  speaker. 

'  13  Then  the  p.iest  of  Jupiter, 
which  was  before  their  city, 
brought  oxen  and  garlands  unto 
the  gates,  and  h  would  h.ive  done 
sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles, 
Barnabas  and  Paul,  heard  of, 
they  i  rent  their  clothes,  and  ran 
in  among  the  people,  crying  out, 

15  And  saying,  Sirs,  why  do  ya 
these  things?  We  k  also  are  men 
of  like  passions  with  you,  and 
preach  unto  you,  that  ye  should 
turn  from  these  vanities  I  unto  m 
the  living  God,  which  made  n 
heaven  and  eaith,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  things  that  are  therein  : 

16  Who  o  in  times  past  suffered 
all  nations  to  walk  in  their  own 
ways. 

17  Nevertheless,  p  he  left  not 
himself  without  w^itness,  in  that 
he  did  good,  and  gave  us  rain  q 
from  heaven,  and  fruitful  seasons, 
filling  our  hearts  with  food  and 
gladness. 

18  ."Vnd  with  these  sayings  scarce 
restrained  they  the  people,  that 
they  had  not  done  sacrifice  unto 
them. 

19  And  there  came  thither  certain 
Jews  from  Antioch  and  Iconiura, 
who  persuaded  the  people,  and 
having  r  stoned  Ptiul,  drew  hin 
out  of  the  city,  supposing  he  had 
been  dead. 

20  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood 
round  about  him.  he  rose  up,  and 
came  into  the  city  :  and  the  next 
day  he  departed  with  Barnabas  to 
Derbe. 

21  And  when  they  had  preached 
the  gospel  to  that  city,  and  1  had 
taught  many,  they  returned  again 
to  Lystra,  and  to  Iconium,  and 
Antioch. 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the 
disciples,  and  exhorting  them  to 
continue  s  in  the  faith,  and  that  t 
we  must  through  much  tribulation 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordained 
them  elders  in  every  church,  and 
had  prayed  with  fasting,  they 
commended  them  to  the  Lord,  oa 
whom  they  believed. 

137 


Dispute  coneerinng  etrcutncision. 

24  And  after  they  haJ  pHsscl 
th.oughoiil  Pisidiii,  lliey  came  lo 
Pamptiylia. 

25  And  when  they  hud  preached 
the  woid  in  Perga,  ihey  went 
duvvn  into  Atlalin  : 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch, 
u  frum  wlience  lliey  had  been  re- 
commended lo  V  tlie  grace  of  God 
for  the  wo  k  winch  they  fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come, 
and  had  gathered  the  church  to- 
gether, ihey  rehearse  I  u>  all  that 
God  had  done  with  them,  and  how 
he  had  opened  x  the  door  ol  faith 
unto  the  Gentiles. 

28  An  1  theie  they  abode  long 
time  with  the  dis 'iples. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

AND  a  ciutai  1  men  which  came 
down  fiom  Judea,  taught  the 
breth.en,  and  arnd.  Except  6  ye  be 
circumcised  after  c  the  manner  of 
Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  When  therefore  Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas had  no  small  dissijnsion  and 
disputation  with  them,  they  de- 
termined that  d  Paul  and  Bar- 
nabas, and  certain  other  of  them, 
should  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  unto 
the  apostles  and  elders,  about  this 
question. 

3  And  being  e  brought  on  their 
way  by  the  church,  they  passed 
through  Phenice  and  Samaria,  de- 
claring the  conversion  y  of  the 
Gentiles:  and  they  caused  great 
joy  g  unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to 
Jerusalem,  they  were  received  of 
the  chu.cli,  and  o/  the  apostles 
and  elders  ;  and  they  A  declared  all 
things  thatGod  had  lone  withihem. 

5  But  1  there  rose  up  certain  of 
the  sect  of  the  Pharisees  which  be-  ; 
lieved,  saying,  i  That  it  was  need- 
ful to  ciicumcise  them,  and  to 
command  Chsm  to  keep  the  law  of 
Moses.  I 

6  And  the  apostles  and  elders 
came  together,  k  for  to  consider  of 
this  mai  ter.  I 

7  And  when  there  had  been  much 
disputing,  Peter  rose  up  and  said 
unto  them,  Men  and  brethren,  ye 
know  t  how  that  a  good  wdiile  ago 
God  made  choice  among  us,  that 
the  Gentiles  by  my  mouth  should 
hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and 
believe. 

8  And  God,  which  m  knoweth 
the  hea  ts,  hare  them  witness, 
giving  them  the  Holy  Ghost,  even 
as  he  did  unto  us  ; 

9  And  put  no  difference  between 
U8  and  them,  purifying  n  their 
hearts  by  faith.         '  I 

138 


THE  ACTS 
uc.  13.  1,  3. 

0  c.  15.  40. 
IT  c.  IS.  4. 

X  1  Cor.  16. 
9.  2  Cor.  2. 
12.  lie.  3.  8. 
aGa.  2.  12. 
b  Jno.  7.  22. 
c  Le.  12.  3. 
dGii.  2.  1. 
e  Ro.  15.  24. 

1  Cor.  16.  6 
11.3  Jno.  6 

/  c.  14.  27. 


gUi.  15.7, 
10. 

he.  21.  19. 

1  or,  rose  up, 
said  they, 
certain, 
i  ver.  1. 
k  Mat.  18. 
20. 

/Mat.  16. 18, 
19.  c.  10.  20. 
m  c.  1.  24. 
nHe.  9.  13, 
14.  IPe.  1. 
22. 


oGa.  5.  1. 
p  Ro.  3.  24. 
Kp.  2.  8. 
Ti.  3.4,5. 
'/  c.  14.  27. 
r  Lu.  2.31, 
32. 


A.  D.  53. 

10  Now  therefore  why  tempt  yo 
tiod,  to  put  a  yoke  o  upun  the  neck 
of  the  disciples,  which  neither  our 
fathers  nor  we  were  able  to  bear. 

11  But  we  believ"  that  through^ 
the  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Cliriit 
we  shall  be  saved,  even  as  they. 

12  Then  all  the  multitude  kept 
silence,  and  gave  audience  to  Bar- 
nabas and  Paul,  declaring  v.bat 
miracles  and  wonders  God  had 
wrought  g  among  the  Gentiles  by 
them. 

13  And  after  they  had  held  their 
peace,  James  answered,  saying, 
Men  and  brethren,  hearken   unto 


14  Simeon  hath  declared  r  how 
God  at  the  first  did  visit  the  Gen- 
tiles, to  take  out  of  them  a  people 
for  his  name. 

15  And  to  this  agree  the  words  of 
the  prophets;  as  it   is  written,   s 

16  After  this  1  will  return,  and 
will  build  again  the  tabernacle  of 
David,  which  is  fallen  down  ;  and 
I  will  build  again  the  rums  thereof, 
and  I  will  set    t  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might 
seek  after  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
Gentiles,  upon  whom  my  name  is 
called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  doelh 
all  these  things. 

18  Known  t  unto  God  are  all  his 
Works,  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is, 
that  we  trouble  not  them,  which 
from  among  the  Gentiles  are  turn- 
ed u  to  God  : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them, 
that  they  abstain  from  pollutions 
of  V  idols,  and  from  fornication, 
w  andyrom  things  strangled,  and 

s  Am.  9.   11, 1 /rom  x  blood. 

12.  21  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in 

t  Nu.  23.  19.    every  city  them  that  preached  him, 

being  y  read    in    the    synagogues 

every  sabbath  day  : 
22  Then  pleasod   it  the   apostles 

and  elders,  with  the  whole  church, 

to  send  chosen   men  of  their  own 


Is.  46.  10. 
a  1  Th.  1.  9 

i>  Ex.  20.  4, 

5.  1  Cor.  8. 

1,  &c.  10. 

28.  Re.  2.14,  '  company   to   Antioch,   with   Paul 

20.  9.  20.  and  Barnabas  ;  namely,  Judas  sur- 

V)  1  Cor.  6.  named  Barsabas,  z  and  Silas,  chief 

9.  18.  Col.  men  among  the  brethren  : 

3.  5.  1  Th.  23  And  they  wrote  letters  by  them 

4.  3.  after  this  manner  ;  The  apostles 
X  Le.  17.  14.  and  elders,  and  brethren,  send 
De.  12.  16,  greeting  unto  the  brethren  which 
23.  are  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch,  and 
y  c.  13.  15,  Syria,  and  Cilicia  ; 

27.  24  Forasmuch  as  we  have   heard, 

z  c.  1.  23.  that  certain  a,  which  went  out  from 

a  ver.  1.  us  have  troubled  b  you  with  words, 

6  Ga.  5.  12.  c  subverting  your  souls,  saying.  Ye 

c  Ga.  5.  4.  must  be  circumcised,  and  keep  the 


13.  13. 
o  c.   14.  26. 
20.  32. 
p  c.  16.  5. 


a  c.  14.  6. 
h  c.   19.  22. 


A.  D.  53. 

law  :  to  v/horn  d  %Te  g'ave  no   gueh  d  Ga.  2.  4. 
commandment:  ec. 13. 50. 14. 

23  h  seemed  g'ood  unto  us,  beinj  19. 
assembled  ^sith  one  aconrd,  to  send  o  jcord 
chosen  men  unto  you,  with  our  be- 
loved Barnabas  and  Paul,  1/ Re.  2.  24. 

26  Men  that  have  hazarded  e  their   „  ygj.    20. 
lives  to.-  the  name  of  our  Lord  Je-   /j  2  Cor.   11. 
BUS  Christ.  9.  Ja.  1.   27. 

27  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas  i  jno.  5.  2l! 
and  Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  you  Jude  20  21. 
the  same  things   by  2  mouth.  1 

28  For  itseemed'good  totheHoly  3   or,  exhor- 
Ghost,  and  to  us,  to   lay  upon  you   tation. 
no  geuter  burdeny  than  these  ne- I  j  c.    14.  22. 
cessa/v  things  ;  ,,,-.,.' 

29  That  ye  abstain  g  f  om  meats  *  '  Cor.  16. 
offered  to  idols,  and  from  blood,  11- 2 Jno.lO. 
and  from  things  strangled,  and  ;c.l3. 4&c. 
from  fornicatio.i  :  fiora  which  if, 
ye  keep/i  yourselves,  ye  shall  dol^'^c.  12.  12, 
well.     Fare  ye  well.  j25.    Col.    4. 

3>  So  when  they  were  dismissed,    1". 
they  came  to  Antioch  ;    and  when  ' 
they  had  gathered   the   multitude 
togelhei',lhey  deliveredthe  epistle: 

31  Which,  when  they  had  read, 
they  rejoiced  for  the  S  consolation. 

3i  And  Judas  and  Silas,  being 
prophets  also  themselves,  exhorted 
the  brethren  with  many  words,  and 
confirmed  i  them. 

33  And    after    they    had    tarried  ,  le   91 
there  a  space,  ihay  were  let  go  k  in    j  ?,•        .    ,_ 
peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the    '  Cor.  4.  17. 
apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding,  it  pleased 
Silas  til  ahi  le  the  e  still. 

35  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  con- 
tinue 1  i:i  Antioch,  teaching  and 
preaching  the  wnr  i  of  the  Lord, 
with  many  others  also. 

33  And  some  days  after,  Paul 
sai  1  unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go 
again  and  visit  our  brethren  in  / 
every  city  where  we  have  preach- 
ed the  wo  d  of  the  Lord,  and  see 
ho,v  they  do. 

3"  And  Banabas  determined  to 
take  with  thein  John,  771  whose 
surname  was  Mark. 

33  B\u  Pan!  thought  not  good  to 
take  him  with  them,  who  departed 
n  from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 
went  not  with  them  tn  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so 
sharp  between  them,  that  they  de- 
parted asunder  one  from  the  other: 
and  so  Barnabas  took  Mark,  and 
tailed  unto  Cyprus  ; 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  de- 
parted, being  recommended  o  by 
the  brethren  unto  the  grace  of 
God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria 
and  Cilicia,  confirming'  p  the 
churchea. 


CHAP.  XVI.  Paulinvited  into  Macedonia, 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

THEN  came  he  to  Derbe  a  and 
Lystra  :  and  behold,  a  cer- 
tain disciple  was  there,  named  I'i- 
motheus,6  the  son  of  a  c  certain  wo- 
man, which  was  a  Jewes.«,  and  be- 
lieved ;  but  his  fallier  icas  a  Geek. 

2  Which  was  well  d  reported  of 
by  the  b  ethren  that  were  at  Lys- 
l.a  and  Iconium. 

3  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go 
fo.th  with  him  ;  and  took  anil  cir- 
cumcised him,  e  because  of  the 
Jews  y  which  were  in  those  quar- 
ters; for  they  knew  all  that  his 
father  was  a  Greek. 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the 
cities,  they  delivered  them  the  de- 
crees for  to  keep,  that  were  ordain- 
ed g  of  the  apostles  and  elders 
which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5  And  so  were  the  churches  ft.  es- 
tablished in  the  faith,  and  increas- 
ed in  number  daily. 

6  Now  when  they  had  gone 
throu?hout  Phrygia  and  the  region 
of  i  Galatia,  and  were  forbidden 
of  k  the  Holy  Ghost  to  preach 
the  word  in  I  Asia, 

7  After  they  we  e  come  to  Mysia, 
they  assayeri  to  go  into  Bithynia  : 
but  the  Spirit  suffered  them  not. 

8  And  they,  passing  by  Mysia, 
came  down  to  m  Troas. 

9  And  a  vision  appeared  to  Paul 
in  the  night  ;  There  stood  a  man  n 
of  Macedonia,  and  prayed  him, 
saying.  Come  over  into  Macedo- 
nia, and  help  us. 

ID  And  after  he  had  seen  the 
vision,  immediately  we  endeavour- 
ed tn  go  ')  into  Macedonia,  as-sur- 
edly  gathering  that  the  Lord  bad 
called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel 
unto  them. 

H  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas, 
we  came  with  a  straight  course  to 
Samothracia,  and  the  next  day  to 
Neapolis  ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  Philippi,p 
which  is  1  the  chief  city  of  that 
part  of  -Macedonia,  nnd  a  colony. 
And  we  were  in  that  city  abiding 
certain  days. 

13  And  on  the  2  sabbath  we  went 
out  of  the  city  by  a  river  side, 
where  prayer  g  was  wont  to  be 
made  :  and  we  sat  down,  and 
spake  unto  the  women  which  re- 
sorted thither. 

14  And  a  certain  woman  named 
Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple,  of  the 
city  of  Thyatira,  which  worshipped 
God,  heard  us  :  whose  hea  t  r  the 
Lord  opened,  that  she  attended  un- 
to the  things  which  were  spoken 
of  Paul. 

139 


c  2  Ti.  1.  5. 
rfc.6  3.lTi. 
5.10. He.  11. 
2. 

eGa.  2.  3-8. 
5.  1-3. 
/Cor.  9.20. 

S  c.  15.  28, 
29. 

h  c.    15.   41. 

t  Ga.    1.    2. 

I  Pe.  1.  1. 

k  Am.  8,  11, 

12. 1  Cor.  12. 

10. 

I  Re.   1.   4, 

11. 

m  2  Cor.  2. 

12.  2  Ti.  4. 

13. 

n  c.   10.  30. 

0  2  Cor.  2. 
13. 

p  Ph.  1.  1. 

1  or,  the 
first. 

2  sabbaih- 
dny. 

q  c.  21.  5. 
rLu.24.  45. 


Convertion  of  a  jailor, 

15  And  when  slie  wa<  baptized, 
and  her  bou«eljold,  «he  besought 
a  IM,  laying.  If  ye  have  judged  me 
to  be  failhlul  to  the  Loid,  cuine 
into  my  bouse,  and  abide  t/ttre. 
And  she  consiiained  us. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  we 
*enl  to  prayer,  a  cert.iin  dumscl 
possessed  t  with  a  spirit  of  3  divi- 
nation met  US,  which  broug'lil  her 
masters  much  gain  u  by  soothsay- 
ing : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and 
us,  and  cried,  sayin;j,  These  men 
are  the  servants  of  the  most  high  v 
God,  wliich  show  unto  us  the  way 
of  w  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days. 
But  Paul,  being  grieved,  turned 
and  said  x  to  the  spirit,  1  command 
thee  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
to  come  out  of  her.  And  y  he 
came  out  the  same  hour. 

19  And  when  her  masters  saw 
that  the  hope  of  their  gains  jr  was 
gone,  they  caught  Paul  and  Silas, 
and  drew  «Acm  into  4  the  market- 
place, unto  a  the  rulers, 

20  And  brought  tbem  to  the  mag- 
istrates, saying,  These  men,  being 
Jews,  do  exceedingly  trouble  6  our 
city, 

21  And  teach  customs  which  are 
not  lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither 
to  observe,  being  Romans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up  to- 
gether against  tliem  :  and  the  ma- 
gistrates entofl'  their  clothes,  and 
commanded  to  beat  them. 

23  .And  when  they  had  laid  many 
c  stripes  upon  them,  they  cast 
them  into  prison,  charging  the 
jailor  to  keep  them  safely  : 

24  Who,  having  received  such  a 
charge,  thnist  them  into  the  inner 
prison,  and  made  their  feet  fast  in 
the  stocks. 

25  An<i  at  midnijht  Paul  and  Si- 
las prayed,  d  and  sang  e  praises 
unto  God  :  and  the  prisoners  beard 
tbem. 

26  And  suddenly  there  was  a 
great  earthquake,  so  /  that  the 
foundations  of  the  piison  were 
ehakeii  :  and  immediately  g  all 
the  doors  were  opened,  and  every 
one's  bands  were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
awaking  nut  of  his  sleep,  and  see- 
ingthe  prison  doors  open,  he  drew 
put  his  sivord,  and  would  have 
killed  him.splf.  supposing  that  the 
pri.snne  i-  li:i  1  been  Pe  i 

23  Eut.'i  ?:uil  cried  with  a  loud 
yoice,  saying.  Do  thyself  i  no 
barnv;  for  we  are  all  here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and 
140 


THE  ACTS. 
U  He.  13.  2.  I 

(  1  Sa.28.7. 
I  3     or,  fy-      I 

thon. 

u  c.    19.  24. 

«Ge.  14.  18,1 

ii2.  I 

to  c.  18.  26. 

He.    10.  20.] 

X  Mar.  1.25, 

34. 

y   Mar.    16. 

17.  I 

z  c.  19.  24- 

27. 

4  or,  court. 

a    Mat.    10. 

18. 

6  IK.  18. 17. 

c.  17.  6. 

c2Cor   6.5. 

11.  23,  25. 
1  Th.  2.2. 
d  Ja.  5.  13. 
e  Ps.  34.  1. 
/  c.  4.  31. 
<  Is.  42.  7. 
c.  5.  19.  12. 
7,  10. 

ftPr.  24.   11, 

12.  1  Th.  5. 
15. 

t  Ec.  7.  15- 
17. 


A-  Je.  5.  22. 
I  c.  2.  37.  9. 
6. 

m  Hab.  2.  4. 
Jno.    3.    16, 
36.  a.  47. 
c.  13.  39. 
nc.  2.  39. 

0  Ro.  1.  14, 
16. 

p  Lu.  5.  29. 
7  Ro.  5.  11. 
r  c.  22.  25. 
s  Da.  6.  18, 
19.  Mat.  10. 
16. 

t  Ex.  11.8. 
Re.  3.  9. 
u  Mat. 8.  34. 
V  ver.  14. 
aha.  4.  16. 
c.  9.  20.  13. 
5,  14. 

6Lu.24.26, 
46.  c.  18.28. 
Ga.  3.  1. 

1  or,  ichom, 
said  he,  / 
preach. 

c  c.  28.  24. 
d  2Cor.  8.5. 
1  Th,  1.  5,  8, 


1.  D.  sa. 

ipranjr  in,  and  cam*  trembling,  Jr 
and  felldown  before  Paul  and  Kiilat, 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and 
said.  Sirs,  what  I  roust  I  do  to  be 
saved  ? 

31  And  they  said.  Believe  m  on 
the  Lord  Jesua  Christ,  and  tbou 
shalt  be  saved,  and  thy  n  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  himi  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  o  that 
were  in  bis  house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same 
hot)r  of  the  night,  and  washed 
their  stripes ;  and  was  Itaptized, 
he  and  all  his,  straightw.iy. 

34  And  when  he  had  brought 
them  into  his  house,  he  set  meat^ 
before  them,  and  rejoiced,  q  be- 
lieving in  God  with  all  his  house. 

35  And  when  it  was  day,  the 
magistrates  sent  the  sergeants, 
saying,  Let  those  men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison 
told  this  saying  to  Paul,  The  ma- 
gistrates have  sent  to  let  you  go  ; 
now  therefore  depart,  and  go  in 
peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them.  They 
have  beaten  u«  openly  uncon- 
demned,  r  being  Romans,  and 
have  cast  us  into  prison  ;  and  now 
do  they  thrust  us  out  privily  f 
Nay,  verily  ;  but  let  them  come 
themselves,  a  and  fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  sergeants  told  these 
words  unto  the  magistrates,  and 
they  feared,  when  they  heard  that 
they  were  Romans. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought  t 
them,  and  brought  Ihem  out.  and 
desired  u  them  to  depart  out  of  the 
city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the  pri- 
son, and  entered  into  the  house  of 
Lydia  ;  v  and  when  they  had  seen 
the  brethren,  they  comforted  them, 
and  departed. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

NOW  when  they  had  passed 
through  Amphipolis  and 
Apollonia.  they  came  to  Thessa- 
lonica,  where  was  a  synagogue  o< 
the  Jews  : 

2  And  Paul,  as  his  manner  was, 
a  went  in  unto  them,  and  three 
sabbath  days  reasoned  with  them 
out  of  the  Scriptures. 

3  Opening  and  alleging,  that 
Christ  mtist  b  needs  have  suffered, 
and  risen  ajain  fmra  the  dead  ; 
and  that  this  I  Jesus,  whom  I 
preach  unto  you,  isChiist. 

4  And  some  c  of  ihem  believed, 
and  d  consorted  with  Paul  and  Si- 
las ;  ami  of  the  devout  Greeks  a 
great  multitude,  and  of  the  chief 
women  not  a  few. 


A.  D.  54. 

5  But  the  Jews  which  believed 
not,  raoved  with  envy,  took  unto 
them  certain  lewd  fellows  of  the 
baser  sort,  and  gathered  a  com- 
pany, and  set  all  ihe  city  on  an 
uproar,  and  assaulted  the  house  of 
Jason,  e  and  sought  to  bring  thera 
out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  ihey  found  thera 
not,  they  drew  Jason  and  certain 
brethren  unto  the  rulereof  the  city, 
crying,  Tliese,^  that  have  turned 
the  world  upside-down,  are  come 
hither  also  ; 

7  Whom  Jason  hath  received  : 
and  these  all  do  contrary  g  to  the 
decrees  of  Cesar,  saying,  That 
there  is  another  king,  one  Jesus. 

8  And  they  troubled  h  the  people, 
and  the  rulers  of  the  city,  when 
they  heard  these  things. 

9  And  when  they  had  taken  se- 
curity of  Jason,  and  of  the  other, 
they  let  him  go. 

10  And  the  brethren  immediately 
gent  away  i  Paul  and  Silas  by 
night  unto  Berea ;  who  coming 
thiclier,  went  into  the  synagogue 
of  the  Jews. 

11  These  were  more  k  noble  than 
thooe  in  Thessalonica,  in  that 
they  received  the  word  with  all 
readiness  I  of  mind,  and  searched 
the  Scriptures  m  daily,  whether 
those  things  were  so. 

12  Therefore  many  of  them  be- 
lieved :  also  of  honourable  women 
which  were  Greeks,  and  of  men, 
not  a  few. 

13  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessa- 
lonica had  knowledge  that  the 
word  of  God  was  preached  of  Paul 
at  Berea,  they  came  thither  alfo, 
and  stirred  up  n  the  people. 

14  And  then  immediately  the 
brethren  sent  away  o  Paul,  to  go 
as  it  were  to  the  sea  :  but  Silas  and 
Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  Paul 
brought  him  unto  Athens  :  and  re- 
ceiving a  commandment  unto 
Silas  and  Timotheus^  for  to  come 
to  hira  with  all  speed,  they  de- 
parted. 

16  Now  while  Paul  waited  for 
them  at  Athens,  g   his  spirit  was 


e  Ro.  16.  21. 

/  Lu.  W3.  5. 
c.  16.  20. 
g  Lu.  23.  2. 
Jno.  19.  12. 
h  Mat.  2.  3. 
Jno.   11.  48. 
i     c.    9.   25. 
ver.  14. 
k     Pa.    119. 
99.  100. 
I   Ja.  1.  21. 

1  Pe.  2.  2. 
m  Is.  34.  16. 
Lu.   16.   29. 
24.  44.    Jno. 
5.  39. 

nLu.  12.51. 
o  Mat.  10. 
S3. 

p  c.  18.  5. 
q  Ps.  119. 
136.'.jPe.2.8. 

2  or,  fall  of 
idols. 

re.  8.  2. 
s    Col.  2.  8. 

3  or,  base 
fellow. 


stirred    in    him,  when  he  saw  the  I  /■  ^  '  j^  '  jy' 
city  2  wholly  given  to  idolatry.  ^  q'^^    j_  |y' 


synagogue  with  the  Jews,  and 
with  the  devout  r  persons,  and  in 
the  market  daily  with  them  that 
met  with  him. 


CHAP.   XVII.  Paul  preaches  at  Athent. 

Other  some,  He  seemeih  to  be  a 
setter  forth  of  strange  gods  :  be- 
cause he  preached  unto  thera  Je- 
sus, and  the  resurrection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and 
brought  him  unto  4  Areopagus, 
saying,  May  we  know  what  this 
new  t  doctrine,  whereof  thou 
speakest,  is.' 

M  For  thou  bringest  certain  u 
strange  things  to  our  ears:  we 
woulil  know  therefore  what  these 
things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians,  and 
strangers  which  were  there,  spent 
their  lime  in  nothing  else,  but  ei- 
ther to  tell  or  to  hear  some  new 
thing.) 

22  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst 
of  Mars'  5  Hill,  and  said.  Ye  men 
of  Athens,  I  perceive  that  in  all 
things  ye  are  too  superstitious,  v 

23  For  as  I  passed  iiy,  and  beheld 
your  devotions,  6  I  found  an  altar 
with  this  inscription,  TO  THE 
UNKNOWN  GOD.  Whom  there- 
fore ye  ignorantly  worship,  him 
declare  I  unto  you. 

24  God  la  that  made  the  world, 
and  all  things  therein,  seeing  that 
be  is  X  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth, 
dwelleth  y  not  in  temples  made 
with  hands  : 

25  Neither  is  worshipped  with 
men's  hands,  as  though  z  he  need- 
ed any  thing;  seeing  he  a  giveth 
to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  b  all 
things  ; 

26  And  hath  made  of  one  c  blood 
all  nations  of  men,  for  to  dwell  on 
all  the  face  of  the  earth;  and  hath 
deteuiiined  the  times  d  before  ap- 
pointed, and  the  bounds  e  of  their 
habitation  ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the 
Lord,  if  haply  they  might  feel 
after  him,  and  find  him,  though^ 
he  be  not  far  from  every  one  of  us. 

28  For  in  g  him  we  live,  and 
move,  and  have  our  being;  as  h 
certain  also  of  your  own  poets 
have  said,  for  we  are  aUo  his  off- 
spring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the 
offspring  of  God,  we  ought  not  i  to 
think  that  the  Godhead  islike  unto 
gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graven  by 
art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  the  times  of  this  igno- 
rance God  winked  k  at,  but  now  I 
commandeth  all  men  every  where 
to  repent  : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  m 
a  day,  in  the  which  he  v/ill  judge 
the  world  in  righteousness. by  that 
man    whom    he     hath    ordained ; 


4  or,  Mars' 
hill.   It  was 
the    highest 
court  in 
Athens. 

«  Jno.  13.34. 
1  Jno.  2.7,8. 
u  Hos.  8.  12. 

5  or,  the 
court  of  the 
Areopagites 
D  Je.  50.  38. 

6  or,  gods 
that  ye  toor- 
ship.Ga..i.S. 
w  c.  14.  15. 
X    Mat.  11. 
25. 

yc.  7.  48. 

Ps.  50.  8. 
re  Job  12.  10. 
Zee.  12.  1. 
b  Ro.  11.36. 
c  Mai.  2.  10. 
d  Ps.  31.  15. 
Is.  45.  21 


12. 


17  Therefore   disputed  he  in  the'fj  y^^'  j 

'   i  Is.  40.  18, 
&c. 
k  Ro.  3.  iS. 

la  TV,  .    ■        u-1  u  r  'Lu.  24.  47. 

Is   I  hen  certain  philosophers  s  of  -p-^  2  11  10 
the  Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoics,  !  m  n n   2   16 

encountered  him.     And  some  said,   7  ^-   n*r«f»^   ■"^"    """■"     ""=     "m."    u4Li,iiut;,j , 
What    will    this    3    Jjabbler  say  ?  I  f„ilh'^         '  tchereof  he  hath  7  given  assurance 


faith. 


nX 


Paul  aiideg  at  Corinth. 

unto  b1\  tnfti,  in  tlinl  be  lialh 
raued  him  f.oin  the  dead. 
3!^  And  when  ihey  heard  of  the 
resu.iection  of  the  dead,  n  some 
mocked  :  and  otlieis  s.ud,  We  will 
hear  lliee  iig'ain  o  of  this  matter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among 
them. 

34  Howbeit  certain  men  clave  un- 
to him,  and  believed  :  among' 
the  which  was  Dionvsius  the  Are- 
opagfite,  and  a  woman  named  Da- 
mans, and  others  with  them. 

CHAPTER    XVIM. 

AFTER  these  things,  Paul  <ie- 
pi'.ried  from  Athens,  and  came 
to  Corinth  : 

2  And  found  a  certain  Jew  nam- 
ed a  Aquila,  born  in  Pontus,  lately 
come  f.om  Italy,  with  his  wife 
Piiscilla  ;  (because  that  Claudius 
had  commanded  all  Je%V8  to  de- 
pa. t  fiom  Rome  ;)  and  came  unto 
them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the 
same  craft,  he  abode  with  them, 
and  6  wrought  :  for  by  their  occu- 
pation they  were  tent-makers. 

4  And  he  reasoned  in  the  c  syna- 
gogue every  sabbath,  and  per- 
suaded the  Jews  and  the  Greeks. 

5  And  when  d  Silas  and  Timo- 
theiiswere  come  from  Macedonia, 
Paul  was  pressed  in  the  spirit,  and 
testified  to  the  Jews  that  Jesus  1  was 
Christ. 

6  And  when  they  opposed  e  them- 
selves, and  blasphemed,  he  shook 
f  his  raiment,  and  said  unto  them, 
your  g  blood  be  upon  your  own 
heads  :  I  am  clean  :  from  hence- 
forth r  will  5^0  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  And  he  departed  thence,  and 
entered  into  a  ccitain  man's  house, 
named  Justus,  one  that  worship- 
ped God,  whose  house  joined  hard 
to  the  synagogue. 

8  And  h  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler 
of  the  synagogue,  believed  on  the 
Lord,  with  all  his  house  :  and 
many  of  the  Corinthians  hearing, 
believed,  and  were  baptized. 

9  Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul 
in  the  night  by  a  vision.  Be  not 
afraid,  but  sptiak,  and  hold  not 
thy  peace : 

10  For  I  i  am  with  thee,  and  no 
man  shall  set  on  thee  to  hurt  thee  : 
for  I  have  much  people  in  this  city. 

11  And  he  2  continued  there  a 
year  and  six  months,  teaching 
the   word   of  God  arnong  them. 

12  And  when  Gallio  was  the  de- 
puty of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made 
insurrection  with  one  accord 
against  Paul,  and  brought  him  to 
the  judgment-seat,  k 

143 


THE  ACTS. 
n  c.  26.  8. 

0  Lu.  14.18. 
c.  24.25. 

a  Ro.  16.  3. 

6  c.  20.  34. 

CO.  17.  2. 

d  c.  17.    14, 
15. 

1  or,  is  the 
Christ. 

e2Ti.2.  25. 

/  Ne.  5.  13. 

g  Ez.  33.  4. 

h    1  Cor.  1. 
14. 

i    Mat.   28. 
20. 

2  sat  there. 
k  Ja.  2.  6. 


1  Ro.  13.  3. 

7n  Jno.  18. 
31.  c.23.29. 
25.  11,  19. 

n  1  Cor.  1.1. 

o  Nu.  6.  18. 

c.  21.  i4. 

p  Ro.  16.  1. 

g  c.  17.8. 

r   c.  19.  21. 
20.  16. 

s  1  Cor.  4. 
19.  Ja.  4.15. 

t  Ga.  1.2. 

u  c.  14.  22. 
15.  32,  41. 

tilCor.  1.12. 
3.  5,  6.  Tit. 
3.  13. 

u,Ro.  12.11. 
Ja.  5.  16. 
X  c.  19.  3. 

vHe.  6.  1. 

2  Pe.  3.  18. 


A.  D.  55 

13  Baying,  Tlii«/<//ou  ptrsuad- 
eth  men  lu  worship  God  contiory 
to  the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now  about 
to  open  /ij«  niunih,  Gallio  auid  un- 
to the  Jews,  If  it  were  a  matter  of 
wrong,  or  wicked  lewdiiesB,  O  yt 
}iiv.B,  I  reuEoii  would  that  I  should 
bear  wiih  you  : 

15  Bui  if  it  be  a  rucstinn  of  words 
and  names,  and  o/  your  law,  m 
look  ye  to  it  ;  for  1  will  be  no  judge 
of  such  matters. 

16  And  he  druve  them  from  the 
judgment-seat. 

17  Then  all  the  G.eeks  took  n 
Sosthenes,  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  and  beat  him  befors 
the  judgment-seat.  And  Gallio 
cared  for  none  of  thoae  things. 

18  And  Paul  n/ter  this  tarried 
there  yet  a  good  while,  and  then 
took  his  leave  of  the  brethieii,  and 
sailed  thence  into  Syria,  and  with 
him  Pris<-illa  and  Aquila  ;  having 
shorn  o  his  head  in  p  Cenchrea  i 
for  he  had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and 
left  them  there  :  but  he  himself  en- 
tered into  the  synagogue,  and  rea- 
soned 9  with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tar- 
ry longer  time  with  them,  he  con- 
sented not  ; 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  say- 
ing, I  must  by  all  means  keep  this 
feast  that  cometh  in  Jerusalem  :  r 
but  I  will  return  again  unto  you, 
if  s  God  will.  And  he  sailed  from 
Epiiesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at 
Cesarea,  and  gone  up,  and  saluted 
the  church,  he  went  down  to  An- 
tioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some 
time  there,  he  departed,  and  went 
over  all  the  country  of  Galatia  ( 
and  Phrygia  in  order,  strengthen- 
ing u  all  the  disciples. 

24  And  a  certain  Jew  named  o 
Apollos,  born  at  Alexandria,  an 
eloquent  man,  and  mighty  in  the 
Scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  ia 
•  he  way  of  the  Lord  ;  and  being 
fervent  w  in  the  spirit,  he  spake 
end  taught  diligently  the  things 
of  the  Lord,  knowing  x  only  the 
baptism  of  John. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly 
in  the  synajfogue  :  whom  when 
Aquila  and  Priscilla  had  heard, 
they  took  him  unto  them,  and  ex- 
pounded unto  him  the  way  of  God 
more  y  peifectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to 
pass   into    Acbaia,    the    brethren 


A.  D.  59. 

wrote,  exhorting'  the  disciples 
to  receive  him  :  who,  when  he 
was  come,  helped  z  them  much 
which  had  believed  a  through 
grace  ; 
28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the 
Jews,  and  Ihat  publicly,  showing 
by  b  the  Scriptures  that  Jesus 
3  was  Christ. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  while 
ApoUosre  was  at  Corinth, Paul 
having  passed  through  the  upper 
coasts,  came  to  Ephesus  ;  and  find- 
ing certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them.  Have  ye 
received  the  Holy  Ghost  since  ye 
believed  7  And  they  said  unto 
nim,  We  have  not  6  so  much  as 
heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy 
Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  thern.  Unto 
what  then  were  ye  baptized  ?  And 
they  said.    Unto  c  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  John  d  verily 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  re- 
pen  tance,e  saying  unto  the  people, 
That  they  should  believe  on  him 
which  should  come  after  him,  that 
is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  thi-^,  ihey 
were  baptized  in  the  name/ of  the 
Lord  Jesns. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  laid  g  his 
hands  upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost 
came  on  them  ;  h  and  they  spake 
with  tongues,  and  j  prophesied. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about 
twelve. 

8  And  he  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue, and  spake  boldly  for  the 
space  of  three  months,  disputing, A: 
and  persuading  I  the  things  con- 
cerniitg  the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  divers  were  harden- 
ed, m  and  believed  not,  btit  spake 
evil  n  of  that  o  way  before  the 
multitude,  he  departed  p  from 
'hem,  and  separated  the  di.sciples, 
disputing  daily  in  the  school  of 
one  Tyrannus. 

10  And  this  continued  by  the 
space  7  of  two  years  ;  so  that  all 
they  which  dwelt  in  Asia  r  heard 
the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both 
Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And  God  wrought  .special  « 
miracles  by  the  hands  of  Paul  : 

12  So  that  from  his  body  were 
brons'ht  unto  the  sick  handker- 
chiefs t  or  ap 'ons,  and  the  di.'^eases 
departed  from  them,  and  the  evil 
spirits  went  out  of  them. 

13  Then  certain  of  the  vagabond 


V  Jos.  6.  2S. 
w  Lu.  8.  29. 
X  Lu.  1.  65. 
c.  2.  43.  5. 

5,  II. 

7/ Mat.  3.  6. 
Ro.  10.  10. 
z  c.  12.  24. 
aOa.  2.  1. 
6  Ro.  15.  23 
—28. 

c  Ro.  16.  23. 
2Ti.  4.  20. 
£/2Cor.  1.8. 

6.  9. 

e  c.  16.  16, 
19. 

/Re.  18.11. 
.?Ps.  115.  4. 
Is.  44.  10— 
20. 
AZep.2.  n. 

1  Jno.  5. 
Jews,  exorcists,  took  upon  them  u\  19.  Re.  13. 
to  call   over  them   which  had  evil    8. 
spirits  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  I  kjet.  50.  38, 


CHAP.  XIX 
4rlCor.  3.  6. 
aEp.  2.  8. 
b  Jno.  5.  3_i. 
3  or,  is  the 
Christ. 
ver.  5. 
a  1  Cor.  3.  5, 
6. 

6  c.  8.  16.   1 
Sa.  3.  7. 
c  c.  18.  25. 
rfMat.3.  11. 
e  Jno.  1.   15, 
27,  30. 

/  c.  8.  16.  1 
Cor.  1.  13. 
S-c.  8.  17. 
h  c.  2.  4.  10. 
46. 

i  1  Cor.  14. 
1,  &c. 
k  c.  18.  19. 
/  c.  28.  23. 
m  Ro.  11.  7. 
He.  3.  13. 
«2Ti.  1.  15. 
2Pe.  2.2. 
Jude  10. 

er.  23. 
p  1   Ti.  6.  5. 
?  c.  20.  31. 
re.  20.  18. 
Mar.  16. 
20. 

t  c.  5.  15. 
uMar.  9.  33. 
Lu.  9.  49. 


Uproar  at  Ephesug, 
saying.  We  adjure  v  you  by  Jesus, 
whom  Paul  p.eachetli. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of 
one  Sceva,  a  Jew,  and  chief  of  the 
priests,  which  did  so. 

15  And  the  evil  spirit  answered 
and  said,  Jesus  I  know,  ani  Paul 
I  know  ;  but  who  are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the 
evil  spirit  was,  leapt  w  on  them, 
and  overcame  them,  and  pievailed 
against  them,  so  that  they  fled  out 
of  that  house  naked  and  wounded, 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the 
Jews  and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at 
Ephtsus  ;  and  fear  x  fell  on  them 
all,  and  the  name  of  the  Lord  Je- 
sus was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came, 
and  confessed,  y  and  showed  their 
deeds. 

19  Many  nf  them  also  which  used 
curious  arts,  biought  their  books 
together,  and  burned  them  before 
all  men;  and  they  counted  the 
price  of  them,  and  found  it  fifty 
thousand /)7>cps  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  z  the  word 
of  God,  and  prevailed. 

21  After  a  these  things  were  end- 
ed, Paul  purposed  in  the  spirit, 
when  he  had  passed  through  Ma- 
cedonia find  Achaia,  to  go  to  Jeru- 
salem, saying.  After  I  have  been 
there.  I  must  alto  see  Rome.  6 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia  two 
of  them  that  ministered  unto  him, 
Tiniotheus  and  Erastus  ;  c  but  he 
himself  stayed  in  Asia  for  a  sea- 
son. 

23  And  the  same  time  there  arose 
no  small  stir  d  about  that  way. 

24  For  a  certain  tnnn  named  De- 
metrius, a  silversmith,  which  made 
silver  shrines  for  Diana,  brought 
no  small  e  gain  unto  the  crafts- 
men : 

25  Whom  he  called/together  with 
the  workmen  of  like  occupation, 
and  said.  Sirs,  ye  know  that  by 
this  craft  we  have  our  wealth. 

26  Moreover,  ye  see  and  hear, 
that  not  alone  at  Kphesus,  but  al- 
most throughout  all  Asia,  this  Paul 
hath  persuaded  and  turned  away 
much  people,  saying  that  o^  they 
be  no  gods  which  are  made  with 
hands ; 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft 
is  in  danger  to  be  set  at  naught  ; 
but  also  that  the  temple  of  the 
great  goddess  Diana  should  be  des- 
pised, h  and  her  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  Asia 
and  the  world  i  worshippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these 
savings,  they  were  full  of  wrath,  i 

143 


The  uproar  subdued.  THE  ACTS. 

and  cried  out,  saying,    Great  is  I  Ro.  16.  2S. 

Dia.iia  ol'iLe  Kphesi.ins  I  I  Cor.  1.  14. 

29  And  tlie  whole  ciiy  was  filled  01,11 
with  confusion:  und  having  m  Col.  4.10. 
caught  U.iu;s  i  and  Aiislarchiis,  TO  „,  ,n 
men  of  Macedonia.  Paul's  com-  "  c.  .<».  !,«. 
paniona  in  travj;!,  they  rusiied  with  g  c.  21.  34, 
one  accord  into  the  theatre. 

30  And   when   Paul   would  have  ;>  1  Ti.  1.  20. 
entered   in   unto   the   people,  the  ^  Ti.  4.  14. 
disciples  suffered  him  not. 

31  And   certain   of    the   chief  of  j  Ep.  2.  12. 
Asia  which  were  his   friends,  sent 

Unto  him,   desiring;*  him  that  he  ^  the  temple  • 

would  not  adventure  himself  into  keeper. 
the  theatre.  p      ,.    ^ 

32  Some   o  therefore    cried    one 

thing,  and  some  another  ;  for  the   j  c,  25_  g. 
assembly  was  confused  :   and   the 
more   part    knew    not    wherefore  2  or,  llie 
they  were  come  together.  court  days 

33  And  they  dew  Alexander  out  are  kepi. 
of  the  inulluude,  the  Jews  putting   _  ,. 
him   forward.     And    Alexander;;  <J  or,  ordina- 
heckoned     with    the     hand,     and   ^' 

would  have  made  his  defence  unto   j  2  Cor.  1.  8 
the  people.  jq_ 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he 

wasa  Jew,all  withone  voice, about   a  c.  19.40. 
the  space  of  two   hours,  cried  out. 
Great  is  Diana  of  the   Ephesians  ! 

33  And  when  the  town-clerk  had    

appeased  the  people,  he  said.  Ye 
raen  q  of  Ephesus,  what  man  i.' 
there  that  knoweth  not  how  that 
the   city   of  the     Kphesians    is    a 

1  worshipper  of  the  great  goddess 
Diana,  and  of  the  image  which  fell 
down  from  Jupiter  ? 

36  Seeing  then  that  these  things 
cannot  be  spoken  against,  ye 
ought  to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  r  no- 
thing rashly. 

37  Por  ye'  have  brought  hither 
these  men,  which  are  neither  s 
robbers  of  churches,  not  yet  blas- 
phemers of  your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore  if  Demetnus,  and 
the  craftsmen  which  are  with  him, 
have   a  matter  against  any  man, 

2  the  law  is  open,  and  there  are 
deputies:  let  thera  implead  one 
another. 

33  But  if  ye  inquire  any  thing  con- 
cerning other  niatterSj  it  shall  be 
determined  in  a3  lawful  assembly. 

40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be 
called  in  question  for  this  day's 
uproar,  there  being  no  cause 
whereby  we  may  give  an  account 
of  this  concourse. 

41  .Vnd  v/hen  he  hart  thus  spoken, 
he  disraiseed  the  assembly,  t 

CHAPTER  XX. 

AND    after  the    uproar  a  was 
ceased,  Paul  called  unto  liim 
be  disciples,  and  embraced  tliem, 
144 


b  1  Cor.  16. 
5.  ITi.  1.3. 

c  1  Tb  2.  3, 
11. 

dc.  23.  12. 
25.  3.  2  Cor. 
11.  28. 

e  c.  19.  29. 

/c.  16.  1. 

^Ep.  6.  21. 
Col.  4.  7. 
2  Ti.  4.  12. 
Tit.  3.  12. 

he.  21.  29. 
2  Ti.  4.  20. 

iEx.23.  15. 
/r2Ti.4.  13. 
/I  Cor. 16. 2. 
Re.  1.  10. 

m  c.  2.  42, 
46.  1  Cor.  10. 
16.  11.20-34. 

n  c.  1.  13. 

o  IK.  17-21. 
2K.  4.  34. 

p  Mat.  9.24. 


A.  D.  60 

I  and  departed,  for  to  go  6  into  Ma- 
cedonia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over 
those  partH,  and  had  given  them 
much  c  exhortation,  he  came  into 
Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months. 
And  when  the  Jews  laid  wait  d  for 
him,  as  he  was  about  to  sail  into 
Syria,  he  purposed  to  return 
through  Macedonia. 

4  .And  there  accompanied  him  in- 
to Asia,  Sopatcr  of  Berea  ;  and  of 
the  Thessalonians,  Aristarchui  e 
and  Secundus  ;  and  Gaius  of 
Derbe,  and  /  Tiniothcus  ;  and  of 
Asia,  Tychicus  g  and  h  TropUi- 
mus. 

5  These,  going  before,  tarried  for 
us  at  Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from  Phi- 
lippi  after  the  days  i  of  unleaven- 
ed bread,  an  1  came  unto  them  la 
Troas  k  in  five  days  ;  where  we 
abode  seven  days. 

7  Anil  upon  the  first  /  day  of  the 
week,  when  the  disciples  came  to- 
gether to  break  m  bread,  Paul 
preached  unto  them,  ready  to  de- 
part on  the  morrow  ;  and  contin- 
ued his  speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  many  lights  in 
the  upper  n  chamber,  where  they 
were  gathered  together. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a 
certain  young  man  named  Euty- 
chus,  being  fallen  into  a  deep 
sleep  :  and  as  Paul  was  long 
preaching,  he  sunk  down  with 
sleep,  and  fell  down  from  the  third 
loft,  and  was  taken  up  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and 
fell  o  on  him,  and  embracing  him, 
said,  p  Trouble  not  yourselves  ;  for 
his  life  is  in  him. 

11  When  he  therefore  was  corae 
up  again,  and  had  broken  bread, 
and  eaten, and  talked  a  long  while, 
even  till  break  of  day,  so  he  de- 
parted. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young 
man  alive,  and  were  not  a  little 
comforted. 

13  And  we  went  before  to  ship, 
and  sailed  unto  Assos,  there  in- 
tending to  take  in  Paul  :  for  so  had 
he  appointed,  minding  himself  to 
go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at 
Assos,  we  took  him  in,  and  came 
to  Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and 
ame  the   next    day  over  against 

Chios  ;  and  the  next  day  we  ar- 
rived at  Samos,  and  tarried  at 
Trogyllium  ;  and  the  next  day  we 
came  to  Miletus. 


7-2K.  4.  5. 
sCol.  1.  23. 
Mnc.  17.  17. 
u  c.  26.  18. 
Col.  1.  12. 
He.  9.  15. 
1  Pe.  1.  4. 
V  1  Sa.  12. 
3.  1  Cor.  9. 
12.  2  Cor.  7. 
2. 

w  c.  18.  3. 
ICor.  4.  12. 
ITh.  2.  9. 
2Th.3.  8. 


A.  D.  60.  CHAP.  XXI 

16  For  Paul    had  determined    to  g  c.  18.  21. 
sail  by  Epliesiis,  liecause  he  would  li4.  17. 
not  spend  the  tune  in  Asia  ;  for  he  re.  2.  1. 
hasted,  it'  it  wee  possible  lor  him,  1  Cor.  16.  8. 
to  be  g  at  JeruKalem  the    day  of  r  s  c.  19.  1,10. 
Pentecosv.  t  1  Cor.  15. 

17  A.;d  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  9,  10. 
Ephesus,  and  called  the  elders  of  u  Ph.  3.  18. 
the  church.  »2Cor.8.U. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to  iv  ver.  3. 
him,  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  know,  x  ver.  27. 
from  the  first  day  s  that  I  came  into  y  2  Ti.  4.  2. 
Asia,  after  what    manner   I  have  z  Mar.  1.15. 
been  with  you  at  all  seasons,  Lu.  24.  47. 

19  Serving  ihe  Lord  with  all  t  hu-  a  c.  19.  21. 
mility   of   mind,   and  with    many  6  Ja.  4.  14. 
tears  u  and  temptations,  v  which  cc.  9.  16.  21. 
befell  me  by  w  the  lying  in  wait  of  11. 

the  Jews:  1  or,  wait 

2U  j4;i(i  how;r  I  kept  back  nothing  forme. 

that  Was  piofitable  unto  you,  but  d  c.  21.  13. 

have  showed  you,  and  have  taught  Ro.  8.  35,37. 

you  publicly,  and  t/ from  house  to  2  Cor.  4.  16. 

hou.se,  t2Ti.  4.   7. 

21  Testifying   both  to  the  Jews,  /2Cor.  4.  1. 
and  also  to  the  G.eeks,  repentance  ^Ga.  1.  1. 

z   toward  Gol,  and   faith    toward  /t2Cor.  7. 2. 

our  Lo-d  Jesus  Christ.  i  Ep.  1.  11. 

22  And  now,  behold,  I  go  a  bound  A- Col.  4.  17. 
in  the  spirit   unto  Jerusalem,  not  1  Ti.  4.  16. 
knowing  b  the    things    that  shall  /He.  13.  l7. 
befall  me  there  :  m  Pr.  10.  21. 

23  Save  that  the  Holy  Ghost,  wit-  Je.  3.  15. 
nesseth  in  every  city,  sayingc  ihat  Jno.  21.  15 — 
bonds  and  afflictions  1  abide  me.  17.  1  Pe.  5. 

24  But    none    d   of   these    things  2,3. 
move  me,  neither  count  I  my  life  n  Ep.  1.  14. 
dear  unto  myself,  so  that  I  might  Col.  1.  14. 

e  finish  my  course   with  joy,  and  He.  9.  12, 

the  ministiyy  which  I  have  receiv-  14.  1  Pe.  I. 

ed  g  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  18,  19.  Re. 

the  gospel  of  the  grace  of  God.  5.  9. 

25  And  now,  behold,  I  know  that  o  INIat.  7.  15. 
ye  all,  among  whom  I  have  gone  2Pe.2.  1. 
preaching   tiie    kingdom   of   God,  p  Je.  13.  20. 
shall  see  my  face  no  more.  23. 1.  Kz.  34. 

26  Wherefore  I  take  you  to  record  2,  3.  Zee. 
this  day,  that  I  am  pure  h  from  the  11.  17. 
b'.cod  of  all  men.  g  1  Jno.  2. 

27  Fori  have  not  shunned  to  de-  19.  Jude  4, 
clare  unto  you  all  the  counsel  i  of  &c. 

God. 

28  Take  heed  k  therefore  unto 
youiselves,  and  to  all  the  flock, 
over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost 
hath  made  you  /overseers,  to  feed 
m  the  church  of  God,  which  he 
hath  purchased  n  with  his  own 
blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after  my 
departing  shsll  grievous  wolves  o 
enter  in  among  you,  not  sparing^; 
the  flock. 

30  Also  off  your  own  selves  shall 
men  arise,  speaking  perverse 
th  ngs,  to  draw  away  disciples 
after  them. 


Paul  Journeys  toiaard  Jerusalem. 

31  Therefore  watch,  rand  remem- 
ber that  by  the  space  of  three  years 

1  ceased  not  to  warn  s  every  one 
night  and  day  with  tears. 

3^  And  now,  brethren,  I  commend 
you  to  God,  and  to  the  woid  of  his 
grace,  which  t  is  able  to  build  you 
up,  and  to  give  you  an  inheritance 
u  among  all  them  which  are  sanc- 
tified. 

33  I  r  have  coveted  no  man's  sil- 
ver, or  gold,  or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  w  know, 
that  these  hands  have  ministered 
unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them 
that  were  wiih  me. 

35  I  have  showed  you  all  things, 
how  that  so  labouring  ye  ought  to 
jr  support  tlie  weak  ;  and  to  re- 
member the  words  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  how  he  said.  It  y  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
he  kneeled  z  down,  and  prayed 
with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and 
a  fell  on  Paul's  neck,  and  kissed 
him  ; 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the~ 
b  words  \shich  he  spake,  that  they 
should  see  his  face  no  more.     And 
they  accompanied   iiira    unto  the 
ship. 

CHAPTER  XXr. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
we  were  gotten  from  them, 
and  had  launched,  we  came  with 
a  straight  course  unto  Coos,  and 
the  day  followed  unto  Rhodes,  and 
from  thence  unto  Patara  : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over 
unto  Phenicia,  we  went  aboard, 
and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  discovered 
Cyprus,  we  left  it  on  the  left  hand, 
and  sailed  unto  Syria,  and  landed 
at  Tyre  :  for  there  the  ship  was  to 
unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tar- 
ried there  seven  days  :  who  said  a 
to  Paul  through  the  Spirit,  that  he 
should  not  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplish- 
ed those  days,  we  depaited  and 
went  our  way  :  and  they  all 
brought  us  on  our  way,  with  wives 
and  children,  till  loe  icere  out  of 
the  city  :  and  we  kneeled  6  down 
on  the  shore,  and  prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our 
leave  one  of  another,  we  took 
ship  ;    and    they    returned    home 


X  Ro.  15.  1.  Ep.  4.  28.  1  Th.  5.  14, 

y  Lu.  14. 12-14.  rc.21.5.  aGe.  46. 

29.  6  ver.  23.  ever.  12.  6  c.  20.38, 

143 


Paul  arrive*  at  Jenualtm. 


THE  ACTS. 


jcc.  8.  26-40, 

\d  Ep.  4.  11. 
2  Ti.  4.5. 

e  c.  6.  5. 

/Joel  2.  28. 
c.  2.  17. 

gc.  11.28. 

A  ver.  33. 
c.  £0.  23. 

i  Mat.  16. 
22,23. 


7  And  when  we  had  finished  ow 
couise  fiuin  Tyre,  we  cunie  lo 
Piuleinuis,  luid  saluted  the  breth- 
ren, .Hid  uuude  u  ith  ihein  une  duy. 

8  And  ihe  next  day,  we  that  ttere 
of  P.iiU'a  cunipaiiy  liepuiled,  and 
came  uoiu  Ceeaiea  :  and  we  en- 
tered iiiiu  the  house  of  Philip  c  the 
e\  anirelist,  d  \^hich  was  one  of  the 
e  seven  ;  and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  tiie  same  man  had  four 
daughters,  viigins,  whicli  /  did 
prophesy. 

10  And  ns  we  tarried  tliere  many 
days,   there   came  down   from  Ju-   yt  o  Ti   4   6 
dea    a     certain     prophet,    named  i  '    '    ' 
Asibns.  s                                                /Mat.  6.  10. 

11  And  when  he  was  come  unto  26.  42. 
us,    he    look    Paul's    gfirtlle,    and! 

bound  his  own  hands  and  feel,  and   w  Pr.  16.  31. 

Sail,    1'hus  saith   the    Holy  Giiost,[ 

So /i  shall  the  Jews    at  Je.usalem  n  c.  15.  4. 

bind    liie    man    that    owneih   this 

girdle,  and  shall  deliver  /uminiojOC.  15.  13, 

the  hanilb  of  the  Gentiles.  |  &c.  Ga.  1. 

1"^  And    when    we     heard    these  I  19. 
things,  both    we,  and  they  of  thai 
plate,  i  besought  him  not  to  go  up  'p  Ro.  15.  18, 
to  Je.usaleni.  1 19. 

13  Then   Paul    answered,    What  I 

mean    ye    to    weep    and    to   break '  9  c.  20.  24. 
mine  heart  ?  for  I  am  ready  k  not  ,  2  Cor.  12. 
to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to  die  at[  12. 
Je.usalem    for    the    name   of   the 
Lord  Jesus. 

14  And   when   he   would   not    be  1 R  .  10.  2. 
persuaded,     we     ceased,    saying, 
The  will  /  of  the  Lord  be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took 
up  otii  carriages,  and  went  up  to  I  ^  (j^.  5   3 
Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  cer- I  j  ^   19   32. 
tain  of  the    disciples  of   Cesaiea,  '      ' 
and  brought  with  them  one  Mna-  '  „  fvju   g.  2 
son  of  Cyprus,  an  old  disciple,  ot   13_  ig'^  £.'_  I'g 
with  whom  we  should  lodge,               jg] 

17  And  when  we  were    come    to  I 
Jerusalem,  the  brethren  received  n  v  c.\5  20 
us  gladly.  i)g_  ' 

18  And   the   day  following    Paul; 

went  in  with    us    unto  o  James  ;   ^  \  Q^x.  9. 
and  all  the  elders  were  present.  20. 

19  And    when    he     had     saluted 

them,    he     declared     particularly   ^  c.  24.  18. 
what   p   things  God   had  wrought   y  Nu.  6.   13. 
among  the  Gentiles  by  o  his  min- ,  „,    ,„ 

istrv.  |;rc.24.  18. 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they   o  c.  26.  21. 
glorified  the  Lord  ;  and  said  unto    ,      e  iq  14 
him,    Thou     seest,    brother,    how  04    ci 
many  thousands  of  Jens  there  are        '     ' 
wliich  believe;    and  they  are   all   cc.i.0.  4. 
zealous  T  of  the  law  :  i  ,  ,  p        , , 

21  Andihey  are  informed  of  thee,   ^  ZZ 
that    thou    teaoliest   all   the   Jews  ■">  *-'^- 
which  are  among  the  Gentiles  to   e  c.  23.  27. 
forsake   Moses,  saying   that  they  .24.  7. 

146  ' 


re.  22.  3. 


A,  D.  80. 

i  ought  not  to  circumcise  a  thtir 
children,  neither  to  walk  after  the 
customs. 

22  What  is  it  therefore  1  The 
multitude  must  needs  come  {  toge- 
ther: for  they  will  hear  that  thou 
art  come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say 
to  thee  :  We  have  four  men  which 
have  a  vow  on  them  ; 

24  Them  take,  an<l  purify  thyself 
with  them,  and  be  at  charges  with 
them,  that  they  may  shave  u  their 
heads :  and  all  may  know,  that 
those  things,  wheieof  they  were 
informed  conce.ning  thee,  are  no- 
thing, but  thai  thou  thyself  also 
walkest  orderly,  and  keepest  the 
law. 

25  As  touching  the  Gentiles 
which  l)elieve,  wee  have  written, 
and  concluded  that  they  observe  no 
such  thing,  save  only  that  they 
keep  themselves  from  things  offer- 
ed to  idols,  and  from  lilu(.d,  and 
fiom  strangled,  and  from  fornica- 
tion. 

26  Then  Paul  took  ie  the  men  : 
and  the  next  day  purifying  him- 
self with  them,  entered  x  into  the 
temple,  to  signify  the  accomplish- 
ment y  of  the  days  of  puiification, 
until  that  an  ofi'ering  should  be 
0   ered  for  evei^  one  of  them. 

27  And  when  the  seven  days 
were  almost  ended,  the  Jews  z 
which  we.e  of  Asia,  when  they 
saw  him  in  the  temple,  sti.Tred  up 
all  the  people,  and  laid  a  hands  on 
him, 

28  Crying  out.  Men  of  Israel, 
help  :  this  is  the  man  that  b  teach- 
eth  all  men  every  where  against 
the  people,  and  the  law,  and  this 
place  ;  and  further,  brought 
Greeks  alsj  into  the  temple,  and 
hath  polluted  this  holy  place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before, 
with  him,  in  the  city,  Trophimus 
f  an  Ephesian,  whom  they  sup- 
posed that  Paul  had  brought  into 
the  temple.) 

30  And  all  the  city  was  moved, 
and  the  people  ran  together  :  and 
they  took  Paul,  and  diew  him  out 
of  the  temple  :  and  forthwith  the 
doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  d  to 
kill  him,  tidings  came  unto  the 
chief  captain  of  the  band,  that  all 
Jerusalem  was  iri  an  uproar  : 

32  Who  e  immediately  toolc 
soliliers  and  centurions,  and  ran 
down  unto  them  :  and  when  they 
saw  the  chief  captain  and  the 
soldiers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

83  Then  the  chief  captain  came 


A.  D.  SO. 

near,  and  took  him,  and  com-i 
Taanded  him  to  be  bound  /"  with' 
two  chains;  and  demande.i  who| 
he  «'iis,  and  what  he  had  done. 

34  Aiid  some  c.ied  oae  thin^, 
some  another,  among  the  iniilii- 
tude  :  and  when  he  could  not  know 
the  certainty  for  the  tumult,  he 
commanded  him  to  be  carried  into 
the  castle,  s; 

35  Aiid  when  he  came  upon  the 
stairs,  so  it  was,  that  he  was  bo.ne 
of  the  soldiers,  for  the  violence  A.  of 
the  people. 

36  For  tlie  multitude  of  the  peo- 
ple followed  after,  crying.  Away  i 
with  him  ! 

37  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led  into 
the  castle,  he  said  unto  the  chief 
captain,  iVIay  I  speak  unto  thee  ? 
Who  said,  Canst  thou  speak 
Greek  1 

38  Art  thou  not  that  1  Egyptian, 
which  before  thesa  days  madest 
an  up  .oar,  and  leddest  out  into  the 
wilderness  four  thousand  men  that 
were  mur  lerers  7 

39  But  Paul  said,  I  k  am  a  man 
lehick  am  a  Jew  of  Taistis,  a  city 
in  Cilicia,  a  I  citizen  of  no  mean 
city:  and,  I  beseech  thee,  sulfer 
me  to  speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him 
license,  Paul  stood  on  the  stairs, 
and  beckoned  m  with  the  hand 
unto  the  people  :  and  when  there 
was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake 
unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue. 
Baying, 

CHAPTER  XXri. 

MEN,  a  birith-en,   and  fathers, 
hear  ye  my  defence  6  which  I 
make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he 
spake  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to 
them,  they  kept  the  more  silence  : 
and  he  saith,) 

3  I  am  c  verily  a  man  which  am  a 
Jew,  born  in  Tarsus,  a  city  in  Ci- 
iicia.  yet  brought  up  in  this  city, 
at  the  feet  of  d  Gamaliel,  ani. 
taught  according  e  to  the  perfect 
maaner  of  the  law  nf  the  fathers, 
and  was  y  zealous  toward  God,  as 
ye  g  all  are  this  day. 

4  .Ind  I  persecuted  h  this  way 
unto  the  death,  binding  and  deli- 
vering into  prisons  both  men  and 
women. 

•5  .As  also  the  high  priest  doth 
bear  me  witness,  and  all  the  es- 
tate of  the  eldes  :  from  whom  also 
I  received  letters  unto  the  bre- 
thren, and  went  to  Damascus.  ?'  to 
bring  them  which  were  there, 
bound  unto  Jerusalem,  for  to  be 
punished. 


CHAP.  XXn.  Paul'g  de/enee. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  I 
made  my  journey,  and  was  come 
nigh  unto  D.tmascus,  about  noon, 
sudJejily  ihe^e  shjue  from  heaven 
a  g.eat  light  round  aboui  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and 
hea.d  a  voice  saying  unto  me, 
Saul,  Saul,  why  persecutest  thou 
me? 

8  And  I  answered.  Who  art  thou, 
Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  me,  I 
am  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  thou 
persecutest. 

9  And  they  that  were  with  me 
saw  k  indeed  the  light,  and  were 
afraid  ;  but  they  heard  not  the 
voice  of  him  that  spake  to  me. 

10  And  I  said,  What  shall  I  do. 
Lord  ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto 
me.  Arise,  and  go  unto  Damas- 
cus ;  and  there  it  shall  be  told  thee 
of  all  things  which  are  appointed 
for  thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  see  for 
the  gloi-y  of  that  light,  being  led  by 
the  hand  of  them  that  were  with 
me,  I  came  into  Damascus. 

12  And  one  Ananias,  /  a  devout 
man  according  to  the  law,  havinj 
a  good  m  report  of  all  the  Jews 
which  dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and 
said  unto  me,  Brother  Saul,  re- 
ceive thy  sight.  And  the  same 
hour,  I  looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said,  The  n  God  of 
our  fathers  hath    chosen    o    thee, 

that  thou  shouldst  know  his  will, 

1  and   see  p   that   Just  g  One,  and 

kVa.  10.7.     shoullst   hear  the   voice  r  of   bia 

U.  9.  17.         mouth. 

OT  c.  10.  22.    I    15  For  thou  sshalt  be  his  witness 

1  Ti.  3.  7.       junto  all  men,  of  what   thou  hast 
I  He.  U.  2.        seen  and  heard. 
Inc.  3.  13.5.     16  And   now,   why  tarriest  thou? 
1 30.  arise,   and  be  baptized,  and  wash 

|o  c.  9.  15.       '  t  away  thy  sins,  calling  u  on  the 
]  Ga.  1.  15.       I  name  of  the  Lord. 
!p  ver.  18.  17  And    it    came    to    pass,    that 

j  1  Cor.  9.  1.    '  when  I  was  rome  again  to  Jerusa- 

15.  8.  lem,  even  while  I   prayed   in   the 

;  9  c.  3.  14.  7.    temple,  I  was  in  a  t  ranee  ;  v 

■52.  ,    18  .And  saw  w  him,  saying  unto 

r  I  Cor.  11.     me.   Make    haste,   and    get    thee 

I  23.  Ga.  1.12.  quickly  out  of  Jerusalem  :  for  they 
Isc.  23.  11.  will  not  receive  thy  testimony  con- 
i  23.  16,  &c.        cerning  me. 

I I  He.  10.  22.     19  And  I  said.  Lord,  they  rknow 
1  Pe.  3.  21.      that  I  imprisoned  and  beat  in  every 

'riRo.  10.  13.  synagogue  them  that  believed  on 

j  1  Cor.  1   2.  thee  • 

u  2  Cor.  12.  21  And   when   the    blood   of  thy 

j  2.  martyr  Stephen  was  shed,  I  y  also 

]  w  ver.  14.  was  standing  by,   and  consenting 

!  X  ver.  4.  z  unto  his  death,  and  kept  the  rai- 

\y  c.  7.  53.  ment  of  them  that  slew  him. 

iz  c.  8.  1.  I  21  And  he  said  unto  me,  depart : 

'  147 


y  ver.  11.  c. 
20.  23.  Ep. 
6.20. 

g  c.  23.  10, 
16. 

h  Ps.  55.  9. 
Hab.  1.3. 
i  Lu.23.  18. 
Jno.  19.  15. 
c.  22.  22. 
1  Cor.  4.  13. 

1  This 
Egyptian 
rose,  A.  D. 
55.  c.  5.  36. 

*c.9.  11.22. 
3. 

I  c.  22.  25. 
m  c.  12.  17. 
ac.7.  2. 
b  lPe.3.  15. 
cc.  21.  39. 
2Cor.  i:.22. 
Pb   3.  5. 
dc.  5.  34. 
e  c.  26.  5. 
/Ga.  1.  14. 
gc.  21.  20. 
Ro.  10.  2, 
he.  8.3.  26. 
9—13.  Ph.  3. 
6.  ITi.  1. 
13. 
i  c.  9.  2,  &c. 


Paul's  defence  and  polity. 

lot  a  I  will  send  thee  far  hence, un- 
to the  Cientiles. 

22  Ami  they  gave  him  audience 
unto  ihi^t  wuri,  and  then  lilted  up 
their  voices,  an  I  sai  I,  Awiiy  wiili 
Euoh  a  fellow  t'lum  the  earth  : 
for  b  it  13  not  lit  that  he  should 
live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and 
cast  off  their  clothes,  and  threw 
dual  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  command- 
ed him  to  bii  brought  into  the  cas- 
tle, and  bade  thai  he  should  be 
examined  by  scourging';  that  he 
might  know  wherelore  they  ciied 
so  ag.iinsl  him. 

25  And  as  they  bound  him  with 
thonge,  Paul  said  unto  the  cen- 
turion that  stood  by,  Is  it  lawful 
for  you  to  scourge  a  man  that  is  a 
Rom  in,  c  and  uncondemned  ? 

23  When  the  centurion  heard 
thit,  be  went  and  toi  1  the  chief 
captain,  s.iyi-ig,  Take  heed  what 
thou  doest :  for  this  man  is  a  Ro- 
man. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came, 
and  sail  unto  him,  Tell  me,  art 
thou  a  Roman  ?     He  said,  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  answer- 
ed. With  a  g.eat  sim  obtained  I 
this  freedom.  And  Paul  said.  But 
I  was  free  born . 

29  Then  straightway  thsy  de- 
parted from  him  which  should 
have  1  examined  him;  and  the  chief 
captain  also  was  afraid,  after  he 
knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and 
because  ha  had  bound  him. 

33  On  the  morrow,  because  d  he 
would  have  knoArn  the  certainty 
wherefore  he  was  accused  of  the 
Jews,  he  loose  1  him  from  his  bands, 
and  commanded  the  chief  priests 
and  all  their  council  to  appear,  and 
brought  Paul  down,  and  set  him 
before  them. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding 
the  council,  said,  Men  and 
brethren,  I  a  have  lived  in  all  good 
conscience  before  God  until  this 
day. 

2  -And  the  high  priest,  Ananias, 
commanded  them  that  stood  by 
biin  to  smii!!  him  h  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God 
shall  smite  thee,  Z/i ju  whited  wall  ; 
for  sittest  thou  to  juilge  me  after 
the  law,  and  oommandest  me  to  be 
smitten  c  contrary  to  the  law  ? 

4  Ami  they  that  stood  by  said, 
Revilest   thou  Go  I'a  high  priest  1 

5  Then  sail  Paul,  I  wist  not, 
brethren,  that  he  was  the  high 
priest ;  for  it  is  wriitea,  d  Thou 

148 


THE  ACTS. 

ac.  13.2,47. 
Ro.  1.  5.  11. 
IJ.  lo.  16. 
Ga.  2.  7,  8. 
Kp.  3.  7,  8. 
I  I'i.  2.  7. 
6  c.  25.  24. 
cc.  16.37. 
25.16. 

1  or,  tortur- 
ed kim. 
d  c.  23.  28. 

ac.  24.  16. 

2  Cor.  1.  12. 
He.  13.  IS. 
6Jno.  18.22. 

cLe.  19.  35. 
De.  25.  1,2. 
Jno.  7.  51. 
d  Kx.  22.  2S. 
Ec.  10.  20. 
2Pe.2.  10. 
Jude  8. 


e  c.  25.  5. 
Ph.  3.  5. 

/  c.  24.  15, 

21.  26.  6.  28. 

20. 

g  Mat.  22. 

23.  Mar.  12. 

18.  Lu.20. 

27. 

Ac.  25.  25. 
25.  31. 

i  c.  22.  17, 
18. 

kc.  5.  39. 
iPs.46.  1,7. 
c.  18.  9.  27. 
23,  24. 

m  c.  23.  30, 
31.  Ro.  1.15. 

nver.21.30. 
c.  25.  3. 
1  or,  with  an 
onlh  of  exe- 
cration, 
o  Ps.  31.  13. 
p  Hos.  4.  9. 
g  Ps.  21.  11. 
37.  32,  33. 
r2Sa.  17.17. 

»  Pr.  22.  3. 
Mat.  10.  16. 


A.  D.  60. 

shall  not  apeak  evil  of  the  ruler  of 
thy  people. 

6  But  when  Paul  perceived  that 
the  one  part  were  S.id  lucees,  and 
the  olhe.  I'ha:i.seea,  he  cried  out  in 
the  council.  Men  a/i<i  brethren,  I  t 
am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of  a  Phari- 
see :  ofythe  hope  an  1  resurrection 
of  the  (lead  I  am  called  in  question. 

7  And  when  he  had  to  said, 
there  arose  a  disaeiision  between 
the  Pharisees  and  the  Sadducees; 
and  the  mulliiu  ie  was  divided. 

8  For  the  Sadducees  g  say  that 
there  is  no  resurrection,  neither 
angel  nor  spirit :  but  the  Pharisees 
confess  botli. 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cry: 
and  the  scribes  that  were  of  the 
Pharisees'  part  arose,  and  strove, 
saying,  We  lind  h  no  evil  in  thia 
man  :  but  if  a  spirit  i  or  an  angel 
hath  spoken  to  bira,  let  us  not  k 
fight  ag.iin.st  God. 

10  And  when  there  arose  a  great 
disssjision,  the  chief  captain,  fear- 
ing lest  Paul  should  have  been 
pulled  in  pieces  of  them,  com- 
manded the  soldiera  to  go  down, 
and  to  take  him  by  force  from 
among  them,  and  to  bring  him 
into  the  castle. 

11  And  the  night  following,  the 
Lord  stood  I  by  him,  and  aaid.  Be 
of  good  cheer,  Paul  :  for  as  thou 
hast  tesilfie.l  of  me  in  Jerusalem, 
so  must  thou  bear  witness  also  at 
Rome,  m 

12  An  1  when  it  was  day,  cer- 
tain  n  of  the  Jews  banded  together, 
and  bound  themselves  I  under  a 
curse,  saying,  That  they  would 
neither  eat  nor  drink  o  till  thev  had 
killed  Paul. 

13  And  they  were  more  than 
forty  which  had  made  this  con- 
spiracy. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief  p 
priests  and  elders,  and  said.  We 
have  bound  ourselves  under  a  g.eat 
curse,  that  we  will  eat  nothing 
until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now  therefore,  ye,  with  the 
council,  signify  to  the  chief  cap- 
tain that  he  bring  him  down  unto 
you  to-raorow,  as  though  ye  would 
inquire  sjmething  more  perfectly 
concerning  him  ;  and  we,  or  evei 
he  come  near,  are  ready  g  to  kill 
him. 

16  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son 
heard  of  their  lying  in  wait,  he  r 
went  and  entered  into  the  castle, 
and  told  Paul. 

17  Then  s  Paul  called  one  of  the 
centurions  unto  him,  and  said, 
Ering   this  youn;  man  unta  tha 


A.  D.  60. 

chief  captain  ;  for  he  hath  a  cer- 
tain thing'  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought 
him  to  the  chiefcaptain,  andsaiJ, 
Paul  the  prisoner  t  called  me  unto 
him,  and  prayed  me  to  bring'  this 
young  man  unto  thee,  for  he  hath 
eomethinar  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then'  the  chief  captain  took 
him  by  the  hand,  and  went  with 
him  aside  privately,  and  asked 
him,  What  is  that  tliou  hast  to  tell 
me? 

20  And  he  said.  The  Jews  have  u 
agreed  to  desire  thee  that  thou 
■wouldest  bring  down  Paul  to-mor- 
row into  the  council,  as  though 
they  would  inquire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  v  unto 
them  ;  for  there  ho  in  wait  for  him 
of  them  more  tha  i  forty  men, 
which  have  bound  themselves 
with  an  oath,  that  they  will  nei- 
ther eat  nor  drink  till  they  have 
killed  him :  and  now  are  they 
ready,  looking  for  a  promise  from 
thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let 
the  young  man  depart,  and  charg- 
ed him.,  Ste  thou  tell  no  man  that 
thou  hast  showed  these  things  to 
me. 

23  And  he  called  unto  him  two 
centurions,  saying,  Make  ready 
two  hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Cesa- 
rea,  and  horsemen  threescore  and 
ten,  and  spearmen  two  hundred, 
at  the  third  hour  of  the  night  : 

24  And  provide  them  beasts,  that 
they  may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring 
him  safe  unto  Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  lie  wrote  a  letter  after  this 
manner  : 

26  Claudius  Lysias  unto  the  most 
excellent  governor  Felix  sendeth 
greeting. 

27  This  man  w  was  taken  of  the 
Jews,  and  should  have  been  killed 
of  them  :  then  came  I  with  an  ar- 
my, and  rescued  him.  having  un- 
derstood that  he  was  a  Roman. 

28  And  X  when  I  would  have 
known  the  cause  wherefore  they 
accused  him,  I  brought  him  forth 
into  their  council  : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  accu- 
sed of  questions  y  of  their  law,  but 
to  have  nothing?  laid  to  his  charge 
worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds. 

30  .4nd  when  a  it  was  told  me 
bow  that  the  Jews  laid  wait  for  the 
man,  [  sent  straightway  to  thee, 
and  gave  b  commandment  to  hie 
accusers  also,  to  say  before  thee 
what  they  had  against  hirn.  Fare- 
well. 

61 


re.  28.  17. 
Ep.  3.1.4.  1. 
Phile.  9. 

u  ver.  12. 

V  Ex.  23.  2. 

MC.  21.  33. 
24.  7. 

X  c.  22.  30. 

yc.  18.  1.5. 
2£i.  19. 

z  c.  26.  31. 

over.  20,21. 

6  c.  24.  8.  25. 
6. 


CHAP.  XXIV.  Speech  of  Tertullus. 

31  Then  the  soldier*,  as  it  was 
commanded  them,  took  Paul,  and 
brought  him  by  night  to  Antipa- 
tris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the 
horsemen  to  go  with  him,  and  re- 
turned to  the  castle  : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Ce- 
sarea,  and  delivered  the  epistle  c 
to  the  governor,  presented  Paul 
also  before  him. 

34  An^  when  the  governor  had 
read  tlie  letter,  he  asked  of  what 
province  he  was.  And  when  hej 
understood  that  lie  was  of  Ci  icia;  cT 

35  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when 
thine  accusers  e  are  also  come. 
And  he  commanded  him  to  be  kept 
iny  Herod's  judgment-hall. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

AND  after  five  days,  Ananias  a 
the  high  priest  descended  with 
the  elders,  and  with  a  certain  ora- 
tor na?7!edTertullus,  who  informed 
6  the  governor  against  Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth, 
TertuUus  began  to  accuse  him, 
saying.  Seeing  that  by  thee  we 
enjoy  great  quietness,  and  that  ve- 
ry worthy  deeds  c  are  done  unto 
this  nation  by  thy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in 
all  places,  most  noble  Felix,  with 
all  thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  be  not 
further  tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray 
thee  that  thou  wouldest  hear  us  of 
thy  clemency  a  few  words. 

5  For  we  have  found  this  man  a 
pestilent/ei/oic,  d  and  a  mover  of 
sedition  among  all  the  Jews 
throughout  the  world,  and  a  ring- 
leaderof  the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes: 

6  Who  also  hath  gone  about  to 
profane  e  the  temple  ;  whom  we 
took,  and  would  have  judged/" ac- 
cording to  our  law. 

7  But  the  chief  g  captain  Lysias 
came  upon  us,  and  with  great  vio- 
lence took  him  away  out  of  our 
hands, 

8  Commanding  his  accusers  h  to 
come  unto  thee  :  by  examining  of 
whom,  thyself  mayest  take  know- 
ledge of  all  these  things  whereof 
we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assentadj 
saying  that  these  things  were  so 

10  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  1 
governor  had  beckoned   unto   him 

I  to  speak,  answered.  Forasmuch  as 

I  know  that  thou  hast  been  of  ma- 

:urator  over^  ny  years  a  judge  unto  this  nation. 


c  ver.  25-30. 

dc.  21.39. 

ec.  24.1,  &c. 
25.16. 

/  Mat.  27. 
27. 

a  c.  23.  2.25. 
2. 

6Ps.  11.2. 

cPs.  12.2. 

d  Lu.  23.  2. 
c.  6.  13.  16. 
20.  17.  6.  21. 
28.  1  Pe.  2. 
12, 19. 

e  c.  19.  37. 
21.28. 

/Jno.  18.31. 

.  21.  33. 

h  c.  23.  30. 

1  Felix 
made  Pro- 


Judea,  A. 
D.  53 


ilP«.3.  15. 


I  do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  i 
for  myself: 

11  Because  that  thou  rnayest  un- 
I  derttaud   that  there  are  vet   but 
149 


Paul't  anttttr  and  defence. 

twelve  dayi  since  I  went  up  to  it 
Jerusalem  for  to  worship. 

12  And  lliey  neither  I  found  me 
in  the  temple  disputing-  with  any 
man,  neither  raislnj  up  the  peo- 
ple, neither  in  the  synagogues,  nor 
m  tlie  CUV  : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  m  the 
things  whereof  hey  now  accuse 
nie. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee, 
that  after  the  way  which  they  call 
heresy,  so  u  worship  I  the  God  of  o 
my  fathers,  believing  all  things 
which  map  written  in  the  law  and 
y  in  the  prophets  ; 

15  And  have  hope  r  toward  God, 
which  they  themselves  also  allow, 
tliit  there  shall  be  a  resurrection  a 
of  the  dead,  both  of  the  just  and 
unjust. 

16  And  herein  do  I  exercise  my- 
self, to  have  t  always  a  conscience 
void  of  offence  toward  God  and 
toward  men. 

17  Now  after  many  years,  I  came 
«  to  bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and 
ofierings. 

18  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from 
Asia  found  me  purified  in  the  tem- 
ple, neither  with  multitude,  nor 
with  tumult  : 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here 
r  before  thee,  and  object,  if  they 
had  aught  against  mc. 

20  Or  else'  let  these  same  he  e 
say,  if  they  have  found  any  evil- 
doing  in  me,  while  I  stood  before 
the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice, 
that  I  cried  standing  among  them, 
Touching  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  I  am  called  in  question  by 
you  this  day. 

22  And  when  Felix  heard  these 
things,  having  more  perfect  know- 
ledge of  thru  way,  he  deferred 
them,  and  said.  When  Lysiaa  in 
the  chief  captain  shall  comedown, 
I  will  know  the  uttermost  of  your 
matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centu- 
rion to  keep  Paul,  and  to  let  him 
have  liberty,  x  and  that  he 
should  forbid  none  of  his  ac- 
quaintance to  minister  or  to  come 
unto  him. 

24  And  after  certain  days,  when 
Felix  came  with  his  wife  Drusilla, 
which  was  a  Jewess,  he  sent  for 
Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning 
the  faith  in  Christ. 

2.5  And  as  he  reasoned  of  y  righte- 
ousness, temperance,  z  and  judg- 
ment a  to  come,  Felix  trembled.  6 
and  answered,  Go  c  thy  way  for 
this  time  :  when  I  hkv«  a  con- 
'^«0 


THE  ACTS.  A.  D.  60. 

;  venient  season,  I  will  cull  for  thee. 

26  He  hoped  also  that  money  d 
should  have  been  given  him  of 
Paul,  that  he  might  louse  him  : 
wherefore  he  sent  for  him  the  of- 
tener,  and  comiuuned  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years,  Porcius 
Festus  came  into  Felix's  room  : 
and  Felix,  willing  to  show  e  the 

'  Jews  a  pleasure,  left  Paul  bound. 
I  CHAPTKR  XXV. 

NOW  when  Festus  was  come 
into  the  province,  after  ihiee 
■  days  he  ascended  from  Cesarea  to 
I  Jerusalem. 

I  2  Then  the  high  priest  and  the 
chief  of  the  Je*s  informed  him 
I  against  Paul,  and  besijught  him, 

3  And  desired  favor  against  him, 
that  he  would  send  for  him  to  Je- 
rusalem, laying  a  wait  in  the   way 

I  to  kill  him. 

4  But  Festus  answered,  that  Paul 
.should   be   kept    at    Cesarea,   and 

jthat  he  himself  would  depart 
shortly  thilher. 

I   5  Let    thein  therefore,  said  he, 

which  among  you  are  able,  go 
down  with  me,  and  accuse  this 
man,  if  there  be  any  wickedness  in 

'  him. 

I  6  And  when  he  had  tarried  among 
them  1  more  than  ten  days,  he 
went  down  unto  Cesarea  ;  and  the 

[next  day.  sitting  in  the  judgment- 
seat,    commanded     Paul     to     be 

I  brought. 
7  And  when  he  was  come,  the 
Jews  which  came  down  from  Je- 
rusalem stood  round  about,  and 
laid  many  and  grievous  com- 
plaints against  Paul,  which  5  they 
ooiild  not  prove. 

I  8  While  he  answered  for  himself. 
Neither  against  the  law  of  the 
Jews,  neither  against  the   temple, 

I  nor  yet  against  Cesar,  have  I  of- 
fended any  thing  ai  all. 

9  But  Festus.  willing  to  do  the 
Jews  a  pleasure,  answered  Paul, 
and  said.  Wilt  thou  go  up  to  Jeiti- 
salem,  and  there  be  judged  of 
these  things  before  me  f 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at 
Cesar's  judgment  seat  where  I 
ought  to  be  judged:  to  the  Jews 
have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou  very 
well  knowest. 

11  For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or  have 
committed  any  thing  worthy  of 
death,  I  refuse  not  to  die  :  but  if 
there  be  none  of  these  things 
whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  lap- 
peal  c  unto  Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  con- 
ferred with  the  council,  answer • 


A.  D.  6-2. 


ed,  Hast  thou  appealed  unto  Ce 
sar  ■?  unto  Cesar  shalt  thou  go. 

13  And  after  certain  days,  king 
Agiippa  and  Bernice  came  unto 
Cesarea,  to  salute  Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there 
many  days,  Festus  declared  Paul's 
cause  unto  the  king,  saying.  There 
is  a  ceitain  man  left  in  bonds  by 
Felix. 

15  About  whom,  when  d  I  was 
at  Jerusalem,  the  chief  priests  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews  informed 
me,  desiring  to  liave  judgment 
against  him. 

16  To  whom  I  answered.  It  is  not 
the  manner  of  the  Romans  to  de- 
liver any  rnan  to  die,  before  that  he 
which  is  accused  have  the  accusers 
face  to  face,  and  have  license  to 
answer  for  himself  concerning  the 
crime  laid  against  him. 

17  Therefore  when  e  they  were 
come  hither,  without  any  delay  on 
the  morrow  I  sat  on  the  judgment- 
seat,  and  commanded  the  man  to 
be  brought  forth. 

18  Against  whom,  when  the  ac- 
cusers stood  up,  they  brought  none 
accusation  of  such  things  as  I  sup- 
posed : 

19  But  f  had  certain  questions 
against  him  of  their  own  superBti- 
tion,  and  of  one  Jesus,  which  was 
dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be 
alive. 

20  And  because  2  I  doubted  of 
«uch  manner  of  questions,  1  asked 
him  whether  he  would  go  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  there  be  judged  of  these 
matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  Iiad  appealed 
to  be  reserved  unto  the  3  hearing 
of  Augustus,  I  commanded  him  to 
be  kept  till  I  might  send  him  to 
Cesar. 

22  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Fes- 
tus, I  would  also  hear  the  man 
myself. 


CHAP  XXVI.  PauV  e  speechbtf ore  Agrippa,  fyc. 
committed  nothing  I  worthy  of 
death,  and  that  he  himself  hath 
appealed  vi  to  Augustus,  I  have 
detennined  to  send  liim. 
26Uf  whom  I  have  no  certain  thing 
to  write  unto  my  lord.     Wherefore 

1  have  brought  him  forth  before 
you,  and  specially  before  thee,  O 
king  Agrippa,  that,  after  examin- 
ation had,  I  might  have  somewhat 
to  write. 

27  For  n  it  seemeth  to  me  unrea^ 
sonable,  to  send  a  prisoner,  and 
not  withal  to  signify  the  crimes 
laid  against  him. 

CHAPTER  XXVr. 

THEN'  Agiippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Thou  ait  permitted  to  speak 
for  thyself.  Then  Paul  stretched 
forth  the  hand,  and  answered  for 
himself  : 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king 
Agrippa,  because  I  shall  answer  for 
myself  this  day  before  thee,  touch- 
ing all  the  things  whereof  I  am  ac- 
cused of  the  Jews  : 

3  Especially  because  I  knote  thee 
to  be  expert  a  in  all  customs  and 
questions  which  are  among  the 
Jews:  wherefore  I  beseech  thee  to 
hear  6  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  c  of  life  from  my 
youth,  which  was  at  the  first  amonj 
mine  own  nation  at  Jerusalem, 
know  all  the  Jews  : 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  be- 
ginning, if  they  would  testify,  that 
after  the  most  straitest  sect  of  our 
religion,  I  lived  a  Pharisee,  d 

6  And  now  e  I  stand  and  am  judg- 


d  ver.  2,  3. 
c  ver.  6. 
/  c.  18.  15. 

2  or,  Twos 
doubtful 
hoto  to  in- 
quire here- 
of. 

3  or.  Judg- 
ment. 

g  Ei.  7.  24. 

h  c.  9.  15. 

i  ver.  3,  7. 

k  c.  22.  22. 


18.  49. 

10.  De.  18. 
15.  2  Sa.  7. 
12.  Ps.  132. 

11.  Is.  4.  2. 
7.  14.  9.  6, 

Je.23.  5. 
To-morrow,  said  he,  thou  1 33.  14 — 15. 


Ic.  23.9,29. 
26.  31. 

?n  ver.  11, 


n  Pr.  18.  13. 
Jno.  7.  51. 

rtDe.l7.  18. 

6  c.  24.  4. 
c2Ti.  3.  10. 
rfc.22.  3. 
Ph.  3.  5. 

e  c.  23.  6. 

/  Ge.  3.  15.  ]  ed  for  the  hope   of  the   promise  y" 


thalt  hear  him.  Ez.  34.  23 

23  And  on  the  morrow,  when  |  Da.  9.  24. 
Agrippa  was  come,  and  Bernice, 
with  great  g  pomp,  and  was  en- 
tered into  the  place  of  hearing, 
with  the  chief  captains,  and  prin- 
cipal men  of  the  city,  at  Festus' 
commandment  Paul  h  was  brought 
forth. 

24  And  Festus  said,  King  Agrip- 
pa,  and  all   men   which   are   heie\day. 
present  with  us,  ye  see  this  man,  '•  h  1  Cor.  15. 
about  whom  all  i  the  multitude  of,  12,  20. 

the  Jews  h^'ve  dealt  with  me,  both   i  1  Ti.  1.  13. 
at  Jerusalem,  and  aZ.'O  here,  crying  ,i  c.  8.  3. 


Mi.  7.  20. 
Zee.  13.  1— 
7.  Mai.  3.  1. 
c.  13.32.  Ga. 
4.  4. 

g  Lu.  2.  .37. 
1  Th.  3.  10. 
1  night  and 


that  A-  he   ought   not  to  live 
longer. 


any 


So  But  when  I  found  that  he  had   m  c.  22.  19. 


made  of  God  unto  our  fathers  : 
I  7  Unto  which  ^romi.yp  our  twelve 
tribes,  instantly  serving  g  God  I 
day  and  night,  hope  to  come.  For 
which  hope's  sake,  king  Agrippa, 
I  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  h  should  it  be  thought  a 
thin^  incredible  with  you,  that  God 
should  raise  the  de.Td  ? 

9  I  i  verily  thought  with  myself, 
that  I  ought  to  do  many  things  con- 
trary to  the  name  of  Jesus  of  Na- 
zareth. 

10  Which  thing  I  also  did  in  k 
Jerusalem  :  and  many  of  the  saints 
did  I  shut  up  in  prison,  havmg  re- 
ceived authority  I  from  the  chief 
priests  ;  and  when  they  were  put 
to  death,  I  gave  my  voice  against 
them. 

11  And  I  punished  them  oft  in  m 
every  synagogue,  and  compelled 
them  to  blaspheme  ;  and  being  ex- 
ceedingly ma.d  against  them,  I 
persecuted  thtmeven  unto  strange 
citiea. 

151 


Paulas  ipeech  befort  Agnppa,  ij-c. 

12  Whereupon  as  I  went  n  to  Da- 
ncucua,  wiili  iiulliuriiy  and  coin- 
mi&tiiou   fioin  tlie  chid'  priests, 

13  At  mi  l-(lay,  O  kin^,  1  saw  in 
the  way  a  light  from  heaven,  above 
the  b.'ighlaess  of  the  sun,  shining 
round  alHJUt  me  and  them  whioh 
Journeyed  with  me. 

14  Aiid  when  we  were  all  fallen 
to  the  ca  th,  I  heard  a  voice  speak- 
ing unto  iiie,  and  saying  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me  ?  it  is  hard  for 
thee  to  kick  againsi  the  pricks. 

15  And  I  said,  Who  art  thou. 
Lord  7  And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus 
whom  thou  persecutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy 
feel  :  fori  have  appeared  unto  thee 
for  this  purpose,  io  make  thee  a 
minister  o  and  a  witness^  both  of 
these  things  which  thou  hast  seen, 
and  of  those  things  iu  the  which  I 
will  appear  unto  thee  ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  pco- 
pie,  andyro/rt  the  Gentiles,  unto  7 
whom  now  I  send  thee  ; 

IS  To  open  r  their  eyes,  and  to 
turn  s  them  from  darkness  to  light, 
and  from  the  power  t  of  Satan 
unto  God  ;  that  they  may  receive 
forgiveness  u  of  sins,  and  inherit- 
ance V  among  them  which  are  70 
sanctilied,  by  faith  x  that  is  in 
me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  Agrippa, 
I  was  not  disobedient  unto  the 
heavenly  vision  : 

20  But  showed  ij  first  unto  them 
of  Damascus,  and  at  Jerusalem, 
and  throughout  all  the  coasts  of 
Judea,  and  then  to  the  Gentiles, 
that  they  sliould  repent  and  turn 
to  God,  and  do  works  s  meet  for  re- 
pentance. 

21  For  these  causes  the  Jews  a 
caught  me  in  the  temple,  and  went 
about  to  kill  me. 

22  Having  therefore  obtained  help 
of  God,  I  continue  unto  this  day, 
■witnessing both  to  small  and  great, 
saying  none  other  things  than 
those  which  6  the  prophets  and 
Moses  did  say  should  come  : 

23  That  Christ  should  suffer,  and 
that  he  should  be  the  first  c  that 
should  rise  from  the  dead,  and 
should  show  light  unto  the  people, 
and  to  the  Gentiles. 

24  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  him- 
self, Kestus  said  with  a  loud  voice, 
Paul,  thou  art  beside  thyself; 
much  learning  doth  make  thee 
mad.  d 

25  But  he  said.  I  am  not  mad, 
moat  noble  Festus.  but  speak  forth 
the  words  of  truth  and  sobepicsa. 

15S 


THE  ACTS 
nc.  0.  3. 

0  Ep.  3.  7. 
(-•ol.  1.  23, 
25. 

p  c.  22.  15. 

q  c.  22.  21. 
llo.  11.  13. 

r  Is.  35.  5. 

42.  7. 

»  Lu.  1.  79. 
Jno.8.  12. 
2  Cor.  4.  6. 
Kp.  1.   18. 

t  Col.  1.   13. 

1  Pe.  2.  9. 

uLu.  1.  77. 
Ep.  1.  7. 
Col.  1.  14. 

V  Ep.  1.  U. 
Col.  1.  12. 
IPe.  1.  4. 

te  Jno.  17. 
17.  c.  20.  32. 
1  Cor.  1.  30. 
Re.  21.27. 

X  Ep.  2.  8. 
He.  11.  6. 

yc.  9.  10, 
&c. 

z  Mat.  3.  8. 

CO.  21.  30. 

6Lu.24.27, 
46. 

c  1  Cor.  15. 
23. 

d2K.9.  11. 


eJa.  1.23, 
24. 

/I  Cor.  7.7. 

oc.  25.  12, 
25. 

b  c.  19.  29. 

c  c.  24.  23. 
28.  16. 

1  or,  Candy. 


A.  D.  62. 

26  For  the  king  knoweth  of  theiie 
things,  before  whom  also  I  speak 
freely  :  for  1  am  perauuded  that 
none  of  theue  things  are  liiddca 
f.oin  liim  ;  fur  tliiM  thing  was  not 
done  in  u  corner. 

27  King  Agrippa,  believest  thou 
the  prophets  7  I  know  that  thou 
believest. 

28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul, 
Almost  thou  e  persuadest  me  to  be 
a  Christian. 

29  And  Paul  said,  I  would/  to 
God  that  not  only  thou,  but  also  all 
that  hear  ine  this  day,  were  both 
almost,  and  altogether  such  us  I 
am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken, 
the  king  rose  up,  and  the  governor, 
and  Beniice,  and  they  that  sat 
with  them. 

31  And  when  they  were  gone 
aside,  they  talked  between  them- 
selves, saying.  This  man  doelh 
nothing  worthy  of  death  or  of 
bonds. 

32  Then  s.iid  Agrippa  unto  Fes- 
tus, This  man  might  have  been  set 
at  liberty,  if  be  had  not  appealed 
unto  Cesar. 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

AND  when  it  was  determined 
that  we  should  sail  into  Italy, 
they  delivered  Paul  /z  and  certain 
other  prisoners  unto  one  named 
Julius,  a  centurion  of  Augustus' 
band. 

2  And  entering  into  a  ship  of 
Adramyttium,we  launched,  mean- 
ing to  sail  by  the  coastsof  Asia; 
one  Aristaichns,  6  a  Macedonian 
of  Thessalonica,  being  wiLh  us. 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched 
at  Sidon.  And  Julius  courteously 
e  entreated  Paul^  and  gave  him 
liberty  to  go  unto  his  friends  to  re- 
fresh himself. 

4  And  when  we  had  launched 
from  thence,  we  sailed  under  Cy- 
prus, because  the  winds  were  con- 
tra rj-. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over 
the  sea  of  Cilicia  and  Pamphylia, 
we  came  to  Myra,  a  city  of  Lycia. 

6  And  there  the  centurion  found 
a  ship  of  .Alexandria  sailing  into 
Italy  ;  and  he  put  us  therein. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  slowly 
many  days,  and  scarce  were  come 
over  against  Cnidus,  the  wind  not 
suffering  us,  we  sailed  under 
Crete,  1  over  against  Salmone. 

8  And,  hardly  passing  it,  came 
unto  a  place  which  is  called  The 
fair  havens  :  nigh  iwhereunto  was 
the  city  o/"  Lasea. 

9  Now   wh«n   much    ttm»   wm 


A.  D. 


CHAP.   XXVII. 


Paul  shipunrecked. 

spent,  and  when  sailing  was  now  I  2   The  Fast   and,  lo,  God  hath  given  thee  v  all 
dang'erous,  because  the  fast  2  was '  was  on   the    them  that  sail  witli  thee, 
now  already  past,  Paul  admonish- j  10th  diy   ol'     !i5    Wherefore,  sirs,    be  of  good 
"     "  the  7th  ^    .      .       . 


ed  Ihem, 


cheer  ;   for  w  I  believe  God,  that  it 


10    And  said    unto  them,   Sirs,  I  :  month.    Le.    shall  be  even  as  it  was  told  me. 
peiceive  d  that  this  voyage  will  be  j  23.  27,  29.       i    26   Howbeit,    we    must     be    cast 
■with  3  huit  and  much  damage,  not  \d   2  K.  6.  9,    upon  a  certain  island,  x 


only  of  the  lading  and  ship,  but 
also  of  our  lives. 

11  Nevertheless,  the  centurion  e 
believed  the  master  and  the  owner 
of  the  ship,  more  than  those  things 
■which  were  spoken  by  Paul. 

12  And  because  the  haven  was 
not  commodious  to  winter  in,  thj 
more  part  advised  lo  depart  thence 
also,  if  by  any  means  they  might 
attain  to  Phenice,  and  there  to  win- 
ter i  vhich  is  an  haven  of  Crete,  / 
and  lieth  toward  the  south-west 
and  north-west. 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew 
softly,  supposing  that  they  had  ob- 
tained their  purpose,  loosing  g 
thence,  they  sailed  close  by  Crete. 

14  But  not  long  after  there  4  arose 
against  it  a  tempestuoui  h  wind, 
called  Euroclydon. 

15  And  when  the  ship  was 
caught,  and  could  not  bear  up  into 
the  wind,  we  let  A«r  drive. 

16  And  running  under  a  certain 
island  which  is  called  Claiida,  we 
had  much  work  to  come  by  the 
boat  ; 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken 
up,  they  used  helps,  undeigirding 
the  ship ;  and,  fearing  lest  they 
should  fall  I  into  the  quicksands, 
stiake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly 
tossed  k  with  a  tempest,  the  next 
day  they  lightened  the  ship  ; 

19  Ami  the  third  rfcry  we  cast  out 
I  with  our  own  hands  the  tackling 
of  the  ship. 

20  And  when  neither  m  sun  nor 
stars  in  many  days  appeared,  and 
no  small  tempest  lay  on  us,  all 
hope  n  that  we  should  be  saved 
was  then  taken  away. 

21  But  after  long  abstinence,  Paul 
stood  forth  in  the  midst  of  them, 
and  said,  Sirs,  ye  should  have 
hearkened  o  unto  me,  and  not 
have  loosed  p  from  Crete  ;  and 
to  have  gained  this  harm  and 
loss. 

22  And  now  g  I  exhort  you  to  be 
of  good  cheer ;  for  there  shall  be 
no  loss  of  any  man's  life  among 
you,  but  of  the  ship. 

23  For   there   stood    by    me    this 


Da. 

Am. 


27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night 
3.    was  come,  as  we  were  driven    up 

;  and  down  in  Adria,  about  mid- 
night the  shipmen  deemed  that 
they  drew  near  to  some  coun- 
try : 

28  And  sounded,  and  found  it 
twenty  fathoms:  and  when  they 
had  gone  a  little  further,  they 
sounded  again,  and  found  it  fif- 
teen fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  they  should 
have  fallen  upon  rocks,  they  cast 
four  anchors  out  of  the  stern,  and 
wished  y  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were 
about  to  flee  out  of  the  ship,  when 
they  had  let  down  the  boat  into  the 
sea,  under  colour  as  though  they 
woulii  have  cast  anchors  out  of  the 
foreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion 
and  to  the  soldiers.  Except  these 
abide  in  the  ship,  ye  cannot  be 
saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the 
ropes  of  the  boat,  and  let  her  fall 
oft'. 

_  33  And  while  the  day  was  com- 
10.  1  Cor!  '"o  °ii  Pii"l  besought  them  all  to 
6.20.  lPe!ltalce  meal,  saying.  This  day  is 
2.  9  10.  i  the  fourteenth  day  that  ye  have 
u  Ps.  116.  ' '■'i^'^'^i  ^"'^  continued  fasting, 
16.  Is.  44.21.  '■  having  taken  nothing. 
Da.  3.  17.  I  34  Wherefore  I  piay  you  to  take 
6.    16.     Jno.  \so7ne  meat  ;  for  this  z  is  for  your 


10 
20. 
7. 

3  or,  injury, 
e  Pr.  27.  12. 
/  ver.  7. 

g  ver.  21. 

4  or,  beat. 

h  Ps.  107.25. 
i  ver.  41. 
tPs.  107.27. 
I  Job  2.  4. 
Jon.  1.  5. 
m  Ps.  105. 
28. 

n  Ez.  37.  11. 
o  ver.  10. 
p  ver.  13. 
q  Job  22. 
29.    Ps.  112. 
7.  2  Cor.  4. 
8,9. 

r  c.  23.  11. 
s  He.  1.  14. 
t  Be.  32.  9. 
Ps.  13^5.  4. 
Is.  44.  5. 
Mai.  3.  17. 
Jno.   17.    9, 


12.  26.  Ro. 
1.  9.  2Ti.  1. 
3. 


'  health  :  for  there  a  shall  not  an 
!  hair  fall  from  the  head  of  any  of 
you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spok- 
en, he  took  bread,  and  6  gave 
thanks  to  God  in  presence  of  them 
all :  and  when  he  had  broken  it, 
he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good 
cheer,  and  they  also  took  some 
meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the 
ship,  two  hundred  threescore  and 


V  Ge.  19.21, 

29. 

w  Lu.  1.  45. 

Ro.    4.    20, 

21.   2  Ti.  1. 

12. 

X  c.  28.  1. 

y  Ps.  130.  6. 

z   Mat.    15. 

32.  1  Ti.  5    sixteen  souls. 


23_  I   38    And    when    they    had     eaten 

a  l  K   1.  52     enough,  they  lightened  the  ship, 
Mat.  10.'  30     ^"'^  '^^^^  °"*  *^^  wheat   into  the 
sea. 
39  And   when    it  was  day,  they 


Lu.     12 
21.18. 


6  1  Sa  9  13  '  knew  not  the  land  :  but  they  dis- 
nighl  r  the  angel  *of  God,  whose  1 1  jyj^t '  15  3g  covered  a  certain  creek  with  a 
Mar  8  6  ^^ore,  into  the  which  they  were 
Jno  6  11  23  ''  ni'nded,  if  it  were  possible,  to 
1  Ti  4   3  4*  i^hfust  in  the  ship. 


I  am,  and  whom  u  1  serve 
24  Saying,  Fearnot,  Paul;    thou 
must    be    brought    before  Cesar : 


Paul  does  good  at  Melita. 

40  And  when  tliey  had  5  taken 
up  the  anchms,  they  committed 
theiri'ielvi's  uiilo  tlie  sea,  and  loosed 
the  ruilder-bands,  and  hoisted  up 
the  mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made  toward  shore. 

41  And  falling- into  a  place  where 
two  seas  met,  they  ran  the  ship 
a5;ound  :  and  the  forepart  stuck 
fast,  and  remained  unmovable, 
but  the  hinder  part  was  broken 
with  the  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  c 
was  to  kill  the  prisoners,  lest  any 
of  them  should  swim  out,  and 
esc-ape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing'  to 
save  Paul,  d  kept  them  from  their 
purpose  :  and  commanded  that 
they  which  could  swim  should 
cast  themselves  first  into  the  sea, 
and  gel  to  land  : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards, 
and  some  on  broken  pieces  of  the 
ship.  And  so  e  it  came  to  pa.=s, 
that  thev  escaped  all  safe  to  land. 

CHAPTER   XXVIII. 

AND  when   they  were  escaped, 
then  they  knew  that  the  island 
a  was  called  Melita. 

2  And  the  barbarous  6  people 
showed  us  no  little  kindness:  for 
they  kindled  a  fire,  and  received 
us  c  every  one,  because  of  the  pres- 
ent rain,  and  because  of  the  cold. 

3  And  when  Paul  had  gathered 
a  bundle  of  sticks,  and  laid  them 
on  the  fire,  there  came  a  viper  out 
of  the  heat,  and  fastened  on  his 
hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw 
the  venomous  beast  hanj  on  his 
hand,  they  said  among  them- 
selves. No  doubt  d  this  man  is  a 
murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath 
escaped  the  sea,  yet  vengeance 
sufTerelh  not  to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into 
the  fire,  and  felt  e  no  harm. 

6  Howbeit,  they  looked  when  he 
should  have  swollen,  or  fallen 
down  dead  suddenly:  but  after 
they  had  looked  a  great  while,  and 
saw  no  harm  come  to  him,  they 
changed  their  minds,  and  said  / 
that  he  was  a  god. 

7  In  the  same  quarters  were  pos- 
sessions of  the  chief  man  of  the 
island,  whose  name  was  Pnblius  ; 
who  received  us,  and  lodged  us 
three  days  courteously. 

8  And  it  came  to  pas.s,  that  the 
fathir  of  Publius  lay  sick  of  a 
fever,  and  of  a  bloody  flux  :  to 
whom  ^P.iul  entered  in,  and  pray- 
ed, and  laid  h  his  bands  on  him, 
and  healed  him. 

151 


THE  ACTS 

S  or,  cut  the 

anchors, 

lluv  left 

them  in  the 

sea,  &c. 

c  Ps.  74.  20. 

d  ICor.  11. 

25. 

e     Ps.    107. 

28—30.  ver. 

22. 

a   c.  27.  26. 

b  Ro.  1.  14. 

Col.  3.11. 

c    Mat.    10. 

42.  He. 13.2. 

d  Jno.7.24. 

e    Mar.    16. 

18.    Lu.  10. 

19. 

/  c.  14.  11. 

g  Ja.  5.  14, 

15. 

h     Mat.    9. 

18.  Mar.   6. 

5.  7.    32.  16. 

18.     Lu.     4. 

40.  c.  19.11. 

1    Cor.     12. 

9,28. 


£  1  Th.  2.  6. 

1   Ti.  5.  17. 

h  Mat. 6.31- 

34.  10.  8-10. 

2Cor.9.5-ll. 

Ph.     4.     11, 

12. 

I    c.   21.    5. 

3  Jno.  6—8. 

m   Jos.  1.  6, 

7,  9.     1  Sa. 

30.    6.      Ps. 

27.  14. 

n  c.   24.  23. 

27.  3. 

o  c.  24.  12, 
'  13.  25.  8. 
'p   c.  21.  33, 

&c. 

g  c.  24.  10. 
126.  31. 

re.  25.  11. 
's  c.  26.  6,  7. 

t  c.  26.  29. 

Ep.  3.  1.  4. 

1.  6.  20. 
i2  Ti.   1.  16. 

Q.  9.    Phile. 

10.  13. 

u  Lu.  2.  34. 

c.  24.  5,  14. 
11  Pe.  2.  12. 
U.  14. 


A.  D.  62. 

9  So  when  thin  was  done,  others 
also,  which  had  diseases  in  the 
island,  came,  and  were  healed  : 

10  Who  also  honoured  i  us  with 
many  honours  ;  and  when  we  de- 
parted, they  laded  us  with  such 
things  k  as  were  necessaiy. 

11  And  after  three  months  we 
departed  in  a  ship  of  Alexandria, 
which  had  wintered  in  the  isle, 
whose  sign  was  Castor  and  Pol- 
lux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we 
tarried  there  three  days. 

13  And  from  thence  we  fetched 
a  compass,  and  came  to  Khegi- 
um  :  and  after  one  day  the  south 
wind  blew,  and  we  came  the  next 
day  to  Puteoli  ; 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and 
were  desired  to  taiTy  with  them 
seven  days  :  and  so  we  went  to- 
ward Rome. 

15  And  from  thence,  when  ths 
brethren  heard  of  us,  they  came 
/  to  meet  us  as  far  as  Appii  Fo- 
rum, and  the  Three  Taverns: 
whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thank- 
ed God,  and  took  courage,  m 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome, 
the  centurion  delivered  the  prison- 
ers to  the  captain  of  the  guard  : 
but  Paul  was  suffered  to  dwell  by 
himself  n  with  a  soldier  that  kept 
him. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  af- 
ter three  days  Paul  called  the  chief 
of  the  Jews  together:  and  when 
they  were  come  together,  he  said 
unto  them.  Men  and  brethren, 
though  ol  have  committed  nothing 
against  the  people  or  customs  of 
our  fathers,  yet  was  I  delivered  p 
prisoner  from  Jerusalem  into  the 
hands  of  the  Romans  : 

18  Who,  when  7  they  had  ex- 
amined me,  would  have  let  me 
go,  because  there  was  no  cause  of 
death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake 
against  it,  1  was  constrained  to 
appeal  r  unto  Cesar;  not  that  I 
had  aught  to  accuse  my  nation  of. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have 
I  called  for  you,  to  see  you,  and 
to  speak  with  you,  because  that 
for  the  hope  s  of  Israel  I  am  bound 
with  this  chain,  t 

21  And  they  said  unto  him,  We 
neither  received  letters  out  of  Ju- 
dea  concerning  thee,  neither  any 
of  the  brethren  that  came  showed 
or  sp.ike  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee 
what  thou  thinkest  :  for  as  con- 
cerning this  sect,  we  know  that 
every  where  u  it  is  spoken  against. 


A.  D.  62. 


CHAP.  XXYIII. 


PcaU  preaciiei  nl  Rooii. 


23  And  when  they  had  appointed  e  Phile.  2.  :  is  waxed  gross,  and  their  ears  are 
him  a  day,  there  came  many  to  uiLu.24.  27.  dull  of  hearing-,  and  their  eyes 
lumintoAiac  lodging;  to  whom  c.  17.  3.  19.  have  they  closed  ;  lest  they  should 
he  expounded  w  and  testified  the  8.  see  wiih  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
kina-dom  of  God,  persuading  them  xc. 26.  6,22.  their  ears,  and  understand  with 
concernin?  Jesus,  both  x  out  of  y  c.  14.  1.  iA«r  heart,  and  should  be  convert- 
the  law  of  Moses,  and  out  of  the  17.  4.  19.  9.  ed,  and  I  should  heal  them, 
pruphels,  from  morning  till  everi-  Ro.  3.  3.  .  28  Be  it  known  theiefore  unto 
insr.  zPs.  81.11,    you,  that  the  salvation  of  God   i* 

24  And  some  y  believed  the  things  12.  Is.  6.   9.    sent  unto  the  Gentiles,  o  aad  that 
which  v.eie  spoken,  and  some  be-  i  Je.5.  21.  Ez.    they  will  hear  it. 


lieved  not. 


3.   6, 


12. 


25    And    when  thev    aweed   not ;  2    Mat.   13. 


among  themselves,  they  departed, 
after  that  Paul  had  spoken  one 
word  ;  Well  spake  the  Holy  Ghost 
by  Esaias  z  the  prophet  unto  our 
fathers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people, 
and  say.  Hearing  ye  shall  hear, 
and  shall  not  understand  ;  and 
seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  not  per- 
ceive : 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people 


29  And  when  he  had  said  these 
words,     the    Jews    departed,   and 


14,  15.  Ro.  had  great  reasoning  among  them- 
11.  8.  selves. 

'   30    And  Paul  dwelt    two    whole 

years  in  his  own  hired  bouse,  and 
aMal.21.41.  received  all  that  came  in  unto 
c.  13.  45,  47.    him, 

18.  6.  22.  21.  31  Preaching  b  the  kingdom  of 
26.  17,  18.  God,  and  leaching  those  things 
Ro.  11.  11.  which  concern  the  Lord  Jesus 
b  c.  4.  31.  Christ,  with  all  confidence,  no 
£  J.  6.  19.      '  man  forbidding  him. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF     PAUL 

CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL, a  servant  of  a  Jesus  Christ, 
called  6  to  be  an  apostle,  sepa- 
rated c  unto  the  Gospel  of  God, 

2  (Which  he  had  promised  afore 
by  his  prophets  in  the  holy  scrip- 
tures,) 

3  Concerning  his  son  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  which  was  made  d  of  the 
seed  of  David  according  to  the 
flesh;    / 

4  And  1  declared  e  to  be  the  Son 
of  God  wiih  power,  according  to 
the  Spirit y  of  holiness,  by  the 
resurrection  from  the  dead  : 

5  By  whom  we  have  received 
grace  and  aposllesliip,  2  for  obe- 
dience §■  to  the  faith  among  all 
nations,  for  his  name  : 

6  Amcng  whom  are  ye  also  the 
called  of  Jesus  Chiist. 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  be- 
loved cf  God,  called  h  to  be  saints  : 
Grace  i  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

8  First,  I  thank  my  God  through 
Jesus  Christ  for  you  all,  that  your 
faith  k  is  spoken  of  throughout  the 
whole  world. 

9  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom 
II  serve  with  3  my  spirit  in  the 
gospel  of  his  Son,  that  without 
ceasing  ni  I  make  mention  of  you 
alu ays  in  my  prayers; 

10  Making  request,  if  by  any 
means  now  at  length  I  might  have 
a.  prosperous  journey  by  n  the  will 
of  God  to  corae  unto  you.  ' 


THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE    ROMANS. 

aAc.  27.  23.  11  For  o  I  long  to  see  you,  that 

b  Ac.  9.  15.  p  I   may   impart   unto    you    some 

1   Co.    1.   1.  spiritual  gift,  to  the  end  ye  may  be 

c  Ac.   13.  2.  established  : 

Ga.  1.  15.  12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  comfort- 

d  Ps.  89.  36.  ed   together  with    4    you    by    the 

1  determin-  mutual  q  faith  both  of  you  and 
ed.  me. 

e  Ac.  13.  33,  13    Now  I  would  not   have    you 

34.  Re.  1.18.  ignorant,  brethren,  that  oftentimes 

/He.  9.   14.  I  purposed  to  come  unto  you,  (but 

2  or,  to  the  was  let  hitherto,)  that  I  might 
obedience  have  some  fruit  4  among  you  also, 
of  faith.  even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

g    Ac.  6.  7.  14  I  amdebtorrboth  to  the  Greeks 

c.  16.  26.  and  to  the  Barbarians,  both  to  the 

h  1  Co.  1.  2.  wise  and  to  the  unwise. 

1  Th.  4.  7.  15  So,  EiE  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am 
i  1  Co.  1.  3,  ready  to  preach  the  gospel  to  you 
&c.2Pe.l.  that  are  at  Rome  also. 

2.  16  For  I  am  not  ashamed  s  of  the 

k  c.  16.  19.  gospel  ot  Christ  :  for  it  is  the  pow- 

/  Ac.  27.  23.  er  t  of  God  unto  salvation,  to  eve- 

3  or,  in.  ry  one  that  u  believeth  ;   to  v  the 
m   1  Th.  3.  Jew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek. 
10.  '    17  For  therein  w  is  the  righteous- 
n  Ja.  4.  15.  ■  ness  of  God  revealed  from  faith  to 
faith:   as  it  is  written,  x  The  just 

0  c.   15.  23,  shall  live  by  faith. 

32.  18  For  the  wrath  y  of  God  is  re- 

p   c.   15.29.  vealed  from  heaven  rsrainst  all  un- 

4  or,  in.  godliness,  and  unrighteousness  of 
9  2Pe.  1.  1.  men,  who  hold  the  truth  in  un- 
rl  Co.  9.16.  righteousness: 

s  Mar.  8.38.  19   Because   that  wh^rh    may  be 

2  Ti.  1.  8.  known  of  God  is  manifest  in 
t  Je.  23.  29. 

1  Co.  1.  18.  16.  e  Ac.  3.  26.  to  c.  3.  21,  25. 
u    Mai.  16.  X  Hab.  2.  4.  y  Ep.  5.  6 

loo 


Consequences  of  urickedntt*. 

Slhom  ;  for*  God  Imlh  showed  it 
unto  tlicin. 

SO  Kor  ilie  invisible  thing's  of  him 
fiorri  the  ireiiiiun  ol  the  \ioilri  me 
cUai  ly  Keen,  bein/  uiiJeisiouil  by 
the  tliiii^iia  ihut  arc  miiile,everi 
hiii  eie.nul  poucr  uiid  Gudhcud  ; 
6  BO  ihut  they  are  vtiihoul  ex- 
cuse : 

iil  Because  that,  when  they  knew 
God,  I  hey  jflorificJ  fiitn  not  iisGod, 
neilljer  we.e  thaiikliil,  but  became 
vniri  A  in  tlieir  iinnginations,  and 
their  loolish  heait  \wis  darkened: 

S2  Prolessing  thenifelves  to  be 
wise,  ihey  c  became  tools, 

ii3  And  changed  the  jlory  of  the 
uncorruptible  God  into  an  image  d 
njiide  like  to  cornipiiLilf  man,  iind 
to  biids,  and  tbur-fooied  beasts, 
and  cieeping  thingrs. 

U4  Wlieiefore  God  also  gave  e 
Ihem  up  to  uncleanness  through 
the  lusts  of  iheir  own  hearle,  to 
dishonour  their  own  bodies  be- 
tween themselves  : 

!i5  Who  changed  the  tmlh  of  God 
y  into  a  lie,  and  worshipped  and 
served  the  creature  7  more  than 
the  Creator,  who  is  blessed  for 
ever.     Amen. 

26  For  this  cau.se  God  gave  them 
up  unto  vile  g  afiections  :  for  eren 
their  women  did  change  the  natu- 
ral use  into  that  which  is  against 
nature  : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  rnen, 
leaving  the  natural  use  of  the  wo- 
man, burned  in  their  lust  one  to- 
wurd  another  ;  men  with  men 
working  that  which  is  unseemly, 
and  receiving  in  themselves  that 
recompense  of  their  error  which 
was  meet. 

~S  And  even  as  they  did  not  like 
8  to  retain  God  in  Meir  knowledge, 
God  gave  them  over  to  9  a  repro- 
bate mind,  to  do  those  things 
which  aie  not  convenient  ; 

29  Being  filled  with  all  unright- 
eousness, fornication,  wickedness, 
covetousness,  maliciousness  ;  full 
of  envy,  minder,  debate,  deceit, 
malignity  ;  whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God, 
despiteful,  proud,  boasters,  invent- 
ors of  evil  things,  disobedient  to 
parents, 

31  Without  understanding,  cove- 
nant-breakers, without  10  natural 
nfi'ection,  implacable,  unmerci- 
ful : 

32  Who  knowing  (he  judgment  of 
God.  that  they  \>  hioh  romniit  such 
things  are  worthy  of  death,  not  on- 
ly do  the  same,  but  11  have  pleas- 
ure in  them  that  do  them. 

156 


ROMANS. 

Sor.Jo  them. 
z   Jno.  1.  9. 

n  Ps.  19.  1, 
4e. 

6  or,  that 
Ihey  may  be. 

6  Je.  2.  5. 
£p.  4.17,  18. 

c  Jc.  8.8,  9. 
d  Is.  40.  18, 
146. Ez.  8.  10. 

c  Pi.  81.  12. 
2  Th.  2.  11. 

/  Am.  2.  4. 

7  or,  rather. 

e;  Ep.  5.  12. 
JudelO. 

8  or,  to  ac- 
inouhdge. 

9  or,  a  V)ind 
voido/Judg- 
vitnt. 

10  or,  \mso- 
ciuble. 

11  or,  con- 
stnttcith 
them. 


n2Sa.  12.  6, 
7. 

6r.9.23. 
c  Is.   63.   7, 
&c. 

d  Jon.  4.  2. 
e  Is.  30.  18. 
/De.32.34. 
^Ec.  12.  14. 
/(  Pr.  24.  12. 
Mat.  16.  27. 
Re.  20.  12. 
i  1  Ti.6.  3, 
4. 

fc2Th.  1.  8 
,  1  or.  Creek 
l\  Pe.  I.  7 
2  or.  Creek 
mDe.  10.17 

2  Ch.  19.  7 
Ga.6.  7,  8 
1  Pe.  1.  17 
n  Ja.  1.  22- 
25. 

ol  Co. 11. 14. 

3  or,  the 
conscience 
witnessing 
letth  them. 

4  or,  6e- 
tween 

themselves. 
p  Lu.  8.  17. 


i.  D.  60 
CHAPTER  11. 

THEREKORE  thou  art  ine xcu- 
cable,  U  man,  v.  husoever  thou 
ail,  that  Judgent  ;  lor  n  whriein 
thou  judgekt  another,  thou  ron- 
deiiiiiest  thyself;  for  thou  that 
Judgesi,  doed  the  same  things. 

2  But  ue  nie  sure  that  the  judr- 
nii.'iit  of  God  is  according  to  truin, 
iigainBt  tliem  which  conimit  such 
things. 

3  And  ihinkest  thou  this,  O  man, 
that  judgest  them  which  do  such 
things,  and  doesl  the  inme,  that 
thou  shult  escape  the  judgment  of 
God  ? 

4  Or  despisest  thou  the  rirhcs  b 
of  his  goodness  and  foibearance  c 
and  loiig-suHeiing,  c/ not  knowing 
that  the  ?oodnessof  God  leadetb  e 
thee  to  repentance  ? 

5  But,  after  thy  hardness  and 
impenitent  heart,  treasuiest  _/"  up 
unto  thyself  u  rath  against  the  day 
of  wiatii,  and  g  revelation  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God  : 

6  Who  A  will  lender  10  every  man 
according  to  his  deeds  : 

7  To  them,  who,  by  patient  con- 
tinuance in  well  doing,  seek  for 
glory  and  honour  and  immortality, 
eternal  life  : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  t  con- 
tentions, and  k  do  not  obey  the 
truth,  but  obey  unrighteousness; 
indignation  and  wrath. 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish,  upon 
every  soul  of  man  that  doeth  evil, 
of  the  Jew  tirsl,  and  also  of  the  1 
Gentile  : 

10  Biilglory,  /honour,  and  peace, 
to  every  man  that  workelh  good, 
to  the  jew  first,   and  also  to  the 

2  Gentile  : 

11  For  wj  there  is  no  respect  of 
persons  with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned 
without  law,  shall  also  perish  w  ith- 
oiit  law  :  and  asmany  as  have  sin- 
ned in  the  law,  shall  be  judged  by 
the  law  ; 

13  (Forn  not  the  hearers  of  the 
law  ore  just  before  Gnd.  hut  the  d;,- 
ers  of  the  law  shall  he  justified. 

14  For  «  hen  the  Gentiles,  whi'-h 
have  not  the  law.  do  by  nature  the 
things  contained  in  the  law,  these, 
having  not  the  law,  are  a  law  o  un- 
to themselves  ; 

15  Whirh  show  the  work  of  the 
law  w  itten   in   their  hearts,  their 

3  conscience  also  bearing  witness, 
and  Iheir  thoughts  the  4  mean 
while  accusing,  or  else  excusing, 
one  another ;) 

'6  In  the  day  when  God  shall 
judge  the  aecreta^  of  men,  by  Je- 


A.  D.  60. 

BUS  Christ,  according'  to  my  g  goa- 
jpel. 

17  Behold,  thou  r  art  called  a 
Jew,  ai)i1  lestest  in  the  law,  and 
makest  thy  boasi  of  God, 

18  And  knowest  s  hie  will,  and 
5  app.ovesl  t  tlie  things  that  are 
more  excellent,  being  instiucted 
out  of  the  law  ; 

19  And  art  confident  that  thou 
thyself  art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a 
light  of  them  which  are  in  dark- 
ness, 

20  An  instructer  of  the  foolish,  a 
teacher  of  babes,  which  hast  the 
fo.m  u  of  knowledge  and  of  the 
truth  in  the  law  ; 

21  Thou  V  therefore  which  teach- 
est  another,  teachest  thou  not  thy- 
self? thou  that  preache&l  a  man 
shoiili  not  steal,  dostlhou  steal? 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a  man  should 
not  rommit  adultery,  dost  thou 
commit  adultery?  thou  that  ab- 
horrest  idols,  dost  thou  commit 
sacrilege  ? 

23  Thou  that  makest  thy  boast  of 
the  law,  through  breaking  the  law 
dishonourest  thou  God  ? 

24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blas- 
phemed among  the  Gentiles 
through  you,  as  it  is  written,  w 

25  For  circumcision  verily  pro- 
fiteth,  if  thoQ  keep  the  law  :  but 
I  if  thou  be  a  breaker  of  the  law, 
thy  circumcision  is  made  uncir- 
cumrision. 

£6  Therefore  if  »/  the  nncircum- 
cision  keep  the  righteousness  of  the 
law.  shall  not  his  uncircumcision 
he  counted  for  circumcision  ? 

27  And  shall  not  uncircumcision 
which  is  by  nature,  if  it  fulfil  the 
law,  z  judge  thee,  who  by  the  let- 
ter and  circumcision  dost  trans- 
gress the  law  ? 

S8  For  he  a  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is 
one  outwardly  ;  neither  is  that  cir- 
cumcision, which  is  outward  in 
the  flesh  : 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew,  which  is  one 
inwardly  ;  and  circumcision  is 
that  of  ths  heart,  b  in  the  spirit,  1 
and  not  in  the  letter  ;  whose  praise 
c  is  not  of  men,  but  of  God. 
CHAPTER  in. 

WHAT    advantage    then    hath 
the    Jew,   or    what  profit  is 
there  of  circumcision  ? 

2  Much  every  way  :  chiefly,  be- 
cause that  unto  them  n  were  com- 
mitted the  oracles  of  God. 

3  For  what,  if  6  some  did  not  be- 
lieve ?  Shall  their  unbelief  make 
the  faith  of  God  without  efl'ect  ? 

4  God  forbid  :  yea,  let  God  be 
true,  but  every  man  a  liar ;   ns  it 


CHAP.  III. 
q  c.   16.  25. 

r  ver.  28. 

sPs.  147. 19, 
20. 

5   or,    triest 
the  things 
that  dijcr. 

t  Ph.  I.  10. 

i/2Ti.  1.  13. 
3.5. 

V  Mat.  23. 3, 

&c. 

w  Ez.  36.  20, 

23. 

X  Ga.   5.  3. 

y  Ac.  10.  34, 

35. 

z  Mat.  12. 
41,  42. 

a  Mat.  3.  9. 
Jno.  8.  39. 
c.  9.  6,  7. 
Ga.  6.  15. 
Re.  2.  9. 
6De.  10.16. 
30.  6.  Je.  4. 
4.  Ph.  3.  3. 
Col.  2.  11. 
c  2  Co.  10. 
18. 

nDe.4.7,8. 
b  c.  10.  16. 
He.  4.2. 


c  Ps.   51.  4. 
dJcbS.  3. 
e  c.  6.  1,  15. 
1  charged. 
/Ps.  14.  53. 
S   Ps.  5.  9. 
71  Ps.  140.  3. 
i  Ps.  10.  7. 
tis.  59.  7,  8. 

1  Ps.   36.  1. 

m  Ps.  107. 
42. 

2  or,  subject 
to  the  j'udg- 
went  of 
God. 

n  Ps.  143.  2. 
o  Ac.  i6.22. 
p  c.  S.  1,  &c. 


None  justified  by  the  late. 

is  written,  c  That  thou  mightest  be 
justified  in  thy  suyin.5s,  and 
mightest  overcome  when  thou  art 
judged. 

5  But  if  our  unrighteousness 
commend  the  righteousness  of 
God,  vi  hat  shall  we  say?  Is  God 
unrighteous,  who  laketh  ven- 
geance ?     (I  speak  as  a  man.) 

6  God  foibid  :  for  then  how  d  shall 
God  judge  the  world  ? 

7  Fi  r  if  the  truth  of  God  hath 
more  abounded  through  my  lie 
unto  his  glory,  why  yet  am  I  also 
judged  as  a  sinner? 

8  And  not  rather  (as  we  be  slan- 
derously repo.ted,  and  as  some  af- 
firm that  we  say)  Let  e  us  do  evil, 
that  good  may  come  ?  whose 
damnation  is  just. 

9  What  then  ?  are  we  better  than 
they?  No,  in  no  wise  :  for  we 
have  before  proved  1  both  Jews 
and  Gentiles,  that  they  are  all  un- 
der sin  : 

10  As  It  is  written,/  There  is 
none  righteous,  no,  not  one  : 

11  There  is  none  that  understand- 
eth,  there  is  none  that  seeketh  af- 
ter God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the 
way,  they  are  together  become  un- 
profitable ;  there  is  none  that  do- 
eth  good,  no,  not  one. 

13  Their  g  throat  is  an  open  se- 
pulchre ;  with  their  tongues  they 
liave  used  deceit  ;  the  poison  A  of 
asps  is  under  their  lips  : 

14  Whose  mouth  i  is  full  of  curs- 
ing and  bitterness. 

15  Their  feet  k  are  swift  to  shed 
blood  : 

16  Destruction  and  misery  are  in 
their  ways  : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have 
they  not  known  : 

18  There  !  is  no  fear  of  God  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

19  Now  we  know,  that  what 
things  soever  the  law  saith,  it  saith 
to  them  who  are  under  the  law  ; 
that  every  7n  mouth  may  be  stop- 
ped, and  all  the  world  may  become 
2  guilty  before  God. 

20  Therefore  n  by  the  deeds  of 
the  law  th  re  shall  no  flesh  he  jus- 
tified in  his  .=ight  :  for  by  the  law 
is  the  knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  the  righteousness  of 
God  without  the  law  is  manifested, 
being  witnessed  by  the  law  o  and 
the  prophets  ; 

£2  Even  the  righteousness  of 
God,  which  is  by  faith  p  of  Jesus 
Christ,  unto  all,  and  upon  all  them 
that  believe  :  for  there  is  no  differ- 
ence : 

157 


Jvllijicalion  hi/  faith. 

23  For  all  q  have  sinned,  and 
Come  short  uf  ili'?  gflory  uC  God  ; 

24  Being  jiisiitieit  I'rcely  by  liis 
grace, thniug'h  the  redemption  thai 
IS  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

25  Wliom  Gcd  haih  3  8(:t  fortli  to 
6e  a  propitiation  throujli  faith  in 
his  blijod,  to  duclaic  his  njrhteous- 
ness  for  the  4  remission  uf  sins  that 
are  past,  through  the  forbearance 
of  God  ; 

26  To  declare,  I  say,  at  this  lime, 
his  righteousness  :  that  r  he  might 
be  just,  and  the  jusiifier  of  him 
whirh  believeth  in  Jesus. 

27  Where  is  boasting  then  ?  It 
IS  excluded.  By  what  law?  of 
works  "?  Nay  ;  but  by  the  law  of 
faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude  that  s 
a  man  is  justified  by  faith  without 
the  deeds  of  tlie  law. 

29  /,•  he  the  Go  1  of  the  Jews  on- 
ly ?  is  ?ie  not  also  of  the  Gentiles? 
Yes,  of  the  Gentiles  also  : 

30  Seeing  ii  is  one  God,  which  t 
shail  ju.stify  the  circumcision  by 
faith,  and  uncircumcision  through 
faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the 
law  through  u  faith  ?  God  forbid  : 
yea,  we  establish  the  law. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then   that 
Abraham,  our  father  a  as  per- 
taining to  the  flesh,  hath  found  ? 

2  For  if  Abraham  were  justified 
by  works,  he  haih  whereof  to  glo- 
ry ;  but  not  6  before  God. 

3  For  what  saiih  the  Scripture  ?  c 
Abraham  believed  God,  and  it 
was  counted  unto  him  for  right- 
enusness. 

4  Now  to  him  that  worketh  d  is 
the  reward  not  reckoned  of  grace, 
but  of  debt. 

5  But  to  him  that  worketh  not, 
but  believeih  on  him  that  juslifieth 
the  ungodly.  Ai?  faith  e  is  counted 
for  righteousness. 

6  Even  as  David  also  describelh 
the  blessedne.'is  of  the  man  unto 
wh')m  God  imputeth  righteousness 
without  works, 

7  Siyins,  f  Blessed  nre  they 
whose  inifiuities  are  forgiven,  and 
whose  sins  are  covered. 

8  Blessed  7?  the  man  to  whom 
the  Lord  will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessedness  then 
upon  the  circumcision  only,or  upon 
the  uncircut  icision  also?  for  we 
say  that  faith  was  reckoned  to 
Abrahim  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  h  then  reckoned  ? 
when  he  Was  in  circumcision,  or 
in  uncircumcision  ?     Not  in  cir- 

158 


ROMANS. 

J  Ec.  7.   20. 

3  or,  foreor- 
dained. 

4  or, passing 
over. 

r  Ac.  13.38, 
39. 

*  ver.  20-22. 
c.  8.  3.  a.i. 
2.  16. 

«Ga.  3.8,28. 

uHi.lO.  15, 
16. 

a  Mat.  3.  9. 

6  c.  3.  27. 
I  Co.  1.  29. 

cGe.  15.  6. 
rfc.  11.  6. 
e  Hab.  2.  4. 

/  Ps.  32.  1, 
2. 


^Ge.  17.  10, 
11. 

h  Lu.  19.  9. 
Jno.  8.  33, 
&c.  Ga.  3. 
7,29. 

i   Ge.  17.4, 

&c. 

k  Ga.  3.  18. 

/  c.5.  20. 

m  1  Jno.  3. 
4. 

nGe.  17.5. 
1  like  unto. 
oEp.  2.  1,5. 

pi  Co.  1.28. 
1   Pe.  2.  10. 

?  Ge.  15.  5. 
rHe.  11.11. 
sGe.  18.  14. 
Lu.  1.  37, 
45.  He.  11. 
19. 

t  c.  15.  4. 
1  Co.  10.  11. 
u  Ac.  2.  39. 
V  Mar.  16. 
16.  Jno.  3. 
U-16. 


A.  D.  60. 

Icumcision,    but    in    uncircumci*- 

ion. 

11  And  g  he  received  the  sign  of 
circumcielon  ;  a  seal  of  ihe  iighi- 
euusness  of  the  faith  which  he  had, 
2/e{  being  uncii'cunicised  ;  that  he 
might  be  the  father  A  cf  all  them 
that  believe,  though  they  be  not 
circumcised  ;  that  righteousness 
might  be  imputed  unto  them  also  : 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcision 
to  them  who  are  not  of  the  circum- 
cision only,  but  \Aiio  al.^o  walk  in 
the  steps  of  that  faith  of  our  father 
Abraham,  which  he  had,  being  yet 
uncircuracised. 

13  For  the  promise,  that  i  he 
should  be  the  heir  of  the  world,  leat 
not  to  Abraham,  or  to  his  seed, 
through  the  law,  but  through  the 
righteousness  of  faith. 

14  For  if  k  they  which  are  of  the 
law  be  heirs,  faith  is  made  void, 
and  the  promise  made  of  none  ef- 
fect : 

15  Because  the  law  I  worketh 
wrath  :  for  where  no  m  law  is, 
thercis  no  transgression. 

16  Therefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it 
might  he  by  grace  ;  to  the  end  the 
promise  might  be  sure  to  all  the 
seed  ;  not  to  that  only  which  is  of 
the  liw,  but  to  that  also  which  is 
of  the  faith  of  Abraham,  who  is  the 
father  of  us  all, 

17  (As  it  is  written,  n  I  have  made 
thee  a  father  of  many  nations,) 
1  before  him  whom  he  bcUeved.even 
God,  who  nuickeneth  o  the  dead, 
and  calleth  those  p  things  which 
be  not  as  though  ihey  were. 

18  Who  against  hope  believed  in 
hope,  that  he  might  become  the 
father  of  many  nations,  according 
to  that  which  was  spoken,  q  so 
shall  thy  seed  be. 

19  And  being  not  weak  in  faith, 
he  considered  not  his  own  body 
now  dead,  when  he  was  about  an 
hundred  years  old,  neither  yet  the 
deadness  r  of  Sarah's  womb  : 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  pro- 
mise of  God  through  unbelief;  but 
was  strong  in  faith,  giving  glory  to 
God  ; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded 
that  what  he  had  promised,  he  was 
s  able  also  to  perform. 

52  And  therefore  it  was  imputed 
to  him  for  righteousness. 

23  Now  t  it  was  not  written  for 
his  sake  alone,  that  it  was  imputed 
to  him  ; 

24  But  for  us  u  also,  to  whom  it 
shall  be  imputed,  if  we  believe  v 
on  him  that  raised  up  Jesus  our 
Lord  from  the  dead  j 


21.  He.  9. 

128.  1  Pe.  2. 


17.  IPe.  1. 

21. 

a  Is.  32.  17. 

Ep.  2.  14. 
I  Col.  1.20. 


A.  D.  60. 

25  Who  was  delivered  w  for  our '  w  Is.  53.  5, 
ofteiices,  and  was  raised  x  again  6.  2  Cor.  5. 
for  our  jusiification. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THEREFORE  a  being- justified   24.  Re.  1.  5. 
by  f'ailh,    we  have  peace  with   x  1  Cor.  15. 
God  iliroug-h  our  Lord  JesusChriit:    '~ 

2  By  whom  6  also  we  have  ac- 
cess by  faith  into  this  grace  where- 
in we  stand,  and  rejoice  c  in  hope 
of  the  gloiy  of  God. 

3  And  not  only  so,   but  we  glory  '  b  Jno.  14.  6. 
d   in   tribulations  also  :    knowing   c  He.  3.  6. 
that  tribulation  worketh  patience;    rf!Mat.5.  11, 

4  And  patience,  experience  ;  and  ^  12.  Ja.  1.  2, 
experience,  hope  ;  |  12. 

5  And  hope  e  maketh  not  asham- '  e  Ph.  1.  20. 
ed  ;   because    the   love   of  God   is  f  Ep.  1.  13, 
shed  abroad   in  our  hearts   by  the    14. 
Holy  Ghost,/"  which  is  given  unto    1  according 
us.  I  to  the  time. 

6  For  when  we  were  jret  without   ^  Ga.  4.  4. 
strength,   1   indue  g  time  Christ   Si  Jno.  15.13. 
died  for  the  ungodly.  |  1  Pe.  3.  18. 

7  For  scarcely     for    a  righteous    1  Jno.  3.  16. 
man  will  one  die  ;    yet  peiudven-    i  He.  9.  14, 
tuie   for  a  good  man  some  would   22. 
even  dare  to  die.  t  k  1  Th.  1. 

8  But  God  commendeth  his  love  '  10. 
towards  us,   in  that,   while  h  we  j  i  c.  8.  32. 
were  vet  sinners,  Christ  died   for  !m  Jno.  14. 
us.     ■  j  19. 

9  Much   more   then,   being  now   nHab.  3.  18. 


2  or,  recon- 
tlirougli ,  ciliation. 

oGe.  3.6,19. 


justified  by  his  blood,   i  we  shal 

be   saved  from  k  wrath 

him. 

10  For  if,  when  we  were  enemies,  |  3  or,  in 
■we  were  reconciled  to   God  by  the  |  whom. 
death   of  his    Son,   much  I  more,  p  c.  4 
being  reconciled,  we  shall  be  sav 
ed  by  m  his  life. 

11  And  not  only   so,  but  we  also  |  r  1  Cor.  15. 
joy  n   in  God,   through   our  Lord  j  22, 45. 
Jesus  Christ,    by  whom  we   have   s  Ep.  2.  8. 
now  received  the  2  atonement.  t  Is.  53.  11. 

12  Wherefore,   as  o  by  one   man  i  Mat.  20.  28. 


.28.1  Jno. 
2.2. 


sin  entered  into  the  world,  and 
death  by  sin  ;  and  so  death  passed 
upon  all  men,  3  for  that  all  have 
sinned  :  I 

13  (For  until  the  law,  sin  was  in  i  u  Is.  1.  18. 
the  world  ;  but  sin  is  noip  imput-  j  4  or,  by  one 
ed  when  there  is  no  law.  offence. 

14  Nevertheless,  death  reigned  q   v  Jno.  10.10. 
from   Adam   to  Moses,  even  over  w  c.  6.  23. 
them   that  had   not    sinned   after  5  or,  oj/ one 
the  similitude  of  Adam's  trangres-  \  offence. 
sion,   who   is  the  r  figure  of  him  .  8  or,  6j/ one 
that  was  to  come  :  !  righteous- 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  ,  neis. 

i.?  the    free   gift.     For   if  through    x  Jno.  12.32. 
the  offence  of  one  many  be   dead  ;   y  Jno.  15. 
much  more  the  grace  s  of  God, and   22.  c.  7.  8 — 
the  gift  by  grace,   which  is  by  one    13.  Ga.  3. 
man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded    19. 
tinto  many,  i  \  z  Jno.  10. 

16  And  not  as  it  wos  by  one  that !  10. 


CHAP.  V.  VI.  0/  death  unto  ain,  ^a. 

sinned,  so  is  the  gift  :  for  the 
judgment  wcis  by  one  to  condem- 
nation ;  bat  the  free  gift  is  at 
many  u  offences  unto  justification. 

17  For  if  4  by  one  man's  offence 
death  reigned  by  one  ;  much  more 
they  which  receive  abundance  »  of 
grace,  and  of  the  gift  w  of  right- 
eousness, shall  reign  in  life  by 
one,  Jesus  Christ  :) 

18  Therefore,  as  5  by  the  offence 
of  one  judgment  came  upon  all 
men  to  condemnation  ;  even  so  6 
by   tlie   righteousness  of    one   the 

free  gift  came  upon  all  x  men  unto 
justification  of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man's  disobe- 
dience many  were  made  sinners, 
so  by  the  obedience  of  one  shall 
many  be  made  righteous 

20  Moreover,  y  the  law  entered, 
that  the  offence  might  abound. 
But  where  sin  abounded,  grace 
did  much  more  z  abound  : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto 
(l.»ath,even  so  might  grace  a  reign, 
through  righteousness,  unto  eter- 
nal life,  bv  Jesus  Chri.st  our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

WHAT    shall    we    say    then  t 
IShall  a  we  continue  in  sin, 
that  grace  may  abound  ? 

2  God  forbid.  How  shall  we, 
that  are  dead  6  to  sin,  live  any 
longer  therein  ? 

3  Know  ye  not,  that  so  many  of 
us  as  were  1  baptized  into  Jesua 
Christ  were  baptized  into  c  his 
death? 

4  Therefore  we  are  buried  d  with 
him  by  baptism  into  death  ;  that 
like  e  as  Christ  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  the  /glory  of  the  Fa- 
ther, even  so  we  also  should  walk 
in  newness  g  of  life. 

5  For  if  ft  we  have  been  planted 
togetlier  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  like- 
ness of  his  lesurrection  : 

6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man 
is  crucified  with  him,  that  the 
body  7  of  Sin  might  be  destroyed, 
that  henceforth  we  should  not 
serve  sin. 

7  For  A  he  that  is  dead  is  2  freed 
from  sin. 

8  Now  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ, 
we  believe  that  we  shall  also  liTe 
with  him  : 


15.  1 
i  Jno.  3.  4. 
J  He.  9.27. 


ITi.  1.  14.  ffiJno.  1.  17.  ac.  3.  8. 
6  ver.  6-11.  Col.  3.  3.  1  Pe.  2.  24. 
1  or,  ere.  cl  Co.  5.  29.  d  Col.  2.  12. 
1  Pe.  3.  21.  e  c.  8.  11.  2  Cor.  13.  4. 
/Mat.  28.2,3.  g  Ga.  6.  15.  Ep.4.22. 
24.1.  Jno.  2.6. ft  Ph.3.10.i  Col.  2.U. 
k  1  Pe.  i.X.i or, justified. 
1S9 


ROMANS. 
/Re.  I.  18. 
m  He.  9.  28. 
n  ver.  2. 
o  Ga.  2.  19. 


Influence  of  grace. 

9  Knowing'  that  Chiiit,  /  bein^ 
raiseil  IV  in  tlie  dead,  dietb  no 
mo.e  ;  dtfalh  halh  iio  mo.e  domi- 
nion ovei  hiin. 

10  For  111  tliat  he  died,  he  died  m 
unto  sin  uni::e  :  but  in  that  he  liv- 
eth,  he  liveth  unto  God. 

11  Likeu'ise  ieckon  ye  also  your- 
ielvei  to  be  dead  n  indeed  unto 
sill,  Liut  alive  o  unto  God  through 
Jesus  Chrm  our  Lord. 

12  Let  p  not  sin  therefore  rei?n 
in  your  mortal  body,  '.hat  ye  should 
obey  it  in  the  lusts  thereof. 

.  13  Neither  yield  ye  your  mcra- 
beri  q  as  insiruraents  3  of  uunghl- 
eousne?s  unto  sin  :  but  yield 
ryonrselves  unto  God,  as  those  . 
that  are  alive  from  the  dead,  and  |m2  Ti.  1.  13. 
your  membe.s  as  instruments  o(\^^\g,.giQ 
righteousness  unto  God.  \ytu>cre 

14  For  sin  shall    not   have   *  ^°-'  delivered. 
minion  over  you  ?    for  ye  are   not  I 

un  le.  the  law,  but  under  grace,      i '"  Jno.  8.  32. 

15  What  then  ?      Shall    we   sin,  L^  ygr    jg. 
because  we  a.e  not  under  the  law, 
but  unier  grace  ?     God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  Ij  whom 
ye  t  yiel  1   yourselves  servants   to 


p  P».  19.  13. 
119.  133. 

q  Col.  3.  5. 

3  arms,  or, 
weapons. 

re.  12.  1. 

ffMi.7.  19. 

r  Jno.  8.  31. 
2  Pe.  2.  19. 


1 5  or,  to. 
X  c.  7.  5. 


obey,  his  servants  ye  are  to  whom  i^  '^' }' ^' 
ye   obey;    whether    of    sin     untoM*-  !•  l^- 
death,  or  of  obedience  unto  right-   z  Ge.  2.  17. 
eousness  1  e   it  oi 

17  But  God  be  thanked,   that  yei""^-"-  "<*'■ 
were  the  servants  of  sin  :   but  ye  |  5  1  Pe.  1.  4 
have  obeyed   from  the   heart   that 
form  u  of  4  doctrine  which  was  de- 
liverei  you. 

18  Being  then  made  free  t>  from 
sin,  ye  became  the  servants  of 
righteousness. 

19  I  speak  after  the  manner  of 
men,  because  of  the  infirmity  of 
your  flesh  :  for  as  ye  have  yielded 
your  membe.'S  servants  to  un- 
cleanness  and  to  iniquity,  unto 
iniquity  ;  even  so  now  yield  your 
members  servants  to  righteous- 
ness, unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  ser- 
vants IB  of  sin,  ye  were  free  5  from 
riijhteousness. 

21  What  fi-uii  X  had  ye  then  in 
those  things  whereof  ye  are  now 
ashamed  ?  for  the  end  y  of  those 
things  ij  death. 

22  But  now  being  made  free  from 
•in.  and  become  servants  to  God, 
ye  have  your  f.uit  un'.o  holiness  ; 
and  the  end,  everlasting  life. 

23  For  z  the  wajes  of  sin  is 
dea'.h  ;  but  the  gift  a  of  God  is 
eternal  life,  Athrough  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

K SOW  ye  not,  brethren,    (fori 
speak  to  them  that  know  the 
160 


n.  1  Cor.  7. 
39. 

b  Mat.  5.32. 

c  Ga.  5.  18. 

d  Ga.  5.  22. 

e  Ro.  8.  8,  9. 

\  passions. 

f  c.  6.  21. 

2  or,  being 
dead  to  that. 

s  c.  3.  20. 

3  or,  concu- 
piscence. 

h  Ex.  20.  17. 

i  Ee.  20.  11, 

&c. 

A  Ps.  19.7,9. 
i2K.  17.  17. 

4  knou. 


A.  U.  W 

law,)  how  that  tha  law  bath  do- 
minion over  a  man  at  long  aa  ha 
liveth  1 

2  For  a  the  woman  which  hath 
an  husband  is  bound  by  the  lav 
to  A«r  husband,  so  long  as  he  liv- 
eth ;  but  if  the  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  loosed  from  the  law  of  htr 
husband. 

3  So  then,  if,  while  b  her  hus- 
band liveth,  she  be  married  to  an- 
other man,  she  shall  be  called  an 
adulteress  :  hut  if  hei-  husband  be 
dead,  she  is  free  fiom  that  law:  so 
that  she  is  no  adulteress,  though 
she  b"  married  to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye 
also  are  become  dead  to  the  law  c 
by  the  body  of  Christ  ;  that  ye 
should  be  raarricu  to  another,  even 
to  him  who  is  raised  from  the  dead, 
that  we  should  bring  forth  fruit  (i 
unto  God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  e  the 
flesh,  the  motions  1  of  sins,  whicb 
were  by  the  law,  did  wo.k  in  our 
members,  to  bring  forth  fruit  / 
unto  death. 

6  But  now  we  are  delivered  from 
the  law,  2  that  being  dead  wherein 
we  were  held  ;  that  we  should 
serve  in  newness  of  spirit,  and  not 
in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is 
the  law  sin  ?  God  forbid.  Nay,  I 
had  not  »■  known  sin,  but  by  the 
law  :  for  I  had  not  known  lust,  3 
except  the  law  had  said,  h  Thou 
shalt  not  covet. 

8  But  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the 
commandment,  wrought  in  me  all 
manner  of  concupiscence.  For, 
without  the  law,  sin  wis  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the 
law  once  :  but  when  the  com- 
mandment came,  sin  revived,  and 
I  died. 

10  And  the  commandment, which 
teas  ordained  to  life,  i  1  found  to 
be  unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by 
the  commandment,  deceived  me, 
and  by  it  slew  me. 

12  Wherefore  the  law  k  is  holy  ; 
and  the  commandment  holy,  and 
just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good 
made  death  unto  me  ?  God  forbid. 
But  sin,  that  it  might  appear  sin, 
working  death  in  me  by  that  which 
is  good  ;  that  sin  by  the  command- 
ment might  become  exceeding 
sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is 
spiritual  ;  but  I  am  carnal,  sold  I 
under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  allow  4 


A.  D.  60. 


not:    for  what  I  Tvoukl,   that  do   mGe.6.  5. 

1  not  ;  but  what  I  hate,  that  do  I.     n  Ga.  5.  17. 

16  ir    then   I    do    that    which   I    o  Ps.  65.  3. 
would  not,  I  consent  unto  the  law,  p  Ps.  1.  2. 
th-tt  iZ  is  good.  ?2Coi-.4.16. 

17  Now  then  it  is  no  more  I  that   1  Pe.  3.  4. 
do  it;  but  sin  that  dvvelleth  in  me.    re.  6.  13,  19. 

18  For  I  know  that  in  me,  (that   s  Ps.  142.  7. 
is,    in    my    flesh)    dwelleth    no  m   t  Ps.  38.  2, 
g'ood  thing:  for  to  will  is  present    10.  77.  3 — 9. 
■with  ine  ;  but  how  to  perform  that   5  or,  this 
which  is  good  I  find  not.  body  of 

19  For  n  the  good  that  I  would,  I   death. 
do  not :  bat  the  evil  which  I  would   u  Ps.  88.  5. 
not,  that  I  do.  »  1  Cor.  15. 

20  Now  if  I  do  that  I  would  not,   57. 
it  is  no  more  I  that  do  it,  but  sin   a  Jno.  3.  18. 
that  dwelleth  in  me.  b  Ga.  5.  16. 

21  I  find  then  a  law,  that  when  I  c2Cor.  3.  6. 
would  do  good,  evil  is  present  o  dGa.  2.  19. 
with  me.  5.  1. 

22  For  I  delight  p  in  the  law  of  e  Ac.  13.  89. 
God  after  the  inward  q  man  :  He.  7.  18,19. 

23  But  I  see  another  law-  in  r  my  /  Ga.  3.  13. 
members,  warring  against  the  law   1  or,  by  a 
of  my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into  sacrijice for 
captivity  «  to  the  law  of  sin  which   sin. 
is  in  my  members.  g  ver.  1. 

24  O  i  wretched  man  that  I  am  !   h  Jno.  3.  6. 
who  shall  deliver   me   from  5  the    1  Cor.  15.  48. 
body  of  this  death?  u  il  Cor.  2.14. 

25  I  u  thank  God,  through  Jesus  2  the  niind- 
Christ  our  Lord.     So  then,  with  the   ing  of  the 
mind  I  myself   serve    the   law  of    JJe^h. 
God,  but  with  the  the  fiesh  the  law  k  Ga.  6.  8. 
of  sin.  3  the  mind- 

CHAPTER  VIII.  ing  of  the 

T'HERE  is,  therefore,  now  no  a  \  spirit. 
condemnation  to  them  which   

are    in  Christ  Jesus,    who   walk  b 

not   after  the  flesh,  but  after  the   H  Cor.  6.19. 

Spirit.  Ga.  4.  6. 

2  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life   m  2  Cor.  4.    I 
c  in  Christ  Jesus   Irath   made   me   14. 
free  d.  from    the    law  of  sin   and   ^  or,  because  \\s. 
death.  of^ 

3  For  what  the  law  could  not  e 
do,  in   that   it  was  weak  through 


CHAP.  VIII.  Infirmities  of  the  believer. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the 
flesh  cannot  please  God. 

9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but 
in  the  Spirit,  if  so  be  that  the 
Spirit  of  God  dwell  I  in  you.  Now 
if  any  man  have  not  the  Spirit  of 
Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  be  in  you,  the 
body  is  dead  because  of  sin  ;  but 
the  Spirit  is  life  because  of  right- 
eousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that 
raised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead 
dwell  in  you,  he  m  that  raised  up 
Christ  from  the  flead  shall  also 
quicken  your  mortal  bodies  4  by 
his  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therefore,  brethren,  we  are 
debtors,  not  n  to  the  flesh,  to  live 
after   the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  fiesh, 
ye  shall  die  :  but  if  ye  through 
the  Spirit  do  mortify  o  the  deeds 
of  the  body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  as  many  as  are  led  p  by 
the  Spirit  of  God,  they  are  the  sons 
of  God. 

15  For  ye  have  not  received  the 
spirit  of  bondage  q  again,  to  fear: 
but  T  ye  have  received  the  Spirit 
of  adoption,  s  whereby  we  cry, 
Abba,  Father. 

16  The  Spirit  itself  beareth  wit- 
ness  t  with  our  spirit,  that  we  are 
the  children  of  God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs; 
u  heirs  of  God,  and  joint-heirs  with 
Christ  ;  v  if  so  be  that  we  sufl'er 
with  him,  that  we  may  be  also 
glorified  together. 

18  For  I  reckon  w  that  the  suffer- 
ings of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to    be    compared  with   the 

lory  which  shall   be   revealed  in 


o  Col.  3 
the   flesh,    God    sending    his  own  p  Ga.  5.  18. 


19  For  the  earnest  expectation  of 
n  Ps.  116.16.    the  creature  waiteth  for  the  mani- 
festation of  the  sons  of  God. 

20  For    the    creature    was    made 


Sony  in  the  likenessof  sinful  flesh,  I  9  2  Ti.  1.  7.  subject  to  vanity,  not  willingly, 
and  1  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in  j?- 1  Cor. 2. 12.  but  by  reason  of  him  who  hath 
the  flesh  :  \s  Je.  3.  19.  ^  subjected  the  same  in  hope  ; 
4  That  the  righteousness  of  the  Ga.  4.  5,  6.  [  21  Because  x  the  creature  itself 
law  might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  who  i  2  Cor.  1.22.  also  shall  be  delivered  from  the 
walk  g  not  after  the  fiesh,  but  after  1  Jno.  4.  13.  bondage  of  corruption  into  the  glo- 
'«Ac.26.  18.  riousliberty  of  the  children  of  God.. 
1  Pe.  1.  4.         


the  Spirit 
5  For  thev  that  are  after  the  fle.'h 


22  For  we  know  that  5  the  whole 


^  do  mind  the  things  of  the  fiesh ;   p2Ti.  2.  11,   creation   groaneth   and   travaileth" 


but  they  that  are  after  the  Spirit,    12. 


v>  2  Cor.  4. 


the  things  i  of  the  Spirit 

6  For  2  to  be  carnally  minded  is  17. 
k  death:   hut  3  to  be    spiritually  r2Pe.3.13 
minded  is  life  and  peace  :  5  or,  every 

7  Because  2  the  carnal   mind  is  creature. 
enmity  against  God  ;  for  it  is  not  y  Ep.  1.  14. 
subject  to  the   law  of  God,  neither  z2Co.5.2,4. 
indeed  can  be 


in  pain  together  until  now. 

23  And  not  only  they,  but  oar- 
selves  also,  which  have  the  first- 
fruits  y  of  the  Spirit,  even  we  our- 
selves groan  z  within  ourselves, 
w-aiting  for  the  adoption,  to  wit, 
the  redemption  a  of  our  body. 

24  For  we   are    saved    by   hope  : 
a  Lu.  21.  88.   but  hope  that  is  seen,  is  not  hope  : 


FriviUgea  qf  the  believer.  ROMANS. 

for  whul  a  iniin  Beelli,  why  doth  ■  6  2  Cor.  5.  7. 
he  yet  hope  6  loi  ?  '  |    „      ..,   . 

25  Bui  if  we  hope  for  ihat  we  see  ^  ^e^.i-i.  lu. 
not,  thendo  \vc  wilh  patience  wuil  d  Je.  17.  10. 
fortt.  |Ue.  2.  23. 

26  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  help-  -  .^ 
eth  our  iiihrmiiies:  for  we  kiiowt  '  ^^^' 
not  what  we  should  prny  for  as  we  (  1  Jno.  5. 
ought  :   but  c  the  Spirit  itself  inak-  ,  H. 

«th  intercession  for  us  with  ^roun-  y  y>g  45  j 
injs  which  cannot  lie  tittereU.  2.  He.  12    i 

27  And   he   o   that  soarcheth  the   _i-j 
hearts  knowcth  what  is  the  mind  ■      .  p      t    n 
of  the  Spirit,  because  6  he  maketh   fu.^'q   je 
intercession  for  the  saints  accord-   j  i  /-^'     <•  ,  ■' 
ing  e  to  the  will  0/  God.  I '  ,        .llX' 

28  .And  wc  know /thai  all  things  tp'"^iiH  r' 
woik  together  for  jno'l  to  them  that  „,  ^  5  g  jg 
love  God,  to  them  who  are  *lic  '.  '  i-j;  J  p 
called  acioidiiig  to  Ws  pni-pose.       1     „•    ,q   ',,, 

29  For  whom  he  did  foreknow,  g  "j"'^-  *'*•  '"' 
he  also  did  predestinate  to  be  con-  !„  p.  44  00 
formed  to  tlic  ima?e  of  his  Son,  -^^  '  ,_■  rr* 
that  he  mig-ht  be  the  firat-born  3j^°'^-  ''•'^"' 
among  m.iiiv  brethren.  \     ic       t; 

30  Moreover,  whom  he  did   pre-   J^'  ^°'^-  ''■ 
destin.it(!,  them  he  also  A  called  :   '  j    ,     q. 
and  whom  he  called,  them  he  also   ^  ^         in  ' 

i  justified  :  and  whom  he  justified,  jog  ""' 
them  he  also  glorified,  k  ' 

31  What  shall  we  then  say  to 
these  things?  If  /  God  6e  for  us, 
who  can  be  against  us  ?  I  o  Ex.  32.  32. 

32  He  m  (hat  .spared   not  his  own    1  or,  sepa- 
Son,  but  delivered  him  up  for  usi  r«i<(/ 
ttll,    how  shall    he    not   with   himjiHe.?.  6. 
also  f.eely  give  us  all  things  .'  c  Ps.  90.  16. 

33  Who  n  shall   lay  any  thing  to|ls.  60.  19. 
the  charge  of  God's  elect  ?    /f  o  is  2  or,  testa- 
God  that  justificth.  uncnts. 

34  Who  is  he  that  condemneth  ?   rfGc.  17.  2. 
7£  is  Christ  tha'.  diecl,  yea  rather,  I  ])e.  59.  14. 
that  is  risen  again,  who  is  even  at   Je.  31.  33. 
the  right  hand  of  God,  who   also  e  Ps.  147.  19. 
niakelh  intercession  for  us.  c.  3.  2. 

35  Who   shall    separate    u.s  from  /Kx.  12. 25. 
the  love  of  Christ?     Shall  tribula-   ^  Ep.  2.  12. 
tion,  or  distress,  or  persecution,  or  li  c.  11.  28. 
famine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or  i  I.u.  3.  23, 
sword  ?  &c. 

38  As  it  is  written,  p  For  thy  sake  I:  Jno.  1.  1. 
we  are  killed  all  the  day  long;  we  /  Is.  ."55.  U. 
are  accounted  as  sheep  for  the  m  c.  2.  28, 
slaughter.  29. 

37  Nay,  in  7  all  these  things  we  jiGe.21.  12. 
are  more  than  conquerors,  thrcugh  o  Ga.  4.  28. 
him  r  that  loved  us.  p  Ge.  18.  10, 

38  Fori  am  pe'-suaded,  that  snei-   H. 

Iher  death,  uur  life,  nor  angels, nor  9  Ge.  25.  21, 
principalities,     nor     powers,    nor  23. 
things    present,     nor  •  things     to  Bor, greater. 
come,  4  or,  lesser. 

39  Norheight,  nor  depth,  norany   r  Mai.  1.  2, 
other  creature,   shall    be    able   to  3. 
separate  us  from  the   love  of  God,   .?  De.  32.  4. 
which    is     in    Christ     Jesus    our  «Kx.33.  19. 
Lord.  -     •■    M  Ex,  9.  16. 


A.  D.  60, 

CHAPTER  IX. 

I  SAT  the  truth  in  Christ,  I  lie 
not,  my  conscience  also  bearing 
ins  witness  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  That  I  have  great  heaviness 
niid  continual  sorrow  in  my  heart. 

3  For  I  n  could  wish  that  myself 
were  accursed  1  from  Christ  for  ray 
brethren,  my  kinsmen  according 
to  the  ficsb  : 

4  Who  ore  Israelites  ;  to  whom 
pcrtaiiicth  the  adoption,  6  and  the 
glory,  c  and  the  2  covenants,  d 
and  the  giving  of  the  law,  e  and 
the  y  service  0/  God,  and  the  pro- 
mises ;  g 

5  Whose  are  the  fathers,  A  and  of 
whom,  i  as  concerning  the  flesh, 
Chiisl  came,  who  is  k  over  all,  God 
blessed  for  ever.     Amen. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God 
hath  taken  I  none  eflect.  For  m 
they  are  not  all  Israel,  w^hich  are 
of  Israel  : 

7  Neither,  because  they  are  tha 
seed  of  Abraham,  are  they  all 
children  :  but.  In  n  Isaac  shall  thy 
seed  be  called. 

8  That  is.  They  which  are  the 
children  of  the  flesh,  these  are  not 
the  children  of  God  :  but  the  chil- 
dren o  of  the  promise  are  counted 
for  the  teed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  of  promise, 
At  p  this  time  will  1  come,  and 
Sarah  fhall  have  a  son. 

10  \\\A  not  only  this;  but  when 
Rebecca  tj  also  had  conceived  by 
one,  even  by  our  father  Isaac  ; 

U  (For  the  children  being  not  yet 
born,  neither  having  done  any 
good  or  evil,  that  the  purpose  of 
God,  according  to  election,  might 
stand,  not  of  works,  but  of  him 
that  calleth  ;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  The 
3  elder  shall  sei-ve  the  4  younger  : 

13  As  it  is  written,  r  Jacob  have  I 
loved.  butEsai!  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  lea 
there  unrighteousness  wilh  God  ? 
God  forbid. 

15  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  I  t  will 
have  mercy  on  whom  I  will  have 
mercy,  and  I  will  have  compassion 
on  whom  I  will  have  compas- 
sion. 

16  So  then  it  is  not  of  him  that 
willcth,  nor  of  him  that  runr.sth, 
but  of  God  that  showeth  mercy. 

17  For  the  Scripture  saith  u  unto 
Pharaoh,  Even  for  this  same  pur- 
po.se  have  I  raised  thee  up,  that  I 
miff'hi  show  my  power  in  thee, 
and  that  my  name  might  be  de- 
clared throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore   hath  he  mercy  on 


A.  D.  60. 

whom  he  will  have  merey,  and 
whom  he  will  he  hardeuetb. 

ly  Thdu  '.viU  say  then  unto  me, 
Why  doth  he  yet  tiiid  fault?  for 
who  V  hath  resisted  his  will  ? 

20  Nay  but,  0  man,  who  art  thou 
that  repliest  5  ag-ainstGod  ?  Shall 
to  the  thi'ig  formed  say  to  him  that 
formed  it,  Why  haet  thou  made  me 
thus  ? 

iil  Hath  not  the  potter  x  power 
over  the  clay,  of  the  same  lump  to 
make  one  vessel  unto  honour,  and 
another  unto  dishonour? 

22  H'TirtJ  !,( if  God,  willing  to  show 
his  wrath,  and  to  make  his  power 
known,  endured  with  much  long- 
suffering'  the  vessels  z  of  wrath 
6  fitted  to  destruction  ; 

23  And  that  he  might  make 
known  the  riches  a  of  his  glory  on 
the  vessels  of  mercy,  which  6  he 
had   afore  prepared   unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called, 
not  of  the  Jews  only,  bvit  also  of 
the  Gentiles  1 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  Osee,  c  I 
will  call  them  my  people,  which 
were  not  my  people  ;  and  her 
beloved,  which  was  not  belov- 
ed. 

26  And  d  it  shall  come  to  pass,<ft<zJ 
in  the  place  where  it  was  said  unto 
them.  Ye  are  not  my  people  ;  there 
shall  they  be  called  the  children 
of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  e  crieth  concern- 
ing Israel,  Though  the  number  of 
the  children  of  Israel  be  as  the 
sand  of  the  sea,  a  remnant  shall  be 
saved  : 

28  For  he  will  finish  7  the  work, 
and  cut  it  short  in  righteousness: 
because  f  a  short  work  will  the 
Lord  make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  Esaias  said  before,  g 
Except  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had 
left  us  a  seed,  we  h  had  been  as 
Sodoma,  and  been  made  like  unto 
Gomorrha.  I 

30  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  that' 
i  the  Gentiles  which  followed  not 
after  righteousness,  have  attained 
to  righteousness,  even  the  right- 
eousaess  /r  which  is  of  faith.  ( 

31  But  Israel,  which  I  followed 
after  the  law  of  righteousness, 
hath  not  attained  to  the  law  of 
righteousness.  j 

32  Wherefore?  Because  they 
sought  it  not  by  faith,  but  as  it 
were  by  the  works  of  the  law  :  for 
they  stumbled  at  that  stumbling- j 
stone  ;  | 

33  As  it  is  written,  m  Behold,  I 
lay  in  Sion  a  stumbling-stone  and 
rock   of  ofleiice  :   and  wbosoeyeri 


CHAP.  X. 

\v  2Ch.  20. 
6.  Da.  i.  35. 

5  or,  an- 
swerest 

I  again,  or, 
,  dispulest 

with,  (jod. 

w  Is.  29.  16. 

X  Is.  64.  8. 

y  Pr.  16.  4. 

z  2  Ti.  2. 
20. 

6  or,  7nade 
up. 

jaEp.  1.  18. 
b  1  Th.  5.  9. 
c  Hos.  2.  23. 
dHos.  1.  10. 

e  Is.  10.  22, 
23. 

7  or,  the  ac- 
count. 

f  la.  28.  22. 

^Is.  1.9. 

La.  3.  22. 

;iGe.  19.24, 

25.  Is.  13. 

19. 

i  c.  10.  20. 

/tc.  1.  17. 

Phile.  3.  9. 

/c.  10.  2.  11. 

7. 

m  Ps.  118. 

22.  Is.  8.  14. 


8  or,  con- 
founded, 
a  Ac  21.  20. 
c.  9.  31. 
6  c.  9.  31. 
cHe.  10.  14. 
rfLe.  18.5. 
e  De.  30.  12 
—14. 

/IJno.  4.  2. 
g  Ac.  8.  37. 
h  Is.  28.  16. 
49.  23. 
i  Ac.  15.  9. 
Ga.  3.  28. 
k  1  Ti.  2.  5. 
I  Joel  2.  32. 
ml  Cor.  1.2. 
n  Is.  52.  7. 
Na.  1.  15. 
o  Ac.  28.  24. 
lie.  4.  2. 


Universal  extent  of  salvation, 

believeth  on  him  shall  not  bo 
8  ashamed. 

CHAPTER   X. 

BRETHREiN,  my  heart's  desira 
and  prayer  to  God  for  Israel  is, 
that  they  might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record,  that 
they  have  a  zeal  a  of  God,  but  not 
according  to  knowledge. 

3  For  they,  being  ignorant  6  of 
God's  righteousness,  and  goinj 
about  to  establish  their  own  right- 
eousness, have  not  submitted 
themselves  unto  the  righteousness 
of  God. 

4  For  Chri.st  is  the  end  c  of  the 
law  for  righteousness  to  every  one 
that  believeth. 

5  For  Moses  describelh  d  tbs 
righteousness  which  is  of  the  iaw, 
That  the  man  which  doeth  those 
things  shall  live  by  them. 

6  But  the  righteousness  which  ia 
of  faith  speaketh  on  this  wise.  Say 
e  not  in  tliine  heart.  Who  shall 
ascend  into  heaven  ?  (that  is,  to 
bring  Christ  down  from  above  ;) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the 
deep  ?  (that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ 
agam  from  the  dead.) 

8  But  what  saith  it  ?  The  word 
is  nigh  thee,  even  in  thy  mouth, 
and  in  thy  heart  :  that  is,  the  word 
of  faith,  which  we  preach  ; 

9  That  if  /  thou  slialt  confess 
with  thy  inouth  the  Lord  Jesus, 
and  shalt  believe  in  thine  heart  g 
that  God  hath  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  be- 
lieveth unto  righteousness  ;  and 
with  the  mouth  confession  is  made 
unto  salvation. 

11  For  the  scripture  saith  fc  Who- 
soever believeth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

12  For  i  there  is  no  difference  be- 
tween the  Jew  and  the  Greek  :  for 
fc  the  same  Lord  over  all  is  neb 
unto  all  that  call  upon  him. 

13  For  I  whosoever  shall  call  m 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on 
him  in  whom  they  have  not  be- 
lieved ?  and  how  shall  they  believe 
in  him  of  whom  they  have  not 
heard  ?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher  ? 

15  And  how  shall  thev  preach,  ex- 
cept they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  written, 
n  How  beautiful  are  the  feet  of 
them  that  preach  the  srospel  of 
peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings  of 
good  things  ! 

16  But  0  they  have  not  all  obey. 
ed  tbe  gespet.      For  £»aia<  sfiith. 


Extent  of  election. 

V  Lonl,  who  hiiih  believed  1  our 
a  report  7 

17  So  then  faith  cotneth  by  hear- 
ing, and  hearing  by  the  word  of 
Ood. 

18  But  I  say,  Have  they  not 
heard  7  Yes,  verily,  their  9  sound 
went  into  all  the  earth,  and  their 
words  unto  the  ends  of  the 
world.  I 

19  But  I  8ay,  Did  not  Israel  ' 
know  ?  Ki.st  iVIoscs  sailh,  r  I  will 
provoke  you  to  jealousy  by  lhe)n, 
that  are  no  people,  and  by  a  Ibolisb 
s  nation  I  will  angei  you.  ! 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and 
saith,  t  I  was  foun  i  of  them  tliul 
sought  me  not;  I  was  ma  le  ma- 
nifest uulo  them  that  asked  not 
after  me.  j 

lil  Cut  to  Israel  he  saith,  All  day  ' 
long  I   have  stretched    forth    my 
hands  unto  a  disobedient  and  gain-  J 
Bayinj  people. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

I  SAY  then.  Hath  «  God  cast 
away  his  people  ?  God  forbid. 
For  I  also  am  an  Israelite,  of  the 
seed  of  Abraham,  0/  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  away  his 
people  whioh  he  foreknew.  6  Wot 
ye  not  what  the  scripture  saith 
1  of  Elias  i  how  he  maketh  in- 
tercessioii  to  God  ajainst  Israel, 
csayinjr, 

3  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  pro- 
phets, and  rti^ared  down  thine  al- 
tars ;  and  I  am  left  alone,  and  they 
seek  my  life. 

4  But  what  saith  the  answer  of 
God  unto  him  ?  I  have  reserved  to  ^ 
myself  seven  thousand  men,  who 
have  not  bowed  the  knee  to  the 
image  of  Baal. 

5  Even  so  d  then  at  this  present 
time  also  tliere  is  a  remnant  ac- 
cording to  the  election  of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  e  then  is  it  no 
more  of  works  :  otherwise  grace 
is  no  more  grace.  Bui  if  il  be  of 
works,  then  is  it  no  more  g.'ace  : 
otherwise  work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then  1  Israel/  hath  not 
obtained  that  which  he  seeketh 
for  ;  bnl  the  election  hath  obtained 
it,  and  the  rest  were  2  blinded, 

8  (According  as  it  is  written.  God 
hath  given  them  the  spirit  of  3 
slumber,  gh  eyes  that  they  should 
not  see,  and  ears  that  they  should 
not  hear,)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  Davifl  saith.  Let  i  their 
table  be  made  a  snare,  and  a  trap, 
and  a  stuinlling-block,  and  a  re- 
compense unto  them  :  , 

10  Let    their  eyes  be  darkened,  ' 


ROMANS. 

p  Is.  53.  1. 
I J  no.  12.  38. 

1  thehear- 
I  ing  of  us. 

2  or,  preach- 
ins. 

jPs.  19.  4. 
Mat.  28.  19. 
Col.  L6,23. 
rDe.  32.  21. 
sTit.  3.  3. 
Ms.  65.  1,2. 
a  1  Sa.  12. 
22.  Hs.  77.  7, 
8.  89.  31— 
37. 
b  c.  8.  29. 

1  in. 

cl  K.  19.  10 

—18. 

d  c.  9.  27. 

e  c.  4.  4,  5. 
Ga.  5.  4. 
Ep.  2.  8. 

/  c.  9.  31. 

2  hardened. 

3  or,  re- 
morse. 

S  Is.  29.  10. 
h  De.  29.  4. 
Is.  6.  9. 

i  Ps.  69.  22, 
23. 


A  Ac.  13.  46. 
2S.  24—28. 
c.  10.  19. 

4  or,  decay, 
or,  loss. 
I  Ac.  9.  15. 
Ga.  1.  16. 
Ep.  3.  8. 
m  I  Cor.  7. 
16. 

n  Le.  23.  10. 
Nu.  15.  18— 
21. 

o  Je.  11.  16. 
p  Ep.  2.  12, 
13. 

5  or,  for. 
q  1  Cor.  10. 
12. 

rPhil.2.  12. 
s  He.  3.6,14. 
10.  23,38. 
r  Jno.   15.  2. 
«2Cor.3.i6. 


A.  D.  80. 

'that  they  may  not  see,  and  bow 
down  their  back  alwuy. 

I    11  I  B.iy  then.   Have   they  stura- 

Ibled  that   they  should    fall?   Cod 

'forbid:  but  rather  through  their 
fall  Salvation  is  come  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles, k  lor  to  provoke  iheni  to  jea- 

j  lousy. 
12  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  be  the 

■riches  of  the  world,  and  the  4  di- 
minishing ol  them  the  riches  of  the 
Gentileb,  how  much  more  their 
fulness  ? 

I  13  For  I  speak  to  you  Gentiles, 
inasmuch  as  I  /  am  the  apostle  of 
the  Gentiles,  I  magnify  mine  of- 
fice ; 

I  14  if  by  any  means  I  may  pro- 
voke to  emulation  them  which  art 

I  my  flesh,  and  might  save  m  some 

I  of  them. 

I  15  For  if  the  casting  away  of 
thrm  be  the  reconciling  of  the 
world,  what  shall  the  receiving  of 
tliem  be,  but  life  from  the  dead  ? 

16  For  if  n  the  fiisl  fruit  6e  holy, 
the  lump  is  also  holy:  and  if  the 
root  be  holy,  so  are  the  branches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches 
o  be  broken  ofi',  and  thou,  p  being 
a  wild  olive-tree,  wert  grafted  in 
5  among  thein,  and  with  them 
partakest  of  the  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive-tree  ; 

18  Boasiy  not  against  the  branch- 
es. But  if  thou  boast,  thou  bearest 
not  the  root,  but  the  root  thee. 

19  'ITiou  wilt  say  then.  The 
branches  were  broken  off,  that  I 
might  he  gratfed  in. 

20  Well;  because  of  unbelief  they 
were  broken  ofi' ;  and  thou  standest 
by  faith.  Be  not  high  minded,  but 
r  fear  : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  na- 
tural branches,  take  heed  lest  he 
also  spare  not  thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  goodness 
and  severity  of  God  ;  on  them 
which  fell,  severity  ;  but  towards 
thee,  goodness;  if  «  thou  continue 
in  his  goodness  :  otherwise  thou  t 
also  shalt  be  cut  ofi". 

23  And  they  also,  if  u  they  abide 
not  in  unbelief,  shall  be  grafi"ed  in, 
for  God  is  able  to  graft'  them  in 
again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the 
olive-tree  which  is  wild  by  nature, 
and  wert  graff'ed  contrary  to  nature 
into  a  good  olive-tree  ;  how  much 
more  shall  these,  which  be  the 
natural  branches,  be  graS"ed  into 
their  own  olive-tree  ? 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren, that 
ye  should  be  ignorant  of  this  mys- 
tery, lest   ye   should  be    wise   in 


A.  D.  eo. 


CHAP.  XII 


your  own  conceits;  that  blindness  6  ]  6  or,  hard- 
iii   part  V  is  happened   to   Israel,  j  7iess. 
unlii  the  I'uhiess  20  of  the  Gentiles ;«  ver.  7. 
be  come  in.  2  Cor.  3.  14. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be  jcLu.2l.24. 
e.ived  :  as  it  is  written,  x  There  x  Is.  59.  20. 
shall  come  out  of  Sion  the  Deliver-  y  Je.  31.  31, 
er,  and  shall  turn  away  unjodli-  &c.  He.  10. 
ness  t'lom  Jttcob  :  16. 

27  For  y  this  is  my  covenant  un-  rDe.lO.  15. 
to  them,  when  I  shall  take  away  eNu.23.  19. 
their  sins.  6  Ep.  2.  2. 

23  As  concerning'  the  gospel,  thpy   7  or,  obeyed. 
are  enemies  for  your  sakes  :  but  as   c  c.  3.  9.  Ga. 
touching  the  election,  they  are  be-   3.  22. 
loved  z  for  the  fatheis*  sakes.  8  or,  shut 

29  For  the   gifts  and   calling    of  them  all  up 
God  are  without  a  repentance.  together. 

30  For  as  ye  in  times  6  past  have   d  Ps.  107.  8, 
not  believed  7  God,  yet  ha've  now   &c. 
obtained  mercy  through  their   un-   c  Job  11.  7. 
belief:  Ps.  92.  5. 

31  Even  so  have  these   also   now   f  Is.  40.  13. 
not  believed,  7  tliat  through  your  Je.  23.  18. 
mercy  they  also  may  obtain   mer-   §■  Job  41.  11. 
cv.  h  1  Cor.  8.  6. 

32  For  God  c  hath  8  concluded   Col.  1.  16. 
them  all  in  unbelief,  that  he  might   9  Him. 
have  mercy  upon  all.  a  1  Cor.  6.15 

S3  0  rf  the  Jepth  of  the  riches  both   —20. 

of  the  wisdom  and   knowledge   of  6  1Jno.2.15. 
God!     How  unsearchable  e  are  ills   c  Ep.  5.   10, 
judgments,  and  his  ways  past  find-   17. 
ingout!  rfc.  11.20. 

34  For  _/■  who    hath   known   the    \to  sobriety. 
mind  of  the    Lord?  or  who   hath    e  Ep.  4.  7, 
been  his  counsellor  ?  &c. 

35  Orjr  who   hath   first  given   to  /I  Co.  12.4, 


him,  and  it  shall    be   recompensed 
unto  him  again  ? 
36  For    h  of   him,   and    through 
him,  and  to   him,  are  all   things: 
to  9  whom  he  glory  for  ever. Amen. 

CHAPTER  XII. 
r  BESEECH   you  therefore,  bre 


12. 


Ep.  1.  23 
AlPe.4.  10, 
11 

2  or,  im- 
partcth. 
thren,  by  the   mercies  of   Go<\, '^ or,  liberal- 
that  ye  present  your  bodies  a  a  liv-    ly. 
ing  sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable   un-   t  Ps.  101.  2, 
to  God,  which  is  your  reasonable    &c. 
service.  ^2Cor.  9.  7. 

2  A   d  6  be  not  conformed  to  this   I  1  Pe.  1.  22. 
world:  but  be  ye   transformed  by    otPs.  34.  14. 
the   renewing  of  your  mind,    that   nlPe.2.  17. 
ye  may  prove  c  what  is  that  good,    4  or,  in  the 
and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of  love  of  the 
God.  I  brethren. 

3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  o  1  Pe.  5.  5. 
given  unto  me,  to  every  man  that  \p  Ac.  20.  34, 
is    among   you,   not   to    think    of  35. 


himself  more  highly  d  than  he 
ought  to  think;  but  to  1  think 
sober'y,  according  as  God  hath 
dealt  to  every  man  the  measure  e 
of  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  f  mem- 
bers in   one   body,   and  all   mem- 
bers have  not  the  same  office  ; 
6j 


q  Col.  4.  12. 
rHe.  12.28. 
s  c.  5.  2,  3. 
i Ja.  1.  4. 
uLu.  18.  1. 
V  Ps.  41.  1. 
He.  13.  16. 
w  He.  13.  2. 


Christian  precepts, 

5  So  we,  beitig  many,  are  one 
body  g  in  Christ,  and  every  one 
members  one  of  anotlier. 

6  Having  then  gilts  diflering  h 
according  to  the  grace  that  is  giv- 
en to  us,  whether  prophecy,  let  ua 
prophesy  according  to  tlie  propor- 
tion of  faith  ; 

7  Or  ministry,  let  us  loait  on  our 
ministering  ;  or  he  that  teacheth, 
on  teaching  ; 

8  Or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  ex- 
hortation :  he  that  2giveth,  let  him 
do  ji  3  with  simplicity  ;  he  t  that 
ruleth,  with  diligence  ;  he  that 
showeth  mercy,  with  cheerful- 
ness, k 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimula- 
tion. I  Abhor  TO  that  which  is  evil; 
cleave  to  that  which  is  good. 

10  £e  kindly  n  afiectioiied  one  to 
another  4  with  brotherly  love:  in 
himour  preferring  o  one  another  ; 

11  Not  slothful  111  p  business; 
g  fervent  in  spirit ;  serving  r  the 
Lord  ; 

12  Rejoicing  s  in  liope  ;  patient  t 
in  tribulation  ;  continuing  u  in- 
stant in  prayer ; 

I  13  Distributing  »  to  the  necessity 
of  saints  ;  given  to  hospitality,  lo 

14  Bless  i;  them  which  peisecute 
you  :  bless,  and  curse  not.- 

15  Rejoice  y  with  them  that  do 
rejoice,  and  weep  with  them  that 
weep. 

16  Be  z  of  the  same  mind  one 
toward  another.  Mind  a  not  high 
things,  but  condescend  5  to  men  of 
low  estate.  6  Be  not  wise  in  your 
own  conceits. 

17  Recompense  c  to  no  man  evil 
for  evil.  Provide  d  things  honest 
in  the  sight  of  all  men. 

18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as 
lieth  in  you,  live  peaceably  e  with 
all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  f  not 
yourselves  ;  but  rather  give  place 
unto  wiath  :  for  it  is  written,  g 
Vengeance  is  mine  ;  I  will  repay, 
faith  the  Lord. 

20  Therefore  if  h  thine  enemy 
hunger,  feed  him  ;  if  he  thirst, 
give  him  drink  :  for  in  so  doing 
thou  shalt  Vieap  coals  of  fire  on  his 
head. 

21  Be  i  not  overcome  of  evil,  but 
overcome  evil  with  good. 

I  Pe.  4.  9.  X  Mat.  5.  44.  t/lCo.  12. 
26.  r  1  Pe.  3.  8.  a  Je.  45.  5.  5 or,  be 
contented  loith  mean  things,  b  la.  5, 

21.  cMat.  5.  39.  1.  Pe.  3.  9.  rf  20o. 
8.  21.  e  Ps.  34.  14.  He.  12.  14. /Le. 
19.  18.  g  De.  32.  35.   h  Pr.  25.  21, 

22.  Mat.  5.  44.  i  Pr.  16.  32. 
165 


Admonitions,  ^c.  ROMANS. 

ClIAPTKR  XIII.  alPe.2.  13. 

LET  eveiv  soul  be  subject  a  unto   ,  ^^     „   „, 
the  higher  powe.n.    For  theie   "  "^-  "*•  '"• 
^  IS   iiu   power  but    of   Cioii  :    tlie    1  or,  order- 
poweis  that  be   are   I   orduined   of  cd. 

I      IP       9     14 

a  Whosoever  therefore   resistetli  *^       ^'    ' 

llie  power,  resisteth  the  ordinuuce  |  d  Ec.  8.  2. 

of  God  :  and  they  that  resist  shall  ^  jyjjjj   22 

receive  to  themselves  damnation.  21 

3  Foriulursare   not   a   terror  to  i      ' 

good  works,  but  to  the  evil.     Wilt  J  ^^-  2.  8. 

Uiou  then  not  he  afraid  of  the  pow-  g  Ex.  20.  13, 

er?  do  c  that   which   is  good,  and  &c. 

thou    shall    have     praise    of    the  i  .       ig    iq 

4  For  he  is   the   minister  of  God  J'y'''' ^-  ^^• 
to  thee  lor  good.     But  if  thou   do 
that  which   is  evil,  be   af.aid  :  for  r  1  Th.  5.  5 
he  beaieih  not  the  sword   in  vain  :  — 8. 
for  he   is  the   minister  of  God,  a 
reveiiffer    to    execute  wrath   upon 
hiin  that  doeth  evil.                             1 1  Ep.  6.  13, 

5  Wherefore  d  ye  must  needs  be  &c. 


A-Ep.  5.  11. 


subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  but 
also  for  conscience'  sake. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tri- 
bute also  :  for  they  are  God's  min- 
isters, attending  continually  upon 
this  very  thing. 

7  Render  therefore  to  all  e  their 
durtR  ;  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is 
due  ;  custom  to  whom  custom;  fear 
to  whom  fear ;  honour  to  whom 
honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to 
love  one  another:  fo:/he  that 
loveth  another  hath  fulfilled  the 
law. 

9  For  this.  Thou  ^  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery,  Thon  shall  not  kill, 
Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  false  witness,  Thou  shall 
not  covet  ;  and  if  there  be  any 
other  commanilment,  it  is  briefly 
comprehended  in  this  saying, 
namely,  h  Thou  shall  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

10  Lovo  wnrketh  no  ill  to  liis 
neis'hbour:  therefore  love  is  the 
fulfilling  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  tlie  time, 
that  now  it  is  high  time  to  awake 
i  out  of  sleep  .-  for  now  is  our  sal- 
vation, nearer  than  when  we  be- 
lieved. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day 
is  at  hand  :  letusi  therefore  cast 
off  the  works  of  darkness,  and  let 
us  put  /  on  the  armour  of  light. 

13  Let  us  wflik  2  honestly  m  as  in 
the  day  ;  not  in  rioting  n  and 
drunkenness,  not  in  chambering  o 
.ind  wantonness,  not  in  strife  and 
rnvyin.g. 

14  ButputT^yeon  the  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ,  and  make  a  not  provi- 

16G 


2  or,  decent- 
ly. 

m  Ph.  4.  8. 
1  Pe.  2.  12. 

nl  Pe.  4.  3 

o  1  Cor.  6.  9, 
10. 

p  Ga.  3.  27. 

qGa.  5.   16. 


1  or,  not  to 
Judge  his 
douht/ul 
thoughts. 
aJa.  4.  12. 

b  Is.  40.  29. 
cCol.2.  16. 

2  or,  assur- 
ed. 

3  or,  observ- 
eth. 

d\  Pe.  4.  2. 

e  Ph.  2.  9— 
11. 

/  Is.  45.  23. 

4  common. 

5  according 
to  charity. 

g  1  Cor.  8. 
U. 


A.  D.  60. 

sion  for  the  fieKh,  lo/ul/il  the  lusta 
thereof. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

HIM  that  18  weak     n   the    faith 
recene  ye,  but  1  not  to  doubt- 
lul  disputations. 

2  For  one  Iclicvcth  thai  he  may 
eat  all  things  :  another,  who  it 
weak,  eateth  lierhs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth  despise 
him  that  eateth  not;  and  let  not 
him  which  eateth  not  Judge  him 
that  eateth  ;  for  God  hath  received 
him. 

4  Who  a  art  thou  that  judgCBt 
another  rnan'a  servant  ?  to  liisown 
master  he  standeih  or  falleth.  Yea, 
he  shall  be  holden  up  :  for  God  6  it 
able  to  make  him  stand. 

5  One  c  man  esteemeth  one  day 
above  another:  another  esteemeth 
every  day  alike.  Let  every  man 
be  fully  2  persuaded  in  his  own 
mind. 

6  He  that  3  regardeth  the  day, 
regaideih  it  unto  the  Lord  :  aiid 
he  that  regardeth  not  the  day,  to 
the  Lord  he  doth  not  regard  i?.  He 
that  eateth,  eateth  to  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  giveth  God  thanks  :  and  he 
thjt  eateth  not,  to  the  Lord  he  eat- 
eth not  ;  and  giveth  God  thanks. 

7  For  d  none  of  us  liveth  to  him- 
self, and  no  man  dieth  to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  whether  we 
die,  we  die  unto  the  Lord  :  whe- 
ther we  live  therefore,  or  die,  we 
are  the  Lord's. 

9  For  e  to  this  end  Christ  both 
died,  and  rose,  and  revived,  that 
he  might  be  Lord  both  of  the  dead 
and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy 
brother?  or  why  dost  thou  set  at 
naught  thy  brother'?  for  we  shall 
all  stand  before  the  judgment-seat 
of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  f  As  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  every  knee  shall 
bow  to  me,  and  every  tongue  shall 
confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  shall 
give  account  of  himself  to  Goil. 

13  l,et  us  not  therefore  judge  one 
another  any  more  :  but  judge  this 
rather,  that  no  man  put  a  stum- 
bling-block or  an  occasion  to  fall 
in  liis  brother's  way. 

14  I  know,  and  am  persuaded  by 
the  Lord  Jesu.',  that  there  is  no- 
thing 4  unclean  of  itself:  but  to 
him  that  esteemeth  any  thing  to 
be  4  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

1.5  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved 
with  thy  meat,  now  walkest  thou 
not  5  charitably.    Destroy  g  not 


A.  D.  60. 

him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 
Christ  died. 

16  Let  not  their  yourg-ood  bs  evil 
epokea  of. 

17  For  h  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
nut  meat  and  liriiik  ;  but  rig'liteous- 
nes3,  i  and  peace,  k  and  joy  L  in  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things 
servelh  Christ,  is  acceptable  to 
God,  and  approved  of  men. 

19  Let  TO  us  therefore  follow  after 
the  things  which  make  for  peace, 
and  n  things  wherewith  one  may 
edify  another. 

20  For  meat  destroy  not  the  work 
of  God.  All  things  indeed  are 
o  pure;  but  iJ  is  p  evil  forthat  man 
who  eateth  with  offence. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  flesh, 
nor  to  diiiik  wine,  nor  ani/  thing 
whereby  thy  brother  stumblelh,  or 
is  offended,  or  is  made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith?  have  it  to 
thyself  befoie  God.  Happy  q  is 
he'that  conderaneth  not  himself  in 
that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  6  doubteth  is 
damneri  if  he  eat,  because  he  eat- 
eth not  of  faith;  for  whatsoever  r 
is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAPTER   XV. 

WE  then  that  are  strong,  ought 
to  a  beai-  the  infirmities  of  the 
weak,  and  not  to  please  ourselves. 

2  Let  every  one  of  us  please  his 
neighbour  b  for  his  good  to  edifica- 
tion. 

3  For  even  Christ  c  pleased  not 
himself:  but,  as  it  is  written,  d  The 
reproaches  of  them  that  reproached 
thca  fell  on  me. 

4  For  wliatsoever  e  things  were 
written  aforetime  wore  written  for 
Our  learning,  that  we  through  pa- 
tience and  comfort  of  the  Scrip- 
tures might  have  hope. 

5  Now  the  God  of  patience  and 
consolation  grant  you  to  be  like- 
minded  y  one  toward  another,  1 
according  to  Christ  Jesus  ; 

6  That  ye  raaj'  with  one  ="  mind 
and  one  mouih  glorify  God,  even 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

7  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  an- 
other, as  Christ  also  received  h  us, 

o  the  glory  of  God. 

8  Now  I  say  that  Jesus  Christ 
was  a  minister  of  the  circumcision 

or  the  truth  of  God,  to  confirm  i 
the  promises  7ra<z(/e  unto  the  fathers; 

9  And  that  the  Gentiles  might 
glorify  God  for  his  mercy  ;  as  it  is 
written,  h  For  this  cause  I  will 
eonfesi  to  thee  among  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  sing  uato  thy  aarne. 


CHAP.  XV. 

/i  Mat.  6.  33. 
i  Ph.  3.  9. 
iJiio.  13,33. 
c.  5.1. Ph.  4. 
7. 

I  c.  15.  13. 
TO  Ps.  34.  14. 
He.  12.  14. 
?i  1  Cor.  14. 
12. 

oTit.  1.  15. 
p  1  Cor.  8. 
10—13. 
g  1  Jno.3.21. 
6  or,  (lis- 
cernelh  and 
putceth  a 
difference 
hclJceen 
7ncats. 
rHe.  11.  6. 
«c.  14.  1. 
Ga.  6.  2. 
6  1  Co.  9.  19. 
Ph.  2.  4,  5. 
c  Jno.  6.  38. 
rfPs.  69.9. 
clCo.lO.U. 
2Ti.  3.  16, 
17. 

1/1  Co.  1.10. 
1  or,  after 
the  example 
of. 

g  Ac.  4.  24, 
32. 

h  Ep.  1.  6. 
i  Ac.  8.  25, 
26. 
k  Ps.  18.  49. 


1  De.  32.  43. 
mPs.  117.  I. 
nis.  ILl.lO. 
o  Re.  5.  5. 
22.  16. 

pc.  14.  17. 
q  He.  6.  9. 
2Pe.  1.  12. 
r\  Co.  8.  1, 
7,  10. 
sEp.  3.  7,  8. 

2  or,  sacri- 
ficing. 

t  Is.  66.  20. 
u  Ac.  20.  32. 
V  2  Cor.  12. 
1,  &c. 
wHe.  5.  1. 
xGvi.  2.  8. 
y  Ac.  19.  U. 
zc.  1.  14-16. 
a  2  Cor.  10. 
13—16. 
6  Is.  53.15. 


Paul  recommends  Christianity. 
I  10  And  again  he  saith,  I  Rejoice, 
I  ye  Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again,  m  Praise  the  Lord, 
all  ye  Gentiles  ;  and  laud  him,  all 
ye  people. 

12  And      again      Esaias      saith, 
,  n  There  shall  be  a  root  o  of  Jesse, 

and  he  that  shall  rise  to  reign  over 
the  Gentiles  ;  in  him  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you 
with  all  p  joy  and  peace  in  be- 
lieving, that  ye  may  abound  in 
hope,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

14  And  I  myself  also  am  per- 
suaded q  of  you,  my  brethren, 
that  ye  also  are  full  of  goodness, 
filled  with  ail  knowledge,  r  able 
also  to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have 
written  the  moie  boldly  unto  you 
in  some  sort,  as  putting  you  in 
mind,  because  s  of  the  grace  that 
is  given  to  me  of  God. 

16  That  I  should  be  the  minister 
of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  Gentiles, 
ministering  the  gospel  of  God,  that 
the  2  offering  t  up  of  the  Gentiles 
might  be  acceptable,  being  sancti- 
fied u  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 

17  I  have  therefore  whereof  I  may 
gloiy  V  through  Jesus  Christ  in 
those  things  w  which  pertain  to 
God. 

13  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak 
of  any  of  those  things  which 
Christ  hath  not  wrought  by  me, 
to  make  x  the  Gentiles  obedient, 
by  word  and  deed, 

19  Through  mighty  signs  y  and 
wonders,  by  the  powerof  the  Spirit 
of  God  ;  so  that  from  Jerusalem, 
and  round  about  unto  Illyricum, 
I  z  have  fully  preached  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strived  to 
p.  each  the  gospel, not  where  Christ 
was  named,  a  lest  I  should  build 
upon  another  man's  foundation  ; 

21  But,  as  it  is  written,  6  To 
whom  he  was  not  spoken  of,  they 
shall  see  :  and  they  that  have  not 
heard  shall  understand. 

22  I'or  which  cause  also  I  have 
been  much  3  hindered  c  from  corn- 
ing to  you  ; 

23  But  now  having  no  more  placo 
in  these  parts,  and  having  a  great 
desire  these  many  years  to  come 
unto  you  ; 

24  Whensoever  I  take  my  jour- 
ney into  Spain,  1  will  come  to 
you  :   for  I  trust  to  see  you  in  my 

3  or,  many  ways,  or,  often  times, 
e  1  Th  2.  18. 

167 


Apostolic  talulation.  ROMANS. 

jouniej-,   and  to  be  d  broug'lit   on   d  Ac.  15.  3. 
my    Wiiy   tliuheiward    by   you,    if  3Jiio.6. 
fi.al  I   be  eoiiiewbal  filled  4  with   .  .  .-,, 
yi,jrco„.p2Ui/.  itctlUyou. 

25  liuA  u.jw  1  go  e  unto  Jerusalem, '  e  Ac.  19.  21. 
to  miiiiiiler  uiuo  the  siiinli;.  '  /■9r'  r  si 

26  Foi-    It   hiith   pleuBod  ihem  of  o    o    12 
Macedonia _/■  and  Achaia  to  make  ' 

a  ccriain  conlribulion  for  the  poor  o  lCor.9.11. 
faints  which  are  at  Jerusalem.  '/tPli   4    17 

27  It  liiiih   pleased  tlmm,  verily  ;  ' 

R-nd  tbcir  debtors  they  are.     For  if  '  c.  1.  11,  12. 
the  Gentiles  have  been  made  par-   i- ph  2   I 
takers  of    their    spiritual    things,    /Col    4   12 
their  duty  ^  is  also  to  minister  unto  77i2Th   3  2 


them  in  carnal  thing-s. 


5  or,  are  dis- 


28  VVIien,  therefore,  I  have  per-  obedient 
formed  this,  and  have  sealed  to  „  j  Qq,.  ]4 
them  this  fruit,  hi  will  come  by  33  j£g  ']3' 
you  into  Spain.  20 

29  And  I  am  sure  that,  when  z  I  a  Ph  2  29 
come  unto  you,  1  shall  come  in  the  fi  Ac  18  " 
fulness  of  [hi  blessing- of  the  aros-  *,r     '      '  "' 


,&c. 
'clCor.  16. 


pel  of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you.  brethren,   jg 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake,   clQa.   I   22 
and  for   the  h  love  of  the  Spiiit,  . 

that  ye  strive  together  with  me  in  | 

your  prayers  to  God  for  me  ;  

31  That   771   I   may  be    delivered 
from  them  that  5  do  not  believe  in  I 

Judea  ;  and  that  my  service  which  lor,/riends. 
I  have  for  Jerusalem  may  be  ac-  ,e  Kp.  1.  4.  2 
cepted  of  ihe  saints  ;  I J  no.  1. 

32  That   I    may  come  unto    you  /  I  Cor.  16. 
with  joy  by  the  will  of  God,  and   20. 

may  with  you  be  refreshed.  1  Pe.  5.  14. 

33  Now  the  God   of  peace  n  be   g  I  Ti.  6.  3 
with  you  all.     Amen.  — 5. 

CHAPTKR   XVI.  I/i.Miit.  18. 

T    CO."\I.AIt:ND  unto  you   Phebe   17.  1  Cor.  5. 
1  our  sister,  which  is  a  servant  of    U.2Th.  3. 
the     church     which     is    at     Cen-  6,  14. 
chrea:  ifPh.  3.  19. 

2  That  ye  receive  a  her  in   the   k  Col.  2,  4. 
Lord,    as    becoineth    saints,    and  2Pe.2, 3. 
that  ye   assist   her  in    whatsoever   ^c.1.8. 
business  she  hath  need  of  you  :  for  m  Mat.  10. 
she     hath     been    a     succourer    of  16. 
many,  and  of  myself  also.  2  or,  harin- 

3  Greet   Priscilla   6   and   Aquila,    less. 

my  helpers  in  Christ  Jesus  :  n  c.  15.  33. 

4  Who     have    for    my   life    laid  3  or,  tread. 
down  their  own  necks  :  unto  whom   o  Ge.  3.  15. 
not  only  I  give  thanks,  but  also  all  p  Re.  12.  10. 
the  churches  of  the  Gentiles.  q  1   Cor.  16. 

5  Likev.ise  greet  the  church  that   23,  &c.  Re. 
is    in    their  house,  c     Salute    my  22.21. 
well-beloved  Epenetus,  who  is  the   t  1  Cor.  1.14. 
first-fruits  of  Acbaia  unto  Christ.     3  Jno.  1. 

6  Greet  Mary;  who  bestowed  s  Ac.  19.  22. 
much  labour  on  ue.  '  t  ver.  20. 

7  Salute    Andronicus  and   Junia,   u  Ep.  3.  20. 
my   kinsmen    and    my   fellow-pri-  Jude24. 
soners,  who  are  of  note  among  the   r  Kp.  1.  9. 
apostles  ;  who  also  were  in  d  Christ   Col.  1.  26. 
before  me.  ;27. 

163 


A.  D.  60. 

8  Greet  Amplias,  my  beloved  in 
the  Lord. 

9  Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in 
Chiist  ;  and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

lU  Salute  Apelles,  approved  in 
Christ.  Salute  them  winch  are  of 
Aristobiilus's /toij«e/ioM.  1 

11  Salute  Herodion,  my  kinsman. 
G.ecl  thera  that  be  of  the  1  house- 
hold of  Narcissus,  which  are  io  the 
Lord. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  tnd  Trypho- 
sa,  who  labour  in  the  Lord.  Sa- 
lute the  beloved  Persia,  which  la- 
boured much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus,  chosen  e  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asynctitua,  Phlegon, 
Hernias,  Patrobas,  Hermes,  and 
the  brethren  which  are  with 
them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  Julin, 
Nereus,  and  bis  sister,  and  Olym- 
p.is,  and  all  the  saints  which  are 
with  them. 

16  Salute  one  another  with  an 
holy  kiss,  y  The  churches  of 
Christ  salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
mark  them  which  cause  divisions 
g  and  ofiences  contraiy  10  the  doc- 
trine which  ye  have  learned;  and 
avoid  h  them. 

18  For  they  that  are  such  serve 
not  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  but 
their  own  i  belly  ;  and  by  good 
words  A  and  fair  speeches  deceive 
the  hearts  of  the  simple. 

19  For  your  obedience  is  rome  I 
abroad  unto  all  men.  I  am  glad 
therefore  on  your  behalf  :  but  yet  I 
would  have  you  wise  m  unto  that 
which  is  good,  and  2  simple  con- 
cerning evil. 

20  And  the  n  God  of  peace  shall 
3  bruise  o  Satan  under  your  feet 
shortly,  p  The  y  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  6c  with  you.     Amen. 

21  Tiiiiotheus  my  work-fellow, 
and  Lucius,  and  Jason,  and  Sosi> 
pater,  my  kinsmen,  salute  you. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this  epis- 
tle, salute  you  in  the  Lord. 

23  Gains  r  mine  host,  and  of  the 
whole  church,  saluteth  you.  Eras- 
tus  s  the  chamberlain  of  the  city 
saluteth  you,  and  Q,uartus  a  bro- 
ther. 

24  The  t  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesna 
Christ  6e  with  you  all.     Amen. 

25  Now  u  to  him  that  is  of  power 
to  establish  you  according  to  my 
gospel  and  the  preaching  of  Jesus 
Christ,  (according  to  the  revelation 
V  of  the  mystery,  which  was  kept 
secret  since  the  world  began, 

S6  But    now  is    made  "  manifest 


A.  D.  60.  CHAP.  I. 

and  by  the  Scriptures  of  the  pro-   m  JMat.  28. 
pliets,  accordiiig  to  the  command-   19. 
ment  of  the  everlasting  God,  made 
known   to   all   w  nations    for    the 
obedience  of  faith  ;)  irlTi.  1.17. 

27  To  God  X  only  wise,   be  glory,   Jiide  25 


(y  tne  preachiri!;  of  the  gospel. 

through   Jesus    Christ,    for    ever. 

Amen. 

Written  to  the  Romans  from  Co- 
rinthus,  and  sent  by  Phebe 
servant  of  the  church  at  Cen« 
chrea. 


THE  FIRST   EPTSTLE 
OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE   TO  THE   CORINTHIANS. 

a  Ro.  1.  1.     I    15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I  had 

6  Ac.  18.  17.    baptized  in  mine  own  name. 

c  Ac.  18.  1,        16  And  I  baptized  also  the  house- 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  called  a  to  be  an  apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ  through  the 
■will  of  God,  and  Sosthenes  6  our 
brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which 
is  at  Corinth,  c  to  them  d  that  are 
sanctified  e  in  Christ  Jesus,  called 
/  to  be  saints,  with  all  that  in 
every  place  call  g  upon  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  both 
theirs  and  ours  : 

3  Grace  k  be  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  I  thank  i  my  God  always  on 
your  behalf,  for  the  grace  of  God 
which  is  given  you  by  Jesus  Christ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are 
enriched  by  him,  in  all  utterance, 
k  and  in  all  knowledge  ; 

6  Even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ 
was  confirmed  in  you  ; 

7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no 
gift ;  waiting  I  for  the  1  coming 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  : 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm  m  you 
unto  the  end,  that  ye  Tnay  be 
blameless  in  the  day  of  our  Lord 
5esus  Christ  : 

9  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye 
were  called  unto  the  fellowship  n 
of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren, 
by  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  o  that  ye  all  speak  the 
same  thing,  and  that  there  be  no  2 
divisions  among  you  ;  but  that  ye 
be  perfectly  joined  together  in  the 
sanre  mind  and  in  the  same  judg- 
ment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto 
me  of  you,  my  brethren,  by  them 
which  are  of  the  house  of  Chloe, 
that  there  are  contentions  among 
you. 

12  Now  this  I  say,  that  every  one 
of  you  saith,  I  am  of  Paul  ;  and  I 
ofApollos;  ^  and  I  of  Cephas;  g 
and  I  of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided  ?  was  Paul 
crucified  for  you  ?  or  were  ye  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  Paul  ? 

14  I  thank  God  that  I  baptized 
none  of  yon  but  Crispus,  /•  and 
Gaiug  ;  a  , 


d  Jude  1. 
eJuo.  17.19. 
/2Ti.  1.  9. 
1  Pe.  1.  15. 
^2Ti.  2.  22. 
h  1  Pe.  1.2. 
i  Ro.  1.  8. 
i-  2  Cor.  8. 
7. 

/  Tit.  2.  13. 
2Pe.  3.  12. 

1  revelation, 
m  1  Th.3.13. 
5.  23,  24. 

n  1  Jno.  1.  3. 
o  2  Cor.  13. 
11.  1  Pe.3.8. 

2  schisms. 
P  Ac.  19.  1. 
q  Jno.  1.  42. 
T  Ac.  18.  8. 
61  Ro.  16.  23. 

3  Jno.  l,&c. 


t  c.  16.  15, 

17. 

u  c.  2.  1,  4, 

13. 

3  or,  speech. 

e2Co.  2.  15. 

V)  Ro.  1.  16. 

X  Is.  29.  14. 

Je.  8.  9. 

y  Is.  33.  18. 

z\s.  44.  25. 

«Lu.  10.21. 

Ro.  1.20,22, 

28. 

5  Mat.  12. 38, 

&c. 

cIs.  8.  14.  1 

Pe.  2.  8. 

rf  ver.  18. 

e  Zeph.  3. 

12.  Jno.  7. 

48. 

/  Ps.  8.  2. 

Mat,  IX.  25. 


hold  of  t  Stephanas  :  besides,  I 
know  not  whether  I  baptized  any 
other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  bap- 
tize, but  to  preach  the  gospel  :  not 
with  wisdom  u  of  3  words,  lest  the 
cross  of  Christ  should  be  made  of 
none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross 
is  to  them  v  that  perish  foolishness; 
but  unto  us  which  are  saved,  it  is 
the  power  20  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  x  I  will  de- 
stroy the  wisdom  of  the  wise,  and 
will  bring  to  nothing  the  under- 
standing of  the  prudent. 

20  Where  y  is  the  wise  ?  where 
is  the  scribe  ?  where  is  the  dispu- 
terof  this  world?  hath  not  God 
made  foolish  z  the  wisdom  of  this 
world  '? 

21  For  a  after  that,  in  the  wis- 
dom of  God,  the  world  by  wisdom 
knew  not  God,  it  pleased  God  by 
the  foolishness  of  preaching  to 
save  them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  Jews  require  a  sign,  b 
and  the  Greeks  seek  after  wis- 
dom : 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified, 
unto  the  Jews  a  stumbling  block,  c 
and  unto  the  Greeks  foolishness  ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are 
called,  both  Jews  and  Greeks, 
Christ  the  d  power  of  God,  and  the 
wisdom  of  God. 

25  Because  thefoolishness  of  God 
is  wiser  than  men  ;  and  the  weak- 
ness of  God  is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  bre- 
thren, how  that  not  e  many  wise 
men  after  the  fiesh,  not  many 
mighty,  not  many  noble,  are  cal- 
led. 

27  But  God  /  hath  chosen  the 
foolish  things  of  the  world,  to  con- 
found the  wise  ;  and  God  hath 
chosen  the  weak  things  of  the 
world,  to  confound  the  things 
which  are  mighty  ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world, 
and  things  which  are  despised, 
hath  God  chosen,  yea,  and  things 

169 


0/  fpirittuil  Unoteledge. 


I  CORINTHIAN'S. 


A.  D.  59. 


wliicli  are  not,  to  hiing  to  naiijlit 
Diiiijs  that  are  ; 

•£3  Thiit  g  no  flesh  should  ^lory 
in  his  presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ve  in  h,  Chriit 
Jesus,  who  of  lio'l  IS  ma^le  unto 
us  i  wisdom,  mid  ri^hieuiisiicss,  k 
and  sunciiUcation,  T  and  redemp- 
tion :  m 

31  That,  accordiii?  as  it  is  writ- 
ten, 71  He  that  sflotieih,  let  him 
glur\-  in  the  Loil. 

CHAPTKR  IT. 

AND  I,  breihieii,  when  I  came 
to  you,  came  not  a  w  ith  excel- 
lency of  speech  or  of  wisdom,  de- 
claring unto  you  the  testimony  of 
God. 

2  For  I  determined  not  to  know 
any  thing  among- you,  save  6  Je- 
sus Christ,  and  him  crucilied. 

3  And  I  was  with  you  in  weak- 
ness, and  in  fear,  and  in  much 
trembling'. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my 
preaching  1005  not  with  1  enticing 


gRo.  3.  27. 
/i2Cor.5.17. 
Bp.  1.  3,  10. 
i  Kn.  1.  17. 
Col.  2.  3. 
k  Is.  45.  24. 
Jc.  23.5,6. 
Ro.  4.  "/S. 
Uno.  17.  19. 
m  Ep.  1.  7. 
n  Je.  9.  23, 
24. 

a  ver.  4,  13. 
6  Ga.  6.  14. 
lor,  per- 
sufiiible. 
c2Pe.  I.  16. 
dl  Th.  1.  5. 
2  or,  be. 
e  Ph.  3.  15. 
/Ps.  33.  10. 
5-Ep.3.  5,  9. 
ALU.  23.  34. 
i  Is.  64.  4. 
/tJno.  16.13. 
I  Ro.  11.  33. 


words  of  c  man's  wisdom,    butinlmPr.  14.  10. 


demonstration  d  of  the  Spirit  and 
of  power: 

5  That  your  faith  should  not 
2  stand  in  the  wis  !om  of  men,  but 
in  the  power  of  God. 


nRo.  11.33, 

34. 

o  Ro.  8.  15. 

p  I  Jno.  5. 

20. 


6  Howbeit     we     speak    wisdom  !  y  c.  1.  17. 
among  them  e  that  are  perfect:  yet 

not  the    wisdom  of  tliis  world,   nor   

of  the  princes  of  this  world,  that 

come  to/ naught  :  r  Mat.  13. 

7  But   we   speak   the   wisdom  ofi  11.  &c.  Ro. 
God  in  a  mystory,  even  the  hidden   8.  5,  7. 

g  wisdom,    whicii    God   ordained  I  «  Pr.  28.  5. 
befoie  the  world  unto  our gloiy  :      [3 or,  dis- 

8  Which  none  of  the   princes  of  ceriicth. 
this  world   knew:   for  h   had  they  i  4  or,  (ii«- 
inown  it,  they    would   not  \iays'  cerned. 
crucified  the  Lord  of  glory.  |  t  Is.  40,  13. 

9  But,  as  it  is  written,  j  Eye  h.ith  Je.  23.  18. 
not  seen,   nor  ear  heard,   neither   5  shall. 
have    entered   into  the    he.irt     of  u  Jno.  17.  8. 
man,  the  things  which  God   hath   oc.  2-14,15. 
prepared  fo.-  them  that  love  him.    i  b  He.  5.   12, 

10  But  k  Go  i  hath  revealed  them   13.  1  Pe.  2.2. 
unto   us  by  his    Spirit  :      for    the   c  Jno.  16. 
Spirit  scarcheth   all  things,  yea,    12. 

the  deep  I  things  of  God.  I  rf  Ja.  3.  16. 

11  For  what  OT  man   knoweth  the    1  or,/ac- 
things  of  a  man,   save  the  spirit  of  tions. 
man   which   is   in  him  ?    even   so   2  according 
n  the  things  of  God   knoweth  no    to  man. 
man,  but  the  Spirit  of  God.  |  e  c.  1.  12. 

12  Now  we   have    received,   not   /  Ro.  12.  3, 
o  the  spiri'  of  the  world,   but   the   6.  1  Pe.  4. 
Spirit  wduch  is  of  God  ;  that  p  we    11. 

might  know  the    things  that  are   g  c.  15.  10. 
freely  given  to  us  of  Gnd.  A  Jno.  15.5. 

13  Which  things  also  we   speak,   2  Cor.  12.  9 
not  q   in   the   words  which  man's  — 11. 
wisdom  teachcth,  but  which  the  I  i  Ps.  62. 18. 

170 


Holy  Ghost  teaclieth  ;  comparing 
spiritual  things  with  spiritual. 

14  But  the  natural  man  receivuth 
r  not  the  things  of  the  Spirit  of 
God  ;  for  they  are  foolishness  unto 
him  :  neither  can  he  know  them, 
because  they  are  spiritually  dis- 
cerned. 

15  But  he  s  that  is  spiritual 
3judgethall  things,  yet  he  him- 
self is  4  judged  of  no  man. 

16  For  who  t  hath  known  the 
mind  of  the  Lord,  that  he  5  may 
instruct  him  t  But  we  have  u  the 
mind  of  Chri.st. 

CHAPTER  III. 

AND  I,  brethren,  could  not 
speak  unto  you  as  a  unto  spir- 
itual, but  as  unto  carnal,  even  as 
unto  babes  6  in  Christ. 

2  I  have  fed  you  with  milk,  and 
not  with  meat  :  for  hitherto  c  ye 
were  notable  to  iearif, neither  yet 
now  ai'e  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal  :  for 
whereas  d  there  is  among  ycu  en- 
vying, and  strife,  and  divisions,  1 
are  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk  2  as 
men  ? 

4  For  while  one  saith,  I  e  am  of 
Paul  ;  and  another,  I  07?j  of  Apol- 
1ns  ;   are  ye  not  carnal  ? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  i» 
Apollos,  but  ministers  by  whom 
ye  believed,  even  f  as  the  Lord 
gave  to  every  man  ? 

6  I  have  planted,  Apol!os  water- 
ed ;  biH  God  g  gave   the  increase. 

7  So  then  neither  h  is  he  that 
planteth  any  thing,  neither  ha 
that  watereth,  but  dodthat  giveth 
the  increase. 

8  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he 
that  watereth  are  one  :  and  every 
man  i  shall  receive  his  own  reward 
according  to  his  own  labour. 

9  For  we  are  labourers  together  A 
with  God  :  ye  are  God's  3  hira. 
bandry,  ye  ore  God's  building.  / 

10  According  m  to  the  g.ace  of 
God  which  is  given  unto  me,  as  a 
wise  m.aster- builder,  I  have  laid 
the  foundation,  and  another  build- 
eth  thereon.  But  let  every  man 
take  heed  how  he  buildeth  there- 
upon. 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no 
man  lay  than  that  is  laid,  n  which 
is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon 
this  foundation  gold,  silver,  pre- 
cious stones,  wood,  hay,   stubble; 


Re.  22. 12. 1 2  Cor.  6. 1.3 or,  tillage. 

1  He.  3.  6.  1  Pe.   2.  5.  m  Ro.  12.  3. 
n  Is.  28.  16.  ftlat.  16.  18.  Ep.  2.  20 

2  Ti.  2.  19, 


0  Zee.  13.  9. 

1  Pe.l.  7.  4. 


j2Cor.6.16. 

5or,destroy. 

r  Pr.  26.  12. 

s  Job  5.  13. 

t  Ps.  94.  11. 

uJe.  9.23, 
24. 

«Ro.  14.8. 

a2Cor.  6.  4. 

iLu.  12.  42. 


dMat.  7.  1. 

eRo.  2.  16. 
Re.  20.  12. 


A.  D.  59.  CHAP.  IV.  V. 

13  Every  man's    work    shall   be  I  4  is 
made  manifest  :  for  the  day  shall 
declare  it,  Decause  it  shall  4  he  re- 
vealed by  fire  ;  and  the  o  tire  shall    ^n 
trv  every  man's  work,  of  what  sort : 
it'is.  \p  Zee.  3.  2. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which   Jude  23. 
he  hath  built   thereupon,  he  shall 
receive  a  reward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be 
burned,  he  shall  suffer  loss:  but 
he  himself  shall  be  saved  ;  yet  so 
p  as  by  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  g  are  the 
temple  of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit 
of  God  dwelleth  in  you  7 

17  If  any  man  5  defile  the  temple 
of  God,  him  shall  God  destroy  ;  for 
the  temple  of  God  is  holy,  which 
temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no   man   deceive  himself. 
T  If  any  man  amon^  you  seemeth  !  ^jj"^ 'y' 
to  be  wise  in  this  world,   let  hiin    j  pg    4    10 
become    a  fool,    that  he  may  be 
wise.  1  day. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  |  f.  pg   143^  2. 
is  foolishness  with  God  :     for 
is  written,  .5  He  taketh  the  wise  in 
their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  t  The  Lord  know- 
eth  the  thoughts  of  the  wise,  that 
they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore  let  u  no  man  glory 
in  men  :  for  all  thing's  are  yours; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or 
Cephas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or 
death,  or  things  present,  or  things 
to  rome  ;   all  are  yours  ; 

23  And  ye  v  are  Christ's  ;  and 
Christ  is  God's. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as 
of  the  ministers  a  of  Christ, 
and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of 
God. 

2  Moreover,  it  is  required  in 
stewards,  6  that  a  man  be  found 
faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small 
thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of 
you,  or  of  man's  1  judgment  ;  yea, 
1  judge  not  mine  own  self: 

4  For  1  know  nothing  by  myself: 
c  yet  am  I  not  hereby  justified: 
but  he  that  judgeth  me  is  the 
Lord. 

5  Therefore  judge  d  nothing  be- 
fore the  time,  until  the  Lord  come, 
who  e  both  will  bring  to  light  the 
hidden  things  of  darkness,  and 
will  make  manifest  the  counsels 
of  the  hearts:  and  then  shall 
every  man  have  praise  of  God. 

6  And  these  things,  brethren,  I 
have  in  a  figure  transferred  to  ray- 
•elf  and  to  Apollos  for  your  sakes  ; 
that  ye  might  learn  in  U8  not  to 


2  distin- 
guisheth 
thee. 


Example  of  the  apostle. 

think  of  men  above  that  which  is 
wiitten  that  no  one  of  you  be  pufl- 
ed  up  for  one  against  another. 

7  For  who  2  makeih  thee  to  differ 
from  another  i  and  what  f  hast 
thou  that  thou  didst  not  receive  7 
Now  if  thou  didst  receive  ii,  why 
dost  thou  gloi-y,  as  if  thou  hadst 
not  received  it  '! 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  now  ye  are 
rich,  g  ye  have  reigned  as  kings 
without  us  :  and  I  would  to  God 
ye  did  reign,  that  we  also  might 
reign  with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set 
forth  us  the  3  apostles  last,  as  it 
were  appointed  to  death  :  for  we 
h  are  made  a  4  spectacle  unto  the 
world,  and  to  angels,   and  to  men. 

lU  We  are  fools  for  Christ's  sake, 
but  ye  are  wite  in  Christ  :  we  are 
weak,  but  ye  are  strong  ;  ye  are 
honourable,  but  we  are  despised. 

11  Even  unto  this  present  hour 
we  both  hunger  and  thirst,  and 
are  naked,  i  and  are  bufteiled,and 
have  no  certain  dwelling-place  ; 

12  And  labour,  k  working  with 
our  own  hands:  being  reviled,  I 
we  bless ;  being  persecuted,  we 
suffer  it  : 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat  : 
we  are  made  as  the  filth  of  the 
earth,  and  are  the  offscouring  m  of 
all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to 
shame  you,  but  as  my  beloved 
sons  n  I  warn  you. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thou- 
sand instructors  in  Christ,  yet 
have  ye  not   many  fathers  ;   for  in 


apostles 
/t  He.  10.  33. 
4  theatre. 
i  Ro.  8.  35. 


I  Mat.  5.  44. 
Ac.  7.  60. 


o  Ja.  4.  15. 

pGa.2.  6. 

q  Ro.  14.  17, 

rSCor.  13. 
10. 


/  Ja.  1.  17, 

g-Re.3.  17 

3  or   the  last ;  ^^'^^^^  ^ ^^'^^  '  have  begotten  you 
through  the  gospel. 

16  Wherefore,  I  beseech  you,  be 
ye  followers  of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent  unto 
you  Timotheus,  who  is  my  belov- 
ed son,  and  faithful  in  the  Lord, 
who  shall  bring  you  into  remem- 
brance of    my  ways  which  be   in 

k  Ac.  20.  34.    Christ,   as  I  teach  every  where  in 
every  church. 

18  Now  some  are  puffed  up,  oa 
though  I  would  not  come  to  you. 

19  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly, 
m  La.  3.  45.    if  o  the  Lord  will  ;  and  will  know, 

not  the  speech  of  them  which  are 
n  1  Th.  2.11.   puffed  up,  but^  the  power. 

20  For  the  kingdom  g  of  God  iff 
not  in  word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye  ?  shall  r  I  come 
unto  you  with  a  rod.  or  in  love, 
and  in  the  spirit  of  meekness  ? 

CHAPTER  V. 

IT  is  reported     commonly    that 
there  is  fornication  among  you, 
and  such  fornication  as  is  not  so 
171 


Agaiwil  litigation,  ^c. 


I  CORINTHIANS 


aDe.27.  20. 
iaCor.  7.  7. 
cCol.2.  5. 
1  or,  deter- 
mined. 
diCoi.2.9. 
e  Mat.  16. 
19.  Jno.  20. 

/lTi.1.20. 
sc.  11.32. 
Xja.  4.  16. 
i  Lu.  13.  21. 
k  Is.  53>7. 

1  Pe.  1.  19. 
Re.  5.  6,  12. 

2  or,  slain, 

3  or,  holy- 
doy. 

I  Ex.  13.  6. 
m  Mai.  16. 
6,  12. 

nEp.  5.  11. 
2Th.3.  14. 


much  as  named  umoiig  the  Gen- 
tiles, that  nunc  shoalj  biive  hi< 
fullier's  wife. 

2  AnA  ye  aie  pufleii  up,  and  have 
not  rather  mourned,  b  ilial  he  that 
hath  (lone  lliis  (iced  ini^ht  be  ta- 
ken away  iVom  among  you. 

3  For  I  verily,  as  absent  c  in  bo- 
dy, but  present  in  spiiit,  have 
I  judged  alieady,  as  though  I  were 
present,  conceiving  bitn  that  hath 
DO  done  this  deed  ; 

4  In  the  name  d  of  our  Lord  Je- 
BusCluist,  when  ye  are  gathered 
together,  and  my  spirit,  with  the 
powereofour  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

6  To  delivery  such  an  one  unto 
Satan  for  the  destruction  of  the 
flesh,  that  the  e  spirit  may  be  sav- 
ed in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  Vour  glorying  h  is  not  good. 
Know  ye  not  that  a  little  leaven 
j  leaveneth  the  whole  lump  .' 

7  Purge    out   theiefore     the    old 
leaven, that  ye  may  be  anew  lump,  '  o  Ro.  16.  17. 
aa  ye  are  unleavened.     For  even    2  Jno.  10. 
Christ  irour  passover  is  2  sacrificed  p  Mar.  4.11. 
ferns:  jj  Mat.  18. 17. 

8  Therefore  let  ue  keep  3  the  I  «  Da.  7.  22. 
feast,  /  not  with  old  leaven,  neith-  !  Mat.  19.  28. 
er  with  the  OT  leaven  of  malice  and  Jude  14.  15. 
■wickedness,    but  with  the  unlcav-  [  Re.  20.  4. 

ened     bread    of     sincerity       and  i 

truth.  6Pr.  20.  22. 

9  I  wrote  unto  you  in  an  epistle  n  i  Mat.  5.  39, 
no'  to  company  with  fornicators  :     I  40.  Ro.  12. 

10  Yet  not  altogether  with  the  17,  19.  1  Th. 
fornicators  of  this  world,   or  with    5.  15. 

the  covetous,  or  extortioners,  or  c  \  Th.  4.  6. 
with  idolaters  ;  for  then  must  ye  (fGn.5.  19 — 
needs  go  out  of  the  world.  21.  Ep.  5,  4, 

11  But  now  I  have  written  unto  5.  He.  12. 
you  not  to  keep  company,  if  o  any  14,  18.  13.  4. 
man  that  is  called  a  brother  be  a  Re.  22.  15. 
fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an  ido-  e  Ep.  2.  1,  2. 
later,  or  a  railer,  or  a  drunkard,  or  5.  8.  Col.  3. 
an  extortioner  ;  with  such  an  one  '  7.  Tit.  S.3.6. 
nonottoeat.  l/He.  10.22. 

18  For  what  have  I  to  do  to  judge  ^  He.  2.  11. 
them   also  that  are/j  without  ?  do    ft  Ro.  8.  30. 


not  ye  judge  them  that  are  with-  j  1  or,  pru/tt-   by  his  own  power 


A.  D.  59. 

judge  angel)  7  how  much  more 
things  that  pertain  to  Ihif  life  7 

4  It  then  ye  have  judgments  of 
tilings  pertaining  to  this  life,  get 
them  to  judge  who  are  least  es- 
teemed in  the  church. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.  Is  it 
so,  that  there  is  not  a  wise  man 
.'inioiig  you  ?  no,  not  one  that 
ihall  be  able  to  judge  between  his 
b.ethren  ? 

6  But  brother  goelh  to  law  with 
brother,  and  that  before  the  unbe- 
lievers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly  a 
fault  among  you,  because  ye  go  to 
law  one  with  another.  Why  do  ye 
not  rather  take  b  wrong  ?  why  do 
ye  not  rather  suffer  yourselves  to 
be  c  defrauded  ? 

8  Nay,  ye  do  wrong,  and  de 
fraud,  and  that  your  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unright- 
eous shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom 
of  God  ?  Be  not  deceived;  neiiherd 
fornicators, nor  idolaters,  noradul- 
terers,  nor  efl'eminate,  nor  abusers 
of  themselves  with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor 
drunkards,  nor  revilers,  nor  extor- 
tioners, shall  inherit  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

11  And  such  e  were  some  of  you  ; 
but  ye  are  washed,  /  but  ye  are 
sanctified,  g  but  ye  are  justified  h 
in  the  name  oftbe  Lord  Jesus,  and 
by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  unto  me, 
but  all  things  are  not  1  expedient : 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  I 
will  not  be  brought  under  the  pow- 
er i  of  any. 

13  Meats  k  for  the  belly,  and  the 
belly  for  meats:  But  God  shall 
destroy  both  it  and  them.  Now 
the  body  is  not  for  /  fornication, 
but  for  the  m  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord 
n  for  the  body. 

14  And  God  o  hath  both  raised  np 
the  Lord,  and  will  also  raise  up  us 


20.  Ro.  14 
117. 
I /I  Th.  4.3,7. 

m  Ro.  12.  1. 


able.  I    15  Know  ye  not  that  your  bodies 

are  the  members ;>  of  Christ  ?  shall 
I  then  take  tlie  meinbeis  of  Christ, 
and  make  them  the  members  of  an 
harlot  ?     God  forbid  ! 

16  What  I  know  ye  not  that  ha 
which  is  joined  to  an  harlot  is  one 
body  ?  for  two,  q  saitb  he,  shall  be 
one  flesli. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the 
Lord  is  one  r  spirit. 

18  Flee  »  fornication.     Every  sin 


13  But    tncm   that   are    without   t  c.  9.  27. 
God  judjeth.    Therefore  put  away    A  Mat. 15. 17. 
q   from   among     yourselves     that    ""    " 
wicked  pe'"sun. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

DXWV,   any   of   you,    having   a 
matter  against  another,   go  to    n  Ep.  5.  23. 
law   before    the  unjust,     and    not    o  Ro.  6.  5,  8 
before  the  saints?  'p  Ep.  5.  30. 

2  Do  vo  not  know  that  the  saints   q  Ge.  2.  24. 
nshal''  JM'ls-e    the    no-Id   ?    and    if   Mat.  19.5. 

the  worl'i  shall  be  judge  1  by  you,  rJi.o.  17.21-  that  a  man  doeth  is  w'ithout  the 
are  ye  unworthy  to"  judge  the  23  Ep.  4.  4.  body  ;  but  he  that  committeth  for- 
smaliest  matters?  :  s Pr.6.25-32.  | nicntion  sinneth   against  hix  own 

3  Know   ye    not  that  we  shall   7.  24— 27.       Ibody, 

172 


A.  D.  59.  CHAP.  VII 

19  What !    know  ye  aot  that  you.-   t  2  Cor.  6. 
t  body   is  the  temple  of  the  Holy    15. 

Ghosi  which  is   in  you,   which  ye  u  Ro.  14.  7, 

have  of  God,  and  ve  are  uot  u  your  8. 

own  7  ■  B  Ac.  20. 28. 

20  For  ye  are   bought  v  with  a  1  Pe.  1.  18, 
price  :    therefore  glorify  w  God  ia  19.  Re.  5.  9. 
your   body,    and    in    your   spirit,  ze  1  Pe.  2.  9. 
which  are  God's.  a  Ex.  21.  10. 

CHAPTER  VII.  1  Pe.  3.  7. 

NOW     concerning    ths     things    6  Joel  2.  IS. 
whereof  ye   wrote  unto  ine  ;    c  1  Th.  3.  5. 
It  is  good  for  a  man  not  to  touch  a   d  Mat.  19. 
woman.  11,  12. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  avoid  fornica-  e  1  Ti.  5.  14. 
tion,  let  every  man  have  his  own  y  Mai.  2.14- 
wife,  and  let  every  woman  have  16.  Mat.  19. 
her  own  husband.  "  6,9. 

3  Let  the  a  husband  render  unto   g'Ezr.  10.11, 
the   wife  due    benevolence  :     and    &c. 
likewise   also   the   wife    unto    the  j 
hu.*band. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of  her — 

own  body,  but  the  husband  :  and 

likewise   also    the    husband    hath  ' 

not  power  of  his  own  body,  but  the   ^Mal.  2. 15, 

wife.  16. 

5  Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other,    i  Ro.  12.  18. 
exc-ipt  it  be  b   with  consent  for  a    14.  19.  He. 
time,  that  ye  may  give  yourselves    12.14. 

to  fasting  and   prayer  ;  and  come    1  in. 
together    again,     that     c      Satan    k  1  Pe.  3.  1, 
tempt  you    not   for  your  iuconti-   2. 
nency.  \2what. 

6  But  I  speak  this  by  permission,  I  ver.  20-24. 
and  not  of  commandment.  m,  c.  4.  17. 

7  For  I  would  that  all  men  were  2  Co.  11.  28. 
even  as  I  myself.  But  d  every  n  Ac.  15.  1, 
man  hath  his  proper  gift  of  God,  &c.  Ga.  5.  2, 
one  after  this  manner,  and  another   4c. 

after  that.  ]  o  Ga.  5.  6. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmarried   6.  15. 
and  widows,    It  is  good  for  them  p  Jno.  15. 

if  they  abide  even  as  I.  1 14.  1  Jno.  2. 

9  But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let  3. 

e  them  marry;  for  it  is  better  to  ;  j  Pr.  27.  8. 
marry  than  to  burn.  jrHe.  13.5. 

10  And  unto  the  mirried  I  com-  !«  Jno.  8.  38. 
mand,  yet  not  I,  but  the  Lord,  Let   Ro.  6.  18, 
/"not  the  wife  depart  fromAer  hus-   22. 

band  :  i  3  made  free. 

11  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her   t  Ps.  116.  16. 
remain    unmarried,   or  be   recon-    1  Pe.  2.  16. 
ciled  to  her  husband  :  and  let  not   u  c.  6.  20. 
the  husband  put  away  his  wife.       j  1  Pe.  1.  18, 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  not  g  '  19. 

the  Lord  :    If  any  brother  hath   a   v   ver.  17, 
wife  that    believeth  not,  and  she   20. 
he  pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let  w  ver.  6,  10, 
him  not  put  her  away.  J40. 

13  And   the   woman   which  hath   J:  1  Ti.  1. 12. 
an   husband    that     halieveth   not,    4  or,  neces- 
and  if  he  be  pleased  to  dwell  with   sity. 

her,  let  her  not  leave  him.  y  ver.  1,  8. 

14  For  the  unbelieving  husband  z  He.  13.  4. 
is  sanctified  by  the  wife,  and  the  a  1  Pe.  4.  7. 
unbelieving  wife  is  sanctified  byj2Pe  3  8,9. 


Of  marriage,  ij-c. 

the  husband  :  else  were  your  chil- 
dren unclean  ;  but  now  h  are  they 
holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart, 
let  him  depart.  A  brother  or  a 
sister  is  not  under  bondage  in  such 
cases  :  but  God  hith  called  i  us  1  to 
peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O 
wife,  whether  thou  shalt  save  k  thy 
husband?  o  how  2  knowest  thou, 
O  man,  whether  thou  shalt  sive 
thy  wife  7 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to 
every  man,  as  I  the  Lord  hath 
called  eveiy  one,  ao  let  him  walk. 
And  m  so  ordain  I  in  all  churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  cir- 
cumcised ?  let  him  not  become  un- 
circuracised.  Is  any  called  inun- 
circumcision  1  n  let  him  not  be  cir- 
cumcised. 

19  Ciicumcision  o  is  nothing,  and 
uncircumcision  is  nothing,  but  the 
keepingjj  of  the  commond-ments 
of  God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  q  in  the 
same  calling  wherein  he  was 
called. 

21  Art  thou  called  being  a  ser- 
vant ?  care  rnot  for  it  :  but  if  thou 
may  est  be  made  free,  use  it  ra- 
ther. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the 
Lord, 6ein J  aservant,iss  the  Lord's 
3  free-man  :  likewise  also,  he  that 
is  called,  being  free,  is  t  Christ's 
servant. 

23  Ye  are  bought  u  with  a  price  ; 
be  not  ye  the  servants  of  men. 

24  Brethren,  let  v  every  man, 
wherein  he  is  called,  therein  abide 
with  God. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins  I  have 
no  commandment  w  oC  the  Lord: 
yet  I  give  my  judgment,  as  one 
that  hath  obtained  mercy  of  the 
Lord  to  be  faithful,  x 

2S  I  suppose  therefore  that  this  ia 
good  for  the  present  4  distress  ;  / 
say,  that  y  it  is  good  for  a  man  so 
to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife  7 
seek  not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou 
loosed  from  a  wife?  seek  not  a  wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  ^ 
hast  not  sinned  ;  and  if  a  virgin 
marry,  she  hath  not  sinned.  Ne- 
vertheless such  shall  have  trouble 
in  the  flesh  :  but  I  spare  you. 

29  But  this  I  say,  brethren,  the 
time  a  is  short  :  it  lemaineth  that 
both  they  that  have  wives  be  as 
though  they  had  none  ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though 
they  w.'pt  not  ;    and  they  that  re- 

1  joice,  as  though  they  rejoiced  not : 
173 


Of  tncjita  offered  to  idols. 

and  they  thai  buy,  us  though  they 
possesseii  ncpi  ; 

31  AiiJ  ihuy  that  use  this  worhl, 
AS  not  ubui<in°^  i( :  fur  the  fashion 
6  uf  this  world  passeth  away. 

3'2  But  I  woul  1  have  vou  without 


I  CORINTHIANS. 
b  Ps.  39.  6. 
Jh.  4.  U. 
1  Pe.  4.  7. 
1  Jtio.  2.  17 
c  I  Ti.  5,  5. 
Sqf  tht 


carefulness.  He  that  is  uumarridi  i  Z-ord,  , is 
ccareih  lor  the  things  that  5  be- j  ver.  34. 
lon^    to  the    Loid,   liow  he  may   d  Lu.  10.  40 
please  the  Locd  :  j — i'i. 

33  But   he  that  is  married  careth  '  e  ver.  28. 


'/  Uo.  7.2. 
i  g  2  Cor.  6. 
14. 


for  the  thing's  that  are  of  the  world 
how  lie  may  please  his  wife. 

34  There    is  dilierence    also  be 
tween   a  wife  and  a  virgin.     The   /t  ver.  2-5. 
unmarried   woman   careth  for  the    i  2  Pe.  3.  15, 
thinjs  of  the  Lord,  that   she  may    16. 

be  holy  both  in  body  and  in  spirit  :   a  Ac.  15.  10, 
but  she  that  is  married  d  nareth  for  \  19. 
the  tliing-s  of  the   world,   how  she  '  b  Uo.  14.  14, 
may  please  her  husband.  j  22. 

35  And  this  I  speak  for  your  own  :  c  Is.  47. 
profit;     not    that    I    may    cast    a   dc.  13. 
Biiare  upon  you,  but  for  that  which    e  Ro.  11.  25. 
is  comely,  and  that  ye  may  attend    Ga.  6.  3.  1 
upon    the    Lord    without   distrac- |  Ti.  6 
tion. 


10. 


3,4. 
1/  Na.  1.7. 


33  But  if  any  man  think  that  he  '2Ti.  2.  19. 

behaveth    himself     uncomelj'    to-  ^  I?.  41.  24. 
■wa.d  his   virgin,   if   she   pass  the 
flower  of  lier  age,  and  need  so  re- 
quire, let  him  do  >vhat  he  will,  he 
siiineth  not  :  let  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless,  he  that  standelh 
steadfast  in  his  heart,   having  no  h  De.  4.  39. 
necessity,    but    hath    power    over  Is.  44.8,  24. 
his  own  will,  and   hath  so  decreed  iJno.  10.  34, 
m  his  heart,  that  he  will  keep  his  35. 
virgin,  doeth  well.  A:  Mai.  2.  10. 

38  So  then,p  he  that  giveth  her  in  Kp.  4.  6. 
marriage  doeth  well  ;    but  he  that  1  or,  for. 
piveth  A«r  not  in  marriage  doeth  'Jno.  1.  3. 
butter.  He.  I.  2. 

39  The  wife/ is  bound  by  the  law  m  Ro.  14. 
as  long  as  lier  husband  liveth  ;  but  17. 

if  her  husband    be  dead,  she  is  at  2  or,  have 

liberty  to  be  married  to  whom  she  toe  the  7nore. 

will  ;  only  ^  in  the  Lord.  3  or,  have 

40  But  she   is  happier  if  she   so  toe  the  less. 
nhi  le,  after  h  niv  judgment  :    and  4  or,  power. 
I  thing  i  also  that  I  have  the  Spirit  n  Ro.  14.  13, 
of  God.  20.  Ga.  5. 

CHAPTER  Vllt.  13. 

NOW  as  touching  things  offered  5  edified, 

a  unto  idols,  we  kinw  that  we  o  Mat.  25, 

all  have  knowledge. 6    Knowledge  40,  45. 

c  puffeth  up,  but  charity  dedifieth.  p  c.  9.  22. 

2  And   if  e  any   man   think   that  a  Ac.  9.3, 
he  kuoweth   any   thing,  he   know-  17. 

eih   nothing    yet  as  he   ought  to  6  c.  4.  15. 

know.  1  or,  woTTtai. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  the  c2  Th.  3.  8, 
»ame  is  known/ of  him.  9. 

4  As    concerninsr    therefore    the  d  1  Ti.  1.  18. 
e.iting  of  those  things  that  are  of-  e  De.  20.  6. 
fered  in   sacrifice   unto   idols,   we  Pr.  27.  18. 
know  that  an  idol  g  is  nothing  in  i  /  1  Pe.  5.  2. 

174 


A.  D.  59. 

the  world,  and  that  there  in  none 
other  h  God  but  ontr, 

5  For  though  there  be  that  are  i 
called  gods,  whether  in  heaven  or 
in  eurlh,  (as  there  be  gods  many 
and  lords  many,) 

6  Bu  t  to  us  ^  there  is  but  one  God, 
the  Father,  of  whom  are  all  things, 
and  we  in  1  him  ;  and  one  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  /  are  all 
thinjs,  and  we  liy  him. 

7  Howbeit  there  in  not  in  every 
man  that  knowledge  :  for  some 
with  conscience  of  the  idol  unto 
this  hour,  eat  it  as  a  thing  offered 
unto  an  idol  ;  and  tbeirconscicnce 
being  weak  is  defded. 

8  Biu  meat  m  commendeth  us 
not  to  God  :  for  neither  if  we  eat, 
2  are  we  the  better ;  neither  if  we 
eat  not,  3  are  we  the  worse. 

9  But  take  heed  lest  by  any 
means  this  4  liberty  n  of  yours 
become  a  stumbling-block  to  them 
that  are  weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee  which 
hast  knowledge  sit  at  meat  in  the 
idol's  temple,  shall  not  the  con- 
science of  him  which  is  weak  he 
5  imboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  are  offered  to  idols  ; 

11  And  through  thy  knowledge 
shall  the  weak  brother  perish,  for 
whom  Christ  died  ? 

12  But  o  when  ye  sin  so  against 
the  brethren,  and  wound  their 
weak  conscience,  ye  sin  against 
Chr'st. 

13  Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my 
brother  to  offend,!  will  eat  no  flesh 
while  the  world  standeth,  lest  ^  I 
make  mv  brother  to  offend. 

'CHAPTER  IX. 

AM  I  not  an  apostle  ?  am  I  not 
free  ?  have  I  not  seen  a  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord  ?  are  not  ye  my 
work  6  in  the  Lord  ? 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto  others, 
yet  doubtless  I  am  to  you  :  for  the 
seal  of  mine  apostleship  are  ye  in 
the  Lord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do 
examine  me  is  this  ; 

4  Have  we  not  power  to  eat  and 
to  drink? 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead 
about  a  sister,  a  1  wife,  as  well  as 
other  apostles,  and  as  the  brethren 
of  the  Lord,  and  Cephas? 

6  Or,  I  only  and  Barnabas,  have 
not  we  c  power  to  forbear  working? 

7  Who  goe  th  a  warfare  d  any 
time  at  his  own  charges  ?  who 
planteth  e  a  vineyard,  and  eatcth 
not  of  the  fruit  thereof?  or  who 
feedeth  /  a  flock,  and  eateth  not 
of  the  milk  of  the  flock  ? 


CHAP.  X. 

gBe.  25.  4. 
1  Ti.  5.  18. 
h2Ti.  2.  6. 
i  Ro.  15.  27. 


A.  D.  59. 

8  Say  I  these  things  as  a  man  ? 
or  saitli  not  the  law  the  same 
also? 

9  For  it  is  written  g  in  the  law 
of  Moses,  Thou  sbalt  not  muzzle 
the  mouth  of  the  ox  that  tieadeth 
out  the  co.n.  Doth  Gotl  take  care 
for  oxen  ? 

10  Orsaith  he  iJaltog-ether  forour 
Bakes  ?  For  our  sakes,  no  doubi, 
this  is  written  :  that  he  h  that 
plou^heth  should  plough  in  hope  ; 
and  that  he  that  thresheth  in 
hope  should  be  partaker  of  h;a 
hope. 

11  If  i  we  hare  sown  unto  you 
spiritual  things,  is  it  a  great  t  hing 
if  we  shall  reap  your  carnal 
ttings? 

12  If  others  bo  partakers  of  thii 
power  over  you,  are  not  we  rather? 
Nevertheless  i- we  have  not  used 
this  power  ;  but  suffer  all  things, 
lest  we  should  hinder  the  gospel 
of  Christ.  "  I 

13  Do    ye  not   know,    that   they  I  f  Ro.  15.   1. 


Admonitions  and  warnings. 

[  out   aw  to  God,  but  under  the   law 

I  to  Christ,)  that  I  might  gain  them 

that  are  without  law. 

22  To   the   weak  i>   became   I   aa 

k  2  Cor.  11.7   weak,  that  I  might  gain  the  weak; 


—9.  12.  14. 
2  or,  feed. 
/Nu.   18.  8, 
&c.De.lS.l. 
7/1  La.  10.  7. 
n  Ga.  6.  6. 
o  Ac.  20.  34. 
2Th.  3.  8. 
j52Co.ll.10. 
?  Je.  1.  17. 
20,9. 

rCol.  1.  25. 
s  Ro.  1.  14. 
Ga.  5.  13. 
t  Ac.  16.  3. 
21.  23—23. 
u  c.  7.  22. 


I'hich  minister  about  holy  things 
2  live  of  Ike  things  of  the  temple  ? 
and  they  I  which  wait  at  the  altar 
are  partakers  with  the  altar  ? 

14  Even  so  hath  the  Lord  m  or- 
dained, that  they  7i  which  preach 
the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gos- 
pel 


I  w  am  made  all  things  to  ail  men, 
that  X  I  might  by  all  means  save 
some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's 
sake,  that  1  might  be  pailoker 
thereof  with  you. 

24  Know  ye  not  that  they  which 
run  in  a  race  run  all,  but  one  re- 
ceiveth  the  prize  ?  So  run,  y  that 
ye  may  obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  striveth 
for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all 
things.  Now  they  do  it  to  obtain 
a  corruptible  crown  :  but  we  an 
incorruptible,  z 

26  I  therefore  so  run,  not  as  tin- 
certaiuly  ;  so  fight  I,  not  as  one 
that  beateth  the  air  : 

27  But  I  a  keep  under  my  body, 
and  bring  if  into  subjection;  lest 
that  b}'  any  means,  v.'hen  I  have 
preached  toothers,  I  myself  should 
be  a  cast-awav. 

CHAPTER  X. 

MOREOVER, brethren,  I  would 
not  that  ye   should   be   igno- 
rant, how  that  all  our  fathers  v.-ere 


2  Cor.  11.59. 

le  c.  10.  33. 

xRo.  11.  14. 

yPh.  2.   16. 

3.  14.1  Ti.6. 

12.2Ti.2.  5. 

r  2  Ti.  4.   8.    under  a  the  cloud,  and  b  all  passed 


Ja.  1.  12.  1 


1-3    But  I  o  have  used    none   of ,  Pe.  5.  4.  Re. 
these  things:  neither  have  I  writ- i  2.  10.  3.  11. 
ten  these  things,  that  it  shotiid  be  j  a  Ro.  8.  13. 
so   done    unto   me  :    [or p   it  tfcre ;«  Ex.  13.  21, 
better  forme  to  die,  than  that  any   22.  Nu.  9. 
man    should    make    my    glorying   18 — 22. 
void. 

16  For  though  I  preach   the   gos-   22, 29. 
pel,  I  have  nothing  to  glory  of :  for  c  Ex.  16.  15, 
y  necessity  is  laid  upon  me;   yea,   35.  Ne.  9.15, 
wo  is  unto  me  if  I  preach  not  the   20.  Ps.  78. 
gospel.  24, 55. 

17  Forif  I  do  this  thing  willingly,   d  Ex.  17.6. 
I  have   a  reward  :  but    if  against   Nu.  20.  11. 
my   will,   a  dispensation  r  of  the   1  or,  went 
goipel  is  committed  unto  me.  with. 


through  the  sea  ; 

2    And  were   all   baptized    tinto 
Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea; 

3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  snirit- 
ual  meat  ;  c 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  spi- 
ritual  drink,  (i   for  they  drank  of 


6^Ex^  14.  19.  I  that  spiritual  Rock  that  1  follow- 
ed them :  and  that  Rock  was 
Christ. 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God 
was  not  well  pleased  ;  for  they 
were  overthrown  e  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

6  Now  these  things  were  2  our 
examples,  to  the  intent  we  .should 
not  lust  after  evil  things,   as   they 


13    What    is    my    reward   then?   e  Nu.  14.  29 1  y  also  lusted 


VeH^y  that,  when  I  preach  the  gos-   — 35.  26.  64, 
pel,   I    may   make   the    gospel    of  65.  He.  3.17. 
Christ  without  charge  ;  that  I  abuse   Jude  5. 
ot  my  power  in  the  gospel.  2  the  fig- 

19  For  though   I   be  free  from  all   ures. 

men,  yet  have  1  made   myself  ser-   y  Nu.  11.  4. 

vant  s  unto  all,  that  I  might  gain   83.  34. 

the  more.  g  Ex.  32.  6. 

20  A'.id  unto  the  Jews  J  I  became   ^Nu.25.1-9. 
as  a  Jew,  that  I  might  gain    the   i  Ex.  17.2,7. 
Jews  ;  to  them  that  are  under  the    k  Nu.  21.  6. 
law,   as    under    the    law,    that    I    I  Nu.  14.  2,  ! 
might  gain  thera  that  are  under  29. 

the  U.  w  ;  m  2  Sa.  24.     , 

21  To  them  that  are  without  law,    16.  j 
as  without  law,  (being  not  u  with-   3  or,  types.    I 


7  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were 
lome  of  them  ;  as  it  is  wTitten,  g 

The  people  sat  down  to  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

8  Neither  let  us  conmiit  fornica- 
tion, as  some  A  of  them  committed, 
and  fell  in  one  day  three  and 
twenty  thousand. 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  i  Christ, 
as  some  of  them  also  tempted,  and 
were  destroyed  of  serpents,  k 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some 
of  them  also  murmured.^  and  were 
destroyed  of  the  destroyer,  ot 

11  Now  all  these  things  happened 
unto  them  for  3  eusamples :  and 

173 


1 4  or,  mode- 


Adittonitions  and  learnings. 

they  am  wriiien   for  our  ailmoni- '  n  Pr.  28.  14. 
tion,  upon  v.liom   the   enJs  of  llie  '  Ro.  U.  20. 
woilil  are  conic. 

12     Wherefore    n    let    him    that|f«re. 
thiiikeih    he   gtanUeth   take  heed  i  o  Da.  3.  17. 
lest  he  fall.  2Pe.  2.  9. 

IS  Tlieie  hath  no  temptation  ta-!7>  Ja.  5.  11. 
ken  you  IjuI  4  such   as  i.s  common    y  1  Jno.5.21 
to  man  :  but  God   is  f.iiiliful,  who  I  r  Ro.  4.  1, 
o  will  not  sutler  yon  to  be  tempted  j  12. 
above  that  ye  are  able  ;  p  but  will  I  «  c.  9.  13. 
with  the  temptation  also   make   a 
way  to    escape,   that    ye   may   be 
able  to  bear  it. 

14  Wliercfore,  my  dearly  beloved, 
g  flee  from  idolatry. 

■   as  to  wise  men  ;  judge 


15  I  spe 
ye  what  1  say 

16  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we 
bless,  is  it  not  the  communion  of 
the  blood  of  Cluist?  the  bread 
•which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  com- 
munion of  liie  body  of  Christ? 

17  For  we,  being  many,  are  one 
bread,  and  one  body  ;  for  we  are 
all  partakers  of  that  one  brearl. 

18  Behold  Israel  after  r  the  flesh: 
s  are  not  tliey  which  eat  of  the  sa- 
crilices  partakers  of  the  altar  1 

19  What  say  I  then  1  that  the 
idol  C  is  any  thing?  ortliat  which 
is  oll'ered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any 
thing? 

20  But  /  sorj,  that  the  things 
which  the  Gentiles  sacrifice,  they 
sacrifice  to  devils,  u  and  not  to. 
God  :  and  I  would  not  that  ye 
should  have  fcllowsliip  with  de- 
vils. 

21  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  cup  v  of  devils: 
ye  cannot  bo  partakers  of  the 
Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table  of 
devils. 

22  Do  we  v>  provoke  the  Lord  to 
jealousy?  are  we  stronger  than 
he? 

23  All  X  things  are  lawful  forme, 
but  all  things  are  not  expedient: 
all  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but 
all  things  edify  not. 

24  Let  y  no  man  seek  his  own, 
but  every  man  another's  ueatlh. 

23  WliatEoevei  r  is  sold  in  the 
shambles,  that  eat,  asking  no  ques- 
tion for  conscience'  sake  : 

26  Forn  the  earth  is  the  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe 
not  bid  you  to  a  /east,  and  ye  be 
disposed  to  go  ;  whatsoever  6  is 
Bet  teforc  you,  eat,  asking  no  ques- 
tion for  conscience'  sake. 


I  CORINTHIANS.  A.  D.  59. 

sake  ;  fur  dtlie  earth  it  the  Lord's, 
and  the  fulness  theieof  : 

29  Conscience,  i  say,  not  thine 
own,  hilt  of  the  other  :  for  why  i« 
my  liberty  judged  of  another 
man's  conscience  ? 

3U  For  if  I  by  5  grace  he  a  par- 
taker, why  am  I  evil  spoken  oj  for 
that  tor  which  I  give  e  thanks? 

31  Whethei-y  therefore  ye  eat  or 
drink,  or  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all 
to  the  glory  of  God. 

32  Give  g  none  oflenct,  neitherto 
the  Jews,  nor  to  the  6  Geiitile«, 
nor  to  the  church  of  God  : 

33  Kven  as  1  please  all  men  in  all 
lltingn,  not  seeKiiig  mine  own  pro- 
lit,  but  tho  projil  of  many,  tiriat 
they  mav  be  saved. 

CHAPTER   XI. 


t  c.  8.  4. 
i(  Le.  17.  7. 
De.  32.  17. 
Ps.  106.  37. 
u  De.32.  38. 
7/.  De.  32.21. 
Job  9.  4. 
£/..  22.  14. 
X  c.  6.  12. 
2/ Ch.  2.4,21. 
z  1  Ti.  4.4. 
a  De.  10.  14. 
Ps.  24.  1.  50. 
12. 

6Lu.  10.7. 
cc.  8.  10,  12. 


BK  ye  followers  «  ufme,  even  aa 
1  also  am  of  Christ. 

2  Now  I  praise  you,  brethren, 
that  6  ye  remember  me  in  all 
things,  and  keep  c  the  ordinances, 
1  as  1  delivered  them  to  you. 

3  But  1  would  have  you  know, 
that  the  head  d  of  every  man  ii 
Christ  ;  e  and  the  head  of  the  wo- 
man is  the  man  ;/  and  the  head  of 
Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  prophe- 
sying, having  his  head  covered, 
dishonouieth  his  head. 

5  But  every  woman  J  that  pray- 
elh  or  prophesieth  with  her  head 
uncovered,  dishonoureth herhead: 
for  that  is  even  all  one  as  if  she 
were  shaven. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  co- 
vered, let  her  also  be  h  shorn  :  but 
if  it  be  a  shame  for  a  woman  to  be 
shorn  or  shaven,  let  her  be  cover- 
ed. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  otight  not  to 
cover  Ais  head,  forasmuch  as  he 
the  image  i  and  glory  of  God 
the  woman  is  the  glory  of  the 
man. 

8  For  k  the  man  is  not  of  the 
woman  ;    but  the   woman  of   the 


but 


De.21.  12 
tGe.  5.  1. 
/tGe.  2.  18, 
22, 23. 

2  i.  e.  a  cov- 
ering in 
sign  that 
she  is  under 
the  power 
28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  I  of  her  hus- 

This    is  ofl'ered   in   sacrifice   unto\band.  Ge. 

idols,  eat  not,  c  for  his  sake   that  24.  65. 

ihowed  it,   and     for    conscience'  1 1  Ro.  11.  36. 
176 


d  vcr.  26. 

5  or,  thanks- 
giving. 
e  Ro.  14.  6. 
/Col.  3.  17. 
lPe.4.  11. 
g  Ro.  14.  13. 
2  Cor.  6.  3. 

6  Greeks, 
a  Ep.  5.  1.  1 
Th.  1.  6. 
b  c.  4.  17. 
c  Lii.  1.  6. 
I  traditions, 
d  Kp.  5.  23. 
eGe.  3.  16. 
1  Pe.3. 1,5, 
6. 

/Jno.  14.28. 
c.  15.  27,  28.    man  ; 

g  Ac.  21.  9.      9  Neither  was  the   man  created 
h  Nu.  5.  18.    for  the  woman,  but  the  woman  for 
the  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the  wo- 
man to  have  power  2  on  htr  bead, 
because  of  the  angels 

11  Nevertheless,  neither  is  the 
man  without  the  woman,  neither 
the  woman  without  the  man,  in 
the  Lord. 

12  For  as  the  woman  is  of  the 
man,  even  so  is  the  man  also  by 
the  woman  :  but  all  I  things  of 
God. 

13   Judge    in   vourselve* :   is   it 


A.  D.  59.  CHAP.  XII. 

comely  that   a  woman   pray  unto  ;3  or,  uei^ 
God  uncovered  7  !  7n  1  Ti.  6.  4. 

li  Dijtir   not    even   nature   itself  ■  rac.  1.  11, 12. 
teach  you,  that  if  a  man  have  long  4  or, 
hau',  it  is  a  shame  unto  hira  ?  i  schisms. 

15  But  if  a  woman  have  iong  hair,  [o  Mat.  18.7. 
it  is  a  glory  to  her  :  for  her  hair  is  ,  2  Pe.  2.  1,  2. 
g'iven  her  for  a  3  covering.  |5  or,  sects. 

16  But  7n  if  any  man  seem  to  be  p  Lu.  2.  35. 
contentious,  we  have  no  such  cus-  6  or,  j/e  care- 
torn,  neither  the  churches  of  God.   '  not  eat. 

17  Now  in  this  that  I  declare  unto   y2Pe.  2.  13. 
you  I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come   Jude  12. 
togetiier  not  for  the  better,  but  for  7  are  poor. 
the  worse.  jr  c.  15.  3. 

18  For  tirst  of  all,  when  ye  come   s  Mat.  2J. 
together  in  the  church,!  hear  n  that   26. 

there  be  divisions  4  among  you;  8  or,  yor  a. 
and  I  partly  believe  it.  9  or,  show 

19  For  there  must  0  be  also  5  here-   ye. 

sies  among  you,  ihat  p  they  which  t  Re.  22.  20. 
are  approved  may  be  made  rnani-  u  Jno.  6.  63, 
fest  among  you.  '64.  c.  10.  21. 

20  When  ye  come  together  there-  v  2  Co.  13.  5. 
fore  into  one  place,  6  this  is  not  to  1  Jno.  3,  20, 
eat  the  Lord's  supper.  21. 

21  For  in  eating,  every  one  taketh   10  J ud^- 
before  other  his  own  supper  :   and   meat. 
one   is  hungry,   and   q   another  is   Ro.  13.  2. 
drunken.  I 

22  What!  have  ye  not  houses  to  I 

eat  and  to  drink  in  ?  or  despise  ye  ! 

the  church  of  God,  and  shame  them   w  Pa.  32.  5. 
thai  7  have   not?     What  shall   I   1  Jno.  1.  9. 
say  to  you  ?   shall  I  praise  you  in   x  Ps.  94.  12, 
this?  I  praise  you  not.  13.  He.  12. 

23  For  T  I  have  received  of  the   5—11. 
Lord   that  which  also  I  delivered    Wjudg- 
unto    you,    That  the   Lord  Jesus,   Tnent. 

s  the  same  nigdit  in  v.'hich  he  was  a  1  Th.  1.  9. 
betrayed,  took  bread  :  6  Mar.  9.  39. 

24  And     when     he     had     given   1  Jno.  4. 2,3. 
thanks,    he    brake    it,   and    said,   1  or,  ana- 
Take,  eat  ;  this  is  my  body,  which   thema. 

is  broken  for  you  ;  this  do  in  8  re-   c  Mat.  16. 
membrance  of  me.  17. 

25  After  the   same   manner  also   d.  He.  2.  4.  1 
he  took   the   cup,    when     he     had   Pe.  4.  10. 
sopped,   saying.  This   cup   is  the   2  or,  minis- 
liew  testament  in  my  blood  :  this   tries. 

do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  re-  e  Ro.  12.  6, 
membrance  of  me.  &c. 

26  For  as  often    as   ye    eat  this  /  Ep.  4.  7. 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup,  9  ye  do   g  Is.  11.  2,3. 
show  theLord'sdeath  till  he  come. Z  he.  2.  6,  7. 

27  Wherefore,    whosoever    shall   i  c.  13.  2. 
eat  this  bread,  and  dank  this  cup   k  Ep.  2.  8. 
of  the  Lord,  unworthily,  u  shall  be    I  Mar.  16. 18. 
guilty  of  the  body  and  blood  of  the   Ja.  5.  14. 
Lord.  ml  Jno.  4.1. 

28  But  let  a  man  examine  v  him-  n  Ac.  2.  4,  7 
se'f,    and   so   let   him   eat   of  t!i/it   — U. 
bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup.  o  ver.  6. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drink-  p  ver.  27. 
eth  unworthily,  eateth  ami  drink-   g  Jno.  1.  16. 
eth  10  damnation   to  himself,  not   Ep.  4.  5. 
discerning  tlie  Lord's  body.  3  Greeks. 


Of  spiritual  gi/tt, 

'  30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak 
and  sickly  among  you,  and  many 
sleep. 

31  For  if  w  we  would  judge  our- 
selves, we  should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  w« 
X  are  chastened  of  tlie  Lord,  that 
we  should  not  be  condemned  with 
the  world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  brethren, when 
ye  come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one 
for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let 
him  eat  at  home  ;  ihat  ye  come  not 
together  unto  condemnation.  H 
And   the   rest  will   I   set   in  order 

i  when  I  come. 

I  CHAPTER  XII. 

NOWconcerning  spiritual  gifts, 
brethren,   I  would    not  have 
you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles, 
carried  away  unto  these  dumb  a 
idols,  even  as  ye  were  led. 

3  Wherefo.e  I  give  you  to  under- 
stand, that  no  man  b  speaking  by 

i  the   Spirit   of    God    calleth   Jesu.s 

1  accursed  :  and  c  that  no  man  can 
say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

4  Nov.'  there  are  diversities  d  of 
gifts,  but  the  same  Spirit. 

5  And   there    are    differences  of 

2  adrninistrat-ions,  but  the  same 
Lord. 

6  And  there  are  diversities  e  of 
operations  ;  but  it  is  the  same  God 
which  worketh  all  in  all. 

!  7  But  the  manifestation  of  the 
Spirit  is  given  to  every  man  to 
profit/  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given,  by  the 
■  Spirit,  g  the  word  of  h  wisdom  ;  to 
!  another  the  word  of  knowledge,  i 
I  by  the  same  Spirit  ; 
I  9  To  another  faith,  k  by  the  same 
Spirit  ;  to  another  the  gifts  of 
healing,  I  by  the  sar.ie  Spirit  ; 
1  10  To  another  the  working  of 
I  miracles  ;  to  another  prophecy  ; 
I  to  another  discerning  of  spirits,  m 
,  to  another  divers  kinds  of  tongues; 
71  to  another  the  interpretation  of 
tongues : 

I    11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one 
'  and  the  self-same  Spirit,  dividing 
I  o  to  eveiy  man  severally  as'  he  •. 
'will. 

t  12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and 
hath  many  members,  and  all  the 
members  of  that  one  body,  being 
I  manv,  are  one  body  ;  so  p  also  is 
Ch;-ist. 

i  13  For  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all 
'  q  baptized  into  one  body,  whether 
I  toe  ie  Jews  or  Gentiles,  3  whether 
'  tee  he  bond  or  free  :  and  have  beeu 
177 


Of  spiritual  giftt. 


I  CORINTHIANS. 


A.  D.  59. 


all  male  lo  clrinlt  r  into  one  Spirit,  r  inn.  7.  37 

14  For  the   body  is  not  one  mem-  — '6'3. 
ber,  hut  luuiiy.  t  ver.  28. 

15  If  the   loot  Dhull  say,  Because  I   Ro.    12.  3. 
I  am  not  llie  hand,  I  am  not  oC  the  ve,-.  11. 
body;  is  it  tlieieCorc  not  of  the  body?  uEc.  4.  9-12. 

16  And  if  the  car  shall  say,  Be-  9.  14,   13. 
CHuse   I  am  not  the  eye,  1  am  not  4  or,  put  on. 
of  the  body  ;  is  it  therefore  not  of  |5  or,  dioi- 
the  body  .'  sion. 

17  If  the  whole  body  were  an  eye,  o  Ep.  5.  30. 
where  were  the  lieiuing  ?  If  the  w  Lw.  6.  13. 
whole    were  hearinjf,   where    were  x  An.  13.  1. 


the  smelling? 
18  But  noA-  hath  God  set  s  the 


y  ver.  10. 
z  ver.   9. 


members  every  one  of  them  in  the   a  Nu.  U.  17. 
body  a-s  I  it  hall)  pleased  him.  6  He.  13.  17, 

19  And  if  they  were  all  one  mem-   24. 

ber,  where  were  the  body  ?  6  or,  kinds. 

20  But  now  a7-e  they  many  mem-    c   Ac.   2.   8- 
bers,  yet  Imi  one  body.  11. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  gay  unto   1  ox, powers. 
the  hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee:   d  c.  14.  39. 
nor  aij.un,  the  head   to  the  feet,  I   e  Mat.  5.  6. 
have  no  need  of  you.  Lu.  10.  42. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  u  mem-   u  2  Cor.  12. 
bers  of  the  body  which  seem  to  be   4. 

more  feeble,  are  necessary.  I 

23  .-ind  those  members  of  the  bo  ly  j 

which  we  tliink  to  be  less  honoura-  ;  — 

bU,  upon  these  we  4  bestow  more, 
abundant    honour;    and  our    un- 
comely /)arrs  have  more  abuniiiint   b  1  Pe.  4.  8. 
comeliness.  c  c.  14.  1. 

21  For  our  comity  parts  have  no   t/Ma.  17.20. 
need  :  but  God  hath  tempered   the   e  Mat. 21. 19. 
body  together,  having  given  more  y"Mat.  6.   1, 
abundant     honour     to    tha,t    part   2. 
which  lacked:  ^ Mat.  7.22, 

25  That     there     should     be     no   23.  Ja.  2.  14. 
Sschisminlhe   body;  but  that  t\\i   h  Pr.  10.  12. 
members    should    have  the    same   i  Ja.  3.  16. 
care  one  for  another.  1  or,    is  not 

26  And  whether  one  membersuf-   rash. 

fer,  all  the  members  sutler  with  it:   k  Col.  2.  18. 
or   one   member  be  honoured,   all    ^c.  10.24. 
the  members  rejoice  with  it.  ?«  Pr.  14.  17. 

27  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,   n  Ro.  1.  32. 
and  rnemhere  v  in  particular.  2  or,  with. 

28  And  Go  I  halh  set  sjine  in  the  o  Ro.  15.  1. 
church;  first,  ic  aiiostles  ;  sccon-  pPs.119.  66. 
darily,  x  prophets  ,"  thirdly,  teach-  q  Ro.  8.  24. 
ers  ;  after  that,  y  miracles;  then  r  Job  13.  15. 
giftsof  healings,  r  helps,  a  govern-  s  c.  8.  2. 
ments,  b  tj  diversities  of  tongues,  r   '  1  Jno.  3.  2. 

29  .Are  all  ap.)3tles  ?  arc  all   pro-   3  or,  rca- 
phets  ?    are   all  teacher.??  ore  all   soned. 

7  workers  of  miracles  ?  ,  u  2Co.  3.  18. 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing  !    4  or,  in  a 
do  all  speak  with  tongues  ?  do  all   ridAle. 
interpret  ?  t)He.  10.  35, 

31  But  covet  rf  earnestly  the  best  39.  1  Pe.  1. 
e  gifts  :  and  yet   show  I  unto  you   21. 

a  more  excellent  way.  '       laEp.  1.  3. 

CHAPTERXIII.  ;6  Ac.  10.  46. 

THOUGH     I    speak    with    the   c  Ac.  22. 9. 
tongues  of  men  andofanirsl^.a.  1  hearetli. 
173  ■    ' 


and  have  not  charity,  61  um  be- 
come as  mounding  biaus,  or  a  lui- 
klinjf  cymbal. 

2  Ami  though  I  have  the  gift  qf 
prophecy,  c  and  unjcrstand  all 
mysteries,  and  all  knowledge, 
and  though  I  have  all  faith,  io  lliat 

1  could  remove  d  mountains,  and 
have  not  charity,  1  am  nothing,  e 

3  And  though y"  1  bestow  all  ray 
goods  to  feed  the  poor,  and  t.'iougu 
g  I  give  my  body  to  be  burned, 
and  have  not  cliarity,  it  protitctb 
ine  nothing. 

4  Charity  sufiereth  Along,  and  is 
kind  ;  charity  envieth  i  not  ;  char- 
ity 1  vaunteth  not  itself,  is  not 
puffed  k  up : 

5  Doth  not  behave  itself  unseem- 
ly, seeketh  not  L  her  own,  is  not  m 
easily  provoked,  thinketh  no  evil ; 

6  Kejoicelh  »  not  in  iniquity,  bat 
rejoicetb  2  in  the  tinilh  ; 

7  Beareth  o  all  things,  believeth 
p  alt  things,  hopeth  q  all  things, 
endureth  r  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth  :  but 
whether  there  be  prophecies,  they 
shall  fail  ;  whether  tliere  he 
tongues,  they  shall  cea.«;e;  whether 
there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish 
away. 

9  For  we  know  in  part,  s  and  v/e 
propliesy  in  part  ; 

10  But  t  when  that  which  is  per- 
fect is  come,  then  that  which  is  in 
part  shall  be  done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake 
as  a  child,  I  understood  as  a  child, 
I  3  thought  as  a  child  ;  but  whan  I 
became  a  man,  I  put  aw.iy  childish 
things. 

12  For  now  we  see  through  & 
glass,  u  darkly  ;  4  but  then  face  to 
face  :  now  I  know  in  part  ;  but 
then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I 
am  known. 

13  And  now  .ihidelh  faith,  v  hope, 
charity,  these  three  :  but  the  great- 
est of  these  is  charity. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

FOLLOW     after    ch.wty,    and 
desire   spiritual  a  gifts  ;  but 
rather  that  ye  may  prophesy. 

2  For  he  that  speaketh  in  an  un- 
known tongue,  b  speaketh  not  unto 
men,  but  unto  God  :  for  cnn  man 
understandeth  him;  1  howbeit  ia 
the  spirit  ho  speaketh  mysteries. 

3  But  he  that  prophesieth  speak- 
eth unto  men  to  edification,  and 
exhortation,  and  comfort. 

4  He  that  speakeih  in  an  ttn- 
kn'Hcn  tong'ue,  elifieth  himself; 
but  he  that  prophesieth  edifieth 
the  church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake  with 


A.D.  59. 

tongues,  but  rathei'  that  ye  pro- 
pliesieii  :  foi'  greater  is  he  that  pro- 
phesieih  than  he  that  speakelhwith 
tong-ues,  except  he  inteipret,  that 
the  chuich  may  receive  edil'ying'.  d 

6  Now,  brethren,  if  1  come  unto 
you  speaking'  with  tongues,  what 
shall  I  profit  you,  except  I  shall 
speak  to  you  either  by  revelation,  e 
or  by  knowledge,  or  by  prophesy- 
ing, or  by  docirine  ? 

7  And  even  things  without  life 
giving  sound,  whether  pipe  or 
hurp,  except  they  give  a  distinc- 
tion in  the  2  sounds,  how  shall  it 
be  known  what  is  piped  or  harped  ? 

8  For  if  the  trumpet  /  give  an 
uncertain  sound,  who  shall  pre- 
pare himself  to  the  battle  ? 

9  So  likewise  ye,  except  ye  utter 
by  the  tongue  words  3  easy  to  be 
understood,  how  shall  it  be  known 
what  is  spoken?  for  ye  shall 
speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many 
kinds  of  voices  in  the  world,  and 
.lone  of  them  is  without  significa- 
tion. 

11  Therefore  if  I  know  not  the 
meaning  of  the  voice,  I  shall  be 
unto  him  that  speaketh  a  g  barba- 
rian ;  and  he  that  bpeaketh  s?iall 
be  n.  barbarian  unto  me. 

12  Even  so  ye,  forasmuch  as  ye 
are  zealous  of  4  spiritual  gifts, 
seek  that  ye  may  excel  to  the  edify- 
ing of  the  church. 

13  Wherefore  let  him  that  speak- 
eth in  an  unknown  tongue,  pray 
that  he  may  interpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  my  spirit  prayetli  ;  but 
my  understanding  is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  ?  I  will  pray 
with  the  spirit,  h  and  I  will  pray 
with  the  understanding  also  :  I  will 
sing  i  will)  tlie  spirit,  and  I  will 
sing' with  the  understanding  k  also. 

16  Else,  when  thou  shait  bless 
■with  the  spirit,  how  shall  he  that 
occupieth  the  room  of  the  unlearn- 
ed, «ay  Amen  at  thy  g-.ving  I  of 
thanks?  seeing  he  undei-standeth 
not  what  thou  sayest. 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks 
well,  but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak  with 
tongues  more  than  ye  all  : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  I  had  rather 
speak  five  words  with  my  under- 
standing, that  by  my  voice  I  might 
teach  ovhers  also,  than  ten  ihou- 
sond  worls  in  an  unknown  tongue. 

20  Brethren,  be  not  m  children  in 
understanding:  howbeit  in  malice 
be  n  ye  children,  but  in  under- 
standing be  5  men.  o 


CHAP.  XIV 

•'  d  ver.  26. 


/  Nu.  10.9. 
3  signifi- 
cant. 

'g'Ro.  1.  li. 
,  4  spirits. 
'aJuo.  4.  24. 
'iEp.  5.  19. 

Col.  3.  16. 
!iPs.  47.7. 

Ic.  11.  24. 
imEp.  4.  14, 

15.     He.    6. 
1 1-3. 

12Pe.  3.  18. 
inPs.  131.  2. 
:  Mat.  18.  3. 

Ro.  18.  19. 

lPe.2.  S. 

5  perfect, 

or,  o/  a 

ripe  age. 

oPs.119.  99. 


;j  Jno.10.34. 

q  Is.  28.  a. 

12. 

r    Mar.  16. 

17.  Ac.  2.  6, 

&c. 

s  1  Ti.  1.  9. 

t  Ac.  2.    13. 

u   Is.  45.  14. 

Zee.  8.  23. 

V   ver.  6. 

w  ver.  40. 

X  ver.  39. 

1   Th.  5.  19, 

20. 

y  Job  32.  11. 

z  1  Jno.4.1. 

6  tumult, 

or,   unquiet- 

nets. 

ac.  11.  16. 

6  1T1.2.  11, 

12. 

c  Ep.  5.  22. 

Til.  2.  5. 

lPe.3.  1. 

d  Ge.  3.  1-3. 

Nu.  30.  3— 

12.     Est.    1. 

20. 

e  c.  4.  7. 

/2Cor.l0.7. 

1  Jno.  4.  6. 


Application  of  spiritual  gifts. 

21  In  the  law  p  it  is  written, 
q  With  men  of  other  tongues  and 
other  lips  will  1  speak  unto  this 
people  ;  and  yet  for  all  that  will 
they  not  hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

^2  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a 
sig'n,  r  not  to  them  s  that  believe, 
but  to  them  tliat  believe  not  :  but 
prophesying  serveth  not  for  them 
tiiat  beiie\e  not,  but  for  them 
which  believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church 
be  come  together  into  one  place, 
and  all  speak  with  tongues,  and 
there  come  in  those  thai  are  un- 
learned or  unbelievers,  will  they 
not  say  that  ye  are  mad?  t 

24  But  if  all  prophesy,  andtheie 
come  in  one  that  believeth  not,  or 
one  unlearned,  he  is  convinced  of 
all,  he  is  judged  of  all  : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of 
his  heart  made  manifest ;  and  so, 
falling  down  on  his  face,  he  will 
worship  God,  and  report  that  God 
is  u  in  you  of  a  truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren? 
when  ye  come  together,  every  one 
of  you  hath  a  psalm,  hath  a  doc- 
ti'uie,  V  hath  a  tongue,  hath  a  reve- 
lation, hath  an  interpretation. 
Let  w  all  things  be  done  unto  edi- 
fying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  un- 
known tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or 
at  the  most  by  three,  and  that  by 
course  ;   and  let  one  interpret. 

i  28  But  if  there  te  no  interpreter, 
let  him  keep  silence  in  the  church  ; 
and  let  him  speak  to  himself  and 
to  God. 

29  Let  rthe  prophets  speak  two 
or  three,  and  let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to 
another  that  sitteth  by,  let  the  y 
first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one 
by  one,  that  all  may  learn,  and 
all  m.ay  be  comforted. 

32  And  the  spirits  z  of  the  pro- 
phets are  subject  to  the  prophets. 

33  For  God  is  not  the  author  of 
6  confusion,  but  of  peace,  as  a  in 
ail  chr.rches  of  the  saints. 

34  Let  6  your  women  keep  silence 
in  the  churches  :  for  it  is  not  per- 
mitted unto  them  to  speak  ;  but 
they  are  commanded  to  be  c  under 
obedience,  as  also  saith  d  the  law. 

35  And  if  they  will  learn  any 
thing,  let  them  ask  their  husbands 
at  home  :  for  it  is  a  shame  for  wo- 
men to  speak  in  the  church. 

33  What  !  came  the  word  of  God 
out  from  you  ?  or  e  came  it  unto 
you  only  ? 

37  If/  any  nian  think  himself  to 
179 


Certainly  of  airiiit' J reattrrection.  I   CORINTHIANS 


be  a  piopliot,  or  npiritual,  let  liiin 
acknowledg'e  ih;a  ilie  iliin^s  ihiii 

1  wriio  unto  you  uve  ilie  cornirianil- 
meni8  ol'ilie  Lord. 

38  But  i/'  any  man  be  ig'norant, 
let  bim  be  ig'norunt. 

39  Wberd'ore,  brethren,  covet  to 
prophesy,  and  forbid  not  to  speak 
wiiFi  tongues. 

40  Let  g  all  things  be  done  dc- 
ctMillv  unii  in  o.der. 

CHAPTGH  XV. 

MORKUVKK,  brethren,  I  a  de- 
clare unto  you  the  gospel 
which  1  prtiached  liiitoyou,  which 
6  also  ye  have  received,  and  where- 
in c  ye  stand  : 

2  By  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if 
d  ye  keep  1  in  memory  2  what  I 
preached  unto  you,  unless  e  ye 
have  believed  in  vain. 

3  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first 
of  all  that  which  I  also  received, 
how  that  Christ  died  for  our  sins 
accoriiingy  to  the  Scriptui-es; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and 
that  he  rose  again  the  third  day 
according  g  to  the  Scriptures  ; 

5  And  that  he  was  seen  of  h  Ce- 
phas, then  of  the  twelve  : 

6  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  above 
five  hundred  brethren  at  once  ;  of 
whom  the  g.catcr  part  remain 
unto  this  present,  but  some  are 
fallen  asleep. 

7  Afiertliat,  he  was  seen  of  James  ; 
tlien  of  all  the  apostles. 

8  And  last  i  ol'  all  he  was  seen 
of  me  also,  as  of  3  one  born  out  of 
due  time. 

9  For  I  am  the   lea.st    k    of    the 
apostles,  that  am  not    meet  to  be 
called  an  apostle,  because  I  perse- I 
cuted  the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am 
what  I  am  :  and  his  grace  which 
tens  bestowed  upon  me  was  not  in 
vain  ;  but  I  laboured  more  abun-  I 
dantly  than  they  all  :  yet  not.  I,  1 1 
but  the  grace  of  God  which  was . 
with  me.  j 

U  Therefore  whether  it  were  1 1 
or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  | 
believed. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  { 
that  he  rose  fiom  the  dead,  how  i 
tn  say  some  among  you  that  there 
18  no  resurrection  of  the  dead  ?         | 

13  But  if  71  there  be  no  resurrec- 
tion of  the  dead,  then  is  Christ  not 
risen  ; 

14  And  if  o  Christ  be  not  risen, 
then  is  our  pieaching  vain,  and 
your  faith  ia  also  vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  arc  found  false 
^'itnesses  of  God  :  because  we 
have  testified  of  God  that  he  rais- 

180 


A.  D.  59. 

g  vcr.  26,33.  [  ed   up    Cbriiit :    whom    he    raised 
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spicch. 

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Is.  53.  l,ic. 

Da.  9.  ^6. 

Zee.    13.    7. 

Lu.   24.   26, 

46. 

S  Ps.  16.  10. 

Ho.  6.  2. 

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d:c. 

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abortive. 

k  Kp.3.  7,  8. 
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n  ITh.4.  14. 
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p   Ro.  4.  25. 
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c.  4.  13. 
2Ti.  3.  12. 
r  1  Pe.  1.  3. 
s  Ac.  26.  23. 
Col.  1.  18. 
Re.  1.5. 
«Ho.5.12,17. 
i/Jno.  II. £5. 
r  lTh.4.15— 
17. 

JO  Da.  r.  14. 
27. 

X  Ps.  2.  6— 
10.  45.  3—6. 
110.1.  Kp. 
1.22.  He.  1. 
13. 

wHo.  13.  14. 
2  Ti.   I.   10. 
Re.  20.  14. 
z  Ps.  8.  6. 
a  Ph.  3.  21. 
Ac.  11.  3. 
cRo.  6.  3,4. 
rf2Co. 11.26. 

4  Rome 
read,  our. 
ePh.  3.  3. 
/  Ro.  8.  36. 

5  or,  to 
speak  after. 
g  Ec.  2.  24. 
Is.  22.  13. 
Ac.  5.  6. 

i  Ro.  13.  H. 
Ec.  5.  14. 


16  For  if  the  dead  riitc  nol.  then 
is  not  Chribl  raised  : 

17  And  if  Chiist  be  not  raised, 
your  faith ^  t«  vain  ;  ye  ure  yet  lu 
your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fal- 
len asleep  in  Chusl,  are  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  only  we  have 
hope  in  Chiirt,  ue  ;  aie  of  all  men 
most  miserable. 

20  But  now  is  r  Christ  risen  from 
the  dead,<ui(2  become  the  firsi-fiuit* 
s  of  them  that  slept. 

21  For  {  since  by  man  came  death, 
M  by  man  tame  also  the  resuirec- 
tion  of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even 
so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made 
alive. 

23  But  V  every  man  in  his  own 
order  ;  Christ  the  first-fruits  ;  after- 
ward they  that  are  Cliiist's,  at  his 
coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when 
he  shall  have  delivered  up  the 
kingdom  lo  to  God,  even  the  Fa- 
ther; when  he  shall  have  put 
down  all  rule  and  all  authority  and 
power. 

25  For  he  x  must  reign,  till  he 
hath  put  all  enemies  under  bji 
feet. 

26  The  last  enemy  that  shall  b* 
destioyed  y  is  death. 

27  For  he  z  hath  put  all  things 
under  his  feet.  But  when  hesailh, 
All  things  are  put  under  Aim  /  it  is 
manifest  that  he  is  excepted  which 
did  put  all  things  undci  him. 

28  And  when  all  things  shall  be 
subdued  a  unto  him,  then  shall 
the  Pon  also  himself  be  subject 
unto  him  b  that  put  all  things  un- 
der him,  that  God  may  be  all  in 
all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do  which 
c  are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the 
dead  rise  not  at  all  ?  why  are  they 
then  baptized  for  the  dead  ? 

30  And  why  stand  we  in.  d  jeo- 
pardy every  hour  ? 

31  I  protest  by  4  your  rejoicing  e 
which  I  have  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord,  I  /  die  daily. 

32  If  5  after  the  manner  cf  men 
I  have  fought  with  beasts  at  Ephe- 
sus,  what  advantag.;lh  it  me,  if 
the  dead  rise  nol  7  Let  us  g  eat  and 
drink,  for  to-morrow  we  die. 

33  Be  not  deceived;  evil  h  com- 
munications corrupt  good  man- 
ners. 

34  Awake  i  to  righteousness,  and 
sin  not ;    for  some  have   not  thtf 


A.  D.  59. 

knowledg'e  of  God  :  I  k  speak  this 
to  yiHir  shame. 

35  But  some  Ttian  will  say,  How  / 
are  tlie  dead  raised  up?  and  with 
what  body  do  they  come  ? 

36  Thou  fool  !  that  m  which  thou 
Bowest  is  not  quickened,  except  it 
die  : 

37  And  that  which  thou  sowest, 
thou  sowest  not  that  body  that 
shall  be,  but  bare  grain,  it  may 
chance  of  wheat,  or  of  some  other 
grain  : 

38  But  God  n  giveth  it  a  body  as 
it  hath  pleased  him,  and  to  every 
seed  his  own  body. 

39  All  flesh  is  noKhe  same  flesh  : 
but  l/iere  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of 
men,  another  flesh  of  beasts,  an- 
other of  fishes, fi«rf  another  of  birds. 

40  There  o  are  also  celestial  bo- 
dies,and  bodies  terrestrial  :  but  the 
g:lory  of  the  celeslial  is  one,  and 
the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is  an- 
other. 

41  TViere  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,p 
and  anotherglory  of  the  moon, and 
another  glory  of  the  stars  :  for  one 
Btar  ditiereth  from  another  star  in 
glory. 

4'2  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead.  It  is  sown  in  corrup- 
tion :  it  is  raised  in  incorruplion  : 

43  It  q  is  sown  in  dishonour,  it 
is  raised  in  glory  :  it  is  sown  in 
weakness  ;  it  is  raised  in  power  : 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural  body  ;  it 
is  raised  a  spiritual  body.  There 
13  a  natural  body,  and  there  is  a 
spiritual  r  body. 

4o  And  so  it  is  written,  s  The  first 
man  Adam  was  made  a  living 
soul  ;  the  t  last  Adam  was  made  a 
quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeii  that  was  not  first 
which  is  spiritual,  but  that  which 
is  natural  ;  and  afterward  that 
which  is  spiritual. 

47  The  u  first  man  is  of  the  earth, 
earthy  :  the  second  man  is  the 
Lord  from  heaven. 

48  As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they 
also- that  are  earthy  :  and  as  is  the 
heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that 
arc  heavenly. 

49  And  a?  we  have  borne  the  im- 
age of  the  earthy,  we  shall  a. so 
t!  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that 
u>  flesh  an»l  blood  cannot  inheiit 
the  kingdom  of  God  :  neither  doth 
corniption  inherit  incorruption. 

51  Behold,  I  show  you  a  mystery: 
"We  j:  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we 
shall  all  be  changed. 

52  In  a  moment,  y  in  the  twin- 
kling of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump  : 

5S 


CHAP.  XVII. 
k  c.  6.  5. 
ZEz.  37.  3. 

m  Jno.  12. 

24. 

nGe.  1.   11, 
12. 

o  Ge.  1.  16. 

p  Ps.  19.  4, 
5. 

q  Da.  12.  3. 
Mat.  13.  43. 
Ph.  3.  21. 
r  Lu.  24.  31. 
Jno.  20.  19, 
26. 

sGe.2.  7. 

«  Jno.  5.  21. 
6.  33,  40. 

u  Jno.  3.  13, 
31. 

B  Ro.  8.  29. 

w h\o.  3.3,5. 

xlTh.  4.  15 
—17. 

y2Pe.3.10. 


r  Zec.9.  14. 

Mat.  24.  31. 

a  Jno.  5.  25. 

6  2Cor.  5.  4. 

1  Jno.  3.  2. 

c  Is.  25.  8. 

d  Hos.  13. 

14. 

6  or,  hell. 

e  Ro.  6.  23. 

/  Ro.  4.  15. 

g  Ro.  7.  25. 

h  Ro.  8.  37. 

1  Jno.5.  4, 

5. 

i  2Pe.  3. 

14. 

ffiGa.  2.  10. 

b  Ac.  20.  7. 

Re.  1.  10. 

c2Cor.  8. 

19. 

1  Siift. 

ri  2  Cor.  1. 

15,  16. 

e2Cor.  2. 

12.  Re.  3.  8. 

/  Ph.  3.  18. 

S  Ac.  19.  22. 

/i  Ph.  2. 19— 

22. 

!  1  Ti.  4.  12. 

*  3  Jno.  6. 


Of  relieving  tJie  brethren. 

fortlie  z  trumpet  shall  sound,  and 
the  dead  a  shall  be  raised  incor- 
ruptible, and  we  shall  be  changed, 

53  For  this  corruptible  must  put 
on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal 
b  7nust  put  on  immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall 
have  put  on  incorruption,  and  this 
mortal  shall  have  put  on  immor- 
tality, then  shall  be  brought  to 
pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 
Death  c  is  swallowed  up  in  vic- 
tory. 

55  O  d  death,  where  is  thy  sting? 

0  grave,  6  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

56  The  e  sting  of  death  is  sin  ; 
andy  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  But  thanks  g  be  to  God,  which 
giveth  us  the  victory  h  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

58Therefore,iny  beloved  brethren, 
t  be  ye  steadfast,  unmoveable, 
abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your 
labour  is  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord. 
CHAPTER  XVI. 

NOW  concerning  the  collection 
for  the  saints,  as  a  I  have  giv- 
en order  to  the  churches  of  Galatia, 
even  so  do  ye. 

2  Upon  the  first  6  day  of  the  week 
let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in 
store,  as  Gjd  hath  prospered  him, 
that  there  be  no  gatherings  when 

1  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  whomsoever 
eye  shall  approve  by  your  letters, 
them  will  I  send  to  bring  your 
1  liberality  unto  Jerusalem. 

4  And  if  it  Le  meet  that  I  go  also, 
they  shall  go  with  me. 

5  Now  1  will  come  unto  you, 
d  when  I  shall  pass  through  Mace- 
donia: fori  do  pass  through  Mace- 
donia. 

6  And  it  may  be  that  I  will  abide, 
j'ea,  and  winter  with  you,  that 
ye  may  bring  me  on  my  journey 
whithersoever  I  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  you  now  by 
the  way ;  but  I  trust  to  tarry  a 
while  with  you,  if  the  Lord  permit, 

8  But  I  will  tan-y  at  Ephesus  un- 
til Pentecost. 

9  For  a  great  door  e  and  efi"ectual 
is  opened  unto  me,  and  there  are 
many  adversaries. _/" 

10  Now  if  Timotheusi^  come,  see 
that  he  may  be  with  you  without 
fear  :  for  he  worketh  ^the  work  of 
the  Lord,  as  I  also  do. 

11  Let  no  man  therefore  despise 
i  him  :  but  conduct  k  him  forth  in 
peace,  that  he  may  come  unto  me: 
for  I  look  for  him  with  the  bre- 
thren. 

18  As  touching  our  brother  Apol* 
181 


£,ncourasement  agftinal  Iroublei.  II 

loj,  t  I  »renlly  desired  him  to  come 
uiiin  you  wiih  the  biethreii  :  bui 
his  will  WU8  not  at  all  to  come  at 
thisiime  j  but  he  will  come  when 
he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  VVatch  m  ye,  stand  n  I'aHt  in 
the  faith,  quit  you,  like  men,  o  be 
Btronj.  p 

U  Let  g  all  your  thin;ja  be  done 
with  charily. 

15  I  bcie-;ch  yon,  bretliren,  (ye 
know  the  house  of  Stephanaa,  that 
it  IS  the  r  first-fruits  of  Achaia, 
and  tli/it  they  have  addicted  them- 
selves to  the  ministry  of  the 
saints,) 

16  That  ye  submit  *  yourselves 
unto  such,  and  to  every  one  that 
helpeth  with  uj,  and  labourelh. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of 
Stuphaiius  and  Fortnnatus  and 
Achaicus  :  for  that  which  was 
lacking'  t  on  your  part  they  have 
supplied. 


CORIMTIIIANS. 


A.  D.  60. 


Id.  12. 
m  1  Pe.  5. 

8. 

n2  Th.  2. 

15. 

o  c.  14.  20. 

p  Kp.  6.  10. 

7  1  Fe.4.  8. 

r  Ro.  16.  5. 

;.•  He.  13.  17. 

t  I'll.  2.  3U. 


>i  1  Th.  5. 
12. 

a  A-.  IS.  £8. 
IB  R.).  16.  5, 
15. 

X  Kp.  6.  24. 
7/lia.  I.  8,9. 
:Jude  14, 
\b. 
oRo.  16.20. 


13  For  they  hate  refreshed  my 
spirit  and  yours  :  therefore  ac- 
knowledge u  ye  tbem  that  are 
such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute 
you.  Aqiiila  t;  and  Piiscilla  salute 
you  much  in  the  Lord,  with  the 
chuich  w  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you. 
Greet  ye  one  another  with  an  holy 
kiss. 

Ul  The  salutation  of  me  Paul 
with  mine  own  hand, 

22  If  any  man  love  x  not  the 
Lord  Jesus  Chiist,  let  him  be 
anathema  y  maranatha.  z 

23  The  g.ace  a  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  he  with  you. 

24  IVIy  love  be  with  you  all  in 
Christ  Jesus.    Amen. 

The  first  epistlt  to  the  Corinthi- 
ans was  written  from  Philippi 
by  Stephanas,   and   Fortnnatus, 

and  AclKiicus,  and  Timutbeus. 


THE  SECOND  EPISTLE 
OP  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE  CORINTHIANS. 


CHAPTER  1. 

P.\UL,  an  apostle  a  of  Jesus 
Christ  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
Timothy  our  brother,  unto  the 
church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth, 
with  all  the  saints  b  which  arc  in 
all  Achaia : 

2  Grace  c  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  from 
the  Lord  Jesus  Chiist. 

3  Blessed  rf  he  God,  even  tlie  Fa- 
ther of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God  of 
all  comfort  ; 

4  Who  cotiiforteth  us  in  all  our 
tribulation,  that  we  may  be  ul)le 
to  comlort  them  which  are  in  any 
trouble,  by  the  comfort  wherewith 
we  ourselves  are  comforted  of 
God. 

5  For  as  the  sufferings  e  of  Christ 
abound  in  us,  so  our  consolation 
also  aboundeth  by  Christ. 

6  And  whether  we  be  adlicted,  J; 
»■*  for/  your  consolation  and  sal- 
vation, which  is  1  effectual  in  the 
enduring  of  the  same  sufferings 
which  we  also  suffer  ;  or  whether 
we  be  comforted,  il  is  for  your 
consolation  and  salvation. 

7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  steadfast, 
knowiii?,  that  as  g  ye  are  parta- 
kers of  the  sufferings,  so  shall  ye  be 
.ilso  of  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren, 
have  you  ignorant  of  our  trouble  h 
which  ca.me  to  us  in  Asia,  that  we 
vere     pressed     out    of    measure, 

189 


a\  &2Ti. 
1.  I. 

6  Ph.  1.  1. 
Col.  1.  2. 

cRo.  1.  7. 

d  Ep.  1.  3.  1 
Pe.  1.  3. 
cCol.  1.  24. 
/  c.  4.  15. 

lor, 

^Drought, 
g  Ro.  8.  17. 
2Ti.  2.  12. 

h  Ac.  19.  23, 

&c. 


2  or,  answer. 

i  Je.  17.  5,7. 

k^Pe.  2.9. 

;  Ro.  15.  30. 
Ph.  1.  19. 
Ja.  5. 16.  18. 

?n  1  Cor.  2. 
4,  13. 

n  I  Cor.  15. 

10. 

0  Ph.  4.1. 

3  or,  grace. 


above  strength,  insomuch  that  we 
despaired  even  of  life  : 

9  But  we  had  the  2  sentence  of 
death  in  ourselves,  that  we  should 
not  trust  i  in  ourselves,  but  in 
(rod  which  raiselh  the  dead  : 

10  Who  delivereil  I:  us  from  so 
great  a  death,  and  doth  delivc.: 
in  whom  we  trust  that  he  will  yet 
deliver  u<  ," 

11  Yc  also  helping  i  together  by 
prayer  for  us,  that  for  the  gift  6*- 
sCoioed  upon  us  by  the  means  of 
many  persons,  thanks  may  be 
given  V)y  many  on  our  behalf. 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the 
testimony  of  our  conscience,,  that 
ill  simpl'city  and  godly  sincerity, 
not  7n  with  fleshly  wisdom,  but 
by  the  grace  of  n  God,  we  have 
had  our  conversation  in  the  world, 
and  more  abundantly  to  yoti- 
ward. 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things 
unto  you  than  what  ye  read  or 
acknowledge  ;  and  I  trust,  ye  shall 
acknowledge  even  to  the  end  ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged 
us  in  part,  that  o  we  are  your  re- 
joicing  even  as  ye  also  are  ours  ia 
the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  I  was 
miniled  to  ccme  unto  you  before, 
that  ye  might  hare  a  second 
3  benefit  ; 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Ma- 
cedonia, and  to  come  again  out  of 
Macedonia  untu  you,  and  of  you 


A.  D.  60. 


CHAP.  II.  III. 


Paul's  success  in  preaching. 


to  be  brought  on  my  p  way  toward  p  Ac.  21.  5.    \   9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I  write, 


Juden. 


9  c.  10.  2.       [that    I   might   know   the   proof  of 


17    When  I  therefore   was    thus  4  or,^reac/i-   you,  whether  ye  be   obedient  g  in 


minded,   did   I   use   lightness  ?  or 
the  things  that  I  purpose,  do  I  pur- 
pose acoording  y  to  the   flesh,  that 
with  me  (here  should  be  yea,  yea,   Ro.  1.  4 
and  nay,  nay  1 


all  thin^ 

r  Mat.  5.  37.  I    10  To  whom  ye  forgiye  any  thing, 

Mar.  1.  1.   ,  \ forgive  also  :  fori!'  I  forgave  any 

thing,  to  whom  I   forgave   it,    for 


t  Ro.  15.  8,     your  sakes  forgave  I  it   in   the  2 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  4  word   9.  He.  13.  8.    person  of  Christ  ; 

toward  you  was  not  yea  r  and  nay.   u2Th.  2. 17.  i    11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  ad- 

19  For  the  Son  s  of  God,   Jesus   1  Pe.  5.  10.    \  vantage  of  us  :  for  we  are   not  ig- 
Christ,  who  was  preached   among  v  1  Jno.2.20,    norant  of  his  devices. 

you  by  U8,  eyera  by  me   and   Silva-  27.  Re.  3.18.  ;    12  Furthermore,  when  A  I   came 
nus  and  Timotheus,  was  not  yea   wKp.  1.  13,    to  Troas  to preacA.  Christ's  gospel, 


ami  nay,  but  in  him  was  yea.  14.  4.  30.  2 

20  For  all  the  proraises  of  God  in  Ti.  2.  19. 

Z  him  are  yea,  and   in   him   amen,  a^  Ro.  8.  9, 

unto  the  glory  of  God  by  us.  14 — 16. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  u  y  1  Cor.  3.  5. 
us  witli  you   in   Christ,   and  hath  1  Pe.  5.  3. 
anointed  u  us,  i6' God  ;  ^Ro.  11.20. 

22  Who  hath  also  sealed  v>  us,  1  Cor.  15.  1. 
and  given  the  earnest  of  the  Spir-  ac.  1.  23.  12. 
it  X  it)  our  hearts.  20,21.  13.  10. 

23  Moreover  I  call  God  for  a  re-  6  c.  11.  2. 
curd  upon   my  soul,  that,  to   spare  c  Ga.  5.  10. 
you,  I  came  not  as  yet   unto  Co-  d  Ga.  4.  12. 
vinth.                                                    _  1 1  or,  cen- 

24  Not  for  that  we  have  y  AoTa\-  sure. 
nioii  over  your  failh,  but  are  help-  e  1  Cor.  5.  4, 


and  a  i  door  was  opened  unto   me 

I  of  the  Lord, 

I  13  I  had  no  rest  k  in  my  spirit, 
because  I  found  not  Titus  my  bro- 
ther :  but  taking  my  leave  of  them, 

\  I  went  from  thence  into  Macedo- 

inia. 

H  Now  thanks  he  unto  God,  I 
which  always  causeth  us  to  tri- 
umph in  Christ,  and  maketh  man- 
ifest the   savour  m  of  his  knowl- 

I  edge  by  us  in  every  place. 

15  For  we  are  unlo  God  a  sweet 
savour  of  Christ,  in  Ihem  n  that 
are  saved,  and  in  them  that  perish. 

16  To  o  the  one  ice  are  the  savour 


ers  of  your  joy  :  for  by  z    faith   ye   5.  1  Ti.  5.  20.  I  of  death  unto   death;  and   to   the 


stauQ. 

CHAPTER  II. 

BUT  I  determined  this  with  my- 
.<elf,   that   I   would   not  come 
asrain  to  vou  in  heaviness,  a 


iy  Ga.  6.  1.     ;  other  the  savour  of  life   unto   life. 

I And  who /I  is  sufficient  for  these 

I  ,  things  1 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many, 
which  corrupt  3  the  word  of  God  : 
but  as  of  sincerity,  but  as  of  God, 


g  c.  7.   15. 

2  or,  sight. 
2  For  if  [   make   you   sorry,  who  k  Ac.  l6.  8. 

is  he  then  that  maketh   me   glad,    il  Cor.  16.9.    in  the  sight  j  of  God,  speak  we  4 
but  the  same  which  is  made   sorry   k  c.  7.  5,  6. 

I  Ro.  8.  37. 


by  me  ? 

3    And   I  wrote    this  same   unto   m  Ca.  1.  3. 
you,  lest,  when  I  came,   I   should   nlCo.  1.  18. 


in  Christ. 
!  CHAPTER  III. 

DO  we  begin  again  to  commend 
a  ourselves?  or  need  we,  as 
have  sorrow  t'roni  them  of  whom  o  Jno.  9.  39.  some  oJfcers,  epistles  5  of  commen- 
I  ouglit  to  rejoice;  having  confi-  1  Pe.  2.  7^  8.  ;  datiou  to  you,  or  letters  of  com- 
denee  in  you  all,  that  ray  joy  is  p  c.  3.  5,  6. 
the  Joy  of  you  all.  3  or,  dealde- 

4  Pur  out  of  much  affliction   and   ceitfully 
anguish  of  heart  I  wrote  unto  you   with.  c.  4.  2. 
with    many   tears  ;    not    that    ye   q  He.  11.  27. 
shuuld   be   grieved,    but    that    ye   4  or,  of. 
might   know  the   love   6  which   I   a  c.  5.  12. 
have  more  abundantly  unto  you.     i6  Ac.  18.  27. 

5  But  if  c  any  have  caused  giief,  c  1  Cor.  9.2. 
he  bath  not  grieved  me,  d  but  in  aEx.24.  12. 
part  :  that  I  may  not  overcharge  «Je.  31.  33. 
you  all.  ■  lEz.  11.  19. 

6  Sufficient  to  such  a  man  is  this  fino.  15.  5. 
1  punishment,  which  wres   infiicted   g  1  Cor.  15. 


of  many. 

7  So/ that  contrariwise  ye  ought   h  Ep.  3.  7. 
rather  to  forgive  hiin,  and  comfort   1  Ti.  1.  12. 


mendation  from  you  ? 

2  Ye  c  are  our  epistle,  written  in 
our  hearts,  known  and  read  of  uU 
men  : 

3  Forasmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly 
declared  to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ 
ministered  by  us,  written  not  with 
ink,  but  with  the  Spirit  of  the  liv- 
ing God  :  not  in  tables  of  stone,  d 
but  e  in  fleshly  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we  through 
Christ  to  God-ward  : 

5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of 
/ourselves  to  think   any  thing,  as 


10.  Ph.  2.13.    of  our.selves;  but^  oursufficiencj 


' of  God ; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  able  h, 
him,    lest    perhaps    such    a    one   i  Mat. 26. 28.  J  ministers  of  the  New  i  Testament; 


should  be  swallowed  up  with  over-  ,  He.  8.  6 — 10.    not  of  the  letter,  k  but  of  the  spir- 
A-Ro.  2.  28,   jit:  for  the   I  letter  killeth,  but  »i 
the  spirit  1  giveth  life. 


mucli  sorrow. 

S  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that  |29 
ve  would    confirm    your  love   to-  j  I  Ro.  4.  15 
ward  him.  •  .  1 7.  9,  10. 


\mino.  6. 63. Ro. 8. 2.1  Qv.quickineth, 
183 


Paul't  diligence 

7  Bill  if  ihe  ministration  of  (loath, 
written  and  cnjraven  in  stones, 
was  glorious,  80  that  the  cliililien 
of  Is.ael  could  not  steadfastly  be- 
hold the  face  of  Moses  for  n  the 
glory  of  his  countenance,  which 
gto'-;./  was  to  be  done  away  ; 

d  liuw  shall  not  the  ministration 
of  the  Spirit  be  rather  glorious  ? 

9  i'or  if  the  ministration  of  con- 
demnation be  glory,  miich  more 
doth  the  ministration  of  righteovis- 
ness  exceed  in  gloiT. 

10  For  even  that  which  was  made 
glorious  had  no  gloiy  in  this  re- 
spect, by  reason  of  the  glory  that 
excelleth. 

11  For  if  o  that  which  is  done 
away  was  glorious,  much  moie 
that  which  remaineth  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such 
hope,  we  use  great  '2  plainness  of 
speech  : 

13  And  not  as  Moses,  which  p-Jt 
a  vail  over  his  face,  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  could  not  steadfastly 
look  to  the  end^  of  that  which  is 
abolished  : 

14  But  their  minds  were  blinded;*; 
for  until  this  day  remaineth  the 
same  vail  untaken  away  in  the 
reading  of  the  Old  Testament  : 
which  vail  is  done  away  in  Christ. 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  when 
Moses  is  read,  the  vail  is  upon 
their  heart. 

16  Nevertheless,  when  it  shall 
turn  to  the  Lord,  the  vail  shall  be 
taken  away,  r 

17  Now  the  Lord  s  is  that  Spirit  : 
and  where  the  t  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
is,  there  is  liberty. 

18  But  we  all,  with  open  face 
beholding  as  in  a  glass  u  the  glory 
of  the  Lord,  are  changed  into  the 
same    v    image    from   v>   glory   to 

Elory,  even  as  3  by  the  Spirit  of  the 
ord. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

THEREFORE,  seeing  we  have 
this  ministry,  as  we  have  re- 
ceived n  mercy,  we  faint  not  ; 
2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden 
things  of  1   dishonesty,  not   walk 


11  CORIXTHIANS. 


A.  D.  80. 


n  Ex.  34.  1, 
•29— J6. 

0  Ho.  5.  20, 
21. 

2  or,  bold- 
lu-ss. 

p  Ro.  10.  4. 

>l  Ro.   11.  7, 

8,  25. 

r  Is.  25.  7. 

s  1  Cor.  IS 

44. 

t  Ro.  8.  2. 

u  1  Cor.  13. 

12. 

V  Ro.  8.  29. 

v>  Vs.  84.  7. 

3  or,  of  the 
Lord  Ike 
Spirit. 

a  1  Cor.  7. 
25. 

1  shame, 
b  c.  2.  17. 
c  2  Th.  2. 
10. 

d  Jno.  12. 
31,  40. 
e  Jno.  1.  14, 
18. 


/Ge.  1.3. 

2  it  is  he 
toko  luith. 
ir  1  Cor.  2. 
5. 

he.  7.  5. 

3  or,  not  al- 
together 
leithout  help 
or  means. 

i  Ga.  6.  17. 

yt2Ti.  2.  11, 

12. 

I  1  Cor.  15. 

31,49. 

7n  c.  13.  9. 

7i2Pe.  1.  1. 

o  Ps.  116. 

10. 


p  c.  5.   1 — 4. 

<7  1  Cor.  3. 
ing  in  craftiness,  nor  handling  the  j21,  22. 
word  of  God  deceitfully,  b   but  hyrc.  8.  19. 
m.inifestalion    of  the   truth   com- !  s  1  Cor.  .5. 
mending  ourselves  to  every  man's  \  53. 
conscience  in  the  sight  of  God.         /  Ro.  7.  22. 

3  But  if  oar  gospel  he  hid,  it  is  I '*  Ro.  8.  J8, 
hid  to  them  c  that  are  lost  :  |34. 

4  In  whom  the  go  I  rf  of  this  world  lo  He.  11.  I. 
hath  bliniled  the  minds  of  them  a  Job  4.  19. 
which  beliftve  not,  lest  the  light  of  ,2  Pe.  1.  13, 
the  glorious  gospel  of  Christ,  who   14. 

is  the  image  f  of  God,  should  shine  \h  1  Pe.  1.  4. 
unto  .hem.  IcRo.  8.  23. 

134 


5  For  we  preach  not  ourselves, 
but  ('hrisl  Jesus  the  Lord  ;  and 
ourselves  your  lerviints  for  jesuH* 
sake. 

6  For  God,  whocommnndedy  the 
light  to  shine  out  of  darkness,  2 
hath  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give 
the  light  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
glory  of  God  in  the  face  of  Jeius 
Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in 
eanJien  vessels,  that  the  excel- 
lency g  of  the  power  may  be  of 
God,  and  not  of  us. 

8  ircare  troubled  Aon  every  side, 
yet  not  distressed  ;  we  are  per- 
plexed, hut  3  not  in  despair  : 

9  Penieouted,  but  not  forsaken  ; 
cast  down,  but  not  destroyed  : 

10  Always  bearing  i  about  in  the 
body  thi  dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
that  k  the  life  also  of  Jesus  might 
be  made  manifest  in  our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  are  I  alway 
delivered  unto  death  for  Jesus' 
sake,  that  the  life  also  of  Jesus 
might  be  made  manifest  in  our 
mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  m  death  worketh  in 
us,  but  life  in  you. 

13  We  having  Ihe  same  n  spirit 
of  faith,  according  as  it  is  written, 
0  I  believed,  and  therefore  have  I 
spoken  ;  we  also  believe,  and 
therefore  speak  ; 

14  Knowing p  that  he  which  rais.'- 
ed  up  the  Lord  Jesus,  shall  raise 
up  us  also  by  Jesus,  and  shall 
present  us  with  you. 

15  For  7  all  things  are  for  your 
sakes,  that  the  abundant  .grace  r 
might,  through  the  thanksgiving 
of  many,  redound  to  the  glor\'  of 
God. 

16  For  which  cause  s  we  faint 
not  ;  but  thotigh  our  outward  man 
perish,  yet  the  inward  t  man  is  re- 
newed day  by  day. 

17  For  u  our  light  affliction,  which 
is  but  for  a  moment,  worketh  for 
us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eter- 
nal weight  of  glory  ; 

18  While  we  look  not  at  the 
things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the 
things  which  are  not  r  seen  :  for 
the  things  which  are  seen  are  tem- 
poral ;  but  the  things  which  are 
not  seen  ore  eternal. 

CHAPTER  V. 

FOR  we  know,  that  if  our  earth- 
ly house  of  this  tabernacle 
a  were  dissolved,  we  have  a  build- 
ing of  God,  an  house  6  not  made 
with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens, 
2  For  in  this  w^e  groan,  c earnestly 
desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with 
our  house  which  is  from  heaven  : 


A.  D.  60.  CHAP.   VI. 

3  If  Bc  bi;  that  being  clotheil  we  d  Re.  3.  18. 
shall  not  be  found  naked,  d  18.  15. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  taberna-   elCor.15.53. 
clfi  do  groan,  being  burdened  :  not   f  Is.  29.  23. 
for  tluu  v.e  would    be  unclothed,    £p.  2.  10. 
bui  clothed   upon,  that  mortality   g  Ep.  1.  14. 
e  nrji^ht  be  swallowed  up  of  life.         h  Ro.  8.  24, 

5  Now  he   that   hath   wrought  /    25. 

us  for  the  self-same  thing,  is  God,   i  Ph.  1.  23. 
who  also  hath   given  unto  us  the    1  endeauour. 
earnest  »  of  the  Spirit.  k  Ro.  14.  10. 

6  Therefore  we  are  always  confi-    I  c.  7.  3. 
dent,  knowing  that,  whilst  we  are    wHe.  1U.31. 
at  home  in  the   body,  we   are  ah-   Jude  23. 
Bent  from  the  Lord  ;  !  n  c.  4.  2. 

7  (For  h  we  walk  by   faith,  not   o  e.  3.  1. 
by  sight  :)  |2  the  face. 

8  We  are  confident,  /  say,  and  i  p  c.  11.  1,16, 
willing  rather  to   be   absent  from   17. 

the  body,   and  to   be  present  with  y  Ca.  8.  6. 
the  Lord.  :  r  Ro.  5.  15. 

9  Wherefore  we   1  labour,  that,  1 14.  7 — 9. 
whether    present     or    absent,   we  I  s  1  Cor. 6. 19, 
may  be  accepted  of  him.  j20. 

10  For  /:  we  must  all   appear  be-  \  3  let  him  be. 
fore  the  judgment-seat  of  Christ  ;    t   Jno.  3.  3. 
that  every  one   may  receive  i  the    Ga.  6.   15. 
things  done  in  his  body,  according   u  Is.  65.  17. 
to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  it  be   Re.  21.  5. 
good  or  bad.  j  u  Col.  1.  20. 

11  Knowing  therefore   the  terror   

rn  of  the  Iiord,  we  persuade  men  ;  ]W  Ro.  3.  24. 
but  n  we  are  made  manifest  unto  Aput  in  us. 
God,  and  I  trust  also  are  made  I  a:  Job  33.  23. 
manifest  in  your  consciences.  I  Mai.  2.  7. 

12  For  o  we  commend  not  our-JEp.  6.20. 
selves  again  unto  you,  but  give  y  Is.  53.  6, 
you  occasion  to  glory  on  our  be-  9,  12.  Ga.3. 
half,  that  ye  may  have  somewhat  13.  1  Pe.  2. 
to  ansicer  them  which  glory  in  22,24.  1  Jno. 
2  appearance,  and  not  in  heart.        i3.  5. 

13  For  whetlier  we  be  beside^  our-    ?  Ro.  5.  19. 
selves,  it  is  to  God  :  or  whether  we  j  «  c.  5.  20. 
be  sober,  it  is  for  your  cause.  ;  6  He.  12.  15. 

14  For  the  love  of  Christ  q  con-  !c  Is.  49.  8. 
straineth    us;    because     we    thus !  c£lCor.  10.32. 
judge,  that  if  one  died  for  all,  then  1 1   com?rtend- 
r  were  all  dead  :  \i"?- 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that  je  1  Cor.  4.  1. 
s  they  which  live  should  not  hence-  \  f  c.  11.  23, 
forth    live    unto    themselves,    but   &c. 

unto  him  which  died  for  them,  and  -I  or,  in  tos- 
rose  again.  \sings  to  and 

16  W'herefore   henceforth    knowI/Vo. 

we  no   man  after  the   flesh:  yea,  !  g' c.  4.  2. 
though    we    have     known    Christ  1 7t  1  Cor.  2.  4. 
after  the  flesh,  yet  now  henceforth   i   Ep.  6.11, 
know  v.-e  him  no  more.  &c. 

17  Therefore  if  any  man  be  in  t  Jno.  7.  12, 
Christ,  }ie  ii   3  a  new  t  creature  :  j  17. 

old  things  are  passed  away;  be- |  i  ICor.  4.  9. 
hold,  wall  things  are  become  new.  |mPs.ll8.18. 

18  And    all    things    are  of  God,  j  n  Ps.  84.  II. 
who   hath  reconciled  v  us  to  him-  \o  Ep.  6.  8. 
self  by    Jesus    Christ,    and     hath  j  Re.  22.  12. 
given  to  us  the  ministry  of  recon-  \p  De.7. 2,  3. 
eiliation  ;  I  Cor.  7.  39. 


Paul's  sufferings  and  patience. 

19  To  wit,  that  God  was  in  Christ, 
reconciling  the  world  unto  him- 
self, not  imputing  their  trespasses 
ic  unto  them  ;  and  hath  4  com- 
mitted unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation. 

20  Now  then  we  are  x  ambassa- 
dors for  Christ ;  as  though  God 
did  beseech  you  by  us,  we  pray 
you  in  Christ's  stead,  be  ye  recon- 
ciled to  God. 

21  For  y  he  hath  made  him  to  be 
sin  for  us,  who  knew  no  sin  ;  that 
we  might  be  made  z  the  right- 
eousness of  God  in  him. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

WE  then,  a-t  workers  a  together 
with  him,  beseech  you  also 
that  ye  receive  not  the  grace 
of  God  in  vain,  b 

2  (For  he  saith,  c  I  have  heard 
thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in 
the  day  of  salvation  have  I  suc- 
coured thee  :  behold,  now  is  the 
accepted  time  ;  behold,  now  is  the 
day  of  salvation.) 

3  Giving  no  d  offence  in  any 
thing,  that  the  ministry  be  not 
blamed  : 

4  But  in  all  things  approving  1 
ourselves  as  the  ministers  e  ot 
God,  in  much  patience,  in  afllic- 
tions,  in  necessities,  in   distresses, 

5  In  stripes,^  in  imprisonments, 
2  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in  watch- 
ings,  in  fastings ; 

6  By  nureness,  by  knowledge,  by 
long-suft'ering,  by  kindness,  by 
the  Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned, 

7  By  the  woid  g  of  truth,  by  the 
h  power  of  God,  by  the  armour  i 
of  righteousness  on  the  right  hand 
and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by 
evil  report  and  good  report  :  as  de- 
ceivers, k  and  yet  true  ; 

9  As  i  unknown,  and  yet  ■well 
known  ;  as  dying,  and,  behold, 
we  live  ;  m  as  chastened,  and  not 
killed; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  alway  re- 
joicing ;  as  poor,  yet  making  ma- 
ny rich  ;  as  having  nothing,  and 
yet  possessing  all  n  things. 

11  O  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth 
is  open  unto  you,  our  o  heart  is 
enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  iia, 
but  ye  are  straitened  in  your  own 
bowels. 

13  Now  for  a  recompense  in  the 
same,  (I  speak  as  unto  my  chil- 
dren.) be  ye  also  enlarged. 

14  Be  p  ye  not  unequally  yoked 
together  with  unbelievers:  for  what 
fellowship  hath  righteousness  with 
unrighteousness?  and  whgt  com* 

185 


The  Corinthiana  coniforteit.         Xl 

niuiiiun  hath  light  with  darkne-is  ? 
13  Aa<i  wbatcuiicuid  baih  ClirUl 
with  fii'Iial  ?  u:  wluil  purl  halb  lie 
tbul  Uclievelli  with  an  iiilidel  .' 

16  Ami  wUtit  agreciiient  hulh  ihe 
temple  of  God  with  idols?  for  ye  5 
are  the  temple  of  the  living  God  ; 
a*  God  hiith  said,  r  1  will  dwell  in 
them,  and  walk  in  tliem ;  and  I 
will  Ue  their  God,  and  they  shall 
be  my  people. 

17  Wherefore  s  come  out  from 
among  them,  and  be  ye  separate, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  to'jch  not  the 
unclean  iking  ;  and  I  will  receive 
you, 

18  An'd  t  will  he  a  father  unto 
you,  and  ye  Khali  be  my  sons  and 
daughters,  saith  the  Lord  Al- 
mighty. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

HAVING  therel'ore  these  a  pro- 
mises, dearly  beloved,  let  us 
cleanse  b  ourselves  fiom  all  hlihi- 
ness  of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  per 
fecting  holiness  in  the  fear  of  God. 

2  Receive  us  ;  we  have  wronged 
no  man,  we  have  corrupted  no 
man,  c  we  have  defrauded  no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn 
j/ou ;  for  I  have  said  d  before,  that 
ye  are  in  our  hearts  to  die  and  live 
with  you. 

4  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech 
toward  you,  great  e  is  my  glorying 
of  you  :  I  am  filled  with  comfort,  I 
am  exceeding  joyful  y  in  all  our 
tribulation. 

5  For,  when  we  were  come  into 
Macedonia,  our  flesh  had  no  rest, 
but  we  were  troubled  on  every  side; 
without  g  were  fightings,  within 
teere  fears. 

6  Nevertheless  God,  that  com- 
forteth  those  that  are  cast  downi, 
comforted  us  by  the  coming  of 
Titus  ;  h 

7  Anfl  not  by  his  coming  only, 
but  by  the  consolation  wherewith 
he  was  comforted  in  you,  when 
he  told  us  your  earnest  desire, 
your  mourning,  your  fervent  mind 
toward  me  ;  so  that  I  rejoiced  the 
more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry 
with  a  letter,  I  do  not  repent, 
though  I  i  did  repent  :  for  I  per- 
ceive that  the  same  epistle  hath 
made  you  sorry,  though  iC  toerebut 
for  a  season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were 
made  sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed 
to  repentance  :  for  ye  were  made 
Borry  1  after  a  godly  manner,  that 
ye  might  receive  damage  by  us  in 
nothing. 

10  For  godly  sorrov/   *   worketh 

m 


CORINTHIANS. 


A.  D.  60. 


7  ICor.  3.16, 
17.6.19.  Kjj. 
2.  21—22. 
r  Ex.  29.  43. 
Le.  26.  12. 
Je.  31.  1,33. 

32.  38.  Ex. 
11.  20.  36. 
'28.  37.  26, 
27.  Zee.  8.8. 
a  Is.  52.  11. 
C.7.  1.  Re. 
18.4. 

t  Je.  51.  9. 
Re.  21.  7. 
ac.  6. 17,18. 
1  Jno.  3.  3. 
b  Ps.  31.  10. 
E?..  36.  25, 
26.  1  Jno.  1. 
7,9. 

cl  Sa.l2.  3, 
4.      Ac.   20. 

33.  c.  12.  17. 
dc.6.U,  12. 
e  1  Cor.  1.4. 
c.  1.14. 

/  Ph.  2.  17. 
Col.   1.  24. 
^De.32.  iS. 
)i  c.  2.  13. 
i  c.  2.  4. 
1  or,  ac- 
cording to 
God. 

k  Je.  31.  9. 
Ez.  7.  16. 


1  Pr.  17.  22. 
m  Is.  66.  2. 
n  Tit.  3.  8. 
o  Ep.  5.  11. 
p  Ep.  4.  26. 
9  He.  4.  I. 

r  Ps.  42.   1. 

130.  6. 

s   Re.  3.  19. 

-Mat.   5.  29, 

30. 

t  Ro.  14.  18. 

u  c.  2.  4. 

V  Ro.  15.  33. 

2  buieeli. 

w  Ph.  2.  12. 
^2Th.  3.  4. 
Pbile.  8.21. 
ac.  9.  2,  4. 
b  Mar.  12. 
44. 

Isimplicity. 
c  Ac.  11.  29. 
Ro.  15.  25, 
26. 

2  or,  gift. 
•ilCor.l.S. 


repentance  to  lalvatiou  not  to  be 
repented  of;  bat  the  sorrow  of  tho 
World  /  worketh  death. 
I  11  For  behold  this  self-same  thing, 
I  that  ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly  .-/» 
sort,  what  carefulness  ;j  it  wrought 
in  you,  yea,  uhat  clearing  0  of 
yourselves,  yea,  uluit  indignation, 
p  yea,  tehat  fear,  g  yea,  teha.1  vehe- 
ment desire,  r  yea,  what  zeal,  yea, 
tcluit  s  revenge  !  In  all  things  ye 
have  approved  yourselves  t  to  be 
clear  in  this  matter. 

12  Wherefore,  though  I  wrote 
unto  you,  /  did  it  not  for  bis  cause 
that  had  done  the  wrong,  nor  for 
his  cause  that  sufi"ered  wrong,  but 
that  our  ca.e  u  for  you  in  the  sight 
of  God  might  appear  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted 
in  your  comfort  :  yea,  and  exceed- 
ingly the  more  joyed  we  for  the  joy 
of  Titus,  because  his  spirit  was 
refreihed  r  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  I  have  boasted  any  thing 
to  him  of  you,  I  am  not  ashamed  ; 
but  as  we  spake  all  things  to  yoii 
in  truth,  even  so  our  boasting, 
which  I  made  tefore  Titus,  is  found 
a  truth. 

15  And  his  2  inward  aflection  is 
more  abundant  toward  you,  whilst 
he  remerabereth  the  obedience  of 
you  all,  how  with  fear  w  and  trem- 
bling ye  received  him. 

16  I  rejoice,  therefore,  that  I  have 
confidence  x  in  vou  in  all  things. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  we  do 
you  to  wit  of  the  grace  of  God 
bestowed  on  the  churches  of  Ma- 
cedonia ;  a 

2  How  that,  in  a  great  trial  of  af- 
fliction, the  abundance  of  their  joy 
and  their  deep  6  poverty  abound- 
ed unto  the  riches  of  their  1  libe- 
rality. 

3  For  to  their  power  (I  bear  re- 
cord) yea,  and  beyond  i^r  power, 
they  were  willing  of  themselves  ; 

4  Praying  US  with  much  entreaty 
that  we  would  receive  the  gift,  and 
take  upon  us  the  fellowship  cof  the 
ministering  to  the  saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we  ho- 
ped, but  first  gave  their  own  selves 
to  the  Lord,  and  unto  us  by  the 
will  of  God. 

6  Insomuch  that  we  desired  Titus, 
that  as  he  had  begun,  so  he  would 
also  finish  in  you  the  same  2  grace 
also. 

7  Therefore,  as  ye  abound  d  in 
every  thing,  in  faith,  and  utter- 
ance, and  knowledge  and  in  all 
diligence,and  tnyourlove  tons,  see 
that  yt  abound  in  this  grace  also. 


e  1  Cor.  7.  6. 
/  Jao.  1.    1. 
ghu.  9.  58. 
Ph.  2.  6,  7. 
A  Re.  3.  18. 

3  willing. 

?■  1  Ti.  6.  19. 
He.  13.  16. 
Ja.  2.   15, 
16. 

iLu.  21.  3. 
I  Ex.  16.  18. 
«  ver.  6. 
nc.  12.18. 
o  1  Cor.  16. 
3,4. 

4  or,  gi/t. 
p  c.  4.  15. 
y  Ro.  12.  17, 


Ph.  4. 

1  Pe.  2.  12. 

5  or,  he  hath. 


A.  D.  60.  CHAP.  IX. 

8  1  speak  not  e  by  commandnieiu 
but  by  occasion  of  the  forwardnes: 
of  others,  and  to  prove  the  sincer- 
ity of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that,  tlioug'h  he 
wasyrich,  yet  for  your  sakes  he 
became  poor,  g  that  ye  through  his 
poverty  might  be  rich,  h 

10  And  herein  I  give  my  advice  : 
for  tliis  is  expedient  for  you,  who 
have  begun  bet'ore,  not  only  to  do, 
but  also  to  be  3  forward  a  year  ago. 

11  Now  therefore  perform  i  the 
doing  of  it;  that  as  there  was  a 
readiness  to  will,  so  there  7nay  he  a 
performance  also  out  of  that  which 
ye  have. 

12  For  if  i  there  be  first  a  willing 
mind,  it  is  accepted  according  to 
that  a  man  hath,  and  not  accord- 
ing to  that  he  hath  not. 

13  For  I  mean  not  that  other  men 
be  eased,  and  ye  burdened  : 

14  But  by  an  equality,  that  now 
at  this  time  your  abundance  jnay 
he  a  supply  for  their  want,  that 
their  abundance  also  may  be  a 
snipply  for  your  want  ;  that  there 
may  be  equality  : 

15  As  it  is  written,  /  He  that  had 
gathered  much  had  nothing  over; 
and  he  that  liad  gathered  little  had 
no  lack. 

IS  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which 
put  the  same  earnest  care  into  the 
heart  of  Titus  for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  the 
exhortation  ;  in  but  being  more 
forward,  of  his  own  accord  he  went 
unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  him 
the  brother,  n  whose  praise  is  in 
the  gospel  throughout  all  the 
churches  ; 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who 
was  also  chosen  oof  the  churches 
to  travel  with  us  with  this  4  grace, 
which  is  administered  by  us  to  p 
tlie  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and 
declaration  of  your  ready  mind. 

20  Avoiding  this,    that    no  man   e  Ex.  35.  5. 
should  blame  us  in  this  abundance  I  Ro.  12.  8. 
which  is  administered  by  us  :  \  r  t>u    a 

21  Providing  for  honest  g  things,  \j  ""•  ^-  '^• 
not  only  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  1  g  Ps.  112.  9. 
but  also  in  the  sight  of  men.  |  A  Is.  55.   10. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them ,  ^  jjpg   Iq  jo 
our  brother,  whom  we  have  often- 1 
times   proved     diligent    in    many  \3simplicity 
things,  but   now  much  more  dili- 
gent, upon   the    great  confidence 
wh\ch5  r have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  inqidre  of 
Titus,  he  is  my  partner  and  fel- 
low-helper concerning  you  :  or 
cur  brethren  be  inquired  of,  they 


Charilu  urged. 


r  Ph.  2.  25. 
sc.  7.  14. 
a  c.  8.4,  &c. 
6  c.  8.  24. 

1  blessing. 

2  or,  which 
hath  been  so 
much  spo- 
ken of  be- 
fore. 

c  Ps.  41.  1— 
3.  Pr.  11.24, 
25.  19.  17. 
22.  9.  Ga.  6. 
7,  9. 

rfDe.  15.7, 


11.4. 


liberali 
ty. 

kc.  1 
15. 

Zc.8.  14 
CT  Mat.  5. 16. 


arei\\e  messengers  t  of  the  church- 
es, and  the  glory  of  Christ. 
24  Wherefore  show  ye  to  them, 
and  before  the  churches,  the  proof 
of  your  love,  and  of  our  boasting 
s  on  your  behalf. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

FOR  as  touching   the  minister- 
ing a  to  the  saints,  it  is  super- 
tiuous  for  me  to  write  to  you  : 

2  For  I  know  the  forsvardness  of 
your  mind,  for  which  I  boast  of  you 
to  them  of  Macedonia  that  Achaia 
was  ready  a  year  ago  ;  and  your 
zeal  Imth  provoked  very  many. 

3  Yet  have  I  sent  the  brethren, 
lest  our  boasting  of  you  should  be 
in  vain  in  this  behalf  ;  that,  as  I 
said,  ye  may  be  ready  : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedo- 
nia come  with  me,  and  find  you 
unprepared,  we  (that  we  say  not 
ye)  should  be  ashamed  in  this 
same  confident  boasting,  b 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  necessa- 
ry to  exhort  the  brethren,  that 
they  would  go  before  unto  you, and 
make  up  beforehand  your  1  boun- 
ty, 2  whereof  ye  had  notice  before, 
that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a 
matter  of  bounty,  and  not  as  of 
covetousness. 

6  But  this  I  say,  He  c  which 
soweth  sparingly  shall  reap  also 
sparingly  ;  and  he  which  soweth 
bountifully  shall  reap  also  bounti- 
fully. 

7  Every  man  according  as  he 
purposeth  in  his  heart,  so  let  hi?n 
give;  not  d  grudgingly,  or  of  ne- 
cessity :  for  God  loveth  a  cheerful 
e  giver. 

8  And  f  God  is  able  to  make  all 
grace  abound  toward  you  :  that 
ye,  always  having  all  sufficiency 
in  all  things,  may  abound  to  every 
good  wo.k  : 

9  (As  it  is  written,  g  He  hath 
dispersed  abroad  ;  he  hath  given 
to  the  poor  :  his  righteousness  re- 
maineth  for  ever. 

10  Now  he  h  that  ministerelh 
seed  to  the  sower  doth  minister 
bread  for  your  food,  and  multiply 
your  seed  sown,  and  increase  the 
fruits  i  of  your  righteousness  ; ) 

11  Being  enriched  in  eveiT  thing 
to  all  bountifulness,  3  which  k 
causeth  through  us  thanksgiving 
to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  thi» 
service  not  only  supplieth  I  the 
want  of  the  saints,  but  is  abun- 
dant also  by  many  thanksgivinga 
unto  God  ; 

13  Whiles  by  the  experiment  of 
this  mmi5tration  they    glorify  si 

187 


The  ayosllr's  euitkuriti/. 

Ood  for  yoar  proresjed  subjection 
unlo  ihc  gospel  of  Christ,  and  for 
your  liberal  disuibuiion  unlo 
ihtfrn,  anj  unto  all  mtn  ; 

\\  And  by  tlitjir  prayer  for  you, 
which  long  after  yo\i  for  the  ex- 
ceeding Jiace  n  of  God  in  you. 

15  Thitnka  o  6e  unlo  God  fur  his 
unapeiilf jble  gift,  p 

CHAPTErt  X. 

NONV  I  Paul  myself  beseech  a 
you  by  the  meekness  and  gen- 
tleness of  Christ,  who  1  in  presence 
bam  biise  among  you,  but  being 
absent  am  bold  toward  you  : 

2  But  I  beseech  you  that  t  may 
not  be  bold  when  I  am  present 
with  that  confidence,  wherewith 
cl  think  to  be  bold  against  some, 
which  2  think  of  us  as  if  we  walked 
according  to  the  fiesh. 

3  For  though  we  walked  in  the 
flesh,  wc  do  not  war  after  d  the 
Ilesh; 

4  (For  the  weapons  t  of  our  war- 
fare f  are  not  carnal,  but  mighty 
3  through  ."•  God  to  the  pulling 
down  h  of  strong  holds  ; ) 

5  Casting  down  4  imaginations,  i 
and  every  high  k  thing  that  ex- 
alteth  it  elf  against  the  know- 
ledge of  Goi,  and  bringing  into 
caplivit)  I  every  thought  to  m  the 
obedience  of  Christ  ; 

6  And  having  in  a  readiness  to 
revenge  all  disobedience,  when 
your  obedience  n  is  fiilfilled. 

7  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the 
outward  o  appaarance?  If  any 
man  trust  to  himself  that  he  is 
Christ's,  let  him  of  himself  think 
'hisazain,  that,  as  he  is  Christ's, 
even  so  nre  we  Ch.ist's. 

8  For  though  I  should  boast  some- 
what more  of  our  authority,  p 
which  the  Lord  hath  given  us  for 
edification,  n  and  not  for  your  de- 
struction, I  should  not  be  ashamed: 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I 
would  terrify  you  by  letters. 

h)  For  /i!  J  leiters,  5  say  they,  are 
weighty  and  powerful  ;  but  his 
bodily  presence  is  weak,  and  hia 
speech  contemptible. 

U  Let  such  an    one   think  this 


II  CORINTHIANS. 

nc.  8.  1. 

0  Ja.  I.  17. 
p  Jno.  3.  16. 
a  Ro.  VZ.  1. 

1  or,  in  out- 
ward ap- 
pearance, 
b  ver.  10. 
elCo.  4.  21. 
c.  13.  Z,  10. 

2  or,  reckon, 
d  Ro.  8.  13. 
e  F.p.  6.  13. 
1  Th.  5.  8. 
/  1  Ti.  1.18. 

3  or,  to. 
gc.  13.3,4. 
ft  Jer.  1.   10. 

4  or,  reason- 


A.  U.  60. 


i  i  Co.  1.19. 
^•  Ps.  18.  27. 
K/,.  17.  34. 
^Mat.  11. 
29,30. 
7/j  Ge.  8.  21. 
.Mat.  15.  19. 
He.  4.  12. 
n  c.  7.  15. 
o  Jno.  7.  24. 
p  c.  13.  2,  3. 
<]  c.  13.  8. 

5  saith  he. 
re.  3.  1. 

6  understand 
it  not. 

s  Pr.  26.  12. 


7  or,  line. 

t  Ro.  15.  20. 

8  or,  magni- 
fied in  you. 

9  or,  rule. 
uJe.  9.  24. 
V  Ho.  2.  59. 
1  or,  ye  do 
bear. 

aHos.  2.  19, 
20. 

6  Le.  21.  13. 
c  Ga.  1.  7, 


that,   such   as  we   are   in   word  by  i  2  or,  u>ii/i 
letters  whun  we   are  absent,  such  .  me. 
will  we  be  also  in  deed  when  we    d  I  Cor.  15. 
ars  present.  10.  c.  12.  11. 

12  For  r  we  dare  not  make  our-  |  e  1  Cor.  1. 
leives  of  the  number,  or  compare  17.  2.  1,  13. 
ourselves  with  some  that  commend  /  Ep.  3.  4. 
thftinsclves :  but  they,  measuring  ?  c.  12.  12. 
thc'nsjlves  by  themselves,  and  /(  Ac.  18.  3. 
comparing  themselves  among  1  Th.  2.  9. 
themselres,  6  are  not  wise.  »  i  Ph.  4.  10, 

13  But  '»^  will  riot  boast  of  things'  15. 

ISS 


without  our  measure,  but  accord- 
ing to  the  measure  of  the  7  rult 
which  God  hnth  dii'ributed  to  us, 
a  iiieasure  to  reach  even  unto  you. 

14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves 
beyond  our  measure,  as  though  we 
reached  not  unto  you  :  for  we  are 
cunie  as  far  us  to  you  also  ia 
preailiing  the  gospel  of  Christ  : 

15  Not  boasting  of  things  with- 
out our  measure,  that  it,  of  t  other 
men's  labours  ;  but  having  hope, 
when  your  faith  is  increased,  that 
we  shall  be  8  enlarged  by  you,  ac- 
co.'ding  to  our  rule  abundantly, 

IS  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the 
regions  beyond  you,  and  not  to 
boast  in  another  man's  line  9  of 
things  made  ready  to  our  hand. 

17  But  u  he  that  gioricth,  let  him 
glory  in  the  Lord. 

18  For  not  he  that  commeudeth 
himself  ia  approved,  but  v  whom 
the  Lord  commendeth. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

WOULD   to  God  ye  could  bear 
with  me  a  little  in  my  folly : 
an(l  indeed  bear  1  with  me. 

2  For  I  am  jealous  over  you  with 
godly  jealousy  :  fori  have  espous- 
ed you  a  to  one  husband,  that  I 
may  present  you  as  a  chaste  vir- 
gin b  to  Christ. 

3  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means, 
as  the  serpent  beguiled  Eve 
through  his  subtlety,  so  your 
minds  should  be  corrupted  from 
the  simplicity  that  is  in  Christ. 

4  For  if  he  that  Cometh  preachetl} 
another  Jesus,  whom  we  have  not 
preached,  or  i/ye  receive  another 
spirit,  which  ye  have  not  received,  * 
or  another  c  gospel,  which  ye  have 
not  accepted,  ye  might  well  bear 

2  with  him. 

5  For  I  suppose  I  d  was  not  a 
whit  behind  the  very  chiefest 
apostles. 

6  Butt  hough  c/Ae  rude  in  speech, 
yet  not  /  in  knowledge  ;  but  we 
have  been  thoroughly  made  mani- 
fest g  among  you  in  all  things. 

7  Have  I  committed  an  offence 
in  aba-^ing  myself  that  ye  might 
be  exalted,  because  I  have  preach- 
ed to  you  the  gospel  of  God  freely? 

8  I  robbed  other  churches,  tjiking 
wages  of  them,  to  do  you  service. 

9  And  when  I  was  present  with 
you  and  wanted,  I  h  was  chargea- 
ble to  no  man  :  for  that  which  was 
lacking  to  me.  the  i  brethren 
which  came  from  ^Macedonia  sup- 
plied :  and  in  all  things  I  have 
kept  myself  from  being  burden- 
some unto  you,  and  so  will  I  keep 
myaelf. 


A.  D.  60. 

10  As  the  ti'uth  of  Christ  is  in 
me,  3  no  man  shall  stop  me  of  this 
boasting  in  the  regions  of  Achaia. 

11  Wherefore  ?  because  1  love 
you  not?   Goil  knoweth. 

12  But  what  I  do,  that  will  I  do, 
that  I  may  cut  oti"  occasion  from 
them  k  which  desire  occasion;  that 
wherein  they  glory,  they  may  be 
found  even  as  we. 

13  For  such  are  false  I  apostles, 
deceitful  m  workers,  transforming 
themselves  into  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel  ;  for  Satan  n 
himself  is  transformed  into  an  an- 
gel of  light. 

15  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing 
if  his  ministers  also  be  transformed 
as  the  ministers  of  righteousness  ; 
■whose  end  o  shall  be  according  to 
their  worifs. 

16  I  say  again.  Let  no  man  think 
me  a  fool  ;p  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a 
fool  4  receive  me,  that  1  may  boast 
myself  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak,  I  speak  it 
q  not  after  the  Lord,  but  as  it 
were  foolishly,  in  this  confidence 
r  of  boasting. 

18  Seeing  s  that  many  glory  after 
the  flesh,  1  will  glory  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  see- 
ing ye  yourselves  are  wise. 

20  For  ye  suft'er,  if  a  man  bring 
you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  devour 
you,  if  a  man  take  of  you,  if  a  man 
exalt  himself,  if  a  man  smite  you 
on  the  face. 

21 1  speak  as  concerning  reproach, 
as  though  we  had  been  weak. 
Powbeit  whereinsoever  any  is 
bold,  (I  speak  foolishly,)  I  am 
Bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews?  so  a?^  L 
Are  they  Israelites  ?  so  am  I.  Are 
they  the  seed  of  Abraham  1  so 
am  I. 


CHAP.  xn. 

3  this  boost- 
ing shall 
}tot  be  stop- 
ped in  me. 

k  Ga.  1.  7. 
Ph.  1.  15, 
&c. 

/Ga.  2.  4. 
2Pe.  2.  1. 
1  Jno.  4.  1. 
Re.  2.  2. 
m  Ph.  3.  2. 
Tit.  1.  10, 
11. 

nGe.3.  1,5. 
Re.  12.  9. 

0  Ph.  3.  19. 
pc.  12.  6,11. 

4  or,  suffer, 
g  1  Cur.  7. 
12. 

re.  9.  4. 
sPh.  3.  8,4. 

1  Cor.  4.  10. 
t  1  Co. 15. 10. 
u  Ac.  9.  16. 
20.23.21.11. 
V  1  Cor.  15. 
30—32. 

w  De.  25.  3. 
i:  Ac.  16.  22. 
yAc.  14.  19. 
z  Ac.  27. 
a  Ac.  14.  5. 


b  Ac.  20.  31. 

clCo.4.  U. 

d  Ac.  15.  38 

—40. 

el  Co.  9.  22. 

/c.  12.5,  9, 

10. 

ff  Ga.1.3. 

h  Ro.  9.  5. 

i  1  Th.  2.  5. 

k  Ac.  9.  24, 

25. 

23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ  ?   1  For  Itoill. 
(I  speak  as  a  fool)   1  am  more  :  in  la  Ro.  16.  7. 
labours     t    more      abundant,      in   2  A.  D.  46. 
stripes  u  above    measure,   in  pri-   Ac.  22.  17. 
sons  more   frequent,  in  deaths  v   6Lu.  23.  43. 
oft.  Re.  2.  7. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  receiv-   3  or,  ^ossi- 
ed  I  forty  stripes  w  save  one.  ble. 

2-5  Thrice   was  I   beaten  x  with   cc.  11.30. 
rods,  once  was  I  y  stoned,   thrice  I ,  ver.  9,  10. 
suffered  shipwTeck.    a  niffht  z  and   d  Ez.  28.  24. 
a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep  :        j  Ga.  4.  14. 

26  /njourneyings  often,  in  perils   e  Job  2.  7. 
of  waters,  i^j  perils  of  robbers,   in   Lu.  13.  16. 
perils  a  by  mine  own  countrymen,  f  De.  3.  23 
in  perils  by  the  heathen,  in  perils  — 27.  Ps.  77. 
in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilder-   2 — 11.  La.  3. 
ness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils  8.  Mat.  26. 
among  false  brethren  ;  1 44. 


Visio7is  of  the  apostle. 

27  In  weariness  and  painfulnesa, 
in  watchings  6  often,  in  hunger  c 
and  thirst,  in  fastings  often,  ia 
cold  and  nakedness. 

28  Besides  those  things  that  are 
without,  that  which  coraeth  upon 
me  daily,  the  care  d  of  all  the 
churches. 

29  Who  e  ia  weak,  and  I  am  not 
weak  ?  who  is  offended  and  1  burn 
not? 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will/ 
glory  of  the  things  which  concern 
mine  infirmities.  ' 

31  The  God  g  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  v.?hich  h  is 
blessed  for  evermore,  knoweth  i 
that  I  lie  not. 

32  In  Damascus  k  the  governor 
under  Aretas  the  king,  kejjt  the 
city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a 
garrison,  desirous  to  apprehend 
me. 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a 
basket  was  I  let  down  by  the  wall, 
and  escaped  liis  hands. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubt- 
less to  glory.  1  I  will  come  to 
visions  and  revelations  of  the 
Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  in  a  Christ  about 
fourteen  2  years  ago,  (whether  in 
the  body,  I  cannot  tell  ;  or  whether 
out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell  :  God 
knowelh  ;)  such  an  one  caught  up 
to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man, 
(whether  in  the  body,  or  out  of  the 
body,  I  cannot  tell:  God  knoweth;) 

4  How  that  he  was  caught  up 
into  paradise, 6  and  heard  unspeak- 
able words,  which  it  is  not  3  law- 
ful for  a  man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  an  one  will  I  glory  ; 
yet  c  of  myself  I  wi^l  not  gloryi 
but  in  mine  infirmities. 

6  For  though  I  wouM  desire  to 
glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool  ;  fori 
will  say  the  truth  :  but  now  I  for- 
bear, lest  any  man  should  think 
of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth 
me  to  be,  or  that  he  heareth  of 
me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted 
above  measure  through  the  abun- 
dance of  the  revelations,  there  was 
given  to  me  a  thorn  d  in  the  flesh, 
the  e  messenger  of  Satan,  to  buffet 
me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted  above 
m e  asu  re . 

H  For  this /thing  1  besought  the 
Loid  thrice,  that  it  might  depart 
from  me. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me,  My  grace 
is  sufficient  for  thee  :  for  my 
strength  is  made  perfect  in  weak- 


Claims  of  the  apostle. 


II  CORINTHIANS. 


A.  D    67. 


o  c.  7.  2. 

pc.  8.  6. 

12. 

r  1  Cor.4.21. 
c.  13.  2,  10. 

s  c.  2.  1. 

tRe.  2.  21. 


ncss.     Most  g'ladly  therefore  will  gver. 5. 
I  rather  glory  g  in  my  infirmities, 
that  the  power  Aof  CJi.iEi  may  re«l  /tlPe.4.  M. 
upon  ine.  '  ic.  11.  5. 

10  Tlieiefore  I  take  pleasure   in 
iulirniilies,   in  reproaches,   in  nc-   A:  Lu.  17.  10. 
ccssiiies,   in  persecutions,   in   dis-    1  Cor.  3.  7. 
tresses  foi-  Clirist's  sake  :  for  when   Ep-  3.  8. 

I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong'.  I  i  i  o       a   o 

11  I  am   become  a  fool   in   glory-  ,  '  ^  *^°''-  "•  -'• 
ing  :  ye    have  compelled  rnc  ;  forjnjc.  11.  9. 

I  ought  to  have  been  commended  j  i  p  in 
of  you  ;  tori  in  nothing  am  I  be-^^  ,  ^f,'  o" 
hind  the  very  chiefest  apostles,  g'  *"•*• 
thoti5:h  k  I  be  nothing.  |    ' 

12  Truly  the  signs  /  of  an  apostle  '  4  your  »oui». 
were   wrought   among  you   m  all 
patience,  in  signs,    and   wonders, 
and  mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye  were 
infe.ior  to  other  churches,  except   9'^-^ 
it  be  that  I  7n  myself  was  not  bur- 
densomp  to  you  ?  forgive   me  this 
wrons:. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am 
ready  to  come  to  you  ;  and  I  will 
not  be  burdensome  to  you  :  for  n 
I  seek  not  yours,  but  you  :  for  the 
children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for 
the  jjarents,  but  the  parents  for 
the  chillren. 

15  And  I  will  very  gladly  spend 
and  be  spent  for  4  you  ;  though 
the  more  abundantly  I  love  yoTi, 
the  less  I  be  loved. 

16  But  he  it  so,  I  did  not  burden 
you  :  nevertheless,  being  crafty,  I 
caught  you  with  guile. 

17  Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you  by 
any  of  them  whom  I  sent  unto 
you  ? 

18  I  desired  Titus,  o  and  with 
/lim  I  sent  a  brother.  ^  Did  Titus 
make  a  gain  of  you  ?  walked  we 
not  in  the  same  spirit  ?  walked  tee 
not  in  the  same  steps  ? 

19  Again,  think  ye  that  we  ex- 
cuse ourselves  g  ujito  you  ?  we 
speak  before  God  in  Christ  :  but 
we  do  all  things,  dearly  beloved, 
for  your  edifying. 

SOFor  1  fear,  lest,  when  rl  come, 
I  shall  not  find  you  such  as  I 
would,  and  that  I  shall  be  found 
unto  you  such  as  ye  would  not  : 
lest  there  be  debates,  envyin^s, 
wraths,  strifes,  backbitings,  whis- 
perings, swellings,  tumults  : 

21  And  le.«t,  when  I  come  again, 
my  God  will  hiunlle  s  me  among 
you,  and  that  I  shall  bewail  many 
which   have   sinned   already,   and 


u  1  Cor.  5. 

1. 

aDe.  19.  15. 

He.  10.  28, 

29. 

be.  12.  21. 

c  1  Cor.  9.  2. 

rfPh.2.  7,  8. 

1  Pe.  3.  18. 

1  or,  ivi  th. 

el  Cor.  11. 

28.  1  Jno.  3. 

20,21. 

/  Ro.  8.  10. 

Ga.  4.  19. 

?  1  Cor.  9. 

27.  1  Ti.  3. 

8. 

h  Pr.  21.  30. 

nTh.3.  10. 

He.  6.  1. 

k  Tit.  1.  13. 

^c.  10.  8. 

m  ver.  9. 

71  Ro.  12.  16. 

15.  5.  Ep.  4. 

3.  Ph.  2.2. 

1  Pe.  3.  8. 

o  Ro.  16.  16. 

p  Ro.  16. 


24. 
havo  not  repented  t  of   the  un-|jPb.  2.  1. 


clennness,  and  furnicatiun,  u  and 
lasciviouanesi,  which  ibey  have 
committed. 

CHAPTER  XHI. 

THIS  is  the  third  time  I  am 
coming  to  you.  In  a  the  mouth 
of  two  or  th.ee  witni'sses  shall 
every  word  be  establmhed. 

2  I  told  you  before,  and  foretell 
you,  as  il  I  were  present,  the  sec- 
ond time  ;  and  being  absent  now  I 
write  to  tlieni  6  which  heretofore 
have  sinned,  and  to  all  other,th>it, 
if  I  come  again,  I  will  not  spare  : 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ 
speaking  in  rne,  wliicli  to  you- 
ward  is  not  weak,  but  la  mighty  e 
in  you. 

4  For  though  d  he  was  crucified 
through  weakness,  yet  he  livelh 
by  the  power  of  God.  For  wo  also 
are  weak  1  in  him,  but  we  shall 
live  with  him  by  the  power  of  God 
toward  you. 

5  Examine  e  yourselves  whether 
ye  be  in  the  faith  :  prove  your  own 
selves.  Know  ye  not  your  own 
selves,  how  that  JesuB  Christ/isin 
you,  except  ye  be  reprobates  f  g 

6  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know 
that  we  are  not  reprobates. 

7  Now,  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do 
no  evil  ;  not  that  we  should  ap- 
pear approved,  but  that  ye  should 
do  that  which  is  honest, though  we 
be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  A  we  can  do  nothing  against 
the  truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  when  we  are 
weak,  and  ye  are  strong  :  and  this 
al.so  we  wish, euen  your  perfection. i 

10  Therefore  I  write  tnese  things 
bein^  absent,  lesl  being  piesent  I 
should  use  ."harpness,  k  according 
I  to  the  power  which  the  Lord  hatn 
given  me  to  edification,  and  not  to 
destruction. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell. 
Be  perfect,  ?n  be  of  good  comfort, 
be  n  of  one  mind,  live  in  peace; 
and  the  God  of  love  anj  peace 
shall  be  with  you. 

12  Greet  o  one  another  with  an 
holy  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  The  p  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesui 
Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  9  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  6e  with  you  all.     Amen. 

The  second  epistle  to  the  Corin- 
thians was  written  from  Phil- 
lippi,  a  ciij/ of  Macedonia,  by 
Titus  and  Lucas 


ISO 


THE  EPISTLE  OF  PAUL  THE  APOSTLE  TO  THE  GaLATIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle,  (not  of  men, 
neither  by  maa,  but  a  by  Jesus 
Christ,  and  (iod  the  Father,  who 
b  laised  hiw  from  the  dead  ,) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  which  are 
with  me,  unto  the  churches  of  Ga- 
latia  :  c 

S  Graced 62  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Father,  and/ronj  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

4  Who  grave  e  liimself  for  our 
6ins,  that  he  mi/jht  deliver  us  _/" 
from  this  piesent  evil  g  world,  ac- 
cording-/i  to  the  will  of  God  and 
our  Father  . 

5  To  whom  be  g'lory  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 

6  I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon  re- 
moved i  from  him  that  called  you 
into  the  g:race  of  Christ  unto  an- 
other ffospel  ; 

7  Which  k  is  not  another  ;  but 
there  be  some  that  trouble  you, 
and  would  pei-vert  I  the  g-ospel  of 
Christ. 

8  But  though  we,  or  an  angel 
from  heaven,  preach  any  othergos- 
pel  unto  you  than  that  which  we 
have  preached  unto  you,  let  m 
him  be  accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I  now 
again,  If  any  ?nan  preach  any 
other  71  gospel  unto  you  than  that 
ye  have  received,  let  him  be  ac- 
cursed. 

10  For  do  I  now  persuade  men, 
or  God  ?  or  do  I  seek  to  o  please 
men?  for  if  I  yet  pleased  men,  I 
should  not  p  be  the  sen'ant  of 
Christ. 

11  But  I  certify  you,  brethren, 
that  the  gospel  which  was  preach- 
ed of  me,  is  not  after  man. 

12  For  5  I  neither  received  it  of 
man,  neither  was  I  taught  it,  but 
by  the  revelation  r  of  Jesus  Christ. 

is  For  ye  have  heard  of  rny  con- 
versation in  time  past  in  the  Jews' 
religion,  how  that  beyond  measure 
I  persecuted  the  church  s  of  God, 
and  wasted  it  ; 

14  And  profited  in  the  Jews'  re- 
ligion above  many  my  1  equals  in 
mine  own  nation,  being  t  more  ex- 
ceedingly zealous  of  the  traditioni 
u  of  my  fathers. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God,  v  who 
separated  me  from  my  mother's 
womb,  and  called  me  by  his  grace, 

IS  To  reveal  w  his  Son  in  me, 
that  T  I  might  preach  him  among 
the  heathen  :  immediately  I  con- 
ferred net  with  flesh  and  y  blood  : 


a  Ac.9.6,15. 
6  Ac.  2.  24. 
c    Ac.  16.  6. 

18.  23. 

d  Ro.  1.  7. 
e  Jno.  10. 
17,  13.  Tit. 
2.  14. 

/Jno. 17.14. 
g'l  Jno.2.16. 
h  Ro.  8.  27. 
i  c.  5.  4,7,8. 
/t2Co.lI.  4. 
/2C0.2.  17. 
c.  5.  10,  12. 
OTlCo.16.22. 
n  Be.  4.  2. 
Re.   22.    18. 

0  2   Co.  12. 

19.  lTh.2.4. 
p  Ja.  4.  4. 
?lCo.l5.1-3. 
r  Ep.  3.  3. 
s  Ac.  8.  1,3. 
9.1,  2.  26.  9. 

1  equal  in 
years, 

t  Ac.  22.  3. 
Ph.  3.  6. 
u  Mar.  7.  5- 
13. 

V  Is.  49.  1. 
Je.  1.  5.  Ac. 
13,  2.  22. 14, 
15.  Ro.  1.  1. 
m2Co.  4.  6. 
X  Ac.  9.  15. 
y2Co.  5.16. 


z  Ac.  9.  26. 
2  or,  re- 
turned. 
a  Mar.  6.  3. 
6  Ac.  9.  30. 
clTh.  2.  14. 
d  Ac.  9.  13, 
28.  1  Ti.  1. 
13-16. 

c  Ac.  21.  19, 
20. 

a  Ac.  15.   2. 
1  or  sever- 
ally. 

b  Ph.  2.  16. 
c  Ac.  15.  1. 
24. 

<f  c.  5.  1,13. 
e2Co. 11.20. 
c.  i.  3,9. 
/c.  6.3. 
g  Ac.  10.34, 
R0.2.  11. 
h  I  Th.  2.  4. 
1  Ti.  2.  7. 


17  Neither  went  I  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem  to  them  which  were  apostles 
before  me  ;  but  I  went  into  Arabia, 
and  returned  again  unto  Damas- 
cus. 

18  Then  z  after  three-  years  1 
went  2  up  to  Jerusalem  to  see  Pe- 
ter, and  abode  with  him  fifteen 
days. 

19  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw 
I  none,  save  James  a  the  Lord's 
brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write 
unto  you,  behold,  before  God,  I  lie 
not. 

21  Afterwards  I  b  came  into  the 
regions  of  Syria  and  Cilicia  ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face  un- 
to the  churches  c  of  Juiiea  which 
were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  d  onlj-. 
That  he  which  persecuted  us  in 
times  past,  now  preacheth  the 
faith  which  once  he  destroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  e  God  in 
rae. 

CHAPTER  II. 

THEN,  fourteen  years  after,  a  I 
went  up  again  to  Jerusalem 
with  Barnabas,  and  took  Titus 
with  me  also. 

2  .\nd  I  went  up  by  revelation, 
and  communicated  unto  them  that 
gospel  which  I  preach  among  the 
Gbiitiles;  but  1  privately  to  them 
which  were  of  reputation,  lest  by 
any  means  I  6  should  run,  or  had 
run,  in  vain. 

3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was 
with  me,  being  a  Greek,  was  com- 
pelled to  be  circumcised  ; 

4  And  that  because  of  false  c  bre- 
thren unav^ares  brought  in,  who 
carne  in  privily  to  spy  out  our  lib- 
erty d  which  we  have  in  Christ 
Jesus,  that  they  might  bring  us 
into  bondage  :  e 

5  To  whom  we  gave  place  by 
subjection,  no,  not  for  an  hour  ; 
that  the  truth  of  the  gospel  might 
continue  with  you. 

6  But  of  those  who  seemed/  to  be 
somewhat,  whatsoever  they  were, 
it  maketh  no  matter  to  me  :  God 
g  accepteth  no  man's  person  :  for 
they  who  seemed  to  be  someuhat 
in  conference  added  nothing  to 
»e  ; 

7  But  contrariwise,  when  they 
saw  that  the  gospel  of  the  uncir- 
cumcision  was  committed  unto 
me,  h  as  the  gospel  of  the  circum- 
cision was  unto  Peter  ; 

8  (Forhe  that  wrought  effectually 

191 


qf  justification.  GALATIAN'S 

in  Peter  to  the  fipuBllcrbip  of  llie  i  Rlat.  16, 

circumcision,       the      snmH       wan  18.  Ep.S.20, 

inighly   in  me   toward    llie    Gen-  k    Ro.  1.   5 

tiles  ,')  12.  3,  6. 

9  And  when  Jumes,  Cephas,  and  I  Ac.  11.  30. 
John,  who  .seemed  to  he  pUhtrs,  i  Ro.  15.  '^. 
perceived  the  giace  k  ihnt  was  r/tAc.I3. 35 
given  UMlo  nie,  they  g'ave  to  me  n  Ac.  11.  3. 
and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  uT  o  ver.  5, 
fellowship  ;  that  we  should  go  un-  p  1  Ti.  5.20. 
to  the  heathen,  and  they  come  9  Ep.  2.  3, 
linto  the  circumcision.  12. 

10  (Jnly  thq/  icould  that  we  should  r  Ac.  13.  38, 
reineniber  the  poor;  the  name  39.  Ro.3.20. 
which  1  i  also  was  forward  to  do.  »   Ro.   5.   1. 

11  But  when  Peter  was  come  to  c.  3.  11,  24, 
til  Antioch,  I  withstood  him  to  t  Ps.  143.2. 
the  face,  because  he  was  to  be  He.  7.18,19. 
Llamed.  ul  Jno.  3.9. 

12  For  before  that  certain  came  10 
from  James,  he  did  eat  7j  with  the  v  llo.  7.  4, 
Gentiles:  but  when  they  were  10.8.2, 
come,  he  withdrew  and  separated  w  Ro.  6.  11, 
himself,  fearing  them  which  were  14.  2  Co.  5. 
of  the  circumcision.  15, 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled  x  c.  5.  24.  6, 
likewise  with  him  ;  insomuch  that  14. 
Barnabas  also  was  carried    away  yITh.5. 10. 
with  their  dissimulation.                 '  1    Pe.  4.   2. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  tliey  ;  Jno. 10. 11 
walked  not  uprightly,  according  Kp.  5.  2. 
to  the  truth  o  of  the  gospel,  I  said 
unto  Peter  p  before  litem  all,  If 
thou,  b<;ing  a  Jew,  livest  after  the 
manner  of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do 
the  Jews,  why  compellest  thou 
the    Gentiles    to    live  as  do    the 

Jews? 

15  We  uho  are  Jews  by  nature, 
and  not  sinners  9  of  the  Gentiles, 

16  Knowing  that  r  a  man  is  not 
justified  by  the  works  of  the  law, 
but  by  the  faith  s  of  Jesus  Christ, 
even  we  have  believed  in  Jesus 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by 
the  works  of  the  law  :  for  t  by  the 
works  of  the  law  shall  uo  flesh  be 
justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be 
justified  by  Christ,  we  u  ourselves 
also  are  found  sinners,  is  therefore 
Christ  the  minister  of  sin  .'  God 
forbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again  the  things 
which  I  destroyed,  I  make  myself 
a  transgressor. 

19  Foi  I  V  through  the  law  am 
dead  to  the  law,  that  I  might  live 
tc  unto  God. 

20  r  am  crucified  x  with  Christ 


a  He.  7.  11. 
«  Mat.  7.26. 
6  c.  5.7. 
c  F,p.  1.  13. 
d  Ro.  10.  17. 
ec.  4.  9. 
/He.  9.  10. 

1  or,  great, 
g  2  Jno.  8. 
h2Co.  3.8. 
i   Ge.  15.  6. 

2  or,  iOT- 
puted. 

k  Jno.  8.39. 
Ro.  4. 11-16. 
I  ver.  22. 
wGe.  12.  3. 
22.    18.    Ac. 
3.25. 
HC.  4.  28. 
oDe.27.  26. 
p  Hab.  2.  4. 
9  Ro.  10.  5, 
6. 

r  Le.  18.5. 
Kz.  20.  11. 
s  2  Co.  5.  21. 
c.  4.  5. 


/De.21.23. 
nevertheless  I  live  ;  yet  not  I,  but  \u  Ro.4.9,16. 
Cbrist  livtth  in  y  me  :  and  the  life  ir  Is.  44.  3. 
w'^ich  I  now  live  in  the  fiesh,  I  Ez.  36.  27. 
li  »  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God,  I  Joel  2.28,29. 
who  ioved  me,  and  gave  himself  z  '3  or,  testa- 
forrae.  \ment. 

1&2 


A.  D.  58. 
21  I  do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of 
Qod  :  fur  if  a  rigbteouanen  come 
by  the  law,  then  Chiist  is  dead  in 
vain. 

CHAPTER  III. 

OFOULISU  oGalatians,  who6 
hath  bewitched  you,  that  ye 
should  not  obey  the  truth,  before 
whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  hath  been 
evidently  <et  forth,  crucified  a- 
mon^  you  7 

2  This  only  would  I  learn  of  you, 
Received  c  ye  the  Spiiit  b>''  the 
works  of  the  law,  or  d  by  the  hear- 
ing of  faith  ? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish  ?  having  e 
begun  in  the  Spirit,  are  ye  now 
made  perfect/ by  the  flesh'.' 

4  Have  ye  sufi'ered  io  1  many- 
things  in  ^  vain?  if  it  be  yet  ia 
vain. 

5  He  therefore  th.tt  ministereth  h 
to  you  the  Spirit,  and  worketh 
miracles  among  you,  doeth  he  it  by 
the  works  of  the  law,  or  by  the 
hearing  of  fiiilh  ? 

6  Even  as  Abraham  i  believed 
God,  and  it  was  2  accounted  to 
him  for  righteousness. 

7  Know  ye  therefore,  that  they 
whicQ  are  of  faith,  the  same  are 
the  children  k  of  Abraham. 

8  And  the  Scripture,  foreseeing 
that  God  would  justify  /  the  hea- 
then through  I'aitb,  preached  be- 
fore the  gospel  unto  Abraham, 
saying,  m  In  thee  shall  all  nations 
be  blessed. 

9  So  then  n  they  which  be  of  faith 
are  blessed  with  faithful  Abra- 
ham. 

10  For  as  many  aa  are  of  the 
works  of  the  law,  are  under  the 
curse  ;  for  it  is  written,  o  Cursed 
?'»•  eveiy  one  that  continueth  not 
in  uU  things  which  are  written  in 
the  book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  no  man  is  justified  by 
the  law  in  the  sight  of  God,  it  is 
evident  :  for,  The^  just  shall  live 
by  faith. 

12  And  the  law  g  is  not  of  faith  : 
but.  The  r  man  that  doeth  them 
shajl  live  in  them. 

13  Christ  s  hath  redeemed  us  from 
the  curse  of  the  law,  being  made 
a  curse  for  us  :  for  it  is  written,  t 
Cursed  is  every  one  that  hangeth 
on  a  tree  : 

14  That  u  the  blessing  of  Abra- 
ham might  come  on  the  Gentiles 
llirough  Jesus  Christ  ;  that  we 
might  receive  the  promise  »  of 
the  Spirit  through  faith. 

15  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the 
manner  of  men  ;  Though  it  be  but 
a  man's  3  covenant,  yet  if  it  be 


A.  1».  58. 

confirmed,  no  man  rtisannulleth,  or 
addeth  thereto. 

16  Now  to  Abraham  w  and  his 
seed  were  the  promises  made.  He 
Eailli  not,  And  toseeds,as  of  many  ; 
but  as  of  one,  and  to  thy  seed, 
which  is  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say,  That  the  cove 
nant,  that  was  confirmed  before  of 
God  in  Christ,  the  law  which  x 
was  four  hundred  and  thirty  years 
after,  cannot  disannul,  that  it 
should  make  the  promise  of  none 
efi'ect. 

IS  For  if  y  llie  inheritance  be  of 
the  law,  il  is  no  more  of  promise 
but   God  gave  it  to  Abraham   by 
promise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the 
law?  2- It  was  added  because  of 
transgressions, till  the  seed  a  should 
come  to  whom  the  promise  was 
made  ;  and  it  was  ordained  by  an- 
gels b  in  the  hand  c  of  a  media- 
tor. 

SO  Now  a  mediator  is  not  n  medi- 
ator oi  one,  but  God  d  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  e  the 
promises  of  God  ?  God  forbid  :  for 
ify  there  had  been  a  law  given 
which  could  have  given  life,  verily 
righteous.Tess  should  have  been  by 
the  law. 

£2  But  the  Scripture  hath  con- 
cluded all  s  under  sin,  that  the 
promise  k  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ 
might  be  given  to  them  that  be- 
lieve. 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we 
were  kept  under  the  law.  shut  up 
unto  tlie  faith  which  should  after- 
wards be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  i  was  our 
school-master  to  bring  us  unto 
Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified 
by  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come, 
we  are  no  longer  under  a  school- 
master. 

26  For  ye  are  all  the  children  it  of 
God  by  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  I  as  many  of  you  as  haTS 
been  baptized  into  Christ,  have 
put  on  Christ. 

28  There  is  m  neither  Jew  nor 
Greek,  there  is  neither  bond  nor 
free,  there  is  neither  male  nor  fe- 
male :  for  ye  are  all  one  in  Christ 
Jesus. 

29  And  if  ye  he  Christ's,  then  n 
are  ye  Abraham's  seed,  and  heirs 
o  accordin?  to  the  promise. 

CHAPTER  IV. 
■NTOW  I  sny,    T}iat  the   heir,  as 
XN    long  as  he  is  a  child,  diflereth 
nothing  from  a  oervanl,  though  he 
be  lord  of  all  ; 


CHAP,  rv, 

w  Ge.  12.  3, 

7.  17.  7. 

X  Ex.  12.40, 
41. 

yRo.  4.  14. 

z  Ro.  5.  20. 

a   ver.  16. 

b  Ac.  7.  53. 
He.  2.   2. 

cEx.  20.19- 
i2.  De.  5. 
■^2-31. 

d  De.  6.  4. 

e. Mat.  5.  17. 

/c.  2.21. 

ST  Ro.  3.  9, 
19,23. 

/iRo.  4.  11, 
12,  16. 

i  Col.  2.  17. 
He.  9.  9,  10. 

i- Jno.  1.  12. 
1  Jno.  3.1,2. 

/Ro.  6.  3. 
??jCoI.3.  11. 
n  ver.   7. 
o  Ro.  8.  17. 


1  or,  rudi- 
ments.   Col. 
2.  8,  20. 

a  Ro.  8.  15, 
17. 

2  or,  hack. 

3  or,  rudi- 
ments. 

b  1  Co.  2.  3. 

c  2  Sa.  19. 
27.  Mai.  2. 
7. 

d  Mat.  10. 
40. 

4  or,  tehat 
was. 

e  Ro.  10.  2. 

5  or,  us. 

f\  Co.  15. 

58. 

g^lCo.  4.15. 


77ie  heirship  of  belieterg, 

2  But  is  under  tutors  and  gover- 
nors until  the  time  appointed  of 
the  father. 

3  Even  so,  we,  when  we  wete 
children,  were  in  bondage  under 
the  1  elements  of  the  world  : 

4  Biit  when  the  fulness  of  the' 
time  was  come,  God  sent  forth  hia 
Son,  made  of  a  woman,  made  un- 
der the  law, 

5  To  redeem  them  that  were  un- 
der the  law,  that  we  might  receive 
the  adoption  of  sons. 

6  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God 
hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit  a  of  hia 
Son  into  your  hearts,  crying,  Ab- 
ba, Father. 

7  Wherefore  thou  art  no  more  a 
servant,  but  a  son  ;  and  if  a  son, 
then  an  heir  of  God  through 
Christ. 

8  Howbeit  then,  when  ye  knew 
not  God,  ye  did  service  unto  them 
which  by  nature  are  no  gods. 

9  But  now,  after  that  yp  have 
known  God,  or  rather  are  known 
of  God,  how  turn  ye  2  again  to 
the  weak  and  beggarly  3  elements, 
whereunlo  ye  desire  again  to  be  in 
bondage  ? 

10  Ye  observe  days,  and  months, 
and  times,  and  years. 

11  I  am  afraid  of  you,  lest  I 
have  bestowed  upon  you  labour  in 
vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you,  he 
as  I  am  ;  for  I  am  as  ye  are  ;  ye 
have  not  injured  me  at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  through  6  infir- 
mity of  the  flesh  I  preached  the 
gospel  unto  you  at  the  fiist  : 

14  And  my  temptation  which 
was  in  my  flesh  ye  despised  not, 
nor  rejected  :  but  received  me  as 
an  angel  c  of  God,  even  as  Christ  d 
Jesus. 

15  Where  4  is  then  the  blessed- 
ness ye  spake  of?  for  I  bear  you 
record,  that,  'i(  it  had  been  possible, 
ye  would  have  plucked  out  your 
own  eyes,  and  have  given  them 
to  me. 

16  Am  I  therefore  become  your 
enemy,  l>ecause  1  tell  you  the 
truth  ? 

17  They  zealously  afiect  you, 
hut  e  not  well  ;  yea,  thej'  would 
exclude  5  you,  that  ye  might  af- 
fect them. 

18  But  !Z?"sgood  to  be  zealously 
aff'ected  always/"  in  a  good  thing, 
and  not  only  when  I  am  present 
with  you. 

19  My  g  little  children,  of  whom 
I  travail  in  birth  again  until  Christ 
be  formed  in  you, 

20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you 

193 


Q^  Chrialian  liberlt/. 


for 


now,  and  to  cliang-e  my  voice 
S  I  stuiiU  in  doiibl  of  yuii. 

21  Tell  me,  ye  ilnil  desire  to  be 
under  iho  Uiw,  do  ye  noi  hear  the 
Jnw  ? 

22  For  it  is  written,  That  Abra- 
ham had  two  sons  ;  the  one  h  by  a 
l>ond-uiuid,  the  other  i  hy  a  I'lee 
woman. 

23  But  he  who  was  of  the  k  bond- 
woman was  born  after  the  flesh  ; 
but  he  of  the  free  woman  was  by 
promise. 

24  Whicli  thing's  are  an  allegoi-y  : 
I  for  these  are  the  two 7 covenants; 
the  one  from  the  mounts  Sinai,  m 
which  g-en'lereth  to  bondage, 
which  is  Aja;-. 

25  Fo  this  Afar  is  mount  Sinai 
in  Arabia,  and  9  answoreth  to  Je- 
rusalem which  now  is,  and  is  in 
bondage  with  her  children. 

26  But  Jerasiilein  n  which  is 
above  is  free,  whicli  is  the  mother 
of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written,  o  Rejoice, 
tkou  barren  that  bearest  not  ;  break 
forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travuilest 
not;  for  the  desolate   halli   many  I  32. 

more  children  than  she  which  halii    d  He.  12.15. 
an  husband.  j  e  Ro.  8.  25. 

28  Now  we, p  brethren,  as  Isaac   /2  Ti.  4.  8. 
was,  are  the  children  of  promise.    I?   1    Co.    7. 

29  But  as  then  he  y  that  was  born 
after  the  flesh,  persecuted  h\m  that 
was  born  after  the  Spirit,  even  so 
r  it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless  what  saith  .?  the 
Scripture  ?  Ca.'it  out  the  bond-wo- 
man and  her  son  :  for  the  son  of 
the  bond-woman  shall  not  be  heir 
with  the  son  of  the  free-woman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not 
children  of  the  bond-woman,  but 
ol  the  free. 

CHAPTER  V. 


OAL.^TIANS.  A.  D.  58. 

7  Ye  did  run  well  j  who  did  I 
hinderyou,  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth  } 

8  This  persuasion  cotnelh  not  of 
him  that  calleth  you. 

9  A  little  t  leaven  leaveneth  the 
whole  lump. 

10  I  have  confidence  in  you 
through  the  Lord,  that  ye  will  be 
none  otherwise  minded  :  but  he 
th.it  troublc-lh  you  shall  be:iri-  bis 
judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 

11  And  I,  brethren,  if  I  yet  preach 
circumcision,  why  do  I  yet  suffer 
I  persecution  ?  then  is  the  offence 
m  of  the  cross  ceased. 

12  I  would  they  were  even  cut  off 
which  trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been 
called  unto  liberty  :  only  use  not 
71  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the 
flesh,  but  by  love  serve  o  one  an- 
other. 

14  For  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in 
one    word,  eecn   in    this,  p  Thou 


6  or,    /  am 
perplexed 
fur  i/oit. 
AGe.  16.  15. 
t  Gc.  21.1,2. 
k  Ro.  9.7,8. 

nco.io.n. 

7  or,    testa- 
ment. 
SSina. 
mDe.  33.  2. 
9  or,  is  in 
the  same 
rank  with.. 

n  He.  12.  22. 
Re.21.2,  10. 
0  Is.  54.  1. 
p  Ac.  3.  25. 
c.  3.  29. 
yGe.  21.  9. 
rJno.  15.19. 
sGe.  21.  10, 
12. 

n  Ep.  6.  14. 
b  Jno.  8.  32. 


36.  Ro.6.18.  I  Shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 


Ac.    15. 
c  Ro.  9. 


19 

h  I  Th.  1.  3. 

Ja.  2.  18-22. 


1  or,  drive 
you  back, 
i   Mat.     13. 
33.1  Co.  5.6. 
A- 2  Co.  10.6. 
/c.6.  12. 
ml  Co.  1.23. 
n  1  Co.  8.  9. 
1  Pe.  2.  16. 

STAND  a  fast  therefore  in  the  o  1  Jno.3.18. 
6  liberty  wherewith  Christ  hatli'^Le.  19.18. 
made  us  free,  and  be  not  entangled  !  3Iat.  22.  39, 
again  with  the  yoke  of  bondage. 
2  Behold,   I   Paul  say  unto  you,  i 


That  if  ye  be   circumcised,  Christ  i  13 


40.  J  a.  2. 
7  Ro.  8.  1,4, 


shall  profit  you  nothing. 


3  For  I  testify  again  to  every  man   not. 


2  ot,  fulfil 


Ro.  7.  21- 


that  is  circumcised,  that  he  is  a 
debtor  to  rio  iho  whole  law 

4  Christ  is  Ijecome   of  no  eflTect  c|  s  Ro.  8.  6.7. 
unto  you,   whosoever  of  you    are  1 1  Ro.  7.   15, 
justified  by  the  law:   yc  are  fallen 
d  from  grace. 

5  For  we  through  the  Spirit  wait 
e  for  the  hope  of  rijhtcousnessy  by- 
faith. 

6  For  in  Jesus  Cli'ist  neither 
g  circumcision  availeth  any  thin?, 
nor  uncircumcision  :  but  faith 
which  h  worketh  by  love. 

194 


123. 


19. 

«  Ro.  6.  14. 

8  2 

V  Mat.  15. 
19.  Ep.  5.  3- 
6.  Col.  3.  5, 
6. Re. 22.  15. 
w  Jno.  15.5. 
Ep.  5.  9. 


15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one 
another,  take  heed  that  ye  be  not 
consumed  one  of  another. 

16  This  I  say  then.  Walk  q  in  the 
Spirit,  and  2  ye  shall  not  fulfil  toe 
lust  of  the  flesh. 

17  For  T  the  flesh  lusteth  against 
the  Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  against 
the  flesh  :  and  these  are  contrary  » 
the  one  to  the  other  ;  so  that  t  ye 
cannot  do  the  things  that  ye 
would. 

18  But  if  u  yc  be  led  of  the  Spirit, 
ye  are  not  under  the  law. 

19  Now  the  woiks  of  the  flesh  t> 
arc  manifest;  which  are  these; 
Adultery,  fornication,  unclean- 
ncss,  lasciviousness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  haired, 
variance,  emulations,  wrath, strife, 
seditions,  heresies, 

21  Envyin^s,  murders,  drunken- 
ness, revellmgs.  and  such  like:  of 
the  which  I  tell  you  befoic  as  I 
have  also  told  you  in  time  past, 
that  they  which  do  such  thing« 
shall  not  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

22  But  the  fruit  w  of  the  Spirit  is 
love,  joy,  peace,  long-sufl'ering, 
gentleness,  goodness,  faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance  :  a- 
gainst  X  such  there  is  no  law. 

24  And  they  that  are  Christ's 
have  crucified  the  flesh  with  the 
3  afiections  and  lusts. 

25  If  y  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  lot 
us  also  walk  in  the  Spirit. 


X  1  Ti.  1.  9.  3or,  posa-ionj!.  yRo.  3. 
4,5. 


A.  D.  58. 

26  Let  z  us  not  be  desiroufc  of 
vain  g'lory,  provoking  one  another, 
envyinj  one  another. 

CHAPTKR  VI. 

BRETHREN,  1  if  a  man  be 
overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye  v.hich 
are  spiritual,  restore  a  such  an  one 
in  IJie  spirit  of  meekness  ;  cou- 
siiiering'  thyself,  lest  thou  al30  be 
tempted. 

2  Bear  6  ye  one  another's  bur- 
dens, and  so  fulfil  the  law  of 
Christ. 

3  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to 
be  something,  when  he  is  nolhing, 
he  deceiveth  himself. 

4  But  let  every  man  prove  c  his 
own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have 
rejoicm?  in  himself  d  alone,  and 
not  in  ai.other  : 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden. 

6  Let  e  him  that  is  tausrht  in  the 
word  communicate  unto  him  that 
tcacheth  in  all  jood  things. 

7  Be  not  deceived  ;  God  is  not 
niocked  :  for  whatsoever  a  man 
Bowelh,  that  shall  he  also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  /  flesh 
shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corruption  ; 
but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit,  g 
shall  of  the  Spirit  reap  life  ever- 
lasting. 

9  And  let  h  us  not  be  weary  in 
welldoing:  for  in  due  season  we 
shall  reap,  if  i  we  faint  not. 

10  As  we  have  therefore  opportu- 


CHAP.  VL 

1 3- Ph.  2.  3. 
1  or,  al- 
though. 
a  Ja.  5.  19, 
20. 

b  Ro.  15.  1. 
c  2  Cor.  13.5. 
dPr.  U.  14. 
el  Cor.  9.  11 
—14. 

/Job  4.  8. 
Pr.  22.  8. 
Ho.  8.  7. 
g  Pr.  11.  18. 
Ja.  3.  18. 
h  I  Cor.  15. 
58. 

i  He.  10.  36. 
Re.  2.  10. 


k  Ec.  9.  10. 

i  Mat.  5.43. 

Tit.  3.  8. 

m  1  Jno.  3. 

14. 

nPh.3.  3,  7, 

8. 

2  or,  where- 

by. 

o  c.  2.  20. 

p  c.  5.  6. 

7  2  Cor. 5. 17. 

r  Ps.  125.  5. 

sCol.  1.  24. 

£2Ti.  4.  22. 

Phile.  25. 


0/  continual  tocU-doing, 

iiity,  k  let  us  do  good  unto  all  I 
men,  especially  unto  them  m  who 
are  of  the  household  of  faith. 

11  Ye  see  how  large  a  letter  I 
have  written  unto  you  with  mino 
own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a 
fair  show  in  the  flesh,  they  con- 
strain you  to  be  circumcised,  only 
lest  they  should  suffer  persecution 
for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves 
who  are  circumcised  keep  the  law; 
but  desire  to  have  you  circumcis- 
ed, that  they  may  glory  in  your 
flesh. 

14  But  n  God  forbid  that  I  should 
glory,  save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  2  by  whom  the  world 
is  crucified  o  unto  ine,  and  I  unto 
the  world. 

15  For  p  in  Christ  Jesus  neither 
circumcision  availeth  any  thing, 
nor  uncircuracision,  but  a.  q  new 
creature. 

16  And  as  many  as  walk  accord- 
ing to  this  rule, peace  r  beon.  them, 
and  mercy,  and  upon  the  Israel 
of  God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man 
trouble  me  ;  lor  s  I  bear  in  my 
body  the  marks  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

18  Brethren,  the  t  grace  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  your 
spirit.     Amen. 

Unto  the  Galatians,  written  from 
Rome. 


THE    EPISTLE    OP    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE    EPHESIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
by  the  will  of  God,  to  the 
saints  n  which  are  at  Ephesus,  6 
and  to  the  faithful  c  in  Christ  Je- 
sus : 

2  Grace  d  be  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father,  and  /rcim 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  e  be  the  God  and  Father 
'our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath 

blessed  us  with  all  spiritual  bless- 
ings in  heavenly  1  places  in 
Christ  : 

4  According  as  he  hath  chosen/ 
us  in  him  before  the  foundation  of 
the  world, that  we  should  be  holy,  ^ 
and  without  blame  before  him  in 
love  : 

5  Having  predestin.ited  h  us  unto 
the  adoption  i  of  children  by  Je- 
61IS  Christ  to  himself,  according 
to  the  good  pleasure  k  of  his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  i  of  the  glory  of 
his  grace,  wherein  he  hath  made 
us  accepted  m  in  the  Beloved  : 


oRo.  1.  7. 
6  Ac.  c.  19, 
20. 

c  Col.  1.  2. 
d  Ga.  1.  3. 
Tit.  1.4. 
e2Cor.  1.  3. 
IPe.  1.3. 
1  or,  things. 
He.  9.  23. 
/  1  Pe.  1.2. 
g  La.  1.  75. 
Col.  1.  22. 
h  Ro.  8.  29. 
i  Jno.  1.  12. 
k  Lu,  12.32. 
a  Pe.  2.  9. 
OTlPe.2.  5. 


n  He.  9.  12. 
IPe. 1.18.19. 
o  2  Ti.  1.  9. 

2  the  hea- 
vem. 

p  Ac.  20.  32. 

3  or,  hoped. 


7  In  whom  n  we  have  redemp- 
tion through  his  blood,  the  forgive- 
ness of  sins,  according  to  the 
riches  of  his  grace  ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded 
toward  us  in  all  wisdom  and 
prudence  ; 

9  Having  made  known  unto  us 
the  mystery  of  his  will,  according 
to  his  good  pleasure  which  he  hath 
o  purposed  in  himself  : 

10  That  in  the  dispensation  of 
the  fulne.s3  of  times,  he  might 
gather  together  in  one  all  things  in 
Christ,  both  which  are  in  2  hea- 
ven and  which  are  on  earth  :  even 
in  him. 

11  In  whom  also  we  have  obtain- 
ed an  inheritance./)  being  predesti- 
nated according  to  the  purpose  of 
him  who  worketh  all  things  after 
the  counsel  of  his  own  will  ; 

12  That  we  should  be  to  the 
praise  of  his  glory,  who  first  3  trust- 
ed in  Christ. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  trufted.  after 

195 


Former  Hate  of  the  righUoni.        EPHESlANS 

that  ye  lieanl  y  the  word  of  truth, 
the  gospel  of  ynui-  salvation  ;  in 
whom  also,  after  that  ye  believed, 
ye  were  sealed  r  with  that  holy 
Spirit  of  promise. 

14  Which  IS  the  earnest  s  of  our 
inhfiriiance,  until  the  redemption 
t  of  the  purchaiied  «  possession, 
unto  the  ti  praise  of  lus  ^lo.y. 

15  Wherelbre  I  also,  after  I  heard 
of  your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus, and 
love  unto  all  the  saints, 

16  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for 
you,  making  mention  of  you  in 
my  prayers  ; 

17  That  the  God  )o  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
may  gi\e  unto  you  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  :r  and  revelation  4  in  the 
knowledge  of  him  : 

18  The  eyes  ij  of  your  under- 
standing being  enlightened  ;  that 
ye  may  know  what  is  the  hope  z 
of  his'calling,  and  what  the  riches 
a  of  the  glory  of  his  inheritance  in 
the  saints, 

19  And  what  is  the  exceeding 
greatness  of  his  power  b  to  us- 
ward  who  believe,  according  to  the 
workings  of  his  mighty  power, 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ, 
when  he  c  raised  him  from  the 
dead,  and  set  him  at  his  own  right 
hand  in  the  heavenly  ;j/'rce9, 

21  Far  d  above  all  principality, 
and  power,  and  might,  and  do- 
minion, and  every  name  that  is 
named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but 
also  in  that  which  is  to  come  ; 

22  And  hath  pat  e  all  things  un- 
der liis  feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  the 
head  over  all  thin^.i  to  the  church, 

23  Which  is  his  body,/  the  ful- 
ness of  him  that  fiUeth  all  in  all 

CHAPTER  11 


q  Ho.  10.  17. 
r  2  Cor.  1.22. 
»2Cor.  5.  5. 
t  Ro.  8.  23. 
(i  Ac.  20.  28. 

0  ver.  6,  12. 
aJno.20.17. 
.rCol.  1.  9. 

4  01,  for  the 
ncknuioledg- 
ment. 

y  Is.  42.  7. 
z  c.  4.  4. 
ac.  3.  16. 

6P3.  no.  3. 

5  tlic  7night 
of  his  poto- 

cAc.2.24,S3. 
d  Ph.  2.  9. 
Col.  2.  10. 
e  Ps.  8.  6. 
Mat.  28.  18. 
/lCo.r2.l2. 
Col.  1.18,24. 
a  Jno.  5.  24. 
Col.  2.  13. 
b  Ac.  19.  35. 
CO.  6.  12. 
dCol.  3.  6. 
elPe.4.  3. 

1  toills. 

f  Ps.  51.  5. 
^Ro.5.6,8, 
10. 

2  by  whose. 
hRo.  3.  24. 


i  Col.  2.  12. 
A'Til.  3.  4. 
l2Ti.  1.  9. 
m  Ro.  4.  16. 
n  Jno.  6.  44, 
1 65. 
.  „ o  c.  1.  4. 

AND  you   a  htlh  he  quickened,  ^3 or, prepar- 
who   were  dead  in  trespasses  ed. 
and  sins;  !;>  He.  9.  12. 

2  Wherein    b    in    time    past   yeijMi.  5.  5. 
walked  according  to  the  coui-se  of ;  r  Jno.  10.  16. 
this  world,  according  to  the  prince  |Ga.  3.  28. 

c  of  the  power  of  the  air,  the  spirit  ;  s  Col.  2.  14. 
that  now  worketh  in  the  children  '  tCol. 1.20-22. 
d  of  disobedience  :  |4or,infciOT- 

3  Among  whom  also  we  e  all  had  ,  self. 

our  conversation   in   times  past  in  \u  -Ac.  2.  39. 
the  lusts  of  our  flesh,  fulfilling  the   v  Jno.  14.  6. 
1   desires  of  the   flesh   and   of  the  .1  Pe.  3.  18. 
mind  ;  and   were  by   nature/  the   to  He.  12.22. 
children  of  wrath,  even  as  others.  '  ^  c.  3.  15. 

4  But  God,  who  is  ricli  in  mercy,   ylCo.3.9,10. 
for  his  great  love   wherewith  he  |^  Mat.  16. 
loved  us.  |l8.Re.21.14. 

5  Even  ^  when  we  were  dead  in  a  Is.  28.  16. 
sins,  hath  quickened  us  together  b  1  Co.  3.17. 
with  Christ,  (by  2  grace  ft.  ye  are,  2  Cor.  6.16. 
saved  ;)  JclPe.  2.4,5. 

19S 


A.  D.  64. 

6  And  hath  raised  t  us  up  toge- 
ther, and  made  us  sit  together  iu 
heavenly /)2ace<  in  Christ  Jeaus  ; 

7  That  m  the  ages  to  come  he 
might  show  the  exceeding  riches 
of  his  grace,  in  his  kindness  k 
toward  us  through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  For  by  grace  I  are  ye  saved 
through  m  faith  ;  and  that  not  n  of 
your.selves  ;  it  is  the  gift  of  God  : 

9  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man 
should  boast. 

10  For  we  are  his  workmanship, 
created  in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good 
works,   which  o  God   hath  before 

3  ordained  that  we  should  walk 
in  them. 

11  Wherefore  remember,  that  ye 
being  in  time  post  Gentiles  in  the 
flesh,  who  are  called  Uncircum- 
cision  by  that  which  is  called  the 
Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made 
by  hands  , 

12  That  at  that  time  ye  were 
without  Christ,  being  aliens  from 
the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and 
strangers  from  the  covenants  of 
promise,  having  no  hope,  and 
without  God  in  the  world  : 

13  But  now,  in  Christ  Jesus,  ye 
who  sometimes  were  far  ofl',  are 
made  uigh  by  the  blood  p  ot 
Christ. 

14  For  he  q  is  our  peace,  who 
hath  made  both  r  one,  and  hath 
broken  down  the  middle  wall  of 
partition  between  us ; 

15  Having  abnlished  s  in  his  flesh 
thi;  enmity,  even  the  law  of  com- 
mandments conifflined  in  ordinan- 
ces ;  for  to  make  in  himself  of 
twain  one  new  man,  so  making 
peace  ; 

16  And  that  he  might  reconcile  t 
both  unto  God  in  one  body  by  the 
cross,    having    slain    the    enmity 

4  thereby  ; 

17  And  came  and  preached  peace 
to  you  ((  which  were  afar  ofi^  and 
to  them  that  were  nigh. 

18  For  through  v  him  we  both 
have  access  by  one  Spirit  unto  the 
Father. 

19  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more 
strangers  and  foreigners,  but  fel- 
low-citizens w  with  the  saints, 
and  of  the  household  x  of  God  ; 

20  And  are  built  y  upon  the  z 
foundation  of  the  apostles  and 
prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  be- 
ing the  chief  a  corner-sio«e  ; 

21  In  whom  all  the  building, 
fitly  framed  together,  gi-oweth 
unto  an  holy  5  temple  in  the  Lord: 

22  In  whom  ye  also  are  builded 
c  together,  for  an  habitation  of 
God  through  the  Spirit. 


A.  D.  64. 


CHAP.  III.  IV. 


Neusnesa  qf  l\ft. 


CHAPTER  m. 


la  Col.  1.  25.  "and length,  and  depth, and heig-Iit; 


^OR  this  cause  I  Paul  the  pii- :  6  Ro.   12.  3.      19  And  to  know  the  love  of  (:;iiri8t, 
soner  of  Jesus  Chiist  for  you  '  c  Ga.  1.  12.     which  passeth  knowledge,  that  ye 


Gentiles, 

2  If  ye  have  heard  of  the  dispen-  '  before. 
satioii   a  of  the   grace  b   of   God,    dz.\.  9. 
which  is  given  me  to  you-ward  :      !  e  Mat.  13. 

3  How  that  by  revelation  c  he  17.  Ro.  16. 
made  known  unto  me  the  mystery  ;  25.  1  Pe.  1 
as  I  wrote  afore  1  in  few  words, 


Xoi,  a  little  might  be    filled  with  all    the  ful- 
ness u  of  God. 

20  Now  V  unto  him  that  is  able 
to  do  exceedi.ig  abundantly  above 
all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according 
to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us, 

21  Unto  him  be  glo.y  in  the  church 


;  10.  12. 
4  Whereby,    when    ye    read,  ye  /  Is.  43.   13.   by    Christ    Jesus,    throughout  all 

iages,  world  without  end.    Amen. 
I  CHAPTKR  IV. 

I  THEREFORE,  the  prisoner 
1  of  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that 
ye  walk  a  worthy  of  the  vocation 
wherewith  ye  are  called, 

2  With  all  lowliness  6  and  meek- 
ness, with  long-sufi'e.ing,  forbear- 
ing one  another  in  love  ; 

3  Eiideavouiing  to  keep  the  unity 
of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  There  is  one  body,  and  one 
Spirit,  even  as  ye  are  called  in  one 
hope  of  your  calling  : 

5  OneLord,one  faith, one  baptism, 

6  One  God  and  Father  of  all,  who 
is  above  all,  and  through  all,  and 
in  you  all. 

7  But  unto  every  one  of  us  is 
given  grace  according  tithe  mea- 

Jno.  14.^.    sure  c  of  the  gift  of  Christ. 


/Ro.  11.  33. 
1  Cor.  2.  7. 


c.  2.  22. 

«Col.  2.  7. 


may  understand  my  knowledge  in   c.  1.  19 
the  myste.y  d  of  Christ ;  \  g  ^  Cor.  15. 

5  Which  in  other  ages  was  not  e   9. 
made    known    unto    the    sons    of  A  Cor.  1.27 
men,  as  it  is  now  revealed   unto   i  ver.  4,  5. 
the  holy  apostles  and  prophets  by  ,  1  Ti.  3.  16. 
the  Spirit  ;  j  t  Ps.  33.  6. 

6  That    the   Gentiles    should    be   Jno.  1.  3. 
fellow-heirs,  and  of  the   same  bo-  i  Col.  1.  15. 
dy,   and  partakers  of  his  promise    He.  1.  2 
in  Christ  by  the  Gospel  ;  i  .  _      .- 

7  Whereof  1  was  made  a  minis 
ter,   according  to  the    gift  of  the    m  c.  1.  9. 
grace  of  God   given  unto    me    by   n  He.  4.    16. 
the  efieotualy"  working  of  his  pow-  ■  o  2  Cor.  1. 
er.  1 6. 

8  Unto  me,  who  am  less  g  than  p  Ph.  4.  19. 
the  least  of  all  saints,  is  this  grace    g  c.  6.  10. 
given,  that  I  should  preach  among   Col.  1.  11. 
the  Gentiles  the  unsearchable  rich-  ,  r  Ro.  7.  22 
esk  of  Christ  ; 

9  .\nd  to  make  all  ?nen  see  what 
is  the  fellowship  of  the  mystery,  t 
which  from  the  beginning  of  the 
world  hath  been  hid  in  God,  who 
created  all  things  by  k  Jesus 
Christ  : 

10  To  the  intent  that  now  unto 
the  principalities  and  powers  in 
heavenly  places  might  be  known, 
hythe  church,  the  manifold  wis- 
dom I  of  God, 

11  According  to  the  etcrnalm  pur- 
pose which  he   purposed  in  Christ    1  or,  in 
Jesus  our  Lord  :  '  a  Col.  1.  10. 

12  In  whom  we  have   boldness  n   6  Mat.  11. 
and  access  with  confidence  by  the   29. 
faith  of  him.  c  Ro.   12.  3. 

13  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  ei  Ps.  63.  18. 
faint  not  at  my  tribulations  for  2  or,  amul- 
you,  which  o  is  your  glory.  ,  titude  of 

14  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  captives;. 
unto  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus   Z  or.  fulfil. 
Christ,  e  1  Cor.  12. 

15  Of  whom  the  whole  family  in   28. 
heaven  and  earth  is  named,  I  4  or,  into. 

16  That    he    would     grant     you, '/Col.  2.  2. 
according    to    the    riches  p  of  his   ^  1  Cor.  14. 
gloiy,   to  be  q  strengthened  with   20. 
might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner  5  or,  age. 
T  man  ;  h  Ja.  1.  6. 

17  That    Christ   may  dwell  s  in    6  oi,  being 
your  tiearts  by  faith  :  that  ye,  be-    sincere 


8  Wherefore  he  saith,  d  When  he 
ascended  up  on  high, he  led  2  cap- 
tivity captive,  and  gave  gifts  un- 
to men. 

9  (Now  that   he   ascended,  what 

is  it  but  that  he  also  descended 
I  first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the 
[earth  ? 
M  Jno.  1.  IS.  10  He  that  descended  is  the  same 
V  Ro.  16.  25.  also  that  ascended  up  far  above  all 
He.  13.  20,  heavens,  that  he  might  3  fill  all 
21.  Jude  24.    things.) 

11  And  e  he  gave  some,  apostles  ; 
and  some,  prophets  ;  and  some, 
evangelists  ;  and  some,  pastors  and 
teachers  ; 

12  For  the  perfectingof  the  saints, 
for  the  work  of  the  ministry,  for 
the  edifying  of  the  body  of  Christ. 

13  Till  we  all  come  4  in  the  unity 
fo(  the  faith,  and  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  x 
perfect^  man,  unto  the  measure 
of  the  -5  stature  of  the  fulness  of 
Christ  : 

14  That  we  henccforthhe  no  more 
children,  tos'^ed  to  and  fro,  and 
carried  h  about  with  every  wind 
of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight  of  men, 
and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive  ; 


15  But,  S  speaking  the  truth  i  in 
ing  t  rooted  and  g.-ounded  in  love,   i  2  Cor.  4.  2.   love,  may  grow  up  into  him  in  all 
18  May  be   able   to    comprehend   i' Col.  1.  18,   things,  which  is  the   h^ixd,  k  even 
with  all  saints. what  is  the  breadth,   19.  iChdst; 

07  197 


Nf tenets  of  life.  EPHESIANS.  A.  D.  61. 

16  From  whom  I  ilia  whole  body  1  I  Jrio.  15.  5.  '  CHAPTER  V. 

filly  joined     tog>!ther,    and   com- J  m  Ac. '^6.  18.    "OE  ye  therefore  followeri  ofGod, 
pRCted   by   that   which  every  joint   7  or,  Aard-     \jj  ne  dear  children  : 
aupplieth,    aci-ordiiig'   to    the    ef- 1  ne»».  |    2  And  walk   in   love,  a  a»  Chriit 

feclniil   woikiiij   in    the    measure   «Ko. 1.24,26.    also  hath  loveil  ug,  and  hath  ^iven 

himself  for  us,  an  offering  and  a 
sacrifice  to  God  for  a  6  sweet-smell- 
ing' savour. 

3  But  fornication,  c  and  all  un- 
cleaniiess,  or  eovetousness,  let  it 
not  be  once  named  d  among  you, 
as  becometh  saints  : 

4  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish 
talking,  nor  jesting,  which  e  are 
not  convenient ,  but  rather  giving 
of  thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  y  no 
whoiemongcr,  nor  unclean  person, 
nor  covetous  man,  who  g  is  an 
idolater,  hath  any  inheritance 
in  the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of 
God. 

6  Let  no  man  deceive  h  you  with 
vain  words  ;  for  because  of  these 
things  Cometh  the  wrath  of  God 
upon  the  children  of  1  disobedi- 
ence. 

7  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers 
with  them. 

8  For  i  ye  were  sometimes  dark- 
ness, but  now  are  ye  light  k  in  the 
Lord  :  walk  a.s  children  Z  of  light. 

8  (For  the  fruit  ;n  of  the  Spirit  i» 
in  all  goodness  and  righteousness 
and  truth  ;) 

10  Proving  n  wliat  is  acceptable 
unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  have  o  no  fellowship  with 
the  unfruitful  works  of  darlcncss, 
but  rather  reprove^  them. 

12  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to  speak 


of  eveiy  part,  maketh   increase  of  oCol.3.8,9. 
the  body  unto  the  edifying  of  itself  p  llo.  6.  6. 
m  love.  I  q  Ro.  12.  2. 

17  This  I  say  therefore,  and   tes-   r  Ga.  6.  15. 
tify   in  the   Lord,  that  ye   hence-   n.  2.  10. 
forth  walk    not  as  other  Gentiles  8  or, /lo/i- 
walk,     in     the    vanity     of    theiri  ne«s  o/" 
mind  ;  truth.  Jno. 

18  Having  the   understanding  m  '  17.  17. 
daikenei,being  alienated  from  the  !  s  Zee.  8.  16. 
life  of  Go  1  through  the   ignorance  |  t  Ro.  12.  5. 
that   is   in    them,    because   of  the    u  Kc.  7.  9. 

7  blindness  of  their  heart  ;  I  v  Ja.  4.  7. 

19  Who  being  past  feeling,  have  !  ?c  Ac.  20.  35. 
n  given  themselves  over  unto  las-  |  9  or,  dis- 
civiousiiess,    to   work  all  unclean-   triiuic. 
ness  with  greediness.  x  Cor.  4.  6. 

20  But  ye    have  not  so  learned    10  or,  to 


I  cdifyprofit- 


zc.  I.  13,14. 
a  Col.  3.  8. 
6  Ti.  3.  2. 
cMar.  11. 
25,26. 


Christ  ; 

21  If  so  be  that  yo   have    heard  j  «i/y 
him,    and    have    been    taught  by  »/ Is.  63.  10. 
him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus  : 

22  That  ye  put  o  off,  concerning 
the  former  coiiversation,  the  o\'\ p 
man,  which  is  corrupt  according 
to  the  decsitful  lusts  ; 

23  And  be  renewed  q  in  the  spirit 
of  your  mind  ;  I  a  Jno.  13.34 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  new  i  Le.  1.  9. 
man,  which  after  God   is  created   c  1  Cor. 6. 18 
r  in  righteousness  and  8  true  holi-  |  1  Th.  4.  3. 
ness. 

25  Wherefore    putting  away  ly 
ingspeik  every  man  truth  s  withy  He.  13.  4. 
his  neighbour  :    for  we  ?  are  mem- 
bers one  of  another. 

26  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not  ;  let 
«  not  the  sun  go  down  upon  your 
wrath  : 

27  Neither  v  give  place  to  the 
devil. 

28  Let    him   that    stole   steal  no  I /Jno.  12.36.  j  manifest  is  light, 
more:  but  lailicr  liH  a- him  laliour,  i  to  Ga.  5.  22,  |    14  Wherefore  3  he  saith,  r  Awake 

&c.  I  thou  that  sleepest,  and  arise  from 

n  Ro.  12.  2.    I  the    dead,    and   Christ  shall   give 
o  1  Cor.  5.9,  !  thee  light. 

15  See   then   that  ye  walk*  cir- 


\d  ver.  12. 
leRo.  1.28. 


Re.  22.  15 
S  Col.  3.  i      ^ 

h  Je.  29.  8,9.  |  of  those  things  which  are  done  of 
them  in  secret. 
13  But  all   things  that  are  2  re- 


1  or,  unbe- 
lief. 


i  c.  2.  11,  12.    proved  are  made  manifest  q  by  the 
i  1  Th.  5.  5.    light:  for  whatsoever  doth   make 


working  with /i!,«  hands  the  thing 
v/hich  Is  goo  I,  that  he  may  have 
to  9  give  to  him  that  needelh. 

29  Let  a;  no  corrupt  communica- 
tion proceed  out  of  your  mouth, but 
that  whioh  is  srool,  10  to  the  use  of 
edifying,  that  it  may  minister 
grace  unto  the  hearers. 

SO  And    grieve    y    not    the   holy 
Spirit  of  God,  whereby  ye  are  seal-  i  3  or,  it 
ed  z  unto  the  day  of  redemption. 

31  Lot  all  bitterness. reaud  wrath, 
and   anger,   and     clamour,  and   h 
evil-sppakinsr.   be   put  away   frora'wjno.  7.  17. 
you.  with  ;iU  malice  :  \v  Lu.  21.  34. 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  lo  Cor.  3.  16. 
tKiidur-hearted.  forgiving  c  one  ;i  Ps.  147.  7. 
snother,  even  as  God  for  Christ's  j  y  Ps.  57.  7,8. 
euke  hath  forgiven  yoa.  I  z  Is.  63.  7. 

198 


11. 

7>  1  Ti.  6.  20.  Icumspeclly,    not  as  fools,  but  ai 

2  or,  dis-         wise, 

covered.         \    IS  Redeeming  the  time,  becausa 

9  Jno.  3.  20,    the  days  are  evil,  t 

21.  17  Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise, 

but  understanding  what  u  the  will 

r  Is.  60.  1.        of  the  Lord  is. 

s  Col.  4.  5.        18  And  be  not  drunk  v  with  wine, 

^  Ps.  37.  19.     wherein    is    excess;  but   be   filled 
with  the  .Spirit  ; 

19  Speaking  to   yourselves  in  te 
psalms  and   hymns,  and  spiritual 
sonsrs,  sinsfing.r  and   making  me- 
lody in  vour  J/  heart  to  the  Lord  ; 
20' Giving    thauka  x   alway«  for 


A.  D.  64. 

all  things  unto  God  and  the  Fa- 
ther in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  ; 

21  Submitting'  yourselves  one  to 
another  in  the  fear  of  CJod. 

22  Wives,  a  submit  yourselves 
u.itoyour  own  husbands,  as  unto 
the  Loid. 

23  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of 
the  wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  head 
of  the  church  :  and  he  is  the  Sa- 
viour of  tlie  body. 

24  Tlierefore  as  the  church  is  sub- 
ject unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives 
ie  to  their  own  husbands  in  every 
thing. 

25  Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
even  as  Christ  also  loved  the 
church,  and  gave  himself  for  it  ; 

2S  That  he  might  sanctify  and 
cleanse  it  with  the  washing  b  of 
water  by  the  word  : 

27  That  he  might  present  c  it  to 
himself  a  glorious  church,  not  hav- 
ingspot,  d  or  wrinkle,  or  any  such 
thing  ;  but  that  it  should  be  holy 
and  without  blemish. 

23  So  ought  men  to  love  their 
wives  as  their  own  bodies  :  he  that 
loveth  his  wife  loveth  himself 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  haced  his 
own  flesh  ;  but  nourisheth  and 
cherisheth  it  ;  even  as  the  Lord 
the  church  : 

30  For  we  are  members  e  of  his 
body,  of  his  flesh,  and  of  his  banes. 

SI  For /this  cause  shall  a  mian 
leave  his  father  and  mother,  and 
shall  be  joined  unto  his  wife,  and 
tliey  two  '^  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  I 
speak  concerning  Christ  and  the 
church. 

33  Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of 
you  in  particular  so  love  his  wife 
even  as  himself  ;  and  the  wife  see 
tliat  she  reverence  her  husband. 

CH.APTKR  VI. 

CHTLDRKN,   a  obey  your  pa- 
rents in  the  Lord  :  for  this  is 
riirht. 

2  Honour  h  thy  father  and  mo- 
ther, (which  is  the  first  command- 
ment with  promise,) 

3  That  it  may  he  well  with  thee, 
and  thou  may  est  live  long  on  the 
earth. 

4  And  ve  fathers,  provoke  not 
vour  children  to  wrath  :  but  bring 
them  up  in  the  nurture  and  admo- 
nition of  the  Lord. 

■5  Servants,  c  be  obedient  to  them 
that  are  your  mastes  according  to 
the  fles!),  with  fear  and  trembling, 
in  singleness  of  your  heart,  as  unto 
Chrisf. 

6  Not  with  eye-service,  as  raen- 


CHAP.  VL 


a  IPe.  3.  1, 
&c.  Col.  i. 
li,  &c. 


!6Ti.3.  5. 

!  c  Jude  24. 

(iCa.  4.  7. 

e  1  Cor.  12. 
27. 

/  Ge.  2.  24. 

g  1  Cor.  6. 
16. 

a  Pr.  23.  22. 
Col.  3.  20, 
&c. 

b  Ex.  20.  12. 

clPe.2.  IS, 

&c. 


1  or,  mode- 
rating. 

2  Some  read 
both  your 
and  their. 

dRo.  2.  U. 

eRo.  13.  12. 

2  Cor.  6.  7. 

3  blood  and 
flesh. 

f  Ro.  8.  38. 

4  or,  wicked 
spirits. 

5  or,  heaven- 
ly, asc.  1.  3. 

6  or,  over- 
come. 

g  Is.  11.  5. 
h  Ca.  7.  1. 
i  1  Jno.  5.  4. 
k  Is.  59.  17. 
iHe.  4.  12. 
otLu.  18.  1. 
n  .Mat.  23. 
41. 
o2Th.  3.  1. 

7  or,  achtin. 

8  or,  thereof. 
p  Is.  .53.  1. 

<7  Ac.  20.  4. 
r  Cor.  4.7,8. 


27w  spiritual  itar/are. 

pleaaers;  but  as  the  servants  of 
Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God  from 
the  heart  ; 

7  With  good  will  doing  service, 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  to  men  ; 

8  Knowing  that  whatsoever  good 
thing  any  man  doeth,  the  same 
shall  he  receive  of  the  Lord,  whe- 
ther he  be  bond  or  free. 

9  And  ye  masters,  do  the  sanie 
things  unto  them,  1  forbearing 
th.eatening  :  knowing  that  2  your 
Master  also  is  in  heaven  ;  neither 
is  there  respect  d  of  persons  with 
him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong 
in  the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of 
his  might. 

11  Put  on  the  whole  aimour  e  of 
God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  wiles  of  the  devil, 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against  3 
fiesh  and  blood,  but  against  prin- 
cipal it  ies,yagainst  powers, against 
the  rulers  of  Ihe  darkness  of  this 
world,  against  4  spiritual  wicked- 
ness in  5  high  places. 

13  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the 
whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil 
day,  and,  having  done  6  all,  to 
stand. 

14  Stand,  therefore,  having  your 
loins  girt  g  about  with  truth,  and 
having  on  the  breastplate  of  right- 
eousness ; 

13  And  your  feet  h  shod  with  the 
preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace: 

16  Above  all,  taking  the  shield  of 
faith,  i  wherewith  ye  shall  be  able 
to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the 
wicked. 

17  And  take  the  helmet  k  of  sal- 
vation, and  the  sword  I  of  thft 
Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God  : 

18  Praying  always  m  with  all 
prayer  and  supplication  in  the 
Spirit,  and  watching  n  thereunto 
with  all  perseverance  and  suppli- 
cation for  all  saints  ; 

19  And  for  o  me,  that  utterance 
may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may 
open  my  mouth  boldly,  to  make 
known  the  mystery  of  the  gospel. 

20  For  which  I  am  an  ambassa- 
dor in  7  bonds  ;  that  8  therein  I 
may  speak  boldly,  as  I  ought  p  to 
speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my 
affair?,  and  how  I  do,  Tychicus,  g 
a  beloved  brother  and  faithful 
minister  in  the  Lord,  shall  make 
known  to  you  all  things  : 

22  Whom  r  I  have  sent  unto  you 
for  the  same  purpose,  that  ye 
might  kno.v  our  affairs,  and  tliat 
he  might  comfort  your  hearts. 

199 


Thanii/ulness  and  prayer.  PHILIPPIANS. 

23  Peace  a  be  to  the  b.  etliren,  an'J     » 1  Pe.  5.  14. 
love  with  faith,  fioin  (}?d  the   Fa-    9  or,  isith 
Ihcr,  and  the  Ljnl  Jesus  f.Muist.         incorrup- 

Ui  IJface  be   with  all   them   that     tion. 


A.  D.  64. 

love  our  Lonl  Jesui  Christ  9  in 
sincerity.     Amen. 
Written    from    Rome    unto     the 
Kphesians  by  Tychicuu. 


THE    EPI.STLE    OP    PAUU    THE    APOST 

a  Ac.  16.  12, 
&c. 

b  Ro.  1.  7. 
I  or,  men- 
tion. 

cEp.  1.  14, 
&c.  1  Th.  1. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL  an  1  Tirnolheus,  the  ser- 
vants of  Jesus  Ctirist,  to  all 
the  saints  in  Christ  Jesus  which 
are  at  Philippi,  a  with  the  bisliops 
and  dcaciins  ; 
2  Grace  b  be  unto  you,  and  peace, 


from  God  our  Pather,  andyrom  the    2. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ.  rfHe.10.a5. 

3  I  thank  my  God  upon  every  1  e  Ps.  138.  8. 
remembrwice  of  you,  yJno.  6.  29. 

4  Always  in  every  prayer  c  of  2  or,  ^nish. 
miiiefor'you  all  making  request  ^2Pe.3.  10. 
with  joy,  3  or,  ye  have 

5  For  your  fellowship  in  the  goa-    me  in  your. 
pel,  from  the  first  day  until   now  ;    fi  ver.  17. 

6  Being  confident  d  of  this  very   A  or,  with 
thing,  that  he  e  which  hath  begun    mc  of  grace. 
agonl/woik  in  you   will  2  per-   i  1  Th  3.12. 
form  :i  until   the  day  g  of  Jesus  2  Pe.  3.  18. 
Christ  :  5  or,  sense. 

7  Even  as  it  is  m^et  for  me   to   Ic  Uo.  2.  18. 
think  this   of  you   all,  because   3  1   6  or,  try. 
have  you  in   my  heart  ;  inasmuch    7  or,  differ. 
as  both   in   my  bonds,  and   in   the    I  Ep.  5.  2. 
defence  ft  and  confirmation   of  the    mjno.  15.8. 
gospel,  ye  all   are   jiarlakers  4  of  S  or, /or. 
my  grace.  9  or,  Cesar's 

8  For    God    is    my  record,   how   court,  c.  4. 

f  really  I  long  after  you  all  in   the   22. 
owels  of  Jesus  Christ.  10  or,  to  all 

9  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love    others. 
may  abound  i  yet  more  and   moi-e 

in  knowledge  and  in   all   5  judg- ■ 

ment  ; 

10  That    k   ye    may    6    approve   n  Ro.  8.  28. 
things  that  are  7  excellent:   that   o  2  Cor.  1. 
ye  rnay  he   I  sincere   and   without    11. 
offence  till  the  day  of  Christ  ;  p  Ro.  5.  5. 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  g  Ep.  6.  19, 
righteousness,  which  are  by  Jesu.s   20. 
Christ,   unto    the     glory    m     and   r  Ro.  14.  7, 
praise  of  God.  8. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  under-   s  Re.  14.  13. 
6tand,   breiYiren,'  that  the   things   t  2  Cor.  5. 
tchich  happened  unto  me  have  fall-   8. 

en  out  rather  unto  the  furtherance    «  P-s.  16.  11. 
of  the  gospel  ;  "  Ep.  4.  1. 

13  So  that  my  bonds  8  in  Christ  c.  3.  20. 
are  manifest  in  all  9  the  palace,  to  c.  4.  1. 
and  10  in  all  other  places  ;  x  Jude  3. 

14  And   many  of  the  brethren  injyis.  51.  7, 
the  Lord,  waxing  confident  by  my  i  12.  Mat.  10. 
bonds,    are    much    more    bold    to  28. 

pp.-ak  the  word  without  fear.  z  2Th.  1.  5. 

1-3    Some    inleed   preach  Christ  I  n:  Ro.  8.  17. 

even  of  envy  and  strife,  and  some    5  Ac.  5.  41.    ; 

also  of  good  will.  c  Ac.  IS.  19. 

15  The  cms  preach  Ch  ist  of  con-|  1  Th.  2.  2.     | 

200 


LE    TO    THE    PHILIPPI  A  MS. 

tention,  not  sincerely,  supposing 
to  add  affliction  to  my  bonds  ; 

17  But  the  other  of  love,  know- 
ing that  I  am  set  for  the  defence 
of  the  gospel. 

18  What  then  ?  notwithstanding, 
every  way,  whether  in  pretence 
or  in  truth,  Christ  is  preached  ; 
and  I  therein  do  rejoice,  yea,  and 
will  rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  n  shall 
turn  to  my  salvation  through  o 
your  prayer,  and  the  supply  of  the 
Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  ray  earnest  ex- 
pectation and  my  hope,  that  in 
nothing  I  shall  be  ashameil,  p  but 
that  with  all  boldness,  9  as  always, 
so  now  also  Christ  shall  be  magni- 
fied in  my  body,  whether  r  it  be  by 
life  or  by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and 
to  die  s  is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this 
is  the  fruit  of  my  labour  :  yet  what 
I  shall  choose  I  wot  not. 

23  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt 
two,  having  a  desire  t  to  depart, 
and  to  be  with  Christ ;  which  is  far 
better :  u 

24  Nevertheless  to  abide  in  the 
flesh  is  more  needful  for  you. 

25  And  having  this  confidence,  I 
know  that  I  shall  abide  and  con- 
tinue with  you  all,  for  your  fur- 
therance and  joy  of  faith  ; 

26  That  your  rejoicing  may  be 
more  abundant  in  Jesus  Christ  for 
me,  by  my  coming  to  you  again. 

27  Only  r  let  your  conversation 
be  as  it  becomeih  the  gospel  of 
Christ  ;  that  whether  I  come  and 
se;  you,  or  else  be  absent,  I  may 
hear  of  your  affairs,  that  ye  w 
stand  fast  in  one  spirit,  with  one 
rrind,  striving  .r  together  for  th» 
faith  of  the  gospel  ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  y  by 
your  adversaries  :  which  z  is  to 
them  an  evident  token  of  perdi- 
tion, but  a  to  vou  of  salvation,  and 
that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  you  it  is  given,  b  in 
the  behalf  of  Christ,  not  only  to 
believe  on  him,  but  also  to  suffer 
for  his  sake  ; 

30  Having  the  same  conflict 
which  ye  saw  c  in  me,  and  now 
hear  to  be  in  me. 


A.  D.  64. 

CHAPTER  II. 

IF  tfierebe  lUerelore  anyconsola-  6  Jno.  3.29 

tiun  in  Christ,  if  any  comfort  of  c2Cor.l3.H 

love,     if    any    fellowship    of    the  1  Pe.  3.  8. 

Spirit,   if  any  bowels  a  and  mer-  rfGa.5.  26. 

cies,  Ja.  3.  14. 

2  Fulfil  b  ye  my  joy,  th.it  ye  be  e   1  Pe.  5.5. 

c  like-minded,   having   the   same  _/"  lCor.13.5. 

love,  being  of  one  accord,  of  one  g- Jno. 13. 14. 


CHAP.  II.  III.  Epa2)hroditus  commended. 

i  a  Col.  3.  12.  'joy,  and  rejoice  with  me. 


19  5  But  1  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesu* 
to  send  Timoiheus  a  sho.tly  unto 
you,  that  l  also  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  when  I  know  your  state. 

20  For  I  have  no  man  6  like- 
minded  who  will  naturally  care  for 
your  state. 

21  For  all  seek  their  own,  6  not  the 


mind. 

3  Let  nothing  d  be  done  through   7j  Jno.  1.1,2. 
strife  or  vain  glory  ;  but  in   lowli-    Col.  1.  15. 


1  Pe.  2.  21.    things  which  are  Jesus  Christ's. 


£2  Sut  ye  know-  the  proof  of  hiin, 

j  that,  as  a  son   with  the   father,  he 

ness  of   mind"  let  each  e    esteem   i  Jno.  5.  18.  I'lath  served  with  me  in  the  gos- 


other  better  than  themselves.  I  k  Ps.  22.  6. 

4  Look  not   every  man   on  his  _/"  i  Lu.  22.  27. 
own  things,   but   every  man    also    1  or,  habit. 
on  the  things  of  others.  |  7n  He.  12.  2. 

5  Let   thu    g    mind    be    in    you,   n  He.   2.9. 


which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus  : 
6  Who,   being  h   in   the   form  of 


Re.  3.  21 
Is.  45.  23. 


God,  thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  ,  Re.  5.  13. 


equal  i  with  God  ; 
7  But  /;  made  himself  of  no  repu- 


;?  Jno.  13.13. 
Ro.  14.  9. 


taliou,  and  look  upon  him  the  form   q  Pf.  lO.  16. 


of  a  servant,  I  and   was  made  in 
the  1  likeness  of  men 


Jno.  6.  27— 
29.  He.  4.11 


8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as  !  2  Pe.  1.5-10. 


a  man,  he  humbled  himself,  and 
became  m  obedient  unto  death, 
even  the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  Wherefore  n  God  also  hath 
highly  exalted  him,  and  given  him 
a  name  which  is  above  everj' 
name  : 

10  That  at  the  name  of  Jesus, 
every  o  knee  should  bow,  of  things 
in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth, 
and  things  undir  the  earth  ; 

11  And  tliat  every  tnjigue  should 
confess  that  Jesus  Ctf^.ist  is  Lord, 
J>  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  as  ye 
have  always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my 
presence  only,  but  now  much 
more  in  my  absence,  work  q  out 
your  own  salvation  with  fear  r 
and  tremblinjT : 

13  For  it  is  God  s  which  worketh 
in  you  both  to  will  and  to  do  of  his 
good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  without  mur- 
murings  t  and  disputings  ;  u 

15  That  ye  may  be  blameless 
and  2  harmless,  the  «ons  v  of  God, 
without  rebuke,  in  the  midst  of  a 
crooked  w  and  perverse  nation, 
among  whom  3  ye  shine  as  lights 
X  in  the  world  ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of  life  ; 
that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of 
Christ,  that  I  have  not  run  in 
vain,  y  neither  laboured  in  vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  I  be  4  offered  z 
tipon  the  sacrifice  and  service  of 
your  faith,  I  joy,  and  rejoice  with 
you  all. 

IS  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye 


r  Ep.  6.  5. 
s  He.  13.21. 
t  1  Co. 10. 10. 
u  Ro.  14.  1. 
2  or,  sincere. 
V  Mat.  5.45. 
Ep.5.  1. 
to  Be.  32.  5. 
Bor, shine  ye. 
i:  Mat.  5.14, 
IS. 

2/1  Cor. 9. 26. 
4  poured 
forth. 
^2Ti.  4.  6. 


5  moreover, 
a  1  Th.  3.  2. 

6  or,  so  dear 
unto  me. 

b  2Ti.  3.  2. 
cc.  1.  25. 
rfc.4.  18. 
c  Phi.  2. 

7  or,  honour 
such,  1  Cor. 
16.  18. 
/ICo. 16.17. 
a  ITh.  5.16. 
6  2Pe.l.l2- 
15. 

cls.56.10,ll. 
Re.  22.  15. 
d    Ps.     119. 
115. 

e  Ga.5.1— 3. 

/Ro.  2.  28, 

29. 

5  Ac.  23.  6. 


pel. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send 
presently,  so  soon  as  I  shall  see 
how  it  will  go  wilh  ine 

24  But  c  I  tiust  in  the  Lord  that 
I  al.so  myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  I  supposed  it  necessary  to 
send  to  you  Epaphroditus,  d  my 
brother,  and  companion  in  labour, 
and  fellow-soldier,  e  but  your  mes- 
senger, and  he  that  ministered  to 
my  wants. 

26  For  he  longed  after  you  all, 
and  was  full  of  heaviness,  because 
'.hat  ye  had  heard  that  he  had  beea 
sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh 
unto  death  :  but  God  had  mercy  on 
him  ;  and  not  on  him  only,  but  on 
me  also,  lest  I  should  have  sorrow 
ujJon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more 
carefully,  that,  when  ye  see  hiiti 
again,  ye  may  rejoice,  and  that  I 
may  be  the  less  sorrowful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the 
Lord  with  all  gladness  ;  and  7  hold 
such  in  reputation  : 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ 
lie  was  nigh  unto  death,  not  re- 
garding his  life, /to  supply  your 
lack  of  service  toward  me. 

CHAPTER  III. 

FIN.A.LLY,  my  brethren,  rejoice 
a  in  the  Lord.  To  write  the 
same  b  things  to  you,  to  me  indeed 
is  not  grievous,  but  for  you  it  if 
safe. 

2  Beware  of  dogs,  c  beware  of  d 
evil  workers,  beware  of  the  e  con- 
cision. 

3  For  we/ are  the  circumcision, 
which  worship  God  in  the  spirit, 
and  rejoice  in  Christ  Jesus,  and 
have  no  confidence  in  the  fiesh  : 

4  Though  I  might  also  have  con- 
fidence in  the  fiesh.  If  any  other 
man  thinketh  (hat  he  hath  whereof 
he  might  trust  in  the  fiesh,  I  more  ; 

5  Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of 
the  sto  k  of  Israel,  q/"  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin,  an  Hebrew  of  the  He- 
brews;  as  touching  the  law,  a 
Pharisee  ;  "■ 

201 


The  apottW I  anxiety.  PHILIPPIANS.  i.  D.  64. 

6  Ccnccrning  7.enl,  A  per»ecuiiiig'  A  Ac.  22.3,4.    look  /  for  the  Saviour  the   Lord 
tlic   church  i     touching'   the   ri^ht-   Ga.  1.  13,14.    Jesu»  Chriit  i 

which    is    in    the    luw,   t   Lu.  1.6.     I   21  Who   ahull   change  four  vlls 


bliinieless.  i 


I  ^IVlat.lJ.44.  '  hody,    that    it   may    be    fualiioncd 


7  Bui  whul  thing's  were   gain   to  j  /   Is.   S3.  11.    like    unto   his  gluiious    body,   uc- 
nie,   those   I  cuuiiied    loss    k    for,  Jc.  8.  23,  24.  |  cuidiiig  to  the  forking  A  whereby 


IJno.     17.   3. 


Ch.iMt. 

8  V(.-.T,  doubtless,  and  I  count  all  :  1  Cor.  2.  2. 
thinf^g  but  loss  for  /  the  excellency  m  2  Cor.  U. 
of  the  knowledge  of  Chiist  Jesus  25,  'il. 
my  Loid  ;  for  whom  I  have  m  suf-  n  Ho. 10.3,5. 
feied  the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do!o  Ro.  1.17.3. 
count  then  but  dung,  that  I  may  ;  21,  22.  1 

win  Cliiist,  \p  1  Pe.  4.13 


he   is  able    even   t    to   subdue   all 
things  unto  himself. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

THERKPURE,     my     brethren 
dearly  beloved  and  longed  for, 
my  joy  and   ciown,   so  tland    fast 
in  the  Lord,  my  deaily  beloved. 
2  I  beseech  Euodias,  and  beseech 
9  And  be  found   in  him,  not  hav-i'^r  Ac.  £6.    7.  jSyntyche,    that    they    be    of    the 


mine    own     n    iiglneuusness, ;  r  He.  12.  23. 
which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  I  »  Ps.  45.  10. 
i*  through  the  failh  of  Chiist,  the 'He.  6.  1. 
righteousness  o  which  is  of  God  bv  j  /  1  Cor.9.34. 
faith:  '    He.  12.  1. 

10  That    I   may  know-  him,   and  '  u  He.  3.  1. 
the  power  of  his  lesuircction,  and   v  1  Cor.  2.6. 
tlie;<  fellowship  of  his  sufferings,    a?  Ga.  5.  10. 
being  made  conformable  unto  his|iGa.6.    16. 
death  ;  y  1  Th.  1.  6. 

11  If  by  any  means  I  might  o  at-  z  lPe.5.  3. 
tain  unto  the  resurrection  of  the  a  Ga.  1.7.6. 
dead.  12. 

12  Not  as  though  I    had    already  i  iiiCor. 11. 15. 
attained,  either  v.ere  already  per-|2  Pe.  2.  1. 
feet:  r  but  1  follow  after,  if  that  lie  1  Ti.  6.  5. 
may  apprehend  that   for  wliii;h  al-  Uz  Hos.  4.  7. 
BO  I  am  apprehended  of  Christ  Je- 1  e  Ep.  2.6,19. 


■!  1  Jno.3.  2. 
'■h  Ep.  1.  19. 
JlCor.15.26, 


13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself 

to  have  apprehended  :  but  Mis  one   /  He.  9.  28, 
thing  /do,forgettia.g  s  those  things  glCor.15.43. 
which    are  behind,   and   reachi 
forth  unto  those  things  which  aie 
before. 

14  I  press   t  toward  the  mark  fori  27. 

the  prize  of  the  high  u  calling  of;ac.  3.  1. 
God  in  Christ  Jesus.  I  b  ICor.  9.25. 

15  Let  us  theicfore,  as  many  as  c  Re.  22.  7, 
be  perfect,   v  be  thus  u>   minded  :   20. 

and  if  in  any   thing  ye    be  other-   rf  Mat.  6.25. 
■wise  minded,  God  shall  reveal  even  I  1  Pe.  5.  7. 
this  unto  yon.  \e  If.   26.   3. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have  Jno.  14.  27. 
already  attained,  let  us  walk  byiy"Ep.  4.  25. 
the  same  rule,  x  let  us  mind  the  1  or,  vene- 
•amc  thing.  Irable. 

17  Brethren,  be  ftdlowers  y  to- 1  «^2Cor.8.21. 
gelher  of  me,  and  mark  them  h  De.  16.20. 
which  walk  so,  as  ye  have  us  z  for]  Is.  26.  7. 

on  ensample.  t  Ja.   3.  17. 

18  Por    many  walk,   of  whom    II  Jno.  3.  3. 
have   told  you  often,  and  now  tell    k  lCor.c.l3. 
you  even  weeping,   that   they  are ,  i  Col.  4.  5. 
the    enemies    a    of    the    cross    ofjHc.  11.2. 
Christ  ;  m2Pe.l.3,4. 

19  Whose   end  b  is  destruction,   n  Ro.  13.3. 
whose   God  c  is   their  belly,   and   o  He.  13.  20. 
lehoae  glory   d  is  in  their  shame,. '2  or,  is  re- 
who  mind  earthly  things.  vived. 

20  For  our  conversation  c  is  in  ;>  2  Cor.  6.7. 
heaven:    from    whence    also   we  Ur  He.  13.5. 

802 


Same  mind  in  the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true 
yoke-fellow,  help  those  women 
which  laboured  with  me  in  the 
gospel,  with  Clement  also,  and 
tcith  other  my  fellow-labourers, 
whose  names  are  in  the  book  of 
life. 

4  Rejoice  a  in  the  Lord  alway  : 
and  again  I  say,  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  6  be  known 
unto  all  men  :  The  Lord  c  ii  at 
hand. 

6  Be  careful  d  fornothing;  but.n 
every  thing  by  prayer  snd  sup- 
plication, with  thanksgiving,  let 
your  request  be  made  known  unto 
God. 

7  And  the  peace  e  of  God,  which 
passeth  all  understanding,  shall 
keep  your  heaits  and  mindt 
through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever 
things  are  true,  J"  whatsoever 
things  are  1  honest,  g  whatsoever 
thingsare  just, /i  whatsoever  things 
are  pure,  i  whatsoever  things  are 

ovely,  k  whatsoever  things  are  of 
good  I  report  ;  if  ttiere  be  any  vir- 
tue, m  and  if //icre  4e  any  praise,  n 
lliink  on  these  things. 

9  Those  things,  which  ye  have 
both  learned,  and  received,  and 
heard,  and  seen  in  me,  do:  and 
the  God  o  of  peace  shall  be  with 
you. 

10  But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord 
greatly,  that  now  iit  the  last  your 
care  of  me  2  hnth  flourished  a^ain  ; 
wherein  ye  were  also  careful,  but 
ye  lacked  opportunity,  p 

11  Not  that  I  sp;ak  in  respect  of 
want  :  for  I  have  learned,  in  what- 
soever state  I  am,  therewith  to  be 
content,  g 

12  I  know  both  how  to  be  abased, 
and  I  know  how  to  alwund  :  every 
where,  and  in  all  things,  I  am  in- 
structed, both  to  be  full  and  to  be 
hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to 
sufier  need. 

13  I  can   do   all  things   through 


A.  V>.  64. 

r  Chiist  which  strengtheneth  rae. 

14  Noiwitlisiandip.g,  ye  have 
well  dune,  thai  yc  did  comrauni- 
c;ite  wiih  my  aliliction. 

15  Now,  ye  Pliilippians,  know 
also,  that  in  tlie  beginning- of  the 
gospel,  when  I  departed  from 
Macedonia,  no  s  church  commu- 
iiicai-id  with  me  as  concerning 
giving  and  receiving,  but  ye 
only. 

16  For  even  in  Theasalonica  ye 
gent  once  and  again  unto  ray  ne- 
cessity. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift ; 
but  I  desire  t/uit  that  may  abound 
to  your  accjunt. 

18  But  I  3  have  all,  and  abound  : 
1  am  fall,  having  received  of 
Epaphroditus     the    things   which 


CHAP.  I. 

r  Jiio.  15.  5. 

2  Cor.  12.  9. 

s2Cor.  11. 
8,9. 

3  or,  luive 
received. 


I  He.  13.  16. 
uPs.  23.  1. 
V  Ep.  3.  16. 
wRo.  16.27. 


Christ's  exalted  nature. 

were  scnj  from  you,  an  odour  of  a 
sweet  smell,  a  sacrifice  t  accepta- 
ble, well-pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  Go  1  shall  supply  u  all 
your  need,  according  to  his  riches 
V  in  glory  by  Christ  Jesus. 

20  Now  JO  unto  God  and  our  Fa- 
ther be  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ 
Jesua.  The  brethren  which  are 
with  ine  greet  you. 

22  All  the  saints  salute  you, 
chiefly  they  that  are  of  Cesar's 
household. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesu* 
Christ  6e  With  you  all.     Amen. 

It  was  written  to  the  Phiiippi- 
ans  from  Rome  by  Epaphro- 
ditus. 


THF,    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE 
TO    THE    COLOSSIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,   a   an  apostle    of     Jesus 
Christ,  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
Timotheus  our  brother, 

2  To  the  Siiints  6  and  faithful 
b.ethien  in  Cluist  which  are  at 
Colosse  :  c  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
the  Lord  JtBus  Christ. 

3  We  d  give  thanks  to  God  and 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  praying  always  for  you, 

4  Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in 
Christ  Jesus,  and  of  the  love 
which  ye  h'lce  to  all  the  saints  ; 

5  For  the  hope  which  is  laid  up  e 
for  you  in  heaven,  whereof  ye 
hoard  before  in  tlic  word  of  the 
truth  of  the  gospel : 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  as  it 
is  in  all  /the  world  ;  and  bringeth 
g  forth  fruit,  as  it  doth  also  in  you, 
since  the  <lay  ye  heard  h  of  it,  and 
knew  the  i  grace  of  God  in  truth. t 

7  .Vs  ye  .ilso  learned  of/  Epaph- 
ras  our  dear  fello^v-servant,  who 
is  for  you  a  faithful  minister  of 
Christ  ; 

8  Who  also  declared  unto  us 
your  love  rn  in  the  Spirit. 

9  For  this  cause  we  also,  since 
the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease 
to  pray  for  you,  aii<l  to  desire  that 
ye  might  be  filled  with  thn:  know- 
ledge of  his  will,  71  in  all  wisdom 
0  and  spiritual  p  understanding  ; 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy  9 
of  the  Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  r 
b^ing  s  fruitful  in  every  good 
work. and  increasing  i  in  the  know- 
ledge of  God  : 

11  S-.rengthened  u  with  all  might,  [ 


aEp.  1.  1. 

6  Ps.  16.  3. 
cG.i.  1.3. 
d  Ep.  1.  15, 
16. 

c2Ti.  4.  8. 
1  Pe.  1.  4. 
/  ver.  23. 
g  Jno.  15. 16, 
h  Ro.  10.  17. 
iTit.  2.  11, 
12. 

i  Jno.  4.  23. 
/Phile.  23. 
m  Ro.  15.  30. 
n  Ro.  12.  2. 
Ep.5.  10,17. 
oPs.  119.99. 
p  1  Jno. 5. 20. 

7  Ph.  1.  27. 
rl  Th.  4.  1. 
s  Jno.  15.  8, 
16. 

/2Pe.  3.  18. 
u  Is.  45.  24. 


V  Ja.  1.  4. 
w  Ro.  5.  3. 
xRe.22.  14. 
y  Ac.  !:0.  32. 
z  1  Pe.  2.  9. 
1  the  son  of 
hi»  love. 
a  Ep.  1.  7. 
6  He.  1.  3. 
c  Jno.  1.  3. 
d  Ro.  11.36. 
eJno.  I.  1. 
/  Ep.  5.  23. 
g\  Co.l5.2it. 
"i  among  all. 
A  Jno.  1.  16. 


according  to  his  glorious  power, 
unto  all  patience  v  and  long-sufler- 
ing  with  w  joyfulneas  ; 

12  Giving  thanks  unto  the  Fa- 
ther which  hath  made  us  meet  x 
to  be  pa.takersof  the  inheritance  y 
of  the  saints  in  light  : 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from 
the  power  of  darkness,  rand  hatn 
translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of 
1  his  dear  Son  ; 

14  In  a  whom  we  have  redemp- 
tion through  his  blood,  even  the 
forgiveness  of  sins  ; 

15  Who  is  the  image  6  of  the  in- 
visible God,  the  first-bom  of  every 
creature  : 

16  For  by  hirn  c  were  all  things 
created,  that  arc  in  heaven,  and 
that  are  in  earth,  visible  and  in- 
visible, whether  they  be  thrones,  or 
dominions,  or  principalities,  or 
powers  :  all  things  wore  created 
by  d  him,  and  for  him  : 

17  And  he  ;s  before  e  all  things, 
and  bv  him  all  things  consist  ; 

18  And  he  is  the  head  /  of  the 
body,  the  church  ;  who  is  the  be- 
ginning, s  the  first-born  from  the 
dead  ;  that  2  in  all  things  he  miglit 
have  the  pre-eminence. 

19  For  It  pleased  the  father 
tl.at  in  him  /.  should  all  fulness 
dwell  ; 

20  And.  3  having  made  i  peace 
through  'he  blood  of  his  cross,  by 
him  to  reconcile  all  thinjs  unto 
hint«elf  ;  by  him,  I  soy,  whether 
they  he  things  in  earth,  or  thing* 
in  heaven. 


3  or,  making 


iEp.  2.  14-16. 
203 


Exhortation  to  eoiutcviaj. 


C0L0S3IANS. 


A.  O.  6i. 


21  And  you,  thai  were  some  time   4  or,  btj. 
lilienaieU,  and  enemies  4  in  your  5  or,  in. 
mind  5  by  wicked  works,  yet  now   ilrjude'24 
bath  be  reconciled, 


7  Hooted  g  and  built  up  in  bim,^ 
and  slablished  in  the  faith,  a«  ye 
have     been     taught,     abounding 

I  /  He.  10.  33.  ■  the.ein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  i    leat  any    man    spoil 


22  In     the     body    of    his    flesh,   m  Mat.  24. 
through  death,   to  praeent  k   you    14.  iVIar.  16.  lyou  through   philosophy  and  vain 


holy  and  unblamable  and  unrepro-  1 13. 

vable  m  his  .sight  ;  In  Ph.  3.   10. 

23  If  ye  continue  I  in  the  faith   6  ox,  fully 
grounded  and  settled,  and  be  noX.,  to  preach. 
moved  aw.iy  from  the  liope  of  the    o  Ep.  3.  9. 
gospti,  which  ye  have  heard,  arid  ^2'1'i.  1.  10. 
which  was  preached    to  every    m   7  ov,  among. 
creature  which  is  under  heaven  ;    g  1  Ti.  1.  1. 
whereof  IP-iul  am  made  a  minister;   r  Ac.  20.  28, 

24  Who  now    rejoice  in  my  suf-   31. 


deceit,  after  the  tradition  of  men, 
after  the  3  rudiments  of  the  world, 
ar.d  not  after  Christ : 

9  For  in  him  ^  dwelleth  all  the 
fulness  of  the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  And  ye  aie  complete  /  in  him, 
which  is  the  head  m  of  all  princi- 
pality and  power  ; 

11  In  whom  also  ye  arn  circum- 
cised   with    the      circumcision 


ferings  for  you,    and    fill  up  that  s  2  Ti.  2.  24,  ]  made  without   hands,  in   putting 


whi;ch  is  behind  of  the  afflictions  25. 


oQ'the  body  of  the  gins  of  the  flesfa 


n  of  Christ    in  my    flesh     for    his  ,  i2  Cor.  11.2.  ;  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ  ; 


body's  sake,  which  is  the  church  ;   ulCo.15.10. 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minis- j  1  or,  _/ear. 
ter,  according  to  the  dispensation  j  or,  care. 
of  Gol  which  is   given  to  me  for!  a  Re.  3. 
you,  6  to  fulfil  the  iva^d  of  God  ; 

26  Even  the  mystery  o  which 
bath  been  hid  from  ages  and  from 
generations,  but  now  p  is  made 
manifest  to  his  saints  : 

27  To  whom  God  would  make 
known  what  is  the  riches  of  the 
glory  of  this  mystery  among  the 
Gentiles  ;  which  is  Clirist  7  in  you, 
the  9  hope  of  glory  ;  ^  Ep.  3.    17. 

28  Whom    we    preach,    warning  ftJno. 15.4,5. 
r  every  man,  and  teaching  s every   i  Ro.  16.  17. 
man  in  all  wisdom  ;  that  t  we  m:iy  I  Ep.  5.  6. He. 
present     every     man     perfect    in  j  13.  9. 
Christ  Jesus  :  3  or,  e/e- 

29  WheiCunto  u   I    also    l.nbour,  I  mcHis. 
St  iving  acco.diug  to  his  working,  ^  t  c.  1.  19. 


14. 
b  c.  3.  14. 
c  Is.  32.  17. 
He.  6.  11. 
rfl  Jno.5.  7. 
^oT.wkerein. 
e  Mar.  13.22. 
/IJno.  2.6. 


which  worketh  in  me  mightily. 
CH.VPTER  H.' 

FOR  I  woul  I  that  ye  knew  whit 
g.ent  1  conflict  1  have  for  you, 
and /or  them  at  Laodicea,  a  and 
for  as  many  as  have  not  seen  my 
face  in  the  fiosh  ; 

2  That  their  hearts  might  be 
comforted,  being  knit  togeiherin 
love,  b  and  unto  all  riches  of  the 
full  c  assurance  of  understanding, 
to  the  acknowledgment  of  the 
mystery  d  of  God,  and  of  the  Fa- 
ther, and  nfChiist  ; 

3  In  2  whom  are  hi'l  all  the  trea- 
sures nf  wis  lorn  and  knowledge. 

4  And  this  I  say,  lest  any  man 
shouhl  beguile  e  you  with  enticing 
wo  ds. 

5  For  though  I  he  absent  in  the 
fle.<;h,  yet  am  I  with  you  in  the 
Spirit,  joying  and  behol  iiiig  your 


lHe.5.  9. 
;;ilPe.3.22. 
n  Je.  4.  4. 
Ph.  3.  3. 
oRo.  6.  4,  5. 
p  Ep.  1.  19. 
7Ep. 2.1,5,11 
7-Ep.'2.15,l6. 
.9  Ps.  68.  18. 
Is.  53.12.Lu. 
10.  18.  11.22. 
Jno.  12.  31. 
He.  2.  14. 
4or.hi)niel/. 
t  Ro.  14.  10, 
13. 

5  or.  /or 
citing  and 
drinking. 

6  or,  part, 
u  He.  8.5. 
u  Re.  3.  11. 


order,    and    the    steadfastness    o(\l  nt.judgt 


your  faith  in  Christ. 
6  As.  ye  have  therefore  received 
Christ  Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk/ 
ys  in  him  ; 

20t 


iinstyou. 
3  being  a  vo- 
luntary in 
humility. 


12  Buried  o  with  him  in  baptism, 
"wherein  also  ye  are  risen  with  him 
through  the  faith  of  the  operation 
p  of  God,  who  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead. 

13  And  g  you,  being  dead  in  your 
sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of 
your  flesh,  hath  he  quickened  to- 
gether with  him.  having  forgiven 
you  all  trespasses  ; 

14  Blotting  rout  the  hand-writ- 
ing of  ordinances  that  was  against 
us,  which  was  contrary  to  us,  and 
took  it  out  of  the  way,  nailing 
it  to  his  cross  ; 

15  And  having  s  spoiled  princi- 
palities and  powers,  he  made  a 
show  of  them  openly,  triumphinaf 
over  them  in  4  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  Judg« 
t  you  in  5  meat,  or  in  drink,  or  la 
6  respect  of  an  holy  day,  or  of  the 
new  moon,  or  of  the  saboath  dayit  ; 

17  Which  are  a  shadow  u  of 
things  to  come  ;  but  the  body  is  of 
Christ. 

18  Let  V  no  man  7  beguile  you  of 
yourrewaid,  8  in  a  voluntai-y  hu- 
mility and  worshipping  of  angels, 
intruding  v  into  those  thin^« 
whirh  he  hath  not  seen,  vainly 
pufled  upbv  his  fleshly  mind  ; 

19  And  not  holding  the  Head,  x 
from  which  all  the  body  by  jointf 
and  ban  Is  having  nourishment 
ministered,  and  knit  together,  in- 
creaselh  with  the  increase  ofGod. 

20  Wherefore,  if  ye  be  dead  with 
Christ  from  the  9  rudiments  of  th« 
wo.  Id,  why,  as  thou?!!  living  in 
the  world,  are  ye  subject  to  ordi- 
nances, 

21  (Touch  not  ;  taste  not  ;  han- 
ille  not  ; 

22  Which   all  are   to  peri.'ih  with 


ti,  De.  29.  29.  Job  38.  2.     a:  Ep.  4. 
15,  16.     9  or,  elements. 


A.  D.  64. 


the  usinji)  after  the  command- 
ments and  doctrines  of  men  ? 
23  Which  things  have  indeed  a 
show  of  wisdom  in  will-worship, 
and  humility,  and  10  neglecting' 
of  the  body  ;  not  in  any  honour  to 
the  satisfying  of  the  tiesh. 
CHAPTKR  III. 
TF  ye  then  be  risen  a  with  Christ, 
■'•  seek  those  thing-s  which  are 
sbove,  wheie  Christ  b  sitteth  on 
the  right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  1  affection  on  things 
•  above,  not  c  on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  For  d  ye  are  dead,  and  your 
life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God. 

4  When  e  Christ,  who  is  /  our 
life,  shall  appear,  then  shall  ye 
also  appear  with  him  in  glory  ; 

5  Mortify  g  therefore  your  mem- 
bers which  are  upon  the  eaith  ; 
fornication,  uncleanness,  inordi- 
nate affection,  evil  concupiscence, 
and  covetousness,  which  is  idola- 
try : 

6  For  which  things*  sake  the 
wrath  of  God  cometh  on  the  chil- 
dren of  disobedience  : 

7  In  h  the  which  ye  also  walked 
some  time,  when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  But   now  ye   also  put    off   a 
these  ;  anger,  wrath,  malice,  blas- 
phemy, filthy  communication,  out 
of  your  rnouih. 

9  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing 
that  ye  have  put  off  the  old  man 
with  his  deeds  ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  Tnan, 
which  is  renewed  i  in  knowledge 
after  the  image  of  him  that  cre- 
ated him  : 

U  Where  Ic  there  is  neither  Greek 
nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncir- 
cumcision.  Barbarian,  Scythian, 
bond  nor  free  :  but  Christ  is  atl, 
and  in  all. 

12  Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect 
of  God,  holy  and  beloved,  bowels 
of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness 
of  mind,    meekness,   long-suffer- 

13  Forbearing  /  one  another,  and 
forgiving  m  one  another,  if  any 
man  have  a  quarrel  2  against  any  : 
even  as  Christ  forgave  you,  so  also 
do  ye. 

14  And  above  all  these  things 731/Z 
on  charity,  n  v/hich  is  o  the  bond 
of  perfectness. 

15  And  let  the  peace  p  of  God 
rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the  which 
also  ye  are  called  in  one  body  ; 
and  be  ye  thankful. 

16  Let  the  word  g  of  Christ  dwell 
in  j'ou  richly  in  all  wisdom  ; 
teaching  and  admonishing  one 
another   in  psalms  r  and  hymns 


CHAP.  III.  IV.  Of/eruency  in  prayer,  ij-e. 

and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with 


10  or,  pun- 
ishing, or, 
not  sparing. 

a  c.  2.  12. 
6R0.  8.  34. 
1  or,  mind. 
clJno.2.15. 
d  Ro.  6.  2. 
e  1  Jno.  3.  2. 
/Jno.  11.25. 
14.  6. 

^Ro.  8.  13. 
Ga.  5.  24. 
Ep.  5.  3—6. 

ATi.  3.  3. 

i  Ep.  4.  23, 
24. 

&Ro.  10.  12. 
;  Mar.  11.25. 
Ep.  4.  2,  32. 

OT  Mat.  6.14, 
15. 

2  or,  com- 


Ji  plainl. 

n  1  Pe.  4.  8. 

olCo.  13.2, 
8,  13. 


I  grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  whatsoever  s  ye  do  in 
word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks 
to  God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

18  Wives,  I  submit  yourselves 
unto  your  own  husbands,  as  it  is 
fit  in  the  Lord. 

19  Husbands,  love  your  wives, 
and  be  not  bitter  against  them. 

20  Children,  u  obey  your  parents 
in  all  things  :  for  this  is  well 
pleasing  unto  the  Lord. 

'.;1  Fathers,  provoke  not  your 
children  to  anger,  lest  they  be  dis- 
couraged. 

S2  Servants,  v  obey  in  all  things 
your  masters  accoiding  to  the 
flesh;  not  with  eye-service,  as 
nipn-pleasers ;  but  in  singleness 
of  heart,  fearing  God  : 

23  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it 
heartily,  as  to  the  Loid,  and  not 
unto  men  ; 

24  Knowing,  that  of  the  Lord  ye 
shall  receive  the  reward  of  the 
inheritance  :  for  ye  serve  the  Lord 
Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  wrong  shall 
receive  for  the  wrong  which  he 
hath  done  :  and  there  is  no  respect 
of  persons. 

CHAPTER  IV. 
TV /TASTERS,  a  give    unto   your 
p  Ph.  4.  7.        IVJ.    servants  that   which  is  just 
0  Ps.  119.11.    ^"''  equal  ;  knowing  that  ye   also 

ir    1   '    have  a  Master  in  heaven, 
r  L,p.  5.   19.     2    Continue    b    in     prayer,     and 
watch  c  in  the  same   with  thanks- 
giving ; 

3  Withal  praying  also  for  us, 
that  God  would  open  d  unto  us  a 
door  of  utterance,  to  speak  the 
mystery  of  Christ,  for  which  I  am 
also  in  bonds  : 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifesi, 
as  I  ought  to  speak. 

5  Walk  in  wisdom  e  toward  them 
that  are  without,  redeeming  the 
time. 

6  Let  your  speech  be  alway  with 
grace,  seasoned  f  with  salt,  that 
ye  may  know  how  ye  ought  to  an- 
swer every  man. 

7  Allg-  my  state  shall  Tychicus 
declare  unto  you,  who  is  a  beloved 
brother,   and   a    faithful    minister 

d  2  Th.  3.  1.  I  and  fellow-servant  in  the  Lord  : 
e  Pa  90    12    \    '^  Whom  1  have  sent  unto  you  for 
Fd  5  15  16     '^®   same  purpose,  that   he  mig'ht 
"■    ■     '     ■  j  know    your    estate,   and    comfort 
/Mar.  9.50.  ;  your  hearts  ; 

9  With  Onesimus,  h  a  faithful 
and  beloved  brother,  who  is  one  of 
you.  They  shall  make  known  unto 
you  all  thing.s  wliich  oreAove  hfre. 
203 


s\  Co. 10. 31. 

t  Ep.  5.  22, 
&c.  Tit.  2. 
4,5.  lPe.3. 
l,&c. 

!(Ep.  6.  1, 

&c. 

vlVe.  2.18. 

a  Ep.  6.  9, 

&c. 

b  Lu.  18.  1. 

c  Mar.  13. 
33. 


g  Ep.  6.  21, 
22. 

h  Phil.  10. 


Ap'.'Stolic  approbation. 


I  TUKSSALONIANS. 


A.  D.  64. 


10  Ari6tarchug  i  my  fellow-pris- 
onersuluteih  you,  and  Marcus,  i 
Bisier's  Son  lo  B.iin.'ibriE,  (touching' 
whom  ye  recoivcl  command- 
mcnia  ;  if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 
ceive him  ;) 

11  And  Jesus  which  is  called 
Justus  ;  who  are  of  the  circum- 
cision. Tiiese  only  (tre  my  fellow- 
workers  unio  the  kingdom  of  God, 
which  have  been  a  comfoit  unto 
me. 

12  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  you, 
aservant  of  Christ,  salutetli  yon, 
always  labouring  1  fervently  /  fur 
you  in  prayers,  that  ye  may  stand 
71'.  perfect  and  2  complete  in  all 
the  will  of  God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  record,  thai,  he 
h.ilh  a  great  zeal  for  you,  and 
them  tlud  are  in  Laodicea,  and 
them  in  Hierapolis. 


I  Ac.  27.  2. 
k  Ac.  15.  37. 
2Ti.  i.  11. 

1  or,  stri-o- 
ing. 

/Ja.  5.  16. 
m  Mia.  5. 
48.  lie.  6.  1. 

2  or,  Jilled. 


n2Ti.  4.  10, 
11. 

0  Ro.  16.  5. 
ICor.  15.19. 
;jlTh.5.  27. 
y  Phi.  2. 

>■  ITi.  4.  14. 
a2Th.3.  17. 

1  He.  13.  3, 
25. 


14  Lu1te,n  the  beloved  physician, 
and  Demas,  greet  you. 

15  Salute  the  brethicn  which  are 
in  Laodicen,  and  Nymphas,  and 
the  o  church  which  is  in  hib 
house. 

16  And  when  p  this  epistle  is 
read  among  you,  cause  that  ii  be 
read  also  in  the  church  of  the 
Lnodiceans;  and  that  ye  likewise 
read  the  epi»//efrom  Laodicea. 

17  And  say  to  Archippus,  o  1  ake 
r  heed  to  the  ministry  which  thou 
hast  received  in  the  Lord,  that 
thou  fulfil  it. 

18  The  salutation  s  by  the  hand 
of  me  Paul.  Remember  t  my 
bonds.  Grace  be  with  you. 
Amen. 

Written  frorr:  Rome  to  the  Co- 
lossians  by  Tychicus  and 
Onesimus. 


THK    FIRST    EPISTLE 
OF    PAUL    THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE    THESSaLONIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  a  and  Ti- 
motheus,  unto  the  church  of 
tiie  6  Thessalonians  which  is  in 
God  the  Father  and  in  llie  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  :  Grace  c  be  unto  you, 
and  peace,  from  God  our  Father, 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

2  We  jive  thanks  to  God  always 
for  you  all,  making  mention  of  you 
in  our  prayeis  : 

3  Rememberinij  without  ceasing 
your  work  cf  of  faith,  and  labour 
e  of  love,  and  patience_/'of  hope  in 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  sight 
of  God  and  our  Father; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  1  beloved, 
your  election  of  God. 

5  For  our  gospel  came  ••  not  unto 
you  in  word  only,  but  also  in 
power,  h  and  in  the  i  Holy  Ghost, 
nnd  in  much  assurance  ;  k  as  ye 
know  what  manner  of  men  we 
were  amongyou  for  your  sake. 

6  And  ye  became  /  followers  of  us, 
nnd  of  the  Lord,  having  received 
the  word  in  much  affliction,  with 
joy  m  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ; 

7  So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to 
all  that  believe  in  Macedonia  and 
Achaia. 

8  For  from  yon  sounded  n  out  the 
W'ord  of  the  Lord  not  only  in  Mace- 
donia and  Achaia.  but  also  in 
every  place  o  yoiir  faith  to  God- 
ward  is  spread  abroad  ;  so  that  we 
need  not  to  speak  any  thing. 

9  For  thej  themselves  show  of 
us  whet  rr..Minerof  entering  in  wo 
b&.d  unto  yoj,  and  how  ve  turned 

S06 


alPe.  5.  12. 
6  Ac.  17.  1. 
c  Ep.  1.  2. 
d  Jno.  6.  29. 
2Th.  1.  11. 
eHe.  6.  10. 
/Ro.  12.12. 

I  or,  beloved 
of  God,youT 
electif,n. 

g  Is.  55.  11. 
Mar.  16.  20. 
h  I  Cor.  2.  4. 
;  2  Cor.  6.  6. 
A- He.  2.  3. 
/  2  Cor.  8.  5. 
otAc.  13.  52. 

II  Ro.  10.  18. 
o2Th.  1.  4. 


;)lCo.l2.  2. 

Ga.  4.  8. 

7  Ph.  3.  20. 

7-  Mat.  3.  7. 

Ro.  5.  9. 

a  Ac.  16.  12, 

&c. 

6  Ac.  17.  2,3. 

c  Jude  3. 

ri2Pe.l.  16. 

elTi.  1.  11, 

12. 

/2Co.  2.17. 

s-Jno.  5.  41- 

44.Ga.l.  10. 

1  or,  used 

nuthority. 

A  2  Co.  12.  13 

—15. 

i  Ro.  1.  U. 


to  God  p  from  idols,  to  serve  the 
living  and  true  God  ; 
10  And  to  wail  9  for  his  Son  from 
heaven,  whom  he  raised  from  the 
dead,  even  Jesus,  which  delivered 
us  from  the  wrath  r  lo  come. 
CHAPTER  II. 

FOR  yourselves,  brethren,  know 
cur  entrance  in  unto  you,  that 
it  was  not  in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had 
sufiered  before,  and  were  shame- 
fully entreated,  as  ye  know,  at 
Phiiii)pi,  a  we  were  6  bold  in  our 
God  to  speak  unto  you  the  gospel 
of  God  with  much  contention,  c 

3  For  our  exhortation  ica»  not  of 
deceit,  d  nor  ofuncleanness,  norin 
guile  : 

4  But  as  we  were  allowed  of  God 
to  be  put  in  trust  e  with  the  gospel, 
even  so  we  speak  ;  not  as  pleasing 
men,  but  God,  which  irieth  our 
hearts. 

5  For  neither/  at  any  time  used 
we  flattering  words,  as  ye  know, 
nor  a  cloak  of  covetousness  ;  God 
is  witness  : 

6  Nor  of  men  "•  sought  we  glory, 
neither  of  you,  nor  yet  of  others, 
when  we  might  have  1  been  bur- 
densome, ."i  as  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

7  But  we  were  gentle  among  you, 
even  as  a  nurse  cherisheth  her 
children  : 

8  So,being  affectionately  desirous 
of  you,  we  were  willing  to  have 
i  imparted  unto  you,  not  the  gos- 
ptl  of  God  only,  but  also  our  own 


A.  D.  54. 


CH^P.  III.  IV. 


Tlie  apostle's  joy. 


Bouls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto '  A-  Ac.  20.  S4,  \  by  these  afflictions  ;  for  yoursel^'es 


35.  2  Th.  3. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our  7,  8. 
labour  A- and  travail:   for   labour-    ^Ep.  4.  1. 


know    that    we    c    are   appointed 
there  unto- 
4  for  verily,   when  we  were  with 


night  and   day,   because     v.-e   m  1  Cor.1.9.    you,  we  told  you  before  that   we 


s  Re.  22.  11 
3  or,  glory - 


;2  Cor.  1.14. 
Ph.  4.  1 


■would  not  be  charg-eable  unto  any  n  Mat.  10. 
of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the  40.  2  Pe.  3. 
gospel  of  God.  !  2. 

10  Ye  are  witnesses,  and  God  o  Ja.  1.  18. 
also,  how  holily  and  justly  and  1  Pe.  1.  23. 
unblamably  we  behaved  ourselves  p  Ac.  7.  52. 
among  you  tliat  believe  :  j  2  or,  chased 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted,  i  us  out. 
and  comforted,  and  charged  every   cj  Ac.  17.  5, 
one  of  you,   as  a  father  doth  his   13.  18.  12. 
children,  IrGe.  15.  16, 

12  Th.at  ye  would  walk   I  worthy  [  ]\Iat.  23.  32. 
of  God,  who  7n    hath   called    you 
unto  his  kingdom  and  glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we 
God     without     ceasing,    because, 
when  ye  received  the  v.-ord  of  God 
which  ye  heard  of  us,  ye  received  j  u  Jude  24. 
it  not  n  as  the   word  of  men,  but,  |  v  Re.  1.  7. 
as  it  is  in  truth,  the  word   of  God,  I  a  Ac.  17.  15. 
which  effectually  worketho  also  in  j  b  Ep.  3.  13. 
you  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  fol- 1 

lowers    of    the    churches    of   God  j 

which  in   Judea  are   in   Christ  Je- 
sus :  for  ye  also  have  sufl'ered   like  j  c  Jno.  16.  2. 
things   of  your  own  countrymen,}  1  Cor.  4.  9 
even  as  they /mcf  of  the  Jews  : 

15  Who  both  killed  the  Lord 
Jesus  and  their  p  own  prophets, 
and  have  2  persecuted  us  ;  and 
Ihey  please  not  God,  and  are  con- 
trary to  all  men  ; 

16  Forbidding  q  us  to    speak   to 


2  Ti.  3.  12. 
1  Pe:  2.  21. 

d  ver.  1. 

f  2Cor.  11. 

2,  3. 

/Ga.  4.  11 

g  Ph.  1.  8. 
the   Gentiles  that   they  m'ight  be'A2Cor.  7. 
Saved, to  fill  rup  their  sins  always; 
for  the  wrath  is  come  upon   them 
to  the  uttermost,  s 

17  But  we,  brethren,  being  ta- 
ken from  you  for  a  short  time  in 
presence,  not  in  heart,  endeavour- 
ed the  more  abundantly  to  see 
your  face  v  ith  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have 
come  unto  you,  even  I  Paul,  once 
and  again  :  but  Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  what  is   our  hope,  or  joy,    20,21. 
or  crown  of  3  rejoicing  ?     Are  not  i  n  Zee.  14.  5 
even  ye  in  t  the  presence  u  of  ourj  Jude  14. 
Lord  jesus  Christ  at  his  v  comin 

20  For  ve  are  oursrlorv  and  joy. 

'CHAPTER  III. 

WHEREFORE  when  we  could  \  b  1  Cor.  15. 
no  longer  forbear, we  thought  j  58, 
it  good  to  be  left  at  Athens  alone  ; 

2  And  sent  a  Timotheus.  our  bro- 
ther, and  minister  of  God,  and 
our  fellow-labourer  in  the  gospel 
of  Christ,  to  establish  you,  and  to 
comfort  you  concerning  vour 
faith  ; 

3  That  h  nc  man  should  be  moved 


6,7 

i  Ep.  6.  13, 

14.  Ph.  4.  1. 

k  2  Cor.  13. 

9,11.  Col. 

4.  12. 

1  or,  g-idde. 

I  1  Jno.  4.  7 

—12. 

m  2Th.  2. 

17.  1  Jno.  3. 


1  or,  request. 

2  or,  beseech, 
a  Col.  1.  10. 


rl  Cor.  6.15, 

18. 

d  Ep.  4.  17, 
18. 

3oT,oppress, 
or,  over- 
reach. 
4  or.  in  the. 


should  sutler  tribulation  ;  even  as 
it  came  to  pass,  and  ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  vshen  d  I  could 
no  longer  forbear,  I  sent  to  know 
your  faith,  lest  e  by  some  means 
the  tempter  have  tempted  you, 
and  our  labour  J'  be  in  vain. 

6  But  now  when  Timotlieus  came 
from  you  unto  us,  and  brought  us 
good  tidings  of  your  faith  and 
charity,  and  that  ye  have  good 
remembrance  of  us  always,  de- 
siring ^greatly  to  see  us,  as  we 
also  to  sec  you  ; 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  we  were 
comforted  h  over  you,  in  all  our 
affliction  and  distress,  by  your 
faith  : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  stand 
fast  i  in  the  Lord. 

9  For  what  thanks  can  we  render 
to  God  again  for  you,  for  all  the 
joy  wherewith  we  joy  for  your 
sakes  before  our  God  ; 

10  Night  and  day  praying  ex- 
ceedingly that  we  might  see  your 
face,  and  niisht  perfect  k  that 
which  is  lacking  in  your  faith  ? 

11  Now  God  himself  and  our  Fa- 
ther, and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
1  direct  our  way  unto  you. 

12  And  the  Lord  make  you  to  in- 
crease and  abound  in  love  I  one 
toward  another,  and  toward  all 
f?ien,  even  as  wi;  do  toward  you  : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  stal  i!.-h 
your  hearts  ?h  unblamable  in  holi- 
ness before  God,  even  our  Father, 
at  the  coming  n  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  with  all  his  saints. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

FURTHERMORE  then  we  1  be- 
seech you,  brethren,  and  2 
exhort  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus,  that 
as  ye  have  received  of  us  how  ye 
ought  to  walk  a  and  to  please  God, 
so  ye  would  abound  b  more  and 
more. 

2  For  ye  know  what  command- 
ments we  gave  you  by  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

3  For  this  is  the  will  of  God,  even 
yoursanctification,that  eye  should 
abstain  from  fornication  : 

4  That  every  one  of  you  should 
know  how  to  possess  his  vessel  in 
sanctification  and  honour ; 

5  Not  in  the  lust  of  concupis- 
cence, even  as  the  Gentiles  d 
which  know  not  God  : 

6  That  no  jncm  go  beyond  and 
I  3  defraud  his  brother  in  i  any  mat- 

207 


Of  airinCi  secoml  coming.        I  THESSALONIANS. 


Ur  ;  because  tiiat  ihe   Lord  ig  tlie  e  Le.  II.  11. 

av«ngijr  ol'  nil    blicIi,   ns    ue  nl,o  lie.  12.  H. 

have  forewarned  you  and  testified.  1  Pe.  1.  14— 

7  For  God  I  ath  not  culled  us  un-  16. 
to  uncleaaness,  l)u;  e  iintu  holiness.  5  or,  ry'ect- 

8  He  the.elore  that  5   de6i)isi:ih,  eOi. 
desplseth  not   man,  but  Uud,   who  fino.  15.12,   the  night  ;  and  they. ihiU  be  d'run 


A.  D.  54. 

and  the  children  of  the  day:  we  are 
not  of  ihc  night,  nor  of  daikiitvd. 

6  Therefore  d  let  us  not  sleep,  ai 
do  others;  but  let  us  watch  and 
be  sober,  e 

7  For  tliey  that  sleep,   sleep   ia 


halli  also  given  unto  us  Ins  holy  17. 

Spiiit.  J  1  Pe.4.  15. 

9  But  as  touching  l>.otheily  love,  h  Ro.  13.  13. 
ye  need  not  that  1  write  unto  you  ;  6  or.no  iTuin. 
for  ye   yourselves  are   taught/"  erf  i  I  Cor.  15. 
God  to  love  one  another.  20,  &c. 

10  And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward  all  k  Mat.  24. 
the  brethren  which  are  in  all  iVIa-  30,  31.  Ac. 
cedonia  :  but  we  besaech  you,  1.  11.  2  Tb. 
brethren,   that  ye  increaBe    more  1.7. 


ken,  are  druirlcen  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day, 
be  sober,  putting  on  the  b.'east- 
plutey  of  lailh  and  love  ;  and  for 
an  helmet  the  hope  of  salvation. 

9  For  God  bath  not  appointed  g 
us  to  wrath,  b'll  to  obtain  salvation 
by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

10  Who  died  for  us  ;  that,  whe- 
ther h  we  wake  or  sleep,  we  should 


and  more  :  i  Re.  90.  5,6-   live  together  with  him. 

11  And  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet,  mRe.  11.12.  {  11  Wherefore  1  comfort  your- 
and  to  g  do  your  own  businc-ss,  n  Jno.  14.  3.  selves  together,  and  edify  one  an- 
and  to  vork  with  your  own  7  or,  gx^orf.  j  other,  even  as  also  ye  do. 
hands,  as  we  commanded  you  ;  a  Lu.  12.  39, 

12  That  ye.may  walk  honestly  A  40.  2  Pe.  3. 
toward  them  that  are  without,  and   10.  Re.  16.5. 
that  ye  may  have  lack  of  6  nothing,   b  Je.  13.  21. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to  c  Ep.  5.  8. 
be  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning  1  Jno.  2.  8. 
them  which  arc   asleep,   that    ye 


go.-row  not,  even  as  others  which  d  .Alut.  255. 
have  no  hope.  Ro.  13.  12, 

14  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  13. 

died  and  rose  again,  even  so  i  e  1  Pe.  5.  8. 
them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  /  Is.  59.  17. 
will  God  luing  with  him.  g  Ro.  9.  22. 

15  For  this  we   say   unto  you   by   1  Pe.  2.  8. 
the    word    of  the   Lord,    that  we   k  Ro.  14.  8, 
which  ..re  alive,  and  remain  unto   9.2Co.5.15. 
the  coming  of  the  Lord,   shall  not   1  or,  exhort. 
prevent  them  which  are  asleep.        i  He.  13.  7, 

16  For  k  the  Lord   himself  shall   17. 
descend  from  heaven  with  a  shunt,   k  Mar.  9.  50. 
with  the   voice   of  the  archangel,   ^ox,  beseech. 
and  with  the   trump  of  God  :  and   3  or,  disor- 
the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  I  first:   derly. 

17  Then  we  which  are  alive   <ind  I  He.  12.  12. 
remain,  shall  be  caught  up  togelh-   m  Ro.  15.  1. 
er  with  them  in  771  the   clouds,  to   n  Ep.  4.  2. 
meet  the  Lord  in  the   air  ;  and  so   o  Pr.  20.  22. 
■hall  we  ever  be  n  with  the  Lord.     24.  29.  Mat. 

18  Wherefore  7  comfort  one  an-  5.  39,  44. 
other  with  these  words.  1  Pe.  3.  9. 

CHAPT.'3R  V.  p  (ivi.  6.  10. 

BUT  of  the  times  and  the  sea-  q  Ph.  4.  4. 
sons,    brethren,    ye    have    no   r  Ro.  12.  12. 
need  that  I  write  unto  you.  s  Ep.  5.  20. 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfectly  t  Ep.  4.  30. 
that  the  day  of  the  Lord  so  coraeth  u  1  Cor.  14. 
a  as  a  thiefin  the  ni?ht.  1,39. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say,  Peace   v  1  Jno.  4.  1. 
and  safety  ;  tfien   sudden  destruc-    10  Ph.  4.  8. 
tion  Cometh  upon  them,  as  travail   x  Is.  33.  15. 
b  upon  a  woman  with  child  ;  and  y  1  Cor.  I.  8, 
they  shall  not  escape.  9. 

4  But  ye,  c  brethren,  are  not  in  ?;  1  Cor.  10. 
darkness,  that  that  day  should  13. 2.  Th.  3. 
overtake  you  as  a  thief.  3. 

6  Ye  are  all  '.he  children  of  light,  .4  or,  adjure. 
208 


12  And  we  beseech  you,  brethren, 
to  know  them  i  which  labour  a- 
mong  you,  and  are  over  you  in  the 
Lord,  and  admonish  you  ; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very 
highly  in  love  for  their  work't 
sake.  And  bet  at  peace  among 
yourselves. 

14  Now  we  2  exhort  you,  breth- 
ren, warn  them  that  are  3  unru- 
ly, /  comfort  the  feeble-minded, 
support  the  weak,  m  be  patient  n 
toward  all  men. 

15  See  that  none  render  0  evil  for 
evil  unto  any  ?nan  ;  but  ever  fol- 
low p  that  which  is  good,  both 
among  yourselves  and  to  all  m«n. 

16  Rejoice  7  evermore. 

17  Pray  r  without  ceasing. 

18  In  s  every  thing  give  thanks  : 
for  this  is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus  concerningyou. 

19  (iuencli  t  not  the  Spirit. 

20  Despise  !/ not  prophesyings. 

21  Prove  v  all  things  ;  hold  ic  fast 
that  which  is  good. 

22  Abstain  x  from  all  appearanc* 
of  evil. 

23  And  the  very  God  of  peace 
sanctify  you  wholly  :  and  J  pray 
God  your  whole  spirit  ana  soul  and 
body  be  pre.se rved  blameless  y  un- 
to the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jeeui 
Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  z  that  calleth 
you,  who  also  will  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  an 
holy  kiss. 

27  I  4  charge  you  by  the  Lord, 
that  this  epistle  be  read  unto  all 
the  holy  brethren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  JesuB 
Christ  he  with  you.     Amen. 

The  first  e^is//e  unto  the  Thessa- 
lonians  was  written  from  Athens. 


THE    SECOND    EPISTLE 
OF    PAUL     THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE     THESSALONIANS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Ti 
motheus,  unto  a  the  church  of 
the  Thessalonians  in  God  our  Fa- 
tlierand  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
'2  Grace  6  unto  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

3  We  are  bound  to  thank  God 
always  for  you,  bretliren,  as  it  is 
meet,  because  that  your  faith 
groweth  exceedingly,  and  the 
cliarity  of  every  one  of  you  all 
toward  each  other  aboundeth  : 

4  So  that  we  ourselves  glory  c  in 
you  in  the  churches  of  God,  for 
your  patience  and  faith  in  all 
your  persecutions  and  tribulations 
that  ye  d  endure  ; 

5  Which  is  e  a  manifest  token  of 
thft  righteous  judgment  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  counted  worthy  of 
the  kingdom  of  God,  for  which  ye 
also/  sufler : 

6  Seeing  I' i<  isarig-hteous  thing 
with  God  to  recompense  tribula- 
tion to  them  that  trouble  you  ; 

7  And  to  you  who  are  troubled, 
k  rest  with  us;  v;hen  the  Lord 
Jesus  i  shall  be  revealed  from  hea- 
ven with  1  his  mighty  angels, 

8  III  I:  flaming  fire,  2  taking  I 
vengeance  on  them  that  know  m 
not  God,  and  n  that  obey  not  the 
gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  : 

9  Who  shall  be  punished  with 
everlasting  destruction  o  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord,  and  from  the 
glory  p  of  his  power  ; 

10  When  he  shall  come  to  be  g 
g'lorified  in  his  saints,  and  to  be 
aiiraired  r  in  all  them  that  be- 
lieve (because  our  testimony 
among  you  was  believed)  in  that 
day. 

li  Wherefore  also  we  pray  al- 
■R'ays  for  you.  that  our  God  v/ould 
3  count  you  worthy  n  of  this  call- 
ing, and  fulfil  all  the  good  plea- 
sure ofhis  goodness,  and  the  work 
of  faith  with  power  : 

12  That  t  the  name  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  may  be  glorified  in 
you,  and  ye  in  him,  according  to 
the  grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAPTER  II. 

NOW  we  beseech  you,  brethren, 
by  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Je- 
Kus  Christ,  and  by  our  gathering 
together  unto  him, 
2  That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in 
mind,  or  be  troubled,  neither  by 
spirit,  nor  by  word,  nor  by  letter. 


a  ITh.  1.  1, 1  as  from  us,  as  a  that  the  day  of 


&c. 

6  1  Cor.  1.3. 

c'iCor.  9.  2. 

1  Th.  2.  19, 

2U. 

d  Ja.5.  11. 

cPh.  1.  28. 

/ITh.  2.14. 

He.  10.  32. 

§■  Re.  6.  10. 

A.  Re.  14.  3. 

i     1  Th.    4. 

16.  Jude  14. 

1  the  angels 

ofhisprjicer. 

i-He.  10.27. 

2Pe.  3.  7. 

2oT,T/ieldi)ig 

;De.32.  41, 

43. 

TO  Ps.  79.  6. 

Zep.  1.  6. 

n  Ro.  2.  8. 

0  Ph.  3.  19. 
2Pe.  3.  7. 
p   Is.  2.  19. 
?  Mat. 25. 31. 
r  Ps.  68.  35. 
3  or,  vouch- 
safe. 

s  Col.   1.  12. 
Re.  3.  4. 
t  1  Pe.  1.  7. 

n  Mat.  24.4- 

6. 

6  lTi.4.  1. 

c  Da.  7.  25. 

rfJno.  17.12. 

e  Is.   14.  13. 

Re.  13.  6. 

1  oijioldeth. 
f  1  Jno.4.3. 
g  Da.  7.  10, 
11. 

h  Is.  11.  4. 
Re.  19.  15, 
21. 

iHe.  10.27. 
k  He.  3.  13. 
/lCor.16.22. 
m.  ^7..  14.  9. 
Ro.  1.  24. 
nDe.  32.35. 
oc.  1.  3. 
p   Ep.    1.  4. 
1    Th.   1.  4. 
1  Pe.  1.  2. 
q  1  Pe.5.10. 
r  Jno.  17.22. 
s  Jno.  13.  1. 
Re.  1.  5. 
/  1  Pa.  1.3. 


Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any 
means;  for  that  day  shall  not  comt, 
except  6  there  come  a  falling  away 
first,  and  that  man  of  sin  c  be  re- 
vealed, the  d  son  of  perdition  ; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  exalteth  e 
liimself  above  all  that  is  called 
God,  or  that  is  worshipped  ;  so 
that  he,  as  God,  sitteth  in  the 
temple  of  God,  showing  himself 
that  he  is  God. 

5  Remember  ye  not,  that,  when 
I  was  yet  with  you,  I  told  you 
these  things  ? 

6  And  now  ye  know  what 
1  withholdeth  that  he  might  be  re- 
vealed in  his  time. 

7  For  the  mystery  of  iniquity 
doth  already/  work  :  only  he  who 
now  letteth,  loill  let,  until  he  be 
taken  out  of  the  way. 

8  And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be 
revealed,  whom  the  Lord  shall  g 
consume  with  the  spirit  h  of  his 
mouth,  and  shall  destroy  i  with 
the  brightness  of  his  coming. 

9  Eoen  him,  whose  coming  is  af- 
ter the  working  of  Satan,  with  all 
power  and  signs  and  lying  won- 
ders, 

10  And  with  all  deceiveableness 
k  of  unrighteousness  in  thera  that 
perish  ;  because  they  received  not 
the  love  I  of  the  truth,  that  they 
might  be  saved. 

11  And  for  this  cause  God  shall 
send  them  strong  delusion,  m  that 
they  should  believe  a  lie. 

12  That  n  they  all  might  be 
damned  who  oelieve  not  the 
truth,  but  had  pleasure  in  un- 
righteousness. 

13  But  we  o  are  bound  to  give 
thanks  alway  to  God  for  you, 
breth.en  beloved  of  the  Lord,  be- 
cause God  hath  from  the  begin- 
ning chosen  p  you  to  salvation 
through  sanctification  of  the  Spirit 
and  belief  of  the  truth  ; 

14  Whercunto  y  he  called  you 
by  our  gospel  to  the  obtaining  of 
the  glor)- Vof  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

15  Therefore,  brethren,  stand  fast, 
and  hold  the  traditions  which  ye 
have  been  taught,  whether  by  word 
or  our  epistle. 

16  Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
himself,  and  God,  even  our  Fa- 
ther, which  s  hath  loved  us,  and 
hath  given  us  everlasting  con- 
solation and  good  hope  t  through. 
grace, 

203 


a  ICt.  1.  9. 
6  Jno.  17.15. 
c2Cor.  7.16. 

d  1  Ch.  19. 
16. 

3  OT,patience 

of  Cliri<il. 

elTi.6.  5. 

/lCor.5.11, 

13. 

S  Ac.  18.  3. 

■xiO.  34. 


Vurinue  precepts.  I  TIMOTHY 

17    Comfort    your     hearts,     and   1  run. 
Eliiblish  you   in  every   good   word  2  aJifurrf. 
uiid  work. 

CHAPTER  III. 

FIN.4LLif,  b.ellircn,  pray  for 
us,  thill  the  woid  of  itiy  Lord 
may  1  have  free  course,  ami  be 
glorified,  evea  as  it  is  with   you  : 

2  And  iliat  we  may  be  delivered 
from  unreasonable  2  and  wicked 
men  :  for  all  men  have  not  faith. 

3  ijiit  the  Loid  a  is  faitiiful,  who 
shall  siablich  you,  and  keep  b  t/ou 
fiom  evil. 

4  And  we  have  confidence  c  in 
the  Lord  touching  you,  that  ye 
both  do  and  will  do  the  thinijs 
which  we  command  you. 

5  And  the  Lord  direct  d  your 
hearts  into  the  love  of  God,  and 
into  the  3  patient  waiting  for 
Christ. 

6  Now  we  command  you,  breth- 
ren, in  the  name  of  our  Lord 
'esiis     Chiift,    that    ye   withdraw 

yourselves  from  every  brother 
y  that  walketh  disorderly,  and  not 
after  the  tradition  which  ye  re- 
ceived of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  liow  ye 
ought  to  follow  us  :  for  we  behaved 
not  ou.selvesdisorderlyamongyou. 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man's 
bread  for  nauffht  ;  but  wrought 
g  with  labour  and  travail  night 
and  day,  that  we  might  not  be 
chargeable  to  any  of  you  ; 


h  ICor.  9.  6. 
iGe.3.  19. 
Ic  1  Ti.5.  13. 
1  Pe.  4.  15. 
/Kp.  4.  28. 

4  01,  faint 
not. 

in  1  Cor.  15. 
5S. 

5  or,  nignify 
that  man  by 
an  epistle. 

n  Mat.  18. 
17.  ver.  6. 
o  Le.  19.  17 
p  Ro.  Hi.  2t)" 
ylCor.l6.2r 
r  Ro.  16.24" 


A.  D.  54. 

9  Not  because  we  have  not  pow- 
er, A  hut  to  mnko  ourselves  an  en- 
sample  unto  yuu  to  fullow  us. 

10  t'oreven  when  we  were  with 
you,  this  we  commanded  you, 
that  i  if  any  would  not  work,  nei- 
ther should  he  eat. 

11  Kor  we  hear  that  there  are 
some  which  walk  among  you  dis- 
orderly, working  not  at  all,  but 
are  busy-bodies,  k 

12  Now  them  that  are  such  we 
command  and  exhort  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness 
they  work,  i  and  eat  their  own 
bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  4  be  not 
m  weary  in  well  doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our 
word  by  5  this  epistle,  note  that 
man,  and  have  n  no  company 
with  him,  that  he  may  be  asham- 
ed. 

15  Yet  count  him  not  as  an  eije- 
my,  but  admonish  him  as  a  bro- 
ther, o 

IG  Now  the  Lord^J  of  peace  him- 
self give  you  peace  always  by  all 
means.     The  Lord  6e  wiih  you  all. 

17  The  salutation  y  of  Paul  with 
mine  own  hand,  which  is  the  token 
in  every  epistle  ;  so  I  write. 

18  The  r  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

The  second  epistle  to  the  The-s- 
saleiiians  was  written  from 
Athens. 


THE     FIRST     EPISTLE    OF 
CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  a  by  the  commandment 
of  God  ou.-  Saviour,  and  Lord  Je- 
SLis  Christ,  which  is  our  6  hope; 

2  Unto  Timothy,  c  my  own  son 
d  in  the  faith  :  Grace,  c  mercy,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and 
Jfsus  Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  I  besought  thee  to  abide 
still  at  Ephesus,  when  I  went 
f  unto  IMacedonia,  that  thou 
mightest  charge  some  that  they 
teach  no  other  doctrine, 

4  Neil  her  give  heed  g  to  fables 
and  endless  genealogies,  which 
minister  questions,  rather  than 
godly  edifying  which  is  in  faith  ; 
so  do. 

5  Now  the  end  ft  of  the  comman<l- 
ment  is  charity,  out  of  a  pure 
j  heait.  and  of  n.  good  conscience, 
and  'f  faith  unfeigned  :  I 

6  From  which  some  1  having; 
swerved,  A' have  turned  aside  unto 
vain  jangling; 

210 


PAUL    THE     APOSTLE 
a  Ac.  9.  15. 
b  Col.  1.  27 
cAc.  16.  1. 
dTi.  1.  4. 


TO 


TIMOTHY. 

7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the 
law  ;  understanding  I  neilhcrwhat 
they  say,  nor  whereof  they  af- 
firm. 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is 
good,  m  if  a  man  use  it  lawfully  ; 

9  Knowing  this,  that  n  the  law  -s 
not  made  for  a  righteous  man, 
but  for  the  lawless  and  disobedient, 
for  the  ungodly  and  for  sinners, 
for  unholy  and  profane,  for  mur- 
derers of  fathers  and  murderers  of 
mothers,  for  inanslayers, 

lU  For  whoremongers,  for  them 
that  defile  themselves  with  mnn- 

jkind,    for   menstealers,   for    liars, 

I  Ro.  1.  22.    !  for  perjured  persons,  and  if  there 

m.  Ro.  7.  12.  '  be  any  other  thing  that  is  contrary 

n  Ga.  5.  23.    to  sound  o  doctrine  ; 

o  2  Ti.  4.  3.  i    11  According  to  the  glorious  gos- 

Tit.  1.  9.  pel  of  the  blessed;?  God,  which  q 

p  c.  6.  15.        was  committed  to  my  trust. 

7  ICor.  9.17.      12  And  I  thank  Ch  ist  Jesus  our 

rlCor.15.10.    Lord,  who  hath  enabled  r  me.,  for 

s  ICor.  7.25.    that  he  counted  me  faithful,  s  put- 

t  Col.  1.  25.   ting  t  mc  into  the  ministry  ; 


e  Ga.  1.  3. 
1  Pe.  1.2. 
/Ac.20.1,3. 
g  c.  6.  3,  4, 

to. 

7rRo.  13.  8, 
10.  Ga.5.14. 
i  2Ti.  2.  22. 
1  or,  not 
aiming  at. 
/t2Ti.4.10. 


1  TIMOTHY, 


Ckrist  died  for  all 

13  Who  was  before  u  a  blasphe-iu  Ac.   8.  3 
mer,  and  a  persecutor,  and  inju-  1 1  Cor.  15.  9. 
rious  :  but  I   obt;iined   mercy,  be- 
lause  I  did  it  ignoranily  v  in  un- 
belief. 

14  And  the  g-race  of  our  Lord  was 
exceeding-  abundant  with  faith 
and  love  which  is  in  Chnst  Jesus. 

15  This  ia  a  faithful  w  saying, 
and  worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that 
Christ  Jesus  came  x  into  the  woild 
to  save  sinners  ;  of  whom  I  ara 
chief. 

16  Howbeit  for  this  cause  I  ob- 
tained mercy,  that  in  me  first  Je- 
sus Christ  might  show  foah  all 
long-suffering,  for  a  pattern  y  to 
them  which  should  hereafter  be- 
lieve on  him  to  life  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  the  King  z  eternal, 
immortal,  a  invisible,  6  the  only 
wise  cGod,  6e  honour  d  and  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

18  This  charge  I  commit  unto 
thee,  son  Timothy,  according  e  to 
the  prophecies  which  went  before 
o.T  thee,  that  thou  by  them  roight- 
est  war  a  good  warfare  ; 

19  Holding  f  faith,  and  a  good 
conscience,  which  some  having 
put  away,  concerning  faith  have 
made  shipwreck : 

20  Of  whom  is  Hymeneua  and 
Alexander;  whom  I  have  deliver- 
ed g  unto  Satan,  that  they  may 
learn  not  to  blaspheme. 

CHAPTER  n. 

I  EXHORT  1  therefore,  that,  first 
of  all,  supplications,  prayers, 
intercessions,  and  giving  of  thanks, 
be  made  for  all  rnen  ; 

2  For  kings,  a  and /or  all  that  are 
in  2  authority  ;  that  we  may  lead 
a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all 
godliness  and  honesty. 

3  For  this  is  good  and  acceptable 
in  the  sight  of  God  our  Saviour  : 

1  Who  6  will  have  all  men  to  be 
saved,  anil  to  come  unto  the  know- 
ledge of  the  truth. 

5  For  there  is  one  c  God,  and  one 
mediator  d  between  God  and  men, 
the  man  Christ  Jesus  ; 

6  Who  gave  himself  a  ransom  c 
for  all.  to 3  be  testified  in  due  time 

7  Whereunto  I  am  ordained  ; 
preacher,  and  an  apostle,  (I  speak 


V  Lu.23.  34 
m2Ti.2.11. 
Tit.  3.  8. 
X  Mat.  9.13. 
Lu.  19.  10. 
y  Ro.  15.  4. 
^Ps.  10.  16. 
ac.  6.  15,  16. 
6  Jno.  1.  18. 
cRo.  16.  27. 
d  lCh.29.ll. 
ec.  4.  14. 
/  c.  3.  9.  _ 
g  1  Cor.  5.5. 

1  or,  desire. 
a  Ro.  13.  1, 
&c. 

2  or,  eminent 
place. 

b  Jno.  3.  13, 
16.  2Pe.3.9. 
c  Ro.  3.  30. 
d  He.  9.  15. 
e  JIal.20.28. 

3  or,  a  testi- 
mony. 
/Jno.  4.21. 
g-He.  10.22. 


4  ox.plailed. 
1  Pe.  3.  3. 
/ilCor.14.34. 
a  Ph.  1.  I. 
b  Tit.    1.   C, 
&c. 

1  or,modest. 
2o  ,  not 
ready  to 
quarrel   and 
offer  terong, 
a«  one  in 
wine. 

c2Ti.2.  24. 
'iPs.  101.  2. 
3  or,  one 
neirly  come 
to  the  faith. 
e  Pr.  16.  18. 
/  Jude  6. 
g- Ac.  22.  12. 
1  Th.  4.  12. 
h     c.   6.     9. 


2  Ti.   2.  23. 

\i  Ac.  6.  3. 

-,  u  •     r.L  ■  .  -      II-         r  ,       i^'  ■'er.  3.  Le. 

the  truth  in  Christ,  and  lie  not :)  a  Uq  «   p.      a, 

teacher  of    the  Gentiles  in    faith  21     •  -"  ' 

and  verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pray/ 
every  where,  lifting  up  holy  g 
hands,  without  wrath  and  doubt- 
ing. 

9  In    like   manner  also,  that  .wo-  | 
men  adorn  themselves  in  mortest  1    lyr  ,  0=  01 
apparel,  with  shamefucedness  and  i^  o  Ti  Si' 


UEp.  1.9. 
\m  ver.  16. 
!n  Tit.  2.  3. 
jo  ver.  4. 

jninia- 
i  tcred. 


A.  D.  63. 

sobriety  ;  not  with  4  broidered  hair, 
or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly  array  ; 

10  But  (which  becomeih  women 
professing  godliness)  with  good 
works. 

11  Let  the  woman  h  learn  in  si- 
lence with  all  subjection. 

12  But  1  sutfer  not  a  woman  to 
teach,  nor  to  usurp  authority  over 
the  man,  but  to  be  in  silence. 

13  For  Adam  was  fi.st  formed, 
then  Eve. 

14  And  Adam  was  not  deceived, 
but  the  woman  being  deceived, 
was  in  the  transgression. 

15  Notwithstanding  she  shall  be 
saved  in  childbearing,  if  they  con- 
tinue in  faith  and  charity  and  ho- 
liness with  sobriety. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THIS  is  a  true  saying,  If  a  man 
desire  the  office  of  a  bishop,  a 
he  desireth  a  good  work. 

2  A  bishop  6  then  must  be  blame- 
less, the  husband  of  one  wife,  vi- 
gilant, sober,  of  1  good  behaviour, 
givon  to  hospitality,  apt  to  teach  : 

3  Not  2  given  to  wine,  no  striker, 
not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre  ;  but  pa- 
tient, c  not  a  brawler,  not  covet- 
ous ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  d  his  own 
house,  having  his  children  ia  sub- 
jection with  all  gravity  : 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to 
rule  his  own  house,  how  shall  he 
take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?) 

6  Not  3  a  novice,  lest  being  lifted 
up  with  pride  e  he  fall  into  the  con- 
demnation of  the  devil./" 

7  Moreover  he  must  have  a  good 
report  of  them  g  which  are  with- 
out ;  lest  be  fall  into  reproach,  and 
the  snare  h  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  muit  the  deacons  i  be 
grave,  not  double-tongued,  not  k 
given  to  much  wine,  not  greedy  of 
nithy  lucre  ; 

9  Holding  /  the  mystery  m  of  the 
faith  in  a  pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  fiist  be 
proved  ;  then  let  them  use  the  of- 
fice of  a  deacon,  being  found 
blameless. 

11  Even  so  rrnist  Z/ieir  wives  n  be 
grave,  not  slanderers,  sober,  faith- 
ful in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  hus- 
bands of  one  wife,  ruling  o  their 
children  and  their  own  houses 
well. 

13  For  they  that  have  4  used  the 
office  of  a  deacon  well,  p  purchase 
to  themselves  a  good  degree,  and 
great  boldness  in  the  faith  g  which 
\s  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  thiiisrs  write  I  unto  thee, 

'211 


A.  D.  65. 


hoping  to  conT!  unto  thee  shortly         . 

15  But  if  I  tarry  Ions:,  thai  thou  1 5  or,  atny. 
muyest  know    how  thou   oug'hleiit ,  »  I  C'or. '.^.7 
to  heh.ive  (hyself  in  the  houne  r  of  " 
God,  which   is   the   cliurrh   of  the 
living  Ciod,  tl>e  pillar  and  5  ground 
of  the  truth. 

16  And,  without  controversy, 
great  is  the  mystcrj'  e  of  godliness  : 
Goil  was  mnnjt'cst  6  in  the  flepli,  C 
justified  in  the  Spirit,  u  seen  of 
angels,  v  picuchej  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles,7«  liclieved  on  x  in  the  world, 
received  up  y  intu  jlorv. 

CHAPTKU  IV. 

NOW  tlie  Spi.it  speaketh  ex- 
pressly, that  <?  in  the  latter 
times  some  shall  depart  from  the 
faith,  giving  heed  to  seducing 
spirits,  b  and  doctrines  of  devils  ; 
y  Speaking  lit-s  in  Ijypocriey ; 
having  their  conscience  seared 
with  a  hot  iron  : 

3  Forbidding  to  marry,  and  com- 
manding to  abstain  from  meats, 
which  God  hath  created  to  be  re- 
ceived c  with  thanksgiving  of 
them  which  believe  and  know  tlie 
truth. 

4  For  every  creature  of  God  if 
good,  and  nothing  to  be  refused,  if 
It  be  received  with  thanksgiving; 

5  For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word 
of  God  and  prayer. 

6  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  re- 
memb.'ance  of  tlu'se  things,  thou 
slialt  be  a  good  minister  of  Jesus 
Chdst,  noudshed  \ip  d  in  the  words 
of  faith  and  of  good  doctrine, 
whereunto  thou  hast  attained. 

7  But  refuse  profane  and  old 
wives'  fables,  c  and  exercise  thy- 
self rather  unto  go  iliness. 

8  For  bodily  exercise  profiteth 
1  little  ;  but  godliness^  is  profitu- 
ble  unto  all  things,  having  promise 
g  of  the  life  that  nov/  is,  and  of 
that  which  is  to  come. 

9  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and 
worthy  of  all  acceptation. 

10  For  therefore  we  both  labour 
and  suffer  reproach,  because  we 
trust  in  the  living  God,  who  is  the 
Saviour  of  all  men,  specially  of 
those  that  believe. 

11  These  things  command  and 
teach. 

12  Let  h  no  man  despise  thy 
youth  ;  but  be  thou  an  example  of 
the  believers,  in  word,  in  conver- 
sation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in 
faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I  come,  give  attendance 
to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  doc- 
trine. 

14  Neglect  -;  not  the  gift  that  is 
m  thte,  which  was  given  thee  ty 

212 


6  inonf/enteri 
t  Jno.  1.  14. 
1  Jno.  1.  2. 
1/ Mat.  3.16. 
Jno.  16.  8,9. 
Ko.      1.     4. 
1  Pe.  3.  18. 
1  Jno.  5.  6. 
V  Mat.  4.11. 
I-u.     2.    13. 
Kp.    3.     10. 
1  fe.  1.  12. 
u  Ac.  13.46, 
48.     Ro.  10. 
12,  18. 
jrCol.  1.  6. 
yLu.  24.51. 
Ac.  1.  9. 
a  Da.  11.35. 
Mat.  24.  5— 
12.  2Pe.2.1. 
i  Re.  16.  H. 
c  Ec.  5.  18. 
d  Je.  15.  16. 
1  Pe.  2.  2. 
£  Tit.  1.  14. 
1  or, /or  a 
Utile  time. 
/c.  6.  6. 
g  Ps.  84.  11. 
h  Tit.  2.  7, 
15. 
t2Ti.  1.6. 


CHAP.  IV.  V.  0/  uido»i. 

r  2  Ti.  2.  20.    prophecy,  k  with  the  laying  on  I  ol 
the  hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things; 
give  thyaelf  wholly  to  ihem  ;  that 
thy  profiting  may  appc.ir  2  to  ull. 

16  Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and 
unto  the  doctrine;  continue  in 
them  :  for  in  doing  this'thou  (halt 
both  save  m  thyself,  and  them 
that  hear  thee. 

CHAPTER  V. 

REI3UKR  not  an  elder,  but  en- 
treat him  as  a  father  ;  and  the 
younger  men  as  brethren  ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mcaher.'!  ; 
the  younger  as  sisters,  with  all 
purity. 

3  Honour  widows  that  are  wid- 
ows indeed,  a 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  chil- 
dren or  nephews,  let  them  learn 
first  to  show  1  piety  at  home,  and 
to  requite  their  parents  :  for  that  is 
good  and  acceptable  before  God. 

5  Now  she  that  is  a  widow  in- 
deed, and  desolate,  trusieth  in 
God,  and  continueth  in  supplica- 
tions and  prayers  night  and  day. 

6  But  she  that  livelh  2  in  pleas- 
ure is  dead  A  while  she  liveth. 

7  And  these  things  give  in  charge, 
that  they  may  be  blameless. 

8  But  if  any  provide  not  for  his 
own,  and  specially  c  for  those  of 
his  own  house,  3  be  hath  denied 
the  faith,  and  is  worse  than  an 
infidel. 

9  Let  not  a  widow  be  4  taken  into 
the  number  under  threescore  years 
old,  having  been  the  wife  of  one 
man, 

10  Well  reported  of  for  good 
works ;  if  she  have  brought  up 
children, if  she  have  lodged  Estran- 
ge rs,  if  she  have  washed  the  saints' 
feet,  if  she  have  relieved  the  af- 
flicted, if  she  have  diligently  fol- 
lowed every  good  work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  re- 
fuse :  for  when  they  have  begun 
to  wax  wanton  against  Christ, 
they  will  marry  ; 

12  Having  damnation,  because 
they  have  cast  ofl' their  first  faith. 

13  And  withal  they  learn  to  be 
idle,  wandering  about  from  house 
to  house  ;  and  e  not  only  idle,  I)iU 
tattlers  also,  and  busy-bodies, 
speaking  things  which  they  ought 
not. 

14  I  will  therefore  that  the  young- 
er women  marry,  bear  children, 
guide  the  house,  give  none  occa- 
sion to  the  adversai-yS  to  apeak  re- 
proachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned 
aside  t.fter  Batan. 


it  c.  1.  18. 

1  Ac.  13.  3. 

2  or,  in  all 
things. 

m  JjL.  5.  20. 
a  ver.  5,  16. 

1  or,  kind- 
itess. 

2  or,  deli- 
cately. 

4  Re.  8.1. 

c.Is.  58.  7. 

2or,kindred. 

4  or,  chosen, 
d  Ac.  18.15. 
e2Ch.  3.  11. 

5  for  their 
railing. 


Duty  of  servants.  I  TIMOTHY. 

16  If  any  man  or  woman  that 
believeth  have  widows,  let  them 
relieve  them,  and  let  not  the 
chuich  he  chaig'ed  :  that  it  may 
relieve  them  that  are  widows  in- 
deed. 

17  Letythe  elders  that  rule  well 
be  counted  worthy  of  double  ho- 
nour, especially  they^  who  labour 
in  the  word  and  doctrine. 

lb  For  the  Sjcriptuie  suith,  g  Thou 
shall  not  muzzle  the  ox  that  tread- 
eth  out  the  corn  :  and,  h  The  la- 
bourer is  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  leceive  not 
an  accusation,  but  6  before  two  i 
cr three  witnesses. 

20  Tliem  that  sin  rebuke  k  be- 
fore all,  that  I  others  also  may 
fear. 

21  I  charge  m  thee  before  God, 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Ch;ist,  and 
the  elect  n  ang'els,  that  thou  ob- 
serve these  thing's  without  pre- 
ferring'?  one  o  before  another,  do- 
ing' nothing  by  partiality. 

22  Lay  hands  p  suddenly  on  no 
man,  neither  be  partaker  5  of  other 
men's  sins  :  keep  thyself  pure. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but 
vse  a  little  wine  r  for  thy  sto- 
mach's sake  and  thine  often  infir- 
mities. 

£4  Some  men's  sins  are  open  s 
beforehand,  going  before  to  judg- 
ment :  and  some  men  they  follow 
after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works 
of  some  are  manifest  beforehand  ; 
and  they  that  are  otherwise  cannot 
be  hid. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

LET  as  many  servants  a  as  are 
under  the  yoke  count  their 
own  masters  worthy  of  all  honour, 
that  the  name  of  God  and  his  doc- 
trine be  not  blasphemed. 

2  And   they  that  have   believing 
masters,  let  them  not  despise  them,  |  6  or,  pro- 
because   they  are    brethren  ;     but  fession. 
rather    do    them    service,    because!?   Ph.  2.  15. 
they   are  1   faithful   and    beloved,  j  rl  Th.  5.23. 
partakeis  of   the  benefit.      These  i .?  c.  1.  17. 
things  teach  and  exhort.  1 1  Re.  17.  14. 

3  it   any   man  teach    otherwise,    u  Re.    1.16, 
and   consent   not  to  wholesome  b    17. 
■words,  even  the  words  of  our   Lord  ;  v  Ex.  33.  20. 
Jesns  Christ,  and   to  the  doctrine  ,  w  Jude    25. 
which  is  according  c  to  godliness,    ;Re.  1.  6. 

4  He  is  proud,  2  knowing  d  no-  1  ^  Ps.  62.  10. 
thing,   but  3  doting   about    ques-J7zAe   un- 
tions  and  strifes  of  words,  whereof  certainly  of  . 
Cometh  envy,  strife,  railings,  evil 'y  Ec.  5.  18, 
surmisings,  |  19. 

5  Perverse  4  disputings  of  men  of  j  8or,socta6/e 
corrupt  rninds,  and  destitute  ofj«  Ph.  3.  14. 
the  truth,  supposing  that  gain   i»iaTit.  1.  14. 

63 


/lTh.5.12, 

13. 

g  Do.  2.3.  4. 

h  Lu.  10.  7. 

6  or,  U7ider. 
iDe.  19.15. 
i-Le.l9.  17. 
IDe.  13.  U. 
?/i2Ti.  4.  1. 
n  Re.  12.  7- 
9. 

7  01,  preju- 
dice. 

0  De.  1.  17. 
p  Ac.  13.  3. 
9  2  Jno.  11. 
r  Pr.  31.  6. 
s  Ga.  5.  19. 
a  Ep.  6.  5. 

1  or,  be- 
lieving. 

6  2Ti.  1.  13. 
c  Tit.  1.  1. 

2  or,  a  fool, 
d  1  Co.  8.  2. 

3  or,  sick. 
ioT,gallings 
one   of 
another. 

e2Ti.  3.  5. 
/Pr.  15.  16. 
gFs.  49.  17. 
h  Ge.28.20. 
i  Pr.  28.  20. 
k  Ex.  23.  8. 
5  or,  been 
seduced. 
I  De.  33.  1. 
w!2Ti.  4.  7. 
?i  He.  13.  23. 
o  c.  5.  21. 
7)  Jno.  18.36, 
37. 


A.  D.  65. 

godliness  :  from  such  e  withdra'w 
thyself. 

6  iiut  godliness  y  with  content- 
ment is  g.eut  gain. 

7  For  we  b. ought  nothing  into 
this  V!oi\A,  and  it  is  certain  g  we 
can  carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  having  food  and  raiment, 
let  us  be  therewith  content,  h 

9  But  they  that  will  i  be  rich,  fall 
into  temptation,  and  a  snare,  and 
into  many  foolish  and  hurtful  lusts, 
which  d.own  men  in  desti-uciion 
and  perdition. 

10  For  k  the  love  of  money  is 
the  root  of  all  evil  ;  -which  while 
some  coveted  after,  they  have 
5  erred  from  the  faith,  and  pierced 
themselves  through  witii  many 
sorrows. 

11  But  thou,  O  man  I  of  God,  flee 
these  things;  and  follow  after 
righteousness,  godliness,  faith, 
love,  patience,  meekness. 

12  Fight  m  the  good  fight  of  faith, 
lay  hold  on  eternal  lile,  whereunto 
thou  art  also  called,  and  hast  pro- 
fessed n  a  good  profession  before 
many  witnesses. 

13  i  give  thee  charge  o  in  the 
sight  of  God,  who  quickeneth  all 
things,  and  before  Christ  Jesus, 
who /J  before  Pontius  Pilate  wit- 
nessed a  good  6  confession  : 

14  That  thou  keep  this  com- 
mandment ■without  spot,  unrebuke- 
able,9  until  the  appearing  r  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  : 

15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall 
show,  who  is  the  blessed  s  and  on- 
ly Potentate,  the  t  King  of  kings, 
and  Lord  of  lords  : 

16  Who  only  hath  immortality, 
dwelling  in  the  light  which  u  no 
man  can  app'oach  unto  ;  whom  v 
no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see  : 
to  whom  w  be  honour  and  power 
everlasting.     Amen. 

17  Chaige  them  that  are  rich  in 
this  world,  that  they  be  not  high- 
minded,  nor  trust  i:  in  7  uncertain 
riches,  but  in  the  living  God,  v.  ho 
giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  en- 
jo.v  ;v 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  they 
be  rich  in  good  works,  ready  to 
distribute,  willing  8  to  communi- 
cate ; 

19  Laying  up  in  store  for  them- 
selves a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
lay  z  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  keep  that  which 
is  committed  to  thy  trust,  avoid- 
ing a  profane  ond  vain  babblings, 
and  oppositions  of  science  falsely 
80  called  ; 

213 


Eu'iorlar-.one  to  /jolJntit.  II  TtMOTHY 

Si  Which  Home   professing'  liaTef 
i  cr  tU  conceminjilie  failb.  Oracel,  „»,.  „  .„ 
6e  with  thee.     Amen.  ibili.i.K. 

The  first  to  Timothy  was  written  | 


A    O.  66. 

from  LioJicen,  which  iu  ihs 
chiefect  city  of  Phiyyin  Paca- 
tinnx. 


OF 

CHAPTER  I. 

PAUL,  nn  aposile  of  Jesus  Clirist 
by  the  will  of  God,  aceoriiin<^ 
to  the  a  pioiiiife  of  life  which  is 
ill  Christ  Jfsue, 

2  To  Timothy,  my  dnarly  beloved 
son,  b  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace, 
from  God  the  Patlier  and  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 

3  I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  c 
from  7*1!/ forefathers  with  pure  con- 
science, d  that  wiihout  ceasing' 
I  have  remembrance  of  thee  in 
my  prayers  night  and  day  ; 

4  Greatly  desiring  c  to  see  thee, 
beincr  niindf-al  of  thy  tears.  Dial  I 
inay  be  filli^d  with  joy  ; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance 
the  unfeig-ned  faith /that  is  in 
thee,  winch  dwelt  fir.-st  in  thy 
g'randmother  Lois,  and  thy  mother 
g  Eunice  ;  and  I  am  persuaded 
thai  ill  thee  also. 

6  Wherefore  I  put  thee  in  re- 
membrance that  thou  stir  up  the 
gift  of  God,  k  which  is  in  thee  by 
(he  pMttin<r  nn  of  my  hands. 

7  For  God  iialh  not  given  us  the 
spirit  of  i  fear;  but  of  power,  A- 
and  of  love,  and  of  a  sound  mind. 

8  Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed 
of  the  testimony  of  our  Lord,  nor 
of  me  his  prisoner:  but  be  thon 
partaker^  of  the  afflictions  of  the 
gospel  accord ingtothepowerofGod : 

S  Who  hath  saved  to  us,  and 
called  n  us  with  an  holy  calliii?, 
not  o  according  to  our  works,  but 
according  to  Tiis  own  purpose  p 
and  grace,  which  was  given  us  in 
Christ  Jesus,  before  q  the  world 
began  ; 

10  But  is  now  made  manifest  r 
by  the  appearing  of  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  abolished 
.'death,  and  hath  brought  life  / 
and  immortality  to  light  through 
the  gospel : 

n  Whereunto  I  am  appointed  a 
preacher,  ard  an  apostle,  and  a 
teacher  of  the  Gentiles. 

12  For  the  which  cause  I  also 
tufier  these  things:  nevertheless 
K  I  am  not  ashamed  :  for  I  know 
whom  I  have  1  believed,  and  am 
persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep 
that  which  I  have  ti  committed  an- 
(<i  him  against  that  dav.  i 


THE   SECOND   EPJ8TLE 
PAUL    THE     APOSTLE    TO     TLMOTHY. 


a  Ep.  3.  6 
h  1  TI.  1.  2 

r  Ac.  '2^.  I. 
rfHe.  13.18 
cc.  4.  9,  21 
/  ITi.  4.6 
^Ac.  16.  1. 
hl'Vi.  4.  14. 
i  Ro.  8.  1.5. 
1  Jiio.  4.  18. 
XLu.24.  49. 
I  Col.  1.24. 
?n  iVIat.  1. 
21. 

«  Ro.  8.  28, 
SO. 

0  Til.  3.  S. 
£De.7.  7,  8. 
Ep.  1.  9,  11. 
9  E|..  1.  4. 
r  1  Pe.l.  CO. 
s  1  Co.  15. 
54. 

C  Jno.  5.  24- 
29.  • 

u  Ro.  1.  16. 

1  nx. '.runted. 
V  1  Pe.4.  19. 


wRe.  2.  25. 
X  Ho.  6.  17. 
2/  1  Ti.  6.  3. 
r  ITi.  6.20. 
a  Ac.  19.  10. 
be.  4.  10,16. 
c  c.  4.  19. 
rf  Ac.  28.20. 
«  Mat.  25. 
34-40. 

/He.  6.  10. 
a  Jos.  I.  7. 
Ep.   6.  10. 

1  or,  hy. 

h  1  Ti.  I.  18. 
c  Tit.    1.  9. 
dc.  4.  5. 
e  1  Co.  9.  25. 
26. 

2  or,  labour- 
.first, 

mu-ft  be  par- 
taker. 
/lTi.4.15. 

Pr.  2.  6. 
ft  Ro.  1.3.4. 


13  Hold  fnft  te  the  form  x  of  y 
sound  words,  which  thou  hast 
heard  of  me,  in  faith  and  love 
which  is  in  Christ  Jeiius. 

14  1'hut  z  good  thing  w  hich  waa 
committed  unto  thee,  keep  by  tiie 
Holy  Ghost  which  dwellelh  in'  us. 

15  This  thou  knowesi,  that  alt 
rt  they  which  are  in  AMa  be  turned 
b  away  fiom  me  ;  of  whom  are 
Phygellus  and  Hermogents. 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto  the 
house  of  c  Onesiphorus  ;  for  be  oft 
refreshed  me,  and  was  not  asham- 
ed of  my  d  <hain  : 

17  But  when  he  was  in  Rome, 
he  sought  me  out  very  diligently, 
and  found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  liim  that 
he  may  find  meicy  of  the  Lord  in 
c  that  day  :  and  in  how  many 
things  he/ministered  unto  me  at 
Ephetus,  thou  knowest  veiy  well. 

CHAPTER  H. 

THOU  theiefore,  my  son,  be  o 
strong  in  the  grace  that  is  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

2  And  the  things  that  thou  hast 
heard  of  me  1  among  many  wit- 
nesses, the  same  commit  6  thou  to 
faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able  c 
to  teach  others  also. 

3  Thou  therefore  endure  d  hard- 
ness, as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus 
Chrift. 

4  No  man  that  warreth  e  entan- 
gleth  himself  with  the  afiairs  of 
thin  life  ;  that  he  may  please  him 
who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a  sol- 
dier. 

And  if  a  man  also  strive  for 
masteries,  yet  is  he  net  crowned, 
except  he  strive  lawfully. 

6  The  husbandman  2  that  labour- 
eth  must  be  first  partaker  of  the 
fruits. 

7  Consider/what  I  sny  ;  and  the 
?•  Lord  give  thee  understanding  in 

ill  things. 

8  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ,  A. 
of  the  seed  of  David,  was  raised 
from  the  dead,  according  to  ray 
gc'spel  : 

9  Wherein  I  sufler  trouble,  as  an 
evil-doer,  even  unto  i  bonds;  but 
the  word  of  God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore   I  endure  all  thing* 


i  Ep.  6.  20. 

.V  2  Co.  1.  6.  j  for  the  i:  eject's  sates,  thRt   they 


A.  D.  66. 

may  also  obtain  the  salvation 
w-hich  is  in  Clirist  Jesus  with  eter- 
nal glory. 

11  It  is  a  faithful  saying' :  For  if 
t  we  be  dead  with  him,  we  shall 
also  live  with  him: 

12  If  we  sutler,  we  shall  also 
veign  w;th  him  :  if  we  deny  m  him, 
he  also  will  deny  us  : 

13  If  n  we  believe  not,  yet  he 
abideth  faithful  :  he  o  cannot  deny 
himself. 

14  Of  these  things  putjj  themin 
remenibranoe,  charging:  them  be- 
fore the  Lord  that  they  strive  q 
not  about  words  to  no  profit,  but 
to  the  subverting  of  the  hearers. 

15  Study  T  to  show  thyself  ap 
proved  unto  God,  a  workman  that 
needeth  not  to  be  a.sharaed,  rig-htly 
s  dividing  the  word  of  truth. 

16  But  shun  profane  and  vain 
babblings  ;  for  they  will  increase 
unto  more  ungodliness  : 

17  And  their  word  will  eat  as 
doth  a  3  canker  :  of  whom  is  Hy- 
meneus  and  Philetus  ; 

18  Who  concerning  the  truth 
have  erred,  t  saying,  u  That  the 
resurrection  is  past  already;  and 
overthiowthe  faith  of  some. 

19  Nevertheless  the  foundation  v 
of  God  standeth  4  .sure,  having 
this  seal,  The  Lord  w  knoweth 
them  that  are  his.  .^nd.  Let  x  ev- 
ery one  that  nameth  the  name  of 
Christ  depart  from  iniquity. 

20  But  in  a  great  house  there  are 
not  only  vesselsi/  of  gold  and  of  sil- 
ver, but  also  of  wood  and  of  earth  ; 
e.nd  some  to  honour,  and  some  to 
dishonour. 

21  If  ?  a  man  therefore  purge 
himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a 
vessel  unto  honour,  sanctified,  and 
meet  for  tlie  master's  use,  and 
prepared  n  unto  every  good  work. 

22  Floe  6  also  youthful  lusts  : 
but  c  follow  righteousnes.s,  faith, 
charity,  peace,  with  them  that 
lall  d  on  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure 
heart. 

23  But  foolish  and  unlearned 
questions  e  avoid,  knowing  that 
Ihey  do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
must  not  .strive  ;  but  be  gentle 
unto  all  me/i.apt  to  teach, 5  patient. 

2.5  In  meekness  /  instructing 
those  that  oppose  themselves  ;  if 
God  peradventure  "■  will  give  them 
repentance  to  the  acknov/ledging 
h  of  the  truth  ; 

26  And  thit  they  may  G  recover 
themselves  out  of  the  snare  i  of 
the  devil,  who  are  taken  7  captive 
by  him  at  his  will. 


CHAP.  III. 

;Ro.  6.5,  8. 
m  Mat.  10. 
33. 

n  Ro.  3.  3. 
o  Nu.  23.19. 
p2Pe.  1.  13. 
y  Tit.3.9,10. 
r2Pe.  1.  10. 
s  Mat.  13. 
52. 

3  or,  gan- 
grene. 

t  1  Ti.  6.  21. 
a  1  Co.  15. 12. 
0  Pr.  10.  25. 

4  or,  steady, 
w  Na.  1.  7. 
Jno.   10.   14, 
27. 

X  Ps.  97.  10. 
yRo.  9.  21. 
z  je.  15.  19. 
az.  3.  17. 
6Eo. 11.9,10. 
cHe.  12.  14. 
d  1  Cor.  1.2. 
e  ver.  16. 

5  or,  for- 
bearing. 

f  Ga.  6.  1. 
g- Ac.S.  22. 
/iTit.  1.  1. 

6  awake. 

i  1  Ti.  3.  7. 

7  alive. 


alTi.  4.1. 
2  Pa.  3.  3. 
1  Jno.  2.  18. 
Jude  17,  18. 
iRo. 1.29-31. 

1  or,  make- 
bales. 

c2Pe.2.  10, 
&c. 

d  Ph.  3.  19. 
eTit.  1.  16. 
/Tit.  1.  11. 
Ex.  7.  11. 
h  1  Ti.  6.  5. 

2  or,  of  no 
judgment. 

3  or,  been  a 
diligent 
follower  of . 

Ac.  13.  45, 
50. 

k  Ac.  14.  5, 
6,  19. 

IVi.  34.  19. 
?ra2Th.2.11. 
n  c.  1.  13. 

0  Jno.  5.  39. 
jo2Pe.l.21. 

1  Ro.  15.  4. 


Marki  of  perilous  times, 

I  CHAPTER  III. 

THIS  know  also,  that  a  in  the 
last  days  perilous  times  shall 
come. 

2  Fori  men  shall  be  lovers  of 
their  own  selves,  covetous,  boast- 
ers, proud,  blasphemous,  disobe- 
dient to  parents,  unthankful,  un- 
^holy. 

j  3  Without  natural  afiecfion, 
truce-breakers,  1  false  accusers, 
incontinent,  fierce,  despisers  of 
those  that  are  good, 

4  Traitors,  c  heady,  high-mind- 
ed,ei  lovers  of  pleasures  more  than 
lovers  of  God  ; 

5  Having  e  a  form  of  godliness, 
but  denying  the  power  thereof: 
from  such  turn  away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  are  they  which/ 
creep  into  houses,  and  lead  cap- 
tive silly  women  laden  with  sins, 
led  away  with  divers  lusts, 

7  Ever  learning,  and  never  able 
to  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

S  Nowas  Jannes  and  Jambresg' 
withstood  Moses,  so  do  these  also 
resist  the  truth  :  men  h  of  corrupt 
minds,  2  reprobate  concerning  the 
faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  fur- 
ther :  for  their  folly  shall  be  ma- 
nifest unto  all  Tnen,  as  theirs  also 
was. 

10  But  thou  hast  3  fully  known 
ray  doctrine,  manner  of  life,  pur- 
pose, faith,  long-suflering,  chari- 
ty, patience. 

11  Persecutions,  afflictions, which 
came  unto  me  at  Antioch,  i  at 
Iconiura,  k  at  Lystra  ;  what 
persecutions  I  endured  :  but  out 
of  them  all  /  the  Lord  delivered 
me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  will  live 
godly  in  Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer 
persecution. 

13  But  evil  men  and  seducers 
shall  wax  worse  and  worse,  de- 
ceiving, and  being Tre  deceived. 

14  But  continue  n  thou  in  the 
things  which  thou  hast  learned 
and  ha.st  been  assured  of,  Know- 
ing of  whom  thou  hast  learned 
them  ; 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou 
hast  known  the  holy  Scriptures, 
which  o  are  able  to  make  thee 
wise  unto  salvation,  through  faith 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  AUjO  Scripture  i?  given  by  in- 
spiration of  God,  and  q  is  profita- 
ble for  doctrine,  for  reproof,  for 
correction,  for  instruction  in  right- 
eousness ; 

17  That  the  man  of  God  may  be 

215 


Tlif  etpo*tle's  lotemn  rhnrge. 

perfect,  r  throughly  4  furnislicd 
ii:ii.ij  ill!  lyood  wnrks. 

"CHAPTKR  IV. 

ICHAK(iK  a  thcc  thrrofore  before 
Gixl,  iiiiii  the  I. Hill  JesiiJ  Christ, 
■>*lio  sHmH  juil^f  b  the  (;iiiclt  ami 
the  dead  nt  lii»  appealing'  and  his 
king'dom  ; 

'2  Preach  the  word  ;  be  instant  in 
season,  out  of  geasori  j  reprove, 
c  rebuke,  exhort,  wiih  all  lonj- 
sufrerin;^  ami  doctrine. 

3  For  the  time  will  come  when 
they  will  not  endmc  sonn  1  doc- 
trine ;  but  after  their  own  lusts 
8h;ill  they  heap  to  themselves 
teachers,  havin;^  itchinj  ears  ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  their 
ears  from  the  truth,  and  shall  be 
turned  unto  fables,  d 

5  But  wat-,h  thoti  in  all  things, 
e  endure  afflictions,  do  the  work 
of  an  evangelist,  make  1  full  proof 
/of  thy  ministry. 

6  For  [  am  now  ready  to  be  offer- 
ed, and  the  time  of  my  daparture 
g  is  at  hand. 

7  I  have  fouyht  h  a  ^ood  fight,  I 
have  finished  i  my  course,  I  have 
kept  k  the  faith  : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for 
me  -i  crown  I  of  righteousness, 
which  the  Lord,  the  righteous 
Judge,  shall  <r\ve  me  at  that  day  : 
and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them?nalso  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  short- 
ly unto  me  : 

10  For  Demas  hath  forsaken 
me,  having  loved  n  this  present 
world,  and  is  departed  unto  Thes- 
Balonica  ;  Crescens  to  Galatia, 
Titus  unto  Dalmatia. 

11  Only  Luke  is  with  me.  Take 
Mark,  and  bring  him  with  thee  ; 
for  he  is  profitable  to  me  for  the 
minislrv. 


TITUS. 

rVa.  no. 
98—100. 
4  or,  vcr- 
f cried. 
alTi.  5.21. 
6.  13. 

/.  Re.  20.  12, 
13. 

.-  Tit.  2.  15. 
dlTt.  1.  4. 
^c.2.  3. 
1  OT,  fulfil. 
/lTi.4.  12, 
15. 

^  Ph.  1.23. 
2Pe.  1.  14. 
/il  Ti.  6.  12. 
i  Ac.  20.  24. 
k  Pr.  23.  23. 
Re.  3.  10. 
nCo.  9.  25. 
1  Pc.  5.  4. 
Re.  2.  10. 
m  1  Co.  2.  9. 
«1  Jno.2.l5. 


oTit.  3.  12. 
p  Ps.  28.  4. 

2  or,  preach- 

7  c.  1 .  15. 

r  Ac.  7.  60. 

s  Mat. 10. 19. 
Ac.  23.  U. 

^Ps.  22.  21. 

tc  Ps.  121.  7. 

3  Cesar  Ne- 
ro, or,  the 
Emperor 
Nero. 


A.  D.  6G 

12  And  Tychirui  o  ha»e  I  lent 
to  KpheauH. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  left  nt  Troa» 
with  Carpus,  when  thou  comcst, 
bring  teilk  thee,  und  the  books, 
but  especially  the  parchments. 

14  Alexander  the  coppersmith 
did  me  much  evil  :  the  Loid  p  re- 
ward him   according'  to  his  works  : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also  ; 
for  he  bath  greatly  withstood  our 
2  words. 

16  At  my  first  answer  no  man 
stood  with  me,  but  all  a  men  for- 
sook me  ;  /  prar/  Ood  that  it  may 
not  be  laid  r  to  their  charge. 

17  Notwithstanding'  the  Lord 
a  stood  with  me,  and  strengthened 
me  ;  that  by  me  the  preaching 
mi?lit  be  fully  known,  and  tluit 
all  the  Gentiles  might  hear  :  and 
I  was  delivered  out  of  the  mouth 
t  of  the  lion. 

18  And  the  Lorl  u  shall  deliver 
me  from  every  evil  work,  and  will 
preserve  me  unto  his  heavenly 
king<iom  :  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

19  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and 
the  household  of  Onesiphorus. 

20  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  : 
biitTrophimus  have  I  left  at  Mi- 
Ictum  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  be- 
fore winter.  Eubulus  greetclli 
Ihee,  and  Pudens,  and  Linus,  and 
Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 

22  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  he 
with  thy  spirit.  Grace  be  with 
yo>i.     Amen. 

The  second  epistle  unto  Timo- 
theus,  ordained  the  first  bish- 
op of  the  church  of  the  Ephe- 
sians,  was  written  from  Rome, 
when  Paul  was  brought  before 
3  Nero  the  second  time. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    TO    TITUS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

P.4iUL,  a  servant  of  God.  and  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  ac- 
cording to  the  faith  of  God's  elect, 
and  the  acknowIedgMng  n  of  the 
truth  which  6  is  after  godliness  ; 

2  I  In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which 
God,  that  r  cannot  lie,  promised 
before  the  d  world  began  ; 

3  But  f.  hath  in  due  times  mani- 
fested his  word  through  proai'h- 
ing,  f  which  is  committed  unto 
me,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  God  our  Saviour  ; 

4  To    Titus,    mine    own    son    g 

216 


rt2Ti.  2.  25. 
b  1  Ti.  6.  3, 
1  or,  For. 
c  1  Sa.  15.29. 
He.  6.  18. 
r/ Mat. 2-5.34. 
e2  Ti.  1.  10. 
/Ro.10.14. 
g-lTi.  1.1,2. 


/il  Co. 11. 34. 
2  or,  left 
undone, 
i  Ac.  14.  23. 
2Ti.  2.2. 
fclTi.  3.2. 


after  the  common  faith  :  Grace 
mercy,  nnd  peace,  from  God  the 
Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
our  Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in 
Crete,  that  thou  shouUlest  set  in 
order  h  the  things  that  are  2  want- 
ing, and  ordain  i  elders  in  every 
city,  as  I  had  appointed  thee  : 

6  If  any  be  blameless,  the  husband 
of  one  wife,  having  faithful  chil- 
dren, not  accused  of  riot.orunruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  fc  must  be  blame- 
less, as  the  steward  of  God  ;  not 
self-willed,  not  toon    angry,  noi 


A.V.65. 

given  to  v/ine,  no  striker,  not  giv- 
en to  filthy  lucre  ; 

8  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a 
lover  of  g^ood  3  men,  sober,  just, 
holy,  teinpei'ate  ; 

9  Holding'  I  fast  the  faithful  word, 

4  as  he  hath  been  taught,  that  he 
may  be  able  by  sound  doctrine  both 
to  exhort  and  to  convince  the  gain- 
Bayers. 

lU  For  there  are  manjf  unruly 
and  vain  talkeis  m  and  deceivers, 
specially  they  of  the  circumcision: 

11  Whose  moutlis  must  be  stop- 
ped ;  who  subvert  n  whole  houses, 
teaching  things  v.hich  they  ought 
not,  for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 

12  One  o  of  themselves,  even  a 
prophet  of  their  own,  said.  The 
Creiians  are  always  liars,  evil 
beasts,  slow  bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  trae.  Where- 
fore rebuke  p  them  sharply  ;  that 
they  may  be  sound  in  the  faith, 

14  Not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fa- 
bles, g  and  commandments  of  men, 
that  turn  from  the  truth. 

15  Unto  r  the  pure  all  things  are 
pure  ;  but  unto  them  that  are  de- 
filed and  unbelieving  is  nothing 
pure  ;  but  even  their  mind  and 
conscience  is  defiled. 

IS  They  profess  s  that  they  know 
God  ;  but  in  works  they  deny  him, 
being  abominable,  and  disobedi- 
ent,   and  unto   every  good    work 

5  reprobate. 

CHAPTER  II. 

BUT  speak  thou  the  things  which 
become  sound  doctrine  ; 

2  That  the  aged  amen  be  1  sober, 
grave,  temperate,  sound  in  faith, 
in  charity,  in  patience. 

3  The  aged  women  likewise,  that 
they  be  in  behaviour  as  becometh 
2  holiness,  not  3  false  accusers, 
not  given  to  much  wine,  teachers 
of  good  things  ; 

4  That     they    may     teach     the 

6  young  women  to  be  4  sober,  to 
love  their  husbands,  to  love  their 
children. 

5  To  be  discreet,  chaste,  keepers 
at  home,  good,  obedient  to  their 
own  husbands,  that  the  word  of 
God  be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to 
be  sobers  minded  : 

7  In  all  things  showing  thyself 
c  a  pattern  of  good  works  ;  in  doc- 
trine showing  uncorruptness,  gra- 
vity, sincerity, 

8  Sound  rf speech  that  cannot  be 
condemned  ;  that  he  that  is  of  the 
contrary  part  may  be  ashamed, 
having  no  evil  thing  to  say  of  you. 

9  Exhort  servants  e  to  be  obedi- 


3  or,  things. 
I  2  Th.  2.  16. 

4  or,  in 
teaching. 
m}a.   1.  26. 
n  Mat. 23.14. 

0  Ac.  17.28. 
;5  2Ti.  4.  2. 
9  1  Ti.  1.  4. 
r  Ro.  14.  14, 
20. 
s2Ti.3.5,7. 

5  or,  void  of 
judgment. 

a  Pr.  16.  31. 

1  or,  vigil- 
ant. 

2  or,  holy 
women. 

3  or,  make- 
bates. 

b  1  Ti.  5.  14. 

4  or,  wise. 

5  or,  dis- 
creet. 

c\  Ti.  4.  12. 
dlTi.  6.3. 
e  Ep.  6.  5, 


CHAP.  II.  III.  What  is  to  be  taught, 

ent  unto  their  own  masters,  and  to 
please  them  well  in  all  things  ;  not 
6  answering  again  ; 

10  Not  purloining,  but  showing 
all  good  fidelity  ;  that  6  t.hey  may 
adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Sa- 
viour in  all  things. 

11  For  the  grace  c  of  God  that 
bringeth  salvation  7  hath  appeared 
to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us,  that,  denying 
d  ungodliness  and  worldly  e  lusts, 
we  /  should  live  soberly,  right- 
eously, and  godly,  in  this  present 
woiSd  ; 

13  Looking  g  for  that  blessed 
hope,  and  the  glorious  appearing 
h  of  the  great  God  and  our  Saviour 
JesuB  Christ  ; 

14  Who  gave  i  himself  for  u«, 
that  he  might  redeem  us  from  all 
k  iniquity,  and  purify  I  unto  him- 
self a  peculiar  ?«  people,  zealous 
7i  of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  ex- 
hort ;  and  rebuke  with  all  authori- 
ty.    Let  o  no  man  despise  thee. 

CHAPTER    III. 

PUT  them  in  mind  to  be  subject 
a  to  pitncipalities  and  powers, 
to  obey  magistrates,  to  be  ready  to 
every  good  work. 

2  To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  to  be 
no  brawlers, 6«i  gentle,  showing  all 
6  meekness  unto  all  men. 

3  For  we  c  ourselves  also  were 
sometimes  foolish,  disobedient, 
deceived,  serving  divers  lusts  and 
pleasures,  living  in  malice  and 
envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one  an- 
other. 

4  But  after  that  the  kindness  and 
1  love  of  God  our  Saviour  toward 
man  appeared, 

5  Not  d  by  works  of  righteousness 
which  v.-e  have  done,  but  according 
to  his  mercy  he  saved  us,  by  the 
washing  of  regeneration,  and  re- 
newing of  the  Holy  Ghost  ; 

6  Which  he  shed  on  us  2  abun- 
dantly, through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour  ; 

7  That,  being  justified  e  by  his 
grace,  we  should  be  made  heirs  ac- 
cording to  the  hope  of  eternal  life. 

8  This  is  a  faithful  saying  ;  and 
these  things  I  will  that  thou  affirm 
constantly  ;  that  they  which  have 
believed  in  God  might  be  careful 
_/■  to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  good  and  profitable  unto 
men. 

9  But  g  avoid  foolish  questions, 
and  genealogies,  and  contentions, 
and  strivings  about  the  law  ;  for 
they  are  unprofitable  and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  an  heretic,  after 
217 


6  or,  gain- 
saying. 

b  Mat.  5.16. 

cRo.  5.  15. 

7  or,  to  all 
men  hath 
appeared. 

dRo.  8.  13, 
elPe.2.  11. 
/  Lu.  1.  75. 
^2Pe.3.12. 
7tRe.  1.  7. 
i  Ep.  5.  2. 
k  Ps.  130.  8. 
ZHe.  9.  14. 
mDe.  7.  6. 
1  Pe.2.  9. 
n  Ep.  2.  10. 

0  1  Ti.  4.12. 
aRo.  13.  1. 
6  Ep.  4.  2. 
clCo.6.  11. 

1  Pe.  4.  3, 

1  or,  pity. 

rfEp.  2.  4,8, 
9. 

2  or  richly. 

eRo.  3.  24. 
/  ver.  2,14. 
^2Ti.2.  23. 


h  Mat. 
17. 


13. 


Paul  entreats /or  Onaintui.  PHILEMON 

llie  fiiHt  and  Bcconcl  admonitiuri 
h    ejeci i 

11  Knowin;r  tliat  he  thnt  is  bucIi 
>H  gubve^tuil,  and  sinnclb,  bein^ 
condeinne'l  uf  himself. 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas 
unto  tliec,  oiTyohiciia,  I'c  dilig'cnt 
to  coine  unlo  nie  at  Nicopolis;  for 
I  have  determined  there  to  winter. 

13  B.ing'  Zenas  the  lawyer  and 
Apollos  on  their  journey  diligent- 
ly, ihiil  nothing'  be  wanting  unto 
them. 


3  or, pro/eta 

honest 

trades. 

i  ver.  8. 


A.  D.  64. 

14  And  let  oura  aUo  learn  to 
3  maintain  jfood  i  workB  for  neccii- 
Bitry  uses,  that  they  be  not  unfruit- 
ful. 

15  All  that  arc  with  me  salulo 
thee.  Greet  them  that  love  us  in 
the  faith.  Grace  be  with  you  all. 
Amen. 

It  was  written  to  Titus,  ordained 
the  firKt  bishop'  of  the  church 
of  the  CretianSj  from  Nicopo- 
lis  of  Macedonia. 


THE    EPISTLE    OF    PAUL    TO    PHILEMON. 


PAUL,  a  prisoner  a  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  Tirnolhy  our  bro- 
ther, unlo  Philemon  our  dearly  be- 
loved, and  fellow-labourer,  6 

2  AiiJ  to  our  beloved  Appliia, 
and  Archippus  c  our  fellow-soldier, 
and  to  the  church  d  in  tliy  house. 

3  Grace  e  to  you,  and  peace, 
from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

4  1  thank  /  my  God,  makinf 
mention  of  thee  always  in  my 
prayers, 

5  Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith, 
which  thou  hast  toward  the  Lord 
Jesus,  and  toward  all  saints; 

6  That  ^  the  communication  of  thy 
faith  may  become  ell'ectual  h  by 
the  acknowledging  of  every  j  good 
thing  which  is  in  you  in  Chiist 
Jesus. 

7  For  \vH  have  great  joy  and  con- 
solation in  thy  love,  because  the 
bowels  of  the  saints  are  refreshed 
k  by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  though  /  I  might 
be  much  bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin 
thee  that  which  is  convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather  be- 
eeech  thee,  being  such  an  one  as 
Paul  the  a^'ed,  and  now  also  a 
prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ  ; 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son  On- 
esimus,  m  whom  I  have  begotten  n 
in  my  bonds  : 

11  Which  0  in  time  past  was  to 
thee  unprofitable,  but  now  profita- 
ble to  thee  and  to  me  : 

^  Whom  I  have  sent  again  : 
thou  therefore  receive  him,  that  is 
Biine  own  bowels  ; 

13  Whom  I  would  hare  retained 

■with   me.  that  p  in   thy  stead   he 

might  have  ministered  unto  me  in 

the  bonds  of  the  gospel  : 

218 


a  Ep.  3.  1. 
6  Ph.  2.  25. 
rCol.  4.  17. 
rfRo.  16.  5. 
eEp.  1.  2. 
/Ep.  1.  16. 
g  Ph. 1.9.11. 
AJa.2.H,I7. 
i  Ph.  4.  8. 
2Pe.l.5— 8. 
i-2Co.  7.13. 
2Ti.  1.   16. 
I  1  Th.  2.  6. 
mCol.4.  9. 
nl  Co.  4.15. 
o  1  Pe.  2.10. 
p  ICo. 16.17. 
Ph.  2.  30. 


?  2  Co.  9.7. 

rGe.  45.5-8. 

s  Mat.  23.8. 
1  Ti.  6.  2. 

t  Col.  3.22. 
u  2  Co. 8.  23. 
V  ver.  T. 
w2  Co.7.16. 
X  Ph.  2.  24. 
y2Co.  1.11. 
r  Col.  1.7. 

a  Ac.  12.  12, 
25. 

b  Ac.  19.29. 
c2Ti.4.11. 
d2Ti.4.22. 


14  But  without  thy  mind  would 
I  do  nothing;  that  thy  benefit 
should  not  be  as  it  were  of  necessi- 
ty, but  willingly.  9 

15  For  r  perhaps  he  therefore 
departed  for  a  season,  that  thou 
shouldest  receive  him  for  ever; 

16  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but 
above  a  servant,  a  brother  e  belov- 
ed, specially  to  me,  but  how  much 
more  unto  thee,  both  in  the  flesh, 
t  and  in  the  Lord  ? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  a 
partner,  u  receive  him  as  myself. 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or 
oweth  thee  aught,  put  that  on 
mine  account  ; 

19  I  Paul  have  written  it  with 
mine  own  hand,  I  will  rcp.-iy  it  : 
albeit  I  do  not  say  to  thee  how 
thou  owest  unto  me  even  thine 
own  self  besides. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy 
of  thee  in  the  Lord  ;  refresh  v  my 
bowels  in  the  Lord. 

21  Having  confidence  10  in  thy 
obedience,  I  wrote  unto  thee, 
knowing  that  thou  wilt  also  do 
more  than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a 
lodging  :  for  I  z  trust  that  through 
y  your  prayers  1  shall  be  given 
unto  you. 

23  There  salute  thee  Epaphras,  z 
my  fellow-prisoner  in  Christ  Je- 
sus : 

24  Marcus,  a  Aristarchus,  6  De- 
mas,  c  Lucas,  my  fellow-labour- 
era. 

25  The  d  grace  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ  be  with  your  spirit. 
Amen. 

Written  from    Rome  to   Phile- 
mon, by  Onesirous  a  serTaDt. 


THE   EPISTLE   OF   PAUL  THE    APOSTLE    TO    THE    HEBREWS. 


CHAPTER  L 

GOD,  who  aat  sundiy  timesaiid 
in  diveiB  manners  spake  in 
time  past  unto  the  fatliers  by  the 
prophets, 

2  Hath  in  these  last  days  spoken 
b  unto  us  by  his  Son,  whom  he 
hath  appointed  heircofall  things, 
by  wliom  d  also  he  madethe  worlds; 

3  Who  e  being  the  brightness  of 
his  glory  and  the  express  image  of 
his  person,  and  upholding  all 
things  by  the  word  of  his  power, 
■when  /  he  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sins,  eat  down  g-  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  majesty  on  high  ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better 
than  the  angels,  as  he  halh  by  in- 
heritance obtained  a  more  excel- 
lent name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  wliich  of  the  angels 
said  he  at  any  time,  h  Thou  art  my 
Son,  this  day  have  I  begotten 
thee  1  And  again,  i  I  will  be  to 
him  a  Father,  and  he  shall  be  to 
me  a  Son  1 

6  1  And  again,  when  he  bringeth 
in  the  first-begotten  into  the 
■world,  he  saith.  And  k  let  all  the 
angels  of  God  worsliip  him. 

7  And  2  of  the  angels  he  saith, 
I  Who  rnaketh  his  angels  spirits, 
and  his  ministers  a  flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son  he  saith, niThy 
throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and 
ever:  a  sceptre  of  righteousness, 
3  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  : 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness, 
and  hated  iniquity  ;  therefore  God, 
even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
•with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy 
fellows. 

10  And,  n  Thou,  Lord,  in  the 
beginning  hast  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth  ;  and  the  heav- 
ens are  the  works  of  thine  hands. 

11  They  shall  perish,  but  thou 
remainost  :  and  tliey  all  shall  wax 
old  as  doth  a  garment  ; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou 
fold  them  up.  and  they  shall  be 
changed  :  but  thou  art  the  same, 
and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels 
said  he  at  any  time,  o  Sit  on  my 
right  hand,  until  1  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering 
j>  spirits,  sent  forth  9  to  minister 
for  them  who  shall  be  heirs  r  of 
Balvation  ? 

CHAPTER  II. 

THEREFORE  we  ought  to  give 
tho  more  earnest  heed  to  the 


a  Nu. 12.6,8. 
6De.  18.  15. 
c  Ps.  2.  8. 
d  Jno.  1.  3. 
e  Jno.  1.  14. 
Col.  1.  15— 
17. 

/c.  7.27.9. 
12—14. 
gPi.  110.  1. 
Ep.  1.20,21. 
/(  Ps.  2.  7. 
i2Sa.  7.  14. 

1  or,  ichen 
he  hringeth 
nsrain. 
yt'Ps.  97.  7. 

2  unto. 
IPs.  104.  4. 
otPs.  45.6,7. 

3  Tightness, 
or,  strait- 
ness. 

nPs.  102.25. 
o  Ps.  110.  1. 
pPs.  103.21. 
Da.  7.  10. 
(/Ge.  19.  15, 
16.  Ps.  34.7. 
rRo.  8.  17. 


1  ru>i  out  as 
leaking  ves- 
sels. 

a  Ac.  7.  53. 
6Nu.  15.  31. 
CC.4.  1,  II. 
dJIar.  1.14. 
e  Ac.  14.  3. 

2  or,  distri- 
butions. 
/Ps.8.4,&c. 

3  or,  a  little 
while  infe- 
rior to. 

?1  Co.  15.24. 
A  Ph.  2.  3,9. 

4  or,  hy. 

i  Ac.  2.  33. 
k  Jno.  3.  16. 
/Lu.24.  26, 
46. 

m  Ro.  11.36. 
n  Is.  S5.  4. 
o  Lu.  13.  32. 
c.  5.  8,  9. 
pJno.  17.21. 
q  Ps.  22.  22. 
r  Ps.  18.  2. 
Is.  12.  2. 
s  Is.  8.  18. 
r  Jno.  17.  6 
—12. 
u  Jno,  1.  14. 


I  things  which  we  have  heard,  lest 
at  any  time  we  should  1  let  them 
slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  spoken  by  an- 
gels a  was  steadfast,  and  6  every 
transgression  and  disobedience  re- 
ceived a  just  recompense  of  re- 
ward ; 

3  Howe  shall  we  escape,  if  we 
neglect  so  great  salvation  ;  which 
d  at  the  first  began  to  be  spoken  by 
tlie  Loid,  &nd  was  confirmed  unto 
us  by  them  that  heard  him  ; 

4  God  e  also  bearing  them  wit- 
ness, both  with  signs  and  wonders, 
and  with  divers  miracles,  and  2 
gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  according 
to  his  own  will  1 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not 
put  in  subjection  the  world  to 
come,  whereof  ■we  speak. 

6  But  one  in  a  certain  place  tes- 
tified, saying,  /  What  is  man, 
that  thou  art  mindful  of  him?  or 
the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visileit 
him.' 

7  Thou  madest  him  3  a  little 
lower  than  the  angels  :  thou 
crownedst  liim  with  glory  and 
honour,  and  dilst  set  him  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands  : 

8  Thou  hast  put  all  things  in 
subjection  under  his  feet.  For  in 
that  he  put  all  in  subjection  under 
liim,  he  left  nothing  that  is  not 
put  under  him.  But  ^  now  we  see 
not  yet  all  things  put   under  him. 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  who  h  was 
made  a  little  lower  than  the  an- 
geli,  4  for  the  suffering  of  death, 
crowned  i  with  glory  and  honour; 
that  he  k  by  the  grace  of  God 
should  taste  death  for  every  man. 

10  For  it  became  I  him',  for  m 
whom  are  all  things,  and  by  whom 
are  all  things,  in  bringing  many 
sons  unto  glory,  to  make  the  cap- 
tain n  of  their  salvation  o  perfect 
through  sufferings. 

11  For  both  he  that  sanctifieth 
and  they  who  are  sanctified  are  all 
p  of  one:  for  which  cause  he  is 
not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren; 

12  Saying,  g  I  will  declare  thy 
name  unto  my  brethren  ;  in  the 
midst  of  the  church  will  I  sing 
praise  unto  thee. 

13  And  again,  r  I  will  put  my 
trust  in  him.  And  again,  s  Be- 
hold 1  and  the  children  which  t 
God  bath  given  me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  chil- 
dren  are  partakers  of  flesh  and 
blood,  he  u  also  himself  likewiM 

219 


Christ's  aujieriorili/  to  Motes. 
tonk     pari     of    the     «amc  ;    lliat 
through  d«alli  t)  he  mijhl  ilcstmy 
liiin  ihal  hiiii  ihe    power  of  deiith, 
th;ii  is,  ih<i  ctevil  ; 

|j  Anil  (leliverlhem  who  through 
to  fcui  ufdeaih  were  all  their  lite- 
time  sniiject  tobonilasre. 

16  For  ve.ily  5  he  took  not  on 
hi  in  the  nature  of  nngels;  but  he 
took  oil  Aim  the  seed   of  Abrahuin. 

17  Wherefore  ill  all  things  it  be- 
hooved him  to  be  made  like  UMto 
/ii«  bri'iiiien,  that  he  miifht  be  a 
nieri'iful  x  and  fnithful  hi>rh  priest 
in  things  pertaining  to  God,  to 
make  reconciliation  for  the  sins  of 
the  people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath 
suffered,  beiii^  tempted,  he  is  able 
to  succour  them  that  are  tempted. 

CHAPTKR  III. 

WIIKRKFURK,  holy  brethren, 
partakers  of  the  heavenly 
calling,  consider  the  Apostle  and 
Hig'h  Priest  a  of  our  profession, 
Ch.isi  Jesus  ; 

2  VVlio  wa.s  faithful  to  him  that 
i  appointed  him,  as  also  Moses  6 
was/.iillifal  iu  all  his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted  wor- 
thy of  more  s^lory  than  Moses, 
inasmuch  as  he  who  hath  builded 
c  the  house  hath  more  honour 
than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by 
some  man  ;  but  he  that  built  all 
thing's  !.5  God. 

5  And  Moses  rf  verily  was  faith- 
ful in  all  his  house,  as  a  servant,  e 
fur  a  testimony  of  y"  those  things 
which  were  to  be  spoken  after  ; 

6  But  Christ  as  a  Son  g  over  his 
own  house  ;  whose  house  h  are  we, 
if  i  we  hold  iasx.  the  confidence 
and  the  rejoicing  of  the  hope  firm 
unto  the  end. 

7  Wherefore  (as  the  Holy  Ghost 
saith,  To-day  k  if  ye  will  hear  his 
voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in 
the  provocation,  in  the  day  of 
temptation  in  the  wilderness  ; 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted 
me,  proved  me,  and  saw  my 
works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  was  grieved  with 
that  generation,  and  said.  They 
do  al  vay  err  in  i/icir  heart  ;  and 
they  have  not  known  my  ways. 

11  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  2 
They  shall  not  enter  into  my  rest.) 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest 
there  be  in  any  of  you  an  evil  / 
liaart  of  unbelief,  in  departing  m 
from  the  living  God. 

13  But  exhort  n  one  another  dai- 
ly, while  it  is  called  To-day  ;  lest 


HEBKKWS. 

'  0  I  Cor.  15. 
5  J. 

10  Lu.  1.  74. 

5  he  tnketh 

not  )uild  of 
I  angels,  but 
'  of  the  teed 

of  Abraham, 

he  taktth 

hold. 

X  c.  4.  15, 

16. 

a  c.  4.  14. 

1  made. 

b  Nu.  12.  7. 
cZec.  6.  12, 
13. 

IdNu.  12.  7. 

e  Jos.  1.  2. 

/De.  18.  15- 

19. 

^Ps.  2.  7,12. 

A  1  Pe.  2.  5. 

i  -Vlat.  10.22. 

c.  10.  33,  39. 

k  Ps.  95.  7. 

2  if  they 
shall  enter. 
I  Mar.  7.  21 
—23. 

CTJe.2.  13. 
no.  10.  24. 


o  ver.  6. 
pver.  7. 
?Nu.  14.2, 
&c. 

7-NU.26.  64, 
65.  Jude  5. 
s  De.  1.  34, 
35. 

t  C.4.  6. 
ac.  12.  15. 
lof  hearing. 

2  or,  because 
they  were 
not  united 
by  faith  to. 
b  Ps.  95.  11. 
cGe.  2.  2. 

rf  c.  3.  19. 

3  or,  the 
gospel. 

e  Ps.  95.  7. 

4  That  is, 
Joshua. 

5  or,  keeping 
of  a  saboath. 

/2Pe.  1.  10. 

6  or,  diso- 
.  bedience. 


A.D.Si. 

ttrtj  of  you  bo  hardened  through 
the  deccitfulness  of  lin. 

14  For  we  aie  male  partakers 
of  Christ,  if  o  we  hold  the  l.egin- 
ning-  of  our  confidence  iteudfoal 
unto  the  end. 

15  While  it  is  said,  p  To-day 
if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden 
not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  provoca- 
tion. 

16  For  q  some,  when  they  had 
heard,  did  provoke  ;  howbeit  not 
all  that\carne  out  of  Egypt  by 
Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  griev- 
ed forty  years?  tea*  it  not  with 
them  that  bad  sinned,  whose  car- 
casses r  fell  ill  the  wilderness? 

18  And  to  whom  sware  a  he  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  his  rest, 
but  to  them  that  believed  not  ? 

19  So  {  we  see  that  ihey  could 
not  enter  in  because  of  unbelief. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

LET  us  a  therefoie  fear,  lest,  a 
promise  being  left  us  of  en- 
tering into  his  rest,  any  of  yoo 
should  seem  to  come  short  of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  Ihe  gospel 
preached,  as  well  as  unto  them  : 
but  the  word  preached  1  did  not 
profit  them,  2  not  being  mixed 
with  faith  in  them  that   heani  it. 

3  For  we  which  have  believed  do 
enter  into  rest  :  as  he  said,  6  As  I 
have  sworn  in  my  wrath,  if  they 
shall  enter  into  my  rest :  although 
the  works  were  finished  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place 
of  the  seventh  day  on  this  wise, 
cAnd  God  di<i  rest  the  seventh 
day  from  all  his  works. 

5  And  in  iUisplace  again.  If  they 
shall  enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth 
that  some  must  enter  therein,  and 
they  d  to  whom  3  it  was  first 
preached  entered  not  in  because 
of  unbelief : 

7  Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain 
day,  saying  in  Davi.l,  To-day, 
after  so  long  a  time  ;  (as  it  is  said,) 
e  To-day,  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 
harden  not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  4  Jesus  had  given  them 
rest,  then  woul'l  he  not  afterward 
have  spoken  of  another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a. 
5  rest  to  the  people  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his 
rest,  he  also  hath  ceased  from  hia 
own  works,  as  God  did  from  his. 

11  Let  /  us  labour  therefore  to 
enter  into  that  rest,  lest  any  man 
fall  after  the  same  example  of  6 
unbelief. 


A.  D.  64, 


CHAP.  V.  VI 


12  For  the  word  g"  of  God  is  quick, 
and  powerful,  and  sharper  than 
any  two-edged  sword,  h  piercing 
even  to  the  dividing  asunder  of 
Boul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints 
and  maiTow,  and  is  a  discerner  i  of 
the  thoughts  and  intents  of  the 
heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  creature 
that  is  not  manifest  in  liis  sight  : 
but  all  things  are  naked  k  and 
opened  unto  the  eyes  of  hiin  with 
■whom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  a 
great  high  priest,  that  is  passed 
Z  into  the  heavens,  Jesus  the  Son 
of  God,  let  us  hold  m  fast  our  pro- 
fession. 

15  Forwe  have  not  an  high  priest 
which  cannot  be  touched  ?i  with 
the  feeling  of  our  infirmities;  but 
was  in  all  points  tempted  like  as 
we  are,  yer  without  osin. 

16  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly 
p  unto  the  throne  of  grace,  that 
we  may  obtain  mercy,  and  find 
grace  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAPTER  V. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken 
from  among  men  is  ordained 
a  for  men  in  thingi  pertaining  to 
God,  that  he  may  offer  both  gifts 
and  sacrifices  for  sins  : 

2  Who  can  1  have  compassion  on 
the  ignorant,  and  on  them  that 
are  out  of  the  way  ;  for  that  he 
b  himself  also  is  compassed  with 
infirmity. 

3  And  by  reason  hereof  he  ought, 
as  for  the  people,  so  calso  for  him- 
self, to  offer  for  sins. 

4  And  rf  no  man  taketh  this  hon- 
our unto  himself,  but  he  that  is 
called  of  God,  as  zea-<  Aaron,  e 

5  So  also  Christ  /  glorified  not 
himse! f  to  be  made  an  high  priest ; 
but  he  that  said  unto  him,  g  Thou 
art  my  Son,  to-day  have  I  be- 
gotten thee. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another 
place.  Thou  h  art  a  priest  for  ever 
after  the  order  of  IMelchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh, 
■when  he  had  offered  up  prayers 
i  and  supplications,  •with  strong 
crying  and  tears,  unto  him  that 
was  able  t  to  save  him  from  death, 
and  was  heard  2  in  that  he  feared; 

8  Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet 
learned  he  obedience  I  by  the 
things  which  he  suffered  : 

9  And  m  being  made  perfect,  he 
became  the  author  of  eternal  sal- 
vation unto  all  them  that  obey 
him  : 

10  Called  of  God  an  high  priest 
n  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 


gU.  49.2. 
h  Re.  1.  16. 
i  Ps.  139.  2. 
Je.  17.  10. 
Re.  2.  23. 
yfcPr.  1.5.  11. 
/c.  9.  12,24. 
m  c.  10.  23. 
«Ho.  11.8. 

0  lPe.2.  22. 
IJno.  3.5. 
pE'p.  3.  12. 
c.  10.  19-22. 
a  c.  8.  3. 

1  or,  reason- 
ably bear 
with. 

be.  7.28. 
cLe.  9.  7. 
d2Ch. 26.18. 
eEx.  28.  1. 
Nu.  16.  40. 
/Jno.  8.54. 
g  Ps.  2.  7. 
h  Ps.  110.  4. 
t  Mat.  26.  39 
-44 

k  Mat.  26. 
53. 

2  or,  /or  his 
piety. 
IVh.  2.  8. 
m  c.  2.  10. 

n  ver.  6. 


ol  Co. 3. 1-3. 
3 hath  no  ex- 
perience. 

4  or,  perfect. 

5  or,  an  ha- 
bit, or,  per- 
feclion. 

a  Ph.  3.  12 
—14. 
1  or,  the 
word  of  the 
beginning  of 
Christ, 
be.  9.  14. 
cc.  11.  6. 
(/Ac.  19.4,5. 
e  Ac.  8.  17. 
/  Ac.  17.31. 
26.  8. 

gJa..  4.  15. 
ft  Mat.  5.  13. 
12.  31,  32. 
Jno.  15.6. 
c.  10.  28.  2 
Pe.  2.  20,21. 

1  Jno.  5.  16. 
i  Is.  1.  28. 

2  or,  for. 
tPs.  65.  10. 
lU.  5.  6. 
?7jMat.25.40. 
n  c.  3.  6,  14. 


Danger  of  falling  auay, 

11  Of  whm  we  have  many  things 
to  say,  and  hard  to  be  uttered, 
seeing  ye  are  dull  of  hearing. 

12  Por  when  for  the  time  ye 
ought  to  be  leacheis,  ye  have  need 
tliat  one  teach  you  again  which  be 
the  first  principles  of  the  oracles 
of  God;  and  are  become  such  as 
have  need  of  milk,  o  and  not  of 
strong  meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  useth  milk 
Bis  unskilful  in  the  word  of  right- 
eousness :  for  he  is  a  babe. 

14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to 
them  that  are  4  of  full  age,  even 
those  who  by  reason  of  5  use  have 
their  senses  exorcised  to  discern 
both  good  and  evil. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

THEREFORE,  a  leaving  1  the 
principles  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  let  iis  go  on  unto  perfec- 
tion ;  not  laying  again  the  foun- 
dation of  repentance  from  6  dead 
works,  and  of  faith  c  toward  God, 

2  Of  the  doctrine  of  rf  baptisms, 
and  of  laying  on  e  of  hands,  and 
of  y  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and 
of  eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  if  §  God 
permit. 

4  For  ji  is  impossible  h  for  those 
who  were  once  enlightened,  and 
have  tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift, 
and  were  made  partakers  of  the 
Holy  Ghost, 

5  A  nd  have  tasted  the  good  word 
of  God,  and  the  powers  of  the 
world  to  come, 

6  If  i  they  shall  fall  away,  to  re- 
new them  again  unto  repentance  ; 
seeing  they  crucify  to  themselves 
the  Son  of  God  afiesh,  and  put 
him  to  an  open  sharne. 

7  For  the  earth  which  drinketh 
in  the  rain  that  cometh  oft  upoa 
it,  and  bringeth  forth  herbs  meet 
for  them  2  by  whom  it  is  dressed, 
receiveth  blessins:  k  from  God  : 

8  But  that  which  beareth  thorns 
Zand  hiiers  is  rejected,  and  ia 
nigh  unto  cursing;  v/hose  end  i« 
to  be  burned. 

9  But,  beloved,  we  are  persuaded 
i  etter  things  of  you,  and  things 
that  accompany  salvation,  though 
we  thus  speak. 

10  For  m  God  is  not  unrighteous 
to  forget  your  work  and  labour  of 
love,  which  ye  have  showed  to- 
ward his  name,  in  that  ye  have 
ministered  to  the  saints,  and  do, 
minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  everyone 
of  you  do  show  the  same  diligence 
to  the  n  full  assurance  of  hope  unto 
the  end  : 

221 


Of  Mclchitedtc'*  pricalh'jod. 

U  That  ye  W  not  »lothful,  o  bul 
followers  of  (hem  wlio  ihroug'h 
faith  and  patiL-iice  iiihuril  ihu  pro- 
miseB. 

13  Fur  when  God  mnrle  promise 
to  Abraham,  beciiuse  lie  could 
swear  It  no  greater,  lie  sware  by 
himnulf, 

14  Saying,  p  Suroly  blessinj  I 
\iill  bltsa  ihei!,  and  m'lltiplying  I 
^vill  mulliply  Ihee. 

15  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently 
cnJured,  he  obtained  the  promise. 

16  for  men  veiiiy  swear  by  the 
greater  :  and  an  oath  y  for  con- 
lirninlion  ia  to  them  an  end  of  all 
strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing'  more 
abundantly  to  show  unto  the  heirs 
r  of  promise  the  immntability  s  of 
his  counsel,  confirmed  3  il  by  an 
oath  ; 

18  That  by  two  immutable  things, 
in  which  it  was  impossible  for  God 
to  t  lie,  we  might  have  a  strong 
consolation,  who  have  lied  for  re- 
fuge to  lay  hold  u  upon  the  hope 
set  before  us  : 

19  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  an- 
chor of  the  soul,  both  sure  and 
steadfast,  anil  which  entercth  into 
that  within  v  the  vail  ; 

20  Whither  w  the  forerunner  is 
for  us  entered,  even  Jesus,  made 
an  high  priest  for  ever  after  the  or- 
der of  iVIelrhisefinc.  ^  I 

CHAPTER  VII.  I 

FOR  this  Melcbisedec,  a  king  of  I 
Salem,  priest  of  the  most  high  I 
God,  ulio  met  Abraham  returning  [ 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  kings,  | 
and  blessed  him  ; 

2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave 
a  tenth  part  of  all  ;  first  being  by 
interpretation  King  of  righteous- 
ii?SE,  and  after  that  also  King  of 
Balem,  which  is,  King  of  peace  ; 

3  Without  father,  without  mo- 
ther, without  1  descent,  having 
neither  beginning  of  .lays,  nor  end 
of  life  ;  but  made  like  unto  the 
Son  of  God;  abideth  a  priest  con- 
tinually. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this 
man  tens,  unto  whom  even  the  pa- 
triarch Abraham  gave  the  tenth  of 
the  spoils. 

fl  And  verily  they  that  are  of  the 
sons  of  Levi,  who  6  receive  the  of- 
fice of  the  priesthood,  have  a  com- 
mandment to  take  tithes  of  the 
people  accordingto  the  law,  that 
18,  of  their  brethren,  though  they 
come  out  of  the  loins  of  Abra- 
ham : 

6  But  he,  -whose  2  descent  is  not 

counted  from  them, received  tithes , 

222 


HKBKEWS.  A.  D.  64. 

0  Pr.  1.5.  19.    cufAbrkhkm,  and  blessed  bim  that 

2  Pc.  1.  11).      hud  d  (he  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiclioii 
p  Gu.  !c2.         the  Icsa  is  blcwed  of  the  better. 
16,  17.  8  And  here  men  tlrjt  die  leceive 

tithes;  bul  there  he  receitcth  thtm, 
gEx.  22.  II.    of  whom  e  it  is  wilnesited  that  bo 

liveih. 
r  Ro.  8.  17.        9  And  as  I  may  so  say,  Levi  also, 
c.  11.  9.  whoreceivcth  tithes,  j  ayed  titbcs 

in  Abraham. 
«  Ro.  11.29.     10  Kor  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of 
I  his  father,  %\  hen  Melcbisedec  met 

3  interposed   him. 

himself.  \\  If  /  therefore  perfection  were 

by  the  Levitical    priesthood,    (for 

1  Tit.  1.  2.       under  it  the  people    received  the 

law,)  what  further  need  waa  lliere 
ul  Ti.  6.  12.    that  another  priest  should  rise  af- 
ter the  order  of  Melchisedec,  and 
V  Le.  16.  15.    not  be    called    after  the  order  of 

Aaron  ? 
IB  c.  4.  14.         12  For     the      priesthood      beinjf 
changed,  there  is  made  of  neccssi- 
X  c.  7.  17.         ty  a  change  also  of  the  law. 

13  For  he  of  whom  these  things 
aOe.  14.  18,  are  spoken  pertaiiieth  to  another 
&c.  tribe,  of  which  no  man  gave   at- 

tendance at  the  altar. 

1  pedigree.  U  For  it  ia  evident  g  that  our 
Lord  sprang  out  of  Juda  ;  of  which 

b  Nu.  18.  21    tribe  Moses  spake    nothing    con- 
— 26.  cerning  priesthood. 

15  And  it    is   yet    far   move  evi- 

2  pedigree,  dent:  for  that  after  the  similitude 
of  Melchisedec  there  arisetb  an- 
other priest, 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  the 
law  of  a  carnal  commandment, 
but  after  the  power  of  an  endless 
life. 

17  For  he  teetifieth,  h  Thou  art  a 
priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of 
Melchisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a  disannul- 
ling of  the  commandment  going 
before,  for  the  weakness  t  and  un- 
profitableness thereof. 

19  For  the  law  k  made  nothing 
perfect,  but  3  the  bringing  in  of  a 
better  hope  did  ;  by  the  which  I 
we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without 
an  oath  he  was  made  priest, 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made 
without  4  an  oath:  but  this  with 
an  oath  by  him  that  said  unto 
him,  m  The  Lord  sware  and  will 
not  repent.  Thoxi  art  a  priest  for 
ever  after  the  order  of  Melchise- 
dec :) 

22  By  so  much  was  Jesus  made  a 
surety  of  a  better  n  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many 
priests,  because  they  were  not  suf- 
fered to  continue  by  reason  of 
death  : 


cGe.  14.  20. 

d  Ro.  9.  4. 

ec.  5.  6.  Re. 
1.  18. 

/  Ga.  2.  21. 
ver.  18,  19. 
c.  8.  7. 

g  Is.  11.  1. 
Mil.  1.  3. 
Re.  5.  5. 

h  Vs.  110.  4. 

i  Ac.  13.  39. 

k  Ro.  3.  20. 

3  or,  but  it 
waa. 

I  Ro.  5.  2. 

4  or,  arrear- 
ing  of  an 
oath. 

m  Pa.  110.  4. 

n  c.  8.  6. 


A.  D.  64.  CI 

24  But  this  man,  because  he  cou- 
tinueth  ever,  hath  an  5  unchange- 
able o  prieathcod. 

25  Wherefore  he  is  ablep  also  to 
Bave  them  6  to  the  ulteiviiost  that 
come  unto  God  by  hira,  seeing  he 
ever  livelh  to  make  intercession  j 
for  them.     ' 

26  For  such  an  high  priest  be- 
came us,  toko  is  holy,  r  harmless, 
undefiled,  separate  I'rom  sinners, 
and  made  higher  than  the  hea- 
vens ; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as 
those  high  priests,  to  ofler  up  sacri- 
fice, first  s  tor  his  own  sins,  and 
then  for  the  people's  :  for  this  he 
did  once,  when  he  ofiered  up  him- 
self. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  men  high 
priests  which  have  infirmity  ;  but 
the  word  of  the  oath,  which  was 
since  the  law,  maketh  the  Son, 
who  is  7  consecrated  for  evermore. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 
■^rOW  of  the  things  which  we 
X'l  have  spoken,  this  is  the  sum  : 
We  have  such  an  liigh  priest,  who 
a  is  set  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
thione  of  the  Majesty  in  the  hea- 
vens ; 

2  A  minister  of  1  the  sanctuary,  b 
and  of  the  true  tabernacle,  which 
the  Lord  pitched,  and  not  man. 

3  For  every  high  priest  is  or- 
dained to  offer  gifts  and  sacrifices  : 
wherefore  it  is  of  necessity  that 
this  man  have  somewhat  also  to 
offer,  c 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he 
should  not  be  a  priest,  seeing  that 
2  there  are  priests  that  offer  gifts 
according  to  the  law  ; 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example 
and  shadow  d  of  heavenly  things, 
as  Moses  was  admonished  of  God 
when  he  was  about  to  make  the 
tabernacle  :  for,  See,  saith  he,  e 
thai  thou  make  all  things  accord- 
ing to  the  pattern  showed  to  thee 
in  the  mount. 

6  But  now  hath  be  obtained  a 
move  excellent  y  ministry,  by  how 
much  also  he  is  the  mediator  of  a 
betters  covenant,  which  was  es- 
tablished upon  better  promises. 

7  For  if  fi  that  first  covenant  had 
been  faultless,  then  should  no 
place  have  been  sought  for  the 
second. 

8  For  finding  fault  with  them, 
he  A  saith,  Behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  when  I  will  make 
a  new  covenant  with  the  house  of 
Israel  and  with  the  house  of  Judah; 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant 
that  I  made  with  their  fatbeiE  in 


lAP.   VIII 

5  or,  jehich 
passelh  not 
from  one  to 
another. 

0  1  Sa.2.  a5. 
p  Jude  24. 

6  or,  ever- 
?noTe. 

g  Ro.  8.  34. 

1  Jno.  2.  1. 
r    c.   4.    15. 
1   Pe.  2.  22. 
sLe.  9.  7. 

7  or,  per- 
fected. 

a  Ep.  1.   20. 

1  or,  holy 
things. 

b  c.  9.  8,  12, 

24. 

c  Ep.  5.2. 

c.  9.  14. 

2  or,  thci/. 

d  Col.  2.  17. 
c.  10.  1. 
e  Ex.25.  40. 
26.  30. 
/2C0.3.6-9. 
c.  7.  22. 

3  or,  testa- 
ment. 

g  c.  7.  11. 
AJe. 31.31-34 


IX. 


Ordinances  under  the  lata. 


4  give. 

5  or,  upon. 

i  II  OS.  2.  23. 
Zee.  8.8. 
k  Is.  54.  13. 
I -2  Co.  5.  17. 

1  or,  cere- 
monies. 

a  Ex.25.  8. 

b  Ex.   29.  1, 

35. 

c  Ex.  40.  4. 

d  Ex.  25.30. 

2  or,  holy. 

e  Ex.  26.  31, 

33. 

/Le.l6.  12. 

i,'Ex.25.  10, 

&c. 

/i  Ex.  IS.  33. 

i  Nu.  17.10. 

kKz.  34.  29. 

40.  20. 

/De.  10.2,5. 

Ex.   25.    18, 

22. 

toNu.28.  3. 

nEx.  30.10. 

Le.  16.  2, 

&c. 

o  c.   5.  3. 

p  Jno.  14.  6. 

c.  10. 19,  20. 


the  day  when  I  took  them  by  the 
hand  to  lead  them  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt;  because  they  continued 
not  ill  my  covenant,  and  I  regard- 
ed them  not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel 
after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I 
will  4  put  my  laws  into  their 
mind,  and  write  them  5  in  their 
hearts  :  and  i  I  will  be  to  them  a 
God,  and  they  shall  be  to  me  a 
people : 

11  And  they  shall  not  teach  every 
man  his  neighbour,  and  every  man 
his  brother,  saying,  Know  the 
Lord  :  for  all  k  shall  know  me, 
from  the  least  to  the  greatest, 

12  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their 
unrighteousness,  and  their  sin* 
and  their  iniquities  will  1  remera- 
Ler  no  more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  /  cove- 
nant, he  liath  made  the  first  old. 
Now  that  which  decayeth  and 
waxeth  old  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAPTER   IX. 

THEN  verily  the  first  covenant 
had  also  1  ordinances  of  di- 
vine service,  and  a  worldly  sanc- 
tuary, a 

2  For  there  was  a  tabernacle  b 
made  ;  the  first,  wherein  was  the 
candlestick,  and  the  table,  c  and 
tlie  show-bread  ;  d  which  is  called 
2  the  Sanctuary. 

3  And  after  the  second  vail,  e  the 
tabernacle,  which  is  called  the 
Holiest  of  all  ; 

4  Which  had  the  golden  censor,,/" 
and  the  nrk  g  of  the  covenant 
overlaid  round  about  with  gold, 
wherein  was  the  golden  h  pot  that 
had  manna,  and  Aaron's  rod  i  that 
budded,  and  the  tables  k  of  the 
covenant ; 

5  And  over  it  the  cherubims  I  of 
glory  shadowing  the  mercy-seat  : 
of  which  we  cannot  now  speak 
particularly. 

6  Now  when  these  things  were 
thus  ordained,  the  priests  ot  went 
always  into  the  first  tabernacle, 
accomplishing  the  service  of  God. 

7  But  into  the  second  went  the 
high  priest  alone,  n  once  every 
year,  not  without  blood,  which  he 
offered  for  o  himself,  and  yor  the 
errors  of  the  people  : 

8  The  Holy  Ghost  this  signifying, 
That  the  way;9  into  the  holiest  of 
all  was  not  yet  made  manifest, 
while  as  the  first  tabernacle  was 
yet  standing : 

9  Which  was  a  figure  for  the  time 
then  present,  in  which  were  of- 

S23 


8.2. 
y  c.  10.  4. 
z  Ac.  20.28. 
1  Pe.  1.  18, 
19.  Re.  1.5. 
a  c.  10.  19. 
6Nu.  19.  2- 
;  of  the  1  17. 

clPe.3.  18. 


EJ^cncy  of  Ckri/i('s  death.  HEBRnVVS. 

fciecl  both  g-|fl»  and  ancrificeii,  tint  j  a  Pa.  40.6,7. 1 
Would  not  7  ni.ikc  liiin  tbiit  i)id  tlic    Ua.  '6.  21. 
■eivice   perfect,   as  pcrtuiiiiiig  lu   c.   10.  1,11.. 
llic  r  conscience  ;  r  Ps.  51.  16- 

WWhiihetooH  only  in  me.its  s  and    19. 
diinkB,  unrl  divers  \vut>liiiigii,  t  and  's  Le,  11.  2,  I 
ca.niil  2oidinances,  u  imposed  on  lAc. 
them  until  the  time  of  reformation,    t   Nu.  19.  7, 

11  But  Christ  being  come  an  high  !  &c. 

V  priest  of  ^ood  w  things  to  cunie,  ]  2  or,ri/<»,  or 
by  II  greater  x  un'l  more  perfect  cercmontej. 
tabein;icle,  not  made  with  liands,  u  Kp.  2.  15. 
that  is  to  Buy,  not  of  this  building  ;    »  c.  3.  1. 

12  Neither  by  the  blood  of  goatsy   w  c.  10.  1. 
and    calves,    but    by    his    own    z 
blood  ;  he  entered  in  once  into  tlie 
holy  place,  a  having  obtained  eter- 
nal redemptionyor  ii». 

13  For  if  the    blood  of  bulls  and 
of   goats,   and    the   ashes  b   of  an 
heifer    sprinkling     the     unclean, 
sanctifieth  to  the   purifyin 
fiesh  ; 

14  How    much    more    shall    the  '  3  or,  fault. 
blood  of  Chiist,  who  c  through  the   d  c.    10.   22. 
eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  with-  ;  e  1  Pe.  4.  2. 
out  3  spot  to  God,   purge  d  yoar  4  or,  be 
conscience    from    dead    works     to   brought  in. 
serve  e  the  living  God  ?  !  5  i)r,puri- 

lo  And   for  this  cause  he   is  the  Jied. 
Blediator  of   the  new   testament,  [ /Ex.  24.  6, 
that    by   means   of   death,  for  the    &c.     Lc.  c. 
redemption   of   the   transgressions   II  &  16. 
that    were  under    the    first    testa-   6  or,  purple. 
ment,  they  which  are  called  might   ij   Mat.   26. 
receive  the  promise  of  eternal  in-  128. 
lieritance.  !;tKx.29.  12, 

16  For    where    a  testament  is,   36. 

there  must  also  of  necessity  4  bejiLe.  17.  11. 
the  death  of  the  testator.  I 

17  For  a  testament  is  of  force  af- 1 

ter  men  are  dead  :  otherwise  it  is'  A:  Ro.  8.  34. 
of  no  strength  at  all  while  the  tes- 1  ,  „  o  ,q 
tator  liveth.  T  "^-  "■  '^■ 

18  Whereupon   neither  the  first  ^  m  Ec.  12.14. 
testament  was  5  dedicated  without 
blood. 

19  For/  when  Moses  had  spoken  o"  g° 
every  precept  to  all  the  people  "  ' 
according  to  the  law,  he  took  the  o  Is.  53.  12. 
blood  of  calves  and  of  goats,  with  Mat.  25.  28. 
water,  and  6  scarlet-wool,  and  rpj,  j  13 
hyssop,  and  spiiiikled  both  the  ^  Pe  3  12 
book,  and  all  the  people,  | 

20  Saying.  This  is  the  blood  g  o(  g   Ac.  1.  11. 
the  testament  which  God  hath  en-  I  Re.  1.  7. 
joined  unto  you.  'ris   25  9 

21  Moreover  A  he  sprinkled   with 

blood  both  the  tabernacle,  and  all  a  Col.  2.  17. 
the  vessels  of  the  ministry.  I  j  ^^   ^^^^ 

22  And  almost  all  things  are  by  jog^ld  have. 
the  law  purged   with  blood  ;    and 

without  shedding  of  blood  i  is  no  "  Le.  16.  34. 
remission.  c  Mi.  6.  6-8. 

23  //  was  therefore  necessary  that  d  Ps.  40.6-8. 
the  patterns  of  things  in  the  hea-  2  or,  thou 
vens  should  be  purilied  with  these;  \hait  Jilted. 

224 


'nlPe.2.24. 
'3.  18.  IJno. 


A.  D.  M. 

but  the  heavenly  thinn  Ihem- 
selvet  with  better  sacrinces  than 
these. 

24  For  Christ  ii  not  entered  into 
the  holy  places  made  with  hands, 
uhich  arc  the  figures  of  the  true  ; 
but  into  heaven  itself,  now  to  ap- 
pearit  in  the  prcaenCc  of  God  for 
us  : 

25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  ofTet 
himself  often,  as  the  high  priest 
entercth  into  the  holy  place  every 
year  with  blood  of  others  ; 

26  For  then  must  he  often  have 
sufl'ered  since  the  foundation  of 
the  world  :  but  now  once  in  tho 
end  of  the  woild  hath  he  appear- 
ed, to  put  away  sin  by  the  sacrifice 
of  himself. 

27  And  as  it  is  appointed  /  unto 
men  once  to  die,  but  after  this  m 
the  judgment  ; 

28  So  Christ  n  was  once  offered 
to  bear  the  sins  of  many  ;  o  and 
unto  them  that  look  p  for  him 
shall  he  appear  q  the  second  time, 
without  sin,  unto  r  salvation. 

CHAPTER  X. 

FOR  the  law,  having  a  shadowa 
of  good  things  to  come,  and 
not  the  very  image  of  the  things, 
can  never  with  those  sacrifices 
which  they  offered  year  by  year 
continually  make  the  comers  there- 
unto perfect. 

2  For  then  1  would  they  not  have 
ceased  to  be  offered  ?  because  that 
the     worshippers,    once     purged, 
should   have   had    no    more    con 
si'ience  of  sins. 

3  But  in  those  sacrifcca  there  i« 
a  remembrance  again  maxle  of  sina 
every  year.  6 

4  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the 
blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats  should 
take  aw.iy  sins,  c 

5  Wherefore,  when  he  comelh 
into  the  world,  he  saith,  d  Sacri- 
fice and  ofieringthou  wouldest  not, 
but  a  body  hast  thou  prepared  2 
me  : 

6  In  burnt-ofTeringtiand  ff&rri/rte 
for  sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the 
volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of 
me)  to  do  thy  will,  O  God. 

8  Above,  when  he  said.  Sacrifice 
and  offering  and  burnt-ofieringi 
and  offering  for  sin  thou  would  est 
not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  there- 
in ;  which  are  ofiered  by  the 
law  ; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God.  He  takeih  away 
the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the 
second. 

10  By  the    which   will    we    are 


A.  D.  64. 

iarvctified,  c  through  the  offering'/ 
of  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once 
foT  all. 

11  And  every  priest  standetli 
daily  g  ministering,  and  ofiering 
oUentimes  tlie  same  sacrifices, 
which  can  never  ft  take  away  sins  : 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  liad 
offered  one  sacrifice  lor  sins,  lor 
ever  sat  i  down  on  the  right  hand 
of  God  i 

13  From  henceforth  expecting  till 
his  enemies  k  be  made  his  foot- 
stool. 

14  For  by  one  ofTering  he  hath  Z 
perfected  for  ever  them  that  are 
Banclified. 

15  V^iereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also 
is  a  witness  to  us  j  for  after  that  he 
had  said  before, 

16  This  Tills  the  (covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  them  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will  put 
my  laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in 
their  minds  will  I  write  them  ; 

17  And  3  their  sins  and  iniquities 
will  I  rememlier  no  more. 

18  Now  whore  remission  of  these 
15,  there  if!  no  more  ofiering  for  sin. 

19  Having,  therefore,  brethren, 
4  boldness  to  enter  into  the  holiest 
n  by  the  blood  of  Jesus, 

20  By  a  new  and  living  way, 
0  whith  he  hath  5  consecrated  for 
us,  through  the  vail,  that  is  to  say, 
his  fle.sh  ; 

21  And  having  an  high  priest 
p  over  the  house  of  God  ; 

22  Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart,  in  g  full  assurance  of  faith, 
having  our  hearts  sprinkled  r  from 
an  evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies 
washed  with  pure  water. 

23  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession 
of  our  faith,  without  wavering  ; 
(for  he  s  is  faithful  that  promised;) 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  an- 
other, to  piovoke  unto  love  and  to 
good  works  : 

25  Not  forsaking  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together,  as  the  man- 
ner of  some  is  ;  but  exhorting  one 
another :  and  so  much  the  more,  as 
t  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

26  For  if  u  we  sin  wilfully  after 
that  we  have  received  the  know- 
ledge of  the  truth, there  remaineth 
no  more  sacrifice  for  sins  ; 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking 
for  of  i'jdgment  and  fiery  u  indig- 
nation, which  shall  devour  the  ad- 
versarie.^. 

28  He  70  that  despised  Moses' 
law  died  without  mercy  under  two 
or  three  witnesses  ; 

29  Of  X  how  much  sorer  punish- 
ment,   suppoae   ye,    shall    be    be 


CHAP.  XL 

e  Jno.   17. 

19. 

/  c.  9.  12. 

^  N  u .  28 .  3. 

ft  Ps.  50.  8. 

13.  Is.  1.  11. 

i  Col.  3.  1. 

k  Ps.  110.  1. 

I  ver.   1. 

TO  J  e .  31 .  33, 

34. 

3  Some  co- 
pies     have, 
Then  he 
said, 

And  their. 

4  or,  liberty. 
n  c.  9.  8,  12. 
o  Jno.  14.  6. 

5  or,  new 
made. 

p  c.  4.  14-16. 
q  Ep.  3.  12. 
rEz.  36.  25. 
s  1  Th.  5.24. 
t  Ro.  13.  11. 
uNu.  15.30. 
c.  6.  4,  &c. 
V  Zen.  1.18. 
3   8 

wT)e.  17.2- 
13. 
ic.  2.  3. 


y  Mat.  12. 
31,  32. 

zBe.  32.35, 
36. 

rePs.  135.14. 
ft  lTh.2.  14. 
6  or,  that  ye 
have  in 
yourselves, 
or, /"or  your- 
selves. 
cLu.  12.  33. 
d  Mat.   5. 
12. 

e  Lu.  21.  19. 
/Hab.  2.  3, 
4. 
g  ver.  26. 

1  or, ground, 
or,  confi- 
dence. 

aRo.  8.  24, 
25. 

6Ge.  1.  1. 
Ps.  33.  6. 
cGe.  4.  4,5. 

2  or,  is  yet 
spoken  of. 
dGe.  5.22, 
24. 


Nature  of  faith. 
thought  worthy,  who  hath  trodden 
under  foot  the  Son  of  God,  and 
liaih  counted  the  blood  of  the  cov- 
enant, wherewith  he  was  sanctifi- 
ed, an  unholy  thing,  and  hath 
done  despite  unto  the  Spirit  y  of 
grace  ? 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath 
said.  Vengeance  z  belongeth  unto 
me,  I  will  recompense,  saith  the 
Lord.  And  again,  a  The  Lord 
shall  judge  his  people. 

31  It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall 
into  the  hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the 
former  days,  in  which,  after  ye 
were  illuminated,  ye  endured  a 
great  light  of  afflictions  ; 

33  Partly,  whilst  ye  were  made 
a  gazing-stock,  both  by  reproaches 
and  afflictions  ;  and  partly,  whilst 
ye  became  b  companions  of  them 
that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me 
in  my  bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the 
spoiling  of  your  goods,  knowing 
6  in  yourselves,  that  ye  have  in 
heaven  c  a  better  and  an  enduring 
substance. 

35  Cast  not  away  therefore  your 
confidence,  which  hath  great  d  re- 
compense of  reward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of  patience; 
e  that,  after  ye  have  done  the  will 
of  God,  ye  might  receive  the  pro- 
mise. 

37  For /yet  a  little  while,  and  he 
that  shall  come  will  come,  and 
will  not  tarry. 

38  Now  the  just  shall  live  by 
faith  ;  but  if  any  man  draw  back, 
my  soul  shall  have  no  pleasure  in 
him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  who 
dravv-  back  g  unto  perdition,  but  of 
them  that  believe  to  the  saving  of 
the  soul. 

CHAPTER    XL 

NOW  faith  is  the  1  substance  of 
things  hoped  for,  the  evidence 
of  things  a  not  seen. 

2  For  by  it  the  elders  obtained  a 
good  report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand 
ft  that  the  worlds  were  framed  by 
the  word  of  God,  so  tliat  things 
which  are  seen  were  not  made  of 
things  which  do  appear. 

4  By  faith  Abel  c  offered  unto 
God  a  more  excellent  sacrifice  than 
Cain,  by  which  he  obtained  v,fit. 
ness  that  he  was  righteous,  God 
testifying  of  his  gifts  :  and  by  it 
he,  being  dead,  2yet  spesUe.'h. 

5  By  faith  Enoch  rf  was  trnnslat.. 
ed  that  he  should  not  see  death  ; 
and  was  not  found,  bsceuse  *Jod 

22.1 


Faith  acctptahtt  to  lio'l. 
linth   translate'!   Iiim  :    for    before 
his  transhitiuii  he  h.-nl  this  terlirno- 
ny,  that  he  pIeu.sR.I  Gml. 

6  Bin  wiilioiit  I'aith  it  in  impos- 
eibl-j  to  please «  him  :  for  he  thiil 
comcih  to  Cruel  mi)«t  helierc  that 
he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewnrlerof 
them  that  dilig'ently  nuek  liim. 

7  By  faith  Noah, _/"  bijinij  warned 
of  God  of  thing's  nm  Bei!n  as  yet, 
3  moved  with  fear,  prepared  nn 
ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house  ;  by 
the  which  he  cou<iemiie(l  the 
world,  and  became  heir  of  the 
righteousness  which  is  by  faith. 

8  By  faith  Abraham,  g  when  ho 
was  called  to  g-o  mil  into  a  place 
■which  he  should  after  receive  for 
an  inlieritance,  obeyed  ;  and  hu 
went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he 
went. 

9  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the 
land  of  promise,  as  in  a  strange 
country,  A  dwelling  in  tabernucles 
with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the  heirs 
with  him  of  the  same  promise  : 

10  For  he  looked  for  a  city 
i  which  hath  foundations,  whose 
builder  i  and  nialcori.'!  God. 

11  Through  faiiJi  also  Sarah 
I  herself  received  strength  to  con- 
ceive seed,  and  was  delivered  of  a 
child  when  she  was  past  age,  be- 
cause she  judged  him  faithful 
TO  who  had  promised. 

12  Therefore  sprang'  there  even 
of  one,  and  him  as  good  as  dead, 
10  7nuny  n  as  the  stars  of  the  sky  in 
muUitude,  and  as  the  sand  which 
is  by  the  sea-shore  innumerable. 

13  Those  all  died  4  in  fai'h,  not 
having  received  the  promises,  but 
having  seen  them  afar  ufi',  and 
were  persuaded  of  thmi,  and  em- 
braced them,  and  confessed  o  that 
that  they  were  strangers  and  pil- 
grims on  the  earth. 

U  For  they  that  say  such  things, 
decla-.e  plainly  thai  they  seek  a 
country. 

15  And  truly  if  they  had  been 
mindful  of  that  country  from 
whence  they  came  out,  they  might 
have  had  opportunity  to  have  re- 
turned : 

16  But  now  they  desired  a  better 
country,  that  is,  an  heavenly: 
wherefore  God  is  not  ashamed  to 
be  called  their/)  God  ;  for  he  hath 
prepared  for  thein  a  city,  y 

17  By  faith  Ab  £>ham.  when  r  he 
Wat  tried,  offered  up  Isaac  ;  and 
be  that  had  received  the  promises, 
offereil  up  his  only-begottcn  son, 

18  5  Of  whom  it  was  said,  .9  That 
in  Isaa?  shall  thy  seed  be  called  : 

19  .Accounting  that  God  ?<•(?«  able 

2M 


HEBREWS, 

e  Pa.  106. 
21 ,  22. 
/Ge. 6. 14-22 

3  or,  being 
icarij. 

K  tie.  12.   1, 
4,  &c. 
Iiljp..  13.  3, 
\S.  18.  1,  9. 
i  c.  12.  22. 
13.  11. 

Ic  Re.  21.  2, 
10. 

/Ge.2l.  1,2. 
m  c.  10.  23. 
71  Ge.  22.17. 
Ro.  4.  17. 

4  according 
to. 

0  iCh. 29.15. 

1  Pe.  2.  11. 
;0  Ex.  3.6,15. 
7  ver.  10. 
rGe.22.  1. 
Ja.  2.  21. 

5  or,  To. 
sGo.  21.  12. 


C  Ge.  27.  27- 

40. 

uGe.4S.5-20 

V  Ge.  47.31. 
to  Ge.  50. 
24,  25. 

6  or,  remem- 
bered. 

r  Ex.  2.2. 
1/  Ex. 1.16. 22 
:r  Ex. 2.10, 11 
raPs.  S4.  lU. 

V  ov./or. 
be.  13.  13. 
<rc.  10.  aj. 
fi  Ex. 10.28, 
29.     12.  31. 
el  Ti.  1.  17. 
/  Ex.12.  21. 
g  Ex.  14.22, 
29. 

A  Jos.6.12-20 
i  Jos.  6.  23. 
Ja.  2.  25. 
8  or,  were 
diaohtdie.nt. 
A- Jos.  2.4. 
/JU.C.6&7. 
m  Ju.  4.  6. 
7iJu.c. 15.16. 
o  Ju.  11.32. 
p  1  Sa.  17. 
45,  &c. 

7  1  Sa.  7.  9. 
rGa.  3.  16. 
.<^  Da.  6.  22. 

t  Da.  3.  55. 
h\  K.  19.  3.1 
2K.6.  16.     I 


A.  D.  8«. 

to  raite  him  up,  even  from  tli« 
dead  ;  from  whence  uliio  he  receiv- 
ed him  111  a  figure. 
2U  By  faith  liuiac  I  blessed  Jacob 
and  Etau  concerning  things  to 
come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  waa 
a  dying,  bleiued  u  both  the  sons  of 
Joseph  ;  and  worshipped,  leaning 
B  upon  the  top  of  his  mall'. 

22  By  f.iith  Joseph,  to  when  he 
died,  made  6  mention  of  the  de- 
parting of  the  children  of  Israel  ; 
and  gave  commandment  concern- 
ing his  bones. 

23  By  faith  Moses,  when  be  was 
born,  was  hid  x  three  inonlhs  of 
his  parents,  because  they  saw  he 
tons  a  proper  child  ;  and  they  were 
not  afraid  of  the  king's  command- 
ment, y 

24  By  faith  Moses,  z  when  he  was 
come  to  years,  refused  to  be  called 
the  son  of  Pharaoh's  daughter  ; 

25  Choosing  n  rather  to  eulier  af- 
fliction with  the  people  of  God, 
than  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of  sin 
for  a  scaspii  ; 

26  Esteeming  the  reproach  7  of 
b  Christ  greater  riches  than  the 
treasures  in  Egypt  :  for  he  had  re- 
spect unto  the  recompense  c  of  tha 
reward. 

27  By  faith  ha  forsook  Egypt,  not 
fearing  f/  the  wrath  of  the  king: 
for  he  endured,  as  seeing  him  e 
who  is  invisible. 

28  Through  faith  he  kept  the 
passovcr,  _/■  and  the  sprinkling  of 
blood,  lest  he  that  destroyed  the 
first-born  should  touch  them. 

29  By  faith  they  passed  g  through 
(be  Red  Sea  as  by  dry  la>id  :  \\  hinh 
the  Egj'piiaiis  assaying  to  do, 
were  lirowned. 

30  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho 
/i  fell  down,  after  they  were  com- 
passed about  seven  davs. 

31  By  faith  the  lia'rlot  Rahab 
i  perished  not  with  them  that 
8  believed  not,  when  she  had  re- 
ceived the  spies  k  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  more  say  " 
for  the  time  would  fail  me  to  tell 
of  I  Gedeon,  and  q/"Baiak,  m  and 
oy  Sampson,  n  and  0^0  Jephthae; 
of  David  p  also,  and  Samuel,  q 
and  of  the  prophets  ; 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued 
kingdoms,  wrought  righteousness, 
obtained  promises,  r  stopped  the 
mouths  of  lions,  s 

34  Q,ueiiched  the  violence  of  fire, f 
escaped  u  the  eilge  of  the  sword, 
out  of  weakness  were  made  strong, 
waxed  valiant  in  fight,  turned  to 
flight  the  armies  of  the  aliens. 


CHAP.  XII 

a  1  K.  17.22. 
2K.  4.  35,36. 

w  Ac.  4.  19. 
xljs.  39.20. 
j^  Je.  20.  9. 

s  Ac.   7.  59. 

B  or,  fore- 
seen. 

a  Re.  6.  U. 
a  2  Co.  7.  1. 
1   or,  begin- 


ning. 

b  Lu.  21.  26. 

c  Pr.   3.  11, 


A.  D.  64. 

35  Women  a  receive..!  tlieir  :'».a(l 
ra'red  to  life  agfaiii  :  .anj  others 
ware  toriared,  not  accepting  w  de- 
liverance ;  that  they  might  obtaiii 
a  better  resurrection  : 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  cruel 
rnockings  and  scourgings,  yea, 
rcoreovcr,  of  bonds  x  ;<.nd  impris- 
ornient  ;  y 

37  They  were  stoned,  z  they  were 
sawn  asunder,  were  temptrd,  were 
s'ain  with  the  sword  :  tliey  wan- 
dered about  in  sheep-skins  and 
goal-skins  ;  being  destitute,  af- 
flic'.ed,  tormented  ; 

38  (Of  whom  the  world  was  no', 
■worthy  ;)  they  wandered  in  des- 
ert.", and  in  mountains,  ana  in 
dens  and  caves  of  the  eaith. 

39  And  these  all,  liavinj;  oolsin-'.d  I  12 
a  t,o.-d   report  throu=rh  .faith,   is-Lijg    3    ,9 
ceived  not  tr.e  proniibe  :  i  »  Pr'  iV  9i' 

40  God  h.vini;  9pro.i.Jcd  sorner  ^'^-  ^-'-  '^-■ 

tetter  Ihinj  for  us,  that  they  with- 1 

cut  a  us  should  net  be  rcade  l/'Nu.  1C.2:J. 
perfect.  27.16. 

CHAFTEH  Xil.  l2oT,ass^em^ 

"tTT-HER&FORE  seeing-  ws  also  ed  good,  or, 
V  i     are  compassed  about  with  so  mecC,   to 
grs't  a  cloud  of  witnesses,  let  us  ther/i. 
lay  aside  a  every  weight,  rnd  the   g  Is.  32.  17. 
si.i  wiiich  doth  so  easily  beset   us,    Ja.  3.  18. 
a'ld  let  us   run  with  patience  the   h  Is.  35.  3. 
race  that  is  set  before  us,  3  or,  even. 

2  Looking  unto  Jesus  the  1  author  iPr.4.26.27. 
and   finisher  of   our  faith  ;    who,    i-  Ga.  6.  I. 
for  the  6  joy  that   was  set  before    /  Ps.  34.  14. 
him,  endured  the  cross,  despising   ?rtjyiat.5.  8. 
the  shame,  and  is  set  down  at  the    Bp.  5.  5. 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God.       n  2  Pe.  1.10. 

3  For  consider  him  that  endured   4  or, /all 
Buch   contradiction   of   sinners   a-  from. 
gainst  himself,  lest  ye  be  wearied   o  De.  29.  18. 
and  faint  in  your  minds.  p  1  Co.  6.13, 

4  Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto   18. 

blood,  striving  against  sin.  q  Ge.  25.  33. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  ex-  rGz,  27.  34- 
hortation  c  which   speaketh   unto   38. 

you  as  unto  children.  I\Iy  son,  de-   5   or,  way  to 
spise  not  thou   the   chastening  of  change  his 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art   7nind. 
rebuked  of  him  :  s  Ex.  19. 12- 

6  For  rf  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he    19. 
chasteneth,    and   scourgeth   every   i  Ex.  20.  18, 
son  whom  he  receiveth.  19. 

7  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God  u  Ex.  19.  13, 
dealeth  with  you  as  with  sons  ;  for   16. 

e  what  son  is  he  whom  the  father  »  Re.  3.  12. 
chasteneth  not  7  w  Ps.  68.17. 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  chastise-  xRe.  14.  4. 
ment,  whereof  all  are  partakers,  6  or,  enroll- 
then    are    ye    bastards,    and    not  ed. 

sons.  y  Lu.  10.  20. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  fa-  z  Ge.  18.25. 
thersof  our  Hesh,  which  corrected   a\   Co.  15. 
us  ;  and  we  gave  them  reverence  :   49,  54. 
glial!  v.-e  not   much    rather  be   in   i  c.  8.  6. 


Ezhcrta'Aon  to  patience,  ^e, 
subiec'.ion  unto  the  Father y  of 
Spirits,  and  live  ? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  few  days 
chastened  u;  2  after  their  ov/n 
j.leaGure  ;  but  he  for  our  profit, 
that  we  miglit  bs  partakers  of  liU 
holiness. 

U  Now  no  chastening  for  the 
present  teemeth  to  be  joyous,  but 
grievous:  nevertheless,  afterward 
it  yieldeth  the  peaceable  i'rji*  g  of 
ri.ghteousnese  unto  them  which  ixt 
exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  V\(:k  up  the  hand* 
whicii  hang  down,  and  the  feeble 
knees ; 

13  And  make  3  straight  i  psths 
for  your  fee'.,  lest  tlia'.  which  is 
lame  be  tunied  cut  of  the  way  ; 
but  k  let  it  rather  be  healed. 

14  Follov/  peace  i  v.ith  all  men, 
and  holiness,  without  M  wnich  co 
man  shaii  oe3  the  Lord  : 

15  Looking  dihgen'.l^  r  lest  any 
man  fail  4  of  the  grace  cf  God  ; 
lebt  any  o  roi.t  Ci'  bitternesi  spring- 
ir.g  up  troub'ie  po\^,  and  thereby 
many  be  defiied  ; 

16  Lest  there  6j  any  fornicator,  p 
or  profane  person,  as  Esa!i,  who  7 
for  one  morsel  of  ir.e&t  sold  hia 
birth-right. 

17  For  ye  knovir  how  that  after- 
ward, when  r  h^  wculd  have  in- 
herited the  blessing,  !ie  was  re- 
jected :  for  he  found  no  place  5  cf 
repentance,  though  he  sought  it 
carefully  with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  tha 
s  mount  that  might  be  touched, 
and  that  burned  with  fire,  nor  unto 
blackness,  and  darkness,  and 
tempest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  trumpet, 
and  the  voice  of  words  ;  which  t 
voice  they  that  heard,  entreated 
that  the  word  should  not  be  spoken 
to  them  any  more  : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure 
that  which  was  commanded.  And 
u  if  so  much  as  a  beast  touch  the 
mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned,  or 
thrust  through  with  a  dart  : 

21  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight, 
that  Closes  said,  1  exceedingly  fear 
and  quake  :) 

22  But  ye  are  come  unto  mount 
Sion,  and  unto  the  city  r  of  the 
living  God,  the  heavenly  Jerusa- 
lem, and  to  an  innumerable  com- 
pany of  angels,  w 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and 
church  of  the  first-born,  x  which 
are  6  written  y  in  heaven,  and  to 
God  the  Judge  z  of  all.  and  to  the 
spirits  of  just  men  a  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  the  mediator  6  of 

•227 


Vrriout  admonition*. 
Ibe    new  covennnt,   7  and    to  the 
blood  c  of  tp.i'-klin^.  that   speal:- 
eth    Letter    things    than    that  of 
Ab«l.  d 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  n  tt  him  thiit 
epeitketh.  Pot  il"  they  CHcaped 
not  who  refused  him  th;ii  tpake  on 
the  earth,  r.iuc  i  moie  thiU  nul  we 
ttcavc  •{  we  turn  away  .'loin  him 
tl"at  sp:al.ei,'i  icoai  nca^eii  ; 

2^  W'loie  voice  tiieii  shuok  th' 
eirh  :  but  now  ue  li  -th  pr^m-i'.  '., 
rp.yin"',  e  Vc  .  oixe  ino.o  I  shake 
r.c*.  the  eartli  only,  (iUl  alsi  hca- 
Tfn. 

T  Ar  Q  thi-  word,  Yt'.  oner  more, 
B'gnif.elh  the  removinjj  of  those 
thing's  that  fre  S  kU&^cn,  as  of 
th'nj.  that  are  made,  t''.»<  tlinsc 
thiiiji  v  ic"-.  canr.ct  le  ehakeb 
ir.ay  remain. 

28  Whei°*Dre  ye  rccciTJng'  a 
kingdom  wtx.  cannot  Ue  mc/ed, 
le'  US  9  have  ^ract,  whereby  've 
may  serve  Goa  accepta-.ly  with 
i;f  nrence  and  ^odiy  /tar  : 

29  For/  our  God  i»  £.  ccnsuming' 
firfc. 

CHAPTEP  >:in. 

LET  brotl-eKy  a  l^v--.  ccntinue. 
2  Pe  not  ''org'e'ful  to  enler'.ain 
stian;?ers  :  for  trereLy  Eomo  b  have 
entert'  ined  arfti^  -inawires. 

3  Ren::2rr.t;er  tnen  that  s.re  in 
bonds,  c  as  bound  with  them  ;  in 
them  which  suffer  aiversity,  as 
being  youiscKes  alao  i:i  the  body. 

4  Afarrlnro  d  is  honourable  in 
ail,  and  '.he  bed  unneiiled  :  but  e 
whoremong'ers  and  adulterers  God 
will  judder 

5  Lei  your  conversation  6e  with- 
out covetousness  ;    ami  be  content 

/"with  such  things  as  ye  liave  :  for 
he  hath  said,  ^  I  will  never  leave 
thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  So  that  we  may  boldly  say. 
h  The  Lord  jj  my  helper,  and  I 
will  not  fear  what  man  shall  do 
unic  me. 

7  Remember  them  which  I  have 
the  rule  over  you,  who  have  spoken 
unto  von  the  word  of  God  :  whose 
faith  i  follow,  considering  the  end 
of  tAfir  conversation  : 

8  Jesus  Christ,  the  same  t  yester- 
day, and  to-day.  and  for  ever. 

9  Ee  /  not  carried  about  with 
divers  and  strange  doctrines  :  for 
it  is  a  good  thing  that  the  heart 
be  established  with  grace  ;  not 
with  meats,  which  have  not  profit- 
ed them  that  have  been  occupied 
therein. 

228 


HEBREWS 

7  or,  teitc- 
mutt. 

c  Ex.  24.  8. 

i  Ge.  4.  lU. 

e  Hay.  2.  6. 

8  or,  ;;uiy  be. 
9kcld/ast. 
/Dc.4.24. 

alPe.  1.22. 

I  lao.  *.  7, 

20. 

4  Ge.    18.  S. 

19.  2. 

c  y^..  25. 

36. 

dPr.5  15-23. 

e  1  Co.  6.  P. 

R'..  22.  15. 

/.y::at.6.2c;, 

34 

fGe.  28.15. 
be.  31.  6,8. 
1  Ct.  28.  20. 
APs.  27.  1. 
1  or,  ate  the 
guides. 
i  c.  6.  12. 
k  Re.  I.  5. 
/IJno.  4.  1. 


mLe.  16.27. 

njno.19.17, 
18. 

o  Ac.  5.41. 
p  Mi.  2.  10. 
5  Ep.  5.  29. 
rHo.  14.2. 
^confessing. 
B  Ro.  12. 13. 
t  Ph.  4.  18. 

f/lTh.  5.12, 
13. 

3  or,  guide. 

V  Er.  3.  17. 
w  Ac.  24.  16. 
X  1  Th.5.23. 
y\  Pe.  1.21. 
z  Ez.34.23. 
ttZec.  9.  11. 

4  or,  testa- 
ment. 

h\  Pe.5.10. 

5  or,  doing. 
IcPh.  2.   13. 


A.  D.  64. 

10  We  htve    ten    altar,   whereof 

1  hey  have  no  right  to  eal  whicd 
•ervc  the  tabernacle. 

11  Pur  the  budie*  uf  those  beam, 
whose  blood  is  b.oii^hl  into  the 
sanctuary  by  the  hi:;li  pnest  for 
.-in,  are  burned  wiUiout  m  the 
camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  be 
raifht  sanctify  the  people  with  his 
own  blood,  sutfereU  without  n  the 
gate. 

13  Let  as  go  forth  therefore  unto 
hin    without    the    Cf-inp,    bearing 

0  bis  reproach  : 

14  Tor  hpre  p  have  we  no  con- 
tinuing city,  but  wi  seek  one  to 
come. 

15  By  >>im  q  I'vcrefcre  let  us  oPVr 
the  sacrifice  cf  prniie  lo  Cod  con- 
tioualiy,  that  is,  the  'ruit  r  cf  oui- 
lips,  2  giving  thar.'.a  '.o  his 
ramc. 

16  But  tc  do  gocd,  and  to  commu- 
nicate, s  forget  not  :  for  with  such 
(  zacrifictc  Gcd  i-  well  pleased. 

17  Obey  u  them  that  I  have  thi 
rale  over  you,  and  fubmit  ycur- 
telves:  for  they  watch  v  forycur 
Eouls,  as  they  tliat  must  give  ac- 
count :  that  thny  may  do  il  with 
joy,  and  not  with  grief  :  for  that »» 
unprofitable  for  you. 

18  Pray  for  us  :  for  we  trust  we 
have  a  good  conscience,  v  in  all 
things  willing  to  live  honestly. 

19  But  I  beseech  you  the  rather 
to  do  this,  that  1  may  be  restored 
to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Now  the  God  x  of  peace,  tbet 
y  brought  again  from  the  dead  oit 
Lord   Jesus,   that  great  Shepherd 

2  of  the  sheep,  a  through  the  blood 
of  the  everlasting  4  covenant, 

21  Make  you  perfect  b  in  every 
good  work  to  do  his  will,  5  working 
c  in  you  that  which  ic  well-pleas- 
ing in  his  sight,  through  Jesus 
Christ  ;  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you.  brethren, 
suffer  the  word  of  exhortation  ;  for 

1  have  written  a  letter  unto  you  it 
few  words. 

23  Know  ye  that  our  bidtber 
Timothy  is  set  at  liberty  ;  with 
whom,  if  he  come  shortly,  I  will 
see  you. 

24  Salute  all  thera  that  have  the 
rule  over  you.  and  all  the  saiiita. 
They  of  Italy  salute  you. 

25  Grace  be  with  you  all.  Amen. 
Written   to    the    Hebrews    from 

Italy  by  Timothy, 


THE    GENERAL    EPISTLE    OF    JAMES. 


CHAPTER  I. 

JAMES,  a  servant  a  of  God  and 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  the 
twelve  b  tribes  which  are  scattered 
c  abroad,  greeting'. 

2  My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy 
d  when  ye  fall  into  divers  tempta- 
tions ; 

3  Knowing  tliis,  that  the  trying  of 
youi  fiith  worketh  e  patience. 

4  But  let  patience /have  A€r  per- 
fect work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect 
and  entire,  wanting  nothing. 

5  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let 
him  ask  of  God,  that  g  giveth  to 
all  Tnen  liberally,  and  upbraideth 
not ;  and  h  it  shall  be  given  him. 

6  But  i  let  him  ask  in  faith,  no- 
thing wavering.  For  he  that  wa- 
vereth  is  like  a  wave  of  the  sea, 
driven  with  the  wind  and  tossed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that 
he  shall  receive  any  thing  of  the 
Lord. 

8  A  double-minded  man  is  un- 
stable in  all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  low  degree 
1  rejoice  in  that  he  is  exalted  : 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made 
low  :  because  as  the  flower  of  the 
grass  k  he  shall  pass  away. 

11  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen 
■with  a  burning  heat,  but  it  with- 
ers th  the  grass,  and  the  flower 
thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace  of  the 
fashion  of  it  perisheth  :  so  also 
shall  the  nch  man  fade  away  in 
his  ways. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  en- 
dureth  temptation  :  for  when  he  is 
tried,  he   shall  receive  the  crown 

1  of  life,  which  m.  the  Lord  hath 
promised  to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is 
tempted,  1  am  tempted  of  God  : 
for  God  cannot  he   tempted    with 

2  evil,  neither  tempteth  he  any 
man  : 

14  But  every  man  is  tempted, 
when  he  is  drawn  away  of  his 
own  n  lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then  when  lust  hath  o  con- 
ceived, it  biingeth  forth  sin  :  and 
sin,  when  it  is  finished,  bringeth 
forth  death.  ^ 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren. 

17  Every  q  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and 
Cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
lights,  with  whom  r  is  no  varia- 
bleness, neither  shadow  of  turn 
ing. 

13  Of  B  his  own  will  bejat  he  us 
68 


a  Jude  1. 
6  Ac.  26.  7. 
c  Ac.  8.  1. 

rf  Mat.  5.12. 
lPe.4.13-16. 
e  Ro.  5.  3. 
/Lu.8.  15. 
•^1. 19. 
^  Pr.2.3-6. 
Ji  Je.  i9.  12. 
iMar.11.24. 

1  or,  glory, 
k  Is.  40.  6. 
/2Ti.  4.  8. 
Re.  2.  10. 

mis.  64.4. 

2  or,  evils. 
nHos.  13.9. 

0  Job  15.  35. 
p  Ro.6.21— 
23. 

q  Jno.3.  27. 

1  Cor.  4.  7. 
r    1   Sa.   15. 
29.    Mai.  3. 
6. 

s  Jno.  1.  13. 


«Je.2.3.  Ep. 
1.  12.  Re. 
14.  4. 
u  Ec.  5.  2. 
V  Pr.  16.  32. 
tc  Col.  3.5-8. 
He.     12.     1. 

1  Pe.  2.  1,2. 
:r  Mat.  7.21. 
y  2  Cor. 3.18. 
z  Ps.  119.45. 
a  Lu.  6.  47, 
&c. 

3  or,  doing. 
6  Ps.  34.  13. 
c  Is.  1.  16, 
17.  58.  6,  7. 
d  Ro.  12.  2. 
a  Pr.  28.  21. 
Jude  16. 
Xsynagogue. 

2  or,  well, 
or,  seemly. 

6  1  Cor.  1.26- 

28. 

c  Re.  2.  9. 

3  or,  that. 
dMat.  5.  3. 
Lu.  12.  32. 
22.38. 


with  the  word  of  truth,  that  we 
should  be  a  kind  of  first-fiiiits  t  ot 
his  creatures. 

19  Wherefore,  my  beloved  bre- 
thren, let  eve.y  man  be  swift  to 
hear,  slow  u  to  speak,  slow  r  to 
wrath  : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh 
not  ttie  righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  zc  all  filth- 
iness  and  supeifluity  of  naugh- 
tiness, and  receive  with  meekness 
the  engrafted  word,  which  is  able 
to  save  your  souls. 

22  But  be  ye  doers  x  of  the  word, 
and  not  hearers  only,  deceiving 
your  own  selves. 

23  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the 
word,  and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like 
unto  a  man  beholding  his  natural 
face  in  a  glass  : 

24  For  he  beholdeth  himself,  and 
goeth  his  way,  and  straightway 
forgetteth  what  manner  of  man  he 
was. 

25  But  whoso  looketh  y  into  the 
perfect  law  of  liberty,  z  and  con- 
tiiiueth  theiein,  he  being  not  a 
forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of  the 
work,  this  man  a  shall  be  blessed 
in  hi.^  3  deed. 

26  If  any  man  among  you  seem 
to  be  religious,  and  bridleth  not 
his  tongue,  6  but  deceiveth  his  own 
heart,  this  man's  religion  is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion,  and  undefiled 
before  God  and  the  Father,  is  this, 
To  visit  c  the  fatherless  and  wid- 
ows ill  their  affliction,  and  to  keep 
himself  unspotted  d  from  the 
world. 

CHAPTER  II. 

MY  brethren,  have  not  the  faith 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
Lord  of  gloiy,  with  respect  a  of 
persons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your 
1  as.«embly  a  man  with  a  gold 
ring,  in  goodly  apparel ;  and  there 
come  in  also  a  poor  man  in  vile 
raiment  ; 

3  .4nd  ye  have  respect  to  him 
that  weareth  the  gay  clothing,  aod 
say  unto  hirn,  Sit  tliou  here  2  in  a 
good  place  ;  and  say  to  the  poor, 
Stand  thou  there,  orsit  here  under 
my  footstool  : 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in 
yourselves,  and  are  become  judges 
of  evil  thoughts? 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren, 
b  Hath  not  God  chosen  the  poor  of 
this  world,  rich  c  in  faith,  and 
heirs  of  3  the  kingdom  d  which  b> 

as 


0/ faith  and  teorkt. 

huth  pi'oinised  to  them  that    love 

hiiu  .) 

6  Hut  ye  have  despised  the  poor. 
Dj  nut  iicb  men  upp.esa  .voii,  nnd 
d.uw  you  beCoie  the  juiigineut- 
se  J  u  7 

7  Do  not  they  bluspheiiie  thai 
e  woiihy  iiuiiie  by  the  which  ye 
arc  called  ? 

S  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  luw,  ac- 
cording 10  the  Sc.ipture,/ Thou 
shall  love  thy  neijjbbouc  as  Ihy- 
KeU,  ye  do  well  : 

9  liut  if  ye  have  respeot^to  per- 
sons, ye  cuininit  sin,  and  aie  con- 
vinced of  the  Kiw  as  tiuasgressurs. 

10  For  wiuisoever  shall  keep  the 
whole  law,  and  yet  oli'end  in  one 
point,  he  h  is  guilty  of  all. 

11  Koi-  4  he  that  said,  i  Do  not 
commit  adultery,  sail  also.  Do 
no!  kill.  Now  ir  thou  commit  no 
adultery,  yet  if  ihuu  kill,  thou  art 
lifcome  a  tians^.essor  of  the  law. 

1".^  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as 
they  that  shall  be  judged  by  the 
law  k  of  libe.ty. 

13  For  he  I  «hall  have  judgement 
without  me.cy,  that  hath  showed 
no  mercy:  and  mercy  5  rejoiceth 
m  ag:iiiist  judg'inent. 

14  Wli.it  n  doth  it  profit,  my  lire- 
tlnen,  ihoug'h  a  man  say  he  hath 
faith  and  have  not  works?  Can 
faith  save  him  7 

15  If  a  liiolber  or  sister  be  naked, 
and  destitute  of  daily  food, 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto  them, 
Depa  I  in  pSace,  be  ye  warmed 
and  filled  ;  notwithstanding  ye 
give  them  not  those  thing's  which 
are  needful  to  the  body  ;  what 
o  duth  it  profit  ? 

17  Kven  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not 
woiks,  is  dead,  being  6  alone. 

18  Yea,  a  man  may  say,  Thou 
hast  faith,  and  I  have  works: 
show  nie  thy  faith  7  without  thy 
woiks,  and  I  p  will  show  thee  my 
faith  by  my  works. 

19  Thou  believest  that  there  is 
one  God  ;  thou  docst  well  ;  the 
devils  9  also  believe  and  tremble. 

20  But  wilt  ihou  know,  O  vain 
man.  that  faith  without  works  is 
dead  ? 

21  Was  not  -Abraham  our  father 
justified  by  works,  when  t  he  had 
offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the  al- 
tar? 

22  3  Seest  thou  how  faith  s 
wrought  with  his  works,  and  by 
Works  was  faith  made  perfect  ? 

23  And  the  Scripture  was  fulfil- 
led which  saith  t  Abraham  be- 
lieved God,  and  it  was  imputed 
unto  hira  for  righteousness;  and 

230 


JAMES. 

*P«.  111.  9. 

/Lc.  19.  8. 

g  vcr.  1. 

i  De.  27.  26. 

4  or,  thict 
law  wUich 
said. 


A.  D.  60. 

he  was  CHllcd  u  the  Friend  of 
God. 

24  Ye  tee  then  how  that  by 
woiks  c  a  man  is  jusufied,  and  not 
by  faith  only. 

25  Likewise  also  was  not  Rahab 
w  the  huilot  X  justified  by  woika, 
w  hell  she  had  received  the  messen- 

;ers,  and  had  sent  them  out  ano- 


J  Kx   20    13  ^'lerway? 

\i  '      '  i   26  For  as   the    body  without  the 


14. 

I:  c.  1.  25. 
^Pr.  21,  13. 
Mat.   6.   15. 
7.  1,  2. 
5or,^/'>ne<A 
m  Pa,  85.  10. 
71  .Mat.  7.26. 
o  I  Jiio.3.18. 
C  4y  itself. 
7   Some  co- 
pies read  by. 
p  c.  3.  13 


9  spirit  is  dead,  so   faith  without 
woiTts  is  i' 


M^ 


dead  also. 
CHAPTER  III. 
Y  brcihien,   be    not   many   a 
masteis,    knowing    that    we 
shall  receive  the  greater  condem 
nation.  1 

2  For  6  in  many  things  we  offend 
all.  If  any  man  offend  not  in 
word,  c  the  same  ia  a  perfect  man, 
and  able  also  to  bridle  the  whoie 
body. 
Mar  1  24  I  ^  Behold,  we  put  bits  d  in  the 
_  7  ■  ■  'jho.ses'  mouths,  that  they  ma^ 
~T  (ie.  22  9  I  "bey  us;  and  we  turn  about  their 
10        •      •     1    whole  body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which 
though  they  be  so  ffreat,  and  arc 
driven  of  fierce  win(Is,  yet  are  ihey 
turned  about  with  a  veiy  small 
helm,  whithersoever  the  governor 

j  listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  e  is  a  little 
u  2  Ch.  20.  member,  and  boasteth  /  great 
7.  Is.  41.8.  things.  Behold,  how  great  2  a 
!>  Re.  20.  12.    matter  a  little  fire  kindleth  ! 

6  And  the  tongue  ia  a  fire,  g-  a 
world  of  iniquity  :  so  is  the  tongue 
among  our  members,  that  it  defil- 
eth  h  the  whole  body,  and  setteih 


12. 

8  or.  Thou 

aeest. 

«He.  11.17. 

«Ge.  15.  6. 


w    Jos.   2.  1, 

&c.  He.  11. 

31. 

a-Mat.21.31. 

9  or,  breath,   on  fire  the  3  course  of  nature:  aud 


rMat.    23.  it  is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

8,14.  1  Pe.5.  7  For  every  4  kind  of  beasts,  and 

3.  of  birds,  and   of  serpents,  and  cf 

1    or,  Judg-  things  in  the  sea,  is  tamed,   and 

merit.  hath  been  tamed  of  5  mankind  : 

b  1  K.  8.  4S.  8  But   the   tongue   can    no    man 

Pr.     20.     9.  lame  ;  it  is  an  unruly  evil,  full  of 

1  Jno.  1.  8.  deadly  i  poison. 

c  Pr.   13.  3.  9  Therewith   bless  we  God,  even 

d  Ps.  32.  9.  the   Father:  and   therewith  curse 

e  Pr.  12.  18.  we  men,  which  are  made  after  th: 

/  Ps.  12.  3.  similitude  of  God. 

2  or,  wood..  10  Out  of  the   same   mouth  pro- 
Pr.  16.  27.  ceedeth  blessing  and  cursing.    My 

h    Mat.    15.  brethren  these  things  ought  not  so 

11—20.  to  be. 

3  wheel.  II  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth  at 

4  nature.  the  same  6  place  sweet  water  and 

5  nature  q/"  bitter  ? 

man.  12  Can  the  fig-tree,  k  my  brelh- 

t  Ps.  140.  3.  ren   bear  olive-berries?    either    a 

Ro.  3.  13.  vine,    figs?    so    can    nrf  fountain 

6  or,  hole.  both  yield  salt  water  and  fresh. 

k  Mat.  7.16.  13  \Vho  I  is  a  wise  man  and  en- 
l  Ps.  107.  43.  J  dued  with  knowledge  ainonjj  you  ? 


A.  D.  60. 


CHAP.  IV.  V 


let  bim  show  out  of  a  good  con- 
versation m  his  works  with  meek- 
ness of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  bitter  envying 
and  strife  in  your  hearts,  glory 
not ;  and  lie  not  against  the  trath. 

15  This  n  wisdom  descendeth  not 
from  above,  but  is  earthly,  7  sen- 
sual, devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife 
is  there  is  8  confusion  and  every 
evil  work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  o  that  is  from 
above  is  first  pure,  ^  then  peacea- 
ble, q  gentl?,  T  and  easy  to  be  en- 
treated, full  of  mercy  and  good 
fruits,  without  9  partiality,  and 
■without  hypocrisy. 

18  And  the  fruit  s  of  righteous- 
ness is  sown  in  peace  of  them  that 
make  peace. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

FROM  v.hence  come  wars  and 
1  fightings  among  you  ?  come 
theynni  hence,  even  of  your  2  lusts 
that  war  a,  in  your  members  ? 

2  Ye  lust,  and  have  not  ;  ye  3 
kill,  and  desire  to  have,  and  can- 
not obtain  :  ye  fight  and  w.Tr,  yet 
ye  have  not,  because  ye  ask  not. 

3  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  be- 
cause ye  ask  amiss,  that  ye  may 
consume  it  upon  your  2  iusts. 

4  Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses, 
know  ye  not  that  the  friendship  6 
of  the  world  is  enmity  with  God  ? 
whosoever  therefme  will  be  a 
friend  of  the  world,  is  the  enemy 
of  God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  the  Scripture 
saith  in  vain.  The  spirit  thai 
dwplleth  in  us  Uisteth  4  to  envy  ?  c 

6  But  he  givelh  more  grace  : 
Wherefore  he  saith,  d  God  resist- 
eth  the  proud,  but  giveth  grace 
unto  the  humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore  to 
God.  Resist  e  the  devil,  and  he 
will  flee  from  you. 

S  Drawy  nigh  to  God,  and  ho  will 
draw  nigh  to  you.  Cleanse  g  your 
hands,  ye  sinners;  and  purify  your 
hearts,  ye  double-minded. 

9  Be  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and 
weep  :  let  your  laugliter  be  turned 
to  mourning,  and  your  joy  to  hea- 
viness. 

10  Humble  h  yourselves  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  lift 
you  up. 

11  Speak  i  not  evil  one  of  anoth- 
er, biethren.  He  that  speaketh 
evil  of  his  brother,  and  judgeth  his 
brother,  speaketh  evil  of  the  law, 
and  judgeth  the  la.w  :  but  if  thou 
judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer 
of  the  lew,  but  a  judge. 


m  Ph.  1.  27. 1 

nl  Co.  3.  3. 1 

7  or,nalural 

8  tumult,  or, 
unquietness, 
ol  Co. 2.6,7. 
p  Ph.  4.  8. 
yHe.  12.14. 
r  Ga.  5.    22. 

9  or,  wran- 
gling- 
sUe.  12.11. 

1  or,  brawl- 
ings. 

2  or,  pleas- 
sures. 
alPe.2.11. 

3  or,  envy. 

b  lJno.'Al5. 

iox,envious- 

ly. 

c  Ec.  4.  4. 

d  Pr.  29.  23. 

el  Pe.  5.  9. 

/2Ch.l5.2. 

^  Is.    1.   16. 

h    Mat.   23. 

12. 

i  Ep.  4.    31. 

1  Pe.2.  1. 


k   Mat.   10. 

28. 

5  or.   For 

it  is. 

I   Job  7.  7. 

7«Lu.  12.47. 

aPr.  11.  £8. 

Lu.  6.  24. 

i  Je.  17.  11. 

cJob  13.  28. 

d   Ro.   2.  5. 

eJe.  22.    13. 

Mai.   3.  5. 

/Ex.  22.27. 

g  Lu.  16.19, 

25. 

h  Mat.  5.39. 

1  or,  Be  lo7ig 
patient;  or, 
Suffer  with 
lompcitience 
i  De.  11.  4. 
t  Re.  22.  20. 

2  or,  groan, 
or,  grieve. 

I  Re.  3.  20. 
m  He.  11.35- 
38, 


Uncertainty  of  life, 

12  There  is  one  Lawgiver,  who 
disable  to  save  and  to  destroy: 
who  art  thou  that  judgest  another? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say.  To- 
day or  to-morrow  we  will  go  into 
such  a  city,  and  continue  there  a 
year,  and  buy  and  sell,  and  get 
gain  : 

14  Whereas,  ye  know  not  what 
shall  be  on  the  monow  :  For  what 
is  your  life  ?  It  5  is  even  a  va- 
pour, /that  appeareth  for  a  little 
time,  and  then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ought  to  say,  If 
the  Lord  will,  we  shall  live,  and 
do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your 
boastings  :  all  such  rejoicing  is 
evil. 

17  Therefoi-e  m  to  him  that  know- 
eth  to  do  good,  and  doethiZ  not,  to 
him  it  is  sin. 

CHAPTER  V. 

GO  to  now,  ye  rich  a  men,  weep 
and    howl    for   your  miseries 
that  shall  come  upon  you. 

2  Your  riches  b  are  corrupted, 
and  your  garments  are  moth-eat- 
en, c 

3  Your  gold  and  silver  is  can- 
kered ;  and  the  rust  of  them  shall 
be  a  witness  against  you,  and  shall 
cat  your  fiesh  as  it  were  fire.  Ye 
have  heaped  d  treasure  together 
for  the  last  days. 

4  Behold,  the  hire  c  of  the  labour- 
ers who  have  reaped  down  your 
fields,  which  is  of  you  kept  back 
by  fraud,  crieth  :  and  the  cries  of 
them  which  have  reaped  are  en- 
tered/into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of 
Sabaotb. 

5  Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  g  on 
tlie  eatth,  and  been  wanton  ;  ye 
have  nourished  your  hearts,  as  in 
a  day  of  slaughter. 

6  Ye  have  condemned  and  killed 
the  just  ;  and  he  doth  not  resist  h 
you. 

7  1  Be  patient  therefore, brethren, 
unto  the  coining  of  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, the  husbandman  waiieth  for 
the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  and 
hath  long  patience  for  it,  until  he 
receive  the  early?  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  also  patient  ;  stal  {ish 
your  hearts:  for  k  the  coming  of 
the  Lord  d:aweth  nigh. 

9  2  Grudg-e  not  one  against  an- 
other, brethren,  lest  ye  be  con- 
demned :  behold,  the  Judge  stand- 
eth  /  before  the  door. 

10  Take,  my  brethren,  the  pro- 
phets, who  have  spoken  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord,  for  an  example 
of  suffering  affliction  m  and  of  pa- 
tience. 

231 


Hopca  of  eternal  life. 

\\  Behold,  we  count  them  n  linp-i 
py  which  endure.  Ve  have  heard 
of  the  patience  o  of  .'ob,  and  h.ivc 
seen  the  unAp  of  the  Lord  ;  thtit 
the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and  of 
tender  mercy.  j 

Vi  Bui  ubove  all  things,  my  bre- 
thren, Bwoar  q  not,  neither  by 
heaven,  neither  by  the  earth,  nei- 
ther by  any  other  oath  :  but  let 
your  y.-a  be  yea,  and  your  nay, 
nay  ;  le«l  ye  fall  into  condemna- 1 
tiun. 

la  Is  any  among'  you  afflicted  ?  | 
let  r  him  pray.  la  any  merry?, 
let  liiin  sing's  psalms.  I 

14  Fk  any  sii-k  I  among'  you  ?  let 
him  call  for  the  elders  of  the 
church  ;  and  let  them  pray  over 
him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  :  ; 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
save  the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up  ;    and  if  u  be  have  ' 


I  PETER. 

n  Pa.£M.  12. 
Mat.  5.  10. 
o  Jo'j  1.  21, 
&c. 

/J  Job  42.  10. 
yMat.  5.34. 
rtCh.  33.12. 
Jon.  2.  '2. 
8  Ep.  5.  19. 
tM.ir.16. 18. 
u  Is.  33.  24. 


r  Ac.  19.  18. 

mPs.145.19. 

x\  K.  17.  I. 

3   or,  in 

prayer. 

y\  K.  18.42, 

45. 

2iVFat.l8.15. 

a  Pr.  10.  12. 

1  Pe.  4.  8. 


A.  D.  00 

committed  sins,  ihcy  ahall  be  for- 
given him. 

16  Confeti  v  your  fault!  one  to 
another,  ano  Piay  one  for  another, 
that  ye  may  he  healeil.  The  ef- 
fectual fervent  piayer  of  a  right* 
eous  man  availelh  much,  lo 

17  Elias  was  a  man  subject  to 
like  passions  as  we  are,  and  he 
jT  prayed  3  earnestly  that  it  mi{fht 
not  rain  ;  and  it  rained  i.ot  on  the 
earth  by  the  spac;  of  three  years 
and  SIX  months. 

18  And  he  prayed  again,  y  and 
the  heaven  gave  rain  and  the 
earth  brought  forth  her  fruit. 

19  Bieth.-en,  if  an/  of  you  do  err 
from  the  truth,  and  one  z  convert 
him, 

20  Let  liim  know,  that  lie  which 
convertcth  the  sinner  from  the  er- 
ror of  his  way  shall  save  a  soul 
from  deatn,  and  shall  hide  aa.  muU 
tilude  of  sins. 


THE     FIRST    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF    PETER. 


CHAPTER  I.  a  Ac.  8.   4. 

PETER,     an     apostle    of    Jesus  b  Ep.   1.    4. 

Clirisl,    to   the   slrangeia  scat-  c   Rn.  8.  29. 

tered  rt  throughout  Po   tus.Galatia,  rf2Th.2.13. 

Cappadocia,  Asia,  and  Bithynia,  e  Ro.  16.  26. 

2  Elect  b  according  to  the   fore-  /He.  12.24. 
knowledgo   c   of  God    the   Father  ^  Jnde  2. 
through    sanctificalion   d    of    the  /i  2  Co.  1.3. 
Spirit,  unto  e  obedience  and  sprin-  1  much. 
kling/of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ;  t  Ep.  2.  4. 
Grace   unto    you,   and    peace,   be  kino.  3.  3,5. 
multiplied.^                                       '  n  Co.15.20. 

3  Blessed  h  he  the  God  and  Father  in  He.  9.  15. 
of   our  Lord   Jesus  Christ,  which  n  c.  5.  4. 
according  to  his  1  abundant  i  mer-  o  Col.  I.   5. 
cylialh  begotten   us  again  k  unto  2  or,  us. 
alively  hope  by  the  resurrection  /  ^  Ju  le  1,24. 
of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  q   Ep.   2.  8. 

4  To  an  inheritance  m  incorrupt!-  rHe.12.7-11. 
ble.  and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  s  Ja.  1.  3,12. 
n  not  away,  re.served  o  in  heaven  t  1  Co.  3.  13. 
for  2  you,  uRo. 2.7,10. 

5  Who  are   kept  p  by  the   power  d  Re.  1.7. 
of  God  through  faith  q  unto  salva-  '  te  2Jno.4.20. 

tion,  ready  to  be  revealed   in    the  

last  liine.  I  x  Jno.16.22. 

6  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice,  j/  D.i.  9.  3. 
though  now  for  a  season,  if  need  z  2  Pe.1.21. 
r  be.  ye  are  in  heaviness  throug'h  c  He.  11.  39, 
manifold  li;mptalions  :                       |40. 

7  That  the  trial  «  of  your  faith,  6  Ac  2.  4. 
being  much  more  precious  than  of  2  Co.  1.  22. 
gold  that  perislieth,  thousrh  it  be  c  Ed.  3.  10. 
tried  with  t  fie.  might  be  found  dLu.12.35. 
unto  praise  and  u  honour  and  Sflory  e  Lu.  21.  34. 
at  the  appearing  I)  of  Jesus  Christ:  3  perfectly. 

8  Whom  having  not  w  seen,  ye  /He.  10.35. 
love;  in  whom,  though  now  ye  see  §•  Ro.  12.2. 
him  not.  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice  '  h  Le.  U.  44. 

23-2 


with  joy  X  unspeakable  and  full  of 
glory  : 

9  Receiving  the  end  of  your  faith, 
even  the  salvation  of  your  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  pro- 
phets have  inquired  and  searched 
y  diligently,  who  prophesied  of  the 
grace  tluU  should  come  unto  you  ; 

11  Searching  what,  or  what  man- 
ner of  time  the  Spirit  z  of  Christ 
which  was  in  them  did  signify, 
when  it  testified  beforehand  the 
sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory 
that  should  follow. 

12  Unto  whom  it  'was  revealed, 
that  not  a  unto  themselves  but  un- 
to us  they  did  minister  the  things, 
which  are  now  reported  unto  you 
by  them  that  have  preached  the 
gtjspel  u  ito  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  b  sent  down  from  heaven  ; 
whirh  things  the  angels  c  desire  to 
look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gi.d  rf  up  the  Ioin» 
of  your  mind,  be  sobe;',  c  and  hopi 
3  to  the  end /■  for  the  grace  that  is 
to  be  brought  unto  you  at  the  rev. 
elation  of  Jesus  Christ  ; 

14  As  obedient  children,  not 
fashioning^  yourselves  according 
to  the  former  lusts  in  your  igno- 
rance : 

15  But  as  he  which  hath  called 
you  is  holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all 
manner  of  conversation  ; 

18  Because  it  is  written,  h  Be  ye 
holy  ;  for  I  am  holy. 

17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father, 
^ho  without  respect    of   perscnj 


A.  D.  60. 

judg-eth  according  to  every  man's 
work,  pass  the  time  of  your  sojourn- 
i'MT  /.ere  in  ("ear :  i 

iB  For.tsmncli  as  ye  know  tliat 
ye  were  not  redeemed  with  cor- 
ruptible thing-s,  as  silver  and  ^old, 
from  your  v.iin  conversation  re- 
ceioed  hy  tradition  from  your  fd- 
the  rs  ; 

19  But  with  the  precious  blood  of 
Christ,  as  of  a  lamb  k  without  blem- 
ish and  without  spot : 

20  Who  verily  was  fore-ordained 
before  /  the  foundation  of  the  world, 
but  was  manifest  in  these  last  times 
for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in  God, 
tliat  raised  hiin  up  from  the  dead, 
and  m  g.ive  him  s;lory,  th  it  your 
tiitli  and  hope  migiit  be  in  God. 

2i  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your 
souls  in  obeying  the  truth  n  throug-i> 
the  Spirit  unto  unfeigned  love  o  of 
the  brethren,  see  that  ye  love  onf 
another  with  a   pure  lieart  fervent- 

23  B^ing'  oorn  p  again,  not  of  cor- 
ruptible seed,  but  of  incorruptible, 
by  the  word  q  of  God,  wliich  liveth 
and  abiileth  for  ever. 

24  4  For  r  all  flesh  is  as  grass, 
and  all  the  glory  of  man  as  the 
flower  of  grass.  The  grass  wither- 
eth,  and  the  flower  thereof  falleth 
away  : 

25  3ut  the  word  of  the  Lord  en- 
durelh  for  ever.  .•Vnd  this  s  is  the 
word  which  by  the  gospel  is  preach- 
ed unto  you. 

CHAPTER   II. 

WHEREFORE  laying  aside  a  all 
malice  and  all  guile,  and  hy- 
pocrisips,  and  envies,  and  all  evil 
speakings, 

2  .4s  new-born  babes,  6  desire  the 
sincere  milk  c  of  the  word,  that  ye 
may  grow  therf:by ; 

3  Ifso  be  ye  have  tasted  d  that  the 
Lord  is  gracious. 

4  To  whom  coming,  as  unto  a  liv- 
ing stone,  disallowed  e  indeed  of 
men,  but  chosen  of  God,  and  pre- 
cious, 

5  Ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  I  are 
built  up  a  spiritual  house,  y  an  holy 
priesthood,  g  to  o3"er  up  spiritual 
h  sacrifices,  accept:\ble  to  God  by 
Jesus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in 
the  Scripture,  i  Behold,  T  lay  in  Sion 
a  chief  corner-stone,  elect,  precious  : 
and  he  that  believeth  on  him  shall 
not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  which  be- 
lieve, he  is  2  precious:  but  unto 
them  which  be  disobedient,  the  stone 
i  which  the  builders  disallowed,  the 


CHAP.  11. 

;  Ph.   2.    12. 

k  Juo.   1.  29, 

36.       Re.    7. 

14. 

I  R-.  13.  8. 

m   Mat.    23. 

13.  Ph.  2.  9. 
njno.  17.  17, 
19. 

0  1   Jno.    3. 

14,  13. 

p  Jno.  1.  13. 
q  Ja.  1.  IS. 
A  uT,  For  that 
r  Is.  40.  6— 8. 
s  Jno.  1.  1, 
14.  2Pe.l.l9. 
a&pA.i-Z,A\. 
b  Mat.  18.  3. 
c  1  Co.  3,  2. 
d  Ps.  34,  8. 
e  Ps.  118.22 

1  or,  be  ye. 
f  He.    3.    6. 
g  Is.   61.   6. 
R'.  1.  6. 

k  Mai.  1.  11. 
i  Is.    28.  IS. 
I  or,  an 
honour. 
i-ftLu.  21.42. 


I  Jude  4. 
3  or,  pur- 
cha.sed. 
Ill  De.  4.  20. 
1  or,  virtues. 
n  Ac.  26.   18. 
o   Ro.  9.  25. 
p  Ps.119.  19. 
7Ga.5.16-21. 
r  Ro.  8.  13. 
Ja.  4.  1. 
5  or,  wherein. 
s  Mat.  5.  16. 
t  Mat.  2-2.21. 
Ro.  13.  1-7. 
u  Tit.    2.   8. 
0  Ga5.  1,13. 
5  having , 

7  or,  esteem, 
w  Ro.  12,  10. 
Ph.  2.  3. 

X  Jno.  13.  35. 
y  Ps.  111.  10. 
z  Pr.  -24.  21. 
a  Ep.  6.  5. 

8  or,  thank, 
I.u.  6.  32. 
6Mat.5.10-12 
c  Mat.  16.24. 
ITh.  3.  3,4. 

9  Some  read 
for  you. 

<il  Jno.  3.16. 
Re.  12.   U. 
e  Is.  53.  9. 


Obedience  to  magistrates. 

same  is  made  the  head  of  the  cor- 
ner, 

8  And  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a 
rock  of  oii'euce,  eoen  to  Ihem  which 
stumble  at  th;  wurd,  b^ing  disobe- 
dient :  whereunto  I  also  they  were 
ap,)uiui.ed 

9  But  ye  are  a  chosen  genera- 
tion, a  royal  priest  lood,  an  holy 
nation,  a  3  peculiar  m  people  :  that 
ye  sjould  show  Ibrth  th-  4  prases 
of  him  who  hath  called  you  out 
of  darkness  n  into  his  marvellous 
light: 

10  Which  o  in  time  past  were  not 
a  peoplt^,  but  are  now  tlie  p"ople 
of  God  ;  which  had  not  olHaiued 
mercy,  but  now  have  obtained  mer- 
cy. 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you 
as  sti-angei-3  p  and  pilgrims,  abstain 
from  fleshly  lusts,  q  which  war  r 
asrainst  the  soul ; 

12  Having-  your  conversation  hon- 
est among  the  Genlil.-s:  that  5 
whereas  they  speak  against  you 
as  evil-do ;rs,  they  may  by  your 
good  works,  s  which  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God  in  the  day  of  via- 
itaiioM. 

13  Submit  t  yourselves  to  every 
ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's 
sake:  whether  it  be  to  the  king,  as 
supreme  ; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto 
them  that  are  s?nt  by  him  for  the 
punislinient  of  evil  doers,  and  for  the 
praise  of  ihern  that  do  well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that 
u  with  well  doing  ye  may  put  to  si- 
lence the  ignorance  of  foulish  men  : 

16  As  free,  v  and  not  6  using  your 
li-.erty  for  a  cloak  of  maliciousness, 
but  as  the  servants  of  God. 

17  Honour  7  all  w  men.  Love  s 
the  brotherhood.  Fear  7/ God.  Hon- 
our the  king,  z 

18  Servants,  a  be  subject  to  your 
masters  with  all  fear  ;  not  only  to 
the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the 
froward. 

19  For  this  is  8  thank-worthy,  if 
a  man  for  con-science  toward  God 
endure  grief,  sutt'erine  wro'iorf.iliy. 

20  For  what  glory  is  it,  if  when  ye 
be  buffeted  for  your  feults,  ye  shall 
take  it  patiently  .'  but  if,  when  ye  do 
well,  and  suffer /or  it,  ye  shall  lake 
itpttiently,  this  6  is  acceptable  8  with 
God. 

21  For  even  hereunto  c  were  ye 
called  :  because  Christ  also  sufler- 
ed  9  for  us,  leaving  us  an  exann- 
ple,  that  ye  should  follow  d  his 
stpps  : 

22  Who  e  ilid  no  sin,  neither  was 
guile  found  in  his  mouth: 

233 


Matrimonial  dii&es,  ifc. 

23  Who,    wli^'ii    hff   \vn8    r-vil^fl, 

lii^  thr'*nt''ii':tr  iiol  ;  but  cmniiiiUetl  lU 
himtelf  to  him  ihnt/ju.lg.  ih  righl- 
coiisly  ; 

24  Who  his  own  splf  bare  g  otir 
sins  ill  his  own  body  II  on  ihe  tree, 
tli:it  we,  hcin^  ile.ul  to  sins,  shouM 
liv(!  h  iniio  righteousness  ;  by  i 
■whose  strip  s  ye  were  hcnieil. 

25  For  ye  were  as  she'p  goiiij 
nsirxy,  k  but  are  now  relumed  nnto 
ih"  I  Sheplierd  tind  Bishop  ol'  your 
souls. 

CHAPTKR   III. 

LIKEWISE,  ye  wives,  a  be  in 
sulijection  to  yonr  own  lius- 
baiids  ;  that  if  any  obey  not  th» 
word,  ihey  also  may  without  tin- 
word  be  won  by  the  conversation 
of  the   wives  ; 

2  While  th°y  behold  your  chaste 
convers.iiion  coupled  with  fear. 

3  Whose  adorning-,  b  lit  it  not  b- 
that  outward  adorning  of  plailinsr 
the  hair,  and  of  wearing'  of  gold,  or 
of  puttiujj  on  of  appar>'l  ; 

4  But  let  it  be  the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart,  c  in  that  which  is  noi 
corrupiibie,  even  tlie  onuinient  of  ;i 
meek  fi  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  in 
the  sight  of  God  of  g-pat  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner,  in  the 
old  time,  the  huh  women  also,  who 
trusted  in  God,  adorned  themselves, 
being  in  subjection  unto  their  own 
husbiiids : 

6  Kvcn  as  Sara  obeyed  Abraham, 
calling  him  e  lord;  whose  I  daugh- 
ters ye  are,  as  long  as  ye  do  well, 
and  are  not  afraid  with  any  amaze- 
ment. 

7  Likewise,  ye  husbands,  f  dwell 
with  them  according  to  knowledge, 
giving  honour  unto  the  wife,  as 
nnio  the  weaker  vessel,  and  as 
b'inj  heirs  together  of  the  grac- 
of  life  ;  that  your  prayers  be  not 
liindered. 

8  Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  g  mind, 
having  compission  one  of  atiothcr ; 
2  I  ve  h  as  brethren,  be  pitiful,  be 
court ■■ons : 

9  Not  £  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or 
railiuif  for  railing;  but  contrariwise 
bl'"ssing;  knowing  that  ye  are  there- 
unio  Called,  that  ye  should  inherit  a 
blessing. 

10  For  k  he  that  will  love  life,  and 
see  good  days,  let  him  refrain  his 
tongue  from  evil,  and  his  lips  that 
thfy  speak  no  guile  : 

11  I."t  him  eschew  evil,  and  do 
good  ;  let  him  seek  peace,  and  en- 
sue it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are 
over  the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are 

331 


r.  PETKU. 

10  or,  hit 
cause. 

f  Lu.23.48. 

g  Is.  S3.  4. 

11  or,  to. 

h  Ro.  6.  II. 

i  11.53.5,  6. 

k  Ps.  119. 
176. 

I  Ex.  3^.  23. 
Jno.  10.  Il- 
ls. 

a  Rp.  5.  22. 
Ti.  2.  5,  6. 
61  Ti.2.9,I0. 
c  Ps.  45.  13. 
Ro.  2.  29. 

d  Ps.  25.   9. 
149.4.    Mat. 
5.  5. 
e  Ge.  18.  12. 

1  children, 
f  Col.  3.  19. 
g  Ro.  12. 16. 

2  or,  loving 
to  the. 

h  1  Jno.3.18. 
i  Mat.  5.  44. 
Ep.  4.32. 
k  Ps.  34.  12. 


3  upon. 

I  Pr.    16.   7. 
Ro.  8.  28. 
m  Is.  8.  12, 
13.     51.  12. 
n  Ps.119.  46. 

4  or,    reve- 
rence. 

o  c.  2.  21. 
7)2Co.5.  21. 
q  Ro.  4.  25. 
r  Is.  42.  7. 
3  Ge.  6,  &c. 
t  Ep.  26. 

u  Ac.  8.  37. 
Ro.  10.  10. 
B  Ep.  1.  21. 
a  Ph.  2.  5. 
6  Ro.  6.  2,7. 
c2Co.  5.  15. 
d  1  Co.  6.  II. 
Tit.  3.  3. 


A.  D.  60. 

open  unto  theii  prayers;  but  the 
r.ice  of  the  Lord  i«  3  against  llicni 

that  do  evil. 

13  And  I  who  it  he  thai  will  harm 
you,  if  ve  be  followers  of  that  which 
IS  ffood  i 

1?  Dot  and  if  ye  sulTer  for  right- 
eousness' Make,  happy  are  ye:  und 
m  l-c  not  afniiil  of^their  terror,  nei- 
ther be  troubled ; 

15  But  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in 
your  h'-arts  ;  and  n  be  reaily  always 
to  give  an  answer  to  every  man 
that  ixakcth  you  a  reason  of  the  hope 
that  is  in  you  with  meekness  and 
4  fear: 

16  Having  a  good  conscience  ;  that, 
whereas  th~y  speak  evil  of  you,  as 
of  evil  doers,  th-y  may  be  ashamed 
that  falsely  accuse  your  yood  con- 
versation in  Christ. 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of 
God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  ft)r  well 
doing  than  for  evil  d(  in^. 

In  Fnr  Christ  o  als'i  hath  once  suf- 
fTed  for  sins,  tlie  just  p  for  the  un- 
just, diat  he  mi?ht  bring  us  to  God, 
being  put  to  q  death  in  the  flesh,  but 
quickened  by  the  .Spirit  : 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and 
preached  unto  the  spliits  in  pri- 
son ;  r 

20  Which  sometime  were  disoV/e- 
dient,  when  once  s  the  lon?-sutli»r- 
ing  of  God  waited  in  (he  clays  of 
Noah,  while  Ihe  ark  was  a  prepar- 
ing, wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls,  were  saved  by  wat^-r. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunlo, 
even  baptism,  t  doth  also  now  save 
us,  (not  Ihe  putting  away  of  the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  answer 
of  a  good  consc'ence  n  toward 
God:)  l)y  the  resurrection  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and 
is  on  the  right  hand  of  God  ;  angels 
V  and  uuthoriiles  and  powers  being 
made  subji-ct  unto  him. 

CHAPTER   IV. 

FORASMUCH  then  as  Christ 
hath  suffered  for  us  in  the  flesh, 
arm  yourselves  likewise  with  the 
same  a  mind  :  for  he  6  that  hath 
suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased  from 
sin ; 

2  That  c  he  no  longer  shoidd  live 
the  rrst  of  his  time  in  Ihe  flesh  to 
the  lusts  of  men,  but  to  the  will  of 
God. 

3  For  d  the  time  past  of  our  life 
may  suffice  us  to  have  wrought 
tlie  will  of  the  Gentiles,  when  we 
walked  in  lasciviousness,  lusts, 
excess  of  wine,  revellings,  ban- 
quetings,  and  abominable  idola- 
tries : 


A.  D.  60. 


4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange  e  Ac.  13.  45. 
that  ye  run  not  with  tliem  to  the  yMat.  24. 
Bame  excess  of  riot,  speaking  evil   9. 
eoiyou;  g' Re.  14.  13. 

5  VVho  shall  give  account  to  him  h  Ja.  5.  8,  9. 
that  is  ready  to  judge  the  quick  i  Lu.  21.  iJ6. 
and  the  dead.  k  I  Cor.  13. 

6  For,  for  thia  cause  was  the  gos-   7. 
pel  preached  also  to  them  that  are    1  or,  v>ill. 
di-ad,  that  they  might  be  judged^    I  He.  13.  2, 
according  to  men  in  the  flesh,  but    16. 
live  g  according  to    God   in  the   m  Ro.  12.  6 
spirit.  — 8. 

7  But  the  end  h  of  all  things  is  at  n  Lu.  12.  42. 
hand:  be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  o  1  Cor.  10. 
watch  i  unto  prayer.  3! . 

8  And  above   all  things  have   fer-  p  tie.  1.  6. 
vent  charity    among   yourselves;   y  1  Cor.  3. 
fort  charity  shall  1  cover  the  mul-    13. 
titude  of  sins.  rja.  1.2. 

9  Use  hospitality  ^  one  to  another,  s  2  Ti.  2.  12. 
without  g.udging.  J  Mat.  5.  U. 

10  As  every  man  hath  received  m  u  I?=.  10.  15. 
the  gift,  even  so  minister  the  same   Je.  49.  12. 
one  to  another,  as  good  stewards  n   Ez.  9.  6. 
of  the  manifold  grace  of  God.  t>  Je.  25.   29. 

11  If  any    man    fpeak,    lei    him   Lu.  23.  31. 

speak  as  tiie  oiacles  of  God  ;  if  any  i 

man  minister,  /e?  Aicn  rfo   it    as  nf 

the  ability  which  God  giveth  :  that   !c  Ps.  37.  5. 

God  in   all  o  things  may  be   glori-   a  Ro.  8.   17, 

fied   through   Jesus  Chiist  ;     to  p    18. 

whom  be  p'aise  and  dominion   for   A  Jno.  21.  15 

ever  and  ever.     Amen.  — 17.  Ac.  20. 

12  Beloved,   think  it   not  strange   28. 
concerning  the   fiery  7  trial  wliirh    1  or,  as 
is    to    try    you,    as   though   some   much  as  in 
strange  thing  happened  unto  you  :   you  is, 

13  But  rejoice,   r  inasmuch  as  ye   c  1  Cor.  9. 
are   partakers  of  Ch  ist's    suffer-    17. 
ings;  that,   when  s  his  glory  shall   rf  1  Ti.  3.3,8. 
be    evealed.  ye  may  be   glad  also   2  or,  over- 
with  exceeding  joy.  ruling. 

14  if  t  ye  be  rep .oached  for  the  e  1  1'i.  4.  12. 
name  of  Christ,  happy  are  ye  ;  for  y  He.  13.20. 
the  spirit  of  glory  an!  of  God  ^2Ti.4.8. 
resteth  upon  you  ;  on  their  part  he  h  Ep.  5.  21. 
is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your  part  i  Ja.  4.  6. 
he  is  gloiified.  k  Is.  57.  15. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a   ^  Ps.  55.  22. 
murde  er,   or  res  a  thief,  or  as  an   mRe.  12.12. 
evil  doer,  or  as    a    busy-body    in   "  Ja.  4.  7. 
other  men's  matters.  |o2Cor.  4. 

16  Vet    if  any    man  suffer    as  a    16.  I 
Christian,  let  him  not  be  ashamed;  p  He.  13.  21. 
but  let  him  glorify  God  on  this  be-   g  2  Th.  3.  3. 
half.                                                           rZac.  10.  6,  i 

17  For  the  time  is  cowje  thai  judg- !  12.  I 
mem  must  lie-in  u  at  the  house  of  «  Ps.  138.  7, 
Goi  :  and  if  it  first  hesin  at  us,  8.  ' 
what  sh?.ll  "he  end  *e  of  them  that  tc.A.W.  • 
obey  not  the  srospel  of  Go.l  ?               u2Cor.l.I9. 

18  And  if  a  the  rirhteous  scarcely  »  1  Cor. 15. 1, 
be  saved,  where  shall  the  ungodly  w  Ro.  16.  16.  1 
and  the  sinner  appear  ?  |x£p.  6.  23.  | 


CHAP.  V.  Exhortation  to  holiness. 

19  Wherefore,  let  them  that  suf- 
fer according  to  the  will  of  God, 
commit  w  the  keeping  of  their 
souls  to  him  in  well  doing,  as  unto 
a  faithful  Creator. 

CHAPTER  V. 

THE  elders  v\hi  h  are  among 
you  1  exhoa,  who  am  also  aa 
elder,  and  a  witness  of  the  suffer- 
ings of  Ch.ist,  and  also  a  partaker 
of  tlie  glory  a  that  shall  be  reveal- 
ed : 

2  Feed  b  the  flock  of  God  1  which 
is  among  you,  taking  the  oversight 
thereof,  not  by  constraint,  but  c 
willingly  ;  not  for  filthy  lucre,  d 
but  of  a  ready  mind  ; 

3  Neither  as  2  being  lords  over 
Ood's  heritage,  but  being  ensain- 
ples  e  to  the  flock. 

4  And  when  the  chief  /  .Shep- 
herd shall  appear,  ye  shall  leieive 
a  crown  g  of  glory  that  fadeth  nut 
away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit 
yourselves  unto  the  elder  :  yea,  all 
h  of  you  be  .subject  one  to  another, 
and  be  clothed  with  humility  :  for 
God  i  resisteth  the  proud,  and 
giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  Humble  k  yourselves  therefore 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God, 
that  he  may  exalt  you  in  due  time: 

7  Casting  /  all  your  care  upon 
him,  for  he  careth  for  you  : 

8  Be  sober,  be  vigilant  :  because 
your  adversary  the  devil,  as  ot  a 
roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seek- 
ing whom  he  may  devour. 

9  Whom  resist,  n  steadfast  in  the 
faith,  knowing  that  the  same  af- 
flictions are  accomplished  in  your 
brethren  that  are  in  the  world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who 
'hath  called  us  unto  his  eternal 
!  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye 

have  sufl"ere<l  a  while,  o  nntke  you 
perfect,  p  stablish,  q  strengthen,  r 
settle  s  you. 

11  To  him  5f  ^  glory  and  domi- 
nion for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  By  Sylvanus,  u  a  faithful 
brother  unto  you,  as  I  suppose,  I 
have  written  briefly,  exhorting, 
and  testifying  that  this  is  the  true 
grace  of  God  wherein  ye  v  stand. 

13  The  rhiirrh  that  is  at  Babylon, 
elected  tosrether  with  j/OK.saluieth 
you  ;  and  so  doth  IWarcus  my 
son. 

14  Greet  wye  one  another  with  a 
kiss  of  charity.  Peacp  x  be  with 
you  all  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen 


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THE   SECOND   EPISTLE   GENERAL   Or   PETER. 


CHAPTER  1. 

SIMON  1  Peier,  a  lervant  and 
an  ap.'isllt;  uf  Jesus  Clirisl,  to 
tlieiii  tint  have  oUtiiincd  like  a 
preciouf  lailh  with  us  ihruugh  the 
rig-hieousness  of  2  God  and  our 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ  : 

2  Grace  and  peace  A  be  multiplied 
unto  you  through  the  knowledge 
of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power 
halli  given  unto  us  all  c  thing's  that 
pertain  unto  life  and  godliness, 
through  the  knowledge  of  him  that 
hatli  called  us3  to  glory  and  vir- 
tue :  d 

i  V\'hereby  are  given  unto  us  ex- 
ceeding g. eat  and  precious  e  pio- 
mises  ;  thai  by  these  ye  might  he 
partakers  y  of  the  divine  nature, 
liavinjr  escaped  £  the  corruption 
that  is  in  the  world  through  lust. 

5  Ami  beside  this,  giving  all  dil- 
igence, add  to  your  faith  h  virtue; 
and  to  virtue  i  knowledge  ; 

6  And  to  knowledge  k  temper- 
ance ;  and  to  temperance  I  pa- 
tience i  and  to  patience  m  godli- 
ness ; 

7  And  to  godliness  brotherly  n 
kindness  ;  and  to  brotherly  kind- 
ness o  charily. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you, 
and  abound,  they  make  you  that 
yc  shnll  neither  6c  4  barren  nor  un- 
fruitful p  in  the  knowledge  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things 
is  blind,  q  and  canr.ot  see  afar  oft', 
and  hath  foisrotten  that  he  was 
purged  from  his  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  bre- 
thren, give  diligence  r  to  make 
your  calling  and  election  sure  :  for 
s  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye  shall 
never  fall  : 

11  For  so  an  entrancft  shall  be 
ministered  unto  you  abundantly 
into  the  everlasting  kingdom  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  I  will  not  be  negli- 
gent to  put  you  always  in  remem- 
brance of  these  things,  though  ye 
know  them,  and  be  established  in 
the  present  truth. 

13  Veri,  I  think  it  meet,  as  long 
as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir 
t  you  up,  by  putting  you  in  re- 
membrance ; 

14  Knowing  that  shortly  I  must 
put  oSthif  my  tabernacle,  even  as 
our  Lord  Jeaus  Christ  hatbsliowed 
me,  u  j 

236 


1  or,  Sy- 
mean. 

a  Ep.  4.  5. 

2  our  God 
andSnviour. 
b  Da.  4.  1. 
6.  25. 

cPs.  84.  II. 
1  Ti.4.8. 

3  or,  by. 
rf2Ti.  1.  9. 
e  2  Cor.  7.  1. 
/He.  12.10. 
?c.  2.  18,20. 
h  Ph.  4.  8. 

i  Ph.  I.  9. 

k  1  Cor.  9. 

25. 

lis..  1.  4. 

}n  1  Ti.  4.  7. 

n  Jno.  13. 

34,35. 

o  I  Cor.  13. 

1—3. 

4  idle. 

p  Jno.  15.  2 

—6. 

(]  1  Jno.  2.  9 

—11. 

re.  3.  17. 

s  1  Jno. 3.19. 

Re.  22.  14. 

tc.  3.  1. 

H  Jno.  21 

18,  19. 


u2Cor.  4.2. 
10  Mat.  17. 
I— 5.  Jno.  1. 
14. 

rPs.  119. 
105.  Pr.6.23. 
j/Re.  2.28. 
22.  16. 

5  or,  at  any. 
z  Lu.  1.  70. 
a2Ti.3.  16. 
n  De.  13.  1, 
&c. 

4  Mat.  24.  5, 
24.  Ac.  20. 
20,  30.  1  Ti. 

1. 
1  or,  las- 
civious, as 
some  copies 
read. 

cJude  4—7. 
d  Ge.  7.  1, 
to. 

eGe.  19.34, 
25. 


15  .Moreover,  I  will  endeaToar 
that  ye  may  be  able  after  my  de- 
cease to  have  these  things  alwaye 
in  remembrance. 

16  Koi  we  have  not  followed  cun- 
ningly devised  fables,  c  when  we 
made  known  unto  you  the  power 
and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  but  were  eye-witnessvi 
u>  of  his  majesty. 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the 
Father  honour  and  glory,  when 
there  came  such  a  voice  to  him 
from  the  excellent  gloiy.  This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came 
from  heaven  we  heard,  when  we 
were  with  him  in  the  holy  mount. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure 
word  of  prophecy  ;  whereunto  ye 
do  well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto 

ight  X  that  shinelh  in  a  dark 
place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and 
the  day-star  y  arise  in  your  hearts: 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  no 
prophecy  of  the  Scripture  Is  of  any 
private  intei-pretation. 

21  For  the  piophecy  came  not  5  in 
z  old  time  by  the  will  of  man  :  but 
holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they 
were  moved  a  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAPTKR  II. 

BUT  there  a  uere  false  prophets 
also  among  the  people,  even 
as  there  shall  be  false  teachers 
among  you,  6  who  privily  ^hall 
bring  in  damnable  heresies,  even 
denying  the  Lonl  that  bought 
them,  and  bring  upon  themselves 
swift  destruction. 

2  And  many  shall  follow  their 
1  pernicious  ways  ;  by  reason  of 
whom  the  way  of  truth  shall  be 
evil  spoken  of. 

3  Ami  throusrh  covetousness  shall 
they  with  feijned  words  make 
merchandise  of  you  :  whose  judg- 
ment enow  of  a  long  time  linger- 
e;h  not, and  theirdaranalion  eluru" 
bereth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  (he  an- 
gels that  einne'l,  but  ca^t  tliem 
ciown  to  hell,  and  delivered  them 
into  chains  of  darkness,  to  be  re- 
served unto  jiidgmeni  ; 

5  And  spared  not  the  old  world, 
but  saved  Noah  d  the  eighth  per- 
ion.  a  preacher  of  righteousness, 
brinrin?  in  the  flood  upon  the 
world  of  the  ungodly  , 

6  And  turning  the  cities  of  a 
Soilom  and  Gomorrah  into  ashes 


A.  D.  60.  CHAP.  III. 

condemned   them  with    an    over-  /Tie. 29. 'id. 

throw,    milking  _/■  i/iew  an  ensam-  gGe.l9.l6. 

pie  unto   those   that  after  should  h  Ps.  34,  15 

live  ungodly  ;  — 18. 

7  And  delivered  just  Lot,  ^  vex-  iJude  14,15. 
ed  with  the  filthy  conversation  of  kKe.  13.  4. 
Ibe  wicked  :  2  or,  domin- 

8  (For  that  righteous  man  dwel-  ion. 

ling  among  them,    in   seeing  and   i  Jude  8,  10. 
hearing,  vexed   his  righteous  soul   3  Some  read 
from   day    to  day  with    their  un-    against 
lawful  deeds,)  themselves. 

9  The  Lord  knoweth  how  to  A  de-  mjei-.  12.3. 
liver  the  godly  out  of  temptations,  n  Ph.  3.  19. 
and  to  reserve  i  the  unjust  unto  the  Jude  12,  &c. 
day  of  judgment  to  be  punished  :       4  an  adul- 

10  But  i;hietly  them    k  that   walk   teress. 
after  the  flesh  in  the   lust   of  un-   o  Nu.  22.  5, 
cleanness,   and  despise  2  govern-   &c. 

meat  :  piesumptuous  are  they,  p  Ep.  4.  14. 
self-willed  ;  they  are  not  afraid  to  q  Ps.  73.  8. 
speak  evil  of  dignities.  I  5  or,  /or  a 

11  Whereas    angels,    which     are    little  while, 
greater  in  power  and  might,  bring  as  some 
not  railing  accusations  3  against   read. 
them  before  the  Lord.  r  Jno.  8.  34. 

12  But  these,    as   natural    brute    Ro.  6,  16. 
m   beasts,   made  to  be   taken  and 

destroyed,  speak  evil  of  the  things    

that  they  understand  not  ;  and 
Khali  utterly  perish  in  their  own 
corruption  ; 

13  And  shall  receive  the  reward 
of  unrighteousness,  as  they  ?ithat 
count  it  pleasure  to  riot  in  the 
day-time.  Spots  they  are  and 
blemishes,  sporting  themselves 
with  their  own  deceivings  while 
they  feast  with  you  ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  4  adulteiy, 
and  that  cannot  cease  from  sin  ; 
beguiling  unstable  -souls  :  an  heart 
they  have  exercised  with  cove- 
tous practices  ;   cursed   children  : 

15  Which  have  forsaken  the  right 
way,  and  are  gone  astray,  follow- 
ing the  way  of  Balaam  o  the  soti 
ofBosor,  who  loved  the  wages  of 
unrighteousness  ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  his  in- 
iquity :  the  dumb  ass,  speaking 
with  man's  voice,  forbade  the 
madness  of  the  prophet. 

17  These  are  wells  without  wa- 
ter, clouds/;  that  are  carried  with 
1  tempest ;  to  whom  the  mist  of 
darkne.'s  is  reserved  for  ever. 

18  Kor  when  they  speak  7  great 
swelling  words  of  vanity,  they  al- 
lure through  the  lusts  of  the  tlesh, 
through  much  wantonness,  those 
that  were  5  clean  escaped  from 
them  who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them 
liberty,  they  themselves  are  the 
servants  of  corruption  :  for  r  of 
whom  a  man  is  overcorae,  of  the 


sLu.  11.26. 
He.  6.  4,&c. 
10.  26,  27. 
«  Mat. 11. 23, 
24.  Lu.  12. 
47,  48. 

u  Pr.  12.  28. 
V  Pr.  25.  U. 
a  Jude  17, 
18. 

6  1  Ti.  4.  1. 
2Ti.  3.  1. 
cIs.  5.  19. 
dJe.  17.  15. 
Ez.  12.  22— 
27.  Mat.  24. 
48. 

cGe.  1.  6,9. 
Iconsisting, 
/  Ps.  24.  2. 
gGe.  7.  11, 

h  Ps.  50.  3. 
Zep.  3.  8. 
2Th.  1.  8. 
i  Ps.  SO.  4. 
k  Ha.  2.  3. 
I  Ps.  86.  15. 
Is.  30.  18. 
otEz.33.  U. 
n  1  Ti.  2.  4. 
o  Mat.  24. 
42,  43.  Re. 
16.  15. 
p  Ps.  102. 
26.  Is.  51.  6. 
Re.  20.  11. 


Certainty  0/  Christ's  coming, 

same   is  he   brought    in  bondage. 

20  For  if  after  they  have  escaped 
the  pollutions  of  the  world, 
through  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  they 
are  again  s  entangled  therein  and 
overcome,  the  latter  end  is  worse 
with  them  than  the  beginning. 

21  For  it  had  been  better  t  for 
them  not  to  have  known  the  way 
u  of  righteousness,  than,  after 
they  have  known  it,  to  turn  from 
the  holy  commandment  delivered 
unto  them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them 
accoaling  to  the  true  proverb, 
V  The  dog  is  turned  to  his  own 
vomit  again  ;  an'l  the  sow  that 
was  washed,  to  her  wallowing  in 
the  mire. 

CHAPTER  III. 

THI.S  second  epistle,  beloved,  I 
now  write  unto  you  ;  in  both 
which  I  stir  up  your  pure  minds 
by  way  of  remembrance  : 

2  That  a  ye  may  be  mindful  of 
the  words  which  were  spoken  be- 
fore b  by  the  holy  prophets,  and 
of  the  commandment  of  us  the  a- 
postles  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  : 

3  Knowing  this  first,  that  there 
shall  come  in  the  last  days  scof- 
fers, c  w'alking  after  their  own 
lusts, 

4  And  saying.  Where  d  is  the 
promise  of  his  coming?  for  since 
the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things 
continue  as  they  were  from  the  be- 
ginning of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ig- 
norant of,  that  e  by  the  word  of 
God  the  heavens  were  of  old,  and 
the  earth  1  standing  out  of  the 
watery  and  in  the  water  : 

6  Whereby  the  world  that  then 
was,  being  overflowed  with  wa- 
ter, g  perished  ; 

7  But  the  heavens  and  the  earth 
which  are  now,  by  the  same  word 
are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto 
fire  h  against  the  day  of  judgment 
and  perdition  of  ungodly  men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant 
of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  ij 
with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand  years, 
and  a  i  thousand  years  as  one  day. 

9  The  Lord  is  not  slack  k  con- 
cerning his  promise,  as  some  men 
count  slackness  ;  but  is  long-suf- 
fering I  to  US-ward,  not  willing 
m  that  any  should  perish,  but  that 
all  should  n  come  to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will 
come  as  a  thief  o  in  the  night  ;  in 
the  which  the  heavens  p  shall 
pass  away  with  a  great  noise,  and 
the  elements  shall  melt  with  fer- 

237 


BoUnesc  er{foined,  l^-e. 

vent  heal  ;  me  earlh  also,  and  the 
woika  ihnt  nic  therein,  shall  be 
buiiit  lip. 

11  Seeing  ihewllial  alt  those  Ihiiiifs 
shall  be  dissolved,  what  inuiiiic:i 
o/ persons  ought  we  tn  be  in  all 
holy  conversation  and  joJliness  ; 

12  Looking  lor  7  and  2  hasting 
unto  the  cmiing  of  the  day  of 
God,  vhereln  the  heavens,  being 
on  fire,  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the 
elements  shall  melt  r  with  fervent 
heat  ? 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to 
his  promise,  look  for  new»  hea- 
vens and  a  new  earth,  wherein 
dwelleth  righteousness. 

!■!  Whe.elbre,  beloved,  seeing 
that  ye  look  for  surh  thing.s,  be 
diligent,  I  that  ye  may  he  found  of 
him  in  peace,  without  spot,  and 
blameless. 


r  JOHN. 

oTii.  2.   13. 
2  or,  hatting 
the  coming. 
r  Is.  34.  4. 
Mi.  1.  4. 
»  Re.  24.  1, 
•<.7. 

t  1  Cor.  15. 
53.  1  Th.  5. 
23. 


u  Ro.  2.  4. 
u  Ro.  8.  19. 
1  Cor.  15. 
I  Th.  4  k  5. 
2Th.  1.  10. 
w  Col.  1.10. 
j:2Ti.4.  18. 


k.  D.  90. 

15  And  account  that  the  lonj- 
suffering  of  our  Lord  t*  salvation  ;u 
even  us  our  beloNed  brother  Paul 
also,  according  to  the  wisdom  giv- 
en unto   him,   hath  written   unto 

16  As  also  in  all  hii  epistles, 
V  speaking  in  them  of  these  things; 
in  »  hich  ate  some  things  hard  to 
be  undeistood,  which  they  that 
are  unlearned  and  unstable  wrest, 
as  they  do  alto  the  other  Scriptuie", 
unto  their  own  destiijction. 

17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  seeing 
ye  know  these  things  before,  be- 
ware lest  ye  also,  bein^'  led  away 
with  the  error  of  'he  wicked,  fall 
fiom  your  own  steadfastness. 

18  But  u>  grow  in  grace,  and  in 
the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  To  him  x  fce 
glory , both  now  and  for  ever.  Amen. 


THE    FIRST    EPISTLE    GENERAL    OF    JOHN. 


CHAPTER  I. 

THAT  whiih  was  from  the  a 
beginning,  which  we  have 
heard,  which  we  have  seen  6  with 
our  eyes,  which  we  have  lookfid 
upon, and  our  hands  have  c  han- 
dled, of  the  Word  ofLife  ; 

2  (For  the  Life  was  manifested, 
and  we  have  seen  it,  and  bear 
witness,  and  show  unto  you  that 
eternal  life,  d  which  was  v  ith  the 
Father,  and  was  manifested  unto 
us  ;) 

3  That  which  ve  have  seen  and 
heard  declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye 
also  may  have  fellows^hip  with  us  : 
and  truly  our  fellowship  e  is  w^itli 
the  Father,  and  with  his  Son  Jesiis 
Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto 
you,  that  f  your  joy  may  be 
full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which 
we  have  heard  of  him,  and  de- 
clare unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  g 
and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 

6  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellow- 
ship with  him,  and  walk  in  dark- 
ness, we  lie,  and  do  not  the  tnith: 

7  But  if  we  walk  h  in  the  light, 
as  he  is  in  the  light,  we  have  fel- 
lowship one  with  another,  and  the 
blood  i  of  Jesns  Christ  his  Son 
cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin.  A- 
we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the 
truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is 
faithful  and  just  to  foigive  us  our 
sins,  and  tocleanse  OT  lis  I'roni  all 
unrighteousness. 

238 


a  Jno.  1.  1, 
&c. 

A2Pe.  1.16. 
c  Lu.  24.  39. 
rf  Jno.  17.  3. 
eJno.  17.21. 
/Jno. 15.11. 
5  Jno.  I.  4, 
9.  1  Ti.  6. 
16. 

A  Jno.  12.35. 
i  Ep.  1.7. 
He.  9.  14. 
1  Pe.  1.  19. 
Re.  1.  5. 
k  1  K.  8.  46. 
Job!-5.  4. 
Ec.  7.  20. 
Ja.  3.  2. 
/  Job  33.  27, 
28.  Ps.  32.  5. 
Pr.  28.  13. 
mPs.  51.  2. 
1  Cor.  6.  a. 


a  Ro.  8.  34. 

He.  7.  25. 

6R0.  3.  25. 

c  Lu.  6.  46. 

Jno.  14.  15. 

23. 

-/ Jno.  15.  4, 

5. 

c  Jno.  13.15. 

/Jno.  13.34. 

g  Ro.  18.  12. 

h  2Pe.  1.  9. 


10  If  we  say  that  we  have  not 
sinned,  we  make  him  a  iiar,  and 
his  Word  is  not  in  us. 

CHAPTER  II. 

MY  little  child. en,  these  tbin|V 
write  I  unto  you,  that  ye  sin 
not.  And  if  any  man  sin,  we 
have  an  advocate  a  with  the  Fa- 
ther, Jes'is  Ch.ist  the  righteous  ; 

2  And  he  is  the  propitiation  b  for 
oat  sins  ;  and  not  for  ours  only, 
but  also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world. 

3  And  liereby  we  do  know  that 
we  know  him,  if  we  keep  c  hit 
commandments. 

4  He  that  sailh,  I  know  him, 
and  keepeth  not  h'S  command- 
ments, is  a  liar,  and  the  tiiith  it 
not  in  him. 

5  But  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in 
him  verily  is  the  love  of  God  per- 
fected :  hereby  know  we  that  we 
arc  in  him. 

6  He  that  saith  he  abideth  d  in 
him,  ought  himself  also  to  to 
walk,  e  even  as  he  walkeil. 

7  Brethren,  I  write  no  new  com- 
mandment unto  you,  but  an  old 
commandment  which  ye  had  from 
the  beginning.  The  old  com- 
mandmeiit  is  the  word  which  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  a  new/  cnminandment 
I  write  unto  you  ;  which  thing  is 
true  in  him  and  in  you,  b>!cnuse 
the  darkness  g  is  past,  and  the 
true  light  now  .shinetb. 

9  He'that  saith  he  is  in  the  light, 
and  hateth  his  brother,  is  in  dark- 
ners  h  even  until  now. 


A.  D.  SO. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother 
abideth  in  the  light,  and  there  is 
uone  1  occasion  of  stumbling'  in 
him. 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother, 
is  in  darkness,  and  walketh  i  in 
daikness,  and  knoweth  not  whi- 
ther  he  goeth,  because  that  dark- 
ness hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I  wiite  unto  you,  little  chil- 
dren, because  your  sins  are  forgiv- 
en you  for  his  name's  k  sake. 

13  I  write  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  known  him  /  that  is 
from  the  beginning.  I  write  unto 
you,  young  men,  because  ye  have 
overcome  the  wicited  one.  I  write 
unto  you,  little  children,  because 
ye  have  known  the  Father,  m 

14  1  have  written  unto  you,  fa- 
thers, because  ye  have  known  him 
thnC  is  from  the  beginning.  I  have 
written  unto  you,  young  men,  be- 
cause ye  are  strong,  n  and  the 
word  of  God  abideth  o  in  you,  and 
ye  have  overcome  j}  the  wicked 
one. 

15  Love  q  not  the  world,  neither 
the  things  tliat  are  in  the  world. 
If  r  any  man  love  the  world,  the 
love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the 
lust  of  the  flesh,  s  and  the  lust  of 
the  t  eyes,  and  the  pride  u  of  life, 
is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is  of  the 
■world. 

17  Andc  the  world  passeth  away, 
and  the  lust  thereof;  but  he  that 
doeth  the  will  of  God  abideth  for 
ever. 

18  Little  children,  it  is  the  last  w 
time  :  and  as  ye  have  heard  i  that 
antichrist  sliall  come,  even  now 
are  there  many  antichrists  ;  where-- 
by  we  know  it  is  the  last  time. 

19  They  went  out  from  us,  but 
they  were  not  of  us  ;  for  y  if  they 
had  been  of  us,  they  would  no 
doubt  have  continued  with  us  :  but 
t?uy  went  out,  that  they  might  be 
matle  manifest  z  that  they  were 
not  all  of  us. 

20  But  ye  have  an  unction  a  from 
the  Holy  One,  and  ye  know  5  all 
things. 

21  I  have  not  written  unto  you 
because  ye  know  not  the  truth,  but 
because  ye  know  it,  and  that  no 
lie  is  cf  the  truth. 

22  Who  is  a  liar,  but  he  that 
c  denieth  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ  ? 
He  is  antichrist,  that  denieth  the 
Father  and  the  Son. 

23  Wliosoever  d  denieth  the  Son, 
the  same  hath  not  the  Father  : 
(but)  he  that  acknowledgeth  the  So7i 
hath  the  Father  also.  i 


CHAP.  in. 

'  I  scandal. 
i  Pr.  4.  15. 
Jno.  12.  35. 
>t  Ps.  25.  il. 
Lu.  24.  47. 
Ac.  10.  43. 
Ic.  1.  1. 
w  Jno.  11.  7, 
9. 
nEp.  6.  10. 

0  Jno.  15.  7. 
pRe.2.7,&c. 
q  Ro.  12.  2. 
rMat.  6.24. 
Ga.  1.  10. 
Ja.  4.  4. 
s2Pe.2.  10. 
tVs.  119.37. 
u  Ps.  73.  6. 
1)   Ps.  39.  6. 

1  Cor.  7.  31. 
to  He.  1.  2. 
X  Mat.  24. 
24.  lTi.4.1. 
3/2Ti.2.  19. 
z  2Ti.  3.  9. 
a2Cor.  1.21. 
61Cor.2.15. 
cc.  4.3. 
dJno.  15.23. 


e2  Jno.  6. 
/Jno.  17.3. 
g'Jno.  14.26. 
2  or,  it. 
3or, know  ye. 

h  Je.  13.  23. 
Mat.  7.  16— 
18. 

o;Ep.  2.4,5. 
6  Jno.  1.  12. 
Re.  21.  7. 
c  Jno.  17.25. 
c?Ro.8. 14,18. 
elCor.15.49. 
Ph.  3.  21. 
2Pe.  1.  4. 
/Job  19.26. 
Ps.  17.  15. 
Mat.  5.  8. 
1  Cor.  13.12. 
g   He.  9.26, 
28. 

A  3  Jno.  11. 
iEz.18.5— 9. 
Ro.  2.  13. 
/t  Jno.  8.44. 
/He.  2.  14. 
m  c.  5.  18. 


Of  love  to  God. 

24  Let  e  that  therefore  abide  m 
you  which  ye  have  heard  from  the 
beginning.  If  that  which  ye  have 
heard  from  the  beginning  shall 
remain  in  you,  ye  also  shall  con- 
tinue in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Fa- 
ther. 

25  And  this  is  the  promise  that 
he  hath  promised  us,  even  eternal 
/  life. 

26  These  things  have  I  written 
unto  you  concerning  them  that 
seduce  you. 

27  But  the  anointing  which  ye 
have  received  of  him  abidttli  in 
you,  and  ye  need  not  that  any 
man  teach  you  :  but  as  the  same 
anointing  teacheth  g  you  of  all 
things,  and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie, 
and  even  as  it  hath  taught  you, 
ye  shall  abide  in  2  him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide 
in  him  ;  that,  when  he  shall  ap- 
pear, we  may  have  confidence, 
and  not  be  ashamed  before  him  at 
his  coming. 

29  If  ye  know  that  he  is  righteous, 
ye  know  3  tliat  h  every  one  that 
doeth  righteousness  is  born  of  him. 

CHAPTER  III. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love 
a  the  Father  hath  bestowed 
upon  us,  that  we  should  be  called 
the  sons  6  of  God  :  therefore  the 
world  c  knoweth  us  not,  because 
it  knew  him  not. 

2  Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons 
d  of  God,  and  it  doth  not  yet  appear 
what  we  shall  be  :  but  we  know 
that,  when  he  shall  appear,  we 
shall  be  like  e  him  ;  for  we  shall  see 
/  him  as  he  is. 

3  And  eve:y  man  that  hath  this 
hope  in  him,  purifieth  himself, 
even  as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin 
transgresseth  also  the  law  ;  for  sin 
is  the  transgression  of  the  law. 

5  And  ye  know  g  that  he  was 
manifested  to  take  away  our  sins  ; 
and  in  him  is  no  sin. 

6  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sin- 
neth  not  ;  whosoever  h  sinneth, 
hath  not  seen  him,  neither  known 
him. 

7  Little  children,  let  no  man  de- 
ceive you  :  he  i  that  doeth  right- 
eousness, is  righteous,  even  as  he 
is  righteous. 

8  He  k  that  committeth  sin,  is  of 
the  devil  ;  for  the  devil  sinneth 
from  the  beginning.  For  this  par- 
pose  the  Son  of  God  was  manifest- 
ed, that  I  he  might  destroy  the 
works  of  the  devil. 

9  Whosoever  tu  is  bom  of  God 
doth  not  commit  sin  ;  for  his  seed 

239 


Of  brotherly  love,  ij-c. 

n  remaineth  in  him  :  and  hi? cannot 
ain,  beciui.so  lie  is  born  of  liud. 

lU  In  this  lliu  chiMren  olUud  tire 
inanifcKt,  and  llie  children  of  the 
devil  :  wliosoever doeih  not  right- 
eousness, is  not  of  God,  neither  he 
that  loveth  r.ot  his  brother. 

11  For  '-h'S  IS  the  1  message  that 
yc  heard  from  the  beginning,  that 
o  we  should  luvc  one  another. 

la  Not  as  Cain,  p  icho  wasof  that 
wicked  one,  and  slew  his  brother. 
And  wherelore  slew  he  him?  Be- 
cause his  own  works  were  evil, 
and  his  biolher's  righteous. 

13  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if 
the  world  q  hate  you. 

14  We  know  that  we  have  passed 
from  death  uriio  life,  because  we 
love  the  brethren.  lie  r  that  lov- 
eth not  Aisbrother,abidelh  in  death. 

15  Whosoever  s  hateth  his  bro- 
ther is  u  murderer  :  and  ye  know 
that  no  murderer  hath  eternal  life 
abiding  in  him. 

16  Hereby  t  perceive  %ve  the  love 
of  God,  because  he  laid  down  his 
life  for  us:  and  we  ought  to  lay 
down  oitr  lives  for  the  brethren. 

17  13ut  u  whoso  hath  thi.s  worM's 
food,  and  seeth  his  brother  have 
need,  and  sliutteth  up  his  bowels 
of  cnmpaasion  from  him,  how 
V  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in  him  1 

18  My  little  children,  let  tcusnot 
love  in  the  word,  neither  in  tongue; 
but  in  ileed  and  in  truth. 

19  And  hereby  x  we  know  that 
we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall  2 as- 
sure our  hearts  before  him. 

20  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us, 
God  is  greater  than  our  heart,  and 
knoweth  all  things. 

21  Beloved,  if  our  heart  ij  con- 
demn us  not,  then  have  we  confi- 
dence *  toward  God. 

22  And  whatsoever  a  we  ask,  we 
receive  of  him,  because  we  keep 
his  commandments,  and  do  those 
things  that  are  pleasing  in  his 
sight. 

23  And  this  b  is  his  command- 
ment. That  we  should  believe  on 
the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
and  love  one  another,  as  he  gave 
tis  commandment. 

24  And  he  c  that  keepeth  his 
commandments  dwelleth  in  him, 
and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  d  we 
know  that  he  ahideth  in  us,  by  the 
Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 

CHAPTKR  IV. 

BELOVED,  believe  a  not  every 
spirit,  but  try  b  the  spirits 
whether  they  are  of  God  ;  because 
c  many  false  prophets  are  gone  out 
into  the  world. 

240 


I  JOHN 

n  lPe.1.23. 

I  or,  com- 
mnndment . 

0  Jno.  15.12. 
p  Ge.4.4— 8. 

V  Jno.  15.18, 
19. 

r  r.2.  9,  11. 
*  Mat.  5.21, 
22. 

1  ino.  15.13. 
fio.  5.  8. 
uDe.  15.  7. 

V  c.  4.  20. 
u>Ez.33.  31. 
Ro.  12.  9. 
Ja.  2.  15,16. 

1  Pe.  1.  22. 
rjiio.  13.35. 

2  persuade, 
y  Job  27.  6. 
Ps.  101.  2. 

z  He.  10.  22. 
aPs.  145.18, 
19.  Pr.  15. 
29.  Mar.  11. 
24. 

h  De.  18.  15. 
19.  Jno.  14. 
1. 

c  Jno.  14.23. 
15.  10. 
dRo.8.9.14. 
aJe.  29.  8. 
Mat.  24.  4. 
6  I  Th.  5.21. 
Re.  2.  2. 
c2Pe.2.  8. 


dl  Cor.  12.3. 
e  Ro.  8.  37. 
/Jno.  3.31. 
g  Is.  8.  20. 
/tc.  3.11,23. 
i2Cor.l3.11. 
ver.  16. 
i  Jno.  3.  16. 
I  Jno.  6.  51. 
m  c.  2.  2. 
/iMat. 18.33. 
Jno.   15.   12, 
13. 

olTi.6.  16. 
plCor.  13.13. 
gjno.  14.20. 
c.  3.  24. 
r  Ro.  10.  9. 
s  ver  8. 
1  love  toitk 


A.  D.  SO. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
God  :  Every  d  ipirit  that  confegn- 
elh  that  Je«uii  Christ  is  corao  in 
the  fleah,  is  of  God  : 

3  And  every  spirit  that  confcsseth 
nut  that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in 
the  flesh,  is  nut  of  God  :  and  this 
is  that  spirit  of  antichrist,  where- 
of ye  have  heard  that  it  should 
come  ;  and  even  now  already  is  it 
in  the  world. 

4  Ye  arc  of  God,  little  children, 
and  have  overcome  e  them  :  be- 
cause greater  is  he  that  is  in  you, 
than  be  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  They  are  of  the  world  :/ there- 
fore speak  they  of  the  world,  and 
the  world  heareth  them. 

6  We  are  of  God  :  he  that  know- 
eth God,  heareth  us  j  be  that  is 
not  of  God,  heareth  not  us.  Here- 
by g  know  we  the  spirit  of  truth, 
and  the  spirit  of  error. 

7  Beloved,  let  us  love  h  one  an- 
other :  for  love  ieofQod  ;  and  every 
one  that  loveth,  is  born  of  God, 
and  knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not,  knoweth 
not  God  ;  for  God  i  is  love. 

9  In  this  k  was  manifested  the 
love  of  God  toward  us,  because 
that  God  sent  his  only-begotten 
Son  into  the  world,  that  I  we 
might  live  through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we 
loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us, 
and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the  propiti- 
ation m  for  our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  if  ?i  God  so  loved  us, 
we  ought  also  to  love  one  another. 

12  No  o  man  hath  seen  God  at 
anytime.  If  we  love  one  another, 
God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  his  love  is 
perfected  p  in  us. 

13  Hereby  g  know  wc  that  we 
dwell  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  be- 
cause be  hath  given  us  of  his 
Spirit. 

14  And  we  have  seen,  and  do 
testify,  that  the  Father  sent  the 
Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world. 

15  Whosoever  r  shall  confess  that 
Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  Go'' 
dwelleth  in  him,  and  he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  be- 
lieved the  love  that  God  hath  to 
us.  God  «  is  love  ;  and  he  that 
dwelleth  in  love  dwelleth  in  God, 
and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  1  our  love  made 
perfect,  that  we  may  have  bold- 
ness in  the  day  of  judgment :  be- 
cause as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this 
world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love  ;  but 
perfect  love  casteth  out  fear  ;  be- 
cause feur  hath  torment.    He  that 


A.  D.  90.  CHAP.  V. 

feareth,  is  not    made   perfect    in   ?  Jno.  15. 16. 
love.  1/  c.  3.  17. 

19  We  love  him  because  he  r  first   vjtio.  13.34. 
lover!  us.  a  Jno.  1.  12, 

20  II"  a  man  say,  I   love  God,  and    13. 
hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar  :  for  j  6  Jno.  14. 
he  that  lovethnot  his  brother  whom  '  15,  21. 

he  hath  seen,  how   ii  can    he   love  !  c  Ps.   119. 
God  whom  he  hath  not  seen?  |45.  Mat.  U. 

21  And   this  commandment  have  !  30. 

we    from   him,     That   v   lie     who   rf  I  Cor.  15. 
loveth  God  love  his  brother  also.      157. 

CHAPTER  V.  jeJno.  19.34. 

WHOSOEVER  rtbelieveth  that   /Jno.  14. 
Jesus  is  the   Christ,  is  born    17. 
orGnJ:and  every  one  that  loveth   g  Jno.  8. 
him  that    beg-at,   loveth  hira   also    IS. 
lliut  is  begotten  of  him.  ;  h  He.  4.  12, 

2  By  this  we  know    that  we   love    13.  Re.  19. 
the  children  of  God,  when  we  love    13. 

God,     and     .keep    his   command-   i  Jno.  10. 
ments.  i  SO. 

3  For  this  is  the  love  of  God,  that   k  Jno.  15. 
4    we    keep    his  commandments;   26. 

and   his    commandments    are   not   /  Ac.  3.  2 — 
c  g-rievous.  j4.  2  Cor.  1. 

4  For  whatsoever  is  born   of  God   22. 
overcometh  rf  the  world:  and    this   m  1  Pe.3.21. 
is  the  vict  jry  that  overcometh  the    He.  13.  12. 
worM,  even  our  faith.  | 

:■>  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the    

wo.ld,  but  he  that    believelh   that  | 

Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God?  n  Ro.8.  16. 

6  Tliis  is  he  that  came  c  by  water   o  Jno.  1.  4. 
and  blood,   even  Jesus  Christ;   not  p  Jno.  5.  24. 
by  water  only,   but   by   water  and   g  Jno.  20. 
blood.     And  it  is  the   Spirit/ that   31. 
bea.-eth  witness,  because  the  Spirit    1  or,  con- 
is  truth.  .cerning, 

7  For  there    are  three  that  bear  r  Pr.  15.29. 
record  in  heaven,  the  Father,  ;§■  the   Je.29.  12,13. 
Word,  h  and  the  Holy  i  Ghost:  and   s  JMat.  12. 
these  three  are  one.  31,  32. 

.  8  And  there    are   three   that  bear    tJe.  7.  16. 
witness  in  earth,  the  Spirit,  k  and    u  c.  3.  4. 
the  water,  I  and  the  m  blood  :  and   v  Ro.  5.  20, 
these  three  ajree  in  one.  21. 

9    If  we    receive   the   witness  of  w  Ja.  1.  27. 
men,  the  witness  of  God  is  g'reat-   a-Lu.  24.  45. 
er  :  for  this   is  the  witness  of  Goil,   y  Is.  9.  6. 
whicli    he      hath    testified   of  his   _'  1  Cor.  14. 
Son.  10. 


Efficaqj  of  faith. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son 
of  God  hath  the  witness  n  in  him- 
self: he  that  believeth  not  God  hath 
made  him  a  liar  ;  because  he  be- 
lieveth not  the  record  that  God 
g'ave  of  his  Son. 

U  And  this  is  the  record,  that 
God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life, 
and  o  this  life  is  in  his  Son. 

12  Hep  that  hath  the  Son,  hath 
life  ;  and  he  that  hath  not  the  Son 
of  God,  hath  not  life. 

13  Tliese  thing's  have  I  written 
unto  you  that  believe  on  the  name 
of  the  Son  of  God  ;  tl  at  j  ye  may 
know  that  ye  have  eternal  life, 
and  that  ye  may  believe  on  the 
name  of  the  Sou  of  God. 

14  An\  this  is  the  confidence  that 
we  have  1  in  him,  that,  if  we  ask 
any  thing  according  to  his  will,  he 
heareth  us  : 

15  And  if  we  know  r  that  he  hear 
us,  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know 
that  we  have  the  petitions  that  we 
desired  of  him. 

16  If  any  man  see  his  brother  sin 
a  sin  which  is  not  unto  death,  he 
shall  ask,  and  he  shall  give  him 
life  for  them  that  sin  not  unto 
death.  There  is  a  sin  unto  s  death: 
I  do  t  not  say  that  he  shall  pray 
for  it. 

17  All  unrighteousness  u  is  sin  : 
and  there  v  is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  whosoever  is 
born  of  God  sinnelh  not;  but  he 
that  is  begotten  of  God  keepeth  to 
himself,  and  that  wicked  one 
tuucheth  him  not. 

19  A/id  we  know  that  we  are  of 
Gori,  and  the  whole  world  lieth  in 
wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  Son  of 
Gofl  is  come,  and  hath  given  us  an 
understanding,  x  that  we  may 
know  him  that  is  true  :  and  we  are 
in  him  that  is  true,  even  in  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ.  This  y  is  the  true 
God,  and  etemal  life. 

21  Little  children,  keep  your- 
selves from  z  idols.     Amen. 


THE    SECOND    EPISTLE    OF    JOHN. 


THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady 
and  herchildren,  whom  I  love 
in  the  truth  ;  and  not  I  only,  but 
also  all  they  that  have  known  the 
truth  ; 

2  For  the  tnith's  sake,  which 
dwelleth  in  us,  and  shall  be  with 
us  for  ever. 

3  Grace  be  with  you,  mercy,  and 
peace,  from  God  the  Father,  and 
from   the  Lord   Jesus  Christ,  tliu 


A.  D.  90. 


a  1  Jno.  3. 
23. 


Son  of  the  Father,  in  truth  and 
love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly  that  I  found 
of  thy  children  walking  in  truth, 
as  we  have  received  a  command- 
ment from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady, 
not  as  though  I  wrote  a  new  com- 
mandment unto  thee,  but  that 
which  we  had  from  the  beginning, 
that  owe  love  one  another. 

C-!l 


Commendation*  atvi  cenntrtt. 

6  And  litis  6  it  \ov<},  that  we  walk 
aflei' iKSuoiniii.iiuliiienls.  Tliix  is 
the  coiiimnniidieiil,  'I'liat,  as  yv 
have  heui'l  from  tlie  bejiunin^,  ye 
shoiil'l  walk  ill  II. 

7  foi- c  many  deceivers  are  en- 
teieij  iiiio  llie  world,  who  cunt'esis 
nol  thai  J>:sus  Chiidl  is  come  in 
the  llesh.  Thi*  is  a  deceiver  and 
an  antichrist. 

8  Look  d  to  yourselves,  that  e  we 
lose  not  those  thing's  which  we 
have  wrought,!  but  thai  we  receive 
a  full  reward. 

9  Whosoever  tianssrresseth,  and 
abideth  not  y  in  the  doct.iiie  of 
(!;iui5,!,    hath   nol   God.      He  that 


JUDK. 

&Jnol4. 15,21 
c  1  Jno.4.  I. 
//  .Vlar.  13.  9. 
e  Hli.  3.  16. 
ite.  3.  U. 
I  or,  gained. 
Some  copies 
ieA(l  lehichye 
hrivc  gained, 
Out  that  ye. 
/Jno.  15.6. 


g  Ga.  1.  8.  9. 
h  lTi.5.  22. 

2  mouth  to 
mouth. 

3  or,  yi}ur. 

t  1  Jno.  1.4. 


A.  D.  90. 

abidedi  In  (ha  doctrine  sf  Christ, 
he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the 
.Son. 

10  If  §■  there  come  any  unto  you, 
an  1  bn.ignot  this  doctrine,  receive 
him  not  into  your  house,  neither 
bill  him  GoJ  speed  : 

11  For  he  that  biddeth  him  Qod 
speed,  is  partaker  h  of  his  evil 
deeds. 

12  Havinij  mi'.ny  thing's  to  write 
unlo  you,  1  Would  not  icriJe  with 
paper  and  ink:  but  I  trust  to  come 

.  unto  you,  and  speak  face  2  to  face, 
that  3  our  joy  i  may  be  full. 

13  The  children  of  thy  elect  sis- 
'  Irer  ffreet  thee.     Amen. 


THE    THIRD    EPISTLE 

THE  clderuntothe  \vel!-bcloved  '  1  or,  truly. 

Gaius,    whom   I  love  1   in    the  i  2  or,  ^ray. 

truth.  (J  2  Jno.  4. 

2  Beloved,  I  wish  2  above  all  b  Pr.  23.  24. 
things  that  thou  mayest  prosper  c  1  Pe.  4.  10. 
an  1  bi;  i.i  health,  even  as  thy  soul  d  Ac.  15.  3. 
prospe  eih.  Z  worthy  of 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly  when  the  God. 
brethren  came  and    testified  of  the  e  1  Co.  9.  15, 
truth  that  is  in  thee,  even  as  thou  18. 
walkest  nin  the  truth.  /Mat. 10.40. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  6  than  to 
hear  that  my     children    walk    in 

truth.  

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  c  faithfully  | 
■whiilsoever  thou  doest  to    the  bre-  | 

thren  and  to  strangers  ;  g^  Mat.  23. 

6  Which    have   borne  witness  of  4 — 8.  1  Ti. 
thy    charity  before    the     cliurch  :    6.  3,  4. 
whom  if  thou  bring  t/    forward   on 
their  journey  3    after  a  godly  sort, 
ihou  shah  do  well  : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's 
sake  they  went  forth,  taking 
e  nothing  of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  to/ receive 
such,  that  we  might  be  fellow- 
helpers  to  (he  truth. 

9  1 


h  Pr.  10.  8, 

10. 

i  Is.  66.  5. 
k  Ps.  37.  27. 
n  Jno.  3.  6 

{—9.  I 

4  mouth  to 
unto   the  church  :  but  mouth. 


OF    JOHN. 

Diotrephes,  who  loveth  to  have  the 
pre-eminence  g' among  them,  re- 
ceiveth  us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  T  come,  I  will 
remember  hi.s  deeds  which  he  do- 
eth,  h  prating  against  us  with 
malicious  words  ;  and  nol  content 
therewith,  neitherdoth  he  himself 
receive  the  brethren,  and  forbid- 
deth  them  that  would,  and  casteth 
them  out  i  of  the  church. 

11  Beloved,  follow  k  not  thai 
which  is  evil,  but  that  which  is 
good.  He /that  doeth  good  is  of 
God:  but  he  that  doeth  evil  hath 
nol  seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  hath  good  report  of 
all  ineii,  and  of  the  truth  itself 
yea,  and  we  also  bear  record;  and 
ye  know  that  our  record  is  time. 

13  I  had  many  things  to  write, 
but  I  will  not  with  ink  and  pen 
write  unto  thee  : 

14  But  1  trust  1  shall    shortly  see  " 
thee,  and  we  shall  speak  4  face  to 
face.   Peace  ieto  thee.  Our  friendB 
salute  thee.     Greet  the  friends  07 
name. 


THE    GENERAL     EPISTLE    OF    JUDE. 


JUDE,  a  the  servant  of  Jesus 
Cli  ist,  and  brother  of  James, 
to  them  that  ae  sanctified  ft  by 
God  ihe  Father,  and  preserved  c  in 
Je.sus  Clirist,  and  d  called  : 

2  Mercy  unto  yoti,  and  peace, 
and  love,  be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  dili- 
gence to  write  unto  you  of  the  com- 
mon e  salvation,  it  was  needful 
for  me  to  wiite  unto  you,  and  ex- 
hort y^uthat  ye  should  earnestly 
tontend  f  for  the  faith  which  was 
once  delivered  unto  the  saints. 

212 


a  Lu.  6.  16. 
A  Ac.  20.  32. 
cl  Pe.  1.  5. 
d  Ro.  8.  30. 
cTit.  1.4. 
/  Ga.  2.  5. 


g  2Pe.  2.  1. 
h  Ro.  9.  22. 
iTi.  1.15.16. 
/HCo.10.5,12 
/  Nu.  14.29. 
37.  He.  3. 
16—19. 
m  Jao.  8.  44. , 


4  For  there  are  certain  men  crept 
in  unawares,  g  who  h  were  hi:fore 
ofold  ordained  to  this  condemna- 
tion ;  ungodly  men,  turning  r  the 
grace  of  our  God  into  lascivious- 
ness,  and  denying  the  only  Lord 
God,  and  our  Lord  Jes  s  Christ. 

5  I  will  therefore  put  you  in  re- 
membrance, though  ye  once  knew 
this,  hoA-  that  k  tke  Lord,  having 
saved  tlv  people  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  afterward  destroyed  I  them 
that  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  r?t  which  kept 


X.  D.  65. 

not  their  1  first  estate,  but  left  their 
own  halijtaiion,  he  hath  reserved 
in  everlasting-  chains,  n  under 
darkness,  unto  the  judgment  o  of 
the  great  day. 

7  Even  as  Sodom  p  and  Gornor- 
rha,  and  the  cities  about  them,  in 
like  manner  giving:  themselves 
over  to  fornication,  and  going 
after  2  strange  fiesh,  are  set  forth 
for  an  example,  suflering  the  ven- 
geance of  eternal  fire. 

8  Likew  ise  also  these  Jilthy  drea- 
mers defile  q  the  fie.sh,  despise  do- 
minion, and  speak  evil  of  digni- 
ties, 

9  Yet  Michael  r  the  archangel, 
when  coniending  with  the  devil  he 
iisputed  about  the  body  of  Moseses 
dust  t  not  bring  ag'iinst  liini  a 
railing  accusatjnn,  but  said,  The 
Lord  u  rebuke  thee. 

10  But  these  speak  evil  of  those 
things  which  they  know  not  :  but 
what  tliey  know  naturally,  as 
b.uie  beasts,  in  those  things  they 
coriiipt  iliemselves. 

11  Wo  unto  them  !  for  they  have 
gone  ill  the  way  of  Cain,  v  and 
ran  greedily  after  the  error  of  Ba- 
laam w  for  reward,  and  perished 
in  the  gainsaying  of  Core,  x 

12  These  are  spots  tj  in  your  feasts 
of  charily,  when  they  feast  with 
you,  feedingz  themselves  without 
fear  :  a  clouds  they  are  without 
water,  car  led  A  about  of  winds; 
trees  whose  fruit  c  withereth,  with- 
out fruit,  twice  d  dead,  plucked  e 
up  by  ilie  roots  ; 

13  Raging  waves  y  of  the  sea, 
foaming  out  their  own  shame  : 
wandeiing  ^  stars,  to  whom  is  re- 
served the  blackness  of  darkness 
for  ever. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  the  seventh 
from  Adam,  prophesied  of  these, 
saying,  Behold,   the   h  Lord  com- 


CHAP.  I. 

1  or,  princi- 
pahly. 

?i2  Pe.  2.  A. 
o  Re.  29.  20. 
pGe.  19.24. 

2  oilier. 
j2Pe.  2.10, 
11. 

rDa.  12.  1. 
s  De.  34.  6. 
t  Ex.  22.  28. 
u  Zee.  3.  2. 
ti  Ge.  4.  5. 
w  Nu.  22.  7, 
21. 

x'Nu.  16.  1, 
&c. 

y2Pe.2.  13. 
z  Ph.  3.  19. 
a  Pr.  25.  14. 
6  Ep.  4.  14. 
c  Jno.15.  4-6 
dHe.  6.4-6. 
e  Mat.  15. 13. 
/Is.  57.  20. 
eRe.  8.  10, 
11. 
It  Zee.  14.  5. 


i  Re.  20.  13. 
/.•  Ps.  73.  9. 
I  1  Ti.  4.  1. 
m  He. 10.25. 
n  Col.  2.    7. 

0  Ep.  6.  18. 

p  Jno.  15.  9, 

10. 

9  Tit.  2.  13. 

r  Zee.  3.2-5. 

»Re. 3.4,18. 

1  Ro.  16.  25- 
27. 

u2Ti.4.18. 
V  Co.  1.  52. 
w  ITi.  1.17. 


ICxhortation  to  perseverance,  ^-e. 
eth  with  ten  thousand  of  his  saintB. 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon  i 
all  ;  and  to  convince  all  that  are 
ungodly  among  tbein  of  all  their 
ungiidly  deeds  which  ihcy  have 
ungodly  committed,  and  of  all 
their  hard  speeches  k  which  ungod- 
ly sinners  have  spoken  against  him. 

16  These  are  niiirmureis,  com- 
plainers,  walking  after  their  own 
lusts  ;  and  their  mouth  speaketh 
great  swelling  words,  having 
men's  persons  in  admiration  be- 
cause of  advantage. 

17  But,  beloved,  remember  ye  the 
words  which  were  spoken  before 
of  the  apostles  of  our  Loid  Jesus 
Chiist  ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  I  there 
should  be  mockers  in  the  last 
time,  who  should  walk  after  thsir 
own  ungodly  lusts. 

19  These  be  they  who  separate 
m  themselves,  sensual,  having  not 
the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  n  up 
yourselves  on  your  most  holy  faith, 
praying  o  in  the  Holy  Ghost, 

'A  Keepp  yourselves  in  the  love 
of  God,  looking  }  for  the  mercy  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Ch.ist  unto  eternal 
life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion, 
making  a  dilierence  ; 

23  And  others  save  with  fe.ir, 
pulling  r  ihcni  out  of  the  fire  ; 
hating  even  the  garment  s  spotted 
by  the  fiesh. 

24  Now  /  unto  him  that  is  able  to 
keep  u  you  from  falling,  and  to  v 
present  ynu  faultless  befo.e  the 
pieseiice  of  his  glory  with  exceed- 
ing joy, 

£5  To  JO  the  only  wise  God  our 
Savinur,  be  glory  and  majesty, 
dominion  and  power,  both  now 
and  ever.     Amen. 


THE    REVELATION 
CHAPTER  I. 

THE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ 
wl.ich  God  gave  unto  him.  to 
show  unto  his  servants  things 
v%-bich  must  shortly  enme  to  pass  ; 
and  lie  sent  and  signified  it  by  his 
angel  unto  his  servant  John: 

2  Who  hare  record  of  the  word  of 
Gnd.  and  of  the  testimony  of  Je.sus 
Cli  ist,  and  of  all  things  that  he 
Baw. 

3  Bles-^ed  a  is  he  that  readeth, 
and  (hey  that  hear  the  words  of 
this  prophecy,  and  keep  those 
things  which  are  written  therein: 
for  the  time  b  is  at  hand. 


OF 

a  Lu 

6  Ja. 
IPe. 


ST.    JOHN    THE    DIVINE. 
.11.28 


5.8,9 
4.  7. 


c  vcr. 

d  ver 
e  Zrc 
c.  3.1 

/Jnr 
I.S-Col 

h  Jno 
\i  He 

llPe. 


4  JOHN  to  the  seven  c  churches 
J    which   are  in    Asia  :    Grace 

be  vinto  you,  and  peace,  frrm  him 
d.  which  is,  and  which  was,  and 
which  is  to  come  :  and  from  the 
seven  «  Spirits  which  are  before  his 
throne  ; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  who  ia 
th«  faithful  witness,  f  nnd  the 
s  first-begotten  of  the  dead,  and 
the  Prince  of  the  kings  of  the 
earth.  Unto  him  that  loved /i  us, 
and  washed  i  us  from  our  sins  in 

9.  14.    his  own  blood, 

19.  6.  I   G  And  bath  made  us  Kings  k  and 
2.  5-9.  I  priests  unto  God  and  his  Father; 
243 


11. 

8. 

4.  10. 
.&4.  5. 
.8.14. 

1.  18. 
.  13.  1. 


7Tv  vUion  At  Pntmo*. 

to  whom  /  he  gfl<^ry  (ind   rlominion  I  /  He.  13.  21. 
for  tver  nnd  ever.     Amen.  »i  Dii.  7.  13. 

7  Behol'l  he  comelh  with  clouds  ,  I  Mm.  26.  64 


m  unil    oven-   eye   »h;i!l   «ee   him,  I  h  Zee. 12. 10. 
and  they  71  «/»a  which  pie. ced  him: 
ni>i|  all  kindrod.<!  of  the  eiuth  ehHll 
Wiiil  o  hec.'iuse  of  him.     Kvcn   so, 
p  Amen. 

8  I  9  am  Alph.i  and  Omegiv,  the 
be^inninj  and  the  endiiij'',  B.iitli 
the  Lord,  which  is,  and  which 
wii.s,  and  which  U  to  come,  the 
Almighty,  r 

9  I,  John,  who  also  am  your 
brother,  and  companion  in  tribula- 
tion, and  in  the  kingdom  and 
patience  of  Jesua  Christ,  was  in 
the  isle  that  i.s  called  I'almos,  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  for  the  testi- 
mony of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I  was  in  the  Spirit  s  on  the 
I  Lord's  d.iy,  and  heard  behind  nie 
a  g'reat  voice,  as  of  a  t.nmpet,  1 

11  Sayinjf,  I  am  Alpha  and  Ome-j 
ga,  the  tirsi  and  the  last:  and. 
What  thou  .see.st,  write  in  a  book 
and  send  it  unto  the  seven  church- 
es which  are  in  A.=ia  :  unto  Ephe 
BUS,  u  and  unto  Smyrna, w  and  unto 
Peigamos,  w  and  unto  Thyatira,  .r 
and  unto  Sardis,  j/ and  unto  Phila- 
delphia, z  and  unto  Laodice.T.  n 

12  .And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice 
that  spake  with  me.  And  beinj 
turned,  I  saw  seven  b  golden 
candlesticks. 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
candlesticks  one  c  like  unto  the 
Son  of  man,  clothed  without  a  g.ir- 
menl  down  to  the  foot,  and  g'irt 
about  thepaps  with  a  golden  girdle, 

11  His  head  and  hiit  hairs  teere 
while  like  wool,  as  white  as  snow  ; 
and  his  eyes  d  were  as  a  flame  of 
fire  i 

15  And  his  feet  e  like  unto  fine 
brass,  as  if  they  burned  in  a  fur- 
nace ;  and  his  voice/as  the  sound 
of  many  waters. 

16  -And  he  had  in  his  right  hand 
seven  stars  ;  and  out  of  his  rnnutli 
vent  a  i;  sharp  two-edged  swor<i  : 
and  his  counten;ince  tooj;  as  the 
sun  h  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  vvhen  I  saw  him,  !  fell  at 
his  feet  as  dead.  And  he  laid  his 
rirht  hand  upon  me,  saying  unto 
me.  Fear  not ;  I  am  the  first  and 
the  last  : 

IS  T  am  he  that  liveth,  i  and  w.ts 
dead  ;  and,  behold,  I  am  alive  for 
evermore.  Amen  ;  and  have  the 
keys  I:  of  hell  and  of  death. 

19  Write  the  things  which  thou 
hast  seen,   and  the   things  which 


oiM«l.V!1.30. 
;..  c.    22.  20. 
7    Ir.  41.  4. 
r  Is.  9.  6. 
s2Co.  12.2. 
/  Jno.  20.26. 
Ac.   20.  7. 
1  Co.  16.  2. 
uc.  2.  1. 
»c.2.  8. 
10  c.  2.  12. 
xc.  2.  18. 
i-c.  3.  1. 
re.  3.  7. 
a  c.  3.  14. 
i  Kx.  25.  37. 
Zee.  4.2. 
cE?..  1.26- 
28.  Da.  7.  9, 
13.  10.  5,  6. 
nc.  2.  18.19. 
22. 

eEz.  1.  7. 
/  Et;.  4?.  2. 
e  Is.   49.  2. 
He.  4.   12. 
h  Ac.  26.  13. 
c.  10.  1. 
i  Ro.  6.  9. 
A  Ps.  68.  20. 
c.  20.  1,2. 


REVELATION.  A.  D.  J6, 

20  The  myiter>'  of  the  seven  I 
atnrs  whioh  thou  sowest  in  my 
right  hand,  end  the  seven  rolden 
cnndlestickB.  The  seven  stars  are 
the  nng-cls  of  the  seven  churches  : 
and  Ihc  seven  candlesticks  m 
which  thou  saw):st,  are  the  seven 
churches. 

CHAPTER  II. 

UNTO  the  angel  of  the  church 
of  Ephesu!>  write  ;  These 
things  saiih  lie  that  n  holdeth  the 
seven  stars  in  his  right  hand,  who 
walfceth  in  (he  midsl  of  the  seven 
golden  candlesticks  ; 

2  1  know  6  thy  works,  and  thy 
labour,  and  thy  patience,  and  how 
thou  canst  not  bear  them  which 
are  evil  :  and  thou  hast  tried  c 
them  which  s.ay  they  arc  apostles, 
and  are  not,  d  and  hast  found  them 
liars  : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hnsf  pa- 
tience, and  for  my  name's  sake 
hast  laboured,  and  hast  not  e 
fainted. 

4  Nevertheless  I  have  someichat 
against  thee,  because  thou  hast 
left  thy  first  love. 

5  Remember  therefore  from 
whence  thou  art  fallen;  and  repent, 
nnd  do  the  first  /  works  ;  or  else  I 
will  come  unto  thee  quickly,  and 
will  remove  g  thy  candlestick  out 
of  his  place,  except  thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou 
hatest  the  deeds  of  the  Nicolai- 
tanea,  h  which  I  also  hate. 

7  He  j  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Sjjirit  saith  untnthe 
churches  ;  To  him  that  overcometh 
w  11  I  give  to  eat  of  the  tree  k  of 
life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Smyrna  wrife  ;  These 
things  saith  the  first  /  and  the  last, 
which  was  dead,  and  is  alive  : 

9  I    know  thy  works,  and  tribula- 


29 

o  c.  3.  9. 

;3Mat.l0.22 

are,  and  the  things  which'shall  be]?Ja.  1.  12. 

hereafter; 

•244 


Zver.  IG. 

w  Mat. 5. 15, 

16. 

ac.  1.16,20. 

6P8.  1.6. 

ver.  9.13,19. 

c.  3.  1,8, 15. 

c  I  Jno.  4.  1. 
d2Co.ll.l3. 
eGa.6.  9. 

y  Je.  2.  2,  3. ''|°"i  sf"!   poverty,    (but    thou   art 

1VI      oi  41'  i'''^''-  '"■'>  ""''  Ikunw  the  blasphemy 

fMat.-iI.4I,  j  of  them  which  say  they  are  Jews,  n 

and  are  not,  but  am  the  synagogue 

o  of  Satan. 

10  Fear  none  of  those  thingi 
which  thou  shalt  sufl'er  :  behold, 
the  devil  shall  cast  some  of  you 
into  prison,  that  ye  may  be  trijd  ; 
and  ye  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days  :    be     thou     faithful    j)  unto 

7n  1  Ti.  6.18.   death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  crowa 
n   Ro.  2.  28,    q  of  life. 

11  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches  ;  He  that  overcometh 
shall  not  be  hurt  of  the  second  r 
death 


43. 

h  ver.  15. 

7lMat.ll.15. 

ver.  11.  17, 

29. 

k  Ge.  2.   9. 

c.  22.  2,  14. 

^c.  1.  8,  17. 


20.  14. 


A.  D.  96.  CHAP.  III. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  '  s  c.  1.  16. 
in  Perffamo!  write  ;    These  tbinjs   /  ver.  9. 
Baith  /  he    which   hath   the   sharp   u2Ti.2.  12. 
swoid  with  iwo  etlg'es  :  .  v  Nu.  31.13. 

13  I  kno.v  t  thy  woks,  and  where  w  Ac.  15.  29. 
thuu  dvvellest,  cj)e«  where  Satan's  jlCo.6.I3, 
seat  is  :    and  thou  holdesl  last  my  \  18. 

name,  and  nast  not  denied  it  my   ?/ Is.  11.  4. 
faiih,  even  in  those   days  wherein    4:  ver. 7.  c. 3. 
Antipas  was  my   faithful   martyr,  '  6.  13,  22. 
who  was   slain   among  you,  where  '  a  Ps.  2-5.  14. 
Satan  dwelleth.  |  6  Is.56.4,65. 

14  But  1  have  a  few  things  a-|15.  c.  3.  12. 
grainst  thee,  becuuse  thou  hast  j  19.  12,  13. 
there  them  that  hoi  1  the  doct.ine  '  c  1  Co.  2.14. 
of  Balaam,  who  c  tuufht  Balac  to|ffc.  1.14,  15. 
casta  stumbling  block  before  the  i  ever.  2. 
chill  en  of  Is.ael,  to  eat  w  things  1/ 1  K.  16.31. 
sacrificed  unto  idols,  and  to  com- 1  g  Ex.  34.15. 
mil  ^  fornication.  1  Co.  10.  20, 

15  So  hast  thou    also  them  that  {28. 

hold  the  doctrine   of  the    Nicolai- j  A  Ro.  2.  4. 
taiies,  which  thing- 1  hate.  2  Pe.  3.  9. 

18  Repent  ;  or  else    I   will   come  ] ;  c.  9.  20. 
unto  thee  quickly,  and  y  will  fight  1  k  Ez.  16.  37. 
against  them  with  the  sword  of  my  j23.  29. 
lu'cuth.  I  c.  6 

17  He  z  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  rn  Zep.  1.11. 
hf  ar  what  the  .Spirit  saith  unto  the  n  1  Ch.  28.9. 
churches;  To  him  that  overcometh  2  Ch.  6.  30. 
will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  hidden  a  Ps.  7.  9. 
manna,  and  will  give  him  a  white  Je.  17.  10. 
stone,  and  in  the  stone  a  new  6 
name  written,  which  no  man 
knoweth  c  saving  he  that  receiveth 
it. 

18  And  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Thyatira  write  ;  These 
things  saith  the  Son  of  God,  who 
hath  his  eyes  d  like  unto  a  flame 
of  fire,  and  his  feet  are  like  fine 
brass  ; 

19  I  e  know  thy  works,  and 
charity,  and  service,  and  faith, 
and  thy  patience,  and  thy  works  ; 
and  the  last  to  be  more  than  the 
first. 

2H  Notwithstanding,  I  have  a  few 
things  against  thee,  'ecause  thou 
Eufl^etest  that  woman  Jezeliel  / 
which  calleth  herself  a  prophet- 
ess, to  teach,  and  to  seduce  my 
servants  to  commit  fornication, 
and  to  eat  g-  things  sacrificed  unto 
idols. 

21  And  I  gave  her  space  h  to  tp- 
pent  of  her  fornication  ;  and  she 
repented  not.  i 

22  Behold,  I  k  will  cast  her  into 
a  bed,  and  them  that  commit 
adultery  with  her  into  great  tribu- 
lation, except  they  repent  of  their 
deeds. 

23  And  T  will  kill  I  her  children 
with  death  ;  and  all  the  churches 
m  shall  know  that  I  n  am  he 
which    searcheth    the    reins    and 

70 


0  Ps.  62.  12. 

^2Th.2.  9- 
12. 

q  c.  3.  11. 

r  ver.  7,  11, 
17.  c.  3.5,12, 
21.  21.    7. 

«  Jno.  6.  29. 
Ja.  2.  20. 
t  Ps.  49.  14. 
149.  5—9. 
«Ps.  2.  9. 
V  c.  22.  16. 
a  c.  5.  6. 

b  c.  2.  2,&c. 
c   1  Ti.  5.6. 
dc.2.  4. 
e  Da.  5.  27. 
/•He.  2.  1. 
»■  ver.   19. 
Ac.  16.    13. 
ic. 7.  9.19.8. 
/tc.  17.  8. 

1  Lu.  12.  8. 
m  Ac.  3.  14. 
nIJno.5.20. 
0  Is.  22.  22. 
p  Job  12.  14. 
J  1  Co.  6.  9. 


To  Thjatira  and  Sardis. 
henrts  ;  and  I  o  will  give  unto 
every  one  of  you  accoiding  to  your 
works. 

24  But  unto  you  I  say,  and  unto 
the  rest  in  Thyati.a,  as  many  as 
have  not  this  doctrine,  and  which 
have  not  known  the  depths  p  of 
Satan,  as  they  speak  ;  1  will  put 
upon  you  none  other  burden. 

25  But  that  g  which  ye  have  al- 
ready hold  fast  till  I  come. 

2S  And  he  ihat  overcoraeth,  r  and 
keepeth  my  wo.ks  s  unto  the  en.l, 
10  him  will  I  give  power  over  the 
nations : 

27  And  t  he  shall  rule  them  with 
a  rod  of  iron  ;  as  the  vessels  of  a 
potter  shall  they  be  broken  to 
shivers:  even  as  I  u  received  of 
my  Father. 

28  .\nd  I  will  give  bira  the  morn- 
ing star.  D 

29  He  that  hath  au  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Sp.rit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

CHAPTER    III. 

AND  unto  the  angel  of  the 
church  in  Sardis  write;  These 
things  saith  he  that  hath  the  seven 
rt  Spirits  of  God,  and  the  seven 
stars  ;  1  know  b  thy  works,  that 
thou  hast  a  name  that  thou  livest, 
c  and  art  dead. 

2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen  d 
the  things  which  remain,  that  are 
ready  to  die  ;  for  I  have  not  found 
thy  works  perfect  e  before  God. 

3  Rememberythereluie  how  thou 
hast  received  and  heard  ,  and  hold 
f.ast,  and  repent,  g  If  therefore 
thou  shall  not  watch,  I  will  come 
on  thee  as  a  thief,  h  and  thou  ahalt 
not  know  what  hour  I  will  come 
upon  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  a  few  names  even  in 
Sardis  which  have  not  defile.l 
their  garments  ;  and  they  shall 
walk  with  me  in  i  white  :  for  they 
are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overconieth,  the  same 
shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment ; 
and  I  will  not  blot  out  his  name 
out  of  the  /.-  book  of  life,  hut  I  will 
confess  I  his  name  before  my  Fath- 
er, and  bet'ore  his  angels. 

6  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the 
churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church 
in  Philvdelphia  write  ;  These 
things  saith  he  that  is  holy,  m  he 
that  is  true,  n  he  that  hath  the  key 
o  of  David,  he  that  openeth,  and 
no  man  shuttetb  ;  and  shuiteth,^ 
and  no  man  openeth  ; 

8  I  know  thy  works :  behold,  1 
have  set  before  thee  an  open  g  door, 

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To  PhUrjlelphia  and  l/todieea.      REVELATrOX. 


A.  D.  M. 


und  no  man  can  shui  it :   for  thou   r  c.'i.  9. 
bast  a  little  sirciig'th, and  hiiailie))!  '      i     gy    •. 
rny  word,  and  liasl  not  denied  my 
name.  [l2Pe.2.  9. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  tliem  of  the'     7        .    ,. 
synagogue  of  Satan,   which  say   ^   "**'P-*-'*- 
they  me  Jews,  and  an:  not,  but  do   f  vcr.  3. 
lie;  behoM,  1  will   niaku    tliern   to   uc.  21.2,10. 
come  »  and  worship  before  thv  feet,    ,         .       , 
andlo  know  that  1  haxe  loved  thee.    *  jT' '"   ■^<*" 

10  Because   thou    hast   kept    the    °«"««- 
Word  01  my  patience,  I  (  aUo  will    z  Is.  65.  16. 
ktep  thee  from  the  hour  of  tempta-   ..in    18   21 
tion,    whijli   shall   come   upon   all 

the  world,  to  try   ihem   that   dwell   «  IIos.  12.8. 
upon  the  earth. 

11  Behold,  I  rome  u  quickly: 
V  hold  that  fast  which  thou  hast, 
that  no  man  take  thy  crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh,  will  I  ?^'^',^'^oe 
make  a  pillar  in  the  temple  of  mv  ,  '  •  ^,- 
God  ;  and  he  shall  ^o  no  more  out:  ^^"°-  '*•■"• 
and  I  will  write  upon  bira  the  / 
name  of  my  God,  and  the  name  ,  ,x>  an 
of  the   city   of   my   God,   tchich  is  ^  ^"-  '«-^"- 

New  re  Jerusalem,  which  comelh' 

down  out  of  heaven  from  my  God  :  t 

and  I  trill  icrile  i,pon  him  my  new  [  ^  Jn"-16-33. 
name.  i  c.  2.  7. 

13  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him'oc.  1.  10. 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  i  *  c-  H-  IS. 
churches.  icEze.  3.  12- 

14  And    unto  the   angel   of  the  i '''.  c  17.  3. 
church  1  of  the  Laodiceans  write  ;  j21.  10. 
These  things  saith  the  Amen,  x  the  ^  Is.  6.  1. 
faithful  and  true  Witness,  the   be-'Je.  17.  12. 
erinning  of  the  creation  of  God  :      |Kz.    1.  26, 

15  I    know   thv  v/orks,  that   thou  128. 


a  Is.  53.  1. 
6  <-.  16.  15. 
cHe.12.5,8. 
dCe..  5.  2. 


/I  Jno.5.4, 
12.   n. 


art  neither  cold  nor  hot  :    I  would 
y  thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 


Da.  7.  9. 

He.  8.   1. 


IG  So  then  because  thou  art  luke-  |/c.  11.  16. 
warm,  and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I 
■will  spue  thee  out  of  my  mouth. 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  I  r  ^^i*  ver 
rich,  and  increased  with  goods, 
and  have  need  of  nothings  and 
knowest  not  that  thou  art  wretch- 
ed, and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
blind,  and  naked  : 

18  I  counsel  thee  to  buy  a  of  me 
gold  tried  in  the  fire,  that  thou 
inayest  bo  rich  ;  and  while  rai- 
ment, that  thou  marest  be  clothed, 
and  that  the  shame  of  thy  naVed- 
ness  6  do  not  appear  ;  and  anoint 
thine  eyes  with  eye-salve,  that 
thou  mayest  see. 

19  As  c  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke 
and  chasten:  be  zealous  therefore, 
und  repent. 

20  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door, 
and  d  knock  :  If  e  any  man  hear 
my  voice,  and  open  the  door,  I  will 
come  in  to  him,  and  will  sup  with 
him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh/  will 
I    grant  to  ni  g  with  me  in  ray 

ais 


3.  4,  5. 

10. 

tc.  8.5.  16. 
18. 

A-Ge.  15.17. 
Ex.  37.  23. 
Zee.  4.  2. 

/  c.  1.  4. 
m  c.  15.  i. 
n  Ez.  1.  5, 
&c.  10.  14. 

ols.e.  2,  &c. 

1  I  have  no 
Test. 

p  c.  5.  14. 

J  vcr.  4. 

re.  3.  12. 

sCol.l.  16. 


throne,  eveii  a*  I  ali«o  overcame,  h 
und  nm  ivt  down  with  my  Father 
in  hix  throne. 

22  He  i  that  hath  an  car,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  laiih  unto  the 
churches. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and,  be- 
hold, »  door  tceu  opened  ia 
heaven;  and  the  fust  voice  a  which 
I  heard  was  us  it  were  of  a  trumpet 
talking  with  me  ;  which  said, 
Come  6  up  hither,  and  1  will  rhuw 
thee  thinGfs<«hioh  must  be  hereafter. 

2  And  immediately  I  was  in  c  the 
Spirit :  and,  behold,  a  thro.io 
d  was  set  in  heaven,  and  one  sat 
s  on  the  throne. 

3  And  be  that  eat  was  to  look 
upon  like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine- 
stone  :  and  tliere  uas  a.  rainbow 
round  about  the  throne,  in  sight 
like  unto  an  emerald. 

4  And  round  about  the  throne 
loere  four  and  twentyy  seats  :  and 
upon  the  seats  I  saw  four  and 
twenty  elders  sitting,  clothed  in 
white  g  raiment  ;  and  they  had  on 
their  heads  crowns  Ji  of  gold. 

5  And  out  of  the  throne  proceed- 
ed lightningsiandthunderin^sand 
voices:  and  there  were  seven  Tamps 
k  of  fire  burning  before  the  throne, 
which  are  the  seven  Spirits  /  ofGod. 

6  And  before  the  throne  thereua* 
a  sea  m  of  glass  like  unto  crystal  ; 
and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne. and 
round  about  the  throne,  were  four 
n  beasts,  full  of  eyes  before  and 
behind. 

7  And  the  first  beast  was  like 
a  lion,  and  the  second  beast 
like  a.  calf,  and  the  third  beast  bad 
a  face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth 
beast  was  like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each 
of  them  six  o  wings  about  hitn  ; 
and  they  were  full  of  eyes  within  : 
and  they  1  rest  not  day  and  night, 
saying.  Holy,  holy,  holy.  Lord 
God  Almighty,  which  was,  and  is, 
and  is  to  come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  gi^e 
glory,  and  honour,  and  thanks  to 
him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  who 
^liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

10  The  four  and  twenty  elden 
fall  down  before  him  that  sat  on 
the  throne,  and  worship  him  that 
liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and  ceet 
their  crowns  y  before  the  throne, 
saying, 

li  Thou  art  worthy,  r  O  Lord,  to 
receive  glory  and  honour  and 
power  :  s  for  thou  hast  created  all 
things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they 
are  and  were  created. 


A.  D.  96.  CHAP 

CHAPTER  V. 

AND  I  saw  in  the  rig-ht  hand  of 
liim  that  sat  on  the   throne 
boolt  <z  written  within   and  on  the 
back  side, 6  sealed  with  seven  seals. 

2  And  I  saw  a  stiong  angel  pro- 
claiming with  a  loud  voice,  Who 
is  wortliy  to  open  the  book,  and  to 
loose  the  seals  thereof? 

3  And  no  man  in  heaven,  nor  in 
earth,  neither  under  the  earth,  was 
able  to  open  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  much,  because  no 
man  was  found  worthy  to  open 
and  to  read  the  book,  neither  to 
look  thereon. 

5  And  one  of  the  elders  soith  un- 
to me,  Weep  not:  behold,  the 
Lion  c  of  the  tribe  of  Juda,  the 
Root  d  of  David,  hath  prevailed  to 
open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the 
Beven  seals  thereof. 

6  And  I  beheld,  and,  lo,  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the  four 
beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
elders,  stood  a  Lamb,  e  as  it  had 
been  slain,  having  seven  horns 
and  seven  eyes,  y  which  are  the 
seven  Spirits  of  God  sent  forth  into 
all  the  earth. 

7  An  3  he  came  and  took  the  book 
out  of  the  right  hand  of  him  that 
sat  upon  the  throne. 

8  -Vnd  when  he  had  taken  the 
book,  the  four  g  beasts  and  four 
and  twenty  elders  fell  down  before 
the  Lamb,  having  every  one  of 
them  harps,  h  and  golden  vials  full 
of  1  odours,  which  are  the  prayers 
i  of  saints. 

9  And  they  sung  a  new  k  song, 
saying,  Thou  art  worthy  to  take 
the  book,  and  to  open  the  seals 
thereof:  for  thou  wast  slain,  and 
hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy 
blood,  I  out  of  every  m  kindred, 
and  tongue,   and  people   and  na- 


tion 

10  And  hast  made  us  unto  our 
God  kings  r;  and  priests:  and  we 
shall  0  reign  on  the  earth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the 
voice  of  many  angels  round  about 
the  throne  and  the  beasts  and  the 
elders  :  and  the  p  number  of  them 
t>.-as  ten  thousand  times  ten  thou- 
sand, and  thousands  of  thousands : 

12  Saying  with  a  loud  voice, 
Worthy  q  is  the  Iiamb  that  was 
slain  to  receive  power,  and  riches, 
and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honour,  and  glorj',  and  blessing. 

13  And  r  every  creature  which 
is  in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth, 
and  under  the  earth,  and  such  as 
are  lu  the  sea,  aad  all  that  are  in 


V.  VI.  Opining  of  the  seals, 

]  a  Ez.  2.  9,  thera,  heard  I  saying.  Blessing,  » 
10.  and  honour,  and  glory,  and  power, 

6  Is.  29.  11.  6e  unto  him  that  sitteth  upon  the 
cGe.49.  9,  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb,  for 
10.  Nu.  24.     ever  and  ever. 

9.  He.  7.  14.  14  And  t  the  four  beasts  said, 
rfls.  11.  1.        Amen.     And  the  four  anfZ    twenty 

10.  c.  22.  16.  elders  fell  down  and  worshipped 
e  Is.  53.  7.  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever. 
Jno.  1.29,  CHAPTER  TI. 
36.  A  ND  I  saw  when  the  Lamb 
/Zee.  4.  10.  Xl-opened  one  of  the  seals  ;  a  and 
gc.i.i,8,     I  heard,  as  it  were   the   noise    of 

10.  thunder,  one  of  the  four  beasts, 
h  c.  15.  2.  saying,  Come  and  see. 
loT, incense.  2  And  I  saw,  and  behold  a  white 
i  Ps.  141.  2.  b  horse  ;  and  he  that  sat  on  him 
tc.  14.  3.  had  a  bow  ;  and  a  crown  was 
I  Ac.  20.  28.  given  unto  him  :  and  he  went 
Ep.  1.7.  He.  tortb  conquering,  c  and  to  conquer. 
9.  12.  1  Pe.       3  And  when  he  had   opened   the 

I.  18,  19.  second   seal,   I   heard   the   second 
m  c.  7.  9.         beast  say,  Come  and  see. 
n  c.  1.  6.  4    And    there  went  out    another 

0  c.  22.  5.  horse  that  was  red  :  and  pouter  was 
p  Da.  7.  10.  given  to  him  that  sat  thereon  to 
He.  12.  22.  take  peace  from  the  earth,  and 
g  c.  4.  11.  that  they  should  kill  one  another  : 
r  Ph.  2.  10.      and  there  v.as   given   unto  him  a 

great  sword. 
5  And  when    he  had  opened  the 

third  seal,  I  heard  the  third  beast 

say,  Corae  and  see.   And  1  beheld, 
and  lo,  a  black  horse  ;  and  he  that 

s  1  Ch.  29.      sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of  balances 

11.  1  Ti.  6.       in  his  hand. 

16.  1  Pe.  4.       6    And  I  heard  a  voice   in    the 

II.  midst  of  the  four  beasts  say,  1  A 
t  c.  19.  4.  measure  of  wheat  forf»penny,  and 
a  c.  5.  5.  three  measures  of  barley  for  a  pen- 
b  Zee.  6.  3,  ny  ;  and  see  thou  d  hurt  not  the  oil 
&c.  and  the  wine. 

c  Ps.  45.  3 —  7  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
5.  fourth  seal,  I  heard  the  voice  ofthe 

1  The  word  fourth  beast  say.  Come  and  see. 
Choenix  six-  8  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a  pale 
nitieth  a  horse  :  and  his  name  that  sat  on 
measure  him  was  Death,  and  hell  followed 
containing  with  him.  And  power  was  given 
one  wine  2  unto  them  over  the  fourth  part  of 
quart,  and  the  earth,  to  kill  e  with  sword  and 
the  twelfth  with  hunger,  and  with  death,  and 
part  of  a  with  the  beasts  ofthe  earth, 
quart.  9  And  when  he  had  opened  the 
t£  c.  9.  4.  fifth  seal,  I  saw  under  the  altar/ 
2ox,tohiin,.  the  souls  5^  of  them  that  were  slain 
e  Ez.  14.  21.  for  h  the  word  of  God,  and  forthe 
/  c.  8.  3.         testimony  which  they  held  : 

g  c.  20.  4.  10    And  they  cried   with  a  loud 

h  c.  1.  9.  12.    voice,  saying.  How  ilong,  O  Lord, 

17.  holy  and  true,  dost  thou  not  judge 
i  Zee.  1.  12.  and  avenge  k  our  blood  on  them 
/:  De.  32.  41   that  dwell  on  the  earth  ? 

—43.  c.  11.        11  And  white  Z robes   were  given 

18.  unto  every  one  of  them  ;  and  it 
I  c.  7.  9,  14.  was  said  unto  them,  that  they 
m,  c.  14. 13.     should  rest  n  yet  for  a  little  aea- 

a47 


Number  of  the  sealed.  REVELATION. 

son,  until  n  (l\eir    fcltow-t^civiinta  In  He.  11.  40 
itUu  unci  iheii  l/ielliieii,thtil  kIiuuuI  '  u  c.  16.  18. 


be  killed  as  llicy   were,  thuuld   be  17)  Joel  2 


tiiltillfd. 

12     And  I   beheld   when    he   h 
opened  the  sixth  se.il.and  lo,theic 
Was  u  great  eaitlujuake  ;  o  .iiid  th 
sun  ^became   black   as    eackclothlr  P«.   102. 


10, 
'31.  3.  15. 
I  {Mat.  24.  39. 
7  c.  a   10. 
3  ur,  preen. 


26.  Is.  34.  4. 
r  Je.  4.  23, 


t  Is.  2.  19 
uUos.  10.8 
Lu.  i3.  30. 
c.  9  6. 
V  Is.  13.  6, 
&c.  Zep.  1. 
14,  &c.  c. 
16.  14. 
te  Ps.  76.  7. 
a  Da.  7.  2. 
4  2  Ti.  2. 
19. 

c  c.  6.  6. 
d  Ez.  9.  4. 
e  c.  22.  4. 
/c.  14.  1. 


ot  ball,  and  ibe    muon   bccain 
blood  ; 

13  And  the    stars  9  of  heaven  fell !  24.  Hn.  3.  6, 
unto  ilie  earth,  even  as  a   fig  tree  j  10.  c.  16.  20, 
castelli  her  untimely  3  fig's,  when 
she  is  shaken  of  a  niig'hty  wind  : 

14  And  the  heaven  r  departed  .ts 
a  scroll  when  it  is  rolled  togelher: 
and  every  mountain  s  and  island 
Were  moved  out  of  their  places  1 

15  And  the  king's  of  the  earth, 
and  the  great  men,  ami  the  rich 
men,  and  the  chief  captains,  and 
the  mighty  men,  and  every  bond- 
man, and  every  freeman,  hid 
themselves  t  in  the  dens  and  in  the 
rocks  of  the  mountains: 

IG  And  said  u  to  the  mountains 
and  rocks.  Fall  on  us,  and  hide 
tis  from  the  face  of  him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne,  and  from  the  wrath 
of  the  Lamb  : 

17  For  V  the  srreat  day  of  his 
wrath  is  come  ;  and  who  w  shall 
be  able  to  stand  ? 

CHAPTER  VII. 

AND  after  these  things  I  sa'w 
four  angels  standing  on  the 
four  corners  of  the  earth,  holding 
tlie  four  winds  fi  of  the  earth,  that 
the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any 
tree. 

2  And  i  saw  another  angel  as- 
cending from  the  east,  having  the 
seal  i  of  the  living  God:  and  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
huit  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,  Hurt  c  not  the  earth, 
neither  the  sea,  nor  the  trees,  till 
we  have  d  sealed  the  servants  of 
our  God  in  their  c  forelieads. 

4  And   I  heard    the    number    of 


ffRo.  11.25. 
c.  5.  9. 

k  c.  6.  11. 

i  Le.  23.  40. 

k  Zee.  4.  7. 

/Is.  43.  11. 
c.  19.  1. 

m  Jude  25. 
c.  5.  13,  14. 

n  Jno.  16. 
33.  c.  6.  9. 

o  I  Cor.  6. 
11.  He.  9. 
14. 

p  1  Jno.  1. 
7.  c.  1.  5. 


them  which  were  scaled  :  rind  there}'^         1.0,  «. 


If  ere  sealed  an  hundred  and  forty 
and  four  _/"  thousand  of  all  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  a-erc  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Reuben  uere  sealed  twelve  thou- 
sand. Of  the  tribe  of  Gad  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Ofthe  tribe  of  Aserwere  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Nepthalim  jcejc  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasses  were  sealed  twelve  thou- 
eund. 

348 


ris.  49.  10. 

sP».  121.  6. 
la.  4.  6. 

t  Ps.  23.  1, 
2,  5.  36.  8. 
Is.  40.  11. 

u  Is.  25.  8. 

a  c.  5.  1. 

4Lu.  1.  19. 

c2Ch.29. 
35—28. 


A.  D.  9». 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the 
tribe  of  Levi  tcere  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Ibsa- 
char  tcere  scaled  twelve  thousand. 

8  Of  tiie  tribe  of  Zabulon  tcere 
sealed  twelve  thousaml.  Ofthe 
tribe  of  Joseph  u-ere  sealed  twelve 
thousand,  tifthe  trilie  of  Benja- 
min 7i-e;c  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  a 
great    multitude,  which    no  man 

I  could  number,  of  g:  all  nations,  and 
kindreds,  and  people, and  tongues, 
stood  before  the  throne,  and  before 
the  Lamb,  clothed  h  with  while 
robes,  and  palms  i  in  their  hands  ; 

10  And  cried  k  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  Salvation  /  to  our  God 
which  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and 
unto  the  Lamb. 

11  And  -tH  the  angels  stood  round 
about  the  thione,  and  about  the  el- 
deis  and  the    four  beasts,  and   fell 

1  efore  the  throne  on  their  faces, 
and  worshipped  God, 

12  Saying,  m  Amen  :  Blessing, 
and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and 
thanksgiving,  and  honoiir,  and 
power,  and  might,  Aeunto  our  God 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

13  And  one  of  the  elder.-:  answer- 
ed, saying  unto  me.  What  are 
these  which  are  arrayed  in  white 
robes  ?  and  whence  came  they  ? 

14  And  I  said  unto  him.  Sir,  thou 
know  est.  And  he  said  to  me. 
These  are  they  which  came  out  of 
great  tribulation,  ?i  and  have  wash- 
ed o  their  robes,  and  made  them 
while  i  1  the  bloody  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  bcfoie  the 
throuL'  of  God,  and  serve  him  day 
and  night  ill  bis  temple  :  and  he 
that  sitteth  on  the  throne  sliall 
dwell  9  among  them. 

16  Thev  shall  Ivunger  r  no  more, 
neitlier  thirst  any  more  ;  neither 
ohall  ibe  sun  light  on  them,  nor 
any  s  heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb,  ■which  is  In  the 
midst  of  the  throne,  shall  t  feed 
them,  and  shall  lead  them  unto 
living  fountains  of  waters  ;  and 
God  shall  wipe  u  away  all  teara 
from  their  eyes. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

AND  when  he  had  opened  tho 
seventh  seal,  a  there  was  si- 
lence in  heaven  about  the  space  of 
half  an  hour. 

2  And  I  saw  the  seven  angels 
which  stood  6  before  God  ;  and  to 
them  were  given  seven  c  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and 
stood  at  the  altar,  having  a  golden 

Iceoser  ;  and  there  wa«  given  unto 


A.  D.  96. 


CHAP.  IX. 


b  c.  17. 8. 
20.  1. 


lim  much  incense,  that  he  should  '  1  or,  add  it 

1  ofi'er  it  with  the  d  prayers  of  all    to. 
saints    upon   the    golden    e    altar  d  c.  5.  8. 
which  was  before  the  ihiune.  e  c.  6.  9. 

4  And  the  suiokt;  of  the  incense.y  f  Ex.  30.  1. 
which  came  with  the  prayers  of  the   2  or,  upon. 
saints,  ascended  up  befoieGoJout   g  c.  16.  18. 
of  the  angel's  hand.  |A.2Sa.  22.  8. 

5  And  the  angel  look  the  censer,  i  i  Ei.  33.  22. 
and   filled   it  with   fire  of  the   al-   k  Is.  2.  13. 
tai-,  and  cast  it  into2  the  earth:    iJe.51.  25. 
a.id  'there  were  voices,  and  thun-    m  Am.  7.  4. 
dering's,  and  lightnings,  and  an  A  7i  Ex.  7.  19 
earthquake.  ; — 21.  c.  16. 

6  Aud  the  seven  angels  which  had   3,  &c. 

the  sev  en  trumpets  prepared  them- '  o  Is.  14.  12. 
selves  to  sound.  10.9.1. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  and  i  />De.29.  18. 
there   followed  hail  and  fire   min-   Am.  5.  7. 
gled  with  blood, and  thej'were  cast  He.  12.  15. 
upon  the  earth  :  and  the  third  part   g  Ex.  15.  23. 
of  trees  k  was   burnt  up,  and  all  Je.  9.  15.  23. 
green  g.ass  was  burnt  up.  j  15. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded,   r  Is.  13.  10. 
and  as  it  were  a  great  mountain  I  Je.  4,  23. 
burning  with  fire  was  cast  into  the   Ez.  32.  7,8. 
m  sea  :    and   the  third  part  of  the  j  Joel  2.  10. 
sea  became /I  blood  ;  Am.  8.  9. 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  crea-   s  c.  14.  6. 
tures  which  were  in   the   sea,  and   a  Lu.  10.  18. 
had  life,  died  ;  and  the  third  part   c.  8.  10. 
of  the  ships  were  destroyed. 

iO  And  the  third  angel  sounded, 
and  there  fell  o  a  great  star  from 
heaven,  burning  as  it  were  a  lamp, 
and  it  fell  upon  the  third  part  of 
the  rivers,  and  upon  the  fountains 
of  waters  ; 

11  And  the  name  of  the  star  is'cJoel  2.  2. 
calledp  Wormwood  :  and  the  third  j  d  Ex.  10.  4, 
part  of  the  waters  q  became  worm-   &c. 

wooil  ;  and  many  men  died  of  the  e  ver.  10. 
waters,  because  they  were  made  f  c.  6.  6. 
bitter.  ^Ex.  12.  23. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,   Job  2.  6. 
and  the  third  part  of  the  sun  r  was  Ez.  9.  4. 
«mitten,  and  the  third  part  of  the   c.  7.  3. 
moon,  and    the  third  part  of  the  | /t  Job  3.  21. 
stars  ;  so  as  the  third  part  of  them  I  Je.  8.  3. 
wai;  darkened,  and  the   day  shone   i  Joel  2.  4. 
not  for  a  thir  1  part  of  it,  and  the  I  k  Na.  3.  17. 
night  likewise.  i  Da.  7.  4,  8. 

13  Audi  beheld,  and  heard  an  i  m  Ps.  57.  4. 
Btigel  flying  s  through  the  midst  of  Joel  1.  6. 
heaven,  saying  with  a  loud  voice,  n  Na.  2.  4. 
Wo,  wo,  wo,  to  the  inhabiters  of  o  ver.  5. 
the  earth,  by  reason  of  the  other  p  Ep.  2.  2. 
voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three  1  That  is,  a 
ano-els,  which  are  yet  to  sound  !        destroyer. 

CHAPTER  IX.  yc.  8.  13. 

AND  the  fifth   angel   sounded,   7-Ge.2   14. 
and  I   saw  a  star  a  fall  from   Je.  51.  63. 
heaven  unto  the  earth  :  and  to  him   c.  16.  12. 
was  given  the  key  of  the  bottom-  2  or,  at. 
less  pit.  b  s  c.  8.  7—9. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless  t  Ez.  38.  4. 
pit  ;    and  there  arose  a  smoke  out  Da.  11.  40. 


Plaguet  of  the  f/th  and  sixth  angela, 
of  the  pit,  as  the  smoke  of  a  great 
I'urnace  ;  and  the  sun  and  the  air 
were  da.kened  c  by  reason  of  the 
smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  Ami  there  came  out  of  the  smoke 
locusts  d  upon  the  earth  :  and  unto 
them  was  given  power,  as  the  scor- 
pions  e  of  the  earth  have  pow- 
er. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them/* 
that  they  should  not  hurt  the  grasi 
of  the  earth,  neither  any  green 
thing,  neither  any  tree  ;  but  only 
those  men  which  have  not  the 
seal  g  of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that 
they  should  not  kill  them,  but  that 
they  should  be  to.mented  live 
months  :  and  their  torment  tons  as 
the  torment  of  a  scorpion,  when 
he  striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men  h 
seek  death,  and  shall  not  find  it; 
and  shall  desire  to  die,  and  death 
shall  flee  from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  t  of  the  locusts 
were  like  unto  horses  p.epared  un- 
to battle  ;  and  on  their  heads  were 
as  it  were  k  crowns  like  gold,  and 
their  faces  I  were  as  the  faces  of 
men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair  of 
women,  and  their  teeth  m  were  as 
the  teeth  of  lions. 

9  And  they  had  breastplates,  as 
it  were  breastplates  of  iron  ;  and 
the  sound  of  their  wings  was  as  the 
sound  of  n  chariots  of  many  horses 
running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto 
scorpions,  and  there  were  stings  ia 
their  tails  :  and  o  their  power  was 
to  hurt  men  five  months. 

11  And  they  had  a  king  p  over 
them,  which  is  the  angel  of  the 
bottomless  pit,  whose  name  in  the 
Hebrew  tongue  is  Abaddon,  but  in 
the  Greek  tongiis  hath  his  name  1 
Apollyon. 

12  One  q  wo  ia  past  ;  and,  be- 
hold, thera  come  two  woes  more 
hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded, 
and  I  h-'-ari  a  voice  from  'he  four 
horns  of  i'cie  golden  altar  A-hich  is 
before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  s. jclh  angel 
which  had  the  trumpet.  Loose  the 
four  angels  which  are  bound  in  the 
great  river  Euphrates,  r 

15  And  the  four  angels  were  loos- 
ed, which  were  prepared  2  for  an 
hour,  and  a  day,  and  a  month,  and 
a  year,  for  to  slay  the  third  »  part 
of  men. 

16  And  the  number  of  the  army  t 
of  the  horsemen  were  two  hundred 

249 


TJiC  angel  teHh  tlit  little  hook.       REVELATION. 
(liousiiiid  u  lliouR:\niI  :  and  I  hearl  1  u  Pa.  68.  17. 


V  c.  7.  4. 

«.  1  Ch.  12. 

8.  Is.  5.  28, 

29. 

X  In.  9.  15. 

Ep.  4.  14. 


z  Le.  17.  7. 


19. 


I  6  c.  22.  15. 


A.  V.  9«. 

the  sevcntli  h  unffel,  when  he  nhnll 
heg'iii  to  «i)iiiid,  the  ii>y«tcry  i  of 
G(»l  should  be  fiiiishe'l,  H8  he  h.ilh 
declared  tu  his  ser^nnts  (he  proph- 
ets. 

8  And  the  voice  *  which  I  heard 
from  heaven  spake  unto  me  ajfnin, 
and  said,  Go  and  take  tlie  little 
book  which  is  open  in  the  linnd  of 
the  nngcl  which  stnnMeth  upon  tha 
sea  nnd  upon  the  caith. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angol,  and 
said  unto  him,  Give  me  the  lit- 
tle book.  And  he  eaiJ  unto  me, 
Take  it,  I  and  eat  it  up  ;  and  it 
shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it 
shall  be  in  thy  mouth  sweet  na 
honey. 

10  And  1  took  the  little  book  out 
of  the  anjel's  hand,  and  ate  it  up; 
and  it  was  in  my  mouth  sweet  as 
honey  :  and  a?  soon  as  I  had  eatea 
it,  my  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me.  Thou 
must  prophesy  asrain  before  many 
peoples,  and  nations,  and  tongues, 
and  king's. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

AND  there  was  ^iven  me  a  reed 
a  like  unto  a  rod  :    and   the 
ang'el    stood,     suyins".    Rise,    and 
measure  6  the  temple  of  God,  and 
i  Ro.  11.  25.  Uhe  altar,  and   them  that  worship 
Ep.  3.  5—9.  I  therein. 

2  But  the  court  c  which   is  with- 


V  the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in 
(he  vision,  anri  them  that  sat  on 
them,  having  l>reas(plates  of  fire, 
nnd  of  jiicinth,  and  brimstone  : 
urtd  the  heads  of  the  horses  were  as 
the  heads  of  lions;  ic  and  out  of ! y  je.  5.  3.  8. 
their  mouths  issued  fire  and  smoke  {6, 
und  brimstone. 

18  By  thes:?   three  wa?  the  third  1 1  Cor.lO.  20 
part  of  men  killed,  by  the  fire,  nnd  '  a  Ps.  135.15 
by   the   smoke,  and   by  the   brim- 1  Is.  40 
slonc,   which   issued  out  of  their  I  20. 
mouths. 

19  For  their    power    is   in  their  la  Ez.  1.28. 
mouth,  and  in  their  tails  :  fortheir  |6  Mat.  17  2. 
tails  X  were  like  unto  serpents, and   c.  1.  15,  16. 
had   heads,  and  with  them  they  do  |  c  c.  8.  5.  14. 
hurt.  {2. 

20  And  the  vest  of  the  men  which  I  d  Da.  8.  26. 
were   not  killed  by  these  plagnes,  '  12.4,  9. 
vet  y  repented  not  of  the  works  of  e  Ex.  6.  8. 
their   hands,  that  they  should   not    De.  32.  40. 
worship  devils,   z  and  idols  a  o(  /  Ne.  9.  6. 
gold,   and   silver,  and   brass,  and   c.  14.  7. 
stone,  and  of  wood  ;  which  neither  Ig- Da.  12.  7. 
can  see,  nor  hear,  nor  walk  : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their ' 
murders,  nor  of  their  sorceries,  b 
nor  of  their  fornication, nor  of  their 
thefts. 

CHAPTER  X. 

AND   I  saw  another  mighty  an- 
gel come  down  from  heaven,  I  k  ver.  4 
clothed  with  a  cloud  ;   and  a  rain- I  i  Ez.  3. 1 — 3,  |  out  the  temple    1  leave   out,  and 


he.  II.  15. 


how  a  leas  upon  his  head,  and  his  [  14. 

face  b  ifo*  as  it  were  the   sun,  and   a  Zee.  2.  1. 

his  feet  as  pillars  of  fire  :  |  c.  21.  15. 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little   b  Ez.  40.  48, 
boot  open:  and  he  set  his  right   c  Ez.  40.  17 
foot  upon  the  sea,  and  his  left/bor  —20. 
on  the  earth,  1 1  cast  out. 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as  d  Lu.  21.  24. 
when  a  lion  roareth  :   and  when   he   e  Da.  7.  25. 
had  cried,  seven  thunders  c  utter-   2  or,  give 
ed  their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders  witnesses, 
had  uttered    their    voices,    I  w.is   that  they 
about  to  write  :  and  I  heard  a  voice   may  prophe- 
from  heaven  saying  unto  me,  Seal   sy. 
rf  up  those  thingr,  which  the  seven  yMat. 18.16 
thunders  uttered,  and  write  them   g  c.  20.  4. 
not.  A  Is.  22.  12. 

5  And    the    angel    wbich    I  saw  i  Je.  11.  16. 
stand  upon  the  sea  and   upon  the   Zee.  4.  3, 
earth  e  lifted  up  his  hand  to  hca-    11,  14. 
van,  jfcc.  1.20. 

>  And  sware  by  him  /that  liveth    I  Pa.  18.  8. 
for    ever    and    ever,   v.-ho  created   m  Nu.  16. 


heaven,  and  the  things  that  there-   35.  Hos.  6.5.   will 


measure  it  not  ;  for  d  it  is  given 
unto  the  Gentiles  :  and  the  holy 
city  shall  they  tread  under*  foot 
forty  and  two  months. 

3  And  I  will  2  give  poieer  unto  my 
/  two  witnesses,  g  and  they  shall 
prophesy  a  thousand  two  hundred 
and  threescore  days,  clothed  in 
sackcloth,  h 

4  These  are  the  two  i  olive-trees, 
unto  my  tioo    nnd  the  two  candlesticks  Ic  stand. 

ing  before  the  God  of  the  earth. 

5  And  it  any  man  will  hurt  them, 
I  fire  proceedeth  out  of  their 
mouth,  and  devouretli  their  ene- 
mies:  and  if  any  man  will  hurt 
them,  he  must  in  this  manner  b; 
killed,  m 

6  These  n  have  power  to  shut 
heaven,  that  it  rain  not  in  the 
days  of  their  prophecy  :  and  have 
power  over  waters  o  to  turn  them 
to  blood,  and  to  smite  the  earth 
with  all  plagues,  as  often  as  they 


are,    and    the    earth,  and  the   >j  I  K.  17. 


7  And  when  they  shoU  ha»e  fin- 


things  that  therein  are,  and  the  o  Ex.  7.  19.  ished  their  testimony,  the  beast  p 
EC;.,  and  the  things  which  are  ;?  c.  17.  8.  '  that  aseendeth  out  of  the  bottom- 
therein,   g  That    there  should  be   9  Da.  7.  21.   less  pit  shall   make  9  war  against 


time  no  longer 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  &c. 
350 


Zee.  14.  2, 


them,  and  shall  overccme  them, 
I  and  kill  them. 


A.  D.  9S. 

8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie 
in  the  s'.reet  r  of  the  great  citj-, 
which  spiritually  is  called  Sodom 
s  and  Egypt,  t  where  also  our  Lord 
was  crucified. 

9  And  they  of  the  people,  and 
kindred.?,  and  tongues,  and  na- 
tions, sliall  see  their  dead  bodies 
three  days  and  an  hall',  and  shall 
not  sufler  their  dead  bodies  to  be 
put  in  graves,  u 

10  And  they  that  dwell  upon  the 
earth  shall  rejoice  over  them,  and 
make  merry,  and  shall  send  gifts 
one  to  another ;  because  these 
two  prophets  tormented  them  that 
d\»eli  on  the  earth. 

n  And  after  three  days  and  an 
half  the  Spirit  v  of  life  from  God 
entered  into  them,  and  they  stood 
upon  their  feet;  and  great  fear 
fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice 
from  heaven  saying  unto  them. 
Come  up  hither.  And  they  ascend- 
ed up  to  heaven  in  a  w  cloud  ;  and 
their  enemies  x  beheld  them. 

13  And  the  sarnc  hour  was  there 
E.  great  earthquake,  and  the  tenth 
part  of  the  city  y  fell,  and  in  the 
earthquake  were  slain  3  of  men 
seven  thousand  :  and  the  remnant 
were  aft'righted,  and  gave  z  glory 
to  the  God  of  heaven. 

14  The  second  a  wo  is  past  j  and, 
behold,  the  third  wo  Cometh  quick- 
ly- 

15  And  the  seventh  b  angel 
sounded ;  and  there  were  great 
voices  in  heaven,  saying.  The 
kingdoms  c  of  this  world  are  be- 
come !lie  kingdoms  of  our  Lord, 
and  of  his  Christ  ;  and  he  d  shall 
reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

16  And  the  four  and  twenty  e  el- 
dtrs,  which  sat  before  God  on  their 
Beats,  fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
worshipped  God, 

17  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks, 
0  Loid  God  Almighty,  which 
/  art,  and  wast,  and  art  to  come  ; 
because  thou  hast  taken  to  thee  thy 
greit  power   and  hast  reigned,  g 

18  And  the  nations  were  angry,  h 
and  thy  wrath  is  come,  and  the 
time  i  of  the  dead,  that  they 
should  be  judged,  and  that  thou 
shouldest  give  reward  k  unto  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  and  to  the 
•aints,  and  them  that  fear  thy 
name,  small  /  and  great  ;  and 
shouldest  destroy  them  which  4  de- 
stroy the  earth. 

19  And  the  temple  m  of  God  was 
opened  in  heaven,  and  there  was 
seen  in  his  temple  the  ark  of  his 
testament :  and  there  v;ere  light- 


CHAP.  XII. 
rUe.  13.12. 
sis.  1.  10. 

t  Ex.  20.  2. 

uPb.  79.  3. 

0  Ez.  37.5— 
14. 

icl  Th.4.17. 
:rMal.3.18. 
yc.  16.  19. 

3  noTnes  of 
men. 

z   Is.  26.  15, 
16.  c.  14.  7. 
ac.  8.  13. 
b  c.  10.  7. 
cc.  12.  10. 

d  Da.  2.44.7. 
14,  18,  27. 

e  c.  4.  4. 
/  c.  16.  5. 
gc.  19.6. 
h  ver.  9. 
i  He.  9.  27. 
k  c.  22.  12. 
/c.  19.  5. 

4  or,  cor- 
rupt. 

mc.  15.5,8. 


n  c.  8.  5. 
0  0.16.18,21. 


lor. 


sign. 


a  Is.  54.6. 
6  Ps.  84.  11. 
Mai.  4.  2. 
c  ver.  9. 
d  Is.  9.  15. 
e  Is.  7.  14. 
/  Ps.  2. 10. 
S-c.  11.3. 
AGe.3.  1,4. 
i  Jno.  8.44. 
k  Zee.  3.  1. 
^c.  11.  15. 
m  Ro.  8.  33, 
37. 

nLu.  14.26. 
o  Ps.  96.  11. 
Is.  49.  13. 
p  c.  8.  13. 
J  c.  10.  9. 


Tim  woman  and  the  dragon, 

nings,  n  ana  voices,  and  thunder- 
ings,  and  an  earthquake,  o  and 
great  hail. 

CHAPTER  XII. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great 
1  wonder  in  heaven  ;  a  woman 
a  clothed  with  the  sun,  6  and  the 
moon  underher  feet,  and  upon  her 
head  a  crown  of  twelve  stars  : 

2  And  she  being  with  child  cried, 
travailing  in  birth,  and  pained  to 
be  deliveied. 

3  And  there  appeared  another 
1  wonder  in  heaven  ;  and  behold 
a  great  red  dragon,  c  having  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns,  and  seven 
crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  his  tail  d  drew  the  third 
part  of  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  did 
cast  them  to  the  earth  :  and  the 
dragon  stood  before  the  woman 
which  was  ready  to  be  delivered, 
for  to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as 
it  was  bora. 

5  And  €  she  brought  forth  a  man 
child,  whoy  was  to  rule  all  nation* 
v-fith  a  rod  of  iron  :  and  her  child 
was  caught  up  unto  God,  and  to 
his  throne. 

6  And  the  woman  fled  into  the 
wilderness,  where  she  hath  a  place 
prepared  of  God,  that  they  should 
feed  her  there  g  a  thousand  two 
hundred  and  threescore  days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven: 
Michael  and  his  angels  fought 
against  the  dragon  :  and  the  drag- 
on fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not  ;  neither 
was  their  place  found  any  more  in 
heaven. 

9  And  the  great  dragon  was  cast 
out,  that  old  serpent,  h  called  the 
Devil,  i  and  Satan,  k  which  de- 
ceiveth  the  whole  world  ;  he  was 
cast  out  into  the  earth,  and  hit 
angels  were  cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  say- 
ing  in  heaven.  Now  I  is  come  sal- 
vation, and  strength,  and  the 
kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the  pow- 
er of  his  Christ :  for  the  accuser  of 
our  brethren  is  cast  down,  which 
accused  them  before  our  God  day 
and  night. 

11  And  they  overcame  m  him  by 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the 
word  of  their  testimony  ;  and  they 
loved  not  their  lives  n  unto  the 
death. 

12  Therefore  o  rejoice,  t/e  hea- 
vens, and  ye  that  dwell  in  them. 
Wo  p  to  the  inbabiters  of  the 
earth,  and  of  the  sea  I  for  the  devil 
is  come  down  unto  you,  having 
great  wrath,  because  q  he  knoweth 
that  he  bath  but  a  short  time. 

851 


Tkt  two  btatti. 


REVELATION. 


A.  D.  M. 


13  And  whca  tUe  dragon  saw 
that  he  was  casl  unto  lUe  earth, 
he  pe. seemed  ihe  uomaii  which 
bruu^hi  I'u.ili  the  inua  child. 

14  A. id  ti>  tne  wuiii.ui  we.e  ^iven 
two  wuiijj  r  ol'  a  tfieal  ea^le,  thai 
she  mi^iu  tty  iiiiu  the  wilde.nc^, 
into  her  place,  M  here  she  is  iiou.- 
ished  I'ui'  a  lime,  and  times,  and 
hkir  a  lime,  r.i.>m  the  face  of  the 
se  pent. 

15  .4iid  th<^  serpeiU  cast  out  of  hi» 
mouth  wuiei  us  a  tluud  <  after  the 
uomaii,  that  he  ini^ht  cause  her 
to  l>e  carried  aw.iy  ol  the  flood. 

Ifi  And  the  ea.ih  helped  the  wo- 
man, and  the  e;irth  opened  lier 
mjuth,  and  swallowed  up  the 
Cooa  >vhich  the  dcngun  cast  out  of 
his  mouth. 

17  A.I  J  the  dragon  was  wroth 
with  the  woman,  {  and  went  to 
in.ike  war  with  the  remnant  of  her 
See  I,  which  keep  the  coinmanJ- 
ments  of  God,  and  have  the  testi- 
mo.iy  of  Jesiis  Ch  ist. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

ASD  1  stood  upon  the  sand  of 
the  sea,  and  sa.v  a  beast  a  rise 
up  out  of  the  sea,  having  6  seven 
heals  and  ten  ho.ns,  and  upon 
his  horns  ten  croA'ns,  and  upon 
his  heads  the  1  name  of  blas- 
phemy. 

2  A. id  the  beast  which  I  saw 
was  c  like  unto  a  leopard,  and  his 
feet  we.e  as  ihe  feet  of  a  bear,  a.id 
his  mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a  lion  : 
an  i  tiie  d.-agc)n  d  g.ive  him  his 
power,  and  his  seal,  e  and  gieal 
autho,  ity. 

3  A  id  1  saw  one  of  his  heads,  as 
it  were  woiin  led  2  to  death  ;  and 
his  deadly  wound  was  healed  : 
and  all  the  wo.ld  wondered/after 
the  beast. 

4  Aid  they  worshipped  the  dra- 
pon  which  gave  power  unto  the 
beast  :  and  they  worshipped  the 
beast,  saying,  Who  is  like  unto 
the  beast  ?  who  g  it  able  to  make 
war  with  him  .' 

5  .\nd  there  was  given  unto  him 
B  mouth  h  speaking  -jreal  things 
and  blasphemies  ;  and  power  was 
given  unto  him  to  3 continue  forty 
2  and  two  months. 

6  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in 
blasphemy  against  God,  to  blas- 
pheme liis  name  and  his  tabema- 
r'c.  k  and  them  that  /  dwell  in 
heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  to 
make  war  m  with  the  saints,  and 
to  overcome  them  :  and  power  n 
was  given  him  over  all  kindreds, 
and  tongues,  and  nations, 

252 


ris.  40.  ol. 
a  Is.  59.  19. 

iGe.  3.  15. 

a  Da.  7.   2, 

&c. 

6  c.  12.3.  17. 
3,  9,  U. 

1  0  ,  namea. 
c  Da. 7. 4— 7. 
d  c.  12.  9. 

«c.  16.10. 

2  alain. 
f  c.  17.  8. 
5-c.  17.  14. 
h  Da.  7.  8, 
ll,i5.  11.36. 

3  or,  make 
war. 

i  c.  11.2,3. 
12.6. 

k  Col.  2.  9. 

He.  9.  11,24. 

/He.  12.22, 

23. 

m  Da.  7.  21 

c. 11. 7.12.17. 

n  Lu.  4.6. 


o  Da.  12.  1. 
C.2I.27. 
p  c.  17.  8. 
g  Is.  33.  1. 
rGe.  9.  6. 

3  He.  6.  12. 
t  c.  U.  7. 
u  ver.  3. 

V    Mat.  24. 

24.  2Th.2.9, 

10. 

w  ver.  3,12. 

4  breath, 
xc.  16.  2. 

5  give 
them, 
yc.  15.  2. 
ac.  5.  12. 
b  C.7.  4. 
c  c.  3.  12. 
rfc.  19.  6. 
e  c.  5.  8,  9. 


9  And  all  that  dwell  upon  tba 
earth  shall  worship  him,  whose 
names  it.e  not  wntien  in  the  book 
o  of  life  of  the  Laiuti  uluiii  from  p 
the  foundation  of  the  woild. 

9  If  Any  man  have  an  ear,  let 
bun  hear. 

10  He  9  that  leadeth  intccaptivi* 
ty  shall  go  into  captivity  ;  he  r 
that  killeih  with  the  suord  mutt 
be  killed  with  tlie  sword.  He.e  it 
the  patience  a  and  the  faith  of  the 
saints. 

11  And  I  beheld  another  (  beast 
coming  up  out  of  the  earth  ;  and 
he  had  two  ho.ns  like  u  Uinb,  and 
he  spake  as  a  d.agon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the 
power  of  the  first  beast  befoic  him, 
and  causeth  the  earth  and  theia 
which  dwell  therein  to  worship  the 
fi.st  beast,  whose  deadly  wound 
was  u  healed. 

13  And  he  doeth  great  o  wonders, 
so  ih.ll  he  makeili  tire  come  down 
from  heaven  on  llie  earth  in  the 
sight  of  men, 

I    14  Ami  deceiveth  them  that  dwell 

j  on  the  earth  by  the  means  of  those 
miiucles  which  he  had  power  to 
do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast  ;  say- 
ing to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth, 
that  they  should  make  an  image 
to  the  beast,  which  had  the  tc 
wound  by  a  sword,  and  did  live. 

I  15  And  he  had  power  to  give  4  life 
unt'i  the  image  of  the  beast,  that 
the  image  of  the  beast  should  both 
speak,  and  cause  that  as  m.my  at 
would  not  woiship  r  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  An  1  he  caused  all,  both  small 
and  gieal,  rich  and  poor,  free  and 
bon  1,  to  receive  5  a  mark  in  their 

I  right  hand,  or  in  thei.-  foreheads  : 

j  17  And  that  no  man  might  buy 
or  sell,  save  he  that  had  the  mark, 

'or  the  name   of  the    beast,  or  the 

I  number  y  of  his  name. 
18  Here  is  wisdom.     Let  him  that 
hath     unde.-standing    count      the 
number  of  the   beast  :  for  it  is  the 

,  number  of  a   man;  and   his   nur- 
beris  six  hundred  threescore  and 
six. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

AND  I  looked,  and,  lo,  a  Lamb 
«  stood  on  the  mount  Sion,  and 
with  him  an  hundred  forty  and 
four  thousand,  6  having  his  Fa- 
ther'.'i  name  c  written  in  their 
foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  hea- 
ven, as  the  voice  d  of  many  wa- 
ters, and  as  the  voice  of  a  great 
thunder:  and  I  heard  the  voice  of 
harpers  e  harping  with  their  harpi : 


A.  D.  96. 

3  And  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new 
/'song' before  the  throne,  and  be- 
fore ihe  four  beasts,  and  the  el- 
deis  :  and  no  man  conld  leam  that 
song-  bnl  the  "•  hundred  and  forty 
and  four  thousand,  which  were  re- 
deemed from  the  eartli. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not 
delile  1  with  vvrmen  ;  for  they  are 
viifins.  h  These  are  they  which 
folfov/  i  the  Lamb  whithersoever 
he  joelh.  These  weie  1  redeemed 
from  among-  men,  being  the  liisi- 
niiiis  k  unto  God  and  to  the 
Lamb. 

5  And  in  their  mouth  was  found 
no  I  g-uile  :  for  they  are  without  m 
fault  before  the  throne  of  God. 

6  And  1  saw  another  angel  fly  in 
the  mi  l%t  of  heaven,  having  the  n 
everlasting  gospel  to  preach  unto 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  and 
to  every  o  nation, and  kindred,  and 
tong-ue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  aloud  voice,  Feir 
God,  and  give  glory  to  him  ;  for 
p  the  hour  of  his  judgment  is 
Come  :  and  worship  him  that 
made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the 
Sea,  and  the  fountains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  another  an 
gel.  saying,  Babylon  9  is  fallen,  is 
fallen,  that  great  city,  because  she 
made  all  nations  drink  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornica- 
tion. 

9  And  the  third  angel  followed 
thera.  saying-  with  a  loud  voice, 
Ifr  any  man  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  receive  his 
mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his 
liand. 

10  The  same  shall  drink  s  of  the 
wine  of  the  wrath  of  God,  which 
is  poured  out  without  mixture  into 
the  cup  of  his  indignation  :  and 
he  shall  be  tormented  with  fire  t 
and  bijnstonein  the  presence  of 
the  holy  angels,  and  in  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lamb  : 

11  And  the  smoke  u  of  their  tor- 
ment ascendeth  up  for  ever  and 
ever  :  and  they  have  no  rest  i>  day 
nor  night,  who  worship  the  beast 
and  his  image,  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  the  mark  ofhis  name. 

12  Here  is  the  patience  of  the 
saints  :  here  fjrethey  that  keep  the 
commandments  of  God,  and  the 
faith  of  .Tesus. 

13  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  hea- 
ven saying  unto  me.  Write,  Bless- 
ed nre  the  dead  which  die  w  in  the 
Lord  2  from  henceforth  :  Yea, 
»aith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labours  ;  and  their 
works  do  follow  tbem. 


CHAP.  XV 

/  c.  15.  3. 
S  ver.  1. 
kCa.  1.3.  6. 
8.2Cor.ll.2. 
i  Jiio.  10.27. 
1  houghi. 
1  Cor.  6.  20. 
i- Ja.  1.  18. 
/  Ps.  32.  2. 
?n  Kp.  5.  27. 
Jude  24. 
;i2Sa.23.  5. 
Is.  40.  8. 
o  Lp.3.  9. 
p  c.  15.  4. 
9  Is.  21.  9. 
Je.51.  7,8. 
c.  18.  2,  3. 
r  c.  13.   14— 
16. 

s  Ps.  75.  8. 
tc.  19.  20. 
uls.  34.  10. 
V  Is.  57.  20, 
21. 

w  1  Th.  4. 
14,  16. 
2  or,  from 
henceforth^ 
sailh  the 
Spirit,  yea. 


xEz.  1.26. 
Da.  7.  13. 
y  Joel  3.13. 
z  Je.  51.  33. 
Mat.  13.  39. 
3  or,  dried, 
a  ver.  15. 

5  c.  19.  15. 
c  Is.  63.  3. 
rfHe.  13.  11, 
12. 

e  Is.  34.  7. 
/c.  19.  14. 
ac.  14.  10. 

6  c.  4.  6. 
c  Is.  4.  4,  5. 
d  c.  13.  15 — 
17. 

ec.  14.  2. 
/Ex.  15.  1 

19.  De.32. 
1—43. 

.  14.  3. 
h  Hos.  14.  9. 
\oT,nations, 
or,  ages. 
c.  17.  14. 
i  Je.  10.  7. 
k  1  Sa.  2.  2. 
/  Is.  45.  23. 
mz.  U.  19. 


The  seven  loit  plagvea. 

I  14  And  I  looked,  and  behold  a 
white  cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud 
one  sat  liks  x  unto  the  Sjn  of  man, 
having  on  his  head  a  gulden 
crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp 
sickle. 

15  And  another  angel  came  out 
of  the  temple,  crying  with  a  loud 
voice  to  him  that  sat  on  the  cloud, 
Tli;-ust  y  in  thy  sickle,  and  reap: 
for  the  time  is  come  fortheeto  reap: 
for  the  harvest  z  of  the  earth  is 
3  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud 
thrust  in  his  sickle  on  the  eaith  ; 
and  the  earth  was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out 
of  the  temple  which  is  in  heaven, 
he  also  having  a  sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out 
from  the  altar,  which  had  power 
over  fire  ;  and  cried  with  a  loud  ciy 
to  him  that  had  the  sharp  sickle, 
saying,  a  Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clustCis  of 
the  vine    of    the    earth  ,  for    her 

;rapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his 
sickle  into  the  earth,  and  gathered 
the  vine  of  the  earth,  and  cast  it 
into  the  great  wine-press  b  of  the 
wrath  of  God. 

20  And  the  wine-press  was  trod- 
den c  without  d  the  city,  and  blood 
e  came  out  of  the  wine-press,  even 
/  unto  the  horse-bridles,  by  the 
space  of  a  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred furlongs. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

AND  I  saw  anothersign  in  hea- 
ven, great  and  marvellous, 
seven  angels  having  the  seven  last 
plagues  :  for  in  them  is  filled  up 
the  wrath  a  of  God. 

2  And  [  saw  as  it  were  a  sea  6  of 
glass  mingled  with  c  fire  ;  and 
themthathad  gotten  the  victory 
over  rf  the  beast,  and  over  his  im- 
age, and  over  his  mark,  and  over 
the  number  of  his  name,  stand  on 
the  sea  of  ^lass,  having  the  harps 
eofGod. 

3  And  they  sing  the  song  ofMo- 
sesythe  servant  of  God,  and  the 
song  of  the  Lamb,  f  saying.  Great 
and  marvellous  nre  thy  works, 
Lord  God  Almighty  :  just  and 
true  nre  thy  ways,  h  thou  King  of 
1  saints. 

4  Who  i  shall  not  fear  thee,  O 
Lord,  and  glonfy  thy  name  ?  for 
tfiou  only  k  fi-^t  holy  :  for  all  /  na- 
tions shall  come  and  worship  be- 
fore th'^e  ;  for  thy  judgments  are 
made  manifest. 

5  .And  after  thHt  I  looked,  and, 
behold,  the  temple  m  of  the  tabet* 

253 


The  aevenviah.  UEVKLATION. 

naclp  of   the  teatiiaony  in  heaven   n  Is.  6.  4. 
vuti  opened  : 

6  And  the  seven  angeU  came  out   o  Pa.  29.  9. 
of  Uie  temple,    having  the   seven 
plajucK,  clothed  in  pure  and  wlilte   <z  c.  15.  I,  7 
linen,    and   having    their    breasis 
girded  with  golden  girdles.  6  c.  8.  7 

7  And   one  of  the  four  beasts  ^avc 
unto  the  seven  angclsseven  golden   cEx.  9.8,11. 
vin'.s,   full  of   the   wrath  of   God, 
who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever.  d  c.  13.  15^ 

8  And  the  temple  was  filled 
ri  with  smoke  from  the  glory  o  of 
God,  and  from  his  power  ;  and  no 
man  was  able  to  enter  into  tlie 
temple,  till  the  seven  plagues  of 
the  seven  angels  were   fulfilled. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of 
the  temple  saying  to  the  seven 
CI  angels,  Go  your  ways,  and  pour 
out  the  vials  of  the  wrath  of  God 
upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured 
out  his  vial  upon  the  b  earth  ;  and 
there  fell  a  noisome  and  grievous 
sore  c  upon  the  men  which  had  the 
mark  d  of  the  beast, and  upo7i  them 
which  worshipped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  upon  the  e  sea  ;  and  it 
became  as  the  bloody  of  a  dead 
■nian  ;  and  every  living  soul  died 
in  the  sea. 

4  And  the  third  angel  poured  out 
his  vial  upon  the  rivers  and  foun- 
tains of  ^waters  ;  and  they  became 
blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the  wa- 
ters say.  Thou  art  righteous,  hO 
Lord,  which  art,  and  wast,  and 
shalt  be,  because  thou  hast  judged 
thus. 

6  For  they  have  shed  the  blood  of 


A.  D.  96. 


d  c. 
17. 

ec.8.  8. 

/  Ex.  7.  17 

—20. 

gc.  8.  10. 

h  ver.  7. 

iDe.  32.  42, 
^3.  Is.  49.26. 

kc.  15.3.  19. 
2. 

I  c.  8.  12. 

TO  c.  9.  17. 

1  or,  burned. 

river.  11,21. 

o  Da.  5.  22, 
23.  c.  9.  20. 

pc.  13.2—4. 

9  c.  9.  2. 


r  ver.  2. 
s  c.  9.  14. 
t  Is.  41.  3. 

Je.  50.  38. 
aaints  and   prophets,   and  i  thou,  51. 36. 
hast  given  then,   blood  to  drink  ;  I  «  c.  12.  3,  9. 
for  they  are  worthy.  v  c.  13.  2. 

7  And  I  heard  another  out   of  the  {  w  c.  19.  20. 
altar  say,  Even  so.   Lord   God  Al- j  x  I  Ti.  4.  1. 
mighty,  k  tnje    and   righteous  aie  y  2  Th.  2.  9. 
thy  judgments.  i^lJno.5.19. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured  out   a  c.  19.  19. 
his  vial  upon  the  I  sun  ;  and  power,  b  2  Pe.  3.  10. 
was  given  unto  him  to  scorch  men  ■  c  c.  3.  4,  18. 
with  m  fire.  |dc.21.6. 

9  And  men  were  1  scorched    with   ec.  U.  13. 
great  heat,  and  blasphemed  n   the  '  f  Da.  12.  1. 


name  of  God,  which  hath   pov.-er 
over  these  placrues  :  and  o  they  re- 


c.  14.8. 

h  Is.  51.  17. 

23.  Je.  25.15, 


pented  not,  to  give  him 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out !  16. 

his    vial   upon   the   seat  p  of  the  !  i  c.  6.  14. 
beast ;  and  his  Vinsrdom   was    full  i  i' c.  11.  19. 
of  7  darkness  ;    and   they  gnav^ed  |  ffi  Na.  3.  4. 
their  tongues  for  pain,  [c.  19.  2. 

11  And  blasphemed    the    God  of ;6Je.51.  13 
heaveu  lecause  of  their  pains  and  i  c  c.  18.  3. 

•H4 


their  Hores,  r  and  repented  not  of 
their  deeds. 

12  And  the  lixth  angel  poured 
out  liiH  vial  upon  the  great  river 
a  Euphraleg  ;  and  the  water  there- 
of was  dried  up,  t  that  the  way  of 
the  kings  of  tlie  east  might  be  pre- 
pared. 

13  And  I  law  three  unclean  spir- 
its like  frogs  corat  out  of  the  mouth 
of  the  dragon,  u  and  out  of  the 
mouiliofthe  beast,  »  and  out  of 
the  mouth  of  tlie  false  to  prophet. 

14  For  they  are  the  spirits  of  de- 
vils, x  working  iniiacles,  y  u-hich 
go  forth  unto  the  kings  of  the 
earth  and  of  the  z  whole  world,  to 
gather  them  to  the  battle  a  of  that 
great  day  of  God  Almighty. 

15  Behold,  I  come  as  a  6  thief. 
Blessed  is  he  that  watcheth,  and 
kecpeth  his  garments,  lest  he  v/alk 
naked,  cand  they  sec  his  shame. 

16  And  he  galbere.l  them  toge- 
ther into  a  place  called  in  the  He- 
bicw  tonsrue  Armageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured 
out  his  vial  into  the  air  ;  and  there 
came  a  great  voice  out  of  the  tem- 
ple of  heaven,  from  the  throne, 
saying.  It  d  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and 
thunders,  and  lightnings  ;  and 
there  was  a  great  earthquake,  e 
such  _/"as  was  not  since  men  were 
upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an 
earthquake,  find  so  great. 

19  And  the  great  city  g  was  di- 
vided into  three  parts,  and  the  ci- 
ties of  the  nations  fell  :  and  great 
Babylon  came  in  remembrance  be- 
fore God,  to  give  \into  her  the  cup 
h  of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness  of 
hiswrath. 

20  And  i  every  island  fled  away, 
and  the  mountains  were  not  found. 

21  And  there  fell  upon  men  a 
great  hail  k  out  of  heaven,  every 
stone  about  the  weight  of  a  talent: 
and  men  blasphemed  God  because 
of  the  plague  of  the  hail  ;  for  the 
plague  thereof  was  exceeding 
great. 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

AND  there  came  oneof  tlie  seven 
angels  wdiich  had  the  seven 
vials,  and  talked  with  me,  saying 
unto  me.  Come  hither ;  I  will 
show  unto  thee  the  judgment  of 
the  great  whore  a  that  sittetli  upon 
many  6  waters  ; 

2  With  whom  r  the  kings  of  the 
earth  have  committed  fornication, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
have  been  made  drunk  with  the 
wine  of  her  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the 


A.  D.  96. 

Spirit  into  the  wilderness  :  and  I 
saw  ;i  woman  sit  upon  a  d  scarlet- 
coloured  beast,  full  of  names  of 
blasphemy,  having^  e  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  was  arrayed  in 
purple  and  .scarlet  colour,  and  1 
decked  with  g'old  and  precious 
stones  and  pearls,  having  a  golden 
cup  in  her  hand  full  of  abomina- 
tions and  lilthiness  of  heryforni- 
cal  ion  : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  was  a 
name  written,  MYSTERY,  e 
BABYLON  THE  GREAT,  THE 
MOTHER  OF  HARLOTS  2 
AND  ABOMINATIONS  OF 
THE  EARTH. 

6  And  I  saw  th<!  woman  drunken 
h  with  the  blood  of  the  saints,  and 
with  the  blood  of  the  martyrs  of 
Jesus  :  and  when  I  saw  her,  I  won- 
derfd  with  great  admiration. 

7  .\nd  the  angel  said  unto  me, 
Wherefore  didst  thou  marvel  ?  I 
will  tell  thee  the  mystery  of  the 
woman,  i  and  of  the  beast  k  that 
caxrieth  her,  which  hath  the  seven 
heads  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawest  was, 
and  is  not  ;  and  shall  ascend  I  out 
of  the  bottomless  pit,  and  go  into 
B!  pei-dition :  and  they  that  dwell 
on  the  earth  shall  wonder,  n  whose 
names  were  not  written  in  the 
book  of  life  from  the  foundation  of 
the  world,  when  they  behold  the 
beast  that  was,  and  ia  not,  and  yet 
is. 

9  And  here  i?  the  mind  which  hath 
wisdom.  The  seven  heads  o  are 
seven  mountains,  on  which  the 
woman  sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings:  five 
are  fallen,  and  one  is,  and  the 
other  is  not  yet  come  ;  and  when 
he  Cometh,  he  must  continue  a 
short  space. 

It  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is 
not,  even  he  is  the  eighth,  and  is 
of  the  seven,  and  goeth  into  per- 
dition. 

12  -And  the  p  ten  horns  which  thou 
sawest  are  ten  kings,  which  have 
received  no  kingdom  as  yet  ;  but 
receive  power  as  kings  one  hour 
with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind, and  shall 
give  their  power  and  strength  unto 
the  beast. 

14  These  shall  make  war  q  with 
the  Lamb,  and  the  Lamb  shall  r 
overcome  them  :  for  he  is  Lord  s  of 
lords,  and  King  of  kings:  and  they 
Z  that  are  with  him  «re  called,  « 
and  chosen,  v  and  w  faithful. 

15  And  he  sailh  unto  me.  The  x 


CHAP.  XVm.  The  fall  of  Babylon. 

dc.  12.  3.      1  waters  which  thou  sawest,  where 

e  c.  13.  1.  the  whore   sitteth,   are  peoples,  y 

1  gilded.  and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and 
/  Je.  51.  7.  tongues. 
g  2  Th.  2.  7.  16  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou 

2  or,  Forni-  sawest  upon  the  beast,  these  z 
cations.  shall  hate  the  whore,  and  shall 
he.  16.6.  make  her  desolate  and  naked,  a 
i  vcr.  1.  and  shall  eat  her  flesh,  and  b  burn 
iver.  3.  her  with  fire. 

^c.  11.  7.  17  For  God  c  hath  put   in  their 

7n  ver.  11.  hearts  to  fulfil    his  will,    and    to 

n  c.  13.  3,  8.  ag.ee,  and  give  their  kingdom  un- 

0  c.  13.  1.  to  the  beast,  until  the  words  of 
p  Da.  7.  20.  God  shall  be  d  fulfilled. 
Zee.  1.  18 —  18  And  the  woman  which  thou 
21.  sawest  is  that  great  city,  e  which 
q  c.  19.  19.  rjigneth  over  the  kings  of  the 
r  Je.  50.  44.  earth. 
sDe.  10.  17.  CHAPTER  XVIII. 

1  Ti.  6.  15.         A   ND   after  these  things  I  saw 
19.  19.  J\.  another    angel    come   down 

t  Mi.  5.  8,  9.  from  heaven,  having  great  power; 
u  Ro.  8.  30,  and  the  earth  was  lightened  with 
37.  his  a  glory. 

ujno.  15.16.      2  And   he   cried   mightily  with  a 

zij  c.  2.  10.       strong   voice,    saying,    Babylon  6 

X  Is.  8.  7.        the  great  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  and  is 

ver.  1.  become  c  the  habitation  of  devils, 

and  the  hold  of  every  foul  spirit, 

and  a  cage   of  every  unclean  and 

hateful  bird. 

3  For  all  nations  have  drunk  d  of 
the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  forni- 
cation, and  the  kings  of  the  earth 
have  committed  fornication  with 
her,  and  e  the  merchants  of  the 
earth  are  waxed  rich  through  the 
abundance  1  of  her  delicacies. 

4  .-Ind  I  heard  another  voice  from 
heaven,  saying,  Come  out/ of  her, 
my  people,  that  ye  be  not  parta- 
kers of  her  sins,  and  that  ye  re- 
ceive not  of"  her  plagues. 

5  For  her  sins  have  reached  g  un- 
to heaven,  and  God  hath  remem- 
bered h  her  iniquities. 

6  Rev/ard  her  i  even  as  she  re- 
warded you,  and  double  unto  her 
double  according  to  her  works  :  in 
the  cup  which  she  bath  filled,  fill 
to  her  double. 

7  How  much  she  hath  glorified 
herself,  and  lived  deliciously,  so 
much  torment  and  sorrow  give  her; 
for  she  saith  in  her  heart,  I  sit  a  t 
queen,  and  am  no  widow, and  shall 
see  no  sorrow. 

8  Therefore,  shall  her  plagues 
come  in  one  day,  death,  "and 
mourning,  and  famine  ;  and  she 
shall  be  utterly  I  burned  with  fire  : 
for  strong  m  is  the  Lord  God  who 
judgeth  her. 

9  And  the  kings  n  of  the  eanh, 
who  have  committed  fornication 
and    lived    deliciouslv  with    hef, 

255 


yz.  13.  7. 

2  Je.  50.  41, 

42. 

«Ez.  16.  37, 

44. 

6  c.  18.8,18. 

c  Ac.  4.  27, 

28. 

d  c.  10.  7. 

ec.  16.  19. 

aEz.  43.  2. 

6  Is.  13.  19. 

21.9.  Jo.  51. 

8.  c.  14.  8. 

cIs.  34.  11, 

14.  Je.  50. 

39.  51.  37.  c. 

17.  2. 

d  Is.  47.  15. 

ever.  11,  15. 

1  or,  power. 
/  Is.  48.  20. 
52.11.  Je.50. 
8.  51.  6,  45. 

2  Cor.  6.  17. 
5- Je.  51.  9. 
he.  16.  19. 

i  Ps.  137.  8. 
Je.  50.15-29. 
*  Is,  47.7-11. 
Zep.  2.  15. 
Ic.  17.  6. 

TOP8.62.   11. 

Je.  50.  34. 
n  Ez.  86.  16, 
17. 


Vcter  dettructiaii  of  Babylon 

Hhall  liewail  her,  and  lament  for 
her,  when  ihey  shall  lec  thesmuku 
cf  he.-  Iiuniin^, 

10  StuiKling'Hfar  offforthc  fear  of 
her  turiiieiil.  Baying,  Alas,  alas, 
I'rat  gTt'Hi  city  Babylon, that  mig'li- 
ly  city!  for  in  one  hour  o  is  thy 
jiidjineni  come. 

il  .Anil  the  merchants  p  of  the 
earth  shall  weep  and  mourn  over 
\\".(  ;  for  no  man  buyeth  her  mer- 
chandise any  mure  ; 

12  The  merchandise  of  ?olJ,  q 
and  silver,  and  precious  stones, 
and  of  pearls,  and  fine  linen,  and 
purple,  and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and 
;iil  '^  iliyine  wood,  and  all  manner 
vessels  of  ivory,  and  all  manner 
vessels  of  most  precious  wood, 
and  of  bra.ss,  and  iron,  and  mar- 
ble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours, 
and  ointments,  and  Iranki'ii-ense, 
ai>H  w-ne.  and  nil.  and  fine  (lour, 
and  Wheat,  and  bc.isis,  and  sheep, 
and  hor^e3,  and  ch:iriols,  and 
slaves,  3  and  souls  r  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul 
lusted  after  are  departed  from 
thee,  and  all  things  which  were 
slainty  and  goodly  are  departed 
from  thee, and  thou  shall  find  them 
uo  aio.e  at  all. 

lo  The  rnerchant.<  of  these  things, 
which  we.e  made  rich  by  her,  shall 
stand  afar  otT  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  weeping  and  wailing, 

16  And  saying,  Alas,  alas  !  that 
great  city  that  was  clothed  s  in 
fine  line n,  and  purple. and  scailet, 
and  decked  with  gold,  and  pre- 
cious stones,  and  pearl-s  ! 

17  For  in  one  hour  so  great  riche<! 


A.  D.  M. 

1«    found    no   more   at 


«  Je.  51.  48. 

j:De.32.  43. 
Lu.  18.  7,  8. 
c.  19.  2. 

yU.  51.  64. 


is    come    to   naught.     And    every   dJe.  51.  49. 
ship-master,  and  all  the   company  ^^    ii_  15 
in  ships,  t  and  sailors,  and  as  ma- 
ny  as  trade  bv  sea,  stood  afar  olf,     jo'^er-  ^J.  4,6. 
18  And  cried  whon   they  saw  the   cc.  7.  10,  12. 
<fc.  16.  7. 
,ec.  18.  20. 
IC 
18.  9,  18. 
^Ps.  135.  1. 


smoke    of     her    burning,    sayin 
What  V  city  is  like  unto  this  great 
city  ! 

19  And  they  cast  dust   v  on  their '_;!•  is.  34.  10. 
heais.    and    cried,    weeping    and        --   -    -~ 
wailing,   saying,  Alas,  alas!  that 
great    city,    wlierein    were   made 
rich  all  that  had  ships  in  lh.i   sea   h  Ps.  97.  1, 
by  reason  of  her  costliness  !    for  in   12. 
one  hour  is  she  made  desolate.  j  j  Mat.25.10. 

20  Rejoice  v<  over  her,  thou  hea- '  r'o   i     ' 
■ven.  and  yc  holy  apostles  and  pro-   "■"  I^-  ^2.  1. 
phets;  for  God   hath    avenged    x   Z  Is.  61.  10. 
you  on  her.                                             i  c.  3.  4. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a   1  or,  bright. 
stone   !ik*>  a   great  millstone,  and   jii'Ps,  132.  9. 
cast  H  into  the  sea,  saving,  Thus 
ywith    violence    shall' that  great  "  ^"-  '*• '"• 
city    Babvlon    be    thrown    down,   o  c.  3.  20. 

a56 


REVELATION. 

o  ver.  17,19.    and  khall 

all. 
;>  Bz.  27.  27      22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and 
— 36.  m^^siciana,    and     of     pipers,    and 

trumpeters,    shall    be     heard     no 
y  c.  17.  4.         more  at  all  in  thee  ;  and  no  crafis- 

rnnn,   of  whatsoever  craft    Ac  be, 

2  or,  itoeet.      shall  be  found  any   more  in  tuee  ; 
and    the    sound   of  a   millstone  z 

3  OT,  bodies,    shall   be   heard  no  more  at  all   in 
thee  ; 

rEz.  27.  13.     23  And  the  light  of  a  candle  shall 
shine  no  more  at  all  in  thee  ;    and 

s  Lu.  16.  19,    the  voice  of  the  bridegroom  o  and 

&c.  of  the  bride  shall  be  heard  no  more 

at  all  in  thee  :  for  thy  merchants  6 

t  Is.  23.  14.      weie  the  great  men  of  the  earth  ; 
for  by  thy  sorceries  c  were  cU  na- 

tije.  51.37.    lions  deceived. 

24  And    in    her  was    found    the 

V  Jos.  7.  6.       blood   of  prophets,  and  of  saints, 

Job  2.  12.         and  of  all  thai  were  slain  (/  upon 

Kz.  27.  30.       the  earth. 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

AND  alter  these  things  I  heard 
a  great  voice  a  of  much  peo- 
ple, in  heaven,  saying,  b  Alleluia; 
Salvation,  c  and  glory,  and  hon- 
our, and  power,  unto  the  Lord  our 
God: 

2  For  1  rue  d  and  righteous  are  bia 
judgments  :  for  he  hath  judged  the 
great  whore. which  did  corrupt  the 
earth  with  her  fornication,  and 
hath  avenged  e  the  blood  uf  hifl 
servants  at  her  hand. 

3  And  again  they  said.  Alleluia. 
And  her  smoke  J"  rose  up  for  ever 
and  ever. 

4  And  the  four  and  twenty  eldera 
and  the  four  beasts  fell  down  and 
worshipped  God  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  saying.  Amen  ;  Alleluia. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
throne,  saying.  Praise  ^  our  God, 
all  ye  his  servants,  and  ye  that  fear 
him,  both  small  and  great. 

6  And  I  heard  as  it  were  the  voice 
of  a  great  multitude,  and  as  the 
voice  of  many  wafers,  and  as  the 
voice  of  mighty  thunderings,  say- 
ing. -Alleluia  ;  for /i  the  Lord  God 
omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and 
give  honour  to  him  :  for  the 
marriage  i  of  the  Lamb  is  come, 
and  hi.i  wife  hath  made  herself 
ready,  k 

8  And  to  her  was  granted  that 
she  should  be  arrajed  I  in  fine 
linen,  clean  and  1  white:  tor  the 
fine  linen  is  the  righteousiiesa  m  cf 
saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Write, 
n  Blessed  are  they  which  are 
called  unto  the  maniage-supper 
o  of  the  J_iarab.    And  he  saitb  unto 


r  Je.25.  10. 
a  Je.  7.  34. 
16.  9.  33.  11. 
6  Is.  23.  8. 
c  2  K.  9.  22. 
Na.  3.  4. 


A.  D.  96  CHAP.  XX. 

me,  These  p  are  the  true  sayiujs  p  c.  22.  6. 
of  God.  g  c.  22.  8,  9 

10  And  q  I  fell  at  hU  feet  to  wor-   r  Ac.  10.  43. 
ship  him.    And  he  said  unto  me,    1  Pe.  1.  10, 
See  thou  do  it  not  :  I  am   thy  fel-    11. 
low-servant,  and  of  ihy   brethren    s  c.  6.  2. 
that  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus  :    t  c.  3.  14. 
worship  God  ;  for  the  testimony  of  i  u  Ps.  45.  3, 
Jesus  r  is  the  spirit  of  prophecy.       4.  Is.  11.  4. 

11  And   I    saw    heaven    opened,    u  c.  1.  14.  2. 
and  behold,  a  white  *  horse  ;  and  i  18. 

he  that  sat  upon  him  was  called  i«Ca.  3.   11. 

Faithful  land  True,  and  in  right-  Is.  62.  3. 

eousness  u  he  doth  judge  and  make  Zee.  9.  16. 

war.  He.  2.  9.  o. 

12  His  »  eyes  were  as  a  flame  of  6.  2. 
fire,  and  on  his  head  we're   many  x  c.  3.  12. 
tc  crowns;    and   he    had  a  name  yjno.  1.  1. 
X  written,  that  no  man  knew  but  ^  Mat.  28. 3. 
he  himself.  a  c.  1.  16. 

13  .And  he  rctis  clothed  with  a  ves-  6  Ps.  2.  9. 
ture  dippe  1  in  blood:  and  his  c  Is.  63.  3. 
name  is  called  The  y  Word  of  God.  d  c.  17.  14. 

14  And  the  armies  jshich   were  in  e  Ez.  39.  17 
heaven  followed  him  upon  white  — 20. 
horses,   clothed  z   in  fine     linen,  /  c.  16.  14, 
while  and  clean.  16. 

15  And  out  of  his  mouth  a  goeth  a  g  c.  16.  13, 
sharp  sword,  that  with  it  he  should  H. 

smite  the   nations  ;  and  he   shall   h  Da.  7.  11. 
ri'le  tht^m  with  a  rod  6  of  iron;  and   c.  20.  10. 
he  c  tieadeth  the  wine  press  of  the 

fii'rceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty    

Go  J. 

16  Aiid  he  hath  on  his  vesture 
and  on  his  thigh  a  name  writ- 
ten, KING  d  OF  KINGS,  AND 
LORD  OF  LORDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing 
in  the  sun  ;  and  he  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying  to  all  the  fowls 
that  fly  in  the  midst  of  heaven. 
Come  e  and  gather  yourselves  to- 
gether unto  the  supper  of  the 
great  God  ; 

IS  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of 
kings,  and  the  flesh  of  captains, 
and  the  flesh  of  mighty  men,  and 
the  fiesh  of  horses,  and  of  them 
that  sit  on  them,  and  the  fiesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both 
small  and  great. 

19  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  their  ar- 
mies, gathered  together  to  make 
war y-against  him  that  sat  on  the 
horse,  and  against  his  army. 

20  -And  the  beast  g  was  taken, 
and  with  him  the  false  prophet 
that  wrought  miracles  before  him, 
with  which  he  deceived  them  that 
had  received  the  mark  of  the  beast 
and  them  that  worshipped  his 
image.  These  both  were  cast  alive 
into  a  lake  A  of  fire  burning  with 
brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  were   slain 


i  c.  1.  16. 
ver.  15. 
j  t  ver.  17,18. 
lac.  1.  18.  9. 
1- 

6  c.  12.  9. 
c2Pe.  2.  4. 
Jude  6. 
rfDa.  6.  17. 
eDa.  7.  9. 
22.27.  Lu. 
'22.  30. 
/I  Cor.  6.2, 
3. 

5-c.  6.  9. 
he.  5.  10. 
t  c.  2.  11.21. 
8. 

k  Is.  61.  6. 
c.  1.  6. 
/Ez.38.  2. 
39.  1. 

m  c.  W.  14. 

nis.  8.  8. 
Ez.  38.9,15. 

o  c.  19.20. 
jD2Pe.  3. 
10,  12. 


First  and  lest  resurrection, 

with  the  sword  i  of  him  that  sat 
upon  the  horse,  which  sjcord  pro- 
ceeded out  of  his  mouth:  and  allthe 
fowls  k  were  filled  with  their  flesh. 
CHAPTER  XX. 

AND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down 
from  heaven,  having  the  key 
a  of  the  bottomless  pit,  and  a 
great  chain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dra- 
gon, b  that  old  serpent,  which  is 
the  Devil,  and  Satan,  and  bound 
r  him  a  thousand  years, 

3  And  cast  him  into  the  bottom- 
less pit,  and  shut  him  up,  and  set 
a  seal  d  upon  him,  that  he  should 
deceive  the  nations  no  more,  till 
the  thou."<and  years  should  be  ful- 
filled :  and  after  that  he  must  be 
loosed  a  little  season. 

4  And  I  saw  thrones,  e  and  they 
sat  upon  them,  and  judgment  j" 
was  given  unto  them  .  and /saw 
the  souls  g  of  them  that  were  be- 
headed for  the  witness  of  Jesus, 
and  for  the  word  of  God, and  whicli 
had  not  worshipped  the  beast,  nei- 
ther his  image,  neither  had  re- 
ceived his  mark  upon  their  fore- 
heads, or  in  their  hands ;  and 
they  lived  and  reigned  h  with 
Christ  a  thousand  years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived 
not  again  until  the  thousand  years 
were  finished.  This  is  the  first  re- 
surrection. 

6  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath 
part  in  the  first  resurrection  :  on 
such  the  secund  death  i  hath  no 
power,  but  they  shall  be  priests  k 
of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years 
are  expired,  Satan  shall  be  loosed 
out  of  his  prison, 

8  .4nd  shall  »o  out  to  deceive  the 
nations  which  are  in  the  four 
quarters  of  the  earth,  Gog  I  and 
Magog,  to  m  gather  them  together 
to  battle  :  the  number  of  whom  is 
as  the  sand  of  the  sea. 

9  -And  n  they  went  up  on  the 
breadth  of  the  earth,  and  compas- 
sed the  camp  of  the  saints  abont, 
and  the  beloved  city;  and  fire 
came  down  from  God  out  of  heav- 
en, and  devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived 
them  waJ  cast  into  the  lake  o  of 
fire  and  brimstone,  where  the 
beast  and  the  false  prophet  are, 
and  shall  be  tormented  day  and 
night  for  ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white 
throne,  and  him  that  sat  on  it, 
from  whose  fsce  the  earth  p  and 
the  heaven  fled  a^vay  ;  and  there 

557 


A  iictt  heat  en  and  earth. 


REVELATION. 


A.  D.  98. 


WHS  fouiiiJ  no  place  lor  tliein. 

\'i  And  I  Diiw  ihe  dund,  «m;ill 
and  £rcu(,  stiiiid  befoic  God  ;  and 
ihu  bookn  7  weiu  o(juncd  ;  und  an- 
other liuok  r  was  opened,  whicli  is 
tht  book  of  life  :  and  Ihe  dead 
were  judged  out  of  ihusc  things 
whicli  were  v.iUlcn  in  tlie  books, 
according'  a  to  their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  jjavi-  up  the  dead 
which  weie  in  it  ;  ancl  death  and 
1  hell  delivc:ed  up  the  dead  wliich 
Were  in  them  ;  and  they  were 
judged  e\ery  man  according  to 
their  works. 

1-1  And  death  {  and  hell  were 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire.  Tiiis  is 
the  second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found 
written  in  the  hook  of  life  was  cast 
into  the  lake  of  i<  lire. 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

AND  I  saw  a  new  a  heaven  and 
a  new  cnrtli  :  for  the  first 
heaven  and  the  first  earth  were 
passed  awiiy,  and  there  waa  no 
more  sea. 

2  And  I  .lolin  saw  llie  holy  city,  b 
new  Jerusalem,  coming  down 
from  ijfod,  out  of  heaven,  prepared 
as  a  f  bride  d  adorned  for  her  hus- 
band. 

3  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out 
of  heaven,  saying.  Behold,  the  ta- 
bernacle e  of  God  is  with  men,  and 
he  will  dwell  with  them,  and  they 
shall  be  his  people,  /  and  God 
himself  shall  be  with  them,  and  be 
their  God. 

i  And  God  shall  wipe  nway  all  g 
tears  from  their  eyes  ;  and  there 
shall  be  no  move  death,  7t  neither 
soiTow,  i  nor  crying,  neither  shall 
there  be  any  more  pain  :  for  the 
former  things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  he  that  sat  upon  the 
throne  said,  Behold,  I  make  all 
things  new.  And  he  said  unto 
me,  VVrite  :  for  these  words  are 
true  and  faithful. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  It  k  is 
done.  I  Z  am  Alpha  and  Omega, 
the  beginning  and  the  end.  I  will 
give  unto  hiin  that  is  m  athirst  of 
the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life 
freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  in- 
lierit  1  all  things  ;  and  I  will  be 
his  God,  and  he  shall  be  iny  son. 

8  But  the  fearful,  n  and  unbe- 
lieving, o  and  the  abominable,  p 
and  murderers,  q  and  whoremon- 
gers, r  and  sorcerers,  s  and  idola- 
ters, t  and  all  liars,  u  shall  have 
their  part  in  the  lake  which  burn- 
eth  with  fire  and  brimstone : 
which  is  the  second  death. 


7  Dm.  7.  10.  9  And  tlierc  Cftmo  unto  nie  one  of 
r  Da.  12.  1.  the  seven  v  iin:::ela  which  hud  Ilia 
c.  21.  27.  seven  viaU   lull  of  the  eeven   laH 

»  Je.  32.  19.  plagues,  and  t;ilked  with  me,  say- 
Mat.  18.  27.  ing.  Come  hither,  I  will  show  thee 
1  or,  the  the  bride,  the  Lamb's  ta  wife. 

grave.  10  And   he   carried  me   away   in 

"f  Hos.  13.  H.'the   Spirit    to  a   rreat   ami    high 

1  Cor.  15.26, 1  mountain,  and  showed  in*;  that 
54.  great  city,j:tlie  holy  Jerusalem, de- 
u  i\'Iat.25.41.  ecending  out  of  heaven  from  God. 
a  Is.  65.  17 —  11  Having  the  glory  y  of  God: 
19.  66.  22.        nnd  her  light  troit  like  unto  a  stone 

2  Pe.  3.  13.     most  preciou*,   even  like  a  ja.-sper 

6  Is.  52.  1.       stone,  clear  as  crystal  ; 

He.  11.  10.  12  And  had  a  wall  great  and 
12.  22.  liigl',  and  had  twelve  gates,  z  and 

c  la.  54.  5.  at  the  gates  twelve  angelc,  and 
rfPs.45.9-14.  names  written  thereon,  which  are 
e2Cor.  6.16.  tJte  names  oC  iht  twelve  tribes  of 
/  Zee.  8.  8.  the  children  of  Israel. 
g  Is.  25.  8.  13  On  the  eaet  three  gates  ;  on 
7.  17.  the  north  three  gates  ;  on  the  south 

h  I  Cor.  15.  three  gates  ;  and  on  the  west  three 
26,  54.  gates. 

i  Is.  35.  10.  14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had 
Arc.  16.  17.  twelve  foundations,  an<l  ain  ihcni 
i^c.I.8.22.13.  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostlea 
m  Is.  .05.  1.      of  the  Lamb. 

J  no.  4.10,14.  15  And  he  that  talked  with  me 
7.37.  c.22.17.  had  a  golden  reed  6  to  ineaEiire 
1  or,  these.  the  city,  and  the  gates  thereof, 
7iLu.  12.4-9.  and  the  wall  thereof. 
0  1  Jno.  5.  4,  16  And  the  city  lieth  four-square, 
10.  and  the  length  is  as  large   as   the 

plCo.6.9,lO.   breadth  :     and  he    measured    the 

7  1  Jno. 3.15.  city  with  the  reed,  twelve  thou- 
r  He.  13.  4.  sand  furlongs.  The  length,  and 
s  Mai.  3.  5.  the  breadth,  and  the  height  of  it 
t  1  Cor.  10.     are  equal. 

20,21.  17  And   he     measured    the    wall 

uPr.  19.5,9.  thereof,  an  hundred  and  forty  and 
c.  22.  15.  four  cubits,  necording  to  the  mea- 

sure of  a  man,  that  is. of  the  angel. 
18  And  the  building  of  the  wall 
of  it  was  of  jasper  ;  and  the  city 
traa  pure  gold,    like    unto  clear 
glass. 
V  c.  15.  1,  6,     19  And  the   foundations  c  of  the 
7.  w-all    of  the    city  were  garnished 

with  all  manner  of  precious  stones. 
The  first  foundation  uag  jasper  ; 
the  second,  sapphire  ;  the  thi.d, 
a  chalcedony  ;  the  fourth,  an  eme- 
rald i 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx  ;  the  sixth, 
ardius  ;  the  seventh,  chrysolite  ; 
the  eighth,  heryl  ;  the  ninth,  a  to- 


V,  c.  19.  7. 

a:Ez.40.  48. 

yls.  60.  1,2. 

?Ez.  48.  31, 
34. 

a  Ep.  2.  20. 

6Ez.  40.  3. 
Zee.  2.  1. 
c.  11.  I. 

c  Is.  54.  U. 


paz  ;  the  tenth,  a  chrysoprasus ; 
the  eleventh,  a  jacinth ;  the 
twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  uere 
twelve  pearls  ;  every  several  gate 
was  of  one  pearl  :  and  the  street  of 
the  city  was  pure  gold,  as  it  were 
transparent  glass. 

22  And  I  saw  do  te^iple  therein 


A.  D.  96. 

for  the  Lord  God   Almighty   andidla.  60.  19, 


the  Lamb  are  the  temple  of  it 

23  And  the  ciiy  had  no  need  of 
the  sun,  d  neither  of  the  moon,  to 
shine  in  it  :  for  the  jlory  of  God 
did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb  is 
the  light  e  thereof. 

24  And  the  nations  /  of  them 
•which  are  saved  shall  walk  ia  the 
light  of  it  :  and  the  king's  f  of  the 
earth  do  bring  their  glory  and 
honour  into  it. 

2.5  And  the  g'ates  of  it  shall  not 
be  shut  at  all  by  day  :  for  h  there 
shall  be  no  night  Iheie. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory 
and  honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  i  there  shall  in  no  wise 
enter  into  it  any  thing  thai  de- 
fileth,  neither  a>/iaisoei)er  woriteih 
abomination,  or  miketh  a  lie  :  but 
they  which  are  written  in  the 
Laialj's  book  k  of  life. 

CHAPTER  XXn. 

AND  he  showed  me  a  pure  river 
of  water  of  life,  clear  as  crys- 
tal, proceeding  out  of  the  throne 
ofGud  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  In  o,  the  midst  of  the  street  6  of 
it,  and  on  either  side  of  the  river, 
v?as  there  the  tree  c  of  life,  which 
bare  twelve  manner  of  fruits,  and 
yielded  her  fruit  every  month: 
and  the  leaves  of  the  tree  were  for 
the  healing  of  the  nations. 

3  And  there  d  shall  be  no  more 
curse  :  but  the  throne  of  God  eand 
of  the  Limb  shall  be  in  it;  and 
his  servantsyshall  serve  him  : 

4  And  g  they  shall  see  his  face  ; 
and  his  name  h  shall  be  in  their 
foreheads. 

5  And  i  there  shall  be  no  night 
there  ;  and  they  need  no  candle, 
neither  light  of  the  suii  ;  for  the 
Lord  God  giveth  tliem  h  light:  and 
they  shall  reign  /  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  These 
sayings  are  faithful  and  true  :  and 
the  Lord  God  of  the  holy  prophets 
sent  m  his  angel  to  show  unto  his 
servants  the  things  which  must 
shortly  be  done. 

7  Behold,  I  come  n  quickly:  bles- 
sed is  he  that  kaepeth  the  sayings 
of  the  prophecy  of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things, 
and  heard  tkem.  And  when  I  had 
heard  and  seen,  I  fell  down  to 
worship  before  the  feet  of  the  an- 
gel which  shoT/ed  me  these  things. 


CHAP.  XXII.  Tnvitailon  and  uarmng. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me,  Seo 
thou  do  iC  not;  fori  am  thy  fel- 
low-servant, and  of  thy  brethren 
the  proplieis,  and  of  them  which 
keep  the  sayings  of  this  book  ; 
worship  God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Seal 
not  o  the  sayings  of  the  prophecy 
of  this  book;for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  yi  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be 
unjust  still:  and  he  which  is  filthy, 
let  him  be  filthy  still:  and  he  that 
is  righteous, y  let  hiin  he  righteous 
still  :  and  he  that  is  holy,  let  him 
be  holy  atill. 

12  And,  beliold,  I  come  r  quickly; 
and  my  reward  is  with  me,  to 
give  every  man  according  5  as  his 
work  shall  be. 

13  I  Z  am  Alpha  and  Omeja,  the 
beginning  and  the  end,  the  first 
and  the  last. 

14  Blessed  u  ara  they  that  do  his 
commandments,  that  they  may 
have  right  to  the  tree  of  life,  and 
may  enter  in  through  the  gates 
into  the  city. 

15  For  without  r  are  dogs,  w  and 
sorcerers,  and  whoremongers,  and 
murderers,  and  idolaters, and  who- 
soever lovetli  and  maketh  a  lie. 

16  I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel 
to  testify  unto  you  these  things  in 
the  churches.  I  am  the  x  root  and 
the  ofi'spring  of  David,  and  tto 
bright  and  morning  star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride 
2/ say.  Come,  z  And  let  him  that 
heareth,  say.  Come.  And  a  let 
him  that  is  athirst  come  :  and 
whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the 
waterof  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  mm 
that  heareth  the  words  of  the  pi"ci- 
phecy  of  this  book,  If  any  man 
shall  add  b  unto  these  things,  God 
shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues 
that  are  written  in  this  book  : 

19  And  if  any  man  shall  take 
away  from  the  words  of  the  book 
of  this  prophecy,  God  shall  take 
away  c  his  part  1  out  of  the  book 
of  life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city, 
and  /ram  the  things  which  are 
written  in  this  book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these 
things  saith,  Surely  d  I  come 
quickly  ;  Arnen.  Even  e  so,  corae 
Lord  Jesas. 

21  The  /  |Tace  of  ourLord  Jesua 
Christie  with  you  all.     Amen. 


20.  c.  2-2.  5 
e  Jno.  1.  4. 
/Is. 60. 3-11. 
66.  10—12. 
g-Ps.  72.  11. 
ft  Zee.  14.  7. 
i  Is.  35.  8. 
S2.  1.  60.  21. 
Joel  3.  17. 
iMat.  13.  41. 
1  Co.  6. 9,10. 
Ga.5.  19-21. 
Ep.  5.  5. 
He.  12.  14. 
k  c.  13.  8. 
a  Ez.  47.  1, 
12. 

6  c.  21.  21. 
c  c.  2.  7. 
dZec.U.n. 
e  Ez.  48.  35. 
/C.7.  15. 
g  Mat.  5.  8. 
Jno.  12.  2S. 
17.  24. 
1  Co.  13.  12. 
1  Jno.  3.2. 
h  c.  3.  12. 
ic.  21.93,25. 
k  Ps.  33.  9. 
I  Ro.  5.  17. 
m  c.  1.  1. 
nv. 10, 12,20. 


0  Da.  8.  26. 
oPr.  1.24-33. 
Ec.  11.3. 
iMat.  2.5.  10. 
2Ti.  3.  13. 
a  Pr.  4.  18. 
Mat.  5.  6. 
rZep.  1.  14. 
s  c.  20.  12. 

t  Is.  44.  6. 
uLu.  12.37, 
33 

V  c.  21.  8, 27. 
w  Ph.  3.  2. 
X  c.  5.  5. 
yc.  21.2,  9. 
z  Is.  2.  5. 
ac.  21.  6. 
6  Pr.30.-6. 
c  c.  3.  5. 

1  or,  from 
the  tree, 
dver.  7,  12. 
eHe.9.  28. 
Is.  25.  9. 
/2Th.3.18. 


END   OP   THE   NEW   TESTAMENT. 


SS9 


A  TABLE 

EZHIBITIIfO 

THE  CHRONOLOOY    OF    OUR   SAVIOUR'S    LIFE. 


Ytart  of 
Chriil's  Life. 

Julian          ni.^ 
Period.         °'y^' 

friads. 

Yeart  of 
Romt. 

Timet  of  Paitomtr, 

1 

4709                     1 

93    4 

749 

March  23. 

2 

4710                     1 

94     I 

750 

April  12. 

3 

4711 

.    2 

751 

ApriU. 

4 

4712 

.     3 

752 

Aprils. 

5 

4713 

.    4 

753 

Aprtll. 

6 

4714                    1 

95    1 

754 

March  31. 

7 

4715 

.    2 

755 

ApririO. 

8 

4716 

.    3 

758 

April  5. 
MarcK  27. 

9 

4717 

.    4 

757 

10 

4718                    1 

96     1 

758 

April  16. 

11 

4719 

.    2 

759 

April  1. 

12 

4720 

.    3 

760 

ApHl2. 

13 

4721 

.    4 

761 

April  12. 

14 

4722                    1 

97     1 

762 

March  ^. 

15 

4723 

.    2 

763 

April  17. 

16 

4724 

.     3 

764 

April  9. 

17 

4725 

.     4 

765 

March  31. 

18 

4726                     1 

98     1 

766 

Aprtl  13. 

19 

4727 

.    2 

767 

Aprils. 
March  28. 

20 

4728 

.    3 

768 

21 

4729 

.    4 

769 

April  16. 

22 

4730                    1< 

)9    1 

770 

April  1. 

23 

4731 

.    2 

771 

April  21. 

24 

4732 

.    3 

772 

April  6. 

25 

4733 

.    4 

773 

March  28. 

26 

4734                   20 

0     1 

774 

April  17. 

27 

4735 

.    2 

775 

April  9. 

28 

4736 

.    3 

776 

March  25. 

29 

4737 

.     4 

777 

Apnl  13. 

30 

4738                   2C 

1    1 

778 

April  1. 

31 

4739 

.    2 

779 

March  25. 

32 

4740 

.    3 

780 

April  10. 

33 

4741 

.    4 

781 

April  1. 
March  21. 

34 

4742                    2C 

12    1 

782 

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